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Vol. 35, No. 32
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1957
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GALLERY TEENS IN NATl SPOTLIGHT
Tbo 41 members of Gallery Teens, who nre at present re¬ hearsing throe tlmoB a week for their forthcoming production of "The Madwoman Of Chaillot," re¬ ceived a great moral boost .this week when the August issue of "Theatre Arts" appeared and made the rounds at the Jewish Center.
"Theatro Arts" fs the leading monthly magazine in the nation exeluaively devoted to Reporting t;^e happenings and developments on stage In this and In foreign countries. The mere fact that the current issue carries a favorable report about the accompUshmcnts of "Gallery Players" and about the creation of a teen age drama gfpup by the Jewish Center of Columbus. O.. must be considered a great honor and reflects credit on everyone who has donated tiJne and talent to these pro¬ jects.
Jt win serve to stimulate great¬ er interest amongst the parents of teen agers whose cooperation Is so essential and give an even greater lift to the members of the group who are already engag¬ ed in the* production of "Mad¬ woman."
Rehearsals show steady pro¬ gress under the direction of ' Larry Kent. Regardless of heat and humidity and the tempta¬ tions of pools, picnics and ice cream parlors, the youthful cast works energetically on blocking, characterization and memorizing of lines.
A few minor male parts are still open, and any young man of high school age who wlst^cs to gain experience In acting may apply by coming to tho Center at rehearsal time (Sunday, 2 p. m., and Monday and Thursday, 8 p. m.)  and  asking for Mr, Kent.
DH. OERTNER
Heads Committee
Dr. Ben Gertner, past Depart¬ ment Commander of Ohio, was named chairman of the National Convention Resolutions Commit¬ tee by William Carmen, present National Commander of JWV.
The national convention will be held in Boston next week. Aug. 12-19. Dr. Gertner is a past Com¬ mander of Capital Post 122, and has just completed his term as State Commander.
NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW YORK, (JTA) - Trade between the United SUtes and Israel totalled $171,000.000'in 1956. according to a report released this week by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Advances over the preceding year were re¬ corded In the export and import trade. In shipping and Insurance. and in travel and tourism.
Based on official data and eS'- timatca, the study covered all as¬ pects of financial, economic and business activities between the United States and Israel, the re¬ port said. It revealed that Israel obtained over 30 percent of all its Oforeign Income from America. At the same time Israel spent over 30 percent of its foreign ex¬ penditures In the United States. «   «   •
LIBERTY. N. Y., (JTA) - Roger W. Straus, nationally prominent In brotherhood work and a leader In civic activities and business, died here laat week.
A founder and for years co- chairman of the National Confer¬ ence on Christians and Jews. Mr. Straus served as general chair¬ man of Brotherhood We« n. In 1953. He was also honorary presi¬ dent of the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods and a member of the executive boards of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the American Jewish Committee and the board of governors of the Israel bond drive. He was also honorary vice chairman of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York.
Rabbi Stavsky is Beth Jacob Guest
Louis M. Levin, president of Beth Jacob Congregation, an¬ nounces a special congregation meeting will be held Sunday morning at 10, to consider the candidacy of Rabbi David Stav¬ sky, who is here on a return visit as guest rabbi of Beth Jacob.
liabbl Stavsky Is a graduate of Rabbi' Isaac Elchonon Yeshlvah and he comes here very highly recommended for the rabbinate position of Beth Jacob Congre¬ gation. Rabbi Stavaky will be present at the meeting for a per¬ sonal Interview,
The president and the other of¬ ficers of the congregation request of all members to make every ef¬ fort to attend this very important meeting.
Polar Bear Dip is Popular Event
Advanced registrations ahow that the final event of the Center summer intermediate program known BM the Polar Bear dip will be the most popular activity. The polar Bear dip refers to the early morning swim laround 8;00> which will awaken all overnight campers participating". Boya and girls will meet at the Center counsel ring next Thursday eve¬ ning, 8:30.
Everyone is required to bring along a number of overnight es¬ sentials. Thursday evening's feat¬ ure events will be a huge camp- fire started in a most unique fashion. Indian dances and other counsel ring activities, singing, roasting weincrs. marshmallows, etc. Breakfast will be served the next morning around 7:00.
Milton Pinsky and Jonas Ros¬ enthal will have their senior Boy Scout leaders making the ar¬ rangements for the entire pro¬ gram.
Cost for the climax event is $1. and registrations should be given to Wally Bernstein. BE. 1-2731. immediately. Parents' permlaslon slips must accompany each regis¬ tration.
NEW EDITION OF BIBLE PRINTED
Mrg. Harry Schwartz, Mrs. Jack Resler. Mrs. J. D. Schecter and Mrs. Harry Getz have been given the opportunity here to dis¬ tribute a new, fascinating edition of the Holy Scripturea a Jewish family bible according to tho Masoretic Script, edited by Rab¬ bi Morris A. GuUteln and fflabbl David Graubart (Mcnorah Press. $3!3,   042   pages).
