Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1918-04-26

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDvVY, APUIL 26, 1918.
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Many Notables Present at Thursday Night's Affair—Deshlcr Hotel Ballroom Provides Beau¬ tiful Setting.
In a mighty demonstration of local Jewish patriotism hun¬ dreds of friends of the local boys who are going into training for army duty April 29th, gave the embryo soldiers a significant sendoff at the Deshler Hotel, .Thursday night. The affair in the form of a banquet was held in the main ballroom of Colum¬ bus' fashionable hestlery under the auspices of the Jewish Board of Welfare. E. J. Schanfarber acted as chairman of the impres¬ sive program, credit for which was due wholly to H. Joseph Hyman.   The program follows:
Star Spangled Banner, All.
Deshler Cabaret.
Little Miss Garnet Mann, En¬ tertainer.
Misses Violet and Fern Car¬ ter, Vocalist and Pianist.
Rabbi David lil. Shohet, Invo¬ cation.
Hon. George Karb, For Good Old Columbus Town.
Major Rupp, of U. S. Army, - Address;
blue symbolic of peace, happi¬ ness and sacrifice is the covering of the holy ark and its high pi'iest is none other than .the noble Uncle Sam and upon this thrice holy altar and in the pres¬ ence of this holy ark and in the service of this high priest we are ready and willing to offer our fortune and treasure ahd lay down our lives if need be as a sacrifice. God grant that these stand forever.' Bless, oh God', the President, the might¬ iest man of the day, the noblest name of mankind, the leader of this republic and the leader of. humanity, Woodrow Wilson, who in his immortal declaration to make the world safe for de¬ mocracy, has lifted America's mighty arm in defence of Is¬ rael's code of ethics and morals, which find expression in the dec¬ alogue. Decreeing against steal¬ ing that which is your neigh¬ bors, against murder, against adultery and debauchery, against covetousness, and that
of my heart I congratulate you. I have never had the experience you arc going to have but I would give my heart to have the exaltation of the author of 'A Student In Arms.'
"The ecstacy that he felt in a day most men do not feel in a life time. Any man physically and morally fit who docs not go is not only a slacker to his coun¬ try but to his own soul. Life is not measured in hours, days or years, but in heart throbs and spiritual exaltation. You may lose your body but you will find your soul. Never in all history have the Jews fought as they are fighting now. You go first as Americans,' secondly as Je All Israel is with you and every¬ thing good you are striving to do. * * * This is the flag.of God because it is the flag of man, it is the flag of Humanity and that makes it the flag of De-
NOEDAU ZION MEETS
mocracy.
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God will watch
William   Ravison   and   BiieH human life is sacred.   God bless
Risinger, Violinist and Pianist.
Rabbi Jos. Kornfeld, Address and Presentation.
Benediction, .Rabbi ,S. M. Neches.
Chairman E. J. Schanfarber said in part: "This is a little party to show the boys that we have them in' our minds and hearts and that we are with them heart and soiil."
He added a few words of ap¬ preciation for those who helped to make the affair possible in so short a time. I^bbi David M., Shohet was next introduced to give the invocation, which as a prayer was in itself divine and beautifully delivered.
Rabbi Shohet's Invocation
. All mighty God, we invoke Thy blessings upon this gather¬ ing, we thank Thee for the food we have partaken. Bless these sons of Israel, successors to the Maccabees of old, leaving in the defence of our country wherein our rights are safe guarded and our lives and liberties made se-. cure. As Americans we are in¬ spired with the conviction that ours is the cause of justice, of righteousness, truth and human- ' ity. As Israelites we are happy to feel that this is our dear father and motherland; that a£ last we have found here a haven of rest and happiness.        .   ~
, For to us this country is not merely a land of cities, homes and national advantages, but above all an ideal, a spirit, a religion, almost a God. The flag, • stars and stripes, red, white and
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the arms of right against might, the aiims of right and happiness against the hordes of villainy, cvu^lty, tyranny,,and barbarity- God save our little babies, our wives, ahd mothers from    the cruelty of savages.. May the era of light, peace and    happiness dawn upon all humanity when war shall be no more, when the prophecy of Isaiah shall be ful¬ filled,   that ^ nation   shall   lift against another nation a sword no more, and shall teach war no more.   God bless the Governor of this great state and his legis¬ lators, bless, the Mayor of this city, our beloved home town and his councellors, and all in whose hands our destinies are entrust^ ed.   Bless the committee on ar¬ rangements and its chairman, on behalf of the Jewish conimunity who are here tq take leave of their brothers in the defence of their country.   May God speed their way.   God bless all Israel and all. mankind.   Let us all say. Amen.
