Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1926-05-28

              Central Ohio's Onl}/
' Jewish Netospaper Rea,ching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoled to Jljfierican
and
Jewish Idtals
Volume IX — No. 22
COLUMr3U.S, OHIO, MAY 28. 1926
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy 16c
Development Plans Are Announced By Economic Corporation
Rutenberg   Plan   for   Irrigation
and   Electrification   Is   First
Item — Home-Building for
Workers U Other Item
J. D. C. GIVES $1,500,000
TOWARDS GREAT WORK
NEW YORK.—A prognjiM of. work to be' iiiiclcrtnkcn in' Palestine, was .an¬ nounced i-cstcrday hy Bern.*ird Flexner, Pre-iklent of the Palestine .Economic Corporation. The other officers of. the Corporation, .which has its office, at 'ifl E^jchant'C Place, New. York City, are -Louis -Marshall, Herbert H. Lehman, and Robert Szold, Vice Presidents, Wal¬ ter E. JJcycr, Treasurer, and Joseph O.
JEWISH BOY  18  M AUULB CIlAiMI' or THE CITY
Hynian, Secretary.' The Board of Direc¬ tors ipf the Company are: Oscar Ber¬ man, David .^. Brown, Jacob Billikopf, David M. Bresslcr, Jacob Epstein, Ber- nanl EJcxner, F. Julius Fobs, - Felix Fuld, ' Louis J. -Horowitz, Louis E. Kirstcin, Samuel C;.-I-^mport, Herbert H; Lehman, Louis C. Loewenstein, Louis ¦ Marshall, Walter E. Nleyer, James N. Rosenberg, Reuben Sadowsky, Ben Selling, Julius Sinion, N'jithan Straus. Jr., Lewis L. Strauss,' Robert SzoW, Samuel Unter-- mycr, -I~eiix, M. Warburg, Samuel Zemur- -ray,' ''
The Palestine Ecopoinic Corporation was organized in February, 1925,-by a merger of Palestine Cooperative Com¬ pany, (a subsidiary of the Palestine De; -vclopracnt Council),, and- the. Palestine activities, of the Rcconsinictipn Com¬ mittee: of the Joint Distribution Commit-, tee, the new Corporation having acquired thc'assets of the other two agencies.
The prograin places inthe front rank, the necessity of assisting financiaily, in the completion df the Hydro-Eleccrtc station on the Jordan Biver, and the necessary transmission lines to connei:t the cxisfiilg Diesel-engine power stations ' at Tcl^Aviv, Haifa and Tiberias. The Palestine Economic Corporation.has ad¬ vised Pinhas Rutenberg, President, of the Palestine -Electric Corporation, the Cbmr ' pauy owning the concession, -that it is prepared to participate in the completion . of the above- undertaking to the extent of ;£15(),00O, approximately $7o0,000i and is ready tO- enter into definite arrange¬ ments to this end. -; -
The second, item'in the, proposed, pro¬ gram is-assisting in .the building bf a cer; tain number of' smill, standardized homes for workers . in - and around . Tel-Aviv, by the side. Of the aiicient-dty of Jaffa. There has been a .serious - sliortage of housing; facilities for workers,. and the Palestine-Economic Corporation will-iih- dert.ike ciirtain steps to assist in remedy¬ ing the situation in part, by-advancing - credits for the building of simple homes, -to be instructed in accordance with standards approve by the.Palestine Govr- erniiient, these homes to be sold to work- - crs on easy terms,-payable over a.period of from twelve to fifteen years.
¦file Palestine Economic Corporatioii has set apart. ji20O,00O for this purpose, to be available within tile next twelve months.'-
Another important item in the pro¬ gram will be to provide a certain amount of money, liilQO,pOft to begin with, to be . loaned to agricultural and other groups in Palestine for a longer period than is now-possible, through the Central Bank .of. Cooperative Institutions, Ltd., which has its head office in Jerusalem. The funds of the bank: have been limited in the, main to loans not exceeding one year in duration, and it is believed im^ portant to furnish a certain amount of money to .Be, loaned tpr -longer periods; The above amount is provided for the first twelve months' activities, and in the opinion of the Executive Committee, suf- .ficicnt to indicate the feasibility and. method of making these loans. ' - The Committee considered with favor, an hem' brought to its attention by Mr. S. A. Van Vricsland lipon his recent visit to this counti-y, by buying up certain ob¬ ligations of Jewish farmers to the Keren Hayesod. This will be limited, to be¬ gin with, to a small amount to be loaned to those farmers who, after careful in¬ vestigation, arc found to be self-support¬ ing and in a position to begin to pay in¬ terest on and amortize their Ipan. This will make available to the Palestine Foundation Fund (Keren Hayesod) ad¬ ditional operating capital for the estab¬ lishment of new rural colonies.
