JULY 30 • 2020 | 33
STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distanc-
ing, the Jewish News will try
to bring awareness to events/
learning situations offered
online by synagogues, temples
and community organizations.
CHOCOLATE MAKING
8 PM, AUG. 6
Celebrate Tu b’
Av, with NEXTGen
Detroit, Chabad of Greater Downtown
Detroit and Hillel of Metro Detroit by
creating chocolatey treats. Jodie Polk
and Jessica Barris of Culinary Combo
will show us how to transform a couple
of our favorite everyday snacks into
chocolate-covered works of edible art.
Register in advance by Friday, July
31, to have your chocolate making kit
delivered to your home. Note: Delivery
is only available in the Metro Detroit
area. Kits are certified kosher parve
and are $5 each. This online event is
intended for young adults ages 18 to
45. Info: Hallie at eisenberg@jfmd.org.
VIRTUAL PUPPERT THEATER
11 AM, SATURDAYS
Carrie Morris Arts Production and the
Detroit Zoological Society will present
three new performance commissions
in addition to special behind-the-
scenes footage exploring the creative
collaboration between CMAP and DZS
staff, geared toward all ages and all
audience members who are young
at heart. All performances originally
envisioned as in-person shows will
be streamed on the Detroit Zoo’
s
Facebook page.
YOUTH THEATRE PROGRAM
10 AM-3 PM, AUG. 3-14
For ages 8-18, the JET Theatre
in association with Actors Equity
Association will hold daily outdoor
instruction, culminating in an outdoor
performance sponsored by the city
of Walled Lake. Cost: $500; early
drop off and latchkey available.
Reservations: 248-788-2900 or
administration@jettheatre.org.
FILMS ON
RIGHTEOUS GENTILES
AUG. 3-24
The Jewish Foundation for the
Righteous (JFR) is launching an
online movie series featuring its
award-winning documentaries
about Righteous Gentiles who saved
Jews during the Holocaust. The
films will premiere as Facebook
“Watch Parties” on the JFR’
s
Facebook page on Monday evenings
at 8pm ET. The films focus on the
heroism of rescuers Master Sgt.
Roddie Edmonds (Knoxville, TN),
airing Aug. 3; Krystyna Jakubowska
(Poland), airing Aug. 10; and Helena
Weglowska (Poland), airing Aug.
17. The page will also screen the
documentary celebrating the life of
Roman Kent, the Holocaust survivor
and president of the JFR on Aug.
24. Visit the page at facebook.com/
JewishFoundationForTheRighteous.
TRIVIA NIGHT
8:30 PM, AUG. 3
NEXTGen Detroit and Tamarack
Camps present program for young
adults 21-45. Host Tomer Moked
(NEXTGen Detroit director and for-
mer Tamarack Camps assistant
director) and Carly Weinstock
(associate director of Camp Maas)
will throw out head-scratchers
to test your knowledge about all
things Tamarack. There will be two
30-minute games. For each game,
there will be a first-, second- and
third-place winner. First-place wins
a $30 gift card; second wins a $20
gift card; third wins a $10 gift card.
On your phone, go to crowd.live/
NEXTGEN; on a computer or tablet,
go to: zoom.us/webinar/register/
WN_N_J8XLrTAC9NG0cULNdjA.
Info: bean@jfmd.org.
FILM FESTIVAL
THROUGH AUG. 7
The Lenore Marwil Jewish Film
Festival and Detroit Film Theater will
show The Tobacconist. Info: jbloeg@
jccdetroit.org.
HOLOCAUST FILM
10 AM-10 PM, JULY 30
The Holocaust Memorial Center in
Farmington Hills will present the film
Hidden: Jewish Children Concealed
During the Holocaust. View:
holocaustcenter.org.
SURVIVOR SPEAKS
7 PM, JULY 30
The Holocaust Memorial Center will
present an interview with Holocaust
survivor Miriam Ferber on
holocaustcentrer.org.
TOUR ISRAEL
NOON - 1PM, AUG. 4
Temple Shir Shalom offers a live,
virtual tour of Jerusalem and the
Christian Quarter with Rabbi Daniel
Schwartz and Israeli tour guide Beni
Levin. Join them on the path of the
Via Dolorosa and learn about the
Christian connection to the land of
Israel. To register: shirshalom.org/
form/livefromtheholyland or call 248-
737-8700.
JEWS & CIVIL RIGHTS
7 PM, AUG. 6
The Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan will host this virtual meet-
ing on ZOOM. San Francisco State
University Professor Marc Dollinger
will talk about the consensus politics
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the
conflict-centered era of Black Power
and ethnic nationalism. Cost: $10 for
members and $18 for non-members.
Register by 9 pm on Wednesday, Aug.
5. Instructions for joining the Zoom
call will be sent the day before.
JAZZ CONCERT
4:15 PM, AUG. 9
The Kerrytown Concert House in Ann
Arbor will present the Ron Brooks
Trio, featuring jazz hero and bassist,
Ron Brooks, with Rick Roe on piano
and Pete Siers on drums. View:
Live@the415.
Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial
Assistant. Send items at least 14 days
in advance to calendar@
thejewishnews.com.
On The Go
virtual events | learnings
JHSM
Marc Dollinger
Ron Brooks Trio
Carrie Morris Arts Production
Chocolate making
with Jessica Barris of
Culinary Combo