Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1951-02-23

              ArchaeoUglcal & HiBtoTical Museum " _    ,
N. High St at 15th—1
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Formal Dedication of Center is March 18
The formal dedlcallon of the new .levvisff Center ¦will be held at 2:15. p. m. on Sunday, Mar. 18, It was announced this week by I'] d w a r d F. Schlezinger, Center president.
The dedication address, "What the Jewish Center Means to the Community," vvill be given by Mr. Fruti Lazarus, .Ir. of Cincinnati.
The Dedication committee has been working for the past several months developing an outstanding program for the occasion. A beautifully-executed .souvenir  brochure  is  being  prepared  which  will  be
mailed to everyone In the community early in March. The brochure Is profusely Illustrated with pictures of the activities and^Taclllties of the new building, of hls- lorlcal events during the qampalgn and construction period, and of the many people who worked to make the ("enter po.ssible.
i'resldents and directors of Centers throughout the Mldwestrogion, representatives of the National .Jewish Welfare Hoard, and rnemher organizations of the Columbus Council of Social Agencies, are being Invited to  this event.    Visitors, will  have-an  oppor-
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tunity to inspect ihe facilities and view activities in progress after the program. i
A whole series of evenis In the week proceeding will  lead up to Ihe dedication:  Vouth  C'ounrll  Stunt' Nile (Mar. 10), a dual-swim meet with Detroit Jewish Center (Mar. II), the folk festival (Mar, l.'i) and an art c.\-hlblt (Mar. IS.)
The  members  of  the   Dedication  committee  are: Charles Lazarus, chairman;  I.  W. Garek,  Dr.    E.    J._ .Cordon. A. I-. 'Venkin. Joseph Hummer, A. H. Welnfeld,' William Wasserstrom and J. S. Hosier.
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zJi\\;y   Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community^\//\\^
Vol. 29, No. 8
COLUMBUS,  OHIO,   FUIDAY,   FKBBUARY  23,   1051.
Devoted  lo American antj Jewtsli Tdeali
Weizmann Expected to Entrust* Ben Gurion with New Cabinet
TEL AVIV (JTA) — President Chaim Weizmann has com: pleted preliminary talks with leaders of the various political parties in Israel In an attempt to bring about the formation ot a new coalition cabinet without resorting to general elections. He Is expected to entrust David Ben Gurion with the task of forming a new cabinet.
"The world at large," he told the leaders of the political groups, "wlU not understand us and will be greatly surprised if we hold elections now." The President appealed to the party leaders to -solve the Cabinet crisis in a Way which would permit tlie present government- to continue Its work "In the face ot the grave International complications and  the internal political  and
economic difficulties."
Although the leaders of al¬ most all the major parties In¬ dicated to Weizmann their pre¬ ference for holding new general elections, It is taken for granted (continued on page 8)
Public Invited to Hear Mrs. Robison
Mrs.  Roblson
The rare gifts of charm and Intelligence are graciously blended in the person of Mrs, Adolf Roblson, who will speak at an open meeting of the Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women, Tuesday 8:So p. m., at the Jewish Center. This meeting, which replaces the reguiar March meeting of-the Council, is planned for all Coun¬ cil members, their husbands and friendfl.
A reception, at which the audience will meet the speaker, will follow her talk entitled "Be-
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Sisterhood  Planning S.O.S. Luncheon
Larry Berman Will Cohduct Services
Larry Berman, age 13, so^of Mr. and Mta. Oscar Berman, -will offlcljl/wTtlr-4,he Tlferetlr Is- ^ Junior cholr"-durlng/Broad 'St. Temple's Friday e^^e^lng ser¬ vices Mar.-2. Larry, whose abili¬ ty as a cantor is becoming in¬ creasingly appreciated since his Bar Mitzvah, when be chanted the services, and even more re¬ cently when he chanted Muspah- at the Templei ylll conduct the services. ,'Hls performance is expected to be a soui;ce of great pride to tlie' Jewish community, his par-
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Maurice Bernstein Appointed United Jewish Fund Director
Ralph Lazarus, president of] the United Jewish Fund, an¬ nounced the appointment of Maurice Bernstein as the new executive director and presented him to the Board of Trustees at its meeting Feb. 8.
Mr. Lazarus stated: "Th'e ap¬ pointment of a professional dir¬ ector-marks a step forward In the progress of the United Jew¬ ish Fund and its local benefi¬ ciary agencies. We feel gratified that St is now possible for Co% lumbus to take Its place With other Jewish communities of the same size and with similar re¬ sponsibilities."
