Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1938-04-22

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Volume XVII—No. 226
COLUMBUS, OHIO, APRIL 22, 1938
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^ Strictly Confidential
1" Ibita From Kvcrywhcro By PHINEAS J, BinON
B'nai B'rith, Jewish War Veterans Reach Entente  Cordiale
WF/BE TELLING YOU • Negotiationa aro citlier nlroady in progress or will soon be start¬ ed between tho Bi'ilish Eovemment and an important group of Ameri¬ cans,   Jews   and   non-Jews.. .The object is to increase tho immigra¬ tion quota ^ to  Palestine,  ns part of thc refugee aid plan inaugurat¬ ed by tho American Government.. ..Leslie Horc-Bclisha, who'is seo- iiig Mussolini this week, will ac¬ quaint the  Italian  dictator  -vrith .lomo of the military plans of Great Britain.. .Those in tho Icnow claim that II Duce will get a shock very much  like   tho   ono   Schuschnigg got in  Bcrchtesgaden. ..In  other words, British diplomacy now be lieves that it is time to reveal its military strength to the Kome- Berlin axis...Palestine might also ba mentioned...If you're wonder¬ ing why Raymond Fosdick, head of   tho   Bockefeller   Foundation, was among those invited by Presi¬ dent   Eoosevelt   to   last   week's Whito Honse parley on tho refugee situation   we   can   tell  you   that tbe Rockefeller family is almost sold on the  idea  of putting up the wherewithal for a' real cam¬ paign   against  racial   bigotry   in these United States.. .That anti- Fascist speech by Secretary lokes in Chicago was pretty strong, but it was  a lot hotter  before  the State Department censored it.... Don't pay  any  attention to the whisper    that    Deanna    Durbin, young screen star, is pro-Nazi just because her pictnre  appeared in a   Nazi   paper... She's   &   native Canadian, and her photo was used ¦without her knowledge.. .'Tis said that when Walter 'Winchell prais¬ ed the Roosevelt refugee plan on his radio  broadcast  he   received more than a thousand letters of protest.. .Practically all the Latin- American  republics  have  agreed to cooperate with the Roosevelt refugee program, but don't be sur¬ prised if nothing comes of It.,. THINGS TO WATCH
Any day'now Uncle Sam's gum¬ shoes will begin investigating those private banks operated by Gepmans and Italians wthich accept de¬ posits from the foreign-bom and then make the money available to Hitler and II Duce... A well- heeled Arabian anti-Zionist out¬ fit is operating from 305 Fifth Avenue in New York and has con¬ nection^ with a couple of anti- Jewish organizations..Clap hands for the New York Advance, an English-language weekly published in Yorkville and yet viiflcntly anti- Nazi. . .Keep your eye* peeled for "The Tiger of Eschnapur" and "The Indian Tomb," two Nazi films due hero with French titles and dialogue.. .We wonder whether the G-men know that scurrilous at¬ tacks on President iEoosevelt ai-e being peddled at Nazi meetings.. . .And that at a recent rally of tbe outfit calling itself the Na¬ tional Defenders newsrcels o£ Hit¬ ler and Mussolini drew applause, but a. pictdre shovring F. D. R. was greeted with boos and hisses. SUCCESS STORY
At fourteen he sold candy bars at Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera House in New York City... At thirty-seven he bought this famous Manhattan landmark for $7B0,000...Hi3 name is Abe Ellis, an East Side boy whose father was a pressor in a sweatshop ¦ "He's transforming the theater, which last year housed Max Rein, hardt's "Eternal Road," into i huge auditorium for banquets, dances, conventions and exhibi¬ tions... The other day he tried to * find a name for the transformed theater, and decided to call It the Gcorga Gershwin Room. ^..He wants to pay tribute to the late American composer, also an East Sido boy, whpse namo will re¬ main in the history of American culture...Abe and George didn't know each other, but they are hoth symbols of what immigrants' can do when given the opportunity.. ,.Just another illustration of the point that the Government is act¬ ing wisely In its stand on the ad¬ mission of refugees.,,, JEWISH DOINGS
Jacob Fishman, managing edi¬ tor of the Jewiah Morning Journal, ts having a hard time persuading people that he has actually passed his sixtieth birthday... Nobody wants to believe him. ...But, ap pearances to tho contrary, it's true, and tho anniversary was duly celebrated at an intimate gathering hist iveek...Hut' we don't want Blshman to think he (Centinuei otl. page e)       ,
!Plan Testimonial To B'nai B'rith Head
NEW YORIC (WNS)—Opposi¬ tion to tho Jewish War Veterans by various B'nnl Erith lodges "is in contravention of B'nni Brith's established policy of non-intcrfer- enco with other organiations" and is not countenanced by B'nai Brith headquarters, which has amicable relations with tho Jewish War Veterans, it was announced in let¬ ters from B'nai Brith officials made public here by Harry H. Schaffer, commander-in-chief of the Jewish War Veterans. One letter from Maurice Bisgyer, ex¬ ecutive secietary of B'nai Brith, to J. J, 'Lieberman, president of District Grand Lodge No. 4 in Los Angeles, cautioned lodges to avoid interference with the establishment of new J. W. V. posts and asserted that tho J, W. V. has "cooperated with B'nai Brith and other Jewish bodies in efforts put forth to serve Jewry aa a whole."
