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Sammy Davis Acclaims Jewishness,
Aids Bonds, Plans Visit to Israel

Honor Kennedy for Aid to UJA

(Cepyright, 1962,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

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Leaders of American voluntary overseas relief agencies honored
President John F, Kennedy for "his vigorous championship of
constructive assistance to the needy abroad" in a White House
ceremony recently. An illuminated scroll was presented the
President by Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, United Jewish
Appeal executive vice-chairman in behalf of the Catholic
Relief ,Services, Church World Service, United Jewish Appeal,
American Friends Service Committee, CARE, Lutheran World
Relief and the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for
Foreign Service. Joseph Meyerhoff, United Jewish Appeal
General Chairman, is seen standing behind the scroll with
leaders of the other agencies.

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versity's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan of the donors' parents.

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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Frid ay, A pril 20, 1962

UNITED NATIONS, (JTA) —
United Nations Acting Secretary
General U Thant accepted a
copy of the new Pictorial History
of the United Nations from its
author, Dr. Jacob A. Rubin, at
a special ceremony in the Secre-
tary General's office.
It was pointed out that the
80,000-word book which has 645
photographs, was a product of
cooperation from nationals of
three of the smaller UN mem-
ber nations, Ti Thant of Burma,
Ambassador Boland of Ireland,
and Dr. Rubin, an Israeli jour-
nalist. The Secretary General
and Boland each contributed
fc'rewards to the book, which was
published by Thomas Yoseloff,
of New York.

BY ROBERT G. LUFT

the Dave Garroway show, re-
ceived merit awards as a re-
nowned pianist appearing in
HOLLYWOOD—"We are tak- I New York's Town Hall, and as
ing our Judaism seriously," an actress on the legitimate
Sammy Davis, Jr., assured a stage in "Singer of His Sorrow"
capacity audience of more than under Joseph Buloff's direc-
6,000 at the Los Angeles Shrine tion. At 16, Susan played the
auditorium, where he helped role of Rosalia in the Broadway
raise more than $278,000 for production of "West Side Story"
Bonds for Israel, thus bringing and during the following two
the total community-wide sale years, she has been in many
during the current campaign network TV shows, such as the
here to an amount well exceed- "Jack Benny" show, Route 66,
ing the $2,500,000 mark.
Wagon Train, Miami Under-
Sammy, receiving an Israel cover, and Hawaiian Eye. With
Bar Mitzvah plaque from the "Reprieve," young Susan bows•
local 1962 Bond chairman, Vic- in a dramatic role in a feature
tor M. Carter, president of Re- motion picture.
public Pictures, reiterated that
Her father, Jon Silo, is an old
he will strive to be worthy of
the honor bestowed upon him hand in the night club circuit
and
in the theater. A master of
by the Jewish people. He an-
nounced that Jack Entratter dialects, a comedian and singer,
head of the Sands Hotel in Las he was in the entire three-year-
Vegas, and also a co-chairman run on Broadway in "Can-Can,"
of the Bonds event, had ar- plus leads in "Golden Boy,"
ranged for him to go to Israel "Silk Stockings," "Song of Nor-
for a series of benefit perform- way" and other musicals. Last
ances next June. In spite of all month, Jon Silo appeared in
his kidding about himself, Da- Dick Powell's one-hour televi-
vis stressed his spiritual bond sion drama of "Swiss Affair";
with his Swedish-born actress- he has been seen in "Have Gun,
wife, the former May Britt, who Will Travel," "Adventure in
desires .nothing more than to Paradise," the Phil Silvers show
travel with him and their young and other network programs.
child to the Holy Land, to see On the screen, he was seen in
with her own eyes the miracle "Beauty and the Beast" and
"The Story of Ruth"; he also
of national rebirth.
Captivating the huge crowd, played a feature part in the
the entertainer took over the still unreleased Doris Day
second-part of the program al- movie, "Touch of Mink."
Still another addition to the
most single-handedly, clowning,
singing blues and ballads, and 'movie "Reprieve" is Robert H.
bringing the house down with I Harris, Gertrude Berg's hus-
his off-beat rendition of "My band Jake in television's "The
Goldgergg."
Yiddishe Mama"
Seven weeks earlier, we saw
Sammy at Sands Hotel in Las Kosher Dining Facilities
Vegas, where he excelled him-
self during a solid 90-minute Provided Students at
one-man show, leaving the
sophisticated Nevada nightspot University of Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The
habitues just as spellbound as
he did now his Jewish audience Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation
at the University of Maryland
in Los Angeles.
At the local Bond festival, will establish kosher dining
he was introduced as Shmuel facilities on the campus next
by Joey Bishop, himself a fall.
sparkling wit, who identified , This follows a recent univer-
himself as Yussel and said, sity decision that Jewish stu-
dents who observe religious
"Let's do something for our
people," thereby repeating dietary laws • will not be re-
quired to pay board assessments
his own gagline from the
if dining at the Hillel House.
Jack Paar show. Joey Bishop,
The new regulation culminates
born Joseph Abraham Gott-
several years of negotiations
lieb in the Bronx, formerly a
between the university and the
bicycle salesman in Phila-
Hillel Foundation.
delphia, sky-rocketed to fame
Previously, Orthodox Jewish
10 years ago through Frank
students paid for board regard-
Sinatra's introduction. Today,
less of whether they ate meals
he is returning the compli- on campus.
ment by starring in Sinatra's
Rabbi Meyer Greenberg,
still unreleased Civil • War Bnai Brith Hillel director at
epic, "Soldiers Three," to-
the university, said that approx-
gether with such screen lumi-
imately 50 students will use
naries as Dean Martin and
the kosher facilities for three
Peter Lawford. Sammy Davis
meals a day.
(who also co-stars in the
forthcoming movie) calls
Nazi Leader in Belgium
Lawford "Big Daddy's broth-
Arrested in Vienna;
er-in-law."
Sammy is currently before Listed as War Criminal
the cameras in Ronald Lubin
VIENNA, (JTA) — Police
and Millard Kaufman's produc- here announced the arrest of
tion of "Reprieve," the story of Robert Jan Verbelen, 51, war-
Johnny Resko, who won fame ', time deputy to the Nazi leader
as a painter in Dannemora in Belgium, Leon Degrelle. The
Prison after a narrow escape charge is "suspicion of having
from the electric chair. At Al- committed war crimes during
lied Artists. I talked with the the Nazi occupation of Bel-
real Resko, an unassuming mid- gium."
dle-aged man who acts as tech-
Verbelen, under death sen-
nical adviser on the movie tence in Belgium, where he had
about himself. He is being por- been tried in absentia for war
trayed on the screen by Ben crimes, has been living here
Gazzara. His film daughter is under his own name since
18-year-old Susan Silo, daughter 1945, and acquired Austrian
of Jerusalem-born Jon Silo, a citizenship in 1959. During the
second-generation Sabra.
war, when he held the rank
Pert brunette Susan Silo is a of SS General, he was in
veteran of show business. at 14 charge of Nazi security services
appearing at Grossinger's and in Belgium.
the Concord and acclaimed a
singing sensation During the
Series H Savings Bonds pay
same year, she was on CBS Ver- interest by check twice a year,
satile Varieties, NBC Monitor, directly to the owner by mail.

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