Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1929-02-15

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Vol. X—No. 7
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Notables of Four Prominent Denomiinations Will Participate in Symposium at Mieitiorial
HalV March mh
Four-Cornercd Forum Will Be Conducted Under the Auspices of lhe Itcdpath Lyceum Bureau — R.-ibl)i .Jacob Tarshish, Clarence Darrow, Bishop E. H. HukIics, and Judge J. r. McGoorty Will Each Speak for 30 Minutes- Hundreds Are Looking Forward to This Big Event
ADVANCE   UESEBVATIONS   ARE   BEING   RECEIVED   AT HEATON'S MUSIC STORE, 33 EAST LONG STREET
P'rolcsUiits. Cnlliolics, Jews and agiios- I lic?   seeking   fiirllrcr   reason  tlian  birth j for the faith, or licit of it, that is in j Ihctu,   ni.ij   get   thc   answer   Tuesday, March 1-2, at a four-cornered forum to he held at  Memorial  Hall.    Prominent repre=cnl,itivcs of tiiesc four groups have .iKrccd to be in Columbus on that occa¬ sion,   cich   for   a   3fl-minute   statement of thc fundamentals of his creed. Bishop Hughes
Hisliat> Edwin Holt Hughes of thc Methodist Episcopal Church will be thc Protestant rcpre.scnt.itive j Judge John P. McGoorty of thc Superior Court of Chicago will represent the Catholics; Rabbi Tarshish of Temple Israel, Colum¬ bus, will speak for the Jewish clement, and Clarence S. Darrow. criminal lawyer, will spc.ik for the agnostics. This is the ofTjcial lineup, according to Fridily's an¬ nouncement by Qcorge G. Whitehead, director of the forum.
No Favoritism
To avoid any favoritism in the matter of positioii on the program, thc order of tile speakers will be determined by lot, after they liavc met on the platform at Memorial Hall on the evening of thc Symposium.
In Columbus, often referred to as "the hub of Methodism," Bishop Hughes will be a highly satisfactory representative of thc Protestant group, inasmuch as he was born near Wheeling and is a grad¬ uate of Ohio Wcsley.an University. He .also holds degrees from West Virginia University, Iowa College, Boston, Syra¬ cuse and DePauw Universities and the University of Maine. Before attaniing the bishopric he was president of De- Pauiv University at Greencastlc, Ind., I»03 to 1908.
Judge McGoorty
Judge McGoorty, the Catholic speaker, wa*, in Columbus two years ago for the address at thc annual b,ani|uet of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He is a native of Conneaut, O., was reared in Wisconsin,'graduated from the Chicago College of Law, and has served with dis-
EdwiH J.  Schanfarber Will
Address Meeting of
Junior Hadassah
tinction on the Chicago bench since 1011. ITe has been a Superior Court judge since 1918, and at one time was chief ju.stice of the Circuit Court »' which he was a member for eight years. Knbbi   J'arHhi.sh
Kahbi Tar.<5hisli will conic from Temple Israel to represent the Jewish-people. He has been a resident of Columbus for nearly ^evcn years, after successful ser^ vice in Allentown, Pa., and Yonlcers, N. Y. He is a native of Baltimore, and re ceivcd degrees from thc University of Cincinnati, .the Hebrew Union Colltgc and Lehigh University. He also has studied for his Doctor of Philosophy de¬ gree al Columbia University, i He is prominently identified with various civic enterprises and has spoken before prac¬ tically every type of audience in Colum¬ bus.
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow, perhaps the foremost agnostic in America,- will give the rea¬ sons for his views when, he appears as one of thc "speaking quartet.** Like Judge McGoorty, he is a native of north¬ eastern Ohio and has been prominently identified with tlic legal profession in Chicago. His greatest fame came through his defense of thc McNamara Brothers in the Los Angeles Times dyna¬ miting case in Iflll, his defense of Loeb and Leopold in Chicago in 1924, and his labors on behalf of John Thomas Scopes in the Dayton, Tenn., evolution case in 1925.
