Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1944-02-18

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 JHRONICLE
^[\\y^^^erving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community ^AlK
Vol. 22,  No. «
Entered as Second-Class Matter, Postorrice    Columbus.,  Olilo.
COIiUMIU'H. OHIO, FHIOAY, FKBBUAKY  18, in44
DvTOted to Amerlean end Jewlih Ideeb
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By Phlneas J. Blron
Service To Foreign Born Head To Speak Here March 2nd
YOU SHOri>l) KNOW ...
S3l John fiugas was top man in the  Michigan  regional  office of the FRI . . . Me knows (|uite 'a few answers lo some pertinent questions   rcRardlnx     fifth col umn activities on the antiSeml- tir scene in  Detroit .  . .  A  few weeks  ago   Mr.   Bugas  went  to the Ford Motor plant . . . Totlay. having (|ult the FBI service, he Is employed   by Harry Hennett, Henry Ford's right-hand mun . . . .Hans .lacob, the radio commen tator.   who   wa.«  Clustav   Rtrese mann's English Interpreter, anri who now  lives In this country, tell.s us: "In the Herlin P.sycholo glcal Warfare Department there is a folder marked 'In case of dc feat' ... In 11 Is a blueprint on how to promote racial and relig¬ ious     prejudice   in   the   United States . . . The antl-Negro riots in   Detroit   cost   American   war production a million  man-hours .   .  .   More,  that  is.  than  aerial bombardment  of   Detroit   could have achieved" . . . Wlnchell tells u.s that an organized antl-Semltlc group Is making things uncom fortabie for .lews In  prominent New York Hotels . . . This gi'oup Ls now organizing nationally . . . . . . And it's about time that the constant Increase of antl-Semltlc incidents in Miami he fully ex¬ posed   .   .   .   It's   getting   to   be ¦worse than New, York ... A ^ Je\^ah,wproail.w}iee)tag a.babjr. caM'sigfe'! was.'forced -from the' sidewalk   Into   the   gutter   by hoodlums   who  shouted;  "Jews don't belong on the sidewalk" . . XI8TEN HERK... fe Here's a tip for the FBI: The Bund is still active, behind the front of OeriTian singing societies and  athletic    clubs   .   .   .   .The Friends of Democracy have some dope on this . . . The day Iiefore New York's police officer Drew made his appearance on the I,a Guardia radio broadcast he spent hours closeted  with  tiie  Mayor in the  latter's  home' ...   It  is rumored that La Ctiardia helped Drew write his apoiogy for the things   he   i.s   supposed   not   to have (lone, . .IEWISH  NKW.H . . . Sn.The  Zionist  Organization  of America   is  serlousl.v  convinced that when its 1!*1-1 memliership campaign will be completed the total   of   its  members   will   sur¬ pass liiO.OOO ...  We hear that when  the   Naples   Opera   is   re opened, ne.vt spring, liy a group of Metropolitan   Opera    singers who  will   fly   to   Italy   for  this purpose, the instrumental nuisi¬ cal   background will be supplied by the I'alestine Symphony Or chestra . . . The March issue of New Currents will carry an ex elusive piece of    Arthur    Hays Sulzberger, publisher of the New York    Times    .  .  .  Suizbei'ger's Ihenie will be his an.swer to the question:     "What   Makes   Me  a .lew''" . . .
BOOK IHOI'AKT.MKNT . . (Iji Don't mi.ss I.ion l'"euchtwan- ger's coming novel. "Slmone" . . It will bl' out in April and will become a leatllng bestseller . . . ALso coming up in tbe spring i^ Vassill Orossnuui's novel of figiu¬ ing Russia and heroic .lews, "No Beauiiful Nights" . . Another . spring book that will interest you is Michael Young's prophetic novel "The Trial of Adolf Hit¬ ler".'. .And you wiil ije iiosilive- ly thrilled by Compton Macken¬ zie's April book, "Mrs. Roose (ConUnued on Page 8)
Governors Throughout The Country Endorse War On Aftti-Semitism
Mrs. Irving M. Engel, of New York City..nationally known for her work as chairman of the na¬ tional cnmmittee on Service Ui Foreign Born of the Council of .Iewish Women, will address the next meeting of the local Coun oil of .Jewish Women on Thurs day. March 2nd. The regular meeting date has heen advanced in order to comply with Mrs. Engel's Itinerary.
In addition to her work with foreign born, Mrs. Engel who is a Smith college gratluate arid former student at Oxford Uni verslty in England, Ls a member of the Executive Committee nf the National Council of Jewish Women a.f well a.s a vice presi dent of the New York Section. She is a member of the Boards of the Society of the Hillside Hospital, the Eisman Day Nur.s- ery and of Selfhelp for Emi¬ gres from Central Europe.
