Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1928-07-27

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Col. XI—No.
30
CXM.UMIiUS, OHIO, JULV 27, 192K
Per Year $3.00; Tor Copy 10c
Commerce Dep't Says Jewish Population In U.S. Is Now 4,087,357
Censujg For li)2fi Shows §100,-
890,009 Invcslcd in Syna-
U»sne Building and
Equipment
FURTHER DETAILS TO
BE PUBLISHED SOON
WASIIIXGTON, n. C.-(J. T. A.)- Tbe Department of Commerce made public ycstcrd.iy the followincf release conrcrniiiff Its findinRs ns to thc nnmbcr of Jewish congregafiong in thc United States and the approximate total of the Jewish population in thc rnnntry on tho basis of fiKiiri-; gathered for thc year 19*iG in the census of  religions  bodies;
"Thc Department of Conimerce an¬ nounces that, according to tbe returns received, there were In thc United Statcb in 192Q, 2,913 conKregations and 4,037,- 3o7 persons of the Jewish faith living in thc cities and the villages in which thc congregations were located. Because these data for 191(j were not collected on thc same basis no comparable figures arc available.
Total Expenditure
Thc total expenditure for 192G, as re¬ ported by 1,235 congregations, amounted to 516,113,235. including $13,2£»4,953 for current expenses and improvements, $1,- 131,710 for benevolences, etc., and $2,- 018,Gfi3 not classifieil. The value of synagogue buildings (including furniture and equipment), as reported by 1,131 congregations for 192G was $i00,390.(i69.
Of the SjGiS congregations reporting in 1926, 2,8.'i5 -were located in urban ter¬ ritory (incorporated places o£ 2,o00 in¬ habitants or more) and 93 were in rural areas. Of the total number of Jews liv¬ ing in the places having congregations 4,071,889 \vere 'in urban territory ahd 15^4<i8 in rural areas; and of the total expenditures, 1,202 urban congregations reported $10,331,211 and 33 rural congre-
IVREEYOH LAWN FETE WILL BE HELD ON NEXT WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1ST
On Wcdncsdny evening, Au¬ gust 1st, the local Ivreeyoh will sponsor a lawn fcto on the grrounds of thc Columbus He¬ brew School, n58 East Rich Street.
The committee on arranpre- ments promises a most enjoy¬ able cvcninor to 'all who will turn out for this annual affair.'
Every Chronide reader who has the interests of tlie Talmud Torah at heart is ur^ed to set next Wednesday cveniuf: aside for this event. Thc entire com¬ munity is most cordially Invited.
gations $111,021. The value of syna¬ gogue building.s reported by 1,100 urban congregations was $100,317,109 and that rc(>or(ed by 31 rural congregations was $j73,u00.
Further Facts
Sabbath schools were reported by 5S1 congregations in 1920, with 4,247 officers and teachers and f»9,439 pupils; and G31 congregations reported week-day schools with ^,183 oflficers and teachers and 70,- 429 pupils.
All figures for 1926 arc preliminary and subject to correction,"
The census for religious bodies is taken every ten years. The last census was taken iu IftlC. Dr. Murphy, in charge of the Division of Census of Religious Bodies explained that the actual work of collecting thc information about Jew¬ ish religious bodies has been conducted on behalf of thc Department of Com¬ merce by Dr. H. S, Linfield, head of the Bureau of Statistics of thc America Jew¬ ish Committee, New York.
Dr. Linfield some time ago was ap¬ pointed special agent of thc Census Bu¬ reau of the Department of Commcrce'in order to carry out this work. He was asbistcd by several prominent Jewish leaders and was compcusated and pro¬ vided with a clerical staff by the De¬ partment of Commerce for this purpose. A Detailed Survey
Dr. Linlield is now preparing a de¬ tailed survey of the results of his work which will be published in the near fu¬ ture in a bulletin by the Department of Commerce. Thi.s Bulletin will include a description of the various forms of Jew¬ ish activities carried on in the United States.
One of the restdts of this census has been a compilation by Dr. Linfield's staff of a card index of synagogues, rabbis and other Jewi&h communal leaders and Jewish organizations in various parts of the country which Dr. Murphy considers will be a source of invaluable informa¬ tion. Dr. Murphy was high, in his praise of the work done by Dr. Linfield and Ills associates.
