Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1959-01-23

              COLUMBUS EDITION
COLUMBUS EDitlON
uW/   Serving Columbus, Dayton and Central Ohio Jewish Communities  \\ » ??a7oj"tffis|/l
Vol. 37, No. 4
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23,   1959
39
Oevor«a lu .^mcrlesn and Jswlth la»^|li
Israel Finance Chief Urges Jews Of U.S. To Give UJA Top Priority
AmbgiHHudor Eduardo Esplnosa y Prieto, Acting (!hief of the Mexican Delegation to the United Nations (left) prcNi-nts hunian rights awartl to Moses Moskowltz, .Secretary (ieneral of the Con- Hultutive council of .lewish Organizations. Mr. Moskowltz re¬ ceived the citation for his. proposal to establish a United Nations Attorney General for Human Rights. At center Is Dr. ,lolui Slaw¬ son, Executive VIco-Presldent of the Amorioan .lewish Committee.
ST. LOUIS TEMPLE WINS CASE IN MISSOURI COURT
ST. IXIUTS (JTA) The Mis- .souri Supreme Courl ruled this week that Temple Israel of St. Ixiuls could not be barred from huilding n new temple in a resi¬ dential area becaUHo of zoning rcKtriotioTia.
Thc din-iHUin ennic in the lir.sl -suit evei- t(t reach thc Mia.souri .Suprr-nic <'ourt (m the (lueatUm. At Lsauc wcif zoning ordinunccs of lhe fashionable St. I.(juia .lub- urb of Crevc Cocur which were Invoked when Temple larael - the cily'ji leading Reform eongrega¬ tion .sought a building permit lo erect a new tcniplf? and religious achool.
I'KKSIOINO Juatico Ijiwrencc Hyde ruled that "the State by Us zoning act has granted no author- Up lo cities lo prohibit huildinx either ehurcht^a or achool.s in rcai- dcnee dlHtricls."
The decision noted that "if 11 la believed to be necessary lo reg¬ ulate the location of churches, thla ia a matter for the leglslaturf; lo provide vvith proper aafeguards for thc funflamcntul liberty of the frer- e.xcrcise ,of religion protected by thc Constitution."
IN RUIJNd for Temple larael, the Missouri high court upheld the deciaion of a lower courl fol¬ lowing u trial last year in which Temple Israel brought suit against tlie City of Crevc Cocur. .St. l./jui8 community reaction lo the earlier decision voiding the zoning ordinanoea waa highly favorable, wilh all church groupa and local newapapera hailing the deciaion us a victory for religious liberty.
The deciaion of the City of Creve Cot;ur to appeal the case to the Miasouri Supreme Court therefore came as aome aurprlse.
The American Jewish Congress was invited to participate in the lawsuit by Temple Israel officiala.
Center Extends Meeting Invitation
An open invitatinn has been extended to the community lo attend the annual election meet¬ ing of tho Center Board of Direc¬ tors, Thursday, Jun. 29, 8:.10 j),m. according lo an announccmc^nt by Herman  Katz,  president.
A long range plan, which will introduce a number of significant change.M in thc operation of the Ct.'nter, will be presented f(jr cori- sidcrulion by the hoiud: The plu'n is an oulgriivvtii of the rccoui- nicndations ol thc ('cuter. Sell Study which were presented at til:.'  uripual  ui'/etin^; a year ayo.
Herbert Millmnn. Director of Field .Service of tlu' National Jew¬ isii Welfare Board, will speak on "The Hole of till' Jewish Center in the (>)mnnmity Today." Displays of Center activities, color slides and films 'will be shown during the social hour following the meeting. Refreshments will be served.
NEW YORK (JTA) -A plea that Americnn Jews give "full philanthropic priority" lo a United Jewish Appeal $100 million Special Fund for resettling 100,000 immigrants expected by larael thla year from Eaatern Europe was voiced by Levi Eshkol, Finance Miniater of Israel.
