Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1934-02-16

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VOLUME XVII—No. 7
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FEBRUARY x6, 1933
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Brotherhood To Entertain at
Temple Israel Supper on
Sunday Evening
The niid-wintcr Temple supper to be held tomorrow (Suiulay) evening, is under the joint auspices of the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood and tlie Brotherhood of the Bryden Road Temple. Supper, will he served i)romptly at 'ji'M p. in. in the dining hall of the Temidc, and only those who have made reservations .will be served first. The supper will he fol¬ lowed by an entertainment program on which the following will particiiKite: Violin selections, Sydney Pollack, ac¬ companied by Miss Rutli lilcaiiorc Stern; specialty. Dr. Morris Goldberg and Com- intepaiiy; Charlts Rassaud Partner, tap dancing; Morris and Swerdlow, direct from Broadway; oiie-act drama, Lewis Basch, Ralph Rosenthal, Samuel Shin¬ bach, Robert Wcilcr, Abe Weinfeld; the Show Boat Minstrels, Dr. S. D. Edelman,, iuterlcutor; Louis Rosenthal, Henry Patricoff, Mycr Hiiusnian, Ben Ncu¬ stadt, Herman Lieverman, Louis Madi¬ son, Louis M. Harris, David Neustadt, Leo Yas.scnolT, Leo Kcsseh Mrs. B. H.. Miller will be the accompanist. This' presentation is under the direction of Dr. Morris Goldberg. Master of ceremonies, Al H. Harmon.
The head waiters will include Messrs. Leonard Kohn,; I A. Glick, L. j; Good¬ man and Julius Steinhauser, They wlU be assisted by brotherhood members.
Supper arrangements arc under : the supervision of Mrs. Harry Freidenberg, with Mesdames C. Frosh, M. Stern and S. Jacobs, assisting her. Price 50c per plate.
Plans Nearing Completion Here For Big A* Z. A. Eastern District Tourna¬ ment to Begin Next Saturday Night
JEWISH DE MOLAYS ELECT
The -followiag--officers- were—elected: when the Hirsch Kobacker Chapter Order of DeMolay met last Tliursday evening: Jack Moss succeeding Sid^ ucy Wasserstrom as Master Councilor; Monroe Palestrant, Senior Councilor; Hyman Swolsky, Junior Councilor; David Bloom, Scribe; and Albert Rosen, Treasurer. Sixteen other olTicers are to be selected by the above men, and will be announced in the forthcoming issue of the Chronicle.
Mr. Alfred J, Kobacher, advisor of the organization, and Byron Goldsmith ad- drcs-sed the group. Initiation of a new class will be held next' Thursday eve¬ ning. The organization is open to all Jewisli youths between the. ages of 10 and 21.
Flans were nearing cotupletion this] week for the Eastern District tournament of A. Z. A., to begin next Saturday night,, Feb. 25th, and which will attract from 200 to ?10n out-of-town dc^lcgatcs and visi¬ tors.
It has lieen decided to open the tourna¬ ment dance, scheduled for next Saturday night, lo the ¦public. Accordingly, tickets have been placed on .sale aud may be ob¬ tained from any mcnibcr of .\, Z.:A. The dance will be semi-formal and .'itrictly a couple affair. Admission will bc^l.-^O per couple.
A. Z. A, has signed one of the best- known dance bands in the country for what promises to be the most elaborate affair ever staged by any organization, Jewish or otherwise, in the city.
The Original Cotton Pickers, N. B. C. Ijroadcaster.q and Victor recording artists, will play from 9 to 1 in the Hall of Mirror.^ at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel. The orchestra consists of'13 pieces, and will feature, in person, that inimitable drummer and buffoon—"Cuba" Austin. , The tournament bantiuct will be held at the Wiiidihg Hollow City Club Mon¬ day night, and will include a seven-course dinner. Although iliniited in luimbei', a few tickets are available to the public, at 73c each! Banquet details have been delegated to the Ivreeyoh Society, which will turn over' the proceeds to the Co¬ lumhus Hebrew School.
