Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1926-02-26

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Jewish Newspaper Reaching Eoery Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Deimled io Jljitiican
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Jcteish Ide^
Voluiiie IX — Nu. <J
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FliltRUAUY  26,  1926
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
Men, Women and Children Trampled on in Frenzy for Bread
irma IMay Was Eye-Witness of
Mad Struggle for Black
Loaves
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM PERSONAL INJURY
"Starvation   Stallcs   the   Streets
of   Wilna,"   Reports
Miss May
NEW YOKK. —Fi5lb of frciizicii, "it.irvitig men and wuiiiun, .'.truggHiig to be thc first to t^ct brc.ul tickets, struck Miss Irin:i M.iy, sjieciii] coiniiiissi(]n<3r to Poland, of the tl.VWW.OOO United Jewisli Cainp.iif;n, during a icccnt visit to thc ojlices of tlie Jewisli Community Or- t^anization (i<.el)illa) of Wilna. Back and forth thc liungry mob milled, fi^ht- in^ against thc gendarmes vainly trying tu get sotne .semblance of order, fighting fo save tliem'selves frotn heing trampled intdcr the feet of hundreds of frightcnerl, hysterical wretches who feared that the sllpi>ly of hrciul  tickets  would be ex-
It Happened on Purim
A STORY FOR PURIM By ELMA EHRLICH LEVINGER
This Is all about a lady, who wasn't a real lady, for who ever heard of a rabbi's wife hchavlnf^ as she did, anrl iti the feast she prepared for her hus¬ band and his gwestj just a-* Qtiecn r.sther did in days of old. And it all hapiieiicd on Pnrlm when everything should be topsy-turvy . . . and every¬ thing wai. I    Now read the story.
"The old man insistb opon my askinR hint to preach down here," complained thc Very Y«ung Rabbi. (jlancinR up from his mail one March momhiff. "I suppose it'll be a rainy niffht and we'll have a small attendance, or .something ehc will happen to put him in a bad hnmor, and it'll be all up with me." He spoke despairingly- The old man was a mighty power in the land and just now <lesired a younpf associate to share his most tempting pulpit. The Very Young Rabbi had written to him just the week before that since there was this opening in Spencer, he felt that his two years of earnest "Jcrvicc in Mortonville entiled him, etc., etc., well, just what every Very Young Rabbi writes when he wants a better job And the old man had ansWcrcd him in a characteristic note, promising nothing, but offering to occupy the pulpit of his dear young colloaguo tbe following Fri¬ day.
"So he can find something wrong dow^n here in Mortonville and have a good reason for not recommending me to his Board as associate," despaired the Very Young Rabbi.
Iljs wife glared at him from be¬ hind thc coffee percolator, a fovely wetl- ding present, still unscratched and shin¬ ing after two years' use. Thc rabbi's wife always said bravely, especially when her back ached after scrubbhig the kitchen floor, that .she preferred not to have a maid; they always scnitchcd jour wedding silver and smashed your' new china.    The flat bilver service, by'
"tstftrL..    ^es $250,000 to Uniled Jewish of Columbus Friends! Campaign and Raises New York s
The hosts of friemls of John Uusch
were shuLkcd by his sudden death laFt
in an orthodox home, but you wouldn't   Tucbtlay following an operation at Grant
MISS IRMA MAY
haustcd before their tiir;i. Shriel^i.fjlleU the air, and eyes glared half-insanely, while babei. bcreamed with tcnror. The president of the Kehilla, and the others who were guiding Mibs Maj about the "dead city" as she calU Wilna, bad all they coldd do to get her out of the place withont serious injury. They had h^ard the roar of the fren/ied mob while they were still a block aw.ij from the Kehilla ofHcc.
Starvation stalks the streets of Wilna. The streets of this charming old town, cultural center of Polish-Jewish life, arc thronged with living wraiths, witli men and women who seem to have emerged f rom_ graves, writes Miss May, in a letter dated January aist, addressed to campaign chairman Brown, in which she describes this incident, and tells just one chapter of the tragedy that has over¬ whelmed the 3,<H)0,(}01> Jews of Poland.
