Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-02-09

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COIiUMBI'S, OHIO, FRIDAY, FKBRUARV P,  IB-IO
Devoted to Amerleaa and Jewiah fdeals
Strictly Gonfidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By PHINEAS J. BIRON
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Ttiose New 'york newsp,Tper eclitora who last week featured hlg front-page ,storle,f ahout tlie Nazi plan to enslave Hrllain are hereby remlndetl that detailed documentai-y evidence of thLs and other Items on the Hitler program was offered them over a year ago hy T, H, Teten,s, Ary¬ an German Journalist, and wa-s rejected as too sensational to he true , , , That radio station broadcasting on behalf of the German Freedom Party doesn't function on German soil at ail, but probably operates from Eng¬ land, says Devere Allen's No- frontler News Service . . . The belly-pinched populace of Nazi- land would be Interested to know. . . but won't learn, as their censor doesn't allow our effusions into their country . that the leaders who are egging them on to Der Tag are keeping up their own morale with speci ally imported caviar and other delicacies flown in by plane . Hitler is so great a lover of art that he sent his favorite painter, Professor Ernst VoUbehr, over i burning Warsaw In an airplane i to paint the, scene at first hand -while the Polish capital was be¬ ing smashed to bits by Nazi in¬ cendiary bpmba, ,
Broaawayrciaiinsvthatrthe'rea- son Kltsteil Fla'gstad lias been -maklhg public complaints about the MetropciUtan's new 'Wagner¬ ian conductor, Erich Leinsdorf, is that she wants to get the Met baton Into the hands of another conductor, who happens to be her favorite . . . We hope you realize that some of those mil lion-dollar diamond necklaces wom by society matrons at functions don't belong to the ladies at ail, but are lent to them for the occasion by the De Beers Company, the South African dia¬ mond syndicate which belongs to the Oppenhelmer family and which uses this means to adver¬ tise its products . . . Among re¬ cent recruits to join the fabul¬ ous Foreign Legion of France is American newspaperman Tom¬ my Lehman . . . I^ext time you hear the coroner in a movie thtlUer announce In solemn tones that the victim has been poisoned with "pyroxygeniclne" or something of the sort don't rush to the drug store to ask for that chemical to send to Hitler in a chocolate bar . . . All the fancy names used for lethal tox¬ ins in the films are phonies thought up by Dr. Leo M. Schul¬ man, whose job It Is a create plausible-sounding words of that sort . . . Did you know that Tanganyika, the East African territory which has been sug¬ gested as a place of refuge for persecuted European Jews, had a Jewish population totaling 10 (yes, we mean a minyan) at the last census? . . . -WE'RE TELLING YOU
It's true that the G-men have their F-B-eye on additional "Christian Fronters", but don't' be misled by the rumors of the big clean-up scheduled to take place in a Midwestern city fam¬ ous for a radio cleric . . . It's a municipal political scandal that is engaging the attention of the Federal sleuths ... We hope you didn't miss Louis B. Davidson's and Frederick L. Collins' article m last week's Liberty Magazine, blasting tlie vicious myth of a "Jewish ,world conspiracy" (Oontlnned on FsKe S)
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Council To Collect Refugee Fund Banks During Next Week
Mrs, Rohert Hla,'ihek, rhnir- man of the F'enny-a-Day hanks for the Council of -lewtsh Wo¬ men, funds from which are used for refugee emergency relief, has announced the reorganiza¬ tion of her committee which will start collection of banks during tho coming week.
In an appeal addressed to members, Mrs, E. J, Gordon, chairman of Service to Foreign Born, .staled; "Appeals are con¬ stantly heing received by Coun¬ cil for aid of distressed peoples abroad. Naturally we are lim¬ ited in our work hy the means at our command.
"Through the practice of the ancient Talmudlc admonition of charity, by sharing just one penny a day with those less for¬ tunate, we would be able to per¬ form at least some of the smal¬ ler tasks the value of which would far exceed the outlay of money.
"In one case which has Just been brought to our attention rests the lives of two parents and the happiness of a family The answer is in your hands Can we afford to say 'no'? The results of the present drive la the determining factor, "Mrs, Gordon stated.
