Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-02-24

              COLUMBUS EDITION
COLUMBUS
EDITION
3P0^   Serving Columbus. Dayton and Central Ohio Jewish Communities
Vol. 39, No. 8
FRIDAY,   FEBRUARY    24,   1961
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Meyerhoff Is Kiun... Replacement As UJA Head
SAMY LOEBL AND HOSTS
Samy Locbi, 14-yoar-oid-vi.sitor from Peru is visiting tho U.S. (Columbus for nine weeks). He shown with a sot of his hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Al was a guost of the Blank's for three weeks. He Blank. Samy is with a group of Peruvian students       returns lo Peru  on March  2.
Young Peruvian Likes TV The Best; Sees First Snow, Rain
BY   LARRY  SOPPEL
What does a 14-ycar-oid boy from Trujilio, Peru, who sees little rain, snow or girls like about Columbus?
Why tciovision, of course. So says Samy (pronouced Sammyi Loebl who is visiting In the United States ((3olumbiis for nine weeks) with a group of other boys — eight Catholic and one Lutheran — and a school teacher.
THE BOYS GO to Father Francis Hickcy's school in Tru.iillo. Fr. Hickey used to be at tho Newman Club at Ohio State University. When ho decided to come bade to tho U.S. with some of his students,   ho   chose  Columbus.
It was the job of the Jewish Family Service to obtain lodging for Samy during his nine week . stay in Columbus. The Service found the Harold Kayne's, Albert Blanli's   and   Al   Meyer's   to   bo
YESHIVA U., O.S.U, DEBATE AT AGUDAS ACHIM ON TUESDAY
Yoshiva University and Ohio State University debating socie¬ ties will meet at Agudas Achim Congrogution on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m., in an intercollegiate debate on the topic "Resolved: That the United States should adopt a Program of (Compulsory Health Insurance for AU Its (3iti- zens."
The Yeshiva University squad is one of six units which will tour different areas of the United States. In all, the Yeshiva Uni¬ versity Debating Society will meet 25 colleges and universities in as many different cities during the week of Feb. 26 to March 5.
THIS TOPIC is not only the national collegiate debate topic to be discussed in all intercollegiate debates this year, but has created an unusual amount of interest due to the fact that it was ^. major issue in President Kennedy's re¬ cent campaign. Yeshiva students will talte both the negative and affirmative positions during their tour.
This marks the third meeting between Yeshiva University and Ohio State University debaters. The adversaries are tied with a win and a loss for each.
DESPIPTE its rigorous cross¬ country talkathons, the Yeshiva University debaters iiave won more than 75 percent of their de¬ bates during the past five years.
Adult Institute will not meet so that participants can attend the Debate.
interested and each family has had or is having Samy stay with them.
SAMY'S FATHER manages a sugar plantation in Trujilio. Thoy lived in Peru for 34 years and Samy was born on Jan. 14, 14 years ago. Samy and the group flew from Peru to New York and took a bus to CJolumbus, In the middle of a snow storm. Also, this-T^'as Samy's first glimpse of snow. You see it never snows in Peru, or for that matter it never rains.
And what does the sun-tanned Samy think of our weather? Well not very much ("It's too cold"). The lowest temperature in Tru¬ jilio  is 50 degrees.
WHILE HEKE Samy is attend¬ ing classes at Bexley's Cassing¬ ham Junior High School. How do
Poverty and progress have loomed large in thc life of Joseph Meyerhoff, tho new general chairman of thc United Jewish Appeal, .succeeding Philip M. Klutznick of Park Forest, 111. Klutznick resigned ii-fter he was appointed by President Kennedy as a member of thc United States Mission to the United Nations. Meyerhoff, a home- buiidor and developer of shopping centers, has fought poverty and battled for progress through a multitude of civic and philanthropic activities   since   early   manhrod,
Lot it be a question of philan¬ thropy or a civic project on a massive or individual scale or a local or international level, the .luggostion is always the same, "See Joe."
