Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1948-05-07

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, PIIIDAY, MAY 7, 1948
' Devoted to American and  Jewish Ideals
Kick-off Dinner for UJF Drive is Great Success
That the- spirit of sueh IticaJ leaders as Etlwin J. Schanfarber, Simon Lazarua anti Etlwartl J, Gootlman lives antl will con- tine to inspire their co-workers who took up their unfinisheti ¦work in the greatest of ail hu¬ manitarian efforts, the United Jewish Fund of Columbus, was much In evidence at last Tues¬ day evening's annual dinner- meeting, at the Winding Hollow Country Club. .
The affair, whflcH every year highilghta the launching of the local fund-raising effort for more than 55 agencies vital lo Jew¬ ish existence, welfare and pro¬ tection throughout the -world, was without iloubt a, most out¬ standing event, from the stand¬ point ot enthusiasm and re- spon.se.
One of the largest sums ever ralsetl was reporletl Tuesday evening liy .subscriptions turned in for the UJIi"s 1948 kick-off dinner.
That here in, Columbus We find a united Jewry wiilh a re¬ sponse to all vital Jewish need.s, was indeed exemplified this iveek.
The meeting wa^ opened by Robert Weiler, who sulistituted for Samuel N. Summer, presi¬ dent of the United Jewish Fund of Columbus, who could not at¬ tend due to illness. It was most regrettable   that   Mr.   Summer
could not be present for this spirited gathering of welfare- minded citizens, as he would have received a great thrill at lhe enthusiasm tiisplayed. We bespeak for him an, early and complete recovery, so tbat he can assume the active leader¬ ship of the Fund, which previ¬ ously was headetl by the late Simon Lazarus.
Trltiules  Piild -   A beautiful,,filing tribute was paitl Mr. t^azarus tlirough a res¬ olution   adopted   by   the   Fund
Board, antl read by I. W. 'Garek, former UJF campaign chairman and well-known figure in Je'wish life in Coiumbus.
An expression ot sympathy was also extended to the famlly- of Edward J. Goodman, one of the early pioneers of the United Jewish Fund after the first World War, and honoraiT chair¬ man of the 1948 F\irniture and Household Appliance Division.
Spealdng in an eai-neat, simillo manner, Mr. Leo Yassenoff, funrl drive general chairman for 1948,
tleclarptl that the greatesst sum in U.IF history is necessary this year. He appealeil to all present for increasetl giving, and re- vtviled the stupentlous needs ex¬ isting in Europe for relief antl rchalillltatkm of o.ur people, and to aitl in their siruggle tor a homeland in.Palestine.
Mr. Yassenoff sireasetl the point that "our brethren over¬ seas look to us as their only hope for salvation—that onlywe, here in free America—can Iiring thom new   life,   new   homes,   anil   a
SOLICITATION-MAJORS ANNOUNCED FOR WOMEN'S UJF DIVISIONS
Campaign headquarters of the Women's Division of the Unlteil Jewish Fund drive announced this week the majors who will condu'ct solicitations lite next few weeks throughout the city. The majors have been busy completing their teams which will be announced later.
The following will serve as majors: Me.sdames Maurice.Sher, A. Goldberg, Moe Hirsch, Harry Kaplan, William Klsh, Sam Lop¬ per, Herman Lieverman, I. Nu¬ lls, M. J. Papurt, N. J. Radzek, Sol Rising, Jack Schilling, E. J. Schanfarfeer, Sam Schlonsky, Harry Shiff, Theodore Simson, Rose Sugarman, WUllam Was¬ serslrom and Sam 'Vaicov.
In effecting the campaign or¬ ganization,   Mrs.   E.   J,   Gordon,
Mrs, Jack Resier and Mrs. Simon Lazarus who are heading this year's drive, are instltuling a number of new Ifleas which the.y
-   AN AI'OLOCiY
In llNting th6 nnnirs ot thoBC In the Metal Mfg., Piiti- i-lrallng and \VnNto. Materials Ptvtsion last week, wo Inad¬ vertantly omitted tlic nann\s of Harr.v StllMTSteln and Max Sllbei'fileln. The Sllbi-i-stein brothers ' liave alivays con- triliinted liberally to evory -worthwhile endeavor In our community and Inst Tuesday night's oontrtliutto.n was In¬ deed indicative of tticir fine .lewish spirit and their roadt- ncHs nt all times to share Willi others In all that is good nnd noble.
believe wili contribute lo its ef¬ ficiency antl effectiveness. Prin¬ cipally among these is a meeting for all workers at which time they will be given helpful Infor- n-ialiiin anti suggestpns for their solicitation following pro¬ cedures which have been fountl til lie giloti in previous cam¬ paigns.
"in the final analj'sis, it is the integrity of the IncUvIdual snllcilor which will make the tlrive a success. I^hese are the people we must tlepentl on to tio the actual work, and 11 Is imporlanl that they be well In- formetl before starting on the job," Ihey said.
Workers wiil be nolified of the time and place of this meet¬ ing soon.
chance to begin anew, tn peace ahtl sejcurlty." He addetl fur¬ ther, that for them 1948 Is the- Year of Destiny,.antl for us. It Is the Yoar of Opportunlty^the op¬ portunity to save thousands ot victims ot ruthless war and per¬ secution.
"So let us give—as wc never have given before! Let us open our purse strings wide," Mr. Yassenoff concluded.
UJF An Investment
The main speaker of the eve¬ ning was Morris W. Berinstein, a prominent. Syracuse, .N. Y., liU-iJness antl communal ieader, ami New, York«RegionaI Chair¬ man for the Ujiltetl Jewish Ap¬ peal, in a most stirring message, Mr. Berlnstein broughi out tliat "the 1948 UJF drive Is an invest¬ ment in human beings; an In¬ vestment In the peace of tomor¬ row's worlti: an Investment in tho.se-creative forces wtilch- lo- tltiy represent the beleaguered hopes of the United Nations."
"This is a lime for us lo say with DOLLARS what others are saying with their LI'VES: thgit there can he, and WILL BE, a bright lomorrow!"
Mr. Berlnstein furlher stressed thai "simply to emphasize re¬ sponsibility tloes not suffice: for each of us, deep within his lieart, answers to. himself for fhe soi:t of contribution he Is making to today's world."
Renowned Speakers Here Next Week for UJF Division Meetings
Important luncheon and din¬ ner meetings of the various Di¬ visions of the 1948 UJF are scheduled -for the coming week. Every member invited to these all-Important sessions should make every effort to attend — out ot loyalty to the great hu¬ manitarian UJF campaign. Divi¬ sion leaders, and last but by no
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means least: out of respect of the speakers who come here fiom distant points.
These speakers bring a pro¬ found understanding of the work which the $250-mllllon national United Jewish Appeal drive is designated to carry out.
In appealing to members of the   Divisions   which   convene
next week. Campaign Chairman Leo Ya.-jsenott said, "Every Jew in America and In Coiumbus Is writing, history now, in the Year of Decision tor the Jews of the world. I feel confident that with the help of the workers in the various Divisions, we -will see to It that no one Jew in Colum- -bus Is marked absent from the
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Book of Jewish History; and thai complete and satisfactory coverage Is made in all our cards,"
First meeting next week is Monday. The Lawyers ^nd Ac¬ countants Division, under chair¬ manship ot Troy Feibel, will hold a luncheon at the Seneca.
Mr. Leo Lania, distinguished foreign correspondent, play¬ wright and novell&t, will be the guest speaker. Lania, during the war, posed as a Fascist emis¬ sary from Mussolini so that he might interview Adolph Hlller. Lania actually resided with Hit¬ ler for 10 clayst
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