Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1945-11-16

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COLUMBUS,   OHIO.   FRIDAY,   NOVEMBER   16,   1045
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Strictly G)nfidential
Tidbits   Prom   Everywhere By rhlneas J. Biron
VmCOhD STORY...
)l©The stoiV of a rabbi in a small town in Long Island •would, if told in full, make you ¦wonder whether we live in a democracy.. The rabbi has been so thoroughly terrorized by an¬ ti-Semitic hoodlums that he is afraid to talce a •wallc on the street after sunset. .He prefers the security of the cemetery, be¬ cause, as he puts it, "dead people can't throw stones".. PCZZLB....
IRlDre'w Pearson, the luicw-it- ' ail Washington colamnist, re¬ ports that the Pope "sheltered more thari 6500 Jews disguised as clerics in the Vatican during the war".. The story is fantastic for these reasons: The total area of the Vatican Is about a sixth of a square mile, or 190 acres, and the total population of Vatican City in normal times Is 1025..So how could one hide six times that total population In an area built up to house the original population?.. .No, Mr. Pearson, something in your report doesn't tally.... Beside.s, the total Je-wlsh population of Rome was approximately 11.000 —men, ¦women and children. .So do you, Mr. Pearson, mean to say that the Vatican took in the entire male Jewish popula¬ tion of Home?.. THERE AND HERE... )^The British concentration camps for Jews in the Sudan and Eritrea arc a disgrace to humanity. .Prisoneis are lashed with eats-o'-nine-talls and then dipped In salt water, so that the victims are left smarting for many days.. Did you know, by the way, that British cen- (Continued on Page 8)
Ohio-Ky. Assn. Of B'nai Brith Meets Here Sunday
The 24th annual meeting of the Ohio-Kentucky State Assoc¬ iation of B'nai Brlth and the 9th annual meeting of the Au¬ xiliary Groups win take place at the B'nai Brlth HUlel Foun¬ dation, 46-ieth Ave., this Sun¬ day, Nov.  18th.
Sylvan Wise of lilma, Ohio. Is the State President.
The complete program is as follows;
Homlix BMBlon 10 A. BU, to t3 Tt. Report on State Asan. Activities. Syl¬ van H. Wise. President; Synagogue Co-operation. Allan Tarshish; Report on War Services. David Cheses: Social Service. Abe A, Wolman; Report on D.O.L. AcUvltles. Edward Schleslng- er: General Discussion on member¬ ship and membership retention, All Lodge Representatives. Election of Of- Ilcers. ,^
Neon Dlnnei^Servcd at Hillel, Pre- oared bF Yetty MsrrnlU Afternoon Session 11:80 to 4:30 P. U. Dramatic reading with music from Ada Jackson's prize winning poem "Behold the Jew". By O.S.tf. Hillel Players;   Hillel   acUvItles   and   PWiJJi
Union Tbanksriving Service To Be Hela At Temple Israel
The Union Thanksgiving Ser¬ vice will be held at the Bryden Road Temple next Thursday, Nov. 22, at 10:30 a. m., it was an¬ nounced by L. J. Goodman, president of the congregation.
In selecting the Temple as host, the various churches con¬ cerned departed from their an¬ nual schedule as a mark of friendship and fellow esteem toward the congregation In this, the 100th Anniversary year of its founding.
Dr. U 'nton Merrill, Minister of the First Congregational Church, will be the preacher of the morning. An Offertory will be taken up during the service, which will later be sent to a worthy cause. The Order of the Service will Include a special prayer by Rev. Raymond L. Bailey, of the First Baptist Church. Rabbl Samuel M. Gup will conduct the ritual and the Temple choir, under the leader¬ ship of Mr. Herbert Huffman, will render appropriate music.
The participating churches are: Broad St. Presbyterian Church, Rev. Ganze Little Minister; First Baptist Church, Dr. Raymond L. Bailey, Minis¬ ter; Broad St: Church of Christ, Dr. Floyd Faust, Minister; Broad St. Methodist, Rev. James Thomas, Minister; St. Paul Epis¬ copal Church, Rev. Robert L,. Bull. Minister; Trinty Episcopal Church, Rev. Robert W. Fay, Minister, First Congregational Church, Rev.. Boynton Merrill, Minister.
"Perhaps, never before In all the history of our country," said Rabbi S. M. Gup, "have we had so much occasion to express gratitude. The men and women of the community, together with the members of the Temple, should plan to, be present on this Day, which will be cele¬ brated by grateful men and women throughout the coun¬ try."
The Rabbl earnestly requests that every family shall plan to attend this service. He calls at¬ tention to the fact that one ot the tests of being - a liberal American Is the willingness to join with fellow Americans of other faiths in common worshi^ on Thanksgiving Day.
