Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1935-04-05

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Volume XVII^No, 66
CpLUUMBUS, OHIO, APRIL 5, 1935
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Ily rillMEAS 3. UIKON
German Jews Are Detennincid
To Fight for Existence in
Reich, Wise Reports
TRUE STORY
Just to give you the low-dowii on what Jews arc and aren't out in Hollywood... There's one Hugh Herbert, of Scotch- Irisli decent, who has been famous as a Jewish dialect actor for a score of years ¦ . . Oh one occasion wheii hc was playing a serious Jewish role he even celebrated by . taking as  his  wife a good  Jewish daughter of a good Jewish Texas family —Kosc Epstein, was her tiame . ; . When plans were being made for the screening of Fannie  Hurst's'"Symphony  of  Six Million," Herbert applied forone of the Jewish   parts. ..   ,   .   But   the   producer " wouldn't Consider him . . . "We need a real Jew f6r this part," he declared "Only a Jew can do it well".. . . So the job was giveri to Gregor-y Ratoff, who was imported from New York, for the purpose . . . And not till the picture was finished did the producer discover that Ratoff is'no Jew, but a Russian Catholic. JOTTINGS A boiiquet of .poison ivy to the acting .Dean of Hunter College for suspending ¦ Beatrice Shapiro, a student, for no reason but that she.distributed anti-war literature . . '. With Europe sitting on a powder keg,: American .colleges should welcome anti-war literature . ,. , A whole poison ivy plant to. those Jewish editors who are . taking  the  rabbi   of, the  North  Shore Congregation'Israel, of. Glencoe, 111,, tq task for having invited Eyeliyn John St ,ljDe Strachey: to address his flock ; , 1 That Strachey; was arrested iii the syna¬ gogue on the'grounds, that he was subject to deportation is merely a coincidence, and in no way reflects, on Rabbi Shulman— : if anything, it is to his credit . . .Max Reinhardt is trying, to become ah Ameri¬ can citizen ... . It would be a nice-gesture if the Department of State waived some of the red tape aiid awarded him an'hon- - prary citizenship without delay .-. .Which reminds iis that Alexander Moissi, the European tragedian  who died  recently, was not a Jew, contrary to all information that may have been fed to yoii , , . ^t,is true, however/that;Moissi refused ta play in Germany because he openly opposed Hitler ...:,. As a inatter of fact, -he Wasi almost lynched twenty years ago, jn Ham- bqrg, when he declined to participate in , the war hysteria . . . Friedrich Wplf, the. German Jewish playwright now in this country, :decided, some years ago, that as ' he always spent money-as fast as he got , itthe best thing to.do would, be to get from his.publishers something that .would be permanent ... So he had the publisher build for him a palatial villa in Stuttgartj everything in the, house bein^ arranged according to his specifications . .,. And /now .Wolf is an exilfr—and his house has ;. become the headquarters of the local Nazi bigwigs . . .'  ,
THE STRONG SET Gur London correspondent advises us that Mr; Harry Pelta secured the i^itle of , "strongest man in Wales" . .. Pelta is a. young Jew, twenty-one years of age, and his forte is. weight-lifting-. . .-There is a rumor current that Steve Hamas, American heavyweight who was so con¬ clusively deffeated by Schmeling in .their • recent fight at Hamburg, was .rendered physically unfit a few days'before the fight by a Nad osteopath . . .Sammy Springer of Eimhurst, L, I., si?:.-foot-two strapping ygungster, made his debut as an amateur prizefighber a few nights ago, and won.his first tussle'in great style - . :. Sammy is the favorite nephew of Reuben Brainin, dean of Hebrew litterateurs, wlio never saw a prize fight in his life . . . ., Reports from baseball training camps are very . definite about Hank Greenberg's splendid condition, and predict that this Jewish boy wilt take the place of Babe Ruth as the premier slugger of the Arnefican League — Broadway is calling Mike Jacobs, who has leased both New York baseball parks for. outdoor boxing ; this season, the new Tex Riekard . :¦. Abe Goldstein, former bantamweight boxing champion, knocked out a two huiidred^^ pound Nazj bartender in a Yorkville bar , the other eve, as a, result of .an argument on the Jewish situation in Germany TOMORROW'S NEWS There is a tremendous scramble for the position,of thc chief rabbinate of Rome, vacated through the death of Dr. Sacer¬ doti . . . The leading candidate is Prof, David Prato, Chief .Rabbi'^^f Cairo . . . We warn editors against the Edmondson Economic Service of New York .. , This outfit is an outright. Jew-baiting orgahi-; zation which only recently infested the newspapers with a broadside Hating Presi¬ dent Roosevelt's closest co-workers under the caption of "America's Jewish radical masters" . . .Among' those listed are Donald R. Richberg, Raymond Moley, Secretary of tabor Frances Perkins, Sec¬ retary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Rex- ford G, Tugwell