Sidney Kusworhi, prominent Dayton attorney and B'na!i B'rith, will be prin¬ cipal speaker at the banquet. ,, Other speakers include a list of civic notables, headed by Mayor Henry Worley. Attor¬ ney E. J. Schanfarber will be toastmaster. ""T^rXrAT'"wislies hereby' tb""coff<JCt' an erroneous impression created by a, state¬ ment published in last week's Chronicle. The story in question stated that Joe Penner, famous movie, stage and radio comedian, would attend the banquet Mon¬ day night. As far as now known, Mr. Penner will be present. :but only as a personal guest of the club and not as a commercial attraction.   -
Basketball eliminaljons will be run off on the South.High School floor Sunday morning and aftefnoon. Between 12 and 15 teams are expected to compete for the winner's trophy, the winner to he selected at the final matches scheduled for Mon¬ day afternooii at the Godman Guild floor,, A similar number of teams and indi¬
viduals arc expected to enter the debating and oratory competition, respectively.. Representing the Columbus chapter in tho deliating will bc'Harry S. Goldstein, Irwin Barkan, aud Samuel Topolosky. Topolosky will be the Columbus entry in the oratory contests. All debating and oratory competition will be held at the De-shler-Wallick Hotel.
Morris Garck, former Aleph Godol of the Columbus chapter and president of tlic Kciitucky-Tndiana-Ohio A, Z. A, Council, has called a special meeting of A. X. A. aUiiniii among visiting A. Z. A« to be held at the hotel. In addition, a meeting of all visiting advisors will be held under tlie-direction of David K, Goldsmith and Max Dworkin, advisors of the Columbus group.
Plays Prominent Part in
Opera, "The Jewess," Sunday
Eveninfif at K, of C. Hall
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Rn.hhi Nowak of Cleveland Will Address Zion Lodge
Ezras Noshim to Meet Sunday
At a special meeting of B'nai B'rith to be held Tuesday night, February 27th, final;^ in debat¬ ing and oratory competition will be staged, and trophies awarded to these and to the winning team in the basketball tourna¬ ment. The oratory winner will bo awarded, in addition to a trophy, round-trip railroad fare to the oratory finals at the in- temationai'A. Z. A. convention to be held at Washington in July,
At this nieeting Rabbi Abra¬ ham Nowak of. the Community Temple, Cleveland Heights, O., ¦ win be the-j^est-speaker-and , will have as his Bubjcct "George Washington."  .
Cooperation of the highest order is being extended to the Uocal A. Z. A. chapter by members of B'nai B'rith. In housing, transportation, and siimlry other details, the parent organization is offer¬ ing its most welcome assistance and co¬ operation.
Marking the coming tournament as a vivid milestone in the career of the Co¬ lumbus, chapter, the A. Z. A.-. Beacon, chapter publication, will be revived and a special tournament number published and distributed to members of the local club and to all visitors as they register.
AVUKAH TO MEET SUNDAY
The Ezras Noshim Society will hold its next regular meeting Sunday after¬ noon at 2 o'clock in the vestry room of the Agudath Achim Congregation, At their last meeting the following officers were installed: President, Mrs. A. Gold¬ berg; Vice Presidents, Mrs. B. Bender, Mrs. S. M. Erlen, Mrs. I. Caller; Treas¬ urer, Mrs. H. Sc,hiffman; Recording Sec¬ retary, Mrs. E, Goldwebber; Financial Secretary, Mrs. H. Shiff. The Board of Trustees include: Mesdames A. M. Kauf¬ man, L. Ozeroff, N. Cohen, P. Block, I. Garck, H, Center, P. Berman, C. Kramer, M. Eizman, I. Pier, M. Finkelstein, L Goldfarb, B. Lis.., S. Byalos, D, Fein¬ stein, I. Schwartz, M. Schectur, S. Levi, D. Geichman, L. Luper, H, Finkelstein, and Mrs. Wasserman.
The  date  for  the annual  picnic has been set for June 24th. '
Mifes Clara Neustadt will be guest siieaker' at the Avwkah meeting tomor¬ row (Sunday), February 18, at 8 o'clock at the Hillel Foundaton,9fl E. Eighteenth avenue. Si^ Levine, chairman of the cur¬ rent events committee,-has arranged for the Jewish Highlights of'the day, to be read at this meeting.
Announcements concerning the debate, scheduled for the early part of the spring quarter, with the Masada organization, will be made at this meeting. Edward Lcpon and Joseph lylien are in charge of the debate. ¦  .
The Seminar group, under the chair¬ manship of Harry Katz, held a meeting last evening (Friday) with Aaron Levitas as speaker.
