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Vol. 20, No. 10
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, IMI
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Everywli«re Bj- PHTIVEAS J. BIRON
Jewish Congress Contributes $40,000 To British War Relief
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To those who doubted the Nazi affiliations of the late Senator Lundeen of MlnneEota we recommend the March i.ssue of Click . . . Drew Pearson and Robert Allen testify unequivoc¬ ally that none other than Geo¬ rge Sylvester Viereck, paid Nazi agent in this country, wrote the late Senator's anti-British BpeeChes . . . Some of the French Canadian hotels in Quebec etill express their pro-Hitler sym¬ pathies by enforcing a strict policy of accepting a purely Gentile clientele only . . . Wal¬ ter Winchell is going trans-At¬ lantic, what with the London Dally Express making arrange¬ ments to print a column of his revelations once each week We hope the Express brings to its readers his story about the showing of Charlie Chaplin's "The Dictator" In Santiago, Chile . . . The film, it seems, waa shown despite protests from the Nazi Embassy, and In the middle of a performance local Nazis dropped some stench bombs in the crowded theatre ... The audience was furious, but one woman's sense of humeri . saved the day . . , "Heavens'" she shouted, "how these Nazis sjlnk' , SOQlUi 'MEBHY^C'ROimD
"V^(;a nlghf^aulw/tut one ot the private parties given by A! ;' ftca A. Strelsln, of Milwaukee ¦ and New York . . . Al Strelsln is the advertising genius who likes to help good causes in his spare time .  .  . Whenever Dr. Weiz¬ mann calls for economic coopera. tlon   Al  helps  to  mobilize   the country's financial big shots When    Reinhardt's     "Eternal Road" needed   something    like $80,000 to  assure Its final pro¬ duction, Al suppHed it . . . And there are many writers who sud¬ denly blossomed forth from ob¬ scurity with a successful  book who   owe   the   opportunity   to write it to this same Al,  who nursed    them    along    during stormy periods . .  . The other day  Al Strelsln threw a party for Dorothy Thompson, the col • umnlst,  who, as you  Icnow,  is leaving the Herald-Tribune Syn- •   dicate   for   the   Bell   Syndicate, and whose stuff will soon be appearing in the New York Post . . . Dorothy Is preparing to fly to England for an observation tour of her own ... It is said. Incidentally, that Clare Boothe, who la still fighting It out with Miss  Thompson   for   the   spot¬ light. Is also considering a jaunt of that sort . . . But, to come, Back to  Al  Streisln'B  party  of the other day: we   met   there, among others, Ben Hecht, Leo¬ nard Lyons, Franklin P. Adams, Fannie   Hurst,   David   Sarnoff. Ralph Ingersoii, Vincent Sheean, Samuel  Grafton,  Harry Hersh field, Billy Rose, Jlmpiy Walk er,    Sidney    Kingsley,    Irving Berlin    and,    iast    but  by   no means  least,  Harry  Scherman, head    of the Book-of-the-Month Club . . . LIVB AND LEARN
The Irish name of Cohan, as everybody who has ever heard of George M. knows. Is ot purely Irish origin, and has nothing to do with the Jewish name Co- heri . . . But did you know that the first woman to serve in the Senate of the Irish Free Sta^e, ;    the   Countess ot Desart, widow
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NEW YORK CWNS) — The sum of $40,000 for the purchase of mobile field kitchens was pre. sented by Dr. Stephen S. Wise to Frederick W. Gehle, chair man of the Fund Raising Dlvis. lon of the British War Relief' Society. The presentation represents the first contribution to the British War Relief So¬ ciety by the Jewish Section of the Inter-Faith Committee to Aid the Democracies.
This presentation was made at a luncheon of the Jewish Sec¬ tion of the Inter-Falth Commit¬ tee at which Dr. Wise anpounc- ed that the organizations repre. sented at the luncheon and Jew. ish communities throughout the United States are continuing their efforts to secure these mb- bile„ field kitchens and hope to present 200 such kitchens to the British War Relief Society through the Jewish Inter-Falth Committee .
