Friday, May 21-, 1943

Tickets Available
For Halevy Concert

As Memorial Day approaches,
members of the Halevy Singing
Society are inviting their friends
to the 'On-to-Victory Concert' on
Sunday, May 30, in the auditor-
ium of Northern High, beginning
at 8:30 p. m,
Tickets are being distributed
free by Halevy members. All
who attend are requested to pur-
Olase War Stamps in lieu of
tickets at the door.
Dail Frohman and William
Gayman will direct the Halevy
Chorus in several groups of
favorite selections with piano ac-
companiment by Dorothy
O'Koon. Henry Siegl, violinist,
and Hyman. H. Cohen, baritone,
will appear as soloists. Rebecca
Katzman Frohman will provide
the piano accompaniment.
Arrangements for the concert
are under the supervision of
Morris Shatzen, president, as-
sisted by a committee consisting
of William Gayman and Eugene
Franzblau, co,- chairmen; Edith
Reznick, Bella Goldberg and
Anna Warren.

Kipri is, Neumann Sing
With Freiheit Gesang
At Masonic on Sunday

The Freiheit ' Gesang Farein
will hold its 18th annual concert
at the Masonic Temple this Sun-
day afternoon at. 3 p. m., with a
stellar cast of musicians in Judas
Maccabeus, Oratorio by George
Frederick Handel, in a con-
densed Yiddish arrangement by
Max Helfman.
Heading the singers will be
Alexander Kipnis, world famous
basso of the Metropolitan Opera
who was heard recently at Ann
Arbor in that great presentation
of Verdi Requim Mass with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. Assisting
Mr. Kipnis will be Carl Neu-
mann, tenor of Boston, Mass.,
who as a cantor in Vienna, was
offered a position in the Vienna
Opera. He could not accept with-
out permission of the Chief
Rabbi, who readily granted it.
However, the sight of a cantor
treading the- operatic stage scan-
dalized most of the other Vienna
Cantors They protested the
`scandal' to the Chief Rabbi, who,
wishing to be entirely fair,
granted all cantors the same per-
mission to appear in Opera. There
is no record that any of them
took advantage of this handsome
offer, nor, indeed, does it appear
that any of them were asked.
Other outstanding artists who
will appear Sunday afternoon
are Ilya Schkolnik, violinist and
concertmeister of the Detroit Or-
chestra, and Molly Goldberg, so-
prano, Lucille Zumstein, organist.
The entire production is under
the direction of Henri Goldberg,
musical director of the Freiheit
Gesang Farein, himself a fine
baritone.
Tickets can be obtained from
any member of the organization,
or at the Masonic Temple on
Sunday. Box office opens 10 a. m.

Two Noted Films
Now at Littman's

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THE JEWISH NEWS

MUSIC

Drive Opened for Star Campaigner
Center Symphony CongressMembers In Zionist Drive
In Final Concert Is Under Chairmanship of
Abe Kasle;. Kay Outlines
Next Thursday

50,000 Jews Slain
In Yugoslavia by
Nazi Terrorists

Objectives

Abe Kasle assumed charge of
the membership campaign of the
Detroit chapter of the American
Jewish Congress on Monday eve-
ning, and .a group of workers was
mobilized to assist him in enroll-
ing hundreds of Detroit Jews in
the defense movement.
At a meeting held at the Kasle
home, leaders of the local Con-
gress movement outlined the ac-
tivities of the organization and
sent forth a call for Detroiters
to enroll as members.
Leon Kay, president of the De-
troit . chapter, outlined the ob-
jectives of the Congress as being
two-fold in the main: To strive
for equal rights for Jews every-
where and to work for the estab-
MARGIT KORMENDY
lishment of a Jewish Common-
The Center Symphony Orches- wealth in Palestine.
tra, under the direction of Julius
The meeting was also addressed
Chajes, will perform Schubert's briefly by Rabbi Leon Fram, one
Fifth S Symphony in four move- of the local Congress leaders.
ments at the final Center
Mr. Kasle urged that as large
musicale next Thursday evening,
an enrollment as possible be
in the Center's auditorium.
secured in the present drive in
Margit Kormendy, well known order to uphold the hands of Dr.
Detroit contralto, member of the Stephen S. Wise, president of the
Temple Beth El quartet, will be Congress, and to assure the com-
heard in a group of Russian plete fulfillment of the program
songs; and Lare Wardrop, Mor- for the defense of Jewish rights
ris and Sylvia Hochberg, will in every part of the world.
give the first Detroit perform-
Volunteer workers will solicit
ance of a trio for oboe, viola, membership in the Congress, but
and piano by Hugo Kauder.
those who are not approached
Admission is by ticket only, during the coming weeks are
and may be obtained free prior asked to send their checks, at a
to the day of the concert at the minimum of $3, a year, direct to
Center's office.
Mr. Kasle.