THE SPEAKER FOR 17th ANNCAi HADASSAH DONOR DINNER
ROBERT W. SCHIFF HONORED AT CLEVELAND MEETING
Rabbl Harry Kaplan-.. Report on A.D,
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ADXIUABY PBOOIIAM Ninth   Annual   Meeting,   B'nai   B'rith
Women Ohlo-Kentnoky State Assn. November 18.  IMS 10:00 A. U.
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Call to Order, Miss Sylvia Pellen- baum. President; Invocation, Mrs. L. W. Phinins. Past Pres, State Assn. 2nd V. P. District Grand Lodge; Greetings. Mrs. Irving Cohen. .Pres. Zion Chapter; Response. Mrs. Max Astrachnn, Vice Pres. State Assn.: Roll Call; Appointment of Nominat¬ ing Committee; Minutes and Corres¬ pondence, Mra. Sam "Wohl. Sec'y.: Treasurer's Report. Mrs. A. A. Gel- fand, Treasurer: Membership Seminar, Mrs. J. D. Schecter, Mrs. I. W. Gai^ ekt Election of Officers: Installation of Officers. Mrs. Donald Wise, Pres. Women's District Grand XJAdge; Joint meeting with Men's State Assn.
Announce 3rd Annual Series of Cultural Meetings
The Columbus Zionist Dis¬ trict announces its Third An¬ nual Series of Culture Group Meetings, under the chairman¬ ship of Harry Schwartz, with the following lectures already scheduled:
Nov. 27, 1945 "Political Par¬ ties In Palestine." A review of the various political parties in Palestine, their aims, influence, and achievements, as well as leading personalities in these parties. Discussion to be pre¬ sented tiy Rabbl Hyman Chan¬ over. The meeting is to be heid at the hopie of Mr. and Mrs. D. Rosenfeld, 2855 Sherwood Road.
Dec. 27, 1945 "New Economic Tendencies in Palestine." The political implications and affect of these new economic ten¬ dencies on the social Ufe of Palestine, and on the prospects of a Jewiah State. Dlscus^on to be presented by Dr. B. W. Ab- (Contlnued on Page 8)
Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveid, Ex¬ ecutive Director of the Com¬ mittee on Unity for Palestine of the Zionist Organization of America, will be speaker at the 17th Annual Donor Dinner of the Columbus Chapter of Ha¬ dassah, to^e held on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, at the Deshler- Wallick  Hotel.
Reports of the manner in which this youthful Zionist leader distinguished himself as .speaker at the recent National Convention of Hadassah reach¬ ed the local Don6r Dinner Com-' mlttee from many sources, and he was immediately invited to come to Columbus tor this out¬ standing  affair.
Rabbl Lelyveld, who came to the Zionist Organization of America this year from Tem¬ ple Israel; Omaha, Neb., was the Edward L. Helnsheimer Mem¬ orial Fellow at Hebrew Union College In Cincinnati. He re¬ ceived his Bachelor of Arts degree, and election to Phi Beta Kappa at Columbia University, New York. Continuing his stud¬ ies at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, he was ordained as Rabbi and received the de¬ gree  of  M.H.L.  In  1939.
In his capacity as Executive Director of the Committee .on Unity for Palestine of the Z.O.- A., Rabbl Lelyveld has travelled extensively throughout the country In behalf of the pro¬ gram of his Committee to unite the American Jewish communi¬ ty'laehlnd the effort to secure a national home for the Jewish people In Palestine.
Robert W. Schiff, veteran United Jewish Fund Campaign Chairman of Columbus, was this week honored by his elec¬ tion as one of the vice chair¬ men of the newly organized East Central Region of the .loint Dlsitrlbutlon Committee. He was named at a meeting of Jewish leaders which was heid In Cleveland on Sunday, Nov. 11th.
Although recent measures ta¬ ken by General Eisenhower have brought about decided im¬ provement In the conditions un¬ der which 75,000 Jewish displac¬ ed persons are living in for¬ mer German concentration camps, American Jews must be prepared to supplement military and UNRRA aid for these refu¬ gees to the extent of $500,000 monthly. Dr. Joseph C. Hyman, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, declared.
Speaking at the Hotel Cleve¬ land before an audience of 800 Jewish community leaders, call¬ ed to establish the East Cen¬ tral Region of the J.D.C., Dr. Hyman said that the amount is required to establish large- scale educational and vocational retraining programs for the dis¬ placed persons, to Increase the how of supplementary supplies to the refugees and to broaden welfare services in their behalf. The needs of the displaced persons in the camps were re¬ cently determined by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, European Chair- man ot the Joint Distribution Committee, after an inspection tour. More than half a million dollars worth ot J.D.C, supple¬ mentary supplies have been furnished the camps since V-E
Day, and over 50 J.D.C. welfare experts are stationed in Ger¬ many and Austria.
