Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1994-05-26, page 01 |
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R^ THE ; The Ohio Jewish Chronicle V Serving Columbus and the Central Ohio i" t > <t„ , , /Jewish Community since 1622 g ''1 ' (t?^i -N/A VOLUME 72 .. NUMBER 21 -/MAY ,26.. 1994 16 SIVAN 5754 : if- ■"* « *. J Clinton nominee for high court seen as sharing Jewish concerns '• page!2 Gm Jews anxious j aboutthefature ; , ^ page 3 Progranwning begins fot New American Outreach . /..*. ...-;' -,., ' : page 6 \ v>> ■"•>■ • >„v' ' I - — v, «* V ' ? * page 6 Meuser-BuschFoundation donates $10,000 to Campaign \ page 9 EARLY DEADLINE \ The'deadline /or the June 2 issue of the OJC'iS noon ojrt,Xh%?day)M%y26. ^ , , , , / -/'>fhe*O.IG office wilT be closed on Memorial Dav. Mondu\ Mi, M) ■■■■■ In The Chronicle mmmm At The JCC 14,15 Bowling 1G Calendar 4 Community , fi-8 Federation 9 Fifty Years Ago 4 Front Page 2 1 In The News .'.. 10 Lifecycle 10,11 Marketplace j...... -, < 13 New Generation..... .., ,10 Synagogues ,, „ 42 Viewpoint ..» » 3.4 a \ \)ln'b II i s» L . Soc i e Ly I. j.br \9US. Vftlrn.:1 Avtr. j| Co J uinbuc , Oh i o ™ n 'j;.' ii c u m p *N> ■,*■ ■*? t * * *i* * • ; ** PROFILE Joel Grcj/'s return to his Ohio 'roots' to benefit Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center By Dorothy Countryman Award-winning actor Joel Grey will be featured in "A Gala Cabaret" Sunday, June 19, at Capital University's Mees Auditorium. The 7 p.ra. performance benefits scholarship and service programs at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center. Grey's program will feature show tunes and a collection of his personal favorites by composers Billy Joel, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin and Randy Newman, "The audience is also very much a part of the performance," he - said, '■•ic-' .,<." • ;-<'y r.'.' >,.■: 2.-..N A native of Cleveland, Grey was born April 11, 1932. He began performing at the age of 9 and made appearances with his,father, comedian Mickey Katz, beginning in the mid- 19408. Kate was known for bis work in, the Yiddish vaudeville productions of the "Borscht Capades." , ^., V " '" ' ' ' ' , L After Grey graduated from high school in Cleveland, his family lived in California for a while. Then he moved on to New York, where he still lives. He is proud of his hometown and enjoys returning for regular visits. He believes both the city, and the state of Ohio are underrated. "Ohio is really a beautiful American state," he said in a recent interview, "full of variety and physical beauty." Grey was spotted by Eddie Cantor and appeared on his television show. That spot propelled him' into appearances in film, beginning in .'1952, "and,he continued-to work on stage. He enjoys the electricity generated by a live audience and continues to work on stage as often as possible. He performed for cruise ship audiences last year, which allowed him to travel (another of his passions), and visited China, Japan, India and the South Seas on the way. At 62, Grey is not ready to retire. "There's a lot out there to work for," he said, noting that he has yet to find "a really good movie character with a beginning, a middle and an end," and that there's always the perfect musical that hasn't been written yet. Not being a writer himself, he has to wait for those perfect' parts, but sometimes they just come to him. One of those was the role of M.C in Cabaret. He was offered the role by creator Hal Prince in 1966 and in 1967 he won a Tony Award for his performance. In the 1972 film version, he picked up an Oscar for the part. In the 1986 stage revival, with Prince and many ofthe original company, Grey netted a Drama Desk nomination for best actor in a musical. A second Tony nomination came from bis performance as George M. Cohan in the 1969 musical George M; a third for Goodtime Charley in 1975 and the fourth for The Grand Tour in 1979. His film credits included Man on a Swing, The Seven Percent Solution and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. As busy as he is, Grey said it's important to "be passionate about other things; other arts, people, travel. I'm very interested in life," he said. While he doesn't plan to retire, "maybe I'll do something different." He'd like to have time to take some classes in painting. "Who knows," he said, "maybe I don't have the gift for.it, but I'd like to try." Although he is renowned for his work and recognized all ovflr the world, Grey is very aware ofthe attitudes of those who still can't accept him, He says he meets prejudice all the time. "There are people who are afraid of Jews, people who hate Jews, and there are Jews weOHIY pg.4
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Title | The OJC the Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1994-05-26 |
Subject | Jews -- Ohio -- Periodicals |
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Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) |
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Title | Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1994-05-26, page 01 |
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V Serving Columbus and the Central Ohio i" t > |
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