Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1929-05-31

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Vol. XI —No. ZI
COLUMBUS, OHIO, MAY 31, 1929
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for.usage on the High Holidays—poetry that will be judged better even by those whose standards are altogether modern, You don't like the prayers addressed to God? See if yoti can write better ones, really, 6tfH<?r. ones.
The   Synagogue  ought  to extend   its
influence outside its walls and emphasize
at public banquets and public lutKlieons
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Nathan Levy, Prominent New York Build¬ er and Jewish Communal Leader, Elect¬ ed President of the United Synagogue
rrmniiicnt Rabbis Participated In Symposium On The Position of The SynaffoKue In Modern Jewish Life—Convention Listened With Itapt Attention To The Reports of Retiring Presi¬ dent, S. Herbert Golden—Tremendous Need For Activities of United Synagogue, Was Ex¬ plained by Rabbi S. M. Cohen
FUTURE HOLDS MANY FINE THINGS IN STORE FOR
,       CONSERVATIVE JEWRY OP THE UNITED STATES
NEW YORK—Nathan Levy, prominent New York builder iind Jewish com¬ munal Ic-idcr, was elected president of the United SynaKogne of America at the closing -iesbion of the annual convention which was held at the Hotel Astor in New York City. Thc convention began on Sunday, May Iflth, vwith joint .'sessions of the- United Syn.iKogiie of America, the Women's League and the Young People's J-eajriic, with «n(> delegates in attendance. ,       '
Thc Snnday evening session was given oyer to a dinner at wlii,ch the principal speakers were acting Governor Herbert H. Lehman df New York, Dr. Elias Mar- Roh's of Afoimt Vcrnoii, Prof; Israel-Davidson of the Jewish Theological Seminary and Mr. Michael Stavitsky of Newark: At the close of the meeting a total sub¬ scription of $170,000 v/as announced. Acting Governor Lehman expressed a keen interest in tlic etlucational aspect of the United Synagogue work and spoke of the necessity of prcjiaring Jewish children fof Jewish and American citizenship and ultimate leadership. He stressed the need ,for better organized recreational facilities and for a coordinated method _ of Jewish education which -would inspire in the young a love and nndcrstanding of the history and cultural background of Judaism. A good deal of the session on Sunday was devoted to a. symposium on thc Position of the .Synagogue in Modern Jewish Life in which the' following par¬ ticipated; Rabbi Morris Silverman of Hartford on the Synagogue and Jewish Efhication; Kabbi Herman Hailperin of Pittsburgh on the Synagogue and Wor¬ ship; Mrs. I<;rael Davidson of New York on the Synagogue and the Jewish Home and Rahbi Adolph Cohlenz of Baltimore on the Synagogue and non-Jewish Com¬ munal Movement.";. A paper on the Synagogue and the Jewish Community, pre¬ pared hy Mr. David N. Mosc.<isohn, wis read. At the close of the symposium, Congressman Sol Dloom of New York addressed thc delegation on Calendar Re¬ form and it ^vas decided to request the Resolutions Committee to draw up a memorandum of appreciation of the efforts of Congressman Bloom on behalf of the retention of the Sabbath and of support in his efforts. The afternoon session closed with am address by Dr. Israel Herbert Levinthal of the Brooklyn Jewisji Center.
Following are excerptji iri connection with the symposium:
Rabhi Morris Silverman: The Syna¬ gogue in Modern Jewish Life.
The synagogue of old was a commu¬ nity center for all Jewish activities. Among other funcftona, the synagogue served as a Beth Hamedrash, "A House of Study." Today the synagogue is be¬ coming, once more, "A House of, Study" for the children, for our youth and for men and women.
