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…metro >> round up Sunday, May 1, 2011 7:00 p.m. 25 LIVE! Silver Anniversary Concert in honor of RABBI NORMAN T. ROMAN RABBI NORMAN T ROMAN Twenty-five Years with Temple Kol Ami Thirty-six Years in the Rabbinate TEMPLE KOL AMI presents... Craig Taubman & Josh Nelson in concert May 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the new BERMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS Adults: $25 in ad...…
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…• metro Kurtzer says Arab anger at regimes expected; future is unpredictable. Former Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer answers questions from Detroiters after his talk. No Surpr sot Don Cohen Contributing Writer T hey happened because they were bound to happen," former Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer said about the uprisings that have taken place in one Arab nation after another since January 2010. "We knew it was a region of some kind of simmering ...…
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…metro >> around town Sponsored by: Scotch In' Seder SCHUBOT JEWELLERS Aish's Man's Seder provided food for thought this Passover. A bout 35 guys joined Rabbi Simca Tolwin on April 12 for Aish in the Woods' fourth annual Man's Seder. The seder featured scotch tasting, grilled steaks and a healthy dose of ideas to enhance this year's Passover seder. Matt Egrin of Huntington Woods said,"Rabbi Tolwin led the group in some thoughtful debate, ...…
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…metro around town V Practicing For Passover Hi!lel students displayed their knowledge and artwork just before the holiday. p First-graders Andy Tukel and Seth Goldstein as Moses and Pheroah arents, grandparents, educators and many guests enjoyed Passover early this year at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills. The excitement began in the Hillel Early Childhood Center where 2-year-olds made charoset and created Elijah's cups; 3-year-...…
…Multicultural Medley Chaldean-Jewish arts enthusiasts attend Berman Center opening. Robin Schwartz Contributing Writer 2 for 1 09d" Rug Cleaning When yoiu bring them to any of our drop-off centers, we'll clean every other one T he universal language of music brought together members of Metro Detroit's Jewish and Chaldean communities for opening night at the new $6.7 million Berman Center for the Performing Arts. The 15,000-square-foot ...…
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…Teen Victim Of bus Attack Dies r rot_ Two Palestinians Teens Jailed In Fogel Murders Amjad Mohammad Awad, left, and Hakim Mazen Awad JERUSALEM (JTA) T wo teenage Palestinians from a West Bank village have been arrested in the murders of five members of the Fogel family in a West Bank Jewish settlement. The Israeli military announced Sunday that Israeli security services — including the Israel Defense Forces, the Shin Bet security service ...…
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…El Keeping Up with the Steins 113 Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story ever-present threat of violence in Jerusalem and the increasing sense of social dislocation. The characters in this drama have no names. They are unhappy people known solely by their professional roles - until a young women's tragic death forces them to find comfort in each other and in life. 2010 Winner of five Israeli Academy Awards El Shadows in Paradise Oaklan...…
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…A Small Act known to very few. The Matchmaker is a love story, a coming-of-age They struggle to find each other and answers to questions that may have no answers. story, a comedy, a drama, a tale of first love, friends, secrets and heartbreaking truths. 2009 Nominee, European Film Academy, Best Feature Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement 2009 Winner, FIPA D'OR, Best Actress and Best Actor Following the Berman screening, please join u...…
…So begins Sam's life in the world of drugs, danger and deceit. He can fight, he can succumb - but can he ever find his way back? ED Inside Hana's Suitcase 2010 Winner, Gotham Awards, Breakthrough Director 2010 Nominee, Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) WARNING: This film contains sexual content and why Detroit is an extraordinary community. Emceed by Allyson Rockwell and invited guest speaker, Larry August, accomplished...…
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…Ill Voices Unbound a', jil Lenore Marv,,, Ea Jubanos EC Beautiful Music Cuba, 2010, 43 minutes Spanish with English subtitles USA, 2005, 38 minutes Hebrew, Arabic and English with English subtitles Co-sponsored by JCC Center Travel, Etta Solway (z"I)* Co-sponsored by Heidi & Jeff Budaj, JCC's 60th Annual Jewish Book Fair Jewish Film Festival USA, 2010, 90 minutes, English Sponsored by Andi & Larry Wolfe*, Co-sponsored by the Henry & D...…
…OS it SS /O&M WB-JCC 5/24 SHORTS PROGRAM Sponsored by Natalie & Manny Charach, Jewish Federation of Flint, Co-sponsored by Debbie & Jeff Devries in honor of David Devries Program introduction with award-winning filmmaker and Michigan native, David Devries Lumieres France, 2010, 7 minutes, French with English subtitles Winner of "best film" in a competition for short documentaries at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010! Lumieres explores t...…
…E:j Last Chance High Eg Arranged Ea The Yankles Atif ›! 1 i , , , • i l l , , 1 Iv 4 4 - i 1 I. ,—. ,Intl savior' Ann v A is rbor Israel, 2010, 50 minutes Hebrew, with English subtitles Sponsored by Sheila & Richard Sloan, Co-sponsored by Jacquelin Eckhous, StandWithUs-Michigan Ben Shani came with his camera to Branko Weiss High School in a disadvantaged neighborhood in Ramla to record a short television news item. He ended up filmin...…
