Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1926-09-03

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
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Volume IX — No. 36.
COLUMBUS, OHIO. SEPTEMBER 3, 1926.
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Ancient Jewish Tribe Is Rediscovek^ed In The Land of Arabia
They Live Like Rcilouins Un¬ der   Sheiks'   LeadcrshipM; Douht ExiAts As To Their Oriffin
HISTORY DATES BACK TO THE TIME OF MOHAMMED
Heads Employment Committee of the Hillel Foundation
NEW  YOIiK.-BeIieved  to be non cxisteht for many centuries, the Jewish
¦ tribesmen of Western Arabia were <lis' covered again a few years' ago; living as real nomadic Bedouins; with their tribal social life under the leadership of their Sheik, following the usual' o;c cupations of a .Bedouin, herding and Foldiering. They were always hiiowa as the Jews of Khaibar»,a mountainous and arid district lying .many miles-from the coast of the Red Sea, north of thc'Mos¬ lem" Holy Cities of Medina and Mecca.
The interior of Arabia was until the end of the War a.closed-book to all for¬ eigners. The existence of the Khaihar Jews even'in Palestine,, which is only a few days camel ride from the passes of Khaibar, was shrouded in a half- mystery'' and the strartgest tales were cii-ciilated about their .existence. Sud- . denly, in the, spring of lfl24, a few swarthy Bedouins, half, veiled in their headress, with large dark' eyes, black hair and curls, came, timidly into the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusgle and ad¬ mitted after a long hesitant speech that they had traveled many, a weary day from.the mdimtains of Khaibar in order to sec with their own eyes; whether'all their brethern Jews had come back to Jerusalem. They said that they were Hebrew and professed the. laws of Moses. They were welcomed warmly and shown the wonders of Jewish colon¬ ization for the benefit of their, coreli¬ gionists of Khaibar who were eager to learn the truth about the return of the Jews, to-their homeland.; They returned tc Khaibar full df eiilhusiasni. and promised that many families would con¬ sider emigrating and, settling in Pales¬ tine in the sanie manner as. the Yemen'
¦ itejc^ys bf  Southern Arabia.
-r -Interesting details abouti their life at , the- present day were, given , by.. Nissjm Tager, .secretary of the Wahabi envoy in Syria-and son of-the Chief Rabbi of Damascus, who visited" Jerusalem last week. , The Jewish tribes 0|f Khaibar who have been, for centuries at logger¬ heads with the rulers pf the Holy Cities, are said to, have allied iti, a body with the present supreme ruler of the Arabian Peninsula, Sultan Ibn Saud: of Nej'd, and to have helped him to break down the Hashiinite dynasty, of Hedja^. The tribe numbers some" GQfiOO and includes over 20,000 armed men, rang-
. ing between the ages of 14 to 60. ? They gain a livelihood by cattle and camel- herding, atid When famine thrpatcns the existence df the family, they indulge in the Bedouin's national sport, inter-tribal fighting,, plundering or soldiering fori some prominent chief.    This chief was I
¦ found in tlie person of Sultan Ibn Saucl.; Several lieutenants iri the armies of Ibiv' Saud are members of the Khaibar tribe. The treasurer bE,lbh Saud's kingdom,'
: embracing a territory as large as a. third of tbe United States, including its great deserts, the Nefud and the Daliaria, and a population of bvci* four million shep¬ herds, peasants anA soldiers,, is also a Jew of the Khaibaf tribe, Mordechai, who has distinguished himself in the service of Arabia's great ruler. .
The   Jewish   tribesmen   observe   the Jewish .faith in its' more simple forms, (Conlimtfd on page 4)
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'^National Minorities' Rights Are
Same As Rights Guaranteed By
The U. S. Constitution/'Says Marshall
Famous .Tewish Lawyer Replies To Criticism of "American Israe¬ lite*'—; Declares Discussion In Jewish Press On Action of Turkish Jewish Notaliles Reveals Lack of Knowledjjfe —- Reitevatcs His Condemnation of Notables' Act Renouncing Lausanne Treaty Clauses.