Lately he has been devoting practically alt of his time to writing for current magazines, with occasional addresses in¬ terspersed. When Mr., Darrow was in Columbus last April for a debate with Kabbi Tar-shish on the nicc>ianistic theory. Memorial Hall was not large enough to hold the crowd.
The forum advance sate is to be con¬ ducted at Heaton's, and while the box office will not he opened until March 6, a<Ivance reservations will be made in the order received, on a price scale of 75c, $t and $l.oO.
Mr. Ii<lwin J. Schanfarber, prominent attorney and leader in local Jewish com¬ munity life, wiil speak at thc meeting uf Junior Hadassah Sunday at IJ p. "i-i in the Neil Houbc. Mr. Schanfarber will have a message that W'iW he sure to interest and inspire all who attend.
Musical program will he furnished by llie Hillcl Quartet, consisting of Miss Jtau Brcmier, soprano; Miss Faiinie Srliiff, contralto; Samuel Goldman, tenor; and Zolman l-'rank, bass. Mr. (ioldman is director of the groi^p.
This will be the last regular mectinsj for the bazaar, v/hich is to be held March (1 in the Neil House.
Reservations for bridge at thc bazaar arc being taken by Mi.ss Hilda Mendel, rliairnian, and her connnittee. A charge of one dollar i.s being made for each table, and tabic prizes wilt be awarded. .\ number oi men and women are plan¬ ning to entertain their friends in this manner.
Subscript ion.f toward the round-trip ticket to New York, to be given awav nt the bazaar, are selling fast, the finance co:nmittee reports. The trip includes lower berth, aud thc winner may have the equivalent in cash, if he so prefers.
Avnkah student organization has of¬ fered to take charge of a booth, it was announced this  week.
THE   MAN   BEHIND   THE   BIG JOB     OF     5tOC»,000     PROGRAM OF   WATERFRONT   IMPROVE¬ MENT FOR COLUMBUS
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ably 10 years to complete and would cost maybe ¥100,000.
"J-C" as he is known to Columbus Jewry, has always been active in att civic affairs, and tlie Chronicle is confident that his efforts on behalf of Colnmbus will meet with success.
Gilbert   Bettman   Will   Ad¬ dress Bryden Rd. Teniple Brotherhood Feb. 26th
Jos. C. Gooilraan
Mr. (loodman, as chairman of the recreation connnittee of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, is daddy of a 10- ycar, $100,000 program of waterfront improvements, designed to give the city greater recreational aud park facilities and purer water in tlie three streams that run through Columbus. He launched the prograni Wednesday evening in anafter- (linner talk to the Columljus Real Es¬ tate Uoard and a number of invited guests.
Thursday, Mr. Goodman left for Kew York, whence tic will sail, for Italy, to be gone four months. While abroad he will give considerable of his time to the study of community and municipal recreational facilities.
One hundred or more Columbus civic leaders, from various walks of commun¬ ity life, &aw 31 miles of city water front verbally (orn to pieces before their eyes and transformed into a vast system of waterside parks, at the meeting of the Columbus Real Eslate Board Wednes¬ day evening ni I'^ort Hayes Hotel.
The architect for the oi^casiou was Joseph C. Goodman, chairman of the recreation committee for the Chamber of Commerce, who presented a program of impro\i-ment^  that  would require prob
Final plans have been completed by the Bryden Road Temple Brotherhood Buard for the second meeting of this sea¬ son which is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb¬ ruary -2Gtli, 0:30 P. M., at the Southern Hotel
Mr. Gilbert Bettman, Attorney-Gen¬ eral of the State of Ohio, witl he the prtiicipal speaker.
Due to the great popularity of Mr. Bettman and because of many requests received by the Brotherhood Board, this meeting will be open for the ladies also.
According to latest information re- ceivcd from the Reservation Committee, an unusually large number of people are expected for the Bettman meeting. An¬ other special feature has bccti added to the program. Master Martin Horowitz, a young talented violinist of our city, will render several selections. He is a popular favorite wherever h* Itas played. The Brotherhood has a treat m store for them.
