Friday, November 1, 1957—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -14

Israeli Enjoys Being Behind Bars

Strictly Confidential]

By PHINEAS J BIRON

Ordinarily, a jail would seem to be the last place a visitor
to New York would want to visit. But Victoria Nassim (right),
a captain in the Israeli police force, enjoys her tour in the
company of Correction Commissioner Anna Kross. Capt. Nas-
sim is in the United States to study America's penal institu-
tions and to promote the sale of Israel Bonds.

AJ Committee 'Aide Voices Warning
of Soviet Anti-Jewish Campaign

The other evening Meyer Moved heaven and earth to get
Levin's "Compulsion" arrived his play "The God of Venge-
on the stage at the Ambassador ance" produced in the Ger-
Theater in New York . . . Levin man theater in Berlin . . . It
dramatized his own novel, but was a sensational drama which
the producer made so many re- mixed prostitution and the To-
visions that the author disclaims rah in a Jewish home . . . It
all responsibility from the pres- made quite a stir and helped to
ent stage version . . . And it promote anti-Semitism in Ger-
would seem from the reception many . . . We do not imply that
the play received at the hands. "Compulsion" will, or for that
of the critics that Meyer Levin matter has, promoted anti-Semi-
was right about his refusal to tism, but is there any doubt that
accept the drastic changes in- it adds to the prestige of the
troduced by the producer . . . Jews?
Yet the failure of the produc-
Does Meyer Levin really think
er's version of "Compulsion" that the American theater audi-
does not prove that Levin's orig- ences will be better served with
inal dramatization would have "Compulsion" than with the
fared any better ._ . As a mat- story of Anna Frank? Isn't it
ter of fact we doubt it very about time for Mr. Levin to
much.
shed his moral mantle and con-
now writ-
in the
One of our close friends gave fess that he is
us an opportunity to read Lev- ing game for the sake of mak-
in's version, and to be quite ing money and that he has tray-
frank about it we were far from
impressed . . . There seems to
be little, if any, -doubt, that
Meyer Levin's literary talents
do not lie in the direction of
playwriting . . . But this is
rather a minor aspect in the
case of Meyer Levin vs. the
American public . . . And be-
fore we give you our thoughts
on this latter subject we may
as well mention that the "Com-
pulsion" play; notwithstanding
the bad reviews, will make
money for its reluctant author.
. . . The advance sale, due to
the success of the novel, is said
to have passed the $300,000
mark . . . So whatever Mr. Lev-
in's artistic wounds, his finan-
(No. 21 on the Ballot)
cial condition is quite healthy.

