Detroit Jews Asked to Remain at Home Sunday
To Welcome Volunteers on National Action Day
Appeals in Behalf of Israel
Bond Drive by Stollman, Allan
In an appeal to all members
of Detroit's Jewish community
to remain home on Sunday, Dec.
11, Norman Allan, Grand Mar-
shal of National Action Day in
Israel, called attention to the
special Israel Bond campaign on
that day, The concerted one-
day effort, which will be ob-
served simultaneously through-
out the country, will consist of
a house-to-house canvass by vol-
unteers seeking subscriptions for
State of Israel Development
Bonds.
In issuing his call, Mr. Al-
Ian reported that preparations
for National Action Day for
Israel in this community are
completed. "Our volunteers
are eagerly awaiting the start
of the campaign this Sunday
morning," he asserted. Through-
out the United States, thou-
sands of volunteer Israel Bond
salesmen will be ringing door-
bells on National Action Day
for Israel, telling their friends
and neighbors the latest news
of Israel's economic situation
and of its urgent need for in-
vestment capital through Is-
rael Bonds. In order to imple-
ment Israel's policy of unre-
stricted immigration, which in
the immediate future will re-
sult in the absorption of some
50,000 harassed North Afri-
can Jews, Israel Bond sales
must be maintained at a high
level."
Mr. Allan underscored the
role of Israel Bond proceeds in
the absorption of hundreds of
thousands of Jewish immigrants
who arrived in Israel since 1948.
As a result, he added, Israel has
been able to build new factories
and to man them with skilled
workers, and to mechanize and
irrigate farms. He pointed out
that continued Israel Bond aid
is essential, if the new wave of
immigrants from North Africa
is to be similarly assimilated in-
to Israel's economic framework.
Mr. Allan emphasized that,
through investments made in Is-
rael Bond Issue, the growth of
Israel's agriculture, commerce
and industry has been made pos-
sible. In addition, he said, Israel
Bond capital has aided in the
exploration and exploitation of
natural r es our c es, including
phosphates, potash, copper and
oil, the building of new roads,
the expansion of Haifa harbor's
capacity and the development of
new sources of electric power.
"The men and women of
Detroit have an opportunity to
demonstrate their friendship
for Israel by staying home this
Sunday, to greet the volun-
teers who will visit them,"
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'The Diary of Anne Frank'
There is such a ganging up on Israel today that those who are
disturbed over the existing situation have good cause for concern.
The small state has few friends. It is almost completely isolated,
and even the Communist threat to the entire world, resulting from
the invasion of the Middle East by the Soviets, has not aroused
sufficient alarm among the free nations of the world.
Our first thoughts, on the eve of Hanukah, therefore turn to
the home of the first Maccabees, where a new Maccabean spirit is
needed to overcome the difficulties that face the infant state of
Israel.
But it is not Israel alone that is challenged to acquire a revived
Maccabean valor in facing the issues revolving around the very
threat to Israel's existence. American Jewry, Israel's chief pro-
tector, must especially rise to the occasion.
American Jewry's elder statesman, Louis Lipsky, had a rational
and calming message to his co-workers, on his 79th birthday. "This
is no time for panic," said the brilliant leader whose analyses of
Jewish affairs are to this day the most convincing. "You never stop
fighting for liberty," he added.
Lipsky, usually accompanied by his charming wife and one of
his sons (David or Eleazar), has his midnight cup of coffee at
Tiptoe Inn, on 86th Street and Broadway in New York. This res-
taurant was made famous by these visits, because Lipsky's friends
flock there nightly to exchange viewpoints with him.
Your commentator and his wife, long absent from these rendez-
vous sessions, treked to Tiptoe Inn immediately upon their arrival
in New York. This time we were alone with the Lipskys, on the
Zionist statesman's 79th birthday (on Nov. 30). It was only a day
away from the Weizmann Institute dinner, and a number of his
admirers were either out of the city or ill; that was why there were
so few of us with him on his important natal day.
David Lipsky was there, anxiously awaiting the revival of the
play, "The Cradle Song," which he is promoting in New York . All
of them spoke glowingly of the other son and brother, Eleazar,
whose mystery stories have been sold in many hundreds of thousands
of copies; and three of the four of which have been bought by
Hollywood. James Cagney will star in one of them.
This is a long introduction to the few cautious words of a great
leader: "You never stop fighting for liberty." It takes you right
back to the -founders of this great nation. It takes you back to all
the pioneers in Zionism who Were never deterred by setbacks. And
.after you have repeated this solgan, you must say to yourself:
when you keep fighting for liberty, you can't stop believing in it,
and therefore can never lose. That's our Hanukah message to
friends and co-workers: keep fighting for the right, and justice will
triumph.
A Happy Hanukah!
