Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1948-06-04

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Vol. 26, No. 23
COLUMBUS, OHIO, PHIDAY, .TUNE 4, 1948
Devoled to American and   Jewish   Ideals
United Jewish Fund Hits Tliree-Quarter Mark!
American Jewry's Response to Critical Needs
Is Without Parallel in History of Raising
Funds in U. S.; Increased Aid Urged
That the Jewish community of Columbus Is meeting the L-hallenge of the presenttlay -world events affecting the future of our-people In Europe, ancl the strengthening of oiir institu¬ tions here In America as well, was best Indicated this week by the report from the United .lewish FVnd campaign headquarters. Announcernent was made that 75% of the 1948 UJF goal for Columbu.s had been already attalnetl!
More Intensive jyork by all mobilized workers, and more generous giving throughout the city was being urged by local leaders  for the l6tal  success of this year's  effort.
With druniutic dovclopmenta
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NEWS BRIEFS  ¦                       
BERLIN. — The Provisional Government of Israel Is willing to conduct trade wilh the zones of. Germany or a united Ger¬ many, Dr. Karl Llebstein, Ks representative here, declared He pointed out that restitution to Jews victimized by the Hitler regime, made In nearly worth¬ less relchsmarks, would serve little purpose for tbose Jews who had managed to escape from Germany to Palestine dur¬ ing the Nazi regime, leaving their property behind. It would however, be extremely useful he .stated, If this restitution could be made In the form, of shipments of much-needed in dustrlal goods to the new state
NEW YORK. —Melvyn D<)ug las will have the starring role in "'We, the Living," an original radio dramatization, based on the story of the Jfewlsh sur¬ vivors of Nazism from V-E Day to the fonnal establishment of the Repulbllc of Israel, which will be presented in co-operation -with t)ie $250,(X)0,OOO United Jew¬ ish Appeal over NBC Thursday, June 10, from 10:30 to 11 p. m.
¦WASHINGTON.—The Depart¬ ment of the Army is considering a plan to designate lhe Jewish Agency the official body to transfer Jewish displaced per¬ sons now in Europe to Israel.
' ..PITTSBURGH.—The 1948 award for "distinguished service to Jewry" will be presented to Henry Morgenthau, Jr., general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, by the National Federa¬ tion of Jewish Men's Clubs Sun¬ day foi: his "outstanding leader¬ ship" In Ihe U. .r?A. program.
LONDON.-Dr. Israel Rrodle, senior .lewish chaplain in the British armed .services, was elected Chief Rabiii of the Brit¬ ish Empire. He received tho unanimous vote of a special con¬ ference of religious and lay lead¬ ers of the United Synagogue.
<9jEM>aM nUMIAPiW. AMIU-'
PLANTED TO STAY
¦ -CINCINNATI.—Hebrew Union College thla week-end conferred honorai-y degi'ees on five Ameri¬ can Jewish and non-Jewish lead¬ ers. Twelve college graduates also were oi-tlained as rabbis (ku-Ing week-entI coramencement exercises. . Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of H. U. C, conferrecl the (legree.'^j
NEW YORK—Arthur Lourie, formei-ly director of the local office of tlie Jewl.sh Agency, .was Tiamed Israeli Consul-General in New Yorlc. He will also direct the Israeli Government's U.N. office at Lake Success.
DISTRICT CONVENTION OP B'NAI  B'RITH AT INDIAnSpOLIS JUNE 5-8
The 1948 District No. 2 B'na'i B'rith convention will take place in IndianapoHs Saturday through Tuesday at the Claypool Hotel.
Delegates from Columbus rep¬ resenting Zlon Lodge No. 62 aret Bernard Feitllnger, Rabbi Jer¬ ome Folkman, Leon Friedman, Abe Gertner, Harry Goldstein, Sidney L. Katz, Walter Katz, Sam Luper, Ben Neustadt, Ed ,^chlezii}ger, Allan Tarshlsh and Abe 'Wolroan.
Past presidents of the District who wUl attend are; Isadore Garek and Justin L. Sillman.
Broad St. Temple Confirmation Exercises Sunday
Fourteen of Broad St. Temple congregation's youthful- af¬ filiates will be honored tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock during the Confirmation Exercises of the class of 1948 of Tlfereth Israel Sunday School.
Rabbi Nathaii Zelizer, spit-it- ual leader of the congregation, will deliver the Confirmation ad¬ dress. Mr. Louis Schlezinger, president of the congregation, vvlll honor the cpnflrmands with the traditional presentation of Bibles.. Certificates of confirma¬ tion will he presented l)y Mr. Reuben Abram.son. chairman of the Ho-ard of Education.
