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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the Legal Chronicle, 1947-01-03

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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Friday, January 3, 1947

`Jolson Story' Delights
Jewish Movie Goers

)13 1rIOROTHSCHILD ,

One of the most sympathetic
and stirring characterizations ever
brought to the screen in connec-
tion with a Jewish theme is that
of Ludwig Donath who plays
Cantor Yoelson
in the "Jolson
Story," now at
the Adams and
Downtown thea-
ters.
One of his
.proudest, most
loyal boosters in
later life, Can-
tor Yoelson nev-
er quite recon-
ciled himself to
Al's failure to
Donath
study serious Hebrew music and
assume his place in the synagogue.
Highlight of the film for many
Jewish theatergoers is the anni-
versary scene at the picture's close.
Jolson joins his father in a polg-
nan't duet as they sing "The An-
niversary Waltz."
An artful job of voice dubbing
was done in this scene with Jot-

ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW... ROMANCING . . .
Dick Sanders has been elected
Fayette Singer, pretty Wayne
captain of the Junior Congrega- U. Council president, has been
tion of Stumm Zedek basketball harpooned by Isaac Green. Buddies
team . . . Ohio State's Stu Ko- Phil Needle and Chuck Steinberg
rner has just undergone a knee hit the engagement col'm at the
operation . . . he's elated for a same time . . . Blanche Kernetz
spring training session with the and Phyliss Fineberg are the goils.
More engagements . . . Jeanne
St. Louis Browns.
Clothing man Murray Sabin was Fushman and Mickey Shapiro now
named honorary president of in L. A. . . . It was an of ro-
the newly formed George Gersh- mance from here, and when both
win Bnai Brith group . . . "Best families recently moved there .. .
Songs" and "Screen Song" mags it happened.
have published four of Pi Tau Sig-
Jan. 4 should be reserved for
ma Jack Fine's songs: "Texas and the Junior Service Group January
Pacific," "Taking My Chance with Jamboree at the Masonic Temple.
You," "I Lus-O-Vus-e" and "Story
• ♦
of Maggie O'Rowe."
SCRAPS
• • •
Hubert Kay and Alvin Eichler
CONGRATS DEPT.
are recent army dischargees . . .
Stork news . . . a 7 lb. 1 oz. gal, Harry Kert and Sol Siber in town
drianne Evie" to the Seymour displaying the colors of the River-
Entertainment
tors and the Morry Mallins are side Military Academy . . . Presi-
by
ling their 81b. 41/2 oz. bundle, dent Sue Marx is a busy gal these
Steve Kanalos
"Garry".
days as she makes the final prepa-
Russian Gypsy
Seventeen birthday candles to rations for the Iota Sigma Tau
Orchestra
Barbara Freedman, and Ilene Rat- pledge dinner.
plus
ner did a speedy recovery job
Anna Lebo edits the "Marshal- • Gregory & Martz'
Authentic

