Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1927-12-23

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Vol. X —No. 51
COLUMBUS, OHIO, DECEMBER 23,  UJ27
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The New Cleveland Jewish Orphans Home Is Now
Close to Realization, Public Statement
Reveals
^ iJl i^''""? Experts Predict Tliat It Will Be One Of Tlic Most Modern And Up-To-Date Institutions Of Its Kind In Tlie tntirc World—Many Local Jews Interested In Tlie Prog¬ ress Of Tlic Building Fund Campaign—Over $700,- 000.00 Has Been Raised In Ohio And Indiana Alone
ALL BOARD MEMBERS OF HOME HEARTILY ENDORSE
THE POLICIES OP SUPERINTENElENT
MICHAEL SHARLETT
, CLEVELAND.—The dream of a new. Jewish Orphan Home in Cleveland is close (0' realization,, two outstanding an¬ nouncements just made by Fred Lazarus, Jr.v president of the Home, to the Ohio meihbers of the canipaign executive com¬ mittee, have revealed.
First, the decision of the United States Supreme Court refusing to review the case involving the University Heights zoning ordinance,' declared unconstitu- , tional by the United Stiitcs,Circuit Court.
Second, the successful passing of the: half-way mark in the million dollar carn- paign tor the Home in District No. 2, I. O. B. B.
The Stipreme Court ruling removes the last legal barrier iti the way of erecting the new Home in Shaker and Univer¬ sity Heights', and actual con.struction of the new buildings is expected tO' start in . a few months.
The Home, after being denied a build¬ ing permit by University Heights on thi . ground that the village's zoning ordinance prohibited the erection.of buildings of the character ot the Jewish .Orphan Home on the site plirchased, successfully fought . the ruling through the lower courts.
¦With close to' SSOO.OOO ot the miUioh dollar .goal. already  pledged   and  with
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger Deliv¬ ers Invocation and Bene¬ diction at 0. S, U. Graduation
rnany important ' state and cily com- paigns still to be held, P'resident Laz.aru3 predicted a successful termination of the effort in a short time, ;
Ohio, with a quota of ?700,000, an-, nounccs the ¦ following campaigns com¬ pleted, and over the top: Columbus, $(iO,- 000;.Toledo, $50,000; Youngstown, $25,- 000; Cincinnati, 5;l'00,000; Dayton, $3S,- 000; Zaiicsville, $0,0,00; Elyria, $2,270; Marion, $1,525; Loriiin, $2,500; Piqiia, $3,440.   . .    •
Ohio campaigns under way,-with their quotas ahd .amounts i-aiscd to. date, arc! Ashtabula, $725 on $2,000; Lima, $5,041 on $0,000; .Mans6'5U, $2;100 on $3,000; East Liverpodl,. $700. on $2,000; Ports¬ mouth, $2,700. on $3,500; Springfield, H- 000 on $i5,000; Steubenville, $,5,000 on $7,- 500; Middletown, $1,00() on $2,000; Ak¬ ron, $25,009 on $85,000.; Canton, |8,«00 on
$15,000. . '. ¦¦.
Ohio communities .in which campaigns have, not been held are: Cleveland, with a quota of, $350,000; Sandusky,, with a quota of $3,000; Ironton, with a quota of $1,500; Bellaire, with 'a quota of $3,- 000; Hamilton, with a, quota of $2,500, ¦and a few snlallcommunities without for¬ mal quotas.  ,
Rabbi Lcc J. Levinger, of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at the Ohio State University, delivered the invocation aiid benediction at the quarterly gradu- .ation of the University Wednesday, De¬ cember 21st. He has been appointed one of tbe committee chairmen and invited to dfcliver a talk at the forthcoming meet¬ ing of the American Association on Re¬ ligion in State ,Universities, to be held at Iowa City, la. For/the forthcoming terih he has accepted invitations to speak at the Methodist Student Center, tbe Baptist Young People's Union, and the fireside session of the, Y. M. C. A, at his university/ .III addition, he is on the faculty ofthe philo.sophy department for the winter, giving a course ,on Medieval Philosophy, Moslem, Jewish and Scho^ lastic.
