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SHABBAT SUMMER SOIREE
7 pm, July 29. Good Shabbos Detroit is an outdoor
Shabbat evening featuring fine dining, includ-
ing prime grilled meats, sushi bar, fresh garden
vegetables, open bar and more. At Chabad of
Greater Downtown Detroit, 278 Mack, Detroit. $10
until noon July 27 or $15 until noon July 28. RSVP:
Brittany, karson@jfmd.org or 248-203-1494.
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FARBER ADULT ART CLASS
9 am, Aug. 1. Also meets every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday with instructor Harriet
Gelfond. Presented by JCC Without Borders. At
Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. $60 for 10 classes,
with materials included; $40 for JCC/Beth Shalom
members. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
SENIOR MEN’S CLUB
10 am, Aug. 1. Meets weekly at same time. At West
Bloomfield JCC Room 201. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
JVS MEMORY CLUB
10 am-2 pm, Aug. 1. Meets weekly at same time. At
West Bloomfield JCC’s Room 202/203. Info: Ronnie,
248-233-4247.
MATINEE MONDAY
1 pm Aug. 1. Next in the monthly series is the film
Suffragette about women’s struggle for voting rights.
Stars Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter.
Free; includes snacks. At Cong. B’nai Moshe, West
Bloomfield. Info: cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org or 248-
788-0600.
RUTH KENT FILM SERIES
1 pm, Aug. 1. Program for Holocaust Survivors
and Families of Jewish Senior Life will show the
film Matchmaker. It is a romantic comedy starring
Janeane Garafalo and Denis Leary. At sixth floor
conference room, Prentis JSL Building, 15100 W. 10
Mile, Oak Park. Info: Renee, rfein@jslmi.org or 248-
592-5028.
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ARTS & CRAFTS
9 am, Aug. 2. Rifcah Krolikowski leads class at same
time every Tuesday. Presented by JCC Without
Borders. At Teitel JSL Building, 15106 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park. Info: 248-432-5467.
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be shown and then discussed briefly. They come
from the Summer 2016 Community Leadership
Program presented by Shalom Hartman Institute in
Jerusalem. Aug. 3 program is: “What Is an American
Jew?” with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer. At Cong. Beth Ahm in
West Bloomfield. Free and open to the community.
Walk-ins welcome. Info: Nancy, nancyellen879@att.
net or 248-737-1931.
PRACTICING ENGLISH
1 pm, Aug. 3. Ben Opengeym leads weekly conver-
sational English group. Presented by JCC Without
Borders. At Prentis JSL Building, 15100 W. 10 Mile,
Oak Park. Free. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
JEWISH IDENTITY LECTURES
1 pm, Wednesdays, Aug. 3 through Sept. 21.
A series of DVD lectures on Jewish identity will
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OAK PARK SUMMERFEST
Noon-9 pm, Aug. 6 & noon-7 pm, Aug. 7. The city
of Oak Park’s family-oriented event offers swim-
ming, art and vendor booths, rock-climbing wall,
putt-putt golf, dunk tank, inflatables, Oak Park
Idol, health fair, and pet adoption and pet parade.
Seeking entries for Cutest Baby and Cutest Pet
contests. At David Shepherd Park and city pool,
14300 Oak Park Blvd. Free admission, with food for
purchase. Info: Kimberly: kmarrone@oakparkmi.gov
or 248-691-7404.
JCC MOVIE MATINEE
1:30-3:30 pm, Aug. 3. Joel Marwil facilitates show-
ing of Lemon Tree. At West Bloomfield JCC’s Room
205. $3. Info: Rosa, 248-432-5467.
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MOTOWN CONCERT
9:30 am, Aug. 7. Brunch honoring Israel’s soldiers.
Sponsored by Young Israel of Oak Park (YIOP) in
partnership with Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
(FIDF), Michigan Chapter. Guest speaker will be IDF
(Res.) Staff Sergeant Matan Shamis, who is a FIDF
Impact! Scholarship Program recipient. At YIOP,
15140 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Free. RSVP by Aug. 1:
paula.lebowitz@fidf.org or 248-926-4110.
6:15 pm, Aug. 3. Join Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah
(look for sign) at Mainstreet Soul’s outdoor concert,
starting at 7. Bring picnic dinner, optional dessert
to share and seating. At Shain Park in downtown
Birmingham. Free. Nearest parking structures are
on Chester or Pierce streets. RSVP: judithgoodman@
comcast.net or 248-561-4896.
FIDF BRUNCHPROGRAM
GIANT RUMMAGE SALE
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LUNCH & LEARN
Noon, Aug. 4. Partners Detroit Rabbi Leiby
Burnham presents a program. In West Bloomfield
JCC’s Handleman Hall. RSVP: 248-583-2476.
WOMEN’S CIRCLE
7 pm, Aug. 4. Sponsored by Detroit’s Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue, women will be reading
Rashi’s Daughters by Mary Anton. At Huntington
Woods home of Rabbi Dorit Edut. Info: mutzim@
aol.com.
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HOW TO SELFPUBLISH A BOOK
1-3 pm, Aug. 5. Faye Menczer Ascher shares her
knowledge on how to self-publish a book. In West
Bloomfield JCC’s Greenberg Suite. $25. Info: 248-
432-5467.
