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SUMMARY:Israeli Nifgashim
DESCRIPTION:ישראלים נפגשים\nהרצאה קצרה\, שיחה וחברים\n3 gatherings for Israelis in Hebrew.\nOn February 24th Aviv Touitou Certified aromatherapist and social worker\nspeaks about Aromatherapy – The Power of Essential Oils to Support & Heal the\nBody & Mind.\nOn March 24th Ariel Levi\, DDS\, Orthodontist speaks about the Basics of\nOrthodontics.\nOn May 19th Tomer Stern\, PhD\, MSc\, Assistant Professor at the University of\nMichigan School of Dentistry speaks about Advancing Skeletal Pathology\nResearch Through Computational Biology. \nOrganized by: Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14763
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/israeli-nifgashim-2/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor \, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Beverages (non alcoholic),Educational,Families,Hebrew and Yiddish,Hebrew Speaking,Israel,Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor,Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor - General,Special Guest
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SUMMARY:Israeli Nifgashim
DESCRIPTION:ישראלים נפגשים\nהרצאה קצרה\, שיחה וחברים\n3 gatherings for Israelis in Hebrew.\nOn February 24th Aviv Touitou Certified aromatherapist and social worker\nspeaks about Aromatherapy – The Power of Essential Oils to Support & Heal the\nBody & Mind.\nOn March 24th Ariel Levi\, DDS\, Orthodontist speaks about the Basics of\nOrthodontics.\nOn May 19th Tomer Stern\, PhD\, MSc\, Assistant Professor at the University of\nMichigan School of Dentistry speaks about Advancing Skeletal Pathology\nResearch Through Computational Biology. \nOrganized by: Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/15189
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/israeli-nifgashim-3/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor \, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Beverages (non alcoholic),Educational,Families,General,Hebrew Speaking,Older Adults,Parents,Special Guest,Young Adults
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor":MAILTO:info@jewishannarbor.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260326T133000
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SUMMARY:Jewish Book Series: Lunch & Learn with Ayelet Tsabari
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the JCC on **Thursday\, March 26** from **12:00-1:30 PM** for\nan in-person Lunch & Learn and a virtual visit from Ayelet Tsabari\, the author\nof _Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel._ Enjoy a delicious Yemeni lunch\nwhile listening to Ayelet speak about her book over Zoom. **Lunch starts at\nnoon\, author talk begins promptly at 12:30 PM.** \nThis event is part of the JCC’s ongoing **Book Series** \, where visiting\nJewish authors give talks on their work to bring new ideas and literature to\nthe community. **The cost of this program is $12.50/person.** This program is\nsponsored by ORT. Zoom available upon request. \n_JCC community events and programs are open to all regardless of faith or\nbackground. All are welcome._ \n**_Book Blurb_** \n1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in\nsearch of a better life. In an overcrowded immigrant camp in Rosh Ha’ayin\,\nYaqub\, a shy young man\, happens upon Saida\, a beautiful girl singing by the\nriver. In the midst of chaos and uncertainty\, they fall in love. But they\nweren’t supposed to; Saida is married and has a child\, and a married woman has\nno place befriending another man. \n1995. Thirty-something Zohara\, Saida’s daughter\, has been living in New York\nCity—a city that feels much less complicated than Israel\, where she grew up\nwishing that her skin was lighter\, that her illiterate mother’s Yemeni music\nwas quieter\, and that the father who always favored her was alive. She hasn’t\nlooked back since leaving home\, rarely in touch with her mother or sister\,\nLizzie\, and missing out on her nephew Yoni’s childhood. But when Lizzie calls\nto tell her their mother has died\, she gets on a plane to Israel with no\nreturn ticket. \nSoon Zohara finds herself on an unexpected path that leads to shocking truths\nabout her family—including dangers that lurk for impressionable young men and\nsecrets that force her to question everything she thought she knew about her\nparents\, her heritage\, and her own future. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14346
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/jewish-book-series-lunch-learn-with-ayelet-tsabari/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Arrival / Check In,College Students,Educational,Food Available ($),Older Adults,Parking (free),Special Guest,Young Adults
