Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1929-02-22

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Vol, X —No. 8
COLUMBUS, OHIO, I'KniajAUY 22,  1921)
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Rev. Holmes Urges Moslems
And Christians to Aid Jev/s
In Rebuilding Palestine
Pastor of New York Community
Church, Envoy of Nathan
Straus, Given Reception
By Tel Aviv
CHAIM NACHMAN
BIALIK PHAISES LIBERAL CLERGYMAN
TKL AVIV, PALESTINK —The Chtistiaii and ttic Moslem communities of Palestine were tlrged to lend thcir best cooperation to thc efforts of thc Jewish people in thc rehuildinf; ai thc Holy I.an<l, by Rev. John Hayncs Hohncs, pabtor of tlic New York Com¬ munity Chnrch, who was thc Ruest of honor at a reception given to him re¬ cently by the municipality of Tcl Aviv, the first .ill-Jewish city in P,llcstinc.
Thc reception was licld at the Tel Aviv city hall, in the presence of representatives of ,ill Christian churches in Palestine, the municipal of JaiTa and of numerous Jewish organiz.itions. M. DizengoiT, m.iyor of Tcl Aviv, welcomed Rev. Holmes as a striking American per¬ sonality .ind as a minister of God, It was natural, the mayor declared, for Na¬ than Straus, the Rreat American phihin thropist who believes in the principle of King Solomon that the temple must be a place of worship for all peoples, to choo.sc as his envoy Rev. Holmes, who devotes alt of his time to preaching the brothcrliood of man, of religions and races.
Rev. Holmes was also praised by Chaim Nachman BLilik, thc leading poet of neo-Hebraic literature. Rev. Holmes in bis recent sermon on Judaism before the Community Church displayed an un¬ derstanding of JucLiism which is ereater ttian many Jews possess, Mr. Bialik stated. Nathan Straus's munificence in charitable work is a symbol of Judaism. His activities are directed for the benefit not of one group but for mankind. His deeds nre a living testimony to thc best ideals.
"From certain points of view T as a Christian," Rev. Holmes stated in his address, ''should have stood far from the Zionist movement. Indeed, if the Jews had come to Palestine as crusaders, I would keep aw.iy. Bnt the Jews came here not with thc sword but with the plough. As Nathan Straus told mc be¬ fore ray departure from New York, the Jewish people need Ihc Holy Land to reach their spiritual goal.
"There were two perio{Is in Israel's history—of Kings and of Prophets. The first period was full ot bloodshed, mur¬ der and tears, like the history of the kings of all the world. >Iow the Jewish people intend to restore not the period of thc kings hut of the prophets ot history," Dr. Holmes declared.
"All communities here should consider themselves happy as thc possibility has been rendered them to work together with thcjews. Mr. Straus is interested in a moral revival, in uniting all mankind. His life is a splendid example of rising. All his life he rose, up and up, and these days he has reached the summit' possible for man. During scores of years Mr. Straus achieved great philanthropic works. Now he rose sublimely and is inspired. His only aim 'is to aee thc fraternity of all peoples and religions. He sees here not only a solution of the Palestine prob- (Ctnilintifd on t>age B)
"HOW TO BE HAPPY" IS
TOPIC OF RABBI
TARSHISH'S
SERMON
'On Sunday evening, Feb' ruary 24th, at 8 o'clock Rabbi Jacob Tarshish, of thc Bryden Road Temple, will speak on "How to be Happy." This will be in the nature of an inspira¬ tional address replete with keen observations on life and its problems. The last two Sunday cvenint; serv¬ ices have been exception¬ ally well-attended and it is hoped by the committee that tomorrow night's serv¬ ices will be equally success¬ ful. A special musical pro¬ gram has been arranf;cd and a cordial invitation has been extended io Christians as well as Jews.
It has been announced by Robert Weiler, President, that thc Young People's League of the Bryden Road Temple will have its next meeting on Tuesday, March 5th. Thc Brotherhood din¬ ner will take place ut the Southern Hotel, Tuesday evening, February 2Gth, at 6:30.
WILL   ADDRtlSS   DINNIiK-
MEETING   OF   BRYDEN
RD. TEMPLE UKOTIIER-
HOOn NEXT TUESDAY
EVENING
„-!«^»i
OILUGIl'r BETTMAN
Jewish Synagogue At Ohio
Pen To Be Dediciated
Tomorrow
All the Locantabbis Will Take
Part in the Exercises Which
Commence at 2 o'Clock
Tlie new JewiUi Sj nagof ue at thc Oliio State Penitentiary w ill be dedicated Sun¬ day afteniunn, February IMth, at 2 p. m.
