MAY 28 • 2020 | 85
STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distancing,
the Jewish News will try to bring
awareness to events/learning
situations offered online by
synagogues, temples and
community organizations.
ISRAELI WINE CULTURE
THROUGH JULY 5
Join wine experts, winemakers and
celebrity chefs in a 24-part series
celebrating all things Israeli wine.
Register and get information on
episodes at kosherwine.com.
LIVE WEBCAST CONCERT
8 PM, MAY 30
The Chamber Music Society will
present Laredo and Robinson. Visit
chambermusicdetroit.org.
TOUR ISRAEL
NOON-1 PM, JUNE 2
Temple Shir Shalom is offering
a live, virtual tour of Israel with
Rabbi Daniel Schwartz and Israeli
tour guide Beni Levin. Learn about
modern Israeli agriculture, meet a
tomato farmer and learn how to cut
tomatoes to get the most flavor from
them on this one-hour guided tour
on Zoom. To learn more or register,
call 248-737-8700 or email
audrey@shirshalom.org.
FAMILY CONCERT
8 PM, JUNE 3
The Ark in Ann Arbor presents a
series of family concerts streaming
on the Ark Facebook page; a
Facebook account is not necessary
to view them. This night, see Willy
Porter, acoustic guitarist.
BEING RESILIENT
7 PM, JUNE 3
The Daniel B. Sobel Friendship
Circle and UMatter will present
“Building Blocks of Resilience with
Andi Nitzkin” on Zoom. Nitzkin is
a licensed therapist committed
to working with individuals
and families. Her clinical interests
lie in partnering with her clients
to help them overcome anxiety,
depression, painful experiences,
family and relationship conflicts,
and to navigate life transitions. She
practices at Bright Spot Counseling,
located in West Bloomfield.
Registration info: amanda@
friendship circle.org.
HISTORICAL INSIGHT
7 PM, JUNE 4
The Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan will host Rebecca Starr
speaking on “Growing Up Jewish
in Northern Michigan.” Cost: $10
members; $18 non-members.
A Zoom link will be sent to all
registrants the day before. To
register, contact kschuchman@
michjewishhistory.org.
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virtual events | learnings
ISRAEL EDUCATOR WORKSHOP
JUNE 28-JULY 1
The Center for Israel Education and the
Emory University Institute for the Study
of Modern Israel are presenting their
19th annual workshop on teaching about
modern Israel. The four-day workshop is
going virtual, enabling a larger group to
participate and lowering the cost.
The presentations and discussions
will cover Israel’
s politics and leadership,
music among other aspects of Israeli
culture, including social programming,
networking opportunities and
personalization options. In addition to
educators, the workshop will welcome
representatives of Jewish organizations
with an interest in deepening their
understanding of Israel’
s many facets. The
cost is $150 per person — discounted to
only $75 for those who apply by June 1.
Workshop attendees do not need
to know Hebrew or be Jewish. Visit
israeled.org/workshop to learn more
and apply. Contact Heather Waters at
heatherwaters@israeled.org with any
questions.
NEW STREAMING/
CABLE OFFERINGS
Snowpiercer is an American
post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller
drama series that premiered on TNT
cable on May 17. The 10-episode
first season follows the passengers
of the Snowpiercer, a gigantic,
perpetually moving train that circles
the globe carrying the remnants
of humanity seven years after the
world becomes a frozen wasteland.
Themes include class warfare, social
injustice and the politics of survival.
The series stars Daveed Diggs,
38, and Jennifer Connelly, 49.
Diggs, who won a supporting actor
Tony for Hamilton, is the son of
an African American father and
a (white) Jewish mother. He was
raised Jewish. Connelly, who won
a supporting Oscar for A Beautiful
Mind, is the always secular daughter
of a Jewish mother and non-Jewish
father.
You can also catch Diggs in
Central Park, a 13-episode animated
musical sitcom. It started on Apple
TV on May 20. It tells the story of
a family of caretakers who live
and work in Central Park. Diggs
and Josh Gad, 39 (Frozen movies)
have major voice roles.
Space Force is a 10-episode
comedy series that will premiere on
Netflix May 29. It was created by
Steve Carell, and he co-stars as the
general in charge of Space Force,
a new branch of the armed forces.
Co-stars include Ben Schwartz, 38,
as the secretary of the Air Force,
and Diana Silvers, 22, as Carell’
s
daughter. Also co-starring is John
Malkovich as a scientist who is a
clear parody of the wacko charac-
ter Dr. Strangelove in the Stanley
Kubrick 1963 movie of the same
name (the late Peter
Sellers, whose mother
was Jewish, was brilliant
as Strangelove). Noah
Emmerich, 55, and Lisa
Kudrow, 56, have recur-
ring roles.
ZACH BRAFF IS A MENSCH
As many of you know, Broadway
star Nick Cordero has waged an
epic battle with COVID-19. Late last
year, Codero and his wife, Amanda
Klotts, decided to settle in Los
Angeles. For seven months, they
stayed at the guest house of his
great friend Zach Braff (Scrubs,
Garden State) while they were
house hunting. They went back to
New York in early April just to pack
up their things. That’
s when he
contracted COVID-19. He’
s been in
Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles,
since early April. Cordero had to
have his leg amputated, suffered
major lung damage and had a
pacemaker installed. The good news
is that he awoke from his coma on
May 16, but he still isn’
t out of the
woods.
Klotts and Elvis, the Coderos
1-year old son, have stayed on at
the guest house. Klotts’
sister and
brother have joined her in the guest
house. Braff told the Hollywood
Reporter: “We [Braff and his girl-
friend] help them in any way we
can, too. We obviously stay socially
distanced from them, but we bring
them food and wine and flowers.”
Braff is also part of a community
of friends raising money to defray
Cordero’
s medical expenses.
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