Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1947-05-02

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Vol. a;. No. 18
COLUMBUH, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 11)47
Devoted to American and   Jewish  Ideals
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits From  EVcrynlicre By Phlneas J. Blron
STILL ASKING
We've asked about H.R. 2848
before This    bill,    outlawing
anti-Semitic propaganda, has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congress¬ man Charles A. Buckley...It is a strong bill which specifies anti-Semitism  and  demands  Its
suppression But somehow  a
strange silence surrounds this courageous action by Buckley.. BBOADWAY GOSSIP
Marilyn Cantor, popular song¬ stress at New York's "Le Ru- ban Bleu", plays a bit part in United ArtlsLs' "Carnegie HaU",
which  stars Jascha Heifetz	
"Just to be able to hear Mr, Heifetz play,' said Marilyn... Charlie Chaplain is ¦ planning another comedy film with Mar¬ tha Rayc.Dld Dick White, singer at the Rio Cabana, croon to audiences at the Copacabana as Eddie Fisher a while back?.. Bermy Fields packing them In at the Copa after three years away from the Gay Way... The Marx Brothers may do a techni¬ color picture for Ben Hecht... MUton Berle's radio show option will be taken up for three years —if and when...Mr. and Mrs. Bob Welscopf (he helps Fred Allen script those Sunday shows) are proud parents of a 61b. Kim—mazeltov.. .Danny Kaye greeting Anita Alvarez and Don Richards backstage af¬ ter seeing "Flnlans Rainbow".. They all worked together years ago at Camp Tamlment up-state .. .Luther Adler Is clnemascript- Ing Jack lams' "Profit by Exiper- lence", Harry Herschfield's com¬ ments on Henry WaUace and CharUe Chaplain are very clev- {Continued on Page 8)
Beautiful Theatre "Esquire" Opens In Bexley Area
Jewish Agency Unlikely To Get if. N. Representation
FLUSHING MEADOWS (JTA) —The Jewi.sh Agency is unlike¬ ly to secure representation at United Nations General Assem¬ bly on Palestine, which opened here Monday, it was indicated by various delegations, follow¬ ing the election of Oswaldo Ar¬ anha, chief Brazilian delegate, as president of the Assembly. Dr. Aranha received 45 of the 50 votes cast.
The' Steering Committee, which will act on the Agencys demand for representation,. Is composed of the seven vice-pres¬ idents of the Assembly and the chairmen of the six principal committee^ all elected by the Assembly. The vice-presidents are the representatives of the Big Five; Alexander ParodI ot France, Warren R. Austin of the U. S., Sir Alexander Cadog- an of the United Kingdom, Dr. Kuo Tal-chl of China and Andrei A. Gromyko of the USSR, plus Asaf AU of the Indian delegation and Dr. Neftall Ponce, Ecua¬ dorian delegate. >
The six committee chairmen are Lester B. Pearson of Cana da, for the Political and Secur¬ ity Committee; Dr. Jan Papanek ot Czechoslovakia tor the So¬ cial Committee; Mahmoud Has¬ san Pasha ot Egypt for the Economic Committee; Hetman G. Eriksson of Sweden, for the Trusteeship Committee; Josef Wlnlewlcz of Poland, for the Budgetary Committee; and Dr. Tlburclo Carlas of Honduras for the Legal Committee.
Botli  Agency  Demand, Arab Reqnost for larger Agenda
Seen Doomed The feeling here that the Agency's chances, of getting a non-voting seat are slight are predicated chiefly on the fact that the U. S. delegation Is re- (Continued on Page Five)
CATHOLIC WOMKN URGE CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE ADMISSION OP D.P.'s
WASHINGTON (.ITA)—The board of directors of the Nation¬ al Ci*jncil of Catholic Women, meeting here this .week, adopted statements urging the United States "to set an example to the rest of the world by accepting a sizeable proportion of the dis¬ placed persons" and endorsed Congressional action to make that possible.
The group also adopted state¬ ments urging the .United Na¬ tion.s to set up "as soon as }x>s- slhle" machinery to enforce hu¬ man rights everywhere and also urged Congress to give finan¬ cial support to the IRO. They also urged that the IRO "be lib¬ eral in its Interpretation" of refugees, "so that undue hard¬ ships will not be wrecked on innocent and defenseless people possessing neither homes nor homelands."
Gay Comedy To Highlight Council Installation
Soecial Prayer For Success of $170,000,000 U. J. A. Will Be Offered In Synagogues And Temples Throughout U. S. On May 3
Last night residents of Bex¬ ley and Eastmoor enthusiastical¬ ly welcomed the grand opening of the beautiful new Esquire Theatre, the eighth in the Acad¬ emy chain operated by Messrs. Leo and Milton Yassenoff, well known figures In the construc¬ tion and Theatre operation field In Columbus. This Is the sec¬ ond thefitre to be dedicated this spring by the Yassenoff firm, the University being Its Immedi¬ ate predecessor.
