Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1957-11-15

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Vol. 35, No. 47
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER IB, 1957
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CHANUKAH CONTEST
IS ANNOUNCED
BY BJ'S
Mrs. Martin Sowald, president of tho Religious Parents Group of Seth Jacob Synagogue, has an¬ nounced that (or the first time In the history of tlie Congregation, a olty-wlde CJhanukoh contest will be sponsored by her group, In co-dperatlon with the other auxiliaries, Both Jacob Brother¬ hood and Sisterhood.
The Chanukah contest will be In home decorating (or the entire city. In brief, the rules are; Homes which have decorated for Chanukah may enter as contest¬ ants; Judges will then, through the propess of elimination, choose the best decorated home In the city o( Columbus.
Elaborate prizes will be award¬ ed tp the top three winners o( the city-wlde contest In the (orthcomlng Issues o( the Chroni¬ cle, other local papers, ae well as in correspondence, dotalled entry blanks and specific rules will ap¬ pear (or the contest.
Rabbi David Stavsky, welcom¬ ing this project, has said. "I am sure this will encourage and stimulate the bringing in o( Chanukah into our homes. The' observance o( Chanukah ia 'Per¬ sum Nisah,' the publicizing of the great, miracle. I am encouraged to think that Chanukah will be well publlclz. . through this me¬ dia, and celebrated In our homes. We, here at Beth Jacob, are look¬ ing (orward to a very exciting contest."
Mrs. Sowald and her commit¬ tee' have explained that Chanu¬ kah decorations may be purchas¬ ed at the Beth Jacob Sisterhood Chanukah Counter.
RABBI HELLER
MR. COHEN
Menorah Ball Sunday^
PAST PRESIDENTS TO BE HONORED
zion Lodge 62, B'nol B'rith, will honor (ive District post presi¬ dents at a dinner meeting Dec. 10 at the Winding Hollow Coun¬ try Club, It was announced last week by Sol Shaman, chairman o( the program committee.
Tho following will he honored: Justin L. Sillman, Isadore W. Garek, Allan Tarshlsb, Melvln Harris and Rabbi Jerome Folk- man.
That win also culminate the present membership drive, being conducted by Isaac Cohen, chair¬ man of the Zion Lodge member¬ ship campaign, and a class will be Initiated by the Zion Lodge degree team.-
More than 40 new members have been signed up In the mem¬ bership drive. The goal is 100 new members by Deo. 10.
"We arc meeting enthusiastic response everywhere," said "Ike" Cohen, chairman, "because the B'nal B'rith program of service to the community and to the country does not need to be sold. It has a record of 114 years of devotion to the principles of bro¬ therly love and harmony."
The BO-day B'nal B'rith cam¬ paign wliich commenced Oct. 20, will officially terminate Sunday, Deo. 8, with a nationwide tele¬ phone report to Washington, D. C national headquarters of the organization.
, B'nal B'rith "60-Day Mobili¬ zation" coincides with the cele¬ bration of tbe 114th anniversary of America's oldest and largest Jewish service organization.
CHANUKAH FESTIVAL SCHEDULED DEC. 15 IN BEHALF OF ISRAa BONDS CAMPAIGN
Emil Cohen and Rabbi James G. Heller will join the Columbus community in welcoming the "Feast of LightB" when they appear at the Jewish Center Sunday night. Dec. 15, in a Chanukah Festival for Israel program, co-sponsored by a number of organizations and on behalf of Israel Bonds.
Popular in Columbus, Emil Cohen is ranked as a top-flight Amorlcan-.Tewish humorist, whose porfoi'mances blend a fluency in both the American and Yiddish cultures. Hia "one man" shows combine a warm singing voice, the mind of a master raconteur, and the personality of a talented artist rich ip Jewish humor.
Rabbi Heller is recognhtcd aa one of the outstanding leaders on the American-Jewish scene today. For 32 years he served Isaac M. Wls»^7emple in Cincinnati oa its rabbi and was actively prominent In both the Jewish and general community as president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and as president of the Cincinnati Board of Education.
He was also national president of the Labor Zionist Organization and his activity include a mul¬ titude of interests. He is a bril¬ liant  speaker.
Under the chairmanship of Dr. B. T. Mlndlin, representing Honda for Israel, sponsorship of the Festival Is In the hands of the following organizations:
Buckeye and Zion Lodges of B'nai B'rith and Zion and Candles light Chapters, Council of Jewish Women, Jewish, War Veterans and Auxiliary, Coluitibus and Uloh Chapters o t Hadassah, Pioneer Women, Branches 1 and 2 and Sabra Chapter, Raanana. and Columbus Zionist Council.
"BIG" Day will take place Sun¬ day morning, Dec. 15, from the Jewish Center. It Is hoped that 100 volunteers will be found to meet for breakfast and follow with visits to homes of prospects.
BRANDEIS TEA. MEBTIXO
A tea will precede^^c ponual board meeting of ^e Colwibas Chapter of National W^n len'e Committee ot Braiidela Untvotsl- ty Monday (^ the homo ot Mrs. JacH Roller, president
COUNCIL VOLUNTEER SERIES CONCLUDES
The Volunteer Training Course of the Council of Jewish Women will hold its final session Wed¬ nesday, 12:30 p. m., at the Jewish Center. A dessert tea will precede the discussion.