The available cash resources of the Palestine Economic Corporation at this time, consist- of certain cash acquired by the - Corporation as the result- of the merger, a limited number of- subscrip- ' tions tct capita] stocic at the time of the merger, and a part of the tentative al¬ location made'several mouths ago by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Com- niitt«e, 9f »1,500,(KK) out o£ the then quota of *15,000,00a of the United Jew¬ ish  Campaign.
^*He Who Gets Slapped"
A Review pf the Hillel Players' Production of Leonid Andreyev's Masterpiece
By H. I. L.
Prominent Jews Back Bond Issue For the
A. I. U. Building
m.
CARL  TRACER
, Carl Trager, '2(10 K. Living.strin Ave, i.s now the marlilc chiimii of Culiiitibiis. .Ill lidiior of lliie; achicvcinent he has been tlie vccipieiit of luinicrous gifts and iirizes  from local business liouses.,
Carl  i'r the  son bf  Mr. am! Mrs. M. .Trager of the abovii; athlrcss.
C. J. W. Arranges For a Scientific Survey of   . Its Work-in the U,S;
Vctivities    6f    National    Council    of Jewish: Womien,   Locally   and Nationally, Arc Being Sur¬ veyed by Experts ;
New York, City — A scientific survey of tlii; Natimia] Gouncil of; Jewish Women, is now in progress. This survey had bpen. ordered by the Couiicil's Board of AIan:(f,'ers, at its .-annual meet¬ ing last November. The Burean of Jew¬ ish Sbcial ^I'search, under the direction of Mr. Samuel A. Goldsmith, is rtiakmg this survey, at the invitation of the Na-. tional Council of Je\yi.sh Wbnien. .. Mrs: Hi^rbert. K. Ottenheimer of Louisville, Chairman of the Council's. Survey Gommittee, made the following statenient in refereiice to the Council survey: ¦.   ,
"111 the evolutionary processes of na¬ ture nothing- in the world stands .still; it either advances or it retrogrades. An intelligent normal person goes to a doc¬ tor for periodic examinations"—to pre- ,vent. I believe the time has comp/when healthy organizations, should do likewise, since'an o'rganizatibii acts and ir.cacts to certain, iuiluenees, just as an indi-r vJdual docs. Wc are going throagh a change in world affairs. We can none of-lis escape it. Let us^not play the, ostrich. I.aril grateful for.the fact that social science like medical science has come to a recognition of the fact that prevention is the fundamental necessary for the promotion of a hale and hearty future. ,    ¦
' "An or^nization . mtist know its strength to feel it can stand- the spot¬ light being turned.' on it. And this ^ve invite. The National Council of Jewish Women, the largest and most representa¬ tive ;organizatioii of Jewish women in the .world today, is strong enough to welcome constructive cifitlctsms, st^ientific advice." ,
.Thcmember.s of the Council's Survey Committee are Mrs. Herbert'E. Otten¬ heimer, Qiairman; Mrs, William! D. ¦Sporborg of Port Chester, N/ Y., Pr^si- -dent of the National Council of Jewish Women; Mrs. AI.exander \yolf of Wasliington, D, C, Second Vice Presi¬ dent; Mrs.; Estelle M.' Sternberger of New York City, Executive Secretary; Miss Fiorina Lasker of New York City^ Qiairman of the Council's. Departmetit of Immigrant Aid; Mrs. Elmer Eck-' house of Newark; N, J., Oiairmah of the Council's Departnient of Farm and Rural Work and Mrs, May V. Fisher, Vice-Chairman of SMrvey. Committee. .
