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…HIAS Sponsors Poster Contest HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, will hold a poster contest for new immigrant youth. This year's theme is "This Land Is Made for You and Me," from the song by Woody Guthrie. The contest is open to youngsters between the ages of 4 and 15. There may be only one entry per contestant and it must be on paper no larger than 20"x24" (50x60 cm), in any medium. Submissions gill be divided accord- ing to age groups:...…
…Shabbat Service AIDS Memorial Yiddish Club Marks Birthday Lev b'Omer, an international Jewish AIDS Memorial Day, will be observed at 7:45 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Congregation T'Chiyah's Detroit location. The service will include a memor- ial Kaddish for loved ones who have died from AIDS, the Mi She-beirach (prayer for healing), a panel display from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, discussion and light refreshments. Jeff Stern and Pe...…
…Institute Plans Camp Weekend The Sholem Aleichem Institute will sponsor Tamarack '99 on April 30, May 1 and 2, at the Butzel Center in Ortonville. The featured speaker for the weekend will be Dr. Brian B. Schmidt, associate professor of Near Eastern studies at the University of Michigan. An archaeolo- gist, linguist and Middle East scholar, Professor Schmidt will discuss: "Searching for Our Ancestors: 100 Years of Archaeology in the Holy Land...…
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…Calendar Calendar Listings are updated regularly on JN Online: www.detroitjewishnews.corn SHABBAT SHALOM ! SZ HOSTS FAMILY SERVICE Congregation Shaarey Zedek hosts a Family Service for families with young children 11-11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 17. The service features songs, a skit by the junior congregation, English readings and Torah discussions. (248) 357-5544. B'NAI MOSHE SHABBAT FAIR Congregation B'nai Moshe will present a different v...…
…Calendar general meeting noon Sunday, April 18 at Whitehall Apartments clubhouse, 16190 Cumberland Rd., Southfield. Federal Probation Officer Meredith Bratt Boylan will discuss her position as supervisor over people involved in federal crimes. Petite brunch. Charge. Prospective members, guests welcome. KOL AMI GALLERY TOUR Temple Kol Ami Cultural Commission guided tour of Habatat Galleries, 7 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac, at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Ap...…
…EUROPEAN COFFEE HOUSE Galina Feldman will entertain in a European coffee house setting 12:45 p.m. Monday, — April 19 for Holocaust survivors, families and friends. Sponsored by DMC/Sinai Hospital and the JCC. YIDDISH CULTURE CLUB Chaim Rosenthal will lead the Yiddish Culture Club with lectures, poetry and songs 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 20. POETRY READINGS 7 -Claire Levine will be speaking and reading from her late husband's book of poetry, ...…
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…Mazel Toy! Welcome L _ JENNIFER L. MATTLER Special to The Jewish News Jr udaism is filled with many beautiful rituals, but until recently there has not been an "official" ceremony for baby girls. Today, more parents are celebrating the birth of their daugh- ters with a unique simchat bat cere- mony. Marianne and Robert Bloomberg recently planned such a ceremony for their first-born, daughter Allison Sabrina. They worked with Congregation ...…
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…Synagogue Shaarey Zedek's Najman To Lead Cantors Assembly C7 7 really excited...It's- a life achievement and its an honor. CATHY SHAFRAN Special to The Jewish. News ill or two decades, Cantor Chaim Najman has served as a guiding voice for congre- Conarea b b b gants at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. But soon, that voice will add a new dimension, guiding 500 cantors from across the United States and around the world. Najman has been chosen ...…
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…INSIDE: On The Bookshelf: Examining Israel 80 A preview of Michigan Opera Theatre's spring season will be performed in a concert at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. SUZANNE CHESSLER A Special to The Jewish News uthentic opera is conn- ing to Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Four singers from Palermo, Italy, accompanied by a pianist, will be introduced Thursday, April 22, by David DiChiera, founder and general director of the Michigan Opera Theatr...…
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