Dr. Alacalay told a tragic tale
of the destruction of the Yugo-
slavian Jewish community of
more than 80,000 Jews. He said
he believed that more than 50,-
000 of them were exterminated,
that thousands were deported to
slave labor camps in Poland and
MORRIS G. DRAPKIN
thousands have joined Gen. Mik-
To Morris G. Drapkin, business hailovitch's guerilla forces.
'representative of the Hotel and
Hi's story was in the main-
Restaurant EmploSTes - 'Alliance, tragic. He said that Jews will
goes credit for securing a large have to fight with all the influ-
number of new members in the ence they can muster to assure
Zionist Organization of Detroit. equal rights for our people after
In the current drive, of which the war, and that everything pos-
Harry Cohen is chairman, Mr. sible will have to be done to as-
Drapkin -has already -secured 40 sure the honoring of Jewish
members and has had an impor- rights in Palestine.
tant share in enrolling the 600
One of the organizers of the
new affiliates in the Zionist World Jewish Congress and a
movement in Detroit.
member of its executive commit-
Mr. Cohen and his committee tee, Dr. Alcalay spoke here un-
are receiving national commen- der the auspices of the Detroit
dations for the splendid results Chapter of the American Jewish
they have attained in this year's Congress. Its president, Leon
Kay, presided. Rabbi Leon Fram
drive.
made an appeal for members in
Mr. Cohen reported on the the Congress.
progress of the drive at a meeting
at the home of Lawrence Crohn
on Thursday evening. Abraham AL MILLER
Cooper reported on the U. P. A.
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conference held in Philadelphia
Near Santa Barbara
last week.

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`The Moon Is Down' Russian War Relief
Opens at the Fox
Celebration May 31

John Steinbeck's "The Moon Is
Down," selected as the Book-of-
the Month at the time of its pub-
lication, and later produced on
Broadway, comes to Detroit this
Friday, at the Fox Theater, open-
ing with another war workers
dawn premiere at 2 a. m.
Nunnally Johnson has adapted
the story for the screen and pro-
duced it with a sympathy and
sincerity which take it well out
of the ordinary Hollywood en-
tertainment class and make of it
a new kind of motion picture that
will shock you with its reality.
Irving Pichel, veteran actor-
director, is responsible for the
excellent direction and plays the
role of the tavern-keeper.

Chief Rabbi Isaac Alcalay of
Yugoslavia, who arrived in this
country six months ago as a
member of his country's diplo-
matic corps, addressed a large
audience at the Jewish Center on
Tuesday evening and told of his
experiences prior to his escape
from the Gastapo in Yugoslavia
after the Nazis took control of
the country 23 months ago.

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FREIHEIT GESANG FAREIN

Rabbi Lookstein to Be Guest
Speaker at Event at Art
Institute

Eighteenth Annual Concert

MAY 23, 1943 at 3 P. M.

at the MASONIC TEMPLE
Calling . upon Detroit Jews to
Oratorio By George Frederick Handel
demonstrate their solidarity with
the heroic struggle of their Jew-
ish brethern in Soviet Russia, a
In A Condensed Yiddish Arrangement
special celebration of the first
HENRI GOLDBERG, Director
anniversary of the Folks' Com-
Guest
mittee of Russian War Relief
Al'eat=olittais;:la
Artist
Fund has been arranged for Mon-
with ILYA SCHKOLNIK, Violinist, Concertmeister, Detroit Orchestra
day evening, May 31, at the De-
MOLLY GOLDBERG, Soprano
CARL NEUMAN, Tenor, Boston
troit Art Institute.
For Tickets, Phone TO. 8-0623
With Rabbi Joseph Lookstein
or Box Office Masonic Temple, Sunday
Opens 10 A. M.
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of New York as guest speaker, 4 0
the program will feature the
Helevy Choir, the Liberty Chor-
DEMONSTRATE YOUR SOLIDARITY
us and Rabbi Morris Adler, who
With
the
Heroic Struggles of our Jewish Brethren
will preside.
in Soviet Russia
Jeanette MacDonald
Rabbi Lookstein, a brilliant or-
at
ator,
is
an
outstanding
Orthodox
In 'Romeo and Juliet'
The First Anniversary Celebration of the
and Zionist leader.
At Windsor Arena
Admission to this celebration
will be free and there will be no
Jeanette MacDonald, lovely collections.
Monday Evening, May 31 at 8:30 P. M.
star of stage and screen, and a
at
cast, chorus and ballet from the
DETROIT ART INSTITUTE WOODWARD AT PUTNAM
Metropolitan Opera, will appear
Program:
in Gounod's opera ,"Romeo and
Over Europe Today
Juliet," at the Windsor Arena,
Monday, May 24.
There is REVOLT
RABBI JOSEPH LOOKSTEIN
Staged under the personal di-
In Europe Today
Outstanding
Leader, Zionist and Orator
rection of Desire DeFrere, the
REVOLT stemming from
Rabbi Morris Adler of Detroit, Chairman
company is being presented to
the COURAGE and SPIRIT
ADMISSION FREE
NO COLLECTION
Windsor by Armand Vincent by
that inspired this
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and Ezio Pinza, basso, and Ar-
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ALEXANDER KIPNIS

Folk's Committee For Russian War Relief

"The Moon Is Down"

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LIBERTY CHORUS

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"I Want to Be a Mother", feat-
. uring Chana Holendar and a star
cast, and ",Love and Passion"
based on the , famous Yiddish
stage play, are. the two attractions
at Littman's People's Theater this
Sunday matinee and evening and
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Popular prices prevail.

Members Hold Recital
At Piano Study Club

Members of the Piano Study
Club will participate in a recital
Tuesday, at 8 p. m. The pro-
gram will range from Bach to
Ravel and will include several
two-piano numbers.
The participants will be Law-
rence Rosenthal, Robert Werner,
Vivi Lesser, Leah Crohn, Harris
Crohn, John Neufeld, Florence
Weintraub, Sheldon Sandweiss,
Ethel Levine and Marcia Tobin.
_ Tickets may be purchased at
the door.

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JEANETTE MACDONALD

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"Romeo. and Juliet" .-
*ILFRED..PELLETIER,

"I Want to Be a
Mother"

"Love and Passion"

"THE MOON
IS DOWN"

FOX

MONDAY MAY 24

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