Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1925-06-12

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
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Jewish Ideals
Volume VIII —No. 24
COLUMBUS, OHIO, JUNE 12, 1925
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Adopt Program For Zionist Convention At Washington, June 28
Twenty-eighth Annual Gathering
of American Zionists Will be
Addressed by Government
Representatives   .
WILL FORMULATE AN
AMERICAN POLICY
NEW YORK.—Altliough it has be¬ come trite to use the word "iinportant" and other similar expressions in describ¬ ing convention!!, an e: program of this year tion .which takes plac D. C. beginning June impression that the cv
Zionist
VVashit^ton,
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will d<*l with in the further development of the cause, both country and in Palestine.   The pi lias just been announced at thel^Jie^d- quarters of thc organization ing received approval from the Natio! . Executive Committf
Besides the features which may be de- sci-ibed as having decorative value, the program reveals the fact that an attempt will be made by the Convention to for¬ mulate a comprehensive policy to repre¬ sent- the views of .\mcrican Zionism touching the various problems that affect the rebuilding of Palestine, political as well as economic. Such a formulation becomes the more significant in view of the fact that the Convention will be fol¬ lowed closely by the World Zionist Con¬ gress ih Vienna, where, it is understood, thc views of American Zionism will be presented and, advocated by the .^mcrj- can delegates. Resolutions bearing on thc public or donation funds for Pales¬ tine, like Keren Hayesod, the National Fund and others, will be adopted, and will have their counter-part in resolu¬ tions on public investment enterprises as represented by the American Zion Commonwealth and Palestine Securities, Inc.
Considerable attention also is to be given to the problems of the i in this country and if one can judge by the program, special consideration will be directed towards the problem of Zion¬ ist education. The place of Hebrew ir this problem has been-recpgnizedby^pro- viding for a special Hebrew session.
The convention is to be addressed by representatives of the government of the United States and Great Britain. Mes¬ sages also are expected from leaders of the movement in Europe and Palestine. The attendance both of delegates and visitors at this convention, it is stated, will be larger than that at any previous convention, owing primarily to the fact that the organization has grown membership.
I. O. B. B. PICNIC ON
.lULY 26th AT OAK PARK Thc date for thc B'nai B'rith picnic hafl been definitely set for Sunday, July 26th. AH members arc urged to set this date aside for this gala affair, which prom¬ ises to be somcthinf^ morc pre¬ tentious than anything of its kind ever attempted in Colum¬ bus by any Jewish organiza¬ tion. Full particulars will ap¬ pear in forthcoming issues of thc "Chronicle."
Ilishl^arliament Hears New Bill In Re Situation of Jews
Ukrainian and German Minorities
Warn Jews Against Separate
Negotiations
£pVER^IM|;fiP;;«MetIOTIATES M UNDERSTANDING
Ladies'Auxiliary of    , Agudath Achim to Sponsor Card Party
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Agudath Achim Congregation will sponsor an elaborate card party at the Fort Hayes Hotel, Monday, June lath, at 2:30 p. m.
Card games of all kinds will be played and prizes have- been arranged for all tables.
Make reservations for your tables immediately by calling Mrs. A. Shaffer, Citizen 7500, or Mrs. J. Krakowitz, Citi¬ zen 1943G.
WARSAW, (J. T. A.)—The lack harmony between the Polish government and the. Polish parliament with regard to tbe Jewish question was best illus¬ trated yesterday when two incidents' ol importance occurred.
The first conference between Prime Minister Grab^ski, Foreign. Minister Skrszynski and Lucien Wolf, secretary of the , Joint Foreign Committee, called yesterday for the purpose of sidefing the possibilities for a Polish Jewish understanding.
At the same time the diet discussed the parliamentary bill concerning the regulating of industries-which is con¬ sidered to be another economic blow to the status of Polish Jews. • The Jewish deputies Hipolinary Hart- glass and Noah Prilutzki argued against the passage of the bill. Deputy Preager, on behalf of tht; Polish Socialistic Party, also attacked the bill and pointed 'OUt the medaeival character of its provisions. The bill was accepted by the Sejm in the first reading.
The resignation of Deputy Leon Reich from-his post ai president of the- Club- of Jewish Deputies was not accepted by the Zionist Supreme Council. In his request to",be permitted to resign. Dep¬ uty Reich stated that the recent action of the Polish parliament with regard to thc withdrawal of concessions on mo¬ nopolized articles manifested the help¬ lessness of the Club of Jewish Deputies in its fight against the uhjusi policy with regard to the Jewish population. The Council, as well as a general meeting of the Club of Deputies however, adopt¬ ed a resolution expressing confidence iu Deputy Reich and authorizing him to his negotiations with the gov- ¦Deputy Reich then withdrew his resignation.
