Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1959-12-04

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COLUMBUS EDITION
Vol. 37, No. 50
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1959
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KADDISH LUZ IS HOUSE SPEAKER FOR NEW KNESSET
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The newly-elected Knesset, Israel's fourth Parliament since the es¬ tablishment of the state, con¬ vened this afternoon and elected Kaddiah Luz, leader of Premier Ben-Gurlon's Mapal party, as Speaker of the House. Luz was Minister of Agriculture In the outgoing Cabinet.
Prior to Luz's election as Speak¬ er, his resignation from the gov¬ ernment was announced l>y Pre¬ mier Ben-Gurion. With the Com¬ munist deputies abstaining, Luz was elected by 112 votes. The Ctommunists explained their ab¬ stention as an expression of pro¬ test for not including one of their members among the Deputy Speakers.
THE PRESIDENT'S flag was bothe Into the Knesset—which still convenes in the improvised foyer of premises Intended for a bank—as the distinguished guests took their seats. They included all ex-members of the previous houses, Cbiet Rabbi Yitzhak Nla- sim, members ot the Supreme (Zlourt and former French Pre¬ mier Pierre Mendes-France, cur¬ rently  visiting  Israel.
After reviewing the Knesset's guard of honor. President Beh- Zvl entered the chamber and in a brief a:ddress, welcomed the new and veteran legislators, and wished them a productive session. Former Speaker Nahum Nlr was then Invited to preside as the old¬ est member of the house. He called on each member alpha¬ betically to take the oath and mklhtflin the laws of the State. Interpreters translated the entire proceedings via an earphone sys- (Contlnoed on  paffe il
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Aaron Zacks goes over plans for the new Home.
$378,000 Added To Fund For New Jewish Home For Aged
BIRTHDAY
With this week's Issue, the Ohio Jewish Chronicle cele¬ brates the first birthday ot the Dayton editiofl. It has been an interesting and rewarding year of watching a "young baby" grow Into a sturdy week¬ ly newspaper.
In the years ahead, the pub¬ lishers hope for continued suc¬ cess and expansion. They hope that the Chronicle in Qayton will prove to be as important and useful to the community as the "mother" paper has lieen to Columbus.
A special fund raising dinner meeting Nov. 24 at Winding Hollow (Country Qub pledged $378,(X)0 toward the new Ckilumbus Jewish Home for the Aged, campaign chairman Aaron Zacks reported.
Approximately 90 civic minded citizens attended this meeting, which marked the shifting ot the appeal for funds to a community- wide basis. The funds, Zacks told the meeting, are being solicited as   memorials.
REFUGEE PROBLEM SOLUTION REJECTED BY ARAB MINISTER
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) —The idea of solution of the Arab refugee problem through Arab- Israel agreement—suggested by a number of delegations at the United Nations General Assembly —was rejected recently by Ahmad Shukairy, Saudi Arabian Minis¬ ter of State for United Nations Affairs. Speaking at the General Assembly's Political Committee, which is now debating the Arab refugee question, he said that "solution by agreement is a bar¬ ren  slogan."
"Those who speak of solution of the refugee problem by agreement deny the right of the refugees to repatriation," he declared. He In¬ sisted on the "right" of the Paiesllne refugees to return en masse to Israel.
"It is a problem of religious discrimination," he shouted. "It Is discrlroination against Moslems and Christians. My home lies within 300 yards of the armistice line but I cannot go to it because I am a Christian. Being a Jew is the only visa. My home is offered to any Jew in the world. Be he from  Tokyo  or  Warsaw   or   any
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"IT IS P088IBUE," he said, "for individuals, families, groups and foundations to channel con¬ tributions for specific construc¬ tion, furnishlRgs and equlpmoato A plaque bearing the name of the donor and the individual or per¬ sons memorialized will Identify each memorial."
Numerous rooms and furnish¬ ings were "sold" at the meeting. Many memorial opportunities still exist, however, and interested donors should contact any cam¬ paign salesman or Zacks.
