Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1925-02-20

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Vplume VIII — No. 8
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Says Modernism Must Be Combined With Traditionalism
Sponsor  of  Council's   Reli) School Work Sees New Sp in Jewish Education
NEW YORK CITY-^ The present- day leaders in the work of Religiou; Education for thc Jewish boy and girl, are guided by a new spirit, in the opin¬ ion of Mrs. Isaac Halpern of St. Louis, Mo., N'aiional Chairman of thc Com¬ mittee on Religious Schools of the Na¬ tional Council of Jewish Women. "To an increasing degree," declarpd Mrs. Halpern, ">vc are coming to the realiza¬ tion that even though we interpret our Judaism from various points of view, we have so much in common that it is liest for all groups in modern Jewry to lay stress on the essentials. Wc arc ajreed that the Bible can mold thc char- acfer of our youth after the pattern of Moses, Isaiah, and Malachi agreed that the lives and teachings of our Rabbis are rich in inspiration for many generations to come. We are agreed that the whole story of Israel is ^ deep sea from which we can draw thc finest pearls of wisdom and example. We are agreed that the traditions of thc Jewish home are potent for the Jewish home of today. Then why should be at odds witli one another on thc qi tion of instilling the most precious elements of Judaism into thc hearts and minds of our young?
"The curriculum of the modern Jew- ' ish religious school must combine thc spirit of traditionalism with that of modernism. We must offer our boys and girls the opportunity that came to us, the opportunity of choosing between the vital and lifeless practices and ideals of our faith, of discerning between the essential and inessential teachings in the upbuilding of one's religious faith; That is the spirit of tradition in a religion of modernism."
The curriculum that has been pre pared by Mrs. Halpern, for the guidance of Council Sections in their religious school activities, embodies many of the most valuable tendencies in the field of Jewish education today.   The most re-
 cent' material^ for  Jewish   educational
work is suggested in a very compre¬ hensive list for each department and period of instruction.
In addition to endeavoring to enroll every Jewish child of school age, in a religious school of the community, the Council's Committee on Religious Schools plans to organize Parent- Teacher Clubs in every school and to co-operate, through such clubs, with the Council's Comniittee on Immigrant Education. Associated with Mrs. Hal¬ pern in the Council's program of re¬ ligious educational work, as members of the National Committee, are Mes¬ dames A. H. Arons of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Abraham Brown of St Louis; H.. L Davis of Chicago; Moses Ruslander of '¦ Pittslburgli; J. L. Wolf- of Cincinnati Miss Eleanor Freund of St. Louis, and Miss Miriam Schoftfield of • Pittsburgh. The National"'Council of Jewish /Wcttnen has been developing future vieaders for, religious school work through its plan of having the young men add young women of its Junior Auxiliaries teach in their local schools, and through its study circles on Jewish questions which' have been" formed by the Council Juniors.^
ITcll Known Rabbi of Indianapolis to Speak in this City
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
COLUMBUS, OHIO, l-EURUARY 20, 1925
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the Nlight" will be thc subject of Rab'bi M. M. Feucr- licht's address before thc big open meet¬ ing of thc Oiiio State University Men¬ orah Society at the Ohio Union, Sun¬ day afternoon, March 1, at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. Fcucrlicht whose reputation as a pulpiteer and- orator, tliroughout the state of Indiana is unsurpassed, is at prcsqjit the spiritual leader of thc lead¬ ing synagog of the Hoosier metropolis, Indianapolis. He was a close friend of the late Jamw; Whitcomb Tfiley and is intimately acquainted with Booth Tark- ington, Meredith Nicholson, and George Adc — all of whom are well-known In-
Tlte rabhi in his forthcoming address will deal with thc various problems whicii novv confront American Jewry. Tlie public is cordially invited to attend this open meeting of the Menorah So-
peal Jewish Community To Give
Dr. Kornfeld Hearty Welcome At
Public B^eeting Monday Evening
America'sFormer Minister to Persia WiU Deliver an Address Under tiie Joint Auspices of Temple Israel Brotherliood and Zion Lodge, No. 62, L O. B. B. — Former Rabbi of Bryden Road Tem¬ ple Will Relate Somo of Hb Experiences in the Orient — Friends of Dr. Kornfeld Urged to Come Early if They Desire Seats — Fine Musical Program Has Been Arranged.
Don't Forget the
Date of Y.M. and Y.W.H.A.Dance
All young folks of Columbus arc urged to set aside Saturday night, Feb¬ ruary 28, for the grand dance of the Y. M. & Y. W. H. A. which will take plaice at the Fort Hayes Hotel.
