Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1957-03-29

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Vol. 35, No. 13
COLUMBUJ, OHIO. FRIDAY, MARCH 29,  1957
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Fund Reports 158% Hike
Initial campaign reports on ad¬ vance.acttvitles of tho 1057 Unit¬ ed Jowlsh Fund ahow an Incrcajse of ^58% on tho Emergency Res¬ cue Fund, which is more than 2% times the minimum being sought, and an over-all increase of approximately 32% on^ the combined Regular and flmergcn- cy fund of tho campaign. I    This report was recently made
by Mr. Aaron Zacks, 1967 cam¬ paign chairman, to tho leadership ot the Special Gifts section.
Mr. Zacks stated that a new sonac of responsibility prevails at all meeting^. "We all feel that our actions may well decide who shall live and who shall die. We, oa American Jews have a grave responsiblUty. it Is to translate our own feelings of concom Into
action   and   give   and   work   as never before to save lives."
He reported that the organi¬ zation meotlnga of the 1957 Unit¬ ed Jewish Fund have become more than get-togethers to set the mechanics for the present campaign. The present urgent world situation has become a rallying standard for all those participating    in    tho    campaign.
Above and below ore sccfiea at United JTewish l General  Soltolfations.    The division  met to corn- Fund's   meeting  of  oo-ofiaUmen   and   colonels  of  plete plans and receive campaign InHtructtona,
and the moetlnga have been a source of great encouragement to Fund leaders.
At a recent meeting of the General Solicitations Division leadership, Marvin Glassman chairman, announced that the current pledges which have been made by his worlters showed an increase of 90% on tho Emer gency Rescue Fund and an In¬ crease of 29^ on tho combined Emergency and Regular cam¬ paigns.
The Special Gifts Division, as reported by Herbert H. Schiff, chairman, shows highly respoh- slvo contributions with an In¬ crease of 162% tp the Emergency Rescue Fund and an overall in¬ crease of 31% on both the Regu¬ lar and the Emergency Rescue F-trtTds.
Columbus Jewry, through the Fund, has pledged Itself to exceed last year's Emergency Fund by at least 150%. There Is more than hope by the local leaders that the Emergency Fund will be exceed¬ ed. Since, the campaign's start, the rescue needs have become even 'greater than had been fore¬ seen.
A current report by the United HIAS Service, a beneficiary a- gency of the United Jewish Fund, Indicates that 6,938 Jewish Hungarian escapees have been assisted with settlement plans. That can be broken down into major places of settlement: Can¬ ada has received 2,100; Australia, 545; and Latin America, 425. In the United States ovor 3,900 Jew- iiih Hungarian escapees have been assisted.
fA total of 28,500 Hungarian es¬ capees of all faiths have already arrived in the United States.)
There are still registered with United HIAS Service in Austria several thousand Jewish Hun¬ garian escapees who have asked to be helped with settlement In the United States.
MH. DAVIDSON
'Jewish Ripley' to Perform Tuesday
Irving Davidson, Jewish hum¬ orist and wit who will appear at the Jewiah Center Tuesday eve¬ ning, la known as tho "Jt-wiah ftipley" because of his lectures on
RABBI SEGAL TO
SPEAK FOR T.i.
NEXT WEEK
Tifereth Israel SIstorhood will hold Its April meeting Monday, with the main topic being "Torah Fund."
The Sisterhood has planned an interesting, enlightening meeting, beginning with a desscH tea at 1 p. m., in the Temple social hall.
Guest speaker will be Rabbi Lester A. Segal, associate direc¬ tor of B'nal B'rith Hlllel Foun¬ dation at Ohio State University. Rabbi Segal, who studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will, speailf on "Torah Fund," acquainting Sisterhood members with this fund, Its pur¬ pose and how It functions.
A native of New Yorlt City, Rabbi Segal studied at the City College of New York and Colum¬ bia University before entering the Seminary. He later served as a chaplain In the U. S. Air Force. Since September, 1955, he has been  as^ciato director    of    the
Jewish  historical oddities. As  he  Ohio State Hlllel Foundation and
has also been on the faculty of the Center's Institute of Adult Jewish Studies.
