16 — THE JEWISH NEWS

Jewish Music Month Program
Feb. 25 to nature Meisels

The joint Yiddish cult u r e
committee of the Jewish Com-
munity Council and the Jewish
Center, under the co-chairman-
ship of Benjamin Laikin and
Jay Rosenshine, will present a
Jewish Music Month program on
SUnday, Feb. 25, 8:30 p.m. in the
Auditorium of the Woodward
Center, Woodward at Holbrook.
The Hillel Foundation and the
Inter-Collegiate Zionist Federa-
tion of America, Wayne Univer-
sity Chapter, are co-sponsoring
this Jewish Music Program.
.Cantor Saul Meisels will be
the featured guest.
Herbert Sorkin, violinist, will
offer several selections. Also ap-
pearing on this program will be
the Center Dance Group in in-
terpretive dances.
Tickets may be se cur ed
through all Yiddish speaking
organizations, the Council or the
Center.

The next program to be pre-
sented by the culture committee
will feature a talk by Rabbi
Morris Adler on Jewish folklore,
on April 1.
Radio Programs
The culture commission of the
Jewish Community Council will
present the following radio pro-
grams honoring Jewish Music
Month.
Tuesday: Station WXYZ —
9:45 to 10 p.m.; Station CKLW

10:15 to 10:30 p.m.; Station
CKLW-10:45 to 11 p.m.
Thursday: Station WWJ —
11:30 to 12:00 p.m.

On Wednesday and Thursday,
7:15 to 7:30 p.m., two Yiddish
lectures will be heard on Radio
Station WJLB. Leibush Lehrer
will discuss "Problems of Jew-
ish Education" Jacob Glatstein
will discuss "A Creative Jewish
Personality".

Underground to Freedom

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underground agents against
Communism in E u r op e had
learned that a certain "active"
Jew was slated for intensive
"interrogation" by Soviet-domi-
nated "investigators."
It was now or never. Unless
Mr. was out of the
country in 24 hours he might be
out of circulation, so to speak,
forever. Working against time,
as is so often the case, the
heroic agents of the Jewish un-
derground procured false cre-
dentials for the Jew. His name
became
and instead of
being a
he became — a
seaman. Sailings of crafts leav-
ing the country for a free Euro-
pean port were quickly checked
and re-checked. Finally a ship
was located. The agents, using
tactics which distinguish the
Jewish underground as one of
the most effective organizations
of its nature, arranged to have
the Jew placed as a crew mem-
ber.
Meanwhile, through under-
ground channels, word was
rushed to the free port city.
Contacts were made with un-
derstanding and sympathetic
individuals.
And when the schooner
docked, Mr. was "under
arrest."
But what of the future of the
Jewish underground?
And what of Jews in the Sovi-
et Union itself?
"Mr. Al ep h," the under-
ground's chief, is uncertain of
the future. Plans in undertak-
ings of this nature, he said,
aren't made "years ahead—be-
cause times are very uncertain."
"We look ahead for four month
periods. What will happen after
that, I don't . know. Much de-
pends upon the troubled inter-
national situation."

Israel Symphony 'Tops;
Meyer W. Weisgal' Entire Detroit Jewry
Joins Bond Drive
Acclaims Achievement

Friday, February 9, 1951

Another World War. "Mr.
Aleph" is convinced, might end
European Jewry's last chances
of ever escaping to Israel.
Of the Soviet Union, "Mr.
Aleph" says, this:
"We are not attempting any
rescue operations in Russia it-
self because among other fac-
tors, there are very few trust-
worthy agents to help in the
work."
He explained that all of the
agents of the Jewish under-
ground operating in Poland and
other slave states are "known
to me" and "I can vouch for
their trustworthiness."
"But," he added slowly, "if my
agent 'Chaim' should be under
the Communist regime for 25
years—if he should be indoc-
trinated and educated in their
ways—and then come to me and
want to do such work as he now
does I do not know whether I
would trust 'Chaim' any longer.
It is as simple as that!"
Through constant Soviet liq-
uidation of Zionist elements in
the Soviet Union, "Mr. Aleph"
reported, "the contacts which
once existed between us and
pro-Jewish elements no longer
exists in the truest sense."
"Mr. Aleph," the balding little
man with lots of grit and ener-
gy to command the underground
network, vows that his network
of agents assigned the precari-
ous task of sneaking those Jews
trapped by the Soviet to free-
dom, while remaining behind
themselves, will continue oper-
ations until "the last possible
moment."
To these unpaid men and
women who hieroically pursue
the hard task of sneaking Jews
across the borders—or seas—to
freedom, the "1 a s t possible
moment" has but a single mean-
ing . . . making the supreme
sacrifice for the Jewish people
against the whims of a tyrant.

