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Vol. 25, No. 10
COLUMBUS, OHIO, PRIDAY,   PRIDAY, MARCH 7,  li»47
Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals
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Strictlv Confidential
Tidbits,Prom Everywhere By Fhlneas J. Blron
Z. 0. A. Parley Pledges Continued Illegal Immigration
BAKO IN PERSPECTIVE      >
..We read in the papers that the Shuberts, , ,who own the theatre In quiestion, have r e- questcd that the Donald Wolflt Shakespeare troupe drop "The iterchant of Venice" from ita re¬ pertory,.. People have been -writing the Shuberts It seems, to complain that "The Merchant ..." slurs the Jewish people.. This is, we think, a -wrong note .. We've never had anything but contempt for the stereotypes
of bigoted  dramatists But
anyone who Is familiar with Shakespeare would never put him to that class.. .Iii the early 17th century, when the immor¬ tal bard penned "The Merchant ..", his sensitive portrayal of Shylock aa a tortured , human being waa a tremendoua advance from the vicious caricatures then current among -writers Let's keep fighting defamatory characterizations wherever they appear, but let's keep some per¬ spective! .,., BlloABWAY GOSSIP
Danny Kaye's next tor Sam¬ uel Qoldwyn, wiU be "That's ¦ Life", a new title for the old, old story of the long-haired music professor who starts an academic study of jazz—The script Is secondary with Dan¬ ny. ..He's one comic who makes a corny script fuimy Inatead of vloe-versa..Did you know thit Milton Berle waa an accomp¬ lished magician?,',. .Hla card tricks are the envy of many slelght^of-handersi. .Zero Mostel was discovered by Barney Jos¬ ephson, Cafe Society proprietor, several years ago. .We caught Barney visiting the Embassy the other night to catch his erstwhile protege's new show.. Terrific, by the way..Charles Feldman of Universal-ln^rna- tlonal will produce Ben Hecht's scenario "The Shadow", with Orson Welles in the lead role.. Maurice Bergman, jovial Unlr versa! advertising executive, re¬ covering from a back Injury..
SPORTS NOTES
Here's a switch..Many sports figures have closed the books on their athletic careers to move Into the more - grueling arenas of politics, but this la the first time—that we know of—that an elected representative of the people has travelled the road the other way,.We're talking about Sammy Kaplan, New York State Assemblyman from (Continued on Page 8)
PITTSBURGH (JTA)—Amer¬ ican Zionists wUl lend all their resources to continuing a never- ending flow of visaless iptimi- granta to Palestine In defiance of the British blockade, the na¬ tional administrative council of the Zionist Organization of America pledged thia week In a resolution adopted by 250 mem¬ bers  from 40  states.
The resolution came after Zionist leaders of the' United States and Palestine had bitter¬ ly denounced British policy In the Holy Land and expressed doiibta that Britain was sin¬ cere In Its avowed decision to place the entire Palestine Is¬ sue In the lap of the United Natiotis.
Dr. Moshe Sneh, a member of the executive of the Jewish Agency, urged that there be no further negotiations between Agehcy leaders and Foreign Minister Bevln, since all pre¬ vious talks have been "futile." He predicted that Britain will not accept any decision of the U, N, which runs counter to Its poUcy of "strangling the progress of Zionism,"      ,
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, pres- (Continued on Fage 8)
Allan Tarshish To Address B'nai B'rith JMeeting
JTl, JBWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO HOLD ANNUAL EVENT TONIGHT
The Junior Jewish Gommun- '; Ity CouncU wlU hold Its first aimual Purlm Star-light BaU at the Deahler-WaUlck Hotel this Saturday (tonight) from 9 to 12 p, m.
Chuck Selby and his.orches¬ tra, featuring the lovely Bona Lee, wlU provide the music. Drtimmer-man Dick Coyle, sing¬ ing the novelty and comedy tunes, la to have a splendid ar¬ rangement of "Open the Dbor, Richard."
A highlight ot the evening will be the ero-wnlng of Queeti Esther. Leading contenders for the title are: MXirlal Kay, J'udy Tyrol?r, Marilyn Tarshls^i and '  Annabelle Bronska.
All tnenlber organizations of Council are cordially Invited to attend. Invitations may be ob tained frotn club presldenta.
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Allan Tarshish, lieat .known aa Chairman of the Ohio A.D,L, and past president of the lodal lodge, of B'nal B'rlth, wUl apeak on the subject "Intereat- ing Cases In Public Relations", at the Zlon Lodge B'nal B'rlth meeting next Monday evening, March 10th.
Other features of the meeting will be a showing of several films furnished by the Colum¬ bus Council for Democracy. One of these, entitled "One People", has met -with unqual¬ ified approval wherever It has been shown. It takes as Us basic subject the brotherhood between all races, colors and creeds, and deplcta the essentials of this highly controversial sub¬ ject In an admirable manner
As an added attraction, part of the program is to be devoted lo musical entertainment which will Include Irving Caesar's new works, "Sing a Song of Friendship".
The- meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 P. M, and ts to be held at the Broad Street Temple.
Temple Sisterhood To Play Host To Other Sisterhoods
Hillel Committees Of Ohio To Meet Here Sunday
A meeting of representatives of B'nal Brith Lodge Hillel Committees in the Ohio Assn, will take place this Sunday, March 9, at the Deshler Hotel at 1 P.'M„ It was announced today by Max Kohnop, of Day¬ ton, State Chairman of Hlllel activity.
Those who will participate In the program are: Rabbi Harry Kaplan, of the Hlllel Founda¬ tion at Ohio State University; Isadore W. Garek, a member of the National HlUel Commission; Max Kohnop, State Chairman of B'nal Brith HUlel activity; and several other prominent leaders in the State Hillel Pro¬ gram,
This Conference Is open to the entire Jewish community, it was announced today by Sidney L. Katz, chairman of local arrangements, who is also vice-president ot the Ohio B'nai Brith Asan.
Presidents and secretaries or chairmen of Hlllel Committees of all Lodges and Chapters In the State, have been asked to attend, to join in a serious dis¬ cussion bf the Hillel problem in Ohio, From this discussion it la hoped a definite program for greater aupport of the Hil¬ lel movement on Ohio campuses will  reault.
Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld, of New York, Associate National Director of Hlllel- and'an out¬ standing stieaker, will Ulk on the Hlllel question generally. Present also will be the direc¬ tors and counsellors of the HlUel  units  at Ohio Colleges.
Capacity Cxowd Expected at The Second Annnal Evening of lewish Music
AU plans have been completed for the second annual "Even¬ ing of Jewish M-usic" which is to be staged next 'Tuesday even¬ ing, March 11, 8:30 P, M„ at the East High School Auditori¬ um, 1500 E, Broad St. An ap¬ preciation of Jewish music has in recent years become a na¬ tional observance with outstand¬ ing programs In communities from coast to coast.
Last year the local Jewish musical event was so well re¬ ceived by the capacity crowd in   attendance   that   hundreds
had to be turned away for lack of seating accommodations.
With the appropriate slogan "A People Who Lives, Sings— A People Who Sings, Lives", Columbus IBureau of Jewlah Education, with Daniel Harris¬ on aa director, extends a cordial invitation to the entire Jewish commtinlty to attend next Tues¬ day night's program, one that wlU prove a most enjoyable experience.
The full program appears on page five of this Issue.
Red Cross Drive Reports To Be Heard Next Week
Pinal report luncheons tor the 1947 Red Croas Drive will be held next Tuesday and Thursday noon at the Southern Hotel. Progress of the drive to date toward the $279,800 goal will be reported at these meet¬ ings,
Wesley Fesier, new head coach at Ohio State University, win apeak at the Tuesday luncheon, Capt. C, C. Shepherd, chaplain at Fort Hayes, will give, the invocation, and Alice McCluskey of Radio Station WOSU, will furnish music.
Honored particularly at the Tuesday luncheon will be mem- (Continued  on Page Four)
JBWISH WAR VETERANS TO HOLD  GALA  SPORTS NIGHT TUESDAY
Next Tuesday, March 11, the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood wUl play host to members of other alaterbooda at a dessert meet¬ ing, at 1:30 P, M,, In the vestry rooms of the Bryden Road Temple. Mts. Harry Mellman and Mra. Joseph Shaplra and their committee will serve.
The apeftker tor the after¬ noon wUl be Rabbi Harry Kap¬ lan, director of B'lial B'rlth HUlel Foundation at Ohio State University. He has ohoaen for hla subject "As 1 See Your Children".
. Mrs. Herbert Schiff will open the business aessUn with' a prayer- and Mlas Clara Good¬ man, chairman. Ib'> to present the report of the „ nominating committee.        . "
An outstanding program has been arranged by the local J. W. V. chapter for next Tues¬ day, March Ilth, when there is to be a showing of the 1946 World Series Baseball game with sound, Thia should prove a very Interesting as well as en¬ tertaining picture,
Aa an added attraction for thia all sport,s night event, there WlU be a abort talk by Ohio State football coach, Wesley Pesler and the showing of the Northwestem-Ohlo State foot¬ ball game. The activities vrill begin promptly at.8:J6 P. ivi.. In the :Broad StTeKiple sbclal hall;,- ;..-,¦ ",, ..    ..¦:¦¦
yoUc^Mtlhg the pro-am there lstc(b& a'social hdtit' with rer freshmeht^. All ,:-.• members of Capltpi;,; post No,';,: 122 Jewish War Veterans, are': (n'\dttd to at tend.   ¦¦ '.   ¦-¦¦¦¦ ;.;/,¦
Reconstruction Is New Keynote of Aid To Jewish Survivors
CIjEVELAND, O.—Major em¬ phasis in aid programs on be¬ half of Jewish men, women and children in Europe who sur¬ vived the Nazi terror is shifting from relief to reconstruction, Moses A. Leavltt, Executive Vice-chairman of the Joint Dis¬ tribution Committee,- declared tonight at a special executive committee meeting of the J.D,- C's East Central Region in the Hotel  Statler here,
Lester Alexander, of Toledo, was elected Chairman -of the J,D,C,'s East Central-Region at the meeting. He succeeds Judge Mlaurlce Bernon of Cleveland, who was elected. CThalrman of the J.D, C, National Council at the Committee's -annual meet¬ ing in New York on January 12.
