Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1928-10-12

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Vol  IX —No  41
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Situation in Jewish Colonies
Improving^ Dr. Rosen
Cables
National    Chairman    Brown
Stresses Need of Increased
Reconstructive Measures
CONDITION or TOWN JEWS IS STILL VERY BAD
I^LW YORk—Ihc situation in Hid Jewish roloiiiLs in Southern Russi.i winch "iiifTcrtd from draught this past iipniig his improved somewhat, but thc coiuhtioii of tht Jews in the towns is still vtry difficult itcordnig to tlic latest message received from Dr Joseph A Rosen Dirtclor of thc Agro-Jomt and jiist released by Mr Da^id A Brown, National Uninii ui of the United Jew¬ ish Campaign
Dr Rostn's niessige rt..ids Condi¬ tions in our colonies m the Cherson and Knvoi Rog^ districts are much better nov, than they were several weeks ago Good Viigust rains Inve greatly inii)ro\cd for¬ age crop*) jnd ha\c nndt conditions for winter seeding \ery favorablt Planting nf the winter crops is non completed HA\vc\er tht, general economic conditions of the Jewish town population is stdl very difiicult Although thc situation is by 110 ineans hopeless, it requires con¬ siderable additional effort on our part lo extend the scope of our reconstructive and social activities in all fields ' Information Conflrmed
'In this message,' Mr Brown declared upon releasing this cable, "Dr Rosen tends only to confirm information which we aireadi are aware of and which has held our attention for the past several months Onlj recently Dr Rosen was ennfrontcd with a situation that com pelled him to stop Agro Joint subsidies to a number of trade schools throughout tlie Ukraine and White Russia thereby forcing himdreds of pupils whose main source of support was this subsidy, to lea\c thc schools in the face of threat cnnig starvation
Telegrams petitions, heart rending appcais were immediately addressed to Dr Rosen to continue these subsidies, but the only course left to hiin, in view of the lack of funds, was to forward all these appeals to the Jonit Distribution Committee and the United Jewish Cam¬ paign with a strong plea on his own part, for further help
The condition of the trade schools * >n w hich several thousands of young men and women .ire dependent for their future Inehhood, is onh one of the inan\ problems of the urban Jew ni Rus sia The loan soeieties the workers' co operatives, the 'Kiislar' shops—all these organizations attempting to reeonstruct Hie economic hfe ul tens of thousands of f uuihes, arc m the same measure depend¬ ent upon our continued support Even More Vital With the present critical situation re¬ quiring (as Dr Rosen points out) m creased activitj on our part, the need of ^me^lcan support has become e\en more \ital th ui it has been in past years But appropriation of funds necessary not (Continued on page seven)
WELL - KNOWN    LOCAL JEWESS PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF AL H. HARMON
Mr-i Lli^ I Harmon aged (»7 widow of 1lie latt A H Harmon, well known locil tailor, died at the retiutenee ui her son Mr Al H Harmon, I84"5 I rankln. A\e mu, with whom she nude her home, last Saturday evening Death was attributed to heart fioublc Mis Harmon is sur \iv(d by two sons, \Ir Harmon, with whom she nude hci home Mil ford G Harinnii, of 1 ro\, N \i, two sisters, Mrs Max Gundcrsheimer. ll>71 Jirjdeii Road, Miss Hattie Gumble, 21'I5 ftrvrtcn Roid and two brothers, Henry Gumbrt, 7H1 Hr>den Road and William Gumblc, Utica, N Y Inuiera! services were con¬ ducted by Rabbt Jacob larshish last Monda> ifternooii at Sc hoe dinger's Fii neral Parlor Interment w is made m drtenlawn Cemeterj
ADELINE     BORNHEIM     IS NOW IN A NEW REVUE
.Adeline llornlie'im, dancing daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. .Simon Hornhcim, lately of l,atta Avenue, Columbus, is jf member of the teipsichoi-L'an part of the- new mu.si- cal revile,,"The Queen's,Taste," in which Carl Randall, also, formerly of Columbus, is one of the featured members, tbe others including Jeaiicttf McDonald, Wil¬ liam Danforth, Alison Skipworth and Roy Hoyer. ¦ Misa Bornheiiu appears with 12 CliE.stcr Hale girls ami is the best ol the li*l, say so^ne recent playgoers. It is a Shiibert show, which ttpeiied in Philadelphia und la no-w in Boston for "two iwoeks.
