Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1923-02-02

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Volume IV —No.
II
COLUMHU.S, OHIO, (.<h:i!RUARY 2
NEW 1.0. B. B. HEAD URGES BUILDING OF B'NAI BWTH HOME
Julius N. Zeckhauser Installed as
President of the Local
Zion Lodge
NEW ADMINSTRATION FOR GREATER ZION LODGE
The n'nai Il'rith meeting last Monday eveiiilif?, Jan. 29tli, which featured the installatirin of the iiiconiing officers for Zion Lodge No. 02 was perhaps the ino.st interesting and enthusiastic one of the yeaf. Mr. IC. J, Sehanfarber, past president of the District Grand Lodge, assisted by Mr. J. C. Goodman and Mr. . A. J. Kobacker, past presidents of the order, installed the following officers: President, Julius N. Zeckhauser; Vice President, Leo Yassenoff; Treasurer, L B. Jashenosky; Warden, Bert Wolman; Guardian, Dr. E. Edehnan; Secretary, Paul Karger; Monitor, A. B. Weinfeld; Trustee for 3 years. Jack Meyers.
Past president. A, B. Weinfeld, on retiring from office extended his that^ks to the members of the locfge and the various committees for their splendid cooperation, and made a plea in behalf of the incoming administration for closer co-operation between the mem¬ bers and officers of the lodge. He then introduced Mr. E. J. Schanfarher, who in a most eloquent and inspiring man¬ ner, expounded the principles pf the In¬ dependent Order B'nai B'rith.
Mr. Sehanfarber, in concludiiig the in¬ stallation ceremonies, congratulated the B'nai B'rith members on their efficient and capable o/Ticers and considered it an honor to take part in installing a group of representative men of this city as L O. B. B. officers, He then introduced Mr. Julius N. Zeckhauser, as president of'Zion Lodge No. 02.
1923
JEWS KEPT OUT OF,
BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY
BUCHAREST —(J. T. A.) — The Minister of Education hn* been urged to take action in what amounts to a boycott of the Jewish students of the Uni¬ versity here, following the dis¬ turbances Friday and Saturday when Jew* wore prevented from attohdingr classes. It is pointed out that in re-opening the universities January 22, and inviting the student* to return to theirclasses, the Jews were assured they would not be again molested.
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5th Biennial Assembly National Federation Temple Sisterhoods
Mrs. Joseph Wiesenfeld Reports
Organization's Ten-Year
Growth
Of Uniom of Awtet/Uehrew Congs.
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Foremost Jews of America Attcn^ Iho Greatest Conference Ever Held in the Cause of a "GreattV ted Stronger Judaism"
BANISHING OF IGNORANCE F;:bM MIDST OF JEWRY,
BUILDING OF MORE ADEQUATE SCHOOLS IS URGED
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(Special to Ohio Jewish Oironiclc) ,iie ni.-ide and re-emphasized by the NEW YORK — Delegates and vis- 'n\\nm and rabbis who spoke to more itors to the Golden Jubilee Convention Imii '2,000 delegates attending the Gol- of the Union of American Hebrew Con-j |:ii Jiil)ilct' convention of the Union of grcgalioiis, numbered more than l.-'iOl? | .'Wcr|«in Hebrew Congregations, which men and women who arrived in Mew.' »?<1 at Hotel Astor Monday , at York City Monday, Jan. 22d. Interest ."^ ii, with an executive board luncheon among the arrivals centered around mU meeting, and delivered its first mes three octogenarians who haVc attended ji; nearly all of the conventions of the Union and were instrumental in found¬ ing it.   They were Judge Josiali Cohen
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OTHERS PROMINENT IN N. F. T. S. PRESENT MESSAGES
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Pledges Devotion
In a few well chosen words. President J. N. Zeckhauser, the youngest presi¬ dent ever elected by the local lodge thanked the members for having conferred upon him the highest honor within the lodge, and pledged his time and energy to the proper' administration of the affairs of the lodgp during the coming yeat.'^ He!, slAfeA "that h6'a?-| ^      » ,-
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NEW YORK:—That the Jew who has deviated from the paths of his re¬ ligion, lias forfeited the respect of his neighbors, and that the task of bringing Jews back to their faith rests with the women of Israel, was emphasized by all speakers al the'fifth biennial assembly of tlie National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods" held jointly with the Golden Jubilee of the Union of American He¬ brew Congregations in Nevv York City, January 22nd to 20th.
