Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1951-05-25

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Vol. 20, No. 20
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAV, MAV ZT,,  1051
Devoted    to     Atnrrlran and    Jewish     Ideals
UtlF Reports 14% Inereajse
As ihQ Chionirlc goes lo press, il total increase of 1-1% more ihiin last .vear from the same In- (llvifluals is the present United .lewish Fund campaign aihleve- mcnl. Tlii.s was atinoimred as lhe result after the annual dinners (if the men's ond women's divi¬ sions. "If one considers the fact thai .some group gifts incUidc less indlvldiials than were In last year. Ihls Is a continuation of the pallern of gcncrositv cs- Ihe years hy Co- s.iid Samuel M. Melton. Camiialgn chairman, at the end of ihc cnlhuslsUc men's annual dinner held al the Wind¬ ing Hollow Country cluh last Wednesday evening.
tahlished over lumhus .Jewry,
The women, who at their an¬ nual dinner, lncrea,sed their gifts over 20% were singled out for praise also hy Ralph Lazarus, president of the Unlled .Jewish Fund,
The men's dinner was attend¬ ed hy iihnut 17,'i persons and the meeting was conducted in an at¬ mosphere of good fellowship an<i deep ('(incern at the conditions fating the homeless iieojile of European and Moslem countries.
Mr. I.a'/.arus opened the meet¬ ing with .1 review of the agencies -local and national — stipjiort- ed hy the Fund. He told how the goal was set at an open meeting of the Ftoard of Directors and he stressed the role of the Fund as
the embodiment of unity In tho community.
Mr. Meltfin received a stand¬ ing ovation for his work as Chairman of the Campaign. I le (old of his Irij) to Isr.iel and the sacrifices made hy Ihe people' of that counlry l.n ordei' lo take In the I'l'mainlng victims of perse- cullcm.
Richard .1. Ahel, In Ininiduclng the sjieaker of Ihe evening. Dr. j.losejih .1. Schwarlz. jiald a trlh- |ulc to the record leadership ser- ! \1ce estalillshed hy the Kxecu¬ tlve vice-chairman of the I'nited 1.lewish   Ajipeal.
j     Dr.   Schwartz,   In   an   elocpicnt 'and   moving   address,   reviewed
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-An Historic Cvent-
BEN-GURION,   BARKLEY    ADDRESS UJA   THIS   WEEKEND   IN   CHICAGO
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Mrs. Caplan Assumes BB  Womens Presidency
Mrs. Lou Rohlns. president of the H'nai H'rith Women's Chap¬ ter 127 of Columhus, will relln- (|uish lhe president's gavel I'o her successor Tuesday afternoon at the Fl. Hayes Hotel, as lhe organization conducis lis annual inslallaiion ceiemonies, high¬ lighting the . luncheon which •starts al  12:31).     •
Mrs, llernard H. Caplan as- sumes lhe presidency, having served a successful term as first v-p for \'.IM-:d- Her fellow offi¬ cers wil he .Mesdames Phlll|) Do¬
lin, Mel Fui'man, I.ou Levin anrl .lustin Sillman, who will com- jirise the fi.'inel of vice-presi¬ dents; Mrs. Wm. Coodman. re¬ cording sec'y: Mrs. (lus Reich, corr. sec'y; Mrs. Walter Katz, treiLs; Mrs. Al Itlank antl Mrs. Al llecker, financial secretaries; Mrs. 1. Ftlnkov, sentinel, and .Mrs. Herman (Jelchman, guard¬ ian. The Hcaiorary Hoai'd con¬ sists of Mesdames .1. A. Harnett, .loseph .Minkin, Sol Rising, Sam Schlonsky, Kslher C.oldsmith. The Kxecutlve Hoai'd is made up
iiif     M C'S d a in c s     Ike     Cohen, IN.   Cohen.   Ii'vin   Dworkin,   Roh- lert   Ooldberg,   Lou   Colden,   Aey- linour Corchoff.     Herlierl  (iross- maii,   Richard  Cruiulsiein,   Dave 'Handle''.     Nal     Henkin,    Meyer Hoffma.     Aaron  Kahn. Clarence Kollun, .      k  Koopersteln. .Maur¬ ice   Leviiii     \be  l.cvinson.   I'aul .Vlevers.   Sam   Nedelinan,   Frank (.¦viu'lls,   Abe   Pollack,  Rohert   I'os- ner,   Robert   Raphael,   Harold Schotteiisleln,     Leon     Scholten- jslcin, Sam Schwartz, Inez Segal,
I Irontinued on pajte 4)
FLAGPOLE DEDICATION AT JEWISH CENTER SUNDAY
FhiR poh' (Icdlcatiijn r<-r<'- nionlcH will Im' held nt the Jew- InIi Onter, 2 |>. m., tomoi'i*ow. "The pole M-ill Iw prewented by the Jewi.sh Wiir V'eteninN. Art Bloek, I*OHt Conmiander, will ofhrlatT and Hany <i<»Id- berfi   will   make   the   prenenta-
tion to the .IrwlMh <'cnter. The eoIoi*H will he raised dur- inK the oeremonleM hy the flr^ inff squad of the .IWV PoHt. Mrs. JaeohN, preHident of the Women's Anxillary, will un¬ veil   the   pole.
