Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1925-02-27

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Volume VIII —No, 9
Warburg'sGiftOf $50,000 to the K.H. Stimulates Campaigns
General Rise in Level of Contri¬ butions Reported With Threo $10,000 Gifts in New York for First Tirao
(From Our New York Correspondent) NEW YORK.-Kcrcn Hayesod cam¬ paigns all over tha country are reported greatly stimulated by the contribution of  SO.OOO to the Keren Hayesod from Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, which was announced by Colonel Frederick H. Kisch at the historic meeting in Carnegie (Hall on Monday, February 16th. Colonel Kisch sprung a surprise on that occasion which aroused thc vast audience that jammed   Carnegie  Hall   to   great  cn-!
"Many of you are aware," said Colonel Kisch, "that that public-spirited Amer¬ ican and fine Jew, Felix Warburg, visited Palestine l^t year, together witli Mrs. Warburg. During their stay in Pales¬ tine, Mr. and Mrs. Warburg sa* for themselves the work of cultural and economic reconstruction carried out by the Keren Hayesod. .¦ "Immediately after his visit, Mr. Warburg made a gift of $100,000 for the >Iebrew University for the purpose of establishing there an Institute of Jewish Stiidies.
!•; "Mr. and Mrs. Warburg arc not Zion¬ ists,, but they have authorized me to announce tonight that they are donating to the Keren Hayesbd the munificent aum of $50,000-$25,000 from Mr. War¬ burg and $25,000 from Mrs. Warburg- f or the special purpose of promoting the work of agricultural settlement Palestine, undertaken by the Keren . Hayesod."
The headquarters of thc New York campaign announce three $10,000 gifts for the first time in the history, of the fund. These come from Samuel Un¬ termyer, President; Max Blumberg and Benjamin Winter. There is a further contribution of $7,500 from Nathan Straus and the number of $5,000 con¬ tributions are this year greater than ever. This'.lifting of the giving level has brought abotit a.spirit of greater opti¬ mism tlian ever before and a record-ibreak- ing New York drive is predicted. One of the first cities to register the new spirit is Newark, N. J., where, accord¬ ing to latest reports, $135,000 has already been raised towards a quota of $150,000. . Although Dr. Weizmann's stay in America) on his present visit will be ex¬ ceedingly hjiti, he has nevertheless con-j sented to appear at a number of the pub-' lie functions in connection with the cam¬ paigns. Dr. Weizmann's first appearance this year at Carnegie Hall brought ac¬ cording to police estimates more than 20,000 people to Carnegie Hall and his popularity  appears  to  be  geater  than
Gue«t of Honor at Open Meeting of O. S. U. Menorah Tomorrow
DR. MORRIS M. FEUERLICHT
H. E. Cherrington to Address Next Council Meeting
Mr. «. a Cherrington, dramatic critic for the Dispatch, will address members of the Cojumbus Section Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women at the regular meeting to be held Tuesday, March 3rd, at two o'clock at the Bryden Road Temple.
The subject of Mr. Cherrington's talk will be "The Stage and Its Public. Mrs. Al H. Harmon has the afternoon' program in charge.
A musical program has also been ar¬ ranged for so that this meeting will prove very worth while.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO
OUR WORTHY READERS
Tho Joseph Fela Foundation has sent us a scries of excep¬ tionally good articles on "The Origin of the Jews," by Louis Wallia.
Jewish newspapermen all over the country have aceordea these articles a most royal welcome, for they treat the question in a scicntiflc as well aa popular fashion. The Chronicle will be¬ gin publishing this series in the next issue.
Don't fail to read them care¬ fully.
TIio Editor,
'     Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
If you want to hear a real, live inesBBge by a forceful and eloquent speaker, don't fail to attend tiie big Menorah meeting tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 3:00 p. m. sharp, at the Ohio Union. Rev. Dr. M. M. Feuer- licht will speak on "Sight and Vision," dealing with a most absorb-, ing question. |
"Jidius Kahn Eaulcs Among Greait Jews .     of Worfd History",
Congressman Garrett of Tennes¬ see Pays Glowing Tribute to Late Chairman of the Military    Affairs Conunittee
WASHINGTON~(J. T. A.).^"Julii: Kahn will rank among thq great Jews of history," declared Representative Garrett of Tennessee, Democratic leader, at a memorial service in the House Chamber in tribute to Representative Julius Kahn of California, who died ir ' December.