Mr.. Goldsmith is now visiting several cities in which Council Sections exist, to make a first-band study ot their activi¬ ties. This study mil supplement a sur¬ vey of the.National departmeiits, office and committees. '
III these days when multitudes of. costume plays overwhelm us with dukes anti tiitchesscs and kings and cabbages. the average costume play must not be lakcn too scfiously. .Usually the color .is put there to dazzle the eyes, to cause us to overlook the histrionical defects. And usually, thb plot doesn't matter,, as long as there are gowiis and uniforms ancl displays. / '    .      '
"He who Gets Slapped" had all this. It was giddy and gaiidy' and gay. Gcorgcou's costumes, fine set, dazzling array. The usual circus fanfare elab¬ orated to a "new stage significance. The tragic lines of an ironic aiutlior.   .
A stranger,, apparently a ' nobleman,, conies .to the blusterous and worldly manager of a travelling circus in France and demands and secures a job as clown. Beneath his painted smile is agony; un¬ derlying the grotesque daubery is pathos; a growing spirit is curtained by a grinr ning mask. He has escaped the tor¬ tures of one of his worlds to revive them in another, for he falls, in lov.e with innocence ' and ¦ naivete oi little Cort- silelo, a circus rider. With shrewd and cunning artifice he endeavors to tear her' away from the fealty, she owes to her dilapidated father, a straggly. Count of doubtful nobility. He weaves around Ihcni both a net from-which' they, can neither escape nor secure themselves^ With mockery he shunts off interference,- with hitter irony he succumbs to the in¬ evitable, with unutterable tragedy does he part his earthly , requiem for his hcaveiily Coiisuclo. Starkly, gauntly, bleakly, he faces- a. world of stupidity aiid ignorance, of which he has drunks all the (lreg:i with none of the liciucur. With colossal superhuman ingenuity he strives to gather for hintselfa, petal of love and happiness'.from the heart of a girl and as colossal is his failure. The girl does not love; she is tdo piire and chaste for the vulgarity around her im^i cannot discern the sincerity under the gilt and tinsel; humanly enough. And so, the great leveller of life and love, Death, steps in and brings peace, to trou¬ bled Eiouls, and surcease to sorrow.
Amateurs? Yes I.. But-only because the players admitted their amateurish¬ ness. A..casual stranger would have.to, observe carefully.to verify it. Undoubt¬ edly, the finest piece of individual acting was put across by Mina Nupuf, as Con¬ suelo, the Bareback Tango .Queen, The iiinocent demure little circus. rider swept the large audience successively from-gaiety; to pathos, to sympathy,.to tears. Her costumes were exquisite, and the pink and blue of the Jastact was ineffatily lovely.   ¦
As leading male character, Geoffrey Levy, in the title role, reared for him¬ self a pedestal which he will go far to ever again approach.' The .profound, melancholy of the author was admirably adapted to him and his unusually mo¬ bile countenance^ lully interpreted his role.
Second only to "He", atid only by an immeasurably sniall degree, was.Henry. Schwai-tz as Count Mancini. This was undeniably the most difficult part to in¬ terpret.. Dialect,, spasmodicf aiid quix¬ otic anger, eflEervescent mood, all were subtly and .skilfully portrayed by this versatile young man.
Arid it is .seldom that one sees so fiery and inteiise a performance as was. given "by Jean Brenner, as Zinida,   the
WORD FROM KOSE E. LAZAKtfS SISTERHOOD SECRETARY.
The following note was received by Mrs. S. Hyneman, corresponding secre¬ tary of the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood. S. S. HOMERIC,
May 2ndf 1926. Rose E.'Lazarus Sisterhood: ¦
The secretary of the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood, through the corresponding secretary sends many thanks and kind greetings to the officers and members of the Rose E., Lazarus Sisterhood in which Br. Edelman joins her. We atjU hope to reach Europe by boat and not by "rail." Jessie C, Edelman.
lion-tamer,-. She  was- truly  ''terrifying
woman" aild kept the tempo, of the audience constantly pn edge wi'tii her iiv candescent emotion.
