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Vol XV—No. 49
COLUMBUS, OHIO, DECEMBER 4, 1931
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By the Way
By David Schwartz
MARION,   0.»   B'NAI   B*RITH
INVITES ZION IX>DGE
DEGREE TEAM
He Changed HiB Name
Jake was every bit of tliirty-five when lie came to America. And he brought with him a wife i(nd three children. Now, you can imagine when a man comes to a new land at that age and has to hustle for himself and family, he has a great deal of hustling to do.
It stands.to reason that Jake couldn't go in niiicli for education,, although he would have liked to. Many times, he thought of enrolling in the night school, hut you know how it is, when you come home tired ..from a tfay in the factory.
His dreams of education were never realized. In fact, he never even learned to sign his name. But his ccoi^omic dreams bore better fruit. He progressed from a factory hand to foreman of a factory, and then he opened a little fac¬ tory of his own. And pretty soon Jake had a' big factory.
Fifteen years of hard work and Jake was a rich man. But the hard work told on_ him. His face was deeply lined, his hair t>reniaturdy bleached. One day he came into his bank on some business, and the teller \vas struck by the signs of physical deterioration which he noted in Jake.
"Mr. Cohen," he said, "you look worn out. Why don't you take a rest? A va¬ cation will make a new man of you. After so many years of hard work, you arc entitled to a vacation. Besides, >ou are .a rich man now and can easily af¬ ford it."
"Yes, maybe you arc right," replied Jake. "I don't feel 56 good. Yes, maybe a vacation would do me some good. Will you make out a check for me payable to myself for $1,000 and I'll sign It. That ought .to be enough for a..little trip to the , Catskills."
I've  told  you   before   that  Jake  had .never learned to write.    He always got somebody to write the checks  for him, and  he used a  cross mark-for his  sig¬ nature.
So the teller made out the vacation check,, and Jake sigiied.it and handed it back to be cashed.
The teller looked at it. "But, A^Jr. Cohen, your signature was always a cross mark, and now you sign it with a circle."
- "Yes, yes, I know,", replied Jake.   "It's , true my signature was  always a cross mark,   but   since ' I've   got   rich,   I've changed .my name."
The preceding story  is one of Harry Schneiderman   (American  Jewish   Com- ^   mittee) vintage.   If you like it, tell\mc; if you don't like it, tell Mr. Schneider- man.
He Wanted a Ticket ; Arid here is another from the same source. This other deals with a man whowanted to go to Philadelphia. The man's name, strange to say, was the same as before, Jake. I don't know whether he was a relative or not of the first Jake. In fact, I know vejy little about him, except that he wanted to go to   Philadelphia.
The first thing tliat one mubt do who
\yants to go to Philadelphia is to buy a
ticket, and Jake accordingly proccedecl to
. the Pennsylvania Station and approached
the ticket window.
"How much is, a ticket to Philadel¬ phia?" asked Jake.
"Three dollars and twenty-four cents," replied the ticket agent. .
"I'" siye yom a dollar and a half," re¬ plied Jake.
"Aw ych!" replied the agent con¬ temptuously and put back the ticket.
"I'll tell jou what I'll do," resumed Jake beaming, "I'll give you two dol¬ lars."
. ^ The agent snarled. "That ticket is $3.24. You'll pay that amount or you get no ticket,"
"Listen, Mr. Railroad," said Jake, "you're a business man and I'm a busi¬ ness man. You want $;i.24 and I have offered you $3.00. Now, I'll make a proposition. I'll s[)lit the difference imd give you $2.63."
Murder beamed from the ticket agent's eyes at this,^ as he slammed the curtain down the ticket window, bringing the . conversation to an end.
Jake IboHcd and regarded the affront, "Anti-Semite," he muttered, as he slid away.
Lewisohn's New Novel When this reaches the reader, the finst Lssue   of   the   new   Wise   publication— "Opinion"~wni  be out.
And yon might try to guess who is the living figure about which Ludwig Lewisohn has woven "A Contemporary Legend," which the new magazine will feature.
For those who are not good at guess¬ ing, I'll let the secret out. It's none other than our mutual friend, Baron. Hotvany of Hungary;
JewlBh Journalism The life expectancy, as an insurance man would say, of a publication these days isn't what it used to be.
During the past year, two of the most .virile of Jewish periodicals have passed out of the picture, and I asked Editor James Wise, wasn't it a case of hardi¬ hood, to attempt something new in the iield, in view of that fact?
