Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1962-04-27

              Serving Columbus, Dayton, Central and Southwestern Ohio
Vol.40, No. 17
FRIDAY, APRIL 27,  1962
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Cvotni to Amcriean •nd J.wltn Id.an
The World's Week
Compiled   From  JTA  Reports
Tho Symnn government Issued a strong, anti-Isfaei deciaralion last weelc, calling for the "creation of a coherent Arab nation" to figlit Israel. It was also reported that Syria is slated to get a new shipment of Soviet arm.s,
Mi-8. Vera Elchmaiin, wife of Adolph Eichmann, is ex¬ pected to arrive soon in Israel to visit her husband.
In Wiesbaden, Germany, the Prosecution office dlsclos; ed It has begun investigation of the Na/i careers of eight former security police members.
Mrs. Joseph C. Gayl, national president of Women's American ORT passed away last weel< in Philadelphia,, after a!n Illness of several months. She was fifty-one years old. iier presideficy i(vas a period of significant expansion.
JQ^iight'ci'^'tif the.-'Slherican Ijlcvolut^oll passed a resolu- tioal'^pposing the barton prayers in the schools. The D.A.R. called on the states to oppose any efforts "by the courts to suppress a recognition and reverence for God in our public schools."
Governor Rockcfellep signed into law a bill designed to discourage publication and di.stribution of biased material during political campaigns.
Nne major U.S. corporation.s Were lauded for dropping Job discrimination. The firms, most of thepi In heavy in¬ dustry located in the South, were called by Vlcer-Presi- dent Lyndon B. Johnson, "bellwethers in the national program for equal employment opportunity without regard to race, creed, color or national origin."
Soci-eijiry of Htate Dean Rnslt and his wife were Seder guests of labor secretary Arthur Goldberg and Mrs, Gold¬ berg. Other guests at the Goldberg Seder included AFL-CIO President George iVIeany and his wife.
AZA, BBG Members To Reeeive Awards
"A Gift of Love" will be pre- nented by tiie AZA and BBG players at Family Niglit on Tues¬ day, May 1, at 8 p.m. at Agudaa Achim. The evening la sponsored by the Columbus Bnai Brlthi Council.
Mrs. David Sporn, past presi¬ dent of District n ol Bnai Brlth Women, wrote the script. Tlie sltlt was preaented last June at a convention in Denver, Col. "A Gift ot Love" tells of the worlt of Hlllen, BelLfaire, home for dis- turbeti children in Cleveland; Leo N. L«vi Jiemorlal Hospital for Arthritles In Arlcansas; and the Childrens Home in Israel.
The AZA and BBG Players are Ronnie Stewart, Terry Trager, Debbie Linlcli, Elaine Rosen and Arnie White. Mariiyii Lemer is the   aqcorapanist.   Directing   the
sltlt are Mrs. Murray EViison id Mra.   Mel   Eisler.
Lew Berliner will present tho Athletic Awards to the outstand¬ ing Jewish high school athletes, who also have .good academic standings.
Certificates of appreciation for a Job well done will be presented to the youth group advisors by Henry Sterling, president of the BBYO Council. These advisors are not paid professionals but volunteers.
The Max Dworltin Memorial Award and the Candlelight award will also be given at this time to the outstanding AZA boy and BBG girl by Mrs. Harry S. Gold¬ stein and Mrs. Marvin Katz.
The committee wishes to an¬ nounce that the community is welcome. Refreshments will be served.
COUNCIL TO INSTALL BOARD
Elxecutive board members who will be Installed at the Evening Group, National Council of Jewish Women, Colum¬ bus Section, first Iriatallatlon ceremony on May 2 at Ilonka's. Left to right seated: Mrs. Henry Grinsfelder, vice-president of services; Mrs. Jack H. Rubin, president; Mrs. I. David Cohen, vice-president of program. Left to right standing: Mrs. Abe Parish, recording and corresponding secretary; Mrs. Morris Gold, financial s?^etary; Mrs. Robert Glllery, vice president of menlbershlp. ^
UJFC Campaign Workers Urged To Accelerate Pledge Efforts
Oscar Oohen        ¦'.
KEYNOTE SPfAKER AT ADL REGIONAL
Oscar Cohen. National Director ot fhe Program Division of the Anti-Dofamatlon League, will he the featured spoaltor at the forth¬ coming thirteenth annual meet¬ ing of the Ohlo-Kentucicy Region¬ al Board of the'League. Cohen is one of tho outstanding leaders of the American Jewish communi¬ Theufneoting will talte place on Saturday night, May 5. and all day Sunday. May 6, at the Lin¬ coln Lodge In Columbus. Cohen will serve as Iteynote speaker at the Saturday night session of the Board and he will Join with mem¬ bers of the Regional Office staff In serving as resource person throughout  the  meeting.