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DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:36th Annual David W. Belin Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The 36th Annual David W. Belin Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ayala Fader on\nThursday\, March 26\, 2026. Food will be served at the pre-lecture reception\,\nand Fader will sign books after the lecture. This free\, public lecture will\ntake place in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union on Thursday\, March 26\,\n2026. Please RSVP at (https://myumi.ch/15PN8) to let\nus know if you plan to attend. \nOver the past decade\, frum (Orthodox) Jewish women wellness influencers on\nsocial media have become a significant presence. Despite attempts by some\nrabbis to silence them\, frum influencers in the United States and Israel\ncontinue to share intimate details of their everyday lives online\, earning a\nliving through the promotion of products linked to their platforms. Professor\nFader’s talk examines the seemingly contradictory worlds these influencers\nnavigate: while claiming new forms of gendered authority\, they simultaneously\nreinforce traditional Jewish family structures and gender roles.\nDrawing inspiration from conservative Christian wellness influencers\, frum\ninfluencers create content that asserts Jewish exceptionalism while fostering\nunexpected exchanges with conservative Christian women. The lecture will\nconsider whether frum social media influencers are subtly promoting illiberal\npolitics through the gendered language of wellness. \n**Ayala Fader  **is professor of anthropology at Fordham University. She is\nthe author of the award-winning books\, _Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next\nGeneration of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn_  (Princeton University Press\, 2009)\nand _Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age_  (Princeton University\nPress\, 2020). Her research has been supported by the National Science\nFoundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Fader’s current book\nproject examines the trend of American Orthodox Jews aligning themselves with\na new form of religion on the Christian Right—a public\, political\, racialized\,\nand biblical philosophy\, redefining postwar Judeo-Christianity in the\ncontemporary political landscape. As the founding director of Fordham’s Center\nfor Public Anthropology\, Fader is currently collaborating on the Demystifying\nLanguage Project\, which makes linguistic anthropology a social justice\nresource for public high schools. Fader received her Ph.D. from New York\nUniversity \n** _About the Belin Lecture_**\nSince 1991\, the Frankel Center has hosted an accomplished speaker to present\nthe David W. Belin lecture in American Jewish Affairs. Following the annual\nlecture\, each speaker provides a text version of their talk. This essay is\nthen published in print format and is made available\n(https://www.fulcrum.org/belin?locale=en)**.**  To request a\nspecific year’s lecture book\, please email JudaicStudies@umich.edu. \nOrganized by: U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13395
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/36th-annual-david-w-belin-lecture/
LOCATION:Michigan Union 530 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Closed Captions,Coffee,Educational,English Speaking,Finger Food,Food,History,Items for sale,Jewish Learning,Presentation,Special Guest,Vegetarian Friendly,Wheelchair Accessible
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ORGANIZER;CN="U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies":MAILTO:js-event-coord@umich.edu
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T180000
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SUMMARY:Bi-Annual Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dr. Benjamin Sommer
DESCRIPTION:**Friday\, April 17th- Sunday\, April 19th Rosenberg Scholar-In-Residence\nWeekend with Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer**\nBeth Israel Congregation is proud to welcome Dr. Benjamin Sommer as this\nyear’s Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence. Dr. Sommer is a preeminent biblical\nscholar and Jewish theologian serving as a Professor of Bible and Ancient\nSemitic Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary. A prolific author and\nlecturer\, Dr. Sommer’s research explores the intersections of Israelite\nreligion\, biblical theology\, and modern Jewish thought. He is widely\nrecognized for his award-winning books\, including _The Bodies of God and the\nWorld of Ancient Israel_ and _Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish\nScripture and Tradition_ \, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.\nDescribed by Ha’aretz as both a “traditionalist and yet an iconoclast\,” Dr.\nSommer has held prestigious fellowships at the National Humanities Center and\nthe Shalom Hartman Institute\, bringing a synthesis of intellectual acuity and\ndeep textual knowledge to his work. See the calendar at (http://bethisrael-aa.org) for event details and to register for\nShabbat dinner on April 17th. \nOrganized by: Beth Israel Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13950
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/bi-annual-scholar-in-residence-weekend-with-dr-benjamin-sommers/
LOCATION:Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Jewish Learning,Parking (free),Special Guest
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Israel Congregation":MAILTO:office@bethisrael-aa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:Bi-Annual Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dr. Benjamin Sommer
