Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1925-11-13

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Gov. Smith Indorses United Palestine Funds Appeal for $5,000,000
In Letter To Dr. Wise He Calls
Rebuilding of Jewish Homeland
In Palestine An Achievement
Which   Will   Redound   to
Benefit of All Mankind
BELIEVES SUCCESS WILL CROWN ZIONIST EFFORT
y'lCW   YORK.—The   new   rise  oi Jewisli civili/.utiou in  Palestine will  n (lound   to   the   henelit  of   all   inaiikimi, Governor Sniidi declared in a 1 Dr.  SlephenS,  VVise,  cliairman of  the $.'i,OI)0,()()0  United   Palestine  Funds  Ap¬ peal, which  Dr.  Wise made public yes-
The reccntly-launcjicd campaign, which combines   the  Inulgcts  of   all   Palestine funds engaged in colonization and other development work in Palestine seeks . raise iirj.OOO.OOO from the Jews of Amer¬ ica as  the  minimum  sum necessary continue and expand these activities dur¬ ing the next  year.    The  funds include among others, the Palestine Foundation Fund  of   which   Sai,nuel   Nnterniycr president, the Jewish National Fund and the fund to maintain tht Hadassah Medi¬ cal  Organization.
Governor Smith's indorsement' of the appeal and the Jevvjsli Homeland niove- iiicnt is as follows:
Nov.  1,  1925. "My  dear Dr. Wise:
"I have learned with a great deal of pleasure of the special effort which is about to Jie made by the Jews of Amcr- ka, under the aegis of the United Pales¬ tine Funds Appeal. I think that cause is worthier than that which helps a people by giving it the means to work out its own salvation. The world takes an especial interest in the new rise ' Jewish civilization in Palestine, and in this enterprise the promise oi achicveni,int which will redound to the benefit of all mankind.
"I am aware, as everyone interested in general affairs must be, of what has already been done toward the reconstruc¬ tion of the Jewish homeland, and of the exceptional part which has been played by American Jewry. The move th.e rebuilding of Palestine has not only saved tens of thousands of Je ojjpressioii and despair, but it has given them the opportunity to make full of their creative gifts, and has turned places which have suffered from neglect and indifference into flourishing centers - of production and of culture.
"I am convinced that American Jewry, which has so generously contributed toward this success, will, at this point ii the history of the New Palestine, make an exceptional effort and that, under your chairmanship, the United Palestine Funds .Appeal will attain its objective i a very short space of time.
"(Signed) Ai-fked E. Smith."
Third Anniversary Supper to Be Held at Hebrew School
Tomorrow
The "Third Anniversary Sup¬ per" to be given by the Ivreeyoh Society will be held tomorrow, Sunday evening, November 1."), at the Hebrew School, 558 £. Rich Street, nt six o'clock.
The entertainment, in charge of Dr. Morris Goldberg and Mr, Robert Drob, promist^s rciil en- joymcnt. A most appetizing menu has been planned by the supper  conimktcc.
Dr. Lee J. Levinger, head ot the Hillel Foundation at Ohio State University, will address those present on a subject of interest to everyone.
The filled Cedar Chest which was displayed at the big Ivree¬ yoh dance at Memorial Hall, Nov. 2, will be given- away dur¬ ing the course of the supper.
For reservations, call Mrs. S. Brief, Mrs. J. Solove, or Mrs. A. Seff. Don't miss this splendid affair.
Daughters of Zicn Plead for Synagogue in Jerusalem
By   UENEE   DARMSTADTER
Deplores Absence of Modern Synagogue in Jerusalem
Samuel   C.   Lamport   Declares. Thai- Visitors to Holy Land Obtain False Impressions of Our Religion,
Big Card Party on Tuesday Evening, Nov. 24, at Neil House
Have you your ticket or reser¬ vation for the big card party to be sponsored by the Hadassah on Tuesday evening, November 24th. ut  the new Neil  House?
If not, make reservations at your curliest convenience with any of the women whose names appear at the close of this or- ticle.
The committee in charge has spared no effort in arranging a most elaborate program which -will be pre-scntcd during the course of the evening. Card games will start promptly at eight o'clock. Special tables have been arranged for men.
