Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1927-12-16

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Vol. X — No., 50
COLUMBUS, OinO, DECEMBER 16, 1927
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National 1.0. B. B. Leaders Issue a Statement On "King of Kings"; Explain in Detail Their Position
Declare That the Proper Handlincr of Defamation Worlc Requires Keen DiHccrnment, Calm .lud^ment, .and Effective Diplomacy—Assert That They Have the Entire Matter In Hand—Seek to Prevent the Showing of Vicious Film in Eastern Europe
CINCINNATI.-A statcmcnl ¦ Was made public here today, signed by Al¬ fred M. Cohen, president of the In¬ ternational Order B'nai B'rilh and Sig- . mund Livingston, chairman of the Anti- Defamation League, setting . tortli the attitude of the, national leaders of the I. 0,. B, k toward thc:"I?ing of ICings" issue and telling of the cllorts of, the . Anti-Defamation League to minimize the harm which might result from the pielure. ',
,The statement contains a reqtiest "kindly but none the less earnestly" to' "all having the welfare of bur people at heart to desist from so acting as to make more difficult the undertaking of , the League." The statement declares: .,!'The proper' handling of defamation requires keen discernment, calm judg¬ ment and effective diplomacy. The treat¬ ment of no for;n of defamation calls for So much care in determining what is fit, proper and right than when.the sub¬ ject matter, deals' with religious sititi- , mcnt- .
' Earnest Attention
"The picture founded upon the story of the New Testament, known as, De Mille's 'King of Kings,' has received -, from its very inception the most ear¬ nest attention of those in charge of the Anti-Defamation League. If it had been within the power of the League to have prevented the making of the picture, that power would have been exercised. Not having that power, the League has di¬ rected, its efforts towards a minimiza¬ tion of the ill effects that the picture from its very nature'would produce. , , "Modifications of the original designs were elfectcd before the picture was ex¬ hibited; " Other requests theiTmade were denied. This refusal has not deterred the League from pressing: its demands. These have lately been recognized by a ' call from Will H, Hays, President of the' Motion Picture Producers and Dis- . tribfitors of America, Inc., on the Presi- : dent,of the B'nai B'rith" for a confer- , ence for, the, piirpose of taking steps to remove as far as possible the League's, objections to the'liicture. At this time as a result of the conference, work is proceeding in,line with the recommenda¬ tions of, tlie. League. Exclusion of the picture from' certain European countries is,.likewise under'consideration. , Three Opinioiis "In dealing with 'The King of Kings' the: Governing Board of the League had to .weigh-three opinions, each of which .was supported,by men of good judg¬ ment; one is that the picture is bad throughout, .that no modification of it will in any appreciable degree lessen the effect thereof, and that every sort of influence be brought to hear to pre¬ vent its continued presentation: another opinion is the picture is harmless; a third opinion is that' while'it would be preferable not to have the story of the Nevy Testament visualized in picture form, if, it could have been prevented in the inception thereof, now that it has been produced and seen by liundreds of thousands of people, the wisest course is to secure such additional araendmems and modificatioiis coupled with an ex¬ planation of the incidents of the story, as will minimize its hurtful effects.
''The unanimous judgment of the Gov¬ erning Board favored the view last ex¬ pressed.
Some Ueal Work "The^League in its eveiitful career has succeeded in liaving withdrawn from public view many' films which scan¬ dalized or ridiculed the Jew. All of them were-of a scurrilous or libelous na- . ture imd pure' fiction. No group had an interest in them. They were pro¬ duced for the mere purpose of provok¬ ing laughter or affording amusement.
"'The King of Kings' is removed as tar as possible from such exhibitions. It is a depiction, more or less accurate, pf incidents in the New Testament, the basis of the religious belief of the largest part of the citizenry of our country. In the opinion of the League an attempt by the Jewish people to sup¬ press its presentation could not succeed, and moreover quite conceivably might be resented in a way calculated to |reopen a breach between Christians and Jews, which all were happy to think had well nigh healed.
