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HE JEWISH NEWS
Now for the
Detroit Symphony
Tercentenary
A Weekly Review
Concert, Dec. 30
A Happy
HANUKAH
to the
of Jewish Events
Entire
Editorial, Page 4;
Stories, Pages 3, 5
Community
Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper— Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
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WASHINGTON, (JTA) —The House Committee on Un-
American Affairs made public a preliminary report by its
investigating staff slashing at neofascist and right-wing
hate groups.
The report recommends prosecution of the anti-Semit-
ic National Renaissance Party for contravening the Smith
Act by advocating violent overthrow of the government.
This is the first official suggestion to apply the Smith Act
to a fascist group.
The report also calls for investigation of the publica-
tion, "Common Sense," an anti-Semitic sheet published
in Union N.J. by Conde McGinley. The paper, the report
said, "represents a modern example of the racketeers who
made a business out of hate propaganda during the 1930's."
The National Renaissance Party, a Yorkville group, is
led by James H. Madole who boasts that "what Hitler ao-
complished in Europe, the National Renaissance Party shall
yet accomplish in America."
The party has a "uniformed elite guard in the Nazi style,"
though a bolt of lightning has replaced the Swastika as the
party symbol.
The committee sums up the party's aim as "preservation of
the White aryin race by gradual deportation of the unassirnil-
able, the denial to Jewish people of citizenship, professional and
political posts and the right of intermarriage."
The party praised the anti-Semitic purges in Prague two
years ago and agrees with the Communists that "the economic
and political ambitions of a small coterie of Wall Street bankers'
are pushing the U.S. into war. And it has high praise for "the
supurbly efficient totalitarian economic systems of the Com-
munists."
The report concludes with a call - for a continued investigation
of pro-Fascist groups. It says: "The committee is convinced that
there is a concurrent need for continuous investigation, exposure
and, wherever necessary, prosecution, to the end that no activity
of a pro-Fascist nature will ever be permitted to gain substantial
stature or influence in the United States."
An editorial in the New York Herald Tribune endorsed the
report.
The American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation
League of Bnai Brith also issued statements hailing the report.
(See additional story, Page 24)
Dec. 30 Symphony Concert
Salutes the Tercentenary
A highlight in the Detroit celebrations of the Ameri-
can Jewish Tercentenary will be the Detroit Symphony Or-
chestra concert, next Thursday evening.
Dedicated by the distinguished conductor, Paul Paray,
to the 300th anniversary of the settlement of the first or-
ganized Jewish group in this country, the concert will fea-
ture the world renowned pianist, Claudio Arrau, in the
following program:
MENDELSSOHN, Overture to "Midsummer Night's Dream"
BLOCH, Concerto Grosso No. 2 (1st Detroit performance)
WEBER, Sonzertstuck
Mr. Arrau
INTERMISSION
AARON COPLAND, Outdoor Overture
LISZT, Concerto in A major
Mr. Arrau
A call has been issued by the Detroit Tercentenary
Committee to the community to attend this concert and
to join with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a salute
to the Tercentenary. Reservations for the concert are now
being taken at the Masonic Temple, TE. 1-3900.
`Do Not Desecrate the Sabbath . . .'
The Detroit Tercentenary Committee has issued an
appeal to the Jewish community not to desecrate the Sab-
bath with New Year's Eve celebrations on Friday night and
instead to advance the traditional parties by a day, to at-
tend the Symphony concert and to plan the New Year`g
Eve parties on Thursday night. The Detroit Tercentenary
Committee's appeal echoes the following sentiments ex-
pressed editorially last week in The Jewish News:
"The date of the concert suggests the possibility
the transfer of the traditional New Year's Eve celebrations
to the night of the Symphony concert. The occurrence of
New Year's Eve on the Sabbath offers a challenge to all
Jews to avoid desecrating the sacred night with the hilar-
ity that usually accompanies New Year's Eve celebrations.
"The unusual occasion of the dedication of the Sym-
phony Orchestra's concert to the ' Tercentenary should
stimulate the planning of parties a day earlier and the ar-
rangement of house parties after the concert, In that
fashion, the Sabbath will be kept sacred, the New Year
will be ushered in joyously—although a night earlier—
and encouragement will be given the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra for its fine gesture to the Jewish community by
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RAIBEIg LEON FRAM„ CHAqRMAN
DR. NORMAN DRACHLER, CO-CHAI1RMAN
Children's Celebrations Sunday:
Marking the American
Jewish Tercentenary, the children of all Jewish schools in Detroit have been asked to par-
ticipate in the celebrations on Sunday — the seventh day of Hanukah — at Mumford
High School Auditorium. There will be two celebrations — at 10:30 a.m. for children 8
to 12 and at 2:30 p.m. for those 13 through high school age. The detailed programs are
listed in a story on Page 5. The above is a reproduction of the beautiful three-color pro-
clamation issued by the Detroit Committee of 300 for the American Jewish Tercentenary
(Detailed Story, Page 24)1
40( presentation to 6,000 pupils in Detroit's Jewish schools.
a large Jewish audience."
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(Additional Facts, Page 24)