Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1927-03-18

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Volume  X —Ko.   ii
Purim Marks the 15th Birthday Anniversary Of The Hadassah
Organization   Has   Introduced
Amcncan Health Methods
'"/"the Holy Land; Its
Work Has Been Lauded
Universally
$fiOO,000.00 A YEAR IS KAISEO IN THIS COUNTKY
NliW YOUK_I',,ri,n .„arks the f,£- •(Tiith l,irtlitl,,y of Had:..,,,.!!,, tl.e Wom¬ en^ Zioiri.st Orfrliiizatioii of Amcrici, wliicli nmii,taiii.q a sysicii, of llcalth work . and liKilth Miiicatioii in Palestine for «ll ic-lions uf tlic iioiMiIotioii—Jews, Chrisluins and Arab.!!.
Americaii metliods of licaliiig, pre- ventil.R disease .ind improving sanitary and iiyirrcnic condiitons, introduced bv Iladassali, liavc rai,«d ttic health .stan" dardb of Palestine and replaced an .ii;e- nld altitude of .¦niijcrstitious resiKnatioil lo diiease to one of alert preventive care. Ainericn'.s proKr.ini of preventing <li- sea.^c through health education and per- iorlic examination'; has become the dom¬ inant note in Palestine, and through il, Iiai affected all the couiitrie.'i of the Near liail. The persistent superslitioii.i and t.iboos that atlribntcd illness to dcistic wralli have in the.se -short years been re placed by a recognition that scientific treatment and good sanitary and hy¬ gienic conditions are the chief nieans of maintaining good health.
Led hy Mrs. Szold . In 1»I2 a small group of Neiv York City wnineii, led liy Mi,s.s Henrietta Szold, organi.:eil Hadassah and gave it the mollo "rhe healing of the daughier of my people." It assigned to itself the s]ierilic task of creatiig a system of public health work in Palestine accord- iu'-; 10 -American methods- A year Liter Hadassah began activities in Palestine by sending two American nurses to Jer nsalein to do district Visiting nursing. Later a system of maternity nursing in llie homes was established. The mid- wives engaged for tliis work were sup- ei vise<l by the nurses and a doctor. The eyi's of the school children were exam¬ ined by a physician and treatment ad¬ ministered by the two nurses.
During the trying war years the work was h.uidicapped hy tile drafting of doc¬ tors and nurses into the various armies of tlicir countries. .In 11)16 Palestine stilt an apiieal lo the Zionist Organiza¬ tion for doctors, nurses and medical ne¬ cessities. The task of organizing a med¬ ical unit was entrusted to Hadassah, and in 1918 a unit of forty-four physicians, sanitarians, dentists, nurses and admin- istralors were dispalched to Palestine. Later the name of the .Aincrican Zion¬ ist \fedical Unit was changed to the Hadassah  \rcdical   Organization.
'llic?e were the steps that led to the piesent conntry-wide system of health ^ work carried on hy ILidassah. Tod-iy / it maintains four ho-spitals and dispenr saries, fourteen infatit welfare stations, nine prenatal and postnatal clinics, med¬ ical ciicuits in rural districts, a nurses' training school, the only one in the Near iiiast, and an X-ray in-stitute, and con¬ ducts scliool luncheons, medical- inspec¬ tion of ininiigr<ants and school children, and atiLi-lrachoina and anti-malaria cam¬ paigns- Before Hadassah began its work in stamtiiiig out trachoma seventy out of a hundred school children in the citica sulTercd from the disease; today trachoma cases are as low as twelve per cent.
More Than .3,0«0 Visits
Through the fourteen infant welfare stations 2,000 babies and as many mothers are under X-Iadassall care. More than 3,000 visits a iiiontU are made by moth¬ ers to the stations for instruction, and the nur.scs make an average of 2,000 visits to homes. The stations arc con¬ ducted in acc<irdance with the most ap- provctl methods of child care.
In Ihe spring of 1!)25 the first prena¬ tal work was begun, and witiiin a year nine stations were opened. In Jerusa¬ lem the centres are attending to more than fifty iierccnt of all expectant moth¬ ers. To give further .specialization to child care a prominent pediatrician was recently put in charge uf the chiMrcn'B wards in alt the hospitals.   .
