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. Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial Assistant Send items at least 14 days in advance to calendar@thejewishnews.com. On The Go 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. Arts&Life celebrity jews NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST TNT