Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1930-01-10

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Jewish Neiospapi:r
Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoted to Ajtierican
and
JetDish Ideala
Vol. XIII —No. 2
COLUMBUS, OHIO, JANUARY lo, 1930
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Let^s All  Get Behind  The   United Jewish Fund
Noted French Convert Leaves
An Indelible Impress
Upon Audience
Describes How He Found  His
Way To Judaism In Lecture
Before   brotherhood   of
Broad St. Temple
SPEAKER IS INTRODUCED BY RABBI S. RIVLIN
Much Local Discussion On Preg¬ nant Problems Follows Ad¬ dress of Aime Palliere
"How I Found My Way Tb Juda¬ ism," the lecture delivered by Monsieur Aime Palliere at the East Broad Street Temple last Monday evening, January 6th, wa,«! enthusiastically received hy a larsjc and representative audience. The famous convert was brought to Columhus by the Brotherhood of tlie East Broad Street Temple and was introduced by Rabbi Solpmon Rivlin. Frank V. Bayer, president of the Brotherhood, presided;
Rabbi Palliere is in this country at the invitation of Dr. Stephen S. Wi.se, spir¬ itual leader of thc Free Synagogue and. president of the Jewish Institute of Re¬ ligion. His traveling companion is Rabbi Jacob Phillip Rudiii. Following' is a synopsis: of PalHcrc's qddress Mon- t\ay eVening,;^-
. "When I trod iii the sanctuary of the Scriptures of Israel, no more with' thc mind of the Christian reader who looks on the pages with the light thrown by his own gospel-and who retrosi>ectiveIy projects his creeds.into it, but rather as one who finds the treasury of thc na¬ tional literature of God's [wople, then, my brother Jews, I was able to discover. that ¦ you , had a spiritual' ascendance which makes that of the former heathen who became Christian seem of rather re¬ cent, date, a' religious , tradition rich eiiough, deep enoygh to have •'itself given' birth to other currents of spiritual life. And how, I ask you, could my soul, be- ¦:comihg identified with the thought," the faith, the hopes of Israel, help but he- come Jewish?" How cquhl I heli[i but .participate in youi-. aijcieiit heritage, I also, heir of yoiir. prophets, follower of yonr^ Moses, son of Abraham, your father, but also'the fatlier of all the be¬ lievers, according to the promise of God?
"How I found, my way to Judaiam? My dear hearers, I found ipy way to Judaism by seeing the Judaism, not as a little religion, not as kind of theology, not as dogmas,' nor beliefs, butas a liv- injff people holding from God Himsel f itS'right to life. 'You,are my witnesses/ , .     {Continued on Page 8)
WILL    BE    INSTALLED
AS     PRESIDENT     OF
BROTHERHOOD,
WEDNESDAY
EVENING
Henry Gumble Is Elected
President Of the Columbus
Bar Aissociation
Veteran  Attorney  of  Buckeye
Capital Is Si^niaUy Honored
By  His  Colleagues  In
Legal Profession
Henry Gumble
MORRIS LOPPKR
¦ At a recent meeting of the .Agudath Achini Brotherhood, Attorney Morri.'; Lopper was elected president of this or- gUnization for,the coming year.. Mr. Lopper is one of 'the most brilliant of the younger men in thc Columbus Bar. He is associated in the practice of law with.former Mayor George S. Marshall and James' A. White, at 4'1' E. Broad Street. ,,Mr, Lopper received his B. A. degree at Ohio State University in 1935, and his LL. B. in 1927. Since, his gradu¬ ation as a lawyer he has been connected .with the department of public speaking at the University in the capacity of spe¬ cial instructor in debating. He. is well versed in .contemporary economic .and political .problems. When interviewed by the editor of the Ohio Jewish Chron¬ icle, Mr. Lop[K*r said that he considered it an honor and a privilege to serve the Agudath . Achim <-Brptherhoorl and >le- clarcd that -it. was his purpose to co¬ operate with iCvery other Jewish organi¬ zation in all communal, projects. "I shall alxyays do niy utmost,** heasserted, "to further the unification of the three Orthodox Jewish Synagogues pi, the south end in order, to establish one large and powerful, synagogue or' center."
The other officers of the Agudath Achim Brotherhood for the coming year are : as follows.:—First' vice-president^ Sam J. Schlansky; second vice-prcsideiit, Louis Thall; third vice-president, Louis A: Gertner; treasurer, Jake Friedman; financial secretary, Jack Erlen; recording secretary, Rfty J. Stone.
The Board .of Governors for the com- i(ig year consists' of the following:—Dr. Don Schnsterinan, /^\ex Rosen, Dave Peiros, Sam,.Gurevitz, Myer Warsaski, Louis ^Rosen, and William Arinow.
