Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1931-01-02

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
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Jewish Ideals
Vol. XV — No. I
COLUMBUS, OHIO, JANUARY 2, ly.v
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As I See It
ByA.M.N.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle 1 'iiin imblishinj; an ar¬ ticle written by Ur. John Haynes Holmes, pastor of the famous (jlom- munity Cluirch, New York. This ar'ticle, entitled "If 1 Were a Jew," was orig¬ inally delivered in America's metropolis in the form of a sermon before a grCal concourse of Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and agnostics. It made a profound im¬ pression, A dear friend of mine sent it to me for private perusal; I liked it so well that I decided to rivc all Chronicle readers an opportunity to taste it. ' Friends, I hope that every one of you will derive at least half as much pleasure and inspiration from it as I have. There is no question but that it is a masterpiece in every respect, Coming as it docs from one of the shining lights of the Liberal element of Protestant Christianity, it is destined to exert a powerful influence upon every man and .woman who ponders over it. Be sure, you read it before the day is over.
The news of the death of Lord Mcl-
; chett has shocked Jews in every section of the civilized world, even as it has brought sorrow and grief to business as¬ sociates of the great industrial magnate m Europe and Amcriiia.
Melchett passed away after a severe illness on Saturday, December 27th. Elsewhere in this issue of the Chronicle, 1 am publishing a summary of his life hy Meyer Levin and hope that my read¬ ers \yill read it carefully. I particularly commend Mr, Levin's article to my Zion¬ ist friends; for Melchett was a true lover of Zion and proclaimed his love for the Holy Land in season and out of season in no uncertain terms. At the time of his death he was president of the English Zionist Fiederation to which he gave time and money as well as energy.
His achievements in the ¦business, in dustrial, and financial world were unique; throughout the globe he was known as the great "nickel king" and as the head of a $oOO.OilU,()00 chemical cor¬ poration, the wealthiest corporatiou in England. England's leaders looked upon him as one. of tlie great minds of the- British Empire. Many believe that it was the mind of Sir Alfred Mond (his original name) which saved Great Brit¬ ain from complete industrial collapse and from industrial disorders of a most seri¬ ous sort when the general strike in^ Great Britain failed.     ¦ ' , "
He is survived by Lady Melchett, by two daughters, and a son, Henry Mond,
... who.naw-hecomesXord _Melqhett,..Adieu.. Sir Alfred, pride of all British Jewry I Take oiir proud and sad farewell I
It is with a feeling of. mortification that I read in the daily papers of Chicago and New York regarding what is called "Shochet Racketeering," It is scandals like these which besmirch the fair, name of American Jewry and drag Judaism down unto the dust.   I would like to hear
: the opinion of local Orthodox Rabbis, not only regarding the kashriith situation in this land but also regarding the dissen¬ sions and civil wars that take place every how and then In the large Orthodox Syu-
'. agogues of New York, Philadelphia, Bal¬ timore and other cities. There is some¬ thing rotten in the state of Denmark. Let us clean house I! Let us have some plain speaking; arid then some ACTION. We have had ENOUGH scandals and TOO MUCH "ChiHul Hashem."
If we want to make Judaism in Amer¬ ica a living and throbbing force in the lives of the generation that is growing up, wc must not only reaffirm our faith and confidence in the fundamental pre¬ cepts handed down tQ jis—by our illus¬ trious ancestors; we must al^o see that our spiritual leaders keep themselves un¬ spotted from the world. If^e want to stimulate the advancement of Jewish ideals and bring about a real, virile re¬ naissance, every intelligent layman must come to the front and oledge his loyalty to his faith and make an avowal of his readiness to serve Jews and Judaism,
Although I realize that there are a great many things in Jewish Hfe in this country which do not look very appetiz¬ ing, I am not pessimistic about the futrirc. Far, from dying out as some foolish crit¬ ics say, our religion in America is ex¬ periencing a new birth of freedom which will Usher in an era, of unprecedented growth and development. We hereby testify that there' obtains in this land to¬ day a ;no5t extraordinary interest in every aspect of Jewish life and achieve¬ ment.
