Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1928-11-16

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"Lou Frank Class" Was Initiated Last Sunday By Toledo B'nai B'rith Lodge
Alfred   M.   Cohen,   Sidney   G. Kusworm And Other head¬ ers Attended Big Mcet- infr   In   Honor   of Veteran  Lodge Worker
SPEAKERS PAY TRIBUTE TO    SERVICES    REN¬ DERED BY BRO. FRANK
TOLEDO—\kmlicr'i ,>f ihi; lolcdo li'iiai B'ritli InilRi, thoir fntinis .iinl f.im- ilies, united m injiiiB tribute tn tmi M Frank, one of tlic oMcst niLinlicrs of the lodge, a past officer of the locil .md dis¬ trict organiration, and slati. iirKiiii/ci, Sunday night in the Chamber of Coin- nitrce, at the initiation of a elass of 07, named in Ins honor
It wai the first tune in thc historv ot the lodge that a class of initiates lias been givtn the name of a liiilnber I) iiai B'rith leadtrs from all over Ohio at tended
Alfred M Cohen, president ol Ihc Or der, told of his larly acquaint.mcc with Mr Frank, and said he had avafUd hiiii self of the big opportunitj of f! nai B'ritli, that of serving his fellow ni.in
A plea for uniting Israelites was nude by Mr Cohen, who said Jews were proiic to notice prejudice outside and disregard that inside "Prejudice is due to lack of knowledge," he said, "and when we know each other well, it will be re moved "
"Lou Frank will lea^e no est.ite or nioilunlent of stone, but oiic of deeds," declared Sidnev Q. Kusworm, past presi dent of thc District Lodge Mr Kus- worm summarized the work of thc E'nai B'rith in penal relief, loans, movie cen sorsbip and aid in na/ional crises
Other speakers who lauded Mr. Frank were Isidore Feiblemau of Indianapolis, president of the District Grand Lodge, Leonard H Freiberg of Cinciim.iti. sec¬ ond vice-president and secretary of thc District Lodge. A B Weinfeld of Co¬ lumbus, a member of the Cieneral Com¬ mittee,'and Samuel D Miller president of thc "loledo Lwlge, who iiresided at thc ceremonies
Thc initiation degree team in charge of Joseph H Ringold, consisted of Rahbi Michael Lichtenstcin of B'nai B'rith Israel synagogue. King Baer, Sol H Calisch, M. M Simon, Harry F-reiberg and Cantor J Ulman of B'nai Israel, who wa,s accompanied by Miss Ruth Lichtenstein
Bernard Lustig was general chairman, assisted by Judge Aaron B Cohn. Rahbi Lichtenstein, Mr Ringold, Samuel Z Kaplan, Mr Calisch. M J. Marcnherg, Mr Baer, M E Treuliaft and Benjamin B. Moses
Entertainment was furnished by Abram Ruvinsky .and his orchcatra, Os¬ borne Crafts and Lou Greiiier and Miss Mary Stockwell Durfee, soprano, aceoin- pamed bv Mit.s Cliariotte Wilson
IS  DOING   HER  BIT  IN
THE COMMUNITY FUND
CAMPAIGN
Inter-Collegiate Debate Under Auspices of Zion Lodge on Dec. 16th
Plans arc on foot for the inter-collegi- ate debate betuctn thc Hillel Founda¬ tions of the Uniiersitv of Wisconsin and Ohio State Univtrsitv. to be held under the auspices of Zion I-odge, No C2, I O B B in Columbus on December 16th The Ohio State team won a debate in Milwaukee two >ears ago and keen com¬ petition IS anticipated on this return af¬ fair Further details regarihiig this im portant event will be found in the ne\t issue of the Chronicle
Mrs. Tred La/arus, Jr.
