Friday, March 14, 1958—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-8

Spicehandler, Haber
to Address Institute
of LZO, March 22-23-

Dr. Ezra Spicehandler, pro-
fessor of Hebrew literature at
the Hebrew Union College —
Jewish Institute of Religion,
and Dr. William Haber, presi-
dent of the World ORT Union
and chairman of the National
Bnai Brith Hillel Commission,
will be among the distinguished

Dr. Haber

Spicehandler

American Jewish personalities
who will participate in the sec-
ond annual Midwest Regional
Institute of the Labor Zionist
Organization, which will be held
in the Hayim Greenberg Labor
Zionist Center, Saturday eve-
ning and Sunday, March 22-23.
Dr. Spicehandler will discuss
"The Influence of Modern He-
brew Literature Upon • the
American Cultural Scene."
Dr. Haber will deliver an ad-
dress on "Jewish Awareness
Among Jewish Youth."
Also participating in the
Seminar, which was organized
to celebrate the 10th annivers-
ary of Israel's independence
and to mark the- achievements
of 60 years of Zionism, will be
Dr. Marshall Sklare, sociologist,
author, and director of research
for the American Jewish Com-
mittee, and-C. Bezalel Sherman,
cultural director of the Labor
Zionist Organization of America.

Tun-O-Rama' Advance
Tickets Now Available

Evergreen Cong. Sisterhood
will hold its annual Fun-O-Rama
fair- at the Sholem Aleichem
Institute, 19350 Greenfield from
12 to 6 p.m., March 30.
Advance tickets are available
by calling ticket chairman Mrs.
Edward Fertell, KE. 5-8035.

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`Inbar Inspires Audiences Here with
Spiritually-Uplifting Performances

In the little and very back-
ward country of Yemen, there
was a Jewish community that
lived in subjection, under most
intolerable conditions. But in
defiance of the persecutions
heaped upon them, the Yemen-
ite Jews developed artistic
traits, retained strong spiritual
values and developed a dignity
that gained great respect for
them when they succeeded in
attaining complete freedom in
Israel.
Yemenite Jews began to set-
tle in Palestine many years ago,
but it was not until the estab-
lishment of Israel that the en-
tire Jewish community of Ye-
men was transferred into the
Jewish State. It was a difficult
operation—as difficult as all of
the Yemenite activities in life
—but, "on the wings of eagles,"
by air, they fled. Now, in Is-
rael, they are adapting their
art to the new, the free and
the proud community of their
autonomous State.
They weave masterfully, they
are excellent silversmiths, and
they now have proven that they
also dance well. With their tra-
ditional .intonations, their hope-
ful view of life, they are intro-
ducing their artistic traits to
the world at large. One element
of their art was in evidence
here for three nights, at the
Masonic Temple; when the "In-
bal" troupe played to enthu-
siastic capacity audiences.
* *

"Inbal" means the tongue of
the bell. It is an appropriate
name for an inspired group that
accompanies itself to the tunes
of the "khalil," the small reed
wind instrument—hardly more
than a whistle in appearance—
that responds so well to the Is-
raelis; to the sounds of the fin-
pitcher-like finger drums, the
"tof kad"; the anklebells, cym-
b a 1 s and tambourines. The
musieal interludes are well
integrated thereby in the "In-
bal" program, as a result of
the natural skills of the young
actors.
To understand their art, one
must understand the back-
ground of the Yemenites. They
were hemmed in by their Arab
neighbors in Yemen. "Their
steps were narrowed," as one of
the boys in the cast explained.
Upon their attainment of free-
dom, they expanded their steps.
They widened them. That is
what is happening to their en-
tire existence in Israel: it is
being widened and in the pro-,
there is developing a new
art. The short step is lengthen-
ing, from galuth this people has
emerged into freedom and its
spiritual pride is rising to new
heights.
* * *
"Inbal's" artistic director,
Sara Levi-Tanai, who accom-
panied the troupe, and who has
worked with the young people
for several years, was deeply
moved by the enthusiasm that
greeted her proteges here. She
said the group waKomm:K:%.
she was di- •'"
recting al-
ready had ac-
quired profes-
sional status
and will con-
tinue to per-
form in Israel
upon its re-
turn there.
She added
that she
hoped they
will again vis-
„
Margalith
it this country
and European centers and that
they will serve as "a bridge"
between Israel and the Dia-
spora.
Sara Levi-Tanai gave an in-
teresting talk to the dance
group of Wayne State Univer-

