Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1942-06-19

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s and Central Ohio Jewish
Vol. 21,  No. 2,r,
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COM'MBCH, OHIO,  FR1I>AV. JI'NK   l!»,  1»42
Strictly Confidential
Tldblta Fmm Everywhere B.v  Phlneas .1.  Blron
.(BWISH  NKWH
(^ At  the dinner given   (o  Pr Chaim Weizmann at Ihc Waldorf- Astoria- which was atlended hv 2100 people, thanks to the mar¬ velous    management    of Meyer Weisgal — the president of the World Zionisi Organization made the poorest .<;peech of his career ... He was probably too deeply moved — so moved that he for¬ got I.O mention the .fewish army ¦ . . Jacob Fishman. columnist of the .Jewish     -Morning    .lotirnal, Morris   Weinberg,   publisher   of The Day, and l.saac Carmel. the indefatigable Zionist worker, arc giving a lot of time and lahor to the  project  of  publishing  '"The Life of Max   Nordau."     hy the widow and daughter of ihal great Zionist leader ... A portrait of Carmel's daughter, the late Mrs. Rae C.  Bader, will  hang in the Rezalel   Mu.<;eum   at   Jeru.salem after the war . . . The picture is lieing donated by il.s painter, the well-known artist Jacques Zuck¬ er,  who  years  ago  studied   his craft al the Bezalel School . . . WAR ECHOES
te The Department of Psycholo¬ gical Warfare in Washington Is doing a fine Job short-waving speeches by Americans of Ger¬ man origin, calling on their brothers in the Reich to stop ¦waiting to be bombed to heil for Hitler's sake . . . We're interest.
nei-ntfd    t„    Amerir.n «iid    Je»l,h    Ideal.
United Jewish^FnmTwwrti^
|^?M»«clLjity-Wide Canvass
'In B Pocket Book edition, that this -American   soldier   believes the reason  for the  removal of Leslie   Hore-Belisha    from   the British  War  Ministry  a  couple of years ago was "that his per¬ sonality  was  obnoxious  to  cer¬ tain cabinet members" . . . That was   before   Churchill   became head of Ihe British Government, of cour.'ie . . . We point this out because we're sure Mr. Churchill would never have permitted anti- Semitic leanings among hi.s cab¬ inet lo gain the upper hand in this way . . . Robert Best, turn¬ coat Journalist now gabbing for the  GoehheI.<i  short-wave  broad¬ casts, is making speeches against the Jews these days for Ameri¬ can consumption ... He doesn't mention it, but Dorolhy Thomp¬ son, who knew him when he was still  an  American,  reveals  that years  ago, in  Vienna, the man who  helped him out of    many a difficult spot was a Jew . . YOL' SHOl'I-lJ KNOW 1^ We never did approve of Ihe nose-straightening oiierations in which some of our Hillile-faced brethren  indulge, and  now   we have    the    clinching    argumenl against this praclite . . . Addled Adolf,    it seeni.-^. ha.s u.sed   Ilii> way of improving on nal me . . So declares Fretleritk C. Oechs ner. United i'res.s corresixindenl just back from J:^u("ope . . . Hit ler's plastic surgeo' was under taken "to give his nose a moj-e heroic mould."  the reiKH-ter de¬ clares ...  In Hulland. il i.s  re¬ vealed, the  new   regulations  re¬ quiring Jews to wear yellow Mo¬ gen David insignia are providing the Christian .Netherlanders wilh a new way of getting Ihe goats ot the Nazis . . . The Christians, umi. have taken to wearing the yel¬ low  Bix-potnled    stars    —    hut when   the   Gestajic)   cop   comes over to tell ihem to keep oul of public places proh]bile<l by Jews. they simply point out that their stars carry  ihe  legend   "Dutch¬ man" Instead of "Jew"    . . (Continued on Page Elghtl
Dr. Weizmann Honored For 30 Years Of Zionist Leadership
NKW VORK (WN.S) —I'rcsi- ilent Roosevelt. Hrilish Amiia (ior I.Di'd Halifax. Wendell I,. \V'inkJe. GoN-ernor I,ehman. Doro¬ thy Thomp-son and s("orcs of dig¬ nitaries of the llniietl Nations joined in pa.ving tribute this week to Dr. Chaim Weizmann. prcsideni nf the World Zionist OrganizaUon. on the occasion of the 2-'ilh anniversary of the Hal¬ four Declaration and the .'loth annivcrsar.v of the ascendancy of Dr. Weizmann to Zionist leader¬ ship.
