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: Professor Solomon Michoels of the Moscow Jewish State Theatre, now in tbi^ coTint^ on a cultural mission, has many interesting tales to tell of the part Soviet actors^ are playing in the war as performers •who bring the theatre to the troops at the front. . . .One of these stories concerns a performance that was being given in the front lines when the show was interrupted by a (jermaii-attack... .As it haippened,' the theme of the play was anti-Nazi ( and one of the characters—the villain, of course—^was a Nazi officer in full uniform. . . So after the Germans had been successfully. repulsed, and the Nazi prisoners were being herded off, the actor playing that part found himself at the wrong end of a bayonet, being prodded along together wtih the captured enemy. ... He expostulated with his "captors," but they, wise to such Nazi tricks, paid no attention to him.'.Finally, in ' disgust,.he began to egress his feelings, with great eloquence, in namel-oschen. . . .So his fellow Russians were convinced he was no Nazi, and let him rejoin his troupe, which was resuming its performance where it had left off. . . . ^
7GU SHGULS KNGW . . .
The day before the official publication date of Allan Chase's "Fal-ange: The Axis Secret Army in the Americas" it was cited in the House as basis for' Representative John Coffee's demand for a Congressional investigation of the Spanish Falange. . • . The documents Chase used in writing his book will be of great help to such aa.inyestigation,,.the Representative believes. . . . We told you that Kenneth Leslie's Textbook Commission to eliminate anti-Semitism would make the headlines. ... Well, it did, with an announcment that 1,200 Protestant clergymen have pledged themselves to preach against ainti-Semitism, . James N. Rosen-; berg's brilliant speech on the role Russia has played in saving Jews from Nazi extermination should have made the front page of every big newspaper in New York. . . .The only papers that gave it appropriate treiatmeht, however, were the Daily Worker and Morning Freiheit. . . . WTiy can't the press ditch politics when the great problem of siaving llvesr requires unity? . . . '■■
THIS AND THAT . . .
Congressman Sol Bloom is seriously considering writing his-autobiography. .. , The suggestion that he dp so was giyen him by no less an authority on interesting life stories than biographer Emil Ludwig. . . . William Ziff, publisher, author and aeronautics e^ert, originally wanted to be a portrait painter. . . . In fact, he was a predecessor of Walt Disney as daass artist a;t Chicago's Crane Technical High School, and started his career as cartoonist on the Chicago Daily News. . . .Morris Hirshfield, whose oil paintings are now on exhibit at the Museum of Modem Art, is a septuagenarian who until a few years ago was only a successful cloaJk-and-suiter. . . . Now it's the WACs who want a "This Is the Army" type of show, and are trying to get Irving Berlin to write it for them. . . ; From Hollywood comes the perfect idea for a Victory Garden scarecrow—an effigy of Adolf. . . . We've heatd of an American sailor, a Jewish boy, who cherishes a Nazi Iron Cross among his mementos. . . . But don't think he got it from Hitler. . . ; He got it in e fair trade, from a Nazi prisoner with whom he came in contact on a prison transport. . > . It seems the Nazi coveted a trinket the sailor had, and tirged him to accept the Iron Cross in exchange. . . . The trinket?;. . . A fountain pen. , . . FJEUiCITATIONS DUE ...
Congratulations to the Morris Fromkins of Milwaukee on the marriage of their daughter Sari to Private Elliot Magaziner, who at present is studying at Princeton. . . . Sari, who had been playing the viola in a USO orchestra, met her groom while engaged in this work. ... A top-flight violinist, he was a member of the same orchestra. ... An Independence Day weeltend wedding was that of handsome Private Alfred Crown, former member of the Nelson Rockefeller Pan-American Relations Committee, to beautiful Marian Cohen of Hollywood, personal representative and secretary to Dinah Shore. . . . Composer Jerome Kern is very proud of his new grandson, Stephen Shaw, but the youngster's papa. Chief Petty Officer Artie Shaw
of the U.S. Navy, still doesn't know that the blessed event has eventuated. .... The former bandleader is on duty on a battleship, location un-kno^vn. ...
ABOUT PEOPUBJ . . .
Still a patient in a Navy Hospital is Lt. Joseph K. Taussig .Jr., whose leg was shattered by Jap fire at Pearl Harbor—and whose father, Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig, was shouted do^yn as an alarmist when, quite some years ago, he came put with the statement that Japan was preparing to attack us. . . . Count Richard N. Coudenhove-Kalergi, who follows, in the footsteps of his father, the late Count Heinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi of Austria, as a fighter against anti-Seinitism, and who fathered the Pan-Europa movement immediately following' the last war, now heads a research seminar at New York University on a, post-war-European federation. ,.,. . Racial theorists will please note that the Count's ancestry is one fourth Belgian, one fourth Greek and one-half Japanese. . . . Songstress Jane Fro-man will have to have another operation before she can hope to recover from the injuries she suffered in the Lisbon Clipper crash, and it'll be months before she's able to walk without crutches—but she has already signed to appear on Broadway in the fall as the star of "Artists and Models." ...
