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Jewish IdMlM
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Volume XVn~No. 104
COLUMBUS, OHIO, DECEMBER 27, 1935
Per Year $300; Per Copy loc
Strictly Confidential
TID-BITS FROM EVERYWHERE Br TDINBUlS j. dibon
Largest Turnout Expected at B'nai B'rith Election . Monday Evening
Political Pot
The New Deal has turned thumbs down on Governor Henry Horner of Illinois ... Roosevelt leaders in Illinois have informed.the Governor'they will not back him for reriomination . . . But Horner is determined,tq dcly the Dcmor cratic bosses and intends to seek re-elec¬ tion without; tlieir backing . . . Jerome N. Frank, one b£ the original members of the so-called "Brain Trust", will cele¬ brate the new year by bidding farewell to the New Deal ... He's giving up his post as,assistant counsel to the railroad aivjsion' of the RFC to return to pri¬ vate law practice . . . Washington's newest cpcl^tail, the "Virgin Island," is credited to Mike Straus, .director.of pub¬ lic relations for the Interior Department . .. . . Politics may go musical in a 6ig way next year - if George Gerslnvin is serious about his-announced intention to try his talented hand at politics . . ..Did you notice that Dr. Francis E. Townsend, '"author of thie Townsend Plan,, wears a Hitler-like moustache? . . .Out in St. Louis a certain William Schneider has organized , the "Moses Wing Organiza¬ tion," which has as its motto '''Every ^ man a Moses'' and its goal the guiding of. America out of the wilderncssof eco¬ nomic depression .,.:.' P^sonalia ElsaWise, .daugh'ter of Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, is to be married in Januairy to Melville Hertzberg of New York, a bafc-. iug company executive .', . .If you want to do a mitzvah drop a card to Mrs. A. . H. Fromenson, widow of the late Abra¬ ham FromensOn",' publicity wizard, "who is in Beth Israel Hospital, in a plaster cast as a result.of an accident . . . Nathan Belth, former publicity director of. the National Council of Jewish Wo- . men, is nOiy handling press relations for the Jbiftt Distribution Committee ; . . Dr. Jonah:.Wise is up and aroiind ^ain after a slege'of illness . -¦ - Jiidge Jonah J. Goldstein is the new president of that famous East Side alumni ¦ group, the, Grand Street Boys Assdciatipn . . . Jus- . tice Brandeis brings his lunch, from home to th6 SuirieintCuilrl everyday .. ". it consists of two sandwiches made by Mrs. Brandeis . ;( . Josef Israels,; II, son of the late . Mrs. Henry Mosko'witz,^ AI ;,Smitli-s pne-wot|ian brain trusty has gone his mother one better ,. ... She was only director of publicity for a governor and ^potential president, but her son is , now; "publication counsel" to an emperor —Emperor Haile.Selassid;.- ..Dr. Jo¬ seph Rosen, head of the Agro-Joint, slipped into town without any fuss being niade about his arrival . ...
On the Nazi Front ;^Mrs; James, P.. Warburg is one of, the patronesses for the Olympic "hockey and skating trials at Madison Square Gar¬ den on December 30th - . . Proceeds will go to finance the American Olympic team . ¦. . The swastika is boldly dis¬ played by one of, the leading toy stores on New York's Fifth Avenue . . . :Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer aiid wiraier of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1920, .has" turned Nazi' . . , America's self- sfyled Hitler, Healey, is living in a ritzy New York hojel under the name of Mc- ' Gillicudy while waiting word that he has been appointed, an assistant to Premier Goering of Germany . . . When" the Na^i fans attending the Anglo-German soccer match, in London went back to Germany they took with them thousands of pounds of butter .. . ¦. Butter is al¬ most unobtainable in Naziland . . ¦. Potpourri If you get some niatzoth with a smoky smell you can be sure thty came from the Horowitz-Margaretcn factory jn^ew , York, which was the-scene of a lire re¬ cently ... ; Gordon SeUredge, London . department store magnate, boasts that he once bought a Chicago department, store . from five Jews aiftl sold it to seven Scotchmen at a profit. , . Eric Seelig, the German-Jewish refugee, who is the latest'boxing sensation in America, al¬ ways visits a rabbi before he goes .into, the ritig . . . Must be a good idea, be¬ cause he iKisn't been defeated yet . . . - Governor Herbert Lcliman of New York is gettiiig a Christmas tree, whether he likes it or not ... The State Conser¬ vation department has cut a handsome balsam, for the executive mansion . , , Mrs, Dionne, mother of the famous quin¬ tuplets, has nothing on Mrs. Minnie Schwartz of Chicago. Mrs. Schwartz gave birth to a baby girl four months ago that weighed only 23 ounces, five less tlian Marie, the smallest quintuplet . . . They said the Schwartz baby could not live, but she's still very much alive, and now weighs 4 pounds, S ounces- . ,' . Lena Levy, sister-manager of Kingiish Levihsky, the boxer, has been committed to an insane asylum . . , The bust-up of flic United Jewish Appeal will be hotly I (Confintted on page 2)
Over 600 members of the B'nai B'rith are expected to turn out for the annual election of Zion Lodge officers which is to be held at tlie East Broad St. Tem- lilc mccling. place next Monday evening^ Dec. yOth. According to I. W. Garek, the lodge's pcesideut, no one will be permitted to vote unless his.dues in the Lodge arc in good standiiig, and that no permit card will be issued to anyone unlessthp ruleis adhered to. "It is only proper that the brothers who help the lodge financially should be given this'privilege of voting''^ Garek stated.
FQr'the" convenience of all members, Secretary Dr. R. A. Jaffec will be present at the lodge's meeting place at 7:t5 p. m, Monday to receive all payments and re¬ mittances, and to adjust any dues about which there may be: spiiic dispute. The meeting wiir start promptly at 8 o'clock with a short business session which,will be followed immediately by the usual remarks from the candidates;
The candidates for next Monday night's election arc: For president, Sam Gurevitz; V ice-Pres. Abe Wolman; Warden, Wm. Wasserstrom;. Guardian, Frank V: Bayer; Treasurer, J. C. Good¬ man j; Secretary, Dr. R. A. Jaffee. A.most spirited race is being put on in a big way for the office of Outer Guard by Harry Grobstcin and Sanfdrd Lakiii, and for the post of Warden by Irwin Wolf and I. M.' Harris, . . , ' ¦¦ Remember to he there at the big elec¬ tion night of the; B'nai B'rith—next Monday evening,, 8 o'clock, at the; East Broad St. Temple Auditorium.