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ANNOUNCE      OPENING
DATE OF CAMP
SCHONTHAL
NEW YORK.(WNS)—With primi¬ tive weapoiis and against terrific odda the Jews of Germany arc determined to fight for their existence in that country in the face, of real daily increasing difficulties which create thc feeling that conditions liad'changed for the worse so far as thc Jews are concerned, . Rabbi Jonah ' B., Wise told a conference of Jewish lead¬ ers at the home of Felix-M. 'Warburg on his return from a visit to Germany, France, Holland and England to obtain first-hand information regarding the present condition of European Jewry diie -to the'situation in Germany. Reporting that '11,000 Jewish refugees returned, to Germany during 1934 and many bf them Jiaye been arrested and put in concentra¬ tion camps. Rabbi Wise declared that last year the Jews of. Germany raised 13,000,000 marks by sell-taxation for their religious, educational and social vvelfare institutions and for thd emer¬ gency measui-es necessitated by the situ¬ ation that has developed - since 1933, ex¬ clusive of moneys they paid for actual membership: ini synagogues, lodge dues and related institutions. Rabbi Wise de¬ clared it is, vital to the German Jewish program that continuous. support from abroad be supplied; Planning and train¬ ing, .as .far as the Jewish youth is con¬ cerned, is for thosis who can migrate, he said, adding.that for years, to come there will be a graduating class of 7,000 young German Jews whose commence¬ ment 'will be a visa to leave the country. The only thing that, restrains thousands of Jews from leaving Germany is ' the, difficulty of; money transfer and the frightful experience of. emigrants, in out¬ side countries, Rabbi Wise reported, add-^ ing that the Jews of Germany need.our spiritual as well as physical aid for the next few" years. In response to Rabbi Wise's report and an address by Mr. Warburg,, describing . his recent flying visit to Palestine, the" conference took steps, to organize the New York; drive of tjie United Jewish Appeal's 193.5 cam¬ paign for ,$3,250,000 for- the relief of the -Jews of Germany, and -otjier Euro¬ pean countries and the settlement of Jews in Palestine.
Jr. T. I. Sisterhood Minstrel
Show and Daiice to Be
Held Sunday Evening
The ¦ Jr. T. I. Sisterhood has ; com¬ pleted all arrangiements for its Minstrel Show and Dance, which will take place this Sunday evening at the Broad St. Temple, 1354 E. Broad street. This af-: fair, ¦ scheduled to begin promptly at 8 o'clock, promises to be one.of the most unusual and outstanding events of the. season. '
. IWCiss Helen Gruber, who has been di¬ recting the ¦ show, announces . the com¬ plete cast; Ida Cunix, Interlocutor; Betty Uretzsky, Dorothy Kerstein; Dorothy Rappaport, Madeline 'Gruber, Marion, Young, Leah. Smuckler, Annette Katz, Mildred Gordon, Mardelle Parish, Dor¬ othy Davis,' Ethelyn Smith, .Miriam Berman, Betty Ruben, Eleanor Rosen¬ thal, Esther Winters and Helen Gruber.
Miss: Sara Polster, chairman of the dance, is being assisted by th^ following co-chairmen and their committees: Mrs. Johfi Gerston, tickets; May Rosen, re¬ freshments; Jessie WeisBlatt, check¬ room; May Rosen, publicity.
Several othier names have been added tb'the patron list which was announced in last week's issue ofthe Chronicle: Mr. .and Mrs. ¦ Ghas. Solomon, Mr. iand' Mrs/ H. M. Katz, Mr, and Mrs. Sam Shenker, Mr. -and Mrs, ^ Louis Schlezinger, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Silverberg, Mr. Sam Meiidlowitz, Mr. and Mrs. N. Wasser¬ strom^ Mr. and Mrs. Bi Borowitz, Mr. and Iif rs. Robert Schiff, Mir. and Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, Mrs, M. Brandt, Rabbi Nathan Zelizer, Mr. and Mrs. Al¬ bert Schiff.
A snappy well-known local orchestra has been engaged to furnish music fdr the dance..
Mrs., John iGerstoii, president of the organization,, is extending a cordial in¬ vitation to everyone. .Tickets for the af¬ fair may be secured at the door Sunday evening.
