Historic Detroit Circular Found, Rockwell's Harangues and Attacks on Leading ReCailinor World War I Prayer Americans and on Jews Arouse Protests; - CBC Program Exposes Bigotry of U.S. Nazi Canadian and Detroit television can Jews, drawing a distinction showing the taped Rockwell inter- viewers were up in arms last Sun- between execution and extermina- view on Sunday by CBC, Canadian day over the 12-minute filmed tele- tion and denying that 6,000,000 Legion members registered their vision interview with George Line- Jews were -exterminated in Ger- objections. There were 25 pickets oln Rockwell, commander of the many. His figure was 500,000. That, who paraded in protest against the American Nazi Party, through the of course, was the right thing to do program in Toronto outside the facilities of the Canadian Broad- for Hitler and Rockwell! CBC studios Sunday night. casting Corp. In Detroit the show The general feeling is that while was viewed on Channel 9. Rockwell remains a menace, the Prior to the presentation of the Sunday program exposed him in SAM ROSENB LAT program, the Detroit station was the ludicrous role of the self- Master of Ceremonies deluged by calls from many who proclaimed Nazi who has maligned And His protested against giving a platform America's most distinguished Dance and Entertainment to the Nazi who advoctes the de- leaders, in addition to his anti- Band struction of American Jewry the Jewish and anti-Negro harangues. Party Arrangement Specialist Nazi way. Many of those who made In addition to Jewish leaders UN 4-0237 KE 8-1291 the calls were former concentra- who filed protest against tion camp inmates and survivors from the Nazi holocaust, who in- dicated that a Rockwell is remin- "It's Obsolete" iscent of Hitler and ,regardless of the small number in his party he is "Start Fresh" a menace to humanity. CBC argued that by present- THROW OUT ing Rockwell it was exposing and not advocating Rockwell, that it was making it possible for the people to recognize the type of menace that is represented in this portion of the radical right. •-,,, • , 2 . essaci«.. ,4 wta. 2.4 An interesting circular recalling Detroit community events during World War I was discovered this week by Michael Michlin, a prin- cipal of one of the United Hebrew Schools branches, among his pos- sessions. Michlin is gathering historic material and valuable letters he has received from noted world leaders during the past 50 years, for presentation to Israeli archives. Among them he found a circular, "A Hebrew Prayer for Peace," recited in local synagogues at the request of President Wilson. It will be noted that the prayer was based on numerous quotations from Tehillim—the Psalms—and the Psalms quoted are listed un- der the top line Tefillah—prayer. Also quoted are portions from Isaiah and Micah and other sources. The gist of this prayer, trans- lated for The Jewish News by Ber- nard Isaacs, superintendent emer- itus of the United Hebrew Schools, Thus, the program went on, and while there are those who argue that there is an element that falls 7- - prey to the Rockwell type of prop- aganda, the general feeling was that Rockwell aroused revulsion, that he emerged 'in the crackpot - ' • •••••• role he is portrayed by those who I _j .7 - I:` ,• * , s, have seen and heard the Nazi ad-I - vocate the murder of innocent peo- ple. is as follows: Rockwell contended during the "Lord of the universe, look down program that 80 per cent of the and see how our land is laid waste, Jews are Communists, but he our homes in ruins, the ground placed them in good company— saturated with the blood of in- commencing with Franklin D. nocent men, women and children. Roosevelt, whom he branded a Dead bodies are strewn every- communist, President Eisenhower, where, with no one to bury them. who was called a card-carrier of the left, and even Senator Gold- "Merciful God, the voices of Thy water, who was dragged into the children cry out to Thee from the picture maliciously. ground. Bend Thy ear, 0 God, and Actually, what .Rockwell said on put an end to this frightful that program was a repeat of what slaughter. Have mercy on Thy he had ranted about when he was people, if not for our sake, then in Detroit on June 10. 1963. At do it for the sake of Thy name. that time, too, he branded respon- "Let the vision of our Prophets, sible Americans and said, as he Isaiah and Micah, that nation shall did - on Sunday's CBC program. not lift up sword against nation.' that he expects to be President of be fulfilled speedily, in our own the United States in 1972—and that then he'll take care of the time. "0 God, hear our voice and Jews. During his visit here last year grant us peace, now and forever. (Jewish News, June 14, 196S), "Blessed art Thou who blesses he attacked The Jewish News his people with peace." editor whom he branded as "an It will be noted that the circu- instigator." lar was printed by Luries' print- On the program last Sunday, ers, who were then located on An- Rockwell was quite outspoken in toine street. his glorification of Hitler. He said he favored the execution of Ameri- American Committee Bar Han University in Israel Respectfully Urges You to See "Bar Ilan: American University in Israel" A colorful film presentation on Station WJBK—Channel 2 Sunday Morning November 1st 2nd Grader Flies to School 9:15-9:30 A.M. Bar Han Annual Banquet Wayne, Ind., and commutes week- ends to and from the Ohio Day School by plane. For Reservations Call: D1 1-1708 WE DON'T TALK TO "STRANGERS"! Masquerade Sunday The Criterion Club will hosts its first open house 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Cong. 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