Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1924-11-07

              Central Ohio's Onh
Jewish Newspaper Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Davoted to American
and
Jewish Ideals .
Volume VII —25
COLUMIiUS, OHIO, kOVIiMlU'R 7, 1924
Work of the Ort Is Endorsed by Big Jewish Leaders
J.  D.  C.   Ceases  Activities,  but
Work for Distressed Jews in
Europe Must Continue, Is
Opinion   of   American
Jewry's Leaders
MILLlfoN-DOLLAR DRIVE
Deceives endorsement
NEW YORK, (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). — Further cxiircssions of en¬ dorsement for thc $1,000,000 drive of| thc Ort, thc society for the promotion of agricultural and trades among the Jews in Eastern Europe, were received in reply to an inquiry sent out by Mr Hermann Bernstein, editor of the "Jew¬ ish Tribune". Rabbi Samuel Schul¬ man of Temple Beth-^cl, Rabbi Julian Morganstcrn, President of the Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati, Dr. Cyrus Adler, President of Dropsie College and acting President of thc Jewish Theological Seminary, and Mrs. Re¬ becca Kohut, proniinent worker in the Council of Jewish Women, wcr( those who expressed their appreciation of thc Ort work.
"In" my opinion," says Rabbi Samuel Schulman, "the organization Ort is deserving of the support of American Jews. I think no better serv¬ ice can be rendered to our brethren than to help them in their economic re¬ construction. The aim of the Ort has been to help thc education of thc masses of our brethren abroad to become artisans and farmers, so as to diminish thc number of those who are engaged in petty trades.
"The purpose of the Ort is, by this educational and econortiic movement, to help ameliorate the conditions of Jew¬ ish life in the countries where most of them have to remain. What appeals to me most in this enterprise is the con- 'ccntration of attention upon thc prob¬ lem of making the Jew self-supporting | and enabling him to lead a self-respect¬ ing life in the country of his bi;rth. Il does not see in emigration a solution of the special problem with which the Jew in the various lands have
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e work at present being) ried on.    I  therefore  think  it should get. cordial   support   from   American
"It is true that the American Jew¬ ish War Relief activties have come to an end," says Rabbi Julian Morgan- stern, "but this does not mean that the needs of our brethren in eastern Eu¬ rope have ceased.
"So long as Jews in any part of thai world are in straits of any kind, and particularly, if these Jews constitute] considerable groups, it is our impera¬ tive' duty as loyal jfews to assist them generously and whole-heartedly ir every way possible.
i"In the present case, such organiza¬ tions as the Ort oflfer, so it seems, the best means of extending this assistance. It follows therefore, as I see it, that these organizations should rei enthusiastic support of all loyal Amer¬ ican Jews."
Dr. Cyrus Adler declared, "I believe that as the economic condition of thc Jews of America is immensely more favorable then that of their European brethren, they should aid the Ort, in which I have full confidence."
"The reason why I want the Ort to get the money,'' says Mrs. Rebecca Kohut, "for which it is askin cause it has always been my opinion that with proper training and proper help there is no reaso,n why our Jew¬ ish youth cannot become well-trained artisans, successful and contented farmers and directed into trade train- (Concluded on page 4)
Chairman of
Retail Division In Chest Drive
Mandates Commission Concludes Its Debate On Palestine Reports
Appreciates  DimcuUics  of  Sir Her-
hcrt's   Administration;   Takes,
Cognizance of Arab Petition To
Which Reply Was Given
In Advance.
GENEVA, (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). —Tho task of thc Mandates Commission of thc League of Nations is to watch over thc application of the text of thc Mandate as provided and accepted by thc Council of the League of Nations, declared Marquis Thcodoli, chairman of the Commission, eluding thc debate, which lasted three days, on thc Palestine reports.
The Mandates Commission of thc League of Nations thanked Sir Her¬ bert Samuel for his explanations, given during thc discussion and recognized thc peculiar difficulties under which the Palestine Administration has to carry] Out its duties.
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lEgypt Does Not Share Pan-Arabic Dreams, Declares Egyptian Envoy
iws  In   Egypt  Arc  Happier  Than
Anywhere    Else,    Says   Yousry
Pnsha, Egyptian Minister to
the United States.