'*! WOULD RATHER DIE TEN THOUSAND
DEATHS THAN SELL BIRTHRIGHT OF LIBERTY FOR TEMPORARY SAFETY," DECLARES MARSHALL
JEFFREY L. LAZAIMIS
Jews of the World to Celebrate New Year Next Wednesday Evening
Orthodnx   Jews   Will   ObscTvc   RoBh
Hashonah for Two Days; Reform
Jews Will Observe But One Day
The. Jewish holyday season begins somewhat earlier this year than other years. The .first holy day is the New Year, or Rosh Hashonar, which occurs this year on the 9th of September, the New Year eye being on the evening of the 9th.
, In the Jewish: tradition the Rosh Hashonah marks the anniversary of the creation of the ,world, supposed to h^ve taken .place 5687 years ago; hence the Jewish year beginning with this New Year's .day will be known as the year 6687." • . ;,";.¦¦¦ ,¦ ¦.¦¦. ' Rosh Hashonah or New Year is .one of the festivals ordained, in-the Bible, I.^viticu&:XXin, 24, 25; where we r^ad, ,"lh'thc seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of trumpfets, and holy con¬ vocation. Ye shall do, no servile work therein.". As we note from' the biblical wording, the New Year's day is intend¬ ed asaday of Memorial, of remem¬ brance, when not only God calls to mind everything His children hdve done dur¬ ing ihe past year, to.pass judgment oh them according to their works, biJf when ihe^ children bfGpd, should remember their,deeds and properly evaUiate them. Also, according td: the bihlical prescrip¬ tion, the Shpfar.or ram's horn or trum¬ pet is solemrtly sounded a number of times in the Jewish house of worship to arouse the conscience of; the worshipers.
In order to prepare far the solemn holy season, the. Orthodox Jew for some days before the New Year's day .arises at earjiest dawn arid repairs to the syna¬ gog where penitential prayers, are in¬ toned in a.special mournful chant. ,T[iis early morning service continues during the ten days immediately following the Kew Year's day until.the day of Atone¬ ment. ,
The New Year's day is one of solemn joy and the greeting of the day "L'sha- nah tovah," A Happy New Year, is heard on all,sides, in the homes and the synagogs. The festival is observed twp days, the Dth and the 10th of Septem¬ ber, by the orthodox Jew.
Employment Service For Jewish Students At 0. S. U. Organized By Hillel
Jeffrey L. Lazarus Heads Cummlttee
Which   Will   Assist   Jewish   Stu.
dents in Securing Employment
Ne7v York.-^ A defense of his stand .on the question of the Na¬ tional Minorities Treaties as a factor in the protection of the life and liberty of racial, linguistic and religious minorities and an explanation that thesd so-called treaties ar€ in essence nothing more than the rights and liberties guaranteed to the citizens of the United States were made by Louis Marshall,, president d£ the American Jewish Committee, in a letter to the .^MUjncflH/^o(?/i7(? of Cincinnati.
The Jewish press, in the United States and the Anglo-Jewish weeklies have widely disctissed the action of the Turkish Jewish notables in renouficing their claim to the national minority rights guaranteed to Turkish Jewry by the Treaty of Lausanne and the statement of Mr. Marshall condemning this action. > During this discussion a misunder¬ standing of the meaning of the national minority clauses in the inters national peace treaties and their beneficial influence was of ten manifest. The. American Israelite In its issiie of Augiist 19th criticized the state¬ ment of Mr; Marshall against the Turkish Jewish notables, taking the view that "the Jews of Turkey are attempting to adapt themselves'to the New Turkey and are proceeding in a manner becoming to a highly intelligenty ioyal and patriotic.group who are Turkish citizens first and Jews in religious belief afterward, precisely as we Jews of the Umted States have, always been and shall always be." The paper also conr tended that Mr. Marshall "lays himself opeii to the charge first of all, that his statement was made without taking into consideration that'con¬ ditions in Turkey as well as in a number of bther" countries affected by the Lausanne Treaty, but particularly in Turkey, have changed com¬ pletely within the last few months,"
In his statement to the "American Israelite," Mr. Marshall, again; sharply criticized the action of the Turkish Jewish notables. '.'It has been intimated that ihey have feared the consequences;of adherence to the treaties. So far as I am conccmedj I would rather die ten thousand deaths than to show myself 50 lack¬ ing in manly courage as tp sell, my birthright of liberty and equality for tem¬ porary safety," he declared.    Mr. Marshall's statement read;