The other letter, from Louis Fabricant, B'nai Brith representa¬ tive on the Committee of Coopera¬ tion, which includes B'nai B'rith, American Jewish Congreas, Ameri¬ can .Tewish Committee and Jewish War Veterans, informed Alfred M. Cohen, B'nai Brith president, that "tho general progi'am of co¬ operation has recognized the value of the Jewish War Veterans" and suggested that "some word be passed on to the presidents of the Districts and in turn by them to their lodges to the effect that where the Jewish War Veterans of the TJnited States plans thc crea¬ tion of a post, there shotild^be no organized opposition by the^ B'nai Brith." Mv. Bisgyer's letter was sent in response to Mr. ^abri- cant's  suggestion.
Alfred M. Cohen
Say Anti-Jewish Bill Needed To Break Jews' Stranglehold
Christians To Aid Jewish Relief Drive
Noted W. Y. Kabbi To Speak Here Tuesday
Jewry   Invited
To Federation Meeting
On Thursday, April 28th, at 7:30 P. M., a Joint Meeting of the Jew¬ ish Welfare Federation and Schon¬ thal Center Boards will be held at the Center with E. J. Schanfarber President of the Jewish Welfare Federation and Dr.'E. J. Gordon, President of the Schonthal Center presiding. Mr. Schanfarber will speak on "Problems Confronting the Jewish Welfare Federation." Reports will be submitted on the Transient Committee by Mr. Max Rieser; Mrs. Max Rieser on the Social Case Committee; Mr. Joseph Basch,. Treasurer's Report and Miss !Ro3e Sugarman, Activities of Jewish Welfare Federation.
The Schonthal Center Board Meeting will be called to order by Di\ E. J. Gordon, President. Tho following reports will be rendered: Building Committee, Mr. J. W. Steinhauser; House Committee Chairman, Mrs. Lawrence Loew6n- stein; Progress, Dr. E. J. Gprdon; Trcqsurer's Report, Mr. Joseph Basch; Activities of Schonthal Center, Mi,ss Rose Sugarman; re¬ port of Nominating Committee for the Boards of the Jewish Welfare Federation and Hermine Schon¬ thal Center, Mr. Joseph Basch, Chairman. '
The reports at the meeting will reveal the varied and extensive activities of' these two organiza¬ tions which are so vital to the life and welfare of our' community. It is interesting to note that htmd- leds of boys and girls and men and women are actively taking part in the activities of this institution daily.
Tho Social Case Committee, composed of J. W. Stcinhn,user, Joseph Basch, Dr. E. J. Gordon, Allen Gundersheimer, L. J, Good¬ man, E. J. Schhnfarber, Mrs. Max H. Rieser, Mrs. Al H. Harmon and Mrs. L. Loewenstein, meets regu¬ larly during the year to discuss cases of family problems and many other urgent demands mado upon it.
It is the responsibility of every Jew of this city to know the true fwcts about what is being done with their contributions to the Com¬ munity Fund, $25,960 of which goes to the Jewish Welfare budget for the year. $9,000 of this amount ia set aside for the operation of the Schonthal Center. It is every¬ one's duty, therefore, to attend the meeting April 28tli.
