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tuesday, aug. 15
WEST BLOOMFIELD WALKERS
10 am, Aug. 15-29. Jewish Family Service
sponsors a walking group every Tuesday.
Meet at playground in Drake Park, on Drake
Road south of Maple. Free. Info: Megan,
mpudlik@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2269.
TALK IN YIDDISH
1:30 pm, Aug. 15 & 29. Naomi Pinchuk
leads Charles & Frances Driker Yiddish
Conversation Club. Presented by JCC
Without Borders-The Active Life. At Prentis
JSL Apartments, 15100 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park. $2 each time. Info: Rosa, rchessler@
jccdet.org or 248-432-5467.
MUSIC APPRECIATION
2 pm, Aug. 15. Dennis Green leads “Fabs
Kaldobsky’s Musical Adventures.” Presented
by JCC Without Borders-The Active Life. At
Teitel JSL Apartments, 15106 W. 10 Mile,
Oak Park. Info: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org
or 248-432-5467.
DEATH & DYING TABOOS
7-9 pm, Aug. 15. Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Hazon Detroit and Henry Ford Health System
present “Breaking Taboos through New
Approaches to Death and Dying.” Panelists
Rabbi Rachel Shere, Jim Kraft and Lia
Farber will discuss “transforming the dying
process to be a more normal and healthy
experience for loved ones and ourselves.” At
Adat Shalom, Farmington Hills. Info: marla.
schloss@hazon.org or 248-790-3133.
POTTERY CLASS
11 am-12:30 pm, Aug. 16-30. Allison Berlin
is the instructor. In the JCC’s Ceramics
Studio, West Bloomfield. $5 per class. RSVP:
Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-432-5467
VIDEO LEARNING
1 pm, Aug. 16. Highlights of the Shalom
Hartman Institute’s June 2017 Community
Leadership Program Summer Retreat in
Jerusalem. Donniel Hartman lectures on
“1967: Jerusalem — A Divided City” as
part of the video series, “1917, 1947, 1967,
2017: The Legacy of The Past and the Future
of Modern Israel.” Following, Nancy Kaplan
will facilitate a brief informal discussion. At
Cong. Beth Ahm, West Bloomfield. Free. No
RSVP needed. Info: nancyellen879@att.net
or 248-737-1931.
JCC MOVIE MATINEE
1:15 pm, Aug. 16. The Active Life Program
presents Norman Lear – Just Another
Version of You. At the JCC, West Bloomfield.
Info: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org or 248-
432-5467.
QLINE CULTURETOURS
5:30 pm, Aug. 16. Also departing at same
time on Sept. 20. Guides from Detroit
Experience Factory will conduct a tour via
the QLINE streetcar. Stops will be made at
Charles H. Wright Museum, Freer House
and Detroit Public Library. $10, or $5 for a
CultureSource member. RSVP to
culturesource.org.
August 10 • 2017
QUICK DINNERS
6:30-8 pm, Aug. 16. Go from fridge to
table in 20 minutes. At Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital’s Demonstration Kitchen,
6777 W. Maple. $20, or $30 for two if
reserving by phone. RSVP: dk@hfhs.org or
248-325-3890.
thursday, aug. 17
ART TALK
11 am, Aug. 17. Wendy Evan’s topic is “The
Golden Age of Dutch Art.” Presentation of
The Active Life. At the JCC, West Bloomfield.
$5. RSVP: Rosa, rchessler@jccdet.org or
248-432-5467.
AUGUST 20
J-Cycle Bike/History Tour
8:15 am, Aug. 20. Check-in begins for bicycle tour of historic Jewish Detroit. Groups
of riders will leave every 15 minutes through 9:30 am. Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan leaders will share Jewish history at eight stops over the 20-mile route:
Northwest Detroit to Oak Park and back. Departs/returns at Northwest Activities Center
(former Jewish Community Center), 18100 Meyers at Curtis, Detroit. $50, or $36 JHSM
member; includes kosher picnic following. $20 for non-rider attending picnic. RSVP:
michjewishhistory.org or 248-432-5517.
friday, aug. 18
AUGUST 11 Oak Park Walkers
10 am, Aug. 11-25. Jewish Family Service
sponsors a walking group every Tuesday.
Meet at site of former parking lot of the
demolished JCC building; walk takes place
behind it in Rothstein Park. Enter the Jewish
Community Campus off 10 Mile, between
Greenfield and Coolidge. Free. Info: Megan,
mpudlik@jfsdetroit.org or 248-592-2269.
CLASSICAL MUSIC VIDEO
11 am, Aug. 18. Ben Opengeym facilitates
showing of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.