Mayor Karb, without whom it seems no civic or community affair can succeed, spoke remi- niscehtly of American early times, of how this country was the pioneer of free thinking and free action. '"The Autocracy of Germany stands defiant against the Democracy of the Allies. What are we back home to do for these boys who are going and those who are already there? Patriotism is alright", said the Mayor, "but potatoes must go" with it. Our boys must have the best of everything. They are going forth to fight the most righteous war ever fought in this world."
William Ravinson and Buel Risinger of the Majestic Sym¬ phony Orchestra gave three fine musical numbers. Major Rupp, physician in the U. S. Army at Camp Sherman made several ap¬ propriate remarks. "The only regret I have had since the war began is that I could ^ot enlist a second time and a second time start out from Columbus, Ohio," said Major Rupp. Extracts From Rabbi Kornfeld's Speech Rabbi Joseph S. Kornfeld de¬ livered the principal address and presentation speech. He spoke reverently and with great pa¬ triotic feeling, dwelling warmly on the wonderful signifie»nce of the affair.   "From the bottom
over you more tenderly because you are with Him. May you go on from strength to strength, from Glory to Glory, conquering to conquering." Rabbi Korn¬ feld concluded by saying they yvere given watches for their wrists because' that is where their pulses beat. He also pre¬ sented each a set, including sew¬ ing outfit, collapsible cigarette holders, and drinldng cup on be¬ half of the board. Although his name was the last on the program Rabbi Neches was in¬ troduced as a new comer to Co¬ lumbus. Although, unacquainted, Rabbi Neches gave a wholespme little talk that went straight to the hearts of all.
Musical selections Were ren¬ dered by the Deshler Cabaret in charge of Stanley Warner and Sanimy Stewart., The program opened with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" and clos-!^ led with "America."
The boys who were honored are: Henry Caminsky, Samuel Bayer, Phillip Soloman, Abra¬ ham Feinburg, Benjamin Fink- elstein, Leon Ginsburg, Louis Polster, Dave Bronstein, Sam Goldman, David Goldstein, Louis Rosenbaum, Herbert Levison, Max Brown,, Walter Mason, Messrs. Sands and Druckerman and Leo Hexter.  -
On Tuesday evening, April 23rd the regular meeting of the Nordau Zion Society was held in the Federation rooms on S. Brown Street. The newly elect¬ ed officers were installed with fitting ceremonies and have be¬ gun their term of office to last six months.
An open meeting is being planned for the near future at which time Judge Brugstone of Chicago and Professor Deitsch of Cincinnati will be secured as speakers.
A splendid talk was rendered by Max Schultz on "Is Zionism a Remedy for Anti-Semitism." A general discussion followed in which all present took part and many impromptu debates re¬ sulted.
" The next meeting will be held on Tuesday evening. May-7th, at the same quarters.
THE UNION OF    -¦ AMERICAN HEBREW
young people who might, other¬ wise, have drifted away from the synagog.
The social work of the Junior Congregations is varied in char¬ acter.    Besides entertainments, dances, etc., the congregations have also endeavored to aid in making life interesting for the enlisted men.   With this end in view the Adath  Israel Junior Congregation,   Louisville,   Ky., recently gave a dance and en¬ tertainment for the Jewish sol¬ diers at Camp Zachary Taylor. More pretentious is the under¬ taking of the Junior Congrega¬ tion of the Rodeph Shalom Con¬ gregation,    Philadelphia,    Pa., which has opened a Community Center ill the congested district, the first in the city formed in a public school and having the use of the building.   It is to be hoped that this movement will not be so ephemeral in its na¬ ture as others which have been inaugurated in recent years in order to interest Jewish youth in religion.
