Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1941-12-26

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B^nai B'lith Launches $100,000 Defense Bond Piogiam
Defeat In Russia Causes Drop In German Jew-Baiting
I^ONIJON (.irS)—One (if tlip curious results of thn <;ernum defeat in Russia is I lie fricMid- lier attitude of some rjormans toward tlie Jews in ttie Tliird Reich, the f?wedlsh Soziai Demo- kraten alleges.
Asserting that the Germans have never hoen more depressed than they are now, the paper claims that many Germans, par¬ ticularly those who are not members of the Nazi Party and who were not pleased with the Nazi persecution of the Jews, believe that the Germans are be¬ ing punished, by the defeats in Ru.ssia, for the nation's ,Iew-hat- Ing,
Openly protesting against bar¬ barities against the Jews, these Germans are said to show friendship and sympathy tor the Jews. Similar reports at*e also carried by other Swedish news¬ papers, which explain the in¬ creased friendliness toward the Tews on the part of some Ger¬ mans as'being caused by a de¬ sire to gain Jews as friends in case of a Nazi defeat. Such pro- Jewish sentiments, the Swedish „ pres?,i declares, are quite com-
Gdeb'Bels.'NazJ ..i-gwda, admitted in a remarkable article that Germans are dis¬ playing increasing friendship toward Jews and that this ten¬ dency is a sign of German defeat¬ ism.
The paper calls the attitude typical of the German "traitors" wiio want the friendship of Jews in case Germany is de¬ feated.
"Germany is engaged In a struggle of life and death," the Nazi paper a.sserts. "If Ger¬ many is defeated the Nazis will exterminate ail Jews in Nazi- occupied countries first- We will not allow the 'Jews to inherit Germany'."
Authoritative circles here point to the threat to the Jews and the frankness with which Nazi leaders now openly admit the possibility of defeat as sig¬ nificant passages in the Angrift article.
—Buy   Defense   Stamps— AGUBATH ACHIM TO HOLD  SPECIAL  PRAYERS NEW   YEAR'S   DAY
Council Pledges Its Support To. U. S. War Effort
Members of the local Kpctloi', Council of Jowisli Women :\nd the cnmtniinlt.y-at-lnrge. \^i!l he inlcrcsied In knowing that i.ic National Coimcll, as always, is rc.'uly and equipped to flo Its share In the present world con¬ flict.
The following messages are: a reprint of a telegram sent oi Dec. Hth. to President Roosovolt pl-'icing the resources of the N;i- tlonal Council of Jewish Women at the disposal of the United States Government: and a note of thanks dated Dec. 10th. iron' Mr. Stephen Early, in the Presi¬ dent's name.
Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt President  of the   United   States The White House Washington. D. C. Dear Mr. President:
The National Council of Jew¬ ish Women considers It a privi¬ lege to put its resources at the disposal of the United States Government- I hope that, in this grave emergency", our facilities for reaching thousands of Amer¬ ican families and for training women for constructive service can be used to the best advan¬ tage of the. natibiii. J need hard-
sqlldiy'beKrriaahy action which our government finds it neces¬ sary to take.
Respectfully yours, Mrs- Maurice L. Goldman, Pres,
My dear Mrs. Goldman:
Permit me. In the President's name, to thank you and your a.ssoclates for your telegram. The pledges of patriotic support which have been received from the many, many loyal citizens In ail parts of the coimti-y have gU'en the President strength and] courage to carry out the will of the American people.
For the splendid assurance conve,yed in your mess.-ige he is more appreciative than he can say.
Very sincerely yours,
Stephen   Early Secretary to the President —Buy Defense Stamp.s— SOX KILLED IN HAWAII, MOTHER OETS  WAR .lOB
Japs Launch Anti- Jewish Drive
LO.NDON (.ll'Sl-ln an at- teinpt to please their Nazi al¬ lies, the .l.'ipanesc hiive launch¬ ed a vlnilenl nnti-.lcwish drive in all Nli)i)onose-controlled coun¬ tries. accoiTllns to l)\H. official German news  agency.
