Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1945-02-09

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Archaeological & Historical Mu» N,. High St. at IGtli—1
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S[\\y  Serving Columbus and Ceritral Ohio Jewish Cominunity ^AlK
Vol. 23, No. 7
Entered as Second-Clau Matter. Postofflce   Columbua,, Ohio.
COIiUMBUS, OHIO, PBIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 104.5
D«Lvot«d   to* Am«rkan and  J*wlih   ld*at(
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits   From   Everywhere By Phineas J. Biron
ANTI-SEMITISM SEEN BY PELL AS PEACE PERIL
YOU SHOULD KNOW . . .
te Yes, It's true — the reappear¬ ance of Father Charles E. Cough¬ lin as the official leader of an aggressive    "America    First" movement   is all set . . . It wflll be staged as soon as hostilities cease in Europe . . . Coughlin is relying on strong units of war veterans   who   were   inculcated before they went overseas Former  Congressman  Hamilton Fish of New York, is scheduled to become the executive director of the Eastern isolationist forces, which   are   mobilizing   for  the 1946 Congressional elections . . , The  theme song ,of their cam¬ paign  will  be  that  the  United States is governed not by duly elected   representatives   of   the people but by a group of "alien- minded" persons who are oppos¬ ed to the American Constitution. WITH THE ZIONISTS . . . te Maurice   Samuel   will   fly  to England early in April, in  the interests of the Zionist cause . . . The  restrained  tone  of  Arthur Lourle's   booldet   "Britain   and Palestine",    published    by    the American   Zionist     Emergency Council,   should   convince     the British    government    that    the American Zionist leadership has, for better or    worse,    accepted the Weizmann line . . The, boolc- let issued by the Palestine Econ¬ omic  Corporation  about  its  in¬ vestment- activities in Eretz Is¬ rael Is an    eye-opener  ...  It should be read by all who be¬ lieve that Palestine is merely an object for charitable donations. Ii'OREI(;,N AFFAIRS . . . te The State    Department    has confessed to a delegation of Jew¬ i.sh leaders that so fai' it has dis¬ covered  no  legal  basis  tor  the punishment     of    Nazi    crimes against the Jews of Germany . By the time this column is pul>- lished  Adolf Hitler  may  be  on his way to the Argentine, we're told by one of America's most astute predictors — and we pass it on to you for what It's worth . . . Incidentally, the full story of the incessant growth of anti- Semitism  in  the  Argentine has not yet been told publicly . . . Those   who   are   in   the   icnow reMize that the situation is very, very grave  .  .  .¦ Reports  from France are far from reassuring . . . Nazi propaganda, assiduous¬ ly spreading during the occupa¬ tion  of France,    succeeded   ^,ln planting anti-Semitic seeds v?ry deep . . . The tragedy is that the De Gaulle government is so har¬ assed with emergency problems that it has not yet    begun    to counterattaclc those evil germs. FAMILY AN-GLBS . . . te Beatrice   Kay,   whose   great- uncle   was    Samuel     Gompers, founder of the American Feder¬ ation of Labor, has a very prac¬ tical approach to her own per¬ sonal  labor problem  .  .  .  Bea¬ trice,   who has a truck farm in New Jersey and finds it difficult to  get  regular  farm   labor,   in¬ vites the participants and aides of her "'Gaslight Gayetles" radio show to the farm for weekends, and than hands them farm im¬ plements and persuades them to do their bit . . . The new Sig¬ mund Romberg operetta, "Up In Central Park", is a tremendous hit — but one budding actress who was supposed to make her debut in It left the cast before the show opened . . . Broadway will  therefore  have  to  wait  a wljUe before It can look over Tony Eden, who In private life (ContinuM on Page 8)
Jews In German Camp Get Clothes From U. S.
NEW YORK (JPS) — Anti- Semitism was described as a peril for future peace by Her¬ bert C. Pell, former U. S. mem¬ ber of the International War Crimes Commission, in an exclu¬ sive interview for the Independ¬ ent Jewish Press Service. Anti- Semitism, Mr. Pell said, has served the Nazis as a method of recruitment, and may be used aa such by future aspirants to tyrannical power.
"Anti-Semitism recruits the gangs and keeps them together. That's what happened in Ger¬ many. That is what can happen elsewhere", Mr. Pell said.
"It is an easy enough method. The small political party, unable' to regard its followers, goads them to attack and plunder Jewish stores. Robbers are keep¬ ers. Thus the followers receive immediate renumeration and are trained ih methods of vlolerice. These acts develop in them a clisrespect for law and order, and intimidate the rest of the population. No one wants to get  in  the way  of the  gangs''.
