books used in Philadelphia's
George Jessel is known as enamoured with Israel and public and private high schools a special study of the high systematic murder of Jews un-
the country's Toastmaster Gen- the Jewish State's accomplish- fail to explain to students the school texts. The newspaper der the Hitler regime. One text
eral. He has presided at so ments.
Nazi theory and practice of reveals that most of the history is denounced as "fantastically
many dinners — and continues
And so, in story after story,
books "omit the complete deficient" in this regard. "Cal-
as M. C. at such a large number in anecdotes about Ben-Gurion,
story of Hitlerism." A few of culated omissions" were found.
of public functions—that he has Roosevelt, Truman and many
the books, it is disclosed, "don't in some college texts used in
become one of the great attrac- others, he gains new affections
even mention anti-Semitism" as advanced high school classes in
tions on platforms of major among readers of "Jessel, Any-
practiced under the Hitler re- Philadelphia.
one?" as much as among those
gime. The report, citing vari-
One text was found not only
events.
ous textbooks by title, author short on telling the history of
he entertains. on the stage.
He qualifies
Nazi racial persecutions, but
and publishers, shows:
for the title
as a story--
1. One textbook picturing also induged in adverse criti-
Atlas- Lumber Assumes NEW YORK, (JTA) — Wil-
cism of Jews in America who
teller. He
P. Rogers, United States Nazi concentration camps as resisted "amalgamation" by re-
Swim Pool Dealership ham
makes people
places
into
which
"ministers
Attorney General, was urged
Jerry Heiman, vice president by the Jewish Labor Committee and priests who objected to taining for a longer time "in
laugh. He has
of Atlas Lumber Co., 10300 W. to invoke appropriate sections policies of fanatic devotion to home and synagogue traditional
gathered anec-
Jewish rites and practices."
Fort, announces the distributor- of the Subversive Activities the State were thrown."
dotes from all
This textbook writer is shown
ship of Mil-
corners of the
2. Another textbook "which
Control Act against the Amer-
lion-Air Fam-
globe, and his
can Nazi Party of which George does not draw the lesson of as disapproving the faot that
ily Pools.
love for Israel
Lincoln Rockwell is the leader. racialism" but makes "the some American Jews spoke Yid-
The alumi-
is evident in
error" - of stating that dish and read Yiddish news-,
The appeal was made in a curious
num wall pools
his speeches
3,000,000 Jews were victims of papers.
telegram signed b_ JLC chair- Nazism in concentration camps
are made of
and his writ-
man Adolph Held. Asserting —instead of using the con-
20 gauge blue
ings.
that the "use of the Nazi sym- firmed figure of 6,C10,000.
A*.
liner of B. F.
Proof of
bol and utilization of Nazi
Koreseal
a
n
d
ability to nar
3. Still another book credits
philosophy as a political base
interlocking
rate stories, t
Hitler with transforming Ger-
COAL & OIL CO.
in
this
country
is
subversive
to
baked enamel
many into "a united, energetic
tell jokes, t
the
nation's
best
interests,"
the
Serving Detroit
Helfman
steel supports,
keep control Jesse!
Jewish Labor Committee urged nation," but concedes that the
Homes and Industry
of an audience as a toastmaster, and " are available in different that, "in concert with past "gains were won at the cost of
for Over 45 Years
will be found in his newest sizes.
practices," any segment of the human liberties" and that the
Helfman has appointed Kal populace "which uses bigotry Nazis "persecuted the Jews"—
book, "Jessel, Anyone?", just
published by Prentice-Hall (70 Bruss as sales manager of the or threats of liquidation against but does not mention concen-
5th, N. Y. 11, and Englewood pool division.
any ethnic group as a political tration camps or genocide.
Cliffs, N. J.).
Atlas Lumber Co. is offer- weapon should be branded
The reader gets an urge to ing the pool at a special lim- forthwith by our Government
as subversive."
peruse the book as soon as he ited price for one week only.
