Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1928-02-24

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,Vol. XI —No. 8.
COLUMBUS, CM-LIO, KKBKUAKY, 24, 1928
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Jews of San Francisco Have Made Tremendous Contributions  To  City
Children  of Israel Have  Been Living in Pacific Coast Me¬ tropolis Since 1849
ARE HEtD IN HIGH ESTEEM BY THEIR FELLOWMEN
'Frisco   Jews   Are   Leaders   iri
Law, Medicine, Business
and Industry
ARE   ALSO   POWERFUL   IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS
(By Our San Francisco Correspondent) SAN FRANCISCO.-Outstanding contributions of. the Jews in the develop¬ ment of San, Francisco were outlined by Judge  Max  C.  Sloss,  former associate
• justice of tbe Supreme Court'of Califor¬ nia and orie of the. most distinguished
: members of the, San Francisco bar,,,in a recent issue of the San Francisco "Call." To the Jews Judge Sloss attributes lead¬ ership in. philanthropy and social welfare work, as well as in the business devel¬ opment and. in musical and artistic ac¬ complishments.
"There hive been Jews here since the days of '49, and throughout all the years they have taken part in practically all of the community activities/* writes Judge
' SlOss.. ."Throughout their known history .the Jews hayejiad.a stroiig sense of fam-
.ily and social respbnsibiHty, and it is this
.quality which has enabled them to con¬ tribute so much to the. development of phiJanthi-opy add, social welfare work in Saii Francisco." . ',  ,
Modern Social Service At Its Best He .thcii cited the Hebrew Orphan Asylum at Honiewood- Terrace, San Fraiicisco, as an excellent illustration of, progressive and modern social service at its   best.     The   children   live  in small
,. groups iu cottages .with a house mother in charge of. each cottage. The children help around the house and garden as they , would if living at home with, tlieir par-
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. "The .same', spirit," says Judge SIoss, "is shown in the Old People's Home and in the boarding house for working girls; conducted''by the Emanu-EI Sisterhood. These  all  represent  the last   word   in
. making provision for human welfare. "Long before the Community Chest was established, the Jews V/ere carrying dut subccssfully the idea of a single annual
. collectibu and distribution of money for social welfare purposes. . Ten. or; twelve years before the Chest was formed the
¦ Federation' of Jewish charities of San Francisco Was in full.'operation.' This organization did all the. collecting of ,funds for the various Jewish social agen¬ cies and distributed them equitably. Now that the .Community Chest has been or-, ganized, you find many. Jews active in its work and management."
Judge .Sloss then tells of the great part i played by the Jews in the pioneer days- of the community. Among file most prom¬ inent figures he . mentions are .Levi Stratiss, early wholesaler, whose .firm still plays a great part in the distribution, of commodities in the west, and the late Raphael Weill, founder of the White House/ Weill was an able business man and a public spirited and useful citizen. Many Jews were prominent as bankers in the early days o! Can Francisco. The banks which were Igter merged into the Anglo and London Paris National Bank were conducted separately for many years by Jews. "The Flcisbhacker broth¬ ers, nowf headit^ these consolidated banks, are known. wherever finance is discussed.*^ says Judge SIoss. *'The Hell (Continued on page 4)
TUNE IN ON RABBr TAR¬ SHISH'S BROADCASTING PROGRAM TOMORROW
The subject of Rabbi Tarsh¬ ish's radio sermon, (Tomorrow), Sunday, will be "What Every Ilnsbnnd Expects o( His Wife."
The Kabbi will approach his subject from the psychological viewpoint brinf^ing to bear upon it all ihc latest theories of Kcy- scrlingt Hnvclock Ellis, Bcmard Shaw and Judg'c Lindsey.
An especially arraneed musi¬ cal program will also be broad¬ cast.'
