JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER You rialna a nurturing balance throughout the film. To the director's credit, there is incredible authentici- ty to Commissar. The grand- mother, played by Lyudmila Volynkskaya, speaks Yiddish throughout the film and laments disasters in her mamaloshen (mother- tongue). All the actors play- ing Jewish characters, even the children and those in the mass round-up scenes are cast with this concern for realism. This casting is not evident in more recent eastern Euro- pean productions like the made for television movie, The Wall which employed humdreds of non-Semitic looking extras for the depor- tation scenes. The scenes of the children playing with one another are very powerful and brutal. The kids are mimicking the adults and playing out the cruel games committed by the adults. For these Jewish children their games reflect the cruelty and harshness of life in the Soviet Union. It's not surprising that this film was suppressed in the late 1960s when the already ambivalent Soviet policy on Jews changed for the worse because of the Six-Day War and broken relationships with Israel. The film's positive Jewish portrayal was just too strong to pass the censors. Askolodov's inclusion of prophecy about the Holocaust would also not be appreciated in a country that never men- tioned the word Jews on the plaque commemorating the Nazi massacres at Babi Var. It is not surprising that the Soviet poet Yevtushenko, who first wrote about the Jewish suffering during the Holocaust in his poem, "Babi Yar" had been a champion for this film in the Soviet Union and abroad. The film goes even further than showing scenes of the Holocaust because Askolodov's screenplay hints at Soviet complicity with Nazi policies. Commissar was finally released last year during the Moscow Film Festival when the director embarrassed the festival officials in showing it. The film went on to win the 1988 Silver Bear award in Berlin and is appearing at the Jewish Film Festival in San Francisco in July. Although it is being seen commercially in the States, the film has yet to see wide release in the Soviet Union. "Commissar" will be shown at the Detroit Film Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3. b nwsat g minc er wit h MAPLE/DRAKE BUILDING with TEDD E. BEAR PRODUCTIONS presents emorta t ca nit I t • I • I y, AMERIO*1 C.ANCER f SOCIE'TY® II Cyr. L MI ilmmI (toms fra ■ keir, lac Starring Danny Gurwin Directed by Edgar A. Guest III Gift giving made easy with. . . U.S. SAVINGS BONDS t OPENING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988-2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 4 — 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11 — 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 18 — 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8 — 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 15 — 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 22 — 2:00 p.m. ts.. The Great American Investment RESERVATIONS 661-1000 For ticket information and reservations, call Nancy Gurwin at 354-0545 A Nancy Gurwin Production FORMERLY TAPPEROONEY'S thitapos • Wedding Parties • Office Parties • Bar Mitzvahs • Business Meetings • All Occasions Authentic Lebanese Food MON.-THURS. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. FR!. 11 a.m.-12 Midnight SAT 12 Noon-12 Midnight • SUN. 2 p.m.-10 p.m. SAME GREAT RIBS • FRESH SEAFOOD • PASTA • CHICKEN • GREEK SALADS SERVING OUR NEW MENU AND SELECTED FEATURES PARTIES OF fi OR MORE, PLEASE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 1824 W. 14 MILE RD., Just East of Crooks Royal Oak toy, 444, 44 Gium, , 2)inin9 and A Tradition Since 1934 1128 E. 9 MILE RD., 1/2 Mile East of 1-75 • 541-2132 CANADIAN WHITEFISH BRAISED SHORT RIBS OF BEEF $11 45 $ 11 25 INCLUDES: RELISHES, SOUP OR SALAD, POI OR VEG. & WARM HOMEMADE ROLLS & BUTTER ALL FRESH FRUIT PIES, APPLE STREUDEL, COGNAC TORTES ALMA SMITH I Songstress & Pianist Downstairs SAT, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. OUR MUSIC WILL HELP MAKE YOUR PARTY! ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mondays Thru Thursdays 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 12 Mid. Sundays 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS ONLY Lunch or Dinner CORNISH HEN Stuffed With Lamb, Pine Nuts and Rice 280-0050 Cochtuild r FRESH EARLY EVENING SPECIALS MON.-FRI. 4 TO 6 PM $6.50 & $7.75 KOSHER LUNCHEON THEATRE: $8.50 (includes lunch and show) Show Only $5.00 WEDDINGS BAR/BAT MITZVAHS CONFIRMATIONS ANNIVERSARIES PRIVATE PARTIES ALL YOUR HAPPY OCCASIONS N SIMONE VITALE BAND • (313) 544-7373 Excellent Wine List Special Vegetarian Dishes Cocktails Catering And Carry-Out 7295 - Orchard Lake Road, South Side of the Robin's Next Shopping Center Your Host: Walid Eid Reservations Accepted: 737.0168 I COUPON BetiE• yAKD BARB OPEN 7 DAYS — 11 a.m. to 12 Mid. BAR-B-Q SLAB FOR 2 $10.95 Pni trAEOCIf RIBS INCLUDES: 2 POTATOES, 2 COLE SLAWS AND BREAD FOR 2 BAR-B-Q CHICKEN FOR 2 $7.85 N•ftrzr, INCLUDES: 2 POTATOES, 2 COLE SLAWS AND BREAD FOR 2 COUPON • 1 Coupon Per Order • Coupon Expires 12-2-88 JN TRY OUR DAILY SPECIALS MON.-FRI. (Inquire Within) FARMINGTON HILLS — 851.7000 I LIVONIA — 427.6500 30843 PLYMOUTH RD. L 31006 ORCHARD LAKE RD. AT 14 k\ , THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 83 N