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September 15, 1939

Timpencorr
aisn
d

AT THE POWATAN

Rosh Hashonah Greetings

And Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous
Ncw Year to You All

LEGITIMATE YIDDISH THEATER
TO REOPEN HERE ON SEPT. 29

Outstanding

A. PUPKO

MOHR

Cast

PAGE SEVENTEEN

Armageddon: the
Battle of the Lord

5700



1939

By PIERRE ••n PAASSEN

of Characters Selected for Appearance
at Littrnan's People's Theater

In spite of enormous and ter-
rifying obstacles, both of a phys-
ical land of a political nature, in
A
cast
of
outstanding
Yiddish
9030 12TH ST.
sensations in their roles.
a period of history which seem i s
TR. 2.7742
stars has been selected by the •
Ben Adler, a leading man who to be given over to general d,
Hebrew Actors Union to appear
has appeared in Shakespearean integration and decay, the He-
in Detroit this season, at Litt- plays
braic Commonwealth in Pales-
man's Theater,
Nadya Dranova, character act- tine, for 2,000 years a mere
The new season will open on ress
INTERIOR DESIGNERS
who is known as one of the dream, a pious wish and an un-
Friday evening, Sept. 29 (during best on
7316 W. McNICHOLS RD.
the Yiddish stage. She fulfilled prophecy, is being
Succoth), the staff of players has played
UN. 3.3180
in the largest thea- moulded into accomplished fact
will include leading actors who ters in the country.
by the idealisin and heroism of
are famous in this country and
Sarah
Filler,
dramatic actress the Jewish people. What has
in Europe,
taken place in the Holy Land
who is well known in Detroit.
Determined to rebuild the
Isaac Arco, famous stage hand in the last few years and in
Yiddish theater in Detroit, which wh o
has been in Detroit for a sight of the whole world is a
had declined during the past few
number of seasons in the past. miracle as wondrous as the blos-
seasons. the Hebrew Actors
II. Hoffenberg, prompter and miming of Aaron's Staff in the
Union is cooperating with Abra- literary adviser.
magic stillness of the mytholog-
ham Littman, manager of Litt-
This entire cost will be under ical night. For that land, which
man's Yiddish People's Theater, the
direction of Hyman Prisant but three short decades ago Was
12th and Seward, and is sending who
is well known and well liked as much of a desert as the neigh-
Nan Blakstone and her "rare to Detroit the best available
b oring and incredibly more fer-
song
in Detroit. Mr. Prisant has
etchings," assisted by ent.
EXTENDS TO MICHIGAN JEWRY
starred
Darryl "Snooper" Rodgers, are
in theaters in this coun- tile Tranejordan still is today,
Each of the players has had
try and abroad and is famous has been transformed into a
at the Powatan Club.
BEST WISHES FOR A
leading roles in the past few as
vast and fecund garden that
an actor and director.
years. Among those who will ap -
"Drafted by the union to ap- provides bread and sustenance
pear here will be:
here, we are confident that for hundreds of thousands of
Rabbi Benjamin Schultz of Jacob Suzanoff, leading man Pear
we will be able to build up a men and women.
The all-engulfing and ever-
Yonkers Urges Act ion who appeared with Mollie Picon strong Yiddish theater in De-
at the Public Theater in New
troit," Hr. Prisant said. "Knowl- moving sand, man's greatest
Against Coughlinis m; York.
natural enemy, which has COM-
edge
of
Detroit
encourages
me
Suggests a Program
Manye Schliosberg, Yiddish
to believe that we shall have the Pletaely overwhelmed the civili-
prima donna and dramatic act-
zations of the Euphrates Valley
Editor, Detroit Jewish Chroni cle: ress who won acclaim during the wholehearted support of local nearby and buried the adjoining
Jewry and that we shall have a
Thank you for your comm ant past five years.
Sinaian
Peninsula, has beeen ar-
successful season."
in your issue of April 7. My t ele-
Henrietta Jacobson and Julius
rested at the borders of the Jew-
Mr. Littman stated that those
gram to the Israelite was im- Adler, juvenile comedians who
ish land. In the pre-war desola-
pelled by conviction, as well as recently returned from a Euro- desiring to arrange benefit per- tion of Judea and Galilee have
by a groundswell of sentim ent pean tour where they starred in formances may do BO now by sprung up modern cities, teem-
in my community which came to important theaters and were communicating with him at the ing with every branch of human
