Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-03-08

              JHRONICLE
Zj[\vy   Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community ^/Ava
Vol t», No. II
rOM'MBl'H, OHIO, KKIDAV, M.AIMH N, IMO
D«vot«d to A]n«rl»a and JcwUh Ideal,
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By PHINBAS J. BIRON
FROM OVBRSEAS
More power to tho.se Gennan clergymen, Protestant and Catholic alike, who have the courage to preach again.st Hit ler's war . . . One of them, you might be Interested to know, re¬ cently went so far as to ask: "If Christ were not the Son of Rod and the Savior of the world, bul were pnly a political F'uehrer, of what avail would that he to us?"
. . In case you didn't know it, here comes our frand Julius Strelcher's Der Stuermer telling the world that Hitler's sole ob¬ ject In waging the current war Is to save the world and to "solve the Jewish problem by the sword". . . To make his point clearer, Jolly Julius adds that "to¬ day England Is, after Poland, the most Jewish counti-y In the Old World" . . Oh yeah? . . . What about the newest antl-Jewlsh measures In Palestine, promul¬ gated by Chamberlain? . . . Though It's a most serious of¬ fense In Nazi Germany to be caught listening to foreign broadcasts, our Vienna intelli¬ gence officer reports that In the miUtary barracks along the Dan- uftelithe: radio Is.regillarly tuned In jOiJ{tl)S'foreign .jiewseasta, . . J,fvjrw4ayarit,W^^^
lwok"'Hea3Huhge®;|v i It telis, among othei'.-thirigS,'that ninety per cent ot tho German youth today at flatfootcd. . , GIGGI/B DEIPARTIUBNT
Hitler's recent radio-dissemin ated bellow that he loves God has reminded us of a little lim¬ erick  of  which   we   remember neither the original source nor the exact  wording,  but  which runs something like this: There was a  well-known  vege¬ tarian Who   declared.  In his hideout Bavarian: ' It's not at all odd That I'm greater than God, Foi   the latter's distinctly  non- Aryan" . . .
Then there's the riddle that's propounded In dark Berlin corn¬ ers these blackout nights, ask¬ ing "What's the difference be¬ tween India and Germany?" . . . The answer Is that In India one man fasts for all the people, while In Germany all the people , fast for one man . . . THIB AND THAT
The family of the late Dr. Lud¬ wig Zamenhof, creator of Es¬ peranto, Is "the beneficiary of a special fund that has been start¬ ed by the Universal Esperanto Association of Geneva . . . The Zamenhofs live In Warsaw, so you can understand that this aid comes In very handy . . . New Yorkers who have been re¬ sponding so nobly to warnings to conserve the city's Iwaier supply, threatened by the drought of recent monlhs, will be interested to know that the director of the campaign to make people stop wasting water is Mrs. Lucille L. Kraft, who has proudly announced that in the month of January the city used 900,000,000 gallons less of aqua pura than in the same month In 1930 . You know, of course, thirt we are now living In the yea> I040 of the Christian era, ^nd you should be aware that in the Hebrew calendar this is the year 5700 , . . But do you realize
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Pope Thanks United Jewish Appeal For Aid To Refugees
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NEAV YORK IWN31—Pope Pius XII. through Bishop Bern¬ ard J. Shell of Chicago, extended his thanks to the Uniled Jewish Appeal for Refugees and Over¬ seas Needs for its gift of .$125,000 to alleviate distress among Calholic refugees of religious persecution, it was announced here The Pope praised tho spirit of cooperation and good¬ will shown between Catholics and Jews,
In a letter to Rabbis Abba Hillel Silver and Jonah B. Wise, national co-chairmen of the Uni ted Jewish Appeal, Bishop Shell said that the Secretary of State of the Holy See had advised him that the Pope had been "deeply moved" by the gift.
The gift to Pope Pius, intend¬ ed as an act of homage to the memory of his predecessor, Pope Pius XI, was anndtfiBced by the United Jewish Appeal last Jan uary 2. At the same time ii gift of $125,000 was given to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America for distribu¬ tion among Protestant organiza¬ tions aiding Christian refugees.
