Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1946-04-12

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Jjil\// Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \JP^
Vol. at, No. 1,-,
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, IMO
D«vot«d  to  Am«rlc«n and Jawlih  Idaall
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By Pliineus J. Blron
PITY THE POOR GERMANS..
teGreat sums of money are being spent to secure help, pity and soft treatment for the Ger¬ mans- in  line with  this wide
scope effort much paper and Ink Is expended to nullify the Ru.s- slon and Polish administralion of occupied territory in Central Europe..This is very serious., this propaganda paints the poor Germans as victims of a ruth¬ less   reprise 11   foi'gets   that
Germany is on trial...It does not mention the six million Jewi.sh victims of Nazi atrocity.
PRINCETON    THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY...
^The Princeton Theological Seminary is permitting itself to be used In this pro-Nazi propa¬ ganda.. We know it because we have seen the evidence.. .Otto A. Piper, Th. D...D.D.. Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton is sending out thousands of letters on Princeton University Sta¬ tionery.. .The eneyelopes used are blank, no mark of identi¬ fication. Every Christian ordain¬ ed minister in the Greater New York area has been receiving Dr. Piper's strange  epistles..
POOR GERMANS ARE GETTING HITLER
TEHATMBNT.... IIBWrlles¦ Dr. Piper.."We be¬ lieve in inalienable riglits im¬ parted to every human being by hia Creator and which friend and foe have to respect if they in turn want to be worthy of the respect of mankind. But the Germans living east ot the Oder and Neisse Rivers and In the Sudentenland are denied ali basic human rights. A policy of deliberate starvation Is applied (ConUnued on Page Eight)
Celebration Of Passover To Begin Monday Evening
Pa.ssover celebration begins Monday evening, April 15, with a Seder service and lasts seven (lays among Reform .lews and eight days among the Conser¬ vative and Orthodox .Jews. Tho Seder service, which u.shers In the Passover, Is the last supper which the Jewish people ate before leaving P'gypt on ihelr exodus from slavery. Originally the Seder supper consisted nf tho paschal lamb. A quaint and beautiful ritual, the Haggadah, celebrating the ideal of freedom for all men Is read on this night and the second night of the fcasl. •
Passover is one of the three .so-called Pilgrim Festivals which every Jewish family, if at all possible, was supposed to celebrate in ancient days at Je¬ rusalem. Unleavened bread or matzo is oaten during the en- lire festival.
The, great idea which is af¬ firmed again and again during this celebration is the fact that Israel was not alone redeemed from Egypt but that sooner or later all mankind will be re¬ deemed from slavery, from Ig¬ norance, superslilulionV hatred, oppression and strife. Ctenturles ago, the Jewish fatherljmew that unless there was freedom, well-being, and peace for all, there could be neither freedom, well-being,, nor peace for any¬ one.
NO B. B. MEETING
Sidney L. Katz, president of Zion Lodge No. 82, ' B'nal B'rith, announces tliat there will be no meeting of tho lodge on Monday, April 22nd, due to the Passover HoUdays.
The next meeting of B'nal Brith will be hold on Monday evening, May ISth.
AGUDATH ACfflM.UUNCHES CITY-WIDE DRIVE FOR NEW BUILDING IN BEXLEY
A sum of $100,000 in signed subscriptions was announced tills week by Louis Ruben, chairman ot the new building campaign committee of the Agudath Achim congregation. This sum was realized at the dinner Thursday evening, Ap¬ ril A. in the social hall ot the . synagogue, when over 300 turn¬ ed out to celebrate the burning ot the mortgage on the old building and the formal launch¬ ing of a drive for the new struct¬ ure In Bexiey.- Rabbi Marvin Fox, youthful siiirltual leader of Chicago, ill., was the main speaker for the occasion, and it was his timely message which contributed greatly to inspired giving on the i>an of the mem¬ bership present.
Realizing that $125,000 is still needed to meet the cost ot the proposed structure, which is to be located on East Broad Street and Stanwood Road, Mr. Ruben this week Issued the following statement:
"Agudath Achlm is proud ot the iontrl butions it has made during the past 40 years to Jew- ¦ish life In Columbus. While pre- serving its religious character, Agudath Achlm has not neglect¬ ed to mirror the events of world Jewry. Starting wllh ¦ a definite policy and a distinct at¬ titude toward Jewish Ufe 9,nd Ideals, Agudath Achlm has never swerved from its original policy —the all traditional Judaism, at the same time treating with re¬
spect and. courtesy all other shades and currents of thought which may not have been In harmony with Its philosophy and ideals.