Mrs. Arthur Westerman and Mrs. WllUam Wasserstrom, Torah Fund chairmen, are in charge of the program. Opening prayer wiH be given by Mrs. William D. I'aul.
Report From ADL's Three-Man Staff
Coping with the tensions and problems growing out of sectar¬ ian religioua practices In public schools, planning a counter-action program to combat the efforts of Arab propagandists seeking to spread hatred In this country and to poison the debate on the Mid¬ dle East, and developing intensive educational projects to safeguard
our children and yovth trom pre¬ judice and diseriinlnation, arc all part of a day's work for tho three-man staff of the Anti-Defa¬ mation league's regional office in Columbus,
Their Intimate reports on thoae efforts will be presented at a community-wide ADL meeting Tuesday. April 9, S:30 p. m., at the
Jewish   Center,   under   the   spon¬ sorship of Zion Lodge.
The program portion of the meeting will be introduced by Richard Abel, long-time member of ADL's regional board and chairman of its Administrative committee. Presiding at and mod¬ erating the discussions to follow wiii be Isadore Topper, prominent
Agudas Achim Honors Katz, Lakin
A reunion and recognition pro- gram, honoring, charter members of Agudas Achim Brotherhood, will be held Sunday, April 7. 8:30 a. m., at tho synagogue. Members of the Brotherhood and Congre¬ gation, as well as the public at largo, are Invited to the impres¬ sive affair.
The hands ot the clock will be turned back some 50 years or more to pay tribute to a handful
of men, then calling themselves the "Columbus Young Men's He¬ brew Club," organized Nov. 6, 1906, the fore-runner of today's Brotherhood.
Though only 14 in number. those men with-their tremendous vision and zeal, helped promote and construct the old Agudas Achim structure at Washington Ave. and Donaldson St.
Imbued     with    the     spirit     of
MK. KATZ
I David,   they   eould   find   no   rest I until   the  Ark   of  the   Lord  waa 1 housed   in   u     fitting     structure: They    dedicated    themselves     to that  end.  As  a   result,  a  benefit was arranged on March 14, called "A   Grand   Ball   and   Entertain¬ ment,"   held   at   Memorial   Hall. i Funds    raised    at    the    function wont towards the building of tho "new"  synagogue.
Louis Lakin and Walter Katz were active members of the group and have continued their dedi¬ cated service to Agudas Achim Congregation for more than 50 years.
Devotion such as theirs Is time¬ less; however, on April 7, time will stand still, as the past meets tho present In a rededlcatlon of fellowship and spiritual nourish¬ ment. It is.only fitting that the Agtidas Achim Brotherhood pause in its present day activities to reflect and give honor to those Samsonltes of yesteryear.
Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein and Cantor PhlUp Gellman will conduct special memorial pray¬ era for deceaaed members.
Holy work is related Jn re¬ ligious terms as a feeling begin¬ ning to festivities. Special wor¬ ship will be held at traditlpnal Minyonnaire services at 6:80 a. m.
Columbus attorney and a member of the Administrative Committee. Philip R. Bradley, chairman of Zion Lodge's ADL committee, will summarize the discussion.
Reporting on the problem of "religion In tho schools" will be Seymour Gorchoff, ADL regional director. Jewish communities in Ohio have become increasingly concerned about thla problem es- pfciiUly ubout "released time" re- llglgus 1,'ducation programs in many of thf achool sy-stems with¬ in the state. The problem haa bi.icn givt.Mi extensive consider¬ ation b> tho ADL regional board and Administrative committn- and 1.1 an important priority item on tho agenda of tho Regional Office. There have been a number of developments in connection with the problem within recent weeks and these will be fully reported at the ADL program.
Mr. Gorchoff established the regional ADL office In Columbus in 1948 and has since directed the extensive activities of tlie ADL in combatting anti-Semitism and promoting intergroup under¬ standing throughout the states of Ohio and Kentucky. He has been with the League for the past 14 years and in terms of length of aerylce to the Agency, is among the oldest staff members.
