Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1949-04-29

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Vol. 27 No. 17
COLUMBUS,  OHIO,   FRIDAY,  APRIL  20,   1040
Devotad    to " Aoierican ' aad   Jewish    Ideals
Community to Celebrate Fir.st Anniversary of IsraeVs Independence Wednesday Night
Together with Jewry the world over, the Columbus Jew¬ ish, community wiil celebrate the first anniversary of the stale of Israel on the official date of Wednesday, May 4, at 8:30 p. ip. The celebration Is ' sponsored jointly by all the ZIoni.sl grbups in Columbus- with other organi¬ zations. II win lake place al the Agudath Achlm Synagogue, Wa.'ihlngton and  Donaldson Sis.
Principal spealiers will be Rabbi Leopol<l 'Greenwald and Rabl)l Jerome Folkman. Rabbi Greenwald will speak in Yiddish and Rahbl Folkman will speak in-English. Rabbi Nathan Zeliz¬ er will pronounce the invocalion
Rubbl folkman
and   Rabbi   Harry   Kaplan  will offer the ben'eeHctiOn. '¦
There will also be a musical pVogram hy the Columbus Jew- i.s'h. Choral Group, directed by Canlor .S. Grodner. Canlor P. H. Gellman will chant the Ell Mole Rathinlm. Mayor Rhodes will be represented at the meeting by Mr. Joseph R. Jones, president of the Cily Council of Columbus.
The Columbus .cclebralion is purl of a world-wide observance of this momentous event, the firsl anniversary of the found¬ ing of the Slate of Israel, t.he ih'ird Jewish Commonwealth in hlst(;ry. When the Jews of Is¬ rael anti the resi of ihe world look hai'k uixm the fears and an.xleties that i)osse.«.scd Ihem a year ago, whon Ihe .Icwjsh com¬ munity of Palestine was attack, ed by Arab arlrilcs from all sides, and when we cbns'uter the complele and mii'aculou.') ¦ tri¬ umph of the PalcsUne Jews agaih.sl (iverwhelming otid.s. we can well understand the deep feeling of gralitiide and humili- l.y that prevails r(mong Jews the world over upon this occasion.
The spon.sors of this ceiobra- lion feel thai, although the Jew,- ish slule has only been in exist- ance one year, and a very slprmy pear al llial, it has al¬ ready fulfilled, in a full mea¬ sure, the historic objectives of a Jewish slate in our lime. II has raised the prestige of Jews the world over in the eyes of their neighbors, and it has serv¬ ed as a haven    for    persecuted
Jews, when It opeTied its doors to the unimpeded flow of immi¬ grants from the Jewish DP camps-of Europe and from the per.seculions of- the Arab coun¬ tries.
The spon.sorlng committee is, therefore, inviting the Jewi.sh community of Columbus to par¬ ticipate in the celebration and Thanksgiving for the many fold joys of this occasion, and lo those who -gave ihclr lives for the consummation of our ago old rlrcam and lo remember those who reoenlly lost Ihoir lives in the holocaust of Nazism, ho- cause no sui h h'lvon wis aviil alilo f >i   them
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UJF Division Workers to
Hear Native Palestinian
Day by day, reports coming from General Campaign Chair¬ man Leo Yassenoff reveal that the 1949 United Jfewish Fund drive is^'maklng substantial progress, kicreased sulMcriptions were revealed al the three Divisional meetings conducted last week—Doclor-^Denllsl—Optometrist Division, headed by 0r. Louis Mark; Food, Restaurant & Bars Division, Jack Sher, chair¬ man; and Lawyers ^ Accountants Division, -Troy Felbell chair¬ man.
Mr.   Yassenoff,   in   reviewing	
last week's events, said that the  jxiCAL RABBIS ON
giving and the wholehearted In-  cMrBCH PROGRAMS
leresl shown Is most significant. J"       ¦ ¦
Il  evidences    their    realization      Starling Itfmbrrow on station
that in this "year of homecom-1 WHNR,  Rabbis  Nathan  Zelizer,
ing" for hundreds of thousands' ¦'<'''o™<^    Folkman    and    Harry
of  displaced  per.sons,  c'oiumbus  K-'iPla" will deliver addres.ses on
;in(l  American Jcwrv  mu.st  rise ; "i<- Church of the Air program
lo  the  opportunity  of  finishing:"'""'"'? '^"^ "^""'^ °' ^^y- ''^°'"
tho    greatest     humanitarian j'" "¦ "'• '° ^''¦•^^¦
movement    in     modern    limes, i    The   schedule:   May   1,   Rabbi
More than that, it di.sciosos that I Zolizer: May R, Rahbi Folkman;
the  men  who  have  nndorlakon 1 May  l.l.  Rabbi  Zelizer; May 22,
the .task of raising funds under- i Rabbi  Folkman;  an^ May    29,
stand   that   thoy   must   sot   thojU'dilji  Kaplan.
