Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-11-15

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, KOVEMBBR 1.^.. «H0
DfiTotrd to An)«ri£aa ¦nd J«wliih MmM
.Strictly Confidential
,°1fiill)lts From Bverywhen ti FHINICAS J. BIROftr'
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, liiOHOES OP THE WAR
¦' It's rafs that have brought on tho greatest cata-^trophes In the history of Eliropa, eaye Broad¬ way, referring r Specifically to the BObonIo and Teutonic pla- gne-i ... So hated.is Hitter in
, EJngland today that-people don't mentloli his name any more, biit refer to him as "that 'man" . . , To whltdt the Jews add the po-
, tent', curse "Ylmach Sliiinom v'slchpmi"" . ' . . Consoling thought: Since Hitler took Saris in thc.mldi^li^ of June his bliti^ krleg thna-table has broken down,badly -r... . Or havfe you forgotten that hts .schedule call¬ ed iojf l\inch in Buckingham Palace on .August I6th . . . You may have thought that Berlin's CSiamberlainstrasiie was named after Neville, in recognition ot his appeaaement policy, but the fact Is that it was named.after the late Houston Ste-tyar^ Cham¬ berlain, an Englishman who be¬ came a German-language ,antl- Scmltlc writer .... . WKGKLt!. GIGGLE ' A   foreign  correspondent   Is
' cr4>)ilted with the atory that ¦Hitler took the statue of Mo^os /com the Loitvrq In Paris and 'SQMt.up In hla garden at Berch- " I antourage then
?'1'^"'t»uch'for5Hs aides; and'duMng; XSiT^^oll'^ 'dftVOtions a member-of
• his 'aiaff "fene day tiptoed up be¬ hind - him to   hoar   what. he ¦was  Baying   to  the statue Aiid   Hitler, was   pleading
, with   the   Image   o?  the great - 'Jewish   lawgiver: , "Tell    me, Mdses—h6w did you ever get ¦'    'yftur hsat? ncTOsg that ijody^9i water?" ,. . Ahother correspond¬ ent reports that the Inliabitante of'much ot Europe call the Nazi armies of occupation the "Salva- '   tlon Army" .1.. -This not so much bstause   the   Hell-lng   leglong ,   clalnl to have saved many lands -from a fate worse than death, but chiefly because the GSonan n&me^for the Sa'lvatlon Army Is • ''Hellsarmee" . . . -flJid a domeg- -    >tlc Idea we'd IUt<! to pass on to -you reached us via a rear bum¬ per sign we observed along the
• HendrlU: Hudson Highway . . . It read: "Don't Hit Me-r-Hit Hit- lerl" ... -    - WE MOURN A IjOSS
The late Lillian Preiman, O. B. E, wife ot Ottawa's A J. Frol- man, -was probably the outstand¬ ing Jewish woman on the North American continent. . . Her de¬ cent death saddened not only all Canadian Zionists,,one of whose honored leaders she was, but all ' Canadian 'Jewry too .',, Some ,day her biography wlll^be .-ivrlt- (CenUnued 'bn Faae S>
' 'KABBI    KAPIiAN'  BEGINS i ' BPECIAIi    SERIES    OF
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JewsAreHai^d'HitBy Rumanian Qoakie
nVCIIABEST CWNS)' — The y^ena of Rumania, ctonomlcally strangled by the Government's antl-Jewlsh , legislation, were severely hit by the earlhciuakcs which rocked the country ovpr the -iveek-cnd.
A check-up -disclc^ed that the Jewish communities In nine cities. Including Bucharest, were badly daVnagedvby; the quakes The Jcwiijh,districts of Galatl, Focsani; Bacau, Ploesti and Catniiln&-^wcre reported to be In rylna,''   j
The' Government Issued- an appeal to the various Jewish communities to' mobilize all available doctors, nurse? and engineers to ftld la the rescue work. Recent regulationt, for¬ bidding Jewish doctors and en¬ gineers to .practice, >vere tem¬ porarily suspended.  -   -
A special Jewish relief coin- mlttee was organized In Bucha¬ rest to help the vlctlras of the catastrophe. Three emergency soup kitchens were opened In the J^lsh quarters.