sity Tuesday. On Wednesday,
when she accompanied the
entire "Inbal" troupe to the
Allied Jewish Campaign Wo-
men's Division rally at Temple
Israel, she spoke with deep
feeling about her people's art,
about "The Art of Giving" and
about the heart that goes into
giving for humanitarian pur-
poses.
It is hardly fair to say that
"Inbal" has stars. The entire
group works collectively and
produces well as a group. But
the major roles are played by
a charming young lady, Marga-
lith Oved, who came to Israel
from Aden nine years ago and
whose grandmother was a Ye-
menite. Margalith is the lead-
ing lady in "Song of Deborah,"
she has the major role in "The
Queen of Sheba" and played
excellently in "Sabbat Shalom."
Her dancing partner, Meir
Ovadia, also deserves special
mention, and the dance inter-
pretations by this couple are
superb.
* * *
The dance theater's produc-
tion opened with shepherd
dances and continued with
"Song of Deborah." The mo-
notony that was in evidence
in the first numbers vanished
with the "Yemenite Wedding."
It is a powerful portrayal of the
four steps in the Yemenite tra-
ditional ceremony — the intro-
duction of the bridegroom, the
beautifying of the bride, the
ceremony itself and the con-
cluding scene in which bride
and bridegroom see each other
for the first time.
All elements inspiring faith
are in evidence in this por-
trayal. But if there is spiritual
strength in this selection, it
grows to even greater heights
in "Shabbat Shalom." Similarly
the Solomon-Sheba production
is entertaining , and inspiring.
* * *
The Detroit production owed
its great success in large meas-
ure to the efforts of Morris
Schaver, a member of the
board of America-Israel Cul-
tural Founda-
tion, which
brought " I n-
b a 1 " to this
, country with
t h e coopera-
tion of the
Hurok M a n -
agem ent.
Schaver w a s
responsible
Schaver f o r bringing
many distinguished guests
to the opening perform-
ance and for the two-hour re-
ception to the "Inbal" troupes
in the Masonic Temple's Crystal
Ballroom. Former Israelis and
many Detroiters joined with
the troupes, at the reception, in
Israeli dances and songs. It was
a truly inspiring evening.
Among t h e distinguished
guests at the opening perform-
ance were Governor and Mrs.
G. Mennen Williams, Mayor and
Mrs. Louis C. Miriani, Israel
Consul and Mrs. David S. Tesh-
er, Dr. Arthur Llelyveld, execu-
tive vice-president of the Amer-
ica-Israel Cultural Foundation,
and many others of distinction.

New York Council Votes to Ease
Blue Laws for Sabbath Observers

NEW YORK (JTA) — The
City Council of New York voted
to ask the State Legislature to
authorize businessmen w h o
close their establishments on
Saturdays, in observance of the
Sabbath, to remain open on
Sundays. The vote was 14 to 7,
much higher than the simple
majority which had been ex-
pected in view of the opposition
that had developed earlier.
The action, unaer the home
rule provisions of the city
charter, clears the way for ac-
tion in the Legislature for a
bill changing the city's Sunday
blue law. The council vote came
on a request by Mayor Robert
F. Wagner. The formal request
by the Mayor helped assure the
victory today, because without
it a two-thirds vote would have
been required in the council.
The change had been urged
by a variety of Jewish groups,
including the Synagogue Coun-
cil of America, representing
Orthodox, Conservative and Re-
form Jews, a variety of Ortho-
dox organizations and the B'nai
B'rith Anti-Defamation League.
These groups had argued that
forcing observant Jews to re-

main closed on Sundays as well
as Saturdays put them at an
economic disadvantage in rela-
tion to their competitors. It
was also noted that giving a
citizen the choice of which day
to observe and which day to
close was in keeping with con-
stitutional guarantees of re-
ligious freedom.
(In Trenton, N. J., represen-
tatives of Jewish and other re-
ligious groups which observe
the Sabbath on Saturday urged
the defeat in committee of bills
before the New Jersey Assembly
calling for regulation by law of
Sunday observance. The groups,
which will testify at a public
hearing here next Wednesday
are: American Jewish Congress,
Seventh Day Baptists
and
Seventh Day Adventists.)

Dutch Clergymen Raise
Israel Anniversary Funds

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A
number of Dutch clergymen
have formed a committee to
raise funds in connection with
the local celebration of Israel's
tenth anniversary. The group
is organized around the slo-
gan: "We, too, join in action for
Israel."

CAMP MICHIGAMA

FOR BOYS

Is Pleased to Announce That

CARL BAYER

(Athletic Director of the Parkman School)

Is Returing to Michigama as Co-ordinator
of Boys' Activities

CAMP MICHIGAMA HILL

(For Girls)

Proudly Announces the Return
of

SHIRLEY STROH

(Health Director of the Vetal School)

as Head Counsellor for her Fifth Season

Camp Enrollments Now Being Accepted

Camp Offices

Herman Fishman
Directoz

UN 2-7618
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Mickey Fishman

Director

Jewish Theater Comes to Detroit!

Farband Presents

BEN
BONUS

MINNA
BERN

BEN ZION
WITLER

SHIFRA
LEHRER

MAX
BOZYK

REIZL
BOZYK

In A Musical Stage'o'rama

Portraits of Jewish Life

(Based on Jewish folklore and humor)

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1958

Summer Institute in
Israel Planned by ZOA

The Young Zionist Depart-
ment of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America announces its
program for its second con-
secutive summer institute in
Israel. The total cost of $825
includes fare to and from Israel,
room and board while in Israel.
The participants will leave by
plane the first week in July,
returning in September. -
For information contact the
Zionist Organization of Detroit,
1.0424 W. McNichols, DI. 1-8540.

8:30 P.M.

at the

DETROIT I'N STITUTE OF ARTS

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Woodward and Kirby

Tickets:* $2.00 - $1.50

At the Farband Office — 19161 Schaefer

Borenstein's Book Stores — 12066 Dexter — 12915 W. 7 Mile
Dexter-Davison Markets — 13301 Dexter — 18207 Wyomins

For ticket reservation call DI 1-0670