Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1924-06-13

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IPPR THE JEWISH HOME
Volume VII— No. 4
COLUMBUS. OHm, JUNE 13, UJ24
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Social Workers from Entire Country to Attend Convention
Will Be Held In Toronto, Canada, From June 22nd to 25th—Im¬ portant Subjects Wiil Be Discussed—Local Peo¬ ple To Attend
LEADING AUTHORITIES
TO PRESENT PAPERS
A Glass of Nineteen is Confirmed at
Temple Israel Sjaiiday Morning, June Sth
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TORONTO, CANADA. — Problems confronting JcwisU soci.il workers will be disciLsscd at tlic annual nicctiiig of the National iConfercncq of Jewish So-. cial Service which is to be held in Toronto, Pinada, from June 22nd to 25th.' Social workers from all parts of thc country will attend thc sessions, and there will be discussions and presen-
,   tation of papers by leading social work¬ ers.
The sessions will begin on Sunday evening with Maurice B. Hextcr of Boston delivering the presidential ad¬ dress. Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner of Toronto will preside. In the after¬ noon there will be an Executive Com¬ mittee meeting.
The program for Monday morning will be "A Suggestion for a Health Program for a Jewish Community". Dr. iLee J<. Frankel of New York, Second Vice President of tlie Metropolitan In¬ surance Company will preside. The discussion will be led by Dr. /H. B; Weiss of Cincinnati,, and will be partici¬ pated in by Frank E. Chapman of Cleveland, Miss Frances N. Harrison of Philadelphia, and Dr. Charles D. Spiyak of Denver. Child Welfare will be_the subject of a Sectional meeting to'be held Mondaj' afternoon. Two papers will be presented; one by iliss Bertha Cornian of Chicago on "The Problem' Child in the Foster Home", which will be discussed by Armand Wyle, superr intendent of thc Erie Orphanage and Home for Friendlcs.^ Children. The second . paper.,   which   will    deal   with
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Snarlitt oFCrevelana,' and; will be cussed by Leopold Deutclbaum, Chicago, and A. L. Jacoby of Broolclyn, N. Y., who is superintendent of the Brook¬ lyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum. A joint meeting of the Child Care arid Family Group will follow to take up the probr lem of "Neighborhood Cooperation and Interference in 'Case Work with Jewish Families". Miss Mary Palevsky of New York City will introduce the subject, and will be followed by Mr. Maurice Taylor of Boston, who will discuss "District Service", and IMiss Ethel Davis of Cleveland, -who will take.up "Foster Home Care".
Psycho-analysis and its bearings on social work will be the feature of the Monday evening s«ssion. Dr. Abra¬ ham Myerson of Boston will lecture on "The Value and Limitations of Psychi¬ atry". Discussion will he handled by Dr. A. A. Brill, noted psychiatrist of New York, and Miss Estelle Levy, also of   New   York  City.
The Tuesday'morning session will be given over to a discussion of "Racial Factors Which Condition Case Work With Jewish Families", t»r. I. M. Ru- binow of Philadelphia presepting the subject. .A. luncheon will; follow, at which family welfare problems will be considered by staff visitors. A' Sec¬ tional meeting will'be held in the after¬ noon on child welfare. E. Trotzkey ^of Chicago will talk on '^Recruiting iand (Concluded on page 4)
Don't     Forget     the    Excelsior
Club's Big Picnic and jubif
lee Tomorrow (Sunday,
June 15)
Everything is already ar¬ ranged for the Excelsior Club's First Summer Jubilee and Pic¬ nic at the Green Mill Sunday .(tomorrow), June-15. The Mill ' has been rented for the day for the exclusive use of the Ex¬ celsior's Club's members and their guests. Two guest tickets have been mailed'to each mem- , ber.   , _        ¦¦,,¦.
The Entertainment Commit¬ tee has secured the best dance orchestra obtainable. It has been announced that prizes will be awarded to the best waltz and fox trot dancers. There will be all kinds of games arid contests' and prizes will be awarded winners of same.
