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K. H. Campaign Reaches Climax In Dinner to Weizmann
Progress Reported from  Every Part of the.Country — Keren Hayesod Workers Gather In¬ spiration from, Big Event in New York City
SEND BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS TO DR. ELIOT
NEW YORK, March 2.> —With thc Keren Hayesod $.5,000,000 Campaign for 192-1 making rapid strides ahead in ¦every part of the country. North, South, East and West, interest during tlie past ten days was centered on the New Yorlc City campaign for $1,600,000, which readied thc highest climactic point since the opening of thc Greater New York' Drive on March 12th, in tlie great din¬ ner to Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization, which was hekl Monday evening, March 24th, at the Hotel Astor.
Old campaigners, men who have wit¬ nessed and haye taken part in number¬ less campaigns in tlic past decade, said at the conclusion of the meeting that they had never seen such enthusiasm, such unbounded spirit as was evidenced at thc Keren Hayesod dinner Monday Jiight.' First announcement of the prog¬ ress of the New York campaign was made at this time and thc results were received by the thousand or more men and women with keen satisfaction. There followed a veritable deluge of conitributions from thc <liners, who seemed to be vying witli e<ich other in the measure of their generosity.
Loui> Marshall Among the Speakers
The effect of the dinnei- has been to spur the workers in 'New York to even greater effort and the successful com¬ pletion of the $1,500,000 drive is con¬ fidently looked for. A grctt pant of the quota is already in sight and the liun- dred'si of workers all over the city are cunyassing the five boroughs for the t>a1ance.''      , ... , ...
One of the 'principal speakers at thc Weizmann dinner was Louis Marshall, Chairman of the Non-Partisaii Confer- ence to Consider Palestinian Problems, "wliich met in New York February 17th to consider participation of American non-Zionists in the Jewish Agency and the organization of a financial corpora¬ tion to invest in Palestinian operations.
Other speakers were David A. Brown of Detroit, Counsel to the Campaign Comniittee of the Keren Hayesod; Dr. Joseph Silverman, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El, who has just re¬ turned from a trip to Palestine; Dr, Osias Thon, ranking Jewish member of the Polish Parliament, and Dr. Weiz¬ mann. Morris Rothciiberg, Chairman of thc Board of Directors of the Keren Hayesod, presided.
Great Advances  Everywhere
The General Offices of the Keren Hayesod in New York have received reports of thc campaign in Philadelphia, Washington, Connecticut, California, Texas, Ohio, New'Jersey, in fact from every section of the country. In each instance the report is optimistic and many • cities not only are looking for- .ward to filling their quotas without too great difficulty, but many even antici¬ pate exceeding Uie sums allotted them as quotas.
Great demands are being made upon Dr. Weizmann and mudi of his time is taken up in going from dinner to din¬ ner in every section of Greater New York. He gives unsparingly of his time and efTort and is taking no small part in the great campaign the progress of which he came to the United States to watch. He is wanted everywhere and fills as^ many engagements as he can  possibly crowd  into his schedule.
Gt'eetings  to Dr. Eliot
A feature of one of the dinners ten¬ dered to Dr. Weizmann —the opening campaign event in,Far Rocl?away—was a resolution extending congratulations to Dr. Charles W. Eliot, President Em¬ eritus of Harvard University, on the occasion of his pOth birthday, Thursday, Kiarch 20th. The resolution which re¬ calls Dr. Eliot's profession of Zionist sympathy follows:
"We recall with gratitude the various occasions on which ypu added the force and authority of your voice to the sup port which the movement to restore Palestine has evoked from leaders of thought and action throughout the world, particularly your ringing stater, nient concluding with the sentence 'On the whole the Zionist movement looks to the Christian peoples like a ^reat adventure for the hpnor and wel¬ fare of the Jewish race, based on firm historical foundations, racial, industrial and religious, and informed by a spirit of national pride and courage'."
Well-Known Woman Lecturer to Address Hadassah Mass Mtg
To   Be   Held   at   tho   Agudath
Achim Synagogue, Sunday
Evening, March 30
Mrs. Caroline Greenfield, of New York, will speak on the work of thc Hadassah Medical Organization at the Hadassah Mass Meeting Sunday evening, March 30, at the Agudath Achim Synagogue, Washington and Donaldson Sts.
Mrs. Greenfield has just re¬ turned from Palestine this fall and has an interesting message, for all Jews of Columbus. While on a tour around the world, Mrs. Greenfield, visited China, India and Japan and or¬ ganized' Hadassah sections in Shanghai   and   Singapore.