., NI-:W YOKK._Thc Arabs of Egypt, both Moslem and Christian, arc not toiiccrncd with the scheme fdr the creation of a I'aii-.'Vrahic Union. It is ji thing apart from their own country and thcrt is not tlw remotest possi¬ bility of I'lgypl -askinK f9r inclusion in Stu-h a federation.- Egypt has a dis- inict hi.story of its own and its fu¬ ture will be Egyptian. Its inhaMtants have only an objective interest in thc Activities of other members of thc Arab fcce, stated Yousry Pasha, Egypti ^Minister to thc United ¦ States, in __ (ntervicw with thc representative of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 'i "A    feeling   of    well-being    prevails
RABBI B. werne
to address zion lodge monday
Rabbi Benjamin Werne of the Tifereth Israel Congre¬ gation will address a regular meeting of Zion Lodge Mon¬ day evening, November 10, at Realtors' H&ll, 144 East State street.
A fine musical program has been arranged for the meeting. All members are urged to be present. Im¬ portant matters will be up for discussion.'
REMEMBER MONDAY EVENING AT 8 O'CLOCK.
Aim to Naturalize Every Foreign-Born Jewess in the U. S.
Council Chairman Declares Citi¬ zenship Will Combat Prejudice Against Immigrants
NEW YORK CITY. —That every foreign-born Jewish woman in thc United States shall be urged to qualify :itizenship, is the plan of Mrs. Samuel Rosensohn of New York City, National Chairman of the Department Immigrant Aid of the National Council of Jewish Women, in a message to the members of her organization and
the local leaders in the Council im¬ migrant education work.
In all the gloom and tragedy which surround the present immigration law," declares Mrs. Rosensohn, "there is one bright side to the situation, iind that is, that we can new devote, ourselves with renewed fervor to thc problems and j^aresroL^eruiinmigrant womeff^and girbil- residing in our country, and do really! constructive work in thc field of immi¬ grant aid and immigrant education.
"Every foreign-born ' Jewish woman with whom the Council has been able to make any contact whatsoever should be urged to take out her first papers soon as possible, and should be taught ,to take advantage of those opportuni¬ ties for citizenship which are- now within the reach of all who desire them. The Council has continually stressed the importance of-working with immigrant mothers, that group of new who are the last to be reaphed in any community program because of their home responsibilities. With the new immigration law exempting from the quota only one group of alien grants, wives and minor children of American citizens; with discussion that points to the fact that stringent laws may, in the not distant future, be passed against non-assimilated aliens in this country, it becomes our bounden. duty to inaugurate and institute citizenship cam¬ paigns for women which will include within their scope every Jewish woman in every community throughoi United States.
"In recent discussions as to what races should be admitted to the United States, the point has often been 'made that admission should be based upon the percentage of citizenship of the group already residing in this country, though wc recognize that citizenship is not in itself the ultimate test of the assimilability and desirability of certain groups, we do nevertheless feel that the present time is of thc utmost importance for us to give our foreign-born dents the opportunity of becoming American citizens with all the privileges and duties that this new dignity eritails.-
The new immigration policy has with¬ out doubt affected the attitude of immi¬ grants in this country by creating iri them a spirit of antagonism toward our land and its people, because of otir open manifestation'of dislike for foreignet We must combat, therefore, not only the usual spirit of lassitude and diffidence, which overtakes aliens endeavoring to learn new ways in a new country, but we must also endeavor to break down this suspicious attitude on the part of the foreign-born by an| increasing mani¬ festation of our desire to be real neigh¬ bors , and real friends to them. Fur¬ thermore, it is incumbent on us to show to the' prejudiced people in the United States, not only that the Jewish immi¬ grant ' is now an unassimilable addition to thc community, but to! prove that he is among the most assimilable of all the groups that have entered the United States."
the Palestine ^Mandate is in agreement with thc spirit and thc letter of Article 22 of the League of Nations Cove¬ nant is not within the province of the Commission to decide. Marquis Theo- doli stated.
After accepting the report of the Palestine High Commissioner, the Mandates Commission took cogni:
of the petition from thc Palestine Arab Executive, representing the Christian Moslem Association. Sir Herbert Sam- report contained a reply in ad¬ vance to the complaints of the Arab petition. During the last day of the discus- on on thc Palestine reports, Sir Her¬ bert Samuel gave the members of the Mandates Commission detailed infor¬ mation concerning the schools of the Christians, Moslems and Jews in Pales¬ tine, the use of Hebrew in public life, labor conditions, sanitation facilities, the budget and the finances of the country. j
At thc request of the Commission, Sir Herbert added further details to a number of points in his report, garding thc mining of potash in the] D6ad Sea, he said that a commis^ioh had been sent to investigate, and it
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there are Iiardly any Jewish inhabitants in Egypt who arc in need," he stated, a great number of Jews in lEgypt who occupy prominent positions ',m the industry aiid commerce of the .Country. Those who are not so well Situated engage in thc smaller trades and business. They live in separate ^arts of the cities. This segregation, [which dates back centuries, is' volun- ;tary because they find it most conven¬ ient for them.
