…arts&life FILM FEST SCHEDULE film The JCC’s 19th-annual Lenore Marwil Detroit Jewish Film Festival takes place May 7-18 at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts at the West Bloomfield JCC (unless otherwise noted). For infor- mation and to purchase tickets, call (248) 661-1900 or visit jccdet.org/filmfest. SUNDAY, MAY 7 2 p.m. Fanny’s Journey A 13-year-old girl leads a group of Jewish children through Nazi-controlled France. 5 p.m. Dou...…
…arts&life film continued from page 51 It’s going to be one of the highlights of the film festival.” Menkin began making On The Map when an Israeli television station asked him to research the championship — a single event that changed the country, he says. Menkin was the perfect candidate for the project, as both a huge sports fan who — as a child, hoped to become a soccer or basketball player — and an Ophir (Israeli Academy) award-winning ...…
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…arts&life FERNE PEARLSTEIN film Mel Brooks in The Last Laugh W oody Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors marked the first time that many people heard the philosophical proposition, expressed by Alan Alda’s character, that “comedy is trag- edy plus time.” I’ve always cited the Woodman as the source of the insight, probably because it’s consistent with a Jewish worldview. In Seventy years on, is the Holocaust still off limits for purveyors of p...…
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…on the go continued from page 57 ATTENTION DEFICIT SUPPORT 7-9 pm, May 1. CHADD of Eastern Oakland County offers monthly Parent Support Group, for parents of children and teens with ADHD, and an Adult Support Group, for adults with ADHD. Tonight’s combined meeting topic: “Biofeedback/Neurofeedback for Children and Adults with ADHD.” At Way Elementary School, 765 W. Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills. $5 donation for non-member only. Info: www....…
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…on the go continued from page 59 MAN OF THE YEAR 5:30 pm, May 7. Ted Friedman is syna- gogue Men’s Club honoree for 2017. At Cong. Beth Shalom, Oak Park. Info: Richard, 248-890-0635 or robert. grodin@att.net. monday, may 8 GET FIT FOR SPRING/SUMMER Summer is right around the corner Are you out of shape or overweight? Just want to be HEALTHIER? TREAT YOURSELF AND TRAIN WITH AN EXPERT (248) 514-1626 jjcyclist55@gmail.com WE MOVED!! Hou...…
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…soul of blessed memory continued from page 75 JACK WEIN, 79, of West Bloomfield, died April 17, 2017. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Terrie Banks of Commerce Township, Jillian and Wein Robert Hake of West Bloomfield; sister, Rochelle Stillman of West Bloomfield; grandchildren, Alexandrea Banks, Nicholas Banks, Jacob Banks, Brendan Banks, Ryder Hake; great-grandchildren, Leah Banks and Jacob Banks Jr. He is also survived by ...…
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