Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1963-12-27

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Vol.41. No. 53
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1963 — 11 TE
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Meizlish Chairman . Family Life Series
Stanley Schwartz, Jr., chairman. of the Jewish Center's adult activities committee, has announced the reappointment of Norman L>^elzlish as chairman of the fifth annual Family Life Education Series. In making this reappointment, Mr. Schwartz stated that the success of the Family Life program last year, under Mr. Meizlish, provides him with depth'' of experience to guide the development of the program^this ye^r
Mr. Meizlish indicated his full committee has already i^et several times, and developed plans tor this annual series. Serving on the com¬ mittee are: Mrs. Theodore Barne- by, Dr. Norman Berger, Dr. Jesse Eisen, Mrs. Marvin Glassman, Mrs. Aaron Kahn, Mrs. Thomas Kaplin, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Koltun, Dr. Larry Lawrence, Dr. Jack Mdrlis, Mrs. Norman L. Meizlish. Mrs. Isa- dore Rosenwasser, Harvey Roth, Mrs. Howard Schoenbaum and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Skilken.
The theme of. the 1963-64 series is, "Morality — Real 'or Imagined." The program will explore such pert¬ inent problems as sex factors in morality, cheating, the effect of television, "smutty literature," and modern movies, and the imparting of moral values from parents to children.
The following fgiir sessions have been planned to examine this con¬ temporary   area   of  concern.   On
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Monday, Jan. 13, "Sexual Empha¬ sis — Who's Guilty?" The speaker will be Dr. John F. Cuber, profes¬ sor, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University. On Monday, Jan, 27, "Mass Media — Molders of Mo¬ dern Morality," guest speaker. Dr. Emerson D. Jarvis, Superintendent of Schools, City of Bexley. On Mon day, Feb. 10, "Cheating • In Our Society — Double Standards," the speaker,  Mr. Eli -Picheny, Admini-
Urative Field Secretary, Midwest Section, National Jewish Welfare Board. On Monday, Feb. 24, "Bar- •.'nt and Child Communication — Are You Understood?" The speak¬ er will be Dr. Samuel D. Stellman, Assistant Executive Director, Jew¬ ish Center, and Associate Profes¬ sor, School of Social Work, Ohio State University.
The following people have agreed to serve as discussion guides in leading the discussion groups, which follow the pre.sentations: LaKar D. Brener, Armand H. Cohn, Murray Daninhirsch, Ben M. Mandelkorn and Mayer Rosenfeld. \
Registration is open to all par¬ ents in the community including schools. P.T.A. groups,, synagogues and temples, and adult education centers. All sessions have boon scheduled for 8;15 p.m. in the adult lounge at the Jewish Center.
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IN .IKRU8AX.EM, President Zalman Shazar and mem¬ bers of the Israel Cabinet will welcome Pope Paul VI at a small archeological museum building at Meggidlo, in north- errr Israel, where the Pontiff will cross into Israel from Jordan. The Pope will visit Christian holy places in Israel on Jan. 5. •
Initially, it was reported the Pope planned to cross through the Mandelbaum Gate from Jordan-held old Jeru¬ salem into new Jerusalem, Israel's capital. It was assumed that the change in plans stemmed from Arab pressures and possible Vatican doubts that the original plans might have been interpreted as a Vatican recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
IN. NEW YpltK the United Jewish Appeal announced that the Interml Revenue Service has ruled that contribu¬ tions made to the UJA are and continue to be tax deductible under the recent ruling relating to charitable funds used abroad. The Internal Revenue Service approval covers con- ¦ tributions by individuals, corporations and foundations.
IN LONDON Prime Minister Sir Alex Douglas-Home declared in the House of Commons that he was satisfied that th& government could give to the 49 British firms blacklisted recently by Jordan and Syria "all the help that they need."
The Premier made the statement in reply to a question from a Labor MP who had asked what steps the Premier was taking to coordinate the activities of the various govern¬ ment departments affected by the blacklisting. He said he agreed that the blacklisting actions were inconsistent with the principles of the United Nations charter and deplorable.
Protest Made USIA Yielding To Arabs
Washington fJTA)—Four Congressmen this week requested a report from th'e United States Information Agency on the' deletion from a documentary for overseas distribution of a scene showing a rabbi. Jewish organization spokesmen charged that the deletion was made to avoid offending Arab nations, a charge that the USIA denied in three statements in 24 hours.
The Congressmen were Sen. Kenneth D. Keating, New York
Jewish Educators Form Cols. Council
A Council of Jewish Educators was organized at a meet¬ ing held on Dec. 3. Membership in the Council is open to pro¬ fessional educators holding executive positions in- Jewish edu¬ cational institutions in Columbus.