theater.
a head Friday, March 24. Af ter
aelivity, equipped with all the
I lectured on Father Cough lin,
marvels of modern technique.
a group of representative Je wit
The country has been covered)
approached me and exprea sed
with an extensive network of
grave concern over the way the
ighways, swamps have been
issue was nationally b e i n g
vied, rivers have been har-
Downtown's NEWEST and FINEST
to Dine
Hailed as perhaps the most
handled. They observed Genti les
British White Paper of last May t essed, long chains of agricul-
HERB HUND, proprietor of NORTHWOOD INN,
everywhere affected by t the noteworthy action of the Ameri- placed the future of the Jewish t ural settlements have been es-
invites
you to visit his new Downtown Restaurant and Bar. Serving
priest's "facts," and saw th e se can Jewish community in the
Homeland in jeopardy, the Pa- c &dished, harbors have been
same people unreached by a ny year 5699 is the erection of the vilion has served to bring home b onstructed and the people have
regular luncheons, dinners and after-theater specials and hi.
refutation. As a result, I f alt Palestine Pavilion at the New to
America the justice of the e uilt themselves a cultural and
Famous Northwood Inn Frog Legs.
justified in saying that u 5 . York World's Fair. In the record Jewish cause
in Palestine. Graph- t ducational apparatus—schools,
for the
tapped sources of moral a nd we scan today of events and ically portraying the labors of c echnical colleges, laboratories,
financial support are available if achievements in the past twelve- Jewish pioneers in an era when linics and a university that com-
pa
Coughlin is answered Sunday a f-
the refugee problem is uppermost t ets favorably with those of
ternoons, "over an equally atro ng
in the minds of all, this exhibit co he most advanced European
network."
Grand 'River at Bagley
has provided the evidence needed sy untries. Moreover, the frame-
ork—social, religious, economic
I have since investigated all
to convince the world of the col-
At the start of our 52nd Anniversary we wish
possible objections to the pla n,
onizing ability of Jews. Bear- ti has been created for the recep- I
11 •111
11111111111111111111111P
and I remain of the same min d.
ing witness to the true nature a on and the integration into the
you all the happiness possible at this
There are two main lines of o 1:1-
of the Jew as a productive fac- tr Imorptive capacity of the court-
jection:
y
of
hundreds
of
thousands
tor, the Palestine Pavilion elo- of immigrants
New Year Season!
1. The case is being "handled •"
quently refutes the anti-Semitic
8210 TWELFTH ST.
There are pamphlets, local brow d.
charge of parasitism which sin- n But this reborn Holy Land is
TRINITY 2-0100
casts, etc.
inter forces are leveling against an of merely a highly interesting
WORLD'S PREMIERE of the Great Yiddish Talkie
2. Coughlin may be "off t he
d successful experiment in
our veople even in free America m
odern pioneering and reclama-
air" soon. Also somebody is "se e-
today.
ti on of its ancient soil by the
ing"
church dignitaries, an d
The wholehearted s u .p p o r t Je
I Coughlin will be shelved.
wish people and one of the
which this Pavilion has receive d m
By Mendele Mocher Sforim
ost worth-while things to have
But these do not meet th
from
all sections of American CO
Library at
issue.
me out of the travail of the
Jewry proves that differences in
rest War. It is above all the
Not only are local broadcas is
affiliation are no deterrent to ex
E. Grand River
and pamphlets mere drops in th e
united effort in behalf of.a Brea t in Pression of Israel's will to live
a world wherein the forces of
bucket as compared to the mi I-
instrument of enlightenment ev it
lions harangued every week; bu t
are
bent
on
the
destruction
How deep this union is was an
d total elimination of Juda
the same audience is not bein g
shown on the occasion of the is
reached.
m. The modern Palestine con-
i
dedication of the Pavilion, which ate tutee
tutes a ringing
The "facts" hurled forth coas
refutation of
brought out the largest assembly th
to coast are directed to peopl
e most pernicious slander flung
of Jews in the history of this at the Jewish people by its ene-
who are sincerely wondering, no
country and net an as yet un- mi es.
too informed, and who believ
Palestine shows that the
broken record for full-rate paid Je ass
these lies, because there is n