The  Jjp.C,   major  American agency aiding Jewlah survivors overseas, spent more than $58,- 500,000 In assistance work last year  and will  require  a  mini¬ mum of $122,000,000 to carry for¬ ward Its aid programs and pro¬ vide  urgently  needed  physical and    economic    reconstruction measures, Mr. Leavltt declared. 'The major task of the J.D.C. in 1946," Mr, Leavltt said, "was to iceep alive the 1,500,000 Jew¬ ish    survivors    In    continental isurope.  In  the  greatest  relief program ever undertaken by a voluntary non-governmental agency, the J.D.C. aided nearly 1,000,000 hungry, homeless and destitute    Jews.    In    addition, during the year approximately 50,000,000 pounds of desperately needed food, clothing, medicines and other suppUea were shipped for dlatribution by the J.D,C,'e overseas   staff   of   250   trained professional and technical staff membera. "This    year,    however,"    Mr. Leavltt pointed  out  "the J.D.- C. is undertaking a vastly ex¬ panded  program  of reconstruc¬ tive measures that will enable whole   Jewish   populations   In (Continued on Page 8)
Central States Region Of Hadassah To Meet Here March 22-25
ETERNAL UGHT PROGBAJI SUNDAY AT 12:30 P. M.
Mrs, Moe Hlrsch, president; of the Coumbus Chapter of Ha¬ dassah, is announcing the elec¬ tion of delegatea to the twenty- first annual conference of the Central States Region of Ha¬ dassah,. to be held at the Desh¬ ler-Walllck Hotel on March 22- 25,    ¦
Featured -as guest apeaker at this parley which will bring representatives fi-om 38 chap¬ ters and Business and Profes¬ sional Divisions from- Ohio, Michigan, - West Virginia and Kentucky, will be Lionel (Jel- ber, Washington D, C, Jewish Agency representative to the UN, Mrs, Abraham Strauss, Cleveland, O., national -vice president, will be the national visitor and Mrs, Paul W, As chner, N. Y„ national Speakers' Bureau chairman, wiU conduct a speakers' institute. Miss Rose Bloom, Toledo, 0„ delegate to the World Zionist Congress in Switzerland, will report on Its activities.
Mrs. Arthur Edelstein, Toledo, 0., president ot the region, wlU preside at the sessions which will record Hadaaaah'a achieve¬ ments in the fields of health, education and child rescue, A slide and jscript arrangement "Journey 'to Palestine," will graphically portray Palestinian scenes. Workshop cUscusalons and program demonstrations will be preaented. An Atnerlca Affairs session will bring state and national leaderp to discuss current legislation.
The Coiumbua chapter and division will be hostesses at so cial reCeptiona honoring the delegates, and guesta. Mrs. Roy Stone, Columbus, Is chairman of arrangements.
Local delegates attending the Conference which will open on Saturday night include: Mes damea: B. W, Abramson, S. L Case, Jerome Groaa, Daniel Harrlaon, Moe Hlrsch, Albert Goorey, EUls Krupnick, Roy Stone, Sam Subow, Robert Suld, Sanford Tlrnen and Aladar Zlp¬ ser,
The Eternal Light Radio Program, sponsored by. The Jewisb Theological Seminary pt America, is now being broadcast every -Snnday at iaap T. M; over Station ¦WTAM, Cleveland. A trans¬ cription ot the program ta re- broadcast at }1;30 on 8anday nlghta over 'WLW, Cindn- naU.
J.D.C. ALLOCATES NEARLY $40,000,000 FOR OVEBSEAiS PROGRAM
NEW YORK (JTA)—Appro- prlatlons for overseas relief, reconstruction and emigration wofk for Jtlarch amounting to $5,937,000 were announced this week by the Joint Distribution Committee. 'I'hla month's grants .bring to $23,691,(100 the sum allocated this year' for the Joint Distribution Committee's over¬ seas programs, It was dlsclpaed.
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