Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1934-10-12

              kui'^''''^-k^4^-^f^/^^ikf'.
Central Ohio's Only
Jezvish Newspaper
Reaching Every Home
®lf^ ®tft0 S^ttttBtf OII|r0ttti:l^
Devoted to American
and
Jezvish Ideals
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Volume XVII—No. 41
COLUMBUS, OHIO, OCTOBER 12, 1934
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
Strictly Confidential
Tid-BitB        From       Everywhers
Br  rniNEAB t.  BIRON
GubcrnatorinI Campaign Season
Roljcrt Moses, Republican guberna. torial candidate in. New York, still calls Alfred E. Smith his "old friend and cliicf," notwithstanding the fact that it wa,s (his former New York governor who nominated Herbert H. Lehman for a second term at Albany on the Demo¬ cratic ticket... .Which reminds us that tliis will be a tough year for Empire State anti-Semites, for tiot only have bolh the maior parties Jewish candidates for the governorship, but the Socialists liavc nominated Charles Solomon, and the Communist candidate is one Israel Amstcr...The only Aryan running for governor in New York so far is Pro¬ hibitionist Varncy, but it's possible that former New York City Mayor John F. Hylan may also run, as the candidate of liis own Recovery Party...New Jersey voters will be interested to hear that Re¬ publican candidate Hoffman for that State's gubernatorial post, while an ex¬ cellent gentleman, is no Jew, though cer¬ tain rumors that he is one of the Chosen People have been circulating across the Hudson.
Far East Another member of the Morgenthau clan has entered public life.. .She is Bar¬ bara Wertheim, daughter of banker Maurice, granddaughter of Henry Mor¬ genthau, Sr., and consequently the niece of young Henry of the Treasury Dept. ...Miss .Wertheim is now en route for Tokyo, where she will take charge of the Institute of Pacific Relation^ office... Our best wishes—and yours too, we hop^ accompany the young lady.. .While we're on the Far East let us tell you what hap¬ pened, at that famous interview at -which James Waterman Wise submitted to Soviet Ambassador Troyanovsky a plan to settle, foreign Jews in Biro-Bidjan... Reuben Brainin, veteran Hebraist, was a member of that delegation representing the American Committee for the Settle¬ ment of Jews in the tj. S. S. R., and asked the Ambassador a question in Rus¬ sian... His Excellency replied at great length, also in Russian...Some members of the delegation tried to look intelligent as they listed to the lengthy Russian statement of Troyanovsky. After the Ambassador had finished, they asked the Dean of Hebrew Literature what it was all about...Mr. Brainin, who does not make long :speeches these days answered: "He said 'Yes.*'*
This and That We must tell you about Georgie Price*s wisecjack to the effect that the reason why the recent mammoth benefit per- foi-mance for , German Jewish relief wasn't held at the Madison Square Gar¬ den Bowl is that, after Ihe decision in the Ross-McLarnin boxiiig bout, which was held there, the sponsors of the af¬ fair were afraid the receipts would be turned over to Hitler's gang...We don't know just why, but Claudette Colbert and Katherine Hepburn are the favorites of Nazi movie fans...In South Africa too they're having one of these "clean movie** campaigns...The significance of this lies in that the crusade is sponsored .by the
. South African Youth Movement, a Nazi organization, and that the flicker indus¬ try down there is controlled by a Jew who bears the name Schlesinger...)^il. liam Shapiro, importer o{ the British talkie "The Wandering Jew," is the loser to the tune  of  $7S,()00 since protests
. against the film by a group of rabbis and the American Jewish Committee gave Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer a.valid..excuse to cancel the releasing contract it bad bought for the picture.
