Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1941-05-09

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S[\\^ Serving Columbus and Central Ohk> Jewish Conununity^\\//\\^
Vol. 20, No. 20
COI/UMBUS, OHIO, FniDAY, MAY », Iftll
Devoteil to AmerlcjiD and JenUh Ide.li
Dr. Frank Kingdon To Address B'nai B'rith Convention Installation Banquet May 27
Dr. Frani< Kingdon. educator, author and cleric, will he the principal speaker at the ban¬ quet during the H'nai B'rilh Convention of District No. 2 which Ls to he held at the De.sh- ler-Wallicl< Hotel from May 24 to May 27th. His subject will be "Amorica and the New World Order."
In that small group upon which the country relies to clarify momentous is.sues. Dr. Kingdon holds a unique position. On the radio, in social worlt and in the press, wilh the zeal of a
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Dr. Frank Klngdon
cnisafler, he fights for a better fUiu;?e . that all ineii. hope wiil
"WhUi^fir. ICliigdbii's eim. ilfe ¦was sjieht lii the heart of LcJn- clon, he came to America while still ar youth, turning to the min¬ istry for his first worlt, being ordained a minister of the Methodist Church of the State of Maine. He continued his edu¬ cation during pastorates In Mas¬ sachusetts, winning an A. B. De¬ gree from Boston University and a Fellowship at Harvard in 1923 he accepted his educa¬ tion at Michigan State College, later obtaining the degree of D, D. from Albion College.
In 192!) Dr. Kingdon became the Pastor of the Calvary Church in East Orange, New Jersey, and for the past twelve years has been a prominent fig¬
ure in the cultural life of that state. On his arrival In the East, he became active in the National Conference of .Jews and Christians which organization for ten years he has served on lis executive committee, in 1930 he received the honorary degree of LIjD from Ohio North¬ ern University.
Becomes President
Dr. Klngdon resigned from the pastorate in the East Orange church in 1934 to accept the Presidency of Dana College In Newark. When the latter col¬ lege was merged with other Newark Institutions to form the University of Newark, he be. came its first President. Dur¬ ing this period he was Cam paign Chairman of the Newark Communily Chest and President of the Newark Welfare Federa tion for three years.
In .Iune, 1940, Dr. Kingdon re¬ signed the Presidency of the University of Newark to devote himself to a sludy of how lo in¬ terpret democracy and to en¬ courage and Implement all agencies al work in the United States lo safeguard our coun¬ lry againsi the anll-democralic forces now aciive.
In December, 1939, he was awarded the Pi Lamda Phi gold medal given annually to the ^imerlfan judged to be the out- >StaiijlinS.lhterti-fetai,of,hviinatil; tatlanistti; aiid bttii;herHbda;: Here was atkniSwrjeiigeiiielilt oS the work that Dr. Klngdon, throtjgh a full life in the service of man¬ kind, has ever striven for. Community Invited
The Columbus Jewi.sh Com¬ munity is extended an invitation to attend all sessions of the com- venllon which are lo begin Sat¬ urday evening, May 24lh. Dig¬ nitaries of the city and slate will address the conference that eve¬ ning wilh a public reception following the order of buslnes.? for visiling delegates, their wives and gue.sts.
Announcement regarding tick¬ ets for all luncheons and the in¬ slallation banquet will be mailed to all B'nal B'rilh memhers soon.
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Elverywhere By PHINBAS J. BIRON
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TIMELY STUFF
Note to American business men wilh appea.sement inclina¬ tions: Read "T. Graydon Upton's piece in the May Harper's Maga¬ zine, in which he says, among olher things, that "Gennan busi¬ ness men are suffering more under the Hitler regime than any group in the country, ex¬ cept the .lews" . . . Mr. Upton, who from 1932 to 1940 spent most of his time in Europe, first studying Geraian banking and then as Europeiin representa¬ tive of a New York bank, surely Is in a position to know what he is talking about . . . The Hitler- lobers hereabouts are getting more and more optimistic . . . One woman was heard predict¬ ing that before President Roose¬ velt's term is over we will have a new president (ex-Colonel Lindbergh was her choice for F. D. R.'s successor) . . . And a local Nazi leader recently pro claimed that before long the S. S. Normafidie, at presenl in a
New York pier, will be renamed the S. S. Emma Goering . . i.eon Marchai, the new Counse¬ lor of the French Embassy al Washington, has a nephew who is an officer in the German navy and a cousin on the Nazi gener al staff, repeals Pierre Lazareff . . . We're sure you won't be sorry lo learn that Baron Fritz von Werra, the Nazi airman who jumped bail In New York not long ago and made tracks for Peru, was given a double Mick¬ ey Finn in a Broadway nighl spot one evening when he talk- ed too much about the glories of Hitleri.sm . . . Maybe that's why he lammed ... Or maybe it was because Uncle Sam di.s¬ covered that this uninvited guest had been arranging and financing the escape of other Nazi prisoners of war from Canadian concentration camp
MILITARY NOTES
Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Jack Benny aren't of drafl age any more, bul they're going to do their hit by conducting some of their broadcasts from army camps . . Which ought to be good entertainment tor the draf¬ tees . . . Walter Winchell, W' learn from one of his colleague , is going into a training camp (Continued en Page 8)
Ohio Region Meeting Urges Immediate Formation Of Jewish Army In Palestine
United     Palestine    Appeal    Conference    Asks    President
Roosevelt  to  Intercede  For  British   Approval—Sir
Norman Angell, Dr. Abba Hillcl Silver, and Dr.
