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What's Happening: Winter/Spring, 2011
| February 2011 |
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From the Jewish Geneaological Society of Michgan
Introduction to Genealogy Software
February 6, 2011, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Targeted to non-technical users as an introduction to the most popular genealogy programs for Windows, Macintosh and the web.
- Members Free
- Non-Members $5.00
- Location: Holocaust Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills
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RSVP: www.jgsmi.org
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| March 2011 |
The JHSM is pleased to present a debut tour at the Detroit Institute of Arts:
Jewish Art and Donors
Sunday, March 13, 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon (coffee will be served at 10 a.m. Dining Room B)
$15 members $18 non-members (does not include parking or lunch)
Working together with the Detroit Institute of Arts, the JHSM is pleased to announce this first-time event: a peek at some of the museum's finest pieces, with a focus on pieces donated by Jewish Michiganders such as Gil & Lila Silverman and Jack & Aviva Robinson. Following the tour, join us for discussion and lunch (at your own cost) in Dining Room B. Tour cost includes museum admission for the entire day, so plan to stay and enjoy this Detroit gem. SPACE IS LIMITED...reserve by February 28!!!
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From the UM Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
"Playing the Blame Game: American Jews Look Back at the Holocaust," wIth Prof. Deborah Lipstadt, Emory University
Wed. March 16, 7 p.m.
- Location: Palmer Commons, Forum Hall, 100 Washtenaw Blvd., Ann Arbor
- Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic phone: 734-763-9047
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From the MSU Jewish Studies Department
Sixth Israeli Film Festival
Sun.-Mon., Mar 20-21
Films include Missing Father (2009), Hummus for Two (2007), A Matter of Size (2009) and Jellyfish (2007).
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Celebrating 90 Years of Community and Resilience at the Downtown Synagogue
Making Minyan: 90 Years in Detroit
Sunday, March 27, 1 - 3 p.m.
$10 in advance $15 at the door
The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue celebrates its 90th anniversary and the JHSM is proud to be a participating partner in this event. Come spend an afternoon of collective storytelling, showcasing the richness and resilience of Jewish Detroit. Location tbd, light refreshments will be served.
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| April 2011 |
The JCC Steven Gottlieb Music Festival: Annual Michigan Board of Cantors Concert: A Tribute to "A Night on the Town in Old Detroit"
Sunday, April 3, 7 p.m.
$20 for JCC Members $30 non-members
The week-long, seventh annual JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival culminates on the evening of April 3, with an eclectic mix of music featuring 12 cantors from area congregations. Don't miss this extraordinary evening of music and fun. Co-sponsored by the JHSM.
- Location: Jewish Community Center, 6600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield
- Information: Contact 248-432-5652 or www.jccdet.org.
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JHSM Tour: Four Synagogues, Four Churches
Thursday, April 7, 9:30 a..m. - 3 p.m.
$35 JHSM Members, $42 non-members (box lunch included)
Back by popular demand, four houses of worship are visited, showcasing how Jewish and Christian symbols and art have been blended to honor both religious traditions. Adat Shalom, now Bailey Cathedral COGIC; Shaarey Zedek (W. Chicago), now Clinton Street Greater Bethlehem Temple Church, B'nai David (Elmhurst), now New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, B'nai Moshe (Dexter), now St Paul A.M.E. Zion Church.
- Information: 248-432-5517 or info@michjewishhistory.org.
- Location: Meet at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Rd, Southfield.
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Jewish History Detectives Lecture SeriesAuthor Talk and Book Signing: The Sweetness of Freedom: Stories of Immigrants
Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m.
$5 members $8 non-members
Local resident Benno Levi shares his story of emigration and triumph in the 2011 Michigan Notable Book Award book, The Sweetness of Freedom. Edited by historian Stephen Ostrander and Martha Bloomfield, curator of the Michigan Historical Museum's 2005 exhibit 'Movers and Seekers: Michigan Immigrants and Migrants,' the authors will speak of their experiences and autograph books.
- Location: Jimmy Prentis Morris Building at the A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Center, 15110 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park
- Information: 248-432-5517 or info@michjewishhistory.org.
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Synagogues in Germany: A Virtual Reconstruction
On view through November 29
Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills.
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58th Annual Jewish Book Fair
Coming up November 1-14
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