One ol tlie nutstiuding women work¬ ers 111 the Columbus Coininnnitx Fund Dri\t Is Mis Fred L.tzarus Jr, 110 Park Drue lliis is the third \ear that Mrs L.irarus has gi\en lu>al and de\otcd aer\ ILL Ul this spleiiilid cause Other Jewish Wiinien who aie participating .ic- tu elj in till L linpaigii conducted b> the Fund .lie Miss Rose Sugarman and Mrs   Leo \asseiioff
'Ihe people of Cnluiiihus h.ut been com meed of the decided advantages ac- erunifi from a euncertcd effort of this nature and thei ire contribntuig gen- ergusK lo it From present indications the total goal sought—s71"),*n2—will he rciched within the next few dajs It is htarttiiiiig to know thit en religionists, men and women are doing their part ill a wa> Iliat rtflcLls credit upon Columbus lewn.
Prof. Kaplan Will Speak At Broad Street Temple Tuesday Evening, Jan. 22
Distinguished Scholar and Pub¬ licist Is liein^ Brought Here By His  Former Pupil, Riibbi Rivlin
Rahbi Kulin ailnmnKi'i that on Tues¬ day evening, J.iiuur> aJnd, Prof Mor- lit-cni M K iphn of New York will speak It thc bast Hroad Street Temple on "Jiuhii'ii" As Cwibzation" Thc Rabbi is selling tickets for this eient at 75 cents eadi It is intcrtstiHK to ni^te that Dr. K.ipl.m m a profound scholar and a pub¬ licist of national renown
Rabbi Rivlin is a former pupif and disciple of Dr Kaplan md considers him tbc outstanding spokciiinn of Con<!erva- ti\e Jewry in America
Chronicle readers will be glad to know that Prnf Kaplan is now chairman of tbe administrative committtc of the Zion¬ ist OfRani7,itioii of Amtnca He has .iddrcsscd large bodiea of scholars and la\nitti in every* section of the United States, eierj^btrc evoking the highest coimnt,nd.ition. Reserve Tuesday eve¬ ning. Januar> 22nd for thc Or Kaplan meeting
Sisterhood Will Sponsor Temple Supper Tomorrow Evening, November 18th
Supper At Bryden Road Temple
Will Be Followed By A Play
Called "Her DauRhter*s
Future"
On bund IV evening, November 18tb, the f'l 'it of the Temple •iuppcrs given under the auspices of the Rose F Laza¬ rus Sisterhood viill take plict The en¬ tire communitj is c<jrdiall> invited tn this affair which lias been looked forward to by a great nianv Chronirlc readers for several weeks The supper will be foi lowed hy A pla> called "Her Daughter's Future" This will he a vcrv peppy show in which twcntj seven members of the Iiisterhoad, ten children from the Sabbath School, and a numher nf Uni- vcrsitv boys antl girls will take part Vmong those in the cast are Mrs Harry Kohri, Miss Blanche Fox, Mrs Vbe Weinfeld, Mrs Louis M Hams, Mrs Ben Goldman, Mrs. Allen Gundcr¬ sheimer, Misi Mina Nupuf, Miss Mar¬ garet Gumble, Mrs Marcus H Burn¬ stinc, Mrs Lee Davts, Mrs- Robert K Levy, aud Mrs Ccha Kahn Rosenthal Don't forget—Sunday evening. Novem¬ ber 18th—at thc Bryden Road Temple A good time IS in store for you
RABBI RECEIVES APPOINT¬ MENT ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE   ON   RELIGION
Rabbi Lee ) I cvingtr, of the HiUel E oundation at Ohio State University, \vas honored h\ appointment b> the Presi¬ dent of the Universitv on thc Univer- sitv Committee on Religion, this is a small committee of faculty, religious workers and students, to make a survey of religious conditions in the University Rabbi Levinger was appointed, both as a Jewish representative and also as pres¬ ident of tbe Universitv Churches Asso¬ ciation
COME TO THIS UNIQUE AFFAIR  SUNDAY  EVE.
