A FLAG IS BORN
There is no question that the epitome of WWII was the brutal slaughter of 6,000,000 Jews in the Nazi Holocaust. The leader of the free world President Roosevelt callously chose to close his nation’s eyes to this inhuman tragedy during the war, and refused shelter to survivors following the actual fighting. The infamous White Paper of the British Government denied entry of these victims to their promised homeland. A strong force was needed to rescue the European remnant of the Jewish nation. The “Mossad for Aliyah Bet” was formed in Palestine, in which the American and Canadian members took an active part. In the summer of 1946, a musical opened at New York’s Alvin Theatre. Like other Broadway entertainments, “A Flag is Born” had stars, scenery, script, professional management and an advertising budget. But this production was different in one major respect; the show was frankly intended to promote a cause. It was not written mostly to entertain. It was written to make money - t...