Last Sunday Rabbi Levinger addressed the open forum of the Hillel Foundation at the Uriiversity of Wisconsin. On his vacation trip he will speak in his horrie city; addressing Sinai , Congregation of, Sioux City, la. .
A PRINCE IN ISRAEL HAS FALLEN
¦ It is with a deep feeling of sorrow and grief that the Ohio Jewish Chronicle records tlie demise on Wednesday mortiing, December 21st, 1927, of Benjamin M. Frankel, .National Director of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations in the United States.
Becai^se.of the lateness of the hour and the crowded condition of oiir columns this week, we are compelled to postpone until next week the publication of all the tributes t« Mr. Frankel's memory which have^lready poured into our office.
Suffice it to say at this time that he was one of the most beloved and respected Ben B'riths in the entire world.
His services to Jews and Judaism were extraordinarily meri¬ torious.' ¦
In short, he was a "prince in Israel," uiiiqtife in his generation.
',Ben Frankel was born in Peoria, Illinois, on October 15th,
1897 and was but 30 years of age at his death.   He is Survived
by his .pa:rehts and his bride of six months. ."May his memory
be for a blessing."
In our issue of January 5th will appear a full account of Ben- Frapkers life and athievemehts together with tributes from Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, Rabbi Jacob Tarshish, Rabbi Isaac Werne, Rabbi Solottion Rivlin, Edwin J. Schanfarber, Jack Myers, I. B. Jashen¬ osky, Alfred M. Cohen, Boris D.Bogen and other B'nai B'rith leaders and workers.—^A. M. N.
Menorah Society of Ohio State University Closes Successful Quarter's Work
DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING OF ZION
LODGE, NO. 62,1. 0. B. B. MONDAY EVENING,
DECEMBER 26TH, AT 8 O'CLOCK SHARP
AT REALTORS'HALL, 144 E. STATE ST.
General Election 6f Officers And Delegates Will Take Place- Other Important Business Will Be Transacted—The Future Of The Local A. Z. A. Will Be Discussed—Spirited Contest Between Samuel Wolman And Ben Z, Neustadt Is The Subject Of Much Local Discussion
BIG CELEBKATION AT EAST
broAd ST. temple in
honor op sium ha.
torah tomorrow
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THE LOCAL ZIONIST ORGAN¬ IZATION ELECT OFFICERS
All menihers of iyp Tifereth Is- r.ael Congregation are liereby re¬ quested to attend tlie big celebra¬ tion tomprrow (Sunday) afternoon at the East Broad Street Temple.
This aifair has .been arranged by President Leon Nason and his oiK- cers in honor of Mr, I. H. Schlez- inger's presentation of a "Sefer Torah" to the Temple.
The arrangements committee an¬ nounces that every Chronicle reader in Columbus and Central Ohio will be most welcome. .
In a signed statement the, com¬ mittee said, among other tilings, that a unique program has been prepared for the occasion.
So don't forget to be there—1354 East Broad Street^tomorrow aft- erndon-^at 2:30 o'clock sharp. YoUj will never regret it.
A CORDIAL INVITATIO
To Tlie Jewish People ot Co
lumbus and. Central
Ohio.
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The Officers and Directors of the Buckeye State Building and Loan Company take this means oi ex-r tending a most cordial invitation to the Jewish people of Cotumhus and Central Ohio to attend the opening of the Buckeye in its new location, 36 East Gay Street, Tiiesday, De¬ cember 27th.
The work of construction has .been most interesting from start to finish and the public will inevitably he convinced,, after a tour of in¬ spection, that the new home of the Buckeye will shed lustre upon "the fair name of our fair city."
