Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1944-04-07

              JIHRONICLE
^[\\y/~Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \\//\\^
Vol 22,  No.  I.'i
Entered as Second-Clnss Matter. Postofflce   Columbus.. Ohio.
<-OM'.>IBl'H, OHIO, PRUMV, /IPRIL 7, IIMI
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits Prom Everywhere By Phllieas J. Blroii'
Passover Sedoriin Announced By Jewish Welfare Board
STOP, LOOK ANI) OSTEN . .. .
Rjj .lohn L. Splvak'fl new cxposu of  Father Charles  E.  C'ouRhlln. now running in The New Mass- I'.s is 11 lerril^ie .seoop , . It nialtes "Under c:over"  and  "Sabotage" look Illie child's play . . . One of Ihe most   amazing  incidents re- eoiinled hy Sliivak is hl.s conver¬ sation  wlil.h  Ihe  fil.   [{ev.   iVIsgr Kdward J. Ilickey, Chancellor of lhe Detniil Diocese ... In other word.s    .Msgr.    Mickey   didn't express any indignalion against Father  Coughlin's  renewed  un- patriolic arlivitles   . . When con- fronleii wilh Ihe fact tliat Cough¬ lin has said that "we will show you   tlie   Franco   wav",   M.sgr. Ilickey   Ihoughlfully 'i|uotcil   a Latin phra.le . . . IHI) vor HIO.^R IT'.' . . . fia A    corres|)ondenl    who   is   n more     assiduous   radio   iisiener than he reiiorts to us thai on a recent   broadcast of a nalionally hooked-up radio program of the studio - audience - particiimtion (yfie  the  following  Incident  oc curred  .  .  .  A  soldier who had just obliged witll a musical num¬ her wa.s a.sked by tlie master of ceremonies whether he expected to continue with hi.s music when he -would come back trom the .   w?r , . . Whereupon,the soldier tViblUiitly VsBtatea athat -.the ' flr^t :«tljln'g:,i-h"e.'*>plaWne(i' to do f.On Ills ¦ ,, return;was to'"gH yta ot those lousy Jews" , , . That was all our correspondent  heard  —  for  an a'icrt  stu^iio  employe  opened   a switch   at   that   instant,   pulling the entire broadcast off the air . . THK PAVOPF . . . te Another instance of the lack of   even   the   proverbial   honor- among thieves among Ihc .Vazis is cited in a recent i.ssue of the Dutch   underground   paper  0ns Volk,  which  i-eporiK    that    the Nazi  Commander of the Vught concentration cani|) was removed from hi.s jiosl and sent to a Ger¬ man   ccmcentration  camp   .   .   . This   was   not   because   of   his cruelties   to   tho   prlijbners,   liut l)ecau,se he had kept for himself the loot he had stolen from the .lews  in  ills charge,  insiead  of sending it on to his Nazi bosseti, .MOIIK TRl'TH THAN POKTKV S3) The   following   parable   has been curreni for rnany a decade, Iiut it is so approfiriale In these days  of   rising  intolerance   that we feel. inifielleJ to repeat  the version   Leonard   Lyons  recent¬ ly used lo bring home Ihe point that   logical   IhinUing  and   anil- Semitic rabiile-rousing have ab- r     solulely nothing to do with ea<h other  .  .   .  The  story  concerns two stick-up men  who,  prepar¬ ing ,to hold up a store, decided that the street would first have to  he cleai'ed  of ail   people,  so that   their   escape   w<iuidn't   be blocked . , . "I'll get 'em all away from   here", said  the  first  one. "just watch me". , . . Ue mount¬ ed   a. soap  box  and  tinnounced In ringing tones (hat candy was being offered    free    at a  place Ihree    blocks    away  . .  .  With great satisfaction he watchctl the Iieople running to the  locatitm he had mentioned — and then he .saw his fellow liurglar running In the same direction . . . "Where do you think you're going'/" he shouted . . . "if all these people are running there", called back his colleague, without les.sening his  pace  "there musl be some¬ thing lo it" . . . POT-POURKI . . . ^ Very disturbing rumors reach (Continued on Page 8)
Senator Robt. Taft Supports Jewish Commonwealth
.VI<nv VORK (.(P.S) — .Jewish men and women serving wilh Ihc I'niled S.tates fiirces in this country anfl ovcr.seas -were as¬ sured r)f sedorim, wine and mal- 7,oth hy the .lewish Weilare Hoard and communities co-opera¬ ting in its prograin. Army aulh- orities iiave issued orders lo fac- jlilate Ihe preparation of sedor¬ im.' The .Iewish Welfare Boarri announced Ihal to date more Ihan IOO01)0 iKixes nf malzoth. 7,1)00 gallons of wine and 11)0,1100 Passover prayer hooks have been shipped and, are iiwailing distri¬ bution lo Ihe servicemen tmd women through regular Army channels.
