Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1929-05-24

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH H(MB,
Vol. X -- No. 20
Dr. Wise Retires From The American Jewish Con¬ gress Presidency
Decliire.s He Will Not Accept Rc-
nomination, In Accordance
With Understanding at
Last Election
SESSION   OP  AMERICAN
.lEWISH CONGRESS IN
ATLANTIC CITY
Atlantic City.—Dr. Stephen S. , Wise annonncc<1 Iiis firm decision to retire from the office of president of thc Atncricun Jewish Congress in his presi¬ dential message which he delivered Sun- clay .iftcinuoii at the opening session of llie Congress at the Hotel Breakers here.
Several hundred delegated and guests were ]jrescnt when the session, delayed on two previous occasions, was opened.
Stressing the need for democracy in Jewisli irtc and urging a discussion on the Jewish Agency, Dr. Wise declared that lie expects "that no. one will ven¬ ture lo offer the suggestion that X be a,sl<c<[ lo repudiate my own solemnly uttered xvord," referring tb an under¬ standing reached two years ago wiien the Anicrican Jewish. Congress was in session in Washington that he was to accept llic office of president for an¬ other term on the condjtipn that he mrtst not again he asked to ..serve in this capacity. ."I was, I am, I will fc- maiii its servant. The Congress may use nic as it Will, save in its highest office. That ofiice must be intrusted to another," he added.
J^r. Wise in his message declared:
"It is no longer necessary to jirgue about lhe need for an American Jewish Congress. The Congress has entered into lhe consciousness of Jewish life in our land, even' though it has not yet won thc support of American Israel in its entirety. The question before us ivill be not whether we shall go on, but how ^f.'C are to .go on, not whether w& are to survive but how we are to live- and serve. ,     -     •
"And nothing is clearer tban that the American Jewish. Congress is to be something more than a committee on emergencies in Jewish life, whether at home or .abroad. Emergencies may be met in part through emergehcy commit¬ tees, but emergencies are more likely to be averted by organizations of permar ncnt character and of scope which is not limited to the handling of emergen¬ cies. Committees ot bodies, designed to meet Vfith situations which arise out of emergent and panicky conditions can hardly be expected to meet problems wliich thus arise, with wisdom apd fore¬ sight.
"Wide-ranging as tiie work of the Congress has become, I have often wondered and still wonder whether it does not perform one function in Jew¬ ish life wherein ¦ it has neither rivalry nor competition, and' alas. only a liiini- mum of emulation. Thc American Jew¬ ish Congress is the one opon forum in American Jewish life wherein there is iinchangc.ihic freedom to sla'e facts and views regarding Jewish life without fear or f.-ivor. And this is the more needful because we arc in the midst of some deeply undemocratic tendencies in Jewish life, tendencies which may prove infinitely harmful unless they are faced and the Jewish peppje be resolved to overcome them. Wliat the Jewish peo¬ ple need, tulless it is to renounce every instinct and tradition of onr classic democratic idealism, is a forum not for the sake of debate, but for the sake of free and unchangeable utterance of opinion, touching any and every prob¬ lem as it arises in Jewish life. The heed of American Israel is not a dic¬ tatorship, however benevolent and effi¬ cient, but a tribune: in the European sense of the term, before which all Jew¬ ish causes and measures may be brought for appraisal and evaluation. The American Jewish Congress retains aiul, I trust, may never lose the unique distinction of being the one Jewish or¬ ganization the sole commitment of which lies in its furtherance 6f Jewish well-being without partisanship of any kind whatsoever.
"Before wimt other body in Ameri¬ can Jewish life would it be possible to discusS'the Jewish Agen):y, as it may confidently be expected that the Jew¬ ish Agency will be discussed in the course of our deliberations. No 'chose jugcc' in the sight of the American Jewish Congress! Opinions will differ with respect to the working out of the problems of the Jewish Agency, but here the Agency question may, and, I doubt not, will be discussed and it may be that out of our discussion, there will grow clarification and perhaps even direction of the issues which underlie the Jewish Agency question.
