Page Two

Between
You and Me

By BORIS SMOLAR

(Copyright. 1943. J.T.A., Inc.)

WASHINGTON NOTES

A vice-president of one of the big de-
partment stores in New York has been
selected by a Jewish organization to pro-
ceed •to Turkey to check whether authori-
ties prevent Jewish refugees from pass-
ing through the country in transit to
Palestine . The State, Department,
which maintains that Turkey is not re-
turning any Jewish refugees who cross.
its frontiers from the Balkan countries,
has given this man the right to go to
Turkey and make his own investigation
and return with a report to this country.

Those who criticize Assistant Secretary
of State Breckenridge Long as respons-
ible for practically killing the.. resolution
in Congress suggesting the establishment
of a government commission to effect the
rescue of Jews from Europe would be
interested to learn that he warned against
"an entirely negative action" with re-
gard to this resolution . . ."It would be
very dangerous to vote it down," he said
before the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, "very unwise, in a way" . . . He
expressed his opinion that this is a very
important moment in the history of the
refugee movement, and emphasized that
"the Jewish people are looking forward"
to the decision which the Committee on
Foreign Affairs will take on the resolu-
tion . . . "If an entirely negative action .
were taken, it would be misconstrued
and might react against the Jewish
people under German control," he is
quoted in the official record as testify-
ing.

THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, December 24, 1943

Quotation of the Week

The Balfour Declaration and the mandating of Palestine to the
British, started an enterprise and into this enterprise has been poured
a fortune in money, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and
a whole world of hope. The question is no longer whether there should
be a Jewish home and a Jewish nation in Palestine. There IS one. It
exists. It is a reality. For this, tens of thousands of teachers and students
have unburied the language of the Bible and Talmud, exhumed it from
the dust of antique books and made it a living spoken tongue. For this,
tens of thousands of youths from the ghettos of Europe have broken
their backs upon the stones of Palestinian roads, and under its burning
skies lifted their songs. For this, colonies have been founded and gov-
erned in the very spirit of the Mosaic law, translating the ethics of an
ancient religion into a modern cooperative economy. For this, the desert
has been made "to blossom like the rose," and for this, the wasteland
has become again a "land flowing with milk and honey." The question:
Shall there be a Jewish nation in a Jewish homeland? has been asked
and answered already. It cannot be raised again. The question now is
not: Shall there be a Jewish homeland? The question is: Shall the
existing Jewish homeland be allowed to grow and thrive, or: Shall it
be destroyed?
—DOROTHY THOMPSON.

Strictly
Confidential

By PHINEAS J. BIRON

(Ccpyright, 1943, Seven Arts Feature
Syndicate)

Purely
Commentary

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

WEDGEWOOD ON WEIZMANN

Heard in
The Lobbies

By ARNOLD LEVIN

(Copyright, 1943, Independent
Jewish Press Service)

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE

Oil was probably foremost on the
agenda . ofthe American mission that has
recently visited with King ibn Saud, but
the idea of such a mission was first
fathered by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presi-
dent of the Jewish Agency, who pro-
posed it to FDR during his visit to the
White House some months ago . . . Dr.
Weizmann, incidentally, will be visited
one of these days by a certain U. S.
roving envoy, who made a terrible mess
of a mission to the Near East.

The gentleman in question brought
back a memorandum bearing all the ear-
marks of Arab nationalist influence.
Perhaps he some he was being ob-
jective, but some of the senators who re-
turned from a world tour and probed the
very same problems disagreed with him
. . . The reason for his forthcoming con-
ference with Dr. Weizmann is to unlearn
some of the fallacies that he had so read-
ily accepted . . . Pessimists can relax,
there are still many open-minded men
in Washington. All they seek is authen-
tic *information, figures, facts and they'll
arrive at their own conclusions.
The Zionists are well prepared to
counteract Eastern glamour with Jewish
National Home statistics . . And while
it is true that the boys of the American
Council for Judaism are gumshoeing in
Washington lobbies working against the
cause of their own people, it is also true
that Washington circles . are becoming
aware of who's who in American Jewry.

