Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1944-02-25

              Sf\V/ Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Conununay \^A\K
Vol. 22, No. 0
Sintered as Second-Class Matter, Postofflce   Columbus,, Ohio.
COliUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARV 25, 1044
IMtMM to AmmuB ana ImwUh Ueab
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From HveryTrbere By Phlneas J. Blron
Noted Artists To Be Featured At T. I. Birthday Event
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WE'RE TELLING YOU ...
BS Gerald K. Smith, America's would-be fuehrer, has thi.s to say. In his "The Cross and the Flag", ahout the recent disclosures of anti-Semitism in Bo.ston: "What has been takirig place in Bos¬ ton is Just a pimple on the skin of our body politic" ... In Chi¬ cago anti-Semites are busily or¬ ganizing for the coming elect- Ion's- precinct by precinct . . . Their aim is to show the poli¬ ticians that "It pays to be an anti-Semite" . . . It's up to us antl-FascLsls, Jewish and non- .Je'wish alike, to demonstrate that they're wrong . . . We hope you found time to read Louis Rlttenberg's interview with Foreign Minister Jan Masarylt of the Chechoslovakian govern¬ ment-ln-exlle ... It appears in the current issue of Liberal Juda¬ ism, and quotes Masaryk as ut¬ tering what is the best slogan we ha'Ve yet heard against anti-Sem¬ itism . . . Says the son of the founder of the Czechoslovakian Republic: "We will see the world transformed Into a Home¬ land of Man In which there Shall be no 'Lebenstraum' for antl-Semltlsm". In Inner Zionist circles there's i lot of sp,ecrulation about the ¦ attitude the Soviet government will take when the question of Palestine! will be de- ,:batedat;the,Peace Coniference. . '¦' 'Shdf'«*fl*ft^^^ ^fy^mimw that'AmeMcah Zionist lead¬ ers should be careful not to let themselves get mixed up with the Russian-Polish border is.sue ... If they permit themsseives to be used by certain Polish politi¬ cal manipulators, they may jeo¬ pardize a rapproachement be¬ tween the Jewish Agency and the Soviet government, we are told. . .
CO.MME.NT . . .
IBS Down on the Kast Side Win chell has discovered a m(jnu- ment-maker who believes in pre¬ paredness . . . Thl.s foresighted individual displays in his place of business a sample gi'avestone engarved: "Adolf Hitler—^dicd 1041" . . . Herlin ^japcrs please copy . . . I'Vom the grapevine comes the story that in Naziland the word whispered from mouth to mouth is: "Enjoy the war while you can—for the peace win be terrible" . . . And in the Bronx they're .sa.ying that if Hit¬ ler phoned Hlrohlto it would be a poison-to-poison call . . . IJTERARY WORLto , . . pjl Despite all sorts of rumors going the rounds, Shalom A.sch, the author ot "The Nazarene" and "The Apostle", has no inten¬ tion whatsoever of embracing Catholicism — or Protestantism either, for that matter . . . "I'lease deny all inspired gos¬ sip", he wires us, "1 am as Jew ish as I ever, was" . . . Paul Hag- en, author of "Germany after Hitler", was born with the name Karl Kiank. hul has used his nom-de-plume for many years It was suggested to him by the late Yiddish newspaperman, B. Charney Vladeck, he reveals . . . With Purim looming on the horizon, we want to call the at¬ tention of Sunday Schools, Cen¬ ters and clubs to something nov¬ el In the line of Purlm plays . . U's a sprightly' piece In charm¬ ing verse, and should make a great hit with audiences, espec¬ ially since it's written in a spir¬ it of fun particularly appropriate (Continued on Page 8)
Council Women To Hear Mrs. I. Engel Next Thursday
Tifereth Israel,Sisterhood will present at their annual Birthday Dinner this coming Sunday eVe- nihg, Feb. 27th, two nationally known famous artists, Susie Mlthael, Pianist-narrator, and Maurice, Freedman, Baritone, in the "Original Cavalcade of Jew¬ ish Music".