All ure urged to join in help¬ ing to make this affair u huge social as well as financial suc-
Mrs. , H, Friedland, 19853; Mrs. B. W. Abramson, 19019; Mrs. A. Danziger,' Fr. 0780-R; and Mrs: A. Self, 19551, will be glad to take care of your tickets and   reservations.
NEW YORK.—Because of the existence    of    modern    synagogues    in Palestine,  many tourists  obtain  the roneous   impression   that   the   "Wailing Wall in Jerusalem" is the representative place of worship for th? Jewish people,
Samuel  C. Lamport declared statement issued in behalf of the appeal
raise $'-WO,00O for a Synagogue Center
Jerusalem. Mr. Lamport spent sev¬ eral months in Palestine recently, and said it was deplorable that visitors to the Holy Land should receive such a vfrong impression of the Jewish religion. This, he says, has been capitalized by literary anti-Semites. ,who,. because there i.<s no adequate synagogue in Jerusalem, have charged the Jews with being a. grossly materialistic, an utterly unspiritual peo¬ ple, without  reverence for religion.
In his statement to Rabbi Israel Her¬ bert Lcvinthal, national chairman of the Jerusalem Synagogue Center Fund, Mr. Lamport said:
"One of the most essential, construc¬ tive things jhat should be done in Jerusalem at once is the building of a Jewish Synagogue Center. I «ay that with all the emphasis in my power, espe¬ cially after what I experienced and saw during my recent stay in Palesti
"Jerusalem is the cynosure of the eyes of the whole universe as the source and home of religious worship. To our people particularly, who have been tremendous factors in the development of the religious thought of the world, a proper place for worship in Jerusalem is a matter of utmost and urgent portance. Visitors by the thbusands come from all parts of the world, and one of the ever present desires on their part is to see the place of worship tliat representative of the different peoi)les (Concluded on page ij
From the special standpoint of womanly insight steadfastly applied in rvice of Jewish communal and cul- purposes, especially as these affect the well-being of Jewish youth, four outstanding women leaders in Eastern itics h:jvc given signal endorsement J the project of the United Synagogue f America to erect a modern Syna¬ gogue Center in Jerusalem, to serve the spiritual and social needs of all the diversified groups in the rapidly growing icw' Jewish population of the capital ity of the llomehind. The proposed edifice, which is in- 'tended to provide formal synagogal and educational and other cultural as well as recreational facilities, after the man¬ ner of the most highly developed in¬ stitutions of this sort in the United States, will meet a neCd long urged both by Jewishc omm'unal workers ahd re¬ ligious leaders in Palestine itself, and also by visitors from other countries, especially those from America, who have been sharply struck b ythe makeshift character of all synagogue quarters in the Temple city of David.
.   Entirely Unfulfilled
Moreover, with the necessary, center¬ ing of emphasis on the immediate physi¬ cal requirements of life in a new civili¬ zation only just in the process of estab¬ lishing itself, the farther social and cul¬ tural needs of the community have gone entirely unfulfilled. To help the Jews ai Palestine to give fitting representa¬ tion to these deepest of Jewish aspira¬ tions on the ancient soil from which they draw their most beautiful historic ficance, the Jerusalem Synagogue Center is to be erected by American Jewry.
The  significance  of   this   undertaking for   the   cultural   development   of   the coming generation of Palestinians is pressed   with  understanding  enthusiasm by Mrs. Archibald Silverman, of Provi¬ dence, R. L, wiio stands in the forefront f   leadership   among  iwomen   Zionist ¦orkers of Ne\v England, and-has ber-n ¦)r a number of years one of the vice- presidents of the American Jewish Con¬ gress.
A Great Need "li there is one need greater than the iiany other outstandin'? needs in Jeru- ;ale\ii, it is a diu;nified synagogue and so- ¦ial center establishment. Even in Eretz t'isroel- religion must be made attractive to tbe young as, well as to the old," says Mrs. Silverman, who recently re¬ turned from Palestine, in a letter to the United Synagogue of .America.
"In addition, too, we must realize that a clean, spiritual mind depends upon a clean, healthy body, and unless we build
up the youth of Jerusalem physically and inentall.v, they are going to lag spiritu¬
ally.
"Youth   demands   recreation,  yet  that
pathetically lacking in Jerusalem.    It
s  no  parks,  no  playgrounds,' nothing
with which to gratify the natural crav-
for play that is the heritage of the
growing boy and girl.
