Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1950-04-14

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•Atcnaeoligical  &   Historical Museum ,     ,
N. High St at 15th-l
YOU CAN FINISH
THE CENTER JOB!
The  .lewish  Center  building  will  be "completed  Within 00 days.   However, the following are not yet-providAl for:
1. Filtration plant for outdoor pool,
2. Roadways and parking ¦
' 3.    Furnishing and equipping building
I.    r.|in(l.scaplng 5.    Outdoor play grounils Do you want Ihe Job finished?    If so, you must provide the money.' '¦
^ I lieg of those who have nol pnld their pledges to do so now.   We Iiavr.donc our part.   Move jou?
President, Jewish Center
To Break Ground For New Agudath Achim Synagogue
The niurh.lalkcd-nboul moment In the life of the oldest Irndi- tlonal synagogue of onr clly—the Agudath Achlm Congregation,— llie breuklng-gi'Olind ceivnionlcM to inallgurnle Ihc ereclloii of its new House of Worship; will liike place, Hnndny, April 2:i^ 11 a. m., nt the'site of the projerled new struclun^ on K. Broad Htreet nt Koosevcll Ave., In Ilcvley. .Members and friends ot Agudath .\chlni urc cordially Inviled. The events nssoclnted with Ihc iin- nouncemenl of this hrenldng-groi^nd cei-i'mony were iinpressU'e in IheniHelvcH nnd arc worlji reporting. Last Sunday morning, the last
day of Passover, wilh the Agu (lath Achim synagogue on Wash ington and Uonaldson Streets filled to overflowing, Mr. Harry Gilbert, well-known communal leader, chairman of the building committee and life trustee of the Congregation, steppedto the pul¬ pit and, after delivering an emo¬ tional message, made the histor¬ ic announcement proclaiming the date for the beginning of the construction of the new syna¬ gogue—April 23. Mr. Abe A- Wolman, president of the Con¬ gregation, jubilantly thanked Mr. Gilberl. Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein delivered a stirring sermon that preceded Mr. Gil¬ bert's momentous announce¬ ment.
The projected new blulding is lo lie erected liy the F .Sc "V Con¬ struction Co.. headed by Mr. Leo Yassenoff. He needs no introduc¬ tion to our cammunity; having erected the Iliilel House at Ohio St^lQ University and presently engaged in the completion of the new .lewish Community Center. Plans for the new liuilding In¬ clude t ll e main auditorium, which wili comfortably seat 700. The social hatl will be large enouijh to seat 000 and it is .so ar¬ ranged that by proiier opening and folding of partitions or doors, it can be expanded into part of the .synagogue proper so that an additional 700 people may Vie added lo the -sealing ca¬ pacity of the  main synagogue.
A separate Helh Ha'Mldrash (chapell to accommodate IRQ people will also lie provided. Of fices and sufficient cla.ssrooms for tlie Sunday Schoo> and Pre¬ school will be provided. The landing will be fireproof throughout and alr-condltloned. The 'full program for the breaking-ground ceremony will \ lie presented in next week's Chronicle.
Plan Celebration of Israel Independence
Plans have becit niacfc for u city-wldc celebration, ob¬ serving the 2nd annual an¬ niversary of Israel's inde¬ pendence. Xhe celebrutldn win be held lit AgudatJi Achlm synugogue Sunduy, Apr. 23, at 8 p. m.
Farther dctidis will he an¬ nounced next week.
General Division of U J F Announces Majors and Captains for 1950 Drive
R. J. Abel, chalrmiin of the 1950 United Jewish Fund drive, annpunced this week the or¬ ganization of an all-Important General Division. Co-chairmen of this division are David Cheses, Charles Ross and David Levi.son, who h(ive shown such remarka¬ ble leadership In past drives.
The following men arc mem¬ bers of the committee led hy Mr. ('hes(?s: L. .1. Krakoff, Ma jnr; Captains, Sidney. Hlaf'l, Allen Friedman. Harry Kohn. .Ir.. Irv¬ ing .1. Lackrilz and Meyer W- Mellman; l;o'uis M. Levin, Major; Captains, Arthur Hlock, Ltjuls Gokifarli. Fr;ink .N'olis. Harney llingcj' iind llerm;in Scigel.
.Memliers of Mr. L(!Vison's committee are: Rtrhard H. (irundstcin. .Major; Captains. .Mv I.evisiiii.  Dr.  II. Tr Mindlin.