PEACE ACTIVIST
7:30 pm, Aug. 5. Journalist and essayist Frank
Joyce, a longtime civil rights/peace activist,
will speak on his book People Make the Peace:
Lessons from the Vietnam Anti-War Movement. At
Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. Info: 248-
477-1410.
USED BOOK SALE
10 am-6 pm, Aug. 3 & 4. Hard covers, paperbacks,
children’s books, young adult books and more priced
at $1 or less. On lower level of Huntington Woods
Public Library, 26415 Scotia. Info: 248-543-9720.
project. In Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital’s
Demonstration Kitchen, 6777 W. Maple. $25. RSVP:
dk@hfhs.org or 248-325-3890.
10 am-5 pm, Aug. 7; 10-6:30, Aug. 8; 10-4 Aug. 9.
Find gently worn clothing for the family, designer
boutique items, jewelry, baby goods, toys, books,
small appliances, housewares, small furniture,
artwork and tools. At Cong. B’nai Moshe, West
Bloomfield. Info: 248-788-0600.
VEGAN FOOD FESTIVAL
11 am-7 pm, Aug. 7. The VegMichigan Summer
Festival offers plant-based foods, live music, exhibi-
tors and carnival games. Vendors include Chive
Kitchen, Shimmy Shack food truck, El Cardenal
Vegan Tamales, Tumerican Indian Restaurant,
Crushed Healthy Smoothies and Ben & Jerry’s non-
dairy flavors. All food and merchandise will be free
of animal products and not tested on animals. At
Madonna University, 36600 Schoolcraft, Livonia.
Free admission and parking. Info: www.
vegmichigan.org or 248-867-2155.
INTERFAITH PICNIC
Noon-5 pm, Aug. 7. Detroit Interfaith Outreach
Network and partners will host the Interfaith
Urban-Suburban Unity Annual Picnic on Belle Isle in
Detroit. Includes dancing, singing, drumming, wor-
ship and games. Highlight is potluck lunch featuring
kosher, hallal and vegetarian main entrees and side
dish contributions. Bring food without peanuts and
label ingredients on a notecard. Last name initials
A-L, bring salads or veggies; M-Z, bring fruit or des-
sert. Location on Central Avenue, across from Kids
Playscape. $11, or free with 2016 state parks pass
on license. Info: Dion, mutzim@aol.com or 248-543-
4255.
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COOK WITH HERBS
10 am-noon, Aug. 6. Cooking class for children
ages 6-12. Recipes will use herbs in different com-
binations. Includes visit to the hospital’s green-
house to taste a variety of herbs and try a planting
CHILDREN’S CONCERT
2 pm, Aug. 7. Music Man Dave will play his original
children’s songs along with classic and other tunes.
At Martin Road Park, 1615 E. Lewiston, Ferndale.
Free. Info: www.musichouserocks.com or 248-291-
7735.
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POETRY WRITING
10 am-1 pm, Aug. 9. An introduction to poetic
forms and opportunity to compose poems.
Workshop leader Dina Routin of Oakland
Community College holds a master’s degree
in Hebrew literature and poetry from Hebrew
University in Jerusalem. At West Bloomfield JCC’s
Meyers Library & Media Center. $50, or $40 JCC
member; includes a light brunch. Info: Fran,
fmenken@jccdet.org or 248-432-5546.
MIND UNIVERSITY
Noon-2 pm, Aug. 9. Join Tikvah Hadassah at Mind
Aerobics, an evidence-based program that helps
adults maintain or strengthen their brain func-
tion and memory. Lynn Breuer and Angela Popoff
will lead brain exercises; no workout clothes are
required. At Jewish Family Service, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield. $8; includes lunch. Pay in advance
or at door with RSVP: greaterdetroit@hadassah.org
or 248-683-5030. Info: loriekessler@gmail.com or
248-862-2625.
SAMPLE MELTON LEARNING
6:45-8 pm, Aug. 9. The Detroit Jewish Federation’s
Adult Jewish Learning Dept. will offer free preview
classes of the two-year Melton Jewish learning
program. It starts in September for adults from all
backgrounds and denominations. At Temple Shir
Shalom in West Bloomfield. Preview classes also on
Thursday, Aug. 11: 10-11:15 am at West Bloomfield
JCC and 6:45-8 pm at Cong. Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield. Info: melton@jfmd.org or 248-205-2557.
HADASSAH & PIZZA
7-9 pm, Aug. 9. Aviv Hadassah, including members
from Kulanu, Ruach and Mitzvah groups, hosts din-
ner. At Buddy’s Pizza, 31646 Northwestern Hwy.,
Farmington Hills. $18; includes pizza, salad, pop or
iced tea, tax and tip. RSVP with credit card by Aug. 4,
or pay cash on night of event. Info: 248-683-5030 or
greaterdetroit@hadassah.org.
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ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT
10:30-11:30 am, Aug. 14. Alyssa Tobias, M.S.W.,
facilitates a caregiver support group for the
Alzheimer’s Assn. on the second Sunday of every
month. At Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington
Hills. Info: 248-762-9292.
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YOUNG ADULTS AT JCYCLE
5 pm, Aug. 21. Dinner for young adults at 7 fol-
lows their participation in 18-mile J-Cycle 6 bicycle
tour of historic Jewish Detroit. Bike rental is avail-
able. Tour co-sponsors are Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan and Hazon Detroit. Dinner location
given with RSVP by Aug. 4: Neil, hillel@wayne.edu
and 313-577-3459, or Becca, hillel@oakland.edu.
Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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