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May 7, 1976 43

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Yiddish Theater Recreated
n Coming LZA Production

Yiddish Theater Ensemble will join the Labor
Alliance for a performance of an original musical
cok , Sholem Aleichem, Columbus," 8 p.m. May 22
and 23 at Oak Park High School. Participants from the
ensemble, include from left, seated: Shifra Lerer, Raizl
Bozyk and Susan Goldberg, and, from left, standing:
andy Levitt, Hershel Rosen, Zalmen Mlotek, Karol La-
towicz, Isaac Dogim and David Kary.

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The Labor Zionist Alli-
nce and the Yiddish Thea-
ter Ensemble will sponsor
an original musical comedy,
"Sholem Aleichem, Colum-
us," celebrating 100 years
Yiddish theater, to be
rformed 8 p.m. May 22
d 23 at the Oak Park High
hool.
e play, written by Isaac
m, is derived from the
rks of the noted Jewish
ter, Sholem Aleichem,
includes music written
cifically for this produc-
t by Zalman Mlotek.

°he cast includes actors
1 actresses who have
iblished their creden-
is on the stages of Eu-

rope, South America, Is-
rael and the United States.
Raizl Bozyk was a member
of Ida Kaminska's Yiddish
Repertory Theater. Karol
Latowicz began his career
with the film "Motele"
with Mollie Picon. After
World War II, he became a
leading actor in the Yid-
dish Government Theater
of Poland. Shifra Lerer
and Hershel Rosen have
starred in Yiddish produc-
tions throughout the
world.
Tickets are available at
Dexter-Davison Market,
Borenstein's Book Store, the
Labor Zionist Alliance
(851-1610) and by calling N.
P. Rossen, 546-4399. .

Bnai Brith Rededicates
Religious Liberty Statue

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PHILADELPHIA — One
hundred years ago Bnai
Brith celebrated America's
centennial with a gift to the
American People — a- S,ta-
die of Religious Liberty that
stands in Philadelphia's
Fairmount Park.
Leaders of the nation's
oldest Jewish organization,
now in its 133rd year, soon
will return to the site for a
rededication ceremony, one
of a year-long series of Bnai
Brith Bicentennial observ-
ances.
The -public event, sched-
uled for May 16, highlights
the semi-annual meeting of
Bnai Brith's administrative
-ornmittee which convenes-
in Philadelphia that week-
end.
historic statue,
scuk,ved by the celebrated
\_Moses Ezekiel in the neo-
"classic style of that era,
__depicts religious liberty in
nth 'trni of a stately
W6,,. An extending a pro-
tective hand over a young
boy symbolizing religious
devotion. Her left hand
/- " holds a scroll of the Con-
stitution and at her foot an
_eagle, emblematic of free-
dom, has slain a serpent
1 representing intolerance.
The eight-foot figure
) stands on a 12-foot en-
graved pedestal.
,—, Ezekiel, 32 at the time,
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was an active member of
\---Bnai Brith and 6. kinsman of
its third president. A gradu-
ate of the Virginia Military

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Institute — he fought with
the Confederates as a drum-
rner boy under Jeb Stuart —
he later studied at Berlin's
Royal Art Academy. His
prize-winning works ulti-
mately won him knighthood
honors from the emperor of
Germany and the king of
Italy.

Open House Due
at Nursery School

The Adat Shalom Nur-
sery School will host an
open house 2:30-4:30 p.m.
May 16 at both its nursery
schools.
Children registered for
September, 1976 and their
parents will have the oppor-
tunity to become acquainted
with the facilities and meet
the nursery school staff.
Persons interested in the
school program are invited.
Refreshments will be
served.
For information, call the-
nursery school office
851-5100, ext. 30.

Tax

Burden

JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Every man, woman, and
child in Israel will be paying
an average of IL 15,000
($2,000) in- taxes this year,
according to the director of
the Tax Division. of the Fi-
nance Ministry. The Israelis
today are the most highly
taxed people in the world.
Yet, the tax revenues cover
only 52 percent of the na-
tional budget.

Detroit Oleh Harold Kempner, Aided New aim, Minorities

Harold (Haim) Kempner,
a Detroit oleh active in help-
ing U.S. and Canadian olim
settle in Israel, died last
week in Israel after a brief
illness.
Mr. Kempner, who made
aliya in 1974, was recently
honored at his home in Re-
hovot for his assistance to
new olim. He had written
articles from Israel for The
Jewish News.
In 1973, prior to his de-
parture for Israel, Mr.
Kempner, former adminis-
trator of the Small Business
Development Center, was
honored by friends and col-
leagues, among them De-
troit city officials. He was
cited for his contribution to
equal economic oppoituni-
ties for Detroit's minorities
and service in the promotion
and interests of the minor-
ity business community.

A special tribute from
the state of Michigan cited
the nationwide acclaim for
Mr. Kempner's program of
management training that
resulted in more than 4,000
small businessmen and
entrepreneurs in the De-
troit area completing
10-week management
courses.
During World War II, Mr.
Kempner served overseas
and edited a publication for
Jewish servicemen in New
Guinea — The Island
Glicken. He later edited a
military government publi-
cation in Berlin and was
public relations director for
the American Joint Distri-
bution Committee in Ger-
many.