That which is going to take place Sun¬ day evening, November 18, at the He¬ brew School of Columbus, is not a usual affair, but an afifair of great distinction. In connection with Ihe celebration of its Sixth Anniversary, the Hebrew School will present to the Columbus Jewish community the first ripe frmt of its ovm vineyard. The first graduates oi the regular course of tlic Hebrew School will have their exercises on the same evening asid will be presented with their diplomas. Besides the beautiful recita¬ tions of the graduates, a fine program will be arranged and diimer will be served under the auspices of the Ladies of the Ivreeyoh
( ome and get >otir share of joy.
EZRAS NOSHIM MEETING
riic next regular nicLting of the Ezras Xosluni Societ> v\ill be held Sunday, Koveniher IHtb, at 2 p in slurp, in the vestr> room of ihe \gudatli \chini Con¬ gregation
Xoimnation of oflicerti will take place at this nieetiug and all niembers are urged to attend
Sabbath School  of Bryden Rd. Temple Is Enjoying Banner Year of History
riie Sabbath School of Temple Israel IS e'njo>nig one oE its most productive years with the best scbedide of educa¬ tion aud the best trained and orgamjed teaching staff lU its historj
Besides the statif of eleven teachers for the regular classes running from the Kindergarten Class Wtth Mrs S. Loeb and Helen Smith as teachers through the pust-coiifirniatioii class with Mr. Mian Tarshish as teaeher, Mr Leo Yas¬ senoff superintendent of the School has obtained thc services of four excellent nistruetors for special departments of the scluinl work
Mrs. Albert Luelis, who fornierlj has i)eni tcacbmg tbe fourth grade of the school, 1^ now dividing her tunc among the four Upper classes as special teacher III elhies Mrs I uchs is well equipped tn act 111 this c.iptcitv and the Sabbath School counts itscl f v e r\ fortunate in baying her
Mrs Lav nut Hess, directoi of the elioir, has returned for her second year, and (he splendid success of her leadcr- •ibip IS best shown b> the niiniber of comments from visitors on the great im¬ provement in the singing at the assem¬ blies
Miss Ruth Frank has been engaged as dramatics director and is now at work on a Chanukah play to be given early in December at a date to be announced later Other pla>s will be presented hy the children under Miss Frank's direct Litin from time to tmie during the year.
I be services of Mr Beit Rosenberg as Hebrew teacher liave been obtained for each of the four upper classes, while elciiientarv Hebrew is taught fo each of the 3oungtr classes b> tbe-ir respective teachers
'Ihe pl^n adopted last >iar of having an honor jMipil rtad a paiicr on some Jewish subject e*aeh Sunday monung, is being retained this >ear Jane Schan- I farber presented a vt.r> splendid paper •on "Solomon the Wist'' last Sunday and Phyllis Harmon wdl be the speaker this I Sunday
Mrs. Depew Head To Lecture At the Schonthal Center Novemher 22
Public Is Cordially Invited To Hear AddresH On "Modern Literature" Next Thurs¬ day Evening
As a part of its broadened cultural program, the Hcrinnie Schonthal Commu¬ nity Center has arranged a lecture on modern literature bv Mrs Depew Head for Thursday evening, November 22, at the Center Thc public is cordially in¬ vited to attend
Mrs Head has long been an earnest student of modern poetry and modern drama She was graduated from Ohio \VesIe>an University, with high honors in literature and history, and following her graduation, taught literature and dra¬ matic art in the west for a number of years During this tune she took post¬ graduate work at Chicago University She is one of the best posted women in Ohio along literary lines, and is promi¬ nently known, not only as a literar> authority, but also for her activities m the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs, where she has been state chairman of the department of education
For years she has taken a prommcnt part in the organizations of Parent- Teacher associations, county libraries, better speech circles, health clinics, kin¬ dergartens, special educational classes and social activities.
