Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1943-10-22

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^IWyy   Serving Colmnbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \JP^
Vol. 21, ^o, 44
Enlered as Secnnd-Cinas Motter, Postofflce   Columbus.,  Ohio.
COLUMBUH, OHIO, FIUPAV, OCTOBEK 22, IIM.1
Devoted to Am«r1eaii and Jawlah Idoali
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From ETcr]rTVhere By I>hineas J. BIron
USTEN HERB . . .
fe Emirs  FeLsal  and   Khalld  ot Saudi Arabia, son.s of Klnt Ibn Saud, who are now in thl.« couii try, have been brought over by the high-powered public-.relations flepartmqnt of the Saucil-Amerl- can oil combine . . . Representa tlve Sol Bloom, however, got the brilliant  Itiea  that a  conference should be arranged between the Arabian princes ami '/ionist Rep¬ resentatives  .  .  .  Tho     Zionists wisely refused  . . . That Pale.s¬ tlne spread In Life Magazine Is a direct result of the genuine de¬ sire of Life editors to play fair on the Arab- .lewish Issue .  . For  Us  publication  orchids  are due  an  ex-editor  in   the  Anglo- Jewish field, who. however, pre fers to remain unnamed . . . The American .Jewish  Conference  is meeting with stormy weaDier . . The leaders don't know whether to bury It or give it front rank . . . Habbi Ahha H. Silver is pre¬ paring'a blitz campaign for the ZlonLst Emergency Cnmrnittee . Since  his  Inductitin  as co-chair¬ man things have begun to hap¬ pen .
YOU shiOuijIj know . . .
1^ Attention, Department of .lus tice; .Dr. Enrlciue Cervantes whom Alan Cha.se. author o "Faiange", has branded as a, F'al angist, is an avowed anti-Semite. . . . Right now he's trying to get ' into ttie American Army by way ? or'-aSraidflir d^pottatlon .'. . In. cidentally, despite rave reviews and Walter Wlnchell's boosting of the book, the publishers have decided not to push "Falange'" ._ . . High pressure from clerical and Fascist tjuarters is the rea¬ son, we're told . . . Despite this, many people have been saying that Chase ought to get a medal for having written his expose . So now he has one — a decora¬ tion bestowed upon him by the Republic of Cuba . . . Major Hor¬ ace E. Dodge, Jr., the motor mag¬ nate whose wife is suing for separation on the grounds that he is pro-Nazi, is, according to hi.s own boasts, a financial con¬ tributor to Gerald K. Smith, the notorious ijro-Kascist and anti- Semite .
TRANH-ATI.ANTK' ... (Sj Few people "realize it. but il is none the less true that the French National Committee, nnu headed by (Jencial de Caulle. has ignored pleas to reinstate the Cremieux laws in Algiers . V\'e wonder why. since De Caulle attacked Giraud for abrogating the decree . . . Tbe Nazis, says Harry Hershfleld. will hold Par¬ is lo the lliller end -- so that Hitler will be able In come there and say to Napoleon: ".Move over!" . . .Needless lo say. the current antl-.lewish canipaign go- , ing on In Ueiunark has ihe oppo¬ sition of the rest of tbe Danish peoiJlo anil tlicir king . . ll is reported that shoriiy before the institution of the haish Gestapo measures against the Jews some Nazi officials told King Christian that the simiiiest thing wuiild l>e for him lo |)ul Ihe Nuremberg laws in effect in his country . , Whereupon Ihat C.lu-istian King retorted: "That would be entirely unconstitutional . . My official title is 'King of all tlie Danes," . . SIDELt<JHT . . . fe Sidelight on life In Pans un¬ der the Nazis, as recounted by Etta Kahn Shiber in her "Pai-ls Underground"; When a fair Parisienne finds herself annoyed (Continued on Page 8)
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BY LOCAL ZIONISTS GAINS MOMENTUM
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Every indication points to most successful drive for .WO new members in the Zionist Or¬ ganization of America in the Co- lumbu.s area, wa.s voiced this week by Leonard Kohn. chair¬ man of the Columbus Zionist Di.s-
Over 200 Enrolled As Patrons, Donors Of Hadassah
WASHINGTON LEGISUTIVE C/iMPAIGN AGAINST BRITISH WHITE PAPER STARTED
trlct's membership campaign. Through the splendid efforts of Leonard Manekln, Slg Weiss¬ kerz, Ben Orqssman .and..Jaclc Shef, bVer ^50 irienitiers have already been enrolled in this commtinlty, aiid while the drive will still be in progre.ss until every Jew here is contacted, an effort will be rriade to enlist memberships In neighboring towns within a 50 mile radius.
