Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1938-12-09

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Volume XVII—No. 259
COLUMBUS, OHIO, I'l'CKMBER 9, 10.18
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Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From flverywlicre By  i'HiNEAS J. BIIION
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ON THfi BENfH
The columnists arc having n good time clcbntirR the Juturo of .Justice Louis D. Branrlein.. .Ono couple h.ls announced that while Justice is ffoing to resign hoforo the next term of the Supreme Court opens ho la not planning to become the president of the Zlon- it OrRanizntion...Then there is the lacl,v go.ssiper who has It all rfopcd out that BrandoSs will re- aign early in 1039 and thnt the Prcsidont will appoint .Tudge Jul¬ ian W. Mack as his successor... Which, Incidentally, is a lot of nonsense... Judge Mack, whose health is none too good, feels like retiring from active bench work himself... '
NAZI STUFF
While the Fuehrer shrieks that Nazism will survive for the next Several thousand years, his adju¬ tants are preparing for tho in¬ evitable day of reckoning...And, realistically, . they're hoarding funds in foreign banks.. .Goering, for example,! has two private ac¬ counts in a London bank.,.Goeb- hlcs has a private safe at Lloyd's Bank in London.. .Hess keeps his treasure chest in Riga...And tho sinister von Papon believes that his fortune is safest in tho Bank of France, in Paris.. .Statistics about railway accidents of various sorts, particularly train collisions, in 'Naziland prove that the talk al^out German efficiency under the Hitler regime is baloney.. .More such catastrophes have been tak¬ ing place there in the last few years than in any other country.. YOU SHOULD KNOW
There is a plan to use German refugees as American business representatives in Latin America, on the theory that they will prove to be the most reliable fighters against the Nazi penetration into those lands.. .The research direC' tor of the newly formed—and most impressive — Provisional Council ^sm-nagiifiswBitl-pBTBltisJnr'of-^Tiich .Senator BarboUr is the cliairman, is none other than James Water¬ man Wise...Is It true that steel magnate H. H. Itobinson is ready to contribute $500,000 for the bringing of refugees from Ger¬ many to this country?. ..Kurt Weill, one of Hitler's victims, who is*"accumulating successes as a composer in this country, still is one of the best-sellers In German
music  stores  in tho IT. S His
German music .sheets are export¬ ed from Naziland to swell Hit¬ ler's treasury.. .But don't buy any of them...For, as you would ex¬ pect, Weill doesn't get any royal¬ ties on these sales....Tho best comment on Lindberg'a intention to live in Germany was made by Wolcott Gibbs, who wrote; "If he wants to experiment further with tho artificial heart, his sur¬ roundings in Naziland should be ideal"... THIS AND THAT
"Frightened Stiff" ia the caption Life magazine chose for a picture showing Goering's baby daughter, flanked by her father and Adolf.. Well, who wouldn't be!....Hen- drick Van Loon, In' his recently published "Oav Battle," his answer to Hitler, implies that Jew-gob¬ bler Goebbels must be partly Jewish himself. ..When a young¬ ster, he reports, Goebbels was nicknamed "the rabbi" by his schoolmates, on account of his Jewish appearance.... Stefan Zwoig's "Jeremiah," which shows up Hitler bettor than any more recently written play, will be pro¬ duced by the Theatre Guild this seasori. ..Incidentally, the Guild has offered one of its houses to the Hablma for their New York presentations.... We're curious about this Anglo-Jewish pictorial magazine that .has been advertis¬ ing, for advertising solicitors.... We confess we don't know of any such magazine.,.."The Eternal Koad," the Koinhardt-Wclsgal ex¬ travaganza, will bo revived during the World's Fair if and when... WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Suppose you were running a benefit show and, someone offer¬ ed you the following aa ehtortain- ers—would you take 'em?...We refer to:, 1—Nat Bernstein; 2— Benjamin Ancelewitz; 3—John Pearlman; 4—laartoro ' I.ahvheimi B—Willlam Lefkowitz; 6—Jacob Stavinakyj 7—Shcpard , Feldmanj S—Leopold Friedman; O—Sidnesr Garfunkel; lO—Sonia Abuza; 11— Asa Yoelson; l'j:~l8rael Bollnej 1.3—Harry iio-ienberg; and 14-— Milton Berlinger....We can Just (Cantinued o« (lajra V
Na/.!.-; Confiscate Jewish Property
BRRLIN (WNS)—Further decrees against Germany's 700,000 Jews, designed to benefit the Reich's finances and bolster her economic condition, authorized tlie forced liquidation of all Jewish real estate ond real piopcrby. Thcso new curbs on Jewish property followed im¬ mediately tho Nazi fthetto ordinance and may in some respects be ap- pliod lo Jewish foreigners ns well as those of German nationality. Sudeten Jows are included In the new decrees.
