Friday, DecerAer 4, 1942
Jewish Girl Cited
For Bravery During
Stalingrad Defense
THE JEWISHNEWS
Jews in U. S.
War Service
THEATER-
Littman's Cast
Gains in Favor
Page Eleven
1
1111111111i1111111111111111111111111111111111111ffil ! 1111111111111111111111111110111111114.
In Lighter Vein
Local Pioneer Women
Set Goal of $10,000
Pioneer Women's Organization
E. The Week's Best Stories
Tech. Sergt. Bernard Levy, son
of Detroit is making plans for
KUIBYSHEV, (JTA) — A of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Levy of
the annual luncheon to be held
New Company to Stage
young Jewish girl who assumed
1923 W. Euclid
Jan. 6. The seven local units- are
What
a
Difference!
.
command of a Cossack infantry
ve., is now sta- Gordin's "Love and Death"
aiming to raise $10,000 for the
The
bulletin
of
the
Czechoslo-
battalion in Stalingrad — by
ti one d some-
projects of the Working Women's
vak
National
Council
of
America
Jacob
Gordin's
"Love
and
means of telephoned instructions
where in Eng-
Council in Palestine. Pledge re-
—when its commander was criti-
land. He has Death" (The Unknown), one of carries the following illustrative servations are being taken by
sfory:
cally wounded by enemy artil-
been in the ser- the great plays in the Yiddish
Mrs. M. Michlin, TO. 6-8483.
lery fire, is cited in the Soviet
The simplest riddle is being
vice since Feb- theater repertory, will be staged
At 8:30 P. M. on Monday, the
press this week as having been
this
Saturday
night
and
Sun-
asked
in
Prague:
"What
is
the
ruary. He at-
organization will hold a memor-
recommended for a government
tended Rich- day matinee and evening at Litt- difference between the Eternal
ial meeting in tribute to Mrs.
decoration.
mond Academy man's People's Theater, 12th and Jew and Hitler?"
Yetta Kanat, in the Rose Sittig
The girl, Gita Schenker, had
in Augusta, Ga., Sewdrd, by the all-star cast head-
Answer: "The Eternal Jew
set up headquarters in a half
and was a radio ed by Jacob Ben-Ami and. Berta cannot die, and Hitler cannot Cohen Bldg. All members and
destroyed building in the streets announcer in Augusta and on Gersten. -
live, no matter who will lay his friends of the late Mrs. Kanat
of Stalingrad and from there she Station WKZO in Kalamazoo.
Because war workers are un- hands upon -him first, Czechs, are invited.
* * *
received communications from
able to attend theater any other Poles, Russians, or Jews."
Capt. Sergei Kruzhov, command-
* * *
Private Jack Sherman, son of night, the local Yiddish theater
ing the Cossack battalion, and Mr. and Mrs, Louis Sherman of feels that the presentation of
Why Hitler Did Not Visit Prague
relayed his orders to the various 17837 Brush St., serving in the a great cast in a great play on
The Czechoslovak bulletin also
units of his command.
military. police ................ Saturday night will be a real publishes the following story:
In the midst of the assault at Camp Rob-
contribution to needs for enter-
At the time when von Neurath
Gita suddenly lost contact with erts, Calif., was
tainment in war time, according was still the Reichsprotector in
JERUSALEM (JPT-Palcor)—
the commander. Fearing that he recently granted
to Abraham Littman.
Bohemia, and Moravia, this is An anonymous gift of $44,000 for
had been hit, she issued orders
In this second week of the new what happened in. Prague, as the purchase of land for the post-
a 15-day emer-
to the different •company com-
cast's appearances, great strides - related by the Czechs in their war settlement of Jewish ex-
gency furlough
manders, then crept from her
are being made by the local Yid- "gallows humor" manner: .
servicemen and . Jewish orphans
to see his moth-
shelter and started to crawl to
dish theater. The audiences that
er,
who
was
ser-
Neurath invited Hacha to a who lost their parents in Nazi
the captain's headquarters. A
witnessed the staging of "The conference and explained to him concentration camps and ghet-
German shell -crumbled a brick iously i 11. A
Verdict" cheered the new cast that it is imperative to -show tos has been bequeathed to the
wall above her and she was half- graduate of
and indicated that they are high- the world that the Czechs are Jewish National Fund by a Jew-
Northern
High,
buried by debris. She crawled
ly pleased with Mr. Littman's quite content with their lot in ish family from central Europe
he
attendeclik-
out of the ruins and reached
choice of the best cast of char- the Third Reich, and that they residing in Palestine for several
Kruzhov's headquarters. There Wayne University for two years acters.
stand solidly behind the Fuehrer. years, it was announced here.
