Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1941-01-03

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1041
Devoted to Amerleaa and Jewisb Ileab
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Strictly Confidential
iSdUts From Everywhere By PHINEAS 3. BIBON
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FROM ABROAD
Since Mussolini entei:«d the war his compulsory coUabora- tlon wilh Hitler has so deplet¬ ed Itlay's food supply that even the Fascist leadere are begin¬ ning" to get worried . . . Fmit and vegetables particularly, of' which Italy used to have an over abundance, are now be¬ coming rare delicacies through¬ out the peninsula . . . Latest newspaper reports at the time of Writing have the Nazis en¬ route >-\ Hellas . . . We'd like it bpf if the last two lettere of f rfeUas were omitted . . . Which reminds us to tell you that if the Greeks continue rout ing the Italians Hitler may teach MussoUni a lesson 1^ talcing over Northern Italy and the rest ot France ... We have it on the authority of a dis¬ tinguished ari|i-Fascist ItaUan that the grandmother of Count Ciano, MusaoUnl's son-in-law, bore the maiden name of Halevi . . . Winchell gleefully reports a Berlin Broadcast of a couple of weeks ago in which the Nazis went to special trouble to ex. plain that they didn't care if Walter and Bishop Manning were opposed to Hitlerism, be¬ cause holxjdy had ever heard of ,, Wincheu or the Bishop, any- , way . , . FrAm I!lhgtaliaic6me8{
"That watot hitler, lady," feald the aiiKrald-htitdened ybungrter, "that w^^ God—and he wont hurt you"
Here and now
Congratulations to PM, which after six months still Is known as Manhattan's new afternoon paper, for Its expose of Fifth Columners and anti-Semitic in¬ filtration In these United Sta¬ tes .. . Fellclatlons to the Over¬ seas Press Club on getting rid of member George Sylvester Vie¬ reck, a prbminent Hitier-ioverl . . . The power behind the anti- English propoganda here, they] say, is one W. R. Davis, an oil mah with big business relations vrith the Nazis . . . What's this alxiut Antl-Semltlsm In the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Jewish membere are growing scarcer than hen's teeth, we hear, since Hans Lange became boss there . . . It's Walter Win¬ chell whose tip on the Princess Stefanle Hohenlohe, that "Hon¬ orary Aryan" whom Hitler can have with our compliments, led to the deportation proceedings against her . . . And we must pass on to you his latest descrip¬ tive phrase for the atmosphere In New York's Nazi section— "maUce    in    Sunderland" .
JBWIBH NEWS
The leaders of New York's Yeshiva College nurse the for lom hope that Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog of Palestine, who now Is on his way to this country, may be prevailed upon to be¬ come the successor of the late Dr. Bernard Revel In the presi dency of the College ... To us it looks, however, as If the one who WlU Inherit Dr. Revel's seat Is Rabbi Leo Jung, who combines scholarahip with ad¬ ministrative ability . . . Inside news is that the memberehip campaign of the Zionist Organi¬ zation of America Is going over| with a bang . . . The spUt be¬ tween the Joint distribution Committee and the United Pal- (Contmued en Pais 8)
American Jews To Send 200 Field Kitchens To England
NEW YORK (WNS)—A pro¬ posal to send 200 mobile field kitchens, each costing $2,0001 and involving a total cost $400,- 000, to Great Britain was en- thusiasticaUy endoreed by 994^ delegates, representing 52 Ameri can communities, meeting in this city under the auspices of the American Jewish Congress.
At the same time announce¬ ment was made of the forma¬ tion of a Jewish section of the Inter-Faith Committee to Aid the Democracies, of which Dr. Henry Sloan Coffin is chair man. The conference authori-' zed a committee ot 25 to invite representatives of ail groups and factions In the American Jewish community to form the Jewish section.
The conference pledged full support to the President's na¬ tional defense program and ap¬ plauded the Government's de¬ cision to extend all possible aid to Great Britain, whose victory "will be the beginning of a new world order based on right and morality."
