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…Arts & Entertainment Curtain Call Revivals of some favorite shows hit area stages in the upcoming week. Returning to the Fisher Theatre Feb. 12- 24 is Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!, the hit musical based on the songs of the Swedish group Abba. Book writer Catherine Johnson's tale of family and friendship unfolds on a Greek island, where, on the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brin...…
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…E-mail items to calendar@thejewishnews.com Mail items to Calendar, the Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034 Fax items to (248) 304-8885 • Deadline: noon, Wednesday, eight days prior to publication To Do! tolled( It Arts & Culture Attend the opening reception for "Gesture & Geometry," new paint- ings by Tom Berding and Michelle Hinebrook, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at David Klein Gallery,163 Townsend in Birmingha...…
…Jewish Learning Listen to Rabbi Leiby Burnham, with Partners in Torah, discuss "The Seven Wonders of Jewish Prophecy" 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Parkway in Troy. Her lecture will discuss seven streams of prophecy that would seem to work against each other, yet are all being fulfilled. Free for Shir Tikvah members, $10 for oth- ers. RSVP to Rabbi Aaron Starr: (248) 649-4418, rabbiaaron® shirtikvah.org...…
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…DETROIT Jewish Migration Studied The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will present "Why the Jews of Detroit Moved and What It Says about Jewish Politics, Culture and Religion" Sunday, Feb. 17, 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Author and researcher Lila Corwin Berman will examine a chapter in the long history of Jewish migration: that of Jewish movement from cities to suburbs. Berman is a fellow at University of M...…
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…EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK Riptide Of Emotions I becomes daunting but is ultimately repelled. t was 9:40 a.m. last Shabbat, Feb. 1. Rabbi Michael "I know Rabbi Mike really well," Efrusy said. "I'm always Moskowitz was hosting a Maat Shabbat, a "Little surprised how he and other rabbis deal with the constant Shabbat," for 4- to 7-year-olds at Temple Shir pressure of highs and lows — how they put themselves in Shalom in West Bloomfield. the background...…
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…For Openers Life Is Just A Bus Ride S omething I like about living in Israel is that the little blessings in life seem so clear. Things we might take for granted, not notice, or not even experience in the United States seem to jump out at me every day. An example: Last week, Shalom and I got on the bus. He bought a monthly bus pass and asked the driver if he had any of the DEVRA WANETIK special plastic cases that Egged, the bus company, cre...…
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…Cover Story "They enjoyed each other so much. They were a A Loss In The Family Detroit Jews join Israelis and Americans in mourning their heroes. T heir mission was almost complete and we lost them so close to home," said President George W. Bush at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb 4. "Today we remember not only one moment of tragedy, but seven lives of great purpose and achievement." Commander Rick Husband...…