Reports indicating that the Sister¬ hoods are making noteworthy progress toward the solution of the religious problems of American Jewry, were read at the sessions. Through these reports, the facts were outstanding, that 45,000 Jewish women, in 287 Sisteirhoods were helping to increase congregational mem¬ bership and attendance, to sustain re¬ ligious schools, to support Hebrew Union College, and to unite home and temple in the campaign for the preset vatfon   of,'Judaism- in"
of Pittsburgh, Simon A. Rosendale of Albany and Simon Wolf of Washing¬ ton. Mr. Wolf is Chairman of the Board of Delegates on Civil Rights of the Union. Mrs. Isaac M. Wise, widow of the founder of reform Judaism and of the Unioii, was also among the con¬ vention visitors.
Tlie members of the Executive Com¬ mittee of the Union attending a inceting of the Board on Monday were Charles Shohl, Julius Rosenwald, Isaac W., Bern- heim, Ludwig Vogelstein, Ben Alt- lieiiner, N. Henry Backman, Fred E. Bruml, Edgar M. Cahn, Alfred Cohen, Joseph Cohen, David W. Edelman, Gus- tav A, Efroymson, Arnold Falk, Julius W. l<"reiberg, Isaac Goldberg, Daniel P. Hays, Simeon M. Johnson, Adolph .Kraus, Albert L..Levi, Benjamin Low¬ enstein, Jacob W. Mack, Henry L. Mayer, Edwin B. Meissner, Henry Mor¬ genthau, Adolph S, Ochs, Herbert C. Oettinger, Henry Oppenheimer, William Ornstein, A. C. Rothhesky, Marcus Rauh, Maurice D. Rosenberg, Simon W. Ro¬ sendale, Julius Rosenwald, Morris H. Rothschild, A. L. Salzenstein, Louis Schlesinger, Jacob Schandig, Isaac Schoen, Horace Stern, Samuel Straus, I. Newton Trager, Isaat M. Ullman, Felix Vorenberg, Aaron Waldheim, A
i^e to tlie people of New York'at two (ireat mass meeting on Monday night. ^,'cw York's "Go to Synagogue Week," llicli had filled the city's temples with (.'o'y-day crowds of worshippers, cul- i-'Valed ^Monday evening in two great r^'.-.iiou'i demonstrations, one at, Car- ie Elall, New York, and the other at ciiiple Beth Eloliim, Brooklyn. ,\t 1110 Carnegie Hall meeting. Rabbi ^!;t)a Hillel Silver of Cleveland in his .^.^.Vhcss said: "We must banish igno- /rKii^re ftom our midst. Our deadliest en- cihi is the Am Haarctz — the unlettered J,i,''.\ .whom ignorance leads to indiffer- et,!Cc or cynicism or to assimilation. ii«'l-e iriiools and better schools I More Itljili schools ''and better high schools I IJilwic educated Jewish laymen 1 The '^''sjrnli was not given to the Rabbis \\fh^"- ' If Judaism is to remain-a demo- ..C'lf^lic. religion, if it is not to degenerate 'i^a an ecclesiastical hierarchy, it must 1}^;' Oil- the basis of Jewish learning .b^'Sadly' disseminated through all the rMks'and classes of our peoplci
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MOSCOW — (J. T. A.) — The concession negotiated by the Jewish Colonization Association providing for,the establishing in various parts of Russia and the Ukraine of a net work of Jewish credit institutions has been ratified finally by the Eco¬ nomic Council of the Soviet Government. Under the terms of the concession the agree¬ ment is to remain in force three years and is renewable fop a further period of three years if neither party objects to its con¬ tinuance.
TEMPLE B'NAI ISRAEL HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Activities of Bryden Rd. Temple
Shown in Reports'^ubmitted
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Federated Jewish Charities Annual Dinner-Meeting Sun.
Federation and Its Work Will Be
Discussed by Prominent
Spetucers
AT PROGRESS CLUB
SUNDAY, FEB. 4, 6:30 P. M.
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•—' ?Tvnieir"Wo'u'rd "compel' greater activities in the Jewish community and in the lodge. Pres. Zeckhauser pointed out that a B'nai B'rith Lodge, wherever it may be, would more accurately reflect the trend of Jewish activity tljan any other organization in a'community for the reason that, its membership wa.s rep¬ resentative of every class of Jew. Re¬ form and Orthodox, Zionists and non- Zionists, liberals and conservatives, and every other conceivable element in the Jewish community. The message was as follows:
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President's Message
Brethren: This is a great event in my life. Tonight,- is to me, a great night. To be elected to the Presidency of Zion Lodge is both an honor and a privilege of a high order. The B'nai B'rith of today is the greatestt Jewish Fraternal organization in the world. To be the head of a group of men like our Columbus Lodge is indeed an aim worthy of any man.
