Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1937-03-26

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, MARCH. 26, 19.^7
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Strictly Confidential
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
JOHNSON AND LEWIS RECEIVE WARNINGS FROM NAZIS
Hoitie Gossip
Sonieonc  ought   to   look   into   the rninor   that   certain ' important   New .York Jews arc said to be responsible for tbe failure of the .House of Kep- rcseiitatives'  Rules Committee to re¬ port on House Resolution 88... .That's the bill.that calla, for a sweeping in¬ vestigation , of   Nazi   propaganda... 'Tis whispered that members of the Conimittec have been told that 88 is .nnt wanted by Jewish leaders.. .What Jewish    leaders ?.. .Incidentally, . the resolution has been endorsed by the American .Legion,, the   Veterans   of Foreign Wars and the" Indiana Legis¬ lature. . .When S a m u e 1 Ontermyer gets  back   from  California don't  be surin-ised  if   he  initiates a  move to nicrge   his   Non-Sectarian   Anti-Nazi League with the'Joint Boycott Coun¬ cil... The  bravest anti-Nazi in  New York is that Aryan Hitler-hater, Eu¬ gene Grigat, who took his life in hi; hands   by   calling   Der   Fuehrer   i racketeer and a murderer at a public open air- mecting-in   front of   New . York Nazi headquarters...Denials XO the contrary notwithstanding,  Mayor La Guardia is being guarded day. and night  by  a  speciaL police  detail  to , avoid any .fanatic Nazi  from takijig a  shot  at  him...Among  the distin¬ guished   German   refugees   in   New : York is a nephew of Governor Leh¬ man...The sudden death of Rear Ad¬ miral Richmond Pearson Hobson has put a crimp into the newly-organized Constitutional Democracy Association, the  latest of the upper-crust. quasi- Fascist  outiits...HoI)Son   was   slated to he leader of the C. D. A....    .  ¦ Garden .Echoes        . The   real. hero,  of   the   Madison Square Garden anti-Nazi' demonstra¬ tion was .M; Maldwin Fertig. ..Given the¦ unenviable'job_ of   reading  the messages receiyed  from ,all .parts of the world,- he, not only did, a swell job that kept the  crowd quiet,  but showed himself td be a real diplomat .-;.'sM..,j-^C'{::adc-';'A7th--which-rhe--stopped- the booing that greeted the message from  William   Green,   A;   F-.  qf   L. president.. ;There   were   three   Nazi- reporters ^t the  press  table...They didn't, seem to suffer from.having tg sit iicxt to a non-Aryan...The police took no chances on Nazis spoiling the show with a barrage of stcncli-bdmbs ...Everyone    entering    tlie', Garden vvith a, package had to open it...The wcatlicr was Nazi-ty, if you get what , we' mean...'And shaggy-mancd John L.. Lewis   insisted , on   pronouncing Nazi as .if it were spelled Naz-eye.,. Lilliafl Schultz, the American Jewish . Congress* talented publicity director; did aswell job of chasing nudnicks from the press section... Even the ir- '   repressible Chondi had to be.content with a second row seat...When the crowd began calling for Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. SSW drew a laugh by. remarking'" that there has.to be one modest member of the family to bal¬ ance.the immodesty of the old man.,., The meeting, was just as much'anti¬ war and anti-Fascist as it was anti- Nazi, but no'one denounced Musso¬ lini...The  best speech of the night ^vas made by Frank Bohn, scion of a ,. German-American fainily and son-in- law, of Secretary of Commerce Roper .¦ ...The   palm  ior   the   bravest  ges¬ ture goes to the delegation of  Ger¬ man  woi-kers,  who got the  biggest hand of the night..