Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1928-03-02

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-rHcaltJT Com'inigsioticr Ilarri.'i, Cong^rcssman William \V; Colicit, Maurice P. Davidson and Kabbi Natlian Krass.advocated an inten¬ sification of thc vvork of the Hillcl Foun¬ dation anmnpr Jewish students at Ameri¬ can-uiiivcrsities during.a dinner confcr-
. encc of the Metropolitan lodges of thc Iiulcpcndcnl Order of B'nai BVith, held at thc Hotel Neivton last week. , ''There have been too many instances where our inldlectual youth have dis¬ covered thaC the world insists that they
'shall remain in the fold from which they .sought to, emerge, and they find thein- .selves under painful necessity of sneaking hack through the back door," Commis¬ sioner' Harri.s declared.. "Had they stayed where tbey bcktnged they would have attained leadership iri their eoinhiunities. Tbougb 1. am not a member of the order I am eager to work with it in its efforta to enlighten onr ,,youth . with regard tp the great 'opportunities for service that is theirs withiiitlie Jewish fold and the spiritual satisfaction they will find in loyal alignment with their people."
. Tlie meeting .which was held under the auspices of the,Metropolitan Confer¬ ence nf the B'nai Brith was participated
TUNE IN ON RABBI TAR¬ SHISH'S BROADCASTING PROGRAM TOMORROW
The subject of Kabbi Tarsh¬ ish's radio sermon (Tomorrow) Sund.L>^ will be "Whal U\crj Wife Exiiects of Her Husband"
Thci ICal>bi will aiiproach his subject from the pbychological viewiivint bringing to bciir upon it all the latest theories of Key- '^orling't Hnvelock Ullis, Bernard Shaw and Judge I.indsey.
An especially arrungi^d - musi- calproBram will alsn be broad¬ cast.
Don't fail to time in at 10:15
IVRKKYOH riJRIiM BALL rAKES PLACE AT ME¬ MORI \L HALL MARCH 7
Allen IliiloN ttMi piece or- clie-.lia will furnish the mu- sif f«i Ihc Ivrepyoh I'lirim Ball Hi Memorial Hall Wed nesday evening, March 7lh.
Thc frtrnmiltee on ar- ran^rpinenls (rnsls thai the entire communit> will turn out for this annual event und thcrchy a&siht in de- frayinft: the expense of maintnihinfJT the Columhus Ilchrew School.
Please get aside (his date for this alTair. Arranj?e (0 meet .\our friends there.
in by the presidents and other officers of all the B'nai Brith lodges of Greater New York and their woman's auxiliaries aild was presided over by L. E. Schlech-,
' ter, president Of the conference. Sidney G, Kusworm, of Dayton, Ohio, a member of the Executive Comniitlee of the I. O. B, B. and Dr. Boris D. Bogen. natipnal director of its. Wider Scope Committee,
¦.Oiitniied the wprk of the HillerFounda-- 'tions in the universities of Illinois, Mich¬ igan,  Ohio,, California,, and ¦ Wisconsin,
, and the efforts of the order's Anti-Def- amatiori league to eliminate misrepresen¬ tation of Jewish character and ideals, .on the stage arid screen and in the press.
Committees were named by, 'thb lodges to participate in the Wider Scope Com¬ mittee's campaign, The plans Include the initiation (if ,a class of over, 200 candi¬ dates for :membership. in the order at a joint meeting, of the New York lodges at tbe True Sister's Building oil March Isi, and a tea by the Woman's Auxiliaries on
¦ March -Ith.
The folldwii^ lodges were represented: New York No. 1 by President David S. Pnlicr; Jordan No. 15 by Vice President Sanford J, Friedlander; Manhattan- WasbiiigtonNo. a9 by President Charles Horowitz; Relioboth No. 38 by President Perry   Chafetz;   Henry   Jones-Lebanon
. No. 7!» by President Ely Rosenberg; ,\sar.iah, No, 104 by President Harry, Kunet; Chananiah, No. 305 by President Herman Vogel: Br«oI<ly'i No. 753 by President Joel Saminet,
The following auxiliaries were repre- .scnted: Brooklyn No. 20 by President .^nIla Rockmoire; Manhattan-Washington No. 2rby President Jessica Feldberg; New York No. 23 by President Lillian H. Smith; Jordan No. 2G by President E. Steiner; Chananiah No. 39 by Presi¬ dent Fannie Klein; Henry Joiitis-Lebanon No. 57 by President Amy H. Lewis; Re¬ lioboth No. 65 by President Mary Eck¬ stein.
