OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 27
Jews in the D
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us
Nov
ember
10t
h!
The one day cleaning up doesn’
t
feel like a chore!
3
Ways
t
o
Fi
x
Up
Fall
!
Fi
x
Up
i
n
your
Communi
t
y
Families, friends, and community
groups are invited to come help
homebound older adults prepare
their homes for winter.
All ages welcome!
9:30am breakfast and
supply pick-up
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Participants will travel to
pre-assigned sites.
Fi
x
Up
t
he
Cemet
ery
Young adults will be working
at the historic B’nai David
Cemetery to restore and beautify
the grounds.
10:00am registration and breakfast
10:30am community service begins
at B’nai David Cemetery
9535 Van Dyke Road, Detroit
In partnership with NEXTGen,
Repair the World, The Well, and
Hillel of Metro Detroit
Fall
Fi
x
Up
for
6t
h-12t
h
graders
Join us for this one-day service
project to help your community.
In partnership with J-Serve
1:00pm Adat Shalom Synagogue
Participants will travel to pre-assigned sites.
To register for any of these events, visit jfsdetroit.org/fallfixup
or contact Lindsay Leder at 248.592.2309 or lleder@jfsdetroit.org.
Fall
Fi
x
Up
i
s
generously
sponsored
by:
The Cultural
Council of
Birmingham
Bloomfield
chose Barbara
Heller of
Birmingham
as the
24th Annual Birmingham
Bloomfield Cultural Arts
Award Honoree.
As director and conserva-
tor of special projects at the
Detroit Institute of Arts, and
former chief conservator, she
has her hand on most of the
DIA
’
s greatest works, includ-
ing the conservation of the
Diego Rivera Detroit Industry
Frescoes, as well as on projects
throughout the country and
Europe.
Locally, Heller is an active
volunteer. She has chaired
the Public Arts Board in
Birmingham for many years
and has been responsible for
overseeing, promoting and
facilitating the installation of
public sculptures throughout
the city. She is a member on
many other boards, includ-
ing the Michigan Legacy Art
Park and the Marshall M.
Fredericks Sculpture Museum.
Lately she has been involved
in treating the frescoes in
the nave of Christ Church
Cranbrook, rewriting the
descriptions of sculptures in
Birmingham or passing out
flyers championing public
art at the farmer’
s market in
Birmingham.
Barbara Heller Wins Arts Award
C.H.A.I.M. will celebrate
its 40th anniversary at 7
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at
Congregation Beth Ahm in
West Bloomfield. C.H.A.I.M.
(Children of Holocaust
Survivors Association in
Michigan) is the second-gen-
eration organization that
represents the continui-
ty of Jewish life after the
Holocaust.
C.H.A.I.M.’
S mission has
been to promote Holocaust
education and awareness
and to create a sense of
community for the second
generation. Programs include
curricula for high schools,
annual high school essay
contest, support groups,
intergenerational program-
ming for survivors and more.
The organization began in
1979 and is one of the oldest
second-generation organi-
zations in the country. To
celebrate its anniversary, the
organization, which is part of
Jewish Senior Life, is bring-
ing in acclaimed klezmer
musician Yale Strom from
California. Strom is originally
from Detroit and will play
lively, freilich Klezmer music
for listening and dancing.
The community is invited.
Tickets are $25; Holocaust
survivors and third genera-
tion, suggested donation of
$10. Refreshments will be
served, dietary laws observed.
To RSVP
, contact Rosa
Chessler at (248)-355-2221
or email savtirosa@yahoo.
com.
Klezmer Music Adds To C.H.A.I.M. 40th