Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1932-04-01

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VOL. XV — No. 66
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoted to  American and
Jezvish Ideals ¦
By the Way
By David Schwartz
Scliatz's Inspiration
Professor Boris Schatz, the founder of the Bezalel Art Crafts School of Palestujc, whose death is reported, as this ^ is being written, is said, to have received the inspiration which led him to the founding o£ his famous school, while listening to a discourse by a Ma^- gid one Saturday afternoon.
The Maggid drew so plaintively the pathos of the picture of the daughter ol Zion weeping, as Israel sighed for her ancient homeland, that young Schatz vow.-d that .^ome day he would return arid help re-establish the fallen glory of Palestine.
Speaking of Maggidim
I am not at all surprised at this tri¬ bute to the old time Maggid. Though the environment of my own childhood was, I feel sure, much less Jewish than the Minsk environment in which Pro¬ fessor Schatz lived, I can testify to the equal effectiveaess of the Maggid. Looking back at those years, it seems to me that nothing connected with the synagogue exerted so powerful an effect as the "drasha" of the Maggid. The old time Maggid was,really a com¬ bination of the preacher and singer in - > one. Essentially, it seems to me, he was very modern—this old fashioned maggid. For essentially, he was a crooner—a RiKly Vallee or an Al Jolson. The only diflference was that, where Jolson and Rudy crooned about Mammy—the old time Maggid 'crooned about Abraham, and Jacob and Israel and Rachel. :The words are different, but as full of senti¬ ment, and the melody Sought the same appeal.
. Sarnoir Calls Halt
Because David Sarnoff has put his foot down, I raise my hand up to salute him. For well does he deserve it, "if the reports that he has put his foot down against the discrimination against Jews in the radio world, are true.
It is reported that until Sarnoff took action, it was easier for a Je^ to join the Ku Klux Klan than to get any sort of job in the main offices of the Broad- easting Cbmpanies. And one of the few Jews vvho apparently did succeed in breaking through his barbed wire of re~ , Ijgious discrimination, Mort Millman, is said to have been made quite miserable.
At,,which Sarnoff, the biggest figure of the radio industry, is said to haye hurled a thunderblast demand that here-, after the racial barriers must be" re-i moved. I
Another Instance It is remarkable indeed, how far this discrimination against Jews had gotten in this newest of our .great industries. We suggest that the Jewish Congi-ess of Poland protest against this discripi- iiiation.
The Graying Colnmhists ¦ Another Jewish columnist now makes his bow with the appearance of B. Z. Goldberg for a daily stint on the Brook¬ lyn Eagle. It's a hard grind, Mr. Gold¬ berg, At least, so they tell us. For in¬ stance, we hear that the columnist grind is so arduous that Walter Winehell, one of the highest paid of all columnists, takes regularly electric sunbaths to give him at least the tanned appearance, pf robustness, and Mark Hcllinger, another distinguished Jewish columnist, who is a friend of Winehell, declares that Win¬ ehell has aged enormously in a few years—although - in his early thirties, Winchell's already gray, etc. etc. B.ut of course Winchell's columning, keeping up with who is^ going to have a blessed event and who is going to be reno-vated, who is that way and who will middle aisle it. is more, arduous than the usual type of columning. ICeyhole columning is very difficult in the Jewish world, be¬ cause most Jews have Segal locks, and you know how difficult it is. to look! through the keyhole of.one of those locks, ,
But "Thar*s Gold" in It But there are compensations, too. For Winehell, according to one news¬ paper, gets M.OOO from the Dally Mir¬ ror and a, fiftyfifty break on the syndi¬ cation royalties. Hellinger receives $tSO a week and Louis Sobol of the Journal, $500 a week; Skolsky of the News $400 a week. This is all exclusive of the syfridication royalties. What a contri¬ bution one could make to the Kerpn Hayesod on salaries of that kind, eh?
But perhaps  I should also add, that it costs these columnists a pretty penny '  -rtheir visits to night clubs and similiar expenses. ^ Juat a Little Hoax
For that book on hoaxes, which Sid¬ ney Wallach is authoring, I offer a little current contribution.
