Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1965-02-26

              Serving Columbus, Dayton, Central' and Southwestern Ohio
Vol. 43, No. 9
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,  1965 — 24 ADAR, 5725
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Refugee Expert to Speak at UJF Events
Lt. Col. O.scar M. Liifshutz, U. S. Army Chaplain and a note<l authority on refugee problems, will speak at throe fUmd- rai.slng meetings this week in behalf of the 19G5 UJFC Campaign. The nr.«;t meeting wili be the Young Men's Division Workers Uall.v, Tuesday. March 2. 8 p.m., at the .lewi.sh Center. Gerald Friedman, division chairman and his vice-chairman. David Madison and Alan Weiler will be in charge of tho program
The team captains are: Mark Feinknopf. Jr., Victor Goodman, Ben Zox. Richard Shenk. Victor Krupman. David Forman. Michael Block, Donald Kalz. Robert Garek, Preston Gurwin, Morton Rising. Robert Levenson and Leslie WeX- ner.
The second meeting will be an Advance Gifts meeting. Wednesday, March 3. at Winding Hollow Coun- tiy Club. This will be a dinner meeting .sponsored by Isadore Top¬ per, an associate chairman of Ad¬ vance Gifts.
Working with Mr. Topper are: Joseph Summer. Myer Mellman, Melvin Rackoff. Allen Gunder¬ sheimer. Jr.. Louis Ruben, Robert Greene. Theodore Simson and William Roth.
The third meeting will be the Manufacturing, Scrap and Steel Section. Thursday. March 4. 8 p.m., at the home of the section chair¬ man, Sidney Blatt. Working with Mr. Blatt are his vice-chairman, Richard Lieberman, Charles Talis. Herbert Mcizlish and Martin Hoff¬ man.
The workers are: Fred M. Levi, Sol Shaman, Reuben Abramson, Meyor Hoffman. Sam .Pearson. Bernard Newman, Harry Green¬ blott, Raymond Wells, N. I. Henkin, Bernard Arlov, Arthur Meizlish.
Because ot his vast wartime and post-war experience in Europe with refugees and DPs, Col. Lifshutz was placed in charge of the Jewish sec- lion of "Operation Safe Haven" in llic winter of 1956, the program which  brought Hungarian refugees
The World's Week
Compiled from JTA and WUP Reporh
Lt.   Col.   Oscar   Lifshutz
into the United States on an emerg¬ ency basis by airlift.
During the war Col. Lifshutz served in Belgium. France and Austria. In Austria he vyas desig¬ nated Advisor of Jewish Affairs to General Mark Clark, and dis¬ tinguished himself in his work on behalf of DPs and refugees of the post-war period. He has visited Israel several times and arranged religious pilgrimages for Jewish servicemen.
It was during this tour of duty that Col. Lifshi.tz served as Army liaison officer for the removal of the remains of Theodore Herzl, founder of modern Zionism to Israel.
He   reestablished   and   reopened
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W.-ISHINGTON (.ITA)—The SUite Department indi¬ cated this week it disapproved of "private boycotts" by American Jews in protest against recent West German policies, referring to reports that some American Jewish businessmen were cancelling purchase orders for West Ger¬ man products and services.
Tho protest campaign gained momentum when the head of anolher major apparel concern. Botany Industries, an¬ nounced in Now York that it would no longer buy goods in West Germany. It was the third such announcement this week.
\V.-V.SHINGTON (JTA) — West German Amba.s.sador llonrich Knappstein indicated this week,, after meeting with Secretary of State Rusk, that the United States might inter¬ vene with Israel in the current Jerusalem-Bonn tensions. The envoy voiced disappointment aboul Israel's negative reactions lo the Bonn suspension of arms deliveries. He said West Germany had done "a great deal" for Israel.
