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Southfield • (24133 3513-2353 Two Jewish documents from 1901 enter into the opening celebration of Detroit's 300th birthday. A letter from Rabbi Leo Franklin, "What the Jews Have Done for Detroit," and a report, "Hebrew Homes and Charities in Detroit," will be revealed and exhibited at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's New Year's Eve Gala. The documents were sealed away in the Detroit Century Box, which was put togeth- er by William Maybury, who was Detroit's mayor a century ago. They will be shown when current Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer heads a ceremony to open the container. "We know about these docu- ments because of newspaper articles from that time," explains Mary Banks, com- munications director of Detroit 300. When Maybury was assembling documents, the city's Jewish popula- tion had reached 10,000 and Jewish workers were employed in factories, offices, craft establishments and trade centers. Two Jewish congregations, Beth El Society and Shaarey Zedek Society, had been established, and B'nai B'rith had formed its first local chapter. The Jewish American had become the area's first English lan- guage Jewish newspaper. The opening of the box will take place after two New Year's Eve con- certs, one at 6 p.m. and another at 9 p.m. The ceremony will follow a short film depicting the last 100 years of Detroit's history and will be broadcast live on local television at about 11:20 p.m. on WDIV and WXYZ, and on radio on WWJ and WJR. Guest conductor for the program ✓ill be Emil de Cou, who will be joined by soprano Madeline Bender and tenor Steven Stolen. The selec- tions will begin with some immi- grants' favorites, then move on to American musical theater. Also featured will be Viennese favorites from the turn of the century as well as songs by Jewish composers, including Leonard Bernstein, Allan J. Lerner and Richard Rodgers. After the second show, there will be a dessert buffet, champagne toast to the new year and dancing on the Orchestra Hall stage to the music of the Keith Saxton Orchestra. The Detroit Century Box and its contents will be on display in the Orchestra Hall's Greek Lounge until the parry ends at 1:30 a.m. The Detroit Historical Museum will display the box starting in January. As Detroit's birthday celebration moves ahead, there will be many special events and activities. In January, a Legacy Breakfast will honor busi- nesses and organizations that are more than 50 years old, while the North American International Auto Show will have a marketing program tied to the tercentennial. The biggest celebration will be the Detroit 300 Festival, scheduled for July 20-26 with Sail Detroit Uuly 20- 21), Sounds of Detroit (July 20-22), Celebrity Homecoming Concert Uuly 21), Parade of Historic Ships (July 22), Cadillac's Landing Re-enactment (July 24) and Ecumenical Spiritual Day (July 26). Community-based programs include educational initiatives, family reunions, partnership meetings, recog- nition events and youth activities. A black-tie gala will be held in October, and the celebration will end with the official sealing of the Tricentennial Time Capsule to be pre- served for opening in 2101. — Suzanne Chessler The Detroit Symphony Orchestra kicks off the celebration of the city's 300th anniversary with two concerts, one at 6 p.m. and anoth- er at 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve. A gala party follows the second show. $20-$100. (313) 576-5111. \ The Top 10 Every year the list of excellent new recordings of Jewish music seems to get longer. Below, in alphabetical order, are the 10 best CDs of 2000, followed by the names of other five-star records of the year. Rest assured, you won't go wrong by acquiring any of these excellent recordings.