THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, October 23, 195 9- 14
Follies Benefit Stars 100 Oak Park Students, Parents
Another Holiday Surprise
—and Then Back to Business
By the Oak-Woodser
Following last week's report
of the activities of two young
hellions who surprised their
parents by building a sukkah in
the backyard of their home, we
have received what we think
is an ,excellent crop of holiday
stories.
One that particularly struck
our fancy concerns four-year-
old Albert, who is at that de-
lightful age when neither he
nor his parents know what is
coming next.
With great apprehension, his
parents took him to •children's
holiday services. When the
service started, they sat on the
edge of their chairs, expecting
that any moment, they would
have to claim him and spirit
him out of the sanctuary.
On the contrary, he was
thoroughly engrossed by the
service and complained bitterly
that he had to leave.
That the holiday experience
left a lasting impression,
however, was a certainty,
when last week his mother
discovered him at the oven
—opening and closing the
doors," taking out the racks
and putting them back again.
"What are you doing, Al-
bert?" was his mother's natural
question.
His reply -- "Taking the
Torah out of the Ark, mom,"
* * *
But, the holiday season be-
comes a thing of the past after
this weekend when we cele-
brate Simhat Torah. And, al-
ready there is a great deal of
planning for events that are
forthcoming.
Keeping busy during the past
few weeks, the Jewish Corn-
munity Council's South Oak-
land County committee has met
with administrators o_f the Oak
Park School System to resolve
a knotty problem created by
necessary late dismissal of
junior high school students.
Because of a large increase
in enrollment, high school and
junior high students have been
Suburban Women
Slate Two Events
A regular meeting of the
Mishkan Israel Sisterhood at
8:30 p.m., Monday, will be fol-
lowed by a membership tea at
8:30 p.m., Wednesday, it is an-
nounced by Mrs. Adele Gold-
stein, president.
Monday's meeting, to. be _held
in the synagogue, will feature
an address on "Tomorrow's
Telephone Magic" by William
Hunter, of the Michigan Bell
Telephone Co.
Mrs. Goldstein will be hostess
to the tea in her home at
17151 Pennington. Mrs. Avner
Naggar will speak and show
films of her visit to Europe and
Israel.
Guests are invited to attend
both programs. _ For -informa-
tion, call LI 7-1569 or LI 7-1632.
Oakwood Mizrachi Calls
Members for Games Party.
The Mizrachi Oakwood Chap-
ter will hold its annual games
and mahj party at 8:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, at the_ Mishkan Israel
Synagogue, W. Nine Mile Rd.,
corner of Parklawn.,
Refreshments will be served
and prizes awarded. Mrs. Harold
Goldan, chairman of the affair,
can be contacted for further in-
formation at LI 5-2664.
forced to use the same class-
rooms—on split shifts.
With the high school grades
using the building in the morn-
ing, junior high school students
don't get to class until 12:30
p.m. And the final bell does
not ring until 5:05 p.m.
According to the Jewish
calendar, this means that for
the remainder of this year
and part of next, until new
classrooms are ready in 1961,
there will be 11 Friday after-
noons when late dismissal in-
terferes with observance of
the sabbath.
Meeting with administrators
of the school system, Rabbi
Mordecai S. Halpern, of Cong.-
Beth Shalom, and Dr. Abraham
F. Citron, of the Council staff,
were able to make arrange-
ments, which permit the early
release of any child whose
parents request the child home
for sabbath observance.
The school is requesting that
a parent, or someone authorized
by the parents, call for the
child at the school office; or,
if that is impossible, the par-
ents should call the school to
give permission for the young-
ster to come home alone.
Since the school additions
will be ready within a year, the
arrangement is not permanent.
There will be no need for split
shifts or late dismissal once
the necessary classrooms are
ready.
Twenty-seven acts — song,
dance, comic, dramatic — will
be featured in the Oak Park
Follies Tuesday through Thurs-
day. Sponsored by the Oak
Park High School PTSA, the
show will open at 8 p.m. in
the high school auditorium.
Proceeds from the Follies
will go toward the PTSA's
Suburban
Community
Francis V. Baad scholarship
fund, which is now sponsoring
three students at Wayne State
University: Bernard Krentzin,
junior in engineering; Bar-
bara Kole, sophomore, _educa-
tion; and Irene Frederick, edu-
New Country Club
Plans Open House
The Detroit metropolitan
community will take its first
look at the near-completed
Town and Country Club from
2 to 5 p.m., Nov. 1, when a semi-
completion open house will be
held.
Vice-President and chairman
of membership Moe R. Miller
announces the club now has
550 families. The roster will
close when it reaches 600.
Further information may be
obtained by calling the club of-
fice, LI 6-0836.
cation.
Hy Shebowich, PTSA ways
and means chairman, states
that tickets can be obtained
by calling Mrs. Mark Rovner,
LI 6-1782; Mr. and Mts. Ber-
nard Sands, LI 6-0653; or Sam
Katz, LI 6-9623.
Producers of the show are
Shebowich, Joe Forbes and
Harold Haber. Serving on the
executive committee are Ed-
ward P. Harkins, OPHS prin-
cipal; Shebowich; Harry May-
ers; PTSA president Mrs. Sam
Zacks; Mrs. Mark Rovner; Mrs.
Nat Marcus; Harold Haber;
Joe Forbes; Mrs. John. Dona-
hue, and student Judy Siporin.
Highlights in the Follies will
include student Arella Barley
singing and playing Hebrew
folk songs on the guitar. Songs
in the style of Maurice Cheva-
lier will be sung in French
by Joseph Kestner.
A "can-can" or "hula-hula"
number will be performed by
the Dad's Ballet Troupe, in-
cluding Harold Haber, Sam
Katz, Harry Mayers, Bernie
Plavnick, Gene Perlstein, Mar-
tin Siegel, Bill Pankin, Joe
Forbes, Hy Shebowich, Leo
Hack and Lew Mechtman. All
they will reveal about their
dance is that they are suffer-
ing from aching muscles.
Other participants in the
cast of 100 are Mrs. Victor
Lawson, known for her "blues
style" singing, and pianist Rita
Sloan, protege of Julius .Chajes.
Oak Park Follies will be em-
ceed by Joseph Kestner and
Mrs. Earle Ack.
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$500,000,000 LOSS
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Featherbedding on the railroads — pay for work
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meet at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday,
at Coolidge and Allen Rd. A
talk will be given by a well-
known marriage counselor.
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