'The realization of this project would undoubtedly minimize the fe'ravely dan¬ gerous influence of the mission school; witli their many lures. As 1 under¬ stand it, plans are under way for the building of. an expensive Young Men'; antl ^'oung \yomen's Christian Associa- n building in the center of Jerusalem the very heart of the Jewish section
Effort Endorsed
'I heartily endorse any effort made by the' United Synagogue of America this direction. Its far-reaching in¬ fluence will be felt throughout Pales- ile at the same time it wil reflect credit upon the Jews pf America for the splendid spirit -that prompted such an altruistic endeavor. I wish the United Synagogue success in this noble enterprise."
lorsement moved by an equally enthusiastic • apprecirttion and earnest •ish for the realization of the Synagogue Center ideal has come from Miss Sarah Kussy, of Newark, N. J. Miss Kus.sy is a beloved leader in all of the cultural ac¬ tivities maintained by the active circle of Jewish women of Newark. She is prcsi- ¦'ent of the Hadassah organization of that city, and a directing officer of the State association'of Hadassah groups. "What such a buildinr; will mean to Ihe Jewish' youth of. Palestine only one who has visited the land and felt its cravings can fully appreciate," 'Mips Kussy  writes.
"There isn't a synagogue in Jerusalem today of which we can feel proud, striking contrast to beautiful mosques and churches, the synagogues look old and dilapidated. Women arc assigned 'o separate compartments or lofty j»al- 'cries where they can neither see not hear, "io that participation in the serv¬ ice is practically imposible—with the ¦•csult that modern women, even those religiously inclined, rarely attend the ¦synagogue. They would, however, flock o a modern building, no matter how or- 'hodox the service might be. They ivould not object to a woman's gallery, f only it did not shut them out en- ncly.
Cream   of  Jewish   Youth "Among tlie young men  and  women low  in .Palestine  is the  cream (Concluded on page 4)
Junior Council Dance ,. and Revue Nov. 19 at the Elks' Home
This amazing event will take place November 19th, at Elks Hall on E. Broad St. The firat part of the program, in the form of a musical comedy, under the able direction of Miss Helen Wolfe, promises to be the hit of the season.  '
The second half of the even¬ ing will be spent in dancing, to the mesmerizing strains of the Ohioans, whose orchestra has been engaged to furnish music for dancing.
Make no other engagements for Thursday evening.
Crowded Temple Greets
Rabbi Abba H. Silver
Distinguished Orator Takes House by
Storm — Discusse.s   Elements   of
Progress Before Large Rep-'
resentative Gathering
That was a remarkable outpouring of coreligionists     and     Christians     which greeted Kabbi Abba Hillel Silver Mon- ,'ening, November !>, at the Bryden Road Temple, where he had come to de- .addrcss  under the auspices of the Columbus Section, C. J. W., on the subject, "Is Progress a Myth?" Long before the meeting was schcd\tlcd I open every seat was taken, and every le present sat anxiously waiting to hear tlic first word emanating from the mouth of the noted Cleveland preacher and ora¬ tor.   Mrs. Jerome Kohn, president of the local   Section,   C.   J.   W.,   opened   the meeting at 8\\o p. m. sharp with a beau¬ tiful prayer.    She then introduced Mrs. I.   A.   Rosenthal   as    chairman   of   the vcning.    In- a   few well-chosen  words ,lrs.  Rosenthal  introduced, the  speaker f the evening.
Tlie rabbi began by saying that such (lucstion as "Is Progress a Myth?" would not have 1)cen asked ten years ago. Most thinkers at that time were con¬ vinced that pro;,<ress was a blazing reality. But the outbreak of the great World War upset most of their theories and beliefs. He pointed out that although progress is, in many re-ipects, a reality, it is not con¬ tinuous. For every three steps forward, humanity takes three steps backward.
"hi the fields of social service as well as in medical science much progress has been made. Never before in the history of the world was more known about the cause and cure of disease. Never before in the history of the world has there been a bigger number of people occupied in   philanthropic   apd   eleemosynary  ac-
Junior Council Literary Group to Meet Nov. 15
The'second meeting of Junior Cof cil Literary Group will be held Sunday, November   l.">th,   at   :i   o'clock,   in vestry  rix.ms of  Mryden  Road Temple.