are a creative people, and
MEYER W. WEISGAL
admissions to the Fair. In this th
one to answer. It is hard enoug h
at when Jews are but given
connection much credit is due ha If a chance. to decide
to "catch up" with a lie. Th month this exhibit stands out as
- on the.
P
to Meyer W. Weisgal, director of SCA
ing ISIDORE CASHIER and HELEN BEVERLEY
best thing to do is instantly t 0 a unique, highly successful en-
be of human and eocial rela-
the Pavilion, whose long career do
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
reply—and over the air. Th deavor to present to the ,general
nships and mark them with a
of service to Jewish causes has sta
mp of their national Hebraic
spoken word may be dynamite.
American public an accurate culminated in the creation of this
eth os—that in that case there is
NOW SHOWING
And it doesn't matter tha picture of the Jewish work and
unprecedented
portrayal of what no thing strange, nothing abnor-
Coughlin may leave the air. H aims in the Holy Land.
and continuing Every Day from 7 P. M. to 11 P. M.—
Jews have done in Palestine in ma 1 about Jews,
may come back. He "left" th
Opened at the time when the the past quarter century.
Sundays, 2 P. M. to 11 P. M.
air in 1936, and he tame back
Palestine is also the Jew's
Tickets: Week days, Adults 35c, Children 10c;
str ongest weapon, wherever he
Even if he is forbidden to touch
Sundays: Adults 40c, Children 15c.
ma y be, in the struggle for
any but purely "religious" sub-
mo cracy. For if democracy is de-
jects, he will start innocuously
a
WA
as he did this year; and go by
o f life base d on diversit
an
d a respect for the diversity
easy stages to his goal of nazified
wh ich is the contribution of ev.
agitation.
Rosh Hashonah's Message of Hope
cry nation and every
We should organize, and Pre-
, group with.
Try Our Delicious
in the nation toward
Served to Your Taste
the sum
By HENRY MONSKY
tot al of civilization, then the Jew
ughlins, however, are not the
mu
o p n a C
l r y ec; possibilities. A precedent
President of Bnai Brith
st have somewhere on earth
has
p lace where the religiou
been set of attacks against Jews
civi-
liza tion of which he is the
over ■ network of connected in-
The approaching High Holidays values, a re-vitalized interest in
beare r
ma y function unhampered
dependent stations.
and
There are bring to a close another year of
unf
Jewish
problems;
we
see
a
record
those rho are free of church
Downtown
ettered; for only then can a
606 WOODWARD
At Congress
control. What is to 'prevent a harrowing experiences for our of self-sacrificing service unprece- rev italizing and revivifying in-
Pettey, or a Moody, from doing people. Not unlike many previous dented in our generation. We see flue nce be exercised on the bear-
Business Men's Luncheon served daily — 40c and 50c
Cr,
something similar in 1940? They chapters in the glorious yet sad
of Judaism in other parts
can get the money. • history of Israel, the Jew con- a glorious record of renewed devo- of the globe.
T he transitional historical
Shall we "prevent" these tinues to be the victim of malevo- tion and consecration to the prin-
broadcasts? We shall probably lent forces that threaten the whole ciples and the ideals and the insti- epo ch through which we are pass-
liquors at Popular Prices
fail. And the question of free structure of our civilization. That tutions of democracy, a loyalty i ng is an era of stress and storm.
speech
will rise to plague us. history is sad because these de- manifest on every hand on the The future of humanity is still
STEAK - LOBSTER - FROG - FISH - CHICKEN DINNERS
The method of instantaneous plorable activities in every age part of every Jew worthy of the wra PPed in gloomy darkness.
Served Roadhouse Style
response is the only effective have done and continue to do vio- name and of his heritage. Such Onl now and then and here and
method, and the only American lence to the principles of justice, a record of achievement may well they e do we catch a glimpse of
WE CATER TO PARTIES AND BANQUETS
one.
equity, tolerance and good will; give us comfort and reassurance, the new world of tomorrow
Means: A national radio pro- that history is glorious because that the Jewish people are measur- thro ugh the tatters of such
the old.
gram of "Jewish information" our people have always borne with ing up to the challenge which is Pal estine affords
us