She served as president of the Marion County Pa rent-Teacher Association as president of the Mariott County Fcdera lion of Women's Clubs, and has served as chairman of the department of educa tion at the Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs for four jearf; She has also been field secretaT} of the Na¬ tional Kindergarten Association and is an active member of the American Asso¬ ciation of University Women
She has spoken before women's or¬ ganizations in all parts of Ohio She has also appeared successfully before civic clubs, college clubs, tarmcrs' in¬ stitutes and university gatherings She has appeared before the State Federation of Women's Clubs, the state convention of the Child Conservation League, and the State Farm Bureau.
The nicest tribute that can be paid Mrs Head as a speaker is the fact that she has been asked to return to prac fically everi one of the coimnumties which she has visited, and she has gone baek to many of these as many as five or six times She is a clear and enter¬ taining speaker, of unusual magnetism, and her rich, cultural background finds expression m music that fs beautiful and extremel> simple Her talks include in¬ terpretive readings, guen with a fine appreciation of dramatic art. Her marked attainments as a reader add much to the brilliance of her lecture recitals.
The program committee feels fortunate in being able to secure such an interesting speaker, and hopes that all members of the Jewish coinimmity will take advan¬ tage of this opportunity of hearing Mrs Head There wtll be no admission charge
crt Leonard Tucker of the Indianola M E Church, who will speak on "A Gen¬ tile's View of tbe Jews" On Sundai morning Judge Cairnigton T Marshall, Chief Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court will speak on the "Citizen at^d the Chuich" Allan Tarshish, brother of Rabbi Tarshish will conduet both scrv
Mrs. Elma E. Levinger Will
Address Columbus Chapter
o( Hadassah Nov. 20th
On TnestUi. Novcinlicr .^(Hh u i p in .it the Cohinibus Hebrew School, Mrs Flina Ehrlich Levinger will address the second regiii.ir meeting of tbe Co- Ipmbns Chapter of Hadassah She will s[)eak    on    "Jewish    Personalities    \\ ho
MRh. litniA 1!,UKL.1CH LEVINGEU
H.ive Contribute<l Toward Peace" This will be tbe first of a series of talks on Jewish eultunl subjects Ibe hostesses lor this meeting are Mrs \ Krakofl and Mrs ^olnlnon Rivhn \ large at¬ tendance is e\pectcd
Ihe \a\ember Board meeting of the Columbus Chapter of Hadassah was held on November IHtb, at 1 * t() p m, at the Hebrew School \ number of vita! mat¬ ters were discussed
'1 he first sewing of the Hadassah will take plaee at the Comniunitv House, Ttiesdaj, November d7tb, with Mrs I mils Mendel as cbairnian
I he ebairman of the Kummagc Sale wishes to thank all inembers and friends who co-operated with her (hiring thc sale Dun'i forget jour milk bags.
Hear Judge Carrington T. Marshall At Bryden Road Temple To- ^     morrow
In thc absence of Kabbi Jacob Tarshish from his pnlpit at the Bryden Road T'-mple Sunda}, the community will have an op¬ portunity to hear Judge Car¬ rington T. Marshall Chief Jus¬ tice of the Ohio State Supreme Court, Bpcak on ^'Thc Citi/en and Thc Church."
Judge Marshall is one of thc greatest figures in our state to¬ day, and lie has a real timely message for everybody. He is reputed to be a profound stu¬ dent of history, philosophy, and religion, and knows how to ex¬ patiate on these subjects in a popular manner. Mr. Allan Tarshish will conduct the eerv- icea and introduce thc guest speaker. The Rabbi has made a special pleafto the members of the Congregation to be present on this occasion. Those who cannot be there in persim, are invited to tunc in.
