Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1942-04-17

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(¦OM'MBrS, OHIO, APRU, n. 11142
Strictly G)nfidential
Tidbits From Everywhere By  Phinran .1. Blron
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WAR  RCHOKB—
^ OhKorvers agree (hat •Suez rariiil area will be spot hefore long, heraiise of the Nazis' nee<i to push through to the Mosul oil pipeline ... So what is being tlone about that Jewi.sh army' . . . Camouflage, that most important factor in modern warfare and defense can he expected to reach mew height.s of effectiveness now ... A number of Broadway'.s most noted .scenic design¬ ers, including our friend.s .Io Mielzlner. Mordecal Gorellk and Harry Homer, have organ ized the Camouflage Society of Professional Stage Designers and are offering their talents to Uncle Sam ... To Soviet Inform¬ ation Commi.ssar R. A. Lozo¬ vsky is credited an idea that hrought (luite a few fJerman de- .serters into the Rus.sian camp fiuring fhe winter ... It seems that one exception was made in the Russian scorched-earth poli¬ cy—all the cabbages in e\'acuat- c<I territory were left in Ihc grotmd . . - And inside each cab¬ bage was a slip of paper, print¬ ed in German, telling of the fine food awaiting those who would leave the Nazi ami>' and enter the Russian lines . . . THK WAR KPI'V)KT—
^ We hope that as you spring-
Jouseclean this year you'll eep In mind Industrial Con- iliVatIoh.::Chtef:':Lessing T. Ros- enwald's request to keep dis¬ carded metal and rubber Items out of the ash heap, turning them over, instead, to your lo¬ cal salvage agency ... And Mrs. Mortimer Lehman, director of the voluntary workshops of Am¬ erican Women'.s Voluntary Serv¬ ices, has found a use for what most useless of all things, your wornout hose . . . The New York AWVS has ac(|ulred a loom on which stockings, after being cut into strip.s, can be woven into coverlets and blankets for mili¬ tary or civilian welfare use . . . Add to your long list of com¬ mittees for anti-Fascist action the Loyalty Committee, which is appealing to refugees from Fas¬ cism and Nazism to chip in to a fund to be used for purchas¬ ing a fighter plane for the Uni¬ ted States Army . . .
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Omaha Rabbi Will Address Zion Lodge Monday, April 27th
Rahbi David A. Ooldstein. of Temple Beth RI of Omaha. Neb., one of the mo.st outstanding rabbis in the middle we.st. will addre.s.s an open meeting of Zion Lodge No. fi2. R'nai B'rith. on Monday night, April 27. at the Broad St. Temple.
Kabbi Goldstein is an effec¬ tive .speaker and lecturer and has .spoken before many col¬ leges, churches, .Jewish and non- .lewish organization.s. He has (raveled widely in America and Europe and spent an entire sum mer in Palestine. In Omaha Rjibbi Ooldstein is closely asso¬ ciated wilh Henry Monsky, nat¬ ional president of B'nai B'rith and Sam Beber, founder of A. Z. A.
Uabbi Gold.stein has chosen for his subject here "The Wave and the flock", a study in the issues of the present struggle- Also on Ihat evening there will be an elect ion of delegates to the Columhus .Jewish Com munitv Council.
Jewish Boy Takes
Extempore-Discussion
Honors
Bernard \Vei*-herg nf Colum¬ bus Kast high .school received firsl prize in lh(* cxtemijorc- dis<'Ussion con(o.''-t which was held at Ohio ^^I'tate I'niversi¬ ty last Saturday night in con¬ junction \v i ( h the Ohio High School Speech league's annual tourney.
Weisberg was the only Colum¬ bus student to survive the fi¬ nals. He also took second hon¬ ors in tlie class A       extempore-
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Speaking contest.
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Austrian Journalist Booked By Temple        I Brotherhood Apr. 28      '
I.en J^anin. famed Austrian journalist, who.se anti-Nazi, an ti-fascist writings and speeches have placed him high on Hit ler's blacklist,. will be the next speaker of the Bryden Rd, Temp¬ le Brotherhood on Tuesday eve ning, April 28, in the Temple vestry.
Lania served on the Berlin staff of the Chicago [3aily News, hut was forced to flee to Paris when (he Nazis .seized power in the Third Reich. His flight from Nazi horror has been termed "an escape which Is a miracle" by the noted writer, Dorothy Thomp.son. Since com¬ ing to America. Mr. Lania has devoted himself to Ihe foster¬ ing of democratic understand¬ ing among foreign groups, and has educated them to an aware¬ ness of the menaces of totalitar¬ ianism  lo the free nations.