CONVENTION OF OHIO AND
KENTUCKY B'NAI B'KITH
CHAIR OFFICERS,
On Sumli\ October Jlst at tbe Desh hrWalhck Hotel Unu It'nth chair officers fiom Ohio aiuU Kcntuekj will meet \ dinner will be sei\ed to which .ill loLiI Hen liiiths ire eoidnlly invited Kescr\ itions ean be made bv calling T)r Moiris (loIdbLrg Mam i'i\~) Ibe ses siniis will I)e held from 10 A M to G P M W.iteli 1 he C hroniek for further details
Rabbi Jacob Tarshish Ad¬ dresses Meeting of Rose £. Lazarus Sisterhood
Natunlness is the oiilj re(iuisitc for success Rabbi Jacob Taishish lOld the \'i\\ members oi Rose Tl I a-iarus Sister hood who attended the first Sutumn ses sioii of the group fncsda} afternoon, m Br\dcn Road Fcniple where Mrs A W I (leb   the president, presided
'A minister gencrallj is m unh ipp\ persiMi siiiee he is compelled to practice aiu' preach righteousness even though he dues not feel so His life is the most unnatural in the world
Main ministers are undile to get out of pretense and therefore art inqfiicient ' Rabbi Tirsbish said Too many of us arc afraid of public opinion
These rem irk>, were given during his rcMew of "All Kneeling, a novel bv Annt Pdrrish
Basing his opinions on the description of Chribtobel Came, the heroine m thc novel Rabbi Tarshish said "A person ever on parade leads a loncb life After wc once have aehitved the love of some one whom we dearl\ wanted, we no long¬ er prize It so highly The fascination lies in the pursuit
Many people disappointed in love be¬ come followers of mysticism and strange religions
The kind of woman irresistible to men is the one who practices auto suggestion on thc other sex
"We can never fundamentally eliangc our pcrsonalitv, since we arc born with certain characteristics, but we can modifj our characteristics
"llie book teaches how not to live
"Are there women like this Christnbel, who are so sweet >et devastating, who cast a spell on all who come in contact with her>' Although Rahbi Tarshish sud he believed there are such women, the question with wlneh he ended his review left ins audience in an uproar of discussion aild varjnig opinions
Impressive Memorial Serv¬ ices Will Be Held On Sunday, October 21st
Impressive memorial seiMcc>. for the late Montz Weiss and Rebecca Lurie Schiff will take pi tec Sundav, October Jlst, at 2 no P   M
On this occasion the bemtiful Memo rial Tablet in the fojer of the Temple w ill be unv eile<I Among the speakers will be Rabbi Isaac Werne and Rabbi Solomon Rivhn
The coinnnttce in cli irgc of arrange nitnts for the memon il serv ices arc Benjamin F Lcvinson Mix Weinberger and J  L Fciner
All numbers nf the Tifereth Israel Congregation, as well as all friends and relatives of the late Mr Weiss and Mrs Schiff are urged to he present
ZIONIST DISTRICT TO HOLD
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
ON OCTOBER 28TH
The Lxecutive Committee of the Zion isi District of Columbus has decided to hold the annual election of officers on Sundav October ySth, at 1 P M the anditornim of tbe Hcbrcvv School, Ti^ liist Rich Street The nominating eonimittei consists of the following Rihhi S Rivhu, Abo SeiT and loscph Solove At the same meeting, plans will be discussed and a definite program for mul^jted for the jears aetivules Pales liniin refreshments will be served All members and others interested m Zion ist work are requested to reserve the aft crnoon of October ¦2Sth for attendane'e at this meeting,'
Religious Tolerance No Issue In Presidential
Campaign, Louis Marshall Declares In
Reply To Question
If Anything Is Settled in U. S. National Life, It is the Prin¬ ciple of Religious Liberty and Ri^ht to Exercise Re- Hffious Convictions, Eminent Leader Writes to S. •C. Lamport; Both PaHics and Candidates Arc Free From Taint of Religions Intolciancc, Marshall Declares
