Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1958-02-14

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Vol.36. No. 7
COLUMBUS, OHIO. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, I95d
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UJA SPECIAL RESCUE FUND APPROVED BY LOCAL BOARD
The United JeWlah Fund board of trustees, at Its last meeting, approived in principle the resolu¬ tion of the United Jowlsh Appeal loss Special Rescue Fund for $100,000,000, It will be the third successive year that the Fund has supported UJA's effort to raise special funds tor the transporta¬ tion and absorption of the thous¬ ands of Jews whose needs cannot be met through the regular cam¬ paign and which must be- oyer and above the needs ot.^^the' regulai' campaign.
Because tiiose special needs are most urgent, the BHihd is ptiblish- Ing the entire resolution, so that full understanding can be given to the matter.
THE BBSOLUTION
Responding to the call of the United Jewish Appeal, we, more than BOO representatives of Jew¬
ish communities throughout the United States, met In extraordin¬ ary session at the Waldorf-As¬ toria Hotel In New York City on Dec. 13, 1957, to take common counsel on the problems related to the rescue and relief of fellow Jeiva overseas In 195S.
Having heard objectives and profoundly moving reports on these problems by eminent lead- era of American Jewry and of Israel, and in appreciation of oUr tHvn blessings, wc declare as fol¬ lows:
Whereas it appears that the ytar 1958 will witness up to 80,- OOO of our fellow Jews pressing on tov/ards Israel and other free lands In quest of a life denied them In the countries where they noiv live;
Whereas the rescue and reset¬ tlement of these Jews cannot and must not be postponed;
CITY-WIDE AFFAIR ATAGUDASACHIM
Dr. Louis Nemzer, a member of the Political Science faculty at Ohio State University, has been selected as the -speaker for the annual city--wlde brotherhood program Thursday night, Feb. 27, at Agudas Achim Synagogue.
The program Is sponsored In conjunction with the brother¬ hoods from Temple Israel, Beth Jacob, Aliavas Sholom and Agu¬ das Achlm. It is open to men from any synagogue In the city, I and the newly-organized North l.f.- 'find Jewish group, which con¬ venes at Hlllel.
Z>r. Kenuer Is a specialist In the field Qf American-Soviet re¬ lations. He's an associate pro¬ fessor at OSU and has contribut¬ ed many articles about the Soviet government He ts a much sought-after • speaker and Is also excellent in his questlon-a n d answer portion of the program.
Chef Nate Nedelman will be In charge of refreshments. Leon Gordon is chairman of the hos¬ pitality committee.
INSIGHT TO ADL'S WORK IS OFFERED
Zlon B'nal Z'rlth men and wom¬ en who think they know all there la to know about ADL work, have a revealing surprise awaiting them when the Lodge and Chap¬ ter combine forces at a meeting at the Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25.
There Is a special questionnaire entitled, "What Would You Do"? which will be used, which pre¬ sents actual situations which can be encountered daily In any city.
By answering the question, "What Would You Do?" Ben B'riths will, in effect, be ADL's best customers. Bach answer will be fully discussed and everyone will have an equal "say."
A first-hand report on segrega¬ tion In the South will be given by Charles F. Wittensteln. Regional ADL office's newest staff mem¬ ber, having come here from At¬ lanta, Oa.
The meeting will be In the form of a coffee klatch—^Informality will be the order of the evening. Intended to encourage audience participation.
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MAX LERNER SPEAKER AT CENTER THURSDAY
¦ ''It's Later Than You Think" is the title of one of several books written by Max Lerner, eminent lecturer, teacher tod Journalist, scheduled to speak at the Center Thursday, 8:30 p. m. It may also be the watchword for those who have not yet purchased their tlcketa to the Important program In the current Cultural Series sponsored by the Center- Mr. Lerner, who bas recently been acclaimed for hla en¬ cyclopedia book, "America As a Civilization," Is Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of American Civilization at Brandels University.
1. In his capacity as dally columnist and foreign corres¬ pondent for the New York Post, Mr. Lerner has covered virt¬ ually every trouble spot In Europe, the Middle-East and Cen¬ tral America
Mr. Lerner did hla college and law studies at Yale, his graduate work at the Brookings Graduate School In Wash¬ ington, D. C, and has taught at the New Yorlt School for Social Research, Sarah Lawrence College, Williams College and Harvard University,
From the 12 years of research which he spent In prepar¬ ation for the writing of "America Aa a Civilization," Mr. Lerner has developed keen Insight Into such pressing Issue aa the rebellioua teen-ager, the fluctuations of Wall Street market, the complexity of problems growing out ot the rapid¬ ly expanding suburbia, the total pattern of American Science and technology and America's position aa a world power. In his lecture, which waa arranged through the Jewish Center Lec¬ ture Bureau, Dr. Lerner will address himself to the subject,' "Can We Win The Future?"