Don't fail to tune in at 10:45
Local Hadassah Benefit Bazaar On March 20th' At East Broad St. Temple
All Columbus Jewry Is Cordially
Invited To Attend This
Affair
. A No. 130 RCA No. 17 radio will be giveir away at the benefit bazaar to be given by Junior Hadassah on Tuesday evening, March 30, at the East Broad Street Temple. Members of tlie organ¬ ization ai'e arranging novelty booths and entertainments, assuring an enjoyable evening for all Who attend. .No admis¬ sion charge will be made, as a ticket towards the radio qifer entitles the holder to admittance. ¦
Miss' Ruth Frank, president nf Junior Hadassah,.and'Miss Uorotliy Finkelstein are general chairmen. Mrs. William A.' Hersch^ is ,.senior adviser for the affair. Miss Rose Danziger and Miss Zelda Nac¬ dimen arc chairmen of the radio com¬ mittee, which began work several month?!
Other, comniittce ciiairmcn for'the bazaar are: Decorations, Rose Schalit^ orchestra,.'Lillian ' Davis;'' daneiug. Ida Cabacoffi Bclhi Cabacoff; style .show, Frances; Rapenport. Eva Wohhau: Con- tHhutions, Sarah Luiier, Anna. Wohl- stein."
' The following booths have already been arranged: Baked goods, Senior Hadassah; Cafeteria, Gnnmia Omega Pi sorority; ¦ Vocal enterlaJnment; Jessie Baker^ Helen Schwartz; \'^er'nor!s Ginger. Ale, Doris Raden, Fannie Young,; Lillian Davis'; Fortune" telling,.- Belle ITersko- witz, Nina Kohn, Aiina Kahn, Sarah Carroll: FisW pond and novelties,. Clara Neustadt: Fruit, Ruth Frank, Frieda .Cowan'; Flowers, Kstella Fisher,, Helen Smithi Jeanette Rubin; Candy, Lillian Danziger; Concessions, Rose Finkel¬ stein, Rose Greenstein. General.workers will be Sophie Liss, Sarah Robbins, Rose Jay, Florence Werne, and Pauline Rubin,
HADASSAH LINEN SHOWER \flLL TAKE PLACE TOMOR¬ ROW AT SCHONTHAL HOME
The Columbus chapter of Hadassah will hold their third aniiMal linen shower and tea at the Schonthal Comnmnity House at 2:.'(0 on Sunday afternoon, February 26tb.
, A cordial invitation is extended to all members and friends of Hadassah, and we hope tbey will help us to replenish the Hospital supplies in Palestine by con¬ tributions of linens and of cash.
Mrs. B. W. Abramson, general chair¬ man, has assured us of'a delightful aft- ernoon's entertainment. The well-known Hillel Players will present the third act of "The Melting Pot" by Israel Zang- will and the Hillel choir will sing.
Mrs. Bert Wohnan, chairinan of hos¬ pitality, will he assisted by an able com-. mittee and the niembers of Junior Hadas¬ sah will assist at the tea table,
The following list of articles are in great demand for hospital use; Bath robes, bed spreads, blankets, diapers and diaper material, layettes, sheets, mos¬ quito netting (lO-yard cuts), sheeting, night shirts, trousers for patients, women's drawers, pillows.
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Leap Year Dance and iMx
Party Wednesday; Feb. 29
At Broad St Temple
What promises to be one of the most outstanding affairs ^of the East .Broad Street Temple Sisterhood during 1928, is the Leap Year Dance atid Old Fash¬ ioned Box Party to be held in the Tem¬ ple Auditorium next Wednesday evening, February 2yth. ;,
Mrs. p. Cohen is chairman of thc afTair. A very good orchestra has been engaged for the dancing-^umisually good food is being prepared, and in general, a jolly good lime is assured to all who at¬ tend. ' Admission is only 50c. Every- ¦^""Lbody Is welcome. Rcmemjier the date— _/ next Wednesday evening, February-20th, qt the.Temple, on East Broad Street.
Cleveland and St. Louis Campaigns in Behalf of the J/0. H. Insures the Early
Breaking of Ground for New Plant
Beautiful Cottage Plan Builditigs For Jewiah Orphan Home Will Be Erected On A 31-Acre Plot On University Heights, Accord¬ ing To An Announcement By Fred Lazarus, Jr., President Of The Home—Cleveland's Campaign Was An Extraordinary Success And Resulted In An Oversubscription of $120,- 082.65, Making A Total Of $370,082.(;5.-^St. Louis Jewish Community With A Quota 01 $50,000 Con¬ tributed S86»700.~Graduates Of The Home In Cleveland Contributed More Than $50,000 To The New Building Fund.