I'NITEJ) NATIONS (JTA)—The United States pledged this week to contribute $24,700,000 in cash and foodstuffs in 1965, to aid the Arab refugees being .sheltered and fed by the United Nations in four regions of Israel's borders, but warned that the UN agency performing this task r.iu.st effect ec<m<)mies, e.specially by "long-needed rectification" of its relief rolls.
The American pledge and statement were made here at the UN's annual pledging conference, convened in the Gener¬ al A.s.sembly hall to rai.se funds for financing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
BONN (JTA)—West Gerrnan officials announced plans this week to issue an indictment charging ma.ss murder against Adolf llitler, who is generally believed to have com¬ mitted suicide in a flaming Berlin bunker in 1945 as the cily lay under Rod Army siege.
The officials explained that they wanted to have the document on recoixi in event that the accepted report of Hitler's death turned out to be false and he tul-ned up after May 8 when the statute of limitations for prosecution of murder expires.
Temple Israel Confers Human Brotherhood Award
The designation, "Franklin County's Outstanding Example of Human Brolherhood" for the past year has boen conferred upon Rabi)! Harry Kaplan director uf iho B'nai B'rilh Hillol Foundation at Ohio State University, by the hoard of ti-ustoes (if Temple Israel upon the recommendation of ils honors com¬ mitteo, consisting of Marvin Glassman and William Kahn, co- thainnan; Daniel Cohen, William Glick, Mrs. Robert Greene, Mrs. Ailen Gundersheimer, Sr., i Louis Krakoff, Robert Levy, Ben Lurie. Joseph Summer. Rudolph Stern, Sol Zell. Mrs. Ben Zucl-- man; and Dr. Jerome D. Folkn and Rabbi Stephen A. Arnold officio.
He   will  receive   the   citation Temple Israel at the Sabbath :  i vice at 8 p.m. this evening. Fet ary 26. Dr. Jerome D. Folkman ' i" preach on: "The Wise-Hearted M and  The  Willing-Hearted."
Each year during the month February as part of its observa of National Brotherhood Mor Temple Israel makes such a sei tion on the premise that "the po\ of human example is greater than any sermon or preachment."'
Rabbi Kaplan is now celebrating
ills  30th  anniversary  at  the  OSU
Ilillel Foundation. It is one of the
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PURIM mm ARTS COSTUME BALL AT JEWISH CENTER ON MARCH 6
The Purim Beaux Arts Costume BaU is the theme of the Jewish Center's sixth annual Winter dance to be held Saturday night, March B, al 0 p.m. in the Center auditorium.
.limmy Lloyd and his orchestra will provide the music for Uic evening. Special entertainment has been planned and a late polite supper will be servetl.
The price of admhssion is $3.50 per couple for Center mem¬ bers and $4.50 for non-members
RabbI Harry Kaplan
Mr. Avraham Negrin and Mrs. Raphael Benveniste, co-chairmen, .stated that tickets may be obtained from social commilttee members or by calling the Jewish Center, BE. 1-2731. Serving on the social com- nijllcc arc the following, who have helped develop the plans for this event: Joseph Altman, Julian Bar.- nett, Laddie Finke, Irving Fireman. Mrs. Marvin Fromm, Mrs. Robert Grad, Mrs. Martin Greenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grinblatt, Mr. and Mrs. Kalman Lazear, Mrs. Sam Levin. Mrs. Morris Mendel, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Modes, Mrs. John Mus¬ tacchi. Stuart Newpoff. Mrs. Mur¬ ray Peselnick. Mrs. Morton Rising. Mrs. Marvin Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Ed¬ ward Tausk and Mrs. Herbert Urell.
Everyone attending this Purim Beaux Arts Ball is asked lo wear an appropriate costume, and during the evening there will  be judging
for originality of design and execu¬ tion. A Grand March will precede the judging.
According to Mr. Negrin and Mrs. Benveniste, and based on last year's reception of the costume ball, it is apparent many members in the community welcome this op¬ portunity to display creative and imaginative costumes.
