Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1950-07-28

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Vol. 28, No. 30-
COLUMBUH, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUIjY 28, 10.50
EJevoted to American and Jewish Ideals
Big Job Ahead for New Center: Equipment
The new Jewish Center Is rapidly nearing completion.-The wonderful cooperation of the de¬ signers, contractors, and work¬ ers has brought about the erec¬ tion of the magnificent bdlldlng located at 1125 College Ave, But the task has Just begun.
As soon as construction is completed, it is hoped that the furni.shings can be moved right in so that the Center may be ready to open Its doors to the Communily in September.- That means lots of work In the weeks to come.
For the past few months, the Executive Director Mayer Ros¬ enfeld' and the various Equip¬ ment committees have been working fast and furious (trying to keep pace with the builders) to complete lists of equipment that will be neetled to furnish the 107 different areas and rooms in the building.
Are you surprised at the number of rooms? . . . that's the actual count—including the gymnasium, swimming pool, storage rooms, offices, club rooms, auflitorlum, bowling lanes, etc. . . about a million cubic feet of space! Each and every room needs furniture, needs equipment. The pages of the Center's equipment manual have grown quickly  to number
forty .  .  . with perhaps    more to be added.
Is It an expensive proposition? (that's a question that you've probably been asking). Yes, but the Board of Directors, acting in your behalf, have taken steps to develop a logical and orderly plan of .securing equipment. The forty page manual mention, ed ahove Is only the first step. And  since  they  are  proceeding
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ion a cash basis, spending only 'ovailabie funds, the committees now have to establish procure¬ ment priorities. This may mean delaying the purchase of many items which .will be needed to conduct the broad program he¬ ing planned, but the most Im¬ portant ones will be purcha.sed first.
The Board has adopted a policy of buying furnishings and equlp¬
tnent simple in style but in good taste and of cour.se substantial. For the old time adage that whatever is cheap, is iri the long- run expensive, applies to Center equipment as well as other mer¬ chandise.
In order to avohl a hodge¬ podge collection, only equip¬ ment listed In the schedules and approval by the Equipment Committees   may  be  placed   in
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New York's United
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Past $30,000,000
NKW YORK, (JTA) — The United Jewish Appeal of Great¬ er New York's 19,50 campaign passed the .$30,000,000 mark this week as Eddie Cantor, national UJ.A. campaign chairman, re¬ ceived $1,500,000 in cash at a luncheon in his honor attended hy one thousand persons at the Hotel Commodore.
Mr. Cahtor, who returned last week from Israel, said he was so deeply impressed by the ser¬ iousness of the situation there, that he is now devoting most of his own time to the United Jew¬ ish Appeal. He indicated that the funds turned over to him would give "a big boost" to the people of Israel in their struggle to create homes for hundreds of thousands of refugee immi¬ grants.
"The people of Israel," Mr. Cantor said, "are ready to wel¬ come every Jew who needs a home there, but they will riot be able to maintain the present flow of Immigration unless we here in the United States real¬ ize that there are many thous¬ ands of Jewish lives still to be .saved and that only our maxi¬ mum effort and highest devo¬ tion can achieve this all-import¬ ant objective."
AMERICAN HTUDENTe FLY TO IBRfAMi FOR HUMMER VACATIONS
NEW YORK. (JTA) —Three hundred and eleven American students flew lo Israel during the last two weeks via El Al, the Israel national airline.
The Young Americans, who regularly attend 49 different uni- versltleij In the United States, Mexico, and Canada, will re¬ main In Israel till the end of August. They will return to the United States aboard El Al, with stopovers In Rome, and Paris en¬ route.
Starts Courses of Potential Experts on Israel
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The es-j tablishment of  a  Center  of   Is¬ raeli   Studies.   In   which   Ameri¬ can and foreign .students will be trained as regional specialists in various  professional   fields,  was I announced this week by Colum-1 bla University. The Center will be    financed    by    the    Jewish Agency.
The students will concentrate on the present-day economic, po¬ litical and .social cidture of Is¬ rael. They will be trained to do work of authority and influence in business, finance, journalism and government .service, and to serve as specialists In research and teaching in the .social .sciences, religion and literature.
Probably the only onfe of Its kind on such a scale, the new unit will be in operation- with the beginning of the Columbia winter session In September, ac-
cOi'iling to I'rofes.sor Schuyler C. Wallace, director of the School nf International Affairs. Pro- fe.s.sor Wallace said the center will lie headed by Dr. Salo W. Haron. profes.sor of .lewish His¬ tory. IJterature and Institutions at Columbia. He will be assisted by a staff of experts in Jewish culture, assembled from the United States and Israel.
