Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1945-05-04

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Archaeological & Historical Mus' N. High St. at 15th—1
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Vol, 2.1, No. 19    Entered as Second-Ooss Matter, Pofftotttce   Columbus.. Ohio.
COLUMBLS, omo, FRIDAV, MAY 4, 1943
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits   From   Everywhere By Phineas J. BlroD
KCHOB-S ...
ITO A few mlnute.i! after Mrs Kranklln D. Roasevelt received the tragic news of the passing of FDR she telephoned the hos¬ pital where Mrs. Henry Morgen¬ thau,, Jr., lay gravely ill . . . Mrs. Roosevelt asked Mrs. Morgen¬ thau's private nurse to remove th^ bed.slde radio irom her pa¬ tient's room, to spare her the sudden shock of the broadcast announcement of the President's death . . . Typical of Roosevelt i.s this incident, of which Jacob Bllllkopf reminds us: When FDR was Governor of New York he pushed through the million-dol¬ lar building of the N. Y. State F'orestry School in memory of Louis Marshall . . . Marshall,, you vvill recall, svas an iiltransl- geant Republican in politics — but F'DR recognized his genius as a great American and Jew, and refused to be influenced by the party division . . . Many of the priceless manuscripts and first editions included in the Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park, N. Y., are items that represent gifts to FDR from Dr. A, S. W. Rosenbach, the famed collector. JBWISH PROBLEM . . . Is The Zionist leadership should make up its collective mind . . Instructions sent out by the ZOA to al] its speakers ask them to stress Zionist representation at San Francisco •. . . On the other hand, Dr. Nahum Gold¬ mann, who knows more about official Zionist political policy than any one else, wfote an ar¬ ticle minimizing the possible ef¬ fect of the San Francisco Con- (Continued  on Page Four)
Jewish Population Depleted By More Than 4,000,000
NEW VORK (WNSI—Point Ing out that "almost two thirds of the entire. Jewish population of the world are In the lowest depths of the 'direct catasti'ophe that has befallen them In his¬ tory". Dr. Max Gottschalk-.and Abraham G. Duker estimate m "Jews in the Post-War World", being published, that "some •(,- 000,000 Jews have been extermin¬ ated m the course of the present war".
Dr. Gottschalk, director of the Research Institute on Peace and Post-War Problems of the Amer¬ ican Jewish Committee, and Sgt. Duker. formerly a member of the Institute, state that the Jew¬ ish population of the world "has been reduced hy nearly one-quai'- ter. from 1(1,717.000 in 1!)38 to a little more" than 12,000,000 to¬ day. This ctmstltutes a far greater percentage of loss than has been .su.stalned by any other people   in   modern   times".
"The largest proportion of Jews, more than 0,000,000" the authoi-s point out, "will reside in countries where English is eith¬ er widely or universally spoken; 4,700,000 In the United States; 535,000 In Palestine; 370,000 in Great Britain; 175.000 in Can¬ ada; 100.000 in South Africa and about 30,000 In Australia and New Zealand. The second lar¬ gest group of Jews will be liv¬ ing in regions where Russian ia the dominant language. Ger¬ man, until 1033 the second cul¬ tural' language ot the Jews of Central Europe and of the west¬ ernized Jews in the East, wiii lose In importance".''
To   Take  Fart  In  Installation  Program
The program and banquet, for the installation of Officers of the Zionist District this Sunday evening. May Oth, at the Broad Street Temple, wiil Include a numlwr of notables well ktiown to Columbus Jewish Commun¬ ity.