-,If the Nazis get pictures   of   some  pf   them- it'll   be tough on their relatives in Germany... Hot from the Cauldron Diplomatic circles are discussing, a' report that back of the mysterious ex¬ ile   from  Germany  of   Putzi  Hanf¬ stacngl, once  Hitler's  closest  friend, is a scheme to send him to America ¦ to take over the direction of the Nazi propaganda^ machine   there.',.The.' daughter of one of the leading Ger¬ man Nazis  is  fighting at thq  front with ;the-  Spanish    Loyalists. ..Ttie sensational rumors that the abdication of King Edward was partially due to reports of his pro-Nazi sentiments are confirmed   in   part . by   a  new  book called "His Was the Kingdom" just published in London. ..The book says that Mrs. Simpson was on terms of close personal friendship with Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi envoy, and that Edward had a natural aflfinity for the Gerinan   people.. -The   Litlnianian government is alleged to have paid the   Lithuanian   anti-Semites   $25,000 to call off their anti-Jewish campaign ...The German, embassy  in London recently sent a formal letter of greet¬ ings to the other London embassies... It was written'in German, and one embassy answered politely in Arabic ...The ItaHan press, once proud of
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NEW YORK (WNS)—Scores of scurrilous anonymous letters have been received by John L. Lewis, chairman of tbe C. I. O., and General Hugh S. Johnson, from Nazi sources because of tlieir appearance as speakers at the Madison Square Garden ailti-Nazi demonstration. All of the missives de¬ nounce Lewis arid Johnson for their anti-Nazi sentiments ahd warn them lo desist. .One letter, from the United States Society, 247 Park Avenue, de¬ manded .that Lewis and Johnson tc- pudiatc ."the Jewish boycott of Chris¬ tians and join in the correction, teachings of Adolf Hitler." Nazi propaganda has also been received in large^uantities at the offices of the Joint Boycott Council and the Amcri¬ caii Jewish Congress,, sponsors of ihe meeting. '
That. Nazis have embarked on what appears to be an organized campaign of synagogue vandalism became evi¬ dent when for the second tinic in a week swastikas, were smeared-on a synagogue. This time: it was Congre¬ gation Aliavatii Chesed' in Brooklyn that was desecrated, two large swas¬ tikas having been smeared on its,front doors, in b!.ack; enamel, und fou r smaller swastikas in chalk.having been markcd^on its sidedobrs. A police guard has heen assigned to the syna¬ gogue and the police details Watching other synagogueji since swastikas werc; painted on the facade of Temple Rodeph Sholom have been doubled.
Congress Gets Bill to Allow
Entry of Refugees of Racial
and Religious Bias
WASHiNGTOnTl^C. (WNS)— A bill to provide a safe haven iii the, United States for aliens who arc ref¬ ugees for political, religious or racial reasons has been introduced iiito the House of Representatives by Repre¬ sentative Emaliuel CcUer of Brooklyn.
Issues Passover Appeal in
Behalf of Menaced Jews
Overseas
Urges All Jewish Communities in
,U. S. to Give 34,650,000 to
J.D.C. Catnpiiign
Sir   Herbert   Samuel To
Speak From London In
U. P. A. Broadcast
Nazi Fuehrer in U: S. Ac¬ cepts Summons for Court Appearance
NEW YORK (WNS)-Anadvance showing of- the fireworks that may be expected'in Yorkville Magistrate's i ^ Court on Monday morning, ^J^.^rch^SSLL-^^jl when-Fritz Kuhn, fuehrer of the pro- Nazi Ger man-Amer ican Blind, appears to answer a summons charging that the Bundis doiug business, in violation of the State penal code was furnished in the Bund's'headquarters when Kuhn accepted service of the summons from [Eugene Grigat, secretary of the anti- Nazi German-American League fori Culture. Cornered after a fortnight's search, ¦ thc Nazi chieftan took the summons froni Grigat and theii said, I "c'mon, you've; served the summons. | No\V get the, hell out of here." Grigat, ^ a well-built man, glared at the tower-; iiig 200-pbund Nazi ahd \yalked out,, after remarking, "I'm; sorry this isn't a'warrant for your depoi-tatipn."
Kuhn declared that he welcomed tlie oppbrtunity to be iri coiirt ahd told repbrtei-s Mvho vvitnessed, the clash, of words that "I ani Svriting to the Speaker of the House of Representa¬ tives demanding an investigation of my organization. -1 want to stop all this foolishness,'" . When G'rigat, in tlie company of a policeman and a group.of reporters, sought admission to the Bund's headquarters, the door was blocked and only the policeman's rapping with his club for admission forced the Nazis to permit Grigat to enter. In serving the summons, Grigat tried to make a speech but was inter¬ rupted by Kuhn who grabbed the siim- mons from hirii.