The following will assist Mrs, Blaslielc; In coUectirtg banks: ; VMesdamesivjIieoliardiiMaia^iiiii HaifSr-''lU>^iT9M-Sirfehdl6wltii, Hariy Kohii, Joseph Prince, Harry Frosh, Max Sllberstein, Willard Kahn, A. B. Weinfeid, Meyer Hoffman, Herbert Le-vy, Robert Weller, Mark Felnknopf, Ben Lurle, Lee J. Hofhelmer, Al Guggenheim, Gus Bowman, Sam Shlnbach, H. L. Fenburr, Mor¬ ton Gumble, Jack Resler, Wil¬ liam Kahn, Sam Gurevitz, Nor¬ man Lakln, J. W. Holtzman, A. Beckman, Harry Roth, Bernard Feitlinger and Harry Mellman
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger Announces New Book Published
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger has Just had a new book published during the present week, entit¬ led "Mr. Smith, Meet Mr. Cohen", It was written in collaboration with James Waterman Wise of New York, and published by Reynall and Hitchcock, Inc., of that city.
The book Is a popular intro¬ duction to the American Jews, their history, reUgion, leaders, ecenomlc life, and many other pertinent factors. All this ma terial is presented in a popular, lively style, in a small book of two hundred pages.
The publishers expect consid¬ erable interest in the book, be¬ cause of its timely topic as well as its effective presentation.
ZION LODGE DEGREE TO INDUCT CLASS OP CANDIDATES
Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nal B'rith degree team will induct a ^class of candidates at a meeting of ZanesvlUe, Ohio, lodge this Sunday, Feb.  llth.
The following will participate; Morris MattUn, Aaron Neustadt, Allan Tarshlsh, Isadore Hanls, Dr. Everett Blasberg and Henry Cowan.
Justin .Sillman, past president of district No. 2, will be the principal speaker at a banquet to be held following the initia tion
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Community Cowicil Proposal Is Well Received Here
Immediate and onlhusia.sllr response to Ihe annnunrement of the formation nf a ,Iowlsh Community Counril for Colum¬ bus was this week announced by Dr, E, ,1, Gordon, chairman of the Organization C^ommlttee,
Among the first organizations endorsing the Council and In¬ dicating their desire to affiliate tlierewith are: The Council of Jewish Women. Temple Israel, .Schonthal Camp Board. The Tlfereth Israel Men's Club, the American .Jewish Congress, the Columbus Zionist District, and the Columbus Co-Ordlnating Committee. Other organiza¬ tions are scheduling special meetings to act upon the rati¬ fication of the Council, Dr. Gor¬ don said.
"We of the committee are in¬ deed gratified by the quick re¬ sponse with every Indication that the necessary number to bring the Council into being will be reached in a very short time, declared Dr. Gordon. A major¬ ity ot eligible organizations is needed before the Council be¬ comes a reality.
Other organizations, have al¬ ready approved the affiliation, but have not, returned, their biariksj.ivi JJurthar. lists wJ^S^ be ,j^l^l^«a!;ais$ri^f^iiaf-ftli^a^ recelVrf,''lt'ia-fflaldv'.v^¦' '¦¦¦.''^'•¦¦¦'¦¦Vf''*^
As soon as a majority of tne organizations in the city ratify the constiutlon, the organizing committee will proceed with plans for the first meeting of the council.
Garek Appointed To CivU Service Board
A well deserved honor was last Monday night conferred upon I W. Garek, well known local at¬ torney and Ben B'rith. By unanimous vote of the city coun¬ cil Mr. Garek was appointed as the third member of the civil service board.
I.   W. Garek
Garek has been an active Republican for many years, hav¬ ing been an assistant prosecutor under former tlohn J. Chester and a candidate, for the House of Representative in 1938. He was the member of the Zoning Board last year and took active part In Mayor Floyd Green's campaign. The position on the civil service board pays $1,000 annually.
In the Jewish community Mr. Garek has always been a most active member of Zion Lodge, B'nai 5'rlth. He had served the Lodge as president and also headed the state association of B'nal B'rlth some years ago. His outstanding work on behalf of the Order won for him the mem¬ bership on the General Commit tee ol District No  2 which he
"Keep U.S. Out Of War" Plea Highlights B'nai B Vith's 96th Amiual MeeHng
TA.>II'A, FI,A, (VVNR)—An elnciuent plea liy Henry Mon¬ sky, president nf il'nal H'rith, thai the United Stales keep out nf the KiM'npoan Blruggle high¬ lighted the two-day ilfilh annual meellng nf li'nai H'rilh's Execu¬ tive Committee here,
'li'nai H'rith, which repre¬ sents a cross section of the Am¬ erican Jewl-sh community, real¬ izes (lie blessings of peace and the tragic consequences of war", Mr, Monsky declared, in pledg¬ ing the 12.'5,000 members of the Oldest and largest national Jew¬ ish organization In the counlry "to full devotion to the cause of peace In America-"
"The paramount importance of peace and unity In America", he continued, "emphasizes the need for unrelenting efforts to preserve democratic traditions and to protect our free nation from the Impact of philosophies incompatible with the Ameri¬ can concept of a raqe of free men. To the accomplishment of this objective, the B'nai Brith has dedicated itself." Propaganda
Mr. Monsky warned that "propaganda which seeks to di¬ vide Americans, to set class against class, group against group, and religion agali^t reUe;- lon,- is" a-nieflace to the .peace , an4;accurily. o£-.out. nation and should be quarantlocd .by ¦ the mbblliKEitibii oi- tbe 'haii6"'° moral indignation."
