THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 34 Friday, August 10, 1919 More Protests Heard Over Redgrave's Role NEW YORK (JTA) — CBS-TV came under fresh attack from Jewish organ- izations for selecting Van- essa Redgrave, an outspo- ken supporter of the Pales- tine Liberation Organiza- tion, for the role of a Nazi concentration camp sur- vivor in a TV film based on Fania Fenelon's "Playing for Time." The latest denunciations came from the Anti- Defamation League of Bnai Brith and the American Jewish Congress. Dore Schary, honorary ADL chairman, said the casting MOVIE GUIDE BERKLEY THEATRE indicated CBS had "a pro- found lack of sensitivity and understanding." Schary suggested that perhaps Miss Redgrave chose to play that part as "a gesture of redemption" for her "close alliance" with the PLO, specifically a film she made showing small chil- dren "practicing the killing of Jews and aiding the obscene propaganda of the PLO." Indicating he doubted that was the reason, Schary said the unfor- tunate casting degrades, offends, depreciates those who survived the death camps and de- fames the names of those who died in them." Howard M. Squadron, AJCongress president, called the Redgrave casting "grotesque" and certain to THE 2990 W. 12 Mile Rd. Berkley LI 2-0330 46N PERFECT BLEND All Seats $1.00 at all times Woody Allen & Diane Keaton in "MANHATTEN" (R) 7:35 & 9:30 Sun. 2:20, 5:35 & 9:25 In The Heritage Bldg. NORTHWESTERN AT EVERGREEN NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES SATURDAYS TH. 6 p.m. SUNDAYS III 2 a.m. WASHINGTON THEATER - 426 S. Washington, R.O. 541-0082 , UP TO 150 ALL SEATS $1 • Bar Mitzvas • Showers • Sweet Sixteens • Disco Parties • All Occasions at all times Woody Allen & Diane Keaton in "MANHATTEN" (R) Mon.-Sat. 7:30 & 9:30 Sun. 5:30, 7:30 & 9:30 Wed. Matinee 1:00 [ ASK 53F-04R01T0E D EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THE BEST RIBS IN TOWN! Also ... 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Earlier • protests were heard in a sharply worded telegram to Fred Rappaport and William Paley, director and chairman of the board of CBS, respectively, Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies in Los Angeles and member of the Advisory Committee to President Carter's Commis- sion on the Holocaust which declared: "Your selection shows utter callous disregard of the tens of thousands of sur- vivors for whom Miss Red- grave's portrayal would de- secrate the memory of the martyred millions. "Your decision," the telegram continued, "could only be compared to selecting J. Edgar Hoover to portray Martin Luther King Jr. "The very thought of the prospect of Miss Redgrave using the money she earns from this film to further de- gradate the state of Israel, a nation born out of the ashes of Auschwitz, is an insult that survivors and the entire North American Jewish community will not accept." Meanwhile, Arthur Mil- ler, who wrote the screenplay for the film, said that "Miss Redgrave was of- fered the role of Fania Fene- Ion as an actress suited to it. To fire her now for her polit- ical views would be blacklisting. Having been blacklisted myself in time past, I have fought against the practice abroad as well as here, and I cannot par- ticipate in it now." In a related develop- ment, responding to cast- ing Miss Redgrave in the film, David Volper, pro- ducer of television and documentaries including dramas, "Roots," and Lionel Chetwynd, a writer with many screen and televi- sion credits, disclosed they have canceled proj- ects with CBS. Bernie Sofronski, vice president of special pro- grams for CBS Entertain- ment, said Miss Redgrave was chosen because "the feeling was" that she was "the best actress for the part, that we should never position ourselves where we penalize people for their personal or political views, that our business was show business and that it was our responsibility to come up with the best actress we could find." He said actres- ses Jane Fonda and Barbara Streisand were also consid- ered for the part, but both were not available. An apology is a good way to have the last word. Hasidic Rabbi's Grave Protected ELIZABETH, N.J. (JTA) and understanding, espe- — An American delegation cially when it was pointed of Hasidic Jews has s.ic- out by the delegation that cessfully completed dis- the site had been chosen by cussions with Soviet Rabbi Nachman because it authorities for the was the burial place for the safeguarding of the shrine remains of the 30,000 of Rabbi Nachman of Bres- Jewish victims of a pogrom lov, it was reported by Rabbi and massacre in the early Pinchas Teitz of the Jewish 18th Century, Teitz re- Educational Center here. ported. The shrine, located in the Ukrainian city of Uman, houses the grave of Rabbi TEL AVIV (JTA) — Oil Nachman, founder of the Breslover Hasidic move- from the rich Alma oilfield ment, who selected the site on the Gulf of Suez, which as his burial grounds eight Israel discovered and de- years prior to his death in veloped, may not go to Israel as promised after the area is 1811. It has served for over 150 returned to Egypt in No- years as the focal point of vember if Israel is not the the world-wide Breslov highest bidder for the petro- movement, which — alone leum. This possibility emerged among Hasidic groups — has had no hereditary titu- from statements by Egyp- lar leader since Rabbi tian Fuel Minister Ahmed Ezzadin Hilal Tuesday to Nachman's passing. Information reaching Israeli reporters accom- the U.S. in recent months panying Israeli Energy had indicated that the Minister Yitzhak Modai on burial site was slated by a visit to Cairo to seek as- Soviet authorities for in- surances on the continued clusion in a proposed flow of Alma oil to Israel. housing complex. As a Oil from the Alma fields result, a delegation from now provides 25 percent of the New York area went Israel's needs. Modai was told that Israel to the Soviet Union to discuss the situation with will not get oil from the the appropriate Alma oilfields immediately after transferring them to authorities, Teitz said. The attitude of Soviet of- Egypt as originally prom- ficialdom was sympathetic ised, but would have to wait The Soviet officials in Kiev, the regional capital, reassured the delegation that although major con- struction was being under- taken in Uman, it would be restricted to the city's cen- ter, and would in no way impinge upon the shrine, which is 1'/2 miles from the center. Israel May Not Get Alma Oil another nine months until the normalization of rela- tions between the two tour - tries goes into effect in a cordance with the Israeli- Egyptian peace agreement. In addition, Hilal said that each January, Egypt will put up the oil from Alma for international bids. If Israel is the high- est bidder it will get the oil; if not, some other country will get it, Hilal said. The field now yields some 40,000 barrels a day, or two million tons a year, a figure which includes a new oil well which was only put into operation a week ago. Israel would also like Egypt to pay something of the high cost spent by Israel in developing the Alma field, but Egypt has refused to pay anything for the in- vestment made by Israel during its control of Sinai. ACT NOW! Because . • • of steadily rising costs of production and mailing, over the past few years, The Jewish News is compelled to increase its annual subscription rate to $15.00, effec- tive Oct. 5, 1979. t • • • we are making it possible for those desir- ing to do so to pay their subscriptions" in advance, for one year only, at the old rate of $12.00, by using the blank below. The accounts of those making use of this offer will be credited accordingly. t_sipi\Wria FitiojW TteJemish Nelis 17513 W. 9 Mile Rd. 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