The engineer of this hoax is none other than the Jewish Soviet figure, Karl Radek.
Radek was talking recently, it appears, with some fellow-Bolshevik on the rapidity with which news passes. Travels faster than lightnng. "Tell you what," said Radek, "To show you how fast even gossip travels, suppose I tell ypu that Chaliapin is returning to Russ|ii. As you go out of here, you tell it to the first person you meet. And see what, happens."
It was done. The next day the Rus¬ sian newspapers hearing the report pub¬ lished it. It was cabled to the United States, Within three days time the whole world knew it.
There was no truth in it. Radek was just making an experiment to see if news could travel as fast as lightning. It seems it can—almost
A Hirschfleld Story
Harry Hirschfield tells it.   Two Jews
met after a long absence.   One of them
whose  name was Charles  Waters, be-
(ConHnued on page 2)
GOLUMBUS, OHIO, APRIL i, 1932
Fourteen   Candidates   Were
Inducted Into B'nai BVith
Order Last Monday
Under the leadership of Robert Mell¬ man, local B'nai B'rith president, four¬ teen candidates in the Walter Katz class were initiated into Zion Lodge in a most impressive ceremony conducted by the new degree team last Monday evening at the East Broad Street Temple.
The following were announced as new members: Bernard Feitlingcr, Cy Kohn, Max Kroll, Sam Zurafsky, Jacob Bar¬ nett, Hayman Dashcfsky, William Was¬ serstrom, Harry Graceman, Joe Younger, Rabbi Nathan Zeliz.er, Morris Lopper, Ben Gordon, Arthur Sternberg, aild George Edelstein,
The Hew degree teams composed of Allan Tarshish, president; Louis Gertner, vice-president; Sam Gurcvitz, Monitor; Frank V. Bayer, Assistant Monitor; Abe Wolman, Warden; and Isadore Margulis, Treasurer; conducted the initiation.
Mr. Harry Kohn, former president ot Zion Lodge and well known local attor¬ ney, delivered the principal address on "B'nai B'ritb Ideals". He impressed the members present,of the strength of B'nai B'rith and how loyal and steadfast they should remain to its ideals and purposes. A splendid musical program was ren¬ dered by Mrs: Harry Graceman, con¬ tralto, accompanied by Mrs. B. W. Ab¬ ramson at the piano. This program was received with a great outburst of en¬ thusiasm and applause. Both of these artists are well-known in Columbug and their presence in the B'nai B'rith pro¬ gram made it a glorious evening.
Rabbit Nathan Zelizer was chosen as j president of the Walter Katz class and made a masterful short address in re¬ sponse to the impression made upon him by the initiation ceremony.
Walter Katz, vvho has served Zion Lodge most faithfully for many years as a member of all committees and as an officer who held every office, was called upon and tribute was paid him by an ovation which lasted several min¬ utes. In a few well chosen remarks, he expressed his deep appreciation for the class-in his honor and-rea<tisured Zion Lodge of his continued interest and en-- thusiasm in ^the work of the orderl
Robert Suid gave a report about plans for the baseball, season. Frank Bayer rendered a report for the social serv¬ ice committee. Justin Sillman, who is a member of the National Committee, gave a report of the one day session held at St. Louis several weeks ago. ,
Judge Joseph Clifford of the Municipal Court was introduced to the membership. He announced that he was deeply im- | pressed with the B'nai B'rith initiation service, the first he had ever witnessed. The next meeting will be held on Mon¬ day, April llth, which will be a busi¬ ness   meeting.
RABBI     TARSHISH      WILL
SPEAK ON JESUS THIS
SUNDAY MORNING
This Snnday mornings April 3rd, at H o'clock. Rabbi Tar¬ shish will speak on ''Who Cruci¬ fied Jesus and Why." In this flcrmon tho rabbi will reveal the true facts of this historical event which will no doubt bo of great interest to both Jews and Christians throughout tho world.
