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THE JEWISH NEWS
Concert Honors Julius Chajes
I Pick Candidates Schwartz Brings 'Three Generations'
To Attend Camp For One Performance Here May 6
Of Zionist Youth
Composer's M
- usic Played
lily Noted Artists Here
Tuesday Musicale Composers Group Sponsors Impressive
Event at Art Institute in Honor of Musk Director of
Jewish Center and Temple Beth El
I A distinct honor was accord- caught the imagination of artists
ed to Julius Chajes, musical di- everywhere.
rector of the Jewish Community
Best proof of his gift to his
Center and Temple Beth El, on people is his arrangement of
"Ten Palestinian Songs" for
piano, voice and community
singing. Mr. Chajes dedicated
this work to Miss Henrietta
Szold before her death.
Hadassah found the publica-
tion of the 10 songs so valuable
in its educational efforts that
the women's Zionist organization
sponsored it nationally and
many other organizations Com-
menced to support the project by
assuring a wide circulation for
this useful work.
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JULIUS CHAJES
Thursday evening, when a con-
cert of his compositions was
sponsored at the Art Institute
by the Tuesday Musicale Corn-
posers Group.
It was an eminently impressive
event, and in addition to the
guest of honor the participating
artists included Mrs. Abraham
Cooper, popular Detroit soprano;
Henry Siegl, brilliant Detroit
Symphony Orchestra violinist;
Georges Miquelle, also of the
Detroit Symphony, one of the
outstanding cellists, and the
Central Woodward Christian
Church Choir under the direc-
tion of Marian Van Liew.
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The eminence of the event
was found in the program, be-
cause . of the unique chronologi-
cal arrangement of the numbers.
The opening selection was a
Chajes composition of 1928. The
second jumped to 1944—a com-
position Mr. Chajes wrote at
Lake Placid. Then came his "By
the Rivers of Babylon" (137th
Psalm) which he wrote in De-
troit in 1942 and .dedicated to
-.Mrs. Cooper.
Popular Selection
This selection, which has had
country-wide acclamation, was
followed by two selections—
"Palestinian Nights" and "Walls
of Zion"—which Mr. Chajes
composed in Jerusalem in 1935
and which have since been
heard in concerts throughout the
world.
"P r aye r" and "Palestinian
Dance," 1938 compositions in
New York, and "The 142nd
Psalm," a Vienna composition
in 1932, concluded the program.
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This chronological listing is
given here at length for just
one reason: Mr. Chajes is not
merely an outstanding pianist
and composer; he is in addition
a Jewishly-conscious musician
who has devoted himself to fill-
ing a void in Jewish musical
circles by creating a new type
of Jewish music which has
Dr. Katzin Re-Elected
President of Hebrew
Hospital Association
Dr. Leon A. Katzin was re-
elected president of the Detroit
Hebrew Hospital Association, at
a meeting held at the home of
the secretary, William Buchhalt-
er, 3253 Rochester, on Monday
evening.
Mr. Buchhalter was re-elected
secretary. H. T. Glickman and
Marcus Kates were re-elected
vice-president and treasurer
respectively.
Other members of the board
are: Michael R. Bagdade, Joseph
Camiener, Maurice Floch, Isaac
Rosenthal, Saul Katz and Philip
Slomovitz.
The Detroit Hebrew Hospital
Assn. was the first group to be
formed here to propagate the
need of a Jewish hospital.
Leaders, 18-25, to Be Given
Trip to Brandeis Camp
In Pennsylvania
Walter Field, chairman of the
Detroit Zionist Youth Commis-
sion, announces that candidates
now are being selected to attend
the Brandeis Camp Institute,
located in Winterdale, Pa., and
functioning as a joint enterprise
of the Zionist Organization of
America and Hadassah for the
training of Zionist youth leaders.
All attending this camp are
sent on a scholarship basis, and
are selected for their leadership
qualifications by the Zionist
Youth Commission.
Camp periods are arranged to
allow ample opportunities for
study, work and recreation.
Candidates must be between 18
Mr. Chajes recently was made and 25 and the National Zionist
a very happy man: he was Youth Commission allocates
awarded American citizenship by certain number of candidates a
Judge Frank A. Picard.
from each district to make up
But his happiness really be- the total of 244 campers that
gan in 1934 when he left for can be accomodated.
Palestine. A native of Lwow,._
Jewish Life, Problems
Poland, the 34-year-old son of a
surgeon father and a concert
Courses are given on Jewish
pianist mother showed his musi- life and problems on the Ameri-
cal genius early, and he gave can scene, problems facing world
his first concert at 9.