Among those who will participate in the cereinonies will he: Rabbi Isaac Werne, Raiibi Jacob Tarshish, Raiibi Leo¬ pold Greenwald, R.ilibi Solomon Rivlin, Cantor Ansel Freedman .ind Cantor Solo¬ mon Grodner.
The program tor the dcdicjtiun exer¬ cises is being arranged by the Social Service Commitlce of Zion Lodge No. 6i, I. O, B. n., wliicli is compo.sed of "Pop" Jashenosky, chairman; Jack Myers, Frank V. Dayer and David Peiros. It is interesting to npte that for the first time iu the history of this penal institu- tii>n, strictly Ortlindox st'rvicc. arc being held, with the proper reading of thc Orthodox "Sidnr" (prayer book) and thc Sefer Torah.
"Pop" Jasheno.sky has announced that invitations to attend the dedication exer¬ cises are being mailed to all the oflicers and trustees of the local congregation, hicluding the directors of the T.almud Torati and the oflicers of Zion Lodge.
Due to the liinited .seating cipacity of the Penitentiary Synagogue, only tliose who have been invited wilt be admitted. In order to insure a property carried out program, those expecting to attend must be prompt; llic gates at the penitentiary will be closed at 2 o'clock shari). Those coming aft<;r ttiat tiour will absolutely not be admitted.
Acknowtedgmicnt is made tiere of the following gifts received by the oflicers of thc Spring Street "Schiile": The Ark was donated by the penitentiary; ttte Se¬ fer Torah by the Agudath Acliim Con- giegation; thc coverings for the Ark by the F^zras Noshim Society; the carpets by the Watk-On Rug Company: the American Flag by the F. & R. Lazarus & Co.; the Jewish Flag by thc Jewish Friendship League, and the draperies by the H. Kobacker & Sons.
Following is the program tb be car¬ ried out Sunday afternnon: (1) Vocal selection. Mah Tovu—Cantor Solomon Grodner; (2) Opening prayer—-Rabbi Isaac Werne; {.S) Prcsent.ltion of Syna¬ gogue—Warden Preston E. Thomas; (1) Acceptance of Synagogue—Rabbi I. B. Jasheno.sky; (5) Remarks—^Jack Myers; (G) Sermon — Rabbi Solomon Rivlin; (7) Vocal selection, Eli Eli- Cantor Ansel Friedman; (8) Remarks- Max Scheff; (0) Sermon—Rabbi Jacob Tarshish; (10) En Kelohenu—Ensem¬ ble; (11) Benediction—Rabbi Leopold Greenwald.
Noted Zionist Chieftain To At Southern Hotel March 4th
One of tht: largest meetings in the his¬ tory of the local Zionist district \\\\\ take place at the Southern Hotel, Monday* March -1th, when Louis Lipsky will ad^ <trii<i» a muss meeting at the Southern Hotel. Among the organizations that arc cooperating to put this meeting over i]Uccet>i>fully are the Colun]bu:> chapters nf Iladnssah and Jnnior Hadassah, the Ohio Statu University chapter of Avu¬ kah and the Young Judea. Mr. Lipbky'b association Vbith the Zioiiitit movement dateb back to its very inception in Amer¬ ica, more than u t[UJrter of a century ago. The organisation in those days was a very iiibignijicaiit affair compared with its present power and inlluence, and its amazing grovifth is duif: mure to Mn Lip- hky'iS devotion, and ability than to any other single cause. More details about thiii meeting will apiiear in forthconnng ihsues of TiiK CuiiuNio.K.
Don't   Forget   the   Annual
Linen Shower of Hadassah
On February 24th
Mrs.  Dorothy  I^uldlicim  of
Clevclanil Will Be the
Chief Speaker at This
Meeting
The annual linen shower of thc Co¬ lumbus chapter of Hadassah will take place Sunday, February 24th, in the So¬ cial Hall of thc East Broad Street Tem¬ ple. The committee in charge of thc pm- gram announces that this xvill be one oE the finest mcclings ever sponsored b> the local organization. Mrs. Dorothj Fuhlhcim of Cleveland, one of thc mobt elot]Ucnt Viomcn speakers in the country, will deliver an address of interest to every thinking Jewess in this community.