"Freezing women sit before rude shacks offering herrings and green ap¬ ples for sale—with no one to buy,* Miss May writes. "Seldom does one sec any other merchandise in thc stalls that line thc narrow, picturesque streets. But even if they sold their wares? A zloty— a dime. But they never sell any¬ thing, there they-sit That is all tliey can do. Go home? What difference would that ^akc. Their hovels arc as cold, colder than thc snow-filled thor¬ oughfares.
"Here and there, little groups congre¬ gate. Tragic groups Pale, shivering, with bloodless lips, they wanted to know about America—about its char¬ acteristics, its customs, Some one asked me about a city he had heard of—Los Angeles. I said it was always warm there^ind could have bitten my tongue ofF. It scAmed so cruel to talk of warmth so far away. But it brought me back lo the sight around me—those half-frozen, undernourished boys" and girls. Suffering bnt too proud to whuie. All of them came from other parts of (Continued on page 4)
ANNUAL PURIM BALL OP
JEWISH MOTHERB
ALLIANCE
The finest event yet spon- Bored by , the active Jewisli Mothers' Club ot Columbus will be tlie.annual Purim Ball to be given «n March 3rd at the Schonthal Community House. Numerous features have been arranged as well m b very "peppy" orchestra. Prizes wiH be given to the beat Charles- toner.
Bring mother and show her a deserving good. time for the price of a "hamentaach".
tbe way, had been the gift of the Mor¬ tonville Longregatlon to its new rabbi two jcars before; he had graduated into their pulpif and married life at the same time. Somehow he had never had the courage to hint to the Board that the salary they paid him wasn't at all in keeping with his magnificent silver serv¬ ice; so Mrs. Rabbi did without a maid and performed miracles with the left¬ overs of hcr wedding outfit, wondering what, it would mean to live in Spencer, a real town with real concerts and theaters and shops, and a real salary to allow one to patronize them. Of course, the rabbi wasn't so worldly- minded- He spoke only of a larger lield of usefulness, a chance to grow and cxptcss himself. Wondering meanwhile, whether his present income could be stretched to cover a little more life in¬ surance. He hated to keep worrying about sordid matters like money, but with bills piling up and what thc poets used to call a Little Stranger expected in the summer, he was getting a little nervous.
Elsie poured some more cream in her husband's coffee cup. She knew it watt wickedly cxtr<ivagant to use cream, "hut we'd feel perfectly poverty-stricken with condensed milk ou the table," she al¬ ways told her conscience, "and I want to keep up Dave's morale." Now she handed him his cup, smiling with an optimism she did not feel, which has been the manner of young wives thc world over, since Adam first worried about the crops in Eden,
"Don't worry, Davie," she told thc Very Young Rabbi. "I know it always rains Friday night \A\^n you don't want it to, or that hateful Dancing School gives an exhibition and takes away half your audience, but this Friday they'll be sure to come because it's Purim. And even if the old man can't preach, people always come just to look at him." "If we could only send him away in a good humor," sighed Dave. '*Yon know the old man prepared me for col¬ lege and thought a lot of me once 'cause I used to go"^ to his Sabbath School. But he's never got over mf get¬ ting in debt ray junior year. He's awfully fussy about people living within their income. But if we treat him just right ..."
Elsie sniffed. "I suppose he wants me to' vamp him and listen to his stories about the Civil War. Well," with a de¬ termined nod of her curly head, "he's only human after all, and maybe a good dinner will help just as much as any¬ thing. And I'm going to fix him up a dinner that he'll never forget. Even if It puts us In the poor house afterwards. What do you say about beginning with shrimp cocktail ^ He doesn't mind shrimpSf does he?",
"Of course not." shaking out his morn¬ ing paper.   "I think he was brought up
expect a 'Leader of thc Reform wing* to refuse to stomach shrimps, would jou? Only rlon't tire yourself out cook¬ ing for the old boy; he iVon't get mc tht job, anyhow,"
A frown disfigHred Elsie's forehead. If Dave would only heligyc in himself just a little," she thought. "Anyhow," falling hack on her favorite phrase, "if Dave's morale won't win this war, my cooking may," Aloud, "I'll have fried chicken., canned sweets . . . Dave," witli tremendous earnestness, "it's aw¬ fully showy and effective, but some peo- ()le don't care for it. Would yoli have artichoke salad?"