JeWis must suricnder their securities to the Reich Foreign Ex¬ change Bank, after which no security sales will be_ permitted without special permission. The decree deprives the Jews of the right to dis¬ pose of their property and paves the way for a system under which they will be proletarianizcd and forced to live at the existence level on a dolo drawn from their own property.
Compulsory "Aryanization" of Jewish property may bo under¬ taken by a trustee appointed by the authorities at tho expense of tho Jewish property. Apart from the confiscatory motive, the decree is intended in part to prevent the conversion suddenly of large amounts of Jewish property li^ currency, to avoid a detrimental effect on the real estate and stock markets.
Owners "Purge" Apartments
As a result of the ghetto decree many wealthy Jewish familioa are prep.ircd to store their household effects and are keeping to their homos for the most part winding up their aflaiis as best they can against the time in the near fuutrc when they must leave the resi¬ dential sections where they live.
Financial pages in German newspapers asserted that goods in Jewish stores about to be Aryanizcd wore of poor quality and there¬ for, only little should be paid for them. Beforo the window smash- ings of November 10th, the editorial attitude was that Jewish stores with their attractive stocks still enjoyed the patronage of too many "Aryan" customers.
Propaganda Drive Continues Strong
Piopaganda of "enlightenment" on the Jewish issue was ordered by Goebbels' department who apparently folt that large sections of the German people were still sympathetic and needed to be further con¬ vinced of the justice of the nation's anti-Semitic measures.
Motion pictures, the radio and the press are being used to ridicule the Jews and point out Jewish misdeeds elsewhere in the world.
It was learned that Jews were being required to pay "voluntary contributions" amounting to as much as 350,000 marks ($UO,000) to obtain passports to leave Germany. This has been stopped, however, sinco the government opposes this type of private profiteering.
Groups Throughout Country Meet In Aid
Of Refugees
PHILADELPHIA (WNS) —By raising $701,435 Philadelphia has e-xceoded lier original go,-U of JieOO.OOO by over $200,000, lor the relief and rehabilitation of Ger¬ man-Jewish refugees through the local campaign of the Allied Jew¬ ish Appeal.
NEW YORK (WNS)—At a meeting of the American ORT Federation, affiliated with the World ORT .Union, which main¬ tains 463 trade schools, agricul¬ tural colonies, workshops and fac¬ tories In 8 European countries to train Jewish men and women to earn their living in farming and industry, it was disclosed by Max D. Steuev, sponsor of the meet¬ ing, that there was a possibility for settlement of 2,500 Jewish families headed by skilled work¬ ers on a tract of 10,000 square miles in a Central American coun¬ try. David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, said it had allot¬ ted 1510,000 for the ORT, but would add $1,000 "for my dinner." ^Blanufacturers and wholesalers of.the coat and suit industry, rep¬ resenting approximately 95% of the country's total output, have assessed themselves 5270,000 for nonsectarian aid of political refu¬ gees in Europo.
The Jewish National Fund, at its annual assembly at the Hotel Astor here decided to begin a cam-, paign for ifB,000,000 with which to aid In the settling in Palestine of oppressed German Jews;
BOSTON (W N S)— One thou¬ sand Jewish leaders from 80 com¬ munities In New England, con¬ vened under the auspices pf the United Palestine Appeal, tele¬ graphed a plea to all members of tho. United States Senate urging thoin to request Prosident Roose¬ velt to convey to Great Britain tho urgent, need for opening the doors of Palestine "to tho masses of refugees who arc desperately seeking a haven."
NEW YORK (WNS)—Leaders of settlement house work in 20 American cities, mooting here thia week as tlio governing body of the,National Federation of Settje- inents, issued a statement urjting positive action by tho United States in aiding refugees and curbing the mareh of the dictator¬ ships.
