Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1949-04-08

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UJF Drive Opens Here Mext Week!
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Vol. 27, No. 14
COLUMBtrS, OHIO, FRIDAf, APRlt 8, 1949
llevoted    to    American and   Jewish   Ideal.
Women Await EddieCantor Luncheon Monday
Assembly of 300 Local United Jewish Fund
Workers to Hear Famous Entertainer Speak
The 1949 campaign of tbe AVomen'fr DIvInIoji of the llnitod •lewlHh Fund will ;;et under way. noon Mondity,. nt tho iik>uthern Hotel. More than S0() wonien will aNNenible to hear (iiinous Eddir Cantor tell of hl.M pcpNonal experiences In Europe, diirlnj? his re¬ cent visit to DP eanips there.-'
Not .since the inception of tlie Women's Division In 10-10 h'ave the fundralsinp activities of the Columbus'Jewish women's com¬ munity created so much Interest ami enthusiasm, and It is with'a feeling of confidence that the leaders of this year's 'camjialgn approach the opening of the drive      ,   .
"Wc l<now that thi.s Is Ameri¬ ca, .lewry's Year of Opportuni¬ ty,' 'd Mrs. E. .1. Gordon, po- chaini i %vlth M r .s. .Simon I.-azaru;s and Mrs. ,1. S. ftesler of the Women's Division. "The end is in sight. Tills is the year In which we can empty the DP camps; this is the year In which We can .send a quarter of a mil¬ lion homeless European Jews home to Israel: this is the year In which we can give them the chance they nWd. it is up to us, the fortunate women of Ameri¬ ca, lo act NOW on behalf of those vvlio wait on the threshold of a new life."
Nine yeai-s ago, wnen the wo¬ men, of Columbus first under- toolt a separate campaign for tlie  United Jewish  I''Und of Co¬
lumhus, il was Mrs. .fi. J. Ko¬ backer who a.ssumed the chair¬ man.ship. This year, with' the W'ornen's Division firmly estab¬ lished as the mo.st Important fund-raising activity of local women, and with more and more women each year being added to the list of those who wish to share through the UJI'', It is appropriate that Mrs. Ko backer lias been chosen to give Ihe opening prayer at the J^Iddle Cantor Luncheon Monday. Mrs H arry Goldberg, reservations chairman, has dsked the follow ing women to a.sslst her with the luncheon tickets: Mrs, Rol> ert lllashck, Mr?. Herbert i.,evy Mrs. D. W. Goodman. Mrs. Harry l^oth, Mrs. S. D. Edelman, Mrs Dan Cohen, Mrs. Arth-ur Gold berg -and Mrs. ' Henry .Piatt while Mrs. Moe Glassman and Mrs. Raymond Kahn will check reservations.
Chairman of Hoste.s.ses, Mrs I-tobert i.evy and Mrs. Sam Mel Iori, have recjuested that all wo men who will serve as hostesses be al the "hotel..by U.-if). These will Include Mesdames A. A rContlnued on Paffe -5)
TO DISCUSS ADL AT BB MEETING TUESDAY NIGHt
An Antl-Defamatlon League clinic is the theme of Tuesda*^ Joint meeting of li'nai Brith's men and women i^odges of Co¬ lumbus. The ADL discussion 'will be le<l by Mr. Seyminir Gorchoff,   executive   director  of
B'NAI BRITH WOMEN LAUNCH AID-TO-ISRAEL CAMPAIGN IN BEHALF OF CHILDREN'S HOME
in the acc'ompanying pliot«-4ire Mrs. Justin Sillmari and Mrs. Joseph Schecter, co-chairmen of the local R'nal Brith Women's chapter's Aid-to- Isi^T project. Their committee l.s engaged in llic sale of space for names lo be embroidered on the chapter's Ijanquet table cloth, displayed by Mrs. SUlman and Mrs. Schecter.
Air funds raised lhi'OU)(h this pi'ojert go tu the It'iial  nrith t'liildreu'H Home in Israel, sponsored and suppoi'led  by  Illl  Wo- nieo's chnplera Ihi-oujshout the I'. S. As a result of the damage done
by Arab bombs, many cnildren still are waiting to be admitte\d into the I-Iome, to be treated and cured'. F'unds are needed despe¬ rately for this rebuilding pro¬ gram so that these children may take their place's as healthy citizen's ot. Isra:ei.
