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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, November 5, 1982 45

Yiddish Theater to Highlight Book Fair's Final Weekend

Traditionally, the second
Saturday night of Book Fair
is English-Yiddish Theater
Night, and this year the
tradition will be continued
with "The Golden Land" at
8 p.m. Nov. 20 at the main
Jewish Community Center.
"The Golden Land" ex-
periences the trials of the
immigrant generation
through Yiddish song and a
contemporary theatrical
ensemble of American born
and trained performers.
The cast includes Phyllis
Berk, popular interpreter of
Yiddish song; Avi Hoffman,
who has continuously per-
formed in professional thea-
ter since the age of 10. He is
now 24. Eleanor Reissa has
delighted audiences in both
Yiddish and English, and is
featured in many TV com-
mercials. Moishe Rosenfeld
began his professional
career under the direction of
Ida Kaminska and has ap-
peared in 25 plays in both
Yiddish and English. Zal-
men Mlotek is presently
associate conductor of the
Norwalk Symphony as well
as the conductor of the
Workmen's Circle Chorus
in New York.
There is an admission
charge for"the perform-
ance, which is co-
sponsored by the Work-
men's Circle, Sholem
Aleichem Institute, New
Jewish Agenda and the
Yiddish Committee of the
Jewish Community Cen-
ter.
Aranka Siegal, whose
book "Upon the Head of the
Goat: A Childhood in Hun-
gary 1939-1944" is the win-
ner of the 1981 Janusz
Korczak Literary Competi-
tion for the best published
book for young readers, will
be the Book Fair speaker
10:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the
Center. Her talk will be
entitled "Our Cultural
Heritage Under Duress,"
and her appearance will be
co-sponsored by Jewish
Parents Institute and the
Jewish Historical Society of
Michigan.
"Upon the Head of the
Goat" begins in 1939, when
nine-year-old Pin (Aranka
Siegal is the Piri in the

members appearing in the
Chaim Potok will ap-
performance are: Mandy pear at a reception and
Barnett, Julie Bischof, Sara autograph session at
Blum, Lisa Galperin, Book Fair 3-5 p.m. Nov.
Daniella Har Paz, Rebecca 21.
Jasgur, Lisa Leebove, Jac-
The reception is open to
quie Pulver, Cindy Schlus- the public without charge,
sel, Alissa Steiner, Jennifer and Potok's appearance will
Wasserman, Renee Wrubel conclude Book Fair.
and Lisa Zager.
He will autograph his
The speaker at 3 p.m. book, "Book of Lights," as
Nov. 21 was scheduled to be well as many of his other
Israeli novelist Amos Ke- books which will be on sale
nan, who is also a columnist throughout the week of
for the newspaper Yediot Book Fair.
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Ahronot. Kenan had to can-
ARANKA SIEGAL YAFFA ELIACH ZVI GITELMAN
CHAIM POTOK
cel his appearance because
For information on any
- story) traveled from Hun- the first anthology of wise, wise rebbitzen decide _ of a European commitment. Book Fair event, call the
gary to visit her Hasidic stories about the what to do with a very
(See revealing com- Jewish Community Center
grandmother's farm in the Holocaust. It is also the first troublesome guest.
ment on Kenan in Purely Cultural Arts Department,
Ukranian countryside and in which women play a
661-1000, ext. 250.
Ms. Berg, assisted by Commentary, Page 2.)
was trapped there by the large role.
Jennifer Newman, has
outbreak of the war.
AL HARRISON
At 2 p.m. Nov. 21, the put together a program
When Pin did return to
filled with surprises and
Luggage Outlet
Book
Fair
speaker
will
be
her family in Beregszasz,
set to the music of Mous-
Zvi
Gitelman.
His
new
book
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she began to feel Hitler's
sorgsky's "Pictures at an
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tion
of
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and
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had been so much a part of
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her previous city life were Immigrants)." His appear-
taken away. Yet, despite ance will be co-sponsored by
the lack of food, the brutal American Friends and
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treatment of Jews, and their Haifa University, Aliya
Council
and
the
Detroit
forced move into a ghetto,
her family held together. It Zionist Federation. His
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was her mother's spirit that topic will be: "Soviet-Jewish
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kept them together until Immigration — Is This the
the final moment when they End of the Road?"
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Gitelman, a leading
boarded trains for a "work
Daily: 10-6
CUSTOM DESIGNING ON REQUEST.
Slavic scholar, is the di-
camp" called Auschwitz.
EXPERT ALTERATIONS OF ALL KINDS.
Thurs. & Fri. til 8
rector
of
the
Center
of
At 1 p.m. Nov. 21, Yaffa
3307 Orchard Lake Rd.
Owner Designers
Eliach, author of Russian and East Euro-
Just past Commerce Rd. near A&P
pean
Studies
at
the
Uni-
Priscilla & Lavon
"Hasidic Tales of the
West Bloomfield
(40 years experience)
Holocaust," will be the versity of Michigan. He is
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Book Fair speaker. Her the author of three books,
appearance will be co- a number of monographs
sponsored by Children of and dozens of articles on
Holocaust Survivors in a wide variety of Jewish,
Michigan and Shaarit Soviet and East Euro-
Haplaytah . — Survivors pean political subjects.
The Young Dancers
of 1945.
Ms. Eliach is professor of Company and Camp Maas
history and literature in the Dance Village dancers will
Department of Judaic present "Deborah the Dyb-
Studies at Brooklyn Col- buk" 2 p.m. Nov. 21 in the
lege. She is also director of Aaron DeRoy Theater.
the Center for Holocaust There is a charge. Reserva-
Studies, and served on tions are recommended.
The darice-drama was
President Carter's
Holocaust Commission. A adapted from the popular
poet and playwright, and Marilyn Hirsch story by
herself a Holocaust sur- Harriet Berg, director of the
vivor, she lectures fre- company.
The characters will in-
quently to general audi-
ences and appears often on clude Hannah and Deborah,
two young girls with very
radio and television.
Based on interviews and opposite personalities who
oral histories, her book is a lived in a small village in
collection of 89 stories and Eastern Europe, birds who
talk and spirits from an-
other world who help the
women of the village, and a