N e w cerned with the non-recognition
CHICAGO, (JTA)
charges that the Stiviet Union of Jewish community structure.
A two-year study by the AJC,
is waging an organized cam-
paign of discrimination against released here, said extremists
and racist agitators operating in
the 3,000,000 Jews within its Northern states constitute "the
own borders were voiced here principal sources" of inflamma-
at the closing session of the tory, anti-Semitic literature cur-
three-day meeting of the Amer- rently flooding the South.
In its memorandum, the Com-
We are thinking about Meyer
lean Jewish Committee's na-
mittee warned that . in recent Levin's moral indignation about
tion-al executive committee.
months the anti-Semitic provo- the dramatic version of Anna
The charges were contained cation "has been stepped up Frank's Diary . . . You may re-
in a report, released by vice- apace with the emergence of member that he fumed, pro-
president Alan M. Str000k, such trouble spots as Nashville, tested and sued because he in-
based on hundreds of inter- Tennessee and Little Rock."
sisted that Jewish honor had
views at European ports of em-
The Committee charged that received the short end in the
barkation with refugees from
one. Of the motivations of dramatization of the bok and
Eastern Europe.
Northern racists distributing that his own unprodueed drama-
The report insisted that the anti-Semitic literature in the tization of the Diary should
Khriishchev regime , - directed South is a desire for financial have been given a chance to
campaign against Jewish cultu- gain.
save Jewish honor . . . So we
ral and religious life had failed.
are rather puzzled why Mr.
"Soviet Jews, particularly the •
Levin, who is so concerned
youth, display today stronger
with Jewish honor and sensibili-
indications of identification as
ties, selected the Leopold-Loeb
Jews than ever before," the re-
case as subject for a novel and
to
port said.
play . . . Of what possible im-
Meanwhile, AJC president li-
portance is the story of this ter-
rible crime to America at this
ving M. Engel warned of the
"grim and real danger" that a ... LONDON (JTA)—Isaac Wolf- time? . . . It does not prove
major -portion of the Middle son, British financier who is anything, does not explain any-
East may come under Soviet negotiating to take over Shell thing . . . Its sensational, mor-
control. He asserted that the Oil's - marketing facilities in bid story should have been left
differences and tensions be- Israel will fly to Israel soon in the dusty newspaper and
tween Israel and the Arab states_ for conferences with Israel court records . . . No injustice
"form only a small segment_ of Finance Minister Levi Eshkol I was done to any individual in-
the foreboding pattern emerg- over certain problems which volved in this crime . . . So
ing in that troubled region."
have arisen in his talks with I why did Mr. Levin drag it from
the closet just at the time when
Earlier, • Strook reported on
-
the surviving member of the
conditions in Morocco and Tu-
The obstacles • that have "thrill-killers might have gotten
nisia which he had visited dur-
arisen, it was stated, did not his pardon? .. Mr. Levin sure-
ing a recent Committee mission involve the pric,
i the Wolfson I ly did not help by his writing
there. He said that both Presi- interests would have
to pay for to gain - freedoni for Loeb.
dent Habib Bourguiba of Tuni- the Shell facilities, but other-
sia and Premier Embarek, Bek- financial and technical ques-
But even that is not what dis-
kai of Morocco declared that tions. It was expected that ne- turbs us in the Levin case .. .
their administrations' policies gotiations would be completed We simply cannot reconcile
toward the Jewish population M about ten days and the deal Meyer Levin's indignation
will be guided by "the principle finalized. against the Anna Frank play
of equal rights."
Shell Oil and British Petro- and his insistence on foisting
However, Mr. Strook stressed, leum—the latter a corporation on the public his Leopold-Loeb
Jewish communal leaders in controlled by the British Gov- book and drama . . . It reminds
Morocco are disturbed by that ernment—announced early last us of Sholom Asch's hunger for
country's outright ban on or summer that they were ceasing success with the non - Jewish
limitation of emigration; lead- operations in Israel by the end world when in his youth he
ers in both countries were con- of this year. Although they
asserted this action was taken 4 JWV Groups Plan
for "commercial" reasons. there
Sinai Dead Are
was general belief that it was Joint Hallowe'en Party
Reburied at Herz! in deference to the Arab boy- Two auxiliaries and posts of
cott of Israel.
the Jewish War Veterans will
JERUSALEM, (JTA) —
sponsor a joint Hallowe'en
Prime Minister David Ben-
party at 9 p.m., Saturday, in
Gurion, Chief of Staff Moshe Receives Yeshiva Plaque
the Memorial Home, 4095 W.
Louis Nizer, New York at- Davison. The groups are Lt.
Dayan and other officials
attended reinterment cere- torney and author, received a Roy F. Green post and Lt. Ray-
monies this week • for 54 special Yeshiva University mond Zussman post and aux-
officers and enlisted men Award at a testimonial dinner iliaries.
killed in the Sinai opera- in his honor. -The award, a
Entertainment will be fur-
bronze plaque, was bestowed in
tion.
nished by Edith and Bernard
The bodies, which at the recognition of Nizer's "out- Hoffman. Refreshments will be
request of relatives were standing achievements as at- served, according to auxiliary
placed permanently in torney, humanitarin and man of presidents Mesdames Harry
Mount lIerzl Military Ceme- letters, and for advancing the Left and Irving Manson.
tery, represented about one- spiritual and cultural heritage
There will be no admission
third of the Israel fighting of Judaism in America." It was charge.
Those planning to at-
men who were killed in the presented by Max J. Etra, chair- tend should
call UN. 4-1051 or
man ' of the university's board
campaign.
KE. 5-2067.
of trustees.

British Financier
Fl to Israel
on Shell Oil Deal

eled a long way from his "In
Search" and his movingly cre-
ative work on paper and for the
screen which reflected his genu-
ine concern for the fate of Jew-
ish refugees and the millions in
search of- a world in which they
could live in dignity?

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