Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1941-04-04

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Vol. M, No. 115
COLUMBUS, omo, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1941
Deiulei to Amerloaa ¦od Jewish Ideals
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By PHINRAS J. BIRON
St. Louis Rabbi Will Address Bryden Rd. Temple Meeting
WAR HCHOIDS
The British garrison at St. Helena isn't expecting a new inmate when Hitler finally falls . . . They lilce their little island, and think it's far too good for Adolf. . . The consensus ot optn. ion among the troops there Is that Hitler deserves death, not mere exile ... It will probably be in this country that the pro¬ jected "Free German" Govern- ment-in-exile will have its head¬ quarters, and former Chancel¬ lor Bruening may be its chief. . . . Magda Lupeseu, if you're in- tertested, lost forty pounds dur¬ ing her stay in Spain , . . All the credit goes to the Gestapo, of course—and Magda doesn't rec¬ ommend the recipe to her friends . . . Despite the war, the He¬ brew University at Jerusalem is continuing its courses, and at the recent winter graduation exercises conferred master's and doctor's degrees on thirty-five students Of these thirty-five, however only four were Pales¬ tinian bom The rest came from Poland, Germany, Russia, III Lithuania, Czechoslovalda, Eng¬ land and Hungary	
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heafd of this it is said, he told Weizmann. If you succeed, Palestine is yours" , . . Where¬ upon the Zionist leader is sup¬ posed to have retorted: "May I hope that you mal^e the deed less ambiguous than last time?" HOT STUFF
Band-leader Vincent Lopez, who is malcing quite a name for himself as an amateur prognos- tlcator — among other tilings that he prophesied iast year were King Carol's loss of his throne and Italy's losses in liattle—has given Danton Walker another set of interesting forecasts He picks May llth as the date that will mark the beginning of Hitler's end, and insists that the most decisive battles of this war will be fought in or near Pales tine, with that region becom ing the site of Hitler's Waterloo . . . Which the Ylshuv no doubt will regard as poetic Justice If you really want to read the authorized edition of "Mein Kampf" you can buy 11 without qualms of conscience . . . It's true that the royalties are sent to the author's agent—but that agent is In England, and the British government confiscates the royalties as soon as they arrive, and uses them for relief work among the victims of Hit¬ ler's bombings ... All of which reminds us of Walter Wlnchell's suggestion for the establishment of a National Garbage Week with the slogan "Bundles for Hitler". .... SMOKE RINGS
Our cigarette-smoking readers may never have got around to wondering about this, but the fact is that until the war start¬ ed practically all the cigarette - paper used here came from France.. .The circumstances that Hi) shortage of cigarette paper has occurred now, as it did in the last war, is due to the foresight of people like the sons of the late philanthropist Peter M (Coatlnued on Page 8)
WILL   VISIT   PARENTS HERE   NEXT   WEEK
Rabbi Julius Gordon, Temple Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Mo., will be the chief speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Bryden Road Temple, which will be held on   Tuesday   night,   April   22nd.
Born 1897, Rabbi Gordon was ordained at the Hebrew Union College in June, 1926. His first pulpit was Temple Eman uel, Worcester, Mass., which he served for three years, later succeeding Dr. Samuel Sale, in St. Louis, whose long and dis¬ tinguished ministry had won for him the highest affection and esteem of American Israel. The guest speaker is regarded as one of the most gifted men in the pulpit, uniquely endow ed with mental and spiritual talents in an extraordinary de- Rree> Although In great de¬ mand as a speaker, his practice Is to refuse most outside invita¬ tions so as to devote himself the better to his pulpit work.
The Board of the Temple re¬ gard it as a very great benefac tlon that they have succeeded in persuading him to accept their invitation to address this meet ing. They feel certain that his presence will mark the occas¬ ion as a memorable event in the •life of the congr^tlon
UAusual thought is being put Into ^i|e Plans to make is i^eet- Ain^/Jts'happy (ind Mp}tli>8'an -evynir&s-Tiosaiblei~">,taionff-thB
plans of the Committee Is a •shortening of the business pro¬ gram so as to give the speaker the opportunity which his rare
talents and ability deserve.    In' respondent
the second place, the approved
practice  of mimeographing the
reports of the various    officers
and  committees  vriil  again  be
followed.     In the third   place,
there will be heard two musical
selectlotLs by the special Temple
Choir. Finally, it has been noted that
the interest and attendance has
gradu'pUy   increased,   year     hy
year  at  this  annual    function.
