Numerous celebrities volunteered their services for "We Will Never Die," a pageant written by Hecht to publicize the Holocaust; it was produced by Billy Rose and directed by Moss Hart, featured a musical score by composer Kurt Weill and starred actors Paul Muni, Edward G. Robinson and Stella Adler. Its two opening performances at Madison Square Garden drew audiences of more than 40,000. When it was staged in Washington, D.C., attendees included First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and several hundred members of Congress, as well as members of the Cabinet, Supreme Court justices and prominent diplomats.
....Sixty years ago, some of the biggest names in Hollywood urged their nation to intervene when an evil dictator invaded neighboring countries and sought to slaughter millions of Jews. Today, another evil dictator menaces his neighbors and seeks the destruction of the Jews — yet now many Hollywood celebrities are urging the U.S. to refrain from intervening.
How times have changed.
Article comments
1 - Jim S
Eric, that's because the celebrities of that day were generally fairly well-educated for the time, caring entertainers. Now they are spoiled, too-rich babies with nothing better to do than embrace causes they know too little about and often are only out for publicity.
2 - Chris
Is there a list of celebrities and what they have said publically about this war.
Chris.