Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1948-12-31

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Arcttaeologlcal & Hisioncal MUB' N. High 9t at 15th—1
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Vol. 28, No, 58
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER ,31. 1048
Devoted to American' and Jewish Ideals   '
Plain Talk
MRS. ZILCH'S ANCESTOKS
BY AL SEGAL
All her flays since her husband became a power in the gadget industry, Mrs. Zilch had lamented her lack of ancestors. When they were poor she hadn't missed ancestors, but she had felt de- pHved ever since the gadget business worked up to $50,000,000 of sales a yeqr.
, She could go back only to her great-grandfather who was so unimportant that when he died all he had in the press was three lines in the death column. The notice said he was 86, and would be burled In the Jewish cemetery.
His life had contained none of the exciting events that make a distinguished obituary. Mrs. Zilch could remember to this day how embarrassed she was. Her great-grandfather had never been Important In any ways; had been a peddler to. start with when he came over here an Immigrant; had never been entorprls- ing enough to get rich and prominent.
In the late afternoons, every day, he Went to the basement of _ the synagogu.e to study Tal- miid with others like him who weren't In the least interested In making big careers that would be satisfactory to their grea t-grandda ugh ters.
He had the Idea that he had made enough of a career by bringing up his six good chil¬ dren. But a man can't expect much of an obituary for that In the ptess.
Mrs. Zilch felt she had inade¬ quate ancestry; nothing to brag about! In the society columns she observed that other ¦ rich men's wives had come up all the way from the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock.
It hurt her to her heart one day to read of Mrs. Bradford be¬ ing elected president of the local chapter of the Mayflower De¬ scendants. Mr. Bradford wasn't quite as big a man in the gadget industry as Mr. Zilch, but while the ZlJches had more gadgets, the Bradfords also had ances¬ tors.
"The trouble with us Jews is that we have no background' she told her husband. "And background is everything". While people like Mrs. Bradford had the Mayflower, all the Ziiches had was the steerage.
"Do you think the Mayflower was a luxury liner?" asked Mr. Zilch. "It was probably Just as lousy".
Oscar Zilch always had ful¬ filled ,his wife's every desire, pa was evident in her three mink coats, her diamond bracelet, their $100,000 house, their couple of Cadillacs and the swimming pool. But what could he do about getting her some back¬ ground?
"There's nothing too good for the little woman", hd' liked to say.
As a businessman Mr. Zilch never had failed In any of his aspirations. Now he was deter¬ mined to get for his wife at least one adequate ancestor, whatever the cost. For this pur¬ pose he was fortunate to have close at hand the engineer, Kurt NlmmergewesenWar.
He was employed ' in Mr. Zilcli's gadget factory. Before Hitler's time he was a professor In Gerrjiany. He had profited the Zilch business by being able to think up one new gadget a day during the eight years he had ¦ been there. Mr. Zilch had made him vice-president.
"I'rofessor", Mr. Zilch said (he always addressed him reverent¬ ly as professor), "Professor, I have a problem".
Mr. Zilch went over the whole matter of Mrs. Z^lch's frustra¬ tions. "It's.up to you, professor!"
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Sustenance  is Survival!
Israel Needs Food to Help Win its War (and Your War)
For nearly a year now, a bloody and devastaiing war has been goifig on In Israel. Most of ihe food-raL-iers of this young country are in the armed ser¬ vice. Consequently there Is a shortage of lood there, causing suffering and discomfort to the Inhabitants of the Holy Land.
To allay this shortage of man's most essential need, a move¬ ment is now in full progress in the United States to i^end 500,- 000 cases of food to the brave de¬ fenders of this great little land.
Special Services to be Broadcast from Bryden Rd. Temple on Station WVKO.
"Kcstlval of Light" Ncrvlces from Bryden Rd. Tomplc will be brondrast jit 8 o'clock Friday evening (New Year's Eve) over (he new FM rtidlo stntion in Columbus, WVKO. This impressive ceremony Is nn annual occasion at Temple Israel, In commemoration of the rededlcatlon of the Temple in l«5 B. C.
