a- ouroncert orrmitteeEnlirked; Bnai Brith Marks Beards and intonation Not Enough=
Stage Centre's Identity with 'World
113th Birthday
Piatigorsky Event Set for Nov. 24
A "Voice of America" in Is-
Piatigorsky's concert on Nov.
of Sholem Aleichem' Found Faulty
rael, the ZOA House is the
M at Masonic Temple for the
24th annual Balfour Celebration
of the Zionist–Organization of
Detroit is creating widespread
community interest, as indicated
by the growing list of volun-
teers who have offered their
services for the event, accord-
ing to Harry Cohen, the honor-
ary chairman.
In addition to those previously
announced, the following have
been added to the Balfour Con-
cert committee:
Solly Abels, Dr. Albert Altman,
Milton R. Atlas, Irving Barack, Leon-
ard Baron, Abe Berniker, David S.
Bodzin, • Tom Borman, jack Brode,
Rabbi Jacob M. Chinitz, Morton. Der-
mer, Reubin Dubrinsky, Irving Eis-
enman, Jacob Epel, -Dr. Martin Feld-
stein, Dr. Morey Fireston, Sidney J.
Foreman, David Frank, Reuben Gold,
George Goldstein, Peter S. Goldstein,
Rabbi Benjamin H. Gorrelick, Jacob
Gould, Joseph Hirsch, Rtibin Kaplan,
Jay Kogan, Dr. Max Lichter, Lou
Littman, Abe Nusbaum, Max Osnos,
David P. Pacernick, Leon Paul, Leon-
ard L. Radner, Arthur Robbins, Nor-
man Rom, William R. Roth, Abe
Satovsky, Stanley Satovsky, Carl
Cchiller, Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, Wil-
liam Sermon, Meyer Shugerman,
Norman Snider, Joseph W. Solomon,
Alex Stern, Samuel Sternberg, Leo
Weiner, Ben Weiss, Peter Weiss,
Allan Weston, Dr., Israel Wiener,
David P., Zack, Louis Zeff, Dr. Meyer
Zeff, and Meyer Zolkower.
ZOA House in Tel Aviv, fa-
miliar to all local visitors to
Israel, and Kfar Silver, the ag-
ricultural training school in the
Negev named in tribute to Dr.
Abba Hillel Silver, are two of
the principal beneficiaries of
Balfour Celebration proceeds.
country's outstanding cultural
center.
Kfar Silver, newest of the
ZOA projects in Israel, provides
four years of agricultural train-
ing and secondary education to
immigrant children from Mor-
occo, North Africa and other
foreign. lands. Students are not
only thoroughly grounded in
producing the traditional prod-
ucts of Israeli soil, but in the
"newer" crops such as cotton
and flax. Reports from Israel
indicate that already some Of the
finest cotton in Israel has been
grown in Kfar Silver soil. When
construction •is completed, the
school will accommodate 320
students..
Abraham Borman and Sher-
man Shapiro are planning the
Piatigorsky concert with Mr.
Cohen. Tickets are available at
Zionist House, Linwood at Law-
rence, TO. 8-9413.
Dr. Samkalden Named
to Dutch Cabinet . Post
THE HAGUE (JTA)—Dr. No
Samkalden has been appointed
Minister of Justice in the new
Netherlands Cabinet, becoming
the fourth Jew in_ the history of
Holland to hold a Cabinet post.
Two Jews were elected to the
Dutch Senate: Dr.. A. de Ro'os,,
a Socialist, and Dr. Bernard
Polak, a Communist.
By SALLY KORNWISE
Stage Centre should not have
selected "The World of Sholem
Aleichem" as its first produc-
tion. The group did injustice to
itself as well as to the great
storyteller.
On the whole, the cast did
not emotionally identify with
Sholem Aleichem's characters.
It did not sense the love and
empathy with which the writer
fashioned his people. Beards and
Yiddish intonations Were not
enough to carry the portrayals.
Mendele, the Bookseller, in-
traducer of Aleichem's world,
was therefore not shown to be
a man who knew good books be-
cause he understood life and
Dr. Jacob Kaplan of Paris, people. Al Olan gave us thZ im-
Chief Rabbi of France and pression . that Mendele was "epes
Algiers, cuts giant cake cele- a bookseller," effected by false
hair, a half-belted sport coat,
brating Bnai Brith's 113th and baby buggy holding books.
anniversary. He was guest of
Marvin Miller's "Melamed,"
honor at a meeting of Bnai the Chelmer who tried to buy a
Brith's administrative com- goat for his wife, was not a con-
mittee in Washington. Bnai vincing character. Frank Nasta-
Brith president Philip M. si, who has been an effective
Klutznick of Park Forest, Ill., O'Casey personage, did not seem
(right) participated in the to fully feel the reactions writ-
ceremony. Rabbi Kaplan is ten for Aaron Katz, the father
who anxiously fought to enroll
here on a good will tour.
his son in high school.
The most acceptable per-
War destroys men, but luxury
des t r o y s. mankind; at once formanoe was Ralph Chico-
corrupts the body and the rel's "Bontche Schweig," the
man honored in Heaven for
mind.—John Crowne
never complaining of trou-
bles. Chic or el marvelously
conveyed the pathos, grim hu-
mor and lovability in poor
"Bontche."
Tom Karcher, "presiding an-
gel," and C l i f f or d Fellow,
"prosecuting an g el" and strict
"tutor of the high scho .ol boy,"
seemed worth looking for in
other presentations.
M e m b e r s of Stage Centre
have been highly impressive in
plays with World Stage, former-
ly at the new company's loca-
tion, 13525- Woodward. We ex-
pect that "Death of a Salesman,"
slated there for Nov. 30, will
surpass this first attempt.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire .
to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM — The appoint- .
ment Of Dr. A/lien Harrell as
Israel Minister .to Romania was
announced here TLiesclay by the
Israel Foreign Ministry.
Dr. Harrell, born in Kiev and
educated in Germany and Po-
land, served with the _British
forces in the rank of major dur-
ing World War II. He repre-
sented Israel at conferences
with the International Red
Cross and in 1951- was awarded
a research grant by Cornell Uni-
versity.
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