Students Palestine Art Exhibit
Conies With Arab Commentary

BY CHARLOTTE HYAMS
Against a blood-red sky, a white-
robed figure hangs from a cross;
a destitute, barefoot child fondles
a white dove; and a woman
crouches before her shabby refugee
tent.
Title of the painting: "Palestine:
a Land Crucified."
Within weeks of the closing of
the Israeli art exhibit at Wayne
State University, a showing of
"Palest ine art" by husband-wife
team Ismail and Tamam Sham-
mout was held three blocks away
at the International Institute.
Sponsor of the six-day exhibit,
which closed yesterday, as quickly
as it had opened, was the Arab
St udent Association of Wayne
State.
Shammout's paintbrush could
have been guided by Cairo, so obe-
dient was he to the Arab League
line. Take the painting mentioned
above. aptly described by an Arab
guide:
"Well. you see, the child is a
Palestinian refugee," she said,
"and the dove shows he wants
peace very much. But see the
gun and the book at his side;
he will be forced to a future of
fighting instead of study. The
woman in the background sits
before her lent as so many of
our Palestinian refugees must
do. And the figure on the cross
—look closely at the outline—
represents Palestine, which has
been crucified."
The guide, who said she herself
is Palestinian. worked this sum -
mer in the Jordan Pavilion of the
New York World's Fair. Hanging
in this pavilion. it may be recall- ,
ed, was the infamous mural de-
picting the Arab view of the
Palestine refugOe tragedy.
Few of the . paintings deviate
from Shammout's central theme:
the suffering of his countrymen.
Some titles. for example: "Where
To . . .?," "The Exodug," "We
Will Return," in the Camp,"
"Now Where's My Father?"
Even for what seemed to be a
joyous harvest scene. the title

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Bnai Brith Women to Hear Leaders
in District; Set Luncheon Meetings

