Friday, October 1, 1943

THE JEWISH NEWS

Kreisler To Appear
In Concert Oct. 12

Jewish Group Here Seeks
Reactions of Jewish People

Qdestions regarding Jewish reactions to our people's
background, our spiritual and physical needs and responsi
bilities, the significance of our symbols and heritage, which
trouble the minds of many of our peoPle, have motivated a
Detroit Jewish Group, which prefers to remain anonymous,
to prepare a set of questions to which it invites answers,

from readers of The Jewish%
News in, order that the problem
be discussed and dealt with by
authoritative bodies.

Six Performances
Remain On Opera
Festival In City

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The questionnaire submitted to
us by this group appears in this
issue of The Jewish News in the
form of an advertisement and a
statement outlining those prob-
With two performances held
lems which it believes are troub-
ling many Jews. They antiCipate Monday and Tuesday nights, six
that other problems will be raised programs remain on the sched-
.
and they ask that they make ule of the Detroit Grand Opera
Festival. being presented by the
them known in their answers.
Philadelphia La Scala Opera
Plan for Future
Co. under the auspices of the
Encouraged by a large group of Detroit Grand Opera Commit-
friends, the authors of the ques- tee in the Masonic Auditorium.
tionnaire hope that the gathering
Performances of "Rigoletto"
of answers to these questions and "Aida" were offered the
may lead to better planning in opening nights, and scheduled
our synagogues, schools and for Wednesday, Sept. 29, is "La
homes for the future training of Traviata"; on Thursday "The
our youth, as well as the develop- Barber of Seville"; Friday,
ment of adult thinking.
"Carmen" a n d on Saturday
Too many of our people, ac- there will be a matinee perform-
cording to the authors of the ance of "La Boheme," and in
questiorinaite; are . puzzled by the evening- "Cavalleria Rusti-
their Jewish obligations and are cana" and "Pagliacci," "Il Trova-
unable to respond with dignity tore" will be presented Sunday
and • with determination to their matinee.
Eleven New York Metropoli-
community. obligations.
tan stars will participate in the
Therefore, they pose questions
notable casts in addition to the
on the spiritual interpretations
Philadelphia. LaScala's galaxy of
of the Bible, the causes ,which
artists that have won acclaim
motivate some Jews' to attend
for the organization at the
synagogue only on Holy Days but
Academy of Music, Philadelphia,
forgetting their obligations to the -
and in other leading music
}louse of Worship during the _re-
centers.
mainder of the year, the conduct
of Jews in their daily life, and
similar issues. -

Asked to Respond
Among the questionS posed is
a set inquiring whether ,o0r read- 7
ers believe in the advisabilitY of
excommunication of Hctitibus_ or
non-abiding Jews: _ _
Readers of The JeWish News,
of course, are asked' to .respond
to these questions only in a vol-
untary capacity. The authors
ask that the replies— tie sent -
Religious Survey, Box No.- 100,-
care Of The Jewish 'News, 2114
Penobscot Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
The- questionnaire Will be fOtind
on Page 23 of this issue.

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Windsor Jr. Hadassah
Holds Dance Oct. 9

The Yom Kippur night danCe
of Junior Hadassah of Windsor
will take place on Saturday eve-
ning, Oct. 9;.; at the Sliaat
Hashomayim SYnagogue, Giles
Blvd. and Goyeau St, Windsor.-
Men and wornen'in:the unifOrmS--
of the United Nations will be
admitted -free: -

Modern Mai-anos-.

Get -Frenth

Return to ..Tudaisin--

Rabbi Henry Cohen
Of Texas, Subject
Of Fine Biography

mankind, as is this story. Here
is a true rabbi in Israel to whom
every suffering man is an object
for help. He never stopped to
Simplicity is the cornerstone of
consider a person's religion or
Fritz Kreisler's personality, This
color.
If he could help a person,
When
the
story
of
our
genera-
great artist has none of the :poses
tion is written, the man who will he was right on the spot to do it.
emerge as one of the outstanding
"The Man Who 'Stayed in
JeWs of this century will be Texas" is a great story, It ought
Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston,
to be used as a guide book for
Texas.
laymen and as a textbook for
His name is not known in Jew- rabbis and ministers.
ish politics. He has not had a
share in internal conflicts. But
his genius lies' in having built
friendships for our people and in
'having solidified his own corn-
munity for the best interests of
Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu
all faiths.
From
The story of his life is recorded
in a book, "The Man Who Stayed-
in Texas," which was written by
Anne Nathan and Harry I. Co-
Vice-President Wayne County
hen, and which Whittlesey House,
Bar Association.
330 W. 42nd St., New York, pub-
lished recently.
CANDIDATE FOR
Few biographical records are
as replete with anecdotes, with
MAYOR
fascinating material about a self-
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sacrificing man, with a tireless
FRITZ KREISLER
worker for the best interests of
and mannerisms that many fa-
mous mtisicians effect.

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Jewish News Readers Asked To Fill Out Questionnaire
Regarding Spiritual and Physical Needs, Other
Problems Troubling Minds of Jewry

Page Forty-three

Buy War Bonds!

FRANK SCHWARTZ

Being disturbed before a con,
cert sends many musicians into
temperamental tantrums. Kreis-
ler, it accosted by ne*spaper-
Men and photographers five min-
utes before going on the stage,
greets them smilingly and gra-
ciously. answers their questions.
He dislikes being lionized, finds
solace with his many books and
his music.
Fritz Kreisler will appear at
the . Masonic Auditorium on Tues-
day evening, Oct. 12. Tickets are
now _ on sale at Grinnell Bros.
Music Store..

A Happy
New Year

To All Our Friends in the Communiiy

I. A. LIMON

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Center Orchestra
Planning Concert

The Center Symphony Orches-
tra, under the direction of Julius -
chajes, is preparing -fcyr a con -
cert on Oct. 26 at the -Main audi-
torium
Of . the - Jewish Communi-
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People interested in joining the
BUENOS' -AIRES--To s a ve
orchestra 8hOuld come to the nett'
their -.: families. rehearsal on
themselves
. Sunday, Oct. 3,- at-
from the tortures - of concentra-
11:30 a. . at the :Center.- -No
tion camps and ultimate death, a fees are required.
number of refugees in unoccu 7
pied...France embraced Catholic-
ism in order to obtain' French
exit visas and imringration per-
mits to enable them to proceed
to Latin American countries.
.HolVever,. as. soon .as the - reiti;-: -
gees-. landed in the countries.. of
refuge, the modern Maranos
turned to the fold of their fath-
ers' faith.
This tragic story of the Mar-
anos Of 1942 is revealed in the
"Rescue • Through Emigration"
figures of the HIAS-ICA affiliate
here. The figures show :tfiat
Mg the year, Argentine admitted
1.318 Jewish .refugees" and ii-nmi-
733 -dame frorri.
the Nazi-occupied lands, mostly
"Southern France:

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reel ings

On the New Year

From

New Year Greeting

From Your

Wayne County Treasurer

The Jewish New Year 5704 is ushered in during the most

John J, Kozaren

vital' conflict ever waged in the world. Never has there been

so much at stake. In greeting my fellow-citizens, I share with

all free men the conviction that tyranny will be" destroyed and

that new hope will soon dawn for oppressed peoples.

New Years

I am confident that out of the present tragedy will come - "a

rebirth of freedom for mankind. Let us all support President

Greetings—

Roosevelt in the baffle for freedom, and we shall in that way

create national unity that will speed us on to Victory.

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it is my sacred wish that the New Year may be one of

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life in these critical times for our country and all mankind.

JACK ELLSTEIN,

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