At the meeting of' the Zionist Organ¬ ization of Columbus, held Tuesday night, December 20thj at the Talmud Torah tlie following canditlates were elected for the. ensuing term:
Chairman, I.^M. Muscatt; Vice-Chair¬ man, Max-Dworkiit; Secretaryt M. C. Waldman; Treasurer, J. Solove; Execu¬ tive Board, Rabbi S. Rivlin, Al Metch¬ nick, M. Bornstein, M. Bogatin, R. Melt- man, H, Seff and Dr. Abramson.
The Treasurer, Secretary, and Execu¬ tive Board were elected by acclamation. The new administration is composed of capable men who,will, with the coopera-; tiou of the Zionists of Columbus, tablish a stronger and more .active or¬ ganization.
TIFERETH    ISRAEL    RELI¬ GIOUS School pro¬ gram
Sunday, December 25th. 8:15 p. m.
Xl) Operetta —r "Judas Mbc- cabe'us."
<2> Russian Folk Dance, Dance Solos.
(3) Play, "Enemies of Is¬ rael."
Violin Solo.
Announcement of ¦ winners of prizes for best esBays on "Judas Maccabeus. What He Meant to The Jewish People."
Place—Social Hall of tifereth Israel Temple.
DERLIN.—-The charge that unnamed jjewish societies have contributed to the sum given by the Soviet government to Christian Rakovsky, Soviet ambassador in Paris, to conduct anti-Rouraaniah propaganda; was made by Premier Bratianu in an interview with the rep¬ resentative of the "Figaro," reports pub¬ lished in the anti-Semitic press here Btate.
Ill addition to the splendid program of. Jewish activity carried on by the Hillel Foundation of Ohio State Univer¬ sity under the direction of Rabbi Lee:J. Leyiiiger, Jewish students were afforded a splendid program of Jewish lectures by outstanding leaders in Jewish life ini- der the auspices of the' Menorah Society of Ohio State. , For the first time in tlic history of .Menorah eighty Jewish men and women were officially enrolled as members at Ohio State in one quar¬ ter. The first meeting of the society was in the form of a students', symposium directed by Sot D. Ozer of. the depart¬ ment of sociology, who led tiie dis¬ cussion on the "Future of Judaism in America." Samuel Marcus of Cleve¬ land, violinist,.was accompanied by Miss Miriam Berman; pianist, in a program of musical selections.    ¦
"The Jew,, in Drama," a; paper' by Harry I.. Losin,'Hillel" playwright, and "The Jew in Music," by Samuel R, Gold¬ man, were presented at the second stu¬ dents' symposium. These specially pre¬ pared papers were the first of a series on Jewish contributions to civilization: Prof. Theodore N. Beckman;' Ph. D,, Menorah Society advisor, ;presided at the discussion which preceded a-musical program by Harry Littman of Akron! The third Menorah meeting was a social get-together at which time Elma Er- lich Levinger, noted. author i and play- wriglit and advisor of- the well-known local Hillel players, spoke pn "The Jew in American Literature." Much discus¬ sion featured ,the open, forum following her presentation, which preceded a much applauded program of classical piano selections offered by Arnold Kippen of Ohio State. ,The most successful meet¬ ing'of all was the one given under the auspices of the Hillel Foundation, .Avu- kah,'and the Menorah. Society when Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland addressed some 800 students, Rabbis, and local Jews, on the subject, "Four Major Tendencies in Jewish Life." Last Sat¬ urday night, the Menorah closed its svic- cessful beginning with a lecture by Rabbi Solomon Rivliii iand a sb^cial night of entertainment!
¦Announcement of the rich program prepared for next quarter for ^ Ohio State University students by Menorah Society was announced by the President, Mor'ris.A. Skop, including an. inter-col¬ legiate debate with Northwestern Uni¬ versity of Chicago.
Mr. Roy J. Stone, former president of the Menorah Society, and formei* member of the Ohio State University de¬ bating team, complimented the adminis¬ tration for the splendid program of ac¬ tivities, presented during the past quar¬ ter, and urged the active committees to continue their excellent work. A, future issue of Ths Ohio Jetitish Chronicle will include a complete program for next quarter's work. . Coluipbus Jewry, in¬ cluding all youth,organizations, are al¬ ways welcome to Menorah meetings, held usually on the University campus.
