Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-01-19

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COMTMBUS, OHIO, PRIDAY, JANUARY  19, IMO
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Strictly Confidential
TIdblta From Everywhere By PHINBA8 J. BIRON
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WAR NOTEH
It you'i'p one nf those optimis¬ tic souls ivho»lhlnk the ivar is _over In Ruropo Is gradually 'petering out. take a squint at the President's new hudget as sub¬ mitted to Congress . . You'll see that official Wa.shington is ex¬ pecting the worst . , . The first real battles, it is believed, will have the Balkans as their locale. ... . We hope .you haven't missed the implications of the replace¬ ment of British War Minister Leslie Hore-Bellsha by blue- blooded Oliver Stanley, son of the 17th Earl of Derby anri long a member of the appeasement crowd . . . Canadian new.s- paperS, you should know, made no secret of the fact that It was because of his Jewlshness that Hore-Bellsha was let out . . . They also indicate that before Idng friend Chamberlain may Institute a special censorship for .lewish newspapers . . . Usually soldiers In the field are suffi¬ ciently pepped up with patriot- i»n to make it unnecessary for war propaganda to be carried on among them ¦. . . But not so In Nazlland . . . One of Gabby Joe Goebhels' chief jobs Is to drum itie nobility of Nazi war alms in to the troops at the front . . And If ypu ,want to khow-what
, , 'Basil ia}ir,''beeii Informing Ih^lr', e*- t&at,' Americans believe the? Athenla"was sunk on orders Issued by Winston Churc Ull The Czechs, who constl- « tute the weak point of Hitler's empire just as they helped wreck the Hapsburg reahn, have lilcnty ot reason to. be sore at Germany . . . But what annoys them most of all is that German visitors who come into their country eat up the food for which Czechoslovakia has long been famous, and which of course, Nazis could not get at home HEBC AND THERE
Look for startling revelations qn the identity   of   the   Bund higher-ups, the big business men '       and even religious leaders who have been .supplying (he Kuhn butflt with the wherevirlthal for It's un American activities James  Wheeler-HlU,  who  long served as the Bund's national secretary, Is now prepared. to tell all   .-. Blgnca Holmes, Holly¬ wood star-gazer, insists that the •   constellations indicate that Hit¬ ler will continue to go strong during  1940,    though    Goerlng TvUl gradually catch up with Wm ^  In popularity . . . Have yon ob¬ served   Incidentally,   that    it's ""    tioerlng and not Hitler who la the center of the peace talk that occasionally rises over the war rumbles    . . . It's because the -^Gestapo discovered his connec- tion with a plot to overthrow Miller that  Fritz  Thyssen  left "' Germany in such a, hurry, they /    iay in Switzerland . . . Behind <     t{ie plot, which still is thicken- ^   "ang,  are the survivors  of  the German world ot big business TBCI? STOBr
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Pres. Roosevelt Asks Americans To Foster Brotherhood
NEW YORK (WNS)—A call to Americans to rededicate them¬ selves to "the principle that all men are brothers" was made by President Roosevelt In a letter lo Dr. Arthur H. ComptoQ, co- chairman of the National Confer¬ ence of Christians and Jews, en¬ dorsing the seventh annual ob¬ servance of Brotherhood Week. The observance, of which Dr. Compton Is national chairman, will be held the week of Feb. 18-25. 1040. under the auspices of the National Conference. The central theme will be, "The Pres. ent Crisis in Human Rela¬ tions".
The President, in urging citi¬ zens to shun religious preju¬ dice and group Intolerance, ask¬ ed Americans to "gather togeth¬ er in our churches, synagogues, schools. Public Halls and homes" during Brotherhood Week, to "celebrate our brotherhood un¬ der God as citizens of our belov¬ ed land."
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MIZRACHI SUNDAY
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Mrs. Louis Wald
Mrs. Louis \^ald, ot New York, national vice-president of the Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, orthodox Zionist women's body, will be the guest speaker at the annual banquet of the Columbus Chapter this Sunday evening, Jan. 21, at the Agudath Achlm Synagogue. The affair will begin promptly at B o'clock with Harry Beckman acting chairman of the evemng and Abe Wolman as toastmas¬ ter. Mrs. Wald will be Intro¬ duced by Mrs. M. Hirschsprung.