NI W YORK—(J I A )™rbe issile of icligious intolcrince in the United States IS non existent in the present prci , idential ei"ipaign, if there is an> thing well settled m thc nittonal life of tlK United States, it is thi principle of re Iigious liberty and the right of evervbod\ to ctcreisc his religions convictions, dc clired Louis Marshall, president of the American Jewish Coinnnttce and eminent lawver, Republican i
Ihc statement was made bv Mr Mar shall 111 replj to an mciuirv directed t(i him bv Samuel C 1 amport of New York 'So much has been said and printed m tht past few daj s to the effect th it there IS a rehgious issue at stake in the pres cut campaign, Mr I amport wrote to Mr Marshall that I am anxious to have the benefit of jour views on the subject Kno\\ing how consi'stently vou have for vcars battled intolerance, 1 truj.t tliat >nu will express joursclf freelv t<J mc in this instance, as vou have never hesitated to do "
His Statement
Mr Marshall s statement m replj undtr date of September 20, 1028  reads
"It surprises mc exccedinglj to learn that anybodv familiar with the funda¬ mentals of o'lr political system can for a moment regard religions tolerance as an issue HappiK both ot them are ir certainly nothing to be found in the dec laration of principles or policies of either of the two great pa.rties which to the remotest degree tends to create such an issue Happilj both of them are irre rtvocablv pledged to the principle em- bodie<l in Article VI Section S of the Constitution of the United States that 'no religious test shall ever be required as A quahhcation to any office or pubhe trust under the United States Both of them hkewise, adhere to the doetrme laid down m the First Amendment to the Constitution that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free e\er CISC thereof'
"If there is an>thing well settled in our national life it is thc principle of reh gious hbertv and thc fact that not onlv religious told ance but tlie right to cxer CISC religious convictions is guaranteed to all of the inhabitants of thc land
"This idea has iKiver been better ex pressed than bj President Coolidge in his notable address io the American Le ginn at Omaha, Nebraska on October b, r)2")  when he said
Cottlplete Fi-eedom It IS not cas> to conceive of any¬ thing that would be tnoie unfortunate in a communitj based upon thc ideals of which Americans boast than anv cun- sidcrible development of intolerance as regards religion 1 o a great extent tins countrj owes its beginnings to the deter mniation ot our hardy ancestoi's to main tun complete Ircedom in religion In stead of a State church, we have decreed that everj citizen shall be free to follow tbe dictates of his own conscience as to his    religious    hcliets    and    affiliations
t^iidfr tint gu IT intj wc have erected i svstem which certiinl\ is justified In if; irnit'- Under no other eould we hive d.iTcd lo invite the peoples of all coun ines aiuI creeds to conic here and mute Wllh lis in creating tbe Slate of which we are all citi/tns But having nvited llieni here b ivmg accepted their grt it and v.ined contributions to the building of tbe lution, it is for us to maintain in all good filth those liberal institutions and triditions which have been so produc tue of good
' The bringing together of all tbest different national, racial religious and ruHuril elements has made our couiUrv a kind ni composite of the rest of tin Wurld tnd vve em render no greater serv ice th m bj demonstrating thc pnssibihtj ot harmonious cooperation aniong so muu various groups Every one oE them Ins something characteristic and signib e mt of great value to cist into the com moil fund of our miterii! intellcetml <iii[| spiritual resources'
In Emphatic Terms