Officers of the Menorah Society of Ohio State University for the year 1927- 28 are: President, Morris A. Skop; Vice President, Gertrude Tempkin; Sec¬ retary, Milton Rosewater; Correspond¬ ing Secretary, Elizabeth X. Pier, and Ben 1. Levine, Treasurer.
The officers of Zion Lodge No. 62, LO. B. B,,,tak >his means of announcing that one of the most important meetings in jie history of the Lodge will take place Monday evening, Dec. 26, 1927, at 8 o'clock, at Realtor's Hall, 144 East State Street.
From present indications tw,o-thirds of the entire membership will turn out for this ineeting. The general election of ofifif^ers and delegates wilKtake place. Following arc the,"brothers" who wiU be Up.for.elec- tion: President, Dr. Morris Goldberg; Vice-President, Louis Rosen¬ thal; Treasurer, 1, B. Jashenosky; Secretary, Isadore Walton. Garek; Warden, Justin Leon Sillman. The'office of Guardian of Zion Lodge is being'sought by Samuel Wolman, attorney, and Ben Z: Neiistadt, business manager and co-publisher di The.Ohio Jewish.Chronicle.    ¦,
^Following, are the candidates up for election, as delegates to the forthcoming convention of District Grand Lodge, No. 2, L O. B. B. which will take place in Coluinbus,.May 28, I9'28: Alfred J^ ito- backer. Dr., Louis Kahn, Dr. Samuel D. Edelman; Walter Katz, B., F. Levinsonj Bert Wolman, Fi-ed Lazarus, Jr., Edwin J. Schanfarber, L ,B., Jashenosky, Abe Weinfeld arid Leo Yassenoff. ;
Besides the general election of officers and, delegates severaK weighty mattefs pertaining to the good and welfare of the Order will be brought* up for discussion, among them the future of the local. Aleph Zadek Aleph, and the progress, of the building fund drive of the ,Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home.      '      ",
So don't make any other arrangements for Monday.night, Decem¬ ber 26th. Be there promptly and do your duty according to the dic¬ tates of your better jiidgment and your conscience.
PLANS  ARE  COMPLETED FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF AN AGUDATH ACHIM   vi BROTHERHOOD       V
Arthur Goldberg, 1952 Bryden Road
Heads This Newly Formed Group
-i-Cantor f^reedm^n Sings
at Meeting
EXECUTIVE BOARD OP T. X
in D. Rockefeller Gives $50,000 to Jewish Charities Of American Metropolis
Eli  H.  Bernheim  Acknowledges  Re¬ ceipt Of Check Prom Oil King And Declares That It la A Real Inspiration
NEW YORK.—John D. Rockefeller, Jr„ has contributed $50,000 to the 1927 money-raising program of the F'c.dcration for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies.
Ann(j)uncement of the contribution was made by Eli H. Bernheim of the board of .trustees of the Federation, In a, letter to Mr. Bernheim, iMr, Rockefeller said:. "Last, year you were good enough to ac¬ cept a contribution of $30,000 which I made to.the aiinual campaign of the Fed¬ eration of Jewish Philanthropic Societies. I understand that the campaign £6r the year 1027 is now under way, and while I have not been solicited to make a con¬ tribution, I believe, so thoroughly in the w-ork youi* organization; is carrying on and particularly iti the co-operative spirit which has. brougiit *a great group of phil¬ anthropies together, that I trust you, will allow ine to renew my contribution of last year,,
"This I venture to suggest, realizing that it take^ time to get a federated niove- inent of this kind started and that, while ultimately the movement Will easily be financed from within, in these early years of its, existence,, contributions from withr out/may not be unacceptable. My check ^dr $50,000 is enclosed herewith."