RABBI ZELIZER'S SERMON
Symposium and Reports of
Convention to Be Heard at
Sisterhood Meeting
Leon  J.  Goodman
Girls* season will extend from June 23rd to July ,26th, and boys' season from'July 28th to Aiigust 30th, is being officially annbunced by L, J. Goodman, Camp. Schonthal chairman. Boys and girls, are eligible from the age of six years and up.. The fees are- $50.00 for the full term; of ,^ach. season. For the greatest benefit to the camper it is sug¬ gested that reservations be made for the entire season, '.
Mr. Goodman also announces that Mr. and .Mrs. Irving A. Schiffman. have been secured to direct the' camp activities: for this year. Mf. Schiffman receivfed his Bachelor Science Degree from City Col¬ lege, of New York, his Master's. Degree from,Columbia University and is at pres¬ ent working on' his, Doctor's Degree. At the present, time he is employed as, a teacher in a Senior High School and,is a Director of Health Education- of the Bronx House in. New York City and is conducting a course in camping at City. College, New York, : He has been asso¬ ciated, with, private camps for the past seyen years and is-thoroughly familiar with every activityof canip life; includ¬ ing his Red Cross Examiner's License.
Mrs. Schiffmari, who will be,'Head Counselor during the girls' season, ser cured her Bachelor 'Degree from New, York University and her Master's De¬ gree from Columbia IJniversity. She has been associated with private camps for the past seven years. She was a teacher of Health Education in the New York. City High School in ,1932, Direc- ttor of Girls' Health Education in the Hebrew Educational Society in 1934, and.is highly qualified to perform her duties during the girls' season. She is at present. Director of the Girls'; Health Educatiori at the Broiix House, New York. ,Mr. and Mrs. Schiffman haye planned, a diversified and vijell rounded program based on the new progressive system of educatioii which will be .car¬ ried out in all camp, activities. .-Jiegistrations are being received daily from, former campers arid from many of their frieiids. Ganip Schonthat .expects to be filled to capacity long before camp opens. Yoh are urged to register your child immediately so that he may be able to take advantage of this splendid, oppor¬ tunity to strengthen his mind' and body and to develop his personality. Phone Miss Ann Goldberg, Registration Clerk, ADams 3329, for further particulars, or write Canip Schonthal, City Office, 555 E. Rich Street, Columbus, Ohio.
The opijortunity of American Jewish youth of totlay," will be the subject of the symposium which will follow the business meeting of the Rose, E. Lazarus Sisterhood on Tuesday, April 9, at, 2 p- m., at the Bryden Road • Temple.
Mrs. Allen Gundersheimer, president of the Sisterlioodj and Mrs, Samuel Giip, who attended the National Sisterhood convention at Washington, D. .C, March 22-20, will give reports on this important event; At this time also a report Will bo made by the nominating committee.
The following will take part in the symposium: Mr. Harry Kohn, LaW; Dr.. Sylvester J,. Goqdnian, Medicine; Mr/ Robert Schiff, Business;,Mrs. Elma Ehr¬ lich Levinger, Writing; and Mr. DaVid Splayer, a graduate of the Agriculture Department of Ohio State University, Agriculture, ,. /
All members are urged to bring a can or pound .b,f fopdstuffto be given to Jew¬ ish poor. A reminder is also timely with regard to the penny boxeS. which shall be collected at the May meeting. 'There^ will be refreshments, as usual, at the- close of the meeting.
Christian,    Jew   and    Moslem
Spokesmen Pay Tribute to .
Moses Maimonides
NEW YORK—Christian,, Jewish and Moslem spokesmen, paid tribute to Moses Maimonides, distinguished medieval Jew¬ ish philosopher, thc 800th anniversary of whose birth occurred on March 30th.
The celebration was held at the Con¬ gregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York City. Prof. William Adams Brown of tiie Union , Theological Seminairy. repre¬ sented the Christians, Dr., G., T. Khei^ ralla, president of the Moslem ^Mother¬ hood and Rabbi Israel Goldstcinof Cong. B'nai Jeshurun were the other, speakers.
The Octocentennial ,of the birth of Maimonides is being celebrated through¬ out April by the Jews ot the United States and other countries. The Gov¬ ernment of Spain, in which country Mai¬ monides was born, is inaugurating an official celebration.
Maimonides Celebration to Be
Held at Hillel Foundation
Sunday Evening
A symposium on Maimonides, the only, cejebration in Columbus of the octo-- Lcenteiinial of the birth of this great, Jew, will be held ¦ at the B'nai B;rith HiUel Foundation,;4)^..Sixteenth avenue, Sunday evening (tomorrow) .at , 7:30 p. m. under the auspices of the Founda¬ tion and in cooperation with ,the Uni¬ versity  philosophy  department.
