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…Community ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA MICHIGAN REGION PRESENTS THE BATTLEFIELD OF IDEAS: HOW ISRAEL CAN WIN SZ Purim Fun The community is invited to the Sidney Katzman Purim Extravaganza at Congregation Shaarey Zedek 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in Southfield. The family Megillah reading will feature a costume parade, story and songs. Afterwards, there will be a young children's area, carnival games, inflatable bounce houses and obst...…
…Spirituality HOLIDAY 101 Purim! Get ready for a lot of fun, merriment, food and a great opportunity for tzedakah. Stories by Elizabeth Applebaum Special to the Jewish News S omething a little fishy is going on at the Pergament home this Purim. Aaron and Adina Pergament of Huntington Woods and their children Noa, 5, and Eitan, 2, are passing on the typical mishloach manot fare and opt- ing instead for sushi. The Pergaments are a family wi...…
…Sp:k ' -'- uality HOLIDAY 101 Purim At A Glance from page 29 Please Join us for our 5th Annual • Ceremonies and rituals: The main event of Purim is the public reading of Megillat Ester, the Book of Esther (or Scroll of Esther), commonly known as the Megillah (which in Hebrew means "scroll"). In the synagogue, during evening and morning services, the Megillah is chanted according to a tradi- tional intonation. The day before Purim is Ta'ani...…
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…From the Director's Chair Icons of Loss Lambert Collection We're reaching out, communicating about exhibits, defining a new era in the life of the Holocaust Memorial Center. Samuel Bak created a visual language to remind the world of its most desperate moments. Major Lambert's records from the Dachau trials find a new home at the HMC. Page 3 Page 4 Page 2 Zachor .10 3) CAC' President's Message N WSLETTER °MI/ETTER E " With the...…
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…Recognizing Unnamed Heroes of the Holocaust By Dr. Guy Stern At the end of a tour, our visitors frequently linger before the panels displaying the pictures and deeds of the righteous during the Holocaust. But one heroic group of rescuers has never been recognized: anonymous rescuers who performed spontane- ous - literally within minutes - acts of altruism. I have nicknamed them ,, c, • minute-men and -women. We hear of them from unim- peacha...…
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…Arts & Entertainment THE SOUND 0 M USH Nine Musical Days COVER Jazzy Jesse West Bloomfield's own swings her way home for the sixth annual JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival. Harry Kirsbaum Special to the Jewish News esse Palter, who performs Sunday, March 7, during the nine-day JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival, has come a long way since the scolding she took during rehearsals for a school production of Joseph & the Amazing Techn...…
…Arts & Entertainment THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC Schedule Of Performances $12 Center members; $15 nonmembers The JCC Stephen Gottlieb Jewish Music Festival runs March 6-14 at the Jewish Community Center buildings in West Bloomfield (WB), 6600 W. Maple Road, and Oak Park (OP), 15110 W.10 Mile Rd. To order tickets online, visit www.jccdet.org ; or call (248) 432-5692. SATURDAY, MARCH 6 8:30 p.m. (WB) Opening Night, featuring Hal Linden, with patro...…
…Shircago! Chicago Jewish A Cappella Shircago, a Chicago-based co-ed Jewish a cappella vocal ensemble, whose repertoire ranges from clas- sical to pop, in English, Yiddish and Hebrew, will perform traditional mel- odies and original compositions. $12 Center members; $15 nonmembers 7:30 p.m. (WB) iHope — A Michigan Board of Cantors Concert A cantors concert celebrating hope and promise for the future through the voices of Michigan's cantors in ...…
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