THK PRIME consideration of the Board will be directed to three major questions facing Jew¬ ish communities In this region; the activities of the "radical right" In Ohio, the problem oif religious education In the public schools, and the question of dis¬ crimination   by  private  cluT>s.
Cohen, born In Canada, was educated at the University of Toronto and Columbia Universi¬ ty, New York. He served In World War n and was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant COionel. He was awarded the British Em¬ pire Medal.
WHILE IN CANAJJA, Cohen served as the executive director in Toronto of the Canadian Jew¬ ish Congress. He went to Detroit in li)46 to assume directorship of the Jewish Community Council for   that  city.
Cohen became associated with the Antl-Defamatlon League in 1949. He is prspentiy director of the Program Division /oTxthe IjeaguB, responst licatlon of moterlEi), productic^n of motion  iiiclu
communlcatloji medta.^ inte^fe- llglous cooperation, contact with national organizations, work in the field ^ education, develop¬ ment of techniques and research. Cohen has \poken widely :before professional \a n d educational groups on problSms ot Intergroup relations. His woj-lNcmsocJa) re¬ search and intergroup relations has been publlslied In the text¬ book,   "Social   Problems."
HE la ALSO editor of "The Freedom Pamphlet" series on topics related to democratic practices designed for college use; a similar series, "The One Nation Library" for high school use; and a aeries of social science studies, "Field Reports on De¬ segregation in the South." He .has delivered papers at meetings of the American Sociological As¬ sociation and the American Psy- chologieal Association, and has lectured before groups In many colleges   and   pnlversltlos.
Jewish community leaders In¬ terested In community relations problems, as well as members of the ADL Regional Board, are in¬ vited to attend this Important meeting. Oontact the Regional Office to secure additional de¬ tails and to make your reserva¬ tion.
The 1962 United Jewish Fund and Council this week reached, more than $530,000 with many pledges yet to Iw recorded. It was announced -by Morris Skilken, general chairman. "Though this achievement is good," he stated, "whioh reflects many excellent Increased gifts by large numbers of contrlbutoi's', neverthe¬ less there are many prospects who have not yet been seenrby the workers." He emphasized that Ih the hands of the workers are the pledge cards whioh can untlmate- ly spell the success of the cam¬ paign. Many of tile gifts Indicate that there Is a recognition on the part of tho comriiunity of the Importance and necessity for in¬ creased giving.-gils year.
The word ot rnmith story con¬ cerning this year's expanded over¬ seas needs Is betng told. Immigra¬ tion to Israel this year Is reach¬ ing a new high for the past dec- ado. The people of Israel cannot do the job alone of absorbing this tremendous influx of immigrants.
"Our local needs are vital, ur¬ gent and growing. Our local agencies are struggling to pro¬ vide adequate aervlces for our aged, our youth, our children, our Now Americans and ali those tn need. Substantial additional funds are needed to meet mini¬ mum  needs,"   said   Skilken.
"There is every reason to be¬ lieve," the chairman stated, "that
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I9TH ANNIVERSARY OF WAJISAW GHETTO IS COMMEMORATED
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The 19th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghet¬ to Revolt will be commemorated at the Manhattan Center on Sun¬ day, April 29.
Tho April 29 meeting wlil be the 23rd annual Conference of tho Council of Organizations of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York. Speakers will Includt' Avraham Harman. Is¬ raeli Ambassador to the United States; U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javlts and others. The cere¬ monies wiil Include the lighting of a memorial candle by a sur¬ vivor ot each Nazi concentration camp. The gathering will Include representatives of 7,000 fraternal organizations.
In France, several thousand Paris Jews commemorated the war-time Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis at ceremonies held last week In the city's huge Salle de la Mutuallte. After recitation of the kaddish a.nd the Eli Moiei Rachimim prayers, speakers re¬ called the tragic days of the Nazi holocaust and the brave fight of the Warsaw Ghetto.
The Board of Deputies of Bri¬ tish Jews announced that a mass meeting on the anniversary will be held in St. Pancras Town Hail, in   London,  on  April   29.
we will have an outstanding year If all those who have not yet giv¬ en respond generously to our plea for Increased giving. It is now up to our campaign workers to go out and secure the increased gifts."
Bach division chairman in the campaign has aiso called upon their campaign workers tp intent sify their efforts and to concen¬ trate on increaaed giving along with accelerated coverage.
Harold Sohottenstein, Advance Gifts chairman, has urged every¬ one of his workers to see their prospects In teams of two. Ira Monroe, > chairman of Trades & Professions, has been meeting with associate chairmen during the week and with all his Workers Sunday   moriiing   at   the   Jewish
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Clean Up Pages  . .   10-11
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Societey 6-7
Sports 9-10-11
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Teen Scene      12
Ahavas Shoiom Elects Rabbi Julius Baker
Sol Rising, president of Con- gregationj Ahaivaa Shoiom, an¬ nounced last week that Rabbi Julius L.. Baker has been elected as the Rabbi of the congregation.