A great revival is taking place in American Jewry.- Never before in the history of Israel in America has there been more activity in Synagogues and Temples, B'nai B.'rith Loclges and Y. M. H. A.'s. Everywhere one travels he sees a tremendous awakening. Jewish centers and Hebrew schools of all types are,.being established; and these institu¬ tions—inculcating as they do the spirit and knowledge of Judaism into the nihids and hearts of our youtli—are en¬ joying the support of both Orthodox and Reform Jews to a remarkable degree.
"The Coltimbus Talmud Torah Drive will no doubt have the support and the cooperation of every Jew and Jewess in this community," said Edwin J. Schan¬ farber to, a representative of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle last Monday.
"Everyone realizes the splendid role played by this exemplary institution in
. the Jewish life of this city.,'It is a-char¬ acter-building institution, ohe which re¬ flects credit upon every element of this community.'
"May I take this means of reminding all Chronicle readers of their duty in (his regard and of impressing them with the urgent needs of the Talmud Torali at this particular time?
"Rabbi Jacob Tarshish as well as Rab¬ bis Greenwald and Weriie have also come out with whole-hearted endorse¬ ments of the work and the general pro¬ gram of the Columbus Hebrew School. I predict that the present drive will go over biir."
Local Jewesses Are Looking
Forward To Important
Convention
Hadassah  Tri-State  Regional
Conference Meets Here
on January 25th
Ral>bi Isaac Werne of the Agudath .^chiln Syna^Mgne will give the invocation at the first session Sunday morning when Hadassah Tri-State Regional Conference meets here at the Xeil House, January 2'ith and 20th. The Monday niornin:^ session will be opened witli a praper hy Rabbi Leopold Greenwald of the Hcth Jacob Congregation. ,
Mrs. M. J. Lewis of Cleveland. Re¬ gional President, will preside at the ses¬ sions on Sunday. Mrs. H. H. Jackman of Cincinnati will preside Monday morning. Mrs. I. Eenion, Cleveland, correspond ing secretary; Mrs, S. Marcu.s, Dayton, Recording Secretary; Mi.ss Lena L. Oz- erusky, Youngstowji, Treasurer, and Mrs. J. Klcvans. Auditor, are the other officers that will come here for the Conference.
Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo, YounT;stowu. Canton, Akron, Warren, Elyria, ^also Kentucky and West Vir¬ ginia chapters will be represented hy dele¬ gates.
CoUimbu.s Chapter has elected the fol¬ lowing delegates: Mrs. Heriiian Liever¬ man, Mrs. .\. Danzigcr, Mrs. B. G. Yal¬ man. Mrs. J. K. Bornstein and Mrs. Solo¬ mon Rivlin; Alternates, Mrs. S. Gold¬ man, Mrs. Harry Gilbert, Mrs. Max S. Bogatin, Mrs. .\. Seff. and Mrs. Justin L. Sillman,
Mrs. Wm. A, Hersch. Vice President of Regional and Mrs. B. W'. Ahramson. State Chairnian of Palestine Supplies, will be entitled to vote by virtiie of their state offices.
Mrs. Herman Lieverman, U)2.'> Lock¬ bourne Road; is chairman of the Con¬ vention arrangements, and she has chosen as vice chairman, Mrs. Ben G. Yalman. 07.J Sheridan Road. They will be assisted by the following committee: Publicity, Mrs. Loiiis Schlezinger and Mrs. Morris Goldberg; Credentials, \lrs. Allan Tarsh¬ ish and * Mrs: Harry Roth; Telephone, Mrs. B. B. Friedman and Mrs. M. P. Kanter; Entertainment, Mrs. Justin L. Sirimaii,' ChaiTihaii, "Mbtbr'o M. S. Bogatin, Chairman; Mrs. G. Gold¬ man, vice chairman; Mrs. B. Hoffman, Mrs. Harry Gilbert, Mrs. Wm. Callif, Mrs, Chas. Fricdenberg, Mrs. M. Wein¬ berger,. Mrs. J. Krakowitz, Mrs. H. Rosenthal, Mrs. A, JafTee.
