Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1934-12-28

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, Volume XVII—No. 52
COIvUMBUS, OHIO, DICCICMnj'R 28, 1934
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Strictly Confidential
Tid-Bits From        Evcrrwher*
Or i-iiiNiEAB J. nmoN
New   B'liai   BVith   Officers
For 1935 Were Chosen
Thursday Evening
I. W. (iiirtlv uf Uiu law nrlii, Cr.'ihbc, flarck & Sillniiin, Citi/ciirpx-Hiu'lt HlflK-, was olcctciil 1 ires id CI It uf '/.'ion Lixlfjc No. ()2,  li'iiai  It'ritli, l;isl Tliitrsday evening,
at the Windinft  Hulluw City  Club, '^uc- ceediiiK Jack AVoUtcin, who occupietl lliib
True Story
^Midnight in the emergency ward of one (if'Afcw York's Jewish Iiospilals.. .Enter an accident case, as pretty a coniiKiund iractiire as yon could imagine.. .Patient demands private iloctor—as opposed to nitL-rne—and is asfiiKned a yoiinff Jcwisli Ixinesettcr, wlio tlicrcnjion is iiauled out of Ijcd to do liis .stnfT...13y morning pa¬ tient is resting eonifortahly, tcllinK doc¬ tor jiow much lie appreciates everything, Ihrting with good-looking nurse...In tlie aflcrnoon the doctor,-cuming to check Up on his i)atieiit, finds him among the miss¬ ing. . .Nurse reports tiiat patieii't suddenly demaiidc<l removal to anotlier hospital, in¬ sisted on amhulance .service'and got it ...Tfe gave 110 explanation, but did say that a me.ssage for the doctor was in n niatchbox . lying on the table.. Jiu.sincss of doctor opening niatclibo.v.. .Empty... Hut on the'l)ott(mi, in pencil, is scribbled r-you guessed it:   Hcil Hitler...
International Ncw-s l-Iiton   Sinclair,   California's  Epic  au¬ thor,   reveals   Ibat   he   had   Itis   troubles
with,  among   others,  a   prominent   coast
iJcmocrat who was utterly crmvinccd of
the   veracity   of   the   "Pt-otocols   of   tlie
Elders of Zion".. .Which reminds us that
the new year will bring a new book by j oITilc   with   unusual   ability
ITerrnun  JJernstcin,  editor  and diplomat, <luring the pa'^t >car.   Afr. Garck is al.so
who exposes the fraudulencc of the "Pro-  pre.-<ideiU of the Ohio State and Kentucky
tocols" and hopes thereby to put a crimp
in  their dis.semination.. .Hopeful  also  is
Prince Huberlus Lowenstcin, who is not
of  (he   faith  but  who  has  published,   in
England,   a   tome   optimistically   entitled
"After Hitler's Fair...In Italy theatrc-
gfjers are registering their dissatisfaction
with the Na/i brand of Fascism by giving
an   overwhelming   welcome   to   George
Arliss'    "House    of    Rothschild"... And
Eddie Cantor, of course, is panicking 'em
with   his   goo-goo   eyes...But   in   New
York a certain newly arrived Englishman
is being finger-pointed as an emissary of
London's Black' Shirt  Sir Oswald Mas- Icy, who apparently aims to start an anti- Semitic  Fascist  movement hereabouts.., Good-Will Dept. We   learn   that   the' American   Jewish
World   of   Minneapolis   numbers   among
its   subscribers   a   Nordic   Seventh   Day
Adventist who  reads  it rcligiou.sly each
week,  from cover  to cover, being con
vinced  that  since Jesus  was *a Jew  the
Jewish papers will have a scoop on his
second   coming...In   Cincinnati   the   Y,
.M. C. A. has a considerable number of
new memberships which Jews signed up
for and then gave over to Christian boys
who could not afford the, fee...In New
York and Philadelphia the Jahrzcit of the   Quaker   City's  Jules   Mastbaum   is
commemorated each year with an anni¬ versary mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, in recognition of the late theatre mag¬ nate's generous contributions to Catholic charities...The $1,000 Ginibel award to our First Lady as America's outstanding woman has become a gift of health to a youthful infantile ])aralysis victim, while ilrs. Mary Bok, who received a similar sum in the form of the Gimbel Philadel pliia award, is turning her check over to Philly's Federation...
