Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1944-10-20

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SfO^ Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \\7AR
Vol. 22, No. 4.1    Enured as Secon(l<:las9Matur, PostofflCe   Columiius,, Ohio.
C01.UMBUH, OHIO,  FRIDAY, OCTOBJSK 20,  1M4
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits   Prom   Evoryvrhore By Phlneas 'j. Blron
VOU 8H0U1D KNOW . . .
te That the Bundlst book en¬ tltletl "Roo.sevelfs .lewish An¬ cestry", which a grand Jury has labeled as Nazi .propaganda, is again, being circulated, we're told .. . . Dorothy Thompson flatly contradicts those who claim that anti-Semitism is on the decrease here . . . She re¬ cently wrote, in a letter: "Reja- tlons between the various races composing America have deter¬ iorated during the war, and, re¬ membering the aftermath of the last one, we have reason to fear that they will deteriorate fur¬ ther in the past-war period, un¬ less measures are taken to pre¬ vent this" . . . The bill to sup¬ press the evil ot anti-Semitism, .sponsored by the National Com- mittee to Combat Anti- Rem i t ism. will be sub¬ mitted to tho Senate and Housi? at the first-.session to be held after elections ... A communi¬ cation from a Long Island resi¬ dent: "When the two party chairmen gave the fJational Conference of Christians and .7ews. their pledge to eradicate anti-Semilism as an issue, they a 18;o automatically pledged themselves to clean their own political machines ... So why has Robert C. Harris of Forest Hills been elected chairman of the executive committee ot the Queens division of the Amer¬ ican Democratic National Com¬ mittee? . . . Harris is an ar¬ dent- supporter of Father Char¬ les E. Coughlin in the national Union for Social Justice move¬ ment" . . . The American Demo¬ cratic Committee, incidentally, is  an  anti-New-Deal  set-up.
LISTEN HEBE . . .
Pi Chaplain Capt. Herman Dick¬ er, now in France, has the name "Jerusalem" and the Star of David painted on his jeep. He writes us that he is very curious to see the reaction of the Ger¬ mans when they lay eyes un his Jeep ... He is himself Ger¬ man-born, a refugee who en¬ listed in New York in 1041 . . . The movie "The Seventh Cross", which features Spencer Tracy and is now being shown, is out of date . . ; tlased on the novel Anna Seghers wrote in 193G, it depicts a strong aiiti-Fasdst sen¬ timent the very minimal scope of which has been demonstrated by events that have transpired since then . . . You should read EdvVard E. Grusd's editorial, "A Soft I'eace — An Insult to Jus¬ tice", in the current issue of the National  Jewish  Monthly.  .  .
.JEWISH tiEWB . . .
f^ The honeymoon is over be¬ tween Ira Hirscliman, repre- .sentatlve of the United States War Refugee Board, and the ISmergency Committee to Save the Jews uf Europe . . . Billy Rose, the theatrical master-pro¬ ducer, wants it known that he lias no connection whatsoever with that same Bergson Com.- miltee . . . Did you, by the way, see the series of articles in the Washington I'ost about the He¬ brew Committee of National Liberation? ... On the basis of Ihese arlicles that ^"ommittee is suing the Po.st fur libel . . . We thought .we'd pass ori to you some) autlioritutive statistics on Jewish education in Amer¬ ica, whifh reads as follows: Chil¬ dren attending Jewish Schools; 200,000 . . . Jewish Schopls: 2,200
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0«vot«d  to  Am,rlean and  J«!Mlth   ld*ali
New Officers Of
United Jewish Fund Nominated
At the annual meeting of the Board of the United Jewish Fund on Tuesday evening, Oct. 10. the following tribute was paid to the late Edwin J. Schan¬ farber, president for more than eighteen years of the United JewLsh Fund, hy Justin L. Sill¬ man, Chairman of the Nominat¬ ing Committee in presenting the slate of officers for the Fund.—
"Recognizing their tireless service and devotion, to the United Jewi.sh Tund, for which the Jewish community ot Co¬ lumbus Is de^pl.y indebted and Buffering humanity is grateful, we place In nomination as of fleers of the Funil the follow¬ ing  persons:
Simon       i^azarus.     president; Robert    W.    Schiff.    vice-pres.; Robert Weiler, vice-pres.;  I. W. Garek.  vice-pre.s.; Allen Gunder¬ sheimer.   Treasurer;   Miss   Leah Rosenfeld,  Executive  Secretary. They, are among the first, cap¬ able   of   carrying   on   the   noble traditions  nidured   hy a   Prince in   Israel   whose   leadership  we 'cannot fully rei)!ace and whose physical   presence     we     sorely miss.     We   know     that     under their   able   leadership   the   fair obligation  of    our' community will be discharged and the l'\ind will he properly administered. Respectfully, —Abe   A.   Wolman Lponiird Kohn .lustin   L.  Sillman,  Chair¬ man   Nominating   Corn- It   was   the   consensus   that the future operation of the Uni¬ ted Jewish Fund.would be con¬ tinued in the pattern which Mr. Schanfarber had so ably carved out.
