Wide Range of Activities Scheduled for Book Fair
The 18th annual Jewish Book
Fair, to he held at the Jewish Cen-
ter Nov. 8-16, is in preparation
under the direction of Mrs. Henry
Berris, book fair chairman, and
Mrs. Louis E. Rudner, director of
the cultural arts department of the
Jewish Center.
Book Fair will feature displays
of books, from inexpensive paper-
backs to heirloom editions, speak-
ing appearancess by outstanding
authors, special programs for chil-
dren and youth and productions by
the Center Theater and Center
Symphony Orchestra.
• The Yiddish Committee of the
Jewish Center will present a pre-
Book Fair Yiddish Literary Eve-
ning Nov. 6, dedicated to two Yid-
dish poets, Joshua Shpig - el and
Aaron Zeitlin. The evening will be
chaired by Movsas Goldoftas. Wolf
Snyder and Dr. Shmarya Kleinman
will be discussants. The event is
open to the public.
Book Fair will officially open 8
p.m. Nov. 8 with guest speaker
Gerald Green, author of "The Last
Angry Man" and "Artists of Tere-
zin." His topic will be "Contem-
porary Trends in American Litera-
ture and Art: the Functions of
Author and Artist in a Threatened
Society."
Center Theater will share the
opening night spotlight with a pro-
duction of Tennessee Williams'
"Summer and Smoke." Tickets are
now on sale at the Center.
On Nov. 9, Book Fair will con-
tinue with a host of special pro-
grams for children and youth.
Gerald Green will speak to Sun-
day school youngsters in grades
6 and up.
Susan Purdy, children's author,
will conduct a workshop, based
on her latest book, "Jewish
Holidays: Facts, Activities and
Crafts," Sunday morning for first
through fifth graders. She will
conduct a lecture demonstration
"Choosing a Sex Ethic" will return for storytelling, both morn-
All Book Fair programs are open
in the afternoon for teachers,
speak on '"The Crisis of Jewish ing and afternoon.
_ to the public and are free unle-,s
club leaders and mothers.
Ethics," followed by luncheon.
Omnibus, a Jewish Center pro - otherwise noted. For information,
and afternoon speakers Gwen
Also included in the Sunday pro-
gram which presents children's call the Center cultural arts de-
grams for children are storytelling
Gibson Schwarts, co-author of theater, will open its season at 2
"The Jewish Wife," who will p.m. with the Henry .K. Martin partment, DI 1-4200, ext. 291 or 292.
periods by Mrs. Martha Marenof
author of children's books, and
speak on "The Changing Face of production of "Wild Pecos Bill"
Shirley. Locke.
the Jewish Wife." in the Aaron DeRoy Theater. Tick-
MURRY KOBLIN
Sunday programs will include a
That evening Chaim Potok, au - ets are on sale at the Center.
DOES HIS THING
dance lecture-demonstration by thor of "The Promise" and "The The Jewish Parents Institute of
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Jose Limon in the afternoon and Chosen," will participate in an in- the Center will present "An Intro-
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the presentation of Leo Litwak, terview and discussion period with duction to Isaac Babel and Read-
author of "Waiting for the - News," the Center's Young Adult Group 7 ing of His Short Stories" Sunday
co-sponsored by the American Jew- and 8:45 p.m. Co-sponsored by the evening. Also on Sunday evening,
ish congress in the evening.
Jewish National Fund and the the Hebrew department will pre-
At 8 p.m. Nov. 10, the American Zionist Organization of Detroit: he sent Israeli author Yaacov Orland,
Jewish Committee and the National will speak on "Love, Hate and Re- who will lecture on "The Impact
Council of Jewish Women will co- hellion." of the Arab-Israeli Conflict on
sponsor Rabbi Alan Miller, author
Eliezer Greenberg, co-author of - Contemporary Israeli Writing."
of "God of Daniels," who will dis- "A Treasury of Yiddish Poetry."
cuss "The Ali ation and Return will be the guest of the Center's
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
of the Jewish ntelleetual."
Yiddish Committee Wednesday
Friday, October 3, 1969 - 5
The Cente Symphony Orchestra. evening at 7:30. His topic will be
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under the rection of Julius Cha-
"Yiddish Poetry Speaks to the a
fes, will p esent the second concert
World."
of its 30th season Nov. 11. Bronis-
On Nov. 13, Book Fair guests I
law Gimpel, violinist, will be fea-
tured soloist. Tickets ,are on sale_ . will he Violet Weingarten, author
of
"A Loving Wife," Arona Mc-
at the Center.
Nov. 11 will he Hadassah Educa- Hugh, author of "The Luck of the
presents
tion Day. Rabbi Howard Singer, Van Meers," and Rabbi Roland B.
author of "Bring Forth the Mighty Gittelsohn, author of "My Beloved
Men." will speak on "The Chang- Is Mine." Mrs. Weingarten will
ing. Character of American and lecture at a luncheon meeting co-
Israeli Jewry" at a morning ses- sponsored by the Detroit Council of
sion. Luncheon will follow, and the Pioneer Women: Mrs. McHugh :I
afternoon speaker will be Dorothy will appear at a dessert luncheon, •
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Fuldheim, author of "Where Were co.-sponsored by the Michigan Re-
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the Arabs?" She will discuss "The gion Women's ORT.
Rabbi Gittelsohn, co-sponsored E
Contemporary Picture."
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For the first time, on Nov. 11, by Bnai Brith, will speak on "The
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Sinai hospital will co-sponsor an Sexual Revolution: Fiction or I
evening meeting, presenting Dr. Fact?" that evening.
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On Nov. 15, the Yiddish Com-
Morris Fishbein, medical adviser
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and author, whose most recent mittee will present Sidor Belar- I
writing is an autobiography, "Mor- sky in an evening of Yiddish and
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Hebrew song. He will be accom- ' •
ris Fishbein, M.D."
pained by Rebecca Frohman at I
Nov. 12 will start with Book
the piano.
Fair's third annual Sisterhood
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Book Fair will come to a conclu-
Day, cosponsored by Detroit and
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Nov. 16. Another host of spe- I
suburban sisterhoods. Rabbi Eu-
LEAVING
JERUSALEM
gene B. Borowitz, author of cial events for children and youth
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Foundation to Dropsie University all languages, are out of print.
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will make it possible for the post- some first copies, and for the most
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graduate university to set aside part virtually impossible to re-
special facilities for a rare book place.
Among the rarest books is the
room.
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will
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