Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1927-07-30

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Conference on Jewish Rights Is Defended By Stephen S.Wise
Leader of The Free Synagogue
Replica to The Criticism of
The Alliance Israelite
Universelle
HIS STATEMENT EVOKES
UNIVERSAL COMMENT
PARIS—Dr Stephen S Wise, the PrcsHlciU of the American Jewish Con- uresa, who is now 111 Pans, has made a statement to the Jewish Telegr.nphic Agencj here ri-plying to the criticism levelled ag-imst the -projected Conference on Jewish Rights hy Mr Berl, alitor of 'Paix ct Droit," the organ of the Al¬ liance Israelite Universelle.
Dr Wise expresses the hope that the Alliance does not endorse the views of Mr Berl on this subject "I do not like the idea of the Alliance," he stated, "which IS the creation of Cremieux, adopting m Its opposition to the Confer¬ ence for Jewish Rights, the language of the enemies of Israel, and using phrases such as 'international action,' 'interna tional institution,' and 'international bu¬ reau '
A Je\\ and American
"Not as President of the American Jewish Congress, but as a Jew and an Americaii, I protest against this new type of anti-Semitism," Dr Wise de¬ clared
"Wc do not need Mr Kerl and his col¬ league to instruct us in our duty toward our countries What is important at this moment is that we should come together and  discuss  in  a   fncndlv   manner,   as
IS   I'EItroUMlNG   GREAT
SKRVICES rOR THE UN-
¦"ITED   PALESTINE
APPEAL
OAK PARK WILL BE THE
SCENE OF THE ANNUAL EXCELSIOR CLUB PICNIC
All membem of the Excelsior Club are Itereby requested to re¬ serve Snnday, July 31st, for the annual picnic and outing in the great out-of-doors which Will take place at Oak Park on Sun¬ bury Pike.
The entertainment committee has done all within its power to arrange a real joyous festival Tu.* the families and friends of the Excelsiorites.
There will be contests and games of all kinds; also dancing. Prizes for the best dancers as well as the winners of the var¬ ious contests have already been secured.
THE COMMITTEE.
Judge W. M. Lewis of Philadelphia
Judge Lewis is one nf the most active Jews in the public life of the Quaker City
For the .rehabilitation of Palestine and the rcestablishment of the Jewish people in their ancient Homeland, be ^as worked incessantly for maii> >ears
At the present time he is touring the larger cities of the West in the interests of the UnUed Palestine Appeal
Decision of the U. S. Circttit Court Gives New Impetus to Building Fund Drive of the Jewish Orphan Home of Cleveland^ Ohio
Members of Thd Board of District No. 2 Are Jubilant Over Vic¬ tory—The Architect's Plans For The New Home Call For Fourteen Cottages, Each Providing For The Care of 25 Children Under The Supervision of A Cottage Mother —^There Will Also Be A Hospital, Service iBuilding, And Administration Building
Zionist Organization Appeals For Palestine Earthquake Victims
Contributions Will Be Transmitted to
Various Palestine Committees for
Non-Sectarian   Kelief
citizenp of our respective countries, what we can do to safeguard the rights of the minorities provided for m the Peace Treaties, for which our two countries in particular, Mr Berl's and my son, are responsible
"The aim of the Conference is not to create an international organ, party, institution, but onlj to safeguard m the most efhcaciou'! manner the rights of the mtrtorities granted to the Jews and the other minorities by the Versailles Peace Conference.
Not Forgetting "Mr Berl thinks that because my American Jewish friends and I wish to consult the Jews of other conntrie"!, we are forgetting the national interests of our own country. Has the Alliance for¬ gotten its duties towards France by de¬ fending the interests of the Jctas in other countries'*
"The Jewish right to li\e as lojal citi¬ zens of their countries is a national ques¬ tion," Dr Wise Continued, "but the wrongs inflicted on the Jews, that is a matter of international scope
"How WlU I 'compromise' my country by meeting other Jews at a public dis¬ cussion as to ways, and means of strength¬ ening one of the instruments of peac^i signed by France and Great Britain and incorporated as part of the constitution of countries such as Roumania and Po land?
