Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1938-12-23

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Volnnii' 18. No. 1.
COIjUMBUS, OHIO, PEIDAY, DEC. 33, 1(1.38
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Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Evcrywlicvo By I'lnNKAS J. BIRON
Habbi Bernstein On "Religion In Life" Week Program Jan. 18
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In Europe they say that the Munich pact almost sent Horr Goebbels out on his ear . .'. This because the Germans proved so enthusiastic at the thought' of peace that Hitler was convinced there was something wrong with his propaganda machine ... It wasn't until he got tho bright Idea of the November pogrom that Goebbels was restored to his chief's good graces . . . JulWs Streicher is now trying to stop Germans from smoking, on the grounds that tobacco is a poison ivith which thei .lews are trying to undermine the Aryan stamina . . . Does he believe that the American Indians really are the Ten Lo.st Tribes? ... And in that case, what about the' ,=>wastil?a, an ancient Indian symbol?. . , Actually, however, the anti- tobacco campaign is merely an attempt to cut down on imports ... Or perhaps It's tho beginning of the end for David Schnur, Jeivisli tobacco mogul who still la going strong In Germany even after nearly six years of Hitler. THE JfAZI DEITY
Don't think we're kidding when we tell you that before long Chi'i.sfianity will play sec¬ ond fiddle in Naziland to illtler- worship, which will be snnounc- ts.1 as the official cult of the Hit- T—^^-5c:ij>a;i -ste-ie , . . Even now jjiRiiy Nazi coiiples get married In pagan ceremony characterized by swastika banners and blazing torches . . . The main part of tho ceremony reads: "United in the Nazi world outlook, you have found your way to each other . . . your German blood will not rest until you recognize Christi¬ anity as a false doctrine" ... So you can see how iconoclastic it was for the father of the assas¬ sinated young diplomat vom Rath to berate Hitler for making his son's death the pretext for the greatest display of .barbarisih in modern times ... So furious was the Fuehrer at the senior vom Rath's blasphemy and at his insistence that no reviling of the Jews be part of his son's funeral ceremony that, wltnesse.s report, he stalked away white with anger .-, . This is the real reason why Hitler didn't orate at the funeral. FOKEICiN FLABHEB
Why is it that while non- Aryan Eric Seeling was compell¬ ed to vacate his'German middle¬ weight and light heavyweight championships the cfiiially non- Aryan Erich Weiss still has his lightweight title? . . . That French shipping strike worked havoc with the stowaway trade . .. Any number of refugees who were all set for a quick trip among the packing cases were toreert to come out and give up when sailings were delayed . . . Of course the wide protest arous cd in America by the report that the IJndherghs would spend the winter, in Berlin didn't have any- tliing to do with their decision to live in Paris this season, of course . . . Tiien there's the ru¬ mor that the recall of Ambassa¬ dor Wilson from llerlin was due to the fact that it was at a dinner ho gave that Mndbergh received liis Nazi medal . . - Wo do hope that Herr Hitler and Signer Mus¬ solini will enjoy the Christinas gift sent them by a New York mamifaclurer—the new parlor game "Love" ... If your favorite Sunday paper carries iiictures Bliovving the happy, carefree night life of Vienna,   write   tho
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Rabbi,Philip S. Hernstein, of Temple B'rth Kodcsh, Rochester, N. Y., is to be the principal .Iew¬ ish speaker at the series of meet¬ ings which have been planned In connection with the annual "Religion In Life" W^eek which is to be at Oliio Stale Univensitj' .Tan. loth to 20th.
Rabbi Bernstein, who is acknowledged as one of the ablest younger men in the mln- istiy, is a well-known speaker and writer, having appeared be¬ fore numerous groups and forums in America and having written frequently for the NATION, HARPERS, and OPIN¬ ION' magazines. Rabbi Bernstein is a member of tho Executive Committee of the American Jew¬ ish Congress and is the former chairman of the Committee on International Peace of the Central Conference ot American Rabbis; is the vice-president of the Na¬ tional Council for the Prevention of War End is acti^'e in Zionist and Palestine work.
His principal address during the "Religion In Life" Week pro¬ gram will bo given on Wednes¬ day evening, Jan. 18, at Univer¬ sity Hall. The ' following noon he is to addre.ss a .special meet Ing of faculty members at tho Faculty Club. He will also par¬ ticipate in other mcotings und conferences that day.
