Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-06-21

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zJ[\vy   Serving Ck)lumbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \^A\K
Vol. 19   No. 20
COliUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940
Deroted to American and Jewish Ideals
Jewry Mourns  Passing
of A. Goldbergs Grand
Old Man of Columbus
Tremendous Throng Attended Public Funeral At Agudath
Achim Synagogue; Eulogies Were Made By Rabbis
M. Hirschsprung, N. Zelizer, L. Green-wald,
H. Beckman and E. J. Schanfarber
Thousands of .Jews in Columbus ancl Central Ohio are deeply mourning the passing last Monday of Abraham E. Goldberg, pioneer leacler in orthodox circles here for more P than sixty years.     He was 84 years of age and resided ., -with his family at 647 Linwood Ave. sBw '^^^ huge concourse of people from every walk of life
j&a who assembled at the funeral services held at the Agudath ¦ 'i Achim Synagogue and at the cemetery last Tuesday after- ^f noon, was indeed a real tribute to the high esteem in which (Mr. Goldberg was held in the community.     The life of the   deceased was at all times an example and an inspiration to
ll^hundreds.     For,   staunch    and ^K- upright as were his noble quaU- -^¦itles of leadership and Idealistic jeadeavors, no less staunch and inS less unbending were his ad-  herence  to  his  Jewish beUefs, iJlls loyalty to Jewish causes and 'Ills Ideals  of public  service to ;^e    city    he so    dearly loved, lenever  we  think  of  "Dad" oldberg or whenever his name IS mentioned, we always Unk- ¦ It With deeds, the hundreds, V.'thousands   which    were "Ited-.tbihlm.,; Not only had .i^se'iiwprjjifor! the loca charij
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f '^t iSmiMtifA'tiiBtiiatiioW^Mmi deeds:6f.Whl61i tto one kiie^'tHe \     accounts of *HIch' KaVe neVei '     appeared In pirlht or even relat¬ ed to his most Ihtimate friends.
Most of Mr. Goldberg's time was given to the thoughts and plans to help his fellow men. In spite of his age, neither he.it nor cold, or raging storm could deter this man from action on his missions for those in need. He was the ideal layman, a Jew who understood Judaism and practiced it in his dally life.
In his own home, his children sought and found in him true paternal love In Its highest forms. There would be none who would gainsay the place his family had In his heart and in his every thought. No sacri¬ fice for them was too great; no thought animated him but to give them of his best and to win them to cherish the Ideals for which he so steadfastly stood.
In commuinal Ufe, his guid¬ ance and cooperation were never sought in vain, and in¬ valuable did they prove to the great institutions for which he faithfully and unselfishly labor¬ ed: The Agudath Achim Syna¬ gogue, which he helped to found and lead for some twenty-five years, the Columbus Hebrew School, of which he was honoi> aiy president until his death, Zion Lodge, B'nai B'rith, and other pubUc institutions who availed themselves of his read¬ ily proffered assistance, owe to him a debt which could not easily be discharged. Through¬ out his life   Mr.   Goldberg   re-
Abraham E. Goldberg
mained a believing and observ¬ ing Jew, worshiping regularly in the synagogue, giving gener¬ ously to every worthy cause and at all times bringing honor to the name of tbe Jew by his in tegrity and his uprightness.
Abraham Goldberg has gone to his eternal rest, but his long useful life win be a shining ex¬ ample and an inspiration to those he leaves behind. To his helpmate, a beloved and respect ed woman in Israel, "Mother" Goldberg, his sons and daugh¬ ters, the community extends its heartfelt sympathy. May the almighty comfort them in their sad bereavement.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Toba; three sons, Isaac L., Harry and Arthur Goldberg; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Reed, Mrs. Sam Brief and Mrs. Harry Cohen of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. D. Slegel and Mrs. M. Goldweber; nine grand- chUdren and three great grand¬ children.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, at the Agudath Achim Synagogue with Rabbis M. Hirschsprung, L. Greenwald, Nathan Zelizer, Cantor P. Gellman and E. J Schanfarber officiating. A B'nai B'rith service was also held at the cemetery with Aaron M. Neustadt and Allan Tarshlsh In charge.