NEW COUNSELORS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED FOR
THE SCHONTHAL SUMMER CAMP NEAR
MAGNETIC SPRINGS, OHIO
Mi^q Kosc SiiKaniraii, director of thc Hcrminc SclKit'itli:it GitmnmLity House, .111(1 iiipiTintriicldil nf llic Jewish Welfare Fcilertition of Columbiis, aiiiiouiiccs tliat the folIoNviiig men li;i\e been ehcscn coiinsellorp for the comin/T scabon at tbc Schontlial Summer Camp, near MaRiielic SprinKs: Me.'.srs. million Zcckliiuisrr, Sanford Lakin, D.ivc Cohen, Sam Levy, and Milton Goodtnan of Coliimbn'!; and Mcisrs. Gabriel IJcbowilz and Charles Broh of Cleveland and Huntington, W. Va., icspcclively. Miss Miriam Kallen, of lioston, is tile Camp Director, ami Mr. S. J. Sehecter, of Columbus, is .slipervihor of boys at thc Camp.
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I IS PRKSIDKNT OP CEN- '     TRAL CONFERENCE I OF AMERICAN
RABBIS
JEWISH PRESS OF THE U. S. DISCUSSES OUTCOME OFTHE ZIONIST CONVENTION
SAMUEL U. ScflCCTEK.     3A«/ftxeo  I. LAKIAJ       OAlflO  .J. ODMOU
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Mr. Zeckhauser, expert swimmer, will take care of all water sports, and will give advanced lessons in swimming. Mr. Levy will take care of thc beginners. Mr. Lakin, iophomore at Ohio Stale Univcrsily, and former Scout Master of Troop 72, will have charge of scouting and nature lore. Mr. Cohen, a three letter man of East High School, will direct sports. Mr. Liebowitz, a law graduate of O. S. U., will have complete charge of dramatic stunts and singing. Mr. Broli, sophomore of Ohio State University, will instruct in camp and woodcraft work. Mr. Schcctcr, senior law student at O. S. U., will have complete charge of all boys* activities and sports.
An extensive outdoor program has been arranged which will inchidc all fields of endeavor in physical and mental activities, so that every boy will benefit ph^b- ically, mentally, and morally. Aviards and medals in all branches of sports will be given at thc end of each period.
The boys period starts July 29 (tomorrow) and ends September 2, Extensive improvements have been made which include four new tennis courts, a standard size baseball diamond and large basketball, volley ball, and croquet courts. Appli¬ cations are heing received daily at the Schonthal Home, 555 East Rich Street.
New Test For Detecting Tuberculosis Perfected At Natl Jewish Hospital
Method Replacing; Guinea Pigs Has Been Termed Revolu¬ tionary by Experts
IS QUICKER, MORE PRACTI CAL AND MORE ECO¬ NOMICAL
DENVER, Colo., (Special Corrcs- spondcnce).—Thc Detwer Post recently published the following account of a new method of detecting tuberculosis, which has been evolved by thc Research De¬ partment of thc National Jewish Hos¬ pital at Denver. Thc story is herewith reprinted by special permission:
Guinea pigs will give way to potatoes as a medium for the diagnosis of tuber¬ culosis as a result of a new method of detecting bacilli recently perfected by the laboratory of the National Jewish Hos¬ pital here. The new method Was out¬ lined and announced as effective in a paper read before thc American Medi¬ cal Association at its recent meeting in Minneapolis by Dr. H. J. Corper, Di¬ rector of Research at the Hospital labor¬ atory.
2 Methods Used in Past
Thc new use of potatoes as a culture medium for thc detection of tubercu¬ losis germs will obviate to a great ex¬ tent the using of guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs or other live animals in this phase of research work.
Two methods of detecting the pres¬ ence of tubercle bacilli haye been used hy scientists, Dr. Carper points out. One consisted in the use of a stain smear, •which employs the microscopic examina¬ tion of the sputum of a tuberculosis suspect. The second was the uijectlon of tuberculosis germs into the bodies of guinea pigs. The former method has been found to be crude and inaccurate and productive of results only when many thousands of bacilli arc present in every cubic centimeter of tuberculous fluid.
