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COLUMBUS. OHIO. FRIDAY. JULY 18, 1958
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NEWS IN BRitF
CHABOES AMEBICAN SYNAGOGUE  LACKS SPIRIT
NEW YORK, A(JP) — Writing in the current issue of The Jewish Digest, Rabbi Dr. Morris N. Kertzer bitterly crltlzea the A- merican synagogue for the lack of spirit that could give the seeker the true meanftig of Judaism. "The tragedy of our day," aayg Dr. Kertzer in his article entitled 'A Jewish Mission,' "Is that we have brought the Jew back to the synagogue, and he haa found nothing there to move him, to compel his loyalty and his interest."       ^^
Expressing the belief that "the miracle of Israel's reblrtM**^ has given American Jewry something to live for. Dr. Kertzer adds; "So many active or formerly active synagogue people have confided to roe their feelings of guilt. One of them said: 'I was the president of . a large congregation for years, and spent seven nights a week In the temple. Today 1 have a hard time making myself go. And my children won't come near the place. Who's at fault? Me, the rabbi, the congregation, the times'?''
URGES  HEBREW  BE  PROCLAIMED  SPIRITUAL  LANGUAGE
NEW YORK, (AJP) — "The Hebrew language should be pro¬ claimed by the Brlth Ivrith Olamlth as the spiritual language of the Jews In the Disapora, and particularly of the Jews of America, for whom Hebrew Is not only the key to the Jewish cultural heritage, but also the language of American democracy."
Thus declared Prof. Abraham I. Katsh, chairman. Department of Hebrew Culture and Education at New York University, In an Interview with an AJP reporter, Dr, Katsh urged that "steps be taken to convene a world conference of college professors of Hebrew and bible." >
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ULTRA-ORTHODOX AGAIN BLAST ISRAELI  GOV'T.
NEW YORK, (AJP) — The anti-Israel, ultra-Orthodox group known as the "World Union of Orthodox Jewish Communities" (465 51st St., NYC), has again published an indictment against the Israel (Jovernment li»V?he New York Times. Entitled "Exposition of the Truth," and appearing in almost two full-length columns, the Indict¬ ment lists a number of governmental violations against orthodoxy Including the sanction of a swimming pool in Jerusalem for use of both men and women.
Bitterly criticizing Ben-Ourion for his stand on "Who Is a Jew?" the indictment, signed by one Josef Kahan, expresses particular hor¬ ror at the fact tiiat the bible was not exhibited at the Israel Pavilion In Brussels!
ISRAELIS AWAIT AMERICAN BIBLE  CHAMP
JERUSALEM, (AJP) — Israelis are anxiously awaiting the ar¬ rival here of Myrtle Davis—the schoolteacher from Georgia who was declared bible champion of the U. S. on the $e-4,(X)0 Challenge TV program—who is to face national winners of 24 other countries in the International Bible Quiz to take place on Aug. 19 over radio sta¬ tion Kol Israel. The quiz is one of the highlights in Israel's tenth emnlversary celebration.
QUEEN TENDERS KOSHEfe LUNCHEON IN PALACE
AMSTERDAM, (JTA) — President and Mrs. Itzhak Ben Zvi ar¬ rived here for a three-day official visit to Holland. Netherlands Premier Willem Drees, Israel Ambassador Hanan Cldor and Chief Rabbi Aron Shuster greeted Ben Zvi at the airport.
On Tuesday, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard were hosts to the Israeli chief executive and his wife at a kosher luncheon at the royal palace. Wednesday evening, the President was host at a din¬ ner given in honor of the royal couple. During his visit Ben Zvi will attend services for Dutch Jews murdered by the Nazis, will meet Dutch resistance leaders who helped save Jews, and will visit a number of points of Interest, Including the grave o^ Baruch des Spinoza.
(In Belgium, Thursday, the Israeli President was also a luncheon guest of royalty and returned the honor by playing host to King Baudouin and Queen Mother Elizabeth. He will also visit the Inter¬ national Fair at Brussels.)
URGE COMPENSATION TO ALL SURVIVORS
LONDON, (JTA) — The British Association for the United Nations took up cudgels for survivors of German concentration camps who have not yet received compensation due them under the Bonn Convention.
The Association, noting that "almost every Hitler official gets a pension" while 400 victims have been refused compensation and another 700 are awaiting action, demanded that the British Gov¬ ernment take effective action in behalf of its nationals. It noted that all the victims had suffered health impairments.
Left to right, participating In ground-breaking I Dr. J. D. Folkman, Rev. Fr. R. W. Harwick and ceremonies for the new Temple Israel, are Charles   Dr, Q. W. Hartman. Lazarus, Mayor M. E. Sensenbrener, Jack Resler, \ (Topy photo)
Memorable Scene of Ground-Breaking For Temple IsraeVs ISew Structure
Jack S. Resler, Honorary President of Temple Israel, broke ground for the new Temple building last Sunday. Site of the new building is the 5400 block of E. Broad St. A large segrtient of—the membership attended the impressive ceremony, during which M. E. (Jack) Sensenbrenner, Mayor of Columbus, and Rev. Fr. Robert W. Harwick, brought greetings^ Dr. Jerome D. Folkman, rabbi of Temple Israfel, gave the dedicatory prayer fol¬ lowing the remarks of welcome by the president, Charles Y. Lazarus.