Professor Joseph A'i Leighton of the O. S.. U. philosophy department will be chairman, a;id the speakers are: Dr; B. 'W...Abramson, ,"Maimonides, The Physician/' \ Rabbi-- Mordecai Hirsch¬ sprung, "Maimonides, The Jurist," and Rabbi Lee J. Levinger,. "Maimonides, The Philosopher."
Miss Carolyn ^cott to Give
Book Review For. Jr.
Hadassah
Annual Hadassah Children's
Show to Be Held Sunday
At Schonthal Center
A variety pirogram of music, dancing and impersonations Vill make up the:en- tertainment for the annual Hadassah children's shoW; which will take place Sunday afternoon at, 2 o'clock at the Schonthal, center under the auspices of the Infant Welfare comrnittee bf Hadas-r sah of which Mrs. Albert iSchiff is) ehair¬ nian. ',¦¦   . ¦   /¦¦'¦¦'¦¦.'¦,.¦.,.
The complete program is as foljpws: Toy Band of the Schorithal. pre-kiflder- garten, a clever, aggregate of , eight .in¬ struments under the direction of a; four- yeair-old- leader; Betty Wolsteiri,, tap- dance numbers ; Mary Alice Eull, Span¬ ish dance and tap dance; Dona Wallace, bunhy dance, eccentric dance; Lester Zipser, saxophone selections; a presenta- tioii'of colored slide films; "Heidi" and "Farm Hands" by the .Columbus Milk Council; Evelyn Levin, entertaining piaiio arrangement by .George Gershwin. of "Dizzy Fingers"; Harriet Rose' Lurie, impersonations and finally ensemble sing¬ ing of the group followed by a, surprise treat for the kiddies.  . ;  ,
Among' the 165 patrons not, previously ianriounccd are: Betty Greeiibcrg,.Robert Greenberg, Richard Greenberg, Richard Newstedter, Carol Anne Brillant, Aileen. Rosenblum, Susie Guggenheim, Arlene Taussig, Ruth. Ann Friedberg.      .
The Columbus' unit of .Jr., Hadassah will -sponsor another book review on Monday, April 8 at 8:00 p. m; at the Neil House, Miss- Carolyn Scott of South High School will rievicw, "My Shadow as I Pass," by Sybil, Bolitho,
The book reviews sponsored .by Jr, Hadassah,are, part: of the.Cultural Pro¬ gram of the organization. Miss.Ida C. Byalos is Cultural Chairrnan.
All Jr. Hadassah girls are urged to attend as. this will undoubtedly be one of the most interesting and enlightening programs of the year.
Rabbi Greienwald Announces Discourses on the Talniud
•Rabbi Leopold Greenwald of'the, Beth Jacob Congregation will deliver a Pilpul .(Halachic discourse) on a very schol¬ arly subject ^ in Talmud, on Saturday, Apriri3th (Shabbos Hagodpl), at 4:30 p.. m. ,¦':   : ¦
.All. those who attend the rabbi's weekly discourses in Talmud on Saturday after¬ noons, as well as^ others- interested in Talmudic learning, are cordialliy invited. ,. The rabbi wishes to announce that, be¬ ginning with Sunday,\,April 14th, he will be at his residence, 463,S, 18th St., to accbrnmodate those who wish.to sell,the Chometz (Michiras Chometz).
Local B'nai B'rith To Present
Pageant of Jewish Life
Monday Evening
What promises, to be one of the most interesting, inspirationaL arid educational programs ever held.in Columbus, will be staged Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the regular meetingof Zibn Lodge, B'nai B'rith in the Winding Hollow City Club on Parsons Ave. Immediately after the business session of the lodge, a pageant will be presented depicting "Four Char-; acters of Jevvish Life"—An old Russian Jew, a German Jewish refugee, an American Jew, and a-Palestinian Chalutz, (Pioneer), which will be portrayed'by William Robins.  .        .
