Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1955-12-16

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Vol. 33. No. 5!
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1955
Devoted  to Ami end J*wiih  Idi
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Rabbi Finkel Speaker For Ahavas Sbolom's (nstallation Banquet
AnnuiU Installation dinner of Ahavas Sholom Congregation will be held Sunday, 6:30 p. ni., in tho social hall of the synagogue. Rabbi Ell¬ iott Flnkel, a graduate of Hebrew Yeshiva of Jci^isalcm and ordained by Rdbbl IJcrzog-, Chief Rabbi of Israel, and also a graduate of Wayne University, will be the guest speaker. Barney    Rlngor    will    serve
toastma^tcr and chairman for the event William Givets will induct the new offlcora.
Soi R. Rising, active In the Con^ grogation for many years, will be installed as president. OthcF of¬ ficers to be installed are: honorary president; Harry Bcckman; vice- president., Mltchcl Cohon; treas., William Givets; secretary, Hyman L.ehrcr; recording secretary, Ber¬ nard Oohcn; Gabbt Rlshon, M. A, Aaron; Chevro Kadisho, Barney Ringer and George Goodman; chairman of the Board, Morris Jonas; IJfe Truiatees, Harry Beck- man, - Harry Bendersky, George Goodman. Morris Jonas, Barney Ringer, and Ben Rosen; Trustees— M. A. Aaron, Louis Ackerman, Max Cohen, Joe Kroll, A. Miller. Joe Papier, Alex Romanhof, Harry Shalet. Nathan Sokol, Lou Stcln, Jack Susaman.
The Sisterhood is in charge of arrangements for the dinner. The public Is Invited. For reservations, call Mrs. Sol Rising, FA. 9242. or Mrs. Ha^rry Lakin, DO. 9004.
SIMON COHEN
Resigns from Center Staff
The Jewish Center Board of Di¬ rectors announces the resignation of Simon Cohen from ita staff. Mr. Cohen has been appointed Director of the Davison Branch of the Jew¬ ish  Community  Center of  Detroit.
He has been supervisor of the Center's Youth Department for nearly 3'/j years, during which the activity of that department ex¬ panded greatly. All divisions Junior, Intermediate, Teen-Age and Young Adults now thrive with well established  programs.
Among the projects he worked with closely were tho Sunday Fun' time, Winter Camp, Summer Day Camt Teen-Age Council and Youth Division of United Jewish Fund. Ho also was a Field work Instructor with the Ohio State Graduate School of^ Social Admin¬ istration.
SI was also a member of Asfudas Achim Congregation ^d its Youth Committee.
He waA president of the Opium' bus Chapter of American Asso¬ ciation of Group Workers, a mem¬ ber of the executive iMard of Uie dolumbus Chapter of the National Association of Group Workers. XcsaUassd w fSfa 1):
SABBATH SERVICES SPONSORED BY USY AT TEMPLE ISRAEL
United Synagogue Youth will sponsor a sabbath service at Tom¬ ple Tifereth Israel Friday. Dec. 23, 8 p. m., announced Benson Roth, Religious chairman of USY. A committee of USY mot with Rabbi Nathan Zelizer and planned the participation and portions of service to be conducted by USY members. Norman Friedberg will chant a major portion of the service, Alan Hackei will conduct the Kiddush, Barbara Davis will read a responsive reading and Francine Turner will offer the closing, prayer.
Tht sermon for tho evening will be given by three members of USY. Julie Berman wJJl speak on the "Jewish Teen-Ager. the ¦ Future Leader." Ian Polster on "USY and the Teen-Ager" and Benson Roth's topic will he "Religion and the USY."
Ian Polator, music chairman of USY, i.s compo.sing and planning to conduct a small choral group in a musical arrangi.-mont of aomo por- tion.H of the 90th psalm.
Mike Getz, president of USY, in¬ vites colU'ge students who are home on vacation, particularly those who contributed so much to the devek)pment of USY in the last two years, as well as alt other friends of USY. to bo guests of the Temple and the Synagogue Youth group.
After, the service will be an Oneg Shabbat. Joyce Schulnick is chair¬ man of hospitality. There will be singing and dancing, especially since the returning delegates from the USY regional board meeting at Youngstown havo brought back so many spirited songs and dances, Ushers for the sabbath services will be USY members. A committee (h working with the hospitality chairman. ¦
An additional invitation is ex¬ tended to p^ircnts of USY mem¬ bers, us well as to adult members of th<? Temple, to join in the sab¬ bath observanci; as well as the Oneg Shftbat  following the service.
Lett   to   right   ore   Leo   Vu«senoff  and   Uie   SU-   i rally and dinner sponsored by  the Charity Newsies bersteln  brotherH — Max and Horry — at the pep   | Dec. 8 at the Neil House.
Silbersteins Pay Record Price for First Newsie
Harry and Max Silbtrstoin, of Columbus Pipe & Equipment Co., have again this year demonstrated their generosity towards worthy causes in our com¬ munity, among.wKicTT'H^jJ^Charity Newsies is one. This year, they paid $3,500 for the 1955 Charity Newsies' first edition - the highest .sum ever con¬ tributed for thia special jssuo.
