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ties stores. All seats are reserved;
tickets cost $35.25, $30.25, $25.25
and $15.25. Patrons can call 881-
1977 to charge tickets by phone.
The Atlanta concert is- being
presented by Atlanta Landmarks,
Inc., and sponsored by Days Inns
of America, Inc. and Coca-Cola.
The Israel Philharmonic Orches
tra has been one of the world's
most respected symphonic groups
since it was formed in 1936, when
the great Arturo Toscanini con
ducted its debut concert. The or
chestra has consistently maintained
its initial high standards, attracting
the very best conductors and solo
artists to concerts around the world,
thrillingaudiences in Europe, North
and South America, Australia,
Japan and India.
Born in Bombay, Mehta studied
at the Academy of Music in Vienna.
From 1961 to 1967, he served as
music director of the Montreal
Symphony. In 1962, he added the
same post with the Los Angeles
Philharmonicto his schedule. After
16 years there, he was appoint :d
music director of the New York
Philharmonic in 1978.
Mehta became the first perman
ent music advisor of the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969.
In 1981, the orchestra voted him
music director for life. For more
than 20 years, he has been an
annual guest conductor with the
Berlin Philharmonic, and he also
frequently leads the Vienna Phil
harmonic, L'Orchestrede Paris and
and other major symphony orches
tras.
Claudio Arrau has been regarded
as one of the world’s most out
standing instrumentalists since
making his Berlin and London
debuts at the age of 17. The Chil
ean-born wonder began touring
the world at age 20, and played in
the U.S. for the first time in 1923.
He has since played in nearly every
major city in the world, except
Peking. Arrau has specialized in
the works of Beethoven, Schumann,
Brahms, Chopin, Liszt and De
bussy.
Now an American citizen, the
83-year-old Arrau has divided his
time between Douglaston, N.Y.,
and Chester, Vt. since 1941. He
and his wife Ruth have three child
ren, six grandchildren and a herd
of dogs and cats.
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Glovinsky, who for generations
was a leading administrator for
Israeli national athletic teams and
organizations, died here Wednes
day, Aug. 20, after a long illness.
He was 84. Funeral service was
held Sunday, Aug. 24.
Glovinsky, who left his native
Poland for Palestine in 1920, was
Israel representative for the U.S.
Committee Sports for Israel since
its inception in 1948. The Commit
tee supports Israeli amateur athlet
ics. He also served as president of
the Soccer Football Federation
from 1938-54, as treasurer of the
Israel Olympic Committee since
1952 and as head of the Israeli
Olympic teams in 1952, 1956 and
1964. He was with the Israeli Olym
pic team at the 1976 Games in
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Munich where 11 Israeli athletes
were killed by Palestinian terrorists.
Glovinsky chaired the Israel
Sport Federation from 1961-63 and
starting in 1963 chaired the Bas
ketball Federation for several years.
He also served on the executive
committee of the Asian Sports
Federation.
Mrs. Goldie Siegel
Mrs. Goldie Frager Siegel, 88, of
St. Louis, formerly of Atlanta,
died Sunday, Aug. 24.
She was the mother of Minnette
Meyer of Atlanta.
Graveside service was held Mon
day, Aug. 25, at Chesed Shel Emeth
Cemetery in University City, Mo.,
with Rabbi Bernard Lipnick offici
ating.
She was a member of Congrega
tion B’nai Amoona, Hadassah, Son
Ray Chapter O.E.S. and the Ben
Akiba Aid Society.
Other survivors include her son,
Seymour I. Siegel of St. Louis;
brother, Sidney Frager; sister,
Yetta Bloom; grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; and nieces and
nephews.
Donations can be made to the
Joseph and Goldie Siegel Fund,
Congregation B’nai Amoona, 324
South Mason Road, Creve Coeur
Mo. 63141.
Dennis Shapiro
Dennis Shapiro, 68, of Atlanta
died Saturday, Aug. 23.
Memorial service was held Tues
day, Aug. 26, at the Academy of
Medicine.
He was a veteran of World War
II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Gertrude H. Shapiro of Atlanta;
daughters. Miss Laura Shapiro of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Janet Model of
Framingham, Mass.; son, Adam
Shapiro of Atlanta; and sister, Mrs.
Sonia Friedland of New York.
Donations can be made to Saint
Joseph’s Medical Center.
Mrs. Esther Berman
Mrs. Esther Allen Berman, 82,
of Atlanta died Friday, Aug. 22.
Graveside service was held Sun
day, Aug. 24, at Greenwood Ceme
tery, with Rabbi Harry H. Epstein
and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend offi
ciating.
Formerly of Lewiston, Maine and
Miami Beach, she was a life member
of Hadassah, a member of Bran
ded Women, and was a volunteer
at Douglas Memorial Hospital and
the Jewish Home in Miami.
Survivors include her daughter,
Mrs. Joan Dunn of Atlanta; sis
ters, Mrs. Sally Allen DeYoung
and Rena Kupferstein, both of
Boston; brother, Albert Allen of
Boston; and two grandchildren.
ARZA to meet in Chicago
for international convention
The Association of Reform
Zionists of America (ARZA) will
hold a four-day international con
vention Sept. 19-22 at the Chicago
City Centre Holiday Inn.
Centering around three issues—
the World Zionist Organization,
the Jewish Agency, and the Sho-
shana Miller case—the roster of
internationally renowned speakers
will include Avraham Burg, Israeli
advisor to the prime minister on
diaspora affairs; Uri Regev, direc
tor of the ARZA Law of Return
Center in Israel; Rabbis Roland
Gittelsohn and David Polish,
founders of ARZA; author and TV
commentator Professor Marvin
Zonis of the University of Chicago;
Knesset member Shulamit Aloni,
and Asa Kasher of Tel Aviv Uni
versity discussing “Judaism, Civil
Liberties and Israel."
Workshop topics include “Israel
and the American Political Cli
mate," “Ethiopian Jewry," “ A RZ A’s
role in the World Zionist Con
gress,” “American Fundamentalism
and Israel," and “Conservative Ju
daism and Israel.” For complete
information about speakers and
topics, write ARZA National As
sembly, 100 West Monroe Street,
Suite 312, Chicago, Illinois 60603,
or call (312) 782-1477. Reserva
tions and fees are required for all
convention events.
An affiliate of the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations
(U.A.H.C.), ARZA is Reform Ju
daism’s medium of Zionist expres
sion. It is dedicated to encouraging
religious pluralism and Reform
Judaism in Israel, and to generat
ing congregational programs to
stimulate interest in and support of
projects in Israel, including pro
tecting the status of Reform con
verts, securing equal treatment for
Reform rabbis and institutions,
and encouraging cultural exchange
between Arab and Jewish teenagers.