Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1945-02-16

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Vol. 2.1, No. g
Entered as Second-Class Matter, Postofflce   Columbus,. Ohio,
COLUlMBtrS, OHIO, FRIDAY, PEBBUAKV 10, 1045
O«vot«d   to   Am«r)can and   Jawlih   Idaali
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits   From   Gveryirbere By Phineas J. Biron
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fe A rather tactless broaiicast cottilng from the Vatican radio was picked up by one of our op¬ erators on January 25th, . . Rei viewing the ancient history of the Jewish peopld and their sufferings through the ages, the Vatican speaiter said: "Real Jews are actually those who be¬ come Christians ... By entering the Catholic Church the Jews will find themselves among their fathers, and their own sister, the Virgin Mother, will, wel¬ come them . . . Our message to the Jews is: 'Enter the Catholic Cliurch and you will achieve the unity of all men!" . . . What a message to send to the Jewish victims of Hitlerism . . .
Conference Of Christians And Jews Fears Tension
Jews In Liberated Countries Worse Off Than Ever
RABBI JAMES 6. HELLER APPEALS FOR UNITY AND HARipLlMrfSSOLUTION OF U. J. A.
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te   Elmo Roper, the public re¬ lations expert, believes that the revived Ku Klux Klan wlll.con- centrate    its    attacits    against labor ... Roper may be right— but he forgets that the weapons the  Klan  will  use  are  antl-Se¬ mltlsm and anti-Negroism  .  . . We  are  reliably  Informed that there   Is  a  working  agreement between the KKK and the Chris¬ tian FVont . . . Orchids to New York State Senator Lazarus Jo¬ seph for proposing the establish¬ ment of two State-financed medi¬ cal colleges as a means of over¬ coming, the quota system against Jewish students . . . The propo¬ sition  will,  however,  be reject¬ ed .. . The life of Henry Ford will  be  glorified  on  the  movie screen    .  .   .  The    anti-Semitic chapters of Henry's    biography will be deleted . . . The case of Ra'bbl Englander in Kingston Is being hushed up (he was forced to  resign  because  he  protested against the nature of Christian religious instruction in the pub¬ lic schools) . . . We   understand that the Rabbi has been prom¬ ised another congregation if he doesn't make a fuss . . . JEWISH AKFAJKS . . . fe i'"lash: Oliver Lyttelton,, Brit¬ ish  Minister of  State,  ctjncedes i^rcnch authority over Syria and Leljanon as a quid pro quo for full   Britisll,  jurisdiction     over Palestine .'. . The UPA will need many millions if, as is reported it plans to bring a million Jew¬ ish  refugees  into  Palestine  im mediately after the war . . .- In teresting statistics: 83  per ceni of the pupils of the Her^liah He brew   Academy,   which   gives   z high school and college    course in  Hebrew  language,  literature and  culture,  are American-born . . . They range in age from 12 to 'l'.l years ... A council of rep- re.ientalives  of   national  Jewish organizations   has   been     estab lished to raise SaS.OUU for adult licbrew    edticatlon . .  . Not so l(mg ago the Ijudget of the His¬ tadruth   ivrlth,   which     carries <m  the.se  activities,   was  $25,000 [jer vear . . . Ki'JADlSIt H CiUlDK . . . Sn Don't miss Dr. Joseph Gorl- -car's article, "The Jewish prob¬ lem and the Slavs", published in the   current   Issue   of   tfie   Slav¬ onic Monthly ... Dr. Gorlcar Is a   distinguished   diplomat   and economist ... One of the best,, articlos   un   Romaln     Rollatiffs death.appeared In the February Issue ot Youth and Nation, pub¬ lished by Hashomer Hatzair . . . ll Is written by Yosef Wilfahd . . Pierre  van  Paassen's  "Days/ of Our Years" has Just' been pub¬ lished In Hebrew, by the Neu- man Press of Tel Aviv . . . Pro- (Continued on Page 8)
NHW YOBK (JPS)—Declaring itself "gravely concerned about the rising tensions among relig¬ ious groups in the nation", the National Conference of Chris¬ tians and Jews, through Its President Dr. Everett R. Clln- chy, made special note of "the series of articles 'Can CathoUc- 1 s m Win America?' in the Christian Century, the state¬ ment of the Roman Catholic hierarchy advocating the with¬ drawal of Protestant missionar¬ ies from South America, as well as other incidents and wide¬ spread  antl-Semetlc  feelings".
