FRIOSY, JUNE 6, 1947

O E i ROIT

Strictly Confidential

AJC Drafts New Bill
as Buckley Substitute

Hits Measure to Bally Anti-Semites
Now Before Congress as Validless

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

DR. DAVID PETEGORSKY, executive director of the American
Jewish Congress, lets us know that his organization is opposed
to the Buckley Bill against anti-Semitism. H.R. 2848, for various rea-
sons. The reasons given are: 1, the bill is unconstitutional. 2, it is too
all-embracing. 3, as drafted, the bill would bar even the distribution
of truthful statements about any ethnic group. He adds that "AJC
experts are at work drafting a
share the Nazi brutality and hat-
better bill .
We're told that Rabbi Irving red for the Jews."
And then Zukerman, a good re-
Miller, addres-
sing a Zionist porter who should know better,
goes
on to say: "In the midst
meeting in New .
of the greatest upsurge of anti-
York, reported
Jewish persecution in history, a
that during the
strong pro-Jewish, even philo-Sem-
war Prime Min-
Bic movement sprang up in Eur-
ister Attlee
ope and countered the anti-Semitic
a com-
made
horrors." Statistics contradict our
ment which
friend Zukerman. Hungary, Ro-
may throw
mania and Poland, to mention just
some light on three countries outside Germany,
his antagonism built up a terrifying record of mass
to the Jewish 'anti-Semitism during the war.. ..
P. J. Blron position in Eu- • • •
rope and Palestine. Miller was WE DON'T AGREE
telling Attlee about the terrible S ORRY, BUT WE can't join those
tragedy that befell the Jewish
who heap superlatives on the
people as a result of Hitler's author of "Gentlemen's Agreement."
march thfough Europe when Att- We know that 'Miss Hobson is a
lee impatiently interrupted him. good friend of the Jewish people
saying. "I'm sick of hearing of and meant to serve the cause of
Jewish suffering . . . Don't think tolerance. But to deal with minor
that Jews have a monopoly on social anti-Semitism in a day when
suffering".., political anti-Semitism has mur-
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dered over six million Jews seems
INTERESTING BUT UNTRUE to us a rather futile gesture.
WILLIAM ZUKERMAN'S "The Who cares whether this or that
Silver Lining" in the June is- Jewish snob is excluded from a
sue of the Ladies' Home Journal restricted golf club or hotel? The
makes good reading, but we can't real problem in the fight against
agree with its conclusion that anti-Semitism lies in educational
the hulk of the non-Jewish popu- spheres, big business, Congress,
lation outside Germany did not (Continued on page 13)

Capital Letter

Can't Go Ahead With Definite Plans
Until a Decision Is Reached by UN

By CHARIAYITE WEItEK

WASHINGTON—This country is apparently still willing to extend

economic assistance to Palestine but can make no definite plans

until the actual UN decision is arrived at.

The recommendation that the United States lend aid to raise the

economic and social standards or. the Arabs ot ,Palestjne was contained
In the Gnady-Morrison plan fornitilated last - stirsriter„

It

was

Music World' Hails
Bernstein at 29

By DAVID D. SPIGLER

DESCRIBED AS "one of the few
truly American developed con-
ductors," Leonard Bernstein is also
an outstanding example of
a
prominent American Jewi:h musi-
cian whose work is closely linked
to the struggles of his own people.
Bernstein's present assignment as
guest conductor of the Palestine
Symphony Orchestra in Palestine,
and his offer to prepare that or-
chestra for a proposed tour of the
United States, is a logical develop-
ment of his long-time active ex-
pression of concern for the prob-
lems of the Jews.
Leonard
Bernstein's
musical
creativeness Is unlimited and tied
to the realities of life. He is an
exponent of opera and symphony,
musical comedy, jazz and film
music, and he has given musical
expression to the struggle of the
Jewish people and the fight of all
"tnankind for freedom and against
fascism.
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NO CHILD PRODIGY

ALREADY LISTED in Ameri-
ca's Who's Who, the 29-year-old
Bernstein was born Aug. 25, 1918
at Lawrence, Mass. The son of
Samuel J. and Jennie (Resnick)
Bernstein, young Leonard was not
a child prodigy. He did not show
any interest in music until he was
10 years old when a relative sent
the Bernsteins an old upright pi-
ano for safe-keeping.
Becoming intrigued by the beau-
tiful sounds when he touched the
piano, Leonard demanded music
lessiana, and after a month his
mind was made up to become a
musician.
Bernstein's first published work.
the "Sonata for Clarinet" appeared
in September, 1942, and that same
season he was appointed assistant '
to Serge Koussevitsky, and pro-
duced a number of operas for the
Boston Institute of Modern Art.