"Yes, by all means," murmured the Very Young Rabbi, now completely lost ill thu morning paper.
Queen Esther, preparing the banquet, which was to put her kindly husband in •! good humor and give Ilaman indi¬ gestion, nevel- toiled more earnestly than Elsie on that Friday afternoon just before I*urim, Growing rccklcs.s, as she considered thc pri/c at stake, .she had trudged through the down town open market, basket on arm, picking out the costliest vegetables and fruits. Then to neighborhood grocer and butcher (he was cvpcnsivc and had a small stock, but a member of the congregation must be patronized) to deliberate on chickens for the royal feast. She was turning toward the door when old Mr. Kaufman stop¬ ped her.
"Better le.ive your basket and I can deliver it ^\'ith my order. It looks heavy."
The basket was heavy. Elsie haled to have him prying hito it, criticising her for buying better potatoes and Ict- tULc elsewhere at lower prices. But sh.c had promised to stop at the Temple on thc way home; the Sisterhood were hav¬ ing Iheir luncheon meeting and although a thousand Cardtnal.s were to descend on her that evening, she knew she dared
Hospital, Although a sufferer from ulcers of the stomach for several years, he had lieen rontinually active in his business until last Saturday. He was a meinber of the Bryden Road Temple, the Progress Club, the Windinef Hollow Country Club and other organizations. Rurial took place Thursday morning at Green Lawn Cemetery following serv¬ ices at the Schoedingcr Company chapel Rabbi Tarshish officiated.
Mr TTusch is survived by bis widow, Mrs (rcrtrudc Ilusch; a daughter, Ruth Jeanne Husch; a .son, John Husch; his mother, Mrs. Eva Tlusch; four brothers and three sisters.
Quota to $6,000,000
ROSE E. LAZARUS  SISTER¬ HOOD SPRING FETE NEXT TUESDAY EVENING
Can >ou resist the opportunity of dancing tn Bob McCullough's real j<Uj!? Or does bridge and mah juiigg appeal to you instead? You might even pre¬ fer just seeing all your friends and spending .i few minutes with *'ach of ] them. '
^ You can have any one of the above or a combination of all of them if you come to the Spring Fele which will be given by the Rose E. La/arus Sister¬ hood iicvt Tuesday c\eiiing, March 'ind, at the Progress Club *
Xovel features of llII kinds are be- mc; planned by the committee-s assist- mg Mrs llarrj Zeiger who has the entire affair in charge
Tickets .lie selling at the nominal price (if fifty cents so th.it all who care may biiiig .ildiij; their fainilte.s or friends. Kcinenihei there will bt. eiiteitammem for everyone, >oung and old.
Don't forget thc date, Tuesday evLii- iiig.  Mart-h "-'nd, at  the  Progres-* Club
not be absent. So she placed the rest of her dinner nn the counter. "You're s.ujx,iLw.oji'^ be,an>,c.Ktra.ti:Quble?"-.„ -^ "\ii," grudgingly, "I ain't running a delivery auto for the downtown mar¬ kers, but I'm always glad to oblige the rabbi and his family. And ] got a new delivery boy who's as slow as they make 'em, but I'll see that you get your stuff nn lime.'"
"Oh, please do. No later than two o'clock, i^lease!" She wondered as she apoke how she would ever be ready for a six o'clock dinner. Of course, she should have had most of her stuff In the house yesterday, but she never took ice in winter, since every cent counted just now. Well, when they were rich and prosperous in Spencer . . . .All the way to the Temple she dreamed rosy dreams.
