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BOOK TALK
1 PM, APRIL 5
The Cohn-Haddow Center 
for Judaic studies at Wayne 
State University will present, 
on Zoom, Dr. Bernice Lerner 
discussing The Horrors of 
War. Visit judaicstudies.
wayne.edu/events.

EXCELLENCE IN 
INNOVATION
NOON-1 PM, APRIL 6
Hadassah Midwest and 
the Consulate General 
of Israel to the Midwest 
presents “How Israel is 
Helping Tackle the World’s 
Challenges with COVID-19. 
Register by Sunday, April 
4, hadassahmidwest.org/
Innovation, for this free 
online event featuring Jodie 
Cohen, author of Tikkun 
Olam: Israel vs Covid-19, and 
Dianne Gottlieb, Hadassah 
Medical Organization 
chair, moderated by Daniel 
Aschheim, Ph.D., Consul for 
Public Diplomacy for the 
Consulate General of Israel 
to the Midwest. 

RESCUE & RESISTANCE
4-5 PM, APRIL 6
U-M Frankel Center for 
Judaic Studies will present a 
Zoom webinar on “History’s 
Rescue: A Micro-History 
of Rescue and Resistance 
in Nazi Germany” with
Mark Roseman of Indiana 
University Bloomington. 
Using the archive of the 
League of Socialist Life, this 
talk seeks both to under-
stand the wartime experi-
ence of helping Jews and 
to historicize the postwar 
remembrance of resistance 
and rescue. Registration 
required: myumi.ch/Axyly.

AUTHOR SPEAKS
7 PM, APRIL 6
Jewish Family Service will 
present a virtual evening 
with Kimberly Williams-
Paisley, author, actress and 
advocate for older adults 
with mental challenges. 
Admission: $36. Register at 
jfsspotlightevent.org. Info: 
248-592-2339.

MICHIGAN HISTORY
7 PM, APRIL 6
The Jewish Historical 
Society of Michigan will 
present om Zoom “Ezekiel 
Solomon: Michigan’s 
First Jewish Settler” with 
Craig Wilson of Michigan 
DNR. Wilson will examine 
Solomon’s life at Mackinac 
as modern archaeological 
and archival work recon-
struct his time in northern 
Michigan 260 years ago. 
Cost: $10 for JHSM mem-
bers; $18 for nonmembers. 
Register by 9 pm April 5: 
michiganjewishhistory.org.

PSYCHIATRY TALK
3:30-4:30 APRIL 7
Jewish Family Service will 

present Dr. Jeffrey London 
who will provide on over-
view of psychiatric disor-
ders. Register at jfsdetroit.
org/drlondon.

CAST REUNION SERIES
8 PM, APRIL 7
Broadway in Detroit will pres-
ent this 60-minute streaming 
event: Jersey Boys. This 
series gives Detroiters a 
chance to visit “backstage” 
with the cast and hear per-
sonal, hilarious, unscripted 
stories and gossip — as 
the cast really lets their hair 
down. You’ll be able to 
interact with them and ask 
questions through the chat 
feature. Tickets: $15; stellar-
tickets.com.

JEWS & GENTILES
12:30- 2 PM, APRIL 8
The Sterling Institute for 
Jewish Studies and Modern 
Israel in East Lansing 
will present a lecture on 
“Neighbors in Difficult Times 
(the Holocaust).” See jewish-
studies@link.msu.edu.

REMEMBERING
7 PM, APRIL 8
The Holocaust Memorial 
Center is hosting its annu-
al community-wide Yom 
HaShoah commemoration. 
The program will be hosted 
online for community mem-
bers at holocaustcenter.org. 

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REMEMBERING
7 PM, APRIL 8

Rachel 
Slagter

Dr. 
Jeffrey 
London

Survivor’s Quest to 
Thank Rescuers

The Men’s Club of 
Congregation B’nai Moshe 
welcomes Rachel Slagter, 
Holocaust survivor and 
lecturer at the Museum of 
Tolerance and the Holocaust 
Museum LA to a virtual talk 
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6.
Rachel will relate her 
story as a child survivor and 
highlight the courage of her 
rescuers. 
“I was hidden for two 
years by some brave Dutch 
people and transported to 
them by a young man who 
saved 33 Jewish children 
during the years 1943-1945,” 
she said.
Rachel’s siblings were 
rescued in a similar fash-
ion after forced separation 
from their parents who were 
transported to Bergen-Belsen 
concentration camp.
Rachel’s father survived, 
however, he would not dis-
cuss any aspect his Holocaust 
experiences, his wife’s death 
and the children’s survival. 
This led to Rachel’s decades-
long search to identify and 
thank her rescuers.
The community is invited. 
Register at www.bnaimoshe.
org. 

