THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, November 20, 1959-40
Exhibits and Lectures Highlight Annual fio®k Fair
Display of Rare Books, Manuscripts
Provided by Charles E. Feinberg
sources for the creative author,€
"Jewish Characters in Search of
an Author," 8:30 p.m., Monday,
will be given for those inter-
ested in advancing their crea-
tive writing skills, with special
A Digest of World Jewish Happenings, from
reference to preparing material Dispatches of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Other
of Jewish interest.
News-Gathering Media.
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studies, in Hebrew on "The De-
of the principal reasons for the velopment of Hebrew Litera-
establishment of the annual ture in America," and Dr.
Jewish Book Fair seven years Shlomo Bickel, member of the
ago. In each succeeding year staff of "The Day — Jewish
A Center Cinema Forum, 8
it has attracted increasingly Morning — Journal," in Yid- p.m., Sunday, will present "The
larger audiences, more exten- dish, on "The Influence of Israel Golem," 1937 French film by
sive volunteer and professional on Yiddish Prose."
Julian Duvivier, starring the
Ladies' Day Program, Mon- noted Jewish actor Harry Baur,
participation and an impressive
roster of distinguished authors day: Morning program, 9:30 a.m. discussion to be led by Moishe
and speakers to grace its plat- will open with greetings by Haar, pr in c i p al of Sholom
forms. The sale of Jewish books Mrs. Philip Fealk, president, Aleichem School.
has increased to an extraor- League of Jewish Women's Or-
An art exhibit will be held
dinary degree, and the Book ganizations. Mrs. S. Gershon
in
the Harold C. Allen Adult
Fair has generally served a
Lounge during Book Fair hours.
vital purpose in the stimulation
Dr. Kabakoff Speaks The exhibit of original etchings
of Jewish thinking and ideas
and lithographs of Marc Cha-
through the medium of the
to Kvutzah Sunday
gall features 50 prints from the
written word."
Dr. Jacob Kabakoff, Dean Chagall Biblical series of
of the Cleveland H e b r e w
The Book Fair will start Sat-
etchings.
Teachers' College, who will
urday, 7:30 p.m.. with the dedi-
Books of general and Jewish
address the Hebrew-Yiddish
cation of the Henry Meyers
interest for adults and children,
night program of the Jewish
Library.
including special sections de-
Book Fair on Sunday eve-
The formal opening at the ' ning, will address the Kvut- voted to art, drama, music —
Fair will feature Dr. Marvin
zah Ivrith, the Detroit He- including records, sheet music
Lowenthal, director of Brandeis
and accessories—Yiddish books,
brew cultural society, at 3
University Library, noted his-
Hebrew books, books for chil-
p.m. Sunday, at the new Jew-
torian, author and lecturer, as
ish Center, Curtis and dren, books for teenagers, paper
guest speaker on the subject
backs, magazines, and books of
Meyers.
"Books and the Art of Living.
the Jewish Publications Society,
Dr.
Kabakoff
will
speak
A question and answer period
will be part of the exhibit and
to
the
Kvutzah
on
the
life
will follow his address at the
may be either purchased or
and
works
of
the
Hebrew-
program to commence in the
ordered.
Yiddish poet and novelist,
new Jewish Center Aaron De-
A display of unusual in-
Zalman Shneour. Rabbi Mil-
Roy Auditorium at 8:30 p.m.
terest, of historically valuable
Arm will be the chair-
Saturday. Another feature at , ton
man.
manuscripts and letters of
Saturday's program will be the
great Jewish leaders and au-
one-act comedy, "A Tale of
thors
of the past century,
Levi,
author,
national
chairman
Chelm," from the "World of
Sholem Aleichem," to be pre- for youth activities of Hadas- have been loaned to the ex-
sented by the Center Players sah, will discuss her book, hibition by Charles E. Fein-
berg.
under the direction of Jerome "Across the Threshold." Buzz
session and a tour of the ex-
Bayer.
In this display are included
hibit area will be led by mem- first edition of imp or t ant
Other Book Fair programs bers of the Book Review Semi-
hooks, letters of a number of
include the following:
nar. Mrs. Henry Onrich is dignitaries and other valuable
Family Day Program, Sun- chairman.
material.
day: Assemblies for religious
At the Monday afternoon
and Sunday school students at program, at 1:30, greetings will
10 a.m. for fifth and sixth be given by Mrs. Fealk and Dr. Bickel to Speak
grades, and 11 a.m. for seventh Garvett. Harry Gersh will dis-
and eighth grades. Speakers, cuss his book, "These Are My Today on Hassidism
Dr. Lowenthal and Helen Fine, People." Mrs. Samuel Aaron is
Dr. Solomon Bickel, t h e
children's author and teacher. chairman.
scheduled Yiddish speaker at
Programs include folk singing
Men's Night Program, Mon- the Book Fair Hebrew-Yiddish
and a puppet show by Mrs.
day,
8 p.m.: Selections by the night, will deliver a lecture to-
Seymour S. Pesselnick at 2:30
p.m. Miss Fine will speak to Center Choral Society, Julius night, at 8:30, at Workmen's
parents on "Selecting Books for Chajes, and an address by Circle Auditorium, 18340 W.
