Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1944-06-16

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Vol. 22, No. 25     Entered as S«on(l<niu« Matter.  PostorOca . Columbus.. Ohto.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, .TUNE 10, 1944
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits   From   liTOrywbeiNi By Pliinons J. Blron
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Nl A statement Is soon to be issued over the signatures of a number of prominent Jews sup¬ porting FYankUn D. Roosevelt for a fourth term . . . The state¬ ment while emphasizing that it Intends no appeal for a "Jew¬ ish vote", will underscore President Jloosevelt's a n 11- fascist stand and his uncom¬ promising attitude against anti- Semitism ... We are advised that Louis B. Mayer, of Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, is planning to make a Passion play movie with a young priest In the. lead¬ ing part ... We hope this Isn't true, since experience has shown that Passion Plays are not conducive to the creation of interreligious good will . The June issue of Fortune fea tures an article on "The Ford Heritage" . . . The article con firms that Harry H. Bennett who calls himself "Ford's per.sonal man", is the most powerful figure in the Ford Empire . . . The Fortune wilt er, however, mentions nothing' about the anti-Semitism of the men around Henry Ford . Boston will soon have a juridl cal test case Involving ,anti Semitism hoodlums who beat up Jewish boys . . . Which re¬ minds us to wonder whether the anti-Semitic ditties will mention the fact that among the first ten Americans to land in France on D-Day was Lieu tenant Harry Kahn, of Mem phis, Tenn . . . ZI0NEW8 . . .
BB a. j. prelman, for many years president of the Cana¬ dian Zionist Organization, who passed away the other day died exactly as he had wished —he suffered a heart attack while attending services in an Ottawa synagogue ... In his lifetime he contributed more money to Zionist funds than any other Canadian . . .. Jap¬ anese propaganda is using up a lot of paper and ink and radio power trying to steam up anti-Zionist poison among the Arabs . . . Dean Alfange, co-Chairman of the Emergency Committee to Save the Jews of Europe, has presented an ultimatum to that Commitee . . Either the Palestinian members of that Committee who are also the leaders of the Hebrew Com¬ mittee of National Liberation will resign, or he will publicly withdraw frorh it . . . BABBINICAL, NOTES . . . )^ Rabbi Hyman Gevantman, a graduate ot Ner Israel Rab¬ binical College in Baltimore, is now serving aa a chaplain in the Canadian Army, with the rank ot Captain ... A native Haltimorean, Captain' Gevant¬ man formerly occupied a pul¬ pit at Oshava, Ont-, Canada . . He is the only Jewish Chap¬ lain attached to the Canadian Pacific Command ... Did you know, Incidentally, that accord¬ ing to Canadian regulations every button on the uniform of a Jewish chaplain carries the Bix-pointed star ot David? . . . Dr. Louis Greenberg, Conser¬ vative rabbi of New Haven, Conn., whose book "The Jews of Russia: Tlve Struggle for Emancipation" was published in this country by the Yale Unlversity^-Ptess, has been ask¬ etl lo permit U Hebrew edition (Continued on Page Seven)
United Jewish Fund Campaign Forges Ahead On JUi Fronts
Local B'nai B'rith Plans Coiuity-Wide War Bond Drive
Twenty-One Organizations Join In "!>tlght of Stars" Promotion- Elect CIieaeH General Chairman
Franklin County's Fifth War Loan campaign will be featured by a "Night ot Stars" at the Red  Bird  stadium,  July  15.
Junior Division Of United Jewish Fund Launches Campaign
The young men and women of the Junior Division of the United Jewish Fimd have again demonstrated their cap¬ acity  for  a  community  service
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This is an extra promotion in- auguratetl by the Zion Lodge of B'nai B'rith under the chair¬ manship of David Cheses, Bond chairman, who was elected to head the entire program by all of  the  participating groups.