Last year close to 300 were pres¬ ent.     This. Increase is attribut
ed to the fact that the members
enjoy   the   fellowship   and   the
program, and are expecting that
the April 22nd event will liave
the largest participation In the
history of the Temple. Reservations   are   now   being
taken at the Temple office.
AN   APPKAI, FOR .lEWISH BOYS  IN  GOVT.  SERVICE
The Jewish Welfare Board Soldiers' committee has been In¬ formed that there may be thirty to forty Jewish men at Fort Hayes during Passover Holidays. These boys come from five states in this area and cannot receive furlough, since they must remain in Columbus during their induction period of three to four days.
In order to place these men who may arrive here as late as the first day of the holidays, it Is necessary that the committee have available homes wher^ they may he Invited on short notice. The committee would deeply appreciate being notified Immediately of homos where these men would be welcome for the Seders. Please call AD, ,3329.
Revolt Against Axis Saves 5,000 Refugees From Nazis
.loint    Distribution     Committee
Reports Many Fleeing
Jews Are There
Mrs. Cecil Brown
A most welcome visitor to our community early next week will be; Mrs. Cecil Brown, the former Martha Kohn. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Kohn, 1188 E. Broad St. The Columbuslte is the wife ol Cecil Brown, Colum¬ bia Broadcasting System's noted Rome radio commentator who was banned last Monday from the Italian radio because of his continued unsympathetic atti¬ tude towards what is left of Benito Mussolini's fast disap- petirtng empire, ,. •- ' Martha'* will be In: Columbus for the first time since she de¬ parted for Italy more than three years ago to marry Brown, who at that time was Rome's cor- for International News  Servce. Mrs.     Brown
met her husband here while he was a student al Ohio Stale Uni versity and later became en gaged. They were married in 1937 hy Rabbi Samviol M. Gup of the Bryden Road Temple, during his visit of European countries.
Shortly after the outbreak of the European war In S.eptember, 1939, Brown was given the posi¬ tion of Rome correspondent for the Columbia Broadcasting Sys tem, and since that time has been heard during the international roundup over that network.
Last January he was banned from the Italian radio for a 30- day period for his "un-sympathe- tic attitude", but was later rein¬ stated by the Fascist censors.
Passover Holidays Begin Next Friday Evening, April 11
A. Z. A. Musical Show And Dance To Be Held Sunday Evening
"it should be the greatest show ever produced," said Jul¬ ian Barnett, director of the seventh annual A. Z. A. Musical Show to be held this Sunday evening at the M. W. W. Hall, 530 E. Town Street.
"Everything is in readiness," Barnett explained. "All the char- a c t e r actors know their parts except¬ ionally well." Curtain time is s c h e d u I- ed for 8:00 o'clock.
This year's show is rather unique in that there is no one outstan ding lead . . .rather
Kaplan To Conclude Education Series Next Wednesday
Rabbi Harry Kaplan will con elude the educational series of the Council of Jewish Women at a luncheon meeling of the group to be held Wednesday, April 0, at the Broadwin at 12:30 o'clock. Reservations can be made by calling Mrs. David Gerstenfeld chairman.
"Democracy. A Failh And A Challenge", which concludes the series of discussions on Democ racy, is based on a review of Louis Mumford's "F'aith For Living" and the piay by Robert Sherwood, "There Shali Be No Night."
Assisting Mrs. Gerstenfeld are Mrs. Louis M. Harris and Mrs H. Frumkin.
The sewing goup will meet at 10:30 A. M., at the Bryden Rd.
At the family Seder Service in the home, on next Friday evening, April 11, the Jewish people will welcome the advent of Passover, their Festival of Freedom Beginning    each
spring on tho evening ot the fourteenth day of Nlsan, of the Jewish Calendar, this Feast of Unleavened Bread Is the oldest of. Jewish .IPestlvals. _, .k -JSsOehrRfed . first,i;ov,eiL.J2,0(IO years ago as a spring festival at the time of the first harvest of barley, Passover early in Jew¬ ish history became the occasion for celebrating the safe passage of Israel from bondage in Egypt to freedom in Palestine. The parting of the Red Sea to per¬ mit the Israelites to cross on dry land Is one ot the events noted in the Passover story. Unleavened bread, known as Matzos, is eaten during the week of the holiday in memory of simi¬ lar fare which the Israelites ate during their hasty flight from Egypt.