IT CANT HAPPEN HERE
Jews Have Nothing to Fear in America By HON. WILBUR LUCIUS CROSS
Governor of Connecticut
(As Told to Frank Dubinsky, Managing Editor of the ¦. Jewish Ledger Publications)
\/"r,'^'l!-^ /ffljife «.,<( pointfd iiitervictv ivUli right to tiictr feeling as Christians who
Mr. Dnbuisky, inanagtni) cdUor of the Hartford , . , , ., , ° , , .,
Jcivish Lcdncr, \Goventor Crvsi of Connecii- arc of -the Liberal thought and I count Lilt deals with iitanv imporlaitt issitcj! faciua ^^ rnmmnn <;m<!P of thr Ameri-
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THE EDITOR, create racial hatreds.in this country.' ¦ "The Jew has nothing to. fear in "There arc those Who .believe that there
Local A.Z.A. to Turn Out (or "KIO" Convention at Dayton
Columbus chapter -of Aleph Zadek Aleph, No. 155> s'cems destined to domi¬ nate the scene at,the "KIO" ¦ regional convention in Dayton, Ohio, which will begin with registration Sunday, Decem¬ ber 29, 1935, and wind up with a hilarious New Year's .eve:, party Tuesday night. A delegation of 25 members is planning to attend the huge conclave of ten chap ters, located in the principal cities of Ohio, Indiana and Kentuclqr. Among those who have expressed their intention of attending are. Irvan Barkan, JHenry Finklestein, Joseph SocoIofF, Sam Freed men, Artlmr Levy, Meyer McUman, Dave Lcvhi, Harold Lee Mpnett, Meyer Goodman, , Louis : Ackermanp Donald Levinstein,, Marty Horowitz, Ted Finkle¬ stein, Norman Sbnkin, Ruven Greenberg, Harry Schlarisky, .Harold Kotosky. and Julian Bai:nett.
There will also be an advisory board convention held in conjunction with this conclave at which Columbus .A. .Z. A, Will be represented by Mr, MaxDworkin, Mr. Sanford Lakin, Mr. Lou Levin, Mr. Cy Tanhenbaum and Mr. itorris Garek.
Among .the most important events on the interestinig conventional program! vyill be competition in basketball, oratory and debate, which, this year promises to be more heatedly contested than,ever before, The successful aspirants will . represent this region in the St. Louis', Missouri, district convention, next February; Irving Gitlih and Irvan Barkan, comprising the CO|hmibus .,A, Z..A. debating team, will debate with the other chapters lipon.tfie issue, "Resolved: That the Principle of Public Ownership. of Land in Palestine Be Encouraged.".
. In the oratorical competition, upon the subject, "A Notable Jewish Figure of Recent History," William Robins will deliver, an oration upon. the. life of the emminent Hebrew, poet, Chairii' Nachman Bialik, A. Z. A.'s champion basketball team consists of Daniel Erkis, Melvin Furninn, Meyer Goodman,' Cooky Har¬ nett, Henry Finklestein, Ben Freedman and Harry Sghlansky. With such out- staiiding entries in the regional conclave, Columbus A. Z, A. confidently expects to come home with awards in all three branches of endeavor—basketball, foren- sics and oratory..
Rabbi Leopold Greenwald to Speak Wednesday Evenitig
Rabbi Leopold Greenwald will speak next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Beth Jacob Synagogue on the "History of the Jews during'the Mid¬ dle Ages." Following the talk the Ladies Auxiliary will serve refresh¬ ments, A cordial invitation is extended the public.
Young: Judea to Sponsor Dance This Sunday Evening
The Broad St. Temple Young Judea is sponsoring a cabaret dance this Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Broad St. Temple, from 9 to 12 p. m. Bill Ilohnes and his orchestra w'H furnish the niusic and arrangements have also been made for a most entertaining floor show. Millard Bprnsteiui chair¬ man of the -dance, invites everyone. The admission price is only 50c per couple.
America," This is the encouraging Hanukah message to the Jews of Amer¬ ica from Connecticut's famous governor, the Hon, .Wilbur Lucius' Cross.
In a special interview granted The Jewish Ledger, Governor Cross spoke earnestly of the fine contribution of the Jew to the arts, sciences and professions and emphasized that conditions such as exist ior the Jew in Gcrmiany can never come to. pass in the. United States. In' answer to a direct question whether he considered.anti-Semitism on the rise in" America, the- venerable Governor scoffed at the idea.' In his famous humorous vein he said, that, if for no other reason, anti-Semitism cannot exist here because the "politicians" would not allow it. "They need the Jewrish votes."
He stated tiiat he - had heard son^e criticism of the,fact that Jews have.been givCn prominent appointments by Presi-, dent Roosevelt but he considered that type of criticism as inconsequeiitial. I4e praised the appointments of Jesse Isa- dore Straus to be Ambassador to I^ranCe. and the appointment ©f Henry Morgen- thau, Jr<, to be Secretary'of the Treas¬ ury. ¦- These appointments were made be¬ cause of the remarkable qualifications of the individuals. , In thts^ connection he recalled the story tliat is told about'the senior Morgenthau when 'he was named Ambassador to Turkey. The newly ap¬ pointed ambassador" had complained td Secretary of State Bryan tliat Jews rcT^ ceived ^appointments only to the Turkish post, • whereupon the "Silver Tongued Orator" put his arms around Morgen^ than and said, "We appoint a Jew to Turkey in order to assure the conversion of iiiti Turks to ¦ Chi isiianity," . ¦ To the,question whether some fright¬ ened Jews arc .justified to think that Jews should avoid appearing in the pub¬ lic eye and that things Jewish, should not be brought, to the attention of the general public. Governor Cross expressed amazement that there are such Jews who preach, this' doctrine; "The. Jew has nothing of which to be ashamed. His .heritage', and' his traditions a,re beautiful and should be preserved^ The Jew would make a mistake to, crawl hito a shell. He inust learu to conduct himself in the same manner as all other .peopled. He should strive to act in such a manner as will ii'ivite the good, will and confi¬ dence of his. Christian: neighbor and he will have no difficulty, in meeting, the problems of the times." . ..-
: .Governor Cross, well versed in the story of' the' Maccabees .and Hanukah, was greatly impressed with the fact, that this year marks, the .2106th anniversary of the Festival' of Hanukah and sub- 'scribed to the idea of a Goodwill season among Jews and Christians, particularly since Hanukah and Christmas, come to¬ gether this year; ;
G'overnor Cross deplored the fact that Hebrew is not spoken more freely among the Jews. : "Hebrew is a. melodious Ian-, guage. Only the .ancient Greek language and Latin can compare with the pre¬ cision aiid.beauty of the Hebrew tongue," said tlie Governor. He recalled his apr pearance at a protest meeting against Hitler's treatment of the Jew, held in Hartford Eushnell Memorial, some two i'cars ago, and said that he was greatly impressed with the bcaiity of the speeches delivered in Yiddish. Governor Cross staled that he Very easily rccogni.zed the Hebrew quotations in the speeches. He hoped that there would be a revival of the Hebrew tongue.