6. Presented by JCC Without Borders-The
Active Life. At Prentis JSL Apartments,
15100 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park. Info: 248-432-
5467.
sunday, aug. 20
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KLEZMER CONCERT
6:30 pm, Aug. 16. The Klezmephonic
Band from Ann Arbor will perform Eastern
European Jewish folk music of the 19th and
20th centuries, sprinkled with swing and
Roma gypsy stylings. At Southfield Public
Library Meeting Room, 26300 Evergreen.
Free. Info: 248-796-4224.
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TRUCK DAY
10:30 am-noon, Aug. 20. Yom Truck is an
outdoor vehicle museum sponsored by Cong.
Shaarey Zedek and Hillel Day School. Families
can get up close to a fire truck, SWAT truck,
landscape vehicles, tractors, Camp Tamarack
big green bus, a child’s train ride, a construc-
tion bounce house and other vehicles. Star
Trax will provide music. At Shaarey Zedek
parking lot in Southfield. Free with canned fruit
or vegetable donation to Forgotten Harvest’s
collection vehicle. Treats will be available for
purchase. Info: Tobye, tbello@shaareyzedek.
org or 248-357-5544, ext. 45.
HADASSAH CENTENNIAL PICNIC
1-4 pm, Aug. 20. Current and former
Hadassah members, family and friends are
welcome at all-ages picnic celebration of the
local Zionist organization’s 100th anniversary.
Includes balloon man, magician, sand art,
hypnotist, face painting and tattoos. Teens
can work shifts for community service credit.
Site is the Lodge at Marshbank Park, 2805
Hiller, north of Commerce, West Bloomfield.
Free, but bring own lunch. Snacks are pro-
vided. Info: greaterdetroit@hadassah.org or
248-683-5030.
tuesday, aug. 22
BUSINESS BREAKFAST
7:30-9:30 am, Aug. 22. DBusiness Breakfast
Series, presented by Plante Moran, will host
speaker after strolling breakfast. Topic is:
“Powered by Women.” At Gem & Century
Theatres, 333 Madison, Detroit. $65; or
$500 for group of 10. RSVP: dbusiness.com.
GLUTEN-FREE COOKING
1-3 pm, Aug. 22. Former caterer Mimi
Markofsky shows how to make delicious,
gluten-free meals. At the Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital Demonstration Kitchen,
West Bloomfield. The West Bloomfield JCC
and Hazon Detroit also sponsor. $10, or $8
advance. RSVP by Aug. 17: Rosa, rchessler@
jccdet.org or 248-432-5467.
SANGRIA SOCIAL
7 pm, Aug. 22. Aviv Hadassah group invites
women to meet and socialize. At a Walled
Lake home. RSVP by Aug. 17 for address:
louisehacker@gmail.com or Shellie: 248-
505-649.
thursday, aug. 24
CANASTA REUNION
12:30-3:30 pm, Aug. 24. Play with your
group or join others. Bring cards and card
tray. Coaches will be available. At Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI 48323. $18; includes snacks,
canasta and gift score pad. Check payable
to Hadassah is due to Hadassah House
above. Info: 248-683-5030.
monday, aug. 28
ACCLAIMED COOK JOAN NATHAN
10 am-noon, Aug. 28. Women’s Philanthropy
of the Jewish Federation presents speaker-
program featuring Joan Nathan, the
award-winning author of Jewish Cooking
in America. She will share her favorite holi-
day recipes with donors of $18 or higher
to Federation’s 2017 Annual Campaign. At
Fisher Federation Building, 6735 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Twp. $36; includes refreshments
and a copy of Nathan’s latest book, King
Solomon’s Table. RSVP: Marianne, 248-642-
4260 or mbloomberg@jfmd.org.
saturday, sept. 2
DETROIT FORD HIGH 50TH REUNION
6:30-11:30 pm, Sept. 2. Class of 1967 is
holding a reunion dinner with dancing. Dress
attire. At Embassy Suites, 19525 Victor
Pkwy., Livonia. $80/$150; $90/$170 at
door. Memory book only: $15 hard copy/$5
e-copy. RSVP: Michael Feldman, carol.
crotty@att.net.
thursday, sept. 7
HADASSAH OPENING MEETING
10 am-3:30 pm, Sept. 13. Hours for
Hadassah Greater Detroit’s boutique shop-
ping. Main events are luncheon at noon
with raffle; comedian Rita Rudner as guest
speaker at 1 pm. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield. Various admission levels.
RSVP by Aug. 31: http://hadassah.org/
events/2017laughter. Info: Hadassah, 248-
683-5030.
Esther Allweiss Ingber / Contributing Writer
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