WASHINGTON:—Hon. William B. Bankhead, Speaker of the, U. S. House of Representatives, and James Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, will speak at tbe ban¬ quet climaxing B'nai B'rith's IBth General Convention, to bo held here May 7-12. Speaker Bank- head will deliver tlfe principal ad¬ dress, and Mr. Roosevelt will, in addition to delivering his own greetings, read a personal message to B'nai B'rith from his father. Delegates from all over tho United States and Canada will" be present, and B'nai B'rith lodges through¬ out the worid will be represented. The event will be the occasion for a great testimonial to Alfred M. Cohen, President; of B'nai B'¬ rith. Testimonial talks will be delivered by Judge I. M. Golden, of San Francisco, First Vice-President of the Order, and Sidney G. Kus¬ worm, of Dayton, 0., Treasurer of the Order. Joining B'nai B'rith in 1890, Mr. Cohen served as head of his local lodgo in Cihcinnati in 1906, and became President of B'nai B'rith's District No. 2, the largest in America, in 1923. Two years later he was elected inter¬ national President of B'nai B'rith, a- pud'f^oij .to i*hiob"ho sra's ^^-^ elected in 1930 and again in 103S. He had been a member of the Ohio Senate for two terms, served in the Cincinnati City Council for several terms, was president of the Ohio Electrical College twice and a member three times, and has been a member of the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union CoI> lege for nearly 40 years! serving as Chairman of the Board for 19 years. He is in his 79th year. An informal reception Satur¬ day evening. May 7, will open the conclave. The business sessions will begin Sunday morning, at which time President Cohen will deliver his President's Message. A good will meeting' for the dele¬ gates and the entire city will be held Sunday night, at which nation¬ ally known Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish speakers will deliver addresses.
BUDAPEST (WNS)—Thc bill to limit Jewish participation in trade, industry, culture and pro¬ fessions to 20 per cent is essential in order to break "a stranglehold over the entiro Hungarian econo¬ mic lifo" obtained by tho Jews, tho Hungarian govemment declar¬ ed in an official statement explain¬ ing the numerous clausus measurO novr awaiting action in Parliament. Describing the bill as a measure "for more elTectivo maintenance of the social and economic balance of the country" and ¦ offering in support a detailed statistical an¬ alysis of tho economic and social status of the Christian and Jew¬ ish populations nnd tho territor¬ ial distribution of the Jewish popu¬ lation, the government's statement declared that "this rapidly grow¬ ing section of the population has, during the last 90 years, gradu¬ ally obtained a stranglehold over the entire Hungarian economic life and occupied tho most important posts."
Claiming that the Jewish popu¬ lation has increased fivefold sincfii 1848 and asserting that while the living standard of the Jews not only suffered no decline but oven improved, the living standard of tho Christian population declined greatly and has been pushed back in spirituaf, economic and social spheres since the end of the war, the statement' emphasized that it is "the urgent duty" of the gov¬ ernment to solve this problem radi¬ cally in order to restore "the disturbed equilibrium" and to pro¬ vide jobs "for Christian youth and lessure the sons of Hungarian peas¬ antry a chance for betterment of then: social standing."
At tho same time the Budapest: municipal council adopted a regu¬ lation which limits the proportion of public works contracts to be awarded to Jews. Vigorous oppoo sition was voiced by several coun^ cilloKrtnrtPtho only'ch'ange iHC^ original proposal was an ament? ment suggested by Vice-Mayor ^rl Lnmotte providing that the regulation is to be enforced only when required by govemment order.
DECATUR, ILL. (W N S) — Christians in thi-? town were uiged to contubuto to tho Joint Distri¬ bution Committee in a letter ad- dicsscd to nil diurch members by E. J. MulVley, president of tho Dccntiir Chuich Council, after he ,md Dr. Edwaid S. Boyer, profes- •jor of lellgion at Millikcn Univer¬ sity, hnd appealed voluntarily at the opening meeting of the local JDC campaign. Dr. Boyer toldf thc meeting that tho Jews were en- tiicly too reticent in calling upon others for help for their people. Tho letter of tho Ch\iich Council s<iid tlmt tho Jews "aro not ask¬ ing the Chiislinns for help" but "have submissively accepted their lol and have gone to work to mako the boat of it. In this they re¬ mind ns of a Jew, who, 2,000 years ago, meekly accepted His place on the cioss. We, as Christians, cannot accept this heroic philoso¬ phy. As long as tho lives of hu¬ mon beings nre at stake Christians mubt feel a responsibility."
