Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1946-06-14

              New Jewish Center Now Assured
Sj\\/y   Serving Columbus and Cental Ohio Jewish Communiiy \]P^
Vol. 84, No. 24
COhVMBVS, OHIO, PRIDAV JUNE 14, 1946
D«vot«j  to Am«ric«n •nd Jolih  Idull
Workers Intensify Efforts To
Attain United Jewish Fnnd Goal
$442,124.61 PLEDGED TO D'^TE FOR THE NEW CENTER STRUCTURE-SUMMER HAILS THE LEADERS, WORKERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
A new Jewish Center will be built in Columbus! The campaign which began early this year fo provide a com¬ munity social and service center has been successful, it was announced this week by Samuel N. Summer, general chairman of the campaign  committee.
"Our over-all objective for the new Jewish Center was $.32.5,000," Mr. Summer said. "To date we have received pled-ges totaling $:j27,l24.(il."
In addition to this amount there is available two funds of approximately $.50,000 each and $1.5,000 pledged by Zion Lodge, No. 62, B'nai B'rith, making a total of $442,124.01 pledged to date.
"Wb deliberately set out to do a hard-hitting Job of raising this fund quickly because we knew everyone was busy," said Mr. Summer. "But the canvass of in¬ dividual contributors is a diffi¬ cult task apd even now we know tlial some persons have been missed. So the amount raised thus far does not represent the total amount which will be available when everyone has been given an opportunity lo make his pledge.
"The leaders -in this drive did a magnificent Job," Mr, Summer added. "From the very begin¬ ning, when the project came to Hfe with a survey headed by Si¬ mon Lazarus, the members of the campaign committee have demonstrated how community leadership really can function , to  produce  progress.
"I am proud of the fine re¬ sults these division leaders and team captains obtained, but spe¬ cial credit should go to the can¬ vassing  teams  which  went out
and (lid the hard, tiresome work of soliciting pledges.
"The per.wns who made these pledges, large and small accord¬ ing to their means, also deserve highest praise. Their dollars will mean much in the welfare pt this community and in the lives of its people for many years to come."
,• Actual construction of the new Center building will not begin for some time, Mr. Sum¬ mer explained. The pledges cover a three-year payment pe¬ riod, with one-third of each pledge to be paid in 19-10, an¬ other third in 1047 and the final amount in 1948.
A total of 809 pledge.s have been received to date. Of this number 129 have been paid in full, the remainder to be paid over the three-year period desig¬ nated.
This will enable the commit¬ tee to proceed with selection of site and preparation of plans. Con.struction   will    begin   when
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Youth Division Opens U. J. F. Campaign With Rally At Winding Hollow
Realizing that every day counts for the hungry, the home¬ less and the sick survivors-^ that the cjuicker the iSW cam¬ paign can be brought to a finish, the faster our dollars can be put to work lo provide relief for the meni women ami children vvho look to us for help, the Junior Division of the United Jewish Fund opened its drive last Thurs¬ day evening al the Winding Hol¬ low Country Club.
Mrs, ' Marjorie Wasserstrom Gross is again heading this year's campaign as General Chairman, with Helen Gruber and Betty Schanfarber Westim as Co-ord¬ inating Chairmen and Allen GtindersheJnier,'Jr., and Arthur Lleverman,  Vice-Chalrman.
The    Majors    Include     Jane Freidenerg, Patsy Harris, Betty Hiller, Alvln Katz, Gene Math¬ less and Maxlne Waters. (Continued on Page Four)
Samuel N. Summer  ' Genei'iil   Clinlrinan   bf . Jewish   Center   Canipalgn
ftADIO PKOGBAM WILL PRESENT INTERESTING 8T0KY OP 4 CHAPLAIN^S
The International Harvester Program on its "Harvest of Stars" broadcast this Sunday, June 16th, from 2 to 2:30 p. m E. S. T., over the NBC Network, will present the story of the 4 Chaplains who went down on the Dorchester. This broadca.si will star Raymond Massey.
The above information was re ceived this week by Allan 1 ai shlsh, chairman of the Public Re lations Committee of the Jewish Community Council.
