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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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The Chronicle Was There

Halevy Choir, Friedberg Civic Group
Produce Inspiring Music Starts Work

Future Detroit, Inc., held its
opening meeting May 18 at the
By HAIG YAGHJIAN
Just what was the sense of
recently completed Veterans'
Assistant Musical Director,
bringing a musician of Fried-
Memorial Building.
Detroit Opera Society
berg's ability here 'to Detroit
Just before the meeting, the
The 25th anniversary of the when only a handful of people
Citizens' Housing and Planning
Detroit Halevy Choral Society are to witness his recital?
was celebrated on May 16 at the
It is in this respect that the Council wrapped up the final de-
tails on the new organization,
Masonic Temple.
recital was not a success.
Also more care should have voted itself out of existence, and
The Society, one of the finest
went downstairs to hear Walter
of its type in this city, deserved a been given in choice of instru- Reuther, Henry Ford II, Frank
ments
used.
The
piano
sounds
as
much larger audience than it had.
X. Martel, and Foster Winter in-
There is an enthusiasm in their though it is a first cousin to the troduce the new civic group to
notorious
one
in
evidence
at
the
singing which is infectious. It is
a full house of civic-minded
Music Hall.
a more spontaneous expression
Detroiters.
and one that lacks any affectations
The new enterprise will cover
of artistic sophistication.
the same ground as the Council,
plan needed civic reforms and
To bring about this response
improvements, but in a more am-
Julius Chajes effects some rather
bitious way, encompassing almost
unorthodox . conducting but such
every important municipal group.
that it is none
the less a valid
Dr. B. 'Benedict Glazer, rabbi
means of direction.
of Congregation Beth El, is on
One of the most'
intereqing
items of the program was the
Members of the Temple Israel the board of directors, and Rabbi
dramatic cantata "Israel Reborn" Sisterhood conducted the Sab- Leon Fram of Temple Israel was
by A. W. Binder. This was the bath evening service on May 19 active on the committee for the
meeting.
cantata's first performance in De- at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
troll and its success was largely
N. K.
Mrs. Samuel Danto gave a talk
due to the soloist, Norman At- on the Sisterhood's work in the
kins, baritone.
congregation. Mrs. Robert Cog- Mastersingers to Give
Atkins has a fine.. voice and a gan gave a sermon on ' aister-
better than average ability where hood Serves Its Local Commu- Choral Concert Monday
dramatic intensity is concerned. nity," and Mrs. Max Frank re-
The Mastersingers will present
A similarity to "Ballad for viewed world events.
a concert at 8:30 p.m., Monday
Americans" is in the usage of
The service was led by Mes- at Balwin Hall, Woodward at
the chorus members in speaking dames Irving Small, Louis Mill- Ferry avenues.
lines and responses to the pro-
The choir is led by Charles
tagonist to better illustrate the man, Irwin Wiesenthal a n d Wiener and Betty Shanbrom and
rebirth of Israel.
Adolph
Lowe.
Kiddush
was chanted by Mrs. Lillian Fox will be the accom-
Binder's music was no mere Maurice Levin.
panists.
accompaniment but rather a
Maxwell Nadis is president of
Cantor Robert S. Tulman also
clever integration of many forms officiated. The Sisterhood Choral the group. Admission is 75 cents.
and patterns. We should enjoy Group made its debut under the
hearing the cantata again soon.
direction of Karl Haas.
• • •
The reading from the Torah
Carl Friedberg, one of the great was conducted by Mesdames Reu-
pianists of this or any generation, ben Levine, Samuel Green and
played a program of piano music, Samuel Blacher. Mrs. Levine, re-
in another concert, played a pro- ligious chairman of the Sister-
gram of piano music. The caliber hood, directed the service ar-
of his playing and musicianship rangements.
is such that it causes mere criti-
Mrs. William P. Greenberg,
cism to be of little value.
president, explained the Sister-
Born in Germany in 1872, Fried- hood's responsibilities and con-
berg attracted attention with his gratulated Rabbi Leo Fram on
playing very early in his life. his 25th anniversary of devoted
Anton Rubinstein spoke highly service to the community.
of the future in store for him.
At the Conservatory of Frank-
furt he studied with Clara Schu-
man and E. Humperdinck.
In 1892 he made his debut in
Vienna with the Philharmonic or-
chestra conducted by Gustav
Mrs. Louis Tatkin, president of
Mahler, and was acclaimed with
the Sisterhood of Congregation
high praise.
Friedberg began teaching as a Shaarey Zedek, announces that a
professor and concertizing in Eu- social supper-dance will be held
rope. Shortly after World War I at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, June 11.
Mrs. Leonard Sidlow was elect-
broke out he came to America
for his first concert hibr which ed general chairman of the func-
was highly successfulllid in 1916 tion. Mrs. Ben Fishman and Mrs.
he took up residence here and be- Samuel Benavie, chairman in
gan teaching at the Julliard school charge of entertainment planned
an evening with the Djerkiss
of Music in New York city.
Analyzing Friedberg as a pian- Brothers and their orchestra, en-
ist, Max Smith once wrote: "Poe- tertaining acts, and several sur-
try is the essence of his art. Fried- prises.
Tickets are available for $10
berg is a great pianist—a wonder-
ful pianist—because he makes you per couple. Call Mrs. Allan Wes-
forget that he is a pianist. He ton, ticket chairman, UN. 3-6170
sings to you; he speaks to you, or Mrs. Gerald Barskey, TO.
through the medium of infinitely 6-8341. Or mail your check to the
varied, glowing and expressive supper-dance treasurer, Mrs. Irv-
resonances, the message of the ing Miller, 2650 Lawrence.
composer."
A welcome gift for any occasion .
This is the most accurate mea-
sure that we can use in expres- is a subscription to the Jewish
sing our delight for this recital. Chronicle. Call WO. 1-1041.
Highlights of • the program
were: Pastorale, Allegro by Scar-
PIANO LESSONS
latti; the Beethoven sonata op. 90
in E minor; Brahams, G minor
Mrs. Marian Yanishon of 15835
Rhapsody, op. 79; the entire Ward avenue is giving piano les-
Scenes of Childhood, op. 15 of
Schuman; and to end the pro- sons at her home.
She is a former pupil of Mrs.
gram, the Ballade in F major,
Mazurka in B flat minor, Im- A. B. Grimes and she is connected
promptu in G flat major, Scher- with the Sherwood School of Mu-
zo in B minor, of Chopin.
sic. Her son, Roy, who is her
The Lecture Hall of the Insti-
show a
tute of Arts was not much more pupil, played in a talent
few
months
ago.
than half-filled.
Mrs. Yanishon is also a local
singer. Sometime ago she won an
audition to sing in the Women's
Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Victor Kolar.
Made to Order or Ready-Made
Anyone interested in taking
Call ANNA KARBAL
piano lessons kindly call UN. 1-
or ALBERT KARBAL
6530. Underprivilegd children are
TO. 7-0874

