Center Symphony Orchestra l Ex-Shower Stars Beersheba's Mayor Tuviahu
In Role as 'Romeo Hsi-
ivieets Detroit's Mayor Cobo
Draws Nafionwide Attention
A former member of Hasho-
mer Hatzair from South Africa,
Under Chaies' Leadership
Laurence Harvey, is the hand-

One of Detroit Jewry's phe- which have been flocking to the
nomenal accomplishments is the Jewish Center every time this
,development of the Jewish Cen symphony orchestra perfosini.
It is no wonder, therefore, that
ter Symphony Orchestra.
the Centel Symphony has been
called "a Miracle" and has been
referred to as the best of all
existing small symphonies. -
This year, this orchestra has
listed six symphony concerts. Its
reputation already is established
and the first of the series have
helped once again to win for it
the ovation of the entire corn-
,
munity.
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Three ,pore concerts will be
given this year. Marguerite
ozenn, soprano, will be solo-
ist at the concert on Feb. 15,
which, being given during Jew-
ish Music Month, wil be dedicat-
ed to the American J6wish Ter-
centenary. Jewish composers in
America will be featured.. Mis-
cha Mischakoff, concertmaster of
the Detspiti aSympho.ny Orches-
tra, will be the guest at the con-
MLitt CHAJES
cert on April 5. The guest art-
ist at the concluding concert,
Already noted for his compo- on May 24, will be Mischa Kot-
sitions, which are being played tier, eminent pianist. -
throughout the world, and as an
Interestingly enough, many
outstanding pianist, Julius members of the Center Sym-
Chajes has -earned additional phony Orchestra are profession-
glory with his -masterful work al men—a number of them
that has resulted in the remark-
participation
able progress of the Jewish Com- phirsicians--whose
in
this
work
is
a
labor
of love.
munity .Center Symphony Orch- The Center Symphony's
per-
estra.
sonnel .includes the following:
During the past -three years,
VIOLINS: Donald Barsky, Miss Beatrice
Tanie Friedm a n, Mx's. Philip
the Center Orchestra has devel- Fine,
Greenwood,
acitier 0Muiasrsd Inzsn
HeuRin
r
JAoseph
oped so richly that its organi-
Richard Margitza, David Margolin,
zational unity, the fusing of Klein,
Herman Raskin, M . Esther Rosenthal,
many able musicals into a co- Dr, Leon Rottenberg, Isidor Saslav, Har-
vey
-William Sutar, Norman Weis-
operative ensemble, has resulted man Seigel,
Wilbur Zelinsky.
in the establishment of an orch-
VIOLAS: Walter Blumenau, Ralph
Jackno, David Peikin, Meyer Shapiro,
estra that is the envy of similar Miss
Olga Sutar.
Organizations throughout the
CRI.T.0: Charles Brennand, Miss Helen
Enlow,
Miss Theresa Halick, Edward
land. -
Korkigian.
-BASS: Charles Baer, Arthur Bialas,
Mr. Chajes' ability as a direc- Frank
Sinco.
tor has brought another great
FLUTES: Don Zwickey, Miss Miriam
result: outstanding musicians, Askin.
OBOES: Lare Wardrop, Miss Sylvia.
Members of the Detroit Sym- Sherman.
CLARINETS: Dr. Nathan Gitlin, Her-
phony Orchestra and distin-
Kushner.
guished guest artists, consider man
BASSOON& Dr. Ira Leventer, Miss
Nancy-
Richter.
it an honor to share the plaform
FRENCH HORNS: Joseph Buono, Hugh
with the Detroit Jewish Center Myers,
Lucius Patterson, Edward Sauve.
TRUMPETS: Owen Kelly, Jr, David
Symphony Orchestra.
Meyers.
The excellence of the orches-
TROMBONES: Danny Dankoff, Ted
tra has, in turn, inspired the Griffith, Bill Simon.
TIMPANY: Arthur Cooper.
enthusiasm of the audiences PERCUSSION: Bill . Schwartz.