Washington Flashes You have to liand it to Congressman Sol Bloom... He's already worrying about celebrating the •l-'iOth anniversary of the discovery of America, which fall in h)\2...Incidentally,' the Washington Post Oflice recently received a card ad¬ dressed to ' George Washington—and promptly forwarded it to Sol. ..Bernard M. Barucli, chairman of the committee whose job it is to make war profiteer- proof, wants it knowii that he is not a
, member of the American Liberty League ...The diplomatic coterie is preparing rousing welcome for Boris Skvirsky, Soviet charge d'afTaircs, returning from the U. S. S. R. together with Mme. Skvirsky, now fully recovered from her recent illness.. .!?;J,OOO.OOn,000 niore for the Home Owners Loan Corporation is the present aim of Pittsburgh's Congress¬ man Henry Ellcnbogen.. .The Slate De- partnient has discovered that the reason for the added einbonpoint currently en¬ joyed by Magda I^ipescu is that she is collecting commissiosis from American firms (loitig business in King Carol's ter¬ ritory.. .The War Department, remem¬ bering that Harry Licbesklnd of Water- bury, Conn., displayed extraordinary heroism in action in France in the sum¬ mer of !!MS, has awarded him nn oakleaf cluster for the Distinguished Service Cross...
Pot-Poiirri l^rosperity is with us again, indicate Gerard. (General Electric) Swope and Walter P. (Motors) Chrysler as they cast their eyes over lO-'M records and ad¬ vance orders for  I it; W. ..David  (RCA)
, Snrnoff he;«ls the men's division of the (Contmuedon paffc 2)'
1934'S NEW JEWISH FACTS
The Past Year's Newcomers to the Front Page ' Hy HEUNAUD POSTAL
/(; this sitn-cy of the Jewish J>i'rst>iiiili~ lies who cii!crtfc{l jyatn coiiilHii-ativc ob- sciirily to jiunc (I'uniiij (lie I'tist year. Mv. I'oxliil offers some novel ami liiitely nliscrviUwns o>i the dcvctofnweui of Je^v- ixh lemtcrshlp.—TUe Edltoy.
Wn»- Wasserstrom
D'nai B'rith Association, which is com¬ posed of twenty-three lodges within these two slates. The 'other olBcers elected Thursday are as 'follow"!: Vice Presi¬ dent, Sam Gurevitz; Treasurer, Joseph C. Goodman. , Warden, Abe Wolman, Secretary, Dr. R. A. Jaffee, and Jacob Myers, Trustee for 19.'J5-G-7.
The most heated contest in many years for the oilice of guardian of Zion Lodge resulted in the election of William Was¬ serstrom, local attorney. Mr. Wasser¬ strom has been an active member in the ranks of Zion Lodge for a number of years, and this was his first campaign for ofTice in the B'nai B'rith. When the announcement was made of his election, \\.x. Wasserstrom expressed his appreci¬ ation to those who made his election po.s- bible, and pledged his whole-hearted sup¬ port to the hicoming administration for a most .successful year. Frank Bayer and Allan Ta^shish opposed Mr. Wasser¬ strom. for this oiTicc.
The following delegates were elected to represent Zion Lodge at the Grand Lodge convention^ which is to be held in Intlianapolis in IfllJo: Jack B. Wol- stein, Robert Mcllman, Walter Katz, Harry Schwartz, Justin L. Sillmau, Dr Morris Goldberg ami Lou Rosenthal.
The formal installation of the new B'nai B'rith ofTicers will take place Mon¬ day evening, January 1-1. K. J. Schan- farber will install the officers. Louis Kranitz, president of District No. 2, B'nai B'rith, will be the. chief speaker of the occasion. Further details regarding this important event w'ill appear in the forth¬ coming issue of the Ohio Jewish CiiKON'ici.r-:.
