Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1930-11-21

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Vol. XIV —No. 47
COLUMBUS, OHIO, NOVI':mURR 21, ^
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As I See It
By A. M. N,
Why think only of the ways yonr rabbi r.nn help youP Why not meditate occa¬ sionally on what ytm can do for him ?
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Why wait until some future and un¬ certain date to express yonr gratitude for a good sermon, a kind deed, a" goad book, ;in absorbing and uplifting play? Your hill is due now while the feeling is still warm and vibrant.
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My rich and prosperous friend, do you trumpet your contributions to charity be¬ fore the general public and before your friends? Tbcn you can in no wise be considered a true, friend of man—rr />/;/- lanthropisf. "Let not your left hand know what your right hand docth."
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iHas your donation been given with an unwilling hand and a cold heart? Take it back, It is degrading for the needy to use it, for they are "God's poor."
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Greet your neighbor with a brotherly smile, even though you make more in a' day than he makes in a week. He may be doing more good for Society; yes, and less harm.
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Did you say that So-and-So is worth $1,000,000.00? Is he really worth that, my friend, or does he just happen to possess it?
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I. Wisotsky, a Jewish baker of Brook¬ lyn, has magnanimously come to the aid of the unemployed in what was nrobably the most timely and efficacious expres¬ sion of human kindness. Last week he loaded a wagon with 700 loaves of bread and 600 rolls and stationed himself within the vicinity of the city's free employment bureau where more .than 1500 discour¬ aged, hungry men were crowding outside the building. It did hot take long for the men to realize that Mr. Wisotzky had come to their aid, and the bread and'rolls were distributed in record time, almost causing a riot.
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On November 13th Supreme Court Jus¬ tice Louis D. Brandeis, the only Jew ever named to the highest court in the land, marked his 74th birtliday at his home in Washington. Justice Brandeis passed the day quietly in his study in the company of hijs family and friends.
The new developments in the Zionist situation have given rise to many rumors that Justice Brandies would i-esign from the Supreme Court to take over the leadership of the Zionist Movement. ; These .reports.have brought numerous editorials deploring the possible loss of Justice Brandeis from the Supreme Court where, since his annointment iri 1916 hy President Wilson, he has been one of the Liberal minoritv.
May God continue to guide, strengthen and bless this great ^and noble Jew, for he is a true humanitarian in every re¬ spect.
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After, twenty-five years of service as spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Des Moines, Iowa. Rabbi Eu¬ gene Maunheimer was presented with a silver tea service by the members of his congregation last week. Some 125 mem¬ bers of the congregation attended a din¬ ner honoring the rabbi and joined iu a chorus of praise and adulation for his constant faithfulness and consistent de¬ votion to duty. Rabbi Maunheimer is considered by men of all creeds one of the outstanding citizens of Iowa. He has cooperated in every cause dedicated to the public weal. He has not only shed lustre^upon the fair name of his Alvia Mater, the Hebrew Union College, but upon the whole household of Israel. "For who is there but you? who not only claims to he a good man and a gentle¬ man, for many are this, and yet have not the i)Ower of making, others good. Whereas you are not only good yoiirself, but aleothe cause of goodness in others.''
According to tradition, Moses and Da¬ vid who commenced life as shepherd boys were later chosen by God as leaders of Israel because of the love and sympathy with which they looked after their flocks. This pregnant thought occurs to us in leading "Dumb Animals," a monthly magazine devoted to the interests of those dumb creatures whom many of us contitnially maltreat. The Talmud, which is replete with sayings of a humane as well as humanitarian nature, says that he who shows pity to dumb animals, will also show pity and kindness hi his deal¬ ings with men. Wliy not read the Tal¬ mud in translation occasionally? It is now available in our public and state li¬ braries.
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The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (J. T. A.)—America's leading press service on Jewish events—will celebrate its eleventh anniversary next month. Editors, pub¬ lishers, and workers of* important news- Irapers and news associations will attend a celebratign in order to do honor to Ja¬ cob Landan, the gentleman responsible for the founding of this news agency.
