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VOL. 1
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918
No. 7
B'NAI B'RITH LODGE TO
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING
Large Attendance Is Requested
Hon, E. L, Taylor, chairman of the Committee on Fraternal Orders in the Thrift Stamp Drive, will address the B'nai B'rith Lodge at its regular meeting at Rieser's Hall, corner Main and
Third   streets,   Monday evening.
A strenuous effort is being made by the Lodge to enlist each one of its membership, consisting of over four hundred, in the Thrift Stamp drive. A number of the mem¬ bers are now limit sub scribers of thrift stamps, and it is expected that every,member will sub¬ scribe for some stamps. Practically all of' the officers of the Lodge are in military service. H. H, Felsman, President, Jeffrey Lazarus, Vice President, and Leo Yassenoff, past Secretary, are all now ac¬ tively engaged for Uncle Sam.
This big meeting is to be followed by another patriotic demonstration two weeks later at which time the service flag of- Zion Lodge will be dedicated.
This Thrift Stamp meeting has been arranged by the officers of Zion Lodge in co-operation with Rabbi Joseph Kornfeld, who is actively engaged in the Thrift Stamp Campaign.
CONFHIMATION SERVICES AT     "^ TEMPLE TffERETH ISRAEL
TELLS OF TRENCH LIFE
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Confirmation exercises will take place at -Temple Tifereth Israel, McAllister . and Parsons Avenues, on Friday morning. May 17th. Services will begin at ten o'clock.
Confirmation Services
Sh'vouth, Friday, May 17th,
10 A. M.
Entrance of Confirmants.
Hymn, "Father, Hear Thy Sup¬ pliant Children."
'i']f6cessioh~Arotind"Scroll ot the Law.
Bearer of the Scroll, Mr. Mor- witz Weiss.
Marshals—Mr. Max Polster, Mr. iSol. Roth.
Address of Welcome—Rabbi.
Opening Prayer — Abraham Katz.
The Decalogue,. "God's , Mani¬ festation on Sinai'/—Tessie Grossman.   •
1. Abraham Katz.
2. Mae Munster.
3. Harry Berman.
4. Marian Oflice.
5. Evelyn Freidenberg.
6. Abraham Katz.
7. Jerome Office.
. 8. Tessie Grossman.!
9. Edward Lustig.
10. Beatrice Snyder,
Crowning of the Torah.
1. Israel and the Love of Na¬ ture—Marian Office.
2. Salutation of the Torah— Conifirmants.        .
3. Crowning of the Torah—Ev¬ elyn Freidenberg, Jerome Of¬ fice.
Bearers of the Scrolls^—Mr. , Morris   Polster,    Mr.    Sam Weinfeld.
4. Flofai Offering — Evelyn Freidenberg.
5. Hymn, "Hail, All Hail." Prayer in, Unison by Confirm¬ ants.
Examination on Principles of Historic Judaism
Religion— God—Beatrice Snyder. Religion—Jerome Office. Dignity of Man—Evelyn Frei¬ denberg,
Israel—
Israel's History—Harry Ber¬ man.
Mission of Israel—Marian Of¬ fice.
American     Israel—^Abraham Katz.
The Wreath of Crowns—
Crown    of    Holiness — Mae Munster,
Crown    of   Wisdom—Tessie Grossman.
Crown of a Gpod'Name—Ev¬ elyn Freidenberg,
The Thirteen Creeds- God    the    Creator -r- Evelyn Freidenberg.
-Tessie Gross-
Unity of God man.
God,    the    Spirit—Abraham Katz.
The First and Last—Marian Office.
The   All   Powerful—Jerome Office. ,       .
The Prophets—Beatrice Sny¬ der. ' * Moses—Harry Berman. The    Law,   of    Moses—Mae, Munster.
"\e   Torah   Unchangeable— Edward Lustig. God's   Providence—^Abraham K-^tz.
Reward    and    pupishment— Harry Berman. The Messiah—Tessie   Gross¬ man. .
Resurrection   of the   Dead— Jerome Oflice.
Profession of, Faith—Rabbi and Confirmants.
Presentation of the Class— Rabbi.
Address—President of Temple Tifereth Israel—Mr: I. H. Schlezinger.
Award bf Diplomas-r-Mr.   I, -H, Schlezinger.
Award of Certiflcates of Honor to Pupils of. Schools of the Temple—Mr. Max Bayer.
Address to Parents on Confirm¬ ation—Rabbi David M. Sho¬ het.
Pastoral Blessings—Rabbi Sho¬ het.
Concluding Benediction.
Singing of "America"—Entire Assembly. The services will begin at 10
o'clock.    Doors will- be   closed
during the services, so all are re¬ quested to be prompt.
Local Lad, Wounded and Gassed in France, Anxious to Fight in Palestine.