San Francisco Jewry is Host to Leaders
of Reform Judaism frorei Every Section of United States
Advance of Kcforin Movement Is Predicted by Lndwlg Vogei- Rtein—.Occlurcs Th.at Reform .Tcwr Are thc Financial liiichcrs of Orthodox ,ind Conservative Institu¬ tions—Nation.ll Federation of Temple Sis¬ terhoods Is Also iMcetinjT in West¬ ern Metropolis
iF.itili,r'.! Nole: Tlic editor nf Ike OIlio Jcti'isli Chromcle has received full di-taib coneeniimi ihc frnerecilinn.t of the ,?Mf liiciulial Cawicil of the Union of Aiitciinm llehrnv Congreiiaiions ivhich lanli place in San Francisco from Feb. lOth :o Ihe ISlh. If lie wiuld ¦aenhirc lo /¦nWiV/i cren one-half of tliis pithlicily in this U'ceh's issue, lliere -.imild hardly remain any room for other vital nctus which imi.K he prinlcii. The folloiiiiig is Ihc 'first installmenl af the complete story con- cermin Ihe hii/ ctmclai-e in Ihc Weslern metropolis. Thc .second installment luill appeal in ihesc cftliimns next week.)
First Session ol Zion Lodge's
Open Forum Goes
Over Big
Eleven Members Participated in thc Discussion Which Fol¬ lowed Mr. Neustadt's Address
MB. ALLAN TARSHISH WILL
LEAD NEXT OPEN
FORUM
.'^.^\ TKAKCISCO, February 11— aims are identical with those of our 'Ihisi rily*= invitation to the leaders of | prophets of old. Although our religion Rf fnrui Judaiiira in America to assemble i originated  in  the  Orient,  its  force and
Louis Lipsky Will Address
Mass Meeting of Local
Jews, March 4th
Representatives of Every Local
Congregation WiU Attend Big
Gathering at the Southern
Hotel
NOTED ZIONTSTT CHIEFTAIN
HAS MANY ADMIRERS
HERE
The entertainment committee of the Zionist District of Columbus, of which Rabbi Solomon Rivlin is chairman, is ar¬ ranging a very interesting and entertain¬ ing program for the mass meeting to be held   at   thc   Southern   Hotel,   Monday,
MarcU   -Itti.,   8   \'.   TA.,   at*' which ' LOUis
Lipsky will be the principal speaker and to which thc general public is cordially invited. Together with the Zionist Dis¬ trict, the following organizations arc co¬ operating to malce this meeting the largest and most successful in local Zioiiist his¬ tory^ Colnmbus Chapters of Hadassaii and Junior Hadassah, Ohio State Univer- .sity Chapter of Avukah, and thc Young Judea.
Mr. Louis Lipsky, president of the Zionist Organization of America, who has recently returned from London and Palestine where he spent five months in the interest of thc Zionist movement, is universally considered one of the fore¬ most leaders of American Jewry, and one of the ablest and most distinguished figures in World Zionism. His singular reputation is the result not only of his long and devoted career of service but to a remarkable combination of giftft as ivriter, orator .ind organizer.
Mr. Lipsky's association- with the Zion¬ ist movement dates back to its very in¬ ception in America more than a quar¬ ter of a century ago. The organization was in those days a very insignificant | affair compared with its present power and influence, and its amazing growth owes more to Mr. Lipsky's devotion and ability than to any other single cause.
Good Work Being Done By
Pupils of Schonthal
Religious School
All hitcrcsting paper on ''Herod and His Ueign" was read by Jeanette Weis¬ berg, before the Schontlial Religions School on Sunday, February 10th. Tlie singing exercises were lead by Miss Reva Zuravsky. Tryputs are now being held for the Purim play which will be coached by Mr. Abe Brown.
Next Sunday, February lOth, religious services will be in charge of Miss Bessie Goldfarb, A number of the pupils wilt participate hi the proj^ram. Lina Scluiel- Att will render sevctal piano solos. The following Slh grade pupils will give a lxintomiii<; of "Muses In The BulrUbhers." Norma Krosner, Rose Sommcnstein, Fannie Katui, Clara Freedman, and Hannah, Fritdland.