Meanwhile, many orthodox Rumanian Gentiles clung to the belief that the most destructive earthquake In the hl<;tory of Ru¬ mania,was a sign of God's dis¬ pleasure at the treatment of Jews. Na?l troops and Iron Guardlsts, aent to.the damaged to ald^,ln the  rescue
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LOCAL JfW/S HOLD SPECIAL PpOGRAWI
ATMORR/ION CMURCH
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A special program of Jewish interest was given ';at the Churcb of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) last Sunday evening. Prof.-' Oscar -Russell of Ohio State University, an active mem¬ ber of the church, presided Ehna Ehrllch Levlnger spoke on Zlonlsjn, a subject In which the Mormon" church is much In¬ terested CanlOr^Lco Halpem, of TIfereth Israel Congregation, sang several'i-aynagogue melo- ¦dies ^htch were much appre¬ ciated by those present
For Annuat Sabbath Convenition Nov. 21-22
Delegates from the Sabbatli Schools of many congregations In Ohio, Michigan and Indiana will assemble m Columbus on Nov. 2\ and 22nd, in annual con¬ vention. _i\bO\lt_on^ hundred delegates from' the Middle Weal arc expected to be In attend¬ ance. All the sessions will deal with the review of '"New Edu¬ cational Literature" and "Con¬ crete Suggestions ^tor Vitalizing the School Works "-
At a banquet on Thursday evening, v Nov.' 21, at the Ft. Hayes Hotel,' Rabb|. Gup will welcome the group and Rabbi Jacob -^'elnsteln of Chicago, wi|l ,sppak on "The.. Bible, a ¦Sourcei- Book for Democracy." Price per plate js $1.25. Reser¬ vations may be made by call¬ ing the Bryden Rd, Temple of¬ fice, FA. 7838
Among those who will be In attendance are Rabbis Arthur LplyvSld, -Victor Relchert, Sam¬ uel Wphl, and Dr. Emanuel Cam¬ eron, of Cincinnati; Rabbis Leon Fram, Detroit; Jerome Falk- man. Grand Rapids; Louis -Witt, Dayton; Charles Latz, Canton; Dr Azriel Eisenbcrg, head of the- Cleveland, Bureau of Jew¬ ish Education, Rabbi Melbourne HarllB and Or Nathan Brilliant, Cleveland,.,    . ^      >'
Crand Rabbi Of €recce Appeals To U.S. For Aid
SALONIKA- (-WNS).— The Grand, Rabbi -of Salonika »an- nounccd that he had cabled an appeal lo Drl Stephen S Wise, president of the American Jew¬ ish Congres'S, to circulate a pro¬ test to "the chiefs ot the var¬ ious churches in the United States" against Italian bombing of Greek civilians. ' More than 20 ¦ persons were killed and at least 50 wounded when Italian bompers dropped Incendiary bomb-? on a predom¬ inantly Jewish district In this city. —Most ot the. bindings destroyed In the raid were built ¦with the financial aid of Amcil- can Jews. - .     J    '   ,     "
agafinst' indlsci'tminafe bomblhg of clvillnns" by Italian roldera "whicli he received from the Grand Rahbl of Salonika to the American Jewish Congress, Which would take '"whatever measures are deemed necessary.'
