Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1949-02-18

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Vol. 27, No. 7
COLiUMBiUS,  OHIO,   FRIDAV,   FEBRUARY   18,   1949
Devoted to American and Jewish idnli
-NEwT^iFS
ZOA CONFERENCE     -^ ADOPTS RESOLiUnON OF CONFIDENCE
NE-W YORK, (JTA) — More than 1.000 leading members of the ZIorilfft Organization ot America, • meeting here this week In ah all-day extraordinary national conference, unanimous¬ ly adopted a resolution express¬ ing qonfldeijce In the "adminis¬ tration headed by Dr. Abba Hil¬ lel Silver and Dr. Emanuel Neu¬ mann." J'
The resolution noted that the "conference heard the r&tiorts . rendered by the national admin¬ istration On recent develop¬ ments In our movement in its various aspects. Including fund- raising, and having reviewed these developments and the position taken by the adminis¬ tration with regard to the pro¬ blems which have arisen, ef¬ fecting the status and future of the movement, hereby expresses its full confidence in the admin¬ istration." The resolution add¬ ed: "The conference voices its approval of the position taken by its responsible officers and spokesmen and the policies they have pursued. We declare that the Zionist Organization of America, in Its overwhelming majority, stands firmly united behind Its democratically-elect¬ ed ' leadership whose historic services to the cause of Zionism and Israel reborn will be for¬ ever enshrined in the history df \oiir'people."' " '   "
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I*ew York, (JTA) -^ Funeral services were held here this week, for Menachem Boraisha, well-knoWn Tfiddlsh poet. and. writer, who died at the age of 61. Boraisha was know fpr many years under the pseudonym, Menachem.
ISRABU      ENTERTAINER TO   APPEAR >HERE  FOR ,    ZIONIST PROGRAM
A program o( unusual In¬ terest ts being sponsored by the Colnmbns Zionist District .Thursday evening, March' 3, at Broad St. Temple, In con¬ nection with the observance of Jewish Music Festival Month.
The chief attraction will be Zlggy liicbtblan, Israeli sing¬ er and accordionist. Mr. lylchtblan sings Hebrew and Jewish songs, while accomp¬ anying hlniself on his accor¬ dion, In a most, original and unique manner.
BROTHERHt)OD WEEK
FEBRUARY 20-27. 1949 LIGHT OF THE WORLl)
Historic Ceremonies Mark Openins Of Constituent Assembly in Israel
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Jews In Jerusalem and throughout Israel wUl long remember the opening scasiorv this week of the Constituent Assembly which marked the establishment of the' latest democratically elected parliament in the world and the first in the Middle East.
The actual business of the opening session included listening to a morning opening statement read by President Weizmann in his capacity as head ot the Provisional State Council; the election of Joseph Splnzan, one of the leading members ot the Israeli labor party, as the speaker; and an amusing airing of a split within the tour-member Communist repn-esentation.
It was an unusually (joiortul '¦	
gathering that jammed the As¬ sembly hall.,. Seated in the cen¬ ter, facing the President and members ot the Provisional Gov¬ ernment, were the elected rep¬ resentatives. Including the In¬ tense young and elderly men of the Religious Bloc, and men on jyhose heads the British Man¬ date Government had placed heavy rewards, one^Arab wear¬ ing a red.fez and another dress¬ ed in ceremonial robes andjtur- ban.   . \
On one side were the govern¬ ment officials: representatives of the International Zionist Organ- lzatlon.s, aged religious leaders, and the press. On the other side, a Russian diplomatic dele¬ gation, made conspicuous by the absence of all the other big pow-
Rabbi Klein To Speak On T. I. Program
The "membership of the Con¬ gregation Tifereth Israel and the community at terge are cor¬ dially invited to an educational program in the assembly hall of Broad St. Temple's Center, Wed¬ nesday at Ss^Jtti,
.The congregation was fortun¬ ate In    procuring   Rabbi  Isaac
Seymour Luckoff to Occupy A. A. Pulpit
. Guest speaker fbr next Fri¬ day night's family services at Agudath Achlm synagogue will bdvMr, Seymour Luckoff, well- kno^ji local mercltftnt. Services will ""start promptly at 8 p. m. Traditional Sabbath prayers and songs will be chanted by Cantor P. H. Gellman. An Oneg Shabat will follow.
Mr. I^tjGkotf, a great Youth leader, will speak on the sub¬ ject: "Voice of our New Genera¬ tion,"
Members pt Agudath Achlm Sisterhood will serve as hos¬ tesses.
The public is invited.
KJeln of Springfield, Mass,, to be guest speaker, ' Mr, Herman M, Katz will act as chairman.
Rabbl Klein is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the Cdllege. of the TJity of New York, Massachu¬ setts State College, and received his Ph. D, at Harvard Univers¬ ity, Rabbl - Klein entered the army as chaplain in 1942, He served with dlstlQctlon in 'Eng¬ land, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, While on the con¬ tinent of Europe he helped re¬ organize many Jewish communi¬ ties. He earned six battle stars. Rabbl Klein is the author .of "The Ten Commandments in a Changing. World", and nUmer- out other    studies    on   Jewtsh
JEWISH f'OLK MUSIC RECITAL AT HILLEL SUNDAY BY 1^ ASCH A BENYA
"Mascha  Benya,  soprano,  will be'presented in a recital of Jew:
Miss Benya
Ish Folk Music Sunday, 8 p. m. at Hillel FQundatlon. She is an interpreter of Yiddish and Pales¬ tinian songs.