*So much tor thc parties The eandi datts for the presidcncv of the respective parties now seckmg the approval of thi electorate, arc also concedcdly free from the taint of religious intolerance and h iv e announced in the most emphatic terms their abhorrence of a state of mind which would questiori thc religions beliefs of a candidate for public office Both of them b\ their conduct evince the broadest hheraUty toward all reli¬ gions faiths Mr Hoover is of Quaker descent His enccstors knew what it was to be persecuted and m hij, work as the held ot the American Relief Admin¬ istration he gave convincing evidence oi his freedom from bias or prejudice In that great philanthropic enterprise, which was under his sole niamgcmcnt and which iffcctcd the li\es of millions of human beings in Belgium, France, Po land, Russia and other Fiiropcan conn tries, a vast majnritv of the beneficiaries were either Rom m Catholics, Greek Catholics or Jews Comparativelv few were Protestants Governor Smith is a sincere Catholic who has likewise dcm onstratcd time and again m the perform ance of his official duties, that he has made no distinction whatever among those with whom he has come in contact because ot race or creed
'Why then should one speak of a re¬ ligious issue when tlu re is absohiteU no occasion or basis for it The verj suf, gcstion aroHses mj ire because it scems to cast suspicion upon tho soundness of the verv foundations of our Government and h\ doing so wouUl cause irreparable mjury  to our cherished institutions
'M\ ittitude on this question is jne eistlv tbe same as that w Inch I Inv e taken lor many \ears m common witli most Jews of discountenancing all efforts to oiganizc so called Plebrew Denlocratic or Hebrew Rcpubhciii clubs, or similar politic il organizations under any othei dis inise or niabqucrade 1 here i'i -md {Coiitiiuied on pige seven)
YIDDISH   SHOW   AT   EAST
BROAD STREET TEMPLE
NEAT  WUJUJNESDAX
EVENING
The well-known Detroit Yiddish I'roHpc, headed by Harry Gerson, will present a musical shov^ in four acts, entitled "Mother Love," in the Assembly Hall of the Hast Broad Street Temple, We-drie,sday evening, October 17th, at H:l{0. This show has created a furore wherever shown, because of the beautiful scenery, the entrancing music, and the ijraceful dancing. A number of beauti¬ ful folk songs will be sung. Tickets will sell at 75 cents and $1.0(1 for adults and iiS cents for children.
First Meeting of the Season
Held By Zion Lodge
No. 62,1 0. 0. B.
QlutL an ciitlmbiastic turn out wit nt-ssed the first nueting cif tht season of /iim Lralgc No (i2, I O B li latl Mondaj e\cntii(!r, at Ki.iItors Hall lit ports of \arioiib committees were rtai! tnil vanotii, mttttrs pLrtainiiif; tn tlii. welfare of the Ortier wLre (lisLussed
Robtrl L Mellnnii recommuidtd the new Woodmen IIoinL at i(» W CoUem, Street, as a suit ihlt nititmi,' place for /mil lodge He stri-SMd tlie fict t'nt it is advantageously located, and p,)s sesscs fine facilities and ample park'iiff space. It was unanimously decided to liave a trial meeting at this iiew location on liloiidajr, October 'J'2nd, at which time the iiiaubership. will decid thc iiiiestioi) for itself.  ¦
Pop Jashenosky spoke on the holiday service held under the auspices of thc IVnai ii'rith in the penal iiisthutions of, Ohio. Abe Weinfekl gave a brief re^ view of the meeting of the Gciieril Cm\ mitlee "f the District, held at Indianai''- lis, October 7tli. Loiiis Uosentlial made a few remarks rejuarUitig thc comuig membership campaign. Pr. S. T). Kdel- man gave : some details regarding t!ie activities of the local A. Z. A.
Before the niceting adjoiirned. Presi¬ dent Morris Goldberg called oa Hyuian
Shapiro of FriL, Pa who g.nc m niter estinf, talk on li'Nai B'l\ith work in his district
Officers of Jr. Hadassah Expect A Large Turnout At "Manless Cabaret"