With Representative Barbour, Repub¬ lican, of California, presiding, eulogies were delivered. Representative Mc- Kenzie of Illinois, who succeeded Mr. Kahn as Chairman of the Military! Affairs Committee, and Representatives Byrns, Democrat, of Tennessee; Quin, Democrat,, of Mississippi; Sherwood, Democrat, of Ohio; Sabath, Democrat, of Illinois; Hill. Republican, of Mary¬ land; Miller. Republican, of Washing¬ ton, and Raker, Democrat; Free, Repub¬ lican; Swing, Republican; Lineberger, Republican, and MacLafferty, Repub¬ lican, all of California.    Mr. Barbour
so eulogized  his  deceased  colleague.
Recalling-that Mr. Kahn was boun in Germany, Mr. Garrett said that the vet¬ eran legislator, "one of the most con¬ spicuous figures in the civil life of America, contributed tremendously to the defeat of the country in which,he was born arid to the victory of the coun¬ try he had chosen for his adoption."
Mr. McKenzie declared that Mr. Kahn "stood like a rock for national defense." He and other speakers lauded him for his part in carrying out the war pro¬ gram of Woodrow Wilson.' Mr. Byrns declaring that the war President found in Mr. Kahn then the ranking "Repub¬ lican on the House Military Affairs Committee, which had a Democrat as its Chairman, a worthy champion of his military policies who did not permit partisan politics to swerve him from patriotic devotion to his country dur¬ ing the war emergency.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FEBRUARY 27,  1925
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Don't Fail to Attend Menorah Society Meeting On Sunday, March 1
Bryden Road Temple Is Thronged By Friends of Dr. Joseph Kornfeld
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Tells of Hia Ejtpcncncea In TheOncnl And Receives Ovation —, this city on March 1 to deliver an ad- EKplaino His Intervention To Save The Lives of 8000 JeWa dress under the auspices of the Ohio About To Bo Massacred —Saya Land of Persia Is Very Fertile State University Menorah Society. He And Rich In Mineral'Deposits — Ninety-five Per Cent of tho ^^^ ^ «^«=»'' "ve message for University
Persian People Are Little Better Than Serfs, He Declares.
Abe Smith Passes
Away Suddenly After a Protracted Illness
Was on His Way to Ellis Club When Stricken—Was 59 Years of Age
Stricken by an attack of heart disease, Abe Smith, 076 Franklin avenue, veteran Columbus tailor, succumbed in a taxi- cab, Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21.
Mr. Smith had directed the taxicab driver to take him to the Elks' club on East Broad street. Upon arriving at the club,, the driver oponed the cab door to find that Mr. Smith had co lapsed. The driver immediately sought physician's aid. Th? physician found I that Mr. Smith was dead.
Mr, Smith was former proprietor of the High Street Tailor shop, 230 North High street, wliich he recently sold to Otto F. Weisend, and has been well- known in business circles of the city for years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs, Marion Smith, five daughters, Mrs. Ida Gardella, New York City; Helen, Rena, Harriet, Beatrice; his father, one brother sister. Mr, Smith was 50 years old.
Funeral services took place Tuesday, Rabbi Jacob Tarshish ofliciating, Mr. Smith was a member of the Bryden Road Temple, the Independent Order, B'nai B'rith, the Elks, and the Modern] Woodmen of thc World. '
Long before thc opening of thc joint mciiting of Ihp Temple Brotherhood ahd Zion Lodge, No. 62, I. O. B. B. last Monday night, multitudes thronged the auditorium and gallery of thc Bryden Road Temple to pay their respects and extend their warm greetings to Rabbi Joseph S. Kornfeld of Toledo, former United States minister to Persia artd| at one time spiritual leader of the ¦Temple.
At 8:80 sharp. Rabbi Jacob Tarshish | came to the front and pronounced the invocation, which was perhaps the most inspiring prayer ever uttered before a local Jewish congregation. Preceding the address of> the evening. Attorney Harry Kohn, thc versatile and enter¬ taining chairman of the evening's pro¬ ceedings, introduced Mr, Robert Lazartis and Mr, Bert Wolman, the presidents re¬ spectively of the Temple Israel Brother¬ hood and of Ziih Lodge, No. .62, j I. O, B. B, .
