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List Dance Troupe Preserves Yemenite Tradition Jerusalem — As a result of unlimited immigration during the 1940s and '50s, Israel ex- perienced an influx of foreign tradition, music, dress and life- styles, each indigenous of the communities the olim had come from: Morocco, Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, Kurdistan, etc. Many of these immigrants gradually discarded their traditions and heritage, thinking them out- dated. Ethnographers, musicologists and sociologists have, in recent years, begun to realize that for this reason a wealth of culture is disappear- ing, and will be lost forever unless something is done to capture and preserve it. One person bent upon preser- ving her roots, long before it became fashionable, is Sara Levi-Tanai, founder and artistic director of the Inbal Dance Theater, a troupe established 39 years ago to keep the spirit of the Jews of Yemen alive. Unlike some of her dancers who actually came to Israel in `Operation Magic Carpet,' which brought 49,000 Yemenite Jews to the country in 1949-1950, Levi Tanai is a sabra, born in Jerusalem to Yemenite parents and brought up in an orphanage. It wasn't until adulthood, and after hav- ing lived and worked in a kib- butz teaching dance and music, that she began to feel the desire to identify with her heritage. Inbal, which means "tongue of the bell," began as a folk dance group, bringing the music, costumes and movements of the Eastern Oriental communities to the Israeli stage. Today, Inbal, whose perma- nent home is at Neveh Tzedek in Tel Aviv, is a tight knit group of 12 dancers ranging in age from 20 to 50. Since its choreography and expression is drawn from real, everyday life experiences, a dancer at Inbal can't be "too old." Young members, mainly from Sephar- di families, generally come with no formal dance training, but once accepted, begin the rigorous 12-hour-a-day, six-day- a-week Inbal routine. Several of the dancers, who have been devoted followers of Levi-Tanai for over 20 years, are now choreographers and teachers of dance in their own right, spreading the "Inbal idiom" throughout the country while continuing to work and perform with the troupe. - Inbal performances often in- clude Yemenite ritual, such as "The Wedding," complete with traditional dress. This includes the Bar'a, the first part of the festivities which always takes place after the Sabbath; the Henna ritual celebrated prior to the wedding, when the bride's hands are painted with henna, a red dye made from the leaves of the hawsonia alba plant, and the wedding ceremony itself. Another favorite is the dance "Shabbath Shalom," depicting the tradi- tional Jewish sabbath. Also included in the com- pany's repertoire are biblical themes such as the "Song of Deborah," and more recently the "Song of Songs," in which King Solomon expresses his love for Shulamit the shepherdess, an allegorical in- terpretation for the love of God and for the Jewish people. Sara Levi-Tanai's choreography elaborately combines the ex- pression of love and religious ecstasy, and uses movements from the religious rites of various Jewish communities. Cabinet Rejects War Fete Jerusalem (JTA) — Pre- mier Yitzhak Shamir found himself in the minority when the Cabinet voted 7-5 Sunday to reject proposals for 9 spe- cial events to observe the 20th anniversary of the Six- Day War on June 5. The vote was taken after Yosef Shapira, a minister- without-portfolio of the reli- gious party, Morasha, ap- pealed a decision by the ministerial committee on ceremonies and symbols against a special event. Education Minister Yit- zhak Navon pointed out that Israel has never celebrated a war as such. The Jerusalem Day celebration evolved spon- taneously and was a fitting national tribute to the 1967 liberation of Israel's capital during the Six-Day War, Navon said. YOUTH ( Cub Scouts To Receive Flag The Hillel Day School Jewish Community Center Cub Scout Pack 14 and the Bloch Rose Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans of America will sponsor the pre- sentation of an American flag to the pack by the auxiliary, 11 a.m. Sunday in Hillel Day School's multi-purpose room. The flag will be presented to Pack 14 by Gerry Feldman, patriotic in- structress of the auxiliary. The public is invited.