Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-12-13

              i
i
i'' I
1,.
.«e'^>
L' i
'#
SjAvy  Servfag Columbus and Contral Ohio Jewish .Community \\MK
1}
Vol. 10, No. SI
COIjUMBVB, OHIO, yBIPAY, PECEMPEIt 13, lOiO
DevoiM to Amerlean •ad 'eTrisJ, jrdeals
Strictly Confidential
Tidblis From Everynhcro , By FHINIMS 3. BmOK.
tbans-atlantic ouapevinb
With assassinations of Nazi leaders mounting up In Norway, tho Niizis are beginning to sus¬ pect that the Nordics, don t like them, and are organizing spe¬ cial storm troOp unltsr that arc impposed to persuade tho No^ ^^cgUms that It's healthier to support Hitler,. . . Among'the inmates of French Jails arc Paul Louis Weller and ManJel Bloch, t-vvo ijamou."?' airplane designers against whom the Vibhy govern¬ ment counldn't evan trump up charges, but whom It placaa un¬ der "adminlBtrative Internment" to prevent their coming to America and giving our own plane industry the benefit of their eaperienco . <.' Italy, ^lys the grapevine, had three sarlous Internal revolts to cope with ' last' month in addition to her Creek troubles ^ ... Among the British actions aiming to under¬ mine Hitler Is ihe radio broad- citing of the Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, Czech arid Polish national anthems every night '. . . Guest of honor at a tan- quct given at VIohy recently by French ..aviators of both world iviars waa Joseph /Kcssell, tho famoils novellut. . . Kessel, 'who waa one of EJ-ance's great atics ef the iJnst iVflr, recently vtas,
Ouristisiii Chiirc|!es Urged To Fight
ATLANTIC Crxy (WNS)— Christian churches should take tho lead in fighting anti-Semi¬ tism, which Is spreading In tho United States,'Bev. John Stuart Conning, ^ of Montclalr, N, 3., stated In a report submitted for the consideration of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ In Amcrlto. The council be¬ gan Its biennial meeting here last Tuesday.
Dr. Conning declared that his study of conditions has convin¬ ced him that the Influences of Nazi Ideology and "the bale-flrea of - hatred and persecution of Jews" are making themselves felt in the United States.
"The united States has the largest Jewish, population of any land," Dr. Connlng's re¬ port said. "Here In America Jews are at the peak of their cx- pcriitnces with reference to the freedom they enjoy, the pro¬ gress they-have made and the Influence they exert. The lead¬ ership of Vorld jewi'y is In their hands. ' i
"What happea'3 to these Amer¬ ican Jews will determine tho future of Jews In'every other land.    -What their future will
Last Cain
The Citizenship committee of tho Cooncil of Jewish Wo¬ men ia reminding all aliens 'that Deccmbor 20 Ih tho dcad- Ilrto for conipulsary rcglsW- tlon of non-plttzcns at tho United St.ites"post office.
liivcu thoso who hnvo filed first or second naturalization papers as well as all nllon children over 1<1 must go in pcrsoa to register and ho''f In- gcrplrlntcd. Allen children nndcr 14 mnst bo registered by parents or gnardlao. ~ - Anyone desiring intornin- tlon or needing help In filllhg ont papers may cull at tho Schontlial Center Monday evonlngs from 7:30 to 0 p. m.
Palestine Rejoices At Decision
That Wi Permit Refugees To Remain ;
Jewish Aid To Creg0
Hiree Candidates In Contest For B^nai B'rith Office
be depends, not .Upori the Jew* alone, but <iufte bjs ift^ueh Upon «if'e«-'» Jn-mtaiUv' fth-rA thnar»JlJs:.?£»t'>W^,?5'5i^'V'.X«,?Si-f^
hue refused without thahlis "I hsfed no patdon," he told the official ,-who informed him fhat
- Wa case 'would'ha considered ex¬ ceptional,-, .. tOV SHOULD SNOW
., LEF, tho new dateline now malclng its <iippcarance in the Latin-American press, replacing the Nazl-contfolled Ha'vas b<^ vico of France, stands for the British Reutcr news agency . . . The iloltlais stand for Liberty, Etjuality, Fraternity . . . Every-
^ body Jaiows that "Andre Sim- one," the name signed to "J'Ao- cuse," that-excellent expose of tho events leadihg to the fall of Prance, Is a pseudonym, but schools of thought- on the real Identity of tho author differ - . . One grouj> .maintains that he-Is
- Andre Mau'rols, who Is suppos¬ ed to "have combined- his own first name with that of his wife . . . Pierre Liazareff, fampus J'rench editor now in this coun¬ try, maintains, however, that the book was written by a Ger¬ man Jew, Simon Katz, who had previously published, ,al^o an onymously, "The prown pook of
, the'Hitler Terror,',' and, under tho name 0,' K. Simon, a volume ofi "The   Nazi   Conspiracy' in ppaln'" . . , Interesting'memoirs to \yhich om^ younger .readers can look forward will he those Of Uhlty Mltford, the English girl who for years was Hitler's >   greatest admirer . . . Unity Is Writing tho memoirs now, but Insists that they won't be pub¬ lished until after her death . , . Dont be surprised If the Jewish birthrate In Palestine,   which has been, lagging far behind that of   tho   Arabs,   begins to rise ' shatply . . . It's the Ylshuv's way of counteracting the anti- immigration policy of tho Brit¬ ish administration . , . Florida rcporti, tliat a great deal of the capital which Is backing that State's current building activi¬ ties Is supplied by refugees who managed    to   salvage some of their cash and are Investing It ^n American real estate. (GoatUiued on: Page 8)
The CSSrtellare Chorch dare not^staild aloof and watch un¬ moved the ravage of a whole peoplQ. JPallore to rebuke the anti-Jewish prejudice and to cul¬ tivate a Chrlstlarr attitude to¬ ward the rac^ of Jesus is a de¬ nial of the fundamental ethic of the Christian faith"."
