Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1963-09-13

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Vol.41, No. 37
FRIDAY, SEPTEMER 13, 1963 — 24 ELUL, 5723
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Ceremony For New Synagogue Sunday
Ground breaking ceremonies marking the beginning of con¬ struction of the new Congregation Ahavas Sholom will be held on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. This significant event in the life bf the 50-year-old Orthodox congregation will take place at 2568 E. Broad St.
Mitchell Cohen, president of Ahavas Sholom, Sol Rising,
chairman ottRe Board of Directors, and Rabbi Julius Baker
  are able to make available to the
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Columbus community the plans for the new structure.
The architect's sketches call for a sanctuary which will hou^e 500 worshippers, and an adjacent com¬ munity hall with kitchen facilities. This ball can be utilized to increase seating at major services.
THE PRESENT structure, which was obtained by the congregation in 1958 will remain in use to pro¬ vide space tor offices and congre¬ gational meeting rooms. The new building and the old will be inte¬ grated by provision of a new facade for the present building.
The two edifices will be joined to provide two wings ot the total struc¬ ture. Both wings Will face Broad Street, using the entire frontage which belongs to the congregation.
AHAVAS SHOLOM' is a totally orthodox, modem cpngregation, which has served the needs ot a large numlier of traditional Colum¬ bus families for many generations. Its present requirements have been met well in its new location on Broad Street and Ardmore Road.
According to the Board, the needs of the future, which are evident in the large number of young families and their children who frequent worship services, can lie met only in a new and larger building wSch looks to the future. This biiilding will be modest, but handsome, and will enable the congregation to pro¬ vide to traditional Jews a proper setting for their spiritual require¬ ments.
COHEN, Rising and Rabbi Baker invite all members ot the congre¬ gation, their friends, and the entire community to join them at groun'd brealcing ceremonies.
Nominations, Election Planned For UJFC's Annual Meeting
Rabbi David Stavsky
Rabbi D. Stavsky Is Named Editor Of Section In New Book
For the second consecutive year. Rabbi David Stavsky of the Beth Jacob Congregation was named edi¬ tor on a section of sermons, in a volume on Homeletics, published recently by the Rabbinical Council of America. Rabbi Stavsky edited the "Book of Exodus".
THE VOLUME is the twenty- first in the annual series published by the largest organization of Or¬ thodox Rabbis. Rabbi' Benzion C. Kagonoff, ot Chicago, editor-in- ciiief of this work said, "The Wl- ume represents the preaching' of the traditional rabbinate today, and these sermons have not 'left the Torah waiting on the pulpit.' "
The sermons covering the Book ot Exodus were preached by Rai)- bi Stavsky during this past year at the Beth Jacob Synagogue.
LOUIS M. LEVIN, president pt the Beyi Jacob Congregation, i^nd head of synagogue special publica¬ tions committee, expressed his thanks to Joe Swartz, former presi¬ dent of the synagogue, for making available the reprint of Rabbi Stav- sky's sermon on "Kashrus"— Jew¬ ish Diet Control. Reprints are available free from the synagogue office.
Bernard Kanter
High Holiday Heads Named For 2 Temples
Bernard Kanter, columbus at¬ torney, and "Dr. Charles Young, dentist, have been appointed as High Holiday Chairmen for AgudaS Achhn Congregation and Beth Ja¬ cob Congregation respectively, it was announced by Bernard R. Ru¬ ben, community chairman i n charge ot High Holiday Appeals
THIS YEAR the High Holiday Appeal will be held on Yom Kippur at both synagogues. The High Holi¬ day appeal has become a tradition in many cities throughout the coun¬ try, and also here in Olumbus, and has resulted in the sale of millions of dollars worth ot Israel Bonds each year.
Kanter and Dr. Young said in a Joint statement, "We know that our members will participate to the ut¬ most ot their ability in ttiis Appeal, and will make this year, 'The Year of Redemption', a record year for Israel Bond Sales."
SCHOTTENSTEIN ACCEPTS CHAIRMANSHIP OF YESHIVA'S FIRE EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN
Alvin E. Schottenstein, long active and prominent in all phases of Jewish educational affairs, has accepted local chair¬ manship of the F^re Emergency Campaign of the internationally famous Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland.
On Jan. 1, 1963, a tragic fire completely destroyed one of the school's dormitories, causing the death of two students. As a direct result of this fire all other frame dormitories were immediately condemned. The State authorities have also ordered that the Mechina building, which houses the Bais Medrash, lecture rooms, and the preparatory school be va¬ cated by the end ot ttiis winter.
