Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE)

Name: Scholars in Session: Before the PARADE-The Leo Frank Story featuring Professor Howard Lupovitch
Start: 2025-02-02T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-02T18:00:00-05:00
Location: The J – Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

saje@jccdet.org

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August 2024
August 18, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem

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

75 Minutes | Documentary | USA | English Produced under the aegis of The National Center for Jewish Film Director: John Lollos / Narrator: Alan Alda Portraits of two beloved icons--Sholom Aleichem and Theodore Bikel--are woven together in the enchanting documentary, Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem , which combines Bikel's charismatic storytelling ...
January 2025
January 19 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Scholars in Session: A Pickle Problem-The Deli Revival and American Jewish Religion

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd,

Prof. Rachel B. Gross explores how participating in the deli revival provides an alternative, under-appreciated way of practicing in American Jewish life. In her book, Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice, the author traces American Jews' involvement in a broad array of ostensibly nonreligious activities. From conducting Jewish genealogical research, visiting Jewish historic ...
February 2025
February 2 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Scholars in Session: Before the PARADE-The Leo Frank Story featuring Professor Howard Lupovitch

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

In anticipation of the Tony Award-winning musical PARADE coming to the Fisher Theatre this winter, please join us for a FREE lecture as Professor Howard Lupovitch discusses the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager charged with a heinous crime in 1913. This discussion will explore the historical events that inspired the musical ...

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