Frkiey, June I5, 1945
THE JEWISH NEWS
Sports and Sportsmanship
Writer Recalls How 'Hank'
Laughed Off Anti-Semitism
Prof. Fekete Is Rector
Of Hebrew University
Page Thirteen s
Benes Rejects
Forced Sales of
Jewish Property
300 Trieste Jews Now
Get Aid from the JDC
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Prof.
Three hundred Jews who re-
Michael Fekete, who has held
mained hidden throughout the
the chair of mathematics at the
German occupation of Trieste
BY HASKELL COHEN
Hebrew University , since 1929, All German-Forced Deals have registered with .- the local
• relief committee set up by the
Ordered Invalidated in
A reader writes, "I have been simply because they were
reading quite • a bit about the Jewish. He rued the move later
Joint Distribution Committee
Czecho-Slovakia
Negro baseball situation. It when these three walloped his
and are now receiving food,
seems the big leagues discrim- team the first time the two
By MEYER LEVIN
clothing
and shelter, Dr. Joseph
inate against colored ball play- rivals played.
PRAGUE (JTA)—A decree is- C. Hyman, executive vice-chair-
ers and refuse to engage Negro
Advised to Get Out
sued here. by President Eduard man of the JDC, reports.
players even when they show big Another time -.a 'great Pitts-
Benes of. Czechoslovakia invali-.
league capabilitieS. Since there burgh High School
Relief programs for all the
- court wizard
dates all Nazi-forced deals and
is discrimination against Negroes tried out for his squad.
He was
provides the foundation for the Jewish communities in- north-
in sports it is only natural to ask terrific. Hoch ever he ended Up
return of Jewish property to the eastern Italy are cringing effec-
how the Jew is treated." at another institution
- where he
rightful - "owners, although few j tive aid to the impoverished
Is there discrimination against made the All-American squad.
Jewish
survivor's remain to claiin surviving Jews in those areas,
the Sew in sports? It all de-
Dr. Hyman said, in outlining a
it.
Why did he leave? The assistant
pends on the sport involved, the coach called his brother aside
cabled report received from the
The full text of the decree, 'JDC office in Rome.
locality, and the individuals one day and advised, "look your
carried
in
local
newspapers,
says
PROF.
MICHAEL
FEKETE
Concerned. Of course there is brother is as good t ball player
that "all contracts, transactions ; Denver Bars G.L.K. Smith
prejudice in sports just like in as I have seen down here but he
any other field of endeavor: One will never make our club. You has been elected Rector of the judicial decisions regarding mo- From Use of- Auditorium
institution, it was announced by bile or immobile private or pub-
only needs. to . recall this past
know the reason as well as I do. the American Friends of the He-
lic property are invalid, if under-- DENVER (JPS) — Mayor Ben
winter when • players of • the Get him out of here."
brew University. Prof. Fekete taken after Sept. 27, 1ptl, under. Stapleton has revoked the per-
Akron University team baited
Pittsburgh abounds with was born in Hungary - in 1886.
pressure .of occupation, or poll mit for a Gerald L. K. Smith ral-
the Jewish athletes ,
on
St.
John's
stories
of
this
sort,
One
of
the
He
is
the
amdemic
head
of
tical, or racial or national per-. ly, which was to have been held
fine aggregation, mind you, right greatest outfielders of Natibnal
June 12 in the Denver municipal
secution.".
the Hebrew University which he
in Madison Square' Garden.
auditorium. Smith reportedly
League history was finally •trac1 7 represents in all academic mat-
Recall Greenberg Case
The government is perturbed received the permit in the name
ed away from .the Pirates be- ters. He is elected for two years
Hank Greenberg was always cause "I refused to play any by the university's Senate, corn- over the anti-Jewish and Fascist of "Reverend" Harvey Spring-
cussed out for being Jewish. longer for that Jew, Dreyfuss" posed of the 38 professors and conditions still -prevailing in er's Christian Youth Movement.
You may not recall the. incident (Pirate owner). Yes
you run representatives of. the 112 lectu- Slovakia and is planning mea- The Mayor's action Was heartily
but back - in 1935 - when the into a lot of discrimination
in rers and instructors who consti-: sures to remedy the situation. It supported by Lee Casey, Rocky
Tigers and Chicago Cubs were baseball.
.realizes • that seven - Years of a i Mountain News (Scripps-How-
tute the faculty. Prof. Fekete fascist regime in Slovakia,
fighting for the World Series
which ard) columnist.
succeeds
Prof.
Leo
-Mayer.