JEWS IN UNIFORM
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land thirty-one were woimded by that enemy action. Mrs, Elna Jonas, wife of "Tpr. Jonas, resides at 2203 St. Catherine St., Montreal. Tpr. Jonas
SGTJARNEir ROSS OF U.Sr MARINES RECEIVES SILVER STAR
NEW YORK (WNS) — Sergeant Barney Ross of the United States Marines, hero of the bitter fighting at Guadalcanal, has been awarded the Silver Star Medal for "conspicuous gallantry in action' against the enemy." The presentation of tlje coveted award to the former world's lightweight boxing champion was made on July 4 during "A Tribute to American Heroes" program over the Blue Network.. , ,
Sgt. Ross, now on indefinite hospital furlough for treatment of malaria, stood guard over three wounded cbirrrades on November 19 after refusing to be evacuated with iiis Marine Corps unit which had been ordered to. retire from an isolated advanced position. Remaining all night with his woimded comrades, he fired ihpre than 450 rounds.of anununition and was credited with killing seven Japanese snipers and probably ten more.
Blame Extremists for Explosion in Palestine Yiddisli Newspaper Plant
JERUSALEM (WNS) — Jewish extremists who are bitterly opposed to the Publication in Palestine of Yiddish-language newspapers were blamed this week for the explosion which damag:ed the printing plant of the Yiddish newspaper Naje Welt (New World) in Ramath-Gan, near Tel Aviv.
The explosion rocked the building, causing considerable damage to the machinery and furniture. Both the Jewish National Council of Palestine and the Histadruth, the Jewish Labor Federation of Poland, issued statements condemning the perpetrators of the explosion. The statements denounced the extremists for their methods in furthering the ciampaign to eliminate all save Hebrew-language publications.
has been overseas with the^ 6th Hussars for two years.
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Sgt. Joseph Harrison, R102663, R.C.AJP., of Toronto is reported woimded overseas. His mother, Mrs. S. Harrison of Toronto is listed as his next-of-kin.
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Squadron Leader Harry Shapiro, J7224, R.C.AJP., of Montreal has become the most highly decorated Canadian Jewish fliernvhen he added the bar to his -previously won D.F.C.
Shapiro was awarded the DJ'.C. on Nov. 6, 1942, after he completed 30 flights over enemy territory. On that occasion, he went oyer the /assigned target wilii incendaries to set fires which lit the way for succeeding waves of allied planes. HJsDJP.C. citation stated:
"Flying Officer Shapiro, as navigator, co-ordinates his work with his wireless operator, captain, and bomb-aimer with great success, and as a result on ma,ny occasions has returned with excellent photographs of the
target."! . . ..... .
" Sqdn. Ldr. Shapiro, 21, is a native of Montreal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willian Shaph-o of 5475 Queen Mary Rd. . He graduated, feom Westmount High School and the Montreal Technical School and was employed with Woodhouse-&-Co. before he enlisted in September, 1940. He was a prominent athlete and tennis and riigby player.
Samuel Sheps, so nof Mr. and Mrs. B. Sheps of 237 Cathedral Ave., Winnipeg, has been promoted to artillery captain overseas. He enlisted on the outbreak of war as a gunner and received his cpmmission six months later. He has been overseas, for two years.- He is. married, the father of one child. Gapt. Sheps is a graduate of the J. L. Peretz School, of Winnipeg and of the Law. Faculty,of the University of Manitoba.
Sgt. Solly Levihe, Rl35797;'soh_ of Mr. Maurice Levine of 5708 Clarke St., Montreal, was awarded his wireless air gunner wing at A^ounta|)i-view, .(Dnt. ■
Major Gerald Prankiin who lips been serving overseas with the Canadian Dental Corps has returned home after an absence of three years. He enlisted, in October, 1939, and went overseas two months Ia,ter as a captain. He was promoted to Major in September, 1941.
•'**,-' The Ah: Force hit "R.CJL.F. Blackouts of 1943" was written by LAC Sam Levine. Original songs were composed by Cpl. H^nry Singer :of Saskatoon. Cpl. Stager, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Stager, promtoent Jejv-ish residents of Ssiskatoon, also wrote some of the script as well as com-postag the hit tunes "Why Ani I Always Joe", "He's my Acey Ducey", "Oh What a Dream", and "Meet You at the Comer".