Gedalia Bublick Will Speak
Hes'e Ttsesday Evening,
Fekeaary 26, 1929
Former Editor of the Tafseblatt
Will BeJKrodnced by Rabbi
Leopold Grcenv/ald
The announcement that Gedalia Bud- lick will speak at tht Beth Jacob Con¬ gregation on Tuesday evening, Febru¬ ary 20th( under the auspices of ttic local Mizrachi organization, has created quite a stir in this community.
This famous orator and publicist is Icnown throughout the land. He has ex¬ ercised a remarkable influence on ttie re¬ vival of Judaism in the United States. Gifted with high idealism and an emo¬ tional temperament, he has vjielded his pen in thc elevation of Traditional Juda¬ ism, often-time.s ctiainpioning suigle- lianded the battle of Orftiodoxy. Mr. Bublick is a great believer of the young generation, and he utilizes every occa¬ sion to' gather the Jewish youtli under hia banner.
It is Imped by the committee arrang¬ ing the nieeting in honor of Mr. Bub¬ lick that both young and old will.turn out to greet this distinguished son of Ibracl aud to hear him speak on "Ttie Problem Confronting Xi'^!'
More details cojiceruing this meeliilgr will be publistied iu the next issue of tbe Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
here wn.'; answered warmly here today in liiu lIlC!>^uge of Mr. Ludwig Vogel- bleiii, ()f New York, thc Chairman of the Exenitivc Roard of the Union of Ameri¬ can Hebrew Cnngrcgations, delivered be¬ fore .-.onic finO delegates to the Union's 3Kt Council, called lo order officially this morning at Temple Emanu-Et, Ar- guello Bmilevard and Lake Streel.
Before outlining -the work confronting the criiivention .md the recent achieve¬ ments of the Union, Mr. Vogelstein paid tribute to the cordial spirit of San Fran- cisro and California and lauded eloquent¬ ly tile city's and lhe state's Jewi.sh history and recnrd,
'^It is WW umisual and a thrilling exper¬ ience for the Jews of America to as¬ semble at the Golden Gate," he pointed out. "Hi.story' is being written today. The Jewi.<;h historian of the 2flth cen¬ tury will record this convention as. one of tlii: outstanding events in the American Jcwisli life of the early part of the cen¬ tury. We may well say in the words of the Pfialmist: 'How marvelous are thy works, O Lord'."
"Will Live in Peace"
Aiter predicting that "on these shores pl-ftiiJictically named 'Pacific' the Jewish ct^-i^iiunitics win live in peace and the fu1I'..^njoyment of religious and political liberty as long as-the Stars and Stripes will wave," he eulogized Dr. Elkan Cchcn, Dr. Jacob Voorsangcr and Dr. Martin Mfyer, San Francisco rabbis of ycbterday, whose "high religious fevor and unbounded zeal helped to create the Jewish life and institutions of this city, and of the Western Coast, which have been so wonderfully preserved by a gen¬ eration of stalwart laymen."
Thc Convention's symposium on "Juda¬ ism and the Modern World" will at¬ tempt, he explained, to answer three great challenges:
(1) "What is our position towards the' claims of modern scientists based on the new discoveries in the world of physical science ?"
(2) "What answer can we give to the im|)lications of thc new psychological con¬ ception of man?"
"Is There A Conflict?"
(H) "Is there a conflict between the teaching of Judaism and the claims of the social order?"
"In other words/' he pointed out, "we wlbh to ascertain whether the conflict between our religion and modernism is real or imaginary."
The Union's biennial meetings, he said, serve the double purpose of providing the occasion for the exchange of ideas on the status of Judaism and also of con¬ sidering the welfare of the Union and its institutions, which are the Hebrew Union College, tlie National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, the Department of Synagogue aud School Extension and the Niitional Federation of Temple Brother- hoods.
He appealed to thc del^atcs for lib¬ eral support of ttie Union's program, emphasizing tlie fact that "not only in brick and mortar must we preserve our ideals but in the souls of our people." Predicts Reform Advnnce
In Mr. Vogclstcin's opinion, the next generation will whness the absorption into the Reform synagogues of the mil¬ lions who are stilt fighting bravely "hoitcless battle to maintain a medieval culture in (lie midst of a Western civili¬ zation."
