Veter N s Sta e 'Heritage of Freedom' Sun ay
JWV nd Bnai Brith Combine Tercentenary Yiddish Public Meeting on Dec. 19
The Yiddish Tercentenary
committee and the Yiddish cul-
Forces for Mumford Pageant I tore
committee of the Jewish
Community Council have joined
"Heritage of Freedom," an im- co - chairman is Robert E. Rud- in preparing the special program
pressive pageant portraying the man of the Bnai Brith.
in celebration of the 300th anni-
part played by American. Jews
Danny Kahn assisted Mr:- versary of American Jewish com-
in the development of this coun- Edelman -in the gathering of munal living.
try and in all the wars of the material for the script.
Featuring Dr. Jacob Shatsky
Republic, will be staged ,Sunday
Assisting members of the staff and other personalities on the
for the pageant are:
Yiddish-American s c e n e, the
Ralph Epstein and Mesdames event will take place Sunday
Rabbi Kirshblum
Jos. Bernstein
Cantor Adler
Philip Bernstein, A. Albert Sugar evening, Dec. 19, at the Wood-
and Sam Spolan, coordinators; ward Jewish Center, under the
For the first time in De- the piano by Bella Goldberg. The
Irwin Chodak, lighting director; chairmanship of Joseph Bern- troit, the youthful and gifted first Hanukah candle will be
Hy Pritz, musical director; Sally
Miss Vivian Goldstein, whose lighted.
Fields, costumes; Sam Braun-
readings from Yiddish litera-
In keeping with the policy of
stein, stage manager; Charles
ture and monologues have won
Goldstein, scenery; Phil Schon-
wide acclaim, will appear at the Detroit Tercentenary Com-
berger, Walter E. Klein and
the Yiddish Tercentenary eve- mittee, admission will be free,
James Katz, programs and tick-
ning.
but, those having tickets, which
ets; Howard Nehr, technician;
Appropriate musical selections may be secured from the offices
Roland Gottesnian, publicity;
will be sung by Cantor Hyman of the Community Council or of
Harry Docks, scenic designer.
Adler, of Congregation Bnai Dav- the Forward, will be given first
id, who will be accompanied at preference.
Members of the cast include
Harvey Glassman, Robert Koh-
ler, Ruth Podolsky, John Nemon,
Irvin Nanson, Lawrence Gubow,
Jack Hornfield, A. Albert Sugar,
ALxander Bobkin, Al Bricker.
Jules S. Littman, Jack Kraiz-
man, Sam Spolan, Sam Bern-
stein, Sol M. Hoberman, Norton
The celebration of the Ameri- opening with remarks by Mrs.
HENNY LITTMAN
Margolis, Harry Weiss, Roland
can Jewish Tercentenary will George Liss, Sisterhood presi-
Gottesman and Alfred Bounin.
evening, at Mumford High
take on increased significance d tg.
Mr. Littman pointed o u t
School, as the contribution of
efi
during the Hanukah season, as
Lighting of the fourth. candle
that
a
great
deal
of
effort
has
the military affairs committee
an entire series of programs- are and saying the brochos will be
gone
into
the
preparation
of
of the Detroit Committee of 300
planned at the Detroit Historical Ronald Posen and Marilyn
for the American Jewish Ter- the script and the staging.
Museum during the week start- ' Grossman, of the United Syna-
DR.
JACOB
SHATSKY
eentenary• in the current series "We believe that our pageant
ing Dec. 19.
gogue Youth. Songs by the Adas
of celebrations of the 300th an- will present to our audience, stein, editor of the Detroit Jew-
On that day—the time for the Shalom Sunday School Choir,
with
great
dignity,
the
story
niversary of tie establishment
ish Forward.
kindling of the first Hanukah directed by Maurice Lax, will
of the first organized Jewish of the American Jews and
candle—the Teen-Age Division follow.
Dr.
Jacob
Shatsky,
well-known
"Candles in the Jungle," an
community in this country. The their part in the wars of our historian, whose latest book, the of the Jewish Center will pre-
! Eternal Light radio broadcast
event is sponsored by the Jewish country, and will bring to light "History of the Jews of War- sent the first program.
many
unknown
facts
about
War Veterans and the Greater
The Northwest Teen Council script will then be presented by
the h r we have had in the saw" won wide acclaim, will dis-
Detroit Bnai Brith Council.
the
significance
of
the
cuss
will
sponsor the evening's pro- the Adas Shalom United Syna-
building of this great nation," .
Adhering to a policy estab-
American
Jewish
community,
its
gram,
in which introductory gogue Youth, directed by Mrs.
Mr. Littman said.
lished by the Detroit commit-
growth and contributions. He remarks will be delivered by ' Jacob E. Segal. Sandra Gellman.
