Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1925-09-25

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
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- No. 39
COLUMIJUS, OHIO, SKl'rKMiil':R 25, 1925
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Jews Of The World To Celebrate Yom Kippur Sept 27th]
(Sunday Evening)
Is Concluding Day of the Ten Penitential Days Which Be-    . gan  Last  Saturday, September 19
DAY OF ATONEMENT TRACES BACK TO OLD TEST.
Suiulay evening, September 27tli, com¬ mences for Jewish people all over the world the twenty-four hours of prayer ancl fasting called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. It is the concluding day of the ten penitential days which began last Saturday on the New Year These ten days arc set apart from al others in the year as a period of re¬ flection and soul examination.
A beautiful and solemn service is held in all synagogues that night throughout thc world. The music that evening] is striking and soul-stirring. The pulpit coverings are all in white to emphasize thc sacredness of tlie occasion and the, opening melody is the traditional Nidrc," which is known in all lands According to tradition, and long licved, this melody arose during the days of the Spanish Inquisition. In order to save their lives, Jews outwardly prac¬ ticed Christian rites and professed that religion, Every Yom Kippur Eve during I the hours of darkness, Jewish Christians or as these secret believers were called Maranos, annually pledged allegiance to the God of Israel.  •,
The Day of Atonement traces back to the Bible. Leviticus XXIII "On the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement, a holy convocatidn shall it be unto you, and yc shall fast: and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto thc Lord, And no manner of work shall yc do on this same day for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God." (27, 28) From Bible days to the present, wherever the Jew hasl lived, this solemn day has been most rigidly observed by twenty-four hours of fasting and" withdra\|Ving from all active commercial enterprises.
The follp^ying , morning" services. be- gin early and continue until sundown without interruption. Frequently, a spe¬ cial service is held around noontime for the children. Strangely enough, despite! the fetling of awe and sanctity which clothes Yom Kippur in our day, there are Bible verses which indicate that originally it was an occasion of joy | and gladness, when the young men ai young women freely gathered for Fall celebration. All evidences of social enjoyment have been dropped, and today thc Jewish people in every, part of the imiverse consider this Day of Atonement as an occasion of "At-one-ment" with their God. The service concludes at sun¬ down with the blowing of the Shofar, or ram's horn, after which the people re¬ turn to their homes and their, several occupations.
W. A. Hersch Commends Work of Hebrew School
Following- is a letter to the campaign directors of the local Hebrew Schoo from Mr. W. A. Hersch, President ol the  United  Woolen   Mills:
Sept.  2:1,   192.J. Gentlciticn;
iiiMHniliar with the fine work bcinf,
)(ffon  at your  institution  on  East
Rich   Street.     I   sincerely   believe   tha
ire producing upright, conscicnf young   Jews   and   Jewesses.     In   your forthcoming   drive   to   raise   funds tho  coming  year,   eve,ry  loyal   sot
faith   should   respond   generously rewith  enclose  my  check  and  my best wishes for a most successful cat paign.
Cordially and sincerely yours, (Signed)    W. A. Hersch.
Leaders of Local Community Endorse Big
Talmud Torah Drive For $12,000
Three-Day Drive Starts Wednesday morning, September 30—-All
Orthodox Congregations United in the Campaign <— Importance
of Hebrew School's Work in This City  Is Stressed —
Money Raised Will Defray Expenses for Coming Year
TWENTY TEAMS ARE ORGANIZED TO CANVASS
EVERY ELEMENT IN ENTIRE JEWISH COMMUNITY
All the orthodox icoiigregations of I briiiiT what they have which is good Columbus have united to carry on the witli tin in, and never cease to chcrisl big $12,000 drive in this city on behalf lit. No person who is false to his owi of the Columbus Talmud Torah. Twenty I nationality can be true to America. * *   teams have been organized to "put j Teach the ancient landmarks to thc youth across" this project which comtnences of the Jewish race. Let them' learn | Wednesday morning, September SlOth, to venerate freedom by coming and ends Friday evenitig.    The decision  a knowledge of thc truth!    That Icarn-I
Mrs. Louis Levin Is
Re-elected President of The T. L Sisterhood
At  the  first  meeting  of   the   season] held l>y the Sisterhood of the Tiferefti Israel   Congregation   Monday   evening September   21,   the   following   officers were elected:   Mrs. Louis Levin, presi¬ dent; Mrs. J. L. Feimer, vice-president Mrs.'Sig Welber, Recording Secretary Mrs. WiirWelber, Treasurer.   The first| affair of the season planned by the Sis¬ terhood will be in the form of a "supper I and dance" on Simchas Torah, Sunday evening,   October   11.    Further   details regarding this affair will be publish^d^ in forthcoming issues of the Chkonicle y
The meeting was unusually well-at tended. , Especially interesting was the address of Rabbi Joel Geffen on "Thcl Significance and,Importance of a Templel Sisterhood."