ABE HERTZBERG, Prop.
Open Sundays
RA. 0335
glin ipse of renaissance
should be prepared, to be handled dignity whatever has been their theirs in these critical times.
and re-
by Gentiles and Jews. It should fate and have survived, as they
On the eve of .Rosh Hashonah birt h. Great things are gestating
be timed to expected attacks.
shall again, to build for an even let us express the hope and prayer in t he Holy Land. Divine proph-
When there is an attack, it more resplendent future.
that the coming year may bring ecy is being fulfilled: Argamed-
don the battle of the Lord, is
should be handled instantly. On
Conditions abroad are forcing prices to advance
When we consider the over- about a better understanding of
bein g waged in there by the
days when there seems to be no whelming relief
and resettlement our problems; and closer coopera-
by leaps and bounds. Frankly, we expect prices
direct attack, a prepared lecture problem, produced by the unprece- tion and greater unity of action on Jew ish people. For the battle of
g
o of
ivem
"information"
should be dented program of hate and force, the part of our people. Our activi- the Lord is not fought with poi-
to double. Many lines have already been cut off
son
gas
and
dreadnaughts and
and by bigotry and intolerance, ties, effective as they have been, bum
and will not be available for two years. WE ARE
Funds: Mr. A. and Mr. Z. in
which prevail in those countries will be vastly more effective tsris bing planes. To bring the
Yonkers said that if "Coughlin
FORTUNATE IN HAVING 5000 SETS IN
of Europe that have reverted to through. the development of mutual of t oners that sat in the darkness
Are Wishing Everyone a Very Happy and
is answered" they would triple
he prison house into the light
medieval darkness; when we con- respect and the exercise of a
STOCK TO SELL AT THE OLD PRICE.
and quadruple their gifts to Jew- sider
day,
to
redeem
the
earth
greater
measure
of
tolerance
as
whic
Prosperous New Year
the wave of racketeer-stimu-
ish defense.
A fine aroup of 93
l ated or official totalitarian-spon- between Jewish organizations. littl Is is the Lord's and to suffer
New maroon bor- Here Is a geese of De-
There is here an untapped
Bnai Brith has advocated unity free e children to live a life of
piece sets. Import- ders with broad Los inverted ehleau dig-
source of revenue for a specific sored and supported anti-Semi-
freed and joy—that is the
in Israel for many years. It will Batt
tism;
when
we
contemplate
the
i•ory
shoulder.. nee met. You should
ed
china.
Han
d
project. It has real appeal, and
be of the Lord.
continue to devote its influence
the Joint Jewish Council COULD lark of justice in the diplomatic
painted, beautifully Hand painted trans- one theese delightful do-
and
its
resources
to
the
achieve-
relations
of
nations
involved
in
lucent imported wry., hard I. equal at
raise the money.
designed. Elegant
the present scene of conflict and ment of this objective. With its Dr, It A. Remains, Refugee
china 93 to 95 tusee the peiee. 93 to
Sincerely,
tradition
of
almost
a
century
of
patterns.
Author,
Dead
of
Heart
IAA piece dinner sets.
confusion, and the effect thereof
pieces.
BENJAMIN SCIIULTZ,
upon the hopes and aspirations of unremitting service to the cause
Attack
Rabbi,
of
our
people;
with
its
fundamental
.
our people, such as the unfortun-
Temple Emanu-El,
ate developments regarding Pales- philosophy, exemplified in the dec-
Yonkers, N. Y.
NEW YORK. (WNS)—Dr.
.
tine; when we observe the conse- laration of its purpose, "to unite Richard A. Hermann, Austrian
quences of world economic unrest, Israelites In the promotion of their refugee, author of many books
and the devastating effect upon highest aims and those of human- and a former director of the
ity'', the Bnai Brith is in the American Guild for German Cul-
the status and the morale of
the
Jew, which all of these conditions peculiarly unique position to in- tural Freedom, died of a heart
MINNIE EDLOFF
fluence such unity. The Jewish
at Saratoga Spring, N. Y.
of 2715 Rochester Ave.. 74 years have produced; the scene is not problem is many-faceted. Not only attack
Ile wag 56 years old.
old, died on Sept. 5. Funeral comforting, nor is it conducive to must we maintain with even great-
complacency
or
a
sense
of
secur-
services were held on -Sept. 6 ity.
er intensity a defense program;
Jews Permitted Sabbath Wine
with interment in Woodmere
and minister to the physical needs
20600 WOODWARD, AT 8 MILE ROAD
Despite Prohibition in India
Nevertheless, to the credit of
Cemetery. She is survived by her
of those who require our help,
Open Weekday Evenings Tin
the
people
of
Israel
let
it
be
9:00
husband, George L.; three daugh-
said, but we must perform the import-
BOMBAY
(WNS)

