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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

..STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL• • •

by Phineas J. Biron

Rice and Clifford Odets are among
the outstanding playwrights who
have been assigned to write a
series of short one-act plays to
be shown in Army camps . . .
Bessie Hyman is a young lady
who's had some experience in the
magazine field . .. But when she
was chosen to be the editor of a
new publication "Read," she de-
cided she'd rather use the name
"Ralph Clark" . . . "Thank Your
Lucky Stars" is the picture that's
featuring Dinah Shore, radio's
gift to Hollywood. What's more,
John Garfield will sing for you
too in that film.
WEEKLY GIGGLE
The story is told of two bor-
der patrol soldiers, one French
and one Italian, who were station-
ed near each other at the fron-
tier-line separating their two
countries . . . The Frenchman
had always acted rather snob-
bishly toward the Italian, but one
day last week he suddenly turned
very friendly, even going to the
length of sharing his lunch with
the other . . . The Italian, puz-
zled, asked how conic the change
in attitude . . . "Well," the
Frenchman explained, "we're both
in the same boat now . . . Both
our countries are completely oc-
cupied by the Germans."

November 27, 1942

HITHER AND YON

with MYRA KAY

And now it's gasoline ration- to the Jewish actor who
WAR NEWS
FOR THE RECORD
ing. Well, that's one way of put- his nose straightened by had
a had
The ten thousnd Free French-
Orchids to Arthur Hays Sulz-
ting some people back on their geon, "a thing of beauty hl
men who are at this writing trek- berger of the New York Times
feet—and bringing others right goy forever!"
king across the North Africn des- for his journalist'c ethics . .
down to earth.
ert to join the Allied forces After his recent public blast
. • • —
May I recommend a book? It
aginst Rommel will do much to against Zionism and the Jewish
There is parable from a Jew- is that 1926 best seller by Lewi
redeem the good name of la belle Army project, he gave more spar"
ish folk-play, which is worthy Browne "This Believing World." s
France, which the Lavals and Pe- than any other paper in New York
of being noted.
. • • —
tains are dragging in the mud. to recent publicity releases on
"One day a certain rich old Did you know that
. . . So just think what a Jewish these two themes . . . As a mat-
man, of miserly dispos:tion, vis-
The inventor of the half-to ne
Army of 100,000 could do to cor- ter of fact, while the New York
ited a rabbi, who took the rich process of photo-engraving was
rect certain impressions spread Times gave two columns to the
man by the hand and led hint to Max Levy.
by Nazi propagnda even in this Jewish Army Committee's recent
the window.
Political Economy as a sc'ence
country . . . And if any of you "Proclamation on the Moral
"Look out there," he said. And was founded by Jewish born,
have any doubts concerning the Rights of the Stateless and Pal-
the rich old man looked into the David Ricardo.
kind of soldiers the Palestinian estine Jews," to which 1521 prom-
street.
Jacob Henry Joseph was one
Jews will make, just consider the inent Americans had affixed their
"What do you see?" asked the of the organizers of the
first tele-
case of Private Jacob Dab of Tel names the New York Yiddish pa-
rabbi.
graph lines in Canada and one
Aviv, who has beben awarded the pers gave it no space at all . .
"I see men, and women, and of the builders of the first
Cana-
Military Medal for gallantry in Did you know that John Howard
little children," answered the rich dian railways.
action in North Africa as a mem- Payne, composer of "Home, Sweet
man.
Ostrich Farming
introduc-
ber of a Commando unit . . . Home," served as the American
Again the rabbi took him by ed in South Africa was
by Joel My-
Private Dab, just twenty years Consul ant Tunis just a hundred
the hand and this time led hint ers.
old, has already seen two years' years ago? • . . Indeed, he held
to a mirror. "What do you see
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service in this war.
that post twice, and it was in
now?"
"The people of all other nations
JEWISH HERO