There was plenty to do at the Temple; help prepare the luncheon although she was not on tlic committee, assist Mrs. Rosen with hef wrapper for the hospi¬ tal, "because you do make the loveliest button holes," run ove'r the janitor'.s dusting in the Rabbi's .study ,for the Car- dbial's inspection that evening. Unfor¬ tunately the luncheon began late ¦ , . they always did . . . and, siulc it was a "business hincheon", was prolonged b> various "motions", resolutions, recrimi¬ nations and the like until after two o'clock. The Rabbi's wife glanced fran¬ tically at hcr wrist natch. "But I can hurry when I. get home," she thought, "and maybe somebody will give mc a lift."
Si.re enough, fat, good-natured Mrs. Stein called to her from the fat, fussy little car that seemed to resemble its owner: "Won't you some in with us?" and she accepted the invitation with almost tearful gratitude. She leaned back against thc cushions, quite spent with her morning's shopping and alt her anxieties. If only Mrs. Corman, chat¬ ting at lier side, wouldn't expect tier to answer. She was so busy running over the tasks which lay before hcr: "Peel the potatoes, freshen lettuce, cut up the chickens . . ." She came to with a start as Mrs. Stein stopped the car and waited for her to descend; she wqs the youngest of the three, but as the Rabbi's wife they always paid her special de¬ ference.
"But this isn't my house!"'cried Elsie bewildered.
"Didn't you hear me ask you whether you'd stop' and call on Mrs, Frank?" asked Mrs, Stein rather sharply. "You nodded, 'yes* and, anyhow, I think you ought to' stop and see how she's getting on. I know hpw 1 felt last month when I was laid up with rheumatism and you never even called me up on the tele¬ phone."
Meek without, raging within, Elsie followed the two Good Samaritans. "It's I (ConUnufd on page 4)
WIIJJAM   FOX
IS PRESIDENT OF THE OHIO VALLEY RETAIL SHOE DEALERS* ASSOCIA¬ TION
NEW YORK—New York was clec- triiit'd when the .mnouiiceinent w.is made on Monday, Febi uary' loth, that Wil¬ liam I'ox, noted philanthropist and out¬ standing leader of the motion picture in¬ dustry, had signalizeil his accept.uice as the New York chairman for the $15,- m)(\<m 'Unitc<l Jewish Campaign, first by making a personal contribution of iiSW,*)^), and second, by in.sisting that the big city's quota be increased from *I,(KiO,000   tn   i:(i,0(|l),0(H»
The daily press fcatuied the announce¬ ment as one of thc sensational news Items of the ddy, some of them running headlines across the page.
It is known to most Xcw Yorkers that Mr l^'ox is one of the busiest men In that city of busy men. Tlie fact is, that in order to accept the chairmanship Mr. Fox had to*smash his entire bnsi- iicss progiani for the next si.x or eight weeks
"I have not thp slightest intention of being :i 'rubber-stamp' or 'letter-head or¬ nament' cbairman," said Mr. Fox. 'Having, after very grave thought, de¬ cided that it Is my duty to take on this responsibility, I want to give it all the lime T ordinarily give to my busi¬ ness--and more. Film-making and theatre-building can wait, but the Jews o!   Poland, Galicia, Roumania,  Russia,
Bessariibia cannot wait.' Starving babes cantioi wail Helpless widows cannot wait Witb millions on the bread-tine, with greiit merchants and bankers com- mitiing suicide, with thoiis.inds of or¬ phans pushed back into the streets— vih.it right has any Jew to let his busi- nes", interests to interfere with prompt, abundant help? Even as it is, we are[ too late for tliousands already. Don't| let us be too Lite for more thousands. '1 his campaign goes on early in March and when It is over before April, 1st, it \vill be the greatest success in Jewish   history."
Mr. Fox will have the close coopera¬ tion of David M Bresslcr, who made siiLh a notable success as chairman of the New Yort<; War Sufferers' Campaign in l*f2'J; of Jonah J. Goldstein, whose volunteer service in the New York Fed¬ eration Drives has made him an impor¬ tant factor; of Felix M, Warburg, Louis Marshall, Paul Baerwald, Herbert H. Lehman, Marcy I Berger, whose work in Cbirago is nationally renowned. Col. H .\. Guinzburg, Dr. fj]e K. Frankel, and la->t, but not least, of David A. Brown, jiational cliaiiman of the $15,- 0()ft,llOO United Jewish Campaign, who regards Mr. Fox's chairman.ship as a lOO'^ guarantee  of  success.
