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sters and balladeers are there in
force. Moshe Wilensky, Yoram
Taharlev, Nurit Hirsch, Sasha
Argov and, above all, Naomi She-
mer, write music that is played
on radio, on television, in kinder-
gartens and in sunshine-home
singsongs from Metulla to Eilat.
Pop superstars in Israel in-
clude Ofra Haza, Yehoram Gaon,
Arik Einstein, Shalom Hanoch
and many more. A new genera-
tion of ethnic singers such as
Boaz Shar'abi, Chaim Moshe,
Itzik Kala, Moshe Giat and the
Breira Hativit group have given
a new sense of ethnic pride to
young Israelis of Sephardic back-
ground.
Dance: Israel owes its place in
the world of dance to three
women. The first was a Russian-
trained ballerina, Rina Nikova,
who determined to create a local
art form incorporating themes
from the Bible, Middle East
dance tradition, folk dance and
Russian classical ballet. The sec-
ond, Sarah Levi-Tanai, har-
nessed the Yemenite dance
tradition, one of the richest and
most exotic dance cultures of the
Middle East, and created the In-
bal Dance Theater. The third,
Baroness Bethsabee de Roth-
schild, founded the Batsheva and
Bat Dor dance companies. Both
are the leading exponents of mod-
ern dance in Israel. In recent
years, these companies have been
joined by the Kibbutz Dance
Company and the Israel Ballet,
the country's only classical ballet
company, as well as Kol Dema-
ma ("Voice of Silence"). The lat-
ter gorup is comprised of deaf and
hard-of-hearing dancers, and
their performances are electrify-
ing.
Folk-dance groups abound
throughout the country. Out-
standing among them is Hora
Yerushalayim, a Jerusalem-
based group, whose four compa-
nies, divided by age, perform to
a very high standard at home and
overseas.
Theater: Israeli theater owes
its origins to the first Hebrew the-
ater in the world, Habimah,
founded in Moscow in 1917
(which moved to Palestine in
1931). Since then, theater has
come a long way in style, pre-
sentation method, and especial-
ly in content. Of all the arts in
Israel, theater is perhaps the
most socially involved, with a new
generation of playwrights such
as Hanoch Levine, Hillel Mit-
telpunkt and Yehoshua Sobol
breaking taboos, tackling con-
troversial topics, and attempting
to act as the mirror and con-
science of society.
The major repertory theaters,
such as the Habimah, Cameri,
Ohel, Haifa and Beershaba Mu-
nicipal Theaters and the
Jerusalem Khan, have subscrip-
tion series that are heavily at-
tended. Great popular success
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Congregation Shaarey Zedek and the Metro Detroit District
of the ZOA. His leadership on behalf of Israel and
our community has been remarkable.
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IRWIN GREEN
RABBI M. ROBERT SYME
IRWIN GREEN
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RABBI M. ROBERT SYME
CO-CHAIRMEN
TRIBUTE COMMITTEE
Philanthropist and community leader, Irwin Green is a former recipient of
ZOA's Brandeis Award and of the Jewish Federation's Butzel Award. A
major benefactor of Kfar Silver and other communal and Israel-related
projects, Green is a past president of the United Jewish Charities.
Rabbi M. Robert Syme of Temple Israel is a former recipient of ZOA's
Brandeis Award and past president of Metro Detroit ZOA. He has been
cited by numerous local and national organizations for his leadership on
behalf of Israel, the community, the Reform Rabbinate and ecumenism.
TRIBUTE CHAIRMEN
HONORARY CHAIRMEN
Harold Berry
Louis Berry
Hon. Avern Cohn
Carol Rae Cooper
Gerson Cooper
Max Fisher
Bethea Green
Irwin Green
Sidney Silverman
Rabbi M. Robert Syme
Anne Gonte Silver
Dr. I. Walter Silver
Norman Allan
Rabbi Milton Arm
Morris D. Baker
Leonard R & Ann Baruch
Rabbi Joshua Bennett
Dr. & Mrs. Seymour Berman
Richard & Phyllis Bleznak
Ivan Bloch
Mitcheal & Hilda Bloom
Sidney & Anne Brand
Abraham Bumstein
Natalie & Manny Charach
Joseph B. Colten
Hiram Dorfman
(Bernard Maas Foundation)
Mrs. Gerald (Kim) Freid
Dr. & Mrs. Alex Friedlaender
Dr. David & Rae Friedman
Rabbi William G. Gershon
Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Goldstein
Louis & Johanna Gordon
Sam Grand
Dr. Ralph Greenberg
Claire L. Grosberg
Joseph Gyongyosi
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Herman
Rabbi Richard C. Hertz
Ruben Isaacs
Hannah Karbal
Michael & Arleen Karbal
Dr. Sidney & Sally Katz
Hon. Ira G. & Marge
Kaufman
Dr. Jerome S. Kaufman
Dr. & Mrs. Louis Kazdan
Billie Kramer
Andrea Laker
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Laker
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Laker
Dr. Sidney & Marion Leib
Kenneth Lenchner
HONORARY ASSOCIATE
CHAIRMEN
Eugene Applebaum
Hon. Dennis Archer
Dr. Richard Brown
William Davidson
Henry Dorfman
Samuel Frankel
Rabbi Irwin Groner
David B. Hermelin
Lawrence Jackier
Norman D. Katz
Daniel Kelly
Beverly Laker
Sarah Laker
Hon. Carl Levin
Hon. Sander Levin
Myron Milgrom
Edythe Mulivor
Irving Nusbaum
David Page
Florin Mark Ross
COMMITTEE (IN FORMATION)
Mr. & Mrs. Malcom Leventen
Yale & Anna Levin
Mrs. Raymond Lipton
Rabbi Harold S. Loss
Rev. Dr. James R. Lyons
George & Anne Mann
Milton Manvil
Esther Mendelson
Anita & Robert Nattaly
Cantor Chaim Najman
Ilene Nemer
Ann Newman
Mr. & Mrs. Graham Orley
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Orley
Louis & Tillie Panush
Anne Parzen
Irving & Sarah Pitt
Murray C. Pitt
David & Blanche Pollack
Cantor & Mrs. Sidney Rube
Emma Lazaroff Schaver
Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper
Al Schwartz
Sherman & Mary Shapiro
Max & Bertha Sheldon
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Siegel
Dr. Daniel & Lynette Silver
Sheryl Silver
Silverfarb-Edelman Group
Dr. Bruce & Karen Silverman
Dr. Lee R. Silverman
Mr. & Mrs. Max Sosin
Hon. Michael L. Stacey
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence L
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Tama & Buda), P.C.
Sherwin & Emily Tukel
Donald & Dottie Wagner
Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine
Beryl Winkelman
Dr. Robert A. & Helaine Wolf
Rabbi Paul M. Yedwab
Dr. Lester Zeff
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