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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

