.f Page Nine THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, May. 2, 1947 History of Council Windsor Opens $150,000 Drive To Be Dramatized- For Jewish Community Center Acting upon the recommenda- Harry M. Cherniak, Jewish Corn- At Year ly Meeting tion of its Community Center munity Council president. Harry Committee, the Windsor Jewish Vexler and Robert Slutzky will The annual- luncheon meeting Community Council last week be in charge of the campaign; Detroit Section, National of the Council of Jewish Women; will be held at the Book-Cadillac Ho- tel Ballroom, • at 12:30 p. Wednesday, May An original tableau, "Reflec- tions of 1947," written by Mrs. Ben H. Shwayder and directed by RARE opPortunity to see a fineshow of sculpture will start Mrs. David B. Werbe, will fol- Artists Market and continue - Wednesday, May at the Detroit low the luncheon, according to two weeks. Walter Midener is a young sculptor who is fast gaining a Mrs. Morris. Rand, program fortunate to have him working in chairman. national reputation jand.we are Scenery and properties will be Detroit. Walter Midener'S shoW consists Of four wood pieces, - four large in charge of Mrs. Harold Smilay plaster pieces and two portraits. Two of the wood carvings are of and Mrs. John Heavenrich; cos- biblical subjects and one portrait is a bust of Mr. Fred Butzel, which tumes by Mrs. Louis Heaven- rich; rehearsals by Pearl Deven- I found an excellent like- ness as well as a strong ow and music by Beatrice Jacob and handsome piece of and Mrs. Royal Maas. workmanship. The plaster A cast of 50 will dramatize the pieces range from the history and development of "Girl on the Flying Tra- Council since its inception in peze," a suspended sculp- ture with a touch of youth- 1893. ful humor, to his "Fallen Mrs. Herbert M. Smith, presi- Figure," a .dramatic piece dent, will be narrator for the of tense action in which pageant. the torso and limbs of the figure create a unique and powerful design. Revisionists to Elect Walter Midener's work tt Convention Delegates is highly individual and creative. He expresses him- A special meeting of the Unit- self directly and without distortion, creating forms ed-Zionists-Revisionists of De- that are easily recognized. troit has been called for 8:30 With simplified surfaces p.m. Saturday, May 3. at Lachar's, and contours, he creates 9142 Linwood, to elect delegates unified and forceful pieces to the national convention to be of sculpture. Mr. Midener held Decoration Day weekend in shows great sensitivity to his subject matter and dis- Atlantic City. plays a fresh approach that is imaginative and vigor- ous throughout. The whole show is most appealing and there is no doubt that this talented sculptor is rapidly _approaching his mark. "KNEELING FIGURE" • • * - A voted to embark upon a capital they served as chairmen of the fund campaign to raise $150,000 finance committe during the toward the building of a Jewish study peribd. T. X. Berger, Ca- Community Center. The cam- nadian Executive Director for paign will open May 15. the Jewish Welfare Board, acted For the past several months, as consultant. According to present plans, nine subcommittees of the Corn- munity Center Committee have pledges will be paid over a pe- been studying various aspects of l riod of two years. Specific plan- the project, to determine the ning as to location and details of community's needs, facilities re- building design and construction quired to meet them, costs, fund- will be postponed until such time raising possibilities. etc. The as the pledges have been collect- forthcoming campaign is the re- ed, since changing economic con- sult of their work. ditions make such planning iin- Chairman of the committee is practicable at the present time. 75th Birthdal , Celebration in honor of the eminent pla)wright and author DAVID PINSKI Sunday, May I I, 8 p. m., at Temple Beth El, Woodward and Gladstone Arranged under Auspibes of Labor Zionist Movement of Detroit Mr. Pinski will attend the celebra- tion and address the gathering. An interesting resume will be given of the literary works of Mr. Pinski - Admission 50 cents GIGANTIC SPRING R. MIDENER came to the U. S. in 1938. from Leegnitz. Germany. He volunteered for service in the U. S. Army, where he served for five years, receiving the silver star for gallantry in action. His work is represented in the collections of Mr. Edward Warburg, Mr. William Rosenwald, Mr. Jakob Goldschmidt, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lehman of New York City, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Levin of Detroit (the delightful portrait of our small daughter Frances is exhibited in thi show.) Mr. Midener also has executed portraits of Cyrus Adler, Presi- dent of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and Efram Kurtz, well known to music lovers. Last year Walter Midener was chosen as one of the two best sculptors at the New York Critics show in New York City. He has also exhibited at the . Philadelphia - Academy of Fine Arts, and in Honolulu where he won the Lewis and Cook Prize. This year in Detroit Mr. Midener exhibited at the Michigan Artists Exhibition. Mr. Midener is now teaching at the Society • of Arts and Crafts in Detroit. • • R. JOHN A. FOSTER is showing his ceramics at the same time and is outstanding for his work in porcelain and stoneware and I received the Art Institute purchase prize in last year's Arts and Crafts Exhibition. Mr. Foster has revived -many of the old techniques in ceramics and his colorful glazes are unusually beautiful. John! Foster works in Birmingham and teaches several days a week at the Arts and Crafts. - Jay Boorsma, not a special ex- 6 hibitor at this time, is contribut- ing his work as background for the sculpture and ceramic show. His watercolors and oils are sim- plified plified studies in space and space relationships with warm, earthy feeling to his oils. Jay Boorsma has long been a pioneer in good modern art in Detroit and the creative and sin- cere spirit with which he paints, is always refreshing to see. There is no one in Detroit who equals Come in the bold, linear and decorative quality of his design: he adds and_ see immeasurably to this fine show. M M Alt T DRAPERY SHOP t. 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