Jacob De Haas, Secretary
and Biographer of Herzl,
Dead
NEW YORK (WNS)-Jacob de Haas, pioneer of political . Zionism, secretary arid biographer of Dr. Theo-r I dor Herzl, and friend, biographer aiid Zionist mentor of Louis D. Brandcisi is dead here at the age of G5. Born in London in 1872,.dc Haas was a. prom¬ inent young journalist when Herzl ap¬ peared on.the Jewish scene. As editor of the London Jeivish-World, do, Haas was the first English-born Jew to join Herzl and^ start' the mass movement that led to his acceptance as Zionist leader. As a writer on the Daily Chromele, 'the London Dally . News and the. Pall Mall'Gasette. de Haas introduced Herzl to the English, public. Later he became: his 'honorary English, secretary. After attending the first few World Zionist Congresses, at which he was. English secretary,- he came to America in l!)03 to spread the Zionist message here.
Inthat year he became secretary of the Federation of American,",Zionists, an oflfice he resigned to assume the direction of the Boston' Y. M. H. .A. Later he became editor of The Maccit- bean,_ forerunner of the New Palestine; Froni 1J)0S to 11)18 he was editor and publisher of the Boston Jezvish Ad¬ vocate. A frequent contributor to thc Boston newspapers, de Haas returned to active Zipnism as e:SEeciitiye secre¬ tary of thc Zionist Provisional Com- tee and the Federation of Anierican inists, holding this post from 1916 to 1921, when the Brandeis-Mack wing of Zionism, split with the Lipsky group. A close friend of Louis D. Brandeis, de Haas was .credited- ^ith bringing bim iritb the Zionist niovement. De Haas was also credited with helping to draft the Balfoilr Declaration. Dur¬ ing the War he helped found the American Jewish-Congress and was one of its delegates to the Versailles Peace Conference. In 1919 he accom¬ panied Brandeis to Palestine. In re-, cent years he had been extremely critical of the Zionist: administration and had allied himself vvith Vladimir Jabotinsky, Refvisionist leader. De Haas presided at the first world conr gress of Jabotinsky's New Zionist Or¬ ganization in-Vienna in .1935.
A prolific writer, de Haas not only wrote biographies of Herzl' and Brandeis .but was the author of. nu¬ merous books on Palestine, Jewish- history, Jewiah- legends and. of hun¬ dreds of, newspaper and magazine articles. Hc was .the author of "The Great Betrayal" with Dr. Stephen p. Wise. "Encyclopedia of Jewish Knowl¬ edge" and "Palestine: The Past-2,000 Years.". He contributed articles to the Seven. Arts Feature Syndicate, and on his second trip to Palestine acted as special correspondent for Seven Arts.
NEW YORK—In ftn appeal made by mail to y0,b00 Jewisii leaders through¬ out thc United Staj.es and Canada, Rabbi Jonah B. wfc National Co- Chairman of the jjohit Distribution Committee Cariipaigiit urged generous gifts toward the 193|^uola of ^4,050,- 000,'iri behalf of Jeivs overseas men¬ aced with "economic .-cultural and so¬ cial annihilation.".      ,     ,
Rabbi Wise hailef as "an act of significant . loyalty to our democracy and'of. gratitude. foH its liberties" tlie aid which was giv n to tho.?c op¬ pressed apd poverty-itrickcn bvcracaa. ¦ "At this Passover season,"..says the letter of Rabbi-Wise, "we cannot but feel a special sympa hy with those of' our bt-etJiren wjio (o not share the privileges and advantages which critc to us through lining in this great democracy^   -I believ; it to bean act
^to our democracy' its liberties, gen-'
of significant loyalty
arid of gratitude for
erously to sustain tHose who-are fac
ing persecution.
"The aid vVliich the Jews of America are asked -to give;' to the Jews. EuroiK! who are victims of increasing anti-Semitism, represents -the differ¬ ence to our distrese'd brethren' be¬ tween cconpmic, cu tiiral and social annihilatidh, and the yopportunity for rehabilitation whether it be through emigration to lands of opportunity, in¬ cltiding iPalcstine, where they, may earn a livelihood, on through retrain¬ ing, free loans, schot ling, medical and child-care 'in the countries \Vbere.they now are and where the largest num¬ bers Will have to rcipain.'