During ttic last four years hot lunches
have been provided to children in four
schools through the  Penny Lnncheons
Fund of Hadassah.   Ttie meats are pre-
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Beth Jacob Purim Party Sunday Afternoon, March ZOth, at 3 P. M. Sharp
' The ofTicers of the Beth Jacob Con¬ gregation take this nieans of urging alt niembers aud ttieir families to at¬ tend the Big Annual Purim Party, which wilt take place toniorrow (Sunday) af¬ ternoon at 3 p. 111. There will be plenty of good things to eat and appropriate eiitertaiiinioiit features. Come and spend a most pleasant afternoon.
Council Sabbath Observed Last Friday at the Bryden Road Temple
roiiiieil -Salibalh was most appropri- alcly ohscrvcxl hy the Cohiniblis .^ieclioil of the .V.itiolial Council of Jewish Women last Friilay evening, March IP, a! the Uryden Uoad Temple. Dr. Kmim- tiel (iaiiiorau, head of the Synagogue and .School ICxtcnsinn Work of the U. A. H. C-, was the speaker of the evening. The siihjecl of his discourse was "The Kimrlion of Woman in Jewish Educa¬ tion.'* I)r Cjamoran was introduced by Mrs- Jerome Kohn, ricsidcnt of the Loral Section, C. J- W.
-Mrs. R. W. .Abramson read part of the service; Mrs. -Malcolm Strclitz of -Marion, sang, and Mrs. B, K. Tusliliant recited the Closing J*rayer.
$300,000.00 Quota Is Adopted By Ohio Regional Conference of the U. P. A.
Dr. B. W. Aliramaoii of Columbus Is
Elected One of the Vicc-Chair-
men of the Ohio Region of
the U. 1". A.
nr. U- W. .Abramson of Columbus was elected one of the vice-chairmen of the Ohio Kegioii of the United Palestnie -Appeal at the conference held last Sun¬ diiy in Cleveland at the Hotel Wintoii. Other officers elected arc: Kabbi Har¬ nett R. Brickncr, of Cleveland, chairman. Alexander Oscar, Canton; R.ibbi Irving Miller, Youngstown; Oscar Berman, Cin¬ cinnati; .Max Itaer, Akron; Harry Ijjvi- son, Toledo: vice-chairmen- Xathan D. Engelman, Cleveland, secretary; Maurice Gusiiiaii,  Cleveland,  treasurer.
.*\ddresscs at the conference were de¬ livered b> Ur. Chaim Weizinaii, president of the Workl Zionist Organization; Rabbi Darnett R. Brickncr; Bcriiar<l Stone, national executive secretary of the United Palestine Appeal; Max Simon, chairman of the Cleveland U. P. A., and Ezra .Shaiiiro, president of the Cleveland Zionist District. Allan Tarshish, re¬ gional director.
A resolution confirming the recent agi-eemeiil made between Dr, Weizman, representing the Zionist forces, and I.ouis Marshall, representing the non- Zionist, for the unity of .>\meilcan Jewry concerning the upbuilding of Palestine, which  is the national Jewish homeland.
The Ohio Regional Conference of the United Palestine Appeal adopted a quota of *300,000 for the entire state, of which amount more than t200,000 has already been raised. The remaining $t00,000 'v.i.s allocated to many communities which will liold campaigns during the next two months. Some of the larger quotas as¬ sumed are: Youngstown, .t;jO,000; Can¬ ton, $10,000; Dayton, tiri.OOO.
Members of the Executive Committee, to represent every city and town in the stale, will be ajiiiointed at ne.tt meeting of the olTicers of the. Ohio Region.
Rabbi B. Franhel Joins Priest and Pastor in Drafting Joint Prayer
Dirwtor of Hillcl Foundation of I. 0. B.  B. Joins Cle;-gy in Achnowl- ' edging Kinship of Faiths, And Common Fatherhood of God
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.-Rabbi Benj.i- min I'rankel, director of the Hillel Foundation of the Independent Order B'nai B'ritli has cooperated with Rev, Jolin A. O'Brien, pastor ot St. John's Catholic Church of Urbana, III., and Rev. James C. Baker, pastor of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of the same city, in fortnulatiiig a prayer acknowledging the kinship of the faiths and the common fatherhood of God. The prayer is as follows:
"Almighty God —We, who are mem¬ bers of dilTerent races and f.iiths, desire together Thy fatherhood and our khi- sliip with each other. In our difference we find that many of our hopes, our fears, our aspirations are one. Thou art Our Father and wc are Thy Chil¬ dren.
