JCC Winter Program Guide - 2015/2016

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

Program Guide Winter 2015-2016

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit THE MISSION of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit is to support Jewish unity, ensure

Jewish continuity and enrich Jewish life while conveying the importance of well-being within the Jewish and general community and the people of Israel.

ACCESS AND INCLUSION

To support our mission of inclusion, the Jewish Community Center welcomes everyone to use our facilities and participate in our programs.

LOCATION

HOURS

D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Monday-Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

248.661.1000

5:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

5:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

6 a.m.-6 p.m.

6 a.m.-6 p.m.

Winter 2015-16 Holiday Hours Christmas Friday, December 25 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – South wing open 5 p.m. – Building closes Pitt CDC/Offices/Gallery closed

New Year’s Eve Thursday, December 31 5:30 a.m.-6 p.m. – Open 6:30 p.m. – Building closes

New Year’s Day Friday, January 1 8 a.m.-2 p.m. – South wing open 2:30 p.m. – Building closes Pitt CDC/Offices/Gallery closed

Happy Holidays from the Jewish Community Center!

Save $$$ on Your Membership!

Invite a friend to join the JCC. When he/she signs up, you receive $$$ off the price of your membership.

For details: membership@jccdet.org or 248.432.5436

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Executive Committee President Brian D. Siegel

Chair, Executive Committee Florine Mark

Vice Presidents

Howard Iwrey H. Barry Levine, Finance Eric Lumberg Mark Rubenfire Nathan Upfal, Legal Affairs Rick Zussman

Treasurer

Terry Hollander

Secretary

Jeremy Wolfe Executive Committee Members at Large Michael Berger Miriam Bergman Carol Weintraub Fogel Ilana Glazier Martin Hollander Steve Lefkofsky Scott Small

Board of Directors

Barbara Bloom, Honorary Stacy Brand Jeffrey F. Budaj Stuart Carlin Carrie Cohen Suzan Curhan Ben Falik Stephen Feldman Dennis Frank Dr. Sonia Gonte Scott Isner Howard Katz Alan J. Kaufman Shari Kaufman Susan Lutz Jerold R. Minkin Donna Pearlman Evelyn Rosen Jared Rothberger Bassie Shemtov Malke Torgow Steve Weisberg

TABLE OF CONTENTS Membership and Fitness........................................................................4 Community, Camaraderie, Caring: The JCC Health Club......................5 JCC Day Camps........................................................................................6 Pitt Child Development Center..............................................................8 Special Needs.........................................................................................9 Sports & Rec......................................................................................... 10 Inline Hockey ........................................................................................11 Aquatics................................................................................................. 12 Shalom Street ...................................................................................... 14 The Berman Center for the Performing Arts...................................... 15 Janice Charach Gallery......................................................................... 16 The Active Life....................................................................................... 18 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest............................................................ 18 Jewish Gay Network (JGN).................................................................... 18 Jewish Parents Institute (JPI)............................................................... 18 Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP)............................................ 19 Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center..............................20 What’s for Lunch?.................................................................................20 Russian Jewish Life............................................................................... 21

Immediate Past President

SAJE........................................................................................................ 21

Past Presidents

Center Travel ........................................................................................22

Florine Mark

Douglas A. Bloom Mark Davidoff Harry M. Eisenberg Irwin L. Elson Sidney Freedland Sharon Hart Thomas I. Klein Hannan Lis Richard J. Maddin Florine Mark Todd Sachse Brian D. Siegel Robert Slatkin Charles G. Stone Joel D. Tauber Lawrence A. Wolfe

Executive Staff

James Issner, CEO

Leslee Magidson, Assistant Executive Director

Events....................................................................................................23 Pictures Perfect....................................................................................24 Recycle!..................................................................................................25 The Matthews Sports Exhibit...............................................................26 Come Clean, Be Green.......................................................................... 21

Unless otherwise noted, catalog prices ($55/$65) indicate JCC member/non-member.

Larry Poupard, CFO

Mort Plotnick, Executive Director Emeritus

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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JCC MEMBERSHIP

A membership at the JCC is a great way to fuel your mind, body and soul!

How To Join

We’d love to help you find the perfect membership. For more information, please email us or give us a call: membership@jccdet.org or 248.432.5436.

CULTURAL

TEEN (Ages 11-18)

Discounts on JCC cultural programs and more

Basketball courts • Swimming pools • Free weights (14 and older) • Discount for Kenny Goldman Basketball League

FITNESS

GENERAL

Discounts on all programs and events

Discounts on all programs and events

Basketball courts

Basketball courts

Basketball courts

Swimming pools

Swimming pools

Swimming pools

Free weights (14 and older)

Free weights (14 and older)

Free weights (14 and older)

Track

Track

Track

General locker room privileges

Cardio floor

Cardio floor

Discounts on purchases throughout the building

Fitness classes (more than 80 every week)

Fitness classes (more than 80 every week)

General locker room privileges

Executive locker room privileges

Discounts on purchases throughout the building

Sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi

General, Fitness and Executive memberships include discounts to:

• Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival • Pitt Child Development Center • Russian Jewish Life • SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment) • Shalom Street parties and other private events • Sports and Rec classes

• The Active Life programming and events • Annual Jewish Book Fair • Aqua Club • The Berman Center for the Performing Arts • JCC Day Camps – summer and break camps • Center Travel • Department of Special Needs • Inline Hockey Center • IRP (Institute for Retired Professionals) • JCC Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy • Kenny Goldman Basketball League

Fitness and Executive membership levels include: • Top-of-the-line equipment • Outstanding personal trainers • Televisions at treadmills and cardio machines • Clean, well-appointed locker rooms

MORE THAN 80 CLASSES EACH WEEK: Aqua Mix and Hydrotone Fit Ball and Weights Zumba Zumba Gold Aqua Zumba

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EXECUTIVE

Discounts on all programs and events

NIA Pilates Pilates Barre Drums Alive Sit and Be Fit Step

Yoga Kick Fit Tai Chi TRX Latin Dance Basic Back Care

Healthy Body and Core Spin Muscle Jam Basic Training AND MANY MORE!

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Complimentary babysitting Discounts on purchases throughout the building

Jimi Varner’s

Incredible Boot Camp You’ve seen him on MTV’s

“I Used To Be Fat.”

Now YOU can get in shape with the incomparable Jimi Varner!

A consultant on “The Biggest Loser,” Jimi is an author, Hall of Fame pro wrestler, served as adviser for the 2014 Winter Olympics ice dancing team and is a personal trainer certified by the American Council on Exercise.

Come experience Jimi Varner’s Boot Camp 6-7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the JCC. Perfect for all ages and fitness levels (modifications available for every exercise), this program focuses on strength, cardio, mobility, flexibility and balance.

No two classes are the same, so you will never be bored!

Community, Camaraderie, Caring

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nna Pritz was born in Russia, and she was old school. Her life was dedicated to serving her husband, making certain that his needs were met and that she was available for him at all times.

Then one day Anna did something radical: She decided to join the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit.

“It was the first thing she did as an independent woman,” says her daughter Marlene Nessel. And yes, Anna loved it.

