Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1942-06-05

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ODr. fhaim Weizmann i.'i vpr>- murh (iisli-ossefl .ahnul tho Wwlj? wood radio Inriilpnt . . . Whon the I.aliorilp Lord, delivpring an addros.q Iransmitlpd h.v .short¬ wave radio from London to the: dinner tendere<l in honor of Dr. Weizmann at Wa.shington re-, cently. said that America .should take over the Mandate for Pales¬ tine, he blarted somethinp; ... A number of members of Ihe Brlt- iaji censorship staff are finding themselves In very hot water for having permitted Wedgwood to slip that one across . . . One of] the most active supporters of the committee for a .lewish Army Is Melvyn Dougla.s. the suave mo¬ tion picture star. who. Incident¬ ally, is extremely well-informed on political questions . . . There is a rumor that the British Gov¬ ernment will try to satisfy the demand for a Jewish Army by granting permission for the 9r- ganization of a .Jewish regiment to be made tip of the Jewish companies existing in Palestine at present . . . This, we would like to point out. would be worse than an outright refusal of the plea for the formation of a Jew¬ ish Army, since it would com¬ pletely nullify whatever political effect a Jewish armed force in Palestine might have on the fu¬ ture of the Jewish Homeland . .. We shall have more to say about »'«>ia betore long. . . THIS AND THAT Olf you want to get an excel¬ lent idea of what is happening to the Jews in what used to be Poland, put on your list of must reading "The New Order in Po¬ land", by Simon Segal . . . And If you want an exciting story cen¬ tering about the Battle of France, we recommend Vladimir Poz¬ ner's novel "The Edge of the' Sword" - - - Pozner, once a news¬ paperman in Paris, servetl as a private in the French Army . Well. Eric Jan Hanussen, the Jewi.sh -clairvoyant" who — (wording lo his secretary. Erich Juhn— predicte<i only a few days before his (Hanu.ssen'a murder hy Nazi storm troopers back in UK!,') that a would-be dic¬ tator of the world would fall from power on May 2,'lrd of this current jear. seems to have been a little off . . . Unless, of course, you consider Walter Darre. Nazi Agricultural Minister who was deposetl un May 2;{rd. a claimant to that distinction . . . INPOKMATIO.V .VII.\K O Did you know that it 'was Lazar M. Kaganovich, Soviet oil commissar, who initiated the de- centralizatiftn of heav'.v industry that made it po.ssible for the Rus. sians to continue i)ro<lucing war materials after the Nazi inva.s¬ ion of lasl year? . . . We've just learned thi.s from Ihe hioffraphi- <"al sketch oji KaRanovich in V^ol- ume Six of the Universal -lowish Encyclopedia , . Olhoi- items we've gathered for vou from this reference work iiicludo the mter- estlng fact Ihat -Mw Koenigslierg, founder of i\ing ^"oall^•es S.\'ndi cate, started his newspaper ca reer at the awe of rane, whon he wrote and [)ui)lishotl his own newspaper, and shortly after celebrating hi^ Har .Mitzvah got a job as a regular ioix)rior on tlie San Antonio Times . . And that Hermann Michael Ki^h. fatiter of General Frederick Hermann Kiach, former chairman ot the Palestijie Executive of the Jew (Continued on Page Eight)
United Jeiiiifsh Fund To Launch 1942 Campaign Tuesday Evening
Zion Lodge Reports $150,000 In War Bond Sales
Our country i.s engaged in (he most devastating ami far reach¬ ing war in the hi.story of civili¬ zation. All busine.ss institutions a,nd individuals will he judged hy what they do lo help in Ihis world struggle to preserve hu¬ man freedom. Zion Lo<ige No. r>2, n'nai B'rith. like many other B'nai B'rith organizjitions throughout the country, has ded¬ icated itself to help in every way possible in Ihe prosecution of Ihis war
Last December llie local B'nai B'rith Bond committee, headed by Ben Yenkin, undertook to sell $100,000 In defense bonds. It will no doubt be of interest to the Columbus Jewish commun¬ ity to learn that Ihe goal has not only exceeded the original quota hut has past the $150,000 mark. According to Chairman Yenkin the sales of these government securities are coming in strong¬ er from week to week and from present indications a quarter of a million dollars of defense bonds (Continued on Page Five)
June 16, Date Set For U. J. F. Junior Division Drive
The planning commiltee of the •lunior Division of the United Jewish Fund of columhus is an¬ nouncing Tuesday evening. .lune 1(1. as the opening rlate for their firsi 1!I-I2 Solicitors' Meeling to be held at the Broad Street Tem¬ ple, at 8 o'clock. They have heen ver.v fortunate in oi)taining an onlstanding national figure as guest speaker for thai oc<'as- ion in the person of Lloyd G. Whitehrook. National .lunior Division C'hairman of the .loint Distribution Commiltee.
