Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1944-08-04

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Archaeological & Historical Mub- N, High St. at 15th—1
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JjHRONICLE
^W// Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \\/AlI
Vol. 22, No. :ll
Sintered as Second-Glass Matter, Postoftlce   Columbus,, Ohio.
COM'MIUS, OHIO,  FRII);\V, AriiTHT 4,  I1M4
Strictly Confidential
TIdhKs   From   Everywhere n.y I'Mneii.s .J. Biron
(.AN.\I)IA\ CMX'DH , , .
*=¦, Flying lo MoTitrcal fn pe,-. feet wcathcM- . . . As we look down frnm the piano winrtow Ihc farth seems well nrijerwl an(! systcmatiraily arranRod Well kept farms . . , neat reii and white housi-s . . . lazy cal- lie. ;ii)(l ralm and iieare over ''" A  sdidier-    Iransimrted
DvomiKht from tho battlefield niiKht think Ihese groen and hn.un hills and valleys between New Vork and Montreal were a new planet, the KinRdom of (lod Hut once in Monlreal. one is liidely reminded that the woild has nol ch;inf;ed miich-- and if at all, for the wor.se .
Tiii.\(;s vor siiocij) KNOW . . ,
p.-, The Canadian Province of Qiichec is one of the mosi lieau- lifid ,ind most haekward ref^- ions on the Klobc , . . Clerical l-'a.scisni flourishes iherc iindis turhed . . . Cardinal Villeneuve, Ihe recognized .s|)iritiial head of the Ki'ench Canadians, dreanrs of a cor|)oraie stale and o|)enly appi-oves ,1 l''rench Canadian lioyeoll of .lewish merchanis . The Qui'her jirovinclal elections uill he held on ..\ngust Kth. and the eanipaign is in full swing )iow . Three parlies ai'e in the contest for iiolltieal control of this province, the population of whirh Is overwhelmingly French Canailian . . . The three parlies are the Hloc I'opulaire. the Union ,\alionale and Ihe I iberals, who are now In |iower . . . The llloo Populaire and the Knion .N'atlonale are iinipiestion- ahly Fa.scislic in tho political orientatifin ...
thk nokth aju''.ki('an ai{o;miNti,nk . ,,
Rt The iiross of tliose two l'\as- iLslically inclined (to i)ut it mildlyl parties is frankly pro- K'rancn and pro-Kinaniuist . . . If yon read the Action Nation- ale of the Bloc Populaire you are pro|)elleil back into the .Mid- die .Ages . . Andre l.aurendoau, Iheir Jearler. advocate.s a I'Vench and Calholii Canada ... . lie urges French Canadian women lo super fecundity as a means of eaifluring Canada for the French Canadians . . . Ijiuren- deau maintains cordial rela- lions with Iho Polish Ka.seist groups In Western Ctmada anti in I.alin America, and is very friendly with the Falange . .
CANADIAN  NAZIS , , .
SB" The Union Nationale is seek¬ ing power so aggressively that it slooiis to ¦ open anti-Semit¬ ism to make ijolitical hay . . . lis loader, .Maurice Dtiplessis. is hy far tho shrewdest of the l-'rench Canadian politicians . . It was he who .some month.s ago projected the hoax (hat the Lib¬ eral fJovernment of Quebec was planning to settle 100,000 .lew¬ ish refugees iTi lhe Province of (Juebee . . . 1,'Union Nationale directs its ajipeal to the young¬ er generallon, and is skilfully manipulating the an;ti/Hemltic i.wsue as a vote gafheri'ng fish¬ ing not . . . Duplossis' election eamlJiiign is - by far the must effective and most active . . . He uses all the para|jhernalla of modern iiroiiaganda over Ihe radio, and employs many wo¬ men as campaign workers . . . VA.SCIHM ON THK .MARCH . , S3 The Liberals, under the lead¬ ership of Premier Godhout, are a rather anemic colorless party (Continued on Page 8)
COLUMBUS LAUNCHES DRIVE FOR E. J. SCHANFARBER MEMORIAL
Announce Delegates To Local Jewisli Community Council
The following nrganizalions havi' already designaled Iheir ilele.gates for .lhe year in-ll-lllir, for the .Jewish Community Council, il was announced to¬ day hy Harry fiilhert. iiresident of the .lewish '(.'"iiimunity Council.