Miss Benya was born-' in Li¬ thuania and received the greater part of her musical education in Berlin, where jh6 made her de» but as an opera' and concert singer. She has made extensive toiii's in Europe, the United Stages, Can|ida, and Mexleo,
Her program ranges from classical music to the lusty vi¬ tality of folk songs,, and to witty entertaining numbers for those who cherish good laughter and tun, v^
Miss Benya Js being presented under the sponsorship of the Graduate-Faculty Club, Musl¬ cales, and the Fonlm Com'ml^ tee. The public Is cordially in- irltjd. -'
Po*   o'   Gold!
/ TheXiJgAannouncement last week about\that "Pot o' Gold" tund-raislng project being en- glneeretf^Tby the Mothers Group of Agudath Achim's Self-Development Pre-School, received a spontaneous and enthusiastic response, accord¬ ing to Mrs, Maury Sher, gen¬ era) chairman of the project. And small wonder! For Just $1, some lucWig' Psi'son la go¬ ing to win, come next March 15, th6 following pot 0' gold which is literally bulgirig with wonderful  prizes:
Elgin .'-wrist' Watch (Kahn Jewelers); JKeystone n}pTie projector (Saul Ruben Gun St«re); Sports Jacket, valued at. $23 (Greene Clothiers); Sunbeam electric coffee-mjik- er (Liynn Jewelers); Schwlnn 26 bicycle (Columbus Cycle 8hOp>; Paint, valued ut $2S (Prey-Venkln Paint Co.); One year's Subscription to the lilaramor Restaurant's Candy- o(-the-Month Club; Shoes, val¬ ued at $25 (GUbert Shoe CO.), and a Television set, donated by the Agudath Achlm Pre- BcbooL
Law. He is now engaged In publication Of another scholarly work to be . published by Yale University.
Rabbi Klein is Rabbi of Kodl- moh    Congregation of    Spring¬ field, Mass., and is active in the Rabbinical   Assembly   of   A'mer- (Contlnaed oa V^ge i)
B'NAI  BRITH CHAPTERS OBSERVE "HIULBli NITE"
B'nal Brith's annual Hillel Nigijt will be held Tuesday eve¬ ning In the new building, start¬ ing at 8 o'clock. It wll be Joint meeting with the B'nai Brith Women's chapter, and offers the opportunity to visit the beauti¬ ful new Hillel Foundation for the first time since dedicStiori.
Rabbl Harry Kaplan,, director ot the Foundation, will deliver the main address ot the evening. A radio skit by the Hlllei Play¬ ers will depict the history of Hillel, in conjunction with its 25th anniversary. Included on the program will" be a student mlislcal program and a brief message by Nelson Kemp, presi¬ dent of Hillel on campus.
ers,   sat   among   the   bearded, plainly dressed dignitaries ot the various    eastern     Christian churches and Moslem sects. in the quiet ceremony, be¬ lying the tension which per¬ vaded the chamber, the par¬ ticipants nnd the spectators, all tlie elements of an excit- Ihg   historic   occasion   were • evident.
The Assembly met on terri¬ tory that is both hallowed and disputed and within a mile of enemy guns. The diplomatic representation mirrored the Ideological squeeze in which the struggling young nation Is caught. To many observers, the opening ot the first democratic¬ ally elected parliament -ih the history o£ the Middle EMt^pre- saged the real beglnnlitg^f the profound social and economic influence which the new state will Inevitably exert bn the other. countries in this key area.
When the 11 women legis¬ lators took their placed,,they recorded a revoJutlonaiT mo¬ ment In this part of the world, and the seating of the .^, four Arab representatives ^ marked the beginning of a hopeful and far-reaching ex¬ periment.
But /t was the personal ele¬ ment which gave the dramatic, and moving touch to the scene. In this formal milestone—even more than the proclamation of statehood last May 15—older Zionists, sugh as Dr. -Welzmann saw their most fervent wishes •materialized. For others like Premier David Ben Gurlon, whose devoted efforts and In¬ spired leadership had brought a dream of fruition, today's cere¬ mony had special significance. It meant the conclusiorj ot one phase in the long struggle and the confident beginning ot a new chapter in the life ot the slate ot Israel.
To the representatives who had  contributed  some  measure
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B. B. WOMEN'S CHAPTER SPONSORS JOEWEISBERG IN CONCERT TONITE
The "man of thejjour" during tonight's Columbus PWlhar- monlc concert at Menjorlal HalJ will be Mr. Joe Welsberg, talehted plamst who will appear as the featured soloist. The concert Is being sponsored by the local B'nal Brith Women's chapter. The entire 80-piece Philharmonic orchestra will play, under Izler Solo¬ mon's direction.
Welsberg Will' be featured in Weber s Concertstuck
He is quite popular and prom¬ inent in Central Ohio's enter- talnment world, and is in con¬ stant, demand to appear at dances, shows, etc.' Wejsberg is a talented, versatile musician. In all phases and moods ot music. He plays a daily program qf serious and modern m,uslc at station WCOL, where he's been the staff pianist for thfe past six years, and Is the accompanist Jor; theXazarus Hl-Jlnx show and Kay's Kiddy .Klub.
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