Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1949-08-12

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Vol. 27, No. .32
COLUMBUS, OHIOi fRIDAV, AUGUST 12, 1049
Devoted . to    American aj^d    itewjsh    Ideal*
Council Women Launch 1949*50 Membership Drive
The 1949-50 membership drive a complete Americanization pro¬
of the Council of .Jewish Women is being launched this week un¬ der the direction of the new rnembership chairman, Mrs. Maurice Sher, assisted by Mrs. David Roth, vice chairman.
One of the oldest Jewish wom- en'.s organizations, both, nation¬ ally and locally, the CounGil has built Its reputation on ji broad program of service to the com¬ munity and aid lo Ihe foreign born. This latter aid consists df
gram for newcomers to America, assistance In filing papers for those desiring to come to Ameri¬ ca, or direct help to numerous orphanages and young wom'en'.? homes located thoughout ^Eur¬ ope.
The newest phase of Ihis work Is the offering of scholarships to deserving women who are brought to America to study, later returning to apply their knowledge in their   own   coun-
NO AGE-GROUP OVERLOOKED IN B'NAI B'RITH'S PICNIC PLANS
H'nai B'rith annual family picnic will be 100% complete with all the trimmin's necessary lo make it a big hit with members of all age groups. That's the word promised hy Harold Topy, chair¬ man of this year's Roundup picnic scheduled Sunday, Aug. 28 at Camp ¦?ohlo.   .'
Starting at noon, a program of fun, entertainment, recreation and good-fellowship will add up to one of the gayest B'nal B'rith picnics In the Lodge's history.
tries.
Serving with Mrs. Sher in en- Volilng new members are; Mes¬ dames Leon Silverman, Max Swartz, Arnold Sher, Myer Mell- nuin, E. I.. Goodman. Ray Kahn, lien Kahn, Spencer Alexander, n. H. t'ohen, Sidney Blatt, I. M. Brenner. .Joseph Cohen, Al Es¬ terkin, Herb Fenburr, Stanley Kriedman, .lerome ' Fisher. .!.. .1. .lat'ohy, Mort Ka.s.sel, Si Kahn, .Albert .Sugarman, Arthur Ko¬ backer, Sam Lubtn, GU Bern¬ stein, David Rolh, Harry I'ost,' Leon Schottensteln. Bernard Huljen. Herbert Schlff, O.scar Weston. B. H. Brahm, Paul Callif, Simon Berg, Ben Eisner, Sidney Katz, .lerome Kohn, .1. R. Nichols, Joseph Zox, Jack Wol¬ steln, Arnold Gros.'nnan, and Herbert Cummins.
Enthusiastic Jerusalem Turns Out to Greet First Train
JERUSALEM. (JTA) — The population of Jerusalem en- thusiastlcaliy celebrated the arrival this week of the first train to make the Tel Aviv.Jerusalem run since the declaration ot Is¬ rael's Independence on May 4, 1948.
, The train pulled Into the crowded .lerusalem station at exactly noon. In the flag-bedecked station, were hundred.s of prominent guests. Including members of the Cabinet, led by Premier David Ben Gurlim, members of the Jewish Agency executive, as well as local officials. Minister oi communications DavUl Remez rode with the train frqra Tel Aviv. Steel-helmeted Army escorts con¬ trasted strangely with the flowers and banners which were .scatter- efl over the entire (ruin.
Addressing the crowd in the station, Premier Ben Gurlon promised that "what is now in Tel Aviv will soon,be in Jerusalem." The crowd applauded wildly after this .statement, as it did after another reference by the Premier \o Jerusalem as "our eternal capital." He called'the railroad "a new powerful link in the chain of military, political and economic endeavors to redeem Jeru¬ salem."
FBBPAB HOUSES TO ISRAEL  POR TESTING
NEW YORK, (.ITA) — Three types of small pre-faViricated houses are beln .sent to Israel for testing by the Palestine economic      Corporation.
Some really special events have been lined up, such as a full-fledged hiaglcshow by one of the top artists in Columbus, real live pony rides for the kid¬ dles, and a softball garfle be¬ tween AZA chapters of Colutn- bus and Cincinnati.
The picnic committee urges everyone to arrive early and stay all day. This year, every¬ one is Invited, so bring ypur —friends, relatives, neighbors and all the kiddles to this gala com¬ munity Round-up Picnic. There'll be free gifts for the youngsters, games, contests, expensive door prizes, and dancing to the top bands In the land . . . plenty of free parking space, too.
"Pack the family picnic basTcet with all the goodies you'll need; we'll supply the fun!" promised Chairman Topy.
LEADER IN CLEVEIjAND HONORED FOR 2a YEARS OP CENTER WORK
CLEVELAND, (JTA) — Tri¬ bute for 25 ^ears of leadership in- Jewish Commi^nity Center work was paid at Camp Wise this week to Hugo Mahrer by the Jewish Community Centers of Cleveland. The meeting, at- which Mr. Mahrer was' present¬ ed with a gold watch in appre¬ ciation for his activities, was conducted by Myron Quren, president of the Board of Trus¬ tees of the Jewish Community Centers of this city.
