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pecernber 10, 1937
The Southern Israelite
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CONGRESS STUDIES BILL TO CURB PROPAGANDA
Bitter Clash
Marks Debate
On Zionism
NEW YORK (WNS)—A verbal
clash between Maurice Samuel,
Zionist author and lecturer, and
former Judge Joseph M. Proskauer
led the latter to walk off the plat
form of the auditorium of Congre
gation B’nai B’rith Jeshurun where
both were discussing “anti-Semi
tism and Zionism.” Mr. Proskauer
was angered by Mr. Samuel’s re
ference to a “type of Bourbon Jew
willing to compromise with Hit
lerism.” Throughout the debate
both speakers exchanged barbed
references to each other before the
flurry hat broke up the meeting.
Mr. Proskauer described himself
as "an anti-political Zionist” and
expressed firm opposition to a Jew
ish state in Palestine on the ground
that it would be harmful to Jews
in other parts of the world. Mr.
Samuel challenged the theory that
anti-Semitism would be weakened
if Jews abandoned the idea of a
national home in Palestine.
HALF A CENTRY OF APPLAUSE
KINGS AND EMPERORS have heard the world famou.s piano
virtuoso, Joseph Hofmann, who celebrated the 50th anniversary of
his American debut on November 28th at the Metropolitan Opera
House. Above, the world renowned pianist in a characteristic pose;
inset, as he appeared at the age of ten on the occasion of his American
debut.
First Hearing On Weaver’s
Measure Held By Committee
WASHINGTON (WNS)—The House of Representatives
Immigration Committee has opened hearings on two of three
bills introduced in the House with a view to curbing Nazi
propaganda. Initial hearings were*
held on the measures of Repre
sentative Weaver of North Caro
lina calling for the cancellation of
the citizenship of naturalized aliens
engaged in disseminating alien
propaganda and for the imprison
ment and lining of all persons, in
cluding native Americans, who
preach racial and religious hatred.
The third bill, sponsored by Repre
sentative Dickstein of New York,
would bar citizenship to aliens who
believe in any form of dictatorship.
Seattle (WNS)—An investiga
tion of Nazi activities in Seattle
was ordered by the city council
when it approved by a four to one
vote a resolution introduced by
Councilman De Lacy and Levine
calling for an inquiry into a talk by
German Schwinn, director of the
German-American Bund, at the
German House in which he prais
ed Nazism from a swastika-draped
platform. As a result of this
speech E. E. Mittelstadt, presi
dent of the German Club, an
nounced that the organization has
denied the Bund further use of the
German House. "We German-
Americans here owe allegiance on
ly to the American flag and are
opposed to Nazism.”
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Muni Recalled
By Actor Here
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actor. Today, Jack Berlin still
resembles Muni, but there nre
suggestions in his face of Charles
Laughton, Emil Jannings and Ed
ward G. Robinson. He is known
as the "Lon Chaney" of the Yid
dish stage.
“During summer lay-offs in New
York,” Mr. Berlin recalls, “Muni
and I managed to live by peddling
old clothes. When the fall season
began, we would return to the
stage. The death of the elder
Wiesenfreund had affected Muni
deeply. He seldom smiled and of
all his friends, I was the only one
who could make him laugh. I
used to walk along improvising
songs about "cast-off clothes," and
Muni, usually solemn and poker-
faced, would throw back his head
and laugh."
Jack Berlin remembers too, the
marriage of Muni and Bella Finkel,
and the success that came to the
actor on the English-speaking stage
in "Four Walls" and "We Ameri
cans." After that, Fox Films
signed Muni and starred him in
“The Valiant” and "Seven Faces."
But Muni, who years later won the
Academy Award, was a failure as
a Hollywood star. Back in New
York, making the rounds of thea
trical agencies and producers, he
was tempted to return to the Yid
dish stage. Jack Berlin, who had
been playing at the Belasco Thea
tre in Los Angeles during Muni’s
Hollywood stay, had advised him
against it.
So had Bella Finkel. "I’d rather
scrub floors, Paul," she said.
The rest is theatrical history, be
ginning with the critical acclaim
which attended his performance
in Elmer Rice’s "Counsellor at
Law” and followed him through
his subsequent triumph in Holly
wood.
Jack Berlin and Paul Muni man
age to see each other occasionally,
though the nature of their work
keeps them at different ends of the
continent. Three years ago they
met in Los Angeles and nostalgic
ally recalled their early struggles.
Muni is an honorary member of
the "Our Chicago Club," to which
Berlin belongs. The club is com-
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