This   meeting   will   be   conducted Miss   Hortcnse   Kruckman.    All   m hers are invited to be present, also any other young women intorv'sted in literary
Will Speak Before T. I. Congregation On "Jews In Medicine'^
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DR,   B.   W.
ABRAMSON
well-known local phy- inal worker, will speak bef(n-e tbe Tifereth Nrael'Congregation, IX)I K. Broad Street on "The Jews In Medicine" I'riday evening, November 'Ji', al «:<)0 r. .M. The members and nUo the general public is cordially invited to hear the doctor «nd at the same time participate in the services.
All Are Welcome to Open Meeting of Local Herzlia Club Tomorrow
The Herzlia Zion club open meeting which was to have taken place last Sunday, Nov. 8, has been postponed until to¬ morrow (Sunday) Tliov. 15, at 7:30 P. M. at the Hebrew School Auditorium, 558 E. Rich St.
The purpose of this meeting is to acquaint the public with the ideals and aspirations of the Herzlia Club- and' also for the initiation of new members, most of whom are students at Ohio State University.
A musical program will pre¬ cede the meeting. Addresses will be delivered by Dr. Lee J. Levinger and Mr. P. Wechter.
Come  nnd   enjoy   a - pleasant
)on as p.ossible. The dramatic com¬ mittee, under the direction of Miss Judith Quasser, is working on Pinoky' "She Must Marry a Doctor". This wil be ready in the immediate future. En rollment in' study circle groups is still open, Miss Anne Ziskind, chairman of the study circle program, will give port at the next meeting.
Menorah Society Meeting Tomorrow at Three P. M.
The first regular ineeting of the Ohio State University Menorah Society will be lield Nov. lo, -at a :(>(), at the Hillel h'oundation.
Milton I,. Farber will lead the dis¬ cussion nn tbe subject of "Tolerance", lie will base it in part on Van Loon'; new book Of the same title.
Miss Gibbs, of the Seidel School, will give a program of_ Russian music. Mr. Goldfarb will sing". Mr. Isser Muskat, who has spent the last few months abroad, will tell of .some of the high spots of his European trip. After the meeting tea will be served. Members and their friends are (jordially invited.
Miss Anne M. Goldman, president of the Society, urges all tiiose who are planning to pay  their  dues, to  do ,so
tivit:
the
Sixty-two Children
Now Enrolled at T. I. Religious School
One Hundred is Goal Sought By
Board of Education of East
Broad St. Congregation
Sixty-two children are now  ent-oUed at the   Sunday   religious  school  of  the Tifereth   Israel   congregation,   1354 Rroad  Street.
These children are getting instruction in Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish Cere¬ monials, ethics, etc. The Board of Edu¬ cation is anxious to increase this enroll¬ ment to 100 children. The faculty, con¬ sisting as it does of six capable pcda- gogs, besides a superintendent, is pre¬ pared to take care of at least this ber of pupils. The children are being organized into chilis. Later son a minstrel, show will be arranged in which a number of the talented ones will participate. Children of five years and up, whether their parents iicrs of the congregation or cordially invited to register (Siuiday) at »:ir, A. M.
"Such evidences of progress a; railroad, the automobile, and the aero¬ plane are indeed heartening," the rabbi asserted; "but when they are used to expedite wars and assist in the quicker annihilation of men by their fellows, they are shocking to our sense of re¬ sponsibility to God and to posterity." He concluded by admitting that tlu question upon which he spoke is still : much discussed one and has not been adequately answered by _ our greatest thinkers and publicists. "Whether proj- ; a myth or no," lie pointed out, "it duty to live as if it is a reality there is a Divine Intelligence guid¬ ing and directing the destinies of man- forthcoming issue the Chronicle will publish verbatuni the full text of the rabbi's address. This will be done iitisfy the desire of a goodly portion of ur readers to study more thoroughly the problems presented in the abov tioned lecture.
COUNCIL INSTITUTIONAL SEWING NEXT WEDNESDAY
An   institutional   sewing,   under   the auspices of tbe Council of Jewish Wo¬ men, vvill be held Wednesday, November IHth, at the Conmumity House, .')55 Rich Street, from one to four p. m.
