Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1945-01-19

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Vol. 23, No. 4
Entered as Second-Class Matter, Postofflce   Columbus,. Ohio.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY  19,  11)45
D*vof*d   to   AmtrlMn «nd  JtwUh   IdiAli
Strictly Confidential
TWhKs   Prom   Everywhere By Phineas J. Biron
Ex-HUlel Students SubscMbe To Hillel JMemorial Fund
JEWISH NEWS ...
ta Yes, It's true that King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia has joined force,') with the ruler of Iraq aa the spearhead of Arab -anti- Zionist action — and that with the blessing ot the British Col¬ onial Oftlce . , . Anne O'Hare McCormlck, New Yorit Times correspondent now in Jerusa¬ lem, wrote a Story for her paper about the "forgotten ally", meaning the Jews . , . Her edi¬ tor, however, changed the phrase to "forgotten partners'' — because the Times doesn't Uke Pierre van Paassen's book "The Forgotten Ally" , , , In this country the Zionist split is widening . . . The support6;rs of Habbl Abba Hillel Sllvef are cor¬ ralling all their force within the Zionist Organization and are right now setting the stage for the 1045 convention. . .
THBBB AND HEBE . . .
fe Our hat is off to a Dutch wo¬ man, a shopkeeper, of Maast- iricht, Holland . . . Early in the war she took into her home tWo Jewish children whose parents had been depprted to Poland . . To avoid discovery of her kind deed she dyed the youngster's hair a bright buttery yellow for four years, and thus prevented their capture by the Gestapo . . Father Charlea Coughlin ia re¬ ported to be preparing a big bmst on the Polish-Soviet boun¬ dary Issue, with the support ot "distingul,shed" Polish States¬ men , . , Recent secret polls show that while anti-Semitism is on the decrease in the Army it is on the Increase in civilian lite in the, U. S. A. , . . BOOK DEPT .... fe,"No Soft Peace' is the Utle ot a forthcoming book by Albert E, Kahn and Mickael Sayers . . This is- the combination that wrote 'Sabotage" . . , You'll en¬ joy Oscar Leonard's Americans AU", a book that teaches you more about Jewiah hiatory In the United Statea than many a textbook — and It'a entertaining to boot . . , The literary critics win'wake up some day and hail Norman Corwln's poem "Peti¬ tion After Victory", published in Collier's Magazine last No¬ vember , . . The Borden Pub¬ liahing Company of Los Angeles announces that it will soon bring • out "The Art of Max Band", by Arthur Mlliier — a whole volume on this great painter , . ,
STAGE AND SCBBBIV	
J^ Dan Schacht, son ot the late actor Gustav Schacht, wyltea us: "You need have no tears about the "Merchant ot Venice" pro¬ duction Paul Muni ia planning ... He la going to produce my father's version of the play—and the effect of that will be exactly the opposite of the impression created by th« Shylock interpre¬ tation" . . . The Anti-Defamation League would have done well to correct the text of a few lines In Franz Werfel's play "Embezz¬ led Heaven", which is now for¬ tunately ending its Broadway run . . . "Decision", Edward Cho¬ dorov's antl-Fasclst hit piay ot last session on Broadway, has been turned down by Hollywood , . ."To strong to take', say the gentlemen who decide what's ' good for US on the screen . . . Playwright Sidney Klngsiey, who recently returned to civil¬ ian life, la back on the job , , . Reports from Hollywood have It that he just wrote a scenario, a (Continued on Page 8)
Subscriptions to .the Edwin J. Schanfarber Memorial Fund continue to come In from form¬ er Ohio State University Hillel studenta, according to Rabbi Harry Kaplan, director of the local chSpter.
In enclosing a recent contribu¬ tion, Loula Greenblatt, New York, a former president of Hil¬ lel Student Council, wrote Rab bi Kaplan;
„ "As president of the Hillel Stu¬ dent Council in the dark days of 1933, my association with Mr. Schanfarber was close at times. That was the ye^r that all funds for activities were .cut oft from the National B'hal B'rith and it was necessary for ua to raiae $1000, which was an awful lot of money then. Believe me, the encouragement and support of Mr. Schanfarber waa one of the principal factors in keeping us going".
Goal of the campaign Is $100,- 000 with the memorial lo take the form ot a new home for the Ohio State University HUlel chapter.    ,
Recommended Film Will Feature Hadassah Meeting
Raymond Massle, noted ac£or of stage and screen, is narrator for the film, "Out ot the Dark¬ ness", to be presented at the January meeting of the Colum¬ bus Chapter of Hadassah on Tuesday, January 23, at 2 P, M., at the Bryden Road Temple.
The movie Which has just been released by the National Office, comes highly recom¬ mended for its dramatic inter¬ est, that (he date of the meeting was changed trom Hadaasah's regular day, in order to present it to the local chapter.
