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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

August 6, 1943

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THE FLOWERS AREN'T "VERBOTEN" HERE

WORDS AND MUSIC

By

DANIEL L.

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SCHORR

VSTRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL •••

MUSICIANS IN THE ARMY:
by Phineas J. Biron
After the last war it took
to go "on the road"—to England
music some years to get on its JEWISH NEWS:
The
The American Jewish Confer- and Africa . . . Irving Berlin,
feet again. The simple fact wa s
• ence may again be postponed . . . creator of this hit show, will be
that the war had killed off a A number of it s key
• "As in the traveling cast, too . . .
k par t•
lop,
number of musicians and service feel that it might be easier to Also about to leave for overseas,
in the armed forces had retarded hold the Conference when peace where he will once more enter-
the development of others. This is nearer " • A resettlemnt tam American soldiers, is Al Jol-
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 conies the re-
because it is a longer war and headlines • . . M eer Grossman port about a recent cartoon in
because it is more total.
is one of its leaders . . . There the Camp Roberts Dispatch . . .
If our coining generation of are rumors that the opposition to It shows a Nazi soldier before a
Dr. Weizmann in certain Pales- billboard that features a man
great musicians is scattered, for tinian circles led by David Ben lounging beneath an awning while
1 large part, throughout our Gurion is assuming grave pro- 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 too, can be a prisoner of war
velopment, I guess no one can be • • • Weizmann, on the otter.
er . Don't
delay, surrender today
.
blamed. The war must come first hand, has confidence in Church- . . . United Nations Chamber of
and it is not always, possible to ill . . . Since Rabbi Abba Hillel Commerce".
Comm
. . A recent arrival
consider the individual. The army Silver has announced his deter- at Camp Roberts, by the way, is
is not geared for arranging that urination to remain a candidate Private Mendy Weisgal, son of
musicians be able to play music, for the Presidency of the Zion- Meyer W. . . . And Sgt. Hugo
or at least that they not harm ist Organization of America, the
their hands—the precious equip- supporters of Rabbi Israel Gold- week
Weisgall,
Meyer's
nephew,
last
conducted
one
of his own
meat of their careers.
stein are talking of a compro- ksompositions at Royal Albert
I know of one talented young wise slate . . . We are told that Hall, London . . . Hugo is the
violinist, whom some of you have had Dr. Silver been given the son of Baltimore's Cantor Adolph
undoubtedly heard play on tour, chairmanship of the Zionist Em-
who was sent to a southern army ergency Committee—a post which
Weisgall
. . . U.
Captain
Wyler
of the
S. Air William
Force,
installation, where he was put at Rabbi Stephen S. Wise holds and who only a few weeks ago was
work in a Quartermaster's depot, was ready to relinquish — he
.. decorated for bravery in action
moving heavy crates, until he be- 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 Sam . . .
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
pened 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 lover, recognized it. mous German publishing family, 50-year age
Some must have country air and sunshine for their health's sake;
is coming into
Through her intercession, the who is now a refugee in this effect too late limit
vacations for others will enable hard-pressed emigre parents to tom.
to admit her . . .
colonel arranged to .have the vio-
plete training for war Jobs which will make them useful, self-support.
linist transferred to an office job. country, has written "The Rise But she's going to try to find
ing members of the community. As one phase of its program the
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
so lucky.
Jewish Appeal, made country vacations possible for hundreds of such
have published it . . . One of the of the Women's Army Corps .. .
youngsters last year, and many have already applied to the NRS
A pianist friend of mine,
a conclusions to which he comes is It's Captain Melvyn (screen star)
this summer.
man of enormous talent, whose
p.
y was largely through the Douglas now . . . Corporal Mark
name would also be recognized b by hesitancy
c
of Germany's liberal (composer) Blitzstein . . . And do
many, is in a special service of
the Army which forbids him to newspapers to attack Nazism that you remember Bobby Breen, the
