Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-02-16

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zJl\\/y   Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community \]P^
Vol 10   No. 8
COLUMBUS, OHIO, PBIDAV, FEBRUABY IB, in4n
D.vo<«d to Amerlcftn asd Jemsb fdesis
Strictly Confidential
TIdbKs From Bvorywhere Br PHINEAS J. BIBON
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Don't be .¦jurpri.'iccl If that .'so- called war they're having In Europe develops a sudden shift in alignment.'! as the Allies come 10 take Gory Goerlng'.s peace propo.sal.s more seriously . . . 'Walter Winchell. who tells us to look out for Pauline Kohler's hook "J Was Hitler's'Maid", has a new name for Badolf—The Utile Man Who Isn't All There . , . Why, with all that emphasis on unity In the Reich, asks a London Punster, did Hitler ever perniit Unity Mitford to return to England? ... A Columbus .vouth named ,;ohn Ounther, evidently as observant as his famous namesake, has return¬ ed home from a nine-month stay In Germany, where he was an ¦'exchange scholarship student" thoroughly disgusted at the Nazis' efforts to make him and other young Americans over in¬ to brown-shirted swasllka-hear- ers . . . Best wisecrack of the week is credited lo a Journalist who was attending a party at the home of an American cor* lespondent for Nazi newspapers. It seems a sofa caught fire, and somebody cried: "What to do?" ."If you want to do it the American way", .said the bright boy, "Just throw some water on IIL. ,\.~Bat 1? you're doing things
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"-Thatdm    to ithe   New   'Fork Post's Btnest li. Meyer for point¬ ing out that that Incident of the 1 800 t^efugees stuck on a boat on the Danube Is merely an In¬ stance of Ufe improving on fic¬ tion  .  .   .  The  fiction  In  this case being Peter Mendelssohn's recent novel "Across the Dark River", which relates the tribu¬ lations of fifty Jews In a similar predicament . . . Eddie Cantor, Ihey say. Is eager to give his long Island estate to a charitable institution, but can't find a tak- ei   because said estate lacks a swimming pool ... A biography of Nicky   Arnsteln,   who   was ranny Brice's    first    husband, may soon be published by Simon and    Schuster . . . Which    re¬ minds us that Fanny will not, after all, be Mrs. Hitler In Char- He Chaplin's  forthcoming film "The Dictator" . . . Charlie de- elded a fuehrer    has     trouble enough without a missus . . . The film "Four Sons", now be¬ ing planned by Darryl Zanuck, will be perhaps thp most daring film. ever screened about Ger¬ many, we're told . . . The bio¬ grapher  of  the  famous  Hetty Green Is having trouble verity- mg the story    that   Sigmund Lubln   of   Philadelphia   made some of his early movie thril¬ lers on Mrs. Green's Texas Mid¬ land Railroad, and would appre¬ ciate  first-hand  information  In this matter . . . For those who read Hebrew there's a treat In store In "Reuben Bralnln's Last Days", a Uttle book Just brought out by Raphael Shochett describ¬ ing the interesting personal life of the late Dean    of Hebrew Literature . . . you can get it by sending fifteen cents in postage stamps  to  the Hebrew Journal Hamah at 1291 Grant Avenue, New 'STork . . . \0U SHQUIiD KNOW
Emma   Redell,   the   greatest American-born Wagnerian sing¬ er (she Was a Jewish girl), who recently died of a heart attack. '    jeally died of a broken heart
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Sabbath Service To Be Conducted By Temple Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of the Bry¬ den Road Temple will, in accord¬ ance with its annual custom, have complete charge of the ser¬ vice on next Friday. Feb. 'Z'.l. at 8:00 P. M. It will be a lay .ser¬ vice, one in which the laymen of the congregation will speak and conduct the ritual.
Roliert 'Weller will discuss "Of What We May Be Proud," and Isadore W. Garek "A Lay¬ man Speaks". Reading the ritual will he done by Alliert Harris and Mr, Milton Staub and act¬ ing as usher,'^, Morton Gumble, William Kahn, Frank Kaufman, J. C. Robins, Harold Schiffman. Rudolph Stern, Abe Shustick and R. L. Zalk.
Thus in these critical times, representative laymen will have an opportunity to voice their thoughts on matters which are near and dear to the Jewish community.
"Sons of Liberty" will be pre¬ sented to the congregation fol¬ lowing the service in the vestry. It is an historical technicolor film produced by Warner Broth¬ ers, a classic of its type. It presents the true story of the active part with which Haym Salomon, a Jewish patriot, play¬ ed in the winning ot the revolu tionary war One of the rich- eat men of his time, he commit- ied- hls^cntlrc-fortunei lev the W(^ c^ss St the cause and died penni¬ less.