Portraying' vividly thirty years ot progress in Hadassah's work in Palestine, the film In¬ cludes hlatorlcal movie shots with which to contrast the shots made'ot the country as it is to¬ day.
There will also be an interest¬ ing Jewish National Ftind dis¬ play. Decorations and refresh¬ ments wlli be in observance of Chamlsha Oser B'Shvat, Pales¬ tinian Arbor Day,
Chaplain Zelizer To Speak At Broad St. Temple Jan. 26th
Chaplain Nathan Zellzer, on leave from the United Statea Army, will speak next Friday evening, Jan. 26th, at a special Chaplaincy' Sabbath observance being held at the East Broad Street Temple. Cl^plaln Zeli¬ zer, who has been serving at the Stark General Hospital in Charleston, S. C, will relate many of his Interesting exper¬ iences while serving In the armetl forces.
The Sisterhood ot the Temple will spon.sor Its traditional Oneg Shabbat with refresh¬ ments  following the services.
Services will begin promptly at 8 P. M.   The public is invited.
EUROPEAN DIRECTOR OF J&G REPORTS ON JEWISH SITUATION IN BALKAN COUNTRIES
GUEST SPEAKER AT .FOINT  INSTAI/IjATION  • BANQUET SUNDAY EVE.
Kaplan To Address Zionist Cultural Meeting Jan. 25th
Council of Jewish Women Supports 0. P. A. Ruling
Although the recent cancel¬ ling of food ration stamps may have inconvenienced many oT us. National and local chapters ot the Council ot Jewish Women sent a letter to Mr, Chester Bowles, head of the Office of Price Administration, support¬ ing the action.
This vvas done because Coun¬ cil feels that the decision to in¬ validate food stamps and to re¬ vise the rationing program was necessitated by dire need and that In war time we must have faith in our country's adminis¬ trators and their knowledge of what muat be done to further the war effort.
Council feels also, that no sacrifice we are asked to make can compare in any small way to the sacrifices being made by our men and women pn. the battlefronts and that we muat do willingly and gladly any¬ thing asked of us by our gov¬ ernment.
Ralihl Harry Kaplan wiil speak on "Personalities ot Pal¬ estine", at the third Cultural] Group meeting ot the Columhus Zionisl,v District on Thursday evening, Jan. 25, at 8 P. M., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Newman, 2265 Bryden Rd., Bex¬ ley.
The group, which now exceeds 40 members, enjoyed a very fine meeting and discussion period la.st month when Daniel HajTl- son, director of the Columbus Hebrew School, spolce on the cultural development of Pales¬ tine. This meeting took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Jacobson.
The meeting next Thursday night will be open to all who are interested. A discussion period will follow the main lec¬ ture. Harry Schwartz is chair¬ man of the Cultural Committee sponsoring this series ot cul- tliral meetings.
B'nai B'rith Women To Hold Membership Party Tuesday
B'nai B'rith 'Women, of Zion Lodge, will hold their second annual paid-up membership din-' ner next Tuesday evening, Jan. 23, at 6 P. M., at the East Broad St. Temple.
The dinner committee, headed by Mrs. Joseph Mlnkln, has promised a delicious meal, com¬ plete  with  all  the    trimmings.
The honored guest for this occasion will be the president of the 'Women's Grand Lodge ot District No. 2, Mrs. H. C; 'Wels¬ man, of St. Loula, Mo. Mrs. Welsman is an able and inter¬ esting speaker. As chairman of the Scholarship Commitlee for the Grand Lodge for many years as well as in her work for the Jewish Orphans Home of St. Louis, and in the Order of Eastern Star, of which she Is a past worthy matron for the .State of Missouri. Mrs. Wels¬ man has gained a wealth of ex¬ perience lb organization work, all of which she has brought to her office as president ot the Women's Grand Lodge. '
The progi-am, following the dinner. Is open to the general public, and husbands and friends are invited to attend.
As an added treat, one of the most outstanding programs of the year will be preaented, with Mr. Izler Solomon, director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Columbus speaking on "Nation¬ alism in Music", while his prot- (Contlnued on Page 7)
Chuplain    Nathan   Zellzer
Joint installation and banquet of.Capitol Post No. 122 Jewish War Veterans and the Auxiliary will be held this Sunday, Jan. 21al, al the Broad St. Temple, at 6:00 P. M.
Chaplain Nathan Zellzer. for¬ merly Rabbl of East Broad St. Temple and at present seiwlng In the U. S. Army at Stark Gen¬ eral Hospital, Charleston, S. C, has received a special leave, and will be the guest speaker for this annual affair. He will have a message of interest regarding his experiences since entering the military service In May 1944.