FRIENDS   OF  FAMOUS   JEWISH   INSTITUTION   RECEIVE GOOD NEWS WITH GENUINE GRATIFICATION
(Special to The Ohio Jctviih Clironki^) CLEVELAND, O.—The recent suc¬ cessful completion of the Cleveland City and St. Louis campaigns in behalf of the new building fund for the Cleveland Jew¬ ish Orphan Home insures the, early breaking of ground for lhe cnttagc.plan buildings to bc erected on a thirty-onCr acre plot in University Heights, an .at-. tractive suburb of Cleveland, it is an¬ nounced by Fred T^azariis. Jr.,. President of thc.tlome. Cleveland with a quota of $250,000, annoLyiccd !i5.^70,083,G5 as. raised at the final report meeting; of workers last Monday night, .and .simul¬ taneously, St.Ilojiis, witha quota of $50,-
000, announced $86,700 as raised. Grad¬ uates' of the Home now " residing in Cleveland contributed more than !?50,0d0 to the new building fund, antl graduates residing ih St. I^oiiis contributed ijilS.OOO tovvard their copimiinity .quota.
Cleveland's'campaign, was one,of the most siicccftsfii'I: ever held in that com¬ munity for any Jewish can.?c..- Five hundred workers overtopped the assigned quota by $120,083.05 in eight days time and were within the shadow of^ tlic goal hy . the fourth day, ; The isuccessfnl wind-up was celebrated with a dinner; at the Hptel Hollenden with tlie workers ami the officers Of thc. Home in attend¬ ance. The children of the Home pro¬ vided an nnitjUe entertainment.
OfHcers of th'e Cleveland campaign were Maurice ; Rohrhcitncr, . - general' chairman; Irwin N. Lpeser; campaign chairman; Rabbi A. M. Silver, vice- chairman;.' Geprge Fiirth,. secretary: Maurice Gusman, treasurer, .and Leo 'VVpidenthal. chairman of publicity. Mrs. Jac L, Einstein served aa 'chairman of the wbmaii's division with Mrs. Sam H. Cohn,   vicc-chairniaii,   and   Mrs,   ArthiJr
1. Fischer as captain of teams. Isidbr Coons, who is directing'thc entire cam¬ paign in the sixteen states comprising B'nai B'rith Districts Nos: 2 andC, as- .sumed tlie technical direction of the Cleveland appeal.
EmilMaycr .and Dr. Charles Rederer served as co-chairmen of the St. Louis /Campaign. Dr. Rederer is one of the most enthusiastic leaders of the Jewish Orphan Home's Alumni Association. ¦ ¦ The goal of .the .new building ,cam-. paign is $I,COO,000'of which the eight states of B'nai B'rith ' District No.. 2 have assumed, a quota of $1,000,000 and
the eight states of District No, 6 $601), 000. Campaigns have heen completed in Oliio and Missouri ,ind are nearing com- pIctTuu in Indiana. . Kentucky and Colo¬ rado will conduct campaigns next, month when, accordhig to Mr. . Lazarus, -the million-dollar mark will be probably reached.
. , Intensive organization of District No, 6, comprising Illinois, Michigan, Wis¬ consin, .North and South Dakota, Ne¬ braska,' ,Iowa and ^Minnesota, . is now linder way, and ;tbe campaigh offifcers ex¬ pect, to have thc campaign completed in these states: by early  summer.
The Cleveland Jcilvish Orphan Home was founded by the B'nai B'rith sixty years ago lo. provide care iand slielter for Civil War Jewish ' orphans: The new. est of its present buildings is more than a half ccntiiry old and the institution is located in a steadily.; deteriorating yicighborhoud known in Cleveland police and newspaper circles as the "roaring, tliird precinct" ¦ because of its criniinal and vicious charadtcr. It is -one Cleveland's .-most congested , neighbor¬ hoods also. ,. , ' Exceptional Merit
Despite llic physical handicaps, the program .of chikl care carried on. at the llon^e under the direction of .Super¬ intendent Michael Sharlitt is recognized nationally for'its exceptional merit and for the fine attainments of its. graduates. One out of every four children graduates "from High School, and. with an, average daily population of ilVu,, there has riot been a death among the children at the Home for six ycai"s.
