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. (Continued from Page 1) 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.