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CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
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J u ly 24, 1942
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
•• •STRICTLYC ONFIDENTIAL•
by Phineas J. Biron
REMEMBER JABOTINSKY
That was a touching ceremony
which last week, at a Long Is-
land cemetery, marked the sec-
ond anniversary of Vladimir Ja-
botim•ky's death . . . His widow
silently deposited flowers on the
grave . . . Then a delegation of
Palestinians of the It•gum, a vir-
ile group of men, laid a huge
wreath on the Zionist leader's
last resting place . . . And Eri
Jabotinsky recited Iskor . . . No
speeches—no bombastic phrases—
but Only a rededication to the
work for which the Rosh Beta'.
gave his all . . . And the entire
occasion served as a reminder
that Jabotinsky, more than any
other Jewish leader, foresaw pres-
ent developments and recognized
the importance of a Jewish Army
when that theme was strictly
taboo in high Zionist circles.
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There is reason to believe that
American military authorities look
very favorably upon the Jewish
Army project for the Middle East,
and are telling their British col-
leagues to stop pussyfooting about
it . . . We recommend a little
booklet published in London, Eng-
land, by W. H. Allen and Co.,
Ltd. . . . It is called "Britain's
Nameless Ally," and its author
is Israel Cohen . . . The subject
is the Jews as a factor in the
war . . . Eddie Cantor has sent
a contribution to the Committee
for a Jewish Army, and pledges
his support. . . . That beautiful
new drawing which adorns the
New York headuarters of the
Committee is a gift from artist
Arthur Szyk, who calls it "The
Modern Maccabee" . . . Five hun-
dred American Army recreation
centers throughout the country,
incidentally, are now having ex-
hibits of colored reproductions of
Szyk's anti-Axis cartoons, printed
up by Esquire . . And, what's
more, the readers of the New
York Post now have the oppor-
tunity to see new Szyk cartoons
almost daily on that paper's edi-
torial page.
THIS AND THAT
We see by the papers that a
new postage stamp issued in Ber-
lin bears the phizzes of Hitler,
Hirohito and Victor Emanuel II
of Italy . . . We'd like it better
if the Italian representative were
Benito, as that would give the
stamp the precise combination we
want to lick . . . Did you know
that violin virtuoso Fritz Kreisler
IS known to his intimates as an
authortiy on the Bible?
MUSICAL NOTES
Strange though it may seem
at first glance, it is to Rome that
the English-speaking nations owe
the inspiring lyric for the "Unit-
ed Nations" battle-hymn composed
by Dmitri Shostakovich, the fam-
ous Russian musician . . . We
mean Harold I. Rome, of course
• . . The song, just introduced to
America on a Red Seal record,
has for some time been sung by
Soviet soldiers marching into bat-
tle against the Nazis, and is fast
becoming the United Nations
anthem . . . Larry Adler, the har-
monica artist, is making another
incursion into the field of serious
music . . . His arrangement of
"Blues in the Night" is scheduled
to he performed by the Cleveland
Symphony Orchestra under Arthur
Rodzinski, no less.
ABOUT PEOPLE
More Documentary
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Films to
• Sound
Be Show nat Center
way, is at present busy in Holly-
wood making the movie version
of her "Watch on the Rhine?"
. . . Radio fans insist that one
of the new stars of the other will
be Arthur Schwartz, the popular
song composer, who made a tre-
mendous hit on a 'went guest
appearance on the kilocycles.
WEEKLY GIGGLE
Freni Berlin via the grapevine
comes the story of the housework-
er who was being interviewed by
a prospective employer . . . The
salary, said the girl, would have
to be 60 marks a month—and ex-
plained that while 40 marks would
pay for her work, the rest would
be her reward for not telling the
Gestapo that the household was
listening to foreign broadcasts
and buying illicit food in the black
market . . . "But that won't be
necessary," protested the haus-
frau . . . "We don't listen to
short-wave broadcasts, and we
never buy food beyond the limits
set by our ration cards" . .. "In
that case," came back the maid,
"I don't want the job . . . I
can't work in a house of nitwits
where I'll starve to death" . . .
Then there's the one about the
German woman who, after study-
ing the display in a bakery win-
dow, went inside to inquire how
come the rolls were so large that
day . . . She threatened to report
him to the Gestapo for disobeying
size regulations unless he'd give
her a couple of the oversized ones
by way of a bribe . . . But the
baker quickly saved himself and
convinced her of his faithful ad-
herence to the rules . . . "Those
aren't rolls," he pointed out . . .