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Fresh Air Society Schedules
Youth, Family Winter Events

A variety of winter activi-
ties will be sponsored by the
Fresh Air Society, an-
nounces FAS President
Allan Nachman.
A rollerskating reunion
for all campers, staff and
their families will be held 1
p.m. Nov. 25 at Bonaven-
ture roller rink.
Camp Kennedy Winter
Week for students in grades
10-12 is scheduled Dec.
24-31. The week-long pro-
gram in the Upper Penin-
sula will include an over-
night cross-country skiing
trip to Lake Superior.
A Winter Week event
for youth in grades
three-five and an ad-
vanced Winter Week
program for youth in
grades six-eight is
planned Dec. 26-28 at

Camp Maas. Toboggan-
ing, ice-skating, ice-
fishing, crafts, cross
country skiing, cookout
and a hayride are among
the scheduled activities.
A New Year's Family
Weekend for families with
children up to and including
age 17 will take place Dec.
30-Jan. 2 at the Butzel Con-
ference Center, Ortonville.
For application and in-
formation, call the Fresh
Air Society, 661-0600.

`Aging' Program

The Farmington Com-
munity Library will present
"Alternative Living Styles
for the Aged" 7:30 p.m.
Monday at the library,
32737 W. 12 Mile Rd. The
program is free of charge.

Bazaar Benefits
Secular School

Workmen's
Circle
Schools will hold their an-
nual holiday bazaar noon
Sunday at the Workmen's
Circle Center, 26341
Coolidge, Oak Park.
The bazaar is the annual
fund-raising project to bene-
fit the Workmen's Circle
Schools. Items to be sold are:
handicrafts, plants, toys,
books, jewelry, baked goods,
"white elephants" and
more. Buffet luncheon will
be served. There is a nomi-
nal charge for lunch.
Children will be admitted
free. Admission for adults is
nominal.
For further information,
call the Workmen's Circle
Center, 545-0985, 9 a.m.-3
p.m. daily.

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