Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1940-09-13

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JWRONICLE
l]f\V/~Serving Columbus and Centr^ Ohio Jeivish C:k)mmiinitY ^AlK
Vol. 10 No. 87
COLUMBUS,  OHIO,  FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER  13,   1940
DavateA to Amevlsaa aad Jewish Ideals
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By PmNBAS J. BIRON
FROM FOREIGN PARTS
If Nazi bombers feel that they must do some damage In London, why don't they coh'- contrate on 93 Chancery Lane, W. C. 2, the home of the mili¬ tant "Christian Patriots," who pubUsh anti-Semitic literature for distribution throughout the colonies of the British Empire? .'. - Good news for the kiddles Is the rumor that the Nazi occu¬ pation of Norway will cause a considerable shortage ot Cod Liver "oil this season ¦ . - The Berliner Illustrlerte Zeltung has pubUshed an elaborate illus¬ trated supplement, printed on excellent paper In fair EngUsh, for U. S. consumption . . . The pictures in that Issue—which, Incidentally reach a new high in technical achievement—are designed to prove that the Ger¬ mans are the world's most fear¬ less fighters and make the most gentlemanly army of occupa¬ tion of conquered lands in his¬ tory . . . 'The.iUness of PInchas Rutenberg, which forced him to resign as the head of the Jewish National Council in Pal estlne, comes at a piost inoppor¬ tune moment . . . He Is one of thd^fetVr.persondUties in the Jewish.IHptneland who. coUia achlev^ i uiUty, s among (jiiik ¦', too . »n«»tfePcyiM?!MJia!^!#}r"'" '
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Unique Shop Will Hold Formal Opening Sunday, September 22
The "571" Shop, a bake and craft shop, sponsored by the Co¬ lumbus Co-ordinating Commit¬ tee, will open Its doors to the public at a reception on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the new shop's loca¬ tion, 571 E. -Rich St.
Patterened after one of the most unique and successful ven¬ tures of Its kind, the Cincinnati Bake Shop conducted In that city by the United Jewish So¬ cial Agencies for the aid of in¬ digent persons, the project here gives employment to more than a score of women who during the past three months have been ln'.enslvely trained by profes¬ sional home economists in the finest traditions of home bak¬ ing and sewing.
Beginning, modestly with the perfection of one or two special ties which have passed rigid tests for high quaUty and good¬ ness before being offered for sale, the executive committee headed by Mrs. E. J. Gordon expects to add new products and services such as catering as the business develops.
It is to be a non-profit, co¬ operative venture, the proceeds from which wlU be used to give employment to as many persons as can be absorbed, and for this reason it is to be hoped that the public;, rSsporise .will be.ehthus-' '" 'tlOLancligen^UsijyiS: '¦ '"'¦''"
Torah Presentation At Agudath Achim Sunday At 2:30 P.M.
Special ceremonies will be conducted this Sunday, Sept. ISth, at 2:30 p. m., at the Agu¬ dath Achim Synagogue In hon¬ or of the gift of a Sefar Torah (Holy Scrolls) by Morris Bloom, life long member of the Congre¬ gation. The ceremonies will be under- the direction of Rabbi M. Hirschsprung, who together with attorney I. W. Garek will deliver the main addresses. Ap¬ propriate vocal selections will be rendered by Cantor P. H. Gellman.
The presentation of Holy Scrolls is always a most impres¬ sive event in the synagogue as It reaffirms our faith in the Torah which has preserved the Jew throuout the ages. Know¬ ledge ot the Torah and Its cul ture m Its true sense was at all times an important aspect of the Jewish religion.
The committee in charge ot arrangements are: Saul Ruben, chairman, Jacob Krakowlta, Jos¬ eph Schwartz, Harry Goldberg, Jacob Yenkln, Abe Yenkln, Bert Wolman, Louis Geiltner, Abe Krakoff and Ben Green¬ berg.
The officers of the Agudath Achim Congregation extend a cordial invitation to the Jewish community to attend this sacred celebration; Simday afternoon.  !J;I)idnor)JItt<(nrtB;-Blop'ln/;';;' '
F. B. I. Urged To Probe Backers of Seven Pro-Nazi Congressional Candidates
TO SPEAK HERB SUNDAY
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' war cabinet discussed surrender and Georges Mandel, the only Jewish memher of the ministry-, insisted on fighting on, Jean 'Ybarneg^ray, who represented the Fascist Croix de Feu, Jump¬ ed up and shrieked: "Of course YOU have special reasons to keep on fighting . . . Hitler would never make peace with YOU" . . . That was Mr. Yberne- garay's revenge for Mandel's having thrown some of his Fas¬ cist colleagues Into prison .- . . Strange though it may seem, an isolated case of German humor does occasionally come out of France . . . There is, for example, a poster ^at's plaster¬ ed all over the (Cupied terri-
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commMes:i^»^fffe'^W«^?S^^r?!*^' •'.Mrs. B.',J. Gordon, . general chalrthah; Morris Goldberg, Mrs. WUUam-Schiff and Mrs. Simon Lazarus, vice chairmenr Mrs. Joseph Basch, treasurer; Mrs. Robert Levy, comptroller; Mrs. J. W. Stelnhauser, auditor; Mrs. Jeffrey GoldsoU, purchas¬ ing dept; Mrs. Jack Resler shop committee; Mrs. Sig Welsskerz, sales promotion; Mrs. Harry Goldberg, gifts; Mrs. Dave Levl¬ son, sewing; Mrs. Sanford Lak¬ in, service; Mrs. Allan Tarshish, pubUcity; Mrs. M. Bielch, Mrs. Sam Mendlowltz, Mrs. Sam Was¬ serstrom, coolclng; Mrs. Morris Goldberg, personnel; Mrs. Edgar Isaac, co-chairman.