JEWISH VETERANS URGE NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION OF KLAN
SWAN LAKE, N. Y. (JPSl — Resolutions urging the Federal and State Governments to In¬ vestigate the revived Ku Klux Klan all over the United States and demanding that Congres.s press Great Britain for the open¬ ing of Palestine to 190,000 Jews were passed by 1,500 delegates to the Kith annuaj convention here of the Jewi.sh War Veterans of the United States. The gi'oup also demanded the establishment of a bias-free State University In New York.
Jn their resolution on the Klan, the vetei-ans urged the govern¬ ments to determine the extent to which the Kian and other or¬ ganizations "which spread rac¬ ial and religious hate are violat¬ ing federal and state laws".
Every segment of the Cohimbus Jewish community is now enrolled in the ranks of the -Ifnifed Jewish Fund Cam¬ paign workers—the Men, Women and Junior Divisions, all with but one purpose—to make this year's drive the most successful in the history ot Columbus. From the campaign committee down to the volunteers, who are now soliciting contributions, each worker is imbued with the idea that this is one campaign which must not fail. Each is deteritiined, instead, fo surpass all previous fund raising efforts on behalf of 1,400,000 surviving brethren overseas as well as tor some .55 causes engaged in the maintenance of our national and educational organizations, for our civic protective agencies and other important institutions.
With Columbus Jewry showing unsurpassed inter¬ est in the l!)4(i campaign, which opened officially May IlOth, there is still that 20% of the goal yet to be reached within the next few weeks. The United Jewish Fund Campaign can be compared to a gruelling race. No matter how fast the start, no matter how swift the runners it is the final stretch that counts. Unless the tape is reached there can be no winner even though the first portions of the race are run off in unbelievable time.
So in the United Jewish Fund Campaign. The goal is in sight, but the workers must make the last, hardest stretch run on high with winged feet. Prospects must be contacted and all given the opp.ortunity of doing their part in meeting the great demand for funds from the various organizations aiding in bringing sustenance and hope to countless,thous¬ ands.
It was reported that a good number of cards have not yet been worked and indications point to a greater goal if these cards are worked an(l the pros¬ pects .seen. The results, as re¬ ported this week, show only two third.s of the prospects have been approached and already last year's total ha.s l>een surpassed. This means that those who have been approached have heen gen¬ erous in their response and it stands to reason that those who yet have to be approached will also respond generously. Re¬ member Campaign workers — THE CARDS YOU HAVE MAY MEAN LIFE TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IF YOU SELL YOUR PROSPECTS.
HONOB  HIM TONIGHT
Fri'd   Ijikwu'us,  Jr.
Fred Lazarus Jr., vice presi¬ dent antl director of the F. & R. Lazarus Co., will be honored al a dinner tliis Saturday evening at the Bellefaire Jewish Orphans' Home in Cleveland. For the past ^0 years Wr. Lazarus has been president of Bellefaire, a B'nai B'rith  supporte<l   institution.
Mr. Lazarus has been on the orphanage's hoard of director for 30 years, having taken over the post left vacant by his fath pr's death. .He recently moved lo Cincinnati.
Marjorie  Gross
Z. 0. A. Delegate Election POSTPONED
Just before going (o press, tho ClironiclB rccfeivcd news that tlie election ot dvlvgutcti to the 22ud World Zionist Congress, to be held In Jurumuleni this your, which was to take place this Sunday, June 10th, has beon itostponed until Saii<Iay, June 30tb.
CAMPAIGN  WORKBIW pLeASB  NOTICB
There arc a nuniber of cards still unworlied. These C4U^H represent human lives if returns iiire brought in. Please work rluvse eacds as i*ooii as possible so fhat the United Je»'l.'*h Fund Cam- j>aigii can be brought tp a sue. ceHssful conclusion within the next 14 days. While we have every reason to believe Uiat last, year's effort will be ex¬ ceeded, there is still need for additional money to attain the ItMti greater goal. Wo cannot stop until each and everyone in the city lui.s been glVeu an op|>i>rtuuity   to   contribute.   .
Pleaso do your share by coiitJictiiig the prospects yqt univui;lied. Make all i-etuiiis diri'<'t to the Campaign. Off Ice, 150 B. Broad St.
In discussing the progress so far of this year's United Jewish Fund effort., I; W. Garek, gener- al chairman, and Hari-y Roth, campaign organization chairman (Continued on Page Four)
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