Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-05-26

              COLUMBUS EDITION
 llONICLE
Servmg Columbus, Dayton, Central and Southwestern Ohio     ^pAR
COLUMBUS EDITION
VoL 39, No. 21
FRIDAY,    MAY   26,    1961
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Eichmann Expected To Take Stand On June 5
RabU Harry Kaplan
Kobbi David Stavsky
Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer
Has Two Attacks Of Tunctional Arythmia'
Celebration Has Testimonial To 5 Columbus Rabbis Included
Julius C, Margulles and Mrs, Mitchell S, Goodman, chairmen, "Israel Bar Mitzvah Celebration," sponsored by the Columbus State of Israel Bonds Committee, to be held Tuesday evening, June 13 at the Deshler Hilton Hotel, at a charge of $1,50 per person, announced that the program will be in three parts.
Mentioned elsewhere In the Chronicle, tlje evening will Include as special guests, Ira Hlrschmann, and comedian, Jan Bart, Also, children Bar Mitzvah in 1961 will
be awarded with special awards signifying that their Bar Mitzvah occurs in the same year os that of the State of Israel.
AN IMPORTANT part ot the commujilty-jwide program wlU be a testimonial to five Columbus rabbis: Dr, Jerome D, Folkman, Temple Israel; RabbI Harry Kap¬ lan, B'nai B'rith HUlel Founda¬ tion; Babbi Samuel W, Ruben¬ stein, Agudas Aohim Synagogue; RabbI David Stavsky, Beth Jacob Synagogue; and RabbI Nathan Zellzer, Temple Tifereth Israel,
DB. FOLKMAN came to Tem¬ ple Israel In 1947, He was ordain¬ ed as a rabbi from Hebrew Union College, and received his D,D,, honoris causa, at Hebrew Union College in 1957, Dr, Folkman serv¬ ed as civilian Jewish chaplain tor the Army Air (Tkjrps Weather School, ajid in 1943 was the presi¬ dent of District Grand Lodge #6, B'nai B'rith, He is presently a member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Highlights for Children, and  a member of  the  board  of
trustees for the Columbus Hospit¬ al Federation, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and Grant Hospital.
RABBI KAPLAN,has been di¬ rector of tbe B'nai B'rith Hlilel iToutulatlon at Ohio-State Univer¬ sity since 19S6. He Is a graduate of the Jewish Institute of Religion, and received his honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from He¬ brew Union College in 1953, In Addition to his duties as' HlUel Director at Ohio State University, Rabbi Kaplan Is midwest regional director for the B'nai B'rith HiUel Foundations, and a member ot the National Hillel Cabinet. In 1955 Rabbi Kaplan visited, Israel,
RABBI RUBENSTEIN was or¬ dained from the Rabbi Isaac El- chanan Yeshiva, and has been spiritual leader of Agudas Aohlm Congregation since 1949, While at Cheyenne, Wyo,, Rabbi Ruben¬ stein was a part time Chaplain at Fort Francis E. Warren, Through his efforts, a kosher kitchen serv¬ ing dally meals   to   students   at
Deadline News For June 2 Chronicle
Ail copy and photographs to ajjpear in the Friday, June 2 edition of the Ohronlcle ItfUST be in our office by Fri¬ day, May 26, 5 p.m,, the regu¬ lar deadline.
Because of the Memorial Bay holiday on May SO, no cojpy or photos to appear In, the Jun6 '2 IBSUe ^Jll be ac¬ cepted, under any circum¬ stances, after this regular deadline. There wtU be no ex¬ ceptions.
Center Pool Opens Sunday For Summer
As the weather- warms up, the Center swimming pool takes on its summer "dress up" appearance, preparing for the grand opening this Sunday, May 28, at 9 a,m,
Howard Banchefsky, Peggy Pierce a«d a full complement ot American Red Cross trained guards will be on hand to greet the Cen¬ ter members who wish to get an early s'tart on the summer aoti-vity,
THE OENTEai swimming pool and wading pool have had their annual paint job. Of course, the
newly installed overhead lights will add both to the brightness ot the pool during evening swim¬ ming and to the additional enjoy¬ ment of families around the pool. Mrs, Marvin Rose and Mra. Na¬ than Nateman, swim committee co-chairmen, are excited about the new snack bar which will be supervised by Mrs. Margarite Mundy, All articles will be sold o-ver the counter, A large number ot volunteers will assist with sell¬ ing an e:q>anded menu. The Cen¬ ter member will find It more economical to eat at the new snack bar,
ADMrPTANCE to the pool wiU be by membership card only. All members (except children under six years) must preaent their membership cards.
Guest privUeges wUl be extend¬ ed on a limited basis. A new fee structure for guests will be an¬
nounced shortly.
