Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1925-06-26

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Volume VIII —No. 26
COLUMBUS, OHIO, JUNE 26, 1925
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Over 700 Delegates To Attend Largest Zionist Convention
28th Annual Zionist Convention Opens Sunday, Juiie 28th, in Washington — Many    Im¬ portant Questi<ms to Be Acted Upon
ACTION t)N JEWISH AGENCY BEING EAGERLY AWAITED
WASHINGTON —Over  seven  liun drcd   delegates   from  all  parts  of  thc country   will  attend   the' tivertty-eighth annual  convention  of  the  Zionist  Oi ganization of America, which bcgrins its three-day   sessions  here   Sunday,   June 28th at the Mayflower Hotel.   The con vention,  the  largest  in  the history  of the  movement  in  this   country,  comes' after a year of great progress made in upbuilding thc Jewish Homeland, par- ¦ ticularly  in  immigration  and coloniza¬ tion, and the opening of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus.
With thc biennial sessions of the World Zionist Congress coming vreeks, later in Vienna, thc conventio; proceedings this year assume particj larly outstanding si|gnificance ^becai many important subjects on the Con gressi agenda will be taken up at Wash¬ ington and resolutions passed on them for submission to the Congress.
This is particularly true of the reso¬ lutions on the Jewish Agency, which is one of the chief subjects under con¬ sideration by the Congress. It is well known that strong opposition to includ¬ ing non-Zionists on the Jewish Agency is developing in certain European Zionist quarters and eflforts will be made at the Vienna Congress to modify the program for ths extension of the Jewish Agency as sponsored by Dr. |Weizmann. First steps in the formation of the American branch of thei Jewish Agency on a fifty fifty Zionist and non-Zionist basis have already been und"^f\ken in this country under the leadership of Louis Marshal, as a result of Dr. Wei: American visit. American Zionist leaders,. headed by Louis ^ip?ky, strong supporters of Dr, Weizmann in the extension of the Agency, but, position may develop at the convention, although' the administration expects' to have little difficulty in defeating it, in case it arises.
Other resolutions to be submitted the Congress and which are attracting widespread attention have to do witii the Jewish National Home under the Mandate and a Provision of the Pales tine Budget. Both subjects are among the leading questions to be discussed at the Congressi and the attitude of Ameri can Zionists is eagerly awaited by Jews throughout the world.
The Convention closes Tuesday night, June 30th, and will be followed by the two-day convention of Hadassah. Wed nesday morning, July first, before Hadas¬ sah's proceedings begin, a pilgrimage (.Concluded on page i)
' Judaism — An Inspiration
To Its Priests And
By DR. JULIUS HILLEL GREENSTONE
People
Zionist District of
Columbus Holds Meeting
A meeting of the Zionist District was held Thursday,' June 18, at the Hebrew School for the purpose of electing a delegate to the Zionist Convention to be held June 28-30 in Washington, D. C.
The question was discussed whether the Columbus District has a legal right to be represented "at this convention in view of the fatt that the number of good standing members is insufficient. ' After the elimination of this question. Rabbi I. Werne of the Augudath Acliim Synagogue was elected as a delegate by the majority of one vote (six against five). Mr. A. Seflf and Mr. Dave Bron stein were elected alternates.
It was also passed (hat a mass meet ing be held on Herzl Memorial Sunday July 12th. The place and speaker will be announced in the following issue The Chronicle.
Dr. and Mrs. Kornfeld
To Tour Through Europe]
TOLEDO —Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S Kornfeld of Toledo, formerly of Co¬ lumbus, will sail June 27 for a tour of| several European countries.
Dr. Kornfeld, who is former United States minister to. Persia, has accepted an invitation to preach in the famous Free church in Prague, Czecho-Slovakia, this summer. The invitation was tended by Dr, Norbert Capek during his visit to America in the spring. . On the occasion of the 25th anniver sary of the marriage of Dr. and Mrs Kornfeld. June 19, the congregation o: Collingwood avenue temple Toledo, of which "Dr. Kornfeld is rabbi, presented them a luxuriously furnished coupe- sedan.
.ouncil Juniors Prepare
For the Big Biennial
Boston Will Be thc Hostess of Bi
Convcjntion Which Takes Place
. October 25th to 28th.
