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The Southern Israelite
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Scanning the Jewish Horizon
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
That Jewish Matador
We have not a little of what is com
monly termed “bull throwers" in vaude
ville, but now we are to get the real
article.
A leading vaudeville chain has signed
up Sidney Franklin, the Brooklyn boy
who has acquired fame of late as a
matador, in Mexico and Spain.
Strangest of all is the fact that by pro
fession, Franklin is a commercial artist.
Down in Mexico City on a vist, he once
told me, he said “No,” when some of his
friends wanted him to attend a bull
fight. But the friends thought they
would have a good time, and kidnapped
him. Presently, he found himself sitting
in the arena watching a toreador.
He admits he got a big thrill from the
sight. Besides, it was profitable. A
first rate matador gets something like six
thousand dollars a performance. You
cant sniff at that. Franklin trained, and
now when the best matadors arc named,
Franklin is sure to be mentioned.
Rabbis and Reels
Rabbi Ernest L. Trattner of Los An
geles is always doing something indi-
vidulastic. Recently, he wrote a book
called by the daring title “Autobiography
of God.” He his authored also a number
of plays under the nom de plume of Ven-
turini Collins.
Now he plans to abandon the pulpit
and become a screen writer. There are
sermons in stones and brooks, said the
Avon bard. There can sermons in movies,
too. Perhaps, some day, the religious or
ganizations will have talking and moving
sermons—just as now there are radio ser
mons.
IIow About It, Governor?
1 am in receipt of another letter from
Frank Stevens of the Massachusetts State
Prison, sent to me through the Jewish
Advocate of Boston.
The letter is well written and reveals
a person of no little thinking ability and
refinement. I think the Governor of
Massachusetts ought to look into the case
of Frank Stevens, and see if some mis
take hasn’t been made.
And even if Stevens strayed once from
the straight and narrow path, still, I
think, his case calls for some leniency.
Have we not been told that there is more
joy in Heaven over one sinner that re-
penteth than over a legion of the right
eous ?
I present just one of the paragraphs of
Steven’s letter. 1 think it gives some idea
of the man.
“In prison or out, the inner man is
pretty much the same in kind, traversing
in his own way the road toward the goal.
But it only in the 'great liveF that the
spiritual overtones are clearly lined
against the human background, spiritual
sign posts as it were, to guide the less
experienced in the struggle of the higher
over the lower self.”
A New Disease
It appears that whereas in the days of
old, every youiw man aspired to be Presi
dent of the United States, now the ambi
tion of all of the younger generation is
to become a columnist.
The situation has become so acute, that
Sidney Skolsky columnist of the New
York Daily News has issued an appeal
to mothers to take active steps against
the epidemic of columnists which threat
ens the country.
If you believe Sidney, his time is now
spent largely in talking to boys who come
to him, asking the question “how can I
be a columnist?” In his appeal, Sidney
says: “I’m a bad influence. They see me
doing nothing and they think a colum
nist’s life is an easy one. They don’t
know I’m thinking. That’s difficult—
very difficult.”
The life of the columnist, continues
Sidney is horrible. “After a while your
boy will get so that he will stop strange
people in the street and shout; Got a
gag? No one will mean anything to him
unless they have a gag. When he comes
home, and you are lucky enough to see
him and greet him with a fond hello, he
will reply: ‘I used that in yesterday’s
column. Give me a new gag, will you?’ ”
Very true, Sidney—and thanks—it
helps an awful lot to fill this column and
saves me some of that difficult thinking.
Mr. Broun Talks
Heywood Broun, as you know, is writ
ing in collaboration with George Britt,
a tome on discrimination against Jews
to be labelled: “Christians Only.” Mr.
Broun in a lecture the other day gave one
glaring instance of such discrimination—
that of the new Fox management.
As soon as William Fox was ousted
from control, a wholesale displacement of
Jews throughout the organization took
place.
I hope Mr. Broun will say something in
his book, too, about the discrimination,
practised against Jews by one of the lead
ing Fifth Avenue churches, where they
maintain “a Jewish quota" for converts
to Christianity.”
Are even the Jews who abandon their
faith to be discriminated against? It
fractures my heart.
Talkies in Tel Aviv
This department is staunchly sympa
thetic to the revival of Hebrew as the
official tongue of Palestine, but never
theless, I can not get excited over the
alleged rumpus created in Tel Aviv over
the introduction of English talkies.
According to the news story, there has
been agitation there on the ground that
the youngsters now busy mastering He
brew might under the influence of the
English “talkies” switch to English.
The truth of this, is, I believe, greatly
exaggerated. After all, the talking pic
ture is only one of numerous other
mediums. With the school and the home
using Hebrew, the danger, it appears to
me, is very remote.
And after all, those Palestinians, un
like we Americans, seem to be naturally
polylingual. Did you ever see anybody
from Palestine who could only speak one
language ? Not I.
Did you ever hear Jabotinsky talk—he
starts in Hebrew, switches to German,
transfers to French, goes over to English
and Vladimir is typical.
When “Schnotrers” Organise
Adolf Zukor, Paramount magnate, has
another weakness besides that of crying
when he recalls the story of his climb
from poverty to the pinnacles of success.
This other weakness, and a very credit
able one at that is a deep attachment to
his old home town in Hungary.
For years, the multi-millionaire has
paid it an annual visit and serv* ls a v , r
itable Jewish Santa Claus to , e tov
Virtually, all of its benevolent institution,
are largely supported by Zuk
But this' year—Zukor is swearing
“never again.”
It seems that Zukor came this year as
Adolph Zukor
per his usual wont. The usual parade,
accompanied by music, to receive him.
But in addition this year, he found a
firmly developed organization of “schnor-
rors.” This society of “schnorrors” had
been organized to keep any schnorrors
from the adjoining town, gaining acce»
to Zukor and getting any of the fund?
They wanted all the pie for themselves.
Well, this was only comical to Zukor,
but when street fights broke out between
the schnorrors of the two towns, Zukor
ordered his valet to pack up and imme
diately made his escape.
Want to Buy Out Zukor
By the way—on arrival here, Zukor
was greeted with a proposition, w ic
may affect all of his interests.
A proposition from David Sarnoft
representing the Radio organization
buy control of Paramount Publix.
According to movie dopesters, the dea
may be concluded within ten da>s.
Now! Nozc! Phyllis!
hyllis Baron, Taunton, ML*,
one:
am and Ike had just cume fro®
rch. They were walking aloi«
nee, thinking over the preachers
it that “There is only a heaven.
inally said Sam: “Say, Ike: u J"
nly a heaven, where has busmes g
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On the Side
Irs. S. R. August, Northau, ”• ^ oU
•y interesting. In judge.- J
’uth C. Brotman, Detroit.
Copyright 1930 by the Rv.ish
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