"Ill order to meet liie overseas needs the Joint Distribution Committee is seeking to raise a minimum .of $4,650,- OOO-in 1937.-. We cail succeed if every Jewish community iti|tlie United States will'do its share."
Congress Gets'^Bill Which
Aims to Depor^ Alien
Nazis and Fascists
Sir Herbert Samuel
Sir Herbert Samuel, Chairman of tlic .Council for German Jewry, will speak from London over a , trans- Atlantic broadcast ,bn Saturday eve¬ ning''(tonight) in a speciar Passover program over the Columbia Broad¬ casting System,Under the auspices of the United Palestine Appeal,
The program which will-be broad cast from 6:00 ,to^G :30' P. M. over a coast to coast hook-up, will also fea¬ ture an address by Dr^ Stepheri S. Wise, National Chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, and choral music symbolic of the Passover holi¬ day,. ¦¦.. ¦"¦¦ ;•;: ¦¦¦¦,¦¦-, , Both Sir Herbert and Dr. Wise will link the present resettlement of Pales¬ tine with^ the ancient exodus from Egypt iH their discussion of the pres¬ ent world Jewish.situation.      : ¦
Rector Predicts Ultimate Arab-Jewish
Peace With University Playing
The Big Role
Columbus to P4ay Host to
C. J. W. Mid-Eastern
Conference
NEW YORK (\YNS)-^ Ultimate I peace and ymity between Arabs and, Jews tri Palestine,'with the Hebrew i University playing an important part, was predicted by Dr. Hugo Bergman* rector of the Hebrew University, on , his arrival in the United States for a six week's, stay as tlie guest of the American Friends of tlic University. I)r. Bergman, who plans-to visit a number of leadiilg universities as facuhy guest and also report to thc Friend.') of the University on the in¬ stitution's progress during the past few years, said that "in face of thc recurring clashes I ani firmly con¬ vinced that Arabs, and Jews can and will Hvc side by side in Palestine in amity, peace and understanding." "We at the Hebrew University," hc declared, "have worked consistently oyer a period of years to bring,about better understaluling. In the clashes of several months, ago we suffered grievous losses at the University. One of our most promising young instruc¬ tors was shot' down and killed in his own study by a bullet fired through the. window. . Ironically enough he was one of the best informed mem¬ bers of the faculty on Islamic and. Arab culture and was engaged at the time o^ his death on an important piece of research into Arab religious culture. In the space of a few weeks we lost also four young students who had volunteered to serve as watchmen during those difficult days and were killed while performing their duties.
'So. you see we at the University know at first hand how. intense and bitter fanaticism can be when it is inflamed. Nevertheless we know too that at root there is a community.of interest, a common purpose in the up¬ building of Palestine which can make for understanding and , peace. The Hebrew University will .continue to labor toward this, end whatever tem¬ porary setbacks may;,be encountered. Our scientific investigations and re-
FREE  LOAN SOCIETY TO
INSTALL OFFICERS
MONDAY EVE,
The Ladies Free Loan Society will hold its next regular meeting on Mon¬ day evening, March'29th, 7 :30 o'clock at which time the newly elected offi¬ cers will be installe^l by Attorney Bert Wolnian. Following the installation re fresh incuts Will be served honoring the outgoing oiTicers.   ,
The new ofhcers to be installed are: Mrs. L. Brodsky, Pres.; Mrs. ¦ Eva Robbins, Vice Pres.; Mrs. A. Smith, Vice Pres.; Mrs. ,Ostrofsky, Vice Pres.; Mrs. Ben Rosen, Treas.; Mrs.. Jos. Steinberg, Recording Secy., and Mrs. M. Horowitz, Financial Secy.
The following are board members: Mrs, H, Cohen, Honorary Trustee;. Mrs, Beckman, Mrs. R. Wolman, Mrs. L, Fishking, Mrs. M. Schecter, Mrs. P. Rosen, Mrs. H. Finkelst.ine, Mrs. Geo, Goodman, Mrs. N. Good- nian, Mrs. I. Goldfarb, Mrs. Dechtcr, and Mrs. M. Finkelstein.