The Egyptian Jews also take an ac- ;tivc part in the politics of the coun- '^ry. Some of thc members of the Jew- comminiity occupy governmental 'position. Their largest field of activity, lliowever, is in the economic rather than [theh political life of thc country. [Rollos and Soircs occupy positions, in [iEgypt similar to that of the Rothschild family in Europe. Many are also active in philanthropic activities, although ^thcrc is no separate Jewish philan- 'tiiropic organization.
"The Jews in Egypt are happier than
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To Be Honored By Young Judaea In New York City
RABBI A. H. SILVER
Parties Make Clear Attitude Towards Jewish Problems
Platforms of Contesting Parties Make Clear' Their Respective Views on Problems Affect¬ ing Jewish People
E. J. SCHANFARBER TO BE
CHIEF SPEAKER ON ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM
Armistice  Day will  be appropriately observed at the  Schonthal Community House Tuesday, November 11, wifh very interesting program.
regular meeting of the Rose E, Lazarus Sisterhood, which will be held at Bryden Road Temple Tuesday after¬ noon, November llth, at two 9'clock.
Airs. George Goodman will read a paper on "Peace," in accordance wit! Armistice Day, and a group of piano selections will be rendered by Charles Kurzon./
All. members are urged to be present.
Schanfarber
The speaker of the evening will be Attorney   E. 'J.   Schanfarber  who deliver an  address   on   "The   Jev American History".
The musical part of the program will be rendered by Miss Elizabeth Stoltz, violinist, and Mrs. Dorothy Stevens Humphreys, vocalist. Both artists are exceptionally talented in their respec¬ tive professions and enjoy a wide rep¬ utation for their classical accomplish¬ ments. Several other features have been arranged.
The program is being sponsored thru the joint efforts of the Jewish Literary Club, Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. Every- body is cordially invited and urged tc be present at 8 p. m. sharp when the program will
Interesting Program
for Sisterhood Meeting
.t'he committee in charge promises very interesting program   for  the next
Young Judaea WiH
Tender Banquet To
Dr. Abba H. Silver
Nathan   Straus   Will   Greet   Distin¬ guished Rabbi And Orator On November 25.
The banquet to be tendered to Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver by Young Judaea New York on November 25th, 1924, has aroused much widespread interest, according to an announcement made tpday by Dr. Simon Rothenberg, Chair- of the committee in charge of the|
Rabbi Silver will make his first ap¬ pearance in New York this season on sion and because of his prom¬ inence as' an orator there has been a record demand for places at this din- Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver is one of thc youngest rabbis to achieve national distinction in America. He was born January 28th, 1893, and was grad¬ uated from the University of Cincin¬ nati and the Hebrew Union College in 1015. At the age of 24 he was called to the pulpit of the Temple in Cleve¬ land, one of the largest congregations in America.
The Temple under the leadership of Rabbi Silver has recently constructed a new edifice which is one of the larg¬ est and most beautiful of synagogues and Jewish centers hi America.
Rabbi Silver was in France during the war as representative of the Unit¬ ed States Government and the French Govcrimient. He was decorated by the] French Government . for conspicuous service. Rabbi Silver is prominent in many civic organizations such as the Associated Charities, Civic League, Consumers' League, Near East Relief and Boy Scouts of America.
Dr.  Silver  is  also  one of  the first! Young    Judaeans    to    achieve    fame Nathan Straus will be among those greet him Nov. 25th.
. NEW YORK (J. T. A,)—The atti¬ tude of thc contesting parties in the presidential election towards immigra¬ tion, foreign-born citizens and other questions of interest to the Jewish peo¬ ple is clearly stated in the platforms of the parties, as published in a recent sue of the Congressional Digest.
The Republican party's platform con¬ tains thc following plank' on immigra¬ tion and naturalization: "The gration law recently enacted is designed to protect thc inhabitants of our coun¬ try, not only the American citizen, bul also the alien already with us ^who is seeking to secure an economic foothold for ..himself- and^ t(imil>f.agaui3t.the>cotap] petition which would come from striQtcd immigration.
"Wo. favor the improvement of our naturalization laws and the adoption of methods which will exert a helpful in¬ fluence among the foreign-born popula¬ tion and provide for the education of the alien in our language, customs, and standards of life."