Covering every phase of hu¬ man experience, their program runs the gamut pf emotion from religious solemnity to riotous comedy. To' those whose con¬ cept of an evening, of music is one of strict formality and ser¬ iousness, "A Cavalcade of Jew¬ ish Music" promises a real sur¬ prise. The Michael-Freedman duo have appeared in every ma¬ jor city of this country and Canada and are now on a trans¬ continental tour of fifty cities.
The dinner is to be held at 5:30 p. m., in the social hall ot the Temple, with Louis Schlez¬ inger presiding as toastmaster tor the evenings ceremonies
Reservations, at-SliSO per plate, may still be made by calling Mrs. Sam Subow, EV. 2355 or Mrs. Sam Ostroff, EV. 6757.
_The dinner committees in¬ clude the following: Hospitality chairman, Mrs. Ben Katz; Social Chairman, Mrs. A. Esterkin and- Mrs.- C. S. Koltun, with their committee composed of Mrs. R,, J. Groban and Mrs. E. E. Kellner; Telephone Clialrmeni Mra. Sam Siibow and Mrs. Sam Qstfdff. Mrs.'A. ZackB/ls'ETOi^aitti'cliatri man for the affair.
There will be messages ot greetings from Mrs. Ben .Barban, president of Tifereth Israel Sis¬ terhood; Mrs. William Wa.sser¬ strom, president of the'Congre¬ gation; Mr. Ben Bai'ban. presi¬ dent of Men's Club; Malcolm Ros¬ enthal, president of Youth Lea gue; and Rabhl Nathan Zelizer.
N. Y. Zionist Labor Leader To Address Pioneers Sunday
Final arrangements have heen completed for the annual din¬ ner of the Pioneer Gi'oup 1 which is lo take place this Sunday. Feb. 27. l> P. M.. in the Agud.ith Ach¬ im Social Hall- The guest .speak¬ ei' for the occasion will ho Harry Ehrenrelch. secretary of the Labor Department of the Jewish NaUonal Fund.
Mr. Ehrenrelch is one ttf the leaders ot the Labor Zionist Movement In this country, hav ing been a founder of the move¬ ment in America. He is a mem ber of the Jewish National Workers Alliance since the founding of the Alliance, and has been a delegate to several Zion¬ ist World Congresses. Mr. Eh- rciireich has visited Palestine and was a ilelegate to the Amer¬ ican Jewish Conference. Under his leadership several successful projecis have heen completed such as the Louis Hrandeis, l.eon Blum and  Farband colonies.
Others who will be heard on the evening's program are Rab his M. Hirschsprung, Leopold Greenwald, Jacol). Baker, and Dr. B. W. Abramson. Vocal num¬ bers are to be rendered by Can¬ tor P. Gellman, accompanied by his daughter, Pauline, on the piano. Harry Beckman is to act as auctioneer.
Mr^. H. Friedland, president of the group, is chairman for this year's event and is being assist¬ ed by Mrs. Wm. Cohen, Mrs. J. Weiner, Mrs. J. Dechter, Mrs. M. Seidenberg and Mrs. P. Block.
RUMOR WAB DEPT. SEEKS POSTPONEMENT OF JEWISH COMMONWEALTH RESOLUTION
Members ot the Council of Jewish Women will have an op¬ portunity to meet Mrs. Irving M. Engel at a tea following the Council meeting Thur.sday. March 2, at 2 P. M.. at the Bry¬ den Road Temple. Mrs. Engel, a Smith College graduate i'n charge ot the National Council's Service To Foreign Born, will he the guest speaker on this occasion. Uer .subject will be "Service To Foreign Born in War and Peace".
Members are asked to note the change in ' the regular meeting dale which has been moved for¬ ward to comply with Mrs. En gel's itinerary.
Arrangements have heen made to care for small children ot members who miffht wish to bring them to the meeting. They will be entertained with stories and games under the direction of Mr.s. Harry Kohn.-. while the adult meeting is being held. This is an innovation which will be continued if successful.
