Photo Coverage: Adrienne Haan Performs FROM BERLIN TO BROADWAY at the ACTORS TEMPLE

Cabaret had it's beginnings in Germany, so I guess it was "Bashert" (yiddish - meant to be) that the German and Romanian Ambassadors were among those that filled the Actors Temple last night to hear acclaimed European Cabaret Star Adrienne Haan perform. As Rabbi Jill Hausman pointed out in her opening remarks, "actors have always used their talents to raise money for the historic shul".

Adrieene Haan did just that as she entertained with a diverse repertoire that ranged from chanson to jazz, klezmer and Broadway. It was a night that honored Phyllis Malamud and her father Cantor Louis Malamud who was the "heart" of the temple from 1943 until his death in 1980. Carol Ostrow produced the moving evening and temple president Robert J. Reicher spoke about the rich history of the Actors Temple and the Malamud family. As George Jessel, Irving Berlin, Joey E. Lewis, Sophy Tucker, and all the other prior members looked down, Ms Haan expertly continued the tradition of Actors Temple performances.

Adrienne Haan

Rabbi Jill Hausman

Carol Ostrow, Producer

Robert J. Reicher, President of The Actors Temple

Carol Ostrow & Rabbi Jill Hausman

Carol Ostrow & Phyllis Malamud

Andrienne Hann

Andrienne Haan

Adrienne Hann

Adrienne Haan

Adrienne Haan

Carol Ostrow, Robert Blume, Uta Braun, Kai Hennig, Council General, Adrienne Hann, Harald Braun, German Ambassador to the UN

Carol Ostrow, Michelle Southerland, Simona Miculescu, Romanian Ambassador to the UN, Rabbi Jill Hausman

Ambassador Simona Miculescu, Ambassador Harald Braun, Uta Braun

Carol Ostrow, EDa Sorokoff, Jane Shevell

Ambassador Simona Miculescu & EDa Sorokoff

Actors Temple

Stephen Sorokoff