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music and drama, fine arts and ! real," Field said. "The present ; competition instead of
An invitation to Detroit area con !mow discussion groups. situation is creating unnecessary ! Lion."
servative congregations to con,ider
Besides lectures, symposia and
pooling their resources for comino- imurses, " a drama group to in-
nity-wide cultural programing was troduce plays of a .Jewish classi-
cal
issued this week by a Conserv:I
nature" could be organized
five lay leader.
ith local talent. said Field.
Ile lamented the fact that adult
Walter Field, chairman of the
cultural commission at Cong studies sponsored by the various
Shaarey Zedek, said he was speak- emmregations draw relatively few
ing from a personal viewpoint in number. "1A'e start with a class
when he suggested that the Con- of 300 and end up with 100. But
servative
movement act ini me- % ■ itli 5- or GOO taking classes at one

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diately to end "fragmentized, over-
lapping cultural programs, which
are a waste of time, energy and
funds."
Eventually, he said, efforts could
be extended to the other branches
of Judaism, who would unite to
present programs that would at-
tract all segments of the commu-
nity, including the congregation-
ally unaffiliated.
To program for all, said Field.
"we need more money, more
manpower and time than one
congregation can supply. There
are five synagogues actually
competing for 'customers' to at-
tend their programs. We're pay-
ing a fortune to bring stars here.
"In a united effort, however, the
best national and international per-
sonalities could be brought as
speakers and participants in sym-
posia. The best known musicians,
artists and dramatists would he
within our means. Such men and
. women would attract the young
and others who need the knowledge
so urgently."
The young — meaning young,
marrieds — particularly concern
Field. "To draw them, you must
cater to them. You must have
events on nights when they can
get out and leave their children
with baby-sitters."
It is not just stellar events that
Field includes in his proposed pro-
graming. He suggested four
areas of interest, based on the lines
he initiated with Shaarey Zedek's
cultural commission: adult studies,

time, the very bulk would draw
others."
All facets of cultural program-
ming, Field said, are related to
Jewish history, "If you want to
get history across, you have to
push it down their throats and
serve sandwiches besides."
"The ignorance of Jewish his-
tory, classical literature, art and
music among the young," he said,
"is a real tragedy to both the frus-
trated young who wonder Why he
Jewish? and the community that
cannot afford to lose another gen
eration."
Financing of such a vast project
would be shared, on a per capita
basis, by all congregations, Field
suggested. "With a fund of $25,000, '
we could put on a very good pro-

gram.
- The assemblies could be held
at the different synagogues so as
not to slight any one institution,"
he added.
"There is much we must do, and

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