The "Night of Stars'.' has heen developetl into a county- wide drive to sell War Bonds with 21 organizations participa¬ ting to (late. These include; The Advertising Ciub of the Chamber ot Commerce, B'nai li'rith Auxiliary and Zion Lodge, the Junior League. Eagles, FraiTklin Post No. 1 American Legion, and Auxil¬ iary, Junior Chamber ot Com¬ merce, Mantle Club, Mercator Club, Moose, Variety Club, Co¬ lumbus Zionist District, Ambas- .sador Club, Kivvanls, Colum¬ bus Section Council of Jewish Women, Columbus Pilot Club, Northern Klwanls, Linden Heights Klwanls, Southeast Lions and Rotary.
PJach ot these organizations will have teams out selling bonds during the drive. Tick¬ ets for the "Night of Stars" show will be given to all pur¬ chasers.
The idea was patterned after the successful seven-million dollar show promoted hy the H'nai H'rith of St. Ijiuls. All preliminary arrangements were made by the local B'nai B'rilh committee under Ijhe leader¬ ship of Cheses.
Besides the 21 organizations participating now, others are expected to Join in when the initial campaign meeting is held at the Virginia Hotel, Monday, June 19th.
Several hundred bond sales¬ men trom all organizations will meet at that time to get final instructions.      They >vlll direct
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Ml.ss   .Marjorle   A.   WaHserstrom.
and their leadership in mohillz. ing for a united effort on be. halt of the major agencies en¬ gaged in relieving distre.ss. in re.scuing the victims of oppre.s- si(m, and in bringing cheer and a new life to the most inno¬ cent of all suftercr.s—children. Last Thursday evening, at the Winding Hollow Country Club, this group otticlally launched its in-14 campaign for the Uni¬ ted  .lewish  Fund  ut Columbus.
^rhe meeting was opened with the invocation by Eugene Boro¬ witz. local student at the He brew Union College, Cincinnati. Greetings were extended by Dave Goklsmith, Sr. Advisor to the .Ir. Division: I. W. Garek, Organization Chairman of the V. .1. !•'.: Simon Lazarus, Trea.s- urer of tho ll. J. F.; Mrs. Wm. Schlff, Chairman, Women's Di¬ vision, U. J. F.: and Mrs. Simon Lazarus, co chalrmani Wo¬ men's Division.
The speaker tor this occa.s¬ ion was Susan Wimpfheimer, of New York, Jr Field Director ot the American .lewish Joint Distribution   Committee.
It was announced at the meeling that the Junior Divis¬ ion organization set up tor this year's drive will include the following: Chairman, Marjorie Ann Wasserstrom; Coordlnat ing Vice Chaii'man, Betty Schantarber; Vice . Chairmen, Helen Gruber, Elaine Schiff. Irene Schlff. Tihie Thall, Saul Zelilin; Captains, Dave Born¬ stein, Irene Gros.sman, Lydia Gruber, Ann Gumble, Bert Hemmelstein, GUn-ia Maybrook, Helen Nutis, Isabelle Peer, Saul Siegei, Kaylette Smith, Gloria Wasserstrom and Fahn Wels- trelch.
Mi.ss Thelma Zlsenwlne Is to serve as secretary tor the Jun¬ iors- The names ot some •IS Lieutenants are to appear in next week's issue of the Chron-J icle.
Inadvcrlcnll.v (lie name of Mrs. .lack Kaiiffnian, OTIi S. 22n(l St., among the workers, and Mrs. Sam (irossnuui, 1)10 (ieei-s, of the Majors, were omitted from the story In the Chi\>nirIo. We extend Our apologies to these fine wo¬ men who are endeavouring to eontrlhntc their share lo Ihe United .fewlsh Fund ef¬ fort.
Things are really humming at the United Jcvvish Fund offices, 150 E. Broad Street. Several hundred men, women and the Youth group, who have already volunteer¬ ed their aid as workers in this year's campaign, are now actively engaged in securing the largest quota necessary lo meet the great needs of the United Jewish Fund beneficiaries. Adopting a slo¬ gan "Ceiling Unlimited" Columbus has already to date demonstrated double generosity in this, the greatest un¬ dertaking in the history of the local Jewish community.
