Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 June 1946 — Page 12

JEWISH POST

Fridajr, June 7, 1946

Our Film Folks of

This Week in Jewish History

HOLLYWOOD Co»yrHrbt. J«wl*k Tel*«raphl« A rone? By LEON GUTTERMAN

HOLLYWOOD ALTER Winchell’s first book, "Gift of Laughter,” will be ▼ V published by Simon and Schuster in October. It will contain H o best humorous stories, anecdotes, and witty lines gleaned frpm more than twenty years of Walter’s columns. The material will run the gamut from Salleys in Our Alley, Confucius Say, Retorts Swelegant. Sounds in the Night, Manhattan Murals, and Quotation Marksmanship to Midtown Melodramas. We predict that this book will become a classic overnight and will zoom to the top in book sales the day it hits the stands. Paul tfenreid’s 62-year-old mother is now safe in Hollywood, via Paris and New York. She lived in Vienna during the war years and had not seen her famous son since 1986. Her first day In Hollywood was spent with Paul on the set of “Deception,” the film he now is making with Bette Davis at Warners. Many have asked me: "Where do radio script writers get their material?” Norman Tokar, a writer of "The Aldrich Family,” ^ys he gets many ideas from his mother! When stuck for a plot he goes to his mother and asks: "Mom, what did I do as a kid that would make a good 'Aldrich Family’ story? She never failed him. By current plan, final scenes in Gary Cooper’s new picture "Cloak and Dagger,” made by Warner Producers Milton Sperling and Joe Bernhard will name Argentina and Spain as Fascist nations and show German scientists working there on the atom bomb! Sperling, consequently, anticipates he won’t be getting film distribution in those countries. Sounds like pretty good anticipating! Joel Kupperman, the ABC “Quiz Kid,” is gradually losing his lisp and the director of the Speech and Hearing Clinic at Northwestern University predicts that it will be entirely gone by fall. Reason for it: his brain works faster than his tongue . . . but his tongue is finally catching up. R isn’t a lisp at all! While I was visiting with John Garfield on the set of his new picture, "Humoresque,” he dropped a Stradivarious violin he plays for scenes in the picture! Luckily the fiddle—insured for $10,0000—fell on a heavily-carpeted floor and was not injured. Georgie Jessel phoned to tell me that he has signed v/ith ARA pop plattery to record an eight-sided album of songs he used to have in his two-a-day repertoire. Discings, which will be done in a few weeks, are the first the new-producer at 20th Century-Fox has done in fifteen years. Album will be titled “George Jessel Torch Songs.”

— B» HARBY CUSHING IRTH OF GRACE AGUILAR, To justify his previous friendship Anglo-Jewish writer. The for the Jews he declared that this eldest child of parents who were was obtained by fraud. His Bull descendants of Portuguese Mar- of June 3, 1423, revived the obanos who sought asylum in Eng- ligation of Jews to wear the badge land, she evinced a literary ten- of shame and started a series of dency at the age of seven, when other anti-Jewish manifestations she began a diary, which she by the papacy, continued uninterruptedly until her death. She wrote poetry and novels and chiefly re- JURATS Presents Petition in -JUNE 2 ligious works dealing J of Bordeaux Jews. 1816 with Jewish subjects. Among the havens which victims Her historical writings Spanish Inquisition found and novels still retain their after ^ expulsion was Bordeaux, charm. In her religious writings In the eyes of the loca , officials Miss Aguilar’s attitude was de- these refugees were looked upon tensive. Despite her almost ex- ^ -. nouveaux c hretiens,” (New elusive intercourse with Chris- Chr i s tia n s) but it was commonly tians and her utter lack of preju- known that in private these Mardice, her purpose, apparently, was rano8 obs erved the customs of to equip English Jewesses with Israel and were devout to t he arguments against conversionists. faith of their fathers She stressed knowledge of Jew- ., UN E 4, The central government ish history and the Hebrew lang- 1615 did not look upon the se uage. Her interest in Reform Ju- people with Rreat favor daism was deep, yet despite her and on severa ] occasions sought attitude toward tradition, she ob- to have them expelled frorn the served ritual ordinances punctil- community. However, there were iously. many persons in the city who TJULL SEDES APOSTOLIC A. valued the advantage given local O When Pope Martin V came commercial progress by the presto the papal throne he displayed c 11 ^ of the Jews. Thus, in a peunusual friendship for the Jews, drawn up on June 4, 1625, In fact, he was a patron and fa- members of Parliament spoke in vorer of the Jews as manifested 1 ^ ie highest terms in behalf of the especially by his benevolent bull Jews - The petition took into acof February 23, 1421. However, count the loyal services which the when the Hussites began to gain New Christians had given the strength in Bohemia, the Papacy city and insisted that they be albegan to act on the defense and lowed to remain. The Jews enthis was reflected in its policy to- j 0 y e( j no t only the protection of ward the Jews. As time went on . „ . the Parliament and “Jurats but Pope Martin became JUNE 3, less and less inclined also the favor of the queen, whose 1423 towards showing be- Italian physician, De Montalte, a nevolence to the Jews, professing Jew, took an active in-

