Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1927-09-23

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Vol, X —No, 3K
COr.UMHUS,   OHIO,  Sia'TEMIiI£l<  2.1,   1927
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*Help Them Quickely Over The Last Steep Climb To Economic Stability" Is The Plea Of Mr. David A. Brown
Vl^ Seats Selling Rapidly at ^-^ The Agudath Achim
United Jewish Campaign Chief Explains The Purpose Of The Big
Chicago Conference—"Stand By Your Brethren In Europe
lo The Finish Of Their Struggle!" He Declares In
A Public Statement Just Issued
CONFERENCE  DISCUSSIONS  WILL  BE  DEVOTED  TO  A
REVIEW OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
BY THE J. D. C.
A pictmx' of Ihe Jt-'ws of Europe witliin sifilit of economic .stability, juul uce<ling jiist another stroii.jf pull lujwaril !)y his ])rn.';pcroii8 American brother iti order^to emorfjc from tbe morass of pov¬ erty find dependence, is drawn hy David A. Rrown, cliairiTian of the $20,000,000 United Jewish Campaign, in cxplainiiij? why tbc; "constructive rdicf" conference yf American Jeury has been called. The confereixe, a-; has already been an¬ nounced, will l)c held in Chicago on Oct. 22 and 23, and hundreds, of leadinK Jews from every part of the United States will, it is expected, be present at the ses-- .sions, whith will take phice at the Stand¬ ard Club, the officers of which have gen¬ erously placed its splendid and capacious buildins at tbe disposal of the oiTicers of the Joint Distribution Committee and the United Jewish Campaign.
"The new Jewish year, SCS-i, marks the beginning of the third year of the effort on the part of tbc Jews iu Atncr¬ ica to give to their brethren, the Jews of Europe, a chance to help themselves —a diancc to raibc themselves above tho level of dependence on charity and lo become asain self-supporting, self-re¬ specting men and women," said Mr. Rrown.
"For over 10 years, due to the horrible catastrophes which befell thein, one after another, beginning with the outbreak of the war, the Jews of Europe have been helpless to help themselves. ' The very bottom was cut from under their feet. Itulustry and commerce were destroyed, aiid for a long lime there was not even a chance to restore cither even on the smallest scale. Pogroms, famine, pesti¬ lence scourged the Jews of Europe al¬ ready hurled into the abyss of despair by the march of war over (he continent.
"In this extremity, a one-time proud, productive, contributing people appealed to their prosperous American brethren for help. And their brethren heard their cry and answered it.
"Never in all the history of the work! has there been such an uutpoLiriti}* of sympathy, of money, as has been poured out during the past twelve years by the Jews of America. The sick were healed, the dead were given decent Jewish burial, the liungry were fed, the naked were clothed, the aged and the orphaned were sheltered atuf nafej^uardcd. Eamine and pestilence were beaten back into tlicir lair. No other way to help was possible for a long period.
"Uut at last the time arrived when it became 'possible to do more than pro¬ vide bread for the living and <ibrouds for the dead; when it hecaine possible to put into tbe hands of the Jews of Europe the imi>lenients with wliich they couhl rebuild their lives, and begin, again, to earn their daily bread by the sweat of (heir brow.
The Great Itnom
"This is the gicat Ikkhi for which ttie Jews of Europe have prayed these lontj, lerrihle jcars, for the coming of that day when Ihey could emerge irom the darkness nf alms-taking into the light of productive labor and efTort. And in tbis, tdo, the Jews of America have en¬ couraged them and aided them.
"This campaign, he^nn shortly after the beginning of the Jewish year 578n, in September, l!(i!."), has been waged niainly for the purpose of extending to the Jews of Europe the constructive re¬ lief they have sought ,ind which they need. Palliative work, cultural work has, to an extent, been necessary, hut largely, the relief extended tliroiigh this cam¬ paign has been along constructive lines. Thousands of fertile acres in Russia are settled and tilled by thousands of hard- wtirkhrg Jcw.s wh<i are fast attatnfng eco¬ nomic independence. Loan kassaj, credit- institutions, trade nnd vocational training schools are atfording thousands of others the nieans and the ability to earn their own livelihood whether as artisans or mechanics or merchants.