Guinea Piff Used For Detecting Germs
The guinea pl^r has long been used as a medium for the detection of tubercle bacilli, becinse of the extraordinary sen¬ sitivity of the animal to this germ. Now, however, it has been defmitely proved that the use of a slice of ordinary potato in a culture tube, when properly treated, will dibplay a sensitivity just at great as, and sometimus greater than, the animal.
The new method, devised in the re¬ search laboratory of the National Jew¬ ish Hospital by Dr. Corper ami Dr. Nao Uyei, research chemist, has the added advantage of practicability. The use of guinea pigs has been both inconvenient and expensive. The cost of buying, hous¬ ing, feeding and caring for the guinea pigs is now eliminated.
It is pointed out by Dr. Corper that an ordinary putatq will furnliih enough
material for a dozen culture tubes, and is equivalent to the use of twenty guinea pigs.. Considering the co&t of upkeep of thc animals, the new potato method is about inO times ns economical as the guinea pig method. Three Years Required For Perfection
The perfection of the new method came after three years of effort at the laboratory of thc Hospital. During that time thousands of experiments were made in an effort to improve the stain method, to test the efficiency of thc guinea pig method, and finally to assure the most perfect tcchnic for thc new method. Thc potato method, which is expected to prove revolutionary, has the further advantage of producing results in the smallest pos¬ sible time, thus making thc treatment more certain and effective.
The evolving of the new process of detection is merely one step in the prog¬ ress toward thc ultimate goal of thc National Jewish Hospital Research De¬ partment, the finding of a cure for tu¬ berculosis.
Thc Research Department of the Hos¬ pital has, in thc eight years it has been in operation, comes to be known, in thc world of Science, as one of the foremost laboratories of its kind in the world. It is the only .such department to be maintained by a private agency any¬ where. The Hospital it'-.elf is thc old¬ est national free tuberculosis hospital in the United  States.
As a token of tlieir lii^h rcgtird for him, the Central Conference of .A.meri- c.m Kabbis recently reelected Dr. H. G. ICnelow, of Temple Uinanuel, New York City, as its president. lie is a ripe scholar and an able preacher. He was born in Russia on October 26, 1877, the son of I.copoId 'ind Matilda (Marvcr) i^iclow.
After receiving degrees frnm the Uni¬ versity ni CbicaKo, Ihc University of Cincinnati, and the Hebrew Union Col¬ lette, be officiated as rabbi in Paducah Ky., and I^uisvillc. Since 1912 he has Iieen identified with Tcm|)le Emanuel of Xewi Ytirk  City.
He served in France during the World War as 0\-er.seas Commander and Gcn¬ cr.il Field Secretary of the Jewish Wel¬ fare Board.
Amonjr Rabhi  Enelow's  writings  arc
Editorial Comments Praise Sentiment But Show Concern Over Further Course in Zionist Affairs—Rabbi Max Heller Makes Interesting Observations—Wisconsin Jewish Chroni¬ cle Declares That Pittaliurgh Convention Did Zion¬ ism Neither Good Nor Harm — Charges Against Louis Lipsky Deplored
"LIPSKY SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW, IN CASE IIIS PERSONAL LEADERSHIP IS TO PEItSIST
AS AN ISSUE"
DR. H. G. ENELOW
thc following: "Aspects of the Bible," 1911; "The Jewish Life," 1915; "The SynaKOguc in Modern Life," 19IG; "The Efifects of Religion," 1917; "The Allied Countries and the Jews," 1918; "A Jew¬ ish View of Jesus," 1920; "Thc War and the Bible," 1918; "Thc Adequacy of Judaism," 1920; and "The Jew and thc World," 1921.
He is looked upon as one of the out¬ standing leaders of Reform Judaism in the U. S. and is in great demand as a Chautauqua lecturer and speaker.
PERMIT ESTABLISHMENT OF HEBREW SCHOOLS
MOSCOW—The Soviet Government has no objection to the establishment in Soviet Russia of schools for the instruc¬ tion of the Hebrew language, if the Russian Jews 50 desire.
The assurance was given by the So¬ viet Commiiisar of Education Lunacbar- sky, to Dr. Solomon Zeitlin, Professor at Dropsie College, Philadelphia, who is on a visit here. Dr. Zeitlin, who came here to carry on research work in thc Romanov archives, was receiv^ed by Lu- nacharsky yesterday. During the inter¬ view thc question of the persecution of the Hebrew language in Russia was dis¬ cussed.
