With lilts. Leading Israeli Actor Mischa Asherov Carries His Theater Around Woolf." was lago in Shake EctlienottiAN JEWRY '1'111- .1rvvin11 community of Ecua- dor. %vide)) dales back to the turn of the t.rtitury, today numbers some :',000 persons, the vast ma- im it y of whom live in the city of guilt) with a smaller community in Guayaquil. . Israelis love the theater. The ceotly. in week he left the country for speare's - Othello," performed For the member; of Center The- America, Asherov said, there another Israeli play and did his ater. as he has done in 14 other were 21 productions being pre- one-man show. Amer:car. cities. Asherov demon- After appearing at the Jewish seated concurrently in Israel. , strated the a ,-.--ting craft that has t one of them being "}tarot5.iade." Center here. Asherov co nn earned honors In 1958, he was Habima alone produces 12 to that the Center Theater would do THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS named Habima's Best Actor of the o r 16 plays a year, with two to four well to look into the wealth Year for his role as Eddie in - ilatieliAt 36 — Friday, 'June 9, 1967 groups playing simultaneously Hebrew, Yiddish and intiu A View From the Arthur Miller'; -. either in a major city or in any plays on Jewish themes for pres Bridge. - Israeli community that so re- entation to the Detroit community. it4 Short, stocky. with graying hair. quests. Sometimes there is an "Uriel da Costa" for example Ashero'. is not the box-office hero audience of 5,000; sometimes about an Amsterdam Jew, but it's • as that makes young girls stream. He 500. about an American problem speaks with his hands and with a Asherov has no fear of tele- similation. "1 believe in the ail RESORT r.OUTH A HAVE N face that molds like modeling clay vision's novelty hurting the theater ucational message of the theater,'• into countless expressions. At the or movies. "Besides the 3,000,000 he said. "Otherwise it is nothing. end of this year—"If God be with theater tickets sold in one year, "liahima is more than theater; me - -that face will become famous Israel is the second country in the it is an education, a learning ex- in France: Asherov will play Tevya world in the number of movie perience for a people, gathered in the production of "Fiddler on tickets bought by the public; from all corners of the earth." the Roof" in Paris. 10,000,000. Television won't hurt" It's a wandering life that Ash- ur theater goes to the erov leads as a member of the because o At South Haven's Finest Habima company, simpy because audience. • GIANT POOL, Temperature "Also, we have an educational Controlled Habima, the National Theater of program for youth in the schools, On Lake Huron • Dancing & Entertainment at Pool Israel. doesn't wait for its audi- and the children's theater at- Side Patio 2 & 3 BEDROOMS ences to come; it goes to its audi- tached to the main Habima. They're • Free Dancing Lessons ences throughout the country. Rents S90 to $140 per Wk. • Champagne Hour - Midnight Snacks used to going to the theater by the Asherov estimates that an actor Safe, Private Beach - 450 Feet • Famous Jewish Style Cooking in Israel plays from 100 to 150, time they re adults the American-Israeli Cultural Not Stony • SPECIAL FOR CHILDREN Separate There are fire major theater Dining Room & Counselor times a year in Tel Aviv, where ' Foundation and the Center for Supervision Write—or Better Phone: Habima's 200-seat theater is lo- companies to choose from: Ha- World Jewry, Asherov offered a • Additional Air Conditioned and cated, and 150 times outside Tel hima. Ohel (Ilistadrut-affiliated). TAWAS CITY—BOX 303 Remodeled Rooms "View of Current Israeli The- Cameri, Zavit and the Municipal SPECIAL LOW RATES IM JUNE Zone 48763 Aviv. ater" at the Jewish Center re- For Reservations: WRITE OR PHONE Fifty years old this year, hay- Theater of Haifa. Giora Godik's PHONE: 1-517-362-2626 South Haven: 616-637-2503 ing been founded in Ri.ssia in musical theater, not a permanent Chicago: AM 2-7042 