A
former
star
minor
leaguer
title Umpire George Moriarity of Jewish ancestry once ex-
intimately collaborated with the
Nazi goVernment, has left a grave
took the unprecedented step of plained it to me thus. "First of
heritage, and a stupendous educa-
Spend Your Summer in
cleaning the whole Chicago all the average major league ball Synagogue Council
tional task faces the governthent
bench:
Every
one
not
actively
player
has
had
a
little
schooling.
playing that day was sent- to the You have to be a' bum to be a Re-Elects Officers
in order to revive the demo-
cratic spirit in liberated Slova-
dressing room. The reason. The good ball player. Kids who quit
kia..
"The Beautiful"'
Chicago team
was
taunting
school early to develop in the
The Synagogue Council of Am-
Greenberg
calling
him
shef,
(In San -Francisco, Jan Masar-
.ny,
minors
naturally
acquire
bigoted
erica
re-elected.
the
following
of--
kite, etc. Moriarity was quicker viewpoints in small towns they
of
yk, Czecho-Slovak Foreign Min-
ficers:
to' boil than Hank. He couldn't play. I used
ister, said that he favored that
to
have
to
play
stortach this ridicule and th!.:re-
Rabbi Herbert • S. Goldstein,
under an assumed name to cover president; Rabbi Isaac Landman, a large part of -the property be-
fore
cleared
the bench,
. up my
I guess
my. and Rabbi Robert Gordis, vice. longing to Jews murdered by
Hank
laughed
it off. . Later
he Jewishness;
day I have been
'in in
more
the Nazis should be used to -re-
presidents; Rabbi Ahron.. Opher, construct shattered Jewish com-
ON PARK AVENUE
told
me,
"what
the
heck,
I
get
churches
than
synagogues,
all
to
that sort of thing every day of give the impression I was a assistant to the president; Benja- munities.)
the season. • If I let them get my non-Jew." - • min Koeingsberg, corresponding
goat I would be throug' -i as a
Secretary; Max Fink, treasurer;
big. leaguer."
. Bigotry Disappears
Charles P. Kramer, honorary State Dept. Accepting
Provides -every comforf---=
Bids for Visas From
- He Called the Bluff
Today the majority of ball secretary.
all rooms have hot and
Years later a friend ,of the players are better educated,
Organized in 1926 . for the pur- Residents in France
writer, a Pittsburgh youth, however. ,With the advent of pose of acting unitedly in furth-
coid
wafer — many with
Leonard Levy, a good fielding more college trained ball players ering the common religious in-
NEW YORK—Petitions for im-
catcher, worked out with the the bigotry that was once pre- terests of American Jewry, the migration visas to the U. S. for
private facilities.
igers and served .a few seasons valent no longer exists in Synagogue Council's constittt- persons resident in France, may
encies are:
as bull pen catcher for the baseball.
now be filed by American spon-
Pittsburgh .. Pirates. Levy w'As
The incidents • related above
Union of Orthodox Jewish sors, according to word received
eated on the Detroit bench one are becUming the exception Congregation of America (0i'th- from the State Department by
3 Minx rte Walk to Beach—
ternoon when a fellow Tiger rather than the rule. We have .odox), -United Synagogiie of Am- the Hebrew Sheltering and. Im-
S h 0 pp in g—T h eat r e-
wore at Greenberg and called seen such capable men as Green- erica (Conservative); Union of migrInt Aid Society (HI-AS), it
.berg, Moe Berg, Phil Weintraub, American ,Hebrew Congrega- was.annottnced by Abraham Her-
Resaurants
im
a "so and all
so six
lousy
Hebe."
•Goody Rosen, and others develop tions (Reform), Rabbinical Coun- man,. HIAS - president.
Greenberg,
feet
four of
him stood up, picked up - a bat" in the last twenty years without. cil of America (Orthodox), Rat*
The State Department will be-'
and turned to . his tormentor. too much dificulty. 'The ten-, binical \I• Assembly of America
: randishing the claymore above dency to use non Jewish; names (Conservative), Central Confer- gin to process the petitions at
CALL TO. 7-4502
1 is head Greenie snarled, "one in sports, - baseball in particular, ence of America Rabbis (Re- once, •HIAS was assured.
No.
petitions
have
-
been
accept-
For
Room Reservation
is
rapidly
becorning
a
thing
of
ore word like' that out of you, the past, too.
form).
ed since 1942, when the Getman
ou little substitute, and •'11 split
occupation of France caused the 1
this thing over your head."