/^NIC of the primary axioms of jour- . nalism is that names make news; the bigger the name, the bigger the news. It is, of course, not uncommon for men and women who are not so-called "big names" to make big news. Hrirdly a day passes witliout some hilhertd obscure per¬ son flashing into licadHiie prominence al- niosl on^rnighl by virtue of one cveiil, deed or Word, or series of tbcni. A great many of those momentarily catainilted to lame or notoriety are quickly forgotten as tlu'ir contribution to the news of the day becomes a newspaper clipping and is bur¬ ied away in newspaper morgues. A cct-- tain proportion of these, however, remain m.the glare of publicity, and hy' retain¬ ing their hold on puljlic interest become "great name^" in the sense of having impurtant news value. Any newspaper reader can list several do/cn people whose names were unkiioun in l!i;i:j, but whii through some happening in lil:l( beciime and remained front page figures. In view of the fact that IICU was studded with events of major import to the Jewish [icople, it would not be an Iss to have a glance at what the outgoing year Ikik yielded in the way of Jewish new¬ comers to the front page.
T OOKING back over the history of the i)ast 'year forces one to the con¬ clusion that while the color of the Jew¬ ish scene changed from a lowering gray to an ominous black, its dominating per¬ sonalities for the most part remained im- changed. During the past twelve months many new Jewish names made the head- I lines, but only a handful of them made a lasting impression. Not many new figures arose to challenge the prestige of the old names that have made Jewish and world history for a generation or more!! In virtually every walk of life the Jews who were recognized as "greats" in 1!W3 retained their magic in VX\{. Few of theiil were overshadowed by younger or more brilliant rivals. Generally speak¬ ing, Jewish history in lIKH was made by almost the same set of people that made it in io:i;i.
TN a year of unprecedented Jewish tragedy, it is surprising to find that no really dynamic and colorful'^ Jewish personality emerged as a leader of his people. Within the limited bounds of Jewish life itself there were no new Louis Marshalls. Thcodor Herzls, Weizmanns. Arlo.soroffs or Melchetts. In the broader fields of activity, ton, the old names con¬ tinued to hold sway. The following, how¬ ever, is the list of those Jews who by virtue of their achievements during lOHl have been recognizecl as the new Jewish faces uf liW-I:
Moses Sherlok: head of the political department of the Jewish Agency; Ne vilje Laski: |>rcsident of the , Board of Deputies of British Jews; David Croll: minister of labor and public welfare of the i'rovince of Ontario; Robert Moses: Republican candid'ate for governor of New -yr)rk and park conmiissioner of New York City; Henry Grcenberg:.star of the Detroit, baseball team; Max Baer: World's heavyweight champion; Sol Ro- .lenblatt: director of code compliaiict of llie NKA; Jacob Suritz; Soviet ambas¬ sador to C^crmany; Sol Stronck; chair¬ man of the e.xecutivc committee (tf the American Jewish Commjttee; William Citron : congressman-at-large from Con¬ necticut; Dr. Nahum Goldniann: chair¬ man {)f the executive committee for the world Jewisii congress; Afrs. Estelle M. StcmbLrger: executive director of World I'eaeeways, Inc.
CounciFs Birthday Party to be Held at City Club Friday
IJc stire and reserve Friday, January ¦1 for the I)irthday parly of the C. J. W. It will be celebrated by a luncheoti at the Winding Hollow City Club at Ili ::iO p. III., and will lie followed by a very interesting program. Because of the regu¬ lar Council meeting date falling on New Year's day, it has been changed to Fri¬ day.   ¦       ¦
Mrs. I'rank Glick is in charge of the luncheon and reservations may be madO by calling Iicr.
Mrs. Robert K. Levy will preside at the.business meeting. The hirtliday cake will be passed as is the usual custom.
