Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1947-03-28

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Vol. 25,  No.  13
COIilJMBUe, OHIO,   PRIDAY, MARCH 28,  1047
Devoted to American and   Jewish  Ideala
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits Fr6m Brerywhere B]' Phlneits J, Blron
"Undercover" Author Will Address Open Mejeting Tuesday
EXODUS BY Alrt
Recently the newspaper.") have been deluged with full-page ad¬ vertisements calling the atten¬ tion of subscribers to the plight of Jewish DP's, and offering to solve their problems If the reader will send' his or her con¬ tribution to the organization In question.... Among the more novel of such solutions is that . proposed by the Non-Sectarian Political Action Committee for Palestine.,,At an inilial cost of ten million dollars this group will be able to place their plan, "Exodus by Air", in operation.. According to tbe ads, "The op¬ eration will be divided into two categories: (A) Plane.s carrying ¦Svomen and children will be di¬ rected to secretly designated make-shift landing fields in Palestine; (B) Planes carrying aWebodied men wiii be unloaded by Parachute".. .We are furth¬ er informed that "One DC4 with seventy or more pa.ssen- gefs. Is capable of making four round trips a day from a cer¬ tain port in Europe to Pales¬ tine. One way In,less than two. hours",..We don't know wheth¬ er the PAC for Palestine is kidding itself or trying to kid the public, but one thing should be clear by now...It is that the problems of the DP's will not be solved by halrbralned schemes to outwit the British Army, Navy and Airtorce,.. People vvho ask for your mOney to send Europe's JSws on the many  roads  to  Cyprus  should
be   cold-shouldered At   best,
they are fools.,. ORCHIDS
To Lee Sablnson, producer of tbe musical hit "Finlans Rain¬ bow".. At a premiere (^ "The Chocolate Soldier" the other night he persuaded a fellow about twice his size to apolo¬ gize for an anti-Semitic crack,.. ¦ Lee reports bruised knuckles on Ws "persuader"... Toronto's Board of Police Commissioners also rates a bouquet... They have instituted an amendment to the licensing laws to foi'bld discrimination against members of ¦ the publlp on, account of race, creed or color... Action follows the united protest of 20 religious and civic groups In that crty,..And tbe expose of (Continiied on Page 8)
PELlvOWSHIP CHURCH MEETS SUNDAY AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL ,
Red Cross Head Thanks Columbtis Community
Every county resident contrib¬ uting to the success of the 1947 Red Cross drive received the thanks this week of Herschel Stephan, chairman of the Frank¬ Un County chapter, together with a pledge of continued Red Cross service. The total contri¬ butions in the fund campaign, which closed last week, amoimt- ed to $350,000 or 125 per cent oi' the $279,800 goal.
"The people ot Columbus and FrankUn County," Mr. Stephan said, "have expressed confidence in and satisfaction with the work of the American Red Cross. I believe that, especially In view of thig over-subscription, the public has a right to expect a continuation- of the humani¬ tarian work of the Red Cross, . efficiently and economically ad¬ ministered,"
Of the money contributed this year, he explained, 45 per cent will be sent to the National Bed Cross heatiquarters to be put in an emergency ,fand (n <;ase of disaster br othefj. unantici¬ pated need. Fifty-five per cent win be retained by the -tounty chapter, aria funds not'Used for chapter activities during the year can be applied against, tl^e chapter budget In 1948.
.loIin   Roy  Carlson
John Roy Carl.ion will ad¬ dress an open meeting of the Bryden Rri. Brotherhood next Tuesday, at g p. m., at Temple Israel, O'ifi Bryden Rd. He has been recognized as one who had spent the best four-and-a-half years in the Nazi "underworld" of the United States in order to gather the facts to expose them.
When ha was 24, years old, Mr. Carlson reported on an An¬ glo-American newspaper in New York City, investigating the Fascist-Inspired murder of an Armenian Archbishop.' He at that time revealed tp the editor of Fortune Magazine of some of his experiences in the Ger¬ man section' of New York. This inspired the editor to asalgrl Carlson the jib of fact-finding for a series ot articles on Fas¬ cist activities in America.
In Oirder to expose these sub¬ versive organizations, John Rtjy Carlson Joined their move¬ ments and becamje acauainted wtth the leaders. He was one of the first to notice the con neetion between the various outwardly unconnfeted un- American   organizations.
Besides his books, "Under- covei'" and "The Plotters", he has been a frequent contribu¬ tor to such leading periodicals as Liberty, American Mercury, Forum, "Century, Christian Her¬ ald and The Nation,
All members of the Temple Brotherhood, tiieir wives and friends as well as -the general public are invited to hear Mr. Carlson.
Fellowship Church, an Inter¬ racial and Interfaith worship .service meets this Sunday af¬ ternoon, March 30, 4:30 p. m., at First Congregational Church, ¦144   East  BroatJ   St.
