Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1936-06-12

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Volume XVII—No. 128
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Floating Synagogue
Thc first noh-Jcwish guest speaker to occupy the pulpit qf thc synagogue of the S. S. Queen Mary was Cap¬ tain Sir lidgar Britten, master of tho .new liner.. .Sir Edgar vvelcomed the Jewish passengers. and in very dras¬ tic terms contrasted British fair play with Nazi treatment of the Jews... Before the Quiien Mary's maiden voyage, was over the Jewish passen¬ gers presented Sir Edgar with a beautiful feather bound 'Bible..Jn charge of the synagogue on the first , voyage was Frederick Samiicl, staff member of the London Jewish Chron¬ icle, who Was given temporary' rab¬ binic authority by Chief Rabbi Hei:tz of Great Britain.. .If you heard some of . the radio broadcasts from the Queen Mary,, credit them to Mrs. Harry, Cushin of London,/who is one of the key figures of the British Broadcasting Corporation.. .Secretary to three of thc highest executives in the BBC, she came over with the i party of 10 that handled all the.broad- i casts from.the Queen Mary... I 100 Years
Hadassah and the Texas Zionist .Association have linked Zionism vvith ; the Texas Cententiial celebration by ; raising a fund to establish a colony '¦ called Nachlath Texas in Palestine ... Incide'ntally, you may be interested in knowing that there is a thriving city in Texas galled Palestine'... Pro¬ fessor Albert Einstein was invited to open, the Texas Centennial but he had to refuse because of Mrs! Einstein's health...The invitation was person¬ ally delivered to Einstein by a former Texas newspaper ;man acting as-the messenger of the Governor of Texas . ..Speaking of Texas reminds us,that a certain Hyman Krupp of. El Paso is one of the country's oil Croesuses, having earned a fortune of several millions through a lucky oil strike... His luck also brought millions to the University of Texas from which he . leased, his land..^
Canada
Believe it or not but there wasn't a   single   voice   raised   against   the World  Jewish   Congress  during  the sessions of the convention of the Ca- : nadian   Jewish   Congress... Canadian Jewish prpmineritsia apparently never heard of the American Jewish Com¬ mittee and what's more, didn*t seem to  care...We're  told—don't   laugh— that  the scliochtim  of   Canada  have joined a union controlled by Jewish Communists,. .A  resolution in  favor of Birobidjan vvas not introduced at the Canadian Jewish Congress meet¬ ing because of a dealibetweenleaders of  the Congress and the Birobidjan movement in Canada, ..The deal con¬ sisted bf an agreement by the Con¬ gress leaders not to pass a resolution censuring the Communists in Pales¬ tine  if the  Birobidjan question  was kept off, the floor...Cactus\^ribendi of  thc Toronto  Jewish  Statmard  is 'authority for, the information that the only Jewish station-master in Canada is.employed at Swastika.. -While, in '  Montreal  we learned that a number of  the  seamen on  the  Nazi cruiser Emden are violently anti-Nazi... Personalia It  must  have  been  the  heat  that permitted  us,   a  couple  of   columns ago, to refer to Dn I. M, Rubinow, secretary of the B'nai B'rith, as "ex-'| ::   secretary" in reporting his serious ill¬ ness...Dr. Rubinow is, of course, still very   much   secretary   of   the   B'nai B'rith...Our  secretary tells  us that she used the term '^ex" as an abbre¬ viation  for tlie  term  executive and not   as   a   descriptive  term   meaning former...But   neither   Dr.   Rubinovv noi*  his. multitude  of   friends  could ,    read  our secretary's mind... Warner Bros, have stolen the march on the film industry by planning a film callwl "The   Black   Legion"... Francis   P. Shapiro   and    Irwin    Goldman   are among   this   year's   graduates   from Notre Dame University.. .The direc¬ tor of the art museum at this world famous Catholic school is Dr. Mau^ .   rice H. Goldblatt...Political insiders in New York are saying that if Gov¬ ernor Lehman is not prevailed upon to  change his  mind aiid  accept  re- nomination, the Democratic candidate for Governor will be Secretary of the Treasury  Henry  Morgenthau, Jr.... New.York's garment center boasts a dealer in Yiddish papers who is not only a son of Erin but has a brogue as thick'as your arm...A film'based on the life of the late David Belasco is being prepared by Carl Uiemmlei (Continued on page 2)