Chairman of "The Summing Up—An Evaluation" will bo Mrs. Robert Blashck, chairman of Community Activities for Coun¬ cil.
Mrs. Joseph Horchow will act as discussion leader of a panel discussion of which Miss Helen E. Bowers, director of the Volun¬ teer Service Bureau, Council of Social Agencies, will be moder¬ ator. Panelists will be chosen from Council's Volunteers In Ac¬ tion
The enthusiasm of the many Council members who have par¬ ticipated In the Training Groups boLh lost year and this has been most gratifying to Mra. Armand Abel, vice-president of Comhiunl- ty Affairs, and her co-chairman. Mrs, Robert Blashek, who along with the commftteed have plan¬ ned the Course.
Certificates will be awarded at the Dec. meeting to those who have attended the first and last of the meetings and at least one of the tours.
Mrs. Sol Shaman will be In charge of the tea Wednesday, with Mra. John Gersten acting as registrar.
By SARAII SCHWARTZ I
Cinderella's fairy godmother I apd her vaunted magic wand will learn new tricks at the Youth Center Sunday night from the transformation effected by the Decorations committee, when B'nol B'rith Women of Columbua present the Menorah Ball.
With Mrs. Don Stone and Mrs. Beryl Oser heading the commit¬ tee on Decorations for Zion Chap¬ ter, and Mrs. Bert Riker in com¬ mand of the Candlelight Chapter committee, bevies of workers trom both Chapters are busily en¬ gaged tonight in turning the Ca¬ pacious but barren auditorium In¬ to a veritable fairyland of glam our and color. Hundreds ot gaily colored helium-Inflated balloons will completely cover the ceiling, which has been dropped to pro¬ vide maximum acoustical results, and glittering "big records," lit by too soft glow of candlelight at each table, will carry out thu theme of tho 19th annual fund- rfllslng pvent of B'nai B'rith Womon.
As.siating thn chairmen from Zion Chapter will be Mrs. Nor¬ man Ourevltz ' who must be credited with Ihc original idoa for tho theme of the "Big Rec¬ ord"), and Mfsdamea Murray Bass, Martin Gillman, Leonard Grigat, Albert Krantz, Stanley MelJion, Bernard Mlndlin, Rich¬ ard Neustadt and Marvin SUber¬ stein, and Abe Zacks, with Mrs. Nathan  Nedelman  eis  advisor.
Mrs. Riker's committee from Candlelight include Mesdames AJ- bert Clayman, Harriet Leff, Jack Rubin and Fred Schwartzborg. Husbands of both committee members will be on hand, of course, to help with the harder taaks^ and a real preview of the boll   is   expected   tonight   at   the
Youth Center, When the workers I the tremendous achievement this
asflcmble to decorate the hall.        year. Our advertisers  have been
As has been the case for many I wonderful, our donors magnanlm-
MRS. KAHN
QeneraJ Ghmn^ Menorah Ball
years. Mrs. Leon Ginsberg will a- gain be responsible tt>r procuring, gratis, the beautiful corsages to bo worn by the leaders of this year's funcUon, with Mrs. Irving Cohen aa her co-chairman. Credit must also be given to Mr. Stanley Mellion, whose artistic efforts ^e on display all over town, on pos¬ ters he designed to advertise the Menorah Boll.
Commenting on the results to date of donor pledge solicitation, as well as on the success of the souvenir program and recipe book which will be distributed to¬ morrow night to patrons at the ball, Mrs. Aaron Kahn, over-all fund-raising chairman for Zion Chapter, and Mrp. Ralph Stein, earnlng-fund chairman for Can¬ dlelight Chapter, stated:
"We are thrilled and delighted at the magnificent response of the good people of Columbun to our appeal for funds to carry on the work of B'nai B'rith, as evidenced by all phases of the ef¬ fort to make this Menorah Ball the biggest and best ever. We want to thank everyone who had any part, no matter How small, in
I   WHO'S NEXT?
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ben¬ der, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Pier, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Gcrtner, Mrs. Jules Mindell, Mr. and Mrs, George Good¬ man, Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice  Levlne.
That select list contains the names of former win¬ ners of the fabulous 10-day Florida vacation trip. They were flown to Florida, via TWA Constellation or East¬ ern Air-Lines, spent 10 days as the hobored guests of the management of the Delano Hotel, one of the more luxurious beach-frOnt hostelrlcs at Miami Beach, and flown back to Colum¬ bus, all courtesy of B'nal B'rith Women.
Donor plcage to the Men¬ orah Ball Sunday makes you eligible for the prize luxury vacation trip. You don't hove to be present at the  Ball to win.
Coll Mrs. Max Friedman, CL. 2-7206. and give her your pledge. She will see that your tickets are de¬ posited for the drowlng at the Menorah Bail tomorrow night.
ous,. our workers terrific, our leadership dynamic, our growth phenonmemil. The Menorah Ball will tnUy set a 'Big Record' to¬ morrow night at the Youth Cen¬ ter."
