By GEORGE MARCIA

The Drivespring

RESILIENCE: Quality of re
taining shape or form unde r
Stress; or of returning to t4 e
original shape after stress.
—Webster

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Editor's Note: Thi: is another article
in the series by George Marcia, Christian
Detroiter now living in Jerusalem, Israel,
specially written for The Jewish News.

drivespring of the miracle that
is Israel, and these lines are
written in the belief that we
have seen that force at work in
Jerusalem.
Incidence Proving Resilience
The Monastery of Notre Dame
de France forms part of the
boundary between "Jewish" and
"Arab" Jerusalem, one of its
facades being in No-man's-land.
The houes opposite this facade,
liNever, are occupied by Jewish
citizenry, who go about their
everyday affairS exactly as
though they were not covered
night and day by Arab guns.
A man was killed here a few
days ago, by a "stray" bullet
from those invisible guns. The
authorities, for their own offi-
cial purposes, assumed an acci-
dent, though, the people who
live here have their own ideas
. . . Visiting the spot where this
man died, we -saw no armed
guard, no tense watch, no fear.
We saw, instead, a little girl of
eight or so, skipping rope and
singing to herself in the after-
noon sun.
That is resilience, and that is
why Israel is a fact.

—

THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, August 11, 1950

Israeli Complains
of,, Brutalities
As Arab Prisoner

Tuchow to Star in Bogart Vehicle;
Warner Brothers Signs Local Actor

By AVRUM SCHULZINGER

The story of Lawrence Tolan
is that of an ambitious young
rrran who wouldn't give up, and
who over-night finds himself at
the brink of Hollywood stardom.
And Lawrence Tolan's story is
really that of Seymour Tuchow,
his real name, a Detroit boy,
well-known for
his activities at
Wayne Univer-
sity and with
t h e Repertory
Actors Company
he helped found
here in 1948.
Hollywood col-
umnists last
week sprung the
surprise story
of Se y m our's S. Tuchow
being signed by Warner Brothers
to star in "The Enforcers" with
Humphrey Bogart.
The 24-year old thespian was
scouted by Solly Baiano, head
of Warner Bros. casting office
and chief talent scout, at Stan-
ford University, where Seymour
was acting under a fellowship.
Baiano, impressed with Tu-
chow's ability, whisked him from
the campus at Palo Alto to the
.Warner lot in Hollywood for an
immediate screen test. The re-
sult, sell, as Jack Warner, head
of WB said, "This boy is fabu-
lous."
More fabulous, he was given
immediate star billing, though
totally unknown.
Entered Radio at 17
Seymour first gained attention
while a student at Central High
School, where he acted in nu-

merous productions and special
school events. In 1943, at 17, he
entered radio, holding down the
now defunct "Corn 'til Morn"
show, twirling platters and mak-
ing small talk in the wee hours
over WJBK. After that came
chores in spots with the "Lone
Ranger"; and he powered. the
sleek Black Beauty as "Kato"
for the "Green Hornet." He was
once picked as one of five final-
ists in a nation-wide hunt to
find a successor for Ezra Stone
as Henry Aldrich; in 1948 when
he launched a fruitless bid for
success on Broadway he almost
landed in a Florida film project
—but at 23 was considered too
old for the part. Ill health later
prevented his accepting a part
with the Margaret Webster
Shakespeare Touring Co.
Boy Who Wouldn't Give Up
Things are moving in high
gear -for Seymour now. In New
York he'd hounded agencies and
agents to beat the drums for
him; as he told his father, Mor-
ris Tuchow, in a recent tele-
phone conversation: "It's a mir-
acle. Imagine. Agents breaking
the phone to get me!"
To Seymour's family, his fath-
er, Morris, mother, Gertrude,
and brother, Jerry, who reside
at 3017 Buena Vista, his success
is amazingly sudden, but not
surprising.
"He was a boy who wouldn't
give up. He knew a lot of other
boys and girls want Broadway
and Hollywood," said his father,
"but he knew he would get that
one break to make good."'