."The editorial comment in your last issue upon my. statement condemnatory of the action of the so-called 'Turko-Jewish Notables' who have taken it. iipon themselves to renounce the rights of Turkish Jewry guaranteed by the Treaty of Lausanne, calls .for an answer.. Ypu intimate; that my criticism of their action is 'born of ,excess oi devotion to (my) own hobbies' and that, what you term 'the real trouble with the Jews in JEuropean and Near East coiilv tries,' to-wit, 'the false idea of segregation," groups and national mirtoritics,' i; ovct-lpoked; ';
"To one familiar with the so-called Minority Treaties, it is evident that if ypu have read them at all you have done so'to no purpose, becaiise you treat .theni as based on,the idea that by these treaties 'the Jews insist that they are different and separate from their fellow coiihtrytnen." These";treaties, I would have ybu know; do not represent a hobby. They are the Outcome.of the n^ost careful thought and.a study of conditions which have brought misfortune to millions of human beings for centuries past, land especiiilly to-the Jews. In i87fi, ;when the Treaty of Berlin sought to confer human rights upon the Jews of Roumania and other newly created governments, that act .was hailed witli I joy by all humanitarians. ;Uiifortunately, that treaty contained no guarantees or sanctions, nor was it forraulated'in such terms as to prevent an interpretation! which in effect nullified it. 'When the. Peace Conference convened in 1019 at Paris, it was .recognized by President Wilson and other forward-looking states¬ men, that it would be essential in connection with the Treaty of Peace to. pro-, tect racjal, linguistic and religious minorities, in-the rtewly constituted countries and in those with which treaties of peace were to be consummated. ..The pre¬ vailing idea was that there should be assured equal rights to all men in all lands. Those rights were to be the ."lame as are conferred by. the Constitution of the United States upon all persons dwelling withiii our land. The'treaties that were formulated, and which, for the sake of brevity, are termed Minority Treaties, were designed solely to accomplish that result, and to prevent evasion, Ihe observance of these treaties was made a matter of intcrniifenal concern and was to be guaranteed by the League of Nations. .. They were to become the fundamental Jaw of each of the countries,to which they related^ Except in respect to the right to observe, their Sabbath none of .the treaties related exclusively to Jews. They applied equally to! all of the inhabitants of tliese several countries. In Poland,, tor instance, they afi"ected .hot only Jews, but Germans,"-Austrians, Ukrainians and Russians. In XCptitinitcd  OH  page 4) .
Record-Breaking At¬ tendance Is Expected at the Agudath Achim
All indications point to a rccord-brcakinfr attend¬ ance at the Agudath Achim Confifrelation during the coming holidays.
No doubt it is the popu¬ larity of Cantor Friedman which has created such an extraordinarily great de¬ mand for Seats.
The officers of the con¬ gregation urge all Chron¬ icle readers to make their reservations at once. First come, firist served.
The ticket committee, under thc chairmanship of I. Nutis, is in session daily from 7 to 10 p. m.
Prohibition Admin¬ istrator of New Yofk Closes Wine Shops
Charges Abuse of Sacramental Wine    Privilege;    Applica¬ tions Must Be Made Through Rabbis
ADMINISTRATION ISSUES
NEW  REGULATIONS
Chicago Conference Inaugurates I. 0. B. B. Campaign For $2,000,000
Cultural  Fund to Be Asked of All
American Jews; Turpo-ses and Plana
Outlined at Conference
The B'nai B'rith Hillel Fouiidation, its second year on the Ohio State Uni- opcning its second year oh the Ohio State Univcraity^campus, will continue its ef¬ forts i.ii the proper adjustment of the Jewish university student. To its mani¬ fold activiitiies—social, edMca)ti)onal, re ligious—has been added an employment service to aid (he student who wants to work his way through school, either whole or part time. Jeffrey L. Lazarus is chairman of this committee, as part of the Advisory Board of the Founda¬ tion. The committee consists of E. J. Schanfarber, Alfred J. Kobacker, and W. A. Hersch; and these men afe co¬ operating with the Foundation in lining up suitable part-eime positions for Uni¬ versity students.. '    .