His friends say that he uses a "soft sell" fund-raising technique. The "soft sell" blends with his appearance. He is 5 feet 5M inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, sports a shoelace moustache, 1 s well- groomed and J3peaks in cultured well modulated tones. He gives the appearance of a ballet master or a professor of philosophy.
"JOE TALKS in whispers," a friend said. You can't interrupt as he talks of tho need for human beings. All you can say is Okay Joe, put me down for another $50(X)."
When he received word of his
schools differ? Weil, in Peru there arc few coed schools. His isn't and that ia exactly what he doesn't care for here. The girls are "too noisy."
Naturally Samy is asked many questions each day and to his surprise everyone wants to know about dating In Peru. This is a surprise because in, Peru thc boys don't mix with thc girls until they are 17 or 18. "They just don't go  out  together."
THB  DARK, CURLY-HAIRED
Samy likes studying. In Peru ho studies Algebra, English, Span¬ ish, history of Peru, geography and physical education. He swims a lot, plays soccer and docs the things most 14-yoar-olds like to  do.
He goes to school from 8:15 a.m. to 11:45 and from 1:45 to 5 p.m. Thc food here and in Peru is very much the same, Samy says. "The only thing we don't have is the Empire State Build¬ ing. That's what wc need." When asked why tho Empire State Building, he answered, "For tourists."
TELEVISION is Samy's  favor- (Continuad   on   paga   4)
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being chosen to head the United Jewish Appeal, Meyerhoff was in Ctilcago at a meeting of the Na¬ tional Home Builders Association, of which he was president in 1946. In a matter of hours he was here to accept his new post.
'TN MY FAiVIILY," he said, ''we took for granted that being a Jew and being interested In what was first Palestine and now Israel were one and thc same thing."
Bom April 8. 1899, in Russia, he was the fourth of five children. The Meyerhoffs settled in Balti¬ more when he was seven years old. At the age of 20, he had been graduated from the Univer¬ sity of Maryland Law School and had started a real estate career in Baltimore,
MEYEUlHOFF managed lo de¬
vote equal lime to business and his Jewish activities. The turning point in his philanthropic career came in 1949 on his first trip to Israel with a UJA leadership niis- -•sion. That year moro than 100,000 immigrants went into the new state.
"I .saw those wlio had known oppression living in tent cities," he remarked. "1 was determined to do  more."
MEYEBHOIiT" LS a vigorous advocate of promoting the eco¬ nomic stability of Israel through private enterprise. He is president of the Palestine Economic (Cor¬ poration, whioh liandles private Investments in Israel. He is a. member of the board of governors of the Israel Bond Organization which helps to build up Israel's agricultural and industrial frame¬ work.
He is married to the former Rebecca Witten. They have three married children and nine grand¬ children.
, "My son, Harvey, conducts the business; that gives me time to be a philanthropist," ho said.
T.I. Summer Camp Scholarships Given
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood Ramah Scholarship Committee and a committee designated by Temple T. I.'s board of trustees awarded Scholarships to Ciimp Ramah to the following students in ReUgious School. The ehlldren, in addition to satisfying qualification of age, were measured by three criteria: 1. Excellence in studies; 2. Extraordi¬ nary interest and participation in Religious Sohool Activities; 3. Qualities of leadership.
CandieHght's Annual Affair Set Monday
Candlelight Compter of B'nai B'rith is having its annual fund- raising affair on Monday, Fob. 27, at 8 p.m. at the Jewish Center. Admission is $1 which includes rofrcshmonts and with the added attraction of a style show sponsored by Walz's Dress Shop and the hau--do's created by the Broadmoor Beauty Solon.
Those modeling are Mesdames Lcoi^ Blaugrand, Avron Edelman, Stanford Gllck, Abe Green, Donald Leeman, Harold Paris, Irvin Rubin, Jack Tolbert, Robert Wolf'
son  and  Albert  Clayman,
OHAIKMAN OF the evening is Mrs, Eli Gold , with Mrs, Abe Green as her co-ohalrman. Other chmn. are, Mrs, Bernard Shapiro in charge of the styie show, Mrs. William Osofsky, door prizes, and Mrs, Maynard Goldmeler and Mrs. Edward Hirsch in charge of re¬ freshmenta. Publicity is being handled by Mrs. Irvin RuWn and Mrs, Ben Grinblatt with Mrs, Marshall Harris in charge of tickets.
