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Order New LifeStyles today! THE SOURCE FOR SENIORS It's a FREE guide that includes: • All options, from Active Adult Communities to Alzheimer's care, including home care and valuable products and services • Comprehensive listings of all licensed providers • Articles and advice to help you make a AN AREA GUIDE TO SENIOR RESIDENCES AND CARE OPTIONS 800-869-9549 decision Thank You, Mark Memories Of Playwright I wanted to add a few pieces about Federation's Mark Davidoff as I am sure many others will after reading of his choice to pursue a new opportunity ("Leaving Federation," Feb. 3, page 17). When I first began my involve- ment in the Jewish community and at Federation after the 2000 Singles Mission to Israel, I met and dealt with many of Federation's wonder- ful employees and lay leaders. But I must tell you even though I got much direction and great lead- ership from Scott Kaufman, Josh Opperer, Amy Schlussel and many others, I always had to bounce my ideas and my problems off someone who had a little more experience and someone I did not work with on an everyday basis. Mark Davidoff was that man for rue. Mark helped me make decisions without telling me what to do or which road to travel, but by point- ing out the foreseeable bumps and potholes that I would run into on my path through the Federation world. When I was leading the Israel missions for the last four years, Mark was a great ally making sure that Detroit led the way with subsi- dies to send our young adults to Israel — and we did in larger num- bers than almost all other commu- nities. Our community owes Mark a big, heartfelt thank you for all that he has done for his co-workers, lay leaders and the many recipients he has helped by ensuring that our Federation was a strong, viable organization that the community could rely on. When I heard of the passing of the great playwright Arthur Miller, I was saddened, of course, but it reminded me of the first time I was introduced to one of his plays. The program Han7asakh Oleh — The Curtain Rises was a staple of Shabbat late morning radio when Kol Israel broadcast plays from the Habimah and Cameri theaters as well as special radio adaptations of a variety of plays Hebrew and foreign in origin. I remember the famous tune from Russian composer Modest Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, which was the program theme. Whenever I hear the music, I think of The Curtain Rises, which played such an important part in my life in the early years of the State of Israel. Through this show, I was intro- duced to Death of a Salesman, A View From The Bridge and All My Sons, three of Miller's most-renowned plays. In Israel of the early 1950s, televi- sion was virtually unknown. Not until March 24, 1966, did education televi- sion began broadcasts of science, math and English to the higher schools, making Israel the first country in which education television preceded general television. In the 1970s, edu- cation television was expanded to broadcast enrichment programs as it became the domain of Israel's Ministry of Education and Culture. Radio played an important role in Israel before and after statehood in creating and disseminating culture for all ages and backgrounds. Whenever I visit Israel, and I listen to the radio, I miss the Kol Israel programs of old — mostly The Curtain Rises, through which I was exposed to the best of theater, including the wonderful plays of Arthur Miller. 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