. About People Heinrich Schnitzler, son ot the late Austrian Jewish dramatist Arthur Schnitzler, produces plays in Vienna.... Congratulations to pianist Vladimir Hor¬ owitz on his entry into the holy state of fatherhood...It's a girl, and the mother is the former Wanda Toscanini, daughter of conductor Arturo.. .It's another brain¬ child that they're expecting at Dr. Isaac Goldberg's—a play this time...Congrats also tp Perez Hirschbein, Yiddish dra¬ matist, on the birth of a son...Cartoon¬ ist and radio star Harry Hershfield still occupies that oflice on 4Snd Street, N. Y., which ia built like a chapel, stained glass windows and all, but a mezuzah on the door supplies the Jewish touch...Presi¬ dent William Paley of the Columbia Broadcasting System has quite a head¬ ache these days trying to figure out what to do with the *7,00O,00O profit that his outfit expects to have by the end of 1934 ...Rumor has it that the prospect ot a staggering income tax is making him so desperate that he is even considering rais¬ ing the salaries of CBS employes...Pro¬ ducer Max Rcinhardt, a visitor in Cali¬ fornia right now, also will have to pay Uncle Sam a considerable proportion of (.Continued cn page 2)
Hadassah   Convention   Will Have Jerusalem - Wash¬ ington N. B. C. Hookup
Columhus
Will   Be   Represented 20th Annual Convention in Washington Oct. 14-16
at
Public Invited to Attend Dedication of
New B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation
Home All Day Sunday
An international radio hookup o£ the National Broadcasting Company to link Jerusalem vfiih Wasihngton and all parts ol the United States will be a feature of the twentieth annual convention oi Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organi¬ zation of America, to be hefd at the Wardman Park Hotel here from Oct. 14 to 16. The radio program, which h .scheduled for D:30 A. M, (E'iistcrn Standard Time) on the final day of the meeting, will relay ceremonies in connec¬ tion with the cornerstone laying of Pal¬ estine's first medical center on Mt. Sco¬ pus in Jerusalem.
Mrs. Alexander Lamport, chairman of the convention committee, announced yes¬ terday that Miss Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah; : Dr. Jtidah L. Magnes, chancellor ol the Hebrew "Uni¬ versity; and J. Hathorn Hall, Qiief Sec¬ retary of the Government of Palestine, will take part in the overseas broadcast. Mr. Hall will represent Sir Arthur Gren- fell Wauchop,e, High Commissioner, who is now jn London. The coast-to-coast network of the National Broadcasting Company will carry the . program throughout the United States.
: Mrs. Lamport said that the corner¬ stone ceremonies in Jerusalem will inaug¬ urate for the Hadassah organization a new phase in the . medical and public health work which it has conducted in Palestine for ^ twenty-two yeara. The medical center, which is being built by Hadassah and the American Jewish Physicians' Committee, will also include a graduate school of medicine to be con¬ nected with the Hebrew University. It will be the first institution of its kind, in the Near East, Mrs. Lamport as¬ serted, and will have on. its hospital, re¬ search and teaching staffs outstanding German scientists who left Germany during tbe past year.
An audience of more than 1500 dele¬ gates and visitors at the,convention will hear the broadcast and celebrate the Jc" rusalcm event at the same time that it is being celebrated in the Palestinian capital.
, Another nationwide hookup of the Na¬ tional Broadcasting Company will take place from the convention ball on Oct, 14, the opening day of the convention, al 4:30 P. M. (Eastern Standard Time) during a session to be devoted to a dis¬ cussion of the plans for the new medical center. Mrs. Edward Jacobs, who will preside at this session, and Dr. Nathan. RatnofT, president of the American Jew¬ ish Physicians' Committee, will be tHe radio speakers.     .
The arqhjtectural and scientBc plans for the medical center and its social sig¬ nificance for Palestine will be presented in addresses by Dr. Ratnoff, Dr. J. J. Golub, Dr. Emanuel Libman, Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, Mrs. Edward Jacobs, Mrs. Moses P. Epstein, Dr. Israel S. Wechs- ler, professor of clinical neurology at Columbia University; Dr. Ira I. Kaplan, director of the cancer division of the New York Department of Hospitals, and Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, pi-esident of the American Friends o£ the Hebrew University.