Tweiity-five children' will" he'housed- in each of the, twelve cottages of the hew buildings under tlie care of a cottage niother. There; are at present 3'17 chil¬ dren a.t the Home.
An outstanding feature of tlic cam¬ paign has been the service and money contributed by the gradiiates of the Home themselves. George I. Wirpel, a resi¬ dent bf Cleveland and president of the Orphan- Home Alumni Association, an nouneed,at the opening meeting of the Cleveland campaign, that the graduates wuiild contribute $2-"i0,000'toward the new building, fund and that this-would be iii addition to ^GOjOOO raised for new build¬ ing purposes over a. period of many years. The Ahimni wijl provide the recreation building for the new institu¬ tion, lie said.
Brotherhood of the East Broad Street Tempie Plans Another Series of Interestuig Events
President Neustadt Announces An Intellectual As Well As A Social Program—Prominent Speakers Will Address Body—Temple Quartet Will Be Organized—Discus¬ sion Groups WiU Begin To Function—President Nason Of The Congregation Pledges His Support To Brotherhood
Junior Council Notes I
Because, of a, conflict in dates the symposium on the "Theater and the Arts" which is being sponsored by the Junior Council will be held at the Prog¬ ress Club Sunday, March 4th, at 2;30 p. m., instead of the Bryden Road Tem¬ ple as Vtras originally planned.
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger willread the invocation which-will open the program and Elma Ehrlich Levinger, H. E^ Chcrrington and Professor Herman Mil¬ ler will he tbe speakers.
Hilda Kich, president of the council, has announced that this will be an open meeting and invitations have been ex¬ tended to all Jewish organizations in the city as well as individuals interested in the drama.    -       ,
The annual Council dance will be held on Thursday, evening, March 8th, at ,the Progress Club, and will take the form of a leap year party.
The Haddassah Linen Shower takes place tomorrow afternoon at the Schonthal House; be sure and be there.
At a special nieetitig .of the Brotherhood of tlie East Broad Street Temple held Wednesday evening, February 23nd, in the Banquet Hall of the Tifereth Israel Congregation, a good mea.siire of the old time enthusiasm of this organization was glaringly evident. Everyone present entered into the discussion pertainiiig to the future plans and projects of the Brotherhood in the true spirit of loyalty and co-operation.
It was the concensus of opinion of the majority of the speakers that the Brotherhood should foster a broader program, ihtellectual as well aa social, instructive as well as entertaining. ^
The President anrioimced the names of a ntunber of prominent speakers available and also a group of volunteer entertainers,' He also announced the formation of a Brotherhood Quartet as well as a round tahle discussion group which will take up the study of contemporary problems in lhe fields of religion, philosophy, economics, and sociology.
President Leon Nason of the Congregation brought home to all present the importance of continuing with unabated vigor the work of protuoting the best interests of the Temple.
'*We cannot afford at this stage of otir progress to sit down in a complacent attitude, satisfied with our past achievements," he declared. "We must advance and inten.sify our labors. The duties devolving upon us demand constant attention and incessant activity.
"I want the Execittivc Board and the ofiicers of the Brotherhood to know that I am in hearty sympathy with all their plans. Our worthy Rabbi is also reatly to lie of constant service to the Brotherhood in its hopes and in its aspirations. I am happy to knoiv that the faithful president of the Brotherhood is back on the job and is prosecuting his duties with even greater zeal than he manifested prior to his illness."
Others who spoke during the course of the meeting are: Will Welher, Walter Katz, I. H. Sdilezinger, Louis Schlezinger, Justin L. StiHman, Rabbi Riylin, Frank V, Bayer, Charles Margolis, Samuel Wasserstrom, and Aaron M.Neustach.
Watch these columns for further announcements regarding the Tifereth Israel Congregation and its Brotherhood.
