Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1927-12-09

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Vol. X — No. 49
COLUMBUS, OHIO, DECEMiBEU 9, 1927
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Catholics  and Protestants Join Jews Germany in Fighting Against the "King of Kings"
Effect of Objections of the I. 0. B. B, In America Is Being
Felt in Europe-—Noted Coreligionists Of Germany
Are Up In Arms Asrainst Vicious Cinema—
Evangelical Weekly Expresses Strong
Opposition to Picture Also
WILL ADDRESS LOCAL AU¬ DIENCE  UNDER THE  AUS¬ PICES OP THE B*NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATION
BERLIN—Not only Jews, but Protestants and Catliolics as weil are oppose' to the showing o£ the Cecil dc Mille production "King o£ Kings," as a picture which is offensive to the religious sensibilities of the various denominations.
The Central Institute for Education and Instruction of Berlin, to whom the film was submitted, declined to approve it as being of educational value. 'Kuratiis Wienken, a leading Catholic priest who is a membcf of the Filmpruefstelle, asked that the showing of the film' lo school children and Students in the upper schools be prohibited.   '
Leading in the opposition to the "King of Kings" is the Evangelical Oiurch. Most outspoken in censuring the ifilm as offensive to devout Christians was Pfarrer tic Horn. In.Germany the .film is shown with, what is supposed to be an "en¬ dorsement of Rabbi Israle Gctldfarb of Beth Israel Anshe Ernes/', and of the Ber¬ lin Court Chaplain, Vogcl. '
"I have no quarrel with Mr. Goldfarb. This may be left tothe rabbis among tiiemsdves. I am certain they will do it thoroughly; I hope before the anti-Sem- itics settle it- I am also vviliing to leave the discussion with Messrs. Schildkraut to the Jewish, critics. It is true that I cannot go as far in, my criticism as Dr. J Hollander of the Central Verein, who declared the 'King of Kings' to be a film of • inciting influence, but I, as a representative.of religious art and as a priest of the Evangelical Church, join in protesting against this junible,!' Dr. Horn declared to.the "C. V. Zeitung."
¦ Still stronger is the opposition to the showing of, the film voiced by the Evan¬ gelical weekly, "Das Evengelische Berlin."
"The filmJike any other motion picture had to be submitted to the Filmpreufr steile. The representatives of three great religious societies were invited as ex- perls to express their opinion before the (Examining .comniittcc. The objections of the Evangelical Church were expressed by Troschke, Councillor of the High Con¬ sistory and meriiber of the Federation of Churches. As he explained, in reply to our inquiry,, Councillor Troschke voiced bis deep regret that this film is so little , in,accordance witli the fcelingof the Evangelical Church. Moreover in its gen=- eral impression, it is even offensive to this, feeling. He protested in particular agailist the long drawn out.scenes of the bacchanal which is an introduction to a Christ film IS unbearable aiid could be conipared to an unclean gate leading to a sanctuary. .. ¦¦
"Fiirth<;rmore, the scenes depicting.the Crucifixion and the beating were done in a sadistic, manner. He expressed hiiiiself particularly against misuse of Scrip-r ture texts in the titles. In many instances the texts were unpardnnably mutilated, falsified and interwoven with profane sentences.
, "Councillor TroschW expressed grave .objectidns to the.laxity with which Biblical history is treated in this film. This laxity is,to be found not only in the continuity of the particular.scenes but also in the combination of details for which; one can find. lio foundation in the New Testament. The role of Mary Magdalene and Judas, which is the central point in the first scene, cannot be justificd:on the basis of the New Tqstahient, nor on the records of the Apocrypha.
"We do not doubt," ttje Evangelical organ declares "that this energetic pro¬ test of Councillor Troschke atid the sharp denunciation of the expert and repre¬ sentative of the Evangelical church, uttered in no uncertain terms, fully corre¬ sponds with the opinion of. the widest circles in the Church.''
A FEW FACTS ABOUT RABBI ABBA tilLLEL !
