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Birmingham Temple
mounts a musical
production reflecting
on "The Great War"

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Clockwise from top right:

Milton Landau, front and center,
playwright of "The Lost Moment of Peace,"
with Musical Director Arthur Rose, left,
and Birmingham Temple Rabbi Tamara
Kolton, right, who will perform as a soloist.

The Templesingers prepare for
"The Lost Moment of Peace."

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Eighteen-year Templesinger member
Fraida Stillwater rehearses.

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SUZANNE CHESSLER

Special to the Jewish News

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TV program about World War I triggered an
idea that developed into the ninth dramatic
musical to be presented by members and friends
of the Birmingham Temple.
Milton Landau, who has been the force behind all the
productions, came up with the dialogue and songs to punc-
tuate emotions in The Lost Moment of Peace. The show cap-
tures the noncombative' feelings shared by individual
French and English soldiers who take a break from the
fighting on a Christmas Eve during "The Great War."
The program, offered for free to the community, will be
presented 8 p.m. Friday, July 14, and also will feature a presen-
tation by the descendants of William Line, who fought in the
war. Helping with the planning have been Arthur Rose, the
musical director who has worked on previous performances,
and Rabbi Tamara Kolton, who will be among the soloists.
"After I saw the television program, I began to reflect on
all the songs that could depict what was going on during
that battle — songs of the war and songs that are very ten-

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der between people," says Landau. He has included
"Danny Boy," "Cabaret," "Over There" and "All I Ask of
You in the production.
"It's a true story in part, but some of it I've either made up or
put in dialogue that I think would have taken place," he adds.
When there are references to the control of Palestine, the
music turns Jewish and includes "Shir HaHagana."
The dramatic musicals at the Birmingham Temple start-
ed about 15 years ago.
"The Templesingers were doing a few songs for services
When our- music director quit," explains Landau, a retired
attorney. "We started doing musicals for services, and I got
the idea to do one that depicted a history of America. From
that point on, with one or two exceptions, we've put on a
musical every year."
Fifteen people will handle the speaking parts, and the
Templesingers will present the songs. While some of the
performers are temple members, others have been invited
to take part because of their musical abilities.
The story in the production begins on July 14, 1914,
exactly 86 years before the performance opens. It captures
the murder of the Austrian archduke, which started the