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…Arts & Entertainment Diminishing Diversity The cast of Palmer Park includes, left to right, Top: Inga Wilson (Kate Townsend), Patrick Moltane (Martin Townsend) Casaundra Freeman (Linda Hazelton); Bottom: Jason Echols Play coming to two local stages tells story of a Detroit community where dreams of racial integration fell by the wayside. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News oanna McClelland Glass moved into the Palmer Park a...…
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…Spotlight Keeping Dance Alive New Festival Dancers continue under new director. Esther Allweiss Ingber Special to the Jewish News Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. "Dance is a very meaningful and spiri- tual addition to religious worship," she said. T he Festival Dancers, an institution woven into the fabric of Detroit's cultural life, is continuing at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit under a new director. Harriet Berg, the...…
