Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1942-08-28

              jjHRONICLE
Si\\y/   Serving Colmnbus and Central Ohk) Jewish Community \]P^
Vol, 2t, No. :l,-,
roi,rMKrH, omo, fiiid.-w, Afta'ST 2h, una
Ilpvoti-d    to    American nnd    -lowiiih    Ideals
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits Prom Everywhere By  Phlnrns .7. Blron
THEY  IION'T I.IKK HITLKIt
Tlio rc-il riMson wii.v the Cc.'i- tiipo (li.-ipNiy-i s\u-h nilhlcs.-^iKv'is in its irc;miicni nf Oiiich digni¬ taries, exccuiinj,' ilu'ra whnli'.siili'. is tliis: •I'lio Duicii pcopic li;iv(- refiisrd ,iii accc-pi Ccrni.-in.y's iinti--li'uish l.'iws, ;iiiil h:\ve licri)- iCilll.V lli'lpt'd III s.ivc in.uiy DlHcli .lows froiii clc'p(irl,-iliiin In I'nliind . . And (inn'l he surprised if Ihe Danes Rel llie same ti-ealnient before ton Inni,' . . . Only reeent- ly wv heard ,i lianisli nrfieial iltinted as haviiii; declare.l thai if the i\;r/.js slinnid insi,) nn en fnreinK theh^ .\nn-nihefi; law in l)eiini.ii-|;. a- (he\- liave ihrealen- ed. Ihe .Vni'die Danes will sland firm at llie sidi- nf iheir .h-wish enuniryiiieii Kressinaii 'I'ay-
liir. whnse •¦.Xddn-ss rnknnwn" yon will ri'liiemlpel- as li.ivinK m,-ide slini-i sinry liisinry ,i eniiple nf years an", lia- ju -I piili- li.she.l a new ncivel whi,-|i i,-ils of Ihe iijideriti-niitid ,inli-l lii ler flKlii nf Herman elinnhnien . . . Mrs. Taylnr explains ihal Ihe main epi.sndes in hi'r bonk ate liased nn acUijd evenls, fielinn- ized for Ihe prnleelion of the pi'n- la^'nnists , .IKWISH ,\|.;\V,'4
Dnn't inis.s next weeli'.s nows- roel feature alwnt (lie Jewish Army . . . It'.s In the form of a debate between Pierre van Paas- serij national chairman of the !Se6#!«ltt.efetf4trfaT3:a»lBliRiVtnBrs-<Jf stateless and Palestinian Jews, and Stanley High, one of the editors of Readers Digest - . . High snaps at the plan very ag¬ gressively, hut V;in Paas.sen. in a dispa.sslnnate and convincing tone, appeals fnr justice for the most perseiuted nf Hitler's foes . . .lust a few days before the opening nf the New York .State Democratic Cnnvention, John J. Ilennel jnineil iho Committee for a .lewish Army ... All of which rendnds us thai before .Scjitem- her will lie over a Jewish Army Commitlee actinn will hil all the front jiagcs wilh a bang This fall's Zionist Convention may provide an uiie-xpecled hat¬ tle between the old guaril and the present adminisirjition ... A new English-.lesvish national \veokly is in preparation . . .! .Some very important names will| appear nn the masthead . . We shtdl keep ynu informed . . . KIOIdtaOl'H  (il'K.STIO.V.S
The criticism leveled against Franz \Verfcl for writing a stir¬ ring Catholic novel, "Tho Kong of Ilernardetle," is (piite unjusti¬ fied ... In his inlfoduclion to the txjok Werfel makes his ixisi- 'tion as u -lew very clear . . . We're inclined to disagree with that Jewish Daily Forward scribe who believes that- column¬ ist lioake Carter is about tn be¬ come a pro.selyte to Judaism . . It's true that Carter, as we told you i|uUe some time ago, has become deeply interested in Biblical lore, has learned He¬ brew and has been studying with a Jewish scholar as his mentor. . . . Hut as far as we can see his point of view remains that of a Christian . . . Did we, accident¬ ally, ever mention that the iiues¬ tion of Carter's origin has been raised more than once? . . . Some people insist that he was born a Jew . - . AS SHE IB 8F0KE
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Quebec Premier Cal I.s Upon Jews Not To Lose Courage
-¦MONTItK.-AI, (VVMS)- Prime .Minisler .-Nilelai-d Cndtinm nT the] pnuiiire of (Jneliec. staling lliall .¦) I 'nited .\ il t i nn s V i e ' n r y ' n V e I- I h e ho r d e s of llil- lei'ism W.IS eeriain. iirt^ed .lews in a speei.'d message I his week nnl lo Inse their eollr;ige in llie faer> nf Ihe Xazi alrneities ai^alnsl Ihe .lewish people in ne- ( lipieil   l-:ni-n|ie.