The meeting will be open to all men and women of the con gregation and the general pub¬ lic as well.
Rabbi Gup's Last WBNS Broadcast of Season Sunday
Rabbl Samuel M. Cup, of Bryden Road Temple, will broad cast his last sermon for thi.< season over Station WIJNS on the regular weeklj' program of the Religious Hour, thi.s Sunday from 2:00 lo 2:.)() p. m.
It wa.'i through Ihe initiative of the Rabbi and Dr. M. II. I.ich liter, of the First Congregational Church, that this wecl<ly |)ro gram was fir^^l csialilished. I'lom. ineni ministers nf llie cily and a number of I'icsidcni.s of vari ous L'ni"ersiiies have thus heen given an o]>ptirlunli,\' t" broad¬ cast messages Ihal make for common undcrsiunding among all the citizens in leniial Ohio.
This program is one of lhc most successful ever Inauguiated by the Station and a great many expressions of approval have been received i)y the individuals who are on the program and by the Station itself
B. B. Auxiliary Plans War Emergency Dance At Ciub Gloria
In order to meet a per capita ta.x of $1.00 for each member of the organization, the local H'nai H'rith Women's Auxiliary No. 1'27 is holdin.g a l>enefit war emergency dance on Monday evening. May 1, at the Gloria Nighl Club, 21fl5 Riverside Drive.
Tlirough Ihe splendid cooper- ;itit)n of Mr. .Sam Delewese, own¬ er of Club Gloria, all proceeds from the affair will go towards this worthy undenal^ing. H has a.ssured the organization that Ilarry Jarkey, most popu lai' .lewish emcee, will on that occiision present an excellent floor show and a real evening of enlertalnment lor all who at¬ lend.
Tickets, which are selling for .$1,5U per couple, are limited and may .be obtained from the following committee headed by .Mrs. Milton J. I.eeman: Mes dames Harry Schell, L. Lubow I.ou I.evin, Maurice Hepps, Sam
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CHARGE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IS UPHELD AS UBELOUS BY SUPREME COURT DECISION
Picture ot Child In Local Press Tells of Tragedy
On
the front page of Tues¬ day's Ohio Stale Journal and nn the Pictorial J'age of Wed¬ nesday's Columbus Citizen there appeared a picture of a l)eautiful child whose mother had perished in a H-day ortleal in a lifelK)at frnm a torpedoed Anierican freighter- No further details   were   given.
However, the true story of this tragedy is revealed in the following news dispatch lo the Chronicle.
.IKWISH  MOTHKK I>1KS AT SKA   BKFOKK   IlKSCIK
Rudd Hwecncy
The Tifereth Israel Men's Cluh will present a Radio Quiz next Tuesday. April 21. at H;0() P. M.. in the Social Hall of the Temple. Conductmg the Quiz will he Pudd Sweeney, well- known for his broadcasts over radio sfation   U'HKC.
Budd Sweeney has had sev¬ eral years of experience in cnn- du(ting radio quiz programs. In addition, he has gained recogni¬ tion as a newscaster and as a sports announcer and commen¬ tator. His sport.scasts are heard daily and his news broadcasts are heard on Sunday at 10:1)0 and 2:15 o'clock.
Members are urged to bring their wives or girl friends with them. Contestants will be drawn from the audience with cash prizes to he awarded.
At this same meeting the elec¬ tion of officers for the coming year will he held. Also, follow¬ ing the Radio Quiz, a social, hour has been arranged.
readies are requested to bring their mah Jong sets wifh (hem . and to arrange their own games. Refreshments will ne .served by the Men's Club. All members are invited to attend this gala event of the season.
Schlonsky.   Jack   Schilling   and Mike Cohen.
It is hoped that Ihe Jewish community will lend Its sup¬ port to this B'nai B'rilh jiroject for war emergency relief which includes cooperation with Am¬ erican Red Cross. Army and Navy Work, Civilian Defense, etc.
rHILADKLI'HIA, (WNSi Death parted Mrs. Sora Ktler and her three year-nld daughter, Miriam, after Ihev had drift¬ ed for I.'i days in a water-log¬ ged lifei»oal wilh 10 other sut- si\tirs of a lorjtedoed American (argn-passeiiger ship, Mrs. Kl- ler. en mute to New Vork worn .lohamicsburg, South .Africa, tn join tier husband, died several hour< before a .Vary rescue ?^hip reached ihe t'-ljoal vic¬ tims.
