Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1950-01-06

              y,,...,^.;
.^,
.•Vrcliai.'ollgical &  Hlslorlcal Mu.seum ,^,.     ,
N. High St. al 15th—1
 gRONICLE
3fO^ Serving Ck>liunbus and Central Ohio Jewish Coininunity^\7/\K
Vol. 28, No. i
coLtnuBVS, OHIO, Friday, januaby o, loso
Ttevotea to American' and Jewull Iilcsit
Brandeis University's Dr. Sachar to Speak Here Thursday
Invitations were Ip the mall _thls week to alf"Jewish women of Columbus to attend the or¬ ganization meeting of the Co¬ lumbus Chapter of the National Women's Committee of Brandels University. The meeting is next Thursday at Broad St. Temple, 1:30 p. m.
Dr Abram L. Sachar, presi¬ dent of Brandels University will be the speaker. Brandels, the first Jewish spon¬ sored, non-sectarian university \ in America, has no quota regard¬ ing religion, color or nationality.
The   women's   committee fqr
Brandeis has accepted full re¬ sponsibility for building, supply¬ ing and maintaining the uni¬ versity library. Every Woman who Joins this new group during 1950 will be a charter member of the Columbus Chapter.
Dr. Sachar, first president o/ Brandels, which is now In its second year, has had. a notable career as an educator. Born In New York City, his family mov¬ ed to St. Louis and he was edu¬ cated in schools there. He receiv¬ ed his B. A. and M. A. from Washington University, where be was elected to Phi Beta JCap-
pa. He spent his Junior year at Harvard as recipient of the St. Louis Harvard Club scholarship. Dr. Sachar received the first Ph. D. degree In history ever lo be given by Cambridge University In England in 1923. He was a member of the history faculty at the Unlversily of Illinois from 1923 until 1929. In 1928, Dr. Sachar, a pioneer in the B'nai B'rith Hillei Foundation move¬ ment, became direcior of the first Hillel Foundation at the Unlversily of Illinois.
A leading American figure in Jewish    education;    Dr.    Sachar
became national director of all Hlllel Foundations In the U. S., Cuba and Canada in 1933, a posi¬ tion he held 14 years. Dr. Sachar receiv&d an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Illinois Wesleyan Univ., and in 1945 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Hebrew Letters from Hebrew Union College.
He Ls a well-known author of articles on the history of the .I*ws, and a familiar figure lo lecture audiences throughout the U. S. Dr. Sachar is married to the former Theli^ia Horwitz of St. Louis and is the    father   of
three sons. .
, Mrs. Sam Melton and Mrs. Morris Resler, in charge of the tea following D r. Sachar's lecture, have asked the follow¬ ing women to pour: Mesdames Jerome Folkman, Marvin Fox, Leopold Greenwald; Harry Kap¬ lan, Samuel Rubenstein, Nathan Zellzer, Theodore Beckman and Daniel Harrison.
Two of the committees Which have been very busy these past weeks planning this organiza¬ tion meeting are the speakers and membership.  Mrs.  William
(Oontloaed on Fare 4)
Cantor Katz Here For B'nai B'rith Meeting Tuesday
'1 •<«%("-^^
''Strike-it-Rich" Carnival-Dance Feb. 26
The forthcoming armual car¬ nival and dance sponsored by the Parents Group of the Agu- dath-Achim Self - Development School, 1021 Bryden Rd., known this year aa "Strike It Rich," will be held In the main bail- room of the Deshler-Wallick Ho¬ tel, Sunday evening, Feb. 26, at 8:30. This announcement was made Jointly by Mrs. Ben Yen¬ kln, chairman of the Mothers' Section; Ralph Rosenfleld, chair¬ men of Fathers' Section; and Dr. Ivan    Gilbert,    Mrs; Harold L.
Monett and Joseph Sharcot, who head the general arrangements of the event.
Here is a big opportunity to "Strike il Rich" as well as to dance and have loads of fun. There will be prizes for every member of the family; so don't mifis this gala event. A name band will play all evening for dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Goldberg are in charge of the Food Committee and will see that there are plenty   of   good
lhing.s lo eat. Decorations wlllbe handled by Mr. and Mrs. Char¬ les Goldsmith. For a special treat you'll visit the mothers' booth, headed by Mrs. Sidney Berg and Ed Linick; and Herb¬ ert Linick will have some novel¬ ties at the fathers' booth.
