Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1954-03-12

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VOL. 82, No. 11
OOLUMBUS, OHIO, FBIDAY, MARCH 12, 1954
Devoted to American and JewUh IqeaU
HADASSAH MEDICAL CENTER
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J\/e4dA yo^k *7Ufi ta tfe /Ju*a^tded M J^cJaUaU Pa/Uif, Ae^ Week
Who will win Hadassah's "Week-end at the Waldorf?" That ques¬ tion's on the lips of all women of Hadassah and their friends. Some lucky woman will Ipavo the Jewish Center Tuesday evening, S:30, with the top prize . . . three glorious days at the Waldorf-Astoria including plane fare for two.
The winners will enjoy a New glamour—the same superb beauty, visiting royalty and Holljrwood wars, cheerful and charming with every breakfast in bed or in the Norse Orlll and, service will be of the finest.
Herb Levy Appointed Chairman Of UJPs Special Gifts Division
York  week-end amid luxury and
elegance   and   attention   accorded
Their's will be a spacious room—
facility for comfort  and  privacy,
in Waldorf tradition, the
Highlight of the '"Week-end at the Waldorf" will be an entire eve¬ ning of dinner and dancing In the beautiful Empire Room, with a floor show featuring world famous entertainers.
Since tUs Is Bhidassah's birth¬ day month, Mra. B. W. Abramson will open the evening's feetlvltiefl with an appropriate reading. Around the clock In Manhattan will   be   tho   theme   of   a   fashion show   by   Milgrim,   elegant •spring fashions,    new    silhouettes    and trends,   lingerie,   sport   clothes, beach wear, cocktail dresses,  eve¬ ning gowns and accessories will be shown.
An extra treat Is In store for all attending since  the  commentators will be Robert Montgomery of Mil¬ grim and Maurice Jackson of Sta¬ tion   WVKO.   Mrs.   Ralph   Groban will play during the showing. Acting UM models for this lovely display    will    be    the    following wives of medical men: Mesdames  Walter  Baum,   Ralph Dwork,    Elmer    Engelman,    Gary Kerstein,    Jack    Silberstein.    Ben Smilack,   Seymour   L.   Well   and Maurice Zox.
"Madame X" will add an addi¬ tional touch of suspense to the pro¬ gram. It should, also, be noted that the models' hairstyles will be done by DoVon.
Guests are Invited to stay for card playing and refreshments which the hospitality chairmen, Mrs. Joseph Haas and Mrs. Sol Myers, promise will be both dell- clous and In^ keeping: with the New York flavor of the evening.
Wives of medicai men wUl oIho serve aa hostesses. They are; Mesdon^es B. W. Ab¬ ramson, A. R. Cohen, Ab© Cowan, Jerome Fisher, Milton Goodman, Samuel Katz, Harvey Lash, Paul Myer, Herbert Pariser, William Paul, Alexander Pollack, Leonard Wasaerstrom.
Hostesses representing Business & Professional Hadassah, whose members are cooperating in this pKiJect are: Mrs. 3ess Gatoff, Miss ' Ida GetK, Mrs. Bertha Krausz, Mrs. Faye Smith, Mias Lana 2teitB^an.
Months of planning have gone into thia outatanding event of the (•mtlsud n Mf* *)
Herbert S. Levy haa accepted the position of Special Gifts chairman for the Men's Division of tho 1954 campaign. This announcement was made this week by Samuel Shin¬ bach, campaign chairman for the coming drive. Mr. Shinbach stated: "Herbert Levy will make an Ideal chairman for this major division of our coming UJF campaign. Mr. Levy has many years experience as a campaign worker and leader. For tho past several years he has serv¬ ed as a leader in the Special Gifts Division. As such, he and his bro¬ ther, Robert K. Levy, have set on example of generous giving and personal service. Mr. Levy has been one 'Of those who haa never hesi¬ tated to accept any responsibility which would enable the campaign Lo succeed.