NEW YORK. CITY. — During the summer period, the officers of the Na¬ tional Council of Jewish Juniors, are working under thc spur of the slogan, to Boston!" The fourth biennial convention of this organization scheduled to meet in that city^ on Octo¬ ber 25th to 28th,'
Miss Jennie Feinberg, of Minne¬ apolis, Minn,, President of the National Council of Jewish Juniors, iS' develop ing her plans in co-operation with Mrs. Albert iNeuman, of Dallas, Texas, Na tional Chairman of the Committee on Junior Auxiliaries of the National Coun cil of Jewish Women. Associated with them are the following dflScers who are directing various phases of the conven- arrangements: Mrs. Manuel Es- kind, Nashville^ Tenn,, First Vice Presi¬ dent; Miss Gertrude Dana, Boston, Mass,, SdcDftdi Vice-Presidcntr Miss May R, Freedman, Chicago, III,, Sec¬ retary; Mr, Louis B, Dreifus, Phila¬ delphia, Treasurer and Miss Molly Kline, Youngstown, 0., Auditor,
One of the large achievements of the Council Juniors is reflected in a recent undertaking of the Philadelphia Juniors, who have just announced the founding of its camp. This Junior Council Camp will be located on the Latta-Jones farm, recently acquired by the National Farm School. The property consists of a large, fourteen-room stone house, sev¬ eral smaller buildings, spacious, shady lawns, a large athletic field, and dense woodland. It overlooks a wide expanse of the Neahaminy Creek and some of the m9st beautiful scenery in Bucks County,
Starting July 1, 1925, children selected through thc Federation of Jewish Chari ties will be given two weeks' iieahh building vacations throughout the sum mer season. This year only boys will be taken, but starting with the
"'\ thc season will be divided into two periods, one for boys, and the other
camp is tieing built and will be maintained and run by the Junior Coun cil, under the supervision of an ad visory board of camp experts and leaders in philanthropic work, including
Frank Pfaelzer, Mrs. Aifred Rosenstein, Mrs. Jacob Langsdorf and Mr. Samuel G,'Friedman,
Mr, Arnold Rosenberg of Boston has bfeen selected a» the director, and he will be supported by a number of volun assistants and counsellors, all of whom are members of the Junior Coun cil and experienced in camp work, A group of-about fifteen young men are spending a number of week-ends at pamp (as volunteer workers) doing all the necessary building, painting and modeling under the supervision of Mr, Stanley Ncubauer, architect, and Dr, Barnhard Ostrolenk, Director of the Farm School,
The management of the camp will be under the direction of Mr. Paul Simons, who has- been appointed Chair man of the Camp Committee, The pur¬ chasing of all supplies and material is under the direction of Mr. Leon I. Stein.
[Editorim, iNote: — This vuipiring address ivas delivered at the last wccfe't Jcimsh Theological Seminary gradtiatioh. It is a clarion call to Israel's religious leaders. Some of the questions broached in this address arc well worth the care¬ ful attention of Chronict-f, readers. Qr. Crcenstone is a distinguished alwnnus of the well-known New Yof^k Seminary]]
"So ahall they put My name upotv thc children of Israel, and I will bless them." This is the concluding verse, (if the section, read from the Torah this morning, which contains thc commandment given to thc priests, thc sons o; Aaron, to bless thc people. Tlie priestly blessing was one of thc most glorious features of the T^^mple service, and is still one of the most impressive ceremonies
the synagogue ritual. In the Temptc, thc priests pronounced the benediction every morning, with their hands spread out above their heads and their faces turned to the assembled congregation, JWliile all other prayers could be recited in any language, this blessing had to i;bo iaid in Hebrew only. The ineffable name of God was then pronounced by tliem, as it'w.as by the High-priest on the Day of Atonement. It was considered an essential part of the service the people looked forward to it withjliope and with reverent joy. After the destruction of the Temple, the cercmfony, with a few variations, was transferred
the synagogue, where the priests disthargcd this duty daily after the morning
rvice was read by the Hazzan.' 't
Junior Council Annual Lawn Fete Next Tuesday Evening, June 30 at 8
Don't fail to attend thc annual lawn fete to be sponsored by thc Junior Council of Columbus next Tuesday eve¬ ning, June 30th, on the lawn of the Hermine  Schonthal  Community  House
I East Rich.
