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JEWISH COMMUNITY SURVEY

ELDER ABUSE

The Jewish Fund, in partnership with the Jewish
Federation, has launched a study to assess the Jewish
community’s health and welfare needs. Results of the
10-minute survey will be used to guide community
planning and ensure the availability of resources.
Adult survey: www.
jewishcommunitysurvey.morpace.com, and teen sur-
vey: www.jewishteensurvey.morpace.com

1:30 pm, March 15. Megan Mirza from the Center for
Elder Abuse Prevention will talk about ways to recog-
nize and safeguard older adults from abuse. At West
Bloomfield JCC. Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

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BLOOD DRIVE

8 am-2 pm, March 10. Donors for annual drive must
be healthy, age 17 or older and weigh at least 110
pounds. At Southfield Pavilion, 2600 Evergreen. Online
registration encouraged: www.redcrossblood.org and
enter sponsor code “Southfield” or call 800-733-2767.

ROSH HODESH WOMEN

7 pm, March 10. A discussion of a famous contem-
porary Jewish woman will welcome the month of
Adar II. Rabbi Dorit Edut facilitates monthly group for
the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. At a home in
Farmington Hills. RSVP: 248-865-1365.

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WOMEN’S DIVORCE ADVICE

8:30 am-1 pm, March 12. Karen Pope leads workshop
sponsored by Women’s Divorce Resource Center, an
all-volunteer nonprofit. At Aim High School, 29230 W.
12 Mile at Middlebelt, Farmington Hills. $35, or $25
in advance. RSVP: womens-divorce.org/2016 or 248-
707-1564.

DIVORCE SUPPORT

6-8 pm, March 15-April 4. Andy Mather facilitates
Tuesday night support group sponsored by SPACE
for Changing Families. At National Council of Jewish
Women/Greater Detroit Section, 26400 Lahser, Suite
306, Southfield. Donations appreciated. RSVP required:
Space@ncjwgds.org or 248-355-3300.

Noon-1:30 pm, March 14. Rabbi Leiby Burnham leads
Purim-themed lecture. Partners Detroit provides pizza
and salad lunch. At Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
in Detroit. Free. Information: Arlene, 313-962-4047.

ASK SPEAKER

Noon-1:30 pm, March 16-April 12. Wednesday series,
“I Learn, Therefore I am,” features Rabbi Chaim Fink.
Co-sponsors are COJAR, JCC and Partners Detroit. At
West Bloomfield JCC. $10; includes lunch. RSVP: 248-
583-2478.

3-4 and 5-6 pm, March 20. Folk musicians Ann Hills
and David Roth are next performers in Friends of the
West Bloomfield Library music series. Ken Knoppow
chairs. At 4600 Walnut Lake Road. Free. Information:
www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org or 248-682-2120.

B’NAI B’RITH DINNER

DADDYDAUGHTER DANCE

6-9 pm, March 16. Longtime B’nai B’rith volunteer
leader Peter Perlman will receive the organization’s
Guardian of the Menorah Award. At Tam-O-Shanter
Country Club, West Bloomfield. $125. Information:
Bobbie, blevine@bnaibrith.org and 248-646-3100.

5-7:15 pm, March 20. Evening designed for girls
3-13 and their dads and grandfathers. Registered
participants will enjoy dancing to Music Motion, pizza
dinner, ice-cream sundae bar, photos and bouton-
nieres and corsages. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. $18 door; advance $12 for Men’s
Club families and $15 others. Check payable to Men’s
Club of Adat Shalom is due at synagogue by March
15 or register online: www.adatshalom.org/dd.
Information: 248-851-5100.

MIDDLEEASTERN CUISINE

6:30-8 pm, March 16. Demonstration of Middle
Eastern cooking. The colorful, aromatic and diverse
flavors come from using spices, olive oil, nuts, herbs
and more. At Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital,
Demonstration Kitchen, 6777 W. Maple. $20. RSVP
required: dk@hfhs.org or 248-325-3890.

JEWELRY & BEADING

10-11:30 am, March 17. Rifcah Krolikowski leads
weekly Barbara Bloom arts and crafts class. At West
Bloomfield JCC’s Charach Gallery. $3. Information:
Rosa, 248-432-5467.

4-5:30 pm, March 17. Mira Balberg of Northwestern
University presents a free lecture for Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies: “Once More, with Feeling: Sacrificial
Worship between Ancient Rabbinic Literature and
Contemporary Israeli Nationalist-Religious Discourse.”
At University of Michigan, Angell Hall, 2175 Classics
Library, 505 S. State, Ann Arbor. Information: judaic-
studies@umich.edu or 734-763-9047.

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JCC TRIP TO THEATER

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11 am-noon, March 17. Linda Garfield facilitates
informal conversation group for women only. Bring
friends and meet new ones. At West Bloomfield JCC.
$2. RSVP: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

WORSHIP SACRIFICES

SYMPHONY FUNDRAISER

6-10 pm, March 17. Birmingham Bloomfield
Symphony Orchestra’s Spring into the Season event
will offer hors d’oeuvres, entertainment by Jean Marie

RSVP: Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471.