A dance for the conflrmands and their, friends. Including the confirmands of Agudath Achim- Synagogue and Hryden Rd. Tem¬ ple, will be held in the social hall of the Broad St. Temple Sunday evening from 8 to 11.
Following are the Confh-m- ands:",
SiQart, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1.- C. Benis. 303 S. Drexei; Lawr¬ ence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bern¬ ard FeltUnger, 2-103 Bryden Rd.; Louis, son or Mr. and Mrs. Rich¬ ard Goldsl-ein, 7f)2 Vernon Rd.; Howard I., son of Mr. and Mrs. Moe Hirsch, 8(j0 Vqrnon Rd.; Marcla Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sarn Lopper, 12G(1 'Wilson .\ve.\ Anita M., daughter of Mr, and. Mrs. Alfred Lusshelm, (i( Governor's PL: Adelaide, daugl ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mellman, 98-1 Oakwood; Lolij daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lien Morganstern, 924 (irandonflDon- ald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jotseph H. Plotnick, 852 S; RemMgton; Darjene, daughter of Mr. and •Mrs. Barney Ringer, 1472 E. Whittler; Robert H., son of Mr., and Mrs. Hyman Stone, 928, S. Remlpgton; Barry R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Turner, 68 N. Roosevelt;. Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. -Morris 'Wilkin, 1172 Oakwood; and Gordon B., son of Mr. antl, Mrs. Aaron Zacks, 645 Sheridan.
(The  program  for  Confirma¬ tion  Exercises is on Page 2.)
A RESIINDER:   SOS PACK DAY JUNB 16
The public is reminded that Wednesday, JunyS 16, is Packing Day for the loCal S.O.S. (Sup- plies for Overseas Survivors). Plea.se talce your contributions td your Synagogue/ (Tood, used, ilean clothing foi/men, women, and chlldrm Is i^fteded urgently. Of especl-^1 imiMrtance is cloth¬ ing for iKibles;/iso layettes.
Mr.s. ^tanley Schwartz, chair¬ man fjar the/ local S. O. S., i-o- ceived/the following letter from Ihe -A/inericivh Joint Dislribullon l"om)tilttee,/East-Central Region;
"\V e cmigratulate you and thqnk ytJi upon the outstand¬ ing cont/lbution made hy yciur comnuii/lty to the collection l<ii^ the recent campaign, i'lease c'on- vcy deepest thanks to the other memliers of your committee and of .your community.
"^Thank.-; to your efforts, we haiCe beeri able to give to hun- (lyeds of thousands of needy l/uropean Jews important ma- /erial aid; and, an equally im- poi-tant spiritual comfort and encouragement. In Just such generous donations of relief sup¬ plies from the pantries, closets, anil warehouses of American .lews, do We convey most strong¬ ly our Eefeilngs of hi-otherhood and humanity to our fellow-.fews ovei-seas."
Sincerely,
- \i. D. Alu.viindei', Cliinii.,
East-<'en(rid Region,
J. I). C.
UJF Campaign Means "Survival Itself" Says Women's Chairman
Preliminary reports In the first week of the Women's. Unit¬ ed Jewish Fund drive indicate an encouraging response to the appeal which has been labeled the 1948 Destiny Campaign. Drive leaders felt heartened by the largR'number of Increased gifts,^lid urged workers to com- Ijlete their calls. Interrupted by the holiday week-end. Tuesday, June 8, Is the date .set for final reports a the office at 150 E. Broad St.
"This is hot just another cam¬ paign, nol charily, nor a hand¬ out; this Is survival Itself," the 180 workers were told by Mrs. Joseph Horchow, who Is serving as this year's campaign man- agei^. "This Is a year of chal¬ lenge, a year in which our money buys a fighting chance- which may be our last chance for  all  time."
The ngencies included In the drive ai'e the Joint Distribu¬ tion Connnlttee, the United Palestine Appeal, the ITnlli'd Service for New Americans iin<I the rnited .Jewish Fund of CohuubUK. Tlu/vaMi needs covered hy these four ageu- cies have made 11 necessary to set ndniinuni goals, hut no ceiling on giving. With the  International Relief
Qrgani'/.ation not yet in opera- Hon and wilh 80% of Ihe .lews of Kurope living In the coun Irles of Kasfern Kurope which will not t- e (¦ c i V c assistance ^hrougl>,4lie Marshall Plan, the ^Tmrden^^-^-theh- stipport rests u p o t^'''pEn»f1*-tinclerstanding cif vXniericaii  .tews.
