Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1933-07-28

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VOLUMK XVI—No. 27
COLUMISUS. OHIO, JULY 2H, 1933
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By the Wa>
By David Schwartz
SmaU-T«wn Memories
I recall when I look hack, to the Vdiiiigcr jearii of my life—antl 1 Iielievc rny exiierieiicc at the tune was fairly lyiiiciil—having experienced very little (if anii-Semitism. Here ahd there were to lie seen evidences of vague hostility, but even that, it seems to inc, was olTset liy a great deal pf good will, increased by the very fact tliat 1 was a Jew.
¦I do. not retneinljer, for instance, to have encountered in any of my school days, teachers who were anti-Scniitic^— nor any schoyl children who snuhlicd Jews. Now and then one hcnrd such niiiinous words as "Christ-killer" etc., yet I rcnicinber as olTiipttiiiK that, the wild a|>|)Iaiisc for instance f received at the Confederate Veterans' Home when I de¬ livered one of tlic staple declamations of that period. Nor ^did 1 at tlie time react any differently to it than probably the ordinary Gentile boy, for I felt coiu- pliUcly as one of them.
In fact, there was, it seems to me, at the lime, much more of a' chasm between the German Jews of my city aud the Russian Jews, to whom I belonged, than between the "goyim" and mystlf.
1 remember when the Governor of the state in wliich 1 then lived—a ^reat, husky six footer, who at one time was a nicniber of Cleveland's cabinet—came to vi.sit,our "sclnile" and the President of llie little "scluile"—a peddler, of course, crying out to everybody;—'"shteht . auf all."    (Rise up, everybody.)
i  remember the Jewish bartender and (|ii;isi-politician wlio. intervened in behalf of jume Jew arraigned in the Municipal ¦ coiir;-. ' ¦
. "Well," said his Hoiibr, "He can pay *''i.0(). He has got that much." "Got !i^">.ii", Judge? Jndge, he'.*; got boils on hii; neck." (Translating the Yiddish idinni.)
1 remember the later invasion of tlie town by the. less religious Russian Jew¬ ish type, and of the scandals they cre¬ ated by holding balls on Yom Kippur to annoy the pious Jews,
I remember the young Russian Jew, who spoke of Spencer and, Darwin and sncli things aiid who wanted to become a ralibi so that as he said, he could •po.si;" Judaism.
r remember the old man in uniform, wlit> didn't look like a Jew, who used to lie seen once a yeariintlie synago^aie. He would take a free seat in the li;u-lv on Yom Kippur. He was a Con- ffderate veteran and his conception of Jiiti:ii.';ni was about as hazy as Stonewall Jackson's;';
i remember the iirst rabbi that our "sobdlc" had wbo knew some English, ;in<l his iienchant for using the words "(I i^iiity and degradation," which were [\
Wide Roads, Spacious Sheds! to Make Haifa Harbor     {
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Thirty      Customs     inspectors
Engaged  in Advance of
October Opening
ILMFA, I'alcstinc (J. T. A.)—The Haifa'Harlior, which is to'he oiTicially inaugurated in October, will be com¬ pleted fully on time, aud sonic of the facilities will even be available before October. Thirty customs watchincii have just been engaged, as the new customs area is expected to be opened on Au¬ gust 1.
A stroll through the port area reveals the thoroughness with which the work has been carried out. On the reclaimed iirca two big sheds have been erected and place has been reserved for the con¬ struction ot a third. These'transit sheds have iilat forms for loading or unloading by train or truck ou all sides so that cargo can be handled with the niinimuni of effort aiid maximum .of care.
The wide road in the customs area, al¬ ready fenced ofT, is as smooth as a bil¬ liard table, rather a contrast to some of the new and old roads elsewhere. Bol¬ lards are already fi.xed for mooring the .ships to the c|uaysidc aiid the roadway siding has already been used for for¬ warding, orange .cases.
From one end.of the port area, at the railway station, to the other, where the German colony is situated, a thirty- nieter-wide road is ncri.riiig completion. There is a sense of spaciousness and generosity about the plans which augur well   for the handling of  the trailic.
