utiTROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The LegaLgieonicIe
Frida February 28, 1947
Purim Events Told
by Temple Israel
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Designs for Purim
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HEBREW MUSIC HAS been receiving increasingly respectful at-
tention In Detroit of late, chiefly because of the efforts of a
talented, hard-working young musician and teacher, Shirley Subar,
who says she has been playing and singing "ever since I can re-
member." She has been devoting her energies almost entirely to
traditional songs and modern Hebrew music.
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Family Service Set;
Masquerades Listed
American Jews have developed no music of their own, according
Rabbi Leon Fram has asked the
to Miss Subar, and she hopes to contribute a "new Jewish culture
members of Temple Israel to
based on that which is traditional and yet that which is new." Im-
bring their children to the Pu-
plementing this dream, she has
rim family Sabbath Eve services
been working principally with
at 8:30 ' p. m. Friday, . March 7,
young people and is directing
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In Detroit Institute of Arts.
choral groups for the Jewish
A special children's choir drawn
Community Center, the Junior
from grades 4 and 5 of the Re-
Service Group, Yeshivath Beth
ligious School will sine Purim
Yehudah and Shnarcy Zedek.
melodies, and Hamantaschen will
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GRAGER
be served at the social hour when
GIFTS
MISS SUBAR'S BACKGROUND
the members and their children
has prepared her both in music
will be the guests of Dr. and Mrs.
and Hebrew. She is a graduate
Herman Plavnick in honor of the
of the United Hebrew Schools
naming of their baby daughter,
here and later taught in a Cin-
Lois Joy.
cinnati Hebrew school and at
"Is Haman Dead?" will be the
the Jewish Teachers College there.
subject of Rabbi Fram's Purim
Before returning to Detroit, she
sermon.
held positions as supervisor 'of
The pupils of Temple Israel Re-
music for the Bureau of Jewish
ligious School will hold two Pu-
Education in Cincinnati and for
rim masquerade parties—one for
several summers at Camp Cejwin,
the pupils of Grades 3, 4 and 5
New York State.
on Sunday morning, March 2 at
Proving her music versatility,
Hampton School, and the other
she is engaged in directing the
for the pupils of the kindergarten
Center and Junior Service Group
and primary grades on Sunday
choral groups In a production of
morning, March 9.
SIIIRLEY SUBAR
"Pirates of Penzance," which she
Both parties will see a Purim
says is "easier for American voices." Later, these groups plan to
play prepared by the Stage Club
present a program centered around more traditional music.
of Temple Israel under the • di-
rection of Miss Rosemary Emmer
Anyone who would be interested in taking part in "Pirates of
entitled "Purim's Children." The
Penzance" is 'nvited to attend rehearsals on Mondays, at 8:15 p. m.
Confirmation Department will see
at the Center. For those who cannot carry a tune, there are many
QUEEN ESTHER.
a play written and directed by
production jobs open—handling costumes, scenery, props or prompt-
Mrs. William P. Greenberg en-
ing. Inquiries may be addressed to Miss Subal, TY. 4-4829.
titled "As Simple As That" on
These illustrations for Purim are reprinted irons a manual en-
Saturday morning, March 8.
titled Jewish Designs, published by the National Jewish Welfare
Supervisor of music at Shaarey Zedek, Miss Subar is in charge
The Junior High School will
Board, which contains illustrations and decorations for all Jewish
of the Purim operetta, "Purim Streamlined," which will be given
present its Purim play, "Mr. His-
festivals. They are designed for reproduction in publications Is-
by the religious school. She also is in charge of the consecration
tory Explains," on Saturday,
sued by Jewish community centers and other Jewish agencies.
service this spring and will direct the Hebrew cantata which the
March 8. The play is under the
girls will present.
direction of Mrs. Blanche Gordon
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Romm. The cast is as follows:
Lois Karbel, Helen Isaacs, Mark
BORN IN DETROIT, Jan. 14, 1922, Miss Subar received her de-
Fleischman, Robert Frankel, Sha-
gree in music from Wayne University in 1943. She • taught in the
ron Schwartz, Johanna Frankel,
Detroit public schools for some time, but left In order to help develop
Susan Altman, Bela Miskin and
"The Light That Almost Failed"
"an American-Jewish musical culture."
