The Bulletin Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism

DECEMBER 2015 KISLEV - TEVET 5776 Vol. 167, No. 4

SHABBAT SERVICES FOR DECEMBER : Land and People Join Rabbis Linda and Stephen Goodman SHABBAT VAYEISHEV for a profoundly memorable experience 4 Friday Evening July 16-29, 2016 4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4 First Friday Family Shabbat Highlights: 6:00 PM - Snacks • Jerusalem - eternal capital 6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat • Tel Aviv/Yafo - yesterday, today, 7:15 PM - Potluck Dinner tomorrow • Ramon - geological 5 Saturday Morning wonder 9:00 AM - Shabbat Hevre • Sdeh Boker - making the 9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox bloom 10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service • Masada - desert fortress, heroic 11:30 AM - PJ Library: It's Time for Shabbat last stand Torah: Genesis 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 • Sea of Galilee - in the footsteps SHABBAT ROSH CHODESH CHANUKAH - MIKEITZ of Jesus 11 Friday Evening  Giv'at Haviva - building 4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4 Arab-Jewish partnerships 6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat - Presentation by Akira Kitade on • Wadi Ara - conflicts of interests Japanese Rescuer Chiune Sugihara • The Jordan River - waters of Dinner and Oneg to follow peace • Tzefat - inspiration of the mystics 12 Saturday Morning • The - mountains, water, history, 9:00 AM - Shabbat Hevre neighbors 9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox  The Burma Road - saluting our congregant, 10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service Col. David (Mickey) Marcus 11:30 AM - PJ Library: It's Time for Shabbat • Yad Vashem - Israel's Memorial to the Shoah Torah: Genesis 41:1-44:17 Haftarah: Zechariah 4:1-7 • Rosh Hanikra - grottoes and bluffs SHABBAT VAYIGASH • The Shalom Hartman Institute - center of 18 Friday Evening transformative thinking and study 4:00 PM - Fridays @ 4  Personal conversations with: Palestinians, 6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat - Movie to follow: Cast a Giant Shadow - Israelis; Muslims, Christians, Jews; The story of Col. David ("Mickey") Marcus

scholars, students 19 Saturday Morning 9:00 AM - Shabbat Hevre $5,200 per person 9:30 AM - Out of the Shabbox $500 Deposits due December 1 10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service • Round-trip airfare, nonstop from JFK 11:30 AM - PJ Library: It's Time for Shabbat (includes airline taxes and fuel surcharge) Torah: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 • 12 days, 11 nights SHABBAT VAY’CHI  4-star deluxe hotels in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, 25 Friday Evening Mitzpeh Ramon, and The Galilee 6:30 PM - Kabbalat Shabbat

 All breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners 26 Saturday Morning  An outstanding licensed tour guide 10:30 AM - Shabbat Morning Service  Gratuities Torah: Genesis 47:28-50:26 Haftarah: I Kings 2:1-2:12  Land package without airfare is available  Prices based on double accommodations; single supplement is additional Join us at the Union Temple

For further information, please contact Rabbi Chanukah Party! Goodman: [email protected] 718-638-7600 x1 December 13 at 4:00 PM Details on page 7