Dr. F. iBringle Mcintosh, of Toledo, .will be the speaker. He is formerly of Columbus, hav¬ ing sei-ved at the First Meth- oflTst Church on Bryden Road. He is now Superintendent of the Toledo District Methodist Church.
The new Fellowship Choir, undtr the direction of Donald Kettrlng, will make it.s first appearance, participating in the service.
Capacity Crowd To Hear Youthful Cantor Sunday
A capacity turnout is antici¬ pated for this Sunday (tomor¬ row) evening's concert }>y "Yi.s- roiiiiel", young wonder boy cantor, at the Beth Jacob .syna¬ gogue.
At press tliiir It ivas lenrned thnt  tlic cjiiitor was fully r*- roverrtl   from   liLs   recent   ill- iiesH and" that he would defin¬ itely be Iipre for the concert. Acclaimed  as  a  genius  with the  golden  voice,  the youthful ¦singer,   only   12  years   of  age hails from New York and hati recently   made   a   concert   tou" thruout   the   country.   This   is Cantor Yisrolikers flrsst appear¬ ance in this city. He will chant the  Maariv   service  at  8:15  P. M,, and then follow with a con¬ cert   of   Yiddish   and   Hebrew selections.
Proceeds are to go towards the Beth Jacob Building Fund'.
University Dean To Address Council Of Jewish Women
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Synagogue Council. Statement On Passover
Announce Important Radio. Program Over ABC Network
A special announcement re¬ ceived this week by Allan Tarsh¬ ish, Chairman of the Zlon Lodge ADL Committee, from Richard Gutstadt the National Director of the ADL, mentioris Shat the radio presentation, "The Great est Story Ever Told" will dram¬ atize the crucifixion story in a trUogy during the next three weeks on - Sundays, over the American Broadcasting Co. net¬ work  at  8:30  P.  M.  E.SIT.
Sponsored by -the Goodyear Rubber Co. and written by Ful-, ton Oursler, the three shows, tlUed "The Betrayal, The Cruci¬ fixion", and "The Resurrection", win be heard by millions.ot ra¬ dio listeners throughout the country.
It wilJ be interesting to note that tha ADL, through its Re¬ search Consultant, Dr, Henry Rubin, cooperated very closely In the final scripting with both Mr. Oursler and the Kiidner Agehcy representing the Good¬ year  Rubber  Co,
"We believe that this trilogy constitutes a ireai contribution in the effort towards the eradi¬ cation of deeply entrenohed I^ejudlced stemming from a ceriturlesold    misinterpretation
Passover Theme Of Eternal Light Radio Program
Passover will be celebrated in advance, on the Eternal Light radio program, with the re- broadcast of Morton Wishen- grati's Passover fantasy. The Tender Grass (NBC network, 12:30 PM EST), this Sunday, March  30th.     ,
Because of the holiday, the Eternal Light will not be. on the air on April p, second day of Passover.
The Eternal Light, a coast-to- coast radio program presented under the auspices of the Jew¬ ish Theological Seminary of America, Is a public service presentlon of the National Broadcasting Cornpany. Dr. Mo¬ she Davis is program editor.
In The Tender Grass, ShaJom, the central character, commits an act of cruelty In his youth and is punished severely. How he atones for his cruelty through kindness and thus is freed from his own affliction makes the Cli¬ max of the story.
Music for the Eternal Light Is composed by Morris Mamors- ky and, conducted by MUton Ka- tims. Cantor Robert Segal will sing the liturgical music. The prtJductlon will be under the direction ot Frank Papp and Milton E. Krents is producer for the Seminary.
At the conclusion of the pro¬ gram there will be a brief ad¬ dress by Judge Louis E. Levin¬ thal  of Philadelphia.  Pa.
Dr,   Harliiii   H.   Hiitrlirr
The Columbus Section, Na¬ tional Council of Jewish Wom¬ en, wiii meet next Tuesday, April 1, at 2 P. M,, in the Bryd¬ en Road Temple VesUy. Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences al Ohio State University and wide¬ ly known a.s teacher, author, and lecturer, will be the feat¬ ured speaker of tHie afternoon.
Dr. Hatcher, whose charm and personality have placed him In grt'at demand as a public speak'er, has chosen for his sub¬ ject, "Toward ' American Cul¬ tural Maturity."
A native of Ironton, O., Dr. Hatcher prepared for college at Morehead Normal School in Kentucky. He has the bachelor's the master's and the doctor of philosophy degrees from Ohio Slate Unlver.'ilty, and he has (lone other graduate work at the i/niversity of Chicago and in  Europe.
In 1942, he entered the mil¬ itary service, being commission¬ ed into the V. S. Navy. He continued In the service until 1944 when the university re¬ quested his release In ord^r that he might assume the dean- ship. -    -
Dr. Hatcher is the author of .numerous professional articles, essays, stories, and several books. Among his best-known books are ""runnel Hill, ¦ "Pat¬ terns of Woifpen", "The Buck¬ eye Country" and others. The dean was state director of the Federal Writers' Project In Ohio from 1937 to 1939 and editor of "The Ohio Guide". He was book editor of the Columbus Citizen from 1938 to 1942 and since 1938 has been editorial adviser for the publication. College English
Those in chjirge feel that the appearance ot Dr. Hatcher IS a real scoop in as much as the committee In charge has ex¬ pended much effort in securing nim as speaker for T\iesday's meeting.
