Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1954-10-01

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Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Commtmity \\//\i^
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Vol. 32. No. 41
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER I, 1954
Devoted to American and Jswiih Idaali
EXHIBIT OF PHOTOOBAPHS AT HILLEL OCT. B-18
A photograph exhibit, celebrating the 300th anniversary of Jews in America, will be shown at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, 46-16th Ave,, Oct. 8-18.
The more than 80 photos are tbe possession of the American His¬ torical Society. The exhibit Indi¬ cates briefly the various types of historical records that the Society has collected. As a prelude to the Tercentenary celebration this year of the establishment of the first permanent Jewish community In the U. 8., the HlUel Foundation has arranged that exhibit be sent to Columbus. .,
JUNIOR DIVISION OF UJF REPORTS
SUCCESSFUL DRIVE; $1,381. IN
COLLECTIONS REPORTED
The Junior Division of the 1954 United Jewlah Fund ts Justly proud of Its performance this year. Collections totaling $1,381.78 made thie campaign a tremendous success, and Is a re/lection ot the efforts put forth by the chairmen — Cy Cohen and Herschel Schwartz. Many new goals were attained, thanks to the great co-operation of all con¬ cerned -- the executive st^ff, the Majors, the workers, and, of course, th^ donors who made the $1,381.78 figure possible.
It was Herschel Schwartz's Idea to activate a "clean-up" committee ta collect late money and pledges thru the summer months.
Thia year, the annual S'pecial Gifts dinner was changed into a •workers' banquet, at which not only the executive committee and Majora attended, but the workers, too. Inspirational speeches by Dr. J, D. Folkman and Don Merkin struck the keynote of the mcet,tng.
The UJF Junior Division is tak¬ ing thla means to offer apecial rec¬ ognition to the Majors - - Robefta Yenkin. Barry Wiseman. Marlene Snider, Gordon Freedman and Nancy Rusoff, who did a wonderful Job of instilling Into their workers the spirit of giving by stressing the needs of Israel's people.
Among the outstanding workers of 1964 have been Ellen Feinknopf, Adele Topoloaky, Neal Pallet, Mike Getz and Minette Ross.
This   year,   thru   the   efforts   of (eontinaed mn page 2)
PAID-UP  MEMBERSHIP
DANCte rOR ypTt
The paid-up membership dance for Young Folks Temple League will Include entertainment and re¬ freshments this Sunday, 7:30 p. m. to 11, at Bryden Rd. Ten\ple.
TWIG 109 MEETS
The next meeting of Twig 109 of the Children's Hospital will be held at the home of Mrs. Burt Rosen¬ thal. 80 N. Ashburton Rd.. Tueaday. 8 p. m.
U. a Y. "OPEN HOUSE"
The United Synagogue Youth of Broad St. Temple is having a mem¬ bership ''open house" Saturday. Oct. 9, 8 p. m.,.at Mike Getz's, 2703 Sherwood Rd. U. S. Y. is inviting all teen-agers who are interested In Joining.
NEW ORGANIZATION
The "Pegasus Club" is a new male teen-age group which has as its purpose to promote a philan¬ thropic program. Tbe boys are now raising funds to donate tb charity and will have a drawing of prizes contributed by various business firms. The group will meet at the Jewish Center oil Mondays at 7:80.
O & SOU SPONSORS NEW TEUBVISION SERIES
TV's new family comedy situa¬ tion, "Mefet CorllBs Archer," will be viewed Sunday on Channel 10 (WBNS-TV) beginning tomorrow, 6:30 to 7 p. m.
The.program will be presented by the Columbua & Southern Ohio Electric Co.
The above membera of the Yom Kippur Nite Oommunity Dance committee were present at a re¬ cent planning meeting. They include, left to right (front row): Mrs. Rueben Greenberg, decorations; Glna-Geminder, poster chairman; Helen Nutis, pub¬ licity chairman;  Lenore Feuerlicht, ticket, co-chair¬
man; Shirley Feinstein, program comniittee; (rear row): Barney Zell, decorations chairman; Dr. Jack Brahms, refreshments chairman; Mrs. Abe Samuel- son, program chairman; Dave Coplon, poster com¬ mittee;  Joe White, refreshments committee.
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4TH amUfiL VOM KIPPUR NIGHT DANCE IS THURSDAY AT CENTER
"The Time of Your Ufe," the theme of the 4th "atfnual Yom Kip¬ pur Nite 0>mmunlty Dance, will be portrayed both In the artistic dec¬ orations and in the atmosphere at the Jewish Center Thuraday eve¬ ning.
Bob Marvin's orchestra, "The band designed for dancing," will provide scintillating music for a delightful evening of dancing. The dance, culminating the activities of a solemn holiday, will Indeed be a' festive occasion. Novelty dancies, prizes, retreshmeilts, lavish dec¬ orations and a host of friends will
make this an outstanding event of the fall social season.
Under the capable direction of Sol Zell, general chairman, are numerous workers, representing various groups at the center, co¬ operating to make this evening long to be remembered.
Assisting Mr. Zell:     '
Hlnda Friedman, Irvin Levey, Ruth Cohan, Shirley Feinstein, Mrs. Abe Samuelson, Glna Ge¬ minder. Mrs. Jack Schilling, Mrs. Miriam Polster, Mrs. Ruben Green¬ berg, Lenore Feuerlicht, Helen Nu¬ tis.
Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Engelman, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Zell, Joe White, Dr. and Mrs. Gary Kerstein. Dr. and Mrs. Jack Brahms, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Kauffman, Mrs. Jack Marx, Faye Carrol.
Murray Young. Stuart Newpoff, Dr.^ and Mrs. Alexander Pollack, Phyllis Katz. Leonard BIoom.^Mil- tofi Glas and Dave O)plon.
Tickets at $1 per person for Cen¬ ter members, or $1-2]^. per person for non-members, can be obtained from finy of the above, or at the Jewiah Center desk, or at the door the evening of the dance.
James McDonald and Ben Edden to Appear Here
Two distinguished men who imow and love Israel, one an A- mcrlcan and one an Israeli, will be In Columbus next week on behalf of th; Israel Bond Appeal, Jacob L. Gilbert,   chairman,   announced.
James G. McIDonaid, the dis¬ tinguished first American Ambass- ulor to Israel and chairman of the Advisory Council of the State of Israel Bond drive, will speak Tues¬ day, 8:18 p. m., at the liome of Jos¬ eph  L,  Schwartz,  249  S,  Cassady.
Ben Edden; a native of Canada who became a key officer in the
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Army of Israel and Is now a suc¬ cessful Israeli contractor and farmer, will address Beth Jacob Congregation on Kol Nidre night and Agudas Achlm Congregation on Yom Kippur day on the occa¬ sion of the solemn high holyday mobilization for Israel, of which Isaac Halevl Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Israel stated:
"The appeal lit the House of G-d on the holiest days has my special sanction. It is psoper tliat particu¬ larly on those days the work of re¬ demption should find its greatest support."
Congregation Ahavas Sholom holds Its Bond Appeal on Yom Kippur day with Rabbi J. S. Rab¬ inowitz addressing "the congrega¬ tion and one of the lay leaders con¬ ducting the Appeal Itself. (Congre¬ gation TIfereth Israel held Its Ap¬ peal on the second day of Rosh Hashonah.)
James G. McDonald presented his credentials to the new State of Israel in 1048 and for more than two years he served with distinc¬ tion In Tei-Aviv and is tho roan recognized aa being most responsi¬ ble for establishing the firm bond of friendship and understanding between America and the new domocraoy in the Middle East
Ben Edden was still In bis teens when he came to Israel to live in 1828.- Completing his education at the Mikve Israel Agricultural School he later   managed    orange
groves, then the Haifa- docks for the Jaffa Orange Syndicate.
Enlisting In the British Army In 1939, Ben Edden rose to the rank of Major and he commanded a transport company In the Tobruck, Ben-Gazi and Syrian campaigns of World War H. Later In the Second World War he was put in com¬ mand of all Haganah activities in the western desert.
During the Israeli War of Lib¬ eration Edden served as Adminis¬ trative Chief of the Southern Com¬ mand and rose to the rank of Lieu¬ tenant Colonel in the Israeli Army.
One of America's noted public figures who was chairman of President Roosevelt's Advisory Committee on Political Refugees, James McDonald after many years of work in the International affairs field where ho was one of the founders of the Foreign Policy As¬ sociation, was asked, in 1946, to serve on the AnglorAmerican Com¬ mission of Inquiry which was to offer a proposed solution to the Palestine probblem to the United Nations. He emerged as a ohamp-
ARO IV IS PLANNING ^     RUMMAGE SALE
Arc rv (Aid to Retarded Chil¬ dren) will sponsor a rummage sale Satiui^ay, Nov. 8. Anyone wishing to con^^imte discarded clothing to this wqrthy project should contact Mrs. Maurice Goldstein, chairman, at HI. 4-3021.
lon of the rights of Jewish victims i of Hitler's Europe to unlimited im¬ migration into Palestine. I Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein will in¬ troduce Ben Edden to his Congre¬ gation and Abe A. Wolman, a past president of the congregation, com¬ munity leader and former Bonds for Israel Columbus chairman will conduct the Appeal, as he did last year.
After Mr. Edden Is introduced to Beth Jacob Congregation and speaks, Louis M. L«vin, a com¬ munity and congregation leader, will conduct the Appeal.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Jack Silbersteln, Women's chaimian, and JMrs. Sher¬ man Sharwell, Reservation chair¬ man, report that reservations for the community dinner In honor of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Wednes¬ day evening, Oct 13, at the Desh¬ ler-Hilton Hotel, are "roiling In," and one of the largest gatherings in tbe history- of the 0}lumbti8 Jewish community Is expected^^to greet Mrs. Roosevelt, who cele¬ brates her 7Qth birthday the week she will be in Columbus- Many of the reservations have come In through the "devoted and energetic work of our telephone committee, calling every week-day from .our Jewish-Center headquart¬ ers," Mrs. SUbersteIn stated. "They deserve a special vote of thanks." Mrs. Silbersteln urges people to mall in their reservations accom¬ panied by their checks, as thia will
facilitate seating the night of the dinner. Everyone attending will re¬ ceive a ticket, wlilch the waiter will collect. This ticket will be mailed to those who mall in their reservations; those who make their reaervations by telephone, will pick up their tickets at the ballroom door.
The women report that a mis¬ understanding exists In the minds of some people concerning their obligations at the dinner. The coat of the dinner is $3.60 a person arid not the purchase of a Bond.
JAMES MoDONAUD