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