The negotiations between the Polish Jewish deputies and the Polish govern¬ ment with regard to reaching an under¬ standing on the Jewish question has at¬ tracted wide attention among the other n<itional minorities in Poland. Ukrainian paper in Lemberg and the Bromberger Dcutscher-Zeitung, torials,' warned the Polish Jews against conducting separate negotiations, threat¬ ening them with revenge on the part of the Ukrainians and Germans.
Things That Separate and Things That Unite Men
By RABBI SAMUEL SCHULMAN, D. D. Temple Bcth-EI, New York City    -
The highest purpose of humanity is 0 realize its unity. Men are to be cort- itantly educated up to the sense of the tilings tlicy have in common, together with an appreciation of thc value of their dilTerenccs. Civilization riicans, itrictly speaking, the cityfying of people. When people of different origins arc [ought together in a large city for the of cooperation, they are com'- pellM, in however limited a measure, to me their prejudices and to dis- their mutually attractive traits, a truly liberal man, which means I man truly frained for life, is to 1)e able to appreciate the value and the ification of other races than one's , of other kinds of culture than that which one enjoys, of other allotments of wealth than that which is one's own share, and of other ways of thinking upon the most important question of life than is one's own religious attitude to the universe.
"A liberal man devises," as the Prophet puts it, "liberal things."' He allows divergent views to fioiirish, pro¬ vided they are not morally harmful and disastrous to human welfare.. He real- thc rich diversity of humanity's life and culture. At the same time, he. nevei ¦loses hold of the conception of the essen¬ tial unity of the human spirit. No civil¬ ization is perfect that has not imbued the people, that is its bearer, with this two¬ fold outlook—with the. unprejudiced recognition of the value of the differ¬ ences which, may divide men, and with the ultimate goal .which is the acknowl¬ edgment that despite these differences, humanity is essentially one. Wc belicVe that our country, because of torical hospitality to various types of men, and because of its national unity, is destined to realize the ideal of manity. Its democratic possibilities make for that sublime goal. Thoufth the prniciples which underlie Amcric|iii life are by no means, as yet, understopd by all men. . '-"•' - ¦ ¦
Men are divided by race and tradi¬ tion and individual temperament. Bui all these differences are overcome by sympathy which when made keen and eultivated by practice, has a wonderful power of triumphing over such diffi
by making one man feel the pain
Brilliant Success Predicted (or Twelfth
Annual Flower Day Celebration in Columbus
The 12th annual Ilower day of the Jewish National Fund will be celebrated tomorrow (Sunday), June 14, by local Jews interested in the redemption of the land of Israel by the Children of Israel. The general headquarters for the day will ,l)e ¦ at the Chamber of Commerce Building. However, there will also be committees at the Columbus Hebrew School and f.ie Agudah Achiin Synagog. The committee in charge of thc work this year is as follows: David Bronstein, chairman; Mr. David Did- sky,  and   Mr,   Herman   Seff.
Chro.vicle readers are urged to help in the work of the Jewish National Fund by receiving cordially the volun¬ teers who will call on them. The pur- [Kise of the fund is to redeem the soil of our forefathers in the Holy Land and to help in the colonization projects be¬ ing carried on there today.
Many, many, dunams of land can be redeemed and made fertile and produc¬ tive if every Jew will give his mite liberally and generously. Upon the 152,- 905 dunams of land already iu the pos¬ session of the Jewi.sh National Fund, forty-three colonics have been estab¬ lished. They are blossoming and pros¬ pering ami evoking the coiuinendation of tourists from every section of the civilized world.
It is interesting to note that the .Jewish National Fund has planted more
than one million trees in Palestine.   For $1.5'0 any Jew can plant a tree ii
wn name.
The Agudath Achim, Beth Jacob and Ahavas Sholom Congregations as well the Hebrew school and all local Zion¬ ists who are keenly interested in th( ISS of this event are urged to do their "bit" by sending volunteers serve on the various committees, ipecial appeal is made to all young Jewish girls to offer their time, too ;the day, and to repor,t promptly Sunday morning at 0 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce building.
