Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1949-09-30

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Vol. 27, No. .30
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, SEt>TElUBER 30, 1040
'Devoted    to    American And   Jewish    Ideals
Announce Date For New Jewish Center Cornerstone Laying
I. W. Garelt, president of the New Jewish Center, this weel{^ proitdly publicized that the cornerstone-laying of the hew building will take place Sunday, Oct. ,30, on the Center's grounds at Livingston and' College avenues. All orgainiza- tions are asked tq, keep Oct. 30 open on the Columbus Jew¬ ish calendar of events.
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A'permanent memorial for Joseph "Pop" Schonthal, to be an Integral part of the New Center building, was voted by the Board of Trustees' last week, according to an announcement by I. W. Garek. president. , .
Although- a sub.slantlal part of the funds for the new Center building has been furnished through various bequests from the Schonthal estate, the Board acted primarily In the intpt^aCSt per¬ petuating "Pop" Sc^onthal's name for philanthropic and unselfish personal deeds accomplished during his lifetime, Garek said. His devotion lo the well-being of the Jewish community Jn Columbus has never been matched, and the fact that the Center idea was originally inspired by his acts, sets the name Schonthal apart as the one that shoujd be honored by this ,new building.
A report by Abe Yenkin, building committee chairman, detailed the progress of the building and the many improvements Incor¬ porated In the structure. The board invited the public ito visit the site on College Ave., Soulh pf Livingston, lo see the progress of the building. It Is already an Impressive structure, although the first floor Is not yet complete. It wlllbe a modern, alr-condltioned buUdlnjg of great beauty and utility.
COUNCIL ELECTS R. L, MELLMAN TO PRESIDENCY
Werner Knop, Noted Author, Guest Speaker for Meeting of B'nai B'rith o^ October 11th
B'nai B'rith lodge members, their wives, and guests will hear the inside story on one of-the outstanding exposes of the year when. Werner Knop speaks on "Prowling Russia's Forbidden Zone" at Broad St. Temple, THiesday, 0<::t. 1,1.
Featured at the first B'nai B'rith open meeting, the economist and journalist knows the secrets that lie within the forbidden zones of Sovle;t Germany as no one else does .   .   ,He was there!
Knop is author of "I Prowled Russia's forbidden Zone,-" which was'featured .serially In the Sat- ,urday . Evening Prwt early this year and since has been publish¬ ed as a full-length book.     ¦ •
Late In 194S, using a series of forged papers, Knop was smuggl¬ ed . Into the Soviet Zone, and cra(vled, dodged, and bluffed his way to all the leading cities. He visited the forbidden zone of slave camps and uranium mines at Chemnitz and Plauen and dis¬ covered the appalling conditions Of the workers there.
Knop was formerly the direc¬ tor of Union Time, Ltd., a Brit¬ ish Organization that operated undercover in London before the war, organizing the German underground against Hitler.
Plain Talk
YOM KIJPPUR STORY
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BY AL SEGAL
Up in paradise they were listening and making appropriate
remarks of^ what they heard.    It was Yom Klppur.and as Is the
custom there op that day the' whole heavenly congregation of
, Israel was assembled lo listen lo what Jews were thinking in
their synagogues on the earth. y
Yom Klppur, as I have been InforiliM, is always a festal occasion up there. There, Jews, having come at last to Jutigement and having been acquitted and cleansed, have no more sins to atone for. They are through with all manner of sinning and with all (Jlher kinds of souls—Christian, Moslem, etc.—they rejoice in their purification.
So Yom Klppur In heaven Is a day for happy Ijstenlng to the thoughts and words of earth-hound Jews In'their synagogues. Some may call this eavesdropping and, therefore. Itself sinful; but it Is done In the friendliest spirit with no sense of sin.
Apyway, who may blatrie a soul In heaven for retaining a fault or two that he inherited from his earthly existence? The human ijoul has so many faults to be rid of and It takes a long, time, especially lo rid of the morff pleasant sins, such as pry¬ ing Into the affairs of neighbors. Up. In heaven they were Uslen- I'ng lo all the meditative mur- murlngsathat were arising out of Yom Klppur on the earth. Being no .longer limited by mortal vision, tftgy could see far be¬ yond the power of metis eyes. They could see, foi^ examp,le, even what was In the mind of a Jew In the Giborim Congrega¬ tion In Cincinnati, Ohio. To make Yom Klppur even » more pleasurable In heaven they had Jristltuled an anriual Yom Klppur contest: Frpm all they heard and saw of Jews in their synagogues Ihey selected the one who was moat deserving to give him a great aintj good re¬ ward. ,
This does not mean that on Yom Klppur they look for big- shots whom to honor with their blessings as is dqne In colleges at gratluatlon time when honor¬ ary degrees are handed around.: H&vlng come to considerable wisdom, by reason oi being so close to the seat of wisdom, they know that the fln«at Jew Isn't necessarily one who Is big in the
world or Is a scholar who knows the Torah word for word by b.eart; or is-he one who has beeh president of this or that In Jewry; .or thai one who cani" make the, longest speech; or the i^' one who feives Ihe largest con¬ tribution.