Mo-it Chronicle readers are familiar with the character and personality of Mrs. Fuldhcim. She has often been proclaimed as the Sarah Bernhardt of the present day. Critics hail her as one whoSc efful¬ gent lectures place her at the peak of her profesiiion. Her bright, vivid flashes of intellectual hrillancy cut through thc murk that befogs the lives of the histori¬ cal characters in such a way as to make them again laugh with life, sob with sor- row, or die in despair. A reservoir full nf human emotions permits her faithfully to portray the caustic philosophy of Vol¬ taire, thc poetic austerity of Goethe, the tragic life of Marie Amoinette, the dra¬ matic career of Najjolcon, thc vaulting
BIG I. O. O. B. MEETING
WILL BE ADDRESSED
BY LOCAL JURIST
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''A World-Embracing Religions Reformation Is Imminent And Inevitable/' Declares
Dr. Morgenstern
Head of Hebrew Union Collcfrc TraccB Graphically the Philosophy and Dcvclopincnt of Israel—Heralds the 200tli Anniversary of the Birth of Moscr Mendelssohn as a Fit Occasion for the Rcinvcstifration of Reform .ludaism—As¬ serts That Judaism Itself Was Born of a Reform Movement
LAUDS REFORM JUDAISM FOR EMANCIPATING THE JEW¬ ISH WOMAN AND FH.LING THE SERVICE OF CONFIRMATION WITH SPIRITUAL POWER AND BEAUTY
¦-Hits. DORO'THl FULDHISIM
abition of Bismark, the martydoin of Lincoln, the stupidity of Franz Joseph, or the fascinating dizziness of Disraeli Laughter, tears, hope, despair, love, liatc, courage and fear—these arc the brnslics slie employs to color the canvas on wliich she paints the lives of the past gircat. In short, those planning to attend this meet¬ ing are assured of an extraordinary ticr.t to their minds as well as to their tictrls.
Ttic meeting will commence at 2:'J0 sharp. One of the features of the enter¬ tainment program will be vocal selcLtiors by Mr. Samuel R. Goldman, leader cf tlii; Ilillel Ctior.ll Club of Ohio State Uni¬ versity.
Being that this is a linen shower, ttie officers of Hadassah trust that all tlio,c who attend will bring cither linens or cash contributions.
Mrs. Bert Wolman, chairman of hos¬ pitality, will lie in charge of refreshments. Mrs. B. W. Abramson witl preside.
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Thc speaker for the next big meeting of the local B'nai B'rith Lodge, on Mon¬ day evening, Febru.iry 2otli, at the New Woodiiun's Home, 3C \Vest College ."^trLet, will be Hon. Daii.i F. Reynolds, judge of the Conimon Pleas Court of I'Vaiiklin County. Mr. Rejiiolds has taken "Abraham Lincoln and George Washington" as his text. This will be an I'lien mccling, to which both men and women will be most cordially welcome.
Besides thc address of Judge Reynolds, there will be 'another important fciture, iianiel>, thc initiation of the following men: M. E Blooni, Ruben Btumberg, Nat liicslin, H. G. Cliarney, Ben Cohan, I. H Cohen, Harry J. Cowan, Joe Cunix, Mor¬ ns DrosdowitZi J. S. Edelstein, Walter I.. Frank, David Fricdberg, Charles J. I'reidenlierg, Dave Freidland, Sam I.. Gordon, Maurice Ileiips, M. Jonas, Paul Levinson, Bernard Levinstein, Sam Mell¬ man, N. Minitsky, Charles Ross, Arthur Rubin, Charles H. Rubin, Harry H. Ru¬ bin, H. Rubin, Sol Schiff, I. J. Schilling, S. S. Schonberg, M. Schottenstein, Max Silver, Paul Silver, William Sink, Mor¬ ris Sklar, Plii'l A. Slobel, Max Stein, Irving I. Stone, Samuel Stone, Harry Sully, Max Tanneiibauin, Ernest Taus¬ sig, Abe J. Wiener. Al Weinman, J. Weisberg, S. Wiseman, Carl Bernian, Oliver Roth, Sain Lichtenstein.
Refreshments will be .served at this meeting, with the following hostesses hi cliarge: Mrs. Martin Rosenthal, Mrs. Sa¬ die Tushbant, Mrs. Sarah Krakowitz.
Gilbert  Bettman  Wall  Ad-
dres Bryden Rd. Temple
Brotherhood Feb. 26th
Attorney-General of Ohio Will
Be Guest of Honor at Dinner
in the Southern Hotel
SAN FRANCISCO.— A world-em¬ bracing religions reformation touching the fundamental-) of life and religion aud ba-icd on truth and knowledge is iinmi- nciu and inevitable.