The .lunior Division solicitors' "armies" are rapidly increasing in number, and approximately 100 Columbusite^ have already enlisted as workers under the leadership of Miss Marjorie Was¬ serstrom. The following young men and women have this week been made "Captains" in the "armies" and will assist their "Generals" and "Majors" In this year's important effort:
Allen Gundershelmer, Betty Schanfarber. Fred Krausz. Roch¬ ella Shapira, Selma Ruben, Ben (Continued on Page Five)
Speakers To ft'e'Heard At Zionist Cohferieiltc
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AllMTl Schifl
Plans are being completed for the Ohio Valley Zionist region¬ al ctmvention, comprising the states of Ohio. Kentuck.v. W. Va,. and Indiana on Salurday and Sunday, .lune l.l. and June 14. al Hotel Fort Ha.ves. The event, which Is open to the puhllc. will he highlighted hy outstanding speakers of national reputation anti a technicolor movie "Our Promised Land", which will re¬ veal achievomenis of our people in Palestine
The opening session is to lie heUi OiH Saturday, June UJ, al !> P. M.. when greetings will lie e.xtended lo the Conference hy Albert Schiff. Chairman of the ('(xnvoiulon Cominluee. Dr. E. .1. (kjrdon. iiresident of the Co¬ lumbu.s .lewish Community Cnuncil, and hy Judge Koy H. Williams of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Rabbi Samuel Coop¬ er. President of the Region, will address the lx)dy that evening, to Ije followed with the showing of
The Jewish community bf Columbus has completed its preliminary organizationni work and is now prepared, through an arni,v of some 200 volunteer workers, lo dis¬ charge its communal obligations to over fifty great human- 'tarian services at home and abroad, through participation n the annual United Jewish Fund Campaign, which will be opened formally next Tuesday evening, June !)th, with a dinner meeting at the Winding Hollow Country Club.   .,
Among the Jewish philanthropic causes to be receip- ients of the campaign are the Joint Distribution Committee, National Refugee Service and United Palestine Appeal which comprise the national United Jewish Appeal and have a combined 1942 national goal of .$2.5,000,000.
E. .1. Schanfarber. president of the local United .lewish Fund since its organization Ifi years ago, declared this wecik Ihat American .lewry has already re¬ sponded 10 Ihe unprecedented .suffering of .lews throughout the world Svith inci'cased contribu¬ tions to Ihe United Jewish Ap¬ peal, according to reports re¬ ceived from other communities already engaged In campaigns. This respon.se Is expected to have Its reflections in Columbus m attendance at the formal open¬ ing event and in contributions.
According to 1-W.Garek, chair¬ man ot the campaign organiza¬ tion committee, the men's wo¬ men's and youth divisions have been folding a series of individ¬ ual team meeting's At these they
prosi)pc{9-»dtjCtiiiSfghe*it|ieto£.t<( those workers who eari do the most good In securing the larg¬ est rounding up of Columbus Jews and getting them to do whal is required of them in meet- In.g their responslblHtles and ob¬ ligations as members of a com¬ munity of free men.
The chairmen of all divisions are gralified l>y Ihe fine response given to them by the workers in this year's <irlvo. There Is a wave of enthusiasm among these men. women and youth which Is indeed encouraging to the Fund leaders. Everybody real¬ izes ihe seriou.sness of the lfl'12 emergency. The needs are real and much greater Ihan hefore this counlry's entry Inlo the world conlliot.
"Each year Columbus Jcwrj' has shown Ihat 11 can in a uni¬
tedl effort succeed in producing results worthy of the ciommun- ily and of which 11 can be proud." Robert W. Schiff. gener¬ al campaign chairman, stated. "The war challenges us to do more anfi nol   less", he said.
"The loss of a large group of givers who have joined the arm¬ ed forces of this country and a number of substantial contribu¬ tors who died during Ihe past year makes incTeases on the part of all of us Imperative," Mr. Schiff declared.
It is the opinion of the Chron¬ icle that every man, woman and child of the Jewish faith in Co¬ lumbus should respond to one of the most vital responsibilities which a great and Bolemn his- y toric moment has P^ced ujion
Jewish Fund this year Is not a gift to' others. It is an Invest¬ ment in self-defense. It is a mo¬ bilization to defend our far-flung battle lines, our morale and our spirit. It Is a move to strength¬ en our Allies while developing at tho same lime in ourselves and in our children thai .spirit which alone will enable us to re¬ build Ihe world for which we are  fighting.
I'he maximum one can give is nol loo much for these noo<is. We appeal to every decent, in¬ telligent reader not only to give the mosl he can, but to give It In such a way and in such a spirit as to inspire the solicitor lo carry on lo a victorious goal the gi-oat and satrod task Iwfore
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Local Men Elected To Board Of Nat'l. Refugee Service
Kabhl Junii'N (i. Hrllrr
Ihe Palestinian film "Our Prom¬ ised  Land".    These pictures,  is- (Continued on Page Four)
Edwin .1. Schanfarlier was electeti to the Board of Directors of the National Refugee Service and Robert Lazarus was re-elect¬ ed lo that body al the annual moeting of Iho liojird in New York Cily on May 2-1. TTie meet¬ ing was attended by 150 leaders in rofiigoo aid activity who heard reporls on the <-ontril)ution of rofugoos in Iho nation's war ef¬ fort.
Tlio National Rofugeo Sorvice is the laigosi social agency aid¬ ing ryfugoos in the Uniteii-States. Its program includes planned re- soulomeiu for the newoomers. gononil guiilance liy professional workers, financial a.ssistance lo the needy, oniploymcim aid. re¬ training in new skills, help in adjustniont. and olher functions It Is affillaietl with illltl communi ties ihroughoui the country whicli work in close coopera¬ tion.
At lis meeting, the Hoard also discussed the serious problems facing the agency in the coming year.
Annual Summer Frolic Of Sisterhood To Be Held On June 23rd
On Tuc.'^day evening, June Zi, from 7..}n to 12 o'clock, the an¬ nual summerlime frolic, .sjk n- sfueii hy ihc Rose K. Lazarus Si.sterhooci. will l>e held al the Winding Hollow Country Clul), It was annotinced this week. The cniiri' Bryden Road Temple con- Kregation. Iheir families ami friends are inviieci to attend this final DLiistanding event of the year.
There will \)e excellent enter- i.unnnMit provided hy the chair¬ man of the Ways and Means C'cmnuttee, .Mrs Lester (Jlick- maji. Assisting her are the fol¬ lowing: Mrs. Morton Cumble, Dancing: Mrs. Gus K. Bowman, Bingo; Mrs. Jacoh Luft, Cake (Continued on Page Five)