George Yaco, Columbus lad who is here now on furlough be¬ cause of being wounded and gassed, told of his experiences in the trenches to audiences at the Fulton Street School and the M, C, Lilley Company.
Mr, Yaco gave a general out¬ line of trench life, and of life in London, He told of the sac¬ rifices that are being made in London, and compared them to the burdens that are considered great over here. Not only are the London women giving their sons and husbands to the cause, not only are they working at trades that were formerly car¬ ried on by men, not only are they suffering more stringent food privations than we ai*e, but in addition tb all this, they are con¬ tinually subjected to German .air raids.
He spoke . of the atrocities practiced upon the soldiers of the allied forces and upon inno¬ cent women and children in France. He told of the wanton mutilation of women and chil¬ dren and of finding one of his own sergeants crucified to a tree.
"All have to do their part,'^ he said, "no matter how littl^. The Red Cross and other organ¬ izations are doing their work well, but it is necessary for evr eryone to help."
In a later interview, Mr. Yaco praised the work of the Jewish people of England, saying that they see that every Jewish man in the hospitals is well looked after. He himself, while recup- tyratiiig' frorii'- Kfi'v^'tfunfe,-; "^'isUs presented often with cigarettes and other little luxuries that would be otherwise unobtain¬ able.
Through the influence of Lieut. Colonel S. G. Stanley Cohn of the King's Livm)ool Regiment, Mr. Yaco obt^ne(J, Passover leave and spent the holidays at his home. One of the:'leading men of Liverpool, Lieut. Colonel, Cohn, was at all times looking after the comfort of whatever Jewish men he came in contact with, and there were many Jewish boys, said Mr. Ya¬ co, who praised him as highly as Yaco did himself.
It is possible that Mr, Yaco may be assigned to the British Palestine Reginient, and while he. is in the city, he is recruiting for that battalion.
ZIONIST MASS MEETING
To Further Restoration Fund
> A large Zionist mass meeting has been called for Sunday eve¬ ning, May 12th, at the Agudas Achim Synagogue. The princi¬ pal speaker will be Prof. Nahum Slousch, of the University of Sourbonne, Paris. Dr. J, H, Kaplan of Cincinnati, will deliv¬ er an address, and Mr. B. Kahn, of Cleveland, Secretary of the Ohib State Zionist Organization, is also on the program.
This meeting has been called for the purpose of spreading propaganda for the Palestine Restoration Fund, and it is ex¬ pected 'that a large attendance will greet the speakers.
Rabbi S. Neches will preside over the meeting, Which is being callec^ under the auspices ot the Zionist Council of Columbus.
Mr. Ralph Cohan, son of Mr and Mrs. I. L. Cohan of East Main Street is now in the serv¬ ice of. the United States, being a member of the Special Pro- tography Service, located at Ko¬ dak Park, Rochester, N. Y.
One of the problems of Jewish life to which the Union of Amer¬ ican Hebrew Congregations ha& given much attention of recent years   is   that   of   delinquency among   Jews.     Much   care   is taken that those unfortunates, who do not fit into modern so¬ ciety shall not come to consider themselves as outcasts or lose entire touch with Jewish life. In accordance with this policy, it is' the custom of rabbis and inter¬ ested laymen, in the vicinity of whose district is situated some penal or corrective institution, to give especial attention to the Jewish inmates of these institu-r tions and to pay them regular visits.
' The Department of Synagog and School Extension, which su¬ perintends this activity, has recently received reports from Rabbis Harry K. -Jacobs of Trpn- ton, N. J.; Jerome Rosen of Spokane, Wash., and Moses J. S Abels of Altoona, Pa., regarding this work. Rabbi Jacobs reports that a Seder service was con¬ ducted for the thirty Jewish in¬ mates of the State Prison, Tren- ton,> N. J., ahd that matzoth were supplied them for the Pass¬ over week. Eight Jewish girls of the State Home for Girls at Trenton'attend services in the Temple regularly. Rabbi Jacobs also .visits the State Village for Epileptics at Skillman, N. J., and the School for the Deaf, Tren¬ ton, N. J.
Rabbi. Rosen recently visited the Washington State Peniten¬ tiary at Walla Walla. He found five Jewish inmates there and spent the entire, day with them. Tn'e We^i'i'itikfetil'jiitly^iu oi? llife depa'rature of Rabbi Rosen said it had been the- most glorious day in all their time at the pen¬ itentiary.. As the result of his visit Rabbi Rosen hopes to se¬ cure the parole or pardon, of several of the men, whose good ¦behdvior has warranted such treatment.
