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S By JAY MASSERMAN

Teams of young people from four area synagogues will
assist Sunday in a mass pickup of books for Brandeis Wom-
en's "New Books For Old" Sale scheduled for April 26-May 1.
Detroit Chapter of Brandeis University National Women's
Committee hopes to collect 20,000 volumes for its sale, pro-
ceeds of which will be used to buy new books for the univer-
sity library, maintained by the women's committee. Youth
team chairmen include Jared Stamell of Temple Beth El; Andy
Ellias of Temple Israel; Frank Kolbert of Temple Emanu-El;
and Stewart Gross of Cong. Shaarey Zedek.

Community Coun oil Urges Primary
Not Conflict with High Holy Days

In an urgent message sent to
Governor Romney and Sec-
retary of State Hare, Jewish
Community C o unc i l officers
and directors urged that they

Women's Clubs

take into account the dates of
the next High Holy Days in plan-
ning for the Michigan primaries
which may be postponed due to
the need for redistricting.
The attention of state officials
is called to the fact that Rosh
Hashanah this year occurs on
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 7
and 8, and that Yom Kipper
falls on Wednesday, Sept. 16
Designation o f conflicting
would impose a handicap upon
those who, because of religious
observance, would be unable to
vote in person and might also
limit available polling places,"
Sidney M. Shevitz and Walter
E. Klein, president and execu-
tive director of the Community
Council, stated in their wire.
"Since option remains as to
choice of specific date for the
Primary, we hope that the desig-
nation will take this problem
into consideration.

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BAGLEY - NORTH CHAPTER,
Hadassah, will hold its installa-
tion luncheon noon Tuesday at
Hadassah House. Mrs. William
Hubert will be installing offi-
cer. Guests invited.
* * *
CLUB 2, Pioneer Women,
will meet noon Wednesday at
the Labor Zionist Institute.
Sarah Halperin, national area
director, will be guest speaker.
Refreshments will be served.
Guests invited.
* * *
KINNERET CHAPTER, Pio-
neer Women, will meet 11:30 Mrs. Bernard Chase
a.m. Wednesday at the Labor
Zionist Institute. Sarah Hal- Named Woman of the
perin, National Board member
of Pioneer Women, will speak. Year by Horodoker
Mrs, Bernard Chase, secre-
Sophie Tatelman and Lilly
Stollman will host the dessert tary of David Horodoker Young
luncheon. Frances Shayne, pres- Women Organization, has been
ident, invites guests to attend. chosen "Wo-
man of the
Year" by the
YI Center Women group, and
her name in-
Plans Donor Event
scribed on the
The Sisterhood of Young Is- Jewish Na-
rael Center of Oak-Woods will tional Fund
hold its ninth annual donor Pillars of
luncheon April 22 at Imperial Courage for
Caterers. A 12:30 p.m. luncheon her efforts on
will be preceded by a sherry behalf of the
hour.
service organ-
On the program will be a ization.
presentation of Philip Lewis'
David Hor-
"The American Dame" by the odoker aids
Mrs. Chase
Center Theater Players. Direct- needy families here and abroad,
ed by Detroiter Betsy Savage, including the adoption of five
former director of the General "forgotten children" at Lapeer
English Drama Society in Gen- State Hospital and Training
eva, the cast includes Shirley School and sponsorship of a
Becker, Lorraine Ernst, Rita ward at Northville State Hos-
Kogan, Evie Orbach and Sondra pital.
Rub.
Luncheon cochairmen Mrs.
Morris Goldenberg and Mrs. Kvutza to Hear Talk
David Dombey are assisted by
Eliezer Siverman of the ad-
Mesdames Marvin Engel, David ministrative staff of the United
Feldstein, Sam Ginsburg, Jer- Hebrew Schools will discuss the
ome Karnow, Myer Mandel- poetry of his teacher Eisig Sil-
baum, Edward Lemer, Jack berschlag before the Kvutza
Light, David Spinner, Morris Ivrit, Hebrew cultural group of
Trager, Max Raimi and Selig Detroit, 9 p.m., Saturday, at the
Lessman.
Jewish Center.
For reservations, call Mrs.
Engel, LI 6-2425.
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This year's school play, "To-
varich", by Jacques Deval, will
be presented Thursday and Fri-
day evenings, April 23 and 24,
in the Mumford Auditorium.
The cast includes: David' Biber,
Rachel Dann, Ronald Gross-
man, Valerie Flashenberg,
Rochelle Kessler, Cheryl Kraus,
Gary Reder, Robert Rosenberg,
Sheryl Feldman, Marc Brown,
Franey Fisher, Justin Fried-
land, Joel Hencken and Jody
Pearlman. The plot concerns
the effort of a former Rus-
sian general and his wife to
keep 4 billion francs, originally
entrusted to them by the Czar,
from the Communists. A soviet
commissar they meet in Paris
recognizes the couple, bringing
about many humorous situa-
tions. The sets for the play were
designed by Dr. Edith Kovach,
foreign language department
department head. Judy Moss
is the student director and is
assisted by the following com-
mittee chairmen: properties,
Craig Carnick and Maureen Mc-
Leod; costumes, Renee Jen-
kins, Mark Manhoff and Susan
Weill; makeup, Roberta Can-
tow and Cheryl Sideboard; pub-
licity and tickets, Gary Rubin
and Fred Shadko; and prompt-
ers, Karen Isaacs and Susan De
Gracia. The director is Earl
Matthews of the English De-
partment.
The "Gay '90s Ball", a semi-
formal dance, sponsored by
by the Mumford Student Coun-
cil will be held this evening at
8 at the University of Detroit
Student Union Hall.
The Mumford Concert Band,
under the direction of Jack
Shelby, fine arts department
head, will perform art the West
Side Band Festival Thursday,
7:30 p.m., in the Cooley High
School Auditorium. The Mum-
ford Band will play George
Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"
and bands participating will be
judged by the other band direc-
tors in the quality of their per-
formance.
Plans for the Mumford Sen-
ior Trip to Washington are
rapidly taking shape. The trip
will be made May 21 to 24.
Highlights of the trip will in-
elude tours of the White House,
The Capitol, the Russian Em-
bassy and an evening at the
theater. The trip is sponsored
by the Mumford Parents Club.
The Current Affairs Club
has scheduled Mel Weisz, for-
mer social studies instructor at
Mumford and originator of the
Mumford mock political con-
vention, to address the club
members this afternoon as pre-
parations are being made for
the mock Republican convention
which will be held on May 15.

