Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1927-06-10

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Cultural Progress Of     '
Jewish Youth Was Reviewed at Convention
American ,Icwa Spent ,S!),0()0,flOO Last Year For Jewish Educa¬ tional Purjioses,. Accord¬ ing to Report
?.SH'^.'''* INTEREST BEING ™^.'l'tA^'^" IN RELIGIOUS TRAINING  OF THE  YOUNG
Several Hundred Delegates Met in Atlantic City Recently and Discussed Educa¬ tional ProbleniH
XEW YORK—New Ijuildlngs cithtr licKun or completed in the course of tlic fiast twelve inoiilhs in the larKcr Jewish communities of Aincric;i reprcient an oiit- l.iy of upwards.of two uiilliotLs of ilol-I hns. fu addition more than !i!7,lin0,0ll'), were spcin l)y tlie Jewish Conimunitits of | -America for the puriiuse of carryiiiR out I their educational programs. In sncli 'cnuimuuities as Xcw York, Chicaijo, rhiladdlJiia, Cleveland and <ilher cities wliere the communities are organized | there is an awakened interest in the prob¬ lem nf Jewish e<hicatioii whicli is most; eiic<iiir,-igiinr. i
TIie=c were some ot the oiilstaiuliiiK 1 facts brouKht out at tlie openiiiB session of the N.atiniial Oiuncil tor Jewish Iidn¬ cation held last Sunday night at the Jewish Cunlminiity Cent-e of Atlai.'ic City. Several hundred educators as well as lay people interested in the problem of Jewish educatiim came from various parts of the country to attend the ses¬ sions of this national OrKanization dedi¬ cated to die furtherance of Jewish cdilca- ' tion in this country. Headquarters for the Conncil have been establisheil at the Ril2 Carlton Hotel where all the sub¬ sequent .sessions were held.
Community Responsibility
In his review of the progress of Jewish education during the piist year, Dr. Leo Honor, prcsiilent of the council, pointed to the growing sense of comniunity re- siionsihility that has manifested itself throughout the country "with regarl to the problem of Jewish Edticattoil.
This manifestation finds exprcssibn not only in incrcasal biitigets but also in the development of phases of Jewish edu¬ cation heretofore neglected. Thus con¬ siderable attention is now being given to the religious education of the girl, to the general problem of youth and adult edu¬ cation. . It is also now generally recog¬ nized that Jewish education must bc stud¬ ied in a scientific tnanner.
"Jewish education," Dr. Honor de- dared, "has heen sold not only to the community leaders but (o the Jewish parents as well. In the city of New York the Jewish Education As.sociation con¬ ducted an intensive registration campaign through the press, the pulpit, lectures, mass meetings etc. with the residt that a large number of children that had been growing up without any Jewish education whatsoever were brought to the-Hebrew schools. In Minneapolis and in Detroit campaigns were conducted by the Jewish women with equally good results. In Cleveland 120 women visited over 2,000 homes. As a result COO new children were enrolled In week day schools and 700 in the community Sunday schools."
Mr.   Ben,  Rosen,  educational  director
of   the   Associated   Talmud   Tor,ah^   of
PhiLidelphia was the presiding oificcr at
. the opening session. "It is gratifying to
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VOU ARE CORDIALLY IN¬ VITED TO THIS "FATHKK AND SON" HANClOET NEXT THURSDAY liVliNINC;
Elaborato arrangonicntB for the "father and son" banquet sponsored by Ihc Uoy Scout Committee of the East Broad Street Temple, Thnrsday eve¬ ning, June IGth, have been com¬ pleted. Mr. W'ill Welber, ehnir- m«n of the committee, on- llounecs that an especially pre¬ pared Chicken Dinner will he served. Other features on the program are: (I) exhibitions by the boys; (2) special exhibits; (3) moving picture films of camp activities; (1) addresses by prominent speakers; (5) awards to be given to those who have excelled in boy scout work.
Among those who arc cooper¬ ating with .Mr. Welber in ar¬ ranging the "Father and Son lianquet" are the following members of the Tifereth Israel Congregation: Lcwn Nason, Benjamin F. Levinson, Meyer (jinshurg, Jnslin L. Sillman, Ar¬ thur Gluck, and J. L. Feiner. On tliis occasion these gentle¬ men will be giveii their emblem pins.
Don't forget the time and place — Thursday evening, June IGth, at 6:30 p. m. at the East Broad Street Temple.