Tickets to the Lerner lecture, at $2.20 for adl^ts and |1,26 tor students, can be purchased at the Center d^sbt at Heaton's Music Store, The Book Mart at 142 N. High ^, or from membfjrs of the Center Adult Activities committee,
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Whereas the added probability exists that many more may come from lands which may open up emigration  opportunities;
Whereas the ultimate desti¬ nation of these new Immigrants win. Inevitably, be the State of Israel;
Whereas the people of Israel are ever threatened by neighbors who are unreconciled to Israel's existence and who have been em¬ boldened In their belligerency by the receipt of fresh and massive supplies of the moat modern weapons of war;
Whereas I n these circum¬ stances the people of Israel must look principally to the Jews of the United States to assume the finianclal burden for the humani¬ tarian work of rescue, reception and absorption ot the new refu¬ gees;
Whereas the people of Israel, In observance of their sacred trust, and even while preoccupied with the basic problem of sheer physi¬ cal survival, have. In the first decade of their national life ad¬ mitted more than 900,000 Jewish refugees who fled from persecu¬ tion, peril and tyranny—an a- chievement of epic dimensions;
Whereas more than 200,000 post-statehood newcomers in Is¬ rael are sttU living In squalor in temporary and in otherwise sub¬ standard housing, and equal num¬ bers are not yet fully Integrated Into the economic life of the county;
Whereas the foregoing condi¬ tions prevail because of the dis¬ parity between the swift tempo of migration to Israel and the a- mount of money available for the absorption of the newcomers;
Whereas the people of Israel are about to observe the 10th anniversary of Israel and the United Jewish Appeal Is about to conduct Its 20th campaign In be¬ half of Jews In peril and need;
Whereas   In   keeping  with   the great humanitarian   tradition   of (contlnned en pase 8)
Above left to right are Mrs. Kobert Hallet, co;;,! Harold Oppenhebner, Medical Center Certificates, chairman of Hadassah's Medical Center project; Llloh; Mrs. Alex Gingold, in clmrge of models; for Mrs. Blchard Golden, LUoh president; Mrs. Frank Hadassah's "Premiere Performance" Tuesday; Mr«. Glassman,  co-chairman   of  Medical  Center;   Mrs.  Harold   Gdelsteln,   president   of   Hiadassah   Szold.'
Hadassah Project Tuesday
OUEROY BROADCASTS
Rabbl David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congregation will be heard on a radio broadcast Sunday, 6:30 a. m., WBNS. P^bbl S. W. Rub¬ enstein of Agudas Achlm Is scheduled for a 3-3:30 p. m. tele¬ cast on WBNS-TV, also tomor¬ row.
MILITARY RALL SUNDAY NIGHT
The veterans rehabilitation prognun of Capitol Post 122, Jewish War Veterans, will benefit from the Posfs MUl- tory Ball tomorrow (Simday) night at Valley Dale. Music will be by Chuck Selby's or¬ chestra.
Reservations can-be made by calling Meyer Hoffman BE. 1- 1912; Dave Rosenbaimn, BG. a-739S, or Bert Alpers, BE. 1- 8778.
A men's style show, con¬ ducted by Dunhlirs and mod¬ eled by Harry Bruoe, Sam Frtedman, George Goldberg and Ed Ghltman, will be a- mong  tlie   evening's   features.
There will bo door prizes and refreshments, and admis¬ sion charge Is $6 per couple.
OOUNCHLETTES CHANGE TEOE FOB MBEXING8
councliettes have changed tbe time of their regular meetings to 1 p, m.They will adjourn at 3:00.
A regular meeting is scheduled Sunday. Refreshments will be served and there will be enter¬ tainment.
Final reminder: Hadassah's "Premiere Performance" Is Tues¬ day, 7:30 p. m., at the Aqua¬ marine Cabana Club on £1. Main
Mrs. Frank Glassman and Mrs. Robert Hallet, co-chairmen, will transform the Cabana Club Into a New York opening.
Upon entering, gueBta will be photographed and their voices will be tape recorded by Mike Schv/artz. Coats will be checked by a specially attired committee headed by Mrs. Stanley Was¬ serstrom and Mrs. Herbert Meiz¬ lish.
