Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1939-06-30

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VOIj, 18. >   No. 20
COIiUMDTJS, OHIO, FKIBAlC, JUNE SM), 19,19
Dovoted to American and Jewish Idoals
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From ISverywhero By iPHINEAS J. BIEON
BROADCAST NEWS
¦ It's because they don't want to provide the slightest .excuse for a repetition of the 1914 in¬ vasion that the Belgian authori¬ ties , put an end to tiie broad¬ casting of anti-Nazi German news programs from their terri¬ tory. . .The talcing over ot the important Czecli radio station at Melnili; is only a routine mat¬ ter in the Nazi campaign to rule the air waves. . . In addi¬ tion to regular six-hour daily short-wave broadcasts, mainly in English, directed at North America, - the Berlin Broadcast¬ ing House has regular programs that it sends to Brazil in Portu¬ guese, to other South and Cen¬ tral American countries In Spanish, and to African and Asiatic countries in various languages, including Arabic. . . That these efforts have not been entirely in vain is shown by, among other things, the fact tliat last montli Germany's ex¬ ports exceeded those of the month before by ten per cent. . . And it is tlie infiltration of Nazi ideas into Mexico that is largely responsible for the precautions —such as building a ten-foot wall around his house—^that Leon Trotslcy feels it necessary to talce for his own safety. . HERE'S NEWS
"Socialism Js the obligation, of all for all, a goal for our whole nation" is a quotation not from Lenin or Trotsky or Karl Marx, but from none other than Adolph Hitler. . . It is being widely used by the Nazi pro¬ paganda office nowadays in an attempt to capture liberal and radical elements in other lands ... As part of the Nazi cam¬ paign in tills country all teach¬ ers of German recently receiv¬ ed a beautifully illustrated, well- bound book describing the Reich as Gabby Goebbels would like us to think it is—"a land of virorlc, of peace and joy". . . Not a word about concentration ' camps or Nuremberg laws, not even the shadow of'a distribe against Jews, no mention of the Niemoellers and Ossietzkys. But tliere are some cracks aboiit the "former world pow¬ ers" that have been trying to cramp Naziland's style. . . YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Revisionists propose the following slate for a triurtfvir- ate leadership to replace Dr. Welzmatin: David Ben Gurion, Pinchas Ruttenberg and Vladi¬ mir Jabotinslcy. . . We predict, however, that even if Weizmann does resign—and it looks very ¦ much as if he will—Jabotinsky will not be one of those who take his place, . . The General Zionists of Palestine and the Mizraclii, wlio are. definitely set on fighting Weizmann, are flirting with the idea of draft¬ ing Stephen S, Wise as the new World Zionist president, . . Two well-known rabbis are very seriously considering flying back from the World Zionist Congress on the Clipper, td make sure they will be, with their congregations in plenty of time for the New Year holy daya. . . Orchids to the new York dramatic critics who en¬ joyed the refugee revue "From Vienna," now at the Music Box Theatre. . .¦ Every one ot them showed that besides. being a critic lie also is a humanitarian who sees the tragedy behind the '(Continued ou Page 7)    .
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Rai8e $15^000 Jewish Fund 1939 G-oa
6S you read these lines, there is an army wandering * across the face of Europe. It is an army of despair, a straggling, aching mass of humanity with tatters for its banners. It is the army of refugees, whose lives haye been wrecked by the storm of persecution that has swept every _ Jewish life from its moorings in Germany, Austria, Poland and Gzecho-SloVakia. i
These men and women, without a country, keep crowd¬ ing, the highways in a vain search for an open door. There are 96,000 of these refugees in France, Holland, England, and Switzerland. Only one year ago, many thousands of them had been living in safety in'Vienna and in Czecho¬ slovakia, but the march of aggression has destroyed Vienna and Prague as asylums for refugees. So the Jew who fled from Berlin to Vienna, and then when Austria was swal¬ lowed up by Germany, from Vienna to Prague, must now go forth in search of a new home.
The   refugees   are   homeless
A PICTURE STOnV BEHIND LOCAL FUND CAMIMIGN "Wh.nt Have 1 Donr?" nsks this liltlc ri-liisec child.
Juniors Out To Raise $2,000 For United lewish Fund
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wanderers, living. indictments of a civilization that permits violence and race hatred to be used as political weapons. The crisis whicii Jews of Europe are facing today envelopes far more than six: million souls. AVitli each new defeat ot de- Central   Kurope,
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NEW YOKK (WNS)—Charg¬ ing that tho "stoppage of Jew¬ ish immigration to Palestine and restrictions updn the sale of land to Jews are "morally and legally indefensible," a resolu¬ tion pledging "unalterable oppo¬ sition" tp the British White Paper on Palestine was unani¬ mously adopted by the dele¬ gates. "The White Paper is a violation of British pledges made to the Jewish-people and trustingly relied upon by them," the resolution stated. "It is a repudiation of high obligations which were assumed uiider the Balfour Declaration and the Palestine Mandate. It is breach of covenant which was openly arrived at and knowing¬ ly and voluntarily undertaken. The proposed stoppage of immi¬ gration arid restrictions upon the sale of land in Palestine are morally and legally indefensible. They constitute an arbitrary ahd illegal abuse of power a- gainst a people in dire necessity at a time of unparalleled trag- .edy.