THE FIRST DRAMATIC PRO¬ DUCTIONS OF HILLEL TO BE PRESENTED MARCH 4
CM/VS. seiDeMFHI-0
Mr, Seidcnfcld, of Murray City, Ohio, is the President of the Ohio Valley Re- tall Shoe Dealers' Association, an organ¬ ization compiised of the shoe merchants of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. It is one of the oldest organizations in the shoe history of the country, and Mr. Seidcnfcld has held various offices in it. Besides his activities in this association, he is thc head of a large business iu Murray City, Ohio, where he resides.
The Ohio Valley Retail Shoe Dealers' Association will hold its annual conven¬ tion at the (Neil House, March 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Approximately 150 exhibitors will show advance styles in footwear at this convention. Numerous varieties of footwear, both leather and rubber, will be displayed along wilh the latest novel¬ ties brought oiit by the leather industry.
The committee on convention arrange¬ ments has been'enlarged to include, be¬ sides Mr. Seidenfeld, the following Co¬ lumbus shoe men: R. C* Dunlap, Wade Kennedy, H. B. Zavitz, Perry W. Smith, Louis Bamberger, and W. J. Kinstle, secretary of the Ohio Valley Associa¬ tion,
The Hillcl Foundation announces its fust drain.itic productions. On Thurs¬ day evening, March dth, under thc gen¬ eral chairmanship of Bronett Goldberg, Lheie tt ill be produced "Speeding the Xews", a farce by Lady Gregory, "Thc Biiixlcn", a drama by Elma Ehrlich Lev¬ inger, and "The Maker of Dreams", a fantasy with music, by Oliphant Downs. G'colfrey Levy, Mrs. Levinger and Mrs. (icorge Goodman are coaching the plays. Tlie easts are : "Spreading llie News" —Lillian Salle, Ruth Rosenthaler, Henry Morit/, Arthur Rubenstcin, Albert Bur- wasser, Maurice Lertzman, Mark Zukor, William Gusmaii, Clarice Klein, and Nelson Weiss; direction under Geoffrey Levy.
"The Burden"—Jean Brenner, Harold Ungerleider, Richard Goldstein and Julius Brand; under the direction of Mrs. Levinger.
"The Matter of Dreams'',Henrietta Blank, Harry Losin and Adolph Gross¬ man, piano accompaniment lola Zeck¬ hauser—direction Mrs. George Good¬ man.
Harold Reich and Nelson Klein have charge of the properties.
This, has been a biisy season socially and otherwise at the Foundation and these plays will round up a quarter of worth-while activities. They promise an evening of amusing and varied enter¬ tainment, both artistic and wortli-while. The plays will be held, in Campbell Hall, on the Ohio State University campus, Thursday, March 4th, at 8:15 p; m. and will be open to the public.
Here's a chance for the Columbus pub¬ lic lo get acquainted with the Uni\'ersit> public and to sec some of thc real creative work of our t.ilented student population.
"WHAT PRICE GLORY?" TO
.BE RABBI'S SUBJECT
TOMORROW AT
TEMPLE
Rabbi Jacob Tnrshish will apeak on "What Price Glory?" Sunday morning at the Bryden Road Temple, at 11:00 A. M.
Thc general as well as the Jewish public is cordially In¬ vited to hear the learned rabbi of Temple Israel discuss this most absorbing theme.
The services will last until 12:00 M.
Important Meeting of
Tifereth Israel Cong. T^^^ ^lUPgy March 4
All Members Urged to Be Present—
Pressing Business Matters WUl
Be Taken Up
Every member of the Tifereth Israel Congregation is urgently requested to he present at the next general meeting, Thursday evening, March 4 at 1354 E. Broad Street. Vital matters pertaining to the current problems and future plans of the congregation will be taken up. The building committee has several per- plexirig ciuestions on which it invites the consideration of every member. Don't fail to be there, Thursday even¬ ing, March 4, at a :00 P. M. sharp.
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OUR NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER Starting March 1st
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