 AUGUST 20 • 2020 | 43

STAYING CONNECTED
At this time of social distancing, 
the Jewish News will try to bring 
awareness to events/learning sit-
uations offered online by syna-
gogues, temples and community 
organizations.

MOVIES IN THE PARK
9-11 PM, AUG. 21
In real (and reel) time, Ford vs. Ferrari 
will be shown at Wagner Park in 
Downtown Dearborn. Free movies 
begin after dusk, with the film starting 
as soon as the night sky allows. To 
follow ongoing social distancing guide-
lines, Downtown Dearborn staff will 
assist attendees in arranging enjoyable 
views while remaining socially distant 
and monitor on-site activity to maintain 
a safe number of participants. The 
public is invited to bring a lawn chair 
or blanket and settle in for a fun night. 

VIRTUAL CONCERTS
The Ark in Ann Arbor will present its 
Family Room Series: Gina Chavez, 
Latin pop artist, 8 pm, Aug. 21; Griffin 
House, pop rock songwriter, 7 pm, 

Aug. 23; Miss Tess, contemporary 
music, 8 pm, Aug. 25. View on the Ark 
Facebook page or on YouTube.

CELEBRATION OF MUSIC
4:15 PM, AUG. 23
The Kerrytown Concert House in 
Ann Arbor will present Alvin Waddles 
playing classical, jazz, gospel and 
Broadway music. View: Live @ The 
415.

ANTI-RACISM GROUP
10 AM, AUG. 23
Facilitated by Dr. Aja Burks, LMSW, 
owner of Transformative Mind 
Counseling in Southfield, this group 
will meet once-a-month for six months 
in order to discuss self-awareness 
and race; self-awareness and history; 
race relations and more. Subsidized 
by the Rabbi Aaron Starr Discretionary 
Account at CSZ, the cost per partici-
pant is $100 (covers the entire course). 
Register at shaareyzedek.org/eventsliv-
ing-our-values-the-anti-racism-group.

CANTOR IN CONCERT
2 PM, AUG. 25
Congregation B’
nai Moshe is pleased 
to announce a free virtual concert fea-
turing the celebrated cantorial stylings 
of Cantor Zachary Mondrow, a native 
of West Bloomfield, on the synagogue’
s 

website bnaimoshe.org. The concert is 
sponsored by the Nettie A. and Norman 
Freilich Senior Fund. Cantor Mondrow 
will feature songs from Broadway, 
Jewish liturgy, Yiddish favorites and 
something he wrote for the current 
pandemic.

RURAL JEWISH LIFE
3 PM, AUG. 25
The Jewish Historical Society of 
Michigan will present “There Are Jews 
Up There? Northern Michigan’
s Jewish 
Life.” This will be a virtual gathering on 
Zoom. No charge. Register by 9 pm 
Monday, Aug. 24. Instructions for join-
ing the Zoom call will be sent the day 
before. Info: michiganjewishhistory.org.

SPOTLIGHT ON BOOKS
6:30 PM, AUG. 25
Pages Bookshop in Detroit will virtually 
host poet Francine J. Harris and debut 
novelist Raven Leilani for their newest 
books: Here is the Sweet Hand and 
Luster. This conversation with be host-
ed on Crowdcast. Info: pagesbkshop.
com. 

IMPACT OF RACISM
7 PM, SEPT. 3
The Coalition for Black & Jewish 
Unity will present a meeting on Zoom 
titled “Racism and the Jews: History, 
Conscience and the Future.” Prof. 
Susannah Heschel, chair of the Jewish 
Studies program at Dartmouth College, 
will speak on this topic from the 
current headlines. The program will 
feature a clip from Shared Legacies, 
which features lessons of Black-
Jewish cooperation and a discussion 
with a new generation of Black lead-
ers. Other sponsors include the Jewish 
Community Relations Council/AJC 
and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit. Info: contact Sam Englender, 
248-891-4837 or englender@jfmd.org.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 
Assistant. Send items at least 14 days 
in advance to calendar@
thejewishnews.com.

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