Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1946-03-01

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Sf\V>^ Serving Colianbus and Central Ohk> Jewish Community ^A\K
Vol. 24, No. 9
Entered as Second-Clau Matt«r. Postofflce   Columbus,.  Ohio.
C0L.TJMBU8,  OHIO,   PHIDAY,  MARCH   1,   IJMO
Otvottd to Am»rlesn ¦«nd  J«wlih   IdMli
Strictly Confidential
Tidbits Prom Everywhere By Phlneas J, Btron
Max H. Rieser Makes Contribution To Temple Israel
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LEST WE FOROBT...
teLast week we all celebrated Washington's Birthday.. .but In all the. celebrating .speeches lit¬ tle mention was made of the contributions of patriotic Jews to the victory of the War for Independence... .on the eve of the Revolution there were ap¬ proximately three thousand Jews In the American colonies.. few among them were young enough to bear arm^..of this number more than one hundred did.. records of the armed forces during the Revolution show there were 27 Jewish officers In Washington's forces..In Cap¬ tain Lushington's South Caro Una Company there were so many Jewish soldiers that this unit wa.s, called "The Jews Com. pany".;the financial contrlbu tlons of kindly Jews guaranteed the success' of Washington's campaign... .Phillip Mlhis of Georgia gave more than $7,000 to feed southern troops. .Hyman Salomon celebrated Jewish P%l.j' triot, gave in excess ot .$200,000^
to   Washington's   army foi
clothing, food, and wages, .when Salomon died in 1785 a tuber¬ cular bankrupt he left his wife and  four  children  penniless!..
casualties to his patriotism	
General Washington expressed his pppi:eciation. to the Jews Of
cbn^egatipn of Newport, Rhode Island... "May ' the children of the staff of Abraham who dwell In this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants, while every, one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall    be   norte   to   make   him
afraid "
IN  MEMORY	
^We have  received  scores  ot
letters   from,  all   parts   of   the
country asking us to publish the'
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One ot the most constructive ond magnanimous offers ever made to Temple Israel .in Its century-long history was made recently by Mr. and Mrs. Max H. Rle.'ser. The offer Is.a volun¬ tary promise to leave to the Temple a ."Substantial legacy to apply for the building of a new sanctuary. Accompan.ylng the offer was a token gift of .$.500. In making this offer, Mr. and .Mrs. Rieser were prompted by their sentiments of loyalty and love toward the Temple.' which he had served frjr a great many ycat'M as a memhcr nf the Boanl.
The Riescr.s arc proud lo be members "f Temple l.sraol. They ar"e jVroutl In .b^ Mssocialpd with a Temi)ie which ha-; established ilself so ftimly in the hearts and lives of those who consti¬ tute tho (¦cinKrPijMlion. They are proud of its honorable record of achji'venienl. iinniil of tho jK'livitios of In mortihoi's in or- gani/.itig .lewish IHo in the <:oni iminity, jironil of lis pl^iro in tho
1,1^01- non-.lewNli {¦nnimunity. 'phis gift, show-; thoir failh iji ihe fuliu-o of lilioral .liuljilsm in AiT)ei'i(.-a. I'or ^(Jlne lime .\li'. Hieser has been considoring tho (Continued  on  Page Eight)
Authority On Middle East Affairs Will Speak Here March 11
B, & P. Hadassah To Hold Spring Festival Sunday Evening
The Spring Festival, the great event of the .season for which the n. & V. Hada.ssah have been working zealously all winter, comes to a climax this Sunday evening, March 3, 6 o'clock at the Broad St. Temple. It will! be a gala night ot entertainment, I prizes, bingo, food, fun, and, ot course, the grand drawing ot the Treasure Chest.
Senior Hadassah has its tra¬ ditional Donor Dinner and loyal Columbus Jewry turns out every December enmasse. Jun¬ ior Hadassah for several years now has been giving Its annual play and this, too, thanks to community cooperation, has been most successful.
The Business and Protesslonal group of Hadassah has been se¬ lected by the National Hadassah afflce to bear their share of the vital work ot child welfare and refugee rehabilitation. Fpr the first time they were given a quota this year to raise fijnds for 'i'outh Allyah, the Hadas¬ sah Medical Organization, Child Welfare and ¦Vocational Guid¬ ance. Funds must be raised and the Spring Festival Is B. and P/s big fund-raising affair.
The folowlng committees have ¦worked  hard   In  planning  the (Continued on Page Four)
Let^s Finish the Job!
The Je'wish Center campaign is within sight of its goal, but a large number of cards have not been reported, it was announced this week by I. .W. Garek, vice chairman of the campaign committee.
"The response has been excellent," Mr. Garek said, "but we still do not have enough pledges in hand to assure the success of the drive. Many per- .sons have not yet been asked for their pledges and we will not know the final amoiint raised until this canva.ss is completed."  ,
Workers under the direction of Rudolph J. Klemperer are endeavoring to finish their corrunun- ity-wide solicitation for the $42,5,000 fund. Their final reports on cards which have been as.signed to them are being gathered together by the four vice chairmen: i-lerman JI. Katz, Sigmund L. Wetsskerz, Sidney h. Katz and Samuel J. Schlonsky.
Ad.ditional contributors are listed on the "Hon¬ or Roll" on page five of thi.s issue.
B'nai B'rith-Cheses Receive IL S. Treasury War Loan Awards       1
BROAO  ST.  TF,MIM,K SISTKllHOOl)   HOST   TO OTHKR  <JK()t'I'S   .\IO.M)AV
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Rev. Wendell Phillips
The Zionist DisiricI of f'ol umhUM, in cooperation with Iho Zion Lodge and H'nai Hi'ith, are bringing to (golumbus Rev. Wendell Phillips, a non-Jewish Zionist, who had .spent several years as a professor at the Uni¬ versity of (f'airo. Kgypt, where he had an opportunity to observe . the Middle East and Jewish Palejitine at first hand.
