COMMON MAN, MYTHIC VISION:
The Paintings of Ben Shahn
Teens
JULY 25- OCTOBER 31
........
New Year
Resolutions
Area teens look at the past year,
the year ahead and set some goals.
JODIE KAUFMAN
Special to the Jewish News
Bookshop: Hebrew Books, Holy Day Books, 1953;
The Detroit institute of Arts
© Estate of Ben Shahn/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
BEN S H A H N championed social justice and made paintings that communicate
the shared experiences and concerns of humanity. His art expresses our joys and
sorrows, reflects his Jewish heritage, and celebrates the strength of the human spirit.
Saturday, October 9
Conference: Ben Shahn: Art and Politics, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk, 3 p.m.
Lecture: Common Men, Common Visions: Radical Art in the Postwar Era, 2 p.m.
Saturdays, October 16, 23 & 30
Class: Realism in America: Art, Politics and the Works Progress Administration,
10 a.m.-noon
Fee: $30; DIA members & seniors $24; students $12. Must pre-register.
Call 313-833-4249.
This exhibition is sponsored by Ernst £, Young LLP. Major support was received through the generosity of The Henry Luce
Foundation. Additional funding was provided by the National Endorment for the Arts, a federal civncy. Organized by The
_Jewish Museum, NY.
In Detroit the exhibition is made possible with support from the Michigan Council fir Arts and Cultural thu! 7.!;zr.z.
Affairs and the City of Detroit.
THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit • 313-833-7900 • www.dia.org
May the New Year Using
To All Our Friends
and Family - Health,
prosperity
Everythin0
Good In life.
:..
THE SALLAN FAMILY
9/10
1999
160 Detroit Jewish News
Andy, Lesly, Jillian
Sydnee and Dean
s the summer draws to a bitter-
sweet close, the Jewish New Year
brings a new sweetness that is
more than just apples dipped in
honey. Students go back to school with
new hopes and back to their synagogues
and temples with new resolutions and
much anticipation.
Resolutions include doing better in school,
as Miami (Ohio) University sophomore
Rebecca Jacob of Franklin says. "I want to
keep myself from getting into too many
activities so I can focus more on my classes."
Cranbrook freshman Carly Goldman
decided to "try to become more organized
Rebecca Jacob: Focus on classes.
fo- r high school." Fifteen-year-old Austin
Weisman of Birmingham Groves wants to
"study harder on my school work."
"study
friend Zach Weisman, also 15,
desires "to keep my grades up," and
Andover junior Josh Feinberg resolves "to
continue being an organized person" and
"I plan to work hard in school and
improve my academic performance."
Eastern Michigan University freshman
Hilary Lubin wants to "get off to a good
start at college, both academically and
socially, and to continue to do well and
excel throughout my years in college."
Acceptance into the college of their
choice is a common goal shared by
Cranbrook seniors Emily Kaufman and
Josh Liss.
Getting along better with
Carly Goldman:
family and friends is a popular
More organized.
resolution for area teens. West
Bloomfield High School
sophomore Jaime Rosman
wants to "get along with my
sister."
Hillary Rubin, a freshman at
the David Pressley Professional
School of Cosmetology, is aim-
ing to be "a better aunt to my
sister's kids because they need a
good role model in their lives."
Rebecca Jacob has similar
concerns. She plans on "com-
municating better with my
Joshua Feinberg:
family and friends so that small
Improve performance.