Mrs. Engel's work among for¬ eign born comes Into special prominence with the. creation by President Roosevelt of tlie War Refugee Board who.se purpose is to rescue from'^xtenhtaatlon the persecuted • .iijfajbrttlc!| .'of Euilppe. The Nrtibnaiistiojjnctl office has placedca^feifllStilb^l. otth'e new Boardf^i^alP^^giEf, ¦ylrho have, had.'niafflpplr^Siiijiv expejiertce'fW,..haMffi|^.l»)ige^^ lirobl'ems. ¦ VAt^'tJt^^a^St^t'rfiirft they are enlisting the" "aid of workers stationed throughout the country In compiling infor¬ mation concerning refugees, to be entered in the Ma.ster File, a rcord of case histories- which will aid in reuniting families separated by war.
Mrs. Engel will Ik' available to answer (|uestions concerning refugee problems. Mrs. E. .1. G(ii'(lon is chairman of the Co¬ lumbus section's .Service to l-'or¬ eign Horn.
Charges A. J. C. Backs Westbrook Pegler On Anti-Semitism
NKW YORK (.1 PSi - The American .lewlsb ('omniHtce cn dorses columnist Weslbrnok Pegler'.s atuick on lhe lihoial news|)apers wbich have given publicity to anti .Semitic acts of violence, it i.s. slated by Ur. S. Margoshes in liis En.glisb column in The Day, New York Yiddish newspaper. One of hi.s readers clipped a cnlumn of Dr. Mar¬ goshes' attacking'I'cgier's stand and sent it to the New York World-Telegram which carries Pegler's column- In reply. Dr Margoshes reiiorts thai the.read¬ er received the following letler from Lee U. Wood, the executive editor of  the World Telegram;
"Retailing that .some time back I had seen releases hy the Americ-an Jewish Commiltee much along the same line as Mr. Pegler's article, 1 called the American Jewish Committee and asked them If they had read Ihe Pegler article in question. The.v told me they not only had read It but that they endorse whal .Mr Pegler had to say. I thought ihls might be of interest to you".
Pegler had attacked PM, New York daily, and Its publisher Marshall Field, stating that, by exposing anti-Semitic acts and by giving them wide publicity, Mr Field might be seeking to aggravate arttiSemltism.
AMENDMENT TO ANTI-HATE BILL
WASHINGTON (JPS) — An amendment requiring tii.scinsiire ot t>helr .official backing Jiy or¬ ganizations using tbe mails fnr propaganda purposes was pro- po.sed hy Morris Ernst. Counsel of the American Civil I.ilienies Uni.on. He explained that his organization opposes the Lynch Bill, which would bar anti-Semi¬ tic and race-hati literature from the mails, hecause it woultl place "too much power in the hands of one man", the Po.stmaster Gen¬ eral. He suggested the amend¬ ment as an individual, making it clear that this suggestion does not stem from his organization. Action In Tile Now York State
NEW YORK (JPS)^TheNew York State Senate has passed, and sent to the lower house of the state legislature, a bill Intro¬ duced by Senator Louis B. Hell¬ er making it a felony to destroy, deface or defile any place of wor¬ ship or cemetery.
Governor  Thomas  E.   Dewey  ' was reported to be meeting with Legislative leaders to discuss a program t6 curb antl-Semltlsm.
Ncw.York.-Women'To Fight
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der'the auspices' of the Protes¬ tant Textbook Commission to eliminate Anti - Semitic state¬ ments m American Texlbook.s. to supimi'i the polity of tho Text¬ book Commission.
WASHINGTON (JPS) — Ru¬ mors that the War Department ma.v intervene to seek postpone¬ ment of tho Jewish Common¬ wealth resolution on grounds of "expediency'' were rife in the Capitol as the public hearings before the Hou.se Foreign Af¬ fairs Committee were adjourned. Further hearings will be in exe¬ cutive session.
Congressman Sol Bloom, chair¬ man of the Hou.sc Foreign .¦Af¬ fairs Committee, would neither confirm nor deny rumors that he had already received a memor¬ andum from Secretary of War" Henry Stimson on the resolu¬ tion. While Secretary of State Cordell Hull was reported favor¬ ably disposed to the res'olution, it was reported in reiishie cir¬ cles that the State Department would give the right ot way to the War Department. Rumors were also rite that British offi¬ cials were exerting pressure on United States military leaders to Intervene so that the resolution might be shelved for "military reasons".