A Joint Testimonial Mr, KoJin explained that the meeting | was arranged jointly by these two or; ganizations for the purpose of honor¬ ing Dr. Kornfeld. Mr. Lazarus, in a few well chosen words, pointed out thc ideals and aims of the Brother¬ hood he was representing and empha¬ sized the prominent place of the Brother¬ hood in the congregational and social life of the Temple.- He also toucbedj on the civic work being fostered by the organization, - i
Mr, Wolman in his short talk out¬ lined the philanthropic activtt.-s of thfe Independent Order of B'nai B'rith'. He also called attention to the fine work of the Order in establishing the Hillel Foundation and in maintaining the Anti- defamation League, whose purpose if the protection of the fair name' ol Judaism. -   ^-'
A Rousing Ovation When Dr, Kornfeld was introduced, : \vas given a rousing ovation.   Every | one present felt highly elated at seeing him back at Columbus once more.   " pie from every section of the commun-| ity    were    present.    Many    non-Jc (among them Mayor James J. Thomas and President W. O. Thompson of Ohio State University) were also present to give the "modern Mordecai" a word of welcome and to join with their Jewish fellow-citiiens in honoring him, not only for his splendid work in the land of Persia, but for the exemplary he rendered to the city of Columbus during his eighteen years as rabbi of the Temple.
8000 Jews Sav«!d Explaining his intrvention to save the lives of 8000 Jews about to be mas¬ sacred. Dr. Kornfeld said he acted, not Jew, but as representative of "the country with a sour and a conscience.' If ministers to other countries where pogroms and massacres are common, would take a definite stand against them, they would cease to occur, he declared. "I did not send an official note of protest to my country, for that would havQ injured the standing of Persia," he said, "but as American ambassador, I notified the Persian government that I would not co-operate with it if they allowed the massacres to continue.
"The massacre had been in progress for three days, but came to an end in 50 minutes. Another tinje a large group of orphans,, Christian children, were in jeopardy. I demanded the government allow the children to proceed to their destination. They were allowed to safely, but they would not have beenj
Of Nimble Wit
Describing the people of the country.
students and it is expected that all think- ing people will turn out for this meeting which will be held at the Ohio Union, . President Braunstein especially urges, those young men and women who have' of late been absenting themselves, to be
,;rpr,r"st rsi,^t r"t»r.s:f£5=^^^^
f nimble wit. ins, with tho exception of the very lowest, thinks he holds some important position-cither the stool, the prophet or the pillar of the government."   . ,i
Accounting for the retarded con^h'oi. of the Persians in a country wealthy in natural resources, Dr, Kornfdd said:
"Location is the most impQt^fant factor in thc destiny of a nation.f If one does| not know geography, he fannof under¬ stand hi«ory.   The Persons drink and eat all day except when|t1iey have to work  to   sustain   thomseffes.    Ninety- five per cent of them are'^ittlc better than  serfs.-  The  ghls do Ihtit  go to scliool at all and the boys onlySor short time to the Mohammedan schoU to learn a few verses from thc Koran. Virtual Owners of Men
"The landlords are virtual owners bf, their .men who work oijly in estates. Because the sun is golden aiid it is easy to earn enough to live on, there is{ little incentive to work harder. Sup¬ pose they did raise 50 bushels instead of | 10, what would they do with the surplus? They have no means of transportation with the exception of the camel."
Predicting the future of- Persia, Dr, Kornfeld said;
"It will be a long time before Persia is an exporting country. Before that time comes, the country must become industrialized, Persia has thc potent possibilities of a Belgium of the East.! Like Belgium, Persia should be made! neutral, free from intrigue from I side or out. Then development will come '.japidly, for Persia has the resources and again caw rise to fame.
The musical program of the evening was arranged and presented by the Var¬ sity Quartet. Their offerings met with a most hearty response and the Chron¬ icle has been asked to thank the four gentlemen for their kindness in coming to the meeting.
Mrs. L. Loewenstein Appomted Chairman of Spring Fete, April 6
Mrs. Laurence Loewenstein. 135 Franklin Park West, has been appointed chairman of the Spring Fete to be held at the Progress Club Monday evening. April Oth, under the auspices of the Rose I E. Lazarus Sisterhood.
Many elaborate plans are now under way whereby this affair will be a very unique and delightful one.
Watch for announcements from week
< week in the CnnoNiCLE,
In the jirticfc on the Spring Fete which appeared in the Chronicle last week, the date was given as March 17th concluding paragraph. Remember thej exact date—Monday evening, April Make no other engagements for that evening.