Tunis that he died during his
"Now, I see myself," the rich but the Jewish seem to look
back-
Corporal Bernard J. Kessel of second tenure of office . . .
man replied.
wards and also to exist for the
the U. S. Army, the Brooklynite We mention this because we've
Then the rabbi said, "Behold present; but in the Jewish
scheme
who hit the front page last week just remembered that it was at
—in the window there is a glass everything is prospective and
pre-
when he practically captured Oran Tunis that Mordecai M. Noah was
and in the mirror there is glass; paratory; nothing, however trifling
single-handed in a General Grant serving as American Consul when
but the glass of the mirror is cov- is done for itself alone, but all
was always considered something he was recalled from his post by
ered with little silver, and no is typical of something yet to
of a schlemiahl by his family and means of a letter that James Jewish State Party
sooner is the silver added, than come."
friends when it came to anything Monroe, then Secretary of State,
you cease to see others but see
—Coleridge.
mechanical . . . In Brooklyn, in- sent him by Stephen Decatur to De'mands United Nations only yourself."
. . . —
deed; the tank ace was known as the effect that President Madison Regard Jews as Nation
• . • —
It has been suggested that the
so clumsy that he couldn't even had "deemed it expedient" to re-
To be successful in this world "Mogen Dovid may have been in-
`earn to drive a car, and his as- voke Noah's commission, on the
NEW YORK. (WNS)—A reso- you must specialize, but unfor- tended at first to represent the
lignment to the tank corps was grounds that his religion formed
tunately specialization generally
zreeted with a mixture of horse- an obstacle to the exercise of his lution demanding that CI* Jpiee means staying ignorant on all sub- Star of the Coming Messiah in
opposition to the Christian Cross
laughs and Bronx cheers by all Consular functions.
be represented as a nation in the jects but the one.
which symbolizes a Messiah who
who knew him . . . Only his fi- THIS AND THAT
councils of the United Nations
. . . —
has already come.
ancee, Miss Rita Feinberg, had
was
adopted
this
week
by
3,00G
The
truth
will
out—A
couple
Laugh of the week: Harry
. . . --
faith in him and kept insisting
persons
attending
a
joint
mass
of
years
ago,
I
suffered
a
severe
As they papered and painted
that he would make good ... And Hershfield's cartoon showing Addl- meeting held under the auspices attack of "swing fever"—as a
now Kessel will most likely go ed Adolph talking into the tele- of the New Zionist Organizatioti remedy, I took to the clarinet busily, the two house decorators
were discussing the usual topic—.
down in history as one of Amer- phone and saying: "Sorry, Herr and the Jewish State Party.
(that's a flute with a cold)—and "that man" and his tricks.
ica's greatest war heroes, though Rommel—all I can send you is
I
never
squeaked
higher
notes,
The resolution demanded also
"He's a terrible chap," said the
few will remember that he is a snowballs" . . . Feminine readers that all "Jewish parties and or- even at the sight of a mouse—but
paper-hanger, "with his cruelty
Jew . . . Just a few remember who are wondering what they can
this is the payoff—the other day,
t^day that John Ordronaux. the do to aid the war effort might ganizations which uphold Jewisl - a couple of kids were playing in to the poor Jews."
"Yes," replied the painter, "it's
famous privateer captain of the follow the example of rs. Ben nationalism form a United Jew- the side-drive. Hearing those long-
Jew We Hecht, who has been taking a ish Council to represent the Jew- held notes, one remarked: "Hey! pretty bad, but something worse
War of 1812, w
ish
people
as
a
unit
in
the
Coun-
course
in
airplane
mechanics
and
is bothering me."
are reminded of Ordronaux by
Betcha it's an air-raid siren!"
"What's that?"
Fletcher Pratt. the destroyer ex- is nearly ready to take a job in cils of the United Nations."
Dear
Teacher:
Please,
I
want
my
United States Senator Elbert
"Just think what a disgrace he
pert and commentator, who calls a war plant . . . Then there's a
money
back.
is to our profession!"