Mr. Pell's insistence on pun. ishment for all war crimes, in¬ cluding those committed by the Axis powers against their own nationals who are Jews, stems from his strong conviction that failure to punish these criminals wiil imperil the peace. "They] must be punished to prevent men, in th^ future, from, joining such movements". |
With regard    to    division    of opinion   on  the   punishment   of war  iTlmrnais,   Mr.   Pell    says "There, is no difference of opin¬ ion between corresponding class-, es tn Britain and in the United | States.   The majority of people in both countries are in favor of a .strong policy.    It is the legal ist   mind,   with   preference   for precendents, that is opposed to ] such a policy. This latter group refuses to face the facts".
I asked Mr. Pell to comment on indemnification for the Jews, although this is not within the province of the Commission from which Mr. Pell has been removed. "Please don't ask me that", he replied, "It is almost impossible to unscramble the mess".
NEW YORK (JPS)—For the first time since the beginning of the war, the Foreign Economic Administration has lifted Us blockade of shipments to enemy territory in order to permit 10,- 000 pounds of clothing collected in the United States to reach 0.200 Jews interned ih Bergen Belsen concentration camp In the province of Hanover, the World Jewish Congress announ¬ ced here. The clothing collect¬ ed by the Womens Division of the American Jewish Congress, is being shipped by the Ameri¬ can Red Cross to Gotheborg Sweden, and by the Internation¬ al Red Cross into Bergen Belsen for distribution.
LAUDS JEWS WITH ROAP
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.MONTREAL (JPS) — Jewish youths who enlisted in the Roy¬ al Canadian Air Force were praised fOr their "high skill artd practical endeavor" by the Hon orahle C. G. Power, former Ca¬ nadian Minister of National De¬ fense for Air. Mr: I'ower said Jews number some 2.34 per cent ot the total RCAF personnel and 2:1)4 per cent of Canadian Jewry
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ASUS UNITED NATIONS TO OUTLAW RACE HAH
NEW YORK (JPS)—The out¬ lawing by the United Nations of "public or organized incitement against religious, ethnic and rac¬ ial groups^' was urged by the America^ewish Committee in its program, of post-war plans and clemand.s, adopted by ita Executive Committee at a meeting, held here February 4th.
The Committee asked for the creation of "a permanent com¬ mission to be set up at the earl- ie-st possible time by the United Nations Conference" to- formu¬ late an International Bill pf Rights and "a course of proce¬ dure for the implementation and enforcement of the bill'.
its resolutions on repatriation called for the readmisslon of "all displaced nationals" to the coun¬ try of their nationality, and of all displaced persons, "whether of foreign nationality of state¬ less", to the country of their permanent residence;  also,  that
"no -displaced person should be compelled to return to the coun¬ try from which he was displac¬ ed" and be permitted to remain even In countries that offered temporary havens. , The Com¬ mittee also demanded the estab¬ lishment of "a Commission on Migration under the economic and Social Council of the general International Organization". The committee is to "work for the adoption a^nd ratification of an' international migration conven¬ tion" and to serve "as a tech¬ nical body to explore promis¬ ing areas in the world, with a view to developing and increas¬ ing their absorptive capacity".
On Palestine, the Committee reaffirmed, its previously an¬ nounced proposals which calls for an "international trustee- .ship" until Palestine becomes "a self governing common¬ wealth", as distinct from a Jew¬ ish Commonwealth.
'Watch on the Rhine' To Be Presented By Hillel Players
WILL DISCUSS HEBREW
UNIVERSITY AT MEETING
THURSDAY   BVENING
UNIQUE PROGRAM WILL   ¦ FEATURE T. I. SISTBRHOOD MEETING WEDNESDAY
"The Jewish Home Beautiful'' feature the progi-am for the open Sisterhood meeting next Wed¬ nesday evening, Feb. 14th, at R P. M., In the social hall of the Broad St. Temple.
Table presentations will dis¬ play the goodies served at var¬ ious Jewish holidays through¬ out the year. The tables wiil be prepared iiy members of the Sisterhood and refreshments will be served from the tables.
This program is indicative of the part the Jewish woman plays In her home in carrying on the traditions and ideals of Judaism. Having received such acceptance in the past, we know that the men, particularly wlil jenjoy this presentation.
Mrs. Abe Wolman wlil act as narrator for the program. Tradi¬ tional Incidental music will be furnished by Cantor Halpern and the Choir.