"They arc beginning to see daylight. But just Ihe first glininier of it. They arc liot strong enough yet ^to, pull them- .seKes over the top of the mauutain- higb hill toward which they ha\c been struggling these past years. AH they have is a finger-hold,
"Shall they be permitted to lose out now? Shall that fingcr-liold be weak¬ ened su that they will have to droit back into the abyss from which they have sought escape? Shall all theii effort and our eflfort be nullified now, when suc¬ cess is in sight, because just when suc¬ cess was near, the Jews of America failed th^ir brcthrcu, the Jews of Europe?
"I know the Jews of America. I know how eager they arc to help, and [ know how when we come together in Chicago we will, together, plan methods, ways, means by wliich the Jews of Europe will be quickly helped to the top of that hill and into the sunshine of eco¬ nomic stability."
The conference discussions will be de¬ voted to a comprehensive review nf both the American and European phases of the great two-year aid effort, including on the one hand reports of the Ameri¬ can organization heads on the collection and ditibursement of funds contributed to the campaign shicc its inception, and on the other to first-hand reports by authoritative recent visitors to Eurotic, now on the way back to this country to lay their results before the Conference on the actual present Jewish economic and social outlook in the countries in which the Joint Distribution Cominittee is working. The Conference will open Sat¬ urday evening aiuI continue until Sunday tu'glit
A Letter From the Bryr
den Rd. Temple Music
Committee
The following letter from the Bryden Rd. Temple Music Committee has been
CECIL FANNING
bent to all members of the Temple: Dear friend:
The conujitltce on music lias seen fit to make complete change in the person¬
nel of the choir. It is with a great deal of pleasure that we announce Mr. Cecil Fanning as the new director.
Mr. Fanning is probably the most fa¬ mous American baritone. He has been repeatedly praised in the world's music centers as fhe possessor of all the quali¬ ties essential to a great artist.
Mr. Faniiiiig's fame is international and we consider ourselves most fortunate* in securing his services.
Miss Ruth Basden is no stranger to us, having sung in our choir before. She has a lovely lyric soprano voice and has studied under the best masters in Europe and at home. j
Mrs. Ella Nichpls 11 iss's voice is : rich deep contralto, which blends beauti¬ fully with the rest of the quartette.
Mr. Harold Voelker belongs to the younger and coming generation. He has a natural tenor voice of wide range and unusual volume.
Mr. J. B. Francis McDowell is one of the most thorough organists nnd versa¬ tile musicians in the middle west. He is harpist and pianist as well as organist. With his force back of ttic quartette, we feel sure we will have delightful, as welt as inspiring music.
We liave gone into detail, just a Ihtle, in telling you of our new <;hoir, becliuse each and every member is outstanding. We feel, too, if you know some of their merits, you will the more keenly enjoy listening to them.
Very sincerely yours,
Tkmple Music Committee:
Congregation
Cantor Freedman and His
Choir Have Been Re- ,    hearsing Daily
The goat c<»mniittcc of the Afcuda'th Acltim Congregation announceR thnt there arc still a few choice Eicats left for, the coming holidays. The coqimit- tec expeclH a record-breaking attendance, due to the great popularity of Cantor Ansel Freedman.
The Cantor has been rehears¬ ing daily with big ehoir for the past four weoky. Th».sc who have had the pleasure to hear them at their rehearsals speak in most commendable tcrmH.