The new officers will be installed at a banquet to-be held at the Agudath Achim Synagogue on Wednesday evening, Jan¬ uary;'15th, at 7 o'clock.
United Jewish Fund Drive Is Officially
Launched At Dinner Held At
The Progress Club
Gratifying Response Was Made To The Appeals Of Edwin
J. Schanfarber, Henry Gumble, S. M. Levy; Allen
Gundersheimer, Alfred J. Kobacker, And
Rabbi Jacob Tiirshish
¦ Election of Henry Gumble,, attorney at 60 E. Broad Street, as president of Co¬ lumbus Bar Associa¬ tion, was announced at the annual meet¬ ing of the associa-. tion last Saturday at the Deshler Ho-
Mr.     Gumble    is considered   one    oi the    most    eminent harristera in this scc- - tion of the atate. He numbers among  his clients pro m i nent financial   and   mer¬ cantile institutions. Other   officers   elected  are:—Clarence D. Laylin, vice-president; Paul R. Ging- her, secretary ;^William Summer, treas¬ urer.
The retiring president, E. Whitney Dillon, and Sherman Kandall, L. M. San- dles, Joseph P. Eaglesoii and Charles J. Pretzman were elected trustees.
Gunihle is expected soon to appoint a new commitiee to advise with the gov¬ ernor when future vacancies on the Com¬ mon Pleas and Municipal Court benches in Franklin county, are to be filled.
The Bar Association Saturday voted in favor of the appointment of such a com¬ mittee.
Attorneys Lowery Sater, Fred Rector, Henry A. Williams and E. S- Morton, members of this committee appointed by Dillon a few days before his administra¬ tion expired, may he retained.
The association adopted a resolution declaring it will work with the state as¬ sociation in fighting banks and other commercial institutions which are prac¬ ticing law.
One  Thousand  People   Ex¬ pected At Big Ivreeyoh Ball At Memorial Hall
Annual AflTuir^Will Take Place
Tuesday Evening, January
14th, With Moblcy's Or-'
chestra Furnishing the
Music ^
As in all .by-gone years, thc annual Ivreeyoh Ball which takes place at Me¬ morial Hall Tuesday evening, January Hth, will attract people from all sec¬ tions of the city; also a great many of out-of-town folk. Charles Moblcy's ten- piece orchestra will )furiush,-the mnsic. Many novelty features have also been scheduled.- The proceeds of the affair will go to the general fund of the Co¬ lumbus Hebrew School.
Mrs, Sarfmel Brief ia chairman of the committee in charge of the arrangements for the dance. Other ladies who are serving on the committee with her are;— Mrs. .B. Tolpen, Mrs. A. Goldberg, Mrs. S. Siegel, Mrs. M. A. Kauffman, Mrs. H. Roth, Mrs. S. Schlonsky, Mrs. A, Bender, Mrs. J. Solove, JJrs. N. Gold¬ weber, Mrs. A. Metchnick, Mrs. C, Cra¬ mer, Mrs. S. Handler, Mrs. A, Seff, Mrs. H. Friedland, and Mrs. M. Bo¬ gatin.
Aniong the men who have volon- teered to assist in putting over the af¬ fair successfully are the following:— Mr. M. Horowitz, Mr. N. Mathless, Mr. H. Haas, Mr. Robert Wolman, Mr, H. SchifFman, Mr. S. Handler, and Mr. G. Goodman.
Don't fail to turn out for the ball. You will find all your friends there. Come and help us celebrate. You can¬ not afford to miss this event.
That was a most gratifying response i which Was made to the appeals of our conimunal leaders on behalf of thc United Jewish Fund Tuesday evening,. January 7th, at the Progress Club. Tht real spirit of philanthropy, benevolence, and harmony pervaded the gathering of | representative Jews which took place mir' der the chairmanship of Edwhi J. Schanfarber, the president and guiding spirit of the United Jewish Fmid. Fol¬ lowing the dinner, Mr. Schanfarber re¬ viewed in a .graphic way'the activities and responsibilities of the Fund during the past four years. He explained how many worthy appeals from such organi¬ zations as the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, the Joint Appeal for the stricken Jews in Europe, the He¬ brew University Appeal, the B'nai, B'rith Hillel Foundation Appeal, and many oth¬ ers too numerous to mention, were faith-- fully, worthily, and efficiently answered,, in* a manner befitting the dignity and the self-respect of Columbus Jewry.,
Fullest Confidence , "We come before the Jewish commu-: nity of Columbus," said Mr.' Schanfarber, with the fullest confidence that it will again unite to fiirther the wonderful hu¬ manitarian work started^here about four years ago, and which has progressed so splendidly alid so efficiently in that time. We know that you understand clearly the crying need which must be met by this community together with thc other great Jewish communities of Ainerica. We know that you want to,,assist the; Or:, phan Home, 'Sic Old' - Folks^^Hoi^iie, rthc Hebrew School, the Council of Jewisli Women, aud the other organizations that are, doing work of a highly meritorious nature. We also know that you want to help those who are in distress, those that crave food and clothing, as well as those who are suffering on the couch of pain;
"The advantages of a Fund like 'tli^; one we have established in this city have been realized hy numerous other commu¬ nities from coast to coast. We not only save money through the United Jewisli Fund and avoid duplicity of effort but we: at the same time create the type oE communal spirit' that* brings health aiid harmony into the community life of Co-, lumbus Jewry.
