Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1960-01-12

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Vo). 38, No. 7
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, I960
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Satanic Butchery Of Nazis Sholvn Pictorially In New Book
BY DAVID HOBOWnZ
UNITED NATtONS (WUP)—All the horrors of the Trablinlia extermination camp, the satanic butchery of men, women and children at Ausohwitz- Blrkenau, the beastly and ahocltlng crimdnai "scien¬ tific" experiments made on young boys and girls ta the Ravensbruck concentration camp, the arrogance of sneering Hlmmler and Streieher faces inspecting dead, half-dead and near-dead bodies along mass- gravea—all this In almost unbelievable acceptance for 20fch century "civilization" was brought to vivid feality here at tho UN tills week In a unique pic¬ torial book recently published In Poland.
The large volimie, entitled "We Have Not For¬ gotten—1939-1945," and whloh pays "Homage to the Dead-^A Warning to the Living," brought a shud¬ der upon the UN delegates and correspondents, inoluding this writer, who thumbed the 268 pages containing some 300 documentary photographs de¬ picting the hell let loose by the murderous Nazis In this "Chriatian" dominated world.
THIS BOOK ought to be seen by every Ameri¬ can, more especially by policy makers and offisials in Washington, lost we forget the greatest crime in history and overlook the fact that to this day thousands of murderers who did the bidding of Hitler and Hlmmler stfll live and even hold high positions in  present-day Germany.
Although the Nazi authorities, during the last war, issued orders forbidding the photographing of executions, etc., quite a number of pictures were taken—in many cases, by hangmen themselves for their own collection, by inmates at the risk of their lives and by underground agents.
The moat horrifying of all the photos is a double-page picture showing a group of completely- nalted women, some pregnant and some holding babes in their arms, being marched to the gaa- ohajnber of the Treblinka extermination camp.
ONE SEOnoN of the book la devoted to the heroic defense of the Warsaw ghetto.
In one part, the volume guotea from a spee^
by K. Fritzsoh, Lagcrfuhrer of Auschwitz, welcom¬ ing the inmates to the camp, as followa: "you have come here not to a sanatorium but to a German conoentratiop''ganlp^om which there is no other way out than througfi- the chimney. If someone doesn't like it, he may at once go to the barbed wire; If there are ony Jews in this transport, they have no right to live any longer than two weeks." -An opening photo, showing a Nazi bomber drop¬ ping its lethal weapons on Poland in early Septem¬ ber, 1939, containa this quote from Hitler's speech of Aug. 22, 1939: "I keep my 'Skull and Cross-Bones' formations ready to kill without mercy or pity, men, women and children of Polish origin and who speak Polish. That is the only way for us to get the living apace we need."
THE ItlATERIALS in the Polish volume, pre¬ sented to this conespondent by Henryk Zwtren, chief of the Polish Press Bureau here at the UN, were collected and edited by Stanlslaw Wrzos- Gllnka, Tadeusz Mazur and Jerzy Tomaszewski, In collaboration with The Historical Section  of  the
League of Fighters for BVeedom and Democracy.
It is difficult for anyone who did not experience and witness the Nazi atrocities to fully grasp or realize what the nation of Nazi Germany had un¬ leashed upon mankind and especially upon world Jewry—six million sons and daughters of Abraham. But this writer, after seeing the book, can well understand the editors who note In the introduc¬ tion: ". . . Yet there are some who would like the nightmare of the years of the war and occupation to he effaced from the minds of people.
But the soil retains the ashes for a long Ume. It preserves them in eternal memory of thoae whose death was not in vain. The mere figures of victims and losses are nothing but dry statistics; It is necessary to look at the stages of the suffering, as showii briefly in our aibum, in order to grasp the full magnitude of the Nazi crimes and of the martyrdom of the Polish people . , ."
HeAry Morgenthau, with ills plan for Germany, might not liave been so wrong after all. Take good note—Wasiilngton!