Hitler's movement was enabled little boy who used to sing in the
play or to be publicized in any
manner. You have to know the to come to power . . . Comment- films only a few years ago in a
music business to know ,what it ing 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 .. .
he is just succeeding in building calling the story that ghost voices from Artilleryman Mike Higgins
direct
Hitler
spair" if "a cruelly unjust pot-
"With a general retreat from up an audience. Of an intense , 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
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- wants to play the piano, and un-
ed so much attention that The into the knees of his uniform .. .
Sulzberger, correspondent of the hesion must be solved by the 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 stir-
Mr. Shertok is reported to have supply in no inconsiderable 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 of Prof. Mikhoels ting wet and muddy at Catholic
alleged Jewish intentions to fight tion on a proper scale they must the lovely Violinist Caroll Glenn
and Lt.-Col.
Feffer, now
the Soviet
out the issue by force. Nothing is feel firmly established in Pales- this month) got into an installa- Jewish
delegates
in this services . . . He said: 'What kind
further from the thoughts of the tine."
tion where his talents were ap- country . . . The delegations of services you go to don't count;
Jews than to try to force the
Mr. Shertok also said, accord- preciated. Not only has he played last public function in this coun- 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 corn- that now that the war was mov- able to play concert dates, turn- farewell dinner in New York .. • at least I tried.'"
mitinents are taken in the mean- ing toward a conclusion, problems ing over his fee to Army Relief. And there's serious talk about a
time or of ever leaving on their of the postwar settlement were Right 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 some
for 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 vated by its course. It is idle to is the exception, not the rule.
Winchell is boosting as a best-
would be wrong to consider the expect the remnants to feel safe
There are many first-rate solo- seller, will never make the grade
Jews incapable of deeds of de- in Europe even after liquidation ists whose careers have just been . . . Its content is stale.
To Pleat To Fill Up
Your War Stamp Album
spai.• if 'driven to extremes of of the Nazi rule.
interrupted for the duration, if SMALL TALK:
"The problem of Palestine per not lone?: Perhaps the loss of
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Chaim Weizmann's memoirs arc
Sc also is on the postwar agenda. their talents is one of the costs
making headway • . . Sholom
. The attempt to solve it by the of fighting and winning a war.
Asch is not in the best of health
Setting aside some-
• White Paper of 1939 under the
. . . Maurice Schwartz wants to
• strains and stresses of that hap-
thing
to spend in the fu-
direct movies . . . Lazarus Phil-
. ' less period must be relegated to
lips,
young
Montreal
lawyer,
is
a
ture
every
time you buy
• the limbo of the appeasement
candidate to succeed the late
something for the present.
era. A new solution is called
Peter Berkovich in the Federal
for, conceived in a spirit
com-
Parliament at Ottawa . . . Pa-
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WINDOW SHADES
• .
trons
of
the
Diamond
Horseshoe,
resting upon the leading United
Doing
your
Billy Rose's night spot, don't have
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share i o
• Nations.
.
Throughout Norway the "Rs- to worry about whether the kitch-
keep Hitler out of your
"The new policy must aim at ;Inge know who will be shot next en will be able to supply them
Cleaned and Repaired
• .
nicking the utmost of Palestine Dy the Nazi firing squads. They with vittles . . . Billy has just
home.
LINOLEUM
for a solution of the Jewish
do not know why they will be shot closed a deal for about $50,000
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Inlaid and Battleship
Problem and paving the way for but they know that names of all worth of poultry and game . . .
•
large-scale
development
of
the
loyal
Norwegians,
or
"Jossings,"
Taking your change in
Rugs and Furniture
• Middle East .. .
are contained in lists of future vic- While the movie version of "This
War
Stamps at your fa-
VENETIAN BLINDS
•
Is
the
Army"
is
packing
them
in
"The subject is one of major tims compiled by the Nazi terror-
international responsibility f or ists and their quisling jackals.
vorite store.
Manhattan and points west, the
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