In another resolution the or¬ ganization pledged "continued moral and financial support" to the Jews iri Palestine. "The resolution expressed "firm solid¬ arity" of the Zionist Organiza¬ tion of America with the Pales¬ tinian Jewry, and admiration for the. "self-discipline exercis¬ ed by the Jews of Palestine throughout the years of Arab terror." The convention also voted confidence in the leader ship of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionisi Organization, and his associatt: on the Executive of that body "They have presented and de fended the Jewish position with admirable dignity and courage," the resolution declared. "We pledge to IJr, Weizmann and the World Zionist Executive our ful- (Oonlluued ou Taee 2>
Council Day Will
Be Observed Wednesday, |uly 12
Council Day at the World's Fair will be jointl.v observed by tlie National Council of Jcwisli Women and the Council of Jew¬ ish Juniors on Wednesday, July 12, at 2:30 o'clock, in the Florida Building on Fountain Lake.
Mrs. Benjamin Spitzer will preside introducing as speakers Mrs. Ely Jacques Kahn, Mrs. LeRoy Rosenbaum . and Mrs. William D. Sporborg. The musical part of the program will be presented by Miss Leila May Flynn, soprano, and Mr. Conrad Mayo, baritone.
, The Cbuncil'si program is In keeping with the spirit of the fair—The World of Tomorrow; since through its program of Peace, Social Legislation, Social Welfare, Service to Foreign Born ahd contem¬ porary Jewish affairs.lt aims to ward a better World of Tomor¬ row.
Anyone planning to be in New York at this time may notify Mrs. William Schiff, local Coun¬ cil president, wiio will forward the names to New York in order that special courtesy may be accorded them.
Through the efforts oE Dr. Don Shustcrniun, who lias Itecn clinrged with thr responsibility I mocracy
of orgaiiiizlng a Junior Division j new centers of Jewish life are-, ,.c .1... I—I nT^si.,.-! t „i. m.....^   unrooted, new communities are
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o£ tlic local United .Ti*u isli Fund, all important merting of the group was held Thursday night .It the Evcclsior CIul>. I'hc fifty nicrobcrs present were ad¬ dressed \>y Allan ^Faralilsli anil fniloiving liis appcil for co¬ operative effort on tlic port of the youth of this city Jn (his yi'ar's caniliaign, definttc plans ivcre made to begin an imme¬ diate canvass of Columliua with the cxiiectjition of raising $2,- for the Fund. It was re¬ ported at. the. meeting, that Junior organizatlon.s In other cities were accomplishing note¬ worthy results in similar fund raising projects.
Tho sponsors here fed.very optimistic as to the success qt the newly organized Fund nnlt. Realizing that the United Jew¬ ish Fund 1939 Campaign dare hot fail, local Fund heads may even bo compelled to organize a Women's Division in Colnmbus' in the near futnre, it was re¬ ported.
APPLY "JIM CROW" LAWS TO JEWS IN BERLIN
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EXTEND NAZI CONTROL OF JEWISH BUSINESS INSLOi'AICIA
LONDON (WNS)—Informa- tion from Bratislava disclosed that Government commissars iiaVe heen granted additional time to supervise Jewish busi¬ ness enterprises. It is report¬ ed that the Slovakian govern¬ ment has extended the supervis¬ ion period until the end of the year. Originally the commis¬ sars were to liave been with¬ drawn this week. - It is ex¬ pected that employment of Jews in private enterprises will be regulated hy decree of the Slo¬ vakian Cabinet.
BEBLIN (WNS)—New regu¬ lations against Jgws throughout Germany were issued by Dr. WilheUn Frick, MinLster of the Interior, governing their at¬ tendance at health resorts and making no differentiation be¬ tween German Jews and Jew¬ ish citizens of foreign nations.
\1BNNA (WNS)—Reich Com¬ missioner Joseph Buerckei is¬ sued a decree baiTing Jews from public parks and permit¬ ting them to malte use only ot Wettsteln Park in the Second District, Leopoldstadt, which is Vienna's "ghetto" now with more the • 100,000 of the city's Jewish population still residing tliere.  ^
HOLD ELEVEN JEWS IN RACE LAWS
TRIESTE, ITALY (WNS) Failing to register as members of the Jewisli race within a period fixed by tiie Govern¬ ment's new racial laws brought jail terms of five to eight days to eleven Jews.
scattered, new legions join the 1 tattered army of the rcJi^gees.
These refugees look to' the United Jewish Fund to help thom wcatlier the storm of op¬ pression that has wreclced their lives. ~.'
Can we say "NO!" to them witliout saying "NO!" to every¬ thing that is dear to Jewish existence and our own, future?
Look at the wistful, poignant face of the child refugee depict¬ ed pbove. The child's face tells the story which symbolizes the urgency of the appeal be¬ hind the 1939 campaign in Co¬ lumbus and vicinity. Unknown to us, these unfortunates are nevertheless our brethren tied to us by a spiritual strain thick¬ er than blood. They and thousands of others Uke them look to us hopingly, longingly.
Their fate is in 9lJr hands! We must reveal ourselves to them. The instrument of mercy at your disposal to help the refugees and Jews living in every land ot distress in Europe is the United Jewish Fund Ap¬ peal. , The funds you contri¬ bute 'will be utilized immedi¬ ately to provide food, clothing, shelter, medical care, trade training, emigration assistance, resettlement aid—every recon¬ structive assistance which will give them a chance to rebuild their lives.
-Do not forsake them, the pre¬ sent crisis demands of each and every one of us, not a gift, but a sacrifice.
According to E. J. Schanfar¬ ber, approximately $15,000 is still needed to go over the top for the 1039 United Jewish Fund campaign. It is hoped that Columbus Jewish Commun¬ ity shall meet in the fullest measure the responsibility which the European situation has placed upon it. Remember too, that some 30 other worthy causes in American Jewish life wiil also benefit through your one contribution. Make your checlcs payable to Simon Lazar¬ us, Treasurer, United Jewisli Fund, 150 E. Broad St., Colum¬ bus, Ohio.
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