The Esquire is located at 3016 E. Broad St., at Chesterfield Hd., on the dividing line between Bexley and Eastmoor. It Is the only theater on the north side of Broad St., east of the down¬ town district.
This new house, designed and constructed by the F. & Y. Build¬ ing Service, Is a modern struc¬ ture of buff brick and Colum¬ bus-quarried limestone, trimmed with terr^ cotta.
Its auditorium has that de¬ tail, so pbpular at the Univer¬ sity, namely, push-back seats, ¦which eliminate patrons stand¬ ing for others to enter a theater row. It haa a handsome curtain of spun glass and the same type of glass derivative, which is fireproof, is the walls, which are Indirectly lighted by piaster baroque ornaments. Air-condi¬ tioning, projection and sound equipment are of the latest types. Ample parking space Is affonded for patrons. Doors of the Bsqulre will open (Continued on Fage 8)
A special prayer asking for the success of the nationwide $170,000,000 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal will be offered in synagogues and tem¬ ples throughout the United Stales this Saturday, May 3, which has been designated Uni¬ ted Jewish Appeal Sabbath by the Synagogue Council of Amer¬ ica, it was announced yester¬ day at the national headquarters of the United Jewish Appeal, 342 Madison' Avenue.
Rabbi William F. Rosenblum, President of the Synagogue Council of America, which repre¬ sents more than 2,400 orthodox, conservative and reform rabbis in all parts of the nation, an¬ nounced that the-speclal prayer will be offered because "tJie needs which must be met by the United Jewish Appeal this year are without precedent in Jewish history,"
"Merciful and compassionate Father," reads the prayer, "grant 1 us a portion of Thine Inexhaus- I tibie goodness and strength that we may bear, along with our own burdens, something of the burdens of others,
"May we ever be conscious of the lot of our brothers who are languishing hopelessly In cap¬ tivity and may we be mindful of those who are striving agaliist difficulty to rebuild a life of dig¬ nity, security and Jewish Ideal- Ism   for   themselves   and   their
Ivreeyoh Will Install Officers Wednesday
The Ivreeyoh Society will in¬ stall its' newly elected officers next Wednesday, May 7. The in¬ stallation will be preceded by a luncheon at 12;30 P. M., in the F^. Hayes Hotel, Mrs, J, D, Schec¬ ter is chairman of the luncheon committee. Installation chair¬ man wUi be Mrs. A. R. Schwartz, past President of the Ivreeyoh Society.
Toastmistress for this ocas- slon wlH be Mrs. Harry Schw&rtz, President of the Miz¬ rachi, and the opening prayer will Ije given by Mrs. Robert Blashek, President of the Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women.
A versatile and unique pro¬ gram has been arranged by Mrs. Max P. Kanter, Chairman, and Mrs. Lester Seligson, co-chair¬ man.
Coming to Columbus from Mt. Vernon, O., for this speclal event Is Mrs. Charles M- Zelkowitz, the former Helen Winter, to re¬ view the book "Behind the Sil¬ ken Curtains" by Bartley,C. Crum. Mrs. Zelkowitz, who now resides In Mt. Vernon with her husband and 11 year oid son, Is the daughter of Mrs. Samuel Weiner, 599 WUson Ave., and la the sister of Mrs. Z. A. Zls-' kind, Mrs. Max P, Kanter, Mrs. A, I, Yenkin and Mrs Abe Wein¬ er.
As an added attraction to the
aftemtion's program, there will
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children In the land ot our fath¬ ers.
"Bless thou the efforts ot the United Jewish Appeal. May if awaken the hearts ot our people 10 a response of life-giving bene¬ ficence. May it be our privilege to give in Thy .spirit ot good¬ ness so that we may comfort the heart of broken and despair, ing souls and bring them sus¬ tenance, courage and hope. Amen."
Former Secretary of the Treas¬ ury, Henry Morgenthau Jr., who is General Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, also Is¬ sued an appeal yesterday to members of Jewish congrega¬ tions "to remember, as you.^oln in this deeply moving and poig¬ nant . prayer, that i5nly with your help can we reach our goal."