The $40,000 contribution re¬ presents gifts from individuals, Jewish communities and organi¬ zations. Dr. Wise sUted. The Detroit Jewish community, which has formed a Jewish Sec¬ tion of the Inter-Faith Commit¬ tee, sent $4000 as an initial con¬ tribution. The Boston Jewish community, which has also fotm ed a tTewtsIi Sectlofi ot the Inter Faith CpBMnlttee sent $2000 rais , aliT^mpljiaiy^aajJiiaiii^e^hyl
Boston \TOmwi'fi IJlvlsloh Qf thfe' American Jewish Congress, of which Mrs. Carl M. Lowe is the Chairman.
man of New Haven brought a check in the amount of $2000 in behalf of his local Jewish Sec¬ tion of the Inter-Falth Commit-' tee. Mrs. Bernard S. Deutsch, Chairman of the British Aid Committee of the Women's Di¬ vision of the American Jewish Congress in "New York City, and Mrs. M. Henry Sugarman, a member of this committee, pre¬ sented two checks In the amount of $2,775. Mr. Sol Tekulsky, in behalf of the Mid-town Lodge of the B'nai B'rith, presented check in the amount of $1,775.
In accepting the presentation, Mr. Gehle said: "It Is a great encouragement to us to know that the Jewish Section of the Inter-Falth Committee to Aid the Democracies has so soon after Its inauguration been able to make this splendid beginning in the fulfillment of the Impres sive program which it has un¬ dertaken. The humanitarian traditions which have so long distinguished the Jewish com¬ munity wiil, I know, be fully sustained by you aAd those who are associated with you tn this work.
"The British War Relief So¬ ciety is continually receiving] new evidence of the desire of all sections of the American com-i munlty to come to the aid of the civilian population of Great Brit¬ ain which is playing so heroic a part in the defense of the ideals and values which consti¬ tute the foundation of the com¬ mon Inheritance of the United States and the British Common¬ wealth."
Wasb'ngton Hears Expulsion Of All Jews From Reich Will Take Place In Six Weeks
U.S. Army Calls 11 Jewish Chaplains To Active Duty
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Dr. A. A. Nenman
PHILADELPHIA, PA., — The
Board of Governors of the Drop- sie College for Hebrew and Cog¬ nate Learning has announced the appoin- lent of Dr. Abra-| ham A. Neuh,an as president of the College to succeed the late Cyrus Adler.
Dr. Neuman becomes the sec¬ ond president of this post-grad¬ uate institution which Is known among scholars throughout the world as a research center for atudy of the BiWe, Rabblnics, Jewish HIstotyj, Cognate  Lan-
Egyptology- Dp. Adler served as president ,,    ,     ,    , ,   ,    . of the College for 33 years from Mr.  Louis  Linder- ^g founding until his death on ••   -'April   7th,   1940.      The   Institu lion, founded in 1907 under the will of Moses Aaron Dropsie, at. torney   and  philanthropist,  has made   many   notable   scholarly contributions to  the science of Judaism and its alumni are re (Continued on Page 8)
INDIANAPOLIS (BBNS) One of Marion County's author¬ ized President's Birthday Balls for the benefit of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly¬ sis was sponsored Ijy Indianapo¬ lis Lodge in cooperation with the Federation of Jewish Wo- ! men's Clubs.
Proskauer Urges 'Hippocratic Oath' Against Intolerance
NEW VORK (WNS—A new Hippocratic oath for all Ameri¬ cans who wish to heal the lils "that so .sorely trouble the world today" was proposed by former Justice Joseph M. Proskauer at a luncheon meeting of the KI wanls Club. The meeting serv ed as a forerunner for the local observance of Brotherhood Week, sponsored nationally by the National Conference of Christians and Jews from Feb. 22-28.
"If we truly wish to heal the ills which so sorely trouble our worid today, let uh as physicians of the soul take this new Hip¬ pocratic oath.s", the former Jus tlce declared, giving his version of the oath as follows:
"I will di.ijcrlmlnate against no man by reason of his faith or creed. 1 will daily deal with every man In bu.siness and so¬ cial and political relatlpns only on the basis of hi.s true imlivid- uai worth. I will never try to indict a whole people hy reason of the derelictions ot a member. I wiil utter no rumor and no slander against any sect. In my conduct I wlli consecrate myself hour by hour and day by day to the achievement in tact of the highest ideal of the dignity of man, human equality, human fellowship and human brotherhood."
NEW VORK (WNS) United States Army has called 11 Jewish chaplains to active service since October to minis ter to Jewish men who have been mustered into the defense forces as a result of the federal¬ izing of the National Guard and Ihe adoption of the Selective Service Act, it was announced by the Rev. Dr. David de Sola Pool, chairman of the Commit¬ tee on Chaplains and Religious Activities of the National Jew¬ ish Welfare Board.