Among the speakers in the program will be Rabbi M. Hirschsprung, Rabbi L. Green¬ wald at)d Rabbi Zellzer. A musi¬ cal treat will be'offered by Cantor P. Gellman, accompanied at the piano by his daughter^ Pauline.
Mrs. M. Finkeistelh is presi¬ dent ' ot the Columbus Chapter of the Mizrachi Women's Organi¬ zation, which maintains, hoinea and training schools In Palestine which provide refugee and na: live girls with shelter, vocation¬ al guidante, technical training, and religious rearing,  '
Those In cljar^ of arrange¬ ments for the annual banquet are Mrs. S. Sherman, Mrs. J. Pollsar and Mrs. I. 'ScbiH. ifrs. Rose Pass fs chairman of the ticket committee.-
The organization extends 9 cordial invitation to Coliimbus Jewiy to attend, Sunday eve¬ ning s event, thereby aiding this most worthy elfort m Palestine
TO ADDRESS BRYDKN ROAD  TEMl'LK BROTHERHOOD
Dr. Snmncl H. Goldonson
Featuring a special luncheon of the Bryden Road Temple Brotherhood on Monday, Jan. 29, will be an address by Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson. Temple Emanu-El, of New York City Dr. Goldenson is one of the most eminent men In the American rabbinate and has earned inter¬ national fame because of his out standing service to world-wide Israel., Formerly located in Pittsburgh as the religious head of Congregation Sodeph Shalom, he'*tirf-'<!aUed'£9'New YbrH <Jlty as the' successor to Dr., Nathan Krass, as sjplrltUal leader pf the best known congregation In America       '
Dr. Gbldenson Is known as a scholar, a thinker and an able speaker, but best of all tor the spiritual quality of his person¬ ality. Two years ago, he ad¬ dressed the members of Temple Israel at their annual meeting which was the largest In the history ot the congregation, and all present recall the experience with the utmost gratification.
In presenting Dr. Goldenson to our community, the Brother hood is continuing the extreme¬ ly fine series of programs which it has sponsored this year.
The luncheoti will take place at the Ft. Hayes Hotel, prompt¬ ly at 12:00 o'clock, and the price Is 75c per plate.
The committee in charge con¬ sists of Mr. Albert Harris, Chair¬ man, and Mr. Charles Lazarus, Co<:halrman. Special return postal cards have been Issued to the members, arid reserva¬ tions sHbuld be made at once by tilling out the card and return¬ ing same to Charles Lazarus.
SEES COLLAPSE OF NAZI BEGIME IN STRAINED ECONOMY
, NEW YORK (WNS)—Defeat of the present German Govern¬ ment; wlU be brought about by economic and financial strain, hot by. any uprising ot the Ger¬ man people, who are essentially law-abiding. Dr. Gerhart H. Se- ger, fonjier member of the Ger¬ man Reichstag, declared in an address before the Men's Club of Temple B'nai Jeshurun.
"We ha,ve reason to hope that the Hitler regime will vanish through disintegration and that •from tHls conflagration will Je¬ suit a United States ot Eurbije, to whlcl^ ttie United 3tates of America will contilbute great moral influence , he said., .
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DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN ASKS UNITED EFFORT FOR SETTLEMENT OF 50,000 JEWS YEARLY IN PALESTINE
NKW YORK (WNS) —ncclar- ins that thp .levjs of Central anri Kaslern Kurope will not ac¬ cept the slarus of "miserable w.'indercrs to be herded Into harbed-wire encampments or driven into the fringes of life In No Man's land". Dr. Chaim Weizmann. President of the Jcw- i.sh Agency for Palestine, called U|>on American .Jews to inaug¬ urate a program of material aid for the reliullding of Palestine that would bring about the reali¬ zation of its po.ssibllitles for pro¬ viding homes for 50,000 Jews an¬ nually from lands of distress. Dr. Weizmann addressed an audience of '1,000 persons who filled Mecca Temple to capacity at a public reception Tuesday ntght (16th).
