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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