Dr. Julian Morgenstern, president of the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio, brought this conclusion to some GOO ] delegates to lhe Slst Council of the Union of American Hebrew Omgregations, here tonight in a scholiirly presentation of his conception of "Judaism and the Mod- ern World," the forum theme of the con- • \cntion now in session at Temple Emanu- El here.
Ur. Morgenstern, who heads the insti tutiou entrusted with.the training of rab¬ binical leaders of Ke form Judaism in America, traced graphically the philoso¬ phy and development of his people in the course of his address, arriving dramatical¬ ly at the conviction that "the secret of the continued exisitence of Judaism throughout the ages, to many seeming the wonder and miracle of history, has been Judaibm*s power of reformation and re¬ in tern retation and re\ltalization."
"To Justify Itself" In his opinion, as expressed in his address, Reform Judaism finds itself stnmgcly in a defensive position in- that, in the light of ConsErvj.tive and Orthodox Judaisni having come to tread thc path found first by Reform, the latter, "almost as it panic-stricken, halts, makes a right¬ about-face, shifts Its policy and begins to justify itself."
And this reversal, Dr, Morgenstern pf>intcrt oul, mean's that "we, tbc spiriluM and intellectual leaders of Reform, have failed to grasp its true inwardness, its full meaning and purpose, its underlying philosophy and basic principle<j, its abso¬ lute hi-jtortc necessity and incvitahleness, its one and only course of purpose and service and progress."
Heralding tlie 200th anniversary of the birth of Moses Mendelssohn as "a fit occasion for a reinvestigation of Reform Judaism," he expressed the hope that the Conncil delegates might help "rechart the cour.se" that Reform Judaism may ''again spread wide our sail'? in full pursuit of our true, historic goal."
Indicates Earlier Movements
In his review, he indicated the present Reform Judaism is not the first movement of its lcin<l in Jewish history.
"Whenever the environment of Israel changed radically and a new mode of life with new outlook and standards, new as¬ pirations, new philosophies, new directions aud goals of thinking, striving and living
MRS. SIMON LAZARUS ELECTED  TO  NA¬ TIONAL EXECU¬ TIVE BOARD
Speak.
MRS. SIMON LAZARUS
Mrs. Lazarub, who lives at 172 South Columbia Avenue, Dexley, is one of the five Ohio women elected to the new ex¬ ecutive board of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhofids at it!> recent con¬ clave in San Francisco. Other Ohio women honored are Mrs. Joseph Frankel and Mrs. Adolph Rosenberg of Cincinnati and Mrs. Benjamin Lowenstein and Mrb. Joseph Stein of Cleveland,
The endowment fund for the flebrew Union College at Cineinnati lias been iii- creabcJ tu ^,OOD,000 by the raising of $12(i,00t) addiiional. Adolph Ochs of New York, chairman of thu conimittee seek¬ ing ;^5,000,000 fur the institution, told the convention,
opened   up  for  Israel,"  he   said,  "then < Judaism reformed itself."
And at times, he pointed out, this ref¬ ormation "expressed itself chiefly in thc stubborn, reverent retention of all that was old and traditional," whereas it is true that "in any true reform, the task of determining and discarding the truly olisnlcte i.s ciuite as essential and basic as, and ubunlly far 'more difTicult than that of creating the merely new."
B<»rn (»f Reform Movement
Judaism itself, he said, was born of a reform movement when, Jerusalem hav¬ ing been captured and thc Temple de- strojed after Judah was conquered in flyC B. C by the Rabjlonians, the flower of the people was led into captivity. Then, he .said, it was that the people realized "Israel would return to it<; God in purity of soul, resohcd to walk with Tim ever thereafter in integrity and faith futncbs."
This "realization was born, he pointed out, from the prophecy of Jeremiah, nnd through tlic Babylonian Exile, "Juda¬ ism, the religion of life and hope, of divine love and universal purpose, of holiness and consecration, of individual worship and righteousness was bom."
150 Years Later
A second reformation came, he indicat¬ ed, a century and a half later, when Ezra, the priest, born in the midst of a habylo- nian-Persian cultural ciuironment, brought to Palestine, and imposed upon I an only half-willing people, a new order I uf national, hirarchical and social organ- I ization, based very ^largely upon the I Ba^^yUmian priestly system.
A third reform movement, three cen¬ turies later, culminated, he said, in Phari- baism, in a "new and infinitely larger and more elastic conception of the law and of divine revelation."