Mrs. Greenfield is being brought to Columbus by the local Hadassah section. The meeting is frep to the public.
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Seeing Palestine Thibugh Neutral Eyes
By DAVID An BROWN
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(Editorial Note: —Since the return of David A. Brown, from his tour through Palestine, the American Jewish public and, to an important extent, non- Jewish grouiis, have been' eager to learn lii.s estimate of the situation in that country and his views regarding its future development, Thc article, which is published herewith, is a complete statement of the situation as Mr. Browrt fdund it and will be of great interest tO' Zionists and non-Zionists alike, and to thc general public seeking authentic information concerning Palestine.)
NoDf Jews Give Ten Million Dollars to Jewish Relief Funds
Over $63,000,000.00 Was Raised by the American Jewish Relief Cominittee and Its Associate . Committees
For thc past several years I have promised many of my friends In America both Zionists and non-Zionists th.-it at thc . first opportunity I would visit Palestine. Dr. Chaim Weizmarlrt, and Judge Julian W. Mack as leaders nf  their  respective  groups  particularly
NEW YORK — Non-Jews hJive con¬ tributed about $10,000,000 or almost one- sixth of the money raised during the eight years' intensive efforts of the Americaii Jewish Relief Committe, ac¬ cording to Henry H. Rosenfclt, National Director of th? Committee of which Louis Marshal is chairman. The organ¬ ization is now preparing to.liquidate.
Over .<!G3,000,000 was raised by the American Jewish Relief Committee and its associate committees, the Central Re¬ lief Committee and the People's Relief (^omniittee. ,Mr. Rosenfclt estimates that this'g'rcat work'Saved tlie-Kivies'bi 0,000,- 000 men, women and children at a total cost of about $21.00 per life.
The famous non-sectarian campaign, launched under the direction of Mr. Ro¬ senfclt, marked the first time that non- Jews were ever asked to contribute to, and worl^ for, a Jewish cause and this close cooperation was effective in help¬ ing to break down walls of misunder¬ standing and prejudice with many peo¬ ple who harbored narrow-minded and bigoted thoughts before the campaigns, Mr. Rosenfclt believes.
"It is a great thing to have participated in a movement which has rescued three million human beings from death but it is an equally great thing to have wit¬ nessed a demonstration of good inter* racial feeling which means much for fu¬ ture better understanding." Mr. Rosen- felt stated.
"The end of this work ought really tc mark the beginning of a new era. It is the opening of an epoch in which Amer¬ icans, whether Jew, Gentile or of what¬ soever race or creed will not countenance the charge that an insurmountable preju¬ dice exists between non-Jews and Jews in this country. Oar experience shows that thc non-Jews, on becoming aware of the plight of the helpless Jew in Europe, hastened to his assistance by giving outright ab'out ten millions of dol¬ lars, a generous part of which was sub¬ scribed without solicitation.
"It must surely be of vast importance to the people of the United States to know that in Europe there are more than three million individuals, mostly women and children, who 'are now speaking freely of their gratitude to America. The younger people who are rapidly growingr up and will be citizens of to¬ morrow, are singing the praises of American generosity. And this consti¬ tutes only one group which the Commit¬ tee actually served. Other millions reached by still other agencies, such as the Near East Relief, American Relief Administration and the Friends' Society (Quakers), are likewise thanking Amer¬ ica today, so that the net result in ac¬ cumulative gppd-will is tremendpus. Thit good-will has also been built up at home.
"This thing of giving has wrpu<;ht wpnders. Had our varipus campaigns merely raised millions of dollars fpr re¬ lief, I wpuld have said that the wprk was a failure, They did mPre than that. They helped to lessen suspicions and prejudices, It was only four years ag6 that we put oh the first non-sectarian campaign tn WilminRtPn, Delaware. In anp^er city the chairman was a Baptist minister and a directpr of the Y. M. C; A. The state chairman fpr, Colorado was a Christian—:Governor W. C. Sweet. A great spiritual unity Is be¬ ing developed which Is of vital Impor¬ tance to posterity and the wdfare of. the world."
t>t aiiotlier of the men in Palestine who kflev,' the country, who were Zionists and i),ii-t of thc Zionist Organization. ' jTo their credit, I want to say that from Col. Kisch down, their w.is an evident attempt of frankness; most of «•> questions being answered' without lusitation, even thouifh, at times thc ansAtT was an admission harmful, in iry jiulgment, to the cause, I would cqmiiiciul tills frankness to many Zion- i.'its ill America wlio constantly assume t'>^ spcnk with authority for Zionism, ai'd who infer thai Zionism has made r.o mist,ikes, and by their attitude con- Slanlly create a firmei' negative attitude, with tlie result tliaj they make enemies for the Zionist cause, when a spirit of fvaiikiicss would have made friends.