8th Anniversary Dance .
Slated by Socialites

Detroit Socialites will hold
its eighth annual anniversary
dance 9 p.m. Sunday at Cong.
Beth Moses. Hy Herman and
his orchestra will play, and re-
freshments will be served. The
community is invited.
Membership in the social-
cultural-philanthropic organiza-
tion is comprised of single
adults age 30 to 50.

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This New Novel Fails to Focus

Here's a book that has all the
ingredients of a best seller: a
Jewish hero, a battle of princi-
ples and, of course, sex. A pity
the ingredients weren't blended
well; the result is lumpy.
"Strength T h y Weakness"
(Exposition Press) is Leon E.
Firestone's first novel. A De-
troit optometrist who helped
develop the contact lens, Dr.
Firestone calls upon his per-
sonal experience to pay tribute
to the Northern Illinois College
of Optometry.
As such, it is recommended
reading—like any college cata-
logue—for the student of opto-
metrics.
As a novel, however,
"Strength" has weaknesses.
Optometrist Firestone fails to
see his characters in depth.
The hero, for example, is a
perfect Horatio Alger stereo-
type . . . with variations. Jer-
ry Foreman is a Hero to ev-
eryone, especially to his self-
sacrificing, widowed mother
who takes in sewing to make
threads meet.
Her son spends a little over
half the book to get through
school, showing, on his way, a
high regard for the field of
optometrics, outstanding schol-
arship despite financial handi-
caps, a way with the girls.
His high ethical standards (in
business, not in pleasure) win
the good fight throughout col-
lege, and by the premature end
of his naval service in World
War II (he gets hit on the
head with a stray beam,) Jerry
is ready to focus on a practice.
In true A. J. Cronin fashion
(you know, the poor, idealistic
doctor who makes good), his
ultimate success yields only
tragedy. His rigid ideals have
become failings where his son
is concerned.
But, behind every lens lies
a prism, and behind every
prism a rainbow. Jerry comes
to see the error of his ways.

Is it too late? Yes, for the
hero's troubled son and the
author's troubled reader. Sud-
denly, on page 192 (there are
193 pages), an unbelieving
Jerry Foreman realizes that the
god of probability has failed
him, that perhaps science and
religion are complements, that
the moral and ethical truths of
thousands of years ago still may
be applicable today.
All are fine points to he dis-
cussed. But the author decides
to let Jerry work it out alone.
By page 193, the rest of us
aren't seeing too clearly any-
way.
—C.H.

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