Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1944-11-03

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Vol. 22. No. 4.'j  Enierad 6s Second-Class Matter. ' PostoKlce   Columbos., Ohio.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1944
Otfvo^td   to   Amarlcan And   Jawlih   Idaalt
Strictly Confidential
TIUbKs   Prom   Everywhere By PhlncuH ,1. Blron
Zionist Cultural Group Announces Meeting Schedule
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te One of    Father    Coughlin'.s "mother" organizations  !.<; once more tllat.<iributlng, by the chain- letter  method,   a   falsified  anti- Semitic statement pin-porting to be a  quotation   from   nenjamin Franklin . . This statement was exposed as a fraud several years ago . . . "The National Record". Senator Robert  Rice  Reynolds' newspaper, is carrying on a foul campaign with very pronounced racist   undertones,   yelling   for "an America for Americans" . Reply   to   an inquiry   from a reader:   Tho.se   election   buttons tliat say "Don't be a Je\v-ey— Vote for Dewey" are not auth¬ orized   by  the  Republican   Na¬ tional Committee . . . They aro. however,   iwing  distributed   by some irresponsible Dewey sup¬ porters .  .  . Norman  M.   l.lttel. Assistant   United   States   attor¬ ney   General,   has   this   to   say about    righting    anli-Semillsm: "While   bigots   have   i-avt-il,   we have ix;en too silent" . . . NKVV8 OF ZIOiV . . . fri; Bellevp-lt-or-not   item:   Maur¬ ice .Samuel, in the October issue of the  American  Zionist  ICmer- gency Council Bulletin, manag¬ ed to publish an article on Arali demand.';  for  Palestine  witiiout once mentioning England  .  .  . It is po.ssible that so astute an cbeei-ver as    Maurice    Samuel doesnt     Itnow     that     .though the language of the Arab spoice- men is Arabic the voice Is that of the British Colonial Office? . . . The Zionist State Party, of of Which Meer'Grossman is the head, is girding its loins for an aggressive    political    campaign We're   reliably   Informed   that the British Government consid¬ ers President Roosevelt's .most recent statement   on   a   Jewish commonwealth   In   Palestine  as an     Important     political     pro¬ nouncement and not merely as an election campaign promi.se . . You  will  soon have  the  opiiar- tunlty to .sec the best I'alestine motion picture ever made . .  .. Henry Montor tells us that the technicolor film he has just re¬ ceived  from ti»e Holy   Land   us outstanding . . . THIS AND THAT . . . ISl James   Waterman  Wise,   di¬ rector   of   the   Council   against Intolerance. Informs us that Su¬ preme Court Justice Frank Mur¬ phy is Intent on expanding his work against native racism . . . The   magazine   Scripta     Mathe¬ matica, published   by   Yeshiva Coilege and edited by Profe.s.sor Jekuthiel Glnsburg, is establish¬ ing   a   Mathematical   Institute, where   laymen   will   be   taught mathematics   as   a fascinating spiritual adventure ...  If you live in Birobidjan you have to study Yiddish whether you are Jew or-Gentile . . . Yiddish is a required subject in all  schools there  ...  We like  that front¬ line report telling of a Jewish soldier supervising a detail of a I   dozen Nazi war prisoners whs ¦ were scrubbing-the entrance lo a  synagogue    in    a    liberated European  town in. preparation for the high holy days . . . LITERARY NEWS . . . ISa Orchids to^he October 2()th issue of The Congress Weekly, published by the American Jew¬ ish Congress ... In that issue Ellas Giliier, exposes certain as¬ pects of Lloyd C. Douglas' best¬ seller "The Robe" as historical¬ ly false and arttl-Semltic to boot Trend of Events, thp Jewish (Continued on Vvgd 8)
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MBBTTNO, B'NAI n'RITH AND JEWISH VETERANS
The Cultural Group, of the Columbus Zionist District Is this week announcing the fol¬ lowing schedule of meetings for the  fall  and  wlrvter sea.son:
Nov. 1«: "A Bird's Eye View of Jewish Life in Palestine To¬ day. The subject to lie pre¬ sented by Dr. B, W. Abramson, will cover various phases of Jewish Life in Palestine In or¬ der to orient the group proper¬ ly. The meeling Will start promptly at 8 p. m.. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yenkin, 2735 Powell Ave., liexley.