The scat committee is com¬ posed of the following: Presi¬ dent MorriK AL Levison, Vice- President Jacob M. Schotten¬ stein, L Nutis, Jacob Krakowit/., A. KrakofT. M. Horwitz, Bert Wolman, Harry Schalit, S. MuHK, Louis Lakin, Juscpli Schwartz. N. Skuller and Sam¬ uel Weiner. The committee is in session from 7 to 10 p. m- daily.
Close to $700 Was Raised At East Broad Street Temple Sium Last Sunday
Mr. J. L. Fcnicr announces that close to .$700 was rai.sed at the East Broad Street Temple Siuni arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Feiner last Sunday. He desires to take this means of thanking Mr. Ben¬ jamin F. Levison for his able manner of handling the gathering and bringing the affair to a .successful consummation. The proceeds has been turned over to the Temple Building Fund.
This Man Has Shattered A Time Honored Jewish Superstition
The Old and The New
lly IIEIITIIA ESTHER JOSEPIISON (Specially Written for The Ohio Jewish Chronicle)
ASSEMBLYMAN MAURICE BLOCH
President Of The B'nai B'rith Mother District
Assemblyman Maurice Ulocb, president of the B'nai B'rith "Mother" district, has to his credit the shattering of a time- honored Jewish superstition- to the effect that serious meetings of communal impor- cannot be held during the "good old sum¬ mer-time."
Against the advice of some who pose as experts in such matters, Bloch, who is the democratic niinority leader in the New York State Legislature, and has taken hold of the leadership of District No. 1 with the same energy and sagacity Ihat marks his professional and [lolitical endeavors, staged a series of rallies thnnigh New England wlith a success that amazed him in spite of his optimism.
His aim was to set the machinery of District No 1 in motion for an early launching of the campaign to raise a quota of 47riO,000 for the Wider Scope Com¬ mittee ol Ihe Order. Thousands turned out lo hear him, Charles Hartman, and Dr, Boris D. Bogcii, representing the Executive conmiittce,
'"! got a real thrill out of these meet¬ ings," lie says. "TIic presence of so imany young, successful men inspired me.
Assemblyman Bloch is planning among other thuigs a revival of interest in the B'nai Brith in New Yorlc City, which, he says, must liave Ihe largest membership in tlic Order. At any rate, he is deter¬ mined to hand oyer to his successor a greatly reinforced B'nai Brith in New York.
TIIE apartment was located third floor front and looked down on a busy, trafric-tlirotiKe<t avemie.    Opposite was tlie   Park, a quiet grassy patch  of sunlifjht  and  shadow,  with  gravel  paths, little  wooden  benches,  and,  in the center, a .small green pond.    If one wanted to, one could sec this pond from the bay windovy in the Ii\ing room, nne could almost hear the liftlc frogs croak¬ ing at ils edfjes, despite the n{)ise of the tralTic.
But she wasn't looking at the pond; she didn't even sec the F.irk, although slic stood gazing out (his partictdar window,—^"a lined, paichment face, a bent old figure with the shawl-encased head under which gleamed a pair of bij; brown eyes, eyes that had seen so mueh of life, and sufTcring, and hardship,'but had hccn able, "gclebt zuni obershtcn", lo live on, — and now so strangely ont of place in this modern seven-room flat, with its in-a-door beds, its push button lights, and its' alien atmo-spherc 1 No, she didn't .see the Park, nor the chain of passing auto¬ mobiles in tbe street below, as she stood there staring at it all, and dreaming of her past.
An   Eventful   Pawt
Wbat an eventful, hard-lived past it had been! Those years in the little Rus¬ sian town, widowed l)y a pogrom, with two little ones at her skirts, how she bafl slaved to rrar them! And then that sad day when her son, her David, sixlcen and fatherless, had decided to go to America. .Slie had wept and despaired, but he had promised with the c<Kifidenco, of ynutli, "In America I will make money, I will get rich, and I will send for you. It is a land of opportunity. You shall see; wc will all be happy," And he liad gone and she had mourned and consoled herself with lier other child, her daughlcr, who was now married and the mother of nn infant. ,
Then Iier mourning bad turned into rejoicement for the War broke out, and she thanked God that fatg had spared her son; that the father's death was to J)c avenged by the son's escape.