To all present the Brother¬ hood win extend a reception and an hour of good fellowship. In charge of the complete program Is I. A. GUck, Chairman of the Educational Committee, work¬ ing In cooperation with Mr. A. J. Dworsky, President and Mr. Sig WeLsskerz, Chairman of the General Program Committee.
The Brotherhood is one of the largest lay bodies In the Columbus Jewish community. Its success has hinged upon the excellent programs which It has presented to Its members and the splendid manner in which It has participated In every activity that made for the wide¬ spread interest and welfare of the congregation. Among Its outstanding achleyements has been the develoftaent of a splen¬ did leadership among its mem¬ bers.
TO  HPKAK   HEKK SUNDAV
Jewish Congress Adopts Program To Protect Jewish Rights Here And Abroad
DB. MAV BFRK
Members of the local Pioneer Women's Organization are to have an unusual priilege this year when they will have the opportunity to hear an English- speaking delegate with both an American and Palestinian back¬ ground, qualified in every way to discuss the vital problems confronting Palestine Jewry in general and the Jewish woman in particular. She Is Dr. Jfay Bere, a delegate of the Moazath Hapoaloth to the Pioneer Wo¬ men's Organization this year who win be here yils week-end to address theiiColumbusChajir: ter at- Its annuali'supiierjb^ing held'this SuhdSy'dvenlri&'Feb. 18, G o'clock, at the Agudath Achim Synagogue.
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T. I, Sisterhood Will Celebrate Birthday S&nday Evening
The Ohio State University Players, uhder the direction of Stewart Allen, will be the fea¬ ture attraction for the Tlfereth Israel Senior Sisterhood Birth¬ day celebration this Sunday eve¬ ning, Feb. 18, 8 o'clock, at the East Broad St. Temple. These talented university students will present several clever skits at this big event of the season which trom ail indications wlU attract a capacity attendance. Levinson will be the master of ceremonies on this occasion. Other entertainment will also be presented on the evenlng's'pro- gram.
Mrs. Louis Schlezlnger, presi¬ dent, invites the Jewish com¬ munity to attend the birthday affair and to enjoy with them an unusual evening. Mrs. Ben Barban is In charge of the pro¬ gram and Mrs. J. Wasserstrom, of the refreshments.
Nine More Groups Accept Plan Of The Community Council
"Nine more organizations have sent in their acceptances of the Jewish Community Coun¬ cil and intend to Join during the past week". Dr. E. J. Gordon, chairman of the organizing Com¬ mittee, said today. Led by B'nai B'rlth, where the Council was approved by unanimous vote of both the Executive Com¬ mittee and the memberahip, the others include: The Ahavas Sho¬ lem Congregation, the Ahavas Sholem Sisterhood, the Beth Jacob Congregation, The B'nal B'rlth Auxiliary, the Columbus Hebrew School, the Jewish La¬ bor Committee, the Jewish Na¬ tional Workers Alliance and the Tlfereth Israel Senior Sister¬ hood.
Other organizations are sche¬ duled to meet during the com¬ ing week for action on the Coun¬ cU proposal. Among those set are the meetings of the Jewish Welfare Federation, the United Jewish Fund, the Schonthal Board, the Y. M. H, A. and the JNP Council.
As soon as a majority of eligible organizations signify their acceptance, according to Dr. Gordon, the Organizing Com¬ mittee will proceed with plans for the first convention of the Council delegates.
Other organizations who have already endorsed the Council are The Council of Jewish Wo¬ men, Temple Israel, Schonthal camp Board, The Tlfereth is rael Men's Club, the American Jewish Congress, the Columbus Zionist District and the Colum bus Co-ordinating Committee.
WA.SHINCTO.V (\V N SI - A far I'cachinR prof^ram designed to safeguard the righls of ,lews in the I'nilpcl Riares against anti-Semilism and to create Ihe basis for Ihe restoration of tbo rights of millions of .lews in war-torn Kuropo after peace was adopted b.v Ihe American .lew¬ ish (.'ongress in iis three-day ses¬ sion at the Hotel Willard.
The nalional convention, at¬ tended hy jtpproximalely 400 delegates from 7,'l cities, voted to create a .special commi,ssion to deal nationally and locally with the promotion of good neighbor relations and authoriz¬ ed the establishment of a per¬ manent commission on law and legislation to deal with the local aspects of anti-Semitism.
The convention voted al.so ap¬ proval of a resolution presented by Dr, Samuel Margoshes, editor of the Jewish Day, to support the establishment liy the World .Tewish Congress of a special in¬ stitute in Geneva for the pre¬ paration, under the direction of experts In international law, of the peace aims of the Jewish People, and their presentation at the peace conference after the war in Europe.