A most difiiciilt part was Jived by Harry Becker as Baron Regnard.' A disgusting creature, for his sensuous af¬ fection for Consuelo, suddenly ¦ trans¬ formed into a real human beingi albeit a repellent one, hy the dcatli of Consuelo; seeking, death with-her rather thaii' life .without,
'; The narrow-minded, bigoted, and rbngliJy-tcndcr. Papa Briquet, the circus manager, vvas. hitelligently presented by Parry "J, Elconin, whose personality, hardened by contact with a callous world, yet: shows his heart not quite seared and unconscious to the, nobler sentiments of liiiman nature.
Bezaiio,' the crhhodiment of strength, virility, masculinity, was '\ played by Everett Blasberg, who gathered unto himself' new laiirels. His hidden love for Consuelo and unknown fear of Zin¬ ida were painstakingly picturized,
Jackson, the master clown, was su¬ perbly embodied in Irving^ Ettinger, who v^oii the "plaudits of .the critical audience by his portrayal of the veteran fun- maker, practical yet frivojou';, in. hi.s' circus atmpsphere.
Frequently poiivulsiiig, with:'merriment the audience by their ludicrous steps and coniical" paiilominie, and, iiicbngrunus burtoonery, Itauricc Lubin and Harry ¦Horvitx, jis Polly and Tilly, the musical clowns, successfully exhaled the inde¬ scribable aroma of the big tent, and were, truly the grimacing, apish harlequins of the- tan-bark.
¦ The unfaithful friend .pf "He" wlio has robbed him of his 'glory, his wife, his career, .his masterpiece, and now. re¬ pentant and Iiumilious, was . trying to make amends, was rendered with careful iinalysisis by Mafquil Zuckcr.    . ;
A thankless part yet invaluable one was presented by Louis,'Brooks as the Green ' Acr6bat. Francois, ah uslier,: and Jean, a. waiter^ were duly made the most of by Harry Losin and Alvin Spje^ gel respectively, Helen Rose Steinhar- ter and Ruth Schwerin, as ballet girls; Lillian , Salle, . as Angelica; Leonard Cohen,-as a riding-master; Stanley Dine, iis the contortionist; Clarice Klein, as wardrobe mistress; little Leah Levinger, as the child acrobat; Adolph Grossman, as Conductor of the circus band; all gave their (nites in presenting a meri¬ torious production,- and.,typically repre¬ sentative of an earnest an<l. growing dramatic group like Hillel plaiyers.
Capable and experienced coaching was, notably in evidence, and quite a nea>4Qh: of it was dohe by Miss RylHs Alexander.
Miss lola, Zeckhauseri , and Isidore Tucker, deserve special thanks for their backstage work in the circus band,; aiid I. Harry Isaacs with his Scarlet' Imps orchestra for their wpfk in the pit con¬ tributed to a successful evening.
Credit should also be given to Bro- nctt Goldberg, as general chairman df Dramatics; Walter Benjamin, as chair-, man of .production; Nelson Klein; as electriciano Aaron Mathieu, Rosella Feher, Harry; Losin and Leonard La-' bowitz for publicity; Melville, Schwartz and Louis Gertner, for ¦ tickets;. Rutli Schwerin, for costumes; Maurice Lubin, for properties^ and Ralph Cphen, for stage and scenery.   " .    / ^' ^- L-
J. D. Rockefeller's Gift Evokes Commendation Throughout the U. S.
Christiefn   Participation    Is   Re¬ markable Feature of Overseas Chest Effort Heacted by David A. Brown
CAMPAIGN IS ENDORSED
BY FOUR GOVERNORS
Big Crowd Expected sit Jewish Mothers^ Alliance. Picnic, Sunday^ June 6
• Tickets arc selling fast ¦ for the . big annual picnic of the Jewish Mothers' Alliance, which will take place on Sun¬ day, June Gth, at Heimandaie Grove; From pi-esent indications a large turn¬ out is expected for this affair which is given for the purpose bf raising frinds, for charitable work in Columbus. There will be dancing, contests of all kindsj and a great variety of entertainment. ; Free arito service fro'm the car line to the Grove and return will fce provided;
More Details Concerning Funeral of D< Bronstein
Due to the fact that the Chuoniclk had already gone to press, we were un¬ able last week tp. give all the details of the funeral pf David Bornstein whicli took place at the Hebrew School, Fri' day morning, May 25.