"Reverting to my earlier thought, the
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ARTHUR MILLER
Over five Imndretl people are expected at the Iiidustrial Arts Exhibit which takes place oil-thc 2(ith and 27th of May, al the Hcrmiiic Schonthal Center, uniier the direction of Arthur Miller, Industrial Arts instructor. The exhibit will be open for inspection lictwtcn thc hours of 7 and 9 p. m. (Sunday and Monday), , Among the numerous articles which will be displayed are: radio qabiticts, priscilla sewing cabinets, a scries of mod¬ ernistic and futuristic projects, magazine baskets, smoking stands, electric lamps, reproductions-of .several: famous articles of antique furniture namely Jacobean cabinets, empire stands, reading tables, tilt top tables, designed by Mr: Miller and made by the boys of_ the manual training department of the, Schonthal Gommiinity Genter. They have been studying and. working under:.Mr. Miller for the past- eiglit years.
There will- also be on display all va¬ rieties of show cards and signs by the sign painting class which meets on Thurs¬ day evenings between 7 and 9 p. m.,; also unique book troughs, folding camp stools, marble games, etc., made by the boys of the elcmicntary: class. Prominent in the art display will be several types of mod¬ ernistic and futuristic art. A limited number, of pupils is admitted to the art class, and, there is always a waiting list ready to enter should! any of the regular members withdraw.
Being that this is such ah extraordinary event, all ' Chronicle readers are urged to set Sunday and Monday (May 26th arid 37th) aside for this occasion. A genuine surprise is in store for all who will pay us a visit.
"These boys," pointed out Mr. Miller to. a Ghronicle representative, "have com¬ pleted' some fine pieces of wdrk and. 1 know that the older folks will he de¬ lighted to see the entire exhibit. Admis¬ sion will be open to all—absolutely free."
Besides his work at; the Schonthal Community Center, Mr. Miller teaches manual training in. the Higliland Junior High School of Columbus. He is an alumnus of Ohio University at Athens, Ohio, and has taken post-graduate work at Columbia, University and also the Uni¬ versity of thc State of New York.
NATHAN LEVY ELECTED
NEW' YORK—Nathan Levy, promi¬ nent New York builder and Jewish com¬ munal leader, was clcc'ed Jircsidcnt of the United Synagogue of Aiiicrica at the closing session of the annual convention which was held at the Hotel Astor in New York City. The ^convention began on Sunday, May lOth, wilh joint sessions of the United Synagogtie of America, the Women's League and the Young People's League, with 800 delegates in attendance.
Congress lias at last, after ten years of honest, resolute, unafraid effort pene- trate<l the consciousness of Jewish life, and now: it remains for the Congress through the strengthening of its organi¬ zation and the building up of its con¬ stituent fiodics, to give what is most sore¬ ly needed to Jewish life in our time,— form, manner and dignity. No one asso¬ ciated with the Congress, as far as its President knows, has indulged in the pre¬ tense that the American Jewish Congress ia completely representative of all groups in American Jewish life. It does not represent nor does it desire to represent non-Jewish Jews. These are intolerant of. every organization which is not self- contemptuous in spirit and self-ob- jiterative in purpose. It will endure non- Jewish Jcw8, will endure representation only provided that representation be autocratic in tone and un-Jewish in ac¬ quiescence in whatsoever may be devised or decreed for Jews.
"The American Jewish Congress does not and would not wield autocratic power. Autocracy and democracy are irreconcil¬ able tci-ins."
Regional Oratorical Contest
Will Be Held Here On
June 9th
Elaborate Preparations Are Be¬ ing Made By Loca! Young Judaea Leaders •
The regional cunlcst of the Young Judaea Oratorical contest will be held in Colnmbus on Sunday June Dtli. Prepara- titin.s arc being made to make the event a gala affair and one which neither Co¬ lunibus Jewry nor the, out-of-towii dele¬ gates will soon forget. Although thc contest proper will'be held only.on the evening of June Dili at the Broad Street Temple, the delegate;! will be entertained during the entire day as ivcll as tlic evening of June Bth.
