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toryteller Peninnah Schram and singer/guitarist Gerard
Edery will combine their talents to present "Songs and
Stories of the Jewish People" — a potpourri of music, wit
and wisdom from Ashkenazi, Sephardic and Middle East tra-
ditions — at Congregation Beth Shalom's annual Frank Fried-
man Concert, Sunday, June 18, at 8 p.m. The free concert, which
is supported by the Friedman family and sponsored by Beth
Shalom's Cultural Commission, will be followed by refresh-
ments.
Peninnah Schram, associate professor of speech and drama
at Yeshivah University, is the founding director of the Jewish
Storytelling Center in New York. She presents Jewish stories
and folktales from around the world to audiences in the Unit-
ed States and abroad.
Born in Casablanca of Sephardic heritage and raised in Paris and. New York, Gerard Ed-
ery has sung over 30 roles with opera companies throughout the United States.
For information, contact the synagogue, 547-7970; or Norbert Reinstein, 967-3544.
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dat Shalom Synagogue will cap off its 50th anniversary celebra-
ion year with a Gala Jubilee Dinner on Wednesday, June 7. The
vening will feature a musical performance by Broadway actress
and singer Tovah Feldshuh and the presentation of a commemorative
video, "Adat Shalom... The First Fifty Years."
Tovah Feldshuh debuted on Broadway in the musical Cyrano and
starred in the play Yentl, for which she won numerous awards and a
Tony nomination. She portrayed Czach Freedom Fighter Helena in the
NBC mini-series "Holocaust." She will be accompanied at Adat Shalom
by Robert Bendorff at the piano.
There is a S50 charge per person for the Gala Dinner. For information,
call the synagogue, 851-5100.
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he speaker at the June 20 Beth Elders Installation Luncheon at noon at Temple Beth El
will be the Reverend James R. Lyons, executive director of the Ecumenical Institute for
Jewish-Christian Studies.
Dr. Lyons is the founder of the Ecumenical institute which has worked, since 1982, to fos-
ter understanding and acceptance among people of all faiths. He will speak on "Understanding
the Twentieth Century in Twenty Minutes."
Following the luncheon, the installation of officers will be conducted by Dr. Richard C.
Hertz, rabbi emeritus of Temple Beth El and this year's co-recipient of the Ecumenical In-
stitute's Dove Award for working to promote interfaith relations. Officers to be installed are
Avery Fisher, president; Robert Harris and Gordon Seedberg, vice presidents; Jeanette Co-
hen, corresponding secretary; Jeanette MacWilliams, recording secretary; and Hyman Frank,
treasurer. Sidney Alexander, Stanley Clamage, Betty Jane Fisher, Hannah Foreman, Re-
becca Freedman, Edna Greenwald, Miriam Kushner, Faye Seedberg and Laura Wise will be
installed as members of the board of directors.
There is a charge for the luncheon and reservations are necessary. Reservations may be
made prior to June 16 by calling Jeanette Cohen, 737-0194.
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