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Bookstock
'12 Used Book & Media Sale
Volunteer Book Sorting & Drop-off Location for
Wednesdays:
West Bloomfield JCC, Maple & Drake, Room 107 A, B, & C, lower level,
enter through main entrance. Book drop-off at main entrance circle.
Additional drop-off locations on Bookstock website.
Sunday "Colossal Collections" Location:
West Bloomfield JCC, Maple & Drake, Drive to loading dock on north side,
near nursery school entrance.
Dates: Book Sorting Every
Wednesday, through April 11, 2012
Sunday "Colossal Collections":
Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, 2011; Jan. 22, Feb. 26, Mar. 25, 2012
Times:
Wednesday Drop-off and Book Sorting 10:00am-2:00pm;
Colossal Collection
Sundays: Drop-off 11:00am-1:00pm; Book Sorting 1:00-3:00pm
Contribute by helping to sort books for Bookstock Used Book Sale. Bookstock
benefits the community by recycling books and provides the community with
inexpensive reading pleasure. It also earns funds for literacy programs
sponsored by the participating organizations such as NCJW/GDS.
Call the NCJW/GDS office at (248) 355-3300 ext.0 for more
information or visit the
Bookstock website.
2012 Bookstock Book & Media Sale:
Laurel Park Place Mall, Corner of Six Mile and Newburgh Roads, Livonia,
Additional Sale Info and
Press Room on Bookstock Website
Dates: April 22-29, 2012. (NCJW
staffs the sale on Wednesday, April 25)
Times:
Sundays, Noon - 6:00pm, Monday - Saturday, 10:00am - 9:00pm
NCJW/GDS will be staffing the Sale on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Help
generate proceeds for our section by volunteering at the sale. It's fun and
rewarding! Call 248-355-3300, ext.0 to provide your name and email address or
phone number.
CLICK TO SEE PHOTOS FROM BOOKSTOCK 2010 !
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DIA Presents Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus
In Cooperation with
Paris's Louvre
Where:
Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave,
Detroit, MI 48202 (meet in John R Lobby)
Get Directions.
Secured self-parking is available for $5 directly behind the museum on John R. Car pooling advised.
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm (then lunch, cost on your own at DIA Cafe, and visit
additional exhibits)
Cost: NCJW/GDS Members: $10 for DIA
Members, or $20 for Non DIA Members
NCJW/GDS Non-Members: $15 for DIA Members, or $25 for Non DIA Members
Don't miss this exciting exhibit and curator-led tour of the
Rembrandt
and the Face of Jesus Exhibit
at the DIA:
- 10:00am - Meet in John R Lobby / Receive tickets
- 10:30am - Informative Curator Talk
- 11:00am - Gallery Tour
of the Special Exhibit--Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus
- Lunch (cost on your own) in Cafe DIA
- Browse additional galleries at your leisure
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DIA Exhibit Info:
Sunday, November 20,
2011 - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Painter. Carpenter. Masterpiece.
Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus brings together for the first time many of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn's finest paintings, prints and drawings that portray Jesus and events described in the Bible. The exhibition of 64 works includes approximately 52 small, intimate paintings, prints and drawings by Rembrandt and his students that illustrate how Rembrandt broke from traditional 17th-century representations of Jesus.
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JET
Theatre--God of Carnage
Where: JET-Jewish Ensemble Theatre,
Berman Center for the Performing Arts, at
JCC West Bloomfield,
Get Directions to JET
Date: Thursday,
December 15, 2011
Time:
6:00 PM dinner at Jerusalem Pizza; 7:30 PM play begins
Cost: $25.00 per person
for theatre ticket (Dinner cost on your own.)
Join us for the JET Theatre's performance of
Tony Award winning play, God of Carnage. It is a dark comedy about two urban couples attempting to maturely resolve an altercation that occurred between their 11 year old sons in a neighborhood park. The characters do not exactly set a sterling example for the kids.
After the play we will have the opportunity
to meet and talk with the director. We will have dinner first (cost on your own)
at Jerusalem Pizza and then see the play at 7:30 pm.
RSVP by December 9th.
Purchase tickets right here and pay with
credit card or PayPal. Or, to pay by check, or over the phone with a
credit card (Visa and MasterCard only), call NCJW/GDS at 248-355-3300 ext.0.
Send check payable to: NCJW/GDS, 26400 Lahser Rd., Suite 306, Southfield, MI
48033-2675, and let us know if you will be attending dinner before the
performance.
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60th
Annual Jewish Book Fair--Lunch with the Authors
Where: Jewish Community Center-Maple Drake,
West Bloomfield
Date: Thursday, November
10, 2011 (reservations by Oct. 26)
Time:
12:00 noon - 3:00 PM
Cost: $30.00 per person
Featuring: Evan Fallenberg, author of When We Danced on Water
David Schmahmann, author of The Double Life of Alfred Buber
Ellen Feldman, author of Next To Love
Co-sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women - Greater Detroit
Section and the West Bloomfield
Township Public Library.