From present indications, a record at¬ tendance will mark this affair.
The music will he furnished by How¬ ard's Famous Orchestra which has al¬ ready achieved a remarkable reputation in central Ohio.
Tickets for the dance can be obtained from members of either the Y. M. or the Y. W.
George Washingtim Tea
to Be Given by Ivr^yoh
Next Tuesday evening, February 24th, tlie Ivreeyoh will sponsor a George Washington Tea at the Hebrew S'chool, 558 E. Rich Street.
Dr. Morris Goldberg, Mr. Louis Rosenthal and Mrs. Martin Rosenthal have arranged several numbers for the evening's program.
The little Misses Alice Levinson' and Alice Segale, tvio well-known child artists, and the Misses Sylvia Bogatin and Josephine Shayne, also clever per¬ formers, will entertain the giiests.
If you want a real treat ^on't miss this tea next Tuesday evening.
The first public appearance in Colum¬ bus, of Dr. Joseph S. Kornfeld, former United States minister to Persia, will take place next Monday cvcnmg, Febru- !3rd at fi :30, at Temple Israel, Bry¬ den Road.
Dr. Weizmann's Appeal Brings Great Response
At Big N.Y. Meeting
$246,000 Raised at Carnegie Hall
Opening New York Campai(
for the Keren Hayesod
NEW YORK.—Dr. Chaim Weizmann, opening nhe New York Keren Hayesod cash campaign for a million dollars Carnegie Hall last Monday night struck of intense seriousness in a vivid portrayal of the life of European Jewry which evoked a greater response than any of the impassioned appeals which characterized the opening of previous i. Nearly a quarter of a mil¬ lion dollars in advance contributions was announced by the Chairman of the meet¬ ing, Morris Rothenberg. Of this sum $99,000 had been raised -at a special of the Board of Directors on Thursday, February 12th, which was' addressed by-Dr.-WeismaHn-and-ColaneL Kisch, and was attended by many out of iwn members.
One of the features of the response was a general and remarkaMe raising of the level of subscriptions, so that, for the first time in the history of the Fund, three $10,000 contributions were re¬ corded; one by Samuel Untermyer the President, the second by Henj<imin Win¬ ter, and the third by Max Blumberg. The latter two were chosen Associate Treasurers of the campaign.
The audience which packed Carnegie Hall to the doors, listened with tense interest to thc address of Dr. Weiz- and the campaign leaders. Old campaigners declared that a new spirit has arisen in the attitude towards giv¬ ing for Palestine, a spirit of conscious responsibility wliich would reflect itself a bigger cash total than at any time the history of the Fund. The key¬ note of Dr. Weizmann's address was the pressure on the gates of Palestine and the great responsibility-atid oppor¬ tunity which faced the Jews of the world, _in_ which American Jewry must take the Jcad.
The meeting was ¦ addressed by the Chairman, Morris Rothenberg. who is the head of the National Boat^ of Directors, as well as by Carl Sherman, ex-Attorney General of New York State and Judge Albert Cbhon,'two of the three associate chairmen. Judge Alex¬ ander Geismar, the third associate chair- ) prevented from attending, but sent a. message. A message was also received irom Samuel Untermyer, now in Florida.
Another speaker was Julius Miller, President of the Borough of Manhattan, who appeared at a Zionist gathering for the first time, Louis Lipsky, Schmarya Levin and Colonel Kisch brought the New Palestine vividly be¬ fore the audience. The meeting heard also reports on the campaign from Morris A. Zeldin, the Campaign Di¬ rector, as well as from the leaders of thc various sections. Some of the larg( contributions whicii were announced were the following:
Samuel Untermyer, $10,000; Benjamin Winter, f 10,000; Max Blumberg, $10,000; Nlathan Straus, |)7.500; Keren Hayesod Women's League, $16,000; A. Liebovitz and family, $5,500; Hermann Conheim, $5,000; Jacob Goell, $5/)00; Jacob Siegel, $5,000; Anonymous, $5,000; Israel Matz, $3,000; Pincus Glickinan, $3,500; Mor¬ ris Polsky, $1,500; A. Rosenberg, $1,500; Louis Germain, $7150; David Epstein, $1,000; Estate of George Epstein, $1,000; Bernard Crausman, $1,000; Philip Luria, $1,000; Morris Sendar, $1,500; Isaac Ipp, $1,000; Isaac Meister, $1,000; Mrs. Jacob Siegel. $1,000; Michael Salit, $1,000; Samuel Barnett, $1,000; M. Kiss, ,$500; and S. J. Weinstein, $500.