Otto Nusbaum, Pioneer Columbus Jew, Passed Away At His Late Home
Former   City   Council   Member
Was A Charter Member of
Bryden Road Temple and
A Past President
of U. C. T,
LEADING JEWS OF CITY
AMONG PALLBEARERS
1 he tlujusaiids of Chronicle readers in CoIuiiil)Us aiid eentral Ohio will hh sorr> to heir of ibt death last Sunilay, Novem¬ ber llth, at the age of 88 years, of Otto Nusbaum, civil war vcteiau, former cit\ Louiieilni 111, and charter nicinber of thc Br\(leii Road 1 emple I'uncrat services lotrfc ]]laee, Tuesday afternoon, at thc Sthoediliger Cli,i]iel with Rabbi Jacob Tarshish ofliciatnig
Intel ment   wab made   in   Green   Law n
RABBI JACOB TARSHISH IS
ON A IHIISSION FOR THE
V. A. H. C.
Rabbi Jaeob Tarshish of the Br>den Road Temple, has been invited by tbe Union of American Hebrew Coiigrega tioiis to speak lit Fort Wa>ne, Ind, in bihaU of that organisation Friday eve¬ ning, November Ibtli In his ahsuiiee his pulpit in Temple UraU wilt be oe ctipied on  Friday  evening by Dr   Rob-
Junior Hadassah
To Meet Sunday
At Ruth Frank's
Officers and members of the board oi Junior Hadassah will be joint hostesses at thc tea which will follow a meeting of the organization Sunday at 3 p m. at the home of Miss Ruth Frank, 1711 Bry¬ den Road
"The Uubecn," a play bj Alice Gcrsten- berg, will be read by Miss Goldye Sil' verinan, Miss Edythe Polstcr and Miss Dorothy Shiff Miss Ruth Frank and Mtss Rose Danziger will give reports of the national convention held last June in Ptttbburgh Music and social hour will follow
Believe That Columbus Community Fund Drive Will Go Over The Top
Mass Meeting of Workers Took
Place At Memorial Hall
Last Tuesday
Results of the first dajs of the Co- lumbus Communitj Fund campaign led officials and thc 2 000 workers to beheve that the citv will respond to their ap¬ peals and put the fund "over the top" ¦It thc final meeting ne\t Wednesday Tbe goal sought is '^113,ii'\2
With onJj five of the ten divisions re¬ porting at the first luncheon Wednesdaj, tot.il subscriptions of ^'>1,'}S8 50 were turned m This amount represented onU a half dav's work for the solicitors and five divisions devoted all of their efforts to organization and did not make re¬ ports
Following a spectacular lighting dis¬ play in downtown section Tuesday night, Dr W. O Thompson, general chairman, sounded tbc kciiiote of the campaign at a nnss meeting of workers in Memorial H.ill
Vt thi'r time he e"s.plainEd the signifi- ciiice of the colors and slogan "From Blue  Through Gold^ Into White "
"It IS thc process of coming from nioi c or less darkened Circumstances through aid of morej to the delectable citv," Dr 'I bompson declared "For the individual, it means from darkness through assistance into intelligence For the sick. It means from sickness through treatment tn health For everybody, it means from the twihghl through the shining sun to a beautiful day "
Aiinounccmeiit was made that Miss Amelia Earhart—Lady Lindy—first wo¬ man to flv the Atlantic, will fly t6 Co- hinil)iis either Sundav afternoon or Mon- da\ morning to speak to fund workers at a meeting in Memorial Hall Monday night She will describe her experiences as a 'soqial worker on a bat" across the ocean and illustrate them with moving pictures
DEDICATE THEIR BOOK TO EDWIN  J. SCHANFARBER
Mr Fdwin J Selmnfarber of this citj was honored by the dedication of "The Stor> of the Jew," bj Elma Ehrheh Levinger and Rabbi Lee J Levinger which was recently published Mr Schanfarbcr is interested in Jewish edu¬ cation, and active in ever> phase of Jew ish hfe
eeiiictcrv The   honurarj   pallbeareis
