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Much To Do!
REUNIONS
DETROIT CENTRAL HIGH
Class of 1951. 65th reunion on Sunday, Sept. 18.
At Tam-O-Shanter Country Club, 5051 Orchard Lake
Road, West Bloomfield. Information: Janet Lowinger
Halper, 248-682-4986 or 561-750-7907; Rhoda
Leach Taub, 248-626-0322.
VARIOUS TIMES
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult
Day Care Program offers free monthly caregiver
support groups. Daytime groups are for family
caregivers of older adults with memory loss; inquire
if respite care is available. Evening groups are for
family caregivers of all older adults.
• At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road, Southfield: 1:30-
3:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 9, and 5:30-7 pm, Monday,
Feb. 15. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org
or 248-233-4392.
• At Fleischman Residence, 6710 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield: 1:30-3:30 pm Thursday, Feb. 11. RSVP:
Fran Cook, fcook@jslmi.org or 248-592-5032.
FRIDAY, JAN. 29
BOSSA NOVA SHABBAT
7 pm, Jan. 29. Enjoy a Latin-jazz, Bossa Nova-style
musical Erev Shabbat liturgy led by Cantorial
Soloist Kelly Onickel. Vocalists Dan Medow, Susan
Edelman, Vickie Edwards and Steve Permut are
accompanied by the five-piece Sam Harris Jazz
Band. At Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. Information:
templefamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020.
SATURDAY, JAN. 30
CHILDREN’S BOOK ARTIST
1-2:30 pm, Jan. 30. Matt Faulkner will speak and
sign copies of a children’s book he illustrated,
Groundhog’s Dilemma. At Book Beat, Oak Park.
Information: 248-968-1190.
SUNDAY, JAN. 31
PALMER PARK WINTERFEST
1-4 pm, Jan. 31. Also, a dog fashion parade, horse-
and-carriage rides, cross-country skiing, snowshoe
traveling, hiking and ice skating. Food for purchase.
At Palmer Park, north of Six Mile and west of
Woodward. Detroit. Information:
peopleforpalmerpark.org.
MONDAY, FEB. 1
IMPROVING MEMORY
10 am-2 pm, Feb. 1. The JVS Memory Club meets
same time every Monday. At West Bloomfield JCC.
Also offered 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
at second location. At JVS, 29699 Southfield
Road in Southfield. Free introductory session.
Information/RSVP: Ronnie, rberman@jvsdet.org or
248-233-4247.
MATINEE MONDAY
1 pm, Feb. 1. Next in monthly film series is Age of
Adeline. A young woman (Blake Lively), born at the
turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after
an accident. After many solitary years, she meets
a man who complicates her eternal life. At Cong.
B’nai Moshe, West Bloomfield. Free. Info: cbminfo@
bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600.
TUESDAY, FEB. 2
JBABY DETROIT
7-9 pm, Feb. 2. Start of a five-week prenatal birth-
ing class for parents-to-be. At Jewish Federation,
6735 Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $118 per family.
RSVP: jewishdetroit.org/events. Infor: Mikki, frank@
jfmd.org or 248-645-7845.
Studies’ West Bloomfield Lecture Series: “Wrestling
with Angels: The Struggle Between Sacred and
Secular in Jewish Life.” At West Bloomfield JCC,
whose Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment is a
co-sponsor. Free, but RSVP requested: www.jcdet.
org/saje or 248-432-5462.
THURSDAY, FEB. 4
MAKE JEWELRY
10-11:30 am, Feb. 4. Rifcah Krolikowski leads
weekly Barbara Bloom arts & crafts class. At West
Bloomfield JCC. $5. Information: Rosa, 248-432-
5467.
DIA TOUR
11:30 am, Feb. 4. Jewish Senior Life sponsors
docent tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Free.
Lunch is on your own. RSVP: Marilyn, 248-432-5471.
SWEETHEART TREATS
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3
LEARNING ON DVD
1 pm, Wednesdays. Through March 30. Charles
Mathewes of the University of Virginia lectures on
“Why Evil Exists” in continuing series, “Drop In and
Learn on DVD.” Two 30-minute sessions offered
with facilitator Nancy Kaplan leading brief, informal
discussion. At Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield.
Free, and no RSVP needed. Information:
nancyellen879@att.net or 248-737-1931.
BOOK CLUB
1:30 pm, Feb. 3. Sharon Schwartz will facilitate
discussion on Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We
Cannot See. The novel is about a blind French girl
and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied
France while both are trying to survive World War
II. At West Bloomfield JCC Library & Media Center.
Free. Information/RSVP: Francine Menken:
fmenken@jccdet.org or 248-432-5546.
