Robbins'. ' Betsy', --tlie,Sex.--Filled NOvel of Detroit, Auto Industry . These are the best sellers: nov- daughter-in-law could not resist els as typical as "The Betsy" by his forceful genius. Harold Robbins, a' new Trident It is a genius and a charisma Press book. that Loren H can never hope to The setting is Detroit. It is match. Overshadowed my his fa- about the• auto industry, the con- ther, unable to win respect, Loren temporaries of Chrysler and Ford. II buys his own perverse kind of But it is more- than that: it has love at a terrible price. all the sex angles for which Rob- But Loren III knows how to use bins became famous in "Carpet- his money and —position. He has baggers" and "Adventurers." . inherited his grandfather's appe- Indeed, there are the sex desires tite for playing it rough and dirty, of heroes who made novels click and can fight back with Hardeman in a modern setting. ferocity. Near the end of his life, Loren Of course, the Detroit theme is not lacking. There are the business I finds his spiritual heir in Angelo struggles, the competitive spirit, Perino, the grandson of an Italian immi gr ant who lived outside the the triumphs in business. There is in angle relating to an law. Perino was the young boy immigrant's successes — and the who grew out of an $11,000 kiddie competitive spirit is described as car to become one of the world's skillfully as the sex urge win e h great race car drivers. Together, be and Loren I dreamed about the makes this a typically lustful work • production of the car of tomorrow , Robbins is a genius at making "The Betsy." Out of its develops the sexual narrative run smoothly. the conflict with millions at stake. The 500-page book reads smoothly_ The drama is especially depicted It is certain to provide the plot in the frankness that is climaxed that so easily draws readers and in the mounting excitement of De- assures best selling success. troit giving birth to another wild Grosse Pointe society plays a child of the road. .role here. The theme is extended to Honolulu, to the Riviera. It em Orland Will Lecture braces all the aspects of big mon ey and big love. That's the Rob- on Diaspora Tuesday bins success. Yaacov Orland, who has been * at the Jewish Center since early Harold Robbins, the most widely January, will give an open lec- read American novelist whose ture 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Center. books have sold over 75,000,000 His topic will be "Israel and the copies, had his new novel, Jewish Diaspora: Is It A Double "The Betsy," published by Trident Track Or A -One-Way Road?" Press on Nov. 30. The community is invited at no - In "The Betsy," the naas charge. For information, - call the ter storyteller goes beneath the center, 341-4200, ext. 236. * surface of polite Detroit society to expose the scandalous, incredible Center Invites Dancers Private lives of the men who ran The Jewish Center dance depart- -America's number- _one lfldustry • ment will hold a master class in Moving across three generations, contemporary dance, 4:30 p.m., 'The Betsy"- tells the story of the Feb. 24. Hardemin family and the empire There is a fee for the class they rule. - TheY- are -Men with ti- which is limited to experienced tank apnetitie.s," wielding vast in- dancers only. Regiitration must be lluence in a world of speed . whose made in advance. For information, monientuin-marries Ahern lo,-penks call educational services division, 0filoower, sweeping their wives 341-4200. and An iitressecwri theot„.. Loren -Hardeman , I,-known . as Nunn-her One;. Creates dynasty RABBI GERALD WERNER, with the building of one car, and principal of Akiva Hebrew Day at 91, is -a legend in -his own time School, will be guest speaker at —in business and With- women. A the 27th annual banquet of the giant - of a man with sexual desires Torah Academy of Minneapolis that equaled the sire- of his for- Sunday. He will speak on "A New . time, he.: took womeu.•e0d fought Dialog: Hebrew Day Schools and busines s competitors wgh the Jewish Welfare Federations." same-.: his own THE DETROIT. JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 21, 1972-33 THE Cost of Getting High Gets Higher in Israel TEL An, (JTA)--The sharp in- crease in the price of narcotic drugs in Israel was attributed by police experts to police action. The success of the Israeli special squad formed to fight narcotics smug- glers caused a shortage of supply. As a result, prices skyrocketed. 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