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Friday, December 29, 1950
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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`Oliver Twist' Movie Held Incitement to Riots
PHINEAS J. BIRON
O UR LONDON By correspondent
reports that the British
movie industry is "ra-wther annoyed" about the
unwillingness of our major movie companies to dis-
tribute Arthur Rank's production of
"Oliver Twist" in the United States.
Our British friends are. not happy
that this film is being released in this
country by Eagle-Lion, one of the
second string distributors although it
covers the exhibitor's market from
coast to coast.
London thinks that our movie mag-
nates are much too sensitive and that
no harm can come from the showing
of "Oliver Twist."
We attended, the other day, a pri-
Biron
vate screening Rank's production and are more than
ever convinced that the film, or rather the portrayal
of Fagin by Britain's distinguished character actor
Alec Guiness is dynamite.
The more so since the film is a powerfully acted
and superbly directed product which movie critics
will probably hail as a notable achievement.
Guiness plays the Jew Fagin with great skill. He
plays this underworld character with a long flowing
beard, a tremendous artificial nose, that even Cyrano
would envy, and dresses in the traditional Kaftan of
the Polish Jews.
To top it all Guiness uses an exaggerated intona-
tion, a sort of sing-song voice that has become asso-
ciated in the minds of people with broadly drawn
portrayals of pious Jews.
This, then, is the Fagin, who, according to the
movie version of the Dickens' story teaches delinquent
boys to become expert pickpockets and worse, and
who fills his hidden strongbox with the "earnings" of
his boys, giving them a pittance as reward.
Oliver Twist, played by blond John Howard
Davies, Britain's most popular child actor, is so ap-
pealing and gentle that by contrast he accentuates
the sinister, inhuman cruelty of the Jew Fagin.
In the present climate of hysteria in which pre-
judice is rampant, the showing of "Oliver Twist" in
certain parts of our country may result in riots and
violent hooliganism.
Britain's film exhibitors have not yet lifted their
ban on all films written or produced by Ben Hecht.
This boycott is based on Becht's participation in Irgun
activities in the United States during the war.
It makes little difference to the British film theater
owners that the Irgun no longer exists, that Israel
has emerged as a state and that Hecht's films do not
deal with British, or for that matter with anti-British
subjects.
But we, mourning a third of our people murdered
by the Nazis, we who have suffered for centuries be-
cause of never-dying anti-Semitism, we are supposed
to accept gladly British film products that will undo
whatever our own film industry has done towards the
eradication of racial prejudice.
Chicago Educator to Speak
Zionists Plan JSSB to Honor 8 Past Heads
at Hadassah's Education Day Auto School at 25th Anniversary Fete
One of Hadassah's most popu-
lar events of the year, Education
Day, will be held at 10 a.m. Jan.
9 at Shaarey Zedek, with three
simultaneous sessions lasting until
noon.
Members will have their choice
of he following:
1) "And the Remnants Return,"
a motion picture with lec-
ture by Albert Elazar.
2) "Introduction to Our Youth":
Two book chats by Mrs.
Morris Adler; "Whither Our
Youth" by Mrs. Nathan Spe-
vakow, a buzz session with
audience participation.
3) "Our Musical Heritage,"
with Jason Tickton and
Margit Kormendy.
The afternoon program will
present:
1) Naomi Ruth in interpretive
dances of biblical themes
and Israeli folk dances.
2) Ben Aronin of Chicago, who
will speak on "Second Per-
son Plural."
The author of many plays for
stage and radio, as well as books
for children, Aronin is youth
advisor of the Chicago Board of
Jewish Education, member of the
faculty of the College of Jewish
Studies and director of extension
activities of the Anshet Emet
Synagogue.
The program has been ar-
ranged by Mrs. Bert Smokier,
Chapter education chairman, and
Mesdames Sidney Barnett, Al-
bert Elazar, Sydney Krause, I. I.
Lappin and Daniel Mandelbaum.
Another lecture series is an-
nounced for the first four Thurs-
Levin, Reznik Get
Council Positions
1
The appointment of Charles
Levin and Julius Reznik to the
community relations committee
of the Jewish Community Coun-
cil was announced by Dr. Shmar-
ya Kleinman, president, and
Harry Yudkofl, chairman of the
committee.
The committee deals with de-
velopments in the area of com-
munity relations as they affect
the Jewish community of De-
troit and directs cooperation of
the Jewish community with other
sectarian and non-denomination-
al bodies interested in promoting
good human relations.