Thc regional secretary Mr, Abe Gert¬ ner i.s cooperating with the ¦ Zionist organization as well as thc Junior i Ha¬ dassah to make thc event a coinmunity affair. Mr. Gertner will meet with repre¬ sentatives of these two organizations as well as with.reprcsciitalives of the local Vouhg Judaea cliibs to arrange a suit¬ able program.
Club and district eliminations,are now being held. This region comprises the states of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Mich¬ igan and western Pennsylvania. The win¬ ner here will enter the semi-finals in New York. The final winner wilL re¬ ceive a  free trip to Palestine..
Watch the Chronicle for, further news on this topic, and reserve the evening of, June JUh.
Lasker and Adler Give $50,000 Each to Hebrew Union College Fund
Dr.   Julian  Morgenstern  An¬ nounces Gifts to $5,000,000 Endowment
CiJiri')iri/i(f,,0.-^Albert D. Lasker, fpr* mer Chairman of the United States Ship¬ ping Board, and Max Adler,,both of Chi¬ cago, have given $50,000 each toward the ?5,000,O0O Endowment Fund of the He¬ brew Union College, Cincinnati, it^ Was aimounced by Dr. Jnlian Morgensterii'. president.
Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the "New York Times," and chairman of the $5,000,000 campaign, visited Chicago and was the guest at a luncheon given by James Becker of Chicago/to open the campaign there.
' Mr. Adler, formerly vice-president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., is a ,brother of Dr.; Cyrus Adler. Mrs, Adler is a sister of Jiilius, Rosenwald. Chicago philan¬ thropist, who is the donor of $500,000 to the Hebrew Union College Endow¬ ment Fund.
REGULAR, B'NAI B'RITH
MEETING MON. EVENING On next Monday evening, May 27th, at the Woodman's Home, 3G West -Col¬ lege Street, a regular meeting of Zion Lodge No. G2,.L O. B. -B., wil! be-WUI, according to an annpuncement by Presi¬ dent Louis Rosenthal. Matters of vital -importance, will be taken up for consider¬ ation and important business matters will be transacted.. It is hoped that every enthusiastic member of Zion Lodge will attend.
Menorah Society of 0. S. U. to be Addressed by Dr. Al¬ bert E. Avey Sunday Well-Known  Local  Teacher of Philosophy Will Discuss "Com¬ parative Religion" With Group
On Sunday; May 2Cth, the Menorah Society of O. S. U. will conduct its last meeting of the,year. Dr. Albert E. Avey of the department of philosophy at Ohio Slate University will speafc on one of his most interesting works, namely "Com¬ parative Religion." Dr. Avey has be¬ come an authority on the subject and has a grea^ deal to say regarding Judaism in contrast to the various other ^ religions.,
Since it is tlie last meeting of the year, the' election of officers for the coming season will follow the program and will constitute the business part of thc meeting. It is highly urgent that all members should attend; they are privi¬ leged to bring their friends. The gen¬ eral Jewish populace of Columbus is also cordially invited to attend the nieeting.
The, following officers are finishing up their work with the Menorah for the school year now drawing to a close :- William W. Herman, President; Eliza¬ beth Pier, Vice-President; Sol Shaman, Secretary; Hy. Poritz, Treasurer.
The nieeting will open promptly at 2:30 p. ni. at the Hillel Foundation fl« East 18th Avenue.
EDITOR WILLgPEAK
Aaron M. Neustadt, editor of the Ohio Jtwish Chronicle, will speak over station WCAH CoIotid>us, Ohio, Monday eve¬ ning, May 27th, at B:Sd on "The Cry of A Modern Jew."
Congregational    Dinner    o( Bryden Road Teniple at Southern Hotel May 28 Dr. Nelson H. Glueck of the He¬ brew Union College at Cincin¬ nati Win be the Speaker and Guest of Honor
An e.Klrariidiiiary treat is in store for all nicniln:r.s of the Bryden Road Temple, their relatives and friends.
