Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-03-15

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Vol. 19, No. la
COliUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAV, MARCH 1.1, 1940
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Strictly Confidential
Tldbltfl From Brerynhere By PHINBAS J. BIRON
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Is Hitler also, like so many of his adjutants, building up re- reserves outside of Germany against the day when the Ger- riians will at last kick out the Ifazls? . . . The suspicion Is raised by the fact that before tjie war broke out the Eher ¦\ferlag, of which Adolf Is the he^d and the publications of whUih include "Mein Kampf", usej^.to ask English purchasers lo pay their bills to the firm's account In the London office of a. bank of one of the now neu¬ tral countries . . . And have we told you of the latest refine¬ ment of cruelty hatched In the fertile brains of the Gestapo? . .. TTlcy blindfold their prisoner, stretch out his arms, and then put a pound of butter In one hand and a pound of steak in the other . . . Then they re¬ move the blindfold—and the poor victim drops dead from the shook . . . It's news to the U. S. Navy, but the Nazis ha,ve bqen telUng the world that a British battleship has sunk an American submarine named— Q{ all things—''The Mladison " Square Garden" Needless to f^a;^, nothing of thes/soi^:; hat itappened, ahd np suteti^dji^iW.
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lilSdmN HERB ^''rt^^^^r Danton Walker claims that there's sbmethlog to the rumor that Myron Taylor will take lip vifith the Pope the silencing of Father Coughlin ... It seems that, what with all the excite¬ ment of an election campaign coming. Father Coughlin's speeches might produce nasty nioods . . . Have you heard that New Jersey, in certain sections of which the Bund was doing quite well for some time. Is now becoming the center of a Ku Klux Klan revival? . . . Win¬ chell wonders whether a cer¬ tain lady now in Hollywood Isn't Hitler's friend the Princess Hohenlohe, and whether she isn't 8ho\vlng an undue interest -In CalUomia airplane produc¬ tion . . . The resourceful press agent for "Margin for Error" thought he had a bright scheme, whlcli involved the distribution of mUIions of match booklets bearing the legend "Watch Hit¬ ler Bum" . . . The idea was to make .each match a miniature figure of the Fuehrer . . . But the 3tunt never saw daylight, as the match book manufacturers prefer to keep out of interna-
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' THIS AND THAT
- Nobody Is paying much atten¬ tion to the protests against Britian in connection with tlie stoppage of land sales In Pales¬ tine It's because England foresaw that the Jews cannot help supporting her In (he pres¬ ent war that she timed this in¬ human regulation so perfectly. ., . Before his return to London
. Dr. Chaim Weizmann arrang¬ ed for the publication of a book that most probably will be en¬ titled "The Jew" ... It will con¬ tain contribution^ by such ot>- servers as Pierre van Paassen, Dorothy Thompson, John Gun¬ ther, Thomas Mann, etc ... A comprehensive preface will be 'Written Iv Dr. Weizmann hhn- sell . . . This book Is Intended to serve as the Jewish Blue-and-
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Famine Reported In Warsaw; Hunger And Disease In Luhlin Reservation
Rabbi Samuel Gup
Rabbi Harry Kaplan and Rabbi Samuel Gup have been scheduled by the Jewish Chau¬ tauqua Society for speaking en¬ gagements at two colleges dur¬ ing tbe current academic year, ipn Thursday,, March 14, ^b- bls'l^aplliix jspqke":uhaer the aus-
efAt«Ltne^.GoUegiiVGiiiapH).'W^^ "What' Jevir,i6tia Christian Share". Rabbi- Gtip will ad¬ dress the students and faculty of Marshall College In Hunt¬ ington, W. Va., as a representa¬ tive of the Jewish Chautauqua Society, April 23.
In October of last year the Jewish Chautauqua Society, which has been sending speak, ers to colleges and universities throughout the country since 1909 to present subjects of Jew¬ ish interest, was taken over by
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the Nalional Federation of Temple Brotherhoods and Is now sponsored by the latter or¬ ganization. The purpose of the Society Is to dispel prejudice through education and this year more than one hundred and fifty college campuses will be visited by Jewisli Chautauqua Society representatives. It Is estimated that upwards of 200,- OOfti'iSWdents aiid members of
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Arthtir L'. Relnhart is Execu¬ tive Secretary of the Jewish Chautauqua Society and its sponsor organization, the Na¬ tional Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. Dr. Louis I Mann of Chicago is chancellor of the Educational Advisory Board of the Jewish Chautau¬ qua Society. On the Board of "Trustees are William Shroder and Murray Seasongood of Cln clnnati who are both promin¬ ent Ohloans.
Important Meeting Of United Jewish Fund Subscribers Is Cafled For April 2nd
Calling for widespread support and greater interest in our own fund raising efforts, Mr. E. J. Sciianfarber is tills week addressing tlie following letter to all subscribers of the United Jewish Fund of Columbus:—
To the Subscribers Of The United Jetvisb Fund:
For (be first time In a great many yejirs we find It necen- sary and advisable to call a meeting of the subscribers of tbe United Jewish Fund for the purpose ot perfecting an oi^nization to carry on Its ever-Increasing woric and responsibilities.
There  will  be  no funds  raised  at  this  meeting.      There wJU be no speeches except such statements or observations that any of the. subscribers might care to make. Officers will be elected and a Board of Directors as well as a Campaign and Budget Committee.