,My trip practically covered all of Palestine; was made by automobile over roads for the most part built by thc young pioneers who had come from all parts of Europe, and from ever strata ;c! Jewish life. The roads are siibstan- tjally built, and if this is a' first evi¬ dence of the type and kind of work tljcc men and womeii arc capable of, it speaks well for the future of Palestine, Jn Jiiklitioii lo visiting many of the Jewish Colonics, I visited practically all the large cities in Palestine such as, Jenisalcm, Jaffa, including the .strictly Jewish city, Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Tiberias, Safed, Nazareth, and in those cities met many of thc leading citizens who were anxious to furnish me with information lis lo thc future of Palestine, its possi¬ bilities and its requirements.
In thc Colonics, usually the group in charge would take mc in hand, and they iverc naturally anxious to show me the work they were engaged in. This work consisted of general farming, orange, lemon, grape fruit and tangerine grow¬ ing, thc growing of grapes and manu¬ facture of  wine,  dairying or  intensive
DON'T FORGET MENORAH MEETING THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 30, AT 2:30 P. M.
The next meeting of tho Menorah Society of Ohio State University will be held tomor¬ row (Sunday) afternoon at 2:30. A splendid program has been  arranged.
One of the interesting fea¬ tures of this program is ' the~ report to be given by ' Fred Krafticr on the O. S. U.-North- western   Menorah  debate.
All members and friends of the Menorah aro urged to be present. A treat is in store for all who attend.
0. S. U. Menorah Team Defeats Team of Northwestern Univ.
In a Debate on th^ Proposal for the   Establishment   in   Hiis
Coimtry of a Jewish University
LOCAL TEAM DEFENDED
THE NEGATIVE SIDE
Isadore  A.  Mintz  of Cleveland,
Roy J. Stone of Columbus, and
Fred Kramer of Middletown
Cotnprise Victorious O.
S. U. Team
Reform Rabhis and Laymen Plan Tour For the U. A. H. C.
A Flying Squadron Will Tour En¬ tire Coimtry Explaining to Con¬ gregations the Proposed New Assessment Plan
requested  that  1  make a study of the
social, agricultural, economic,; cultural and religious pos.sibilities of Palestine." fii During the years 1921, 1922 and 1923| I had the pleasure of having several '¦; conversations with Judge Mack in which,t: he made clear^thc-part^cvl^ar interest .of^l his organization, "aiitl-atnce Hie arrivarr
in this country of Dr. Weizmann, have '\)\\^hed than the average visitor to Pal attended a number of his meetings ' estine, who lacks farming experience throughout the country, also have had | and cannot appreciate the hardships the pleasure of meeting him pcrsonall/ tl'csc pioneers have had to undergo, to upon a number of occasions; thc Inst 1 ma1ce what was an almost barren land.
CINCINNATI.—The flying squadron of prominent laymen and Rabbis are touring the country explaining to con¬ gregations the new assessment pliin which is to be considered at the Chicago conference of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations which is being called for Sunday, April 13th at Chi¬ cago. Thc addresses of the laymen and Rabbis deal with the proposal made at the recent Golden Jubilee Convention, changing the method of securing funds for the, activities of the Union. The new plan calls.for an assessment on ex¬ penditures of congregations.
Among the members of the flying squadron are: Rabbi Isaac Landman, Rabbi Sidney Tcdesche, Milton Alexan¬ der, Leon Harrison, A. G. Becker, Rahbl Samuel J. Harris, Bertram M. Aufsesser,   Edgar   Cahn,   Edward   R.
NEXT MENORAH MEETING THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 30
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lind  dairying,   I   was   able  to  discuss
A sweeping victory was registered by fhe Ollio State University Menorah de¬ bating team Sunday evening when it defeated ' Northwestern University School of Commerce Menorah in a° debate at Chicago.
Thc subject of discussion was "Re¬ solved, That a Jewish University be established in .America, operated and endowed by Jews, but open to all, re¬ gardless of race or religion." The local Menorah team debated the negative side of the question.
The members of the - Ohio State Menorah team were Isadore A. Mintz, chairman, of Cleveland; Roy'J. Stone, Columbus; and Fred Kramer, Middle- town.
