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Chautauqua Jewish Life Center Offers Vacation Option

Looking for an intellectually stimulat-
ing yet relaxing vacation this summer? 
Consider a week at the Everett Jewish 
Life Center in Chautauqua (EJLCC).
This summer marks the Chautauqua 
Institution’
s 143rd year as a religious, 
educational, cultural and recreational 
community on the shores of Lake 
Chautauqua in western New York 
(about a five-hour drive from Detroit).
Bobbie and Joe Lewis of Oak Park 
are the “host couple” of the EJLCC, 
which has five bed-and-breakfast-style 
guest rooms in addition to providing 
lectures, films and other programs 
without cost to the entire Chautauqua 
community.

The EJLCC is the only guest house 
in Chautauqua that rents rooms 
from Sunday to Sunday, rather than 
Saturday to Saturday, making it an 
option for Sabbath-observant guests, 
and the dairy-only kitchen is kosher.
The EJLCC has rooms available 
during Week 2 (June 30-July 6), and 
Week 8 (Aug. 11-18). Partial weeks are 
available (at reduced cost) July 9-13, 
Aug. 4-8, Aug. 11-15 and Aug. 18-22.
For details about the Chautauqua 
Institution and its schedule of lectures, 
concerts and other programs, visit chq.
org. For more about the Everett Jewish 
Life Center, contact the hosts at ever-
etthosts@gmail.com. 

Shir Tikvah Supporting Water Issues 

Congregation Shir Tikvah and its 
Social Justice Community, Dinner 
Divas, Sisterhood, Brotherhood, TATY, 
Green Team and Family Ed sponsored 
a Water is Life Benefit Concert on June 
2 as part of their focus on water afford-
ability, Detroit water shutoffs and other 
water justice issues. The concert fea-
tured Gaia Women of the Great Lakes 
Basin, Singing Sisters of Northern 
Michigan, Rabbi Aura Ahuvia and 
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg. 
All proceeds went to Michigan 
Citizens for Water Conservation 
(MCWC), a grassroots nonprofit 
whose mission is to protect Michigan’
s 
surface and ground waters from pollu-
tion, plunder and privatization through 

education, advocacy and action. 
MCWC was established in 2000 to stop 
the Nestle Corporation from pumping 
millions of gallons from Michigan 
waters for only $200 per year per 
well. While it is still deeply involved 
in this ongoing issue, MCWC also 
addresses the Flint water crisis, injec-
tion wells (toxic dump sites), Enbridge 
Line 5 (a Canadian crude oil pipeline) 
and fracking, among others.
To make online tax-deductible 
donations, visit savemiwater.org/
how-can-i-help or send checks pay-
able to Michigan Citizens for Water 
Conservation to MCWC, P
.O. Box 1, 
Mecosta, MI 49332.

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Join Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield for a special lecture series fea-
turing Howard Lupovitch, Cohn-Haddow Center director and associate professor 
of history at Wayne State University. The lecture series is titled, “
American Jews 
and Their Politics: Origins, Agendas, and Debates.
”
The lectures will take place Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. from July 2-30. Lectures 
include “
American Jews and the Debate over Slavery;” “The Quiet Conservatism 
of the American Jewish Community;” “Louis Brandeis, Horace Kallan and the 
Progressive Movement;” “Jewish Immigrants and the Romance of the Left; and 
Diaspora Politics. Tuition is $15 per session or $65 for the series.
Register at cbham.org/events/politics or by calling (248) 851-6880.

Politics Lecture Series

