THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
Friday, October 16, 1970-27

Paula Cohen Betrothed Where Have All the Music Lovers Gone?
to Arnold S. Zalesin Center Symphony: a Thing of Value

That the Detroit Jewish com-
munity has its own symphony or-
chestra is not news. After 31 sea-
sons, it has come to be regarded
as part of the scenery.
The Jewish Center, where the
orchestra assembles, has none of
the glamour of a Ford Auditorium.
Nor the appeal of a Meadow
Brook. It does not require many
miles of freeway driving to get
there (hence, if there's no minor
odyssey involved, can it be worth
going at all?), and there's no
grassy hillock to eat supper on. No
mystique.
Of course, and no minor point,
the Cater Symphony. Orchestra
is not the Detroit Symphony Or-
chestra. Itzhak Perlman and Vladi-
mir Ashkenazy are a bit beyond
suss PAULA COHEN
the caliber that the Jewish Center
Symphony can afford.
Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Cohen of
Competing last weekend with the
Lathrup Blvd., Southfield, an-
Detroit Symphony for a Sunday
nounce the engagement of their
afternoon audience, it would appear
daughter Paula Ellen to Arnold S.
the Center orchestra lost. –
Zalesin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
But, in its opening concert of
Zalesin of W. Rue Versailles, Oak
Park.
Mr. Zalesin attended the art
school of the Society of Arts and
Crafts, where he was a fine arts-
painting major.
The wedding is being planned
for February.
Jacob Katzman, national secre-
tary of Farband, will be guest
All Brand New
speaker at the annual Farband
Conference 8:30 p.m. Saturday in
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the auditorium of the former Sho-
lem Aleichem Institute, Joseph
Harry Thomas
15200 W. 7 Mile Rd.
Katz, president, and Movsas Gol-
Daily. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 to 4
doftas, secretary, announced.
Jacob Katzman will report on
the situation in Israel where he
recently met with top government
people.
As president of the Yiddish
Teachers' Seminary and Hebrew
,Herzliah Teachers' Institute in
New York, he, along with George
Zeltzer and Mrs. Harry Mondry,
members of the board of directors
of the seminary, will honor Far-
band members, Moishe and Sarah
Friedman, for their contributions
to the seminary and Jewish culture.
Harry Schumer, a veteran in the
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greet the conference. A musical
program will follow, and refresh-
ments will be served. The public
is invited at no charge.

Jacob Katzman
to Speak Here at
Farband Conclave

the season—the first of a Sun-
day afternoon series—the Center
Symphony, directed by -.Julius
Chajes, proved again that it's a
goOd little orchestra and that it
deserves a much kinder fate than
a half-full auditorium.
As the symphony was putting
on a professional performance of
the Overture to Weber's "Freis-
chuetz," our thoughts wandered
back and forth between Meadow
Brook and the Center. Where are
the hundreds from the Jewish
community who flocked to the
Baldwin Pavilion? Surely, they are
not gone with the summer? No, we
decided. Lured once again by the
call of the open road, they had
headed south, this time to Ford
Auditorium.
During Beethoven's Symphony
No. 5, even in the midst of the
magnificent second movement, we
concluded that there must be an-
other factor contributing to the
poor attendance. By changing over
from weekday evenings to Sunday
afternoon concerts, the orchestra
had lost a good part of its audi-
e n c e, inconvenienced by the
"breakup" of family ties on a Sun-
day.
But by Tschaikowsky's Piano
Concerto, played with exuberance
by young Jonathan Purvin (who
well deserved the standing ova-
tion he received), we realized that
the day made no difference. Those
who could not come on Sunday
could not come during the week
either.
Too often, we realize, too late,
that there is much of value in
our immeidate neighborhood. To
those music lovers who can
accept no less than the perfec-
tion of a major symphony orches-
tra, we say, fine, okay, the Cen-
ter probably isn't for you.
To the other 99 per cent of our
community — including those who
would instill a love of music in
their children — we say, Julius

Collegians Planning
Paper, Discussion

Correspondents from the univer-
sities represented in the Michigan
Association of Jewish College Stu-
dents, will meet 10 a.m. Sunday
at the „Jewish Center to discuss
plans for the next issue of the
MAJCS Reporter.
David Bale and Andy Beider,
editor and assistant editor, will
conduct the meeting.
A speakers bureau from the
association has scheduled several
talks to various communal organ-
izations and youth groups. The
MAJCS members are responding
to requests for speakers on cam-
pus life.
The association is mapping plans
for its next discussion group meet-
ing Nov. 5. The group is open to
all Jewish college students and
takes place on alternate Thursdays
at 8 p.m. in the Jewish Center. For
information, call the MAJCS office,
DI 1-4200, ext. 261.

Bus Now Shuttling
to, From Jewish Center

The Jewish Center shuttle bus
service is now being provided to
the Farmington area.
The bus leaves the Hillel Day
School building, 32200 Middlebelt,
Monday through Thursday at 3:35
p.m. It drops off youngsters at
the 10 Mile Branch in time for
afternoon classes.
The return shuttle bus is from
the main building to 10 Mile only.
There is a 25-cent daily charge,
and ticket are available at the 10
Mile branch and the group services,.
office.
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Chajes and the Center Symphony

deserve your support and your
patronage. And it makes a down-
right enjoyable Sunday afternoon.
—C.D.

Solitude makes us tougher to-
ward ourselves and tenderer to-
ward others; in both ways it im-
proves our character.—Friedrich
Nietzsche

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