THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Fri day, December 25, 1959-24 Sad Effects of Intermarriage Told in Narrative of 'Ed W ynn's Son' From the point of view of a father-son struggle, the book by Keenan Wynn, "Ed Wynn's Son," as told to James Brough, published by Doubleday, has special interest. As a study in intermarriage and the effects of a religious struggle in the home upon chil- Happy Hanukah Greetings KORT'S DRUGS Complete Drug Service • Prescription Pharmacists 7844 Southfield, Nr. Tireman TI 6-1937 Holiday Good Cheer NURSES BUREAU REGISTRY Registered Graduates dren, it has additional merit and particular importance. There was a jealousy be- tween father and son that cre- ated a real conflict. That was resolved, and presently Ed and Keenan are the best of friends. The theme of the book seems to be imbedded in the quotation in the book, also used as a frontispiece, in the following lines from William Blake: The only man that e'er I knew Who did not make me almost spew Was Fuseli: He was both Turk and Jew— And so, dear Christian Friends, how do you do? Yet some of the sad experi- , ences in the Wynn family life roles he played in the films emerge as most saddening. Re- "Marjorie Morningstar" and lating how he finally "learned "The Diary of Anne Frank," And Practical Nurses to be myself, an entity, Keenan and his occasional successes on Also Male Nurses states in reference to his ex- TV. Established in 1904 by the late Nellie B. Christian periences with his father: "The In his summation. Keenan 13531 WASHBURN special things that happened to Wynn tells of his realization of TE 4-0074 — WE 1-5044 me caused us both a lot of un- "affinities between Catholic and happiness." The brooding that Jew," his realization "that Ca- affected Keenan, the difficulties tholicism is built on Jewish that arose out of his mother's principles of Godliness and Hanukah Good Cheer attempt at suicide. the anti- love." But he adds that out of Semitism he experienced — all his parents' differences, "a J. Lloyd Saxton were part of a sad life that re- world of antagonisms was born Foundry solved itself into a measure of that swamped the three of us." He concludes: happiness irirecent years. Match Plates — Pattern Castings Aluminum — Brass — Bronze "If there is any lesson in Frank Keenan opposed his 6450 LeGrand — WA 1-0158 daughter's marriage to the Jew my story, it is this: A lot of Ed Wynn, but they later be- kids, like me, will always run away from their homes and came good friends again. Ed Wynn was born Isaiah the hearts of their families. Edwin Leopold, and he split up But some kids, like me, are Greetings of the Season his middle name which became lucky because there's a light left burning in a window for his stage name when his family SCHOOLCRAFT objected to his going on the them. Dad kept a light burn- REALTY ing for me—Ed Wynn's son." stage. Describing the Wynn- The manifold lessons of this Keenan intermarriage, Keenan 18614 SCHOOLCRAFT Wynn states in his life's story: story are most interesting, and VE 8-4300 most important of them all is "If anyone questioned the the lesson of intermarriage and ■■ conflict between Catholic and its sad aftereffects. Jew that seethed under the calm surface of the marriage, Greetings of the Sea s on my birth certificate gave the BBYO Publishes Second answer. 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