Tickets for the dance are be¬ ing distributed by Mr. and Mrs. Jeronie Kllman, 902 S. Ohio Ave., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kayne. Mrs. Ben Siegel and Mr. Joseph Sharcot will handle the tickets al the dance.
Harry Beclcinan to be Installed as Voliner JPresident Tomorrow
T. L SISTERHOOD OPEN FORUM MONDAY EVENING
Cuntor Kntz
Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai D'riOi, will Inaugurate its 1950 program Tuesday evening al liroad St Temple, with orte of the biggest musical attractions in recent years. It will be the ap- pearance'here of Cantor Sholom Kalz^ of Roumania, who will preseni cantorlai selections, Yiddish folk .songs, Israeli fav¬ orites, songs of the ghetto and coricentratlon camp numbers.
Cantor Katz is widely known in this country for his Mercury recording of "El Mole Rocha- mlm", the song he was forced to sing by the Nazis all night long when he was In a concentration camp, after 2000 of his fellow- Jews were ordered to dig their own graves and then were machine-gunned to death.
Cantor Katz has a golden voice that Is thrilling to hear. He has traveled all over this country and Canada and was formerly Chief Canlor of Bucharest.
M'rs. Augusta Frank will be at the piano.
The public Is invited and there is no admission charge.
The program la lo begin proniptly at 8:15 p. m.
FOLKMAN8 TO REVIEW ONE OP YEAR'S PLAYS
Rabbl and Mrs. Jerome D. Folkman will highlight the pro¬ gram of the next regular meet¬ ing of the Rose E. Lazarus Sis¬ terhood next Tuesday, in the vestry of Bryden Rd. Temple. They will present a dramatic re¬ view of one of the year's notable 0 plays. "
According to Mrs. Herman Lieverman, president of the Sis¬ terhood, there Is a change W the time for this meeting only. The social hour will begin promptly at 1 p. m,, with the business meeting slarting at 1:30. The opening prayer Is to be given by Mra. B. Forchheimer.
All members of the Sisterhood are urged to attend this first big attraction on the 1950 calendar.
Tifereth Israel Slslerhop4's town meeting next Monday eve¬ ning wlil mark the formal open¬ ing of the "Mrs. T. I. of 1950" sweetest personality contest. Voting will lake place during Monday's open forum meeting which starts al 8 p. m. Sister¬ hood members will vote by writ¬ ten ballot for their favorite cand¬ idate, eliminating all but 10 con¬ testants for, the final Judging al the Sisterhood's 8th annual pro¬ ject luncheon Jan. IS al Broad St. Temple.
¦ivTIl Se Antfre Correale "or'lffe New York School of Modeling, Mrs. Mary Rippel—1949's runn¬ er-up in the national Mrs. America contest, and orchestra leader Shep Fields, who will be appearing at the Deshler-Wal¬ lick Hotel instead of originally- scheduled Artie Shaw the week of the T. I. luncheon.
Masier of ceremonies wiii be Mr. Alan Abel, noted drummer, who.se sparkling personality is a drawing card Ilself.  Mr. Abel
,9Urgii,-,;XaiBtseas .with. Moss Hart's "Winged Victory" produc¬ tion during the war
"Dual Loyalty to Israel and the United States" will be the Lssue discus.sed al Monday's forum. Guest speakers will be Dr. Meno Levinstein of Ohio Stale University, Dr B. VV. Ab¬ ram.son of Columbus and Alex¬ ander Slern—native of Israel and Haifa Univ. graduate. Mrs. Wm. Wasserstrom will serve as moderator:
Youth Organizations Prepare for Annual Stunt Night Jan. 14th
Stunt Night—the Junior Jew¬ ish Community Council's annual big production—will be in the spptllght at Roosevelt Jr. High Saturday night, Jan. 14, slarting at 7:30. As usual, the various Jewish Youth Orgjinlzatlons will
participate In 15-mlnute skits, with the following' groups com¬ peting for the first three prizes: Sigma Theta Pi, Phi Gamma Beta, AZA-155, Kappa Tau Zeta, Kappa Gamma Phi, Pi Bela Lambda and AEB.