The usher will be Herman Rothman. Services every Sun¬ day morning broadcast over WAIir, 468.5 meters or 640 kilo¬ cycles. 1
Pittsburgh   Congregation   to
Honor  Rabbi   Herman
Hailperin This Week-end
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
Agudath   Achiin   Sisterhood Meeting Sunday at 2:30
The Sisterhood of the Agudath Achim will hold its regular meeting at the Con¬ gregation on Sunday afternoon, April 3rd, at 2:30 sharp.
Buffet Dinner and Dance to
Wind Up Season of Young
Folks' Temple League
The Young Folks' Temple League will wind up its current season with a buffet dinner and dance to be held.at the Desh¬ ler-Wallick Hotel on Tuesday evening, April 12th.
A "ballyhoo" meeting has been ar¬ ranged which will include a parody on the program presented at each of the meetings.
All, members are urged to reserve this date and attend this unique affair. Mr. Mark Feinknopf will preside.
Rabbi .JHerman Hailprein, who is welli known to Columbus Jewry, will he hon-( ored this week-^end by his CongregatibUij Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, Pa. On Friday evening, April 1st, the regular evening service was dedicated to the tenth year of Rabbi Hailpcrin's service to the Congregation, and to- the com¬ munity as well: To this service were invited the rabbi's many friends with whom he has been associated in his many activities in religious, civic and scholas¬ tic circles. Directly after the service, a reception honoring Rabbi and Mrs. Hail¬ perin, with the Sisterhood and Men's Club of the Congregation serving as hosts, was held in the vestry rooms.
The annual meeting of the member¬ ship of the Congregation will be hekl Sunday evening, April 3rd, in the vestry rooms of the Synagogue after which the members and their families will further join in commemorating this occasion.
Rabbi Hailperin came to the Tree of Life' Congregation directly upon his graduation from the Jewisli Theological Seminary of America in 11)22, though he had been formally elected in the fall of 192L' Both Rabbi-and Mrs. Hailperin are descendants of a long line of rabbis —the late Rabbi'Baer Hailperin, head of the Orthodox Jewish Community, of Newark, N. J., was the father of Rabbi Herman Hailperin. Mrs. Hailperin is the daughter of Rabbi S. Silverman of Columbus, Ohio. During Rabbi Hail¬ pcrin's ministry, he has done much to¬ ward the progress of his Congregation. However, his efforts have not been con¬ fined only to the activities of his own Congregation; he has been engaged in; Jewish religious endeavors and general communal work since he came to Pitts¬ burgh, and has accomplished much, serv¬ ing as chairman of the United Palestine Appeal for that region, as well as being a guiding influence at the Y. M. H. A. and Y. W. H, A., and all Jewish com¬ munal institutions. He has devoted sev¬ eral years,of historical research to the study of Jewish and Christian intellectual relations in Europe up to 1500, in addi¬ tion to, his earlier studies in American history. In the latter field, the Pennsyl¬ vania Historical Society published in 192C his monograph on Pro-Jackson Senti¬ ment in  Pennsylvania,  1820-1830.
Dr. E. J. Gordon Will Serve
As   Chairman   of   Jewish
Alumni Dinner, April 10
Dr. E. J, Gordon will serve as chair¬ man at the annual dinner for local Jew¬ ish college alumni, to be held on Sunday, April 10th, at 6 P, M. at the Deshler- Wallick Hotel.
Dr. Gordon is president of the Ad¬ visory Board of the Hillel Foundation at Ohio State University, whicli is sponsor¬ ing the dinner.
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of the Free Synagogue, New York City, and presi¬ dent of the Jewish Institute of Religion, will be guest speaker.
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, director of the Ohio State Hillel Foundation, and Mr. Edwin J, Schanfarber, a member of the National Hillel Commission, will also be on the program.
The dinner is being arranged by the j; Alumni Committee of. the Advisory Board, of which Dr. S. D. Edelman is cliairman. He is being assisted by Miss lola Zeckhauser, Miss Dorothy Finkel¬ stein and Dr. Morris Goldberg.