But Brothers, even as I appreciate the honor, -so do I realize the duties and demands of the office. Not without days and nights of work and worry on the part of many men will Zion Lodge again emerge triumphant thru a year of serv¬ ice.
Brethren; American Jewry is passing thru the most critical stage that it has undergone since the foundation of the American   Republic.     Never  since  the •    Revolutionary war has there been such an organized attack against a race or a religion.    This attack is.not merely a whim of a few isolated people; but it is a well  directed,  organized,  Anti-Semi¬ tic effort backed by money, brains ^(sueh as they are) and power. B'nai B'rith, my friends, has been and ; shall continue to be our' greatest friend in our time of trial; not as a counter¬ acting force, not by brute strength, not by legislative enactment, but by real in¬ telligent direction of energy towards the education of the ignorant and misin¬ formed among pur neighbors, thru the Americanization   and   development   of ourselves and the uplift and restoration of self-respect among the weak and op¬ pressed.
Anti-Semitism
B'nai B'rith cannot and will not stand, as a huge wall to protect any Jew orl group of Jews from attacks or from criticism, nor can it stand as a protect¬ ing barrier to keep out an onriishing flood of anti-semitism; but It can; rather, trace hack to the source of the flood, to the base of its supply and the power wphich propels it. There, let us work; there let us see whether our own house does not need a little cleaning. If (CoHcluded on pade 5,)
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Mrs. Daniel P. Hays welcomed the delegates on behalf of New York Jew¬ ish women at the sessions that opened the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods convention on Tuesday morning, and Mrs. J. Walter Freiberg, widow of a former president of the Union, responded to-this address. Miss Rose Brenner, representing the Council of Jewish Women, and Mrs. Charles Hoffman, representing the . Women's League of the United Synagogue offer¬ ed the greetings of their 'respective organizations.
Mrs. Wiesenfeld's Message The results of ten years of growth sinpe' the organization of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods was 'told by Mrs. Joseph Wiesenfeld, presi¬ dent of the Federation, in her annual message.    Raising funds  for the erec¬ tion of the dormitory at Hebrew Union College,   organizing'  State   Federations whose goal is to bring religious influ¬ ence within' the reach of every Jewish f.amily, extending opportunities for re¬ ligious worship to students at universi¬ ties—these     have    been    outstanding achievements of the sisterhoods during the  last  two  years.    Numerically,  the National Federation of Temple Sister¬ hoods has the largest army of Jewish women   ever' enrolled   for  a  religious purpose.    It organized  with forty-nine constituent societies.    Today there are approximately 45,000 members and 287 sisterhoods; three of which are located in, Canada.    The greatest, achievement of the sisterhoods was the campaign to raise funds for a dormitory at Hebrew Union  College,    Mrs.  Wiesenfeld  em¬ phasized  the   fact   that   the   dormitory campaign was conducted practically en- tii-ely  through   the  mail  and • that  the expense of raising nearly a quarter of a million dollars was less than two per¬ cent, a fact that is particularly signifi¬ cant in view of the usual high cost of running   a    campaign.     Ground    was broken for this dormitory on December 7, and at the same time for the J. Wal¬ ter Freiberg Memorial Gymnasium, the gift of Mrs. Freiberg in memory of her husband.     This   gymnasium   building makes possible the physical Welfare of the students for whose needs and com¬ fort the sisterhoods have made them¬ selves responsible,
. Statie Federations The State Federations, organized since the last biennial assembly have reported many outstanding acoomplish- ments. In Pennsylvania, a lecture bu¬ reau was established by the State Fed¬ eration, In Connecticut and Texas Uniongram Scholarships were raised. In Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio, much (Continued on page 6)
Greatest Enemy of Jew
The greatest enemy of the Jew in America is ignorance, with its resultant indifference and cynicism, among the Jews themselves. Teaching the children of Israel to know,and love their faith will evolve a new and greater Judaism that will end the problem of anti-Sem¬ itism; and the drift of Jews from the temples of the faith, and will develop a Jewish citizenry in America that will have the respect and even admiration of all   its  fellow  men.    These  statements
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NEW   YORK    (J.    C.    B.) ^'First among the states to recognize the right of Jews to be protected in the observ¬ ance of their dietary laws. New York, by  measures passed  in   1917 and '1022, made, it  a  crime  to  expressly  or   im¬ pliedly represent as kosher, meat prod¬ ucts wliidi are in fact not prepared in accordance with orthodo.x requirements. The attack upon the constitutionality of these laws has been launched by an association  of provision  manufacturers and dealers on the ground that what is kosher is so .speculative a standard, that it is  impossible  of practic.ible applica¬ tion, that "kosher" has developed a sec¬ ondary   meaning   of   cleanliness   which reflects uiiw:lrrantably on meats labeled non-koshef in accordance with the stat¬ ute, and that the whole legislation is an i illegal interference with interstate com¬ merce.