Perhaps the outstanding addition to the ranks of Jewish leaders during 1!131 was the youthful Moses Shertok, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency F.Necutivc and the youngest mem¬ ber of that important body. Until his election to the E.xecutive, few outside of Palestine and the inner Ziuiiist circle knew of Shertok. Behind the scenes, however, he has lonor been a key figure. He was assistant to the late Dr. Chann Arlosoroff, whom he succeeded on the Executive, and a leading figure in Zion¬ ist political negotiations. During the past year ho revealed unusual diplomatic and
Dr. Wise Warns Clean Film Crusade   May   Become Anti-Semitic Movement
NEW YORK (WNS)—The present crusade against indecent films represents a danger to the Jewish people because the drive might turn on Jews lis repre¬ sentatives of the evils in the motion jiic- ture industry. Dr. Stephen S. Wise warned from the pulpit of the l-'rec Syna¬ gogue. Pointing out that seven of the eight large film companies are owned by Jewish groups, Dr. Wise endorsed ;.thc clean film crusade but expressed opposi- tiun to boycotts and censorship and as¬ serted that no religious group had- the right to impose upon others, its own standards of life and art.
Emphasizing that the morality, cani- pai[in was "already being used against us," Dr. Wise lauded the Catholic Church "for its leadership and its' understandinj; of the gravity of the problem that  wc
executive talents which were skilfullyi face," but added that he conUl nOt fol- cniploycd in dealing with the Palestine!'r)w the example of the Catholic clergy administration.   Government  approval  of' and  advise  his  congregation  wliirt   fdhis
the transfer of the Huleh land concession to Jewishownership and the grant of-the largest number of immigration certifi¬ cate;, in Zionist history are two of his better known achievements. He also played a decisive role in, the settlement of thousands of German Jewish refugees in Palestine. In Shertok, the Zionist movement and the Yishub have.found a real personality from whom much is ex¬ pected. Apart from Shertok, the Zion¬ ist movement, which has produced some of Jewry's most notable leaders, was sterile this past year so far as new and verile leadership was concerned. The veterans — Sokolow, Weizmann, Bro- detzky, Lipsky, Rothenbcrg, etc—main¬ tained their firm grip. New leaders were conspicuotis by their absence.
Neville Laski, the new and aggressive president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and Dr. Nahum Goldniann, chairman of the executive committee for the world Jewish congress, were almost the only other important newcomers to Jewish leadership. In his second te.rm as president of the Board of Deinities, La.ski revealed splendid qualities of cour¬ ageous and wise leadership. A younger man than any of his predecessors, he re- (Coiifiiiitcd oil Piific -()
Ivreeyoh Meeting Wednesday
The next regular meeting of the Iv- rteyoh Society will he held on Wednes day, Jan. 2n(l, at ¦-• P. M. at the Deshler- Wallick Hotel. Mrs, Solomon RivHn will give the opening prayer. Miss li^len Loscos will render piano selections, and Mrs. Ruth Frank Wolman will give rca<l- ings.
Society Meeting Sunday
The Taaras Hamischpocha Society will hold their regular meeting Sunday after¬ noon, at - :'tO o'clock, in the vestry room of the Aguttath Acluin Congregation. All members are urged to be jirescni as plans for-the coming supper will be diS: etisse'd. ; ..n";
Announce Program for Broad St. Temple IMusicale Jan. 13
Broad Street Temple's Musicale Com¬ mittee is happy to announce that the pro¬ gram for it.s musicale on January 13th, 8:;J0 P. M. at the Temple has been com¬ pleted. The feature'of the evening will he the rendition by the choir consisting of Mrs. Berliner, Mrs. Grodner, Mrs. B. Solomon, Miss Zweiz, Miss Grodner, Miss Znraysky, Miss Katz, Mrs. Joe Bornstein, Mr. Sam Fine, and Mr. Ju¬ lius Snider, of "Kol Nidre," in a style never before presentc<l. This number so sentimentally beautiful is in itself well worth your attendance.
There will also be pre.sentt;<l on this program voca( solos and instrumental solos of folk.and religious melodies. All will be accompanied by a full and com¬ plete orchestra. Musicale is all under the capable direction of Solomon Grod¬ ner.
Come to Hrgifd Street Temple the 1-Uh of January at 8 ^10, and enjoy a tlelight- ful evening.
Kabbi Ze]izcr*s Sermon
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will speak at ths East Broad St. Tem|>le on Friday eve¬ ning, Jan. 1th, at fi o'clock, on the theme, "New Year's Eve Celebrations and Their Consequences."    The public is invited.
