Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-09-29

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COLUMBUS EDITION
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COLUMBUS EDITION
Vol. 39, No. 39
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,   1961
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D»yai»6 to Am»rlc«n and JawUn Idaall
Rabbi Folkman To Get Lakin Award
Dr. .Jerome D. li'olknian
Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman, spiritual leader of Temple Israel tor thc past 15 years, is the 1961 recipient of the coveted Sanford Ijalcin award for outstanding service to the Jewish community.
Announcement of thc honor be¬ stowed upon Rabbi Folkman was made by Ernest Stern, incoming president of B'nai B'rith Zion Ijodge No. 62. Formal presentation of tiie award will be made at Zion Lodge's annual Installation ban¬ quet on Sunday, Oct. 8, at Agudas Achlm Synagogue.
Guest STjeaker at the affair will be Ohio State Auditor, James A. Rhodes, noted both as a public speaker and a successful author.
The award to Rabbi Folkman cited his "faithful and loyal serv¬ loe to Zion Lodge for IB years; distlng^uished and outstanding service as president of District No. 2, B'nai B'rith; and public spirited citizenship in the Co- lumbus community, reflecting credit upon the Jewish communi¬ ty."
Rabbi Folkman's current public affiliations include membership on the: Editorial Advisory Board, "Highlights For Children;" Board of "Trustees, Columbus Hospital Federation; Board of Trustees, Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations, Board of Trustees, United Community Council; Board of Trustees, Grant Hospital; and Executive    Committee,    National
Council on Family Relations.
He Is the author of two books, "The Cup of Life," and "Design for Jewish Living," a? well aa numerous articles in scholarly Journals and popular magazines. A native of Cleveland, he is mar¬ ried and the father of three chil¬ dren. Other awards he has receiv¬ ed previously include: Gold Key of Junior Chamber of Commerce, Grind Rapids, Mich., with cita¬ tion as "outstanding citizen in Grand Rapids under 35," in 1939; Forney W. Clement Memorial Award of the Michigan District of KIwanis International with cita¬ tion 'In recognition of outstanding service to his community In 1944"; named one of ten oustandlng citi¬ zens of Columbus by the Colum¬ bus Citizen, Jan. 1, 1954.
Ceremonies at the Oct. 8 ban¬ quet will get under way at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The program Is open to B'nai B'rith members and the public. Tickets, at $3.75 per person, may be obtained by calling BE. 1-6221 or BB. 1-7154 hy Sept. 29.
Officers to l>e Installed are: Er¬ nest Stern, president; Bernard Yenkin, first vice-president; Alan Weiler, second vice-president; Joseph White, warden; David Feerer, guardian; Lawrence Rub¬ enstein, secretary; Walter Katz, treasurer; and Ralph Shapiro, chaplain. David Feerer is program chairman.
Levy Will Present Lists Of Nominees For UJ.F.C. Office
Myron W. Tarbis
TARBIS APPOINTED AS UJFG ASSISTANT
WllUam v. Kahn announced the appointment of Myron W. Tarbis as Administrative Assistant for the United Jewish Fund & Coun¬ cil.
Mr. Tarbis was recently asso¬ ciated with the Ohio Citizens Council for Health and Welfare as Research Director. This is a state wide organization concern¬ ed with major health and welfare programs in the community and works very closely with the State Legislature. For nine months he was employed by the Bell Neigh¬ borhood Center In Cleveland as a community organization, worker acting as a consultant for a large number of neighborhood groups. He    worked    very    closely   with
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Herbert S. Levy, Chairman of thc nominating committee of the United Jewish Fund and Council, will present the committee's re¬ port at the third annual dinner meeting of the Fund and Council to be held at Winding Hollow Country Club, 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 15.
The tollowing nominees for the positions indicated will be submit¬ ted to the membership for election at the annual meeting:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Members-at-Iarge whose terms of office will end 1964: Dr. B. W. Abramson, Mark D. Feinknopf, David Goldsmith. Herman Katz, Louis Krakoff, Samuel M. Melton, Sigmund Ornstein, Mrs. William Schlff, Edward Schlesinger, Leon Schottenstein, Abe Wolman, Ben A. Yenkin, Mrs. Aaron Zacks. To fill unexpired terms of members- at-Iarge for two year terms end¬ ing in 1963; Sol D. Zell and Allen Schulman. For one year term end¬ ing in 1962, Howard Sehoenbaum.
Representing the campaign or¬ ganization, term ending 1962: Mrs.
Armand Abel, Robert Aronson, Louis M. Levin, David Levlson, Dr. Paul D. Meyer, Ira Monroe, St£inley Schwartz, Jr., Gilbert Sie¬ gel, Morris Skilken, Leonard Stem, and Harold Schottenstein. Representing the council of or¬ ganizations, term ending In 1962: Richard J. Abel, Albert Blank, Dr,
A TIIVIE FOR MERRIMENT . .
Rejoice On Simchas Torah
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
(Copyright,  1961, Jewish Telegraphic Agency,  Inc.)