¦When asked whether he agreed with people who are of conservative mind that the Jew. should not identify him¬ self with any liberal'movemQnts, he read¬ ily disagreed, altjiough he W3S specific in the fact that Jews should not be af¬ filiated with the radical movements, par¬ ticularly Comnumism. "The Jew who is loud in his condemnation of society and joins the Communist wing brings down upon his entire people.the wrath of many Christians," said Governor Cross, though he agreed that it,was not fair to blame the entire race for the actions of a few,
"Can what has happaned in Germany happen here?" Quickly rising from the Gubernatorial chair, Governor Cross al¬ most shouted "No 1 No I, that is impos¬ sible! Americans will not tolerate A program of racial bitterness. Jews who are conservative in their political and
Henrietta Szold Arrives to
Forward Youth Aliyah
Movement
NEW YORK (WNS)—Settling Ger¬ man Jewish children in Palestine .is a sacred and serious task in which all per¬ sons who can appraise the presdnt situ¬ ation in Germany should be interested, Miss Henrietta Szold, veteran Zionist leader and fouiidCr of Hadassah, de¬ clared on her return to the United States -from Palestine after an absence of five years. Arriving just as Jews through¬ out the country were preparing to mark hcr-TOth birthday with nation-wide cele¬ brations, Miss Szold, who is here to arouse interest in the Youth Aliyah movement, which she. is directing, re-
arc top many Jews inthc professions and
in the higher schools of learning. . Is
there.' such a thing as having too many
people studying, especially as intellectur
ally they arc inquisitive and alert?" Gov'
ernor Cross in answer to the above, I P°''tc4 tliat so far 8-^)0 German'Jewish
stated his belief that enti'dnces. to thejcb'Idren between fhe ages of 15 and 17
THE WORLD'S WINDOW
"Vain Oblations"
By Ludwig Lewiiohn
VtIi1« column In copjrlBlit [>r tW Seven Art» Fcaturo Syndlotttc. RcproductlDn In wliole or In part HtrlcUr rorMddcn. Any Inrrhitemnnt on tills'coDyrlKlit nUI bo proMcnted,)'
universities should be, based on intellec¬ tual attainment i-ather than on the quota system. He was very emphatic on this point and recalled that in the Graduate School at Yale of which he was Dean, he felt that there were many .who should not have been there because of their lack of intellectual ability. "Universities should be'opcn to alt who ar6 deserving of entrance based upon their intellectual ability, I do not believe in the racial quota system." Governor Cross felt, however, that there arc' differences in the social life of the univiersities which sometimes. make it hard for various races to mingle together in a spirit of friendliness and good fellowship. This, he belieives, more than raoial antipathy, is the reason that many universities have the quota system. .
If there is any, feeling against the Jew in America it is from overzcalo.us Chris- .tians . who. regard Jesus as Diviiie and not as a Jew and in their blindncss> they blame the Jew for the criicifixioHi These arc in the minority, the Governor, feels, and the Jew need not fiear that this atttT tude on the part of some may ever de¬ velop intg a more rabid;stand against.the Jew.. In this connection Governor Cross told of. an address he., delivered before a New Haven Jewish group, at which a number of Christians were" present. The. Governor said, ."The Jews gave Us Jesus on the one hand and Einstein.on the other, and inasmuch as Godhas called them the chosen people it is not for us mortals togo back on C^od."
-'Would the world be the poorer or the richei* for the disappearance of the Jew, assuming that that were possible?'' Governor Cross smiled and said as he closed the interview,. "Look at Germany. She is the loser.- The world must take note;. The Jew should join his fellow- men in any ^movement which makes for the betterment of mankind. He should consider, himself the equal of" all and discard any inferiority complex that he may i>os3ess."^-(Copyright 1935.);
haye been taken to Palestine and placed in 15 scltlcincnts.. Next month, she. said, 250 more are expected and during 193C the Youth Aliyah^ hopes to bring lOOO more into Palestine. She declared that the Youth Aliyah had proved so success¬ ful in practical results that the Jewish youth of other countries, notably Poland .ind certain parts of. Russia arc urging that its benefits be extended to them. Miss Szold reported that plans are afoot to take children out of Poland as soon as.the Palestine government grants spe¬ cial certificates to them, as it dotes in the case of the German children.
During her stay in the United States Miss .Szold will confer with, Jewish groups on the program of the Yoiith Aliyah, which Hadassah recently, under¬ took as its. new project in Palestine,
Aaron. M. Neustadt Receives
New Appointment in
County Auditor's Office
On Monday, December, 23rd, County Auditor Robert H. Hoffman, officially announced the appointment of. Aaron M. Ncustadt as a Deputy in the Dept. of Taxation. . Mr! .Neustadt served as an extra Deputy undei* the late Arthur J. Thatcher. Among those \vho endorsed Mr. Neustadt were Chief . Harry E. French, chairman of the. Republican Central (Tommittee; Fred . Lazarus, Jr., Rabbi Nathan Zelizcr, Edwin J. Schan- farber, Julius .Steinhauscr, Max H. Rieser, Allen Gimdcrsheimer, Jacob Schottenstein,' Harry Ratncr of .Rogers & Co., Harry Kohii, Justin L. Sillman, I. W. Garek, Alfred J. Kobacker, Ed¬ ward . E. Schiff, Alliert Schiff; Jacob Mattlin, Jack Myers, Morris Belm, I; H. Scblezinger, Rabbi Samuel M. Gup, Rabbi Mordecai Hirschsprung, and a number of prominent Qiristians of various denominations'. .
Mr, Neustadt'was identified with the Editorial Dept. of the Ohio Jewish Ghuonicle for over 12 years which pub¬ lication is now edited and published by his brother, Ben Z, Neustadt. He hajs been actively interested in all civic and philanthropic projects launched in Co¬ lumbus. He resides with his mother, Mrs. L E. Neustadt, 916 Bryden Road,
Rose ' G. Lazarus Sisterhood Bingo Party Jamiary 5th
. Ten beautiful prizes will,be givch away at the big Bingo party to be sponsored by the Rose E, Lazarus Sis terhood on Sunday evening, January 5th, at the Bryden Road Temple. Re¬ freshments will be served, ¦ Admission sixty cents.
