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WE'RE FIGHTING FOR
YOUR LIFE
THE JEWISH NEWS
famous Yiddish language
newspaper that was so vital to
the lives of immigrants. The
building now houses a
Chinese organization — many
Chinese now live in the area
— but just below the clock, we
see the gold letters that spell
out Forward in Yiddish.
Looking at the building, Mr.
Snyder recalls the time he
was leading the tour and a
woman in the group revealed
that her father was once the
elevator operator for the Jew-
ish Daily Forward. Another
time, he was surprised to
discover that one member of
the tour group was the grand-
son of Belle Baker, famous
female vaudeville star.
Still on East Broadway, Mr.
Snyder points out buildings
where immigrants once work-
ed — and often where budding
entertainers got practice.
"Some would be cut-ups dur-
ing lunch hour," says Mr.
Snyder. "They would enter-
tain and practice their skills."
Still another way talent
was cultivated was through
amateur nights in the
neighborhood. Mr. Snyder
points out that Belle Baker
worked in a garment factory
by day and sang in amateur
night programs throughout
the neighborhood.
There was still another way
the vaudevillians practiced.
He points out #35 East Broad-
way, the Nice Restaurant,
noting that it's not only a
restaurant but a hall used for
special events for the Chinese
who now live in the area.
"And 100 years ago, there
were counterparts to this in
the Jewish community," he
says. "Eddie Cantor and
others appeared in wedding
halls like this, and that's
where they practiced their
skills."
By the end of the tour, we've
not only gotten many glimp-
ses of the old neighborhood of
the vaudevillians, but we've
also gained an awareness of
the way their environment
was related to their careers.
Mr. Snyder does not roman-
ticize the world of tenements,
but he also emphasizes that
growing up in this world gave
young entertainers an added
impetus to succeed.
"The Lower East Side
wasn't a romantic neighbor-
hood," says Mr. Snyder." It
was crowded; the living con-
ditions were unhealthy, and
people worked hard for long
hours and low wages. But the
people who grew up here had
an energy and drive.
Vaudeville offered them a way
out. It was a beacon, a
magnet, a possibility." ❑
American Heart e‘
Association
citizenship was revoked for
lying about his wartime past
has left the country after
agreeing not to contest
Justice Department charges
against him.
Jozsef Szendi, an admitted
Hungarian Nazi col-
laborator, had his citizen-
ship revoked in U.S. District
Court in Cookeville, Tenn.
Mr. Szendi left the United
States sometime before the
hearing.
Mr. Szendi admitted that
he was subject to
denaturalization in a set-
tlement agreement with the
Justice Department. He ad-
mitted that he served in a
special detachment of the
Royal Hungarian Gen-
darmerie alongside the Na-
tional Organization of Ac-
countability, both pro-Nazi
groups.
Justice Department offi-
cials could not comment on
Mr. Szendi's destination.
There was no request for
his extradition, but there is
a warrant for his arrest in
Hungary, said a Justice
Department source.
The source said the
Hungarian warrant
specifically relates to a book
Mr. Szendi wrote, published
in Budapest in 1991, in
which he described his war-
time activities with the
Royal Hungarian Gen-
darmerie, a paramilitary
organization which im-
prisoned and deported Jews;
and the National Organiza-
tion of Accountability, the
security and intelligence
operation of the Nazi-allied
Arrow Cross.
The Justice Department
alleged that the National
Organization of Accoun-
tability was responsible for
the assault, torture and kill-
ing of public officials, diplo-
mats, political figures and
unarmed Jewish civilians.