36 | FEBRUARY 4 • 2021 

YIDDISH POETRY 
IN TRANSLATION
4-5:15 PM, FEB. 4
U-M Frankel Center for 
Judaic Studies will present 
an Zoom a performance 
by Detroit-born Mikhl 
Yashinsky, followed by 
Q&A with Mikhail Krutikov. 
At this event, Yashinsky 
will perform the Yiddish 
poetry of Ezra Korman in his 
own translation. Yashinsky 
has taught Yiddish at the 
University of Michigan, YIVO 
and the Workers Circle, and 
is known to Yiddish theatrical 
audiences. Info: tinyurl.
comsawyerseminar2021.

VIRTUAL RUFUS AT ARK
5 PM, FEB. 5
The Ark in Ann Arbor will 
present a Rufus-Retro-
Wainwright-Spective. 
Advance ticket: $20; Day 
of Show: $25; Monthly Pass 
(4-show bundle+2 Fireside 
Chats): $70. Info: theark.org.

IRISH MUSIC AT THE ARK
8 PM, FEB. 6
Mick Gavin’s Crossroads 
Ceili will be live from The 
Ark as part of the Ark Family 
Room Series. Free. Tip jar 
available. Info: theaqrk.org.

JFS HEALTH PROGRAM
1:30-3:30 PM, FEB 8 (FOR 
6 WEEKS)
Jewish Family Service 
will bring this free Zoom 
presentation. Personal 
Action Toward Health (PATH) 
is a fun, interactive program 
designed by Stanford 
University to provide the 
necessary skills and tools 
to help people manage 
chronic pain and other 
persistent health conditions 
live a healthier life. This 
workshop is conducted 

by certified leaders and is 
open to adults, their family 
and friends, as well as 
caregivers. A reservation 
is required. Contact Beth 
Seelbach, 248-592-2655 
or bseelbach@jfsdetroit.
org. Registration priority will 
be given to those living in 
Western Wayne, Livingston, 
Oakland, Washtenaw and 
Macomb counties.

JHSM PROBES A SUMMER 
PLACE IN MICHIGAN
2 PM, FEB. 10
The Jewish Historical 
Society of Michigan 
offers an exclusive Zoom 
screening of a new 
documentary about a 
summer place in Michigan 
that has continued for 
six generations, which 
explores the impacts of 
history, antisemitism and 
the oppression of the 
Chicago summer heat, 
combined with a common 
desire to be amongst 
friends and family in a 
community lakeside setting. 
JHSM members: $10; 
nonmembers: $18. Register 
at michjewishhistory.org.

ABOUT GENETIC TESTING 
7:30 PM, FEB. 10
Hadassah Greater Detroit 
will present a virtual 
program, “The Modern 
Approach to Genetic 

Testing from BRCA to Tay-
Sachs.” Hillary Regelman, 
director of National 
Outreach for JScreen, will 
discuss the history behind 
Jewish genetic screening 
and current innovations. 
Register by Feb. 8 at 
hadassahmidwest.org/
GDGenetic or call 248-683 
5030. There is a $10 event 
fee. 

ISRAELI COVID RESEARCH
2 PM, FEB. 11
Technion will present 
critical research in the era 
of COVID-19 as reported 
by Professors Alon Wolf, 
Yair Ein Eli, Naama Geva-
Zatorsky and Yonatan 
Savir. They will discuss 
an overview of the most 
promising COVID-related 
research at the Technion. 
Visit: info@ats.org.

GENOCIDE DISCUSSION
7 PM, FEB. 11
The Holocaust Memorial 
Center presents a program 
on the Uyghurs, a Turkic 
Muslim ethnic group in 
western China who are 
being persecuted by the 
Chinese government 
with incarceration in 
concentration camps, 
forced sterilization, mass 
disappearances and the 
destruction of their culture. 
Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy, 
executive director of 
World Without Genocide, 
discusses the efforts to hold 
the Chinese government 
accountable. Watch live 
at facebook.com/hmczfc. 
No Facebook account is 
needed.

Compiled by Sy Manello/Editorial 

Assistant. Send items at least 14 days in 

advance to calendar@thejewishnews.

com.

ON THE GO

PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS

Class Probes: 
What Is It Like 
to Die?

What is it like to die? These 
are the words Dr. Raymond 
Moody uses to open his 
bestselling book, Life After 
Life. He writes, “That is a 
question which human-
ity has been asking itself 
ever since there have been 
humans.”
Judaism has a lot to say 
on this topic. In addition to 
providing practical direction 
in end-of-life decisions, 
as well as the process of 
mourning, the Talmud and 
Kabalah (Jewish mysticism) 
address the more esoteric 
issues of death: how it is 
experienced by the soul, 
Heaven and Hell, and even 
reincarnation. 
Rabbi Shneur Silberberg 
of Bais Chabad of West 
Bloomfield will lead a six-
part series titled “Life After 
Life,” produced by the Jewish 
Learning Institute (JLI).
The classes are accredited 
(CE) for doctors, nurses and 
mental health professionals.
The weekly classes began 
the week of Jan. 31, but stu-
dents can join afterward and 
catch up on video. Choose 
either Sundays at 11 a.m. 
or Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. 
Classes will be available on 
Zoom.
For information, visit 
www.baischabad.com/SOUL 
or contact rabbishneur@
baischabad.com.