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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
May 12 1944
POLISH
I am sure that since the da wn gifted, God-inspired Jewish au-
of time, since the morning sta rs thor who will sing and cause the Sholem Aleichem Folks Institute to Present
have the first time chanted th eir world to listen with enchantment
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jubilant song, no more subli me to the heroic, deathless song of Saul Meisels in Evening of Music by Henoch Kon
rsponsible for the anti-Semitic and no more pathetic song h as the 73 girl pupils of a Beth
An evening devoted to the mu- He created more than 1 ii 0 orig.
conditions in the Polish Army risen from our earth-globe to Jacob School?
sic of the noted composer and final songs, his facile pen pro.
the heights than the song th
which impelled many Jewish sol- rises from the virtuous life a at
3 6setEtu
inrgusfao
pe audiences
nd
author, Henoch Kon, refugee who
European
Plays well
GHETTO
known to
diers to ask for transfers to saintly death of these you ng
escaped
from
Poland
to
France
British military units.
among
them
being
Sholem
girls, vibrant with youth, ho pe
. Ale
At a meeting here of the Po- and vitality!
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"Two Hundred Thousand
lish section of the veterans of
and Sholem Asch's "Kiddush Ha-
They were 73 girls. All of
In a novel attempt to justify
the International Brigade, which them were pupils of one schoo 1;
shorn"; also the musical score
fought for the Loyalists during their spirit, faith, spiritual a nd its severe anti-Jewish measures,
for the motion picture "The
the
Hungarian
government
de-
the civil war in Spain, a mem- mortal personalities were mold ed
yb u .
Dkk"
clared
in
a
radio
broadcast
that
ber of the Brigade who was re- into one mold, were set aglo w
Mr. Kon has published musical
by
placing
Jews
in
ghettos
and
cently discharged from the Po- by the white-hot fire of the sam
criticisms in important journals,
segregating
them
from
non-Jews
lish Army declared that . anti- biblical and prophetic ideals a nd
and has also written fur th e
it was doing Jewry a favor, "be-
Semitism in the Polish Army was teachings. They all came fro
Yiddish Encyclopedia, mil-dished
engineered by high-ranking offi- similar white, monastic Sabbat h- cause segregation will only guide
in the United States, and fo r
back
to
orthodoxy
those
Jews
cers.
the Lexicon, published in War-
lit homes, which were suffus ed
At a mess-meeting called by with the warmth of happy fami ly who have forsaken their tradi-
saw.
tion".
Sending
Jews
back
to
the
the National Civil Liberties Un- life and family live, where t he
He was a student of the Tal-
ghettos,
the
radio
broadcast
ion in Manchester, a resolution fear of God was the foundatio n
mud and follower of famous
stated.
"is
no
punishment
for
was adopted calling for the im- of all wisdom, the word of Go d
Chassidic rabbis. His technical
mediate release of the 21 Jewish was law, sweet contentment wi th Jews adhering to their traditions,
training
was received in Berlin,
soldiers who were recently sen- their humble fate and lot pr e- because they have been used to
where attended the Berliner Roy.
tenced to heavy prison terms by vailed, and where unstained, u n- living in ghettos".
al Academy of Music. He was
a Polish court-martial. The reso- polluted chastity in thought s,
a co-worker of I. Peretz in the
lution urged that the Jewish sol- words and deeds were exemplifie
OPERA
production of music for the clan•
diers in the Polish Army be in the life of their parents.
sic Yiddish theater.
given the right to transfer to
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No fresh, clear water whic h
Cantor Saul Meisels of Cleve-
other Allied armies, "where they gushes forth from secret fou n-
land, widely known radio concert
can freely join in the battle tainheads, hidden in the recesse S the Hungarian section in their
singer, will interpret Henoch Kon's
against the Fascist tyrants."
and clefts of snow-capped mou n- original costumes.
