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THURSDAY, NOV. 1

GUITAR CONCERT
7:30-9:30 pm, Nov. 1. The Grammy
Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar
Quartet is comprised of highly energized
and skilled classical guitarists. The
concert will feature music from diverse
genres, including classical and bluegrass.
At the JCC’s Berman Center for the
Performing Arts, West Bloomfield. $31-
$48: theberman.org or 248-661-1900.

SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE
7 pm, Nov. 2. Young Israel of Oak
Park invites the community to its
scholar-in-residence program with
Malka Z. Simkovich, Ph.D., director of
Catholic-Jewish Studies at the Catholic
Theological Union in Chicago. She will
speak about “Moshe Rabbeinu in the
Eyes of Early Jews” at a Shabbat dinner
at the synagogue at 7 p.m. On Saturday,
Nov. 3, following 9 am Shacharit, she
will speak on “Rebellion of the Jews
from the Great War to the Bar Kochva
Revolt” and, at a Melava Malka at 8:30
pm, her topic will be “Jewish Queens
and the Flawed Men Who Loved Them.”
Shabbat dinner is $15/members and
$18/non-members; $50/member
families and $54/non-member families.

LUNCHTIME LEARNING
11:45 am, Nov. 1. Rabbi Aaron Bergman
will present “The Wildest Thing of All:
The Story of Maurice Sendak” at Adat
Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
There is no charge. You may bring your
own dairy/parve lunch. Drinks and dessert
will be served. Reservations requested;
call Sheila Lederman, 248-851-5100, ext. SATURDAY, NOV. 3
246, or email slederman@adatshalom.org. COFFEE HOUSE
7:30 pm, Nov. 3. At B’nai Israel
‘THEORY OF ENLIGHTENMENT’
Synagogue in West Bloomfield.
1-3 pm, Nov. 1. In Room 3339, Faculty/
Featuring Sean Samitt, cantorial soloist
Admin. Bldg. at Wayne State University,
and the synagogue’s beloved cousin,
656 W. Kirby, Detroit. Writer and political
Uncle Y’Cheskel, singing offerings from
activist Chloe Valdary will speak on a
his new CD “Songs My Father Never
new way of looking at Israel and Israeli
Sang to You,” and Frank Ellias. Free
society to elicit greater recognition
baked goods; no charge.
among individuals discussing the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict. Sponsored by the
SUNDAY, NOV. 4
Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies.
‘LET’S EAT OUT’
Free and open to the public. RSVP:
5:30 pm, Nov. 4. The third year for
cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu.
this social, culinary and fundraising
ENHANCING LIFE
event. Participants will choose to dine
12:30 pm, Nov. 1. At Jewish Family
at homes offering different themes,
Service, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. then return for a dessert buffet (8 pm)
Cancer Thrivers Network presents
at sponsoring Cong. Beth Shalom,
Kathleen Hardy, LMSW, on “Thriving With
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park. $36. Info:
the New Normal.” $12 includes light
ilenecantor@gmail.com or 810-825-
lunch. Open to public.
0842.

STATUS OF WOMEN
7-9 pm, Nov. 1. At Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit, 6735 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Hills. Dina Charnin, NCJW
director, Israel policy and programs, will
discuss “Advances in Women’s Personal
and Political Status in Israel.” $10/
member of NCJW, $15/non-member.

BIAS HURTS
1 pm, Nov. 4. Join NEXTGen Detroit
and Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
for an interactive workshop: “How
Unconscious Bias Hurts the Jewish
Community and What We Can Do About
It.” At the synagogue, 1457 Griswold
St., Detroit.

FRIDAY, NOV. 2

MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS
9:30 am, Nov. 4. Adults of all ages are
invited to join Rabbi Aaron Bergman at
Adat Shalom Synagogue. The class is
designed to help individuals find their
internal spirituality and realize that
Judaism can make them happier. The
community is welcome. Free. Info: 248-
851-5100.

RABBI INSTALLED
7 pm, Nov. 2. Installation service at
Temple Emanu-El for Rabbi Zerwekh.
Oneg to follow. Torah study 9:30 am on
Saturday; 10:30 am services followed by
Kiddush. At 7 pm Saturday, celebration
continues with wine, appetizers and
entertainment by comedienne Monic
Piper. Tickets: 248-967-4020.

editor's
picks THROUGH NOV. 15:

Lynne
Konstantine

Arts & Life Editor

BBAC

Head over to the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) to check out a slew of
New Exhibitions, up through Nov. 15. Catie Newell, trained as an architect, creates
installations that reimagine existing spaces; Carl Wilson, a 2013 Kresge Visual Arts
Fellow, is the author of graphic novel Dead & Lost in Detroit; based in the U.P., Carol
Irving creates nature-inspired rugs and wall hangings (pictured); and Andrea Tama,
longtime BBAC instructor, showcases her students’ works. Bbartcenter.org.

NOV. 9-10:

MON AMOUR

The 2017 film Mon Amour is a haunting
adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ 1944
semi-autobiographical novel The War: A
Memoir, which tells her riveting account
of life in Paris during the Nazi occupation.
As part of the French Resistance, she
became friends with Francois Mitterand
while her husband was deported to
Buchenwald. After the war, Duras nursed
him back to health. See the film,
starring Melanie Thierry and directed by
Emmanuel Finkiel (who lost family in
the Holocaust), at the DIA’s Detroit Film
Theatre. $9.50. Dia.org.

NOV. 10: OLGA KERN

Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist
Olga Kern is a frequent piano soloist
with the DSO. See her perform in her
Detroit recital debut at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center, presented by the
Chamber Music Society of Detroit. “We
have music in our veins,” the Russian-
born Kern has said: Her grandfather was
a renowned oboe teacher, and his moth-
er was a mezzo-soprano who had the
chance to perform with Rachmaninov.
Her own mother is a pianist, and her
son, pianist Vladislav Kern, will per-
form a pre-concert recital on concert
night. $25-$70. Cmsdetroit.org.

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