The ¦ Conference proposed the following courses of action:
"That Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders meet nationally and locally to seek understand¬ ing and to arrive at methods for the alleviation of the ten¬ sions; that Protestants, Catholics and Jews work within their rer spective constituencies to re-ek-l amine their res-ponsibllltles for the causes of these tensions; that religious leaders take the Initiative in extending education In Inter-group relations through¬ out the churches, schools and all the civic agencies of the na¬ tion; that for the good of our country and the world. Catho¬ lics. Jews and Protestants, while maintaining their right to differ, work together to solve the press¬ ing economic, political and so¬ cial problems in which we ail have a common stake".
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the 1,200,000 survivors of'the 6, 000,000 Jews who had been un¬ der German rule cannot remain in their countries ot residence, despite their liberation, Eliahu Dobkin, head of the Immigra¬ tion Department of the Jewish Agency told the New York Times Jerusalem correspondent. "Six months ago, in the first flust of liberation, it was be¬ lieved that the nations among whom the Jews survived would tolerate them", Mr. Dobln said In an Interview cabled from Pales¬ tine, "but now It transpires that even those few do not have sound prosfiects of a normal esistence. There are even less possibilities than, there were, for the larger number of Jewish Inhabitants who Hived In these countries before the Nazi liquid¬ ation measures began".
lUr. Dobkin cited the fact that Gen. Wladyslaw Zavalzyk, De¬ puty Commander In Chief of the Polish army, declared in a broadcast over the Lublin radio that "there Is open antl-Semlt¬ lsm, and a hostile attitude to tlie vestiges of the Jewish com¬ munity remaining in Poland".
.A report from Greece stated that Jews returning from the hills, where they hid during the Nazi occupation, were unable to get back their former dwell¬ ings, and that hundreds ot them, including three hundred or¬ phans, were living in an Athens synagogue. Only one bookshop In Salonika had heen restored to Its previous owner.
Questions of vital Importance to our community will be dis¬ cussed at the quarterly meeting of the Hoard of Directors of the Jewish Welfare Federation and Schnnthai Center Boards Thurs¬ day evening, March 1st, at 7:45 P. M.., at Schonthal Center.
Among those vvho are to be heard are 1. W. Garek, president of the Federation, who will dis¬ cu.ss "National Budgeting"; Ben Yenkin, chairman of the Case Committee, to revievy . "Prob¬ lems to be Solved"; Dr. E. J. Gordon, president of the Schon¬ thal Center, who Is to reveal "Future Plans for the Commun¬ ity Center"; and Robert Weiier, to report on lots being consld- ered for the proposed Center.
Reports of finances and actvi- tles are also to be rendered by members of the staff of the Cen¬ ter and Federation. ¦ According to local leaders, now is the time for action for the new Community Center, which is the greatest unmet need _in our communtty. The co. "operation of every Columbus Jew is needed to assure the suc¬ cess of this undertaking.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (JPS)— A total of $120,178,930 In war bonds were sold by B'nai B'rith organizations during the Sixth War Loan Drive, bringing the total B'nai B'rith bond sales since the First War Loan to $461,500,000, the National War Sei'vlce Department ot B'na H'rith announced here.
Capacity Crowd Predicted for B*nai B*rith Sports Night
Rabbi James G. Heller, Na¬ tional chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, Issued the fol¬ lowing statement concerning di.s.solution of United Jewish Ap¬ peal:
Through the channel of the United .lewish Appeal the Jews . of America during the past six years extended their sympathe¬ tic supijort to the United Pales¬ tine Appeal as well as thi*. Joint i:)lstrihutlon Committee and the National Refugee Service. State¬ ments concerning the reason for the dissolution of the United Jewish Appeal can serve no use¬ ful purpose In this period of high destiny for the Jewish peo¬ ple.
We have given the problems of this years campaign long and careful consideration with pri¬ mary regard for the welfare of our brothers abroad who have always been and Wiii continue to he our chief concern.
