Hebrew Resounds at Symphony Concert;
Bloch's `Service' Excellently Rendered
Hebrew resounded for more than
50 minutes at each of the two con-
certs of the Detroit Symphony Or-
chestra in Ford Auditorium, Sept.
26 and 28, and the occasions were
cause for inspiration for the reli-
giously oriented. For the Jewish
attendees it was an emphasis on
the solemnity of the Days of Awe
which may have been the cause for
the selection of Ernest Bloch's
"Sacred Service" — "Avodat Ha-
Kodesh"—as the featured choral-
orchestral work for the concert
nights between Rosh .Hashana and
Yom Kippur.
The symphony, under the direc-
tion of Sixten Ehrling, and the
Rackham Symphony Choir which
is directed by Maynard Klein,
jointly produced a great work, all
the participants excelling in a ren-
dition that was deeply moving.
Leslie Quinn, the baritone,
throughout the rendition of the
great Bloch composition, sang
the entire service in Hebrew—
except for the few lines he re-
cited in English as a traditional
enactment of a rabbinic role be.
fore the kaddish.
With Marilyn Krimm and Lynda
Weston in minor roles as soprano
solos, the Rackham Choir, too,
singing the entire Hebrew service,
emerged splendidly directed for a
major performance, mostly by non-
Jews, and the understanding that
was provided in the direction given
the concerts by Ehrling was truly
inspiring.
Bloch commenced his work in
1932. He was deeply affected by the
Nazi threat to Jewish existence,
and his outpouring of feeling in the
service he created, based primarily
on the Reform text but thoroughly
rooted in tradition, is like a defi-
ance that emanated from the Jew-
ish will to live.
Commencing with the Ma Tovu,
continuing through an entire serv-
ice with the Shma, the K'dusha, all
the related prayers, concluding
with the three-fold blessing of the
Yevorekheha, the audience was
treated to a religious experience
that was marked by splendid mu-
sical renditions, a choir's, superb
effort, a soloist's masterful inter-
pretation of hymns in a language
otherwise foreign to him.
Ernest Bloch, who died in 1959,
would have been proud of the per-
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formance in Detroit—as proud as
he was of his creative efforts in
"Avodat HaKodesh."
For Sixten Ehrling, this was an-
other great accomplishment. Ehr-
ling's choice of Bloch's work during
the Jewish Days of Awe are espe-
cially noteworthy. Of interest in
Chaplains Take Command as Soldiers Worship
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to The —
TEL AVIV
The chaplaincy only in cases of emergency or in
this regard at present is the selec- corps in effect took over command the likelihood of action. Soldiers,
tion that is being made by Ehrling of the Israel Army Tuesday, and whether so inclined or not, had to
of works by the late Marc Lavry, its standing order to troops was to fast, although a minimum ration of
the eminent Israeli composer, for observe Yom Kippur, the Day of water was allowed men on guard
duty at the front lines. An abridged
the forthcoming Balfour Concert of Atonement.
version of Yom Kippur prayers
the Zionist Organization of Detroit
Special permission was granted was distributed to all troops.
to be held, also in Ford Auditorium,
Dec. 4.
Singer's 'The Seance'
Bibleland Israel's R eply to Disneyland,
Will Recreate Views From Scriptures
,
NEW YORK—A vast recreation.
entertainment and education cen-
ter called Bibleland is now under
construction in Israel.
The 50-acre park is hoped to rank
with Denmark's Tivoli, Holland's
Madurodam and America's Disney-
land as one of the world's great
entertainment attractions. T h e
park will feature a historic rec-
reation of biblical sites on an area
called Bible Hill.
The scenes chosen for Bible Hill
will be based on one of Israel's
most important biblical works,
"Views of the Biblical World," a
four-volume illustrated study on
every book of the Old Testament,
completed under the supervision of
internationally renowned scholars.
A committee of these scholars
have formulated the composition of
Bible Hill, and the scenes will be
changed regularly. Bible Hill is
being built on Tel Giborim — the
Hill of Heroes — an historical
shrine from Israel's War of Lib-
eration.
Bibleland will be completed in
1970, and facilities under con-
struction at the multi-million-dol-
lar center will be put into opera-
tion as they are completed. Lo-
cated in Holon, a suburb of Tel
Aviv, Bibleland is an interna-
tional project which combines
American investment, Israeli
architecture and personnel, en-
* tertainment advisers and ma-
terials from all over the world.
Included in the Bible Hill section
will be an amphitheater seating
15,000. It is connected by a bridge
with the amusement site of the
park which is built on the periph-
ery of a 10-acre artificial lake
which has already been completed.
This section of Bibleland will in-
clude Israel's largest swimming
pool, a cinema, restaurants, a cir-
cumnavigating miniature railway,
two zoos, an exhibit of the folk-
lore of all nations, a Bedouin ba-
zaar, a space park and many other
attractions.
The lake is built around three
artificially constructed islands
which may be reached by boat. One
is Israel-in-Miniature, a replica of
the entire country done in 1:33
scale.