To survive war, a people re-
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Col.
quires toughness — a n d more •
Bennett de Ridde . , UN acting
The dinosaur was tough, but
chief of staff here, is consider-
not adaptable to his changing
ing action on a complaint
environment. The Roman Em-
brought before him by Noah
pire was tough, but sabotaged
Haimson, a 31-year-old Israeli,
its own efforts by an inflexible
who reported on treatment ac-
tradition of graft in high places.
corded to Jews seized by Jor-
Chiang Kai-shek, in our own
time, has relearned the lesson
danian officials and interned in
that feudalism is not a suffici-
a prison reminiscent of medie-
ently mobile vehicle for an
val days.
army. And Jerusalem—split by
Haimson, a laborer, said that
a wall of gun emplacements,
he was picked up by Jordanian
battered by artillery and in-
authorities last May after he
fighting, and situated in the
had unwittingly crossed the un-
isolated end of a raw, new state
marked Israel-Jordan demarca-
with mutilated and unfamilar
tion line. He was blindfolded
boundaries—Jerusalem is thriv-
and immediately driven to a
ing. Why?
Jordan Army camp where three
"Well, why not?" the Israeli
British officers and a Briton
grins, "we're tough!" Well and
who is believed to have been at
good—but that's only part of
one time a member of the
the answer. The current budget
mixed" armistice commission,
being pounded out in the Knes-
and is now employed by the
set is tough, too—as tough in
Jordan intelligence service,
its way as the Arab LegiOn at
questioned him repeatedly con-
its best—and no army can do
cerning Israel weapons, troop
battle against statistics. Yet the
concentrations and the location
economic front is a source of
real credit to the people of Posthumously Awarded of the new Israel parliament
Israel; by living on short rations Congressional Medal
building in Jerusalem.
they are buying industry for
The Israeli said that he was
the common welfare.
beaten throughout the interro-
Inexhaustible Asset
gation and for 31 days was con-
It's not done with mirrors;
fined to a solitary cell in which
it's done with resilience. Most,
he was unable to lie down. He
we would say, of the houses of
reported that there were no
Jerusalem show bullet-marks,
sanitary facilities of any kind
and the miscellaneous rubble of
Later, he was transferred to a
war is a commonplace feature
larger cell with 12 other Jewish
of this city's life. The visitor
prisoners-.
Their diet consisted of
is apt to see pathos in the
60 grams of Arab bread and
bomb-twisted buildings -and the
three , olives for breakfast, a
material remains of lives cutoff
bowl of peas for lunch and a
by war. But they won't let you
small bowl of rice for supper.
shed any tears about it in Jern-
Several days ago the Jewish
salem. The wailing for the *dead
prisoners were handcuffed,
Direct JTA Teletype Wires to The Jewish News
is finished; and the reflective
taken to .a small room. and
bystander will sooner or later be
JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa say bluntly that if the problem
beaten - severely. A new Jewish —This - generation of Jews would
thrust aside to make way for a
cartload of brick. Those bricks
prisoner was later brought in, make the same mistake as those is . not solved, catastrophe is:
are something Mr. Webster
as Haimson was released. He who underestimated the dan- around the corner." The Agency
omitted from his definition.
appeared to be suffering from a gers of Nazism, Dr. Nahum leader added that Israel's rate
They mean "rebuilding" and, if
fractured skull and was covered Goldmann, chairman of the of immigration — "greater than
you're inclined to be high-flown
with blood. Jewish authorities American section of the Jewish in any other country in the
world"—has imposed a "terrific
about your • terms, perhaps •"re-
The Late. S/SGT. ISADORE here are understood to be seek- Agency, declared here Tuesday, burden on Israel." He said that
birth" as well.
ing
permission
to
send
a
physi-
S. JACHMAN, of Baltimore,
addressing a United Israel Ap- the Israel Government is al-
Number One Asset
cian across the lines to attend
ready making a "greater contri-
You may have seen the im- posthumous cecipient of the. the Israel prisoner. Haimson's peal rally.
migration figures for Israel, as nation's highest a w a r d for father, who was present during
During our lifetime, Dr. Gold- bution than world Jewry" in
balanced against the next UJA combat gglantry, the 'Medal the latter's report to the UN mann said, older states like absorbing new immigrants.
budget. Perhaps you know of Honor. Sgt. Jachman, who official, said he was unable to Lithuania and Latvia disap-
It is the "responsibility of
Something of the industrial lost his life in action Jan. 4,
peared and the Jewish state "is world Jewry to shoulder this
recognize
his
son
because
he
Problems Israel faces—and are- 1945, in - Belgium,
in no less danger." The Arabs, burden more adequately," he
is the sec- had lost so much weight.
wondering .where the raw ma-
he emphasized, are 15 miles stressed, warning that failure to
terials are coming from. The Is- ond- American Jew to receive
from Tel Aviv. The Jewish do so necessitates — against. Is-
the
Honor
Medal
for
World
raeli doesn't have a pat answer
Agency leader added that the rael's will—limitation on immi-
to these problems; but his Num- War II service, it is reported All Faiths Denounce
"danger is not dramatic and is gration "at a time when it is im-
ber One asset, resilience, is in- by the Jewish Welfare Board.
therefore greater."
perative to keep the doors open
exhaustible.
The. other American Jewish Aggression in -Korea
"There is still no peace and to Jews from the Arab states
We are not interested in sing- Medal -of Honor winner was
there is ,even the danger of a and from the countries of East-
ing paeans of praise to the Is- the late Lt. Raymond Zussman
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The second round of warfare," Dr. ern Europe."
raeli. We dislike his apparent