Deconiber 14; "The Cultural Corttrihution of Palestine to Jewish Ufe!'. The subject will be presented by Daniel Harri¬ son, director of the Columbus fli'brew School anfl will co^'er the educational .system of Pal¬ estine, as well as- the religion, literature, art an<l press of l^retz Israel,
.liiiiuary 18, UH^y. "i'ersonali- ties In Palestine". Rabbi Ilarry Kaplan of the Ohio Stale L'ni- vcrsily. Hlllel Foundation, will present a review of leading per¬ sonalities, men and women, of Palestine, their achievements In their respective fields of endea¬ vor, and their contribution to .lewish life In Palestine, as well as their influence on World Jew¬ ry. -
Fobrunry 15, 1945; "The He¬ brew University". Mr. Sam Diamond will present the his¬ tory and development of that great university, its achieve¬ ments to date, and its Influence on Jewish Life in Palestine and the Near East
March I.'i, I04r>: "The Relation of Jesv and Arab In Pales.tlne". Tho Jewish point of view will be presented by Mr. Albert Schiff. The point of view of the Arab will lie given by Justin L. Sillman. The economic sit¬ uation. Industrial and agricul¬ tural achievements, and the ab¬ sorptive caixiclty of Palestine will be consideretl in connection with the AraWew relationship. April 19, 1»4.'>: "Political Par¬ ties of Palestslne and Zionist Parties". This subject, to he presented by Harry Schwartz., will be a review of the various political ¦ parties In Palestine, their aims, influence and achievemonts. Roy J. Stone will cover the subject of Par¬ ties in Zionism.
The foregoing program has been developed through the ef¬ forts of Rabbi Harry Kaplan of the Hlllel Foundation, Dr. B. W- Abramson, Sam Diamond. Fred Yenkln and A. Jacotison with Harry Schwartz as chairman.
The exact time and place ot the foregoing meetings will be announced in future issues of the Chronicle. Men and Wo¬ men Zionists and non-Zionists, are invited to attend.
Those desiring that their names be placed on the mailing list, to receive specific informa¬ tion with regard to the above meetings, ar^ asked to call or write any one of the following: Harry Schwartz, EV.5208; Fred Yenkln, FA. 4412; Dr. Irving Seff, AD. 6972; A. Jacobson, FA. 1934.
B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN BAZAAR SUNDAY
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A joliil meeting of the li'niu 1 H'rlth and li>c-:il unit nf llu- .lewish War Vi'tei-an.s will serve as an advance nbsin-vaiice of Armistice Day by lioili organi¬ zations on next Tuesday. .N'ov 7th.
IVlaJor Joseph H. Deut.sMile Public Relations Officer at Fort Hayes.-¦AvIirj-iB the main speak¬ er at the meeting to be hekl at the Broad Street Temple, at H P.  M.
Deutschle has served in both World Wars. He was with the lOSth Engineers in the fir.st war and .saw action in the North Af¬ rican and Italian c-ampaigns during the present war; before returning to his iircseiu post a; Fort Hayes.
Bccau.se of the importance of this meeling. the Jewish War Veterans have invltetl the Aux¬ iliary to attend anti the li'nai n'rilh Women will a).so be prvt,- ent
.Members of both orgaiiizii- tlons may also bring guests.
In May. 1333. the H'nai H'rlth .\uxlllai-y was organized as a helper to the local mens lodge. During the past eleven years tho H'nal B'rith Women of Co- himbus have earned their spurs as an tdepenrlent, loading or¬ ganization In our community. l*''or the past six years, their sole fund-raising fimction lias been an annual Charity Bazaar and Supper-, whi(-h this year Is being held Sunday (tomorrow) at the Chittenden Hotel.
An old-fashloncd plate supper will be scrveti, starling at 5 P. M.. and the Bazaar will continue until 12 o'clock The supper, at T.'jc a plate, will feature .sjilis- bury steak, knlshes. and <7thor delicacies for whicii B'nai B'rith affairs are famous. Many nov¬ el attractions are in store for the -anticiiiated nttendan(-c. The sewing booth will feature a hand-made stocking doll, as well as liu,ndre(ls of attractive aprons, pot holdcis anti olber ai-Iit-les. It will also give awav a beautiful Corday bag set. The flower booth will .sell potted plants anil ciiloi-ful vases, (-an- 'lied apfjlcs. wienel-s. <-;nldy. b(-autiful cakes, home-canned goods, iiu-luding ration-|)oint high fruits, kosher dill pickles, etc., gi-ocery t><'iskct.s, by the score, and of coiii-se, the big, big salamls which always come in bandy. VVar Bcmils will be on .sale for the sixth V\'ai- Loan Drive. _ BjQod Donors are asked to be pledged that evening.
An evening of pleasure and unusual entertainment Is being assureti all who attend.
There will be many door priz¬ es, wilh a Graiwl Door Prize of a ^.'jO.OO War Hond,
This is the H'nal H'rlth Wo¬ men's way of earning money to pay its many pledges and obli¬ gations to the philanthropies anti charities it helps support and   maintain,     'I'his   year   the
local organization has made pledges to the following B'nai n'rith   institutions:—
Tho National Jewish Hospital at Deni-er. Colo,: tbe Leo N. f^evi M e m o rial Hospital, at Hot Sjirlngs, Ark,; Hellfaire. the Cleveland Orphans Home: the Anti-Defamation League, the National Youth Commission, the Vocational (luitlance .Ser¬ vice, and to every Hlllel Foun¬ dation anil counselorship In Dis- ti-lct No, 2, which includes our own Hlllel Founilallon at Ohio State  University.