The debaters deserve great commen¬ dation for their efforts. During thc week preceding thc debate, they worked almost day and night in gathering ma¬ terial and preparing their arguments.
.The Emil G. Hirsch Center, of Chi¬ cago, .where the debate was held, was filled with 1,200 people who heard the two teams argue the merits of the ques¬ tion.
Judges for the debate were the Hqh. Harry M.. Fisher, judge of the. Circuit Court, and the Hon. Joseph Sabath, judge of the Superior Court.   Dr. Louis
Roscnbusch,   Rabbi   Harry   Mayer,
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jnorc or less  intelligently  their prob-Ubram   Hirscliberg,  Rabbi Morris  M. L.  Mann,  of  the  Sinai  congregation,
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time in Paris shortly before lenvMiR for Palestine.
Arrival in Palettine
Arrangements were m'adc for a per¬ sonally conducted tour through Pales¬ tine the early part of December, and upon my arrival was taken in charge by Col. Kisch of the Zionist organiza-; tion, and from then until my departure I was constantly in the company of one 1
productive.
As one travels towards Jerusalem, after leaving Egypt, he is impressed with the barrenness of the land,—sand and rock, rock and sand, hills, moun¬ tains, niore sand, more rock,—with scarcely a sign of vegetation. Then one passes what he is told' is a Jewish col¬ ony and out of this barren desert has {Continued on page 4)
Pictures of Palestine Create Wide Interest In Zionist Movement
Attorney B. F. Levinson Delivers
Stirring Plea on Behalf of the
Jewish National Fund
A large throng gathered last Tuesday night at the Chamber of Commerce Au¬ ditorium to see the motion pictures of Palestine and hear the account of Pales¬ tinian progress as given by the popular poet and Zionist propagandist, Philip M. Raskin.
One of the features of thtf evening was the rendition of Heibrew songs by a mixed chorus from the Hebrew School of Columbus. Another important fea¬ ture was the splendid address of Attor¬ ney Benjamin F. Levinson, in which he expatiated op> thc wonderful achieve¬ ments of the pioneers in th^ Holy Land.
Mr. Levinson compared the Chalutzim in Palestine with the early colonists of America. But he emphasized the fact that the American pioneers received their fertile lands for nothing and did not have to contend with a barren soil covered with marshes and swamps as have the idealistic, aspiring Jewish pioneers.
He mentioned the fact that New York City (at that time called Manhattan Island) was bought by American pi¬ oneers for a song. "But," he continued, "for every dunam of land out Chalut¬ zim in Palestine secure, the Jewish Na¬ tional Fund must pay a high price."
Mr. Levinson then made a plea for funds for this well-known' Fund. A fine response was forthcoming. The en¬ tire proceeds amounted to about ^307,00,
It is interesting to mention that a number of no»-Jews attended the affair and expressed surprise at the exemplary work done in the ancient Jewish home¬ land during the last twenty-iiine jrears. Mr. Wro. Cohen, one of the city's most active workers in the Zionist causej pre- sMed.-
Second Annual Spring Jubilee of Zion Lodge a Great Success
An   Unusually   Large   Class   of
Candidates .Is Initiated—^"Stunts'
Gratify Every One Present
at the Affair
An unusually large attendance marked the second annual spring jubilee of Zion Lodge, No. 62, I. O. B. B,, at the Southern Winter Garden, Monday eve¬ ning, March 24.
The program' arranged for the eve¬ ning met with the most hearty approval of every member present. The initiation ceremony, as conducted by E. J. Schan¬ farber, Past President, especially im¬ pressed and pleased the large class of candidates ushered into the Lodge.
Many of the new members felt that they were entering upon a serious ob¬ ligation — ont which also reflected honor upon themselves. It appeared to them most vividly and forcefully that they were becoming full-fledged members of a great fraternal Order which das dedi¬ cated to the service of others and to the realization of noble aims and, aspira¬ tions.' ¦
The boxing, wrestling and dancing numbers on the program also met with the heartiest approval. The "eats" were munched with a relish than which none could be more gratifying.
The enthusiastic and highly, pleased members expressed their desire to see a few ihore "stunts" like this "pulled off" during the course of the year.
To say^that the music furnished for the evening entertainment was good, is putting it mildly. If only there had been a few ypimg ladies present so that some dancing could be indulged in, a pleasanter evening could not haye been imagined.
