Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1959-12-18

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TEMPLE ISRAEL SPECfAL EDITION
Vol. 37, No. 52
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New Temple Israel To Be Dedicated Tonight
Activities To Continue All This Weekend
The New Temple Israel At  5419  E.   Broad  St.
^Home' Honor Roll Of Donors Growing
More names were added to tiie iionor roii ot donors to the new Columbus Jewiali Home tor tiie Aged at a fund-raising meeting Dec.  15  at  tlie  Excelsior  Club.
William V. Kaiin, vice-cliairman ot tiie campaign committee wiio conducted tlie meeting, reported tlie sale of additional memorials for wiiicii funds arc being solicited. Tiie iionor roil of donors, he said, will be published shortly.
KAHN emphasized at the meet¬ ing that memorial opportunities are secured by individuals, fami¬ lies, grroups and foundations des¬ ignating contributions for speci¬ fic construction, furnishings and equipment. Appropriate plaques bearing the name of the me- raoriaJized person or persons and the donor honor of the gift.
Aaron Zaclis, chairman of the campaign committee and member of the building committee, ex¬ pressed his pleasure at the gen¬ erous response to the campaign thus   far.
"At the Excelsior Club meeting and ever since the campaign be¬ gan, the community has been gen¬ erous in its support," he said. "This generosity will achieve a landmarit, a new Columbus Jew¬ ish Home for the Aged," he added.
However,-Zaolts cautioned that the goal/has not yet been roach- ed and that memorial/opportuni¬ ties still remain. "I respectfully request those persons who have not yet responded to this great urgency do so quioliiy. The sooner our goal Is reached, the sooner we can  turn our attention to actual
construction   of  this   much   need¬ ed home," he said.
KABBI SAMUBL Rubensteln of Agudas Achim, Marli D. Ecinlc- nopf, architect for the now home and member of the campaign committee, and Lazar Brener, administrator of the present home, addressed the meeting.'
Rabbi Rubensteln reminded his audience that respect and care for the aged Is traditional with Jews.
"The fifth commandment honor thy father and thy mother - is one of our basic philosophies," he said. "The New Columbus Jew¬ ish Home for the Aged provides us with a dramatic opportunity for showing our elderly citizens how much we do honor and care for them," he added.
FEINKNOPF reviewed plans for the 50-bed institution to be located on College Avenue just south of the Jewish Center.
"In addition to planning a mod¬ ern, functional and Inviting struc¬ ture," he said, N^e are malting sure the new homiKwiil be equip-
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Melton Trust Gives Seminary $180,000
A gift of $180,000 for the creation of a research center in Jewish education was made last Sunday by Samuel M. Melton to the Teachers Institute of The Jewish Theological Seminary ot America.
Melton presented a checli from the-S. M. and Esther Melton Trust to Dr. Louis Finiteistein, chancellor of the Seminary, at a reception in Melton's honor at the Parit Lane Hotel in New Yorlj. The reception preceded the Teachers Institute alumni dinner, which culminated a long scries of events
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GERALD L. ZELIZER TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT CONFAB
Gerald L. Zellzer, son of Rabbi and Mrs, Nathan Zellzer, will deliver the Iteynote address at the Annual United Synagogue Youth Convention to be held in New Yorit at the Manhattan Center on Dec.  24 through Dec. 27.
THE OPENING session will be attended by 1300 teenage delegates from 700 conservative synagogues of the United States, Canada and South America. That opening ses¬ sion will also be attended by- 6000 Jewish teenagers and their adult leaders from the greater New Yorit  area.
Zelizer will address the mass rally on the theme "The Maturity and Pedication of Jewish Youth." An Eternal Light program, spon¬ sored by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will precede his address.
Zrlizer will be graduated from Oipital University in January, and will leave Feb. 1 for New Yorit where he will begin his graduate .studies at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Sem¬ inary of America.
THE UNITED Synagogue Youth, with its local chaptiT at Temple Tlfereth Israel, is a na- ticjnal organization of young peo¬ ple from conservative congrega¬ tions with a total membership of 20,000, Zellzer is past president of thi.'   national   organization.
i^abbl and Mr.s. Zclizur and their daughter, Deborah, will attend the Convention. Mrs. Miriam Sheniier, director of activities of Temple Tlfereth Israel, will accompany the seven delegates from the Tlf¬ ereth  Israel chapter.
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mariting the  50th  anniversary of the Institute.
REPUTED TO be the largest contribution ever made for the study of the curriculum of Jewish religious schools, the fund will enable the Teachers Institute to inaugurate a nation-wide program that will bring about more effec¬ tive methods of transmitting to young students a knowledge of Jewish culture and tradition.