.\gudatli Achim .Sisterhood Congergalion A,havas Shohmt. Ahavas .S h o J o in .Sisterhood. Heth .lacob Congregation, /ion- Isl Org.inizalion. H'nai li'rith, Hiilel i'^oundalion. Columbus Hebrew .School. Columbus Co¬ ordinating CominiUec, Council of .lewish Women, r'xcolsior Club, .lunior llada.ssiih. .Senior Hadassah. Iviocyoh Sociol,\'. (Continued on Pago Two)
Council Makes Plea For Extension Of "Free Port" Plan
'I'he (¦'olilnihus Section of the National Council nf .lewisli Wo¬ men announced , this week through ils president, Mrs. Mark Felnknopf. that it has for mally presented to I'resident l-'ranklin I r Koosevolt anil Sec¬ rclary of Stale Cordell Mull a lilea for the extension of the "free iiorl" iilan for the tom- liorary shelter of lOuroiiean Refugees.
Mrs. .loseph .M. Welt, jNation- al I'l'esident of the Council, ex¬ pressed in her letters to the President and tho Secretary of .State (he gratification of her organization for tho ostablish- nieni of the Kmergency Refu- ge-o Shelter at Ft. ntario, near Oswego. N'ew Vork. One thous¬ and refugees of various nation alities ai-e now en route from a cam]) near Naiiles, to reside at Fort Onlario until such' time as Ihey can he resettled or can relurn  to  their  homelands.
Tho National Couneil has of¬ fered Its assisUinee to the War Refugee Hoard as supplemen¬ tary aiil at Fort Ontario or at any similar shelter that may he e.siahlished. The Cotincii, thru fifty years experienee in soc al welfare and immigrations' anil naturalization, is well equipped for thla type of work.
VOLINER   SOCIETTV    IMCNIC TO BK HELD SUNDAV AT HKlMONDAIyE I'AKK
All plans have heen completed for the Vollner SoeleCy Annual picnic which is to be held this Sunday, August Bth, at Helmon- (lalo Grove Park, on South Far- sons Ave. The ontertainiTient eoinmittee ha.s arranged a var¬ iety of entertainment for the pleasure and enjoyment uf all who altend.
The imblic is cordially Inviied to come and enjoy a real old fashionetl picnic. There will be plenty of food and refreshments for all. Five $25.00 'War Bonds are lo be given away during the day's events.
Proceeds of this affair, will go towards foreign relief work' among the destitute Jews of Europe.
There Is no admission charge to tHie park.
rO   ItM'KK.SKNT  OHIO   AT
THK  B'NAI  B'KITH  WAK
(()( NCII,    MKI'TTlNti
David Chrsrs
David Cheses. general chair¬ man of Ihe recent successful "Night of Stars" extra War Hond .-,ales jiromolion. lias boen appointed a member of the H'litii H'rilh War Service Coun¬ eil of liisiiici Grand Lotlge .\'o. 2. and will one of the five re|i- rcsenlativ'es of li'itai H'rith lodges from Oino present at the semi annual meeting of the Council to be held in St. l.ouis. (his Sunday,  .\ugust lilh.
The Council's all-day .session will plan for Ihe expansion and intensification of existing major national H'nai H'rith war ser¬ vice projects engaged in by the more than l(K) H'nai H'rith groups in Intliana, Ohio, Miss¬ ouri, Kentuck,\, Kansas, \\'yoin- ing. Colorado and New Mexico, Leo .M, .Ascherrnan, of Cleve¬ land, a member fif H'nai H'rith's ,\'ational War .Ser\ieo Commit¬ tee is clialrman of the Cotin¬ cii. .Mr. Cheses is a vice-chaii'.- man of lhe Cotincii for Ohio.
