Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-12-29

              COLUMBUS EDITION
COiUMBUS EDITION
i])\J/      Serving Columbus, Dayton, Central and Southwi
Vol. 39, No. 53
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1961
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Morocco Stops Jews From Property Sale
GASABUANGA, (JTA) — Moroccan authorities in the southern part of the country are prohibiting the sale of property by Jews who wish 'o leave their towns, it was reported here recently. In Elssaouria, leaflets are being distributed urging local Moslems to refrain from purohasing houses or any property frbm. Jews leaving the town.
At the same time, five Jews were arrested in the southern MIoroccan region of Ksar es-Souk on charges of "Zionist activities" and of allegedly helping Jews to I	
leave the country for emigration to Israel. A sbcth JeW, Slon Mr koubi, had been arrested earlier an simltor charges, and is stlU in jail pending trial. The five arrest¬ ed were Identified as Troubly, EerkW, Nejjar, lohou and Melr Anna,
A Moroccan court of ai>peala In Tanglers will hand down a Judg¬ ment next month In the case of Captain Morilas Reinardo, slUpper of the vessel "Prdce," In which 42 Jews were drowned last January when the slilp san'' off the Moroc¬ can coast. Reinardo was sentenced to four years and two months' after he was convicted by a lower court of manslaughter through ¦ negligence. Appeals by two other crew members of the ship, San¬ chez and Oastroman, who were sentenced to one year each, were rejected, and their sentences were confirmed.
During the interrogation by the appeals court, Reinardo testified that a sudden gale had hit the ship and flooded the hull. He said the ship sank within a few mJn- utes. He admitted that he had abandoned the ship while It was sinking. Relnardo's attorney, a Jew Identiflied as Zaoul, pleaded ithat the court was Incompetent ' tu ^ly tile ca&e. Tl^e Mvtt4i|ii..&i)> At¬ torney General has demanded the maximum penalty provided by law. The appeals court is compos¬ ed entirely of Moslem judges.
DEBATE VIEWS OF PROF. MARTIN RUBER
TEL AVTV, (JTA) — Professor Martin Buber was presented with the Tel Aviv Municipality award for literature but not until after a sharp debate on his publicly ex¬ pressed view that Adolf Blioh- manm's death sentence should be eonununted to life Imprisonment
CJouncll members of the Herut party demanded that the prize should not be awarded to Prlf. Buber. Joseph Soalphoff of Herut said that Professor had not denied a statement attributed to him that he would seek a revision of the death sentence imposed on the former Gestapo colionel.
Acting Mayor E. Shechter op¬ posed the motion and said that Prof. Buber, whom he described as "ome of the greatest thinkers of our time," had the right to ex¬ press his opinion on any subject he chiose. The Council approved the prize b ya majority vote.
RAANANA OUTLINES GOTIlilON PLANS
A new feature of Raanana's Cotillion Ball, on Jan. 20 will be an "Alumni Table" for past Debs and their friends.
This year's Debs will make their debut in society under a rose decked arbor at the Agudas Aohlm Synagogue.
Mrs. Jerry Goldfarb will be at the piano to acconi.i>any them. They will officially be presented by Mr. Joseph Eiseniberg tind will glide through an exhibition waltz, with their dads, taught them by Ted  Holmes.
Music will be provided by Tom¬ my Dale.
Hard at work to make this dance a success are: Dance chair¬ man Mrs. David Jacobwitz; Fund Raising, Mrs. Gerald Pruzan; Tictets, Mrs. Burton Kirscihner arid Mrs. Ben Grinblatt; Hos¬ pitality, Mrs. Michael Seldman and Mrs. Joseph Gwlrtsman; I>ec- orations, Mrs. Richard Brown and Mrs. George Heihn; Ad Book, Mrs. Sherman Krivlt and Publicity, Mrs. Sanford Joseph.
Mrs. Sam Taub, president, in¬ vites the community to share the excitement and enthusiasm over the lovely debuntantea She also wishes to remind the Debs about the rehearsals for the CotUllon ball. Debs and Dads are to be at Agudas Achlm Synagogue on Jan. 7 at 4 p.m.
Call Mrs. Burton Kirschnes BE. 7-7055 or Mrs. Ben Grinblatt BE. 5-3504 for tickets or they may be purchased at the door. Tickets are $5 per couple.
A. A. Men Plan BaU For New Year's Eve
The New Year will be welcomed in this Sunday night, Dec.. 31, at the Agudas Achim Social Hall, with dancing from 10 p.m. till 3 a.m., to the Danny Aberman Band.
According to the committee, the Brotherhood's Annual New Years Eve dance promises to be the best yet, with nolsemakers, hats, set¬ ups and a breakfast at 1 ajn. be¬ ing provided.
A limited number of reserva¬ tions are still available at $8.S0 per couple, by calling Marty Kaufher atBEJ. 5-B861 or Sol Tob- In at BE. V2917.
