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call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140.
Much To Do!
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HUMANIST REPORT
7:30 pm, June 24. Rabbi Jeffrey Falick will speak
about attending the conference of the American
Humanist Association and also Washington
D.C.’s Reason Rally, a gathering of nontheists.
At Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills.
Information: 248-477-1410.
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SYLVAN LAKE HOUSE TOUR
10 am-4 pm, June 25. Eight stops on home and
garden tour will include lakeside, bungalow and
mid-century modern residences. Starts at Sylvan
Lake City Hall, 1820 Inverness. $15, or $12 in
advance. Tickets: www.SylvanLakeHomeTour.com.
Information: 248-615-6296.
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Music of Detroit will discuss “The Flight Out and
the Flight Back In: Transition and Gentrification
in Detroit.” She has contributed to oral history
projects and films. At Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue in Detroit. Free, and no RSVP is
required. Information: Vicki, vsitron@
downtownsynagogue.org or 313-962-4047.
AVIV HADASSAH DINNER
7 pm, June 29. Zionist women can learn about a
new Hadassah group forming at light dinner. At
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield. Provide email address with RSVP:
greaterdetroit@hadassah.org or 248-683-5030.
2 pm, June 28. Jazz vocalist Sheila Landis performs
with her Sheila Landis Trio. Guitarist Rick Matle pro-
vides rock and blues influences. At West Bloomfield
JCC’s Berman Center. $7, or $5 advance. Box office,
www.theberman.org. Information: www.jccdet.org
or 248-661-1900.
CANDIDATES’ FORUM
7 pm, June 28. League of Women Voters Oakland
Area presents Republicans and Democrats running
in County Commission Districts 12 and 13. Each
district will elect one candidate to a four-year term.
At Bloomfield Twp. Library, 1099 Lone Pine Road.
Free. Info: www.LWVOA.org or 248-594-6602.
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MONTH IN REVIEW
2 pm, June 29. David Higer leads current events
discussion. Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield. Free.
RSVP: Melanie, mgorman@tkami.org or 248-661-
0040.
Bring your friends and family and celebrate America’s
birthday at the pool! There’ll be games, music, prizes,
food and of course, swimming!
IRP 2016 Annual Kirsh Lecture Series
AARP PHONE WORKSHOPS
Join us for this series of three lectures that focuses on
international issues.
10-11:30 pm, 12:30-2 pm or 3-4:30 pm, June
30. Learn the basic operations of an Android
cell phone at choice of three sessions. At West
Bloomfield JCC. Free. RSVP: 248-432-5467.
Movies As Midrash
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MEET NEW KOL AMI CLERGY
7 pm, July 1. Senior Rabbi Brent Gutmann and
Cantorial Soloist Hilary Duberstein will lead their
first service, followed by a special oneg. At Temple
Kol Ami in West Bloomfield. Homemade desserts
are requested. Tell contribution with RSVP:
melanena@comcast.net or Nena, 248-701-6344.
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YOUNG ADULTS AT ZOO
6 pm, July 6. “Wild Nights at the Zoo” is an outing
sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit. At Detroit
Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile, Royal Oak. $5. RSVP by June
30: Neil, hillel@wayne.edu and 313-577-3459, or
Becca, hillel@oakland.edu.
VEGETARIAN ADVOCATE
6:30-8:30 pm, June 28. Howard Jacobson, Ph.D.,
explains health benefits of adopting a plant-based
diet. At Groves High School, 20500 W. 13 Mile,
Beverly Hills. $20. RSVP: www.pbnsg.org.
Sunday, July 3 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday, July 6, 13, 20 | 7:30 p.m.
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JAZZ AT THE J
Independence Day Pool Party
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SOCIAL JUSTICE BOOKS
7-9 pm, June 27. Rabbi Rachel Shere leads month-
ly Social Justice Book Group. Oakland U. Prof. Tara
Hayes will facilitate discussion on Between the
World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. At Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills. Free. Future dates:
July 25 and Aug. 22. Information/mailing list: Patti,
pkaaron@gmail.com or office, 248-851-5100.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S
COMING UP AT THE JCC!
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SEE DETROIT LANDMARKS
10 am, July 10. Emanu-El’s Prime Timers group
will tour Detroit’s Guardian Building and the Isaac
Agree Downtown Synagogue. $12, not including
group lunch at Grand Trunk Pub. Information:
Brenda or Richard, 248-646-7229. RSVP by July 1:
templefamily@emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020.
‘HOLOCAUST BY BULLETS’
1:30 pm, July 10, 17 & 24. Docents will lead tours
of “Holocaust by Bullets,” a new exhibit showcasing
Father Patrick Desbois and Yahad-in-Unum’s under-
taking to ensure victims of the Nazis aren’t forgot-
ten. A Holocaust survivor will speak afterward. At
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. Free with museum mem-
bership or admission. Limited space. RSVP: Gail,
248-553-2400, ext. 110.
Thursday, July 7, 14, 21, 28 | 10-11:30 a.m.
Scarlett and Rhett. Han Solo and Chewbacca. Bella
and Edward. The Tanach and Hollywood? Join us for
fascinating and educational mornings at the movies
as we consider whether the film industry and biblical
stories are a good match.
‘90s Pool Party @ The J
Thursday, July 7 | 8-11 p.m.
We’re turning back time for one seriously fly pool party
that’s about to be all that and a bag of chips. NEXTGen
Detroit and the JCC will be pumping the jams, laying
out your favorite throw back snacks, and giving away
some crazy cool prizes while we pool party it up like it’s
nineteen-ninety...
Library Used Book Sale
Monday, July 11 - Thursday, July 14 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fantastic bargains on fiction, nonfiction, history,
Judaica, DVDs, art books and more!
Stuff You Don’t Know about the Presidents
Tuesday, July 19 | 1:30 p.m.
Join us for fascinating facts, funny foibles, fabulous
feats and the fundamental fine points of “forty-three
fellows” and their relationships with the Jews of America.
For more information, please visit
jccdet.org/whatsnew
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ABOUT WHITE FLIGHT
6:30-8:30 pm, June 29. Local writer-poet Marsha
Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building
Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
www.jccdet.org
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