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Israeli Play on Broadway Reminds
Us of a Story-or Two-About Solomon
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright. 1968, JTA Inc.)
For those who can't go to Israel,
Israel is coming , here.
You can buy Jaffa oranges in
America today, and on Broadway,
they are now playing a piece which
had its premiere in Tel Aviv.
The play, "I am Solomon," writ-
ten by the Israeli Samuel Grone-
man, is hailed by all the New York
critics, from those of the Times
all the way to Walter Winchell.
The plot of the story is simple.
King Solomon meets a shoemaker,
Yoni, and decides to change places
with him. Part of Solomon's search
for wisdom. So King Solomon starts
mending shoes and the cobbler
sits in the palace, ruling the coun-
try. Solomon soon discovers that
what is regarded as wisdom in
the palace — in government cir-
cles — is regarded as foolishness
in the marketplace.
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eIvuIIe - Shavelson's Latest Film
By HERBERT G. LUFT
(Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.)
Probably the story that he had
a thousand arose through a re-
porter's error. The reporter must
have said, "Your Majesty, it is
said you have a thousand better
halves."
Solomon answered: What!
thousand better halves!
The reporter omitted the ex-
clamation points. Anyway, if he
had a thousand better halves, it
could only be 500 wives, for it takes
two halves to make one.
Audio-Visual Awards
Go to CBS News, NBC
NEW YORK — CBS and NBC
received the 1967 awards of the
National Council on Jewish Audio-
Visual Materials, at a luncheon of
the council recently. The awards
were given to CBS News and NBC
for their comprehensive and crea-
God said to Solomon: Some men tive coverage of th Middle East
want power. To be kings or presi- crisis last June.
dents, governors or mayors or
The council, sponsored by the
chairmen of the highway commis-
sion. Some want fine horses, great American Association for Jewish
estates and stables. Some men Education, represents 45 major na-
want wealth to stack up in banks. tional Jewish agencies. It serves as
Men want many different things. the reviewing and valuating agency
Anything you wish you can have, of the Jewish community in the
field of audio-visual materials and
Solomon. What is your choice?
"Lord," said Solomon, "Give me annually grants awards and cita-
tions for films, filmstrips, televis-
wisdom."
One day, Solomon was sitting as ion and stage productions.
judge. What's the next case he
Among the other award and cita-
asked. Two women, said the bailiff, tion recipients were Wolper Pro-
with a child, each claiming the ductions Inc. for the best 35 mm
child is hers.
J
film of Jewish
interest, "The Rise
Well, that's a nice kettle of and Fall of the Third Reich," pre-
fish, said Solomon. He thought sented two months ago on tele-
a moment. Well, said Solomon, vision; the Jewish Theological Sem-
lighting his cigar — he allowed inary of America for its organiza-
himself one cigar in the after- tion and presentation of the Ex .-
noon.
hibit. "Masada," a multimedia ex-
Take your sword bailiff and cut hibit documenting a heroic chapter
the child in two and give half to in Jewish history; Paul 1VIoscanyi
each. That seem's fair.
for his organization and presenta-
The true mother of course soon tion of the exhibit, "Art in a Con-
showed herself. "Your honor, please centration Camp—Drawings From
don't cut my child. She can have Terezin," United Jewish Appeal
my share."
for the best 16mm film of Jewish
* * *
interest, "Children of the Exodus,"
We have similar eases today.
Felix Lazarus for best 16 mm
One man points the accusing finger
at the other: You are not a patriot film of Jewish interest, "The Gos-
because you are against the coun- samer Thread," Commission on
Jewish Education, Union of Amer-
try's war." •
The other responds: "I am ican Hebrew Congregations, for
against sending the younger men the best filmstrip of Jewish inter-
of the country to be cut up and est, "Moses Montefiore: A Century
killed. I am the true patriot and of Service;" Israel 'Philatelic
Agency of America for the best
lover of my country."
What does wisdom say - about filmstrip of J e w i s h interest,
"Stamps Tell the Story of Israel,"
this?
and to Union of American Hebrew
* *
Solomon had one weakness — Congregations for the radio pro-
women. In the play the question gram, "Adventures in Judaism,"
is asked: Why has Solomon so a weekly radio program of creative
interpretation of Judaism to the
many wives?
The answer given is "Why has community.
the night so many stars?" Perhaps
the ocean of love is beyond con-
finement.
We have always doubted the
statistics about Solomon's wives.
Weinstein Again
Narrates an Oy-Oy
Secret Agent Story
btu
Honor Dr. A. L. Sachar
Brandeis University Pr e s i dent
Abram L. Sachar receives an en-
graved silver tray from Brandeis
Student Council President Eric Yof-
fie, '69, of Worcester, Mass., in ap-
preciation and recognition of his
20 years as president of the Uni-
versity. The tray which was given
in behalf of the entire student
body was inscribed: "To Dr.
Abram Sachar w h o in 20-years,
made a dream into a reality." Dr.
Sachar w h o assumed the presi-
dency when Brandeis was founded
in 1948 steps down from that post
this September to become chancel-
lor of the University.
HOLLYWOOD — Melville Shav-
elson has a sleeper with his latest
motion picture, "Yours, Mine and
Ours," for which he signs re-
sponsible as co-author of the
screenplay and as director. It is
an unusual wholesome situation-
comedy dealing with the real-life
story of the Beardsley family of
northern California — a widower
with ten children and a widow
with eight offspring, who bind to-
gether in matrimony and -common
housekeeping for twenty plus one.
Shevelson admits that the yarn
had to be switched around and
story of rather ordinary people
dramatized in order to make the
more glamorous for the screen.
and make the starring parts suit-
able for Lucille Ball and Henry
Fonda. Shavelson cleverly avoid-
ed the corny and obvious and
throughout maintained a high
level of entertainment. "Yours,
Mine and Ours" is pure fun, not
a tear-jerker or a morality play.
Shevelson's intellect is best suit-
ed for light comedy. In line with
his current offering, he plans to
do in Japan, filmization of Dun-
can Thorp's novel, "Only Akiko,"
dealing with events during the
American occupation of the island
kingdom following World War II,
in a light-hearted, humorous spirit
of mutual understanding. The
"Only" of the title refers to those
Japanese girls who live only with
one GI — cooking and caring for
him and even occasionally fall-
ing in love with him — therefore
called "onlys."
A native of Brooklyn, Shavelson
was a Hollywood radio and gag
writer at the ripe age of twenty.
Writing the radio show for Bob
Hope in 1938, he graduated to
screenplay collaboration of such
Samuel Goldwyn pictures
as
Hope's "The Princess and the
Pirate," and Danny Kaye's "Won-
der Man" and "Kid from Brook-
lyn." Among the films he later
wrote and directed are "The Five
Pennies" and "A New Kind of
Love." He failed when he tried
to branch out into serious drama
with "Cast a Giant Shadow," the
story of Mickey Marcus, which
he w r o t e, co-produced with
Michael Wayne, and directed on
location in Israel — a country he
loves very dearly.
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TORONTO — A West German
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