James G. Heller Call For Maximum Aid For
Palestine From American Jewry
(ALBERT SCHIFF, COIil'MBl'S, EI,ECTEO STATE CHAIRMAN
Dr. A. L. Sachar
Dr. A. I,. Sachar, Nalional Director of Hillel, will be the main speaker al services dedi¬ cating the new Hillel Founda¬ tion Annex next Friday evening, May IB. The dedication ser¬ vices will be the first in a series of events celebrating the comple- :tlorii;b|.',ti)fi,,i)eiw-nddltipn,a^ii^^ be the'oiiiriax of'Etillel''activities for the year.
The program will be opened by a prayer by Rabbi Lee J. Lev¬ inger. This wiil he followed by the main address hy Dr. Sach¬ ar. Mr. Albert Schiff, chair¬ man of the Hillel Advi.sory Board, will then make a formal presentation of the new liuilding 10 Mr. E. J. Schanfarber. mem¬ ber of the National 1-IiIlei Com¬ mission, George Finkelstein^ president of the Hillel Student Council, and Ratibi Harry Kap¬ lan.
Hon. Alfred M. Cohen of Cin¬ cinnali, former National i'resi¬ dent and now Honorary Presi¬ dent of Hillel. will bring greet¬ ings from Internalional li'nai B'rith. This will he followed by a noic of grectinK from Sid¬ ney Kusworm of Dayton. Su preme Treasurer of Ihe Grand l.odge of B'nai H'rilh. Dean Joseph A. Park will bring greet ings from Ohio Stale Univer.sily iind Revel-end Rudolph Waldorn vvill express the congratulations of the University Religious Council.
The speaker's program will he followed by music fr'om the Hillel choir, under tho direction of Hannah Polster. A social hour arranged liy the Hillel So¬ cial Commitlee will complete Fritlay evening's [jrogram. 0|>cii House (Sunday
A special dedicalion Open liouse will be held the follow¬ ing Siiiulay afturnonn. May IK. All the .lowish members of the community ure invited lo at¬ tend. .Also present al the open house will lie members of the University faculty and students. On Tue.sday evening. May 20, a special dedicalion dinner will be held In the new Auditorium Members of the Advisory Board are arranging this dinner with the new and old Hillel Student Council membei-s as guests.
Auxiliary To Present Colorful Pageant Mondav Evening
A cnlnrfiil pageant entitled "Mv ('<iunlry. 'Tis". will lie the hiRhlight of the Joint Mother's Day celebration of B'nal B'rith Zion Lodge and its .\uxiliao' next Monday night, May 12, al K p, m. at the Hroad St. Temple. Written hy Mrs. Althea Osber Silvemian. this pageant was first presentoil in the Temple of Religion al the opening of the  World's   Fair  in   19.19.
The loral presenlalion is br¬ ing directed by Mrs. Justin Sill¬ man. wilh the following cast: Indian Mother. Miss Jeanello Papier; Puritan Mother. Mrs. 11. Topolosky. Scotch Mother. Mrs. Martin Godofsky; Slovakian Molher. Mrs. Harry Schlansky; Dutch Mother, Mrs. H. Sowalsky; Spanish Mother, Mrs. Louis Goldfarb; Italian. Mother, Mrs. FVed Y e n It 1 n; Scandinavian ;Mother,lMrB.,i;Mi. Tdhay; ,iWgtich -Mtitheri •' Mrs..' jiSarifoVa •;: t'akliii Jewish Mother, Mrs. P.' BSHnan; Germdn Mother, Mrs. Theodore Schlonsky; Negro Mother, Mrs. A. Pollack; Irish Mother, Mrs. Phil Rabin; Spirit of America, Mrs. Sam Gurevitz. Music for the pageant has been arranged hy Mrs. Martin Rosenthal, who will act as accompanist also for the newly formed Choral Group of the Auxiliary, which is under the direction of Mrs. Murray Jacobs.