"We still retain the same motto with which we commenced a .few years ago,-j 'All For One, and One For. All In Liv¬ ing and In Giving.'
A Chest of $40,000.00
"Friends, ;we are asking for a chest of $40,0()l> from-which-iiduring the course of the next year, we can draw practical aid for those Jewish philanthropic and cultural causes, both local arid, national, which depend upon us for help.. You can readily;sec that by giving once and giving right, you vk-jll eliminate all the miscellaneous appeals that would ordi¬ narily be inade during the course of the year, with the inevitable expenditure of time and effort,; aiid'the multiplied costs of solicitation antl administration. All distributions of money from the United Jewish Fund of eolumbus go direct to thc benefiting agencies. In no case is there,distribution' through solicitors. The
Former Mayor of  Cincin¬ nati To Address Brother¬ hood  of Broad  Sircct Temple
cost of administering the Fund by a care¬ fully gujirdcd policy of economy lias been kept to a figure shghtly in excess of 2%."
nilicrs who spoke during the course of thc evening were Henry. Gumble, S. jM. Levy. Allen Gundersheimer, Alfred J. Kobackcr, and Rabbi Jacob Tar-shisli. These men stressed the importance of Cohimbus Jewry supporting and main- taiuiiig the Fund idea, as outlined by Mr. Schanfarber, and expressed their ex'pcttatiqn of the successful outcome of the drive just launched.
Fund Has D6ne Great Things
Chronicle readers, will be gladto know that contributions; from thc-United Jeft'- ish Fund have hastened the erection ol, new modern buildings' for thc Jewish Orphan Home of Cleveland; .in oiie of the most delightful and desirable, sub¬ urb.-^ of that city. Before these build¬ ing.'; were constructed, the Jewish ' or plums were housed in dilapidated and overcrowded buildings,in Cleveland's.no- toriou.s "Roaring Third" district, noted for its extreme co.ngestion and dirty streets, factory smoke, frcfjuent outbursts of I.i\vlessness, and general unsanitary comirtioiis. In this new environment, | whicli oiir contributions have helped make possible, the morals, health, and lives oE our Jewish orphans are care¬ fully guarded with the assurance that they will go out into the world as happy, fit, capable boys aud girls. : The B'nai B'rith HjUel Foundation at
fJ2..^tate-yiuversity has also bfeen the :iiiient of Columbus Jewry'sr^eneros- ity; This liberal, forward-looking Jew¬ ish institution at ^ti E. 18th Avenue is each'year winning a greater plage for itself in the affections of the Jewish stu¬ dents at this great institution of learning. It is a center of religious, educational, and social activity for more than 600 Jewish students enrolled; Student com¬ mittees, under the diirection of a resident rabbi, are. in charge. Plays staged by the dramatic group of: the Foundation have won acclaim from, the entire city. ¦ Other InstUutionB
One of the outstanding Jewish institu¬ tions of Columbus is the Talmud Torah on East Rich Street. At this fine He¬ brew, school the language and traditions of our race are being p^petuated through instruction to more than 200 boys and girls. Daily, after public school hours, these children are'drilled by ear nest competent teachers in Jewish his tory, religion, literature, ethics, and the Hebrew language.
What the National Jewish Hospital has accomplished has often been mentioned in these columns; the work of the Den¬ ver Shelter Home for,Jewish Children has also been described. The. great work of the. Joint Distribution Commit¬ tee in Eastern.Europe as wel las in Pales¬ tine need- not be elaborated upon here. All tliese causes have received the sup¬ port of the Fund during the past four years. Let's all stand behind the Fund and do our duty in a way that will re¬ flect credit upon. evei-yone of us individ¬ ually as well as upon the entire Jewish commuiiity as a whole.