"The problem of the displac¬ ed Jewish persons ta the camps." Dr. Hyman said, "is but one facet of the pligtit of more than 1,250,000 Jews who have survived Hitler's extermin¬ ation campaign in continental Europe. Emigration to Palestine would definitely provide a so¬ lution for displaced Jews. But hundreds of thousands of other Jews, both in 'Westem and East¬ ern Europe, need help in ex¬ cess ot that which has been pro¬ vided by American Jews.j'
Dr. Hyman said Amerioan Jews must be prepared to pro¬ vide at least $50,000,000 in 1946 if the Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee is to extend effective help m behalf of Jewish sur¬ vivors in Europe, particularly In Poland, Rumania, Hungary and France where conditions are acute He expressed the be¬ lief that the needs of these suf¬ ferers must not be made secon¬ dary to any other cause, no matter how worthy.
"We must place lives first on the list," Dr. Hyman sMd. "The .lews of Europe have been tech¬ nically liberated, but thew have not yet been freed from the very real threat of staAratlon and death from disease."
Miss Helen Warren, USO ac¬ tress recently returned from Europe, who assisted the J.D.C. in its relief activities in Ger¬ many, was another speaker. "Because these displaced per¬ sons have suffered so much, and because we are the only ones to whom they can turn, we must give everything we (Continued on Page 8)
Silverman Leads In B'nai B'rith Membersliip Drive
RADIO   PROGRAM   TO rKBBBjNT AfEMBERS OP W0MHN8 ACTION GROUP
On Thanksgiving afternoon, members of the Franklin Coun¬ ty Council for the Women's Ac¬ tion Committee for Lasting Peace will appear on the House- wive's I. Q. program. This pro¬ gram is heard at 3:0S P. M. over station WHKC. The Council of Jewish Women is a member or- ganizatlon^dfAthe Women's Ac¬ tion Committee.
Early Deadline Next Week
Dne to Thanksgiving Holi¬ day next Thursday, JTov. 22, all copy for our iext week's Issue must be in onr office NO LATER THAN TUBS- DAY S P. M.
Your cooperation will be appreciated by the Clironlclc staff.
—EDITOR
Although the B'nai B'rith membership drive is assured of success, it is due more to the work of one man than to three competitive  teams.
Abe Silverman, captain of the Red team, has made an in¬ dividual record for Cblumbus getting new members for B'nai B'rith.
Silverman has signed almost 100 new members alone while the other two competing teams have touied 60 together. With another week of the drive re¬ maining the goal of 20O is with¬ in sight.
Joe Levlson, membership chairman, reports one of the most interesting new members is a local serviceman not yet released from the Armed Forc¬ es ' Pfc. Earl Rosenfeld sent his application in from Percy Jones Hospital, Battle Creek, Mich., where he Is a patient.
Pfc. Rosenfeld wrote that he would be home on furlough during December and wants to be listed as a member of the Franklin D. Roosevelt class. He Is a former AZA member In Columbus and used the ap¬ plication blank recently publish¬ ed In the Chronicle.
The next meeting of B'nai B'rith win be the initiation meeting, Monday, Nov. 26, op¬ en to the public. It will also he the occasion for the first nomination of new officers..
"Know Hadassah Day" Theme Of Meeting Tuesday
"Know Your Hadassah Day" wlli be the theme of the Nov¬ ember meeting of the Columbus Chapter of Hadassah, to be held Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 20, at 2 P. M, at the Bryden Road Temple.    ' , .    ,
Mingling Hadassah's serious nhrpose with interjections hi a lighter vein, the program, as arranged by Mrs. B, W. Abram¬ son, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Moe Hirsch and Mrs. Aaron Zacks, will takfe the audience on a visit to Hadassah's work¬ shop.
"A Salute to the Future", a playlet, will be presented by members of the board of direc¬ tors. Committee chairman have arranged novel and artistic dis¬ plays illustrating their activi¬ ties.
Mrs Samuel Horowitz, presi¬ dent, will give a report of the recent National Convention as part of the program theme. The opening prayer will be given by  Mrs.  Robert L.  Mellman.
The meeting is to be follow¬ ed by a tea.
Men's Club To Entertain Kiddies
Broad St. Temple Men's Club will again hold a "Kiddles Nlte" program next Wednesday even¬ ing. Nov. 2lBt, in the Social Hall of the congregation. The affair, (Continued on Page 8)
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