Recent .surveys made in the field of Jewish education indicate ' a decided trend toward the Synagogue School. Fpr example, twelve years ago there were in New York City seventy-nine Commu¬ nity Hchrcw schools giving instruction to about 2">,000 children. In lP27'the en¬ rollment dropped to 93,000 and the num- 'her of schoolb decreased from seventy- nine to si.xty-nine. On the other hand, in 1917 there were 209* congregational schools with over 35,000 children^ In • Boston, thc enrollment of pupils in Tal¬ mud Torahs 'increased from UOO to 1600 children, whereas the registration of the congregational schools increased in the iame period from -105 to .2200 children. :
We find that the same trend toward congregational schools holds true in other cities. Fnrthermorc, we find, in most of tht: congregations affiliated.vvith the United Synagogue educational ac¬ tivities for thc adolescent and for adults. Many synagogues have worked out de¬ tailed programs for (itcrary circles and classes in Hebrew, in Bible, in History and thc Jewish religion for the men and women. What do these figures and facts mcnn? That the synagogue is assuming its rightful place as a great educational force.
Thc shift to the synagogue as an educational factor is. reflected in the type, facilities, e([uipmcnt and architec- twe of the new synagogue tiuiWings. Not so long ago, the synagogue was desii^ned to serve only as a House of Worship and consisted primarily of a large audi¬ torium. Hundreds have been recently constrncted wilh attractive and well , e<|uipped modern classrooms, with audi¬ toriums for forums arid debates, with lecture halls for the men and women.
Thc Riibbi mivit take the le^d in the movement for adult e<Iucation in the Synagogue. Thd congregation should feel that this work is more important than thc number of speeches the Rabbi makes for the various noonday luncheon clubs. Thc Sibterhoods and Brother¬ hoods should devote part ,of their pro¬ grams for educational work. Here again, the United Synagogue mi»t be gi\cn the means to xtrovide programs for the Brotherhood and Sisterhood that would be attractive and appealing and stimulating to its members.
Rabbi Herman Hailperin: The Syna¬ gogue and Worship.
If we are to begin (o compose new prayijr books, there will he no end ami we will be able to say, with Koheklh in mind—"T o the making o f many (prayer) books there is no endl" I chal¬ lenge any one to point to a revised prayer book that is in any logical or common- sense manner an improvement, a real improvement upon the historic Prayer Bqok. You don't like the Psalms? See if you can write some better ones. See if you can compose better poetry
Maxine Cohen Was Elected
Psresident of the Jewisli
Juniors Snnday
A New Board of Directors Was
Also  Chosen  at  Meeting;
Bright Future Predicted
for Organization
Miss Maxine Cohen, 1794 Oak St., was elected president of the Gouiicir of Jewish Juniors for the coming' year 'at the.final meeting held Sunday afternoon at the Brydeh Road temple.
Other    officers    elected    were    Miss
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Evelyn Freidenberg, first vice-president Miss Emily Goldstein, second vice-presi dent; Miss Alyce Luft, recording secre¬ tary; Miss Marjory Loeb, corresponding secretary; Miss Rose Schaull, treasurer; Miss Frances Burnstine, audilbr.
The new board of directors includes the following names: Miss Nan Scblan^ sky, membership; Miss Alice Loeb, pub¬ licity ;, Miss Eva Wohnan, social chair¬ man; .Miss Dorothy Finkelstein, pro¬ gram; Miss Charlotte Karger, telephone; Miss Nora Skuller/religion; Miss Be¬ atrice Weinfeld, education; Miss Edith Tannebautii, ways and means; Miss Ger¬ trude Furman, social service; Miss Helen Gurwitz, delinquent dues; Mias Dorothy Wolfe, hospitality; Miss Helen I^evinson, refresjiments; Miss Coi-ylie Basch, president ex-qfficio.
Following the election and chairmen's reports, members were eniertained at a cafeteria supper at which Miss Evelyn Freidenberg and Miss Kose Schaull were hostesses.
It was also decided to hold meetings during the coming year every other month instead of fiionthly as in the past aud to designate a place and time for Council girls to meet for luncheon at regular intervals.