Hillel   Launches   Campaign
On   Behalf   Of   Its
Dramatic Work
Max   M.   Fisher   Is   Business
Manager For All Hillcl
Players Productions
LOCAL      ORGANIZATIONS
WILL BE ASKED TO
COOPERATE
MURRAY SEASONGOOD
A man known throughout the country for his ability as a lawyer as well as his accohipHshments. as a civic leader in Cincinnati has been scheduled to speak next Wednesday evening, January loth, before the East Broad Street Temple Brotherhood. This man is none other than Murray Seasongood, ¦ one of the best mayors Cincinnati has ever'had.
People wonde,r why he has been one of the most, heavily publicized mayors in 48 states. There is only one reason for this; he has been one of .the mdst'ardent champions of clean .government which the Queen City has ever produced. Be¬ cause qf his aggressive direction of Cin¬ cinnati's revolt against machine jwlitics, he has won thc respect of " all right- minded citizens.. Under his mayoralty, Cincinnati has changed from the worst governed to the best governed city in America.
Mr. Seasongood was \>Qzn in Cincinnati on the 27th of "October, 1878, the son of Alfred and Emily (Fethheimer) Season good., He received his A. B. degree at Harvard CoIlegCL in 1900.,. In 1901 he received his master's degree, and in the year 1903 he received the degree of LL. B. He was married on November 28, 1912, td Agjies. Senior. He is a, mem¬ ber of the council of the National Civil Service Reform League, as well as the Ohio Commissibn for the. Blind. He is a trustee of the Hebrew Uniofi'College; vice-president of the Ohio Jewish.Pub¬ lication Society; president of the Crafters Company; vice-president and counsel for the Smoke Abatement League of Cincin¬ nati; trustee.of the Working and News¬ boys' Home; member of. the Board-of Trustees of, the Cincinnati' Community Service; chairman of the Traveler's Aid Commission, and-president of the Cin¬ cinnati Harvard Club. . He is also ac¬ tively identified with many other civic, cultural" and philanthropic enterprises. .Ml in all, he is one of the most re¬ spected and beloved Jews in the middle west
The officers of the Brotherhoo<l of the East Broad'Street Temple have extended invitations to the other Jewish brother¬ hoods ¦ and congregations of this city to attend - this meeting. If is hoped that a large turnout will greet the former mayor of Cincinnati who will speak hcjre Wednesday evening, January 15th, at the East Broad Street Temple on "The Great Advance."
Was Honored On The 30th Anniversary   Of   The Ezras Nosfhim So¬ ciety
Mrs. A. Goldberg
At the 30th anniversary of the Ezras Noshim Society which was celebrated last Sunday eveningj January 6th, at the Agudath Achim Congregation, close to 2IJ0 people participated. Tribute was p^id to the untiring and consecrated ef¬
forts of Mrs. A. Goldberg, president and founder of the Ezras- Noshim Society, which has done e;cceptionally fine work in relieving distress and assisting those in nee'cfr The speakers lauded the achievemeilts of the Ezras Noshim So¬ ciety and praised in particular the laljors of Mrs. Goldberg, who has won the dis¬ tinction of being the outstanding or¬ thodox Jewess in central Ohio. There is hardly a man, wlinian or child who is not familiar with thc type of philan¬ thropy carried on year in and year out under the supervision of Mrs. Goldberg. A splendid entertainment program was presented in which the , following par¬ ticipated:—Lillian Levin, violinist, ac¬ companied by Prof. Hopkins; Miss Faye Snider, vocalist; Cantor Ansel Freed¬ man,-Tobie Freedman, Miss Reva Zu¬ ravsky; Miss Mina Volk, and Mr. Ju¬ lius Snider, vocalist.
C. J, W, SEWING JAN. 17TH
Mrs. Robert Wasserman announces a Council Sewitig for ' Friday, January 17th, at .1 P. M. at the Bryden Road temple. They "will sew for the Tuber¬ culosis Dispensary and Cancer CHnic.
One-Act Play On Junior Ha¬ dassah Program For Sun¬ day Afternoon
A campaign among local,^ Jewish or¬ ganizations to secure their support, as patrons for the forthcoming public pro¬ duction of the Hillel .Players, the per¬ formance of "Right You Arc (If You Think So)" by tlie famous Italian play¬ wright, Luigi Pirandello, which will be given by thc Players at University Chapel on thc evenings of January 31 and February 1, will be started Sunday, January-19, by the business staff of the organization under' the direction of Max M. Fisher, business manager.