Professional Jewish educators representing the following institutions are members of the Council of Jewish Educators: Agudas   Achim   Congregation,   Irving   Stern,   educational   di¬
rector; Beth Jacob CongrPgation, Rabbi t^vid Stavsky and Martin Schecter, principal of the religious school; Columbus Hebrew School, Daniel Harrison, principal;  Jewish
Republican; Representatives Eman liel Celler, Brooklyn Democrat; Leonard Farbstein, New York Democrat; and Samuel S. Stratton. Schenectady Democrat. The 30- minule documentary was prepared gratis by television writers Rod Serling and William Froug. Entitled "Let Us Continue," it deals with the views on major public issues of President Johnson.
The denials by the USIA contain¬ ed two points. The first was that an opening for the docurrientary, based on possible shots of various religious services had been con¬ sidered and dropped. The' second was that the USIA had no censor- stiip policy and that it had, in fact, repeatedly distributed films throughout the world, including the Middle East, specifically including Israeli and Jewish personalities and events.
Rep. Cellar called the explana¬ tion "wcasol worded" and said "it will not wash." He asserted that a photo of a rabbi was "deliber¬ ately deleted because of Arab ob¬ jections. This' is a shocking per¬ formance." He accused the agency of censorship. Sen. Keating said he had checked into the charges and learned that the USIA had "certain general policies with re¬ gard to scenes which they feel would offend the viewing audiences in   different   countries."
Jewish organizations protesting the incident included the American Jewish Congress, the Central Con¬ ference of American Rabbis, the Union of American Hebrew Congre¬ gations and the New York Board of
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SAM'L OPPENHEIMER GOLS. ISRAEL BOND GHAIRMtN FOR 19E4
Mr. Samuel L. Oppenhepner, president of the Ohio Technical In¬ stitute, .and prominent community worker and leader, has been narn- ed Columbus comrHtinity chairman for State of Israel Bonds for 1964.
Mr. Oppenheimer has been ac¬ tive in all phases of Jewish com¬ munal life, and is presently serv¬ ing in the capacity of second vice president of Temple Tifereth Israel. Mr. ^ Oppenheimer resides with his wife; Faye, and their two children at 340 S. Kellner Rd.
In accepting the position as Is¬ rael Bond chairman, Mr. Oppen¬ heimer said, "By supplying . a steady stream of development capital, Israel Bonds have helped to release the creative and con¬ structive energies and abilities of the people of Israel.
A population that numbered about 1,250,000 in 1951 has grown to more than 2,340,000 in 1963, yet the coun¬ try has managed not only to main¬ tain its standard of living but to raise it to the point where it is far higher than that of any other coun¬ try in the region."    '
SAMUEL STELLMAN LEADS ONEG SHABBAT FRATERNITY AND SORORITY DISCUSSION
Dr. Samuel D. Stellman, assistant executive director of the Jewish Center, will lead the discussion, at the Oneg Shabbat at Agudas Achim Congregation on 'Friday evening, Dec. 27.
In an effort to give greater participation to its mepibership, the Agudas Achim Congregation is introducing programs fol¬ lowing the late Friday evening family .services. Topics pre¬ sented by prominent personalities will be given at regular In- tervfils.
Dr. Stellman, who, in addition to his 'position at the Jewish Center, is an Associate Professor at the Ohio State .University School of So¬ cial Work and associate professor in the department of sociology at Capital' University, will discuss the theme "Should High School Stu¬ dents Be Permitted To Affiliate Themselves With Fraternities And Sororities." Several college stu¬ dents will be gu^st speakers at the discussion.
The community is invited to at¬ tend. 1
Dr. Sam Stellman
ANGEL LUNCHEON IS PLANNED FOR FEB. 5
Wednesday. Feb. 5. will be an important date for members of the Columbus Section, National Council of Jewish Women, accord¬ ing to an announcement made by Mrs. Theodore Schlonsky, presi¬ dent of the chapter. This date will mark the sixth annual Angel Lunch¬ eon, which is to be held in the Celestial Ballroom of the Columbus Plaza.
Mrs. Martin Hackman, vice pres¬ ident of Ways and Means, has ap¬ pointed Mrs. George Ornstein and Mrs. Robert"K. Levenson co-chair¬ men of Council's only^ fund raising event.