"An Interesting feature of the Council program", explained Mrs. i'lngel in a recent inter¬ view", is its Master File of in¬ ternational case histories, made up of information gathered from the ¦!« .states and from all corn ers of the earth. This file was begun in 1921. when the Council undertook to help in locating and reuniting Jewish families scatter¬ ed by pogroms and war.
"¦With thousands of individual names already entered, Jewls\i and-tion Jewish, the Masjteriraie Is growi'tig rapidly and will lie at the service of the government in the postwar period".
It becomes of increasing im portance with the creation by r'resident Roosevelt of the War Refugee Board whose purpose is the re.scue frotn extermination of persecuted minorities of lOurope and in providing havens of refuge for them,
l.etters have already been sent by the national Council of¬ fice to Cordell Hull, Henry L. Stimson and Henry Morgenthau ai^uintees to the new boaril by F.xecutive order, as well as to .John W. Peble, acting executive direcUir, making available lo them not only the records of the Master File, but its staff which has had years of experience in dealing with problenis of the l*'orelgn born.'
¦ Mrs. Engel will no doubt touch on many of these problems in lier talk in Columbus. .Members of other Jewish organizations are corilially inviteii to be present.
AMERICAN LEADERS ENDORSE JEWISH CDMMQNWEALTH AT HOUSE HEARINGS
NKW VOIIK (JPSl — (inver nors from all parts of the coun¬ try have .Ioined in denouncing antl Semitism as a menace to America's democratic Institu¬ tions anri in calling upon citizens of tbe United States to Join in extirpating its manlfeslalions. They expressed their views in me.s.sages to the Nationalt'onfer- ence To Combat AntrSemitism convened by the American .lew ish Congress.''
The governors joining in the call to action against anti- Sem itlsm and bigotry are: Thomas E. Dewey of New York, I.everett Saltonslali of Mas.sacbusetts, Olln D. Johnston of South Caro¬ lina. J. M. Broughton of North Carolina, Earl Warren of Cali¬ fornia, E. P. Carvllle of Nevada. Sumner Sewall of Maine. Ed ward Martin of Penn.sylvanla. Thomas I,. Bailey of MLssisslppi. p:ilis Arnall of Ceorgia, Colgate W. Darilen, Jr. of Virginia. Roli ert O, Blood of New Hampshire, Dwlght 11. (Ireen of Illinois. .M, Q. Sha,rpe of South Dakuta. Stun C. luiril of Montana. FoVrest C. Donnell of Missouri. .lohn Moses of North Ilakota, Karl Snell of Oregon, C. A. Boitolfsen of Idaho and Edward .1. Thye of Minne¬ sota.
The speakers list at the Con ference included; Mayor Fioreiio H. La Guardia; Dr. Stephen S, Wise,.President qf the American
American Council For Judaism Leaders,
Sole Opposition —Expert Testifies
Absorptive Capacity
NOT TOO l,ATK TO .TOIN RKI) <'RO.S.S  HO.VIK   M'KS1N<;
It is not too late to join tlin Council's Red C'ross Home Nurs ing Class. There are-still some vacancies in this class which will meet on Mondays at V.fif) P. M., at the Bexley Public Library.
The first session of the class was held on Monday. Feb, 7, un der tho instruction of .Mrs. Bux ton, who is one of the most tible teachers of Red Cro.ss Home Nursing. Mrs. l^ave Ooorlman was cleiled (,'halnnan of the Class.
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copsin; Norman Llttell, Assistant Attorney General of the United
States: IMshop Henry St. Ceorge Tucker. President of the Feder¬ al Council of Churches of Christ in .'\meric;i; .lames McXally. t'ni¬ ted Sttites Attorney; I. Slcingiit. Minority Leader of the N. V. suite Assembly: Representative Walter A. Lynch; Mattl^ew Woll, Vice-President of the American Federation of Labor; James B. Carey,    Secretary-Treasurer    ot
  ,  the CIO; Simon K. Sobeloff, Cor-
jewlsh'-porigressI'lOTitga'Slft;^^
Bftiator Alexander Wiley of'wis-   and Ordway-Tead, President of
the.Board of Higher Education of
New York City.
¦WASHINGTON (,IPS|—There is practically "no cRillng" to the nhsorptlve capacity of Palestine If industry will expand. Dr. Wal- tpr C. Lowdermilk soil export of the I'nited States Department, of Agriculture, testified before the House I-'oreign Affairs {.'ommit¬ tee. The bearings on the resolu¬ tion rIciTianding'the end of the White I'aper und tho opening of Palestine to free .Iewish immigra¬ tion With the view to the estab¬ lishment of a democratic .Iewish Commonwealth they were ad¬ journed with no definite date estalilished for reopening.