H'nai Il't'lth, the nation's old est and largesi .le\s''lsli service orgaiiiziition.having boon found¬ ed in ISI.'i, has equi|ii)ed iKH) re<-- realional faeiliiies for tho arm¬ ed forces in I.'I siales: sold .$:!lll. OOO.ODII worth of war bonds; re¬ cruited .'j.-rllllU of its members as blood donors and serves over .-lOll naval and merchant mar¬ ine ships with i;ecreaIional ma¬ terial, musical instruments, games and reading inaierial. More than 2fi,000 memhers of H'nai B'rith and Its youth affil¬ iates are in lhe forces. Of these, 20« huve died in ser¬ vice,   32   are   prisoners   of   war
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$100,000 To Be Sought In Nation-wide Effort
Columbia   .fewish   Communily   Asked   To Participate In Memorializing Jewish Leader .ind Outstanding Ben B'rith
Here is u preliminary study of llic proposed Edwin J. Scbiiiifarber Memorial, for which a campaign to raise SIOO,- 000 lias been {ormally launched.
Tbe memorial tor Ibc Iale Colunibus allorncy and Jew¬ ish leader will lake the form of a new home for the B'nai B'rith Hiilel Foundation at Ohio Slate University, Jt will occupy tbe present Hiilel site at 10-Kith Ave, and the ground immediately west.
The  caniijaign   pidccdurc  was
Organize Veterans Service Committee
.A Veterans' Service Commit- too of Ihe .lewish Welfare Hoard and ..lewish War V^ctorans was recently oigaiii-/,ed here in Co¬ lumbus to render special aid lo seiviiemen Whether     it     is
Medical Aid. Legal Aid. Voca¬ tional GuidaiK'c. FinidoymeiU. Claims, llosiiitalizallon or He.'ilth prohfcms. Ihis new eom- iniliec will he glad to hel|).
The National .lewish Welfare Hoard' has its field representa- live. Charles Drescher, iir this \'icinity and can he suninione<i on short notice for advice on any |)hase pertaining to claims and adjuslfnenis for servicemen.
\\'hen in need of service, ser vicemen aro asked Ui phone .AlV ;t.'12!i for an aiiiiointment with the secretai'.v. Miss Rose Sugarman. or Miss Hose .lavis, A.ssistanI   Consultant.
Harry Goldberg is chairman <tf the local .Ar'tny and Navy Commiltee,
FAITHS   IN ITK   AtiAINST H,\l)IO  "(JIACKKKV"
CHlCAtJO   l.l I' Si Protest¬
ant, Catholic and .lewish groups are organizing \ciih lhe major ail- networks to prc\t'iit "quack- cry' in religious radio pro- grartis. l-"reil Katlman, |irofessor of bjogj-aphy and drama of the I'liiversiiy of Chicago's feilerat- cd theological faculty, told Ihe I'aslor's instiuile and' Kduca- lional Conference.
—Bu,v War lloiid.s—
and Kill have been decorated for bravery.
outlined and develo|)ed at a meeting' Tuesday nighl at the Southern llolel of volunteer workers ;ind cominilteemen un¬ der Ihe chairmanship of .Alien Gundersheimer. who is in charge  of  local   fuml-raising.
Mr, Gundersheimer pointed oul that Kd .Schanfarber had hoped that there could be a new llillel Home sometime in the iiostwar era and that the present project merely makes that  hojie an  earlier realiti',
Dr Samuel D, Fdelman. presi dent of lhe llillel Foundation Ad\i.s,or\- Hoard, discussed the origin and dovelo|)nieni of ,|li|. lei and praised the work il is doing.
In addition to the Colunibus effort, tmder lhe leadership of Simon Lazarus, subscriptions to the Memorial Fund wili lie siiughl in District Grand Lodge No. 2, li'nai H'rith, with Louis ./, Horinslein as chairman, and frojii personal friends of Ed Schanfarber in various parts of the countj-y, Kd/nund I. Kauff¬ man, Washington. J). ('., heads this last-named solicitation.
Headtiuarters have been es¬ tablished in Suite :!02, 150. K. Hroad Si , while siibscriptionft- are to lie sent lo .lulius Stein¬ hauser, ftnul treasurer, in care of Hie K   & R. Lazarus & Co,
l'!dward Sciilozinger.ptesident of Zion Lodge .N'o, 112, has an¬ nounced thai tho-executive co.ni- miliee, al a meeting July 211, reeommcndeci ihal Sl.lXK) be sub- .scribed lo the .Memorial r'''ujid by lhe local lodge, and that the membership he noiified of this reeoinmeiidalion and asked to approve ll at the first I'egular nieeting in Seiitember.
The   local   cnapter   of   Hiilel, (Continued on Page 8)
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