(Communication to the Editor)
Sir:
In your issue of January 6, you published a statement that Dr. Philipson and Mr. Alfred M. Cohen, on behalf of B’nai Brith have consented to the exhibition of “The King of Kings” in its supposedly revised form. We, in Portland, had the opportunity to see the revised picture, as it is being universally shown.
I want to say that the revisions, If any were made, are altogether negligible. The picture retains all the provocative, hate-instilling elements it contained before the “revised version” was issued.
The much heralded prologue consists of about three dozen harmless words. It is completely lost and forgotten in the panorama of continuous libel of the Jew. The revision is a tragic camouflage. All efforts must be exerted to remove this picture from the market.
Herbert Pargen, Rabbi, Ahaval Sholom Congregation. Portland. Ore., Jan. 31, 1928.
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