During the comparatively short period of its existence, the J. T, A. has proved its right to be designated a constructive institutioti, a power for good in Israel, It maintains corresoondents in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Salonica, Constantinople, Rome, Berlin, Bucharest, Czernowitz, Reval, Kovno, Warsaw, Rigaj Moscow. Kiev, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Charbin, Paris, Washington, Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, San Francisco, Den¬ ver, Columbus, etc., in fact iti all important centers where there is a con¬ siderable Jewisli iK>puIatloii. All of these correspondents without exception are not only jqurnah'sts of the highest standing, btit have excellent connections and are in a position to t(atli«r news quickly and promntly. Their, reliability has been tested over and over again. Many of these correspondents are intimately fa¬ miliar with Jewish affairs and are well versed in Tewish literature. That they are imbued with an abiding faith in their (Continued on page 4)
WILL GIVE HIS FIRST C. J. W. BOOK REVIEW ON NO¬ VEMBER 24TH
Rabbi  Jacob  Tar»hish
liabbi Jacob Tarshish will review "Death Takes.a Holiday," a play by.W. Ferris, Monday, Nov. 24th, at Lazarus Tea Room at V2:1\(i. This is the first of 4 luncheon-book ' reviews sponsored by the Educational Committee of the Na¬ tional Council of Jewish Women. The play had an excellent run in New York, and gives ifromise to be an interesting review. Mrs. I. A. Rosenthal', chairman of the educational epmmittee, is pleased to announce that the ticket sale has been a great success and that course tickets are still available at $4.00. Individual luncheons, however, are ^1.25. Reserva¬ tions for individual luncheons, or those desiring course tickets are urged to get in touch immediately with Mrs. Jerome Kohn, 1806 Oak Street, Fairfax 222G, The last of the series of psychology lec¬ tures, given in connection with these book reviews, is Friday, Nov. 28th, at 1:30 p. ,M,,,in;_;the Vestry ;,Rqom iit Bryden Road Temple when Dr. Jesse Allen Char ters, director of the Department of Adult Education at O. S. U., will speak, on "The Readjustment of the Adult."
WILL   SPEAK   AT EAST
BROAD ST. TEMPLE ON
NOV. 2STH
Harry Kohn
During th^; past tiyo months the EasI Broad Street Temple has been addressed each Friday evening by a different .'jpcaker. The speakers thus far have been as follows:—^Oscar A. Brown, Dr. B. W, Abramson, Aaron M. Neustadt, Rabbi Solomon Rivlin, Allan Tarshish, Roy Jacob Stone, Justin L. Sillman, and Dr. John G. Benson, superintendent of White Cross Hospital. Although each one of the aboye speakers acquitted hinv self admirably, the address of Dr. Ben son on Friday evening, November 14tli, was a most extraordinary one and is still the subject of much favorable comment among the members of the Congregation.
On Friday evening, November 2Sth, Attorneji' Harry Kohn, brother of the late Emil Kohn, benefactor of the East Broad Street Temple, will be the chief siieaker. "Reaping (he Whirlwind" will be the theme of Mr, Kohn's address. The public as well as all members of the East Broad Street Temple is most cor¬ dially invited. A reception in honor of Mr. Kohn will he held following the serv Ices. The ladles of the Sisterhood of the Tiiereth Israel Congregation will be in charge.
C. J. W. Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Council of Jewish Women will meet Tuesday, No¬ vember 25th, at 1:30 P. M„ at the Schon¬ thal Community House.
Broad Street Temple Brother*
hood to Celebrate Sunday
Evening
Prof. Oscar G. Russell Of Ohirt
State University Will Be The
Guest Speaker On This
Occasion
A   GRAND  DINNER  DA.NC1?
WILL ALSO TAKE
PLACE
WILL SPEAK  IN THE BltV- DEN ROAD TEMPLE SUN¬ DAY EVENING
About 200 people are expected to at¬ tend the exercises incident to the ofiicinl installation of the newly-elected ofTiccvs of the East Broad Street Temple Broth- erlidod on Sunday evening, November "i^lrd, al li o'clock. . The committee In cliurge of arrangements as annouiiccl last Wednesday by President Tobias C. Polster is conijKiscd of the following:-— Samuel Herman, llennaii N. Katz, Mor¬ ris Suprati, Louis Brickner, Frank V. flayer, Aaron M, Ncustadt, Charles Mar- golis, Louis Schlczinger, and Dr. Ralph A. Jaffee. The program for the installa¬ tion exercise."; will include a dinner-dance and several novelty entertainment fea¬ tures.
The chief speaker of the evening will be Prof. Oscar G. Russell of Ohio State University. The theme of his address will be "What the Mormons Have Done in Utah." Dr. Russell is one of the out¬ standing members of the Ohio State Uni¬ versity Faculty and is in great demand as a speaker and lecturer on diverse sub¬ jects. He is a native of Utah and is well versed in its history, its traditions and present day problems. Every member of the Temple is looking forward to his ad¬ dress with the keenest anticipation.