Prizes have been arranged for and will be awarded the three selling the greatest number of flowers.
of another, bear his sorrows and help to share liis life's burdens, whether he hap¬ pens to be white or black, or yellow, Aryan or Semite, Teuton or Celt. If tlie racial variety, the traditional indi¬ viduality, thc personal temperament make for keeping people apart, human .sympathy which is the response to the universal human heritage of pain and has the tendency constantly to ;n together. A jitst and wise ! conception 'will both recognize the moral ¦alue of sympathy and also thc indis¬ pensable spiritual import of those fac- s wliich make for division. And ain -such wisdom will guard itself ainst the baneful influences of these .'isions, when they become aggressive, race-hatreds, blind bigotries or per¬ sonal prejudices. It is wrong to at¬ tempt artificially to destroy these dif¬ ferences by regarding them merely as evils to be swept away as undesirable obstacles to progress, in the effort to make all meji conform to a common pattern of thinking and feeling. And it is unjust to take these differences, in which consists the wealth of humanity's spirit and let them degenerate into such animosities' as would impoverish hu¬ manity's moral life and paralyze its pro,?ress: Race, tradition and tempera¬ ment, if not abused by being turned into bristles of separation, arc great helps in the building up of a rich, manysided human life. Such life is not something narrow, meagre, monotonous, easily .to be describe<l by a formula. At its best, it is the embodiment of all the experi¬ ences of man through' the ages. The zest of living consists in this rich va¬ riety. How dull would our social inter¬ course be, but for the free play of clashing personal temperaments I How colorless would be our conversation, but for the rich manifestation or diverse individualities! How one-sided would humanity's life be, if it were determined by one tradition, to, the disregard of ¦'.•others, whose roots-. lie---ia various soils. of different racial Origins. How poor would be a civilization if it were dog¬ matically based on the descent of one particular race, even if wc could dis¬ engage such a race from all its number¬ less mixtures with other races and ficially re-establish its purity.
JUNIOR COUNCIL  MEMBERS TO ENJOY   PICNIC
All members of the Junior Council and their girl friends are invited to a pieiik to be held at Spring Lakes, Sun¬ day, June 21st.
The girls are to meet in front of thc Bryden Road Temple at 11 o'clock, Sun¬ day niorning, and from there a truck will take them to the grounds. A pro¬ gram or thc day has been arranged by thc committee in charge so that every moment from 11 until 4 will be enjoy- ably spent,
Bring your lunches and meet promptly at 11 at the Temple. For any further information call'Miss Lena Zeitsman, Citizen 10721.
Ivreeyoh Notes
The Ivreeyoh Society wishes to thank Mrs. R. Bogatin, 43 Innis .\vcnue, for the use of her home last Monday for the card party.
The affair was a success both sociaally and financially.
Watch for further notices on the Icc-Creani Social which is being plan¬ ned by the Ivreeyoh,
Many novel features will mark this event' whii;h will prove to be a most unique  affair of its kind.
The variety of racial heritage, of spiritual trad tion, of personal tempera- it, is the inspiration to .the best literature. It ii the condition of that art which does not rest exclusively upon some classical ideal, but .which is attached to real life and seeks tb discover thc divine beauty which lies at its heart. All literature is a laying bare of the mysteries of the ,human spirit as they are expressed in the peculiar individuality, conditioned by physical heritage, spiritual environment and personal equation, which makes bne man absolutely different from another. All art is a seizing and perpetuating of .the particular, of the pronouncedly personal. It is not these differences as such, that injure the sense of human unity, which is the test of a civilized. community. Insofar as they imply a vvorthy heritage and appeal to loyalty to a great tradition and to a sense of personal dignity, and therefore personal responsibility, they make for a higher, nobler and morally more efficient humanity. To create a rigid formula, for in- itahcc, and to say this is Americanism, and all who do not fit within it, do not belong to and cannot appropriate' the American st)irit, is absurd. Americanism rightly understood, means opportunity for the development of what is. best in man, ia the perfect freedom of mutual respect for human belief and worship, for man's inalienable rights. Our country will realize this ideal when it will mirror the rich diversity of humanity. But* these differences, unless they are consciously corrected and complemented, have always a tendency to crystallize into the preju¬ dice which is based on racial antipathy, on a feeling of alienism towards the neighbor, on personal prepossession. The morc pronounced one feels the worth of his own race to be, the more loyally he clings to his own tradition, thc more developed his own personality is with its likes and dislikes, the more he will be inclined to be prejudiced, that is to say, the morc he will tend injuriously to judge, in advance another man's race, another man's traditibn and another man's per¬ sonality. Prejudice is perfectly natural to a human being, though it is pro¬ foundly unethical. It means, simply defined, the preconceived judgment from your own point of view, of. that which differs from you. Such judgment be¬ comes harmful when it is based upon some iinpleasant experience, in one in¬ stance, from which a sweeping generalization is made about a whole class, Sometimes it results from simple ignorance. And at times, it is merely the reaction against one who differs from you. Prejudice is natural, because it is, strictly speaking, an inheritance from the level of life lower than the human. .Animals of one species have a prejudice against those of a. different species. They help one another of the same tribe and slay the one who does not belong to the tribe. When humanity emerges out of the animal state and comes to a definite consciousness of itself, it must say with Scripture, that "man is created in the image of God," and that therefore, irrespective of differences of tribe and tradition and individuality, there is a divine worth in all human life. And as such, it is to be respected and recognized in its rights and sympathized ^yith and helped in its burdens.