The Penn.sylvania State Re¬ formatory at Huntington, visit¬ ed by Rabbi Abels contains ten Jewish inmates, eight of whom' are newcomers. The remaining two, are soon to be discharged and Rabbi Abels is making ar¬ rangements whereby they mivy take up their life again, un¬ hampered by a prison record. He also reports that three Jewish boys who have been recently paroled, are now serving in the U. S. Army.
Activities of Bronx Congrega¬ tions Three special services and a theater party engaged the atten¬ tion during the month of April of the members of the Sinai Con¬ gregation of the Bronx, New York City, of which Dr. Max
Reichler is Rabbi.   The first an¬ niversary  of  America's  entry into the war was commemorated on Friday evening, April 5. The chief address was delivered by Sergt. W. J. R. Lessel who has seen   action   on   the   western front.   The Confirmation Class and the Sinai Boy Scouts B. S, A, participated in the service. On April 12th, Pythian Night, the Hon. Frank Moss, Dr. Jac¬ ques E, Ziper, Charles W, Endel, and Rabbi Max Reichler deliv¬ ered  brief  addresses,    Friday evening, April  26th, was  Ma¬ sonic Night and the chief ad¬ dress was given by Dr, S. Ray¬ mond Cohen, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. ' On Tuesday, April 23rd, the congregation gave a theater   party   at   the   Brohx Opera House, where George Ar liss is playing in "Hamilton."
THE AMERICAN JEWISH
COMMITTEE AND ZIONISM
Attitude On British Declaration
At a special meeting of the American    Jewish    Committee, the following statement relative to the attitude of the committee with respect to the recent declar¬ ation of the British Government favoring, the  establishment  in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people was adopted: The American Jewish   Com¬ mittee was organized primarily to obtain for the Jews in every part of the world civil and re¬ ligious rights, to protect them against unfavorable discrimina¬ tion,  and  to  secure  for them equality of economic, social and educational opportunity.   These will continue to be its objects.
The committee regards it as axiomatic that the Jews of the United States have here estab¬ lished a permanent home for themselves and their   children.
DR. J. H. KAPLAN
TO ADDRESS PEREZ
SOCIETY AT O. S. U.
The Perez Society has secured for Sunday afternoon. May 12th, [have acquired the rights and as-
Dr, Jacob H. Kaplan of Cincin¬ nati, as the speaker for an open meeting and lecture. Dr. Kap¬ lan will speak oh "The Jewish Student and the Community," and his subject should be of in¬ tense interest in a community like Columbus, having in our city the Ohio State University.
It is the hope of the society to have present a large number of members of the Jewish commu¬ nity. All are welcome to hear the address. The address will be given at three o'clock at Un¬ ion Hall, O. S. U.
GERMAN NON-JEWS
ORGANIZE  FOR
JEWISH  PALESTINE
A strong publicity campaign to further the interests of Jew¬ ish colonization in Palestine, is planned by a non-Jewish organ¬ ization which has just been formed in Germany. This or¬ ganization, whose governing board includes Professors Del- brueck and Ballod, former Am¬ bassador Raschdau, Reichstag Deputy Erzberger, the Catholic leader, and Scheidman, the lead¬ er of the majority Socialists, ad¬ vocate the recognition of Zion¬ ism "\yithin the frames of Ger¬ man Oriental policy" and the economic development of Pales¬ tine as a Turkish province wherein German cultural inter¬ ests may be furthered.
sumed the correlative duties of American citizenship and recog¬ nize their unqualified allegiance to this country, which they love and cherish, and of whose peo¬ ple they constitute an integral part.
This committee, however, is not unmindful that there are Jews everywhere who, nioved by traditional sentiment, yearn for a home in the Holy Land for the Jewish people. This hope, nur¬ tured for centuries, h^s our whole-hearted sympathy.'
We recognize, however, that but a part of the Jewish people would take up their domicile' in Palestine. The greater number iWill continue to live in the lands^
of whose citizenship they now. form a component part, where they enjoy the full civil and re¬ ligious   liberty,  and  where  as
loyal and patriotic citizens, they will maintain and develop the principles and institutions of Judaism.
When, therefore, the British government recently made  the declaration, now supported by the -French   government,   that "they, view with favor the estab- lishnient   in Palestine of a na¬ tional home for the Jewish peo¬ ple and will use their best en¬ deavors to facilitate the achieve¬ ment of this object," the an¬ nouncement was received by this committee with profound appre¬ ciation.   The conditions annexed to this declaration are regarded as of essential importance, stip¬ ulating as they do that "nothing shall be done which may preju¬ dice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish commu¬ nities in Palestine or the rights and political Status enjoyed by Jews  in  any  other   country." These    conditions    correspond fully with the general purposes for which this  committee  has striven and with the ideals of the Jews of America.