Chronicling
The News
Editorial         2
Teen Scene  :    5
Society    (i, 7
Synagogues    (5, 7"
Shopping Guide      8
Sports    10, 11
Real Estate    10
Erhard Defends West Germany's Actions
Honn. (,1TA)—Chancellor Ludwig Erhard strongly defended this week bolh West Germany's arms aid to Israel, and the suspension of the last shipments of those arms, in a speech in tho liundestag which pointed to a renewal of the West German- lOgyplian crisis.
Ho a,ssortc<l that current tensions in the Middle East had dovolopod not from West German military aid to Israel, but from Egyptian President Nasser's I invitation to Walter Ulbricht. East German Communist head of state, to visit Cairo. i
He said that "our relations with Israel and the Jevyish world are' overshadowed" by Germany's Nazi past and that "the Arabs did not show any understanding of our special step toward the Jewish peo¬ ple." He said flatly that West Ger¬ many did not have to justify itself to anybody for giving aid to Israel.
Hitting back at his German crit¬ ics, he said that all opposition leaders had known about the arms aid program. The agreement was made in 1962 and the heads of all the Parliamentary groups were in¬ formed, he said. He said that many counti'ies were sending arms to Is¬ rael and that West Germany mil¬ itary aid "was concluded in agree¬ ment with our Allies."
He denounced Egypt, declaring that whoever made any agreement with Ulbricht was West Germany's enemy and that the proposed visit to Cairo was "a hostile action." He stated categorically that all West German economic aid to Egypt would be stopped if Ulbricht visited Cairo as scheduled.
He contended West German arms to Israel were a pittance compared to the "huge supplies" given to the Arabs by the Soviet countries. He denounced the "blackmail" of the Arab countries.
Fritz Erler. leader of the oppo¬ sition Social Democrats, denied that his party had boen informed about the Israel arms aid and he lashed out at former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer for his recent statement that if he were now Chancellor, there would be diplo¬ matic relations with Israel. Erler asked why Adenauer had not taken that step when he was Chancellor.
Erler said many countries had diplomatic relations with both Is¬ rael and the Arab states, and there was no reason why West Germany alone should not find the possibil¬ ity of such relations with both the Arabs and Israel. Stressing that millions of Jews had been massa¬ cred by the Germans during World War II. lie said that it must be modern Germany's, aim to avoid a new massacre against a part of those Jews who survived.
The debate took place against a background of reported shock in the West German government over the negative worldwide reaction lo the arms shipments suspension. West German officials also were perturbed by Israel's refusal to ac¬ cept economic reparations of any kind in place of the cancelled arms shipments.
Israel meanwhile planned not to take any initiative in the "situation.
Premier   Eshkol   did   ndt   immedl-
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ately reply to a letter from Chan¬ cellor Erhard. urging talks to re¬ solve the impasse.
Dr. Herman Hailperin
HILLEL FORUM HEARS RABBI HAILPERIN ON RASHI
Dr. Herman Hailperin. rabbi of the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. Pa., and noted scholar and teacher, will be the speaker at the Hillel Forum. February 28, at 8 p.m. J
Dr. Hailperin will speak on "Rashi and the Christian Scholars." This is the title of his most recent book based on the life of the fam¬ ous medieval commentator "Rashi" and his relationship with prominent Christian scholars of his age.
Rabbi Hailperin is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and is an adjunct pro¬ fessor of the History of Jewish Thought and Religion at Duquesne University.
He was honored with the degree of Doctor of Divinity by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1957.
In addition to his most recent woPk'j'Tiabbi Hailperin is the author of "A Rabbi Teaches." and several important monographs in -Jewish history.
Rabbi Hailperin is the brother-in- law of Mr. and Mrs. Justin Sillman. and Mr, Abe Sdverman, of Colum¬ bus.
The public, is cordially invited.