More than 2,00(1 persons, .lew."- and Gentiles, attended a lesli¬ monial dinner in honor of the World Zionist leader at the Wal¬ dorf-Astoria Hole! here. From the Vv'hite Hou.se, President Roosevelt sent "personal greet¬ ings" and an expression of "my high appreciation of Dr. Welz¬ mann's scientific and humani¬ tarian  achievements."
Lord Halifax, British Ambas¬ sador to the U. S., in a message read by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, de¬ clared: "As one ot the world's outstanding chemlata; 'he has In
vice -to: His MBJestyS! Oovorn- tneiit: and - to" lii^ "Coiiritiy' lii a cause which Is the cause of all free men. As leader of the Jew¬ ish people for a quarter of a century and more he has shown qualities of skill and statesman¬ ship with a broad and tolerant outlook that Is all too sorely needed in the world just now." A Jewish Homeland In his address, Dr. Weizmann expressed the belief that "a Jew¬ ish Homeland in Palestine" wiil inevitably result from the vic¬ tory of the democratic nations. He told the huge gathering that he was "unshakably convinced that all roads lo the .solution of the Jewish problem inescapably lead 10 the Jewi.sh Homeland on tho shores of the Mediterran¬ ean-" Stressing the need for Pales- .Conlinued on Page Eight)
Receive Honors At Ohio State
Harold I':<'k('rt. driimnlir critic of the Ohio .S'l.'ue .lournal. an nounted in his column last .Sat- urtla.v of tho cie\"en Ohio ?rtalc l'nivcrHit,\" siufionts. seniors and graduating seniors, htmored for their work in aiding rlexekip- mont of the ihcaior on the camp¬ us. .Miss Alone Hay Taussig, di¬ roctor of Iho lasl drama studio Iiresontatiitn. "Fire", is the onlv .lowish student  soloctcd
Miss Tiuissig. who is the daughler of Mr. and Mrs. Max Taussig. Lilt E. Broad .St. will grtuiuatc in August. She is a member of Sigma Delia Tau sorority- Strollers, Browning. Drama Ruulio. and the Hillel Foundatitm.
Among others who achieved recognition, graduating c u m laude. was .Stanley B. Schwartz. Jr.. .son of .Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schwartz, 2.3-1 S- Cassady Ave.
Sisterhood Frolic To Have Attractions Galore Tuesday
This year the Summer-time Frolic of the Rose B. Lazarus Sisterhotid offers nejy,ajid expltr.
Ten (lays aj/o IIk- rnitcl .Jewish Fund Campaign of "-¦\II-f)u(" ;ii(l and sacrifice vva.s i.iunehed here al a nneet- inf,' of some 2(1(1 ("onlrihutors to this yearly effort. That evenint^ about Tr, percent of the goal for this year was re¬ ported. From a elo.se ehetk-up of (he .sub.seriplion cards turned in. a large number of inero.i.ses over last year were revealed and were intieed "neodiii.tjing lo the leaders of this year's drive.
The meeting of the .Men's oamiiaign committee workers on Thursday, .lune 11. Ihe Women's Croii|) on Wednesday, .lune l()(h. and the .Iiinioi" flivision, last Tuesday evening, .June 1(1. now compose Ihe army nf merry which this w(;ek has begun a ean\?.ss of every .lew in our city with a deter- niinati.m to reach the I'.l42 .goal. These men. women, and tho youth of our rommunily have been arminl-with the facts and'sharp reminders to leluetant givers Ihat they should be thankful that it is money alone that is being asked. That our own ((esliny and future, and our own freedom and hap- pine.ss are not isolated from the fate of our pcopic overseas has been stressed.