Mr. Eshkol'a plea was made to 200 key American Jewish leaders here, called together in an emer¬ gency aeasion to hear the high- ranking official report on Israel'a greateat immigration crisis In a decade. "I know," he declared, "it sounds trite lo say we are faced by our greatest immigration emergency in ten years, but the plain, cruel, truth is that we are." THE CRISIS arises "not just from the numbers who are com¬ ing," he told the group. "It de¬ rives from the fact that Israel haa no housing available for im¬ migrants beyond the next month or so and no funds with which to build more." He aaid Israel ex¬ pected aome 8000 Immigrants monthly following the recent Ub- eralizalion of emigration proce- durea by various East European governments. The largest Jewish
community in Eastern Europe outalde the Soviet Union ia that of Rumania, numbering 2,50,000 Jewa. Poland has about 40,000 remaining Jewa.
The conference, made up of leadera from communllles across the nation about to conduct drives In behalf of the 1959 United Jew- iah Appeal, also heard from Mor¬ ris W. Berinstein, UJA general chnirman, Avraham Harman, member of the executive of the Jewish Agency, and Charles Jor¬ dan, direclor general of the Joint Dialrlhutlon Committee.
The UJA general chairman pointed out that the emergency meeting was "unprecedented," In that the leaders had l>een called back from their communities only a month after the UJA annual conference, Dec. 12-14 In New York. There Ihey voted to aeek a $100 million Speclal Fund "over and above" Iho 19,59 UJA regular goal of $105 million to meet the ongoing programa of Ita benefl- ciarlea.
"WE HAVE called you back lo give you the full story on larael's new Immigration emergency," Mr. Berlnsl(un said. He recalled  that
In Deccnihcr, Dr. Dov .loseph. treaaurer of Ihe Jewish Agency, hnd urged delegatea lo the UJA nnnual conference to help Israel's people take in n large Immigra¬ tion In 1959.
"Israel's leaders then estimated 50,000 would be coming," Mr. Berlnatein aald. "In a single month," the UJA general chair¬ man added, "all Immigration es¬ timates have had to he doubled. Today most evidence points to the fact that an immigration flood has started that will con¬ tinue for many months. None of us dare lo take Mr. Eshkol's plea lightly. In answer to this greateat immigration crisis in a decade, American Jewa muat be urged to respond in the same full and understanding measure as they did a decade ago.
"IF WE FAIL to reach our goal," Mr. Berlnatein told the audience, "we will cause untold hardship to the newcomers and larael'a people." He added, "we who count ourselves the friends of Israel's people will have handed them a severe set-back to all they have accomplished in building a working democracy in  10 years."
He urged the audience lo advance the progreaa of their pre-cam- palgn efforts, with a view to pro¬ ducing the greateat sums possible for the UJA National Inaugural Conference in Miami, Feb. 7.
Avraham Harman, member of the Jewish Agency executive, who arrived last week from Jerusalem for the meeting, declared that despite the preaent emergency, one 1959 welfare objective that muat be retained lo the fullest extent possible was a program for clearing Israel's "ma'abarot" — shanty towns housing 110,000 earlier immlgranlis.
Mr. Harman revealed that the Agency hopes to direct the great¬ est number of newcomers to var¬ ious "development" areas In Is¬ rael's less populated regions. Theae include the Galilee region in larael'a north, and the Negev. He aald that the Agency muat have $1600 to meet the costs of an Immigrant's first year In Is¬ rael. This Includes transportation frora Eastern Europe, the immi¬ grant's share of housing coata, and welfare services.
Planes Reduce Locust Damage
JERUSALEM iJTAi Qui<'k ac¬ tion with crop-dustInK i>lan(.'S and trucks against Israt.-I's worst lo¬ cust invasion in 4:t yeai-s this winter reduced the damage to crop;; to the least of any of the invasions, thc Ministry of Agri¬ culture   rcpcu-tod this  week.
(..'roj> losses were .als<j reported by the .lordanlari press to b(; sub¬ stantial In tilt* Arab t ountry. A shortage of fodder resulting from the drought and In.secl damage has forced farmers to s(;ll sheep ut $1.00 a head and c:amels at $5..50.
WINNER  TO SriJUY
NEW YORK (JTA) Herbert J. Weiser, 19, of Brooklyn, N.Y.. who Is studying economics at the Baruch Schtjol of Economics at the City College of New York, but who wants to be a cantor, has won tile college's only foreign study grunt the $1800 Auron Naumberg  Scholarship.