Agudath Achim SchootWill Present Chaiiukah Program
Sunday evening,. December 29, at 7:00 p. m.j the .Agudath Achim Religious Schooi \yill present its annual Qianukah prograh at the Synagogue, Washington avenue and Donaldson street. All. are cordially invited. The complete program follows: ;
Americ^, by the Religious School pupils; ."Chanukah," Gene Mathless; "Stoi;y of .Chanukah,*' Sylvia Hirsch¬ sprung;; "Chanukah," Rose Lee Thall; "Feast of Lights," Florence Wolnian, Shirley : Douglas, Mitiam .; Carlstein,' Miriam Baker; "The Jewish Warrior," Selma Ruben; "From Antiochus to Hitler," a_ skit, Sanford Goldman,, Har¬ old Bartictt, Gene Mathless, SolomOn Ze'ldin, Stanley, Maybritck; "The Eight Chanukah Ligtits,". Maxine Wolman^ Esther Abromowitz, Jean; Robins,. Dor¬ othy Jacobs; "Joseph's Candle," Ada Amlinsky; "The Cruse of Oil,". Ruth Stein; ."Rock of Ages,"'by'the Religious School pupils.
.'5Vhat!s. Tonight?", a Chanukah play¬ let in two acts. The cast; Martha, Thelma Jane Thall;' Judali, Hterman Sil¬ verman; Gertrude, -Eileen Horwitz; Simon, Diivid Greenberg;. Nora, a maid, Shirley Goldman; Mrs'.-. Greehbaum, Sylvia Meizlish: Mr. Greenbaum, Sani Gord9n; Bessie, EsteUe Jean Thall; ,
All About Chanukah," a"' skit, Ada Amlins.ky, Flsther, Abrompwitz, Rose Lee Thali, Jean Robins, Evelyn Greenberg, Ruth Stein. '
Hatikvoii.
Miss Esther Levinson.and Mr. Harry Goldstein directed the above.
Rabbi Hirschspruncr Will In¬ stall IVlizrachi Officers
Rabbi, Mordecai Hirschsprung of the Agudath Achim Synagogue will install the newly elected oHficers of tl^e Mizrachi at a meeting next Wednesday, January 1st, at two p. m., at the Agudath Achim Synagoge.' ' . ¦
Mrs, Jacob Schottenstein who has re¬ cently returned, from a trip,to" Palestine will talk about her experiences in the. Holy Land. Refreshments will be served.
Late in that fateful year of 1933, in the days: When we knew that daily and hourly Jews were being tortured to death in strange, inhuman ways in Brown Houses and Nazi'barracks and, concenti'a- tion camps, a magnificently spick' and span American gentleman, of what he ' would''have called "the Jewish faith'' came to me quite shaken, it was clear, out of his usual composure and with his hard assimilatory 100 per cent American enamel dctmvtely cracked. And he saiid:,- "When you come back to America and come, to my city come straight to me— straight, to mel" And I took it for granted that this m^"~"l'^c many men then: and since then—had-awakened to the true character of the -fate of our jffioplc and to the wrongness and dis¬ honor and futility of tiie -ways that so many thousands.o£ Jews had bceri tread¬ ing for so long. ,
in due .time l came to my. friend's city. It happened that T had many^ old; and dear friends in that city, so.that for some days the very. thought of ray glittering magnate was pushed aside.. Then suddenly it came upon me. I turned to thie, gifted and saintly rabbi whose guest, i was:. ^T must see, Mr. So and So!-' I said;'. .The Rabbi looked down. His.,face grew first grey with sorrow and then rc.ddish with righteous indignation.. "So and So? He's just given a million dollars to the Art Mu¬ seum for the purchase of post-impires-. sionist paintings." , We said no more.
Jews are dying. Jews are being forced . out of life. Jews arc being reduced to. starvation and hopelessness. Jews are being humiliated and trodden into the very,dust by the mad. feet of barba.rians. The souls- of Jewish children '.are being wounded, and tortured and warped. ¦ Every; day and every hour and every minute tliat we draw breath Jews, in Germany, and Jews in Poland ajhd Jews in other lands are being nailed upon some cross of agony by the* pagans who must have vicarious sacrifices for their sins to iiaii upon crosses a!iid who have, again chosen . Israel for that. purpose. .. And so inevitably Jewish men and women wear themselves out gathering money in. England and" in the British dominions and aboye all in America to bring help and some healing tq our innumerable niarlyrs. "And though the sums that are gathered spmetimcs,look large, they are. really' pitiful when, One considers, let us say, the total cost of the Cathedral of Saint. John the Divine on Morningside Heights in New York, And the sums afe, at all events, in spite of all we can do, tragically inadequate to the desperate need ... . , ' ' '
, And Mr. So. and So- gives, a million,, dollars for the purchase of Picassos . . .
; Is it not enough .to make one .despair o^ human nature? "^
For .our nmartyred brethren, for our innocently martyred brethren, foi" those innumerable Jewish children, for. those beautiful and tragic Jewish children in Gei*many who should be as dear and as sacred to us as the children of our own loins and of our owii households there is only one great hope and one adequate salvation today and' the name of that hope and the name of.that salvation is Eretz. YiSra:el. , And the United Pales¬ tine Appeal in the United States has set (Conthmcd on page 2)
Ezras Noshim to Meet Sunday
A most important meeting of the Ezras Noshim Society will be held Sun¬ day, Dec, 29, at 2:00 p. m., at the Agudath Achim Synagogue. Nomina¬ tion and election qi officers will take place. Members grc urged to make settlement for the Supper tickets at this meeting. ¦ •<
B'nai B'rith Ladies' Auxiliary to Meet Monday Evening
The B'nai B'rith Ladies' Auxiliary will meet Monday evening, Dec. 30th, at 8 o'clock at the E. Broad Street Temple. At this, meeting election of o.fhcers will take place and many future plans disr cussed. It is hoped that all members will be. present.
Rabbi Zelizer's Sermon
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer of the East Broad Street Temple will speak next Friday evening, Jan. 3rd, on the /'Pur¬ suit of Happiness," Everyone is cor- e'conomic viewpoints have just as niuch dially invited.
Sisterhood to Meet Monday
The next regular meeting of the Tifercth Israel Sisterhood will be held Monday, Dec. 30th, at 1:30 p. m,,, at the home of Mrs. B. F, Levinson, 168 S; Cassinghain. Mrs. Herman Katz, who will preside, urges all members to be present as many important matters will be discussed at this time.
AH News Must Be in Early Next Week
All publicity matter and news items of organizations must reach the Chronicle! office not later. than Tuesday eveningr Dec. dlst, to insure publication in pur Jan. 3rd itmue. This is due to the fact our plant will bo closed Wednesday, New Years Doy.