MEN'S DIVISION HAS PLEDGED 50 PINTS OF BLOOD TO C'OMMUNITY COUNCIL'S CAMPAIGN
Through Ihe efforts of the B'nal B'rith blood donor, commit¬ tee, SO pints of blood have been given by the men during the first eight weeks of the Jewish Community Council's campaign, a Men's Division report revealed this week.
"Response has been very good, but we cannot let up on the (irlve," warned Richard Grund¬ stein, chairman of the Men's Division. '"Ehrough a. continuing effort by the entire community, free blood will be available to every Jewish person In any Franklin Courity hospital," he stated. ._
The co-chairmen and their commttteem'en who've given of their time gratis becau.se they are elvlc-ralnded, wish to thank the many people who have pledged to donate blood. They respectively ask those who have been telephoned more than once to please understand and excuse ihem, as there may be some bver-lapping In a community- wide project. To the many who will, be called soon—yoijr pledge of blood Is vital, if you are able to give.
JEWISH EX-PARATROOPER DECORATED IN ENGLAND
LONDON, (JTA) — A former Jewish paratrooper, Solomon Weintraub, was awarded the King George medal this week for rescuing five^.j!«)men trapp¬ ed In a fire In a\Glasgow build¬ ing.
I'lGHT AGAINST RELIGIOUS BIAS
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The fight against religious and racial prejudice In New York City has been making good progress. Col. Harold Eigelman, chairTn.an of the ."Vew York chapter of the American Jewish Committee, de¬ clared this week In his annual report.
New York City has become a better, healthier community for all its many peoples since they have become Increasingly aware of the need to foster healthy group relations among Ameri¬ cans of every race and creed and are working actively to chal¬ lenge prejudice wherever they meet it.
"The anti-Semitic rabble-rouser Is gone-from the streets of New York," .said Col. Eigelman. "More and more New Yorkers—pre¬ viously barred from employment because-of race, color or creed— are finding Jobs In banks, utility companies and Insurance firms. 'Gentleman's Ag?e e m e n t s '^ which pre,vent certain df our citizens from living where they ohobse—can no longer be enforc¬ ed in the courts."
Pointing out that the Arab in¬ vaders bent their greatest ef¬ forts to destroying and captur¬ ing Jerusalem, Premier Ben Gur¬ lon recalled that the Arabs had spared no effort, and with fire and blood attempted to uproot .lewish Jerusalem and frustrate the fight for .lewish indepen¬ dence. He spoke of the invaders' allempts to cut the roa<ls around .leru.salem and starve the city's population .Into submission, as well as the destruction of, many of its Holy Places-a deedti^ich, the Premier declared, even Hit¬ ler feared lo do.
' In his greetings to the people of .lerusalem. Minister Reme'z disclosed that a third link—an air line—would soon' be estab¬ lished between .lerusalem and the rest of Israel. "This triple link — road, rail and air — will never fall Jerusalem," he pledg¬ ed. Mayor Daniel Anster reveal¬ ed that the train had brought food supplies for the city as well as some 70,000 books rescued from the Nazis In Europe. The book.^re consigned to the He- lirew  University.
With the reopening of the rail¬ road, food costs have already dropped and are expected to go still lower. Dally freight runs "are .scheduled, iis well as. pa.ssen- ger service, as long as the securi¬ ty situation continues good.
BeiiveeH, . . . YOU and ME
-By   BORI.S   .4.'»I0LAR
SELF-DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL ANNOUNCES NEW PLANS
A.nnouncement is made of the , forthcoming openjng of the 7th successive year of the Agudath' Achlm Self-Development School, Tuesday, Sept. 6. In making the ¦ announcement, Mrs. A. R. Sch¬ wartz, founder and director of the School, together with her Administrative Committee, not¬ ed that a number of new pro¬ gram features will be inaugurat¬ ed this year. This has been a regular practice bf the School since Its beginning six years ago. New, but tested developments In progressive education with Uttle children have always found their place In the School's pro¬ gram; and this year, will be no exception.
One of the new Intefests, bf particular Importance to parr ents of children upproachlng the age of sli^ Is the organization of a Pre-pJmary Class. Atten¬ dance In fllB group will enable B.chlld, wfo.wlll be six by Febr .'raary, to bridge the gap between Senjor Kindergarten    find    the
Hrst Grade. The program will be so designed to prepare the child scholastically and socially for registration In the First Grade of elementary school. Specific help will be given in ac¬ cepted readability attainment. In the past such a development has been associated with ex¬ clusive, private residential .schools. The cost of majntalnlng such a program has been consid¬ ered prohibitive, because enroll¬ ment has to be held at a small level, so as to give each child In¬ dividual help. The teacher In charge of AucR a group also has to be particularly skilled to carry out such a. program.