"Thc Government has no objection to tlie Hebrew language. On the contrary, I myself appreciate thc value of Jewish history and of Hebrew for the general civj^/ation, as the Hebrew language has an ancient literature. If there is any initiative among thc,Jews of Russia to organise schools for thc study of He¬ brew, I ni^'sclf shall help thc undertak¬ ing," Lunacharslcy stated.
LEGION     CONVENTION
DETAILS   ARE   IN   HIS
HANDS
ED SCHANFARBER RECOV¬ ERING FROM RECENT ACCIDENT
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle is happy to announce that Mr. Edwin J. Schanfar¬ ber is rapidly recovering from the in¬ juries received by him in un automobile accident on Saturday, July 21.
SlG.JL.WElSSKEl^Z.
Mr. Wcisker/, fornier chairntaii of the .''ranklin County Council of the Ameri¬ can Legion, is vice chairman of thc gen¬ eral committee planning for thc Ameri¬ can Legion state convention in Columbus, August 19 to 21.
Gen. Chauncey B. Baker is chairman of the conunittee, but he will be out of the city imtil a week before the convention, so all thc resiH>nsibilities of thc conven¬ tion will fall upon Mr. Weisskerz's shoulders. Mr. Weisskerz Is also chair¬ man of the convention Bnance committee.
NEW YORK.—Thc Jewish press in the United States and Canada devotes nuich space and attention to a consid¬ eration of the results ol the Zionist'con¬ vention in Pittsburgh and its possible effect on the fate of the movement in this country. Although the action 01 Ihc majorit> of delcg-ites, vindicating their leader and displayinjj'^^ high meas¬ ure of loyalty, is generally praised, both the administration and thc opposition are taken to task in the press comments.
Thc American Israelite, Cincinnati: Rjibbi Max Heller, writing in the Israelite sums up as follows:
"Will Zionist prestige suffer from a decision which puts us on thc defensive? It has been, largely, though not all the way througli, a- division between the cl.isses and tbe masses; thc masses have won, it will be said, because they were swept a.way by their emotions. To this it may be reported that emotions, some- time=:, well from instincts, .ind that intui¬ tions have often proved wiser than cold reason.
In Re Lipsky
"But there were not a few of us who had no personal tics to be swayed by, who were untouched by animosities, remote from all selfish interests, cilm and sober, on the whole, in the midst of the storm. The arguments whicll guided us were these: The irreplaccableness of Lipsky, conceded universally, even by his ene¬ mies, from first to last; his preeminent ability as a speaker and writer, his enor- I mous prestifio with thc great masses, his invaluable experience; his great services to the cause in the course of thirty years of modest, forceful, eminently successful leadership; his steadfast co-operation with Weizmann and all of the world leaders in the promotion of a Zionist policy which must not suffer interruption.
''The world outside of Zionism (and a small section within Zionism) may con¬ demn us for clinging to a leader to whose shortcomings and errors wc cannot be blind; it may'denounce, with special em¬ phasis, the many rabbis who are follow¬ ing the leidership of a man who has committed no personal dishonesty, but a nuinber of grave irregularities, both financial and political; wc are willing- to follow an imperfect leader; our trust in his supreme fitness has not been shaken materially; and we are tired of the suici¬ dal practice which rewards heroic self- sacrifice with the thorn-crown of tragic martydom."
One Elevating Period
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle: "There was only one elevating period at thc convention, and that was when Mr. Lipslcy read his excellent and beautiful mcntiage. But it ended right there. In his message Mr. Lipsky rose above con¬ troversy. He was guided by his love for Zion and his anxiety to see Pales¬ tine speedily redeemed. But he failed to keep the convention on the high plane he set for it in his message: except for thc personal issues, not a single problem af¬ fecting Palestine was brought to thc at¬ tention of thc convention, until its clos¬ ing moments. As a result, Mr. Lipsky was thc victor but not Zionism.
"Both administration and opposition forces failed to lift an ideal above the narrowness of a personal conflict. Blame, therefore, for the turbulence and mob- rule of the meetings are attributable to both factions. Thc leaders of the'two opposing groups have as a result lost in prestige. They came as giant champions of a giant cause, and they emerged as pygmies.
