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Blacks And Jews
JUSTIN WEDES SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
Director
Emma Weinstein
brings a live reading
of her upcoming
play to Detroit.
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arts&life
A
new play is in development exploring the ever-evolving
relationship between Jews and blacks in Metro Detroit.
When ready, it will be performed at the Bethel Community
Transformation Center, at the former home of Temple Beth El in
Detroit. For now, on Dec. 17, the work, titled Come My Beloved, is set
for a staged reading by its writer and director, Emma Weinstein, and
a local cast composed of Wayne State M.F.A. students and others.
The reading will be followed by a community discussion led by
Pastor Aramis Hinds of Breakers Covenant Church International
and Rabbi Ariana Silverman of the Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue (IADS), along with director Emma Weinstein and
researcher Taylor Barfield.
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Emma Weinstein