New; members in Columbus Chapter are Mrs. A. W. Loeb, 314 Kendall Place; ¦ Mrs. Arthur Schneider, 494 Stanley Ave¬ nue; Mrs. Oscar Berman,. 816. Thurman Avenue; Mrs.''J. Mcnkin, (ill5 Sheridan Avenue; Mrs. R. Liirie, 285 South Cham¬ pion Avenue;. Mrsi Jack Erlen, 124fi S. ^2nd St., making 30 new members this year, presented by Mrs. J. Friedman and Mrs,.A, Jaffee, nicmbersliip chairmen.
Big Drive for the Columbus Tahnud
Torah Will Be Formally Launched
on Janiiary Gth
About  812,000  Is Necessary  for the  Year  1931,  Declare
Directors of the Campiiign—Successful Outcome
of Drive Is Predicted by Leaders
of the Community
Everytbing bas already been <loiie to insure tlie success of tlie big drive for the Columbus Talmud Toinh.
Some of the outstanding leaders of this community Iiave assured the directors of the drive of their readiness to co-operate in the great uiKlcrtaking dedicated to tbe advaili.-cineiit uf Hebraic culture in Coluni¬ bus. Among tho.se who have exjiressed tbeir loyalty and devotion to the hest interests of the Columbus Hebrew Scliool on East Rich Street are Edwin J. Scbanfarber, Alfred J. Kobacker, Harry Schwartz, Max S. Bogatin, Harry Gilbert, Dewey .\. Rosenfield, Louis I.ak)n, Morris M. Levinson, Rabbi Isaac Werne, Rabbi Leopold (ireenwald, liabbi Lee J. Levinger, Rabbi Solomon Ri|VIiii, Ben Z. Neustadt, AaronM. .Xeustadt, Justin L. Sillniiui, Robeijt L. Mellman. Dr. B. W. Abranison, Morris Lopper, and others too nui)ierous to mention.
It seems that iu spite of the business depression many people are volunteering to do their level be.st in order to guarantee the successful coiisuniination of the campaign.
They realize that a^ a bulwark of Judaism the Talmud Torah bas no superior institution in this citj'; for it is dedicated to the highest ideals of Judaism and Humanity hn<l is indeed,a nursery of charactei in every respect.
The "back to the Torah" movement has found many advocates ni tbis community. These advocates believe firmly and sincerely tbat re¬ ligion devoid of understanding artel knowledge is a hollow sham and mockery and th<at the hope of American Israel is the daily Hebrew School.
It we all rally to its support^ we shall not have to be pessimistic about the ftiture; nor shall we havr, to worry about the spiritual welfare of the rising generation.
Ofificially the drive will begin i on January 6th, 1931. Aceording to the finance committee of the Talniud Torah, $12,000 is necessary for 1931 in order adequately to defray the expense of operation of the school. . ,i.
New Ofiicers Elected by Zioii
Lodge at Meeting Last
Monday
Plans for the Coming Year arc Outlined by New Admin¬ istration
By the Way
By David Schwartz
Ben Z. Neustadt, 2.'l(i South .Ardmore Koad, Hcxlcy, was elected president 01 Zioii I.odue No. &2, B'nai H'ritli. last Monday evening. Dccenilicr ¦2!lth, at tlie Progress Club, succeeding Justin Leon Sillman wliu occniHcd this office witli con-spicuous ability and success dnring tbe past year, The other otTiccrs elected Monday are as follows:—RoIicrt L. Mell^ man, 'vice-president:   Isadore  W   (jarek
WILL BE THE CHIEF SPEAKER
AT   AGUDATH   ACHIM
INSTALLATION
JAN. 15TH
President Morris Lopper of the Agudath Achim Brotherhood announces that Dr. John G. Benson, superintendent of White Cross Hospital, will lie the chief speaker at the installation exercises to be held at the .Agudath .\chim Syna- go'jfuc on Thursday evening, January loth. His thenie wilt be "Christian and Jew; 'Will They Ever Meet?"