Next Tucsilny evening at thc Southern Hotel ;it fi:;!0 o'clock, the Rev, Dr. Nel¬ son H. Gluck of thc Hebrew Union Col; lege at Cincinnati, Ohio, will address Ihc annual auigregatioiial dinner on "An im¬ pelling Force'In The Modern Jewish Renai-ssancc."
Otie Ilf the largest turnouts in recent years i.s cxiK-ctcd at this dinner., and thc commitlce on arr.'uigcinciUs is doing all within it.s pmvcr to perfect an extr.i- ordinary priij;rani.
Dr. (lliRck is a member of the faculty of thc l-hhrciv Union College and is re¬ puted, a sclifilur; an orator, and an ideal¬ ist, lit li;w travelled extensively in Europc:in conntriiJs; also in Palestine where In- stndicd at the Hebrew Univer¬ sity, iut'iy member is urged to niake his rcserv:i[i(ins at once by calling the Temple stcrctary, Adams 85^5.
Jewish  Social   Workers   of The U.S. Will Meet In At¬ lantic, City* June 2nd
. ATLANTIC,CTfV—Threcdecades of Jewish iiliiliintlinipy and social work will be reviewed lit llie annual session of thc National Cuuncilof Jewish Social Serv¬ ice here June 2nd to Dth.
More I hiin IOO social workers, from 40 states are cxiicctcd to attend as delegates. The session will cover all phases of the council's activities,' and , will terminate with a joint nieeting of the delegates and. the Jewi.sh cniiimunily center secretaries assembled tor their annual meeting.
¦Jewisli [iliilanthropy , in the United States, tlic, task and accomplishments of Jewish iijiLiicies, children's services and medical di.spciisaricjs are listed as among the imporuint subjects to be discussed.
Virtuallj," all the leading .figures in Jewish social work have places on the, (Mi^r.'iin. ¦']•'¦'- '; ¦*"',"' '¦'¦ .
.\moii8: the local people, who will at¬ tend the convention are:-j Mr. Joseph Schmithal, President of the Bryden Road Teni]>lc and Miss Rose Sugarman, super- iiitendent of the Jewish AVelfare Federa¬ tion and director uf the Schonthal Cen¬ ter on East Rich Street.     .    ' .
Officers Elected at Last Regu¬ lar Mtg. of Local Ha- dassah
Election of officers took place at the last regular nieeting of the Columbus Chapter of Hadassah on Tuesday, May 21.st at the Neil House. The following wcrt elected:- President, Mrs. William A. Hersch; ist vice-president,, Mrs. Solo-, mon Rivlin; 2nd vice-president Mrs. Louis lioth; Recording'Secretary, Mrs. S. Goldman; Corresponding, Sccrclary, Mrs. Sig Welber; Financial Secretary, Mrs. ir. Lieverman,; Treasurer, Mrs. J K. IJornstein. Board of Directors:-— Mrs, A. Danziger, Mrs. ,A. Gilberg, Mrs II. Horowitz, Mrs. A. Krakoff, Mrs. J, Mattlin, Mrs. S. Meizlish, Mrs. J. Fricdr man. Mrs. E, W,' Abramson, Mrs. M. Bogatin. B. B. Friedman, A. Gluck, Mrs. A. JatTc, Mrs. H. Kelcman, .Mrs. A. Seff, Mrs. H. Schwartz, Mrs. S. Weisfc. erz. Mrs. B. Yalman.
Delegates and alternates to the Zion¬ ist Convention also took place at this meet¬ ing. Delegates: Mrs. Max S. Bogatin, Mrs. .Mie Seff, Mrs. B. W. Abramson, Mrs. Elma Ehrlich Levinger; Ahernatcs, Mrs. J. Block, Mrs. B. Lcvjtan, Mr.";, Joseph Solove,
A Hadassah Hagaddah was prescnt'i^d by the officers and board members.
Musical selections by Miss Annette Katz closed.the meeting.