Rabbi’s Message Akira Kitade and the Sugihara Jews

Survivors and their stories. . . . To the best of my knowledge, no one from either side of my family was lost in the Shoah. There aren’t even any survivors among us. My ancestors came from Germany, Poland and Russia with the different waves of immigration of those particular communities, and everyone I know about was here in by the beginning of World War I. I have heard and read personal accounts of survivors and their children mostly through my work and studies as a rabbi. There is one phenomenon that has become clearer to me with each passing year. That is the phenomenon of credibility. I have often been struck by the convoluted and unbelievable qualities of many of the stories I have heard. And yet, with each one, the truth has become increasingly and more excruciatingly clear. Unbelievable and convoluted as they may sound, every one of these stories is the truth, and the people telling them are alive today because of a momentary quirk of fate that turned potential disaster into a reprieve. And, indeed, the memories they hold inside, and the effects of their experiences upon their children and grandchildren, and beyond, still cannot be fully measured. A boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. . . . I remember a short recollection by a second-generation survivor - a friend of mine. She said I could tell the story but asked that I not print her name. Her parents were survivors of the Lodz Ghetto, and she herself was born in a DP camp in Germany. She speaks fluent Yiddish, because that is the language her parents spoke at home. At the Bar Mitzvah of her son, some 23 years ago now, she took a few minutes to speak to her family. In fluent Yiddish, she said: “What I’m about to tell you is not a fantasy or a figment of my imagination. When our son was born and I looked at him for the first time, I knew I had seen him before.” She went on to explain that she had seen a family photo of her uncle’s family (her father’s brother) taken in Poland – his wife and his five children, all of whom were killed in the Shoah. Only her uncle survived and moved to Israel. But sure enough, there in one of the family pictures, was a young boy who looked exactly like her new little baby boy. I was so profoundly moved by this recollection that even after all these years, I still remember her words that day of her son’s Bar Mitzvah. The postscript is that when I spoke with her recently she told me that that Bar Mitzvah boy, who is now 35, has a young son of his own. And indeed, that son, her grandson, with striking blue eyes and blonde hair, is also a virtual reflection of that same young boy in the photograph – the cousin that none of them would never know. Sugihara’s Jews and another personal story . . . . Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who issued “Visas for Life” to some 6,000 Jews, saving them from certain death. He was one of those we call chasidei umot ha’olam, often translated as “Righteous Gentiles,” or, simply, “Rescuers.” We paid tribute to Chiune Sugihara several years ago at Union Temple on the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Akira Kitade is a freelance writer, born in Japan in 1944. He has written a book called “Visas of Life and the Epic Journey: How the Sugihara Survivors Reached Japan.” In his research, Mr. Kitade found a small group of photos of these survivors in an album, and found one of the people in these pictures living here in New York, on . Her name was Sonia Reed, and she was the mother of our friend and congregant David Reed. When David looked at this picture, indeed, that young girl in the photo was, most assuredly, his mother. Our opportunity to hear. . . . Through David’s efforts, we will have the opportunity to hear from Akira Kitade himself, as he comes to speak with us on Shabbat Evening, December 11th. Our Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:30 PM in the sanctuary, and Mr. Kitade will make his presentation during the service. We will share some dinner together following the service and presentation. I hope you will join us and the Reeds for services and this opportunity to hear this presentation and look at this book. This is part of the story of our people: the story of Am Yisrael. -Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman

2 Officer’s Column As the Days Get Colder

As I write this article it is early November and the temperature outside is going up to 70 degrees. It is hard to imagine that winter is just around the corner. But the truth is winter is almost here. The big holiday celebration for December is of course Chanukah. Our annual Family Chanukah Party is on Sunday, December 13 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. Kids will have fun activities and the adults will have vodka and latkes to enjoy in their own part of our Social Hall. It is a wonderful family event that is not to be missed. Union Temple is a great place to come in out of the cold. We think of ourselves as a warm and welcoming congregation. I strongly believe that our Temple community lives up to that. Please tell your friends about Union Temple and bring them to services or events. I encourage you, as the days get colder, to find warmth and friendship at our Shabbat services, as we light candles and wish each other a warm Shabbat Shalom. -Abe Barnett, Vice-President

