Women To Hear
Jeff Zaslow
Jeff Zaslow, advice colum-
nist and successor to Ann
Landers, will be the guest
speaker at the opening
meeting of the League of
Jewish Women's Organiza-
tions of Greater Detroit. The
meeting will be held 12:30
p.m. Oct. 31, at Adat Shalom
'Synagogue.
There is a nominal charge
for the dessert reception
which precedes the program.
For information, call
Charlotte Edelheit, 557-7408,
or Evelyn Noveck, 661-1642.
YIGDAL
Plans Tea
YIGDAL, the women's aux-
iliary of the Yeshiva Gedolah
Ateres Mordechai of Detroit,
will hold its annual member-
ship tea 2-5 p.m. Nov. 3, at the
home of Miriam and Fred
Ferber.
An original' musical presen-
tation, ". . And Still We
Sing," written and directed by
Gila Roberg, will be featured.
There will be a charge. For
information, call Debbie
Blitz, 559-7362.
"THE MOST WONDERFUL FACE LEFT TO US . . ."
(so said sculptor George Grey Bernard 1863-1938)
Sculptor Leonard Wells Volk learned his craft in New
York and settled in Illinois after marrying a cousin of Stephen
Douglas, who gave Volk the funds to study in Rome in the
mid-1850s. On his return Volk set up a studio in Chicago
where he first met ABRAHAM LINCOLN in 1858 during
Lincoln's historic debates with Douglas. At that time, Lincoln
promised to sit one day for Volk, but it would be almost two
years before they met again.
In April 1860, Volk noticed a newspaper article _-
announcing Lincoln's arrival in town to argue a case. Volk
went to the courthouse and reminded Lincoln of his old
promise. Lincoln readily agreed to begin sitting, and paid a
visit to Volk's studio each morning for a week. If he could
take a mask of Lincoln's face, Volk explained, the number of
visits would be greatly reduced. Lincoln agreed. The sittings
continued for five days after the mask was prepared, Lincoln
entertaining Volk with "SOME OF THE FUNNIEST AND
YIGDAL Offers -
Kosher Cookbook
YIGDAL, the women's aux-
iliary of the Yeshiva Gedolah
Ateres Mordechai of Detroit,
will offer a cookbook with 500
recipes, all conforming strict-
ly to the laws of kashrut.
The cookbook covers are
laminated and the spiral bin-
ding will keep the book flat
while in use.
For information, call Raizy
Rushnawitz, 968-0339; or
Carol Perecman, 968-8719.
MOST LAUGHABLE OF STORIES." We know that Volk
took several original castings of the mask, one of which was
given to Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy,
another to the Smithsonian Institute.
While on tour in Europe Volk's studio, the mask and
all other original castings were believed destroyed by the Great
Chicago fire.
I have recently acquired the original casting which was
formerly the property of the descendents of Gideon Wells.
Without damage to the original, I have had a mold
produced and am preparing a limited edition bronze casting
for a select few collectors.
These bronze examples of the original ABRAHAM
LINCOLN life mask measures 10"x8x5 1/4" and are presented
on a base of beautifully finished Teak with Volk's description
of the session inscribed.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Discovery Room
Plans New Exhibits
The Jewish Community
Center of Metropolitan
Detroit will host two new ex-
hibits in "The Discovery
Room: A Jewish Experience,"
at the Maple-Drake building.
The exhibits are Noah's Ark
and Chanukah.
Chanukah
"Discover
Through the Discovery
Room" will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 24. This program will in-
clude potato latkes, Chanu-
kah stories and arts and
crafts projects.
New hours are: Sunday 9:30
a.m. - 3 p.m.; Monday and
Wednesday 4-7:30 p.m.; Tues-
day 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and
Thursday 5-8 p.m. and by
appointment.
There is no charge to visit.
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