Young Judaea Night to be Sponsored by the Youth of E. Broad St. Temple
Bays ami Girls of Karnai Zion Clnb .      To Conduct Sabbath Services
RIVLIN AND SK6p TO ADDRESS PARENTS
For the first time in tlie history' of. the Tifcretli l.srael Congregation fEast Broad Sl. -Temple) hoy.s and girls, of the temple menibership. who arc.members of the : Karnai Zinn Young Judaea Club, will conduct the Sabbath services and wjll. expound the purpose amVactivitics of the National ; Youn;^ Judaea, embracing' tiiousands of Jewish children throughout .'\merica.
Rabbi ^olomon Rivlin will receive the Dcdical<>ry greeting ¦ and charter .from the leader pf the club, Morris A. Skop. who will bave a special, message for tbe parents. Ralibi Rivlin has. set aside this coniiirjj - Friday iiight,: March 2iid, as Young Judaea Dedication Services at the temple and w^ill preach, a special .scnnoii on. "Jewish Education , Thnnigb thc Youn;^. Judaea"! Every 'father and niother in Columbus - should bring.their children to the Teniple to witiie.ss and hear what .some forty Yoiing Judacans have already accomplished and planned. Musical .duets will, he presented hy Si¬ mon Coben under tbe direction of .Can¬ tor Grodncr. The program . Incllwles : , "Dedication of the Youth" by Beatrice Rosen, president of the Tifereth rsracl'l Young Judaea; "Why ! .^m a Young Jlidnean" by Phyllis Levensoii;- "What Voung Judaea, Aims lo Do'- by Morris Kohn; "What Young Judaea Has Ac¬ complished" by Ruth Sclirieber, -Secre¬ tary. Tifereth hrael ;.Young Judaea: "Youmj; Jiidaea and Jewi.sh Loyalty" by Thelma: Palestrant;. ."Growth of Youn^ Judaea" by Eleanore Phillipson; Pres¬ entation of Club, to Rabbi by Mr. Mor¬ ris .'\, Skop,^ Supervisor poliinibiis Young Judaea; .Acceptance of Charter and Ser-' mon by Rabbi SoIoinOn Rivlin;
Services will be.i^in at 8:15 p. m.    Ev¬ eryone welcome.
"All Men Are Irrational," Asserts Lewis
Browne In Lecture At Commerce
Hall of Ohio State University
'When Reason Tails Them. Hclicf Comes To-Their Kesciie," Tolls nil Auditors—Dintici   In  Honor of Speaker Pre¬ ceded the liCrtiire—SiiU'incr of the Hillel Chorale Chlb Was Rcecivcd With Wide Acclaim
He
-Mi Iiinnaii bein.^'H are irrational and cl.ilig iii.stiiictively tn Iiclief wlit'ii their iiiidcrstanding fails, Dr. I.cwi.s Hrovviic, author, told his hesircrs at Ohio State University "ruesdiiy eveiiiii.ir. The a<l- dresji was held In Comniercc 'Huilding. mider tbe auspiciis nt the': B'nai B'rith Hillel r.ntnidalifin. ¦*
, "There arc no s^roupH or individuals n»tt i:onipcned by life to eiccrcise soine ffU'nlty other thanreason to keep alive," he declared.
- "Primitive ¦ man fear.s the elements vvhich dnliim harm. He seeks,to circiiin- vdil thein with nia^'ic or with pra>trs. . , "In this bf i.s not rational, any more than-wo are rational—wf w.bo coiin; tn collfgc and deliatc. coinp;inioiiate mar¬ riage.. '¦¦'¦,,¦
Too Hard to Bear
"Life for mosl," lie said, "is too hard |p bear unless they give themselves cour¬ age to. hope against hope thai eventually' the.'world will lie,a rk-Hgbtfuraiid idcal'l ¦place.'; "•.¦,.        "¦¦-'¦-,"
Dr. Brujvne, who' spent three .^veeks after liis graduation froni, college as a hnlio.- described'the .social and intellectual
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i?;kiIU'd l;ihi,trcrs he.eiiciiuiiU'rCd. This is the-class, be said, that Hocks to hear Aliiu'i' .ScmpU' MacPhersor. "'a gi>od cvaiifi'clist bc'caiisi.v she is iti^iiicere," for llie npiiUf t>f rcliyiou.s hope whirl.) will kce|i lis iiiL'Milieis nlivc .another week.