A circular lelter issued hy the Army lo unil commanders in North Africa, and ^"haractcristic of letters issued in other areas, reads: "Through the same chan¬ nels Ihtit sulisistence rations are dniwn. a ralion of malzolh may be drawn for every ,lewish man in Ihe Iheater. This unleavened breail has heen iirovided by the ,Iewisli Welfare Board . . . Hag- gadolh . . . are packed in cases, one for each, ration. You may find that a group of your men wish to assemble for a Seder ser¬ vice, if there are no homes to which they may be ihvited, nor a Jewish qhaplain in the imihe- aiate vicinity io conduct a ser¬ vice for them. Please-give such, groups any help' they need in organizing the Seder",
(icncrjiJ Hobsoii Exlpiid.s (h-eetliigs , In a Passover message address¬ ed to the .lewish men in his command Brigadier (Umeral \Vil-. ham 11. Ibib.son commanding Fori llenning, (la., included the' following passage: . "Thousiihds of years before our beloved country was eslab- lishod. yoiu' ancestors in the slave dungeons of Fgypt con¬ ceived a social order and form of political government that were an inspiration to tiie found ing father* of our own Itepuhiic. Aniei-ica is liased on lhe human worth and dignity proclaimed by Moses of olll and recalled and fortified iiy Ihe people of Israel al e\'ery observance of the Pass over I''estiv:il . . We Ill'uy that iietween Ihis I^assover and the Pa.s.sover of llli.') there be estali¬ lislied the basis for a new Pass¬ over whicii wiil commemorate nol merely the deliverance of Israel from an l-^lgypllan bond¬ age, but the deliverance of ail mankind from aii tyranny anil lhe establishment throughout Ihe world of a permaneni and righteous peace".
7'bo ffdlowing letter was writ¬ ten iiy Senator Roherl A. Taft to Mr. l*"rod Yenkin, Presidenl of Iho Zionist District of Colum¬ hus. No doubt, olher.s here have received Ihis letter, liul il being of particular signlfigance al this time, vve feel that il should he intule known to the entire com munity.      It  reads:—
"Dear Mr. Yenkin:
1 \\ish lo acknowledge your receni communication regard¬ ing the resolution introduced hy Senator Wagner and my¬ self on I-V'britar.v first, picdg ing the l'niled Stales C.overn- menl to lake tipiiropriate meas¬ ures to secure the free immi¬ gration of .lews into Palestine so thai that country may uill mately be recoilsiituleil tis a free :uid _ democi-;itic ,lewisli ComnionwetiilM.
I only joined in the intro- duclion of the resolution after a careful sillily of the history and preseni status of the .lew¬ ish national home. 1 am con- vimed that Ihe opening of Pal¬ esiine to immigi'alion is tlie best method availuhle lo deal with the terrible situation con¬ fronting the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The resolution has been der vlayed by ,;the; opposition 'of the - .War: ,¦ Pep^rtmertt,. r .-belie've.' that bpfidsKifon' is "fl ' mistake ' and since the President has now indicated his approval of the general policy of a ,le\Vish national liome, 1 hiijie il may be only tl shorl lime before the objeciion of the military tiuthorifies  is  withdrawn.
1    am   griiteful   lo   yoti   for wriling to mc.
Sincert'ts' yours.
Signed: Roherl Taft"
JEWISH GOMMONWEALTH RESOLUTION GAINS NEW SUPPORT, PRESIDENT ISSUES ANOTHER PALESTINE STATEMENT
Seek Financial Support For Council Of Democracy
Huring tile ptist three weeks, hundreds of memhers of the .lewish conimunily reci'Ived let ters from the Coiumbus Cmiiirii of Democracy, inviting contrilm- tions for tile support of this nr- gtinizalion's program.
