Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1923-06-15

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAF^SE FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Volitnie VI — No. 4
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L 0. B. A. ELECTS JUDGE AAEON LEVY FOR ANOTHER TERM
Pledge    Support    to    Palestine,
Jewish Congress, Ort and
Refugees
OVER 900 DELEGATES
ATTEND CONVENTION
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The Memorial Foundation |b Our Leading
Champion of the Separation of Church and State
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SARATOG.^ SPUINCS.—(J C. B) —'I lie !)7th .iiiiui,-)! loiiveiitton of the IiKlcpontknt Ordci Until Ahrahaiii, cli.iracteii7C(J liy Jiul<c Aaron J Lcv>, the re-elected Grandmaster, as the "nio'it oiderly and digiiilled ever held" by the T O R A, adjourned today amidst repeated nuUtial assur.inccs of "loy.ilty, amity and harmony," after a three-day session beginning .Sunda>. f)ll. rtoltgalcs i^prcscnting .jOI lodges having been rcpoitcd liy the Ciedentials Conunittee. .
Both Convention Hall and the cii> of Saratoga in gcneial presented a festive appearance in honor of the Convention The Opening sessions were addressed by Governor Alfred E Smith, Lieutenant- Governor George R. Lunn and Acting M.iyor Sheinian  of Saratoga.
Resolutions were adopted for con¬ tinued participation in the work of the American Jewish Congress, support of the Keren Hayessod, as well as of organizations having the endorsement of the Zionibt Organization of .\mer- ica and which have for their task the piirchabe of lands in Palestine. It was decided to issue appeals to the lodges and individual meinbers on behalf of the  Ort, and  for  the stranded Jewish
''refugees    frotn    the    Ukraine,    whose cauiie was espoused by the  Federation of   Ukrainian   Jews.    With   regard   to the work ot the Order in the ameliora¬ tion of the lot of" the immigrant Jew to this country, a resolution was car ried, providing for the appointment of committees of ten in every port of entry to the United States, as well as com mittees of thiee in other towns havijig a Jewish population, out o'''. "fose-«! shail be elected an Executive of 15, tde' Chairman to sit ai> an ex-ollicio member
, of the Exjr^iUivf^pftbvAjrfe '   Rumors of opposition to the re-elec¬ tion  of Judge Levy, on  constitutional grounds, were set to nought by a les- olution   introduced   by" Judge   Gustave Hartman, providing for enforcement of the law of the two-year tenure of office by Grand Lodge officials, excepting the office of Grandmaster which  is to be exempted this year from the ruling be¬ cause of the present Grandmaster's in- dispensableness to the Order    Amended by Congressman Nathan D. Perlntan to include   the    office   of   First    Deputy Grandmaster, the proposal was adopted. The    officers    elected    are.      Judge Aaron J. Levy, Grandmaster;  Max L. Hollander, Grand Secretary; Max Wolf, Grand Treasurer;  Adolph Stern, First Deputy   Grandmaster,   Samuel   Kalesky of  Boston,  Second  Deputy  Grandmas¬ ter;   William   Wahlberg,   Philadelphia, Third   Deputy   Grandmaster;   Abraham Stiglitz, Newark, Fourth Deputy Grand¬ master;   Dr.   Getfrge   Sultan,   Chicago, Fifth Deputy Grandmaster; Harry Gip- stein, Hartford, Sixxth Deputy Grand master;  Otto   Hirsch,   St.  Louis,  Sev enth Deputy Grandmaster; Harry Rob¬ erts, Baltimore, Eighth Deputy Grand¬ master;   Jacob   Zuckerman,   Cleveland, Ninth    Deputy    Grandmaster;    Samuel Brown,     Providence,     Tenth     Deputy Grandmaster;  William   Rader,   Brook¬ lyn,    Eleventh    Deputy    Grandmaster; Samuel Cohen, Bronx, Twelfth Deputy Grandmaster; Max Green, Grand Trus¬ tee;  Adolph Jablinowski, Chairman of Finance;   Morit?   Graubard,   Chairman of Endowment; Louis Gottlieb, Endow¬ ment   Tieasurer;   judge  Jacob   Asher, Chairinan of Law; Benjamin Steinman, Chairman  of   Appeals;  Charles  Alten- berg, Chairman State of Order; Samuel Goldstein, Chairman of Printing; Wil¬ liam   Bluestein;   Boston,   Chairman  on Rituals; Adolph Rosenbaum, Chairman of Relief; Nathan Birnbaum, Chairman of   Supplies;  Louis  Slutzky,  Chairman of    Disability;    Jacob    M.    Steinberg, Treasuter of Disability; Louis B Siegel, Chaiinian on Intellectual Advancement Congressman     Nathan     D.     Perlman, Chaiiman   of   Jewish   Rights;   Isidor Scherer, Counsel to the Order.    Judge Gustave Hartman was elected a member of   the  Executive Board  upon motion to make the Junior Past Grandmaster a
' member of tlie Executive. Saratoga Springs was chosen as the place of the next convention.     ¦
Most  Elaborate  Program of Entertainment Assured to Delegates
LOCAL DELEGATES OFF TO   I CHI. EN ROUTE TO DENVER
POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THON'S PROPOSAL
WARSAW (J. T. A.).—The Educa¬ tional Commission has decided to post¬ pone the'consideration of Dr. Thon's propo.sal relative to the numerus clausus until the government hearing is concluded.