"Do French or British citizens 'com promise' themseUes towards their own countries by creating leagues for the sup prcssion of the white slave traffic or the traflickuig ui drugs? We do not com' promise our countries by discussing in public, not in private, the wrongs xlone iConhnued on page 4)
FAMILY OP LATE MEN¬ DEL PASS PLACE MON¬ UMENT ON HIS GRAVE
Labt week the family of tlie late la- meiitLd Mendel Pass placed a monument upon his gra\e To mark the occasion they contributed *10 00 to the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society and $2000 to the Columbus Hebrew School of which he was an acti\e sup¬ porter,
NEW YORK (J T A )—An appeal to the Jewish ind non-Jcwish public to send in donations for the victims of the Palestine eartln uake was issued today by Louis Lipskj, president of the Zionist Organization of America, and Miss Hen¬ rietta Szold, vice-president
The Zionist Organization announces that It IS prepared to receive contributions to the Palestine earthquake relief fund and to transmit these contributions to the various committees which ha\e been formed in Palestine. The appeal of the Zionist Organization of America reads "A wide-spread interest Jias been mani¬ fested in prevailing conditions in Pales¬ tine, arising out of the recent earthquake Proffers of assistance have come almost daily to the officers of the Zionist Or¬ ganization of America
"Ahhough the complete detads of the ha\oc wrought are not as yet at hand, in¬ formation received from reliable sources indicates a seriAis disturbance in Pales¬ tine affairs—the demolition of private and public buildings, the destruction of a mimber of Arab Villages and, worst of all, serious injuries to hundreds of per¬ sons and the loss of many lives,
"Such a catastrophe in any estabhshed coiintrj could probably be dealt with by the unaffected residue of the population The Palestine Government is doing ever> - thing possible to deal with the emergency But Palestine h in an exceptional state, for there is not a sufficiency of local re¬ cuperate c strength to alleviate the situa¬ tion without outside help Such appeals for help have come from the Acting High Commissioner and from \anous com¬ munities in Palestine
"In view of the many inquiries that have been received, asking for guidance in the remittance of funds, the Zionist Organization of America is prepared to receive contributions to the Palestine Earthquake Relief Fund, and to transmit such contributions to the appropriate com¬ mittees that liave been formed in Pales¬ tine for the extension of relief regardless of race or creed
"All eyes are turned with sympathy to ward Palestine It is a land filled with inspiring memories In its present dif¬ ficulties, the sympathies of the whole civilized world should be engaged Signed
I OUIS lipsky, President Zionist Or¬ ganization of America, Henrietta bzold, Vice President Zion¬ ist Organization of America "P   S •    All checks should be made payable to Isaac Melbter, treasurer   for the  Palestine  Earthquake  Relief   Furid, and sent to the Zionist Organization of America, 11*4 Fifth Avenue, New York All contributions made to the fund will be remitted in full to Palestine    The ex¬ pense of collection and remittance will he borne by the Zionist Organization of America "
CT EVELAND, O—Neyi" impetus has,! heen given the recent^)/ aaounced 'JI,- 000,00(1 bmlding fund' dri\e in District No 2, I O B B for the Jewish Or¬ phan Home at Cleveland, b\ the recent decision of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, upholding the right of officers and directors of the Home to build a n;w orphanage on a site pur- chabcd HI University Heights. Unconsti tu tional
In Its long auaitcd ruling, the court held that the Uuivcrhity Heights zoning ordinance is unconstitutional in refusing to permit construction of a new Orphan Home in the suburb on the "cottage sys teni"
Members of the hoard of District No 2 Independent Order B'nai B'rith, and the evecutuc committee of thu campaign, ha\e expressed tlicmselves as jubilant o\er their victory, which disposes of the greatest problem standing in the wav of complete success of the plans for a new home for 400 Jewish orphans, now housed in the heart of the "roaring Third" precinct at 5000 Woodland Ave iHie S  E
Mayor J J Howard of Unuersity Heights, commenting upon the decision, said that no decision had been reached on an appeal to the United States Su¬ preme Court
What Howard Said
"Council will have to consider that at Its next meeting," said Howard "We cannot tell definitely what will be done until we ha\e ^.een a copj of the opinion m the case     It is to be hoped that the
UTS  METEORIC  RISE  AS  A LEADER   IN   ISRAEL  IIAS ATTRACTED NATION¬ WIDE AITENTION
i-ourts have not declared the entire zoning ordnniice unconstitutional, even though It has ruled against us in regard to the Orphans' Home "
-Vlthoiigh the fund campaign was forin- idly announced July 10th, at the Home's annual meeting, the site for the proposed Home, thirt\ -one acres on Fairmount Boulevard, about a quarter of a mile from SOM Center Rbad, was acquired some time ago
The village then brought suit for an injunction in Federal CoUrt to restrain directors of the home from putting up buildings The -^ite was bought in the sufjurb because of a desire on the part of those controlhng the Home to take chil¬ dren into the open country
Village's Objection
Objection of the village was based largeK on the idea of having an orphan age so largely occupied by children of any one particular race or religion It was also alleged that the institution would bring ail o\erwhelmiiig number of chd¬ dren into the \illage schools for educa¬ tion at the expense of the village.