60 DAYS OF
reads the foreword by Jack
"While every safeguard to
"SPRING
FEVER
Suggest Arab League
Benny, who states:
ensure civil liberties should be
erected,
at
the
same
time
we
"Second to listening to Jes- Boycott of Brandeis U.
SELLING SPREE"
LONDON, (WJA) — Accord- hope that you will make known
. sel .talk, I like to read what
he writes because he writes ing to the Arab News Agency, to law enforcement officials
I
I
like he talks — and he can Jordan has received a memor- throughout the country and to
the
press
of
the
world,
that
no
CHEVROLET
talk on anything — from a
group in the United States
DAN C. ROSE
Friars' Fun Fast, to a funeral andum circulated by the Arab bearing
Fleet Sales Mgr.
he
symbol
of
Nazism
eulogy . . . One of the nicest League: suggesting that "Arab has any place in our political
eulogies I ever heard him de- States should follow Iraq" in life or in our democratic com-
MAKING SPRING TIME DEALS TO BEAT THE BAND!
liver was when one of James boycotting Brandeis University, munity," the JLC said. "The
CALL
DAN ROSE TODAY AT TRinity 5-0500
'Massachusetts,
for
"conferring
Mason's cats passed away. A
Jewish Labor Committee urges
lot of us in the profession a doctorate • on Israel Premier you to invoke sections of the
were there, and a few fur- Ben-Gurion, and because it Subversive Activities Control
riers too, and there was not a served Zionism and allowed Act against the so-called and
6250 WOODWARD AVE., JUST S. of MILWAUKEE
dry eye when Georgie fin- the propagation of its anti- alleged American Nazi party."
Arab
propaganda."
ished eulogizing that cat. . . .
I never knew that cats had
done so much for Israel and
the Democrats! Anyway, when
Jessel was through, the entire
audience purred.... But seri-
ously, I know nothing better,
when anyone is taking a trip,
than to be able to pick up a
book that makes you laugh.
. • . This tome of anecdotes,
jests and hints on public
speaking is something that I
think is very worth while."
Jessel, in a preface, assures
us that everything in his book
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from early 'Kid Kabaret' days
up through 1918, when I played
contract or material dealers
the old Palace in New York,
to handle your financing through
and talked to my mother on an
imaginary phone.... " He gives
BANK of the COMMONWEALTH!
permission to his readers to use
the book's material when enter-
ANOTHER WAY: Get estimate of
taining or speaking.
cost of planned improvements; stop
His approach is interesting.
at our nearby office and arrange
He deals with politicians and
fellow - entertainers, he quotes
your loan in person. Details can be
great literary figures and ap-
completed quickly. Stop in or
plies the quotations to his jokes;
he 'tells about his experences
telephone this banking number:
with Presidents and with great
men everywhere, and his stories
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literally sparkle with Author
MISS GOOD CHECK
Jessel's enthusiasm and Story-
teller Jessel's ability to narrate
a humorous tale.
"Jesse!, Anyone?" is a bag-
full of gags and good jokes.
Many big names are among
those referred to in the scores
of stories—the country's lead-
i n g entertainers, Jimmy
Walker, TV personalities and
others.
Gamblers, honeymooners, hus-
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bands and wives, all categories
of people are among those who
are subjects of puns in Jessel's
collecton. His "Phone Calls to
Mother" represent interesting
reminiscences and form a most
DAILY—MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY;
entertaining chapter.
AND UNTIL 6 P. M. FRIDAY
Jesse! makes excellent use
of his experiences during his
Member Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
travels, whether it is in De-
troit and Cleveland or over-
seas, and he is especially
Att'y Gen. Urged
to Act Against
U.S. Nazi Party
,
JACOBSON
WA 3-3300
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1 3 - TH E DETROIT J EWISH NEWS — Friday, June 17, 1960 .
George Jessel's New Book Full of Nazi Atrocities Omitted in Texts in Philadelphia
Throughout most of the texts,'
PHILADELPHIA, (JTA) — racism, the Jewish Exponent
charged in the second of a the study shows there is "abys-
Humor; Wins Jack Benny's Acclaim Most of the 22 history text- series
of articles resulting from mal silence" concerning the