He cited the 17 members of the Christian Front, who were arrested in New York recently by the Federal Bureau of In¬ vestigation, as an example of the product of "racketeer-sponsored propaganda."
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n'rlth rieclaratlons condemning Communl.sm. the B'nal B'rith president branded Communism, Nazism and Fascism as "equally dangerous and hateful". He decried the violation of Finland as another "act in the tragedy heing written by the Nazi-Fas- clst-Communlst    dictatorships".
In closing his report, Mr. Monsky asked the executive committee to "approve the policy which I have been pursuing of lending the man power and re¬ sources of the B'nai B'rith in greater measure then ever be¬ fore toward the upbuilding of Palestine because it affords such a splendid opportunity for the resettlement and rehabilitation of the victims ot persecution."
Maurice Bisgyer, B'nai B'rith secretary, announced a net in¬ crease of 19,000 members, bring¬ ing the membership total of men to 82,860, as of October 1, 1939, a new high in B'nai B'rith his¬ tory. He emphasized that B'nal B'rith membership had nearly doubled in the past four years, growing from 45,000 in January, 1936, to Its present figure. Dur¬ ing 1939, he reported, 66 new lodges were chartered, as com¬ pared with 57 in 1938, which had Keen a record year. ,.ja ,
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!a^torty5Apo^d?a5eRas«'*if»*ij in GJentral aiM' Bastete Eurttpe ahd for emergency reUef in Po¬ land, Finland ahd Chile during 1939 were also reported by Mr Bisgyer, who stressed the fact that these outlays represented but a small part ot B'nal B'rith's work of education, youth wel¬ fare, good will, Americanism and social service.
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Three Local Men Pass Tlie State Bar Exams.
Mr, Irving Gertner, 900 Oak- wood Ave., son of Mrs. Anna B. Gertner and ihe late Morris Gertner. Mr. Jack A, Benjamin, son of Mrs, Morris Schiff, 63 S, Cassady Ave,, and Harry Hoff- heimer, 2488 Bryden Rd„ pas¬ sed the December bar examina¬ tion, it was announced Tuesday,
Mr, Gertner attended Ohio State University for three years and was graduated from Frank¬ lin University last June, being president of the Senior class. He Is one of three lawyer brothers, Abe Gertner practicing at 83 S. High St., and Louis Gertner at 16 E. Broad_ St.
Mr. Benamin is a graduate from Yale Law School, also re¬ ceiving his degree last June. He received the highest grade in the Cincinnati area. Mr. Benjamin has been residing in Cincinnati for the past four months and plans to make that city his per¬ manent home.
The oath of office of attorney and Counsellor al law was given to them by Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt Friday ia the su¬ preme court chamber.
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Mr. Garek is associated in the practice of law with another leading Ben Brith and past presi¬ dent of the district, Justin L. Siiiman and C. C. Crabbe, former attorney general of Ohio.
Mr. Garek lives with his fam¬ ily at 1233 V4 ^. Livingston Ave.
Rabbi Lieberman To Speak At Youth Conference
Final plans are being made for the Jewish Youth Conference to be heid at Hillel Foundation on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2 P. M This Conference will include only representatives from twenty- eight local and campus youth or¬ ganizations. The purpose ot such a conference is to unify the Jewigh Youth of Columbus and to bring them closer together on common Jewish problems
A very interesting program has been planned under the guid¬ ance of Janet Wasserstrom, Chairman of the planning group There are to be four discussion groups on subjeots of vital im¬ portance to Jewish Youth They are: Palestine, with Mrs Dlma Levinger, as Chairman Anti- Defamation, with Mr Allan Tarshlsh, as Chairman; Jewish ReUef and Refugee Problem, with Mr. Samuel Luchs as Chair¬ man, and Jerry Newman and Mr. Eilbott speaking from the re¬ fugee's point of view, and ¦Voca¬ tional Guidance, witli Mr A L Sudran, of Cleveland, Natipnal authority on Vocational Guid¬ ance, as Chairman of this group, assisted by Rabbi Levlnger
Following the discussion groups, there wiil be a dinner at which time Rabbi Llebermap of Wheeling, W. Va., will speak on "Forgotten Jewish Ideals ' Also on the program will be several piano selections by Henry Schackne, Ohio State University Student.
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