THE ENTERTAINMENT EVENT OF THE YEAR 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 CULTURE page 158 BALFOUR 61. ANNUAL CELEBRATION THURSDAY • SEPT. 22, 1994 • 7:30 PM • FOX THEATRE • • • IRVING LAKER • Recipient of • ZOA'S PRESTIGIOUS • JUSTICE LOUIS D. BRANDEIS AWARD • • • • • • • • • • HONORING Irving Laker, civic and community leader, past president of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and the Metro Detroit District of the ZOA. His leadership on behalf of Israel and our community has been remarkable. FEATURING 1\0_1\10 A994 Oki 13ROAD• /AY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • " • • • • • • • IRWIN GREEN RABBI M. ROBERT SYME IRWIN GREEN AND 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. 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