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DETROIT

JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

August 20, 1943

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.STRICTLYCONFIDENTIA L.• • •

by Phineas J. Baron

INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE

JEWISH SPORTS WORLD

By VICTOR WAYNE
posed to be straight ou
HEAVE AND GRUNT MEN:
t of the
The August 1 issue of "The mouths of
guards in ch arge of
Grath Speaks," issued by th e
Long before the war entered
Nazi prisoners, is that t he Ger-
the athletic picture and deprived
American Representation of the mans stare incredulous!
the fans of most of their athletic
General Jewish Workers' Union they steam into New Yo y when
personalities, the question of
of Poland, publishes a report bor and see the famed rk
called "Tremblinka Death Camp
Manha'.-
Jews in wrestling was always a
tan skyline intact . . . I
most provocative one—especially
in Poland" . . . Now we've read that for the past ear t seems
a
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good
if the question were worded—
all kinds of descriptions of Nazi Nazis have believed (bees
"Why so few Jews in wrestling?"
atrocities against Jews . . . This icr told them so) that th use Hit-
The answer to this question is
report, however, is the most re- waffe had razed our skys e Luft-
alistic story every published any-
crapers
not an attempt on our part to 4
One of the things Na zi pris-
tear down anything beautiful and
where, telling how Jews who oners like least is the se
fine in American sports, but the
were shifted to Poland from other which they are subjectec arch to
when
subject of professional wrestling
countries are asphyxiated whole- they're taken captive .
must be approached with a strong
sale . .. Every American soldier officers, particularly, are . And
very
protective coact of cynicism and
should read this story before go- much annoyed when the
tongue in cheek. Wrestling match-
ing into battle against Hitler•3 is conducted by mere priv search
es never were decided on merit
hordes .. If he does, we prom- Uncle Sam's Army . . . S ates of
ise you that he won't take an y
o, just
and even the customers soon
like that, the American offi cer in
German prisoners alive . , . charge of a certain secti
learned that all necssary diplo-
matic details pertaining to the
Pretty soon the Axis powers will the Tunisian theater is s on of
winner of a big bout were nego-
begin to wonder whether they have picked Jewish privates aid to
tiated long before the heave and
didn't start something they could- the searching . . . And ou to do
r
Jew-
n't finish when they called the ish boys. got an additiona
grunt men stepped into the ring.
1 kick
Yet these same customers kept
• present conflict a "Jewish war" out of the proceedings by telling
right on paying—in fact, they
• . Now it's 2nd Lt. Pincus the haughty Aryans about
Pesso of Brooklyn who made the "race," and •then watching their
loved to watch the performing
their
pachyderms at play,
headlines by leading an American faces grow still longer.
patrol to the end of the. Munda
Once upon a time, the stronger,
airfield, thus ending the Battle STAGE AND SCREEN:
more skillful wrestler subdued his
of Munda . . . Among the war-
opponent with a terrific expendi-
A new high in somethin
time visitors in New York a other was set in Hollywoo g or
ture of time and effort. Cus-
d
re-
couple of weeks ago were a dozen cently when a draftee wa
tomers, however, stayed away in
or so Greek sailors, here for a ducted into the Army d in-
large numbers from matches in
t
w
even
ell-earned rest after a spell of though he was wearing an
which lumps of meat, bone and
service with an Allied fleet . . thentic Nazi uniform . .' . au-
IGHTEEN young refugees who
hair
lay on the mat, locked in 11
They found Gotham hospitable the draftee was a actor Yes, "
to this country since the first of paralyzing grips for hours with-
arrived here In June on the the
ghhils
w , S orpa
with everybody ready to give couldn't be bothered n
year
on
affidavits
Pi
of the U. S. out end. The prompters then de-
nt o are learning about
cha ngin
Committee for the Care of Euro- cided to give the customers what
them a me . . . But there clothes before reporting to the America under the
care
of
the
pean
Children
was one place they liked best of Army . . . Soon to be made into European•Jewish Children's Aid, an
and the Joint Dis- they wanted. Speed and action
all—so much that they went there a motion picture is Marcia Day- affiliate
of the National Refugee tribution Committee, and have been were supplied by erstwhile college
daily and could hardly be pried enport's
"Valley of Decision," Service—and they like It. Since taken under the wings of the NRS football players who didn't know
away for the other entertainment best selling novel of many months they
first set foot on American soil, Like the other Jewish children the first rule in wrestlinghut
provided for them . . . And that standing . . . Mrs. Davenport,
who could hurl themselves thcofigh
place was the Army and Navy you remember, is the daughter life has been a strange and won- brought here, they will be placed the air and fling their rivals
Club of the Jewish Welfare of the late singer Alma Gluck ... derful adventure to them. Clean, temporarily in approved foster about with a reckless abandon.
Board.
homes, until it may be possible to
Also expected to be filmed is How- comfortable beds, baths with hot reunite
And so it went . . . Wrestling,
them with their families. developed into the neatest sport-
JEWISH NEWS:
arc! Fast's "Citizen Tom Paine," water and soap, and new clothes
are
only
The care of refugee children ar- ing racket in years. The buy with
Don't take any bets on the while Rose Feld's character "So.
part of life's wonders. Ice
Presidency of the Zionist Organi- phie Halenczik" will be making cream sodas, chewing gum, and the riving In this country Is a major the best box-office draw became
zation of America being a closed her bow on Broadway before view of the New York skyline from project of the National Refugee champ and no Jew has ever been
