Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1950-07-07

              ArchaeoUglcal &  Historical
Museum
N. High St. at 15th—I
rss iyir/\\r«<! n'o A.J.H.S. president
Moses RIflchIn
Arthur Weyne
Lee M. Friedman
N'EW YORK. (JTA)—A 10,000- word essay. "The Reaction of Re¬ form .Judaism in America to Political Zionism. 1897-1922," this week won the first prize In a national e.ssay contest conducted liy the American Jewish Histori¬ cal Society. The winner. Mrs. Naomi W. C'ohen. of New York City, will receive the WSO prize. She is a teacher of history at Hunter College.
The second prize of $1(K) went to Mlllon i'iesur, of Buffalo, N. y.. for his work. "The Impact of Political Zionism on American Thought. lS8n-ini7." it w;is an¬ nounced by Ia'c M. I'Yledman, of the A.J.H.S. The contest was de¬ signed to stimulate interest and re.search In American history. It was the first enterprise of its kind C(mducted in the .58 years of  Ihc  existence  of the  AJHS.
ZOA Demands Territorial
Autonomy; Will Sponsor
Chalutz Work in U.S.
CHICAGO, (JTA)—A declaration demanding autonomy for local Zionist organizations in countries outside of Israel, and a special status for the World Zionist Organization in Israel was adopted here at the S.lrd annual convention of the Zionist Or¬ ganization of America.
The 1,200 delegates at the parley also voted acceptance of a program which calls for: sponsorship of the chalutz movement in the United States: establishment of an American-Israel Informa¬ tion service; promotion of acllvities through which Israel students will be able to come to the U. S. for special studies: sponsoring of work vacations in Israel for American Jewish college students; and, establishment of chairs for the study of the Hebrew language in American colleges.
The declaration on local auton¬ omy reads In part; "We reaffirm the special status of the World Zionist Organization and urge such reaffirmation upon ail Zion¬ ists and upon the Government of Israel. The World Zionist Or¬ ganization should continue to be possessed of special functions In conducting Its activities In the field of Immigration, chalutzloth, economic Investment, and public relations and education in the Diaspora.
"Similarly the local territorial units of the World Zi«mist Or¬ ganization should be accorded exclusive status In their com¬ munities with respect to activi¬ ties conducted In behalf of Is¬ rael, which should be channelled through local bodies or co¬ ordinated by such bodies." Israel Follows Korean Develop¬ ments with Anxiety, Consnl says
Arthur Lourie, New York con¬ sul-general of Israel; In his ad¬ dress to th6 convention, declar¬ ed that events in Korea have far- reaching ImpllcationB for Israel. "While any suggestions of peace with Israel Is rejected, the ac¬ cumulation of jet planes and heavy tanks continues apace. It Is because of this that we follow, with keen anxiety, the develop¬ ments In Korea, for If the re¬ sort to naked force can succeed in the Far East, why not also In the Near East," he said.
An Indication that the U.S. Government is ready to support Israel against aggression and to
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Vol. 28, No. 27
COLIMHU8, OHIO, VRIDAY, .nijY 7,  1050
.Vpvoted     to    Amttrleaa and    Jewish    Ideals
MIKE SCHWARTZ ON CENTER PROFESSIONAL STAFF
With the appointment of four highly - qualified professional social group workers at a recent meeting nf the Board of Trustees of the New Jewish Center, the local .lewish community has been a.ssured of an outstanding program of activities thruout the year. In making the recom¬ mendations, the Personnel Com¬ mittee studied in detail the liack- ground of more than D.'i candi¬ dates referred liy the National Jewish Welfare Board. Personal Interviews were iieid with each of the candidates and final se¬ lections made on the basis of personality, professional (|uali- ficatlon. t'ducationai liackground. experience, skills and  maturity.
¦The following appointments were unanimously approved hy the Board of^^Trustees:
Meyer (Mike) H. Schwartz — .A.ssistant Director (Program Director I.
Hiiniuel I>. Hli-ljinjin—Director of Health and Ph.\sical Educa¬ tion.
.>liu"tin Lh'cii.slcifi — r)irectf>r of. Youth Acllvities (leen-agc and young'adult).
Marvin .losolowilz— Director of .lunior Activities.