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Britain To  Ask League Aid For Austrian Refugees
Paper Asks Pope To Lead World Crusade
DK. S. H, GOLDENSON
BELGRADE (WNS)—Special patrols have been established at the Yugoslavia-Austrian frontier to prevent Jewisb refugees from Austria from entering Yugoslavia without Bpecinl permits.
BOSTON (WNS)—A plea to Pope Pius XI to take tho lead in issuing "the call which will-unite as allies Catholics, Protestants and Jews in combatting the spread of dangerous ideologies," ia made in a front page editorial in tho cur¬ rent issue of the Boston Jewish Advocate. Asserting that Catho¬ lics and Jews "today particularly bear the brunt of the onslaught on the rights of the individual and of the group" in dictator nations, tho editorial states that "the Jews of the world stand ready to Join with any force which will arise to lead our civilization back to sane thinking, ' A great figure is needed as a rallying point around which mny gather all elements of religion, faith and democracy." The Pope, the editorial says, is such a leader, and he is urged to "speak out to tho world in protest and condemnation, and rally the faithful of tho Eoman Catholie Church to an unyielding and open opposition to tyrannical dictator¬ ships, whether nnder the red flag or brown. Issue a call fdr united action by all lovers of peace and good will among men. Ast 'the members of your great Church to preach from every pulpit the mes¬ sage of toleiance and brotherhood and neighborliness which the foun¬ der of Christianity preached."
Discrimination May Be Largely Overcome Says Dr. Levinger
"The artificial barriers of dis¬ crimination against thc Jews in employment may be largely over¬ come, not by a frontal attack, but by finding other, and better Ways in which to accomplish one's am¬ bition .in a valuable and worthy occupation," according to Dr. Lee J. Levinger, director of research of the B'nai B'rith Vocational Service Bureau, in his new book¬ let, "Professional Opportunities for Jewisii Youth". The booklet, which is published by the B'nai B'rith Vocational Servico Bureau, repre¬ sents a study of some fifty pro¬ fessions, pointing out many new and undeveloped fields.
"The purpose," according to Dr. Levinger, "is flrst, to aid indivi¬ dual students to choose their life- work more intelligently; second, to begin, if possible, a movement for the redistribution of Jewish professional men. Such a move¬ ment, begun on a small scale, may be of great importance in the future." The booklet may bo se¬ cured by \vriting to Max P. Baer, director of organization and pub¬ licity, B'nai B'rith Vocational Ser¬ vice Bureau, 1003 K Street, N. W., Washington, D, C. Thero is a nominal charge of ten cents per booklet or $1,00 for quantities of 15,
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Suicide   Epidemic
Among Hungarian Jews
BUDAPEST (WNS)—A suicide epidemic among Jewish employes of commercial and banking houses has develpped here. The number of Jewish suicides has increased since Premier Daranyi introduced in Parliament a bill providing for a 20% numerus clauaus for Jewish employes of commercial and bank¬ ing^ enterprises. In an cffoit to pla,i;ate rightist sentiment, the Premier has called Parliament back into session for April 20th at which timo the numerus clauaus bill is expected to pass. Meanwhile 16 Nazis wero sentenced to prison for from one to three months for distributint; pamphlets uttuching Jews and menibers oi the {govern¬ ment «B "Jewiah agents,"
LONDON (WNS)—Aid for refu¬ gees fiom Austria is expected to be one of the major subjects dis¬ cussed at tho May 9th meeting of the League of Nations Council, informed sources hero reported. It is understood that the question has been placed on the agenda at the specific request of the British Govemment which is expected to call on tbe Leaguo to take speci- fie measures for the relief of tho refugees. One of theso -will prob-1 ably be authorization for the I League High Commission for Ger- :n Refugees'to deal also ivith Urian refugees. _ raKc(iiwalie,'36wi3H"TeaderB befo iusljed plans for rebuilding the ihattered Austrian Jewish com¬ munis ai}d for facilitating the- emigration of as many Austrian Jews as possible. The program is being drafted by Norman Bent- iifrlch, who has just returned from a visit to Vienna. Publication of the details of the plan are being withheld pendinjr the outcome of the American proposal for inter¬ national governmental aid to the Austi'ian refugees. The special Austrian Jewish Relief Fund be¬ ing raised here has passed the $300,000 mark.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (WNS)— A permanent advisory committee to assist the participation of the United States in tho international government program of relief for Austrian and German refugees and to-serve as a clearing bouse be¬ tween private American organiza¬ tions and individuals ready to as¬ sist in the work and the United States Government and the inter¬ governmental committee. This waa revealed after a preliminary White House conferenco at whicjh the President, Secretary of Stato Hull, Secretary of Labor Perkins, Com¬ missioner of Immigration Hough- teling and State Departipent offi¬ cials met with nine Catholic, Pro¬ testant and Jewish leaders to lay the groundwork for American par¬ ticipation in the refugee program proposed by the President.