The differences of opinion that exist
between David Ben Gurion and Dr.
The Japanese newspaper "YL.mi-ouri
Chaim Weizmann may prove damaging
Shim-buni" reports that Rabbi Stephen
to Zionist aspirations in the sense that
S. Wise persuaded President Roosevelt
some people may "suspect" that Dr.
to order the withdrawal of Shakespeare's
Weizmann is not militant enough in his
"Merchant of Venice" from school
demands upon Great Britain in behalf of
shelves. . . Japan's morale must be
the Jewish position in Palestine.
pretty low if her 'propaganda mouthpiece
If we are to judge by the opinion of
concocts such ludicrous stories.
' * *
Don't be surprised if the Polish Min- the most militant Christian Zionist, the
ZIONIST AFFAIRS
ister to Mexico will have to resign be- late Lord Wedgwood, our faith in Dr.
Weizmann will be strengthened.
A Zionist delegation may be received cause of the increasing horrification, in
Lord ("Jos") Wedgwood was a sick
American
quarters,
over
the
treatment
by President Roosevelt early next month
man when he wrote to Dr. Weizmann
. • . There are indications that Roosevelt accorded Jewish inmates in the Polish the following letter, which was made
and Churchill cvonferred on the Pales- concentration camps in Mexico City.
Thanks to Walter Winchell for this public in England only a short time ago:
tine question during their stay in Cairo.
"My Dear Chaim,
suggestion epitaph for Goebbels: From
"I do not feel that I have ever
The statement on U. S. policy with sauerkraut to sour grapes.
By DAVID EWEN
properly expressed the gratitude I
regard to Palestine made by Assistant
* * *
feel
to
you
for
a
tithe
of
what
you
Secretary of State Long before the House
Another symphony season is now in
ZION NEWS
have brought into my life.
Committee in Washington came as a
full swing throughout the length and
"The Jews may owe you much, but
disappointment to Zionist leaders . .
If the Emergency Council for Zionist
breadth of the country.
so do I. You have always been-
This statement, the first of its kind, did Affairs were to tell tales out of school
Gustav Mahler once said that there are
there—from a breakfast long ago
not mention the Jews, the Balfour Dec- it could tell of great political work in
no great orchestras, only great conduc-
to a flying-boat—always working
laration, the Jewish National Home . . . Washington . . . One of America's best-
tors. This is, of course, to be interpreted
never giving up, never resentful of
It spoke of American interest in Pales- known liberal statesmen is devoting
loosely. But there is a great deal of truth
the amateur libertarian, always kind.
tine's future from. the viewpoint of the much time to clarifying the Palestine
to his dictum. Our orchestras are the
"You
have
set
the
impatient
an
"larger aspect Of world security and issue for some of the thicker skulls on
greatest in the world, becauSe we have
example of patience, and a some-
world peace" . . . In the light of . growing Capital Hill.
the greatest conductors in the world to
what lonely man has ever had your
pro-Arab propaganda in Washington,
direct them.
The Hartford Zionist District recently
honest friendship. When we go
conducted by interested American indi:- inscribed Pierre van Paassen in the
In Boston, there is the incomparable
down finally to the House of Kings,
viduals of influence, this statement is Golden Book of the Jewish National
Serge Koussevitzky, who this season is
we shall both, in our own way, be
certainly calculated to appease every- Fund in recognition of his great message,
celebrating his 20th anniversary with
received with 'Well done, thou good
body but the Jews . . . One must not take contained in "The Forgotten Ally."
that orchestra. Koussevitzky, who is of
and faithful servant. Welcome into
it for granted, however, that the pro-
Jewish birth-, makes Boston one of the
Elaborate preparations are already
the House of thy Lord,'—and that I
Arab influence in higher circles in Wash- under way for the celebration of Dr.
world's great centers of orchestral music-
ington remains unchallenged.
shall largely owe to you.—Jos."
making through his 'genius. •
Chaim Weizmann's 70th birthday—which
*
*
*
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, chairman of comes in November; 1944. •
In New York, the great Jewish con-
the American Zionist Council, is today
ductor, Bruno Walter, will be heard from
Samuel Caplan, editor of "The Con- FLINT'S REPLY TO BERGER
the busiest Jewish leader in the country gress Weekly," has been named to re-
Flint Jews , have been looking for a time to time with the Philharmonic Sym-
. . . In fact, Jewish interests in Palestine. place Lillie Schultz as secretary to the way in which to reply to a former rabbi phony .Society.
have in Dr. Silver the most active de- Governing Council of the American —Elmer Berger—who now conducts the
Vladimir Golschmann is once again- at
fender, whose influence in Washington Jewish Congress.
countrywide anti-Zionist campaign in the head of - the - St: Louis - Symphony
* * *
is much greater than that of any other
behalf of the American Council for Ju- Orchestra.
Zionist leader.
STAGE AND SCREEN
Another great conductor, Pierre Mon-
daism.
* * *
They have therefore adopted as their teux, one of the most aristocratic musical
Going
abroad
to
entertain-
the
boys
RELIEF REFLECTIONS
early .in the new • year are orchestra project Nachlat Flint—a movement to interpreters of our time, again will guide
The Council of Jewish Women is now leader Abe Lyman and that funny trio, establish a colony in Palestine bearing the San Francisco Symphony.