Tarshish; addt;csscs by Robert Lazarus, president of Temple Israel Brotherhood,
id Bert E. Wolman, president of Zion Lodge, I. O. B. B.; address of Dr. Korn¬ feld, music during thc meeting by male quartette.
It is expectcil that Dr. Kornfeld will  hood, relate some of his many interesting and couples  will  be  allowed
The meeting has been arranged jointly by the Brotherhood of Temple, Israel and Zion Lodge, Ifndependent Order B'nai B'rith, and is open to member of both organizations and their ladles.
Harry Kohn, well known Coliimbus attorney will act as chairman of the meeting, and the following program will be presented:    Invocation, Rabbi Jacob
exciting experiences in Persia.
Because of the limited seating capa¬ city of the Temple Auditorium children ider fifteen will not be admitted. This ling was unavoidable and the commit- ; trusts that thc public will appreciate tllis fact.
Those desiring ,to secure seats .are urged to come early, for indications point record attendance. This is the .first public appearance in this city of •Temple Israel's former spiritual leader, since he left Columbus three years ago to fill the post of U. S. Minister to Persia. Chronicle readers have been looking forward to this event with thc greatest anticipatioh. '
The program arranged for the ning will begin at 8:30 sharp, when Rabbi Tarshish will pronounce the in- jvocation. Special attention is called to a fine male quartette wtiich has been engaged for the occasion. Let us all- Brotherhood 1 members and B'nai B'rith men especially—turn out and help in greeting, in a most royal fashion, the man who has npt only honored the Jew: of this city but the entire community
Don't Forget Dance of Tifereth Israel at Fort Hayes, March 3
Sisterhood of East Broad St. Congre¬ gation Arranges Informal Dance In  Bnllroom  of  New  Hotel
If you want to enjoy a pleasant eve¬ ning among congenial people, don't fail to attend thc informal dance given by the Sisterhood of the Tifereth Israel Congregation at the Fort Hayes" Hotel, Tuesday evening, March 3. A splendid dance orchestra has been engaged, one that will meet with the approval of the most discriminating.
Tickets for the pccasion can be se¬ cured from any member of thc Sister- As only a limited number of the  floor.
urged to buy their tickets early.
Remember—Tifereth Israel Sisterhood Dance, Fort Hayes Hotel, Tuesday eve¬ ning, March 3.
Question of Stranded Refugees Raised k - British Parliament
-House of Cconmons Passes Mt^
tion to Continue Anti-Alien
Regulations
LONDONv (J. T. A.)—The question of the refugees stranded in English ports was raised during the lengthy debate yesterday in the House of Com- coniicction -with thc motion of Major  Yerburgh,  Conservative  M.   P.
continue the regulations giving full authority to the Home Secretary to ex- control over the irnmigration of aliens into Great Britain. During the debate Rhys Davies, As- stant  'Home   Secretary   in  the   Labor cabinet, raised the question of the im¬ migrants stranded in Southampton and urged that it should be made impossible n  future  for  steamship companies to ixploit the immigrants, putting them into ports, where they,rcmain stranded.
sir Joynson-Hiicks, Home Secretary,
reply to this remark stated that be¬ fore he or Mir. Rhys Davies assumed oflice, there were already 900 aliens stranded in Southampton, because they were prevented from entering America. Some have, in the meantime, proceeded o America and about 000 still remain. 'Under no circumstances will I allow these immigrants to become absorbed in population. The shipping company sponsible for bringing them here and must keep them at its expense," the Home Secretary stated.
Major Yerburgh, moving his resolu¬ tion, made charges against thc immi¬ grant population in Great Britain, stat¬ ing that one out of every sixty-eight aliens is a convicted criminal, which is a percentage two ahd one-third higher than the proportion among the rest of the population.
Lord Rothschild, who recently ap¬ peared with the Jewish'delegation before the Home Secretary stated that thc J( ish community has the interest of the country at heart, and I make this mc tion in the interests of the country, Major Yerburgh stated.
John   Scurr,   Socialist jnember   from Stepney, introduced an amendment that the regulations concerning the entry aliens to Great Britain be humanized accordance with British traditions. "Tl\p East End Jews have brought new dustrics   into   the   country   and   have greatly benefited the country.   Tliey as   good  citizens   as   any   Englishman, Scotchman, Irishman or Welshman," he stated.
