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Page Twolve THE WESTERN JEWISH NEWS Thursday, April 8, 1954 Thursday, April 8, 1954 THE WESTERN JEWISH NEWS Page Thirteen: lender of Germnn Jcwcy wns held even made the long trip from the Ch.orlcs Tadman, Leo Davis, DavJd quest for human betterment, is now that they did not create Him, but thnt spcct, would sec them facing in Moses for ransom, but he remained stcnd- ,np camp nt Fochrenwnld, south of Haid es acting officer commanding Censer, Sllm Portlgnl, Al Levin·. • • Cohn. busy nt work on his forthcoming He created them. The pcrsonaHty of The Fate of the 100-Year-Old fnst in his refusal to permit his co- Munich, DeMille To Produce Story Of Moses and n personality too ·big for their nc~ No. 1 Trained Soldier company at • • • production bused on the life of Moses. Moses, ns portrayed in the Bible, is ceptnncc und understanding." Shilo camp, wns nnnounccd by mili rcliglonl.sts to purchase his freedom, They all stop nt the spot In down (From tho Fllos of Tho Westorn Jowish Nows) • RCesa Slgcsmund1 pupil of Nena Behind the new venture is the same vivid, his individual chnrnctcristics In his motion picture, "The Ten tary authorities, 5 Years Aga, 1949 "Rashi Shul" lest such n precedent inspire the Em- town Worms where the Synagogue Trepel, obtained the highest marks The ' Ten Commandments brilliant fervor which produced such • Ben Gladstone* was named . mitzvah. of their son, Jack, at the urc lively nnd unmistakable. The Commandments/' DcMillc will point peror to repeat this species of blnck- used to stnnd-the Romanesque nuc- 25 Years Ago, 1929 (Continued on next Page, By LEON GUTI'ERl\1AN be prClduced by the greatest crentor • • • d1airmnn of Young People's Hebrew Fr1cnds' Temple, profitable Biblical masterpieces as Bible, hnwcvcr, has little to say about out that the Hebrew, Christian and • Lieut. Phlncas Shraggc, son of YOuth By SAM MILLER though, that the first Jews came here mail. Unyielding to the end, Rabbi Jeus erected in 1034, tho Gothic-style • Officers elected nt the Boys' _synn• HOLLYWOOD-The greatest film of motion pictures, Cecil B. DeMillc. Aliyah organization. goguc meeting were Harry G, Good • • "The King of Kings," the 1923 (silent) the young Moses. There is n 33-ycar Moslem religions nil stem from one l\lr. and Mrs. J. Shraggc o[ Etlmon WORMS-When Nazi vandals s~t together with the Roman legionnircs, Meir passed away in prison. wing added in 1218, and the "Rashi • the history of the motion pictures, DeMillC, who has distinguished ' • At the Montcflore Bowling Histadrut Pays Tribute 1n "Then Commandments" and ''Samson span nbout which nothing jg said. individual-Moses. '!'he Hebrew faith ton, was JJromotcd to U10 rank or . . H. . fire to the synagogues in this ·Rhine- Around the year 1000 at any rate, re- Other gaonim, too, were buried in Chapel" that was constructed in 1624. man, Harry Asowitch, Jack Cohen, •(Continued from page 10) and Dclilnh.'' Herc we must turn to contemporary • Dorothy Korn of thC Maccab~nm land town during · the November cords- of the Cologne Fair show the Worms cemetery-in 1427, for Thoughtfu11y, they survey the rubble Aaron Dorodit.'>ky, Lawrence J. banquet, Sam· Llbennnn was de "The Ten Commandments.'' is soon to himself through his plcturcs in the did not take place until Moses cn11L'lln In No, 10 comiiany, Royal "During this period he has. raised · DcMillc is a man who has proven history, Although the Scriptures arc Zionist club was crowned Queen pogroms of 1038, the walls remained among the visitors a Jewish merchant example, Morenu Jacob Ben Moses strewn plot left behind not by nn un Dalen, Max: C. Waldhorn, Isadore clared the most improved bowler. brought the commandments tO his Canadian Army Corps in Winnipeg. the prestige of the Histadrut by r------,------7lby aclion rather than words thnt the greatest coltcction of truth and Esther. Proceeds of $1500 was stnnding - they had already with~ from Worms. Halevi, the eminent "Maharil." In discriminating wartime bombing raid Daicn, Sidney Dorfman, Services people and to nll the world. It was • • • High average prizes