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Spotlight
Celebrate the Israel Museum in Detroit.
CARLA JEAN SCHWARTZ
Local Columnist
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DIA ART NEWS
The Detroit Institute of Arts 18th-
century French galleries reopened last
month following a year-long renova-
tion. More than 200 paintings, sculp-
tures and decorative objects are dis-
played from about 1700 to 1820. The
renovation made possible the first per-
manent installation of the DIA's
world-renowned Firestone silver col-
lection. The DIA celebrated
the opening with a reception.
Some of the patrons included
A. Alfred Taubman, chair-
man of the Detroit Arts
Commission, and Stanley
and Margaret Winkelman.
oring Luby will help establish the
Robert R. Luby Endowment Scholar-
ship Fund.
For more information about the
dinner or the endowment fund, call
(616) 276-7623
he Israel Museum has good
friends in Detroit — like
Lila and Gilbert Silverman
of Bloomfield Hills. In fact,
ALPERN TOAST
they're hosting the first Detroit benefit
Family and friends of Marge and
for the museum 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Bob
Alpem of Bloomfield Hills were
May 13, at the Parker-Webb Building
treated to a special event
downtown.
during Passover. The Alperns
Not only will patrons be treated to
hosted a concert and recep-
cocktails and supper, but they will be
tion in honor of their son,
able to view the private Fluxus art col-
Wayne Alpem of New York,
lection of the Silvermans and the his-
on the occasion of his 50th
toric Parker-Webb building renovated
birthday. More than 80
by Gilbert Silverman.
guests gathered at the
Wendy Silverman and Ellen Duck-
Townsend
Hotel to listen to
INTERLOCHEN
SALUTE
man designed the creative invitation
CARLA JEAN three of Wayne's original
Interlochen Center for the
with an overlay of the Parker-Webb
SCHWARTZ compositions performed by
Arts will honor Dr. Robert
building on top of a photograph from
Local
Columnist members of the Detroit
Luby 6 p.m. Thurs-
the art collection. Some
Symphony Orchestra.
day, April 30, at the
other friends of the Israel
Dr.
Detroit Athletic. Club.
Museum include Marcia
SPECIAL SEDER
Luby has been associated
and Eugene Applebaum,
The cooperative council of Jewish
with
Interlochen
for
more
Nora and Guy Barron,
Women's
Organizations of Metropoli-
than
40
years
as
an
educator
Vivian Berry, Marlene
tan Detroit recently held its annual
and fund-raiser. He was a
and Paul Borman, Lois
Passover seder at the Jimmy Prentis
part of the Detroit Public
and Avern Cohn, Linda
School system for more than Morris JCC. Many guests were from
and Milton Dresner,
42 years, serving as a
Frances and Ken Eisen-
teacher, principal and as
berg, Judy and Erwin
divisional director of the
Elson, Dede and Oscar
Detroit Public Schools
Feldman, Donna and
Health and Public Educa-
Sam Frank, Maxine and
Stuart Frankel, Dorothy Interlochen will honor tion Department. Luby is
also know for improving
Dr. Robert R. Luby.
and Byron Gerson,
race relations within the
Doreen Hermelin, Jen-
Detroit Public Schools and co-found-
nifer and Brian Hermelin, Lisa
ing "Operation Friendship," a human
Applebaum and Gary Jacobson, Reva
relations project between the Catholic
Kogan, Bunny and Michael Kratch-
Athletic
Council and the Detroit
man, Florence and Donald Morris,
Ann and Rudy Newman, Barbara and schools.
Funds raised from the dinner hon-
Irving Nusbaum, Ruth Rattner, Aviva
and Jack Robinson, Wendy and Jef-
fery Roth, Marianne and Alan
Schwartz, Jann and Buzz Silverman,
Margaret and Stanley Winkelman
Jennifer and Paul Silverman, Sheila
attended the opening of the DIA 18th-
and Richard Sloan, SuSu and Robert
century French gallery.
Sosnick, Karen Sosnick, Pam and
JARC, Kadima and other organiza-
Todd Wyett and Mary Lou and Mort
tions. Dolores Greenspan, chairman
Zieve.
of cooperative council, and Elaine
The Israel Museum is the largest
Kadashaw, chairman of the seder,
cultural institution in the State of
helped organize the event. Some of
Israel. The museum displays antiqui-
the other council volunteers included
ties to contemporary art and exhibits
Bessie Chase, Nettie Deutch, Ruth
Lila
Silverman,
standing,
Marlene
Bor-
the Dead Sea Scrolls. For more infor-
Weiss
and Ruth Yost. ❑
man,
left,
and
Ruth
Rattner
helped
orga-
(212)
mation about the benefit, call
nize the upcoming Israel Museum benefit.
997-5611.
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