"Wc have no quarrel with them/* he told his coreligionists. "The transition must be made slowly. Reform Jews all over tlie country are to a targe extent ttie financial backers of orthodox and conservative institutions. We rejoice in our ability to do this. Wc would not Iiave it otherwise. It is an evidence of our liberality of thought However, our generosity to institutions for which we see no future should not be a handicap to those to which v/e pui our faith/' £luuiidci A|i{iedi of Uiiioki
He followed this assertion with a final appeal for support of the Union program, concluding:
"Let us not forget that our sx>iritu3l
power have not diminl.<ihcd in thc Occi¬ dent. May our deliberations add a new and worthy chapter to the interpretations of our religion, conh'nuing in America :ie oral tradition of Judaism. May our exchange of thought stimulate us to de- \-o\.M onr lives to thc ancient command, 'Thou shall l>c unto me a kingdom of prjpcts and a holy people.' May our zeal and wisdom bring to_ Israel the conviction that tliniigh 'light came from fhe lLa<;t,' cntighlcnnicnt may conic from thc West." Rabbi Tobias Schanfarber of Chicago offered the invocation; and presentation of .-niiiual reports and appointment of council committees followed Chairman Vogelstein's address.
Sistcrhood.s Meet Alao
Monday afternoon was given over to committee meetings and .sectional meet¬ ings of thc National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods.
With Mr. Nathan Eckstein of Seattle, presiding, thc lirst symposium session is scheduled for Monday evening at 8 P. M.. at Temple Emanu-EI with thehe ad¬ dresses on tlic progriHu:-
."Judaism and the Modern World," by Dr. Julian Morgenstern, president of thc liebrew Union College, Cincinnati, and
"Judaiiim and the Physical Utiivcrsc as Conceii'ed by Modern Science/' by Pro¬ fessor Max Radin of the University of California, Berkeley.
Prominent Local Men Will
Dedicate Jewish Synagogue
At Ohio Pen
The new Jewi.sh Synagogue at thc Ohio State Penitentiary will be dedi-, cated Sunday afternoon, February 24th, at 'Z P. M. Aniong those who will par¬ ticipate iu tile ceremonies will be:- Rabbi Isaac Werne, Rabbi Jacob Tarshish, Rabbi Leopold Greenwald, Rabbi Solo¬ mon Rivlin, Cantor Ansel Freedman, and Cantor Solomon Grodner. The program for the dedication exercises is being ar- r.inged by the Social Service Committee of Zion Lodge No. 62, I. O. B. B. which is composed of "Pop" Jashnosky, Chair¬ man; Jack Myers, Frank V. Payer, and David A. Peiros. It is interesting to note that for the first time in the history of this penal institution, strictly Orthodox services arc being held, with the proper reading of the Orthodox "Stdur" (prayer book) and the Sefer Torah.
"Pop" Jashenosky lias announced that invitations to attend the dedication ex¬ ercises arc being mailed to alt the offi¬ cers and trustees of ttie local Congrega¬ tions, incluiling the directors of the Tal¬ mud Torah and thc oflicers of Zion Lodge.
Further details cniiccrning this event w^ill api>ear in the following issue of the Chronicle.
The fir.^t .scbhiun of Zion I.xidgc'.'; open forum which took place last Monday evcnini;, February lllh, at Woodman's TTall, ;i8 West College Street, went over big. Eleven members of the Lodge from every walk of life participated in the (li'.cu.ssioii .which followed thc address of Mr. A. M. Ncnsladt, editor of thc Ohio Jewi'-h Chronicti\ on "The Future of Jiulai^m."