"The iiitclHiience rif the iih)s1 iiitcUet- lu;il jihilofiopliy prnfcs.sof, differs frnin tlial of tlic moron, in respect lo perfect intclligejice, about as much as a lf);and a ¦id wait lanij) in. the light of the .snn. A Battle Already Lost
out' .of
VVAS     COUNCIL     SABBATH
SPEAKER AT BRYDEN ROAD
TEMPLE FRIDAY
*URIM CELEBRATION AT BETH JACOB
CONGREGATION
The Beth Jacob Congregation will hold a Purim celebration in the Banquet Hall, Sunday, March Hth, at 6 p. m. The chairman of the Entertainment coihmit- lee I.'i prciJaring a nice treat for. every¬ body. All member^ and their friends are asked it* keep this date open for this oc¬ casion. Watch the Chronicle for fur¬ ther announcements.
2nd Mass Meeting of Cols. Zionists at Agudath Achim Cong. Tomorrow (Sunday)
Pntmincnt  Zionist Worker of Cleve-
Innd to AddrcsH thc Locnl
Gathering
llie second of a series of mass mtet- iiigs imder the joint auspices of all local Zionist organizations will, be held on Sundav, M irch 1th, at H o'clock p m It thc Agudath A.ebim S>nagogue Ilu list meeting, held at the Bro id Streit '1 emple and addressed h\ Rabbi Junes (i He'ler of Cincimnti, Ohio, attracted an unusually large aiidicncc. The com¬ mittee in charge expects even a larger crowd for this' meeting
It is the primary purpcwe of (hese gatlicriiigs to enhghttn the Jewish peoplu of Coluinbus with the pimeiples, aims md accompli sliments of tin Zionist movement. Those who have worked for the Zionist cause for many ^years have always felt that the reason why some people, eithtif assume an iiulifTerent at¬ titude or are unfriendly towar<l thc inovemeitt is because they know little or nothing concerning ilie various phases of tlie subject
The officers of the local Zionist ur- g.iin/.ilions have cxprcised much grati ficatiuii over the salutary effects produced bv the address of Rahbi Heller as re- flLCtid in the increased membership and griiitei entluisiabin manifested by the oilier members
A i)roniini,:nt Zionist worker from Cleveland, Ohio, is expected to address the meeting Sunday evening. Sammy Levinstein, the boy who has enterl.ime<I iliousaiids of local folks with Itis violin, will render several selections His sister, Celia, will accompany him on the piano Rabbi fsaac Wcrne will be the chair- tnan of tbe evening. Thc public is cordial¬ ly invited' to attend
,\lrs.' uevniAcr, uuu i.-> wmtiy Known as a writer was the speaker at the Coun- cil'Sabbath services beld at tlm Bryden Road -Temple,. Friday evening, March tind. .The services were, held un<Ier the supervision of the Keligiou.s Coniniittee of the Council of Jewish Women.      .' ¦
Mrs. Levinger is a meniher of the coin- mitiec together with Mrs. Williain A. Hersch, and Mr.s. B. W. Abrainsoh, and formerly was a ni.eniber of the. Commit¬ tee, on Rchgioii of tbo National C- J- W. The .subject ot her-address wa.*, ."The Story That Never Ended". Mrs. Celia Kahn Rosenthal sang "Eili VM" by 3chiiHller at thc services..
PROF. FRANK SLUTZ OF TO¬ LEDO    WILL   SPEAK    AT TEMPLE  MONDAY  EVE¬ NING. MARCH 5TP
The Educational Commlltet of the C. J. W; which i.s s()onsorin;» the lecture, luncheon course is bringing Prof! Frank. Slutz of Dayton, Ohio, for au evening meeting, Monday, March fithi in the ves¬ try room of tlie Bryden Road Temple.
-Ml those who have joined this course are urge-d to attend this meeting, , and are invited to bring one guest with them. Tho.se who had' the pleasure to hear Prof.. Slutz' in Dayton at the Council Tri-State Conventioii last. October, know what a treat is in store for them.  '¦
Junior Council Notes
All .members wishing to try out for thc Annual Council Review which will take place in thc near future, arc asked to come to the Bryden R'oad Temple, iMarch (ith, at 7:;J0 p. m. -Mrs: Abe Weinfeld and Mrs. Allen Gundersheinier will be ill cbarge. '        '
The Symposium on the "Theater and Arts" which is being sponsored by the Junior Council will be held at the Prog¬ ress Clnb, Suiiday, March 4th at 2:30 p. m.