According lo Allan Ttirshisli. Chairman of Civil Rights Conv niiltee of the .Iewish Conimunily Council, Ihis .Columliu.s Council has lannclied ,-i most offcnivc puhlic rehitions program, and deserves the coop(.|-,-il ion of ;il| who are interested in Ihe hattle for   the   prescrvtition   of  ilemoe-
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"No   matter   how cnntrilaition,   lie   su Vou'r interest   in the tile Columhus Couni
inijill yonr ' to show projects of I of Den
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AN'ri-HK.MITISM
•NKW VORK—(JPSl —Follow¬ ing the lead of clergymen in Bos¬ ton and New York. 10(1 Prolest- ant ministers in Philadelphia iiave organized a Regional Ac¬ tion Commitlee to smash anii- Seiniti.sni, under the auspices of The Protestant, a monthly nii,iga zine, and its Textbook Comniis. sion lo Eliminate Anti-Semitic Slatemenls in American Text¬ books. Close to -1,000 ministers have sighed the pledge to sup¬ port the Protestant Textbook Commission, accoi'dinglo a .state¬ meiU hy Kenneth Leslie, editor of The Protestant.
Jr. Hadassah To Benefit Thru Sale Of Concert Tickets
Rescuing children in distress htis lieen the aim of .lunior 11a- dassiili for mtmy a year. MoiV tll.tn ever this year is \'oulh Aliyaii deserving of the coojiera- tioii of air. This coming concert si'ason, .lunior }|ada.s.sah will work in conjunclion wilii Columhus Civic Concert Series ami recei\'e credit and financial rewardment.
By mentioning the words .lu¬ nior Hadassah when purchiising a ticket, the organiKation wiil be credited and memhers of ,lunior llailassali wiil be more than hapiiy to lake orders for the coming 10-l-l-!.''i concert series. Ail seats purchased fi-orn Ihisl- Amend, can he of financial tijd lo the grouii, iiy merely men¬ tioning the organiziition's name.
.Mi.ss Helen Cohen, 1037 K. Main St.. is clialrman of lhe project to raise additional fnn<ls for Youlh Aliyah.
Have you donated a pint of blood?   Don't waitl
$l.'>4, (KM) HKNT KOR AID TO OIlTHOnO.X   l\   KIROI'K
NKW VORK I,IPSl The Vaiid Ila'halzalah, Orthodox llescue Committee has sent $l,'il,0(K) for the aid of ralibis, Talmudic slu dents and their families who are now refugees in Russia and In certain European countries where rescue work is possible, it was annoiinced here by the Com mittee' headtiuarters. The Slate tiepartment and the Treasury Department have given clear¬ ance to the funds.
racy". tld\ised   Mr. Tarshish.
Mrs. Morris Receives Clothing Donations For Thrift Shop
\: M^fi^iLeSoy/Mo^risiviifibeglad toredeiv'^ doriatidps of clothing,
anti housewares to be sold at thp Thrift Shop during the week of April 10 to in. when the roun¬ cil of Jewi.sh Women will ho in rhnrgo,
Mr.« Morri.^. os woll as sorvine; iis Thrift Shop chnirTnan for the founril. has hoon ccnoi-nl chair¬ man of Ihe Shop (lurint; tlio pasi year, maliintc an unnsiuil recorrl of profit for ihi^ hcnefii r)f tho f"hitdi'cn'.s  ({()spi(a[.
Mosi wcloomt' aro f)l(l chi'na. old hnons. coslumo jowch-y and clothinf,^ Thoro i>; alnntsl noih- in« which docs not have sonio value lo Thrift Shop patrons. Kilhor hrJni,' youj' niorrlianfliso lo tho Shop lor;ii('d at iho com¬ er of Town and Third Sts . or call Mrs. MoiTis ai K.-\. IS'll ,,r Mrs. Cliostor  Shinharh.   I'lV.  ilCTii.
