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A Salute to Israel" pays homage to Yom Hazikaron
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and d celebration come
together when the Jewish
Federation of Detroit and its
Michigan/Israel Connection
present "A Salute to Israel."
Local youth groups will begin
the event by staging a memorial
program honoring Israeli troops
who lost their lives protecting
their land. After intermission, Is-
raeli singing star Noa and com-
patriot mime Hanoch Rosenn
entertain.
The program recognizes the Is-
raelis' consecutive observations of
Yom Hazikaron (Israel Remem-
brance Day) and Yom Ha'atz-
ma'ut (Israel Independence Day).
The salute begins at 7 p.m. Sun-
day, May 11, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield.
`The youth groups are going to
focus on an American-born soldier
who made aliyah," said Shaliach
Gadi Raviv, who worked with the
participating organizations —
Habonim Dror, Young Judaea,
B'nei Akiva, B'nai B'rith Youth
Organization, North American
Federation of Temple Youth
(NPT'Y), National Conference of
Synagogue Youth and United
Synagogue Youth.
"Alex Singer was killed in
Lebanon in 1987, and his fami-
ly, who are from Maryland, have
published a collection of his let-
ters," Raviv said.
`Through this program, young
people can relate to the sacrifices
of the young people who made Is-
rael's existence possible and bond
with the Israeli community. The

Noa will perform American and Middle Eastern melodies accompanied by
guitarist Gil Dor.

concepts become more real as the
groups get acquainted with actu-
al people who fell."
The Israeli entertainers will
add to the uplifting tone.
Noa, who just toured Europe
with rock star Sting, will perform
her American and Middle East-
ern melodies accompanied by gui-
tarist Gil Dor.
Their latest recording, Calling,
addresses serious subjects such as
the subjugation
of women and
the peace process
as well as lighter
themes.
While Noa
and Dor have
been to Michi-
gan many times,
Hanoch Rosenn
makes his debut
appearance
here. His mime
subjects — from
biblical stories to
20th century life
— are enhanced
with technical
staging and au-
dience games.
"I use mime in
a different way,"
said Rosenn, 36,
who studied in
Paris as well as
Israel. 'There's a
lot of music and
Hanoch Rosenn: Speaking an international language.
video."

As a mime, Rosenn speaks an
international language and trav-
els around the world to present
his show, which changes about
every three years. He has spent
six months performing in an off-
Broadway production.
"My show is for the whole fam-
ily," said Rosenn, as comfortable
on TV as he is on stage. "It's a cel-
ebration of human beings from
the angle of an Israeli. I do a part
about an Israeli soldier and an-
other about Israeli students. Some
segments are serious and others
very funny."
Rosenn, who will head for
Toronto after his Southfield ap-
pearance, remains intrigued
about how he can connect with
people of different cultures as he
takes his act to other countries.
"My most exciting perfor-
mances have been in China and
Singapore," he said. 'The lifestyles
and languages there were so dif-
ferent, yet I could communicate
with the audiences.
"American audiences are very
sharp, and I prepare for that. I
come to America every year, and
I love to go to New York and see
all the shows."

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"A Salute to Israel" begins
at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield. For information,
call (810) 645-7878.