Nbc-We Will Never Die-Ben Hecht Kurt Weill

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We're speaking to you from the Hollywood Bowl, which tonight is the scene of one of the nation's most spectacular pageants, titled We Will Never Die. This man with memorial is dedicated to the two million civilian Jewish death of Europe.

This is the only performance to be given in Los Angeles, written by Ben Hecht as a living testimonial of the suffering of the Jews and their hopes and achievements. The pageant has a special musical score by Kurt Weil, famous composer. This symphony orchestra is under the direction of Franz Waxman. The cast includes one thousand volunteer actors and actresses, headed

by such cellars as Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Joan Leslie, John Garfield, Blanche Jorke, Joachim Tamiroth, Jacob Vanami, Samneveen, Paul Henry, J. Edward Bumberg and many others. The show was staged originally by Moss Hart. This The production is an exact replica of the one which drew such enthusiastic praise in its Madison Square Garden premiere several months ago.

Van Hecht and Billy Rose are National Chairman of the Pageant Committee. Now to the production, we will never die. Goodness and justice, almighty God, who favor the children of Israel with his light.

We are here to affirm that this light still shines in us. We are here to say our prayers for the two million who have been killed in Europe as they bear the name of your first children.

The Jews for our eyes has appeared a strange and awesome picture of a folk being put to death of a great and ancient people, in whose veins have lingered for so long the earliest words and image of God dying like a single child on a single day on it.