DifHcnlt To Decipher
But then, swiftly had the events piled up, so that now in the bewildorincnt of licr new world it was difficult to decipher them and to explain to herself just how it had all happened. Only glimpses could she now recall, brief but poignant memories of the horrors she had passed through. Tbe day they brought home her maimeil son-in-law, the Bolshevik attack, the last breathes of her daughter, the starving grandchildren, the burning of the little home, and then bleak nothingness, — alone, homeless, hungry, a wanderer in a desolated, land, weary with life, awaiting the surcease of death, and yet living on only to suffer.
Aii<l after many months of thi.s, a letter, a message from another workl, and she stood iij the cattle-car of a Russian train peering through a crack ;^t the fading landscape of the country she was leaving. A country that had brought her only hardships and- tragedy, a country of tyranny and lawlessness, yet the land of her birth, her joutli. her very life.   '
"The Land of Opportunity"
Then the voyage to this other land, this new country her son had called "the land of opportimily". She had pondered as she lay in her hunk on the steamer, had it anything pleasant in store for her?
Rut with the landing, the difficulties of entrance, and at last the warm em¬ braces nf her son who Itad come to take her home, the queries were silenced, and fhe was satisfied to sit beside him on the plush-covered seat of the train and listen to his incoherent attempts to tell her of his home, his wife, and the chil¬ dren, Tier eyes glowed with happhicss and she mutely observed him as be spoke, —tall, dark, beardless and immaculate, cye-glasscd and white collared, with the born air of a man of letters, but the harried look of the busy manufacturer, and the nervous movements of tbe typical American, — was this hfcr David, thi.s_ the losy-cliceked,. brown eyed youth who had gone from her home fourteen >eara ago? She was puzzled at the change. lie was her son and yet he was not, .She wondered.   Had he found happiness in this land of his desire?
All Too Soon
But all too soon the 'few hours were over, aud she was being led into an elevator, a' thing one saw only in office buildings and department stores- and from this through a hall to a door, and then Into a room, a gleamhig palace of a room, and there stood a small red-headed, highly roi^ged young woman and a little black haired girl.
"Mutter," her stm was saying to her, "this is my wife, Hermoine." "What?" she muttered in astonishment both at the person and the name. "My wife," the son repeated good naturedly, and then, as if to Iielp matters out, the little girl Wroke into a shy giggle, "It's really Channa in Hebrew, you knov." The red- bairul woman looked annoyed, but the son kindly translated Ins dait?hter*s ex¬ planation to her. She regarded her grandchild with inlerest. Here at least was something worthwhile, worth living for. A child of eight, the very image of her son. "What is your name," she asked the little girl. The son had to translate both the (piestion and the answer. "Chavoh Leah in Ivrith, Evelina in English." Worse Than She Had Feared
So they coidd not even understand her. Ah, it was worse than she bad feared it might he. Her dangliter-in-law knew no syllable of Yiddish, despite the fact that she was of Jewish birth. And the only link .between herself and the little girl were a few words of Hebrew that the child had learned at" Hebrew school,
And thus the loneliness began. A loneliness that cannot be de.scribcd. To be amongst people and not be of them. To sec one's own and not be able to talk to them, A barrier unsurpassable,—the harrier of language, customs, dress, and manners. It shocked her to see her daughtcr-in-Iaw flaunting her fiery bobbed hair uncovered by "tichel" or "shaytel". It grieved her to learn that while she was being served from separate new dishes in which were placed only foods of "milchig" variety, the rest of the family ate tho preparations of the colored cook She longed for the companionship of her son, to tell him about it, to remonstrate with him, to explain it all to him; but she hardly ever saw him. His business so absorbed him that he always rushed away at an early hour in the morning and never retunied till evening, and then, after dinner, his wife would always have some place for hini to go, and they would rush off, the two of them, leaving her with the children and the maids.