Dr. Benson needs 110 extended intro¬ duction to readers of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle; he has won his way into the hearts of every member of the local Jewish connnunity, not only tlirough his efficiency and  wisdom  in operating  his
Ben Z. Neustadt
secretary; Joseph C.. Goodman, treas¬ urer ; Harry Schwartz, warden; Jacob B, Wolstein, outer guard. The names of the delegates to the next convention of the District Grand Lodge at French Lick, Ind., arc as follows:—Dr. M. Goldberg, Dr. S. D. Edelman, J. L. Sill¬ man, A. Weinfeld, Walter Katz, Louis I .Rosenthal, and Max Herzberg. Simor. Lazarus was chosen Trustee for the com¬ ing year.
Tlhe. iucoiuluK.,jarliailllatration. ,Qi .Ziou Lodge has pledged itsi^lf faithful and loyal to the principles and purposes of the Order. Ill accepting 'the presidency Brother. Ben Z. Neustiidt outlined the cultural and educational program . which will be sponsored by the Lodge during the coining year. Full'details about this program will appear hi forthcoming is sues of tbe Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
Brother Jack B. Wolstein, who was unanimously chosen outer guard, ex¬ pressed his gratification not only with the harnioiiious manner in which. the election was conducted but also with the type of men who have been placed at the helm of thef-odge's affairs.
"I am very happy to serve; Zion Lodge together with such men as Brother Neustadt, Brother Mellman, Brother Harry Schwartz, and the splen¬ did group of Trustee;!, By working to¬ gether in, unity and in harmony, we shall guarantee the success of,our administra¬ tion," declared Mr. W*^lstciu 'u his ac¬ ceptance speech. The candidates in¬ ducted by the degree team Monday eve¬ ning are as follows:—Dr. Ralph A. Jaifc. Dr. M. L. Goodman, Dr. A. S. Canowitz, L. J. Nachman, Dr. S. J. Goldstein, and Conrad Lerner.
United Jewish Fund, Edwin J. .Schanfarber, Chairman, $15,000 an¬ nually.,. Sot*'that-tht'Paift^t5--.fe-'orficiallj--coniicctfd-mth-the-Talirsticl Torah, this institution on East Rich Street will have to stand on its own feet; and it iifill stand on its own feetl\,if every Jew in Columbus does his full share, and if every man, womatl, and child will lend the present drive their whole-licarted moral and finaiicial co-operation.
After all, a Talmud Torah of the type represented by,.the Colum¬ bus Hebrew School is a communal institution rendering service to the entire community, 	
I-et us awaken to our responsibilities with reference to this com¬ munal institution. Let us forget for a moment the mundane pleasures and interests of this earthly life and unite hanuoniously for one com¬ mon glorious purpose—^ the proper education and the upbringing of Qur cliildren. As oiie Who has bad considerable experience with the young, the writer can candidly assert that the latter's lack of interest in things Jewish is not inborn, but is only a reflection (if the cold attitude of their parents.
No less it man than the late Judge Mayer Sulzberger — one of the most distinguished lay scholars in the United States — asserted sonii; time ago, "American Jewry is destined to disintegrate and to become entirely assimilated unless herculean efforts are put forth to attract our young people and to imbue them with love for the sacred literary treas¬ ures handed down to us by our ancestors.
"I speak," he pointed out, "from long experience and observation, as a Jew who yearns for the spiritual welfare of my co-religionists. I feel that our position today is, to say the least, precarious."
The Ohio Jewish Chroniclis is lending its wholehearted support and cooperation to the directors of the campaign; we are hoping that it will be put over and iu a big way.
brilliant addresses here and elsewhere.
Edwin J. Schanfarber will be the toastmaster at the banquet,, to be held prior to the installation exercises. Oscar .\. Brown will talk on "The Jew in Politics". Cantor Ansel Freedman and his able choir will render several appro¬ priate selections. Rabhi Werne will de¬ liver the opening and closing prayers.
All members of the Agudath Achim Congregation arc urged to set aside Thursday evening, January 15th, for this red letter event.
Ezras   Noshim   Anniversary
Supper On January
4th, 1931
Tlie anniversary supper o£ the Ezras Noshim Society Xvill take place on Sun¬ day evening, January 4th, at 0 o'clock, in the banquet hall of the Agudath Achim Congregation.