Mr. Morgenthau explained that the .$170,000,000 campaign ot the United Jewish Appeal will support the reconstruction programs ot the Joint Distribu¬ tion Commitlee, which provides relief and rehabilitation aid Overseas; the United Palestine Appeal, which provides for the mass- settlement of the Jewish homeland in Paieatlrie to facili¬ tate the maximum absorption of Europe's homeless Jews; and the United Service for New Ameri¬ cans, which aids Jewish refu¬ gees reaching the United States in their adjustment to the Amer¬ ican way of life. "
Mrs. M. J. Papurt
Mrs. M. J. Papurt will be in¬ stalled as President of the Co¬ lumbus Section of the Nat.lonal Council of Jewish Women at Its final meeting next Tuesday, May 6th, at Bryden Road Tem¬ ple. Mrs. Mark Felnknopf will Install the newly elected officers and directors.
There will be no business taken up at this meeting. It will open at 1 p. m., with a light lunch to be served free to all members by a committee un¬ der the chairmanship of Mrs. Louis Madison.
The high point ot the after¬ noon will be the presentation of a hUarlous comedy, "The Skin Game" by Marlon Leonard Bis¬ hop, by a cast directed by Mrs, Louis M. Harris. The follow¬ ing Council members will be seen In this gay farce which invades the privacy of a re¬ ducing salon: Mrs. Lawrence Goodman, Mrs. Harry Mellman, Mrs. Ben Yenkin, Mrs. Joseph Schecter and Mrs. Stanley Klein. The stage director Is Mrs. Mil¬ ton Staub.
Mrs. Harry Schwartz will give the opening prayer.
LOCAL MEN TO ATTEND SUPREME LODGE CONVENTION MAY ll-ti
The Trl-Annual Supreme Lodge B'nal B'rith Convention wlU take plaoe in Wasliington, D. C. from May Hth to 14th in¬ clusive. At the last District No. 2 Convention, which was held in St. Louis, Mo., last June, 62 dele-
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Zionist Leader To Speak Here Tuesday, May 13
wide Interest has been ar- roused by the announcement that Daniel Frisch, Chairman of the Administrative Council ot the Zionist Organization o f America, will address the Co¬ lumbus Zionist District on Tues¬ day evening. May 13th, at Fort Hayes Hotel, at 8:30..
Mr. Frisch, .who Is a merri- ber of the Interim Committee of the American Jewish Confer¬ ence as well as of the Executive of the American Assn. for Jew¬ ish Education, represented American Zionists at many Zion¬ ist Congresaes, and waa one of the three Z. 0. A. delegates .to the London Zionist Conference last year. And only a month ago he attended the World Zion¬ ist Executive meeting In Pales¬ tine where he had the opportun¬ ity to observe what's happen¬ ing tn   the Holy Land.
Mr. FTlsch, whose writings are widely read. Is also a speaker ot note. He should be able to give a vivid description of the struggle which is taking place in Palestine between the Brit¬ ish authorities and the Je-ws.
This Is going to be one ot the most Important and Interesting Zionist meetings of the year, and It Is hoped that the entire Jewish community will turn out to hear this outstanding Zionist leader relate what steps are being taken to combat Bev- in's Intentions to destroy what has been biUlt -with so much love and blood by the Jewish people In the Holy Land.
ficial representation to the Jew¬ ish Agency was voiced in a res¬ olution adopted here by the regu¬ lar quarterly meeting of the national executive committee of the Jewish War Veterans of the U, S. The resolution uxged the United States representative, Warren R. Austin, to officially plead the case of Jewish repre¬ sentation.
Other resolutions adopted urged the passage of the Strat¬ ton BUI on displaced persons which would provide for the admission of 400,000 dl.splaced persons Into this country dur¬ ing the next four years, the Klein Bill which would prohibit Federal aid to colleges under the G. I. Bill of Rights If the college or unlveralty engages In discriminatory practices, and the bill Introduced by four Senators which would establish a Federal Fair Employment Practices Commission.
J. W. v. URGE r.N. TO GRANT JEWISH AGENCY BEPRESBNTATION
ST. 1L0UI8 (JTA)—A request that the United Nations Special Assembly on Palestine give of-
T.   I.   SISTERHOOD   TO HOLD MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM  MONDAY
"A Salute To Our Mothers" la the theme of the fine program being planned by the Broad St. Temple Sisterhood next Monday evening, 8 o'lock. In the Temple social hall, A special candle light ceremony is to be held on that occasion for members of the sisterhood, their mothers and grandmothers.
Dorothy Bloom, well-known local dance Instructor, will pre¬ sent her senior group In a dance routine, A social hour with refreshments Is to follow the evening's program which has been arranged by Mrs. B. Feltlinger. Mrs. N. Bergsman is In charge of refreshments.
Mrs. T. C. Polster is making the following special request to all grandmothers: "if you are fortunate In Irelng blessed in having your mother with you, please notify Mrs. Feltlinger at FA. 2549."