Come to the "Entertainment of En¬ tertainments" tomorrow afternoon at the WoDdman Home. This affair is given by the pupils of the Columbus Hebrew School. >
BROTHERHOOD PUSHES     / Accenting  the  mit   in  behalf  of ~the :    MEMBERSHIP DRIVE : 1/^   Acceptmg the g.ft  m behalf of,the
Arthur Goldberg, 1693 Bryden R^oad, a life-Ioiig member of .the Agudath Achim Congregation, and actively iden¬ tified with several civic enterprises, in the: Buckeye Capital, was unanimously chosen President of the newly, organized. Brotherhood of the Agudath , Achim Congregation at a meeting held at his home, Monday evening, December 19th. It is the hope of all loyal Agudath Achini workers that this iuiwly-formed group will shed lustre upon the fair name of this pioneer orthodox Jewish Syna¬ gogue.   .
Following are the other officers elected for the coming year; Attorney David A. Peiros, Vice-President; Dr. Donald Shusterman,; Secretary, and A. A, Wol¬ man,, Treasurer.
Among those present at the meeting called by Mr. Arthur Goldberg were the foIlo\ving; Cantor Ansel Freedmari, At¬ torney Bert Wolman, Max Schotten¬ stein, Attorney Samuel Wolman, Attor¬ ney David A. Peiros, Loiiis Lakin; Ja¬ cob Krakdwitz, Dr. Hairry S. Shamari- slcy, Joseph L. Schwartz, Dr. Donald A, Shusterman, Meyer Warsaski, Louis Thall, and Harry Schwartz.
Every man present pjiid his dues for the entire year in advance. An enter-, tainmenf committee was appointed to ar¬ range for a special affair to be given next month at which time the official an¬ nouncement of the future plans of the organization will be made in detail,, , Those present at the meeting, were divided into two separate teams with Samuel W^olman and Meyer Warsaski leaders of the teams; and a member¬ ship campaign was immediately started. Amotig the charter members of the Agu¬ dath Achim Brotherhood are the fol¬ lowing stalwart orthodox leaders: Mor¬ ris M. Levison, I. Niltis, J. W. Zilb'er- man, Nathan Finkelstein, and A. Gold¬ berg.
For unavoidable reasons Rabbi I. Werne was unable to attend the first meeting of the Brotherhood. He lias, however, promised to do all within his power for the advancement of its in¬ terests. At the conclusion of the^meet- ing Mrs. Arthur Goldberg served re¬ freshments and Cantor Freedman ren¬ dered sevieral musical selections, accom¬ panying himself on the piano.
Enthusiasm Of Broad Street Temple
Members Is Constantly, On
The Incriease
The president of the Brotherhood of. the East Broad Street Temple made tht following statement last Wcdiiesday eve¬ ning just before the Chronicle went to press:: "Five affairs have been definitely decided upon by the executive boaird of our Brotherhood.
'"I know that.this'.announcement will he rcceh'ed with great enthusiasm: by all of our boosters and. well-wishers. We intend to start the New Year right in a spirt of service! to Judaism in general and Conservative Judaism in particular. "I-am^happy. to note that every Con¬ servative Jew in Columbiis has 'rallied to our call. Every day new members, are coming in to swell our ranks an<l to co-operate with us, toward, the pro¬ motion of every movement dedicated ¦ to the public weal and to advance the in¬ terests and prosperity of the East Broad Street Temple.   .'
On Sunday evening, January 22nd, an after-dinfler dance; and entertainment dpeii to everyone connected, with the Temple will be given in the banquet hall of the Temple.. Members. will be per¬ mitted.to'bring their friends. Details re¬ garding this affair will be made public next week."     .' .
The time and place for the other ,fpur affairs will be announced in the forth¬ coming issues of the Ohio Jcimsh Chron¬ icle. -      "
OBITUARY
Mrs. Bessie Cohen, who suffered from carlcinoma, died at her late' home, 49ft South Washington Ave., Thursday eve¬ ning, December 15th, after being serious¬ ly ill for the past few days.. Mrs. Cohen, wife of Wolfe Cohen, was 69 years of age, and the mother of four Bona and four daughters. 'Funeral services were held at the residence at noon last Friday, and the remains were interred in the Jewish cemetery, under the di¬ rection of the O'Shaughnessy Co.
