music
theater
Leo Fuchs Held
Over at Liftman's
For 3 More Days
Leo Fuchs, one of the out-
standing comedians on the Yid-
dish stage, made his first appear-
ance of the season last week at
Littman's Yiddish People's The-
ater. 12th and Seward, and was
given an enthusiastic reception
by capacity audiences. He has
been retained as a result of pop-
ular requests for additional per-
formances.
This Friday evening. Sunday
evening as well as Tuesday eve-
ning, Mr. Fuchs will be seen to-
gether with the entire cast of ,
Littman's Theater in his new
musical comedy, "General Fisch,
el David."
Co-starred with this able actor
are the talented Lily Liliana,
Leon Liebgold, Ethel Dorf,
Mischa Fishzon and the other
members of the cast.
SingertoPortray
Jenny Lind Role
Lillian Hicks, young dramatic
soprano and actress, will be the
guest artist at the annual meet-I
ing of the Detroit Section, Na-
tional Council of Jewish Women,
Tuesday, May 5, at 12 noon in
the Statler ballroom.
Miss Hicks will re-enact epi-
sodes from the life of Jenny Lind,
in a "one-woman" drama with
music
Reservations for this council
branch may be made by calling
Mrs Morton Ashner—To. 8-2854, ,
Mrs. Maurice Siden—Ty. 6-1189,1
or Mrs. H. J. L. Frank —To.
8 -6936.
ZIONISTS' MUSIC
EVENING TUESDAY
A program to mark the cele-
bration of the Festival of Lag
IfOrner. featuring an evening of
Jewish music, will take place
Tuesday. Wray 5, at 8:30 p. m. in
the social hall of Shaarey Zedek,
Chicago at Lawton, under the
sponsorship of the Zionist Organ-
ization of Detroit.
Among those participating in
the program are Marguerite Ko-
zenn. soprano; Emilie Mutter
Adams. violinist of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra; Helen K.
Ward. cellist; Julius Chajes, com-
pose•-pianist. director of music at
the Jewish Community Center;
Robert Tillman, cantor of Tem-
ple Israel: Jacob Sonenklar, can-
tor of Shaarey Zedek: Margaret
Mannebach and Lucia Wolton,
accompanists.
Lawrence W. Crohn, chairman
of the Lag b'Omcr festival. will
speak on Jewish music.
All are invited. There will be
no admission charge and no so-
licitation of funds.
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List Chorus for
The Jewish Folk Song
By
CANTOR J. H. SONENKLAR
Jewish folk songs have been
gathered by the thousands from
beginning of time until the pres-
ent era. About 50 years ago,
there was doubt whether we had
such a phenomenon as the Jewish
folk song. However, it has been
shown by an outstanding Jewish
poet that in a short period of
five years, from
February, 1910,
February,
,to
1915, a treasure
house of 2000
Jewish folk
songs were
gathered. In
other words, in
a comparatively
short period of
J. H. Sonenklar time this poet
was able to present to the world
a wealth of folk poetry.
Does any other people have
such a treasure of folk songs as
our people? Is there a people as
emotional, as sensitive and as
soulful as ours? Which other
people feels as profoundly as
ours—feeling at once fear, trepi-
dation, hope. despondence, opti-
mism and pessimism?
-
ALWAYS
THE JEW SINGS
—
Halevy's Concert
The Detroit Halevy Singing
Society is making final prepara-
tions for its 17th annual concert,
which takes place in the Scottish
Rite Cathedral of Masonic Tem-
ple on Sunday, May 10, at 8:30
p. m.
The featured instrumental art-
ist is to be Henry Siegl, violinist.
The Halevy chorus will be di-
rected by Dan Frohman, assisted
by William Gayman, with Dor-
othy O'Koon and Rebecca Katz-
man Frohman at two pianos.
Other members of the chorus are:
Sopranos: Rose Berghoff, Shir-
ley Berghoff, Lena Chafetz, Son-
ia Bussell, Reva Cohen, Grace
Cutler, Florence Figot, Rose
Golden,• Gertrude Katz, Evelyn
Krieger, Betty Greenfield, M.
Lakritz, Florence Lutsky, Celia
Plofkin, Edith Reznick, Edith
Rosberg, Jeanette Serling, Dora
Tonkell, Anna Warren, and Sadie
Zuckerman.
