Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1926-11-05

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Volume IX — No. 46
COIAJMHU.S, OHIO, MDVEMBER 5, 1926
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B'nai B'rith Day Will Be Celebrated Nov. 8th At the Realtor's Hall
Oacar Leonard WiU Speak on a
Subject of Vital Interest to
AH Thinking People
MUSICAL PROGRAM WILL
ALSO BE PRESENTED
Every member of Zion Lodge, No. 02, I. O. n. B., is hereby notified that on Monday evening, November 8th, "B'nai B'rith Day" will be celebrated at Real¬ tors Hall, 144 East Stale Street. Brother Oscar Leonard, State Deputy of Mis¬ souri Lodge, St. Louis, Mo., will bc the chief speaker. A splendid musical progrdm is being arranged for the occa¬ sion and every memher is urged to come and bring his  friends.
It is interesting to note that Mr. Leon¬ ard is a most versatile man, being a prolific writer and forceful lecturer, as well as a recognized authority on social service. Although but forlj-two years of age and a foreigner by birth, he has during his twenty-six years of rcidcncc in this country estahlishcd a wide repu¬ tation in several fields of endeavor.
As probation officer of the Juvenile Court in St. Louis, he did exceptionally fine work. During the World War, he not only served as a Four-Minute Man, but also helped his country on tho local draft board and assisted in organizing the Home Service Work' of the Red Cross.
Shortly after the arniiatice was signed, he was called by the Joint Distribution Committee to represent it in his native land, Roumania, from where he came to the U. S. in 1000. While in Rou¬ mania, he acted as consultant to the Ministry of Labor in connection with the Welfare Department. His services in Roumania attracted the attention of noted men and women throughout the ^and. Upon leaving to return to his former home in St. Louis, he was given a personal Idler by Queen Marie ii which she lauded his work and that of the J. D. C.   .
Mr. Leonard served., at one time as Assistant Secretary of the National Con- \ ference for Social Work, and was Sec¬ retary and later President of the Mis¬ souri Stale Conference for Social Wel¬ fare. He was appointed by Gov. Gardner a member of the Missouri Chil¬ dren's Code Commission and served as a director in numerous social and civic welfare organizations in St. Ijjuis and Missouri. He has also served as chair¬ man of the Social Service Committee of District No. 2, I. Q. B. B.
Several years ago Mr. Leonard was staff lecturer on Practical Problems of the Social Settlement for the Missouri School of Social Economy (Missouri University), and special lecturer on Crime, Delinquency and Defectives for the Union Hebrew College, Cincinnati. He has delivered lectures before col¬ leges, universities, city clubs, rotarics, woman's clubs, temples, synagogues, commercial clubs and churches.
So don't fail to he present next Mon¬ day evening, November 8th, .at 8 o'clock sharp, at Realtor's Hall. A real treat is in store for you.
CALLS CONVENTION OP .T. R. E. A. OF OIIIO AT CLEVELAND, NOV. 28TH
Rabbi Jacob Tarshish
Convention of the J. R. E. A. Will Take Place in Cleveland,  Nov.   28th
Prominent Knbbis and Educators 'Will
Address Jewish Religious School
Teachers of Ohio
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The hosts of friendi, of Mr. i<vrakowitz are sorry to see him retire as President of the Agudath Achim, for his adminis¬ tration has been marked by prosperity and real progress. At the banciiiet to be given tomorrow (Sunday) evening the Woodman's Home, a tribute will be paid to his invaluable services tn the con{;regation. Mr. Krakowitz is a di¬ rector of the Colonial Finance & Mort- g.ige Company and is active in every lo¬ cal philanthropic and civic niovcnient. He lives at 0G3 Lhiwood Avemie and his oHices arc in the Columbian building on East Gay Street.
Official announcements of the 11)27 Convention of the Jewish I^cligious Edu¬ cation Association to he held in Cleve¬ land, Ohio, have-already been issued to the couatituenl organizations.