GALLERY PLAYERS' SECOND PRODUCTION OPENS ON THURSDAY
A rollicking comedy with a lot of heart describes Arnold Schul- man's "A Hole In The Head," Under the direction of Harold M, Eisenstein, Gallery Players second major production of the season will open at the Jewish Center on Thursday,  Feb,  18,
It will repeat on Saturday and Sunday, Feb, 20 and 21 and will run the following weekend, Thuraday, Saturday, Sunday, Feb, 25, 27 and 28,
A MJNG list of perso'haiitlM iii the community will be seen In i this play, some msJclng their first appearance with Gallery Players, others well-known to ali theater audiences,
Eddie Kaye and Shelly Sokol are teamed agata as the ro¬ mantic leads. They wiil he re¬ membered for their performances in "Tender Trap" laat year, Anna¬ belle Snyder is known aa a teacher of the kindergarten class at the Columbus Torah Academy and as a singer. She made her first attempt at theater in "Ori¬ ental Nightingale" and now as the lovable Aunt Sophie in this pro¬ duction,
Estelie Landy la luiown for her many community activities, but haa never siiown her prowess as an actress before, Thla Is her first attempt at any type of enter¬ tainment and her portrayal is sure to add much to the story. She will l>e seen as Mrs, Rogers,
A WELCOME addition to the Columbus scene, Ralph Rose brings with him a host of credits in the professional world of en tertainment—radio, movies, tele¬ vision. He will portray the mer¬ chant brother Max,
Young Allen Meyers plays the young son. Ally,
Abe Green, Thelma Nutis, Ber¬ nie Weiss, Herb . Altman and Columbus newcomer William Osofsky complete the cast. Abe was seen in "The Flowering Peach" as was Weiss, Thelma (Boots) Nutis may l>e remem¬ bered for her recent performance In "Oriental Nightingale," but she has long been on the local scene with her monologues aild comedy, W e 1 s B appeared in "Oriental Nightingale" also. Altman and Osofsky are making their first appearance with Gallery Players,
BOBERT   Stegmiller   has   de- (Contlnued on pwe *t
At Hadassali 'First Nighter'
Hadassah's First NIghter Medical Center Party, set for Wednesday, Feb. 17, will feature a fiwhlon show by the F. & B. Lazarus Oo. Lazarus model, Ann Free, left, is shown modeling a new spring outfit for Hadassah memliers. Seated left to right are Mrs. Bol>ert U Friedmiui, co-chairman of the evening; Mrs. Murray Galan, telephone co-chaimuin; and Mrs. Daniel Oold¬ smith, president of the Liloh group of Hadassah.
Hadassah's Medical Center Party Is Set
. Wednesday,  Feb. 17 at 8 p.m., Columbus Chapter of Hadassah
will hold its First NIghter Medical Center Party at Temple Israel.
One attraction of the 'evening  will  be a fashion  show  by the
F. &  R. Lazarus  (3o.  The  latest  In  spring  fashions  for  men  and
women will be modeled. !
ANOTHER attraction will be Norman Nadel, theater editor and drama critic of the (3olumbus Citizen Journal, who will speak on "Broadway 1960,"
UAR Appears To Be Testing Israel's Defenses^ Experts Say
SCOUT NEWS
Scout Sabbath wUl be held tonight at the Beth Ja«ob Synagogue at 8:30 pan. Troop 120 and Pack 326 of the Jewish Center will portiopate, Zlie an. nual Blue and QoH Awarda Dinner will be lield on Sun¬ day at 6:30 p.m. at tlie Jewish Center Auditorium.
Cocktails will precede the fes¬ tivities and an "after theater" supper will be served. Hospitality chairmen are the Mesdames Hy Stone, Abe PoUack, Leon Mark and Jack Wallick, The hostess chairmen are Mrs, Normaui Goul¬ der and Mrs, Donald Plotnick,
Admission to the party is $6 for one, $10 for a couple or by tax stamps $300 for one, $500 for a couple. Tax stamps will be picked up t>y calUng the chair¬ men: Szold, Mrs. Ted Flnkel- stein,BEJ. 1-0086; Llloh, Mrs. Ed Ghltman, BB, 1-8371; Ziona, Mrs. Emmanuel (Tohen, AM. 7-2682.
PURCHASE of Medical Center certificates since Nov. 1 will be credited to the admission. Certifi¬ cates may tie purchased by call¬ ing the chairmen: Szold, Mrs. Harold Kayne, BB. 1-3411; Uloh, Mrs. Ea Blhnan, CL. 8-4069; Zi¬ ona, Mrs. Melvin Rackoff, HU. 6- 2183.
Door prizes ajid favors will be given as gifts. Chairman of this committee is Mrs. Milton Peter¬ man assisted by Mrs. Ben Good¬ man and Mrs. Frank Blazar.
Vice-presidents In charge of fund-raising   for   the   Hadasaah
groups are Szold, Mrs. Norman Melzllsh; Liloh, Mrs. Malcolm Robblns; Ziona, Miss"Ceclle Sha¬ piro.