Sheldon Stelnhauser, ADL Com¬ munity Consultant, will review the activitiea of the regional of¬ fice In counter-acting the divisive efforts of Arab propagandists and others to impugn the loyalty (eontlniied oa pnge 8>
VOUNEB SETS DATE FOR ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC
Voliner Society thla week an¬ nounced the date for the annual family picnic. It'a Sunday after¬ noon, July 28, at Helmendale Grove Park.
regards the fact that sorrow- laden Jewiah people have a sense of humor as the greatest Jewish historical oddity of them all, ho haa made a specialized study, as auch, of Jewiah wit and humor. He has written numerous articles and is now completing a manu¬ script on Jowlsh humor.
Mr. Davidson achieved skill as a raconteur, a master of repartee, walking storehouse of bon mote, after over 17 years of plat¬ form experience and several sea- i sons as social director at various summer resorts. 1
Everywhere he speaks, ripples j of laughter quickly grow Into i waves of merriment. He possesses a fine sense of social philosophy upon which he draws liberally, I sandwiching hla remai-ks on cur- j Jewish or world problems be¬ tween layers of humor.
Davidson Is a New York attor¬ ney, but his hobby has been to i crowd several file cases with humorous clippings and notes un- i der Jewish, American. Negro. ; English, Irish, French and Italian ' classifications. {
Hh appearance Is aponsored by , the  Jewish   Center,   In   co-opera¬ tion with B'nal B'rith. The public | is invited. Admission ia $1.50 per person;   students,  75c.
AGUDAS AOHIM COUPLES ClXfB HKARS DR. CAPLAN
The second of a series of meet¬ ings relating to "Marriage and Family Relations" will take place Saturday, April 6, 9 p. m., in the Agudas Aciiini lounge, announces Mrs.  Eli  Gold,  chairman.
Dr. B. B. Oapltfn, noted child expert, will gear his discussion along the lines ot parent-child relfttion.shipa and the problems faced by young parenta of today.
Dr. Caplan is well qualified to present that topic. He has, ex¬ perience locally in the child coun¬ selling field, and does work with the city and county In helping overcome emotional problems of disturbed children.
COUNCIL 0ELE6ATES
TO ENTERTAIN
TUESDAir
Atmosphere of a national con¬ vention wlli, prevail at the next program of Councii of Jewish Women Tuesday, 12:30 p. m., at Temple Israel.
A clever skit will be presented by the Columbus delegates and alternates to the National Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women convention hold last week in Washington D. C. Tho women have returned from the convention with auch enthusiasm and so many new ideas that they are extremely eager to have all local ihembers share their feelings
Columbus made a splendid showing among all tho other sec¬ tions by winning first prize for the boat exhibit of Council ac¬ tivities entered by the other large cities. A beautiful poster made by Mrs. Seymour Well, depicting the recent Volunteer Service Pro¬ gram, waa judged tops among en¬ tries from all over the U. S.
More recognition was given to the Columbus section in the membership field. Columbus was also cited for having exceeded Its quota of new niembers, Mrs. Mil¬ ton Parker, local membership chairman, was given that award at a special party attended by congressmen and other national dignitaries.
A tea, prepared by Mrs. Joseph Haas and her hospitality com¬ mittee, will be served before the meeting. Mrs. Maxwell Papurt will give the opening prayer.
f HiUOaPHIAN' TO BE REVIEWED BY FOLKMAN'S AT SISTERHOOD MEETING
"The Phlladelphian," by Richard Powell, will be reviewed at the next meeting of the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 9. by Dr. and Mrs. Jerome D. Folk- man In their inimitable dramatic style.
"The Phlladelphian" waa published by Scrlbncr last year and is one of tho top leaders on best-seller lists. It describes a young lawyer's progress from meager circumstances to a position of civic and social prominence In the City of Brother¬ ly Ljove.
The unusual demands of Philadelphia's leading social set upon him are clearly defined. The whole intriguing story of what goes on behind the formal facade of a successful law offloe is rich with dramatic niiaterial.
D«. and Mrs. Folkman will give their presentation at the meeting following the dessert tea of the Sisterhood, scheduled to begin at 12:30 p. m., at Temple Israel.
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