In the meantime a drive is going on for new members for the Brotherhood. At the present time there are 85.i>aid-tip members* it is hoped that by November 23rd this number will reach 125.
President Tobias C. Polster explains that Sunday evening's affaii- is the first of a series of five to be sponsored by. the Brotherhood of the Tifereth Israel Con¬ gregation. ¦     :   ,
All these affairs, arranged by the enter¬ tainment committee of the organization, will be free of [charge to all paid>-up rnem-_ hers.". If yoU are "riot as jct H.c.-.ui.'tfi^,'* member of this live, progressive group, you are cordially invited to join at this time. Your inferest and'co-operation will be deeply appreciated. The riiembership committee will give you a warm welcome, and make you feel at, home.
Special Notice
The Chronicle for Novem¬ ber 2$th will go to press one day earlier than usual next week due to the Thanks¬ giving holiday. Conse¬ quently all material for publication in that issue must be mailed or brought in one day earlier than Usual, not later than Tues¬ day, Nov. 25th. AH pub¬ licity directors of local or¬ ganizations are hereby noti¬ fied to co-operate ivith the editor of the Chronicle by giving prompt attention to this matter.
OUTSTANDING JEWISH SCI¬ ENTIST TO VISIT U. S. IN JANUARY
DR. ALBERT EINSTEIN
PASADENA, CALIF.—Dri Albert Einstein, noted Jewish scientis^, is ex¬ pected to arrive in Pasadena January 3 for three months of study at the Califor¬ nia Institute of Technology.
The Ohio Jewisli Chronicle takes this means of extending a sincere and hearty welcome to this celebrated "son of Israel." We wish him a joyous and bene- fictal visit, one that wil! redound to his health as well as his scientific attain¬ ments.
RUTH BRYAN OWEN
liuth Bryan Owen, daughter of the late commoner, William Jennings Bryan, is scheduled to speak at the Bryden Road Temple this Sunday evening, November 23rd, at 8 o'clock. As has already been pointed out in these columns, Mrs. Owen is a woman of real achievement and one of America's most eloquent lecture celeb¬ rities. ,§hc spent nine years in England, Egypt, and the West Indies before, dur¬ ing, and after the war. Later she visited Africa, India, and the Far East. She is the widow of the late Major Reginald Owt-n, M. C, of the British Royal En¬ gineers. Four years ago she was elected to Congress from her Florida district, and is the first woman to be elected to Con¬ gress from the C)ld South. Her unusual ,"" oricnccs in many lines, her brilliant *fi.'icii idlily, and her pcrsuiiiii ciiarm oi manner combinfc in making her a speaker of rare ' entertaininent.
Sunday evening she will speak on "This Business  of   Beiiig  a  Congress woman, She will be introduce<I by Allan Tarshish.
The committee in charge of arrange' ments for the Owen" lecture is headed by Allan Tarshish. The members have^ been most active during the past four weeks in the sale of tickets. In addition to numerous members of the Temple who have taken season tickets, a large number of school teachers and University pro- iessbrs -have also sent in their resei^a- tions.
The lecture course, which is the first sponsored by the Temple Brotherhood and Sisterhood, has aroused much favorable comment throughout the city because the scries includes discussions of present day world events and problems. Others in the course are:—Tom Skeyhill. note<l sol¬ dier, poet, and lecturer who will speak on "Mussolini atid tbe Black Shirts." Mau¬ rice Hindus, an authority 011 Rus.sia who has visited Russia six times during the last four years, will be the third si>eaker. His subject, "My -Latest Impressions of Russia," "should -arouse, much interest. Sam Grathwell will be the fourth lecturer with the subject, "China—A Vision or a Nightmare." The last in tbe series will be Jehah Warliker, Prince Secsodia of India, who talks on the problems of In¬ dia. The entire executive committee of the lecture course is comprised of the following:—Allan Tarshish, chairman; Mrs. Adolph W. Loeb, chairman of ticket committee; Mrs. Morris Resler, vice- chairman of ticket cammittee; Mrs. Max H. Rieser, treasurer; Mrs. Fred Lazariis, Jr., chairman of the reception committee; Mrs. Sam Shinbach, publicity; Conrad I.-eriier, .advertisnig. The executive com¬ mittee is conijwsed of Mrs, Joseph Basch, Mrs. Sol W. Goldsmith, Mrs. Robert K. Levy, Mrs. Lawrence Lowenstcin, Mrs. Edwin J. Schanfarber, Mrs, Isaac Wolf, Leon J. Goodman, Allen Gnndersheimer, Max Harmon/ Max Herzherg, Simon Lazarus, Robert Weiler, and At. L. Yus ter.