Albert Schiff, who is to in¬ stall the new officers, will repre¬ sent the Zionist National Admin¬ istration at this affair, for he is the elected r4presentative of the Ohio Valley Region to the Na¬ tional Administrative Board of
FEW BBSERVATIONS LBIFT
Just a few reservations may still be made for tbe Zionist Instullatlon Banquet, by call¬ ing Ben Grossman, OA. 3179 or BV. 0468.
the Z. 0. A., and is also a mem¬ ber of the National Administra¬ tive Board of the United Pales¬ tine Appeal. Mr. Schiff is a past President ot the Ohio Valley Zionist Region. He will he tal¬ lowed hy Mr. Paul Galser, of Dayton, Ohio, the present Presi¬ dent of the Ohio Valley Zionist Region, who will bring greetings from thg Regional body.
Sidney G: Kusworm, of Day¬ ton, O., National Treasurer of B'nai B'rith, wiii also be present at the banquet and extend greet¬ ings to the Zionists in his offi¬ cial capacity.
Fred   Y'enkin,   the   outgoing
president, will deliver his annual
report which is to be followed
by the statement of acceptance
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New York Woman To Address State Conference Of NWL.
Tho first state conference of the. newly organized branch of the National Women's League will take place next Wednesday, May nth, at Ihe Fort I-layos Ho¬ tel, with repi'e.sentatlves from all over the State of Ohio In at- tenclancc.
The morning session will con¬ sist of reports on Membership. Religion and publications, with opening prayer by Mrs. Moshe Goldblum. Luncheon will he at I2:.'i0 with an invocation by Mrs. Nalhan Zellzer.
The highlight of the day will he the program clinic to be pre¬ sented by Mjrs. Leon Lang. Na¬ tional Program Cbali'man. of New York. All women are in¬ vited   to  attend.
Rjescrvations for the luncheon may be mafle by calling Mrs. Wa.sserstrom. FA. 3().'J7 or Mrs, Sul)uw, EV. 2;!55.
MINSTREL SHOW WILL FEATURE .rOLVT MEETLVG OF B'NAI B'RITH !MAY 1.5th
A minstrel show will feature the anniual joint meeting of B'nai B'rith Women and Zlon Lodge No. 02 on Tuesday eve¬ ning, May ISth, it was announc¬ ed this week hy Sam Luper, pro¬ gram (;halrman of the men's lodge. Refreshments are to be served at the conclusion of the meeting by the women's group. Mlore details will be announced in next week's Chronicle.
T. I. Men's Club Will Install Officers At Stag Banquet May 10
RABBI STEPHENS. WISE TO BE HERE FOR HILLEL FOUNDATION BANQUET
Worrl has ju.st reached Colum¬ bus that Dr, Stephen S. Wise of New York City. Rabbl of the I'"rec SynagoguCj and President of tiie .icwish Institute ot Relig ion. Is planning to be in Colum bus for the twentieth annivei- .sary bantjuet of the Hillel I'oun- (lation on Thursday evening, .May 2-1,, This occasion wlli also mark Rabbl Hai'ry Kaplan's tenth annlversaiT as HUlel Di¬ rector at Ohio State.,
l)r, WLse, who oi'dained Rabbi Kaplan at the .lewish Institute of Religion in 1927, has sent i o following message lo him;
"1 'have your note. I am going to try to do that, name, ly, be with you at the Colum¬ bus .lewish communily's city wide banquet on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Illllel iind your tenth anni¬ versary as liillei Director, '
"Of    course.     1     could   not speak  without paying tribute to vou and my beloved friend, Ed".     (E, J, Schanfarber) Preceding   his   visit   here   Dr. Wl,^ is planning to attend the San  Franci.sco Conference as a representative   of   the   Jewish
l>r. Stci)licn H. Wise
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The anniversary dinner which Is open to the public willtl'e held at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel at f!:.'JO P, M,, and wiil also feature greetings from prominent R'nal H'rith and University officials in Columbus and Dist, Nn. 2.
F'urther details will be avail¬ able in later issues of the Chron¬ icle,
HEARING FOR JEWS SOUGHT AT SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
AU plans have been complet¬ ed for the annual stag banquet ot the T, I. Men's Club to be heid next Thursday evening. May 10, Ip the social hall of the East Broad St. Temple, The affair which is to begin promptly at ():30 P, M,, Is open to all mem¬ bers of the Brotherhood and friends.