Ivreeyoh Dinner To Be Held Sunday Eve
A very interesting progi-am has been an-anged for the Ivreeyoh supper which will be held tomor¬ row evening (Sunday) at fl:00 o^clock, in the social hall of the Agudath Achim Synagogue. Mr. Robert MeUman, chairman for'the evening, will be aSaiated by Mr. Allan Tarshish. Eabbi Mordecai Hirschsprung will be the principal speaker and Cantor P. Hi Gellman will render a number of popular Jewish folk songs. Kabbl L, Greenwald will also give an ad- dreSH during the evening's pro¬ gram.
Mrp. E. Robbins, chaii-man of the arrangements, reports that an excellent dinner will be served to all those who attend. She is be¬ ing ably assisted by Mrs. M. Eiz- man and Mrs. I. Garek.
Once a year the Ivreeyoh So¬ ciety raises funds for the main¬ tenance of the -Columbus Hebrew School, and the annual dinner affair is one of the functions which produces a fair share of the revenue towards thia worthy cause. Since tickets arc never sold for the affair, reservations are still being taken by calling Mrs. M, Mathleas, FA. 9726 or Mrs. B. Greenberg, PA. 9042. The entire Jewish community of Columbus is cordially invited to attend the din¬ ner Sunday evening.
Many Labor Groups Defend Minority Eights
WASHINGTON, D. C. (WNS)-> Socrctoi-y of Labor Francos Per¬ kins is giving sciious considera¬ tion to B. proposal for tho creation of a huge international relief cor¬ poration to train Jewish youth of Central and Eastern Europe in agricultural pursuits and systema¬ tically remove them to available lands. Provision Is also made in the proposal for economic protec¬ tion to thoso whoso age and train¬ ing make it impossiblo for. them to cngngo in farm life in new countries, Success of the plan is dependent on action by the United States and Great Britain, which would be expected to provide funds-' with tho cooperation of private individuals of all races and creeds in nations which do not subscribe to persecution of Jews in parts of Europe. Condemning wholesale removal of Jews from Germany, Austria and Poland, the outline of tho plan suggests that from a long-range viewpoint this course would be playing into the hands of Hitler and would inspire in¬ creased  persecution.
NEW YORK (WNS)—Among other notables present at the founder's dinner of the Leon Blum Colony in Palestine held at the Hotel Astor here were Mrs, Franklin D. Eoosevelt, Count Reno do Saint-Quentin, Ambassador of France, ,and Mayor F. H. La- Guardia, who discussed the proh- lom of Jewish refugees from Ger¬ many. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, presided as chairman ot the honorary committee.
WASHINGTON (WNS)—Mat¬ thew Well, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, made public this week a partiali list of the membership in an or¬ ganization to defend democracy and the rights of minorities. Mr. Well Said that "Our movement will be a challepge to tho dests'iic-' tion , 'Of_ fKcedom. which ' w« '^f^ witnessing in GerWany'today, fiid that it Is our aim to work in co-^ operation with the major organiza¬ tion In the field."
The list of members includes former ambassador William E. Dodd, William Allen White of Em¬ poria, Walter Winchell, Henry it. Luce, Grover Whalen, Westbrook Pegler, Max Zaritsky, Dr. Eay Ly¬ man Wilhur, Dr. Robert A. MiUi- kan. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin and many others.
To Address Local Groups Tuesday
A. Z. A. To Hear Harry Rosen
Harry Uosen, 1583'^ W. Third Ave., will speak before tha local chapter of A. Z. A. this Sunday Dec, It, at tho Schonthal Center. Mr. Rosen, who is the superinten¬ dent of the Schonthal Sunday School, will speak on "The Ee- sponsibilities of Jewish Youth". Tha finblic is invited.
Paper Sees Rise
Of Anti-Semitism
NEW YORK (WNS)—The Ca¬ tholic monthly magazine "Queens Work" published in St. Louis "viewed with alarm" the rise ' of anti-Semitism in the United States and warned that any attack on the Jows is un-Chrlstlan. Father Daniel A. Lord, editor, wrote: "It would be a terrible thing if Ca¬ tholics . through their hatred of Jews aligned themselves with frankly brutal pagans who, though they seem for the moment to be concentrating their malicious ener¬ gies against tlie Jews,' have' not forgotten to take an occasional sideswipe nt Catholics and who will, if ever they succeed In get¬ ting rid of the Jews, turn their fullest destructive hatred against the Catholics." The writer assert¬ ed that Jewish supremacy iu vari¬ ous fields was the result of "merit and willingness to work."