Gifts To Schanfarber Memorial Continue To Mount
Council Executive Committee To Meet
The Jewish Community Council- Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednes day, Ocl. 25, at noon, at the Deshler-Walllck Hotel, it was announced this week hy Hsirry Gilbert,  president.
A number of important mat¬ ters will be discussed for re commendation at the nexl quar¬ terly meeting of the Jewish Community Council which will take place in December.
The following are members of the Jewish Community Coun¬ cil Executive Commitlee:
Dr. B. W. Abramson, Ben Borowitz. Dr. S. D. Edelman, I. W. Garek, Harry Gilbert, Ar¬ thur Goldberg, Dr. E. J. Gordon, Allen Gundersheimer, Leonard Kohn, Simon Lazarus, Robert Mellman, Albert Schlff, Mrs. Mra. William Schiff, Edward Schlezlnger, Justin Sillman, Jdi- ills Steinhauser, Allan Tarshish, William Wasserstrom, Robert Weiler. Sig Weisskerz, Abe A. Wolman. Mrs. Jack Wolman, and Fred Yenlcin.
One rea.son the Edwin J.' Schanfarber Memorial F'und is steadily climbing toward the proposed goal of $100,000 is found in communications like the following Just received by Rabbi l-larry Kaplah. director of the B'nai H'rilh Ohio State University     llillel    Foundation:
"Just a fcvv minutes ago I came acro.ss the notice of the passing of Ed Schanfarber", writes Chaplain Morris N. Kertzger from somewhere in Italy.
"Although     my     friendship was   a   cisual   one   compared with ¦ yours.   I   somehow   felt a keen sense'of personal loss. He   was   a   true   mninsta;.'   In llillel, and  one of those  lare persfmalities in the American cnmmunity      whose   devoticm tb  .ludaism   was   not   i)roinpt- --ed   by   self-seeking     motives. I'd  apiireciatc it if you'd add the  enclosed   check   for  your Memorial   Funti.     It's  cmly   a small    amount, liiil  will  give me   great   satisfaction.". Julius   W.   Steinhauser,   treas¬ urer    if   the   Fund,   announces the    following    addilional    sub¬ scriptions;
William A. Miller, Toledo; Zion Lodge No. Ii2. B'nai H'rilh. Sigmund Ornstein, Jo.seph and Ida Block, Morris Molar. Lan¬ caster; Lt. and Mrs. Robert Babich. Camp Claiborne, La.: (Continued on Page 8)
DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN TELLS ZOA PALESTINE NEEDS D. S. MANPOWER
JEWISH LEADER WIIjI, .SPEAK   HERE   THUKSDAr
HEADH   LOCAIi   ZIONIST
MEMBKRHHIP   DRIVE THIS SUNDAY AT 3 P. M.
JEWISH   WAR   VETERANS MEET WITH B'NAI B'RITH
A joint meeling of the Jew¬ ish War Veterans and Zion IiiMlgc, B'nal B'rith, will bo licUl at the Broad St. Tompio on Tuesday, Nov. 7th,
This 8|ieelal meeting will be iiddrcMsed by an outstand^ *i«g. army officer and tlic entire meeting will bo dovot^ cd to bringing tlio local Jow- iuli coinniunlty up-to^nto on wur activities and how thoy can lielp directly to bring V-bay  sooner.
Leonard   Kolin
The Zionist District'of Colum¬ bus has just concluded the most suqccssful year in its history. La^it year's meml)ership drive, which more than doubled the enrollment in the district .over tiiit previous year, placed Co- iur^ibus among the leading Zion¬ ist iirommunltles in America, This increased meml)ership was. reflected in greater Zionist ac¬ tivity throughout the year, Asirie from the many well at tended and successful meetings the high iJoint was the excep¬ tional Jewish Nallonal Fund work, particularly in Golden Hook in.scrlptlons. which rai.s- ed an amount five times over that of the previous year. Then came the district's participation in th'e Sth War f.oan Drive when the Columbus district topped a iiuoia assigned to it by the Z. O. A., by 30%. Finally, the note¬ worthy achievement of the Sun¬ day afternoon radio program. (Conttnusd on Page 8)
Mdniund 1. Kaufnwinn
The Zionist district has .now lonipieled plans for (me of the big events of the season, the appearance in Columbus of Ed¬ mund 1. Kaufmann. former President of the Zionist Organi¬ zalion ot America.