LONDON (WNS).^The rout of tho highly-touted Italian troops by .numerically Interior Greeks has been solved by Nazi Gehnany's master minds. -The feat was accomplished, hot with mirroi;s, hut with the aid ot American Jewish organizations which contributed $0,000,000 to th? Greek war fund.      '
Loath to keep this reveliitlon a secrdt, the Na?.i master tninds
t'W)n,^''*feiiyrs5J''<Ssi<I tSc fit»it ihroughout Burbpo, Among iite Ainerican Jewish organizations named hy the Nazis' was the .Tolnt Distribution Committee. The Nazi radio reported that $1,000,000 was given as an out¬ right gift'and the rest was con¬ tributed In the form of a war loan,
(Ontlaael ea ^t» 4)
The most heated contest in many years is now being con¬ ducted by three candidates seek¬ ing the office of Guardian of Zlon Lodge,' B'nal B'rith. They are Harry S. Goldstein, Sidney L. Katz and Harry S. JCraKoff. Each one of these /candidate^ Is using every conceivable method, know to- pollticiana seeltlng of¬ fice 'In city, coupty and state itQvcrnmeht, to win the election J,t'la hting conducted in a digni- 'iKd manner, however, and will ultimately rflsult in the largest turnout for electlo'n night on Monday, iDec. 30, at-the E. Broad St. Temple,
Each one'of the candidate^ was vary optimistic about the outcome when lntervlew0d In the office of the Chronicle. So It Is only iliilural that the pub- He win witness plenty ''of flre- worlcs during ¦'the next ffcw weeks. -
According' to I. M, Harris, 'president of Zion Lodge, no one will- he permitted to vote elec¬ tion nlttht tj)ilp?s his dues (n the
.11',
/
ficrsS tq,..' At'(b& prosent tjinp a t'ampwgit for n^vf memhe^ ship and collection oi! bOck dues is in progress. It ia hoped that those in arrears will contact any officer of the Lodge or Dr. R. A, Jaffee, secretary, by calling PA. 1S18,
NotecJ Author To Be Heard On Council Birthday^ Event Jan. 7
I Iftj t'lOi'j md joiinif /ionl-itj will be represented at tn.B Youth Rally to bo held at Hunter Col¬ lege Auditorium this Sunday evening, Dec. 15th, to reaffirm their faith in the ttlumph of democracy, which Micy believe ¦will also solve the Jewish quqs- tkm in Palestine, The rcpro- sentatives of the Zionist youth will also rededlcate themselves to th<} principles, of democracy as a pattern qf life which they are convinced will prevail "de¬ spite It all", not'only hi the Jew¬ ish commonwealth In Fulcathie but throughout the wprtd.-   The
main speakers will be Dr'. Rcln-| of Habonlm-
hold NiLhliulu, iiutLii liliLial thinker, and Raobl bamuel Blumenfleld, Director of the Department of Tfouth qnd Edu¬ cation of the Zionist Organiza¬ tion of America, i
The plahners of the Rally, shown on this picture, an;, left to right: (Front row:) Nell Zltf, of Junior Hadassah, Dr. Samuel Blumenfleld, Abraham Cohen, Sylvia Sallt of Young Judea, Al¬ fred Kahn of Avukah; (Kciff row:) Nat Cohen of Masada, Joseph Straus of Hapool Hamlz- rachl, Joshua Schwortz of Has- homcr Hafzafi' and Kleve Sktdell
Heinz-Pol, author of "The Sui¬ cide of a Democracy" will make his ^Itlal appearance In the city on the evening of Jan. 7th, at the Bryden Hd Temple, In observance of the annual birth¬ day celebration of the Council of Jewish Women. ¦ Mr, Pol, Whose book was re¬ cently published by Beynal & Hitchcock,'came to this coun¬ try from Germany where he was a member of a large newspaper syndicate. Because of his writ- mgs against the state he was forced to flee to France where he was detained in a prison camp. He 'was enabled to come to the United States through the intervention of the national Council and financial assistance of the Columbus section.
