rts 1-■ -- tainment About Purposeful Pictures tion that followed destroyed his business. In 1958, One of the great social documentary photographers of the 20th century, Milton he turned to pho- tography to make a living. Rogovin was born in New York City in Rogovin is now 96. His photographs are 1909 to Jewish Russian immigrants. He graduated from Columbia University in in the permanent collections of dozens of prominent museums around the world, 1931 with a degree in optometry. including the Bibliotheque Nationale "The loss of my father's business, his in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in following death and the concrete events New York, the J. Paul Getty I witnessed of people suf- Museum in Los Angeles fering every day during and the Victoria and Albert the Depression completely Museum in London. He has changed my thinking, and, had eight books published as a result, I became politi- on his photography. cally active:' he recalled in Rogovin's lens has illumi- an interview. nated the prominent social Rogovin moved to issues of the day — from Buffalo, N.Y., in 1938, the effect of the economic where he established his Milton Rogov in, right, and embargoes on the Cuban own optometric practice, his late wife, Anne people and the plight of the married and raised a fam- miner in 10 nations to the ily. He served with the U.S. struggle of the poor living on Buffalo's Army overseas as an optometrist until his Lower West Side. His sole purpose: to help discharge in 1945. the viewer see the people in his photo- In 1952, Rogovin was called before graphs in a new light, as people of dignity the House Un-American Activities and strength. Committee. The Buffalo News head- Throughout his career, Rogovin's wife, line about his testimony named him Anne, was his collaborator, organizer and "Buffalo's Top Red," and the persecu- companion. She died in 2003. In 1999, the Library of Congress acquired 1,130 of Rogovin's master prints, his nega- tives, contact sheets and published works. He was the first photographer in 30 years to be selected for this honor. Detroit's Swords Into Plowshares Gallery will host the exhibit "The Photographs of Milton Rogovin" Sept. 16- Oct. 21. There will be an opening recep- tion 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. The gallery is located at 33 E. Adams Avenue, in Detroit. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays or by appointment. (313) 963- 7575. Windy City Music A graduate of the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv who became a member of the Israel Chamber Orchestra, violist Rami Solomonow moved to the U.S. in 1973. From 1974-1995, he served as principal violist for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In 1995, he became a member of the Chicago String Quartet. He also has performed as a soloist and chamber musi- cian in numerous music festivals in the U.S. and abroad in Israel, Japan and South America. Currently, Solomonow is a member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians, which was founded in 1986 by a group of promi- nent musicians and chamber music devo- tees for the purpose of building an internation- ally recognized Chicago institution devoted to the study and per- formance of chamber music. The ensemble of Rami 13 artists, together with Solomonow various internationally known guests, explores selections from the entire chamber music literature, culminat- ing in public performances. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, the ensem- ble takes the stage at Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills in the debut concert of the 2006-2007 Chamber Music Society of Detroit season. Joining violist Solomonow in Mozart's Flute Quartet in D Major, Harbison's Six American Painters and Schubert's Octet will be Larry Combs, clarinet; Mathieu Dufour, flute; Joseph Genualdi, violin; Jasmine Lin, violin; FYI: For Arts related events that you wish to have considered for Out & About, please send the item, with a detailed description of the event, times, dates, place, ticket prices and publishable phone number, to: Gail Zimmerman, JN Out & About, The Jewish News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax us at (248) 304-8885; or e-mail to gzimmerman®thejewishnews.com . Notice must be received at least three weeks before the scheduled event. Photos are appreciated but cannot be returned. All events and dates listed in the Out & About column are subject to change. e ws Nate Bloom elm LE Special to the Jewish News Movie Premieres The Last Kiss and The Black Dahlia 4 .1 open in theaters on Friday, Sept. 15. Kiss stars Zach Braff as a guy 11 to 4 who refuses commit when 11111111 (1111) Mia Kirshner his hot girlfriend (Jacinda Barrett) becomes preg- nant. Instead, he starts flirt- ing with a sexy, younger college student, played by Rachel Bilson (the co-star of TV's The OC, she is Jewish on her father's side.) Black Dahlia is based on a real case that riveted Los Angeles in the 1940s and has never been solved: the murder of pretty, aspiring 56 Septermber 14 2006 actress Elizabeth Short. Jewish actress Mia Kirshner (The L Word) has a supporting role as Short, and Scarlett Johansson, whose mother is Jewish, stars as a very steamy woman who's in a romantic triangle with the two detectives investigating Short's murder. Go Tigers Johansson, 21, is not only beautiful and a good actress, but she seems to impress everyone who meets her with her intel- ligence and wit. So it's no sur- prise that Bob Dylan recently recruited her to star in the music video of Bob Dylan his song "When the Deal Goes Down" from his new CD, Modern Times. You can see the "Deal" video on AOL, along with other Dylan vid- eos. All of AOL, including the Dylan music-video archive, is now free to everyone, AOL member or not. Plus, Dylan's weekly radio show on XM satellite radio is now being carried for free by AOL. (Go to aol.com , hit "Music" above the search box and enter "Dylan.") By the way, Dylan recently told Rolling Stone magazine that the Tigers are his favorite baseball team. Studio 60 depicts the backstage scenario at the fictional "NBS" network's top-rated TV program, a Saturday Night Live-type sketch comedy show. In the premiere epi- sode, the show's executive producer, played by Judd Hirsch, has a melt- down during a live broadcast. NBS' new president, played by Amanda Peet, quickly moves to smooth over the public fallout by hiring back two former key employ- ees (Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry). They had left after disagree- ments with NBS' chairman, played by Jewish actor Steven Weber TV Premieres (Wings). Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, creat- ed by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), Hirsch, who currently co-stars in CBS' Numb3rs, will appear only in the Studio 60 premiere. Peet, whose mother is Jewish, is a series regular, as is Weber. Debuting on CBS at 8 p.m. is NBC's most highly touted new show of the fall season, and advance reviews of the show are very good. It premieres 10 p.m. Monday, Sept.18.