"Religion Ifl Life" W.,oU 1., be liig sponsored by the University Religious Council in cooperation with the faculty and Administra¬ tion of Ohio State University, Dr. Harvey Walkfer, of the Politi¬ cal Science Department, is gen¬ eral chairman; Mr. Kenneth S. Kline, of the University Y.M.C.A., is cliairman of the program CQa'i- niitlee with the following mem-
Will Not Seek Freedom At Cost of Dishonor
NISW YORK (WNS)—Reject¬ ing the Nazi "ransom" plan pro¬ posed in London by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of ethe Relchs- bank, the joint boycott council of the American Jewish Con¬ gress and the Jewish Labor Com¬ mittee called for intensification of the drive against German- made goods. Expressing tho or¬ ganizations sentiments. Dr. Jo- sejih Tonenbaum, chairman, said that "there is a limit to the amount of ransom money which we are prepared to pay for the release of Jewish hostages in Germany and refugees do not seek freedom at the cost of dis¬ honor." Declaring that tho boy¬ cott will go on "unremittingly and relentlessly," he said: "No Jew will permit himself to be u.sed as a Nazi salesman and no Jewish refugees will accept free¬ dom at the cost of national dis¬ grace." Jeremiah T. Mohoney, former Supreme Court justice, assured the counci' .of hls-Piib; scriptlon to the' inieiislflcation of the boycott of Nazi goods and predicted that the boycott would bring about tlie liberation of the Gei'man people and the downfall of Adolf Hitler.
Is Appointed B'nai
B'rith Publicity Head
bers: Dr. Alfred B. Garrett, Mr. Dean Palmer, and Rabbi Harry Kaplan.       	
A New Chronicle .
ew
The issue of Dm-. 23ia of the OIilo Jewish Chronicle niai'kH the beginning ot our 17H» year of contiiiuotis publi¬ cation. It Is also tliB licgiiining of a n«w vcnturt', that ot o]iei'atiiig a complete printing e.stulili.siiincnt through whicli wc liopr to Hcrvc tli« «ver,viiay needs ot businuNHincn, con¬ gregations, clubs, loilgcH, organi/..-iliaiiH ami Individuals.   ,
It Is ii Moiirvn ot gi'cat Joy to the publishers and eiUtor that we have born enabled t« wmitlier tlic very severe storms of tlic.sr years. Wo could not bav» donit it without (lie loyal siipport and friendly oooporatton of both the ad- vcitiHiug constituency iiiid onr reading public.
Wc are pardonably, wu hope, proud ot tlio record wc liiivu CHtulilinhciI. Wo have piibllNhi'd a dignified, clean, tliorouRlily honest iierlodicul. We have played fairly with, our [lulilic uud w<! have not conipronilscd iu the lilgli &taiul- ard which wo set aiirsclves In the bcglnnhig. Wo arc proud aiNO of the confidence whicli wu liuvu liicrciiHiiigly won and increasingly miiliitaincd no less than ot the goodwill to¬ wards the Jewish Chronicle, ulilcli Is so niaiiltestly c.^tant. Very deflnltrly, the .lowlsh Clironlcio is an estnblislica iiLStitution and recognized uh u uecossUy In tho organized conimuniil lite of our elty.
'I'o all who have helped In this entcitU'ise, to all who havH clieered us and bupportcd us, wo »p«ak our tliank». To tlio.10 who have not yet become supporting uicinbcr.<i of the family at tho Jewish Cliroiiliie tlii'ougli paid sub¬ scriptions or ndvertlMliig, wc once again oxtoiid the hearty Invitation to join and help us now, eapeuhilly In the coiii- mierclul printing field.
The nioi-c oupport ot this kind tii<it iu tortheoiulng, tho butter our piiblleution can become, the mure departmriitN wu can run, the more service wu cun render. Apart from the material cousldoratloiis, the Jewish Cln'onleln coutlnueN <u be a servire agency in the Jewish eouiiiiuuky, and on that IkihIs pi'Imai'lly, no less than on the record whicli Is ours, wc cliilui the Increasing support of our communities.
We hope the new Chronicle will appeal to every raeiii- ber ot tho family. However, whatever your opinion uiay be ot our new setup, your coiiniieiits will be highly apptei'iuted .by the publlHlirrs.