"Well, I would call it, not hardihood, but inevitable courage," Wise replied. Whatever it be, I understand, quite a handsome sum of funds has been gath¬ ered, and the editorial force looks im¬ pressive; in otlier words, the portents are all favorable.
Signs of the Times Indeed, there are some signs that point to a revivifying of the Jewish journalis¬ tic life. Thus, the Current Jewish Rec¬ ord, recently started (Sidney Wallach's new monthly) has had a phenomenal suc- (Continued on page 2)
The Zioii Lodge U'liai B'rith degree team has been Invited by Marion, O. lodge No. 801 to initiate a class of can¬ didates there next Tuesday evening, Dec. 8th. According to Mr, Lou J. Teitel- bauin, president of the Marion lodge, the B'nai B'ritli members of that city are iiiakhig extensive preparations for this big meeting of the year, and have in¬ vited many from neighboring cities.*
Allan Tarshish, is chairman of the local B'nai B'rith degree team No. 2. The other nienibers arc Sam Gurcvitz, Frank Bayer, Harry Schwartz, Robert Mellman, and  Isadore  Garek,
An invitation has also heen extended thi.s degree team from Lima, O. B'nai ¦B'rith lodge.
Will    Appear    in    Channukah
Concert    Program    This
Sunday Evening
B'nai B'rith to Hold Second
Nomination of Officers
December Hth
The second and final nomination of ofticer.s of Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai B'rith, win he held Monday evening, De¬ cember Mth, at 8 o'clock promptly, ac¬ cording to Ben Neusladt, president of the Lodge, who is urging a fuH attend¬ ance for this very important meeting of the year.
Among the important features for the night's program will be the report of the member.ship conservation committee, re¬ port o,f treasurer, and a report from the special survey .committee.
Another feature will be provided by novel refreshments in the form of koshef sandwiches and drinks, which will be served under the supervision of the re¬ freshment coinmittcc.
If yon have the interest of the local B'nai B'rith Lodge at heart, you are re¬ quested to attend thLs very important meeting December Mth, at the. East Broad Street Temple, \)iU East Broad Street, the new meeting place, of Zion Lodge.
Local   Jewish   Women   To Launch Campaign For Jew¬ ish Orphians' Home
Many to Participate in Sis¬ terhood Program Next Tuesday, Dec. 8th
One of the big attractions at the next meeting of the Rose E. Lazarus Sister¬ hood on Tuesday, December 8th, will be the novel and expert dancing of Miss Rita Geefffion and Mr. Jack Sherick who is Instructor of tap dancing at the Jorg Fasting School of Dancing. The follow¬ ing list of performers will ably contrib¬ ute to the success of the program:
Mrs. Allen Gundersheimer, Mrs. Robert Weiler, Mrs. Gus K. Bowman, Mrs. Fred Shore; Mrs. Harry Frosh, Miss Alice Loeb, Miss Alice Levy Luft, Mrs. Samuel D. Hdelman, Mrs. Robert Lazarus, Mrs. Herbert Levy, Mrs. Harry .Cohen, Mrs. LcRoy Morris, Mrs. Albert Luchs, Mrs. Harry Ziegcr, Mrs. I. A. Rosenthal, Mrs. I. A. Glick, Mrs. Hiram Cohen, Mrs. B. S. Goldman, Mrs. Leo Kesacl, Miss Blanche Fox, Mrs. Robert Blashek, Mrs. Morris Resler, Ijfcfrs. Al Harmon, Mrs. Max. Matusoff, Mrs. Ralph Rosenthal, and Miss Kathryn Goodman.
The music for the afternoon's program will Ije furnished by a few members of Allan Hale's orchestra.
Mrs. Marcus Fcdcr is chairman of en¬ tertainment.
HiH Latest Book to Be DiacuBsed
By    YAung    Folks'    Temple
League Next Tuesday
Cantor S. Grodner
In the very near future a campaign will be launched by local Jewish women for maintenance funds for Belief aire, better known as the Clevelnad Jewish Orphans' Home.
For sixty-three years the Jewish Or-r phans' Home has served' more than 5,000 children. At this time some three hun¬ dred children, gathered' from sixteen states, a goodly mnnber from our own state of Ohio, enjoy the pareiital affec¬ tion and brotherly Ipve that dwell in Bel'Iefaire's buildings and Its premises.
