Making Beautiful Music Together: Conservative and Reform Salute Israel Reform temple and Conservative synagogue came together to ren- der a little intrafaith harmony Sunday evening, with the presen- tation of a choral concert, "A Light Unto the Nations," at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. The music and drama commit- tee of Shaarev Zedek teamed up with the Temple Israel Men's Club to offer the musical feast, under the auspices of their respective congregations. Some 2,000 persons filled the main sanctuary and an adjoining hall which opens into the main room. Presumably the title "A Light Unto the Nations" was chosen because the three choral works included in the program—"The Creation" by Sybil Anne Hanks; "The Ten Commandments" by Max Janowski; and Maurice Gold- man's "Jerusalem"— point to the historic role that Israel has played since biblical times. An ambitious design, ambi- tiously executed, the concert was, if anything, too ambitious. It showcased the matchless tal- ents of Cantor Jacob Barkin (Shaarey Zedek) and Cantor Harold Orbach (Temple Israel), but the planners expected too much of their audience. How sa that what should have g--Gold- highlight of the e man's "Jerusa "—was missed by half the audience, wearied after two rlier choral works. Ironica , had they stayed, they would ave heard the John Do- var Village Singers command in Cie second line: "Awake, awake, arise now." A special guest for the evening —not included on the printed pro- grari was Cantor Saul Meisels of Cleveland's Temple on the Heights, who announced on be- half of the Cantors Assembly of America that Barkin had received the coveted Yuval Award for serv- ice to the cantorate. The award, presented last week in New York, was accompanied by announcement that Shaarey Zedek and friends of the congre- gation have set up a fund in per- petuity for a scholarship in Cantor Barkin's name. The fund will bene- fit students seeking careers in hazanut. Dr. Max Lichter, president of Shaarey Zedek, presented a scroll to Cantor Barkin on behalf of the' synagogue. The cantor also will receive next month the title of "haver," honorary fellow, of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Among the most delightful por- tions of the evening were the ' "impromptu" duets that Can- I for Meisels sang first with Can- tor Barkin ("She' Yiboneh Beis HaMikdash") and then with Can- tor Orbach ("Ribono shel Olam.") With Bernard Katz as accom- panist, Barkin and Orbach sang a few solo selections and then joined- with the two guest choral groups in the main works of the evening. The Henry Ford High School Orchestra and Chorus, directed by Milton Aptekar, performed ' The Creation," based on a sermon by the Rev. James Weldon Johnson. Central Quality Services Cor- One of the most treasured works poration has been formed through of contemporary American poetry. a merger of Central Overall Sup- it expresses in the simplest of ply Company and Quality Linen terms a man's faith in God. Be- cause the beauty is in its sim- Service. Emma Schaver, chairman o!. plicity. we find it disquieting to the board, said that the two orga- see "The Creation" performed by nizations have been merged to both orchestra and chorus. But seek the advantages of volume', the students can in no way be faulted for their professionalism. cperations. organization operates The grandness that seems out The ind a laundry and linen rental of place in "The Creation" is far companies in four plants in Detroit more acceptable in Janowski's no- and Traverse City. hie "The Ten Commandments," Combined annual sales of the • which was sung by the Dbvaras new company are approximately Village Singers, directed by John $6.000,000. Present management • Dovaras. For this work, Barkin will continue to operate the new and Orbach were joined in solo organization. roles by Stewart Comer and Ar- Other officers are Julie Sandler, .ene Koenig. Accompanist for this president; Samuel Cascade, execu Live vice president, treasurer and general manager; Richard Burtor and Bernard Zemmol, vice presi- dents; Ian Cascade, secretary: and Walter Zemmol, assistant treasurer. Two Industrial Groups-Central, Quality-Merzed Prejudiced View on Jerusalem Refuted in Statement by Panush A prejudiced view on Jerusalem presented to John Cardinal Dearden by a delegation of Jordanian Christian and Moslem clerics was assailed by Louis Panush, chairman of public affairs for the Zionist Organization of Detroit, as representing a "seriously distorted picture of religious and civil liberties in Jerusalem." In his statement to Cardinal Dearden, copies of which went to' Bishop Emrich and the Detroit daily newspapers, Panush declared: The churchmen told you of a "continuing obliteration of the Chris- tian and : Moslem faiths," that the "Israelis' ultimate purpose is to turn Jerusalem into a Jewish city without regard to its holy sites-and predominantly Arab population." that "some churches and mosques... have been desecrated," and that the "character of Jerusalem as a holy city should not be destroyed." Nothing is further from the truth. Two groups of Christian states-. men issued statements last June on what they saw and studied in - Israel, commending the Israelis for their care for human rights, for, their fairness in housing, for 'heir practices of religious liberty, and their respect for holy places. The Rev. Graydon E. McLellan, Presby- tery Executive, National Capital Union Presbytery in Washington, recently stated that he checked this assessment with an American Catholic specialist in this field, just returned from Jerusalem, and he substantiated their basic findings. The Washington Post stated in an editorial during Easter week that "the Israeli mistreatment of its Arab minorities is not supported by most of the Christians who speak with authority on the subject," and that "freedom of religion and open access to the shrines are better protected now, by the Israeli state, than at any time in memory." In 1948. the Christian population of Jerusalem was 25,000. In 1967, after 19 years of Jordanian rule, it dropped to 10,800. In 1970, after three years of Israeli administration, it had risen to 11,500. Israel has Paid $2,100,000 to 17 Christian institutions in Jerusalem as compensation for damages suffered in wars initiated by Jordan between 1948 and 1967. Jerusalem is also providing financial and technical assistance for the furtherance of spiritual, artistic and cultural undertakings and is encouraging the construction and efficient maintenance of many Chris- tian institutions. How, in God's name, are they destroying Jerusalem as a holy city? On the other hand, during Jordan's 19-year illegal occupation of the Old City of Jerusalem all Jews, Christians and Moslems from Israel were forbidden access to their holy places and all but one of the Old City's 35 synagogues were wantonly destroyed, and the Jewish tombs on the Mount of Olives were desecrated. Why, may I ask, did not the members of the delegations, who are so concerned about the character of Jerusalem under Israeli government, express and voice their con- sternation and protest over the desecration and destruction and the "Judenrein" policies of the Jordanians in East Jerusalem' Jerusalem is Jewish. Historic precedent. its geography and demog- raphy, its primacy in the faith and history of the Jews make Jerusalem indisputably a Jewish city. But it will also be a city that will provide and practozezeligiiiikW liberty „and cosi:wet for aU its citizens. and the concluding work was R, chel Weaver. Rabbis Irwin Groner of Shaarey Zedek and M. Robert Syme of Temple Israel pointed out in their remarks that the concert was in honor of Israel's 24th anniversary of statehood—an occasion recalled in Cantor Orbach's performance of the eloquent ''Masada Shall Never Fall Again." —C D Colored Movies by Frank's Studio Weddings. Bar Mitzvos & Other Occasions 474-7768 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 5, 1972-35 Caricatures for your party 4 BY SAM FIELD Ca 399-1320 ll 4 4 "JAN" WINNER Of MASTERS AWARD IN HAIR STYLING HAS SWITCHED TO RACHEL'S - 4 YOU SHOULD TOO!!! COMPARE ... 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