PURIM AT KOL AMI

6 pm, March 23. Sisterhood sponsors community
pasta dinner prior to adult megillah reading with
satirical sing-along at 7. At Temple Kol Ami in West
Bloomfield. Dinner is free for Wednesday religious
school students; otherwise, $5 adult, $3 child, $18
family maximum. RSVP by March 16: igilbert@tkolami.
org or 248-661-0040.

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ZUMBA FOR LIFE

MUSICMAIN

AMERICAN TERROR

2 pm, March 14. Linda Garfield is facilitator. At West
Bloomfield JCC. $3. Information: Rosa, 248-432-5467.

10 am, March 20. Prepare dough to make hamantash-
en for upcoming megillah reading. At Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Information: Arlene,
313-962-4047.

LUNCH & LEARN

‘JUST GALS’

CURRENT EVENTS

PURIM BAKING

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Noon-1:30 pm, March 14. Adults Seeking Knowledge
presents Rabbi Sid Schwarz, senior fellow at
National Center for Learning. At Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. $10 walk-in; $7 temple member.
Admission includes lunch. RSVP: lkaplan@temple-isra-
el.org, temple-israel.org/Education/Adult_Education or
248-661-5725.

12:15 pm, March 14. “Responding to the Call:
American Terrorist Recruits” is lunchtime topic for
Lauren Steinberg, terrorist analyst for the Anti-
Defamation League’s Center for Extremism. $18, or
$13 for JCC and ADL members and Friends of Melton;
includes lunch. At West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP: www.
jccdet.org/saje or 248-661-1900.

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2-3 pm, March 20. Dance-exercise session will assist
temple’s fundraising effort for Relay for Life West
Bloomfield. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. $10.
RSVP: Lisa, itslisatime@gmail.com or 248-579-3117.

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LUNCH & LEARN

& the Lads and auctions. At BoConcept, 670 S. Old
Woodward, Birmingham. $55 individual or $100 cou-
ple. Tickets: tickets@bbso.org or 248-352-2276.

11 am, March 23. The JCC Center Travel Dept. will escort
a group to lunch at Kruse and Muer, then a matinee per-
formance of Calendar Girls. The play is based on the true
story of 11 middle-aged women who posed nude for a
calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund.
At Meadow Brook Theatre in Auburn Hills. Bus schedule:
10 am departure/5:30 pm return behind Prentis Senior
Apartments, 15100 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park; 10:30 am and 5
pm at West Bloomfield JCC. $102, or $92 for JCC member.

WOMEN’S PURIM EVENT

7 pm, March 24. Sisterhood hosts “Queen for an
Evening” for community women. Features include
Middle Eastern food, wine, a social action project,
henna tattoos and pampering. At Temple Emanu-El,
Oak Park. $36. RSVP by March 21: templefamily@
emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020.

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MARCH BREAK CAMP

8:30 am-3:30 pm, March 25. Children on school
recess can hang out with friends and enjoy favorite
camp activities, including sports, swimming, games,
crafts and more. At West Bloomfield JCC. $55, or
$40 for JCC member. Registration: www.jccdet.org.
Information: Terrie, tmiller@jccdet.org or 248-432-
5469.

MUSIC & MORE

6 pm, March 25. Singer-guitarist Billy Jonas, an
“industrial re-percussionist,” will participate with his
band at “Shabbat Rocks” service. He will hold a musical
dialogue following dinner and lead “Soulful Shabbat:
Mindfulness & Meditation” at 10 a.m. Saturday. The
Billy Jonas Band will present “Jewish songs of joy and
spirit and funky folk music for all ages” at a free con-
cert at 11 am Sunday. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. Friday dinner: $25 adult, $13 ages
3-12, $56 per household. RSVP: www.adatshalom.org
or 248-851-5100.

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Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer

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VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR SCHOOL MAKEOVER DAY

The Jewish Community Relations Council
(JCRC) is recruiting volunteers for an
interfaith Mitzvah Makeover School Fix-
Up Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, March 20,
at Nolan Elementary and Middle School,
at 1150 E. Lantz in Highland Park.
Sponsored by the JCRC and the
Michigan Muslim Community Council,
the project is a follow-up to Mitzvah Day
where nearly 1,000 volunteers from the
local Jewish community were joined by
Muslim volunteers to help Detroit-area
social service agencies at 43 different

community sites on Christmas Day.
Mitzvah Makeover volunteers will
help organize the school library, clean
and paint designated areas in the
school, and clean debris from the school
grounds. Nolan is part of the Education
Achievement Authority, with 365 stu-
dents ranging from pre-K to eighth grade.
Secure parking is available, and snacks
will be provided to all participants.
For information or to register, contact
Naomi Levine at the JCRC, (248) 642-
2656, or nlevine@jfmd.org.

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