Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1948-02-06

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^IW^^'^erving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Cpmrnunity^yiA^
Vol. 26, No. 6
COLUMBUS, OHIO, PKIDAY, FEBKUARV fl,  1048
Devoted to American and   Jewish   Ideals
CONGRESSIONAL GROUP REPORTS ON RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
Washington (JTA)—Greater co¬ ordination of the activities of voluntary relief organizations In the United States which are raising funds for aid abroad was
urged by the House Foreign Af¬
fairs Sub-Committee on Displac¬ ed Persons in a report issued this week.
The  report  recommends that the State Department "give con
sideration to systematizing and
Agudath Achim Pre-School Institqte to Have Latest in Equipment, Facilities in New "Home"
When the original plans for a new Agudath Achim Synagogue were first brought up, one of the prime topics was the Congrega¬ tion's Educational Pre-school Institute for youngsters. "Youth must be served," and the guiding lights behind the new Hotise of Worship certainly have the welfare of the future generation foremost in mind.
For one thing, the School will move into new quarters when the Pioneer Memorial edifice Is constructed In Bexley. The latest In modern equipment and facilities will be provided for the youngsters.
Among the several benefactors of the Pre-school—past, present, and future—are Mr. Harry Gll- 'bert, Mr. Max Silberstein, and Mr. Harry Sllbersteln. Mr. Gil¬ bert donated the school building, located at 1021 Bryden Rd., and
Harry   Gilbert
through his wonderful efforts and continued guidance, has helped swell enrollment of Jew¬ ish youth at the Instilute.
Max and Harry Silberstein, sons of the late beloved Fred Sllbersteln (one of Agudath Achim's pioneer founders), have contributed much to the school's maintenance, including installa¬ tion of heat units, water foun¬ tains, garage, etc., and they have subscribed to the new school program in carrying on the Ideals of their religious father.
At the end of three weeks of solicitations. Chairman Lou Ru¬ ben announces that $120,2'19.48 has been collected, which leaves less than $250,000 of the .$375,- thousand goal to go.
Meanwhile, the announcement last week concerning the me¬ morial plaque which will be dedi¬ cated to Agudath Achim found¬ ers, brought a great response, according to Chairman Sam Kata Many names of parents and families have been submit¬ ted. "It Is Imperative that these names be turned In promptly," Mr. Katz reported,' "since work on the plaque will be started si3t!rr:"'"^A<id as it is a memorial to these patents, Agiidath Achlm does not want to overlooit any¬ one. On page 2 is a blank to be filled out and sent to Mr. Katz, 621   N.   18th   Street,   Columbus.
Improving the gathering of infor¬ mation upon which the decisions are to be made concerning the allocation of resources among the various countries and the var¬ ious progrartis." It urges that U.S. diplomats abroad should be charged with studying the ac tivities of American voluntary agencies In each country, as well as the extent of the ability of each country to meet its social needs through the facilities of its own welfare agencies.
Citing Jewish relief agencies as an example, the report points out that the three major Jewish agencies for overseas relief—the Jbint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine Appeal and the United Service for New Americans—have integrated their efforts "through central plan¬ ning and allocation" even after the relaxing of centralized gov¬ ernmental direction are now joined in the United Jewish Ap¬ peal.
SR.  HADASSAH
ONEG  SHABOT
Senior Hadassah holds Its annual mother-daughter Onog Shabot t«day (Pel). 7) at Aga- dath Achim Institute, 1021 Bryden Rd. It's a dcs-scrt luncheon affair and is. open to all mcmberSj (heir daugh¬ ters as well lis B&P and Junior chapter members. Itjibbi Mor¬ decal Hirschsprung will be Uie speaker.
Ben B'riths to Hear Woldman
One of the year's outstanding meetings of Zlon Lodge B'nai B'rith will be held at Broad St. Temple Tuesday, featuring Al¬ bert A. Woldman in an address on a phase of Abraham Lincoln's public life. Woldman will discuss "Lincoln's Relation's With Rus¬ sia; Pattern for Today?"
A past president of B'nai Brith's District No. 2, Woldman is the author of "Lawyer Lin¬ coln,,' and is chairman of the Board of Review of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Com¬ pensation.
He was one of the recognized Lincoln biographers present last July when the Library ot Con¬ gress made public the famous Lincoln papers, divulging pre¬ viously unwritten material on the life of the president. Shortly before the papers were opened, Woldman wrote for the Cleve¬ land Plain Dealer an article re¬ porting his knowledge of the Lincoln paper;;. This was im¬ parted to him by a friend, the iate Emanuel Hertz, who obtain¬ ed access to the material through ithe Lincoln family, I He will outline the friendship of the United States with czarlst Russia ancl will stress the amity of two governments with com¬ pletely different idealogies. The subject will be of particular"in¬ terest in. the light of modern foreign affairs. , The meeting will l)e,. open to
OSU Dignitaries On Sisterhood Program.
Christine Conoway, Dean of Women at Ohio State, and Dr, Leiand Jacobs, Assoc, Prof of Education at the University, wili participate on the interesting program- scheduled 2 p.m,, Tues¬ day, for the Rose E. Lazarus Sis- terhpod meeting in the Vestry Room of Temple Israel. Dean Conoway's subject; "Our Daugh¬ ters- at the University." Dr. Jacobs will speak on "Children's Books—How to Choose Them."