Dancing, booths of all kinds, and games will be the features of the eve¬ ning. Many novel stunts are in store for all those who attend.
This fete, which is an annual affair,
given   for   the   purpose  of   raising
rtioncy  for the  Milk  Fund  which  has
It  so  much  to  babies  in  the  city
who  are  in  need of milk  and cannot
: supplied with enough at their homes.
Come and help this worjthy cause along, and spend an enjoyable evening at the same time.
Admission tickets, selling at ten cents, may be had from any Council rtlember I or at the gate, \
Kef orm. Orthodox, and \ V        '   Conservatives Conferl
Unsettled Life
^By reason of the unsettled life of our ancestors and as a result of changed economic conditions that prevented many from attending the daily services, this benediction is now recited hy thc 'Hazzan, white thc priests exercise their function only on the holidays. After having tlieir hands washed by the Lcvites, they assemble, in stockinged feet, on the Ducham, the raised pilattorm in the syna gogue, and with their hands stretched out forward they pronounce the threefold benediction, repeating word for word, while thc congregation remains standing, in reverent attitude and with bowed heads.
Our Rabbis relate that when the Israelites learned of the command given the priests to .bless them, they felt disappointed and demurred, saying that they would rather have God Himself bless them: Then God said unto them: "Even though I told the priests to bless you, I shall stand in their midst and pronounce the blessing with them." The spreading out of the hands by the priests i garded as symbolic of God's presence ih thc midst of the assembly of the priests during the performance of this ceremony.
\jv Close Relation With God
In Jewish religious history, the priests were never looked upon as mediators between- God and Israel, According tb Jewish teachings, the humblest Israelite could come in closest relation with God, assured of a hearing and certain of God's interest in his welfare. This was particularly true after the period of Ezra, when Judaism assumed a more democratic form and the learned scribe gradually subordinated the priest in the direction of religious affairs of the com¬ munity. The priest'Was essentially the minister of the people, the experienced guide in all religious practices and observances, the teacher and adviser in all matters pertaining to religious conduct. Because of the severe discipline to which his life was by law subjecteii and because o% his constant proximity to the sanctuary and its service,' he .was\idcsignated to ^nwke' God's' blessing upon the people. The blessing, however, proceeded from God and not from the priest; the words uttered by him had in themselves no force and no saving power, iless God stood with him and approved of his blessing. The priest only prayed, God blessed. The priest put the ndme of God upon the people; he contributed his share toward making Israel the people of God, worthy of the divine blessing. God must be in the midst of the priests, if their blessings should become effec¬ tive and influence the lives of thc people to whom' they minister.
Actuated by a Deep Faith
And this is true of the religious leaders in all generations. In order to inspire others, they must first themselves be inspired. The religious leader mu actuated by a deep faith, by an all-pervading consciousness of the presence of God within him, by a great trust in the justice and goodness of God, He c^n convey to the people only what he himself possesses, he can lead them only the light of his own religious personality, he can affect their lives and conduct only by giving to them of his own religious experiences and convictions. The quiet force of a beautiful example, the spirituality that emanates from the life and actions of the truly religious person, the purity, nobility and entire disregard for self that must characterize the guidance of the real leaders are worth a great deal more, than the eloquent sermons that he may be able to deliver and flie flourishing organizations that he may succeed in calling into existence. The modern Rabbi even as the priest in the sanctuary, will bring blessing to his munity only when he is aglow with religious enthusiasm, when he is conscious (Continued on page 4)
ARABS   GIVE   FAREWELL   E NER TO SAMUEL
JERUSALEM —A farewell quet in honor of Sir Herbert Samue, retiring High Commissioner, vras ar ranged by Husseini, secretary of the Palestine Arab Executive, , Musa Kazim Pasha, president of the Executive, was present at the banquet.
Excelsior Club Picnic Is Enjoyed by Over One Hundred Families
Entertainment  Committee Is Lauded
For Its Splendid Arrangements
and Fine Appointments.
That the Excelsior Club of Columbus is becoming more popular than ever is now a certainty.
The picnic which the club arranged last Sunday, June 21, at beautiful Oak Park, proved to be one of the most successful affairs of its kind ever pre¬ sented in the Capital City. About one hundred families enjoyed themselves under the auspices and as' guests of the club.