Mr. Kaufmann has had .such a variety of experience In Na¬ tional Jewish afairs and for many years has been an import¬ ant factor in so many achieve¬ ments for the welfare of the Jewish people everywhere, that one hardly knows where lo be¬ gin in trying to tell Columbus people about him.
Aside from his having served very successfully as president of Ihe Zionist Organization of America, Mr. Kaufmann is known as one of the princiijal advocates of unity in Jewish I'^und Raising in America. He was chairman of the Zion¬ ist Committee to iwrtlcipule In the 5th War Bond Drive which group sold over IS(i5,000,000 in Bonds. Mr. Kaufmann is also, chairman of the American Pal¬ estine Trading Corporation, which is to serve as agent for the purchase ut $10,000,000 in agricultural etiuipmenl and ma¬ chinery for post-uar use in I'al¬ estine.
Our guest siieaker has been a close friend and collaborator of Dr. Chaim Weizmann. presi¬ dent of the World Zionist Or¬ ganizalion; has worked closely with tile late Supreme Court Justk'e. Lotus D. HraiKleis, nnd other great Zlopist leaders. Mr. Kaufmann is also an intimate friend of Vice-President Henry A. Wallace, whom he enlerlainr ed recently in his home In .New England.
Columbus people will have a special interest in coming to hear Mr. Kaufmann because he regards Columbus as his second home, his first home being in Washington, D. C. Mr. Kauf¬ mann has 'many business con¬ nections in Columbus, has been a lifelong ti'iend of our late beloved E. J. Schanfarber and is also heading the nation-wide Larger Gifts Committee for the latter's   ilillel   Memorial   Fund,
The '/iionisr district. Ihere- forCj feels particularly proud to present ly^i'. Kauttnann to Co¬ lumbus Jewry, at ils openmg meeting to be held at the Bry. den Road Temple, next Thurs- ' Continued on Page 8)
P ATLANTIC       CITY,     N.     .1.
(JPS)—Dsctaring ihat "mon¬ ey alone will not suffice". Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Pales¬ tine and of the World Zionist Organizalion. in a caliled mes¬ sage to the convention of the American Zionist Organizalion here, pointed out that "we .shall also need the manpower of the American Jewish community; we shall need a- new form of Chalutziut (Pioneerdom) from the Western shores of the At¬ lantic; a chalutziut of sturdy young men and Women who by their experience and skill and Iiy Ihe example of their patri¬ otism and devotion will be able to co-operate in the building of the   Jewish   Commonwealth".
The concluding .session, pre- sideei over hy Louis Lipsky, ado[)ted, a .series of re.solulions ttresented liy Itoliert Szoid. chairman of the Political Reso- liilions ('nmmittee, in which .Xnicrican Zionists went on rec¬ ord as flemanding "that a free and democratic Jewish Com- ninnwealth to he established shall emiirace the whole of Pal¬ estslne undivided and undiroin- i.died".
Budgcl Of $48.1,(100 The delegates voted a budget of 9>iK>.t)tX) for tbe coming year for the implementation of a pro¬ gram of poUtlc.aL .educational and economic action. The Con¬ vention adopted a special reso¬ lution dealing with the progress ¦ of the political work conducted by the American Zionist Emer¬ gency Council.   ,
Laud Sliver And Wise "Having heard the compre¬ hensive political report and re¬ view of the work of the Amer¬ ican Zionist Emergency Coun¬ cil presented by Dr. Abba Hll¬ lel Silver, chairman of ils exe¬ cutive committee, the Conven¬ tion received the report with profound appreciation and ap proval of the general policy out¬ lined l,lierein. The Conventioti recorils its deep .satisfaction witll the program of political, action initiated and carried for¬ ward by the Cotincii during the past year, under the distinguish¬ ed direction of Dr. 'Stephen S. Wise and Dr. Abba Hiilel S1I-, ver and their associates, which was characterized by vision, courage, t-esourcefulness and dynamic leatlership. The signi¬ ficant achievements' of the pe'r- ioil under review have notably aiUanced our cause towards the atuiining of our objectives", the resolution declared, pledging "the cmtinued co-operation of the ZOA In fullest measure" to the Emergency Council. To the- end that "the work so auspic¬ iously begun and so vigorously prosecuted shall conlinue dur- In.ij   the  coming  year".
pr. Israel Goldstein, re-elect¬ ed president of the ZOA. in his ct^ncluding address, summed up tl)e achievements of the Con¬ vention, which he. termed "hls- loric", and said; "Out of tills Convention the ZOA emerges strengthened and unifeti. W? are on the highway of Arnerl- can Jewish life as the niost spirlled and the most construc¬ tive body of Jewish opinion and activities",   he   declared.
A resolution was adopted lauding highly the conirUiutiohs of Jewish Paiesliiie lo the war effort of the United Nations. The Ooiivenlion condemned the- "terroristic acts of a small band who have resorted to violence (Continued on Page 8)