Today, Marlene Nessel, Cheri Victor and Carol Eisenshtadt serve as core leaders of a volunteer group that works very hard to make certain that the JCC health club functions like a family. Cheri manages the group’s programs inside the facility, Carol supervises events outside, and Marlene is head of the Sunshine Committee, famous for its get-well and thinking-of-you cards.

“We’re all about community, camaraderie and caring,” Carol says.

“It’s not just about friendship,” Cheri adds.

“This is a sanctuary. It’s a place to come visit and share.” If you’re alone, in the hospital, need help, “people will be here for you.”

And, best of all, they’re people you actually want to be with.

For many years, Judy Yunas belonged to the JCC women’s health club, but she had to quit when she began working full time as a teacher.

“As soon as I retired I hotfooted it back here because it’s home,” Judy says. She loves to talk things out with friends in the lounge, where “you can solve a million problems.” First she came, and then “I brought my husband and his cronies.”

If you’re alive, you belong here, Judy believes. So what if you’re not in great shape. Or maybe you’re in fabulous shape.

So you’re old. So you’re young. You like to swim? You like a hard workout? You want Zumba? It’s all here.

Judy recommends the yoga: “It’s great for the back.”

Or how about NIA, a “combination of exercise and dance,” she says. “It reminds me of ‘Hair,’ but we wear our clothes.”

The JCC has two executive fitness lounges, one for women and another for men. Both are just upstairs from the exercise floor, the weight room, the dance and yoga studios, and both are centers of activity, fun and filled with a lot of conversation. There are

individual lockers covered with taped-on photos of family and pets. There are an abundance of soft towels, a sauna and whirlpool, a steam room and showers.

The women’s area has a manicurist and a comfortable lounge where you can play Mahjong, eat lunch and have a cup of coffee, sit on the purple couches and read books or magazines, watch television and learn the latest news. A bulletin board hangs on the left, and it has dozens of photos of health club events – potlucks, trips around Metro Detroit (the Motown Museum was a recent favorite), lunches and brunches and bagel breakfats – and notices of someone who needs prayers or visitors.

It’s a family with all kinds of members because “We like diversity,” Carol says.

Then there’s the health club staff, including Yelena, Vera and Mila, the kind of women who can be counted on not just to keep the place clean and organized but to help zip up the back of your dress.

“This is a place where everybody is good and kind to each other,” Cheri says.

Carol Eisenshtadt joined the JCC in 1976, and Cheri and Marlene have been members since the facility was on Curtis and Meyers in downtown Detroit. They all credit Sylvia Zukin with bringing them in.

“She’s kind of the founder of the women’s health club. She created a sense of belonging,” Cheri says.

Zukin also was a bit of a rebel who believed in this weird new thing called fitness. She had the women do much more than the standard jumping jacks and stretches, even daring to get a bit saucy with a move certain to help flatten abs but bearing the bold name (this was, after all, decades ago), the “pelvic tilt.”

Cheri was 22 and, like most women of the time, not especially interested in an activity her mother insisted was downright unhealthy (“That exercise can’t be good for you!” she told her daughter). Then Cheri’s husband Dean brought his wife to the JCC health club and introduced her to Sylvia. Soon, Cheri began attending Sylvia’s workout classes, and then she and many of the other women took up racquetball, too.

Marlene also came to the JCC thanks to her husband, who loved to play squash. She fell in love with the whole experience, calling visits here “a vacation.”

“I would run on the outside track, and in the winter I went cross country-skiing here,” Carol

Cheri Victor, Carol Eisenshtadt, Marlene Nessel says. “It was like a day out of town for me.”

Cheri also appreciated that the JCC gave her young children the chance to be with other Jewish kids, and that she met smart and interesting women who became “lifelong friends.” The JCC “became and continues to be our lifeline.”

Two of the health club’s most enduring projects include a cookbook and Marlene’s Sunshine Committee cards.

A first printing of the cookbook, with recipes from health club members and staff, sold out and raised more than $7,000, with proceeds supporting programs at the JCC (the health club is a regular sponsor, for example, of a speaker at the Annual Jewish Book Fair). “It’s filled with recipes from family members,” Cheri says. “Those are the best recipes in the world, the ones that get passed down from family to family.”

Marlene’s cards are sent to anyone who is sick, mourning or just in need of support.

They always include a message that Marlene writes – whatever she truly feels, she says.

Dr. Arthur Victor was Cheri’s father-in-law, a charming, dapper and slightly quirky figure who, at 100 years old, was still doing situps. When Arthur died, Marlene sent Cheri and Dean a card that Cheri still reads from time to time, because the message was so thoughtful.

Cheri loves that her father-in-law, and then she and her husband, her children and her grandchildren all feel part of the JCC. “The legacy here represents generation after generation after generation. Where else can you find something like that?” ❂

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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JCC DAY CAMPS camp@jccdet.org or 248.432.5578

At the Helm

Meet Howard Gutman, the new director of JCC Day Camps

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eavy coats. Winds howling. Skies dark and stormy. Bare trees.

There’s no denying that winter is on its way.

But Howard Gutman is only thinking about summer, because summer means camp. And camp is not only the best time of the year - it is, he believes, the best time ever.

Howard Gutman is the new director of the Jewish Community Center’s Day Camps.

“I love day camp,” he says, and the chance to work full time in the field, to do summer camp all year long, is “like a dream come true.” One of his first jobs was at the JCC on Curtis and Meyers, so joining the JCC Day Camps is “like coming home.”

As director of the program, Howard has no intention of sitting behind a desk, even when the heat tops 100. Even if he has to work around the clock to get all the administrative projects done. He is going to be there, with the kids, with the counselors, hands-on.

“I want to be out there in the action,” he says. “And I want the kids and parents to know who I am.”

Until the summer begins, though, here’s an introduction.

Howard Gutman was born in Detroit and raised in Oak Park. Today, he lives with his wife Karen, director of Career and Business Services at JVS, in Farmington Hills. The couple has three sons – an actor, a graphic artist and an attorney – all married and living in Huntington Woods or Bloomfield Hills. There are five grandchildren, too, and yes, they’re all perfect.

When he was a boy, Howard attended Tamarack Camps. But it was as an adult that he discovered his real love of camping.

His first jobs were working part-time for a summer program with the Oak Park Recreation Department and after school at the JCC summer camp in Oak Park.

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He next took a position with the Valley Cities JCC in Encino, California, then returned to Michigan to become director of a summer program at the JCC in Oak Park, after which he served as assistant director of recreation for the city of Hazel Park, and then as a camp specialist for the city of Southfield.

His colleagues respect and admire him.

“Howard Gutman was the camp coordinator for Southfield Parks and Recreation for many years. He was an amazingly inventive creator of camp games, always keeping up with the current trends that the youth are captivated by and incorporating them into programs,” said

Tori Heglin, who worked with Howard in Southfield and now serves as recreation supervisor for Waterford Parks and Recreation. “His enthusiasm and dedication are unsurpassed.”

For many years he also owned and operated a successful business, Howard Michaels Fund Raising, and he wasn’t thinking about taking on a new job. But then he heard about the opportunity at the JCC of Metro Detroit. The chance to return to working full time at summer camp? It was too terrific to resist, both because it meant getting back to his favorite field and because it was this camp in particular.

Howard says he appreciates the JCC’s reputation and its traditions, the variety that exists nowhere else.