After Mr. Resler turned the first spade of dirt, officers of the Congregation and representatives of the Building committee. Campaign committee. Sis¬ terhood, Brotherhood, Young Folks' Temple Lea¬ gue and Religious School participated In the cere¬
mony. \
Lee Gundersheimer, age 7, a .direct despendant of the first president of the Congregation, com¬ pleted the ground-breaking.
Participating also were Mitchell Cohen, repre¬ senting Rabbi Elliot Finkel of Ahavas Sholom, and Charles Marguiis and Cantor Irving Schreler, who represented Rabbi Nathan Zelizer of Tifereth Is¬ rael.
Dr. G. Ware Hartman, executive director of the Franklin County Council of Churches, gave the opening prayer. Benediction was given by Dr. Folkman.
The building will be completed by the fall of 1959, according to an announcement of the presi¬ dent of the Congregation, Charles Lazarus.
BEN  GURION HOLDS  TOP-LEVEL  MEETING
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier David Ben Gurion participated In a top-level meetlngat the home of Foreign Minister Golda Melr, held to appraise the Iraqi revolt developments and their effects on Israel. ..^^
Reportedly, a chief question was Israel's policy in the event that pro-Nasser Iraqi troops overrun and occupy the Kingdom of Jordan and take up positions In the Western areas bordering Israel.
An afternoon newspaper quoted Mr. Ben Gurion as having said in a brief interview ttiat the Iraqi developments would be decisive for Lebanon, Jordan and larael. Brigadier Chaim Laskov, chief of staff of the Israel Army, declined any comment on the situation, say¬ ing it was "too early."
Feverish consultations proceeded from early morning at the Foreign Ministry as reports on the still confused picture of the Egyptian-directed, pro-Communist revolt in Iraq came trickling in. Foreign Minister Melr, recently discharged fr.om a hospital after a serious operation and still confined to her home, was unable to participate in these meetings but was being kept fully informed and was to attend the deliberations in her home.
EMANUEL RACHMAN aECTEDHEADOF RAeeiNICAL GROUP
MIAMI BEACH, (JTA)—Rabbi Emanuel Racliman of Par Rock- away, N. Y., who Was elected president of the Rabbinical Coun¬ cil of America at its 22nd annual convention here, told the 600 dele¬ gates that a comprehensive pro¬ gram to promote Orthodox Juda¬ ism will be introduced soon on college campuses throughout the United, States.
Rabbt Rachman, who is also professor of Philosophy and Jur- isprudei^ce at Yeshiva University of New York, said the program, covering all phases of traditional. Judaism, would be /designed to "capture the imagination and loyalty of Jewish youth who are groping for the answers to the ultlmates in life." He added that the association of traditional, Ju¬ daism with only rituals and wor¬ ship was "a grave injustice to the totality of Judaism and its uni¬ versal outlook,"
Asserting that "we must make the American Jewish community aware of this ancestral heritage," he said he would name special committees of activate members of the Orthodox rabbinical asso¬ ciation for work on campuses. As part of the program, he said, the Rabbihieal Council's publication program will be enlarged for dis¬ semination among college slkj- dents and the organization will also start adult institutes, re¬ treats tor laymen and adult summer cantps to further Ortho¬ dox Judaism.
A call for the achievement of spiritual harmony between the people of Israel and Jews In the United States and other countries outside Israel was voiced by Yaacob Herzog, Israel Minister at the Embassy In Washington, ad¬ dressing the convention.
The restoration of Jewish in¬ dependence in Israel "enshrines" three principles of unity, Herzog declared: "The people of the Book has been united with the land of its original Inspiration; the di¬ verse communities of ingathering exiles have been wal4ed into a common nationhood, and there .is developing a sense of integrity, with the past."
A Rabbinical Council committee urged that all Jewish religious and community groups should be "ever alert" to preserve "religious liberty." y
The committee termed "high¬ ly disturbing" breaches of the separation principle being made "by extending a variety of privi¬ leges ahd benefits to religious bodies in the school curriculum, teaching and social programs."
Another committee, in a report to  the  convention,  recommended (continued on page 7)
Anti-Semitism Program on TV is Rewarded
NEW YORK CITY ~- The American Jewish Committee and the American Broadcasting Com¬ pany have been presented with a $1,000 award by the Fund for the Republic for their protection of a dramatic TV program on anti-Semitism in college fraternities. Irving M. Engel, Committee president, receives the award from'Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in the third annual Robert E. Sherwood TV com¬
petition sponsored by the Fund. Right (seated) is George N. Shuster, president of Hunter College and a director of the Fund for the Republic.
The Committee and ABC->TV won the award for "The Trophy," a dramatic program which por¬ trayed the story of a college fraternity's action In challenging the discriminatory ruUng of its nation¬ al parent body.
JGG MEETING SET FOR JULY 29
The Jewish Community Coun- cii delegate assembly will meet Tuesday, 8 p.-m., July 29, at the Jewish Center.
It will be the fourth quarW meeting of the year. Melville D. Frank, president of the Council, announces there will be a num¬ ber of important iteins to be pre¬ sented to the delegate body, In¬ cluding several items from the ADL-CRC committee concerning the developments on center and synagogue bombirfgs in the south anld some recent developnients In thp city of Columbus on fair em- -plc^Tnent practice legislation.
Another impoi-tant report will be the Study^ of Ipstltutlojial Needs of the Jewish Aged In Gb- lumbus. This report under bijjp- vey for the past 10 months, wi,n be concerned with important plans for the future car© of, older people In our comniunJty.
Mr. Prank urges all the (Jele-, gates to be present at thfe last bieeting of the year.
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