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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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Tikvah to support
water justice issues
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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.
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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