PRESIDENT  OF INTER¬ COLLEGIATE MENOR¬ AH ASS'N TO SPEAK HERE MONDAY
Mr. Harry Starr, who is at present occupying thc po¬ sition of president of the Intercollegiate Menorah As¬ sociation will address the members of the local Men¬ orah Society at a dinner- meeting to be held May 27th at the Chittenden Ho¬ tel at 6:3d o'clock. Mr. Starr is i& graduate of the Harvard University Arts College and the Harvard Law School, and has a very important message to de¬ liver before Menorah mem¬ bers and friends. Reserva¬ tions can be made by calling UN. 1412; uBh for William Herman.
APPOINTED TO POST ON
RESEARCH ADVISORY
COUNCIL
THEODOHE N. BECKMAN
Dr. Theodore N. Beckman of the De¬ partment of Business Administration at thc Ohio Slate University recently was ppointcd a member of the Research Advisory Council of the National Asso¬ ciation of Credit Men. This is an organ¬ ization of 28,000 manufacturers, bankers, and wholesalers. Dr. Beckman was asked to. become a member of this organization because of the outstanding recognition he has received as a national authority in his field. Other prominent men who, wert also chosen to act on this commit¬ tee are. Dr. W. Randolph Burgess of the Federal Reserve Bank, New York; Alex¬ ander Wall of the Robert Morris Asso¬ ciates; Alvin Dodd, Director General of the Wholesale Dry Goods Institute; and Dean A. Wellington Taylor of the New York, ,University Graduate' School of Business Administration.
Dr. Beckman recently returned from the National Wholesalers: Conference at Washington, D. C, which was held under the auspices of the (Chamber, of Com¬ merce of the United States. While there lie participated in the various discussions and served as a member of the Resolu¬ tions Committee. At this conference spe¬ cial mention was made of Dr. Beckman's- ,book WHOLESALING,,which was used, as a basis for many of the reports of the several committees. These reports are distributed nationally every year.
In-further recognition of his outstand¬ ing ability. Dr. Beckman's biography has been included in the 1928-1029 edition of WHO'S WHO IN THE CENTRAL STATES. This publication is an ,au¬ thentic biographical record which will perpetuate the. achievemehts of the lead¬ ers of the present generation. It is an identification of those men and women who are making American History in all lines of Business, Finance, the Profes¬ sions, Science, Arts, Letters, Theology, and Society, This book, covering tlie heart of America, will be used for refer¬ ence more than any book of its kind ever issued. •
Dr. Beckman^ is a graduate of Ohio State University and has received his B. Sc, M. A., and Ph. D, degrees: He has been a member of. the faculty, since 1920; and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (Honorary Preshman) and of Tau Delta Phi.
150 Women Attended Closing
Meeting of C. J* W. Last
Monday   .
Affair Was In The Form of a
Luncheon In Honor of Mrs.
Elma Ehrlich Levinger
The luncheon which closed the course of lectures given by the'Educational Com¬ mittee of the 'Council of Jewish Women last Monday afternoon at ihe Deshler was attended by nearly one hundred and fifty members and guests, Mrs, Jerome Kohn, the retiring chairman spoke briefly while Mrs. I. A, Rosenthal, chairman of the day, hitroduced the speaker, Elma Ehrlich Levinger. Mrs. Levinger, whose course in modern,drama has been-one-of thc successfuL activities of the Council during the past year, devoted her talk to three different studies of woman in modern society. . The first book, "Well of Loneliness' was followed by questions; "When Love Comes to a Woman" sketched modern problems froni the angle of the social Worker; the last work pre¬ sented was Sierra's "Cradle Song" with enough quotations to give an idea of the charm and wit so characteristic of thi Si>anish dramatist. Mrs. Levinger also commented upon Ray Strachey's new book, "The Cau^e," as a worth while summary of the progress made in tn** ^mancipation of women during the laht hundred years.
T. L BOARD MEETING
A regular board meeting of the Tifer cth IsVael Sisterhood will be held Mon¬ day afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. P. Schlezinger, HO S, Stanwood Road. Every member is requested to be pres¬ ent.