The Public Invited to Confirmation Exercises 0{ Broad Street Temple
Impressive    Ceremonies    Will    Take
Place in New Temple Structure;
Beautiful   Program   Has
Been Arranged
Twelve pupils of the East Hroad Street Tenitlle Religious School will be coiifirnied tomorrow fSunday) uiorning at 10 A. M. in the auditorium of the iiew Temple Structure at l.'l,"i4 East Broad Street. .\ beautiful prograni has been arranged by R.ibbi Rivlin and an iiivita tion has been extended to the general public as well as, to all members of the Congregation to attend the impressive exercises.
The confirmants are as follows: liva- trice Roth, 1081 Franklin Ave.; Rose Z'tpolan, 1113 Franklin Ave.;' Stanley Wasserstrom, 79!) S. Ohio Avc.; Mildrett I-ouisc Feiner, 1857 Bryden Road; Beula Jeanne Koen, 9i*>7 Carpenter St.; Mary Jane Gatoff, 1101 Linwood .\ve.: Leonard Wasserstrom, 7DI) S. Ohio Ave.; Ervin Fleischer, 426 So. Ohio .\vc.; Morris Levinson, 1411 Brydeu Road; Harold Brown, oSl Bnlen Ave.; Maxwell Fish- king, 1003 Linwood; Lcih Nason, 2.575 Bcxlcy Park Road.
In making the anuouiiccmeiit concern¬ ing the exercises. President Nason urged everyone to be sure and arrive early. "The ceremonies will commence promptly at 10 a. in.," said Mr. Nason, "and in order to be sure oi scats it will be ad¬ visable to come as early as possible. I want to make it clearly understood that the ceretnonies will be open to all regard¬ less of synagogal affiliation. Come and spend an inspirational hour'."
"God Moves in ti Mysterious Way"
A Story By Elma Ehrlich Levinger
(Cojiyright, lfl27, by Elma Erhltch Lcvinger.   All right reserved.)
The doctor smiled satirically over his tall glass of tea. A long, thin man, hi.s bushy white hair and beard faintly sug¬ gestive of that mad Russian, Tolstoi, lie reached for a lump of sugar; held it poised aliovc the steaming glass.
"Once a Jew, always a Jew," said the doctor. "Or shall we say '.ilways'? I remember reading in my inispcnt youth that the 'unborn .soul takes uiion itself the yoke of the Torah.' Not long sigo, I almost believed it. A very peculiar case. Yes, God surely moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform, as the hymn writer puts it."
Now, as the writers of serial stories always say, "read the rest of the story for yourself."
She was a frail, wiry fl.ippcr, married at eighteen, a mother at twenty. The baby, a fine, lusty youngster was exer¬ cising his lungs in the hospital nursery, and all was well with him. But compli¬ cations had set in and those about Ihe young mother's bed were white and tense with waiting. '
They stood there, the boyish husband (who doesn't conic into the story at all) ; the neurotic, hysterical mother; the father, silent and dignified in the midst of his grief. And, of. course, my friend, the doctAr. The doctor was an old friend of the family; in fact, he himself had ushered Evelyn Rosen into Ihis vale of tears she seemed about to desert with such tragic swiftness. Not a religionist him¬ self, the doctor had not been especially shocked when the Rosen's, growing pros¬ perous in this world's goods, had cc-ised to p.iy dues to the Temple, and h.id sent little Evelyn to an Episcopalian Sunday School. With the big, blue eyes <lnd ycl low curls the fortunate child had never been recognized as a Jewess. During her high school days she had met Bob Mor¬ ris of one of our best Gentile families, There was no talk of intermarriage. Evelyn Rosen to all intents and purposes was no longer a Jewess.
An Episcopalian clergyman had per¬ formed the marriage ceremony. The only Jew at flic wedding, except the bride and her parents, had been Mrs. Rosen's bache¬ lor brother, who was expected to remem¬ ber Evelyn handsomely in his will. He had already deposited a very respectable check in the savings bank for Bob, Jr. now alternatingly sleeping or howling in the nursery. But it seemed .as though the young mother would never live lo thank him.
Evelyn lay b-lck on her pillows, her short, gold curls a mockingly bright halo about her pinched face; her long, trans¬ parent fingers, ringless save for the pl.atinuin band, picked at the sheets; her pale lips twitched to utter words they could not understand. The doctor knew the crisis was upon them. He wondered dully whether it was worth bringing life into an already over-populated planet at such a price. 1-le bent down over the frail figure; the words he caught startled and shook him more than he cared to ac¬ knowledge even to himself. There was a strange look in his eyes when he raised his head.
"There is still hope," said the doctor.