Altos: Sarah Alterman, Anna
Bobbin, Marcia Drucker, Mamie
Freeman, Eva Glassgold, Bella
Goldberg, Tillie Hecker, Annette
Hochman, Gertrude Levine, Gert-
rude Matrick, Edith Miller,
Blanche Rosen, Yetta Sternthal,
and Ruth Zauber.
Tenors: Jay Bodzin, Max Coop-
erman, Hyman Horowitz, Eugene
Franzblau, Nathan Mogill, Na-
thaniel Raskin, Jack Rosberg,
Manus Schane, Joe Siegel, Max
Tietel, and M. Weiner.
Basses: Fred Alterman, Samuel
Baschin, Julius Chafetz, Benja-
min Dolgin, David Goldberg,
Joshua Joyrich, Ben Levitt, Mar-
vin Lopatin, Sam Lutchansky,
Harry Resnick and Irving Rosen-
gard.
The Jewish scene is filled with
folk songs. The Jewish soul is
immersed in the folk songs that
could be counted in the thous-
ands.
No matter where the Jew is
found. no matter in what en-
vironment he finds himself, no
matter what language he em-
ploys and no matter what he
does — everywhere and always,
the Jew sings. And what is his
theme? What does he sing about?, MUSIC STUDY CLUB
The question is answered by an- SPRING CONCERT, MAY 6
other question—this, you know
is a Jewish trait—about what
The First Annual Spring Con-
does he not sing?
cert of the student group of the
Music Study Club will be held
THEME OF OUR SONG
He sings about God, about the next Wednesday evening, May 6,
at
8:15 p. m., in Grinnell's Audi-
world, about Messiah and about
Elijah. He sings about life and torium, 1515 Woodward Ave.
Bernard Katz, Muriel Mosko-
about death. About good and
about evil. He sings songs of the witz, Lawrence Rosenthal and
Sabbath and songs of Yom Tov, Robert Werner will play piano
happiness and misfortune, about seelctions, including the two-pi-
love and frustration. He sings ano work of Schubert, "Fantasia
about husband and wife, about in F Minor". William Milner will
father and mother, about brother play his original piano composi-
and sister. He sings of necessity, tion, "Spanish Dance", and the
poverty and even persecution. second movement of his "Son-
Seldom do we know the auth- ata in C". Florence Weintraub,
ors of the jingles or the com- mezzo soprano, and Leah Crohn,
posers of the tunes. Some one soprano. will sing Tschaikowsky
writes them, but he is forgotten; and Mozart numbers. A trio,
and, as his song passes from Sheldon Weinstein, French horn;
mouth to mouth, its words and Solomon Miller, violin, and Wil-
liam Milner, piano, will play the
music often become changed be-
"Allegretto" from Beethoven's
yond recognition. Again, some
Seventh Symphony.
folk melodies really grow of
Mrs. Isadore Mendelson and
themselves. A "catchy" phrase
Mr. Robert Hirsch are co-ad-
from a classic composition will visers for the group. The com-
circulate among the people, fit
mittee includes George Horwich
itself into their characteristic and Thelma Jaffin. The public is
mold of song, spin itself out, invited.
combine with some other snatch
of music, or repeat itself; finally
DEFENSE RALLY
become a fixed melody, and per-
Miriam L. Brachman, Women's
haps somewhere pick up some
Editor of Radio Station WJLB,
words, appropriate or otherwise.
addressed the defense meeting at
the Jewish Community Center
on Thursday, April 23, on behalf
of Victory Aides. Mrs. Bachman
is a member of the executive
board of Victory Aides, and
heads the speakers bureau. Hugh
J. Sheean of the Office of Civil-
The Jewish Center Baseball ian Defense shared the platform
League opens its 1942 season with Mrs. Brachman.
Sunday. May 10, at Roosevelt
Field. Only eight teams are en- BICUR CHOLEM BANQUET
The 48th annual banquet of
tered. The teams lining up will
be: Outlaws, last year's cham- the Bicur Cholem Association
pions; Collegiates, Commodores, will be held on Sunday, May 3,
Magnets, Bicur Cholem, Jr., Mac- at 6:30 p.m., at the Bnai David,
cabees, Raos and Trylons. The Elmhurst and 14th Sts.
games, which will be played on
Diamonds 1 and 2 will be seven
For A Quarter Century
inning affairs.