David n. Mellman, Saul Sokol and- Sanford TIeman; Morris Swedlow, Major; Captains, 1. C. Renis. Allen Gundersheimer, .Jr., Robert Horowitz, Leonard Kohn and D. L. Van Haalen.
Mr. Ross's' committeemen are: Rernartl Feitlinger, Major; Cap¬ tains, Reuben Ahriimsnn. David Clayman. Martin .1. I'olsler.' Gil¬ bert D. Siegel and Leonard .1. Stern; Seymour Luekoff, Major; Captains, Mitchell Cohen, Lto Kiferman, Hen Gerlner, D.ivid H. Roth and Sol Shaman.
The organization Is based on ;in cschclon system, wilh the three ro-chali'men asking for \'oluntcers of two majors each, i'^ach M;ij(ir will h;ive six cap¬ tains working closely with him. Reporting Ui the Captains will he an orgaoization of .'JO workers
who have volunteered freely of their time and initiative.
The United .Jewish Fund drive this year will be one of the most Intensive In recent campaigns. The drive will open officially May 1(1.
Mr. Abel lauded his General Division associates for Ihelr ex- empliiry acli(m in volunteering their lime and energies to this greal hum;initarlan campaign. Chairman and workers alike sacrifice busine.ss and family in¬ terest "in order that the objec¬ tive we hiive set for ourselves be attained."
"We arc going forth with un- rpiestionalily the largest task in human regeneration: each dollar conlriliuted provides a chance for our people to i-egain freedom and s((lf-c(mfi(lcnce-at home, n;it- (ionally and overseas."
Vol. 2S, Vo. I.'S
('(ILl'MBl'S, OHIO, FRIDAV, APRIL 11,  I9,'>0
UJF Women Review First Ten Years
One   of   the   poiftilar   refrains   (if  lsrn(!l  was slill  to he  Iilayed   their energies, and even of their of the (lay asks. "Do    you    Re-   upon the world's stage. In retro-1 personal   funds,  their  household
member'.'" As the Wnmen's Divl-! sped, in the light of the history sion of Ihe I'nited .lewish I'"undjof the jiast 10 years, tho.se days of Columbus enters its  Mth an-iin   the  spring of   Ifl-IO  seem   al-
To Break Ground for Newark Synagogue
The Ohev Israel Congregalion of Newark, o" (wilh 2.'> families) has purchased a lot (110 fh'by 12.^) ft) updn which a Temple will be constructed hy the F. & Y. Huiidlng Service of Ciilum¬ bus.
¦^ Ground breaking cereniony will take place this Sunday at .'! pm., corner Selby and Woods Ave., Newark.
Ilabbi .lerome Folkman of the Hryden Rd. Temple will officiate al the ground-breaking cere¬ mony. '    ¦
nual campaign, the leaders and workers remember with pride and a sense of achievement the years which have pa.s.sed since its inception,,and its first drive. It was Spring, 1940. The war In Europe was still in a stlitic stage. "Pearl' Harbor," to mosl AiViericans, was just another place on the map, which most of us couldn't have identified. Dachau. Auschwitz. Huchenwaid —names which even now have the power to chill our blood, wil; still in the terrible future. T|e ma.ss extermination of our pi
dn
calm    and
most  like serene.
And yet. even then, the .lew¬ ish community of Columbus was geared to meet the needs of Its people, locally, on the national .scene, and in Europe, where'the first rumblings of the dread days l(i come were being heard. For many years, the men of our city had given generously, through the Unlled .Jewish'Fund, in a cenlral, once-a-year campaign, lo many agencies which would otherwise have conducted separ¬ ate   drives   for   funds.   The   sug-
ple was still a crazy scheme in geslion that women, loo. join in the niind of a power-hungry this campaign, that women madman. The drama of the Hirlh I should  give of  ihcir    lime,    of
exiicnse money, "oul of their own pockets, "was received with skepticism. It was an attitude of "well, what h;we we got lo lose." IhaUthe Women's Division of the U.IF was first organized, in Ihat memorable Spring of 19-10.
Under the Inspired and bril¬ liant leadership of Mr. Edwin .1. Schanfarber, of blessed memory, and led by Mrs. A. J. Kobacker, the first campaign proved con¬ clusively, how much the city of Columbus had gained by the creation of the Women's Divi¬ sion, for even thai first year, 7.'')0 women pledged and paid $12,000 to the U.IF of Columbus.