Gersh on "These Are My Peo- 7-Mile, on three great personali-
Children."
ple," will be followed by a re- ties in the Hassidic movement—
Children's Afternoon Program ception at 10 p.m., courtesy Rabbis Israel of Rizin, Mendel
includes story telling, children's Henry Mor g a nt hau Lodge, of Kotzk and Nachman of
films, family folk dancing. Mrs. Bnai Brith, Jack Rose, chair- Braslay.'
Mildred Berry will present a man.
Farband Folk Schools, Sho-
puppet show of "G'Dee," by
A workshop on resources in
Helen Fine, at 1, 2, 3 and.4 p.m., literature for junior and senior lem Aleichem and Workmen's
the show to be repeated at 4 and high school teachers and others Circle groups are co-sponsoring
this lecture. Moishe Haar, prin-
5 p.m. Monday.
interested will take place at 3 cipal of the Sholem Aleichem
Yiddish - Hebrew Night pro- p.m. Sunday, to acquaint teach- Institute, will be the chairman.
gram, Sunday night: "A Tale ers with the rich materials Rivkah Gorenbein, a teacher in
of Chelm" will be repeated at available among Jewish writers the Sholem Aleichem School,
8 p.m. Speakers will be Dr. of the past and present, led by and Sarah Friedman, an Insti-
Jacob Kabakoff, dean of the Dr. Lowenthal.
tute active leader, will lead the
Cleveland Institute of Jewish
A workshop on Jewish audience in community singing.
Around the ,World...
United States
NEW YORK — Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan, of the Divinity School
of the University of Chicago, proposed to the directors of the
National Conference of Christians and Jews, at a meeting here,
that a study center where Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
scholars might engage in a continuing "dialogue" on theological
lines, be established . . . A message of congratulations from
President Eisenhower was read at the ceremony at the Waldorf
Astoria at which Label Katz, president of Bnai Brith, presented
the Bnai Brith President's Medal to Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff
in recognition of his "creative genius in higher communications"
. . . A conference on art in Israel during the past decade exploring
the development of contemporary Israeli art, the influence on it
brought by immigrants from 75 countries, opens Nov. 21 at the
Theodor Herzl Institute . . . Dr. Emanuel Neumann, head of the
Theodor Herzl Institute, disclosed that "a great upsurge of interest
in the Hebrew programs conducted at the Institute is overtaxing
its facilities" and that "executive offices had to be pressed into
service for classroom purposes" . . . It was reported here that
the Renault automobile firm of France has submitted four docu-
ments to the Arab League Boycott Office to prove it has dis-
continued business connections with Israel.
ATLANTIC CITY --- Delegates to the convention of the
Women's Branch of the Union of Orthodox Congregations
approved plans for publication of the first Orthodox Jewish
Prayerbook in Braille.
BOSTON—Two famous churches in Lexington—First Parish
Church and Hancock Congregation Church—came to the aid of
the newest Jewish Reform Temple in New England with an
offer of facilities until the new congregation has its own home ...
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination launched
a campagn to educate the public on the content of the new state
fair housing laws.
PEORIA, Ill. — Yaacov Herzog, Israeli Minister Plenipoten-
tiary in Washington, addressed the American Legion executive
committee and called for "a new international approach to the
Middle East, directed to guaranteeing its peoples peace and
economic development."
CHICAGO —P hi Sigma Delta Fraternity observed its 50th
anniversary at a banquet at which Dr. Joseph Kaplan, chairman
of the U.S. National Committee for the International Geophysical
Year, was honored by having a scholarship established in his
name at the University of California.
PHILADELPHIA — Mikveh Israel, the second oldest syna-
gogue in the United States and the oldest in this city, broke
a two centuries' old tradition by electing a woman to the
board of managers, the lady leader thus to be honored being
Dr. Lillian S. Alpers, chief of the arthritic clinic at the Women's
Medical College, where she also lectures on marriage counseling.
Europe
Malben Artist 111.'Shoinogi's Art Creations
Brought Here for E x hibit St arting Nov. 29
FRANKFURT — German police arrested two men who eluded
authorities since 1945—Dr. Werner Heyde, who killed 1,200 Jews
by declaring them insane, and Robert Mohr, Gestapo chief in
Darmstadt, who is accused of murdering a Jewish judge.