The meeting on Tuesday is open to the public and all mem¬ iiers and friends are cordially invited to attend.
The prayer will be given by Mrs. WiUlam Bronska.
Passover, which commemor¬ ates the liberation of Israel from Egypt, will be celebrated by Jews this year beginning Friday evening, April 4th anil concliuling Saturday evening, April   12th.
The Synagogue Council of America, representing tho Orth¬ odox, Conservative and Reform rabbinic and congregational bod¬ ies of Ainerican .Jewry, issued today the following Pa.ssov','r statement;
"This year our Passovdr holi¬ day, the sign and symiioi of Israel's liberation from bondage In aiicient Egypt and of ,lewlsh de<llcation to frecdf'iii Eor all men throughout the ages, hat special significance not alone for us here and for our Euro¬ pean brethren, but for the world as a  whole a.s well.
"Recalling I.sraei's successful struggle agaln.st Pharaoh and the voire of Oo<l commanding 'Let my people go', our-breth¬ ren In "the camps for the dis¬ placed or In tlie countries where they are still under restraint, will gain new hope that they will reach the land of their fath¬ ers. Humanity will be Inspired to have an open mind and thus help to open the doors of Pal¬ estine; not alone these doors but the gates of all free lands to tho.se whose survival in our century is one ot the great epics of the recent war,
"Moreover, people of evc-ry creed and every land will rec¬ ognize in our Pa.ssover rehear¬ sal of the redemption from Egypt, a clear call to strain every nerve to preserve the peace we have fought for so dearly on 'Hie field of blood. The prophetic message of Pass¬ over 'God is our Father and we are all His children' will en¬ courage mankind to disregard the voices of those who are try¬ ing to divide us again that we, may be conquered by our fears and our hatreds and to dedicate ourselves to Uve together th unity,  in  service and in  love.
"The message of Passover has been a universal one trom the starl. Never has it had so much meaning for the people of every creed and in eyery land. At this season of renewed life. It is our fervent prayer that the Ideals bt concord and of brother¬ hood, which are basic to all our religions, may have rebirth."
ot   the   crucifixion   story,"  Mr. Gutstadt stated.
All''radio listeners are urged to- convey their impressions to the Goodyear Rubber Co., Ak¬ ron, Ohio, or to Mr, Mark Woods, President of the Amer¬ ican Broadcasting Co., 30 Rock¬ efeller Plaza, New 'York City,
show yoa appneUitan lo the Ohron- lele'a tH yean ot loysl ond devoted Mrvleo to Colambus Jewish Oommanlty by psylof yoor aabiierlpUon qtivf.
B'Wai iB'RITH B. & P. GIRLS MBMBiElRSHIP  DANCi! SUNDAY EVENING
Tomorrow (Sunday), the'an¬ nual memberslUp dance of the B'nai B'rlth B S P Girls Is be¬ ing held in the Colonial Room of the Southern ' Hotel, Music will be furnished by Mac ToolU's Orchestra trom 9 to 12 P. M.
Miss Bette Rich, 1185 S. Ohio Ave., is chairman and those as¬ sisting her inclujle Misses 'Flor¬ ence Rosenfeld, Dorothy Gus¬ sacoff, I,ena Dworkln, Rose Hil- lalson, fioxy Pier, Eve Berman, Edith Gatpff, Marlon Soomaky and'Maxine Waters. Membership Is open to all girls 21 years of afte and over.
Central States Region of Hadassah Elects Officer?
The 21st annual conference of Hadassah's Central States Heg- lon concluded with the election of officers for the ensuing year. Columbus is proud to announce that one of its outstanding mem¬ bers has been elected to hold a regional office. Mrs. Roy Stone, ^who served as Confer¬ ence (Chairman, is now Third Vice President of the Region. The following slate was elected:
President, Mrs. Ezra Shapiro, Cleveland, O.; 1st V. Pres., Mrs. Carl Schiller, Detroit, Mich:; 2nd V. Pres., Mrs. Hugo Blum- field, Leidngton, Ky,; 3rd V. Pres., Mrs. Roy Stone, Colum¬ bus; Secretary, Mrs, Loula Drucker, Cleveland, O,; Treasur¬ er, Mrs. Jacob Levy, Youngs¬ town, O.
Mrs. Paul Aschner, National Chairman of the Speakers Bur¬ eau, conducted a speakers in¬ stitute whl?h proved of great value and Interest to all mem¬ bers who had the opportunity of hearing her, Mrs, Aschner has bean indentlfled with Ha¬ dassah since 1926 having spent most of this tim? in leadership positions. For the past tviro years, she conducted such In- I       (Continued on Page 8)
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