CJpl. Stager led his own orchestra in Saskatoon at one time, played for four years with a Bermuda orchestra, did radio work in Toronto, and wias in Edmonton when he joined the R.C.A.F. His wife, Mrs. Mildred Stager, resides at 10128 - 113th St., Edmonton.
LAC Levtae is the brother of Afiss Laura Levtae of 71 Delaware Ave., Toronto.
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NAZIS KILL 10,000 JEWS FOR R.A.F. ROHR RAIDS
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GENEVA (WNS) — Approxhnately 10,000 Jews have paid with their lives for the recent Royal Air Force bombing of the Eder and Moehne dams ta the Ruhr, it was reported here on good authority this week. The mass executions of Jews followed the publication ta London newspapers of a story credittag a German Jewish refugee with the idea of bombtag the vital dams.
Despite official British denials of the newspaper story, the Nazis started a round-up of Jews and later executed them.
Meanwliile, the Nazis have issued a "White "Book," in which it is alleged that the British were the first to 'tatroduce air attacks oh civilian populations and that the Jews, demanding revenge on the Nazis, persuaded the .British to start the civilian bombings.
NAZISSTAGE BLOODY POGROMS IN OGCDPIED GREECE
CAIRO (WNS)—The N^zi have instituted a reign of terror agatast the Jews in occupied Greece and hundreds have fallen in the latest outbreak of Nazi-taspired pogroms, according to information received here this week.
The latest anti-Jewish pogroms followed immediately after a wave ;Of strikes which seriously crippled Axis war production in Greece, the report said. The tavasion-jittery Nazi authorities, alarmed at the extent of the strikes and other anti-Nazi acts, charged that the estimated 9,000 Greek Jewish guerrilla fighters were responsible for the strikes,
Anti-Jewish pogroms took place simultaneously in several Greek cities and although the exact number of Jewish casualties is unknown it is believed to be heavy. At the same time the Nazi authorities appealed to the Greek population to inform on the Jewish guerrilla fighters in order to-break the strikes. The response-to this Nazi appeal, as r with previous ones, was negligible.
well Imown Yiddish maiL—The Editor:
His name a.week ago was Tobias Itzhok. Today he is Thomas. Hitchcock. The fact is that the change
to the AngloKSaxdh name.. accomplished with some difficulty. The judge before whora itzhok. appeared had soihe serupies about coming to the conclusion that the petitioner who iatood before him had a physiog-notay which' went well with "Hitchcock." But Itz hok had his vmy.
In a very happy mood, Mr. Hitchcock, as we must call him now, tries all the doors and windows of his residence.to mak« sure th^t they are locked. The family Waiits for him out in the car. They are setting: out a
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He approaches the car garbed in a brand new pair of knickers, an article, of clothing he had never worn while he was still - "Itzhok." His wife thinks he looks cute; to his children he is merely funny.
Rose and and Girty, two plump young ladies of fourteen and sixteen years,' respectively, and their brother. Jack, age twelve, sit in the back seat. The Missus sits in front and she arranges the seat so that ihere will be plenty of room for her husband who si now a real Ameri-kaner. Thanks to him she is no longer a Yente with a greenish name of Shniuishk. The truth of the matter is that she had encoura^red him to acquire a real Amerikaner.name.
"This night school business," she used to say, "and running around the time, like Mrs. Pukelwich, with meetings,^ lectures and shmekturs, doesn't make an Amerikaner. When your husband - makes a dollar, and you pay rent on time and. wear classy clothes . . ; that's the thing. Ober, you must ha.ye a nice name.?'
Only . Rose, who through her friendship - with other girls in. the neighborhood had come r to attend the Sabath School of the local synagogue and there acquired a better understanding of Jewish life and Jewish obligations, resented the attitude of her parelnts.;
"iievys and Cohens," Rose would say, "fought to the Civil War and helped our country ta .other strug-gles." .'. . .,■ ■
To this the Mother would wave her hand and say, "Sha Sha." The father would say, "Those iievys arid Cohens did not have to sell merchandise ta a trade like mtae, where the name "Itzhok" is trefe."
Rose often felt like telltag her father that changing his name would not remake his appearance. But here again the Sabbath school tafluence affected her, for her young heart was moved by the commandment, "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother."
"I made, up my mind," said Mr. Mitchcock, as the car approached the outskirts of the city, "that tonight when we get to Bloomsville we'll stop at that nice hotel there."
"Why push ourselves where we are not wanted?" Rose asked ta a melancholy tone;
"Sha Shat!" the mother stopped her.
"And why did I change my name?" said the father. "For my money I can get what I want!"