STUDENTS    WILL    EN¬ TERTAIN   ZION   LODGE AT MEETING MONDAY
Every member of Zion Lodge, No. 62, 1. O. It. B. is urged to attend thc next mcctjnR on Mon¬ day evening, February 27th, at Realtors Hall,. lii East State street.
Rabbi Lee. J. Ixivingcr will give a talk on a .subject of cur¬ rent interest and students from the B^itai U'rith Hillel Founda¬ tion will ftirnish the entertain¬ ment.
Important matterfj pertaining to the good and welfare of the lodge will also be brought up for discussion.. Be sure you are there at 8 o'clnck sharp.
There Are 46 Synagogues in Bal¬ timore; Three of These Are Reform
Big Open Forum .Meeting Next Tuesday Will Be Addressed By Browne
People of All Denominations and Creeds Are Expected at Com¬ merce Auditorium: Tuesday   : Evening   '
J. C. GOODMAN  AND BERT WOLMAN ON COMMITTEE
Tuesday at 8:15 p. m., in the Coni¬ merce Auditorium, under the auspices of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation,>Dr. Lewis Browne, author of'"This Believ¬ ing World," .vvili address ¦ the general public on  "The Faith of Humanity."
Dr. Browne, not yet thirty years old,, has the distinction of haying written two books which are among the best-selling non-fiction, his first, "Stranger Than Fic¬ tion," the stot-y of the Jevvs, having pre¬ ceded. "This Believing World," wliici) is the story of man's religions. Born, in England, Dr. Browne •received his pri¬ mary aild sjicondary schooling; there, traveling extensively.
Coming to America with his parents, he. put his youthful theories" concerning labor and capital to the test by getting firfet haiiid information about the work¬ ing men. He "bummed" his Ayay across country, living and working, with labor¬ er^.
.Then he returned, to his 'studies, en¬ rolling in the Hebrew Union College and the Uliiversity of Cincinnati, planning to make the rabbinate his life \vork. After six years in the eCininary Mr. JBrowne was,rabbi of .Temple Israel, Waterbury, Conn., for .three years. Later he be¬ came associated-wilh Rabbi Stephen S. Wise,- having charge of the NeWark Free Synagogue and establishing a labor school there. ,
He left the rabbinate, choosing litera¬ ture as his field, where he has "a larger audience for his'vvork, which is the dis¬ semination of what he.calls, the Social Religion which is being manifested and. brtjught about today. ..Dr. Browne's address Tuesday evening will be preceded by a banquet of the Hillel Alumni at the Faculty Club. Mr, Joseph C. Goodman arid: Mr. Bert Wolman constitute the, Lewis Bro'wne Lecture Committee.
COUNCIL SABBATH WILL BE
OBSERVED     AT     BRYDEN
ROAD TEMPLE MARCH 2
Services Will Be In Charge Of Re¬ ligious Committee Of The C. J. W.—Mrs. E. E. tevinger Will, Be 'iTte Speaker For The Occasion
The arrangements committee for the annual Councir Sabbath of the C. J. W, announce^ that this year's celebration will be held at the Bryden Rbad Temple' on Friday evening, March 2nd, ,with Mrs, Elma Ehrlich Levinger, well-known writer and lecturer, as the speaker of the evening.
The subject of Mrs. Levinger's. ad¬ dress will be' "The Story That. Never .Ended."
Mrs. Celia Kahn Rosenthal will pre. sent several vocal selections. , ,   Mrs; B. W. Abramson and Mrs. W^il liam A.  Hersch  are  in charge of  the arrangements for the Council Sabhath,
SENIOR Y. W. AND Y.  f. H, A
LEAP YEAR DANCE  lO BE
HELD ON FEBRUARY 29th
The Y. W. and Y. M. H. A. wiU entertain for all the .members and their guests at a. joint Leap Year Dance on Wednesday evening, February 2!>th, at the Schonthal Community House, 555 E. Rich  Street.
Miss Eva Foreman is chginnan of tbc Y. W. H. A. eptertainment com¬ mittee. The following girls will assist her: The Misses Bess Goldfarb, Flor eiice Erlen, Fanny Tennebaum, and Edith Pallet. ¦
Miss Bess Goldfarb is presidcm of the Y. W. H. A. and Mr. Joe Herman is president of the V. M. H. A.