THE TELSHE YESHIVA. is, therefore, faced not with a problem ot replacing one building, but with the colossal problem of replacing all its dormitories in addition to replacing all educational facilities of its Mechina. and preparatory school. Unless $i2 million is raised nationally, tiie very existence of this famous academy of higher Jewish learning is in jeopardy.
The Telshe Yeshiva, one of the oldest academies of Jewish Schol¬ arship in Eastern Europe was transplanted to Cleveland in 1941 by two members of the original faculty who escaped the Nazi holo¬ caust. Its present student body is comprised ot students from all parts of the U.S., including Colum¬ bus, and from many foreign coun¬ tries such as Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Eng¬ land, Israel, MorVxxo and the Union ot South Africa.
Besides the Rabbinical College, the Yeshiva includes the Kaufman Teachers Institute for young men and the Yavne Teachers Institute for young women. The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, with a stu¬ dent body of SSO students, was founded and is supervised by the
William V. Kahn, past president of the United Jewish Fund and Council, will present the report of the nominating com¬ mittee for positions to the membership federation at the annual meeting to be held at the Winding Hollow Country Club on Sunday, Oct. 6.
Appointed to serve with Kahn on the Nominating Com¬ mittee by Herbert W. Schiff, president, are the following: Troy A. Feibel, Allen Gundersheimer, Jr., Robert Mellman, Edward Schlezinger, Howaffld Schoenbaum, Mrs. Leon Schottenstein, Fred Yen¬ kin and Sol D. Zell.
Elections will be held at the meet ing which will follow the dinner Officers whose names will be sub mitted include the following: presi dent, Herbert H. Schiff; vice-presi dents, Charles Goldsmith, Herman M. Katz, Abe I. Yenkin and Aaron Zacks; treasurer, Samuel M. Mel ton and secretary. Jack S. Resler
NOMINATED for the Board of Trustees tor varying terms as indi cated are the following: members at-large whose term of office will expire in 1966; Herbert Byer, Dr Ivan Gilbert, Marvin Glassman, Charles Goldsmith, Herman M. Katz, Charles Y. Lazarus, Mrs. Morris Paine, Mrs. Jack S. Resler, Ralph Rosenthal, Herbert H. Schiff, Stanley Schwarti, Jr., Dr. Jack Silberstein and A. B. Weinfeld.
To fill unexpired terms ot mem- bers-at-large are the following nomi¬ nees: one year term ending in 1964, Lawrence Sthaffer; one year term ending in 1964, Milliard Cummins, and for a two year term ending in 1965, Leonard Stern.
REPReSENTING the Campaign TJrgahizatibh, With "a Ferm enHiijI in 1964, WiU be Edwin Ellman, Tom Kaplin, Jr., Mrs. Louis J. Krakoff, Louis Mi Levin, David Levison, Ben Lurie, Edward Schlezinger, Harold Schottenstein, Mrs. Leon Schotfem stein. Hy Weinberg, Mrs. Abe I. Yenkin and Sol D. Zell.
Nominated as chairman of the Council ot Organizations is Harry Schwartz. The following have been nominated to the Board as repre¬ sentatives of the Council of Or¬ ganizations with their terms ending in 1964: Lou Ackerman, Robert Arisen, Arthur Katz, Myer MeU¬ man, Sam Schlonsky, Howard Schoenbaum, Ernest Stern, Morris Swedlow, Isadore Topper, William
Alvin Schottenstein
Telshe Yeshiva.
SCOTTENSTEIN pointed out that Rabbi Aaron Paperman, the execu¬ tive vice-president of the Telshe Yeshiva, would be in personal charge of the local campaign of rescue. Pledges are payable over a three to five-year period with varied dedicatory gift opportunities available.
The new dormitory to house 400 students, is now under construction and, if funds are available, can be completed within the next few months.
William  V.   Kahn
Wassentrom, Herbert Wise and Aaron Zacks.
NOMINATIONS will also be sub¬ mitted for the Allocations Commit¬ tee, which is annually charged with the study ot agency and beneficiary budgets, and the distribution of funds received in the campaign of the United Jewish Fund and Coun¬ cil. Sei'vihg by virtue of constitu¬ tional provision will be the follow-* ing: chairman, to be appointed by the president; the immediate pre vious campaign chairman, Herman M. Katz; the current officers of the UJFC, and the following past presidents who have served as campaign chairmen: Richard J. Abel, Troy A. Feibel, William V. Kahn, Herbert J. J^evy and Fred Yenkin. ^  '
Honorary member ot thf> Alloca¬ tions Committee is Robert W. Schiff, and members at large who will be presented tor election in¬ clude Dr. Ivan Gilbert, Allen Gun¬ dersheimer, Sr., Charles Y. Laza¬ rus, Mrs. Simon Lazarus, Mrs. Wil¬
liam Schiff, Edward Schlezinger, Sam Schlonsky, Harold Schotten¬ stein, Leon Schottenstein, Joseph Summer, Robert Weiler, Sr., A. B. Weinfeld, Abe A. Wolman, Leo Yas' senoff and Joseph Zox.