Your cooperation will ha highly appreciated by the pgb- lishers of tlie Chr^vicle.
THE BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR-B'NAI B'RITH ELECTION NIGHT, MONDAY/DECEMBER 30th.
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| Full Text | Central Ohio's Only Jewish Newspaper Reaehing Every Home Sttf^ ©Ifta Smtstj Devoted to Arfierican I and Jewish IdMlM A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME Volume XVn~No. 104 COLUMBUS, OHIO, DECEMBER 27, 1935 Per Year $300; Per Copy loc Strictly Confidential TID-BITS FROM EVERYWHERE Br TDINBUlS j. dibon Largest Turnout Expected at B'nai B'rith Election . Monday Evening Political Pot The New Deal has turned thumbs down on Governor Henry Horner of Illinois ... Roosevelt leaders in Illinois have informed.the Governor'they will not back him for reriomination . . . But Horner is determined,tq dcly the Dcmor cratic bosses and intends to seek re-elec¬ tion without; tlieir backing . . . Jerome N. Frank, one b£ the original members of the so-called "Brain Trust", will cele¬ brate the new year by bidding farewell to the New Deal ... He's giving up his post as,assistant counsel to the railroad aivjsion' of the RFC to return to pri¬ vate law practice . . . Washington's newest cpcl^tail, the "Virgin Island" is credited to Mike Straus, .director.of pub¬ lic relations for the Interior Department . .. . . Politics may go musical in a 6ig way next year - if George Gerslnvin is serious about his-announced intention to try his talented hand at politics . . ..Did you notice that Dr. Francis E. Townsend, '"author of thie Townsend Plan,, wears a Hitler-like moustache? . . .Out in St. Louis a certain William Schneider has organized , the "Moses Wing Organiza¬ tion" which has as its motto '''Every ^ man a Moses'' and its goal the guiding of. America out of the wilderncssof eco¬ nomic depression .,.:.' P^sonalia ElsaWise, .daugh'ter of Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, is to be married in Januairy to Melville Hertzberg of New York, a bafc-. iug company executive .', . .If you want to do a mitzvah drop a card to Mrs. A. . H. Fromenson, widow of the late Abra¬ ham FromensOn",' publicity wizard, "who is in Beth Israel Hospital, in a plaster cast as a result.of an accident . . . Nathan Belth, former publicity director of. the National Council of Jewish Wo- . men, is nOiy handling press relations for the Jbiftt Distribution Committee ; . . Dr. Jonah:.Wise is up and aroiind ^ain after a slege'of illness . -¦ - Jiidge Jonah J. Goldstein is the new president of that famous East Side alumni ¦ group, the, Grand Street Boys Assdciatipn . . . Jus- . tice Brandeis brings his lunch, from home to th6 SuirieintCuilrl everyday .. ". it consists of two sandwiches made by Mrs. Brandeis . ;( . Josef Israels,; II, son of the late . Mrs. Henry Mosko'witz,^ AI ;,Smitli-s pne-wot ian brain trusty has gone his mother one better ,. ... She was only director of publicity for a governor and ^potential president, but her son is , now; "publication counsel" to an emperor —Emperor Haile.Selassid;.- ..Dr. Jo¬ seph Rosen, head of the Agro-Joint, slipped into town without any fuss being niade about his arrival . ... On the Nazi Front ;^Mrs; James, P.. Warburg is one of, the patronesses for the Olympic "hockey and skating trials at Madison Square Gar¬ den on December 30th - . . Proceeds will go to finance the American Olympic team . ¦. . The swastika is boldly dis¬ played by one of, the leading toy stores on New York's Fifth Avenue . . . :Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer aiid wiraier of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1920, .has" turned Nazi' . . , America's self- sfyled Hitler, Healey, is living in a ritzy New York hojel under the name of Mc- ' Gillicudy while waiting word that he has been appointed, an assistant to Premier Goering of Germany . . . When" the Na^i fans attending the Anglo-German soccer match, in London went back to Germany they took with them thousands of pounds of butter .. . ¦. Butter is al¬ most unobtainable in Naziland . . ¦. Potpourri If you get some niatzoth with a smoky smell you can be sure thty came from the Horowitz-Margaretcn factory jn^ew , York, which was the-scene of a lire re¬ cently ... ; Gordon SeUredge, London . department store magnate, boasts that he once bought a Chicago department, store . from five Jews aiftl sold it to seven Scotchmen at a profit. , . Eric Seelig, the German-Jewish refugee, who is the latest'boxing sensation in America, al¬ ways visits a rabbi before he goes .into, the ritig . . . Must be a good idea, be¬ cause he iKisn't been defeated yet . . . - Governor Herbert Lcliman of New York is gettiiig a Christmas tree, whether he likes it or not ... The State Conser¬ vation department has cut a handsome balsam, for the executive mansion . , , Mrs, Dionne, mother of the famous quin¬ tuplets, has nothing on Mrs. Minnie Schwartz of Chicago. Mrs. Schwartz gave birth to a baby girl four months ago that weighed only 23 ounces, five less tlian Marie, the smallest quintuplet . . . They said the Schwartz baby could not live, but she's still very much alive, and now weighs 4 pounds, S ounces- . ,' . Lena Levy, sister-manager of Kingiish Levihsky, the boxer, has been committed to an insane asylum . . , The bust-up of flic United Jewish Appeal will be hotly I (Confintted on page 2) Over 600 members of the B'nai B'rith are expected to turn out for the annual election of Zion Lodge officers which is to be held at tlie East Broad St. Tem- lilc mccling. place next Monday evening^ Dec. yOth. According to I. W. Garek, the lodge's pcesideut, no one will be permitted to vote unless his.dues in the Lodge arc in good standiiig, and that no permit card will be issued to anyone unlessthp ruleis adhered to. "It is only proper that the brothers who help the lodge financially should be given this'privilege of voting''^ Garek stated. FQr'the" convenience of all members, Secretary Dr. R. A. Jaffec will be present at the lodge's meeting place at 7:t5 p. m, Monday to receive all payments and re¬ mittances, and to adjust any dues about which there may be: spiiic dispute. The meeting wiir start promptly at 8 o'clock with a short business session which,will be followed immediately by the usual remarks from the candidates; The candidates for next Monday night's election arc: For president, Sam Gurevitz; V ice-Pres. Abe Wolman; Warden, Wm. Wasserstrom;. Guardian, Frank V: Bayer; Treasurer, J. C. Good¬ man j; Secretary, Dr. R. A. Jaffee. A.most spirited race is being put on in a big way for the office of Outer Guard by Harry Grobstcin and Sanfdrd Lakiii, and for the post of Warden by Irwin Wolf and I. M.' Harris, . . , ' ¦¦ Remember to he there at the big elec¬ tion night of the; B'nai B'rith—next Monday evening,, 8 o'clock, at the; East Broad St. Temple Auditorium. IT CANT HAPPEN HERE Jews Have Nothing to Fear in America By HON. WILBUR LUCIUS CROSS Governor of Connecticut (As Told to Frank Dubinsky, Managing Editor of the ¦. Jewish Ledger Publications) \/"r,'^'l!