C. J. W. Notes
A Board meeting will be held of the Columbus Sectional National Council of Jewish Women, Tuesday,' > December 27th, at 1;30 p. m., at the Schonthal Community House.
the Council Study Group under the leadership of Mrs. Elma Erhlich Levin¬ ger, will meet Friday afternoon, Decem¬ ber, 30th., judge B. Lindsey's "Compan¬ ionate Marriage" will be discussed.
trustees of the Federation, Mr. Bernheim . wrote: "Permit me to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, the receipt of your letter of Dec: 5, with enclosure of your very generous check of ii=50,000, tovrard the , present campaign of the. Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic So¬ cieties.   " .   ,    ¦-.¦.-.''¦',     ' ¦ ¦ ^
"A contribution of such generous siae  , would, under any circumstances, be,of the'- greatest inspiration to ..our workers and the greatest possible .help to our, cause*,; but, coming as it does without solicitation: from one not of our faith and of your- standing in the communityiJt'is a-testi¬ monial of approval'of our form of organ- , ization and  of  the  value of. our  work, which is beyond estimation in ,its,service to our cause.    , ^
"The- board of trustees of the Feder-^ ation is convinced that by its _form of . union of its affiliated societies, guarantee-' ing the autonomous administration of their several institutipiis, ¦ while taking unto itself the obligation to raise and appor¬ tion the necessary funds,, there is attained. ; a maximum of service by the ninety-bne affiliated groups at a minimum of overr, head cost to the comniunity and with the greatest possible efficiency of, operation^ To have so, striking an endorsement of ¦ this belief as is indicated by your contri¬ bution will mean very .much indeed not only for the future development of the Federation itsel.f, but, T venture to be¬ lieve, also for the gradual advancement of similar methods in the community at large.
; "May I, on behalf of my associates in the board of trustees, not only express heartfelt thanks, but also the greatest rec¬ ognition of your broadminded attitude toward every good cause, irrespective of race or creed."       ,     .    ,
In addition to his gift of $50,000 each . to the Federation last year and this year, Mr.:. Rockefeller also contributed to a Jewish cause abroad, when in 1925 he made a donation of $100,000.to the United Jewish Campaign.
GENERAL QUIZ NUMBER FIVE
(Printed Through the Courtesy of Block Publishing Co.)
1. Who wrote the line, "The As¬ syrian canie down like the wolf on the fold".?
2. What rabbi was the inspirational figure in the unsuccessful Jewish revolt against Rome?
3. What are the two forms of the. Law?
4. What American-Jewish actor is noted for his portrayal of Jewish types on the screen?
5. How many Yiddish Iheatre^ are there in New York?
0, Who originated the- science of ra¬ cial psychology?
7. What game has mostly Jewish champions ? ¦   . '
8. Who made the first electric auto¬ mobile?
9. What prophet presents his lessons itr the form of eight visions?
10. What  Jewish  actress  Is known
for her impersonation of East Side, Jewr ish types?
11. What is the name given to the Jews' period of prosperity In Spain?
12. What is the meaning of "Torah"?
13. Who were the Chassidim of medieval times ?      .     ,
14. What book formed the chief edu¬ cation of Jews in the Middle Ages?
15. In what countiry is there most persecution of Jews at the present time?
16. What is the approximate number of Jews in the world today ?\
17. How do Jews suffer under tlie present American immigration laws?
18. What movement has given the greatest impetus to the study of Mod¬ ern Hebrew?
19. When were the disabilities of the; Russian Jews aboUshed?
20. What are "the Protocols of the Elders of .Zion"?
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The answers to these quetlions will he found on page 4 of thb issue.—Editor's Note. ¦
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