she found the house destroyed and was a leading contender in
Then he suggested inviting Hit-
and the captain seriously wound- the Diamond Belt and Golden
ler to Prague and giving him a Springtime. The following week
ed. Gita first reported what she Gloves boxing tournaments. He
real royal welcome with bands the children submitted their
had done, then dragged the Cos- fought professionally for two
playing, Czech national costumes compositions. Almost every
sack captain to a first-aid center. years and is the brother of Mor-
displayed, and people cheering paper began in - this manner:
Nazis Bury Alive . 01d Jews and rie Sherman, former welter-
lustily. He asked whether Hacha "Formerly, during the Czecho-
weight champion of Michigan
Ukrainians
Ten old men in a Ukrainian (both hold the enviable record Theatrical Group Plans Sev- could guarantee such a welcome slovak Republic, there were very
to the Fuehrer. Hacha,, ill at fine springtimes; but last year
town—five of them Jews and the of never being knoCked out in
eral Events for Cast Ap-
ease, answered finally: "Ausge- and the year previous we did
other five Ukrainians—were all fisticuff competition). Private
pearing at Littman's
schlossen, Herr Reichsprotector. not have a fine springtime. Yet
buried alive by the Nazis when Sherman has been in service for
That cannot be done." But Neu-
each group refused to inter the the last year and a half.
The Jewish Theater Guild an- rath insisted, arguing that where the springtime in the next year
*. * *
other, it was reported by a Red
nounces that it will utilize the there is a will there is a way. will be a fine one again." The
Army sergeant, who was told of
teacher was sent to a concentra-
Morris M. Cohen, 22, son of presence at Littman.'s People's
the mass burial by Zuni Greilich, Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen of Theater of an outstanding cast At length Hacha consented but tion camp.
grandson of one of the Jewish 2653 Leslie, will leave on Mon- of actors, headed by Jacob Ben- on the one condition that, no
matter what he does to obtain
victims.
day for Fort Custer. He was ad- Ami and Bertha Gerstein, to the desired results, there will
Open •
Men's Wear
Evenings
Jew Risks Life to Save Torahs rnitted to the Michigan Bar re-
sponsor special productions.
be
no
punishment,
no
shooting,
A dramatic story of how a cently by Judge Bushnell of the
The first of the planned per- no concentration camp. Neurath
Russian Jew risked his life to Michigan State Supreme Court.
save the Torahs in a Stalingrad A graduate of Wayne University, formances will be Perez Hirsch- agreed, but was curious to know
DEXTER
synagogue when the building he is a member of Tau Epsilon bein's "The Green Fields," to be what the old. man had in mind.
was hit by a Nazi bomb, was re- Rho Fraternity from whom he staged free for children attend- Hacha finally disclosed the
at WEBB
ported here this. week by the has received an award. Open ing the Jewish schools of Detroit, secret. "Well," said he, "there is
Jewish Ariti-Fascist Committee house will be held in his honor Sunday morning, Dec. 13, at only one way to make Prague
Littman's Theater, 12th and Sew- really cheerful, and to stage the
on the basis of a report given by Sunday.
ard. Arrangements will be made biggest and riotous celebration
Moshe Feigin, chairman of the
to bring the children from the the old town has ever seen—
Jewish Community in Kuiby-
Don't Take Chances!
Hebrew S c h o o l s, Workmen's namely, to pass the word that
shev.
Have yur radio re-
Benes
has
returned
from
Lon-
paired now — parts
Circle, Sholem Aleichem, Far-
"One Saturday in September,"
may be unobtain-
the report states, "a German
band, Orden and Yeshivas to wit- lon! If you are willing to risk
able later. Satisfac-
it,
I
stand
at
your
disposal."
tion guaranteed.
bomb fell on a synagogue in Stal- Mrs. Schoenberg to Address ness the performance. Costs for
accept.
ingrad and enveloped the build-
this performance are being pro- Neurath did not
*
*
*
FREE LOANER
Patriotic Luncheon Here
ing in flames and smoke. Mendel
vided by the Theater Guild.
Largest Selection of
Springtime in Czechoslovakia
Matlin, a 50-year-old Jewish
Teachers'
who
have
not
yet
on Sunday
Jewish Records in
Here is a third stormy from the
refugee from the Ukraine, rushed
Michigan
been contacted for this special Czechoslovak source:
At a patriotic revue luncheon showing are asked to communi-
into the burning synagogue and
In the city of M. the children
rescued the Torahs. Disregard- of the Michigan Department of cate with the office of the Guild,
were asked by the teacher to
ing his burning clothes and Ladies' Auxiliaries of the Jewish 9124 Linwood, TY. 5-3684.