Harry Snell, Laborite, contended that the alien question is exaggerated and does not greatly affect unemployment and has no direct bearing on the ployment situation in the country. Many of the immigrants have fled from des¬ potic governments. Remember thai Englishmen live in other foreign comi- tries."
Excelsior Club Notes
The Excelsior "Club will celebrate its first anniversary, Wednesday, February 25, 1925, at seven o'clock in the evening, promptly, with a formal dinner-dance.
The officers and the Committee of En¬ tertainments have made arrangements that will surpass any prior entertain¬ ment given by the Club.
This dinner-dance will be held at the Fort Hayes Hotel Ballroom and the same orchestra had for New Year's Eve has been engaged.^
This dance is for members only and only those holding membership cards will be admitted.
Sir Joynson-Hicks, during the debate stated that his concern was the welfare of the country and not the aliens. Years he was proud that England 'was a place of refuge for thc politically per¬ secuted, but now, when there are a mil- ilvoiv^unem,ployed,-hc caniipt_permit im¬ migration. ' "I cannot deport those who already here. That would be cruel. But I am ready to repeat my phrase 'give thc country the benefit of the doubt, not the aliens.' I am not ashamed of what I have said or what I have done," tiie Home Secretary stated.
At the end of the-debate, which lasted until midnight, John Scurr withdrew' his amendment and the motion of Yerburgh was passed without a vote.
Isaac B. Wolf's Death, A Great Shock To City
Well-known Local Business Man
Was Stricken En Route From
Dallas to New Orleans
The sudden death of Isaac B. Wolf, aged 5fi, of 1441 Madison Ave., was a terrible shock to his hundreds of friends in Columbus. Mr. Wolf, according to his family, had been in the best of health and had looked forward to his vacation in the south with keen anticipa¬ tion. In Dallas, wliere his illness first manifested itself, he was visiting some relatives together with his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf left Columbus about three weeks ago and had planned
I be away about six weeks.
Mr. Wolf was a member of the den Road Temple, thc B'nai B'rith, and was a 32nd degree Mason.' For years he had been active in the wholesale commission business. Recently he re¬ tired from this, business and t<(gcthe.r virith Harry Zeiger and others organized the Republic Finance & Mortgage Co. He was born in Germany and came to America when, he was sixteen years of His success in the business world due to his untiring energy and his sound business judgment and integrity,
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the Sdhoedinger chapel. Rabbi Jacob Tarshish officiating. "The rabbi pointed out the devotion Mr. Wolf always manifested to his family and the honorable business methods he constantly employed. Interment was made at Greenlawn cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Wolf are his wife, Hattie, two sons, Marcus and Ervin, and a daughter, Helen.
Y. M. H. A. Juniors to
Sponsor Minstrel Show
The Y. M. H. A. jwiiors will sponsor thc snappiest Minstrel Show of the sea- on Thursday evening, March 5th, at eight p. m. at the Schonthal Commun¬ ity House.
The latest songs will be sung by golden-voiced tenors. Dance numbers par excellence and chorus and orchestra numbers promise to be unusual. The costumes will no doubt bring a real ipplause.
An evefning of real entertainment will be yours for the coming. Doctor Morrb Goldberg is in charge of the Show.
Watch for further announcements the Chronicle.
Alumni Association of Bryden Rd. Temple to Hold Meeting Sunday
There will be an organization meeting of the Alumni Associa¬ tion of the Bryden Road Temple on Sunday afternoon, February 22nd, at two o'clock at the Tem¬ ple.
The afternoon's program will include among other things a group of eiitertaiumeiit features.
All those who have attended Sunday School at Temple Israel during the past three or four years are urged to I»e present.
Dr. Lehman Appointed Chairman of Religious Committee in N. Y.
Well-Known Jew  Heads  Inter¬ denominational Group Which '   Wiil Consider Problems of Religious Education
¦TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSOX', N. '.—Dr. Eugene H. Lehman has just been appointed Chairman of a Commit- formulate plans for introducing religious education into the curriculum of thc public schools here. The move- has thc support of all denomina¬ tions—Protestant, Catholic and Jewish, all three of whidh are represented on the Comtnittce.