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“There’s the facility itself,” he says.

“There’s a ropes course, a basketball court, the pools…When I see these things, I’m just amazed.”

Then there’s the diverse program, with traditional camp, specialty programs, trips, sports, arts and crafts – whatever a kid could dream up.

He also likes the special events – the color wars and carnivals – which he hopes to make even bigger and better.

“I love things that will excite the kids’ imagination,” he says.

These days, Howard is spending his time doing the groundwork. He’s lining up the creative and sports camps, hiring counselors and unit heads. He’s looking into transportation services and meeting with parents.

Howard describes himself as the opposite of an old-fashioned school principal because no one will find him just sitting behind his desk; he will always be out there with the kids.

He’s not a stodgy, my-way-or-else type, either. “I’m always open to ideas,” he says. “I never just say no. Different opinions add value.”

Howard, who enjoys walking (five miles a day, no matter what), is a huge professional baseball fan and likes theatre (“Wicked” is a favorite, as is “Jersey Boys”). He appreciates not only being with campers during the summer but working with them and giving them opportunities as they grow older; wherever he has served as a director, his former campers always have come back as counselors.

He works hard, he is honest, and he makes certain that the job gets done as it should.

He is loyal, and he loves children. There is nothing, he says, quite like “their wonderment as they discover the world.”

Howard can be reached at 248.432.5458 or hgutman@jccdet.org

WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT ... CAMP IS IN! Join the fun at the JCC’s 2015-16

Break Camps!

Grades K-5 • 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Sports • Games • Swimming • Crafts • And mu ch more!

2015-2016 Dates Monday-Thursday, December 21-24 Monday-Thursday, December 28-31 Monday, January 18, 2016 Monday-Friday, February 15-19

Tuesday, March 1 Friday, March 25 Monday-Friday, April 4-8

REGISTER ONLIN E! www.jccdet.org/ breakcamp

JCC members: $50 per day • Non-members: $65 per day Discounts available for week-long registrations A.M. and P.M. care available: 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 3:30-6 p.m.

One FREE day for new campers who have never registered for a JCC camp program For more information, contact us at 248.432.5578 or camp@jccdet.org

BE CONNECTED. BE ENRICHED. BE INVOLVED in a great afternoon of fun and activities! BE PART OF THE ONLY PROGRAM of its kind in the United States.

The year-round Hebrew Immersion program includes games, stories and other activities for children in grades K-2 All activities are in Hebrew (some knowledge of Hebrew is recommended) Please join us 4-5:30 p.m. in room 205 at the JCC on the following Sundays: December 13, 2015 – Chanukah Party January 10, 2016 – Fun in Shalom Street February 21 – All About Children March 13 – Dessert Pizza Time To secure your spot or for more information: Batia Kritzer: 248.320.5196 or batiakritzer@gmail.com

This free program is made possible through a generous contribution from the William Davidson Foundation.

The Hebrew Immersion program is affiliated with the Areivim Hebrew at Camp Program, a project of the Areivim Philanthropic Group, operated by the Foundation for Jewish Camp.

SARAH & IRVING PITT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER Fredelle Schneider, director: fschneider@jccdet.org or 248.432.5439

Call or email TODAY to schedule your tour of Michigan’s best child development center!

• Awarded four stars from the State Quality Rating Improvement System • Academic readiness and values curriculum • Safe, caring environment • Flexible scheduling • Computers, cooking, art, science, swimming lessons Mention this notice by March 31, 2016, and we will waive the $100 enrollment fee!

For a tour: 248.432.5582 or www.jccdet.org/pittcdc

Winter Enrichment Classes Yoga for Kids, with Lisa Redmond

Father/Toddler Nursery Gym, with Barbara Cantor

Tuesday 1:15-1:45 p.m.

January 5 - February 23 $112/$132 (3-5 years) (8 weeks) Yoga encourages good postural and breathing habits while improving balance and coordination.

Children gain confidence and a sense of accomplishment as they improve self-control.

Sunday 9-11 a.m.

January 3 - February 21 $160/$180 (21-36 months) (8 weeks) Father or grandfather and toddler experiment with art media, music, marching and creative play.

Parent/Toddler Nursery Gym, with Barbara Cantor

Thursday 9:30-11 a.m.

January 7 - February 25 $160/$180 (21-36 months) (8 weeks) Parent or grandparent and toddlers experiment with art media, music, marching and creative play. If you are interested in attending class on a different day, please contact our office. We need a minimum of four students to hold a class, which is available Monday– Friday.

Piano, with Galina Feldman

10 private lessons January 4 - February 26 $200/$220 (4 years and older) Mrs. Feldman will schedule day and time for lessons.

Cheer, Cheer, Cheer, with Lisa Redmond Music Time, with Galina Feldman

Friday 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m January 8 - February 26 $125/$145 (Newborn-3 years) (8 weeks) Child and parent bond with singing, moving, playing instruments, listening to recordings and exploring sounds.

Tiny Trebles Choir, with Galina Feldman

Thursday 12:45-1:30 p.m.

January 7 - February 25 $120/$140 (3-5 years) (8 weeks) Warm-up, vocal development and rehearsal techniques will be covered. Students will perform in the Pitt CDC dance recital in May.

To register for classes, please contact Bri Keslacy: 248.432.5593 or bkeslacy@jccdet.org.

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Tuesday 5-5:30 p.m.

January 5 - February 23 $112/$132 (3-5 years) (8 weeks) Students learn basic motions with a great mix of fun and fitness. Cheerleading class involves motion drills, jumps, dances and tumbling.

Movin’ and Groovin,’ with Lisa Redmond

Tuesday 3:30-4 p.m.

January 5 - February 23 $112/$132 (3-5 years) (8 weeks) Students learn fun and new hip hop moves. Classes involve warm-ups that help build stamina and improve strength. At the end of the session, parents will be invited to see how kids mastered this funky class!

DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS Megan Coultas, director: 248.432.5460 or mcoultas@jccdet.org

Ever Upward

The director of special needs brings experience, care, enthusiasm and optimism to her new position.

It’s the name of a Michigan township, a poem by Longfellow, a “Star Trek” spaceship, a ballet, a famous diamond, a species of butterfly, an amateur baseball team and an amusement park.

“Excelsior” is Latin for “ever upward,” and it’s the motto of a main character in the film “Silver Linings Playbook” and of Megan Coultas, the Jewish Community Center’s new director of the Department of Special Needs (who, coincidentally, loves the movie).

“I always try to see the silver lining,” she says.

Megan loves her son, reading (“To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Hunger Games” are favorites) jogging, puzzles, game nights with family and everything about working with children and adults with special needs.

“I love helping people learn a new skill and then seeing their excitement when they’ve learned it,” she says. She loves it that people with special needs “see the world in a very different way. We can learn a lot from them.”

“In her short time here, Megan has already developed a great partnership with our Pitt CDC staff,” said Pitt CDC Director Fredelle Schneider. “We have great collaboration between our departments!”

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The Sixth Annual

KAT Comedy Night Featuring Ben Bailey!

May 5, 2016

“Megan is a very kind and patient person who works very well with children, especially children with special needs,” added Kristin L. Rohrbeck, director of Oakland University’s Center for Autism’s Outreach Services (OUCARES). “She is not afraid of taking on new challenges and has proven to be a great leader.”

