Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1953-05-08

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HRONICLE
zJj\\/y   Senring Columbus and Ceniral Ohio Jewish Commtinity \\7AlK
Vol. Bl, No. 19
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 8,  1B53
Devoted to American >and Jewl.h tdeali
United Jewish Fund Leaders Greet Abba Eban at Reception
MAY 17: A 'DAY OF DEDICATION'
200 volunteers In tho Men's Gen- oral Solicitation Divinlon will be ringing doorbells Sunday, May 17, calling upon all men of the Jewish community at their homea. They are prepared to tell the story of the 1953 United Jewish Fund campaign for more than 43 agencies.
Messrs. Dave Levlson, Iri Mon¬ roe and Herb Schiff, General So¬ licitation chairmen, stated: "UJF Day ia a day of dedication. More than 1400 people will be vlalted at their homos between the hours of 11 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. and asked to open their hearts to give gener¬ ously to our 1953 campaign. Wc have a grand group of volunteers who are giving unselfishly of their time, as well as their money. In the Interests of raising the maxi¬ mum sums aa a demonatratlon of community responsibility for wel¬ fare aervlce here and abroad. Every one of theae volunteers wlll already   have   made   his   contribu¬
tion. Many have Incroaaod far be¬ yond tho 2b7(, over laat year which ia being aought from every con¬ tributor.
"A special Goal Sotting commit¬ tee and the Board of the United Jewlah Fund determined upon a goal for thia year'a campaign which requirea an average mini¬ mum Increase of 25%. but in order to achieve this it ta hoped that many people will find It poasibie to double dnd triple their gifts. Only in this way can we meol our goal, alnce many people are no longer with ua.
'May Dance; May 3 At Beth Jacob
Tickets *$1.50 por couple) for the "all atar" May Dance being planned for Saturday, .May 23, by the Beth Jacob Men's Club, are available from any member, or can be reserved by calling DO. 8835, AD. 0047 or GA. 4431.
According to Harold Hillaon, chairman of the big affair, the evening wIU hq. the ultimate in en¬ tertainment,  prizea and  surprises.
FuU details wiU be announced next week, but make your reser¬ vations  NOW!
B'nai B'rith Meeting Tuesday at Center
Have fun with the exciting pro¬ gram planned by the men'a lodge of B'nai B'rlth, acheduled next Tuesday, 8:15 p. m.. In the Adult I..ounge at tho Jewlah Center.
Wo can almost call thla program an education with a chocolate fro.itlng! Zlon Lodge 62 Is planning an evening utilizing tho aervicoa of Mort Feigenbaum from the Reg¬ ional ADL office in proaenting a Rumor Clinic." Thia la one pro¬ gram where membera of the aud¬ ience get a chance to" participate rather than having to alt through a apeech on an cducatianal^ au^Jiii.^
THE NEED TO (Underatand and nail down rumora was never really met until a famoua ad^jjologlat from Harvard Univeralty deVioed this easy and enjoyable way to^^ow (continued on ps|e S)
"The Board of tho tIJF, through Its Goal Sotting oommitleo. haa atudlod tho needs carefully and fi-ela that only through Increaaod giving can Columbua carry ita reapon- slbUlty for the support of Its own agencies, national health and wel¬ fare inatltutiona, and help the Im¬ migrants who have and will como to Israel."
"We hope every man In Colum¬ bus wlll cooperate In making UJF Day a success by staying home un¬ til the volunteer aolicitor from our Di viaion wlll havo called on him and secured hia contribution. .Wo hope everybody will read tho Pro¬ clamation published elaewhere In this Isaue signed by our rabbis and the preaident of the Jewish Com¬ munity Council, and will note the full aigniflcanco of UJF t)ay."
UjJF Men's Division Pledges $368,950
Tops l*952's 12%
As The Clironicle went to press this week, it was learned that more than 200 men at¬ tended the Special Gifts Division's annual dinner o^ the United Jewish Fund.
Those present pledged .$368,950.00. The same men pledged $328,534.00 at last year's Special Gifts dinner, so the 1953 figure is an increase of more than 12'^;.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver addressed the group at Wednesday evening's colorful af¬ fair held at Winding Hollow Country Club.
Stag Affair May 28 At Winding Hollow
Annual stag dinner of Bryden Rd. Temple wlll be held Thursday, May 28. 6:30 p. m., at the Winding Hollow Country Club.
