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B'nai B'rith hosts Winnipeg-based
dance troupe in salute to Israel.

Suzanne Chessler
Special to the Jewish News

Z

ach Schnitzer has traveled to
Michigan many times to see
relatives, but his upcoming visit
will link him with a much larger family, all
sharing and celebrating religious heritage.
Schnitzer, 24, who dances with the Chai
Folk Ensemble based in Winnipeg, will
appear with his troupe in a Jewish com-
munity event that marks Israel's 60th
anniversary.
The program, planned by B'nai B'rith
International Great Lakes Region, will
begin 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at Walled
Lake Northern High School in Commerce,
where a group of 32 dancers, singers and
instrumentalists will perform traditional
and modern Israeli choreography.
"Chai members have a huge commit-
ment because we love what we do',' says
Schnitzer, who appears in every number
except for one, which features only women
members of the troupe.
"I will be part of Bab-el Wab, a four-
minute piece that has to do with the 1948
War of Independence. Bab-el Wab was a
place through which supplies were brought
into Jerusalem:"
Schnitzer, as do the non-administra-
tive members of the troupe, trains and
performs as a volunteer. He joined in
2001 after being invited to audition by a
Chai member who saw him dancing in a
Canadian nightspot. He performed for a
time, took a long hiatus because of other
commitments and returned last January.
"I had a sports background as a soccer
player and was motivated to take classes
at the Winnipeg School of Contemporary
Dance says Schnitzer, a family counselor
whose Michigan relatives include Bernard
and Helen Morof of Southfield as well as
Barbara Kessler and Richard Soble of Ann
Arbor.
"I'd been to Israel, but I'd never done

Israeli dancing. I've come to spend 10
hours a week rehearsing and perform-
ing with the troupe, and I've made many
friends:'
Tracy Kasner Greaves, managing artis-
tic director of the ensemble, will join the
program as a singer. With the troupe for
15 years, she also works as a cantor at
Winnipeg's Congregation Etz Chayim.
"Our program will be presented in
two 45-minute segments, with an inter-
mission:' explains Greaves, a University
of Winnipeg theater and language arts
graduate. "Watching our show is almost
like a trip to see multicultural Jewish com-
munities, with the costumes and the dif-
ferent dances:'
The production will use multimedia
effects as the dances are presented.
"We select our troupe members dur-
ing open, public auditions," says Greaves.
"Many musicians with Chai work as pro-
fessional instrumentalists. We believe that
having the live singers and musicians with
the dancers makes for an extremely pow-
erful experience
Chai, which was started 44 years ago,
has had its own studio for seven years.
Launched by the late Sarah Sommer, the
troupe has performers whose ages range
between 15 and 38. ❑

The Chai Folk Ensemble performs
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the
Performing Arts Center at Walled
Lake Northern High School, 6000
Bogie Lake Road, in Commerce
Township. The event will honor
Arline Bittker of Orchard Lake
with the B'nai B'rith Guardian of
the Menorah Award and celebrate
Israel's 60th. Tickets are $18, $36
and $100 with a special Patron
Pre-Glow in Bittker's honor for
$250. Please call (248) 646-3100
for more information.

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