Reznik also is the chairman of
the Anti-Defamation League
Committee of the Greater De-
troit Bnai Brith Council.
for Israel
•
BEN ARONIN
• • •
days in January, commencing
Jan. 4, when Mrs. Morris Adler
will give four related talks on
"The Voice of the Heart," or a
"Study of Prayer." These will
take place at the McGregor Li-
brary, Woodward at Cortland,
from 10:30 a.m, until noon.
JWF Women Set
Annual Institute
"A Day with Women of Dis-
tinction," the fifth ahnual insti-
tute of the women's division of
the Jewish Welfare Federation,
will be held at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 31
at Temple Beth El, Mrs. Ray-
mond Sokolov, program chair-
man, announced.
Planning the institute are Mrs.
Charles Briskman and Mrs.
Herschel V. Kreger, vice-chair-
men of the program committee,
Mrs. Leonard H. Weiner, division
president, and Mrs. Paul P.
Broder, Mrs. J. Shurly Horwitz,
Mrs. Harry J. Jones and Mrs.
Milton Marx.
SURVEY ON BOUNDARY
JERUSALEM — (ISI)—Exact
location of the international
boundray at the disputed Kilo-
meter 78 on the Negev road will
be established by a mixed Israel-
Jordan-United Nations survey
team which is now making an
inquiry in the area.
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CAMP POPULATION DOWN
JERUSALEM — (ISI)—Popu-
lation of immigrant camps in
Israel has been reduced to 36,000
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installation of officers
at
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The board of the Michigan
Region of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America will meet at 12
noon, Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Bel-
crest Hotel to hear plans for
establishing the first automotive
training school in Israel. It is
expected that the board will ap-
prove the project.
Though still in bldeprint stage,
the project has been lauded by
ZOA president, Benjamin G.
Browdy, Dr. Israel Goldstein, and
Dr. Emanuel Neumann. In their
talks with Morris Jacobs, region-
al president, they emphasized the
necessity for establishing trade
schools in Israel to prepare
Israeli youtl. for the skilled
trades. Jacobs declared that "we
who live in the automotive
capital of the world are in the
best position to supply this dire
need and to bring American
know-how to Israel in a practi-
cal way."
A list of the equipment and
technical manuals necessary has
been drawn up by a high official
of the Chrysler Corporation,
which has indicated its willing-
ness to act in an advisory capac-
ity and also make a contribution
to the project.
A partial list of the necessary
equipment may be obtained from
the director of the project, Jules
Doneson, 1021 Penobscot Bldg.,
or by calling WO. 5-1484.
Eight past presidents of the
Chairman at the discussion on
Jewish Social Service Bureau "From DP's to New Americans"
will be guests of honor at a re- will be Mrs. Julian H. Krolik,
ception concluding the 25th An- chairman of the case committee
niversary celebration of the of Resettlement Service, and case
agency at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. presentations will be made by •
7, at the Jewish Community Cen- Anna Rose Hersh, Mrs. Helen B.
ter.
Lewis, Frank Loewenberg and
Presidents to be honored in- Eva Ravnitzky.
clde Melville S. Welt, founding
Greetings will be brought by
president, who served from 1925 Richard S. Rachman, managing
to 1929; Abraham Srere, 1929 to director of the Council of Social
1931; Theodore Levin, 1931 to Agencies, and Isidore Sobeloff,
1936; Prof. Samuel Levin, 1936 to executive director of the Jewish
1939; George M. Stutz, 1939 to Welfare Federation. Harold Sil-
1941; Mrs. Melville S. Welt, 1941 ver, executive director of JSSB,
to 1943; Benjamin E. Jaffe, 1943 will discuss "The JSSB and the
to 1946, and Mrs. Charles Lakoff, Community."
1946 to 1949.
Chairmen of arrangements also
The present president, Dr. include Mrs. Charles Lakoff, pro-
Lawrence H. Seltzer, will chair gram; Mrs. Harold Schakne, reg-
the general session, following istration; Mrs. Joseph Gechelin
four concurrent group discussion and Wilfred B. Doner, publicity;
meetings. Mrs. John C. Hopp, Mrs. Benjamin Schwayder, presi-
chairman of the general planning dents, and Mrs. Samuel J. Green-
committee, will preside at the berg, reception.
opening session.
A warmers gift for any COCOA-
Leaders in social welfare ac- Mon is a subscription to the Jew-
tivities will chair the four dis-
cussion meetings. Huldah Fine, ish Chronicle. Call WO. 1-1040.
principal of Hampton School, will
preside at the session on prob-
lems of adolescence, at which
Goldie Goldstein will make the
case presentation.
Chairman of the session on
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Mrs. Theodore Bargman, treas-
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urer of JSSB, while Mrs. Rachel
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sentation.
Transferring Funds?
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At the session on child place-
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