The court pointed out that the -zoning ordinance is» "arbitrary and unreasonable m that there could be no objection to the same buildings in the same location if they were occupied by private fannhes or e\en by private schools"
The architects' plans for the ncvf Jew¬ ish Orphan Home call for fourteen cot tages to be built, each providing for thb care of twenty-five children under the super\ision of a Cottage Mother
There also will be a hospital, service building and administration budding
Chronicle WiU Issue A Special Number in Honor of New Temple
Big Special Edition Will Tell the History of Tifereth Israel       l Congregation
FUTURE PLANS OF CONG. WILL BE DESCRIBED
Will   Be   Profusely   Illustrated
and   Contain   Numerous
Articles of Interest
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TRIBUTE WILL BE PAID TO THE TEMPLE BUILDERS
DR. NATHAN KRASS Of Temple Emanuel, New York City
Rabbi Krass is a member of the class of 1003 of the Hebrew Union College, from Which he was graduated with dis¬ tinction He has officiated m various parts of the United States
At the present time he is spiritual leader of Temple Emanu-cl, New York, one of the largest and most influential congregations in the entire world. His eloquent sermons and addresses attract large crowds, non-Jews as well as Jews.
Rabbi Krass has often ser\ed on im¬ portant civic and phdanthmpic commit¬ tees m New York City On behalf of the United Jewish Appeal he has worked especially hard
Yiddish Press of the U. S. Demands a Thorough Investigation of Haym Salomon's Great Contributions to the Cause of Americanism
Opinions Vary As To Whether Prejudice Entered Into The De¬ cision of The New York Art Commission—Charge of The "Jewish Daily News" Elicits Much Speculation in Jewish Circles—Bigoted Attitude of Historians Is Exposed
NEW YORK—The disclosure of the action of the New York Art Commis¬ sion, which refused permission to the Federation of Polish Jews to erect the Haym Salomon monument in Madison Sq Park, placing on the organization the burden of proof as to whether Haym Salomon was worthy of the monument, is widely commented upon by the Yid¬ dish press in New York City'*
In an editorial entitled "A New' In¬ vestigation IS Needed," the "Jewish Mommq Journal" observes.