Baltimore Now Has More Than Seventy- Six Thousand Jews
Community In That City Dates
B.Tck More Tljan A Century,
Says Report
A JEW IS AT HEAD OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
LEADING POSITIONS THERE ARE HELD BY JEWS
(By Our Baltimore Correspondent) BALTIMORE.—During the recent campaign of the Community Fund, of which none of its 32 member agencies is Jewish, the Jewish population aided greatly in the,success of the appeal.. Be¬ sides contributing thousands of dollars to the :i5l,O0O,OO0 obtained, Jews, many of tlicnu volunteered their .services to ac- . quire subscriptions. Several of the team, leaders in-the drive were Jewish. . In.the early days, \vhen religious,per- Ecciiliqiis were, the rule . in Maryland, Jews wci-e greatly hampered in ,all their undertaking^.' The first Jewish family to- settle permanently in Baltimore^ and of whom any record has been kept were tbe Ettings.' In 1780 Mrs. Shinah Etting: came to the city.with her five children. Reuben, Etfing,  one til her  sons,  later
POPULAR PRICES FOR LEC¬ TURE or DR. BiRQWNE, TUESDAY EVENING FEBRlJARY 2Btli
The committee on arrangements:
. for  the   Dr.   Browne   lecture   at. p. S.  V. Commerce ¦ Auditorium Tuesday, evening,  Feb.  28th, .an¬ nounces that popular   prices  will prevaily Student tickets can be pro-
,,cured at the Hillel Foimdation at ^Q East Kighteenth Avenue, at'25
¦cents." ¦'.¦¦•';'
General admission, tickets for the public caii be secured at Hen- nick's, Hillel,, McClelland's Book Store, and Lazarus Book Dept.> at; 50 cents,  .   '    '
Members of the. Hillel Alumni can procure tickets for the diniier.
,in Dr. Browne's, honor and his lec¬ ture at, $1.50. All Chronich read-, ers are urged to make their, res- irvations af once, and thereby facili¬ tate the work of the arrangements cominittee,
was appointed United States Marshall for' Maryland by  President Jeilerson.    Eut though be held "this high Federal office, . he could not have been elected to even the^ post of constable,   For the State law ' barred all Jews from holding office.
: Legal Disabilities Are Removed
It was not until 1825 after a family by the name of Cohen had come to Balti¬ more and became prominent in the life of the city, that the legal disabilities against the Jews were removed. ,It took a campaign of seven years, from 1818 to 1635, during which period a. commit¬ tee of prominent Jewish citizens be¬ sieged each successive session, of the Legislature to get. the bill passed.
The first regular meeting for Jewisb religions services of wbich there is rec¬ ord was held in 1829. The first regulsir Synagogue was held in a ball over a grocery in 18113.. Up to 1842 all'the Jewish congregations in Baltimore were Orthodox. ' In that year a number, of. yoiing men formed the Har Sinai Ver¬ ein, which became, it is said, the .first . reform congregation in the United States.
There, are 40 synagogues now in Bal¬ timore, according to the city directory for Iff27.    Three of these arc Reform.
Three meinbers of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore are Judge EU Frank, Judge Charles F, Slcin and Judge Joseph N. Ulman, Sainuel, Lasch is associate )udge of tbe Juvenile Court and. Jacob Schroeder holds a post as police magis¬ trate. .An Assistant Attorney-General of Maryland is. Herbert Levy.
An  Important  Position
One of the mo.st important municipal positions — bead of the public school sys¬ tem— is held by Dr. David E. Weijlein. Along educational lines we also have Mrs. Louis H. Levin and Theodore E, Straus, members of the School Board.
Jews also are to be found in many other executive posts of the city govern¬ ment. Mention may be made of Benja-. min S. Applestein, City Librarian; Simon E. Sobeloff, Assistant City Solicitor;: Maxwell Suls, Board of Zoning Appeals; Moses Ottcnheimer, Jail Board; tee I. Hecht, Appeal Tax Court; Meyer J.. (CoHtiuiied on paye 4)
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