The Junior Congregation Idea.
One of the most promising of recent developments in Amer¬ ican Judaism is the Junior Con¬ gregation, which -seems already to have established its place in the Jewish life of the larger cities. These organizations have succeeded in enlisting the sym¬ pathy and co-operation of many
Large sums of money collected among the Jews of England for the relief "of the war. sufferers in Poland are deppsited in Lon,- don and cannot be used now be¬ cause Germany would not allow the money J;o be transmitted there. It has been suggested that all these moneys should be diverted now towards the relief of the Jews in Palestine, and the suggestion is meeting with general favor among Jewish leaders in England.
Chillicothe Lodge No. 830 Installed Sunday
The' ladies of Tifereth Israel will hold a dance Tuesday, April 30th at Rieser's Hall, Main and Third Streets at 7:30. Refresh¬ ments will be served. All welcome.
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For the first time in its his¬ tory the Michigan Menorah So¬ ciety, of Ann Arbor, Mich., elect¬ ed a woman as president. Re¬ becca Greenberg, '19, was chosen to head the society during the present semester.
Chillicothe Lodge, No. 830 was installed last Sunday by the Initiating Teani of Zion Lodge. Brother ' E. J. Schanfarber, President; Rabbi Shohet, Moni¬ tor; Paul Karger, Vice-presi¬ dent; A. J. Schanfarber, Ass't. Monitor; and Stanley Schwartz, Warden. Ben Levison, Vice- president of Zion Lodge acted as temporary secretary for the new lodge.
A large class was initiated and the following officers were elected: Sam Segal, President; Jess Frad, Vice-president; Mr. Furman, Warden; E. L. Berg¬ man, Monitor; and Joe Feldman, Secretary. Rabbi Henry Eng- lander of Cincinnati and Joseph Leiser, Welfare Worker, were in attendance. A number of visitors were present from Co¬ lumbus, Newark, Zanesville, Lancaster, Cincinnati, Toledo and other cities throughout the state.
This Lodge has been establish¬ ed in Chillicothe hy Bnai Brith as a .result of the fine    spirit
which has been shown by the Chillicothe community in co-op¬ erating with the work which the Bnai Brith has undertaken in that city. The community has. responded almost to a man in the up-building ef the club, which was established ¦ there by the Bnai Brith and which is how under the direction of the Jew¬ ish Board of Welfare,
The women of the community have also been a very powerful factor in making the club a suc¬ cess. They have given their time willingly ahd unselfishly to the preparation of good things to eat for the boys and in ar¬ ranging nice entertainments for them at the club rooms. It is more than certain that with the zeal and earnestness that the men and women of Chillicothe have ¦ displayed in the welfare work that the new lod^e will be a big success, and the men who are directing it will work untiringly for the good of the cause and the principals of the Order,
DM: EiH HIRSCH REFUTES CEITICISi
Asserts Loyalty to America    fwe are called upon to foJr.feit a
portion of that prosperity which is a social inheritance.
"To avow that the sword shall not be sheathed until every Ger¬ man man, woman and child—as well as the Gerfnan language-^ arc dead, is to strengthen the tenacity of our enemies and is incompatible with our high cause of liberty.
"It is impossible for me to subscribe to the doctrine that loyalty depends upon language. Had our nation not nourished its policy of an open-door, poly¬ glot land, it would today be but a small colony. Do you believe I was disloyal when in Berlin in 1910 I told the Germaiis— in their own language—of the religious freedom in America, my beloved country ?"
Reverting to his years in Ger¬ many, Dr. Hirsch drew an anal- ^ ogy, relative to his status, with an American who loves his coun¬ try as "a loyal man" loves his ' wife, and will stand by his wife even against his mother.
"Do.you wonder it took me a year to adjust myself td the fact that America unsheathed its sword justly?" he asked. "Those who mouth with their tongues against their neighbor must remember how dangerous it is to toy with a man's reputa¬ tion—an evil from which Jews have always suffered. , Be char¬ itable, lest from the grand pat¬ riotism here shall spring a reign of terror, which God forbid!