-^ /ffljife «.,<( pointfd iiitervictv ivUli right to tiictr feeling as Christians who Mr. Dnbuisky, inanagtni) cdUor of the Hartford , . , , ., , ° , , ., Jcivish Lcdncr, \Goventor Crvsi of Connecii- arc of -the Liberal thought and I count Lilt deals with iitanv imporlaitt issitcj! faciua ^^ rnmmnn <;m s'cems destined to domi¬ nate the scene at,the "KIO" ¦ regional convention in Dayton, Ohio, which will begin with registration Sunday, Decem¬ ber 29, 1935, and wind up with a hilarious New Year's .eve:, party Tuesday night. A delegation of 25 members is planning to attend the huge conclave of ten chap ters, located in the principal cities of Ohio, Indiana and Kentuclqr. Among those who have expressed their intention of attending are. Irvan Barkan, JHenry Finklestein, Joseph SocoIofF, Sam Freed men, Artlmr Levy, Meyer McUman, Dave Lcvhi, Harold Lee Mpnett, Meyer Goodman, , Louis : Ackermanp Donald Levinstein,, Marty Horowitz, Ted Finkle¬ stein, Norman Sbnkin, Ruven Greenberg, Harry Schlarisky, .Harold Kotosky. and Julian Bai:nett. There will also be an advisory board convention held in conjunction with this conclave at which Columbus .A. .Z. A, Will be represented by Mr, MaxDworkin, Mr. Sanford Lakin, Mr. Lou Levin, Mr. Cy Tanhenbaum and Mr. itorris Garek. Among .the most important events on the interestinig conventional program! vyill be competition in basketball, oratory and debate, which, this year promises to be more heatedly contested than,ever before, The successful aspirants will . represent this region in the St. Louis', Missouri, district convention, next February; Irving Gitlih and Irvan Barkan, comprising the CO hmibus .,A, Z..A. debating team, will debate with the other chapters lipon.tfie issue, "Resolved: That the Principle of Public Ownership. of Land in Palestine Be Encouraged.". . In the oratorical competition, upon the subject, "A Notable Jewish Figure of Recent History" William Robins will deliver, an oration upon. the. life of the emminent Hebrew, poet, Chairii' Nachman Bialik, A. Z. A.'s champion basketball team consists of Daniel Erkis, Melvin Furninn, Meyer Goodman,' Cooky Har¬ nett, Henry Finklestein, Ben Freedman and Harry Sghlansky. With such out- staiiding entries in the regional conclave, Columbus A. Z, A. confidently expects to come home with awards in all three branches of endeavor—basketball, foren- sics and oratory.. Rabbi Leopold Greenwald to Speak Wednesday Evenitig Rabbi Leopold Greenwald will speak next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Beth Jacob Synagogue on the "History of the Jews during'the Mid¬ dle Ages." Following the talk the Ladies Auxiliary will serve refresh¬ ments, A cordial invitation is extended the public. Young: Judea to Sponsor Dance This Sunday Evening The Broad St. Temple Young Judea is sponsoring a cabaret dance this Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Broad St. Temple, from 9 to 12 p. m. Bill Ilohnes and his orchestra w'H furnish the niusic and arrangements have also been made for a most entertaining floor show. Millard Bprnsteiui chair¬ man of the -dance, invites everyone. The admission price is only 50c per couple. America" This is the encouraging Hanukah message to the Jews of Amer¬ ica from Connecticut's famous governor, the Hon, .Wilbur Lucius' Cross. In a special interview granted The Jewish Ledger, Governor Cross spoke earnestly of the fine contribution of the Jew to the arts, sciences and professions and emphasized that conditions such as exist ior the Jew in Gcrmiany can never come to. pass in the. United States. In' answer to a direct question whether he considered.anti-Semitism on the rise in" America, the- venerable Governor scoffed at the idea.' In his famous humorous vein he said, that, if for no other reason, anti-Semitism cannot exist here because the "politicians" would not allow it. "They need the Jewrish votes." He stated tiiat he - had heard son^e criticism of the,fact that Jews have.been givCn prominent appointments by Presi-, dent Roosevelt but he considered that type of criticism as inconsequeiitial. I4e praised the appointments of Jesse Isa- dore Straus to be Ambassador to I^ranCe. and the appointment ©f Henry Morgen- thau, Jr<, to be Secretary'of the Treas¬ ury. ¦- These appointments were made be¬ cause of the remarkable qualifications of the individuals. , In thts^ connection he recalled the story tliat is told about'the senior Morgenthau when 'he was named Ambassador to Turkey. The newly ap¬ pointed ambassador" had complained td Secretary of State Bryan tliat Jews rcT^ ceived ^appointments only to the Turkish post, • whereupon the "Silver Tongued Orator" put his arms around Morgen^ than and said, "We appoint a Jew to Turkey in order to assure the conversion of iiiti Turks to ¦ Chi isiianity" . ¦ To the,question whether some fright¬ ened Jews arc .justified to think that Jews should avoid appearing in the pub¬ lic eye and that things Jewish, should not be brought, to the attention of the general public. Governor Cross expressed amazement that there are such Jews who preach, this' doctrine; "The. Jew has nothing of which to be ashamed. His .heritage', and' his traditions a,re beautiful and should be preserved^ The Jew would make a mistake to, crawl hito a shell. He inust learu to conduct himself in the same manner as all other .peopled. He should strive to act in such a manner as will ii'ivite the good, will and confi¬ dence of his. Christian: neighbor and he will have no difficulty, in meeting, the problems of the times." . ..