Page Eight THE JEWISH NEWS 14, '1944 Center Musicale Bergson Group Symphony Honors Rescued No One, To Be Held Tuesday `Y' Centennial; Set Mrs. Jaffe Heads Center's Single Program Division Hirschmann Says Cultural, Educational and Social Departments Merged Under Her Chairmanship; Committees Named WRB Aide Refutes Claims to Sponsor and Operate Activities That Committee Brought 30,000 to Palestine All of the Jewish Community Center cultural, educa- tional and social departments have been integrated into a New York (JPS)—The Amer- single program division, under the chairmanship of Mrs. ican Zionist Emergency Council Benjamin E. Jaffe, as a result of the triple-headed plan of released the following statement organization introduced .this year by H. C. Broder. by Ira Hirschmann, special en- Mrs. Jaffe is assisted by chairmen of committees who are voy of the President's War directly responsible for the tual operations and sponsorship socials; Mrs. David B. Werbe, of the program. art; Mrs. Abraham Cooper, Committee Chairmen music; Maurice Dombey, library; Committee chairmen are: Mrs. Mrs. Oscar Zemon, the dance. Charles Lakoff, junior activities; Emil T. Stern, intermediate activ- ities; Morris Garvett, adult edu- cation, with Louis LaMed, head- , Mg the sub-division for Yiddish culture; Alexander Krass, adult MRS. ABRAHAM COOPER MRS. BENJAMIN E. JAFFE •On July 4, 1910, Wales gave a musical giant to the contempor- ary world—Alec Templeton, who is a concert pianist of the high- est rank and an inimitable im- provisor and vocal mimic. He will appear here Monday evening, Dec. 4, at the Masonic Auditori- um. EMIL T. STERN Mrs. Jaffe has been actively interested in the Center for sev- eral years, since 1941 as a mem- ber of the board of directors, and now as vice-president. (Sam- uel H. Rubiner is the other Cen- ter vice-president). She has been identified with Temple Israel and is now treasurer of its Sis- terhood, and is on the boards of Hadassah and Detroit Section, National Council iivf Jewish Wo- men. Have Two Children She, is married to Benjamin E. Jaffe, president of the Jewish Social Service Bureau. They have two children, a son, Miles, 17, a student at the University of Chicago, and a daughter Irene, 14, attending high school in Roy- al Oak. War Bond Program The music department of the Jewish Center announces that The Detroit Symphony or- the. first musicale will be held chestra's programs for Nov. 30 next Tuesday evening in the and Dec. 2 will have Claudio Arrau, famed Chilean pianist, as guest artist. For its part in the 6th War Loan Drive, Henry H. Reichhold, as president of - the orchestra's Board of. Trustees, has given the Dec. 2 concert over to the Treasury Department with admission by the purchase of War Bonds only. Arrau and Josephine Antoine, lyric soprano of opera and con- cert, will be 'the soloists of the evening. Honoring the 100th anniversary of the YMCA, Karl Krueger will directed the symphony in March- ing Tunes dedicated to the YMCA and written by Morton Gould, young American composer. For Nov. 30, Karl Krueger has announced the following program —Introduction and Allegro for Strings by Elger, Chausson Sym- phony in B Flat Major and the Chopin Concerto in E Minor with Mr. Arrau as soloist. MAX WEINER Refugee Board in Istanbul: "I authorize you to state in my name that as a representative of the American government I had control over all funds which Eri Jabotinsky, representative. of the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, received in Constantin- ople from America, and I say that while I was there I had no evidence whatever that Mr. Jab- otinsky—the only one there rep- resenting his Committee—saved even one European Jew." Hirschmann, the Council re- vealed, made this statement in reply to a specific question as to whether he was in possession of information that would corro- Center auditrium. Lois J. Chap- borate a statement in the press man, soprano,aand Max Weiner, that the Committee brought into violinist, will share the program. Palestine 30,000 Jews from the Lois Chapman, a native of Balkans. Detroit, appeared in both light and grand opera in Detroit, Chi- Jews of Los Angeles cago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh anal other cities. She will be accom- Give UJA 2 Million panied at the piano by Lillian The Jewish community of Los Mumford. Angeles has broken all records Max Weiner, also a native De- in the history of that city by troiter, is a member of the De- going over the top in its un- troit Symphony Orchestra. He paralleled $2,000,000 drive, whose received his early training at the principal beneficiary- is the Unit- Center. He will be accompanied ed Jewish Appeal, in behalf •of by Rebecca Frohman. the rescue of Jews in Europe, Admission is free. the rebuilding of Palestine and refugee aid in the United States Bonelli in Lead Role and elsewhere. Alec Templeton Gives Concert Here on Dec. 4 MRS. CHARLES LAKOFF Noeinbei He composed his first piece at the age of 4, won the British Broadcasting Corp. prize for com- position at 13, and acquired the degrees of Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music and Associate of the Royal- College of Music .shortly afterward. 01011/ s 0' SERKIN GUEST PIANIST ON GM PROGRAM SUNDAY Rudolf Serkin, noted Bohem- ian pianist who made his debut in this country in 1936 under Arturo Toscanini's baton, will be soloist for the performance of Beethoven's Piano . Concerto No. 4 in G Major, which Toscanini will conduct on the General Mo- tors Symphony of the Air Sun- day, to to 6 p. m., EWT. Mrs. Sarah Kaplan Seeks Relatives From Russia Mrs. Sarah Kaplan of 2526 Cal- vert desires to locate her relatives —Feivel, Motel, Simeon and Sonya Okun—whose father's first name was Heishe. They left Rus- sia 35 years ago and were be- In 'Waltz King' Coming lieved to have settled in Balti- To Shubert-Lafayette more, and may have lived in De- troit. Those who know their Richard Bonelli, leading bari- whereabouts are asked to com- tone of the Metropolitan Opera, municate with Mrs. Kaplan. will sing the role of Johann Strauss in the gay operetta "The Waltz King," which comes to the Shubert-Lafayette for a three-week engagement begin- ning Monday night, Nov. 27. Many of the most popular OPEN HOUSE song numbers of this immortal SUNDAY, NOV. 26 2 TO 6 P. M. composer are heard in this gay operetta. Margit Bokor, Vienesse RECORDS SHEET MUSIC soprano who was a member of COSTUME JEWELRY the Metropplitan Opera and who Henri Goldberg Harriette Tepper plays the part of the wife of Johann Strauss, sings one of the TO. 8-4114 most well-known numbers, "Lost 10324 Dexter near Calvert Paradise." Metro Music House 10 YEARS Ok - SERVICE TO HOMEMAKERS . . . ESTABLISHED 1904 - Tonight-7 P.M.-WXYZ MON., DEC. 4-8:20 P. M. MASONIC AUDITORIUM • ALEC TEMPLETON ALEXANDER KRASS TICKETS $3, $2.40, $1.80, $1.20 • GRINNELL'S—TE. 2-7100 Claudio Josephine ARRAU -ANTOINE Great Chilean Pianist ipOring THURSDAY, NOV. 30 Program Chausson Sym. B Flat Maj. Elgar, Allegro for Strings. Chopinv,Concerto in E Minor for Piano and Orchestra. Soprano SATURDAY, DEC. 2 Program Strauss Burleska in D Minor and Faure, Ballade for Orchestra and piano. Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. Mendeisson "A Midsummer's Night • Dream." 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