Mayor LaGuardia Orders
Arrest of City's Number
One Anti-Semite
NEW YORK (VVNS)--In an ac¬ tion believed to be uiiprecedented in this country. Mayor Fiorcllo H. La Guardia,- in his capacity' as chief magistrate of New York City, swore out a summons for thc arrest of Robert E. Edmondson, one of the country's most violent anfi-Seiniles, on a charge of criminal libel. The Mayor's action was based on the fact that the anti-Semitic literature.issued by Edmondson /rom his headquarters at 80 Washington Street was of a nature to incite public disorder and disturb the public peace. Explaining his unusual step, Mayor La Guardia said hehad no intention of restrain¬ ing the freedom of the press but^that he was .determined tp prevent an abuse of' this freedom. The Mayor's action was revealed in a letter to William C. Dodge^ District Attorney of' New York County. The text.of the May¬ or's letter follows:
"I have just issued a. summons, re¬ turnable in the magistrates' court. First District, Manhattan, on a com¬ plaint made to, me charging, the of¬ fense" of criminal libel against one Robert Edward E<lmondsoii. The facts are^so startling, and with so many rainifications that I request ypur personal.attention and your rcpresen- .tatioii at.the hearing. It is most im portant that there be a thorough in¬ vestigation of the alleged crime.
'Tt is repulsive to all thinking citi¬ zens that religious prejudice and big¬ otry and racial hatreds should still exist in this country. It requires watchfulness on the part of the public officials, for the simple reason that unless checked,, this type of agitation may incite to a breach of the peace and public disorder.
"This has been recognized for many years. You will find star- tlingly similar motives established in the case of Rex vs. Osborne in Lon¬ don as long ago as 1732. The law laid down in that case is the law to¬ day in this country. Since the offense ' ""[iJf crtminal-tibd'is an dffeliie agUTiST
EMIL   LUDWIG   APPEAI^ FOR JEWISH  UNITY
GENEVA (WNS)—Warning that, all secret diplomacy should be elimi¬ nated at the World Jewish Congress, which is to be held in this city in August, Emil Ludwig, famous biog¬ rapher and eminent. German Jevvish exile, issued a statement in which he defined thc World Jewish Congress as the last opportunity. fot unity ainoiig world Jewry. "The Congress must elect a committee," said Dr. Ludwig, "which should represent the Jewish people. The president of such a committee must be recognized by every niinister gf foreign affairS' and like all other ambassadors must be able to .say to any minister and his country when he visiLs it that he rep¬ resents a grouj) of 1G,000,000 people. The delegates to Geneva must elect from their midst one man.vvho shall come .before the other, nations vvith the firmness of Lasalle, of Herzl or of Rathenau. If the Jews should be un¬ able., to overcome their traditional drawbacks iil order to achieve unity in Geneva, they w'H be unworthy of this trial which God has offered them for the purijose of uniting thcin after sp many years."-
Tho United Stntos hhr, moro cnomioa «|itliin ilH honlorB Ihdii vithnut, says En- Icllc M. StcrnberBRT, mWrutivc chnlrman or tho Good Nciglitjor Lc.<^lic, in tliU in- ti>raiitlns nrtlclo. Mr*. Strmhorgor, imp of the oiiUtonding woninit leudcrB of this country, Botinda a »<gnn1 »t wnrntiig for hlghnr   ntandnrds   of   palri')tiKm.
-IHE  EDITOR.