Personnel of the Choral Group, which is making its first appear¬ ance at this program, includes: Mrs. -loe Levlson, Mrs. A. Green¬ berg. Mrs. Ben Mo.ss, Mrs. .lule.s Berliner. Mrs. I. M. Harris. Mrs. S. .1. Schlonsky. Mrs. William Calliff. Mrs. Jack .Schilling, Mrs William Goodman, Mrs. Han-y Krakoff and Mrs. L. Schlonsky
The program will include a Mother's Day prayer by Mrs Murray .lacobs and a song, "Mullerchen—Liltle Molher". hy Mrs, A. (greenberg.
Mrs. 1. W. Garek will give the historian's report of the Auxil iary. Mrs. Theodore Schlonsky is program chairman, while Mrs. J. D. Schecter is President of the  Auxiliary.,
All members and friends of 7,ion Lodge and its Auxiliary are invited to attend this interesl Ing program. Rrefreshmemts will be .served.
TO HONOR MEMORY OF ABRAHAM GOLDBERG
Show yonr appfeelatton ta the Ohronicle'o ZO year* of loyal and de¬ voted MrTleo to Oolnnibni JewUh Oommanlty by paylns your inbierlp- tlon now—95.00 Sor the year.
As a filling memorial to the late Abraham E. Goldberg, whose life in Columbus was at all times an example and an In¬ spiration to hundreds, a group of friends have during the past few weeks contributed towards a beautiful fountain which Is now being erected at the New Agudath Achim cemetery. There is 10 be a public dedication of this monumental structure early (Continued on Page 5)
At Ihc I.'irgest and most repre- sent.-itjx-e .lowish gathering ever to ho hold in Cohimbus. some 800 oniniTiiinal loaders and delegates from nearly every communily In Ohio ostablished the Ohio SUle Region ot the United Palestine Appeal and .sent a telegram to Prosifjent Roosevelt urging him to inten-ede with Greal Britain "to permit Ihe immediale forma¬ tion of a .lewish Army in Pale.s- lino" and "lo equip Ihat army with arietiuale materials of war". The Conference was held on Sunday. Mav Uh. at tho Deshler- Wallick lloiol.
Asserting Ihat "every people shoulri havo ihe olemontary privi¬ lege of protecting its life and property", tho telegram pointed nut tliat "tho clanger in the Mid- file East grows hourly" reciuir- ing Ihe ".lewish communily of Palestine lo be adequately armed to defend Itself againsi attack". The telegram was signed on be¬ half of the delegates to the Con¬ ference by Alben Schiff, newly- chosen chairman of the Ohio State region of toe United Pales-, !jln&iA^I«^j^ijfei£^^ ¦'"|Tiie.lele^aS!p^ffiMM;ffflSW|s^^ at which "Sir•'-Nbttnah'-'iiri^SUf' ;lSi Nbbel peace prlzi wlnnei* aiid   iM British Statesmtift, and Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, Uniled Palestine Appeal National Chairman, were guesLs of honor They togeth¬ er with Dr. James G. Heller, who addressed the afternoon session, were (he principal speakers. Angell Stirs Audience
Sir forman Angell declared Pales^o is the vital link in the British Middle East battle line against the "recalcitrant forces (if Nazi barbarism" which now threaten Britain's life-line through the Suez Canal, because it is a "self-sufficient fortress" able to provision itself. "In a little more than a decade Jew¬ ish achievment has transformed Valestine Into an important ar¬ senal for Hriti.sh defense", the Briti.sh orator .said. Palestine is now a significant producer of vital raw materials for muni¬ tions, of wheal, dairy products, poultry, eggs, and olher food¬ stuffs. This achievement de¬ stroys once and for all the myth that the Jew cannot be produc¬ tive on the .soil, an agricultural¬ ist, and that his nature Is lo be "parasitic."
Dr. Silver analyzed the pres¬ ent position of Palestine and urged maximum aid for "an embattled Ylshuv which is fight¬ ing the fight of our entire peo¬ ple" in order lo continue the constructive endeavor "of our national homeland to which hundreds of Ihousands of Euro¬ pean .lews must turn for a free future afler the defeat of Nazi- fascism". Edwin J. Schanfar her, Honorary Vice-Chalrman of Ihe United Palestine Appeal, presided  al   the  Conference
in addition lo Mr. Schlff, the Conference elected Alfred Ben- esch of Cleveland as Co-Chalr¬ man, Sam Kasle of Toledo as Treasurer and Aze M. Luntz ot Cleveland, as Secretary.
The   telegram    lo    President Roosevelt, read as follows: (Continued on Page 6)
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