went to Cecil enro1ling 0,000 friends who have con producing Biblical films is as much thought, the greatest source of spirit donated to overseas aid. stood the vicissitudes of better than ln the Middle Ages, the Rhine Inter centuries, the progress of the but by the' evil men who brought were hc]d at the Talmud Tomb hall. then that the Hebrews brought God • D. P. Gotlicb presided nt the ' Blanl,stcln1 Joe )Cay, Dy MlshkJn, tributed close to $200,000 yearly. n requirement of an industry ns it is and lnw-we must turn to historians • • • 900 years, cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz times was reflected in the activities these raids upon themselves. . . . ATTENTION! into the consciousness of n-mn. _But Men'.s Youth Aliyah dinner, Sam z. • W. H. Kankewitt, brother of Jack • Sir Otto Jaffe, fnrst Jewish· Lord Dr. J(arry A. Corman, "The committee is also grateful to JEWISH COMMUNITY OF FORT WILLIAM mnking films for entertainment. He to fill in these gnps. Herc is whl'Te the (Continued on next page) Sacks of Montreal was ~ucst speaker. This solidity irked the local Nazi (Maycnec-known in Hebrew by the of the distinguished sons of the Watching these visitors hos 5ug- Mr. Witman fo"r the lending part he hus always recognized that the dramatist meets the historian." King of Winnipeg was elected mayor boss·es. In 1942, with Allied bombs abbreviation "SHUM," formed of the- Worms Community. One of them, J:{csted to some.Worms boosters of the Mayor of Belfast, died .u1 London, • • • AND PORT ARTHUR! • • • of Edson, Albert.a.. England. has always taken in all local and na motion picture offors a dual oppor According to DcMi1lc, Moses wns Remember When • Maurice Samuel, noted nuthor and rnining on German cities, they contracted initials of the trio-were Samson Wertheimer, · became the chamber-of-commerce type that, if • Rending the Mount Carmel Clinic tunity: to produce works of art and • • brought special machinery into tho renowned among Jews cverywh:rc potent Vienna financier and Court the Synagogue were to be restored, • • • tional problems affecting all gi-0ups We are pleased to announce that we hove made special primarily a general. He was vigorous, (Continued from previous page) lecturer, was nwnrded the Anisfcld • were A. Harris-Oretzki, president, to do the most magnificent thing of virile, popular, the hero of the In the piano grade at the 1\-lanltoba • Sally Schultz was chosen sweet structural shell that remained of the as centres of wealth and learnmg banker of the 18th century, n great it might be developed into o major • Rabbi J. L. Zlotnick or Montreal who make up the Aclions committee · arrangements to supply Passover Milk and Cream nwnrd for 1043 for his book, "The all-to make people think, and hav Egyptian people, the hero of all l\tuslcal festival. heart of Sigma Phi chapfor of Alpha synagogue and, with trained engin- ihat enjoyed far-reaching privileges Talmudic scholar and benefactor of tourist attraction. Not every city, spoke in Winnipeg on "Baal Shem and Reuben Cohen and S. B. Levin, of the Labor Zionist Movement in during the eight days of Passover. World of Sholcm Aleichem." honot;ary vice-presidents. ing thought, to search their own slaves and later the hero of the Jew- Epsilon Pi fraternity. ecrs in attendance to sec to it that granted by various Emperors. Not so Jewry, More than 100 years ago, it after all, is in the fortunate position Tov," the most romantic figure in 1 * • • Canada." minds and souls. Jewish history. ish peoplc. God gavc.