Evelyn flid not die although for weeks her life hung upon a very slender threap. The doctor in his daily visits knew better than to ask her the meaning of the words she h-id murmured in that terrible moment
Order of Service For Confirmation
Exercises of East Broad Street Temple^ To Be Held June 12,1927, at 10 A. M. Sharp
"MA^TOVU"     Ciintor nm\ Choir
PROCESSIONAL "Marchc", Hollaeiidcr
Mrs. B. \V. Abramsfin "BORUCIl HABAH" Cantor and Qioir OPEMXG PRAYER,	
    Stanley Wasscrhtrnni
PRAYFtR   Parents
PRAYER .'  Rabbi
HYMN—"Oiir Fathers, We Beseech
Tlicc"       Confirmants
FLOWER OFFERIXn,  ..Confirmants VIOLIN SOLO, "Aielody in F"  ....
 - ,... Rubinstein
MibS Lilliiin Levin, assisted by Mrs. B. W. Abramson
PRAYER   Beula Koen
SCRIPTURE READING Rabbi
"IlOnU AL ERETZ", Ciiiitor and Choir KESPONSIVli: REAPING	
  Rabbi and Congregation
"EITZCIIAYIM HEE", 	
  Cantor and Choir
AODRESSES:
(I) "The Meaning of Confirmation"
,.,.,. by Erwin Fleisher
' (2)."What Shall the Torah Mean to .   Us?" ..' : by Leah Nason
when her familv h;id gathered :ibnut wiiat thev h.'Kl ln.Ii(.'ved would prove hi-r death bed. A*- ;i true ^rieiuist, the memory of her iiiuinbh'iif,"- Ic'iKed and tormented him. He rdiihl 11(11 acaimit for wliat bc had ^•oiwiderrd \\\. Uie time her deathbed eon- fessiaii; he bided hii time, delerinincd to 5ohc the mystery.
.Se\eraJ ninuihs later, when spring was in thf air and the cily streets were bright with ladies' hnniietH and tbe trays of flower vendors, the doetiir came to ^i^it his iiaticiit. He found rAclyii lyiiij,' near Ihe window on a chaise hiunffe, an elabo¬ rately cmbrnidcred cover over her feet, a pillow to match tucked behind her briRht bead. On the (able an Easter lily bloomed from a ^ayly decorated injt; aTinve the bed lumK a very lovely and impractical ^fadoml.^, a.s beautiful a.s a IKiet's dream of Paraili-ie, but appearing far fno .stupid to halhc and dress and feed the naked infant IoIHuk in her lap. The doctor, gJaneiuK over the jiictiired deification cif Mothcrlmod. , smiled his slow hatirie smile.
l':velyn raubdit Ids grin and wondered. "My, Easter kHi from Bob," she ex¬ plained, "lie thinks that when I hold Sonny I look a little like her."
"Heaven forbid I" the doctor imir- mitred impolitely. Thui aloud: "Your 'husband's a gf)od Episcopalian, isn't he?"
liveljn's hrows wrinkled at the irrele¬ vance of his question, "flardly. He's like most men, I guts',; too busy for religion. CH course, he wanted itic to have Sonny christened, but that was chiefly to please his parents."
"Minh, his parents? What about yours?"
"Mine?" She took him up sharply now. "What about mine?"
"Come now, Evelyn," and the doctor laughed a little, "such old friends as we are can be perfectly honest with each other. Even if you weren't brought up as a Jcwcbs, you must know your par¬ ents used to belong to a Temple. And your prandfathcr-^hc died before you were horn, or you'd know that he wai one of the niobt faithful jfews who ever lived."
. Evelyn's shouklcrs under the rose silk kimoiia shrugged impatiently. "Pve hardly lieanl about grandfather. And you know as well as I do that you're almost the only Jewish friend we have. So wbat are you driving at? You're not trying to convert me back at my age, arc you?"
"Heaven forbid I" answered the doc¬ tor, but now he spoke aloud. "What I'm driving at is this: did you ever have any j religiou'; training—rather, any Jewish rcHgioub training as a child?"
Evelyn considered. "No, not a single bit as far as T can remember. Dad and mother called themselves Ethical Cul- turists or something. And my chum went to the Episcopalian Sunday School and took mc along. I was even confirmed there.'   But why do you ask?" '
"You're sure you were never taught any religious observances at home—any; Hebrew prayers?"
"Of course noti"
"You never attended a Jewish religious service of any kind?"
"Never.   Except a ball they gave al the Jewish Community Center once when I was going with a Jewish girl, for a little (Cotttimted on page 4)
Bryden Road Temple Sabbath School Picnic Thursday, June' 16
The l*jir('nt-Teachers' Aisyo- ciiLtion of Temple Israel will give their annual basket picnic for <ho rhildren nf the Sabbath Srhool al Oak Park next Thurs¬ day, June Ifith.