No statement was issued after the conference but it was learned that all participants, who were invited" by the President in their capacity as private citizens, rather than as representatives of organi¬ zations, were in accord on the general mechanics of the work to be undertaken. It is expected that most of those present will bo named to the permanent committee of a much larger number. Those present wore Raymond Fosdick, president of tlie Rockefeller Foun¬ dation; Prof. Jos. P. Chamberlain of New Yoik; former Refugee High Commissioner Jas. G. McDon- old; Bernard M. Baruch; Dr. Sam¬ uel McCrea Cavertj Monsignor Michael J. Ready; Louis Kennedy; Henry Morgenthau, Sr., and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
The largest attendance in many; years is expected at the annual dinner meeting of tho Bryden Ed- Temple which is being held next Tuesday, April 26, at 0:30 p. m. nt the Athletic Club.
The guest speaker for this occa¬ sion will be Dr. Samuel H. Golden¬ son, ' spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-El of New York City, who has chosen as his subject " What Constitutes the Jewish Problem?" This renowned figure in the Amer¬ ican-rabbinate is a man of high scholarship and possesses a com¬ bination of qualities which has mado his name outstanding in thc Jewish communal lif^ of America. A brief musical program has been arranged for presentation immediately after the dinner. The chairmen of tbe various organiza¬ tions affiliated with the Temple will incorporate their short reports in a novel skit being arranged and coached by the president of the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood, Mrs, I Allen Gundersheimer. Thoae tak- I ing part are Troy Fcihel^ president of \the Temple Forum; Elaine Ginsburg, president of- Jbo'Junior Congregation; Asher Moser, presi¬ dent of the Young Folks League; Sig Weisskerz, president of the Templo Brotherhood and Mrs. Gun¬ dersheimer.
Temple Israel this year is very anxious to have the presence of its young people at this affair. Mem¬ bers are requested to make reser¬ vations, including the youn^ men and women beyond confirmation age, by calling the Temple office FA. 7838. Price per plate is $1.00
VIENNA (WNS) — Austrian Jewiy a-tc thc Paisover "bread of nftliction" literally and figura¬ tively at it ushcied in the most tragic Passover in its history with¬ out a single Seder, and with a comploto lack of matzoth. Confis¬ cation of the Passover flour sup¬ ply by tho Nazis and tho ban on shechita mado Seders futile. The cuslomai-y public Seders in the Jowiish Student House, old folks homes, orphanages and other in¬ stitutions failed to take place. Nor were there nny Seders in private homes.