Featured    entertainment    attrac-,
tlon Is being kept a secret, but the
Brotherhood committee, headed by
Leon   Goodman,  promises  headline
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Ruth Gruber Speaker For UJF Workers
Miss Ruth Gruber, noted foreign correspondent for the Herald Trib¬ une and author of the recent best¬ seller "Israel Without Tears," wlll address a special luncheon meeting of all Men'a Division personnel Tuesday, 12:16, at the Fort Hayes Hotel.
All campulgn peraonnei In the Men's Division have been invited. Miss   Gruber   wlll   have   an   in¬ spiring message for the volunteers who   are   making  the   1,963  United Jewiah   Fund  campaign  a success. The luncheon meeting is open to all men who are Interested. Reser¬ vations jpay be made by calling the United   Jewish   Fund   office,   MA. 6181.
Final Meeting For T. I. Sisterhood
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood's final mooting of the aeaaon ia an In¬ atallation luncheon. Monday. 12:30 p. m. In the aocial hall of Broad St. Tcmpie.
Officers for the coming year are:
Pres.. Mrs. Sam Subow; firat v-p. Mra. Jack Schilling; 2nd v-p, Mra. Richard Lieberman; 2rd v-p. Mra. Mitchel Roaen; Rec. aec'y, Mra. AI Miehaelaon; Corr. sec'y, Mrs. Aug¬ ust Schofer; Financial aecrotarlea, Mra. Victor Ringer and Mrs. Sam Waaaeratrom; and treaa., Mra. Fred   Roland.
The program, an orchestral In¬ stallation ceremony, entitled "The T. L Symphony of 1953". presents aa Its gueat artiat, one of the com- munity'a finest planiata, Mrs. Mel¬ ville Frank.
Mrs. Marvin Gutter, program chairman, announces that Mra. WlUlam Waaaeratrom wlll aerve as narrator for the Installation.
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE annuai dinner to be given by the Pre-ScJ<ool Parents Group of the Jewish Center 6:3.0 p. m.. Thursday, are (left to right): Mrs. A. IL Schwartz, di¬ rector of the school; Mrs. Walter Robinson, president of the group; Mrs. Louis Berliner, pOhliclty chairman, and Mrs. Aiitchell Blazar, decorations chairman. After the dinner, movies will be ahown of the children participating in the activities at the Center.
Mrs. Albert Shkolnik, chairman of the prograni, promises an en¬ tertaining evening, complete with surprise features.
Many parents of former Pre-School students are expected te attend.
Women's Division Launches Campaign Tuesday
mm. KATZ
Re-elected  President
Mr. Herman M. Katz was in¬ stalled, fpr a 2nd term, aa presi¬ dent of Broad St. Temple thla week.
At the annual InBtaliation ban¬ quet Tueaday, Rabbl Nathan Zeli¬ zer inatalled Prea. Kati and the following other officers;
David Goldsmith, lat vice-prea; Fred Roland, 2nd v-p; Morrla Swedlow, sec'y, and Morrla Feuer¬ licht, treaj.
When the Women's Division of the United Jewish Fund officially opens Its 1963 Llfesaving Campaign Tuesday evening at the Winding Hollow Country Club, Mlaa Rulh Gruber, noted author and foreign correspondent, will be the gueat speaker.
The dinner meeting will begin at
p. m., with Mrs. Ben Kahn in charge of arrangements.
Every Jewish wonuin in the com¬ munity and in surrounding areas has been Invited, and any woman who will pledge a minimum of l&O to the 1063 campaign is cordially urged to attend, to help launch the drive to aid the United Jewish,Ap¬ peal and the more than 60 olher important agencies which dj-aw their auppojrt frpm our own IJnited Jewiah Fund.
AU88 ORUBEK has lust return¬ ed! from her &th trip to Israel in flte years, and wlll thus be able t o apeak of the remarkable changes w.hich have taken place In
RUTH GRUBER
that country    alnce    it    became    a state.
She Is the author of the book, 'Destination. Palestine", which chronicled her personal experience aa the only newspaper correspond¬ ent to cover the entire tragic voy¬ age of the refugee ship. Exodus 1947.
This book was called by the New York Times "one of the moat niov- ing booka of the year".
IN 1950, as a special correspond¬ ent to the New York Herald Trib¬ une, Miss Gruber visited the tragi¬ cally overcrowded Immigrant camps, saw the work campa In ac¬ tion, then ilew to North Africa, where she traveled to the remote villages ef Tunisia ahd Tripoli In- veatlgating the dangerous plight of Jews ii\ the Arab world. Her first hand experience with refugees came her In gopd stead, when she was sent oa an emUaary of the <o«BtlBDe4 on wtgp t)