DESCRIPTION:**Friday\, April 17th- Sunday\, April 19th Rosenberg Scholar-In-Residence\nWeekend with Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer**\nBeth Israel Congregation is proud to welcome Dr. Benjamin Sommer as this\nyear’s Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence. Dr. Sommer is a preeminent biblical\nscholar and Jewish theologian serving as a Professor of Bible and Ancient\nSemitic Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary. A prolific author and\nlecturer\, Dr. Sommer’s research explores the intersections of Israelite\nreligion\, biblical theology\, and modern Jewish thought. He is widely\nrecognized for his award-winning books\, including _The Bodies of God and the\nWorld of Ancient Israel_ and _Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish\nScripture and Tradition_ \, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.\nDescribed by Ha’aretz as both a “traditionalist and yet an iconoclast\,” Dr.\nSommer has held prestigious fellowships at the National Humanities Center and\nthe Shalom Hartman Institute\, bringing a synthesis of intellectual acuity and\ndeep textual knowledge to his work. See the calendar at (http://bethisrael-aa.org) for event details and to register for\nShabbat dinner on April 17th. \nOrganized by: Beth Israel Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13950
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/bi-annual-scholar-in-residence-weekend-with-dr-benjamin-sommers-2/
LOCATION:Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Jewish Learning,Parking (free),Special Guest
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Israel Congregation":MAILTO:office@bethisrael-aa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T170000
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DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:Bi-Annual Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dr. Benjamin Sommers
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our bi-annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend will take place\nApril 17th\, 18th\, and 19th with Dr. Benjamin Sommer\, Professor of Bible and\nAncient Semitic Languages at JTS and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman\nInstitute. \nOrganized by: Beth Israel Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13950
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/bi-annual-scholar-in-residence-weekend-with-dr-benjamin-sommers-3/
LOCATION:Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Parking (free),Special Guest
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Israel Congregation":MAILTO:office@bethisrael-aa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:Bi-Annual Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dr. Benjamin Sommer
DESCRIPTION:**Friday\, April 17th- Sunday\, April 19th Rosenberg Scholar-In-Residence\nWeekend with Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer**\nBeth Israel Congregation is proud to welcome Dr. Benjamin Sommer as this\nyear’s Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence. Dr. Sommer is a preeminent biblical\nscholar and Jewish theologian serving as a Professor of Bible and Ancient\nSemitic Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary. A prolific author and\nlecturer\, Dr. Sommer’s research explores the intersections of Israelite\nreligion\, biblical theology\, and modern Jewish thought. He is widely\nrecognized for his award-winning books\, including _The Bodies of God and the\nWorld of Ancient Israel_ and _Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish\nScripture and Tradition_ \, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.\nDescribed by Ha’aretz as both a “traditionalist and yet an iconoclast\,” Dr.\nSommer has held prestigious fellowships at the National Humanities Center and\nthe Shalom Hartman Institute\, bringing a synthesis of intellectual acuity and\ndeep textual knowledge to his work. See the calendar at (http://bethisrael-aa.org) for event details and to register for\nShabbat dinner on April 17th. \nOrganized by: Beth Israel Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13950
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/bi-annual-rosenberg-scholar-in-residence-weekend-with-dr-benjamin-sommer/
LOCATION:Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Jewish Learning,Parking (free),Special Guest
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beth Israel Congregation":MAILTO:office@bethisrael-aa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260420T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:Bi-Annual Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Dr. Benjamin Sommer