- : .Governor Cross, well versed in the story of' the' Maccabees .and Hanukah, was greatly impressed with the fact, that this year marks, the .2106th anniversary of the Festival' of Hanukah and sub- 'scribed to the idea of a Goodwill season among Jews and Christians, particularly since Hanukah and Christmas, come to¬ gether this year; ; G'overnor Cross deplored the fact that Hebrew is not spoken more freely among the Jews. : "Hebrew is a. melodious Ian-, guage. Only the .ancient Greek language and Latin can compare with the pre¬ cision aiid.beauty of the Hebrew tongue" said tlie Governor. He recalled his apr pearance at a protest meeting against Hitler's treatment of the Jew, held in Hartford Eushnell Memorial, some two i'cars ago, and said that he was greatly impressed with the bcaiity of the speeches delivered in Yiddish. Governor Cross staled that he Very easily rccogni.zed the Hebrew quotations in the speeches. He hoped that there would be a revival of the Hebrew tongue. ¦When asked whether he agreed with people who are of conservative mind that the Jew. should not identify him¬ self with any liberal'movemQnts, he read¬ ily disagreed, altjiough he W3S specific in the fact that Jews should not be af¬ filiated with the radical movements, par¬ ticularly Comnumism. "The Jew who is loud in his condemnation of society and joins the Communist wing brings down upon his entire people.the wrath of many Christians" said Governor Cross, though he agreed that it,was not fair to blame the entire race for the actions of a few, "Can what has happaned in Germany happen here?" Quickly rising from the Gubernatorial chair, Governor Cross al¬ most shouted "No 1 No I, that is impos¬ sible! Americans will not tolerate A program of racial bitterness. Jews who are conservative in their political and Henrietta Szold Arrives to Forward Youth Aliyah Movement NEW YORK (WNS)—Settling Ger¬ man Jewish children in Palestine .is a sacred and serious task in which all per¬ sons who can appraise the presdnt situ¬ ation in Germany should be interested, Miss Henrietta Szold, veteran Zionist leader and fouiidCr of Hadassah, de¬ clared on her return to the United States -from Palestine after an absence of five years. Arriving just as Jews through¬ out the country were preparing to mark hcr-TOth birthday with nation-wide cele¬ brations, Miss Szold, who is here to arouse interest in the Youth Aliyah movement, which she. is directing, re- arc top many Jews inthc professions and in the higher schools of learning. . Is there.' such a thing as having too many people studying, especially as intellectur ally they arc inquisitive and alert?" Gov' ernor Cross in answer to the above, I P°''tc4 tliat so far 8-^)0 German'Jewish stated his belief that enti'dnces. to thejcb'Idren between fhe ages of 15 and 17 THE WORLD'S WINDOW "Vain Oblations" By Ludwig Lewiiohn VtIi1« column In copjrlBlit [>r tW Seven Art» Fcaturo Syndlotttc. RcproductlDn In wliole or In part HtrlcUr rorMddcn. Any Inrrhitemnnt on tills'coDyrlKlit nUI bo proMcnted,)' universities should be, based on intellec¬ tual attainment i-ather than on the quota system. He was very emphatic on this point and recalled that in the Graduate School at Yale of which he was Dean, he felt that there were many .who should not have been there because of their lack of intellectual ability. "Universities should be'opcn to alt who ar6 deserving of entrance based upon their intellectual ability, I do not believe in the racial quota system." Governor Cross felt, however, that there arc' differences in the social life of the univiersities which sometimes. make it hard for various races to mingle together in a spirit of friendliness and good fellowship. This, he belieives, more than raoial antipathy, is the reason that many universities have the quota system. . If there is any, feeling against the Jew in America it is from overzcalo.us Chris- .tians . who. regard Jesus as Diviiie and not as a Jew and in their blindncss> they blame the Jew for the criicifixioHi These arc in the minority, the Governor, feels, and the Jew need not fiear that this atttT tude on the part of some may ever de¬ velop intg a more rabid;stand against.the Jew.. In this connection Governor Cross told of. an address he., delivered before a New Haven Jewish group, at which a number of Christians were" present. The. Governor said, ."The Jews gave Us Jesus on the one hand and Einstein.on the other, and inasmuch as Godhas called them the chosen people it is not for us mortals togo back on C^od." -'Would the world be the poorer or the richei* for the disappearance of the Jew, assuming that that were possible?'' Governor Cross smiled and said as he closed the interview,. "Look at Germany. She is the loser.- The world must take note;. The Jew should join his fellow- men in any ^movement which makes for the betterment of mankind. He should consider, himself the equal of" all and discard any inferiority complex that he may i>os3ess."^-(Copyright 1935.); haye been taken to Palestine and placed in 15 scltlcincnts.. Next month, she. said, 250 more are expected and during 193C the Youth Aliyah^ hopes to bring lOOO more into Palestine. She declared that the Youth Aliyah had proved so success¬ ful in practical results that the Jewish youth of other countries, notably Poland .ind certain parts of. Russia arc urging that its benefits be extended to them. Miss Szold reported that plans are afoot to take children out of Poland as soon as.the Palestine government grants spe¬ cial certificates to them, as it dotes in the case of the German children. During her stay in the United States Miss .Szold will confer with, Jewish groups on the program of the Yoiith Aliyah, which Hadassah recently, under¬ took as its. new project in Palestine, Aaron. M. Neustadt Receives New Appointment in County Auditor's Office On Monday, December, 23rd, County Auditor Robert H. Hoffman, officially announced the appointment of. Aaron M. Ncustadt as a Deputy in the Dept. of Taxation. . Mr! .Neustadt served as an extra Deputy undei* the late Arthur J. Thatcher. Among those \vho endorsed Mr. Neustadt were Chief . Harry E. French, chairman of the. Republican Central (Tommittee; Fred . Lazarus, Jr., Rabbi Nathan Zelizcr, Edwin J. Schan- farber, Julius .Steinhauscr, Max H. Rieser, Allen Gimdcrsheimer, Jacob Schottenstein,' Harry Ratncr of .Rogers & Co., Harry Kohii, Justin L. Sillman, I. W. Garek, Alfred J. Kobacker, Ed¬ ward . E. Schiff, Alliert Schiff; Jacob Mattlin, Jack Myers, Morris Belm, I; H. Scblezinger, Rabbi Samuel M. Gup, Rabbi Mordecai Hirschsprung, and a number of prominent Qiristians of various denominations'. . Mr, Neustadt'was identified with the Editorial Dept. of the Ohio Jewish Ghuonicle for over 12 years which pub¬ lication is now edited and published by his brother, Ben Z, Neustadt. He hajs been actively interested in all civic and philanthropic projects launched in Co¬ lumbus. He resides with his mother, Mrs. L E. Neustadt, 916 Bryden Road, Rose ' G. Lazarus Sisterhood Bingo Party Jamiary 5th . Ten beautiful prizes will,be givch away at the big Bingo party to be sponsored by the Rose E, Lazarus Sis terhood on Sunday evening, January 5th, at the Bryden Road Temple. Re¬ freshments will be served, ¦ Admission sixty cents. Agudath Achim SchootWill