Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1951-04-13

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Vol. 29, No. 15
COLUMHUS, OHIO, PRinAY, APRIL 13, 19.51
Devoted to American and Jewlih Ideali
Announce Leaders for Women's Division of U. J. F.
Announcement was made to¬ day of the appointment of Mrs. Leo Kessel, Mrs. Sam .1. Sch¬ lonsky. Mr.q. Harry Schwartz and Mrs. William Wtisserstrom to head the 1051 campaign of the Women> division of the United .lewish Fund of Columbus. In making public the names of this year's chairmen, Mr. Ralph Laz¬ arus, president of the UJF of Columbus, said: "The women who  Will   head  the  drive  have
always given freely of their time. energies and efforts to the cause of the helpless and the homeless. We are proud to have them working with us in this year's campaign, taking an active part In the work of .strengthening the democracy of Israel, saving lives In rnany parts nf the worlii and in helping to make our own community the liest possible place for ourselves and for our children:" A  new  factor  In  the develop-
Mth.   WaHsor^ti)oni
Mrs. KeHitel
ment of the Women's division Is the formation of an Advisory Council, composed of the retir¬ ing chairmen of iast year's cam¬ paign. This committee, which will act In an advisory capacity to the active chairmen of the in.'jl drive, includes Mrs. F„ ,1. Gordon. Mrs. Simon Lazarus, Mrs, Jack S, Hesler and Mrs, William SchlfL. These women have long stood as examples of devotion' to Ihe cause of Ihe United Jewish Fund, having glv^ en man.y .vears of scn'vlce to the Women's division. The.v have already pledged their full and complete support antl coopera¬ tion to the new chairmen, lo the end that Ihe l!l.''il campaign shall be lhe greatest the women h-ave ever had.
In a statement issued .joinliy by Mrs. Kessel, Mrs. Schlonsky, Mrs. Schwartz and Mrs. Wasser¬ strom,-lhe leaders of lhe Woni- .en''s division pledged Ihemselves and lhe women of the lommu- nll.y lo "iinsliniing efforl in Ihis vital work." "Our goal," they said, "is to enlist the active co¬ operation and participation on a working or giving level of ev¬ ery Jewish woman in the com¬ munity. Urgency is the keynote this year. The sooner we help, the more lives will be saved, tbe more homes restored. We have a responsiblllt,y to our homeless brothers and sisters overseas which must be met through swift action, here and now. Fly giving through the United ,lew-
Ish Fund, we strengthen the cau.se of democracy and human dignity. We are confident thai the warm-hearted women of Columhus will resiKind this year, as they have for man.y years In the past, to the call of the des¬ perate thousands who have turned to us for help. Thp role of our women in the lil.'il cam¬ paign cannot be underestimated. Only through the combined ef¬ forts of all men and women of good will In our community, only
through 100% cooperation, with everyone contributing the most he nr she possibly can, will our drive be a success. We know It will succeed, that the women of Columbus will open their hearts and their purses to help In this great and noble work."
A"nolntment of a Steering committee to assist ths chair¬ men will soon be made, as will announcement of Majors and Workers in the Women's Divi¬ sion  this  year.
Mrs. H<*hloiiHky
Mrs. H<'liwartjB
Interview Hostesses For USO Work
Girls interested In being OSU Junior hostesses will be inter¬ viewed Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Jewish Center. To participate In this activity, candidates must be out of/high school and be¬ tween   thfil ages   of   18   and   25.
Girls sheeted from the Inter¬ views will then be certified, af¬ ter the completion of a training course for Junior hoste.s.ses, which will be held at the Y,W,- C.A.  beginning Tue.sday.
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PASHOVBR HOLIDAYH
There Is a need for home hos¬ pitality for the Pas.sover seders for a limited number of .service men, now in this area. The JWB Armed Services committee re¬ quests that person.s intei'ested In having servicemen guests for the seder, call DO. 2731.
Hiilel Players At Hadassah Meeting
Nine Hlllel players will pre¬ sent a heart-throbbing drama en¬ titled "Certificate of Entry" be¬ fore Senior Hada.ssah members Tue.sday afternoon at the Cen¬ ter.
Directed by Mickey Israelite, the story concerns a .lewish child in Poland, reared by a Calholic rnother, and of the many trials and tribulations the child ex¬ periences before finally reaching Israel.
Mrs. Harry Kaplan will be chairman of the day.
The regular "Highlight pf the Month" award w.lU al.so be made.
The meeting will begin at 1 p. m. with a dessert tea. Hostess¬ es will be: Mesdames Emil Hrown, Harold Kayne, Leon Nason and Bernard Morgan¬ stern,
Mrs, Richard Fisher will give the opening prayer.
May Prom May 5
A "May Prom" dance! That's the name for this year's B'nal H'rith annual dance for mem¬ bers in good standing.