Ovcj- fifteen Jewish institutions have been invited to select their delegates vvho will assemble at 'the convention head¬ quarters. Sovereign Hotel, Cleveland, on Thursday evening, Noveinber 2i)th, lOili, and \\ill remain iu session until Sunday evening, November IlOlh, 192G.
Kabbi Jacob Tarshish, spiritual leader of the Brydcn Road Temple, Columbus, Uhio, is president of the state organiza¬ tion. According to Kabbi Tarshish this year's program will offer the attending relitjious school teachers and Jewish re¬ ligious education leaders a- fine group of speakers including Rahbi Abba Hillel Silver, Dr. Abraham Franzblau of Xcw York City, Mr. A. H. Friedland .ind Kabbi Joseph Kornfeld of Toledo, Ohio.
Cohimbus delegates will he furnishiid transportation and hotel arrangements through the courtesv and kindness of Mr. Joseph Schonthal, president of the Bryden Koad Temple and well-known local philanthropist. The entire staff of the Schonthal Religious School, the re ligious school of the Brydcn Road Tcin. pic, will attend en masse.
The complete program for the con¬ vention will bo published in next week's issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
Further information regarding the Association or the Convention can be obtained from the president, Rabhi Jacob Tarshish at the Brydcn Road Temple or from the secretary, Morris .\. Skop, at 299 Fifteenth Avenue, City.
Second Honors Are Captured By Local Chapter of S. A.
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A Challenge
By AARON M. NEUSTADT, Editor, Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
In one of the most closely contested competitions in )ears, Sigma .-Mpha Mu fraternity, Jewish organization at Ohio Slate University, captured second hon¬ ors in the scholarship ratine; among the ;!!) social fraternities on the -campus. Signia Alpha Mu's average for the past school year was 2;l5.4—only two-tenths of a point behind the intcrfralernity Cup winners, Alpha Gannna Kho, profes¬ sional agricultural fraternity, who fin¬ ished with an average uf 'iij.Ci.
That fraternities al the University are evidencing a considerably increased in¬ terest in the seholastic work of their various menibers is indicated by the un¬ usually high average recpiired to win this year's award. The winning average was 12 points higher Ihan was necessary to top the li.st in the previous year.
in the Individual awards announced annually liy the University, -"Vlfred Cans of Dayton was placed on the Honor Roll witll a perfect point averase of 100, having received the grade of "A" in every course taken during the year. He is a sophomore ami incmher of Sigma .\lplia Mu.
Much of the credit for this frater- iiit>'s notable scholastic record is at- tribnlcd to the system in use at the Signia .'\lpha Mu House, wherein each member must submit nicmthly to the fra¬ ternity Scholarship committee a card showing his grades, properly signed li> his various instructors. In order lo mairtain quiet during the school week, various members are assigned certain evenings at which time tliey are held ic- sponsible for the inainteiiance of sliit- Able study conditions in the house.
(This is part tzvo nf the e.fsay on Zioni.tm commenced in last ¦n'celi's Leslie of the Chronicle, The editor has received several letters discussing vmiiius aspects of this questioii. He lakes this means of inquiring from his correspondents whether they desire to have their letters published. If so, an interesting symposium will be arranged which will go far toTi'ards stimulating tlioiight and. action on general Jewish as mcll as Palestinian work. — Editor.)
II
Ever since the destruction of the Second Temple and the conse- ([ucnt dispersion of the Jews throughout the World, Zionism has been a religious yearning, palpitating in tlie heart r)f every conscientious Jew.
Not once in al! its. twenty centuries of exile has the "tribe of the wandering foot and weary breast" forgotten the Holy City and the Holy Land where its faith was cradled, where its prophets thundered forth their burning words, and where its long line of venerated Judges and Kings reigned supreme. The devotit Jew in every land and in every clime has coiitinttally been praying for tlic redemption of Zion; for he has felt that sooner or later his people would disajipcar from the arena of history, unless they would be re-esl.ihli.shed in their ancient Homeland. Rut no great, concerted movement was launched to hasten this consum¬ mation until the advent of Theodore Herzl.