In conducting Its 1945 cam¬ paign, the United Palestine Ap¬ peal recognizes the authority and central importance of local welfare funds The Jewish Wel¬ fare Funds are the great symbol of unity in American Jewish life. They now share directly in de¬ cisions which wiii weigh heavily in the determination of the fu¬ ture of the surviving remnants of the Jewish people.
The needs of the United Pal¬ estine Appeal and the Joint\Dls- tribution Committee are great. Regardless of whether the \ap- jieals In their behalf are mide to communities independently or In combination, we feel con- . fident that American Jewry will meet the expanded opportuni¬ ties to sustain the Jews of Eu¬ rope in this transition period and to assure for the vast ma¬ jority of them a permanent and secure future in the Jewish Na¬ tional Home in Palestine. In these terms the United Palestine A])peal calls ui)on the Jews of the United States to give their support in unmatciVed degree to FrcL/, Israel.
Wo solemnly urge every com¬ inunity to initiate Us camiJalgn jjlans with dispatch and to raise maximum .sums for the major causes In Jewish life. The Uni¬ ted I'alestlne a|)peal Is confident that Jewish Welfare I'"^inds will distribute their fund.s with a deep and sympathetic under¬ standing of the centrallty of the Iiosition of Palestine as the pivot and 'ftiundalum of the Jewish future. We firmly believe that ail AtnufUun .lews share In the ho|ie and determination that the survivors of mass persecu¬ tion and devastation must nev¬ er be liomek'ss again. Let us In unity and harmony set our hands to this historU; purpose.
Nick Cullop
'1 he annual H'nal B'rith Fath¬ er-Son sports night next Tues¬ day at the Hroad Street Temple i will bring together one of the largest groups of outstanding sport celebrities ever presented at one affair In Columbus, ac¬ cording to Allan Tarshish, pres¬ ident of Zion Lojige No. 62.
In addition, the new B'nai B'rith award to the outstanding Jewish athlete ot Coiumbus will be presented for the first time. Herb Pollock, now In the Navy, has been selected for this honor
presented wlli be Bill liacket. Bill Willis and Les Horvath, all Ohio S^at^ stars and Ali-Amerl¬ can selections.     Horvath    was
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recognized as the outstanding player In the United Stales last year and Hackett has been hon¬ ored as ca!)taln-elcct of next year's Scarlet and Gray eleven.
Hilly, Southworth, manager of the World Series winning Car¬ dinals, will also be present. Other baseball iiimlnarles are are Nick Cullop, popular player and manager; Al Bannister, pres¬ ident ot {he Coiumbus Red Birds and Fred Hunter, Boston Red Sox Scout.
Among the many sport h
Among the footbaU stars to be| ers to take part In the program
will be Paul Blxler, Ohio State football coach; Budd Sweeney, sports announcer of -WHKC; Judge Rodney Ross, an outstand-
Paul m.-sler
Ing s()ortsninn: and  Hen  Ratner as inasUT oC ceremonies.
Movies of one of the -'1944 Wnrld .Scries baseball games will bo shown and refreshments served.
T. 1. SISTKKH001> WILL (KI.KHKATK BIRTHDAY WITH DINNKK SUNDAY
The .¦^:ii'd liirthday ot the Tif¬ ereth Israel Sisterhood will be celebrated this Sunday evening.
Thu party is free to all
bei's of Zion Lodge and their .sons. It is expected, however, that everyone will Iji'lng a small gift to he presented later to the wouiuled servicemen now recov¬ ering ut Fletcher General Hos¬ pital. The meeting is being planned- ^.by Ben Tolpen ahd Lou Berlin¬ er, ac'cortllng to Sam Luper, pro¬ gram chairman. They announc¬ ed that ail members may bring a nephew or young friend as well as their sons.
mem-1 i''cli- 18th, at a dinner to be given In the social hall of the Broad St. Temple at B o'clock. Dr. Harry Topolosky will he master of ceremonies for the occasion.
Members of Iota Tau Gamma Sorority will present a very clever skit entitled "Marriage of Maybelle Moskowitz". Greet¬ ings are to be extended by pres¬ idents of various organizations affiliated with the congregation.
Mrs. Ben Barban, president of Sisterhood takes this taeans ot (Continued on Page Fivel