SPRING FASHIONS TO RE PRESENTED AT ANOa-BIRTHDAY
A star-dusted afternoon has been planned for members of the Columbus section, Council of Jewish Women according to' the committee In charge of the fourth anmiial Angel-Blrthday luncheon to be held on Tuesday, Peb. 6, at The Maramor.
"Preview of Spring, 1962" wiU be . presented by professional models, through the courtesy of The Union Company, during the lunch6K>n.
Gifts galore will be given to many lucky Anigels, Cherubim, Seraphim, and Arch-Angels dur¬ ing the afternoon. Mrs. Bernard FeitMnger, co-ohalrman of the luncheon, is making plans with the Richard Lewis Travel Agency for several gift trips.
The "Angel of the Day" will be announced as the highlight of the afternioon. Suggestions for the fourth "Angel of the Day", a de¬ serving Council volunteer, should be sent to Mrs. Allan L. Meyer, 2756 Dale Ave.
Members of Council are found working in many capacities through their service program. Weekly, many volunteers enter- bain the children at Nightingale Cottage with stories and enter¬ tainment. Included in OouncLl'a budget each year is an allotment for the Golden Age Program at Tlie Jewish Center. Council mem¬ bers, under the Qhairmanshlp of Mrs. Abe Greenspun, spend many hours assisting with this activity program tor our senior citizens.
The Sewing group, under the co-cihrairmanship of Mrs. Herbert Cummins and Mrs. James Feibel, recently com.pleted a project for the maternity department of Grant Hospital. At the suggestion of Miss Jane Rowland, supervisor of the Maternity floor, members of the Sowing Group miadc Christ¬ mas stockings to present the new born infants to the new mothers on Christmas Day.
Members of the Sewing Group include Mrs. Gertie Pinsliy, Mrs. Saul Koltun, Mrs, Ernest Deutsch, Mrs. Reuben Zalk, Mrs. Max Dre- If us, Mrs. Fay Levy, Mrs. Armand Abel, Mrs. Richard Abel, Mrs. S. Goodman, Mrs. Milton Katz, Mrs. M. L. Yuster, Mrs. Joseph Elngeiman, Mrs. S. Omstein, Mrs. R. Stern, Mna. B. Lurie, Mrs. S. Levine, Mrs. B. Yalman, and Mrs. M.' Resjer.
Members desiring to attend the luncheon at The Maramor on Tuesday, Feb. 6, may pledge to be an Angel for $10.00; a Cheru¬ bim, for $15.00; a Seraphim for $25.00; or an Arch-angel for $50.00. Mrs. Jerome Kohn, Mrs. Murray Landers, or Mrs. George Ornstein, co-chairmen of pledges, will lie happy   to   receive  Angel   pledges.
Teens From 3 States Attend K.LO. Convention In Columbus
Columbus B.B.Y.O. members were host to 175 Teens from Ken¬ tucky, Indiana and Ohio at the K.I.O. regional convention, Deo. 24 to Dec. 28. Activities Included workshops, oratory and storytelling contests, business meetings and elections. The busy schedule waa top¬ ped off by a banquet, dance and installation of officers at Tifereth Israel last Wednesday night.
For the second time In a row, a Columbualte won in the B.B.G. Oratory contest.  First place was
taken by Debbie Llnlck of the Emma Lazarus chapter. Last year's winner waa Rita Snyder, also of the Emma Lazarus ohAp- ter.
Subject of this year's oratory contest waa "In The Beginning— God."
Second place in the BjB.G. story-
EXTRA SHOWS FOR "LOST RIRTHDAY"
Due to heavy demand for tickets for the next performance of the Gallery Players production of "The Lost Birthday" on Dec. 31, two extra performances have been scheduled for the foUowin® Sun¬ day, Jan. 7, at 2 and 4:30 pjn.
"The Lost Birthday," produced by Gallery Players, is an Actor's Lab Production by adult actors for a children's audience. The fast moving and wonderfully Imagina¬ tive play has been' staged and de¬ signed by William Buahnell. Since thcs eating capacity for this chil¬ dren's show ja Hmited, Interested individuals are requested to nMike their reaervations as early as pos¬ sible. This may be done by calling the Gallery Players ticket office at BE. 1-2731. Tickets are priced at fifty cents for children and seventy five cents for adults.
The cast for "The I-ost Birth¬ day" includes: Al€in Altman, Betty Cohen', Phil EJnoch, Fran Flam- holz, Henry Grinsfelder, Willie Mcworter, Tom Reddy, Bea Roth, Mary Jo Rotunda; Lauren WerUn.
