College Crisis Through A Jewish Lens with Rabbi Davey Rosen

College Crisis Through A Jewish Lens Today's college campuses can be challenging environments for students and staff who are supporters of Israel. Join us to explore the roots of anti- Israel sentiment on campus and strategies to manage the hate. Rabbi Davey will provide strength and guidance from traditional Jewish texts and teachings, and ...

War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent Confrontations

War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent Confrontations Explore how Jewish people have dealt with resistance, both violent and non- violent, throughout history. Although the course will not study current conflicts, by considering literary and historical accounts of prior experiences with confrontations and warfare, participants will gain insight into how to think about ...

The Birth Of Antisemitism with Rabbi Joseph Klein

The Birth Of Antisemitism Did you know that Antisemitism did not exist prior to the 1st C CE? Before the Gospels the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans clashed with Israelite and Jewish communities for geo-political control of the Land of Israel. They were not against Jews because they were "Jews", not because of who ...

War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent Confrontations

War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent Confrontations Explore how Jewish people have dealt with resistance, both violent and non- violent, throughout history. Although the course will not study current conflicts, by considering literary and historical accounts of prior experiences with confrontations and warfare, participants will gain insight into how to think about ...

The Birth Of Antisemitism with Rabbi Joseph Klein

The Birth Of Antisemitism Did you know that Antisemitism did not exist prior to the 1st C CE? Before the Gospels the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans clashed with Israelite and Jewish communities for geo-political control of the Land of Israel. They were not against Jews because they were "Jews", not because of who ...

The Birth Of Antisemitism with Rabbi Joseph Klein

The Birth Of Antisemitism Did you know that Antisemitism did not exist prior to the 1st C CE? Before the Gospels the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans clashed with Israelite and Jewish communities for geo-political control of the Land of Israel. They were not against Jews because they were "Jews", not because of who ...

From Ancient Floors to Gallery Walls: What is Mosaic Art Now? Panel Discussion

Janice Charach Gallery 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

"From Ancient Floors to Gallery Walls: What is Mosaic Art Now?" A panel discussion of mosaic art in the contemporary fine art world. Wednesday, September 18 Doors open at 6:30 PM, discussion begins at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be served. Free to attend. Speakers Natalie Balazovich , artist, gallerist and Director of the Janice Charach ...

Book Fair@The DIA with author Jean Strouse – Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers

Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family looking at**twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist at the height of his career—and at the intersections of all these lives with the sparkle and strife of the Edwardian age. In conversation ...

Here’s to the Ladies with author Eddie Shapiro followed by Live Concert of Broadway Tunes

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

Eddie Shapiro,Here’s to the Ladies: Con­ver­sa­tions with More of the Great Women of Musi­cal Theater A fascinating look at the careers of some of Broadway’s greatest female performers in their own words. In this follow-up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater , journalist Eddie Shapiro sits down for ...

BOOK CLUB NIGHT The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum with author Margalit Fox

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

Margalit Fox, author of The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss is our featured speaker for Book Club Night. Enjoy an array of charcuterie foods, including cheese with gluten free crackers, and desserts with your book club and other readers at tables while hearing from the featured author. Followed ...

The Performance Film screening with Director Shira Piven

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

The Performance, based on the short story by Arthur Miller, premiere feature film starring Emmy Award® winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage). Followed by a Q&A with director Shira Piven. About the Film: In 1937, while on a European tour, American Jewish tap dancer Harold May is scouted by a German attaché to headline an exclusive performance ...

Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice with author Judge David S. Tatel

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township

A moving, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir by one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers. Judge David S. Tatel (U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit), spent years denying and working around his blindness, before finally embracing it as an essential part of his identity. **In Conversation with Amanda K. Rice, Issues ...