HKILLIANT CINCINNATI LAVVYEK WILL SPEAK HERE OCTOBER 17TH
B'nai B'rith Leaders Met In
Hoosier Capital Last
Sunday
Vital   Mill ters  Were  Discussed
Pertaiiiiiiff fo Work Hcing
Done in District No. 2,
I. o. n. n.
GILBLBT BETTMAN
llic .uinciuiietmLiit that Gilbert Rett man iinllnut Ciiiciiiii.iti attornej and prfinuiiciit cl\ie letdcr will address t gilliernlg of locd Jews It the >.eil House Wcdnesda\, Oetoher ITth, at (i 10 P M has e\oked much ellthusiasni ill tthis ecimmunit>
Mr Bettman his manv friends and .idmirers m Columbus and is also faM r ,iblj known throughout the state 1* is interestuiB lo note tliat he his thrown li s hit 111 thc ring and is seeking th" ofhce of Attornev General of Ohm Bettma- has praetice'd Ian successfully fo over 20 \ears and is a leading trial lawyer and counsellor at the Hamilton Loui,t\ Bar
Attorney IIarr\ Kohn will introduce Mr Bettmin who is being br ucht here bj the rranklin 'Couiitj Chapter of the American 1 cginn A dinner will prcc-^dc the address of Mr Bettman Rescr\a- tioiis at M 10 a pLite can be made b\ calling either Adams 2054 or Main 1272
Ihc general public is cordially invited
Come and Find Out "What's Wrong With The Ten Commandments?"
Rabbi  Nathan   Krass  of   New
York Will Discuss This AH
Absorbing Question on
October 24th
One of the features of an elaborate ex tension program which is beinjr planned bj the Hermine Sclionthal Center wr.ll he presented to Columbus Jewry when the hrst lecture of the series planned In thc ursamnation will be given bj Res Dr    Nltlun   Krass What s   Wrong
With the Ten Comiinndments'" will be the pio\oeatise subject of the lectu-'e in Wedntsda> evening, October 21, at 8 ci clock  at the Elks  Club
The lectuie, which promises to be one OI the finest of the season is one of the chief events being sponsored b> the behonthrtl Center as part of the bus\ 1 e u ahe id of the oi ganization Book reviews concerts and classes will illso comprise the cultural progr,im sched¬ uled hut the lectures promise to be th outstinding features The address bv Rev Krass who is recognized as joc of the most proranieilt lecturers m this section of the country will doubt'ess it tr.iet hundreds of Columbus Jews
1 he lecture w ill stai t the season s I all rolling in Center aclmtics The lol'ivv mg Wednesdas, thc last daj' of the month, will feature a Hallowe'en dance It the Southern Hotel, and thus lovirs of or,itorj and tbe lerpsichorean art will le catered lo within a weeks iiiteria!
Thc Center officials m charge oi the lecture ire preparing for an nnuaUll'j larfcc audience
COLUMUUS     WAS     REPRE¬ SENTED BY A. M. NEU¬ STADT AND A. B. WEINFELD
\ It d inittcis pert uinng to the work beiiif, d< lit in District No 2 I 0 B B , were discussed at a joint meeting of the Wencnl Committee and the Publicity ( (ininiittee held at the Broadmoor Coun- tr\   Club   lndi-\inpolls   last  Sunday
Anieng those who ittended this impor lant  conference   in   the   Hoosier  capital, wen   the   follov ing    Isadore   rcibclman, Iiidi in ipolis     S innul    t     Sievcrs,   St 1  nils    leonird H   I re 1 berg, Cihcinnati, Willi xm Orniteni   Cmcmmti, Louis An- tcnger   St   I-ouis    Kinfe  Baer,  Toledo Brrmrd I iistig, Toledo, Herman Cron hdin    St    Louis,   Samuel   A    Frommer, Indi inapohs     Jesse   Joseph,   Cincinnati, Morns Strauss   Indianapolis, Alfred M Cohen   Cincinnati    Ben  W   Achtenberg, kans IS Cit> , ibidney G  Kusworm, Day¬ ton     Louis   J    Bomstein,   Indianapolis Rabbi   Moise  Bcrgi'mn,   Pueblo,   Colo Aaron   M    Neustadt,   Columbus     Abe Weinfeld   Columbus    Sol  S   Kiser, In- diampohs   Fph I evm, Indianapolis
It IS interesting to note that a new de¬ parture in the field of publicity was ir augurated at the meeting of the General Conunittee at Indianapolis A paid pul - Iicitv director, working under the direc tion of Samuel A Frommer and Isidore rcibelman will devote half Ins time to promotion work in the Jewish and secular publications of the district It is hoped that in this wav a greater interest in I O B B ideals and aspirations will be stimulated Several well known n''ws papermen from various cities of District No 2 will cooperate with the pullicitv director
Following the joint meeting, a deli¬ cious dumer was served, durmg the course of which a beautiful menorah was presented to Past President Ben M Ach¬ tenberg as a token of the district's grati¬ tude towards Inm for his years of faith¬ ful and devoted service
In the evening the out of town guests were trealtcd to a buffet supper at the Kirschbaum Community Center by In¬ dianapolis Lodge, No 58 The follow¬ ing spoke at tbe evening meeting^ Sidney G Kusworm, 1 J Bonnstein, Samuel I Sicvers and Lewis Dnicker
Story Tellers' League Will
Present Recital On
October 16th
From tbe mitnber of icceptiUnces to thc Jiinior Hadassah ' m mless c ibiret' re (cived bi Wednesday noon it is indicated that a large crowd will be present to en¬ joy an evening of rip rparmg eomcdj, dancing md refreshments The afTur is to be given at Jacque's Place, East Broad Sti-eet, Monday evening at 8::}0 P. M.