Airqcting Changes "The Antl-Defamatioti League and the President of the B'nai B'rith are beiid- injf every effort towards affecting changes in the 'King of Kings' and of obtaining an agreement with the producers that it
be not presented in those European counti'ies where the merest excuse: to fan the flame of prejudice for the Jew is taken advantage of. Hope is enter¬ tained , that .their proposals will be granted. If they are, the hurt of the pictur*; will be minimized. More than this, it is our belief that relations now, established between the B'nai B'rith,and the Motion Picture Producers of Amer¬ ica, Inc., will. prevent ,future causes for complaint against film productions.
"We would kindly but iiohe the less earnestly urge all having the welfare of our people at heart, "to desist from so acting as to make more diipcult the undertaking of the League."
Chanukah Play Will Feature Hadassah Meeting Next Tuesday
As a special feature of their monthly program, Tuesday, December SOth, the members of HUdassah are preparing i Chanukah play and suitable musical nwra- hers. Under the direction of Mrs. B; Abramson, Program Chaipman, a cos- tume playlet of the day of Felix Men¬ delssohn will be shown. It is not gen¬ erally known that although the grand¬ father of this famous musician was a Jewish leader of his period, Felix's father, Abraham Mendelssohn became a convert to Christianity, his wife and son also being baptized. ''The Unlighted Menorah," which, is the work of' Mrs. Lee J. Levinger, pictures, an imaginary incident in. Abraham's life;¦ blind and weak, the finding of a long! unused Chanukah lamp' brings back to him memories of his own boyhood in a Jew¬ ish home,, so different from the environ¬ ment he h^s provided for his own, son. The climax, is both touching and nn- usual. The cast is: Abraham Men- delssohii-Barthoidy—Mrs. Lee: J. Lev¬ inger; Felix, his oldest son—Mrs. B. Abramsohn; Leah (Abraham's wife) known as Felicia— Mrs. S. RtvHn; Moses Mendelssohn — Mrs. J. Krako-. witz. ¦¦
RABBI    LEOPOLD    GREEN¬ WALD   IS  UNANIMOUSLY RE-ELECTED FOR THREE .  MORE YEARS
the "officers
At a special ineeting of and members of the Beth Jacob Congre¬ gation, held on Sunday evening, Decem¬ ber llth, tribute was paid to the splendid work and achievements of Rabbi Leopold Greenwald. His scholarship and his fine sense of public duty was lauded by the various speakers, also his unfailing cour¬ tesy find genial kindliiiebs.
The Rabbi was then unanimously elected for three more years Avith an in¬ crease ill salary and the wholehearted promise of his Board that he will be given even more co-operation in his en- dcavor.s than in the past few years.
President Furman announces that on December 2Sth at 6:30 p. m., a big Chanukah Party will be held at the Beth Jacob Synagogiie. Full details re¬ garding this celebration will be found in the forthcoming issue of Tiik Ohio Jewish CiinoNicLE,
Important Meeting of the     1 Hadassah Will Be Held Tuesday, December 20
The regular meeting of the Coluinbus Chapter of Hadassah wiU take place Tuesday,. December 20, at" 2:00; p. m., at" the' Hebrew School. After a very im¬ portant business meeting, a Qianukah program will.be enjoyed and refrc;sh- ments will be served.
A very-splendid report of. the Rum¬ mage Sale will be given at this mpeting.
All ladies who have not settled for tickets for the card party, are asked to do so. .. ¦ '        >
Please bring your Milk Bags and help ill' the collection of this important fund.
Delegates fcjr the Regional Convention to be held in. Cincinnati on January 8 and 9, will be elected at this meeting.