Although we mentioned the address of Rabbi Werne we failed to note the addresses of R^bbt Greenwald, E. J. Schanfarber, I. B. Jashenosky, Dr. Mor¬ ris Goldberg, Dr. Abramson, and Maurice
Bornstein. All the speakers emphasized the exalted character- of Bronstein's life and stressed the public spirit of the yoiing man.: They pointed. Out his loyalty to Judaism, especially to the Zionist Cause and'the cause of Jewish.^Educa¬ tion. ",.",-¦ ''':..
It has been said that this funeral was oiie of the biggest in the history of the local Jewish coinniunity. Joseph Solove, well-known local i'eal estate man and prominent in communal activities, was.in charge of the funeral prograili.
The men pictured above are officers pf S. W... Straus & Co,, investmeifit brokers, who have just agreed to under¬ write .a ^,-i,S0{VtOO first inortgage bond issiie oil the great A, I. U. citadel.
S.W. Straus is president of, the or,- gaiiizatipn. His offices are in New. York. S; J. T. Straus is senior vice-president, with offices in'Chicago. Both men are actively- ideiilSified'with Jewish public work and were prPriiincnt in the big' Drive for Foreign. Relief headed by David "A;  Brown,   .
B'nai B'rith Conclave At Kansas City Will
Attract Multitudes
Local   Delegates   Have   Already   Dc:
parted—Ben Neu&tadt Will Cover
the Convention for Ohio Jewish
Chronicle
New York—No campalign in the his¬ tory of American Jewish pliilarithropy has had .so miich Christian co-operation; Rehgious and lay loaders of all faithg , h:ive been urj'ing a common humani4 tarian responsibility in the rescue task . . which has rissumcd racial prnportinns, and have set the example both in in¬ fluential official decliirations of support and active narticipatioii in. the actiial work of campaign, as well ;is in per¬ sonal   contributions -to. the  relief   fluid.
The contribution of ^lOOJiKM) by John - D, Roclcefeller.Jr., to the United Jewish 'Campaign in connection-with the Nc^y York drive is tlie o,Utstanding contribu¬ tion made lo the-"overseas chest'.' by a non-Jew. .  .  .   '   ¦ >
First in the. ranks of eminent non- Jews who have thrown in their nnquali-" iitd official and. personal support hi the , campaign in .New'York arc Governor Alfred. E., Smith and Mayor Walker. Jlew York's .chief executive recently issued' a proclamation .endorsing the campaign aiid caliin^' his fellow-cili^ens lo its aid, and has id§o made a personal contribution. Tn this message the gov¬ ernor' said-; ¦¦,¦.'.- - ¦' ¦
"This present need ,'of woiiien and\ little children., for relief Jrorii starvation arid misery and the. encpuragemciit of. the r-dble efforts of the heads of fam- ijics lo le-cstablJsh'themselves as arti¬ sans and, pro<lric'tiye factors in the cpun- ti-ies \yhere they live, shoutd be eiicour- , aged and aided, aiid-merits the syrnpa¬ thetic   interest   of  our   citizens."     .
Mayor  Walker,  speaking  at  a, recent meeting of.the Grand Street Boys' As¬ sociation   before   a   gathering ,of   1,200 , men ..and--women' includingVan , enthn- siastic  turn-out  of hife  fellow-members ¦. of   the   organisation  and  leaders   in  all;, ranks   in   the   political   and   communal affairs iii the city, made an -impassioiied plea for, a united effort on the part of both Jews and. non-Jews  in  the emerf . gency.pf human rtced, which, he declared,. represents   a   challeiige. to   all' riiankind alike./ ¦'. \-' ",'/¦     '
"F have never in'my life," the mayor. -   {Concluded oh page h)
TIFERETH ISRAEL SISTER¬ HOOD to SPONSOR BARN DANCE.
Tlie Tifereth IlsracI Sisfer- hoo4 will. Hpunsur a real old-, fashioned barn dance Monday ' evening. June 3rd, at Frlddle's Barn, 25(i3 Sunbury Pike, one mile north of Valley Dalt.
There will be a huge sign over the barn so that you will not drive past the destination.
Come in your g i n ff h a m dreHsea and overalls! Plenty of parking spactrl W o n de r f a 1 floor! Real music and good eats!   All (or $1.00.