Against Resolution
At the' close,   of   the    public
hearings,  the  case  against  the resolution    yvas    presented  by Pliillp K.    Hittl,    professor    of Arabic' at Prhicetori Universily, a Christian Arab;. Raris S. Mal- ¦ put, president of Jjbe Syrian and . Iip4nege,E.edBrat,lpp:.pt;,the EasV.;,:,, em'SioVesi?l4ttSr:'E^l{eh!4i,»ftMattri7rr er chalnnan of the united States ¦ agi'icultural   mission   to   Saudi Arabia; Rabbi Morris S. Lazal'on, and Rabbl William.H. Fineshcib- er,     member of the  American (Continued On Page 8)
COLUMBUS JEWISH COMMUNITY TO AID RED CROSS CAMPAIGN OPENING TUESDAY
"Ynur Heri Cross is al Uis .Side" -This statemenl will be kepi before iho American public during lhe PHI lied Cross War l''uni! ciimp.'iign. 11 Is a fact, be- ran.se. in lai'ec pari. Ihe lied Cross S.AF- Ser\i('cs Io tile ai'in- cil  forces  --  iiiiiUcs  it  so,
l';\'(>r\' chajiu'r. even I'Vci'v volunteer, has ii part in the KAl''. for. all nf ited Cro.ss is clnsely' attuned tn the nalion's war ef¬ fort. Of the $2()().()l)l),0(IO War Fund goal. .Ili-lO.OIin.OIK) is for the worldwifle work of the .Xatinnai organization. More than IK) per cent of all Red Cross e.xpcndi lures are being directed to tlie services for the men in llie -.wm ed forces.
Hecause of Ilic expanding S.-\l''. this year'> War Fund budget is L'-l percent liigiicr than tbe bud get for national represented in the 1!113 War Kund. It costs al most twice aa much in rcndci services Iti men in foi'ei'.^n as signmejit as to rcmier Uie same servii'es to men in this counlry The I'olumbus and Franklin county KMI V\'ar I'und gnal SffiiLOOO. is lhe largest ever sought in this county, but is still le.ss than one half iif one per cent ot the national goal, George E. Landis, attorney and chair man of the War F'und cam palgn here points out. He is an¬ nouncing his complete organiza¬ tion for the drive to open Feb- 29th. Decorations, to be kept be¬ fore the public until the goal is reached, appeared this week. Downtown, huge Neon Red Crosses are being erected at the
four entrance way.s tn Ihe State grounds; posters, flags and other dciMirations are on lamp jiosts. in slrcct car and bus windows and (li.stril)uted through various busi¬ nesses giving 100 per cent co o"i'i'aiinn to Ihe Franklin counly ¦ hai.iler of lied ('ro.ss in its effort
AN   Al'l'RECIATION!
TlMoiigh Ihc kind coopera¬ tion of Roy's Jewelers, I N. High SI., the Red CrosM iiicssaRe on p'age five of Ibis issue  WHS  made possible.
Onr thanks and Ihat of Re(l Cross are oxiendcd to Mr. Ma\ HIelii for his thouKhlful and patriotic gi'Stui'c.
lo (in its iiart for Ihe men in the armed s'M", ices this year. .ri'wi.sh Groups I'arlicipale Among Jewish groups partici¬ pating in the v.'ar fund adivi- lies for the drive are: Zion Lodge. H'nai Brith. H'nai H'rilh Auxiliary. H'nai H'rith Huslne.ss and Professional Group, Heth Jacob Sisterhood. Agudath Achim Sisterhood, Rose E. La'z- arus Sisterhood. National Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women, Jewish Youth Coundl of Columbus, Hll¬ lel Foundation, Junior and Sen¬ ior Hadassah, Temple Israel Col¬ lege group. Temple Israel Men's Club, Temple Tifereth Israel Sunday Schohol, Tifereth Israel Men's Club, Temple Tifereth Is¬ rael ^Senior Sisterhood and Ez¬ ras Noshirri Society.