16 Friday, March 9, 1984 glA7 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Ogsfili2 (*( A7EfEz 1,000 Images of the 'Jews in Germany' By ALAN HITSKY culture; assimilation. The yellow star, with the Panels. One hundred and two imperial eagle superim- glimpses of Jewish life in posed; the castles of the well-to-do around the corner Germany. WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIR One thousand years of from the photograph of the discrimination, degrada- corpses. 26001 Coolidge Hwy. The Holocaust Memorial tion, Holocaust. Oak Park, MI 545-5114 One thousand years of in- Center's exhibit of the • 9:30-5:30 credible wealth; contribu- "Jews in Germany Under Closed Sat. tions to science, industry, Prussian Rule" may leave the viewer grasping to ab- COUPON sorb the incredible oppo- sites of Jewish life in Ger- many. 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Think of JARC the next time you have the opportunity to make a special tribute. Hundreds more are waiting for the security you can help provide. Call 557-7650 to have a tribute sent today. • Ehrmann, general chair- man locally for the exhibit; Fred Grubel; Leon Halpern, president of the Holocaust Memorial Center; and Dr. Morton Plotnick, executive director of the Jewish Community Center. "Jews in Germany Under Prussian Rule" will continue at the Jewish Community Cen- ter through March 28. It is the first time the ex- hibit has been displayed outside Germany. Fol- lowing its exhibition here, it will be shown in Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and New York. Special events have been scheduled in conjunction with the exhibit. On Sunday, "David," winner of the 1979 Berlin Film Festival, will be shown at 1:30 and 7 p.m. "David" depicts life in Berlin from a child's perspective. There is an admission charge. At 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dr. Sid Bolkosky, professor of history at the University of Michigan - Dearborn, will speak on "The Distorted. Image: Jews in the Weimat . Republic." Luncheon reser- vations are required. Phil Marcus Esser will stage the "Kurt Weill Re- vue" at 8:15 p.m. Thursday. Dr. Guy Stern, Distin- guished Professor of Ro- mance and Germanic Lan- ** , Ak. 1§' RABBI PLAUT guage and Literature at Wayne State University, will reminisce about the late Lotte Lenya, widow of Kurt Weill. There is a charge. Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, senior scholar of Toronto's Holy Blossom Temple, will speak on "Religious Changes in 19th Century Germany" at 8 pail. March 19. Rabbi Plaut is an author and contributor to the To- ronto Globe and Mail. He is the father of Rabbi Jonathan Plaut of Windsor's Temple Beth El. For information on events requiring reservations, Call the Holocaust Memorial Center, 661-0840. * * HMC Names 'PR Director The Holocaust Memorial Center has named Alan Ab- rams as director of public re- lations. Abrams, 43, is the author of four books including "Mischlinge! The Untold Story of Hitler's Third Race," to be published later this year by Lyle Stuart, Inc. His last book, "Why Windsor? An Anecdotal History of the Jews of Windsor and Essex County was published in Canada in 1981. Abrams was the first em- ployee of Detroit's Motown Record Corp. in 1959 and later served as Motown pub- lic relations director. He was editor of the journalism ALAN ABRAMS department at Gale Re- search Co. Born in Detroit, he now lives in Windsor. Austrian President Feels a Duty to Help Survivors NEW YORK ( JTA)— Dr. lowing a private meeting Rudolf Kirschlager, the with Edgar Bronfman, president of Austria, said president of the WJC, the last week th4t Austrians Austrian president feel it is their "duty" to help praised the contribution the Jews of Austria get rid of Jews to Austria's / of "the feeling of isolation" spiritual and cultural life. they might have as a result In response to questions of the events of the Nazi era. from the Jewish leaders as He said that anti-Semitism to whether the Austrian in Austria had its roots in_ government intends to pur- the 19th Century, but, he sue more vigorously the added, that Austrians today persecution of Nazi war have feelings of "responsi- criminals still at large, bility" to the events during Kirschlager said he is not in the Holocaust. a position "to give a satis- Kirschlager made these factory answer" since the remarks at a meeting with issue is handled by the about 20 Jewish leaders and courts of Austria. heads of Jewish organiza- The best way to insure tions. The meeting was sponsored by the World implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the Jewish Congress (WJC) In a brief statement fol- nursery.