"During the last forty years, the Columbus Jewish communi¬ ty has grown trom.a handful to one of the foremost Jewish communities in the United States. F>om Us midst came movements and activities which aimed at the greater soUda of the Jewish communaj/llfe and the strengthenln.g-^f the Jewish religious and cultural efforts in Its many fold aspects. During all this time, the Agu¬ dath Achlm Congregatloh stood as the sentinel of the communi¬ ty, endeavoring to guide, advise, criticise and falthtully record the various trends ot thought and of.action which struggled for expression In the growth of the JewUh community.
Look to the Future
"The Agudath Achlm syna¬ gogue has been fortunate in tiie enjoyment of the complete con¬ fidence of our community's per¬ sonalities that gave lone and di¬ rection to Jewish Ute during the past generation, a confi¬ dence that,has never been be¬ trayed in the slightest degree.
"Grateful for this confldenofe and proud <it the record ot the year^, we look forward to the future, with increased hope, prepared to continue to act aa the exponent and interpreter of (Continued on Page four)
RABBI N. ZELIZER BACK IN COLUMBUS
(liapiain Nathan Zelizer
In a surprise nmvc. character, istic III' the Army's rcpuiaiion for doing the unexpected, Chap¬ lain Nathan Zelizei', spiritual head of the East Broad Si. Tem¬ ple, who landed last week on the west coast ostensibly on a thirty-day emergency leave from his post in Osaka, Japan, found himself in Coiumbus on Sunday evening last with his discharge from the Service but a mailer of a few days off.
Chaplain Zellzer's arrival In the States on an emergency leave had been effected thru the offices. ot the Red Crpss, to grant him an opportunity of visiting with his mother, who recenUy underwent, a serious operation in New York. Army •authorities at the reception cen¬ ter in Camp Atterbury, to which he was Instructed to report pri¬ or to leaving for New York, however, granted him a com¬ plete release from the armed service. He is now awaiting clearance of final, discharge technicalities.
Chaplain Zellzer has been In the service approximately two years, having entered chaplain¬ cy school In April of 19-14. Afler spending two months at the New York Port ot Embarka¬ tion, he was assigned to the Stark General Hospital In Charleston, S. C, where he re¬ mained until March 1945. His overseas service began Irj June of last year when he joined the 30ath General Hospital at Fort Bragg, N. C, which was trans¬ ferred to the Island of Tinlan In the Marianas. There he also served as chaplain to the men Jewish faith attached lo the famous B-29 Bomber Command. His stay In Tlnlan was of short duration, however, for in Sep¬ tember he was shipped to the mainland of Japan, to service the 308th General Hospital Cen¬ ter. His last atuichment was with the 47lh and 13th General Hospitals In Osaka.
Having received his official promotion, about ihree months ago, Chaplain Zelizer will be .separated from the service with the rank of Captain. Following his separation, he will join rns wife and two children at S8C Lilley Ave.
Says Palestine Only Solution To Jewish Homelessness
CLAIRE  -NEUSTADT   TO   BE HEARD OVER WHKC
Clajre Neustadt, who recently returned frbm the European War Zones as a representative of the American Red Cross in the Division of Entertainment Activities for convalescent sold¬ iers, wili,be interviewed-by Al¬ lan Tarshish over Radio Sta¬ tion WHKC next Saturday morn¬ ing, April 20th, from 9 to 9:15.
NEW YORK (WNSI—"The mass migration of European lews to Palestine is the only answer that humanity can give lo the Jewish people." Federal Judge Simon H. Rifklnd, former civilian adviser to the Com¬ manding General of the United Slates Forres in the European theatre, declared here. He made his first public address since his return in the United Stales at a reception in his honor giv¬ en hy the Interim rnmmitlee of the American Jewish Confer¬ ence at the liillmore Hotel.
C'allinE for (he immediate eva- rii.'ttion ni displace/l persons ramps in Cermany. Judge Rif¬ klnd said: "We dare not he the idle spectalnrs of the grim drama being enacted by the survivors of oup people. The disinherited! Jews of Europe must be saved. They Ijave made tho decision as they have the i'ii;ht (ll make it, and that sal¬ vation for them means Pales¬ tine. Ours must be the humble task with united hands to con¬ vert that decision into reality:'.'