Herbert H. Schlff, a director of the Home and member of the building and campaign commit¬ tees, was chairman of the meet¬ ing, at which a series of speakers pointed out the need for a new home, described the type ot home to be built and demonstrated how the community could best rally Its support.
HERBERT S. Levy, president of the United Jewish Fund and (Council, a director of the home and member of the campaign and building committees; Abe A. Wol¬ man, president of the home and member of the camr .ign and building committees; Ji k S. Res¬ ier, Richard J. At)el, a lirector of the home and member of the building and campaign commit¬ tees; Robert Weiler Sr., chairman ot the building committee; Rabbi Nathan Zelizer and Zacks ad¬ dressed the gathering. Dr. Jerome D. Foikman delivered the invoca¬ tion.
A    handsome,    four-color    bro¬
chure, "to fill the void in empty hearts," was distributed. This brochure explains the problem of the Jewish aged in Columbus, re¬ veals the plans for making tbe golden- years of elderly citizens truly golden and lists the memor¬ ial opportunities through which the funds are being raised as well as campaign committeemen to contact
As the plans were unfolded, the new Columbus Jewish Home for the Aged will be a 80-bed institu¬ tion located on College Ave. just south of the Jewish Center. It will replace the present home at 115 Woodland Ave. All entrants must be 65 years of age or older and be recommended by the Jew¬ ish Family Service.
BY LAW AS well as its inade¬ quate facilities, the present home can make only a minimal effort toward handling the rapidly in¬ creasing number of Jewish aged and providing for their physical and emotional tleeda.
The home is limited by law to caring for only M persons in its cramped quarters. There is a waiting list ot more than 14 elder¬ ly citizens. The home cannot ac¬ cept the chronically ill or infirm.
Plans for the new home call for a wide variety ot facilities in a modern, gracious and functional structure. There will be a syna¬ gogue with traditional ark and pulpit, meeting and recreational area, physical and occupational tKerttpyr&ectlohs, barber ahd beW-' ty shops, garden patio with per¬ manently flowing Fountain ot Life and an infirmary. Formal landscaping at the entremce and in all directions will enhance the natural beauty ot the home's setting.
THE DRIVE for the new home, Zacks said, received its impetus from a recent study that revealed some appalling statistics. The <3oiumbus Jewish community has more than 1,000 citizens 65 years of age or older who require the nursing care, personal assistance and warmth of group living that only a new, modern and spacious institution can provide.
This figure represents 11 per cent of the entire Jewish com¬ munity. Of the 1000 elderly citi¬ zens, an estimated 100 are chron¬ ically ill.
Mrs. E. J. Gordon To Get Award
Mrs, E. J. Gordon will be honored tor her lifelong, outstanding contributions to new Americans, when she receives the United Hias Award, a national award given to outstanding persons who have given devoted service to Immigrants, at the 51st annual meeting of the Jewish Family Service on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Center.
Rabbl  Harry Kaplan, director of the  B'nal  B'rith  Hillel Foun¬ dation at Ohio State University, will deliver the principal address on "The   Role   and   Contribution   ot Volunteers    in    (Community   Ser¬ vice."
A REPORT of the Agency's ac¬ tivities will be presented and elec¬ tion of officers and board mem¬ bers will take place.
Dr. Harry Eckstein, a former resident of (Columbus and a close friend and co-worker of Mrs. Gordon will present her with the award.
Mrs. Gordon began her out¬ standing philanthropic service to community and national organiza¬ tions in 1916, when she became a volunteer worker at the Schonthal (Community Outer, the predeces¬ sor of the present Jewish Family Service.
SHE HAS been an outstanding member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Family Service of Columbus since 1931. She is now an honorary life member of the Jewish Family Service Board.
Mrs. Gordon, in 1940, organized The 571 Shop, an industrial pro¬ ject to train refugees and the un¬ derprivileged for gainful employ¬ ment. She served as chairmon of this project from its ihceptlon to its termination In 1962.
