Myriad of Activities to Highlight Book Fair

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5

Friday, November 20, 1953

Since the middle of August,
over 1,000 people in 200 Jewish
community organizations have
pooled their efforts to bring

to thirteen will hold two simul- ing organizations are urged to
Winners of the Book Fair's Agudath Israel Mass Meeting
taneous programs of skits and participate in this event.
poster
and essay contests will To Hear Talk by Rabbi Katz .
songs at 1:45 p.m. a n d hear
Agudath Israel of Detroit will
The "fair of the Fair" will_ be
receive
awards during the child-, hold a mass meeting at 8:30
stories by TV stars Mary Melody present at all-day sessions on
dren's
and
teenageri
program.
and the Story Spinner.
p.m., Tuesday, at Nusach Harie
Monday, which is "Ladies Day."
Mrs. Harry L. Jackson, a mem- Synagogue, Duane and Holmut
At 3:15 p.m. while children Registration begins at 10. a.m.,
participate in a free play pro- with the program continuing ber of the board of directors of Rabbi Mordecai Katz, dean of
the Jewish Community Center the Rabbinical College, will
gram, Miss Rots and Miss Fran- through 5 p.m.
ces Young, Detroit Public Library
Two simultaneous panels will which sponsors the Book Fair, is speak on "The Situation in Is-
rael."
children's specialist, will lead a start at 10:30 a.m. idrs. Marvin chairman of the program.
parent workshop on "How. to Levy will chair the symposium
Tell a Story to Your Children." on "Use of Jewish Literature in
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Simultaneously, Dr. Kertzer Club Programming," while Mrs.
and Miss Kubie will lead another Nathan Spevakow serves as
workshop on "Building a Home chairman of the panel on "How
Mrs. Kubie Rabbi Kertzer Library." A special authors' re- to Use Jewish Books in the
REASONS:1) WE WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER DEAL!
ception will follow at 4 p.m.
Home."
about the second annual Jewish
2) WE WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICE!
Sunday evening is Yiddish-
Following a luncheon meeting,
Book Fair.
Hebrew night, at which Sidney there will be a meeting with Dr.
Why Be Indebted to Your Friends or Relatives?
Children painted posters and 1 Shevitz, president, of the Jewish
wrote essays. Teen-agers pre- Community Council, will serve Kertzer, reports of the morning
WE RE C
YOUR PATRONAGE!
pared skits and workshops. as chairman and will introduce workshops and general discus-
WE STOCK FAMOUS MAKES!
sion.
Women's groups planned a "La- ! the f our Fair ;
• Whirlpool • Hamilton • Norge • Philco • Crosley • R.C.A. • Motorola
Teen-agers take over at 7:30
• Admiral • Detroit Jewel • Tappan • Stromberg Carlson • Zenith • Etc.
dies' Day." Young adults re- authors.
p.m. Monday, with a meet-the-
hearsed a "Living Book Pageant."
Features of p=.
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authors "coketail" party, a sym-
Book Fair committees, with the the evening will
posium with Rabbi Kertzer on
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Jewish Community Center staff, be a talk by
"What Is a Jew," a panel with
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made plans and more plans.
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Samuel on
former Detroiter Miss Ross, teen-
All this is to be focused on "Trends in Mod-
aged children's author, socializ-
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three Book Fair days, when four Yiddish and He-
ing and book talk.
well-known Jewish authors, Over brew Literature"
Participating in t h e youth
500 different books from 35 pub- and a group of
night program include the fol-
lishers, and lectures, pageants, Yiddish and He-
lowing organizations: Temple
plays art(' workshops, will be pre- brew Songs by
Israel Youth Group, Bnai Brith
sented at the Davison Jewish noted Detroit
Youth Organization, Young Ju-
Center, from Saturday through singer, Emma •o
daea and the Center, youth
Monday.
Schaver, accom- Mrs . Schaver
groups. Maxwell Lowe chairman,
The authors who will appear panied by Rebecrohman
ca F
at will introduce Miss Ross, who
at the Book Fair