Journal's Observation
"Nothing will be accomplished if the allegation is made that the members of the New York Art Commission were in¬ fluenced m their decision by an anti-Jew- ish prejudice Although prejudice is in¬ deed bad. It IS almost impossible to be entirely free from it Prejudice must be taken into account when a decision is sought The proper way is not to formu late charges against people whose opinion is not free from such sentiments, but to prove that the> are -wrong
"Erroneous opinions which have been accepted and have become deeply rooted are being taken into account m practi¬ cal life It would be a doubtful honor for us if the monument were erected in a public place in New York and caused discussion, doubts, and perhaps even in¬ sults The Jews would derive less satis¬ faction from that than they do now on account of the unfavorable opinion of the members of the Art Commission or of historians
A Legal Proof
"Is there no legal proof of the VlamV of Haym Salomon's heirs that the Ameri¬ can Revolution or its leaders remained indebted to Salomon for a great sum (if money'' All that we know is that the claim was never recognized bj a court or by Congress There are other justified claims which are not recognized, and it IS the task of the claimants to pro^e that their claims arc justified Ihis is, in our opinion, the task which rests upon the Jews of America or, to be more precise, upon those Jews who have undertaken to erect the monument
"A new thorough legal investigation, as is the procedure m a real trial, must now be made We have among ls prominent lawyers who are interested m Jewish history and in the prestige of the Jewish name. It is their duty to make out a case if possible.   The press of the coun-
trj will eagerlv publish the results The proofs available must be collected and effort must be made to find new substan¬ tiated evidence But this requires labor and time It has now become a matter of necessity however, to submit an un¬ questionable proof, for others and for ourselves Let there be no one vvho could doubt that Haym Salomon deserves the recognition which the Jews are willing to confer upon his memory "
A   similar   attitude   is   taken   bj   the "Da\ "
What "The Day" Says
"It  is true that there are no historic
dtieuments to show   how much  Salomon
has loaned to the Government during the
Revolution,. However, so much is known*
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Herzlia Club Will Hold Special Memorial Meeting In Honor of Dr. Herzl
Over 600 Turned Out For the I. 0. B. B. Picnic At Oak l^ark Last Sunday
Gay Time Was Enjoyed By Members of Zion Lodge, Their Families and Friends
Well-Known Local Men WiU Address Gathering at the Columbus He¬ brew School Toinorrow
lo commemorate the life and achieve¬ ments of the late lamented Or Theodore Her?!, the local Herztia Club will hold \ specnl Memorial Meeting, Sunday eve ning, July <Ust, at 8 o'clock, at the He¬ brew School, 558 East Rich Street A splendid program has been arranged for the occasion including musical numbers as well ns speakers The general Jewish public IS most cordially invited to at¬ tend this affair. It will be an evening well hpent Upon this occasion announce ment will be made concerning the future plans of the Herzlia
The list of speakers for the Memorial Meetmg tomorrow (Sunday) evening is as foUows Rabbi Isaac Werne, Rabbi Soloinon Rivhn, Mr, Arthur Lebowitz, Mr Morris Bornstein, Mr Isidore Ihall, and Air Paul Gaiser, the chairman of the evening
The committee on arrangements is hap py to announce that the Herzha Choir will render several Hebrew national se¬ lections and that Cantor Ansel Freedman of the Agudath
Achim Congregation will also appear m two vocal solos
Don't forget the time and place—to-
Well, the I O B B picnic at Oak Park IS over Every one who attended It had a most wonderful time, judging from the smiles and laughter noticeable on all sides at the grounds
The thousand and one attractions pre¬ sented were all received with keen grat¬ ification It was very evident that all the arrangements for the affair had been very carefully and punctihously looked after
The crowd was a large and representa¬ tive one The finest spirit of joviality pervaded the entire place The younger folks enjoyed the dance music exceed- inglj The various types of races staged attracted much attention and afforded quite a lot of amusement to all the folks, young and old
The nail-dnv mg, horse-shoe pitching, rUid other contests all proved a splendid source of entertainment, especially so since the weather was so ideal