Tn paying tribute tn the Uni- led Slales Army for its courage and devotion. Judge Rifklnd said:
"Were it not for the Ameri¬ can Army, there would be no Jews In Central Europe today. Their restoration to health and vigor,is.tl)?. product ot the sym¬ pathetic understanding of men Uke General Eisenhower, Gen¬ eral McNEarney, General Clark and Gener4^ Hilldring. -fM	
DR. L. B. JACOBS ADDRESSES CLOSING   SESSION   OP RELIGIOirs  INSTITUTE
2,000 Refugees Expected To Come Here Next Month
With Dr. Leland B. Jacobs, professor of elementary educa¬ tion at Ohio State University, as guest speaker, the Religious School Institute, sponsored by the Bureau of Jewish Educa¬ tion, clo-sed its 1945-46 activities last Thursday evening at the Columbus Hebrew School.
The Inslifule Itself, hardly a year and a lialt old, has proved Its value to teachers of religious education In the vario.us syna¬ gogues here. It has consequently reflected this value In the ulti¬ mate results attained through¬ out the current religious school year.
Enthusiastic over the success of the Instllute, Daniel Harri¬ son, Director of the Bureau of Jewish Education and principal of the ColumbUs Hebrew School, said that plans are now being formulated for an even broader extension of activities during the year, 1940 47.
K.  T. «.  FRATERNITY 8FON90R8 BENEFIT DANCE  APRIL  27th
The Kappa Tau Zeta fratern¬ ity will hold a benefit dance tor the new Columbus Jewish Cen¬ ter on Saturday, April 27. in the Hgll of Mirrors of the Deshler- Walllck Hotel. Music Is to be furnished by the well known Don Crawford orchestra. Re¬ freshments wili be served. The public Is cordially invited.
Tickets may be secured from Richard and James Neustadt, by calling FA. 9530.
Officers of the fraternity are: Mel Greenfield, President; Gor¬ don Schlffman, 'Vice Pres.; MiU i^arbec, Sec'y.; and Leonard Oz¬ eroff, Treas.
SYRACUSE (WNS) —Disclos¬ ure that 2,000 refugees are due to arrive In the United Slates next month from Europe and a plea by the Senate's Majority Leader, Alhen W. Barkley, tor the opening of Palestine to Jew¬ ish immigration were highlights (if the closing .session of the Joint New York State Confer¬ ence of the United Jewish Ap¬ peal and Ihe Council of Jewish Federalions and welfare Funds.
F.dwin RdsenVierg. first vice president of the National. Refu¬ gee Sei'vice, reported that ar- rival of the refugees next month will signal the start of refugee immigration at the rate of 2,000 a month under President "Tru¬ man's recent directive. This or¬ der permits the entry ybf refu¬ gees into the United .States un¬ der regular immigration (|Uoias.,
Senator Harkley urged that Palestine be opened to large- scale Jewish Immigration and f'dlonization.
"The governments of the w(wld' cannot leave these so- called displaced Jews of Euro¬ pe Indefinitely in camps," he declared. "Those people cannot go on living in a no-man'S land ringed in by invisible walls of homelessness and despair. The gates of Palestine must be flung open to enable tens of thous¬ ands pf hungry and unwanted Jews of Europe to find sanctu¬ ary and a new life there."
Mr. Barkley added that "bring¬ ing succor and relief to the stricken Jews of Europe" is in "elementary duly that ail hu¬ manity owes."
He was joined In his plea by Lieut. Col. Judah Nadich, form¬ erly adviser on Jewish affairs to General Elsenhower, who de¬ clared "millions have died, but hundreds of thousands call for help, and our answer, your'ans¬ wer, win determine whether the Nazis won the war, against de¬ mocracy, or not."
The 250 delegates pledged themselves to give "unreserved support" to the $10(^,000,000 United Jewish Appeal campaign for relief and rehabilitation overseas, for refugee settlement in Palestine and for adjustment needs of newcomers to the United States.
CARBINAL   SPELLMAN GIVES $1,000 TO U. J. A.   CAMPAIGN
yew. Vork (JPS)—C a r d 1 n a I Spellman has contributed ,$1,000 to the United Jewi.sh Appeal of Greater New York, it was an¬ nounced by Edward M. War¬ burg, chairman of the UJA's current camfjaign for $35,000,000 here, in a letter accompanying his donatlbn. Cardinal Spellman wrote: "it gives me great satis, faction to be a participant In the welfare work of your organ¬ ization."
METHODISTS  GIVE JI 0,000 TO U. J. A.
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New York (JPS)—The Meth- ocUst Church' ^Cpmrnittee tor Overseas Relief has donated $10,000 to the United Jewish Appeal for overseas relief. The gl|t was presenteci. by Bishop - Herbert Welch, Chairman pt the Methodist Committee, to Mr. M. M. Warburg, Chairman of the Greater New York Division of the U.J.A. Bishop said: "We feel with you a profound con¬ cern over the peculiar losses and hardships your people, es¬ pecially in Europe, have under¬ gone."    ,
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