N Samuel's 'The Devil That Failed
Is Modern Gulliver Adventure Tale
THE JEWISH NEWS-19
Friday, November 21, 1952
The genius of Maurice Sam- that reconstructs for moderns
uel once again gains eminence the Gulliver story of the Lilli-
in his latest work, "The Devil putians. And it holds the
reader's attention because it is
constructed in the fascinating
style which always distinguished
the writing of MauriCe Samuel.
New JWV Commander
Pledges Aid to NCRAC
MAURICE SAMUEL
That Failed," a "half-thriller,
half-parable" that is described
by his publisher (Alfred A.
Knopf, 591 Madison, NY22) as
"the ominous adventure of a
20th century Gulliver."
In this fantastic tale, Alan
Cleaver finds himself suddenly
as having grown from an under
6-foot height and under 200-
pound weight to 13 feet in
height, 2200 pounds in weight.
He cannot return to family, in
order to avoid the shock of his
gigantism. He is kept incommun-
icado by a group of captors who
are unusually small compared
with him and who inform him
that he is being treated in their
sanatorium.
But as he ponders over his
plight he discovers that he was
kidnapped by midgets who try
to impress upon him that he
suffers from "delayed gigan-
tism." He learns that they want-
ed him for their midgets' exhibi-
tion. In the course of their dom-
ination over him, the midget
scientist Sertorus informs him,
after he complains that he re-
mains hungry after his meal,
that he was just fed "a pound
of cereal with a pint of cream,
two dozen eggs, 12 ounces of
butter, a pound and a half of
bread, about a gallon of coffee,
six ounces of sugar . . . "
The world suddenly became
unreal to him. He began to feel
like a freak. His clothes appeared
different in texture. Yet, when
he convinced himself, by a pen-
dulum test, that he was the vic-
tim of a plot, he acted firmly.
He managed to escape from the
predicament, but only after he
threatened the deluded midget
"scientist" and asserted himself
to his kidnappers.
It is a' witty adventure story
Israel \ Cabinet to Discuss
Drop in Tourist Traffic
By BORIS SMOLAR
Copyright, 1952, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.
On assuming office as nation-
al commander of the Jewish
War Veterans of the United
States; Jesse - ...
Moss, o f New
York City pledg-
ed the JWV to
"a continuation
of its close work-
ing relation-
ships with non-
s e..c t arian vet-
terans organiza-
tions and t h e
Jewish organiza-
tions that make
up the National
Community Re-
lations Advisory
Council."
Moss
Commander Moss, a former
assistant United States attorney
and special tax prosecutor, also
announced that JWV will give
special emphasis to a program
of civil• rights aimed at expos-
ing and combating the twin
threats to civil liberties by Com-
munists and home-grown fa-
oists."
Finds Indicate Negev
Was Densely Settled
JERUSALEM; (JTA)--Proof
that the Beersheba region
was densely populated 5,000
years ago has been un-
earthed by an archaeological
party headed by Jean Perrot
of the French National Cen-
ter for Scientific Research.
The excavators have un-
covered remnants of a village
of stone walled houses with
crude fireplaces. Among the
potherds discovered were
painted pottery and bits of
copper which indicate that
the inhabitants of the
lage 'exploited copper mines
and used copper implements.
The racial stock of the in-
habitants of the ancient vil-
lage has not been established.
Israel Police Minister
To Tour United States
Kirk Douglas, stage and motion picture star, gets the facts on
Israel's vast industrial expansion programs which are aided with
proceeds from the sale of State of Israel Independence Bonds in
America. Briefing Douglas, who is in Israel to star in a new film,
"The Juggler," is 10-year-old Daliah Levenbook of Shavei Zion, a
fanning satlement chosen as headquarters by the filming crew.
The motion picture, in which Douglas and young New York actor,
Joey Walsh, portray the roles of new immigrants, will be the first
film made in Israel by a major American motion picture studio.
Dr. Wolff Given Award
For Cerebral Palsy Experiments
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Dr.
Anti-Semitism Forgotten
Bias in South Africa
NEW Y_ORK, ; (JTA) — Anti-
Semitism, a source of anxiety to
South African Jewry during
World War II, now is almost
non-existent in the country's
politics, stated Gustav S a r o n,
general secretary of the South
African Jewish Board of Depu-
ties, at a luncheol. tendered here
by Ben Touster, president of
HIAS.