Those who have volunteered in this latter undertaking are Jack Sher, Who did an outstand¬ ing job last year in out-of-town ctmtacts, Herman Luckoff. Hoy Stone and Abe Seff.
Xunibers Kssentlal
In a recent statement by Dr.
Close to two hundred persons have already been enrolled as patrons or donors lo the forth¬ coming 15th annual Hada.ssah Donor Dinner to be held Suntlay. Dec. 12, at the Neil House, ac¬ cording to announcement by the committee.
Proceeds from the dinner will aid In the support of three im¬ portant activities: Youth Aliyah with its record of transporting and rehabilitating lo.lion Kuro- pean children into the life of Paiestinti in tbe past ten years; Palestine Supplies which includ¬ es hospital supi)lies. drugs.X-ray tubes, fond orders, linens and clothing; and The Hadas.sah Medical Organization represent¬ ing 'M) .vears t)f health wiirk which centers arntmd Ihe Itoth- schild Hadassah University hos¬ pital and Ihe Henrictia Szoli) School of \ursing.
Since l!i:i!l Hadassah h.-is tic- cepted Ihe. addltion.-d responsi¬ bility of cooperation with the Medical Military i-'orcesstalioned In Palestine and the Sear Kast, It is tbe tmi.v arcii with a clean- bill of health for troop move- ments and .soldier furloughs.
Those from Cokimbus who. have already endorsed the above program by becoming donors will be announced in next week's issue of the Chronicle.
WA.sHi\r;TO\ (JPS) — Dr
Abba Hillel Silver, newly-elected chairman of the Executive Com¬ mittee of the A/nerican Zionist Emergency Council, has already made his" presence in Wtishing- ton felt as. assuming politictd leaflership of the Zionist mt)\c- ment. he launched the campa.ign against the llritish White Paper which A\'ould bar .lewish immi- grtition into Palestine in .-\pril. 10-11.
In a serit^s of interviews with loiiding governtnent jicrsnnuii- tles. Dr, Silver is understond in have einpluisized the deierniin;i- tion of American .lews to right the While Paper as a ste|> offen¬ sive to Ihe lionor and securii,\- of Jews throtighout tile world anti not only because it is in vioititiiln of tile lialfotir Declaration ;niii tbe Pale.sline .M.-mdate. .-\niong a variety of activities in whicli Dr. Silver engaged du)-inu ins I'isits bore was a pr<,'ss ccifer ence ;ii which leading Wasliiiig- ton llevvsp;i])ernH'n baninii-l'cd awtty tit the Zionist leader with many ciucstiuns which wci-e ans¬ wered   so   efrectivcly   that   tlu'
vetertin  reporters  mafle  special note of the circuinstance.
Spokesmen for tbe American Zionist Emergency Council indi¬ cated that Dr. Silver intends to spenil a great deal of lime in \Viishington as well'as in New \oyk in carrying out his resjion- sibilities in the Emergency C'ouncil.
.^ delegiitlon r{.*brcsent ing Ihe C'niincii visited Sir Konjdd Campbell, the llritish Minister. lo protest tigaitist the manner In \\hich the Palestine tiovctnnicnt h;ul tiirniMl the .irnis running trial inU> an ;Utack upon Ihe Yishuv anti the devotion of .lewry to tbe L'niled .Nations war effort. Tbe lieic.gatiini consist¬ ed of Dr Israel Goldslein. .Mrs. Rose Ihdiirin iuid Ibiyini Green¬ berg, Dr, Goldslein. spokesman for the delegtllion. sounded a N'igorons iirolost and stressed .that the .lewish people would not be deterred in Iheir cam|),iigii for the abandonment of the U'liile Paiier because of Ihe tai'- tics of presstn-e used hy the Palestine Government to'smear"' the lews of Palestine,
COUNTY WAR CHEST DRIVE BEGINS MONDAY
Assn. For Jewish Education To Meet Here Nov. 27-28
LKO VASHENOKK ilKCO.MKS lAVK   ZIONIST   JiraiBKU
The Zionist Organlzullun of .-\nu'rlca announces that Leo Yassenoff, 24m Kalr Ave., this past u-eeli liecame a mvniUer of Ihc Zionist. Organi/Jilloii for life. Mr. Vassenoff, In c(>in. Mlon wltll other ni'cHiliers of the Ameri<-an Jewish Coin, niunlty, reall7.<-(l that the hope. lesNlieMS of Ilie .(ewlsli situa¬ tion In Kuioi>e (leiiiandH that a haven of refuge be iii-ovlded in Palesllue for thousands of o n 1- r or e 1 1 g I o n i s I s — and that Zionism and Palesllne Is Ihe only |Misllive pnigiiini of assuring these di's. lilule people Ihe opportunity of rebuilding Ihelr shaiured lives.