The script makes use of all- will dwell on the contributions Ilene Gilman, of the Premiers. and Lorelei Schuman are assist-
tee, there will be free admis-
available facts about the first 23 of East European Jewry, the - Lighting of the candles and , ant directors.
sion to this event.
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, spiritual
A cast of 40, with Harry Gold- Jewish settlers who came to New third and largest wave of mass prayers will follow. Partici- leader of Adas Shalom, and Mrs.
Amsterdam
and
formed
Ameri-
immigration
to
these
shores,1
pants
will
be
Elaine
Redlick,
stein and Mrs. Milford Pregerson
Liss are in charge of the pro-
I Judy Ann Sarason and Sheldon gram.
as narrators, will present the can J:-.1wry's first congregation.
It incorporates the arguments
Sinai.
pageant.
I
On the fifth candle night,
with Peter Stuyvesant, the firm
Songs by the Debonnaires and I Dec. 23, members of Cong.
Jospeh Edelman, author of the stand taken by Asher Levy
a playlet, "Excerpts from Sholem Bnai David will offer a pro-
script, is directing the play, as- against the branding of Jews as
Aleichem," will be highlighted, ' gram at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Hay-
sisted by Mort " Zieve, Harry second class citizens by being
the latter under the direction of im Donin, spiritual leader, has
Weiss and Ruth SchWartz. Can- denied - the right to stand guard
Helen Spiro, director of the made the arrangements and is
tor Hyman Adler and Shoshanah against the Indians and the tri-
Teen-Age Dramatic Group of the in charge.
Edelson will be soloists.
umph of the Jewish fighters for
Davison Center.
Henny Littman, state com- liberty.
Rabbi Donin will relate the
The evening begins at 5:30 significance of Hanukah, after
mander of the Michigan De-
It then proceeds to relate. the
p.m., and is under the supervi- which the candles will be lit by
partment of Jewish War Vet- part Jews played in the Revolu-
sion of Jack Baroff, of the Davi- Cantor Hyman J. Adler.
erans, is chairman of the com- tionary War, quotes the famous
son Center, and Saul Silverman, 1 Other highlights of the eve-
mittee on arrangements. His letter of Solomon Bush relating
Northwest Center supervisor.
! ning will be prayers and songs
his experiences in the fight for
The Museum will be closed on by the Bnai David Sisterhood
American liberty and introduces
Monday, Dec. 20, and also on Choral Group, a playlet by the
the story of Haym Salomon and
Christmas Eve and Christmas ' students of the religious school
the help he gave to George
and greetings by congregational
Night, Dec. 24 and 25.
Washington.
On the third candle night, president, Charles N. Shere.
Washington's famous letter to
Dec. 21, Temple Israel and Tem-
the Hebrew Congregation of
ple Beth El will play hosts to New York Street Name
Newport, R.I., is a valuable por-
the celebration. Dr. Leon Fram, Changed for Tercentenary
tion of the pageant's script.
who is in charge of the program,
Jewish participants in all the
will deliver opening remarks at
Under the guidance of Walter subsequent wars, with emphasis
NEW YORK—As part of the
7:30 p.m.-
Farber, of the English depart-
current
celebration of the Amer-
There will follow the lighting ican Jewish Tercentenary, a sec-
ment of Mumford High School, on the Civil War, the two World
Wars
and
the
Korean
conflict,
of the candles and songs by tion of Avenue A in New York
an impressive exhibition por-
MISS VIVIAN GOLDSTEIN
the Temple Beth El Choir, City will soon be formally dedi -
traying the role played by the are described dramatically. The
play
ends
with
the
unfolding
of
which in the short space of some conducted by Mr. and Mrs. cated as Asser Levy Place, it
Jews of America in the build-
ing of this country is on display a very large American Flag and 40 years, between 1881 and 1920, Jason Tickton. The playlet, was disclosed here by New Is-
„in the Mumford the singing of the hymn "Amer- numbered over 2,000,000 souls. "Freedom Hall" presented by rael Lodge, Bnai Brith.
Dr. Shatsky is the winner of the Temple Israel Dramatic
main lobby, on ica the Beautiful."
The section of Avenue A to be
All are invited to this pageant. this year's LaMed award.
Group, will conclude the pro- named for the Jewish pioneer
the occasion of
Rabbi Mordecai Kirshblum, gram.
the current cel- Tickets are available from the
settler is near Peter Cooper Vil-
The Sisterhood of Adas Shal- lage, the Metropolitan Life In-
ebration of the Jewish Community C o u n c i 1, president of the Mizrachi Organ-
American Jew- Bnai Brith and the Jewish War ization of America, will deliver om Synagogue has planned the surance Company housing de-
the closing address.
program for 7:30 p.m., Dec. 22, velopment.
ish Tercenten- Veterans.
ary.
On display are
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