The .Tab (;ovcrnment has or¬ dered the expulsion of all .lews from Kobe and Yok.-diama on the grounti that the .lews are liable to commit acts of espionage .tgalnst Japan and ffir the Uni¬ ted States and Groat Hritain, the report states.
The puppet government in .lap.'tnese-cont rolled Manchukuo Is preparing to Introduce all the anti-Semitic laws now prevail¬ ing in the Third Reich while the authorities In Manchukuo have already clo.sed all synagogues in Harbin because they are alleged to lie "nests of Molshevik propa¬ ganda."
Japanese authorities have ar¬ rested all .lewish refugees in Thailand, formerly Siam, and they ai-c being questioned by Nazi agents on their relation¬ ship with the United States, ac¬ cording to DNB. Men, women and children were interned.
—Buy   Defense   Stanipa—
ZiON LODGE PRESIDENT NAMES STANDING COMMITTEE OF 15 TD PROMOTE SALE OF GOVERNMENT SECDRITIES -BEN YENKIN IS CHAIRMAN
With a full measure of ilevolioii ilial llir United States may coiiliniie tci hr a land "of tlie pei)|)lc. by the people, and for the people," Aniefiean .Jewry has enii.sled for the tluratioii. While yotin^ .levv.s were floekiiiK to enlist in the various branches of tlu; service, pledges of all-out sup- jKU-t lo President Uoosevell an<l the nation in^its hxjur of trial have been ixniring in from all .lewish organizations thfoiif,'hout Ihe country.
In pi-osecutlng this war to- wai-d .'t successful conclusion, ZIon Lodge No. 02, B'nal B'rith, has this week launched a De¬ fense Pond program in the local c')mmunlt.v with a definite goal of Jino.lMif) In sales of these gov¬ ernment securities during 1942. Sanford I. Lakin, president, has appointed the following stand¬ ing committee of fifteen mem¬ bers, with Hen Yenkin as chair- m.'m. who will serve for the dura. Hon of the war:
v6te^ ~;=iieZTtoa' to Cdlambna Jewiib Oaiaunnnlty by payioK roar anbserip- tlon now—iS.OO far the year.
Early Deadline!
On D'Tount i}S New Vciirs 1) a >' ni'xt TliiirN<]ii,v, .Inn- I Nt, all news mat I cr and Kocial itcniH must reaoli \hv CHKONH'LR Offke by no Inter than Tiif'Hday noon of next week.
The ro-opcrntion of all orf^anlzatlons as well as In- dlvidualN will be apprerlat- cd by the editorial Rtnff.
OHIO JEWISH CHBONICIiE
IN ELECTION CONTEST MONDAY
In accordance with President Roosevelt's proclamation declar¬ ing New Year's Day a day of prayer, Jacob Krakowltz, presi dent of the Agudath Achlm Con¬ gregation, is this week announc¬ ing that special prayer services will be held at the .Synagogue on next Thursday, Jan. 1st, at 11:00 A. M. Rabbi M. Hirsch¬ sprung and Cantor Ph. Gellman will officiate. A special prayer will be offerefl for the President of the United States and for the men In servicfe. A memorial chant will also be given for the war dead.
A special invitation Is extend¬ ed to the general public as well as lo men In service who are here for the holidays-
The members of the American Legion and Jewish War Veter¬ ans have also been invited to at¬ tend.
—BUj   Defense Bonds—
l'HILADKI..PHIA (JPSl—The patriotism of Mrs. Reba Feld- man, whose son Jack was kill¬ ed In the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, was placed in sharp fo¬ cus here as she attempted to do sometiiing "for the army."
Last year she had accompan led her 18-year-old son to the army recruiting station here. She was back the other day.
"Jack was killed when Japs liombed Pearl Harbor," she told attaches without visible emo¬ tion. "I want to take up where he left off. Surely there is some¬ thing 1 can do for the army." She was given a job in the (luar- termaster's depot.