SILVERiWHO WILL SPEAK HERE DEC. 12\
The committee on arrangements for (he Rabbi Silver meeting to be held Mon¬ day, Dec. 5thi at 8 p. .m,, under the aus¬ pices of the Hillel Foundation, has sub¬ mitted tiie following facts regarding the guest of honor from Cleveland;. "
Rabbi Silver was born op January iiSlh, 18y3 at Neinstadt,Schifwindt, Lithuania, the son:of Moses and Diana (Seamon) Silver, He came to this country in his early boyhood . with his parents. He studied   Jewish   literature   and   cognate
, subjects under private tutors arid also in a Yeshivah New York City. He re¬ ceived his,.B. A. degree at the University of Cincinnati, in i9ir>/ In the same year he received his rahbinical diploma from the Hebrew Union College. Id 1925 he was honored by the--famous Cincinnati
' Seminary with a degree of D. D., as a tribute to his ripe scholarship and splen¬ did achievements in the rabbinate.
Dr. Silver married Vit'ginia Hork- heimer of Wheeling, W. Va., on January 2nd, 1923. He is how the spiritual leader of the Tifereth Israel Temple of Cleve¬
land, one of the leading reform congre¬ gations in the entire world. He is identi¬ fied prominently with^ many civic, reli¬ gious, cultural and philanthropic organ¬ izations, among them the Board of Gov¬ ernors of the Hebrew Union College, the Executive Board of the Union of Amer¬ ican Hebrew Congregations, the Jewish Publication Society of America, the Fed¬ eration of Jewish. Charities of .Cleveland, the Cleveland Associated Charities, the Zionist Organization of America, and the Bureau of Je;vyish Education of Cleve¬ land. He spent considerable time in. Eu¬ rope during the "World War at the re¬ quest of the governments of the United States and France, and was decorated by both countries.
Rabbi Silver resides at 1485 East l06th Street, Cleveland, and maintains his study at 105th Street and Ansel Road; Cleveland.
So don't forget—hear Rahbi Silver—r Monday evening, December 18th—at 8 o'clock in the'Commerce Hall of O. S. U.
GENERAL QUIZ NUPER FOUR
(Printed Through the Cottrtesy of Bloch Publishing Co.)^
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Who were the Tannaim? What is the Kittel? Who   is   (he   Jewish   heroine 'Tvanhioe" ?
A.   Who grudged the patience of God with a heathen city? 6.   What is the port of Jerusalem?
6. What Jew of (he twelfth century explored nearly the ivhole world of th^t day?
7. In what period did most of the European countries grant the Jew equal rights?
fl. What French Christian wrote what IS considered the beat psychological study of (he Jew?
9. What was the underlying fear that caused the Dutch Jews to excommunicate Spinoza?        J    ¦
10,. How did the Jews help in the Protestant Reformation?
U.   What  is  jthe  most  antl-SemltJc
13.. What is the largest social and recreational organization of young Jews in America?.       ,     ;
13. In what cotuitry wras a penal law provided for Jews wearing tiie same kind of hats as non-Jews?
14. To what Jewish congregation did George Washington write his celebrated Utter'.qn religious tolerance?
15. What German Jew was regarded as the leading alnthority on (he Renais¬ sance?
16. Who wrote the first Hebrew novel ? ¦    .
17. Who inaugurated the renaissance of Hebrew le(ters?
18. What Spanish poet is generally considered the greatest Jewish , poet of the Middle Ages?
19. What novel of Israel Zangwill deals with the ghetto?
20. What book about the lost ten tribes is called the Jewish Arabian nights?
SILIIU
On Monday evening, December 12th, at 8 p. m., Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland will speak under the auspices of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation of O. S. y.i:at Commerce Hall. , The name and fame of this distin¬ guished pulpiteer and publicist need not be expatiated upon in these columns. ,Suffice.it to say that Dr, Silver is. the outstanding Jewish 'leader of the middle west and numbers his followers iii all de¬ nominations by the thousands. His sub¬ ject will be "Major Tendencies in Jew¬ ish Life."
The .nddress is open to the public.and a great audience is expected of both students ami townspeople..
A Tribute to the Jewish / Infants' Home of Ohio
Coliimbus can well be proiid of the Jewish, Infants' Home .of Ohio which "Dad" Schontlial, thrii his bigness of. heart, made possible.
People from various cities in ihe .state. from whicli numerous liahies have heen sent here, tngcther with: many of our lo¬ cal: friends, have given their generous support und are continuing to riianifest their interest, personally^ as well as ma¬ terially in this worthy cause.
