Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1951-05-18

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Vol. 28, No. ID
UOIyUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 18, ll).'>!
D*v«ted M Amerlcao and Jewish Ideal*
UJF DRIVE  OPENS NEXT WEEK
Dr. Joseph .7. Schwartz, Ex¬ ecutive vice-chairman of the Unlled Jewish Appeal, will be the honored speaker at the an¬ nual dinner of the United Jew¬ ish Fund Wednesday evening at the Wlntilng Hollow Country Club, at 0:30.
Samuel Melton, campaign chairman, stated "It is fitting and appropriate that our hon¬ ored speaker al the Silver An¬ niversary Dinner of our United Jewish Fund should be Dr. Jo¬ seph J. Schwartz. No other In¬ dividual has had a greater lead ershlp role in directing -the his¬ toric mass migration of more than a half-mllllcn Jewish men, women, and children from dl.s-- iressed areas of Europe and Arah lands to Israel, the U. S. and other free lands. At this niecMng, we will, by our ac¬ tions, pay fitting tribute lo this great man amonf; lis."
For 12 years Dr Schwartz was
head of relief and rehabllitatlm progrfims for the American Jew¬ ish Joint Distribution Commif- tee. In December 1950, he as- "urrteo executive reaponslbllltles for the 1951 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal.
In 191.5, Immediately following the war's end In Europe, Dr. Schwartz at the request of Pres. Truman, accompanied Earl G. Harrison on a survey tour of the then newly-establlshed displaced persons camps in the American Zones o! Occupation. Their re¬ port was the first comprehen¬ sive presentation to the Amer¬ ican people describing the plight of Europe's DP's. Laler, Dr. Schwartz was called to testify before the Anglo-American Com¬ mittee of Inquiry on Palestine, where he urged the establish¬ ment In the Holy Land of a per¬ manent haven for homeless and displaced Jews. I    After  the  war.  Dr.  Schwartz,
as the overseas chief of the J DC, direcled the transfer to Lsrael of more than .5(H),000 Jews from dis¬ tressed areas In Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Al the same lime, he helped more than 100,000 Jewish displaced persons emigrate to the United States, Canada, and Latin Amer¬ ica.
Pl .r to Joining the J DC, Dr. Schwartz served with distinction as an educator and scholar. He Is an authority on Semltlcs and Semitic   Literature.
Following his graduation-from
thee Rahbi Isaac Elchanan Sem¬ inary (now "I'e.shiva University!, an Institution that has since awarded him an honorary degree of Docior of Humane Letters, he received his doctorate at Yale, Later, he served as an Instruc¬ tor at the American University In Cairo, Egypt, and on the fac¬ ulty of I^ng Island University. Immediately preceding his ap¬ pointment as Director of Euro¬ pean Operations for the J DC In 1938. Dr. Schwartz was Director of the Federation of Jewish Charities In Brooklyn.
UNITED JEWISH FUND RALLY SET FOR SUNDAY AT CENTER
Dr. Schwartz
Though he was born in an¬ other stale. Columbus claims as its own, Cecil Urown, world-fa¬ mous news analyst, who will give the keynote address at the dinner which officially opens the Women's Division solicita¬ tion in the UJF campaign.
Winner of the George Foster Peabody, Overseas Press Club, Sigma Delta Chi and National Headllners Club awards for his outstanding radio commentaries, Hrown achieved International recognition for his consistent straighl-from-lhe-.shoulder war- lime reporting. In 19,50 he put his wide experience lo use when he traveled through Western Europe und lo tbe Far East, re¬ cording for his Ijirge Ainerlcan audience the reactions of people in high and low places to current international issues. In l''or- ino.sa. be watched the Chinese .Nationalist army In training, in Japan    he    met    Japanese    and
American leaders and got inter views on the progress of democ¬ racy in that country. On his visit to Israel he travelled the length and breadth of the Jewish state, which he calls "the most exciting counlry I  have ever been In,"
Tbe "Campaign Opener" din¬ ner, a $,50-minimum affair, is next Tuesday at the Southern Hotel, (>:.30 p.m. Every woman in the communlly who will pledge a personal contribution of at least $.50 to the Unlt(>d Jewish Fund Is urged to attend and hear first-hand iiiforiTialion from Mr. Hrown.
Mrs. .VI. J. Papurt, chairman of Mailing, and her coniinltlec— Mesdames Alfred (Juggenheim .lerome Freundlicb, Sam Rosen- felil, Kilward (lallen, Theodore Schmidt, Irwin Wolf, Hen Kahn and Herbert Levy—have made every effort   to sec   that  dinner
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For the first time, the United Jewish Fund campaign Is start¬ ing off with a rally of campaign workers of all Divisions at the Jewish Center this Sunday morning, from 10 to noon. The Special Gifts, General Solicitation, Women's and Junior. Division cam¬ paigners wUl all a.ssemble at a "lox and bagel" rally in the audi¬ torium of the Center, to hear the story of the campaign, to witness a skit prepared by the Women's Divl.slon (directed by Mrs. Allen Gundershelmer), to hear messages by chairmen of each of the Divisions, ami, most Important of all, to receive their cards and Instructions,
Samuel M. Melton, General Campaign chairman, will open the meeting. Charles Ross, one of the co-chairmen of the Gener¬ al Solicitation Division, will act as M. C.