The program will be similar to others already being carried out elsewhere in New York State. The children will re- instruction only from teachers of their own. faith; and thc instructors will . clergymen or special teachers approved by the head of their respective denominations. The courses will be ap¬ proved by the Board of Regents of New York State and will carry school credits. Pending such time as the work is fully organized, clergymen and prominent business men , of the Tarrytowns will , speak before the various schools to ex¬ plain the proposed courses to thc stu¬ dents. In other places where this form of education has been instituted, it has been found liencficial and no.question of denominational   differences   has   arisen.
At the instigation of the educational, committee of the Rotary Club of the Tarrytowns, of which Dr. Eugene H. Lehman is President, all the clergy of the community wrere invited to meet with representatives of the public and private schools to consider the matter. - It was the unanimous opinion of those present that there exists a need for re¬ ligious education amongst children and that great good will be accomplished by the proposed innovation.
Dr. Lehman is emminently fitted to act as the leading factor in carrying out the plan. Hie is influential in the com¬ munity because of his office as Presi¬ dent of the Rotary Qub. He is also one of the foremost educators, being director of Highland Manor, a non- sectarian hoarding school for girls. Re¬ ligious education is a specialty of his. at one time instructor in Bib¬ lical literature at Yale University, and connection with his work in several' I'eligious schools of New. York City, he wrote "How to Teach Ethics to CJiil- dren," "The Jewish' Teacher" and "The Junior Bible" in three volumes.
THE KRIEGERS BID
FAREWELL TO FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Krieger, who have taken up permanent residence in Pittsburgh after a stay of several years n this-city, wish to bid farewell to r >f.their friends, whom they were unable to see personally before leaving. They also wish to express their sin- :rest thanks to all those who were sc kind to them during their residence in Columbus, to Rabbi Jacob Tarshish of Temple Israel, to all members of the Temple, the Rose E. Lazarus Sister¬ hood, the Council of Jewish Women and >riier organizuitions with which tliey were identified.
Anntnl Linen Shower
of Hadusah, Successful
Due to the inspiring,address iielivered by Mrs. M. J. Lewis of Cleveland last Sunday at the Annual Linen Shower held at the Schonthal Community House many local women who have as yet not become identified with the local Hadas¬
sah Society enlisted as members and promised to do their bit for the great cause to which this splendid organiza¬ tion has pledged itself.
This shower enjoyed the biggest suc¬ cess of any of those which preceded it. As yet an estimate of the contributions and cash donations cannot be given but it will appear in full in one of tlie forth¬ coming issues of the Chronicle.
The Hadassah wishes to thank all the women wlio attended this affair and who so kindly brought contributions as well as cash donations with them.
Miss Hattie Rappaport rendered a group of lovely vocal selections during the course of the afternoon and the Levinstein children entertained the au¬ dience most delightfully.
Z. B. T. Entertainment At Bryden Road Temple Receives Big Ovation
Just as good an entertainment as many presented at the local theatres was the program put on by the Zeta Beta Tau boys last Sunday evening at the Temple Supper sponsored by the Rose E. Lazarus Sisterhood.
Benjamin E. DeGroot, who wrote and directed the excellent musical skit for the^ occasion, proved that compo.ier8 can also be good performers; for - throughout the program he maintained the pep so characteristic of him. Al Bershon and Sidney Weiner "put oVer" number of popular ' selections and scored a real hit with those present. Mr. Weiner's violin selections. "Roses of Picardy," and "The Indian Love Call," were sincerely appreciated by the audience.
"You'd do the Same," "The Price She Paid," "Modern Love," "Why did I Kick That Girl," and the closing wedding scene were very clever sketches and brought screams of laughter from the audience. Especially funny was. the scene which was acted backwards,   i
Ben Lurie who took the part of Rose Marie in one of the acts and the bride the final scene might well have caused a great deal of jealousy among many beautiful feminine stage stars had they been present.
David Klein, Lawrence Levy, San¬ ford Cohn, Alex Rosen, Leonard Solo¬ mon, Milton Yelsky, Donald Loventhal and Morton Biolosky composed thc chorus and did their "bits" in » most pleasing manner.
Gustavus Basch deserves special men¬ tion for his excellent piano accompani¬ ments throughout the performance and Louis Basch for his banjo accompani¬ ment in one of the opening scenes.
The songs, dances and sketches made up a program which might well be a source of pride not only to Mr. De¬ Groot who arranged it, but to the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity of vvhich he and his co-players are members, and the Mesdames IJoseph C. Goodman and Sol W. Goldsmith who were instrumental in procuring \\ for the occasion.
Mrs. J. F. Luft assisted by members of her Supper Committee served more than four hundred, people.       ',