Sinai Hospital Women's Guild Plans
Second Birthday Celebration Jan. 28

some, tall, dashing and popu-
lar "Romeo" in i"Romeo and
Juliet," now featured at the
Krim Theater.
Harvey's entire family has set-
tled in Israel.
. Born in Lithuania, in the town
of Yonishkis, his real name is
Lawrence Skikne. When he was
Mayor DAVID TUVIAHU (fourth from left), of Beersheba,
6, his parents took him to South Israel,
stands next to Detroit Mayor ALBERT E. COBO as the two
city leaders Met in a formal session last week at City Hall. Ac-
companying the Israeli Mayor is a delegation representing the
Detroit Histadrut Campaign and the Jewish Community Council.
From the left, are, PHILIP D. GOLDSTEIN, SIDNEY SHEVITZ,
MORRIS LIEBERMAN, Mayor Tuviahu, Mayor Cobo, MORRIS
SCHAVER, BORIS JOFFE and HAROLD BERKE.
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A special "sprint" drive on be- Farband.
1 half of the 1955 Histadrut Cam-
With more Pioneer Women'S
paign, which was triggered by Chapters entering Campaign
the visit here of Mayor David activity, reports were issued by
Tuviahu, of Beersheba; Israel, Mrs. H. Tukel, Kadimah; Mrs.
was culminated last Sunday at Sylvia Adler, Sharona; Mrs. B.
, an All-Divisions Report Break- Hearshen, Hanita; and Mrs.
' fast.
Gertrude Levin, Negbah..
Campaign chairman Morris / The Landsmanshaften Divi-
Lieberman e*pressed satisfac- sion, also made a showing of in-
tion. at the results achieved in creased results due to the work
the two-week period of the Is- of S. Kanat, I. Cohen, N. Rose,
raeli Mayor's visit. He thanked I. Burnstein and S. Goldberg.
the assembled workers, stating
The Campaign steering com-
that only a few more weeks- of mittee, determined to conclude
such intensive effort would as- the drive on schedule, has work-
sure the drive's successful con- ed out a program for the aim-
clusion.
ing weeks, designed to keep
The entire meeting was given drive leaders and workers at a
over to business, and reports high peak of activity.
were heard from individual
Following the meeting of the
workers as well as chairmen of "enlarged executive board,"
LAURENCE HARVEY
the various campaign divisions. which is scheduled for this Sun-
Among the individuals who day, in the Histadrut offices,
Africa, where they settled in aided in this stepped-up effort
3287 W. Davison, subsequent
b
.
J h
Sunday rnornings, will be devot-
In 1942 Larry, at 14, looked were:
SRadin , S
S. Sh ev itz
, A.
A Do r - ed to individual division break-
like 20, volunteered in the Royal
South African Navy. His mother chen, M. Lieberman, I. Pokemp- fast meetings.
These weekly events will lead
informed the authorities of his ner, B. M. Laikin and M. Lach-
real age, and the boy was re- Over, Poale Zion; H. Weiner, M. up to the mass mid-term com-
Gelfand, H. Schumer, S. Kane, munity event at 8:30 p.m., Feb.
leased.. -
Then came a short interlude L. J. Cohen; D. Sislin, Mrs. D. 17, at Young Israel Center. Fol-
in an architect's office. He again Jaffe, E. Miller, I. Woodrow, H. lowing previous years' practice,
joined the army and saw ac- Adler, M. Brodsky, A. Berke, S. a leading national figure will
tion in North Africa and Italy. Firestone, S. J. Greenberg, M. come here to address the assem-
Schubiner and M. Bachman, 1 bly.
While soldiering Larry devel-
oped a, yen for ,the stage. He
has starred in • many produc-
tions.
He achieved- his life's ambi-
tion by becoming a member of
the Shakespeare Memorial is
Theater at Stratford-on-Avon.
He made a most favorable im-
pression as Orlando in "As You
L i k e' It," "Tullus Aufidius in
"Coriolanus" and Malcolm
"Macbeth."
The- youngest Romeo in film
history, Harvey returned to
Stratford to appear there the
same role in Shakespeare's im-
mortal tragedy of young love.
Harvey lives in London, but
has signed a contract for a year-
ly picture with' Warner Brothers,
and so will - have to cross the
big pond frequently in the fu-
ture.
Sol Krim, the enterprising
theater manager, believes "Ro-
meo and Juliet" will remain at
the grim Theater for a month.
Then he plans to bring "Aida''
and the great film"Gates of
Surveying the tremendous results which greeted their call
Hell."
for toys to be sent to children in Israel are these members of the
Detroit Women's Division, American Jewish Congress, left to right:
Table Debate on Red China Mesdames GEORGE LEWIS, Schaefer- Seven ;Chapter; JOSEPH
RUBIN,. South; CLARENCE BAYLES, Central; BENJAMIN GEL-
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Is- MAN, Division president; and LOUIS TOPOR, Northwest Chapter.
rael Parliament put off a de- Over 1;500 toys, games, books, crafts and dolls were received. The
mand by Communists and leftist women received assistance from children at the following schools:
Achdut Avoda Party for an im- Atlas Shalom, Ahavas Achim, Beth Aaron, Bnai Moshe, Gemiluth
mediate ,debate on a motion to Chassodim, Jewish Parents Institute, Shaarey Zedek, Sholem Alei-
have Israel recognize Commu- chem Institute, Temple Beth El, Temple Israel and United He-
brew Schools.
nist China.

