Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1946-06-21

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Vol. 23,  No. '25
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1940
O.vot«d to Amarltan and   J«w{ih   IdMli
United Jei;«nlsli Fund Campaigit In
Final Spurt To Reaeli 1046 Goal
Central Conference of American Rabbis To Hold 57th Meeting in Chicago, June 25-30
SPECIAL .MEKTINO
Tiierc will be a Kpcclal nicct- ing of tlio executive commit¬ tee of the Jewish rommunlty Council next Thursday, June 27lli, 8 P. M., at Ihe Hrlionthal Center. A very Important dis¬ cussion concerninj; the Colum¬ hus Hebrew School will he hrou^lit up for final action.
B'nai B'rith Picnic Sunday,July 7
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Among the participants in the program of the 57th annual con¬ vention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis to be held in Chicago from June 25th to June 30th at the Sherman Hotelarc: (upper row, Mt to rigbf) Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland who will deliver the presidential address; Rabbi Morton M. Berman of Chicago who will deliver the Conference Lecture; Sabbi Abraham J. Peldman of Hartford, Gonn., vice-president of the Central Conference, who is prograin ch^fritun for the coiit 'V'£Httonriiab1iI''Ben]andn,Friedman of;Syfacuie;"M, V,, who,.ni^ deliver the Conference Sermon; (tbwgr row, lett to rigbti Sabbi Barnett S, Brlckner of Cleveland who will report as chairman of the Chaplains Committee of the Central Conference; Rabbi Isaac K. Marcuson of Macon, Georgia, for many years, administrative secretary of the Central Conference; Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof of Pittsburgh who will present a paper, "Reform Judaism and Halachah"; Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendratli, director of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, who will speak on "The Union and the Conference—Our Common Tasliu''
As the official closing date of the United Jewish Fund campaign draws near, leaders of the 1946 effort are very much disturbed by what is being heard thruout the com¬ munity. It seems that too many of oiir people are patting themselves on the back with expressions of satisfaction in the results of thie drive. We heartily agree that much praise is due the Campaign Committee and the large corps of workers for their arduous and unselfish labor and devotion in this greatest of all emergency appeals, but we cannot be satisfied with the results as yet.
According fo I. W. Garek, General Chairman, and Harry Roth, Chairman of Organization Committee, the objective for which money is being raised this'year is so tremendous in scope, so important in its bearing on the present and future fate of European Jewry, that any letting down in our drive, any smugness about "what we have accomplished", may well defeat our effort.
Columbus Jewish community has a rich tradition to uphold—a tradition of never shirking obligations. Let us this year set a record for giving—real giving commensurate with the gigantic need, Chairmen Garek and Roth stated.
Zionist Region In Annual Convention At Dayton* O.       ,
Bevin Slur Sets Off Tide of Indignation Among Jews, Non-Jews
NEW YORK. (WNS)—A tide of indignation almost unparallel¬ ed in, the history of American Jewry was set off by the remaric ot British Foreign Secretary Bevin that American agitation for the admission, ot 100,000 Jews to Palestine was prompted by a desire tb keep those Jews away from New Yorlt.
From all parts of the country with actively-functioning Jewish communities reports 0£ rising re¬ sentment, coupled with demands for action by the U. S,, are com¬ ing in.   Many of the lesser Jew¬ ish' communities   are   reported planning   mass   demonstrations against the British Foreign Sec¬ retary's   slur  on  the  American people and their honesty. Bevin   Talks  tiiko   McWIiUanis, Says, the Mayor of Nmv York City When Mayor O'Dwyer of New Yorlc City was aslted lo comment on the Bevin statement, he de¬ clared; "What right has he lo say what New Yorlt City thlnlcs of the Jewish people? He talks like Joe McWilliams and is Just as wrong.  New York City is proud of lis Jewish people, and with good reason ... 1 am sorry if this is an undiplomatic statement.   I am holding myself back.   There Is a lot more I would like to say, but it is best lo leave it unsaid until some oEher time."
The New' York City Council's Democrat majority, reacting with shocked Indignation to the Bevin utterance, was reported to have approved a resolution at a cau¬
cus calling for the submission of a resolution lo the City Council condemning Bevin for opposing immediate entry of 100,000 Jews lo Palestine and for asserting that Americans favor the immi¬ gration because "they do not want loo many of them in ^ew York." The other political par¬ ties in the Council were reported 'to have said that they would back the resolution when it comes up for consideration.
Socialists Condemn Bevin The National Action Commit¬ tee ot the Socialist party, whose policy it has been to back the British Labor Government, is¬ sued a statement condemning "the spirit and content of Bev- in's remarks." The "surviving Jews in Europe," the statement aald, "have become a political football in a game ot interna¬ tional power politics."
The Workmen's Circle, Jewish laboi" fraternal order with a membership of over 70,000, eal)- led Prime Minister Attlee, asking him to "repudiate" Bevin's "slan¬ derous allusion."