Sympathy, therefore, is the great binding tie of.men. It does not artificially destroy differences, it transcends them. It eliminates ignoble prejudice and en»- phasizes the common humanity. Wlien men find themselves in the presence of the great powers of nature, when they are confronted by hardship and disaster, their differences are quickly forgotten and they work together and help each other against the force which threatens to destroy them. Nothing is so calculated work as a counteracting force to. the prejudices generated by necessary and worthy difTerences, as co-operation in great enterprises of beneficence and social service, which are the expression of human sympathy, and in the researclKof fcience, which is international and inter-racial. The revelation which began in the life of ancient Israel, and which produced Judaism and Christianity, whose principles underlie the civilization of the Western world, always maintained the claim upon human sympathy and help, which the stranger of the alien race had, America is disloyal to its great traditions, insofar as it is just now encouraging thc cult of antipathy to the man it calls an alien. Our endeavor should be not to obliterate differences whicii give individuality to human life, by some artificial formula, by the hasty construction of some theological or philosophical platform, upon which men are to be herded. We should give free play to what is best (Cottlinuedon patje 4)
Herbert Samuel to Leave
Palestine on June 16th
Program of His Administration, As Outlined in 1919 Prior to His De¬ parture for Holy Land, Is Recalled
LONDON,   (J.  T.  A.)-Sir  Herbert Samuel  is'  expected  to  leave   Palesti June 10, according to despatches i ceived   here   from   Jerusalem.    As   thc day of his departure and Lord Pli succession  draws  nearer,  the vie Herbert   Samuel   took   of   his   n when he left for Palestine in June 1!)20 is recalled.
In a statement issued to the press be¬ fore his departure from London, Sii Herbert Samuel said then: .   .
1 high task to aid in the up¬ building of the Holy Land. I have accepted it gratcfull.v, I would wish make known the general principles which' will be followed by the Admin¬ istration.
"Complete religious liberty will be maintained in Palestine. ^ The place; sacred to the great religions will re¬ main in thc control of the adherents' of those religions. A civilian administra¬ tion for the country will be at established. The higher ranks will sist of Briti.sh officials of ability and experience. The other ranks will be open to the local population irrespective of creed. Order will be firmly enforced. The economic development of the coun¬ try .will be actively promoted. ' "In accordance with the decision of tlie Allied and Associated Powers^^'meas¬ ures will be adopted to reconstruct the Jewish National Home in Palestine. The^ycarnings of the Jewish people for 2,'000 years, of which the modern Zionist Movement is the latest expression, will at lasit be realized. The step.s' taken to jthis end will be consistent with a scru- I pulous respect for the rights of the pres- 1 ent non-Jewish inhabitants. The coun¬ try has room for a larger population than it now contains, and Palestine properly provided with roads, railways, harbors,   and  electric   power,   with   the
more highly cultivated, the lands reclaimed,, forests planted, and Malaria extirpated with town and vil¬ lage industries encouraged, can main- a large additional population not only without hurt, but, on the contrary, with much advantage to the present in¬ habitants. Immigration of the character that is needed wilt be admitted into the country in proportion as its development allows employment to be found.
"Above all, educational and spiritual influences will be fostered, in the hope that once more there may radiate from thc Holy Land moral forces of service to mankind. These are the purposes which, under the high superintendence of the League of Nations, the British Government, in the exercise of its Man¬ date  for   Palestine,  will  seek to pro-
Anti-Parochial Law In Oregon Declared Unconstitutional
U. S. Supreme Court Decides that
Measure Supported by the
Klan is not in Hannony
.   With Organic Law
DECISION IS TRIUMPH
FOR KLAN ENEMIES
WASHINGTON  (J. T. A.)-A de-
sion of great importance with regard educational freedom was rendered by the Supreme Court of the United States ;rdict handed down.by Associate Justice McRcynolds in thc fight between the state of Oregon and several educa¬ tional organizations.