April 2nd has been set as the final d?te for reservations for the affair. Miss Zeckhauser is in charge of reservations.
TO BE GUEST RABBI FOR
PASSOVER HOLIDAYS AT
AGUDATH ACHIM
Large Turnout Expected at Cincinnati-Columbus De¬ bate, Sunday
The Schonthal Center auditorium, 555 E. Rich St., is expected to be taxed to its capacity Sunday evening when the Cen¬ ter debating team opposes the Cincinnati Y. M. H. A. in a contest which may de¬ cide the present standing in the Mid- Western States Debating League, of wbich both teams are members. They will argue the following subject: "Re¬ solved, ;That Privately Owned Public Utilities Are Harmful to the Economic Interests of the Country," The local team wiH defend the negative side bf the subject. Harold Zelkowitz and Lou Rosenthal, local prominent Ohio State University Law students, under the di¬ rection of Samuel D. Luchs, will repre¬ sent the Schpnthal team,   ,
Judges will be Justin Sillman, state president of the Bn'ai Brith, Dr. Theo¬ dore N. Beckmaii, Ohio State University professor, and Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, director of Columbus Hillel Foundation. Following the debate, the visiting team will be honored with a dance. Jay's Col¬ legians' orchestra will furnish the music for the dancers. The debate will get un¬ der way at 8:15 p. m.
This affair is open to all. Columbusites and visitors. Allan Tarshish will be chairman of the evening,
Kabbi David L. Silver will be the guest rabbi during the Passover holidays at the Agudath Achim 'Synagogue. He will render his first sermon Satur¬ day morning, April 16lh, the subject ol which will be an¬ nounced in these columns in a forth¬ coming issue.
After graduating from New York City College and the Orthodox Rab¬ binical Seminary of New York, Rabbi Silver was ordained as rabbi in 1931. He was born, at Har¬ risburg, Pa., in 1907, and is the son of Rabbi L. nati, Obi
New   York   Press   Honors
Nahum Sokolow, Dean of
Hebrew Literature
Louis  Wiley,  of  New  York  Tinws.
Presides at Luncheon for President
Of Jewish Agency
Rabbi D. L  Silver
Silver, Chief Rabbi of Cincin-
Be Sure to See the Jewish
Opera Sunday Evening
At Elks' Home
The long looked-for event is here. It is the day hundreds of Jewish people of Columbus and vicinity have reserved to hear the famous Jewish opera, "Shu¬ lamith," at the Elks' Home this Sunday evening, April 3rd, at 8:15.sharp. It is our opinion that the Columbus Jewish community should not miss the oppor¬ tunity of seeing this great production, as it may never be presented again by such an array of local talent.
Never has one given more time and patience in reproducing this Jewish opera than the well known Cantor Sol¬ omon Grodner. Mr. Rudolf Schilling, well known in Jewish theatrical circles, has been, assisting Mr. Grodner in the dramatic work of the opera. The cast is composed of the following: Sopranos —Mrs, S, Grodner, Miriam Bernian, Minna "Volk, Mollie Luper, Sylvia Grod¬ ner,  William   Robins,   Norman   Sonkin
TEMPLE SEDER, APRIL 21
Reserve the date—Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p, m.—for the Rose E. Laz¬ arus Sisterhood Seder to he held in the vestry room of Temple Israel.
See next week's Issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle for further details.
LOCAL    MEN ELECTED
NATL. COUNCIL MEMBERS
OF AMERICAN J. D. C.
Edward J. Goodman, Shnon Lazarus and E. J. Schanfarber of Columbus were elected Na¬ tional Council members of the American Jewish Joint Distribu¬ tion Committee in the United States for 1932» at the eight¬ eenth annual meeting of the or¬ ganization held in New York last Monday night In the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Rivlin to Review "Last .Days Of Shylock," Saturday at Club
Rabbi Solomon Rivlin will review "The Last Days of Shylock," by Lewi¬ sohn, at tlie Sabbath Cultural Group sponsored by Hadassah, and which will be held at the Excelsior Club, this after¬ noon (Saturday).
