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Much To Do!
VARIOUS TIMES
AD/HD SUPPORT GROUPS
MUSICAL AFTERNOON
JEWISH FREE SPEECH
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
7-9 pm, April 11. CHADD (Children & Adults with AD/
HD) of Eastern Oakland County will hold separate
Parent and Adult programs. At Way Elementary School,
765 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills. $5, or free for
members. Info: www.chadd.net/527 or 248-988-6716.
1 pm, April 13. Playing piano and guitar, Michael
Krieger will sing in English, Hebrew and Yiddish.
Sponsored by Shaarey Zedek Seniors. At Cong. Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield. Free. RSVP asked for groups only:
Wren, 248-357-5544.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
1 pm, April 13. Registered dietitian Julie Feldman leads
next Gray Matters: Food for Thought Series program.
Topic is “Fueling Your Brain and Your Body for Improved
Cognitive Functioning.” Presentation of Jewish Family
Service and Mind University. At Jewish Family Service,
6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. RSVP: Angela,
apopoff@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2671.
7 pm, April 14. Prof. Riv-Ellen Prell, author and director
of Jewish Studies at University of Minnesota, will deliver
lecture, “Is Free Speech Good for Jews?” Co-sponsors
are Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne
State University and Jewish Bar Association of Michigan.
Judge Avern Cohn will introduce the speaker. At Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. Free. Info: 313-577-2679 or
cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu.
Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day
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, April 12, and 5:30-7 pm, Monday, April
18. RSVP: Dorothy Moon, dmoon@jvsdet.org or 248-
233-4392.
• At Brown Center at Jewish Senior Life, 6720 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield: 1:15-3:15 pm Thursday, April 14. Call
for info on evening group. RSVP: Fran Cook, fcook@
jslmi.org or 248-592-5032.
ONGOING
NUTRITION TALK
LUNCH & LEARN
11:45 am-1 pm, April 12 & 19. Dr. Melissa Ser will pres-
ent series “Israel Through the Lens of the Declaration of
Independence, Hatikvah and Other Writings.” At Adat
Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Bring
parve lunch; beverage and dessert are provided. RSVP
asked by preceding Fridays: Sheila, slederman@
adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100, ext. 246.
D.C. TRIP & MORE
JEWS OF GREAT BRITAIN
June 1-5. The deadline is April 15 for the West
Bloomfield JCC’s Center Travel Dept. tour of Washington,
D.C. Registration is also open for these upcoming the-
ater t rips in Canada: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Aug. 12-14;
Stratford Festival, Aug. 24-25, and a Sept. 14 matinee.
RSVP: Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-5471.
1 pm, April 12. Temple Beth Elders invite seniors to
learn about Anglo-Jewry — residents of England, Wales
and Northern Ireland — whose history starts in 1066.
Rabbi Mark Miller facilitates the conversation. At Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Twp. Free. RSVP to Laura,
llucassian@tbeonline.org or 248-851-1100.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
2 pm, April 12 & 26. Alva Dworkin leads group. At West
Bloomfield JCC. $2. Information: 248-432-5471.
BEGINNERS’ YIDDISH
CRAFT DEMONSTRATION
1 pm, April 10. Meeting of the Pomegranate Guild of
Southeastern Michigan, a group that studies and cre-
ates Judaic needlecraft. Judy Galperin will teach the
technique for creating a Huck embroidered placemat.
RSVP Judy, jmgbloom@gmail or 248-661-5337.
MATZAH FACTORY
1-3 pm, April 10 & 1-4 pm April 17. Meet Pharaoh and
Moses, cross the Red Sea, make matzah and explore
activities at the Shalom Street Museum. At the West
Bloomfield JCC. Information: 248-432-5465 or www.
shalomstreetmuseum.org.
MUSICMAIN
3-4 and 5-6 pm, April 10. The Klezmer Fusion
Band is next in the music series. Ken Knoppow chairs. At
West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library, 4600 Walnut Lake
Road. Free. Information: www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org
or 248-682-2120.
GARDENS’ KICKOFF DINNER
5:30 pm, April 10. Fourth season of Downtown
Synagogue’s association with Eden Gardens Block Club
in Detroit will begin with the partners’ first Building a
Bridge Over Dinner event. Info: Noah, npurcell@gmail.
com or IADS, 313-962-4047.
MONDAY, APRIL 11
CURRENT EVENTS
11 am, April 11. Linda Garfield facilitates discussion. At
West Bloomfield JCC, Room 204. $3. Info: 248-432-5467.
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CAREGIVER SUPPORT TALK
7-8:30 pm, April 13. “Caregivers Need Care, Too!” meets
Wednesdays through April 27. On April 13, elder law
attorney Sanford Mall will review legal, financial and
health care benefits/planning/concerns and how to
avoid pitfalls. At Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield.
Free, but RSVP requested: igilbert@tkolami.org or 248-
661-0040.
BETH SHALOM ADULT ED
7-8 pm, April 12 & 19. Rabbi Robert Gamer lectures
on “What Makes a Jewish Soul.” Free. No RSVP needed.
Information: 248-547-7970.
NOSH & LEARN
7-9 pm, April 12. Walk for Israel chair Andre Douville,
executive director at Temple Shir Shalom, speaks on
“The Two-State Solution: Why It Was Never a Viable
Option of Peace in the Middle East.” At Hadassah House,
5030 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Free. Info:
248-683-5030.
