Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1957-04-12

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Vol. 35, No. IS
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1957
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Young Adults Report Increase of 135% for Total Contribution to United Jewish Fund
The Young Adult Dlvlalon of the United Jewish Fund officially opened Its 1987 campaign with three parlor meetings held at the Jewish Center last week. Those present   pledged   $868   last   year;
their total contribution for 1967 | was $1662, representing an In-, crease of approximately 136%., The Steering Committee Is greatly i enthused about such Indication of . the spirit  of  the   people working
Author of 'Hill 24' to Address Young Adult Group April 28
DIItBXTTOB AND STAFF—Left to right above are Don Quayle, director, and Jean Davis, stage manager   of   "Finian's   Rainbow,"   watching   Phil
Fradkin, musical director, marking the score of the Broadway musical with the evident concur¬ rence of Magda Blue, choreographer.
Talented Artists Directing '^Finian'y-
To   aselst   their   director,   Don. productions.
Quayle, In the production of "Fin lan'a Rsinliow," Gallery Players have chosen some of the city's inost tatented young people, each individually an artist in his or ber special field and together a combination of great know-how and practical expettence.
As   Gallery   Players'    director for tUe "yeex. Quayle has become
ftvtamUi^r JUJd. well, JUced,.(i«ut»' ™JSlj»~siicoe8af.«,l.-JJew» .y«^, c*-- around the Jewlrti Centeti where .teer made Pradlcin a logical be already has two remarftatde choice for musical director of prpduetiona to his credit C'MBiO^ "Flnian'." Born nnd educated In Moons" and "Golden Boy"). Out- "New York City, he bas been play^
side the Center he la better known for his activitiea as a staff member of Ohio State Universi¬ ty's radio and TV stations.
Don and his wife with their three little daughters come to Columbus about a year ago from Logan, Utah, where Don studied theatre, radio and television. While studying and working for a Rector's degree, Don continues adding to his diversified exper¬ iences with stage and screen which by now include acting in 20 plays and directing six major
Though he has resided In Co¬ lumbus only for the past 16 months, Philip Fradkin has al¬ ready firmly established the repu¬ tation of a gifted musician through his appearances as a pianist on the concert stage, as an accompanist (WBNS), vocal coach and director of the choral groups at HlUel and-jthe .Center
Ing, piano professionally since the age of 12, earned his BA degree In musical education at the Uni¬ versity of Brooklyn and made his formal debut as a piano soloUt In  1949.
Most valuable to the musical aspects of "Finian's Rainbow" are his professional experiences on Broadway as accompanist, re¬ hearsal pianist, coach and assist¬ ant conductor In six major musi¬ cal shows, amongst them "Of Thee I Sing," '"rwo On The Aisle" and   the   prize-winning   "Golden
Your United Jewish Fund
A PEERLESS EXAMPLE
By MK& SIMON LAZARUS
All Jewish women have great admiration for the wisdom, the -^ courage and the ability, of Mrs. Golda Maler. No Jewish women within our memory has been held.In such high esteem by her own people, or commanded the attention of the worid as Mrs. Maler has done in the United Nations as well as on radio and television. She has given us a pattern of moral courage which we can emulate by dedicating ourselves to the tremendous task In this year's cam¬ paign.
We arc keenly aware of the desperate situation In which the Jews ot the Satellite countries and North Africa find them¬ selves. Our sympathies are deeply aroused and we are determined to continue our support of Israel as a haven for the persecuted of our people.
As concerned as we are about the overseas relief and rehabili¬ tation, we know too of the nee(^s in local national institutions. A- i]}Ong these are Brandeis Univer¬ sity, Hlllel, our own Jewish Fami¬ ly .Service and the Home for the Aged, as well as many other vital agencies. All of those are financ¬ ed by our contributions to the United Jewish ITund.
We cftn reflect with pride that in 1B86 the Jewish women of Co¬ lumbus raised ll.&% of the total collections, and that 18% of the United Jewish Appeal contrtbU' tions was made by. women. I tcnow that with our pity, our in¬ terest and understanding, we, the Jewish woinen of Columbus will not fail to do our share. We will meet  our quota  In  gifts  to  the
MBS. LAZARUS
regular United Jewish Fund and to the Emergency Rescue Fund, for we are imbued with tbe Im¬ portance and urgency of this crucial fund rjedslng effort.
Zvi Kolitz, Israeli prize winner i at both the Cannes and Mexico' City Film Festivals, will be feat¬ ured speaker at a special affair of the Young Adult Division of the United Jewish Fund April 28 at  Ilonka's Provincial House.
Mr. Kolitz will- -discuss "Cur¬ rent Conditions in the Near East."
He is tbe author and executive producer of "Hill 24 Doesn't Answer," first major motion pic¬ ture made in Israel.
Apple*' of 1964.