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Jewish Film Festival--Film Preview
Where: NCJW/GDS, 26400
Lahser Rd., Suite. 306, Southfield, MI 48033
Get Directions
Date:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Time:
7:00 PM
Cost: Members $10; Non-members
$15. (Cost includes a ticket to the NCJW/GDS sponsored film)
The Jewish Film Festival preview of selected film excerpts
will be reviewed with Shari Lebo, former Director of JCC Film Festival. Previews of upcoming movies will be
shown, including
the movie sponsored by NCJW/GDS. Coffee and cake will be served.
Call NCJW/GDS at
248-355-3300 ext.0 for information.
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Jewish Film Festival--film
TBD
NCJW/GDS Sponsored Film
Where: The Berman Center for the
Performing Arts
(at the West Bloomfield JCC)
Date: TBD - Spring 2012
Time:
TBD
Cost: TBD A limited number
of tickets will be available from NCJW/GDS. Tickets will also be made available through the
Jewish Film Festival on the JCC website.
Join us for the NCJW/GDS sponsored Jewish Film Festival at the Berman Center
for the Performing Arts (at the West Bloomfield JCC).
RSVP date is to be announced.
Note: Tickets purchased for the Film Festival Preview (above) will include a ticket to the
NCJW/GDS Sponsored Film.
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NCJW
"NEXT GENERATION" - Let's make a difference!
- Are you between the ages of 20 and 55?
- Interested in doing family-oriented community service?
- Like to attend social functions and meet new people?
- Then Next Generation is the place for you!
NCJW/GDS'S younger women's branch offers opportunities for social events
and hands-on community service, all geared toward younger women (55 and under)
and their families. Join us and learn more about National Council of Jewish
Women's "Next Generation."
Join NCJW/GDS's Next Generation for exciting monthly programs:
Thursday,
October 27,
2011, 9 am, Habitat for Humanity fix-up event
Friday,
November 18, 9-11:30 am,
reading at Coleman Young Elementary, Detroit
Thursday,
January 26, 2012, 7:30 pm, discussion with State Rep Ellen Cogen
Lipton
Sunday,
March 18, 2012, 1 pm, multi-generational
"Wrapped in
Love" blanket making
Additional spring programs to be announced,
including yoga/discussion with Michelle Bommarito.
View Photos from the Kick-off Meeting with Common Ground
See flier. Become
a member on the NCJW/GDS Membership Page.
Call the NCJW/GDS office at (248) 355-3300 ext.0 for more information.
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Nosh & Knowledge
Lunch and Lecture Series
Where: NCJW/GDS,
26400 Lahser Rd.,
Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033 Get Directions
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Time: 7:00pm, Coffee and cake will be
served
Cost: No Charge
Join us as WXYZ's longtime newscaster
Diana Lewis speaks to us. Her topic will
be Empowering Women. (NOTE: this is an evening program.) RSVP by February 2,
2012.
Where: Millenium Kitchens,
24746 Crestview Court, Farmington Hills, MI 48335 Get Directions
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon, Lunch followed by
demonstrations
Cost: Members $25; Non-members $30
Annabel Cohen, chef and caterer extraordinaire, will create a beautiful lunch for us and share some new ideas on great dishes for Passover. The program will be held at the
Millenium Kitchens. RSVP by March 7,
2012.
Where: NCJW/GDS,
26400 Lahser Rd.,
Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033 Get Directions
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon, A dairy lunch will be
served, followed by speaker
Cost: Members $10; Non-members $15
Join us as Rabbi Michelle Faudem speaks to us. She is a favorite among members who have taken Melton courses. RSVP by March 23,
2012.
To register by mail, indicate your name, phone number, which dates
you are reserving, and send check payable to: NCJW/GDS, 26400 Lahser Rd. Ste.
306, Southfield, MI 48033-2675.
Or, reserve and pay over the phone with a credit card (Visa and
MasterCard only) by calling NCJW/GDS at
248-355-3300 ext.0
Or, register below with our
convenient Registration & Online Payment process
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"Spring Happening"
Installation of Officers Luncheon
Where: TBD
Date: Visit us Next Spring, 2012
Time: TBD
Cost: TBD
Join us
next spring as we install our New Officers, Board Members and Advisory Directors.
For information or to register by phone with a credit card (Visa and
MasterCard only),
call NCJW/GDS at
248-355-3300 ext.0
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"Women
of Vision"
On Thursday, September 8,
2011
we welcome keynote speaker Alexandra
Pelosi and honor Toby Arons, Wendy Wagenheim, and The Jewish Dental Clinic with the
Josephine S. Weiner Award for Community
Service.
See all the amazing details!
Where: Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm
Cost: See all the details on the
Women of Vision website
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