Among the speakers were Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, presi¬ dent of the American Jewish Congress; Rabbi Maurice L. Perlzwelg, of London, chair¬ man of the Sritish section of] thfe WbrldJeWlBh; Congress and
B'nai B'rith Election Drew Record Crowd Monday Evening
Sanford I. Lakin New Head Of
Zion Lodge; Sidney L. Katz
Chosen Gnardian
Ssniiird Lskin
What will go down as one of the most hard fought election campaigns in B'nai B'riUi his- toi^y came to a 'successful' con¬ clusion last Monday night when] a capacity crowd gather¬ ed at the Broad St. Tempie, auditorium for the annual Zion Lodge election party. As predicted, the contest re- suited in an unusually large coUectioh of| delinquent dues by secre-| tary. Dr. Ralph Jaffee, and the contestants seeking various of¬ fices in the lodge were not giv¬ en any glittering rewards, no special privileges, but only the opportunity to serve the great¬ est of aii Jewish fratemai Or¬ ders, the B'nal B'rith.
When all the ballots were counted and checked by the com. mittee appointed 'by President I M. Harris, the following ofticera were announced who will serve Zion Lodge for the coming year.
President, Sanford I. Lakin; 1st Vlce-Pres., Irwin Wolf; 2nd Vice-Pres., Bernard FeUUnger; Asst. Monitor, Edward Schlez¬ inger; Warden, Allan Tarahish; Guardian, Sidney L. Katz; Treas¬ urer, Joseph C. Goodman; Sec. retary. Dr. Ralph Jaffee; Trus tee '41, '42, '43, Jack Myers.
Delegates chosen for the com- V (ConUnued on Page 4)
CoUege Of Adult Jewish Studies To Open Jan. 15th
What will undoubtedly prove a most constmctive step in the right direction is the College of Adult Jewish Studies which is being established in our com- muiUty by the Jewish Commun¬ ity Council of which organiza¬ tion Dr. E. J. Gordon is presi¬ dent. It is to open its doors to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 15th, at the Schonthal Center, 655 E. Rich St.
According to Dr. Gordon, it is in response to innumerable re¬ quests from those who have been bewildered by the events affecting our people through¬ out the world that this educa¬ tional program is being estali- lished here. Such a program should occupy a unique and im¬ portant place In the Jewish community and merit the whole-! hearted cooperation of every Jew, he stated.
The course of study to be of. tered Include Jewish history, marriage and divorce, Jewish ceremonies and contemporary Jewish movements. On the faculty ot the college are Dr. E, J. Gordon, Rabbi Leopold Gup, Rabbi Mordecai Hlrach spmng. Rabbi Hany Kaplan, Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, Rabbi Nathan Zeilzer and the Honor-1 able Judge Clayton W. Hose of the Cottr;t pf Doineatic Relations.
yoU are.^SatfertoSs Pliillp Rabin, Registrar, Phone ADams 3329.
United Jewish Appeal Is Dissolved
U. P. A. Launches Big Drive For $12,000,000
NOTBD   AUTHOR   WILL
SPEAK   WEDNESDAY
EVENING  AT  TEMPLE
Hughes Scores Racial Intolerance As The Enemy Of Democracy
WASHINGTON (WNS)—Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, accepting a citation trom the National Conference of Chris-] tians and Jews tor his contribu¬ tion toward the improvement of human relations, declared that, "rancor and blgoti-y, racial ani¬ mosities and intolerance," are the "deadly enemies of true democracy."
The Chief Justice spoke at 3 private ceremony at his resi¬ dence. Present were Dr. Ar¬ thur H. Compton of Chicago and Roger W. Straus ot New York, cOKihairmen of the National Conference' of Christians and Jews; Basil O'Conner of New York, who represented Prof. Carlton J. H. Hayes of Colum¬ bia Univeraity, also a co-chair¬ man; and Dr. Everett R. Clin- ciiy, president of the National Conference.
Expressing himself as "deep¬ ly grateful that I had the oppor¬ tunity to Join in this organized effort to promote a continuous and effective expression ot the sentiment which vitalizes our democracy," Justice Hughes said
"Popular elections express the wiil of the people, but back of that will must be the tme democratic spirit which alone| can save us from the excesses of the rale of force.
"Liberty cannot be conserved by majority rule unless the ma¬ jority hold sacred basic individ¬ ual rights regardless of race or creed, so that, along with our differences of view, poUtlcal and religious, we have a deep (Continued on Page 4)
Hrinz Pol
"Hitler In France" will be the subject of Heinz Pol, Journali.st, when he appears here next Wed. nesday evening, Jan. 8, at 8:00 oclock at the Bryden Road Tem pie on the occasion of the 23rd \ birthday anniversary of the Co- Iiitidhui;*cetloni otj.thei-natlohall
lectiirefs ppen to- the 'pubUc with no charge for fidralssion.
