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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

'Strictly Confidential

'Oliver Twist' Banned, but - Not for Nazis

fans in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, world press, while keeping silent about this extermi-
was also a Nazi idol during the war. .. . He served nation of Oriental Jewry, is shedding gallons of ink
By PIIINEAS J. BIRON
CONTROVERSIAL British motion picture in Hitler's armed forces and did extra duty in the on the poor homeless Arabs of Palestine. . . . The
of our Jewish 14jcycle World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish
THE
n the Kilian-Vopel team Committee are making timid protests to the State
hich the portrayal of Fagin, concenratio n camps..
iver Tw
ist" in w
have
applauded
Jewish leadership
vicious anti-Semitic Streicher racing t fans
most
Ow " Jew, tops the
es t
been
for the time being kept from without realizing that they
were instead
boosting
prominent trembling
Department.
. . American
barred
of a collecting
and . terribly
worried that a mass prot is
caricature, has
be
matter
a
will
break
the
curtain
of
sile
the screen. . . . But this horrible anti-Jewish British Nazi who should
fame in our country.
of fact, the leaders of Oriental Jewry follow the pat-
movie will be exhibited in the U.S. American dollars and
..
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• leadership
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zone of Germany. ... The Ameri.
AMERICAN JEWISH
is well aware of tern of German Jewish leadership during Hitler's
worse to
me... . Imploring American Jewish lea dership
can military gents, who condoned
....
matters
whitewashing
of
use
(Lamp-
the
horrible
position
in
which
Oriental
Jewry
in
regi
eas
lest
y
go
the
Where is the Stephen Wise of the thirties?
shade) Koch, granted permission Arab countries finds itself today. . . . Jews in Syria,
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for the screening of "Oliver Twist"
in Egypt, ic Aden (a British protectorate) and in
BROTHERHOOD
WEEK
in February 1949 will
on the grounds that they "saw other danger zones are being treated a la Hitler.. ..
be headed by Nelson Rockefeller. . . . On its maga-
nothing in the film which might They have been evacuated from their homes and
zine and book committee we noticed the name of
herded in concentration camps. . . . Their property
stir up anti-Semitic fooling."
has been confiscated. . . . They are being systemati. Reader's Digest editor Fulton Owsler. • • . And
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cally pogromized. among the national chairmen are Roger W. Strauss
GUSTAV,KILIAN, the handsome
' There have been wholesale killings carried out and Charles E. Wilson. . . . Big business names.
six-day bicycle rider who is mak-
with a Nazi methoa of inhuman cruelty. . . . The (Continued on page 14)
ing such a hit with the American
F. J. Biron
a splendid piece in the New
Heads Car Dealers
York Herald-Tribune refuting
the absurd statements recently
made by Arthur Koestler about
"clericalism" in Israel. •
Mrs. Halprin combines the
brains of a man with the beauty
What the community expects
of a woman. This is why she is of the young Jewish adult in the
such an effective leader of Ha- areas of service and of culture
of territory gained in battle?
dassah.
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
will be discussed by the Junior
Didn't Britain in fact use its
She is liked by men and wo- Service Group of the Jewish
SOME MONTHS ago we pre- traditional diplomatic trickery
men alike, 'which is really a Welfare Federation, at 2:30
dicted an attempt would be to halt all and any UN action
rare achievement.
p.m., Sunday, at the Center.
made to maneuver UN strategy against the culprits?
Koestler's article was amaz-
Sunday's meeting will exam-
toward sanctions against Israel.
If Britain is so anxious about
ingly unintelligent. His article
Britain's latest move, stymied the honor of the UN why have-
only proved how difficult . it is ine the role of the young adult
at least temporarily by the n't her diplomats ever demand-
for a' casual observer to grasp in community service, as well
strong Truman and Dewey state- ed withdrawal from Palestine of
the complexities of Israel's many as the contribution he can make
ments, is aimed at the economic all troops from the neighboring
currents and undercurrents. . . . toward the maintenance of the
strangulation of Israel.
Walter Winchell did the best Jewish cultural heritage. Speak-
