Detroit Musicians Join in
Protest Against Concert by
Wail Led' Berlin Orchestra
Many Detroit musicians have
joined in the protest against
the planned appearance here,
March 17, at the Masohic Temple,
of the Berlin Philharmonic Or-
chestra which is being directed
by a Nazi.
A JTA report from New York
states that a petition calling for
cancellation of three scheduled
concert_s at Carnegie Hall by the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,
which arrives in the Knited
States next Sunday to open a
six-week tour of 21 cities in the
United States and Canada, has
been signed by about 750 mem-
' hers of the American Federation
of Musicians.
The JTA reports that the pet-
'tion, which hundreds of musi-
sians in New York had signed
by Wednesday when it was sub-
mitted to an executive board
meeting of Local 802—on whom
it calls for action to halt the
concert—charges that the con-
ductor of the orchestra, Herbert
von Karajan, and its manager,
Gerhardt von Westerman, were
members of the Nazi Party.
The text of the petition de-
clares:
"We musicians strenuously
object to the appearance of
the Nazi-led and Nazi-man-
aged Berlin Philharmonic Or-
chestra in New York. The con-
ductor, H. von- Karajan, as well
as the orchestra manager, was
an active party member who
„bears responsibility for the
death and exile of countless
musicians from. Hitler Ger-
many.
"We also protest the United
States Government subsidy of
this orchestra while American
orchestras are denied such sup-.
port. We urge you to act to
prevent this performance."
An official of Columbia Artists'
Management, which is handling
the Berlin Philharmonic Or-
chestra's tour, declared that the
petition was in error in stating
that the U.S. Government had
subsidized the tour. He insisted
-
that the West German govasen
ment was subsidizing it entirely.
Well-informed Detroite rs
stated this week that von
Karajan belonged to the SS
Storm Troopers, that he was
among the very few, perhaps
less than 100, who could not
pass the denazification board.
It is pointed out that while
Furtwaengler, Giesseking and
others were found "innocent",
von Karajan was punished
and was not allowed to con-
duct in Germany for three
years. One very well informed
musician, whose name can
not be used because of family
.relationships in Germany and
Austria, said that Furtwaeng
ler himself had said that Kara-
jan was "a Nazi who stepped
over corpseS."
A serious effort is being made
here to cancel the proposed con-
cert and to spare Detroit the
humiliation of a performance
here by the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra under the direction of
a Nazi.
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The Bnai Brith Hillel Founda-
tion at Wayne University in co-
sponsorship with the university's
department of philosophy will
present the sixth annual Hillel
Lecture. at 8:15 p.m., Tuesday,
in the Kresge Science Library
auditorium, 5250 Second. .
On the occasion of the 750th
anniversary since the death of
Maimonides, the subject will be
"Science and Religion, the Philo-
sophic Synthesis of Maimonides."
The guest lecturer will be Dr.
Irving M. Levey, Hillel director
at Princeton University. The
lecture will stress the relation:
ship between philosophy and re-
ligion and Maimonides' views on
the subject.
Dr. Levey was ordained from
Hebrew Union College, and re-
ceived an MA and PhD from
Harvard -University. He served
previously as rabbi of Temple
Israel, Brockton, Mass., and was
librarian and a faculty member
of Hebrew Union College.
Dr. Max Kapustin, Wayne Hil-
lel director, is chairman of the
meeting. Dr. Levey will be in-
trduced by Dr. Raymond 'Haas - -
tn., acting chairman of Wayne's
philosophy department.
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Planning their 1955 Campaign strategy, which will stress six
geographical units operating as entities, are these leaders of the
Junior Division, who met recently at the Davison Jewish Center:
Seated, ROBERT BASLE, Suburban chairman; ARTHUR JAMES
RUBINER, Junior Division chairman; N. BREWSTER BRODER,
chairman for Northwest; standing, SIDNEY SIMON, Dexter-Davi-
son chairman; WILLIAM WETSMAN, who will direct Sherwood
Forest, Palmer Park area. Not shown are Norman Fineberg, chair-
man for Russell Woods, and Arlin Gitlin, chairman for territory
west of Meyer Young adults interested in working with the
Junior Division may call the division office, WO. 5-3939.
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nobility of the Danish people
and their government," who
risked their own lives to help
ferry Jews to Sweden: in de-
fiance of Hitler's orders during
the Nazi occupation, Hebrew
Union College—Jewish Institute
of Religion will
hold a special
ceremony here
on March 26.
As a symbol
f appreciation
for the rescue
of 6,500 Jews in
Denmark — the
entire commun-
ity, during
which not one
de Kauffmaam life was lost —
the College-Institute will con-
fer an honorary degree upon
Hendrik de Kauffmanri, Danish
Ambassador to the United
States..
Dr. Nelson Glueck, president
of the institution, will award
the degree. Swedish representa-
tives will participate in the cer-
emonies, which are part of a
two-day convocation marking
Founder's Day at Hebrew Union
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Friday, Igebroalw 45, 1955
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I To Honor Maimonides
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