A pledge of $1(100.00 has just been made b.v B'nai B'rith Wo¬ men to the R, J, Schanfarber A-Tcmorial Fund, Pledges to the Red Cross, the Community Chest. Ihe Columbus Council for Democracy, tho Columbus Boys Choir, as well as many other local charities are annual con¬ tributions of the organization, all made possible through fund.s- i-tiised hy the Bazaar.
.•\ major part of B'nai B'rith Women fmids is allocated for War, Service, l«)th in the na¬ tion and in our own commun¬ ity. This enables the group to (Uiiy on Us magnifii-ient pro¬ gram of assistance lo the ;trm- ed forces. In establishing recrea¬ tion f.'iciiities. i-ooms. games, etc.. for camps anil hospitals. II m.-ikes possible the furnishing of rooms at Lockbourne. at Port Columbus, .servicing the Iwys in our community and dinner for :io convalescent • soldiers at Fletcher General Hospital after the Michigan game..
This is the B'nai B'rith Wo¬ mens' program, worthy of evei^yones suppoi-t. You can help them lo meet their obliga¬ tions anxl pledges l)y attending the Sixth Annual Charity Ba¬ zaar this Suntiay, Nov, 5. at the Chittenden Hotel. It's an eve¬ ning you'll long remember. —.loin   B'nai   B'rith—
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NEWSPAPER ASSN. MEET IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK (JPS)—The first annual convention of the Amer lean Assocl^ion of English- Jewish New(SpJtpers will be held at the; BUtnjore Hotel here N'o veijiber 10, 11, and 12.
Self-Martyred Jews Dramatized In Broadcast Sunday
NEW YORK: A story of tht Jews In Morlence, Germanj Is unfolded in a radio drama titled "Black Death" on "The Eter nal Light" this Sunday. Nov '5 (NBC, 11:00 a. m., EWT; WEAl 12:00 noon, EWT), Guest spt ik er is Professor Mordecai M. kai:> Ian, dean of the Teachei-s Insti tute and professor of Homlktics at the Jewish Theological .Scin inary.
Morton Wisheiigrad's script is laid in the city of Mallcncc in 1348. when the plague bioki out over Europe. Twenty-fue million person.s died and llu- Jews wei-e made the scapegoats. The following year, the .lews In town after town throughout Gerniany were wiped .out, and fi,OaO Jewish citizens barricaded themselves In their synagogues and homes in Moience. After slaying mapy of their attackers In a losing cause, the 6,000 burn¬ ed  themselves  tcv death.
Pj-esented each week In m- operatlpn with the Jewish Theo¬ logical Seminary of America. "The Eternal Light" Is directed by Anton M. Leader, of NBC.
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Joseph (.'otten
Joseph Gotten, screen star of "Since You Weiii,t Away", anil '-Shadow of a lioubt", is this week's .guest on the latest chaii- ter of "Palestine Speaks!", tlie dramatic radio program of l!-uc stories aixjut life iu the Prom¬ ised Land, to be heard this Sun¬ day Nov. Sth, over station WHKd', at 1:30 P. M., aa(i__g| sented by the Columbus District ol the  Zionist  Organization  of
Ame^-ica.
Mr. CoUen will be hcai-d a.s Pinchas Rutenberg. the Edison of I'alestine. who gave a pio¬ neering peo|)le light and power fiom tlie great Rutenbci-g dam I n  the  River Joi-iian.
Appearing     with   Mr,   Cotten
aie  Broadway  stars  as  Giliwrt
Mack, and Roc Rodger, together
uith the regular announcer of
Palestine Speaks!', Ben Grauer.
Original Program At Council Meeting Tuesday
A unique and timel.v pro¬ gram, under the direction of Mrs. Louis Harris, Is lo be pre¬ sented at the open meeting of the Council of Jewi.sh Women next Tuesday. Nov. 7th, at Bry¬ den Road Temple.
With our thoughts constantly turning to the boys , overseas, the membership will have thq joy of hearing mothers, wives and relatiojis of these G. I.'s tell what their troys are doing. In¬ teresting parts of their letters will be read and woven into an interesting pre.senlatlon.
Those taking part are Mes¬ dames R. Blashek, g. J. Good¬ man, R. Greenberger, L. Har¬ ris, M. Katz, B: Lehmann. A. Loeb, R. Levy, Isaac Wolf, M. I, Papurt, Wm. Schiff, H. Wise and B. W. Abramson.
Council will go into the thMft shop next Monday, Nov. 6, for oije week. Those having any Tirticle of clothing, bric-a-brac etc., are asked to take them to (Continued on Page 8)