THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Fri day, August 14, 1959-20
Accept Deficit Budget Skulnik Turns 'Law and Mr. Simon' Miss Imber to Wed
for Miami Federation into Slap-Happy, Top Comedy Play
MIMIA (JTA) — The board
of governors of the Greater
Miami Jewish Federation dis-
closed that it had accepted a
total budget of $847,998 for
operation of its local agencies
in 1959-60. The budget involves
a deficit of $83,720 for the
year.
The deficit was described as
resulting from failure of the
United Fund, which aids three
of the Federation agencies, to
meet its quota, and an increase
in $85,000 to the United Jewish
Appeal from the Federation's
own campaign. the United
Fund was to have met $325,000
of the $847,998 budget of three
Federation agencies, but its al-
location fell short by about
$60,000.'
The decision to accept the
budget figures, despite the defi-
cit, was taken because of "ex-
panding c o m m u n i t y need."
Board officials warned that
deficit allocations cannot con-
tinue.
Much of the world's marine
traffic passes within sight of
Miami Beach. From the shore
may be seen ships from the At-
lantic coast and northern Eur-
ope that are - bound for the
Panama Canal or for Gulf ports.
They form an almost constant
parade of shipping.
By FRANK SIMONS
Menasha Skulnik and "The
Law and Mr. Simon" paused
this week at Northland Play-
house, ostensibly on their way
to open on Broadway.
In this slap-happy combina-
tion. both the ageless comedian
and the new vehicle by Julie
Berns came off exceedingly
well before an appreciative
opening night audience at the
Playhouse on Tuesday night.
The Berns-Skulnik tandem,
which previously produced a
hit with "Uncle Willie" a few
seasons back, offers some real
fun and some top comedy situa-
tions in "The Law and Mr.
Simon," in which Skulnik again
has some wonderful morsels
into which he can sink his
teeth.
Playing the mild-mannered,
loveable Mr. Simon, Skulnik
assumes the role of a book-
binder, who would much rather
read books than bind them. In
fact, sending his youngest
daughter through law school
has turned him into a frustrated
lawyer, who defends himself
in an imaginary divorce case
against his wife—a humorous
soliloquy which best shows off
Menasha's talents.
In a set of mixed up circum-
stances, Skulnik seeks to keep
OirtA Announcements
Aug. 3—To Mr. and Mrs.
Aug. 7 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Howard T. Rice (Rona G. Her- Harold Wolfe (Avis Glass, of
man), of 19775 Steel, a daugh- Chicago, Ill.), of 2680 Ewald
Circle, a daughter, Marci Sue.
ter: Shelley Lynn.
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Aug. 7—To Dr. and Mrs. My-
Aug. 1 — To Mr. and Mrs.
ron Vinocur (Lynn Weiss), of Sheldon Decker (Dotty Laker),
W. Outer Dr., a daughter, of Chalfonte Ave., a son, Lane
Leigh.
Hayden.
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Aug. 7—To Mr. and Mrs. ' July 31 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Burton Isaacs (Sandra Zager), Raymond Hassen (Lillian Holt-
of 18738 Milburn, Livonia, a zer), of 18418 Ardmore, a
daughter, Ellen Carol.
daughter, Debra Elayne.
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July 31 — To Mr. and Mrs.
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July 30—To Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron S. Slootsky (Tonya Beat-
rice Kolb), of 20300 Gilchrist,
a daughter, Mardi Helaine.
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July 28—To Dr. and Mrs.
Louis Heyman (Eleanor Ver-
ona), of . Hilton Rd., Southfield,
a daughter, Carolyn Sue.
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July 26—To Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Weisberg (Rosalind Kool-
ish), of 14161 Greenbriar, Oak
Park, a daughter, Cindy Beth.
* * *
July 26—To Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Deitch. (Ruth Ku-
bowitzki), of 18115 Schaefer, a
daughter, Debrah Ann. •
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July 23—To Dr. and Mrs.
Lester Zeff (Beverly Wein-
garden), of Burton Ave., Oak
Park, a daughter, Ilene Cara.
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July 21 — To Rabbi and Mrs.
Lawrence Borenstien, of Minne-
apolis, formerly of Detroit, a
son, Howard Aaron.
• * *
July 20 — To Mr. and Mrs.
David B. Hermelin (Doreen
Curtis), of 20335 Archer, a
daughter, Marcie Ruth.
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July 16 — To Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Zeltzer (Sharon Schwartz),
of 15051 Marlow, Oak Park, a
daughter, Marci Ann.
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To Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon
Wachler (Sally Brenner, of
Skokie, Ill.), twin daughters,
Julie Ann and Susan Jo.
his grandson home from camp;
bids to wrest the presidency
of the family club from rich
cousin Louis Simon; accuses
his wife of being in love with
cousin Louis and almost botches
up a romance between his old-
est daughter and her boy-
friend.
The result is a riotous eve-
ning of entertainment, even
though the many-faceted plot
is often contrived and some-
times drags.
While the play will be en-
joyed by all audiences, there is
little doubt that the Jewish
audience will best appreciate
many of the subtleties — in-
cluding the problems with the
family club and the arguments
for and against sending seven-
year-old Sonny to summer
camp.
The play has the same appeal,
even in English, that Skulnik
gave for so many years in his
performances on the Yiddish
stage.
In his customary appearance
after the final curtain, Skulnik
told the audience that it was in
Detroit—at the old Littman's
People's Theater—that he got
his real start in show business,
a fact that makes playing De-
troit "always a wonderful expe-
rience."
Opposite Skulnik was his real-
life wife, Anna Roman, as Mrs.
