Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1956-01-20

              2jj\\y^^^erviiig Colximbus and Central Ohio Jewish Comm
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Vol. 34, No. 3
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, JAN. 20,  1956
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Jewish Leaders Participating In Israel Emergency Meeting
DR.  ISRAEL. T. NAAMAm
Preaident,   Midwest   Regional, Natn Council for Jewish Edaca-
DR.  DAVID   RUDAVSKY
President, Nat'i Council for Jewisli Kducation. principal spealcer.
TWO-DAY MIDWEST REGIONAL GONFERENGE OF JEWISH EDUCATORS STARTS TOMORROW
Jewish Educators of the Midwest, members of the National Coun¬ cil For Jewish Education, will convene here Sunday and Monday. It's the 9th annual Conference that the Educators are meeting during the winter in various cities of the Midwest, discussing important problems in tne field of Jewish Education. Directors of Bureaus of Jewish Edu¬ cation and Principals of Hebrew Schools of the Midwestern area, as well as other prominent educatora, will attend. The following cities will be represented: Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland. Columbus, Dayton,   Detroit,   Indianapolis,  Louisville,  Milwaukee,  Minneapolis  and
Tororito, Canada.
The Fort Hayes Hotel will be the headquarters of the Confer¬ ence. First session will begin Sun¬ day, 10 a. m. A symposium on the subject "Functionals in Jewish Education" will be discussed at the fixst session. Rabbi Yaakov Kaba- koff of Cleveland will be the first participant in the symposium, dis¬ cussing "How to Achieve an Ef¬ fective Program of Jewish Adult; Education." AJbert Elazar of De¬ troit will discuss "Stops Toward a Workable System of In-Service Teacher Training." Doctor Joseph Diamond of Toronto will discuss "What Can We learn from the Israeli System of Education?"
Second session will begin at 1:15 p. m. Subject for discussion will be "Community Changes and Their Meaning for Jewish Education." Dr. Moses Zalesky of Cincinnati will discuss "Patterns of Cooper¬ ation Among Bureau, Synagogue and Center." Dr. Louia Katzoff of Chicago will discuss "How to De- velope Effective Lay-I-.<'ader3hip in   Jewish   Education."
AN KXKCrTIVi: committee meeting of the National Council for Jewiah Education will takts place at 3:30 p. m. Dr. David Ku- davaky, preaident of the National Council for Jewiah Education, will preside at the Executive meeting. The evening, seasion, which will begin at 7:43, will be devoted to a symposium on "How Dp I En¬ visage the Ideal Jewish Com^ munity?" Tho following discus¬ sants will participate: Dr. blazar Goelman of Buffalo, Mark M. Krug of Cincinnati and Dr. Ephralm Shmueli of Detroit.
A recep'ion in honor of thp edu¬ cators, arranged by the Hebrew School Board at Trustees and Iv¬ reeyoh Society, will take place Sunday, 9:30 p. m., at the Jewiah Center.
Dr.   Judah   Pilch,   Executive   Di¬ rector,   American   Association    for (continaed on  page 9)
DU.  YOUNG
Heads Committee for Brotherhood Event
Dr. Charlea Young, pnfsident of Beth Jacob Brotherhood, met with the joint planning committee for the fourth annual Brotiierhood Ob¬ servance to be held Feb. 16. The commitee, consisting of Dr. Mitch Goodman, Nate Nedelman. Harold Monett. Hy Weinberg, Lou Dorf¬ man, Bob Lieberman, Lou Berliner, Harold Hillson and Bob Aronson, completed plans for this year's Joint Brotherhood stag at Beth Jacob Synagogue.
It was announced by Dr. Young that C. William O'Neil, Ohio's At¬ torney General, will be guest speaker. Tho Program committee has planned the type of entertain¬ ment proven moat pleasing to the mcrtiborship.
The Refreshment committee has reported that a complete menu for the affair will be reUdy within tho week.
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~| Telephone Conference 1       Brunch Tomorrow ' , At Center
In response to the grave emer¬ gency Israel is facing, a telephone conference brunch will be held Sunday, 10 a. m., in the Adult Lounge of the Jewish Center, Jac¬ ob Gilbert, chairman of the Israel Bond campaign, announced.
Sunday's meeting will be part of hundreds to be held simultaneously throughout the country, at which time foremost Jewish leaders speaking by telephone from New York City will discuss the peril that is upon Israel and what can be done about it.
Ambassador Abba Eban, Senator Herbert Lehman. Dr. Joseph Sch¬ wartz and Rabbi Abba HlUel Silver will talk to Israel Bond leaders and workers at 10:30. via telephone amplification.
