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MONDAY, JAN. 20
FIBER ART CLASS

9 am, Jan. 20. An Active Life-

JCC Without Borders program. At 

Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak 

Park. Every Monday, Wednesday 

and Friday. 10 classes for $65 

non-members; $45 JCC/Beth 

Shalom members.

JCC MEN’
S CLUB

10-11:30 am, Jan. 20. An 

Active Life program at the West 

Bloomfield Jewish Community 

Center. Club meets every Monday 

to discuss relevant matters of 

Jewish interest. Info: Sandy 

Ashman, 248-910-7505, or Ely 

Flaum, 248-592-0690.

MLK INTERFAITH 
CELEBRATION

1-4 pm, Jan. 20. At Second 

Baptist Church, 441 Monroe 

St., Detroit. Join the Downtown 

Synagogue in partnership with 

Second Baptist Church and Old St. 

Mary’
s Church to commemorate 

Martin Luther King Jr.’
s life and 

work. A musical performance 

by DSA Choir, a historical 

presentation led by keynote 

speaker Rev. Joseph B. Samples 

III and a luncheon. Free and 

validated parking available at any 

of the Greektown Casino parking 

facilities or the Brush Street 

Garage, 1001 Brush St., Detroit; 

credit/debit card required to enter.

KNITTING DROP IN

7 pm, Jan. 20. An Active Life-

JCC Without Borders program at 

Beth Shalom in Oak Park. Every 

Monday; no charge.

TUESDAY, JAN 21
SIMPLY DANCE

11 am, Jan. 21. An Active Life 

program at the Jewish Community 

Center in West Bloomfield. 

Christine Stewart will lead; no 

partner needed. Cost: $7.

TRAVELOGUE

1:30 pm, Jan. 21. Get together 

in the Shaarey Zedek Library. Jeri 

Fishman will show a travelogue 

of her recent trip to London. Cake 

and coffee will be served. Info: 

jpont@shaareyzedek.org

FRANKEL CENTER EVENT

4-5:30 pm, Jan. 21. “Word and 

Deed: The Peripety of Logos in 

the New European Culture.” At 

the Thayer Building – Room 2022, 

202 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor. With 

Arkady Kovelman of Moscow State 

University. This lecture will follow 

the birth of this opposition since 

Heraclitus and Aristotle to the 

Gospel of John and Early Rabbinic 

Literature (II-VII centuries).

JEWS IN ARAB LANDS

7-8:30 pm, Jan 21. “The 

Forgotten Jews of Arab Lands.” 

At the Max M. Fisher Federation 

Building. (Also Jan. 28) Prof. 

Howard Lupovitch will present the 

story of the Jews in Arab lands 

forming a major gap in most of 

the world’
s knowledge of the 

history of the Middle East. Learn 

about the history and culture of 

this important segment of world 

Jewry. Tuition: $55. To register: 

248-205-2557.

BIG BAND PARTY

RSVP for Jan. 25. At 

Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak 

Park. The evening, 7:30-10:30 

pm, will feature the 17-piece 

Ambassadors Big Band. Cost is 

$36 per person in advance, or 

$40 per person at the door. Hors 

d’
ouerves and desserts will be 

served. Welcome the 2020s as 

though it’
s the 1920s; dress up 

and dance the night away. The 

event is open to the community. 

Respond to the Beth Shalom office 

Contact Larry Al
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Coins & Jewelry

Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pmFri: 11am-11pm
Sat: 4pm-11pmSun: 4pm-9pm

OUR PETITE FILET DINNER
IS HAPPENING AGAIN!

Sunday, January 5 thru Thursday, January 9

33210 W. 14 Mile Rd, in Simsbury Plaza, 
just east of Farmington Rd., West Bloomfield

(248) 538-8954

SPOSITA’S
 RISTORANTE

$24.95

15% Off food bill

Includes Petite Filet, antipasto plate, side of pasta, 
salad, soup, potato and vegetable. 
Dine-in only, not valid with any other offer.

Offer Good Monday – Thursday. Dine-in only and entrees 
only. Not valid with any other offer. With coupon only. 
Not valid on holidays. Expires 1/31/20

10% Off food bill
Offer Good Friday – Sunday. Dine in and entrees only.
Not valid with other offers. With coupon only. 
Not valid on holidays. Expires 1/31/20

Fine Italian Dining in a Casual Atmosphere