Agudath Achim Brotherhood to Elect Officers for Com¬ ing Year
President Morris Lopper urges every member of the Brotherhood of the Agu- daUi Achim to turn out for the first big nieeting of the season, Tuesday evcm'ng, November 25th, at 8 o'clock. Nomina¬ tion and election of officers for the com¬ ing year will take place. Various an nouncements of interest to all will be made by the outgoing administration. Refreshments will be served. Don't for¬ get the time and place. Your presence will be.slnaerely appreciated.
Important Announce¬ ment
Extraordinary Meeting of Zion
Lodge  Monday   Evening,
November 24th
i       A   meeting  of  extraordinary
i importance to all  members oE
I the B'nai B'rith will be held by
^ Zion Lodge No. R2, at the Prog-
5 ress Club, 142 Parsons Avenue,
} Monday     evening,     November
: 2<lth, at 8 o'clock.   Every mem-
i ber is hereby requested to turn
[ out for this gathering; rcfresh-
t ments will be served to all. I      This meeting will be in the
5 nature  of  a   stag   smoker   for
j members only.   One of the main
\ things on the program for this
*, meeting is the first nomination
{ of oHicers for the coming year.
[ Come and  help us make Zion
I Lodge an inspiration to all other
1 lodges of the order. ]       The lodge needs and demands
1 your cooperation and support in
{ order to carry out its sublime
i purposes   in   all   their   implica-
[ tionsj   Don't be a slacker.    You
^ arc a member of a live, dynamic
} group;  do  your   share   of  its
1 work.   This will make you a bet-
j ter man and. the lodge a more
^ potent   influence   in   this   com-
' munity.    Let's go! i       Don't   forget this   all-impor-
I tant meeting, Monday evening,
) November 24th, at the Progress
} Club, 142 Parsons' Avenue, at 8
I P. M.
Local C. J. W. Announces Monthly Lectures
Mrs. Harry Goldberg, chairman of Americanization for the Council of Jew¬ ish Women, announces the first of a se¬ ries of monthly lectures to be given Mon¬ day, November 24th, at 8 P. M. There wiH he-films-to ilhistraU- thr 'ect^ire. ,,.A1 Ian Tarshish will be the chief speaker. The theme of his address will he "Op¬ portunities in America." These lectures for the Americanization classes are free to everyone. It is hoped the public will be interested in attendiilg these worth¬ while meetings.
MISS   ROSE   BLANK   SAILS FOR EUROPEAN TOUR
Miss Rose Blank, bUics singer dc luxe of Columbus, who was featured at Loew's Ohio for two weeks as Per¬ sonality Girl, and who sang over WCAH, has signed with Alex Hyde's Melody Maids, a Loew's Unit, which appeared at Loew's Ohio several weeks ago, and will make her first appearance abroad in Ber¬ lin, Germany. She sails on the Bremen this week; she will visit with her uncle, Mr. Max Rozner, formerly a concert and stage star in Germany; after, three months in Berlin, the girl band act wilt tour France.
TUNE   IN   ON   RABBI
JACOB TARSHISH
TOMORROW
The fourth of a series of radio sermons will be broadcast, from the Bryden Road Temple tomor¬ row (Sunday) at H a. m. by Rabbi Jacob 1 Tarshish, The theme of the Rabbi*a address will be, ''Abraham Lincoln," a review of a talking picture re¬ cently shown in Columbus. The radio addresses of Rabbi Tarshish have evoked responses from all over the state; even folk from neighfaaring states have sent in letters expressing their appreciation. The officers of the Temple want to mal^e it clearly understood that the Sun¬ day services are inter-denomlna- tional in character and are open to the general public. If you cannot be present in person, don't forfi;et to tune in.
C. J. W. Cooperates With the Community Fund
The Council of Jewish Women is co- cperating with the Community Fund and has a team of more than 70 women under the leadership of Mrs. Ben G. Yalman, Mrs. Yalman is Fourth District Lieuten¬ ant Colonel, Mrs. Aaron Danziger is Ad¬ jutant, and Mesdames Joseph Basch, Her¬ man Lieverman, A. J. Dworaky, Ben F. Silberstein, and Daniel H. Siegel are Majors.