example of giving    in    greater
measiir'c   than   ever  bofor'o.   .Mr.
V issemiff sIroKsrd.
On tho schodiiio for noxt wook :
lie  two more    vory    importiint
Division    dinner    meotings    —'
Meld Mfg.. Fabricating & Wasto^
Malorialjj. Joseph    S.    Summer,,i
th iirman.  VVodnosday. (;::iO pm..
it Iho Maramor: and tho Retail
liddes   Division,  headed   hy I
( h irlos  Y.  Lazarus,  with  Rich-'
nrd  Abel as co-chairman.   It in-
(iudcs  the  Apparel,  Jewelry  &
1 urnilure groups, which are to
metl Thursday, (i:30 p.  m., also
al the Maramor.
The speaker for these two meetings wiil be Shoshana Ad- moni; a native Palestinian who has jusl returned from Israel and who wiil have a .timely first hand report on events there, Hor message shoultl give a true picture of how thou.sands of our brethren ate' cared for as they
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UJF WOMEN URGED TO SUBMIT CARDS
Att<'ntlon all Majom of the rnilcd Jewish Fund Wom¬ en's DivlNioii; Vour woi'kovs' l>le(l}j;(':oj^i-ds muHt be Nubmitt- 'fidity. May 4. Inul deadline. Please comply.
v(}    by    Woilni'Si That:^(he     fir
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN TO INDUCT NEW OFFICERS NEXT WEEK
¦ Newly elected officers and board members uf. the Council of Jewish Wome.fl will be in¬ ducted into the office at th^ closing meeting of the season, Tuesday al Bryderi Rd. Temple, 1 p. m.
Mrs. M. J. Papurt will be in¬ stalled as president, by Mrs. Si¬ mon Lazarus, along with- the following. officers and board member^: Mrs. Jack Resler, 1st vice-president; Mrs. Herbert Levy, 2nd v-p; Mrs. Irving Lack¬ rltz, 3rd v-p; Mi-3. L.'l. Praver, recording secretary; Mrs. Joseph
Horchow, auditor; Mesdames Al¬ bert Goorey, E. J. Gordon, Jef¬ frey Goldsoll, E. J. Schanfarber, Arthuf Loeb, Jr., Bernard Feit¬ iinger. Harry Roth, A. B. Wein¬ feld, Morris J. Fox, Louis Ru¬ ben, Sidney Putchat, Maurice Sher, Herbert Linick, Maurice L. z8x, Charles Radow, Marvin Frank and Theodore Simson.
Mr. Norman Nadel, dramatic and music critic of the Colum-, bus Citizen, will be presented by Mrs. Leonard Slern, program Chairman, in a review ot current plays, "The Season    on '^BrttSd-
CLERGYMEN TO HEAR DR. HESCHEL LECTURE AT INSTITUTE ON > JUDAISM
The Inslilule on Judalsrn for Clegymen of FrankHn •Coiinty wili be conducted at the Temple TIferelh Igr^l Wednesday, from 10:30 a. m. lo 4 p. m. -
Dr, Abraham Heschel. Professor of Jewish Ethics and Mys¬ ticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York will deliver one lecture in the morning—'MewLsh Mysticism as a Way tif Life"—and another lecture in the afternoon—"Jewish Ethics as a Way of Life." Prof. Heschel is a great authority on the subject.
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer', Chair¬ man of the Inslilule, will speak al 1 p. m. on the sub>ect, "How the Synagogue Functions." ¦
The Clergy will l)e guesis of the T. I. Sisterhood for a lunch¬ eon al noon, served In the veslry room of the Temple.