VAUDEVILLE FILM
1:30 pm, Feb. 3. The Outrageous Sophie Tucker is a
documentary about the tumultuous early days of
the iconic vaudeville star. Joel Marwil facilitates. At
West Bloomfield JCC, room 205. Information: Rosa,
248-432-5467.
DEFEATING HATE
7-8:30 pm, Feb. 3. Profs. Saeed Khan and Howard
Lupovitch of Wayne State University will discuss
“Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: What is the
Antidote?” Second in a three-part lecture series, “A
Shared Future.” American Jewish Committee and
Michigan Muslim Community Council are co-spon-
sors. At WSU-Oakland Center Facility, 33737 W. 12
Mile, Farmington Hills. Free, but RSVP required for
each lecture: asharedfuturedetroit@gmail.com.
DEAD SEA SCROLLS
7-8:30 pm, Feb. 3. Eva Mroczek of University of
California-Davis will lecture on “Jewish Life: The
Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Scriptures of Early
Judaism.” Part of the Frankel Center for Judaic
6:30-8 pm, Feb. 4. Make festive heart-healthy des-
serts to create a special Valentine’s Day surprise for
your sweetheart. At Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital, Demonstration Kitchen, 6777 W. Maple.
$20/two for $30. RSVP required: dk@hfhs.org or
248-325-3890.
SHABBAT WITH SPAGHETTI
6 pm, Feb. 5. Religious School Shabbat Service, fol-
lowed by community spaghetti dinner. At Temple
Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. $3 or $12 maximum for
family. RSVP by Feb. 1 with number of adults and
children: Tamar, rsassistant@tkolami.org
SATURDAY, FEB. 6
USED BOOK SALE
10 am-4 pm, Feb. 6. Hardback and paperback
books for $1 or less in categories of nonfiction,
fiction, young adult and children’s. Proceeds
go toward library programs and materials.
At Huntington Woods Library, 26415 Scotia.
Information: 248-543-9720.
MOVIE NIGHT
8 pm, Feb. 6. Jewish Films with Friends series
continues with The Last Mogul: The Life and Times
of Lew Wasserman. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield. Free. Information: cbminfo@
bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600.
SUNDAY, FEB. 7
SHABBAT IN A BOX
FRIDAY, FEB. 5
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS
10 am-2 pm, Feb. 5. Nurses will provide blood
pressure screenings, heart-healthy food sampling,
games, educational information and a chance
to win a prize. Also offered Feb. 12, 19 and 26.
At Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W.
Maple. Free. Walks-in are welcome.
1-3 pm, Feb. 7. B’nai mitzvah students are invited
to bring Shabbat into the lives of homebound older
adults and families who are Jewish Family Service
(JFS) clients. Create, decorate and fill Shabbat boxes
with candles, blessings, challah and more. At JFS,
6555 W. Maple in West Bloomfield. RSVP: Vicki,
vsitron@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2325.
JET PLAY AT HMC
11:15 am, Feb. 5. Program lets parents and grand-
parents have fun with their babies/toddlers, age
3 and younger. Older sibs are also welcome. The
group will sing together and braid challah with
clergy members. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. $3 for family, or free for members.
Information: Debi, dbanooni@adatshalom.org or
248-626-2153.
2 pm, Feb. 7. Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET) pres-
ents three new plays inspired by the Holocaust. In
James Harmon Brown’s The Groyser, tension rises
as Dinah’s son and his new wife come to visit with
a couple of surprises in hand. Will they let resent-
ment control them, or will love triumph for these
lost souls? Also, the plays Struck on Feb. 14 and
Survivors on Feb. 21, both at 2 pm. At Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road,
Farmington Hills. $8; or $18 for series. RSVP: JET,
248-788-2900.
SERVICE & DINNER
BBYO KICKOFF
5 pm, Feb. 5. Resident caterer Chef Cari will pre-
pare a kosher chicken dinner with all the trimmings
after one-hour Shabbat service. At Cong. B’nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield. $25, or free for under
age 16. RSVP required by Jan. 29, without excep-
tion: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-788-0600.
6 pm, Feb. 7. B’nai B’rith Youth Organization is
hosting a Super Bowl Party for teens in grades 8-12.
At West Bloomfield JCC Teen Center. Free. Dinner
for eighth-graders, members or not, is at 5:30 with
RSVP. Information: Jacob, jgussin@bbyo.org or 248-
432-5686.
‘SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST’
EMPTY BOWLS & MUSIC
5:45 pm, Feb. 5. Dinner of homemade soup and
salad will precede Music Shabbat service at 7:15.
Admission is by donation or with purchase of spe-
cially made placemats. Proceeds will help feed the
hungry. At Cong. Shir Tikvah in Troy. Information/
RSVP: info@shirtikvah.org or 248-649-44118.
Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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