In 1948, Mr. Kempner
was field director for the In-
ternational Refugee Organi-

HAROLD KEMPNER

zation in Bavaria and
headed the DP camps of
Feldafing and Neu Freiman,
later utilized as a collection
point for the Aliya Bet
movement. During 1948-49,
he covered the "Exodus"
story for AJDC and the

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Births

Histadrut Campaign Challenges
May 3 — To Mr. and Mrs.
News Item on Israel Support
Bennett Fienman (Rosanne

Morris Lieberman, cam-
paign chairman of the Israel
Histadrut Campaign of
Metropolitan Detroit, has
presented figures to The
Jewish News from the Na-
tional Committee for Labor
Israel — Israel Histadrut
Campaign in an effort to
rebut a recent news report
that only half the funds col-
lected by the campaign
reach Israel.
The news item, which
appeared in the Jewish
News on April 2 (page 51),
was prepared by_the Zionist
Information News Service
of the Zionist Organization
of America. It quoted an
internal Histadrut report in
Israel, ". . . that of $10 mil-
lion which were raised in
the United States in the
years 1970/71 through
1972/73, only $4.8 million
were transferred to Israel."
The materials submitted
rebutting the charges are
based on the 1974/75 year.
They show thatin that year
$1.4 million was allocated to
the Histadrut Assistance
Fund in Israel, $554,311 was
used to repay previous loans
given to the fund in time of
emergency, $206,555 was
allocated to the American
Trade Union Council for
Histadrut, and $95,000 to
the American Histadrut
Cultural Exchange Insti-
tute.

Psychologist Due'
at Shaarey Zedek

Dr. George Barahal will
speak on "Raising Mentally
Healthy Children" 8:30 p.m.
Thursday at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek.
Dr. Barahal is an educa-
tional and clinical psycholo-
gist who has served on the
staff of Wayne State Uni-
versity. The meeting is
sponsored by the Shaarey
Zedek Beth Hayeled Nur-
sery School and kindergar-
ten. The public is invited,
and refreshments will be
served.
The Beth Hayeled is ac-
cepting applications for fall
enrollment for children age
3-5. For information, call
Mrs. Rosaline Gilson,
357-5544.

The report also said that
there was $4.6 million in
deferred income during
the 1974/75 year, of which
$1.6 million was sent to
Israel.
It also noted, "The admin-
istrative and fund-raising
expenses were $868,934, rep-
resenting on a cash basis an
expense ratio of 23.6 per-
cent. However, including
the deferred income ob-
tained by the foundation
during fiscal 1974/5, the
expense ratio was 16.6 per-
cent."

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Dysautonomia Unit
Plans Open Forum

The Michigan Chapter of
the Dysautonorrria Founda-
tion Inc. will present a film
and discussion program on
"Familial Dysautonomia," 8
p.m. Thursday in Cong.
Beth Abraham-Hillel's Nus-
baum Hall.
Dr. Ralph Cash, chairman
of Sinai Hospital of De-
troit's department of pedia-
trics and associate professor
of pediatrics at Wayne State
University's medical school,
will be guest speaker. Dr.
Cash also is associated with
the national medical advi-
sory board of the founda-
tion.
Refreshments will be
served. Admission is free,
and the public is invited.

Pianin), 28228 Brookhill,
Farmington Hills, a daugh-
ter, Jamie Renee.
* * *
April 29 — To Dr. and
Mrs. Robert Schor (former
Detroiter Debbie Mendel-
son), of San Rafael, Calif., a
son, Adam Mathew.
* * *
April 29 — To Mr. and
Mrs. David Colton (Franey
Fisher), 5042 Lake Bluff,
West Bloomfield, a daugh-
ter, Kimberly Beth.
* * *
April 27 — To former
Detroiters, Mr. and Mrs.
Steven Hoptman of Santa
Cruz, Calif., 'a daughter,
Arin Sunshine.
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April 24 — To Mr. and
Mrs. Irving Smokier (Carol
Shalita) of Ann Arbor, a
son, Mathew Jordon.
* * *
April 22 — To Mr. and
Mrs. Arni Zalesin (Paula
Cohen), 30625 Pierce, South-
field, a daughter, Halli
Beth.
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April 15 — To Dr. and
Mrs. Charles M. Schumer
(Lynnda Tomarin), 38112
Lordestown Dr., Sterling
Heights, a son, Joseph Todd.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
and stayed in Israel to
gather material for AJDC
and UJA. He settled in De-
troit in 1950, and after two
years with the Allied Jewish
Campaign entered the real
estate business.
In 1965 Mr. Kempner
went to work for the anti-
poverty program as coordi-
nator for research and fi-
nance for SBDC and headed
that agency the past five
years.
Mr. Kempner was ex-
pected back in the U.S.
this month to attend the
graduation of his daugh-
ter, Aviva, from Antioch
Law School in Washing-
ton, and the graduation of
his son, Jonathan, from
Stanford University Law
School in June.
Besides his children, Mr.
Kempner is survived by two
brothers, Leonard Pokemp-
ner of Baltimore and Irving
Pokempner of Detroit; and a
sister, Mrs. Zvi (Ziporah)
Kabtzan of Moshav Kfar
Bilu, near Rehovot. Inter-
ment Israel.

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