The service will begin with the Temple darkened, with one spotlight focused on the harpist, Mrs. Allen Gniider- shelmcr, Jr. Bryden Rd. Temple's Rubbt J. D. Folkmnn will read the following psidms from the Apocrypha: the 23i'd, 30th, »2nd, B.'ith, OTth and 98th.
Candles will then be lighted tbronghont the Temple, and the choir, under Herbert Huffman's direction, nil! sing the following numbers: "lloruihu" and "Schmn" and the tradi¬ tional Kiddush, with Jerry, (irodin os soloist.
WVKO's Bert Charles, a member of Bryden Rd. Tem¬ ple, will broadcjist the commentary of tlie service.
The Columbus (|Uota Is 2500 cases.
The first re.sponse among the Jewish people in our city to ral.se Food For Israel has, been most gratifying. But we are a long way from the goal. Have you done your share yet? The campaign ends Jan. IB.
The following foods are need¬ ed crucially:
Egg povvfler, milk powder, cheese (tInnedV, dried fruits, fish (tinned), and vegetable fats. There are many other foods sorely' needed in Israel; they are listed on page four of this week's Chronicle.
Cases of the above-mentioned foods can be purchased directly from the Restaurant Food Sup¬ ply Co., wholesale food dealers, 513 E. Fulton St., AD. 8755.     .
If you cannot make purchases direct, send your check to Harry Beckman, chairman of the drive, 783 Ann St., GA. 2197, and sig¬ nify what cases of food you pre-
Council Women To Celebrate 31 St   Birthday Next,Tuesday
Celebrating 31 years of service in the Columbus community, and co-incldentally, the 55th anniversary of the national organi¬ zation, the Columbus Section of the National Council of Jewish Women will hold a birthday luncheon In the Gold Room of the Southern Hotel Tuesday at 1 p. m.      .
Mrs. Clarence P. Berolzheimer, a national vice-president, will be the guest speaker, and will be Introduced by Mrs. Simon Laz¬ arus, national board member. Mrs. Berolzheimer Is from Chicago, and has been associated with Council for a quarter of a century. She Is a community leader, having served on the Chicago Heights school board, besides the Pgrk Board.
Her topic — "Women Who Care"—will outline major as¬ pects of Council's Service Pro¬ gram, including the establish¬ ment of homes In Greece and Francfe for unattached Jewish women, and the granting of American scholarships to Euro¬ pean women who wlllbe trained for welfare work in their own countries. On the American scene she will tell of Council's program of social welfare, con¬ temporary Jewish affalrg, social legislation, and international > re¬ lations for peace.
Actively associated with Council for more than 25 years, Mrs. Berolzheimer, In addition to her National Board Member¬ ship, serves as a member of X\e organization's National Com¬ mittee on Section Service for the
North Central Region, as well as
on Its National Committee on
fleglonals. She was president of
fer. If you desire to make the contrijafgon in honor or mem¬ ory o^ a beloved one, you can have the name Imprinted on the case.
The adminLstraUsie phase of this emergency food project Is as follows: ,
, Harry Beckman, chairman; David Gal.ser, co-chmn; and the committee, consisting of Fred Beckman, Philip Bornstein, Wm. Fean, Phil Feldman, Bill Givets, Martin Godofsky, George Goodman. Arthur Gorfine, Ar¬ thur Goldberg, Ben Grossman, Dan Harri.spn, .lake Krakowltz, Lou Levin, Sam Meiziish, Bar¬ ney Ringer, lien Rosen, Morrey Paine, Abe Robins, Max Schot- tenstein, Harry Schwartz, Abe Seff and Abe Wolman.
Do your share now! The war in Ijsrael is YGl/R war, too.
Make your check payable to the Food-for-Israel Committee and send it to Campaign Chair¬ man Harry Beckman, 783 Ann St.