¦ Mrs, Sig Weisskerz, vice-chairman of the cultural committee, is in charge of this meeting. She will be assisted by Mrs. B. G. Yalman and Mrs. Sig Orn¬ stein.
All members of Hadassah and their friends are cordially invited.
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood To   Conduct   Services Friday, April Sth   -
"Youth in Conflict," will be the subject of the sermon to be preached by Mrs. W. B. Abram¬ son, past president of the Sis- terhood, Friday evenlngp April Sth. Mrs. Morris N. Siegel, president of the Sisterhood, and Miss Marion Gilbert, president of the Junior Sisterhood, will also participate in the service which Is an annual event of the congregation.
Ushers for the evening will be Miss Selma Brandt and Miss Sarah Foreman.
SISTERHOOD   MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE I
The Ro^e E. Lazarus Sisterhood ex¬ tends an invitation to its members and Board memhers to attend the Sisterliood District meeting which Will be held at the Women's Town Club, 805 East High Street, in Springfield, Ohio, on Wednes¬ day, April Oth. As this will be a very interesting meeting, all members are urged to attend.
A request is made to all who wish to attend, to make their reservations by Fri- dajr of this week by calling Mrs. Fred Lazarus, FA. &234, or Mrs. . Sol W. Goldsmith, FA. 2435.
Rabbi   Levinger   Announces
New Series of Sermons on
Student Problems
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger has announced a new series of sermons on student prob¬ lems, to be delivered each Sunday in April before the student congregation of the B'nai B'rtth Hillel Foundation, This Sunday at 10:43 p. m. the subject will be "Youth." The following week it will he "Life. Work," then "Sex," and on Passover he will conclude the scries with the address on "God."
Student choir, directed by Samuel R, Goldman. The public, as well as the student body, are invited.   *
Julius Snider, Don Snider, Max Lerer, L. Nuzzo; altos—Fannie Goldberg, Ber¬ tha Lerer, Sylvia Rich, Clara Volk, Reva Zuravsky, Jacob Hurwitz, Harry To¬ polosky; bass—Sam Fine; baritone—Sam Geichman; ballet—Sylvia Grodner, Roxy Pier, Mildred Newpoff, Loretta Wolman. The orchestra members are: First vio- lins-^Lillian Levin, Joe Herman,' Mardetl Thall; second violins—Sara Parrish, Eva Berman, Sylvia Block, Ruth Margob's; piano—Evelyn Levin; flute, drum, cornet, base viol—from the local Musicians' Union.
"Shulamith" is in four acts, and due to the length of the opera,' the curtain will rise promptly at 8:16 p. m.
For the convenience of those who have not as yet obtained tickets, a box office on the second floor of the Elks' Home will be open all day Sunday,   :   .
Remember to attend this unusual en¬ tertainment, this Sunday evening, April 3rd, at the Elks' Home, on East Broad Street, / .
The Women's Pioneers of Palestine organization has co-operated in making this enterprise possible.
NEW YORK —What was character¬ ized by veteran newspapermen as the most representative and largest gathering of responsible New York newspaper pub¬ lishers, editors and writers ever to at¬ tend one function assembled at the Man¬ hattan Club la.st week, at the invitation of Nathan Straus, Jr., to pay tribute to Nahum Sokolow, President of the Jew¬ ish Agency for Palestine and to hear the Dean of Hebrew Literature talk ou the modern Hebrew press and literature.
Nathum Sokolow
Louis Wiley, Business Managler of the New York Times, and a member of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, pre¬ sided at the; luncheon and described his interest in the upbuilding of the Jewish homeland. He introduced Nahum Sok¬ olow as one of the greatest Jewish fig- ues in modern times. Nathan Straus, Jr., who is Chairman of the American Palestine Canupaign of Greater New York, was host at the function which was attended among others, by the fol¬ lowing notables iii the newspaper and magazine world: Webb C. Artz, United
DnvW H.,r,. •»    T   A      -7 u magazine world: Webb L. Artz, Un ted
Uavid Hurwitz, Isadore Zeldin; tenors— Pr-^cc^.    t a)„i,    n^,.**^ -t .       .-     .