Anyone having such positions to offer should get in touch with the Foundation, Walnut 1028, or with Rabbi tee J. Lev¬ inger,; the Director. Your helpful coop¬ eration will be appreciated-
New Year Services at the Beth Jacob Congregation
Seats are selling fast for tlie coining high. holidays at thc Beth Jacob con¬ gregation, according to an annouuce- mcnt made by President C H. Furman.
A well-known cantor with a well- trained chuir will ofiiciatc and Rabbi Greenwald will sPcak on September ftth, 10th, and ll,th. His sermons will be follows: September Oth at 9:00 a. m,, "The Significance of ihe^ Sliofar;' September Oth at 4 rlJO p. m., "The Mean¬ ing of the Tashtich Ceremony;" Sep- tfjmber lOthi at 9:30 a. m., "What Rosh Hashonah Means . to the Jew." Sep¬ tember llth at 0:30 a. m., "The Sig¬ nificance of the Sabbath of Repentance."
CHICAGO, Aug. 30~Thc inaugura¬ tion of a $2;O00,000, campaign for a cul¬ tural fund was decided upon at a con¬ ference called by the, Independent; Order B'nai B'rith; which was opened here ¦Sunday morning,      '   .
Forty-four leaders of the Order were present at. the sessions held at the Chi¬ cago Beach Hotel, when the B'nai B'rith Wider Scope Committee submitted its report in which'the general nature of the appeal was outlined. Speakers em¬ phasized thiit funds will he, asked bf all American-^ Jews and the . fund will be administered fOr 'aH.activities of the Order outside of the organization proper. ,     '
Dr. Epris D. Bogen, Executive Secre- .tary of the I. 0- B. B. and the national director of the campaign, in outlihing thepurpose of the drive, stated that fifty, per, cent'of the funds collected will be alloted for- the budget, for five years Pf the Hiilei Foundations established by the B'nai B'rith at, American universi¬ ties. The other .fifty percent will be divided' equally amon^ the ¦ Palestine Hpusing.Plaii of the I. O. B. B.., the Avork of the Anti-Defamation League, the maintenance of the Aleph. Zadik Aleph, junior organization,df-the Order, for the work of helping, the refugees in Mexico and for pther cultural activities.
Alfred M. Gohen,. president of'the Order, declared that thfe'fund would aid the organization to develop Jewish lead¬ ers and to create a better atmosphere of understanding of the Jew.
l^abbi Louis L. Mann of Chicago, ad¬ dressing the conference on the import¬ ance of the Hiilei Foundations declared that the primary task which now faces American Jewry is the winning back of the yoiith for'Judaism and to make it proud of Its heritage and people.
According "to the campaign prograni it is planned to carry on, the drive by a systern of national, district, state rand local committees. The chairmen of sev¬ en districts of the I. O. B.:B. expressed their belief in the success of the cam¬ paign; Henry Monsky, of Omaha, ,N6. braska, was elected chairman' of the national campaign "committee.
This Beautiful New Home of The Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity Will Be Enlarged and Remodeled So As to Accommodate Thirty-five Men
New YORK.—An order closing the 250 sacramental wine shops in New York City was issued yesterday by Ma¬ jor Chester P. Mills, Federal Prohi¬ bition Administrator.^
Temporary suspension of all sacra¬ mental wine permits was ordered -and the provision-^iliat all wine needed-hy Jewish worshippers for the coining holidays, Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur'must be obtained through their, rabbia. The order stipuilates further that rabbis distributing wine must dp so either from their, homes or from their synagogues. The wine" stores arc to be closed within two or three days.
"The withdrawals of sacramental wine during the first part of. 1!)26 .were , far in excciss of the, actual religious needs of .the individiials of the Jewish race," Major Mills stated. "This cahsed an abuse of the sacramental wine privi¬ lege. The cause of'. these excessive withdrawals can be laid to several rea¬ sons,, among which might be mentioned a misinterpretation of the regulations: governing' the withdrawal and control of sacramental wine.
None Issued     \
"Taking advantage of the fact that , there are no Jewish holidays during . the .summer months, no.. permits to withdraw Sacramental wine wefe issued after. April 30, 192G. As these permits are/issued for a duration'of 00 days, the result has" been that on. August, 1, 1926, there were no authentic .with¬ drawal permits in existence.    \
"The Government fully; realizes that; certain individuals of the Jewish race require sacramental wine in the ObsCrvr ance of :their religious, rites and further , desires: to: aid these individuals in the procurement of such wine. . :.