The ded.ieatlon Is open to the
piiblie and arranf<;ement.s have been- made for a laf^v aud* leiire. During the dedication, upproprintc mutiiciil NelectionN will be prese n (ed by the Franklin Post Ameriean l-eR- lon band. (lUest speaker will hv   Paul   M.   Herbert.
SAUL SOKOL ELECTED B'NAI B'RITH GUARDIAN;
MEMBERS VOTE TO  BOOST ANNUAL DUES TO $15.
Flection Day at Zlon Lodge Is always the highlight of the year and this ll);"il)-.'il season ..was no exception. Hen H'rlths coming down to the meeting last Tues¬ day: (1) elected Saul Sokol (iuardlan; (2) wilnes.sed Sat;n Topolosky inslalled as p.resldent of the Lodge; (31 heard an out¬ standing ADL report by its com¬ mittee chairman. Dr. Hernard MIndlln; Ml unanimously de¬ ckled to raise the  1952 dues to
$1,'-).
The elecilon was a guod, clean I'ace and the camliaign was ii typical one, featuied by . signs, posters, direci-mail advertising and the traditional cigars, siieeches and hanilshakes. Dick Abel's able election comiTiittee reported at evening's end that Saul Sokol had won over his op¬ ponent, Morris Swedlow, the job of Guardian, a post that four years hence    will    lead    to    the
[presidency. Sokol had been the 'lodge's sccreiary    for    the    past
two ye.'ii's.
President   Leon   l-'rlcdinaii.   in
singing his "swan song." joklng- : ly said: "I wouldn't give a miil- i ion dollars for the experience of ! going thru these ll'nai H'rilh chairs; ii<jr would I take a mill- lion dollars to go thru them 'again!" Then the retiring presi- jdent   handed   the  g.'ivel   to   Sam
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UJF WOMEN'S PLEDGE OF $40,000 IS 25 / INCREASE
Mrs. H. Alexander Brallove, chairman of the National Women'H UlvlHlon of the UJA, di^usiiefi the campaign needs with new muJorN; (left to right) Mesdamei* Sam Shinbach, Mor¬ ris Paine, Moe Hirach, Hun-y Uetz, Herbert Sehlff.
Stirred by Cecil Brown's iior- trayal of ttie desperate need for the survival of a democracy such as the state of Israel. IfiO women jiledged $10,(10(1 to lhe United .lewish Fund camiialgn at the opening dinner of the Women's Division Tuesday night at the Soulliern Hotel. This figure leji- resents 2o% increase ovei Ihe amount pledged at -the Initial dinner a vear ago. Thei'e re¬ mains $2:!',or)(I.OO yet lo be raised to meet the goal the women ha\'e set for their division.
Introduced by Mrs. K. .1. (;oi' don, the s|)eaker told his aud¬ ience: "Nulhing you have read, no picture you have studied could prepare you for the stirr¬ ing experience of seeing Israel right now." Mr. lirown, with his wife, the former Martha Kohn of C'olumbus, traveled up and down the enlire state of Isi'ael, talk¬ ing with people In all walks nf life, from the prime minister, Ben-tiurlon, to the men and wo¬ men who toil in the rocky fields.
"At this critical moment, when the peace of the world Is at stake, when democracy Is hav¬ ing a hard lime, It Is a privilege to have helped a new democra¬ tic state into being, and for our own self-preservation we must help such a state to survive."