Within the lake are the Island of
Hans Christian Andersen and The
Island of Mythos, devoted to Greek
Mythology.
The Space Park will feature a
230-foot high tower with an as-
cending and slowly rotating cabin
of two floors which can seat 60.
Dining facilities are at the top.
New Jersey ADL Presents Sen. Hart
With Award; He Speaks Up for Fortas
The Anti-Defamation League's preme Court — particularly Fortas
New Jersey Regional Advisory — against charges that it has be-
Board presented its legislative come "soft" on crime.
merit award to Michigan Senator
"The court's forceful decisions
Philip A. Hart last weekend. He, over the past decade and a half —
in turn, delivered a strong de- decisions that I think both courage
fense of Supreme Court Justice ous and intelligent — have, in
Abe Fortas.
short, accumulated a backlog of
The award, presented on behalf enemies that now find they can
of the board by Edward L. Dryer, concentrate their fire on Abe For-
vice chairman, cites Sen. Hart's tas, who serves as a convenient
"outstanding legislative leader- target for everyone the court has
ship in furthering the principles of offended," said Sen. Hart.
democracy."
Ile emphasized that the Senate
In an address before the board,
filibuster was not on the matter of
which was meeting in Atlantic
the nomination, but on a motion
City, Sen. Hart defended the Su- to take up the nomination. "In
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION
(Act of October 23, 1962: Section 4369
Title 39, United States Code)
1. Date of Filing: Sept. 27, 1968.
2. Title of Publication. The Jewish
News Publishing Company.
3. Frequency of Issue: Weekly.
4. Location of Known Office of Publi-
cation: 17100 West Seven Mile Road,
Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan 48235.
5. Location of the Headquarters of
General Business Office of the Pub-
lishers: Same as above.
6. Names and Addresses of Publisher,
Editor and Managing Editor—Publisher:
Philip Slomovitz, 2966 West Outer
Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48221. Editor:
Same ay above. Managing Editor: Same
as above.
7. Owner: The Jewish News Publish-
ing Co., 17100 West Seven Mile Rd.,
Detroit, Mich. 48235; Philip Slomovitz,
2966 West Outer Drive, Detroit, Mich.
48221; Carmi M. Slomovitz, 20211 Bent-
ler, Detroit, Mich. 48219.
8. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees,
and other Security Holders Owning or
Holding 1 Percent or more of Total
Amount of Bonds, Mortgages or Other
Securities: None.
10. Extent and Nature of Circulation:
(First column of figures is Average
No. Copies Each Issue During Preced-
ing 12 Months; second column is Ac-
tual Number of Copies of Single Issue
Published Nearest to Filing Date.)
A. Total No. Copies Printed
13,748 14,300
(Net Press Run)
B. Paid Circulation
1. Sales through Dealers
and Carriers, Street
Vendors and Carrier
1,650 1,550
Sales
2: Mail Subscriptions 11,708 12,300
C. Total Paid Circulation 13,358 13,850
Free
Distribution
(includ-
D.
ing samples) by Mail,
300
Carrier or Other Means 250
E. Total Distribution
13,608 14,150
(Sum of C and D)
F. Office Use, Left-Over,
Unaccounted, Spoiled
140
150
After Printing
G. Total (Sum of E and F—
should equal net press
13,748 14,300
run shown in A)
I certify that the statements made by
me above are correct and complete.
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Friday, October 4, 1968-15
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
other words, the minority in the
Senate that opposes Fortas has
not even been willing to allow
the nomination to come to the
floor.
"I don't know how they recon-
cile this with the Constitution,
which clearly requires the Presi-
dent to nominate justices and
clearly requires the Senate to con-
sider those nominations," said
Sen. Hart.
"Justice Fortas' greatest misfor-
tune is to have his candidacy
judged in an election year, when
personal political gain is so im-
portant to so many.
"If his nomination goes down,"
Sen. Hart concluded, "I don't
think that history will have many
kind words to say about those who
defeated him."
Mrs. Judith Cohen Stang;
Headed UJA. Women
NEW YORK (JTA)—Mrs. Judith
Cohen Stang, direct or of the
Women's Division of the United
Jewish Appeal since 1951, died
Sept. 27 at the age of 51. She had
been active in the UJA since its in-
ception. Earlier she had been an
employe of the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency in New York a n d the
Technion, Israel's Institute of Tech-
nology.
Impossible is a word only to be
found in the dictionary of fools.
—Napoleon
ESCAPE
Due Off Press Oct. 14
"The Seance" by Isaac Bashevis
Singer will be published on Oct.
14 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Following "Gimpel the Fool,"
"The Spinoza of Market Street"
and "Short Friday," it is being
ranked by many of his devoted
following with his very best works.
The title story, an account of an
old man who regularly visits an
unconvincing medium on Central
Park West, exemplifies what Da-
vid Boroff calls Singer's rare abil-
ity "to transmute metaphysical
ideas into pure emotion."
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 10, 1968 — 8 P.M.
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