Costumes have been arranged througih the servteos of Carol Ann BushneU, assisted by Sally Alt- man and Syl-via Frager. Other memt>ers of the bacit&tage crew include: Joe Cohen, technical di¬ rector; Alan Atantin, stage man¬ ager; Zelda Austen, Robert Red¬ dy, properties; Dennis Mellman, Ugo Epelbaum, lighting; Steve Pollack, Etenny Dorman, sound; Joe Cohen, Denny Yairian, Abe Green, set construction; Hal Tan- enbaum, art director; Rosa Ker- stein, Laddy Pinke, box office.
president. The balance of the A.Z.Z. officers had not yet been voted on as the Chronicle went to press.
telling contest was won by Terry Trager,  ZIV chapter.
Winners of contest are eligible to represent their chapters at the next District 2 convention.
Harvey Wasserman, Heart of Oliio chapter won third place in the A.Z.A. Oratory contest. His subject was "Man Does Not live by Bread Alone."
Among the resolutions passed was an agreement by the various chapters to give boolca for a libr¬ ary for Camp B'nai B'rith in Star¬ light, Pa. It was also agreed to donate funds to the lAF (Inter- natlon Service Fund) which cov¬ ers 11 different charities.
Twenty adult advisors partici¬ pated in the convention. Among the advisors from Columbus were: Marvin Horkln, Joe White, Buz- zde Kanter, Henry Sterling, Mrs. Albert Becker, Mrs. Saniford Kop- pleman, Mrs. Sam Cohen, Bob Sobolovitch, Mrs. Murray Rosen, Mrs. Murray Edison and Sol Kaufman.
Members of the Jewish com¬ munity of Columbus also partici¬ pated in the convention by hous¬ ing out-of-town delegates, furn¬ ishing car transportation day and night, and preparing €md serving meUs for the more than 250 youths in attendance at the con¬ vention.
Election of officer swas held on Wednesday, Dec. 27. B.B.G. of¬ ficers elected were: President, Linda Feldman of South Bend, Ind; BUrst vice president, Susie Berk of Fort Wayne, Ind., second vice-president, J'tinet Brinn of Fort Wayne, Ind. and secretary, Bella Barton of Hammond, Ind. Barry Sherman of Louisville, Ky. was elected regional A.Z.A. president and Barry Cooper, also of  Louisville  was the new vice-
Volunteers Needed
Volunteer workers are need¬ ed for Heritage House, accord¬ ing to an annoiincement by Lazar Brener, executive direct¬ or. Persons interested In serv¬ ing as volunteers should con- tect Mrs. Joseph Scheoter, BE 1-5000; Mrs. Abe Yenkin, CL 2-1774; Mrs. I. NuUs, BE 1-8887 or Heritage House office, 237- 7417, A training course tor vol¬ unteer wvM-kers will be held on Jan. 16.
SEEK WITNESSES TO NAZI CRIMES
Witnesses to testify against the four Nazis above are being sought by the World Jewish Con^rress In New York In connection with a West German trial of S.S. Commander and Criminal Police Chief Heinrich Hamann, charged with the murder of thousands of Jews In Nowy Sacz, and other towns of Poland. Hamann's helpers are (left to right) Georg Urban, a gendarmerie lieut¬ enant in Llmanowa; Egbert Brook, Criminal As¬ sistant In Nowy'Saoz; Gunther Labdzke, Gestapo officer In Nowy Sacz; and Josef Rouenhoff, Crimi¬ nal Assistant, who for some time headed the local
Jewish section of the Gestapo. The pictures were supplied by the Investigating Judge in Bochum, who has asked the World Jewish Congress to help trace any persons who can Identify them or have any knowledge of their crimes. Anyone who has such information should contact Dr. Nehemlah Robinson, Director of the Institute of Jewish Af¬ fairs, World Jewish Congress, 16 East 84th Street, New York 28, N.Y. The WJC has already traced a considerable number of witnesses against Hamann himself.
YEAR'S END BALL AT BETH JACOB SUNDAY
Beth Jacob's Brotherhood is in¬ viting everyone to celebrate with them at their Year's End Ball, to be held on New Year's Eve, Sunday night, Dec. 31, at the Beth Jacob Shul Grand Ballroom.
Don Tate and hia orchestra will play and entertain from 9 tUl late. A dance contest, to be par¬ ticipated in by all will be held. According to the committee, set¬ ups, snacks, favors and noise makers will be In abundance. There is no oorkage charges and dress is optional.
The committee Is confident that the ball will be the outstanding event conducted by BJ Brother¬ hood in all of the years this mid-winter event has been spon¬ sored  by them.
Reservations are being accept¬ ed, at $7.60 for the Individual couple and at $6.60 per couple in joint group reservations of a minimum of five couple reserva¬ tions received at the same time. Chfimpagne will be served gratis at the table organizing the larg¬ est group reservation received by Saturday, Dec. 23. All reservations must be made in advance. No ticltets will be sold  at the door.
