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Jeannie Opdyke Smith comes to Flint
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Walk for Israel and Mothers Day Brunch
 

 

Jeannie Opdyke Smith 

 

 

Rabbi Weingarten at the Holocaust Commemoration

 

Those attending the Holocaust Commemoration on Sunday April 14, 2013 at Temple Beth El were both moved and inspired by Jeannie Opdyke Smith's telling of her mother's story of courage in the face of evil.  Jeannie told how Irene Opdyke, just 18 years old, hid 12 Jews in the basement of a Nazi officer's quarters where she was the housekeeper.

On Monday, Jeannie visited and spoke to students and faculy at Atherton High and Middle Schools, Fenton High School and Mott Community High School.

 

SHEPPY DOG LECTURE

May 29, 2013, 6 pm

Flint Institute of Arts

1120 East Kearsley St.

Dr. Shalom Sabar will speak on the topic of The Binding or Sacrifice of Isaac: A Central Theme in the Art of Three Monotheistic Religions.  Professor Sabar is Professor of the History of Art, Jewish Folklore and Material Culture at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Schusterman Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington.

 

CAMP TAMARACK INFORMATION SESSION

Monday May 5, 6pm Flint Insitute of Arts

Interested in learning about Jewish camping and in particular about Camp Tamarack?  Do you know someone who would like to be a camper or staff person at Camp Tamarack this summer or next.  Come to the auditorium at the Flint Institute of Arts on May 5 6 pm and see a film and meet Lee Trepack and Steven Engel, Camp Director.  Get all your questions answered.  Then  make it a double feature and stick around for the second film in the Karen Schneider Jewish Film Festival: The Other Son which starts at 7 pm.  For more information call Ashley at (810) 767-5922 or email at [email protected] 

Call 810 767-5922 or

mail your donation to

619 Wallenberg St.,

Flint Michigan, 48502

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Walk for Israel Shirt 
What a Beautiful Shirt!
This shirt commemorating Israel's 65th anniversary could be yours for the low, low, price of $5! You can see one up close at the Federation office, CBI or TBE. Available at the Federation office or at registration for our Walk with Israel stroll scheduled for May 12th at 10:15 am. The walk will visit 10 stations featuring posters that tell about Israel's accomplishments over the past 65 years.  After the walk, treat Mom to a delicious Mother's Day Brunch at CBI--donations welcome. Please RSVP to Ashley at (810) 767-5922 or [email protected] by May 8th.
  
Borscht Belt

We hope you will join us for a fun-filled evening! Entertainment will include Bollywood dancers, a klezmer band, Heartland Klezmorim, and jazz music. We will also have delicious Indian, Jewish, Middle Eastern and Italian food.

 

Proceeds from the event will be used to support social services for seniors, immigrants, people with disabilities and others in order to help them maintain their independence and enhance their quality of life. We would appreciate your support in any of the following ways:

 

Sponsorship (includes recognition in the event program and publicity):

 

Diamond:  $2,500 (includes 10 tickets & full page ad)Platinum:  $1,000 (includes 6 tickets & half page ad)      

Gold:            $500 (includes 4 tickets)                    

Silver:          $300 (includes 2 tickets)

Individual tickest are $60

Please contact us at (810) 767-5922 or email at [email protected].  

  

9th ANNUAL KAREN SCHNEIDER JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

May 5--9, 7 pm, Flint Institute of Arts

What do early rock 'n' roll, Israeli-Palestinian relations, Operation Entebbe, and the party song "Hava Nagila" have in common? They're cinematic subjects in Flint's ninth annual showcase of Jewish-oriented movies.

 

Sponsored by the Flint Jewish Federation and the Flint Institute of Arts, the 2013 Karen Schneider Jewish Film Festival of Flint will offer five movies, focusing on Jewish life and cultural issues.The festival will open Sunday, May 5, with a screening of "Hava Nagila: The Movie," a documentary about the famous song's fascinating, infectious journey from the villages of Eastern Europe to the cul-de-sacs of America. The Los Angeles Times has praised the film as a "fun, nostalgic, informative journey."

 

The event continues Monday, May 6, with "The Other Son," a French-produced drama in which two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth. The New York Times calls the film "a graceful and touching story."

 

"Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story," to be shown Tuesday, May 7, chronicles the life of the Israeli commando leader who became a national icon following the hostage-rescue mission Operation Entebbe. The Boston Globe reviewed the movie as "a searing portrait of [a] short but meaningful life."

 

The festival offering for Wednesday, May 8, is "A Bottle in the Gaza Sea," a drama from France based on the acclaimed novel about the long-distance relationship between French-Israeli and Palestinian youths. Acclaimed actress Hiam Abbass ("Munich") heads the cast.

 

Closing the festival on Thursday, May 9, will be the documentary "AKA Doc Pomus," about the polio survivor who reinvented himself as a blues singer and then as the composer of such pop hits as "Save the Last Dance for Me," "This Magic Moment," and "Can't Get Used to Losing You." Music historian and collector Marty Natchez, a former Flint Journal columnist, will speak at the screening.

 

Tickets for each film are $5 at the door; ticket packages are available in advance through the Flint Jewish Federation, (810) 767-5922.

 

The festival is named in memory of Karen Schneider, its first chairperson, who died in 2009. It is affiliated with the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival, which presents movies in multiple southeastern Michigan locales each spring.