The feature of the afternoon program will be a one-act play, "The Unlighted Menorah," written and coached by 'Mrs.'[ Elma E. Lcvenger, The characters will be portrayed by the followitig members of our chapter: Mesdamcs Lcvinger, Rivlin,: Abramsdn and Krakowitz. . Do not fail to .sec this delightful play and the splendid musical program arranged for you.'
Mrs^ B. Wolman, chairman of Hos¬ pitality, will, be assisted-by the follow¬ ing ladies: Mesdames A. Danziger, J. Krakowitz, N. Danziger and .A. E. ^Gieberg.
Board of Directors meeting willtake place at. 12:3<) prompt, preceding the meeting. ¦
Columbus Zionists To Hold Important Meeting Tuesday Evening, Dec. 20
The nomination committee, of the Co¬ lunibus Zionist District has selected the following nominees for the offices indi¬ cated, to be. voted upon ^at the election Tuesday, December 20tli, at 8 P. M. at the Hebrew School of Columbus, ;5S8 East Rich Street:
Chairman, L W. Muskat. and Robert L. Mellnian.
,-   Vice Chairmah,   Max. ; Dworkin . and B-B. Friedman. ¦
Secretary, M. -Waldiiiau: and B. Levi tin.  . :' '^^  .    "¦;,' ^-^ '¦¦ .
Treasurer, Joseph Solove.
Excciitive Board, A.-Seff, Dr. B. \y. Abramson; -Rabbi, L Werne, Rabbi S. Rivlin, M.; Brown,, H.. H.". Self, L H.; Schlezingier, Bert Wolman, A- Mech- nick; Morris Bornstein, A. Goldberg, Leon 'Nason.  ,.
Nomination from the floor,will also, be in order..
It is significant to note that in his most eloquent address delivered at the University, Monday, December 12, Rabbi .Silver of: Cleveland declared that one of. the Major tendencies in Jewish life is Nationalism, the will to survive and that the real Jew is true to all four of these tendencies.. One- of, the agencies which seeks to strengthen and reinforce that "will to survive" is the Zionist Or- gatiization of America, which is a part of the World .Zionist Organization, the ofiicially recogiiizcd agency for the re-, habilitation of Palestine. The .Columbiis Zionist District, is a part of the Zionist Organization of America, and it-is , the intention of -the; local organization to launch its, activities for the ensuing year with renewed vigor and enthusiasm. Let us show that the Jews of Columbus are interested in the survival of the Jewish People as a distinct entity, by attending the meeting next Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, at the Hebrew School,,and,by elect¬ ing to the various offices, those men who arc best fitted to carry on the work of the Zionist cause. .   .
¦ Refreshments will be served.    .
A Remarkable Turn-Out Greets Rabbi
Abba Hillel Silver at Commerce
Hall.O.S.U.
Students and Townsfolk Inspired by Cleveland Orator's Prescn-
tiition of "The Four Major TendencicR in Jewish Life"—
Speaker Declares That the Real Jew is True to These
Four Major Tendencies or Ideals—Work of the B'nai
B'rith Hillel Foundation is Lauded by Spiritual
Ijcuder  of   Tifereth   Israel  Temple  of
Buckeye Metropolis
WELL-KNOWN   SUR¬ GEON HEADS THE CO¬ LUMBUS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
"NEXT SEASON WILL SEE UNPRECEDENTED ACTIVITY
AMONG THE .TEWISH STUDENTS OF THE OHIO
STATE UNIVERSITY" ANNOUNCES RABBI
LEVINGER
Heralded as the "silver tongued orator of the Amcriqan rabbinate" and as a profoutid scholar in Jewish life, Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, spiritual leader of the Temple of Cleveland, more than convinced his audience of some eight hundred .Colutribusitcs, that these titles were most deserving. Rabbi Silver appeared at the Commerce Building, Monday night under the "joint auspices,of Hillel Foundation, Menorah Society arid Avukah, Student Zionist Federation and spoke on "The Fotir Major Tendencies in Jewish Life."