"The Hate Peddler" — Israel's Hidden Danger
By  Marilyn  Rosenthal
(Marilyn Rosenthal, a 17-year-old honor student from Massapequa N.Y. wrote the following article which was inspired by an editorial cartoon which appeared in the Jewish Chronicle. Active in Junior Hadassah and a member of the 1964 Junior Hadjissah Summer In¬ stitute in Israel, Mariiyn presented this paper before a large gathering of Hadassah wonv-'n and girls.)
Reva Shar, a member of the 1964 Hadassah Institute, mailed me a cartoon which appeared in the Ohio Jewish Chronicle on October 10.   11   depicts   an   Arab   student.
mounting the stef)s leading lo an "American College." In one hand is an attache case willi "Hate Israel" printed on it. Irt the other is a brief¬ case labelled "Lies About Jews." The cartoon is enlitled "The Hate Peddler."
This situation, this contempt fur the American generosity which en¬ ables Ai-ab students lo study here, this obvious attempt to stir up pre¬ judice, is typical of recent Arab ef¬ forts in the U.S.
But we live here. Our own uni¬ versities are being used lo foster the Arab cause. This time il is not up   to  the   IsraeUs   to   counteract
these efforts. It is. the responsibility of American Jews.
While the Israelis can only de¬ nounce it and bring it to the UN or other appropriate organizations, the campaign slill goes on virtually unhindered.
According lo a news release dated Oct. 22. UN Secretary-General Thant did not think it was neces- .sary "at this time" to call tlie .Security Council to act on the Arab summit meeting declaration which threatened the liquidation of Israel.
If Ihis is the kind of side-step¬ ping we caji expect when Israel is I
bluntly threatened with liquidation how can we expect action on the subtle propaganda tactics the "Hale Peddler" employs'.'
My guess is we can't. We have to use a Uttle "Sabra' Stalegy." If the UN won't unplug its ears and uncover ils eyes, and since the IsraeUs are 6500. mUes away, American Jews must play Sabra.
Playing Sabra. involves several requirements: impatience, Zionism and truth are the three main wea¬ pons.
We use Impatience in refusing to wait for Eliahu to come down and smite  the Arab students.
Zionism is what motivates us to counter Ihe progaganda and to de¬ fend Israel and our fellow Jews.
And finally, Trulh is our invin¬ cible ray gun which paralyzes, molls and emulsifies that smelly briefcase full of lies.
All right, what are we going to do'? Most important, whore do we start'.' The trouble is, I don't know. But isn't it true thai we don't buy anything we know lo be defective'? Su it seems that the only way to .'•.op the sale of "Arab Ues" is to prove them defective. The only way to combat the sale of this "Ilolyland Dirt" is to sell our own (continued   on  p*g» 4}
Agudas Achim Donor Event Sunday Night Features Buffet
The social hall of Agudas Achim ' .Synagogue will be the setting for the' Agudas Achim. Sisterhood's 59th birthday celebration this Sunday evening, at 7:30 p.m. Decorations for the buffet-donor are in charge of Mrs. Bel-nard Ruben. Mrs. Syd¬ ney Berg and Mrs. Myer Mellrhan.i
Sulic Harand, a musical drama¬ tist from Chicago, will portray "Funny Girl." the life of Fanny Brice. Miss Harand will be accom¬ panied by Marty Rubenstein.
Reservations may be made for the evening with Mrs. Jack Sil¬ berstein, Mrs. Leon Schottenstein and Mrs. Alvin Worly. co-chairman of the evening, or Mrs. I. M. Harris, ticket chairman, or Mrs. William Nullman, treasurer.
Mrs. Albert Beim, Mrs. Jack Kooperstein and Mrs. Robert Freedman are co-chairmen of the dinner. '
Attendance for the buffet dinner and the program "Funny Girl" is $2.50 per person, plus a donor con¬ tribution. Proceeds from the 59th donor birthday evening will be used for support of the Religious School and youth activities.
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