LONDON — The Board of Deputies of British Jews, in a
unanimously adopted resolution, expressed its "shock" at the
continued reports of mass arrests of and harsh sentences passa
on Romanian Jews, and called on Romanian authorities `to --
reverse this policy and take immediate steps to remove. the
grounds for the reprobation which their oppressive measures
have aroused throughout the world" . .. Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Philip Vian took the salute of 4,000 Jewish ex-servicemen
assembled in the Horse Guards Parade for the national Jewish
remembrance service, and a message of thanks was sent the
assemblage by Queen Elizabeth for their service to the British
Commonwealth . . . The Jewish community in the British Crown
Colony of Aden has fallen in the last 12 years from 7,000 to
about 700, and "the outlook for a flourishing Jewish life in Aden
is bleak," according to a special report prepared for the Board
of Deputies of British Jews submitted by Col. Marcus Lipton,
a member of Parliament, on his return from the area.
HAMBURG —Mrs. Rose Halprin, acting chairman of the
Jewish Agency, officiated at the launching here at the Deutsche
Werft of a 20,000-ton oil tanker built for the Israel merchant
marine, the tanker, named the Yafo, like its sister ship the Haifa,
to be operated by the Zim-Israel Navigation Company.
The paintings of a man who
has distinguished himself in
spite of serious physical handi-
caps and is gaining wide fame
for his noteworthy oils, pen and
pencil sketches, decorative and
other art works, will be on exhi-
bition here starting Sunday,
Nov. 29, at the Open Door Gal-
lery, 18090 Wyoming.
JERUSALEM — Dr. Nahum Goldmann discussed the prob-
lems of the Zionist Actions Committee whose meeting will open
here Dec. 28, opposed any proposal to postpone the next World
Zionist Congress and said it will be held in Jerusalem starting
July 12 . . . The Israel government has endorsed the appeal of
the Supreme Soviet to all parliaments to assist in general dis-
armament, the Foreign Office having pointed out to the Soviet
Foreign Ministry that disarmament "is very close to the heart
of the people and government of Israel."
More than 20 of the creations
of M. Shomogi, who is a patient
at the Malben Hospital at Mah-
ne Israel, in Israel, will be
displayed at the Open Door
Gallery.
Open house from 2 to 5 p.m.
on Nov. 29 will start the ex-
hibit.
Sam Field and Sharon Rosen-
thal, who are arranging the ex-
hibit at their gallery, said they
considered it an important pub-
lic service to bring to the at-
tention of this community the
accomplishments of Shomogi,
who, in spite of his being crip-
pled by multiple sclerosis which
he contracted in a Siberian
labor camp, has emerged the
victor over physical handicaps
and now is a distinguished art-
ist in Israel.
Miss Rosenthal added that
the display of Shomogi's works
provides the added opportunity
of bringing to the attention of
the Detroit Jewish community
the significant Work of Malben,
the Joint Distribution Commit-
tee hospital service in Israel,
thanks to whom Shomogi has
been able to attain his life's
ambition and to pursue his art
work.
One of the most effective
"human reclamation" activities
in Israel bears the name Mal-
ben. It is the Joint Distribution
Committee's project of sponsor-
ing institutions for the care of
handicapped immigrants.
The crippled and the maimed,
sightless and weak-hearted, are
cared for and are taught pro-
ductive pursuits.
At one of these Malben instal-
lations, near Lydda, a former
Polish opera star is regaining
use of her legs by means of a
car especially constructed for
her so that she is able to get
around on the Malben grounds,
and she meanwhile sings again
and hopes some day to get back
on the stage.
Yemenites are weaving bas-
kets, Polish immigrants are sew-
ing dresses, others are making
sweaters — all of them are
done artistically and command
a good price on the Israeli
market.
In this Malben installation, a
man with a smile gets joy out
of painting. M. Shomogi does
not let his handicaps get him
down. From his wheel chair, he
draws sketches, paints scenery,
makes murals. Some of his
works have been exhibited and
acclaimed.
Israel
Canada •
MONTREAL — A new field service to advise Canadian
Jewish communities on a wide range of activities will be launched
Dec. 1 jointly by the Canadian Committee of the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds and the National Com-
munity Services Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress,
to provide a Canadian-oriented service to the communities attuned
to their special needs in community organization, fund-raising,
budgeting, health and welfare _planning and in development of
regional and inter-city programs.
Latin America
CORDOBA — Argentine President Arturo Frondizi declared
at the closing session of the Eucharist Congress that while Argen-
tina "conserves intact the Catholic faith," it is "open to all faiths,
ideas and influence." Cardinal Fernando Cento, the Apostolic
delegate to the Congress, received a delegation of the Cordoba
Jewish community headed by Dr. Marcos Solmesky, president
of the local DATA.