Megan, who holds a master’s degree from Madonna University, has extensive experience in education, psychology, summer camp work and teaching children with special needs. It began with a friendship.

Megan was in third grade at Madison Elementary in Westland where, through the school’s inclusion program, she became friends with Angela, who had Down Syndrome. “Angela had a kind heart and she was friends with anyone,” Megan says. “She never judged others.”

In college, Megan took courses that focused on ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders). In the summer, she was named ASD head at the JCC Day Camps, and later she began supervising practicum students at Oakland University.

Then she worked as a substitute teacher for kids with special needs.

Meanwhile, Megan had a personal experience that would ultimately help her professionally. She had a baby boy, Theron, who has ADHD. “It’s not as challenging as autism or other disabilities,” she says.

“But I can still understand where parents are coming from.”

Some things can be learned in school. But where to learn parental responsibilities like how to comfort a crying baby and how to change diapers? Why at the JCC’s Pitt Child Development Center, of course, where Megan’s sister, Shannon, is assistant director.

“The CDC taught me how to take care of children,” she says. “And when I started [as director of special needs] it was like coming full circle at the JCC.” In fact, one of the first things she did after taking the job was to go to CDC staff and say hello

Megan with Theron again, and “thank you. You’re important in my life!”

Megan is working to develop her department’s programs including TAT (Teens All Together), SNAP (Special Needs Adventure Program) and KAT (Kids All Together). The TAT program is important, she says, because kids can be with friends and learn about everything from nutrition to managing money to job skills.

SNAP is perfect for the child who wants to be in a small group with same-age peers.

And KAT is that rare program that lets participants attend summer camp with one-on-one support but still gives them independence, she says.

The JCC’s programs for kids with special needs are diverse, but Megan’s approach to their families is consistent. Based on her professional experience and working with Theron, she knows that children are most likely to succeed when educators and parents work as partners.

Her philosophy: “We’re on a team,” she says. “You give me your knowledge and I’ll give you mine. Together, we’ll ask: ‘How do we make this work?’”

The JCC’s Department of Special Needs has programs for all ages and interests!

• Movie Night • Magic Shows • Bingo • Karaoke • Swimming • Exercise • Bowling For a schedule, please contact Monee Whitney at mwhitney@jccdet.org or 248.432.5457.

Be sure to save the date for our SPECTACULAR Snowball Dance!

6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 21 at the JCC, with great music, snacks and plenty of FUN!

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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SPORTS AND RECREATION Bruce Wineman, director: 248.432.5498 or bwineman@jccdet.org Leah Worthy, assistant director: 248.432.5404 or lworthy@jccdet.org

Beginning Sports with Dad Session 1 January 10 - February 23 Session 2 February 28 - April 10 All classes are Sunday 10-10:45 a.m. $65/$99 (3-5 years) (7 weeks) Preschoolers spend time with dad and have fun learning beginning sports, playing fun and creative games while interacting with other children.

Little Kickers Soccer Session 1 January 11 - February 22 Session 2 February 29 - April 11 All classes are Monday 12:45-1:30 p.m. $65/$99 (3-5 years) (7 weeks) He shoots!

He scores! Aspiring soccer players learn the basics of soccer through creative games and drills.

Junior Hoopsters Basketball Session 1 January 10 - February 21 Sunday 11-11:45 a.m.

January 12 - February 23 Tuesday 12:45-1:30 p.m.

Session 2 February 28 - April 10 Sunday 11-11:45 a.m.

March 1 - April 12 Tuesday 12:45-1:30 p.m.

All classes are $65/$99 (3-5 years) (7 weeks) Preschoolers learn to dribble, shoot, pass the ball, play defense and rebound.

Kinder Sports Session 1 January 14 - February 25 Session 2 March 3 - April 14 All classes are Thursday 12:45-1:30 p.m. and $65/$99 (3 years- K) (7 weeks) Kids play floor hockey, kickball, soccer, basketball and more! This class focuses on coordination, socialization, sportsmanship and F-U-N!

Tumbling Session 1 January 15 - February 26 Session 2 March 4 - April 15 All classes are Friday 12:45-1:30 p.m. and $65/$99 (3-5 years) (7 weeks) Preschoolers learn basic skills of gymnastics, including balance beam, with Sports & Rec Assistant Director Leah Worthy.

Golf

K-6th Grade January 25 - March 7 (5 weeks)* Monday 5-6 p.m. $109/$129 Preschool Golf January 27 - March 2 (6 weeks) Wednesday 12:45 p.m.-1:30 p.m. $99/$119 TGA offers the country’s only National Golf Enrichment program emphasizing the fun, positive, character-building aspects of the game. *No class February 15

CREATE A CLASS! Do you have a new idea for a class?

Would you like to see a class at a different time than offered?

Find six or more participants and we will teach it (depending on gym and instructor availability).

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Kenny Goldman Basketball League

Evaluations: January 3 First Practice: January 17 First Game: January 24 ALL payments due at registration JCC members: $110 if paid by January 3/$140 after January 3 Non-members: $140 if paid by January 3/ $140 after January 3 Team Manager/Coach: Please call about special team pricing!

• Add $15 per player who needs a league jersey • Player’s age determined as of September 1, 2015 • You may also join as a team (Open League) if you have between 7-10 players and a coach.

• You MUST register by January 3

Parent Coaches Needed!

The success of our Kenny Goldman Basketball League relies heavily on good coaching. Parents should indicate their interest on the bottom of their child’s registration form, or call Bruce Wineman at 248.432.5498 or Leah Worthy at 248.432.5404.

For more information and to register, visit www.jccdet.org/kennygoldman

INLINE HOCKEY Vinny Jalaba, director: vjalaba@jccdet.org or 248.432.5584

Never skated? Don’t have the slightest idea about equipment?

Staff at the Inline Hockey Center are here to get you started!

From classes and leagues to parties and rentals, we offer something for everyone. We look forward to you joining our hockey family.

For more information, please visit www.jccdet.org/inlinehockey.

Registration deadline for all programs is December 23.

Learn To Skate

Ages 4 - 10 January 5 - March 8 Tuesday 4:30-5:15 p.m $70/$80 We can provide equipment!

Intro to Hockey

Ages 4 - 14 January 5-March 8 Tuesday 5:15-6 p.m. $70/$80 We can provide equipment!

Organized leagues with games Youth Roller Hockey Leagues

Ages 6 - 18 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u, 18u January 3 - April 3 Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. $130/$150 Ask about our loaner equipment!

Adult House Leagues

Ages 25 and older January 3 - April 3 Sunday 8:10-10:30 a.m. $175/$195 Ages 30 and older January 4 - March 7 Monday 6:10-9:30 p.m. $175/$195 40 and older January 6 - March 9 Wednesday 6:10-8:40 p.m. $175/$195

Adult Open Teams

• Open leagues include registration for full teams • We offer a variety of days and divisions that differ in caliber • January 3 - March 6 • 10-game season • $1,300, or $1,200 if paid in full before first game

RINK RENTALS

We have two rinks available for rent all year long that are perfect for all of these! ✓ Inline hockey ✓ Floor hockey ✓ Soccer ✓ Lacrosse ✓ Birthday parties ✓ Team practices ✓ Dodgeball

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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AQUATICS

At

The JCC Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy

offered exclusively at JCCs, was founded in 2005 by fourtime Olympic Gold Medalist Lenny Krayzelburg. Using the SwimRight® Method to reward students for each new skill, the year-round academy has taught thousands the importance of water safety and swim techniques. Scheduling is easy and flexible, and certified instructors work to fulfill the goals of each student.