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OVERNIGHT SUCCESS

;-4 U.S. Willing to Extend
Economic Aid to Zion

understood at that time

that the Americans had promised

the British that if they could

achieve a satistacti?ry compromise

solution in Palertint % aceeptable td

both Jews and Arabs, that, we

would be willing to cooperate in

making that solution effective. .„

At that tithe it wag learned 'that
we had informally assured the
Brftibit that-attempts would , be
made to-secure Congressional 'au-
thorization of It loan to Palestine.

kehleve their aims at the ape-
assembly. :'s`.;
These rumors : ' were quickly,
'scotched , by,-Ahe State Department
'here' As hal/ing foundation in
"fact."
.„' However,' a Department spokes-
man,' asked this government
would still sofutider granting such
economic. assistance to Palestine
in the event of ,a settlement ar.
° rived yt. by the UN -instead of by
the British, `affirmed that we
would. Fint, heApointed out, noth-
ing. can be done'along that line
until the. settlement . 11fts been
reached.

Tke figure most •generally men-
tioned at that time was $300,000.-
OM 856.000,000 - to he spent/solely
to 'raise the standard of living of 'STRATTON BILL
‘ :-
the Arabs in Palestine and $250,- HEARINGS
ARE..now underway
000.000 to be ,used in a land de-
on the' Stratton bill; which has
velopment, scheine, presumably the
received the.. Isiessihgs of,
A4
Jordan Valley project.
ministration, numbers of , ivic
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" ,
religious organizations and private
individuals.
TRUMAN' STATEMENT
Shortly, before the „ hearings
IN HIS STATEMENT of Oct. 4
started, Stratton, an Illinois • Re-
of last year, President' Truman
publican, expresSed considerable
made a public pledge to the Brit-
optimism, that the bill would pass
ish that "should a 'workable . solu-
the House if given a favorable re-
tion for, Palestine be • devised, I
port by the committee.
would he willing to recommend to
Stratton's optimism might 'be "
Congress a plan for economic as-
a bit chilled at the statement
sistance for the development of
made by Congressman Frank
that country." •
Fellows, Maine Republican who
A recent report fro,m Jerusalem
is chairman of the Immigration
stated that American embassies
Subcommittee.
and consulates in the Middle East
Fellows told a reporter that the
had been instructed tst approach bill might undergo several restric-
Arab governments to find out if tive amendments, and indicated
they needed loans.
fhat he might have a hand in
Supposedly, according to the
amending the bill himself. He
rumors., the United States gov-
said he objected to the "general"
ernment Is prepared to make
nature of the bill and said he
loons for Arab military and eco-
thought' Congress should not "sur-
nomic needs to appease the
render its responsibilities in the
Arab states for the failure to matter of immigration."

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PAGE THREE

JEWISH CHRONICLE

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Personal Problems

Pebblehill Describes
Joys of Bachelordom

Fugitive From a Nagging Wife Tells
of the Bliss of Life, as a Hermit

By Dlt. W. A. GOLDBERG

nEAR DR. GOLDBERG: I thought you'd like to know how life
is going on in the wilderness, away from the hurley-burley of the
city. . . .Alt for the life of the hermit. . . Why don't you sneak
down here for a visit? Can't you too have a "nervous breakdown"
and join me!
In the morning, the sun streaming in my window wakes*. me. I
yawn a bit and turn over, going
to sleep again About 10 or 11, eggs I eat with a wooden picnic
I stir again and decide it's too spoon.
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early to move.
EASY DISHWASHING
So I turn over
•
again and rest
SMACKING MY LIPS and curl-
for a while. At
ing the last crumbs back Into
noon I am ret-
my mouth, I pick up the four
ry to get up.
corners of the New York Times
I slip my feet
(with the cup, spoon and plate)
into riding
and dump them all into the fire-
hoots (no laces
place. With that, the housework
to tie and so
is done.
none to become
My wife used to complain, every
untied), pull a
day, about washing, a')out clean-
sweater and
ing up crumbs, washing dishes and
trousers over
Dr. Goldberg
silverware and napkins. I have
my pajamas. I brush My teeth and solved all that. One swing of the
wash. Since I got a brush hair New York Times and all my dish-
cut (for disguise), I save brushing washing is done.
my hair. A couple of steps and
Then I go back to the couch.
I am at the stove and sink.
Not having made it when I got
First I spread two pages (no up, it is still warm. I throw a
more, no less) of last year's New couple of logs on the fire and my
York Times on the sink. Slipping dining:room-bedroom-kitchen and
my hunting knife out of its breakfast nook is warm again.
sheath, I cut an orange into
I slip my feet out of the riding
eighths.
boots, fill a pipe, pick up the La-
With a little practice, you can dies' Home Companion and I ant
slip the inside of the orange out at rest. Ah, glorious repose; ah,
of its outside. (Saves washing carefree living. Ah, freedom from
the juicer and a glass.) Then I care and household confusion.
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push four eggs into a pan of wa-
ter, slice bread for toast, dip a TIME FOR CHORES
glass of milk out of the milk can SO, AFTER A COUPLE of stories
into a paper cup. The toast and
on how Mrs. Ladybucks works
eggs go into a paper plate. The
(Continued on page 15)