Chlldrt'n and parents who can accompany them will assi'inbiie at the Teiniile Thursdiiy inorn- iuK ut ten o'clock from where nutomohilcfj will take thcin to Oak  Park.
Those hnvinf? extra space in their aiil4miohilcs are urgiMl.to cull Mrs. Alfred Kobacker nt FRanklin S703 and let her know how innny children can he ac¬ commodated.
It   JR   requested   that   every
child of (he Sabbath School b«
present   as   the   committee   has
planned  a  special  program  of
¦ gamca and entertuinincnt.
BrinfT basket liinchcs. Soft drinks can be purchased at the park.
Open Initiation Will Take Place at Realtors' Hall Monday Evening
Bro. Schanfarber WHl Make Presenta¬ tion of Gifts to Confirmants of All Local Congregations; Delegates' Reports to Be Delivered
A cnrdial welcome is being extended to the entire community lo witness the last niieii initiation uf tbe season to he conducted by Zion Lodge's IJegree Team at Realtors' Hall, 111 F.. State St.. Mon day evoiiiufi, June !:tih. The remarkable popul.irity achieved by the team through' out the state will no doubt bring about a large attendance at these ceremonies.
One of the features of the evenfiifi. be'.idc^ the open iiiitialioii, will he the preseiilalion by Brotlier Edwin J. Schan¬ farber of special gifts from the 1. O. B. B.  tci confirmants  ui  tbe   various  local
ALL LOCAL CONFIRMANTS URGED TO BE PRESENT ON MONDAY EVENING. JUNE 1*
Zioii Lpdgc'a Comttiiltec in charge of ffifts takes thie means of urging every local confirmant of this season to attend Monday Night's meeting of the B'nai B'rith at Realtors Hall, 144 East State Street.
Upon this occasion they will not only have the opportunity to ¦ learn more about the things for which Judaism stands, but will also receive special gifts from the order. The presentation will be made by Brother Edwin J. Schanfarber, a past president .of the district.
So don't fail to turn out for this important occasion—at Re¬ altors* Hall, Monday evening.
(;0 "What Wc Have.Learned at the Religious School" .. by Mildred Feiner (0 "Our Holidays," by Mary Gatofif
HYMN—"Sacred  Awe  Stirs  Our
Hearts"  Cuiilirniants
ADDRESSES:
(1) "Onr Ceremonies" 	
  hy Morris Levinson
(2) "The Significance of Palestine"  by Beatrice Roth
(!()  "Our Parents"   	
 by Leonard Wasserstrom
VALEDICTORY Rose Zapolan
iIYMN~"l''ather, See Thy Suppliant
Children"      Confirmants
ADDRIiSS—"hrael—A   Bwik   Never
out of   Print"      Rabbi
TAKING OF PLEDGE, .. Confirmants CONSECRATION AND BLESSING,
  Rabbi
PRAYER    Harold Brown
PRESEN'^'ATION    OF    CERTIFI¬ CATES AND GIFTS,	
:  Mr. Leon Nason
"EIN KELOHENU",	
 Cantor aitd Congregation
BENEDICTION  Rabbi
An Open Letter
To the Editor, Ohio Jewish Chronicle, % Sclniltz Bldg., Columbus, Ohio. Kind .Sir:—
Will you find space in your paper for the following:
The secretary, of Ziun Lodge takes this incai^s of re<Iue$ting thoi^e niembers who have hefetofore recommendedjapplicaiits for membersljip to Zion Lodge, to make a special elTort to have their 4''.ppticnnt present for the last public inlt\ition of the season, on Monday, June rith, 1027.
The writer also takes this means of exleniling a cordial welcome lo the public to attend Zion Lodge's public initiation, as well as the ceremony of the presenta¬ tion of gifts to confirmants, the parents of whom are menibers of the IndeiJendent Order of B'nai B'rith. Every one who will attend is assured of an cvciitn!; oi splendid entertainment.
Very sincerely youfi, (Signed) I. W. GAREK, Sec'y.
Special Feature; Strictly Kosher food.
Activities: Swimming, base¬ ball, volley ball, basketball and hikinf?.
Rate: $15.00 for two weeks Free transportation.
Mothers, boys and girls eli¬ gible. Children under direction of experienced camp counsellors at all times.
Register now before it is too late—at the Schonthal Commu¬ nity Houae, 555 Eaat Rich street.
temples. It is expected that every boy and girl confirmerl during the past two weeks will be present on this auspicious occasion.
An interesting entertainment program will bc carried out and refreshments will be served to all.