Expressions of Condolence On the Passing Of Abraham E. Goldberg
Strictly G)iifidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By PHINBAS J. BIRON
YOU SHOULD KNOW
A. V. Development Company is the name of a private corpora¬ tion formed by Bund leaders to take over the ownership of Camp Siegfried at Yaphank, L. I. ... A. v., you should know, .stands for the Nazi .shibboleth Amerika Verrecke!" ... It means "Let America Perish", and has been substituted by the Nazis in this country for the watchword they used so much in their early days in Germany, Juda Verrecke!" , . . The latest developments in the United States of Brazil, when President Vargas virtually declared his solidarity with Mussolini, have created consternation among the Jewish refugees in that country, who fear the worst . . . Tbe Po¬ lish Government in Exile is de- 1 iting, as one of its most im¬ portant "reconstruction" poll- I les, the evacuation of a miUion )i!ws from Poland at the conclu- lon of hostilities . . . The first ur raiders to bombard Ababa fiom South Africa were two lewish boys from Johannes¬ burg . . . Great anxiety prevails concernihg the fate of Pales¬ tine's farm leader Molshe Smil- ansky, who on his return trip fiom here to Palestine got stuck in Genoa when war was declared hy Italy,
United Jewish Fund of Colnmbns
Lannches Greatest Drive in Local lewish History
Vital   Needs   of   Local   and   National   Agencies   Growing
Daily as  Local Community  Begins  a Most Intensive
Drive.     Over Half of Quota Was Subscribed at
Dinner Meeting Held Thursday Night at the
Winding Hollow Country Club
With the plea of hundreds of thousands of homeless and starving men, women and children coming across the seas, and the urgent needs of local and national agencies grow¬ ing day by day, the United Jewish Fund drive for 1940 was officially opened last Thursday night at the Winding Hol¬ low Country Club. The event was without doubt one of the most enthusiastic and responsive turnouts in the his¬ tory of Columbus' Jewish Fund raising efforts. Over half of the desired quota was accounted for at the close of the meeting.
362,000 Jews Trapped As France Surrenders To Nazi Germany
LONDON (WNS)—After 12 days of bitter resistance, dur¬ ing which hundreds ot tl^ous- ands ot men, women and^i chil¬ dren were Wiled, France bowed before Hitler's mechanized bat talions
Weakened hy Fascist    "fifth
Id 'the' kttect, 'that' one. of Mtis-j ^"^"f^. ""^^'^^'SrXf^jC^W Soimi'e war ahns Is to cMure|«maJnln8f:democrades, feU b* Palestine and transfer the Vatl- fore the hIgWy-gcared Nazi waf
Following are a few of the many expressions of condolence on the passing of Abraham Gold¬ berg received at the Chronicle office during the past few days:—
From B. J. Schanfarber ' Celumbus, Ohio, and particul¬
arly the Jewish commnnity of Columbus, has suffered an Irre¬ parable loss In the passing away of Mr, A. Goldberg. His long and honorable career, hla devo¬ tion to the traditions and Ideals
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can to Eretz Israel . . . That would end the hope for the Jew¬ ish homeland, of course ... As a matter of fact, Italian mission¬ aries and priests already have quite a strong Fifth Column In Palestine . . . But the Greek Orthodox Church can be expect¬ ed to give it some stiff opposi¬ tion, which is expected to go beyond the sphere of theological disputes . . . Hyman A. Schul- son, who is directing the forces that are backing the program of Dr Solomon Goldman, com¬ plains that we've done him virrong . . . We said a couple of columns ago that he is not a member of the Zionist Organi¬ zation of America . . . He offici¬ ally states that he is a member of the Z. O. A. and has paid his dues, as of May 17, 1940 . . . When he reveals this, however, Mr. Schulson neglects to add that he actually became a mem¬ ber of the Z. O. A. for the first time at that time ... In other words, at the time when we wrote our column Mr. Schulson was not on the Z. O. A. records as a member . . . This is con¬ firmed by a statement we have received from Mr. Morris Mar¬ guUes, the energetic secretary of the Z. 0. A. . . . The petition to amend the Zionist Constitu¬ tion, so as to extend the presl dent's term to more than two years, which some of Dt. Gold¬ man's supporters sponsored, has been withdrawn . . . There is a strong movement on the part of Goldman supporters to advance the candidacy ot E. Kaufman ot Washington, wealthy business man who also owns one of the swankiest ho¬ tels in Miami HBRZLIANA
Z. H. Rubinstein, tireless man¬ aging editor of the Jewish Day, Is readying a film production on the life of Theodor Herzl . . . The late Professor Borrls Schatz'B bust of Dr. Herzl wlU
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machine Ui less time than It took Poland to capitulate.