Samuel FAler, a Now York restaurant operator, took the chlld vand ..tbet;;body.-of -illsvwife to the home of his father, Rabbi M. Etter of Harrisburg, Pa Navy officials said that Mrs Etter   had  died   from   exposure.
Announce Meetings of Center and Welfare Federation Aprif 30
re. J. Schanfai-ber and Dr. K, J. Gordon announce that the annual meetings of the Jewish Welfare Federation and Schon¬ thal Center will be held on Thursday evening. April :;o. at Schonthal Cenler. at 7;30 p. m.
Officers a nd mem hers a nd Board of Directors will be elec¬ ted and financial and activity repoils are to be submitted. Mr. Robert Weiler, member of the committee on building sites, will report possible locations for a new Center.
As matters of vital import¬ ance to the welfare of our com¬ munity will be discussed, every person iniereste<t in community welfare is invited  to attend.
IMPOKTANT   MEETING
There will he an iniportant meeting of the .Jewish ('oin- niunity Council Kxecullve Boiii-d next Thui-Mday, April 2A, at 8 P. .>!., al the Schon¬ thal Center. Tliiw will be the final meeting before Ihe annual nieellng of the en- lire Council. —-Pi-.   K.   .1.   (lOi-clon,   Pre.**.
N ATION \VII>K   BKOADCAHT
A Jewish Welfare Hoard one- half hour nationwide broadcast over the Blue .Network of tho N. It C will lake |)lace thi.- Saiuniay, Api-il IHth. from .'> to !):M() |J. m. This will l)e a dramatization on the twenty- five years of peace and war lime service of this great or ganizalion.
WAHHINOTOV fJBS) -^-It !.<? libelous lo charge a public of¬ ficial with anti-Semitism, the Supreme Cotirl here ruled, up¬ holding a New Vork circuit court decision Ihat the Schenec- tafly Union Slar wa.s guilty of li. hci when it accused Represen¬ tative Martin I-. Sweeney of Ohio opposing the appointment of a man to a judgeship because he was a .lew.
The deci.'iion rendered last July by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in New York in a libel suit hrought by Rep¬ resentative Sweeney against the Schenectady newspaper that an accii.sation of racial intoler¬ ance against a public official per se, or without any necess¬ ily nf i>roving specific damages, was uphekl hy a 4-4 S^jpreme Court vote, A.s.sociate Justice Robert H. ,fack.son did not vote on llie issue The opinions of the other Juslices were not made public and Ihere was no \vritten fipinion issueci.
'I'he suit was based on a Drew I'ear'snn anrl Bnl)ert .S. .M- I.Mi "W asbinglon Merry-Co- Uound" column in which the syndicated columnist'^ said ihat UepresenI alive Sweeney and Cliarles K. Coughlin had opp(ts- ed the appointm<'nt of Kmerich Hurl Freed as a Federal district judge in Cleveland because Mr Freed  was    a Jew.    The    Ohio
Before the final decision ivas rendered the Sweeney Hbel case made the rounds of the eourt.s I''irst the Federal District Court threw out the case on the ground that no cause of action had been stated. The Circuit Court reversed the ruling on the ground that if ihe charge of anii-Semitism was fal.se the pub¬ lication which printed the false¬ hood was libelous without any necessity of proving specific damages. The case will now re¬ turn to the District Court for Trial, at which the truth or falsity of the statement will be discu.ssed.
The Circuit Court opinion had stated that "in places where .lews make up a sizable portion of the population, as they are known today in part of the ter- ritoiy in which it is alleged that Ihe defendant's newspaper cir¬ culated when the publication was ma<le. it may he taken for granted ihat there will be an ap¬ preciable number who will hate or hold in contempt one who di.scriminates against a Jew merely because he is a Jew. whether horn in this country or not." Thus, the decision read, the New York law made "libel¬ ous per se the publication of 'words which tend to expose one to public hatred' ... or to induce an evil opinion of one in the minds of right-thinking per¬ sons."
Briefs opiwising the decision were filed by ihe American Jew¬ ish Congres.s, the American Jewish Commitlee. B'nai B'rith. the .lewish Dabor Commitlee and the New York State Publish¬ ers' Association. The Jewish groups asserted that the decision made hazardou.s criticism by the press or by members of minor¬ ity groups •"charging public of¬ ficials with bias against minor¬ ities." The Publishers' Associa¬ tion charged that the decision "Will limit and shackle the forces of the press as an Interest of public  welfare."