Book Fair Continues With Numerous Major
Functions; Irma Lindheim, Walter L. Field
Featured on JNF, ZOD Programs Nov.17,21
A number of noteworthy func-
tions will mark the continuation
of Book Fair activities at the
Jewish C e n ter, commencing
with the concluding perform-
ances of Clifford Odets' "The
Flowering Peach" on Saturday
and Sunday nights, and the He-
brew lecture tomorrow night
as a reference book and for use
of the book when awarding
prizes to students excelling in
history.
The Los Angeles Valley Beth
Shalom Conservative synagogue
board authorized its education
director, Dr. Alexandre Miltel-
mann, to acquire 30 copies of
"A People's Epic" to be used
as a reference book as well as
for classroom work.
Dr. Herbert Friedman, ex-
ecutive vice president of the
United Jewish Appeal, or-
dered 75 copies of Field's
book to be distributed na-
tionally among '75 members
of the National Young Lead-
ership Cabinet of the UJA.
WALTER L. FIELD
Through an anonymous donor,
the Jewish Welfare Federation
was able to present copies of
Field's book recently to a num-
ber of communal Jewish libraries
and to all major Michigan uni-
versity libraries.
Other Book Fair functions
next week will include:
An address, Monday noon, by
Miss Carol Lewis, Oak Park li-
brarian, before the Detroit Jun-
ior Chapter of the Denver Chil-
dren's Asthmatic Research In-
stitute, on "Books, Your Chil-
dren and You."
Two musical programs Tues-
day noon, sponsored by Music
Study Club, and in the evening,
under SOC Hadassah sponsor-
ship.
The Music Study Club pro-
gram, at 1 p.m., is entitled "A
Guided Tour to Israel Through
Song." Featured soloists will be
Cantor Reuven Frankel, Avram
Rosenthal, flute; Saide Braver,
violin; and Lillian Zellman,
piano.
The all-day Jewish Welfare
Federation Women's Institute
on Wednesday, and an address
that evening, under sponsorship
of the Bnai Brith Youth Organi-
zation, by Dr. Max F. Baer.
There will be a Jewish Par-
ents' Institute evening on Sat-
urday, Nov. 23; an omnibus
children's program Sunday,
Nov. 24, and the religious school
pupils' Bible contest that after-
noon.
by Alfred A. Greenbaum on
"Hebrew Literature in the
USSR between the Two World
Wars," sponsored by Kvutzah
Ivrith.
Dr. Greenbaum is librarian in
the Department of Near Eastern
Studies at Wayne State.
One of the major functions
will be the educators' confer-
ence on Sunday, sponsored by
the United Hebrew Schools, the
Jewish National Fund and the
Religious Schools' Directors'
Council.
On Sunday evening, under
sponsor-
ship of the
Jewish Na-
tional F u n d,
Irma Lind-
h e i m, author
of two books
on Israel ; her-
self an Israeli
Kibbutz r e s -
ident, who'i
succeeded*"
Henrietta
Szold to the
Both Yiddish and English
presidency of
programs drew standing room
national H a -
only crowds at the opening
dassah, will
events of the Book Fair, Nov.
speak on the
9 and 10.
subject
On Saturday, November 9, an
"American
enthusiastic audience attended
Jewry—Can It
t h e Mendele Mocher S'forim
Meet the Mrs. Lindheim evening, with readings by Moshe
Challenge of the Future?"
Haar and Movsas Goldoftas in
Of special interest is the pro- Yiddish and Morris Nobel in
gram to be sponsored by the Hebrew.
Zionist Organization of Detroit
On Sunday night scores were
next Thursday evening, when turned away after every seat
Walter L. Field, author of "A
and standing room was filled by
People's Epic," will discuss
700 people who jammed into
"Highlights in Jewish History.
Shiffman Hall to hear a sympo-
Judge Ira G. Kaufman, ZOD
president, will preside. Philip sium on "The Changing Image
Slomovitz will discuss aspects of the Jew in Contemporary Lit-
erature."
of Field's book.
A difference in viewpoint de-
Field's book has received
scores of commendations from veloped between Dr. Marie
Syrkin on the one side, and
noted. scholars.
Non-Jewish as well as Jewish Rabbi Sherwin Wine and Sey-
historians praised the book as mour Riklin. Rabbi Wine and
serving a valuable purpose in Riklin maintained that the
writer as an artist must be free
teaching history.
Local book stores — Bonin- to write as he sees the truth and
stein's, Spitzer's, Marwil's, Dou- that he has no obligation as a
bleday,- J. L. Hudson Co.—re- propagandist. Dr. Syrkin insisted
port good sales of the book that she did not differ with this
premises but she deplored the
and its use as a gift item.
Especially noteworthy is shallowness of the talented
that the book is assuming the young Jewish writers in their
role the author envisioned understanding of Jewish life and
for it—that it should assist Jewish values. "Is it not unfortu-
in teaching Jewish history to nate," she said, "that the Seder
Jewish children. The pur- is always drawn as a vulgar -
chase of the book by schools matzo ball stereotype."
for that purpose has
From the audience, Rabbi
heartened the Detroit author. Jacob Segal pointed out that the
Thus, the Columbus Hebrew writer, Phillip Roth, who was
School board, through its super- mentioned in the discussion, ad-
intendent, Daniel Harrison, mittedly had little knowledge of
bought '75 copies of, "A People's the Bible and no meaningful
Epic" to be used by the pupils Jewish education. Rabbi Segal
Jabotinsky Remains to Come to Israel
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Premier
Levi Eshkol promised a delega-
tion of the Herut party that the
remains of the late Revisionist
leader Zeev Jabotinsky would
be brought to Israel for rein-
terment with the government's
consent in the next six months.
suggested that the wasteland of
writers with positive Jewish
education might well reflect a
wasteland of meaningful Jewish
education.
The display of Jewish books
continues in the Allen Lounge.
O
The address of Israel Con-
sul Jacob Barmore was inter-
rupted Tuesday night, min-
utes after he had started to
speak, by a fire that broke out
in the main auditorium. There
were 1,300 people in the Cen-
ter at the time, but the build-
ing was evacuated in a most
orderly fashion, without the
remotest sign of panic.
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The Center Players have can-
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formance of Clifford Odets' "The
Flowering Peach," but will honor
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