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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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