For information or to schedule your FREE evaluation:

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JCC Lenny Krayzelburg Swim LKSA Hours Day

Hours

Sunday

9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday

3:30-7 p.m.

Tuesday

3:30-7 p.m.

Wednesday

3:30-7 p.m.

Thursday

3:30-7 p.m.

Friday

Closed

Saturday

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Email lennyk@jccdet.org • Call 248.432.5430 • Visit www.jccdet.org/lennyk

*Contact the LKSA office to inquire about additional scheduling

JCC Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy Rates* Class

Instructor/ student maximum ratio

Member**

Non-member

CDC member

Length of class

Private

1:1

$99/month

$110/month

$75

15 minutes

Group

4:1

$70/month

$80/month

$53

25 minutes

Parent/Tot

8:1

$60/month

$70/month

$45

25 minutes

Advanced Parent/Tot

6:1

$70/month

$80/month

$53

25 minutes

Adult

6:1

$99/month

$110/month

N/A

20 minutes

*Billed monthly, based on one class/week. **Swimmer must be a current JCC member to receive member pricing.

Discounts

Families with multiple members enrolled, and students with multiple lessons per week receive 10% off second and subsequent lessons.

Registration Fees

Initial registration fee of $55 per child includes: • Color-coded swim cap • Swim progress book • Lenny K swimsuit (order online)

Initial registration fee of $15 per adult includes: • Swim cap Additional books and caps are available for $5.

Annual registration fee after first year is $15 per child/adult with maximum of $35 per family.

Parent/tot registration fee ($45) does not include swim cap.

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Swim Teams Recreational Swim Team

Pre-teens and teens are invited to try out for the new JCC Recreational Swim Team • Endurance and fitness • Stroke technique • Optional swim meets

NEW!

Monday/Wednesday 5:30-6:30 p.m.

December 2-23 January 4-27 Monthly rate: $49/$74 To register: Judy Front, director of aquatics programming: jfront@jccdet.org or 248.432.5430

AquaClub Competitive Swim Teams (USA-sanctioned swim teams)

Pre-Swim Team – Three practices/week - $90/month Junior Swim Team - Four-five practices/week - $120/month Senior Swim Team – Five practices/week - $140/month Coached by Olympian Nim Shapira and his staff.

For schedules and questions: Judy Front at 248.432.5430 or jfront@jccdet.org www.jccdet.org/aquaclub

KAT: Swim!

The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to learn how to be water-safe.

That’s why we developed KAT: Swim! for individuals with special needs.

KAT (Kids All Together): Swim! promotes water safety and skills – and includes plenty of fun, too!

Open to individuals of all abilities and to everyone in the community, this program focuses on what kids can – not what they cannot – do.

For information, please call Monee Whitney at 248.432.5457.

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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SHALOM STREET Andrea Liberman, director: aliberman@jccdet.org or 248.432.5454

It’s Your Torah To Explore Be sure to stop by Shalom Street Museum’s new exhibit, an exciting adventure into the Five Books of Moses! “This is an experiential exhibit that provides a great opportunity for kids and family to learn outside the classroom,” says Shalom Street Director Andee Liberman.

Liberman and Shalom Street Programmer Sarah Katz also developed a treasure hunt so that families can make additional discoveries along the way.

This exhibit, created with the support of the Charles H. Gershenson Fund, was developed specifically for children ages 3-12. There is no charge for admission.

See amazing creatures, play games and enjoy great activities from biblical days.

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Come swim – without getting wet! – in the bouncy balls of Noah’s Ark.

Shop on by and check out the canned goods, crackers, soup and more in our cool kosher grocery store.

Nathan finds a $100 bill. What should he do with it?

You be the judge in this courtroom!

Play in the sand as you journey through the ancient desert and learn about the Ten Commandments.

Photos courtesy John Hardwick

For more information, please visit www.jccdet.org/shalomstreet.

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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THE BERMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Elaine (Hendriks) Smith, director: esmith@jccdet.org or 248.661.1900

From the Director: What I Am Excited About A large part of my job (and the most fun) is curating the shows that The Berman presents each season. It’s one of those jobs that will never be done because as soon as I finish booking one season, I start the next.

I find a lot of events from attending conferences and meetings with agents.

But artists also submit to me directly and sometimes I (or someone else) will see the show elsewhere and think: “That should be at The Berman.” I do a lot of research with members of The Berman Advisory Committee, my staff and volunteers. All in all, I sort through about 5,000 shows a year. The most rewarding part of curating the seasons is when an audience member gives positive feedback after a show. Then I know I’ve done well.

There are two shows coming to The Berman this winter that get me excited.

One is here for the second time, and one is new to The Berman.

Tenors Un Limited returns to The Berman on January 16 for a second time. Their first performance was two seasons ago, and it sold out quickly. The audience feedback was 100% positive, with many people asking us to bring them back.

Now that the Tenors have a new show, “Show the Suit Who’s Boss,” I am very happy to oblige.

As for the Tenors themselves, Scott, Paul and Jem have been performing together for more than 10 years. They The Goonies

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have multiple CDs and have appeared with Sting, Lionel Ritchie, Simply Red, Beyoncé and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra … just to name a few. They are considered one of the world’s premier classical crossover artists.

If you look up their CDs on Amazon or iTunes, you will see their wonderful reviews - especially from people who’ve seen them perform live.

Tenors member Scott Ciscon grew up in this area and now calls London home.

His mom still lives here and is one of their biggest fans, as she should be.

Not only is her son ridiculously talented, he’s a wonderful person, easy to work with and great to see perform live.

I am looking forward to hosting the Tenors at The Berman again! January seems a long way to wait, but it’s worth it.

The second show that I am proud to be presenting is “Shuffle Concert” (coming February 18).

It is so strange to me that I’m talking about two shows that have classical music as part of the performance. When I started at The Berman, all I wanted to write about was rock, alternative and musical theatre. But working here has given me a new appreciation for the beauty of classical music and “Shuffle Concert” has been a very large part of that.

I first saw “Shuffle Concert” performed at Carnegie Hall and was astounded at the

Shuffle in concert

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talent and showmanship. Let me tell you a little about “Shuffle” and what makes it so uniquely wonderful. The creator of the show was working out in the gym one day, jamming to a rock song on his iPod; the next song that came on was a classical piece. It gave him an idea. Why can’t concerts be like this? At that moment the idea of “Shuffle Concert” was born.

How does it work? Six musicians with extremely accomplished backgrounds come – without a set list – to The Berman stage. They give the audience a menu of more than 40 works from up to 15 different styles of music, from classical to romantic to jazz, pop and Broadway.

Audience members then are provided with playbills that have numbers on them.