Simon. Others in the cast, all
of whom performed well, were
Mannie Sloane, as' the grand-
son; Zel DeCyr and Lenore
Loveman as the daughters; Guy
Repp as cousin Louis; and Mar-
lene Matthews, Robert Heller,
Frank Baxter and Robert Sher-
wood.
"The Law and Mr. Simon"
continues at Northland Play-
house through Sunday.
Jewish School Drop
Shows Population Shift
in Greater Miami
MIAMI, (JTA)—Registration
in Jewish schools in Dade Coun-
ty, which includes Greater Mi-
ami, failed in 1959, for the first
time in 18 years, to show an
increase over the previous
year, according to the Bureau
of Jewish Education.
Registration this year totalled
8,086 as against 8,557 in 1957-58,
a decrease of 471. It was noted
that while registration in Sun-
day schools fell off from 4,597
to 4,021, registration in the af-
ternoon schools increased from
3,960 to 4,021. In the past, the
annual increase in the Jewish
schools of Greater Miami was
from 1,000 to 1,500 students.
A decrease in registration was
reported by 17 schools and an
increase by ten others. The de-
crease in schools which former
ly had reported the largest in-
creases each year was taken to
indicate that population shifts
were partly responsible and
that opening of new schools in
the suburban districts would
see the registration rate rising
again.
The Jewish child population
of the area is estimated at 11,-
000, which would indicate that
about 73 percent was receiving
some form of Jewish education
this year. It was estimated that
the "hard core" of children re-
ceiving no form of Jewish edu-
cation had increased from about
800 in 1958 to about 1,400 this
year.
BnaiBrith Ladies
Name Committee
Heads for '59-60
Mrs. Phillip Edelheit, presi-
dent of the Metropolitan Detroit
Bnai Brith Women's Council,
announces the following chair-
men for the year 1959-60:
MISS EDITH IMBER
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Imber,
of Lauder Ave., announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Edith, to Louis Weinberg, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wein-
berg, of Flint. Mr. Weinberg is
a graduate of Walsh Institute
of Accountancy. A Nov. 29 wed-
ding is planned.
UAHC Publishes Book
on Adjustment of
Young Israeli Orphan
Mesdames Charles Solovich, Leon-
ard Sims, Gerald Gorman, Robert
Coggan, Jack Hartstein, Samuel
Aaron, Lewis Manning, Morris Tack,
Samuel Gutterman, Samuel Gold,
Alfred Lakin, Henry Onrich, Philip
Fealk, Bernard Bliefield and David
Grosberg, advisory.
Also, Mesdames Sanford Rosenthal,
Fred Rapoport, Irvign Axler, Sey-
mour Sandweiss, ADL; Nathan Kan-
tor, BBYO; Fred Weinstein, Albert
Lee, Jack Krastoff, Manuel Franklin
and Stanley Yates, blood bank; Sam-
uel Linde, bowling; Lewis Manning,
budget; Jack Hornfield, cancer
clinic service.
Mesdames Philip Mittleman, civil
defense and U.S. Bonds; Sidney
Eidelman and Albert Cutler, com-
munity service; Leo Fogelman, date
clearance; Bernard Goodman and
Morris Pleason, dolls_ for democracy;
Leon Dreylinger, fund raising;
David Howell, Jack Brickner and
Marvin Fuller, Hillel; Carl Pearl,
Jack Friedman and Miss Elsie Rodd,
Jewish affairs.
In addition, Mesdames Philip
Fealk, JCC delegate; Alfred E.
Lakin, laws; Sidney Levine, master
file; Irving Chadwick, mimeograph;
Charles Galinsky and Gilbert Boren-
stein, membership; Harry Bodzin,
Stanley Ackner and Samuel Linde,
membership retention; David Gros-
berg, nominating- committee; Irving
Robinson, Henry Monsky and Four
Freedoms Library; Gordon Fruitman
and Sidney Schwartz, Northville hos-
pital; Alec Sherr, philanthropy and
tributes.
Other chairmen are Mesdames Al
Lookman, Pontiac hospital; Al Stein,
program; David Levine and Arnold
Topy, publicity and public relations;
Irving Chadwick, secretary to presi-
dent; Martin Singer, sunshine; Nor-
man Gitler and Lee Saperstein,
USO; Allan LaBan, Joseph Radkin
and Hyman Gottlieb, veterans;
Nathan Spinner,. vocational service;
George Karabenick and Jack Ketai,
vocational service.
A gripping tale of how the en-
crusted bitterness of a young or-
phan in Israel changes to sweet-
ness is the subject of a new
book published by the Union of
American Hebrew Congrega-
tions.
Entitled "Little Queen of
Sheba," the book tells about
No man can go down into
Yael, 12-year-old Moroccan girl,
and the way in which she pain- the gutter without taking others
fully adjusts to life in one of with him.
the famed children's colonies
of the Youth Aliyah in Israel.
.
Proud and unfriendly, Yael
is disliked by the other chil-
dren, despite the fact that each
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of them has suffered torment
and anguish in the hectic post-
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How Yael rediscovers her real
loving self and wins over her
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fellow-colonists is the burden of
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the tale, which was written in
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translated into English by Shul-
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trated with 39-full-page photo-
graphs in two colors, by Anna
Rivkin-Brick.
The publication of the book
was made possible by the Inter-
cultural Fund underwritten by
the Louis J. and Mary E. Horo-
witz Foundations, according to
For fine color movies
Dr. Emanuel Gamoran, the
of your wedding
book's editor. Dr. Gamoran
credits the following with aid in
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the publication: Mrs. Albert P.
Schoolman, Hadassah national
chairman of Youth Aliyah; Rab-
bis Solomon B. Freehof and Ber-
nard J. Bamberger; Harold U.
Ribalow and Mamie Gamoran.
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