"From Delancey Street to the
Met," which features several
Yiddish art and theater
songs, some pieces from ma-
jor operas like La Boheme and
Romeo and Juliette, and a col-
lection of French nursery
songs by composer Francis
Poulenc.
One notable member of the
audience was Detroiter Em-
ma Schaver, a former profes-
sional opera singer who is a
long-time friend of the Joffe
family. Panush remembers
Schaver singing Yiddish
songs at parties in her
parents' home, while young
Rena sat at her feet and
listened.
"We need something like
this to wake us up every now
and then," said Rose Schutz-
man, another audience
member who came by bus
from her Detroit home. "I
don't get out very often, and
this was worth coming out
for."
Panush's mother beamed
with pride as friends and
relatives came to con-
gratulate her after the
concert.
"I always knew my
daughter would be a singer,"
she said. "While I was preg-
nant with her, we attended a
concert where there was a
woman soloist. It came to me
in a flash that the woman
who was singing was my
daughter. So, when she was
born, I named her Rena,
which means 'singing with
rejoicing' in Hebrew."
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New Lunch And
Learn Planned
Rabbi Herschel Finman,
director of Educational
Outreach for Lubavitc Foun-
dation, in conjunction with
the Jewish Entrepreneurs of
Michigan, announces a
monthly lunch and learn
series in the offices of Somers,
Schwartz, Silver and
Schwartz, 2000 Town Center,
Suite 900.
The first session will be Feb.
6 at 12:30 p.m. The discussion
will be "The Development of
Law and Ethics." There is a
charge.
Spectre Leads
Israel Tour
/-
Rabbi Efry Spectre will lead
an Adat Shalom Synagogue
Independence Trip to Israel,
April 18-May 3.
Included in the tour will be
visits to Israel's major cities
and sites, meetings with pro-
minent Israeli leaders, and
get-togethers with former
synagogue members who
have made aliyah. All accom-
modations will be at 5-star
deluxe hotels.
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