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SUNDAY, APRIL 7
STAND WITH TRANS
9:30-11:30 am, April 7. At Temple
Israel in West Bloomfield. Parenting with
love and acceptance will be discussed
by Rabbi Becca Walker and Monica
Sampson, MSW. A light breakfast
will be served. Sponsored by Jewish
Women’
s Foundation of Metropolitan
Detroit. Register: standwithtrans.org/
upcoming-events/be-the-light. Info: Roz
Gould Smith, 248-739-9254 or roz@
standwithtrans.org.
KNITTING CIRCLE
9:30 am, April 7. The Adat Shalom
Synagogue Sisterhood invites you to
make scarves, hats and afghans for
charity. At the synagogue. No experience
necessary. Info: 248-851-5100.
DISCOVER RARE BOOKS
2-3:30 pm, April 7. Meet with the
Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood at the
Explorers Room in the Detroit Main
Library, 5201 Woodward Ave., for a
lecture and tour with Mark Bowden,
coordinator of Special Collections. No
charge. RSVP: sisterhood@shaareyzedek.
org or 248-357-5544. Carpooling
available. Vehicles will leave the CSZ
parking lot at 1:30 pm.
SHAKE, RATTLE & TWIST
10:30 am, April 7. At Adat Shalom
Synagogue. An opportunity for parents
and grandparents to spend time with their
babies/toddlers, age 3 and younger. Older
sibs are welcome. The group will sing
songs and braid challah. The program is
free for Adat Shalom members and $3/
family for non-members. Reservations are
required. Contact Jewish Family educator
Debi Banooni at dbanooni@adatshalom.
org or 248-626-2153.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
1:30-3:30 pm, April 9. The Dorothy &
Peter Brown Adult Day Program holds
free monthly family caregiver support
group meetings or family caregivers of
older adults living with dementia. Respite
care may be available during the daytime
meetings; if interested, inquire when you
RSVP. At JVS, 29699 Southfield Road,
Southfield. Information/RSVP: Dorothy
Moon 248-233-4392, dmoon@jvsdet.org.
MEDIEVAL THOUGHT
4-5:30 pm, April 9. U-M Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies will sponsor “Jeroboam
in Medieval Jewish Thought” presented
by Jonathan Decter of Brandeis University.
Jeroboam Ben Nabat was a pretender
to the throne of ancient Israel who had
created a rival cult outside of Jerusalem
replete with golden calves. At Thayer
Building, Room 2022, in Ann Arbor. Info:
judaicstudies@umich.edu or 734-763-
9047.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
DROP IN & LEARN
1 pm, April 10. An Interview with the
Broadway producer of The Band’
s Visit.
Beth Ahm videostreams the interview
conducted by Rabbi Mark Golub of
JBS (Jewish Broadcasting Service), in
conversation with Broadway producer
Orin Wolf about Wolf’
s Jewish background
growing up in Cleveland, his love for
Israel, his philosophy of theater and the
story behind his creating the play, a Tony-
award winning “Best Musical” of 2018.
Brief, informal discussion follows. Free; no
reservations needed. 5075 W. Maple Road,
West Bloomfield. Info: Nancy Kaplan: 248-
737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
7-9 pm, April 10. At the JCC of Greater
Ann Arbor. The Jewish Federation
of Greater Ann Arbor’
s Women’
s
Philanthropy is hosting “The Real
Truth About Human Trafficking: A
Panel Discussion.” The event costs
$18 and guests are asked to make a
suggested minimum $100 pledge to the
Federation’
s 2019 Annual Community
Campaign. Register at jewishannarbor.
org/wp2019 or call 734-677-0100 x 220.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
1:30-3:30 pm, April 11. At Jewish Senior
Life, Fleischman Residence, 6710 W.
Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Alzheimer’
s
Association meeting for family caregivers
of older adults living with dementia. Call
for information about the evening support
group meeting for family caregivers of all
older adults. Info/RSVP: Joely Lyons 248-
592-5032, jlyons@jslmi.org.
WOMEN TO WORK
6 pm, April 11. JVS Human Services
Trade Secrets fundraiser at the Detroit
Marriott Troy. Keynote speaker and
honorary chair will be Mindi Fynke,
president and CEO of EHIM in Southfield.
Individual tickets are $150. Visit
ART IN FULL BLOOM
The Royal Oak Market: Spring Art Fair (316 E. 11 Mile Road) officially kicks off the art
fair season, featuring 55 artists, many local, exhibiting their latest works of art. Open
Thursday and Friday noon-10 p.m., this juried fine art fair takes place inside the Royal
Oak Farmers Market and features a diverse array of fine art mediums including ceram-
ics, painting, photography, glass, jewelry, sculpture, mixed media, drawing, printmaking
and more. Enjoy food trucks (Nosh Pit Detroit and Regina’
s Food Truck), entertainment
and rustic farmhouse-inspired beer from the Brewery Vivant. The Detroit Institute of Arts
will also have art activities. Information at Royaloakartfair.com.
APRIL 7
FJA PRESENTS DROP DEAD!
Frankel Jewish Academy presents Drop
Dead! a play written by Billy Van Zandt
and Jane Milmore at 2 p.m. at the Berman
Center for the Performing Arts. Drop Dead!
is actually the name of the play-within-
this-play in which an eclectic group pins
their hopes and aspirations on a pot-boiling
murder mystery. Directed and produced by
Mitch Master, the play features FJA stu-
dents Sabrina Carson, Julia Diskin, Ella
Egrin, Samuel Gawel, Pelli Mechnikov,
Paul Siegel Nadiv, Liana Tarnopol, Anna
Weinbaum, Asa Weinstein and Ilan
Weiss. Tickets are $10 each, available at
(248) 661-1900 or theberman.org.
APRIL 6 & 13
EXODUS FOR ALL AGES
The Senate Theater (6424 Michigan Ave.
Detroit), home of the Detroit Theater Organ
Society, is presenting two distinct takes on
the story of Exodus in the weeks preceding
Passover. Cecil B. DeMille’
s original Ten
Commandments recreated ancient Egypt
in the California desert and explores the
relevance of the Ten Commandments in
modern (circa 1923) life. The film starts at 8
p.m. April 6 and features Andrew Rogers on
the theater’
s Mighty Wurlitzer. Tickets at $10. The following week, all ages are welcome
at The Prince of Egypt (1998), DreamWorks’
animated musical epic, being shown at
2 p.m. and free for all ages. Doors and children’
s activities begin at 1 p.m. Find info at
hello@senatetheater.com or facebook.com/senatetheater.
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