To l>e itnown as the "Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mendel Melton Re¬ search Center in Jewish Educa¬ tion," the project will begin with a pilot study at Temple Tlfereth Israel, of which Melton is a mem¬ ber.
The full program will be super¬ vised by the faculty of the Teaclj- ers Institute and will be under the auspices ot the Institute's educa¬ tion department. The techniqiies of riaodern education will be ap¬ plied, including the use of audio¬ visual aids, and the center will develop educational materials, texts and Instructional manuals,
MELTOVS gift came after dis¬ cussions with Dr. Max Arzt, vice- chancellor of the seminary, Rabbi
Seymour Fox, associate dean of the institute, other faculty mem¬ bers and seminary administrative officers.
Melton has long been a leading figure in Columbus communal life and his philanthropies have been abundant, A prominent manufac¬ turer and inventor, he is president and founder of the Capitol Manu¬ facturing and Sujipiy Company in Columbus, the Capitol Pipe and Nipple Manufacturing Company in Detroit, and the Capitol Manu-
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BE ON TIME
Since there will be no moil delivery on Friday, Dec 2S and Jan. 1, the Chronicle will be mailed one day earlier during these two weeks. This necessi¬ tates an early deadline. Copy and photographs for the Deo. 25 issue will no longer be ac¬ cepted. The deadline was at 10 ajn. this morning (Dec. 18). Copy and photographs (or the Jan. 1 issue must be received by Dee. 25.
l<XHi MEDICAL RESEARCH
MILWAUKEE, (JTA) - The family of Oscar Plotliin, indus¬ trialist and businessman, plans to contribute $100,000 for an on- downment to the Marquette Uni¬ versity School of Medicine.
Gives $180,000
Smtiutil Melton, left, is shown as he preiiented his gift of $180,000 for the creation of a research center in Jewish education to tlie Teaoliers Institute of the Jewish Theological .Seminary of America. Aoot-ptlng the gift is Dr. Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of the sejiilnary, second from left. Dr. Max Arxt, vice-chancellor, second from right, and Rabbi Seymour Pox, associate dean of the Teachers Institute look on.
A hl-storic event will taite place in Columbus this week¬ end when the new Temple Israel at 5419 E. Broad St. will   be dedicated.
The Rabbi Dr. Jerome D. Foikman will lead the formal religious' service tonight and the guest speaker will be Dr. Nelson CJlueck, president of the Hebrew Union (College, Jewish Iflstitute of Religion.
BABBI BOBEBT A. Roth¬ man and officers of tbe tem¬ ple will also participate In this service.
The dedication services will continue on Saturday morning when Dr. Solomon B. Freehof,
Information on Temple Israel's - growth appears on pages 14, IS and 16 and in the dedication section of this woelc's paper.
president of the World Union for progressive Judaism and rabbi of Rodeph Shoiom Tem¬ ple in Pittsburgh, Pa., will give  an   address.
The evening will be higtp! lighted by a dance for the entire membersliip. The Young Folks Temple League la in charge  of  thi.s  affair.
ON SUNDAV morning, there will be a service for the Re¬ ligious School, with a ser- monette by Rabbi Rothman.
The dedication banquet will be held on Sunday at 7 p.m. It was arranged by the temple brotherhood   and  sisterhood.
Following the dinner there will be an address by Dr. Bernard Bamberger, president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. The dinner will close the dedication week¬ end.
JAPANESE CONVERT IS GREETED BY RABBIS, LEADERS
NEAV YORK (WUP) — The noted Japanese "ger Zedek" (righteous proselyte) Professor Abraham S. Kotsuji. arrived in the United States via El Al before dawn Monday, Dec. 7, and in the evening of the same day a repre¬ sentative group of New York rab¬ bis and Jewish leaders greeted him at a special reception held at the Plaza Hotel. Among those who honored the newcomer In Israel's ranks were high officials of the Histadrut Ivrit, the Zionist Or¬ ganization of America and other national  organizations
In his address. Piof. Kotsuji related the story how in his early life, as a Ixiy in Japan, he had turned to the Jewish peoples and Judaism: but he added that only during his recent pilgrimage to Jerusalem had he officially em¬ braced Judaism and "been reborn as   a   full-fledged   Jew."
PROF. KOTSUJI had the guests spellbound when he read from Isaiah and the Psalms In fluent Hebrew and with a diction of beauty and charm that even sur¬ prised the Hebrew scholars pres¬ ent.
On Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, Prof.   Kotsuji   was  greeted   by   a
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