Work of Ort in Russia Will Be Legalized, Report
NEW YORK.—The activities of the
rt in Russia will be fully legalized, it expected, according to cable advices
ccived by the Ort Reconstruction Fund New York. Negotiations carried on by the Ettropcan Ort, thc Russian Ort and Komzct, thc governmental depart¬ ment for settling Jews on the land, are approaching a solution, the cable says These advices came from the Centr-il Board of the European Ort through Dr Singolowsky and A. Weinstein, the mandatory delegate of the Central Board the Ukraine.
The most recent dispatch from Dele¬ gate Weinstein, a telegram from Odessa the Berlin office of thc Ort, advises] m agreement reached with the Komzet confirming his mandate as a delegate of European Ort to conduct Ort activi¬ ties in the Ukraine, and investing him with veto power in the expenditure of the ] various sums of money allotted to the] Russian work by thc European Organiza¬ tion.
• During the present building season the Ort has been able to begin 80 settlers' houses with the help of the J. D. €.. The Ort has 20,500 rubles available for this purpose, and the J. D C. has assigned additional 40,000 rubles Due to the fact that the sum from thc J. D. C. could not be paid until October the Ort assigned a further sum of 4,000 rubles, thus avoiding, for thc present the danger of a shelterless winter for a large number of colonists.
American Reconstruction Fund office is advised of the fact that the $50,000, which have recently been as- feigned • to this rtigion will be spent with the least possible delay. All ar¬ rangements for the visit of Dr. Mosko¬ witz to Russia have been made and Dr Moskowitz leaves Berlin on the 16th of September 'for Moscow and for the] Ukraitic, where he will personally give his attention to the distribution of the fund, and make a thorough research of the needs in that region.
The European office further advises thcl Atnerican fund of its intention to effect] a thorough working agreement with the Soviet Governtnent, and, in order to effect this, plans to establish a branch of thc Reconstruction Fund in Russia with a capital- of $250,000 to be paid during the next three years. The plan! also includes subsidies for technical | schools and agronomical institutions ol $6,000 tnonthly. It is felt that thc ar¬ rival of Dr. Moskowitz in Russia wil strengthen the position of the Ort, establish greater assurance of continuec activities by the Ort. A great deal de¬ pends, however, according to Dr. Singo¬ lowsky, upon the ability of the Ort of America and Europe to continue ply the working committee in Russia with  funds for their special tasks.
lo  begin  this   intensive  campaign   was I reached at an enthusiastic meeting held]
thc Taltnud Torah last Tuesday eve¬ ning. It was the consensus of opinion] of all present that the work must be¬ gin at once. Every Jew in the ' city I .will be approached and given an oppor¬ tunity to do his bit towards the pro¬ motion ot the best interests of a most sacred institution.
Stress duriu'' the coming week wil be layed on the fact that the future of Judaism in America is bound up with education of our children in those things which will distinguish them from the young people of other denominations and! faiths. The Columbus Talmud Toral ] is assisting mightily in rearing a genera¬ tion of Jews who are familiar with thej faith of Israel, its religious precepts its history, its traditions, and its ideals It is imbuing our boys and girls, who] attend its classes, with a love atid tion for the priceless heritage bequeathed j to us by our illustrious ancestors, convincing thetn that their racial origin] and their spiritual heritage is some¬ thing of which to be proud.
That every reader of this periodical should consider it a privilege to con¬ tribute towards the successful consumma- if the forthcoming drive, would' be putting it mildly.indeed unshirkable obligation — a duty. The Chronicle, which has sympathized with and supported the Talmud Torah from
very  inception,   urges   everyone respond  wholeheartedly  to  thc appeals] of this institution.
We do not'ktiow of any plausibe reason! why the splendid work being done at 5-58 East Rith Street should not bt encouraged by every sincere Israelite Orthodox or Reform, Russian or Ger¬ man, Zionist or non-Zionist. Our es¬ teemed Chief Executive, President Cool¬ idge,  recently  declared:
'One of the dangers of America is that those who come here will break with their past.
'People need something to which they
1   tic'   * * There   is   room   in   this
country   for everything  that   is  good *
Those who come to our shores must
Sabbath and Yom
Kippur Services at Tifereth Israel Cong.
