Jews Condemn English Film Version Of Dickens Novel for Anti-Semitism By -LEON GUTTERMAN HOLLYWOOD,-"Oliver Twist," J. Arthur Rank's filmization of the Charles Dickens' novel, is posing a terrific problem to Eagle Lion, its U. S. distributor. The film has been charged in some quarters with having anti- Semitic overtones and studio ex- , ecutives are now searching for a recipe to send the picture to American screens without en- couraging religious discrimina- tion. This is the chief reason for the delay in releasing the pic- ture. • The film company is approach- ing the question carefully and with an attempt at an open mind. "Oliver Twist" has already been screened for the Anti-Defamation League and it is understood the League has not condemned the film. being inclined to accept the issue of "authentic Dickens," but is seriously considering \its pos- sible impact on the American public. Complaints against "Oliver" center on the part of Fagin. Fol- lowing closely to the original Cruikshank illustrations of the . novel, the film's producers gave Fagin the long, ill-kempt beard and hooked nose of those sketches. By coincidence only, it is said, that very characterization was widely used by the Nazis in their film treatises of hate pro- duced under Adolf Hitler. While the novel refers to Fagin as a Jew, the film skirts actual men- tion of that point. Another blast at the picture for its "blatant anti-Semitism" was delivered this week by the New York Board of Rabbis in a cable to Eric Johnst' n, head of Holly- wood's motion picture producer association. The rabbis asked Johnston to do everything pos- sible to keep the film off the screens here because the "villain- ous Fagin as a central figure is a horrid stereotype, certain to stir up in the public mind hatred and prejudice." Showing of this film . "in one American theatre will undo all the splendid work of such American films as "Gentle- man's Agreement' and 'Cross- fire,' " they said. Jewish Shipping Magnate - Restoring Old Service NEW YORK (JPS)—The house flag of Arnold Bernstein, German Jewish shipping magnate whose fleet was confiscated by the Nazis before the war, will soon fly over two 18,000-ton passenger liners in the North Atlantic service if his applications for operating and construction subsidies receive favorable action by the Maritime Commission. 62—THE JEWISH NEWS Friday, October 1, 1948 Britain has no Objection to Israel Office in London Emphasizing that the Govern- LONDON (JTA).—The Foreign Office indicated that the British ment of Israel "cannot of course Government has no objection to have a minister here," a Foreign the establishment of an Israeli Office spokesman added: "But no representation in London, not- one can stop them from putting Edwin Samuel, director of withstanding the fact that Israel `State of Israel' over their door if they want to." broadcasting in Palestine from is not recognized by Britain. 1945 to 1948, ar rived on t h e U. S. 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