With the addition of five rooms in the building at 1021 Bryden Rd., the A. A. Self-Deve¬ lopment School win also inaug- Vriile two other new phase?: a fuUy-equlpped Work Shop apd a Science Ceijter. Both of these are n^w detelopinfints ini the -field. In th| course of her edu- catlonui tilt) In the 6ast during
th'ls summer, Mrs. Schwartz had an opportunity to learn first hand about these programs in whjch Teachers College of Co¬ lumbia University has pioneer¬ ed. (It Is pf, course known to many that Mrs Schwartz Is an alumna of this school.) In both of these phases, material has been developed to fit- various age levels of preschool age and first grade children. .
Still another new activity for the rfew schoo.l year will be the organization of a rhythm band. Professional counseling service to vai'enls, long a populaV feature of yie School's rounded program, In' \yhlch the Parents Group has always played an Important part, will now receive new impe¬ tus with the addition of special¬ ly-qualified staff.
These are but a few of the highlights planned for the sev- eilth year of the School's history.
Mrs. Schwartz has announced that new application forms are (Contlnned on Poge 41
ISRAELI WAR ORPHANS
GENEVA, (JTAI—An Israeli- sponsored amendment to the modernized draft convention for the protection of civilians In wartime providing that "as far as possible a<lucation of deserted orphan children should be en¬ trusted- to personi.\of tlje same cultural tradition" was adopted this week by the coitference of Red Cross societies coWsidering proposals for the revlaton of the Geneva Convention;^/
The conference also adopted another Israeli-sponsored amend¬ ment' providing that persons re- lainlng citizenship in former enemy nations without receiving protection from that state should not be automatically subjected to measures applying to enemy nationals.
KA,BHI GREENWALD DELIVERS EULOGY POR RABBI S. I. KATZ
R »-b b 1 Leopold Greenwald, s'plritual leader of Beth Jacob Congregatioh, was invited to give the eulogy for the late Rab- bl Samuel I, Katz of Indlanapo- Us. who died Aug. X Rabbi Katz. who was 77. was the dean of In¬ dianapolis rabbis and the oldest Rabbi in Indianapolis, both In terms of years and service.   .
Rahbl GreenWaUl traced the history and development of tlje Indianapolis orthodox communi¬ ty, beginning In ihe years even before Rabbi Katz arrived in that city. Rahbl greenwald also pointed out the contributions made by Katz's predecessor. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan'Neustaill. father of the editor of the, Ohio Jewish Chronicle, Ben Neustadt. Hundreds gathered to pay .thelr last le'ipecta to Rabbi V.A\i
Zionist Talks: There's some re¬ newed talk In New York of the advisability of merging all «x- IsUng Zionist groups in the Unit¬ ed States Into one coordinated body. This has long been advo¬ cated by David Ben Gurlon. even prior to Ihe establishment of the Jewish State. Now one can hear even more drastic suggestions in circles close to the Israeli Gov¬ ernment . . . These circles ad¬ vance the Idea that the' Ameri¬ can Zionist groups should merge into an organiziitioh to be called "American Friends for Israel." Such an organization, they be¬ lieve, would enjoy the advantage of also having non-Zionists as menlbers. While It Is not likely that an organization of this kind will be formed prior to the next Zionist Congress, the unification of all American Zionist groups in a central Zionist body may became a matter of serious dis¬ cu.ssion within a few months . Tourist traffic from the United States to Israel is steadi¬ ly Increasing. The number of visas issued In this country totalled 5,'I37 during the first six months of this year. In recent months tourists have been ex¬ changing foreign currency Into Israeli currency at the rate of $1,500,000 a month ... It Is estimated that approximately 100,000 Christian pilgrims - will visit Israel in 1950. That year Is designed by the Vatican as a Holy Year. Since 1475, one ' year In every 25 Is celebrated by the Catholic Church as a Holy Year. In fact, the Vatican has al¬ ready appointed a high official of the Italian Foreign Ministry to make arrangements for the pllgrirrrage to Israel. Churchef, monasteries and parochial schools in Israel will meet the housing needs of   the   pilgrlm.s
. . . .The Israeli Ministry of ReliglflTS has promised to pro¬ vide the necessary facilities for the pilgrims.
The    Domestic    F r oJi t: The
changes that are occurring, and are likely to occur, in the United. States point in the direction of a gradual reduction in discrimina¬ tion and prejudice.... This (Contlnnea on Fnic <l
NAME DKLEGATES FOB COUNCIL
Fifteen delegates will re¬ present B'nal B'rith on the JewlBh Cotninunlty Council for the coming year. Herb ¦Wise, lodge president, an¬ nounced this week.
They are: Leon Friedman, Abe Gertner, Harry Goldstein, Seymour Gorchoff, Richard Grundstein, Sidney L. Katz, Walter Katz, Clifford Levin, feymour Luckoff, Justin Siil¬ man, Saul Sokol, Allan Tars¬ hish, Sam Topolosky, Herb Wise, and Jack Wolsteln.
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