The text, of Bishop Shell's let¬ ter to tbe Vtilied Jewish J^ppeal foUawia^.;:"! have . receivedi-'an
uSFlnf¥l]S^nSe"/IbS%e'|piifiE5^. cehf * gift^bf • the' Unltediirewfih Appeal to'Pope Plus XII Irf meni¬ ory of the late Plus XI for the relief of refugees.
"The Secretary of State asked me to inform you that His Holi¬ ness wishes to express to the donors his deep appreciation of their generous and noble gift and tell them how deeply mov¬ ed he was by the cooperation and good-will between the CathoUc and Jewish people which our Interchange of letters so signifi¬ cantly revealed. The Secretary of State added that His Holi¬ ness was especially grateful that the benefaction was Intended as an act of homage to the memory of his great predecessor. Plus XI. The memory of Plus Xl's magnificent struggle against the inhumane and anti-Catholic doc¬ trine of racialism continues to Inspire all of us."
Thousands Demonstrate Against British Gov't. Land Regulations
B'nai B'rith To Name Representatives To Community Council
Sixteen nominees for the eight representatives to the Jewish Community Council were nam¬ ed by the B'nal B'rlth nominat¬ ing committee, last Tuesday. The names will be submitted to the Lodge for vote at Its regular meeting next Monday evening at the Broad St. Temple.
In addition to the sixteen se¬ lected by the Nominating Com¬ mittee, Nathan Mayer, Clialr- man announced, nominations from the floor are expected. Space on the ballots will be pro¬ vided for those named from the floor In' addition to the ones named by the committee.
Those nominated are:
Frank V. Bayer, I. W. Garek, Harry Goldstein, J. C. Goodman, I. M. Harris, Habbl Harry Kap¬ lan, Walter Katz, Ben Neustadt, E. J. Schanfarber, Dr. Don Shusterman, Justin Siiiman, Jul¬ ius Stelnhauser, Allan Tarshish, Ben Tolpen, Sam a. Topolosky, William Wasserstrom.
itljiinar Ben AvI
Itlamar Ken Avi. one of Ihe foremost Hebrew publicists of our day. wiil be the guest speak¬ er at a joint meeting sponsored by the U'nai B'rith and the Co¬ lumbus Zionist District on next Monday evening, March II, at the Broad St. Temple.
JDurlng the last World War, Mr. Ben AvI was twice sentenc¬ ed to prison on the charge of con¬ ducting pro-Allied activities in Palestine., „ Brought-before- the ¦,.i....^i-j—.v.-._j,. "^^^M^f""'
iescape a few hdu^^'beidi-o- -the time set for his execution.
"The son of Ellezer Ben Ye¬ huda, who is considered the founder of modern spoken He¬ brew, Mr. Ben AvI was the first child In Modern Palestine to be raised entirely in the spoken Hebrew language. He Is also a gifted linguist.
Shortly after his escape from the military prison in Palestine. Mr. Ben Avi came to America In the Interest of the Zionist movement and was Invited to ad¬ dress the Conference on Minor ity Rights held in Philadelphia under the leadership of the late President Thomas Masaryk of Chechoslovakia. In 1910 Mr Ben Avi accompanied the Zion¬ ist Delegation to the Peace Con ference at Versailles.
Mr. Ben AvI was among the first to advocate the latinlzation of the Hebrew script. For short time he published a paper In Hebrew In Latin script. He also propounded a plan of can- tonlzation of Palestine. His activities Include membership In the Jewish Assembly leadership of the B'nal Benjamin, an or¬ ganization of native Jews of Palestine, and for a long time was editor in chief of the He¬ brew dally paper, Doar Hayom.
In America, Mr. Ben Avi has made many public appearances as a speaker with conspicuous success. His engaging person allty and colorful manner of speaking has often resulted in favorable comparison to the col¬ or and manner of Pierre Van Paasen.
All membei-s of the Jewish Community, including Zlonisls, B'nai B'rlth, Hadassah and ali interested men and women are Invited to attend this outstand¬ ing meeting. It is the opinion of local leaders that much is lo be gained by Columbus Jewry from having such an outstand¬ ing personality.
Robert L. Mellman Is president of the Columbus Zionist district. and I. M. Harris heads Zlon Lodge.