THE CHAIRMEN of the eve¬ ning, Mrs. Robert L. Friedman, Mrs. Jesse Elsen, Mra. Munroe Palestrant and Mrs. Meivin Rack- off announced that "this will be an enjoyable and entertaining evening to remember for both husbands and wives."
The Hadasaah Hebrew Uni¬ versity Medical Onter has pro¬ vided and will continue to provide to future generations tn Israel top-level medical care.
Reservations may still be made by calling the telephone clialr- men: Szold, Mrs. Muray Galan, BE. (5-4855; Liloh, Mrs. Bemard Schottenstein, BE. 5-6823; Ziona, Mrs, David Wliite, HU, 6-4510,
If transportation is needed, call Mra, Alvln Maierson, BB,  1-8858,
REELEOl'ED
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Robert P, Goldman, Cincinnati lawyer, was reelected chairman ot the Iward of governors of Hebrew Union (Jollege-Jewlsh Institute of Religion,
(Copyright, 1980, JTA, Inc)
TEL A-VIV (JTA)—The United Arab Republic appeared still to be testing Israel's military and political defenses In the demili¬ tarized zone southeast of Lake Tiberias.
If this was UAR President Nas¬ ser's objective in the sudden up¬ surge of Syrian attacks, in the opinion of experts here, he had learned ffiai T.'irael's speed and power of military reaction liad not been dulled by the compara¬ tively long period of peace in the
THE OTHER possibility sug¬ gested by the experts here was that Nasser hoped to force re¬ opening of the whole question of the status of the demilitarized zone, which Israel considers as entirely within Israel territory.
The latter posBlbillty was in¬ dicated in Israel's firm insistence that if, as the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization had suggested, Israel-Syrian talks were held under UN auspices, the status of the zone would be spe¬ cifically excluded from the agenda.
'i'he Immediate impasse was based on the fact that after Israel troops stormed and demolished the village of Tawafik, which the Syrians had converted Into a fortified position to violation of the 1949 armistice agreement, the Syrians sent new troops in who were busy entrenching themselves.
UN OFFIOIAUS of both the Truce Supervision Organization and the Mixed Armistice Com¬ mission were working under the pressure of Prime Minister David Ben Gurion's warning that If the UN was unable to get the Syrians out of the zone, Israel would again use force to achieve that objective.
At the UN in New York, Secre¬ tary General Dag Hammarskjold conferred with both sidea and re¬ portedly gave them urgent warn¬ ings to pull troops out of the zone. Israel officials insisted they had pulled their troops out, leaving only patrolmen to keep an eye oj}^ the Itchy-fingered Syrian gunners.
Hammarskjold told a press con¬ ference that Israel and Syria had both committed themselves to de¬ marcation of the border "but nothing very much bas happened." He said that on the t>asls of the Information which he received, "things on the Israel-Syrian bor¬ der are gliding toward a quiet period which, I hope, wiil lead into negotiations between the two parties under the aegis of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization."
Community Leaders To Gather At Confab
A two-day conference on problems affecting Jewish communities In Ohio will be held in Columbus at the Fort Hayes Hotel this weekend.
Three aessions are planned, starting at 8 p.m. Saturday and closing Sunday afternoon with specialists in the field of Jewish Community relations discussing the various iaauea. ¦
THE OOLUMBUS United Jewish Fund and Council will be the
host agency for the conference which Is open to oil members of the Jei*lsh community.
Herbert Wise, Columibus, clialr¬ man of the Columbus Community Relations Committee^ will chair the conference, which will open at 8 p.m. Saturday.
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WILLIAM Wasserstrom, chair¬ man ot the Ckiuncii of Orgaillza- tlons of the Columbus United Jewish Fund and Ck>uncil, will provide the welcoming remarks.
Chairman of the session dealing with church-state issues, will be li.awrence Williams, ohalrman of the Cleveland Community Reia- tions CJoramittee. Resource con¬ sultant for this session will be Phil  Jacolwon, American Jewish
CJommlttee, Neiw York <3ity.
Seymour Gorchoff, director of the Ohio-Kentucky Region for the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, will review the status of problems aaid prospective legal proceedings regarding released time in Ohio communities. Also scheduled to participate are:
DAN   ASHERt   admlnistraUve assistant with the Dayton Jewlsli (Community Council, ¦"Involvement . .- of the Jewish Community;" Mrs,   , ' Herman Ipip, 'Youngstown, "Intet.ii* action with the Non-Jewish C3ofli«j^'   i munity;" Sidney 'Vincent, assii**, ri¬ ant   director,   Cleveland   Jewishjj Community  Federation,   >'XJrviii0:::>-
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