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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Friday, November 3, 1950
Guest Speaker
Gimpel, Polish Pianist,
Excels in Chopin Rendition
Jakob
Beth El Sisterhood Slates
Discussion with Meyer Levin
Meyer Levin, author of cur- his major effort has been to
The program encompassed an
rent
best seller, "In Search," understand and interpret the Jew
interesting range of music from
will
be
the initial speaker at the to himself and the world. Some
the "Rondo" of Mozart to the
opening meeting of the Temple of his major works include Ye-
imaginative mood music of John-
Beth El Sisterhood on Monday, huda, The Golden Mountain,
ny Green. Gimpel played Mozart,
The Old Bunch and My Father's
Nov. 13.
as he did a Beethoven 'Polon-
House.
Milton
Marx
is
chairman
of
aise", with a great deal of style
His latest book, "In Search,"
the program and Mrs. M. George
and poetic insight. If anything,
summarizes the entire Jewish ex-
Wayburn,
president,
will
preside.
his performance of these com-
perience of our era and has been
positions seemed over-refined,
A dessert luncheon will be hailed as a work of major and
especially in the Beethoven. The
served at 12:30 p.m., followed by lasting importance.
first group was concluded with
the program which will be mod-
eled after the radio and tele-
a "Rondo" by Weber.
TEL SIIAIIAR BIRTHDAY
vision show "Author Meets the
A sonata by Alban Berg, Gim-
TEL SHAHAR— (ISI) —Henry
Critic."
With
Levin,
author,
Mrs.
pel's teacher, was given a de-
Leonard Weiner and Mrs. Harry Morgenthau, Jr., chairman of the
cisive and clear-cut performance.
This music is interesting in the MARGARET BOURKE Becker, critics, and Leonard United Jewish Appeal, partici-
pated in a special ceremony
realm of tone pictures, being a WHITE, Life photographer and Kasle, moderator.
Levin, born in Chicago, is a marking the second anniversary
loosely knit succession of un- world correspondent will lec-
conventional h a r monie s, not ture at the opening general novelist, reporter, film-maker of the Jerusalem Corridor settle-
especially exciting to this re- meeting of the National Coun- and has just returned from Eu- ment, which is named for the
rope. Detroit will be the first UJA leader, and the completior
viewer.
cil of Jewish Women, Detroit
of 120 new houses.
In Schumann's Etudes Sym- Section at 1 p.m., Monday at stop on his tour. For 25 years
The Communist countries are phoniques" Gimpel displayed a the Jewish Community Center
trying to undermine Israel by technique certainly equal to the She has written several best-
preventing able-bodied Jews from demands made upon him. The sellers, the latest being Half-
immigration to Israel, guests of Etudes are a series of variations way to Freedom, the outcome
Hadassah's $100-a-plate dinner of a complexity which would of her extensive coverage of
last Saturday at the Book-Ca- challenge any pianist. However, India which was climaxed by
dillac were told by Miss Lisa they are not, in our opinion, an interview with Mahatma
Sergio, radio commentator, who first-rate music, assuredly not Gandhi a few hours before his
assassination,
was main speaker of the event. first-rate Schumann.
The guests were welcomed by
In the second half of the pro-
Mrs. Theodore Bargman, presi- gram Gimpel performed Johnny
Green's suite, "Materia Medica",
dent.
Exquisitely styled Ranch Mink Cape Jackets
Miss Sergio, an Italian-born a first performance of a group
Christian woman who had to flee of modern harmonic impressions
and exciting Silverblue Cape Jackets in the
when Mussolini began to con- by the composer of "Body and
Edgar M. Branigin, present
sider her a menace to Italy, told Soul".
clearest color ever seen! Beautifully
her audience that she had been
Two "Etudes" by Debussey Wayne County clerk, has again
styled
and designed Ranch Mink Coats with
in Israel only a month ago and were performed with exceptional been given the preferred en-
shy believed firmly in the future finesse, and the program ended dorement by the Detroit Citi-
lavish turned-back cuffs. You'll love its fine prime
of the Jewish state.
with the "Grand Polonaise" of zens' League, in his candidacy
pelts luxuriously rich in color—Notice the
The speaker pointed out that Chopin,
for re-election as Wayne County
Israel is of particular political
clerk,
on
the
Democratic
ticket.