On the first night a mass meeting will be held, at which Dr. Stephen S, Wise, of the Free Synagogue, will be the prin¬ cipal speaker. At one of the sessions Morris Rothenbcrg, president of the Zionist Organization of America, will bring greetings from his organization.
The convention will be formally opened by Mrs. Samuel W. Halprin, national president of Hadassah, and Mrs. Leopold V, Frcudberg, president of the Washing¬ ton chapter, will welcome the delegates to the nation's capital. Dr. Israel Gold¬ stein, president of the Jewish National Fund, is expected to speak at one of the sessions. An expanded educational pro¬ gram to be carried out in this country will be proposed for ratification, Mrs. Lamport said.
At the banquet that will close the con¬ vention, Mrs. Franklin D, R'oosevelt, Mrs. Halprin and Rabbi Milton Stein¬ berg will be the speakers. Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., will be a guest of honor.
The Columbus Chapter of Hadassah will he represented by Mrs, B, W. Abramson, Mrs. Roy J, Stone, Mrs. H, Izeman and Mrs.'W, A. Hersch.
Zelizer's Sermon for Oct 19th
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will speak at the East Broad Street Temple the coming Friday evening, Oct. 10th, on the theme: "The Moral Religion of Abraham". Services commence at 8 p. m. All are welcome.
SEMITICS CHAIJEl FOUNDED AT BUFFALO UNIVERSITY
BUFFALO, N. Y. (WNS)—Simul¬ taneously with the announcement that the University of Buffalo has accepted a gift enabling the establishment of a chair in Semitic languages and literature. Chan¬ cellor Samuel P. Capcn, administrative head of the University, appointed Dr. Israel Efros, widely known Jewish edu¬ cator and scholar, as the first occupant of the chair. Dr. Efros was formerly head of the Jewisli school system of Bal¬ timore. Since 1928 he has been an edu¬ cator in Buffalo and has lectured on Semitic in the evening session of the University of Buffalo.
HIS PASSING MOURNED
BY THOUSANDS IN
CENTRAL OHIO
The New Home of Hillel .Foundation at 46-
Ceremonies marking the dedication of the new B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation house at 4(> Sixteenth Avenue wilt he held all day Sunday (tomorrow) beginning at 11 a. m. and ending at midnight.
The dedication will also inaugurate the tenth year of the local. foundation's existence. During that time the institu¬ tion has rendered an invaluable service to both Jewish and Gentile students of the University. It has enabled those away from home to keep in touch with Jewish ideals and affairs, and has brought back many whose destinies seemed astray. Much of the credit should be heaped on the shoulders of Rabbi Lee J. Levinger who has been able to mould a strong student working group every year. This year's attendance is hitting a new high and activities are humming constantly in the new building, pointing towards a big season.
The general Jewish population of Co¬ lumbus is invited to attend the dedication ceremony and'to remain for all the fes¬ tivities. Especial invitation is issued here to all B'nai B'rith members, their wives and friends to visit the new Home. It is another milestone,  another, link  in the
-16th Ave.
strong institution being built up by the B'nai B'rith, to carry on Jewish work.
After religiou"! services which will he conducted by Leroy Kcndis at 11 a. m., Irving Ecrsky will render several violin selections. J. Lewis Morrill, vice-presi¬ dent of the University, will speak on behalf of the schpol administration, and Jacob B. Wolstein, president of Zion lodge, and,Mrs. Harry Schwartz, presi¬ dent of the ladies auxiliary, will extend the felicitations of the B'nai B'rith men and women. Martin H. Rqbin, president of the Hillel Student council, will give the response.
Attorney E. J. Schanfarber, member pf the National Commission on Hillel Foundations, will deliver the main address of the morning.
An invitation has been extended to Dr. I. M. Rubinow, national secretary of the B'nai B'rith, but he had not wired ac¬ ceptance when the Chbonicle went to press.   He may be there.
A housewarming will he held from 3 tb 5 p. m. at which time Reba Bader, violinist, and Elaine Bader cellist will play, , Dancing from 7 until midnight will conclude the day's celebration.