In
con-
ters, Mrs. Miriam Rosengarten, that they are once again, in this ant task of preserving, yes, if nection with the recent introduc-
crisis,
demonstrating
that
some
Mrs. Jane Hirsch and Mrs. Rose
tion of prohibition
need
be,
rebuilding,
those
positive
in India,
Meyer; two sons, Ethan and Lee, undaunted courage which char- values, those spiritual qualities, so Jews will be permitted 12
ounces
and one sister, Mrs. Frank Ber- acterized the lives of the martyrs essential to our normal growth of wine weekly for Sabbath
Italy Jails Foreign Jews Unable to Leave Country
of Israel of old. Once again must
man.
and progress.
ceremonial purposes by present-
we demonstrate that unflinching
May the New Year bring a ing wine permits Issued by the
ROME. (WNS)—All foreign
determination
to
play
our
part
in
SAMUEL J. BUSCH
Jews In northern
blessing of. peace and freedom Commissioner of Excise. The
Italy are being
of Lansing, Mich., formerly of this world drama; to champion from
oppression to the people of permits will be issued upon ap- systematically rounded up by Italian authorities who are releasing
Detroit. 42 years old, died on the cause of justice as against in-
plications
bearing
the
recommen-
Israel. May the ideals of the
Aug. 23. Funeral services were justice, to support and protect the democratic nations be protected dation of a person approved for only those who are able to prove that they were prepared to leave
the country within a short time, It was reported that eight Jews,
held on Aug. 24 with burial In cause of righteousness against the
against the onslaught of the forces that purpose by the Bombay gov-
forces
of
evil.
Thus
shall
we,
seized in Turin, were escorted to the German
Lansing. He is survived by his
with of evil and injustice.
ernment.
For special festivals,
border although
mother, Mrs. Ernestine Busch, the aid of all who cherish the
such as Passover, wine may be information about their fate was not available.
ideals
and a brother, Herman T.
of the people of democratic
ourchaeed under special permits
It is said that since the government has closed down the
nations, overcome the enemies of
to be issued by the Commission-
mankind.
Evidence of the intense group- er on the same
Jewish relief committee for refugees, the 4,000 Jewish refugees
ONE HUNDRED TEN EAST HANCOCK
basis. It was
When we review the activities ■ wareness developed by the Jew- indicated that allotments of wine from Germany have been reduced to pitiful
(CORNER JOHN R)
ish
people is the fact that most
cireumstallees, many
of the closing year, we see demon.
living on house-to-house beggary. Large groups
In sad and loving of our be-
of the Jewish prayers are writ- for weddings and circumcision
live in one room
I.-Med daughter and sinter, Lilian strations of unprecedented gener-
and some are
TELEPHONE COLUMBIA 3000
ten in the first person plural. ceremonies will be permitted on
forced
to
walk
the
streets
at
night,
osity
on
the
part
of
the
, Jacobson, who passed away 17
mnre for-
a basis similar to purchases made
Two Talmudic statements also
Hundreds of Jews have been trapped on the French-Italian
for Sabbath purposes.
BERTRAM FRIEDMAN, Manager
vears ago on the second day of tunate of our en-religionists; the signalize the
group solidarity of
outpouring of funds for the aid
'Rosh Hashonah.
border, where they had hoped to cross into France. Italian-border
and assistance of those who a re the Jew. They are: "All me m-
lie
that
handleth

matter
wisely
authorities, however, have ordered them to leave the
Sadly mimed by her loving
less fortunate; we see a Renais- bers of Israel are respohsible for sha'l find rood: and whose trusteth
area, insisting
parents, sisters and brothers,
at the same time that they emigrate. Without a relief committee to
sance of spiritual and cultural each other—and—ALL members in the Lord, happy is he.
If Israel are companions."
advise them, their attempts to leave Italy -re

PUPKO STUDIOS, INC.

Detroit Louis Marshall Lodge
No. 1203, Order of Bnai Brith

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