24 February 28 • 2019 jn Emanu-El’s Spring Festival Brings Five Events in March Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park will host its Spring Festival “Looking to the Future” March 14-24 with five events. Popular speaker and former Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, about her new book The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery. An afterglow and book signing follows. The signature event for festival sponsors and patrons is an evening with Elliot Wilhelm, Detroit Institute of Arts film curator, at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16. His topic is “When the Future Meant Fear: Sci-fi Movies of the 1950s and the Cold War. ” Movie snacks available. Those who are not sponsors and patrons can attend for $25. On Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m., Saeed Khan, senior lecturer in Near East & Asian Studies at Wayne State University, will speak on “The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy and the Era of Trump: Internationalism and Isolationism. ” An afterglow follows. On Saturday, March 23, Emanu-El’ s current and former rabbis, Matthew Zerwekh and Joe Klein, will speak on the future of Reform Judaism. A lun- cheon begins at 12:30 p.m. On Sunday, March 24, the festival’ s finale brings the sounds of the Dave Bennett Quartet. That program begins with a brunch at 11 a.m. Except for the March 16 event, tick- ets are $15 for each event and include food and program. Students (under age 26) can attend for $10. RSVP for all events by calling (248) 967-4020. Become a sponsor for $100 or a patron for $250, which includes admission to all events. The Spring Festival is co-sponsored by the Emanu-El Sisterhood and Brotherhood and the Social Action, Religious and Music committees. Temple’ s Adult Education Committee, co-chaired by Doug Kellerman and Elizabeth Zerwekh, coordinates the festival. ■ jews d in the Lupovitch The Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC is pleased to announce that reg- istration for the 4th Annual “ A Shared Future” Lecture Series, featuring Wayne State University Professors Howard Lupovitch and Saeed Khan, is now open. The topic of this year’ s dialogue is “Destination America: Jewish and Muslim Migration — Histories and Trajectories.” Here are the dates, times, and locations: • Wednesday, March 6, at The Muslim Unity Center (Bloomfield Hills) • Tuesday, March 19, at Congregation Beth Ahm (West Bloomfield) • Tuesday, March 26, at Wayne State University (Detroit) All programs begin at 7 p.m. They are free to attend and each will be followed by a des- sert reception. Registration is required for any or all of the lecture dates at eventbrite.com/o/jcrcajc-and- mmcc-11853503742. ■ Khan Register for ‘ A Shared Future’ The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University announces the fourth annual writing competition for all high school students in the Metro Detroit area. Students grades 9-12 are invited to submit an original work that deals with an aspect of Jewish culture and Jewish life, past and present, in the categories of poetry, prose and nonfiction. The best two submissions in each category will be awarded a $500 cash prize, with awards of $100 for honorable mentions in each category. In addition, award-wining entries will be published online and in print in a literary magazine that the center will produce. Deadline for submissions is March 1. To see past competition winners, guidelines, rules and suggested themes, and for where to submit entries, visit Judaicstudies.wayne.edu/ writingcompetition.php. ■ Teen Writing Competition To schedule an appointment with any of our providers, please call: 248-855-5620 Associated Endocrinologists is honored to introduce our new Physicians… PHOTO BY RAWPIXEL ON UNSPLASH Karen K. Berris, M.D. Howard S. Blank, M.D. Gary W. Edelson, M.D. Jacob Moe, D.O. Lowell R. Schmeltz, M.D. Samina Syed, M.D. Charles I. Taylor, M.D. Michael A. Wood, M.D. Carla Ferrise, MSN, FNP-BC Erica Forbes, N.P. Dr. Wood received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed his pediatric residency and endocrinology fellowship training at Harvard’s Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wood is dual board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. 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