Entertainment following the dinner has heen arranged for by a committee which has been functioning for the past three weeks. All Chronicle readers are most cqrdhdly invited to attend this af¬ fair, the proceeds of which will go to a very worthy cause.
For reservations call Mrs. J. Erlen, FA. 7379; Mrs. L. OjcerofT, GA. 1403;
fine hospital, but also throu'^li his many Mrs. A. Goldberg,'! WA, 91)60; Mrs. E.
Woldwebber, FA. 7380, or Mrs. I. Gold¬ farb, EV. 2887.
Mrs. I. Goldfarb is cliairman of th^ supper.
Attorney Harry Schwartz will be toast- master. The entertainment will be fur¬ nished by Cantor Ansel Frecdniaii and his choir.
GAREK EXPRESSES THANKS   TO   ALL
HIS   FRIENDS
The following letter from Isadore,W. Garek, secretary of Zion Lodge, _No. (12, B'nai B'rith is self-explanatory: To My Many Loyal Friends:
I take this means of thanking my loyal friends who came to the recent B'nat B'rith election of officers and helped re-elect me as Ibcal secretary, for the great philanthropic international order for the sixth consecutive time.
The vote given nie was a vote of con¬ fidence and I am happy to know that so many people were interested enough to leave their homes and firesides on a cold night to show their appreciation of my humble eflforts. This. I can assure thom, is not oiily appreciated, but .also is a great inspiration to me in the work that I am doing, and I trust that their con¬ fidence will not have been misplaced. Sincerely and fraternally yours,
(Signe<l) L W. Garek.
\   ATTENTION, ALL WORKERS  (
IN HEBREW SCHOOL ^ DRIVE
I
I As is announced clHcwhere in
} this Issue of the Chromcle, the
1 drive   for   the   Hebrew   School
Maintenance   Fund   will   com¬ mence   Tuesday,   January   6th, 193L   It will be officially opened ut   a   special   niecting   of   the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board, and the group of work- ^   crs, to be held at' the Hebrew i   School  Monday  evening,  Janu- {   ary 5th, at 8 o'clock. f       Every worker in this drive is 1   hereby  requested to report at 1   this meeting.   The moral and fi- \   nancial   support   of  every   son E   of Israel in this community i& (   being expected, so that the suc- I   ceasful outcome of the campaign   I 3   will   be   guaranteed.     Only   n   1 J   united   effort   on   the   part   of   1 ^   those interested in the future   : [   growth and development uf the   ( }   Columbus Talmud Torah will ac-   ( )  compllsh the results we arc all   ) \   striving to achieve. i
V      Don't fail to turn out!   This is   i \  a testing time!   You are now be-  \ ing weighed in the balance; be   i sure you are not found wanting I   I Remember the time and place   ( 1   —Columbus     Hebrew     School,   ] 1   Tuesday,   January   6th,   at   8   i
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Diary of a Day
Up, breakfast and board the subway, reading more on Fiinstcin and inarvelting tliat people make so great ado about sometliing they do nut nndcrstand. But perhaps, that's just it. People are al¬ ways most enthusiastic about the inconi- ¦ l>rehensible. Coii.iitler religion. It's the in.scrutable that explains its lasting grip.
At the ofiice, meet.X who asks if. 1 have heard Einstein's latest definition ot relativity.
"f devoutly pray you are not going to spring the one about—'when you sit on a red hot stove, a minute seems like an eternity and when you sit on a prett> girl's lap, an eternity seems like a min¬ ute'."
"No," retorts X. "This one is bona fide from lunstein himself. Asked what his theory was, Professor Einstein told a friend, 'If my theory proves true, the Germans ill future years vvill say Ein¬ stein was a German, and the French will say^no—a. iniiul like hi.s was interna¬ tional. Whereas, if the theory proves unscnnid, the French will say—Einstein was a German and the Germans will .say —be was a Jew'.   That's relativity'.".
