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OUR COMMUNITY

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leanor Roosevelt 
Hadassah, a Hadassah 
chapter for Greater 
Detroit and its suburbs, is hold-
ing a virtual celebration of Purim 
on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. with 
an evening of music, friendship 
and entertainment, featuring a 
performance from Lisa Soble 
Siegmann.
Siegmann, a singer, songwriter, 
cantorial soloist and song leader, 
began singing professionally at 
age 5 — and hasn’t stopped. The 
Bloomfield Hills native will sing 
for about 45 minutes, including 
some songs about Purim. 
“She’s going to do a great 
performance because she 
always does,
” said Beverly Yost, 
Hadassah membership and out-
reach vice president and the proj-
ect leader for the event. “We can 
count on Lisa to deliver a pro-
gram that’s going to be fabulous, 
and her name is well-known, so 
I think it’s a draw. I don’t think it 
could be better.
”
Siegmann is a program part-
ner at the Max. M & Marjorie 
S. Fisher Foundation, spent 18 
years at the Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit and four 
years at the JCC of Metropolitan 
Detroit, with a main focus on 
Jewish family education. 
There will be goodie bags 
available for those interested, 
available at the Hadassah House 
(5030 Orchard Lake Road in 
West Bloomfield) on the day of 
the program. Hadassah staff will 
deliver the bags to people’s cars 
in a drive-up manner. The bags 
will have Purim-themed items. 
Even though it’s on Zoom, 
celebrating a holiday like Purim 
with friends, music and enter-

tainment still has meaning, Yost 
believes.
“I think it’s extremely import-
ant, especially in these times,
” 
Yost said. “With this pandemic, 
I think we’ve all felt somewhat 
disconnected from normal life, 
and to have the opportunity to 
celebrate together is very import-
ant to all of us. It makes us feel 
happier. It hopefully will make us 
feel more connected and remind 
us there is still joy out there in 
the world to be had, despite all 
the concerns we all have about 
the pandemic and the limitations 
that have been placed on all of 
us.
” 
Yost hopes the event reiterates 
the impact Hadassah makes 
and all that it offers. “I hope 
it’s a reminder of how import-
ant Hadassah is — what an 
important role Hadassah plays 
in building community — and 
I hope people are reminded of 
how joyous our Jewish heritage 
can be.
” 

There’s an $18 event fee. Those interest-

ed are asked to register by March 1 at 

hadassahmidwest.org/RooseveltPurim. 

Information at greaterdetroit@hadassah.

org or call (248) 683-5030.

Eleanor Roosevelt Hadassah holding 
virtual Purim celebration. 
An Evening of Song

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

Lisa Soble 
Siegmann

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