To Name Street for Brandeis
PRAGUE (WNS)-One of the principal streets of Prague will be re¬ named in honor of Justice Louis ID. Brandeis of the United States in recog¬ nition of his help to Dr. Thomas Masary, when the latter was seeking aid for an independent Czechoslovakia in the .United- States during the World War.
Announce Contributions To Sr. Hadassah Fund
The following have contributed to the Jewish National Fund of Senior Hadassah, the proceeds Of which will go towards the planting of many trees in Palestine: Rabbi and Mrs. L. Greenwald, Dr, and Mrs, B, W. Ab.ramson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gold¬ berg, Mr. and Mrs. Ci Fnrman, Mr. and Mrs. A.'Silverman, Dr, and Mrs. M. Goldberg, Mr. and Mrs. S. Hand¬ ler, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fox, .Mr. and Mrs. M. Beim, Mr. and Mrs. .^m. Cohen; Mr. aiid Mrs. S. Horkin, Mr. and Mrs. H. Beckman, Mr. and Mrs. H. Center, Mr. and Mrs. A. Seff, Mr. and Mrs. J. Yenkin, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rosenthal, Mr^ and. Mrs. H,, Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. L. Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs. A. Metchnick, Mr. and Mrs. M. Brown, Mr. and Mrs, S. Mendelman and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Solove, in memory of Mr; Joseph Solove, one of the most active Zionist workers in this community. Mrs. Albert Schiff pur¬ chased seven trees in memory of her father, Mr. L, Zox; Mrs. Dave Good¬ man purchased two trees in memory of ' her parenta, Myer and Fannie Feerer.
Mrs, J. K. Bornstein is chairman bf the Jewish National Fund of Senior Hadassah.
JUST A REMINDER
This il tlie Chronicle's 16th year of continued terrlce to Columhus Jetrry. iPleose pay your tubsovip- lion now.
WASHINGTON, D. C (WNS)— A bill which aims to smash Nazism, Fascism and Communism iiithoynitetl States by deporting its alien advocates and leaders has been introduced in Congress by Representative Martin Dies, of Texas. Urging speedy pasis- agc of his measure "because it would reach a good many, aliens .who are pi-opagandizing in the United States, preaching Nazism and' Communisnl and spending foreigitoinoncy to do it," Representative Dies said his bill could give the Labor Department discretion td deport .aliens, convicted of misde¬ meanors but would make mandatory the deportation of aliens cpnvictdd of a felony or the narcotic laws, possess¬ ing/or carrying a machine' gun or similar weapon, failing to declare their intention of becoming American citi¬ zens, within a year after enactment of the bill, or of their entry, and advocat¬ ing or teaching overthrow of.the gov¬ ernment by force or violence, assault¬ ing or killing of any governmei^t official, destruction or damage of prop¬ erty and. sabotage, oi* urging establish¬ ment of a Communist, Nazi or Fascist regime.
Jos. Weinberg Elected Head Of Architects'Group
Joseph Weinberg of Cleveland heads the slate of, new officers elected by the Ai^chitects' Society of Ohio at the an¬ nual convention, in the Deshler-Wal¬ lick hotel last week.
Mr. Weinberg has been for many years an active figure in B'nai B'rith. He has, served on many important committees of the State B'nai B'rith Association and of. .District Grand Lodge No: 2., Mr. Weinberg, who is a graduate of the Cleveland Orphans' Home, was the architect for Belle¬ faire, the new building units of the orphan home in Cleveland.
Thc society, compnsedof six sec¬ tions throughout the state, has a mem¬ bership of 900 registered architects.
Altschuler, Pioneer Settler in California, Dies at 108
SAN FRANCISCO (WNS)-^Levi Ahschuler, the last survivor of t,he pioneer Jews who came here before the gold rush of 189-1, is dead at the age of 108. A native of Germany, Altschuler opined a store in San Francisco before it became the raecca of an army of gold-seekerg. He waa a member of the first minyan that met here. His first customers were the gold-rushers.