Rabbi Silver
Awarded Top
NCCJ Honor
CLEVEl.jMvrD—Few honors re¬ ceived by Rabbl Abba Hlllel Silver of The Temple v.'UI plor.so him more than the human relations award voted hira last week by the National Conference of Chria- tlans and Jews.
His son, Associate Rabbl Daniel Jeremy Silver of The Temple, said:
"MY FATHER has apent all his life furthering the cauae of brotherhood, and I'm sure he will bo very happy about thia. I'm proud of him. of courae, but then I'm proud of everything he doea."
Leo Neuraark, vice president of The Teraple congregation, largest Reform Jewish congregation in America, commented:
"Rabbi Silver believes in broth¬ erhood, practices il and has done his best to further It. He richly deserves the honor."
THE AWARD, given annually for outstanding service in the cause of racial and religious brotherhood, will be preaented at u testimonial dinner Sunday, Feb. 22, in Hotel Carter.
Proceeds from the dinner will go lo further the work of the conference's local chapter, espe¬ cially to expand summer work¬ shop programs al Weatern Re¬ serve Unliverslty, Kent State Uni¬ versity and Ohio State University.
HAROLD SCHOTTENSTEIN APPOINTED 1959 GOLUMBUS BOND CHAIRMAN
.SENDS  BIXIOD   PLASMA
JERUSALEM (JTA) -Officials of the Mogen Dovid Adom, la¬ rael'a equivalent of the Red Cross, announced plans to ahip blood plaaraa to Cuba for those wounded In the revolution.
Harold Scllollenstein, president of Pepal-Cola Botlling Co. In lliia area, is Columbus 19,59 State of Israel Bond president »nd (cam¬ paign leader, it wa.s nnnouooed by Dr. Ivan Gilbert and William Goodman, campaign leaders for the past two years.
Louia M. Levin, William Schitf and Dr. B. T. Mindlin are vice presidents and Mrs. Jule Mark Is aecretary-lreaaurer. Mra. Joseph Schwartz continues aa chairman of Chen.
Born and raised in Columbua, Mr. Schottenstein resides wilh hia wife Regene and their three chil¬ dren at 340 S. Roosevelt Ave. He is a graduate of Ohio State Uni¬ versity School of Pharmacy and is a  registered  pharmacist.
During World War II Mr. Schol. tenstein spent 42 months overseas attached to various field hospitals in the European Theater of Op¬ erations.
He is aLso a past president ot the Ohio Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and his flrni also bot¬ tles "Get Up" and "Canada Dry".
Mr. Schottenstein Is a member of the board of Agudas Achiin Synagogue, a member of Disabled American Veterans, Jewish War Veteruns, American Legion, Zlon Lodge of B'nai B'rith, Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, Winding Hollow Country Club and The Excelsior Club.
In accepting leadership of the Bond campaign Mr. Schottenstein stated:
"1 am mindful of the chaliengc and responsibility which the Jew¬ ish people face this year. larael will receive and make a home for many thousands raore than at any
Harold  Schottenstein
time aince the peak immigration of 1950 and 1951. This new immi¬ gration will be welcomed with open arms. The UJA will bring them to Israel and Israel Bonda will see to il thut they are prop¬ erly Integrated and settled with jobs.
"This Sunday morning we wel¬ come Mrs. Joan Comay lo our community for brunch ul the Ex¬ celsior cnub. Shortly after this meeting we suspend our organ¬ ized activity, lending our efforts to the vital work of UJF.
"We know that a great deal depcnd.s upon our collective labors this yi'ttr. I um confident the Is¬ rael Bond campaign in this com¬ munity will prove Itself equal lo the challenge and the hopea placed in it."
B'nai B'rith
Council Formed
In Columbus
Formation   of   the   Greater   Co¬ lumbus   Joint   B'nai   B'rith   Com¬ munity   Cmincll   and   election   of-"! officera was .mnounced today by the  four  groupa  involved.
Dr. Bernard T. Mindlln, 2794 E. Broad St., was elected CouncU president. Other new officers are Donald Tlshman, 707' Kenwick, vice president; and Mrs. Milton Bender, 2919 E. Mound St., secre¬ tary. Officers will serve for the balance  of  this  year.