Prominent Orthodox Rabbis
of Ohio and Indiana to
Meet Here Sunday
On this Sunday (tomorrow), a num¬ ber of prominent Orthodox rabbis and leaders from various sections of Ohio, and Indiana, will gather in Columbus to discuss perplexing' problems pertaining to the future of Judaism in America. Mr. Aaron Isaacs, president of the Vaad Orei of Cincinnati, will open the morning session at 10 o'clock at the Beth Jacob synagogue. He will then introduce Rabbi EKezer Silver, Orthodox rabbi of Cin¬ cinnati and president of the organization, who will give a complete report of the year's activities. He will also present plans for the ensuing year. This session will be brought to a close with a luncheon to be held in the banquet hall of the synagogue.
The afternoon session is scheduled for 2:30 o'clock. This meeting will be opened by Mr. Arzeroff of Youngstown, vice president of the organization. Mr. Ar¬ zeroff will turn the chair over to Rabbi Katz of Indianapolis. Short reports will also be made by Rabbi Levenberg of Cleveland on the Koshrctli situation iri Cleveland; and Rabbi A. Stampher of Akron whose report will deal with the Kosher bill. Following the afternoon session, supper will be '^rved.
All delegates will meet at the home of Rabbi L. Greenwald, 465 S. iSth, street, chairman of the Board, from which point they will march in body to the headquar¬ ters of the convention, the Beth Jacob Congregation, 436 Donaldson street. The committees in charge of the convention arrangements and to greet the guests are composed of Mr. M. Beim, president of the Beth Jacob Congregation; Mr. Geo. Shustick, Mr. Jos. Solove, Mr. C. H. Furman, and Mr. Wm. Cohen,
In honor of the visiting delegates, the Sisterhood of the Beth Jacob Congrega¬ tion will be hostesses at a luncheon and dinner to be given at the Congregation. The comniittee in charge of the luncheon and dinner are Mrs. C. H. Furman, Mrs, Jos. Solove, Mrs, Wm. Cohen, and Mrs. M. Schecter.    .
The Vaad Orei will hold a mass meet¬ ing at the Beth Jacob Congregation at 8 o'clock, to which the entire community
is cordially invited. Rabbi Leopold Greenwald, spiritual leader of,the Beth Jacob Congregation, and chairman of the Board of the Rabbinical Association, will act as chairman of this gathering. Rabbi Eliezer Silver of Cincinnati will be the principal speaker of the evening. - Mr. M. Beim will extend greetings on behalf of the congregation. Greetings will also be received from local organizations and from delegates from the various com* munities. Short talks will also be made by Rabbis Monello of Youngstown, and Rabbi Copstein of Canton, Ohio.
Ivreeyoh Society Card Party Next Wednesday at Deshler
. Under the auspices of the Ivreeyoh So ciety a card party will fae held on Wed¬ nesday afternoon, Oct. 17th, at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel. Beautiful table prizes will be given.
If you have not as yet made your table reservations, do so by calling Mrs. Gold¬ berg, EV. 4322. A most enjoyable after¬ noon is promised for all those who. will be present.
By attending this party, you will be contributing to a most worthwhile cause —the Columbus Hebrew School. Don't forget the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 17th, at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel.
Agudath Achim Open Forum Committee to Meet Tuesday
The Agudath Achim Open Forum com¬ mittee will meet at the Agudath Achim Synagogue, Tuesday evening, October 16, at 7:00 p. m. to discuss plans for the following season. The meeting which was supposed to have been held for that purpose last Monday was postponed out of respect to the late Rev. Silverman, whose funeral took place on that day. All members of'the Agudath Achim Open Forum committee are requested to be present at the next meeting on Tuesday evening.
FAMILY OP N. FINKELSTEIN TO UNVEIL MEMORIAL
The children of the late Nathan Finkel¬ stein announce that the unveiling of his memorial will take place this Sunday, Oc¬ tober 14, at 2:30 p. m,, at the Agudath Achim Cemetery. They wiih to take this means of inciting all friends of the fam¬ ily to be present.