To see the happiness and healthiness of these little tots, so well guarded ahd carc<l for, under .the conscientious super¬ vision-.of Mrs. Virgini;i Postpn, suffices to enthuse each and every one who en¬ ters this splendid home.
The babies are adiriitted here from the time they are two weeks old, and each and every^ one thrives most won¬ derfully. They arc at all times kept spic and span, cleanliness throughout the home .being most perceptible. It. might well be said for any little tot, fortunate enough to be sheltered in this happy at- thosphcre, and the splendid environments, "is a joy forever!"
Mrs. Edgar' B. Isaac, who is at the honie daily,, docs miich to maintain all this, not only in her secretarial capacity, but in her efficient management in all departments of the home; The kiddies look forward each day to her coming with great joy as she is ever solicitous about their welfare.
iirs. Frank, O. Nusbianm is our gra¬ cious new President of the home, and is ,uvcT.giving of herself and her time to¬ wards its benefit.
Last Sunday our grand "Uncle Joe," assisted by the officers and directors, sponsored a public reception and tea," which many of our friends attended and deeply enjoyed. All visitors were shown through the home, comtnented most fa¬ vorably aboiit the kiddies and the sani¬ tary condition not only of every room, but of every nook and corner.
All pronounced the! Jewish Infants* ;Home of Ohio simply perfect, and con¬ sidered their time therewell spent. God bless this-Home and the children therein, the willing workers for this noble cause» and last hut hot least Joseph Schonthal. I. S. B.
HA R O L D RIE G E L M A N
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
INTER - FRATERNITY CON-
rERENCE
NEW YORK CITY —Harold Riegclman counBol for the Tenement House Commisaion, wdB elected president of the In¬ ter-Fraternity Conference at the concluding seSBion of its nine¬ teenth annual convention at the Hotel Pennsylvania; New York.
Mr. Riegclman is the first Jew io be chi)scn as presiding officer . of the conference which includes sixty-one natior^al college fra-; ternitics with a comliincd mem- bcrship of 526,000. He was graduated from Cornell in 1013 and is a member of Zcta Beta Tau fraternity. Five Of the ap¬ proximately 30 Jewish fraterni¬ ties in the country have been admitted to memhership in the conference during the last five years.
"AJVII MY BROTHER'S KEEP- ER?'V WILL BE THE SUB¬ JECT   OF   RABBI   TAR- SHISH'S ADDRESS SUNDAY
.".^ni 1 My Brother's Keeper!"' willbe the subject of Rabbi Tarslush's address on Sunday inoniing, December llth, 'at the Bryden Road¦ Temple. .Over 100 loyal boosters of the Charity Newsies will attend toijiorrbw morning's service in a body. ' ¦
; On Friday eveiiing, Dec. 9th. the Rabbi u.<ied "Fears" as the subject of, his ser¬ mon. ¦
RABBI TARSHISH WILL AD¬ DRESS   A D VE RTISING CLUB AT THE NEIL HOUSE, DECEM¬ BER 12f:h ,
-A record-breaking attciidauca is pre¬ dicted for the noon meeting of the' Ad¬ vertising Cluh of'tlic Cohimbvs Gham ber of Cominerce at the Neil H<juse, Monda3'.l)cecinher l:Jth. Spe(:ial enter¬ tainment features will be presented at this meeting wbicii will be ojien to all niembers .of the .'VdvertiiiinK Club and their guests.
gtBle o{ Germany?
Tke^mmers to these questions ipill be found on page 4 of this issue.—-EtHter's Note.
ALL. LOCAL 1. O. B. B. MliSM. BERS WIIiL TUBN OUT FOR SILVER MEETING
Oat of respect to Rabbi Silver who will speak at the Commerce Hall Auditorium at O. S. V. Monday evening. December 12thi all local members of the B'nai B'rith will turn out as a body to greet him and listen to b'.a presentation of "The Four Ma- . Jor Tendencies in Jewish Life."
A short business meeting of Zion Lodge will take place at Realtors' Hall, at 7:45 p. m,, precedini: the Rabbi S:lver meet¬ ing.