Saron, in the United States for
a 10-week study of Ameridan
Jewish institutions and com-
munal organizations, said that
"within the general framework
of government policy, the Jew-
ish community of South Africa
has no cause for complaint."
Studebaker President Will
Address NCCJ Dinner
Harold S. Vance, chairman of
the board and president of
Studebaker Corporation, will be
guest speaker at the fourth an-
nual $25 a plate dinner, cele-
brating the 24th anniversary of
the National Conference of
Christians and Jews.
A capacity crowd of 1,500 au-
tomotive, allied industry execu-
tives and community leaders is
expected to attend the dinner
which will be held at 6:30 p.m.,
Dec. 4, in the Fountain Room of
Masonic Temple.
Gen. Naguib Expresses Pride
In Alexandria's Jewish Hospital
Kirk Douglas, in Israel to Make Movie,
Gets Lowdown on Bond Drive
Israel Minister of Police Be'-
hor Sitreet (left), accompanied
by Josef Nahmias, D e p u t y
Inspector General of Police, ar-
rives at New York's Idlewild
Airport to begin a nation-wide
speaking tour in behalf of the
$500,000,000 State of Israel Ind-
ependence Bond drive. Sitreet,
who since 1948 has served in
the three administrations under
Prime' Minister David Ben-
Gurion recently completed vis-
its to scores of Israel's bond-
supported projects to prepare
himself with first-hand reports
on Israel's current economic
achievements a n d problems
which he will present to the
■ American public.
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Abner Wolff, professor of neu-
ropathology at Columbia Uni-
versity's College of Physicians
and Surgeons, has been awarded
the $1,000 annual United Cere-
bral Palsy-Max Weinstein award
for scientific achievement in the
field of cerebral palsy research.
Dr. Wolff's experimental work
was in the area of pre-natal
damage as a factor in sub-
sequent cerebral palsy.
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by her nephew, Hahn Israel Epstein.
Foiman or Woiman, Max, about 57-58
years, born in Poland, came to US in
1918-20, sought by his cousin, Golda
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The Israel Government is
LONDON, (JTA)—The Egyp-
worried over the fact that tour- tian government makes no dis-
ism declined substantially this tinction among Moslems, Christ-
year as compared with 1951. So ians or Jews, Gen. Mohammed
grave is the concern, that the Naguib, Egyptian Premier, toid
matter will be taken up at one the staff of the jewish- Hospital
of the next Cabinet meetings in Alexandria during a visit to
Officials are of the opinion that the institution. "I am proud and
an immediate study must be happy to see the good deeds you
made to prevent a continued are performing for the poor and
drop next year. sick without regard to national-
In the meantime, Jewish so- ity or religion," the General said.
cial workers in the United States He signed the Hospital's register
are mobilizing their members at the conclusion of his visit.
for a tour of Israel in the Spring
of 1953. The tour is being or- Johannesburg Community
ganized by the National Con- Installs Jewish Mayor
ference of Jewish Communal
Service—central body of Jewish
JOHANNESBURG (JTA)—Hy-
social workers in the U.S. and man Miller, a leading member Mexico City Zionists to Erect
Canada. The tour will last from of the Jewish community of this Building for Israel Legation
the end of March to the begin- city, was installed as Mayor of
ning of May.
Johannesburg in a ceremony at
MEXICO CITY, (JTA) — The
The tourists will live in the City Hall.
26th annual conference of the
Berl Katznelson Institute, near
Mayor Miller, who was deputy Zionist Organization concluded
Tel Aviv, and will stay in first Mayor last year, is 45, one of the with a resolution to erect a
class hotels during visits to Jer- youngest mayors in the city's building for the Israel legation
usalem, H a i f a and Tiberias. history. He is a vice-chairman in Mexico.
Part of the visit to Israel will of ' the South African Jewish
Martin Howard S a b 1 e, an
be devoted to conferences with Board of Education and is a American Jewish student, re-
Israeli social workers. This is member of numerous Jewish ceived his doctorate at the Uni-
considered an exceptional oppor- and non-Jewish civic organiza- versity here for a study of Ele-
tunity for American Jewish so- t
brew literature. The University
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NOVEMBER 23rd, at 8:30 P.M.
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