OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 27

Jews in the D

Joi
n 
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