^%rriage Is For Adults Who Know What They
Want/'Declares Rabbi Lee J. Levinger
at Hillel Foundation Services
Director Of Jewish Student Activities At O. S. U. Says That Mar¬ riage Is An Institution Based Oh Responsibility And Inten¬ tion, Not On Whim—Points Out Three Requirements For Every Marriage And One More For Every Com¬ pletely Developed Home—^ays That Our Pres¬ ent Marriage Custopis Or Laws Are Not Unalterable—Gives   Brilliant   Review Of Judge Lindsey's Book, "The Companionate Marriage," Be-' .    fore A Capacity House
"TRUE MARRIAGE IS THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY IN
THE WORLD FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS
WELL AS SERVICE TO OTHERS," HE ASSERTS
J. C. HARRINGTON CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE CHARITY NEWSIES
J. C Harrington, 3285 W, Broad St., was chb.seii president nf the Charity Newsies at their annual meeting last Monday night, Dec. otb; ;it the Elks Home.
Other officers choscii are as follows: Thomas Pickard, 10f> Nelsnn Rd., vice president.; Garrett M. Cotterrsecretary; John F. McFcrin, corresponding secre¬ tary; Car.I M. Pfeiffer, treasurer, and Russell Dennis, sergeant-at-armS.      .
When Cotter attempted to resign the secretary-treasurcrsbip he has held for 20 years, the .Newsies refused, split hir! job in tliree jjarts, and elected Pfeiffer and McFerin to aid him.
The new trustees, elected are as fol¬ lows; David R. Jones, retiring president, chairman; H. E..Vollman. H. L. Freiden- berg, S. S, Jackson,' Jacob E. Retss and. Earl Roach.
The annual "Pep Diiiner" of the Char¬ ity Newsies will be held oh Dec. I3th at the Elks Home, Harrington announced. The drive will start on Dec. I7th. Jories said the Newsies- can get $26,000 this year, if they will work at full speed. A service .for Charity Newsies and their families' will be given at the Bryden. Road Temple by Rahbi Jacob Tarshish tomorrow (Sunday). The service will Ije radiocast thru Station WAIU.
"Marriage is an institution for adults, who know what they want, not for ado¬ lescents who. want to change their minds every, few days," Rabhi L.ce j. Levinger said Sunday, Dec, 4th, in discussing com¬ panionate marriage at the services of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, held at Hcnnick's Hall on North High street.,
"It is an institution based on responsi¬ bility and intentioni not on whim," he said. "That does not mean that our, present marriage customs or laws .arc unalterable. They have changed many times in the past, and, certainly will change again in the future. It may even be that Judge. Lindsey has hit the di¬ rection of" this development in his inter¬ esting and provoking book. . Three Requirements
I'l ivould lay down three requirements for every marriage, and one more for every completely developed horiie.' Firsts every marriage must be a real marriage; there is no such thiiig as trial marriage oi-'free love possible in. a social world where every jierson needs every other and where every person must take his duties seriously. Responsibility is a part of adiih life, and particularly a part .pf that peculiarly adult function, marriage.
"Second, every marriage iti modern life must include the element of companion¬ ship. Romaiitic .love of the' trbiibadour? ha?; grown into a much more snrious ideal, nowadays, and ¦ha.s contributed its share tn the devclopmentof the .marriage ideal. The companionate ideal is at the basis of  modern  marriage. '  .
''Third, every marriage demands pi"ep-" aration in knowledge and character. The physical ¦ issues involved, as well as'the. moral and ..-ocial ones, should be taught thoroughly to every young person to fit him or lier for a happy and successful married life-, Our young people of to¬ day know so maiiy things, hicluding very few which really count. Most m^rriag'es are hit-or-niiss affairs, which succeed only because the people arc willing, to go through a hard course of schoplingr after they are married. ; The Ideal and Complete Marriage
"Finally, the ideal marriage, the com¬ plete marriage, includes children and the
family  life.    In .this  far, Judge Luid- sey's idea may be considered seriously, of a secondary kind of marriage for com¬ panionship only, without the bearing or . rearing of children.
"What we often forget is' that tht rearing of children is not. only a. con¬ tribution to society or a favor, to the children ,thcmseIveR, but it also is the- greatest incentive in. the, world to per¬ sonal development, to the completion and fulfillment of personality.
"The rich experience and need for.un-. derstamling that come with-parenthood . have done more than any other one thing for the spiritual enrichment of the race." .