Mr. Pol is the author of the| recently pubUshed 'Suicide ot a Democracy' in which he tells of the disintegration of France. His observations were made at close range during his lengthy detention In a French prison camp foilowing his escape trom Germany, where he was a mem¬ ber of a large newspaper syn¬ dicate.
Escapes To France ^
Heinz Pol knows whereof he speaks. He was arrested by the Nazis on the night ot the Reich¬ stag tire, escaped to France where he was in a position to watch developments and see the rise of the menace that destroy¬ ed the country's freedom. He managed to escape from France and Is In this country to tell the tale ot destraction and incident¬ ally to give the timely warning against the dictatorahips.
He does it in "Suicide of a Democracy," translated by Heinz and Ruth Norden, ftelnz Pol's book relates important personal experiences In the course of which the author warned again.sl the manifesta¬ tions of Nazism. Frenchmen laughed at him when he inter¬ preted a riot instigated by the De La Rocque group as being similar lo the Nazi outbursts in Germany. Now, the men he warned admit he was right. Interesting  Chapters
For Jewish readers, two chap¬ ters In this significant t)ook are ot particular Importance—the chapters dealing with "anti-Se¬ mitism and Separatism" and with Georges Mendel. Those who have read reports ot accusations against Mandel without at tempting to sift the trath will find the facts In the chapter In this book to be revelatory. Man del Is a great Frenchman, a dar¬ ing statesman, an avowed anti- Nazi who insisted on fighting the Fascist menace to the bitter end-
Pol   records   an    Interesting
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NEW YORK (WNS)—The United Jewish Appeal, which has raised upwards of $30,oO(J,- 000 for the Joint DistrlbuUoh Committee, the United Palestine Appeal and the National Refu¬ gee Service since Its inceptloh in 1939, has been dissolved, It was announced by Rabbis Abba Hlllel Silver and Jonah B. Wise, national chairman of the U. J. A.
In a Joint statement the na¬ tional chairmen announced that the three relief agencies would conduct separate campaigns during 1941. The United Jew¬ ish Appeal will continue to col¬ lect and distribute all funds. still outstanding from the 1039 and 1940 campaigns.
While the prepared statement gave no Indication of the cause for the dissolution of the Uni¬ ted Jewish Appeal it was gener¬ ally understood that the agen¬ cies could not agree on the pro¬ portion to be allotted each or- ganlzatidn.
The dissolution was announc¬ ed despite a last-minute plea by Sidney Hollander, president of the Council ot Jewish Federa¬ tions and Welfare Funds, who wired the heads of the three, agencies urging them to con; tinue negotiations under the' auspices of the CouncU. i;
Shortly   after   announcement V was made that the.XJnitiBd;J,B*$*
_ipearannounce3 a prece shattering war einergfehty dr for $12,000,000 in 1941, the Iai1_ est campaign for Palestine aid in the history of American Jewry.
The purpose of the 1941 U. P. A. campaign will be "to rally the widest support behind Pal¬ estine as a major haven of refuge tor the oppressed and homeless Jews ot European lands and as a vital point in the defense of the British Commonwealth and democracy in the Mediterranean zone."
Dr. Silver, national chairman of the U. P. A., pointed out that, "Through the assistance of American Jewry during the past two decades, the Jewish com¬ munity of Palestine had grown from 55,000 to 550,000 persons and now represents, next to the Jews in the United States, the largest free Jewish community in the world.
"The material support made available through the United Palestine Appeal which corri- bines the Palestine Foundatioh Fund and the Jewish National Fund," he said, "has made pos¬ sible the immigration into Pal¬ estine of 24,000 Jewish refu¬ gees during the firat year of the war and a total of 280,000 Jews from Germany, Austria, Polarul, Rumania and Czechoslovakia and other lands In the period since the advent of Hitler ip 1933."
Funds raised in the $12,000,- 000 campaign of the United Pal¬ estine Appeal will be admin¬ istered l^ the Jewish Agency tor Palestine, which Is recog¬ nized by the League of Nations Mandate as the supreme Jewish authority In the rebuilding of Palestine, and the Jewish Na¬ tional Fund, the land purchas¬ ing and land-reclaiming agency ot the Jewish people.
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