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'90 g Activism

THE MOST EAGERLY AWAITED
MUSICAL EVENT OF
THE FALL SEASON

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND:

Sunday, November 4, 1990, 7:30 p.m.
Masonic Temple Auditorium

FABULOUS STAR-STUDDED SHOW

YEHORAM GAON,
World-Acclaimed Actor,
Singer

Israel's foremost pop musical
artist, Yehoram Gaon played
the lead in "Kazablan," Israel's
longest running hit musical.
He has recorded 27 albums
and is the top star of Israeli
radio, television and motion
pictures.

THE RUSSIAN RHYTHMS OF KOLAN

Stars of "From Russia to Israel With Love," Kolan is a folklore ensemble
of Israel famous for its rich repertoire of Russian, Yiddish, and Hebrew
songs. Led by Avi Shilo, the group is made up of four singers and a
pianist, all recently arrived Russian emigrants to Israel.

Special guest appearance — Yelena Levinskaya — formerly of
the Minsk Opera.

MAX SOSIN master of ceremonies
MACK PIT1' musical conductor

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Zionist Cultural Center

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Rabbi M. Robert Syme, President Metro Detroit District
Sidney Silverman, National President, ZOA

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1990

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Tamar Schoenberg:
"It feels great when you give 100 percent and know you're
making a difference."

that you're making a
d ifference."
After a full day of making
house calls, Ms. Schoenberg
is still energetic and en-
thusiastic. She'd been
discussing the Polluter Pay
Bill all day.
"It's a bill that would ef-
fectively and fairly have
polluters in the State of
Michigan paying their fair
share of the clean-up cost for
toxic dump sites they've
created."
Speaking like a seasoned
persuader, Ms. Schoenberg
says that concerns of both
environmentalists and cor-
porations have been ad-
dressed in the proposed
legislation. "On any issue
you deal with, you're much
more effective when you've
looked at all sides," she says.
Ms. Schoenberg's political
inclinations are homegrown
and family nurtured. Born
in Ludington, Mich., 21
years ago, she grew up
listening to lively current
events conversations and
was consistently encouraged
to travel, to try to unders-
tand the world. She cites her
aunt, State Sen. Lana
Pollack of Ann Arbor, as a
major influence in deter-
mining her direction.
An experience abroad also
played a part in Ms.

Schoenberg's political evolu-
tion. In 1988-89, she spent
her junior year in France,
where she became close to
activist French students.
Impressed by their commit-
ment, Ms. Schoenberg join-
ed the Earth Day Coalition,
which hosted speakers such
as consumer activist Ralph
Nader, when she returned to
U-M. Three days after
graduation, she signed on
with PIRGIM.
Not one to live by politics
alone, Ms. Schoenberg,
whose mother is a dance in-
structor, has studied voice,
dance and theater. This fall
she's auditioning for a role
in a musical. Currently lear-
ning Spanish, and having
majored in French, she has
a keen interest in things
European.
Ultimately, she says, she
wants to unite both her
political and cultural sides
in one career.
"With my ability to adapt
to different cultures, and my
love of languages, politics
and activism, I've been
thinking seriously about go-
ing to law school to get a
degree in environmental
law," says Ms. Schoenberg,
who is now working on the
Carl Levin campaign.
"I'd like to become a
liaison between the Western