"It is with great pride that Congregation Ahavas Shoiom an¬ nounces that Rabbi Julius L. Bak¬ er has been elected as the Rabbi of the congregation. Though he has been serving the synagogue several year?, Rabbi Baker gra¬ ciously accepted the call of the membership and agreed to be¬ come the official splrtual leader of the congregation," Rising stat¬ ed.
Rabbi Baker has l>een a resi¬ dent of Columbus and ia well known to the entire community. For 25 yeara he served aa tbe Rabbi of the Jewish community of Lancaster, Ohio. During that same period he also served as a Shochet In the city of Colum!^ bus. "In these posts he exhibited the deep learning, the dedicated piety, and the human warmth which have won for him the af¬ fection and reapect of Colum¬ bus Jewry,"  said Rising.
RabbI Baker was born in Yed- wobne, Poland, a well-known community located near the fa¬ mous city of Lomza. He studied in most of the major Yeshivos of Poland, Including Radin, Grod¬ no. Kletzk, Mir and Navaradok. His major rabbinic studies were carried on at the Yeshivos of Lomza,   Slonin   and   Kamenetz.
"In these sclteols," said Ris¬ ing, ''he was trained by the most distinguished Tahnudlc scholars of BJastern Europe, achievelng a thorough mastery ot all the fields of   rabbinic   learning."
In recognition of bis own schol¬ arly achievements. Rabbi Baker (continued  on  Pdo*  4)
Center. Gladys Abel and Jean Sohottenstein, chairman and co- chairman respectfully, of the Wo¬ men's Division, have been follow¬ ing up on their workers. Phyllis Wasserstrom, chairman, and Syl¬ via Mellman, co-chairman of the Young Matrons along wJiKi. Vic Goodman, chairman ~0I Young Adults, are rapidly bringing their campaigns to a close. Juniors un¬ der Barry Kayne are in the clean¬ up stage. Gordon Zacks, chairman of the Maccabees, has announced the completion of their drive.
MARY ANN MOREN FEATURED SOLOIST AT CENTER CONCERT
Mary Ann Moren will be the featured soloist at the Annual Spring (Concert to be held at the Jewish Center on Sunday,' April 29. Also to be represented on the evening's program will ^e the Jewlah C3enter Orchestra under the direction of Richard Sudden¬ dorf and several vocal numbers from the Gallery Players forth¬ coming production of Kurt Weill's "The  Threepenny  Opera."
MUSS MOREN, who Is a violin instructor at the School of Mu¬ sic at Ohio State University, holds a bachelor of music degree from the Whitman Ctollege Con¬ servatory of Music in Walla Wal¬ la, Wash., and a master of mu¬ sic degree from the University of Illinois. She has appeared with numerous orchestras in Washing¬ ton State, the University of Illi¬ nois Symphony and the Mozarte- um Orchestra in Salzburg, Aus¬ tria.
Miss Moren studied for two years at the Mozarteum on a Pul¬ brlght grant and received the solo¬ ist's diploma in 1958 from the conservatory.
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SHE WELL KB heard in two unacconipanied selections; "Ca¬ price No. 24 in A Minor" by Pag- anlnl and "Sonata for Solo Vio¬ lin, Opus 10" by V. Persichetti.
The Jewish Onter orchestra will be heard playing the "Bar¬ tok Suite" as arranged by Tibor Serly. "Prayer" by Alan Hovha- ness, featuring a trumpet solo by Dr. Herbert Urell, is also listed on the program as Is Anatol Ua- dov's  "Bight Russian Songa."
MEIMBERS OF THE orchestra include Ruth Quinn, Marie Stahl. Yvonne Stockdale, Richard F* Fisher and John Martin, violin; Kate Bbenheim and Kevin Wei¬ denbaum, violas; Steve Stellman, cello; Mary Jane Parkinson, bass; Samuel Buck and CJherl Papier, flute; Elzra Kotzin and Robert Prater, oboe; Dorothy Garwood and Mary Jo Prater, clarinet; Linda Upper and Karen Haack, bassoon; D o u g a 1 Pendergast, french horn; Herbert Urell and Abe Dworkin, trumpet; Ruth EJdeisteln,   piano.
Gallery Players cast membera singing "The Threepenny Opera" selections will be Mary Kostan¬ den, Philip Kautt, John Oawford and   Joyce   Lightfoot.
Guest tickets to the Annual Spring Concert which is schedul¬ ed to start promptly at 8:40 pjn. are available to the community at the Onter reception desk. Res¬ ervations may be made by calling the program department, BE. 1- 2731.
Now Is ThevPime! Pledge To The UJFC