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the
ing enslaved individuals escape
across the river into Canada. A
Jewish clothing manufacturer,
Emil Heineman of Detroit donated
new suits of clothing to help these
people make a new life. His wife,
Fannie Heineman, initiated many
social projects, including helping to
found Children’
s Hospital.
When the war began, the 151
Jewish families in Michigan in the
1860s (half in Detroit) sent more
than 180 men and boys to the
Union fighting forces, an average of
more than one per family.
In the third session, students
learn about the many social ser-
vice agencies often initiated by
Michigan-born Jews to help immi-
grants from Eastern Europe, North
Africa and the Middle East.
The Traveling Trunk curriculum
operates for grades 4-7 in 10 con-
gregational religious schools in the
area. In recent years, participating
schools have included Temples
Israel, Shir Shalom, Beth El, Kol
Ami and Beth Emeth in Ann
Arbor, Farber Hebrew Day School,
Congregations Shaarey Zedek, Adat
Shalom, B’
nai Moshe/Beth Ahm
and Beth Israel in Ann Arbor, and
Temple Emanu-El/Congregation
Beth Shalom.
Canagany hopes to expand the
program to religious schools in
Grand Rapids and throughout the
state.
The educators who present
Traveling Trunk have great enthu-
siasm for the project. People ask
Schreiber, given her other demand-
ing jobs with Jewish youth (with
Beth Ahm, Motor City USY and
Central Region USY), how she has
time for the Traveling Trunk curric-
ulum. Her answer is, “I don’
t. But
this is such a cool thing that I have
to do it.”
People also ask if there really is a
trunk. There are. Three for the four
class sessions, each packed with
materials. The original plan certain-
ly included an old-fashioned steam-
er trunk, but that turned out to be
impractically heavy. Plastic storage
tubs are much more practical. ■
Students find sites on historic maps of Jewish Detroit.
Girls’
Night Out
Jewish National Fund and
Thread-Connecting Jewish Women
are sponsoring a Girls’
Night
Out Wine Tasting from 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, March 7, at Specialties
Showroom, 2800 W. 11 Mile Road
in Berkley.
Guest speaker Capt. (Res.) Libby
Weiss was a prominent Israel
Defense Forces spokesperson on
social and traditional media. She
told the IDF’
s story to millions of
followers in several languages and
oversaw the military’
s relations
with major North American media
in high-stress situations, such as
the 2014 Gaza war.
The event is free. To register, go
to jnf.org/wfidetroit. ■
Purim Volunteers
Wanted
Join Women’
s Philanthropy’
s Tik-
kun Olam Volunteers (TOV) and
JFamily in fulfilling the mitzvah of
sending Mishloach Manot, Purim
packages.
Everyone is invited to a day
of volunteering from 1-3 p.m.
March 10 at the Max M. Fisher
Federation Building in Bloomfield
Township to assemble and deliver
more than 500 Purim parcels to
the community’
s Jewish seniors
living in non-Jewish housing and
to sick children in local hospitals.
A $10 donation to help cover
the cost of packages is request-
ed. Questions? Contact Debbie
Grossman at grossman@jfmd.org
or (248) 203-1456. ■
HADASSAH GREATER DETROIT
RSVP online at hadassah.org/detroitevents or 248.683.5030
$36 for all 4 sessions
Sarah & Ralph Davidson Hadassah House
5030 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Participate in facilitated book discussions
while enjoying coffee, tea, and a nosh.
Babysitting (out of diapers) available with reservation only. Must call 248.683.5030.
Tuesday March 26 @ 10:30am
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
Facilitator: Nancy Gad-Harf
Wednesday May 22 @ 10:30am
All Who Go Do Not Return
by Shulem Deen
Facilitator: Helene Brody
Thursday July 11 @ 10:30am
The Map of Salt and Stars
by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Facilitator: Lauren Marcus Johnson,
MLIS & Professional Facilitator
Thursday September 19 @ 10:30am
Two She-Bears
by Meir Shalev
Facilitator: Nancy Gad-Harf
$10 per session or one
free session with a new
Hadassah membership
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