Now, since It was agalnYom Klppur, they!,were Uslerfirtg in their festal mood ^hlch was dir¬ ected toward selecting and re¬ warding Ihe most dfeservlng Jew on earth. They were listening with eyes as well as ears and as iHey listened they argued the merits of each case.
At the- moment, they were dis¬ cussing Mr. .Zilch—one of the well known and numerous Zilch family that sits large In the front pews and is f o r e'm o s t amorig those called up for the honors "when the Torah Is read. Mr. Zllch's mind, whose pro¬ cesses were ¦ clearly discernahie up there, was metjitating on his merits by way of presenting his case to the judge of all all Judges.
Mr. Zilch was reipembei'lng the $10,000 he had given, to say nothing of the brocatied curtain for the Ark of the Law. He re¬ called all the speeches, h,e had delivered In Jewish life, 811 the presidencies and chairmanships to which he had been elected.
The judging host   In   heaven (OfiitUiatd «n. Pan <)
Robert L.. Mellman
Opening Us fall season wilh one pfthe largest attendances in recent years, the Jewish Com¬ munity Council heiclits annual electlbn .of officers and cast a unanimous vote for the slate presented by Joseph S. Suhimer, chairman of the nominating com¬ mittee.
Officers who will serve for the year 1949;50 are: Robert L. Mell¬ man, president; Harry Schwartz, 1st vlce-presltient; Leonaird Stern, 2nd v-p; Abe.Wolman, 3rd v-p; Herbert Wise, treas; and Howard N". Rpse, executive sec¬ retary. ,,
In the absence of Fred Yen¬ kin, last year's president, .who was called out of the city, HaTry Schwartz presided over the meeting which also elected the following lo the Executive Com- rniltee of the Council for the coming, year:
Richard Abel,.«Dr. B. W, Ab¬ ramson, I. W. Garek, Ivaji Gil¬ bert, Arthur Goldberg, Allen Gundersheimer, I. M. Harris, Mrs. Moe Hirsch, William Kahn, Ralph Lazarus, Sarp Mellon, R, D. Nateman, Mrs, M. J. Papurt, Samuel -Shlnbach, Mrs. Theo¬ dore Simson, Julius W. Stein- hau-ser, ¦Joseph S. Summer, Wil¬ liam Wasserstrom, Ben Yenkin, oaeijhZox.
During  the    past    year,    the Council-has been an infiitencing (Gontlnoed on Pare fi)
Immedlutoly following the meeting, a reception will be held,- honoring Agudnth Achtm|H-new spiritual leader. Rabbi Samuel RnbrnNtein. Refreshments ivlll bo served by B'nal B'rith Wom¬ en.
Before that he was foreign editor of the L.ondon Financial News and The Banker. Born in. Germany, he studied at Gotlin- gen, Freiburg,' Frankfurt, Lon¬ don, and Oxford. He became a British subject in 1939 and dur¬ ing "iVorld War II advised the British on propaganda - and econoinic  warfare.
HOME   POR   AGED   DINNER SET  FX)R OCTOBER 23rd
The 'Jewish Home for the Aged announces its first annual dinner, lo be held Sunday, Oct. 23, at Broad St. Temple. Mrs. Wm. Finkelstein,- president pf the organizalion, takes this meanji Uj thank the following donofcs:
In memory of Mrs. Brodsky, from Mr. and Mrs. Jake Suss-, man, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip BroJ- sky, and Mrs. Sussman.
HEBREW HCHOoL
In connection with the obser¬ vance oT Yom Klppur. Hebrew School cla.sses will not be held next Monday. Regjtlar classes will be resumed Tuesday (Oct. •1) at the u.sual schedule.
Parents are t^ged to see to tt that their children allentl reg¬ ularly. Progress can be attained only liy regular alfndance.