However, one acute problem is con¬ fronting Bellefaire, the raising of suffi¬ cient funds for necessary operating ex¬ penses. With this idea In mind, the women of Columbus Jewry will be urged to take out annual memberships for the Home. These : memberships are ^D.OO, ¦¦JIO.OO, $25.00 and $100.00. Those in our midst who have visited Bellefaire realize what a worthy and splendid institution it Is and how necessary it is to provide funds to rear, house, clotlie. and feed these dependent children.      . .
It is hoped that the women of Coluni- biis and surrounding communities will help meet this cmct'gency by becoming members. Mrs. Fred Lazarus, Jr., and Mrs, E. J. Schanfarber will head the local committee.
COUNCIL SABBATH TO I BE HELD DEC. 11,
The Channukah Concert which is be¬ ing sponsored by the Women's Pioneers organization under the <|irectioii of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Grodner, will be held on Sunday evening (tomorrow), Decem¬ ber Otb, at the' Elks' Home on East Broad Street, at 8 o'clock.
Much has been said in the past about this concert, but in 'order to appreciate the efforts put forth to give the public the very'best in Jewish music, one must attend this grand performance which will be rich in Hebrew and Russian melodies.
Mr. Grodner has written practically every score of music that will be played and Kung during the concert. He thoroughly familiar with the technique of every instrument in the orchestra. His reputation as n builder of voices is very well known.
Mrs. Grodner has a rich dramatic soprano voice. Many people who have heard her during both concert and radio work have remarked of the vitality and expression she puts into her songs.
A choir of eight will sing the "Kol Nidre," a-special atrangement written by Mr. Grodner. Those participating in the choir will be; Mrs, Solomon Groduer,. Miss Minnie Volk, Miss Reva Zuravsky, Mrs. Frances Goldberg, Miss Clara Volk, Mr. Sam Fine, bass; Mr. Louis Levine, tenor; and Mr. Solomon Grodner. The orchestra will be composed of Mrs. B. W. Abramson, piano; Mr, Alexander Drucker, flute; Mr. Martin Horowitz, violin; Miss Lillian Levine, violin; Miss Evelyn Levin, piano; Miss Louise Leh- niann, cello; Miss Sara Parish, violin obligatto; and David Drucker, cornet.
One of the outstanding features will be Misii Evelyn Thawl, premiere bal¬ lerina of Jorg Fasting, who needs no introduction.
It is the hope of Mr. Grodner that all Columbus Jewry will reserve Sunday evening, and be present at the outstand¬ ing Jewish musical performance of the season.
Tickets may still be obtained by calling F.Mrfax 4065.
World Renowned Cantor To
Be Heard in Columbus
Dec. 25th-26th
Cnntor Mordecai HeisTinian WUL Con¬ duct Servicea for Beneflt of Hebrew School
t       Mrs. Oacar Marx of St. Louis, (
f   Mo., will be the guest speaker )
\   at the services of Council Sab- )
1   bath to be held Friday evening, 1
1   December 11th, at eight o'clock :
\   at   the   Bryden   Road   Temple, i
j   Her   subject   will   be,   "IsraeFs \
i   Mission Is Peace." \
I      Mrs.  Marx, one of our out- \
standing women in national af- ]
fairs, is Natioiuil Chairman of \
Peace for the National Council j
of Jewish Women, a,member of \ the General National Committee on Peace headed by Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt, and is among those women, who will go to Washington in January to dis' cuss the "Cause and Cure of War."
1       Mrs. Charles Latz of Dayton
\   will come to render several vocal -
[   selections for the occasion! Mrs. {
C   Latz is the wife of Rabbi Latz \
\   of Dayton, Ohio. )
T.   L   JUNIORS   WILL   GIVE DANCE  SUNDAY  (TO¬ MORROW) EVENING
Channukah Program Will Be Presented Over WLW Ra¬ dio Station This Sunday
Many, readers of the Chronicle will be interested to learn that an appropriate Channukah program wdl be presented over WLW Radio Station (700 kilo¬ cycles) this Sunday, December 6th, from 7:15 to 7:30 P. M. under the auspices of tlie'National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods.
The program will consist of a short message by Rabbi Abraham Feldman of Hartford, Conn.; prayers over kindling the Hanukkah candle, chanted by Mr. Theodore Gordon; of the Hebrew Union College; "Kindle the Tapers" by Schles- singer, sung by the. Choir of the Isaac M. Wise Temple under the direction of Miss Leah Fred.
This program is a part of one of the chain of similar Hanukkah Rallies spon¬ sored by the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods in many cities throughout the United States. All these celebrations which are taking place upon the same night are the outgrowth of the first affair which was conducted fiye years ago in New York City hy -the Metropolitan Conference of Temple Brotherhood!) under the auspices of the National Federation.