1917, Hahima's story is like that company, brings U.S. musical pro- I of the Jewish people, Asherov ductions to Israel. including "Fid- There are two - ON LAKE said: "upside down." Habima dler on the Roof. was a theater without a country or three small: private theaters MICHIGAN using what was then a dead and some 200 amateur groups, • Air Conditioned Room with At Mid America's fabulous resort ... and language, Hebrew. "Only later which combine for a festival once a pia irne paradese whereyoultenioy: Private Bath Midnight Snack 3 Meals and • did people start to speak He. a year. • Terof le food Israel's problem is that she • Air Conditioned room with • Beautiful brew." heated pool hasn't enough actors and directors Recreation Rooms From Russia. liahima went to and Pail" • Floor Shows • Dancing to go around. And looking at • All sports Germany in 1926. from place to • Private Beach • Swimming Pool • Gala floor theater finances, it', easy to see place in Europe and then to shows • American-Jewish Cuisine Owned by why not. • Suana Bath- America. Here there was a split. Area Code 616 Mr. and Mrs. Eichenbaum Although Habima is billed as • FREE GOI I PHONE 637-2506 and one group decided to remain until Juls MICHIGAN BEACH HOTEL SOUTH HAVER. MICH. • the National Theater of Israel. N•,•Low Pot" , in New York. eventually-dying out. m,. .04,0,1 it gets only 5 per cent of its sup ere 1.100: (.0.01 wit"' The other group emigrated to port from the government; the Palestine. other 95 per cent is by subscrip- (Although II abima has per- tion tickets. Now in debt by some formed throughout Europe since S2,500,000, Habima sees the defi- statehood, and has appeared in the vacation for 3 • • . and the 3rd will SOUTH HAWN. MICHIGAN cit growing and little way out. 'Take a That's right! Starting Tuesday, July United States three times, it has Marsala/Sill (M. 11111) 3rd person Asherov admitted that "in the be free!" 30, the never returned to Germany. "We until Sunday, July 50 years of Habima, there is no 4th or child) in a room with 2 adults of have nothing to say to the Ger- (adult year we haven't had a deficit."' Nippersink will be our guest and entitled to mans," said Asherov. The last per- abso- Thus, because the theaters of lodging and food (3 meals each day) formance in Russia took place in Israel belong to their actors, they lutely free. 1938) . must pay the consequences: they Asherov's family wandered al- most as far as the Habima's, al- must hold down other jobs. There's so-o-o-o much to enjoy though in a straight path. Asherov and his wife, for ex- FAMILY BONUS! ATLANTIC RESORT at HIPPERSINK this summer Originally from Samarkand, in ample. have formed their own July 4th to 14th only ON THE BEACH Attractive accommodations • what is today Soviet Central Asia, company, in which they do shows In addition to 3-for-2 Sp•- 49090 ,OUTH HAVEN, MICH. • Delicious full course meals Asherov's great-grandfather emi- apart from their regular Habima cial, extra children under • MUSICAL SHOWS GOLF' 18 - hole golf course • Private • DANCING grated to Palestine in 1864, and schedule, traveling from Kibutz to 15 in the soma room will TENNIS • Floor shart and dancing nightly SW IM MING • 1.001. 1.0L•NG ES cost only $4.00 per day, helped found the Bukharin Jewish Kibutz. On an evening when he • Free grace lessons—golf, WIENER ROASTS including 3 meals, PARTIES COcKTAII , quarter in New Jerusalem. His is not performing for Habima, swimming, cha-cha, twist MIDNITE SNACKS own son returned to Samarkand, Asherov may be found doing a • Afternoon cocktail Iliadic and 1891 took his turn at emigrat. one-man show, Gogol's "Diary of • Tennis, Boating, Swimming— ing to Palestine. Asherov's father' a Mad M Water Ski School, Last year, ears he played in "Vir- mid-week days ... Sunday, ions 18th born in the Holy Land, and he, Bicycling, Softball Any to Friday, June 30th (excluding June 23-25 too, went back to Samarkand. • Complete children's weekend) ... from only 514.50 daily, per BRITONS BEHIND ISRAEL dayl