Among the promment B'nai B'riths who contributed to the extraordinary suc¬ cess of the affair at Oak Park last Sun¬ day are the following: Dr Morns Gold¬ berg, I W. Garek, Louis Rosenthal, Justin L Sillman, aud Walter Katz The following were the prize-winners of various contests (1) Boys* foot race, Juhus Rosen, (2) girls' foot race, Reva Benson. (3) boys' watermelon contest, Mcjer Rosenfeld; (4) girls' shoe race, Ruth Wolman, (B) bo>s' three-legged race, Raymond Blasberg, (6) men's three-legged race, Wdham Kahn. Sam I ev> , (7) fat men's race, Frank Mogul, (8) nail driving-contest for women, Mrs M Rosenthal, <9) prize waltz, Sam Gurewitz and Rae Himmelstein, (10) prize fot trot, Abe I-evison and Sophie Pohsar,
JEWISH COMMUNISTS
TO BE DEPORTED
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle takes great pleasure in announcing that a big 'ipeciil number of the Chronicle will be issued early in September to mark the formal dedication of the new East Broad Street Temple 1 his special edition will be profusely illustrated and wdl contain numerous articles of intercit to every Jew and Jewess in Ohio
Some of the articles will deal with the condition of Jevvs and Judaism in the various countries of Europe. Asia, and America Others will describe the progress of Jewish endeavor in the re¬ habilitation of the Holy Land Still others will cover manv aspects of Jew¬ ish life and achievement throughout the cnilifcd world
A History The editor of the Ohio Jewish Chron¬ icle himself is preparing a history of the Tifereth Israel Congregation in vvhich he will tell of its past accomplish¬ ments, lis present hopes and aspirations', and also give a resurtie of its plans for the future
The publishers of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle hope to make this edition the finest production they have ever issued in this community Being that the East Broad Street Temple is a Conservative congregation we will include specially prepareel storieb on (1) "Conservative Judaism." (2) the life and teachings'of Dr Solomon Schechter, the late lament¬ ed leader of Conservative Jewry. n) the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and other pertinent monographs and essays
The spirit which will animate this spe¬ cial issue can be expressed in the motto, "FOR A GREATER CONSECRA¬ TION" We shall remind our hosts of readers of their duties and obligations as members of the House of Israel, and shall urge them not to he misled by pass¬ ing fads and not to gauge American Israel's spiritual strength by the wealth of Its cliaritable institutions We shall admonish them to concentrate their ef¬ forts about the Synagogue, which has been the mainstay of Jewish life through¬ out the ages
A SigniBcant Fact We shall try to bring home to every reader of the Chronicle this significant fact that the center of Jevvish gravity IS gradually shifting from Europe to thts continent and at the same time demon¬ strate to them the compatibihtj of tra¬ ditional Judaism with the highest prin¬ ciples of Americanism In clear and ua equivocal terms we shall refute the oft- repeated accusation that Historical Juda¬ ism IS anachronistic and has no place and future in this glorious land
Boldiv and fearlessly we shall urge our CO religionists to awaken to their responsibilities and to forget for a mo¬ ment the mundane pleasures and inter¬ ests of their everyday life We shall remind them of their unshirkable duty to their posterity and of their allegiance to their illustrious past
The Contributors Among the contributors to this Spe¬ cial Number will be Rabbis Jacob Tar¬ shish, Isaae Werne, Solomon Rivhn, Lee J, Levmger, Prof. Mordecai Kaplan, Dr. Leon Harrison, Dr Julian Morganstern, and Dr   Louis I   Newman
Tribute will bc paid in this number to the majiy fine men an4 women who have in devious ways assisted in con¬ summating the erection of the new Tem¬ ple
Watch for the appearance of the Dedi¬ cation Number of the Ohio Jewish Chron¬ icle
Haifa —Ruth Suchodulesky, Dehora Sobol and Abraham Stocfcstil, in whose houses were found Communist Red Cross literature, are to be deported from Pal¬ estine
PALESTINE JEWRY WILL PAR¬ TICIPATE ON JEWISH KIGHTS
Jerusalem —The Palestine I eague of locations Union will be represented at the Conference on Jewish Rights, which has been convened by the Committee of Jew¬ ish Delegations and the American Jew--
morrow (Sunday) evening at the Talmud I ish Congress, and wiU open at Zurich on
Torah Building, B58 East Rich street.      August llth
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JEW TO BECOME HOUMANIAN MINISTBH IN LONDON, RUMOR
Bucharest—Mr Rosenthal, noted Jew- ish Idwjcr, will be apiiomtcd Roumanian Ambassador to London, according to ru¬ mors circulated in political circk'i) here
The London post has become vacant due to tli8 acceptance o£ the portfolio of ForeiKn Mnuster by the Roumanian Min¬ ister Titulescu
NEW EARTH TREMOR
IN PALESTINE
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Jerusalem—A slight earth shock was felt yesterday m Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem    No damage has been caused.
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