RUSSIAN PIANIST
3 pm, April 10. Piano concert by world-renowned
recording artist Vadim Monastyrski, a professor at the
Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. A presentation
of the JCC’s Russian Jewish Life program. At Berman
Center at West Bloomfield JCC. $22, or $17 for JCC mem-
ber. Information: 248-661-1900.
SHOLEM ALEICHEM
1:30 pm, April 13. Local actress Shirley Benyas will read
from The World of Sholem Aleichem. At West Bloomfield
JCC’s Meyers Library & Media Center. $3. Information:
Fran, 248-432-5546.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
COFFEE TALK
10-11:30 am, April 13. At “JSL Coffee Break,” sponsored
by the Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy. Guests
will tour and learn about Jewish Senior Life, a Federation
agency that helps elderly Jewish residents. At 6710 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Free, but RSVP required:
jewishdetroit.org/coffeetalk. Information: Marianne,
bloomberg@jfmd.org or 248-642-4611.
SHORT READING
11 am-12:30 pm, April 13. Eli the Fanatic by Philip Roth
is the next selection in Barry V. Levine’s monthly series,
“Traditional Tales We Wag at One Another.” Connoisseurs
of “literary theatrics” are invited on second Wednesday,
through May. Free. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in West
Bloomfield. RSVP: 248-788-0600.
ORT AT HOLOCAUST CENTER
1 pm, April 13. GOS ORT (combined chapters of
Glennwood, Oakwood and Southwood) will take a
docent tour and hear the story of a Holocaust survivor.
At Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. RSVP by April 8: Elaine, 248-669-
0417.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
DSO COFFEE CONCERT
9 am-1:30 pm, April 15. Center Travel Dept. trip to
Detroit Symphony Orchestra. French piano virtuoso Lise
de LaSalle makes her DSO debut. Bus departure/return
times at West Bloomfield JCC; also, 9:30 am-1:15 pm at
former Oak Park JCC. $15, or $10 JCC member. RSVP:
248-432-5471.
KIDS’ MOSAICS
10:30 am April 15. Artists Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan and
Dani Katsir worked with students in Detroit schools to
brighten up the walls of the main Detroit library. The
dedication of mosaics will take place in the Children’s
Library Room of the main Detroit Public Library, 5201
Woodward Ave.
DIGITAL LITERACY SERIES
1-2 pm, April 15. “Getting Started in Facebook” class. At
Hermelin ORT Resource Center at West Bloomfield JCC.
$10. Information: 248-432-5411.
NCJW TO ART MUSEUM
9 am, April 14. Bus departs for docent tour of Detroit
Institute of Arts multimedia exhibit, “Dance: American
Art, 1830-1960.” Participants will have lunch on their
own and depart museum at 1 pm. Transportation point
is National Council of Jewish Women lot, 26400 Lahser,
Southfield. Tour cost is $20 for NCJW members and $30
for non-members, payable to NCJW. In addition, there is
a $10 cost for the exhibit, payable at the door (waived
for DIA members). RSVP by April 8: 248-355-3300, ext. 0.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
ART TALK
10 am-12:15 pm, April 17. Jewish Parents Institute, a
secular program, will read from the JPI Haggadah, sing
songs and eat ceremonial food. At West Bloomfield JCC.
Information: Marilyn, mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248-432-
5471.
11 am, April 14. Wendy Evans will discuss celebrity
photographer Annie Liebowitz. At West Bloomfield JCC.
$3. Information: 248-432-5471.
SPORTS TALK AT TEMPLE
9:30 am, April 17. Brotherhood presents sports report-
er and radio host Jeff Riger from 97.1-FM. At Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Twp. Information: Julian, broprez@
comcast.net.
JPI MODEL SEDER
LUNCH & LEARN
GALLERY TOUR
12:30 pm, April 14. Cancer Thrivers Network for
Jewish Women presents “Incontinence 101,” a Life
Enhancement Series program featuring Dr. Jennifer
Sobol, urologist. At Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield.
$18; includes lunch. RSVP by April 12: Tracy, tagranove@
jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2267.
Noon, April 17. Susan Beiner, who has taught at
Pewabic Pottery and College for Creative Studies in
Detroit, will lead a casual walking tour of the Janice
Charach Gallery. At West Bloomfield JCC. Information:
248-432-5579.
COMEDY TO AID CAMPERS
6:30 pm, April 14. Send a Kid to Tamarack fundraiser
features performance at 7 by Modi, an Israeli stand-up
comedian — and cantor. At the Garden Theater, 3929
Woodward, Detroit. RSVP: www.tamarackcamps.com/
sk2tevent or 248-647-1100.
TRANSGENDER TEENS
6:30 pm, April 14. Doors open for “Medical and Mental
Health Care for the Transgender or Gender Expansive
Teen.” Program leaders are Dr. Daniel Shumer, pediatric
endocrinologist, and Sara Wiener, clinical social worker.
Stand with Trans support group is a sponsor. At Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP: Laura, lkoziol@
temple-israel.org or 248-661-5700.
PESACH PREP VOLUNTEERS
2-5 pm, April 17 & 5-7 pm, April 19. Cleaners, furniture
movers and other helpers are sought to help synagogue
prepare for seder guests. At Downtown Synagogue in
Detroit. Info: Arlene, 313-962-4047.
SHVITZ IT OUT
3:15 pm, April 17. NEXTGen gathering is open to
young adults. At Orangetheory Fitness, 633 S. Adams,
Birmingham. Information: Hallie, eisenberg@jfmd.org or
248-502-286. RSVP: https://jewishdetroit.org/shvitz.