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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOME

Tour the first Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house to be built in the Detroit metro-
politan area, the Gregor S. & Elizabeth B. Affleck House, 925 Bloomfield Woods, 
Bloomfield Hills. Frank Lloyd Wright teamed up with Jewish builder Harold 
Turner, who built the iconic home in 1941, along with two other Frank Lloyd 
Wright homes in Michigan. Turner eventually settled in Oakland County where he 
would go on to design and build his own unique houses. The tours on Saturday, 
July 21, are at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. and are hosted by the College of 
Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University. Tickets are $15-
$25 at Eventbrite.com and must be purchased in advance.

JULY 20

JULY 21

HOWIE MANDEL

America’
s Got Talent judge 
and stand-up comedian 
Howie Mandel is coming 
to the Augustus Ballroom 
at Caesars Palace Windsor 
Sunday, July 21, at 8 p.m. 
Mandel was born and lived 
in the Willowdale area of 
Toronto, Ontario. He is an 
Ashkenazi Jew whose 
ancestors emigrated from 
Romania and Poland. 
Mandel is also a distant 
cousin to violinist Itzhak 
Perlman. Tickets are $23-
$53 and available through 
Ticketmaster.

JULY 19
HOMETOWN FUNNY MAN
Comedian and Tamarack Camps 
alumni Nate Fridson will be at 
Mark Ridley’
s Comedy Castle, 
310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, 
Friday, July 19. Shows start 
around 7 p.m. The Huntington 
Woods native was a Tamarack 
camper from the late 1990s into 
the 2000s and then a counselor 
at Camp Maas after that. Tickets 
are $18.

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FRIDAY, JULY 19

MIDSUMMER NIGHT’
S SHABBAT
7-9 pm, July 19. At B. Nektar Meadery, 
1511 Jarvis, Ferndale. Join Hillel of 
Metro Detroit and The Well to celebrate 
Shabbat with a kosher dinner, hand-
crafted mead, cider and beer. Cost: $5. 
RSVP: 
meetyouatthewell.org.

J-CYCLE 2019
RSVP for Aug. 18. Registration for 
J-Cycle 2019 is now open. Join Jewish 
Historical Society of Michigan’
s annual 
bicycle tour of historic sites through 
Downtown Detroit. This relaxed, 
90-minute ride covers 18 miles and six 
stops related to the history of Jewish 
Detroit. All riders will receive $10 worth 
of vouchers redeemable with vendors 
at the Jewish Food Festival. Riders 
will be divided into nine groups of 25 
riders, leaving at 15-minute intervals, 
beginning at 8 am. Final departure time 
is 10 am. Registration is required to 
participate. There will be no day-of reg-
istration. All riders are required to wear 
helmets. You will be asked to show your 
helmet at check-in. Tickets: $42 for 
JHSM members; $55 for nonmembers. 
Get the discount immediately when you 
join JHSM. Info: 248-432-5617 or 
info@michjewishhistory.org.

MONDAY, JULY 22

JCC MEN’
S CLUB
10-11:30 am, July 22. The club meets 
every Monday at the JCC to discuss 
relevant matters of Jewish interest. Info: 
Sandy Ashman, 248-910-7505; or Ely 
Flaum, 248-592-0690.

LUNCH & LEARN
RSVP for July 25. Hadassah Lunch & 
Learn with Tessa Goldberg and Mike 
Smith, the Alene & Graham Landau 
Archivist Chair of the Detroit Jewish 
News Foundation. The speakers will dis-
cuss the process of researching articles 
in the JN database documenting Detroit 
Jewish history. Thursday, July 25, noon 
at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323. Cost: 
members $15; nonmembers $18. RSVP: 
248-683-5030.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT
5:30-7 pm, July 22. The Dorothy & 
Peter Brown Adult Day Program holds 
free monthly family caregiver sup-
port group meetings. At JVS, 29699 
Southfield Road, Southfield. For family 
caregivers of all older adults. For infor-

mation or to RSVP: Dorothy Moon, 248-
233-4392, dmoon@jvsdet.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 23

SIMPLY DANCE
11 am, July 23. At Adat Shalom in 
Farmington Hills. Led by Christine 
Stewart. No partner needed. Cost: $7. 
RSVP: 248-432-5467.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
LUNCH & LEARN
Noon, July 24. At Temple Kol Ami with 
Rabbi Gutmann. “Judaism at the Onset 
of Enlightenment and the Beginnings of 
Reform Judaism.” Cost: $15. Includes a 
catered lunch. RSVP: 248-661-0040 or 
cspektor@tkolami.org.

SEPHARDIC CULTURE
1 pm, July 24. “The Challenges of 
Promoting Sephardic Jewish Culture on 
the American Jewish Scene” as Beth 
Ahm videostreams part 1 of 2-part 
interview with Rabbi Elie Abadie of the 
Manhattan East Synagogue, director of 
the Sephardic Academy of America and 
co-president of “Justice for Jews from 
Arab Countries.” Video is followed by 
brief informal discussion facilitated by 
Nancy Kaplan. 5075 W. Maple Road, West 
Bloomfield. Free and open to the commu-
nity; no reservations required. 
Info: 248-737-1931 or 
nancyellen879@att.net.

HOW TO DO JEWISH
5:30-7:30 pm, July 24. With Rabbi 
Zerwekh at Temple Emanu-El in Oak 
Park. No charge. RSVP: 248-967-4020 or 
TempleFamily@emanuel-mich.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 25

POTTERY CLASS
11 am-1 pm, July 25. At the West 
Bloomfield JCC. This class for adults is 
taught by Allison Berlin. Cost: $15. All 
supplies are included. RSVP: 248-432-
5467 or rchessler@jccdet.org.

LUNCH & LEARN
Noon, July 25. Hadassah Lunch & Learn 
with Tessa Goldberg and Mike Smith, the 
Alene & Graham Landau Archivist Chair 
of the Detroit Jewish News Foundation 
The speakers will discuss the process of 
researching articles in the JN database 
documenting Detroit Jewish History. At 
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake 
Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323. Cost: 
members $15; nonmembers $18. 

COURTESY OF LAWRENCE TECH 

MATT OTTOSEN, CC BY-SA 3.0, WIKIPEDIA

COURTESY OF NATE FRIDSON

