THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 24 Friday, April 18, 1980 Marshall Brickman: Woody Allen's Former Film Collaborator Goes Solo on 'Simon' Let the professionals save you time and money on your next new car purchase! By HERBERT LUFT (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) ALAN ARKIN portrays the title role of a lovable but rather naive college profes- sor named "Simon" who has been experimenting with outrageous schemes when picked up by four smarties from a governmental "think-tank," brainwashed and forced to believe that he is an alien of a species from outer space. A miserable failure be- fore in his life's studies, and in his relations with people, especially with young NOW ORDERING ALL 1980 CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS 1979's still available from stock ,c.‘ p.,\_. NEW CAR Puio PROFESS° BROKER CHASES (Up to 23% discount on new cars.) 968-2360 25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 139 • Oak Pork, Michigan 48237 N This Mother's Day, give the gift of enduring elegance. Seiko Quartz. Widentarn Creative Jewelers ,Southfield in the Franklin Plaza (Northwestern at 12 Mile Road) • 356-2525 Daily 10-6 Thurs. 10-8 women, Simon now uses his newly found- notoriety as a spring board from which to make on television, radio, and in person lofty pro- nouncements on the qual- ity, or rather the lack of it, in modern-day America and throughout the world. Writer-director Marshall Brickman, says that "Si- mon" is "a contemporary sc- reen comedy with bleak overtones about outer space, inner space, and why nothing works. And I don't mean just the toaster!" "Simon" represents Brickman's first directional effort, following his screenplay collaboration With Woody Allen on "Sleeper" and "Annie Hall," for which he and Allen were honored with Oscars. He was also Allen's co-author on the successful picture "Manhattan." The current work, an Orion production for Warner Bros. release, is Brickman's first solo screenplay credit, based on an original story he wrote with Thomas Baum. SIDNEY FURIE has been released as director of "The Jazz Singer," now before the cameras at the Goldwyn Studios in Hollywood, after completing exteriors in New York. Producer Jerry Leider states, "We could not come to an agreement on certain concepts for the second half of the film and have decided to amicably terminate our relationship on this particu- lar project." The picture, a modern variation of the Al Jolson talkie of half a century ago, stars Neil Diamond in the title role, with Sir Laurence Olivier as the cantor-father; Lucie Arnaz and Catlin Adams. It is an EMI release worldwide except for the U.S. and Canada where the film is being distributed by AFD, with a soundtrack album by Capitol Reocrds. YOUNG WOMEN OF JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Proudly Present Their eth ANNUAL AUCTION . Sendai, April 27, 1980 at 7:00 P.M. TEMPLE EMANU-EL, 14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park GUEST AUCTIONEERS MARILYN TURNER JOHN KELLY and of CHANNEL 7'S "KELLY AND COMPANY" with JOEL MORSE and HANLEY GURWIN WINE AND CHEESE PREVIEW 7:00 P.M. DONATION $2.50 AT THE DOOR BIDDING STARTS AT 8:00 P.M. DOOR PRIZES AND MUCH MORE For further information call JNF office 557-6644 Diamond has written a series of new songs, includ- ing Hebrew and Yiddish chants. CHARLES HIGHAM, the author of a controversial biography of Errol Flynn, tells this column that the enigmatic physician who became Flynn's nemesis and inspired the star's al- leged Nazi activities is Dr. Herman Erben, who sur- vived the war years and now lives in Vienna while his former wife is here to volun- teer details to the author of the forthcoming book to be published this month by Doubleday. THE WEST GERMAN epic, "The Tin Drum," is one of the strongest indictments of Nazi insanity to hit the screen. Based on the best- selling novel by Guenter Grass and directed by Vol- ker Schloendorff, the pic- ture pulls no punches in its approach to the past. May 23 Deadline for Israel Olympic Boycott Decision TEL AVIV (JTA) — Is- rael has until May 23 to de- cide whether or not to boycott the Olympic Games in Moscow this summer. The decision will have political ramifications and could possibly affect Israel's future participation in in- ternational sports events; according to Yitzhak Ofek, chairman of the Israel Olympic Committee. The decision by the American Olympic Com- mittee to stay out of the games at President Carter's behest because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is bound to be a factor in the Israeli decision. Ofek noted that Israel will have to take into con- sideration the U.S. atti- tude and that of the West European countries. On the other hand, he said, Israel has fought con- sistently against attempts to inject politics into sports'. It would be difficult, there- fore, for it to explain a boycott of the Olympics. A boycott may also endanger Israel's precari- ous position in the sports world which has come in- creasingly under the grip of politicians, he noted. Many attempts have been made by the Arab countries and some of their Third World and Communist al- lies to keep Israel out of in- ternational events. Israel must also take into consideration the fact that the presence of Israeli athletes in Mos- cow would bd of great importance to Soviet Jews and could encour- age aliya, Ofek said. Israel Prime Minister Menahem Begin said that as far as he is concerned, Is- rael should not participate in the Moscow events. Communal Birthday Wishes to Dora Aronsson on90th Mrs. Maurice (Dora) Aronsson, whose reputation for orderliness and dressing impeccably is known community-wide, cele- brated her 90th birthday this past week. Nee Dora Abramsohn, Mrs. Aronsson was the daughter of an old Detroit Jewish family. She married Mr. Aronsson, founder of the Aronsson Printing Co., 59 years ago. He died in 1976. Her son, Herbert, who recently retired as president of the Jewish Home for Aged, now is chairman of the board of the family business. Mrs. Aronsson is the mother of Margie Shell of Bloomfield Hills and the late Lois Kottler. She has eight grandchildren. According to her son, Mrs. Aronsson was de- voted to her family. In addition, she takes an avid interest in current events and reads two newspapers daily. She is a member of Franklin Hills Country Club, the Standard Club and Cong. Shaarey Zedek. She also holds life member- ship in Hadassah. Her hus- band also was active in communal concerns. Mrs. Aronsson's birthday Tuesday was the occasion for a double celebration, MRS. ARONSSON since her son, Herbert, celebrates his birthday on the same day. Marriages Varda (Barbara) Meyers and Dov Epstein were married recently. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. George M. Meyers of Pittsburgh, Pa., formerly of Oak Park. Parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Epstein of Skokie, Ill. The new Mrs. Epstein and her husband are residing in Jerusalem. Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity than straightforward and simple integrity in another.