"We face a difficult task this year. The need of our agencies here at home In Columbus, throughout the country, and overseas are as great as ever. This year, more than before. It is important to demon¬ strate our supiiort of Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East upon which our country can fully depend. We know that our efforts, through services we render to the campaign, and our contributions ivUI help Israel achieve eeomnnlc independence and contribute to the welfare of the thousands pf immi¬ grants who have been taken into the country and thus rescued from persecution and   hopelessness.
"I know Mr. Levy through the Special Gifts Division wiil enable the people of our comniunlty to maintain the fine record of gen¬ erous support established through the years."
Herbert S. Levy Is a member of the Community Relations Commit¬ tee sponsored by the Anti-Defama-
HERBERT S. LEVY
tlon League, the Jewish Communi- \ ty Council and B'nai B'rith and has served on the Board of Directors of the Bryden Rd. Temple and as a past president of the Winding Hol¬ low Country Club. He is a mem- her of the Board of Directors of the United Appeals and the Urban Redevelopment -Commission.
Mr. Levy, in accepting the ap¬ pointment, stated: "1 am happy to accept the position of chairman of the Special. Gifts Division because I know how greatly arc needed the funds which will be raised in our coming cam¬ paign. The United Jewish Fund represents our collective will to come to the rescue of thousands In Europe, In Israel, and elsewhere, who need our help. It Is the Instru¬ ment through which we support 40 Individual agencleii. These agencies include  In  Columbua    our    Jewish
Center, the Hebrew School, the Hillel Foundation on the Ohio State University campus, services to New Americans—part of the program of the Jewisii Family Service, the Columbus Jewish Home for t^e Aged and our Jewish Community  Council.
"On the national scene, our cam¬ paign supports health and welfare Institutions, Including hospitals, child care agencies, home for the aged, community relations agencies such as the Anti-Defamation Lea¬ gue, the American Jewish Commit¬ tee, the American Jewish Congress, the Jewish Labor Committee and the Jewish War VeterEuis; cultural agencies such as the National J».*w- ish Welfare Board, the B'nai B'rith National Youth Service organlza-" tion, the American Association for ; Jewish Education, etc.
"For Israel we raise funds for I the United Jewish Appeal and for I its institutions of higher learning. Our contributions which go to the UJA will enable Israel to proceed on Its goal of achieving independ¬ ence from our own help and from that of its other friends.
"There are more than 475,000 men, women and children through¬ out the free world who depend up¬ on us directly, who cannot and must not stand alone. Of these, 385,000 are in Israel holding the frontiers of democratic progress; 100,000 live in the Moslem world and yearn to be free of oppression, poverty and disease;' 30,000 are World War II victims still in Cen¬ tral and Western Europe; and 10,000 are either now In the U. S. or are bound here from Europe as refugees from suffering and home¬ lessness. I am hopeful that when the story is told throughout our (cnntlnued   on   page  5)
Committees Named for Inter-Group Meeting
PROF. SPITZ
Joins Institute
Dr. David ^pltz, professor of Political Science at Ohio State University, will join the faculty of¬ the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Center for the Spring term be¬ ginning Wednesday, Mar. 24, ac¬ cording to Harry Schwartz, Insti¬ tute chairman.
Prof. Spitz will offer a course on J''oundutlon of Demoeraoy, se¬ lected by the Institute curriculum committee as a particularly per¬ tinent area for study in connection with tho observance of the Ter¬ centenary of the settlement of Jews in America.
A distinguished member of the Ohio State faculty since 1947, Dr. Spitz waa rectently selected as Pro¬ fessor of the Year for tho Arts College. Dr. Spitz holds the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Co¬ lumbia University and Is the au¬ thor ot a book titled. Patterns of Anti-Democratic Thought. He has been a frequent contributor to varipus Journals of Political Theo¬ ry and has been much sought-after as a speaker by organiza^tlons.