The old Russian patriarch will tell of the hardships he experienced under the   ¦ Czars; how he was mistreated and as- , saulted—pogromnfed and tortured for no other reason but because he was a Jew; how, with the disappearance of, Czarism his human status, improved—^but his re¬ ligion was. destroyedr-withbut which life is meahihgless to him. ,   The   Jewish   refugee   frorri ..Germany wilt.relate hciw well he and his fellow- Jews loved and revered the fatherland; how  they were always  ready to bring every  possible-sacrifice  for ,its  welfare and  prosperity,  and how  with the ap¬ proach of Hitlerand his followers, they were relegated to the junk heap as in¬ ferior people of an i.iiferior race. . .The American Jew.finds nothing but . praise  for the great republic. .Ih which ' he lives. ' He points out, ndwever, that- it is.wise to take an exatnpIe,from the . plight o.f.the Jewish peopw in Germany! who  until  recently  alsoyfelt as  secure and contented as w^ ijr^^^America today* and lend our moral as weH as physical and financial  support to the movement of  establishing  a  Jewish hwneland in Palestine, where 'a- large. Jewish popula-,. tion may find refuge.^
The iPaleslinian is, all agog .over the activities now transpiring in the tfoly Land.and is proud,bf the.part he is play¬ ing in the fulfillment of Israel's _ two. thousand ye.ar old dream of returning to his ancient homeland again—and. amid orierital songs and: dances, the pageant comes to a close. .   ¦;
In  addition  to" William- Rbbing. .and JuUah Barnett; the, following will par¬ ticipate in this unique program of Zion Lodge:  . Miss , Reva Zuravsky,. soloist; , Miss. Lillian Levin, violinist;, Miss^Eve- : lyn Leviti, piatiist; and'the Young Judej( Club of Cplumbus,,the choral songs and;^ eiiserhble dancing.    ;' ..    '  .'
The meeting Monday, evening will be, open to all B'nai ¦. B'rith meihhcrs, their wives aiid friends.
O, S. U. Ayiikah Chapter To Open Sprihff Quarter Activities   .
The Ohio State University chapter pf Avukah. announces the opening of spring quarter activities ' with' a .series of semi¬ nars'on Palestine.. The first, talk w,ill be presented by Dr. Harry ICatz at Ham¬ ilton Hall, April 9, at .5:00 p. m.
April 12, will be the first regular meet¬ ing at the B'nai B'ritK Hillel Founda¬ tion. Principal speakers for the meetirig will be announced later.
GERMAN SCHOLARS ADDED TO HEBREW UNIVERSITY STAFF
Rabbi Nathan Zelizer will speak at The Broad St. Temple, Friday, April 12, at 8 p. m. on the theme—"The Sabbath and Conservative Judaism." Cantor Grodner and his choir will officiate. All are welcome.
Rabbi Hirschsprung's Sermon
Rabbi. Mordecai Hirschsprung of the
Agudath Achim Synagogue, will preach
on "'Greatness", at the Saturday, morn-
¦who are all one hun- ing service, April 13th; at 10 a, m. The
piiWic is invited, \
George Jessel Appiears Here
In Person for One Week
At Neth's Hartman
A new idea in theatrical entertainment is to be offered by George Jessel pre¬ senting his "Intimate Revue," which ap¬ pears at the Neth's Hartman' Theatre beginning today for a one.week's per- forhiance. According to the Iambus stage, screen and' radio comedian', who per¬ sonally appears with the company, the new offering sets a precedent for other' theatrical aggriegations to follow and his idea promises to make history in the theatre. '
The star calls it a "new deal in' enter¬ tainment," for. the unique idea offers a combination of an alt-star show with a first-run picture, "It Happened in N^w York," .to follow as an added feature. Gertrude Michael, Heather Angel, Lyle Talbot and Hugh O'Connell are starred in this screen production;
George Jessel, afltectionately kno'wn to his audiences as one bf America's smart¬ est Jewish comedians, in addition to be¬ ing an outstanding actor, is considered one of the finest after-dinner speakers in the country. As an entertainer he has (Continued on Page 6)
Dr. Judah L. Magnes, former Rabbi of Temple Emanu-el, New York (in cenier), Chanipellor of tho Hebrew UniversHy in Jerusalem, and six of fhe seventeen former German scholars who have been added to the staff of the Hebrew University,
Reading from leff to right, they are: Dr; M. Eli(ah Jereniky, of Berlin, toacher of Hebrew; Dr, Ernif Alex-r ander, formerly of Freiberg UnlveriUy, now lenior aiilil- ant In experimental phyiici and In charge of Ihe material! testing laboratory in the Einstein Institute of Phyilci; Dr. George Gotdhaber, formerly of the Berlin Inititvfe of Ra- diological Research, of the Department of Radiology, In- stituie of Physics; Dr, Judah L Magnes. the Chancellor;
Professor Dr. Ludwig Halberstadter, formerly of tfio Unl- yeriity of Berlin, proposed for the chair In radiology at the Hebrew University; Professor Noah Hiarry Torctyner. Ph.D. of Ihe Hochichule Fuer Die Wiisenschaft D*i Judentumi, Berlin, occupant of the Chaim Nachman Bialilc Chair of Hebrew Language at the Hebrew Univer¬ sity; Dr. Hani Lewy. of Berlin, Initructor In Uttn " Language and Literature. .-     •
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