Other purchasers were: the Leo J. Marks chari¬ table   trust,   $1,000;   Herman   Luckoff.   of   Luckoff's
Dep't Store, $550; for a football used in the Ohio State-Michigan football game. Jack Resler, of the Hercules Trouser Co., bid $200, and for a football used In a Cleveland Browns' game, Herman Schot- tensteln, of Pepsi-Cola, bid $200.
The Newsies' 49th annual paper sale is today (Saturday). See Page 9 of this week's Chronicle for names of participants in the 1955 Newsies' campaign.
EMERGENCY NEED
Furniture and household Items are needed for New American family, sponsored by Council of Jewish Women. Call Gerta Baruch, EV. 2971, or Eleanor Yenkin, FA. 1774.
OHANVKAH CELEBRATION AT RAANANA MEETmO
Raananc^ will have a Chanukah celebration at ltd next regular meeting Tvesday, 8:30 p. m., at tho Jewish Cen.ter.
AU members are asked to bring a SO^ gift (or Chanukah exchange. A program of games, song-fest and candle-lighting ceremony will com¬ prise Tuesday's activities.
Hostesses tor the evening arr Mrs. Joe Glaser and Mrs. P. H Oellman.
Members are urged to bring tbelr JNF boxes to the meeting.
MR. AHEI.
New ADL Committee .Appoints Abel
Richard J. Abel of CoIumbu.s. has been appointed chairman of the newly-created Administrative Com¬ mittee of the Ohio-Kentucky Re¬ gional Board of the Anti-Defama¬ tion League, according to an an¬ nouncement by Benjamin S. Sch¬ wartz. Board chairman. The re¬ sponsibility of the Administrative committee la to guide the opera¬ tions of the Regional office be¬ tween the annual meetings of the Board. It ia empowered to act for the Board on all emergency mat¬ ters arising during the course of the year.
Mr. Abel haa played a leading role'in civic defense and communi¬ ty relations activities in the city of Columbus as well aa throughout the region. Ho Is a member of the loint ADL-Community Relations' Committee of the Columbus Jewish C!ommunl^ Council and has been xn active member of the Regldna) Board slpce its Inception. He If ilso a memtier of the Natlona' Ikiuncil of the Joint Defense Ap Teal, which is the fund-raising arm '¦>t the Antl-Defaxnatlpn League uid the American Jewtsh Commit-
TO DISCUSS POLIO AT HADASSAH MEETING
A timely subject of interest will be discussed st the meeting of Hfi da.ssali. Tuesday, at the Jewish Center. Dr. Malcolm Robblns, a na tive of Baltimore, and a graduate of Johns Hopkins, will talk on "Polio," a topic of vital Importance to all  Hadassah  members.
Dr. Robbina Is here from the U. S. Public Health Service to tht Ohio State Health Department Division of Communicable Dis cascc. He is well qualified to answ er questions which will follow his talk. Dr. Robblns resides in Co¬ lumbus with hia family.
Mrs. Samuel Rubenstein will light the Chanukah candles and Mra. B. W. Abramson will present current events.
A dessert luncheon will precede the meeting, whicli is called for 12:30 p. m. Membei-s are urged to -save their tax stamps which will be their admission to the tax stamp affair in February, with Mrs. Les¬ ter Seligson and Mrs. Alexander Pollack  as  co-chairmen.
Mrs. August Schofer and Mrs. Hyman Weinberg will be at the meeting to collect. dues for mem¬ bership.
Membership Into Hadassah i« al¬ ways open and all new members ot the Columbus conununity are In¬ vited to the meetings.
GOUNGIIinE DAY
Sunday morning has been desig¬ nated as "Councilette Day," with a regular meeting to follow at the Center, 2 p. m. The annual "winter whirl" will be discussed at the meeting.
MEEBAOm DINNXB SAN. «
Mizrachl Women's Organization will have Its annual dinner Sun- lay, Jan. 8, 6 p. m., at Agudas Achim Synagogue.
Support 4>f this affair will aid Ulzrachl's various projects In Is¬ rael.
HAKRY   SCHWARTZ
Winter Term Opens Jan. 4 at Center
The winter semester pf the In¬ stitute o/ Jewish Studies has been set to begin Jan. 4, it was announc¬ ed by Harry Schwartz, Institute Committee chairman.
Dr, Marvin Fox. director of the Institute, will resume his lectures based on "Sayings of the Fathers" <Pirkei Avoth) in response to re¬ quests by many students who at¬ tended earlier courses In the series. Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein, whose Introductory course on the bible at¬ tracted widespread Interest, will lead a course on the bible, begin¬ ning with Abraham and continuing through Isaac, Jacob and Joseph and his brothers. Emphasis a fthe course will be on the Pentateuch as the moral basis of Judaism.
Rabbi Harry Kaplan, director of the Ohio State University HiUel E'oundatlon, la returning! to the Institute faculty to teach ,a<coune on Ahad H-Am, an at«a of Jewish learning with definite slgniflcojibe for current cultural Zionism.
Rabbt SoloinoD Poupko will coil> tlnue his course on The Jewish Concept of Prayer. Thirty-four enthustastlo atudenta were enrpUed In the rabbi's fall course when the (eHtlBBsd ra Mf« V