WANTED:   NEW   STANDARDS OF PATRIOTISM
What Lesson Docs The Black Legion Teach Us? By ESTELLR M. STERNBERGEK
Forty" years ago thrrc were men even in tliis country wlin knew thc trick that is being used today by the European dictators. Wlien they saw the United States, in President Cleve¬ land's second term, headed toward a depression,   internal   political   turmoil.
Barron Wins High Ranking In NatL Open Golf Tourney
SPRINGFIELD,, N. J. (WNS)- Heniian Barron, White Plains pro¬ fessional, served notice on the golfing world that in 11)^17 he vvill be a.real threat for the national open golf tour¬ nament when ,he, scored 73-74-00-7G for a total of 2JJ-J in taking 13th place in the national, open at Baltusrol. Barron, who. is the first Jew* to place among, the,first 15 in this golf classic, led the field in the third round with a G9. The only other'Jewish qualifier. Jack Isaacs of Newport, Virginia, was far in the ruck with 307.
MILWAUKEE (WNS) — Al¬ though he set a new meet record for the discos throw in the trials with a toss of 141) feet 3/10 inch, brawny Bill Freimuth of the University of Mirmwwrtffl4iatl .4e-^ontftnt himself ^vith
the public in that it may lead to a breach of the peace, it is .¦i>roi>er that the crimnial process should be in¬ voked.
"The right, of free speech is based mi the recognition that thobc who in¬ dulge in it or claim it as a right must be prepared to be held responsible for their utterances or their writings if they tran.sgre3s. The remedy is not by suppression or curtailment of speech or writhig, but by invoking the law of criminal libel if the state¬ ment is not truthful or the motive unlnw'ful.
'While generally the wild utter¬ ances of ¦ a bigot might well be ig¬ nored, vvhen the diffusion and circu¬ lation is organized ami the literature itself, by subtle references to occur¬ rences in other countries suggests violence, it is time that those in, re¬ sponsible authority take notice.
"The police inform mc a!> follows: That offices are maintained, seem¬ ingly for the purpose of disseminat¬ ing literature of the type whicli I send yuu, sold in. sets of eighty or ninety for $1.00. Copies arc sold for cash. Orders are received also by mail but the sets are shipped.by ex¬ press. I have information of a iihlp,- ment into the. County of t(ie Brpnx, and am therefore sending.a copy of this letter to the District Attorney of ,| Bronx County .so that, he may inquire into the violation of any law within his jurisdiction."
second plac-e in that event at the Cen tral Intercollegiate Conference track champ ipi IS hip when Norwood , Moun¬ tain of Drake wiped out Freimuth's record to win the title with a throw of 151 feet I !>/iO inches. Other Jew¬ ish worers were Abraham Rosen- krantz of Michigan State Normal, who was second in the KSO yard run; Irving Rubow of Wisconsin, who was second in the shot put;.and Julius Schnciderman ,of Indiana, who: fin¬ ished third in the discus throw.
NEW YORK (WNS)—With four Jewish nctnieii winning matches in the singles, the junior representatives of thc lCa.stern Lawn Tennis Association re-captured the Stephen Tilton Bowl in their annual Pne-day tourney with thc Middle States juniors. Isadore BelM<; of Philadelphia, representing thc Middle States, aiuI Molvin Lapt>- 'maii, Marvin Kantrpwitz and Joseph Fi'jchbacli, all of the East, won their matches. In the doubles Lappnian and Kantrowitz teamed up to vvin one match and while .Malcolm Wcinstein of the Middle States helped the only doubles match taken by his team.
Young Israel Will Stage Dance Sun Jay Evening
For its first social affair of the sea¬ son the Young Israel Club of Co¬ lumbus is sponsoring a dance at the Arabian Gardens, Sunday evening, June: 14. Admission is GO cents per couple and the guests will dance to the rhythmic tunes of Henry Cinci- one'a orchestra.
Purchase of a Young Israel admis¬ sion tieljet, which may be obtained from all members, will entitle guests to sit in a reserved front row sec¬ tion. Favors and novelties will be distributed, and the regular floor show will be presented.