TICMPIJ-;   SISTKHHOOI) llu ! TO   H(»M)   l»ASS<>\'KK
)KHSKKT  TKA,  APHIL   Illh
Mohihors of tho Ito.si^ K. I.azar us Sisii'rhood will hold a I'jiss- over Hossert Tua on next 'Tues¬ day, April llth. at 1 :i() Ouosi speaker for the urcasioii will he Mrs, Uoy .1. Slono who .will pro- sent a hook review on "The Queen Was In The Kitchen", hy I>aphne McVioker. The author, a Colunibus woman, depicts her personal experiences with lhe st'fvaiU prohlern, and delight- fuWy ii'eaves various epi.sode.s of aniusenu-ni. She has wriiten se\er'al niaKazine articles, hut (Ids is hei' first liook.
All members aro cordially in¬ vited to atlend 'I'uesday's moot- ing in lhe itrydun Koud Temple Vestry.
W.-\SHIN(;T0\ (.IPS) .-As the ^hn•ch Ml.Cit deadline passed with tho I'alostino White i'aiier fioing
formally into ftUI effecl. ('onR- res.'-aonal opinion in favor of lhe .h'wish Commonwealth re^^olii- li<in.. nnce doferrorl. j^jnned ground; lhe l'niled Stnu-s Sen- ;il<' devoted an hour lo speeches lashini^ out/-;d the While Paper discrindnations. 1 HOO educators peljlioned.the Cnited Slates <;ov- oi-nnient to ititorecdo "in behalf of lhe .lewish people", and I'ro.si- rlent Koosevell declared a( a press <'onference thai the mili¬ tary b;M" to the iniplenienlation of tho.h'wish National Homeland was only Umiporjiry.
IteplyinK to queries as to Ihe com [ta(abilily betuet.-n hi.^-; own slatement that tho Cnited Stales never approved the White I'aper ,nid Chief of Staff Ccmeral Ceo- ru'e C Marshall's opposition to IJK' .Iewish Commonwealth .reso- luliim. lhe President riecl-ared lliat there was no Coidradlction. Tlie milhary bar. although sur- ious. is (tf a temporary nature, ho declared, while the Palestine question as a whole is a civil¬ ian one to he worked oul with the peace.
IIADIO TI.MK ClIANXJKl)
The radio program called "Tid Hits from Everywhere" by Al¬ lun Tarshish which formerly way schedule<l for Thursday, al 11:45 a. n^., has been changed to Mon¬ days at -1:15 p .m., over WHKC.
—Bay  War Bonds
forced his '1assurari'ce'?expW '^^'n
through Rabbif) Silver and Wise and practically overruled the op- po.sition of General Marshall and the Stale, War and Navy l.')e- jiarimenls to the Jewish Com¬ monwealth   res()luli()n.
Leading off a Senate doliate ' on Palestine thai lasted well o\er an hour. Kenaior Ilennett Champ Clark, hemocrat of Mi.s- souri. declared thai "inasmuch as the President is liie comman¬ der in chief of the Army and Xavy of the l'niled Stales as w(dl as head of ciur difWomatic- service, il .seems to me Ihat the staiement of the Presidenl (at pYvs^ conference) necessarily stqiersedes and transcends the ¦ slatemenls of other Aniericnii. officials no matlor how imporl¬ anl ihey may he. '
Senator lOdwin C. .lohnson. Democrat of Colorado, charged that ¦¦Hitler killed off more .lewH a day - every day than llie Man^alory Ctivernment has pormilted to find refuge in Pal¬ estine in a yoar". Senator Clark recalling that •paleslino's con- frd)Uti.in lo (he Allied, cause ha^^ luM'u and is. a maunif'lcienl (W)n- liihution", declared lliat because of (he White Paper "(he self- respect of all of us has heen chal¬ lenged and the self-respecl of our CJovennnent is eciiially a! stake". Anolher spea' er in lhe course of the debate ¦ 'as Senator Slyles Hridges, Itej,uhlican of New Hampshire, and pro-Jewish Com- monweailh sentiments were also \i)iced l)y Senators llenrik Ship- stead of Minnesola and Homer T   Pone of Washington
ProfoNKors iVtllion President Cifteen hundred American university professors lent their support U) the .lewiyh Common¬ wealth resolution by pelilicming the President "to use the in¬ fluence ami power" of his offiee "to the end thai the doors oi Pal¬ estine shall he opened for free entry of Jews into, that country, and that there shall he full op¬ portunity for colonization, so thai the Jewish people may ulll- (Continued on Page 8)