All. arrangements foi: the convention of District Grand Lodge No. 2, Inde¬ pendent Order B*nai B'rith, which.vvill be held in Kansas City May]30, 31,, and June ,1; haye been completed.
Cpnyentidn headquarters . have been established at Hotel Muehlebach, where all the .convention sessions wilL be held. The banquet Sunday night will be held in the Pompeian Roojn of the Hotel Baltimore, A large mass meeting .will be. held Monday night at the Y. M.~Y. W. H. A. Auditorium, to be folloived by a dance.   . ',        ,
¦this is the first B'nai B'ritli Grand Lodge Convention to be held in Kansas City in thirteen years, and the. Conven¬ tion Committee of Kansas City Lodge ¦No.,18-I, has been hard afwork for the past several months arranging for ¦ the convention.
The Committee has carefully worked out tihe details of the program for the entertainment of the delegates and guests,' as welt as the details of the business of the convention itself, so that the utmost will-be accomplished, in the time allotted for the meeting, .Many obstacles had to be ovefcbme, but the Ccimmittee faced the situation and solved tlie many problems as they presented themselves.   , ¦
The following delegates have already left for the Convention: Alfred J. Ko¬ backer, Edwin - J. Schanfarber, I. B. Jashenosky, Bert Wolman, Ben Levin¬ son, Ben Neustadt and Dr. Lee J. Lev¬ inger.
A complete account of the proceed¬ ings will be printed in the next issue of the Ohio Jewish  Chkonicle.
Zion Lodge Donates
$4S0 to The U.J. Fund
.\t the last meeting of Zion Lodge, No. G-2, L O.. B.B., held Monday even¬ ing, M'^y 34th, it was announcedT that the Lodge will contribute $^-50 towards the United Jewish Fund.   .
$225,000   ALREADY   SUBSCRIBED;
OVER 700 INDIVIDUALS HAVE
MADE PLEDGES
Over. '^00 subscriptions have up-tp- date been received by Edwin J. Schan¬ farber for the United Jewish Fund of Columbus, making a tptal of $^225,000, . It is hoped that the. reniaining, $55,000 win be received within the next few; weeks, so that the officers of the drive, can,report "Success" to National Chair^ man Brown in New York.        ¦
REV. ANSCHEL PREEDMAN IS ELECTED BY LOCAL CONGREGATION AS CANTOR
.Ajt a recent meeting of the .'\gudath Achim epngregation Rev. .\nBcliel Freed- man of Syracuse, New York, was elected to serve as cantor for a period of three years. Rev. Frecdnian possesses ait ex¬ ceptionally fine voice and has had a most successful career in various large con¬ gregations of the East, . Besides a thorough musical education, he is well- versed in, Jewish lore and tradition, having been a student in one of the big^ gest Academies of Poland.
PAPER ARTICLES TO BE
SOLD AT COUNCIL BOOTH
Paper articles of all' kinds including ipicnic outfits, stationery, cups, crepe' pf^per articles, etc., will- compose the stock to be on hand at the Council booth of the Street Fair to h^ given June 17th, 18th and 10th for the benefit ¦ of the Children's Hospital.
All the Hospital Twigs are uniting in the sponsoring of this affair which is expected to be a big financial success,
Mrs. Simon Lazarus, chairman of the Council Booth; Mrs. ¦ At H. Harmon, vice-jchairman; Mrs, Edwin, Kraus in charge of'the purchasing, and the Mea- damtis Max Gumble, Robert K. Levy, Julius Steiuhauser, John Davis, I-*onard Kohn, Joseph Sculler, Newton K«ig, Abe Weinfeld, Alfred Kobacker. Sol Mayer, I. A. Rosenthal, Dave Levisbnl Jerome Kohn, I. Wolf, Allen GimdeVaT heimer, Leo Yassenoff, Jeffrey LazarVisj Frank A. Glick, Leon J. Goodmauj Laurence Loewenstein, Clarence Caheri and Howard ,Goodman compose thie com-^ nrittee.
The Fair will take place, at the. va¬ cant lot on corner Third and Broad Streets where the Decider Home former-^ ly stood. '..',¦'¦
Put in your summer's supply for.pic^ ; nic sets and stationery supplies at-the boQth to be in. charge of the Coyincil of Jewish Women.