Scheduled for Saturday evening. May h, this affair will ha\^e no admission charge for paid-up members. Always a huge success, the dance will be held at the .lewi.ih Center.
Morris Swedliuv and Saul Sokol, its co-chairmen, plan to make the prom one of the finest dance events to be staged In town. Professional entertainment will be brought in, as well as an excellent or- chestra,-
Refreshmeiits will be serv¬ ed, of course.
Erwin Jospe Guest At Hiilel Sunday
Erwln Jospe, nationally-rec- ognizeil pianist, composer and conductor, will be the guest ar¬ tist of the K'nal B'rlth Hlllel Foundation Sunday, at 8 p.m. Mr. Jospe will present a pro¬ gram of Jewish music, piano re¬ cital and leclure. In addition, at ¦1 p, m., he will conduct a ,song .seminar, "You and .1 e w 1 s n Songs," al.so at the Hiilel 'Foun¬ dation.
Mr, ,lospe has won the praise of critics and audiences on the concert stage, im the lecture platform and in lhe s.ynagogue.
At the '1 o'clock seminar, Jospe will teach, a number of signifi¬ cant .songs, with discussion fol¬ lowing. The group will learn new songs and witness demon¬ stration of teaching and group leading techniques. Following this there will be a practice In some of the elements of song leading   and   a   question   period.
Plan Model Seders
The Young People's League has made arrangements to hold a model seder Wednesday, 7:30 p,m., at Broad St. Temple, Rab¬ bl Nathan Zellzer will be the guest for the evening. He will explain the meaning of Pa,ssover and the seder, .Helping him in the program will be Mr, Iz Zel¬ din, Miss IKlen Nutis, Mr. Lee Mendel, Mrs. Joe White (who will ask the Four Questionsi, Mi.ss FYan Goldfarb, .Miss Eil¬ een Kalz and Mr. Hill Cohen. •    •    •
The Sunday School students tif Agudas Achim congriigation will present a model seder, Sun¬ day, 10 a.m., lit the synagogue. The children will be .sealed about a typical seder table and the highlight of the service will be explained. The Kist<;rhood will present each pupil with ' Passover delicacies.
Parents, relatives and friends of those participating are Invited I to be present.
United Jewish Fund Holds General Solicitation Rally
The first organizational meet¬ ing of the United Jewish Fund's General Solicitation Division (In the accompanying pholo) was heltl Apr, !j at the Excelsior Club. Samuel Melton, General Campaign    chairman,    presided.
He was joined hy Ralph Lazarus, president of the UJF. anil Rich¬ ard J. Abel, vice-president in charge ot campaign and last year's campaign chairman. In discussing the needs for 1 II.'J 1 and  campaign  strategy   All  ex
pressed their appreciation to the co-chairmen, majors and cap¬ tains for their enlistment in be¬ half of the United Jewish Ap¬ peal, ,lolnt Defense Appeal. Nat¬ ional Jewish Welfare Board, other   natlonil   and   overseas   a
gencles and In behalf of the Jew¬ ish Center, HlUe) and the Co¬ lumbus Hebrew .School.
Mr. Melton pointed out lhe reasons why Israel requires con¬ tinued suppori, stressing parti culirly the efforts of the Isrieli
Heut«d fivin left to light Dave Levison, Chuiles ItosH, Dave (hescH, Bamoel Melton, Ralph LaAiruH, RlLhurd Abel, Maurice Bemsteln, Auron Stocka, Abe Levison, Louis Krakoff, Sol tibaman, Harry Schwartz, Gilbert HIegel, Bernard Feitllnger.
Standing, left  to right:  Cye  Landy,  Myer  Mellman,'
Robert Aronson, Win. Harnett, Saul l4okol, Abe Wolnian, Jeiry Gi-odln, David Koth, George Levlne, Reuben Abramson, Mailln Polster, Bam Lubin, Sanford Tlmen, Joe Kaaa, David Af oilman, Isadore Zeldlo, Robert Horo¬ witz, Morman MathlesH, Morris Swedlow, Arthur Block, Sam Schlonaky, Moi-rey Mattlin, Iru Monroe.
themselves to absorb thousands of newcomers into their life. This has required stvcrificlal gifts on their parts as well as high in¬ come taxes, which are three times as high as those paid in Iho C. S.
Mr. Ralph Lazarus emphasized lhe significance of the United Jewish Fund as the organization thai secures the grealest parti¬ cipation of Jewisii individuals and has become the unifying force In lhe Jewish community. He ppinled out Ihiit "the UJF is more than a mere fund-rais¬ ing agency, insofar as It gives people an opportunity to t'olla- borate for all welfare purposes , , . local, national and over¬ seas. He went on to say: "The Fund, the Jewish Center and the Jewish Community Council are three agencies designed for united action in meeting prob¬ lems for developing our own Jewish community life and addi¬ tional means through which we make our contribution to the welfare of Columbus, O., and our  country."
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