Frohman's Avodat Hakodesh Oratorio Scores Triumph as Great Composition Don Frohman is the hero of the I Significant roles were played by The composer of the musical week in musical circles. His the Shaarey Zedek cantors, Jacob composition, Don Frohman, di- "Avodat Hako des h Oratorio," Sonenklar and Reuven Frankel. rected choir, orchestra and solo- which had its premier at the Appearing with them were Cantors ists with great skill and his mas- Shaarey Zedek Monday night, is so Hyman Adler, Louis Koein, Shab- terful control of every nuance impressive, it is such a magnifi- tai Ackerman. They appeared as gave the performance great dig- cent composition, that the nearly soloists and in duets. nity. 2,000 people who formed the audi- I An important role was played by Louis Berry, president of the ence, filling the central section of , the Dan Frohman Choral of male congregation, presenting a testi- the Shaarey Zedek sanctuary and and female voices and a trio from nearly all of the left portion that monial to Frohman in appreciation was opened to accommodate the this able choir — Lama Shetzer, of his 18 years of service as choir vast gathering, gave it and the Max Miller and Joseph Cantor — director at the Shaarey Zedek, c antors, choir and orchestra a pro- had a special role in the stirrinc, properly called the event another concluding number, Unsane Tokef, notable achievement in Shaarey longed ovation. which was sung by Cantor Barkin. Zedek's history. Max M. Shaye, This oratorio is based on the Both the choir and the accom- chairman of the synagogue's fine Holy Day services. The first por- panying orchestra added im- arts commission which arranged tion is the Rosh Hashana and the mensely to the significance of the concert, greeted the gathering. second the Yom Kippur service. the concert which proceeded Rabbi Irwin Groner spoke briefly Marked by modernized factors, smoothly, uninterruptedly, for before each portion of the oratorio, the retention of the traditional nearly two hours, with a single explaining the Holy Day symbolists hymns, the emphasis on the intermission. The re-enactment as they were interpreted in the liturgical texts, made the work of the sacred service was so im- songs of that evening. stand out for its grandeur. pressive that the solemnity of the Local cantors were the soloists Holy Days again was in evidence The immensity of the function, and there were two noted guest in the synagogue. the brilliance of the composition, artists—Cantors Jacob Barkin and the cantorial and choral skills that David Kusevitsky. The well-coordinated program in- went into the making of the un- volving cantors, choir and orches- usual musical performance, made tra was marked by a blending of the Monday evening concert an I talents that made the event artis- outstanding cultural function in the tically outstanding. Jewish community. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Dayan to Address ZOA Event Nov. 27 NEW YORK — I ■ laj. Gen. Moshe Dayan, former commander in chief of Israel's Defense F or c es and architect of the Sinai Campaign, will be the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the Zionist Organ- ization of America, Nov. 27, at the New York Hilton Hotel, commemo- ' rating the 19th anniversary of the passage of the United Nations resolution for the establishment of the State of Israel. On the Recor I DINETTES BY ALANCO Exclusive styles with distinction, beauty and quality. Visit our display room and pick your ideal dinette from such famous names as DAYSTROM. DAYSTROM 42" Round Table 17" Leaf — 4 Swivel Chairs Reg. Price, $243.95 OUR 17995 PRICE We Re-Upholster Chairs $3 95 Please Bring 1 Chair up and (A Seven Arts Feature) Bibliography of Agnon's Works Available from Book Council A selected bibliography of S. Y. Agnon's works in English transla- tion is being distributed by the Jewish Book Council of America, which is sponsored by the National Jewish Welfare Board. Copies are available on written request to the Jewish Book Council of America, 145 E. 32nd St., New York. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.—.Anonymous for Estimate ALANCO CHROME CHAIR, Inc. 13214 FENKELL By NATHAN ZIPRIN Old Vintage . . . Among the presents received by David Ben-Gurion on his 80th birthday were 12 bottles of wine of 1907 vintage. The present was a gift by a Rishon L'Zion winery. In an accompanying letter, the don- ors reminded Ben Gurion that they had chosen that vintage because they remembered that in 1907 young Ben Gurion was working in the colony as a wine presser. * * The Nobel Prize . . . Would Samuel Y. Agnon have received the Nobel Prize in Liter- ature if there had been no Israel? Agnon gave the answer in 1957 when he was interviewed by the late Yiddish writer Jacob Pat. At the time, there were rumors that Agnon was being considered for the prize, but he himself had his doubts. In a book published in 1950 by Jacon Pat, Agnon is quoted as having said: "As long as Israel is nat strong and secure and must depend on other countries, Israeli writers will not receive any prizes for writing. Jews will be awarded prizes for chemistry, medicine, mathematics, for best devices to smoke out vermin, but not for literature." This story adds further color to the verity that the true artist is a seer. * * * Yes and No . . . A number of readers have writ- ten in challenging Jewish press re- ports that Agnon and Miss Nelly Sachs were the first Jewish re- cipients of the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature. Actually, the first "Jewish" win- ner of the Nobel Prize in Litera- ture was the famed French phil- sopher Henri Bergson, who re- eived the award in Ina But that 2ion of a distinguished hassidic amily in Poland, who was himself deeply immersed in mysticism, had reputedly been converted to Ca- tholicism. 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