When an audience member’s number is called, that person chooses the next piece the musicians play. The result? A different and exciting show every time that is driven by audiences.

I love “Shuffle Concert” every time I get to see it! So this is one of those shows that I really want people to see. Everyone I talk to about it gets excited with me and I keep telling people THIS SHOULDN’T BE MISSED! These are just two shows at The Berman that I am thrilled about. If you want to hear about other events we are hosting and why I’m so happy about them, stop

by The Berman and ask for me. I’d love to chat about it.

Peter Rabbit

JANICE CHARACH GALLERY Kelly Kaatz, director: kkaatz@jccdet.org or 248.432.5579

Exploring the Figure

A collection of Detroit artists celebrating the human figure.

Sunday, January 10 – Thursday, February 18, 2016 Opening Reception: Sunday, January 10, 1-4 p.m.

Upcoming Shows at The Berman For more information or to purchase tickets: theberman.org or 248.661.1900

Throwback Thursdays

Enjoy your favorite films again – this time on The Berman’s big screen!

“The Goonies” 7:30 p.m. December 10 “ET: The Extra Terrestrial” 7:30 p.m. February 4

“Exploring the Figure” is a multimedia exhibition featuring nine of Detroit’s most celebrated figure artists.

Beautiful, expansive and relatable, the human figure is often the most relevant means of sharing conceptual ideas, and it has been the most prevalent focus in art throughout history. Today, artists challenge our perception of this traditional form and bring a new understanding of what it is to be human.

Featured Artists:

Bowen Kline

John Hegarty Bruce Giffin Deborah Kashdan Bowen Kline Camille LaMontagne Niagara Tony Roko Slaw Michelle Tanguay Paula Zammit

Slaw

Tenors Un Limited

8 p.m. Saturday, January 16

The Wiz

7 p.m. Thursday, January 21 7 p.m. Saturday, January 23 2 p.m. Sunday, January 24 6 p.m. Monday, January 25 7 p.m. Thursday, January 28 7 p.m. Saturday, January 30 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. January 31

Peter Rabbit

Live performance for families 1 p.m. Sunday, February 7

Shuffle

Live in concert 1 p.m. Sunday, February 7

Michelle Tanguay

In the Side Gallery: Nate Tonning

Be sure to stop by the newly renovated

Janice Charach Gallery Shop, which contains works from more than 60 local artists.

It’s a great place to buy a gift for someone or something for yourself.

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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THE ACTIVE LIFE Noemi Herzig, director: nherzig@jccdet.org or 248.432.5466

The Active Life, with programs for older adults, is held at the JCC and throughout the community!

Jazz at the J

From Ragtime to Rock ‘n’ Roll, with “Ragtime” Jon Milan, David Bennett and Matthew “The Boogie Woogie Kid” Ball December 9, 2015 – 7:30 p.m.

The Berman Center for the Performing Arts $15 in advance; $20 at the door For tickets: 248.661.1900 or theberman.org

Lomir Alle Redn Yiddish!

Beginning Yiddish, with Alva Dworkin Tuesdays at 2 p.m.

December 8 and 22, January 12 and 26, February 9 and 23 $2 a class

Matthew Ball

Yiddish Conversation (for native speakers and advanced students), with Naomi Pinchuk Tuesday, December 8 at 1 p.m. at the Prentis Building in Oak Park Monday, December 21 at 2 p.m. at the JCC in West Bloomfield For information: 248.432.5467

JCC MACCABI GAMES & ARTSFEST 2016 Join our Detroit delegation as we head to Columbus, Ohio, for the Games and Stamford, Connecticut, for ArtsFest!

If you’re Jewish and …

Between ages 13-16,* you’re eligible to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games!

Between ages 13-17,* you are able to participate in the JCC Maccabi ArtsFest program! *As of July 31, 2016

For information, please contact Franci Silver: francisilver27@gmail.com or Karen Gordon: karengordon44@icloud.com or visit www.maccabidetroit.com

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JEWISH PARENTS INSTITUTE Marilyn Wolfe, educational director: mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248.432.5471

Are you looking for • An alternative to the traditional religious school?

• An inviting atmosphere where all Jewish families are welcome?

• A secular program where children gain a rich understanding of their Jewish identity?

• A place where families, single parents and interfaith couples work together?

Then consider the Jewish Parents Institute (JPI).

Founded in 1947, JPI meets every Sunday morning at the JCC. Please join us for small, informal groups where teachers bring Jewish culture, history, ethics and heritage to life!

Be sure to ask about our scholarship program.

Family Chanukah Celebration

Sunday, December 6 Join us for latkes, songs, activities, candle lighting and more Free and open to the community

JEWISH GAY NETWORK (JGN) Faith Renner Robinson, director, gnmi@jccdet.org or 248.432.5661 Call for information about our: • F ree To Be Me support group for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning. Meets at the JCC. •Y ou Are Not Alone group for transgender youth and families. Meets at Temple Israel every second and fourth Thursday of the month. For information: Laura Koziol at 248.661.5700 or laura@temple-israel.org Stay posted for news about our advocate educational workshop, held at the Birmingham Temple, coming soon!

IRP (INSTITUTE FOR RETIRED PROFESSIONALS) Sharon Levine, director: 248.661.1000 or slevine@jccdet.org

Mr. President

Meet the new head of IRP! Dr. Aaron Lupovitch is the new president of the JCC’s IRP (Institute for Retired Professionals), and he’s an advocate, he’s welcoming, he’s bright and knowledgeable, he’s congenial, he has a good sense of humor - and he’s unfailingly honest.

Asked if there’s usually a consensus among members at IRP meetings where the topic is, say, politics, Dr. Lupovitch begins to laugh: “In this group?”

Dr. Lupovitch is new to the IRP presidency and relatively new to the organization. But in the few years since he attended his first meeting, this West Bloomfield resident has come to a strong understanding of IRP, what it needs and why it offers opportunities for everyone (and don’t let the name fool you, he says: you don’t have to be retired, a senior, professional or Jewish to enjoy IRP).

IRP was established in 1985 when then-JCC Executive Director Mort Plotnick and former Executive Director Irwin Shaw looked into starting a program for seniors seeking intellectual and social opportunities. But the two men weren’t interested in another series of lectures or parties hosted by the JCC. They wanted something completely new: self-facilitated groups. IRP, they decided, should be managed by members.

About 120 people attended that first meeting to establish IRP, and today more than 200 men and women from throughout Metro Detroit belong to the organization.

That it is completely managed by its members is what continues to make IRP a unique group and unlike anything else in the area, Dr. Lupovitch says. “There’s also a lot of intellectual activity and learning, a wide spectrum of interests from opera to history to money management. There are day trips and a lot of unusual events like exploring unknown areas of the DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts).”

“Aaron Lupovitch is very soft spoken but extremely thoughtful and articulate,” says IRP Director Sharon Levine. “A newer member, taking on this tremendous leadership role, Aaron provides constant support while learning the ropes and listening to members’ ideas for IRP. He

has a great deal of foresight, and with his constant guidance from his wonderful wife and IRP member Rochelle, he brings a lot of new ideas as IRP embarks on the next 30 years.”

Dr. Lupovitch is a Detroit native as is his wife, Rochelle. A retired pathologist, he worked at Beaumont, Holy Cross and Henry Ford hospitals and is the father of four children.