The opening prayer virlU be given by Mrs. Fred Rpland. Mrs. A. Za'cks Is program chairman for the evening.
Sant Diamond
Sam Diamond, treasurer of Columbus Zionist District, wiii present an illustrated lecture on tjie Hebrew University of Pal¬ estine next Thursday evening, Feb. 15, when the fourth meet¬ ing of the Zionist District Cul¬ tural Group takes place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Yenkin, 381   South   Drexel  Ave.,  Bexley.
The meeting will begin at 8 P. M., and the lecture is to be followed hy a general discussion. All members of the Cultural Group, as well as anyone Inter¬ ested in the subject under dis¬ cu.ssion that evening, are invlt ed to attend.
The third In the series of cul tural meetings was held last month at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Newroan, with Rabbl Kaplan speaking on "Person¬ alities of Palestine".
B'nai B'rith War Service Council To Distribute Gifts
Hillel Players will present "Watch on the Rhine" at Uni versity Hall Chapel, March 1 and 3, at 8:1,'). As long as the tate of each one of us' as individuals hangs in the balance, this play is of vital interest. It is grim gripping and carries a great emotional impact.
The lime is the present. In great house near Washington, D. C. Fanny Farrelly, a spoiled and charming old lady, awalLs the arrival of her daughter Sara whom she has not .seen for eighteen years—and her daugh¬ ter's husband anri children whom she has never seen. It .is a strange and tender reunion when they arrive.
There is some mystery about I'Curt Muller, which Count Teck (le Brancovis, a guest at the Farrelly house, tries to unravel. He wonders about Kurt's scar¬ red face, his broken hands, and a mysterious shabby brief case that is locked and giiarded.
One evening, the Mullers find their room ransacked, the brief case opened. That is the begin, nlng of an impending drama that brings to light Kurt's work in the Antl-Fascist Movement, the Nazi spy system, and the whole Horror of Fascism.
"Watch on the Rhine" is an engrossing, stirring and disturb- ing play. The Player's produc¬ tion will reach an all time high for dramatic excellence and sen¬ sitive  portrayal.
Arrangements have been com¬ pleted by the newly established H'nai B'rith War Service Coun¬ cil in Columbus with the Amer¬ ican Red Cross to present birth¬ day gifts to wounded veterans 'who happen to celebrate the oc¬ casion on board ship while re¬ turning to America from the battle zone.
According to David Cheses, ch.-urman of the council, the plan Is to have local members of tho various B'nai IH'rith units ccmtrlbute the gifts to be pre¬ sented to any veteran whose birthday happens to bd the .same date. Enclosed with each gift will be a card bearing the name of the (. mor and a suitable greeting  from   B'nai , B'rith.
Cheses reports that everyone associated with B'nai B'rith in Coiumbus soon will receive a complete explanation of the plan. The gifts will be purchas¬ ed, cards prepared and sultabje wrapping done by a local com¬ mittee of B'nai B'i'ith men and women.
Everyone will be given the opportunity to present as many gifts as desired to be distributed oh the date, of their birthday. The American Red Cross will as¬ sume full responsibility for de¬ livering the gifts on board ship.
Rev. J. J. Bauer, O. P. To Address Temple Sisterhood Tuesday
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INTERESTING   BOOKLET FREE POR THE ASKING
The Zionist Organization of America Is giving a booklet en¬ titled "The American Soldier In Palestine". Those desiring a copy are asked to send their request to station WHKC.
—Buy War Bonds—
At the\February meeting next Tuesday/Feb. 13th, the Rose E. Lazams Sisferhood will hear Reverend John J. Bauer, O. P., of St. Mary's of the Springs, who will speak on 'Religion In the Post-war World".
Father Bauer graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914 as a civil engineer. After graduation he worked in atruc tural steel and then became chief engineer for the M. A. Hanna Mining Company. He joined the Catholic Church In 1918 and thn . years later began study- (Continued on Page Five)
Sports Program To Feature Pather-Son Affair Feb. 20th
The February ZOth- meeting of Zlon Lodge, B'nai B'rith, has been designated as a Father-Son affair by Allan 'Tarshlsb, presi¬ dent, because the sports pro¬ gram will appeal to the young¬ est as well as oldest boys.
The outstanding sports fig¬ ures of Central Ohio have ^ac¬ cepted invitations to be pres'ent at the meeting according to Ben Tolpen and- Ben Ratner, co- chairmen of the sports commit¬ tee. A feature of the evening win be the presentation of a placque to the outstanding Jew- teh athlete In FrankUn County for 1944.
To make the party complete, refreshments will be served that evening.