▪ THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Candidates Barely Discuss Israel, Mideast at Debate added, "Saudi Arabia is our ally too and so is Kuwait and so is Egypt. And strategic alliances with Israel cannot pro- tect America or Israel." But Sen. Alan Cranston of California said, "I don't think you can have an even-handed policy with nations that resort to vio- lence and terrorism, with The issue was brought up nations that are in a holy at the end of the first 90- war with Israel and refuse minute segment which was to accept the right of Israel largely devoted to nuclear to exist in the Middle East." weapons and the defense He added "If the Arab na- budget. The second 90 min- tions drop the holy war con- utes in which Phil Donahue cept against them (Israel), moderated questions from then I think we can work the audience at the New things out." Hampshire school was Former Vice President mainly devoted to domestic Walter Mondale said he has issues. long advocated a "strong and new close strategic Ted Koppel, who asked cooperation between the questions during the first 90 United States and Israel." minutes, brought up the On Lebanon, Mondale Mideast with a brief ques- and Sens. Gary Hart of tion about Lebanon and the Colorado and Ernest Hol- new strategic relationship lings of South Carolina between the U.S. and Israel. urged the withdrawal of the The Rev. Jesse Jackson re- Marines from Lebanon. But peated his contention that Sen. John Glenn of Ohio the U.S. cannot seem to be said the Marines should not an ally of Israel alone in the be withdrawn until they Middle East. could be replaced by the "We have an interest as United Nations Interim a superpower in all" of Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) the 22 nations of the Mid- which is now in south Leba- dle East, Jackson said. non. 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Yet, "Awake and Sing" is not sad either. One has to admire the overbearing Jewish mother, Bessie Berger, ex- pertly portrayed by Mrs. Benyas. As Bessie's father, Jacob, not quite attuned to the freedom and capitalism of American society, Mogill convincingly brings to mind what one learns about the Jewish immigrants' strug- gles to adapt to America — its lifestyle, its way of thinking and the like. The embodiment of the Jewish immigrant to America is finely por- trayed by Sam Pollak, who appears as Sam Feinschrieber. Pollak evokes a sympathy for Feinschrieber, a nearly new immigrant to America who is conned into marrying the Berger's daughter, Hen- nie, who has become pre- gnant out of wedlock by another man. His accent, clothes, mannerisms and general kvetching truly makes one feel sorry for the poor soul. The roles of the Berger children, Hennie and Ralph, are skillfully played by Maureen McDivitt and Fred Parnes, respectively. As Hennie, Ms. McDevitt aptly dramatizes the frus- tration of the young woman's situation. Yet, one who suffers most from the Depression is Ralph, whose measly salary goes mainly, to help support his family, leaving little for him to pur- sue his dreams. Parnes ex- presses well the young man's rage at no!being able to better himself and move up in the world, away from the family's Bronx tene- ment. The characters of Moe Axelrod, played by Danny Hicks, and Uncle Morty, portrayed by Lee Wessof, add an interesting element to the story. Here are two men who have made money at a time when it is scarce, but, unfortunately neither has acquired a modicum of class to go with their suc- cess. Axelrod is basically a Fortune rules in all things; she raises to emi- nence or buries to oblivion from caprice rather than from principle. —Sallust street bum, with a vocab- ulary to match, but he has a heart, and his heart is after Hennie. Uncle Morty has a heart too, somewhere, but the big blowhard is much too concerned with the pur- suit of the almightly dollar, rather than the fact that a few days earlier his elderly father, Jacob, has jumped off the roof of his apartment building. So he's a success — big deal! If it weren't for his sister's chopped liver, he'd propably forget she's alive. In their depictions, Hicks and Wessof add an element of reality while the others dream of better things to come. Hamid Dana is cast as the ineffectual Myron Berger, Bessie's husband, and Robert Rucker is Schlosser, the building janitor, who by his very appearance adds a comedic element. Despite the frustration and sadness presented by the Bergers' misfor- tunes, one does not leave the theater sad. Look closely at the sets — the seltzer bottle and halla on the table, the family sea- ted together. 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