program for where Asherov was born. person, complete, FREE GOLF all ages LONDON — The Gallup He has lived in the country since AND CHILDREN under 15 years, only 5.4.00 meals, when sharing age 10 and has expressed no desire Poll reported Tuesday that a All Rooms Air Conditioned, Heated Fun for ALL per day, including 3 and Fully Carpeted !except as other survey of British public opin- to return to Samarkand. room with parents. THE FAMILY— nue shots n Asherov said it was his grand- ion showed that 46 per cent coonsimor Children's Wading Pool all the time! DIETARY LAWS OBSERVED father he portrayed in that "Im- of Britons questioned ex- Phone or write for low, low rotes and brochure Area Code 616 Phone: possible on Saturday" role. pressed sympathy with Israel 637-5403 A founder of Kibutz Yech-Am in the new Middle East war and only four per cent sided in the Galilee, Asherov began his career in drama school 22 with Egypt. The other 50 per JUST 65 MILES FROM CHICAGO • GENOA CITY, WISCONSIN years ago. Since then, his life SCHECHTEFt & HIRSCH'S cent gave "don't know" an- Detroit Office • Isadore J. Goldstein • 25839 Southwood has been non-stop theater. swers. ELgin 6-7555 Although the liahima performs only in Hebrew, Asherov, who speaks six languages, is ready for HOTEL any contingency, including English ANY 2 WEEKS movies. "Fiddler" will be his first June 25 to Sept. 4 musical, although he has played 2c• PER WEEK a non-musical Tevye before. per person •"' He has been in films for eight double occ. years, the most recent being '55 of 157 rooms "Three Days and a Child," which INCLUDES ROUND TRIP was awarded a first prize at the JET TRANSPORTATION Cannes Film Festival. His wife, Transfers to and from Hotel Beautiful Room & Meals too, recently signed a movie con- $9 50• daily per person tract in Israel. When Asherov completes his lone 25 to Sept. 4 U.S. tour, he plans to direct a film, INCLUDING MEALS •55 of 157 rooms "The Net," a modern drama based STRICTLY KOSHER MEALS on the story of Cain and Abel. under 0 supervision Despite the potential of the film ONLY GLATT MEATS SERVED industry in Israel, the theater still FREE PARKING • FREE CHAISE ranks first with Asherov, who re- LOUNGES L MATS • FREE TV in Every Room • Planned Entertain- calls with relish his favorite roles: ment • Counsellor Supervision for Barney Greenwald in "The Caine Children • Night Patrol • Salt L Sugar Free Diets • CENTRALLY AIR. Mutiny," George in "Who's Afraid CONDITIONED • POLLEN FREE of Virginia Woolf." ("Habima DETROIT OFFICE Ben Teitel's fabulous new Lakecrest Towers, located at 223 North Shore Drive, right on the beach keeps 'Virginia Woolf' in its reper- at South Haven, Mich. Beautiful suites, heated pool and all resort facilities. Finest accommodations 341-0533 tory. It's the biggest success in the available anywhere. Phone 616-637-2222. ENTIRE OCEANFRONT BLOCK world, and we perform it three 37th - 38th Sts., MIAMI BEACH times a week"). BY CHARLOTTE HYAIES It's been said that Israel's actors cover almost - as much mileage as her bus dri -.ers. Mischa Asherov. a leading, mernbr-r of the Ha birr,a Theater, could probably r.rutdiri- tame all of them. On this his first trip to the United States Asherov was pre- ceded b, his appearance on film here. In the movie. "Impossible on Saturday." an Israeli-French com- edy that played in Detroit eight month. Asherov was seen as a eh(-r . :',1 old angel trying desper• ately to get his un-angelic son into Ilea -.en • In the same film, the actor's wife Dahlia Friedland. also had a major r ro!, (Dahlia is the daughter of Zsi Friedland. a founder and director Of Habima. who continues to teac -i many new actors. Her mother.. Ifanna Handler, is also in the Hahirna company. In our houtehold theater is breakfast and Asherov lurch Touring the United States for 75 --"7 firs REILLY'S HURON HAVEN SPECIAL LOW RATES FOR JUNE ACRES OF eAsfe.1#‘4_ SPECIAL LOW RATES FOR JUNE 01 I July"3-for-2" SPECIAL • mendelson June "Early Bird" Specials ramly '113 *AO enink ManoP RESORT