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Magical Sundays with the Kids at the JPM Building!
15110 West Ten Mile Road, Oak Park
9onsore,d by
'Shall We Dance?
Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor
was ignorant — like the rest of the
Christian world — of the fact that the
Jew had a record as a soldier. I have
FYI: The man known as "the
since seen the official statistics, and I
father of ballet" was Jewish.
find that he furnished soldiers and
Guglielmo Ebrew -de Pesaro
high officers to the Revolution, the
("William the Hebrew of Pesaro")
War of 1812, and the Mexican
was born in the mid-15th century in
War.
Pesaro, Italy. At a young age, he
"In the Civil War he was represent-
exhibited a talent for dance, and
! ed in the armies and navies of both
studied with and
the North and the
served as an
South by 10 per-
apprentice for the
cent of his numeri-
well-known
cal strength — the
teacher
same percentage
Domenechino.
that was furnished
Upon completing
by the Christian
his apprentice-
populations of the
ship, Guglielmo
two sections.
went on to estab-
"This large fact
lish a reputation
means more than
and style of his own, becoming a
it seems to mean, for it means that
master who also wrote numerous texts
the Jew's patriotism was not merely
on dance. The next time you're in
1, level with the Christian's, but over-
Paris, skip that old Arch thing and
passed it. When the Christian volun-
visit the Bibliotheque Nationale,
teer arrived in camp he got a wel-
where you can see a Guglielmo
come and applause, but as a rule
manuscript.
the Jew got a snub. His company
was not desired, and he was made
FYI: The first book in Hebrew
to feel it. That he, nevertheless, con-
published in the United
quered his wounded pride and sacri-
States was like a rock.
ficed both that and his blood for his
Stones of Joshua, by Joshua ben
flag raises the average and quality of
Mordechai ha-Cohen Falk, was pub-
his patriotism above the Christian's.
lished in 1860 in New York City. It
His record for capacity, for fidelity,
had 108 pages.
and for gallant soldiership in the field
is as good as anyone's."
FYI: One of the biggest advo-
cates on behalf of the Jewish
FYI: The first movie star was
soldier was Mark Twain.
a Jewish cowboy.
The Missouri writer was known
And you thought John Wayne was
throughout his life to be sympathetic
tough? The first real movie star was
to Jews — except in one case. In
Max Aronson, who often appeared
1899, he wrote a story in Harper's
under the name Max Anderson or
Monthly in which he scoffed at the
G.M. Anderson or sometimes went
notion of the Jewish fighting man. The
by his stage name "Bronco Billy." He
Jewish community took him to task,
made his first appearance in 1903
and Twain decided to do a little
in The Great Train Robbery. Hmm,
research. The result was a retraction
wonder if he's any relation to the
and apology of sorts, which read: "I
Federation's Bob Aronson?
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Sunda, March 1S, 1998'
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Congregation Beth Achim
invites your family to join us for
PURIM
Sunday, March 8, 1998:
Purim Dinner and Play -
"This is Your Life, Mordechai and Esther"
Wednesday, March 11, 1998:
Megillah Reading
Sunday, March 15, 1998:
Youth Department Purim Carnival
Costumes are optional for all events.
For more information, please call (248) 352-8670
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