Habbi Joel Geffen will preach on thc subject —"The , Iinprovability of Character" at the services this Friday] evening, September 25, at 8:00 P. M This important Sabbath is. knpwn as] "iShabbos Shuvah," the Sabbath of Peni¬ tence, and all the Jewish members of this community are cordially invited to take part in these services.
Yom Kippur services will commence | with Kol Nidre, Sunday night, 6:30 P M.   Sjjecial Sermon.
Sunday Morning, September 27 atl 10.00-o'clock—Mjemorial Services a| Jewish Cemetery—An Address.
Monday Morning. September 28 — Services at 8:00—Sermpn and Memo | rial Services.
Memorials Established for The Late Robert Goldberg!
I Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Kobackcr, 44 I Woodland Avenue, established a per petual memorial at Brant Lake Camp N. Y., for the late Robert Goldberg, son I of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Goldberg, 1317j E. Broad Street, for nobility of character The memorial is in the form of a silver cup and was won this year by a Jewish boy from New York City.
Another memorial was given by Ben¬ jamin Van Veer of New York City, who was tent-master of the tent of which! Robert was a member. Among the boys who were Robert's tent-mates are: Wal¬ ter Freiberg III and John Strauss of Cin¬ cinnati and Stanley Newhouse of Kan¬ sas City.
SAVE USED CLOTHING FOR
HADASSAH RUMMAGE SALEJ
The Columbus Chapter Hadassah i scfnding out an urgent call for clothing and other things which can be sold at] the rummage sale which they will spon¬ sor the latter part of October.
ul wisdom which has been tainin'^ influence to thc Jewish race through all the centuries, must be pre¬ served for the benefit of all mankind The youth of your people can associate themselves for no more patriotic pur- Louis 'Marshall, thc man who stands out preeminently among the big Jews of this land, in a public address thc other day asserted himself as follows iVe must cstabli.sli and support religi- schools in such number as to accom¬ modate every Jewish child whose parents I desire that it shall be given a thorough training in the principles, history, tradi- tions and literature of our people.
"Wc nnist supply them with suitable textl)ooks, properly etjuip them, trail an abundance of competent and en¬ thusiastic teachers, and make them ir every way attractive.
It is needless for me to say that these schools are not to take the place public schools. Our children must be I educated secularly side by side with thi. children of other faiths. All must be made to appreciate that Americans con¬ stitute a single civic and political unit
"We must establish and support for] thnse who desire them, Talmud Torahs] conducted on the most modern peda go^ic methods on a strict basis of ortho-
"*   * .\\^g must' be prepared to en¬ courage Jewish scholarship and to foster Jewish learning. * * * We can no longer] ..ifford to remain indifferent to this su¬ preme issue. No Jew who reflects intel¬ ligently dare remain indifferent or with¬ hold his , ungrudging support. *
"The antidote of anti-Jewish spirit is more Judaism.
Among the leading local Jews who have endorsed the drive are Mr. Joseph Schonthal, Edwin J. Schanfarber, Hirsch] Kobacker, Rabbi Jacob Tarshish, A. J Kobackcr, Rabbi Dr. Isaac Werne, Rabb Leopold Greenwald, A. Goldberg, Joseph Solove, Jacob Sdiottenstein, J. W. Zilber¬ man, C. H. Furman, Louis Mendel, Leon] Nason, Morris Polster, and N. Finkel
H. Kobacker Commends
Work of Talmud Torah
a letter to thc editor of thc Ohio Jkwnu CiiKONicM-, Mr. Hirsch Ko-j acker praises thc achievements of the] Columbus Talmud Torah in these words
Sept.  2.'!,  1!^i•^ ;<litor,  Ohio Jkwisii   CnHo.vict.i!,
Columbus,   Ohio. Dear Sir:—
May I take this means of exprcssint,! publicly my high regard for thc past achievements of our Taltnud Torah and] of my implicit faith and confidence in its future ? I know of no greater "Mitz- wali" thatt thc support and encourage¬ ment t)f this citadel of Jewish lore and trailition. It is my fond hope that thc] campaign, which begins next week, wil iltiniate in a complete triumph. With tiany thanks for your, courtesy, I am. Sincerely yours, (Signed)    H. Kobacker.
Tifereth Israel Building Fund Activities
Halloween Dance
On   Sunday   evening,   November   1st,
Halloween dance and card party wil be sponsored by Mrs. J. K. Bornsteii and   Mrs. • M.   Bogatin   at   the   Temple
uilding, 1354 E. Broad Street.
Prizes will be given to the best drcssec ] as well as ,the funniest costumed men and women.
