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The Year in Review, 2005

Red items denote special events for 350 Years of Jews in America

• Rocking the Shtetl: History of Klezmer Music
  February 27, 2005; 10 a.m. - Noon
  Multimedia journey through the evolution of Klezmer with Seth Rogovoy, author of The Essential Klezmer.
  Sponsored by MSU Jewish Studies, Hillel and School of Music.
• "Women of Valor," Poster Exhibit
  Through March 1, 2005
  Featuring immigrant artifacts from local families.
  Temple Israel Goodman Family Judaica Museum
  5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
• The Hanukkah Stamp, 9/11, and First Amendment Protection of Religion
  March 10, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
  Speaker: Howard M. Friedman, University of Toledo College of Law.
  Sponsored by Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Anti-Defamation League, Jewish Community Council.
  Max M. Fisher Federation Building, Butzel Conference Room, 6735 Telegraph Rd., Bloomfield Hills.
• Hear Me Roar: Women and Social Justice
  Through Spring 2005
  The story of women social reformers in the labor movement, women's rights movement, Detroit politics and community service.
  Atrium, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, 5401 Cass Avenue, Detroit.
• Listening for Silences: Reflections on Testimonies by Holocaust Survivors
  March 18, 2005; Noon - 1:00 p.m.
  Lecture and video segments by Sidney Bolkowsky, University of Michigan-Dearborn Professor of History and founder of the Voice/Vision Holocaust Oral History Archives.
  Oakland University, Rochester.
• Altruism in the Service of Art and Literature
  March 18, 2005; Noon - 1:00 p.m.
  Guy Stern, director of the International Institute of the Righteous, Holocaust Memorial Center.
  Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester.
• Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-1960
  March 25, 2005 at 12:45 p.m.
  Authors Jim Gallert and Lars Bjorn will discuss their book about Detroit jazz history.
  Co-sponsored by Institute of Retired Persons.
  Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield.
• Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-1960
  March 25, 2005 at 12:45 p.m.
  Authors Jim Gallert and Lars Bjorn will discuss their book about Detroit jazz history.
  Co-sponsored by Institute of Retired Persons.
  Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield.
• Holocaust Series at Oakland University
  March 31 - April 10, 2005
  Meadowbrook Theater, "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank," by Frank's companion Eva Schloss. Schloss will be on campus to speak at performances.
  Oakland Studio Theater, "The White Rose," a play about anti-Nazi university students in Munich.
• Songs Remembered: Robyn Helzner in Concert
  March 31, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
  A moving and uplifting presentation of Holocaust-related songs in Yiddish, Ladino, Hebrew and English.
  Varner Recital Hall, Oakland University, Rochester.
• Checkered Past: The Holocaust, Resistance, and the Problem of Memory in Munich
  April 8, 2005; Noon - 1:00 p.m.
  Lecture by Derek Hastings, Asst. Prof. of History, Oakland University.
  Gold Room C, Oakland Center, Oakland University, Rochester.
• Remembering Shanghai: Jews Who Escaped to Shanghai from Nazi Europe
  April 17, 2005 at 3:00 p.m.
  Author Berl Falbaum will discuss his latest book.
  Congregation Beth Ahm, 5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
• Tour of Detroit's Eastern Market
  May 13, 2005 at 9:30 a.m.
  Brunch and tour led by Linda Yellin of Preservation Wayne. Visits to long-established Jewish shops and an opportunity to shop for flowers.
• Harris Collection of Judaica in Ann Arbor
  May 22, 2005
  A docent-led tour of the Jewish Heritage Collection donated by Connie Harris.
  Harlan Hatcher Library at the University of Michigan.
• Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting
  June 8, 2005
  Dinner and meeting with guest speaker Steven Bayme, Director, American Jewish Committee Contemporary Life Department and the Koppelman Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations.
  Co-sponsored by American Jewish Committee
  Congregation Beth Shalom, Oak Park.
• "Catskills of the Midwest: The Jewish Resort Era in South Haven" Exhibit
  Opening Reception: Sunday, June 26, 2005, Noon - 2 p.m.
  An exhibit of the early Jewish resorts of South Haven, featuring photographs, postcards and video interviews. Featuring the Klezmatics.
  South Haven Center for the Arts
• The Art of the Game
  Through September 25
  Collection of Dr. George and Mrs. Vivian Dean: Chess sets from around the world and throughout history.
  Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, JCC, West Bloomfield.
• American Jews Confront the Catastrophe in the Aftermath of WWII
  September 20, 2005 at 7 p.m.
  Authors Jim Gallert and Lars Bjorn will discuss their book about Detroit jazz history.
  Co-Sponsored by: Oakland University College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit.
  Oakland University, Oakland Center Banquet Room B.
• British Historian Sir Martin Gilbert: "In Search of Jewish History on Five Continents: From A-Z, One Historian's Journey."
  September 25, 2005 at 12:45 p.m.
  In Cooperation with he Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit, MSU Jewish Studies Program, WSU Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Cultural Connection.
  Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield.

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