The Columbus Young Israel Club is a member in the national Young Israel organization. Only recently organized, it already has a member- .^hip of 50 and is growing rapidly.
A special meeting will be held to¬ night at the home of Martin Schec¬ ter, 707 E. Kossuth St„ at 8:00 P. M. A delegate to the Young Israel National Convention wilt be selected at this meeting.
JEWISH   THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY GRADUATES
FIVE RABBIS
NEW YORkTwNS)-Gradua¬ tion of five rabbis from thc Jewish Theological Seminary of America at its annual coinnienccment exercises brought the,total of new rabbis or¬ dained this year by three of the four rabbinical seminaries in' the country to 22. Hebrew Union College and the Jewish Institute of Religion had pre¬ viously ordained I'd and .-i respectively. The five new rabbis granted degrees by the Jewish' "Theological Seminary' were Mordecai Louis Brill of Indi¬ anapolis; Meyer .Finkelstein of Brook¬ lyn : Arnold Avrohom Lasker of New York City; Adolph Judah Nadich of Baltimore; and Frank Zimmerman of New York City.
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and their accumulated wealth dwin¬ dling, they^ suggested tbat only a vvar against a: foreign', nation would save the day., Those, mien were hailed as patriots by their contemporaries, They were honored as citizeiib ready to sac- riiioe millions, of lives for the vindi¬ cation of this demtK;racy and its honor. ' '
When A see the Wack Legion re¬ vealed, through the Detroit investiga¬ tions, as a band of patViot"; who use violence to. defend their notion of de¬ mocracy, I am inclined to believe that our standards of patriotism need a new coat Of •'paint. The expenditures for human welfare these past few years have staggered many of us. And yet those expenditures are but a drop in the bucket compared with the u4 billions' Of dollars we appropriated; in the two years of U»17 and 1918, for our share of the World War, for our allies, and for its aftermath. With the acquiescence of a vast public, Con¬ gress is expending over a billion dol¬ lars this year; for the. army and ihe navy. We give our blanket endorse¬ ment . to. an extravagant program agahist a foreign eiiemy who-may never attack usvvhile we completely shut our eyes against, the enemy within our gates.
The United Stales has more en¬ emies within its own borders-than it has across the seas, cast or west-They thrive unmolested in every community of this blessed land. The new stand¬ ards of patriotism demand an army of attack so vast that .its numbers, by comjiarison, will make our mpbilized fiarce of eighteen years ago look like the remnants of the G. A. R.
The soul of .A,merica is sick. The struggle to lift millions of Americans out of the morass of idleness, want and wretchedness has warped the niiiidss»of many.   A minority of our
Women's Pioneer Picnic Sun¬ day at Olentangy Park
The Women's Pioneer Organizati6n will s]H)nsor a picnic Sunday (to¬ morrow) at Olentangy Park. Mrs. P, Block and Mrs. K. Loziii, chair¬ men of the affair, take this means to extend to Columbus Jewry an invita¬ tion to attend their picnic and enjoy the various games and amusements that hav? been planned for them. Ten cents admits one to the grounds, ahd tickets may be purchased from any member of the group. Bring your baskets and remain for the entire day.
citizenry has become demoralized, fearful that the, opportunities for work, sustenance and comfort'are too few for the I'JO million people on this* enornious stretch of land.
The Ku Klux Klan, the Black Le¬ gion and the Knights of the Golden Circle of Abraham Lincoln's days, do. not thrive in times of prosiierity. Thcy are the inventions of men whp play upoii the confidence of our hon¬ est citizens whose only crime js that they still believe that there arc short¬ cuts to wealth, to opportunity and to personal security. In their despera¬ tion during the difficult da'ys through whicli.-vvc have been passing. these seven lean years; thcy have mentally purchased one doctrine or nostrum after another, hoping that it would prove to be an Aladdin's lainp.
