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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Midrasha, Pioneer Women
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The Midrasha College of
Jewish Studies and Pioneer rasha, 352-7117, or Pioneer
Women /Naamat will join forces Women /Naamat, 967-4750.
for a series entitled, "Notes on
Jewish Music: A Historical
Appreciation."
Classes Aimed
The series will be held on At Area Teachers
Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the
Midrasha, Sigmund and Sophie
The Midrasha College of
Rohlik Building, 21550 W. 12 Jewish Studies will offer special
Mile Road, Southfield, beginning courses for teachers in the com-
next Wednesday.
munity, beginning Monday.
The lecturers for the series
The courses include: From
are: Sylvia Starkman, oboist and Cradle to Grave: The Jewish Life
music instructor, and Elaine Cycle Through History and Art
Lebenbom, composer and music with Dr. Joseph Gutmann, pro-
instructor.
fessor, Wayne State University,
Ms. Starkman received both 7:30 p.m. Mondays; Educational
B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Psychology with Dr. Arnold
University of Michigan, with a Carmel, Board of Jewish Educa-
major in wind instruments (oboe tion, Toledo, Ohio, 7:30 p.m.
performance) and a minor in Tuesdays; Prayer, The Pray-er
music literature. Her principal and the Prayerbook with Dr.
teachers were Lore Wardrop, Pinches Peli, visiting Bargman
Florian Mueller, and Robert Scholar-in-Residence, Ben-
Bloom.
Gurion University, • 2 p.m.
• She attended the Berkshire Thursdays; Introduction to
Music Center in' Tanglewood, Teaching Bible with Ruth
Mass., and L'Ecole Pierre Mon- Zielenziger, curriculum writer,
teux in Hancock, Maine.
Melton Center and Instructor at
For nine years she was a Jewish Theological Seminary,
member of the faculty of 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; and As-
Stephens College in Columbia, pects of Jewish Identity, Belief
Mo., where she was principal and Community in the Thought
oboe of the symphony orchestra of Abraham Joshua Heschel and
and chairman of the department Joseph B. Soloveitchik with Dr.
of orchestral instruments and Peli, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
chamber music. While at
All courses are offered at the
Stephens she founded the de- Midrasha College of Jewish
partment of music litelkture.
Studies. For information, call
She is oboist for the Detroit Renee Wohl, director of the Mid-
Woodwind Quintet and appears rasha, 352-7117 or 354-1050.
frequently as soloist and in reci-
tal. She has been on the faculty
of the Detroit Community Music
School and now teaches pri- Israel, Yiddish
vately.
Ms. Lebenbom received a Cultural Program
Bachelor of Music degree in
A. festival of Israeli, Yiddish
composition from the U-M School song, tales and dance will be
of Music in 1955, and a Master of presented at 1:30 p.m. Wednes-
Music degree in composition days at the Midrasha College of
from the same institution in Jewish Studies, Sigmund and
1983.
Sophie Rohlik Building, 21550
Her Quintet for Wind won first W. 12 Mile, beginning next
prize in the Michigan Compos- Wednesday.
Cost of the series includes bus
ers' Club Contest in 1955, and
she won first prize in the Na- transportation from Cong. Beth
tional Federation of Music Clubs Shalom at 12:45 p.m., Jewish
Contest in 1971 with her Sonata Conimunity Center - Jimmy
Prentis Morris Branch at 12:55
for Piano.
and McDonnell Towers at
She has lectured and con- p.m.
1:05
p.m. Pre-registration is re-
ducted workshops in music all quired
bus transportation.
over the state of Michigan. Her Tickets for
will be sold at the door.
works have been performed all
The series is coordinated by
over the country. She has been a Temple
Israel Treasures, Beth
member of the faculty of the De- Shalom Enhanced
Generation,
troit Community Music School, Beth Elders, Shaarey
Zedek
has taught piano and composi- Senicirs, Midrasha College
of
years,
and
is
tion privately for 30
Jewish
Studies,
Jewish
Commu-
currently chairman for a pro- nity Center Seniors and JPM
posed Festival of Jewish Women
of Michigan in the Arts, and is at Seniors.
For information, call the Mid-
work on a one-act opera.
rasha 354-1050, 352.7117 or
The topics to be discussed in- Jewish Community Center,
clude: Music of the Synagogue 967-4030.'
from Temple Times to the Pre-
sent, Secular Music of the Dias-
pora, Composers and Performers Scollools Group
and the Music of Modern Israel. Plans To Gather
All lectures will include audio
The Scoliosis Association of
representations:"
There is a fee for the series. It Michigan will hold its monthly
support group meeting on
is open to the public.
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the
The Planning Committee for Providence Medical Building,
the series includes: Lee Wag- 22250 Providence Dr., South-
man, Evelyn NoveckiAnne Kap- field, Eighth floor meeting room.
lan, &nee Wohl, Dr. Jacqueline
The public is invited at no
Zeit
charge,
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