Levlnger at A. Z. A. Convention
Rabbi Lee J. Leviiiger was in Akron,
Ohio, Thursday evening, where be was
the guest speaker at the .\. Z., A. con- yeiition baiiquel.
Jr.   Hadassah   Tea   To   Be Held at Neil House Jan. 13
Plans for the annual Donor Tea of the Columbus Unit of Junior Hadassah are well under way. This tea will be held on Sunday afternoon, January 1!(, at !l p. m., in \\\c, ball room of the Neil House. All those who attend will have a great treat in store for Ihem. An out¬ standing speaker for this qccasipn will be announced later.
Katherine Mellman, Bess Gurwin and Leah Thall are the chairmen of this Donor Tea and arc being assisted by a committee consisting of the following nicmbers of the organizations; Ida Caba- koiT, Inez Levinstein, Fayc Greenstein, Sadye Schalit, Lina Schneider and Ruth Steinman.
Resci^vations for this affair may be made with any of the chairmen or com¬ mittee above mentioned.
they should and shoukl not sec. Dr. Wise laid the "indecent" film trend in art to Jewish patronage of the- theatres, their inability to be alone and their "enslave-^ mcnt" to the theatre. "You Jews have got to free yourself froni the theatre," he declared. "If you Jews had filled your lives with something more worthwhile; you would not find yourselves in this po¬ sition. It is partly because your slogan is not 'Hear O Israel, the Lord Thy God', but 'What Shall We See To¬ night?' "
Dr. Sidney E. Goldstein, Rabbi Wise's associate, and one of the two Jewish members of the Interfaith Council cre¬ ated last summer to sponsor joint action against salacious entertainment, . joined Dr. Wise in denouncing film boycotts and in warning of the film crusade's peril to Jews. "Catholics and Protestants must now realize that upon them rests the re¬ sponsibility of preventing this campaign from becoming an anti-Semitic movement in America," he said. "Upon these groups the responsibility is heavy and it nnist be faced. They nnist help us, to keep the problem where it belongs—in the field of social ethics." Pointing out that most of the scenario writers and di¬ rectors, in the film industry are not Jew¬ ish, Rabbi Goldstein said, "We, the Jew¬ ish people, are not responsible for what 'some Jews do, but because some Jews are doing this it is up to us to help're¬ form the motion picture industry to cleanse us of dishonor and.disgrace."
Dr. Wise and Dr. Goldstein declared that neither. boycotts nor censorship would solve the problem, and recom¬ mended the establishment of a committee or commission to advise or control film production, thus correcting the evil at its source.
10,000 Tickets On Sale For
United Jubilee Eve^t At
Memorial Hall Jan. 23
A flood of ten thousand tickets for "The United Jubilee," the niammoth car¬ nival-bazaar for the benefit oV the Co- iuuibus Hebrew School, was let loose upon the city today willi Hirsch ICo- backer Chapter of DeMolay in charge of distribution.
With tickets available from the lieatls of practically every Jewish organization in tlie city and with special'committees ¦ combing the entire population, it is the purpose of the Council of Jewisli Youth Organizations, sponsors of "The United Jubilee," to see that no Jewish man, woman or' chiUI reinuins at home the night of .Wednesday, Jamiai-y i-*;!,' UKiJ, when the affair will be staged at Memo¬ rial Hall.   ¦
'i'he Council is Working with the proper persons to see that a uajiunally kiunvn orchestra supplies the dEuice music; the firm of J. W. Tlionii>soii and Co., expo¬ sition decorators, has taken over decora¬ tion of the hall, and erection of booths, «iid everything is beiifg done in ,thc big¬ gest antl fjest style known in order that tills affair will be the most stupendous ami most entertaining social Junction the Jewish groups of the city have ever pro¬ mulgated.     ,
With charity as the motive, with a ypUng, alert group in charge, with the senior groups pledged to cooperation and with the ardor and good will of tlie city's Jewry as the foundation upon which the Garganttiiui funfest will be based, there is no reason \yhy "The United Jubilee" ; should Uot come up to every, expectation which has been' fostered concerning it.