The great curators of this dempe- racy, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ahraham, Lincoln, did I not mold the spirit of this cbuntrj through the-devices of,secret legions. They fought it out with their fcl- lovv-chizcns in the open. Rpbert. Ful¬ ton,. Thomas Alva Edison, the Wright brothers, and Henry Ford did not conceal themselves in a: den of the hills and mountains" and from there seek to direct the conduct and move¬ ments of their fellow-beings. They threw the fruits of their genius, into the open market and let all who could and would, enjoy the benefits. Theo¬ bald Smith, the (J^ptain of American microbe hunters, iand Major Walter Reed of yellow fever fame, did not corral an inner circle of special bene¬ ficiaries. Thcy gave their formulas and discoveries to,hiimaiiity, without any embargo: Of religion'or race. ¦ The igreatest of. our Americans have made their contribution to the prog¬ ress of this democracy without black hoods. When they made up their minds to advance the cause of human liberty and welfare in this land, they at ,np;time. resorted' to the cover of darkness or swore a dread,oath of secrecy. -The defense of 'democracy never sanctified murder or brutal flog¬ ging as ways for promoting its basic principles among the people .of this land.
America, the stalwart exponent of democracy, must not be made the laughing stock of the World. Our natural wealth: has not decreased by as much as a grain, of salt in all these seven troublesome years. .Our fertile plains are as fertile as they ever were. Our rivers stilLflow and their waters have since been carried into areas that were once the desert spots of this country. The inventiveness of American iiidustrial genius is stiU'the envy of the world.
Why, then, have we given way to reprisals on each other? As a coun¬ try, we are not one penny poorer to¬ day than we were in October, 1920. America needs new,standards of pa¬ triotism to lift it from the dangerous pitfalls into which misguided zealots would-lead it.
The new standards of patriotism summon us to fight the problems of the,hour in the spirit of our coun¬ try's pioneers—out in the open arena. But tfie issue of new standards, of patriotism involves something besides unconcealed courage. It demands that (Continued on page 2)
U. S. Curbs Nazi Duknping by Boosting Tariff Rates
WASHINGTON, D.C (WNS)—, Moving to curb dumping of subsi-1 dizcd German goods on the American market, the United States Treasury Dc|iartment imposed additional duties 1 against twelve German articles of ex- I port,, ranging ¦ from 22^4 . to 50 per cent. Acting under the 1930 tariff act, which authorizes the Treasury to tack on additional-duties to,products com¬ ing from countries which give gov¬ ernment subsidies to their exporters, this step win be a .great, boon to American industry and will at' thc same time give a fillip to the anti- Nazi boycott. , Among the products affected by the.tariff boost arc cam¬ eras, ; chinawai-e, cotton, rayon and leather gloves, glass tree. ornaments, thumb tacks, toys and dolls. Betvveen yO and 40 per cent of German ex¬ ports to this country arc affected, by the tariff increases vvhich become effective July llth.
46 Arabs, 29 Jews Dead
In Seventh Week of
Disturbances
Protestant Churches Urge
Members to Fight
Black Legion
NEW YORK (WNS) — Vigor¬ ously condemning, the Black Legion as "a menace to civil liberty;'* the Federal Council of ChurcheS of ChrisJ in America, which represents 2"^ Protestant denominations, publicly disowned the Black Legion in a state¬ ment branding "its use of the name of God Almighty and. its description of itself as Protestant as.unjustifiable aild shameful." The statement de¬ clared that the Black Legion had "dis¬ closed the extreme cruelty and social danger to which a red-ljaiting, anti- Semitic, anti-Negro, anti-Catholic pr- ganizaltion easily goes," and'appealed to Christians throughout the country "to,exercise the utmost vigor in op-, posing such tendencies as these, which are sowing fears^ hatreds and dissen¬ sions at a time of great.social emer¬ gency and danger, when our people should be able to think soberly and to act. unitedlyr" The Federal Council also called attention to.the fact that "there are signs (in this country) of a, whispering aiiti-Semiti.c agitation such, as, unrestrained, has left an in¬ delible stain upon the German gov¬ ernment:"
DETROIT (WNS)—Inquiries re¬ garding the sources of the substantial secret fund said to have been raised to provide high price counselfor ar¬ rested members of the .Black Legion revealed that the Ku Klux Klan; the Silver Shirts and similar Jevv-baiting and anti-Catholic groups have quietly started' to raise a nation-wide defense fu:id, for the hooded terrorists. Ar¬ thur F, Lupp, reputed to be the head of the Legion in Michigan, ig reported to be raising the defense fund.