The four appointees will con- stltule a smooth-functioning pro- Kr;ini team, bringing together a variety of unusual skills, ex¬ periences and resources gainoti at several outstanrling universi¬ ties—Ohio State. Western Re¬ serve. Torf)nto and Ihe New Vork School of Socltil Work. The Coiumbus Jewish Center will lie In- a unique position locally, be- cau.se of lis professional staff, to
lake advantage of t,he graduate field work training program of the OSU School of Social Ad¬ ministration.
"Mike" Sciiwartz Is well known locally, having iieen Dir¬ ector of Youth Activities at Broad St. Temple for two years while completing requirements fo.' his masters degree at OSU. He now is Regional Director of H''iai B'rith Youth Organization. Toronto. Ont.. wliere he has heen ac ialmed for doing the finest jo'-i in the history of that agency. Before this he wa.< Program Dir¬ ector of the .lewish Communily CiiUer in Yonkers. N. Y.. the lemple (T.I.I in Columl)Us. ;ind was associated  wilh    the    Ohio
strengthen its economic position was given yesterday by Vice President Alhen Barkley, ad¬ dressing the convention. "Noth¬ ing could happen that could give greater discredit to the U.S. than to have people hear that the state of Israel has collapsed, either because of outside aggres¬ sion or because of Its Inability to support a people who have come and will continue to come," Vice President Barkley stated.
He expressed his "deep plea¬ sure" In being named honorary chairman of the Jewish National Fund project to establish Kfar Truman, an agricultural settle¬ ment In Israel, as a permanent tribute to the help that Presi¬ dent Truman and the help which the   United   States  Government
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MONUMENOT HONORING JEWS UNVEII^D IN POLAND
Vienna, (JTA) —A monument ¦honoring the piemory of Jews who died while fighting as war¬ time partisans and Jews who perished In Nazi concentration camps has been unveiled at the Jewish cemetery of Lukow, Po¬ land, It was reported here.
The monument Is pyramid- shaped and is composed of pieces of tombstones from Jew¬ ish cemeteries in Poland which the Nazis demolished during the war.
Mr. ftchwai-tz
Slate Hillel I'oundatlon for sev¬ eral years as Director of drama¬ tic tictlvlties. Wherever he has been Mike's warmth of person¬ ality and organizational ability have won for him a host of friends.
Mr. Schwartz was born in Heidelberg. Pa.. Jan. 1.",, ions He lived in Pittsburgh with his family for many years, and while there atlended the Univer¬ sity of Pittsburgh. He married a Columbus girl—Faye Silberstein —and moved lo Columhus in 19.38. He was associated wilh the P & R Lazarus Co., and during tlie war years was wilh (he Curtiss-Wright Corp. He receiv¬ ed his MA degree in social ad- miiiistr.-ition al OSU in 'iO. maj¬ oring in group work
The Schwartzes l,.,ve three children—two lioys and a girl. His organization affiliations in¬ clude the American Association of Social Work, the A.A . of riKjup Work, the .\alional As- socialioo of .lewish Center woikcis. Zioni.st Organization of .'Vmcrica. aiul  li'nai  B'rith.
It is (expected that the new staff nicmher' will assume their duties In .Sepii-mlier. in prepara¬ tion, for the fail program. .A com¬ mittee is tieing appointetl hy the iKiard to secure adecjuale hous- jnu (or the newcomers, so that liiey may lie ahie to devote their full energies to community ser¬ vice. Anyone having any "leads" on housing, is requeste<l to com¬ municate with the Executive Director of the new Center — .Mtiyer Rosenfeld.
HAIFA TECHNION TO BE ENLARGED
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Plans for expansion of the Haifa Technlon were outlined here this week at a press conference by Shlomo Kaplansky. director of the in¬ stitution. Mr. Kaplansky said thill negotiations between the Technlon iind the Israel Govern¬ ment and Jewish National Fund are almost completed for the al¬ location of some 200 acres of land outside Haifa. On this land will be erected a new Technlon (juarter wlhch will include leronautical and hydotechnlcal experimental departments.
