Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1944-01-21

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Vol. 22, No. 4
Entered as Secot)d<nass Mottcr. Postofflce   Columbus.. Ohio.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21,  1044
D«Tet«d to Ain«rloftB uid Jewish Ide&ls
Strictly Confidential
Xldbita From ETsrywhere By Phlneas J. Biron
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^ The V. S. consulate in Mex¬ ico, granted visas to a delegation of  Slnarquists  to  come  to  the United States some time ago Shortly   after   this   delegation's visit to Chicago.   Mexican   and Italian    anti-Semitism    became super-active in that city ... it was  the  fir.it  time  that  those groups had come out into  th'e open    with    agitation    against Jews . . . The Anil-Defamation League's reporl on anti-Semitic violence In    New   Yorlc   hasn't scratched   the   surface .    . City  Investigation  Commission¬ er     Herland's   report   Is   much more complete, hut will never lie published    In    full  .  .  .  Father George   n.   Kord,   only  Catholic, priest scheduled to speak at last week's      Carnegie     Hall     rally against aniiSemitism   (a  meet ing   sponsored   by   the   Council against   Intolerance),   withdrew from  the   program   at   the   iast minute . . . Why? . . . incident¬ ally, we didn't  like the slogan, "Keep anti-Semitism out of New York",  under  which   the  meet¬ ing was called  .      .   Why only New York? . . . Aren't we inter¬ ested in the rest of the country? THIS AND THAT . . . |Sa The fight between the Amer¬ ican Jewish Conference and the Emergency Committee to Save . iEilhijiSan'Jews Is only starting
'7'fflSpaaftieH6aft'*ewspapej:s ha'Ve pledged   their   sup&ort  to  the Committee .. . Benjamin Epstein of ¦Wlnsted, Conn., left $1,500,000 In his   will. . . An   immigrant from   Kiev   who   came   to   this countiy 50 years ago. he amassed his Immense fortune in the junk business . . . Most of the money is to go to a broiher and sister now In Nazi-occupied Poland . . . Too  bad  he didn't leave  il for the rescue of  Nazism's victims now . . . Money in an American bank   cannot    protect    Epstein relatives from the Qeslapo . . . When New York's East Side klb- -   llzarne, the Cafe Royal, was in its heyday, a Broadway produc¬ er presented a play, called "Cafe Crown", based on life and char¬ acters in that famous landmark. . Now the Cafe Royal is on the decline, with a new owner trying to revive il . . . So he has given   the   Cafe   Royal   a   new name — Cafe Crown .     . Both naines we feel, are a bit out of date in these days of tottering thrones   -   .   .   Helen   Hoskins, author and  astrologer,  predicts that Goering will replace Hitler in  Nazi Germany  and  will  at¬ tempt to convince the world that Germany    has   become    decent again . . - Tho Nazi parly, the lady prophesies, will last through 1945 . . . The fair crystal-gazer also  prognosticates  that   Roose¬ velt will  not  Ije  reelected, and .that Willkie will fade out of the political picture MAGNUM OPUS . . . Im Congratulations to Dr.  Isaac Landman, editor, and Louis Rlt tenberg, executive  and  literary editor, on the publication of the tenth and  final  volume of the Universal  Jewish   Encyclopedia . , . The completed Ertcyclopedla is a major achievement of which Landman   and   Rlttenberg   and theii" Board of pditors may well be proud . . . Particularly strik¬ ing In ¦Volume Ten is li^e color¬ ful   frontispiece  by  miiila^urlat Arthur Szyk, dedicated "To the Hallowed  Memory  of Europe's (Continued on Page 8)
Jewish Welfare l^deration Center To Meet Thursday
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N. J. State Federation Of Labor Attacks White Paper
The joint meeling^f the Jew¬ ish Welfare Federation and Schonthal Center Boards will be held next Thursday evening, Jan. 27lh, at 8 o'clock, at the Cenler. Reports of activities of the Cen¬ ter will be submitted by mem bers of the Cenler .staff. Also financial reports will be pre sented by the Treasurer, Mr. .Jo¬ seph Basch,.
Dr. E. J. Gordon, presidenl of the Center, is announcing the following agenda:
Harry Goldberg, Chairman of the Arniy and Navy Committee will review the activities of the J. W. B. - U. S. O.¬ Mrs. A. R. Weinfeld, Chairman of the Lounge Committee. Is to reporl progrens of the activities and special feature programs.