The arrangements and appointments were of the highest order of excellence. Every one present derived genuine joy and pleasure from the occasion. Dr. M. Goldberg, chairman of the commit¬ tee in charge of the picnic deserves the! deepest thanks and best commendatioi from the hosts of people whom they entertained. The following Excelsior members cooperated with Dr, Goldberg in making the arrangements and in car¬ rying out tlie day's program: David A. Peiros, Isador Walton Garek, Frank Mogel and Arthur Goldberg,
The activities for the day began at 11 a, m. with a baseball game between the club members and the visitors and con tinued until about 9:3^ p. m.
Many games and contests besides dancing and swimming featured the af¬ fair. The successful contestants are as| follows:
Tug   of   War-(a)Boys:   Herbert
Romanoff; (b) Men: Donald Rose; (c) Women:   Mrs.   S.  Levine.
Boys' Running Race — Raymond Blasberg.
Girls' Running Race —Sarah Seff,.
Fat men's Race — Dr, A Zipser,'
Ladies' Rumiing Race—Mrs. S Levine.
Three Legged Race-^ (a) Boys Herbert Schiff, Raymond Blasberg; (b> Men: Dr, Piatt, Joe Skilken.
Wheelbarrow Race — Harold Hirscl, Harry Berlin,
Potato Race—(a) Boys: Raymond Blasberg;  (b)Girls': Sarah Seff.
Horseshoe Pitching Contest — Philip Rosen and Earl Reed,
Prize Waltz—1st prize, Mr. Mrs, Shapiro; 2nd prize, Mrs, Rosenthal and Mr, Isadore Topper,
First Time In American Jewish His¬ tory That Deputies From Three Factions Meet.
NEW YORK,—For the first time in American Jewislh history, representa¬ tives of Reform, Conservative and Or thodox 'groups met in "common coun¬ cil" to consider a program of co-opera tion in religious endeavors among Jews in the United States, This meeting held at the Harmonic Club, New York City, and there were-present delegates from the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Central Confer¬ ence of American Rabbis, representing the Reform group, and the Union of Orthodox Congregations, representing the Orthodox group, A resolution call ing for the organization of a conference of national congregational and rabbini organizations was unanimously adopted.
The conference was called at the re¬ quest of the Union of American He¬ brew Congregations in pursuance of resolution which was adopted at its' last biennial convention, asking for -the -calling'-of-'ji^conlerence of- Jewish- congregational organizations for the pur¬ pose of effecting a program for closer religious fellowship and mutual operation in religious endeavors, Mr, Ben Altlieim'er, a member of the cecutive board of .the Union of He¬ brew Congregations, Opened the meet¬ ing, and then turned it over to Rabbi Abram Simon, president of^ the Central Conference of American Rabbis, who as chairman of the comniittee charged rith calling of the conference. In his address. Rabbi Simon pointed out' the need of a united Israel to help in the solution of problems confronting Ameri¬ can Jewry, He declared that there was only one Judaism, despite differences among Jews, and urged the various ele¬ ments in Jewry to come together to work for a common spiritual purpose.
Last General Meeting of T. I. Congregation on Thursday Evening, July 2
The last general meeting of the year of the Tifereth Israel Congregation will take place next ITjursday evening, July 2, at 1354 East Broad St.
Every member is urged to be present. Some very important business will come up for consideration.
Come promptly at 8:00 p, m. sharp. Expedite the proceedings,
Sol Roth, Secretary.
J;ERUSALEM —Hassan Alim, Arab resident of Hebron, was arrested here on the charge of having fired at Cover nor Abramson last Monday. Hassan Alim confessed under cross examination that he fired a shot at the Governor.
Rabbi Simon's Speech
. All Jews, he said, should be affiliated with the synagogue, and that a united effort be made to bring this about, cited statistics, showing a deplorable state with regard to Jewish congregational membership. He said there were 750 congregations belonging to the Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox wings, with a total membership of 750,000 individuals. In addition he stated that there were 1,000 smaller congregations unaffiliated with national bodies. The combined meanbership of the 1,750 congregations he added, includes approximately 1,500,- 000 soula.