Hundreds of Jei^s expelled from the province of Burgenland, on the Hungarian and Czech borders, are reported to have fied to the mountains and forests as a last desperate refuge since the tighten¬ ing of entry rules ^ by Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Switz¬ erland and Poland has made it virtually impossible fdr the terror- stricken Jews to escape Nazi per¬ secution by crossing the frontiers. Acting on direct orders from Ber¬ lin, the Burgenland authoritaes or¬ dered the Jews to leave with little or no advance notice. Most of .them left penniless and with nothing more than the clothing on their backs, having been forced to sign St^omcnts that they were going "voluntarily" and that their prop¬ erty henceforth belonged to the state. "Strategic reasons" were said to be the reason for thc mass expulsions. The number of Jews. seeking sanctuary in the moun¬ tains is expected to increase by several thousand in view of re-
The wife had embraced Protest¬ antism hoforo her marriage ond wns married under Evangelical Church rites. What waS tanta¬ mount to ft ban on salo of land by Jews was imposed with a de¬ cree providing that Jews must obtain apecial permission from the police beforo they may liquidate realty holdings. Another decree regularized tho appointment pi Nazi commissars established in Jewish-o-mled establishment by making theb: appointment legal until October 1 and providing for their payment from the business thoy direct. 'The Jewish Burial Socioty bas been forbidden to make public names of Jowish sui¬ cides.
*   *   « Z Famous Jewish Bautcs
Tal£cn Over By Naris VIENNA (WNS)—The Ephrus- ai and Guttmann banks,.both Jcw- ish-ownCd and both famous for their.important roles in the eco¬ nomic and industrial development of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the lato 19th and early 20lh centuries, have been placed under compulsory administration of Nazi functionaries, this elimin¬ ating their Jewish owners, A simi¬ lar fate has already befallen tho S. M. Rothschild & Sons, the Rothschild bank. The Guttmanns and Ephrussia are related to tho Eothschilds by marriage.
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HEAR PASSOVER PRAYER
VIENNA (WNS)—A proclama¬ tion intended to comfort Austrian Jews in their hour of trial Was read from the pulpit of all Aus-
ports that all Jews living within Uria,n synagogues when they open- 50 kilometres of tho Czech fron-1 ^j f^r the first time in a month to tier ara also to bo expelled. This  ygj,e, j„ Passover, The proclama.
B'nai B'rith Lodge To Initiate Class Monday
would affect not only Jewa in Austria but also largo numbers living in Bavaria, Silesia and Sax¬ ony.
is% Of Austrian Jew*" Applied For V. S. Visas
VIENNA (WNS)—More than 15% of the entire Jewish popu¬ lation of Austria has already applied for Immigration visas to the United States. Figures obtained from the American consulate show' that between March I4th and April 12th there were 32,000 applications received, 31,000 from Jews*
RABBI ZEUIZER'S SERMON
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will speak at the Broad St. Templo on Friday, April 29, «t 8 p. ni. on the theme, "The Convention of the United Synagogue of America in Chi¬ cago". Cantor Gottesman will of- liciute at the Services. All are tvcl- coiiie. Memorial Services will be conducted in the Temple , this raoiniiig (Saturday) ut 10 a. in,
It is always a happy privilege for us to announce to our readers that Zion Lodge, rf'nai B'rith, is adding new strength by an increase of new members to its roster. However, knowing tho facts as we do^rega,rding the present status of paid up moraberahips in this gre^t Order, Wo must admit that there is nothing to rejoice about.
When millions ot Jews are .groaning under the yoke of tyrants in Europe and when all of right haye in America are being confronted with one of the worst anti-semitio campaigns in the country's history, some 6Q or more members of Zion Lodge will next week be dropped from membership for non payment of dues, These very same brothers will, no doubt, bo the first to como to B'nai yritb for protection when their liberties are ever threatened. To thoso men who can afford to be in good stand¬ ing in the Lodge but jnst don't care and aro indifferent, we desire to address this message:—
The Nazis are determined to de¬ stroy the Jew not only in Germany, Austria and Polaivd, but wherever they find bim thruout the world. Thru a campaign costing millions of dollars they, are to-day spread¬ ing poisonous propaganda to un¬ dermine our security even in thia country.
To gain power the Na,zis are asked by their leaders to bring great sacrifices. They give up much of their time, their means and their energy to strengthen their forces. The? pay heavy taxes and give up not only luxuries, but even such necessities us meat, milk, butter, and many wticles of nec¬ essary clothing in an effort to crush us.