Army, Seeking IViore Chaplains, Revises Regulations
M'ASHINOTON (JPS) —In nr der lo facilitate the appointment of additional chaplains lo pro¬ vide religious guidance for sol¬ diers of all faiths In the growing American Army, tbe Corps of Chaplains haa revised regula-! tions, the War Department an nounced here. .1, ,.Tho?e ismeeting, i.jflie..,.quaUf Ica-
actlve' sei^lce'as needed: ¦ A'eaiii didate muse be a citizen of the
Rabbi Gup On 'Church Of The Air' Program Sunday at 2:30 P. M.
HjhfJi riamuel M. Gup will be tlie speaker on ihi' Church of lUe Air Program, this Sunday, Juno '21. ai 2;:J0 P. M.. over Sta¬ tion WBNS. This will hf the last lime Hahbi Gup will partici pate in this program this season. Heginning June 21, ihe program will l>e discontinued over the summer months tami is to he re vivc<l in the Fall.
This Church uf the Air .seiic.'- was created hy Dr. iM. H- I.ich- litcr and Kal)bi (hip. In consul¬ tation with the management oi Ihe Station, for (he purpose of serving the larger religious need.s of the community. The rn6ny letters and cards whith have heen received by the Sta¬ tion testify to the sense of appre¬ ciation of Catholic, Protestant and Jew for the opiK)rtunity to experience this weekly religious period. The program has sirengihened the kinship which peoples of all denominations feel ai fellow-worshippers.
Club hei)^ Tuesday evejilnfir* June
23, from 7:30 to 32 o'clock, this aiaaie must be a citizen of the affair will mark the first major United States or a citizen of a effort of the group under the co-beJMgerent or friendly coun- leadershlp of its new president, trV- He must have reached his Mrs. Jack Resler. twenty-fourth and not passed hfs
fiftieth birthday.
The candidates must have "ac¬ ceptable ercleniasticral indorse¬ ment from the respective church body or its officially designated representative," the War Depart ment announced, and referred ".lewish Rabbis" lo the "Chair man Commiltee on Army and Navy Religious Activities, Jew ish Welfare Boar<l."
Mrs. Jack Resler.
Adult games will be held on the second floor of the dub house. There will be Bingo from 7:30 to 8:30, and other amuse¬ ments later. Weather permit¬ ting, dancing ha.s been arranged outdoors, and refreshments will be .served in the garden. Palm reading by an expert fortune tel¬ ler will l)e an added attraction. Also a  cake Iwoth  and  general
store with grand prizes for the	
lucky  winners will l>e featured.   lnHno  7iihor Ul/ill
Memhers of the Hoard, aided {"^y^ ^"^.^f *""". by Sisterhood and temple mem- AcJclreSS CltlZenSilip' ix?rs, have Iefl no stone unturned p|«cc ThiircHaw to make this affair an ouUland- ^'dbSi I MUI 5>Udy ing success. Conjmlttee chair men are: Fortune telling. Mrs Joseph Prince, a.ssisled by Mrs, Hen Lurie and Mrs. William Schiff; Games. Mrs. Allen Gun dersheimer; Fiingo, Mrs. Gus K, Howman. Mrs. Troy Feibel; Danc¬ ing. Mrs. Morton Gumble. Mrs. Allan Meyer; Cakes. Mrs. Jacob Luft; Counti-y (;eneral Store. Mrs. LeRoy Morris. Mrs. Joseph Engelm^in. Mrs. .S-.-im Herman. Mrs. Morris has asked 'hat any donadoas for the Coujitry Store be brought either to a member of her Lommitteo or to Mrs. Jack Uesler in onler to save wear and  tear on automobile tires.
Thi.-. Frolic will take the place of the customary Sisterho<i(l Va¬ cation L)ay anti will bring to¬ gether the Sisierhooti arul Tem- l>lc menilH-Ms, their families und rriciul.-.