Very Unfa¥®rabl
Expect Large Scale Immigration From Gcimany By Ian. 1
Pay First Installment
BERLIN (WNS)—Payment of the first quarterly installment of 200,000,000 marks of the billion- mark punitive   fine   levied   on German Jews in retallKtion for the slaying of Ernst vom Rath by I-Iershel Grynszpan, saw tens of thousands of German Jews tran& fer their deposits from ordinary banks   to   the   Prussian   State Bank. Nazi officials were slsep- tical whether the full tine ot the one billion marks (15400,000,000) could be exacted from German Jews on the basis of the 20 TS&v Eormerlx managUig editor oE the <;ejw,  lovy   os>Jewlsh.   ta-tunes' Seven Arts' Feature  Syndicate, above !|!2,00O. It is oxpei;t«;d''atii'S'" as director of publicity for B'nai j the levy wOl bo raised to a5 per B'rith, was announced this week cent to Insure full payment of by Henry Monslcy, B'nai B'rith the fine. Payment of tho first
Bernard I'ostnl
WASHINGTON, D. C—Tho ap-l pointmcnt   of   Bernard   Postal,!
president. Mr. Postal, who was tho dean of English-Jewish jour¬ nalism, has already taken up his (CvntlDiiod on Vaso 8>
Big Crowd Expected at Zion Lodge Meeting Monday Evening
Annual Election of Otficcrs WlU
Take Place at the E. Broad
Temple Dec. ZOtli
The most heated contest in the last decade will take place Mon¬ day evening, Dec. 26th, at 8 o'clock, in the social hall of the East Broad Street Temple, when lOd Schlezinger and Harry S Goldstein meet in deadly combat for the office of Guardian ot Zion Lodge, No, 62, B'nai B'rith, Each one ot these candidates is very optimistic about tho outcome, so there will be plenty ot fireworks. Other candidates for office Mon¬ day evening are: President, Frank V. Bayer; l.st Vice Presi¬ dent, IsKdore Harris; 2nd Vice President, Sanford Lakin; Asst. Monitor, Irwin Wolf; Warden, Bernard Feitllnger; Treasurer, Joseph C. Goodman; Trustee. Simon Lazarus; Secretary, Ralph A. Jaffee. The dulegate-s to tl\e Grand I..odge to be elected are:— Walter Katz, William Wasser- ati-om, lien Neustadt, Frank V. Bayer, I. W. Garek, Harry Schwartz, Sam Gurevitz and Abe Wolman.
The rules ot the Lodge ore that no one can vote unless his mem. liership dues are no more than .^a.OO in arrears. All voles must be cast in person on the night ot election. The ballot committee will be in the Lodge Hall at p. m. to issue the ballots.
President Wm. Wasserstrom urges every loyal Hen B'rith to turn out for this important meet¬ ing. He ptomisew many entevtain- menL features including cardi-i and refic-ihimuits.
quarterly installment was ordeiv ly and businesslike but jt wasi indicated that tho German .lews did not have as much ready cash as It was first thought. Gorman Jews were offering bonds, stocks and real estate to make up the amount levied against them.
The total value of Jewish prop¬ erty in the Reich is expected to prove about half the earlier esti¬ mate of eight billion marks. The task of assembling .lewish-owncd real estate presents a major prob¬ lem for the authorities. Jewish- owned slocks and bonds present fewer complications and 11 is ex¬ pected that these will be placed In the custody of the Prussian State Bank to prevent them from
IContlnued on Viistt S)
V. S. wnj/ NOT TOliEKATE AWn-SEMITIBM IN CZECHOP^jOVAKIA
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PRAHA (WNS)—It is report¬ ed that the United Stales sent ordens to big industries in Czech- slovakia, including the Skoda armament worits and the Bata shoe factories, that anti-Semitic legislation be not introduced in Czechoslovakia as a condition to acceptance of merchandlfje orders. Dissension over the Jew¬ ish question i» current in the governmental party of National Unity.
Leaders Discuss Permits I<W German Children
- Ikaac Vuatl Isaac
JERUSALEM (WNS)- ben Zvi, President of tho Lcumi, and Chief Rabbi Herzog today vi.slted High Com- niissioner Sir Harold MacMichael and discussed with the Coinmls?- sloner the possibility of the Gov¬ ernment's issuing lminlgrp.lioa permits for German-Jewish chii- dron and for G<-rman relatives of .lows already rchlUent in Palestine. Sir Harold promised to bubmlt the representations uf the Jewl:ih ieailcra to the Colon¬ ial Office in Loudon.
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