---...him the power • Lillian Freiman chapter, Jladas neighboring houses were not endan~ long ago the ceiling of the synagogue was in Worms that, probably for the of Frankfurt to have a Goethe House The resolution n1so includes Mrs. Throughout the years in the motion of leadership. He came not to say rs • • • · c t• 15 Yea Ago, 1939 sah or Trail, n.c., clccteJudaism found their laSt Germany and the U.S. W. Keller organized a tea In aid ments," Mr. DeMille told me: "Moses be suppressed. They never dreamed Our De1t Wl1h111 for a Very Happy KENRICIA HOTEL KENORA, ONT. D~LICATESSEN~ to be thrown mto a fortress so as O t h' h was , • • Pouover to you all . resting-place, a graves one w IC All these stones have llttle basis ol the Women's Ort oi-ganizatlon1 was the greatest human being that that history, watching them in retro- FEATURES DELICIOUS FOOD 'I::. discourage other Jews from emig_rat• put up in the year 1044, before the in fact. Concrete plans arc quite un ever lived. The story of his life is AND SPECIALTIES • • • JACK NEWSHAM, Mcnoger MANNY LABELLE Our Besl Wishes for o Happy Passover to all our Friends and CustolTlers • ROAST CHICKEN ing. Seven long years the recognized Norman invasion of England, bears known to the kehillah at Mainz, • Dr, Harry ·Medovy addressed the VEGREVILLE ALBERTA the greatest drama ever presented to Best Wishes for a Very Happy ond BAMBOO ,GARDEN • HOT CORNED BEEF ,------7 mute witness to the age-old tradition which now encompasses Worms, to the world through the medium of the Joyou1 Pouover to all our Jewish SAND¼'ICHES I Nahnlal chapter, Junior Hadassah on I;======::: PAINTING - DECORATING In Kenora stop for a complete Service to your car e WEINERS of the community, The ritual bath, the State Association of Jewish Com motion picture. Through this film I Friend• and Customers • CHOPPED LIVER AND IN CALGARY "Women's Contribution to Medicine." Texaco Oil Produch HERRING still in serviceable condition today, munities and to the representative FLOOR APPLICATORS an going to show to the worl_d what RESTAURANT • SALAMI • BLINTZES It's the New and Friendly CHINESE and AMERICAN AND ALL IMPORTED AND was built in 1186. body of the Jews in Germany, the • • • Most Happy Passover Greetings and Best Wishes WHEN YOU PLAN TO REMODEL OR BUILD SEE US FOR AN EXPERT JOB manner of man the historic Moses FOR GOOD FOOD EAT AT LOCAL DELICATESSEN Even during the Nazi period, Dr. Central Counci1. All three,indeed,are • Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ludwick (now was, what he thought and taught and DISHES ALSO ORDERS TO TAKE OUT BEN'S "WE DO OUT OF TOWN CONTRACTS" did, and how he -felt. Kenora'• Mast Popular and Lake of The Woods Motors WHEN IN EDMONTON VISIT Illbert had salvaged from the wreck- pronouncedly unenthusiastic about of Washington) celebrated the bar From the Management of the Select Cofe LOU STERN Delicatessen age of the Synagogue the famed the idea of lavishing money on suchl------~.11 DIAL 2-1150 According to producer DeMille, it ADANAC GRILL MAIN STREET OPP, KEHRICIA HOTEL PHONE 86166 "Rashl Chair," which is believed to a project at a time when no Jews Most Cordial Pa"over Greeting• 132 WEST MARY FORT WILLIAM, ONT ARIO has been 30 years since he made the Phone 2-2451 KEHORA ONT. KENORA ONT. 0 11639A JASPER AVE. for Delic:lou, have been used by the great popular live in Worms, but many elsewhere silent verS:ion of The Ten Command CAPITOL THEATRE 11 229 SIMPSON ST. EDMONTON ALTA. : ~~:~E~MlBEEF expounder of Bible and Talmud. It are in need. ;:======~ ments. Said Mr. DeMille: "The last 30 years of research has brought to FT. WILLIAM ONT. • SALAMI is now. a showpiece of the local St. The plan to have ~he Synagogu_e Modem VEGREVILLE It is with pleasure that on the occasion of the • LUX, Etc. Andrew's Museum, where devout raised anew in the image of the old, ALBERTA light more revealing. inf0rmation I~'---..;-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-;______..; ______:_--'---_-_-:; Passover celebration, I odd my heartiest· wishes to . about the life and times of Moses than 604 Ce~tre St. Calgary Jews come to view it on occasion. making use of the building materials Most Cordial~ Passover Greohng1 '------____, The museum also displays some stone sti11 remaining at the site today, was Radio Electric we have had in the past 2,000 years. all my friends of the Jewish faith for a very happy to the Jewish Community VISIT REGINA'S FINEST, DAN MORRISON, Prop. tablets from the Synagogue, together actuaUy first advanced by Dr. IJlcrt We extend best wishes to you all at this Passovor Festival festival. For the most p2::-t this is known to MODERNIZED CHINESE SERVICE scholars only, hidden in learned ' CUISINE with