"Those are the fresh loaves I
just put out."
Camp Chelsea Has
Record Attendance
A record attendance at Camp
Chelsea, the camp for mothers
and children, at Chelsea, Mich.,
has tilled the camp to capacity
this season, closing registrations
until Aug. 9. Sponsored by the
Jewish Community Center, the
camp is enjoying so successful a
season, under the direction of Mr.
and Mrs. Sigmund Kulka, that
campers who registered one week
only desire to stay on for the
entire summer.
However, registrations are open
for the weeks of August 9 and
August 16. The week of August
9 will be devoted exclusively to
mothers alone or to mothers and
their children. But, the week of
August 16 will be open for family
camping when husbands and fath-
ers are invited to spend the week
in the country with their fam-
ilies.
Children's Activities
The activities of the adults and
children are widely separated at
Camp Chelsea. Supervised by
Miss unny Levin and Mrs. Estelle
Mitni•k, whom the youngsters
adore, the children enjoy a sep-
arate program of athletics and
fun. "Gon Hayeled," the children's
playhouse, on the spacious camp
grounds, is available rain or
shine. They have their own sleep-
ing quarters, eat their meals apart
from the adults and, in general,
enjoy a typical children's summer
camp program, in addition to be-
ing in the company of their
mother.;.
This system gives the mothers,
and the fathers, during family
camping week, an opportunity for
complete relaxation and time to
participate in the full camp pro-
gram of swims, hikes, dramatics,
campfire marshmallow roasts,
Glances, card games and parties.
Miss Cynthia Mallitz, as women's
counsellor, plans the programs for
the adult group.
Dramatist Irwin Shaw will be
on Broadway this fall even though
his physical self will be in Uncle
Sam's Army . . . His new play,
"Labor for the Wind," is going
to be produced by the Chekhov
Theater . . . Burton C. Hoffman,
president of the Dial Press, which
publishes the books of Pierre van Transportation and Rates
Paassen, has volunteered for Army
Camp Chelsea may be reached
service . . . He will receive a by Greyhound bus. The buses
commission . . . Max Dreyfuss, leave the Detroit Washington
the music publisher, was so con- lvd. Station at 1:20 and 3:20 p.
vinced by the food-for-victory cam- m., and arrive at Chelsea at 3:20
paign that he put a lot of work and 5:20 p. m. Bus fare to
and good hard cash into his New Chelsea is $1.31 one way and $2.36
York State farm—with the re-
sult that his dairy now produces round trip.
Camp Chelsea rates are as fol-
excellent milk which, volume for
volume, costs him as much as the lows: $13.00 per week for adult
Jewish Community Center mem-
finest imported champagne . .
Playwright Lillian Hellman, they bers; $15.00 per week for adult
say, is going to turn producer, non-members; $8.50 per week for
with a dramatization of refugee children of Center members; and
author Vladimir Pozner's "Edge $10.00 per week for children of
of the Sword" as her first offer- non-members. The camp will be
ing . . . Could be that her entry open through August 22.
Registrations for Camp Chelsea
Into the ranks of producers is
due to the fact that Herman may be made at the Jewish Corn-
Shumlin, who heretofore has pre- munity Center, Woodward at Hol-
sented all her plays on Broad- brook, telephone, Madison 8100.
Two powerful documentary
sound films will be presented at
the Jewish Community Center,
Woodward at Holbrook, on
Monday evening, July 27, at 9
o'clock, "The City," and "Man-
hattan Waterfront."
"The City," a film that won
Acclaim immediately upon its
release, is a powerful plea for
adequate housing facilities and
intellijently planned communi-
ties, as exemplified by Green-
belt, Md. It has been given four
stars by critics throughout the
country.
The
second
portrays
film
graphically the sea's meeting
with the City of New York.
Movies are shown each Mon-
day evening at the Jewish Com-
munity Center during the sum-
mer season. Weather permitting,
they are projected in the out-
door courtyard. Members are
admitted without charge. There
is a 17c fee for non-members.