3 Sisterhood A Discovery Most Chilling

What would you do if you suddenly discovered that your grandfather was a notorious Nazi concentration camp commandant who had sent an incalculable number of Jews to their deaths— and would have included you among them? Join us on Sunday, December 20, at 10:00 AM, as we discuss Jennifer Teege’s riveting memoir, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me. The daughter of a German mother, Monika Goeth, and a Nigerian student, Jennifer spent her early life in an orphanage until she was adopted at the age of seven. During her years in the orphanage, she had contact with her mother and grandmother, but she was never told anything about her family roots. It was not until she was thirty-eight years old that she accidentally came upon a library book that revealed her grandfather was the sadistic Amon Goeth, “The Butcher of Plaszów,” who was chillingly portrayed by Ralph Fiennes in the film Schindler’s List. Jennifer’s painful journey of discovery takes her to Poland and to Israel, and will touch the heart of everyone who joins her on it. Haven’t had chance to read or finish the book? Not to worry. You are sure to have much to contribute to the conversation as we discuss how the dark secrets of the past overshadow the lives of us all in the present. Be sure to be with us for a morning of stimulating talk, good food, and good friends. And don’t forget to join us on Saturday evening, December 5, at 5:00 PM, for our annual Havdalah service with Brotherhood. As in the past, this moving event will be followed by a visit to the Museum to participate in its festive First Saturday activities. There will be music, hands-on art, and great exhibits to choose among. It’s an exhilarating evening that you won’t want to miss, and a great way to begin the wind down of 2015. Were you with us in October for our visit to the Anne Frank Center? We thank our own Dr. Gail Levine-Fried for organizing this inspiring morning led by an enlightening museum docent and followed by a delicious lunch at the Woolworth Tower Kitchen restaurant. We have many more exciting trips and programs coming your way. We hope that you will be with us for them all—and as a member. If you have not yet renewed your membership, please do so promptly, and if you are not yet a Sisterhood member, we hope you will join us now. It’s as easy as writing a check for $40 to Sisterhood of Union Temple. In this season of giving, we hope you will also consider making a contribution to Sisterhood’s Memorial Fund, Rose Keit Flower Fund, or Happy Day Fund. What more meaningful way could there be to honor or remember our loved ones? Sisterhood wishes everyone a happy Chanukah. May the joy of the holiday fill our homes and our hearts. And may the lights from our menorahs illumine the road to peace in our world. -Barbara Brett, Secretary

4 Education Corner Celebrate at Union Temple

I am excited that we have a lot of activity happening this December at Union Temple. Please join us for our first Breakfast of the school year with Rabbi Goodman, “Strangers in Our Midst: Asylum Seekers and Jews.” Rabbi Goodman will talk about the ongoing crisis of refugees in Israel and how we can be part of the solution. In addition to this, we have several opportunities to celebrate Chanukah here at Union Temple. I hope to see you at one of the celebrations! -Mindy Sherry, Director of Youth and Family Engagement Chanukah Celebrations at Union Temple PJ Library presents a Chanukah Concert with Debbie Brukman on December 13 from 3:30-4:00 PM. Debbie is a talented musician with a devoted following among the tots of Brooklyn. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Kimberly Lisi at [email protected]. Following the concert, there will be a Temple-wide Chanukah Celebration from 4:00-7:00 PM. We will have music by DJ Daigoro, snacks and drinks for adults, kid-friendly food. The Youth group will be leading games, cookie decorating and card making for the kids. We will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for a toy drive. There will be a large candle-lighting ceremony. Each family should bring their menorah and candles so we can light the candles together. The cost for the party is $5 per family in advance, $10 per family at the door. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Mindy Sherry at [email protected]. Religious School: Upcoming Events

December 6 - Religious School, Parent Breakfast with the Rabbi discussing “Strangers In Our Midst: Asylum Seekers and Jews” 9:30-11:00 AM December 13 - Religious School, Chanukah Party from 4:00-7:00 PM December 20 - Religious School, 4th/5th Grade Yom Mishpacha, JR Choir after Religious School December 27 - No Religious School

Please join us for the First Friday Family Shabbat on December 4! Our schedule for the evening: 6:00 - Snacks • 6:30 - Shabbat Service • 7:15 - Potluck Dinner

If you are joining us for the potluck dinner, please bring food for 10 people, enough to fill a 9” x 12” pan. Either home-cooked or take-out is fine!