B'nai B'rilh, an mlernatlonal Jewiah service organization, la the largeat auch group In the world. The Greater Columbua Joint Council is comprised of the preaidents of Zion and Buckeye Lodges, men's groups, and Zion and Candlelight Oiapters,- wo¬ men's groupa, and two other dele- gales-at-Iarge.
The CouncU wlU be responsible tor all joint planning and pro¬ grams and all public B'nal B'rith statements. In its first ofificlai ac¬ tion, the Council announced two forthcoming community events to take place within the next few weeks.
On Friday, Jan. 30, B'nal B'rith members will conduct a joint re¬ ligious service at Agudas. Achim Synagogue. On Feb. 24, District Grand Lodge No. 2 President Leonard Belove of Kansas City, Mo., will make an official vjalt here. This will be the occasion of another  joint   program.
The Council ia similar to those In many other large cities where several B'nai B'rith lodges and, chapters function.
American Hate Mongers Leave Nothing To The Imagination
BY  BEN H.  BAODIKAN
(Reprinted from the December IU58 Issue of The AUL Bulletin, official organ of the Antl- Defainutiun L<41.gue of B'nui B'rith.)
Noisy propagandists for group hatreds are nothing new, nor are the more modest figurea who stay In the background and pay for the noise. But seldom haa their relationahip been spelled out so clearly In lhelr own worda aa In the recent disclosures of G. Lin¬ coln Rockwell and Harold Noel Arrowsmlth,. Jr.
On one hand Is Rockwell, a dynamic, talented and contentious
fanatic devoted lo a Hitlerite pro¬ gram. On thc iilher hand la hla former patron, Arrowsmilh, son of a distinguished Baltimore family, moneyed, givi*n to scholar¬ ly routines, student ut many uni¬ versities, well-traveled, speaker of stcverul languages, until rt'cently un unknown figur,- si'cmingly more devoted lo microfilms tn the Library of Congress than to "Kike" signs on picket llnea.
"LlNt,"' ROCKWELL Is the 40- year-old son of the pre-war radio und .stage comedian. Old Doc Rockwell. Lincoln's personal life and social ideas have estranged ilim from his family and his paat.
At Brown University he was an Inherently bright boy, though considered an odd duck. Bul he was not. a hater. In fact, he left college before graduation to en¬ list in World War II against fasc¬ ism. This,- he says,, he now re¬ grets :
"If I kru.'W then what 1 know now, if 1 had read Hitler's 'Meln Kampf,' I would have gone right to my commanding officer and asked to be tranaferred. to the German aide or to be relieved of duty. I regret all the good Ger¬ man boya who were killed at the order of the Zionist Jews."
After the war he started  work
as an illustrator, often lived close to deatitutlon, gradually estrang¬ ed himself from his first wife and his own family.
IN I9S0 he re-entered the Navy for the Korean Wur and while a pilot instructor In San Diego met a woman who, he says, first show¬ ed him his "duly" to tight the Jewa. He waa tranaferred to Ice¬ land and here for the firat time read "Meln Kampf" (he'a reread it twelve timea). He became ob- aeaaed with the idea that the Jews plotted to control the world and only northern European white races are fit to rule.
In   Iceland   he   met   his  second
wife, daughter of a prominent lamily, niece of the present Ice¬ landic ambasaador to the United Stales. He says her family Is horrified at his anti-Semitic writ¬ ing.
THE tXlUPLE honeymooned in Berchtesgaden.
Back in this counlry his career In obsessive prejudice unfolded. He dabbled in advertising and commercial arl. He atarted a slick magazine for servicemen's wives which he lost control of. He formed a front organization for "conservatives" which he now describes as "an operation for sneaking   up   on   the   Jewa."   He
worked in Memphia on the Cam¬ paign for Forty-Eight States to amend the Ctonatltutlon, but he quarreled  with  colleagues.
NEXT HE WENT to the edi¬ torial staff of the "American Mercury" where he aiso left af¬ ter differences. After a brief and abortive effort at ordinary aalesmanahip he attende a rally of a white supremacy group where he met W^aiiace Allen, of Atlanta. Alien Invited tlie starv¬ ing RockweU to worlt on ad books in Atlanta, but that enter¬ prise ended. After a brief .period helping retired admiral Crom- (ooatlnaed on p*C« 4)
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