"Does this mean," Rabbi Simon went on, "that not even one-half of the Jews of the country are identified with reli gion and religious institutions? Does this mean that we arc not essentially a people of religion ? Granted that Jews express their Jewishness solely in terms of philanthropy or fraternity, in organizations which bear a Jewish label, the fact remains that accepting the only standard that Judaism knows, the congregational standard, w« have situation that calls for very earnest coi sideration. It is a problem that cannot be met wholly by one school of Jewish thought,
"There is a general understanding tliat | the best way to advance the cause ofi Judaism is by Jewish education, and the best way to guarantee the solution of the problem in Jewish education is by co-operating action. The Jews of our country, having been very generous providing for the material needs of thdr brethren here and abroad are now pre¬ pared to give liberally to the cause of | J«wish education. I believe that a call from all the congregational and rab¬ binical organizations of our country for several million dollars will not fall on deaf ears. Only the representatives of .(Conclttdtd OK page 4J
Poland Has Civil War Says L. Wolf After Studying Conditions
Solution of Jewish  Problem in
Poland Is of International
Importance
POSITION OF JEWS THERE IS GROWING WORSE
WARSAW—"The Jewish question iu Poland is one of international import¬ ance. The pacification of Europe for which all persons without exception arc striving is impossible if in Poland there arc twelve to fourteen per cent of thc population being warred on by the dom- iiiant sixty per cent of thc population. The present social condition of the Jews in Poland, not taking the political situa¬ tion into account at all is unbearable," Lucien Wolf, secretary of the Anglo- Jewish Joint Foreign Committee stated srview with the correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency here before his departure from Poland,
'I have found the economic position of thc Jews in Poland much worse than it was twenty years ago when I was in • Warsaw for the first time," Mr. Wolf
Mr. Wolf, however, was optimistic regarding the future. He hoped that the negotiations for a Polish-Jewish set¬ tlement would be successful, notwith¬ standing the two obstacles, the difficulty of solving the Jewish problem in Poland and the immense patience and tact which is reqiiired on both sides. Mr. Wolf said that he was convinced of the good will of both the Polish Government and the! Jewish parliamentary representa¬ tives, and that gave him great hope. After all what was required was to make a good start the results of which would show only some years afterward,
"This is no question," Mr, Wolf em¬ phasized, "of a political nature of such an agreement which is concluded the moment it is signed by the two parties. Here there must first be a start at a change of mentality. There is in Poland an anti-Semitism which . practically amounts to mental aberration. At the same time the Jews iri Poland are living in compact masses and their nerves arc' excited'and ^"^"stafelff.tension, ~' ' "Are the negotiations desirable? What have the Jews to lose by the negotia¬ tions? Things will not and cannot re¬ main as they are. If they do riot im- - ¦prove, they must become worse," he stated,-
Wiith regard to the general conditions in the country, Mr, Wolf said that he thought that Polish state life had made great progress, "Poland has become in¬ dependent having no army, no trained " administrative service, no statesmen and no money. The country h.is passed through the terrible period following the currency inflation. The Stjtte has, how¬ ever, succeeded in overcoming all its difficulties and it is now becoming more : consolidated and strengthened both   politically   and   economically.
Tt is a matter of 'regret, however, that during tho six years of Poland's independence the position of the Jewish population has been growing worse. Many great powers," Mr. Wolf said, "are interested in having a strong and powerful Poland, Thgit is" impossible as long as there is civil war going on in the country, even if the civil war is not feeing conducted in the open. It is never¬ theless civil war. It is in the interest, therefore, not only of the Jewish popu¬ lation but Of Poland itself and the whole of Europe to find a solution to the Jewish problem in Poland.
"I have been in Poland as an observer, without any intention of interfering in internal Polish affairs, however, much they may interest me. If my presence will have contributed to a beginning of better times for tlje population of Poland as a whole, and thc Jewish population in particular, I shall regard it as a great satisfaction and • honor," Mr, Wolf stated.
Big Picnic to Be Sponsored by T. I, Sisterhood
The Tifereth Israel Sister- hood has chosen Sunday^ July 19th. 88 the date for the big picnic which it will sponsor, the place for this affair to be announced later.
The committee in charge is busy on arrangements whereby new ideas in the way of out¬ door entertainment may be en¬ joyed. This is to be the biggest affair of its , kind tliis year, those in charge promise.
Reserve the date. Sunday, July )9tb. aud watch the Chronicle for further details.