Adding their words of thanks to thoae ot Mrs. Kahn and Mrs. Stelh, presidents respectively of Zion and OEmdlellght Chapters, Mrs. Dorothy Yosaenoff and Mrs. Herbert Feldman, issued the fol¬ lowing joint statement:
"We know that our MpnorMi - Ball will be the most glamorous and exciting social event of the season. We know that all who attend will enjoy the continuous dancing to the music of Bob Marvin and the Chuck Selby bands. We know they will be en¬ tertained and delighted by our guest stars, Larry Best and Na¬ poleon Reed. We ore happy to provide this wonderful evening for the community.
"However, wo also feel that our success can only be a partial one, if it is measured in money raised alone: we will bo completely suc¬ cessful only If we can Impart to our community the recognition of thq important role B'nal B'rith has played for the past 115 years, and wi|i continue to play, with the help of God, for many years to come, in tho philanthropic, cul¬ tural an dcducatlonal life of our people in this country and all over the world. As this recogni¬ tion comes—and our success in this year's effort proves that a major portion of the Columbus community believes in and wants to support the B'nai B'rith pro¬ gram- we can rejoice in the real achievement of our goala^- a blg- (contlnaed on pace 2)
MRS.  YASSENOFF
Prefiident, Zion Women
ADL ELECTS ABEL BOARD CHAIRMAN
TO OOSBVOr SERVICE
B'nal B'rith Girls and AZA boys wUl conduct Friday evening serv¬ ices, Nov. 22. at Agudas Achim Synagogue.
Richard J. Abel of Columbus waa unanimously elected chair¬ man of the Ohio-Kentucky Re¬ gional Board of the Anti-Defama¬ tion League of B'nal B'rith at Its annual meeting in Columbua last week-end.
Re-elected vice-chairmen were Samuel Goldstein of Cleveland and Edgar J, Bottlgheimer of Louisville.
Newly elected vice-chairmen wore Mrs. Irving Llpklng of Cleveland and Mra. Bernard Sch¬ wartz of Youngatown.
Mr. Abel has a dlstlngulahed record ot activity and leadership In the work of the Anti-Defama¬ tion League. He has been a mem¬ ber of the Regional Board since its organization nine y^irs ago and tor the past tviro years has served as chairman ot the Ad¬ ministrative   Committee
Ho was recently appointed by Henry E. Sch^ltz, the League's national chairman, a« chairman of a special national committee which la making a complete re¬ assessment  of  ADL  policy  with
regard to the problem of religion in the public schools.
Mr. Abel hos occupied positions of leadership In a host of organl- zat..,ns In the Jewish community. A past president of the United Jewish Fund of Columbua he Is currently president of the East Central Section of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
In an Impressive presentation, Jack Schlff of Columbua, hon¬ orary chairman of the Regional Board, awarded a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the League and the Regional Board to the outgoing chairman. Judge Benjamin 8. Schwartz of Cincin¬ nati.
In making the presentation, Mr. Schiff outlined the out¬ standing record of performance and leadership which Judge Sch¬ wartz had given to the regional ADL operation In his two terms as Board chairman.
One ot the highlights of the meeting was the speech of Alex¬ ander F. Miller of New York City,
national director of ADL's Com¬ munity Service Division. A past director of the Southern office of the League, Mr! Miller gave a first-hand account of the prob-
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lems   of   desegregation   and   inte- I gration   as  they    affect    Jewish communities In the north as well as the south;
William G. Plnaley, director of the Midwest Fact-Findlng and Investigative Department of the Anti-Dcfomation League, re¬ ported on current problems of Overt anti-Semitism and dis¬ crimination in this region. The Board discussed proper proced¬ ures for counteraction in deoHng with  these  problems.
The Board considered a num¬ ber of other problems facing the Regional Office such as religion in public education and problems relating to Israel and Arab prop- ^ aganda and formulated policy de- clalona which will serve to guide and direct the Regional Office during the forthcoming year.
More than 140 representatives of communities in all sections of Ohio and Kentucky attended the week-end sessions. Delegates will present reports on the meeting to B'nai B'rith Lodges and Chap¬ ters   and   other   organizations  in
their communities.
Attending from Columbus were Rlctiard J. Abel. Mr. and Mra. Albert Blank. Mr. and Mrs. Her¬ bert Cummina Dr. and Mrs. WU¬ Uam Engleman.
Mr, and Mrs. Robert Erman, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fleckner, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Gertner, I. W. Garek, Mr. and Mrs. Sam* uel Helman, Robbl and Mrs. Harry Kaplan.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Leeman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Letmert, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mandelkorn, Miss Juliet Marks, Mr. and Mrs. Myer Mellman.
Dr. and Mrs. B. T. Mlndlin, Mr. and Mra Joseph Schecter. Jack Schiff, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Sha¬ man, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Sokol.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Martin ^toneman, Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Topper.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wise, Herbert Wise, Mr, and Mrs. Abe Wolman, Mrs. Ikirothy Yassenott, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yenkln, Sol Zeldin.
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