.IERl'SAI,E>I (WNS—Pillcor Agency)—The cmbiitermcnt of Palestine Jewry caused bv the announcement of land regula¬ tions by the Mritish Government anfl the tension of the .lewish Population over Ihe imminent vote on the measure- in the House of Commons were reveal¬ ed throughout the countr,y in demonstrations in all cities. In many instances the meetings culminated in serious clashes with tho police and in the sum¬ moning of troops.
The violence arose principally in Tel Aviv, Haifi and ,lerusa- lem, as police officers sought to break up the gatherings which grew up almost spontaneously in scallered parts of the cities. As a result of the difficulties last week-end, a curfew law was imposed upon Tel Aviv. It was assumed that the ban had been adopted to prevent any further expression of Jewish protests be¬ fore the debate in the House of Commons.
It Is estimated that last Satur¬ day morning 20,000 demonstra¬ tors took pan In the protest in Tel Aviv alone. In that city, fully 150 men and women were Injured In the conflict with the police, and of th&t number 60 re mained under treatment in hos j^ltaig.;!.' lAinuijitaer of the police
(gnf Hteptet'jiatlents - In-Halfa, Another lOoi' dfemon'strators -viere injured.
for long, two mergefi into one largo movement made up of a seething crowd. A large crowd gathered about the Government offices in the city, and sought with shouting banners to indi¬ cate to officials the acute regret of tho populace over the imposi¬ tion of Ihe regulations.
Armed police, protected b,v steel helmets and steel shields, repeatedly chjtrgcfl the crowds with their clubs, but were un¬ able to disperse them.
Among tho posters carried high were those inscribed, "Down With MacDonald's Nur¬ emberg Laws!" "We Shall Fight for Our Rights in Our Home¬ land!"
TWO   AMERICAN   STUDENTS MOAD DEMONSTRATION
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Stirring Si inrs Three separate demonstrations sprang up In various sections of Tel   Aviv, and   before   the  pro¬ test gatherings  had    continued
JERl'SAliEM (WNS)—Two Americans attending the Hebrew University, Robert and David Ooldwasser, 10-year-old twms whose home town Is Paris, N J , led a demonstration of students in front of the United States Con¬ sulate here. The Consul Gener¬ al assured the students that Washington would be informed of the effect of the new land„ ' ,'jir.!* laws on the rights of Amerltarts   \iti l'.
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Guenther To Address T. I. Men's Club IVext Tuesday Evening
The Tlfereth Israel Men's Club Is sponsoring an open meet¬ ing on next Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p. m.. In the Temple .Social Hall, 13,04 E. Broad St. The principal speaker for that eve¬ ning will be John C. Guenther, special feature writer of the Co¬ lumbus  Dispatch.
Mr. Guenther attended Ohio Slate Universily from 1933-37 where he majored m Political Science and LUeratUfe. He later received a .scholarship for the Univei-slty of Tuebingen in Germany where he further pur¬ sued his studies in Political Science. Mr Guenther lectur¬ ed at the .summer extension In Berlin on American History and Politics during July 1939 and was employed in the American Consulate, .Stuttgart, Germany from Sept. 1. 19.19 to December 31, 19.'W. He severed his con- neclions with the univei-slty of Tuebingen when informed that every student in Germany was to liecome a member of the Bund. Guenther returned to America in January.
His i-ecent.articles in the Co¬ lumbus Dispatch have evidenced Mr. Guenther's deep understand¬ ing of the •Crisis In Germany", which will be the theme of his next address next Tuesday eve¬ ning, March 12. A period of questions and answers will fol¬ low the lecture. Rabbi Nathan Zellzer will Introduce the speak¬ er. The public is cordially in¬ vited.
SPliAKS HERE SUNDAY
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Dr. A. L. Sachar, national dir¬ ector of the B'nal B'rlth Hillel Foundation and prominent lec¬ turer, will speak at the Hillel Foundation this Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock. The Jewish com¬ munity Is most welcome to at¬ tend the special meeting and to hear this outstanding scholar and most Interesting personal¬ ity.
In addition to his prominence on the lecture' platform, Dr. Sachar is widely known as a his¬ torian and author. His recent book "Sufferance is the Badge", is attracting nation-wide atten¬ tion.
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