DE.WER, COLO. —The Executi\L Convention committee having in charge all plans for the convention of Dis-' trict Grand Lodge No. 2 to be held m Denver, June 17th to ilst have devoted much time in formulating a program which will be long remembered by the '. visiting delegates and their ladies.
At the last B'nai B'rith conventioii' held in Denver in 1912, it will be i l- \ inembcred, the visitors were entertani-| ed on a trip over the Moffat Road. 1\\i.' memorj' of this trip remains for man\ * of the delegates, in accepting the in-, vitation of this year, have referred to the delightful experience which viai their during -the former convention.      i
Two mountain trips are embraced in | the  program  as  outlined  by  the com  f mittee  one  on   Monday  through   D< li¬ ver's   Mountain   Park   along   the   R(.ir Crcd>, cannon to beautiful Tioutdale in the pines where a dinner will be ser\i.d
In   the -evening   dancing   will   be   in dulged    ill;    on    Wednesday    a    ti ip through Clear Creek to Idaho Springs has been arranged where an enjoyable program has been prepared.   On Satm day  evening  an   informal  reception    it the   Blown   Palace  hotel   will  be  held for the arriving tlelcgates to which all] members of Denver Lodge are invited
A final ball will be tendered the dele¬ gates on Thursday, the last day of tlu convention at the Winter Gardens to which all members of Denver Lodge ue also invited.
Besides the entertainment provided for the delegates and ladies; a spee lal program for the visiting ladies has bi en li'und made rapid strides during the last [ five years and collected hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in all parts of the world, it was primarily <lue to the indefatigable efforts, intelligence, industry and organizing genius of tlu late Dr. Epstein, who was the interna¬ tional secretary of that Fund. The late Dr. Epstein was a man of no mean at taiiiments. He was a Doctor of Mt di ciiie.and Doctor of Philosophy, a per feet Hebraist aiid a thorough Talmudic scholar, an able linguist,* a fine oratoi and a very fine journalist. lie was . man of a fascinating and attractive pei sonality and made friends for the gicit cause lie represented and for him<elt {Concluded on page T^
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HONORARY DEGREE BESTOWED BY U.D. UPON DR. FRANKLIN
University    of   Detroit   Confers
LL. D. Degree Upon
Beth El Rabbi
MEN'S CLUB HONORS
ITS RABBI AT DINNER
DETROIT, .MICH—At its forty- second annual eonimcncement, held on June 8, the Univeisitj of Detroit, ill conferring its academic honors, con¬ ferred the honorary 'deuirce of Doctor of Laws upon Rabbi Leo Morris I'"ranklin, lifc-pastoi of the Jevvish Con¬ gregation Beth El of this city. The degree was conferred upon Rabbi Franklin by the Rev John P. Mc- Nichols, S. J., Ph. D, president of the universitj', in connection with the grad¬ uation of more than 200 students of the arts, law, engineering, foreign trade, journalism and commerce and finance schools of the university. The citation, which gave the reason for the honor conferred on Dr. Franklin, and vvhich is the official record of the event fo~r the university, is as follows:
"Upon Leo Morris Franklin, Bach¬ elor of Arts of the University of Cin¬ cinnati, Rabbi for the duration of his life of the Congregation Beth 'EI in the city of Detroit, student and scholar, for that, during nearly a quarter of a cen¬ tury of leadership of his people he has been an apostle of amity between citi¬ zens of all religious beliefs in his com¬ munity and a participant in every worthy endeavor for the development of culture, tolerance and kindly living among men and women of good pur-* pose, the University of Detroit, in a solemn session of its faculty, confers the honarary degree of Doctor of L^ws. It welcomes him to the companionship of the sons and daughters of its schools upon whom, for their deserts, it has 1 from time to time conferred its edtt- Icational"honors" -^ ¦"
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