THE DETROIT. JEWISH NEWS Rubin s tein Piano Competition Ineorporates:Work-._ofsraeJi• By MARGUERITE K. binstein were special high- lights in Israel's music life! He came almost every year to a "Rubinstein festival" CHAJES For decadeS the concert appearances of Arthur -1111 „loth - gni WetiSewoo Sit down — have a cup of coffee and .. . "Call-A-Maid" 557-2008 . . . and let someone else do the work — Transportation Included — • Trained • Bonded • Insured sponsored by Israeli Phil- harmonic Orchestra. A year ago, the 89-year- old master played the first piano concerto by Brahms with the IPO under Zubin Mehta with youthful elan and the necessary physical strength. At that time he re- ceived the title Doctor Hon- oris Causa from the Weiz- mann Institute. Last April Rubinstein came again to Israel to head a jury of 14 piano vir- tuosos and teachers from 10 countries, who took part in a piano competition. Years ago it was sugges- ted to him to create a com- petition in his name; he first refused, but later he agreed with one stipulation: "we don't need pianists, but artists!" "The Arthur Ru- binstein International Piano Master Competition" was created. Most of the com- petitors have won at other competitions or were at least recommended by world renowned authorities. For the competition in April, 38 candidates from 19 Give Your Child A Chance to Learn About HIS HERITAGE HIS CULTURE HIS HISTORY HIS RELIGION ENRICH HIS FUTURE AND ENROLL HIM TODAY IN United Abrew ScLoA FALL SEMESTER BEGINS SEPTEMBER 7,1977 The Community-Wide Je,wish Education System for Nursery School through College -- Certified Teachers -- Bar and Bat Mitzvah prepara- tion -- Special Class for Deaf Children -- Complete Library -- Audio Visual Department CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Beth Achim-UHS B'nai Moshe-UHS 14390 W. Ten Mile Rd. Oak Park, Michigan L1 8-4747 21100 W. 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This composition called "Hyper- bole" was printed and sent out to each candidate three months prior to the com- petition. It was heard by the jury 21 times! Barn in Tel Aviv in 1947, Ms. Ran gave concerts at age 11, at 16 she played her own "Capriccio" with the New- York Philharmonic Or- chestra under Leonard BernStein. Yehuda Cohen of Israel, who writes for the presti- gious "Frankfurter Allge- meine Zeitung" attended the competition and dis-. cussed the prospective prize winners, with Ms. Rana They agreed that the German pianist Gerhard Op- pitz, would be the best choice for the first prize! Craig Sheppard of the U.S. was also outstanding, but came in eighth place. Rubinstein gave two of his own awards to pianists, who excelled in a special performance of a single work. Sheppard got one of these prizes; the other went to Yitkin Seow of Sing- apore. For the third and final round the competition moved to the Frederick Mann auditorium, where the three candidates played with the IPO under Eliahu Inbal. Oppitz won the first prize; Diana Kacso of Bra- zil the second and Etsuko Terada. of Japan received the third one. At the final concert in Je- ' rusalem, which the presi- dent of the state of Israel and Golda Meir as presi- dent of the honorary com- mittee attended, Rubinstein presented the awards and praised the recipients. -After- wards Teddy Kollek, the mayor of Jerusalem, pre- sented a scroll to Rubins- tein, that named him "an honorary citizen of Jerusa- lem." Jewish Congress Elects Officers NEW YORK — At a meet- ing of the plenary council of the American Section of the World Jewish Congress, held May 11 in New York, the following officers were elected: Rose L. Halprin, Rabbi Joseph Karasick, Dr. Joa- chim Prinz, past chairmen; Jacques Torczyner, immedi- ate past chairman; Jacob Katzman, chairman. Also, Samuel L. Brenng- lass,. Rabbi Ira Eisenstein, Bernard Harkavy, Judge Jo- seph Lerner, Norma Levitt, Herman Z. Quittman, Rabbi Arthur Schneider, vice chairmen; Will Mas- low. ' chairman, executive committee; Beatrice Fel-, dman, secretary; Earl Morse. Rabbi Zvi Zakheim, co-treasurers. Pavis,Reoeives• JERUSALEM—Prof. Mosjie Davis, Stephen S. Wise Professor in American Jewish History and In- stitutions at the Hebrew University, was selected as the recipient of the Lee Max Friedman Award of Fridly, May 20, 1977 HittOri Awrd the American Jewish Histor- ical Society. He received •the award marking his con- tribution to the field of , American Jewish history at ;the society's annual -meet- ing in Albany, New York. THE WELL•DRESSED MAN - IS BACK IN FASHION! AND IS WEARING THE NEWEST "GG6SUITS FROM o s cone • 1 ORCHARD MA LL oad Orchard Lake Rd. at Maple north of Maple R 851-9080 OM of West Bloomfield MON. TUE WED. SAT. 10 to 6 p.m. TRIMS FRI. 10 to 9 p. m. 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