"We are heartily sorry for the mists of fear, envy, hatred, suspicion and greed wliich have blinded our eyes and thrust us asunder. May tlic light that comes from Thee scatter these mists, cleanse our hearts and give tiealth to our spirits, teach us to put away all bit¬ terness and walk together in the ways of human friendship.
"Open our eyes to see that as nature ends in variation, so dilTereiices in hu¬ man bchigs, make for richness in the common life. May we give honor where honor is due — regardless of race, color or circumstance. Deepen our resiiect for untikencss aud our eagerness to understand one ,aiiotlier. Tlirough the deeper unities of the spirit in sym¬ pathy, insight and cooperation may we transcend our, differences. May we gladly share with each other our best gifts and together seek for a tiuinan world fashioned in good under Thy guidance.    Amen."
Leaders of All Sections of American Jewry Join Hands In Sponsoring Marshall-Weizmann Dinner Tribute on Tuesday Evening March 22
Prominent  Fifrurcs of Business, Professional, and Commercial Life, Zionist and Non-Zionist, Formally Named on Com¬ mittee of Honor—Great Gathering Will He Held at the Hotel Biltmoro, New York City—Affair Wil! Re One of the Most Brilliant of ITS Kind Ever Held in the Great Metropolis.
COLONEL II. A. QUINZBIJRG OF NEW YORK CITY
IS TREASURER OF THE DINNER COMMITTEE
CHAIM Weizmann
JUSTICE  IRVING   .1 LEHMAN '
lOUIS MARSHALL
NEW YORK-Fifty-five men prom¬ inent in Jewish social, civic, and com¬ munal activities in New York and other cities have been named as an invitation committee for the dinner to be given March 2aiid, in honor of Louis Mar¬ shall, eminent constitutional lawyer and philanthropic leader, and Ur. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zion¬ ist Organization. The appohitmeiit of the eoininittce was aiinounccd yesterday by Judge Irving Lehman, Associate Jus¬ tice of. the New York Court of Ap¬ peals, who is cliairman of the national commiltce arranging the dinner.
The .gathering, which will he held at the Biltmore Hotel, has been instituted ¦as a joint public tribute to Mr. Marshall and Dr. Weizmann, for tlicir -services in establishing a new accord among leaders of the major orgaili,:c<l groups of Ameri¬ can -^cwry, Mr. Marshall acting as spokesman of the group sponsoring the extensive work of relief and reconstruc¬ tion in the European countries carried on for over a <lecade through the Amer¬ ican Jewish Joint Distribntion Com¬ mittee, and Dr. Weizmann for the group which is devoted to the upbuilding of I Palestine for permanent Jewish reset¬ tlement.
A Foremost Place
Mr. Marshall occujiies a foremost pl.ice in the leadership of Jewish move¬ ments of various kinds in this country, and has also won coiispicnoiis acclaim for his services to his co-religionists across the seas. In lOlS he led a suc¬ cessful representation before the Ver¬ sailles PC.1CC Conference to secure rec¬ ognition of • Jewish national minority rights in the countries of Eastern Eu¬ rope- He has been actively identified with ttic entire series of large-scale re¬ lief ctforls in America on behalf of the Jews of Europe, up- to the tiitcst and largest of these efforts launched a little over a year ago by the United Jewish Campaign for a $i5,O0O,O00 overse.is fund. Mr. Marshall was honorary chair¬ man of the Greater New York drive which raised nearly $7,000,000 for this cause last spring, and is also honorary chairinan of the campaign organization
for Xcw  York  Slate.
