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WORDS AND MUSIC

By DANIEL L. SCHORR

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August 6, 1943

,'STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL •••

MUSICIANS IN THE ARMY:
by Phineas J. Biron
After the last war it tools
to go "on the road"—to England
music some years to get on its JEWISH NEWS:
feet again. The simple fact was The American Jewish Confer- and Africa . . . Irving Berlin,
ence may again be postponed . • • creator of this hit show, %Yin be
that the war had killed off a A number of its key participants
number of musicians and service feel that it might be easier to Also
in the
traveling
too . . .
about
to leave cast,
for overseas,
where he will once more enter-
in the armed forces had retarded hold the Conference when peace lain
is nearer
T lc
. an soldiers, is Al Jol-
A resettlemnt tam
the development of others. This is
• • •
bids fair to be repeated on a committe for European
Jewry, son.
sponsored by the New Zionist WITH THE MILITARY:
large scale after the present war, Organization, will soon make the
From California comes the re-
because it is a longer war and headlines . . . Meer Grossman port about a recent cartoon in
because it is more total.
is one of its leaders . . . There the Camp Roberts Dispatch .
If our coming generation of are rumors that It the
opposition
to . . a
shows
a Nazi soldier before
great musicians is scattered, for Dr. Weizmann in certain Pales- billboard that features e
a man
tinian circles led by David Ben
a large part, throughout our Gurion is assuming grave pro- lounging beneath an awning while
a bathing beauty serves him
armed forces, in some cases do- portions . . . Ben Gurion believes something in a tall, cool glass
ing work which may seriously that the White Paper will stand • . . And the caption is: "You,
interfere with their musical de- unless heroic measures are taken
can be a prisoner of war
velopment, I guess no one can be • • • Weizmann, on the other . too,
. Don't delay, surrender today
blamed. The war must come first hand, has confidence in Church- .
,United
er e ,, .Nations
. Aa
r e rCehatm arrival
tr i voafl
and it is not always possible to ill . . . Since Rabbi Abba Hillel Commo
consider the individual. The army Silver has announced his deter-
is. not geared for arranging that urination to remain a candidate at Camp Roberts, by the way, is
Private Mendy Weisgal, son of
musicians be able to play music, for the Presidency of the Zion - Meyer
M e
11W
, . . . . , sA
or at least that they not harm ist Organization of America, the Weisgall, Meyer And pShgetw. , Hugo
nephew, last
their hands—the precious equip- supporters of Rabbi Israel Gold-
conducted one of his own
meat of their careers.
stein are talking of a compro- week
k‘ompositions at Royal Albert
I know of one talented young wise slate .. . We are told that H
o
0 l t h p ,1 l e
violinist, whom some of you have had Dr. Silver been given the soaall,ofLponalltohn
Baltimore's • Cantor
a li William
Adolph
undoubtedly heard play on tour, chairmanship of the Zionist Em- Weisgall . . . Captain
who was sent to a southern army ergency
Committee—a post which Wyler of the U. S. Air Force,
installation, where he was put at Rabbi Stephen S. Wise holds and who only a feW weeks ago was
work in a Quartermasters ' depot, was ready to relinquish
moving heavy crates, until he be- — he decorated for bravery in action
would not have considered the over Europe, is back in Holly-
gan to fear that his calloused ZOA
presidency.
wood, where he has returned to
hands would never be able to WE'RE TELLING YOU:
his old job of directing a moving
wield a bow again. He made no
Notwithstanding Italy's col- picture . . . Only, he's now doing
complaint, but he was saved by lapse, General Franco is interning a film for his Uncle Sans . . .
luck. The wife of the colonel more refugees than ever in Spain Dorothy Parker, who cheerfully
commanding the installation hap- . , . Because he wants to be admits that she'll be passing the
pencil to see the soldiers' name holding hostages when the time half-century mark late this month.
Vacations In the country are now being arranged by the National
while looking at some papers on comes for negotiations . . . Her- tried to enlist in the WAC the
Refugee Service for needy refugee children like the group above. her husband's desk and, being a
man Ullstein, scion of the fa- other day, only to learn that the
music
Some must have country air and sunshine for their health's sake;
recognized
it. mous German publishing family, 50-year age limit is coming into
Throug h lover,
vacations for others will enable hard-pressed emigre parents to corn.
her intercession, the
plete training for war Jobs which will make them useful, self-support.
colonel arranged to have the vie- who is now a refugee in this effect too late to admit her . . .
ing members of the community. As one phase of its program the
linist transferred to an office job. country, has written "The Rise But she's going to try to find
National Refugee Service, whose work Is supported by the United
Not all violinists in the army are and Fall of the House of Ull- some way of putting her un-
stein," and Simon and Schuster usual literary gifts in the service
Jewish Appeal, made country vacations possible for hundreds of such
so lucky.
youngsters last year, and many have already applied to the NRS
A pianist friend of mine, a have published it . . . One of the of the Women's Army Corps . . .
this summer.
man of enormous talent, whose conclusions to which he comes is It's Captain Melvyn (screen sta'r)
name would also be recognized by that it was largely through the Douglas now . . . Corporal Mark
many, is in a special service of 3' hesitancy of Germany's liberal (composer) Blitzstein . . . And do
the Army which forbids him to newspapers to attack Nazism that. You remember Bobby Breen, the
