We Jews are not bound to- gether by a spoken vow or a watery baptism administered in a physical church. In fact, we do not even have an or- ganized physical church. What binds us is neither MRS. ROSE BECKERMAN Wishes all her chaverem, friends and relatives A Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year. Caricatures for your party SAM FIELD Call 399-1320 vows, nor water, nor paper. It is something more binding than any of these. It is our consciousness of belonging together, of being one. If the Apostle John in Nor- —Dagobert D. Runes. man Jewison's rock opera film "Jesus Christ Super- star" looks vaguely like a Detroiter, it's because he is. Frieda and Henry He's Ricky Orbach, son of Wish all our relatives Cantor Harold Orbach of and friends Temple Israel and Mrs. Or- bach. May all of you oe tnscribed Orbach, who just turned for • happy. healthy New Year 18, says he won the role by chance. The Groves High School graduate, who is at- tending the American Col- MRS. DORA SNOW and lege in Jerusalem, audi- tioned as a dancer last June r 1 . M 4 12 . ..S . HAYA SNOW with 500 other Israelis for extend best wishes for three parts in the Universal a happy, healthy New Year Films production. to all their friends and relatives Although Orbach has had little or no formal training in either drama or dance, he has a great interest in both and has been with Rina Narkova's Israel Ballet Com- pany since his arrival in Is- rael earlier this year. Be- Wishes all his family, cause of his role in the film, relatives and friends he missed a trip to Europe a healthy and happy with the troupe, which was New Year scheduled to appear in an international folk dance Detroiter Ricky Orbach Lands Role in Film VC Superstar' THE FAIGIN'S Izrizn mum n1r5 Cantor Isaac Katz '* MR. & MRS. STEVE MEDOW *and SONS, MITCHELL and DAVID *. wish all their friends and relatives A Happy and Healthy New Year S S S he will be on camera much 0 the time. The Apostle John was Jesus' favorite. Orbach's mother, Evelyn, who herself has appeared in both acting and directorial roles in Detroit. said that her son has no qualms about playing one of the apostles. There was some controversy in Israel about having the film shot there because of anti-Semitic undertones in the stage version. However, Dore Sch a ry, head of the National Jewish Film and Broadcasting Com- mission, has contacted pro- ducer-director Jewison about toning down any offensive portions. There is a general feeling, Mrs. Orbach said, that Jewison, a non-Jew, who produced "Fiddler on the Roof," is a man of taste who will take great care in this regard. Filming will be completed in December and the movie premieres in June in New York. Orbach, the youngest mem- ber of the cast, has a strenu- ous schedule which starts at festival. Describing the auditions to 5:30 a.m. six days a week. his parents, who visited him But the real test will come in Israel this summer, Or- in December, when Orbach bach couldn't explain why, returns to the American Col- of 500 dancers and actors — lege and has to make up one most of them professionals:— month of missed studies. who showed up for auditions, he was given one of three available roles. But such are C iness. Ile's not sure what the 31111191111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111=1111111111111 the flukes of the filmin g bus- 5 Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Rube itation W on liy Scouts Who Doused Fire E role will look like when the film cutting is completed at Boy Scout Troop 23, which the end of four months of shooting, but it appears that Meets at Cong. Bnai Moshe, wish all their friends was recently cited for its courageous service in the A Healthy, Happy New Year Region 5 Public Report of ..".4iimmillimumultimmiumintimminummilimumuffinnmsmousemmusa the U. S. Environmental Protective Agency. The group was enjoying a BARBARA FINK, daugh- May Saturday outing in the ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Pinckney State Recreation wish their family, relatives Fink of Sussex Ave., recent- Area when they noticed a ly received an award from large fire in the woods," the and friends a very healthy, the National Conference of report begins. "Quickly they grabbed the Synagogue Youth at its an- happy and prosperous New Year nual convention in New nearest firefighting equip- ment consisting of water, York. She was honored as president of the Central East shovels and rakes and sprung Region and was paid tribute into action. Upon reaching for her personal commitment the area they discovered two to traditional Jewish values small boys entrapped within and her contributions to Jew- the blazing circle. The boys Extends her best wishes ish teenagers, community, were rescued and the fire to her relatives and friends for chapter and region. Miss extinguished thanks to the Fink will spend next year efforts of the quick-thinking a Happy and Healthy New Year studying at Niveh Jerusalem, stouts. "The possible