Names of everyone responding to the plea (and their families) are to be embroidered in a Menorah background of the baiy quet cloth, for $1 per name. Many already have indicated the desire to dedicate an entire Menorah for the names of their entire family.
Mrs. Morrey Levison drew the Menorah tor the napkins. Mrs. Max White and Mrs. Rol)'t Raphael will crochet the nap¬ kins together to form tlje ban¬ quet cloth.
¦ Anyone interested in partlcl paling In this unique and worth
while presentation miiy con¬ tact Mrs. SUlman Or Mrs, Schec¬ ter or pny- of the following com¬ mittee:
Me.sdames Sam Schlonsky, Murray Barnett, Abe Wolman, 1. M. Harris, phll Dolan,. Ted Schlonsky, Louis Levin, A. M. Pollock, Sam Gurevltz, Abe Yen- Itin, MUton- Lee'man, Gilbert Knolls, Abe LevLson, Louis Roti- 1ns. Joe Minkin, Rudy Mlnkln, Jack Coopersteln, Wm. Good¬ man, Jack Schilling, Harry Cow¬ an, I. W.' Garek, Jule Mark, Jack-Schlff, Harry Getz, Chas. Solomon, Sol Rising, Irving Co¬ hen, Leon Schottensteln, Wm. Bronska, -Leon Ginsburg, Harry Schwartz, Herman Rosenthal, Harold Schottensteln, Irving Gertner, M, Hepps, Mel Furman, r^aul Meyers "Jack Swartz Harry KollUs Hy Koppelman Sam Sherman and &ally Cohen
E^die Cantor Guest Speaker For Kick-off Dinner Monday
Yes, you have a date with Eddie Cantor . . .- believe it or not . . , next Monday evening, 6:30, at the Winding Hollow Country Club.
^Hailed everywhere as one of the outstanding personalities of stage, screen, and radio, Eddie Cantor is also a great humanitar¬ ian. For never during his lifetime of fame and fortune has he forgotten the unfortunate among our people here and throughout the world. Whenever any call was made on Eddie, He un¬ hesitatingly gave of him..self, his talents, as well- as financial support to major .lewish cau.ses.
Although he will appear on Ihc KKO Palace stage Ihis Haturday nnd Hunday, Eddie has gi'a<'ii>usl.y con.sented lo reni.iln IJor iVIopday evening's Inlted .lewish Fund "kick-off* dinner, for Hhlch he will deliver the keynote address on behalf of the  KHU local drive.
This week, orgarfizational planning moved ahead swiftly for the coming United Jewish Fund campaign. This year,' there will be only .six Trade groups, wHb-,-according to Leo Yas,senoff, general cam¬ paign chairman; will endeavor to do a thorough Job in canva.ssing every prospect in Columbus. The heads and committee members of these groups will be announced in next week's Chronicle.
On tbe eve of the ojwning of the United Jewish Fund cam¬ paign Monday evening, .Mr. Yassejioff stressed the' Importance of this year's effort, and pointed to 101!) as a year of prosperity for the .lews of the Uniled Slalek.   He further added:
"This Is the greatest .^ear of prosiierity that we have ever ex¬ perienced. How many times in the annals of a people does a generation, such as ours, have the historical privlleg;e and op¬ portunity to help build a new state?
'When  in   the  history    of
Eddie Cantor
the honor to contribute to such a noble cause and to be counted among the builders of a new na¬ tion?
"Wt»en was there a greater op¬ portunity for us to make It pos¬ sible for thpse of our brethren who    have   suffered    hardships
people does any generaticm have  and pensecution over the years
to find a ..^ome which they can
.Mr. (Jorclioff
Ihe Ohio-Kentucky regional of¬ fice here.
Gorchoff will illustrate the fiinclions <if Alii, in .solving tho pioblcnis il nu'fls on a local and national scale. Since his arrival in ('oUiiiihus, Mr. Conlioff's of ficc has handled many sitiia- lious, several of which" he will discuK^ Tuesday at liroad St. Temi>le.
.•\ eoiiiparative newcomer lo Ohio, he moved hejc last year to esUiblLsh the new ADL office at k:) S. liigh St. lie resides al i;il1 W. :ii'd Ave., wilh his wife and infant son.
Following Mr. Gorchoffs pre¬ sentation Tue.sday, a question and answer perloti will he held,' plus a demonstration of the ADL "rumor clinic,"
Also, siiedal films will be .shown, part of' the ADL film library.