Cooperating with the co-chair¬ men are Mrs. Thomas Lurie, Mrs. Robert Weiler, Jr. and Mrs. Alan Schultz, angel pledge chairmen; Mrs. Millard Cummins, cherubim chairman; Mrs. Simon Lazarus and Mrs. Richard J. Abel, arch-angel find seraphim chairmen; Mrs. Rob¬ ert Kean, secretary and evening group representative; Mrs. Leon Friedman, treasurer; Mrs. Hugh Flomenhoft and Mrs. Stanton Rob¬ ins, decorations; Mrs. I. David Co-' hen and Mrs. Robert L. Schiff, hostesses; Mrs. Leonard Schiff, (contluiad on p*g» 4)
Center. Mrs. A. R. Schwartz, pre¬ school director; Temple Israel, Rabbi Stephen Arnold and Mrs. Harold L. Monett, superintendent of the religious school; Tifereth Israel Congregation, Saul P. WachS, director of education; and Torah Academy,  Irving Fried,  principal.
Daniel Harrison was elected chair¬ man and Mrs. Harold L. Monett', s'ecretary of the Council of Jewish Educators.
The Council will endeavor to co¬ ordinate Jewish educational activi¬ ties, organize and promote educa¬ tional conferences for all Jewish teachers, and pool all available edu¬ cational resources for the benefit of the educational institutions in the community.
Daniel Harrison
Chronicling
The News
Editorial : .2
Society  6, 7
Shopping Guide '5
Synagogues   5
Sports -. . . 8, 9 10
Teen Scene 10
Rabbis.
Despite the denials, Mr. Serling was quoted as sustaining the cen¬ sorship charge. Dr. Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress, said he had talked to Mr. Sorling' and he quoted the play¬ wright,' who acted as producer-di¬ rector for the documentary, as say¬ ing that in a preliminary n^eeting with various USIA officials, he and Mr. Froug proposed the use of "still-frame pictures of American faces" to dramatize the "feeling of universality" amongN^ericans,-
Dr. Prinz quoted Mr. Serling as saying: "We were told by the of¬ ficials that at no time could 'we indicate the face of a rabbi or a synagogue or indeed anything re¬ lating to the Jewish faith. This unfortunately was a policy prob¬ lem involving the Middle Eastern countries. We were told that to in¬ clude such shots in the film would prevent its being shown in the IVIid- dlc East, since those countries would refuse to show any. of the films."
The first denial was made by Donald M. Wilson, deputy USIA di¬ rector, who said no censorship had been exerted by the USIA. Subse¬ quently a spokesman said that "a discussion, of distribution problems in the Middle East might have been brought up as a secondary issue" but he too insisted that agency poli¬ cy did not include "censorship of any kind." The third statement re¬ iterated the depial.of censorship and amplified the list of films dis¬ tributed by the agency containing Israeli and Jewish material
Shown above are the newly installed officers of Beth Jacob Congregation. They are, standing from left to right: Joe Swartz, treasurer; Louis M: Levin, chairman of the board; Morris Weinstock, gabbai rishon; Saul Goldmeier, gabbai sheni. Seated from left to right: Nate Lessem, first vice president; Alvin Shames, president; Dr. Maynard Gold¬ meier, second vice-president; Pincus Sigal, secretary.
INSTALLATION OF BETH JACOB OFFICERS AND BOARD HELD AT ANNUAL BANQUET
The installation of the newly elected officers and board of the Beth Jacob'Congregation took place Sunday, Dec. 15, at the annual Chanukah banquet sponsored by the sisterhood.
Alvin Shames wa.s installed as pre.sident of the congregation and Louis Levin was installed as board chairman. The other officers who were installed were:-Nate Lessem,-first vice presi¬ dent; Dr. Maynard Goldmeier, second vice-president; Pinky Si¬ gal,     recording     secretary;      Joe
Shames stated, "The newly elected officers and board members will be serving in an important and critical year in the synagogue's development. They will Strive to meet the challenges which will be presented in the coming ^months." Rabtfi Stavsky in- his address stated: "Beth Jacob will strive to build not only a physically attrac¬ tive synagogue but one which is spiritually  honest."
The installation of new congrega¬ tion members was held at the ban¬ quet. Three of the new members were honored, representing the group of new members. Those hon¬ ored were Harry Cohen, Julius Co-' hen and Richard Goldgraben.
Swartz, treasurer; Moishe Wein¬ stock, gabbai rishon; Saul Gold¬ meier, gabbai sheni. Dr. Charles Young, as a former president, was installed as a member of the ex¬ ecutive   committee.
The newly installed members of the board are: Eugene Cohen. Mar¬ tin Schecter, Irving Gutter, Fred Adler. William Bless. Irwin Ftox. Ben Grinblatt, Richard Goldgraben, Bert Goldmeier, Mac Haas, Sam Kandel, Joe Nichol, Carl Roth, Joe Stienberg, Aaron Supowit, Hal Tan- enbaum. Morris S. Yahr, Julius Weintraub, Simon Cooper, Richard Solove, Donald Lceman and Max Hoffman.
In   his   acceptance  speech,   Mr.