Boycott of Qerman Goods
LONDON (WNS)-,A demon¬ stration by more than 600 persons in the East End of London was reported threatening to set fire to warehouses, alleijed to have stock-, ed German goods and toys for tho Christmas .trade. Handbills. were distributed, urging a boycott of German-made goods. Police finally ivero able to disperse the crowd after warehouses had been closed as a precautionary measure.
Tree Committee Of Jewish National Frad
The following have purchased trees to bo planted in Palestine by the Jewish  National  Fund; '
Mrs. A. Bender, in honor of her son's Bar Mitzvah; Mrs. R. lez- man, Mrs. p. Block, Mrs, B. Schulman, Mrs. L. Rosenthal, in memory of her husband; Mrs. S, Sonkin, Mrs. C, H. Freidland In honor o£ her sister, Sarah Gold¬ stein; Mrs. Slaven, In memory of her mother; Mrs. R. Papier, in memory of her father; Mrs, I. Losin, Mr. and Mrs. S- Mendel- man,. Mrs, R. Schwartz, in mem¬ ory of her husband.; Mr, L. Wolf- ¦^on, Wichita Falls, Tex., two tree.^ were planted, in honor of his two daughters-in-law; Mr. Bernard Feitlinger, in honor of his par¬ ents 21st wedding anniversary; Mr. I, W. Garek, four trees were planted in memory of his father; Mrs. Wm. Cohen, in honor of her daughter's marriage; Mrs. I, Ginsberg, in honor of tHe birth of her daughter, Suzanne; Mrs. Morris Levin, it\ honor of the Bar Mitzvah of her tijirin sons; Mrs. Felnstein, in; honor of. the birth of her grandchild; Miss Florence Yenkin, in honor of her mother; Mrs. Ida Center, in memory ol her mother; Mrs. Abe Katz, in honor of the birth Qf her soji, Walter; Mrs. Benjamin Katz, in honor of the birth of her son, Al¬ lan Leroy.
Mrs. Ij. Marks, 4R7 Carpenter St., EV. 39tt0, Js chairmaVi of the Tree committee of Jewish National Fund. She will he nioat happy to receive your donations to this worthwhile  endeavor.
lilf. MAX  LEliNKK
What will undoubtedly be one of the outstanding meetings of the year will be the one sponsored by Zion Lodge B'nai B'rith, The Bry¬ den Rd. Temple Brotherhood and the-'Men's Club of the East Broad St._ Temple on next Tuesday eve¬ ning?, Dec. 13, in the East Broad St/Temple auditorium. The meet- Ingy! which will begin promptly at 8 o'clock, will have as guest speaker Dr. Max Lerner, Profes¬ sor of Political Science at Wil¬ liams College, who will have as his subject "What's What In America."'   .
Hailed as one of the leading ^ch^lais and brilliant thinkers of our time, Dr. Lerner's observations shb^^d he of unusual interest to Qvevy Jew in our community. It is, therefore, a happy privilege for the ^''sponsors to extend a cordial iflvltution, to the «;^ and women of J Columbus to attend the meeting Tuesday evening and to derits the same inspiration that othgt audiences throughout the (;ott|i|i7 have experienced in hear- ^^^jner. ^
^hy of Dr. Lemer i^mg^i one. Ife' Vaa TA Minsk, Poland, Dec. 20, [$ came,to New York City Dr. Lerner graduated ale with an A. B. degree l3 and studied at the Yale School from 1923 to 1924; mi his M. A. in 1025 from lington University and his Ph.' 3." in 1927 from the Brook- Inga Institute Jn Washington, D. C.f 'was assistant editor and managing editor of the Encyclo¬ pedia of Social Sciences from 1927 to.l()33; served as a member of the Social Science Faculty of 3ara|i Lawrence College, Bronx- viile, New York, from 1932 to 19B5| as lecturer of the Harvard Department of Government from 1935 to 1936; and ds lecturer in the new school of Social Research since 1936. Dr. Lerner has also aevveel as' director of the con¬ sumers division of the National Emergency Council from 1934 to 1935;' was one of the -editors of_ ^he Kation since 1936, rcsign- ing'Jast year to become profes- s'or\?{. Political Science at Wil¬ liams^ 'College. His recent book "It Is Later Than You Think" was pvi)>llshed this month and deals with the subject of 'the preserva¬ tion >f American Demoeracy, He is'married and the father of three children..