Other guests who have been Invited include Allan Tarshish, Past Commander, and now pres¬ ident of Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai B'rith, toastmaster; Avard R. Cbyle, Chairman FYanklln County Council;, American Le¬ gion; . Arthur Cohn, National Vice Commander ot the Jewish War Veterans, who will Install the newly elected Post Officers; Mrs. Clyde H. Shambarger, prea¬ ldent Franklin County Council American Legion Auxiliary; Dr. A. HfeSirak, Department Com¬ mander Jewish War Veterans ot Ohio; Harry Gilbert, president Columbus Comnmnlty CouncU, and 1. W. Garek, prealdent Jew¬ ish Welfare Federation of Co¬ lumbus.
Music will be rendered by Lena Metzgar Maass, soloist and accordionist.
The following officers will be installed by Arthur Cohn, Na¬ tional  Vice  Commander.
Commander, Dr. IJarry W. Topolosky, World War two vet¬ eran and wounded In the Aleu¬ tian Islands; Sr. Vice Command- der, Nathan Bender; Jr. Vice Commander, Alvln Ruben; Judge Advocal. E. M. Englander; Chap¬ lain David Pastor; Surgeons, Dr. ^iorris Goldberg and Dr. Lester W.. Sellg.son; Trustee, Joa. B. Topolosky anil Morris Lessure, retiring Commander,
Mrs. Samuel Goldman, Past Department president, installing officer, and Mrs. Morris Lessure, Past Auxiliary president, inatall- Ing conductress, will Install the following officer^:
President, Mrs. Sam Lichten¬ stein; Senior Vice President, Mrs. Louis Grossman; Junior Vice President, Mrs. W. Sol¬ omon; Recording Secretary, Mrs. (ContlnlUed on Page B)
PARIS (WNS)—An exhaust¬ ive report on the Jewish situa¬ tion In the Balkans, Italy, Hun¬ gary and Sutria was given thla week in a press interview by Dr. Joseph Schwartz, European director of the Joint Distrlbu- lion Committee. -
Dr. Schwartz, who haa recent¬ ly returned from Switzerland, disclosed that, working directly or through the International Red Cross, the JDC Is not only bringing relief to the Jews In Bulgaria, Rumania, Yugoslovla and Italy but also to the Jews in Nazi occupied Hungary, Slo¬ vakia, Austria and parts of Cro¬ atia.
• Ho revealed the little-known fact that there are 17,000 Hun¬ garian Jews still In Vienna who are,being taken care of by 229 Austrian Jews under the leader¬ ship of Dr. Jo.seph Lowenherz. Most of those Austrian Jews were fjermltled lo remain In Vi¬ enna cither hecause they were married to non-Jews or were baptized The JDC has been able lo aid these people as well. Dr. Schwartz said, through the Intornallonal Red Cross. The .IDC al.so made a special grant of $100,000 lo care tor Hungar¬ ian Jewi.sh refugees In Rumania who. Dr. Schwartz said, are in a very sad plight.
In Budapest, Dr. Schwartz re¬ ported, only 75,000 Jews remain. Those . remaining are children under fifteen,- wonrien over 55, men over 60, those too Infirm for labor and those protected by possession ot neutral passports. Al) are concentrated in the ghet¬ to except, the holders of neutral passports who have to reside in certain designated houses. But evenythese, he said, are now be¬ ing jnoved into the ghetto. Jews arje not permitted lo emerge .from this area without special military passes and even their movements within its confines are restricted. The Interna¬ tional Red Cross is permitted to work in the ghetto and to have representatives there. The In¬ habitants are being sustained by relief in kind and in money sup¬ plied by the JDC through the International Red Crosa. From June umu December 15, Dr, Schwartz stated, the JDC.spent $2,300,000 for relief and rescue work In Hungary.
In Slovakia, he reported, onlji. about   threp   to   tour- thousand Jews remain alive, and most of (Continued on Page 8\
SUBSCRIPTION   TO UNITED JEWISH FUND PROM ONE OVERSEAS
Miss Murjorlc A, Waaser- Strom, chairnian of the Junior Division of the Uni¬ ted Jewish Fund, has re* reived a subscription from Ijt. Charles C. Rjidow, sta¬ tioned someplace In Eng- land., l.t. Rjidow enclosed with his subscription Eng*- llsh   pound   notes.
Hhnon Lazarus, president of the United Jewish Fujid, has expressed the apprecia¬ tion of the Fund in a letter to  Lt.   Radow.
"It Is a real satisfaction to all associated tvith the Fund to know that someone who Is giving BO much, ap¬ preciates the magniUcent Job that tho V. J. F. of Co. lunibuB Is doing. It should be an insplratlOD to^ua at home',   Mr.  liazarus   stated.