The musical program for thc meet¬ ing wil,l ,be^awrrotrticed-ia.,the next issue .9f-4fie' Chronicle, .^...^^-^^i-^..,^_
BUI Admitting Families of Rabbis Passed By Commiltee
European  Immigration  Problem
to U. S. Finallv Settled,
Senator Reed Rejoices
WASHINGTON.—(Jewish Tele-
•aphic Asrency).—The House Immigra¬ tion Committee at its mcefin'? today lATtairt failed to take definite action on Congressmai> Perlman's refugee bill, but posthoned decision until next week. The Committee, however, did act favorably on Congressman Dickstein's bill to ex¬ empt from thc quota, wives and children of rabbis and professors who came to the United States before Ju'y 1, and to exempt from quota alien husbands of'^iwjvcs who are American citizens. The Coinmittee decided not to report this bill or a>k the House to act thereon until ^iftcr\the Senate acts on the de¬ portation bJll.
Why thiJrestriction was imposed was not madcjfilear, the only theory being that the Committee felt that therd was more cl^^nce for pushing through the deporU^fion bill in the event it was re- ferrea^back to the House by the Senate, if.:fno other immigration measure was pending.
It was at Perlman's suggestion that
the refugee bill .action was postponed,
appear before the
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Modern Woman Regards Work As A Sacred Rigbt
Emonie   N.   Sarhs,   Author   of
'Talk", Gives Views on Ideak
of Women Today
NEW YORK.-Among the women of, .America, whose talents have rec^K^ W5»5l»t^,.jojthe^fj,jfc4a^       field
of literature, is Emani'e N. Sachs, the, —	
author of "Talk."    She offers such a'"« was allowed
splendid example of  the  new  woman j Committee and seeing that ^
of today, that "The Jewish Woman," the' f"ends of the bill were absent, includ-
Very Fertile Country
Referring to the wealth in natural re¬ sources of the country, Dr, Kornfeld said:
"Despite the water shortage, due to the gravely soil, Persia is one of the most fertile countries of the world, some parts of the country, with but| sowing, three crops may be har¬ vested. Their crops are wheat, barley, oats, beautiful oranges and luscious grapes,
"The country ia wealthy in mineral deposits. Tlie Anglo-Persian Oil Co. is one of the wealthiest oil refineries in the world, and yet it has only about eight, and not to exceed 10, oil wells in southern Persia, Persia obligated itself for development of oil to America dur¬ ing my administration, and I regard that as one of the greatest accomplish¬ ments of the administration—not ray adjninistration, but the Republican ad¬ ministration," -   '
MUCH ENTHUSIASM DISPLAYED
OVER MISS GA VETTE'S RADIO
PROGRAM
Much enthusiasm was displayed last Wednesday evening during the program broadcasted by the WEAO, Ohio State j University, on which Miss Lulu Gavette. president of the Franklin Conservatory of Music, appeared.
Miss Gavette rendered in a beautiful, clear, rich voice the following selections: Autumn. Curran; Hear Ye Israel, Elijah; From the Lan dof the Sky Blue Waters. Cadman; By the Waters ofi Minnetonka, Lieurance; and Aria, One Fine Day, Madame Butterfly.
Hundreds of telegrams, phone mes¬ sages aud letters were received by Miss Gavette praising tier splendid diction, as well as her richness of tone, and volume.
Miss  Gavette promises to broadcast
lecture on Voice Placement in the near future, exact date to be announced later.
CARD OF APPRECIATION
Mrs. Morris Polster wishes to thank all those who attended the card party | which she sponsored on behalf of the Tifereth Israel Building ,Fund.
She- also wishes to express apprecia¬ tion for the splendid services rendered by Miss Ruth Frank in the program which she presented, as well as to those who assisted her.
quarterly of the National Council ofi Jtwish Women, invited her to express her thoughts on "Changing Ideals of Modern Women."
Mrs, Sachs attributed the changed attitude of the modern woman to four definite causes: machinery, eplarged pro¬ duction, higher, education, and work.: Compared with the household schedule of yesterday, the new domestic environ¬ ment of the modern woman almost | spells leisure. With machinery, Mrs. Sachs pointed out, has come an enlarged production that has exercised its influ- upon Voman's occupations in the home and in the busy world of indus¬ try and commerce. Ready-made clothes jind-rcadytmade. bread^meant less.-work] at home. But it also meant a greater number of jobs in the outside world.
Another great factor in remodeling woman's ideals, in the opinion of Mrs. Sachs, is their new point of view about work. The immediate and revolution¬ izing cause was the World War, War work took thousands of women out of their homes, to devote themselves, day after day, to a specific job. The old, sense of disagrace about holding a job' gone. . Women no longer apologi: ' for working, for conducting a business enterprise, or for entering any income- yielding venture. Woman demands the right to work and she scorns the sug¬ gestion, oft repeated during the war, that women retire to the ease and quiet of their homes after the war, to yield their jobs to the men. , She has the right tn work. She regards right as an inalienab'e pleasure.