MIrh GIsela  Warburg
Miss GIsela Warburg, a mem¬ ber of the German branch of the famous Warburg family, and one ot the outstanding workers for the Children and Youth AU¬ yah movement In Germany, will speak at the opening meeting and tea of the Columbus Chap¬ ter of Hadassah this Sunday afternoon. Sept- 15th, at 2 P. M., at the Fort Hayes Hotel., .
Miss Warburg, who was re- cehtVy.rmadeVa'imemberK bt-the
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S^M'tmiis^W^ScexWy^com' liig''^*ere 37^-'yt!arS3^ago-/'from Minsk, Russia.' ' He is "a iega- lar worshipper at the Agudath Achim Cong., and is seldom ab¬ sent from a B'nai B'rith meet¬ ing. Mr. Bloom Is the proud father of six sons, who are well known In Columbus: Sam, Hy¬ mie, Louis, Jack, Dave, Ben and one daughter, Mrs. Sam Fisher.
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toty, with the caption "We miss- rrOteStanXS 111 ed the bus because we used! nau flf PrflVCr parachutes"  ... The    poster "^J "¦ riciyci
shows a German parachutist dangling on the Eiffel Toiffer ... YO0 SHOUI<D ENOW
^ Some Jewish organization should check on the charge, made by Arthur Scttei In the Protestant Digest, that there is in this country a group stiU actively circulating the "Proto¬ cols of the Elders of Zlon" . . ¦ The head of the group Is report¬ ed to be none other than W. J. Cameron, who holds the import¬ ant and well-paid post of pubUc relations counsel to Henry Ford . . . The Nazl-lovhig pa¬ pers here, which were all set to support WilUtie, felt hit over the head when the Republican nominee disowned the support ot the Bund element in this country ... In a quandary be¬ cause) wMie they don't like Willlile any more they stiU hate Sir. Roosevelt with aU their might, one paper, after, much
^ sweating and deep thought, found the formula ... It runs something Uke this: "We don't like what Willkle says, but we're sure tha(, being of Ger¬ man stock, he can't be quite as (OonUnued on Page 4>
Big Stag Barbecue And Round-up Set For Tuesday At Oal< Parle
NEW YORK (WNS)—As part of a nationwide Fifth Column effort, a group of pro-Nazis will seek high public office In the forthcoming election on a plat¬ form advocating appeasement of Hitler and opposing national defense. It was disclosed by L. M. Blrkhead, national director. Friends of Democracy, Inc, In a memorandum to the Federal Bureau of Investigation urging an emergency probe of the political supporters of seven pro- Nazi Congressional candidates and all candidates running on the Communist Party ticket.
The candidates by Mr, Blrk¬ head were Joseph B. McWil¬ liams, aspirant to the House .of Representatives from the 18th Congressional^ District, New York; fCenneth A. Brown, seek¬ ing election to the House ot Representatives from the 1st Congressional District, Oregon; Harold A. Sparling, candidate from the 17th Congressional Dis¬ trict, CaUfornIa; Louis B. Ward, candidate for United States Sen¬ ate from Michigan; Dr. George H. Derry, candidate for the House of Representatives from the 15th Congressional District, Michigan, and T. W. Hughes, Los Angeles, California. Mr. Blrkhead-mentioned alsoOeorge Deatherage, ¦,Stl .AlbdoS, rWest"; .V>rgliiia,-:i'iwho^rtma6un^Mihatj
NEW YORK (WNS)—Jews throughout the nation Joined with CathoUca and Protestants hi observing "a day for prayer for peace" proclaimed by Presi¬ dent Roosevelt.
Lauding the President's ef- fopts for peace. Dr. Stephen S. Wise, in his sermon at the Free Synagogue, declared that the Presidential proclamation call¬ ed for "a righteous and endur¬ ing peace" ahd that this ts the kind Ot peace we want.
Dr. Wise said that war is a terrible thing, but that Hltler¬ lsm was even more terrible..