Attorney General Carl Sherman has designated Samuel H. Hofitader, an at¬ torney of Nevv York City, member of the firm of Nordlinger & Riegehnan, is Special Deputy Attorney General to de¬ fend the constitutionality of the meas¬ ures.
"The real issue involved/' said Mr. Hofstader, in discussing tlie contro¬ versy, "is not limited in'importance to orthodox Jewry,- The basic question is whether a state which sanctions reli¬ gious freedom'may protect its citizens from ¦ exiiloitation by those who seek, through under-handed and indefensible practiccfs, to take advantage of the re¬ ligious 6bservanc6s of th'ose citizens. It is inconceivable that any'group would actually sanction the display of 'trefa' products in such a manner that pur? chasers may be deliberately deceived and mislead into believing them to be kosher."
tUSANDS MOURN r NORDAU'S BIER
No Ipeeches During Fimerali In ^Compliance With Dr. Nordau's Wish
P.-^IS (J. T. A) —In comiiiliahce withaie wi!>Ii of Dr. Max Nordau as expr(Mefl'in his will, there were no speecW' at the funeral Thursday, the solem ty add sadness of the. simple proce; 'ou testifying to the Veneration in wh ll the dead leader was held.
The cortege left Dr. Nordau's. last modes residence on Rue Henner at' 9 o'clock '" the morning, after the unpre- tentioi Jewish funeral service. The coffin, Iraped in Zionist colors and the orthod ^ prayer shawl was follp^wed by tho sands of persons crossed Paris in deei sileUce. Jewish university stu¬ dents ormed the guard of honor around 'he catafalque. A crowd esti¬ mated ;' 3000 waited for the procession at Mon parnasse cemetery, where Chief Rablii I rael Levy officiated. Dr. Alex¬ ander 1 armarok, friend and physician of the deceased, recited the Kaddish customa ¦'>' •'>'"'' ''>' ''"^ male descend¬ ants.
Nahui' Sokolow, who was to repre¬ sent th( Zionist Executive Committee arrived 0° late, his train from Berlin having S'eeii detained. Special delega¬ tions to li'e funeral included representa¬ tives of fhe Palestine Foundation Fund, the Com'uuttee of Jewish Delegations, Jewish 'VKo''''! Relief Conference, Jew¬ ish   Color'^^t'""   Association   arid   the
On Sunday evening, February 4th, at 0:,"50 p. m., the Board of Directors and members of the Federated Jewish Charities of Columbus will hold their annual dinner and meeting at the Progress Club, 112 Parsons Ave. The Federation and its work will be dis¬ cussed by a number of eminent speak¬ ers, reports of officers for 1P22 will be heard, and the election of officers and directors, for 192.3 will take place.
Because of the prominence of the speakers and the importance of this an¬ nual gathering, it is expected that the banquet hall will be filled to capacity. For that reason, it is urged' that those members of the Columbus charities who desirp to attend, make their, reservations immediately by calling either the Prog- rcs's Club or the Schonthal Community House. s -   .
.    A Vital Problem The problem of caring for the poor
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all ages. The aim of social service to amelio¬ rate the indigent condition of the un¬ fortunate and the endeavor to neu¬ tralize the defaults of economic status among our fellow beings has en¬ listed into activity men and women in all times. This consecration to the cause has evolved a system of broader sympathetic application of the principle of charity. It is true, in the conference for the betterment of social conditions the beneficiary in whose behalf these studies consume time and brain effort, is not represented, that in the enact¬ ment of statutes, rules and regulations for guidance in administrations to help the needy,, arid the phrase in ordinary usage, "It takes two to< make a bar¬ gain,'' isnot considered in the study of the problem, the recipient of this bounty is unqualifiedly subject to the decreed resohitiori in conventions, and has no voice in the adoption of a system so vital to community well-being. It is evident, however, that sociology and ex¬ perience, have demonstrated the correct¬ ness of this principle of evolution, by results obtained,- in the conservation of the morale, of' the dependent and estab- li'shmnit of a more normal .family life standard.
RABBI JACOB TARSHISH
UNABLE TO ATTEND
The annual congregational meeting and dinner of Temple B'nai Israel was held Sunday evening January 28th, in the vestry rooms of the Temple. Members of the Sisterhood as well as Temple members were present. Mr. Max H. Rieser presided.