Felix Warburg In  Message
Declares Relief Work
Must Continue
Says Permanence of Activities
Already In Progress Must
Be Assured By Addi-
,tional Funds
PAYS TRIBUTE TO VALIANT
WORKERS IN VARIOUS
CAMPAIGNS
New Yurk.—Felix M. Warburg, Chair¬ man'of the Joint Distribution Coipmit- tce, who was in Cairo, Egypt, when thc United Jewish Campaign conference went into session, sent the following message which was read and warmly ap¬ plauded.
This is one, of the few national con¬ ferences relating to the relief of our people in Eastern Europe which I shall not be ahlc toi attend personally, but I can assure you that I am with you in thc spirit of your deliberations and 'conclusions and I shall be back to help in the work when it resumes if, as I hope, your conference shall decide that the work be continued. Though I can not be at this National Conference my¬ self, I am happy that the other men who have for so many- years carried and shared with me' the burdens, the troubles and the worries of the Joint Distribution Committee are with you: "Louis Marshall, our guide, philoso¬ pher 'and inspiring leader, whose coun¬ sel wc seek on every activity and prob¬ lem of importance; whose life of Jew¬ ish service has, foniid one channel of wonderful expression in thc work of rehabilitating the shattered Jewry of Eastern Europe:
'Herbert Lehman, who, as the "Vice- Chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee and as the Chairman of the Reconstruction Committee, has put into the activities of rebuilding the lives of countless thousands abroad the same energy, and devotion which he gave to his large business arid civic interests and which he is now devoting, as Lieutenant-Governor of New York State, to the affairs of his commonwealth:
"Janies N., Rosenberg, brilliant law¬ yer and organizer, who gave a year of his life as a' volunteer to, direct oUr activities abroad in 1022, in the vexed days of early reconstruction, and who now, as Vicc-Chairman of the Joint Distribution, Committee and aS Presi¬ dent, of: the New Society for Jewish Farm Settlements in Russia, has given of.his time and of his heart unceasing¬ ly to the problems, of overseas Jewry:
Paul Baerwald, our Treasurer for the last, tcii years, who has scrupulous¬ ly watched otir finances here and abroad with a jealous eye; who has given a most painstaking, thorough and conscientious supervision, of each dol¬ lar appropriated and, remitted; who is in daily, almost hourly, touch with the office of the joint Distribution Cqpi- mittce; who, I really believe, gives more time to the Joint Distribution Committee than to his own large business interests: "Cyrus- Adler; beloved and amiable scholar and the mainspring of our cul¬ tural and religious activities, who has presided with genial and lovable impar¬ tiality over the committee which has (Continued on page 7)
COLUMBUS JEWISH
LAD IS SEEKING EDI¬ SON  HONOR POST
Hugo Spatz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spatz, 744 S. Remington Road, is making "a bid for the Thomas A. Edi- .<ion scholarship contest, and from all in¬ dications stands a good chance. Here is the reason:
In addition to being intensely interested in electricity and chemistry Spatz is a senior at the Bexley High School and is the youngest member of the graduating class. He is just 15 but has been work¬ ing around and with electricity for five years.
He has three small workshops in addi-- tion to the laboratory at school in which he spends most of his spare time. lie has some equipment in his bedroom, other apparatus in the basement of the home and still more in the garage.
Spatz, with the exception of going out for football one season and serving as basketball manager, has devoted most of his time to chemistry and electrical chemistry.
Hq has been holding an A plus grade in chemistry and heads the class. He plans to go to Antioch College and study chemistry  or   electrical  engineering.
MOTHERS'   ALLIANCE   PIC¬ NIC WSLL BE  HELD  AT HEIMANDALE GROVE
On .Sunday, June 2nd, a picnic will be held at Hetmandale Grove under the auspices of thc Jewish Mothers' Alli¬ ance. Further details concerning tins affair will be published in th^ forthcom¬ ing issue of ,the Chronicle.
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Members of Zion Lodge, Don't Fail To Tom Out For Tonight's Perforttiance "Of **Plnafore'* .At The Uiil¥ersitf Chapel, O. S. U.
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