Tnliii^  "^niHor   n^.,  c M      1./     t ^ rcss,    Ltigh    Mattcson,  .International
A,   Z.   A.   FIRST   ANNUAL
PROM TO TAKE PLACE
MAY 1ST
The local A. Z. A, Chapter has en¬ gaged the Neil House ballroom for its first annual prom to be held on Sunday evening. May 1st. A well known ten piece orchestra has been procured and many entertaining features are planned for this event.
Further details will appear in the I forthcoming issues of the Chronicle.
Membership Drive of the East
Broad Street Temple
Progressing
Much progress has been recorded to date in the Membership drive now being staged by the East Broad Street Temple. An average of three new members per week has been obtained during the past two months of the drive which ends May 7th, with all prospects pointing to- con¬ tinued  success.
¦It is the plan of the Temple at a later date to hold an elaborate affair at which time these new members will be for¬ mally inducted into this active Congre¬ gation with all appropriate ceremonies and will be presented to Rabbi Nathan Zelijter in whose honor this drive is be¬ ing conducted and the class dedicated.
Be sure to watch the Chronicle for further  announcements.
WELCOME
As a result of the Membership Drive being conducted by the Tifereth Israel Temple, the following have recently be¬ come members of this active, beautiful synagogue:
Mr. Bernard Pollack. 391 Berkeley Rd. Mr.  Nathan  Polster,  Sli  S.  Drexel
Ave,
Mr, Leonard Lieberman, 737 Fair^ wood Ave.
News Service; Joseph Brainin, Editor, Seven Arts; Jacob Landau, Manager, Jewish Telegraphic Agency; Robert C. McCabe, Herald Tribune; Eugene For- ker, Anicrican; Simeon Strunsky- and S. J. Woolf, New York Times; Audrey Graves, World-Telegram; Edwin " S. Friendly, The Sun; Julian S. Mason, Editor, The Post; Howard Swain, Editor, The Graphic; J. J. Nevins and H. ¦ Christ, Brooklyn Eagle; David J. McLean, Pr'esident, Brooklyn Citizen; John N, Harman, Vice Pres,, and Richardson Webster, Editor, The Brook¬ lyn Times; Paul Block, head of the Paul Block Newspapers; A, Dashiell, ' Scribners; .Myron Weiss, Time; Seward Collins, Editor, The Bookman; Spencer Brodney, Current History; Oswald Gar¬ rison Villard, The Nation; -Michael Williams; The Commonweal; Dr. Louis Gross, Jewish Examiner and David A, Brown, The American. Hebrew.
Sokolow described the remarkable growth bf Hebrew literature in the past fifty years, in which he played so sig¬ nificant a part, particularly in his editor¬ ship of the Hazefira, the first modem Hebrew magazine.' Sokolow divided the develbpmentof the Hebrew press into three phases: The enlightenment period, when the purpose of the press was to bring to the Jewish people knowledge of the intellectual currents of the outer world; the nationalist period, when the Hebrew press devoted itself almost ex¬ clusively to propaganda for Jewish na¬ tionalism; and the present period, which he calls the normal, realistic phase- Under this heading he cited the exten¬ sive development of dailies, weeklies, monthlies and the outpouring of books in Palestine itself, where Hebrew liter¬ ature is a matter of course, and not the occasion  for special pleading.
Sokolow declared that in no other country in the world is the ratio of the reading public so great as in Palestine, where it reaches almost fabulous figures. He emphasized that a country with ap¬ proximately 200,000 Jews can keep up a press and literary output which is on a par with the standard in any other country in the world.
T.   L    Sisterhood   to   Hold Regular Meeting Monday
Mrs. Maybelle Serree, referee of the Probation Department of the Court of Domestic Relations, will address the Sis¬ terhood on "Construction Work Among Young People," at its regular meeting Monday afternoon, April 4th, at 3 p. m., at the East Broad Street Temple.
AU members are urged to be present, as very imjiortant matters will be dis¬ cussed.
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