A floor plan of Memorial Hall-shows every jjart of the ten thousand square feet of its main floor already taken. The entire upper section of the balcony is to he turned over to the combined Youn'g Judea groups and. will be used as a.gi¬ gantic checkrqoni. in order to facihtate handling of the wraps of the great crowd which is expected.
"The United Jubilee" is for ' every member of tht; family and many conces¬ sions arc being especially plannetl for the children. Special tickets are avail¬ able for the kiddies and they can be pres¬ ent with.their parents until the clocks strike two, since the next clay is the last day of the mid-year school term. ¦ This affair will probably be the younger group's first taste of a truly "big city shebang" and much time is consequciUly being expended to, see that it is not disr appointed.
..Among the novel projects which'have been the outcome of an effort to make "The United Jubilee" more entertaining-' is a golfing green; where aniateur dc-. votees of the fairway can try, with niblick and putter, to overcome obstacles and hazards .erected for them by a well known local golfing group.
The combined devices of Monte Carlo and Tia Juana will contribute to the en-' joymcnt of the. followers of "the little ball" and' will be under the supervision of a certain large organization which already knows the rope.s (or wheels),
Your tickets arc on their way to you now and when yours arb purchased you will not only have done a "mitzvah" but at the same time will have taken out insurance guaranteeing you the best time you have ever had in your life!
Voliner Society Banquet
Sunday, January (i, is the date of the annual banquet of the Voliner Society which will take place in the banquet hall of the Broad St. Temple at fi :00 P. M. The members are requested not to make any engagements for that date and be present at that affair. An elaborate pro¬ gram has been arranged. Of course, it is free for all the members and their wives.
, Preceding the banquet the newly elected .officers of the Voliner Society will be formally installed in their officea.i
B*nai B'rith Accepts Jewish Congress Bid to Parley
Ladies Free Loan Society Din¬ ner Takes Place Sunday
All arrangements for the Ladies Free; Loan Society supper have been completed, and from all indications a large attendr ance is expected. The supper will take place this Sunday evening, December JiO, at (! o'clock in the banquet hall of the Agudath Achim synagogue, Washington ;md Donaldson, The guest speakers will be Rabbi Mordecai Hirschsprung, Rabbi Nathan Zelizer, and Attorney Harry Schwartz. Mr. Harry Beckman will act as toastmaster for the evening.'      ,   ,
Mrs. S; Mendehnalf and Mrs. M, Fink- clstein are chairinen of the tickets, and Mrs, S. Shecter is in charge of the ar- ranecnunts for the supper.
NEW YORK (WNS)—An invitation to a joint conference of representatives' of llic American Jewish Congress and the iVnai B'rith "to discuss possibilities of reaching a basis of cooperation in behalf of common Jewish, interests" has been accepted by Alfred M- Cohen, president of the B'nai B'rith. The Congress has invited the B'nai B'rith to set the date and  place  for the meeting.   In agreeing).
to name represehtatii'eg to the conference,] r^      •        i nx       •        r%t
Mr. Cohen made it clear tliat the B'nail Regional Meeting.Of
B'rith  "reserves  to  itself  the  right  not I Yoiing Judea
only to express its views within the con-;
fcrcnce upon such subjects as may; be] The Tri-State Regional e.\.ccutivc brought before it, but to decide whether! board of Young Judea will convene in it will accept or reject decisions made] Columbus Sunday, December III), at the by  the conference if not sanctioneci by  Deshlcr-Wallick  Hotel,   Delegates  from
I Cols,  to  Entertain  Tri-State
our representatives.
Cooperative Meeting
The cooperative meeting of the Rroatl St.  Temple  will be held  Monday eve¬ ning. Jan, T.tli, at 8 p. in., at the Temple.! Broad   St.  Temple. .\ very interesting and entertaining,prg-  show has also been arranged for the eve- gram is being arraiigfd. ". Ining,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis ami Ltniisville will be present at this con- fei-ence.
In honor of the delegates, the Young Judea Clubs of Columbus will entertain with a dance Sunday evening at the Ii)ast An excellent  floor