¦Since Ihe outbreak nf Ihe ()resent war." the Prime .Minis¬ ler said. ¦¦Ihe .lewish penpie ha\'e |/i\en In Ihe u-"rld, frnin Ihe deplh- nf meale-I trial, a splen did example nf patience and ah Ili-Lt-ninn In spile nf Ihe dire perseeiilinn Ihey ha\-e suslain- ed ,ll Ihe hainis nf Ihe mad linr- de- nf llilli'r IhirsliiiK fnr lar- liai,'e and devaslalinii. Ihey have' i-.iriH-d Iheir heads hlLrh. pend ' ine Ihe hnnr of Jiisliei- and de-[ li\eranee
¦ Willi uiishakoahle ennfidenco' in (he ntilenme of this war, wef ask Ihe .lowish penpie noi Inj Inse courage. Inn In e.xerl its fiill- ev| efforts fnr viclor,v. Since we ate (I'flain of defending the l-'aiih againsi IIU' N'oo-l'aganism. liinilieriN- love against hale, and loleraneo against harhtirism. wilh the help nf God \'ietOfy will he ours.
N.WV   NAMKS   WAltSHIi' Al-ri-:it   -IKWISli   IIKKO
Klisigii  I. W. .leffrry
The late Knsign Ira Weil .lef¬ frey. who liied in aelion al I'ciirl Harhor and fnr whom Ihe new lia Weil -h'ffiTy H'nai Ifrith Lodge IU -Minne.tfinll.s w.is re eeni l,\- named, is now In he hiai nred hy Ihe I'nili'd Stilles \<,vy wliieli plan- In name an escnrt \essel nf Ihe deslrnyer type af¬ ter him.
Sn far as is knnw'n. the t'. S. S. .leffrey will lie ihe fii-sl naval vi'ssel in .'\merl<^:in hi.«tnry In ho named after a .lew.
FATE OF EUROPEAN JEWS, NOW AND AFTER WAR, UP TO UNITED NATIONS, SAYS PAPER
Candidates Stress Freedom
NKW VOKK (.JPS)—Tu-o vitn- clidatcs for the officL' nf (Joveni- or of .\<_'W York State—Thom¬ as Ir:. Dowpy. KepuliHcan nom¬ inee, arid Dean AlfcinRC Anieri- ran I^ahor Party candidate — have made racial and religious freedom an important plank in Iheir respective platforms,
Dewey, in aceepling tlie Ro- 1)U 1)1 lean nomination, declared (hat one of the principal aims of [his war was freedom of wor- Hhip. He said that the two-party .-iystvm in operation here was our safejjuard against dictator shi|)- "Name a country where Jews have heen ))ersecuted, tor¬ tured and killed," he stated, "and you name a one-party country," The iwo-party system, he added, •'is the guardian of the system l)y which free men remain free and liy which the rights of minori¬ ties are protected and preserv¬ ed."
The official platform of the Kepuhlican Party includes the foHowing provisions:
'•Kual opportunity for achieve¬ ment, advancement and .service to all our citizenH. regardless of race, color, creed, cla.ss or nation¬ al origin, in all phases of Ameri¬ can life, is fundamental. Our country can nevei take its right¬ ful place of spiritual leadership of mankind. unlesiJ it manifests (o the world that we are a democ¬ racy in fact.
"Existing race prejudice, as exemplified by poll taxes, dis crinunation in war production and the armed forces, makes our otherwise solemn pronounce¬ ments of democratic principles a hollow mockery,
"We condemn all laws or gov¬ ernmental practices that discrim¬ inate, directly or indirectly, againsi any person, on account of race, ooior, creed, class or na¬ tional origin."