Before, laying clown his own opinions on marriage. Rabbi Levinger reviewed , Judge Lindsey's book and showed that he was trying to arrange certain detailed chaiiges in thie present maririage and di-y vorce law.*. The two most important are legalization of birth control and permis¬ sion for childless couples to divorce each other by mutual consent without neces¬ sity of a criminal charge against one or„ the other. _
The History of Marriage
He then traced briefly the history of marriage in the past to -show the many changes in human relationships arid .par¬ ticularly in the marriage institution, which have led to our present'ideas, and elements in the present marriage system which are survivals of a-different: period . in the past...
"The old Jewish conception of ,niar- riage,'.' he said, "was as a sacred duty, ¦ by which every man and woman should; marry and bring, up childrento perpetu¬ ate his name.' Tt rested on the idea .of .'duty, on loyalty of husband and,wife, and on duty and loyalty taught early to the children. And these elements of duly and. loyalty arc the ones we are likely to forget in. the rush of emotion and the play of faiicy.
"True , marriage is thie greatest opr portunity in the world for personal de¬ velopment as well as service to others^ Tt is self-realization through self-sacri¬ fice. It is the fulfillment of our own best selves, through communion and sharing. with another."
EAST BEOAi) STREET TEM¬ PLE B R 0 T H E R H O O D ARRANGES A STAG AP- PAIB FOR WEDNES¬ DAY EVE., DEC. 14
B«ri   B.  Friedman  Is  Chairman .Of
/The Arrangements Committee
For Eiittirtatnment In
Temple Banquet Hall
Next Week".
FORMAL INSTALLATION OF RABBI EIVLIN WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY AFTEB¬ NOON, JANUARY 8th
'a special notice to our
many readers and
boosters
Dear Friends:
Kindly have your social. Tem¬ ple and Club notes in as early 08 poaaible and thereby facilitate the work of oar editorial de¬ partment. We will positively not guarantee the Insertion of any item leeeived after 3 p. m. Wednesday.
We want to impress our thou¬ sands of readers with this Im¬ portant fact: That It is IM¬ POSSIBLE to guarantee the in¬ sertion of any item on the front page,' If yon will kindly re¬ frain from making this request, the editorial department of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle will high¬ ly appreciate it.
(Signed):
Editorial Departn;ent, THE OHIO JEWISH CHRON- CLE. -
¦ A most glorious evening will be enjoyed by the Brotherhood o£ the East Broad Street Temple on the occasion oi the slag uffair sclleduled to take place'Wed¬ nesday, evening,: December 14th, accord¬ ing to Attorney Ben B. FriedmanrT:ha!r-, man of tbe arrangements committee. Extraordinary features of interest to the younger as well as ;tHe older men of .the cqngregation will be presented.
This affair was definitely decided'upon on Monday evening, December 6th, at a meeting' called togetber by President A. M. Neustadt. Among those'who will co¬ operate with Mr. Friedman are the fol¬ lowing:—Louis Schlezinger, Tobias Pol¬ ster, Will Welber, Jack Feiner, Morris Childs, Hamel Gurwin, Samuel Berman, Samuel Wasserstrom, J. L. Sillman, David Schreiber, and A. M. Neustadt.
At the.special meeting Monday eve¬ ning, it was the iinanimous opinion of all present that the January affair of the Brotherhood be held in the Banquet Hall of the East Broad Strct Temple, on Sunday evening, January 23nd. For this alTair the President appointed Louis Schlezinger as Chairman of the arrange¬ ments committee with the following vice- chairmen:—^Justin L. Sillman, Bei^ B. Friedman, Will Welber, Harry Masser, Samuel Berman, Samuel Wasserstrom, and J. K. Bornstein.
For further particulars regarding the Brotherhood of the Tiferelhi Israel Con. gregation, see the succeeding issues of the Chronicle.
RABBI SOLOMON RIVLIN Tifereth Israel Congregation       .
The formal installation exercises in honor of Rabbi Solomon Rivlin of ttie Tifereth Israel Congregatibn will tatee place on Sunday afternoon, January 8th, at 2:3ft o'clock.
• A grand banquet an(l entertainment i» compliment to the R»i)bi and Mrs. Riv¬ lin will be given at.8:30 p. m-i in fte T. I. Banquet Hall. Further details next week.