"The purpose of the center is to perform a national service hy preparing well-qualified Ameri¬ can and foreign students to un¬ derstand Israel and its people, both in its Near Eastern setting and its historical connection with the Jewish people and with their religion and culture in other countries," Profes.sar Wal¬ lace emphasized.
"The staff of the Center of l.s- raell Studies believes that such prospective    specialists    should
acquire special knowledge and training." These Include: (a I a broad and well-integrated know¬ ledge of Israel, .ludaism and the Near Ea.st: Ih) command of a Well-developed specialty in a .selected academic di.scipllne. as applied to tho.se areas; und (c) a broad training in the more gen¬ eral aspects of this selected dis¬ cipline.
HtiKlli's   ;il   (^pliimblii WIII nisHeJnlnjitc Information  , Aside from its-prime olijective of training students for scholar¬ ly and professional careers with a   major  emphasis    on     Israel, Judaism, and the Near East, the center   wil   attempt   to   advance the  general  knowledge and  un¬ derstanding of the.se areas, chief¬ ly through research   work   and publications of its staff and stu-
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the building. Already several generous offers from interested members of the Community have been received: Two shuffle hoards, a table tennis table, a concert grand piano and a safe for the office. These are essen¬ tial items which don't have tb fit into a decorative scheme, and it is hoped that many such Items will be forthcoming from the Community.
The Center is in need of office machinery such as typewriters, mim e o g r a p h. addressograph, adding machines: sports equip¬ ment: stage, gymnasium, kitchen equipment; cleaning and main¬ tenance eciuipment, etc. Memlwrs of the Community having need¬ ed items are urged to contact the Executive Director, Mayer Ros¬ enfeld. .lust drop him a card at the Jewish Center. 112.') S. Coll¬ ege Ave., or call MA. (>717. DO. 23f(8.
Expect Record
Attendance For
Picnic Sunday
Yesslree . . .Tomorrow Sun¬ day) is the big day when all the li e n B'rithsi, their families, friends, cou.sins and neighbors will meet at Camp Yohio for the annual H'nai B'rith picnic. Chairman Harold Topy has fol¬ lowed through with his usual thoroughness and promises everyone the time of his life . . md rain or shine, there will be a picnic.
Thousands of prizes. hundre<ls of games and contests, plenty of free peanuts and free pony rides for the youngsters . . . these are just a few of the highlights planned for the fun-filled day ... a full-.scale program which will appeal lo all age groups. (Kids, don't forget to wear your cowboy outfits!)
Everything will be free ex¬ cept soft drinks and ice' cream which'will be sold by the park concession.
The accompanying map shows how to get to Camp Yohio. Drive east on Livingston Ave., pass the railroad bridge, turn south on Alum Creek Dr., turn left on Groveport Pike, cross the bridge
.   . presto—Camp Yohio.
See you Sunday? Fine.
Dp. Julius Mark, -senior rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El, New York, has. been appointed Pro¬ fes.sor of Homiletics and Prac¬ tical Theology on the faculty of the New York school of the He¬ brew Union College-Jewish In¬ stitute of Religion, it is an¬ nounced by Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of the Collegelnsti- lute'.
Before accepting his New York pulpit assignment in September, 1948, Dr. Mark was spiritual leader of the Vine Street Tem¬ ple, Nashville, Tenn. A member of the Board of Governors of the College-Institute, he Is a former president of the College Alumni Association imd received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the College In ia49. .
During World War II, he serv¬ ed three and a half yeara In the Chaplain's Corps of the U. S. Navy, attached lo the staff of
NAMED PROFESSOR
RABBI JUUUS MARK
F 1 e e t Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in the Pacific and at the Great Lakes Naval Reserve TraH^ing Station. He was dis¬ charged with the rank of lieut¬ enant commander.
Dr. Glueck also announced the ai)pointment of ^Rabbi Ezra Spicehandler of New Yorjt as in¬ structor in Bible and Hebrew at the New York school effective next fail.
Rahbl Spicehandler, a grad¬ uate of the Cincinnati school, class of '48, held a teaching fel¬ lowship in rabblnlcs at Cincin¬ nati during 1949-50. As holder of the Leo W. Simon Memorial Fel¬ lowship, he pursued graduate studies at the Hebrew Univer¬ sity in Jerusalem after ordina¬ tion and completed require¬ ments for a doctoral degree.
Dr. Mark's sister and brother- in-law in Columbus are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coploh, 2473 Bexford Place.
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