This Institute Is sponsored by Broad St- Temple, Bryden Rd. Temple and Hiliei Foundation. Air local Clergy are cordiaily in¬ vited.       . ^       '
Other    participants    wiil    in¬ clude Rabbi   Jerome   Folkman, Rabbi   Harry  Kaplan,   Rev.   Fr^ . George T. WolZ, Rev, Dr. Donald*; Timmerman,  Mrs.  Harry  Getz, • Mr. Lguis Schlezlnger, and Mr. Richard Grundstein.
Last year, tho Institute on Judaism was held at the Bryden Road Tempie with the three Rabbis as hosts.
way," Mrs. S. R. Hirsch wili of¬ fer the opening prayer.
A dessert luncheon, beginning promptly at 1 p. m., arranged by Mrs. Louis Madison and her committee, will precede„_the meeting. Members havyS been a.sked to bring a bai/'of soap which will be sent to the chil¬ dren al Maubuisson orphanage In Ftance. Tax stamps are also requested to be brought to the meeting.
LOCAL .MAN N.XMEI)
Dr. n. W. Abramson and Mr. Daniel Harrison were elected to serve as members of the Board of Governors of the newly forra- ¦ed Midwestern Stales Region of the American Association for Jewish  Education.
The newly formed -Midwes¬ tern Slates Region was organiz¬ ed al a Conference held in Chi¬ cago Mar. 27. The Region will concern itself with the develop¬ ment of Jewsib Education in ih^ Midwestern Communities.
DEOICATION SERVICES
The War Memorial Chapel at the Hiliei Foundation will be dedicated at services on Friday, May 6, at 7:30 pm. Rabbi Selwyn Ruslander, of Dayton,- will he guest speaker.
A plaque bearing the names of 50 hoys who died during World War 2 will be presented.
The Jewish community is cor¬ dially invited.
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"HONOR THY MOTHER"
"Honor Thy Mother" Suntlay, May H; Mother's Day, by planting a tree in Israel In her honor or memory. No more fitting gift or tribute could be found loday, ono weclc before the firsl anni- verrtary of the birth of Fsrael. A siJeclai Mother's Day certificate is available jusl by .calling Hadassah's J.N.F. Ttee Chair¬ man, Mrs. Maurice Zox. EV. 2147. 'Do it now so that this cer-. tlflcale will be received on time.
Jewish National Fund today is, a tremendously important part of Hadassah's work since land must be available for all refu¬ gees reaching Israel's shores. Planting trees Is one way we can all help in this project.
Grundstein, Luckoff Candidates For B'nai Brith's Guardianship
Richard H. Grundstein and Seymour Luckoff were nominated for Guardian of B'nul Brllh this week at the regular meetfng of Zion  Lodge, No, 62.
Two past-presidents of.the local B'nai Brith placed the names in nomination for the election on May 24. Justin Siilman pre¬ sented Luckoff's name and I. M. Harris nomlnaled Gijundstein. Both are young men who have been- active in B'nai. Brith and civic affairs.
Luckoff is a member of the re¬ tention, membership and execu¬ tive CGmmtllees of, the Lodge and has served as assistant pro¬ gram chairman. He Is also sec¬ retary of the Main St. Mer¬ chants Association.
Grundstein has served on. the retention, member.ship, and elec¬ tions committees and did oul- s I a n d 1 IJ g work for the B'nai Hrith leaiti In the recent March of Dimes. He has also served on Rod Cross campaigns.
The office of Secretary is a :i-way proposition. Nominated iasl Tuesday were Gene Hamei
"GRKBN   FIELDS"
"Green' Fields." a Yiddish movie, will be shown Sunday, 8 p. m., at the Hillel Foundation. This movie is sponsored by the, Graduate-Fatiuity Ciub.
off,   Robert  Horowitz  and  Saul Sokol.
Olher "noinlnations without op¬ position were rnade for ¦ Presi¬ dent, Herljerl Wise; first Vice- President, Leon Friedman; 2rid vPres., Sam Topolosky; Warden, Donald Snitier; Treasurer, WaK ter katz; and Chaplain, Abra¬ ham Gertner. Gertner is now president.
The election wili be al Broad St. Temple. Tuesday May' 24. Arrangements for at)sentee bal¬ lots wiil have lo be made in ad¬ vance'wlih Jack L Ratner, eiec¬ lions tommlttee chairman
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