Leaders Jn Jewish Welfare Gather Here for Impor¬ tant Conference
Delegations from Many CitieEf to Dis¬ cuss    New    Social    Problems '   Conrrontin? Amer. Jewry
KABBI JONAH WISE. NEW YORK, WILL ADDRESS ORGANIZATION
Silverman
Tho tragic death of Uev. Simon D. Silverman, age 65, last Saturday night has deprived the Agudath Achim Congregation of a man of rare ability and talent* the Jewish community of a man of charm and distinction, and Orthodox Judaism in Columbus of an enthusiastic adherent to its cause. As a Chazan or Cantor, his reading of the service was far mpre than the ut¬ terance of words; in a rich baritone voice, or their phrasing, in harmoni¬ ous melody. Rev. Silverman "possessed a full understanding of the meaning of oiir Liturgy, and realized that in it lay enshrined the sorrows of the Jewish people, their triumphs and spiritual exaltation, and in his render¬ ing of the prayers he frequently poured out his very soul, interpretin^T the depth of their feeling in passion¬ ate song that whs vivid, and moving.
He was a man of culture and edu¬ cation, intelligent and well read. He was welcome in all circles on account of hiE( affability of demeanor, conver¬ sational ease and social charm. With these giifts he succeeded in making a large body of friends not only in Co lumbus but throughout Ohio, who ap¬ preciated him for his general sym¬ pathy, insight, kindness of heart, and polished manner. Rev:^ Silverman served his. God, synagogue and his community to the best of his ability, and Columbus and central Ohio Jewry will find it difficult to replace him.
Last Monday over two thousand peo¬ ple gathered at the Agudath Achim Con¬ gregation to pay their last tribute to Rev. Silverman. Representative members of every synagogue and Jewish organization of the city were present at the services in the home, the syisagogue, and at the grave side. Rabbi Mordecai Hirsch¬ sprung of the Agudath Achim, Rabbi Leopold Greenwald of the Beth Jacob, and Rabbi Nathan Zelizer of the East Broad St. Congregaton" and Edwin J. Schanfar¬ ber eulogized the deceased, and perhaps the greatest tribute was paid to him at the cemetery by his son-in-law. Rabbi Her¬ man Hailperin of the Tree qf Life Con¬ gregation of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rev. Silverman was associated with the Agudath Achim Congregation, corner Washington and Donaldson, for the past twenty-three years in the capacity of associate Cantor, reader of the Torah, Shochet and Mohel. He lived with his family at 600 South Eighteenth street. Born in Slonim, Russia, he came to the United States at the age of 13, and served congregations in Canada, Newburg, N, Y.. Meriden, Conn., Utica, N. Y., Tren¬ ton, N. J., and Boston, Mass.
Surviving Rev, Silverman are his wife, Mrs. Lena Silverman, four daughters, Miss Elizabeth Silverman, and Mrs, Louis Nachman both of fiOO S. 18th St., Mrs. Justin, Sillman, 664 Linwood Ave., and Mrs. Herman Hailperin of Pittsburgh; three sops, Abe Silverman, 700 Kossuth Street, Sam Silverman, Dayton, Ohio, Rabbi Morris Silverman of Hartford, Conn., and two brothers Rev. Jacob Sil¬ verman of Detroit, and Samuel Silver¬ man of Rochester, N. Y.
How can anti-Semitism best be fought? This is one of the major questions that will come up for discussion at a Regional Conference for the East Central States, to be held at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel thi'; Saturday and Sunday, under the aus¬ pices of the National Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
The sessions will be operi to all who are interested. Every important Jewish com¬ nninity in Ohio will be represented, and there will be delegations also.from Pitts¬ burgh, Detroit, Indianapolis and Louis¬ ville.