Talmudic and Chassidic rhapso-
Dr. Lothar Wallerstein, emi-
In the meantime the Polish tains, was more pure, more
dies, folk songs, ancient chants,
SAUL MEISELS
National Council has decided to transparent than were the lives, nent stage director of the Metro-
and vignettes of Jewish life.
appoint a special committee to hopes, dreams and ambitions of politan Opera Company, has and recently came to the United
A quintet of artists, well
investigate anti-Semitic condi- these 73 girls.
made a special adaptation of the
known to Detroit audiences, mem-
States
and
is
at
present
in
De-
tions in the Polish Army. The
bers of Detroit Symphony On
One day in that fatal month of opera, which will be presented
council has asked the Polish Gov- Ab, they read in the thick vol- for the first time in this new troit, will be presented on Wed- chestra, will participate in the
ernment to make accessible all umes of the Talmud the story, version. The soloists are also nesday evening, May 24, at the program.
decouments concerning desertions "After the conquest of Jeru- drawn from our leading churches Jewish Community Center, under
A stimulating evening is prom-
and decouments relating to the salem, the Romans captured 400 and temples in town. The orches- the auspices of the Sholem Alei-
ised to lovers of classical Yid;
court-martial proceedings which beautiful girls and boys with the tra will consist of members of chem Folk Institute.
Henoch Kon is a prolific writer. dish and Palestinian music.
resulted in the conviction of 21 aim to shop them to Rome and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Jewish soldiers who were charged to commercialize their beauty. The entire opera will be given in
with "deserting" from the Po- The girls, having learned of this, English, with a new translation
lish Army. The case of the 21 asked their leader whether, if made especially for this perform-
onvicted Jewish soldiers was in order to escape a life of ance by Ruth and Thomas Mar-
also presented last week to the shame and vice, they would de- tin, well known translators for
Polish
President,
Wladyslaw stroy their own life with which the Metropolitan in New York.
Additional patrons and box-
Raczkiewicz, by Dr. Ignacy God entrusted them — whether
Schwartzbart, one of the two they would, by this action, lose holders are:
Jewish members of the Polish their portion in the world-to-
Edward Bredshall, Mr. and
National Council, The Polish come? As the leader satisfied and Mrs. Harry Z. Brown, Hon. Judge
President and Mr. Schwartzbart assured them that such action and Mrs. Henry Butzel, Dr. and
discussed the position of Jews in would be accounted to righteous- Mrs. George Cline, Mr. and Mrs.
the Polish forces for a full hour, ness and not as a sin by the Irving Cohlan, Mr. and Mrs. Da-
but no statement was issued on Lord, the 400 children joined vid Cooper, Mrs. Josepeh Ehrlich,
the details of the conversation. hands with each other, sang in Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Enggass,
It was disclosed, however, that unison the psalm verse: 'It says Rabbi Leon Frain, Mr. and Mrs.
at a closed session of the Polish the Lord—I bring you back from Herman Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs.
National Council, its two Jewish the teeth of lions, I return you Maxwell Katzen, Mr. and Mrs.
members, Drs. Schwartzbart and to everlasting life from the depth Maurice • Klein, Mr. and Mrs.
Szerer, officially declared, in de of the ocean,' and with this Maurice Landau, Mr. and Mrs.
manding the reversal of the psalm on their lips, they jumped Theodore Levin, Gus Newman,
court-martial findings, that the i nto the ocean and returned to Miss Roberta Rappaport of Pon-
Polish people as a whole are not t heir maker their souls, even pu- tiac, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rob-
inson, Misses Henrietta and Setta
accused of anti-Semitism, that rer than they received them!"
Polish authorities had paid no
It was with bated breath, shin- Robinson, Arthur Rosenthal of
attention to complaints concern- i ng eyes and palpitating hearts Pontiac, Dr. and Mrs. M. Salut-
ing the mistreatment of Jews in t hat the 73 girls must have lis- sky, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sauls,
the Army and that the military t ened to this story of heroism Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shalit, Miss
command had failed to meet the a nd martyrdom. Little must they Clara Starr, Mr. and Mrs. James
problem of anti-Semitism and bias h ave dreamed of it or expected Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Tick-
against Jews in the Polish Army t hat one day they would meet the ton, Dr. B. D. Welling, Mr. and
with any degree of effectiveness. s ame challenge and they would Mrs. Joseph Welt, Mr. and Mrs.
Dr. Schwartzbart urged the de- h ave to make the same choice! Andrew Wineman, Mr. and Mrs.
letion from the official records
It took not a long time before J. Winkelman, Mr. and Mrs.
that the Jewish soldiers were tried t he hour of destiny has struck Julian Wolfner.
for "desertion.' Dr. Szerer de- f or them.
manded that the conviction be
An enemy arose, even more
KATZ
set aside and that the sentences b loodthirsty, more brutal and
that were imposed on the Jewish more determined to destroy our
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soldiers be vacated.
eople than were the Romans.