•

MEYER W. WEISGAL has
been granted a leave of absence
as chairman of the executive
council of the Weizmann Insti-
tute of Science at Rehovoth to
join the leadership of the $500,-
000,000 Israel bond drive. Mr.
Weisgal, who is assuming his
new post at the request of Pres-
ident Chaim Weizmann and Fi-
nance Minister Eliezer Kaplan,
will be vice-chairman of the
American Financial and Devel-
opment Corporation for Israel,
which will direct and manage
the sale of Israel Government
bonds in the United States.

Lockout at Metal
Plants Stirs Israel

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The conference backed up its
executive with full powers to
deal with the present situation,
even extending lockouts to other
plants if necessary, and pro-
hibited all manufacturers col-
lectively or individually to enter
negotiations with their workers
while the metal dispute remains
unsolved.
Another resolution called for
compulsory mediation in all la-
bor disputes. Finally the associ-
ation decided to establish a
mutual aid fund to assist plants
affected by the present lockout.
When AriehShenkar was re-
elected president of the associa-
tion, the conference resolved to
create several scholarships in
the Hebrew University in recog-
nition of Shenkar's indefatig-
able services to industry for the
past 25 years and to inscribe him
in the JNF Golden Book. The
conference also decided to create
a trade school named after
Shenkar.

Arthur L. Robbins
Quits County Post

AN HISTORIC MOMENT in
history's time was recorded in-
delibly in the pages of history of
the Detroit Jewish community
when the Israel Philharmonic
appeared at the Masonic Audi-
torium last Sunday afternoon.
Nearly 100 musicians—all but
three of whom are Jews—were
welcomed here as symbols of the
reborn state of Israel and as
representatives of the infant
country whose triumph was in
itself a defiance of persecution
and indignity and the result of
a people's determination to sur-
vive.
Because most of the members
of the orchestra have survived
persecutions and have fled to
Israel to build a new life for
themselves and their people,
their mission assumed unique
importance. They personify the
triumph of justice over inde-
cency and are messengers of the
new faith emanating from Is-
rael.

* * *
"TOPS" IS A RELATIVE
WORD, yet it must be used in
describing the great Israel or-
chestra. True, it was en-
hanced by the direction of
Serge Koussevitsky. Few other
persons could have moved the
capacity audience at the Ma-
sonic Temple as he did. It is
no wonder that the critics
sang paeans of glory to him.
But he hid not hide the or-
chestra. Both emerged superb-
ly magnificent in their per-
formance here.

The rendition of the "Star
Spangled Banner," which op-
ened the program, was deeply
moving. It elevated the audience
at once to new heights. Then
came another great moment:
the "Hatikvah," the song of
"Hope," Israel's national an-
them. The orchestra played the
arrangement of "Hatikvah" by
the young man who alternates
in conducting the orchestra
with Mr. Koussevisky—Leonard
Bernstein.
The "Star Spangled Banner"
as played by the Israelis was
impressive. "Hatikvah" was like
a deeply -m o v i n g hymn. It
brought tears to many eyes,—
especially to the veteran Zion-
ists who had labored to make
Israel—and therefore its orches-
tra—a reality.
The Israel Psalm for Or -

chestra by Paul Ben-Haim,
Prokofieff's Symphony No. 5
and Tchaikowsky's Symphony
No. 4 in F Minor composed
the thrilling program in which
every section of the orchestra
emerged in masterful style.
* * *
THE AUDIENCE, too, must be

Arthur L. Robbins has resign-
ed as chief of the Wayne Coun-
ty prosecutor's civil division, ef-
fective Feb. 15. Mr. Robbins, who
has held this post for four years,
is quitting to resume private mentioned. It was a great out-
pouring of Detroit Jews who,
law practice.