Mr. Ncnsladt spoke iu part as follows: "Tliis <]iie.stioii is as old as antiquity and yet as young as modernity. Throughout the history of thc Jewish people there have been iiessiinistb who predicted the f;radual decay and disintegration of our faith, and anticipated its disappearance from the arena of history. On the other hand there have always been optimists among our people, inc» and women who lire convinced of the immortality of dyna¬ mic ideals and prophetic principles. ""'lii™dc'fimng"'the faith of Israel, Mr. Xeustadt said, "Judaism is the Jewish people with its history, its literature, its Iraditioiip, its morals, its ethics, its folk¬ lore, its ceremonials, its legends, its mem¬ ories of the i>ast, and its hopes for the future. This is an all embracing defini¬ tion and takes within its purview every a^iwct and ramification of Jewish life and achievement."
Mr. Neustadt then proceeded to expa¬ tiate on thc Jewish will-to-live and to achieve, as expressed in the Zionist move¬ inent of today, ixiintiiiR .out how Zionism is rejuvenating Jewish life throughout the world as well as in Palestine. He dwelt on the manner in which Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Jews arc unit¬ ing in the herculean task of rehabilitating the  Jewish  Homeland.
Because of lack of space, Mr. Neus¬ tadt's address:, cannot he i>ubUahcd in fuU this week. At some future date ibis will be taken care of. Among those who participated in the discussion following the editor's address were Hirsch Ko¬ backer, Robert L. Mellman, Lsadore W. Garek. Frank V. Bayer, S. J. Slaven, Ben '/.. Neustadt, Cantor Ansel Freed¬ man, David A. Peiros, Allan Tarshish, Bert Wolman and Rabbi Rivlin.
The officers of Zion Lodge as well as thc members congratulated the speaker of the evening on the success of the first open forum sponsored hy Zion Lodge. The open forum committee is plaiuiing anothei' forum which will take place some time in March with Mr. .Allan Tarshish as the chief spciker.
During the course of the evemng, Rep¬ resentative Josepli G. Ehrlich of Cleve-- land spoke on thc Weaver Bible Bill, denouncing it as an attempt to inject reli¬ gion into our public school system. The lodge promised Mr. Ehrlich its unquali¬ fied support and cooperation in fighting this vicious measure.
The entertainment program last Mon¬ day evening was furnished by Master Martin Horowitz who played several violin selections, and by Miss Evelyn Thall who presented several dance inter¬ pretations. Master Horowitz was accom¬ panied on the piano by his teacher Prof. Kraeuter; Miss Thall was accompanied by Miss Charlotte Sherry.
17th Birthday Anniversary of
T, I. Sisterhood Tonaorrow
Evening
Preparations and arrangements for the birthday party of the Tifcrcth Israel Sisterhtwd to tie given Sunday evening. February 17th, in the banquet hall of the temple, are entirely completed.
This afTair is always looked forward to wilti great cntluisiasam and expecta¬ tion by all members as well as non- members of the Temple,
Mrs. L. Levin, entertainment chairnian, together with Mrs. M. Bogatii^ social chairman, tiavc planned an extraordinary program fur ttiia occasion and everyone tliat a most wonderful time is in store for  tliem.
One of the features of the evening's entertainment is a one act comedy by Lucy Kennedy Brown, "Tvvo Tables of Bridge/' which is being coached hy Mrs. Morris Polster. Nine memlxrs of the Sisterhood will take part in this act.
Don't forget Sunday, February 17th, if you want to spend an enjoyable even¬ ing and also get yuur sliare uf fhe biiih- day cake.
RABDI TARSHISH WILL
SPEAK ON "SHYLOCK
AND NATHAN THE
WISE"
On Sunday evening, Feb¬ ruary 17th, at 8 o'clock, Rabbi Jacob TarahiBh will speak on "Shylock and Na¬ than thc Wise." Inasmuch as George Arlias is giving his rendition of "The Mer¬ chant of Venice," it is timely to make a comiiari- son between the two great literary classics dealing with the Jev/ — th« one written by William Shakes¬ peare and the other by Gotthold Ephraiia Leasing.
Last Sunday evening's services were successful in every rcapect, and all indi¬ cations iioittt to the success of the services this Sunday. A cordial invitation ia ex¬ tended to Christians as well aa Jews to attend tbe non- fjcetariaii Sunday scmces of tbe Bryden Road Tem¬ ple.
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