WE FEA1URE THE GREATEST
NIHAU
0111110011 Ask BAR-B-Q'S
About Our
ALL AMERICAN, ORIGINAL
AND DELUXE BAR-B-Q'S
Our Special BAR-B-Q's Include:
• All Your Paper Goods
- Full Professional Waitstaff Available
• Bar-B-Q Grills and Charcoal Available for Rental
F REE
HOT DOGS
r
Vienna.Beef
Natural or Skinless
L
BUY A POUND GET A POUND FREE
Expires 7-22-99
•Salads
•Sandwiches
•Traditional
Food
•Soups
•Dine-In
•Carry-Out
•Wine
•Liquors
32418 NORTHWESTERN HWY. '
Between Middlebelt & 14 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills
(248) 855-9463
Fax: (248) 626-8468
PIP
wuu Ca , 11
7-`1
**********************
Excellent Thai Food As You Like It ... Extra Mild, Mild, Medium, Spicy and Extra Spicy
•
•
Rated *** by Detroit News
Lunch Specials
SO
from
includes
soup &
rice
I 1:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
eattedtut 5eatetinat evadable • epe/ctail6 eetved
Hours: Mon.-Thurs., I I a.m.-I 0 p.m., Fri & Sat. I I a.m.-I I p.m., Sun. 12 9 p.m.
-
6635 Orchard Lake Road at Maple • Old Orchard Shopping Center • 626.6313
Simcha with Simone
"The Simone Vitale Band is an assurance of a great
evening... One of the hottest bands in town."
Danny Raskin, Jewish News
"Royal Oak band leader extraordinaire Simone Vitale..."
Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press
• Weddings • Anniversaries
• Private/Corporate Parties • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Call Simone for the best personal service in town, with
an exciting night of dancing and fun at your party.
331/7"7"1411
A
(248) 544-7373
PRIVATE BANQUET FACILITIES FOR ALL OCCASIONS
r
'2 OFF MIR
$2
WITH OR WITHOUT SKIN
SPECIALLY-TRIMMED RIBS
04
7/16 Co
1999
I ALL DINNERS INCLUDE: SALAD OR COLE
ALL DINNERS INCLUDE: SALAD OR COLE
SLAW POTATOES AND GARLIC BREAD
GOOD 7 DAYS!
BBQ CHICKEN
ore
11- 1 FOR 2
■ Exp. 7-29-99 JN
I SLAW POTATOES AND GARLIC BREAD
I GOOD 7 DAYS! ■ Exp. 7-29-99 JN
•
Brass Pointe gWodkP 99
L
JL
24234 Orchard Lake Rd., N.E. corner of 10 Mile • 476-1377
94 Detroit Jewish News
Curtain Call
STAR TURN
from page 93
earned an Academy Award nomination;
after enduring dehumanizing persecu-
The Enemy Below; and The Russians Are
tion, he found it overwhelming to step
Coming,
The Russians Are Coming, in
onto the soil of an all-Jewish city. Two
which
he
spoke only Russian.
years later, his maternal grandmother
His television career includes a
managed to escape and join, the family.
run as the host of a 1961 ABC program
While in Israel, Bikel learned
titled Directions '61, a noncommercial
Hebrew and explored the Holy Land.
Sunday morning show sponsored by the
He particularly enjoyed the cama-
Jewish Theological Seminary that dealt
raderie of kibbutz life. Some of his
with various Jewish-related topics.
fondest memories are of singing beau-
On primetime, he has appeared
tiful Hebrew songs and learning how
in
a
bevy
of hit shows, including All in
It
was
on
a
kibbutz
to play the guitar.
the Family, which, he says, was one of
that Bikel decided to pursue a career
his favorites. "I played a German
in music and drama.
butcher who was in love with Edith
His thespian training began in the
Bunker," he chuckles. "They even cre-
Hebrew theater in Palestine, where he
studied method acting.
About a year later, he
became one of the co-
founders of the Israeli
Chamber Theater, the
Carmeri. In 1946, he
enrolled in London's
Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts and
pursued his interest in
the guitar and folk
music as well as acting.
Sir Laurence
Olivier, who had seen
Bikel perform, offered
the young actor a part
in A Streetcar Named
Desire, starring Vivien
Leigh. That role led to
a tour around Great
Britain and Scotland,
and the chance to take
Three generations: Theodore Bikel (Gabriel), Robert Fass
over the second male
(Stuart) and Jesse Adam Eisenberg (Michael).
lead. From there, Bikel
catapulted into star-
aied a second episode for me."
dom, and crossed the ocean for a career
Still, many associate Bikel with
in American show business. In 1961,
his phenomenal musical abilities.
he became an American citizen.
Performing some 60 concerts a year,
Among his countless memorable
he has recorded dozens of folk songs
Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional
and numerous albums. In his 1994
theater performances, Bikel is probably
autobiography Theo, he wrote, "I am
most remembered for roles in Zorba,
one of the few performers left who
The Sound of Music and, especially,
presents ethnic Jewish music with
"I
have
played
Tevye
Fiddler on the Roof
authenticity."
more than 1,600 times," smiles Bikel
Like his professional life, Bikel's
While on the road with Fiddler, Bikel
personal life has brought him much
performed in Detroit. "The last time I
joy. He has been married to wife Rita
was in Detroit was over the High
for 33 years, and they have two sons,
Holidays," he recalls. "I wanted to go to
Robert and Daniel. They divide their
shul, so I drove to a synagogue in
time between homes in California and
Windsor. The Fisher Theatre was a lot
Connecticut.
closer to Windsor than it was to 12 or
Although Bikel does not consider
13 Mile Road in the suburbs. And I
himself particularly religious, his
didn't want to miss going to shul."
Judaism remains important to him.
As for film, Bikel's first role was that
Both his sons celebrated their bar
of a German officer, in the 1950
mitzvah at the Western Wall, says
Humphrey Bogart and Katharine
Bikel, who, until his mother's death at
The
African
Queen.
Hepburn classic
age 97 four years ago, made about a
Since then, he has starred in more than
30 major movies. They include My Fair half-dozen visits to Israel a year. E
Lady; The Defiant Ones, for which he
— Alice Burdick Schweiger