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GOVERNMENT INSIGHT
MARCH 4 (8:15 AM), 12
(NOON) & 18 (8:15 AM).
JCRC/AJC highlights
legislators from different
levels of government on
Zoom to discuss their 2021
priorities. Each session
is 45-minutes long, open
to the community and
includes a Q&A period.
Free. This week will feature
Rep. Andy Levin and Rep.
Elissa Slotkin. Info: Lauren
Garfield-Herrin, 248-642-
2641 or jcrcajc.org/events.
TOUR ISRAEL
NOON-1PM, MARCH 4
Temple Shir Shalom is
offering a live, virtual tour
“The Intifadas” with Rabbi
Daniel Schwartz and Israeli
tour guide Beni Levin.
Learn about the intifidas
while seeing Israel from dif-
ferent locations and gain-
ing a deeper understand-
ing of the geopolitical sit-
uation. There is a charge.
To register: shirshalom.org/
event/israel-5.html or call
248-737-8700.
ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 4 & 14
The Sterling Institute for
Jewish Studies and Modern
Israel will sponsor. Films
will be available for several
days before the scheduled
live virtual discussions. See
list of films at jsp.msu.edu/
israeli-film-festival.
ARTS LEADERS TALK
3 PM, MARCH 7
Join two of Detroit’s arts
leaders, MacArthur Fellows
Aaron Dworkin (found-
er of Sphinx) and Yuval
Sharon (artistic director of
Michigan Opera Theatre)
along with moderator
Jaemi Loeb (senior direc-
tor of Cultural Arts) for
a fascinating discussion
about how the innovative,
entrepreneurial spirit of
the region’s arts scene is
already shaping the post-
COVID landscape. On the
JCC Cultural Arts YouTube
Channel. Info: jbloeb@
jccdet.org.
INNOVATOR
INTERVIEWED
7 PM, MARCH 10
The Jewish Historical
Society will facilitate a
Zoom conference plat-
form interview with Dennis
Bernard, president of the
United Jewish Foundation.
Gabriel Schuchman and
Jared Rothberger will
conduct this interview of
the founder of the largest
commercial banking firm
in Michigan. Cost: $10 for
JHSM members; $18 for
non-members. Register by
9 pm March 9; a link will
be sent: info@michiganjew-
ishhistory.org.
SIMONS AWARD
3 PM, MARCH 7
The Jewish Historical
Society of Michigan will
honor Geiga Weiss, head
librarian and archivist of
the Holocaust Memorial
Center. Following the
award, she will share cher-
ished artifacts from the
HMC’s archives, including
Sonny Eliot’s football. Free,
but donations are encour-
aged. Register at info@
michjewishhistiory.org. to
receive the Zoom link to
the event, which will be
emailed the day before,
JFS BOOK CLUB
NOON, MARCH 10
Jewish Family Service will
present a book discus-
sion facilitated by Lynn
Breuer. The book: Kimberly
Williams-Paisley’s Where
the Light Gets In: Losing
My Mother Only to Find
Her Again. $81 suggest-
ed donation. Register at
jfsspotlightevent.org. Info:
248-592-2339.
HISTORY LECTURE
7-8 PM, MARCH 10
The U-M Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies will
present the Louis and
Helen Padnos Lecture:
“The Historical Jesus in His
Jewish Context.” Speakers:
Amy-Jill Levine (Vanderbilt
University), Gabriele
Boccaccini (University of
Michigan) and Jeremiah
Cataldo (Grand Valley State
University). This conver-
sation will be about the
latest research on the his-
torical Jesus and explore
the implication for con-
temporary Judaic Studies.
Registration required:
umich.zoom.us/webinar/
register/5016080627119/
WN_srFRJezkTRahuYLDIv0
Pow. Info: JudaicStudies@
umich.edu.
MUSEUM TOUR
11 AM, MARCH 10
Tikvah Hadassah will host
a live museum tour from
Israel in the Negev des-
ert: “Ben-Gurion’s Desert
Home.” This virtual tour
is a unique opportunity
for an intimate visit in the
home of David Ben-Gurion,
the first prime minister of
Israel. Register by March
8. There is a $18 event fee.
Register online at
hadassahmidwest.org/
TikvahBen-Gurion or for
questions, contact tikvah@
hadassahmw.org.
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ON THE GO
PEOPLE | PLACES | EVENTS
HISTORY LECTURE
7-8 PM, MARCH 10
Dennis Bernard
Amy-Jill Levine
and Gabriele
Boccaccini