On the program for the eve¬ ning will be Dr. Sidney Terr, of Ohio State University, who will speak on the San Francisco Con¬ ference. Special entertainment has also been arranged follow¬ ing Dr. Terr's lalk-
The following officers will be installed:
President, Al Esterkin; 1st Vice Pres,, Dr. Sam Goldstein; 2nd Vice-Pres,, Robert Raphael; 3rd Vice-pres., R. D. Nateman; Secretary, Irving Cohen; Treas¬ urer, Sidney Zaron.
Board members Include Reub¬ en Abramson, Dave Feerer, Sam Melzllsh, Martin Polster, Dr. Aladar Zipser, Max Abramson, Henry Rosenthal, Sam Subow, Sam Topolosky, Louis Levin, Marty Freedberg, Nathan Pols¬ ter, Max Schaefer, Al Lewin, Ben Barban, Joe Levlson.
CONGREGATION TO
HONOR RABBI THIS
HUNDAV AT 2:30
PVT. P. LEVIN KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY
In a telegram received f'riday, April 27th, Pvt. Frank Levin, age 19, son of Mr. and Mrs: Louis Levin, 801 Wilson Ave., was reported killed in action somewhere in Germany.
Pvt. Levin graduated from E, High School In 1943 and attend¬ ed Ohio State University for one year where he was enrolled In the College of Engineering. -He was an A. E. Pi pledge and went into the service In September; 1944.
—Boy Ww Bonds—
Riibbi Leopold Greenwald
In appreciation for his 20 years of outstanding service to the Beth Jacob Congregation, the membership will this Sunday (to-morrow) at 2:30 P. M., hold a special program in his honor. The committee on arrangements Is headed by Wm. L, Goodman- for the men's group and Mrs. J. D. Schecter for the Sisterhood. Among others to be heard on the program will be Ben Neu¬ stadt, editor and publisher ot The Ohio Jewish Chronicle. Re¬ freshments are to be served by the Sisterhood.
Sunday afternoon's affair is open to the public.
HADASSAH  MEMBERS
All those who have napkins for Hadassah's Child Welfare project are requested to bring them to the final luncheon, of the Chapter on May 15th.
Those who desire further de¬ tails are asked to call Mrs. Harry Topolosky, at EV. 3810.
SAN FRANCISCO (WNS) — The American Jewish Conference and the World Jewish Congress Lssued a Joint statement urging that a hearing be accorded to the Jewish people by the United Nations Conference,
The Joint memorandum, which was prepared in cooperation wilh the Hoard of Deputies of British Jews, contains the following ten-point .security pro¬ gram for the Jews In the post¬ war world:
1. An Intei'natlonal bill of rights.
2. Immediate restoration to Jews In Europe of all rights formerly guaranteed by nation¬ al legislation and international policy.
3. Outlawing of anti-Semit¬ ism.
4. Punishment for crimes committed against Jewish peo¬ ple, wherever committed.
5. Unite d Nations aid In Jewish relief and rehabilitation.
6. Elimination ' of stateless¬ ness,
7. Indemnification to the Jews for losses and damages caused by the Axis,
8. Assistance from govern¬ mental and Intergovernmental agencies in the resettlement of displaced Jews.
9. Opening Palestine for un¬ restricted Jewish Immigration.
10. United Nation's recogni¬ tion "W the Jewish claims for representation on agencies that will be set up by the United Na¬ tions to dealwith relief, rehabili¬ tation, resettlement and other aspects of post-war reconstruc¬ tion.
The joint statement said that It "elementary Justice" that the voice of the Jewish people first victims of Nazi aggression, should be heard at the world- conference.
"The fundamental rights of the Jewish people are based on •the elementary principle that all peoples are morally entitled
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