"There are, certain holidays duriiig September and in order that thcreli-- gious needs for sacramental'wine can be "met the, Government desires to. in- forni the public the method by which this wine:caii be procured.
"The worshippers who desire to have, sacramental wine for their personaluse or the use of their family during Sep¬ tember, should make known, their needs to the rabbi of the-;synagogue at which' Ihey worship.., The rabbi,in turn is re- , quested to determine as closely as pos¬ sible the needs of his worshippers  for sacramental  wine.   ^ He  will  be issued ; such  sacramental wine on permits ap- . proved and issued by this, oflice upon personal  presentation of   his  needs  to; (Concluded on page %)
By-
Over $1100.00 Was Raised T. 1. Sisterhood at Recent   Big   Carnival
Mi-s. James Hunt, .533 Carpenter St.,
Is Lucky Winner of the Star Auto,
inobile Given Away at Carnival
SOUTH   AFRICA   OVER-SUB-
SCRIBES QUOTA IN KEREN
HAYESOD
JOHANNESBURG, S, AFRICA -, (J. T. A.)—The quota of the South African Jewish community for the Ke¬ ren Hayesod, the Palestine Foundation Fund, was exceeded, reports issued here today state.
The iiuota' of 100,000 pounds was oversubscribed, 115,000 pounds having been raised. Contributions wert; made .by non-Jews as well as Jews and among the contributors were a minister, live city mayors, several members of parlia¬ ment and several judges.
Mrs. Robert W. Schiff Named Chairman (or Ivreeyoh Rummage Sale
Mrs. Robert W. Schiff, Tii Kimball Place, lias been named chairman for the Ivrccyolt Rummage Sate which will bc held sometime during thc month of Oc¬ tober, the dale and place to apikar in forthcoming  issues of The Chronicle.
Mrs. SchitI is sending out an-appeal to all Culumbus women to eollect arti¬ cles of all kinds for this sale. If thc pack.->gc9 are ready now they will be called for promptly if any of the follow¬ ing are notified: Mrs. Schiff, Walnut 90331 Mrs. J. Weisberg, Franklin 4462; or Mrs. S. Brief, Walnut 9144.
Over ifllOO.OO was realized by llie Tifcrotli Israel Sisterhood in sponsoring thc big carnival at the Driving Park re¬ cently. Immense crowds crowded thc grounds daily and spent their money generously. Tlie proceeds will be used by tile Building Committee of the new Fast Broad Street Temple,
Mrs. James Hunt, 533 Carpenter street, was the lucky winner .of the Star auto¬ mobile given away by the - Sisterhood. The officers of the organization are now making arrangements for a big dance at one of the down-town hotels next month. Among those who are assisting in the arrangements are the following: Mrs; L.^ E. Topper, Mrs. Leon Nason, Mrs. Meyer Ginsburg, Mrs, Max Bogatin, Mrs. li, F. Levinson, Mrs, E. Keleman, Mrs. S. Goldstone, Mrs. D. Schreiber, Mrs. D. Sherry, and Mrs. Wm. Roth.
Further announcements will appear in forthcoming issues of the Chronicle.'
An Acknowliedgment FromTheBeth Jacob Congregation
In compliance with the will of the late Harry Goldberg, for niany years a loyal and devoted member of thc congrega¬ tion, his widow, Mrs. Clara Goldberg, has donated $100.40 to the Beth Jacob synagogue.
The officers of the Beth Jacob take this means of acknowledging this dona¬ tion and trust that Mrs. Goldberg and her family will be'blessed with a most happy and prosperous New Year.
MR. C. H. FURMAN, President.
JERUSALEM — (J. T. A.) —Trans- jordanian inhabitants ace protesting against thc settling of Druze refugees in Transjordania, according to despatches received from Amman.
NoteofThadkt
. Mrs. S. Goldstbn, who was cliairman of the baked goods booth at the Tifereth' Jsrael Carnival, wishes to take this means of thanking all ilie niembers on -her committee who lent ht^r such ^ble assistance and' who in eveiry way helped make the splendid success fur her booth.