THE BASLE PROGRAM
In l8y7 at the lirst Zionist Congress in Basle this pecr:ess Jewi."!]! lender defined the object of Zionism to bc "the establishment of a pub¬ licly recognized and legally secured homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine." Upon this premise Jews of all types have been brought together, rich and poor, Russian as well ;is German, Polish' as well as .\mcrican, Canadian as well as French.
Within the ranks of the World Zionist Organization may bc found men of radical as well as conservative tendencies, orthodox Jews as well as freethinkers, capitalists as well as socialists. Toward the at¬ tainment of its ultimate aim the following means were specified: (i) To promote through effective agencie,s the settlement in Palestine- of Jewish .igriculturists, artisans and tradesmen. ¦~^2) To organize and unify the whole Jewish people by means of local and general institutions suitable for the purpose and conform¬ ing with the laws of the respective states.
(3) To strengthen and augment Jewish self-consciousness in the individual and in the community. ,
>f (4) To take the proper preliminary steps toward securing the con¬ currence of the powers insofar as aheir assent may be necessary for the attainment of the Zionist goal.
STRONGER TODAY
In the beginning all the emphasis was laid upon the second and fourth proposals; but in more recent times the first and third pro¬ posals have been increasingly emphasized. There is no question but that at no previou.s time in its history has Zionism been stronger in every respect than it is to-day. Especially during the past ten years ha.s great progress been made in the herculean ta.sk of re¬ building the Jewish national home in Palestine. During his recent visit there Reuben I3i-ainin, the veteran Hebrew author and jour¬ nalist declared that the reality he found surpassed his fondest imag¬ inings and that if the Jews of America knew Palestine's possibilities in all their magnitude and proportions, it would not be necessary to solicit funds.
According to a recent computation $50,000,000 have been invested in the Holy Land by Jewish organizations and individuals since October 1917. Harry Schneiderman in his splendid "Review of the Jewish Year 5686" published in our last New Year Number, says: "Further testimony as to Palestine's economic soundniess is the fact that the British Government has expressed the willingness to guarantee both principal and interest of a loan of $22,500,000 of the Palestine Government for railway, road and h.-irbor development. The water power concession for the Ruttenberg electrification scheme was formally granted last March, and within a few years electrical energy will bc available for domestic and'industrial use in Palestine. A modern water supply system is being installed -in Jerusalem, work on it having commenced on July 15, 1926. Last December, - plans were perfected for a network of telephone lines linking up Jerusalem, Jaffa, and, Haifa, in Palestine, with Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, and other cities in Egypt.
INCREASE IN IMMIGRA'nON
Of course, Jewish immigr,ition has increased, Palestine now being the chief country of Jewish immigration. During the United States fiscal year ending Jfune 30, 1925, only 10.392 Jews were admitted to the United States, whereas 29,142 entered Palestine in the same period. In 1925, a total of 33,801 Jews were admitted to iConiimted. on pone   I)
Lazarus Sisterhood Is to Hear Dr. Lichliter Tuesday
The Rdhc E. Lazarus Sister¬ hood will hold its rcgul2ir meet¬ ing on Tuesday. November 9th« at two o'clock at the Brydcn Road Temple.
The program for the after¬ noon, in charge of Mrs. Morris Resler, will consist of an ad¬ dress by Rev. Lichliter on "The VVaudcvillc Mind," dealing with the problems' of education.
All members are urged to avail themselves of the oppor- tfinity of hearing this brilliant speaker on a subject close to every person's heart.