TTiere was a pause during which no one said anythtag. Mrs. Hitchcock began to thtak. She pictured how she would be the envy of her Jewish friends when she tells them how her family stopped ta a hotel where they were the only Jews, and how . they were respected by real Amerikaners. But then she looked back at her son, Jack.
Mr. Hitchcock reads the disappointment in his wife's face. He is a blande, of the Southern Russian. type; his wife has red hair; the two; girls are blondes. But, unfortunately for them. Jack's features are strongly Semitic . . . a typical Yid.
As if insttactively. Jack feels somewhat out of place. Hi sdark features wrinkle and a troubled look comes into his black eyes which touches his mother's heart.
But Mr. Hitchccck grasps the situation. "There .<s nothing to worry about. It will be night by the time we get to the hotel. I will go ta and make the reservations; you will stay, ta the car. Then we go up to our rooms and that's all there is to it."
"Yes . . . sneak in like thieves, says Rose.
"Sha, sha, sha," the mother hushes her.
"Is that so?" says Mr. Hitchcock, ta anger. "I'm not stealtag anything. I'm paytag wiOi my money." , '
When the desk clerk at the hotel said, "I hope you will enjoy your stay here, Mr. mtchcock," tiiefomer Itzhok had but one wish at that moment, it was that all of his Xriends
could have been present to fhear the manner; ta which he had 'been addressed. .'^ ' Vv-V^/v' ^ ' After the family had retired, Mr. Hitchcock went down to the lobby. The truth is he found it rather lonesome there, It was so different ,f^om those hotels where Jewish laughter is heard ;at all hoiw^^ Mach-stu" rings out on every side. Here eyeryone's face was buried ta a newspaper or a magazine. It seemed to him that the pieople there, were angry with ekch other; rib one spoke to his neighbor,
. At the . moment he was deliber-attag one gentleman looked up. Lo and behold it was Frank Hart, who he meets at the Temple every Yom Kipur. ^ Before he had time to greet him Hart disappeared.
"Aha," said Hitchcbck to himself, "He's ashamed to'meet a fellow Jew. When he sees me to Temple on Yom Kipur he keeps me busy the whole day with his bustaess affairs and his smart tovestment." -
Mr. Kitcncock looked - around for another few mtoutes and then he went out on to the veranda and inhaled with relish the clean air of the
Suuuusr night.
Ginsley toquired' in a suspicious mahr ner."' [ . ~'.. "L".^^:r^'
:^ 'T: am here v^t^ vrered ffitchcdck " ^
:: "Why ... .they don't allow Jews at this hotel," Ginsley said, very softly^ "I am her^,; but, as you in&y know, I have changed .iay.Tiame. to "Ginsley". -I thought I was the- only. Jew here. Did you give your real name when you registered? '
"Yes ... . my ileal name! Arid!I pay gbbd money!" Hitchcock said in a bitter tone. '
M^. Hitchcock made so much noise putting the key ihto.the lock when he reitumed to his room that he wo^ his wife. Sheobserved that he w:^ riot in good humor, but before she had .a. cl^ance .to ask the reason for his state of mind, he said, "Tomor^r row we get up early and pack the hell with this place. There are foo many Jews here." ^
the air at his home where it is now winter.
"Weil, well! what is Itzhok the salesman doing here?" he heard someone ask. Then he noticed two men sitttog at the end of the veranda; The voice of Jacob, but before Mr. Hitchcock was able to check up on the identity of the men they too got lost. .
Just oyer the road from the hotel there was a, one-story frame buildtag houstag a store where the hotel guests went to play the slot machines arid the other devices tastalled to help vacationers while away their ti&ne arid their money.
Among the others playtag the machtaes Mr. Hitohcock noticed a gentleman he knew well v\ . Oscar Ginsley former Gtosburg),
"Are you stopptag at the hotel?"
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NEW YORK TWNS)—During the past 12 months the .Nazis have deported nearly all the Jews in occupied Belgium making tha,t country virtually "judenrein," it was reported here this week by the Belgian Information Center.
"The Star of David which Jews had to wear was, a fairly common sight after the 1942 census, but it has now almost entirely, disappeared,'? the exiled Belgian agency said. "Most of the Jews have been interned in concentration camps to Germany, Poland and Russia. The Germans themselves stated, as long ago as November last, that of the 52,000 Jews in Belgium at least 25,000 had been deported.
"According to reports received," the statement went on, "the assembly point for Jews arrested in Belgium is a barracks at Mechlin, which has been converted into a prison. A. certain number of Jews are believed to have been asphyxiated there by means of poison gas, in a cell specially arranged for that purpose, and other Jews to have suffered the same fate in hermetically sealed trucks on the way to Mechlin. These sinister rum.ors are; set afloat by the Germans thenoiselves."
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