natural flare that falls into place without
It is not surprising that Gimpel
importance to America because was recently selected to play at
Branigin was appointed coun-
prompting. See Mr. Pearl's beautiful Broadtail
it is the only country in the Near a festival of Chopin's music in ty clerk by the judges of the
East that lives by western stan- Washington, for his understand- Wayne Circuit Court in July,
type lustrous black Persian coots—Mink Stoles--
dards and upholds the concept of ing and affinity for Chopin shone 1947, upon the death of Caspar
Silverblue Stoles.
democracy in that area of feud- through his performance. He J. Lingeman.
alistic societies.
He has appointed Mrs. Harry
played brilliantly and beautiful-
The next round in the battle ly with controlled power and a B. Keidan, wife of the late Judge
between democracy and Com-
Keidan, as chief deputy clerk.
of delicate shading.
munism will be fought in the wealth
Four well deserved encores
Near East, Miss Sergio said. The followed: Chopin's "Etude in F
more we do in order to streng- Sharp", the "A-Flat Valse", a
then Israel and introduce west- "Spinning Song by Moniuszko,
ern ideas in the Near East, she and the Chopin 'Fantasie Im-
continued, the better will be our promtu". In each of these encores
chances to win this struggle.
Gimpel captivated his audience
Israel's strength, she said, lies completely to end the evening
with Fur Studios at 314 Farwell Bldg., WO. t-8644, till 6.
in its open-door policy which is in memorable fashion.
MIAMI
maintained at great sacrifice in
BEACH
terms of comfort and money.
Miss Sergio described the new Hicks Griffiths Seeks
immigrants as destitute people
who are not yet used to freedom Probate Court Post
11 "...0... from
Judge Hic ks G. Griffiths is a
weathervane
and therefore eye every un-
r
re-election
to
the
guarded piece of grass with sus- candidate fo
to welcome.
post of Judc e of Probate Court.
mot...modern os '5I...new
picion,
Judge Griffiths
The reason why so many sick
furnishings throughout...
w a s appointed
and disabled Jews arrive from
new coffee shop and
to
the
post
by
Communist countries, she as-
dining room.. newly land-
Gov. G. Mennen
serted, was the method of refus-
scaped tropical gardens...
Williams in June
ing exit visas to Jews who could
swimming pool...dancing
to
succeed
the
still he used for some sort of
...planned entertainment.
late
William
F.
work in their home countries.
Cotter.
The result is that Israel's medi-
SPECIAL SEASON RATES
A graduate of
cal bill is sky-rocketing and that
AlfP11 STONE Owner Management
University
e
t
h
the existing hospitals are unable
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of Michigan law
to cope with the need for beds.
school,
Griffths
Miss Sergio praised Hadassah's
h a s practiced
Griffiths
outstanding medical work in Is-
rael and added that she had nev- law for 10 years. He rose dur-
er seen a finer hospital than the the war to chief price attorney
Democrat
Veteran
Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. for the Detroit office of OPA.
Living in Israel today, Miss
Sergio stated, is the same as liv-
GEORGE H. GOLDSTONE, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
ing in America's pioneer days:
RALPH R. GOLDSMITH, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
a tough, thrilling, insecure but
rewarding life of reconstruction.
LOUIS WECHSLER, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
A report on Hadassah's fund-
raising progress was made by
Mrs. Milton Mahler who stated
that 50 per cent of the quota had
been filled and that work on the
OR
new Hadassah hospital in Jeru-
salem will soon get under way.
Miss Sergio was introduced by
Detroit's Corporation Counsel
Mrs. Norman Rom.
G. N
By FELIX RESNICK
Jakob Gimpel, a brilliant
young pianist from Lemberg, Po-
land, was presented by the Tues-
day Musicale of Detroit at nusic
Hall Oct. 27. This young artist
has a background of many suc-
cessful solo appearances in Eu-
rope. He served as accompanist
for the late Bronislaw Huber-
man, and in this country has
been appointed a piano soloist
at the M. G. M. studios in Hol-
lywood.
Red Tactics
Hurt Israel,
Hadassah Told
E. Branigin Runs
for County Clerk
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sainuel
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ROTH
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