Robert Weiler will bring to the attention of the Hoard the choice of lots for the much neo<lcd Com munlty Ceijt,fe^ cmo that wili pro¬ vide for the entire community's activities.
The War Nursei-y School re¬ port Is tn ho presented by Leo¬ nard Sebrans.
Miss Rose Javis will present several interesling cases which wili illustrate the work of the Jewish Welfare Federation and the problems requiring atten¬ tion.
The care of the aged and con- ya)«scprits wJJJ a^ln be dlscuss- ed%,tli6 GBfiliSiiatt «f this Com- mltteii,-Leonard kohn. ' '¦ New Committees are to be ap¬ pointed by the President of the, Jewish Welfare Federation, 1. 'W. Garek.
Delegates lo the National Council of Jewish Welfare Fed¬ erations and Welfare Funds' An¬ nual Conference to be held at Pittstmrgh, Feb. 4-7 at the Wil Ham Penn Hotel, will be named.
GIVE8 .'i!I.5,000 TO KSTABUSH   HILLEL HOUSK IN CHK^AGO
NEAVARK (WNS)—A resolu tion condemning the While Paper as a "flagrant violatif)n of the Hritish Mandate over Pales tine" was adopted here lasl week at the (isth convention of the New Jer.^ey Slate Federation of Labor.
The resolution, introduced by Mayor Vincent .1. Murphy of Newark, declared that if the While Paper "should be put into effect it would deal a severe blow to Jowish achievoment.s and the necessity of finding a haven of settlement for countless thous¬ ands persecuted and homeless people". It also specifically re¬ ferred to the fact that, in 1!)'22, the Congress of the I'nited States unanimously adopted a joint resolution endorsing the establishment In Palestine' of a National Homeland for ihc .lew- lsh people.
"Brotherhood Week" Lauded By President Roosevelt
CHICAGO (JPSl —A gift of $15,000 by Max Kara.sik, ' Chi cago busine.s.sman, to the P'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the llniverKity of Chicago, for the establishment nf a ilillel House al the Unlvorsit,y as a memorial to his son. the late Raymond Karasil^. V. S. Army Air Corps, who was killed in an operation al flight, was announced here.
Post-War Plans To Be Discussed By B'nai B'rith
Wallace Denounces Anti-Semitism
Council Appoints Chairmen Of U. S. O. Activities
NEW YORK (WNSI—A spe cial message by President Roose¬ velt calling on all Americans lo take part in the observance of Brotherhood Week, February 20th.28th, was made public here this week by the National Con¬ ference of Christian and Jews in Its announcement pi the eleventh annual bhse.rvatitse-of that cele¬ bration "'.¦T''''"'' -" '¦    '¦
Declaring that "W6 on the home front must see that history' shall not repeat Itself In post¬ war hatred and Intolerance", the President expressed the hope that during the Brotherhood Week Americans "will meet in church and .school-house, in halls and public places lo think through the implications of prac¬ tical brotherhood loday, lo ce¬ ment, our country's unity dur¬ ing the trying limes to come, and to pledge anew allegiance to the flag which is a living symbol of liberty and justice to all".
N K W Y O R K (.IPSl -The charge that anti-Semitism is lie ing financed liy hlg business groups which believe in "Isnla tifm first", was made hv Vice President Henry A. Wallace speaking al the confercnre liCt ¦ of the CIO Political Aclion Com mittee.
Mnst nf hig hiisiness in Amer lea. the Vice I'resident ,'iald. is wholehetirtedly supfiorting the war effort, hates Hitler and de sires war unity. Hut there b anolher, smaller group, he slat ed, which is mnre interested in defeating the Presiiient Ihan in heating Hitler, and it is fn>m among those associaled this group that (he anti-Semites I are getting their funds.
UNIVERSITY     CITY,     .Mo.
(JPS)—In his capacity a? justice I of the eily court, Mayor Fogarty of this city fined a citizen for calling a dlsqharged Jewish ¦war yejerpj}, "a..,'J,e'^ slaofcerr::, tn passing seritenbe, the Mayor de^ clared that such expressions will not be tolerated in this commun¬ ity.
WASHINGTON, n. C.:—The third war timemeeting of the l^xecutive Commiltee of the Su¬ preme Lodge, governing body of H'nai H'rith between triennial sessions of Ihe Supreme Lodge, will meet in Washinffton, D, C, ,lan. ,'inth and ,11st, lo lay down the broad outlines nf B'nai H'rith's post war program and tn map plans 'or intensifying B'nai H'rith's conlriluition to the war efffirt.
