Danny Raskin's
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The I 2,263,999 enumerated as such
Soviet Union has at least 2,- in the census, are known to
268,999 Jews, 20.8 per cent of have claimed other nationali-
ties. An official Soviet report
them—nearly half a million So- made recently to the United
viet Jews — claim Yiddish as Nations listed the number of
their native language, accord- Jews in the USSR as 3,000,000.
ing to the latest Soviet census-- There were 5,000,000 Jews in
figures taken in the USSR in the Soviet Union in 1941. Large
1959. numbers of them were killed
The figure of 2,268.999 Jews by the Germans during the
is a minimum, since the census Nazi invasion of the USSR.
report makes it clear that Rus- The fact that 20.8 per cent
sian Jews were permitted, in of the Jews officially claimed
response to questions by census Yiddish as their "native tongue"
takers, to identify themselves was seen here in sharp contrast
under any national classifica- to the fact that the publication
tion that suited them. Under of Yiddish newspapers or books.
Soviet laws, Jews are consid- and the Yiddish theatre, have
ered a nationality — like Rus- been virtually non-existent in
sians, Ukrainians or Armenians the USSR in recent years. The
— without reference to reli- Soviet Government claims that
gious identification or practice. Soviet Jews are no longer in-
Many other Jews, besides the' terested in Yiddish.
STARTS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17th
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(JTA)—The Lutheran Church
in America will begin an inten-
sified nationwide campaign to '
convert Jews to Christianity in
the areas of PhKadelphia and -
Chicago. it was reported at the
closing session of t_., 42nd an-
nual meeting here of the Na-
tional Luth ran Council.
Full-time area secretaries for
work among the Jewish people
have been appointed for the
two cities. 1
At the same session. the
Council passed a resolution
calling upon the 5.000.000 Lu-
therans in America to condemn
acts of anti-Semitism and co-
o p e r a t e with "constructive ,
forces'• in thei - communities to
prevent recurrence of such
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for Jewish Conversion
EVES. at 8.00 P.M. (Sun. 7.30 P.M.)
MAT: Sot., Sun., Hots. 2.00 P.M. Wed.. 1.30 P.M.)
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"The Music Man," Meredith . will be played by Joan Weldon,
Willson's musical hit starring and other featured parts in the
Forrest Tucker will begin a , big cast are taken by Lucie Lan_
five-week Detroit engagement at i caster, the Frisco 4 Barbershop
the Riviera Theater on March 7 1 Quartette. Harry Hickox, Aileen
and continue through April ! Poe and Randy Garfield.
The - musical show, one off l 9.; Willson's popular score in
most popular of the past decade.' eludes such hits as "76 Trom-
comes here following a 56 week bones." "Goodnight. My Some-
run in Chicago. Kermit Bloom- ! one," "Till There Was You,"
! garden is presenting Willson's ! "Gary. Indiana" and "My White
, comic valentine to his home Knight." The settings and light_
state of Iowa, and the entire ing are by Howard Bay, the
; production was staged by Mor- costumes by Raoul Pene Du
ton Da Costa.
Bois and the dances are staged
I Winner of the New York by by
Onna White.
LOCAL BOY who made good I
Drama Critics. Circle Award as
in a big way. Dr. Eugene Rob-
"
erts, returns to' speak before . the
best musical of 1957 on Israel
Broa way. •, The Music d
Man srael
the City of Hope Cancer Fight-
ers, Feb. 29, at Holiday Manor is currently in its third year on
Broadway. with the national
. . . He is now the head bio- company on the way to round-
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
chemist at the City of Hope
to The Jewish News
ing
out its second year.
National Medical Center in
JERUSALEM — Mrs. Golda
With
music,
lyrics
and
li-
Duarte. Calif., and is being
brought here by Dr. Richard bretto by Willson, "The Music Mein Israel's Foreign Minister,
: Bing of the Wayne State Uni- Mar." tells the story of a fast . briefed the Security and For-
: versity School of Medicine . • . talking. likeable con-man. who eign Affairs Committee of the
' His father. Ruvin, was affec- poses as a musician. although Knesset Tuesday on the Sunday
_ he cannot play a note. He sells decision of the Cabinet to speed
tionateIv known
years as just "Mr. Rabinowitchband instruments and uniforms up purchase of arms and to seek
who headed the _game room at to the children of a small Iowa international support against
the Jewish Center for over 15 town. promising they will all the renewed belligerence of the
years before passing away in learn to play. He also sells the United Arab Republic.
1955 . . . Both Ruvin and wife. town's librarian a romantic bill
•
va. now a resident of the of goods.
"Only Detroit Appearance"
Jewish Home for Aged. swelled . Forrest Tucker in the role of
with pride when son Eugene "Professor" Harold Hill, the
DAVE LEWIS Presents
won a scholarship to Wayne super-salesman, makes his De-
THEODORE
and then received his B.S. troit stage debut after a long
degree magna cum laude, in career in the movies and tele- ,
vision. The role of the librarian
given a scholarship and fellow
ship at U - iiversity of Michigan
. . . subsequently launching
him onto a medical research
career that was to become one
of the finest in the country in
mankind's constant fight against
dreaded diseases and illnesses
. . . It is a tremendous thrill
. for him to be here. not only
to see his mother and to speak
before the local Cancer Fight-
ers. but also to lecture at
Wayne, the school that gave
him his big start on the way
to a successful career.
A UNIQUE afternoon is in
store for gals attending the
Youth Education League lunch-
eon and show. 12:30 p.m.. Feb.
17. at Masonic Temple . . . It'll
be somewhat of a welcome to
the 49th and 50th states enter-
ing the union . . . with one part
of the Fountain Ballroom dec-
orated in an Alaskan motif and
the other dressed up a la Hawaii
. . . The show has been aptly
named "Hot 'n Kold." with
specialty acts by Elena Glaser
dancing on skates and Frances
Kaye and Marge Kaplan doing
the vocals . • . The dancing line
with surprises in store is made
up of Edna Mandell. Sylvia
Buchalter. Estelle Shubiner,
Sally Kaufman and Maxine Kort
; . . Saretta Mosher and Pat
Lewiston are in charge of the
affair. number 26 for Youth
Education League. whose won-
. derful work provides much help
for indigent and handicapped
children .. . Last year's attend-
ance reached 1.500. so its a
good bet to contact Rose Surath
now for tickets. DI 1 -2025.
RAISE MONEY FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY
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HUGH GRIFFITH MARTHA
LISTENING
1940 . after whic he was
The fabulous story of the time when the Romans
conquered Judea and captured the fighting
son of the great house of Hur.
How Ben-Hur freed himself
from the Romans, returned
to Judea and was reunited
with his long-lost mother
and sister; his sictory in the
chariot race; his tender
love for the beautiful
slave-girl Esther (depicte
in this picture by the
famous Israeli artist.
Ila•a Ilarareet).
'Music Man' to Open 5-Week Run Here
at Riviera Theater; Stars Forrest Tucker
acts.
Co-Star of Broadway Hit
MUSIC! ENTERTAINMENT!
"Sound of Music"
Sammy Woolf
And His Orchestra
February 14th
Ford Auditorium
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25 -TH E DETROIT J EWISH N EWS—Frid ay, February 12, 1960
Report 2,268,999 Soviet Jews
in 1959 Census; 20% Speak Yiddish