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SUNDAY, MARCH 24
ISLAMIC IMMIGRATION
2 pm, March 24. At a Southfield
location provided with registration.
Daniel Greenfield, an insightful
writer on Islamic and domestic
threats to America, will speak
on “Islamic Immigration and
the Jewish Future in America.”
Presented by Michigan Jewish
Action Council. RSVP: MJAC.
us/events. Contact: info@
MichiganJewishActionCouncil.org.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
TO BETTER HEALTH
1-3:30 pm, March 27. At Jewish
Family Service, 25900 Greenfield
Road, Oak Park. Personal Action
Toward Health is a program
that teaches strategies for day-
to-day management of chronic
and long-term conditions. Free.
Open to adults, their families and
friends and caregivers. RSVP: Olga
Semenova, 248-592-2662.
DROP IN & LEARN
1 pm, March 27. “Tides of Change:
Israel’
s Elections and What They
Mean for Israeli Jewish Identity”
at Beth Ahm. A videostream of a
Shalom Hartman Institute webinar,
featuring Hartman Bay Area Scholar
in Residence Tomer Persico in con-
versation with Rabbi Carla Fenves
of Cong. Emanu-El in San Francisco.
Brief informal discussion follows.
Free and open to the community; no
reservations needed. 5075 W. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield. Info: Nancy
Kaplan, 248-737-1931 or
nancyellen879@att.net
MONTH IN REVIEW
2 pm, March 27. At Temple Kol
Ami. Join David Higer, a retired
social studies teacher, as he
reviews the highlights of the
month’
s current events. Free and
open to the community. RSVP to
cspektor@tkolami.org or 248-661-
0040.
ANNIVERSARY MARKED
7 pm, March 27. Congregation
Shaarey Zedek of East Lansing will
celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of
the Union for Reform Judaism, will
speak at the temple,1924 Coolidge
Road in East Lansing. His topic:
“Reimagining Reform Jewish Life
in the 21st Century.” Info: 517-
351-3570.
SEPHARDIC IDENTITIES
8:30 am-5:30 pm, March 27.
University of Michigan Frankel
Center for Judaic Studies will
hold an institute symposium on
“Sephardic Identities, Medieval
and Early Modern.” Rackham
Building Assembly Hall, Ann Arbor.
Info:
judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-
763-9047.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
HAVDALAH HANGOUT
4 pm March 30. At Temple
Emanu-El, 14450 W. 10 Mile Road,
Oak Park. Add some light to your
Saturday night with NEXTGen
Detroit and JFamily Detroit. An
early evening of activities, crafts
and family fun for children up
to age 4. $18 per family before
noon on Friday, March 22; $25 per
family until Thursday, March 28.
Register at jewishdetroit.org. Info:
Lauren Rubin, 248-502-2854.
MARCH 24
NATURE EXPERIENCE
Head to the Farmington Hills Nature Center at
Heritage Park from 1-2:30 p.m. for the “Nature
Makerspace Experience”
and find out why the
Makerspace Movement is making waves in educa-
tion. Experience how the Nature Center is becoming
a hub for young scientists and engineers to dream,
plan, invent and test. Participants will design and cre-
ate using nature as an inspiration to solve challenges.
The program is designed for ages 6 and up. The cost
is $2 per child. This is a drop-off program. Register at
the Costick Center or at recreg.fhgov.com. Heritage
Park is located at 24915 Farmington Road, between
10 and 11 Mile roads.
MARCH 28
DETROIT DOCUMENTARY
Set your DVR to record Detroit 48202 9:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 28, on Detroit Public Television. Jewish filmmaker
and director Pam Sporn, a graduate of Cass Tech, creat-
ed an imaginative documentary that “examines the rise,
demise and contested resurgence of Detroit through the
eyes of postal carrier Wendell Watkins and the residents
he has served for 30 years,” Sporn said in promotional
materials. “The voices we hear reveal a multi-genera-
tional history of working-class Detroiters pushing against
boundaries of racial and economic segregation.”
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MARCH 23
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
Revered worldwide as a pianist’
s pia-
nist, Chamber Music Society of Detroit
favorite Richard Goode returns with
the brilliant young soprano Sarah
Shafer for a concert of works for solo
piano and songs by Mozart, Beethoven,
Schubert, Debussy and Fauré. The con-
cert takes place at 8 p.m. at Seligman
Performing Arts Center, 22305 W. 13
Mile Road in Beverly Hills. Tickets range
from $25-$70 for adults and $12.50-
$35.00 for students; available at 313-
335-3300 or online at CMSDetroit.org.
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