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Edited by Joe Egler '16 and Ryan Naehr '16
The Student Newspaper of St. Joseph's Prep
November 13, 2015
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Volume 41, Issue IX
Cape and Sword Debuts a Show of Historic Proportions
By Aidan O'Connor '17 Ask not what Prep theater can do for you, ask what you can do for Prep theater. So go the thoughts of Tom Koenig ’16, who is playing the lead role of John F. Kennedy in the Prep’s fall play, Kennedy’s Crisis: 13 Days in October. This play, directed by the Prep’s own The first show of the year is Kennedy's Crisis: 13 Days in October, an original produced largely by Tony Tony Braithwaite ’89, Braithwaite '89. chronicles the events depicts how Kennedy dealt The process started surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and with the threat of nuclear war back in September when with the Soviet Union. auditions were held. Since
then, the actors and crew members have been working tirelessly to ensure that the play meets the high standards at which Prep theater has always performed. Kennedy’s Crisis differs from plays that the Prep has produced in the past. Most noticeably, it is an original play, with a script produced largely by Braithwaite. Beyond a historical account, it brings the people from textbooks to life. Other roles include Paul Contined on page 2
Veteran's Day Special: The Story of Morris Herzstein '43 and his Purple Heart
By Kevin Sampson '16 The average cost of new house was $3,600, a gallon of gas was only 15 cents, and George Marshall had just been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year. The year was 1943, the same year that Morris Herzstein ‘43 graduated from Saint Joseph’s College High School (better known as the Prep” and enlisted to fight in World War II. A 17th and Cumberland native, Herzstein officially enlisted on October 16, 1943, and he was placed in the 346th Infantry Regiment of the 87th Infantry
Division. He was deployed to England roughly one year later, in October 1944. Almost immediately after landing in England, the regiment was sent to France to fight in early November. Along with his division, Herzstein aided both the French 2nd Armored Division and the French First Army in the famous Liberation of Strasbourg, on November 23, 1944. Interestingly, French General Charles de Gaulle insisted that only French forces should retake Strasbourg. As a result, the Americans overran and secured a vital pass at
A blue arrow points out Herzstein in the yearbook (left), while his purple heart is displayed (right) on the first floor of the link to Jesuit Hall.
Saverne, which was about 25 miles northwest of Strasbourg. Their efforts to secure Saverne played an integral part in the French recovery of the pivotal area, which had been the focus of FrenchGerman opposition since the
Franco-Prussian War 70 years prior. The 87th Infantry Division crossed into Belgium on January 12, 1945 to continue fighting. However, Herzstein suffered mortal Continued on page 2