Rev. Phillips Is a prominent Eplscopallaji Minister who seems to have inherited the great gifts as a speaker and lec¬ turer fr-om his famou.s grand¬ father, the noted abolitionist or¬ ator, Wendell Phillips, who.se eloquence played an important part In keeping up the spirit of the people during the civil war and the fight against sla'V ery in this country.
Rev. Phillips win tell of his observations in the Middle East and why he became a Zionist. He Is the author of a pamphlet- ori Arab-Jewish Relations Is¬ sued by the Zionist,Emergency Council, which has received wide circulation and was very highly commended for Its clari¬ ty and understanding of Arab-
Durld   Cliescs
The United States Treasui-y war finance cominittee of Franklin County presented cer¬ tificates of award lo Zion Lodge, .N'o. ()2, H'bai B'lith and David Cheses last Monday tor the out¬ standing contrihulion of ser¬ vices during the war loan drives.
The citation was primarily in recognition of the "Night of Stars" promotion at Retl Bird stailium. Mr. Che.se.s was gen- oral chairman ot this promotion which ^proved to be one of the outstanding bond-selling events in Columbus during World War
n.
Previously the Columbus B'nal B'rith was recognized by a cltatj.on from the National Red Cross far. outstanding work done at the Columbus Blood Donor Center.
The local B'nal B'rith lodge In cooperation with Zion Lodge, Women's Auxiliary, B'nal B'rith Glrlg, B & P Women and the A.Z.A. worked as a War Ser¬ vice Council last yeur with Dav- (Contlnued on Page four)
Council Women To Hold Citijienship Graduation. Tuesday
The March meeting of the Columhus Section, National Council of Jewish Women will be hei d Tuesday evening, March 5, at S P. M.,' In the ves¬ try rooms of the Bryden Road Temple. Graduation exeirclses will be held for those who" at¬ tended the Americanization classes at the Schonthal (Center. These classes are spon.sored by. the Council of Jewish Women and the Columbu.s Board of Ed¬ ucation.
The following program has been  arranged:
Prayer. Mrs. nerthold Stern; Muscial Selectloas. Miss Raida Oraceman accomijanled by Miss Marjorie Hausman; Pledge of Allegiance, Mr. "Joseph AUe; Greetings liy Class Representa¬ tive. Mr, Marry Buck; Presenta¬ tion of Diplomas, Mr. H, M. .•\(>pleman. '
'rhe sjioaker of the evening uill be Dr. Harold .). Grimm, Professor tit Ohio State Univer¬ sity, Deinu-tmenl of History. Dr. Grimm, an educator ^*for many yea^i s. author of several books and an active member in the work of the Foreign Pol¬ icy Associatitm, hai^ chosen tor his topic, "The Meaning ot Americanism."
Americanization has always been one of the vjtal phases of Council work The organisa¬ tion, taltc.^,jf5ia' '^fl^.illn W;s, number of persons bt ait^taifitA who have aValled themselveB of the opportunity offered and who a.ie now enjoying the privilege of being American citizens. At this particular graduation, there (Ccmtinucd  on  Page, Two)
Jewish Relations.
The meeting will be held at the Broad Street Temple, at 8 P. M., on Monday, March U. Members of the two organiza¬ tions sponsoring the meeting, are' urged to come and bring their friends.
Mr.M.   Frank   J.   Ijiiilsclie
On Unndiiv afternoon. March ¦1th, at ¦> P. M,. the Tifereth Israel Sisterhood will hold a Cooperative meeting at the Hi-oad St. Temple. SlsterhooiJs of all Jewish congregations in the city, namely Ahavath Shol¬ om, Beth .lacob, Agudath Achim, and Ro.se E. Lazaru.s, will be guests of the T. I. Sisterhood at this meeting. The Sisterhood will have the extreme pleasure of having as an honored guest for this accaslon, Mrs. Frank J. Lausche, Ohio's  first lady.
Mrs. A. Zacks, program chair¬ man, is very happy to^nnounce that Rabbi Harry Kaplan will review "The World of Sholom Aleichem" by Maurice Samuels. The opening pra'yer will he giv¬ en by Mrs. B. Harba'n. Greetings are to be extended by Mrs. T. C, Polster, president, and by the .presidents of the other Sist terhoods.
In keeping with the coming holiday, a Purlm tea will follow the meeting. Mrs. N. Bergsman is in charge of arrangements and the following will act as hostessess: Mesdames T. C. Pol.slerr Wm. Roth, B. Barban, S. Cohen, M. Berman, M. Brown, H. Freireich, S. Lopper.
100 New Members Is Coal Of B'nai B'rith In New Campaign
The Chronicle, notv In Its 24th year, deaerveii yoor sup¬ port. Sobscrlbe now, $3 a year.
Abraham Gertner
Special emphasis will be placed on obtaining every re¬ turning veteran of World War 11 in ColuJoljus as a member of Zion Lodge, No. 62, B'nal B'rith during the Spring mem¬ bership campaign, according to Abraham Gertner, membership chairman.
"The ren)arkable success of the war program of B'nal B'rith lias been recognized by these young men," Gertner said, "They all have benefited some¬ time during their training from B'nal B'rith activities and know the generous heart - of the na¬ tional organization."
At a me^Jng Qf the mennber- shlp campaign group he urged (Cohtlnued on Page Two)