At ceremonies in the World's Fair Court of Peace, Rabbi Jonah B. 'Wise said that '"we do pray for that peace which win save aU men from the great- deluge of thci tyrant's wrath<Bnd poltit to a far-flung horizon of surfe safety for iis and for ail man¬ kind."
A big barbecue and round-up next Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Oak Park, will •<fflclally open the season's activities for the Bry¬ den Road 1 mple Brotherhood, it was announced this week by Albert Harris, president. As an added attraction for this event. Dr. J. S. '¦'-rrls of New York City, weU known lecturer, will discuss "An Anthropologist Looks at West Africa".
According to Leo .Yassenoff, chairman of this event, nothing wiU be overlooked to make this one of the big events of the sea¬ son for all members of the Brotherhood and their invited guests. There wiU be food ga¬ lore, contests for young and old arill entertainment of all kinds.
The affair is free to all paid- up members of the organization. A nominal-charge wlU be made to unpaid members.
So don't hesitate to bring a few friends. The activities be¬ gin promptly at 5 P. M. and a grand and glorious time Is prom¬ ised to all.
Oak Park Is--located 8 miles north-of East Broad Street on Sunbury Road.
finglaridi^lierersha.vras.SctWelir engaged'.in .emergency .W settUiig 800'Jewish children in England where they are re¬ ceiving preltaiinary training for their future lives as pioneers in Palestine.
Those who have met and heard Miss Warburg report that she gives most stimulating talks before Hadassah audiences. She will be Introduced by Mrs. Elma Ehrlich Levlnger.
The tea Sunday will honor new members of the organiza¬ tion. Hostesses will be Mrs. B- P. Levlson and Mrs. Martin J. Polster, hospitality chairmen, and the following members of the membership committee; Mrs. William Kahn and Mrs. L, L. Praver, chairmen; Mrs. Jack Wolman, Mrs. Herman Pallet, Mrs. Justin SUlman, Mrs. S. J. Shecter, Mrs. Richard Grund¬ stein, Mrs. Max Kanter, Mrs. M. L. Goodman, Mrs. M. Goldstein and Mrs. N. Berlin.
Mrs. Bernard FeitUnger, president wUl preside.
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS BARRED FROM PBACHCE IN LirXEMBOCRG
ANTI-SEMITIC GROUPS
IjONDON   (WNS)—Three  oi> ganlzattons devoted mainly \o
anti-Semitism and the suppres- ,.,    „ ^
sion of Freemasonry, have open- National Collectivist Party.
a national propaganda center in the Champs BIysees, it was learned here. The antl-Jewlsh groups are the Youth Pront^ French Guards and the French
LONDON (WNS) — Jewish physicians, dentists, veterlnar- ies and apothecaries were for¬ bidden to practice their profes¬ sions in Nazi-occupied Luxem- Iwurg by a decree Issued by Provincial Governor G u st a v Simon, who is responsible for the cIvU administration of Lux¬ embourg. Henceforth, Jewish lawyers wiU be permitted to represent only themselves.
A second decree barred mar¬ riages or intimate relations be¬ tween Jews and Germans or per¬ sons of cognate blood. All Jews within Simon's Jurisdiction have been ordered to register aU their property whether with¬ in or outside of Luxembourg.
Mr.'• Biirkbea'd'sV'miBm'dran^^ t&rthe"FpB:'l-/tt'iTgsSvth%Bi>?5e!atf-..,>..^^^^^ to investigate ;'th'ei,nbiniii£(tirig-,, ;;; petitions  filed ' fty" th'e''se';Bandt--- ' fc dates   ahd   by all Commiinlst t Party  candidates  for  the' pur-'''',:,:- pose of compiUng a permanent record of Fifth    Column    sym¬ pathizers.     Mr.  Blrkhead  also urged the Bureau to ascertain If any of the alleged  pro-Nazi candidates are recipients of fi¬ nancial or other support from Nazi Germany or Fascist Italy.
"AU of these candidates," Mr. Blrkhead said, "are running on a platform which suggests ap¬ peasement of 1 Nazi Germany All of these candidates are seeking election as opponents of the defense p^gram of the United States. i
"We believe," he continued, that they represent a dfeUber- ate move to gain political pow¬ er and political office for the purpose of obstructing the legis¬ lative processes of the nation We beUeve that some of these candidates are seeking office for the sole purpose of estabUsh- ing focal points around which an American Sudeten group, whose first allegiance Is with i Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, can be developed."
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MEXICO TURNS BACK 100 GERMAN-JEWISH REFUGEES
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MEXICO CITY CWNS)—The Mexican Immigration Depart¬ ment Issued orders through the coast guard to a ship which had brought about 100 Jewish refu¬ gees from Lisbon, Portugal, to leave Mexican waters, it was announced here.
The Immigration Department malnulned that the refugees ar¬ rived with improper immigra¬ tion papers. The ship, the Zawba, reached Vera' Cruz last •week. The destination of the Jewish refugees  Is unknown.
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