Refreshments, . dancing, and games will be gratis for the members and their guests. Every one is urked to fill up their lunch baskets and come early.
J. C. R. S. of Denver Holds Largest Meet In Its Entire History
Twentieth   Annual  Gathering  of
' Famous Sanatorium of Denver
Is Held in Washington, D.
C.—Nationally Known
Figures Attend
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IS ADDRESSED BY
BIG PUBLIC MEN
WA.S111.\C;TOX._0m June 2 the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society of Denver closed at Washington, D. C. the .most successful national convention in the two decades of its existence. The convention was -ledicatctl to dis,cussion of topics vital to the fight against tuber¬ culosis, and also to celebrating the twen¬ tieth birthday of thc Institution. The ir>0,000 meml)'>«-s of the Society were represented by 100 delegates from all parts of the country.
Leaders  of  Washington  Jewry  Play Host
The coming of this convention to' the Capital City w.as 'enthusiastically re¬ ceived by the. leading members of the Jewish community there. Every Jew¬ ish activity in thc nation's capital con¬ tributed its share of support and wel¬ come to this gathering of represen¬ tatives of the world's largest Jewish tuberculosis   Sanatorium.
Men and women prominent in busi¬ ness, professional, religious, social ser¬ vice and educational work took active part nil the various arrangements com¬ mittees. The spirit of friendship and co-operation so evident among the dele¬ gates was to no small degree due to the splendid courtesy and hospitality i of  thc  Washington  Jewry.
1       Prominent  National  Figures  at I Convention
I     The   proceedings   of   the   convention i wore   addressed   by   national   figures   of
In the picture, back row, are Mr. Jos. Schonthal and Rabbi Jacob "rarinioh;   next  row, Charles Luft, 1676 NL High  St.;  David  Smith, 815 Oak  St.;' ^^'''"^'^   importance,   both   in   public   and
Ida Cooper, 714 Mound St.;  Cfiarle's Kurson, 1070 Linwood Ave.;  Phili Erigler St. ..   ^ •¦•. f ^
;In the third row, left .to right, are;    Fannie Tennebaunv.49&'SI' 'Wasl^itiLt
her,  469   E.   Fulton   St.;   Aaron   Neustadt,   tcachur;   Marcus   Dietch,  318   E. Ave;;   Ethel  Soomsky, 477  S.  Seventeenth  St.;   Elizabeth   Pier,  465  E.
medical   circles.
h\. thc opening meeting of thc con¬ vention, on May 31, Dr. Hubert Work,
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Neustadt, 1559 Granville  St.;   Jeannette  Sculler,  1648 Franklin Ave.;   Beatrice Shuman, 331 Donaldson St.;   Ida Schlansky, 503 S. Washingto'^";Xv%]
This year's confirmation ceremony was- oiie of thc most impressive 'and in¬ spiring ever conducted at the Temple. In spite of the inclement weather the auditorium was crowded with the rela¬ tives and friends of the nineteen con- firmands. It was very evident that every member of the class was conscious of the solemnity of the occasion.
The duties which now were bcconiinj,   they  were  the  center  of  the attention I the  close  the  above  flash-light  picture part of their life's obligations had bceniof   the  awed  congregation. j of   the  class  together .with  the  Rabbi,
outlined to them by their teachers am'!    The entire program from the opening! the   President,   and   Mr., Neustadt,   the by Rabbi Tarshish who supervised theii   prayer by Frieda Neustadt to the bene-, teacher, was taken.
In the afternoon a reception by the parent's for the confirmands was held in the 'Vestry Room, under the auspices of the Parent-Teachers' Association. ,
preparations for Confirmation Day. -As- diction by thc Rabbi w.is carried out in they slowly ami dignifiedly marched into! a most edifying and exalting fashion, the auditorium led by the venerable and There was not a dull moment in the beloved   President,  'Joseph   Sdliontha!,! entire   two   hours   of   the services.   At
Winner of Bicycle Race From Berlin to Jerusalem Conies to U.S.