Jewry, history, theory and prac-
tice of Zionism, achievements
Made Debut in N. Y.
He made his debut in New and problems of Jewish Pales-
York in 1938, taught at New tine, and principles of group
York College of Music before work related to the four general
coming to Detroit; and in this Zionist youth organizations. Two
city showed his ability by bring- hours daily are devoted to group
ing 30 eminent artists for con- singing and Palestine dancing.
Evenings devoted to a social
certs.
He is the organizer of the pr o g r a m, including singing,
Detroit Friends of Opera, Inc., dancing, dramatics, and camp-
which already has produced two fire, are planned by campers
successful operas and whose next with the assistance of the staff.
production, i "Rusalka," will be
Plan Young Judea Club
presented at the Scottish Rite
This
Sunday, at 2 p. m., a
Cathedral on May 27,
tea will be held at the home of
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Mrs. Louis Glasier, 17207 Wood-
Mr. Chajes' cousin, the late
Prof. Zvi Chajes, one-time Chief ingham, for girls 12 and 13
Rabbi of Vienna, was one of interested in forming a Young
Judaea club.
the world's leading Zionists. He
Senior Judaeans are planning
is related also to Supreme Court
Justice Felix Frankfurter and to attend the Senior Judaea
Institute in Cleveland, May 4
Prof. Martin Buber of Palestine.
to 6.
His father died in Palestine
New clubs are being organized.
three months ago. A brother,
also a physician, is in Tel Aviv. For information call Mrs. Esther
Mr. Chajes was married to Mossman, director of the Youth
Marguerite Kozenn, operatic so- Commission, TY. 6-2632.
prano, star of "Rusalka," in To-
ledo, four years ago. They had
met in Jerusalem in 1936.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
By HARRY KOVNER
Our beloved President slipped away
While toiling and dreaming for a
better day.
Alas, slipped away while building the
foundation
For world democracy and amity be-
tween nations.
Slipped away midst a lofty plan
To free the world, (yea all of man)
And to remove for ever more
The curse and fear of another war,
Gone to the Great Beyond
One who was truly fond
Of Life, nature and all mankind.
Inarticulate now is the great mind
The people's defender
And our Chief Commander.
Gone to eternal rest
A martyr who did his best
For the liberation of the masses
From the tyranny of privileged
classes. 6.
Like Moses and Lincoln his vision
Was godly in scope and decision.
A giant of heart and soul
Who set for himself the goal
To attain of. universal peace.
For all plenty of joy and bliss,
Hushed is the golden voice
Of one who was the people's choice
For President times four,
To guide them in peace as in war.
Attacked and harrassed by human
termites,
Toiling and worrying days and nights
His life suddenly is deleted—
But alas! The task is not completed.
"The slaves were free, the war was
won"
"But the fight for Freedom was just
begun."
(Copyright applied for
tour of the U. S. and Canada,
with extended engagements in
Chicago and Los Angeles where
he presented repertories of his
famous plays.
In "Three Generations,"
Schwartz portrays the role of a
Galician rabbi who is fortunate
enough to escape from Nazi per-
secution to America, where his
reputation as a great teacher had
preceded him. His supporting
cast, which includes most of the
original members of his Yiddish
Art Theatre group, is headed by
Rebecca Weintraub, Anatole
Winogradov and Charlotte Gold-
stein.
Tickets for "Three Genera-
tions," the presentation of which
is managed here by Abraham
Littman, are available at Metro
Music House, 10328 Dexter, TO.
8-4114; Atkins Confectionary,
8640 12th, TR. 2-8889 or TR.
2-8884; Abraham Littman, 1927
Pingree, TY. 6-9186; and at the -
box office of the Wilson Theater
on the day of the performance.
The United Hebrew Schools
of Detroit
acknowledge the receipt of one half
Scholarship to the Scholarship Fund of
the Schools from Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Lauter of Calvert. In honor of the Bar
Mitzvah of their son
LOUIS LAUTER
which was observed on Saturday,
April 21 at the Rose Sittig Cohen
Synagogue.
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SCENE FROM "THREE GENERATIONS"
"Three Generations," Ben-
jamin Resler's new comedy-
drama which has been drawing
capacity audiences, will be
brought to Detroit on Sunday
eltning, May 6, for a single per-
formance at the Wilson Theater,
by Maurice Schwartz.
Mr. Schwartz, founder and di-
rector of the Yiddish Art The-
ater, returned to the Jewish stage
this season with this new play.
It marked his first appearance in
New York since his presentation
of "The Family Carnowsky."
The noted actor-director had
just returned from a successful
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