June 15th Is The Last Day
For Local Registrations
at Camp
Mr.   Leo   YasHcnolf   Makes   a
Beautiful Contribution To
Schonthal Camp
Among thc many new features of the Schonthal Camp program will be boating. 'Joseph Schonthal has had* the creek ex¬ cavated, thc baseball diamond enlarged, and has ordered three special flat b6t- tom boats so that ¦ Schonthal campers will enjoy boating. Arrangements have been made with the Carhcgie library to e(|uip a library containing the most in? tcrcsting' books suited to varied ages o( the campers. The Hbrary is one of the most popular activities on rainy days and fosters an interest in the good liter atiire among the children.
Mr. Leo Yassenoff, of the F. & Y^ Construction Company, is erecting one of the '.most beautiful and unique foun¬ tains iu this section of the country. 'The figure of the fouiitaui, which Mr. Yass¬ cnoff is donating to Schonthal Camp, is ii work bf arti which was designed and ex¬ ecuted fay. au Italian Sculptor,, TluP fountain is being built over .the old est mineral spring, iir Ohio, containing iron and sulphw waters. People from air over the, country come to Magnetic Springs to take advantage of the medici;*. nal properties of this water, which h.is its source at thc Schonthal Camp. The campers bathe twice daily in this health- giving pool at the Camp.
Registrations are pouring in daily. The Schonthal Camp can accpmntodate one hundred campers per week. It is inter¬ esting to note that all the campers who have registered to date liave enrolled for the entire four week period of the boys' season or the girls* season, as the case may be. The girls' season begins, June 30th arid ends July. 28th; the boys* Season begins July 28th ahd ends August 26th.
If you arc interested in the health and general welfare of your children, you are urged, to register them at once without delay. Please register at 555 E. Rich Street, at .the local office of Schonthal Camp, at the Hermine Schonthal Cen¬ ter. ,    ¦:'      ... . ¦ ''¦ '.."".V- ^-  .-.- ¦.;¦;¦-..;>
Jewish Social Workers bf the United States
Will Meet In Atlantic City From June
2nd to June Sth
Ihree Decades of Philanthropy and Social Work In The U. S. Will He Reviewed—Changing Methods In Various Fields of En¬ deavor Will Be Discussed—The Jewish Press and Its Relation to Jewish Philanthropy Will Be Considered
VIRTUALLY ALL TI^E LEADING FIGURES IN JEWISH SO¬ CIAL WORK HAVE PLACES ON THE PROGRAM OF CONFERENCE
Bernard S. Deutsch Elected President of The Ameri¬ can Jewish Congress
Dr.  Stephen  S.  Wise  Accepts Election as Honorary Pres¬ ident of Congress
National Flower Pay Will Be
Celebrated In Columhus
June 9th
Local   Community  Is  Getting
Ready to Do Its Share for
National Fund
:Morc than 210 cities and towns throughout the United States will par- ticip.itc in the National Flower Day that has been set for Sunday, June 9th, ac¬ cording to an announcement issued this week by Mr. Isaac H.^ Rubin, Secretary of the Jewish Nationa^l Fund, New York City.
Several prizes will he awarded to the volunteers who bring in the most money tomorrow. The nature of these awards has notas yet been, made public, but the committee aniioimces that there .will be separate ones for those who canvass on High street and in the hotel lobbies.
The nioney derived from the sale of these flowers is. all used to buy land in Palestine. ,
¦ The various affiliated Zionist organiza¬ tions in Columbus are cooperating in making arrangements for Flower Day. They include the Columbus Zionist Dis¬ trict, the Hadassah,' Junior Hadassah, Hadassah Buds, Mjzorchi, Ladies' Mizra¬ chi, , Senior Young Judaea, and Junior Young Judaeas.
. The, success d£ Flower Day is de¬ pendent upon the number of young men and women who volunteer to go out and sell flowers, nnd who really do go out. A special appeal is being issued asking that all those who will be able to sell on June 9tlv notify Joseph L. Schwartz, Adams 30C8 or Walnut 9216.
DISTRICT L 0. B. B. CONVEN TION AT AKRON JUNE 2-5
The annual convention of District No. 2, I. O. B. B., will take place at Akron, Ohio, June 2nd-5th. In point of attend¬ ance and enthusiasm this will be one of the largest and most successful meetings qf the District in recent years.