GENERAL PROGRAM
For the Grand Banquet and Celebration
fllven by the
CONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM TO ITS MEMBERS
Sunday, Nuvvniher 7th, 6:30 I*. M. Sharp,
at
Woodman'B Hall, 60 E. Main St.,
On the Occasion of the Inutallation of the Newly-elected Offlccrs and
in Honor of the Incoming and Retiring Officers and of the Ncwly-
elected Cantor, Rev, Anshel Friedman.
Rabbi I.   Werne and X'rof. Tlieodore Beckman of Ohio State Uni-
veruity will deliver the inBtallatiun addresses.   A beautiful musical
program will be rendered by Cantor A. Friedman.   A real good time
is assured by the arrangements committer, conHisting of Mr. Joseph
Schwartz, chairman, Sam Katz, Harry Maggid, Myer Maggid and
Atty. Sam Wolman.
For all information apply to
MR. JACOB KRAKOWITZ. Chairman of the Banquet Committee, 35 East Gay Street, City.
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Good Attendance Marks Meeting; of Local Section of C. J. W. at Temple
The Committee on Peace, with Mrs. Marcus llnrnbtiiie as chairiiian, was in cliur^e uf the proKram for the Novem¬ ber meeting o£ the Columbu*:. Section Xationul Council uf Jewish Women, belli List Tuesday afternoon at the Bry¬ dcn koad Temple.
Mrs, lilma lihrlicb Levinger opened the niccling with a praver on Peaee. A stirring ])Ia>, dejiicting the horrorb of war, with an urgent plea for peace, was read b> the followinii;: J'he Mesdames Ernest S. Jaros, Harry Frosh, Loui.s Feibel, David Rubinstein, S. D. Edel¬ man, Allen Gundersheimer and Marciih H. Ilurnstinc.
Miss Lillian Kalich, daughter of Mine. Liertha Kalich, who a^ipearcd at the Ilartman last week in "Magda," gave a <lelightful address on Jewisli traditions and ceremoniali.. Slie apoke of her great mother and the manner in which she reared her.
Mrs. Arthur Isaac, chairman of Ed¬ ucation, announced that a series of four luncheon book rcviewh would be given under the Cominittee'.s auspices   the first to be held Tuesday, November 23rd, at 12:15 p. m., at the Fort Hayes H<jtel at which time Rabbi Jacob Tar- shi«ili will review "Sorrell and Son," by Warwich Deeping. Mrs. Inaac also an¬ nounced that Clayton Hamilton, author and lecturer, would talk ou Ibsen and the modern drama on Friday, November 2tith, at 1 p. m., at a tea at the Lazarus Tea lioom.
November l!Jth is the date announced by Mrs. Jack Myers for the Institutional sewing, which will start at I p. m. at the Brydcn Road Temple. At that .sew¬ ing gowns will be made for the Jewish Infants' Home.
Mrs. Simon F^azarus reported the re¬ ceipt uf 1110 g.irmenls for the Needle¬ work Guild, which is the largest num¬ ber received by any other organization. She announced that on Wednesday aft- cntoon, November 10th, there would be a display by the Guild at tlie Southern Hotel.
Mrs. A. J. Harris was elected a dele¬ gate to the Council triennial to he held in Wa.shington November 14th-lDth. Mrs. Frank A. Glick and Mrs. Sam Meisner were chosen alternates.
The sponsor of tlie Junior Council, Mrs. Howard Goodman, announced a revue and danrc to be given by the Junior organisation on Tuesday evening, November 16th, at the Elks Club. She urged that all senior member,*; lend their support in making this a big successful affair.
' Sixteen new members were reported by Mrs, Nathan Herskowitz, chairman of memhcr-ihip.
To Revise Religious . Laws On Basis Of Jewish Tradition
Dr, Chaim Tchernowitz Startles Au¬ dience By Criticism of Ortho¬ dox, Reform, and Conser¬ vative Congregations.