PROGRAM FOB REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON JEWISH PROBLEMS IS ANNOUNCED
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Detroit Rabbi Will Speai{ At Bryden Rd. Temple Next Friday -
¦ Habbl Leon Fram, associate ot Rabbi Leo Franklin, Ttmple Beth El, Detroit,' will be the speaker at the Biydion Road Temple oil next Friday night, Nov.-22, at the Sabbath Eve Service HIB presence In the pulpit of Temple Is¬ rael Is a part of the program ot the Ohlo- Mlchlgan • In¬ diana Jewish R e i I g i o-u s School TeaCh- n«wit rram ¦- e r B Conven' tlon, and is the closing event ot this annual assembly ot the leading Jewis.h educators and sdhool teachers In the Mid-west". Rabbi Fram has long been ldentlfle,cl with the Jewish com¬ munal life in Detroit and Is Well known as an educator and a student of world Jewish af¬ fairs. His message will be ope of significance and "most,timely. Tho public Is extended a. .cor^ dial Invitation' to attend
For the seventh consecutive year, representatives from Ohio", Kcntuclty, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia and. Western Pennsylvania will meet to-day and ' Sunday to take counsel with one another and. hear na¬ tionally known speakers discuss problciiifl facing American 'Jew¬ ry. This conference) which ivJU be held In ¦ IndUmaliolls, Ind, concubrcntly -with meet-- IngEi planned by the Jewish Wei- , fare Board, is .sponsored by the East- Central States Region' of the Council of Jewish Federa¬ tions and Welfare Funds, an as¬ sociation of "about two hundred Community Councils, Federa¬ tions, 'and Welfare ^unds thr0ughO)it the -United States ' and Canada.
The first general meeting of the cohferente Win be held Sat¬ urday evening, when Dr Wll- fiam' Haber,' executive ot the National Refugee' Service, New York Glty, ,wlll speak on "The'' Refugee Problem In the Light of Changing "World Conditions," "Dr. Haber will answer.- ques¬ tions directed to Wm following his talk," said Dr. E 4; Gordon of Columbus, chairman of. the region, who will open tHe meet-
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Another   gerieraT isessloi) on "Speiidlnff the Community's. Dol-
•Rabbi Harry IWplan, director
Of the Hlllel  Foundation, liaa
been lnv}te(t to give it special
'    series of lectures on the History
of Social Work before the grad-
r^uale bipilnars of the Ohio State
^   School of Social .Admlnlstiatlon
^ " 'The lectures begap on Wednes-
'',.     day afternoon.'Nov 13,
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,, degrees,  Habbl ICaplan was a
~   ^ mWor.ln boclojogy at the Unl
>-vferelty of MInnespta and hplds
••  ''ii degice-of Master of Arts In
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Name Committee On  ^t Hospitality And Decorations
The, Committees on 'Hospital¬ ity and Decorations for" the coni- Ing Hada.ssah Dinner are mak¬ ing plans to make the event, to be held on Sunday, Dee. l,.at the-Southern Hotel, a. most at tractive one.
Mrs Ben Levlnson,-chaU-m^n, and Mrs, Martin J ' Politer, co- chairman of hospitality, have the following members serving on their committee; Mi-s Irv¬ ing Arons, Mrs. J. B Berliner. Mrs." J K, Bomsteln, Mrs. Law¬ rence Pol.ster and Mrs.^ Hyman Stone Mrs. H. Lleverman Is chairman ot decorations, with Mrs J. Nathan Polster and Mrs Justin L. Slllman as assistants
Mrs. S. Qrnsteln, ^6 N Stan¬ wood Road, treasurer,,and Mrs Slg Welsskerz, 705 Montrose Ave, a'lslstant treasurer are ac ceptlilg checks in advance In payment ot pledges. Those who have attended previous Donor Dinners, realize tlje conven lence of advance payment, as it permits the guest to- enter the ballroom Immediately upon ar¬ rival thus eliminating the noces--
TIIEOnORB IjEHMAN IB HONORED BY PENN.-R. R,
l^lr   Theddpre  Lehpian, well 	
known citizen of our communJ ally of waiting in   line   at   the
operate PoKcy At '571' Shop
With nine Jewish' women's organizations cooperating, a new policy has been Inaugurat¬ ed 'at the '571' Shop, each organi¬ zation serving as hostess one day of the month
During'the coming week the Jewish War Veteran's Auxiliary will have charge of the shop on Monday and the Ezras Noshim Society on Wednesday. Mem¬ bers of each of these groups win '"serve as salespeople and conduct tho shop on their re¬ spective days.