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Hanukah Spirit in 'The Diary of Anne Frank'
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Mr. Allan stated. "I am cer-
tain that National Action Day
for Israel will witness an
outstanding record in Israel
Bond sales in this commun-
ity."
In a special call to the com-
munity, Phillip Stollman, chair-
man of the Detroit Israel Bond
Committee, appealed for volun-
teer workers and stated:
"You can have a key role
in this historic effort for Is-
rael by joining the many vol-
unteers in Detroit who will
bring the facts about Israel's
progress and economic growth
to their friends and neighbors
and give them the opportun-
ity to invest in Israel's future.
Israel must maintain her eco-
nomic strength unimpaired by
the influx of 50,000 Jews who
are on the move in North
Africa, and unhindered by the
continuing hostility of the
Arab states.
By Philip
Slomovitz
Don't miss seeing this soul-stirring play, if in New York or if.
and when it comes here. By keeping alive the memories of sad
times we thereby are strengthened to fight for liberty.
Anna Frank's Attic: Mere Memory
A Dec. 31 JTA cable from Amsterdam reveals that "the old
building in whose attic Anne Frank and her family hid from the
Nazis for several years before being found and deported to their
death, is to be wrecked shortly to make room for a new municipal
development."
Thousands of people visited this building after the publication
of the soul-stirring and heart-rending "Diary of Anne Frank."
The 14-year-old Jewish girl told the story of her own and her
family's experiences in this attic. The diary was found by her
father, the only survivor from the group, that was hidden in this
building, after the defeat of the Nazis.
U only the building could have been retained as a monumental
reminder of the Hitlerite tragedies—so that the memories of it
might inspire people to libertarian .courage in opposition to any
attempt to revive tyranny! Now the book and the play, "The Diary
of Anne Frank," are the only reminders. of the Frank story—the
symbol of the martyrdom of six million Jews.
May the fight for liberty and justice go on unhindered—and
may Hanukah ever serve as a reminder to strivers for justice
never to bend their knees to oppressors.
`Good Morning, Miss Dove'; Good Will Medium
A high quality of fairness is displayed in the film, "Good
Morning, Miss Dove," in which Jennifer Jones gives an excellent
portrayal of an old maid teacher.
In this play, "the terrible Miss Dove" teaches all townspeople
many lessons in true kindness and genuine justice, in spite of her
sternness.
Portrayed in the film is an immigrant boy from Poland, Maurice
Levine, who, when shown a picture of a tiger on the blackboard,
before he had learned English, tells of his personal knowledge of
tigers in a Yiddish speech. It calls forth snickers, the boy is hounded
by his classmates after school hours, and Miss Dove finds a way
of protecting him.
But Miss Dove is conscious of a situation that needs correction,
and she devotes a lesson to Palestine and her people and arranges
an invitation for the class for a meal at Maurice's parents' home,
the immigrants Mr. and Mrs. Harry Levine. Mrs. Levine serves
Jewish food, the "matzo balls" make a hit and the antagonism
towards a stranger is broken.
When the class learned of the party at the Levines, Miss
Dove heard the term "Rabb" applies to Maurice and learned that
it was an abbreviation of "Rabbi" applied to Maurice. The "terrible"
old maid once again emerges the great teacher who explains to
them that Rabbi means teacher, that Jesus whom they worship also
was a teacher and that Maurice had not yet attained the distinction
his class antagonists conferred upon him.
It is a remarkable lesson in good will. "Good Morning, Miss
-Dove" teaches true brotherhood in such effective fashion that those
who seek to spread inter-faith and inter-racial amity will find
this film an excellent guide for their program.
The Hanukah spirit is in evidence in one of the most moving
plays we have ever witnessed: the dramatization of "The Diary
of Anne Frank" (at the Cort Theater in New York).
This sad story of a girl and her diary, of her family, all of
whom had perished in concentration camps except the father who
survived to make the diary public, has many inspiring scenes. The
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most challenging of all is the celebration of Hanukah by the Franks
and their best friends whom they temporarily rescued in their Herman Wouk and His Critics
hideout in the garret of an Amsterdam •warehouse. They are jolly
Herman Wouk will not be hurt by our criticism of his banal
—until they hear a noise: the intrusion of a burglar who later be- interpretations of Jewish life in this country. His "Marjorie Morn-
trayed them. But their jolliness is the mustering up of a courage ingstar" remains on top of the best-seller list and his name—estab-
to retain hope that they will survive the -Nazis.
lished securely with "The Caine Mutiny"—continues to draw a
The important role of this play is that it reminds the audience large following.
that once upon a time there was a Hitler; that there were six
But this Commentator is not his only critic. He may have been
million Jews who like the Franks and the Van Daans and the Dus- the first to condemn the crude descriptions of Jewish ceremonial
sels in this true story, perished at the hands of the murderous observances, but he is not the last. And this is in itself heartening.