Thc court held that the States in forcing, compulsory educational laws cannot require thc attendance of chil¬ dren in public schools to the exclusion of private and parochial schools.
"Thc child is not the mere creature ' of the state," declared Justice McRey- nolds in that part of his opinion which dealt with the right of the parent to dictate the school to which his child should go.
'"Those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right, coupled with the high duty, to recognize and prepare him for the additional obligations," he continued, .speaking for the court.
"Wc think it entirely plain that the (Oregon) act of 1922 unreasonably in- terefered with the liberty of parents and ¦ifuardians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their con¬ trol. As often heretofore pointed out, rights guaranteed by the Constitution may not be abridged by legislation which ¦ has no reasonable relation to some pur¬ pose within the competency of the state.
"The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments in this union repose excludes any general power of the state to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only."
Charges that the law was backed by
the  Ku  Klux Klan' and was aimed at
the Roman Catholic church have been
heard  on every  side  since the statute
was enacted.   "The law, however, makes
distinction against parochial schools,
1 in the-case which was decided this
afternoon, the Hill Military Academy, a
¦sectarian   institution,    joined   with
the Society of the Sisters of the Holy
Name of Jesus and Mary in opposing
the state authorities, who were officially
listed as Walter M. Pierce, the gover-
(Cottcluded on page 5)
Picnic of Jewish
Mothers'   Alliance On Sunday, June
The committee in charge of the pic¬ nic to be' sponsoretl by thc Jewish Mothers' Alliance at Heimondale Grove, Sunday (tomorrow), June Mth, prom¬ ises a most enjoyable all-day program.
The dance music will be furnished by one of the popular local orchestras. Refreshments of all kinds will be sold
1 the grounds.
Several European war orphans, who have been adopted by the Jewish Mothers' Alliance, will receive benefit of the affair's proceeds.
A bus will meet you at the end of the Parsons Ave. car line and take you directly to the park.
Excelsior Club Notes
The second annual picnic of the Co¬ lumbus Excelsior Club will take plac« at Oak Park on Sunday Jun^. Elab- orate arrangements are being ntade for the affair which will be reserved for members of the club and their families. Mr. Weinberger urges all members to keep the (late open. More details will be published in the next issue of The Chkonicle,
JACK MEYERS ARRANGES PROGRAM FOR INDUS¬ TRIAL SCHOOL INMATES
Mr.  Jack   Meyers  was   instrumental
bringing some of thc most able local entertainers to Lancaster last Sunday cheer the boys at the Industrial School. This entertainment was ar¬ ranged under the auspices of the B'nai B'rith.
Though there are but fifteen, Jewish boys at the school where more than twelve hundred are confined, the entire school body was most delighted with the program which lasted for more than one hour and a half.
Mr. and Mrs. Buescher, directors of the Institution, who were most charm¬ ing hosts, asserted that the boys hadn't enjoyed sudi an excellent program in many years and that seldom did they respond so enthusiastically.
The program read as follows:
PART I 1 —Overture, "Alabamy Bound," Dr. Goldberg.     Saxophone,   violin,   piano, S.immy I^vistein and sister. 14     2 —Song,  "An  Open „ Secret",  Miss Lulu Gavette.
3 — Violin - Solo, "Souvenir", "Rose Marie", Sammy Levistcin, accompanied by sister. ' 4 — Song,' "Mother, My Dear," Miss Estelle Fisher. "Indian Love Call."' Piano, Miss Gavette; saxophone. Dr. . Goldberg,
<¦) — "Because They All Love You", 'When My Sugar Walks Down the Street", "See You In My Dreams", Mighty Like a Rose", "Katherina" Mr. Drob and Dr. Goldberg. Piano, Mrs. Garak; Saxophone, Dr. Goldberg.
PART 2
(> — Recitation, "When the Minister Comes to Tea," "Railroad Crossing," Miss Lulu Gavette.
7 —Violin Solo, "Driego Serenade," Sammy Levistcin, accompanied by sis-
1
ter.
8 —Song, "When the Sun Goes Down," Miss Estelle Fisher; "When Lights Are Low." Piano, Miss Gavette; saxophone. Dr. Goldberg.
0—Song, "No Wonder," Mr. Drob; piano. Dr. Goldberg.
10 —Song, "Sweet Little Woman o' Mine," Miss'Lulu'Gavette.
'America," everybody.