The Jewish Community Cen-
ter Symphony Orchestra under
conductor Julius Chajes has
developed quite a faithful fol-
lowing for itself. Despite miser-
able weather that would have
doomed many another musical
venture, the turnout for the
orchestra's annual Jewish
Music Festival concert on Tues-
day night was gratifyingly near
capacity.
Program for . the evening
was devoted exclusively to
music by Jewish composers,
most on Jewish themes.
Fanfare to Israel, by Paul
Ben-Haim, which opened the
concert, is a powerful, melodic
salute to the pioneering spirit
which created Israel and has
brought it through its first
decade of statehood. Disson-
ances suggest the many hard-
ships faced in bringing the
State to fruition in a final
triumphant effort. In its num-
erous great swells of music,
the orchestra was able to de-
velop clear dynamics far be-
yond what one could expect
from a group the size of the
Center Symphony.
Emek, a symphonic poem by
Marc Lavry was liltingly rhyth-
mic with hints of many cul-
tures blending into one for the
task and joy of rebuilding
one's life and a country. The
work contains some amazingly
beautiful passages and Chajes'
conducting, as spirited as was
the music, did them full jus-
tice.
Pianist Mary Norris played
Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto
No. 1 with fine sensitivity, but
not lacking in power when it
was called for. A program of
four songs and an encore were
sung by Washington D.C. can-
tor, tenor Jacob Barkin. He
began with an aria from the
French composer Jacques Hal-
evy's great masterpiece La
Juive (The Jewess), continued
with Alexander Krein's Baker
Tireni Dimati, Joel Engel's
Ossor Boker and El Yivneh
Haggalil, by Jacob Weinberg,
the latter a happy juxtaposi-
tion of modern. victorious ful-
fillment with the ancient na-
tionalistic feeling and yearn-
ing of the Jews through the
ages. As an encore he sang
from Tosca, with Chajes mov-
ing from the podium to accom-
pany him on the piano. Bar-
kin's singing is a true pleasure
to hear. His voice is clear,
controlled and beautiful, his
delivery is inspired.
Chajes own Cello Concerto
in A Minor was performed by
the orchestra and cellist Paul
Olefsky, who continues to
amaze with the sheer beauty
and intensity of his playing.
The concerto is an enjoyable
work with many interesting in-
strument combinations. Chajes
again proves himself a com-
poser of note in the Jewish
mode.
The concert was a great con-
tribution by Detroit to the
celebration of Jewish Music
Festival and a credit to com-
munity support.
Next concert in the series
is set for March 31, with
Mischa K ottler performing
Beethoven's Piano Concerto
No. 3. Tickets are available
at the Center office.
A drive by Friends of the
Center Symphony for addi-
tional sponsoring • members is
currently underway. For in-
formation, call the Center, WE
3-7380.
—N.L.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Geol-
ogists say the sands that form
the Miami Beach oceanfront
have been carried here from
mountainous areas of the Caro-
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!Center Names U. of M. Sivim Star
Ross-Wampfler Rites Center Begins New
Program for Juniors
Solemnized Jan. 24
at Davison Branch
MRS. HARLEY H. ROSS
Sandra Lou Wampfler and
Harley Harris Ross were united
in marriage on Jan. 24 in a
ceremony performed by Dr.
Leon Fram and Rabbi Nathan
Hershfield at Temple Beth Ja-
cob, in Pontiac.
Parents of the couple are Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Wampfler, of
Clarkston, Mich., and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Ross, of W. 7 Mile
Rd., Detroit.
Mrs. Robert Jones, of Pontiac,
was matron of honor, and Har-
riet Glassman, of Detroit, was
junior bridesmaid. Best man
was Sander Postal, of Chicago,
while ushers were Joel Glass-
man and Robert Jones. Jerry
Ross was his brother's junior
attendant.
Following a reception at Ro-
tunda Inn, the couple left for
a honeymoon in Northern Mich-
igan. They will reside in De-
troit, where Mr. Ross is con-
tinuing work on his doctorate
at Wayne State University.
Radomer Aid Society
to Fete Goldbaums
Radomer Aid Society a n d
Ladies Auxiliary will honor Mr.
and Mrs. J. Goldbaum on the
occasion of their golden wed-
ding anniversary at 8:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, at Workmen's Circle,
18340 W. Seven Mile.
Sol Ager will serve as mas-
ter of ceremonies, and Auxiliary
president Mrs. Sol Ager has
named Mrs. Sam Rubin toast-
mistress.
A new, action-packed weekly
funtime program starts Sun-
day for juniors at the Jewish
Community Center Davison
branch, 4059 W. Davison.
Six different activities are
scheduled for youngsters in
the second to seventh grades.
Instead of belonging to one or
two kinds of funtime classes,
and doing one or two things
each week, the juniors will
now have a chance to join a
funtime club and take part in
a wide number 'of different
kinds of fun.
Six kinds of clubs are of-
fered. These include:
Actors' Studio: a chance to
learn backstage secrets, make
props and scenery, make up
plays and watch real plays
and meet real actors.
Artists, Inc.: decorating the
center, making jewelry and
ceramics, building things in
the workshop, and visiting with
important Detroit Jewish art-
ists.
Folktimers: folk songs and
dances from Israel and other
countries; cooking and parties.
Frontiersmen: map making,
hiking, costume making, build-
ing Israeli border settlements.
Offers chance to be an Israeli
halutz (pioneer) or early
American frontiersman.
Junior Homemakers: cooking
real Jewish food, planning par-
ties, sewing, designing furni-
ture, learning about room dec-
oration and housecrafts.
Junior Scientists: making
weather charts, watching the
stars, learning about secret
caves in Israel, making bread
to see how yeast works, and
making their own secret tele-
phone and telegraph set.
Each club will have special
opportunities to visit interest-
ing places in the community.
There will also be regularly
scheduled trips to the new
main building at Curtis and
Meyers for swimming and spe-
cial progrms.. Clubs will be
assigned to units according to
age levels. Each club will be
limited to 15 members. Regis-
tration will be at the Davison
branch.
An outstanding Olympic
games swimmer and former Uni-
versity of Michigan swimming
star, Robert (Bert) Wardrop,
will be the director of aquatics
the physical
education d e
partment a n d
.."<" Health Club of
the new Jew-
ish Commun-
ity Center, it
was announc-
ed this week
by Samuel
Frankel, Cen-
ter president.
Wardrop, 26,
is a former
R A F fighter
pilot from
Glasgow, Scot-
land. He has
been in the
U.S. six years,
during which
Wardrop
time he won national collegiate
and amateur regional swimming
championships, r e p r es enting
U. of M.
He graduated from Michigan
in 1957, and is now doing grad-
uate work in literature at the
university.
A member of the British
Olympic team in 1952, Wardrop
was vice-captain of the squad
and placed fourth in the finals
of the 100 meter backstroke.
He was the NCAA individual
medley champion in 1955. He
has won British, Scottish, Irish
and Welsh swimming. champion-
ships. He was also third in
the European backstroke cham-
pionships.
He has been working in group
therapy at Hawthorne Center.
At the Center, he will coach all
age groups and supervise all
pool activities.
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19 -THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, February 6, 1959
Center Concert
Adds Stature to
Music Festival