Four years ago, Dr. Lupovitch read a flyer that described IRP as a member-driven group, and he was intrigued. He came, alone, to the Current Events group, and he liked it right away. He appreciates the lively discussions, the diversity of topics and what each member brings to the group.

Most members have advanced degrees and/ or extensive backgrounds in professional or administrative fields. “You never know for sure who you’re sitting next to,” he says.

He recalls one discussion that focused on economics and inspired quite a debate; finally, one member of the audience raised his hand to speak in response to a comment.

“Actually,” he said, “I was on the federal commission that formulated that report, and that’s not what we said.”

Most IRP groups meet for about 60-90 minutes and begin with a presentation: a film, a reading, a talk, followed by a lot of conversation, Dr. Lupovitch says. Guests may attend, at no cost, three group meetings before joining IRP, which is $150 annually and includes a cultural membership to the JCC. There are 25 member groups, most of which meet twice a month in Oak Park and West Bloomfield, as well as a few (like the popular Gad Abouts, who take trips around the state) who meet outside the regular settings. Members quickly become friends and on occasion, even more than that (in the past six years alone, at least six couples are known to have found each other through IRP).

So come for the fun, the intellectual experience, the people. Also, come early so you’ll get a seat.

Dr. Lupovitch is on his way to hear a member celebrating his 90th birthday and making his 150th presentation to an IRP discussion group. “I need to go now,” Dr. Lupovitch says. “It’s going to be jam-packed!”

Aaron Lupovitch

IRP Groups All groups are open to IRP members and non-IRP members. Guests are welcome to visit three times prior to joining. Please call for information about meeting times.

IRP groups that meet at the JCC in West Bloomfield • Art of Money Management • Biographies • Current Events I • Film Study III • History • Implications of Science and Technology • Medical Issues • Music Lovers • National & International Issues • Photography • Play Reading • Short Story IRP groups that meet outside of the JCC • Dinner & Conversation • Gad Abouts • Kindness Corps IRP that meet at Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park • Current Events II • Exploring the Visual Arts • Film Study I • IRP Singers • Jewish Thought Through the Ages • Opera • Social Action-Tikun Olam-Social Justice • Study of Poetry

SAVE THE DATE

for our winter luncheon!

Friday, January 29, 2016 At the JCC

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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What’s for Lunch?

HENRY & DELIA MEYERS LIBRARY AND MEDIA CENTER

Featuring delightful dishes from

Francine Menken, director: fmenken@jccdet.org or 248.432.5546

“ Ask not what you can do for your country.

Ask what’s for lunch.” ~ Orson Welles

Please join us for great discussions at our book club!

WEDNESDAYS AT 1:30 P.M. • FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY February 3

JCC staff, board, members and friends

Francine Menken

Director, Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center

Graham Cracker Cake

Recipe from my husband’s grandmother for birthdays or holidays

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

INGREDIENTS: 1 stick of butter (unsalted) 2 cups sugar 6 eggs separated 2 teaspoons of vanilla 6 cups of graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons of baking powder Pinch of salt 2 cups of milk ½ cup of chopped nuts (walnuts) • Crush graham crackers into crumbs (use

Six-year-old Marie Laure is blind and lives in Paris with her father, who builds his daughter a model of their neighborhood so she can navigate the real streets. When the Germans occupy Paris, the two flee to the coast.

In Germany, Werner grows up enchanted by a crude radio he finds. He becomes a master at building and fixing radios, which wins him a place with the Hitler Youth.

One day the two will meet. But first they must survive and face the painful moral challenges that come with war.

Facilitated by Sharon Schwartz

Coloring, Chocolate and Conversation

Thursday, January 21 1:30-3 p.m. $2 drop-in fee A coloring craze is taking over the country! Come see why it’s so much fun to pick up a crayon or pencil and color away your cares! You’ll also be able to hear the latest about the best new books out today.

The library is located on the lower level of the JCC

a rolling pin and a plastic bag) • In a bowl, add salt and baking powder to graham cracker crumbs • In separate bowl cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks then alternate adding dry ingredients (graham cracker mixture) with milk • Add vanilla and fold in nuts • Beat egg whites to a peak and fold into mixture • Put mixture in greased large Pyrex pan • Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (until toothpick is dry)

FROSTING: Buy confectioner’s sugar and add cocoa or melted chocolate to the recipe on the package. Frost the cake when it is cool.

Also you can add a handful of chopped nuts on top of the cake for garnish.

Serve with vanilla ice cream.

STOP BY AND VISIT! Monday–Thursday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Friday: 10 a.m.-noon Sunday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, CDs, free WiFi, used book sales, volunteer opportunities and more!

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Fran and husband Steve

SAJE - SEMINARS FOR ADULT JEWISH ENRICHMENT Adina Pergament, director: apergament@jccdet.org or 248.432.5470

Please join us for three exceptional events!

SAJE

“The Diary of Rywka Lipszyc: Through the Lens of Faith”

in the Sun

December 13, 2015, 2 p.m.

The Berman Center for the Performing Arts When Auschwitz was liberated, a doctor from the Red Army made a surprising find: a diary, ended in mid-sentence, belonging to a young girl named Rywka Lipszyc. Written in a school notebook, the diary documents the terror of Jewish life under the Nazis, but it’s also the poignant, beautiful story of Rywka’s curiosity about the world and her relationship with God. What became of Rywka is a mystery, and her diary remained in obscurity for more than 70 years, until finally it came to light in San Francisco.

The program will include a 17-minute documentary, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Yedida Kanfer and Dr. Anna Muller, moderated by Dr. Jan Maisel.

Following the program join us for a meet and greet, book sale and light refreshments.

Tickets: $12 at theberman.org or 248.661.1900.

SAJE in the Sun: “Detroit: America’s Comeback City” Featuring Ben Falik, Adam Finkel and Robin Schwartz

January 25, 2016, 2 p.m.

The Seagate Country Club, Delray Beach, Florida

Frankel Institute Series: “Wrestling with Angels: The Struggle Between Sacred and Secular in Jewish Life”

Featuring visiting Fellows at U-M’s Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies February 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2016, 7-8:30 p.m.

JCC Executive Conference Suite Details coming soon!

RUSSIAN JEWISH LIFE Ben Opengeym, director: bopengeym@jccdet.org or 248.661.1000

“Irina Mishura and Friends A Celebration of the Passion, Power and Excitement of Opera”

7 p.m. Saturday, December 12 The Berman Center for the Performing Arts Presented by Russian Jewish Life and the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan Also featuring soprano Mary Callaghan Lynch, with pianist Kevin Bylsma JCC members, students and Verdi Opera Theatre members: $17 General public: $22 To purchase: theberman.org or 248.661.1900

Pinchas Zukerman, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 11

JCC members and students: $45 General public: $50

“Russian Ballet and More,” featuring Russian Ballet Academy students 3 p.m. Sunday, February 14 At the JCC

JCC members and students: $10 General public: $15

Pinchas Zukerman in concert

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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CENTER TRAVEL Marilyn Wolfe, director: mwolfe@jccdet.org or 248.432.5471

Come away with us on a great adventure!

Center Travel hosts great trips around the state, the country, the world!