Columbus will, act as host to the Mid-Eastern Conference of thp Na¬ tional Council-of Jewish Women when it.meets at the Neil House for a two- day session,, April 14 and 15.
Mrs. Al..Harmoii,, 1845 Franklin Ave., is presfdent,, and Mrs. Robert Blashek, 1755 |Oak St., is secretary of the Conference which includes the, statics,of Indiana, Michigan and. Ohio. About one hundred delegates are ex-^, pected to attend.
The Colunibus section of-the. Na¬ tional Council Will welcome the dele¬ gates with a, banquet on April 14 pre¬ senting as guest speaker, Mrs. Maurice L. Goldman of New York,...first, vice president of. National Council and also chairman of the Gtriiian Jewish'Chil¬ dren's Aid, Incorporated.'
Mrs. Harry Goldberg, local.Council president, .has named the following chairwomen to assist in welcoming the conference; Mrs. Robert Levy,'gen¬ eral chairman and chairman of pro¬ grams;' Mrs. I. A. Rosenthal, hos¬ pitality; Mrs. Abe Weinfeld, decora¬ tions; Mrs. Allan Tarshish, publicity; Mrs. Herbert Levy, printing; Mrs. Morris Resler, information; Mrs. Her¬ man Lieverinan, registration; Mrs. Max Gumblq, iriotor squad; Mrs.' Ben Yalman, co-operation; Mrs. S,igWeiss¬ kerz, credentials; Miss Selma Zeiger, ushers; Mrs. 'Harry. Roth, pages; Mrs, Sam, Gurcvitz, typing.
Wauchope Assures Safed Order Will Be Restored
agriculture and thc exploration of" the natural resources of the country have brought substantial benefit to Arab and Jew alike. They will bring, a constantly increasing flow of practi¬ cal and material benefits. 'In the field, of cultural understanding, wc at the Uniycrsiity arc laboring, just as dili- gctitly if with less obvious results. In ." thc Institute of Oriental Studies a great,work is going forward, in build¬ ing an understanding.of IsliimiC cul¬ ture arid . civilization' among' the westerii races. Thc Koran has- been translated into Hebrew and the first , volume has already been published. Tiie first volume of thc history of the beginning of Islam liy the famous Islamic scholar Balathuri which was never previously published" has just now been printed by the. University and other volumes will follow. The edition is prepared by the various mcmbci^s of onr Arabic.- department. Arab folkways arc being studied and ihiportant results have been published. This is -one of the great niissions of the Hebrew University. True, its primary.^ function is as a great center of Hebrew education and culture, a baVen for thc Jewish scientist, scholar aild student to whom but a few doors remain' open in .the length and breadth of Europe. But also, standing' as it does at the gateway, tb the East, it has a mission, to build a bridge of. sympathetic understanding between the Occident aiid the Orient. It is barely ¦ 12 years since the University Was founded but its. progiress and growth have been substantial. Its 600 odd. students from all over Europe, the , Near East, yes .even America; its. faculty of 103 members including many leaditig !;scientists and scholars, would be just, cause for satisfaction if we did. not vision tlic greater oppor¬ tunity,, the largei- task, that still lies ' ahead. That we will ultimately.; achieve this: greattr objective, I do
search :in the: fields; of'public' health,.not doubt." ,
Palestine Hospitals and
Dispensaries to Benefit
By Hadassah Effort
JERUSALEM (W N S-Palcor .Agency)—High Commissioner Sir Arthur .Wauchope was visibly moved today as he walked through the ancient city-of Safed and observed the evidence qf; Arab terrorism. The High Comhtissioner went to Safed in the company of District Commissioner Edward Keith-Roach, He met the Municipal Councillors and represen¬ tatives, of the Jewish community, who described to him thc triagic conditions Under which the Jews had to live at the present time. They said there was considerable danger facing the community as a result of Arab ter¬ rorism and a boycott of Jews under rule of Arab gangs. Accompanied by the delegation, the High Commissioner inspected the Jewish quarter and was obviously stirred by the sight of Jew¬ ish shops closed by the boycott" set up by the Arabs. Before leaving Safed, Sir Arthur told the delegation that he had seen everything that was essential and assured them that ho would do everything in his power to restoi^e order quickly.