Maurice Bernstein begins his work In Columbus on Mar. 1. He has served as Associate on Community Organization Stud les of the Training Bureau for Jewi.sh Communal Services, the national training center for Td •mlnlstratlve personnel of social welfare agencies located in New Vork City. Recently, he conduct ed a study of Jewish child" wel faro services In Pltt.sburgh. Prior to that he waij Executive Dlrec tor of the Jewish Federation and Council uf Greater Kansas Cily He came to Kansas City from Cleveland wheje he served as Associate Dli^ctor of th'e Jew¬ ish Welfare Federation and was responsible      for      community
planning.
Mr. I3ernsteln received his pro¬ fessional education at the grad¬ uate school for Jewish Social Work of New York City. He has his Master's Degree from Co¬ lumbia University, and was a graduate of Reed College. Port¬ land. Ore.
Mr. Lazarus continued: "Our new executive director will tie- vote himself to further develop¬ ment of   the   already   efficient
fund-i-aising mttchlnery. In this work he will have the continued devoted service of Miss Leah Rosenfeld, who retains her posi¬ tion as executive secretary, and who has served the UJF for many years.
"After Mr. Bernstein has re¬ organized the United Jewish Fund, he will concern himself. In addition, with the total prob¬ lem of integrating all social and philanthropic responsibilities of the Jewish community. In order to eliminate the duplication and overlapping of energies ,of the different organizations. It is in¬ tended that he will develop a blueprint for the total communi¬ ty which he will propose to the various Interests In the com¬ munity, with the hope of inte¬ grating them and, at the same time, retaining the loyalties antf zeal of those who have made thp different phases possible. , Ali modification will.be the result of cooperative  action.
"Thus Columhus will find it possible to have a modern pro¬ gram based upon tho best know¬ ledge of the rfiocial work pro¬ fession and In line with the greater opportunities which are available lo us ih fulfilling local, national, Israel i)rid other over¬ seas responslMlities."
GALA VARIETY SHOW HIGHLIGHT OF BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. J. I). Schecter
S. O. S. . . . S. O. s. . . . S. O. s; . . . An opportunity to answer the call to "Serve Our Synagogue" will be afforded the women of our community by the Agudas Achlm Sisterhood Tuesday Mar. 6, when the cam¬ paign to raise funds to complete¬ ly equip and furnish the new A. A. synagogue in Bexley will be launched at the Jewish Center.
The Sisterhood, headed by Mrs. Hnrry Maybruck, has al¬ ways been of valued service to the synagogue, and assumes the complete flnanclal responsibility for the maintenance ot the Sim- ,day School, in addition, the Sls-
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LBLYVBI.D SPBAKEB
B'nal B'rlth Zlon Lodge is ex¬ tremely pleased to announce that Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld will be Its principal speaker Wednesday evening, March 14, 8 pm., at the Jewish Center.
Rabbt Lelyveld Is national dir¬ ector of Hiilel Foundations.
The Slaterhood of TIfereth Is¬ rael will celebrate Its 39th birth¬ day with a huge variety tele¬ vision show at Broad St. Temple tomorrow, 8 p. m.
The^show, featuring such vet¬ eran performers as Charlie Ross, Mike Schwarlz, Charlie Margu¬ lis and Mrs. Les Nafzger, will in¬ clude takebffs on    Sam    Leven-
Mr. Mqrgulla
son. Jerry Lester, Sid Ceasar, Arthur Godfrey and many other surprises.
Other seasoned entertainers who> wili appear include Dick Goldstein, Mrs. Ben Goodman,- IVlrs. Herman Kress, Mrs. David Rich, Mrs. Feinsteln, Mrs. Joe Flelshmann. Mrs. Herman Geichman. Mrs. Lou Levin Mrs Bernard Schwartz Mrs Martin Polster, Mrs. Wm Zelko Mrs Stanley Wasserstrom VIctoi Ringer, t. Bernard Doctor Mrs Ann    Kramer,    viollnst    and
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others.
The program, arranged by Mrs. Sam Subow, Program chair¬ man, is i)elng written, produced and directed by Mrs. Richard Lieberitian.
A social evening "will tollow the program with party snacks and pth^r surprises. Members of the Congregation and Sisterhood are invited
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