terest In the welfare of the Mar ranos of Bordeaux. • • • "T TA1DAMACK” Massacre at JlJ. Uman. The Haidamacks were Russian brigand bands of the 18th century. They were discontented peasants and Cossacks of the Greek Orthodox Church who made organized attacks upon the Catholics, primarily Polish nobles, and upon the Jews. The attacks upon the Jews recalled the terrorism of Chmielnitzki, a century earlier. During the attacks thousands of Jews fled to the fortified city of Uman, which on June 5,1768, was the -JUNE 5, scene of one of the most 1768 tragic incidents in the entire range of Jewish martyrdom. The Poles were assured that only the Jews were in danger with the result that they didn’t bother to strengthen the defense of the city. The city was entered without resistance and the terrible massacre which en* sued resulted in the butchery of 8,000 Jews. A number of other communities suffered the fate of Uman. The treachery of the Poles did not secure them, however, for soon after the extermination of the Jewish population, the Haidamacks launched their attack upon the Poles. Later, however, Gonta, the Cossack leader, who caused all the suffering for the Jews and Poles was executed in a mast cruel manner for his misdeeds. His skin was torn off in strips and a red-hot crown placed upon his head. The remaining Haidamack bands were captured and destroyed by the Polish commander, Stempkovski.

Hollywood is interested in Melvyn Douglas’ stage hit “Call Me Mister,” with an all-veteran cast. Mel, returning to Hollywood last week after nearly four years absence to appear with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in MGM’s “Sea of Grass,” has already been approached for screen rights to his Broadway hit! Fanny Brice is busy these days inspecting the art work of her son, Bill, who has just returned to Hollywood after a long visit in New York. While in the East, he finished several canvasses for his showing, to be held later this year. Fanny has converted the guest house on her Hollywood estate into a studio for Bill.

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Beauty On The Keys Bess Myerson—“Miss America of 1915”—puts aside Her nathing suit for the night to don a formal gown to display her musical prowess. The contest l>eauty Is shown as she made her debut as piano soloist at the New York Philharmonic “Pop” concert in New York City. The lovely Miss Myerson reports her appearance at the keyboard in Carnegie Hall was a far greater thrill than on the boardwalk at Atlantic City.

Jeep Accident Fatal To Chaplain Goldenberg World Wide Sew* Sendee VIENNA — Chaplain Frank Goldenberg, 27, who served with the United States forces in Austria, was killed in a jeep accident outside Vienna on May 22, according to word received here. He was on leave from Temple Beth El, Utica, N. Y. He was graduated from City College in

1940 and was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1944. He had served as civilian chaplain at Rhoads General Hospital, Utica, N. Y., and as educational director of Jewish Community Center at Pittsfield, Mass. He had been attached to the Fortysecond Rainbow Division, replacing Chaplain Eli Bohnen, who recently returned to the States.

To Present 'Bar Kochba' June 9<16 at Times Hall Speclul NEW YORK—The world premiere of “Bar Kochba,” a dramatic poem in four acts by Saul Tchernichowsky, will be presented the week of June 9-16 at Times Hall in New York City, by Pargod Theatre, Rabbi Moshe Davis, Chairman of the Hebrew Arts Committee, has announced. Depicting the rebellion of*the tiny Jewish state during the time of the Roman conquest of Judea, the presentaton will be staged by the internationally famous Erwin Piscator. R. Ben Ari, a member of the original Moscow Habima Theatre, is associate director of Pargod. The Hebrew Arts Committee is sponsored by the American Zionist Youth Commission in cooperation with the Histadruth Irvith of America.

Bishop Essex Gives $1,000 to U.J.A. Special PEORIA, 111.—The Rt. Rev. William Essex, Bishop of the Quincy Diocese of the Episcopal Church, contributed $1,000 in the name of his diocese toward the $100,000, 000 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal. The contribution, en tirely voluntary and unsolicited, came from a special fund admin istered by Bishop Essex.

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