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MONDAY, MAY 2

ISRAELI MUSIC & ART

EVANGELICAL ALLIES

Noon-1:15 pm, May 2. Rabbi Aaron Bergman will
explore the modern music and art scene in Israel
in new five-week Monday series. Co-sponsored
by FedEd and the JCC’s Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment. At the Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp. $70. Registration:
jewishdetroit.org/feded or 248-205-2557.

10 am, May 5. Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment and co-sponsor The Shul-Chabad
Lubavitch of Michigan present Penina Taylor
speaking on: “The Dilemma of the Double-
Edged Sword: Israel’s Evangelical Allies.” At West
Bloomfield JCC. $8, or $12 if also attending Taylor’s
lecture on May 4. Tickets: www.jccdet.org/saje or
248-661-1900.

A.S.K. SPEAKER

Noon-1:30 pm, May 2. Adults Seeking
Knowledge series will present geriatrician David
Bernstein, author of Five Secrets to Age Gracefully.
At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. $10 non-
member or walk-in; $7 member. Admission
includes lunch. RSVP: lkaplan@temple-israel.org,
temple-israel.org/Education/Adult_Education or
248-661-5725.

A first-hand account of the
extraordinary rescue of 1.5 million Jews

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n 1979 we decided to leave Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR.

We quit our jobs and sold everything. Then we were

denied exit visas. We reapplied every six months for 10 years

TUESDAY, MAY 3

and each time we were denied. We couldn’t work during this

LATIN DANCE ADVENTURE

7-8 pm, May 3. “Mambo Marci” Iwrey teaches
progressive, beginner-level classes for six weeks
(no class on May 17). At Berman Center for Jewish
Education at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
$92, or $80 CSZ member. Information:
marcimambo@yahoo.com or 248-497-9463.
RSVP: Wren, 248-357-5544.

time because no one would hire people who were trying to flee.

Finally, in 1989, thanks to Operation Exodus, we came to Detroit.

JFS helped us rent an apartment, get furniture, and buy food.

They gave us jobs. Really, JFS gave us a new life.”

— Anna Torman

COMEDY FOR KAT

8 pm, May 5. Doors open at 7 for the JCC’s fund-
raiser for Kids All Together. The program provides
assistance for youngsters with special needs, ages
2½-14, to enjoy summer camp activities. Comedy
headliner is Cash Cab star Ben Bailey, a six-time
Emmy Award winner. At Mark Ridley’s Comedy
Castle, 310 S. Troy, Royal Oak. $30 or $50. Tickets:
www.jccdet.org/katcomedynight. Information:
specialneeds@jccdet.org or Ariella, 248-432-5530.

FRIDAY, MAY 6

SHABBAT & DINNER

5 pm, May 6. One-hour Shabbat service is fol-
lowed by caterer Chef Cari’s kosher chicken dinner
with all the trimmings. At Cong. B’nai Moshe in
West Bloomfield. $25, or free for under age 16.
RSVP required: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-
788-0600.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

MISSION POSSIBLE

Jewish Family Service
Annual Meeting

RETURNING TO JUDAISM

10 am, May 4. Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment and The Shul-Chabad Lubavitch
co-sponsor program with Penina Taylor. She will
tell her true story, “Coming Full Circle: A Jewish
Woman’s Journey Through Christianity and Back.”
At West Bloomfield JCC. $8, or $12 if also attend-
ing Taylor’s lecture on May 5. Tickets: www.jccdet.
org/saje or 248-661-1900.

MODERN HEBREW POETRY

7 pm, May 4-June 22. First night of eight-week
Wednesday series, “Generations in Modern
Hebrew Poetry: The History of the Jews, Israel and
Israelis as Reflected in Hebrew Poetry.” Instructor
Dina Routin, a Hebrew University graduate, will
focus on poetic writings from mid-19th century
Europe to contemporary Israel. At West Bloomfield
JCC’s Meyers Library & Media Center. $50; $40 JCC
member; $7 per drop-in class. RSVP: Fran,
fmenken@jccdet.org or 248-432-5546.

An unforgettable evening with

Natan Sharansky and

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JEWS IN FILMS

7:30-9 pm, May 4. “Confessions of a Jewish
Moviegoer” series meets weekly through June
1 (no class on May 25). Topics for Elliot Wilhelm,
founder of the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit
Institute of Arts, will include: “Jewish Hollywood,”
depictions of World War II and the Holocaust on
screen and Jewish values in unexpected places.
At Berman Center for Jewish Education at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The JCC’s Lenore
Marwil Jewish Film Festival co-sponsors. $70.
RSVP: 248-205-2557.

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For registration and sponsorship information, visit
jfsannualmeeting.org or call 248-592-2339 by May 6.

JET PRESENTS

Various times, May 6-29. Jewish Ensemble
Theatre continues its spring season with
Kalamazoo by Michelle Kholos and Kelly Younger.
The comedy is about two 70-somethings explor-
ing dating in the technological age. At JET, down-
stairs at West Bloomfield JCC. Information: www.
jettheatre.org or box office, 248-788-2900.

SATURDAY, MAY 7

COMEDY BENEFIT

7 pm, May 7. Doors open for comedy show at
8, featuring headliner Jay Leno. Fundraiser for
food pantry Forgotten Harvest in Oak Park. At Fox
Theatre, 2211 Woodward, Detroit. $25-$150; $15
additional for venue’s parking garage. Information:
www.forgottenharvest.org or 248-268-7521.

TUESDAY, MAY 10

DONOR DAY AT ADAT SHALOM

10 am, May 10. The Sisterhood of Adat Shalom
presents boutique shopping and a luncheon-
program featuring keynote speaker Laura Schroff,
bestselling author of the nonfiction book An
Invisible Thread. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills. $60, with sponsorship opportu-
nities available from $150-$500. RSVP:
adatshalom.org or 248-851-5100.

YOM HAZIKARON

6 pm, May 10. Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s memorial
day, will be marked at an event at the Berman
Center for the Performing Arts at the West
Bloomfield JCC.

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