.Mlliough not a Zionist, .Mr. Marshall has been the initiator and consistent leader in the successive steps set on foot within the last few years for noii- [larlisan co-operallon of iion-Zioni-sts with Zionists ill the problems of Pal- estiiie-
Thc World Head
Dr. Weizmann, who is the world head of the Zionist movement in all coun¬ tries, is now in the Uniled States to con¬ fer with the .American organization on behalf of the work for furthering the restoration of Palestine. In addition to his services in woijd-statcsmansliip for his own iieople. Dr. Weiziiiaim is .dso known as distinguished British scientist, who rendered vital' services to his gov- ernmint during the war, and whose ef¬ forts played "a large part in bringing i.buut the famous Balfour declaration of IfllS, in which the British govern¬ ment <leclarcd itself as "viewing with f;ivor the establishment of a Jewish homeland 'in   Palestine."
A concrele result of the discussions between Mr Marshall and Dr. Weiz¬ mann has been an .-igreemeiit looking to the creation of a non-[>artisan comniis¬ sion of experts to make a thorough sur vey and investigation of the resources and the industrial, commercial, and other economic possibilities of Palestine, and neighboring territory, and the various as¬ pects of iniinigration, of colonization, and of tile devolopinent of the. country. This has been greeted not only in Amer¬ ica but everywhere in Iturojie as a de¬ cisive forward step towarfl the forma¬ tion of the Jewish .Agency pruvidc<l for under the terms of the British Mandate for Palestine, to advise and co-operate in the administration of the Holy Land. rromineutly Active
Judge Lehman, wtio is- prominently active in oiltst:uiding local and n.ition- wide philanthropic and communal causes, has also been a prime mover in a series of efforts in which lioth national and in¬ ternational leaders have engaged to ef¬ fect a fundamental concordat on the Pal¬ estinian undertakhig. At the time of (.Cotilinucd on page 4}
Big Agudath Achim Concert At Memorial
Hall Will Draw A Capacity House
Hundreds of Christians As Well As Jews Have Purehased
Tickets — Brilliant Array of Stars Will Appear On the
Program — Proceeds Will Go to a Most
Worth While Cause
The committee in charge of arrangements for the big Agudath Achim Concert at Memorial Hall, Sunday evening, March ZOth, reported to the Ohio Jewish Chronicle last week that hundreds of Christiana as well as Jews are'buy¬ ing tickets. Cantor Ansel Freedman, who is the guiding spirit behind the concert, has been notified by many of his out-of-town friends in Dayton, Springfield, Portsmouth, ,Zanc8ville, and other towns that they want reservations made for themselves and their families.
There is no doubt but that the brilliant galaxy of mu¬ sicians and vocalists on the program will take the house by storm. Special mention should be made here of the part tp be taken by Master Jacob Goldberg, of Syracuse, New York, the youngest cantor in the United States.
This young cantor has not only won wide acclaim as a "Chazon" but also as a concert artist. Young Goldberg will appear on thc'program together with his father. Rev. Joshua Goldberg, also well known as a cantor and concert soloist.
Others on the progrsim for the big concert are Mr. Wil- bert Maddux, well-jcnown local violinist; Prof. Flrank Meier, celebrated pianist; Mrs. Mary Konnikoif of Bulfalo, N. Y., and Miss Rose Jay of Columbus,- who is well known to Chronicle readers. Those who have not as' yet secured their tickets can secure same at the Quality Music Shop, East State Street, and Roth's Music Store, North High Street, near Chestnut.
Purim Play at Schonthal Community House
Tomorrow Evening
The Schonthal Sunday School will lircscnt ils I'lirini Program Snnd.iy af¬ ternoon, March 20, 3:00 p. in, at the Schonlhal fiimnitinity Tloiise. "The C.istiiig of Lots," by Abraham Ihirstein, is the title of the play to be given. The following children will take part: Flor¬ ence Gareck, Regina Jlosenfckl, Rose Ztiraviky, Margaret Weiss, Minnie Shenkcr, Golrlnc Slaven, Esther Schlan¬ sky, r';ii(tt Cohen, Ben Cowall, Emanuel fJss aiHl Sam Strcgevsky. A most cor¬ dial invitation is exteiiileil to the public- There will be no admission cliarge.