the piano. All Landsmanshaften will serve as mistress of cere-
are Maurice
and Yidd4 sh and Hebrew-speak- monies at the evening's program.
GGG clothes go a long way toward giving
Samuel, Rabbi
an individual unshakeable confidence
Morris N. Kert-
in the correctness of his appearance.
zer, - Nora Benj a -
min Kubie and
teen-aged form-
er Detroiter
Sharon Ross.
They will be
principal speak-
ers •at the Book
Fair, and are Miss Ross
scheduled to head workshops,
meet Fair visitors and autograph
copies of their books.
CLOTHES
The Fair is tailored for visitors
of various ages and interests. It
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will open at 8 p.m., Saturday
Just Off 7 Mile Rd.
with exhibits of books and art
Phone DI. 1-0480
objects, which will remain on
Open
display during the Fair:
Mon., Thurs., Fri., 'til
At 9 p.m., Philip Slomovitz,
Sat. to 6
chairman of the opening session,
will introduce a "Living Book
Pageant," presented by the Cen-
Teen-agers, like the ones above, from a dozen different groups
ter Young Adult Council, dram- are combining their efforts for the second' annual Jewish Book
atizing Samuel's "Level Sun- Fair, to be held Nov. 21 to 23, at the Davison Jewish Center.
light," Sholem Aleichem's "Mo- Planning a series of plays, reviews, debates and discussions for the
tel, the Cantor's Son" and other Nov. 23 program are, left to right, front row, JACK WAGSHAL,
books. -
HARRIET MACKIE, SAUL SILVERMAN, supervisor of the North-
The pageant, written by Mrs. west Center, NORM WARNOFF (standing) ; second row, JONI
Joshua S. Sperka, features Ju- HANDLEMAN, SHIRLEY ANN FEALK, CARL PFEIFER, DICK
dith Sperka as narrator and in- GOULD, ENID BERKE, GENE ROSENBERG; seated, last row,
cludes Junior Hadassah mem- CAROL ROSENBAUM, JOAN RITTER, MARGE WEINGARDEN;
bers Linda Schwartz, Dorothy standing, rear, MYRNA DANITZ, DAN HAAS, DICK VANE, AARON
Gordon, Betty Marcus, Harriet KATZ, BOB ADELSON and DAVE ASKONOZY.
Mintz and Muriel Simon.
Slomovitz will then introduce
author Samuel who will deliver Name Kaufman to Head
the opening lecture on "Modern
Beth Abraham Drive
Jewish Literature."
A public authors' reception
At a special dinner meeting
will end the evening.
On Sunday, children from five of the executive board of Cong.
Beth Abraham, announcement
was made by Louis Ellenbogen,
congregation president, of the
Heads. Round
appointment of Nathan J.. Kauf-
Table Group
man as chair-
man of the,
building fund.
Kaufman will
be assisted by
Dr. Harry New-
man, Ben Siegal
and Henry Po-
kart, vice-chair-
m e n. Progress
reports were
given by t h e
building plans
a n d construe- Kaufman
It doesn't take long for pennies
ton committee, headed by Wil-
and dollars saved regularly to
liam Genser, and by Rabbi Is-
add up to a tidy reserve. It's
rael I. Halpern.
especially true when you open an
Kaufman, a Beth. Abrahani
account at Arrterican, where sav-
member for 20 years, recently
ings earn a high 2% interest. All
completed a term as president
accounts insured to $10,000.00,
of the Men's Club. Kaufthan
and, if opened by the 10th of
has been Assistant Wayne
month, receive full earnings start-
County _ Prosecutor for eight
ing from the 1st.
years, and is party chairman of
the Democratic 15th Congres-
sional District.
BERNARD EDELMAN, real
estate investor, is the new
Beth Abraham's new building
president of the Business and
will be constructed on Seven
Professional Group of the De- Mile Rd., extending from Green-
troit Round Table of Catho-
lics, Jews and Protestants. In lawn to Roselawn.
accepting the office Mr. Edel-
s CARD OF THANKS
man promised, "A most exeit-
Ulm and dynamic year for the
The family of the late Fannie
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439 WOODWARD at Larned
6060 W. FORT at Military
oup." The need for under-
Davidson wishes to thank its
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ding is greater than ever, relatives and friends for the
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message must reach these many kindnesses extended dur-
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Teen-Alters Plan Series of Events
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