Meanwhile, a statement Issued by Dean Alfange named as one' of  the  dominant  iesuea in   the
War Department Lauds Jewish
lam
FOKT BK\MN<;, GA. (JPR) —./enish .soklicrs arc nol only bein^ Ki\cn spiritual giddance but are also being |)reparc<l for intelligeni Aniericjin .1 e w i s h leadership after the war. it is as¬ sorted t)y Ihe W'ai- Department in descriliiiig the activities of Rabhl Samson Shain. recently ai>p()inted cha|)lain of .Jewish troops here.
Four weekly' ser\'Ices, organi¬ zed by Chaplain Shain and de-| signed to reach every .Jewish soldier assigned to regiments in (he various widely scattered units over the reservation, fea¬ ture discussions on vital current .Jewish topics in ai'ditioi^i lo the regular religious services. There is "a specific objective underly¬ ing these di.scussions." the War Department report states, "The plan is to prepare the .Jewish .soldier {or imelligenl American leadership liY the .Jewish com¬ munities throughout the coun¬ try during the  postwar period."
Il has been announced Ihal ser¬ vices fur the High Holy Days are planned, with a choir includ¬ ing lioih officers aiuI enlisted men "offering vocal renditions of Holy Day music."
fhajilain Shain. a motive of Hosion, Mass., came to Kort Hen ning frotn his Suniiyside, L. I. congregation- He was granted a leave  of absence   for the dura-
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IM)ST<>\ (WXSi—The Cnlted Nations will noi only have to wipe out Hilleri-sni l)ut will also have In introduce a realistic and effective rehal)ililalion pfngrani inimciliately after ihe war if ihe persecuted .lews of i-:ur(»pe are 1(1 ^ur\'ivc, ;iccf)rdJiig In the {"lu'isiian Science M oni Inr. onr (if the niost induential daily newspapers in the fnitcfl Slates.
¦'I'he plight of the .lews in (•;nrfj[)e is more (le^pciate now ihan ll has e\'er been." lln' ne\\s- pa]ier -said this week. "If the .lews are lo snr'\-ive at all. the I'niled Nations nuisl win the war. Kveii Ihe slightest eii.-e- nieiu nl" lhc .Jews' .sufferings would .-ceni lo lie dependent upiui a complete A.xis collap.se, l!u) il Is idle tl) a,-.sinnc (h.'K fhe (lou ntall ol' Hiller and hi> part ners, \n'v -.e. will .^oi\e the prob¬ lems of ihe .lews or rcsiore iliem to Iheir pre-war .sialus.
".MiKjoiw of ,b'w. havi' been completely disinlici'iii^d ami di.-.- enfraiK-hized and ii uill hardly be |)ossib!e for llie Tnited Na¬ tions lo restore llieir righis auto malically, W a r-inipoverished Kuro|)e will nol be able lo reab¬ sorb readily a large numlier of rei)alriatod ,Iews. Nor will a iliH-mle of insj<]ious -Nazi pro|)a ganda immedialely cease to make itself fell, among peoples cyn- ditioned to bigotry and grown hard in the forge of war and tyranny. Even before the rise 'ibfCHltierttie-'pqsitioii Qf the-Jews was scarcely tolerable in some parts of Pola.nd and in the lial ka ns. The jjrobleni of what is lo become of the .Jews after Ihe war. therefore, is .dmwsi as vital as what is to bi-conie of them nou
¦I'ortunalely, numerous indu¬ ential and far-seeing men ap|)ear to be aware thai the posi-war future of Ihe Kuropean .lew will depend in some great mea.suj-e on what is done for him Imtned
Army And Navy Committee Reports On Activities
(o.nfiscatks imiopkkty of jewish hporth
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CJKNKV'A (.JPS)-^The proper ty of all .Jewish sports orgaaiza- tUms in Hungary has been con- fi.scated hy the Government and distributed among non-Jewish bodies.
gubernatorial campaign: "Devel opment of racial and religious tolerance, which alone can be the tiasis of national unity and a Just and lasting peace."