DESCRIPTION:**Friday\, April 17th- Sunday\, April 19th Rosenberg Scholar-In-Residence\nWeekend with Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer**\nBeth Israel Congregation is proud to welcome Dr. Benjamin Sommer as this\nyear’s Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence. Dr. Sommer is a preeminent biblical\nscholar and Jewish theologian serving as a Professor of Bible and Ancient\nSemitic Languages at The Jewish Theological Seminary. A prolific author and\nlecturer\, Dr. Sommer’s research explores the intersections of Israelite\nreligion\, biblical theology\, and modern Jewish thought. He is widely\nrecognized for his award-winning books\, including _The Bodies of God and the\nWorld of Ancient Israel_ and _Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish\nScripture and Tradition_ \, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.\nDescribed by Ha’aretz as both a “traditionalist and yet an iconoclast\,” Dr.\nSommer has held prestigious fellowships at the National Humanities Center and\nthe Shalom Hartman Institute\, bringing a synthesis of intellectual acuity and\ndeep textual knowledge to his work. See the calendar at (http://bethisrael-aa.org) for event details and to register for\nShabbat dinner on April 17th. \nOrganized by: Beth Israel Congregation \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13950
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/bi-annual-scholar-in-residence-weekend-with-dr-benjamin-sommers-4/
LOCATION:Beth Israel Congregation 2000 Washtenaw Ave\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Jewish Learning,Parking (free),Special Guest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260519T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260519T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:Israeli Nifgashim
DESCRIPTION:ישראלים נפגשים\nהרצאה קצרה\, שיחה וחברים\n3 gatherings for Israelis in Hebrew.\nOn February 24th Aviv Touitou Certified aromatherapist and social worker\nspeaks about Aromatherapy – The Power of Essential Oils to Support & Heal the\nBody & Mind.\nOn March 24th Ariel Levi\, DDS\, Orthodontist speaks about the Basics of\nOrthodontics.\nOn May 19th Tomer Stern\, PhD\, MSc\, Assistant Professor at the University of\nMichigan School of Dentistry speaks about Advancing Skeletal Pathology\nResearch Through Computational Biology. \nOrganized by: Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/14765
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/israeli-nifgashim-4/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor \, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Beverages (non alcoholic),Educational,Hebrew and Yiddish,Hebrew Speaking,Israel,Parking (free),Special Guest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
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SUMMARY:JCC Spotlight to Summer Celebration - SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
DESCRIPTION:Step into the spotlight and join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating\ncommunity\, connection\, and impact of the JCC of Greater Ann Arbor. \nThis year\, we proudly mark **40 years of the JCC** \, while shining our\nbrightest spotlight on honoree **Leslie Bash\,**  whose extraordinary\ndedication and impact have helped shape our community in lasting ways.\nThe evening will also feature world-renowned musical mentalist **Sidney\nFriedman** \, delivering an interactive performance that will amaze and\ndelight. \nCelebrate\, connect\, and be part of a night where our community truly takes\ncenter stage. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/jcc-spotlight-to-summer-celebration-sponsorship-opportunities/
LOCATION:The Kensington Hotel 3500 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Arrival / Check In,Beverages (non alcoholic),Cocktails and Drinks,Desserts provided,Finger Food,Food Provided,Kosher,Kosher Food,Older Adults,Parents,Parking (free),Philanthropy,Special Guest,Vegetarian Friendly
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ORGANIZER;CN="JCC of Greater Ann Arbor":MAILTO:jcc@jccannarbor.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260602T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T013100
CREATED:20260327T151611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T151611Z
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SUMMARY:JCC Spotlight to Summer Celebration - GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS
DESCRIPTION:Step into the spotlight and join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating\ncommunity\, connection\, and impact of the JCC of Greater Ann Arbor. \nThis year\, we proudly mark **40 years of the JCC** \, while shining our\nbrightest spotlight on honoree **Leslie Bash\,**  whose extraordinary\ndedication and impact have helped shape our community in lasting ways.\nThe evening will also feature world-renowned musical mentalist **Sidney\nFriedman** \, delivering an interactive performance that will amaze and\ndelight. \nCelebrate\, connect\, and be part of a night where our community truly takes\ncenter stage. \nOrganized by: JCC of Greater Ann Arbor
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/jcc-spotlight-to-summer-celebration-general-admission-tickets/
LOCATION:The Kensington Hotel 3500 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Arrival / Check In,Beverages (non alcoholic),Cocktails and Drinks,Desserts provided,Finger Food,Food Provided,Kosher,Kosher Food,Older Adults,Parents,Parking (free),Philanthropy,Special Guest,Vegetarian Friendly
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ORGANIZER;CN="JCC of Greater Ann Arbor":MAILTO:jcc@jccannarbor.org
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