Here are the food requests for this month's potluck dinner:

A - F: Dessert G - P: Main Course Q - S: Salad T - Z: Side Dish

We are asking for 3 families to sponsor pizza instead of bringing food. If you are interested December- Miracles (Chanukah) in sponsoring pizza, please contact Mindy 12/5 Movement and Storytelling with Julie and Shawn 12/12 Music and Storytelling with Ben and Shawn Sherry at [email protected]. The first 12/19 Music and Movement with Ben and Julie three families to respond will sponsor pizza. If no Schedule for each class families respond, then we will not have pizza. 9:30-9:45 welcome, snacks 9:45-10:00 stretching We are having a supervised playroom on the 10:00-10:45 class 4th floor for the children after they eat. 10:45 more snacks and hanging with our friends

5 Preschool Welcoming Kerri Mulder Our Preschool professional staff is largely the same as last year. We have had a few minor changes including the addition of a wonderful new head teacher. Kerri Mulder joined our staff in September as the head teacher of the Sparrows, one of our three’s classes. Kerri has had an interesting personal and professional life, which has taken her to many parts of the country. Kerri was born in San Diego and lived there until she was in the sixth grade, when her family moved to Northern Virginia. She loved living in California and says, "It’s the best place to be a child, it never snows." Her family moved to Northern Virginia where her father, who was in the Navy, worked for the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Kerri lived in Virginia through high school and then moved to Florida where she attended Florida State, majoring in Theater. After graduation Kerri worked in New England in the Berkshires for three years in year-round camps. These camps offered programs for children and adults, in areas like team-building and nature science. Through her experience at these camps she found that she really enjoyed working with children and moved to New York to attend NYU's Master’s in Theater Education program. As part of her Master’s program Kerri did student teaching in both a kindergarten and a high school. It quickly became clear to her that working with younger children was her passion. "I felt much more comfortable working with young children and it was a lot more fun." She loved their enthusiasm and enjoyed being a part of all of the significant development that occurs in the early years. So she enrolled at Hunter College to study early childhood education. Kerri's first job after completing her Master’s work was a one-year stint as an associate teacher at Dalton in Manhattan. She then moved on to Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights, where she worked as an associate teacher for two years; first with three-year-olds, and then in a kindergarten classroom. Kerri has been a wonderful addition to our professional staff. Her easygoing manner and sense of joy has created a classroom that feels relaxed and happy, and her students feel comfortable and supported as they explore the world around them. We are so happy to have Kerri as a member of our staff! -Susan Sporer, Preschool Director

Join Rabbi Goodman on the 4th night of Chanukah in lighting the menorah at Bowling Green Park Wednesday, December 9th 5:00 PM (Just south of the intersection of Broadway and Morris Street.)

6 7 Special Presentation Emma Goldin Lutz, Friday, December 11, 6:30 PM our wonderful Author Akira Kitade will speak to us about his book Student Cantor, will “Visas of Life and the Epic Journey” be presenting her Akira Kitade was born in Japan in Senior Recital 1944. He graduated from Keio University on Wednesday, with a degree in French Literature, and December 2, at went to work for the Japan National 10:45 AM, at the Debbie Friedman Touist Organization. After years of School of Sacred Music at the research on the Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, Mr. Kitade published Hebrew Union College - Jewish his book in 2012. While conducting interviews Institute of Religion, 1 West 4th with survivors in the United States, Mr. Kitade Street in Manhattan (between managed to locate one of the Jews in a photograph Broadway and Mercer). The at the Japanese Tourist Bureau of Sugihara’s Jews. theme will be French-Jewish The photograph was of Sonia Reed, David Reed’s Song. The music will range mother (see p.2). from pieces of the 19th-century

Friday, December 11 Paris synagogue to songs written 6:30 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat for French songstress Edith Piaf and Presentation by Jewish composers. (Because 8:00 PM: Oneg and Dinner to of the security at the door, it is Follow advised that you arrive by 10:30.)

THE SHALOM MEDITATION CIRCLE Mazal Tov to Wednesday, December 9, 5:30-6:30 PM Focus: Increasing Our Joyfulness and Positive Energy Pearl Knopf Schonfeld and