Zion Lodge No. 02, I. O. B. »., will be represented at this convention by Dr. Samuel D. Edelman, E. J. Schanfarber, Abe B. Weinfeld, 1. B. Jashenosky, Dr. Morris Goldberg, Alfred J. Kob*icker, Walter Katz, Rabbi Solomon Rivlin, Bert Wolman, bud Jack Myer.
Full details regarding this convention will appear in the next issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
The newly-elected officers of the Men¬ orah Society of Ohio State University were officially installed Monday fevening at a banquet presided over by Mr. Aaron M. Neustadt. On the same evening the official installation of the newly-elected Avukah officers also took place.
ferenCe and the opening session of the annual meeting of the National Conler- ericc of Jewish Community , Center Secretaries will be held Wednesday morn ing. May 5. with.Lows. Kraft, director of Jewish Center activities of the Jew¬ ish Welfare Board and president of the Center Conference, as the principal speaker. Other subjects to be considered hy the center secretaries at this and'sub¬ sequent meetings'from June & to June 7 inclusive will be the significance of rec¬ reation to social welfare and progress; recreation as a majiar futictioniof the Jewish center; the use of recreational facilities; how the Jewish Center can serve certain educational needs; adidt (Continued on page G)
TIk- Jewish.WcUarc Federation of CoUimbus. Ohio, will he represented at thc Xalional Conference of Jewish.Social Service in Atlantic City, June 2 to 5.
Among those from this city who will attend thc sessions arc;- Mr. Joseph Sciionthal, veteran phll.intbropist, business man, and communal Icider; and Miss Rose Sugarman, Executive Director of the Jewish Welfare Federation and direc¬ tor of the Schonthal Center.
Three decades of Jewish philanthropy and social work in the United States from the formation oE thc Conference in ISDU to tbe present day will be reviewed at tlic twentieth annual sessions, of the Conference when more than foiir hundred social, workers from the forty states will meet at the Hotel:Breakers in Atlantic City. ¦ , . ' '•
. 1 Mayor Anthony M. Ruffu, Jr., of Atlantic City,, will welcome the delegates at tlic opening .session on Sunday evening, June 2 and Honorable Joseph M, Perskie, City Solicitor, of Atlantic City, will preside. Addres.'ies will be made by Siinniel A. Goldsmith, executive director of the Bureau of Jewish Social Re¬ search and president of the Conference and by Maurice B, Hexter,-executive director of the Federated Jewish Charities of Boston, Mr. Goldsmith will sum- riian-:e thc work of Jewish philanthropy in thc United States and-Canada and Dr. Hexter will speak on The Jewish Agency and Its Implication fdr American Jewish Life. Dr. Harry S. Davidowit?., Atlantic City Rahbi, will offer the invocation. ''¦¦-...
Changing methods in various fields of social work will be discussed at the Mon¬ day morning session of the Conference. New departures in family welfare will be considered by Miss Virginia Frank, of the Jewish Social Service Bureau of Chicago, in a paper on the Children's Council Investigating Service. New trends in child welfare will be pointed out by Dr. Leon W. Goldrich, executive director ot the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, of Pleasantville, N. Y., who will speak on The.Hygienic^Development bf the Emotions of Dependent Oiildren atid by Lionel J. Simmonds, superintendent of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum,'of New York, whose subject will-be The Edenwald Experiment for the Care of Mentally Retarded Girls. Dr. George Baehr will speak on What the Physician, Dispen¬ sary and Hospital Expect of the Family and Child Cafe Worker and Miss Fran¬ ces Taussig,..executive director of the Jewish Social Service Association of New York, will tialk on What the.Social Worker Expects of the Dispensary and Hospi¬ tal. Discussion on the relationship between the social worker and medical agencies will be led by Dr. Jacob 'J- Golub, executive director Of the Hospital for Joint Diseases of New York.    .