With this new outlook upon the busy I world, there has come a declining en¬ thusiasm about social life. Even thej ¦debutantes find themselves discontented with the endless procession of social events, so entirely unrelated to the great world of busy men and women that sur¬ rounds them. Very frequently we hear reports about the daughters, of our "best people" who insist upon asserting their independence, by embarking upon some career that arouses the parental ire and injures its i)ride4 Woman has dis-; covered a new world that is even more fascinating than the world which encour¬ aged her to dor nothing more than toi speak entertainingly as well as know¬ ingly upon a well defined range of sub- jjects, to act in her most vivacious and charming manner, and to dress in some unique fashion that revealed her per¬ sonality at its best. The enthusiasm for the old social life has declined. The! longing for a job has become a strong passion in the life of the modern woman. In former years, women would spend their leisure in "playing with the poor," The rise of the social service expert has eliminated- many of these opportunities for social welfare activity. The woman who wants both a home and work to do, is still a challenge; declares Emanie N., Sachs, to those who denounce the thou- sands of women who spend their hours! of leisure in idleness and in desultory occupations or interests.
ing Congressman Sabath, who was out of town, felt it-wiser to let it go over until the full strength of the supporters was mustered. This delay, however, will probably prevent the bill from being passed, even if the Committee acts favorably, because of the little time re¬ maining before Congress adjourns on March fourth.
Senator  Reed of  Pennsylvania,  who   • steered   the   present   immigration   law throu<;h the Senate last year, delivered a speech yesterday, praising the present •aw, stating it hid already accomplished three   things:    secured   more   uniform number of admissions during the year, avoiding the previous congestion; that , U. Jpd .itnprpsel.the^.character oi. th«.,... racial stock'of immigration by prevent-" ' ''nor  further  disproportionate  admission of non-Nordic type.
Durin? the course of his speech he said: "I think we can fairly say, for the first time in 75 years, that the prob- 'em of European immigration to Amer¬ ica has been settled, with a net gain rate of less than 40,000 annually, and all of that net gain coming from Northern and Western Europe, mostly people who speak our language before they get here, mostly people who have inherited from their forbears a capa¬ city for self-government. I «hiiik we can say that for once and all the prob¬ lem of European immigration is settled. In what I have been saying, I have
: meant to make any comparison of peoples," Congressman Reed continued, "I do not mean to say that the Ameri¬ can is finer man than the inhabitant of this or that European country,
¦'In many ways there is much we ought to learn from them. But I do say this, that they are unlike us; that they have not learned by ten centuries ;truggle how to govern themselves by our methods; and I say that that type of immigration does not mix in •America, and that was the reason why we had an' immigration problem. Those people came here with alien customs, alien language, alien habits of govern-, ment, and they were increasingly un- assimilable. I hail with great joy the fact that the problem is at an end.
"The net gain, for example, so that I may give figijres exactly, from Germany during those six months was 19,4<50; Great Britain and Ireland 19.028. On the otlier hand the net loss from South¬ ern and Eastern Europe exceeded 20,000."
Congressman Reed, during his re¬ marks declared himself opposed to ad¬ mitting the stranded refugees, saying the mere issuance of the old visas by con¬ suls was no guarantee that these immi¬ grants would be admitted. He attacked these refugees as undesirable. Con¬ gressman Reed was taken to task for this remark by Senator Copeland of New York who pictured the plight of these unfortunates and expressed the hope that Congress before its adjourn¬ ment would act favorably on behalf of this emergency.
Anti-Jew Disturbances
in Roumanian Universities
BUCHAREST.-(Jewish Telegraphic Agency).—Further anti-Semitic distur¬ bances occurred at the Universities of Bucharest and Jassy. A number of stu¬ dents demanded the expulsion of Jew¬ ish students from the universities. Tlie police intervened, restoring order after several arrests were made.
RABBIJ. L. DISKIN
DIES IN JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM.—(Jewish Telegraphic Agency).—Rabbi Diskin, social worker and Talunidic authority died here last night at the age of eighty-six.
Uabbi Diskin was president of the Dis¬ kin Orphanage and head' of Ohel MoSche, an orthodox theological semin¬ ary in Jernsaleni.