N. B, The names of the ^uididates Initiated were published in last week's isisue of the CnaoNciA
ton Trager, Rabbi J. I. Meyerovitz, Jos,
Hagedorn,    Robert    Goldman,    Rabbi I were Miss Lillian R
.been' a third, but illness      .   ' Members of the Nopthxreatem'team . -.^..'v..
Morris Lazaron, Rabbi Marius Ranson and Herman Wile.
Among the cities to be visited are: Allentown, Pa., Bridgeport, Grand Rapids, Mich., Kalamazoo, Mich., Kansas City, Mo., Milwaukee, Wis., Mansfield, Ohio, Montreal, .Can., Natchez, Miss., Paterson, N. J., Pensa- cola, Fla., Providence, R. I., St. Joseph, Mo., Springfield, III., Springfield, Ohio, South Bend, Ind., Terre Haute, Ind., Zanesville, Ohio, Trenton, N. J., Qiarleston, W. Va., Easton, Pa., Hazle- ton. Pa., Louisville, Ky., Reading, Pa., Troy, N. Y., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Purim Entertainment Given at Boys' Indus¬ trial Scliool Sunday
Rabbi  Benjamin Werne of the
Tiffereth  Israel Congregation
Delivers Two Addresses at
the Lancaster School
On Sunday morning at the Boys' In¬ dustrial School of Lancaster, a Purim entertainment was given under the au¬ spices of the Lancaster Section, Council of Jewish Women. Mrs. Balas'was chairman of the proceedings. A box of delicacies was given to each of the, thirteen Jewish boys. The. children of the Lancaster Sunday School gave a Purim play. Rabbi Benjamin Werne of the Tiffereth Israel Synagogue spoke on the "Significance of Purim."
In the afternoon at 2:00 o'clock Rabbi Werne spoke before all the in¬ mates and the following program was carried out:       ,
Piano Solo.............. .'Zelma Morris
Recitation . ...... .Sophie Bogoroff
Vocal Solo............Mrs.. Daugherty
Recitation Esther Morris
Violin Solo.....Joe Altfater,accom- „
panied by Miss Ruth Altfater French DoU Dance...Jean Long and
Jean Fine, accompanied by Mrs. A. Long
Jack Myers of the Social Service Committee of Zion Lodge No. 62, 1. O, B. Bi, was instrumental in arranging this program. Preparations are now being made to conduct a Passover Seder aiH) services at the school next month. -
Siegel, Manford M. Haskell, and Isidor N. Haskell.
That a Jewish university, is unwarJ ranted, needless, and injudicious were Conn., I '''<* arguments advanced by the Ohio State Menorah team which scored over the points presented by the Northwest¬ ern debaters. Brilliant speeches were the rule on both sides, but the rebuttals of the local debaters won.
The Ohio State men were entertained while in Chicago by the Northwestern Menorah members.
.  A   return  debate  is  scheduled  with Northwestern next year in Columbus.
It is said that this is the first time that such an event has taken place in' the Middle West. It is pointed out that Harvard and McGill universities fur¬ nish the East with a debate almost yearly, but for Menorah socities of Middle Western universities to debate has either been a non-existent condition or a rarity.
The society considers the winning of the debate to be the biggest event of this year's calendar.
At the next meeting, to be held to¬ morrow afternoon (Sunday), at the Ohio Union, a report on the debate will be made by Mr. Kramer; A short bqsi-' ness meeting will also be held. There! will also be a paper read on "Jewish I. Music." I
P. T. A- ENTERTAINS TEM-     1
PLE ISRAEL S. S. PUPILS    \
WITH PURIM PARTY)
Piipils of the Bryden Road "Temple ¦ Sunday   School   were   entertained   last' Sunday afternoon with a Purim party given in the vestry rooms of the Tem¬ ple by the Parent-Teachers Association.
Each teacher surprise<1 her class with a game or stiint which they were to carry out without any previous prepara¬ tion. Prizes were given to a number of pupils who wrote Purim stories and plays.
Mrs. Russell Joseph who had charge of the afternoon was assisted by Mrs. Arthur Isaac, president of the Parent- Teachers Association, and the board of directors. '
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REGULAR TEMPLE SUPPER SUNDAY EVE» MARCH 30TH
Tha ragular Temple Su|KP«r will ba given next Siwdayt March 30th, Si 30 P. M., at the Temple. A "Mother mvA Daughter" progrem is ia ciiarg* of Mrs. Juliue Steiiili«u«er iind Mr*. George Goadnwn. Ail nre welcoain.