Students, laymen and iellow rabbis sat thrilled and inspired-at the young rabbi's eloquent presentation of the role the Jew has played and should continue to play in civilization. Despite a bad cold and an almost accepted order from the doctors to remain in bed, Rabbi Silver kept his appointment and delivered one of the finest addresses yet heard on the Ohio State campus.
Rabbi Silver was introduced by Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, director of the B'liai B'rith Hillel Foundation who stated, "that the rabbiTOrator of Cleveland was appearing to present a subject which only a profound scholar in Jewish life would dare to speak on,"
¦ "Four tendencies, like four golden strands woven into, one band, four streams pouring iiito one main channel - are the outstanding con'- tributions of the Jew to.civilization," the speaker began,:
"But these are basic and unified in Jewish life. Judaism is pne -^one like the hurrian being—continuing, yet changing in develop¬ ment. These four tendencies have throughout the history of the Jew¬ ish people, strtfggled with each other for dominance and they marked Jewish cultjtre despite which one lead "
THE MENORAH SOCIETY OF OHIO STATE UNIVEKSITY TO HEAR RABBI RIVLIN
At the farewell party and social eve¬ ning of the Menorah Society and Avu-1 kah. Student Zionists Federation to be held tonight (Saturday)-at the.Hillel Foundation, Rabbi Rivlin will present for the students a resume of present day Jew¬ ish problems. The report by the presi¬ dent of the quarter's activities at the Uni-. versity will include the arrangement for the debate to he held with the North¬ western   University   in , April   at   Ohio
State. ' , ;;
National A; Z. A. Day Will Be
Celebrated at the Progress
Club Tomorrow
Evening
Tlie Atepli Zadek Aleph will observe national A. Z. A. Day tomorrow eve¬ ning (Sunday) at 8 o'clock at the Prog-. ress Club, 142 Parsons Avenue. Rabbi Samuel J. Harris, of Dayton, Ohio, has been delegated by the Supreme Advisory Council as the speaker of the evening.
He \vill talk on "The Challenge of the .Meph Zadik Aleph.      .
A ritual cereinpny' will precede the main address of the evening, Mr. Al Rosenthal will render several violin se¬
lections and Samuel Luper, chairmati of the evening, assures everyone that a real, Inspiring celebration will. take place-at the Club.     ¦    :
The A. Z. A. will hold its next meet: ing at, the. Excelsior Club Thursday .eve¬ ning, December 22, at 8 o'clock sharp. Every member and B'nai B'rith member is urged to be prcseiit<as matters of great importance will ,be discussed. A B'nai B'rith committee will, be present to dis¬ cuss vital points.
Plans for the District Tournament- will be made and the debating team wijll be organized. Be prompt! Be present 1 Thursday evening—-8 o'clock—Excelsior Club.
Jewish National Flag Day To Be Held December 18
The Columbus Jewish National Fund Committee decided to hold the annual Flag Day on December 18. AU persons who are interested in the activities on behalf of the Jewish National Fund are requested to come to the Hebrew School, 558 East Rich Street, Sunday December 18, at 9 A. M. Theii: eo-operatiou is needed to make this event a financial success.
First Tendency
"Prophecy" was the first tendency Rabbi Silver emphasized. He explained that prophecy jparked progress in Jew¬ ish: life. It was the cry of ."what ought to be in the midst, of what is." Prophecy was an upward aspiration of a race for perfection, .which cannot be fully achieved in a world of frustrations- ^Prophecy was the dream ofthe King-, dom of God and the Jewish race set if, : as a goal from earliest times.