A theater supper will be served,
followed by Barton's Bonbonnlere chocolates. During dinner will be an Informal modeling of Claire Golden's County Calico fashions, with model's hair styles created by Roy of the Seneca. The se¬ lect fashions will be on display during the evening and caji be ordered through Mrs. Golden's Columbus reftrcsentatlve, , Mrs. Percy Tetlow.
Mahj Jongg and card games have been planned and doOr prizes will be awarded.
Then the awarding of the Co¬ lumbus Citizen theater tour for two. All guests attending will be
eligible to win the prize, which will feature reservations at one of New York's mOst famous hotels, special tours and visits to New York "name" restaurants, and tickets to Broadway plays.
Price of admission Is $235 In tax stamps or $7 In cash, all pro¬ ceeds being sent to the Hadassah Medical Center In Israel,
Mrs. Harold Edelstein, presi¬ dent of &;old chapter of Hadas¬ sah, and Mrs- Richard Golden, president of Llloh, Invite all to call Mrs. Israel Freeman, Mrs. Phillip ;Feldman or Mrs. Marvin Elsler for reservations.
Rabbi Gilbert Keynote Speaker for Seminar of United Jewish Fund Women Next Wednesday
Wednesday, at Agudas Achlm Synagogue, the United Jewlah Women's Division Education In¬ stitute \vlll be highlighted with the guest appearance of Rabbi Arthur Gilbert of New York. The Institute will be held from 9:30 a. va. to 2:30 p. m.
Rabbl Gilbert, national director of the Department of Inter-re- Ugiouo Cooperation of the Anti- Defamatlon League of B'nal B'rlth, Is concerned with the cooperation of the American Jew¬ lah community with national Protestant and Catholic leader¬ ship. In that capacity he edits the Christian Friends Bulletin, which is circulated to some 15,000 subscribers—priests, ministers, de. nominational officlala, editors and directors of Christian edu¬ cation, and he haa served aa re¬ source consultant at Innumerable church   conferences   on   reilgioiis
RABBI GILBERT
education and current social ac¬ tion Issues such as desegregation, religion and public education, and Mid-East tensions. ¦ Rabbl Gilbert has Just recently returned from a six-week tour of the Holy Land, where he sttidied Jewlsh-Chrlstlan-M o s 1 e m rela¬ tions. He visited with the leaders of every major religious group in Israel.
Prior to assuming responsibili¬ ties v/ith the Anti-DefamaUon League, Rabbl Gilbert served, for three years as assistant rabbi to the historic, 105-year old reform temple, B'nai Jesburun In New¬ ark, N. J. During his service there he helped organize' B'nal Jeshurun's Junior Congregation, and sparked the first federation of Temple Youth groups In the New Jersey area.
He also served as an Instructor (contlnned on pug« 7)
Yeshiva Rabbi to Speak Here March 9
Yeshlva University, first Amer- f lean University under Jewish au¬ spicea, haa announced that Dr. Leon Stitkln, director of com¬ munity Relations of Yeshlva Unl- versley. Community Servioe Divi¬ sion, will be the principal speaker at the installation of Rabbl David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congrega¬ tion, an alumnus of American University.' ->
Rabbl Stitkln was ordained at Xeshlva University's Rabbl Isaac Elchanon Theological Seminary In 1932 and earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree there. He ser¬ ved as spiritual leader of the Jewish Community Center, Phila¬ delphia, and of the Beth Joseph Center, Rochester, N. Y.
He' Is the author of a collection of writings entitled "Judaism As a Religion" and Is a frequent con¬ tributor to the "Natlohol Jewish Monthly,"  "Opinion,"  "Spectator"
DR. STITKIN
and other periodicals.
An outstanding and dynamic orator, the rabbi went to Israel on behalf of the American Zionist Council and the Congressional Committee of up-state NeVfr York. His report on Israel was read Into the Congressional Record of the 81st Ciongress.
The Installation of Rabbi Stav¬ sky will be held March 9. The progr&m Includea the participa¬ tion of all of the Colymbus rabbis. Louis Levin, president of Betb Jacob C!ongregatlon; Milton Lee¬ man, Program chairman, and Morris Weinstock and. Wm. Bless of the Rabbihloal Conunlttee have planned a dignified program for the occasion.
An open bouse artd reception, sponsored by the Sisterh6od, wilj be served In the social hall of the synagogue foUowing the instaUa. tlon. The community l» Invited,
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