Ten years have gone by. and we remember, yes, we remem¬ ber. Each year has seen the (Continued on r^KO 41
Our Dollars are Life-line to Homeless Jews
ANNIVEIWARY  CONCLAVK OP ASBA APRIL 15, 10 AND 17
Some 150 metnbers from the district's eight-state area will participate in the 25th silver jubilee convention of Aleph Zadlk' Aleph in St. Louis Sat¬ urday thru Monday, including a contingent from Columbus Chap¬ ter 155. On the convention's agenda will be district elections, seminars and workshops, com¬ mittee meetings, business ses¬ sions, debate and oratory district finals, social affairs and athletic competition.
Inter-faith Seder at OSU Hillel Wednesday
The B'nai H'rith Hillel Foun¬ dation's annual Interfalth Seder, a campus-wide event, will be held Wednesday. 7::)0 ji. ni.. in the Hillel iiudiuirium.
Hillel will act as host lo all the religious' groups on the campus. Rabbi Harry Kaplan wili conduci the ceremonial sed¬ er. Student members fvom other religious foundations will ac¬ tively particiiiale in the service. A feature event will lie a mod¬ ern interpretive dance depicting the Jewish struggle for freedom pre.sented by the Hillel dance group, under the direction of Lou Rosenbloom. Rev. John Hayward, a Unitarian Minister, will address the gioup. A fellow¬ ship hour will follow.
For a number of years, the Hlllel Interfalth Seder has been a major OSU campus event that is looked forward to by the Uni¬ versity community.
HOME FOR AGED
The Jewish Home for the Aged will hold Its monthly meeting Sunday, 2:30 pm., at Agudath Achlm.
Coiumbus was honoietl this week to have two distinguished leaders explain the vital needs of Ihc United Jewish Fund this year al a (Juoslion-and-Answer session al Ihe home of Ralph l.azarus, president of the U.IF campaign, last Tuesday evening.
Israel .lacobson. formerly dir¬ ector of the Joint Distribution Coniniillee in i-lungary. and Ar¬ thur l.iverhant. first Secretary of the Israeli Emba.ssy in Wash- lij.gti)n. gave a graphic picture of conditions in Europe and Israel as Ihcy exist today.
Mr. .lacobson. stressed the ur¬ gency of providing funds to lraiisp(jri immigrants from I'".iir- (i|ic. the Far i'ltisl. and Moslem countries  lo
instances in war-torn Hulgaria of .lewish men and women, wlio Iwcause of lack of dollars, could nill be transported lo the sanct¬ uary of Israel. Men and women who were literally forced lo live wilh the same people who op- pre.s.sed Ihem under Hitler's re¬ gime . . . iieopic who today have merely substituted olher dictat¬ orial ideologies.which keejijews under constant oppression and ridicule. "If," he continued, "we do not move these displaced persons into productive employ- It^ent in Israel; If the need Is not alleviated this year, because we fall to give enough, the burden looms larger and more danger¬ ously on the horizon of tomor¬ row. It means greater sums next year and the year after to trans¬ port this ever-groWihg popula¬ tion to Israel." It means DKATH to millions of fellow Jews.
He continued,    in-   a    choked I that is basic and iicrmanent!
voice, "if you could but see the eagerness wilh which the home¬ less Jews ixiard their ships and planes taking tliem to the prom¬ ised land, if you could see their pitiful slalc of despair, your bean and y o u r pocketliook would burst open simultatieous- ly and flood these lieople with everything they need lo become human lieings once again." Mr. Liverhanl told exactly how the dollars you give to the UJF were dislribuled overseas. Con¬ trary lo the belief of many, IMF 'and Uniled .lewish Appeal dol¬ lars never reacli the Israeli gov- 'crnnieni ilireclly. All the sums are.   channt'led    Ihrough    relief
,        ,    ,,       .   ,,    , I agencies lo aid immigrants. The Israel.   He   stghteiH ^,;;,,,^_,,,  ^.„,, ^„^.^, ^j,^,,,^ ,|^^, ,„,,
ference lietween    mere    subsist- I       \      i
l.asl year, due to committments which were made here and nev¬ er fulfilled, the Israeli govern- nicnl was forced to donate $7.')- inillion to aid this great cau.se. 'i'o them, all Jews are welcome; .lews from every part of the world who sepk refuge in this community. It is our moral duly to tiid our brother Jews to find the freedom and independence Ihcy seek. As Rahbi S. W. Rubin¬ stein of the Agudath Achim Con¬ gregation so aptly put it: "We are a generous people; we must give generously."   .
The Uniled Jewish Fund of Colunibus gives to over 45 agencies, overseas, nationally, and al home. They deserve your
support.
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Mr. Jacobson
Mr. Llverbant