In the course of the two day ^ hearings at which religious, labor and .lowish leaders and ten Con¬ gressmen testified, the onl.v wit¬ nesses opposing the resolution wore Lessing Rosenwtilil and Rabbi Louis Wolsey. both speak ing for the American Council for tiflaism, 'I'ho.v based their op¬ position on the contention that if a .Jewish Commonwealth were 1'st.abllshed in Palestine it would be a "theocracy" because, they claimed, the Jews are a religious body only.
The members of Congress who testified in favor of the resolu-
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Jr. Hadassah Will Present "Stage Door" Sunday Evening
.lunior Hadassah is announc¬ ing the names of the .lunior Pledges for the play "Stage Door" to be presented this Sun¬ day evening. Fell. 20, H o'clock, at the Bexley Higli School Auili toriuni. Price of admission is T.'ic Including t!ix.
The Illay.'by Edna Ferber and Ceorge S. Kaufman, promises e\eryoiu' an enjoyable and mc morable evening. So why nol set aside Sunday evening for just this occasion'.' You will not only be entertained by the members of .lunior Hatlassah, but at the .same time be happy with the thotigliL Ihat your ticket wili contribute to the well 'lieing of those less fortunate than our¬ selves.
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The Tifereth Israel Sisterhood of the Broail Street Te!ii|ilc lakf.< great pleasure in announcing the coming appearance of two n:i tionally known famous artists hailed from coast to coast as a most unique. culttlrHl and enter¬ taining group. They are Susie Michael, iiiiinist narrjitor. and Maurice l''i'icilnian. Baritone, in the original ¦¦Cavalcade of .lew¬ ish Music". They are (A he a feature of the tinnual Birthday Dinner piogram lo be held on Sunday evening, i-eli 27, iit .''i ;l(l P.  M. '
These artist.s hii\e liotli li;nl remarkable careers. Born in Portland, Oregon, u piano prodigy at four. Susie Michael ctiptured. nuniertni.s scholarships with the world's great masters, among whom were Sigismond Slojow- skl of  New   Vork    and    Victor
lleinze of Chicago. But obvious¬ ly tile .eooil angel wiiu blessed her at birth with llie gift of uui- sic \c;is in a generous mood, for to tills was added the gift of elo, quence Her knowledge of He¬ braic ilistory. ils culture and folklore made her a brilliant exponent of the spirit aiul tlalll liuiis of licr people.
Maeriie l-^iicdnian possesses a .-.onorou.---, fUi\\lessl.\' trained hari lone voicw Willi amaziii.g range of three octa\es. Born in Wiiiia I'oland. he canie to lhis country as a child of six where ills lath cr was a n.iteil canlor.*" .-Vs a boy soprano in the synagogue choir, directed by, his gifted father, he became stee[ied in tlie_ atnios pheru of Hebraic culture and SI mg.
Later, when his voice i ilanged. (Continued on Page Flvei
Ity leader; Joseph ¦W. Martin Jr.. of Mas.sacbusetts, House minor¬ ity leader; Wm. B. Barry, N. Y.; Emanuel Ccller, N. Y.;' Sam¬ uel Dickstcin, N. Y.; Hennan P. Eherhartcr. Pa.; Hamilton Fish, \'. \'. Christian A. Herter, Mass.; Arlhur (1. Klein. N. Y,. and Jo¬ seph 10. 'I'albot. Conn. Soil K\|iert Tells i>f I'nliniiled ('apaci(.v   Of   Palestine
On the basis of ti statistical an¬ alysis of the potential food pro¬ duction in Palestine. Dr. Waller C. Lowdermilk reported that I'alestine could feed an aildilion al l.KllO.IKKI from its own food resources. But. he added, if in (liistr\' should exiiand then there is 'no cejling^^ to (lie absorptive capacity of Palestine. Ilr, Low- di-rmilk also si'oke of the pro¬ jected .Ionian VaUey .-Vuthority pro.gram which be comparod to the Tennessee Valley authority In Ihe Itiitcd States. The program would greatly increase the pro¬ duction of eleclric power fiom the fall of the .Ionian River and priA'ide incretised agricultuj'al possibilities   Ihrough   irrigation.
Ueporting on twenty-five years of health wnrk in Palestine, Mrs. l'",pstoin. presidi,'nt .of Ilailasstih. Women's /innist Organizalion. told how the Arabs have benefit I'd by the work. Otlly recently, she said, two of Ibn Sjiud's sons were patienis at the Hadassah Hospital in .lerusalem. In tbis past quarter of a lentuiy the neglect of (IOl) years had to bo overcome. Kveiything Ameri can .lewish women ha\t; done (or Palestine, she sttlteil. has been tmcard the creation of a .Icwisli Commonwealth there. .Argument .And Cminter- .Argunient
In his testimony in oiiposition to the resolution, Lessing Hosen- wald insisted that the Jews are only a religious body aud he do- nianded that Ihe reference to a .I.ewish Commonwealth be remov¬ ed from the resolution. When questioiieil, he acknowledged (Continued on Page Five)
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