The popular acclaim which fol¬ lowed his address jon "Tho Meaning of Freedom and Ciyil Liberties" at a recent meeting of thd Council of Jewish Women, is further evidence of Dr. Splts's acceptanfie aa both (ceatbiMd •¦ page 4>
Mrs. Melvin Ii'urman, president qf B'nai B'rith Women, announces thf commiUues In charge of the 3rd annual Inter-group meeting planned fpr Tuesday, Mar. 23, at the Jewish Center. A 12:30 lunch¬ eon, planned by Mra. Nathan Ned¬ elman and her commi ttee^ will precede the meeting.
Mra. Norman Katz ia chairman of the Antl-Dcfamfttlon Ijeaguc committee of tht' chnptor'which ia sponsoring tht' gathering- Her co- chairman is Mra. Robert Goldberg, and the following women are serv¬ ing on tho committee for the Mar.  23  meeting:
Mra.     Bernard     Meilman,     Mra'
PEDAGOGIC CONFERENCE AT CENTER FOR TEACHERS OF HEBREW SCHOOL
Daniel Harriaon, principal of the Columbus Hebrew School, is an- ounclng that a pedagogic conference wlli take place in Columbus at the Jewish Center this Sunday. Participating in the conference will be Hebrew School teachers from Cincinnati, Dayton, Indianapolis, Louisville and Columtoufi. The program for the conference Include three sessions: the. first starts at 10:30 a. m.
Mr. Morris Kushnlr, principal of the Cincinnati Talmud Torah Association, will preside a tthe first session. Topic for discussion at the morning session will be "Different Methods and Approaches in the Teaching of the Chumosh" (Bible), with the following participating: J. Lichterman, Indianapolis; Joseph Soltzman, Louisville, and Rabbi Hyman J. Cohen, Cincinnati.
The noon session will be. pre¬ ceded with a luncheon, prepared by the ¦ Ivreeyoh Society. At the luncheon session, greetings wlil be extended by Mrs. Jack Kooperst,cin, president of Ivreeyoh; Dr. Max P. Kanter, prealdent of the Columbus Hebrew School, and Dr. Marvin Fox. chairman of the Board of Education.
Mr.   Aaron  Intrater,  director of the Indianapolis Jewish Education¬ al Association, will preside at the second session, with tho following (continued on page S>
Daniel'Ooldsmith, Mrs. E. G. Nlor-^. enbcrg, Mrs. Ralph Dwork, Mrs. Al E. Glngold, Mrs. Harry Fried¬ man, Mra. Philip Bradley, Mra. Albert Beim, Mrs. Slg Waaser¬ man. Mrs. Dudley Gllck.
Acting as Advlsora to the ADL fommlttee are Mrs. Louis M. Levin and Mrs. David Handier
Tho splendid reception of tho church groups this year and the >wldc Interest In the subject to be discussed Insures a capacity at¬ tendance at the luncheon meeting, and it Is .hoped that the increased attendance frorti the above groups vyili be met by a comparable in¬ crease from the Jewish women In our community. Whether or not yo'u are a member of B'nai Btlth Women, you are invited and urged to come to the meeting, and to bring with you a non-Jewish neigh¬ bor or friend, A complete baby¬ sitting service for children age two and older win be available.
GOLDEN AGE CLUB PURIM PARTY AT JEWISH CENTER WEDNESDAY
The Golden Age Club, co-sponsored by the Council ot Jewish Women, Is looking forward to Its annual Purlm party, scheduled Wed¬ nesday evening at the Center. Entertainment will be provided by Mrs. Eugene Zucker, Miss Betty Uretsky, Alex Clowson and Henry Rosen¬ thal.
Mrs. Bernard Mentser heads the Golden Age group and Coyncll Women will be hostesses for the evening.
Baked goodies, compliments of Schwartz Bakery, will be distributed to the Oolden Agers, aa a speclal treat.
Bus accommodations will be available at the usual stops