THE SWIM committee also an¬ nounced tiiat members will be ad¬ mitted to the pool only when wearing proper swim attire. Chil¬ dren under six years of tige must be accompanied by an adult in the wading pool at all times.
Adults will be allowed to swtm alone during the 10 minute rest period called every hour.
FAMILY FUN is thc keynote for the summer pool program which Includes all water activity, evening fun, ahows, game nights, dances, etc.
The place to keep cool and to enjoy the clear water of the Jew¬ ish Center pool awaits all Center members,
AFTER SUNDAY, the pool will be open from 3 p.m. daily until school is out for the summer, with the Sunday hours from 9 a.m.
Starting June 10, the pool wUI be open for fuU regular hours.
Ohio State University was estab- Ushed, He is presently serving as- vlce-president of the Rabbtnic Alumni of Yeshiva University, He toured Israel In 1954
RABBI STAVSKY Was elected to serve the pulpit at Beth Jacob Congregation In 1957, He received his ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Sem¬ inary in 1955, The rabbi received national attention In September, when he conducted the first spec¬ ial prayer service for President Elsenhower, at Fitialmons Army Hospital, a few hours after the chief executive was admitted to the hospital for treatment of his heart aliment. In 1952 he traveled to Israel and Europe on a student scholarship, and was again the re¬ cipient of a scholarship to the Chaylra Greenberg Institute of Studies In IsraeJ in 1955,
BABBI ZELIZER this year is marking his 30th year as spiritual leader of Tifereth Israel Congre¬ gation, He received his rabbinical degrees from the Jewish Theo¬ logical Seminary, During World War n, he aerved as a Chaplain in the Pacific and In Japan, He is an advisory member of the Co¬ lumbus Recreation (Commission a vice-president of the Ohto Valley Zionist Region, and the recipient of the 1961 cltywlde brotherhood, award.
Dr. Jerome O. Folkman
MILTON PINSKY IN ASSOCIATION POST FOR ANOTHER YEAR
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Joseph G, Weisberg, publisher of the Jewish Advocate of Boston, was reelected preaident of the Ameri¬ can Jewish Press Association at the group's annual convention.
Other officers re-named by the association were Jules MUler of the Jewish Exponent of Phila¬ delphia, Albert W, Golomb of the American Jewish Outlook of Pittsburgh and Leo H, Prisch of the American Jewish World of Mlnneapoll8-St. Paul, vice-presi¬ dent; James Wlsoh of the Texas Jewish Post of Dallas-F ort Worth, secretary and Milton Pin¬ sky of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle of Columbus, treasurer,
Joseph Cummins of the B'nai B'rith Messenger of Los Angeles was re-named chairman of the executive committee. Other mem¬ bers of the committee are EU Jacobs of the Buffalo Jewish Re¬ view, Morris Janoff ot the Jewish Standard of Jersey City and Adolph Rosenberg ot the South¬ ern Israelite of Atlanta,
Eleazer LIpsky, president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, was the principal guest speaker at the annua] luncheon of the con¬ vention.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Adolf Eichmann Is expected to take the witness stand on his own behalf on June 5, Dr, Robert Servatius, his chief defense counsel, stated j here, as tho trial ot the ex-<3eBta- po colonel was resumed.
A spokesman for the special se¬ curity guard over the prisoner an¬ nounced that, during his Impris¬ onment, Eichmann has had two attacks of "extra systolla," mani¬ fested by an Irregular pulse. This malady, also known medically as "functional arythinla," was caused by nervous tension, the spokes¬ man said. The annouoement about Eichmann's attacks oame after Dr, Servatius htoiself had told some corresjpondents that Eich¬ mann had suffered two heart at¬ tacks,
THE TRIAL brought forth testimony, and documentary evi¬ dence, showing the nature and magnitude of Nazi atrocities a- galnst Jews In Greece and Bul¬ garia, eUcltlng from one vidtness the fact that, ot 66,000 Jews de¬ ported from Greece, only 1900 sur¬ vived.
At the same time, an announce¬ ment was made by Attorney Gen¬ eral Gideon Hausner that former Nazi SS General Hubert Kappler, now aerving a prison sentence in Italy for war crimes, -wlU be questioned in Italy just as former Nazis In Gennany are belnsr ques¬ tioned there now by German courts. Dr. Servatius had re¬ quested questioning of- (jfenertd Kappler, Both the prosecution and the defense will draw up questionnaires to serve as the basis tor the Italian court's inter¬ rogation of the Nazis.