The engineers feel tliat the government has provided all that Haifa needs at present and for some time, and it is now up to the people here to take fullest advantage of the facilities.
The harbor will make the approach to Haifa one pf the, finest among the famous ports dominated by "Carmel, the Majestic."
A Priest's Testimony on Hitler
by A. L. Schu&sheim
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I remember my father's search every Friday evening iu schule for some stray wanderer to the city to take home with liiiii for the Shabboth meal. He had a weakiiess for picking the queerest types, and we children, with very sensitive risi¬ bilities, were generally forced to flee to another room, unable to refrain from > laiighing..
r remember the coining of Jacob de Haas to our town to lecture 011 Zionism, aiUl Itow 1 was "inebriated with the ex- ubt-rance _of his verbosity," as Disraeli was wont to express it. ¦
I remember what a "sucker" our town was for iniposters of air kinds. Every iiinv and then someone would turn up and announce he was Rudyard Kipling (;r Israel Zangwill (a little exaggerated, [ivrhaps) and for two or triree months, until the error was exposed, the visitor * w;is sustained and entertained by the ' inwii without labor.
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Jewish Lawyers Must Prove Actual Service in Trenches To Be Readmitted to Bar>
LONDON, (J. T. A.)—Only "those Jewish lawyers who can prove witli documents that they actually fought in tbe trendies- will be considered by the Frontkaempfer, association of active Gernian war veterans, for readmiasion to the practice ,of their profession, yester¬ day's Berlin Official Gazette stated. The interpretation given by the OIBcial Ga¬ zette means that the reinstatement of Jewish lawyers to tht bar will be con¬ fined to a small portion of those dis¬ possessed because they were non-Aryans. They will have to give documentary evi¬ dence as to the exact dates when they fought in tlie trenches, and will be forced to prove the" definite location of the trenches.
This evidence is almost impossible to collect in Germany at present. Even Aryan war veterans would in most oases be unable to find .such evidence, and for Jews  the ch;inces  are  sHnitiier.
Agudath Achim Sisterhood to Picnic at Olentangy Aug. 6
The Agudath Achim Sisterhood picnic will take place at Olentangy Park, .Sun¬ day, August !'. The Sisterhood invites every family to come aud spend the day at the park, and enjoy Oleiitangy's many fine attractions. Games and contests lor which ])rizes will be awarded will be included in the day's program- Tickets may be obtained through any mcinber of the Sisterhood for 10 cents, which is your general admission to the park.
Mrs. F. M. Gordon is chairman of the picnic, and she, together with her com¬ mittees, are putting forth every efTort towards the success of this affair.
Renieniber the date—Sunday, August (i. and the phice—Olentangy Park.
speedy end, and the Hitlerite powers that be vvill not last long.
This opinion was expressed by Mon- signor Augiistc J. Francheski, a Catho¬ lic iiriest who has just returned from a visit to Germany, in an article in the Catholic journal, "Criterio," of. which he is the editor.
Monsignor Francheski studied Hitler¬ ism at first hand in Germany, and at the time when it was on the upswing. His analysis of , Hitlerism is quite thorough, although his approach is that of the edu¬ cated democratic Catholic. He finils Hit¬ lerism a reactioil against the Commuiiist threat, but believes that the conservative elements in Germany could have, avoided letting all the power get into Hitler's hands.
Except among the active Nazis there is no especially great hope that condi¬ tions in Gerniany will im^irove greatly as a result of Hitler's coup, Fraiichcski says in his article. The good-will of the people will be won only if tbe cre¬ ators pf Hitlerisiu do not commit any, crudities. Hitler, however, docs not ap¬ pear to have any appreciation of what constitutes a crudity.
"One of the people who know the Ger¬ man situation best," Francheski says in his article, "told mc a short time ago that if the government does not have the situation changed completely by next suiiimer, if people will still be sttffering from hunger and cold, the results of the disappointment will be disastrous.
"A cleric whom I can not, for obvious reasons, name, and who occupies a lead¬ ing position in the Catholic movemctit in Germany, assured me that the slightest mistake on the part of Hitler or any of his colleagues will hiisten the appearance of  Bolshevism."