"Behold, how thc mighty have fallen I"
The Canadian Jeivish Chronicle, Mon¬ treal: "The Opposition have had their opportunity to force the spotlight on all thc acts of thc Administration and to air their grievances that had been accu¬ mulating for many years. Now that it has all been fought out in thc open, there is no reason why all controversy over these matters should not now become a thing of the past and forgotten. Tangible Results
"For years we have been doing our ulmost to bring thc non-Zionist forces of America into alliance for tbe bene¬ fit of Palestine. After much arduous intrigue tangible rebuUs were achieved when the Commissioners on behalf of the Jewish Agency recently met in I^ndon and committed themselves to work for thc restoration of Palestine,
"It would be nothing sliort of tragic
now if the Zionist forces themselves should waste their strength in interna! iHssciisionb. The Convention has voted confidence in Mr. Lip&ky and his Ex¬ ecutive. Their good deeds have out- weif^hed their errors. From now on thc controversial issues must be relegated to the scrapbcap, and all must settle down again to thc main business of Zionism."
'Vhe. Jcitiish Criterion, Pittsburgh, writ¬ ing on the "Case of Mr. Lipsky," con¬ cludes: "Mr. Lipsky is too valuable to the Zionist movement to in any way un- demiiie his morale or to deprive itself of his service. It ni.iy be that as president thc Organization requires a diiferent type of mind exactly as some universities re¬ quire a business man, a moncy-raiser» a hand-shaker and a politicia^i all combined in their president. Then they have a dean. It is regrettable that this matter could not have been threshed out in secret, as there is nothing that is of vahie to thc general public except to give it the opportunity for gossip and unfavorable comment, all of which does the Zionist movement no good.
"That wash line that was displayed in the public's front yard could just as well have been hung out in thc back yard of the Zionists and the same result could have been achieved."
Wisconnn JtruHsh Cfirotticle, Milwau¬ kee: "Thc Pittsburgh convention did the Zionist movement no good, but we don't think it did it any harm. It would be a sad reflection on the soundness of the movement itself that a personal squabble of its leaders* could affect it for good or evil. There was no principle or fundamental issue involved. Wliether the Zionist Organization of America be governed by a President with or without administrative power, o^ by a committee, cabinet, presidium or council of seven is of little moment to «he ultimate suc¬ cess of thc Palestine project.
"ft was a beautiful tribute the dele¬ gates paid to Louis Lipsky by re-elect¬ ing to leadership in recognition of his thirty years of labor for the movement To have ousted Lipsky under persona! fire at this time would have been the height of ingratitude and disloyalty to a man who has practically sacrificed his life to the cause. But the vociferous shouts of exultation and victory of his partisan followers and their derisive jibes at his losing opponents may became doleful dirges if Louis Lipsky is to he such an issue as to threaten an irrepa¬ rable division in the organization. Be it to the credit and glory of Louis Lipsky that he sensed such an "issue" in his own personality and decided before the convention to withdraw from leadership in the interest of peace and harmony. But charges were openly made against his personal honesty at the convention and he was forced to compromise his word to save his honor by standing for re-election. He acted logically and rightly. The charges against him were withdrawn by those who uttered them, and there is now a deplorable side-issue fight among thc 'opposition' leaders them¬ selves as to who was responsible for the unfortunate accusations. This miserable dispute and all personal quarreling must cease, and if the personal leadership of Louis Lipsky is to persist as an 'issue* to thc detriment of the movement, then Mr. Lipsky should he permitted to with¬ draw. No movement worth while is en¬ tirely dependent on one man, and no one man is indispensable to any worth while movement. If Zionism is a democratic ideal it cannot afford to hero-worship any individual."
B'NAI    B'RITH    PLANS    TO KILL LUDENDORFF, HIS    , PAPER SAYS
BERLIN—Members of the Independ¬ ent Order B'nai BVith iu Germany have evil designs against the life of the for¬ mer German war lord and present lead¬ er of the anti-Semitic forces. General von Ludendorff. This is In all serious- nciis told In an inciting article published by the "Deutsche Wocheiiscbau," the or¬ gan of General von Ludendorff.
The paper asserts that at a conference held in Marienbad of the B'nai B'rith lodges as vbell as the l*'reemasons in Germany, the decision to "kill Luden- dorff" was taken.