"The East Central Region of the American A.ssoclatlon for Jewish Education of which Dr, E, J. Gordon is Regional Presi¬ dent, will meet in Columbus on November 27-2,S, at the Seneca Hotel, it was announce w^.ek.
Those interested are invite to attenil the sessions which will be addre.s.sed by nationally known Educators such tis Prof. Mortice Kallen. of Columbiu I'ni- versity; .Mr, Mark l-"isner. Na¬ tional" Presiilent; Dr, I, S, Chill- kin, Executive SecreUiry; Dr Azriel Eisenberg.of CIvveliuid. and others.
On Saturday night, there will be tl ronnil laiile on "What shall we leach our children"'. On Sun¬ day Prof- Kallen will speak on tbe -lewish Community and .lew¬ ish Education of the Americ.ui Jew. Other interesting sessions will follow during anti after Ihe Sunday luncheon.
Mora details are  to be given
It's to be a big night in Colum¬ bus Monday night, Oct. 25th. The Franklin Co.unty War Chest" drive for $1,487,000 will open with. musiCi speaking, and pag¬ eantry. High St. stores will have window displays depicting various phases of tho work in behalf of humanity which is done with War Chest dollars.
The Il.'iOO volunteers who con¬ stitute the tirm.v of campaigners wlirattend a meeting in Memor¬ ial Hall at 1:V> p. m, .Miss l.i-e Ya-cbing of China, one of the countries whicli Ihe War ("best aiils .will be Ihe lirincipal speak¬ er, Tbe first Chinese wcinian in receiie a pilot license in thtlt country. Miss Lee did relief and bos|iital work in Shanghai fol¬ lowing .htiian's tiggressi on against her coiiniry. W li e n Shanghai fell, she managed lo escaiie at night on a IkkiI ,i:oing to Hongkong. Then she uelil lo Ctinton. am! c(Milinucil lier medical  tind   relief   work   ihe'-e
Sharing the platform with Miss Lee will be soldiers from JFletcher General Hospital,. Cait- bridge, O. A. lii: filler, "Tsresi? "" dent of the War Chest, and Her¬ bert N. Lape, Sr., campaign chairman, will also speak briefly.
West High School band will play at Memorial Hall. Later, representatives of the 21 ntitional and the l'.5K local agencies in the War Clicst will take part in a colorful luigeant op the west steps of the Stale - House, and ("olumhus Hoy Clmir and Co¬ lumbus Kedcration of Musicians band wiil furnish music.
The .Niitiouai War Fund ram- li.iign is part of Ihe Frtinkliii ("oiiniy War ("best, the sum of rjT.^.nni'i of the million and.a li;ilf goal being for the IT war iigcn- cies in the Nalional War luiid-
The workers will iiiaki- rep.oTt.s' al   Ilie   Soullicni   Hold.   Ocl,   L'7.
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Israel Goldstein. Presiilent of the Zionist Organization of .\nierica. on the far reaching ef¬ fect of increa.sed membership in the Zionist movement, be .said; ¦¦It is being repeatedly iiolnied out that in preparatlim of the Zionist claims Ui be presented to the International tribunal which will order the post-war world, our credentials svlll rest in no small degree upon the size ot our Zionist membership. This Is an argument which can¬ not be repealed too often or loo emphatically.
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LOCAL <;IUI, TO   I.KAVl
i.'OK o\'i-;hsi.;as di'ty
Miss Donna I!. Gitlin, daiigbter of Mrs. liessle Gltlln. 77,M Car penter St.. has been accepted by the American Red Cross for over seas duty as Secretary to Task Force. She will report lo W.-isli ington. D. C, on October 2,1 for lirelimlnary training at ibc American   Cniversiiy,
Mi.ss Gitlin, a graduate of I'es;- ley School and Office Trainiire School, has been associated with the United Stales Deparimeni of Labor in Washington, D. C, and Cleveland, O. I<^ir the past three years she has been Office Man¬ ager of the Columbus Office of the Wage and Hour Division of that Department.
I —Buy Wnr Bonds—
BROAD ST. TEMPLE INSTALLATION BANQUET
Louis Schleziiiger
The Tll'crelh Israel SisO-rbncid will sponsor the annual Congre¬ gation Simcbas Torah Hanquet this Sunday. (Jet. 2 1. al li p, m .
WiUlinn  Wasserslroni
in   Ihe Sociiil   Hall  of  Ihe   Fast
Hroad St, Ti-mple     \i thai linie
Rabbi   N:itlian   Zelizer   will   in-
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