Rabbi Lee J-Levinger will read the invocation opening the program, and Elma Ehrlich Levinger, H; E, Cher- rington and Professor Herman Miller will be thc speakers.
This will be an open meeting, and an invitation is extended to all Jewish or¬ ganizations in the chy as well as indi- I viduals interested in the drama,
¦'fierlraiKl Russell, said to he the lo most iiitelligcnt men in thc world, resorts to a sort of religioii. He ..^ccs life as a battle ahcatly lost, but be finds himself still able to laugh:"
The speaker wa.s introduced by' Mr. Joseph C. Goodman, past president of tbc .\dvi.sory Boardof the ;lVnai BVith Killcl h'oniidalion. A feature of the evc- iiiiig'-spnigrani which received wid*? ac- clann was the .singing uf the Hillel Cho¬ rale Chd) iinthT thf iiiasleTfiil'direclioii nf Samuel R. Goldman.
.'Utef the lecture a number <(f (|1il-s- tions informally submitted to Dr: Browne were niost cleverly- answered by hiin.
C. J. W. Cooperative Lunch¬ eon Will Take Place at the Deshler on March 8th
, The Cohimbus Section of [lie National Council, of Jewish Woineiiivvill hold its annual co-operative, hinelufon at \'l-M\ p. nv. Thursday. March 8lh, in the Desh- lyr. under the aiispicca of the, couiicirs t'(i^o|ierative connnittee .uillr Mrs. Sor W,. Guld.siiiitli a.** tbairmaii. Mrs. Jerome Kiibn. chairman of the civics coUiniitlee, will assist'Mr.s. ,Goldsmhh.
Cantor  .Solonion Grodner of the East
liroad Street Temple, and Mrs. J. Mal-
L-olni Slralitz will sing.     '
:     There  will  b.c  short   words of  greet-
ijng   from  tlie  presiilcnis' of  all  Jewish
i Wniiieii's.oVgaiiizaiious. -They arc: Mrs.
-A.   Danziger, -presideiit   .of   Hadassah;,
¦Mrs.  A.  Shaffer,  president  of  Agudath
."^chim; Mrs.-.Ma.\ Bogatin, president of
tbc Tifereth Israel  Sislcrbood; Mrs. A.
(joldlierg. president of the Ezras Xoshi
.Sodety: -Mrs. E. E. Tushbant, president
Jof tin.' Ivreeyoh Society ;.Mrs. S. Weijicr,
president of the Rebecca Home Lodge;
Mrs. i'. Beniian, pi-eJiident of the Jewisb
Mothers'   .Alliance;   Mrs.   AI   Harmon,
president    of    the 'Council 'of    Jewish
Women:   Mrs:   .Adolph   Loeb,   president
of the. Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood.
Mrs.^ Yiq Dohahcy, wife of Governor Donaheyi ivill be the gue-st of honor of llie CoLincii-. and will say a few words of greeting.
Particijiaiing in a playlet, "The .Spirit of the Council," will be: Mrs. 1. A. Rdscntlialt Mrs. Joseph Basch, Mrs. Hairy Kohn, Mrs. Robert Wasbck, Mrs, L.Lcvni and Mrs. Simon Lazarus.    ,
Mrs. Frank Glick; chairman of Ho.s- pitality. announces tbat a carefully planued b'ish.Iuncbeon has been ordered. All thiwe desirnig reservations will cniii- nninicate with . Mts- GHck imhicdiately. I'rankiin (iiJSii/
I AMOIIS WOMAN JUDGE WILL    ADDUKSS    OPEN iMEETING  OF T.  I.  SIS¬ TERHOOD
JUDGE FLORENCE ALLEN
The iiublic a.s well.as all members. m;de and female, of the Tifereth- Israel Cony:rcgation, is Iicrcby cordially invited to,aitcnd the open mteting of the Sister- hcind i)f the I{ast Uroad Street Temple, Monday evening. March 'itb, at S o'clock.
Thc coniniittee in charge-of this meet- iiiH has secured some .'^plelKlid talent to liiniisb the eiitertainmeiil. according to .\Ir-s. Leon Nasoii' .'
, I he .Ltucst of honor and chief speaker for the occasion will lie Judge Florence .Allen of the Ohio Slate Supreme Court, who bus beeir seciii'cd bythc I'resident of the Si.stcrhood after many uusuccess- Inl cffiirts.