The surrender of France yielded approximately 362,000 Jews, Including 42,000 Jewish refugees from Germany and Nazi-occupied lands and be¬ tween 50,000 and 60,000 Jews from other countries, to the Nazi Government.
Jews who fled to France from Belgium and Holland were re¬ turned  to their Nazi    persecu-
IMPOBTANT    LUNCHEON
MEETING MONDAY,
AT  12-.30
An important meeting, in the form of a dessert lunch, will be held next Monday, June 24, 12ao F. M., at the Bryden Road Temple, nnder the auspices of tho Women's Division of the United Jew¬ ish Fund of ColnmbuB. Well known speakers will address the gronp on various phases of this year's fond raising ef¬ fort and how the local com¬ munity can meet In the ful¬ lest measure the responsibil¬ ity which tbe European situa¬ tion has placed upon It.
Mrs. Alfred 3. Kobacker, Women's Division Chairman, invites aU Jewish women of this city to attend this luncheon meeting Monday.
tors. Neutral observers here, recalltog Hitler's threats to an¬ nihilate world Jewry, predicted that French Jewry vrill suffer the same fate which overtook the 3,000,000 Jews of Poland.
Prior to the fall of France, the official Nazi radio warned French Jews that "their day was coming" and placed the blame for AlUed resistance at the door of Jewry. Nazi troops have been ordered to shoot at sight aU Jews fighting with the Allied forces.
Shortly after Marshal Petain, appointed Premier of France a
In addressing the some 200 present. Campaign Chairman Robert W. Schiff said. "To¬ night's response is Columbus Jewry's first public expression of its determination to do its share in aiding the countless thousands of refugees and in furthering the numerous other causes dependent upon us in this crisis." 'Tonight's results Indicate that Columbus Jews are responding to the challenge ot the times by making much larger gifts The task ahead is to keep up the standard ot these gifts and Increases from, the largest to the smallest gifts'^. Upon fiiose gifts irests the dif-,'
,',?:StrlkiH?,at the +ieS!.pt,,v?^r]3S cdndttioils 'today,. B.'^'X^'ScIfflf^ farber, for 14 years the motlvac- -' Ing  power behind  the  United Jewish  Fimd   Campaign,  gave pertinent information on condi¬ tions in Surope .and   America. He stressed the fact that some fifty  agencies   were  to  benefit thru the United Jewish Fimd, among   them   being   the   Antl- Defamatlon   League   and   other civic-protective   organizations.
Mr. Schanfarber concluded with a strong appeal for the united support of local Jewry In making the 1940 Fund drive the largest and most forceful ever to be held In Columbus.
As in previous years funds raised for the local United Jew¬ ish drive are expended through the Joint Distribution Commit¬ tee, United Palestine Appeal and National Refugee Service, Inc. Seeking AU-Tlme High
Seeking to set an all-time high for contributions, the United Jewish Fund is concentrating as never before in contacting every individual in Columbus, with more volunteer workers enrolUng in the campaign. Com¬ plete personnells among the men's group. Women's and Junior Divisions have already been completed with a deter¬ mination to exceed total contri¬ butions of the past by a signifi¬ cant amount.
The chairman of Thursday night's Fund dinner was Simon Lazarus, treasurer of the organi¬ zation since its inception 14 yeara ago.
few hours after tho resignation of Premier Reynaud and his cab¬ inet, announced that he had ask¬ ed for peace, Nazi censorship clamped down on the country, leaving the world In darkness about the fate of the refugees who fled to France from all parts ol Europe.
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