NEW MBJIBERS OP B'NAI B'RITH WILL BE INDUCTED ,JAN. 25
Sam Topolo.sky, chairman of the B'nal B'rith membership drive, announced this week, that the Fall membership campaign has been very successful, and that pla^s are being completed for the initiation of the new Ben B'riths, on Jan.-25.
Max Helfman, an outstanding authority on Jewish music and eminent humorist, will address the Lodge that night. He appear¬ ed here' for the Lodge last year, and is returning by popular de¬ mand.
There are approximately 1400 members of B'nal B'rith Zlon Lodge 62.
Mr. Topolosky urges the mem¬ bers of his committee t\o con¬ tinue their fine efforts until the day of the Initiation.
Mi-8. BoiolzheiniCr
the Chicago Heights Section for six years, and of the North Cen¬ tral Regional Conference for three .vears. ,       .
Rbser* uions for the luncheon may be made by calling either Mrs. Rudolph Sterh, Jr., or Mrs. Sidney Blatt.
Also on the program is Mrs. Allen Gunderahelmer, Jr, who wiil fentertaln with harp selec¬ tions. ¦ .
MAURICE SAMUEL AT HILLEL ON JAN. 13
The flrs^t in a series of head¬ line lectures at the HlllelFoun- dation will be presented on Jan. 13 when Maurice Samuel, noted author and lecturer returns to the ¦ campus. Mi'. Samuel will speak oil Thomas Mann's great tetralogy, "Joseph and His Bro¬ thers." His lecture Is being sponsored by the Hlllel Forum.
JJCX;  INSTITUTE TO BE HELD JAN. 7-8-9 AT BROAD ST. TEMPLE
The Junior Jewish Sommuni- ty Council Institute is scheduled'' Jan. .^-8-0,  with    the    following   ¦ agenda:
Friday, Jan. 7: Sabbath ser¬ vices at Broad St. Temple, fol¬ lowed by an Oneg Shabat.
Saturday, Jan. 8: Workshop; at Schonthal Center, 1:30 p. m. Dif-. ferent topics will be discussed, such as: relationships of consti¬ tuent groups, to the council; im¬ proving relations between—tjie youth council and the Stfiilt coiit\, munlty; how does the Center function to meet the needs of youth? . . . After the discus¬ sions, aaother Oneg Shabat will be -held, at the Corral.
Saturday night, Jon. 8: Stunt Night, at.Roosevelt Jr. High, 8 o'clock.
..Sunday, Jan. 9: Summary ses¬ sions of the Workshop, ai Schonthal Center. Buffet supper at 5:30, will follow.
Committee chairmen for the Institute are: Claire Robins, , JJCC Institute; Larry Schaffer, Sabbath; Betty Ganz, Hospitali¬ ty; Thelma Zisenwlne, Oneg Sha¬ bat; Arlyne Herman, Refresh¬ ments; and "Honey" Fisher and Bob Levy, Stunt Night.
Claire Robins Is General Chair¬ man of the institute.
Rabbi Goldblum SpeakeAjOr T. L Sisterhood Town Meeting
The Town Meeting, which is scheduled for Monday night, Jan. 10, will give members of the Tlf- ereth Israel Siaterl30od who can¬ not attend afternoon meetings, the opportunity of being present at one of the. most interesting nieetings of the year. Husbands as well as non-members are cordially Ipvlted to this out¬ standing meeting.
Rabbi Molshe Goldblum, for¬ merly with Broad St. Temple, and' now of Mnnsfteld, will be the %uu8t speaker,
The subject of tills Town Meet¬ ing is "Does Conservative'Juda- .    ¦. ¦ '    \
ism Meet Our Needs?" Partici¬ pating on the program will be Mrs. J. Gross and Mr. B. Felt- linger. Rabbi Nathan Zellzer Will act as moderator. The open-, Ing prayer will be given by Mrs. L. Schlezinger. f-
Both   Hospitality   and   Social Chairmen  are preparing a spe¬ cial assortment of refreshments, for the  large  turnout expected that evening.
Special Requests to Meinberg; TAX STAMPS, PLEASE.    Also ' bring any rummage you  may have for the February Rummage Sale.
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