The meethigr-whlch starts at 8:30, will be mo.'st interesting, and merits attendance of all members of B'nai Brith chapters here.
ADI, CONKEKEiNt'E
Cleveland—Officers and metn¬ hers of A.D.L. CorhmiWees from Lodges and Chaiitei's througoul Ohio and Kentucky, gathered last Sunday In Cleveland to ;it. icnil a Regional Antl-Defama¬ lion League Seminar.
'i'he all-da.v lonfei'encc >vas condutied on a workshop basis. Its  [jurpose  \vas  lo ad\'ise com
call their own,'to li,ve In peace and to help build a new nation? O'This Indeed is a year of op¬ portunity and prosperity for all of us."
TEMPlyE 8IHTERHOOD .MEET!N't; Tl'ES».-\Y
, Featuring Tuesday's meeling of the Rose K. Lazarus Sisli:r- bood will be "Design for Sum- muniiy H'nal liiilh and A.D.L. jmer Living" — a dl.scussion^'io leadeiship uf Ihe status of anti-1 be led by the following well- Semiii.spi aiK.I Ci\'il Righls hi ' knoun. i)ersonalilles: Mr. Gene the ii'.ijion :uid in the nalion. and . lta.\\ Mr'K. A. Villlei's, Di', Sam lo ex|ilaiii in delail Ihe A. I). L, ' Kdelmirti and Mrs. Florence pnigi-.iiii    for   pi'oinoiiiiK   heUei'   .\laiklin.    '
lunnan  {¦(.¦laiions    in    ihe    coni-'-   The meeting starts at I p. m., munily. '  Iin   the   veslry   room   of  ilryden
Seymour Gorchoff. Director of i Rd. Temple, and will be preccd- the OhioKemucky office in Co-1 ed hv a socl.d hour and tea, with lumbus. oullined the operations | Pas.sovei: refreshments, of the regional offlc'e aii)J—the An elei'tion of new Board ¦^ei'vices which are being ex-1 members al.so will be held. .Mrs. lended to cominunltles through- Ren Yalman will give the open- out the region. ' ing prayer.
DR. FOX TO CONDUCT PA880VEB SERVICES
Dr. Marvin Fox, Ph D of Ohio State University, will con duct Pa.s.sover services at Agu dath Achim synagogue starting Wednesday evening Dr Fox made a wonder- f"u 1 impression last year tiiirlng- Yom Klppur- and Rosh Has¬ honah services at Agudath AShlm.
Passover   ser¬ vices   begin   at 7:30  next   Wed¬ nesday evening, under the direc¬ tion  of  Cantor P.   H.  Gellman. Services also will   be    held Thursday    and       Dr. Fox Prlday   mornings   at  8   o'clock (first and second days of Pass¬ over),   during   wrhlch   Dr.   Fox WlU speak, at 10:30.
'      gUBSCBIPTIOMB  NOW   DDE
Butemeatt have this week (one oat Id oar •nbiorlbcra. Prompt paymonl wlU be hlfhly eppreolftted.
T. I. SISTERHOOD INVITES COMMUNITY TO HEAR ESTHER GERSHONE SPEAK TOMORROW
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood Is extending a cordiai^nvitatlon to qll .Columbus Jewry to attend a vei'.V special event tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, 2:30, in the a.s.sembly hall of Hroad St. Tem¬ ple The Sisterhood is present¬ ing Miss Esther Gershone, an outstanding student of the Jew¬ ish Theological Seminary.
Miss Gershone Is 9 graduate of the University of Bombay and comes to America from faraway India to help her Jewi.sh peoplfe in the fight against the "famine" endangering all modern Judaism —the lack of religious teachers.'
She has traveled halfway a- round the world to train herself" at the Seminary, one of the greatest centers of Jewish learn¬ ing. When she feels sufficiently equipped to serve her people well, Miss Gershone will return to India and dedicate her life to teaching her people their herlt-' ' age.
At the Temple, tomonow, thla teuly great peitionallty and lead¬ er will speak on "An Indian Jew Dlt<cpvoBt America." . During tomorrow's progran?, several musical selections will be
greseated and r.eifreslipientp will e served. Mrs. "Wm. Wasser¬ strom apd Mrs. Louis Schles¬ lnger are In charge of arrange¬ ments. !. The Slsterjiood Is Indeed proud to present ; this fine program; highlighted by  Miss (jershone.
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Miss Oershone