DETROIT HALEVY
SINGING SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Board of Directors of the
Detroit Halevy Singing Society
have elected the following officers
to serve during the 18th year of
Halevy activities: Morris Shat-
zen, president; Eugene Franz-
blau, vice president and chairman
of the membership committee; Hy-
man H. Cohen, treasurer; Sonia
Bussell, financial secretary; and
Rose Berghoff, recording and
corresponding secretary.
The executive committee, con-
sisting of the officers and the
chairmen of the standing commit-
tees, was completed by the ap-
opintment of the following com-
mittee chairmen: Max Levy, mus-
ical committee; Israel M. Hertz,
patrons; Harry Resnick, Jewish
publicity; David Goldberg, Eng-
lish publicity; Nathan Bennish,
librarian; Julius Chafetz, ar-
rangements; Joe Bussell and Anna
Warren, entertainment; Nathan-
iel Raskin, program; Dr. William
Klein, delegate to the Jewish
Community Council.
The Halevy Board of Directors
also gave its unanimous approval
to the re-appointment of Dan
Frohman as musical director and
William Gayman as assistant mus-
ical director for the coming year.
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FAMOUS ARTISTS ON PROGRAMS OF
MASONIC AUDITORIUM CONCERTS
Detroit music lovers are not
going to let the war black out
their enjoyment of music during
the coming season. C. W. Van
Lopik, manager of the Masonic
Auditorium Concert Series, re-
ports that advance sales for De-
troit's major concert series are
well in excess of sales at this
time 'last year. He reports there
is good indication that the huge
Masonic Auditorium will be com-
pletely sold out on season tickets
before the season starts. Next
season will mark the 10th anni-
versary of the Masonic Audi-
torium Concert Series and the
greatest array of world famous
artists ever to appear on a sin-
gle Detroit concert series have
been booked.
Season ticket holders will have
a choice of attending either a
concert by Serge Rachmaninoff,
October 12, or a concert by Fritz
Kreisler, October 27. Following
the opening concerts by the
world's greatest pianist and the
already legendary violinist, Fritz.
Kreisler, season ticket holders
will hear the famous Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra on Novem-
ber 3, 110 musicians under the
baton of Eugene Ormandy. It
will be the first appearance in
many years of this major orches-
tra in Detroit.
On Tuesday night, December
15, the world famous Gen. Plat-
off Don Cossack Chorus will pre-
sent a concert in Masonic Audi-
torium. This famous Russian
Chorus has been traveling the
world for 15 years and is known
wherever good choral music is
appreciated.
Richard Crooks, the great ten-
or of the Metropolitan and
radio, assisted by William Prim-
rose, world famous violist, ap-
pears on January 8.
Thursday night, February 4,
the tremendously popular Ballet
Russe, with a huge orchestra
will be presented. Following this
great dance attraction the Ma-
sonic Auditorium Concert Series
will close on March 22 with a
concert by the great Negro con-
tralto, Marian Anderson.
Manager Van Lopik states
"Those Detroiters who expect to
buy tickets to single attractions
next season will be disappoint-
ed, but season subscribers, who
after all make these great con-
certs possible, will enjoy our
greatest series. Naturally we're
urging every one to buy season
tickets at once, to avoid later
disappointment."
Ladies of Yeshivath Sponsor
Snack for Soldiers
Wednesday,
the
22,
July
Ladies of Yeshivath Beth Yehu-
dah had the privilege to furnish
the USO at Battle Creek, Mich.
with food and refreshments for
a Delicacy Snack for 150 Jew-
ish soldiers.
This is part of the active in-
terest the Ladies of the Yesh-
ivah take in the USO work. The
great package providing the re-
freshments for the service men
was sent to the USO Center,
170 Michigan Ave., in Battle
Creek. Although none of the
hostesses could be present the
soldiers undoubtingly enjoyed
their hospitality.
Plans are worked out with the
Detroit USO office at the Ham-
mond Bldg. to entertain a group
of soldiers at the second Bob-Lo
outing which the ladies are ar-
ranging for Sunday, August 16.
There the soldiers will be treated
to the boat ride, the picnic and
all kinds of entertainment by
the students of the Yeshivah.
MOTHERS' CLUB
Twelfth Street Mothers' Club,
through Mrs. B. Garfinkel, presi-
dent, and Mrs. J. Nusbaum of
the relief committee of the club,
made contributions of $7.00 each
to United China Relief and the •
Navy Relief Society out of col-
lections from the June and July
meetings of the club.
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