Predicting that 1.000,000 Jews would be destroyed in Europe If Nazi oppression continued for another year, .the convention fieiMed.,tM0tiiiJeMif.^io.;?is>i^ ,tHemseIyes;3SW*^f~;:tfi?' -SoJWcsf tasks in preparatibn for .'the peace, and to identify them¬ selves with the forces seeking the reorganization of Europe as the only hope that there wlU be a future for Jews in the world. Lord Lothian, British Ambas¬ sador to the United States, was unable to attend the convention but sent a messsage in which he emphasized that an Allied vic¬ tory over Germany was the Jews' only hope.
"The present war is in the main the outcome of a policy of brutality and Intolerance of which the Jewish people were the first victims," Lord Loth¬ ian's message stated. "The vic¬ tory of an Allied power in this war offers to Jews their only real hope of escaping from the hateful maltreatment of their race and of renewing their march toward Zionist Ideals in concord with the Arab people
Count Jerry Potockl, Polish Minister to the United States, told the assembled delegates "I cannot tell you what the future of Europe will be but Z know that tor Poland's restoration, freedom and future Jews and Poles will fight together in the common cause."
"If ever there was antiSemit ism in Poland", he said, " it is due to a chauvinistic middle class" First Iiady Offers To Help At a dinner last Sunday night Mrs. FrankUn D. Roosevelt de¬ clared that "this country should not   remain  Indifferent  to   the
sorrow.'; of other parts of the world," and went on to sa.y that "there are man.v people not of your race who are just as inter¬ ested in helping the refugees of .your race and the refugees of all kind, whether in this country or in other parts of the world. If there is an.vthing that I can do to help you, I will be glad to do It at any time."
Other speakers at the con¬ clave included .Senator .lames M. Mead, of New York; Senator W. Warren Barbour, of New Jersey; Vladimir Hurban. Czechoslovak- Ian Minister to the United States; Hjalmar Procope. Fin¬ ni.sh Minister to the United States: Dr. Maurice L. Perlz- weig and Dr. Nahum Goldman of the British section of the World Jewish Congress. Dr Stephen S. Wise, president of the American Jewish Congre.ss presided.
One of the most important dis cu.ssions of the Convention dealt with the future relationship of the American Jewish Congress to the General Jewish Council the members of which include in addition to the Congress, the American Jewish Committee, the B'nai B'rlth, and the Jewish Labor Committee.
While the convention yoted to maintain its membershipXJn the General. Je5vl?b..;fCounj:iliJit,ai- :r&cf6a:;lKjiirieiidii^iiiOiionUMtt?w« •ibekl^tbt&'tbibai^'ii'Msl'Ptl^^.^'' policy  ot the' General-Jewish' Council reconsidered and over¬ ruled,   and  be  replaced py  a poUcy    which  will  aUOwj the Council to function as the direct ing agency in the work of   de¬ fending the rights of Jews.
The convention adopted a four-point program which was Introduced by Louis LIpsky, vice-president of the American Jewish Congress. The Pro gram calls for the extension of the membership of the Council to Include adequate representa tion of other American Jewish ' groups in order that the General Jewish Council may become a body representative of all clas¬ ses and groups in American Jewish life. It provides also for the pooling of the fund rais¬ ing endeavors of ail four agen¬ cies, the effective co-ordination of the existing diverse activities of the four agencies, and the creation and recognition of local county councils organized upon a representative basis under the exclusive supen^ision of the General Jewish Council.
A new administration was elected to carry out the direct¬ ions of the Congress. Dr. Ste¬ phen S. Wise was reelected Pre.sident, Judge Nathan D. Perlman, of New York, was elected vice-president for the first time, and Louis Lipsky, who had served as vice-presi¬ dent for several years, was elect¬ ed Chairman of the Governing Council.
Rabbi Lieberman To Speak At The Youth Conference Sunday
Final plans are being made for the Jewish Youth Conference to be held at Hillel Foundation this Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2 P. M. This Conference will In¬ clude representatives from twenty-eight local and campus youth organizations.     The pur.
pose of such a Conference Is to endeavor to unify the Jewish Youth ot Columbus and to bring them closer together on common Jewish problems.
A very Interesting program has been planned under the guidance ot Janet Wasserstrom, Chairman of the planning grovrp There are to be four discussion groups on subjects ot vital Im¬ portance to Jewish Youth They are: Palestine, with Mrs Elma Levlnger as chairman, as- (Oontlnne^ on ^ce 4>
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