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Detroit Bnai Brith Women will
play hostess to three district lead-
.
ers at special functions Nov. 16
g3nat
and 18, it was announced by Mrs.
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Jack Sayles, pres-
ident of the De-
troit Council.
TIKVAH CHAPTER, will meet
Mrs. Paul Lieb- noon Nov. 24 at Cong. Gemiluth
ert, on her Nov. Chassodim. As in the past 18 years,
16-17 visit, will the bowling league will take over
bring greetings the entertainment portion of the
from t h e 21,000 program. The league will present
members of Dis- surprise games. Luncheon will be
trict 6, of which served. For reservations, call Mrs.
she is president. Morris Haelick, UN 3-7571, or Mrs.
Detroit Council Charles Galin, 341-5076.
Mrs. Liebert officers, pre s
dents and first vice-presidents of I BLOCH CHAPTER and LODGE
the 25 Detroit chapters, together will present a night of old-time
with district and national repre- , movies 8:30 p.m. Thursday at
MISS ARLENE MARTIN
sentatives in the city. will have Workmen's Circle Center. Guests
At a family dinner party, Dr. "Dinner With the President" 6:30 invited. For information, call Earl
and Mrs. Peter A. Martin, 1560 p.m. Nov. 16.
Kendler, 531-5711, or Sarah Kes-
Lincolnshire, announced the en-
Mrs. Liebert, of Grand Rapids. sler, BR 3-5470. Refreshments Will
gagement of their daughter Arlene is a past president of the Michigan' be served.
Carol to Robert Dickman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dickman of Council. Bnai Brith Women, and
LOUIS D. BRANDEIS CHAP-
now heads the councils that com-
1535 Lincolnshire.
TER will hold a rummage sale
The bride-elect attends Wayne prise the district in eight Midwest
Sunday,
noon to 4 p.m., and Mon-
State University's college of ed- states and four Canadian provinces:
day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Amer-
ucation. and her fiance is enrolled
Mrs. Irving Ackerman of Chi- ican Legion Hall.
in the college of business admin-
istration at Wayne State Univer- cago, past president of Bnai Brith
LOUIS MARSHALL CHAPTER
Women District
sity.
will hold its 22nd anniversary party
A December wedding is planned. 6, will address
8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Work-
Detroit Council
men's Circle Center, according to
delegates at the
Mrs. Robert Israel, program chair-
first semi-annual
man.
A candle-lighting ceremony
luncheon me et-
will be held, with an original musi-
ing noon Nov.
cal
skit
written by Mrs. Irving
18 at the Work- ,
The annual dinner meeting on Ilarold Victor and Stanley Winkel- men's Circle'
Sklar and sung by Mrs. Harry
Kaufman. A short address will be
behalf of Brandeis University will man.
Center.
given by Mrs. Phil • Edelheit, past
be held 7 p.m., Nov. 19, at the
The stag dinner at 7 p.m. will
Mrs. Ackerman
president of Bna
Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel. The chair- be preceded by a reception at 6:30 is a member of
rith Women's
man of the Brandeis Greater De- p.m. in the Book Casino of the the illinois Gov- Mrs. Ackerman
Council of Detroit. uests invited.
troit Committee is Irving Gold- Sheraton-Cadillac.
ernor's Commission on the role of
berg.
women.
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Guest speaker at the dinner will
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Done in a Distinctive
ly executive assistant to Brandeis
Master of Ceremonies
Way For Those
president, Dr. A. L. Sachar, Dean
And His
Special Occasions
Morrissey left the Massachusetts
Dance and Entertainment
state post of director of the budget
Band
Concert and opera singer Mar-
to assume his duties at Brandeis in jorie Gordon, accompanied by pia-
Party Arrangement Specialist
1959.
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Kappa chapter in shorter time than Weinberg is chairman of rallies.
any university since the eighteen
Guests invited.
hundreds.
According to
In 1962 it was one of eight in- '
Mrs. Joseph M.
stitutions. which included Brown
Markel, gener-
new
and Stanford, to be awarded a
al chairman of
grant by the Ford Foundation for
the 40th anni-
its attainments, and future prom-
versary Celeb-
ise.
r i t y Concert,
Members of the Detroit commit-
three former
tee include: Jay W. Allen, Herbert
Detroiters are
"Buy With Confidence"
Aronson, Harold Berry, Avern
returning to
Cohn, Aubrey Ettenheimer, Henry
appear as eon-
B. Frank, Adolph Goldberg, George
Miss Gordon cert artists
C. Golanty, C. Allen Harlan.
with the Detroit Symphony Or-
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Arthur Howard, Herbert H. Jacob,
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Richard J. Jacob, Robert Levison,
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Milton J. Miller, Lester Morris,
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Seymour Lipkin, who will appear
Jack Musick, Harry 'Modell, Henry as guest conductor of the Detroit
Pariser, William J. Poplack, Tubie Symphony, is an accomplished con-
Resnick, Alan E. Schwartz, Morton cert pianist now being acclaimed
Scholnick, Nate S. Shapero. Abra- as a brilliant conductor.
ham Shiffman, Leonard Simons,
Ruth Meckler-Laredo will soon
Eugene Sloan, Richard Sloan, Rob- be heard in a recording by Colum-
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was "Palestine: The Spring That
Was." The guide pointed out that
"the girls have sad eyes. Israel
is there now, you know."
Shammout has accompanied
the show to several large cities,
including New York and Phila-
delphia; Chicago is probably
next. His brochure is not impres-
sive; and the reviews it quotes,
all from Arab papers, seem to
recognize not his artistry (which
is dubious) but his sentiments.
The International Institute, a
Torch Drive agency, rented the ex-
hibit hall to the Arab Student As-
sociation. as it does to any ethnic
group which so requests.
A number of -the students were
on hand to point out the "signi-
ficance" of each painting.
Dr. J. Don Marsh, director of
student activities at Wayne State
University, said approval had been
given to the Arab group to present
the exhibit although he. person-
ally, had not seen it. "I would
think that was under the jurisdic- '
tion of the International Institute,"
he added.
Foreign students have the right
to use the university name on off-
campus functions "but not if they
discredit the , university," Dr.i
Marsh said. "If any *inappropriate'l
statement were made at the ex- ,
hibit, I could not defend it."

Dean Morrissey to Address Annual
Brandeis University Dinner Nov. 19

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Behind the Scenes of Continental Ball

Rolling out plans for
the Continental Ball,
culminating event of
Hadassah's Honor Roll
Campaign 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 at Cong.
S h a a r e y Zedek, are
(from left) Mesdames
David Miro, Alfred
Meyers and Isadore
Winkelman, chaiimen.
Cocktails, entertain.
ment, dancing and con-
tinental supper will be
featured, and valuable
prizes will be awarded.
For reservations call Mrs. Ben Mossman, UN 4-0273; Mrs. Hy Safran,
TO 8-5524; or the Hadassah office, BR 3-5541.

22—Friday, November 6, 1964

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

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