26—Friday, July 20, 1973
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Michigan State Fair Opens Aug. 3-Sept. 3
Bill Cosby, Roberta Flack
and Buck Owens are among
the stars featured at the 1973
Michigan State Fair Aug. 3
through Labor Day, Sept. 3
at the fairgrounds.
Proposals to Conservatives: Deflate 'Overplayed•
Bar Mitzva. Adopt More Understandable' Rituals
Encourage Youth, Validate Praying in Blue Jeans
Two auto thrill shows will
also be featured. There will
be afternoon performances
at 4:30 p.m. and evening per-
By HENRY W. LEVY
formances at 8:30. Labor Day
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.—Such
shows will be at 3 and 6 p.m. questions as raising the Bar-
Bas Mitzva age from 13 to
16 or 17, whether present
Sabbath morning services
are generally geared to meet
the needs of the congrega-
tions, whether rabbis' ser-
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"THE DAY OF THE JACKAL"
mons are too long, the role
of women in the synagogue
service, and an analysis of
whether the prayers in serv-
ices are too repetitious, were
among the problems discuss-
ed by 35 leaders of Con-
servative Jewry at a two-day
conference on "Rite and Rit-
ual — Customs and Cere-
monies," conducted by the
Institute of Jewish Living of
the United Synagogue of
America.
The conference, and its
predecessors, were preludes
to the 60th anniversary con-
vention of the United Syna-
gogue's 833 affiliated congre-
gations that will meet for its
biennial convention at the
Concord H o t e 1, Kiamesha
Lake, N.Y., Nov. 11.15. A
consensus of the views ex-
pressed at the "Rite and
Ritual" conference will be
presented to the full biennial
of the 3,000 delegates, with
a view towards guiding them
in their deliberations and ac-
tions.
It was generally accepted
that the Bar Mitzva had been
"overplayed" in the syna-
gogue; that steps must be
taken to "underplay" it. It
was agreed that too often it
had become the only or prin-
cipal focus of the Shabbat
service, and those congre-
gants who were not a part
By HERBERT G. LUFT
(Copyright 1973, JTA, Inc.)
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. —
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parties to be held should be
dignified and in conformance
with all the accepted tradi-
tions of Jewish observance.
There was wide agreement
that the service ritual must
be more understandable to
more people; that this may
be accomplished by more En-
glish in the service; by great-
er explanation by the rabbi;
by study and dialogues dur-
ing the service; and by ac-
ceptance of the fact that what
was right 60 years ago, when
Conservative Judaism first
evolved, may not be neces-
sary today. There was much
sentiment for a new prayer
book, couched in more mod-
ern terms, very likely with
less formal prayer.
Richard Moline, presideL-,
of the United Synagogue
Youth, said that the specific
interests of the youthful Jews
must not be ignored.
Mrs. Edya Arzt, speaking
on decorum and dress for
those attending services, rec-
ognized that there are chan-
ges in dress that are accepted
today, but that we must con-
tinue to recognize that going
to synagogue basically re-
quires dress other than work-
aday. Speaking for youth,
Moline said that many young
people felt that there was
nothing wrong about pray-
ing in blue jeans.
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of the Bar Mitzva party suf-
fered through its over-em-
phasis.
The most startling sugges-
tion, made by Dr. Morton
Siegel, United Synagogue ex-
ecutive director, was that
the Bar Mitzva age be raised
from 13 to 16 or 17; that the
traditional service at 13 (the
achievement of the age of
puberty for the child) be
noted by a call to the Torah
for a reading.
But the acceptance of the
concept that Bar Mitzva was
an important achievement in
the Jewish educational pro-
cess, and should be recog-
nized as such, was held to
be faulty. It was agreed that
a statement of suggestions of
the conference on Bar Mitz-
va be prepared for submis-
sion for action to the United
Synagogue biennial conven-
tion.
