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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Friday, December 15, 1944
Anti-Defamation Commission of Bnai Brith Meets in Annual Session
•,'STRICTLYCONFIDENTIAL e s
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by Phineas J. Biron
fuchrer and fuehrer.
LISTEN HERE:
No. 1 East 65th St., New York JEWISH NEWS:
We want to call your attention
'ty, is one of the most popular
foicreational centers for soldiers to
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excellent
work
being Jews,
done
Union of
Russian
-- sailors on leave . . . It gives by the the
them a club atmosphere plus Inc., with headquarters in New
dormitory accommodations . : • York, toward bringing American
But the most important thing Jews in contact with their rela-
that 1 East 65th is accomplishing tives in Russia, so many of whom
is this: It is helping to destro y have been beyond the reach of
STANDING: L. to R.: Frank Horwitz, Oklahoma City; Benja-
anti-Semitism . . . The place is ordinary communications channels
Four-day annual meeting of
min Samuels, Chicago; and Rich•
run by volunteer director Mrs. since, the outbreak of the war. National Commission of Anti- Aranow, New York, alternate for and E. Gutstadt, Chicago, secre-
Ely Jacques Kahn and 3,000 jun- . . . In the two years that the Defamation League of Bnai Brith Judge Meier S. Steinbrink; Max tary and director of the ADL.
for hostesses in the basement of organization has been active some maps measures to deal with prej- Schneider, New York, treasurer;
Not present when this picture
Temple Emanu-El, with the help 5,000 families in this country udice and foster inter-faith un- Jacob Alson, New York; Edward was taken are: Philip W. Haber-
Waterman,
New
York;
Samuel
have
reestablished
contact
with
of the Jewish Welfare Board .. .
derstanding. SEATED: L. to R.:
man, New York, honorary chair-
Its non-sectarian character, plus their relatives in Russia . . . Judge David Rose, Boston; A. C. Sievers, St. Louis; Jesse Stein- man; Lawrence Stern, Chicago;
hardt,
San
Francisco;
Philip
Fran-
the wonderful spirit of the girls The Contemporary Jewish Record, Ballenger, Chicago; Harold Lach-
Leo Lehman, Pittsburgh; Frank
who are acting as hostesses there, published by the American Jew- man, Chicago, vice chairman; kel, Cleveland; Maurice N. Dan- R. S. Kaplan, Pittsburgh; Abra-
does a lot to puncture the anti- ish Committee, is looking for an Henry Monsky, president of Bnai nenbaum, Houston; Mrs. Abram ham B e r k o wit z, Philadelphia;
Jewish prejudices that some of editor to replace the late Adolph Brith; Sigmund Livingston, Chi- Orlow, Philadelphia; I. B. Ben-
the boys bring there . . . Now S. Oko.
cago, commission chairman; Sam- jamin, Los Angeles; Maurice Bis- Frank Garson, Atlanta; Barney
they're saying that the Shakes- MUSICAL NOTES:
uel Goodman, Chicago; A. C. gyer, Washington, D. C.; Jeffer- Balaban, New York; and Charles
pearean play Paul Muni is plan-
It is very fitting that the Vic- Horn, New York; and Joseph
son Peyser, San Francisco; John W. Morris, Louisville.
ning to appear in on Broadway tor people chose piano virtusoso Winer,
Washington, D C.
1
this season is "The Merchant of Artur Rubinstein to make the
Venice" . . . If true, this would record album "Piano Music of
be unfortunate indeed . . . No Villa-Lobos," for it was Rubin-
4 acting triumph can compensate stein who, over a quarter of a
for the revival of Shylock at a century ago, discovered and spon-
time when anti-Semitism is be- sored the young and unknown
ing fostered , for service after Villa-Lobos in Paris, where this
Latin-American composer, now
the war.
called the Beethoven of Brazil,
YOU SHOULD KNOW :
The rumors that Governor was then struggling to make a
Thomas E. Dewey is to replace name for himself . . . A brilliant
the Rev. Everett Clinchy, who is musical debut took place at New
a paid official, as president of the York's Town Hall theoother night,
National Conference of Chris- when Mildred Waldman, who
tians and Jews cannot be veri- hails from Cleveland and Chi-
fied, but we have it on good auth- cago, showed the big town how
ority that they are more than she can play the piano . . . We
rumors . . . The Rev. Mr. Clin- predict that ere long Mildred will
chy would, it is said, remain on be one of America's favorite re-
11- -4 as the executive chairman, and citalists . . . Metropolitan Opera
Dewey would become the head tenor Jan Peerce is so nearsight-
of the Conference—without pay, ed that he can't see a thing with-
of course . . . The school agree- out his glasses . . . So what does
ment under which Jewish children he do when singing those roman-
residing in Outremont (Mon- tic tenor roles, when spectacles
treal) are being educated in Pro- would clash horribly with the pic-
testant schools may be termin- turesque Metropolitan costumes,
ated on June 30, 1945 . . . This and falling over the scenery
would confront the Outremont would spoil the mood of the pro-
Jewish community with the prob- duction? . . . Answer: He wears
Jewish contact lenses—you know, those
establishing
of
lem
schools, since in the Province of plastic lenses that are worn di-
Quebec all public education is rectly over the eyeball.
divided into Catholic and Pro- ABOUT PEOPLE:
Washington rumors that Sec-
testant panels, and the Jews have
so far been a part of the Pro- rotary of the Treasury Morgen-
than may resign after the Sixth
testant division.
War Loan Drive has been suc-
WAR ECHOES:
Watch out for a new book, cessfully concluded . . . But
"Axis Rule in Occupied Europe," that's just the old anti-Morgen-
by Raphael Lemkin . . . Pub- thau campaign, which won't suc-
lished by the Carnegie Endow- coed . . . Life marches on item:
ment for International Peace, French playwright Henri Bern-
this is perhaps the most impor- stein, out of touch with his fam-
tant document to reach the pub- ily since the fall of France, has
lie at this time with authenic in- learned that not only are his wife
buy an extra suit or dress occasionally. But this
formation on what the "new or- and daughter safe, but his daugh-
"Sorry, chum–no ringside seats. You sit in
der" has done to Europe . . . If ter is now married and has made
war still has a long way to go. There are still 75
the mud, see?
you speak German with a cor- him a grandfather . . . 1945 will
miilion Japs who don't believe in surrendering.
rect accent, better skip this—but welcome to the ether waves none
"You got a floor show of lizards and mosqui-
So during this 6th War Loan, how about put-
on Broadway they're now saying other than Dorothy Parker, that
toes crawling over your face.
that Hitler's days are getting regular radio program.
ting all that luxury money into something a
"You got a nice little 4-piece orchestra of
little more permment—an extra $ 100 War Bond
Jap mortars, Zeros, machine guns, and your Lest
at least—to help get this thing
friend screaming in the next foxhole.
really over and bring those
CHANUKAH GREETINGS!
"Come any time, pal. The show goes on all
boys of ours home?
night. For a long time. There's never a cover
Our Best Wishes to Our Many Patrons and
charge. Not even for the flag they put over you
It'll hurt. But not as much
Friends for a Joyous Chanukah!
as the Jap bayonet in your
when they carry you out."
neighbor's stomach. You get
something back—in ten years
We're all human.
—$4 for every $3 invested. He
doesn't.
We all like to go dancing or see a show or
z
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