The A. Z.,A.," the Junior Council, the Junior ¦ apd Senior Mothers' Alliances, the Tiferctli Israel Sisterhoods, the Y. W. H. A., the Brotheirhoad of the Agu-i dath Achim congregation, the differeiit organizations' of the Broad Street 'femple, ahd the Bryden Road Temple, the Jewish Sororities, the Junior Hadas¬ sah, and all other social organizations will be visited and requested to bcciome patrons for the coming' production, which Is the most, spectacular effort the Hillel. Players have yet attempted;
This year the business management of the Players offers to the town organiza¬ tions; thc same privileges which in the past was-accorded to University associa¬ tions, namely choice lots of seats .at prices reduced in proportion to the num¬ ber :of ticket^ purchased by the organi¬ zations, and the acknowledgment of the organizations' good will and patronage oh the program to be published for the performances.
RehearsaUs for the, production are al¬ ready in full swing under thc expert guidance of Mr. Ray Lee Jackson, noted coach of various, dramatic organizations on the campus, whose direction'of the "Dybbuk" last season brought that pro¬ duction to a widely acknowledged success. The cast, which has been selected through competitive try-outs, from among well.oveir a hundred coritestants, includes jAbe W. Brown, Dorothy Ozer, Jack Widrich,i Lois Ellman, Florence Warsaw,! Allan. Plant, Jack Effrat, Geraldinei Montwid, Fanny Shiff, Edith Cooper, Marion Fantle, Emma Rose, Maurice Rosenthal,. Gcrson Friedtander, Harvey Miller, Al Effrat, and Sanford Cohen; Many of the players are stars of former productions, others the most, promising talents of .the new crop of Hillel Players., The play selected, Luigi Pirandello's "Right You Are (If You Think So),'-' opens the campus stage to ' a most sensational field of the. modern drama. This psycho-mystery play. upon the problems of modern realistn is ac¬ claimed the world over as a,most oirig- inal and highly ingenious masterpiece of, its author. It represents not only a revolutionary "thought" in the drama, but it derives situations, , possibilities,— suspense, all that the theatre can offer as entertainment, to a degree far above the usual.
The campaign for patrons ivhich starts Sunday is directed by Mr. Max Fisher, business manager of the Play¬ ers for -the past two years, who states that in this campaign he will attempt to convey to his staff in a business way the same enthusiastic spirit of success which the Hillel Players bring into their com¬ ing production., Mr. Fisher's office is at the home of thc Ilillel Foundation, 90 E. 16th Avenue, Phone: Wa. J638.
A one-act play, "Her Baby Carriage,", by Crocker, will be read, at the meeting, of Junior Hadassah, Sunday at 3 p. ra. I at the Neil House. Those taking part are:-—Miss Ruth Frank, Miss Cecelia Krakoff, Miss Martha Gurevitz, Miss Rose Schalit, and Mrs. Louis Nachman.
The meeting will be opened with a prayer to bu given by Miss Bertha E, Josephson, chairman of religion. An¬ nouncement of the complete list of com¬ mittees for the bazaar will .be made.
Hostesses wiU ibe Miss Annette Zeits¬ man, Mias Alary Monett, Miss Sarah Luper, Miss Helen Schwartz, and Miss Dora Brown.
Delegates elected to represent the lo¬ cal unit at the sixtl) annual Ohio regional conference of Junior Hadassah, to take place in Akron on January 10, are:— Miss Rose Danziger, Miss Dorothy Fin¬ kelstein, Miss Celia Tachauer, Miss Freda I^vy, and Miss Sophie Liss. Miss Danziger, local ' president, Miss Ruth Frank,, region treasurer, and Miss Dor¬ othy Finketsteitl, regional editor, will submit reports at the conference,
UNIQUE   BAZAAR   WILL
TAKE   PLACE   AT   THE
AGUDATH ACHIM
SYNAGOGUE
A uiiicjjue bazaar is to follow thc reg¬ ular monthly mcetuig of the Agudath Achini Si.sterliood, Sunday afternoon, January lath, at 2:30 o'clock, in the au¬ ditorium of the Synagogue.
Electiim of officers for the ensuing year will take place at this meeting, af¬ ter which time thc meeting will be ad¬ journed in order that the bazaar may proceed.
Mrs, Jack Kauffman, 7D1 Seymour Avenue, is general chairman of thc bazaar, aud she will be assisted by Mrs. J. Friedman, Mrs. L Nutis,- Mrs. Sam¬ uel Goldman, and Mrs, A, Shaffer.
Along with the various articles to be sold at this bazaar will he a b(X)th of homemade cakes and pastries. A cor¬ dial invitation is extended to Columbus Jewry regardless of their synagogal af¬ filiations. Be sure and be there Sunday afternoon at tlic Agudath Achim Con* grcgation.
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