Jewish Boy Marvel Now at the Grand Theater
You heard hiiii on the air I Now you can see and ..hear him on the screen at the local RKO Grand The¬ ater ! Wc mean Bobby Breen, the Jewish lad of the golden voice and entrancing melody who has thrilled radio listeners everywhere on E^die Cantor's broadcasts. Bobby, the eight- year-old ' wonder child of a Jewish cantor, possesses a magnificent lyric tenqr voice, and sings a half-dozen arias from opera aiid popular music ill his first picture, "Let*s SSiig Again," an RKO radio release.
As one of the sweetest personalities, and most lovable, Bobby plays the role of a runaway orphan, an appeal¬ ing, heart-interest story. "The child's ability to convey his emotions through the voicd, coupled with his exceptional musical understanding, and the assur¬ ance and sentiment with which he sings, presage a brilliant future for him," is what one great critic had to
say in reviewing his picture.
We' are confident that readers of the Chronicle will be well repaid when they see and hear Bobby Brecn.now at the Grand.
LOCAL MIZRACHI  MEET MONDAY EVENING
JERUSALEM, JUNE 2 (WNS- Palcor Agency)—The' deaths of an Arab woman when a. bomb exploded uiside the Jaffa Gate of thc Old City this morning, of five Arabs ' in a liattle between British 'sokirers and Arabs in the nearby village of Lifta yesterday, and of an Arab in a clash at Haifa on Saturday have raised the total of Arab fatalities in the seven weeks of disorder to 4G, while the death of Israel Ben Yehuda, who was shot'Iiy police in Schunat Shapira, the Jewish quarter between Jaffa and. Tel Aviv, has brought the total o,f Jewish dead to 21). Numerous injiirics, some serious, to both Jews aiid Arabs Were reported over the week-end as, vio¬ lence and vandalism continued
Scores of Arabs .vverc arrested tins morning following a hectic military battle that lasted for five 'hotirs yes¬ terday at Lifta 3lS. a! det&chment of British troops tried tb 6ust' a band of fifty Arab snipers. , Tlifee'more, bat¬ talions of -British troops from Egypt arc expected to arrive here this week, bringing thc strength of the British military garrison in" Palestine to two brigades, the Strongest force that has been in the country since the world vvar.
Damage" estimated at $25,000 was caused jcstcrday by a fire in a Jew¬ ish timber yard in the heart of the Jerusalem business district. For a time the business district appeared in danger, but police ^nd-Jewish youths finally succeeded in extinguishing the blaze early this morning.
.GO additional Jews were enrolled iti the Palestine constabulary for service in Jerusalem yesterday French sol¬ diers on the Syrian fi'ontier are re¬ ported to .have seized a large shipment of rifles and ammunition intended for Palestine Arabs. An unconfirmed re¬ port that: police have evidence that Palestine Arab leaders have received $100,000 from .Italy and $25,000 from Germany is published, in the Davar, Hebrew labor daily. The Arab press in Syria reports today that 500,000 Arabs are receiving relief from the Strike Committee of ¦ the Arab Sy- preme CoUiicil. In Haifa harbm, however, 1400 Arabs are .still at work, and resistance to pressure to join the general strike has been re¬ ported among, the Arab : Municipal Councillors of nine' cities,, including Jerusalem, Haifa, Safed and Tibe¬ rias, An agreement whereby Jewish drivers will supply, temporary bus service for the German and Greek quarters in Jerusalem has been made between the Jewish drivers' associa¬ tion and the Arab bus company which served these districts before the strike. The street cleaners'of Jaffa have re¬ turned to work as the. accumulation of refuse on the streets of that city be¬ came a menace, to the public Health.
