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 ...

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 ...

Perfect Enemy with author Alex J. Sinclair

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

Author ALex J. Sinclair will be joined in conversation with Michele Faudem, Rabbi Educator, JLearn Instructor, Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit in a thoughtful conversation about Israel's friends and enemies on the page and in the real world. About the Book: In a covert laboratory under the streets of Tel Aviv, an Israeli scientist clones Hitler ...

Two Envelopes: What You Want Your Loved Ones to Know When You Die with Michigan author Rusty Rosman

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

Michigan author Rusty Rosman will be joined in conversation with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, CEO, Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. About the Book: When you die, there are so many things your family and loved ones need to know. Two Envelopes is your voice, conveying your wishes regarding your death and your estate. With a unique ...

The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy with Adam Nimoy

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

While the tabloids and fan publications portrayed the Nimoys as a “close family,” to his son Adam, Leonard Nimoy was a total stranger. Discover how the son of Spock learned to navigate this tumultuous relationship—from Shabbat dinners to basement AA meetings— and how he was finally able to reconcile with his father—and with himself in ...

When Woman Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion w/author Julie Satow

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

A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them. Julie Satow draws back the curtain on three visionaries who took great risks, forging new paths for the women who followed in their footsteps. This stylish account captures the department store in all its glitz, decadence, ...

LUNCH WITH THE AUTHORS featuring Mimi Zieman and Rachel Beanland

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

Featuring Authors Rachel Beanland and Mimi Zieman The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland is a “wildly entertaining” (NPR), “gripping” (The Washington Post) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night. Based on the true story of the Richmond ...