Declaring that this number will be considerably increased before the end ot the year. Dr. Pool urged qualified rabbis to apply for commissions. Accord¬ ing to the War and Navy De¬ partment regulation.?. Jewish chaplains are commissioned up¬ on the recommendation of the Jewish Welfare Board.
The highest ranking Jewish chaplain called to active duty. Dr. Pool said, was Lt. Col. Ben¬ jamin A. Tlntner of New York who has been stationed at Fort Monmouth, N J_Lt Col Tlntner ^iy service as ft chaplain during
rfs-^'m«nl^,af'tl^gfep?ire, ^ ed aa chaplain at West Point Another chaplain recalled to ac tive duty who served during the Worid War is Chaplain Harry Richmond, now assigned to Fort Ord, Calif. During the World War. Chaplain Richmond enlisted as a private despite the fact that his rabbinical status exempted him. His superiors, however, discovered his qualifi¬ cations just as his unit was about to sail overseas and he was commissioned to serve as its chaplain.
WASHINGTON (WNS)—Dip¬ lomatic circles In the nation's capital reported that Nazi Ger¬ many would expei all Jews In Germany and Austria, with the exception of several thousand young Jews serving in labor gangs, within the next six weeks. The report differed from cables coming from abroad only with regard to the time limit.
These same sources stated that Gennany has dumped the great¬ er part of its former Jewish population of 550,000 into Nazi- Poland and in un-occupied France. Thousands of Jews left voluntarily before the war. It was reported that the Vicliy Government in un-o c c u p 1 e d France, which recently appeal¬ ed to the United States to aid in the resettlement of refugees in the Western Hemisphere, was motivated by thei fact that it can no longer cope with the refugee problem.
Germany has been transfer ring German Jews to un-occu pied France in such large num bers that the situation there was described as hopeless France, it was said, can hardly teed its own population, let alone the new starving and penniless arrivals
The French Government has tried to return the German Jews to Germany but the Nazis
Meato(hlle, Hie^^^e^m^-mi^ havs bSen seijt to yjreJich'" con¬ centration camps where they .subsist on terribly inadequate food rations.
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Rumanian Jews Are Forbidden To Own Or Drive Cars
BUDAPEST (WNSI—Ruman- ian Jews were forbidden to own or drive automobiles by a decree issued by the Rumanian Govern, ment, it was reported here. The Government has taken steps to revoke the licenses of all Jew. lsh   car-owners  and  chauffeurs
Meanwhile, a source close to antl-Semltlc Premier Ion Anton¬ escu disclosed that Ihe liquida- tion of Jewish enterprises in Rumania Is virtually complete. Jews have been ousted from the boards of all but 250 ot the 4,500 firms in Bucharest. The re¬ maining Jewish concerns will be liquidated In the near future.
The same source indicated that Premier Antonescu was de¬ termined to empty Rumania ot its Jewish population. It was understood that the Govern¬ ment would first encourage Jews lo emigrate voluntarily and, in the event Jews still re- mained, would then drive them out by force.
Jews have already been bar red from civil service and other public posts, the armed forces, the medical, legal and engineer¬ ing professions and from the newspaper and publishing fields.
Panel Discussions To Feature Council Meeting Tuesday
"How Can* We Conserve Spir¬ itual Values For Defense" Is the subject to be considered in a panel discussion by six outstand¬ ing commun¬ ity leaders, representing a wide range of experience, at the next meel¬ ing of the Council of Je.wish Wo¬ men, next Tuesday, at 2 P. M., at the Bryden Road Temple.
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Those participating in the clinic iire Rabbi Samuel Gup, Rev. William A. Leath of the Fir.st Congregational Church; Professor A. E. Avey, professor of philosophy at the Ohio State University; Mrs. Joseph Hor¬ chow, Mrs. Fred Blake and Mrs. E. E. Spencer.
An outgrowth ot the Great Lakes Region Adult Educa¬ tion meeting, sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation, the panel will attempt lo answer the problem of how we can best strengthen the spirit of moral unity in America, in connection with education for defense, ac¬ cording to Mrs. Mark Feinknopf, program chairman.
Mrs. Albert Luchs will open the afternoon program with a prayer.
The regular* monthly sewiug will take place In the morning at 10:30 A. M., continuing until meeting time. Luncheon will be served the workers at noon.
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