Local Merchants Join
B. B. Women's
"Gold Rush"
B'pai B'rith Women b( Colum¬ bu.s are proud to anriouhce that another 'high" in prizes will be reached when some fortunate couple, wins the Gold Rush, first prize Miami luxury vacalUm on Sunday, Nov. 20. This • is the date of the cabaret dance at Val¬ ley Dale, the 1949 fund-raising project of the local chapter. AH proceeds are earmarjced for the many worthy antj nalionally- kiiown philanthropies supf)ort- . ed by..B'nai B'rith..
Mrs. Jo.seph gchecter, enter¬ tainment-chairman, ahd her co- chairman, Mrs, Ben Kahn, are biisy. lining up a surprise "fam¬ ous name" floor .show .for the dynce, which promises to he the outst^anding social event ot the winter sea.son.
This week Mrs. B. B. Caplan, general chairman, wishes - lo publicly thank the following generous local business people who have expressed a dedlrfe to assist in this gigantic undertak¬ ing:
Miss Edith Rosen, well-known Columbus woman for her prom¬ inence in the fashion picture ... a lovely dress for the lucky wo¬ man   winning  the  Florida  trip.
.M1.SH Carrie Herman, whose new shop is a very definite addi¬ tion for the finest in millinery ... a lovely hat to match the dress. ,
(Jrcenc's Men's Store: A land¬ mark In downtown Columbus for many years and headquart¬ ers for that "Man of Distinction" look: a tropical suit for the lucky man.    .
Guy's Laggagr: A shop that Is a "must" for those who appre¬ ciate fine luggage and leather .goods; complete luggage equip- . ment for both man and woman; four pieces of the newest and most glamorous  traveling bags;
Sunimy Grossman's Shoe Box: Complete shoe wardrobe fpr the lucky winner . . ..These wHl be glamorous shoes, especially chosen for a Southerrv vacation by a mart who knows and sells the best.
The fortunate couple winning- firsl prize will    fly    lo    Miami (Continaed on Vege 2)
First Meeting of Council Women   Tuesday at Bryden Rd. Tempk
The .Council of Jewish Wpmen will open its seiison wilh a meet¬ ing honoring new members next Tuesday, 1 p. in., al Bryden fol. Temple. A.desHert tea will pre¬ cede a slar-studded program ar¬ ranged by Mrs. Leonard Stern, featuring talks by Mrs. Sam Mel¬ lon and Mrs. Jeffrey Goldsoll, Council members who have re¬ cently returned from abroad where they observed two of Council's projects In bperatlon.
Mrs. Melton will speak oh the new University In Israel, tn whieh Council Is Interested in establishment of a- school of education; Mrs. Goldsoll will tell- about her vlsll to the orphanage
Inembers . of tho Council Women, are urged to bring one can ot fish to next tVeek's gieetlng, for Council's overseas orpliaiHige..
in Paris, founded by the Baron¬ ess Rothsthlld aijd supported by contributions from Council members.       "
Also parlicipating i.n the pro¬ gram are* Mrs. M. J. Papurt, pfeidenl who will extend greet¬ ings to the n,ew members; Mrs. Maurice Shor,., membership Chairman, who Will present the nejv membersy Mrs. Herbert Linick, openintr prayer, and Mrs. Louis A. Madison, in charge of hospitality.     '
A^parl pf Council's work with the Shier Commission for the Blind, a sale of articles made by the blind will be held at the meeting under the direction of Mrs.. Bernard Feltlinger, chair¬ man. Merchandise such as brooms, aprons, and tdw/els may be ordered through Mrs. Felt¬ linger In advance^or may be pur¬ chased at the meeting/
Members h^ive been requeste;d to bring Btiles tax stamps, to the
meeting funds from which sup- ^ port Council's many worthy pro¬ jects. ¦ ' ,,   ;
The Councllettes, junior affi-- iiate of the National organiza¬ tion,, will hold an open meeting .Sunday, Oct. 9 at Broad St. Tem^ pje, at whiqh all old and ^ew, members will be welcomed.
A welner roast held on Sept¬ ember 8 at the Jeffrey Mansion opened the season wilh a mem¬ bership rally.
Council of Jeivlsh VFomen Im sponHOpIng a (lower demon' BtratloQ at the Lazarus Asseni* bly Center , Wednesday, ,8 p. m. Aa Interesting lecture will be presented by VI Stember, Her subject: "There's a Flower . Garden In Your Kitchen," should no. donht prove- most colorful and practical. Conn* cU . niembers may bring one'- guest. -J
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