Others who 'are to participate in' fhV program are Wm. Wasser- stromr J^-eyident of the B'nai B'riUi; Sig L. Weisskerz, Presi¬ dent' . ,of Bryden Road Temple Brot|ie'rhood; Dr. Don Shuaterman: President Men's Club. Broad St- TempJej Itabbi Harry Kaplan, Di¬ rector Hillel Foundation, Ohio Stati University; Rabbi Nathan Zelizer,- Rabbi Broad St, Temple; Rfth^t Samuel Cup, Rabbi Bryden Hoa4 ¦ Temple and Dr. E- J. Gordon.
TiiO'meeting will take the place of thfe regular one usually held on Monda^y 'night by Zion Lodge, B'nai ^'rith; Final nomination of officers will also be hold that evening. *
World Protests Against Nazi Persecution
PROVIDENCE, K L (WNS)— The Central Union of German So- cleiiea of Khodo Island thia week hsucd a pubh'c declaration canv domning persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany, "Thia barbarity," noted the statement, "U a sttgma nnd a moral blemish of the good name of the German people, who d,o  not approve  of  them."
YOUNGSTOWN CSJirNS)—Lead¬ ing clergymen of Protestant, Ca¬ tholic and Jewish faith are press¬ ing a nation-wide boycott of Nazi products It was made known here at a meeting arranged bv the Youngstown Peace Forum. Kpcak- cvEi included Rev. Robert Clem- mons, Rev. William S. Nath, Rev. Waid B. Jenks and Rev. Charles P.  McBride.
HARTFORD (WNS)—An all- gentile meeting and rally wilh endorsements frrtm Gov. Cross and Mayor Spellaey was held here to voice protest against the Nazi government pogroms. Supporting groups Included the Hartford Cen¬ tral Labor Union, Oddfellows, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and other organizations.
LO>)DON (WNS)—Leaders'of all British faiths and all three principal parties spoke from the same platform at a meeting here condemning tho persecutions in Germany and in other countries.
Speakers were Cardinal Hinsley, representative of Britain's three million Catholics; the Archbishop of York, representing the Church of England; the Rev. James Bond, representing the free churches, and Di;, Joseph Hertz, Chief Rab¬ bi of England.
PARIS (WNS)~French Catho¬ lics and Protestants today joined in protesting against the method.-^ of persecution in' the world and passed a resolution announcing its decision to assist in the relief of per.^cclitcd "non-Aryans.*'
Tht council decided 'to aid the government in resisting • violent methods.
Rabbi Zelizer*8 Sermon
"Why the Jews Survived", a Chanukah sermon,, will be the faub* ject Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will dis¬ cuss next Friday evening, Dec. 16, at the E. Broad St. Temple, ai; S o'clock. Oantoi', Eugene Gottesman will sing Chanukah melodies.. All are welcome to attend.
Goyman And Lipsky
Return From Londto
NEW YORK (WNS)—Dr. Solo¬ mon Goldman, national co-chair¬ man of the United Palestine Ap¬ peal, and Louis Lipsky, chairman of the administrative ¦committee of that organization, on their re¬ turn ^this week from a trip abroad to study the i-efuKe& situation, de¬ clared that $10,000,000 must he raised by American Jews to es¬ tablish "hundreds of thousands of persecuted Jews from Central Europe" In Palestine and other places of refuge.
Concerning the offer of Pnme Minister Chamberlain for havens in British Guiana and Tanganyika, Dr. Goldman said; "Those places may not be ready for many years for any large scale immigration." There is no need. Dr. Goldman asserted, for "prolonged research of experts about Palestine. The land Is ready and the Investments have been mad^. Palestine cannot absorb the millions who need haven, but it can take in infinitely more than the best available colo¬ nial territory."
