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WEEK OF MARCH 11 -17

COMEDY

HOLLY HOTEL
110 Battle Alley, Holly, Bill
Thomas, today and Saturday,
Downtown Tony Brown,
Thursday through March 19,
admission, 634-1891.
DUFFY'S ON THE LAKE
3133 Cooley Lake Rd., Union
Lake, Bob Posch and John
Cionca, now through March 9:30
and 11:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays, admission,
reservations, 363-9469.
COMEDY CASTLE
2593 Woodward, Soupy Sales,
today and Friday, Carol Leifer,
Monday through March 19,
admission, 542-9900.

THEATER

Whitley Setrakian departed from humor and whimsy for the drama of the "Charlotte" production.

Holocaust victim Charlotte Salomon's artistic talents
are remembered by an Ann Arbor dance company

SUSAN LUDMER-GLIEBE

Special to The Jewish News

harlotte Salomon was
born in Berlin in the
spring of 1917. Her
mother committed sui-
cide when she was nine.
In 1935 Salomon was admitted to the
State Academy of Fine Arts where she
distinguished herself artistically and
academically. As the Nazi presence
intensified, her father feared for her
safety. She was sent to southern
France where her grandparents were

living. There, in the pastoral beauty
of the countryside Salomon abandon-
ed herself, obsessively, to her art. Her
pictures uniquely recorded her per-
sonal history: her childhood and fami-
ly; her joys, fears and sorrows; the
madness of the times. France proved
to be no haven for Salomon. She died
in the gas chambers of Auschwitz. She
was 26 years old.
Before Salomon was taken by the
Nazis she gave 769 gouaches, many
with scribbled descriptive texts, to a
gentile friend for safekeeping saying,
"C'est toute ma vie." (It's all my life.)

These gouaches have survived. They
are a visual testament to her life.
They are deeply moving.
Few Americans have heard of
Salomon. No American museum has
holdings of her works. All the
posthumous exhibits of Salomon's
paintings have been held in Europe
and Israel.
But Salomon's legacy hasn't been
forgotten. Next week, in conjunction
with the Ninth Annual Conference on
the Holocaust at the University of
Michigan, a dance-theater work, bas-
ed on Salomon's life and work will be

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Power Center, Ann Arbor, Every
Good Boy Deserves Favour, Wolf
Thursday through March 20,
admission, 764-0450.
DETROIT REPERTORY
THEATER
13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit,
The Colored Museum, Mornings
at Seven Thursday through May
8, admission, 868-1347.
STAGECRAFTERS
415 South Lafayette, Royal Oak,
Bedroom Farce today through
March 26, admission, 541-6430.
NOVI HILTON & TAP LTD.
The Forum of Novi Hilton,
"Babes On Broadway," Saturday,
349-4000.
FARMINGTON COMMUNITY
CENTER
24705 Farmington Rd.,
Farmington Hills, The Firebird 7
p.m. Thursday, admission,
477-8404.
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
Varner Studio Theater,
Rochester, Futher West today
through March 27, admission,
370-3013.
THE AVON PLAYERS
Avon Playhouse, On Golden Pond
today through March 26,
admission, 656-1130.

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL
SOCIETY
University of Michigan, Hill
Auditorium, Belgrade State Folk
Ensemble, Sunday, admission,
764-2538.
THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN
School of Music, Right You Are If
You Think You Are now through
Sunday, admission, 764 0569.

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