Reform Congregations in New York City Formed
a Union Last Week
Project Has Been Endorsed by Adolph
S. Ochs, Louis Marshall, Rabbi
Nathan   Krass,   and   Other
Prominent Leaders
¦ NEW YOKK—All organization of Re¬ form congregations in Greater New York and vicinity was formc<l this week at a conference of representatives of twenty Reform congrcg:itions. 'I'he meeting was held at the Central .Syn<l- goguc Comnuinity House, Xew York City, and there were present over one luindrcci delegates from the various con¬ gregations of Manhattan, Bronx, Brook¬ lyn, the Rockaway-s, Jamaica and New¬ ark, N- J- .A resolution calling for the establishment of a union of Reform Temples was projioscd' by Louis Mar¬ shall, president of Temple Pjiuiiiu-El, and was unanimously carried- Meier Slcinbrink president of fhe Eighth -Av¬ enue Temple, presided at the meeting-
Tlic conference was called at the in¬ stance of Mr. Steinbrink in behalf of the New York Executive Committee of the Union of --\iiierican Hebrew Congre¬ gations and Dr- Rudoliih Grossman, president of the Association of Reform Rabbis of New York and vicinity.
.In his ^ opening address Mr. Stehi- brink state<l that the iieefl of an .As¬ sociation of Reform Congregations had long been felt hy both Rabbis and lay¬ men. .Many problems, he pointed out, confronted Reform Judaism in Greater New York, which, he declared, could he properly bandied and solved through 'an Association of Congregatioii-s.
Among those who endorsed the iiro- ject were: Adolph S. Ochs, Louis Marshall, Rabbi Nathan Krass, Benja¬ min Veit. Henry M. Toch, chairman of the New York Committee ior School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Rabbi Isaac I..aiidman, Dr. Rudolph Grossman, Dr. Jonah B. Wise, Mortimer ICrauss, Alex¬ ander PfeifTcr. Julin.s T. Newman and Williatn Goldschniidt.
The propo-sed plan of the .Associa¬ tion states: ''The Associalion of Re¬ form Rabbis of New York and vicinity feels that the work lo which it is con¬ secrated would be promoted by tlie formation of a Union of Reform Con¬ gregations of New York and vicinity. Such a Union is intended to bring to¬ gether the' l)C-st Liy material in the Con¬ gregations for counsel and cooperation, in solvitig the problems confronting Re¬ form Judaism in tliis locality.
"The Association of Reform Rabbis believes that the following needs, briefly stated, make such a Union desirable: Correlatiioji of congregational eiBort: The common problems ajlecting all Re¬ form Jewish Congregations in New York and vicinity can be studieil and solved best by correlated and concerted action. Interest in the laymen as indi¬ viduals: by facing the common prob¬ lems together, the Association can mo¬ bilize and develop the best possihle leadership in the community. Distinc¬ tive New York problems: Jewish con¬ ditions in New Yiirk City are so compli¬ cated and serious as to demand imme- ¦diate and intensive effort in order to both hold Jewish youth and to (lerpctuate Judaism. Si^ggcstcd jipecific objects: a. Better understanding of Reform Jn- daism; b. Concerted ' aid to strengthen existing congregations; c. Coordination and better use of agencies within tlic Reform Synagogue; d. Reaching ttie un¬ affiliated Jew; e. Expansion of religious education; f. The Youth Movement. Cooperation with the Union of Amer¬ ican Hebrew Congregations."
Following tlie general discussion a res¬ olution was adopted calluig for the ap¬ pointment of an organization committee to consist of one lay member from each congregation, as well as the Rabbi, for ttie purfiosc of drafting plans for ttie es- tablisliment of a permanent .Association of Reform Congregations.
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A Large Attendance Marked Celebration Of Past Presidents' Night
A Fine Program Was Presented;
Many Splendid Talks Were
Made;   Also Interesting
Reports Were Given
ARRANGEMENTS FOR POP JASHENOSKY NIGHT BE¬ ING RAPIDLY COMPLETED
Two liiindrcd incinljers,turned out tf> celclirtilc past I'ru.sidcnts' Night at a mccliiii! of Zion Lodgt; \o. (i'J, I. O. B. B., March ] I, fit Realtors Hall. About 2'} of the past Proaiilciits of Zion I^dgc were aUo in iittendance. Some of thuin delivered biiurt talks on IVrith work and idcaLs. Sniokcb and refresh ment.*: were .¦iCTVcd, jind the spirit of good fellovv- .ship and brotherhood prevailed.