LONDON (WNS)—Represenla- tivc* of six nations forming the steering conmuttec of the Intpr- Govcrnmental Committee on Poli¬ tical Refugees are planning a systematic romovnl of COO.OOO Jews from Nazi Germany to be trans¬ ferred to new homes in more hos¬ pitable countries. United States, France, Great Britain, Nether¬ lands, Brazil and Argentina, the inner committee, decided to con¬ voke a conference in January of the 32 nations which make up the Inter-Governmental • Refugee Committee founded at Evian-Lei- Bains, France, at the instance of Proiidcnt Roosevelt. Ecfr.re that meeting takes place, however, it is understood that George Rublee, American directar of the commit¬ tee, will visit Germany and attempt to induce Hitler to release the Jews witih at least a portion of their   property..
One after another the Countries of refuge have been coming for¬ ward with offers of settlement for the Jews of Germany. It is un¬ derstood, however, that only wilh German cooperation can the *re- setHement project be financed since funds available, chiefly from private sources in the United States, are not sufficient.
Australia has announced her decision to admit 15,000 refugees during the next 3 years not ac¬ cording to any monthly or yearly quota, hut to be accepted with government permits issued at the government's dlscression. The Jewish Welfare Society, which is raising £25,000 in New South Wales and £2S,0fl0 in Victoria, will be assisted by the Victorian refu¬ gee Emergency Council, establish¬ ed by the government to assist the lefugecs and aid in their ab¬ sorption The Council is under the chairmanship of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne. A' resolution moved by the Anglican Archbishop, voiced sympathy "for _nli those, who for reason of race, religion or politi¬ cal ideas arc forced to become refugees," and endorsed the Fed¬ eral Government's action in pro¬ viding them with an opportunity for" "b new life in Australia."
Myioiv C. Taylor, U. S. repre¬ sentative at the conference, after his recent visit with President Roosevelt, made it known that the United Stales would continue to study the refugee problem, while permitting 15,000 Germans now in
Jewish Police Contribute
To Aid Of Refugees
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glqiii' faiths" has been turned ove'l io Mayor F. H. LaGuardia by Iha ^homrini Society of the Police fletJ irlnu-'nt hero. The /money was divii cd among tho Roman Catho- Ih '¦ liocescB of New York and fe:Iyn, the United Pule&tine the Joint Distribution mittee' «nd ^^'^ American ^fttes for Christian German
Sees U. S. Preserving Democracy
CHAPEL HILL (WNS)—Presi¬ dent Roosevelt declared in his ad¬ dress here that Amevica'a action would influence history in time to come if the nation will main¬ tain "successful democracy" at home, for "many other democra¬ cies look to us for leadership that world  democracy might survive."
The president opened his talk with an explanation of the phi- lososphy of the late Justice Ben¬ jamin, Cardozo, saying, "A very old friend ,of mine, the late Jus¬ tice Cardozo of the Supreme Court of the United States said that 'We live in a world of change, if a body ol law were in existence adequate for the civilization of today, It could not meet the de¬ mands of tomorrow. Socioty is inconstant. So long as it la in¬ constant there can he no constancy in law. Law defmeb a relationship not alwayt. between fixed points but often between points of vary¬ ing position. There {a change whether we will it or aot* '*
Rally In Washington Against Nazism
WASHINGTON, D. C (WNS)— A united plea by Catholic and Pro¬ testant church leaders fdr "moral rearmament" against racial and religious persecution throughout the world is being suppoii:ed by Senator Edward R. Burke of Ne¬ braska who was the principal speaker at the fourth annual mass meeting of the Committee on Re¬ ligious Life.
Senator Burke called upon the nation to awaken to a movement by which this country, a "shrine of civil liberty" would be a place where religious freedom had op¬ portunity to hold full sway,
"Many of us," asserted Rev. Al¬ bert Joseph McCartney, who pre* sided, "have been moved to attend out of sympathy for the Jews, and because of our pvofound concern for the fortunes of religious free¬ dom in all groups.", Other speak¬ ers were Rev. James E. Freeman, for the Protestants, Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, vice-rector of George¬ town University.
Evian     Commission
May Have Solution
By New Year
LONDON (WNS)—Delegates to the International Refugee Com¬ mission, are carrying put transac¬ tions with the Nazi government about permitting German Jews to take with them part of their be¬ longings when they leave Germany.