Rabbi Mordecai EJirschsprung, president of tht Cohimbus Mizrachi organization, announces that there will be a regular membership meeting of the organization Monday evening at 8 o'clbck in the Agudath Achim social hall. AH members are requested to attend. Refreshments wiir be served following the meeting.
New Cantor at T. L Temple
Cantor Eugene Gottesman will again conduct services this week-end at the East Broad St. Temple. He was in charge of services Friday night as well as this morning (Saturday).. ..-
Agudath Achim Sisteriiood to Sponsor Party. Juiie 24th
One of the outstanding affairs;of the summer season will be given by the Agudath Achim Sisterhood Wednesday evening, June 24, at the hPme of Mrs. Robert Wolman, 015 Carpenter St. There will be, bridge and games of all kinds. Table prizes and door prizes arc to be given away.
Mrs. S. M. Erleni chairman of the committee . comprised of M^cs. A. Schafer, B. Berman, B. Greenberg, R. Wolman, I., Nutis, E. Gordon, J. Modes, S. Goldman and J,.Krakovvitz, asks that readers keep June 24 open for the event.
IVREEYOH INSTALLS OF¬ FICERS AT LUNCHEON   I
At the final nieeting of the Ivreeyoh i society held Wednesday, June 3, at the Hebrew School, the following offi¬ cers were installed by Mrs. Harry Kaplan: ,Mrs. Harry Silberstein, pres¬ ident; Mrs. H. Bender, 1st vice pres¬ ident; Mrs. A. W, Robbins, treasurer; Mrs. Joe Block, recording secretary; Mrs. M. L. Mathless, torresponding secretary, and Mrs. J, Topolosky, fi¬ nancial secretary.
Inspiring talks were given by Mrs, Kaplan and Mrs. Sadye Tushbant. A delightful musical program was given by Mrs. M. L. Goodman, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. B*. W. Abram¬ son. Mrs. Eva Robbins, assisted by Mmcs. I. Pier, R. Wolman^ A. Metcli- nik and M. Eizman, were in charge of arrangements for this affair,.
Rabbis Join With Protestant Clergy In Protesting Nazi War On Catholics
NEW YORK (WNS) —Twenty- one rabbis and a Jewish layman joined with 20 Protestant clergymen in sign¬ ing a vigorously worded statement of protest against the renewed Nazi at¬ tack on the Catholic Church in Ger¬ many. Assailing "the almost unique brutality and. unfairness of the most recent attack launched by the govern¬ ment of Germany, charging Catholic clergy with gross immorality," the statement said that "now it is the good name of the Catholic priesthood which is to be defamed, in the hope that the ultimate suppression of all univer¬ sal Jewish ^nd' Christian beliefs by the totalitarian state can be most speedily effected." Jewish signers of the' statement were Rabbi Samuel A. Abrams, Boston; Rabbi Philip Bern¬ stein,   Rochester;  'Rabbi   Philip   D.
Bookstaber, Ilarrisburg, Pa.; Rabbi Edward N, Calisch, Richmond; Rabbi Abraham Cronbach, Cincinnati; Rabbi William H. Fineshriber, Philadelphia; Rabbi Solomon' Frechof, Pitts.burgh; Rabbi Israel Goldstein, New York; Rabbi C. Hillel Kauvar, Denver; Rabbi Edward I. Israel, Baltimore; Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron, Baltimore; Rabbi David l,efkowitz, Dallas; Rabbi,. Harry Levi, Boston; Rabbi Morris NewHeld, Birmingham; Rabbi David Philipson, Cincinnati; Rabbi David de Sola Pool, New York; Rabbi Irving Reichert, San Fran¬ cisco; Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Clcvelanii; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, New York; Rabbi Louis Wolsey, Philadelphia; and Rpgtr W, Straus, New York.