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. to SHORE CHEVROLET CO TW 1-0600 12240 Jos. Campau Res. LI 8.4119 BEE KALT TRAVEL SERVICE Offers 3 Exciting 16 Day Tours to Mexico FOR 552 D Pebire Peorscr. 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