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SUMMARY:Jewish Book Series: Milena and Margarete with Gwen Strauss
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the JCC on **Tuesday\, April 7** from **5-6:30 PM** for an\nin-person visit from Gwen Strauss\, author of _Milena and Margarete: A Love\nStory in Ravensbrück._ \n**_Book Blurb_** \nFrom the moment they met in 1940 in Ravensbrück concentration camp\, Milena\nJesenska and Margarete Buber-Neumann were inseparable. Czech Milena was\nKafka’s first translator and epistolary lover\, and a journalist opposed to\nfascism. A non-conformist\, bi-sexual feminist\, she was way ahead of her time.\nWith the German occupation of Czechoslovakia\, her home became a central\nmeeting place for Jewish refugees. German Margarete\, born to a middle-class\nfamily\, married the son of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber. But soon swept\nup in the fervor of the Bolshevik Revolution\, she met her second partner\, the\nCommunist Heinz Neumann. Called to Moscow for his “political deviations\,” he\nfell victim to Stalin’s purges while Margarete was exiled to the hell of the\nSoviet gulag. Two years later\, traded by Stalin to Hitler\, she ended up\noutside Berlin in Ravensbrück\, the only concentration camp built for women. \nMilena and Margarete loved each other at the risk of their lives. But in the\npost-war survivors’ accounts\, lesbians were stigmatized\, and survivors kept\nsilent. This book explores those silences\, and finally celebrates two strong\nwomen who never gave up and continue to inspire. As Margaret wrote: “I was\nthankful for having been sent to Ravensbrück\, because it was there I met\nMilena.” \n _JCC community events and programs are open to all regardless of faith or\nbackground. All are welcome._ \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14347
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/jewish-book-series-milena-and-margarete-with-gwen-strauss/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Arrival / Check In,College Students,Educational,Holocaust,LGBTQI,Older Adults,Special Guest,Young Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="JCC of Greater Ann Arbor":MAILTO:jcc@jccannarbor.org
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SUMMARY:Israel360 Presents Aaron Rock-Singer
DESCRIPTION:David de Jong is a journalist and author who is currently a Knight-Wallace\nFellow at the University of Michigan. He  most recently worked from Tel Aviv\nas a Middle East correspondent for Het Financieele Dagblad\, the Netherland’s\npremier business newspaper. His stories are known for holding the rich and\npowerful accountable. Gilad Halpern is a journalist and media historian. He\nhas recently completed a PhD at the University of Haifa’s Department of\nCommunication\, entitled “The Palestine Post 1932-1950: Journalism and Advocacy\namid Imperial Decline and Rising Nationalism”. Prior to becoming an academic\nhe was a full-time journalist in Israel and Europe. \nOrganized by: Beth Israel Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14400
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/israel360-presents-aaron-rock-singer/
LOCATION:Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Jewish Learning,Older Adults,Parking (free),Politics & Current Affairs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Israel Congregation":MAILTO:office@bethisrael-aa.org
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SUMMARY:SAI Reads WHO CARES?: The Elderly in Fiction and Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Join the Sacred Aging Institute in reading beloved member and author Ann S.\nEpstein’s new book WHO CARES? Led by Ann and Rabbi Chelsea\, this workshop will\nexplore themes of aging\, caretaking\, and justice through a colorful array of\ncharacters\, as well as traditional Jewish texts on these subjects. \nOrganized by: Temple Beth Emeth \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/15151
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/sai-reads-who-cares-the-elderly-in-fiction-and-tradition/
LOCATION:Temple Beth Emeth 2309 Packard St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Older Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Temple Beth Emeth":MAILTO:tbe@templebethemeth.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T170000
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SUMMARY:Yom HaAtzmaut Israeli Block Party
DESCRIPTION:Second annual Israeli Block Party! Come celebrate Israel’s Independence Day.\nThe most fun you will have in Israel… in Ann Arbor.\nLIVE MUSIC from Israel with HaShayara!\nFood and Drinks available for purchase!\nLawn Games!\nArt and Experiences Tour through Israel!\nChildren’s Activities! \nThis will be a large event with games\, food\, and fun inside of the JCC! \nOrganized by: Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor\, \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14454
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/yom-haatzmaut-israeli-block-party/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Children,College Students,English Speaking,Families,Food Available ($),Games,Grandparents,Israel,Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor,Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor - General,Kids Area,Kosher,Non Alc. Drinks For Purchase,Older Adults,Parents,Parking (free),Teens,Tweens,Young Adults,Young Children
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor":MAILTO:info@jewishannarbor.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T120000
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SUMMARY:“Lesson of the Homeland” and the Stories We Tell: A Conversation with Anat Zeltser
DESCRIPTION:“Lesson of the Homeland” and the Stories We Tell: A Conversation with Anat\nZeltser\n   https://lsa.umich.edu/judaic/people/institute-fellows/anat-zeltser.htmlis the Ken Burns of Israel. Over the past 25 years\, she has made\ndeeply researched and thought- provoking films about Israel’s identity\,\nhistory\, culture and politics. \nOn April 26\, the AARC and wider Jewish community will have the opportunity for\na conversation with her about her work. (https://lsa.umich.edu/judaic/people/institute-fellows/gilad-\nhalpern.html) a journalist and media historian will lead a conversation with\nAnat\, and there will be time for questions from the audience. \nBoth Anat and Gilad have been Fellows at the University of Michigan’s Frankel\nCenter this year and will soon be leaving town. This event is a rare\nopportunity to meet and learn from “the best documentary creator in Israel\,”\n(according to one of her reviews); another Israeli critic describes her work\nas “mesmerizing\, informative\, and profound.” \nWe ask that participants come having watched the first part of her series\n“Lesson of the Homeland.”. A link is (https://vimeo.com/724035711). And\nplease RSVP (https://forms.gle/kzcXxDxQxgvnVxjr9)to let\nus know you’re coming. \nOrganized by: Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/15532
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/lesson-of-the-homeland-and-the-stories-we-tell-a-conversation-with-anat-zeltser/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,College Students,English Speaking,History,Israel,Older Adults,Parking (free),Politics & Current Affairs,Social Justice,Teens,Young Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation":MAILTO:director@aarecon.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260428T183000
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SUMMARY:Borderland The Line Within Documentary
DESCRIPTION:An award-winning documentary that exposes the human cost of immigration as it\nweaves in the compelling stories of immigrants fighting to uphold their human\nrights. Q&A follows with the Director and Producer. All proceeds go to the\nInterfaith Fund for Immigrant Justice (MIRC/IFIJ) to support legal services\nprovided by the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. Sponsored by Temple Beth\nEmeth. \nOrganized by: Temple Beth Emeth \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14862
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/borderland-the-line-within-documentary/
LOCATION:Michigan Theater 603 E Liberty St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,College Students,Grandparents,Older Adults,Young Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Temple Beth Emeth":MAILTO:tbe@templebethemeth.org
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