In the meantime it was re- T hat enemy—born in gutter and ating with the N. A. T. S. in the
liably reported here that the m adhouse—was not satisfied to
of these conferences.
Polish military command has con- m assacre our old people, to en- holding
Irving
I. Katz, president of the
firmed the conviction of ten of s lave and torture our youth, to
Association of Temple
the 21 Jewish soldiers. The other a nnihilate our people physically— National
Secretaries and executive secre-
eleven are said to have received i t aimed to befoul the name of tary
of Temple Beth El, Detroit,
suspended sentences.
he Jew, it aimed to sully and is scheduled to address both con-
The extent to which public b efoul the virtue of our woman- ferences.
Mr. Katz will also pre-
opinion here has been roused by h ood, it wanted to make the vir- side at a meeting
of the execu-
the existence of anti-Semitism in g in, untouched, unstained daugh-
tive committee of the N. A. T. S.
the Polish Army was evidenced t er of Israel to the handmaids in
New York City.
in many articles and editorials a nd slaves of their beastly lust
in the leading newspapers. The a nd carnal desires! It was a
London News Chronicle, in com- fi nal death blow aimed at the Louis Marshall Women
menting on the appointment of s oul of Jewry.
Mother-Daughter Affair
a commission by the Polish Na-
One day the 73 girls of the
tional Council to investigate con- B eth Jacob School received an
To
Be Held on May 17
ditions in the Polish Army and 0 rder from headquarters to pre-
the treatment of Jewish soldiers, p are, anoint and beautify their
A Mother and Daughter affair,
said: "Public opinion in Britain h odies in order to please and re- sponsored
jointly by the Louis
has been profoundly stirred by c eive the favor of their con- Marshall Women
of Bnai Brith
the cause which prompted the q uerors and masters.
and the Louis Marshall Junior
Jewish soldiers to ask for trans-
They were 73 girls! Not one
fers from the Polish Army to f them wavered or hesitated in Girls, will take place Wednesday
the British. The fact that the th e hour of destiny, when the evening, May 17, at the Bnai
court-martial of these soldiers hi gh challenge came to them. Moshe Synagogue, Dexter and
was conducted in secret has given T hey just looked at each other Lawrence, at 8:30 p. m. A pro-
added cause for disquiet." The a nd understood each other. They gram full of entertainment has
been arranged for the evening.
Spectator, leading London week-
called the epic of the 400 girls The Junior Girls will present a
ly, urged the Polish Government w ho,
in order to escape the con-
to take stringent measures to to minating embraces of the en- playlette, written and directed by
weed out anti-Semitism in the e my, chose the cold embrace of Audrie Gelfand, the title of which
Polish Army "even at the cost th e waters of the ocean. They re- is "A Day in Mabel's Gym," full
of important resignations." ca lied the story of the 400 girls; of comedy and music. The newly
organized dramatic group of the
they prepared themselves by cov- Louis Marshall Women will pre-
ering with white shrouds their sent, for their first venture, a
SCHOOL
young, blooming bodies for death, comedy in three acts and finale,
and prepared with a Shma Israel called "Mazel Tov, Mrs. Lapidus,"
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their souls to meet their Maker! an original, consisting of 15
be the Jewish writer and poet
Once more the virgin daughter characters, written and directed
who will listen, understand and of Zion has voluntarily put her by Mrs. Leon A. Meckler, who is
Draft
gather the golden accords which white neck under the axe of in charge of dramatics. This play
emanate and ascend from the life death. Once more the virgin is also full of laughs, music and
or
and death of the 73 girl-pupils of daughter of Zion sanctified by dancing. The junior mistress of
the Beth Jacob School; I won- her martyrdom the unity and ceremonies for the evening will
Bottled
der who we'll capture, hold firm holiness of God and, at the same be Miss Marian Aaron, and the
and weld into immortal music time, sanctified and glorified for Junior Girls will be the hostesses
and melody these celestial notes; all time to come the virtue, dig- and serve refreshments. Prizes
MI STROH 'REMIT CO, DITTOIT, 1410,NAN
who will be the sweet bard of
will be awarded to the youngest
Israel who will sing in poem and nity and chastity of Jewish wom- and oldest mother, also the
prose the "Song of the Girl- anhood.
youngest daughter. Mothers and
Pupils of the Beth Jacob School"?
I wonder who will be the God- daughters are invited.
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