Russian
from her hospital bed to be home lite", news voice of the Louis Mar-
Russian Food
Teacup (lour
on her 17th birthday.
shall BBYW. It's well done . . .
and
1-4 P.M.
• • •
Atmosphere
Bobble Silverstein is advisor to the
Russian Art Trio
Open
Daily
REPORTER'S RAMBLINGS...
staff. Cute and clever Mae Gos-
11 aLn - 2 a.m
Young Billy Krasnick is the man is Miss Central Hi for Decem-
incl. Sundays
mascot of Norm Rosenfeld's bas- ber . . . She is also president of
ketball team .. . Artist Ben Yo- the Helene Penfil Chapter of the 1 13Sittli
man is out with another edition Bnai Brith.
• • •
Shla"tat
of his unique "Labor Digest" .. .
.252 W. LAFAYETTE
Energetic publicity gal Doris Moss GOSSIP
OPPOSITE CASS THEATRE
is an outdoor sports enthusiast.
Gertrude Elias and Bob Roska
Formal was the attire for the are seen everywhere together and
Phi Sigma Psi sorority's latest Jeanette Weiss and Bob Gerstein
social . . . Coupled were Joann are still going strong.
Bachman and Mony Gittleman,
Out on dates . . . Merit Kallet Did You Know—
Eleanor Bachman and Mel Good- and Flo Blumenthal, Herb Sott GEORGE ECON & PAT
man, Betty Lou Zechman and and Toledo's Dorothy Wilenslcy,
( formerly with Bermans)
Dick Saunders, Ilene Llpshaw and Lee Singer and Bernie Brawer,
are serving delicious
Mickey Weiner.
Glorine Kert and Elliot Sheppard
LUNCHES
and DINNERS
and
Friedell
Kert
with
Earl
Kan-
Natalie Newman's home was the
—at-
spot for Phi Epsilon's initiation ners.
Other towsomes . . . Stan Klein
with a candlelight dinner coming
GRILL
up soon . .. Gloria Schulman is with Rhea Prag, Larry Krieger
with Ray Yanovsky, Charlotte
taking charge.
543 WOODWARD
• • •
Brown and Iry Rosenberg, Albert
Berlin with Rita Judkowitz four- Food Served 11 A.M. to Midnight
MAKING TIIE ROUNDS
Liquor, Deer, Wine, All Day
To the welcome back party for soming with Sam Reisner and
'til Closing
Artie Fields and his ork at Club Joyce Gottlieb.
OPEN SUNDAY, 4 to 11
Janet Resnick and Iry Pomish,
Ball . . . The band is sensational.
Hello to Windsor's Fredi Slaylein Dolores Lartoff and Avery Josephs,
and Mary Taniaroff and to Bever- Fay Lipovitch and Pete Globerson,
ly Fields and Lee Bliefeld . . . At Lou Kauffman and Maurisse Al-
another table were Dick Prentis pern.
See you in print next week.
with Shirley Greenberg of Flint
and Gene Hirsch with cute Rita
Cohn . . . Enjoying the dancing
were Lil Robbins with Sol Brenner `Open City' at Cinema
and Marlene Briskin with Norman Acclaimed for Realism
Cohen.
Showing at the Cinema Theater
The pre-opening of the Russian
Samovar drew celebs by the doz- is "Open City," widely acclaimed
ens. Earl Shapiro of the Town movie of the Italian underground.
Pump brought Nan Blackstone Both New York and Detroit crit-
along . . . Others spotted at the ics have hailed the film as one of
tables were the Jay Edelsteins, Europe's most realistic film con.
Larry Lawrence, Bill Silbert, the tributions. Scenes of patriot he-
Louis Feinbergs, Ethel Katzman, roism and of Gestapo brutality
Bella Barris, the Abe Brasches which highlight the movie merit
high praise.
and more.
Dancing at the Terrace Room...
Lester Harris and Sylvia New-
man, Seymour Shaw and Ruth
Frankenstein, Flo Smaltz and Sol
le-Ntr
Epstein, Al Feurring and Dorothy
Tasty and Tempting Sandwiches
Deutsch.
• • •
for that
I'M TELLING YOU
AFTER THEATRE SNACK
For the Alpha Omega Fraternity
QUICK SERVICE — NO WAITING
conclave in town this week Irene
Blackman was fixed up with a
We Accommodate Private Parties
blind date . . . and he turned out
to be a fellow she had gone out
TRinity 3-9600
3231 Woodward
with In Oklahoma. A small world
Open from 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.
is right!
Herman Fishman's camp Michl-
gama held its reunion . . . Jack
Gregory of Pi Tau Sigma In for
the holidays . . . Norm Strager is
(formerly Lee 'n Eddie's)
back chasing Miami U.'s Adele
Wolfson . . . Evelyn Citrin and
her Chicago boy friend are makin'
the most of every day.
Can't keep a good man down...
The Nation's New Bandsation
en when artist Sid Sachs was
I up with an appendix opera-
r1 he did the work from his
hospital bed for his many art ac-
counts.
• • •
MEMORIES OF THE Al Jolson
Story now at the Downtown and
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Adams theaters can be treasured
with the complete album of songs
which Kal Bruss of the Planet
featuring Luscious Vocalist
Sound & Recording Studios on
Billy Denison
Dexter has on hand.
MARJORIE JEWEL
Artie Narvaez
At Detroit's Smartest Supper Club



on making each of the records
individually and the studio tech-
nicians at Columbia doing a mas-
terful piece of work in substitut-

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ing one of Jolson's records for the
father's voice and another for
Larry Parks' voice. Parks plays
Jolson.

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him from baby powder to grease
paint—that's kept him making cur-
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a Vodvil acrobat?
Sense of comedy? Personality?
Sure ... but comics and personal-
ity kids come and go!
Whatever it is, O'Connor's got it!
Ginny Sinuns can't describe it. We

Al 13 months, Donald O'Connor

was doing the Black Bottom—and
bringing the house down!
At 13 years, Donald O'Connor was

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sharing the honors with the one-and-
only Bing Crosby in "Sing you
Sinners"!
At 16, he was starring in Universal
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At 21? Well, after only 3 guest ap-
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radio sponsor—"Let's get Donald
. for every week!"
What's the kid got that graduated

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