Masada Symposium Feb. 23rd
On Fridiv cvetiiug, February 2yrd, the Masada Chapter of Columbus will give a symposium on "Zionism aud the Jew¬ ish Youth" at the Open Forum of the Agudath Acliim Synagogue. This will no doubt !>'_' very Interesting aud well worth while listening to, Members of tlie Ma¬ sada in charge of the symposium tre Max Zi.skiiid, Harold Zelko, Joseph Klein and Harry Kotz.
Mrs. Levinger Open Forum Speaker
Mrs. Elma E. Levinger will discuss thi; subject of "Jewish Life as Material For Fiction," at the nest meeting of the Tem¬ ple Forum, Monday, Feb'. I9th, 8 p, m., at the Bryden Road Temple. A current topic wil also be reviewed by one of the members.   Oiieti discussion will follow.
Sister hood Will Celebrate With Bingo Party Feb. 22
Wa-sliington's Birthday anniversary on Thursday evening, February 22nd, will be a double celebration for the members of the .Agudath Achim Sisterhood, their families and friends. A Bingo Party lias been arranged for that evening,, to take place in the banquet halls of the Syna¬ gogue. Tickets are being sold for 25c each, this ticket entitling the holder to ari enjoyable evening at Bingo.
Mr-s. J. Krakowitz is chairman of the committee making arrangements for tlhe party, and she has promised a delightful evening for all who attend. There will be a Bake Sale, with all sorts of cakes, goodies and home-baked delicacies for sale. Refreshments, including beer and sandwiches, will also be sold.
Don't forget the date—Thursday, Feb¬ ruary 22nd, at 8 p, ni., at the Congrega¬ tion Agudath.Achim. Admission, 25c for a whole evening at Bingo.
The Jewish Musical and Drainatic Club will present "The Jewess" Sunday, Feb. 18th,'at 8:15, iri the auditorium of the K. of C. Hall on South Sixth street. Every¬ thing is iu readiness—elaborate scenery and coiitumcs will play a big part in this spectacular Jewish drama. The cast is prepared to give their best performance, and those who have already set aside this date will have the opportunity-of seeing and hearing one of the most outstanding plays in the Jewish repci'toire of music and drama.
The cast incluiles Mrs. Solomon Grod¬ ner as "Rachel," or the Jewess; Mri Ru¬ dolf Schilling, Eliezer, father of Rachel; Mr. Julius Schneider, Prince Leopold, sweetheart of Rachel; Mr. Sam Fine.the Cardinal;-Miss Reva Zuravsky, Princess Yivdoka; Mr; Samuel Geichman, Rud- jario, officer of the Royal Palace; and Mr. |-Luigi Jon, loyal .friend of Eliezer. The chorus includes Sylvia Grodner, Rickie Garaway, Rivella Weiner, Gust Karas, Luigi Nuzzo, Eeii Grodner, Sara Zonkin, Reva Zuravsky, Sam Geichman, and Fan Goldberg. The orchestra will be com¬ posed of Misses Lillian Levine, Evelyn Levine, Rosalie Mellman, Joe Berman,, and members of the Columbus Musicians* j Union.. .
Those who do not have tickets foi "The Jewess", can still obtain them from members of the Pioneer Women's organi¬ zation, who are sponsoring this produc¬ tion, or at the box office.at the auditorium bn the night of the performance. The cQtrimunity is by novy well acquainted with the splendid work of this' organiza¬ tion, Iieaded by the capable Cantor Solo¬ mon Grodner, for their successful per¬ formances in the past.
Reserve tomorrow (Sunday) evening for "The Jewess or Spanish Inquisition," w|iich is well worth your seeing. Mrs. H. Friedland, president of the 'Women's Pioneer organization, wishes to inform the entire community that the money realized from this enterprise will be sent to Palestine for the relief of German Jewish refugees.
Dr. Tippett To Review Book
at Hadassah Meeting
Tuesday
The little theater of the Columbus Gal¬ lery of Fine Arts lias been selected for the meeting of the Columbus chapter of Hadassah, next Tuesday, for which Miss Rose Sugarman, program chaifman, has arranged aa elaborate aud interesting lirogram, to which all members and their friends arc urged to come,
Dr. Donald Tippett of the Bexley M. E. church will review H. G. WcUs' "The Shape of Things To Come," a timely and widely discussed book recently off the press.
Marguerite Heer Aiidrew.s will have charge of a program of Hebrew music to be given by the Stainbrook trio, com- IKjsed of Edwin Stainbrook, piano; Alma Horncman, violin and Lorctta Zettler, cello. This trio is heard Sunday nights at the Broad Lincoln hotel. They will play "Eili, Eili," by Fisher; and "Mosaic Melodies", compiled by Sanders.