Ohio State Avukah Wilt Meet at Ohio Union Sun¬ day, March 4 at 3:30 P. M.
l'o Prcflcnt Program of Student Orijj;i-
nal Papers on Suhjects of Zion-
iHt Interest
lhe   Opprtssion   P*>3ehosiN   in  JluisIi Life" ;unl its effect "U Zionism will be* an original   paper  to  be  presented  this comi;ig   Sunday  afternoon,; March  4th, at <l 'to p   m   at the (")liio Union on tlu Ohio Stile Uin\ersitv eainpus. b\ oiil 4if the  lu.ulmg Ohio State \.irsit>  debaters, Mr.   Henry   Schwartz   of  Youiigstown. Mr  Scliuartr will tract tbc influence of perseeution    on    the    hfe    of    the    ]v\\ ihrougboul the ages and show how /ion ism IS .tffeetcd by tins phcnonien i    Pre- eeidnig this paper theie will be a special ly prepared address by Mr. Arthur Le bouitz, of Cleveland, formerly of Pdes tine and now instructor at the Ohio Stale Hillel [ oumlation
Mr Lelmuitz is a close student of all JcHibb and Zionist affairs .ind will de h\er Ins criticism of "Parties m Zion¬ ism" with tspecid reference to Brand lesism and Revisionisiii
Mr. Morrii A Skop, president of the Avukah, Student Zionist Feileratinn will introduce the, speakers who will be fol¬ lowed by a musical program of trumpet solos by Mr, Arthur Klein, accompanied by Mr. Max Pomerantz on the piano,
Oliio State chapter of Avukah recent- (Conliuued on paye i)
FATHER OF GOLDEN RULE OPERATORS PASSES AWAY
The maiiy friends of Messrs. Will,and Sig .Welher, operators of the Golden Rule .Sinrc. 308 .North High, Street, will^ be sor.ry to bear of thc death last Sun¬ day of Isaac'Wellier, father of thu, Wel¬ ber Urothcrs. and Mrs. Harry Kellcinaii of thiscity.
. Funeral services for the tleceased were lieUI at Monesscn ou Monday.- Out of respect to the incmory ,of tliedeceased, lite   G'llilen   kule   Store  was   closed   at
p. ni. Monday. ,
Mr, I. Wclber was one of Monessen's pioneer and most respected businessmen ;md for twenty years conducted a wall- j.'aper. paint and electric slorc in tbat city, besides his.wife he is survived by three ¦ dau.ij;blers. Mrs, Harry Sirbrager, aiulMrs., Max^ Schrager of Monessen,' Pa.; Mrs. Ilarry Kellcman, and two sons, Si.ij, and .William- Wclber of. Co¬ lunibus.: Ohio. ¦ ¦-
HADASSAH  BAZAAR  TO
FEATURE NOVEL DRESS
^ PLAN i ,
Attendants at the booths, of the bazaar to be given by Junior Hadassah at the East Broad Street Temple Tuesday eve¬ ning, March 20, \yill be dressed to rep¬ resent Biblical characters corresponding with the wares which they will have for sale. Each chairmaii-is planning her own costume and the decorations for her booth and guests who attend the affair will be [iermitled to judge the originality and iiigenuity of members of IfuniorHadas- a^h. ._'¦¦'
. Miss Rose Danziger will be in charge of a Palestinian booth, in which a num¬ ber of. imporied articles will be place<l for display. purposes only. Members of lhe committee on the radio offer report enthusiastic results.
Miss Sarah Luper.has donated a pil¬ low, which ^ill be given away ait the affair. These whodelight in having their fortunes told, will have plenty of oppor¬ tunity to hear tbeir fate at the Junioj Hahassah bazaar, fpr the committee re¬ ports that there will be a palmist, a reader of cards, and a reader of tea leaves.