There is every indication, according to Robert Schiff, General Chairman, that all men. Women and the Youth in our city realize that this drive is to meet the most cru¬ cial crisis in Jewish history — to provide .$32,000,000 for Ihe far-flung rescue and reconstruction activities of the agencies ot the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Over¬ seas Needs and Palestine. That as Americans and as Jews, we must bear the responsibility for the defense and survival of large sections of our people. There is no doubt, Mr. Schiff said, that the progress of the world con¬ flict has forcefully demonstrated that our own destiny and future and our own freedom and happiness are not isolated from the fate of our people overseas.
Pledging tireless effort on the part of women worker.^ in the drive, Mrs. William Schiff, Chairman of Ihe Women's Di. vision, pointed out the vast scope of the effort of which Ihe I'nited .lewish I'und cam¬ paign is a vital part, and, how essential il was tor the .lewish Women of Columbus to raise a record quota for this year
"Although every branch of the drive is ot vital impoptance, we of the Women's division know that the success oi- fail, ure of the campaign will de¬ pend to a major extent on what oiu'  workers  accomplish.
"We re(|uest two Ih'ings of every person whom a Women's Di\'ision representative calls upon. First, that she remember the great cause which the Uni¬ ted .lewish Fund worker repre¬ sents, and therefor'e gi\e her a l>rompl attd courteous recep¬ tion Second, that she realize the vasily greater need wiii^-h this past year of war has hrought about, and llllls cheer¬ fully increa.se her contriliution far over the amount subscrit)ed last year", Mrs. Schiff concltid- ed.
General Chairman Robert W. Schiff expre.s.sed confidence that his drive army will go over Ihe top and bring in the largest amount ever sub.scrllied.
"It's a ca.se of 'iriust'." he told campaign workers this week, ".lewish communities all over the counlry have conducled or are conducting intensive drives with (|Uotas set up far ahead of funds previously .sought. The success re|)orted trom oth. er communities are particular¬ ly heartening inasmuch as they indicate Hie awakening of American Jews to the enormity of their responsibility for sav¬ ing from complete destruction millions ot Jews in Europe, re¬ settling them in olher lands and making productive citizens of refugees arriving in this counlry, Columbus can ttnd must raise its tiuota, for our help means the difference be¬ tween life and tieath to those over there".
Mr. Schiff urged contribu¬ tors to give workers the utmost consideration, declaring that the soUvilors are giving ot their time, money and effort In a great humanitarian work.
John L. Lewis' Paper Attacks Herbert Lehman
M'lW VORK (.IPSl —Herbert II. Lehman, director general of the l'nitecl .Vations Relief and Rehabilitation .•Vdminislra tion. which is uniler tire now in Congre.ss, is the target of an attack by the I'liiled Mine \\'orkers ,lournal, ,lohn L. Lew¬ is's , piit/licaiion. The paper, using language reminiscent of Fiilher Coughlin's Social .lus. tice and of its pre<lecessors, the Dearborn Independent, reaches 450,000 miners.
Former Governor Lehman anxl his family are descrihetl as the sinister irower behind "an invisible government . . . It's a global web and the strands that tie It at No. 1 William St. (Lehman's address) run right into Washington at many IJOints . . . Scores, if not hun dreds, of the government law- yers and tiiueaucrats who are exectiting the policies of the in\'isible government, at home and abroad, are men suggested for   their   Jobs   by    Frankfurt
"The Jewish yt)ulh ot Colum. bus has a special concern in the outcome ot the campaign", Mar¬ jorie Wasserstrom, Jr. Division chairman, stated, "since the greatest sufferers from the Nazi oppression are the youth. We know that the tjverseas agencies direct their major ae¬ tivilies towarti helping the .youth, and our response will be therefore in the nature of a meaningful contribution."