The fourth reformation, foilowing the destruction of the Temple Dy tTie Romans in 70 A. D. produced, he said, "a new authority in Judaism, a new lawbook, a new concept of atonement, a new place and form of worship, a new type of holi¬ ness, n new emphasis upon the moral and the spiritual, upon the service to God of ¦ the heart instead of that of thc altar and the sacrifice, upon the direct approach to Gnd of thu individual unmedlatcd by priesthood."
"Delayed 400 Years** In his summary, he emphasized his be¬ lief that the new Reform Judaism should have been born in the ISth century instead of thc I'Jth.
"That it:, birth was delayed -iOO \cars
was due," he said, "solely to a misfortupe
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Gilbert Bettman, attorney-general of thc state of Ohio, will address the sec¬ ond meeting of thc Br}den Road Temple Brotherhood this coming Tuesday eve¬ ning, February 26th, at the Southern Hotel, at 0:30 o'clock.
A large and representative gathering of the Bryden Road Temple Sisterhood will also attend. Thc first meeting, at which Dr. Goddard spoke, was also well attended by the ladies, and, because of numerous requests, thc meeting on Tues¬ day will be open to the ladies in order to give them an opportunity to hear Mr. Bettman's message.
For the entertainment part of the pro¬ gram, the connnittee has obtained Mas¬ ter Martin Horowitz, a talented violinist, who will be accompanied by his teacher at the piano. Another special feature will be several jazz and classical piano niaiibeis by Mr. Wayne Stout, well known iu Columbus for his ability as a pianist.
The dinner Tuesday evening will fac served promptly at 0:110 o'clock.
Dr. S. Ti. Edelman will prcbide, and various cumhiittec reports will he heard.
TO  ADDRESS  MASS  MEET¬ ING AT BETH JACOB CONGREGATION ON
FEa 2rith
ALPHA EPSILON PHI WINS
The Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority of Ohio State University was winner hi the competitive .skit^ at annual Hi-Jtnx held Saturday evening, February IGth, at Uni¬ versity Chapel, under the auspices of the Women's Athletic Association. The win¬ ning skit, "School Daze," was written by Miss Ruth B. Rosfitthalcr of Cinciiinati and Miss Alfreda Kdelson of Ironton,
Pi Beta sorority was awarded second place aud Kappa Alplia Theta, third.
GEDALIA UUBLICK
This famous oratpr and publicist is knuwn throughout the land. He has exercised a remarkable inlluence on the revival of Judaism in thc United States. Gifted with high idealism and an emo¬ tional temperament, he has wielded his pen in tlie elevation of traditional Juda- iBm, often times chiiupioning single- handed the battle of orthodoxy.
Mr. Bubliik will hit introdticed by Rabbi Leopold Greenwald of the Beth Jacob congregation at ihc big Mizrachi meeting to Le held Tuesday evening, February 20th.
Ill   annouiu'ing   thii,   metting.   Rabbi
Grcrnwald made the following statement: "Mr. Bublick was one of the original founders of the Mizrachi organization in America, to which he has always hcen devotedly Attached. Mr. Bublick lias traveled extensively through the different European countries and has visited Lon- dor, Basil and Karlsbad 'on several occa¬ sions ill connection witli Zionist World congresses and Zionist conferences. In LJ)20 Mr, Bublick paid his first visit to Eretz Israel, and wrote a series of articles on the political, economic and cultural aspects of Eretz Israel and Judaism, which appeared later in book form under the title, "My Trip to Palestine." In 1931 he specially toured Europe to study conditions in relation to the Jewisli situa¬ tion there, concerning which a scries of interesting articles appeared in *'The Tagehtalt." In \SiV> he again went to Palestine to attend the opening of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as rep¬ resentative of thc American Keren Haye¬ sod.
At the thirteenth annual convention of the Mizrachi Organization of Amer¬ ica, held in Boston in January, lf>*iS, Mr. Bublick was elected president of the Miz¬ rachi Organization. The convention felt that onl> a man with such an excellent record and having a clear policy and con¬ firmed convictions concerning the up¬ building of Eretz Israel on traditional lines could undertake the reorganization of the Mizrachi and forge it not only into an integral part of Jewish devclopuieni in Eretz Israel, but also into a leading factor in the expansion of American Jew¬ ish life.
It is Itoped by the <:ommittte arranging this nieifting in honor of Mr. Bnbh'ck tluit hoth lyoung und old vrlll tutii out to gi«£t thia distinguished bon of Israel 'm^A ta hear him speak on "The Probtem Coi^- fronting Ua/'
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