Jacob   Starosekki,   Professional Bicycle jRa?er, Narrowly Es¬ capes Being Shot to Death As Spy in Tiurkey and As Would-Be Assas¬ sin in S*ervi«
DETAINED. 38 DAYS
ON ELLIS ISLAND
Sensational Story Is Told of Ex¬ periences of Noted Jewish Bicycle Racer
NEW YORK. —Jacob S'taroselski, professional bicycle racer, holder of sev¬ eral distance championships in Russia' and Germany, has just been released un¬ der a $1,000 bond from thirty-eight days' detention on Ellis Island, upon the in¬ tervention of Congressman Sol Bloom and John M. Chapman, Manjiger of the Cycle Racing Association, folio wing . a series of thrilling adventures; which took him, as the result of a w.ager, from Berlin to Jerusakm by bicycle during which he narrowly escaped being shot to death, once as a Greek spy in Tur¬ key, and again as a suspected assassin of the King of .Jugo-Slaviii.
Barred from entering the Six Day Bicycle race in Berlin, by the race offi¬ cials who openly, declared that he could not compete because he was a Jew, Staroselski, angered at their insults, offered to ride from Berlin to Jeru¬ salem within seventy days on a vvager of 150 English pounds. "The race was arranged and won by Staroselski who completed the trip just within the al¬ lotted time. His actual racing time was thirty-eight days. The balance of the seventy days was taken up by delays in securing passport visaSi by his de¬ tention in a Turkish prison for almost a week and by his refusal to ride from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday because he is an observing Jew.
.Immediately following his release from Ellis /Island, Staroselski came . tn the headquarters, of the Zionist Organ¬ ization and Palestine Fo.undatioh Fiiiui at n4 Fifth Avenue, upon \yh6se colo¬ nies he lived while in the Holy Laiul and recounted ¦. his experiences, tli^ bond, .which covers the six months tire Immigration aiithorities have permitted him to remain, in the United States, w.i.s fiirnished by his aunt, Mrs. Giish;i Markman, 14 East 112th Street, with whom he is staying.
"I purposely made Jerusalem the finish Of the. race," Staroselski saiil, "because it is the capitai.of the Jewish Home, land and would therefore. nialre my triumph all the niore. complete vi (Concluded on page 4)
Annual Flower Day Sunoay, June 15th
Proceeds to go to the Jewish Na¬ tional  Fund.    Volunteers  to repoi^t at Hebrew School at 9 Ai  M.
.All arrangements have been C'nii- plctedfor the, annual flower day, Sun¬ day,' June l.'), for the benefit nf the Jewish National Fund. Weather comli- tions permhting, the. .committee in charge expect this j'car's sale to sur¬ pass   al|   previous  years. i
Volunteers representing, the.'Jewish .Literary Club, Y. W. H- A.; and the Junior Ivreeyoh will report at the Cn- lumbus Hebrew School, Sunday morn¬ ing at 0 o'clock. Those who will w'>rk on downtown corners will he taken to their places in ' machines. Downtown headquarters will be established at Mc- Kellar's Flower Shop, James Theater Building, who is supplying the flowers. Lunch will lie served at McKellar's for the girls working downtown.
Permission- has been granted by the Olentangy and Indianola Park manage¬ ments to sell flowers in their respective parks, '        ¦
Through the kindness of Messrs. Abe Yenkin and Chas. Friedman, machines will be available all day for the use of the committees  selling flowers,^
Dr. Joseph S. Kornfeld Is Elected Rabbi of Toledo Reform Temple
CoUingwood Aye. Temple Elects America's Minister to Persia, as its Rabbi succeeding ' RaUbi Samuel J. Harris.
ELECTION IS FOR A
PERIOD OF S YEARS
Announcement has just been'made of the election Of Dr, Joseph S. Kornfeld, now United States Minister to Persia, as spiritual leader of the Collingwood
Av.enue Temple of Toledo, Ohio, The diplomat-rabbi's hosts of friends in Co¬ lumbus and other sections of Ohio have welcomed this nevys "with great rejoic¬ ing.       ¦       .