(Continued on page 10)
Dr. Stephen S. Wise Back From Europe, Makes Explanation
Fearless Leader Of Free Syna-
frogue Asserts That He Did
Not Leave The Zionist
Organization
MAINTAINS SILENCE ON CHARGES OF MAX STEUER
NEW YOKK.—Declaring himself still a .-supporter of Zionism and a member of the Zionist Organization, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise returned Tuesday on the stcamei* Olympic from Basle where he attended the I'-ifteenth Zionist Congress.
Dr. Wise declined to comment upon the charges made hy Steuer against the Joint Di.sfribution Committee.
Ill an exclusive "stalemcnt to the Jezv¬ ish Daily lixillctin. Dr. Wise said:
"I earniot make too clear that there has been no break on my part with the Zionist Organization and that my inten- iit)n is lo continue in closest toiicTi with the movement, as well as with the World Zionist Organization.
A Necessary Step
"It did bLconie necessary for me to withdraw from the Political Commission as Chairman of which I served, when Dr. Weizmann declared that the adoption by the Political Commission of a certain resolution would compel him to withdraw from leadership. To that resolution pro- [Kihcd by Messrs. Abraham Tulin of New York andiPIiilip Guedalla of London, T bad given my support. It aimed to create a Special Political Commission with the purpose of re-exploring the political eco¬ nomic bases of the movement in relation to the Mandatory Power. My own pro- British sympathies arc too well-known to require explanation of the notion that either the resolution or any utterance of mine at tbc 2Jonist Congress was aiiti- British. The greatest honor that we can do the Mandatory Government is to as-
East Broad St. Temple Will Accommodate Over 1300 Worshippers
Members Will Receive Seats
Free; Others WiU Be
Expected to Pay a
Nominal Fee
President Leon Nason, of the Tif¬ ereth Israel Congregation, announces 4hat over 1800 worshippers will be ac¬ commodated at the East Broad Street Tetpple during the coming holidays. Mr. Sol Roth and his (^mmittee have been busy daily during the past two weeks taking care of the scat reserva¬ tions.
It is interesting to note that all members will receive seats free; others will be expected to pay a nominal fee which will be deducted from their ing thp^ sctKtng
for $10.00 each; S15.00 will take care of a family.
"It is onr fond' hope," said Mr. Nason "to take care of every unafil- iated Jew in the city. W^c want to make it distinctly understood that Ev¬ eryone will be most cordially welcome at our services .
"We have extended a special invita¬ tion to all the University bays and girls and expect a goodly portion of them to be with us."
membership dues upon their joining thi
congregation.    Single seats are setting
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sume and, if necessary, to demand that it shall keep every promise of the Bal¬ four Declaration to Jewish hope. He is no friend of Great Britain, who ex¬ tenuates or seeks to explain away every failure, whatever fhc cause, of,the Brit¬ ish Government tp further the establish¬ ment of the Jewish homeland in Pales¬ tine. If the present system of taxation be, as I believe it to be. crippling to Jew- islr enterprise and industry, it is our business to bring that home Xo the Brit¬ ish Government until the evil be cor¬ rected. The British Government is the last government in the world to respect those who fail to exact a maximum of fairness in all dealings,
A Great Advance "I do not know wliether the appoint¬ ment of the New Palestine Executive is a step in the direction at which the resolution aimed. It is a great advance insofar as it brings to an end tfie wretched system of partisan niaiiagctnent and gives us at last a non-partisan, homogeneous executive, chosen to serve the needs of the Yishub rather than the objective of partisan maneuvers. I have not liad a chance to read what happened in Basic after I left the Congress, but it is iierfectly clear that we American Zionists tnust accept a large measure of responsibility wliatever be the outcome of (he present Agency negotiations. (Continued on page 4)