Amerlcjin Jeivixh Cbmnilttee Denounces Bevin's Statement Condemnation of the statement made by British Foreign Secre¬ tary ISrnest Bevin, indicating that he would reject the recom mendalion for immigration of 100,000 European Je>vish refu¬ gees Into Palestine made by the Ainglo-Ajnerican Committee of Inquiry, was expressed in d statement Issued by Joseph M Proskauer, President of the Am- ¦erlcan Jewish committee. Such a rejection, he aald, would result In an inhuman and needless sac¬ rifice of human life. The full text of Mr. Proskauer's statement (Continued on Page Two)
Harry  8.  Goldstein
The annual clty-wlde B'nai B'rith picnic wili be renewed this year on Sunday, July 7, al Oak Park, according to Sidney L. Katz, president of Zion Lodge, No. 62, B'nal B'rllh. This will be the first big picnic since before the start of the war.
Harry S. Goldstein, program chairman, is in charge of ar¬ rangements as general chairman ot the event which will feature the presentation of certificates to B'nal B'rith from both the Army and the Navy in recogni¬ tion of services rendered the nation during World War II.
The citations from the Army and Navy wlli be presented lo the lodge during the afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. In addition, many events and con¬ tests for every member of the family are scheduled.
Ail B'nal B'rith organizations in Columbus will participate In the picnic which is planned as a family outing. Each family will bring their own basket funch, soft drinks and refresh¬ ments will be available at the park. Prizes will be awarded all ages for various contest winners. A baseball game between the men's lodge a'nd A. Z. A. will be one of the features of the after¬ noon and dancing will be free In the large, modern pavilion at the park during the evening.
The committee in charge of arrangements in addition to Mr. Goldstetn, chairman, includes: Mrs. William Bronska,"Mrs. B. B.' Caplan, Sidney L. Kalz, David Chesea, Richard H. Grundstein, Joseph H. Levison, Sam R. Top¬ olosky, Waller Kalz, Herbert Wise, Howard N. Rose and Gil¬ bert D. Siegel.
The Ohio Valley Zionist Reg ion Seventh Annual Convention, Tyhich, I Inpltidea-rthe '•Zluitiisfridfsv trlcts of Ihliiaha,' kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, will open this Saturday evening, June 22nd, in Dayton, and will continue ail day Sunday, and conclude that ev¬ ening wilh a dinner at which Rabbl Abba HUlel Silver, Presi¬ dent of the .Zionist Organization of America, will be the principal speaker.
An unusually rich program has been arranged for the two day sessions, and. being that Dayton is so close to Columbus, all lo¬ cal Zionists should avail them¬ selves of the opportunity to at¬ tend together ^wlth their fam¬ ilies and friends. • Ail Ihe sessions of the con¬ vention wlll.be held at the Bill- more Hotel. However, the reg¬ istration and reception Saturday night is to take place at B. A. U. Center, 1300 Salem Avenue.
Zionist Elections Definitely Set For Sunday, Jun.e 30
This is to remind all the Zion Ists of Columbus that election of delegates to the 22nd World Zionist Congress to be held in Palestine In December, which was postponed from June 16lh lo Sunday, June 30th, will defin¬ itely take place on that date. The local voting place wili be at the Schonthal Center "from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Voters are asked lo bring their shekel wilh them. iThey cannot vote without it!
A. A. Pre-School To Hold Graduation Exercises
Plans have been completed for the annual graduation exercises of the Agudath Achjm Pre-School which are to be held this Sun¬ day, June 23rd, at 1:30 P. M., at the Agudath Achim Educational institute, 1021  Bryden Rd.
The fifteen children receiving diplomas,  who   have  completed
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Every, man, woman and child in Columbus, when called upon by any worker in the Men's, Women's or Junior Division should also take into considera¬ tion the many vital needs, na¬ tional and foreign, to be met by the proceeds ot the United Jew¬ ish Fund drive—welfare work ,'jirf£<Bne-ristid"abrbairr"*atieaii6hai:''-v and religiou.s activities that must go on; and last but not least, funds for a persistent, unabatlng fight to stamp out anti-semltism. Responsibility for the success or failure of this year's drive, therefore, rests not only on the hands of the campaign leaders or on the hands of the voluntary workers, but squarely and direct¬ ly on the entire Jewish commun¬ ity.
More Generosity Needed When the United Jewish Ap¬ peal originally set its national goal at $100,000,000, large as this sum sounds. It realized that this amount could only scratch the surface" of its objectives, and if the recommendations of the In- ' quiry Commission are carried out and the 100,000 European Jews are permitted to leave Europe for Palestine, the $100,000,000 will be just "a drop in the buck¬ et" to what is really needed.
It is pleasing and most grati¬ fying that the "boosted" quota for Coiumbus Jewry has been generously met, but we want and need more generosity. We need more than has been given. Have you stopped to consider what it means, in , the terms of dollars alone, lo move 100,000 people from Europe and establish them in Palestine. $100,000,000! Why, $100,000,000 towards this single objective is real "aihall pota¬ toes." And, we must not forget the United Jewish Appeal has other commitments and obliga¬ tions in addition lo this tremen¬ dous task of resettlement, when the signal to go ahead is given.. We sincerely hope that these 100,000 homeless Jews will soon be on their way to their safe haven and new life in Palestine. We must not let money interfere with Ihis absolutely necessary migration. Too many horrible things are happening right now to the Jews in the DP campa and to the thousands of other home- leas Jews In Europe for us to cause even one moment's longer' stay In that "hell on earth."    ¦
Lei us forget about quotas aa goals. Let us make our goal the (Continued on Page Four)
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