Intensification of the Detroit branch with a certificate.
Due to the unexpected re-
Israel Histadrut Campaign in
view of rising immigration to lease of large numbers of Jews
Israel from European countries from east European countries
was voted unanimously at a and the upswing of immigra-
tion to Israel that may exceed
drive rally last Sunday.
Representatives from all 100,000 in 1959, the National
phases of the campaign pledged Roll Call Conference of the
to raise a $50,000 cash remit- National Committee for Labor
tance by the time of the national Israel has been advanced a
roll call conference on Feb. 8. week, and will be in New York,
Harry Kaminer. representing Feb. 8.
the Berditchever Progressive
Aid Society, advocated that all Dr. Richard Ellmann
landsmanshaften societies make
immediate loans on the basis Writes Introduction
of past contributions to the to Symons' Classic
campaign to make the money
Arthur Symons' classic, "The
available immediately. His mo- Symbolist Movement in Litera-
tion was also
adopted
unanim-
were expressed that ture," first was published in
ously.
11899, Revised editions appear-
Hopes
in 1908 and 1919.
the campaign would reach the ,
It has just been published
'75 perecnt mark by Feb. 1 again by E. P. Dutton & Co.
when Gershon Agron, Mayor as a Dutton-Everyman paper-
of Jerusalem, will be in De- back, and the introduction was
troit.
The Israeli leader will be written by Prof. Richard Ell-
mann, of Northwestern Uni-
honored at a dessert supper,
versity.
to be held at 8:30 p.m., that
Dr. Ellmann
day, in the Hayim Greenberg
describes the
Center, 19161 Schaefer.
influence Sy-
Mayor Agron is a former
mons' work
American newspaperman who
had on W. B.,
migrated to Israel, founded the
Yeats and T. 1
Jerusalem Post and later be-
S. Eliot. He
came Mayor
also describes
of Israel's cap-
the effect of
ital city.
Symons' es-
Appearing
says upon
on the same
John Synge
program will
and James
be Mascha
Joyce.
Benya, prom-
"There are
inent Israeli
moments in
a n d Yiddish
1 itera-
folk singer,
Dr. Ellmann ture," P r o f.
whose appear- Ellmann writes. "when the
ances here important thing is to suspect,
and all over to hint, to leap, and there are
the world moments when the important
Miss Benya have brought thing is to conclude, to bring
her much acclaim. The artist together. to bind. Symons
returned only recently from an found a moment of the sec-
extended tour of Israel, where and sort. and. with his marvel-
she added to her repertory of ous adaptability, took posses-
Israeli folk music.
sion of it. The result was to
Several members of the local import into modern literature
Histadrut movement will be the word 'Symbol' just as
honored for their years of ser- Wordsworth. a hundred years
vice to the campaign and to before, had pressed upon ro-
Israel. For reservations, call
the Histadrut office, UN. 4- mantic literature the word 'na-
ture.' Since 1899 the French
7094.
symbolists have
phase of Histadrutymbolists
have steadily of
fected even writers who have
activity is being undertaken–by
Arlazaroff Branch 137 of the not read them, and for this
Farband, which, in celebration fortunate exchange Arthur Sy-
of its 25th anniversary this mons,
who them
was first,
among
-chief-
was those
who read
year, is completing a $150.000 ly responsible."
project it started in Israel.
In the new paperback are
The branch has pledged a included, as additions to the
total of $75,000 to complete essays in the 1919 revised edi-
construction of an Arlazaroff , tinny Symons' articles on Zola,
village at Kiryat Borchov. The', Baudelaire. Balzac, Gautier and
other half has already been others.
paid.
Prof. Ellmann is the son of
Target date for completion Judge and Mrs. James I. Ell-
of the fund-raising is Feb. 8, mann. of 55 Connecticut.
when Dr. Dov Biegun. national
secretary of the National Com-
mittee for Labor Israel, will be
here to officially present the

Conference of UJA
to Honor Jack Benny

Fanfani Reports
on Trip to Cairo

ROME, (JTA)—Premier Am-
intore Fanfani, reporting at a
Jack Benny. motion-picture Press conference on his recent
and TV star. will be a guest of visit to Cairo, declared that
honor at the national inaugural when he was invited by the
Israel government to visit Israel,
dinner of the
it was agreed that there would
1959United
be "no immediate geographical,
Jewish Appeal
temporal or political relation-
campaign,
ship with the trip I made to
Feb. 7, at Fon-
Cairo." He added that "the situ-
tainebleau Ho-
ation has not changed." A date
t e , Miami
for
his visit to Israel "will be
Beach.
established at a convenient
Many De-
time," he declared.
troiters will be
The Premier received the am-
among the
bassadors of the United States,
1,000 Jewish
Britain, Turkey, West Germany.
leaders from
and Israel to inform them of the
all parts of
results of his Cairo visit. Asked
the country
about an announced visit to
a re expected
Lebanon, the Premier said he
to attend to
had informed the Lebanese gov-
launch the
ernment that "I cannot go to
21st n a t i o n- Jack Benny
Beirut
without having first ac-
wide UJA campaign.
Another guest of honor will cepted Israel's invitation which
be Abba S. Eban, Israel's Am- was addressed to me before that
of Lebanon."
bassador to the U.S.

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MERCUR

Starts

SUN.

THEATRE — SCHAEFFER AT W. SIX MILE

Jan. 25
thru Tues.

The Hilariously Funny but 11oving Broadway Hit

"Jacobowsky

all?:

Colonel"

is now an even greater motion picture!

.AND COLONEL'

"ME" is

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DANNY KAYE

JACOBOWSKY, A JEWISH-POLISH REFUGEE

the "COLONEL" is

• CURT JURGENS

A COUNT IN THE POLISH ARMY

the Luscious
French Gal is

NICOLE MAUREY

(There Wasn't Room for Her in the Title)

If we know what's fun for you and yours, you won't want to
miss DANNY KAYE. Chauffeured by AKIM TAMIROFF Danny
is the Big Brain behind a rollicking flight across France in 1940,
just ahead of the German Army. His companions are a Polish
Colonel, who has one of the finest minds in the 12th Century
and who hated Jews more than the Nazis, and a Sexy French Gal
who starts out belonging to the Colonel.

Il'armest, Tenderest ... Most _,4musing,

Thc

Motion Picture of the -Year!

TIME, LIFE, Newsweek and ED SULLIVAN ALL AGREE THIS IS A GREAT
MOTION PICTURE, BUT CLOSER TO HOME, WE QUOTE THE FOLLOW-
ING DETROITERS . . .

"The new Danny Kaye is the best Danny Kaye yet ! Don't miss it!"

MILTON ZIMMERMAN

"A tender story — yet full of fun. A wonderful experience in
JOYCE COHN
motion picture viewing. I loved it."
"I never enjoyed a picture so much . . . you've just gotta see . it !"

AN
BOBBY SLO

"Danny Kaye's performance is Academy Award calibre. It is a
sensitive, dramatic performance, that at the same time is most
B. J. FISCHER
amusing . . . also I love that Nicole."

I PLUS'

ROD STEIGER in

GRAHAM GREENE'S Powerful Story
of Dramatic Suspense

He hit the skids!
Fugitive from
the corrupt
world he dom-
inated. Now a
down-and-outer,
would he lift himself out
of his degradation to
risk his life for one
small spark of love?

DETROIT J EWISH N EWS—Friday, Janu ary 23 , 1959

Jerusalem Mayor Here to Address
Histadrut Cash Collection Rally