play or to be publicized in any Hitler's movement was enabled little boy who used to sing in the
to come to power . . . Comment- films only a few years ago in a
manner. You have to know the ing
music business to know what it on the downfall of Benito, pleasing childish trebel? . . . He's
Milton Berle cracks that it's no in the Air Force now.
to a rising artist's career news when a King takes a Duce TRUE STORY:
NEW YORK (Palcor) — "It exasperation by a decision to per- means
when he is completely withdrawn
would be wrong to consider the severe in what is to them a from circulation at a time when . . . And Harry Hershfield, re-
Ed Sullivan publishes a report
Jews incapable of deeds of de- cruelly unjust policy .. .
Ise is just succeeding in building calling the story that ghost voices from Artilleryman Mike Higgins
spair" if "a cruelly unjust pol-
"With a general retreat from up an audience. Of an intense direct Hitler , remarks: "Funny on a field mass held in Tunisia
icy" is enforced against the Jew- the idea of an Arab federation musical temperament, this man is how he hears everybody but Na- • ."At this mass," says Higgins,"
ish National Home in Palestine, as a political concept, problems crushed by a feeling of—frustra- poleon."
I saw a buddy of mine, a Jewish
it was declared by Moshe Sher- of joint economic development tion. He doesn't want money—his READERS' GUIDE:
kid from New York . . . He was
tok, political chief of the Jewish are coming to the fore. Such de- greatest^ joy would be to make a
Pierre van Paassen's article on uncovered in the pelting rain, and
Agency in Palestine, in an inter- velopment calls for initiative and tour of army camps. He just
Palestine in The Protestant arous- when he knelt the mud soaked
view given at Cairo to Cyrus L. co-ordination. The question of co-
Sulzberger, correspondent of the hesion must be solved by the wants to play the piano, and un- ed so much attention that The into the knees of his uniform .. .
fortunately he is not able to. Protestant had to print an extra
New York Times.
Arab States themselves, but ex-
Some musicians are more for- 20,000 copies . . . Read Joseph When mass was over I remarked
In the course of the interview ample and drive the Jews can
tunate. Staff Sergeant Eugene . Brainin's article in the current to him casually that I was sue-
Mr. Shertok is reported to have supply in no in
meas- List (who's lucky in another re- issue of Soviet Russia Today . . . prised to see a Jewish lad get-
said: Rumors
are current about ure. But to make that contribu- spect because he'll be marrying It is a close-up ,
alleged
J Jewish
of Prof. i Mikhoels ting wet and muddy at Catholic
intentions to fight lion on
proper
they must
the a lovely
Violinist scale
Caroll Glenn
Lt.-Col. F and.
effer, the Soviet
issue
out
the
ssue
by
force.
Nothing
is
feel
firmly
established
in
Pales-
this
month)
got
into
an
installa-
Jewish
delegates
now in this services .. He said: 'What kind
further from the thoughts of the tine "
. w es t. his talents were ap- country . . . The delegations of services you go to don't count ;
Jews than to try to force the
d
Air.
Shertok
also said,
accord- preciated.
Not only has he played last public function in this coup- what does count is that if I get
issue at all so long as the war ing to
Mr.
Sulzberger's
account,
for
army affairs, but he has been try, by the way, will be a huge it next, the Boss will know that
lasts—providing no adverse cons- that now that the war was mov-
able to play concert dates, turn- farewell dinner in New York . . .
mitments are taken in the mean- ing toward a conclusion, problems ing over his fee to Army Relief. And there's serious talk about a at least I tried.' "
timek, or of ever leaving on their of the postwar settlement were Right.
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now he's assigned to the return visit of an American Jew-
own initiative the path of po- taking shape and "among these, Special Services Division, in a ish delegation to the Soviet Union
litical negotiations in exchange the question of European Jewry section which selects and pur-
... . It would be timed for sonic
direct action.
is one connected with the origins chases records for troops over- time in 1944 . . . That book "Un-
"At the same time, realism of the war and tragically aggra- seas. But Sergeant List's fortune der Cover," by one Carlson, which
compels the conclusion that it voted by its course. It is idle to is the exception, not the rule.
Winchell is boosting as a best- I
would be wrong to consider the expect the remnants to feel safe
There are many first-rate solo- seller, will never make the grade
Jesys incapable of deeds of de- in Europe even after liquidation fists whose careers have
To Pleat To Fill Up
•just been . . . Its content is stale.
fllk
spai.• if driven to extremes of of the Nazi rule.
our War Sump Albans
interrupted for the duration, if SMALL TALK:
.
not
"The problem of Palestine per
longer. Perhaps
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erhaps the loss of
Chaim Weizmann's memoirs are
" Sc also is on the postwar agenda. their talents is one
costs making headway . . . Sholom
. The attempt to solve it by the of fighting and winning a the
war.
Asch is not in the best of health
Settin g aside some-
White Paper of 1939 under the
•
. . . Maurice Schwartz wants to
. • strains
.
and stresses of that ha p-
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thing to spend in the fu-
direct movies . . . Lazarus Phil-
• less period must be relegated to
tune every time you buy
' the limbo of the appeasement
lips, young Montreal lawyer, is a
. era. A new solution is called
candidate to succeed the late
something for the present.
•
•
Peter Berkovich in the Federal
for, conceived in a spirit of corn-
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Parliament
at
Ottawa
.
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prehensive
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