The first session, at 8:15 Saturday night, will be opened with an address of welcome by E; J. Schanfarber, President of the local Jewish Welfare Federation, who will preside. Rabbi Samuel Gup will pronounce the, invocation. Edward M. Baker, Cleveland,. chairman of the Program Committee will make an intro¬ ductory statement on the objectives of the Regional Conference. The meeting will then be turned over to Fred Lazarus, Jr., who will be chairman arid discussion leader.
The topic for discussion will, be .the question: "Are There Any Practical Means by Which We May Further At¬ tempt to Offset or. Minimize the Effects of Anti-Semitic Acts Emd Attitudes in the Social and Economic Life of American Jewry?"
The various phases of the main sub¬ ject and their discussers will be: "In Business and Industry," Henry Wineman, Detroit; "In the Professions," Fred M. Butzel, Detroit; "In Public Life," Max Hirsch, Cincinnati; "In the, Religious Field," Rabbi MaxC. Currfet, Erie, Pa.; "In Welfare Enterprise," Adolph Rosen- . berg, Cincinnati; "In Popular Education," Mrs. H. E. Ottenheimer, Louisville; "In the Labor Field," Abrahain Katovsky, Cleveland, vice president of the Interna¬ tional Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The Sunday morning meeting, starting at 9:30, will be given over to a series of round-table sessions. The subjects and discussers will be as follows: "Family and Child Welfare," Maurice J. Sievers, Cincinnati, chairman and discussion leader; Lee J. Ferbstein, Akron; Dr. A. S.. Jaeger, Indianapolis; Fred. Lazarus, Jr., Columbus; Marc J. Grossman, Cleve¬ land, and Oscar Berman, Cincinnati. "Health Problems," Miss Malvina Fried- riian, Cleveland, chairman and discussion leader; Dr. J. Louis Ransohoff, Cincin¬ nati; Dd. Benjamin Olch, Dayton; Jesse F. Hirschman, Detroit, and Dr. H. A. Jacobs, Indianapolis.
"Recreation and Education," Miss Rose Sugarman, Columbus, chairman and leader; Hyman Subrin, Akron; Dr. Jacob S. Golub, Cincinnati; Rabbi Barnet R. Brickner, Cleveland, and Samuel H. Thai, Dayton. ."New Methods and Programs for Fund Raising," Kurt Peiser, Detroit, chairman and leader; A. M. Luntz, Can¬ ton; S. Goldhamer, Cleveland; Raymond C. Adler, Dayton; Samuel Mueller, In¬ dianapolis; Charles Morris, Louisville, and Charles J. Rosenbloom, Pittsburgh. . "Problems of Smaller Communities," H. Joseph Hyman, Indianapolis, chairman and leader; Rahbi Charles B. Latz, Can¬ ton; Rabbi Louis Witt, Dayton; Rabbi Jerome Folkman Jackson; Harry Levin¬ son, Toledo, and Rabbi L E. Philo, Youngstown.. Each session will conclude with a general discussion.
William J. Shroder, Cincinnati, national President, will be chairman of a general luncheon meeting which will follow. The topic for discussion will be: "Factors Affecting Jewish Communal Interest and Activity, and Support oif Jewish Com- .munity Enterprise." Various phases of the question will be taken up by those taking part in the program, as follows: J. W. Steinhauser, Columbus; Julian H. Krolik, Detroit, and Richard S. Rauh] Pittsburgh, on "The Effect of Community Chest Affiliation on the Morale and Giv¬ ing Proclivities of the Jewish Com¬ munity"; Marc J. Grossman, aeveland, and Eugene Herzog, Pittsburgh,' on the "Effect of Public Subsidy of Welfare Work on Privately Administered Agen¬ cies"; Judge Maurice Bernon, Cleveland; E. J. Schanfarber, Columbus, and J. A. Goodman, Indianapolis, on "The Develop¬ ment of the Jewish Welfare Fund."
The program will come to a close with an address by Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, of New York, on "Common Grounds of In¬ terest Upon Which Jewish Community Groups May Coordinate Their Activities." The Conference will conclude with a (Continued on Page 2)
U^
•'M*"'y**ts!a-*