How xuuch ought we to give in self-defenae? Dare wo give less? Daro we indulge in costly luxuries whilo our brethren who are in the firat line tienches of the ruthless Nazi attacks are crying to us for help?  Is it too much to make
Meanwhile, new anti-Jew ish measures continued to pile up. The speedy introduction of tho Nurem¬ berg racial laws wis foreshadow¬ ed by tho granting of the flrst racial divorce involving an Aus¬ trian Aryan and his non-.Aryan wife. Married in 1921, tho couple lived amicably until the husband became a Nazi. His divorce plea on the ground that hi3_ anti-Semi¬ tism created an unbridgeable gap was granted by a provincial court.
tion reads as follows: "The rab¬ binate considers it to be a holy duty this day to say a comforting word to all our.brethien, Tha holi»
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thoiiBond years filled us with hope and courage. This timo too, tfi^ holiday should bring calm strength and hope for the future for hearts weighted down with sorrow. Wo want to fulfil! loyally and worth¬ ily our tasks as men Vfid Jews. Wo seek to accomplish these thin^rs not only for our own consciences but for the community to which we be¬ long. Eecently our community leadership addressed to a great part of Austrian Jewry a plea for contribution of a sum of money to be used for the community as a whole. Wb know that under exist¬ ing conditiona laislng this indis¬ pensable sum entails extraordin¬ ary sacrifice, but it must be done. Let the community, focal point of our Jewry, be enabled to continue its functions, to accomplish a dif¬ ficult task. Who makes a sacrifice for the community pleases God. There lives for us the God of pity and He tvill not forsid^e ua. AMEN."
sacrifice—a real sacrifice, some¬ thing tl^at we can actually feel—to increase the power and the oppor¬ tunities of .-the bearers of light against tho darkness disseminated by the Nazi propagandist'^
For your own self preservation and self respect, don't drop your membership in the B'nai B'rith. It is ono institution you can look up to as ono of your greatest insur¬ ance policies, an organization which is fighting our battles 24 hours a day, every day of tho year. Don't delay beforo it'a too late. Call Dr. K. A. Jaffeo FA 1518 at once. As Secretary, he wiil do everything in his powim^ to retain your eood standing in Zion Lodge, '
The following candidates will be initiated by Zion Lodge Degreo Team next Monday evening, 8 o'clock at thc Broad St. Temple:— Ben Barban, Jos, D, Schecter, Haray Shkolnik, Harold Siegelman, Oscar Smilack, Bernard Solomon, Sam R, Topolosky, Maurice K, Topson, Martin Godofsky, Alfied Lussheim, Sidney Miller, Joe Ber¬ man, Dr. Ben Gertner and Sol Sha,- man.
Tho public is cordially invited to tho open meeting Monday evening and to witness the very inspiring ceremonies of initiation.
Dr. Tippett To Speak
Before Institute
Rev. Donald Tippett ot the Bex¬ ley M, E. Church will be the guest speaker for senio|: Hadassah and tho Women's Institute of Jewish Studies, Wednea¬ day, April 27, at 2 p, m, at the Bryden Road Temple,
Eev. Tippett, who is woll known to the Jewish commun¬ ity, will review "Tomorrow's Bread" by Beat¬ rice Bisno, Tho opening prayer will bo given by Mrs, I. W, Garek, Miss Euth Wells, pianist, will present the musical program.
Mrs. Albert Schiff, chairman of the Infant Welfare committee, will read an interesting paper on the work of Infant Welfare in Pales¬ tine, The local Infant Welfare drive conducted by Mrs. Schiff and her committee, will begin next week.
B«v, Tippett
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PAEIS (WNS)—One Jew and one half-Jew aro included' in tho new Fi'Onch cabinet headed by Ed¬ uard Duludier, The Jewish minis¬ ter is Georges Mandel, one-time secretary to tho late Georges Cleinencau, who is named minister of colonies. The^half-Jew is Louis Oscar Frousard, who holds the portfolio  of  public '\^<orks.
PASS PHARMACY EXAMS.
Leo A. Polster, son of Mr, and Mrs. Morria Polster, 831 Franklin Ave., waa among the la who passed tho recent state examina¬ tions for pharmacist certificates aa announced by the stato board of pharmacy, meeting Tuesday, night at Marietta. Tho examinations wero held Apr. 4, B, and «, and wei'o taken by IS aspiranta. Geiald U. Segal, 740 S. 18th St., had tho liiililiest grade, til per cent.