DOCUMENTS ahowing that Eichmann's office had urged the Hitler Foreign Ministry to put pressure upon Bulgaria to hand over Bulgarian Jews to his juris¬ diction were Introduced by Haus¬ ner, Since Bulgaria was an ally of Nazi Germany, and not an oc¬ cupied country, Eichmann had to approach the Sofia (Jovernment through the Foreign Ministry, The papers showed he wanted Bulgaria    to    close   its   borders
Summer Fim Is Yours On Tour
Have you found out what a wonderful time you can have this summer oh your vaca¬ tion?
Well if you haven't, now ia the time to find out about the Chronicle's Exodus Tour t<J Israel, leaving New York City on Aug. 6 via m Al Airlines.
A oompiete brochure de¬ scribing what you wlU see in Israel and Cyprus as well as information on an extension tour to Europe Is available. This Is a chance to see the magic of Israel with frlenda of  your  o-wn  community.
Don't be left out; Aug. 8 la closer than you think. Write or call the Richard Liewia Travel Service, 142 B. Gay St., Columbus or CA. 1-6577 for' complete details and the bro¬ chure. Out of town readers c£iU collect.
against Jewish emigration before they oould escape.
Then Hausner opened the chap¬ ter on Greece, showing that Eich¬ mann waa pressuring the Italian army, occupying Greece, to imple¬ ment "systematic" antl^ewish taeaaures In Throcla and Mace¬ donia. Eilchmann was shown to have ordered his aide In Greece to report on ^'the progress" of the various steps he otdered, includ¬ ing efftabliffhment of ghettoes and the launching of a deportation program.
YTTHAK NEHAMA, a Jew who had been a small store owner In Salonika, Greece, testified to the terror and brutalities suffered by the Jews In his city at the hands of Germans, He told of being part of a transport of 2700 Jews sent to Auschwitz, saying only 10 of these Jews survived. When Eich¬ mann's ovirn assistant in Salonika tried to postpone further deporta¬ tion of Greek Jews, Eiclunann or¬ dered that the transports be re¬ sumed.
Other  evidence  indicated   that (Continued or p«gft 4)
Dedicate Home Cornerstone June 11
The cornerstone for the new Columbus Jewish Home for the Aged will be dedicated Sunday, June 11, at 11 a.m, in cere¬ monies at the (College Avenue site.
A commltttte headed by Abe A, Wolman, honorary chairman of the board of the Home, is arranging details and wUl announce the program shortly.
Wolman also revealed that the committee la working out the contents of a box which will be sealed in the cornerstone.
Serving with Wolmap on the planning committee are Don Erkis, Mrs, E, J, Gordon, William Kohn, Robert Mellman, Mrs. I. Nutls, Mrs, Jack Resler, Mrs, Joseph Schecter, Emll Wasser¬ strom, Abe Yenkin, Samuel Shinbach, Mrs, Cody Zellzer, Aaron Zacks, Robert WeUer, Sr. and Howard N, Byer.
2nd Overseas Study Mission Is Planned
Shifts In American Jewish philanthropic responsibilities in Israel and Europe will be the major focus of the second Overseas Study Mission of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds next month. The United Jewish B^md and CJouncll, a member of tho CJFWF, was advised of the mission, Irving Kane of Cleveland, Coan- cll president, will lead the Mission which will be composed of federa¬ tion and welfare fund leaders.
They wUl leave on June 18 for three weeks ot intensive discus¬ sions wilh European and Israeli leaders on a wide range of prob¬ lems of mutual concern,
THE MISSION will be a follow- up to the first Mission In 1958 when a similar group took part in a two-way exchange of exper- lence? with Israeli leaders. The current Mission, In recognition of the progress achieved in Europ¬ ean Jewish communities, wlU in¬ clude a full week of conferences with Jewish leaders in London and Paris before proceeding to Israel, In Israel, the American delegation will confer with more than a dozen top Government of¬ ficials, welfare leaders and alao with members of the United States (Jovernment Mission to larael.
Scheduled to take part in the atudy tour. In addition to Kane, are: K. S. Goldenberg, St Paul;
Mr. and Mrs, Donald B. Hurwltz, Philadelphia; Irving Leviok, Buf¬ falo; Louis Smith, Boston; Lau¬ rence Irell, Los Angeles! Mr. tind Mrs. Michael A. Stavltsky, New¬ ark; Henry L, Zucker, Oeveland; Max M. CJuba, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs, Julian Freeman, Indlanapo- Us; PhUlp Bernstein, New York; Mr. an<i Mrs, S, P. Goldberg, New York; Mr, and Mrs. Bernard P, Kopkind, New Haven; Sol Sat¬ insky and Morris W. Satinsky, Philadelphia.
IN LONDON, the American communal leaders will meet with officials of the Central Bnltlsh Fund and other major organiza¬ tions engaged In financing; and conducting social welfare, health and other qommunal programs.
In France, the Mission virlU con¬ fer with leaders of Fonds Social {Contlnuad  on  pagt  4}