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BOOK TALK 1 PM, APRIL 5

The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic studies at Wayne State University will present, on Zoom, Dr. Bernice Lerner discussing The Horrors of War. Visit judaicstudies. wayne.edu/events.

EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION NOON-1 PM, APRIL 6

Hadassah Midwest and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest presents “How Israel is Helping Tackle the World’s Challenges with COVID-19.

Register by Sunday, April

4, hadassahmidwest.org/ Innovation, for this free online event featuring Jodie Cohen, author of Tikkun Olam: Israel vs Covid-19, and Dianne Gottlieb, Hadassah Medical Organization chair, moderated by Daniel Aschheim, Ph.D., Consul for Public Diplomacy for the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest.

RESCUE & RESISTANCE 4-5 PM, APRIL 6

U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies will present a Zoom webinar on “History’s Rescue: A Micro-History of Rescue and Resistance in Nazi Germany”with Mark Roseman of Indiana University Bloomington. Using the archive of the League of Socialist Life, this talk seeks both to understand the wartime experience of helping Jews and to historicize the postwar remembrance of resistance and rescue. Registration required: myumi.ch/Axyly.

AUTHOR SPEAKS 7 PM, APRIL 6

Jewish Family Service will present a virtual evening with Kimberly WilliamsPaisley, author, actress and advocate for older adults with mental challenges. Admission: $36. Register at jfsspotlightevent.org. Info: 248-592-2339.

MICHIGAN HISTORY 7 PM, APRIL 6

The Jewish Historical Society of Michigan will present om Zoom “Ezekiel Solomon: Michigan’s First Jewish Settler” with Craig Wilson of Michigan DNR. Wilson will examine Solomon’s life at Mackinac as modern archaeological and archival work reconstruct his time in northern Michigan 260 years ago. Cost: $10 for JHSM members; $18 for nonmembers.

Register by 9 pm April 5:

michiganjewishhistory.org.

REMEMBERING 7 PM, APRIL 8

Dr. Jeffrey London

PSYCHIATRY TALK 3:30-4:30 APRIL 7

Jewish Family Service will present Dr. Jeffrey London who will provide on overview of psychiatric disorders. Register at jfsdetroit. org/drlondon.

CAST REUNION SERIES 8 PM, APRIL 7

Broadway in Detroit will present this 60-minute streaming event: Jersey Boys. This series gives Detroiters a chance to visit “backstage” with the cast and hear personal, hilarious, unscripted stories and gossip — as the cast really lets their hair down. You’ll be able to interact with them and ask questions through the chat feature. Tickets: $15; stellartickets.com.

JEWS & GENTILES 12:30- 2 PM, APRIL 8

The Sterling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel in East Lansing will present a lecture on “Neighbors in Difficult Times (the Holocaust).” See jewishstudies@link.msu.edu.

REMEMBERING 7 PM, APRIL 8

The Holocaust Memorial Center is hosting its annual community-wide Yom HaShoah commemoration. The program will be hosted online for community members at holocaustcenter.org.

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Rachel Slagter

Survivor’s Quest to Thank Rescuers

The Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Moshe welcomes Rachel Slagter, Holocaust survivor and lecturer at the Museum of Tolerance and the Holocaust Museum LA to a virtual talk at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6.

Rachel will relate her story as a child survivor and highlight the courage of her rescuers.

“I was hidden for two years by some brave Dutch people and transported to them by a young man who saved 33 Jewish children during the years 1943-1945,” she said.

Rachel’s siblings were rescued in a similar fashion after forced separation from their parents who were transported to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Rachel’s father survived, however, he would not discuss any aspect his Holocaust experiences, his wife’s death and the children’s survival. This led to Rachel’s decadeslong search to identify and thank her rescuers.

The community is invited. Register at www.bnaimoshe. org.