In a recent letter to Mrs." B. J. Gordon,'Chaiimah" of »gerv|«ts to Foreign Born, Mr. Pol ex¬ pressed his gratitude to local Council members who will have an opportunity to meet, him on the "occasion w his Columbus, appearance. Ho will be,accom¬ panied from New York by his wife who Is ah laccompUshed musician "and linguUt.
HAIFA, (WNS) -:- CSuntry- wlde celebrations wc'ro'reported at the decision of the British Government -to- permit 1,600 European Jewish refugees, who survived the Patria exploglon' and sinking, to remain in Pales-,^ tine asf an "cxccptlpnal act o£ mercy." ' -    -
The announcement made  in London by Colonial Undersecre¬ tary George H. Ilall that the Government had taken into con-, stderatlon tho "harassing expej'- lence" 6t the, refugees and h~t, decided to penrtlt them to Ht,f' in the Holy Land, was greet,', evferywhere Vflth enthuaiasnj.rj - In malting his disclosure ,^ tifie Houso of Commoni.Mr. I.i, stated   that' the 1600 refui.t would  he  dedyctcdv fromv next" Palestine    immigr.', quota..''   He repeated the V!| ing also that all future i! 'i Immigrants would be Een''s some other Britigli-^colony.,' ""
Tho enthusiasm of the ./ ,ish community here was pcrcd by the fact that' the U toll of patria victims rose to, with tlifr recovery by divers 11 TOorenjodica. -    - '.
The  Yisliuv Is fiavr'applvins'. itB?lf with jene^ved, 'viEor to liie tremnndoUH ¦ task of $npplyin^. .a!lequa!,e food and, clothlpg to --' ¦'sirfth refpae*?? Ui-
"•""'"¦""'iafjft"the'-''
_.. _>--^-''''-
The , concentration ot telle! agencies oa the ta,'55v of provld- ing largo quantities of the nec^- saiy materials is meeting with the fullest possible cooperation frpra oyeiy member of Pales¬ tine's Jewish population, which Is happy at the possibility of affording warm welcome to the terrorized victims of Nazi bru¬ tality who It had been feared would be denied entry into Eretz Israel altogether.     '
But while doing nil In their power to alleviate the sufffering? of the poor unfortunates who have at last found haven In their national home, the 'Jews of Palestine arc not losing sight ot Mr. Hall's statement that fu¬ ture would-be Jewish immi¬ grants would receive from tho Government the same treatment that had been planned for the Patria passengers. Heartened by the championship of flieir cause by prominent Members of Parliament like Colonel Josiah G. Wedgwood, they are taking council as to the best methods of further procedure to con¬ vince the Government of the desirability of admitting into the Jewish National Home all rt;fu- geo Jews who seek sanctuary here.
.'!?
AT •ill' SHOP MONDAY
<!^
¦ Next Monday, jB?6,- 10, the Ezras Noshim poctety membera will be responsible for sales at the '671' Shop, 571 E. Rich St., with ^Irs. H. Shtff in charge. Members and friends ot the o^ ganizatlon are asked to patron¬ ize the sh'oS> Monday.
Public Invited To Ezras Noshim Dinner Sunday Evening,\'\ ;-./ , ¦     ' '^ ,1'»''i
A record breaking turnout-fis!' expected at the annuafojHtnper of. th'e Ezras" NoshlrflfSociety < being held this Sunda&Jivenlrtg, ' Dec, 15, in the soclil W^ df the Agudath   Achlm,-^ii^nagogue Mrs:   J.   Goldstein, 'Mra.   Ida ;Garck and Mrs, L. Shenker are In charge of arrangements for this event. ,
Among those to be heard on the evening's program include" Rabbis L. Greenwald, M Hirschsprung, Nf Zellzer. Isa- dore W. Garek and Allan Taroh- Ish and Cantor Gellman -will (ConUnueO fit mt» i)
',%7.
^;vf v^vr^^;;>;v ^:::^^:)^^^?h:%;^-4Jj^ r