In his first address since his arrival In the United States last Friday, Dr. Weizmann emphasi zed that the 2,30,000 Jews who came to Palestine since 1933 have created opportunities for a system of future development in which "an annual influx of 50,000 could be assimilated with¬ out strain or Injury to the econ¬ omic structure of the country No other country in the world holds forth such a promise. Dr. Weizmann asserted. "Pales¬ tine", he said, "must continue to be the primary haven of home less Jews In a world In which tooOmajly d(}ora.pp6u only.,one way".« '    '   iSTOi'   ., ^<V',
(Describing the effects of the war upon large numbers of Jews Dr. Weizmann said that "neither our hnagination nor our hearts can grasp the scope of the catastrophe which has splinter¬ ed Jewish life In the European continent". In the months since the outbreak of hostilities, he declared, the Jewish com¬ munity of Poland, "the greatest remaining stronghold of Jew Ish life in Europe", had been shattered and torn by ruthless attack.
Discussing he needs of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, Dr. Weizmann said that publicly- subscribed capital must be in¬ creased to take the place of private capital which has been reduced by adverse conditions- Large funds are immfcdlately needed by the Palestine Founda¬ tion Fund, the fiscal instrument
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ot the Jewish Agency for Pales¬ tine to provide for the far-flung program of agricultural and economic development of the country, while the Jewish Na¬ tional Fund Is being called upon to supply the resources for the purci'ase ot large tracts ot lard for new colonization effort Both Of these ''national" funds, which a«j:omhlnedsKlt}}iti,jaift,MtedL Palestine Appeal, ^reHhe cA^-" nels through which American Jews must mobilize tljelr fullest financial support In 1040; Dr. Weizmann asserted. ?
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, chairman of the National Reception Com¬ mittee for Dr. Weizmann, which arranged the rally in collabora-' tion with the Zionist Organiza-, tion of America, presided and paid tribute to the qualities of leadership and statesmanship of the guest of honor.
Among the sponsors of the meeting were Governor Herbert H. Lehman, Mayor F. H. La- Guardia, Dr. Karl T. Compton, Dr. Charles A. Beard, Senators William H. King and Arthur H. Vandenberg, Dr. Cyrus Adler Dr. Solomon Goldman, Dr. Is¬ rael Goldstein, Louis Llpsky, Judge Morris Rothenberg, Dr. Abba Hlllel Silver and David Wertheim.
22 Here Receive Their Gtizenship Diplomas
After attending citizenship classes jointly sponsored by the I Council ot Jewish Women and the Columbus board of educa¬ tion, 22 men and women re¬ ceived their citizenship diplomas last Thursday evening, Jan. 18, at the graduation exercises at the Schonthal Center. All of these students had successfully passed their examination Ijefore the federal examitier and were most happy to become citizens,: of the United States.
Mr. William Kauffman, of the South Side Settlement House, was the principal speaker on the program arranged by Miss Jaqet WAssersti-om, head teach¬ er of the Schonthal. School clas- -.ses, who Introduced the speak¬ ers. Musical selections, werft given by Miss Gentry who'sang several negro spirituals. .Greet¬
ings from the Council ot Jewish Women were extended by Mrs Frank W. Bentley, Amerlcanlza tion chairman, for the Council and frbm the Schonthal Center by Miss Rose Sugarman. Mr W. A. Klefer, federal examiner, favored the graduates with gk-eet Ings and Mr. H. M. Appleman of the board of education presented the diplomas.
This thrilling program wa.s concluded with the singing of "America" by the entlie audi ence which numbered one hund¬ red persons.
Following the program re¬ freshments were served. Host¬ esses for the evening headed by Mrs. Frank Bentley Included the' following members ot her com¬ mittee: Mesdames J. S. Resler Stanley Schwartz, Harold Schlff man, Abe Welnfeld, A. J Dwot sky, Meyer Ginsburg, I. L Gold berg, E. M. Gordon, Daiie Good tnan, Herman Llaverman Le\VJs Basch, J. Freundllch, Dan(el C6 hen and William -Kahn.
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