—Buy  Defense  Bond.s— ASK  rri'KBI  TO CONOrCT I'AI-I'MTINK SyjII'HO.W
KOC'HEHTKU (.1 i'S) —Temper- mental .lose Iturhl has been In vited to Gonducl the I'alestlne Symphony Orchestra next May and June in Jerusalem, he re¬ ported here. Although he gave no definite answer, he said that the Idea appealed to him.
HABRY  8.  GOliDSTEIN
A record turnout is expected at the B'nal R'rlth election next Monday night, Dec 2D, at the Uroad St. Temple, according to Sanford I. Lakin, president of /iion Lodge. The meeting will be in a nature of a big election I)arty and will include a pro¬ gram of entertainment and re¬ freshments throughout tlie eve¬ ning.
.ludglng from the heated con¬ test for the office of Guardian, a post which ultimately leads lo the presidency of the Lodge, a record vote is anticipated. The contestants for this office are llai'ry h*. Goldstein and Hari-y S. Krakoff who have conducted a most ambitious campaign dur¬ ing the past month, will con¬ tinue their efforts up to the last moment, when they will be call ed upon by President Lakin for their lliaal election appeals.
Delegates to the 1842 District
HAKKY S. KKAKOKP
Convention to he held in Akron, O., will al.-io be elected that eve¬ ning. Those running are Trank V. Bayer, I- W. Oarek, Samuel Gurevitz, Isadore Harris, Walter Katz, Sanfoni Lakin, Robert L. Mellman, Hen Neustadt, Harry Schwartz. William Was.sei-strom, Irwin Wolf, Abe A. Wolman and Jack  Wolsti'in.
'I'he officers of the B'nal li'rith uisli to announce that the doors of the Broad St. Tem¬ ple auditorium, 1351 K- Broad St., will open Monday night at 7;(I0 o'clock, in order to accept dues from memhei-s now in ar¬ rears. The same rule which has been [n effect on previous elec¬ tions will again bo enforced this year, namely that "No one will l)e entitled to a ballot who is In arrears in the sum of over $3.00". The meeting will get under way promptly at 8 o'clock. (Continued on Page -i)
Isadore    W-    Giirek
Ham liUper
WnKer Kalz
Ben Z, Neustadt
Bernard   Feltllngor <. a .., .iBon, lolpon . Wg:f Pr0Ral^f--"'
lieonhnl K^tPy'''
Sig Weisskorz
Win.  WnsHcrstrom
Irwin Wolf
Kohert  Wcller
Herman Ijiickoff
Sum Hclilonsky
Ben .'\. Yenkin In accepting the chairmanship of this major B'nal B'rith proj-. ect for the coming year, Mr. Yen¬ kin declared that he considered this a duty and a privilege to aid our government In Its pres¬ ent struggle to preserve the American way of life for our¬ selves and our children. "Vic- lory will only be achieved If every American dedicates his enerKios, his efforts and his vis¬ ion to the service of his coun- irv and to those basic institu¬ tions which will be made more secure by victory", Mr. Yenkin. concluded.
To those in Columbus who are- to be solicited, the B'nal B'rith. committee wishes to assure them. that all purchases of Defense- Bonds will be held In strict con¬ fidence and that no newspaper' publicity will be given unless- desire<l by purchaser. Every member of the committee, when called upon, will gladly handle all <letalls such as filling out application, turning same over to the U. S. Postoffice, etc. These bonds are Issued in denomina¬ tions of .$25, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 (maturity value).
Complete information, includ¬ ing the telephone numbers of meml)ers of the B'nal B'rith De. fense Bond committee, will be announced in next week's issue, of the Chronicle.
MARK  HCHWEII)  KLECTBD HlCAn OP YIDDISH ACTOK'8 I'NION
NKW YORK (J PS)—Mark Schweld, Yiddish acWr and poet, has been elected President of the Yiddish Actor's Unon and Isidore Cashier, actor is the new Vice-President-
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