The opportunity will be wel¬ comed by this committee to aid in the realization of the British declaration, under such protect¬ orate or suzerainty "as the Peace Congress may determine, and, to that end, to co-operate with those who, attracted by .religious or historic associations, shall seek to establish in Palestine a centre for Judaism, for the stim¬ ulation of our faith, for the pur¬ suit and development of litera¬ ture, science and art in a Jewish enyiropnient and foj^the^rehab.-
ilitation of the land.
Mr. Louis Marshall, of New York City, presided at this meet¬ ing.
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NEXT MEETING ZION LODGE MONDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1918 Rieser's Hall, Main and Third Streets
Hon. E. L. Taylor Rabbi Jos. Kornfeld
"Thrift Stamps"
May 28th, 1918, Big Patriotic Demonstration Details Later
VICTORY OF ALLIES- SUPREME   NEED
OF  PALESTINE
Dr. Chaim Weitzman, head of the Jewish Administrative Com¬ mission, now in Palestine for the purpose of reconstructing the ravages of the war in the Holy Land and to lay the foundations for a Jewish National Home¬ land, has made it clear that vic¬ tory for General Allenby's army, and the liberation of the whole country is the supreme need. Everything else, he says, must bow befbre this imperative nec¬ essity.
"Tell the Jewish world that of all needs, Palestine's supreme need is victory and complete, definite liberation of the coun¬ try. All othfer wants must bow before this imperative necessity. Our program ,has the approval of the supreme authorities of the country, but for some time even reconstruction is only desirable so far as it does not interfere with the military tasks of the moment. This especially applies to politics. Those who expect immediate proclamation of spec¬ tacular political formulas, must realize that nothinjg is less com¬ patible with military efficiency than political excitement. The Commission will not allow any question to arise, on its side, which would be likely to distract public or official attention from the very thing that  matters—
military effort. Within these limits the field lies open before us.
."We are sure of the friendly help of the authorities and the devoted co-operation of Palestin¬ ian ilewry, that little host of daring pioneers whose work will some day earn the admiration of the whole, world. We have se¬ cured complete unanimity with them. If the rest of the Jewish people wi|l do their duty and assist our efforts with all their resources, w^ may be sure that at the dawn of peace a Palestine will be unveiled possessing a well-organized a n.d healthy frame-work for . colonization, armed with modern intelliectual, technical and financial appar¬ atus, and ready with scientific plans for the systematic develop¬ ment of the country for the good of the Jews and Arabs and crowned by the nucleus of the Hebrew University with friend¬ ly neighbors within, and pow¬ erful supporters without,"
The correspondent who sends this statePient stresses the pathos of the reception tendered to the Commission, when it ar¬ rived in Tel-Aviv, a suburb of Jaffa. "All, the Jews left in Jaffa, came to "this reception," say^ the correspondent, "but they could not even fill that small suburb. Hardly a quarter of the Jaffa community, as it waa in 1914, remains. Some are awaiting repatriation in Egypt, or have been deported behind the Turkish lines to Galilee, or are starving in Anatolia. But the. greater part of them have been buried—God knows where. Fortunately the agricultural colonies are in better shape, but Jerusalem has lost two-thirds of her Jewish inhabitants .through exile, typhus and starvation while awaiting delivery at the hands of General Allenby. Even the reconstruction of what ex¬ isted before will piresent diffi¬ culties no les» than the task of
laying the foundation for the National Home! All the joy and excitement of the day could not make one overlook the terrible aspect of the policy of depopula¬ tion which was pursued by* tho oppressors."
"The arrival of the Jewish Commission in Palestine was eagerly looked forward to by all of the Jewish colonies and com¬ munities in the liberated terri¬ tories. Never before have the Jews • in Palestine needed that sort of cohesion than can only be given by undisputed leadership. They have before them two enormous . tasks: One, recon¬ struction of what existed before the war.and the other, prepara¬ tory steps for the huge coloni¬ zation that will ensue when Pal¬ estine is free," says the corres¬ pondent of the Provisional Zion¬ ist Committee. "Outsiders can hardly realize what amount and variety of problems these tasks imply, especially the E|Qcbnd, which embraces all branches of state-craft from land survey, to language questions; from regu¬ lation of immigration to mend-, ing roads. Conscious of these tasks, Palestine Jewry has tried to organize itself more thor¬ oughly and solidly than ever be-' fore. They are unanimous in acceptance and loyal unreserved support of the supreme leader¬ ship of the Commission. Several Jewish colonies and the Jaffa community adopted, by large majorities, votes for women. Most of the work of unifying the diverse elements was accom¬ plished before the arrival of the Commission and new adminis¬ trative councils have been elect¬ ed in Jerusalem and Jaffa oh the broadest basis of I'epresenta- tion. The agricultural colonies held a special congress and nominated a joint administra¬ tive committee, and all of these bodies an dtheir constituencies joined in the reception at Tel Aviv.
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