n number of ritual objeclc; a_nd soon after the war ended. No one Torah Serons. Whether the one m~ bothered to consult him in connec to Home and Auto Radios May the observance of this historic event bring volumes which only specialists are DUNBAR SIGNS ;7{ fHappy likely to read. Today, however, the :Passover to ;l{// 0ur scribed by Rabbi Meir of Rothenbll;rg tion with the present flllrry of pub 16 Years' Experience freedom ond prosperity to the nations throughout while the Emperor Rudolph held hir_n licity, however, perhaps b~ause he VEGREVILLE ALTA. CE~TRA.L WHOLESALE LTD. desire to know all that we can know DISPLAYS lint, (@ue about Moses is widespread, and not for ransom in Ensisheim fortr.ess is is less concerned with the promotion I:::======~ HARRY OLYAN the world. "QUALITY SIGHS THAT SELL among them, Dr. Illbert has tried to of the tourist trade than with the I, inte1lcctual curiosity alone but pro YOUR GOODS" !lewish g,iends and <3ustomers (ttfJnp ~Ut!J ascertain, but so far to no avail; special world of a dedicated historian A Very Hoppy ond Joyous Pouover to GROCERIES CONFECTIONERY founder motives of personal and pub all our Frlend1 and Customon Jic need awaken hunger for all avall~ A COMPLETE SIGN SERVICE , In a glass case we find a precious who takes pride in local monuments. TOBACCOS Featuring Special festival prayerbook written in 1272 Unlike some of the Worms prota able information about Moses." Dunbar Bus Bench Advertising and consisting of two. illu1;11inated gonists of the scheme. he recognizes Dandy Cleaners · PHONE 44 VEGREVILLE, ALBERTA LESLIE EA TON In filming this historical drama PHONE 3-3662 Chine4o Jo(J~ manuscripts adorned with vignettes that it would be impcilitic to ask Jews DcMil1e will avoid the subje.ctive We welcome Parties an4 that represent Jewish scenes. Next to for the funds with which to make & 'l'ailors element, which colors all portraits FORT WILLIAM ONT. Banquetil LEON tH£ROT GENERAL CONTRACTING it is the fire-scorched cover, with good the devastation wrought by the OUR HEARTIEST WISHES FOR A VERY HAPPY PASSOVER TO YOU A.LL of Moses. "I will endeavor to draw a ======~ FREE DELIVERY FEATURING FIRTH.BROS. true picture of him/' he went on. HI silver ornaments, of a machzor from German state, and this in a city CLOTHING Dial 5~796 W. K. ORIENTAL the Renaissance period, There are where the Jewish community has CUSTOM LADIES' and VEGREVILLE TU ROO~ will seek to answer many questions Compliments of • medieval documents, ~uch ~9• Im- been totalJy obliterated. GENTS' TAILORING about him. I intend to show the dis For the Finest perial rescripts confirmmg privileges In Germany's sole Yiddish weekly, AND COFFEE SHOP 558 DEWE AVE. PT. ARTHUR, ONTARIO Packaged Foods, FOODS See our smart llne of covery of God by the Jewish people; The of the Jewish Communit_y, or offer- the "NJZ" of Munich, nn intriguing 1717-lOth Avenue GENTS' ACCESSORIES Phone 22627 ing 53.fe conduct to certam mem?ers alternative has been proposed by the and SPORTSWEAR VEGREVILLE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY IJanda Phone 21433 thereof. Parts of the Hebrew archives best Jewish newspaperman in Ger Cakea and Pastry Made Dally for Retail and Wholesale Trade Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Open from 5 p,m. to 2.30 a.m. 9319 - 111th AVE. or the kehillnh, which go back.to the Free Plck-Up and Delinry Service Phono 222 VEGREVILLE ALBERTA REGINA SASK. EDMONTON ALTA. 17th century, are also at the disposal many, Marian Gid. If the City of Reslau.-anl of interested scholars. All these ex- Worms really wishes to express VEGREVILLE ALTA. Look For The "SCONA" Label hi-bits.the museum was permitted to goodwill towards Jews, he edltoriat-1'.:======:I OUR MOST CORDIAL PASSOVER GREETINGS TO YOU ALL KENORA ONT. retain as a permanent loan, on con- izes, it should entrust the 0 Rashi with new dition that the municipality take'care Chair" to the custody of the Jewish WE CONVEY BEST WISHES th FOR A VERY HAPPY of e cemetery. . h . ·t people by permitting its transfer to Vegreville Motors Ltd. 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