The bibles are being publicized and made available.as a matter of community Interest, having re¬ ceived them through Bible Edi¬ tions of Cleveland. Inc.
It Is a non-profit venture, with all proceeds roaltzed to be given to local charities. The bibles are purchaseable on a time basis.
For more information, call Mrs. Schwartz. BE. 1-6385;. Mrs. Ros¬ ier. CL. 8-5139; Mrs. Schecter. BE. 1-1137; Mrs; Getz. BE. 1-6125. Tho new Jewish family' bible is the result bf a four-year project which Involved a large group of scholars, translators,, c d i t o r sj map-nvakcra, artists and technic¬ ians, working under the direction j of Dr. Melbourne I. Feltnian. ex¬ ecutive director of the Menorah ' Press, publisher;
The one-volume edition con¬ tains the full text of the Old Testament as it Is accepted by all Jews. In addition, it contains many features which arc the re¬ sult of the latest scholarship, and together with the original are in full color reproduction, and spec¬ ial studies and supplements, make this a "first" In the 4,000- year history of the Jews.
Appearing for the first time In any edition of the Jewish bible are:
A  chronology  listing  the  dates and order of events in the bible. A prayer directional titled "Re¬ fuge and  Strength."
Maps of ancient Canaan and modern Israel",
A special section on the Jew¬ ish holidays and thefr meanings. The Encyclopedic Dictionary, listing and defining all the peo¬ ple, places and things mentioned in Scripture, arranged alphabetl cajly and with page references.
Also included is a family rec¬ ord.
The editors Eind publishers of the Jewish family bible have re¬ ceived the endorsement and co¬ operation of the religious and lay leaders in all the major ,groups within Judaism.
The volume Is bound in rein¬ forced Spanish grained cream tone and gold cover, and stamped In 24 karat gold. The classic de¬ signed border depicts tho authen¬ tic symbols of the Jewish faith, and reproduces the Ark of the Covenant with the Sacred Scrolls.
Above are partlclpontH In a big water fihow I Rone., Solly Kapp, Judy Dutton. Sue Brenning. scheduled Sunday at the Jewish Center. Front Back row, standing: Ben RofMS Karen Dutton, row, sitthig:  David Freidman, Ste:ve Bless, Terrle   Carole Smoler, Rue Herman. (Topy photo)
^Neptune Goes Calypso'
One of the biggest water shows i classes will also be included, num- In (^lumbus history will be pre- boring more than 60 members, sented at the Jewish Center pool with a large behind-the-scenes Sunday, 7:45 p. m. crew.
UN AND MID-EAST DESTINY
BY  DAVID  HOROWITZ,  American  Jpwiiih  Prpss
IVREEYOH-PTA   PLANS PUN FESTIVAL EVENT
Ivreeyoh-PTA'g first social and fund-raising event (or the up¬ coming school year will be a fUn festival, Sunday, Oct. 27, 8-8 p. in., at the Jewish Center.
Irving Gertner, president, and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Palno and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Masser are In charge.
Anyone interested should call Mrs. Paine, BE. 1-5298, or Mrs. Masser, BE. 1-6949.
AGIIDAS ACHIM COUPLES HOU) THEATER PARTIES
Agudas Achim Couples Club will attend the next two produc¬ tions at DeniBon Theater in Qranville. Especially reduced group tickets for Wednesday's production of "Where's Charley?" and the Aug. 21 blllliig of Berna- dlne" may be purchased In ad¬ vance by calling Mrs. Sidney Chernin, BE. 8-0667, or Mr. Mich¬ ael Seidemann, BE. l-27<7.
GOLDEN AGE PICNIC AT BLENDON WOODS
Sunday, at Blendon Woods, the mid-summer Golden Age Club picnic will be held.
Members of the Golden Age group will meet at the Center at 10 a. m., bringing basket lunches with them. The Center and Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women, co-sponsors of the Golden Age Club, will pro¬ vide soft drinks and sherbert to complete the picnic fare.
A program of games and ac¬ tivities is planned. Two past chairmen of the Golden Ago com¬ mittee. Mrs. A. L. (Rae) Green- spun and Mra. BeVnard {Char¬ lotte) Mentser. will be spending the  day  with  the  Golden   Agers.
The chalrmart, Mrs. Joaeph (Sally) Altman, is vacationing.
Recently enlarged by 22 acres, Blendon Woods is one of the fin¬ est Metropolitan park facilities, providing wooded areas with na¬ ture trails and a small animal museum. Pictures taJcen at the July picnic held at Blackllck Woods will be shown durii>g to¬ morrow's outing.
The bus wiU leave the Center at 10:30 a. m. and return by 4:30
UNITEp NATIONS — Dag Hommarskjold's annual report, re¬ leased this week and which will bo submitted to the 12th General Assembly convening next month, opens with the Middle East ques¬ tion as the most important of all issues currently facing the UN, While, the Secretary General devotes 30 double-column pages to the Mideast, he Indicates only ^ to the Hungarian question which he lists as Item No. 2.