As we move into winter, hours of daylight decrease and cold and Irvin Schonfeld darkness increase. Many people find that this seasonal change affects on the marriage of their mood and energy level, making them feel less enthusiastic, more their son lethargic and more irritable. “Seasonal Affective Disorder” (or “SAD”) is an intense form of these manifestations. Daniel Schonfeld to Almost instinctively, we long for Light and Warmth. Chanukah, the Jewish Festival Stacey Schumeister of Light and Freedom, a joyous holiday, falls at this time of year when we are most in need of Light and Warmth and Joy. on October 24. Our Jewish traditions and practices give us many tools for increasing joyful feelings, And to for tapping into enthusiasm, and for dispelling “Doom and Gloom” thinking styles. Ezra and Meredith Polonsky Come and experience the warm, relaxed ambiance of the SHALOM MEDITATION and Marvin and CIRCLE as we practice tools for INCREASING our JOYFULNESS and POSITIVE Diane Polonsky ENERGY (Ruach), including chanting and singing Hebrew melodies and songs accompanied by Abe Barnett’s spirited guitar playing; visualization; Breathwork and on the naming of their daughter Qi Gong (Moving Energy) led by Dr. Robert Fried (Bob). and granddaughter

There is no charge for the sessions. All are welcome. You do not have to be a Temple member to participate. No previous experience is required. Please arrive on time and Charlotte Rose wear comfortable clothing. Polonsky

Dr. Gail Levine-Fried, longtime Temple member, Stress Management Instructor and on November 21. Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), facilitates the SHALOM Meditation Circle sessions.

8 Tzedakah UNION TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUND Donated by ...... in memory of Ruth Rae ...... Miriam Radkin David Zupnick ...... George Zupnick Steven Rifkind ...... Ira Rifkind Sherry Rosenberg ...... Karen Pollack Doris Klueger ...... Arnold Schukin David and Amy Pollack...... Julius A. Hellenbrand Irving and Maria Kuperszmid ...... Frymet Kuperszmid Linda Simka ...... Beatrice Goldfarb

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Donated by Anne Goodstein ...... in honor of her granddaughter Emma's Bat Mitzvah Martin Budd ...... in memory of his son, Harlan Budd Rachel and Joshua Baron...... in honor of the naming of their daughter, Billie Makenzie Baron

ONEG SHABBAT Donated by ...... in honor of Robert Newhouser (November 10)...... in memory of his parents, Hugo and Lotte Newhouser Robert Newhouser (December 18) ...... in memory of his parents, Hugo and Lotte Newhouser

DR. A. STANLEY DREYFUS LECTURE FUND Donated by Barbara and Hy Brett ...... in memory of Gladys Finkel, sister of Mike Baron

SISTERHOOD MEMORIAL FUND Donated by ...... in memory of Susanne and Henry Singer ...... Gladys Finkel, sister of Mike Baron

SISTERHOOD HATTIE NEWMAN HAPPY DAY FUND Donated by ...... in honor of Hortense Hurwitz ...... Sisterhood Thank You to Our Yom Kippur Appeal Donors Special Thanks to our beloved Union Temple extends its deepest gratitude to the members who Honorary President, contributed to our 2015 Yom Kippur Appeal. Your donations help fund the work of the Temple and are most welcome. Hortense Hurwitz,

Alexander Vitale and Elizabeth Palley for sponsoring the Nancy and John Beranbaum Yom Kippur 2015 Break-Fast Brotherhood Join Us for Havdalah Happy Chanukah! Brotherhood and Sisterhood will join in a Havdalah service on Saturday evening, December 5, at 5:00. Afterward, we will go to the for the free First Saturday program of music and art. There are always performers, gallery talks and exhibits, films and other activities at the museum’s First Saturday events. Come with us and enjoy it. I will be leading a book discussion on Sunday morning, January 24, at 10:00, about A Backpack, A Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka by Lev Golinkin. The author wrote about growing up Jewish in the former Soviet Union, his family’s difficult journey from there to Brooklyn when he was nine and the Soviet Union was nearing its end, and adjusting to his new life in America. In the end, you’ll see that the book tells the story of a Jewish journey in more ways than one. And we’ll have coffee and bagels, of course. If you haven’t joined Brotherhood yet, you are always welcome. Dues are $36, payable to Brotherhood of Union Temple.