Feast of Lots Begins March 5th; Is Com¬ monly Called Purim
Minor   Holiday   Is   Ushered   In
With The Roadinc: Of The
Book of Esther
TYPIFIES PERSECUTION OF THE JEWISH  PEOPLE
On Monday eveiiing, March'."), Ifl28, the Jewish people will begin'its cclebra- . lion of the Feast of Lots? called in Hc- broiv. Piirini. This festival is a minor holiday. It is ushered in withthe read¬ ing- of thc Book of Esther, and it is followed by great .festivity and joy. Its backgrfiund. whether historical or not,. carries a signal message to every gener¬ ation .'if; Jew.s, and especially to Jewry loday. ¦
.Around the fourth century B. C: E. there lived a mimber of Jews ih the , Provinces that , Pcrjjia had conquered. During the reign df Artaxcrxes ,H, known as Abasuerus in the Book of Es'- tber. Mordecai. a weahhy jew of the capital, city of Siisa.-gained power and' hiflueiicein the court. His beautiful niece, Esther,-was taken into the king's bareni, crtnyned (pieen. and made the fa¬ vorite of Vhe palace. At tbat time Arta-. xerxcs II raised Hainan in rank to the highest office in the Persian court. This new Prime Minister bore a' personal grudge against Mordecai. He sought to ¦ vent his spleen upon him,.- He decided to proclaim a general massacre of all Jews and thereby make Mordecai suffer. But for .such an edict he had to obtain the permission of the king.   , ¦
And" one, day   Haman  presented  him¬ self to. the king and,discussed.with him-
DISTRICT   SISTERHOOD
MEETING   WILL   TAKE
PLACE ON TUESDAY,
MARCH GTH
A distriel ine^'ting at which thc Rose E. Lazarus Sislcrhond will be hostess to Sisterhood inemfacr.s of Newark, Zanesville and Marion, will be held Tncy- day, March r*th„ nt 2 p. m. in thc v(>.stry room of the Uryden Road Temple.
A muHical. program will be presented under the direction of MrK. M. F. Wallach, and a Hpeaker of pruminencc will ad¬ dress thc f^atiiering.
'Ihc meeting will cloho with a Koeiiil hour at which tinic rc- freshmcntK will be served.
TI14; ladies of tho Ruse E. Lazar.iis Siuierhnnd arc request¬ ed to bring, to this meeting, money, canned fruits or canned vegetables na a Purim offering fur the poor.
OLD FOLKS, VOUNG FOLKS,
EVERYBODV COME TO THE
PURIM   itANCE AT TIIE
SCHONTHAL  HOME
No one is too old or too young to come on Sunday, March -1, to the Purim Duiee sponsored b> the Mothers' Cluh of the Sclionthal Comniuml) Ilou&e
\ real program bis btcn arranged Besidcb a good oichestra, there wtll be a special entertainment.
Mr fluster I affertj of the Knights of Columbus will ]>rc!>eni tvio specialt> daiiemg iiumbeis b> hib ballet classes
Mr. Sainuel R. Goldman, conduclor of the Hillcl Choir, witl render several vocal selcetion^
Several other numbers have been ar- rau;^cd. H you want to spend an eve¬ ning full of fun and frolic just come to Si-honlbals, Sunday, March 1, at K p.  in
the internal, conditions of the Persian Orovinces., He saw tbat'the king feared for the security of -his widely-spread; dominion.>i, and he took advantage of-it. He accused the Jewisli people of being a- menace to the unity of the .Empire. He told tl;e king that the Jews were "scattered and dispersed.throughout the land, distinct in their lawS- from all other peoples, and refusing to obey the laws of the king." Artaxcrxes Hi delighted by , the devotion of his Prime Minister to. the. welfare of; the Persian dominions, said to him, "Do unto the people as-it' .seemeth good to thee."
The Jews of Susa .fasted and prayed in deadly fear. Mordecai, conveyed the fateful edict to Esther. He bade her go to the king and beseech him to spare the life, of her people. Esther prepared a baiKiiict to which she invited her royal spou.se and; Haman. At the feast she pleaded witli the king saying, "Behold, we are sold, I and my people, tb be utterly destroyed!" The king grew furi¬ ous. Haman had previously craftily avoided to mention t^e name of the peo¬ ple he sought to wipe, out. To assuage his wrath the king ordered the hanging of Haman. To save Esther's people, he issued an act authorizing the Jews to organize for self-defense. And to com¬ memorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from the hands of Haman the festival of Purim was iiistitutedi-
This story is important because it typifies the persecutions that the Jewish people suffered during the last twp thou¬ sand years. In every age and era those who,' bctausc of personal prejudices ' against certain individual Jews, condemn the whole people. But Jewry cannot be destroyed. In every generation there rise up brave spirits within the Jewish people who Aght such evil creeds and.frustrate them. This at once is the message of the feast of Purim to Jewry today.
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Don't fail to attend the IvKe- yab Purim Ball at Memorial Hall, Wednesday Eve., March 7.