Reports of the activities of the Tem¬ ple during the past year were given by President Joseph Scho,nthal, A. E. Loeb, secretary and Simon Lazarus, treasurer. A report of the Sisterhood activities was read by Mrs. A. W. Loeb, acting president, during the illness of Mrs. Fred, Lazarus.
The following report of Mr. Schon¬ thal was read by Mr. Samuel Summer.
Mr. Schonthal's Message.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have sensed the eageriifss "with which you have all looked forward to' this annual reunion of ours, and I am sure this meeting is going'to be unusu¬ ally pleasurable, for the reason of our progress and attainments during the past: year, and especially because of oUr new plans for the future.
The attitude of this community, and especially the members of this congre¬ gation, each year gives us greater cause for appreciation and thanksgiving. 'We have grown from a small congregation with relatively small' ideas to a large congregation with a broad and gencroUS vie>vpoiiit. This congregation is al¬ ways ready to accept progressive ideas and has a reputation for the .prompt" exectt'.onof, them. With the enviabje progress thus far attained as a foun(la- , tion, I feel sure-that.the record of'this' congregation, during the next few years, will be the model and envy of the lead-', ing'congregations of this country.
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lederation.       ,   . ish offices were closed during lit of respect to the departed
wish Communities of Jugo¬ slavia prete'Ued a Menorah with a He¬ brew inscii'Ptio" to the king on the oc¬ casion of.|the king's wedding.
Such' discussions that will widen the scope of the local charities will be taken up at this nieeting Sunday evening' and it is hoped that those who have the ti'ue Jewish spirit of social service at heart, will be present at this important gatheriug of the year.
HUNDRED THOUSAND JEWS IN RUHR DISTRICT
BERLIN (J. T. A.) — Some concern is expressed in Jewish circles here over the position of Jewish workers in the coal and iron mines of the Ruhr dis¬ trict; whose number at the>time of the French occupation is said to'have been a hundred thousand. These Jews are mostly from Galicia and Poland. They are completely isolated from the Jewish communities: in Germany.
WEIZMANN WOULD RESIGN BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH
LONDON (J. C B.) — Dr. Chaim Weizmann toldi a representative o{ the "Times" he would like to retir.e as president of the" Zionist Organization because of "health consideration^," add¬ ing that this was the only reason for his contemplating retirement. The Zionist leader explained, however, that he could not take this step coiistitu- tionally before the Zionist Congress in July.
SuiiiiI"Jo"orgaiiiv:e 'for 'b"roBreS"s,'^atrd' w§''' extenil to you the invitation to become a par^'?of this organization, which will strive to up-build the quality and char¬ acter of not only this congregation, but of Judaism in general. We offer you the many advantages of this Temple in the way of moral and spiritual help, and you should eagerly avail yourselves of the opportunities which are here.
Our new leader, Rabbi Tarshish, has been with us for a. few short months only, and unless you have been close with the inner workings of the congre¬ gation, you cannot realize what a fine foundation has been laid by him for the future progress of this congregation. Rabbi Tarshish is of the younger school, capable, enthusiastic; and of excellent judgment. We wei*e very fortunate when xye'secured the services and per¬ sonality of such a man as he. 'You •will find within a. short time .the poten- tiar forces for good in this congrega-. tiori will be actually working under his leadership in organized committees. A little later in the evening Rabbi Tar¬ shish, hiiftself, will tell- you of his plans for tiie upbuilding of, the latent forces in  our congregation.
One of the greatest changes that has already been effected by Rabbi Tarshish is the method of conducting our * Sun¬ day school. The methods of teacbing, the character of the work done, and the administrative phases are niost excel¬ lent. I venture the opinion that within the year our Sunday school will be con¬ sidered a model from which others will pattern; •
Our holiday services this year were more, beautiful i^rid impressive 'than at any time within my memory. You will recall the Temple was packed to over¬ flowing, and I am sure that those who were permitted to attend felt the ex¬ traordinary impresSiveness of the serv¬ ices and left with a feeling of great satisfaction. The e-xcellent quality of the music served to heighten the unusual character of t'he seirvices, and I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the choir committee for the excellence of the music which they liave provided for us.
I wish to take this occasion to thank our ushers for the efficient and courte¬ ous manner in w'hich they have handled those attending our services. During the holidays more people were seated without anjf signs of confusion or noise than we thought the Temple could pos¬ sibly hold.    ;
The splendid work of the Ladies' Aiixiliary during the past year is char¬ acteristic of this society. Women, un¬ like ipen, do not forget their religious duties and dbligatiojis in this busy life, and are at all times willing to make almost any sacrifice {or liuman good. (Conlinued on page 4)
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