The holiday Is observed for seven days by Reform and Palestinian Jews and for eight days by the Orthodox and Conservative groups. Pass over was first celebrated for eight days by Jews outside of Palestine because of the uncer¬ tainty of calendar calculation in ancient times. In the seven days celebration, the first and last days are full holidays.
With oppression rampant to¬ day, the universal thought of freedom in the Passover cele¬ bration is as meaningful as it was in the days when Rome ruled Palestine with a heavy hand.
At the Seder Service which opens Passover, the Haggadah, a special book containing the story of the deliverance of Is¬ rael, is read by the head of the family. Often beautifully dec¬ orated the Haggadah is an out¬ standing Jewish ceremonial art oljject.
The revolt of the Serbs against Yugoslav adherence lo the Axis appears for the time to liave savefi 5.000 Jewish refugees there from falling again into the hands of the Nazis, it was revealed today (March 28, 1941) hy Joseph C. Hyman, Executive Vice-Chalrman of the American Jewish Joinl Di-stribution Com¬ mittee. The Joint Distribution Committee is the major agency for American assistance to dis¬ tressed Jewish population over¬ seas.
Mr. Hyman said that advices reaching here from Zagreb re¬ ported that the refugee aid com¬ mittee there, which the J. D. C. is supporting, was caring for 5,000 persons, most of them from Austria and Hungary. These advices added, he said, that the pressure of pro-Axis circles in the Yugoslav government had recently resulted In the depor¬ tation of three groups of retu- gess to their countries of origin.
"With the elimination of pro- Axis forces Ip Yugoslavia," Mt. Hyman declared, "and the ad¬ herence of the government ,to
the democratic blwvwjeiieel cqt. f Ident. „Bjat,if~ t*e.., 6m::\P!ei^ womert iand-ChUdrfixfi).T^ft.J found a lefnporaty. hbven Yugoslavia before goln^ 'oh 'to countries of final destination will be given a new lease on life."
Mr. Hyman said that in the three months of January, Feb¬ ruary and March, the J, O. C. had made available $32,500 to the commitlee In Zagreb for refugee aid.
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Campaign For Annual Child Welfare Milk Fund Now In Progress
Members and friends of the Columbus Chapter of Hadassah, who contributed as pledges, donors or Jewels to the 1940 Donor Dinner, will not be ap preached for the annual Child Welfare Milk F'und Drive which is heing held this week, it was announced Tuesday.
The success of the Donor Oln¬ ner has made It possible for the locai Chapter to fill a major portion of the Child Welfare quota, and il is hoped that by conducting the drive among those who did not participate in the Donor affair, the complete amount wiil be realized.
Mrs. A. Jacobson Is chair man of the Child Welfare Com¬ mittee, with Mrs. Nathan Katz as co.chairman.
TO  REPRESENT  BEXLEY
ANNOUNCE PATRONS FOR  DANCE  TONIGHT
Representing Bexley schools at the Central Ohio Spelling Bee, April 26, In the Southern Hotel, will be Miriam Lleverman, who won that right in the Bexley finals last Tuesday. Miss Liev¬ erman Is 12 years old and In the eighth grade. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her- Temple on the same day to com-' ^^^ Lleverman, 751 S. Reming-
or'?lv"pa7rthat'canc?aim'X plete garments for Bundles For  tonrt"  Yn  last   year's   grard (Coniinued on Page 8) I Britain and the Red Cross , finals she finished in third place.
The Mis.sea Lois Dworsky and lielty Lleberman are co-chair¬ men of the dance which is to be given this evening (Saturday) hy Wings 22 and 32 of Nightin¬ gale Cottage at the Virginia Ho tel trom the hours of 0 to 12 o'clock. Percy Lowery and his orchestra will play and enter¬ tain for the evening. Admis¬ sion is $1.00 per couple and 75c stag.
Included on. the other com¬ mittees are Annette Zaik, flow¬ ers;  Constance  Spagat,  orchea- ¦
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