The Jewish press and its relation to Jewish philanthropy will be the theme of a Monday luncheon meefciiig, with 'Loiiis Levinthal of, Philadelphia presiding .and Dr. S. Margoshes, editor of The Day, Jewish daily, as the principal speaker. In the afternoon four round-' table sessions jwill be held ori family wel¬ fare,, with Miss Dorothy. Kahn, of.Phila¬ delphia; presiding; on health, with Dr. Jacob J. Golub, of New York, presidnig; on child tare, with Jacob Kepecs of the Home-Finding Society of Chicago, pre¬ siding and on delinquency, with Mary Palev.sky, executive; director of the Brooklyn Jewish Social Service Bureau, presiding.
Monday evening will be devoted to a presentation of reports on variouis phases of the Jewish Communal Survey of Greater New York undertaken more than two years ago by the Biireau of Jewish Social Researcli at the request of a '.Citizens' Committee, headed by Judge Otto A. _Rd.salsky as chairman and Dr; Lee K. Frankel as chairman of the executive : committee. Thc study, now nearing completion,' deals with the re¬ sources of the New York Jewish Com¬ munity and aims to offer a program of communal activities for the next few years. Dr. Lee K, Frankel, of New York will prciside at this session and reports will be submittwl by Mrs. Sid¬ ney C.'^ Borg on family welfare; Ludwig Vogelstein on Jewish-education and I. Edward Goldwasser on recreation.
Discussion will be led by Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, eitccutive director of the Federation for th(f Support of Jewish Philanthi-opic Societies uf New,York; Dr. Ludwig B. Bernstein, executive direc¬ tor of the Federation of Jewish Philan¬ thropies of Pittsburgh and Morris D. Waldman, .executive director of the American Jewish Committee and former director of the Jewish Welfare Federa¬ tion of  Detroit,    -
Activities of large Jewish community movements, will be the subject of a series of talks at, the Tuesday evcning'meeting on June -1, with Mrs.. Joseph Friend, president of the National Conncil of Jewish Women, tipresidjn(t. v 'J^viliaskin, general secretary.^ of .l^p ,. Worftmeiii's Circle; Dr. Boris D. Bogen, secretary of the Independent Order B'nai BVith; ivifs. Rose Earan. of the United Order of True Sisters and Samuel Buehler, of, the Federation of -Ilungarian Jews of .America, will describe the work of their organixations. Ge(ir^e' W. Robiubff, head of the field service- of the Bureau of Jewish Social Research will read a paper embodying suggestions for the co¬ ordination of work by national organiza¬ tions interested in the small Jewish com¬ munities of tlie United States. Among the organizations thus to be considered are the-Bureau of Jewish Social Research, tlie Jewish Welfare Board, the National Council of Jewish Women, th* Jewish Agricultural Society and the Onion of American   Hebrew   Congreg^tioiia.
A  joint session of the general  con'^
, ATLANTIC CITY,' N. J.—Bernard S. Deutsch, president of the Bronx County Bar Association, recognized as one of thc foremd.'it lawyers of New York, was unanimously elected president of tiie American JewJ.'Sh Congress, suc¬ ceeding Dr. Stephen S. Wise, who de¬ clined re-election. Mr; Deutsch has for long hcen a significant, if an unosten¬ tatious figure in the civic, philanthropic ' and charitable life of New York City. Besides being president of the Bar Asso* ciation of the Borough of ,the ,Bronx, Mr. Deutsch is one of the committee of the City of New York who pass on admissions to' the bar. He is also, a vice-president of the Federation for the Support of Philanthropic Societies of New York and a member of the Execu¬ tive Committee of the Menorah Assdcia- tion.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise accepted election. as honorary president of the congress. As vice-presidents thc following were elected: Max Silverstein, Louis Lipsky, Carl Shermaii,. Mrs. Archibald Silver¬ man, Benjamin Winter and Professor Chaim Fineman. Bernard G. Richards was.re-elected,for the seventh time. His title.was changed to executive director. Morris Wineberg was elected treasiircr.
