Little Explorers: Discovering Israel

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

JFamily and the Jewish Federation are taking families on an adorable journey around the land of Israel. Detroit Shinshinim will help your little explorers discover cities like Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv. Parents will hear about current events in Israel from Lior Zisser-Yogev, our community Shlichah. Our first stop will be on January 26 from ...

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 ...

Pop-up with Jesse Palter from Tunezies

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

Join us for a musical pop-up with Jesse Palter from Tunezies! This incredible get together will have music, movement, and magical moments with your mini maestros! After class, stay and play in the JFamily Room until noon! We will meet in the JFamily Room at The J, Detroit! View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/10464

Scholars in Session: Jews and Drag-An American Cultural History 1900-2020

The J - Detroit 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield

Golan Moskowitz, 2024-2025 University of Michigan Frankel Institute Fellow, explores the Jewish American cultural history of the gender-transcendent performance art of drag, from early twentieth-century Yiddish vaudeville through contemporary Emmy-winning reality television. Professor Moskowitz will discuss how marginalized Jewish artists, writers, and performers creatively process legacies of embodied otherness, focusing especially on Jewish American descendants ...