"We need a uhited nation, not to be severed by mistaken zeal."
Pointing toward the   three ,' American flags draped ' above'" the pulpit and from the balcony and to the service flag bearing 113 stars,. Dr. Hirsch ended his sermon by saying:
"Upon that cushion of blue, - festooned by red and studded with stars is the promised smile of peace—^with the white em¬ blazoned upon those flags stand¬ ing for peace—a peace   based Millions of young men now upon infinite justice." wearing the ^haki, greater in-*    Immediately after the sermon, honor than which there is none, ¦ M. E. Greenebauni, president of the exemplifymg^ the duty of ¦ the congregation, issued the fol-
In a stirring patriotic .^cr- mon. Dr. Emil G, Hirsch of Si¬ nai Temple, last Sunday avowed his loyalty to the United States and refuted "distorted" attacks on his patriotism.
An audience that taxed the capacity of the synagog heard his impassioned dclaration of fealty.
Complete faith in President Wilson's liberalism, subserv¬ ience to the democracy of Amer¬ ican government; a plea against war's corrosive hatred and a yearning for peace—peace pil¬ lared upon justice—this was the pith and substance of his ad¬ dress.
Devoting • his discourse to those who had precipitated criticism of his war views, he spoke as follows:
"Thou Shalt not go as a- tale¬ bearer of thy people, nor hate thy brother in thy heai't. There is prevalent a facile tendency to distort the meaning of words. I know a little girl who recently left Sunday School and, arriving at home, told her parents of 'the corlceited rabbi' of his congrega¬ tion. Who said, 'There is no God hesides me.'.
"Duty-^with a capital D— stands paramount in the Jewish vocabulary of divinity. In times of peace few of us knew what duty really meant. War is teach¬ ing us the right and majesty of duty.       • ?' ¦  -
"We have been wont to be¬ lieve that the government in Washington existed to insure our isuccess-—with emphasis upon the personal pronoun^ at best, in the plural number. We are here, in fact, to serve the, government, state, nation and «oeiety as the instruments of oiir
community.
Judaism. The sacrifice of their lives is'perpetual, knowing that by their sacrifices the. nation lives. .This nation has drawn the sword that other nations shall be free and selfrgoverning. "If I had said before the war,' 'Your property is not your own, but is at the disposal of the nation to which it belongs,' I should have been branded as a Socialist or anarchist.     Today
lowing statement:
"Dr. Hirsch has made his po¬ sition clear. , There can be no call for a resolution of approval., The demonstration after the ad¬ dress is itself a vote of confi¬ dence, while the applause, never before known within Sinai Tem¬ ple, disperses every possible doubt and vindicates unequivo¬ cally the loyalty of Rabbi Hirsch."
NO GERMAN" AID,
FOR POLISH JEWS
- 'If you were one of those who attended that affair at The Deshler, listened to the beautiful speeches, shook hands with the boys, saw the tears in parents' eyes—if you saw and heard all this—imd as yet have not done your part in this third Liberty Loan Drive, you are
A  DISCREDIT TO YOUR COUNTRY—A DISGRACE TO THIS CITY~A BLOT ON
THE FAIR .NAME OF JUDAISM—AND WORSE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
,e Raiser!
NOW BE  A  MAN-
BE A REAL JEW-
BE  AN  AMERICAN-
The Official German organ in Warsaw declared publicly in a recent issue that the German Government is not prepared to interfere in the internal affairs of Poland in behalf of the Jews. This was said in regard to the request frequently made that Jewish national and cultural rights be recognized in Poland. The paper said that since the Jews themselves are not quite united on this point it'will not do for Gei'many to impose upon the autonomy of Poland in such matters, which should be left to the determination of the author¬ ities in Poland itself. This ff" laration caused much dissja faction among the various n» tional groups in Poland.
M. Kucharzenaky, the Polish Premier, recently invited the representatives of the Jewish press and declared before them that he was never so much op-^ posed to the Jews as he was pic¬ tured to be.   Brides, times are
altogether different now and that he now desired that the Jews, obtain all rights of citi¬ zens and even national privileges in the Polish State.
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