Synagogue Council of America Goldmann said. "Israel is still
inability to distinguish between of Detroit.
Asked whether the World
joined with the Federal Coun- without internationally-accept-
discipline and regimentation;
cil of Churches of Christ in ed boundaries and the capital, Zionist Congress is likely to be
we are offended by the idea of
postponea, Dr. Goldmann re-
and the National Cath-
the political indoctrination of
Rosh Hashanah Proxy America
olic Welfare Conference in a in addition, is in the throes of plied that the scheduled date
gravest economic crisis. The remains, but if the Congress
children; we are not edified by
Registration at Wayne statement strongly denouncing the
the antics of blocs which would
Communist aggression in Korea citizens of Israel are today ac- Hall, which is now under con-
prefer the obliteration of the
as the "greatest menace to Cepting, superhuman burdens, struction in Jerusalem, is not
state itself to the failure of
Elizabeth A. Platt, registrar
and the financial front will be completed in time, it may be
world peace." •
of Wayne University, has in-
their •own pet projects. We are
the decisive one which the Is- necessary to postpone the Con-
The
joint
statement
by
the
. interested, - h oweve r, in the
formed the. Jewish Communi-
raelis cannot meet - alone. Now, gress until Passover or some
three major faiths in the United and in the coming yearS,
ty Council that Jewish stu-
world time after that. "Whatever hap-
dents who can not register States—the first such joint dec- Jewry will have to make vast, pens," said Dr. Goldmann, "the
laration
on
an
international
U. S. Group Founds
Sept. 12 or 13 because of Rosh
issue since the end of World even increasing contributions." date of the Shekel returns and
may register on
Goldmann said: "The sit- elections. is unchanged. .
War
II—termed as "spurious"
Biblical Music Center Hashanah
these days by proxy, or delay
uation in Israel is serious and I
and
deceptive
the
"StockhOlm
their. registration to Sept. 14,
Appeal" for peace circulated by have come to• South Africa to
15, or the morning of Sept. 16. Communist
NEW YORK (JTA)—Complet-
and pro-Communist
ing a transaction which will
groups.
culminate in the establishment
in Israel of a settlement for
Approaching holidays make
Jewish artists and singers, Can-
necessary the following spe-
tor Myro Glass, Zionist leader
■
cial deadlines for The Jew-
Of Indianapolis, turned over a
ish News editions of Sept. 8
NEW YORK, N. Y.—After two
check for $10,000 to Dr. Harris
J. Levine, president of the Jew-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — At- the address has changed.
months' negotiations with the
and Sept. 15. Contributors
are asked to make careful
ish National Fund. The • skim torney General J. Howard Mc-
3. Aliens who have been ad- Immigration Department of the
was donated in the name of the Grath called attention to the mitted for permanent residence American section of the Jewish
note of these" datei and times.
palestine Symphonic Choir, of fact that the Alien Registration must notify the Commissioner Agency Executive and the. Jew-
For the edition of Friday,
which Cantor Glass is chair- Act of 1940 is still in force. Per- of any change of address or new ish National Fund, the Mizrachi
Sept. 8, the Rosh Hashanah
man.
sons who are subject to this law address • within five days of the religious - Zionist ' Organization
edition, deadline for all copy
change.
The $10,000 contribution are:
of America announced plans for
and photographs will be at
marks the first installment on
A. R. Mackey, Acting Commis- the establishment of the first
1. Aliens who have been in the
3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. The
a Biblical Music Center which United States. more than 29 sioner of Immigration and Nat- all-religious agricultural settle-
regular deadline of 11 a.m.
will be located on 200 dunams of days, unless regulations provide uralization, cautioned all per- ment for 100 observant Ameri-
on Wednesday will apply to
land allocated by the Jewish a later date. All such persons sons coming within the provi- can Jewish families from the
class]. tied advertisements.
National Fund in Maale Hacha- must arrange to be- registered if sions of that law that failure "middle class" economic level.
Rosh Hashanah greetings will
misha in the vicinity of Jerusa- required by the Alien Registra- to comply with such provisions
Rabbi Max Kirshblum, acting
be accepted until Tuesday,
lem: The Music Center, which tion Act unless they have pre- will subject them to prosecution president of Mizrachi, conducted
Aug.
29.
is to be named "Asaph", after viously been registered.
and punishment.
the negotiations with the Jew-
For the edition of Friday,
the choir leader of the Second
2. Aliens temporarily in this
Mackey also said that • a ish Agency and the Jewish Na-
Sept. 15, deadline for all
Temple, will include an amphi- country who are required to be printed postcard notice form tional Fund.
..copy and photographs will be
theater as well as living accom- registered must notify the Com- should be used in making these
The Mizrachi project is the
at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. s'3.
modations for cantors and musi- missioner of Immigration and reports. This card may be ob- first
development in a larger
Deadline for classified adver-
cians. The sponsors of the Cen- Natural ization, Washington, tained at any Immigration and program for the settlement of
tisements will be at 11 a.m.
ter hope to promote the revival D.C., of their address every Naturalization Service Office or "middle class" American Jewish
Monday, Sept. 11.
of Hebrew music.
three months whether or not any United States Post Office •
families in Israel:

Goldmann Issues Blunt Warning
Of Dangers to Israel's Existence

aft-

Alien Registration Act Still- in Force,
U.S. Attorney-General Points Out

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Mizrachi to Found
100-Family Village

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