"Who were the Prophets ?" Rabbi Silver questioned, and .in reply stated most inspiringly, "they were the ve;hicles of the "voice of God. Not professional men Of honor and :position, biit mere merchants, cobblers, i -, workingmen with peculiar temperaments, peculiar medita¬ tions and peculiar environments., They were led to explain conclusions reliit- ing to life and like true spokesmen per¬ mitted their convictions to overwhelm them and left to give vent to their thpuRhts. They were not concerned with the commonplace but left.for the high¬ ways of, Hfe to express their innermost feelings to their !?ellowmen. They were consumed with .their, own passions; Jere¬ miah, was led by his own innermost spirit. Just like a genius who is destroyed by his vision. The prophets used, every figure of speech to make vivid and real their, messages to tlie people they met on the roads. They aimed to make known their truths.
"God —the soiirce of reason and. the Ultimate Yesterdayvof.all things. God the spiritual, God the One and .Every¬ thing ! This unity —^ this idea: destroyed Idolatry for all times! Greece, the leader .in scientific knowledge, the cul-! tural and intellectual Greece could not free itself and shake off the shackles of this prihiitive form of religion. . The prophets, destroyed Idolatry —and more. They taught morality, not as a social usagt: ia.nd custom, but all grounded-in God. A breach of morality was blas¬ phemous to God. Religion was external to conduct but prophecy merged and identified, morality with religion. The worship of God, the prophets taught, wa's not through mere external rites and cere¬ monies but through the inner impulses and right conduct This idea was as new as the Copernican theory and the discovery ojl the circulation of the blood by Harvey, And with what passion the prophets preached Justice for all — the suffering, the poor, the widowed, and op¬ pressed. .
"TO oppress a man, tUey believed, was to violate the image of God in man. In no literature was the appeal for justice. as passionate. Another prophetic teach- ing was Peace! 2700 years ago they spoke of universal peace. Last \yeek the president of the United States called for increased armaments. But the fU' ture beiongB to Isaiah and Micah. They will be vindicated and mankind will see their teachings realized. We may yet battle and wade in seas of blood, we may see children innocently murdered, but prophecy will win out. That is the first tendency in Jewish Hfe atid although it at times seemed hardly audible the tendency was there I It was one of the major contributions to mankind." The Second Tendency The  second  tendency  in  Jewish  life
was Legalism.
"If prophecy was the program, legalism was the'technique," Rabbi Silver quietly ndrrated, "and the Torah kept the Jew. aiive. The law was never a burden fUpon the Jewish people. They: saved the Jew in Babylon. The problem of how to survive in a hostile world was solved by loyalty to the .Torah. The Jewish code of conduct acted like a fort¬ ress to the enemy. The struggle hetweert the Pharisees" and Sadducees was not over keeping the law, but. p^'p-- ,who should interpret it!"
If not, for the discipline of the Torah, likened to.the orders of a soldier dur¬ ing war, the Jewish people-would not have survived the last 1000 years, the speaker opined, "and Judaism 'will not siirvive in America • unless the Jewish laity submits itself to a ;minimum of Jewish law. . Customs, and ceremonies are stimulants for Jewish unity. Legal¬ ism is a guide throughout Hfe,and it has been paramount as a tendency (Continued on page 4)
DR. SYLVESTER J. GOODMAN.
Dr. Goodman, who has distinguished himself as an authority on" pre-natal care ond obstetrics and has lectured ex-, tcnsively on abdominal and .obstetrical surgery, was elected on Monday, De¬ cember ,12th, president of the Columbus Academy of Medicine. He resides at 1718 Franklin Avenue and maintains his offices at 121 South Sixth Street. '-
Dr. F. M. Stanton was chosen vice- president of the Academy. The follow¬ ing were named, delegates to the 1928 State Academy meeting: Drs, J, H, J- Upliath, E..J. Emcrick and. I. R Harris.
TIFERETH ISRAEL
BROTHERHOOD STAG
GOES OVER BIG
Chairman  Ben B. Friedman Thanks
All Those Who Helped Ilim Put
This Affair Across
Junior Hadassah
Will Celebrate
Chanuka Sunday
AU Jewish girls arc iiivhed to attend the meeting of the Junior Hadassah Sun¬ day afternoo^i at. 2:30 at the Neil House. Ghaiiukuh will be celebrated at this time.