Mr. Melton .stressed the Im¬ portance of a complete turnout at this workers' rally. "Let's all get together al one time In a spirit of good fellowship. Men. Women and Juniors — we all have a cortimon pul'po.sel Our aim is to make this the best cam¬ paign we have ever had. We need to understand the necessi¬ ties which make    il    important
B'nai B'rith Elections Tuesday Night
One of the finest campaigns in H'nai H'rith hislory for the office of Guardian of the lodge is drawing to a close . . . and the outcoine will lie determined at the annual election meeting Tuesday   at   the   Jewish   (;;£nter.
The two nominee's. . Saul So¬ kol and Morris Swedlow, are competing for the office that leads to the presiileiicy of the lodge, Hoth have been loyd '""i willing workers for li'nai H'rilh for a number of years, and cum-
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palgn veterans of the lodge fore¬ cast a very close election.
Voting will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., and the meellng will officially begin at «:.'!0.
Other officers up for election Tuesilay are Sam R. Topolosky, president; Seymour Luckoff, 1st vice-pres.; Richard GrundsU-in. 2nd'v-p;-Harold Topy. wai'den; George Levin, sec'y; Waller Katz, treas., and Leon Friedman, the outgoing president, as chaplain.
The lodge will be saluting Mr. Frlethnan, the outgoing officers, ind executive commiltee for a line job In H'nai H'rith work duilng the past year.
Although the business meeting WlU be short, an Important Issue will be rai.sed on a discussion as to whether the lodge dues should he raLsed.
A special hit of something ex¬ it a has been atlded tu the elec¬ tion meeting—the appearance of the famed "Harmonaires," ra¬ dio TV, record and motion pic- tut e stars. This sensational vo¬ cal sextet was most recently ittn un the three-hour Cancer hund show over WBNS-TV. Ihiir latest motion picture, "One Too Many," will open at the Granil Theater here on June fi.
The group Is well-known both locally and nationally and will provide a real treat for mem¬ bers. Refreshtpents will follow the business meeting.
Campaign committees for both
candidates are working . at top speed in preparation for the election, with a lot of campaign surprises and excitement prom¬ ised.
Pres. Friedman said: "We hope every member of the lodge will turn out for the election night meeting to help select the man who win eventually serve as president. It is Imporianl for the lodge's welfare that every member participate In the elec¬ tions "
for us to work harder and to give more this year. We want to get ideas from each other as to how we can carry the message of the campaign to tho.se we call upon to give so that they may do so with generosity and under¬ standing. This period of the year- durlng these campaign days—Is the lime when all of us can dedicate ourselves anew to the continuation of the tradition of concern for our fellowmen. The act of giving is our demonstra¬ tion that our ideals are nol mere words bul that we are trul.v carrying oul  uhat  we  believe."
Roster of UJF Committee Heads Appointed By Campaign Leader Samuel M. Melton
S. M. Mellon, UJF General Campaign chairman, has announced Ihe c(;nipIelion of the roster of comniittee chairmen. Herman Luckoff will again serve as ch:iirman of Out-Of-Town Solicil:itlons. a.ssisleil by Melville V. Frank an<l !. E. Sealfon. These gendemen will visit neighboring towns In tbe nietropolitan area so that tho.se who live nearby will have an ojiportunity to contribute lo the I'nited Jewish .Appeal and olher agencies through the I'nited Jewish Fund.
Allan Tarshish is again serv¬ ing as chairman of the Speakers liureau, assisted by Rabbis Julius Haker, Jerome Folkman, Harry Kaplan, Samuel Ruben¬ slein, Nathan Zellzer and Leo¬ pold Greenwald; also by Arthur Hlock, 1, W. Garek, Ju,stiii Slll¬ man and Leonard .Stern. Mr. Tarshish will arrange for spetik- ers at all Inijiortant functions until the end of the campaign.
Cye I.and.v is again acting as chairman of the F' iblicity com¬ mittee. He Is respoi sible for the preparation of the booklet de¬ scribing lhe work of all the agencies included in the UJF. lie alstj has prepared many olher Items Interpreting the catnpaign lo the Columbus community and has lieen responsible for some of Ihe arrangements c o n n e c t e <l wilh the affairs which have been held.
Joseph Zox will resume his post as chairman of National Chain Store Solicitations, re¬ sponsible for many of the con¬ tributions secured from national firms with local hi'anches in Co¬ lumbus.
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Guest Speaker At Jubilee Dinner
Mr. Sokol
Due lo tho Center being rIOMed Bluibuoth (Juno 10- 11), tJifi production of "All Itubu" has been iMwtpontHl until Sunday, June 17, 2:30 p. in., ut the Center.'
Dr. Duvis
This Sunday, e:30 p.m.. In cli¬ max of its celebration of 50 years of service to the Jewish com¬ munity. Temple TIfereth Israel will hold its Golden Jubilee din¬ ner In the social hall of the tem¬ ple.
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