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22—DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 16, 1954

Essential Knowledge

Dearth of Jewish Boxers Hits
New Low Point on ,parting Scene

Sincerest Greetings
At Passover Time

Knowledge of human nature
By LARRY ALTMAN
is the beginning and end of
This year is significant to the squared circle had been
political ed u c a t i o n. — Henry American Jewry, for it marks quite impressive. From 1908,
the Tercentennary; 300 years of , when Abe Attel became the first
Brooks Adams (1838-1918).
Jewish settlement in America. jboxing champion ( feather-
This year is also significant to' weight) under Marquis of
American Jewry. sportswise. It Queensbury rules, Jewish fight-
marks an unfortunate void in ers accounted for no less than
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the history of Jews in boxing. 22 world championships in 27
The year 1954 ends two decades years.
of non-Jewish dominance of One such boxer, Barney Ross,
professional pugilism.
a Marine hero during World
The success of Jews within War II, held ' three different
titles during his fistic career;
lightweight, junior welterweight
and welterweight champion-
Greetings to All
ships.
on the Holiday
One of the most popular lea-
ther-experts,
Benny Leonard, re-
SONNY'S CAFE
tired as undefeated lightweight
champion in 1924 after seven
Steaks - Chops - Frog Legs
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years of besting challengers.
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And while some ring histori-
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ans doubt the alleged Jewish
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ancestry of Max Baer, it must
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be remembered that this man
Bernard Milinsky, Prop.
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who plucked pugilism's richest
fruit—the heavweight title wore
a Mogen David on his boxing
trunks.
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Season's Best Wishes
The esteem in which Jewish
have been held is aptly
TRIO DINING ROOM boxers
expressed by statements from
'n
Chips,
Cole
Slaw
and
Fish
HIGHLAND PARK
two celebrated observers of the
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Hot Rolls & Butter
boxing scene.
Steak - Chops - Fried Chicken
HOT ROD
Tex Rickard, the late, legend-
Sea Food
ary fight promoter, once said
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Distributors of Automotive
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF
"give me a Jewish heavyweight ,
And HiLSpeed Equipment
Home Made Pies
with championship possibilities
Seat Covers
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and I'll give you a million-dollar
Closed Sundays—Carry-Out Service
gate." This was the comment of
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19809 W. Seven Mi., of Evergreen
a man who introduced the mill
lion-dollar gate to boxing.
Arthur Brisbane, the late
sports columnist, lauded Benny
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Leonard when he said. " .. . he
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has done more to fight anti-
Semitism than a thouSand text-
PINEWOOD
lbooks."
I Why, then, does 1954 mark a
RESTAURANT #2
20-year draught of champion-
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ship Jewish fighters? Let's listen
13035 W. SEVEN MILE
to Nat Fleischer, editor of Ring
Magazine, boxing's bible:
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UN. 1-9726
"The closing down of small
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boxing clubs throughout the
country, where young fighters
could get experience and the
; chance for a more lucrative live-
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lihood in other businesses has
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deprived the sport of most Jew-'
ish j fighters, once among the
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j leading lights of pugilism."
The prospects for a resurgence
WAFFLE SHOP
of Jewish activity on the fight-
ing level are admittedly dim.
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But, we're a patient people.
"Just Good Food"

Sincere
Holiday Wishes

CHILDREN'S
FASHION
SHOPS

GREEN BAG
MARKET

20040 West 7 Mile Rd.
at Evergreen

TY. 4-7170

Phone: KE. 2-9811

Wayne Laundry'

Best Wishes for a

"The Lox King"

9010 Linwood Ave.-

Next to the Bagel Factory

Season's Greetings

& Dry

Happy Passover

NEFF'S

PAN-AMERICAN

Cleaning Co.

Quality Market

DISTRIBUTING CO.

8439 TWELFTH ST.

3731 WOODWARD

TY. 4-9566

TE. 3-1830

SMITH LUNCH

AL'S SODA
& DAIRY BAR

15864 W. Seven Mile Rd.

BR. 3-9822

Blame Swiss Official
For Nazis' Branding
Of Passports for Jews

8989 Grand River Ave.
Near Joy Rd.

Good Wishes

on Passover

LOUIS BOZE

CASSINO PIZZERIA

DOMINCO' S

ROBIN HOOD RESTAURANT

20176 Livernois

Between Chippewa and 8 Mile Rd.