matter . . . It's true that Rabbis
Sleeping in the open a Staten Island ferry boat are also Service, which receives its support, "chosen" to be champ--although
Israel Goldstein and Abba Hillel fields off one of America's main things worth cheering about!
together with the Joint Distribu- there have been some 22 Hebrew
Silver have come to an under- highways not long ago was nom-
These children are among ap- tion Committee and the United grapplers cavorting and burping
standing . . . But if anything is other than Luise Rainer, stage proximately
Palestine Appeal, from the United on resined arenas from Frisco to
100 who have come Jewish
Coney Island in the month before
going to interfere with Silver's. and screen star and Academy
Appeal.
taking over the leadership
Pearl Harbor. The experts say
Award winner . . . The occasion
that inasmuch as a Jew could
Zionist political affairs in ac of was Luise's transfer of herself
fact, and not merely
actual and personal effects from Cali-
not command a large following in
name,
all parts of the country he was
the Silver delegates will in
take
tin fornia to the East . . . She got
not made champ. For example,
bit in their teeth and run away the gas for the trip by a special
Dave Levin, was palmed off to
at the convention—and Silver dispensation—but for five of the
may find himself elected, 15 nights she and her secretary
the public as the first "Jewish
wil lY" were on the road they could get
Willy . . . Reports to the con-
rassling champ" whenever he was
By BENJAMIN KAUFMAN
trary notwithstanding, and al- no sleeping accommodations.
booked into cities with a large
Congressional Medal of Norton
Jewish population—but the pa-
though delegates from various ABOUT PEOPLE:
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parts
pers soon debunked this Lithuan- 4
the country are already
we can tell you that Pi-
e
ian butcher boy.
e to the American Jewish erre Now
National Commander
van Paassen's new book will
However, there is hope for
Jewish War Veterans of the U. S.
Conference, that conclave may be called "The Forgotten Ally"
Jews in professional wrestling
yet be postponed at the eleventh • . . It will deal with the Jewish
hour, or curtailed
once the program is conducted as
Which • problem, with special emphas is
test
t h e agency that is cashing
science rather than a
A lot of Americans are sayir
in on Palestine . . . Van Paassen
s
ig tation training, re-education if piomppuil: city contest. The reason is
15
big
for
_palming
off
free
pub-
new
volume
is
so
chockful
of
d
the
war's
all
over
but
the
shou
licity,'Itili-
and pensions for the dis- mango • . . Even in this day of
Out Henry Ford on the namite that it will blow son
ing! But that rumbling roar whie t- need,
abled.
wer shortages there are
Anglo-Jewish
press?
.
.
.
Maybe
complacent
British
colonial
offi
it's
nine Jewish wrestling see-
because Zionist Herman Shul- cials sky-high . . . S. Weiper - you hear coming from the dire c-
But
let
us
remember—all
these
tsio°1:11a e l champs and in the past
man was the lawyer who success- one
tion of Munda and the directio
of America's most distin
decade there were 19 national
things take time to accomplish. champs
fully defended the Pepsi Coca guished Yiddish poets, proudl y - of Sicily and of Berlin is th n
c Handling huge masses of people
voice
of
millions
of
our
soldier
of Jewish heritage.
people in the name suit instituted announces his greatest creation
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invariably means delay. There . In a 11—professional wrestling.
against them by the Coca Cola His wife, Zita, has given birt h answering, "Oh, yeah?"
Make no mistake about it will be a time-lag of weeks or oo !
Company some time ago—but, to a daughter—who has bee n
many thousands more America' , months for many thousands •)f
anyway,
a
recent
ad
of
the
Coca
named
Nechemle
.
.
.
I
th
e boys now fighting on our `(Bar 1 the men. There will be weeks or business
Cola
"global" series showed Middle East to entertain n
ou r t flung battle lines are never got%) - months of pennilessness, of wor- kinds o , to re-train or find new
American soldiers sharing their boys are comedian Jack Benn
f work, or just to tide
ry, of evictions and unpaid food- them o ver.
cokes with a tribe of Arabs, and and harmonica virtuoso Larry y to know how the war turned out g , bills,
unless there is some organi-
because
their
lives,
too,
are
going
Jr.
an
titled the picture "How Ameri- Adler . . . Edward G. Robinson
• V. did it after the last
zation specially prepared to take wa
cans Make Pals in Palestine".
into the great total of heroe s up
the slack.
of the screen, who already can dead
d we're going to do it
for
the
freedom
of
the
again.
PUTTING NAZIS IN
converse in 10 languages, and world.
The Jewish War Veterans of America The Jewish people of
THEIR PLACE:
broadcast in half a dozen of them
it, with are responding splendid-
But many Americans sit smug- the U. S. is preparing now to see ly
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___ e story in these parts, sup. for the BBC when he was in ly at home, happy with their sec- to it that no Jewish soldier re- for this contributions to J. W. V.
England, is now adding to his
purpose. If we can help
.01:FrkocHcH:1000.0.48,:m_0011.0.0.0orgH) accomplishments by learning Rus- ond cup of coffee, and say it's turning home shall find himself
ewish soldier is going to
.
or his family suffering. Jewish hav e
all over.
Twen ti eth Century Win-
-Fox
Instead of being stimulated to War Veterans is preparing now this war • pawn his medals after
have their eye on Walda
ever-greater efforts by our sol- to help finance any and all Jew-
chell, Walter's daughter, and diers' victories, they stop. They ish veteran who may need aid—
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are planning to groom her for stop buying bonds, they stop do- to assist them to begin anew in
screen stardom . . . Press-agented
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• as "the glamorous press agent of nating blood, they stay away
from their work, the patronize
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