With' the approach of (Chan ukah, which falls on Deo, Zp this year, the shop is- taking on a holiday atmosphere with new gift Ideas being added dally. Be fore making any holiday pur¬ chases be sure to see the excel lent selection ior young and old For that special person on your list., there are luxurious quilted satin bed Jackets or beau tiiully -trimmed Virhlfe wool jackets with long sleeve^ which add comfort on cold days. Lin¬ gerie cases' for, traveling come In a variety of materials and prices- /Cievqv'^ Gtuffed d6lls for childre»nMlUlEe*are pric¬ ed at one<^lWi^«l^arc blit a feW^of-tbe-Tifany/sttJUctlyp glfti. to be hajl . Herftcmbcr your family and-trlcnds on Chanukah y/lth gifts from the '671' Shop
ity and past pi esldent qf Zlon Lodge, B'nal B'rith, was honoi> ed last Tuesday evening, iNov 12, hy the Pennsylvania Rail¬ road local B^op li* celebration of his 40 years >of service -to" tlfat company Mr,, Lehman, who held the position ot forfcman, re¬ tired last, week. ' -• -'Mr. Lehman resides >vlth his wife, Mrs Ada'Lehman, at 1200 'Franklin AVe ~ They have one son, Louis ^..ehman, ' I. 1,--
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Plerie Van ]^aaseh, *amous author and lecturer will be guest speaker" for this year's" Donpr Dinner His book -"Days of Our" Years" Ifas been ^ hailed as one of the. outstanding literary contributions, In recent yearn.
flbotr your ,)lrprMll»tlo|i «• iht rtiranlclo IB- wan »r MWlw w Cnlumbu -ItifM CowmuhUy l>» p»y- im    your   »Bb»trlDll»«   »•»—«» HO ¦
rOPy MUST BE IN    ' EARLY NEXT WEEK
¦On^account of Tbank»Riv- Ing holiday next Thursday, all nruH ot oi-gunizntlons and ftocial and pervopiil ItemH ninst bo In our office no later than Tuesday evtfilnR, Nov, 10, to Insure pablirjitbn in our issue of Vtov. tiS.
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Th* Ohio aj>nl«h Clji<onlc|c
Detroit Jewlsli Welfare Federa- tloris, are developing this thcfne.; The area of discussion will In¬ clude; "The-Budgeting Process In a Typical Community"; "Cri¬ teria of Inclusion and Exclusion o£" Agencies", "Striking a Bal¬ ance Between Local, National, and Over-Seas Needs", "Should There be a United-Jewish Ap¬ peal In 1041?" " Walton Strauss, Erie; Aflolpho, Rosenberg, Cin¬ cinnati; and Clarence Enggass, Detroit, are scheduled to take part in these- discussions AU of.these men arc prominent In the affairs, of their local jlewish communities, r
Panel Blscusslons- 'Two panel discussions will take place on Sunday afternoon at 2-00 o'clock: one on "The Refugee In the Smaller Com¬ mnnlty", and the other on "Re- surveylng the Community's Lo¬ cal Program". G. Irvine Latz ot Ft. Wayne will be chairman Of the first panel. Participants will Include Mrs. J. L. Bron¬ stcln of Ft. Wayne and Rabbi Albert Shulman of South Bend. Their dlibcussion wHl revolve around the topics of "Organiz¬ ing the Smaller Community for Work With Refugees"; "Adjust¬ ing the Newcomer to the Com¬ munity'', ' "Meeting the Prob¬ lems, of Employment in the In¬ termediate Community"; "Find¬ ing Employment for,the Refu¬ gee In the Very Small Commua- Uy"-
The second panel "Surveying the Copimunlty's Local Pro¬ gram", will be presided over by Charles nqsenbhim of Pitts-' burgh George' Rabinoff of New York City, who Is associate director of the Council of Jew¬ ish Federations and Welfare • Funds, wlli speak on this topic Others who are scheduled to take part are; Alfred Friedland- er of Cincinnati andjAbe Srero^ of Detroit, They wiU talk on "Planning the JewWh Coramun- iiy'i. Local Program in the Light •iCunlthue*; oB Foge 8>    'i   '