Speaking of anti-Semitic activities in Germany, Francheski says:
"The persecutions of the Jews haU their origin in the fact that the Nazis are ackiiig in both energy and understand¬ ing. For five years there was a con- liinious propagandizing df hatred towaN the Jews. When the Nazis came to power not one oi their promises had been fulfilled, they inveiited the anti-Semitic atrocities as an outlet for the excited emotions of the people,. In this instance tlic government demonstrated an alarm¬ ing weakness and the atrocities had a negative effect.
"In the first place, the persecution was unjust. It is not a crime to have been born a Jew. And yet families of the Jewish race which for several genera¬ tions had bceu converted to Christianity were hunted down.
"In the streets old men were beaten, and the braids of girls were cut off. The protest against this sort of thing was general, In Germany proixer the Catho¬ lic bishops decried such acts in a col¬ lective document which was published on April 10, Outside' of Germany not only Jews hut also many clergymen aud Cath¬ olic writers raised their voices in pro¬ test. . '
"The German government began to re¬ alize, although too late, that it had made a mistake, and stopped the boycott, but the excesses, which arc a burden and a drawback to German commerce, could uo longer be stopped."
Monsignor Francheski then relates the opinion of another German concerning the attitude of the Germans tovvard free¬ dom. "We good Germansj what we want is to be able to gather around our beer mugs and discuss politics in a peaceful, quiet way. They can't shut our months. Neither Bismarck nor Fi-ederick the Great demanded the infinite adoration of his people. If Hitler intends to do in Germany what Mussolini did in Italy, he can't last long."
"These words," Francheski says in his
revolutionary, but by a priest. The hour is darker in Germany than iu any other country. Let us hope that no storm will come out of this darkness," the ar¬ ticle ends.
Monsignor Francheski's expression of opinion made a very favorable impres¬ sion iicrc in Buenos Aires, not only be¬ cause of its anti-Hitlerite tone, bin more particularly because the article appeared in a magazine that had recently given soine indication of being anti-Scmitically inclined. There is also considerable hope that Francheski's article will help weaken the anti-Seinitic propaganda extent in lo¬ cal circles of Catholic intellectuals, among whom there has been considerable sympathy with Hitlerism .recently.
Monsignor Francheski is a respected leader among the' Catholic intellectuals, The magazine "Criterio," of which he is the editor, is occasionally anti'-Semitic In it were printed the demagogical in¬ citements of the "Protocols of the Elder^ of Zion" ami of Henry Ford's "Internu- tional Jew," the latter much after-Ford had withdrawn his aiiti-Semittc insipidi¬ ties.
Only .a few. weeks ago "Criterio" priiitcd an anti-Semitic attack Upon the young. Spanish-Jevvish writer, Rebecca Alpersou (translator of the poetry of Jchiida Halevi), for an article about the Agudah. The article had been printed in the, local daily, "La Nation."
Monsignor Francheski's condemnation of Hitler's anti-Semitic atrocities has therefore come as a real surprise. It appears that the anti-Semitic note which had crejit into ''Criterio" while director Francheski was away has been removed.
Ahavas Sholem Sisterhood to
Picnic at Olentangy
Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Sunday) the Ahavas Sho¬ lem Sistei-hood will ligld their annual picnic, at Olentangy Park. Tickets for this event are now. on sale for 10 cents, and if you have not already purchased your tickets, you may do so from aiiy member of the Sisterhood. This affair is open to everyone. There will be eiiter- tainnient for both young and old.
Plan to spend an enjoyable tlay at Olentangy Park tomorrow, where the committee in charge of arrangements for the gala picnic have scheduled a real program for the entire day.
Voliner Society Picnic to be Held Sunday, August 13
Picnics have their special attractions which make them worthwhile for every¬ one to attend them. With some of them it is the cause; with others it is. the, social function; and With others it is the amount of enjoyment derived from ihcm.- This is especially true aliout the picnic of the Voliner which has always, been a drawing card for the public be¬ cause of its many attractions. With spe¬ cial emphasis laid upon its social func¬ tion, the committees in charge of the ar¬ rangement of this affair, have always endeavored to nnike it as amusing and laboratc as au affair of this kind can possibly be made, and they have always succeeded.