All Council member,s are urged to c tend. For further information call Mi Russell Joseph, 18(>(>1.  . ;
A. A. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
TO SPONSOR BAZAAR
The Agudath Achim Religious School II sponsor a bazaar Sunday,  Novem- r t>\v.\, at the Agudath .Achim Syna¬ gogue, corner Washington and  Donald-
Thc p'llilic is cordially invited to attend this alTair which has in store a good for all, young and old alike.
Over 800 Leaders Join National Comm. for $15,000,000 Campaign
"Give .Them, a Chance To Help
Themselves" Is Slogan of
$15,000,000    Reconstructive
Effort    For    European
Jewry,   Headed   By
^ David A. Brown
GREATEST ORGANIZATION FOR HUMANITARIAN WORK
NEW YORK. -- Over 800 leading men, in practically every state and city in this country and in Canada have ac¬ cepted membership on the national com¬ mittee of the United Jewish Campaign for $l.'),000,(J<)b, payable over a period of three years, as an "Overseas Chest" for reconstructive relief in various European including Russia. This an- is made yesterday by David A. Brown, national chairman of the campaign, who added that the quotas, hundreds of commmunitics have agreed lise, more than guarantees the suc- of this effort. The slogan of the campaign is "Give them a chance to help themselves."
According to Mr. Brown, who was the national director of the appeal for $14,000,000, for Jewish war relief in 19,12-22, and has actively participated in every campaign for the same purpose for over a period of ten years, follow¬ ing the outbreak of the World War, the national committee of the present effort s the largest that has ever been mobil- zed for any Jewish humanitarian effort. The campaign is to be directed by Mr. Brown from headc|uarters in the,Persh¬ ing Square Building. All local campaigns 'ill be carried on through a local com¬ mittee which will include representatives of capital and labor, conservative and ¦adical, Orthodox and Reform, Zionists ind non-Zionists. They willAe in touch ,vith national headquarters through State chairmeii, and through a series of state conferences.
"The slogan of this campaign is 'Give them a chance to help themselves'—and that is the actual purpose for which the :i!l5,O0O,OO0 is being raised by the largest organization ever mobilized for a Jewish philanthropic efforj in the community," said Mr. Brown in the statement issued yesterday. "We do not propose to dole out alms from this fund, or. to set up soup kitchens. That phase of our work is past. Now, we want to give our peo-' pie overseas a chance, to help themselves. "Loans are needed by merchants and for whom credits must be established so that the first may replenish their stocks and the second purchase tools and raw goods. Trade schools ' must be established and maintained to teach young men and women, shut out from the colleges and professional schools, useful, productive trades. Refuges must be repatriated. Orphans must be sheltered and educated.
"The case of the 3,000,000' Jews in Russia," added Mr. Brown, "requires especial attention. Mainly a merchant people, the new economic philosophy of present-day Russia has robbed them of their main means of livelihood. Presi¬ dent Kalinin of the Russian Republic is authority for the statement that the pro¬ portion of destitute among them may soon reach 70 per cent. In the face of this national catastrophe the Jews of Russia ¦ are turning farmers. «If this campaign succeeds, it will be possible to settle 100,000 on the soil by the end of 11)27.
"The,sum of $15,000,000 is the largest we have ever asked from the Jews of America. In previous campaigns all contributions were expected to be made practically at once, In this campaign payment is extended over a period of three years. I realize we have a difficult task ahead, but I- am cotifident that the Jews of America, hearing the cry of their people overseas, will gladly give them a chance to help themselves."
IVREEYOH SENDS OUT
APPEAL FOR RUMMAGE
The Ivreeyoh sends out an urgent ap-l peal to all local women to collect suehj things as are suitable for disposal at! the rummage sale which the Organiza-l lion will sponsor the latter part of .the month.
Mrs. H. Friedland is in charge of Jhe rummage sale and will be glad to have all packages called for promptly.
RESERVE TUESDAY EVE. DECEMBER 15 FOR BIG DANCE OF T. 1. CONG.
All members and friends of the Tifereth Israel Congrega-^ tion are urged to set aside Tues-' day evening, December 15, for the big dance to be given by the Temple Sisterhood at the Neil House in the Grand Ball Room. A fine orchestra has been engaged. Tickets are sell¬ ing fast.
From present indications this will be one of the biggest dance successes of the season.. Don't forget, Tuesday evening, De¬ cember IS, at the Neil Houset
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