For reservations, phone the Mil¬ lers at BE. 5-7386 or the Schecten at BiE. 6-0357.
WBNS-TV SHOWING FILM SERIES ON 'UNDERSTANDING'
Concluding ita aeries of thirteen half-hour television programs under the title of "Understand¬ ing," WBNS,TV Channel 10 will feature three half-hour programs on Jan. 1, 2 and 3.
The programs were made avail¬ able by the Community Relations committee of the United Jewish Fund and Council.
The programs are seen from 7:15 to 7:45 a.m.
On Monday, Jan. 1, two films make up the liiaif-hour program. They are "Heritage", which shows what iiappens when an indi'vidual disregards the rights of others and "Commencement", the story of a business executive who learns that his personnel department Is guilty of discriminatory employ¬ ment practices.
The program of Tuesday, Jam 2, consista of "The WUdemeas of Zln", which ahows how the Bible Is used by the tirchaeologist. Dr. Nelson Glueck, to discover water resources in the barren Negev and "Which Way for Human Rights", a discussion of the uni¬ versal declaration of human righ'ts.
On Jan. 3, the series will con¬ clude with "An American Girl", the story of an American teen¬ ager who was mistakenly believed to be Jewish by 'her friends and neighbors. The Incident addresses Itself to anti-Semitism.
The films used in the series are distributed by the Anti-JDefamat- lon League of B'nai  B'rith.
COMMUNITY HEADS AT U.J.F.C. TEA
On Thou-sday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m., a tea was held by the Oomimunlty Coordinating committee of the Women's Division ¦of the United Jewish Fund and Council. Repre¬ sentatives of all Jewish women's organizations were Invited to the home of Mirs. Jerome Gross, 295 S. Ardmore Rd. The purpose of this meeting was to eatablisih plans for the specific contribution to the B^md Drive of these cooper¬ ating groups.
Mrs. Albert Blank and Mrs. Gross, co-chairmen of the Com¬ munity Coordinating committee, greeted the 25 assembled women. One of the topics discussed was the part which the member groups would play In Education' Day, which will be held In February. Elach group In the Commimlty Coordinating Committee agreed to contribute ita energies towards the success of this annual activity of the Fund.
OrgEinlzatlons comprising the Community Coordinating Commit¬ tee, their invited presidents and representatives are respectively:
Agfudaa Achlm Sisterhood: Mrs. Albert Beim, Mrs, Irving Seff; Ahavas Sholom Sisterhood: Mrs. Sam Greenberg, Mrs. Harry La- kln; Beth Jacob Sisterhood: Mrs. Arthur Miller, Mrs. Sam Komes- sar B'nai B'rith Candlelight: Mrs. Joseph Blum, Mrs. Marvlh Katz; B'nai B'rith Zlon: Mrs. Robert Bender, Mrs. David Peppercorn; Brandeis University: Mrs. Her¬ bert Fenburr, Mrs. Abe Yenkin.
Heritage House Womens' Auxi¬ liary: Mrs. I. Nutls, Mrs. Ger¬ trude Pinsky; Counoil of Jewish Women: Mrs. David Gerstenfeld, Miss Helen Nutls; Council of Jewish Wom'en Evening Group: Mrs. Jack Rubin, Mrs. David Cohen; Jewish War Vetersjis Auxiliary: Mrs. Victor Rofsky, Mrs. Herman Jacobs; Mizrachl Women: Mrs. Dora Abrams, Mrs. Chari-es Block; Raanan'a: Mrs. Sam Taub, Mrs. Ivan Ptomanhoff; Pioneer Women, Golda Melr Chap¬ ter: Miss Helen Seldenberg, Mrs. William KIsch; Pioneer Women, Sabra Chapter: Mrs. lisadore Le¬ vine, Mrs. Rudolph Hlrsch.
Columbus Chapter of Hadassah: Mrs. Norbert Kruger; dull Chap¬ ter: Mrs. Melvln Rackoff, Mrs. Irving Fireman; Mitzvah Chapter: Mrs. Sam Sui>ow, Mrs. Ed Ootden; Zkma Chapter: Mrs. David Gutt- man, Mrs. Morris Ojalvo; Llloh Chapter: Mrs. Malcolm Robbins, Mrs. Bernard Yenkin; Business and Professional: Mrs. Joseph Goldslager, Mrs. &im Goldman; Sholom Chapter: Mrs. Fred Ro¬ land, Mrs. Norman Levine.
Temple Israel Sisterhood: Mrs. Sidney Berg, Mrs. Gus Bowman; Jr.; Tifereth Israel Sisterhood: Mrs. Charles Tails, Mrs. Julius Margulles; Workmens' C!lrcle Lad¬ les' Auxiliary: Mjb. Rose Izemsn; Ort: Mrs. Elliott Gr'ayson, Mrs.^ StanlQT Schwartz, Jr.