(hiiirman's KfjitPin<>nt
In an appeal to every .lewish man. woman and child in Co¬ lumhus. to realize and meet their obligation.'^ willingly and generou.ily, Robert W. Schiff, cbairman of 1042 United Jewish Fund Campaign, has this week issued the following statement on the present emergency:—
"Swift and dramatic have been the events which have shifted the nerve center of the struggle for world freedom, to the United States. AmerlcQ'^ entry Into the ¦warhasr,^6lght^n^;pujfi,iiBi^^^^
'lioB ev'ok&3i:M¥an'^'ikMeMa^ *a% '^ flamlnff    resolve to fl^ht, glv9- and   sacrifice   without   limit  to safeguard and preserve the demo¬ cratic way of life.
The responsibility of Ameri¬ can Jewo' fn this war crisis is clearly   defined   in   outlines   of
.VKW W.AKBIIU; (ilFTH
.\K\V VOKK (JPSI—Mr.-^. Felix M, Warburg ami her children have [ire.-^entcd three valuable painting:-; and three drawings lo (he Metropolitan Museum of An in memory of Mr, Warburg, Mu- -seum officials announced. The new gifts enrich a large collec¬ tion of prints given to tbe Mu¬ seum layi year.
Judge Lytle Zuber wilt ad¬ dress the citizenship graduation classes, sponsored l)y the Cotm¬ cil of Jewish Women at the Schonthal Center, next Thurs¬ day evening, .lune 2ri, at H o'clock.
The exercises, honoring the new citizens, arc open to all Council meml>ers and their friends. 'fhe graduation ntaii.s the culmination of a course of study in the regular classes spon-sored by (he Council and the Columbus Hoard of Fdura (ion. Mr. If. AI. Appieinan. a member of the Hoani of Kduca- tion. wiii |)resenl the liploinas to the mombers of ihc gradL.il- ing cias.^. A lovely musical pro¬ gram will be iH-e.sunied by Mi.'-. K\clyn Levin, concert pianist and a s<K'ial hour will follow,
Tlic committee in charge ure .vlis. Daniel C'ohen, Mrs. L, L. Praver, Mrs. Milton Stauo, Mrs. Louis Mark, and Mrs. David Gold- smiih. ilostesses for the eve¬ ning will include the following; Mesdames Mcvyer Hoffman, Wil¬ liam Sc))iff. K. J. {Gordon, Ro\> ert Levy. Simon Lazaiiis, Rol>- erl BJashek, Frank Bentley, M. Felnknopf, Arthur Isaacs, 0. Stone, Roy Stone and Harry Goldberg.
Communities "Over Top" In Spring Drives
NKW YORK (JPS)—Numer¬ ous communities raising fvnda for the United Jewi.sh Appeal have gone "over the t.op". ac¬ cording to a press release of the I'. J. A., which rai.ses funds for the United Palestine Appeal, Joint Distribution Committee and > National  Refugee Service,
The largest individual increa.W was registered by Newark's L'ni- ted Jewish Appeal, which rai.sed $100,000 as compare<l with $250,- 000 in lOll. Jocl Gross is Chair¬ man. Detroit, under the chair¬ manship of Fred Butzel, had 22,- 1)00 contributors who gave $HH5,- 000 this year as against .^Hitn.OOO lOll.
lM)Id headline type. Wc must, of course, fulfill our .share of (he war effort in every sphere of na- tiiMia! endeaxor with inten.se de- volion and singleness of purpo.se. hut we mu.st not overlfHtk nor ignore ihe words of admonition pronounced hy President Konse- vclt, tnal ihe l)aille for democ¬ racy is Itemg i-arried on on a rar-flung, world-wide fronl ami thai Ihi.i situation intertwines our struggle and our hopes of victory wilh the fate of men everywhere seeking to resist ami overcome Nazi. Fascist und Mili¬ taristic  aggression  ajid  attack.
"in this sense the United Jew- ibh Appeal for Refugees, Over¬ seas news and Palestine takes on the aspect of an  instrument
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