Temple Israel
Women Lead
Sabbath Rites

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Commentator Kelsey Receives
AJC Women's Amity Award

"The American Jewish Con- sented the award to Kelsey and
gress has been the most tremen. pointed out tile contribution he
dous influence for good the world makes in giving perspective to
has ever seen," said William K. those who become too closely
Kelsey, the Commentator of the bound up with the everyday prob-
Detroit News, as he accepted the lems of life.
annual amity award of the AJC
Mrs. Frank closed the afternoon
Women's Division.
with the president's annual re-
Kelsey and Mrs. Franklin D. port to the membership. She list.
Roosevelt were honored follow- ed nine rules for a good citizen
ing a luncheon May 17 at the Ma- and outlined the division's pro-
gram for the coming year. She
sonic Temple.
In one of his rare public ap- stressed the fight against totali-
pearances, he recalled how in tarianism, both of the right and
1936 he refused to write pro- the left, as well as anti-Semitism.
She called those persons who
Landon editorials for the news
and instead began his column shirk their obligations as citizens
in which "I have never been sixth columnists and said that
stopped by the management of they are more dangerous to de-
the News from expressing my mocracy than the fifth column-
ists.
views."
"Members of the American
At the affair the annual elec-
tion of officers was held and the Jewish Congress are never sixth
entire slate brought in by the columnists," she concluded.
nominating committee was elect-
H. C.
ed. Mrs. Harry Frank was re-
elected president.
No Finer Salmon at
Flowers were distributed to 10-
year members and Moe Kesner
Any Price
entertained with several Yiddish
songs dedicated to the mothers
present.
Messages were read from Mrs.
Roosevelt who was unable to at-
tend due to her work with the
United Nations and from Judge
Justine Wise Polier, national pres-
ident of the Women's Division of
the AJC.
COLUMBIA RIVER
George Schermer, of the May-
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or's Interracial Committee, pre-

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