The .-imbltiouii plans of the Wider- Scope (Committee of the Independent Order df Fl'nai B'rith were discussed hy lulwiii J. Schanfarber. Brot'Iicr Jack Mycr i.pokc on the spciiil service activi¬ ties nf the Order, toiicliing especially on tile work being done at the Ohio State penitentiary and the Mans6cld Re¬ formatory.
Mr. /ciLiih C Gtiodman, prebident of the Advisory Board of the Hillel Foun¬ dation, talked on the accomplishments of the various Foundations among the Jew¬ ish i^ollcKC hoy.s and givN, and stressed tlie fact that thoti'^ands of young folks are being prepared for their duties as the future leaders of Israel in America. Alfred J. Kobacher was also called up¬ on to make a few remarks which < he did in a forceful and busincs-'^-likc man¬ ner. A letter of sincere feeling of loy¬ alty to B'nai B'rith ideals written by Piist President Julius Zeckhauser of To¬ ledo, was read before the nieeting, and be-artily approved 'by the entire gather¬ ing.
One of tbe features of the meeting were the vocal selections rendered by Cantor Ansel Freedman, accompanied on the piano by Rose Jashcnosky.
Dr. Morii>; fioUlberg reported on be¬ half of the Entertainment Committee that the Hillcl debaters will perform for Zion Lodge on April 11, and that the Hillel Male Quartet will also entertain with .some vocal ^elections on that date. Louis Rosenthal, on behalf of'the Prop¬ aganda coinmittee, reported that ap¬ proximately Vi applicants for member¬ ship had been secured for the I. B, Jashcnosky celebration, and declared tbat the commit'tcc is still looking for fur¬ ther applications.
Brother Ed Schanfarber, who accom¬ panied Zion Lodge's Degree Team to Portpmonth, Ohio, reported that the initiation ceremonies in that "citi' were put on in grand style and that the meet¬ ing was an overwhelming succcs.':. He said that he expected the degree team to be called upon to conduct ceremonies in other cities in Ohio.
Dr Samuel D." Edelman, reported that the Minstrel Show Boys arc already on the job and that he expects this year's -show to excel all previous performances. The 'motion made by Dr. Edelman tbat Itie lodge appropr^te $25 for a charter for the A. Z. A. Boy.^ was pa-ssed by acclamation and the money will be ready for the chairman whenever he will need it. One of the important an- nonnccmeiits made at the meeting was in regard to the address which Mrs. FelixjjA. Levy of Chicago will deliver , at tlie Hillel services at Hennick's Hall, Sunday morning, April- 17. An invita¬ tion was extended to every Ben B'rith to attend these services and to hear the inspirhig me^isage of Mrs. Levy.
The following propositions for mem- liership wcte submitted at the meeting: Ernest G. Taussig, presented by Alfred ]. Kobacher; l.ouis Leno, iby Walter ICntz; S. K. Hersch,. by Louis Rosen¬ thal ; Ahe Seff, iby Walter Katz; Harry Lasky, by M. Supran; Jge H. Himmel¬ stein, by Louis Rosenthal; Harry Fried, by 1. B. Jashenosky. Tlie investigating committee, consisting of Joe Shapira, Max Dworkin and Theodore Lehman, reported favorably on these applications and the candidates were duly elected to membership. The report of Fred Laza¬ rus, Jr., relative to the election of nom¬ inees for the Jewish Orphan Home Di¬ rectorship was accepted. A report of the committee In charge of arrangements for the "Pop" Jashenosky night was received very favorably also. The affair Mrill take place on Monday evening, March 23, and a large attendance is expected.
This was one of the finest meetings held by Zion Lodge during the i>ast twcKe months* and every one present felt that he had been an^Iy reported for his at¬ tendance.
Leo Yassenoff presided over t&e meet¬ ing with tact, wit and humor;* wd its success was in a large measure due to his efforts.
You Gin Not Afford To Miss The Big Agudath Achini Concert At Memorial Hall, Tomorrow (Sunday) Evening at 8 O'clock
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