Want to know more? Just call Marilyn Wolfe for a flyer with details about upcoming trips.

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Plus these great adventures:

Extended Travel in 2016

Please join Center Travel to see one of the finest dance troupes in the country.

Toledo Museum of Art-Docent Tour of “Degas and the Dance” and “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture”

Cuba

Sunday, February 14, 2:30 p.m.

The Detroit Opera House Dance Theatre of Harlem was founded by Karel Shook and Arthur Mitchell in 1969, shortly after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mitchell was inspired to start a school that would offer children — especially those in Harlem, the community in which he was born — the opportunity to learn about dance and the arts. The New York Times described the organization as “one of ballet’s most exciting undertakings.”

Today, Dance Theatre of Harlem features an outstanding ensemble, a leading arts education center and Dancing Through Barriers®, a national and international education and community outreach program.

Tickets are limited! Call today for yours!

JCC members: $62 General community: $72 To order: call 248.432.5471

Thursday, December 17 Tickets: $59/$69

“Newsies” at the Detroit Opera House Wednesday, December 23 Tickets: $99/$109

“The Odd Couple” at the Purple Rose Theatre

Scottsdale

February 4-17, plus optional stay February 17-23

California Coast February 18-25

Israel

February 23-March 6

Wednesday, January 27 Tickets: $92/$102

Sedona and Las Vegas

“From Broadway to Obscurity”: Eric Gutman in concert at the Detroit Public Theatre

Italy, with Professor Howard Lupovitch

Sunday, January 31 Tickets: $62/$72

“Cinderella,” at the Detroit Opera House TBD, February Tickets: $95/$105

Dance Theatre of Harlem

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March 7-15, April 4-12

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April 15-21

July 10-21

Old World Prague and the Blue Danube Riverboat Cruise August 11-23

Painting by Degas

The perfect location for your next event!

Whether you’re hosting ✦ A wedding

O

ur elegant banquet hall, comfortable spaces for family gatherings, and meeting rooms of all sizes allow you to find exactly what you need.

✦ Corporate meetings ✦ Bar or bat mitzvah celebrations ✦ Birthday parties ✦ A private dinner or luncheon

Options include: portable dance floor, tables and chairs, linens, audio/video needs, stage and more!

To book your next event at the Jewish Community Center, please contact Sarah Casman:

scasman@jccdet.org 248.432.5536

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

www.jccdet.org Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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A look at Detroit JCCs in years past

From the early 1950s (when this photo was taken) to today, the JCC’s fitness club remains a place that’s friendly (see story page 5) and a great spot to get in shape!

Archery at the JCC on Dexter and Davison.

Children get cooking at the JCC on Dexter and Davison in 1959.

Mrs. Grete Borchardt at a JCC workshop in 1968.

Photos courtesy the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives

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YEAR-ROUND

Be part of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s

COME CLEAN, BE GREEN PROJECT! ☛ Get rid of all that old junk you know you need to clean up

(Trust us: you will make your spouse/partner/mother VERY happy!)

☛

Save the Earth by recycling all this stuff instead of adding to a landfill!

☛ Turn your trash into $$$ to benefit the JCC! Computers Cell phones LCD monitors Mice (the computer kind; thanks, but we’ll pass on the live [or dead] ones) Speakers VCRs and DVD players Microwaves

L ithium batteries (terminals MUST be taped) Hard drives Battery back-ups Docking stations Coffee machines Lamps Ink or toner cartridges Keyboards

Laptops Wires Cables Printers Fax machines Copiers Servers Modems Routers

*Basically anything that has a plug or took batteries, with the exception of the items below.

Sorry, but we cannot accept tube or projection TVs, any alkaline batteries, refrigerators, air conditioners or light bulbs.

Items will be recycled by Ecycle Opportunities, and money collected will benefit JCC programming.

Please bring your items to the front desk in the main lobby of the JCC. Drop-off times are 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; and 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday.

Thank you!

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

www.jccdet.org

Now partnering with JVS! For more information, please contact Randy Gavorin at 248.432.5452 or rgavorin@jccdet.org.

The Matthews Sports Exhibit Be sure to stop by and visit the Matthews Sports Exhibit at the JCC! This impressive exhibit, from the collection of Dr. Robert Matthews, features memorabilia from leading sports stars, past and present, and includes: • An original work of art, depicting 26 current and former Jewish baseball players, that includes autographs and personal inscriptions.

• An autographed copy of the 1948 first edition of Babe Ruth’s autobiography.

• A signed check and a handwritten 1934 income tax return filled out by Morris “Moe” Berg. An American League catcher and coach, a Princeton grad and friend of Albert Einstein, Berg also worked as a spy for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) before and during WWII. His 1934 photos of Tokyo helped Gen. Jimmy Doolittle plan his 1942 air raid on the Japanese capital.

• Two kippot signed by Sandy Koufax, from only a handful of such items known to exist. The kippot were intended to be given as awards to students at a Jewish religious school.

• A baseball and bat signed by Tigers legend Hank Greenberg.

• Miguel Cabrera’s signed baseballs, bats and batting helmet.

• A program and ticket from the first Super Bowl.

• A football helmet signed by the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only National Football League team to complete a perfect (17-0) season, including winning the Super Bowl.

• A check signed by legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi.

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Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit • Winter 2015-2016

One Gift, Your Gift, Makes All the Difference Become a JCC Pillar of Light • Promote education to those who seek wisdom and life-long learning • Enrich programing for children, families and seniors • Support cultural excellence with films, music, art, theater and literature • Demonstrate philanthropic leadership in our community • Become an integral part of our growth and vision • Strengthen communities throughout Metropolitan Detroit

Pillars of Light donate a minimum of $5,000 and receive • Recognition on the JCC donor wall and in programming publications • Discounts on programs and services • Patron event passes to annual cultural events • Invitations to major JCC events • Concierge services Naming opportunities and customized corporate packages are available.

To arrange for a consultation or for more information, please call the Development Department, 248.432.5418, and speak to Dina Routin or Ariella Monson.

Tribute Donations

Honor a family member or a friend with a donation to the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. The gift of tzedakah is a meaningful way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or holiday, or remember a loved one.

For tributes, call Dina Routin at 248.432.5418.

Pay it forward!

Open a tribute bank with $100, and we will send your cards for you!

For information, call Dina Routin at 248.432.5418.

Programs subject to change. Please visit www.jccdet.org for updates.

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Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Look what’s going on at the JCC!

All’s Well That Ends Well!

Support the JCC and claim your tax-deduction for 2015 with an end-of-the-year gift! ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Send a Kid to Camp The Berman Center for the Performing Arts JCC Annual Book Fair Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival Aquatics Kenny Goldman Basketball League The Active Life Center Fitness

✓ IRP ✓ The Janice Charach Gallery ✓ The Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center ✓ Shalom Street ✓ In-Line Hockey Center ✓ Kids All Together ✓ Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE)

☛ TO DONATE • Contact Dina Routin at droutin@jccdet.org or 248.432.5418 • Fill out a donation slip (found at the JCC front desk or the fitness center desk) and we will call you • Visit www.jccdet.org/donate All donations are tax-deductible.

Upon payment, we will send you a letter acknowledging your tax-deductible gift.