Magda  Blue   is   well   km the    Jewish    community dancer  and   choreographer, ing often donated her time and talents   for   the   benefit   of   local organizations.
£hrery time her audiences have wondered how a successful busi¬ nesswoman and mother of three had arrived at her Imowledge and htv'^mastesyol' the^rt^of 4ahcli^; Thief answer: Before she came to the U.S. \. to visit the New York World's Fair 17 years ago, Magda had her own dancing studio In Europe!
Through marriage, another World's Fair visitor, David Blue, prevented her from returning to her native Hungary to face pos¬ sible death or to Continue her travels to Hollywood and possible Stardom.
Mrs. Blue had studied dancing and choreography at the art College ot Budapest, graduating from the Academy of Dancing and earning her diploma as a teacher of interpretive, acrobatic and ballroom dancing. Today she Contributes her spare time only to the enjoyment of her art, but during the day she manages the office of her husband's box fac¬ tory.
To handle the Innumerable de¬ tails of a lengthy and crowded re¬ hearsal period and then take over as stage manager during the run oi the show. Director Quayle d^ pends for assistance on hard¬ working Jean Davis. Jean's un¬ tiring backstage efforts during her years as a board member of Gallery Players have rarely seen the light of publicity, but this time she must willingly or not accept her share In the credits for the coming great climax of a  memorable  season.
Tickets are now on sale at the Jewish Center. Heaton's, Hlllel, Spring Street Y. Beatty Center mah and Mr. and Mrs. A. Math- $l,fiO for Center members, |3 for non-members, $1.25 for students; no reserved seats except for sea¬ son ticket holders. Production dates are May i, 5, 6 and. 7.
RABBI FOLKMAN SPEAKS AT FELLOWSHIP GHUBCH
Rabbi Jerome Folkman of Temple will speak at the regular service of Fellowship Church Sunday, 4 p. m. His sermon topic wlil be "The Danger of the Obvious." Services are being held this year at Trinity Episcopal Church, Broad ^nd Third St.
Presiding will be Norman K. .Gutry, executive director' 'o f kranklln County Mental Health Association. Volunteers from the Ohio State YWCA will conduct a p.rogrom for children of parents Attending tbe service, and a tt a will follow.
MR. MADISON
Scheduled to begin at 7:30, it I will be the second annual affair, j which Is designed to acquaint | young adults with the activities of i the United Jewish Fund. It is an | open affair, and those Interested ! in attending should contact Dave ! Madison, Special Events chair- I mah of the Young Adults., !
Mr, Madison's committee is handling arrangements for the evening. Committee members are Mark Zalk. vice-chairman; Jack Guggenheim, Lois Madison, Shir¬ ley Schiff and Carol Sue Zacks.
It is expected that Mr. Kolitz will present an insider's view of the Near East crisis, according to Mr. Madison. Extending an In¬ vitation to members of his di¬ vision,  he .laid:
"Many people feel that we are now seeing In Egypt a re-enact-* ment of the horror of the Nazi era. American press reports and eye-witness accounts have reveal¬ ed that many Jews arc being held in various concentration centers or camps as hostages for their families.
"Businesses are being confi¬ scated and property Is being seized. Because of the tense situation, much of this informa¬ tion is necessarily closely cen¬ sored. We welcome an opportuni¬ ty to meet someone who . can honestly discuss conditions with us."
on the current drive.
The figure includes 54 people, about half of those working In tbe Young Adult Division. The remainder of the workers attend¬ ed meetings during the week just passed, and figures on their con- tribjitions wore not available at press time.
The parlor meetings were con¬ sidered extremely worthwhile. Thd total Young Adult Division was .qpllt up into three groups, each one meeting on a different evening. Each one of the three vice-chairmen, Marilyn Brown, Judy Ghltman and Sid SlmonS, Invited their majors, and each major Invited his workers on one of the three nights. In that way, ; those.attending were able to meet I the people in charge of the divl- ' sion and also those with whom they will be working.
They also received general in¬ formation material about the UJF and the services and agen¬ cies It supports, and specific cam¬ paign instructions and sugges¬ tions.
The Young Adult Division is grateful to Dave Goldsmith, Ral>- bl Solomon Poupko and Harry Schwartz who gave so generously of their time as guest speakers for the meetings. Marty Green¬ berg, chairman of the parlor meetings, wishes to thank the majors who were so, diligent in contacting workers to insure their attendance. "Such an eh' thUsiastlc turn-out of those who will be doing the soliciting cer¬ tainly augurs well for the final results in our division," he said.
BRANDEIS STUDY GROUP M^TS WEDNESDAY
The next meeting of the Bran¬ deis Women's Study group wiii be held Wednesday. 1:80 p. m., at the home of Mrs, Lenore Jacobs, 2793 Bexley Pk. Rd.
At Young Adults' Parlor Meetings
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