Excellent music has been arranged] for the evening and refreshments will) be served. Admission only 50 cents Reserve  this evening  for a  real good]
AU those holding tnoney for the Build¬ ing Fund are urged to send same promptly to Mrs. Morris Polster, 2448 Sherwood Road, Bexley, who will also be glad to suggest ways and means of ra ing quotas to those who have not yet filled theirs.
Beth Jacob Congregation
LEOPOLD GREENWALD, Rabbi
Saturday September 26. (ShabbeaJ Tshuvah). Sermon at 10:00 A. M.— Subject; "Concerning Shabbes Tshuvah.'
Saturday afternoon September 26— i:00 P. M. — Discussion of the Sedrah,
Sunday September 27 — 6:00 P. M, 'Kol Nidre'
Monday September 28 — Yom Kip¬ pur—Memorial Services at 10.00 A. M
Daily  study circle  at G;30  P. M. Tractate  "Sabbath."
Big Card Party to be Given By Ivreeyoh October 7th
Those desiring to attend a mos lightful evening card party are urged] to get tickets from any Ivreeyoh mem¬ ber for the big affair which will bei given Wednesday evening, October 7th ] on the New Southern Hotel roof gar¬ den.
Games of all kinds will be played] and a prize has been arranged for each] table.    Men are also invited to attend
Congregation Agudath Achim]
DR. ISAAC WERNE, Rabbi
Saturday, September 26th at A. M. —Subject: "The Jewish Con¬ ception of Penitence." At 3:30 P. M. the Rabbi will deliver a pilpulic discus¬ sion on aHalachic subject pertaining j to the Day of Atonement.      ' ]
Sunday at 6:30 P. M. —Kol Nidre Service—Subject: "Righteousness, thc Consummation - of  Prayer."
Monday morning the Rabbi vrill speak before the Memorial Service—] Subject:   "The fecal Atonement."
Cantor J. C. Zanitsky, asisted by an able choir, will oiHciate.
Council Launches Big
Naturalization Drive j
NEW YORK CITY.—A nation-wide campaign to encourage' naturalization among the foreign-born has been a tionnced by Miss Fiorina Lasker of Ni York City, Chairman of the Department] of Immigrant Aid, of 'the National Coun¬ cil of Jewish Women'. This campaign will cArry into effect the plans announced by the Council's Department of Immi¬ grant Aid at its Eastern Regional Con¬ ference at New York City, last Spring Miss Lasker, -in her call to the 226 Sections of the National Council of Jew¬ ish Women, emphasizes the following facts to indicate the great need for : drive to Stimulate the foreign-born h their aspirations to become citizens:
~' new quota' law provides for the admission, irrespective of quota, oi and children under 16 of Amer- ens, and preference within the quota is given to parents and children between 'the ages of 18 and 21, of such citizens.
The proposal has been made ir certain quarters to base future immigra¬ tion quotas on the percentage of na¬ tionals in this country, who have become citizens.
Legislation requiring the registra of aliens is' being agitated, and wil doubtless be proposed during 'the next session of Congress.
In many states, only widows ol ens are eligible for widow's pcn- s, workmen's compensation, licenses peddling, or even public jobs. 3 aid Council Sections in this natural¬ ization movement, thc Council's Depart¬ ment of Immigrant Aid has publishec a special pamphlet on "Sugges Stimulating Naturalization Among the] Foreign Born." It outlines a compre¬ hensive plan for effective and successfu work. It provides for the organization of a local Joint Council or 'Committee to be composed of -all local organizations that are social, civic or philanthropic in character. The need for the citizenship] drives is to be presented before this Joint Council and the cooperation o; its constituent units is to be invited for a thorough program.
This program is to include thc estab¬ lishment of English classes for the for¬ eign born, under arrangements that wil secure the" greatest results. The effort] will be made to provide both evening and day classes in the public school! and under the auspices of private socia agencies, and also home classes for mothers. Various methods will also he utilized to compile a local list oi non-citizens  and  non-English  speaking]
Bureaus of Advice on Naturalization Problems, or Naturalization Aid Bu¬ reaus will be organized in many of the cities, to assist the foreign-borri ing thc conditions of citizenship and in following tlie proper procedun
The American Jewish Congress To Meet In Philadelphia, Oct. 25
Noted European Leaders to De¬ liver Addresses — American Jewry to Be Represented
VARIETY OF PROBLEMS
TO BE DEALT WITH
NEW   YORK.—The   fifth   American Jewish   Congress   will   meet   in   Phila¬ delphia on  October 25th and 2fith,  ac¬ cording to a decision reached by the Ad- miiiiiitrative Committee of the Congress, under the chairmanship of Dr.  Stet>hen Wise.     Thc   representatives   which shortly be summoned to attend the forthcoming Congress had been elected 1923 Ijy popular vote and are the same 1 attended thc V.)& session of the Con-.