Arrangements have already been made for a picnic which is to be given by the Voliner Sunday, August U\, at Edge- water Pitrk. To its many attractions a .-ipccial feature was added which will niake it not only amusing but also bene¬ ficial for everybody to attend, because ai the valuable prizes which are to be given away at this picnic.
More details about this elaborate affair will be given in the nCxt issue of the Chronicle.
Annual Meeting of Cleveland
Jewish Orphan Home was
Held Last Sunday
In   Spite   of   Kijiid   Economics,   Fred LazaruH, .Jr., Reports .$10,000 '' Deficit" '
Fred Lazarus. Jr., of this city, presi¬ dent of. Bellcfaire, the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home, in his mes.sage to the Tru; tecs and Directors, at their Annual , Meeting, Snnday, July -^=t, called atten¬ tion to "the operating deficit of $27,000 for the last fiscal year, which was in¬ curred in spite of rigid economies that were effected," and exhorted every com¬ numity to do its share in meeting the ^rtiniated deficit, of li^lO.OOf! for the fiscal year  just begun.
.Speaking of the, retrenchment in pro- ,^rani that h:is been necessary during the past several years, Michael Sharlitt, Su- 1 criiitendcnt of the Home, exjiressed the fear that institutions like his own might became "orphaned orphan homes."
"An illustration of the rather helpless ; ; csition of an orphan honjc is in the at¬ titude taken by the federal government with reference to the Wagner Bill, which strangely enough allows for Reconstruc¬ tion, Finance help for the relief of fam¬ ily, and docs not provide reenforccment for the greatly reduced private subsidies for the care of orphans under custodial care. The contradiction of relief for the family witli. no relief wliatsoever for children who are orphaned by family ex¬ igencies, leaves the orphan child in the position of  abject, pity.
."Institutions such as ours, all over the country^ have suffered tremendously in a financial way. The loss will never aijpear in annual financiid reports. So¬ ciety may have to be taught all over again the lessons it has taken all these years to learn, because the finahcial crisis has worked an operation on philanthropy which may take a decade at least to recover from," stated the Superintendent. Mr. Sharlitt ciuoted the following Ict-- tcr from a father of four children, uporj the graduation of his second daughter, as one of the inauy indications that the Home is doing the thing society expects of it—namely "compensating for broken family life and, disiilacing the shadow of fainily disorganization with its attendant e.Kperiences of neglect and midertrain- ing." ,
"Dear Mr. Sharlitt: '
1 want to tell you how much I ap¬ preciate all you have done for me,- It has been a real privilege for both myself and the children to have the kind of a Home you have made for them. When yon took them in, they were quite young. Now I have young ladies coming home thiit I can be proud of," You have done more for them than I coxild have and 1 want you to know that I am well satisfied and mprc pleased than I know how to tijill. 1 thank you especially and all who have bad, a'part in their edu¬ cation, home training and care. I am sure the children will never forget tlieir confirmation vows and I may never he able to do all I feel I should but will at least do what 1 can to show ¦ my grati¬ tude for such an institution."
I'Ved Lazarus, Jr.,. Columbus, Presi¬ dent ; Adolph Finstcrwald, Detroit, Vice- President; Alfred A. Benesch," Cleve¬ land, "treasurer General Fund; Max E. Meisel, Treasurer of Sinking Fiind; Edna Belle Diamond, Financial and Recording Secretary; Michael Sharlitt, Superintendent, aud Jack Ginck, .A.ssist- ant Superintendent, were reelected to office.
New directors were announced as fol¬ lows: Milton M. Alexander, Detroit, Midi., Mrs. Samuel Altschulur, Cheapo, 111,; Robert P. Gohlmau and Alva W. Goldsmith, Cincinnati; Samuel Goldstein, Lorain, Ohio; Harry N. Levin, Terre Haute, Ind.; Dr, Abram Miller, Kansas City, Mo.; Harry J. Pells, Denver, Colo.; Lewis L. Perlman, Minneapolis, Minn.; Leo M. Priti:ker, St, Paul, Minn.; Samuel Schultz, Springfield, 111,; (Continued on page 2)
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