Joyce Lane.
will be Rabbi Jacob E. Segal's
She is a charming young lady with much enthusiasm and sin-
sermon topic for the Sabbath
cerity. She has set an ideal for herself and works tirelessly to attain
morning services of Northwest
it. The long list of her music affiliations is pr000f of the esteem In
Hebrew Congregation March 1.
Services for the junior congre- A community-wide celebration is which she is held throughout the city.
ration will begin at 9:30 a. m. being planned by Yeshivath Beth
Miss Subar is the daughter of Mrs. Augusta Subar and the late
in the chapel and late evening Yehudah to welcome back Rabbi
services will start at 8:30. Simcha Wasserman, the Yeshi- Julius Subar. She lives with her mother at 2261 Blaine avenue.
At that time members of the vah's dean, who is returning from
Dr. Julius Gordon, for the past Men's Club will participate in a Europe after a nine-month's leave
17 years Rabbi of Temple Shaa- ;ymposium on "The Jew in the of absence.
Torah Month, observed locally
re Emth, St. Louis' largest con- World of Today."
The club conducted the entire since the dedication of the Ye-
gregation, will be guest speaker
at the Inter-Congregational Men's Sabbath Eve services Feb. 28. shivah five years ago, was
Club dinner at 7 p.m. Wednes- Samuel Bez, Maurice Karo and launched by orthodox Jewry at
Alfred Brook delivered sermons, the annual patron's dinner of the
day in Temple Beth El.
school Sunday in the Fort Wayne
The affair is sponsored annually
Hotel.
by eight Jewish men's clubs in
Detroit and Windsor. They are
Rabbi Wasserman, who has
Bnai David; Bnai Moshe, Down-
traveled throughout Europe with
town Synagogue, Northwest Heb-
Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog of Pal-
rew Congregation, Temple Beth
Rabbi Leizer Levin will be estine and is responsible for the
El, Shaarey Zedek, Temple Israel guest speaker at a Purim lunch admission of 750 refugee children
and Shaar Hashomayim of Wind- con of the Women's League for into France, will be honored at a
sor. Temple Beth El will be host. Sabbath Observance, 12th Street Mlava Malka March 22.
Cantor Robert Tulman will ap-
Included on the program will
Branch, at 12:30 p. m. Tuesday in
pear on a musical program ac-
Zack's Catering Hall. For infor- be musical selections by Cantor
companied by Jason H. Tickton, mation call Mrs. I. Levin, presi- David Katzman. A traditional
music director of Temple Beth El.
Saturday evening meal will be
dent, TY. 5-5304.
served. The public is invited.
Guest speaker at the dinner was
Rabbi Oscar Z. Fasman, president
of the Hebrew Theological College
of Chicago, who said:
is universally recognized that
Mrs. Sam Freedman is chair- American Jewry will have to take
man of the Purim family dinner up the torch of traditional Jewish
to be held by the Sisterhood of learning and devoted Jewish liv-
Bnai Moshe at 6:30 p. m. Sun- ing passed on to it by the fallen
day, March 9, in the Synagogue. hand of annihilated European
Jewry."
Card games will be a feature.
Nov Men's Club
to Conduct Service
St. Louis Rabbi
Guest Speaker at
Men's Club Dinner
Beth Yehudah
Plans Welcome
for Wasserman
Louis D. Brandeis
Rabbi Levin to Speak
at Sabbath Luncheon
Men of B'nai B'rith
wish the
Louis D. Brandeis
Named JWV Chaplain
Women of B'nai B'rith
Bnai Moshe Sisterhood
Maps Dinner for Purim "it
every success at their
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SATURDAY NITE
March 8,1947
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Rabbi' 'Wand B. Gittelsohn,
Marine chaplain who won fame
for his memorial tribute at Iwo
Jima to those who died In that
bloody engagement, was chosen
national chaplain of the Jewish
War Veterans of the U. S.
Rabbi Gittelsohn, who served
in the Navy for three years and
rose to the rank of lieutenant,
Is rabbi of the Central Syna-
gogue of Nassau County, New
York.
NEUGARTEN MEDICAL AID
Thirty-five veterans from Percy
Jones Iiospital were entertained
at dinner by the Neugarten Medi-
cal Aid Monday in the Jewish
Community Center.
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