Several proininent leaders of European Jewry, whose names will be announced later, will address the Congress on vari- phascs of Jewish conditions abroad. American Jewry will be j'reprcsented Ijy its foremost leaders and thc gather- ins next October in Philadelphia will undoubtedly be a most ' distinguished one both because of its widely repre¬ sentative character 'and 'also ibccausc of the many important problems with 'hich it vvill be called upon to deal. With the exception of the 1923 session of the Congress, which was held in New York, all thc other sessions were held in Philadelphia. On March 25tli and ^(jth, 1916, thc historic Preliminary Conference w^is held in that city, which issued the call to American Jewry to send its representatives to an American Jewish Congress.
The first American Jewish Congress, which for the first time in the history of this country, united all elements of American Jewry, was held in Philadel¬ phia on December 15-18, 1018. This Cbngress sent, a commission abroad to attend the Peace Conference and to demand in the name of American Jewry that in the Treaties of Peace to be con¬ cluded there should be included the "Jew¬ ish Bill of Rights," formulated by the Congress, which called for the guaran¬ teeing of equal civil, political, religious and national rights for the Jewish minorities in European States. The Commission was also to voice the de¬ mand of American Jewry that Peace Conference recognize the historic claims of the Jewish people to Palestine.
Thc work of the Commission was crowned with success and the Com¬ mission reported on its work to the .second American Jewish Congress which was held May '30th and 31st, 11)20 in Philadelphia. At this session, the ground¬ work was laid for the permanent or¬ ganization of the American Jewish Con¬ gress, and the third American Jewish Congress, or the permanent American Jewish Congress as it was then called, was held May 2lst and 22nd, 1!)22, in Philadelphia.
The fourth and most recent session of the Congress was held in New York October H-Uith, 1923. Mr. Israel Zangwill was the guest of the Con- • gress and delivered a notable address reviewing the Jewish situation with par¬ ticular reference to Palestine.
The forthcoming session of the Con¬ gress will have to deal with a variety of problems arising out of the con¬ tinued state of oppression facing our brethren in most of the East European countries, the ever-growing menace of litism and discrimination, and the precarious economic conditions of the Jews of Eastern Europe which have made necessary the decision on the part, of .'\tncrican Jewry to resume the gather- f relief funds.
The B'nai B'rith
HILLEL FOUNDATION
at the Ohio State University,
96 East iSth Ave.
Rdbbi Lee J. Levinger, Ph. D., Director
A Jewish Organization Devoted to Religious, Educational
and Social Work Among Students at the Univeriify '
STUDENTS' SERVICES FOR YOM K|Pf UR
Sunday, Sept. 27, 7:30 P. M,, Monday, Sept.   28, at 10 A. M.
and 2 P. M.
EVERYBODY WELCOME
Piano and Vietrola for
The Hillel Foundation |
Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, Resident Dircc tor of the Hillel Foundation, will be de lighted to hear from anyone who has either a piano or vietrola which might be of service at the Foundation club' rooms at 90 East 18th Ave. Those in¬ terested kindly get in touch with the rabbi by calling Un. 0731.
Hadassah Erev Yom
Kippur Collections!
On Sunday afternoon donations wil be received in all syiiagogues - for the] Hadassah Erev Yom Kippur Collection
This coltectroii is ah anhual event and thus far has proved very successful It is hoped that this year all Columbus] Jewry has realized'more keenly how big Hadassah work is and will respond toi this appeal more liberally than ever be-i fore.
Debate Under Auspices of Herzlia Club Draws Record-Breaking Crowd
.\n extraordinarily large crowd turned out for the debate at the Agudath'Achim Synagogue, last, Sunday evening, Sept. 20. The subject was "Resolved That American Jewry Should Support thc Crimean  Colonization  Project."
The affirmative side, composed of Paul Gaiser, captain; Harry Schwartz, and Arthur Lebowitz, won the decision. The negative side, wliich put up a very good fight, was composed pf Pinchas Wechter, captain; Maurice Bornstein, and L. Simon.
Dr. B. W. Abramson presided and the following acted as judges: Rabbi Dr. Isaac Werne, Rabbi Leopold dreenwald, and A. Metchnick.
Hebrew School Notes
Contribittlona
IvreeyoS'Society, *50j Junior Ivreeyoh, m.69; M. Molai^ Lancaster, Ohio, $0.00; Agudath Adiim Synagogue, $30a00: Dr, M. Goldberg, $5.00; Beth Jacob Syna¬ gogue. $1*0.00; Morris Mathles, |3.00,