During the business meeting reports will fae made by several of the local dele gates to the' recent convention of the District at Toledo. The president of the Lodge wants it clearly understowl that ladies as well as gcntlcmeti will bc wel come to attend Monday night's meeting at Realtors' Hall. Ml E. State Street
U. p. A. Issues Call To Jews of America For $1,000,000 In June
Relief From Economic Depres¬ sion Must Come Throuj^h the Rcalizalion of Cash From Plcdf^cs Made in America
REPORT WAS DELIVERED BY EMANUEL NEUMANN
NEW YORK—The following state¬ ment has been issued by Judge William \T. Lewis, National Chairman of the TTiiitcd Palestine Appeal, who presided at a conference of the Board of Directors of that organization and of leading work¬ ers throughout the country at the Pennsy¬ lvania Hotel, Sunday morning and after¬ noon, May 22, 1!)27.
Tlie principal purpose of the Conter- tnce was to enable the members of the Board of Directors and the other men and,women throughout the country who carry the responsibility for the United Palestine Aptieal, to j^et the facts with regard to tiie present situation in Pales- line and the affairs, of the movement ¦ generally from Mr. I^juis Lipsky, Presi¬ dent of the Zionist Organization of Amer¬ ica, who has returned from the sessions of the General Council of the World Zionist Organization in London, from Miss Heniielta S/old, Judge Bernard A. Rosenblatt, and Mr. Norvin Lindheim who have rctnrned from an extended stay in Palestine. The last three emphasized the fact that the economic crisis in Pales¬ tine, although it has passed its peak and is now on the decline, is not yet ¦o\er. There is stilt- a considerable amount of Hricmploymcnt accompanied by distress, in some cases acute, especially in the cities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. In the agricultural settlements, on the other hand, conditions arc practically normal. There is a steady consolidation which has led-to the achievement of self-support hy a number of the settlements established within the past five or six years and the prospect of further expansion is satis¬ factory.
The Depression
"With' regard to the dcpresslun in the cities which bas led to the establishment of a system of doles for the unemployed, the Palestine Zionist Executive expect a considerable improvement and a return to normal from new undertakings about to be started, in ]>articular, the improve¬ ment of the Haifa'harbor, the Uutenherg elcctrificatioti project on the Jordan and various public works, particularly road building, which is being undertaken by the Government and Municipalities.
"Mr. Lipsky dealt with the sessions of the General Council, formerly known as the Greater Actions Committee of the World Zionist Organization that were held in London and were attended by delegates from the leading countries of the world including Palestine. Among those who represented the United States, besides Mr. Lipsky, were Miss Henrietta Szold, Honorary President of the Hadas¬ sah Woman's Zionist Organization, Mrs. Ruse Jacobs and Mr. Norvin Lindheim. Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the World Zionist Organization expressed satisfaction with the political situation in Palestine and in the movement generally. The principal action with regard to the situation in Palestine was to bring about gradually an abolition of the system of dotes to the unemplojred, by introducing additional constructive undertakings. To carry out this plan it was decided to (Contiuued on- page 4), ^^
YOU ARE URGED TO REGISTER
NOW FOR THE SCHONTHAL SUMMER CAMP AT MAGNETIC SPRINGS
Bulletin of
the Schonthal Sununer Camp
Opening Date: Sunday, June 19, 1927.
Location: Magnetic Springs, Ohio.
LADIES AUXILIARY OF UETII JACOB TO  HOLD LAWN FETE TUESDAY
The LaditH Auxiliary of the iteth .lacob Congregation wi|l give an elaborate lawn fete Tuesday evening, June 14tli, on the lawn of the Synagogue, 416 Donaldson Btreet,
RefreHhmentK and gaine.s of-uli Hurts will be features of thifi fete. Come und bring the chil¬ dren. The proceeds will be used for a worthy cause.
Just before Shevuuth the Aux¬ iliary surprised the congrega¬ tion with a beauUfvI new "Pa- rocheth" which did much to en¬ hance the appearance of the pulpit.
KNOW the flowers, tlie shrubs, the trees. Listen to the birds, the bugs, the bees, i.
Learn to swim and ball to play, And how to romp in the new mown hay. i
KNOW the joys of sitting 'round By Ihe cimp fire on,the ground. Singing to your hearts content, Witli all your friends on pleasure bent.
AND in the evening act a play. Do a stunt to enjoy your stay, Hiive a dance or take a hike. Go on a hayride or the like.
COME to Camp at Magnetic Sjirings, Where M)fl winds blow; the meadowlark sings,, Whree every one will be your friend, Register now—don't wait till the end.