Mrs. Gordon, during World War ¦Hr"swved-BS a member of the Organizing Ctommittee of National Russian War Relief, Yugoslav Re¬ lief Ship, Greek War R^cf and National C!lothtng Collection for Franklin County. She was also in¬ fluential in the beginning ot the National Save the Children ,Ot- ganization and Citizens Conunit¬ tee for Displaced Persons.
MKS. GORDON has served as National Board Member for the United Service for New Ameri¬ cans, Inc. and has served in sev¬ eral capacities on many other national and local organizations serving refugees and immigrants.
Dr. Eckstein was born In Germany in 1924 and was brought to this country With the cooper¬ ation of the National (Council of
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NOTE EARLY DEADLINE
Since there will be no mail delivery on Friday, Dec 25 and Friday, Jan. 1, the Clironicle will be mailed on Wednesday, Dec. 28 and Wednesday, Deo. 30 so tluit It will be in the local homes on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 31. Because ot the early milling, an early copy and photograph deadline is necessary for these two Issues, AU copy and photographs MUST be in our otfice by 10 ojn. on Friday, Deo. 18 and Friday, Dec. 2S for <lie Issues of Deo. 25 and Jan. I.
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Get $378,000 More
The Columbus Jewish Bonie for the A«ed building committee announced that $378,000 in pledges was raised at a cofumunity-wlde meettng on Nov. 24. Standing around the plans (or the new home and viewing a dose total are the following
¦pen: Left to right, iiichard J. Abel, Harold Schottenstein, Wlllioin V. Kahn, Abe A. Wolman, Jack S. Besler, Aaron Zacks, Robert Weiler and Herbert H Sohiff.
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Jewish Women and National fugee Service.
He came lo (3olumbus In 1938 and graduated from East High School In 1942. Upon his gradua¬ tion from high school, he was a- warded a scholarship at Harvard University. His education at Har¬ vard was delayed while he served in the armed forces.
He graduated from Harvard summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1948. In 1953, he received a Ph.D. in Political Science at Harvard University. He has serv¬ ed as an Instructor and assistant professor at Harvard University.
HE HAS travelled and studied abroad and is the author of sev¬ eral publications in the field of political science. At present he is an Associate Professor of Poli¬ tics and Research at the Center of International Studies at Prince¬ ton University In Princeton, New Jersey.
All members of the Jewish (Com¬ munity are invited to attend this meeting.
Jewish Humorist To Perform Dec. 19
Emil Cohen, the personable en¬ tertainer and a leading American- Jewish humorist, returns to Co¬ lumbus by popular demand to stage his famous one-man show Saturday, Dec. 19 in the Jewish Center Auditorium for the annual Chanukah Festival for Israel, Harold Schottenstein, chairman of the Israel Bond Committee announced.
Li'o Blum, advertising execu¬ tive, is chairman of the event and Mrs. Ralph Groban is chairman of the women's committee. Mrs. Louis Schiezinger is chairman of Resirvations, Mrs. Norman Katz, I-losiiitality. and Mr.s. Morris Paine.   Decorations.
Born in Wilmington. Del. and a product of American and Yid¬ dish culture. Cohen has a rich and delightful repertoire ot songs, ¦inecdotes and amusing stories that synthesizes the old folkways and modern lite.
A great dialectician, his enter¬ tainment, a reflection ot his per¬ sonality, Is noted for its charm and warmth. Although he has been to Columbus a number of times, the community Is always enthusiastic about getting him back for a return engagement.
Awards to the Synagogues and to women of Chen will be made
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during the evening's festivities which begin at 9 p.m. Refresh¬ ments will be served and door prizes  awarded to ticket  holders.
IVIEMOIRS
NEJW YORK (WUP)—The Holt publishing firm has announced the publication eariy In 1960 of the second volume ot Bernard M. Baruch's memoirs—"Baruch — My Own Story."
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