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LETS GO SEE NOA IN CONCERT!!!!
Wed. , April 17, 7:30 pm
Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI
Join us for an evening of outstanding Israeli musical entertainment in honor of Israel's 65th Anniversary. Federation memers and friends can travel by bus to Ann Arbor for the concert. Cost of transportation and the concert is $25 per person. If you purchase your tickets through the Federation you will get a special group discount price as follows:
$65 tickets (reserved section/general seating within the section) for $50
$36 genl admission adults for $25
$12 student/child for $5
A sandwich box dinner will also be available by advance reservation for $8.00
We will leave at 6 pm sharp. To make your reservations call and use your credit card (810) 767-5922 or email Ashley at [email protected] by Thursday, April 11.
BRUNDIBAR, MIDLAND CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
LITTLE THEATER,
April 6, 8 pm, April 7 3pm
ABOUT BRUNDIB�R: The Czechoslovakian children's opera Brundib�r premiered in the concentration camp at Terezin in September 1943, with 54 additional performances the following year. It tells the story of a brother and
sister searching for milk to nourish their ailing mother. Brundib�r was used for the Nazi propaganda film "The F�hrer Gives the Jews a City," after which all the participants, including the composer, were sent to Auschwitz where most were gassed upon arrival. Brundib�r has become a symbol of the struggle to sustain artistic culture in the face of imminent peril.
A Celebration of Hope is a Holocaust remembrance concert. The program will feature a performance of Holocaust Cantata written by David McCullough. It will be
followed by a choir of local youth performing a fully staged version of the Czechoslovakian children's opera Brundibar, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner. Directed by James Hohmeyer, Cheryl Levy & Larry Levy.
Stay after the program for a 15-minute informational talkback with performers.
Tickets: $15
YOUTH CANNED FOOD DRIVE
On April 12th, 2013, the Ivriah Grades 5-6-7 will be leading services at Temple Beth El. In honor of Israel's 65th Birthday, the Ivriah 7th grade class is collecting cans of Fruits and Vegetables that will be donated to the YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter. Their goal is 65 cans. If you would like to donate, you may drop off your cans to Temple (there will be a box in the lobby) during regular business hours or Friday evenings until April 12th.
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Call 810 767-5922 or
mail your donation to
619 Wallenberg St.,
Flint Michigan, 48502
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Sunday, April 14, 3 pm
Temple Beth El
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Annual Holocaust Commemoration candle lighting ceremony and featuring speaker Jeannie Opdyke Smith, daughter of Polish rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke who passed away on May 18, 2003. Irene received international recognition for her actions during the Holocaust while working for a high ranking German official. The Israeli Holocaust Commission named Irene one of the Righteous among the Nations; a title given to those who risked their lives by aiding and saving Jews during the Holocaust; She was presented with the Israel Medal of Honor, Israel's
highest tribute in a ceremony at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. The Vatican has given Irene a special commendation and her story is part of a permanent exhibit in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. In 2008 Irene was presented posthumously the Commander's Cross-the Polish medal of honor, given by the President and First Lady of Poland and in 2009 Irene was presented posthumously the Courage to Care award by the Anti Defamation League in a special ceremony in Washington DC.; both of these awards were accepted by Irene's only child - Jeannie Smith.
Jeannie is part of a new generation of Holocaust Speakers called 2nd Generation who share the life stories from their parents first hand experiences. She is a member and speaker for the Oregon and Washington Holocaust Speakers Bureau, a regular speaker for the Anti-Defamation League's Bearing Witness Program, Jewish Federation groups, Lion of Judah events and Hadassah groups.
MICHIGAN STATE HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION
April 11, 12 pm State Capitol
Plan to join us at the State Capitol for the Annual State of Michigan Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony. Members of our Flint Jewish Community will be recognized and will participate in the ceremony. Afterwards Michigan State University Hillel will host a luncheon to which members of our community are invited (free of charge.) Please call the office (810) 767-5922 or email Ashley at [email protected]
if you would like a ride. We will leave from the Federation at 10:30 am.
FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS,
APRIL 11th, 7pm
featuring Irwin S. Cohen, "Mr. Baseball"
Native Detroiter Irwin Cohen has built a national reputation as an author,
columnist and lecturer. The author of ten history books, including the
highly-regarded, "Echoes of Detroit's Jewish Communities: A History," Irwin
is one of only a few writers to have interviewed the legendary Jewish hero
Hank Greenberg and is likely the only synagogue president in Detroit history
to wear a World Series ring, an honor received when he served as Director of
Group Sales for the Detroit Tigers. Irwin generously shares his vast
knowledge of Jewish history with the community by capturing the stories of
many of Detroit's old Jewish landmarks and shuls. He has just been named the
recipient of the 2013 Leonard N. Simons History Award, a prestigious annual
award presented by the
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. His tenth book, "Jewish History in the Time of Baseball's Jews" has just been
released. Mr. Cohen will speak and take questions following the presentation of the film Jews and Baseball on April 11, 2013 at the Flint Institute of Arts.
The documentary film was narrated by Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow, and directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Peter Miller. It is about the connection and history between American Jews and baseball and is presented in partnership with the FIA. The presentation of the film and Mr. Cohen's appearance are made possible by the sponsorship of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan.
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