uer{ Joseph Schonthal, Henry Gumble, Dr I ouis Kahn Dr W L. Towns, foseph Basch, M^x: B Harmon, S M Levj, Max. Gundcrsheimer, Leopokl Me>ers Charles Steinhauser, Edward J Goodman, Julius C Itibel and Howard G Goodman The active pallbearers were Dr. Leo Scbram, Leon J Goodman Joseph C Goodman, Arthur E L-oeb, Simon Lazarub, and Julius Steinhauser It IS interesting to note that Mr. Nus- baum. who was born in Bavaria, was a hfe-long resident ol Columbus, having been brought here h\ his parents when he was 8 months old He was a life long me-mber of the Bryden Road Tern pie, and served this congregation for tvventv jears as vice-president At tbe time of his death, he was a niember of tbe board of the United Commercial Travelers, having once "jerved this or¬ ganization as pi'esident. He was a char¬ ter mcmhef of Zion Lodge No (i2, I. O B B, aiid was also indcntified with the Odd fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Elks Club and the Winding HoUow Country Club He is survived by his w idovv Mrs Bertha Nusbaum, a son, Frank, and grrfuddaug-hter, Mrs Joseph \ Bernstein of Cleveland, a brother, Isadore, and a sister, Miss Carrie Nus¬ baum both of Columbus
AVUKAH MEETING
Attorney David Pciros wdl talk on "A Great Problem" before a meeting of the O S. U Avukah, Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at the Htllel Foundation, ^^ tilast Eighteenth Avenue. Everybody is welcome.
Arrangements   Being   Made
For Concert at Broad St.
Temple, Dec. 9th
Special Channukah Affair WiU Be Given Under the Direc¬ tion of Cantor Solomon Grodner
\ special Channukah coneert and en¬ tertainment will be given under the su¬ pervision of Cantor Solomon Grodner on Sunday evening, December '>tli, at the Fast Broad Street Temple The Com¬ mittee m charge of arrangements is mak¬ ing elaborate plans for this affair apd the'y expect a splendid turn-out A mixed ehoir of 20 accompanied by an orchestra will appear iu a richly varie¬ gated program One of the features of this concert will be several original com¬ positions by Cantor Grodner Another feature will be tbe singing of "Oh, ihr kleiiie hchleiiach, ihr derzehlt geschich- telacb" This is a favorite piece among the Jewf'h niasbts both in Ewroi>ean lands and in the United States In next week's issue of Ihe Chronicle will ap- liear more details regardmg this concert
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY SUPPER OF THE IVREE¬ YOH ON NOVEMBER 18
The ivreeyoh will celebrate its bixth anniversary with a supper at the Hebrew School, Sunday, November 18th at 6:30 p. m. Mrs. Joseph Soluve andLMrs. M. Mctchnick are chairmen for this affair, and are sparing no effort in making this event one of the fitiest held in many a month.
A \cry entertaining program has been arranged, one of thc main features being the gradu¬ ation exercihCN Mf four students from the Hebrew School.
Reservations can be made now h> calling cither Mrs. Samuel Brief, Walnut 9541. or Mrs. B. E. TuHhbant, Franklin 5886. The bupper ih 75 cents per pintc.
Be sure and be there—Sun¬ day, November 18th.
C. J. W. BOOK REVIEW AT LAZARUS TEA ROOM
'Ihc Edueatioiul Committee of the Council of Jewish ^omen is bponsoriiiB a liinchioii and book review to take plaec Monday, Nuvemhei I'Jtb, at Vi .10 p in sharp, at the La^iarus Tea Room
Rabbi Jacob Tarshish will review, "Ihe Shadow," bj Lillian Rogers
Mesdames Hiram Cohen, Frank A. Gliek and Mrs Edwin Kraus are in charge of hospitaht), and thc entire Edu¬ cational Conunittee will act as hostesses
Reservations for the luncheon should be made with Mrs Frank A. GUek, Franklin 008i, not later than today
A cordial luvttatton is extended to non-members
AS JEWS AND CITIZENS LET US aVE GENEROUSLY TO OUR GREAT COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN NOV. 1«2
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