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The sccf)nd meeting of the newly formed Young Folks' Temple League will take place next Tuesday evening, Deccniljer 8th, at 8 o'clock, at the Bry¬ den Road Temple. At this meeting, Eugene O'Nell's latest work, "Mourning Becomes Electra," wlH be the subject for discussion, and will be led by Miss Kath¬ ryn Goodman, Mr. Mark Feinknopf, and Mr. Samuel Luchs, inemlKrs of the newly formed body.
All single and young married peoiVIe of the Temple who were not present at the last, meeting, will be most welcome to join at this coming meeting, next Tuesr. day evening.
J. N. F-Flag Day To Be Ob-
served in Many Communi-'
ties Sunday
Howdy Iveplar's six-piece. ^.orchestra has been engaged to play for the Fall Festival Dance to be given by the Tif¬ ereth Israel Juniors, Sunday (tomorrow) I evening, December (ith, ^ at the Kast Broad Street Temple. Miss May Rosen, chairman of the dance committee, is planning several prize dances to climax the evening's entertainment.
This affair is the second of a series of poptdar dances being sponsored by the Juniors this fall and winter. No tickets are being sold but a nominal. charge of fifty cents, will be made at the door.
Chaperones for the dance include Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wasserstroni, Mr.,and Mrs. T. Polster, and Mr. and Mrs.-'L. Schlesinger.
I*'ollowing are the committees co¬ operating with Miss Rosen for this afTair;
Refreshments, Charlotte Cohen, Sara Feldman, Betty Rubin, Minnie Olander, Elinor Rosenthal, Daisy Ringer-; Check Room, Dorothy Shiff, Annette Katz, Bertha Hemmelstein, Ida Neuer, Edythe Polster, Gertrude Schlesinger; Posters, Sara Polster; Door, Edith Luper, Eve Bell, Josephine Bennlngson, Lillian Elkin.
A good time is in store for all who attend. Don't forget the time, tomor¬ row evening, and the place, the East Broad Street Temple;
Thousands of iriembers of Jewish youth organizations in New York Cty have en¬ listed as volunteers In a popular tag collection which will be conducted,-with the- permission of the Welfare Depart¬ ment of the city government, on Sunday, December Cth, which Is Maccabean Day in the Jewish calendar, according to an announcement made yesterday by Nelson Ruttenberg. fourth Deputy Police Com¬ missioner of the City of New York and President oi the Jewish National Fund of America.
Amiounccrnent has just been made that Mordecai Hershman, world renowned cantor, is to conduct services at the Agu¬ dath Achim Synagogue on Friday and Saturday, December 25th and 26th. He will also give a concert at the same place " on Sunday evening, December 27th. Although this will he cantor Hershman's Iirst appearance in Columbus, he nee<l5 little introduction to the Jewish public, inasmuch as his fame is wot-ld-wide, and the Jews in Vilna as well as in New York fill the synagogues or concert halls to capacity whenever be is scheduled to appear. •
Last year cantor Hershman made a tour over Europe. His triumphs, over there were sensational, and little wonder, since he captivates an audience with the sheer beauty of that miglity voice, which rings so thrilling and clarion-like in the upper notes, and which'also has that rare. smoothness and velvet-like quality in the middle and lower register. Those who have heard Mr. Hershman claim that not since Caruso has there been such a , tenor voice as is Hershman's, which he uses with the utmost skill and dexterity. His interpretative abilities are also\ex¬ ceptional. .His great understanding of the fiery passages in the prayer book help him to bring out in song the yearnings for a rejuvenation of the slumbering Jewish hopes and aspirations which dwell in the breasts of every Jewish man and woman who come to pray, in the house of God. It Is also said that cantor Hershman's interpretation of folk songs is simply bewitching, especially those where the words are of Hebrew- Ukrainian mixture. Born in the Ukraine he Infuses in bis songs all the joys and longings of the Jewish people from that . part of Russia where they have dwelt and dreamt for such a long time.
When it comes to heavier singing,, such as operatic and classical music, Mr. Hershman is equally afhbme, possessing as hfc does the voice and musical training for such work. Tn short, here is an ar¬ tist that should satisfy the most exact¬ ing tastes, and it is to be hoped that ^he Jewish people of Columbus will Xaki fvill advantage of this opportunity of hearing one of the truly great artists of the pres¬ ent age.