One of (he most enthusiastic meetings held by the local Army and Navy Committee in recent months was tlie one held kkst Monday evening at the Schon¬ thal Center- Some forty inter¬ ested men and women w(M'e in attendance and participated in a discussion of future plans for the .Jewish men in .service in the Columbus area- Harry Coldberg. commitlee chairman, reviewed the work done .so fnr by (Ju* gron|j arrd submllled rules atui regulations by which organizations will be guided in all future social and spiritual functions affecling ser¬ vice men He also reported on the succe.s^^ful religious services held all the Lockbourne Air Base during the |)asl two Friday eve¬ nings.
Mr. Goldberg appealwl to those present at the meeling for great¬ er cooperation on the part of every chairman as to avoid any dupiic-ation of effort and misun¬ derstandings that may arise from lime to time by contacting the Commitlee secretary, Phil Rabin at the Center.
It was announced that the first affair of the season will be a dance, sponsored by the local section. National Council of Jew ish   Women, this  Saturday  eve-
lately afler the cessation nf hos¬ tilities. Strong efforls are be¬ ing made both in this country and in Creai Ilr'itain lo make cer¬ tain that the .Jewish problem and the clns(-|y related Palestin- i;in (|ue>iion .u'e among Ihe very fir-i sobjeefs tackled at the ]it';n'e conference." Srt's    Improved    ItebilioiiN   Bo-
I wren   Christ hiiw   And   Jews
"In spile (if tbe imposing prob¬ lems 111 llie wa>' of rehabilita- tion. llie posi-v.ai'.lew in Kurope js hkely lo he on substantially 111'I ler terms with those of his ('In'i.siian n(Mgh))ors who haven't been nic-^nieri/'.ed by Nazi propa¬ ganda, than he has been for gen- eraiioii-s ¦ The newspaper point¬ ed out ibai as .Nazi anii-.lewi.sh pressure in o<-cupied Kurope in- I reascd. ma.ss sympathy for the .lew s   increased.
' I)e\ eloijnieiiis of the i)ast few motiili-- m;ike il flifficiili to escape Ibe conviction that Ihe -Nazis are endeavoring lo exter- miiiaie llie .lews of Kurope in Ihe -.bortesi |)o.ssilile lime.' the Chrili.in Scipnc<' .M{mifor con¬ tinued ¦Their aiiempi lo anni- liiiaie an all bul impotent enemy when they siill have powerful foes with whiih to coniend. both in Ihe Kast ajid in Ihe West. Is typical of N.izism's brutal and ruililess charaeier."
The paiier offered thicc ex planations for this Na?! mo\e First, there is the continuing ^need of ficapegoata tq justify the increased demands on the Geis'V. man people. Second, there is in herent Nazi fanatici.sm which apparently has never waned and which probably has l>een goaded into a new frenzy by the unfal¬ tering resistance (»f the occupied coimtries. Third, the Nazi fear that the .lew.s will be a danger¬ ous partisan threat ai the Cer- man rear and within the Axis Jlnes wiicn a Knifed Smions at¬ tack cdnies.
ning. Aug- liP. al the Winding Hollow Country Club .lewish soldiers from I-'ort Ha>es. Lock¬ bourne .Air Ma.se, I'. S. Reserve Depot and the C, S. Army Air- force Storage Depcji at the Kair Crftunds, liave been inviled lo attend.
Annual Youth Camp Institute To Be Held Near Cincinnati
(';i ni p I-ivinffstoji. thirteen miles from Cincinnati, will be Ihe .'iitc of the .nnnual Youth ('am|) In.-ititute, Labor Da.v week¬ end, .Sept. 4 to 7. for Ohio. West¬ ern Penn.s.vlvania. Kentucky and West Virginia Youth Oroups which are members of the Na¬ Uonal Federation of Temple Youth.
This Camp Institulp had orlg- inall.y been .scheduled for Camp Schonthal, but has heen trans¬ ferred to Camp Livingston.
Delegates are expecle<l from all Youth Groups in the area for a four day session, with discus¬ sions under the leadership of Uabbis who are interested in youth problems. Rabbi Milton L. Grafman of Birmingham, Ala., is the chairman of the Camp In¬ stitute, and heads the FacuJty which includes Rabbl Albert M Lewis, Lexington, Ky., Rabbl .Jacob Polish, Springfield, O., and Rabbl Saul B. Appelbaum, Cin- (Contlnued on Page Eight)