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Concert Marks 50 Years for
Sholem Aleichem Institute
Friday, May 5, 1918 41
Arts, Crafts Show
The Detroit Postal Em-
ployees will hold an arts and
crafts exhibit Sunday
through May 14 at the gen-
eral mail facility, 1401 W.
Fort, Detroit. The show can
be seen during regular
business hours.
The
SHEL ROTT
ORCHESTRA
Featuring
The Sholem Aleichem In- tute 50th Anniversary and opened a school on Mon-
T.V. & Recording Artist
stitute and the Moishe Haar Moishe Haar Memorial terey in the Dexter
By
Memorial Foundation are Concert.
VICKIE
CA RROLL
neighborhood. The other
- Professl ona/ Entwounmenr
hosting Jewish stage artists
DaSilva has made guest schools had been closed, but
351-0170
Howard DaSilva and appearances on television's classes continued in Yid-
255-1599
Martha Schlamme 8 p.m. "The Loner," and "Man dish, history of the Jews,
Seturday at Temple Beth From U.N.C.L.E.", has Jewish literature and
Call
El. There is no charge for acted in more than 20 films music.
the performance.
and won Academy nomina-
After the school on Mon-
DaSilva and Schlamme tions for "The Lost terey closed, the members
will be guest performers at Weekend" and "Two Years bought the site at 18495
the Sholem Aleichem Insti- Before the Mast."
Wyoming and built a new
DaSilva will present Institute.
"An Evening With
About 1950, a small
Sholem Aleichem." He group of parents, many of
has produced and di- them graduates of the Sho-
rected "The World of men-Aleichem schools, met
Sholem Aleichem" and to discuss the Jewish educa-
"Tevya
and His tion of their children, and
_ peees--inereans–movin–oureoie
SETTINSS--116TANT FAVOUR 1,110TDS
Daughters."
their own place as Jews in
Schlamme will present the community. After a year
her program "Let There Be of studying alternatives,
Love," a selection of songs, they turned to the Institute,
poetry and dramatic ex- which for the first time in its
cerpts. She has toured hun- 25 years of cultural activi-
dreds of cities throughout ties was not operating a
presents
small classes for singles & couples
the world and made numer- school.
ous television appearances.
A new school was or-
preschool to advanced
Morgan Young is the ganized and a new
chairman and coordinator branch of the Institute
of the event.
was formed - Chapter IL
The jubilee concert com- Each chapter had its
memorates a half-century of separate activities.
work by the Sholem
Under the guidance of
Aleichem Institute in the Moishe Haar the school
field of Jewish education, blossomed and flourished.
Social and cultural activi-
With the growth of the
ties.
school, the Chapter H ac-
The Institute grew out of tivities also expanded to in-
reg. sold $85-$150.
a school formed by a group clude several study groups,
of secular Yiddishist and a choral group, a dramatic
Zionist parents.
group, a monthly publica-
The first school was tion and a Yiddish class for
called the Umpartaishe adults, taught by Moishe's
Soviet Jewish Artists hoping for emigration and
Yiddishe Folkshul. Its wife, Molly Haar.
artistic freedom.
teachers were Moishe
In 1957, the members
Haar, Chaim Pomerantz gathered to break ground
reg. sold $35. - $50.
and B. Fine. The school for a new building at 19350
was housed on Kenil- Greenfield Rd.
worth near Oakland Ave.
With the death of Moishe
of
In the backyard was a Haar in 1966, a memorial
Documentary Photo — Mural Reproductions as
brick structure, built by fund was created to bring
well as some of their original works recently
the members, called the Jewish writers; artists and
smuggled out of the USSR
Kinderteatre. It was used personalities to Detroit.
by the pupils, faculty and
In 1963, the Sholem
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Show and Sale was inau-
In 1927, Shloime Ber- gurated.
next to Dunkin' Donuts
Sat., May 13-9:45 P.M.
covich arrived from New
In the early 1970s, the In-
York to become the princi- stitue sold the building on
Daily to 6, Thurs. to 8 SUNDAY 11 to 4
pal, teacher and leader of Greenfield and moved to its
the organization. Due to his present quarters in the
influence the name was Labor Zionist Institute.
changed to Sholem
Soviet Jewish Artist
Aleichem Institute.
City of Hope Unit
ALEK RAPOPORT — (one of the "hvelve .")
Bercovich followed the
precepts of John Dewey in to Gather Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Group, City
education: the classes were
turned into clubs with of Hope, will meet 8 p.m.
in the
names chosen by the pupils. Sunday at the Hunter's
Morris Adler Hall of Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Members of the Institute Ridge Apts. club house,
27375
Bell
Road, Southfield
raised funds, collected tui- Farmington Hills, hosted by
tion, invited writers, lectur- Mr. and Mrs. Irving (Sarah)
ers and prominent Jewish Pitt and Mr. and Mrs. Nate
Exhibit Hours
personalities to Detroit. The (Irene) Light. A social hour
Sun., May 14 - 10 A.M.-5 P.M., 7 P.M.-11 P.M.
FULL TIME
Women's Division took an will follow the meeting.
Mon. & Tues., May 15 8 16— 1-6 P.M., 7-10 P.M.
active-rule in the running of
Arrangements for the
PROTECTION FROM
(Original works, prints and catalogues on sale)
the Institute and in forming 13th annual games night at
Admission Gratis (See Accompanying Story)
• Burglary
a Reading Circle study the Raleigh House May 25
Public Is Invited
• Vandalism
group, which still exists.
will be finalized.
• Fire
By 1928, the school had
41‘
• Personal Attack
expanded its activities to
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Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
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The Detroit Committee
for Soviet Jewry
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