Dorothea Crawford Weimer, soprano, acconipanied hy Mrs, Andrews, will sing Shepherd Song (Slur Haroch), Alman; "Berceuse'' (Old Hebrew Air) arranged '. by Louis Aubcrt; ''Chanukah Lights" by Zilberta, and "Rachim". (Mercy) by Maua-Zucca.
Reading, of the opening prayer, written for Iladassah by Mrs. Elma Erlich Lcv- iir^cr and adopted as the ofiicial prayer by several" Hadassah chapters, willbe led.by Mrs,  Allan Tarshish.
Rabbi Gup's Sermon, Feb. 23
Rabbi Samuel M. Gup, of Temple Israel, will speak on "The Jew Faces the Tomorrow," at the evening service on Friday, Feb. 2lJrd. The service will be in observance of Purim.
Sisterhood Purim Ball
Arrangements arc going forward rat>- idly /or the R. E. L. Purim Ball to be held at the Winding Hollow City Club oil Sunday, March 4tli. Mrs. S. Meis¬ ner, chairman of. the ways ami means conuiiittce, and hcr assistants, have en¬ gaged a fine orchestra for this event. General admission tickets, at $1.00 each, may be purchased from any niember of the committee or at the Temple office, y25 Bryden Road.
Jr. Hadassah Meets Sunday
Mrs. Karl Zeller will review "Marie Antoinette," by Arnold Zweig, at the regular meeting of the Columbus Unit of Junior Hadassah, Sunday, February 18, 3:('fl p, m,, at the Neil House. Hartley McClain, violinist, will give a musical program.
A bu.sines3 meeting will follow and will include a discussion and plans of the Sixth Annual Bazaar to be held May 2 at the Southern Hotel. Announcement of committees for the Bazaar will be made by Tessie Grossman and Tillie Berliner, chairmen.
Ahavas Sholem Sisterhood
The regular meeting of the Ahavas Sholem Sisterhood will be hekl Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18th, at '2 o'clock In the social hall of the Congregation, 458 S. Washington avenue. Mrs. L. Brodsky, the newly elecic<l President of the Sister¬ hood, will entertain the members with refresliments following the business ses¬ sion.
Joe Penner To Appear in Per¬ son at Elks^ Charity Fair
Joe Penner, one of the greatest radio and stage celebrities, whose wise-cracks aire   the   humoirous   by-words   pf   both grown-ups   and   kids   since  he   became famous'oir theair, ¦ wjir appcar^iii "fTei-^ri"'^ " for a full week, beginning i^ebruary 26, at the Elks* Charity World's Fair in the   ' Lodge Home and Memorial Hall.   And Joe will bring his equally famous duck with him for the enjoyment of all when . he plays in daily matinees at Memorial Hall, and again each evening in person in the Elks' Home Ballroom, which will be converted into a "Show Boat" for the;,, ; gala occ-lsion. '
Tbe Elks' Fairwill actually get under way on February 23, and Chas, C. Jones, manager of the show, has signed up a long list of freaks for the carnival mid- . way on the first floor of the honie as well. as clever acts for both the stage and floor shows in tlic "Sllo^V Boat."
Every available nook and corner of the home will be packed with some sort of entertainment which: has featured on many vaudeville circuits tliroughout the country. There will be fat men and wonien, midgets, fire eaters, knife throwers, famous dance bands and a lot of other entertainment for crowds at¬ tending the show-boat and carnival.
A complete program of acts has been arranged for afternoon matinees at Me¬ morial Hall, all built around the head- liner, Joe Penner, and the World's Fair committee have booked Hatch's Hofse and Pony Show, Miller's Illusion Act, the Dayna Dcre Chorus and specialty dancers, a monkey comedian and acrobat, together with the same dance orchestra which will play every evening in the Elks' Home,
Broad street -will take on a gala ap- . pearance during the Fair. Both sides of the street, from High to Sixth, will be decorated with buiithigs and life-sized paintings of various characters and acts in the show.
-Vlmssiou to both matinee and evening performances will be at nominal prices. Matinees, Memorial Hall for children, ITic; adults, 35c; Elks' Home at night, 'Mc.   Doors open at 7 p, m.
Rabbi Zelizer's Sermon
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer of the East Broad Street 'i'emple will preach on "In Our Moods of Loneliness," Friday eve¬ ning, Feb. 2ilrd, at 8 p. m. The public is cordially invited.
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