11525 Dexter
HOgartl- • -
write a theme on the subject of
hands, he ran in and out of the War Veterans, at the Book Cad-
The second planned Guild pro-
synagogue until he had removed illac Hotel, at 1 p. m. on Sunday, duction will be the performance
all the Torahs."
women's activities in behalf of of "Yankel der Shmied" by
The rescued Torahs have been the war effort will be stressed by
David Pinski, whose 70th birth-
brought froin Stalingrad to Kui- outstanding leaders among
day is now being observed na-
byshev on two barges. escorted women who are engaged in acti-
tionally. Being in the nature of a
by a group of religious Jews.
vities to assist in the victory of
. The Soviet authorities an- the United Nations. The public is celebration of the great author's
birthday, this play will be staged
nounced this week that begin- invited.
on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Littman's
ning this week the Kuibyshev
The national president of the
radio station will have broad- Women's Auxiliaries, Rae K. Theater.
Plans are being made by the
casts in Yiddish on Tuesdays and Schoenberg, and representatives
Theater Guild to have its sup-
Saturdays.
of the WACCS, WAVES, SPARS, porting members meet the pre-
and other groups will be among sent cast of characters appearing
3 PIECE GLASS
Three
the speakers.
Piece
DRESSER SET
at Littman's at a special gather-
Under the chairmanship of ing.
Simulated gb 1 r as iff
Three piece dresser set. Mirror,
Miriam Slobin, participants will
Cut Glass alp J16. easZII
brush, and comb, beautifully de-
include Mrs. Morris Adler, who AL MILLER
2 perfume flagons with stoppers
signed! An exquisite set for her
and powder jar with cover.
dressing table!
will give the invocation; Lieut.
7720 McNICHOLS ROAD,
Monsky Reports
I0,250 Eleanor M. Morrison, of the
Near Santa Barbara
WACCS, Ensign Helen M. Stew-
Members Are Serving in
Delicatessen, Appetizers and
art, of Women's Naval Reserve;
Dairy Products
U. S. Armed Forces
Mrs. Gale Callender, WPB; Mrs.
UNiversity 2-9781
Rosa L. Gragg, Michigan Coun-
We Deliver
WASHINGTON, D. C.—There
cil
of
Defense;
Mrs.
Pauline
Holz-
are 10,250 members of Bnai
Brith and its two youth agencies, heiter, president of Gold Star
Aleph Zadik Aleph and Hillel Mothers; Mrs. Ward McAllister,
LITTMAN'S PEOPLES THEATRE
Foundations, in the nation's department president of Amer-
8210 TWELFTH STREET
armed forces, and of these 29 ican Legion Auxiliary; Mrs.
TRinity 2-0100
Martha
Hill,
department
presi-
VAISE
have been killed in action or in
YARDLEY
dent
of
Auxiliary
of
Veterans
of
line of , duty and 10 have been
DE FLEUR
and COMB
SHAVING
decorated or cited for bravery, Foreign Wars; Mrs. Nora Rattray,
Fl o ra l
Set
BOWL
Bo
<
For
8IPC
Henry Monsky, president of president Spanish War Veterans'
(The Unknown)
And
Perfume and cologne,
Assorted colors and
Bnai Brith and chairman of its Auxiliaries; Mrs. Ethel Stitt,
By Jacob Gordin
Soap SILO°
both for 89c. To match
styles that make ideas
national war service committee, president of Blue Star Mothers
Featuring
romantic moods.
gifts for Christmas.
Lavender shavingsoap
announced in making public a of America; Mrs. Francis A. Dor-
JACOB BEN-AMI
statistical report of Bnai Brith's sey, president of Ladies of Grand
BERTHA GERSTEN
nationwide war service record Army of the Republic; Mrs.
Supported by
one year after Pearl Harbor.
Louise Jacobsen, Marine Corps
M. Bozhek, Misha Fishzon,
Auxiliary, and others. Mrs.
Jacob Mestel, Julius Adler,
Jewish Braille Institute of Abraham Danzig will give the
Helen Blain, Mrs. Bozhek,
America which is doing a splen- benediction.
Leah Naomi, M. Novichalsky.
did job for Jewish blind, has dis-
Mrs. Schienberg, who is a resi-
tributed fourteen cash prizes in dent of Bridgeport,: Conn., will
Saturday night and Sunday
an international short story com- be honored at the luncheon at the
Matinee and Evening
petition for the blind of all faiths Book Cadillac Hotel and will be
Prices:
Evenings, 55c to $1.65
conducted by the Institute on the greeted by prominent civic and
Matinees, 55c to $1.10, inc. tax
$44,000 Given JNF
By Ex-Palestinians
Guild to Sponsor
Play for Children
Radio. Repairs
J. W .V. Ladies Honor
National President
Dexter Radio Co.
.
DRESSEA SET
$1.49
29 of Bnai Brith
Killed in Action
"LOVE AND DEATH"
CO ACT
7 c
occasion of its tenth anniversary. military officials.
,Otleet ,p,