NOTES  FROM  THE  JEWISH INFANTS HOME OF OHIO
The following friends of the late Mrs. Henry Harmon have remen^ered her by makirig appropriate gifts to the Jew¬ ish Infants Home of Ohio: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Feibel, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lool>, M!r. and Mrs. L. A. Feibel,' Mr. and Mrs. William Gumble, Mrs^ Blanche Fox, Mrs. S. Loeb, Mrs. M.T. Feibel.
Mrs.; J. C, Feibel remembered the late Mrs. Simoii Burgundcr of Baltimore..
BROADCASTING
"The Dead Sea. and the Living Pales¬ tine" is the subject upon which Rabbi Solpihon Rivlin of the ITroad Street Temple will speatk over WCAH Sunday,- JuneOth, at 6 p. m. The cantor and choir will also participate jIn the pro¬ gram.
The O. S. y. Avukah is cooperating, with Mr. Joseph L. Schwartz, chairman of. the local branch, of tlie Jewish Na¬ tional Fund, in putting over this year's flower day celebration, Sunday, June Sth.
Conliniiation Service of HermiEie Schonthal Center Religious School
June 2, 1929—9:30 A. M. RABBI  JACOB  TARSmSH,   OFFICIATING
ORDER OP SERVICE
.......-Schonthal School
.Rabbi and Congregation ....................Elgar
...........Sophie. Cohen
.Rabhi and Congregation
 Elliot Cohen
........ Schoiithal School
 .....Lina Schneider
...... ...: McDowell
 ..Elliott Cohen
....Esther Schlansky
 ..Eva Roth
....Schonthal School
 .Elsie Meyer
 Allitson
Hymn 23, "We Meet Again in Gladness"	
Prayer Book, pages 206-219........... .......;...
Processional "Pomp and Circumstaiice"	
Miss Rnth Eleanor Stern.
Opening  Prayer.......... :	
Prayer Book, pages 242-249...¦,.......,....	
Reading from the Torah in Hebrew...  .......
Hymn 109, VHappy Who in Early Youth" 	
The Flower Offering.	
Violin Solo, "To a Wild Rose".	
Miss Etta Mae Thomas The Teh Commandments:
Man and God '.	
The Sabbath.......... .\..., .,	
Man and Fellow-Man 	
Hymn 201, "Father, See thy Suppliant Children"..	
Our Parents .....'	
Vofal Solo, "Thc tord is My Light".,  ... 	
Mr. Cecil Fanning, accompanied by Miss Ruth Trott Heed
A Great People.. —  .Lena Dworkin
Hymn 203 "Our Father, We Beseech Thy Grace" Schonthal School
The Jewish Religious School   ..Sam Schlansky
The Torah Is Returned to the Ark, pages 270-371 .....RahM.
Vocal Solo, "Du Bist Wic Eine Bhime," by Smith ,. .Cecil Fanning
Farewell Address. ,   .Clara Dworkin
Presentation of Bibles and Certificates;.. :.... ' Joseph Schonthal
Violin Solo, "Midnight Bells". ,;,.., .Heuberger-Kreisler
Miss Etta Mae Thomas
Closing Prayer  Marion Young"
Words of Consecration and Blessing  .Rabbi
Violin Solo, "Thp pjd Refrain," by Kreisler.. ., Miss.E. M. Thomas
Kaddish  ,.'. , Rabhi
Closing Hymn 205, "Hark, the Voice bf Children",.. ...Schonthal School
Benedidjon ¦. .Rabbi'
Postlude, "Adoration," by Borowski Miss R. E. Stern
Confirmanda Elliott Cohen, 482 E. Fulton St. Eva Roth. 497 E. Fulton St.
Sophie Cohen, 483 S. 17th St. Esther Schlansky, 475 S. Washupgton.
Clara Dworkin, 748 E. Mound St. Sam Schlansky, 623 Gilbert St.
Lena Dworkin, 748 E. Mound St. Lina Schneider, 494 Stanley Ave.
Elsie Meyer, 210 E. Donaldson St. Marian Young, 391 E. Fulton St.
Reception .   In honor, of the Confirmands u reception will be g^vcn by the parents, for tlieir relatives and ftienda on the afternoon of June Snd, from three to five o'clock at the Schonthal Center.
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