A box luncheon, followed by Planning the afternoon are
an original -revue, written by Mrs. Raymond. Sokolov and Mrs.
Doris Fisher Gershenson, are Daniel Cohn, co-chairmen - of
highlights ,of the second annual- program. Mrs. Emil Rothman is
birthday celebration of the Sinai the day's chairman, and she
Women's Guild. The event is will cut the birthday cake.
planned for 12:30 p.m., Jan. 28,
Mrs. Rothman's committee in-
in the Women's City Club audi- cludes Mesdames William Frank,
torium.
arrangements; Eugene Arnfeld,
The revue, "A Mother's reception;
Bertram SmOkler,
Dream," will be narrated and di- table display; Nathan Kaplan
rected by Mrs. Richard Freund, and Alan Schwartz,publicity;
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with Mrs. Royal Louis Blumberg and Abe Scher-
Maas at. the pi- mer, gift shop display; Nathan
ano. Mrs. Mau- Schermer and DaVid Ruby,
rice Lezell, who tickets.
is the mother in
Mrs. Hyman C. Broder, presi-
the play, in real
life was the first dent of the Guild, will extend
mother to give greetings' to guests, and brief
birth to a child reports on future plans of the
at Sinai Hospi- hospital will be announced by
Dr. Julien Priver, Sinai Hospital
tal,
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Other mem- director, and Max Osnos, chair-
bers of the cast man of the board..
include M e s-
dames Oscar
Mrs. Rothman Zemon, Maurice
CoRyright, 1954, by American Jewish Press
Meyers and Edwin M. Rosen-
thal, Jr., who portray their ac-
tual' roles as volunteer workers;
Alan Schwartz, Saul Hoffman,
Nate Schlafer, Kaye Frank,
Robert Smith and Irving Gray-
son. Children in the play are
Marjorie Hauser, Ada Jo Sokolov,
Karen Jones and Connie Schrei-
ber.
Tickets for the- luncheon and
program are being offered to
the 300 active Guild volunteers,
to members and the pUblic. They
are available at the Sinai Guild
office, BR. 3-3000. Prizes from
the Sinai Gift Shop will be
awarded.

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Congress Women Gather 1,500 Toys
To Send to Youngsters in Israel

20. Jews in the Civil War

THE TERCENTENARY STORY

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