This meeting wlU be held on Tuesday evening, April 2. The exact time and place will be announced later. We ore notifying yon In advance so that you will note the date and keep It open, as It Is tremendously Important for every snbacriber to be present and participate In this meeting.
The matter of fond-ralsing for national and International caaaes has become  so Important that every  person  who makes a contribution should be tamlliar with the general aetrup anfl participate therein. Remeinber tbe date and keep It open.
Very (miy yonrs,
BJSdiR
B. J. SCHANFARBBR
President
STOCKHOLM (WNS)—War¬ saw gripped by famine with the last food re.serves rapidly di¬ minishing and the Lublin Jew¬ ish "reservation" In Poland a "city of horror" In which Jews were dying by the hundreds of starvation and disease was the picture painted here from stor¬ ies told by refugees who man¬ aged to e.scape Nazi-occupied Poland.
Roads leading to Warsaw are crowded with Jewish families, seeking to escape the starva¬ tion In Lodz and other cities and villages, only to find equal¬ ly desperate conditions In the former capital. By foot and in horse-drawn wagons. In a man¬ ner reminiscent but more hor¬ rible than that described in the American novel, "The Grapes of Wrath", thousands of Jews are streaming to VVarsaw In the hope of finding food and shelter. During the past month the niimber of Jews in Warsaw alone had to be supplied with food by local Jewish relief or¬ ganizations and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee jumped from 50,000 to 150,000. Food supplies are run¬ ning out and even the more fortunate Jews, who have sav¬ ings, are-flriding Itriiicreaslngly; i<jlIfflo(Ut'i(o|juixh^teto6a-i3t^^^ JZS^jidffl&nfeiSi'Si^'rPMicularfii. ¦
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etvStlontSj.'M'ei^'jJ'.aeciSttllh^'^^^^ .the refugeeU'"hundreds of Jews are dying daily as 'a result (tf hunger, typhus and cholera, and all the dead are thrown into col¬ lective graves, which are being dug day and night."
Thousands of Jews have been crowded Into temporary bar¬ racks in open fields, at the mercy of frost and wind, with out food and unable to contact the outside world. The bar¬ racks were constructed .several miles from the city of Lublin and Isolated with barbed wire to prevent escape.
Unable to secure medical aid and driven like cattle in the in adequate barracks, the Jews fear that unless assistance is forthcoming immediately that the epidemics will result in the death of the entire population in "reservation". The Red Cross, It was learned, had been for¬ bidden to bring medical supplies and clothing to Lublin. Press  Expulsions
Meanwhile, it was reiiorted that Nazi authorities are press¬ ing their campaign to expel the Jewish population ot Lodz. Thousands of Jews have already been driven out at a few hours notice. Two ghettos have been created by the Nazis for non- Germans remaining in Lodz— the northern section for Jews and the southern district for Poles. The central area of the city will be restricted to "ary¬ an" Germans. One Nazi news¬ paper, which has just reached here, reported that "the expul¬ sion of Jews from Lodz is mak¬ ing good progress, and the ex¬ pelled Jews are being replaced by Germans repatriated from the Baltic and Woihynia areas".
Lodz Jews in Warsaw are eas¬ ily recognized since they wear yellow badges across their backs. Jews in Warsaw are compelled, to wear blue-white armlets with six-pointed stars.
Reports Breadlines
ROMB (WNS)—S. Valchini, correspondent of the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Serra, the first foreign newspapetTnan
to be permitted to enter War¬ saw, reported here that Jews, wearing their special blue-white armlets, are being compelled to do enforced labor In special bat¬ talions. Jews have been as¬ signed to clean up the ruin.'! caused by the invasion of the Nazi troops.
He described long breadlines in the streets of Warsaw and said that many formerly weal¬ thy Jews were now peddling, their wares consisting of a single piece of soap, a pound of beans or a bag of potatoes.
I FORMER   LOCAIi   RABBI PASSES IN LOS ANGELES
Rabbi Isaac Werne
It is with deep regret that we announce this week the pass¬ ing of Rabbi Isaac Werne, one of the most prominent figures In the American Orthodox rab¬ binate. Rabbi Weme it is re¬ ported, pas,sed away unexpect¬ edly last Sunday evening, March 10, at his home In Los Angeles, Calif. He was 66 years of age.
The deceased was for many years spiritual leader here of the Agudath Achim Synagogue. He assumed the duties of chief rabbi of Los Angeles, Calif., soon after- his departure from this city in 1931. Rabbi Weme had written extensively in lead¬ ing Jewish Journals and his scholarly contributions won for him a unique place in Jewish learning.
He is survived by his wife, Ida, of Los Angeles; two sons, Benjamin and Dr. Jacob Werne of New York and a daughter in Los Angeles.
RACIAL TENSION AMONG 40,0000 CITV TEACHERS DEPLORED
NEW VOBK (WNS)—Ad¬ dressing a conference attended by 1,000 schooj principals and supervisors. Superintendent of Schools Harold G. Campbell de¬ plored the increasing "tension" resulting from religious and ra¬ cial differences among the 40,- 000 teachers in New York City's schools.
Dr. Campt)ell emphasized that the "feeling of unrest" tended to undermine the morale of the teachers and to reflect on the education of the students.
"The tenseness among teach¬ ers on religious and racial sub¬ jects that I have been hearing about is something that u/e can¬ not have tn the public schools", Or. Campbell said
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