Plain Talk

THE CIRCUMSTANCES o f
Leonard Bernstein's overnight
_Traduation to the front ranks of
Americas musical circles dupli-
cates the story-book classic of an
understudy taking the place of a
star. But they differ in a manner
that marks them peculiarly
American.
Late in the summer of 1943
Bernstein was rejected by the,
Army because of asth -via. The
next day Arthur Rodzinski offered
him the post of assistant con-
ductor of the New York Phil-
harmonic Orchestra. He . accepted
the post but had little chance to
By ALIrltElis SrGAL
work with the orchestra and only I AM HAPPY
TO announce at the very start that this piece is
conducted at two unimportant
nothing controversial in Israel. I'm awfully tired of the debate
rehearsals.
and it's pleasant to write of little girls glad on account of hair rib-
Jennie Tourel gave one of the
bons and of dolls that aren't pieces of rags put together; of little
first public presentations of Bern-
boys thankful for rubber balls to toss; of an outpouring of deeply
stein's works on Nov. 12, 1943,
felt generosity among the readers of this column all over the coun-
when she presented his cycle of try.
"Five Kid Songs" under the gen-
Let all other
eral heading of "I Hate Music,"
Jewish column-
things were precious to the spirit.
at a Town Hall recital in New
ists give out
This is bliss Richman's report
York. The next day he was
their punditry
and acknowledgment of thanks to
called upon (without rehearsal)
everybody all around the country
this week; let
to replace Bruno Walter who had
(including many Detroiters) who
thempontiff-
taken sick. in a program includ-
helped. . . .
cafe. This col-
have estimated,"
ing Schumann's "Manfred Over-
umn is rejoicing
' 14 she writes, "that we have received,
ture.". Strauss's "Don Quizote,"
to date more than 100 packages."
because of the
Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" pre-
Yes, the kids are playing grate-
couple of kids.
hide and Miles Rosia's new score
fully at the Reisenheim Children's
that dropped in
"Variations."
Center. (That's what they call the
one of on Miss Ger-
Critics described it "as
UNRRA place for children in Ger-
Crude Richman
the seasons' tbughest programs" ,
many.)
Al Segal
It's all on account of
he other week.
and praised Bernstein for showing
Miss Richman re-, these gifts.
"no trace of strain or nervous- non ,.
"two little girls 4 years
tress." This debut marked him ' Yesterday."
as the newest sensation of the old came into my office and said PRACTICAL ITEMS •
they wanted dels: they had none A T OUR PURIM celebration
music world.
-
of their own. It was „the first " each child was given a gift
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-
time I was able to meet such
one of the articles contained in
" dolls.
request with genuine
GUEST' CONDUCTOR
the many packages. When I pre-
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sented the gifts the children were
' • AFTER PERFORMING in
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RIBBONS AND CRAYONS
informed they were front friends
repeat situation with one rehear-
t Cr Miss in the U. S. A. The children
'
sal. when -Howard Barlow was I
Richman has written from asked that all these friends receive
scheduled to conduct the Phil- Germany to the readers of this thanks and appreciation. Because
harmonic and took sick, Bernstein column. She's the UNRRA woman of what we have received we now
became a guest conductor himself. about whom I wrote here awhile have sufficient pencils, paper, maps,
His • first appearances were in ago: she was having to do with crayons, etc. for the school's daily
Illttsburgh and Bostbn, where he displaced children in Germany.
reeds. Toys are abundant for our
conducted the first performances
They were getting enough to kindergarten now, and the cloths
of his own. symphony "Jeremiah."
eat, thank goodness, but food
ing has helped considerably.
'These concerts established Bern- isn't everything a child needs.
"For the first time we have
stein's interest in music of Jewish
Little girls do like bright hair- rubber hand balls for the chil-
significance. His symphony "Jere-
miah" is said to have been in- ribtions and dells; little boys dren.
litany practical items al
are grateful for a rubber ball.
well as play material have come!
spired by his concern for the
Miss Richman had asked: May- Curtains for our playrooms and
problem of "a whole people in a
be Jews in the United States clubrooms; hair ribbons for all;
world of no security."
would care about a hair-ribbon ties. pens, mirrors and so on."
Critics 'disagreed on "Jeremiah" for a displaced little girl: she The children are from Poland.
and one even
panned it for having couldn't feel so much displaced . . . "spent most of the war years
in part s
e "well-marked Charleston if somebody cared enough to help in Russia, were repatriated to
beat." But nevertheless it won her look nice. Or a box of crayons Poland and then sent on to Ger-
the New York Music Critic Cir• or a rubber ball or a gay curtain many." It has been a dreadful
cies' award for 1944. to flutter in a window in the Odyssey for them and now it's
Perhaps Leonard Bernstein Is s
pring breeze. All that sort of peace for them even in nothing
best described as a classical mod- thing. The stomach was being more than a camp: peace
and
(Continued on page 16)
taken care of but these little

Gratitude for Gifts
Told by DP Children ,

Detroiters Among Many Americans
Who Sent Ribbon, Toys and Garb

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