The Executive Committee meeting will he preceded hy Ihe annual meetings nf the .'National Americanism Commission, the Supreme Advisory Council ot Aleph Zadik Aleph and the H'nai H'rilh Vocatiimal Sci'vire Com¬ miUee, all Ihree nf which will also cnnslrler [lOst-war goals and lii-ngram.';. .,
Henr.v .Mnnsky. Omaha, .Neb.,' presidi'iil   of   H'nai   H'rlth,   will I)rt>side fiver the meeiings nf the i'.xecutive CnmmKtce.
B'NAI  B'RITH WOMEN Vviih    Bl.OOl) DONOR DAY ¦ .SKT FOK KKB. 2n(i
The appointment of Mrs, Jule Mark as chairman of USO acti¬ vities for the Couneil of Jewish Women and Mrs. Charles Sol- oman as co-chairman is being announced this week by Mrs William Schiff, Council presi dent.
Among other activities which the new chairmen will direct is the collection of current maga zines and periodicals for distri¬ bution among soldiers at Lock¬ bourne Air Hase where a short age of reading materials has been reported,
Mrs, Mark has explained that only 'magazine issues of recent date are wanted. Especially popular are news magazines and picture magazines. For further Informalion call Mrs, Mark al FA. 2072.
GUEST SPEAKER FOR
ANNUAL INSTALLATION
BANQUET SUNDAY
T. 1 MEN'S CLUB TO HOLD OPEN MEIirriNG TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY Mth
Wednesday, Feb. 2nd, between the hours of 2 and 4 P, M„ has been set aside as Blood Donor Day for the B'nal B'rith Women of Zlon U)dge; No. 127.   If you
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WU Mrs; .WIlMrd 'riBrenner, GA: 5791 or Mrs, SijI Rising, FA. 9242, so your name may be Included In the list of appointments
DR. FELIX A. LEVY WILL ADDRESS ZIONIST MEETING SUNDAY AT BROAD ST. TEMPLE
Columbus Boy Choir School Will Present Musical Program
¦When 400 New Members Will Be Installed By
Local Zionist District
According lo Marlin Polsler, chairman, an excellent program has been arranged for the open meeting of the T. 1, Men's Club which is to be held next "Tues¬ day evening, Jan. 25, at ,the Broad Street Temple, There will be delightful entertainment, so¬ cial hour and refreshments.
The affair, which Is scheduled for 8 o'clock, is open to all mem¬ bers, their wives and friends.
C. L. Stclncr
AU arrangements have been completed for the annual ban¬ quet of the Ahavath Sholom Con¬ gregation which is to be held this Sunday, Jan, 2.'ird, at B P, M,, in the hall of the Synagogue.
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Ur. Felix A. L,evy, of Temple Emanuel in Chicago, heads the impressive program planned by the Zionisi District, nn the occas ion of the installation of the larg- est cla,ss of'new members in the history of the Zionist District, this S'undiiy, Jan. 23, 8 P, M., al tho Hroad Street 'I'emple audi lorium.
Ur. Levy has iieen spiritual leader of Temple Kmanuel for thirty-five years. He is a form er president nf Ihe Central Con ference nf American Ilalibis. past president nf Ihe Kaliliinical A.s- .sociaticm nf Chicagn and a past vice president nf the Zinnlst Organizatinn nf America. Dr. Levy is a nnted schnlar and authnr. and Columhus audiences have hail a numlier of occasions to appreciate his thought pro vnking messages. The Colum hus DistricT feels particularly proud tn he able to crown lt!5 own celebration wilh the pre senlation of Dr. Levy to the io cal   Jewish   communily,
Al this meeting, Columbus Jewry will also have the oppor¬ tunity 10 hear the Columbus Hoy Choir School, This organi zation of young, taienled singers, under the leadership of Mr. Her¬ bert Huffman, is one of the out¬ standing institutions of Colum¬ bus which has attracted nation¬ al attention, in musical centers. The Boys Choir, which was or¬ ganized hy a group of local pub lie spirited music lovers for the
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purpose or developing latent musical talent in this city, has given concerts, nol only In Co¬ lumhus, but in olher cities in eluding New Vork City, where it received the warmest praise from metropolitan newspaper criticfi. It has aiso broadcasted on radio programs with national hook-ups and has made some re¬ cordings used as good-wlli mess¬ ages In South America by the Office of Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs. The officers of, the District feel that they have a treat in store for those (Contlntied  on  Page  Four)
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