Rabbi Solomon Rivlin of the East Broad. Street Temple will deliver the opening prayer and light the Chanukah candles. ¦ A choir composed of a . few members, of Junior Hadassah will sing a group of hymns.
Those who attend the. meeting' are asked to be sure to bring their gifts for the "grab bag" which will be held after the business meeting, The Hadas¬ sah Buds will be guests.
There will be election of delegates for the Regional Convention to, be held, Jan¬ uary 8, at the Sinton Hotel,. Cincinnati, Ohio at  this meeting.
As per the prediction in the coluinhs of The OHIO Jewish .Chronicle of Dec. 9th, a most gloripus .evening was enjoyed by the Brotherhood of the East, Broad Street Temple oh the occasion of the stag affair which took place on Wed¬ nesday evening, Dec. 14th, in -the Ban¬ quet Hall qf the Temple.
Because of the lateness of the hour, it is impossiye at this.time to give a full account of the proceedings. Suffice it .to say that , everyone of the enthusiastic: Brotherhood boosters and friends had "an immensely and hilariously good time." Among those who co-operated with Mr, Friedman in. putting the affair across are the following; Hamel Gurwin, Loiiis ; Schlezingcr, Tobiap Polster, Will Wel¬ ber, Jack Feiner, Morri? Childs, S^niuel Berman, Saniuel Wasserstrom, J. L.'Sill- man, David Schreiber, and A- M. Neu¬ stadt.   ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ "''¦¦¦
Arrangements .fqr, the affair to take place on Sunday evening, January 2&id, are progressing nicely, ¦ according: to Chairman Louis Schlezinger, who is, also, secretary of the Brotherhood. The fol- . lowing are co-operating with .Mr, Schlez¬ inger in.his efforts to. make the event a most uniqiie and enjoyable one: Justin L. Sillman, Bfen B. Friedman, Will Wel¬ ber, Harry Masser, Samuel Berman, Samuel Wasserstrom and J. K: Born-^ stein. .,
Y. W. H. A. Notes
BABBI   TAKSHISH   WILL
SPEAK ON "WHO STARTED
CHRISTIANITY?" S U N D AY
MORNING
All Chronicle readers inter¬ ested In the origin ot Christian¬ ity ond desirous of learning a few things about iXa pioneers and founders are moat cordially invited to attend, the Sunday morning services of the Bryden Road Temple, December I8th, at 10:45 a. m.
A special musical program has been arranged for these non-sectarian services which are open to all people regardless of race, color or creed. The Rabbi wishes to bring home this one fact: That the questions aslted two weeks ago by various mem¬ bers present will be answered at tomorrow's (Sunday) service^ Please fome on time and there¬ by help to make the services more successful and inspiring.
A supper bridge in honor of the new members who were voted into the Senior Y. W. H. A., December 4, will be given ;it the home of Miss Minnie Bcrman, 701 E. Kossuth Street, December 18, at 5:30.
The members honored arc the Misses Zelda Dulsky, Florence Erlen, Edith Pallet, Bess Swolsky, I'annie Tcnne- baum, Vctta Tenncbaum and Ann Wider.
CANTOR SOLOMON GRODNER AND CHOIR OFFER CONCERT
Sunday night, December 18, a special Chaninikah program and concert will be presented by the well known Cantor £ii the Tifereth Israel Congregation, Sol¬ omon Grodner and his specially trained choir. The concert will b.e' followed by a bridge and social hour at which all intereste<l in a pleasant evening are wel¬ come, as there will be no admission charged. All members of the Congre¬ gation and their friends arc urgently in¬ vited to attend.
Don't Forget the Bitf A. Z. A. Celebration nt 8 p. m. Shrap Tomorrow (Sund.ty) Evening, at the Projtress Club, Parsons Avenue, near Bryden Road.