The awards include a silver cup, donated by Dr. E. J. Gord¬ on; a plaque, from Mrs. Mel Frank, and another plaque as the third prize.
The Junior Council was Indeed fortunate in obtaining the young, talented Dr. Stan Kessel as master of cererponies for 1950 Stunt Night. Among the Judges will be Mr. Ben Hayes, popular columnist of the Columbus Citi¬ zen, and Mrs, Samuel Wolman, dramatics teacher. A third judge will be announced later.
In the accompanying photo are Gloria Welntraub and Slan Katz. co-chairmen of the committee handling this event. They are be¬ ing a.HslKled by Herb Wyle and Harhara Krakoff.
Admission price for Stunt Night is 40c, tax included. Bring the entire family!
Annual Joint Meeting of Council Women, Senior Hadassah and B'nai BJrith Women Tuesday, Jan. 17th, at'Col's Art Gallery
• Senior Hadassah, Council of Jewish Women and B'nai B'rith Women are planning their annual Joint meeting for Tuesday af¬ ternoon, Jan. 17, starting at 2 o'clock at the Columbus Art Gallery.
Guest speaker   for   this   out-
stilndlngi afternoon will be Babbl James G. Heller of the Isaac M. Wise Temple In Cincinnati. Rab¬ bl Wise Is a former chairman Of the United Palestine Appeal and the United Jewish Appeal. B^ has been (or many years a mem¬ ber of the Board of Governors of the  Hebrew   Union  College,
and is an active participant In numerous countrywide and com¬ munal activities.
Members of Hadassah, Council and B'nai 'B'rith Women are urged to remember thla special daft, Jan. 17. If will be an un¬ usual and stimulating afternoon. A tea win follow the meeting.
MIZKACHI DINNER
The Columbus commflhlty Is being asked to keep open next Sunday. Jan. J5, when the an¬ nual dinner of the Columbus Chapter of Mlzrachl will be held at the Agudath Achlm social hall, 6 pm.
Harry Beckman
Harry Beckman, for many years a well-known figure in the local Jewish community will be officially installed as president of the Vqllner Society this Sunday, evening at the annual banquet of the organization In the Agu¬ dath Achlm social hall. The new president has always been de¬ voted to every effort affecting the well being of our people, locally and nationally as welL His election lo leadership in the Voliner Society Is in recognition of his valuable contributions to the growth and progress ot that constructive group in our com¬ munity.
Other officers to be Installed are:
Vice president, Jerome Solove; treasurer, Morris Weinstock; ex-' ecutive secretary, Morris Hof- wilz. Advisory Board includesi Messrs. A. Luper and H. Fink¬ elsteln. Honorary Trustees are; Mes.srs. R. Wolman, Israel Good¬ man, George Goodman and Ben Rosen. Trustees: Messrs. W. Criv- pts, M. Jonas, J. Kruli, H. Mass¬ er, Z. Pass, J. Krakowltz, B. Ringer,    J.    Sussman,    Melville,
(Oontloaed on Vata 4}
"f HURCH OP THE AIR"
Following is the schedule of the "The Church of the Air Program" for February:
Feb. 5, Rabbl Nathan Zellzer; Feb. 12, Rabbl Samuel Ruben- stelh; Feb. 19) Rabbi Harry Kap¬ lan sn(l Feb. 20, Rabbl Jerome Foljtman.
.IEWISH   EDUCATION THEME OP NEXT ADL BROADCAST ON  \VRFD
"Jewish Education" will be the subject of fr/adio broadcast on station 'WMWD Fridiiy, Jan. 13, at 2:05 p<nffltThls is the next program In the^ weekly , "Meet,' Your Neighbor" series prepai^gd under the direction of the re¬ gional Antl-Defamatlon League office in Columbus.
Participating In the Informal panel discussion will be the principals of the three Columbus Sunday schools: Mrs. Maxine Papurt, of Temple Israel, Mrs. Samuel Rubenstein, of Agudath Achlm, and Mlsa 'Thelma Zisen¬ wine, of Temple Tifereth Israel.
*>*¦
I