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Czech Authorities Close
2 Jewish Old-Age Homes

BERLIN, (JTA)—The Jewish
old age homes in Bratislava and
Brno are to be closed by the
end of April, according to word
received by Radio Free' Europe
from usually reliable sources.
The inmates will be evacuated to
smaller towns.

For in Thee, 0 Lord, do I
hope; Thou wilt hear, 0 Lord
my God.—Psalm 38, 15.

ADLER-KAY

Bookkeeping and Tox Service

1710 FORD BUILDING

12115 Woodbine

WO. 3-2880

KE. 2-7100

Greetings on
Passover

Holiday Best Wishes

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KRAJ ENKE
BUICK

Sales & Service

11626 JOS. CAMPAU

TW. 1-2700

QUALITY
AWNING CO.

SAVE by Ordering NOW
• Childers Aluminum
• Canvas • Fiberglas

Phone TI. 6-5735

Nights and Sundays—UN. 4-6964

7505 Schaefer

Passover Greetings

Holiday Greetings

Cecil Carpenter

"The Li wn Builder"

Kentucky Blue Grass Sod, Topsoil

Maurice Garelik

Plumbing - Heating
Point Supplies

Grading - Sand Hauled - Free

Estimates - Truck Service

962 MEDBURY

TR. 5-0733

Holiday Good Wishes

FRANK J. McGLYNN

REALTOR

Sincere Holiday Good Cheer

ZURICH, (JTA)—Dr. Heinrich
Rothmund, chief of the Police
Division of the Federal Depart-
ment of Justice, was charged
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• Famous, Italian Foods
with being the originator of the
• Corry-Out Service
discriminatory "J" which was
• We Cater to Parties
stamped into the passports of
Complete Dinners — Ravioli — Losogna — Dumplings
all Jews by the Nazis in Ger-
many. The charge is made in an
article in the "Schweizarischer
12907 W. SEVEN MILE RD.
UN. 1-9669
Boebachter," a liberal Swiss
publication.
The Boebachter
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ays thataf-
- ter the Austrian "Anschluss"
by
. the Germans in 1938. Dr. Roth-
Best Wishes for a Happy Passover
muncl went to Berlin and pro-
posed to the Nazi officials that
the passports of Jews be stamp-
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to prevent large numbers of
TRY OUR PIZZA PIES
= Jewish emigrants from seeking
SEA FOODS — STEAKS — CHOPS
asylum in Switzerland. This
= practice, declares the publica-
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tion, was the first step on the
7- "road to the dire fate for many
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thousands of Jewish emigrants."
The Boebachter empasizes that
its information is based on docu-
ments in the fifth volume of
German foreign policy archives
published jointly by the United
Sincere Good Wishes for Passover
States, Great Britan and France.

Greetings on Passover

Dealer in Homes

19010 WOODWARD

TO. 9-8450

Holiday Greetings

BATES
LUGGAGE CO.

"The Largess Luggage Store
in Detroit"

7720 Fenkell

UN. 3-1333

Holiday Greetings

Mercury Cleaners
& Tailors

Quality Cleaning and Pressing

Men's and Ladies' Custom Made

Clothes - Alterations

14723 W. 7 MILE RD.

VE. 8-7803

Greetings and Best Wishes
to All on Passover

KAY
Waste Oil Co.

130 EAST JEFFERSON

6932 CASS AVE.

WO. 3-6403

TR. 1-4602

Passover Greetings

Holiday Greetings

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NATIONAL
LAUNDRY

1 Day Service

Complete Family Service

TE. 1-2256

Best Wishes for a
Happy Passover to Our
Friends owl Patrons

BIG and LITTLE
SUPER MARKET

14047 W. EIGHT MILE

UN. 4-0123

BAER INDUSTRIES

Metal Finishing

Nickel and Chrome Plating
P. W. Boer

18824 MT. ELLIOTT

TW. 2-8647

Passover Greetings

ALBERT'S
MEAT MARKET

20027 W. SEVEN MILE

KEnwood 3-7390