our attention to the fact that the Mrs. Milton Erlanger, who just D. Thomas of Utah told the
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destroyer Ordronaux was launched landed a job with the Army, said meeting that "all those Jews
"Ah
hah!"
remarked
his
friend
Sholom Aleichem.
at Quincy, Mass., on Nov. 8, and job being the training of dogs who would rather go to the Jew-
adds that to the best of his know]- for military service . . . All of ish State should be given the
edge this is the first U. S. naval you who moan about the ration- opportunity of doing so, and "the scar effort is being hampered
vessel to be named after a Jew- ing of sugar, the curtailment of should be given all the help by the indecisive attitude of the
your coffee consumption and the they merit. I ant not afraid of Allies toward the Jews." Mem
ish officer.
institution of meatless Tuesdays the future Jewish State. With the Grossman, president of the Jew-
are cordially invited to hop over old Jewish tradition of peace ish State Party, said: "A Roose-
SALE—APARTMENT PROPERTY
to Jerusalem and get the experi- and justice, I am certain that velt declaration viewing with
ence of having to adhere to ra- the Jewish State will cultivate favor the admission of the Jew.
tioning of a real essential of life. peace and justice."
ish people as equal partners into
. . . For the Holy City they are
Senator William R. Langner the family of free United Na-
now rationing water.
of North Dakota, declaring that tions would complete the great
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carry all the answers—everything
Detroit's Albert Kahn, who is given its word for the establish- begun by Balfour and Wilson
you're entitled to know. Todays sav-
ings are tremendous. Buy In confi-
known as the father of modern ment of a Zionist nation in Pal- during World War I."
dence—the record of this old estab-
factory design and has just been estine," said: "We will do all
lished firm Is suMcient guarantee.
awarded medal for his service we can in every proper way to
Facts and Figures from Mr. Bedford.
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Harry N. Grossman, Meyer R.
of
Step
Into
one
225,000 DOWN.
AND
Great
Britain
to
see
that
this
America's
war
effort,
confesses
Rubin and Joel G. Jacob have
the soundest most profitable apt In-
in the Victor Record Review that Promise will be faithfully re- moved from 1046 National Bank
vestments. Outstanding location of
his favorite relaxation is listen- deemed."
secure values. Remodeling cost
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Bldg to their new offices, 724
$50,000 now In elegant cond. bow
Lion Feutchwanger, noted Ger- Buhl Bldg., same phones, CA.
ing to good music—which he usu-
Now
ceiling rents $25,000. Save $100,000
ally
hears
right
in
his
home,
for
man-Jewish
author,
charged
that
5542-5543.
below replacement construction costs.
he has a large collection of phono-
$15,000 DOWN. Dependable loca-
graph records that he prizes as
tion near Gent Motors—Fixed rental
highly as his gallery of French
center. Reduced rents $19,000. Qual-
Impressionist paintings . . . A
ity property. Save $70,000 under con-
struction costs.
recent arrival on our shores is
Soph:e Freud, granddaughter of
INVEST ".11,100—Pull out $2,500
the late Professor Sigmund Freud
yr after taxes all expense and 41,4%
cunt payouts. Fine 26 apt cor 3 to 4
. . . Lucy Monroe is famous for
rooms. Low rent $11,500. Save
her rendition of "The Star-Span-
costs.
construction
$40,000
under
gled Banner," but she can sin.;
Just one In all Detroit—never again.
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the audience at the United Pales-
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tine Appeal's annual "Night of
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:qrs. Janet Donaldson of British-American Ambulance Corps, left, congratulates Mrs. Abra-
Shapiro, honorary president of the Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, while Mn.
Samuel Fasten, chairman of the organization's war effort committee, and Mrs. Samuel Goldstein ,
extreme
right, new national president, look on a t national convention of the Mizrachi Women
New York.

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