THE COMMITTEE in charge of arrangements for the annual meet¬ ing on Oct. 6 is headed by Ben A. Yenkin, and includes the following, with their assignments: Mrs. Carl Mellman, invitations; Mark Fein¬ knopf, dinner; Mrs. Herbert Schiff, registration and seating arrange¬ ments; Morris Swedlow, physical arrangements; Mrs. Morris Paine, decorations; Ernest Stern, exhibits; Mrs. Harry Schwartz and Abe Wolman, publicity and photographs; Mrs. Gordon Schiffman, Mrs. Sam Melton and Mrs. Abe I. Yenkin, reservations. Other members of the committee are Dave Levison and Edward Schlezinger.
Invitations for the meeting have gone to all minimum contributors to the United Jewish Fund and Council, and the committee urges aftl who plan to attend to return their reservation cards without de¬ lay, as early response indicates a record attendance on Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Winding Hollow Country aub.
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IN TBI/ AVIV, two West German architects were nam¬ ed the Winners of the first prize in worldwide competi¬ tion for plans for the reconstruction of the Mashiyeh quart¬ er of Tel Aviv. ,
IN NEW YORK, an appeal to the Government of the Soviet Union to cancel the death sentence imposed last week on Rabbi B. Gavrllov, of Piatigorsk, was c£^bled to Moscow by the American section of the World Center of European Rabbis here. Rabbi Gavrllov had been sentenced to be shot lo death for alleged currency speculation.
IN MENLO PARK, CALIF., the Jewish effect on the American way of life is the theme of a symposium, the first of its kind in an American Catholic periodical, which com¬ prises the content of the autumn 196.3 issue of Ramparts, the Catholic Layman'.s Journal,, published here. , IN TKL AVIV, in Israel army spokesman said that the Army's effort to induct an' Israeli born American citizen was "perfectly legal" because he had dual nationality. The sixikesman made the statement In comment on a report that the parents of Samuel Cohen, 27, a Chicago Hebrew chool principal, had protested to 'the United States State Department against Cohen's Induction.
IN LONDON, Britain exported goods to Israel valued at 11,297,000 pounds Sterling ($31,531,600) during the six- month period ending June 30, 1963, and during the same period imported from Israel goods valued at 13,271,000 pounds ($36,158,0001 according to official statistics.
IN WASHINGTON, three major civil rights groups urged an end to discriminatory treatment of urban voters in state elections in a joint friend-of-the-court brief sub¬ mitted to the Supreme Court here. The organizations acted in the first major test of what constitutes a proper standard in applying the equal-protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment In apportionment of State election districts.
IN TEL AVIV, a second shipment of medical supplies was airlifted from Israel to Brazil, where it will be used to aid victims of last week's forest fires.
Richard Solove
TORAH ACADEMY TO HOLD THIRD ANNUAL DINNER ON NOV. 3
The third annual Columbus Tortih Academy Dinner is scheduled to occur on Sunday evening, Nov, 3. , Richard Solove, general chairman .. of the Dinner announces that mem¬ bers of his committee are hard at work to provide a social event to match in significance the two which preceded it.
The speaker at the dinner will be Dr. Samson A. Weiss, executive vice-president ot the Union of Or¬ thodox Jewish. Congregations. A group of students at the Academy will present, as in the past, a He-^ brew program which will give evi- , dence of the prowess of the stu¬ dents in their Hebrew studies. Ser¬ vices of a prominent entertainer are being secured, and his name .will soon be announced.
ASSISTING Solove with plans and arrangements are Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Press, who are serving as adbook chairmen. Mrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Martin Greenberg and Mrs. Philip Gurwin are acting as ticket chairmen. Tickets will soon be available for sale to the com¬ munity.
Mrs. David Paine will be super-. visor ot decorations, and she plans to make the scene of the dinner, which has not yet finally been chos¬ en, a "feast for the guests* eyes." Mrs. Marvin Fox will serve as pub¬ licity chairman. Other chairmen are now being selected.
SOLOVE ASKS members ot the community to mark the evening of Nov. 3 on their calendars. He aald he is looldng forward to greeting them at the Torah Academy Din-