-Steven Segall, President 9 Memorial Plaques Max Goldberg ...... December 1, 1947 The Bulletin Elizabeth Perlo ...... December 2, 1948 Jacob Fogel ...... December 3, 1917 Union Temple of Brooklyn Meyer Kasdan ...... December 3, 1940 17 , Brooklyn NY 11238 Bernard Van Raalte ...... December 5, 1908 Herman L. Sherrer ...... December 5, 1969 (718) 638-7600 Jacob M. Shaffer ...... December 5, 1972 Fax (718) 783-9151 Max Baar ...... December 6, 1936 E-mail: [email protected] Abraham L. Lippin ...... December 6, 1970 Website: uniontemple.org Sol A. Liebman ...... December 6, 1978 H. Broadman Epstein ...... December 6, 1997 Dr. Linda Henry Goodman Minnie Reiss ...... December 7, 1921 Rabbi

Solomon Hamburger ...... December 7, 1923 Emma Goldin Lutz Harry C. Levinson ...... December 7, 1987 Student Cantor Michael Dumey ...... December 8, 1939 Margaret Bo1ey ...... December 9, 1973 Shinae Kim Jacob Block ...... …….….December 10, 1931 Temple Musician Max Hess ...... December 10, 1941 Rachel Heimberger ...... December 11, 1947 Susan Sporer Bertram Heimberger ...... December 10, 1985 Preschool Director Lena H. B. Lax ...... December 10, 1990 Anita M. Mandelbaum ...... December 11, 1947 Mindy Sherry Sarah Marienhoff ...... December 11, 1958 Director of Youth and Family Engagement Myrtle David...... December 11, 1977 Michael Kraus...... December 13. 1930 Beatrice Hanks President Fanny Petechsky ...... December 13, 1931 Sylvia Hamburger ...... December 13, 1996 Abe Barnett Solomon Igelheimer ...... December 14, 1907 Ellen Kolikoff Fannie Igelheimer ...... December 14, 1930 Jeffrey Stein Abraham H. Frankel ...... December 14, 1943 Vice Presidents Alexander Davidson ...... December 14, 1978 Bernard Bender ...... December 15, 1926 Steven Segall William Meruk ...... December 15, 1928 Secretary Mary Eilperin ...... December 15, 1994 Harry N. Needle ...... December 17, 1972 Robert Newhouser Alfred Newman ...... December 18, 1932 Treasurer

Byrdie Hymes ...... December 18, 1961 Mike Baron Gussie Epstein ...... December 18, 1969 Hortense R. Hurwitz Kate Heller ...... December 18, 1980 Doris Klueger Helen H. Bernstein ...... December 19, 1924 Honorary Presidents Lee Ornitz ...... December 19, 1996 Aaron Polisar ...... December 20, 1969 Ross Brady Jacob Iason ...... December 21, 1946 Temple Administrator Edward Drexler...... December 22, 1928 Louis Schnell ...... December 22, 1946 David Rapheal Esther Davidson ...... December 23, 1928 Bulletin Editor

Eva Jacobs ...... December 23, 1942 Martin Kasdan Rubin Rodecker ...... December 23, 1969 Funeral Director Eve Freiman ...... December 23, 1978 (800) 522-0588 George Kershner ...... December 23. 1982 Alexander Spitzer ...... December 24, 1941 Union Temple suggests that its members contact our Funeral Director A memorial plaque is a lasting tribute to a loved one. Martin D. Kasdan of If you wish more information regarding obtaining a Boulevard-Riverside Chapels 1895 Flatbush Avenue plaque in memory of a loved one, please email the Brooklyn, NY temple at [email protected] 1-800-522-0588 or leave a message with the Temple Office. Proudly maintaining more than 50 years of Temple involvement

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REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

Colonel David “Mickey” Marcus was a Jewish-American military officer, lawyer, Commissioner of the Department of Correction, commander of the fledgling Israeli Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and a member of Union Temple.

Cast A Giant Shadow tells the story of Colonel Marcus’s efforts to prepare Israeli troops to defend the newly declared state against the invasion of its Arab neighbors. Many of the soldiers under his command, newly arrived in Israel, were determined and enthusiastic, but untrained. The cast includes Kirk Douglas as Colonel Marcus, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Michael Douglas, Angie Dickinson and Frank Sinatra.

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