The platform of the Democratic party limits itself to saying only, "We pledge ourselves to maintain our established position in favor of the exclusion of Asiatic immigration."
The Progressive party makes no mention of the problem.
The. National Prohibition party, or¬ ganized Sept. 1,. 1869, with headquarters at Chicago, of which Herman Preston Paris is presidential nominee, contains thc following plank: "The Bible is the Magna Charta of human liberty and national safety and is of highest educa¬ tional value. Therefore it should have large place in our public schools. We declare for an immediate, scientific vestigation, looking forward to a c
The Second Annual Community Fund Drive Nov. 17-20 Inclusive
Columbus  and  Franklin  County- Will Be Asked to Contribute $584,912.00 to Forty-two Welfare Agencies
WELL-KNOWN JEWS TO
take: ACTIVE PART
Second amiual Community Fund campaign will he held Nov. 17-20, in- iiid Columbus and Fraiikljn County will be ased to contribute .81,912.
This   amount  will   provide -operating expenses   for  thc  coming year   for  42 ilfarc  agencies,  five  more  than  par¬ ticipated in last year's campaign.
Thc Jewish Welfare Federation, one of thc participating agencies, is seek¬ ing $29,931 in the coming campaign. In thc  1923 drive it received $29,097.
More than 2500 workers, chosen re¬ gardless of race, color or creed, will take part in the campaign and the Community Fund headquarters is con¬ fident that it will be as successful as fast year's when 29,220 subscribers pledged $601,530.85, the goal being $488,425.40.
The solicitors this year will be di¬ vided into eight groups under the fol¬ lowing chairmen:
Division 1, Professional, General Edward Orton, Jr.
Division 2, County, Dr. Andrew Tim¬ berman. Division 3, Offices, Ernest W. Pavey. Division 4, Retailers, Allen Gunder¬ sheimer.
)n 5, Wholesalers, Austin Mc¬ Elroy.
Division    6,    Manufacturers,    Fritz Lichtenberg. Division 7, Financial, J. J. Stevenson. Division 8,  Special Prospects, F. R. Huntington.
Thc amount sought in the campaign was recommended by thc Budget Com¬ mittee, of which Fred Lazarus, Jr., is chairman, and Fritz Lichtenberg, vice chairman.     Others   on   the  committee
MENORAH MTG. AT
THE OHIO UNION
SUNDAY AT 2:30
A very important meeting of the Ohio State University Menorah Society will take place tomorrow (Sunday) aft¬ ernoon at the Ohio Uulon. An interesting program has been arranged by the committee in charge and it is expected that a large number of young folks will turn out.
Another symposium on a very absorbing question will be held. Every, one present will be given an opportunity to participate in the discussion.
A get-together will take place following the meeting and prizes will be given to the per¬ son obtaining the most auto¬ graphs from the people present.
Remember tomorrow after¬ noon at 2:30.
structive   program   for   Americanizing
The platform of the American party, organized June 3, 192-1, whose presiden¬ tial candidate is Judge Gilbert Owen Nations, publisher of "The Protestant,' Washington, D. C, contains the follow¬ ing : "All schools established by groups of foreign-born for the teaching of either foreign language or foreign ideals (Concluded on page 4)
4-i^SS
Harry C. Bard, T. J. Duffy, Theo^ dore S. Huntington, G. R. Lucas, Aus- n McElroy and Ralph Hi Swcetser.
That the Community Fund has op¬ erated as cfliciently as its most sanguine proponents had anticipated may be gleaned from the many letters approv- it which have been -received from the heads of the benefiting agencies.
Among these is Joseph Schonthal, president of the Jewish Welfare Fed¬ eration, who wrote to the Fund head¬ quarters :
"Our" experience with thc Columbus Community Fund has been so satis¬ factory that it exceeded our expecta¬ tions. I congratulate the city of Co-, lumbus for their good fortune in se¬ curing such able management of the Columbus Community Fund."
Jewish Mothers' Alliance
Dance Next Wednesday
Remember to hold next Wednesday evening, November 12th, open for the annual dance to be given under the auspices of thc Mothers' Alliance at the K. of C.Hall.
Arrangements have been completed with regards to having one of the best local orchestras to furnish the music and all other incidentals have been given attention.
Come and spend an enjoyable eve¬ ning and help an organization carry on its splendid work ,fbr European or¬ phans. Tickets are only fifty cents and may be had from any member of the Jewish Mothers' Alliance.