The Torah waa given on Shavuot. Why do we have Simchas Torah, the rejoicing over the Torah, almost a half year later?
This puzzled the rabbis and they answered, it's like getting mar¬ ried. Tlie couple usually celebrates at once but if they were wise, they would wait a little to see if the marriage is a success.
A GOOD TIRJtE is had by all on Simchas Torah. It is a time to drink and dance. There is an old wheeze about a Jew who on Simchas Torah  went  around  singing,  full
of    the    Simchas    Torah    spirit abetted of course by liquid spirits.
U. N. News Briefs
UNITED NATIONS, (WUP) —Harold M Julian, aged 36, the single survivor of the Ham¬ marskjoid plane tragedy died this week. He joined the UN Security division in 1952 with his Jewish buddy, Mitchell Gold¬ stein of the Bronx. The two, who had been close friends for years, fought together in World War n as Marines. They also served together in Korea.
UNITED NATIONS, (WUP) —The day Dag Haminarskjold met his tragic death in Africa, philosopher Martin Buber in Is¬ rael received a personal letter from the Secretary General in which he was Informed that the translation into Swedish of his book, "God and Myself," was complete and that it would soon .appear in Sweden. Dag Ham¬ marskjoid was known as a Hossid ot Buber.
UNITED NATIONS, (WUP) —Among the many itema ap¬ proved by the Genertil Com¬ mittee for discussion during the 10th assembly were the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), In the Special Political Ommittee, and the manifestation ot racial preju¬ dice and national and religious Intolerance, in the Third Com¬ mittee.
UNITED NATIONS, (WUP) —Mongi Slim, Permanent Rep¬ resentative of Tulsia to the UN, was elected President of the 16th session of the General As¬ sembly on Yom Kippur. The Isreali dele^pation was absent. Tunisia is a member of the Arab League sworn to the de¬ struction of Israel. Mongi Slim is known here as a calm, mod¬ erate Arab statesman.
UNITED NATIONS, (WUP) —^The Jewish population of Norway totals only 930 as com¬ pared with 1,400 before World War II, according to a report today by Harry Korltzinsky, director of the Mosaic Society, which appeared in the "News of Norway" Issued here by the Norwegian Information Service. There are 760 Jews in Oslo, 160 In Trondhelm, and some 30 in other parts of the country.
UNITED NATIONS, (WUP) —^The new Free Democrats, who gained prominence during the recent West German elections and who would welcome talks with the Soviets, hold the bal¬ ance of power between the two main contending parties headed by Adenauer and Willy Brandt. It was revealed by a British source here that the New Free Democratic Party is infiltrated by many neo-Nazis. >,
the less than cheering verse: "Man comes form dust and to dust returns." "What kind of melancholy verse are you singing on Simchas Torah?" he was ask¬ ed.
"It's not .so melancholy," he re¬ plied. "If man came from pearls or gold and silver and returned to dust, that would be sad, but if he comes from dust and. returns .to dust and in between manages to down a bit of schnapps now and then, it's not so l>ad."
WK REJOICE OVER THE TORAH on Simchas Torah. Torah is usually translated as Law, but translations arc so misleading. Torah to the Jew really means any kind of learning. Simchas Torah is a kind of annual grad¬ uation day for all.
Nowadays, in our synagogues, I am afraid, wc don't get as much Joy out of Slmchtis Torah as our parents. Our synagogues and temples have become very modem and in the course of it, some of the joy has gone by the board.
THIS PAST SURBHER, I re¬ visited a town where I had form¬ erly resided. There is a new tem¬ ple there now, so much more beautiful than the old one. Real modern, too. From the looks of it, you would never even know that It is a temple. I spoke to the rab¬ bi, a very fine and cultured man. I congratulated him on the new temple. It's ultra modern, I beam¬ ed.
But a quizzical look came over his face. "Did you ever hear the story of tlie modern temple?" he asked. "It was extremely hand-, some and everything was auto¬ mation. If you wanted a siddur, just press a button and you got a siddur.    Did    you    want    the
Shames? Just press another but¬ ton. The Ark opened by a button. One day, someone pressed the wrong button and tho rabbi dis¬ appeared."
DR. HABER WILL SPEAK AT UJFG DINNER MEETING
Dr. WlUIara Haber nationally Icnown communal leader and out¬ standing economist will be the featured speaker at the United Jewish Fund and Council's third annual dinner-meeting on Sun¬ day, Oct. 15, 6 p.m., at the Wind¬ ing Hollow Country Club.
Dr. Haber is currently Presi¬ dent of American ORT (Organi¬ zation for Rehabilitation Through Training) and has served as Pro¬ fessor of Economics at the Uni¬ versity of Michigan since 1936.
Tho annual meeting of the Fund and (Council bring to the attention of the contributors and members of the community the activities of the organization during the past year and plans for the forth¬ coming year. It serves to open the fall season. Each year It brings to Columbus an outstanding per¬ sonality in Jewish life as the guest spcalter.