Workers are askc<l to report to their miijoi-s frequently a\ul to wind up all cards without leluy. If anyone has .not heen contacted, contributions con he made direct to the office by lling MA.   1833.
VIENNA.—Two hundred Aus- train ex-servicemen have applied to the heads of the Jewish DP camps for enlistment in Ha¬ ganah.     . i.
BRYDEN  RD. THMPLIS STAG PARTY TUESDAY
Tuesday evening, starting with a delicious dinner al B:30, the annual Bryden Rd. Temple Brotherhood-stag party will take place at the Seneca Hotel. There will be election of officprs and
Harding's subject: "A Mission ary Doctor In the Land Down Under."
Chairman ot the stag dinner committee Is Milton Staub. ^
11.11. WOSIEN TO SELL V. H. HONDH
The B'nal B'rith Women's chapter of Columbus has been designated to sell U. S. Security Bonds, a.s part of the Security Loan Campaign which has been underway nationally since April 15 (until June 30). Mrs. Ray Kahn is, chairman of the local drive  for  the  B.B.  Women.
The Chapter offers the worthy suggestion that Security Bonds would make a highly practical graduation and confirmalion gift.
Mrs. Kahn and her committee win be more than willing to do all the transactliKg and "deliv¬ ery" work In purchasing these bonds.   Just ca-ll any of the fol-
in the PnlpNtlnr picture spur¬ ring drivo-workors on to re¬ newed efforts and incentive in this crucial phase of the local UJF campaign, It was also revealed that more than 700 subscription cards are as yet not turned In lo the UJF offices, 1,50 e; Broad St.
"Seven hundred pledge cards with no gifts reported Is an evi¬ dence that the ENTIRE Jewish community has not yet played its part in this "destiny cam¬ paign," stated Leo Yassenoff, general chairman. "Surely, no ime should, nor wants to be, left out of this great life-saving ef¬ fort," added Mr. Yassenoff.
Every worker must take care of the cards assigned to him. Any pro.specllve giver who has not been called upon, should telephone MAln 4833 fbr the name of the worker who has been assigned his card. "In this manner," concluded Mr. Yas¬ senoff, "we can complete the drive at an early date, ami with the maximum of ilesperately- needed pledges!"
The first tangible reaction of ' American Jewish commuJiltles from coast to coast to new de¬ velopments affecting the lives of the 700,000 Jews of Palestine and the 1,500,000 Jews remhln- ing in I-;uropo, came this week when eight large communities took resounding action to meet the needs of Kuropeon and Pal¬ estinian .lewrics through tho S250.on(l,fl(K) fnited Jewish Ap¬ peal campaign with contrll;;.!- tions unparalleled in generosity in the history ofT'und-raisii-ig.in lhe United States.
The eight American commu¬ nities which added a brilliant t-hapter to .lewish histor-y witli their -'Dollars of Destiny" were. Philaileiiihia, Detroil, Pittsburgh, Baltimore. Washington. Indian¬ aiiolis, Pes Moines and Dallas. Scores of other communities, now in the Initial phase of their Spring ilrlves, were report- ¦ ed to ho taking steps to follow the hisuiric ejfaniples of these cities. ¦>
The needs ai'e as great as ever before. Hundreds of thou¬ sands of .lews In the D.P. camps and tn Europe nriuet be helped. Thousands of Jews have arrived In Palestine In January, Febru- rary and March. Tbous'ands, - more will arrive regardless of what happens. (Continued  on  Page  Four)
the appearance of guest speaker
Dr. Warren G. Harding III.   Dr,^ lowing:    Mrs. Kahn (DO. 5936)
"    "             Mrs. Harold Schottenstein (DO.
1022), Mrs. Sanford Tuckermart (DO. 5321), Mrs. Gus Reich (EV. 3567), and Mrs. Phil Dolan (DO. 1346).
USED   AR.MY   CLOTHING TO  BE CAJ,LED POR
Anyone having unused Army clothing to offer to the valiant Haganah fighting forces In Israer Is asked to coll any o( the following phone sumbers Immediately: Gil Bernstein, MA.' 4136, and Arthui- Block, AD. 5900 (ap to 6 p. m. dully), and.^heee name men ot EV. OOMSor EV; 1785 alter 0 o'clock or on Sunday.