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BOLD SCHEME, MYjr.)
DEAR CAPTAIN TOV,
BUT IT

DID'NT

WORK!

AN ISRAELI ARMY COLUMN
IS COMING
THROUGH
HURRY, YOU
THE CANYON! FOOLS, WE
CAN'T STAY
HgRE! TIE THE
‘.. PRISONERS!

NOW, CAPTAIN TOV, WE LEAVE
YOU 70 THE BUZZARDS,
WHILE WE KEEP A DATE WITH
AN IMMIGRANT COLUMN 60
MILES SOUTH OF HERE

afternoon, experienced
that
great pride in genuine achieve-.
ment. All strata of society were
there—industrialists and labor-
ers, members of country clubs
and of workmen's unions, labor
Zionists and leaders in fraternal
groups.
By the same token, the or-
chestra's simplicity must be
mentioned. There was no uni-
formity in its dress. Pants, jack-
ets and ties varied in shades.
It was a workers' orchestra—
representing labor-Israel—Israel
which pulled itself up by its
bootstraps and sanctified the re-
sults of efforts attained by the
sweat of brows.
* * *
SERGE KOUSSEVITSKY was
the guest in Detroit last Friday
of the Women's Association for
the Detroit Symphony Orches-
tra. He has been asked to come
here to direct an orchestra. He
is skeptical that there is enough
genuine desire here to sponsor
such a great movement. And
here is the great tribute he paid
to Israel by way of contrast:

`The Republic of Israel is
the only place, I have lately
discovered, whose people, to a
man, really love the art of
music."

Last Saturday night, a group
of musicians entertained the
Israel guests at the Russian
Bear.
There is a feeling of deep hurt
in Zionist ranks that they who
were responsible for the foun-
dation of the state of Israel and
were the first to support the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
should have had no share in the
reception to the Israel musicians
who are the symbols of reborn
Israel.
Mrs. Koussevitsky was quoted
as pleading with a group of wo-
men on Friday afternoon, pre-
ceding the concert in Detroit,
that something should be done
to assure proper receptions for
the musicians by the Jewish
communities; that there were
only nine cities left at that time
for the symphony to visit and
that up to that point they were
not received properly. This re-
flects unfavorably on the Amer-
ican Fund for Israel Institu-
tions, the national sponsors of
the symphony's tour a n d its
local co-sponsors.
* * *
THE ISRAEL SYMPHONY'S
tour provided the downbeat for
a minor symphony of joy in the
hearts of two brothers who were
parted for the past 15 years.
Waiting for the plane when
the orchestra arrived in New
York at Idlewild Airport
was Francis Brier. As the
first plan e load of Israel
musicians 1 a n de d, for a mo-
ment Francis held his breath. A
loudspeaker announcement told
of the delay of a second plane
carrying the others of the 94-
piece musical organization. The
second ship had been delayed
at Gander, Newfoundland.
Francis had made the trip
from Chicago for a special pur-
pose. His brother, Jacob, was a
member of the Israel Philhar-
monic. They had not seen one
another in the last 15 years.
Suddenly, Francis heard a
shout. Seconds later the two
brothers had embraced — re-
united for the first time in
more than a dozen years. -
Leon Szulc, the Philharmonic's
oldest member, is 70. Peter
Simenauer, just 19, is the • young-
est.

ZOD Chapter to See

Jacobs' Movies Feb. 14

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SLCASTRO

On Feb. 14, Daniel Frisch
Chapter of the Zionist Organ-
ization of Detroit will sponsor
the presentation of movies tak-
en on his last trip to Israel by
Morris Jacobs, regional presi-
dent of ZOA. The meeting will
be held at the home of Bob and
Elaine Ettinger, 15719 Lauder.
Those who desire rides to the
meeting are to meet at 8:30 p.m..
at the DAIrter-Davison Center,