All this confirms what your correspondent stated in a recent column, namely, that "the unresolved question of free navigation through the Gulf of Aqaba and the Suez (^anal will figure prominent¬ ly on the agenda ot the next General Assembly . . . The delegates see the Middle East the crossroads of the world—as the determining factor for war or peace In the immediate future."
In his rather voluminous re¬ port. Hammarskjold covers every aspect of the Mid-east crisis since May. 1956, when he tried to re¬ organize tho effectiveness of the General Armistice agreements down to the present period. He cites all the complaints and counter-complaints of the disput¬ ants along with all the resolu¬ tions which the General Assem¬ bly and the Security Council a- dopted during the crisis. In brief, ho preaents an over-all picture of the situation as it stands to date, omitting nothing of what has happened.
The report ikself—an astonish¬ ing performance in objective re¬ porting testifies to tho broad role which the UN wields In the area, including the Suez Canal, Aqaba, Gaza, etc.
IN HIS UCFEKENCE to Gaza and UNEP's function in that area, Hammarskjold makes it ex¬ plicit that "th^re had been no re¬ turn of Egyptian military forces . . . The basic UNEF function of maintaining quiot," he says, "has corttinued and. though there were occasional Incidents, tho oper¬ ation as a whole waa success¬ ful .. . '*
Dlscusa^ng the Security Council complaints by Israel and Jordan. the Secretary General presented. in his own words, the argumen¬ tation of each side. Giving the Israeli position, Hammarskjold npted:
"At tho meeting of Oct. 25. the Israel representative a c e u s otd Jordan of persistent violations of the Armistice Agreements, acc6m- panled and stimulated by the ut¬ terances of the King and political and military loaders of Jordan, setting the destruction of I«tael as their aim. He reviewed inci¬ dents from which Israel had suf- (continued on  pme 8)
MISS JEPSEN
At State Fair
Miss Jannlce Jopsen. daughtot of Dr. and Mrs. O. W. Jepson of Canal Winchester, a junior in tho College of Education, Ohio State University, will be crowned 1957 Wool Queen at the All Wool Fashion Show Sunday, Aug. 25. at the Ohio State Fair.
The show, at 5 p. m.. will be held In the Sheep Barn. "Around tho World In 30 Minutes. In Wool" Is the theme of this year's wool show. Forty models selected from the slit ep and wool organizations of Ohio will show 100% wool gar¬ ments from award-winning de¬ signers to appeal to men, women and children.
Representing the Gallery Play¬ ers in the production aspect of the show are; E^^elyn Nateman. Norman Gurevitz, Marvin Ment¬ ser, Malzie Feinsteln, Edle Men- delson, Jean Davis.
Mrs. Nateman Is production di¬ rector and Norman Gurevitz Is in charge of scenery. Mai^Ie Fein¬ steln will supervise make-up and Jean Davis will set up the pro¬ gram for publication.
Joy Nesnowitz is handling pub¬ licity.
A total of 22 different numbers will make up the hour and three- quarter program.
The production, titled "Neptune Goes Calypso," Is being sponsored by the Center's Aquatic Commit¬ tee, in cooperation with Gallery Players.
However, clty-wit^e groups are participating Including swim acts from Scioto Country Club, East¬ moor Pool, Olympic Pool, YMCA, YWCA, C^oralina Club and Bex* ley High School Girls Athletic Club.
The Center's Nereides Club will highlight the program with sev¬ eral  water  acts.
A largo cast of swimmers from all    the    regular    Center    swim
Peggy Pierce, Center swim di¬ rector. Is In charge of the water activity, assisted . by her swim staff.
Mrs. Harold Blue of the Center swim committee will be In charge of props, assisted by Mra. Nathan Gorenstein and Mrs. SIg Wasser- man.
Dr. Jack P. Brahms Is chair¬ man of the Center aquatic Com¬ mittee and Marvin Mentser Is chairman of Gallery Players.
Other members of the aquatic committee cooperating In the pro-' duction are: Horold Lowy. Forest Sharrock, Milton Glas and Al Rosen, who Is chairman of the Center Physical Education Dep't.
The show Is free to the public and 8i>ecial bleachers are being Installed for the large crowd ex¬ pected.
EGYPT  BARS  NEWSMEN IN GAZA STRIP
TEL AVrV. (AJP) — The Egyptian Government has issue i a decree barring newsmen from entering the Gaza Strip. No ex¬ planation was given. It is believed In some circles here that the ban may be a prelude Co Egyptian military occupation of the UN patrolled Strip.
PIONEER QROITP MEETS
Pioneer Women's Group 2 has a board meeting Tuesday. 8 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Leo Cohen, 2900 Bryden Rd- Co-hoatoss will be Mra. James Freidonberg.
Calendar dates fpr the 1957-B8 season have been set.
USY DANCE THimSDAY NIGHT AT CENTEIl
United Synagogue Youth. In co¬ operation with Teen-Age Council, will present "dancing lender the stars" Thursday, 8:30-11 p. ra, on the patio behind the pool at the Jewish   Center.