Since the beginning of the war Kehilloth Recognized as
we Have A Snack Bar
U. S. to suspend all visa activ-
Levy had a few run ins with we hear very little about dis- Heirs to Dutch InsuranCe
ities there.
irate ball players while he crimination- in sports.- Players
BRUSSELS (JPS)'.—The insur-
erved with that club. :One bird are learning the true meaning of ance companies in Rolland' have
n particular, a pitcher frail). Mis- teamwork, -.:which, when you get . agreed to make retroactive pay-
Now Under the
down
to democracy
facts, is no More'
or no, ments of premium to Jews for
issippi, took delight in taunting' less
than
in action.
Management of
enny. One day in the club-
the
entire
period
of
the
German
ouse Levy was ready to haul (Copyright, 1945. Jewish Telegraphi occupation. In many other lib-
A. S. Landis
Agency Inc.),
ff and smack the pitcher when
and A. Soifer
erated countries insurance com-
ommy .Thevenow, a great fel- $500,000 For Rose Memorial.
panies . are resisting Jewish
ow and a fine' shortstop, held
DENVER, (JPS)—Eddie Can- claims. The Dutch companies
im back...and muttered, "let hiin tor put on a one-man fund-rais- went one step further in declar-
o, he's too stnpid. to waste a ing show, to raise an additional ing, that in cases where the in-
unch on."
:$95`,000, to bring the total raised sured perished, leaving no heirs,
Levy Crossed Up
for the Gen. Maurice Rose Me- the .Jewish \Community COUncil
One day the Pirates were play- morial Hospital to a half million of the city .of his last residence
ng an• exhibition game in West dollars: - He appeared at a $1,000 would be regarded as legal
rirginia. Levy was the catcher. dinner in Denver, May 27.
claimant:
he pitcher that day, a South-
rner, not the one who had.
een taunting Levy all 'season,
rossed Levy up all afternoon on
ignals.• When Len signalled for
fast , ball the hurler threw a
tOCated• in North Michigan, near Charlevoix; lAtoskey.
urve and vice ve'sa. Catching
rider , these 'circurn.stances are •
TWO PERIODS —
xtreme]y dificult. . After the
1st. Period: July 2 July.27; 2nd Period: July 30 - Aug. 27
ame the twirler did have the
The Beauty Spot
For Boys and Girls • .. Ages 6 to,16 years
ood grace to go . to Pie Traynor,
irate manager, and confess to
of Northern Michigan
A CAMP WITH 'EVERYTHING Plus' Moderate Rates
is foolish antics on the field.
•
.
Sanitary
Facilities
in
each
•
Reconimended
f
o
r
Hay
•
Situated on the shores of Grand 'Traverse
There is a. college basketball
Cabin.
Fever and SinuS Suffer-
Bay, in they clear, dustless air of Northern
oach. in • Pittsburgh, renowned
Michigan, Beautiful Omena -Inn with its
. efs.
hroughout the country for his
• Laundry at 'Camp
many. acres 'affords opportunities
ystem.. You couldn't want better
for the perfect vacation. Early. Americ a
• Completely Staffed by • Overnight Camp Out
ompany.thari his. He is jovial,
Make-
buildings provide for every comfort and
Trips.
Expert,'
Experienced
,
itty, and always trying to make
convenience of the happy . guest. _Every
Counselors.
• Canoe and Boat Trips.
Reserve : •
ou laugh. However, students in
room has a bath. - Enjoy. swimming -at our
is school know the man will not
private beaches, boating, fishing, shuffle
• Camping and Pioneering •
'111 Scout Test s, Including
board, - -tennis courts, an excellent golf
olerate Jewish players. He has.
Merit Badges.
Instruction.
course and other recreational facilities are
ad a few on early teams that he
Now
provided. Finest Kosher style meals are
All Types of Athletics and Spurts Including:
as forced to accept. In recent
prepared by a renowned chef. You'll en-
Archery — Golf — Tennis
inters his teams were devoid
joy to - the' full a vacation among the tall
f . Jewish basketball performers.
LEnox
All American Red Cross Swimming and Life-Saving
pines of Northern Michigan at . .
espite • the fact that the Smoky ,
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Instructions and Tests Given. Certificates Awarded.
ity annually develops splendid
After 6 p.m.
ALL THIS AND MORE
Phone
ewish players . . At one, . time
and Sii
ror $35 PER WEEK
e pei=mitted the three finest
TO. 8-8382
. •
°wenn, Miubigan
only
TO. 5-932
Min. 4 weeks
For Folder & Details
asketball players in the. district
Transportation Arranged
go, to a rival institution
CHARLEVOIX
The Bartlett
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Camp Mayfair
NOW
OPEN
Beautifull-Omena.Inn
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