Religion: Cantor on Coughlin

A good Jew is Comedian Eddie Cantor, born Izzy Iskowitch on Manhattan's East Side. He helps Jewish charities raise funds, runs a camp for poor children at Cold Spring-on-Hudson, N. Y., has endowed a fellowship at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Sober and articulate, Eddie Can.tor last week addressed a convention of B'nai B'rith in Los Angeles as follows:

"For the first time in my life I am afraid. We are living in precarious times. You know the situation in Europe as far as Jews are concerned; but I doubt if many of you...

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