Present Chaiiukah Program Sunday evening,. December 29, at 7:00 p. m.j the .Agudath Achim Religious Schooi \yill present its annual Qianukah prograh at the Synagogue, Washington avenue and Donaldson street. All. are cordially invited. The complete program follows: ; Americ^, by the Religious School pupils; ."Chanukah" Gene Mathless; "Stoi;y of .Chanukah,*' Sylvia Hirsch¬ sprung;; "Chanukah" Rose Lee Thall; "Feast of Lights" Florence Wolnian, Shirley : Douglas, Mitiam .; Carlstein,' Miriam Baker; "The Jewish Warrior" Selma Ruben; "From Antiochus to Hitler" a_ skit, Sanford Goldman,, Har¬ old Bartictt, Gene Mathless, SolomOn Ze'ldin, Stanley, Maybritck; "The Eight Chanukah Ligtits". Maxine Wolman^ Esther Abromowitz, Jean; Robins,. Dor¬ othy Jacobs; "Joseph's Candle" Ada Amlinsky; "The Cruse of Oil". Ruth Stein; ."Rock of Ages"'by'the Religious School pupils. .'5Vhat!s. Tonight?", a Chanukah play¬ let in two acts. The cast; Martha, Thelma Jane Thall;' Judali, Hterman Sil¬ verman; Gertrude, -Eileen Horwitz; Simon, Diivid Greenberg;. Nora, a maid, Shirley Goldman; Mrs'.-. Greehbaum, Sylvia Meizlish: Mr. Greenbaum, Sani Gord9n; Bessie, EsteUe Jean Thall; , All About Chanukah" a"' skit, Ada Amlins.ky, Flsther, Abrompwitz, Rose Lee Thali, Jean Robins, Evelyn Greenberg, Ruth Stein. ' Hatikvoii. Miss Esther Levinson.and Mr. Harry Goldstein directed the above. Rabbi Hirschspruncr Will In¬ stall IVlizrachi Officers Rabbi, Mordecai Hirschsprung of the Agudath Achim Synagogue will install the newly elected oHficers of tl^e Mizrachi at a meeting next Wednesday, January 1st, at two p. m., at the Agudath Achim Synagoge.' ' . ¦ Mrs, Jacob Schottenstein who has re¬ cently returned, from a trip,to" Palestine will talk about her experiences in the. Holy Land. Refreshments will be served. Late in that fateful year of 1933, in the days: When we knew that daily and hourly Jews were being tortured to death in strange, inhuman ways in Brown Houses and Nazi'barracks and, concenti'a- tion camps, a magnificently spick' and span American gentleman, of what he ' would''have called "the Jewish faith'' came to me quite shaken, it was clear, out of his usual composure and with his hard assimilatory 100 per cent American enamel dctmvtely cracked. And he saiid:,- "When you come back to America and come, to my city come straight to me— straight, to mel" And I took it for granted that this m^"~"l'^c many men then: and since then—had-awakened to the true character of the -fate of our jffioplc and to the wrongness and dis¬ honor and futility of tiie -ways that so many thousands.o£ Jews had bceri tread¬ ing for so long. , in due .time l came to my. friend's city. It happened that T had many^ old; and dear friends in that city, so.that for some days the very. thought of ray glittering magnate was pushed aside.. Then suddenly it came upon me. I turned to thie, gifted and saintly rabbi whose guest, i was:. ^T must see, Mr. So and So!-' I said;'. .The Rabbi looked down. His.,face grew first grey with sorrow and then rc.ddish with righteous indignation.. "So and So? He's just given a million dollars to the Art Mu¬ seum for the purchase of post-impires-. sionist paintings." , We said no more. Jews are dying. Jews are being forced . out of life. Jews arc being reduced to. starvation and hopelessness. Jews are being humiliated and trodden into the very,dust by the mad. feet of barba.rians. The souls- of Jewish children '.are being wounded, and tortured and warped. ¦ Every; day and every hour and every minute tliat we draw breath Jews, in Germany, and Jews in Poland ajhd Jews in other lands are being nailed upon some cross of agony by the* pagans who must have vicarious sacrifices for their sins to iiaii upon crosses a!iid who have, again chosen . Israel for that. purpose. .. And so inevitably Jewish men and women wear themselves out gathering money in. England and" in the British dominions and aboye all in America to bring help and some healing tq our innumerable niarlyrs. "And though the sums that are gathered spmetimcs,look large, they are. really' pitiful when, One considers, let us say, the total cost of the Cathedral of Saint. John the Divine on Morningside Heights in New York, And the sums afe, at all events, in spite of all we can do, tragically inadequate to the desperate need ... . , ' ' ' , And Mr. So. and So- gives, a million,, dollars for the purchase of Picassos . . . ; Is it not enough .to make one .despair o^ human nature? "^ For .our nmartyred brethren, for our innocently martyred brethren, foi" those innumerable Jewish children, for. those beautiful and tragic Jewish children in Gei*many who should be as dear and as sacred to us as the children of our own loins and of our owii households there is only one great hope and one adequate salvation today and' the name of that hope and the name of.that salvation is Eretz. YiSra:el. , And the United Pales¬ tine Appeal in the United States has set (Conthmcd on page 2) Ezras Noshim to Meet Sunday A most important meeting of the Ezras Noshim Society will be held Sun¬ day, Dec, 29, at 2:00 p. m., at the Agudath Achim Synagogue. Nomina¬ tion and election qi officers will take place. Members grc urged to make settlement for the Supper tickets at this meeting. ¦ •< B'nai B'rith Ladies' Auxiliary to Meet Monday Evening The B'nai B'rith Ladies' Auxiliary will meet Monday evening, Dec. 30th, at 8 o'clock at the E. Broad Street Temple. At this, meeting election of o.fhcers will take place and many future plans disr cussed. It is hoped that all members will be. present. Rabbi Zelizer's Sermon Rabbi Nathan Zelizer of the East Broad Street Temple will speak next Friday evening, Jan. 3rd, on the /'Pur¬ suit of Happiness" Everyone is cor- e'conomic viewpoints have just as niuch dially invited. Sisterhood to Meet Monday The next regular meeting of the Tifercth Israel Sisterhood will be held Monday, Dec. 30th, at 1:30 p. m,,, at the home of Mrs. B. F, Levinson, 168 S; Cassinghain. Mrs. Herman Katz, who will preside, urges all members to be present as many important matters will be discussed at this time. AH News Must Be in Early Next Week All publicity matter and news items of organizations must reach the Chronicle! office not later. than Tuesday eveningr Dec. dlst, to insure publication in pur Jan. 3rd itmue. This is due to the fact our plant will bo closed Wednesday, New Years Doy. Your cooperation will ha highly appreciated by the pgb- lishers of tlie Chr^vicle. THE BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR-B'NAI B'RITH ELECTION NIGHT, MONDAY/DECEMBER 30th. |
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