Dr. Haber has been President of ORT since 1950, and has served on the Ontral Board of World ORT Union since 1955. He has visited Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, South Africa, South America, Iran and various Europ¬ ean countries on behalf of ORT. From 1947-1954, he was Chairman of the Federal Advisory CJouncll on Employment Security, and Is currently a member of the CJoun cil.
He was formerly special consul lant on manpower to the U.S. Sec¬ retary of Labor, and In 1958 was special adviaor on Jewish Affairs to General Lucius D. Clay, Com mander-ln-Chlef of the U. S. Zone of CJermany. Since 1958, Dr. Haber has served as Chairman of the (contlnuad on paot 4)
Herbert S. Levy
Ivan Gilbert, Sarnuel Schionsky, Louis Ackerman, Ben Selfras, Justin L. Sillman, Ernest Stern, Isadore Topper, William Wasser¬ strom, Herbert Wise, Aaron Zacks.
OFFICERS   (one yeoT  term)
William V. Kohn, president; CTiarlos (Joldsmlth, vice president; Herbert H. Schlff, vice president; Abe I. Ycnklh, vice president; Aaron Zacks, vice president; Sam¬ uel M. Melton, treasurer; Jack S. Resler, secretary.
ALLOCATIONS COMMTTrEE
There are 42 members on the allocations commitee. Fifteen peo¬ ple are elected annually as mem- bers-at-large for a one year term. The meinbers>^t-Iarge for one year term ending 1962 ore: I. W. Garelt, Harry Gilbert, Allen Gun¬ dershelmer, Sr., Herman Katz, Charles Y. Lazarus, Mrs. Simon Lazarus, Herman Luckoff, Mrs. William Schiff, Edward Schlez¬ lnger, Samuel Schionsky, Joseph Summer, Robert Weiler, Sr., A. B. Welnfeld, Leo Yassenoff, .Tosepli Zox, chairman ol tho council of organizations, Edward Schlezln¬ ger
The following served with Mr. Levy on thc Nominating C!k>mmit- tee: Abe Wolman, Samuel Shin¬ bach, Abe I. Yenkin, Robert Well- man, C^iaries Goldsmith, Ralph Rosenthal, Mrs. Simon Lazarus, William Wasserstrom, and Sam¬ uel Schionsky. Joseph Zox is chairman of the annual meeting planning committee.
Reservation procedures for the annual meeting will appear In the next issue.
OPPOSITION WANTS STRIGT CONTROLS OVER ARMED FORGES
TEL AVTV, (JTA) — Finance Minister Levi Eshkol, who has been entrusted by President IshaJc Ben-Zvi with the formation of the new Cabinet, began discussions yesterday on one of the major demands of the opposition—the introduction of stMcter parlia¬ mentary supervision of the armed forces.
The left-wing Mapam and Ach¬ dut Avodah parties Insist on the formation of a Ministerial Com¬ mittee as a supreme body respon¬ sible   for  the   country's   security.
In an attempt to settle this is¬ sue, Mr. Eshkol conferred yester¬ day with larael Gallli, leader of the Achdut Avodah, who is par¬ ticularly firm on the demand of introducing parliamentary control over the armed forces. Mr. Galill is reported to have prepared a detailed plan for the implementa¬ tion of such control.
Meanwhile, representatives of Mapai and other parties are also discussing another issue to affect the next coalition. This one deals with establishing a "collective restKMisibiilty" rule, which would make it noandatory for all parties that are partners of the coalition to support all Government bills in Parliament, or at least not to vote
against such bills."
The principal issue, however, on whether Mapai Js to have a ma¬ jority of the members of the next Cabinet, is still in dispute. Further intra-party discussions of that issue will be held at meetings scheduled for Wednesday.
At a meeting of the inter-party committee of Mapal's former coalition partners—the Liberals, the National Religious Party, Ma¬ pam, and Achdut Acodah—held yesterday, in preparation for fur¬ ther talks with Mr. Eshkol, it was decided to maintain "a firm and united" stand on the three central Issues: 1. Numerical and qualitative parity between Mapai and the other parties In the C!abl- net; 2. An equitable distribution of important portfolios, particu¬ larly the ministries of defense, foreign affairs and finance; and 3. Parliamentary supervision of tho armed forces. Mr. Eshkol today expressed op- (contlnued  on  paga 4)
Special Donor Book For Heritage House
The fruits of two years of intensive effort will be real¬ ized Nov. 12 when Heritage House, the new Columbus Jewish Home for the Aged, will be formally dedicated in a noon ceremony. A commit¬ tee headed by Samuel Shin¬ bach Is busy planning details of the dedication.
Present plans call for an open house at Heritage House immediately following thc cer¬ emony. Aaron Zacks, presi¬ dent of Heritage House, an¬ nounced that a special book containing the names of all donors to Heritage House will be published. "The deadline for entering names in the book is fast approaching," he said. "I urgfe all those who have not made their contribu¬ tions to this fine new hom.e and who wish to be Included In the book of donors, to do so as quickly as possible."
Aaron Zacks
Heritage House, a 60-bed fa¬ cility at 1151 S. (College Ave., Is expected to welcome its first occupants a few days aftfer the dedication.