Holding a small jar filled with
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One of llie nioy hislorir evcrila of the ytar will take place ihii weekend when Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (lop lefl), and Vice-President Alben W. Barkley (lop right), join in addressing more than 1,000 Jewish leaders from 40 Sialyl al the United Jewish Appeal's extraordinary National Action Con. ference in Chicago. The Iwo.day INalional Conference, which will open at the Palmer House on Saturday evening, May 26, will hear also from Eliezer Kaplan, Israel's Minister of Finance, (bottom left), and Edward M. M. Warburg, UJA General Chairman, (bottom right). Coinmunit]^ leaders from all parts of lhe counlry will emphasize tbe "action" Ifaeme of the Conference when ihey present many millions of dollars in cash to the Israel Prime Minister as a major installment on ihis year's United Jewish Appeal campaign. The Con. ference will also map the next steps by American Jewry for the rescue and transfer lo Israel of Jews from danger zones in Eastern European and Moslem lands! UJA funds suppori lhe United Palestine Appeal, Joint Distribution Commiltee and United Service for New Americans, i'
Workers Urged to Attend Progress Report Luncheon Thursday, Victory Dinner June 3
".Ml camiiaigncrs arc urged ti> atli'iiil ilic I'rngri's.^ itcpoit luncheon and lo plan to be with us at Ihc victory dinlici' .lunc ;.l," saiil Sam .Vlelton, Ccneial Camiialgn chairman of the Cnited ,lew¬ ish Fiiiiil. lie said: "We have begun well. .-Ml workers h.ivi' ri'- ceived litcralure describing the work of the agencies receiving allocations from the Cnited Jewish Fund. The ins'ructions are clear. A standaid of giving has been set by the S|)ecuil (lifts Division. The rest is up to the Individual worker who sees each potential I'ontributoi'.".
   i    .'Vlr.  Mellon  urged all workers
to attend the Progress Reijort luncheon next Thursilav. 12 Ifi 'p. m., al the Soulhei'n Hotel. Ke- I ports will be made of all pledges j received thus far. It Is hoped [that manv workers will lia\'e suciessfullv completed i li c i r 1 lists.
.lunc ;i  marks  lhe end of  Ihe
campaign   On   ihal   day.   al   (\.:W
.<]). m,. tlu'ic will be a victoi'v ilin-
""'"[ner   ai   ihe   Southern,   also   cele-
'hiating   lhe   Silver   .Anniver:,ai'V
I'or  several   months   over   1(1(1  „f i^,, f.iK   \v,,rkers in all dlvi-
members representing llie nty s 1 .^j,,,,.,  ,,,,. j„vlied  lo    share,    bv
.seven  lodges and chapters have!(h^,|,. |„-|.sence. in lhe celebralioh
iieen   busily   engaged   arranging;,,,   n,,.  vicloi ious  closing of   the
B'nai B'rith District Conference  June 16
The mosl iiifoiniativi' .uid iu- sti'uctlvc convenlion, as well as entertaining. In the historv of H'nai H'rilh Disiiici C r ii n d Lodge No. 2, will he held in Kan¬ sas Clly, ,lune lli-20. Is Ihe a--- sui"an("(.' of Kansas City H'rith.
a program of events which will
camiialgn.
make; this convention one-which i    u'„,-kers of tiic .Men's General will be long remembered. ^S<,liciIalio^ Division    are    urged
II iiai   H nth dignitaries    from   „, i^^^.^ ^„ touch with iheir Cap- ^:"^;',""^''i'll'-^.'.'L'.'''''.™"''^r.^\i''''! tains;   women   workers   keep   in
touch with Majors; .lunior^ keep in contact with Captains
well as from every section In the District, will attend. Pres- Frank (loldman of the Supreme Lodge will be a guest of the convention. In oriler tu provide ample room for the heavily attended men's sessions, the Kansas City authorities have plaeeil at the rlispo.siil of irnal H'rith the con¬ vention facilities of the Munlcl- pid   Auditorium.
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l,AZARt'S  K.XKCl'TIVKH RKK'EIIVE  PR0.M0T10N8
Rohert Lazarus, president of the F & R Lazarus Co,, this week announced proinotins of Riilph Lazarus as executive vice-
fresident of Federated Stores, nc, and Charles Lazarus as ex¬ ecutive vice-pres, of the F & R Lazarus store in Columbus,
For the convenience of all workers, Ihe l',lF office will be open evenings Monday through Thursday of next week. Com¬ pleted pledge cards and reports may bi- turned in at the office during that  time.
The Women's Divl.slon has set the following days for reports at Room 202 in the Jewish Center: Wedne.sday, May 23; Friday, May 2,^: Tuesday, May 29; Friday, June I,  10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
EAKL.V  DBADUNE
Ileeuuse of Memorial Day ne.\t iveek, all Chronicle copy niuHt be Hubmitted by Tuesday noon  Instead  nf  Wednesday
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