A special wind tunnel, to he constructed at a cost of $1,000,- 000 will be built for the aeronau¬ tical department, Mr. Kaplansky staled. He also reported that two world-famous Jewish aero¬ nautical experts—Prof. Theo¬ dore Karman of the U. S. and Prof. Sydney Goldsteiji of Bri¬ tain—will aid the Technlon to become a leading aeronautical center for the entire Middle East.
SHEKEL MONTH OBSERVED
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The execulive of the World Zionist Organization this week proclaim¬ ed Shekel Month—to spur the sale of Shekollm entitling pur¬ chasers to vote for candidates to the forthcoming World Zionist Congress which is to take place here in December. The month will be observed from the 20lh day of the Hebrew month Tam- muz, marking the anniversary of the death of Dr. Theodor Herzl. founder of political Zion¬ ism. The 20th of Tammuz corres¬ ponds to. July 5.
MECHANICAL PACKAGING
TEL AVIV, (JTA)-^A delega¬ tion of the Citrus Control Board left this week for the United States to purchase equipment for mechanical packaging of cit¬ rus products, especially oranges. The equipment has already been ordered at a cost of approximate¬ ly $10,600,000, allotted by the government from the U.S. Ex¬ port-Import Bank loan.
Eddie Cantor Says United Jewish Appeal Must Provide for Entry of 200,000 Jews
A.ssertlng that we dare not postpone for one single day the life-saving rescue job of immigration which Israel has undertaken, Eilrile Canlor. National Campaign Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, declared iiefore leaving the Jewish State that American Jews must provide the funds to enable 200,000 .lews to enter Is¬ rael iiefore the end of lO.'iO.
Cantor, accompanied hy Mrs. Cantor, has just completed his first visit tn Israel at the invitation of Prime Minister David Ben Gurlon. While there. Cantpr inspected immigrant reception camps, agriculturtd settlements, housing projects, and olher in¬ stallations maintained with funds rai.sed Ihrough the United Jew¬ ish Appeal.
Tlie noted American star of stage, screen and radio has in^ dicaled that he plans to devote the major part of his lime in the fuiure to active fund-raising in liehalf of the UJA.
"Any curtailment or defer¬ ment of immigration lo Israel would lie criminally tragic," Cantor emphasized in the state¬ ment he made before he left the country. "There will be at least 200.000 new Immigrants coming to Israel in 1950." he said. "They should be brought here and they should be welcomed."
Cantor expressed his cerlalntv that, once American Jews were aware nf the urgency which im¬ pels this immigration, they would establish new records of generosity in support o/ the Uniled Jewish Appeal'^ 1950 campaign.
"Sometimes." he pointed out. "we forget the very long years during which Jews were pre¬ vented from coming   to    Israel.
JUDGE REBUKES JEW WHO WANTS TO CHANGE NAME
BUENOS AIRES, (JTA) — A Jew who sought to change his name in a court in Rosarlo from Moses Rabinovlch to Mario Rav¬ in! was rebuked by the judge. The court pointed out that "It Is an honor to carry the name of Moses, the great prophet of Is¬ rael." The judge emphasized that the laws In Argentina permit a change when the^ original name causes Inconvenience to Ita bearer.
We forget that millions are now dead who might have been alive, if they'd had the opportunity to come here." He stressed the fact that any delay iii Immigralion would jeopardize the lives of tens of thou.sands of Jews.
The people of Israel consider free and unlimited immigration the major reason for the exist¬ ence of their state, the UJA Nat¬ ional Campaign Chairman said- He drew attention to the fact that the Jews of Israel are carrying the major portion of the burden of immigration through taxajftm hy the Government of Israel and through voluntary contributions to the UJA-supported agencies In Israel.
JEW NAMED PERSONAL. RBPHESENTATTVB OP TRYGVE LIE IN KOREA
LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA)—Col. Alfred G. Katzln, a South Afri¬ can Jew who served as. consul¬ tant to ti.N. Secretary General Trygve I.,ie, was this week ap¬ pointed as Mr. Lie's personal re¬ presentative in Korea. His mis¬ sion will be to assist in the ef¬ fective Implementation of the U. N. Security Council resolution on the Korean conflict.
Col. Katzln, who Is 43 years old, served as a colonel In the South African armed forces dur¬ ing the last war. Later he was Deputy Director General and chief executive of the UNRRA in Washington