Detroit Zionist Federation to Be Formed I Michigan was the first state to THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS establish roadside picnic tables. Friday, May 8, 1970-29 May 18; Assembly Called for Local Effort among Jews in the United States and Detroit will join the national adult as well as youth groups. gage in activities on behalf of the I effort to form an American Zionist Airs. D evera Stocker heads the Zionist movement tri the United States; Federation by forming a local telephone squad that is contacting ii,,T,.li i ,.,1'''el,°,t7'ns . branch of the local groups for participation in ze.ms of American re,,,,, .,,d zioni,,,, conimunittes throughout the . over-all undertak- the May 18 assembly. Shrodeck, in f o. Ji ,5i ., h ing to solidify 4. To collect and disseminate such behalf of the interim committee, Zionist activities, has issued a call to all Detroit i ,, ° ';,W,'„,7„,",d' 90 Isidore Shrodeck, organized groups to participate in rights everywhere. n chairman of the the important effort for the for- ; „ ', -- ., JP,„.,7,"/.;lor'f",e'r,.; age cies ' Detroit Zionist . rsr.ri. mation of the American Zionist an- Council, Federation and the local federa- ,,,.6,i,T,:',,,;;;',",n 1 nounced this _ tions in more than 100 American Judaism. Hebrew and the cii/ture of the levels?, people; week. Jewish communities. 7. To promote research, stndli and Shrodeck is- The aims and tasks of the new dlNllssilln of Ziooi , t idea.,- acrdlbl",; sued a call for a American Zionist Federation are .r.■■■,.a .e s irTe7.', local assembly in outlined in the proposed constitu- youth in Zrollist activates,. an , to etl, behalf of the Zi- tion to be acted upon in Phila- onist Council calf,: delphia, 'May 28-30, as follows: 9. To further the :Hort , of the Shrodeck which is acting I. To motivate American Jews to etc- ?faired fete's?, Appeal, the united /s- as an interim committee prior to cent the Zionist principles that the reel Appeal, the Jerctsl, Annonat Fund, the formation of the Detroit Zion- Jews the world ricer are one peop/e. jemish welfare funds mid federations.' united by a common history, heritage- and' other land-rat agencies sup.' ist Federation. and destply. with Israel as the center - o rjj,g Jewesle education and . Jetc,?, programs. and advancing Delegates to the national con- of Jewish life everywhere: 2. To foster Zionist and Jewish ideals.' fare. ference for the American Zionist Federation to be held in Phila- dalphia during the Memorial Day weekend will be elected at the Detroit assembly, at the Jewish If Arab hostilities have become' will draw 24 leading choirs to Is Center 8 p.m. May 18. a fact of life for Israel, she is not rael from throughout the world ' Shrodeck announced that in ad- letting it rule her life; she coll..' this July. Mrs. Schaver is serving dition to the Zionist representa- tinues to make music. Even in the ' as chairman for the second time. ; Kaplan, a native of Russia, has lives the local federation will in- underground shelters of M a o z spent a lifetime in music. A elude representatives of congrega- Chaim. choral conductor for 30 of the tions, Bnai Brith and Jewish War Israel is known throughout the Veterans chapters and posts, lands- world for her high cultural level, 40 years he has lived in Israel, he passed on his skills to his son manshaften, sisterhood and other particularly in music. Contributing e 1 IVT0IL'e , 1 ,V7,;1',1;;;`,.na ,,Z, ,%,,T7 „ r s''';',V- ,. V,I Zi,d ,r,T,P ,Z,7,t , ?,/, L i ,nrs A ,7i''',,,Uod u ,,,i7J,' uf .i'id .- ' 11LP, .7c t, Ocer.'"7 . great • PM* _ PHOTOGRAPHY Weddings & Bar Mitzvas Prestige Color Abraham, head of the choral de. - to that renown is Shlomo Kaplan, partment at the Juilliard School a modest, unprepossessing man of Music. . who has headed the music depart- Describing the high level of mus- went of Histadrut, Israel's labor federation, for more than 20 years. ical attainment in Israel ("tele- vision won't help any"), Kaplan Kaplan was in Detroit this week for a brief visit with said that the musical activity in- creases, rather than decreases, the friends — he stayed with the Herbert Eskins — before head- further away a community is from the main urban centers. ing back to his job of virtually He gave as examples Eilot (near conducting the music activity of Eilat) with its choir, and E mek the state of Israel. Ben-Shean, with its orchestra, The Histadrut music department choir and conservatory. Kaplan, (if asked how large, Kaplan replies who is on the governing board of with a typically vague "harbei the Ein Gev Music Festivals, said gadol" — very large) organizes that the annual Pesach event has musical groups, including choirs always drawn crowds "despite and orchestras throughout t h e raids from Golan." And, since June country, in both cities and kibut- 1967, there is the music in under- zim; publishes texts as one of the ground shelters of many border largest folk music publishing settlements. houses in Israel; and offers coursts The kibutz movement has made for conductors. it possible for a number of talented While the specific area of music youngsters to continue their studies education falls under the jurisdic- in the music capitals. Avi Ostrov- tion of the ministry of education, sky, music director of the Haifa Kaplan's department provides Symphony, hails from La'av in the scholarships for promising young Negev. Avner Itai, choral director artists. (His friend, Detroiter Em- of Kol Israel, comes from Kf a r ma Schaver, contributed a vocal Giladi. scholarship.) But as any cultured nation must, Kaplan was invited to this coun- Israel also is drawing new blood try by the League for Labor Is- from other countries. Too often in rael (Histadrut), in connection the past, she has seen her musi- with its 50th anniversary observ- eians leave for financially greener ance. For that celebration, a mas- pastures. Kaplan hopes the tide is turning, sive seder in New York, he pre- pared the music and served as for many members of the Philhar- adviser. monic have come from the United In addition, Kaplan auditioned States in the past two years. And and chose four American choirs to six months ago, said Kaplan with take part in the seventh Zimriya, obvious pride, an outstanding sing- Ian annual choral presentation that er emigrated from Russia. 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