24 Friday, January 18, 1980 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS • Masada Epic RCreatd for Television From Israel Digest JERUSALEM — Deep in the Judean Desert, two mountains away from Masada, Herod's famous desert fortress, ABC Televi- sion and Universal Studios have recreated the life and times of the famous moun- taintop as it must have looked more than 1,900 years ago. The sets were constructed with amazing attention to detail. The "Hollywood Masada" and the Roman siege camp were constructed after months of research and con- sultation with Deputy Pre- mier Yigael Yadin, ex- cavator and restorer of the site. Both the zealot moun- taintop village and Roman camp look surprisingly real. Both sets were made from local materials, including wood and styrofoam, by a U.S. construction crew and local contractors. Tenor Misha Alexan- drovich will perform in con- cert 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Cong. Beth Abraham Hillel Moses, sponsored by the men's club. A native of Russia, Alexandrovich received its Lecture Series Begins at Beth El Temple Beth El will in- augurate its "Focus '80" series at Shabat services 8:30 p.m. today. in the tem- ple. Mrs. Arthur R. Bloom is chairman. At tonight's services, Dr. Gerald L. Levin, director of The Orchards Children's Services, will speak on "1980 — The Year of the Family — The New Jewish Diaspora." Rabbi Richard C. Hertz will be the moderator. In little more than two months, the battlements, western and northern SY WARSHAWSKY, CLU Two Roman catapults are shown in position on the Israel movie set in front of a wood and styrofoam Masada. The ABC-Universal film epic is expected to be televised later this year in four 2-hour segments. Are You Overpaying for Home Owners Insurance? 6668 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD 626-2652 WEST BLOOMFIELD EP 41 • 4,4 • 40 41 4D 41 41 41 ID 111 41 111•ID II 4, 6 4011 S ON • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • THE ONE AND ONLY 1111111111 ,. . 1 [111 11 0 1•DO 11• 111161111111li111161111 1111111111116=1• . 401, 1 11 11 11 1 11 11 1 11 11 1 1111 111 11 1 1111 1iiim u l iV ,11 1111 1 1 11 11 1 : 1 1 1 1 1 1 111r i l palaces, storerooms, tanneries, vegetable gar- dens, animal stockade, living quarters, and synagogue were "con- structed." Twenty Israeli Army engineers welded 110 tons of steel into a new siege ramp, strong enough to support a specially-built gargantuan Roman siege tower weighing 14 tons. What the Israeli Army ac- complished in two weeks took the Roman army and thousands of slaves two • BUY NOW • • • AND SAVE • • • SEIKO 1980 MODEL • • BIG DISCOUNTS 40% • OSCAR BRAUN'S • • years to build. The script is based on Er- nest Gann's "The An- tagonists" and on Roman historian Josephus Flavius's account of the zealots' resistance and eventual mass suicide. The cast includes Peter O'Toole playing the Roman commander and Peter Strauss playing the zealot leader Eliezer Ben-Yair. This ABC-Universal $20 million coproduction is one of the largest movies ever filmed in Israel. Kiryat Arba Settlement Expanded, Housing Added JERUSALEM (JTA) — Work began last week, under the protection of Is- raeli army guards, to ex- pand the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba near Heb- ron. The work, that of build- ing additional housing, con- tinued undisturbed despite a protest demonstration by a group of Arabs claiming ownership of the land known as Harsina Hill. At the same time, it was learned that work has been completed on the recon- struction of the Hadassah building in Hebron — which still houses a group of Gush Sony Trinitron with remote control, of course. This • Emunim women despite a government order for their KV-1943R, a 19" (diagonally measured) color TV, • comes with the brand new Express Commander • evacuation. Meanwhile, unrest con- • remote control. • tinued on the West Bank • • over the decision by the •• • • government to purchase the • • Arab-owned East Jerusalem Electric Corp. • TELEPHONE SMITH-CORONA • The decision to purchase the QUARTZ WATCHES • • ANSWERING ELECTRIC • utility firm was made be- • OFF MACHINES TYPEWRITERS • cause the company has been • Sugg ist • unable to serve its custom- • • ers adequately. • In a related develop- • ment, the Ministerial Set- • GOLD CHAINS — EUREKA YAC's — KITCHEN AID • tlement Committee de- • cided, over the objections of Deputy Premier Yigael Yadin, to begin work on a • 34015 W. 12 NIKE, BERKLEY, MICH. • new settlement in the • B Blocks E. of Gr•saflold Cams • • Samaria district of the Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • • West Bank to be called • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Levona. • • • • • • • Russian Jewish Tenor Due in BAHM Men's Concert At the same time, pro- gress was reported on the construction of Djebil Kebir, the new site for the Gush Emunim settlers who must evacuate Elon Moreh soon in compliance with or- ders by the Supreme Court. Anatoly's Sabbath The Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan De- troit has reminded area congregations of Anatoly Shcharansky's 32nd birth- day on Sunday. In a letter to all community rabbis, Committee on Interna- tional Concerns Chairman Prof. Richard Strichartz urged the Detroit Jewish community to "not forget Shcharansky, and the USSR's continuing abuse of his human rights." Strichartz asked the community to demonstrate its solidarity with Shcharansky by making appropriate mention of him on the Sabbath through sermons, discussions or other programming, or to write letters of concern over Shcharansky's continuing imprisonment and reported failing health to Ambas- sador Anatoly Dobrynin. Embassy of the USSR, 1125 16th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. MISHA ALE XANDROVI C H Stalin Medal and sold mil- lions of records. He began his career at age 9 and by age 19 he was the chief cantor of Manches- ter, England. 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