On Thursday, March 2, at the Jewish Center a regular meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m, Mrs. William Kanowski, vice-prealdent ih  charge  of  programs,  has an¬
nounced that this is the second of a two part series dealing with family life.
MRS. PAUL ROSENFELD, li¬ brarian of Idaryland Avenue School, spoke at the last meeting. Her topic was "Reading as a Pamily Responaibillty." The sec¬ ond program in this series will be a group of students from O.S.U. in the department of apeech. They wiil present a short play entitled "Scattered Showers" which will deal wilh family prob¬ lems. This.'play has been present¬ ed many times in thia local area to churches, school P.T.A, groups and synagogues.
The play is directed by Robert (Continued on page 4J
PACEeTERS WILL HEAR MRS. P. A. FINK ON MARCH 9
Mrs, Paulette Appert Fink, chairman of the National Wom¬ en's Division of the United Jewish Appeal, will be the principal speaker at the Pacesetter lunch¬ eon t)f the Women's Division of the United Jewish Fund and Council. The luncheon will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert Gllck, 150 S. Parkview Ave. on Thursday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m.
Mrs. Fink, bom and educated in France, did vital and danger¬ ous work rescuing Jewish or- praned children from the Nazis. After the war, she worked with the Aliyah Both, the organization which conducted secret immigra¬ tion to Palestine, then under the British mandate.
IN 1948, AFTER Israel achieved (Continued on page 4)
The children honored with Camp Ramah Scholarships are: Stanley (3ohen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman (Cohen, 2772 Dale Ave; Steven Kannry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kannry, 2400 Sherwood Rd; Marc Katz, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Norman Katz, 1160 Klngslea Ave; Greg Margulles, son of Mr, and Mrs. Julius Margu¬ lles, 2671 Bexley Park Rd; Stan¬ ley Reichgott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reichgott, 4242 Beechrun Rd; Louis Jack Roth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Roth, 2285 South Ardmore Rd.; Marcia Lynne Shen¬ ker, dauchtor of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Shenker. 916 Montrose Ave; Dovid Swedlow, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Morris Swedlow, 162 South Remington Rd.
CAMP RAMAH, A chain of He¬ brew Speaking oamps Is operated by the Teacher's Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Ramah Camps are lo¬ cated In Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Coxmeotlcut, California, Canada, and a new camp to open in 1961 in New York State.
Each Ramah camp provides a balanced program of formal and informal education together with standard camp activities. In re¬ cent years the phenomenal suc¬ cess of the Ramah movement has
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CARE Offers Pesach Package To Israel
A special Pas-'sovcr package for delivery to friends and relatives in Israel has been announced by CARE. Ordera must bo received by March 10 to assure receipt of tho parcel In time for use during the holiday.
The package, offered at $12 with customs-free delivery guar- antee<l, contains more than six pounds of meat, and other con¬ tents are four pounds of sugar, a pound ot chocolate, a pound of cocoa, a pound of vegetable short* ening, 14'/i ounces of edible oil, two poun 5 of unshclled nuts, a pound of iried apples, 15 ounces of raisin 14 ounces of cherries, and an ounce of black pepper.
Tho package is certified as strictly kosher for Passover by the Union of Orthodox Jewish CJongrogations of America.
Orders for the Pas-sover pack¬ age iruiy bo sont directly to CARE, 8 E. Chestnut St., Oilum¬ bus 15 O. or through United HIas Services, 425 Lafayette Street, New York or any of its branch offices in Boston, Oiicago, Phila¬ delphia and San Francisco.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Scholarship winners to Oamp Ramah are shown. Left to right ar« Steven Kannry, David Swedlow,   Maroia  Lynne  Shenker, ' Marc   Katz,
Louis Jaok Roth, Stanley Reichgott, Greg Mar¬ gulles, Not present when the picture waa. taken was Stanley (Cohen.