POINTS TO DEVIATION FKOM JEWISH TRADITION
NEW YORK,—The creation in the United States of a rabbinical council which would bc endowed with authority to interpret, in accordance with the spirit of Jewish traditions, the Riblical and Tal¬ mudic laws in accordance with the rc- qutremcnts of the time was the 5Ug- gCHtioii put forward hy Professor Chaim Tclieinowit/, at the last meeting of the ChH\rutha, a Jewish intellectual club, hclil at the Hroatlway Central Hotel. IVtcr Wieriiik, editor of the "Jewish Mornino; Journal" and president of the Club, uas in the chair.
ihc suggestion of Dr. Tchernowitz, who is known in Hebrew literature un¬ der the nom de plume of "Rav'Zair" and is professor of Talmud and Rabbinis at the Jewi.sh Institute of lieligion, stirred the audience.
Professor Tchernowit? presented his conclusions as a summary of bis obser¬ vations of Jewish, life in the United States during the past three years. All three parties of American Jewry, the Orthodox, the Reform and the Conser¬ vative according to the speaker have embarked on a road which is not in ac¬ cordance with the development of the essence of Jewish law. The most im¬ portant place in Jewish life in the United States is now occupied by the prayer honk and the synagogue, which are, \iewed from the angle of historic de- velupiuent and judged by the place these were accorded in olden times, rather less significant and at any rate non-es¬ sential in the general scheme o^ things Jewish, he declared.
Reviewing the history of the develop¬ ment of the Halakah and citing a num¬ ber ^f instances in the llalakali in which the Saj?es have interpreted and amended the original Biblical law in accordance with the spirit of this law, rendered nec¬ essary hy changing conditions. Dr. Tcher¬ nowitz pointed to the fact that Jewish Orthodoxy iu tbe United States is de¬ veloping into a party instead of maintain- , ing the position of the Original reservoir of Jewish thought and leadership. When the prayer hook and the synagogue build¬ ing are the center of interest and when Ortbofloxy is becoming stagnant and is being transformed into a party, it is not surprising that it is not led by the rab- ^i:s, the leaders of thought, but by the congregational presidents, or the political leaders, he stated.
"Traditional Judaism," he continued, "had this quality that while it main¬ tained the essence of the revealed tradi¬ tion, it nevertheless allowed development. Laws, as they are known in human his¬ tory, arc of a two-fold origin; one is of revealed religion or divine inspiration, the other of human legislation. The first, revealed religion, cannot be changed, (CoHfinited  on page 4)
WILL BE INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT OF AGUDATH ACHIM   TOMORROW
Ivreeyoh to Celebrate Hebrew SchooFs Fourth Anniversary
In celebration of the fourth birthday anniversary of the Columbus Hebrew School, an elaborate supper will he given on Sunday evening, November 11th, by the  Ivreeyoh.
The supper, which is in charge of an able committee, will he served at six p. ni„ at tile Hebrew School, 558 E. Rich Street. An unusual program has been arranged as follows: An address by Mr. Edward J. Schanfarber; sev¬ eral vocal selcctioits by Cantor Ansliel Friedman of the Agudali Achim Syna¬ gogue; a group of violin selections by Mr. Leonard Labowitz; and Miss Flor¬ ence Levin will render a group of piano selections.
The evening speaks for itself as to splendid entertainment. Why not ar¬ range a party for the evening P Reserve I your plates with any Ivreeyoh member.
Morris M. Levison
Mr. levison ii one of the beat known IolmI Jewish realtors in the city, liaving been active in this line of endeavor for nuny years. In the Agudath Achim congregation, of which he was elected president last Sunday, he is looked upon .-\s a successful leader and untiring work- er in every good cause. The member¬ ship look forward to bis administration with the keenest anticipation- He will be formally installed at Itiii, Grand Banquet to bc held tomorrow (Sunday) evening at the Woodman's Home. i>0 Kast Main Street.
Mr, Levittou lives with his wife and family at IGlti Brydtn Road. Hi^ ojlHccA are hi the Outloolc buildiuf^.
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