On the basis of news which has been received here some plans ivill be affected to take place at the beginning of the new yeaV. As soon as bome understanding ia reached on at least one princi¬ ple, George Rublee, American Di¬ rector of the Refugee Commisj^ion, will go ti» Berlin to aottle aome agreement with Germany.
The fact that many sessions of the Committee have been called for January has been accepted ah proof that concrete resolution wUl not be ,foi'thco»iin£ uittU then.
the U. S. to remain there through extension of their tempoiary vi=!as. Taylor al.so mentioned the poBsi- bility of developing Almka ai a haven for German Jews.
Great Britain, through Karl Wlnterton, chairman of the iJom- mittee meeting, made It known that sthe l'^ inve'=ttlgating possibili¬ ty of settling refugees In her is¬ land possessions in tho South Pa¬ cific, as well as in Northern Rho¬ desia, Tanganyika, Kenya and British Guiana. Jleliof work or¬ ganized by the British Committee for the Care of Children has been extended to include refugee chil¬ dren in Poland. Ten have already been sent to London.
The Netherlands, where 1600 children from Germany have al¬ ready been admitted, declared her¬ self ready to follow Biitain's ex¬ ample and re-settle refugees from Germany in her colonies.
Prance informed the committee of her willingness to admit 10,- 000 refugees to her colonial em¬ pire if the United States and Great Britain made a similar move. Senator Henry Berenger of Franco leminded the delegates of the steering committee that France al¬ ready had admitted 50,000 Ger¬ man Jews in addition to more than 200,000 others from Russia, Spain and Italy, estimating that Franco was providing sanctuary foe 3,- 000,000 persona who for ono reason or another were unable to live  in the land  of their birth.
Brazil and Argentina, thrdugh their representatives, Hclio Lobo and Thomas A. Le Breton respec¬ tively, showed greater ^villiugness than at the time of the Evian con¬ ference to admit German refugees linto their territories, on condition, however, thnt financial help, from other nations and the refugees themselves, is forthcoming. issue Immigration Permits JERUSALEM <W N S) — The Gpyernment„ipd^_i^a5iRd-.^-r?oH.-:i m'its fbr immigi-aticn into F^ifes- tine of German rabbis' now held In concentration camp. Thcfae per¬ mits were issued at the reque'it of Palestine's Chief Rabbi Isaac Her- zog.
The readiness of,the Yishuv to speed facilities for the absorption of German-Jewish childien is ex¬ ceeding all expectations. Every one of the 200 families of Nahalal, for example, has undertaken to adopt a child.
Beginning Of A Palestine Diamond Industry
JERUSALEM, (WNS)—With the removal by the Palestine Gov¬ ernment of the import tax on dia¬ monds an obstacle has been re¬ moved from.the path of develop¬ ing this important line, as well as gem-pulishing, in this country. Persons who had a. piomincnt place in thia industry Jn other countries had a share in the ne¬ gotiations leading to the Govern¬ ment measure.
Tel Aviv now has a Diamond Dealers* Club in tho same building an the Bclgo-Pale^tine Bank; and many of its members are Dutch and Belgian. Since India is a large purchaser of precious gems, the dealers hope to extend their trade to that country. A start has been made on a stone-cutting and gem- polishing industry here, and there are four workshop^ In Tel Aviv for this purpose. Another, now in Petach Tikvah, Is moving to Na- thanya. Orders are now^ heing .re¬ ceived from Antwerp and Amster¬ dam, centers of the diamond indus¬ try.
6(K> Childreii Removed
VIENNA (WNS)-^Fivc hun¬ dred childrtjn , removed from Vien^ia by the Children's Conunit- teo in The NetherTands, under the direction of Mmc, G. Wijsmullei- Meijer, olficial representative of the Committee, have been taken to' England, where they wlU be cared for by the Society of Friends until they can he sent to other countries. Ranging in age from 4 to 17, in many cases they are chil¬ dren of people in the Dachau con- centiation camp. The remaining lUO will be sent to The Nether¬ lands and eaicd Ipv thene pnti! more permanent arrangements can be made for their re-settle¬ ment—posftibly iu the United I States,
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