Practically the first, step Hadassah took in Palestine, was to begin to de¬ velop a system of hospitals and idis- peiisaries both in the cities arid in the rural settlements. There were sonie few hospitals in, the . country before the arrival pf Hadassah, but its pioneer work consisted,in setting up an ex¬ tremely high standard of medical serv¬ ice, witl.i a system of ...specialized de¬ partments,; and in taking a step in the direction of. socialized . medicine: by creating the precedent , of full-time service for physicians, The'.. founda- tibn of Jewish colonization eflforts, the rural population, was provided with excellent, medical service, a physician being appointed in nearly every colony with a rural pharmacy. to help him. In the cities modern hospitals were established, housed at the heginniiig in inadequate arid everi dilapidated build¬ ings, but the difficult physical cbndi< tions did not prevent the accomplish-;- ment of remarkable feats of hospital work, and the. maintenance of very high standards of medical and nursing care.   -'.
From the very beginning laboratories were established as a regular part of hospital activities, and diagnostic X-ray institutes were opened. With the growing needs of the country the hospitals were exparidcd for the settle¬ ment of the children in Palestine and in providing for-their future,
The other matter is the construction of the splendid Rothschild Hadassah University Hospital on which Hadas¬ sah and the University has now jointly embarked and which promises to be¬ come one of the outstanding institu¬ tions. of. medicaL knowledge and re¬ search in the whole of the Near 'East. Contributions to the hospitals are made possible through the annual Linen Showers being held throughbut the country. The local Chapter --of Hadassah will hold its Linen Shower on Tuesday, AprilSOth, in conjunc¬ tion with -the regular meeting. Mrs. Hynian Lleverman and Mra. Hai'.ry Freidenbcrg are co-chairmen of this effort.
headquarters in Jerusalem, it was an-: nounced here by Mrs. David B. Green-,; berg, chairman of the Youth. Aliyah committee. Since Hadassah became the official American agency of this projecty it has raised $191,000 for it, of. which $50,000, was secured through the efforts of Eddie Cantor-, To date, 1,550 boys and girls between the ages of 15 iand 17^ mostly frorii Germany, have been settled in 33 Palestinian set¬ tlements by Youth Aliyah.
Synagogues Vandalized In New York Area
NEW YORK (WNS)—That Nazis ¦ have embarked upon an 'organized campaign of synagogue desecration's in New York became evident when for the third time in less than two weeks a ¦ synagogue < was .s'nieared with anti- Jewish signs. The victim.of the latest piece .of vandalism was Congregation Agudas 'Israel in the Ridgewood sec-' tion of Queens, ,a hotbed of Nazi^ activity, A sign reading "git oiit of Ridgewood you dirty Jews," a warn-. ing "by order of" and three.swastikas were smeared in front of the syna¬ gogue' in black paint. , The signs covered an area of three, square feet.
JERSEY CITX; (WNS)-Organ- izatibn of vigilante committees fo guard Hudson, County synagogues, against desecration,was decided .upoh at a meeting of the Hudson County Councilof the Jewish War Veterans at a meeting called to consider meas¬ ures to protect Jewish institutions from Nazi vandalism. The meeting was convened after the epidehiic of syna¬ gogue desecrations had spread to Jersey City where the facade of Con¬ gregation Agudas Achim, an Ortho¬ dox congregation, was smeared with two large anti-Jewish signs. Fainted in lampblack in letters ten feet across, the signs read, ''Jews are Scum" and
We are Black Saints." Thc meet¬ ing called upon" Mayor Hague and the city commission to take steps to guard religiou.s institutions against vandalism.
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Hadassah  Sends   $56,000  to Youth Aliyah
NEW YORK (WNS)-The sum of ?50,0flO as Hadassah*s first 1037 com¬ mitment for the Youth Aliyah move¬ ment has been cabled to Youth Aliyah 'winners were from New York Cily
Students Graduated from Jewish Farm School
DOYLESTOWN, PA, (WNS)— Forty,students, all of wbom have al¬ ready been placed in fanit positions iu various pacts of the country, were graduated from the National Farm Sghool^ the nation's only Jewish agri¬ cultural school, at the 37th annual commencement exercises. Eleven of the graduates and five of the prize