It is now two and oncrhalf years since Rabbi Kornfeld left Columbus to take up the duties of America's representative at the Persian capital. He Jeft thou¬ sands of friends both -Jews and non- Jews in this state—all of whom are now waiting with keen anticipation his return from the Orient.
It is interesting to know that the rabbi was elected for a period of five years succeeding Rabbi SamuelJ. Harris who has entered the fields of commerce. From present indications he will leave Teheran, Persia, in time to officiate during the High Holy days. ',
Dr. Kornfeld has been very success¬ ful in' his diplomatic work and has- been the recipient of :many high honors while representing American interests abroad. .Moreover, he has been, very instru- meiital in helping thousqfnds of co- rligionists in distress in the Orient.
Zionists  Victorious   in  Kehillah Elections in Poland
VVARSA-W. (J. T. A.)—The first retui-ns of the Kehillah elections which took place in the provinces of Congress Poland seem to indicate that the national Jewish eleiiients have won a victory in spite of. the .tremendous propaganda carried on by the orthodox Agudart Israel Party. Even towns with an or¬ thodox and fanatical population elected to the Kehillah not less than ."»0% Zion¬ ists or Mizracliists. In some towns Jewish socialists, belonging to .the Bund or left Poale Zion, were .elected, . The .Vssiinilationist Party was completely defeated.   ,
BCO Face Deportation as Result
of Reversal of Decision in
Immigratipn Case
NEW YORK. (J. T. A.).—.800 im- nn'graiits now on Ellis Island, mostly Italians, are facing dep(»rt.ition as a re¬ sult of the decision by the United States Supreme Court hi the case of Gittel Gottlieb, the wife of Rabbi Solomon Gottlielb, who entered tlie United States in excess of the Palestinian quota as a Rabbi.^
: These 800 came iii the hope that they might be admittiud under the ruling by Judge Julian W. Mack in the Federal Court in that case in which the exemp¬ tion al)ove the quota permitted R^bbi Gottlieb was also granted to his wife and son. •
address of weteorae:'-Dr. '.ViToTfte'-ftaid' that he has been familiar with the work of the JCRS since its foundation, and praised it warmly for great work, and forward-looking methods of conquering tuberculosis.
In the morning of the same d.iy, the entire delegation were greeted at the White House by President Coolidge, who made an exception to his present ru|e, and shook hands with the dele¬ gates.
The morning session of June 1 was devoted to the busiiicss of the Institu¬ tion, and reports ^ijere read by the various committees and officers. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, the President of the JCRS, presided. Dr. William C. Fow¬ ler, Health Officer, District of Columbia, welcomed the gathering. ' Reports were presented, among others, by Dr. I. D. Bronfin, the Superintendent of the Sanatorium, Dr. -William N. Beggs, the noted authority, Acting Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board,  and Dr.  Hillkowitz.
The afternoon session was marked by an engrossing lecture by Prof. Allen K. Krause, probably the greatest author¬ ity on tuberculosis in the country, on "The Jew and Tuberculosis". Dr. Krause outlined the effect of tuber¬ culosis on the Jew, and the effects of the Jew on tuberculosis.
He said that the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus was due to meth¬ ods devised by Jewish men of science. Further, he said that in founding their institution the JCRS began fightings tuberculosis by Inethods never tried be¬ fore, and maiiy years ahead of their time.     . .   .' .
Dr. C. D. 'Spivak, the well-known social worker and physician. Secretary of the JCRS,.g:ave an illustrated lecture on thc "Twenty Years .'\nti-Tuberculosis Work of the JORS". .      '   '   v
Oil the evening of June 1 a banquet was held at. the Hotel Washington. Among other speakers, were Senator Phipps of Colorado and Coiigr'essman Howard of Nebraska, Many donations and gifts to the Sanatorium were an¬ nounced.
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