That, too,, X, I have iieard before, but I can use it in my business... .what, with the depression, what it is.,.,.. "Head Chcck'V Ginsburg
Promenading with Jewish Tribune Wallach, came upon Loiiis Popkin, who now and,then is heard of in a publicity way. Popkin told the one aboiit "Head Check Ginsburg." For those who may not he in the know, sb-callal "head checks" are .merely checks dated ahead. Wheii Ginsburg was confronted with a bill say on December' "2.'!rd, he would sign a check as of, say, January 5th.
Well, it appears that Ginsburg, who was eternally writing "head checks." (!ied and his friends placed on the tomb¬ stone :.     .       ¦
Here lies Jacob Ginsburg.
He died  Tune 6 as of July 2nd.
The Dixie Jewish Poet
And so, au anthology of Southern verse is planning, to devote some sixteen pages to the works of Robert Loveman of Dalton, Ga., who authored among other things the "It isn't raining rain to me" ballad. I have been told that some cousin of the late Dixie poet—a lawyer— . is president of a Brooklyn synagogue. Let.those who think of JPews so fre- (luently in terms of the revolutionist con¬ sider the case oi Loveman. Here was a poet of "sweetness and light" in all its ¦glory., particularly- of, sweetness.^ A^cousin . of this Robert Loveman, by the way, Sam , Loveman, If I recall correctly, wrote things of a more acid constitution. He was a friend of .Ambrose Bierce.
.   Mencken and Loveman '  ]
But going back to Robert Loveman, my private detectives inform me 'that Rohert Loveman was the idol of H, L. Mencken in his youth, and that the Love¬ man family still possesses a number of, , letters which, the youthful Henry wrote to Loveman, telling him how much his iweins meant to him. Probably today, Mencken would give a small fortune to burn up these letters. In his youth, youthful Henry was quite as sentimental as the rest of them! There used to be a little book in the New York library,.con¬ taining some of these adolescent and sentimental effusions of Mencken him¬ self, but the book is no more to be found there, and gossij* has it that H. L. Men¬ cken may have been responsible for its " disappearance. It would not do for the votary of the Dionysian outlook on life to ever have been known to have ap¬ plauded ecstatically such a verse as this of Loveman:
"It isn't raining rain to me, It's  raining  violets. On every dimpled drop, I see New flowers on the hills It isn't raining rain to me, It's raining daffodils." But Wh» Can Write a Tree? To the Civic Repertory, where slaves Miss Steinberg for Eva LeGaltienne.   To our query for news came the response: "Nothing—no runs, no hits, no errors."
But nevertheless our . suspicions came true. She is writing a book, as who is not, for as the i>oet observed, anyone may write a hook, but who can write a tree—or something to the same purpose. Anyway, Miss Steinberg's opus is to be a history of the Fourteenth St. Theatre, and being, an institution where such ac-¦ tors as Booth, Laura Keane and other celebrities of the years that are no more plaved—it sliould have plenty of throbs. After the Ball Is Over Newspapers report the passing of Charles K. Harris, author of "After the Ball" and "Break the News to. Mother." Saw him only recently and he looked good for at least another twenty years. If all the coui>les who have waltzed to his melodies since Harris wrote them, were placed side by side, they would ~ reach almost from here to the heaven, to which, I hope, Harris has gone. Harris, by the way, began his musical conii>ost- ti(m as the result of some unhappy love episode. Song writers should always be unhappy. Consider Irving Berlin. As long as he was unsatisfied, he wrote songs —What'll T Do?—Remember,.etc., etc.— but now that everything is hunkydory, his muse has been silent.
Figures and Notes Music and Mathematics—the Jew ap-' pears to have a strong predilection of both of these. Einstein is not the only great Jewish mathematician. He is the greatest perhaps, but the woods are full of promhieiit Jewfsh mathematicians, I remember once listening to a listing of the prominent ones by Professor Brod¬ sky of England, who is quite some pum|>kin himself in that way. He told me that when the mathematicians gather in convention, it looks like. Shavuouth at some Synagogue.
Music    and    Mathematics—does ¦ not
Bertrand   Russell   say   somewhere. that
they are very much akin—that music is
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DON'T FAIL TO DO YOUR BIT TOWARDS THE COLUMBUS HEBREW SCHOOL DRIVE!!