Included in the consen-
sus of thinking was that the
ritual for the 13-year-old be
accepted as a chronological
event after five years of at-
tending religious school; that
Bar Mitzva be granted three
or four years later after com-
pletion of Hebrew religious
high school; that Bar Mitzva
be only a minimal part of
the Shabat service, not its
major aspect; and that any
Dick the Bruiser and Bru-
no Sammartino will chal-
lenge the World's Tag Team
Champions, B a r on Von
Raschke and Big Ernie Ladd
in a no-disqualifications
match 8:30 p.m. Saturday at
Olympia Stadium.
and Canada starting in Octo-
ber.
Daniel Mann, who guided
the motion picture, "Judith,"
with Sophia Loren, in Israel,
nine years ago, is directing
the challenging filrnization of
"Lost in the Stars," the final
work in the series of contem-
porary theater-on-film for
the year of 1973 for the bene-
fit of millions of movie-goers
who never have the chance
to see a "live" stage produc-
tion of quality.
In the meantime, location
photography has started in
Jamaica to set the mood for
the epic picture.
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May Mann, a Mormon who
is a devoted supporter of
Jewish causes, received the
"Humanitarian Award" from
the Ida Mayer Cummings
Auxiliary of the Jewish Home
for the Aged in Los Angeles
at an award luncheon in the
Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
O *
Norman Jewison, producer-
director of the forthcoming
screen musical "Jesus Christ
Superstar," in its entirety
photographed in the Holy
Land, will be honored with
the "Annual achievement
award" of the California-fs-
rael Chamber of Commerce
for his contribution to the
Israeli film industry. Jewi-
son, who is a Methodist, also
directed the multiple-prize
winning screen version of
"Fiddler on the Roof" star-
ring Chaim Topol; earlier
still created the now classi-
cal motion picture, "The Rus-
sians Are Coming - The Rus-
sians Are Corning," thereby
foreshadowing the current
detente with the Soviets.
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picture debut as an actor in
"Shock" as a deaf-mute pup-
peteer who plays with life
and death.
Irwin Yablans, former
Paramount studio executive
and older brother of its pres-
ident Frank Yablans, now
has set up his own produc-
tion company, starting with
two properties to be directed
by Michael Campus, a Jew-
ish boy from New York who
zoomed to fame and fortune
with the money - making
Black picture, "The Mack."
Daniel Clark Heads
Criminal Justice
Advisory Committee
Attorney Daniel M. Clark,
35, was elected chairman of
the Citizen Advisory Com-
mittee to the Detroit-Wayne
County Criminal Justice Sys-
tern Coordinating Council.
Clark, a partner in the law
firm of Clark, Hardy, Lewis
and Fine, is a director of the
Detroit Bar Association and
vice president of the State
Bar of Michigan Representa-
tive Assembly.
The Citizen Advisory C
mittee is composed of les_.-
ers from citizen and civic
organization, business and
professional representatives,
labor and political bodies.
As chairman of this commit-
tee, Clark will also serve on
the coordinating council.
Clark also serves on the
board of directors of the
Jewish Home for Aged, Pro-
fessional Skills Alliance, a
sub-committee of New De-
troit and the Detroit and the
Detroit Area Council of the
Boy Scouts of America. He
resides in Birmingham with
his wife and son.
The second main event will
feature Cowboy Bob Ellis,
defending his World Wrest-
ling Association heavyweight
title against Handsome Jim-
my Valient. A tag team event
will pit Japanese wrestlers
Mitsu Arakawa and The
Great Saki against the color-
ful team of Bull Bullinski and
Pepper Gomez.
Tickets are available at
Marcel Marceau, the famed
Olympia or at all mjor J. L.
Hudson's and Sears stores. French-Jewish pantomimist
I honestly believe it is
Children 14 years old and interviewed by the column a better to know nothing than
under will be admitted for short few weeks ago, will to know what ain't so.—Josh
make his Hollywood motion Billings.
half price.