By the Way
By David Schwartz
Shaw and Einstein
Wc have all seen those canvases depict¬ ing the meeting of great statesmen and diplomats. Who has not seen the paint¬ er s representation of the Berlin Peace conference which brought together such personalities as Disraeli and Bismarck? It is to be hoped that some artist will not permit the recent dinner at which Einstein, Shaw, Wells and other notable'; were present pass unrecorded in oils. This man Einstein is continually unfold¬ ing new and refreshing facets to his per¬ sonality. Wc have long known that be was a great scientist, and a great mathe¬ matician and no little musician, but his speech on Shaw reveals a great litterateur as well,
But Not Painting
But even Einstein, it appears, has one blind spot in his make-tip. I am told, he is not very susceptible to painting. That should make a lot of us feel more com¬ fortable. When we gaze at a Rembrandt and somehow cannot go off into raptures, wc shall now be able lo^confess that fact afid make no hypocrit'ical pretense of liking it.
Far be it from rae to belittle painting, and I am quite sure that Einstein does not, but it has always seemed to me that in the art of painting, the real joy must be that,of its creator rather than in the observer. Painting, it seems to me, is one of tlie. least communicable arts.
If that is not so, why is it that it h so possible to pass off forgeries and counterfeits of the great paintings ¦ even among, the connoisseurs? A masterful work of literature or of music can be detected; irrespective of the signature at- tacTied, but not so with painting. No General Rule
Literature is replete with maximc as to what the cultured man must not be without. Aristotle, I believe, had over the portals of his sanctum the line: "Let no man enter who has not mastered mathematics." Well, Einstein could en¬ ter that portal, but Goethe could not. He had an aversion to mathematics. Ten¬ nyson who wrote poetry, which is but the music of literature, could hot endure "real" music, Darwin had no stomach for poetry, and even Plato wanted to ex¬ ile all* poetp, though not for rieasons that he was unsusceptible to poetry.
Palestine and Population.
Amid air this talk about the stoppage of immigration to Palestine' I wonder that somebody has. not. said something about another wa^- of increasing.its Jew¬ ish liopiilatioii. 'The good old Biblical way of "incre^cfl ¦-ijd multiply."
We have heard a grea.t deal in these ultra-liberal-days .of the opposite theory of reduction in the sizes of families, but under certain conditions, I suppose it would be quite as logical to advance and urge the opjiosite doctrine. ,
When Benjamin Franklin was in Lon¬ don seeking the annulment of some of the British colonial acts, and despite all his effort the Stamp Act came into being, many of the Americans were howling for .war. Franklin Was also exercised over it. To an American who was just then leavimi" for the American colonies, he said: "Go home and tell the people. to raise children." The colonies were then also receiving a large influx ofi im¬ migrants, but not enough in Franklin's ooinion. But by increasing the size of the colonial families, Franklin felt that the .American colonics would soon exceed in population the British isles, and when once that was accomplished,^ Britain would bow to the American spirit. For smaller nations do not relish war with larger peoples.
Manifestly, increasing the size of the Jewish families in Palestine will ont take care of the Jews from other lands seeking asylum there, but it will in the course of a couple of generations build up a large indigenous population and it is hard even for Lord Passfield to argue against such overt realities. Perhaps we need a Roosevelt in Palestine thunder¬ ing against "race suicide." The Pale^tiue dailies ought to picture this Roosevelt seated with the mother of a brood of say fourteen to sixteen Palestinian Jew¬ ish children. /
Yankee and Jewish Fecundity
Not more than a decade ago, we used to believe that Jews were pretty efficient that way. Look at the Jewish sections, with their large families, we were told, and .compare them with ' non-Jewish American families, generally much smaller.
The truth is, that the earliest Ameri¬ can familie.'i were far more prolific than even our early immigrant Jews. Thomas Jefferson was one of a dozen children. John Afarshall had a similar number of brothers and sisters. Benjamin Franklin was the thirteenth or fourteenth child.
I am inclined to think that psychologi¬ cally the children of these very large families were better off than those of sriiaUcr families. They were not both¬ ered with, fussed over, pampered a; much. They were forced necessarily from infancy to depend a great deal on their own resources. And thus forced into more self-reliance.
The feline which when quite voung bids her offspring good-bye may have much to teach our professors of pedagogy. The Jewess and Leisure
The tendency to the other extreme, in America, as to size of families, is to my opinion, creathig a prohlem, whose sig¬ nificance is scarcely realized. Particularly so in the smaller towns of the south ana west.
It seems to nu;, I have noted an umisual uneasiness among the ^Awish married women of the smaller towns. Small families have brought the women face to face with the leisure problem. And the problem of leisure is as difficult of solv¬ ing ag that of emplovineat. Smaller families aiid the entrance of business' into what hitherto were functions performed within the household—laundries and the restaurants and such things—have created  (Continued on page 4)	
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