countries?
The masters of 10 Downing
job on the use Koch scandal. ing on community service will
Britain's game is clear. She
He presented enough facts to be George M. Stutz, prominent
street lest the hot war they in- is bent on smothering Israel in
spired al.tMst Israel. They lost its infancy. But the infant has
make the brass-hats and others attorney, president of Temple Is-
every diplomatic move on the funny habits. It fights back. It
who were responsible for the rael and vice-president of the
Internanenal chessboard against has many friends.
commutation, look silly and sick. Detroit Service Group. The dis-
YALE SIMONS, 34, of 18100 ... Prof. Rustem Vambery, who cussion leader on culture will
Israel. In this too they will fail.
Now that Bevin has been de-
Hubbell. is the new president just died, was the son of the be Moshe Haar, director of the
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feated in his initial effort to in-
of the Michion Used Car Deal- famous orientalist Armin Vam- Sholem Aleichein Institute.
ISRAEL STEADFAST
voke sanctions he can be counted
ers Association. Simons, who bery who introduced the foun-
Membership cards; which serve
THE GOVERNMENT of Israel on devising other instruments. is president of Pappy's Motor der of the Zionist movement as tickets of admission to the
One
thing
is
certain.
Ile
will
not
will remain adamant on the Ne-
Sales, was elected at the an- Theodor Herzl to the Sultan of meeting, may be obtained at
gev issue. The suddenly con- have American help.
nual meeting of the association
the door by any young Jewish
Marshall stands repudiated by in Lansing last week. lie is Turkey.
science stricken British diplo-
• • •
"Ifa,tf
adult, from 16 to 30.
mats just can't stand the idea Truman and Dewey and by the married and has a daughter, HOME FRONT
. of a new and small State like American people.
Gail Sandra. A veteran of
THE UNITED Palestine Ap-
Israel taking issue with the
three years in the army, Sim- peal will negotiate with the
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UN. And so they keep talking
ons served as a tank com- welfare funds on the question
about the honor of the interna- ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
pany commander in the Third
VICTOR BIENSTOCK of the Armored Division in Europe. of representation.
tional organization, the very
The Israeli government, con-
body which has been practically Overseas News Agency has dug He has been active in the Bnai
REPAIRED
re-
undermined by British perfidy. up many interesting stories on Brith Aid to Israel drive and trary to current gossip, will
Where was Britain's sense of his jaunt through Israel. Here was one of the sponsors of main absolutely neutral on the
SOLD—RENTED
fairness• when the Arabs defied are two to which we took a the spring medical show for controversy that has recently
arisen
within
the
UPA.
the UN even as they are doing fancy.
the benefit of Israel.
Complete Line of
now'
Tel Avivians who claim that
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Israel has gained some terri- the air-raid siren always sounds suddenly swerved to avoid an-
noon, Mondays.
tory in bloody battles when it after the bombs have dropped other car. Meyer and the other deadline is
repulsed Egypt's attack in the now give this political sounding passengers were almost shaken
Negev in clear violation of the definition of an air-raid alert: out of their seats. •
EDWARD PEVOS
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original truce and British croco- De jure recognition of a post
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story
about
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Weisgal
of
fault?"
was
the
driver's
retort.
justice.
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show a single case in Britain's gal was riding in a Tel Aviv MRS. HALPRIN HAILED
military history where its com- taxi one night when the driver MRS. ROSE HALPRIN wrote
manders gave up gained terri-
tory?

Juniors to Survey
Communal Duties

Britain Seeks to Choke
Israel With Sanctions

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SILENT IN ATTACKS
WHEN THE ARAB countries
Invaded Palestine with the avow-
ed intent of nullifying a UN
decision and interfering in a
matter only affecting the people
in Palestine were they not ag-
gressors'
Were they not violating a UN
order?
Was the invasion of one coun-
try by foreign countries less of
/ a crime than Israel's retention

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