This program will appeal to grandmothers as well as moth¬ ers, and a good turn-out Is an¬ ticipated by the Sisterhood. Tea will follow the program. Mrs. Ray Kahn will deliver the open¬ ing prayer.
TARSHISH ENGAGES IN B'NAI   B'RITH   ACTIVITIES
Allan Tarshlsh, Chairman of Ohio ADL Council and District No. 2 Chairman ot ADL Com¬ mittee, will address the B'nal B'rith Lodge at Hamilton, Ohio, next Thursday. He will attend a meeting ot the General Com¬ mittee of District No. 2 B'nal B'rith, which takes place in St. Louis Fteb. 14-15.
Han'y   Sllbersteln
Max Silberstein
Don't forget reservations for T.I. Sisterhood's Dance should be matJe by Wednesday.
Albert Woldman
the public. Invitations have been sent to leading Lincoln scholars In and around Coiumbus, Includ¬ ing those at schools and univer¬ sities.
Mr. Basil O'Connor, Natl Chmn. pf American Red Cross, ex-law partner of PrankUn D. Roosevelt, and adminstrator of tho Rootiovclt ostiite, will speak promptly at 8 p.m., Tuesday during the B'nal B'rith meeting.
Other   entertainment will   be provided at the meeting, which (Continued on Page Two)
Local Scouts to Observe Sabbath
Local boy and girl scouts are looking forward to next Friday evening, Feb. 13. when-they will observe the annual National Scouts' Sabbath services. In con¬ junction with thousands of .scout troops In the U. S., Canada, and England.
Mr. David Goldsmith will be the guest speaker for the ser¬ vices which will be held at Agu¬ dalh Achlm Synagogue- Partici¬ pating troops; Boys' No. 120 and Girls' No. 32, of Schonlhal Center.
All scouts and scouters are cor¬ dially invited to attend these special services. Jess Forman i.s Scoutmaster, Jerry Fisher and i Gilbert Weisberg are Ass't Scout- mastei's, and Stanley Skllken Is Jr. Ass't. Scoutmaster. Scout leader of the Girls troop 32 is Mickey Zisenwlne.
Herb Wise is treasurer of the Boy Scouts southeast district and William Givets is neightior- hood commissioner of the south¬ east district. The committeemen of Troop 126 are: Mr, Goldsmith, chrmn, and Morris Skilken, Cy Benls, and I, Cheroff.
Services will be conducted by
David GoldsmlUi
and Slg Munster; Plag-'bearers— Philip Bloom. Marty Robins; Col¬ or guards—Billy Bursch, Barry Turner, Aaron Katz, and Howard Block, ,   ^
Participants on the  program: Gi'eetings,   by   Abe   Wolman; the following:   U.shers—Joe|Scout oaths and laws, by Stan White, Lee Forman, Earl Soule, |    (Continued on  Page  Four)
Bromfield Predicts UN Collapse if it Dodges Palestine Crisis
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Louis Bromfield, Cp-Chairinaii of the American League lor a Free Palestine, who has Uoen leading that organization's two- yoar campaig;n to secure offeo- tlve sanctions against Arab and British uggresslons In tlie.Middle East, issued the following state¬ ment In 'yVaablngton recently: , "The current chaos In Pales¬ tine is a threat to the entire United Nations organization, vchlch dbes^not deserve to sur¬ vive if, It permits a few of Its own members wantonly to sab¬ otage the first International so¬
lution It has proposed.
"If the UN remains impotent in the face of the undisguised Anglo-Arab plot to liquidate the entire Hebrew population of Pal¬ estine, then it ia tragically - fol¬ lowing the dismal footsteps ot the League of Nations. The Se¬ curity Council has only a few weeks in which to act since it is now definite that a date early this spring has. been set for the massacre of the 800,000 Hebrews in Palestine and the million more residing In Arabian coun¬ tries.
"As the record stands, the UN's plan to parlilion Palestine is not only inadequate, but a cruel Jest perpetrated upon the Hebrew pioneers whose farms and vil¬ lages are becoming a shambles. Having virtually set up the Hebrew people as targets for genocide—(tiie murder otai na- tlon)-jthe United Nations now appears to be abandoning them.
"After giving the Arabs over $37,000,000 worth of Uniled States war supplies, the De¬ partment of Stale clapped an embargo on the sale arid ship-
merit of arms lo the Middle Eastern countries. This embargo seems to ha.ve been designed nol lo prevent 'aggression and strife in the Middle East but to bolster it, for in reality the emijargo is directed only against the He¬ brews of Paleatlne. The Arab States continue to receive large supplies of arms from the i3r(tlsh who in turn receive them from us. Our embargo on the Arabs in ils present form therefore is nothing but a sham.
"I am calling upon President Truman  to  issue  an  exiecutlve
order permitting t^e sale ot arms for defense to the beleagured Hebrews' of  Palestine.
"Unless the embargo onj de¬ fense arms for the Hebrew'peo¬ ple is raised at once, the/State Department must take upon It¬ self full responsibility for com¬ plicity in the murder of Innocent men, -women and children. J>Jo American citizen can condone such outrageous and wanton conduct by government officials sworn to protect the Interests and traditions of the United States in foreign affairs."