Nazis. Once-upon-a-time! Yet it is within the memory even of the It means that there are enough people who show resentment at the
teenagers of our generation: it happened only a few years ago! manner in which a devout orthodox Jew, a teacher at Yeshiva Uni-
But it is being forgotten! The great tragedy is being erased from versity, has dragged a Seder ceremony through the gutter.
memory. That's where "The Diary of Anne Frank" comes in: to
In his review of the book in the Jewish Observer and Middle
remind this generation of horrors that must not be repeated!
East ReView of London, Mordecai Richler wrote: "Mr. Wouk's
All one needs to do, however, is to take a poll of those attend- failure is a failure of intelligence. In the end he gives us about as
ing the play, to learn how uninformed our generation really is. much insight into the workings of American middle-class Jewry
Some non-Jews are bewildered: "good acting," one non-Jewess told as a valentine gives us into true love."
us, "but I have seen better plays." Indeed, we have seen better
It is good to -read these words and to know that our fellow-
plays—but this is the diary of a girl about to be murdered for the Jews in England have not been misled, by the shocking insults con-
only reason that she is a Jewess!
tained in Wouk's descriptions of Jewish life, into believing that all
And some Jews were bewildered: "is this really a true story?" American Jews are like his Marjorie and Noel. After all, we also
they asked
have Herman Wouk.
It is valuable, for the libertarian struggle, that the yellow badge-
and those who were compelled to wear it is being shown to over- Good Neighbors: True Brotherhood
flow houses—"The Diary of Anne Frank" commands "standing
The Christian Science Monitor recently published this brief
room only" audiences—as reminders of what has happened and legend, under the heading "2,500 Neighbors," signed E. C. B.:
what must not happen again.
Entering Trussville, Alabama, tourists are made to feel
There is an excellent cast in this diary: Susan Strasberg as
pleasantly welcome by this sign on the highway: "Trussville,
Anne, Joseph Schildkraut as her father, David Levin as' Peter, Lou
Alabama. Population, 2,500 neighbors."
Jacobi as Mr. Van Daan, Dennie Moore as Mrs. Van Daan, Gusti
When we Celebrate another Brotherhood Week, next February,
Huber. as Mrs.,, Fran,k, .Eva Rubinstein (daughter of the noted it will be , well remember this message and to keep in mind
- sister Margot, ' Clinton ' 81:Ind y' that When : ahev6,'ar,3 good neighbors, we have a chance to have
pianist 'Artur . Rubinsteirx). as
:tide BiotheithOo'cr. '
berg as Mr. kraler. - -
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"Join today the greatest
demonstration of practical
faith in Israel's future—Na-
tional Action Day for Israel
—Sunday, December 11. Be
prepared to work with your
fellow volunteers on that day.
National Action Day Head-
quarters is at the University
of Detroit Memorial Hall at
Fairfield and Grove. It's a con-
venient location, so plan on
being there at 9 a.m., Dec. 11.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served to all volunteers. Call
the Israel Bond office today,
WOodward 2-5091, t6 let them
know you will be on hand.
"Israel Bond dollars have
paved the way for the young
country's growth in commerce,
industry and agriculture. They
have made possible the exploi-
tation of oil and other nat-
ural resources; the irrigation
of large tracts of arid land;
t h e building of factories,
roads, electric power stations;
the development of harbors
and inland cities. In order to
secure these gains and go on,
building in the face of grave
pressures, the Government of
Israel needs the continuing
support of American invest-
ment dollars.
"The people of our com-
munity recognize the need for
action in this history-making
course. That is why they will
be taking part in National
Action Day for Israel. Volun.;'
Leer salesmen and saleswomen
for Israel Development Bonds
will make an all-out effort to
bring the story of Israel's pro-
gress and needs to all of us
on that day. We urge you to
welcome these public spirited
men and women when they
call at your home. Show your
understanding of Israel's key
role as a democratic force by
investing in Israel Bonds on
National Action Day for Is-
Full Equality Asked
For Jews of Morocco
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News
PARIS — A resolution propos-
ing that Moroccan Jews be grant-
ed all political and civil rights,
including the right to vote, was
adopted at a three-day congress
of Moroccan nationalist leaders
'at Rabbat, it was reported here
Tuesday.
The resolution also calls for
Jews to be represented in all
Moroccan legislative bodies and
to have free access to all activi-
ties in the Moroccan state.
Another resolution adopted at
the congress, which demanded a
free and democratic Morocco,
would grant equality of treat-
ment to all citizens regardless of
race or religion.
A Jew was killed and four
others were injured in a Moroc-
can town. Dispatches said the
Jews were victimized when two
shops owned by Jews were at-
tasked by a Moslem mob.
2----DETRQIT JEWISH• 'NEWS
' Friday, December 9, 1945