The Philadelphia Orchestra is conduct- -
compiling a gigantic master file of fam- the Ritz Brothers . . . Not going abroad the name of . the city of Flint.
The progress attained thus far in be- ed this year by its brilliant music direc-
ilies disrupted by the war and Nazi per- as an entertainer, though he. had been
secution . . . This file is made up of planning to, is comedian Zero Mostel, half' of Nachlat Flint is a certain indica- tor, Eugene Ormandy.
scraps of information from all corners of who instead probably will play the lead- tion that the rebuke to anti-Zionists of . The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 'is
the world . . . It will be of the greatest ing role in the Theater Guild's produc- Flint and elsewhere will be complete again led by the cogent Fritz Reiner,
conductor of Dionysiac energy.
value during the post-war period, since tiOn of Franz Werfel's "Jacobowski• and and emphatic.
* *
In Cleveland, Artur Rodzinski's post
it already contains names of thousands the Colonel."
was assumed by one of the most brilliant
THE MASTER BUILDERS
of European Jews who' today are in con-
of our 'younger men, Erich Leinsclorf,
centration camps and labor battalions . . ABOUT PEOPLE
The Jews of Palestine remain the mast- who was the 'principal German conductor
Originally begun when the Council
er
builders.-
At
a time when most of the of the Metropolitan Opera House. There,
Prof. Albert Einstein 'is hard at work
undertook the task of locating the rela-
on a special assignment for the U. S. news about our people is either in , the despite his youth, he had won for 'himself
tives of Jewish families scattered by Navy.
form of reports of mass murders by Nazis
the accolade of the entire music world by
persecution from their native villages,
About to make his screen debut is or division within the ranks of our people his achieVement in succeeding the late
the file is expanding daily as fresh re-
in
the
democratic
countries,
Palestine
piano virtuoso Artur Rubinstein, who
Artur Bodanzky and singlehanded taking
ports come in from refugees in all parts
will give movie audiences a sample of continues to build and to create a whole- over the entire . Wagnerian repertory.
of Asia, Africa and the United States.
his art in "Three Cheers for the Boys." some atmosphere for young and old.
. According to the latest reports, he
Pictorially, the achievements of our
Charlie Friedman, libretto director of
will be inducted into the armed forces on
people
is
described
in
fascinating
style
in
Billy Rose's new. hit, 'Carmen Jones," is
Dec. 31.
the same fellow who wrote and directed the United Palestine Appeal 1943 Year-
A new conductor has come to the Kan-
that hit of a few yeari ago, "Pins . and book issued on the occasion of the "Night sas Philharmonic—Efrem Kurtz, who has
Moss Hart had tears in his eyes when Needles."
of Stars" presentation in New York a
acquired a long and rigorous experience
answering curtain calls at the premier
Youngest court attendant. in the his- short time ago. The hearts of readers of
of his newest and finest . . . He tells tory of New York is 17-year-old Max this book must thrill at . the sight of with the baton as director of the Ballet
friends of experiences he's had in gath- Hausen, who, an ex-soldier at his early. photographs showing a healthy people R.usse where he proved his authority,
ering data for "Winged Victory." It age.' (he received a medical discharge building a great future for the settlers in personal magnetism and interpretative
powers with performances of a varied
seems that wherever he came, the mili- from the Army), decided' to help lick the Eretz Israel.
repertoire , over a period of a decade. . •
tary bigwigs arranged special parades in manpower problem at General Sessions
Only the malshinim and the thoroughly
Among the younger men,, none is more -
his. honor. He• was pleased until a dis- Court instead of going back to 'school: • uninformed can possibly remain indiffer-
gifted, or gives greater promise, than 32-'
gruntled- air cadet . , frankly .enlightened
ent to the great Je'vvish accomplishments.
* *
year-old Izler Solomon.: This season, he
him regarding 'the factS of life: The
is once again guiding the Buffalo Phil;
cadet complained; Of the loss of time WEEKLY GIGGLE
Division—but the prisoners refused to harmonic which, through his talent and
from study . and the fatiguing march •
To Leonard' Lyons we . are indebted for give any further explanation . But
routine whenever a celebrity comes to the story of the crack Nazi troops who, the mystery was solved when an officer drive and integrity, he is rapidly con-
the post. Since -then, Moss Hart has in- Upon their capture in Italy, insisted on suddenly , remembered something pertin- verting into an ensemble of major sig-
nificance.
sisted that parades in his honor be dis- . telling the American intelligence officers ent . . . He rushed to the files, and un-
Finally, mention should be made of 254
pensed with: For many years now . in that they were members of the Herman earthed a 1940 newspaper clipping re-
year-old
Leonard Bernstein, whose re-
the big time, Hart enjoys telling of the Meyer Division . . . The officers had. porting Goering's 'boast: "If the British.
cent appearances with the New . York-
days when he worded for the National heard of the Hermann Goering Division, ever bomb Berlin, you can call me
Philharmonic have. won. him the acclaim.
Cloak and Suit Co.
of course, but never of a Herman Meyer Meyer."
of all critics.

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