The party.is free for |)aidiup members and their guests. Every member is to be a "man" and escort a young, lady as a guest. The couples will dance between courses. Kntertaiument, singing waiters and confetti vvill go to make up a Ho- Jicmian atmosphere.
Miss Rose Danziger, 72!) Linwood Avt'iuie, is in charge of reservations. Any girl wishing to join Junior Hadassah before the cabaret should call her and make reservations, and dues will be col¬ lected at tht! affair.
Arranging the cabaret are Miss Dan¬ ziger, chairman; Miss Ruth Frank, Miss Frances Rapenport, Miss Claire Neu¬ stadt and Miss Dorothy Fhikelsteii).
Installation And Dinner- Dance At East Broad St. Temple, November 4th
All members of the Brotherhood of thc Fast Broad Street Temple are urged to reserve Sunday evening, November -Ith, for the grand installation and dinner- dance. Full details regarding this affair will be published in the neit issue of the Chronicle.
EZRAS NOSHIM MEETING
The next.meeting of'the Ezras Niishim Society will be held ¦ Monday evening. October ITith, at 7 P. M,., in the yestry room of tbe Agudath Achim Synagogue; Washington and Donaldson Street. All those holding tickets from the picnic wil! please settle at this meetiug. Various matters of importance will be discussed at this time, and all members are there¬ fore urged to be present. :
Thc Columbus branch of the National Story Tellers' League will present the second of a series of recitals Tucsdaj, October lOtb at 8 P M at the home of Misn Ruth Helen Frank 1711 Bryd«n Road A group of folk stories will com prise the program of the evening, after which will be a social hour and refresh¬ ments Those on the program are Miss Margaret Fitzwatcr, Miss Lois Dann, Mrs Harry Justice, Miss Alice Gay Judd and Mrs \''ernon Phillips Admission for adviUs will he fifty cents Children twenty hve cents The recital is open to the public j
JUNIOR COUNCIL MEETING
On Sundav, October Uth, at 2 !tO P M the Council of Jevvish Juniors will hold a meeting at the East Broad Street Temple This meeting will be in the form of a bridge p vvty AU members ire asked to come md to bring their friends
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Hebrew Union College Berlins
Its Fifty-fourth Year
Of Existence
CINCINNATI—With a record chroll- ment of \'\X the Hebrevv Onion Cplle^c held its fifty-fourth annual opening'exer¬ cise here.
In his address, Dr. Julian Morgenstern, president of the college, said:
"It is high time that vyc produceUnod- ern Jewish biblical scholars who can interpret the Bible objectively and scien¬ tifically, but also with profound "Jfiwish kiiowledgej understanding and sympathy."
Dr. Morgenstern announced that the following have (tuatified fur the degree of Bacbelor of Hebrew: Frederick A. Dop- pelt, Jerome U. Folkman, Herman I, Pol¬ lack, Jferome Rospnbloom, Meyer Simon, Joshua Trachtenbcrg, Arthur Zuckcrman, Fred W. Frank, David Eichorn, ^Ibert S. Goldstein, Jesse Ross, Abraham Sbus¬ terman, Allan Titrshiah, Sidney Wolf.
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