Center Baseball
Begins May 10
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May T, 1942
THE JEWISH NEWS
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Track Star Gets
sports
New Navy Post
Lappin, Dressler
Handball Champs
The Jewish Center hit the
sports limelight throughout the
country last week when two of
its members captured the Nation-
al A.A.U. Junior Handball Dou-
bles Tournament, held this year
at the Downtown Y.M.C.A.
Dr. Milton Lappin and Leo
Dressler, winners of the State
Doubles last year and the City
Doubles this winter, presented
the Center with its first National
title, by decisively whipping
Russ Fiske and Bob Kendler of
Chicago's Medinah Club, 21-2,
21-10. Lappin was formerly the
co-holder of the National "Y"
doubles title.
Pisgah's Bowlers
Win New Honors
At State Tourney
'
A clean sweep of all events
and prizes was made by the
teams of Pisgah Lodge No. 34 of
Bnai Brith, at the Michigan Bnai
Brith bowling tourney held at
Grand Rapids, April 26.
The Wider Scope team, cap-
tained by Al Sklare, captured
the Michigan Bnai Brith Coun-
cil Cup with a score of 2,890.
Members of the top team includ-
ed Martin Miller, Sam Hassin,
Ben Dolgin and Charles Rassner.
Second place went to the Social
Service team which included
Max Goldhoff, captain, L. Hack,
H. Levenberg, M. Glassman and
A. Goodman. The team, J. Bloom,
captain, M. Gray, E. Goldberg,
M. Abrams and M. Weinstein,
was third.
Henry Petrie won a double
bill when he took first place in
the singles with a 713, and with
a 276 score rolled the highest
single game. He also placed sec-
ond in the all-events with a score
of 1,296. The all-events cup was
won by J. Bloom with a 1,310.
Harry Schwartz came in second
in the singles event with a 672
game.
Prizes were awarded at the
banquet held at the Panlind Ho-
tel. Sam Maza, president of the
Pisgah Lodge, was the speaker.
Plans are being made for the
dinner-dance on Sunday, May
17, which will conclude this sea-
son's bowling for the lodge.
LITTMANS PEOPLES THEATRE
8210 Twelfth St. - Phone TB. - 2-0106
Friday and Sunday Eve.
Also Tuesday Eve., May 1-3-5
Final performances of
The Famous Jewish Star Comedian
LEO FUCHS
in a new musical comedy
General
Fishel David
With LILY LILIANA, LEON LIE13-
GOLD, ETHEL DORF, MISIIA
FISHZON and entire company.
Throughout the country, Army
and Navy quarters are becoming
filled with men who have, at
one time, gained prominence in
the sports world.
Before being
transferred t o
the U. S. Navy
Recruiting Sta-
tion in Port Hu-
ron, Bernard
Mach, Yeoman
1st Class, was
on duty at the
Federal Bldg. in
Detroit, and lit-
tle did the . men
on duty realize
he was one
B. Mach
the most out-
standing Jewish track men in
history.
To name all the meets Mach
competed in would require more
space than an early Egyptian
scroll, but among the top-notch-
ers were the Penn Relays, Mil-
rose meet at Madison Square
Gardens, Drake Relays and the
A.A.A.A. Inter-Collegiate, run-
ning in the quarter-mile.
While at George Washington
University, Mach anchored his
relay team to the Eastern Col-
legiate Championship, and many
give him the credit for lifting
a somewhat mediocre squad to
that highly coveted crown.
Mach worked as an Internal
Revenue Agent with the U. S.
Treasury Dept. in Washington
before leaving for service a year
ago.
EILEEN REZNICK RECITAL
Sadie Cooper Braver, well
known violinist and teacher, will
present Eileen Heznick, talented
16-year-old violinist, in a recital,
Friday, May 8, at 8:30 p. m., at
the MacGregor Library auditor-
ium. Lillian Robbins will accom-
pany her at the piano.
The public is invited.
I 7th Annual
CONCERT
of the
HALEVY
Singing Society
Dan Frohman
Director
William Gayman
Assistant
Dorothy O'Koon and
Rebecca Katzman Frohman
Accompanists
*
Henry Sieg1
Violinist
Sunday, May 10,1942
at 8:30 P. M.
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