TicWls are already on sale and reser¬ vations can be made at,(52-0 E. Livingston Avenue, or by calling F.Mrfax 4512, or GArfield 39-14, or GArfield 3040-W. All profits will go for the Columbus Hebrew School. .
Sefer Torah Presentation Cer¬ emonials and Dinner Sun¬ day, Dec. 13th
All Columbus Jewry is invited to at¬ tend the ceremonials and to participate in the presentation of a Sefer Torah to the Beth Jacob Synagogue by the Sis¬ terhood of the Congregation, which will take place on Sunday December UUh.
The first part of the ceremony will start at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mor-. ris Beim, 532 Carpenter Street, at 2 p. Ml., after which the procession will line up at the home of Mr. and Mts. Phillip Berman, 703 Kossuth Street.
Several well known local speakers will appear on the afternoon's program which
will be followed by a chicken dinner at 0 p. m., in the banquet hall of the Syna¬ gogue. Mrs. D. Piatt, 930 S. Ohio Ave nue, is chairman of arrangements for the dinner, assisted by Mrs. Harry Center, 521 E. Fulton Street, and her committee. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this unu-sual aflFair and reservations for the dinner, at fifty cents per plate, may be made by calling FA. 2633, or EV. 4140.
NATIONAL FUND TAG DAY
TD BE OBSERVED HERE
SUNDAY, DEC..GTH
Tag Day will be observed in Columbus on Sunday, December 6th. Representatives from the { Senior and Junioir Hadassah and | the Hadassah Buds as well as \ from the National Fund Council ] of Columbus will visit the homes and solicit contributions for the fund.
Don*t forget to wear the ( badge of .the contribiitor on that \ day, the button bearing the | print of the Jewish flag. 1
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Speeches at Weizmann Dinner
to be Rebroadcast Over
Columbia Network
BOARD MEETING
Please note Hadassah Board meeting will take place Wednesday, Dec, yth, at 1:31) P. M. at the Sdionthal Commun¬ ity House, 555 East Rich St. All board members are urged to be present.
Maccabean Day marks the beginning of Chanukah, or the Festival of Lights, which is being observed by Jews annually in commemoration of the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian, army, fol¬ lowing which an independent Jewish state was reestablished in Palestine in 1C5 B. C. The popular collection Sunday is being sponsored by the Jewish National Fund of America, which is the American branch of the Keren Kayemeth.Lelsrael, the International Zionist Land Fund which has been operating in all parts of the world during the past 30 years, raising funds for the acquisition and reclamation of the soil of Palestine as national Jew¬ ish property. Since the first Maccabean Day collection 18 years ago, more than  1,000,000 has been raised through this medium for the Fmid.
This year's collection will be carried on ou a large scale and with the partici¬ pation of numerous organizations includ¬ ing the Districts of the Zionist Organiza¬ tion of America, the Chapters of Hadas¬ sah, Women's Zionist Organization of America, the branches of Mizrachi, Or¬ thodox Zionist Organization, the Poale Zion, Zionist Socialist Labor Party, the Camps of the Order Sons of Zion, the youth groups and students of Hebrew schools, Mr, Ruttenberg stated.
Lord  Reading,   Leopold Amcry,  and
Former President  of Jewish
Agency to Spieak Monday
New York: Dr. CUaim Weizmann, former! President of the ¦ World Zionist' Organization and of the Jewish Agency, Lord Reading, former Viceroy of India and Secretary of State for Foreign Af¬ fairs of Great Britain and former Sec¬ retary of the Colonies will speak over a coast to coast network of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Monday, Decern-, ber 7th. These speeches will be re- broadcast from a dinner to be given in honor of Dr, Chaim Weizmann, on that day in London by the English Zionist Federation at which Lord Reading will be toastmaster. The prt^ram will begin at 4:30 P. M. Eastern Standard Time and will last for three quarters of an, hour.
This program was arranged through the Zionist Organization of America and hy courtesy of the Columbia Broadcast¬ ing System,
TUNE    IN    ON    RABBI
JACOB   TARSHISH
TOMORROW
S    rn
"Woodrow Wilson, the man of yesterday and o( tomorrow," will be the subject of the broad¬ cast from the Bryden Road Temple tomorrow (Sunday) at 11 a. m. by Rabbi lacob Tar¬ shish.
This talk will be based on a picture which was shown, under the auspices of the Columbus Citizen, at Memorial Hall last Thursday of the life ot our war President.
The ushers will be Troy Feibel and Charles Luft.
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