Brunch will be nerved. at 10 o'clock promptly, to allow plenty of time for the conference re¬ port and the follow-up.
Abe A. Wolman, Columbus mem¬ ber of the Board of Governors, will report on the Jan. 8-9 meeting of the group, at which time the goal of $75,000,000 tn Bond sales for 1956 waa set, and the crucial importance of the Bond Drive in terms of backing up Israel In this grave   emergency,   was   recognized.
(A total of $42,318,550 in Israel Bonds was sold during the calen¬ dar year 1955. Dr. Joaeph J. ScTi- wartz, ^ice-president, roportfd to the Board of Governors. That re¬ presented a 20% increase over 1954 and brought the total sales to $216,595,450 since the beginning. In May, 1951. More than 8(X),000 peo¬ ple now own Israel Bonds, Dr. Sch¬ wartz reported.)
(People   in   Columbus   who   wiah to respond to Israel's crisis by pur¬ chasing   Development   Bonds   can do ao by calling the Bond office at CA. 4-7756, or writing to the Bonds for Israel office, Seneca Hotel.) Itabbl Silver,  chairman  of the Board of Oovnrnors, said that "In the last analysis, It's the econom¬ ic strength of the Sta^ of Isra^)! whloh will determine Its capacity to  defend   Itself  against  aggros* Hlon   and Vonsequently   also   Its ability t6 survive.
"Whatever aupport ia given to the State of Israel through the purchase of larael Bonds helps to utuiergird its economy and to atrengthen the hands of its de fenders." he said.
In a letter urging a big attend¬ ance Sunday morning. Dr. B. W (eoiitioned on pa^e    5)
DK. SDLVER
MRS. TED LEWIS AIDS COUNCIL PROJECT
Mrs. Ted Lewla, wife of the fatned showman who was In Columbua lost week for the auto show, Is shown above purchasing a ticket for Counoll Women's birthday luncheon, from het niece, Mrs. Wm. Callif. Mrs. Lewis is quite active In philanthropic work and ts an enthusiofitlo member of Council.
Highlight of the birthday luncheon Feb. 7 will be the awarding of a IS-day holiday cruise, with all expenses paid, for two. Mrs. Calllf Is CoUnoH's chairman of Ways & Means.
MR. KAUFFMAN
Guest Speaker at Brandeis Party
Tuesday noon at the Jewish Center, members of the Columbua Chapter of National Women's Committee of Brandeis University will hear first-hand the story ot their achlevementa in addition to the plans for the future of Bran- deia University, particularly the IJbrary.
Joaeph F. Kauffman, Adminis¬ trative Assistant to Pres. Sachar, will be guest speaker at tho annual paid-up membership luncheon and will be presented by Mrs. Fred Yenkln,   Program  chairman.
A graduate of tho University of Denver, Mr. Kauffman was award¬ ed his master's degree by North¬ western Unlveraity. From 1042 through 1945 he served with the U. S. Army, attached to the 86th Infantry Division in North Africa and Italy. Prior to Joining the staff of Brandels University, Mr. Kauff¬ man was with Bonds for Israel and did considerable work with tjie Antl-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
Mrs. Simon Lazarus will offer the opening prayer. Mrs. William Wasserstrom. National Reoqrdlng (eoBtliisfd on page S)
MU. SLOTT
To Direct Gallery's "All My Sons"
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Melvin Slott has been engaged to direct "All My Sona," Arthur MiUcr'a dramatic Broadway hit to be presented by Gallery Playera of the Jewish Center, Saturday and Sunday. Feb. U-12, in the Center auditorium.
Mr. Slott comes to the Center with an extensive background in theatre work, including his train¬ ing in speech and drama at L.ake Forest College in Chicago, where he subsequently served aa student Instructor in Theatrics. Ho has been active with the Goodman Memorial Theatre In Chicago; the Shady L.anc Theatre, profes.iional Summer Stoqk In Marengo, 111., and tho Music Theatre Corporation of Highland Park,  111.
FEATUPKD in the coat of "All My Sona" will be aeveral veterana of Gallery Players, Including An¬ drew Mayer, Marvin Sllbersteln, Shirley Sllbersteln and Irv Levey.
Mr. Mayor wljl bu remembered (or hla roles "Year's Ago." "De¬ tective Story"  and "The Dybbuk."
Marvin Sllbersteln has been seen as the producer tn "Light Up Tho (.coptlnued od  page S)