26 March 21 • 2019 jn jews d in the Mark your calendars for April 7-14 as Bookstock returns to Livonia’ s Laurel Park Place where bargains abound on used books and media. Proceeds from the sale benefit literacy and educa- tion projects throughout Detroit and Oakland, Wayne, Benzie, Washtenaw and Grand Traverse counties. JVS Human Services serves as the institutional home of Bookstock. Detroit News columnist Neal Rubin is Honorary Chairperson, and Alycia Meriweather, deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, is Bookstock’ s Honorary Chancellor. The presenting sponsor is the Mike Morse Law Firm. Bookstock’ s pre-sale will kick-off on Sunday, April 7, at 8:15 a.m. There is a $20 admission charge for the pre-sale only, which runs through 11 a.m. Hours for the sale are Sundays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. New stock is added to the floor daily. Special events include “Monday Madness,” with spectacular giveaways, Teacher Appreciation days, a student essay competition, “Cookstock” and other special sales and drawings. For more information about Bookstook or a complete schedule, call (248) 645-7840, ext. 365, or visit bookstockmi.org. ■ Bookstock Is Back Holocaust Film Foundation Launches Assuring that the painful legacy of the Holocaust and its survivors is never forgotten, the Holocaust Education Film Foundation (HEFF), a nonprofit organi- zation, was recently launched. Aimed at preserving the impactful stories of Holocaust survivors through film, an interactive online community and educational programs, HEFF seeks to educate people at a time when recent polls show many millennials know little about one of the most horrific chapters in modern history. HEFF’ s main objective will be to produce full-length documentaries with Holocaust survivors from around the world, sharing their impactful and astounding stories through the medium of film. The first documentary, released in 2018, was To Auschwitz & Back: The Joe Engel Story, a riveting recounting of faith, renewal, inner strength and redemption following the story of Engel, 91, who was taken by the Nazis at age 14 and never saw his family again. From his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto and the notorious concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau to his incredi- ble escape from a death train at 17, The Joe Engel Story vividly brings to life one man’ s journey to hell and back. This May, HEFF will release Surviving Birkenau: The Dr. Susan Spatz Story. Born in Vienna in 1922, Spatz was an only child who lived a life of privilege until the Nazis invaded Austria, and she and her mother found themselves deported to Theresienstadt. Ultimately, they were separated, and Susan was interned at the notorious Birkenau death camp, where she survived an astonishing two years before a long and brutal death march led her instead to liberation. “ At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise around the world, we’ re looking to both educate and inspire, ” says Small, also the filmmaker behind the Joe Engel and Susan Spatz stories. Additional full-length survivor docu- mentaries to follow in 2019 include From the Holocaust to Hollywood: The Robert Clary Story, the real-life story of the Hogan’ s Heroes star who was liberated from Buchenwald in 1945, and I Ride For The Living: The Marcel Zielinski Story, which follows the story of Zielinski, who was liberated from Birkenau/Auschwitz at 10 years old and now keeps mem- ories alive through the Ride for the Living, a 60-mile cycling event between Auschwitz and the JCC Krakow where the ride was created. All HEFF documentaries will be released worldwide through Dreamscape Media. ■ Woll Garden Welcome spring with a visit to Beth Ahm’ s Louis and Fay Woll Memorial Bible Garden. Located at 5075 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, on the campus of Congregation Beth Ahm, the garden will soon be in full spring bloom, and people of all faiths are welcome to visit for learning and reflection. The gar- den is available for group tours as well as for informal individual visitation. The garden is open in the summer, fall and spring, from sunrise to sunset. There is no charge to visit the Woll Memorial Bible Garden, but donations are welcome. For more information, visit wollbiblegarden.org. ■ Hadassah Greater Detroit’ s Nurses Council Program The Hadassah Greater Detroit’ s Nurses Council will hold its spring CEU pro- gram at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the demonstration kitchen at Henry Ford Hospital, 688 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield. The program is open to the pub- lic. The program “Death Café,” aims to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. The speaker will be Merilynne Rush, MS, RB, BSN, founder of Ann Arbor Death Café and end-of- life doula educator. Cost of the program is $10 for members/$15 for non-members. RSVP by April 9 to Bonnie Topper-Bricker, (248) 320-6288 or bonnie.topper@gmail.com, or visit Hadassah.org/Detroit. ■ Urban Kibbutz Social Change Ameinu, in cooperation with Dror Israel, the largest urban kibbutz move- ment in Israel, is launching a new Israel program called Urban Kibbutz Social Change. The first cohort of the five-month program will begin in September and is recognized by Masa Israel Journey. Participants will live communally in Haifa, volunteer in a range of social action settings alongside their Israeli counterparts, study Hebrew and tour around Israel. Ameinu President Kenneth Bob said, “The distancing of young American Jews from Israel is well documented, and this program addresses that issue head on. By living and working side by side with progressive Israelis who are making a difference in their society, young liberal American Jews will expe- rience Israel with all its challenges and complexities. This will help the partici- pants develop their own connection to Israel and the people. ” Program and registration informa- tion available at kibbutzprogramcenter. net,or contact Miki Golod, national program director, at (212) 366-1194 or mail@kibbutzprogramcenter.org. ■ Holocaust Survivor Care Jewish Family Service received a grant from the Jewish Federations of North America’ s Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care. When combined with matching funds, this award will enable $140,000 in addi- tional funding to continue innovative person-centered, trauma-informed programming for Holocaust survi- vors in partnership with Flint Jewish Community Services, Jewish Senior Life and Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. The focus of this innovative proj- ect is on enhancing quality of life for Holocaust survivors through technol- ogy. Jewish Family Service serves more than 500 Holocaust survivors in Metro Detroit per year. ■