Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1928-08-31

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Jewish Newspaper.
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Vol. XH
-No. 35
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devoted to American
Jewish Ideals
COLUMUUS, OHIO.-AUGU.S'l' 31, 1928
Dispute in Los Angeles Over Desirability of A General Coinmunity Chest
*rwo Well-Known Jewish Peri¬ odicals   Present   Divergent Views on Subject
controveksyIs attract¬ ing NATION-WIDE INTEREST
LOS ANGELES.— As •preparations lire tciiig mailc for this yc.ir'S'drive of the Los Angeles Comnmnity Chest, .i (liscussioli is going on as to whctlicr thc instilution of llie general community clicst is benelicial to Jewisli inslitnlion.?. ^ The "California Jewish Revicwi" Eng¬ lish weekly, which Is, in oiilmsition to the present admiiiistrirtion of the local feder¬ ation advocates the creation of a separate Jewish Conimnnity Chest, while the "California Jewish Voice," inlblishcd in English and Yiddish upholds the-General Community :Cliest.
Writes thc "Review": "The question of .J separate Jewish Community Chest sec¬ tions of the city is hy no means a peculiar problem for this community. Doubts as to the cITicacy of 3 general community chest including Jewish and lion-Jfewish institutions have been expressed by so¬ cial welfare workers in several instances. A concrete statement of the philosopliy of a sep,-irat community chest for Jewish insiitulions w.is niade two years ago by Dr. Ludwig ti, Rernstein, .Executive Di¬ rector of the; Federation of Jewish Phil-
: anihroilies   of  Pittsburgh,  in his   report which reads as follows:
Ample Oppoftunity ; "For .sevcraL years past, %ve have had ample opportunity to study Ihe niiraercius aspects and implications of the problem, (i.e. Jewish Federations and Comriiunity Chest.) A'ftcr a very careful disciissioii of all the issues, L.took the liberty, with the approval of the Board, of Trustees of. thci Fedcriition, to inform the'Chair¬ man of the. Conihiittedof Fifty, organ¬ ized for the purpose of developing a Community Chest in Pittsburgh,'that our Federation of Jewish, Pliilanthropies would have to be' listed with the group of organizations approving of tlie cen¬ tral financing plan ili priuciille, but iin- able, for certain impelling reasons, to join. If I had more fiihi, I shotild have read io you the communication in its, en-
; tirety. ¦ The fundamental thought t ox- pressed ill niy; letter was to the effect
.that, ili our judgment, we could be of greater service to the generil .community of Pittsburgh by maintaining tlie philan¬ thropic indepeildeiicc. of, our Own ^roup, V.but,, at the same, time, aiding the- Com¬ munity Chest,'ill every possible, way in¬ dividually, morally, and financially, as far as  isvvithin our power;  that.wc  were with the iiroponents of the Coiriiiiiuiity Chest in liciirt aiid spirit, and that the Jewish group would not fail to respond at  the  proper  time, even, though  as a group  it was not pr,acticable"  for us to join tlic Community Chest.   ' Cordially; Approved "Boston, fjaltimorc, and other coniimi- nities were very much interested in pur answer  and  cordially approved  of  it. ^    ,"It is evident, that conscientious social workers realize that  a  separate, Jewish
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Per Tear $3.00; Per Copy 10c
East Broad St. Temple
Will Accommodate
Over 1300 Wor-
lers,' ¦¦
IVIembers  Will   Receive
Scats Free; Others Will
Be  Expected  To  Pay
A Nominal Fee
President 'Leon Nasuii,, of the Tifcretli Jsrael. Congregatioii, an¬ nounces tliat over 1300 worship¬ pers will be accommodated at the East Broad Street Tcmplq, dur¬ ing tlie coming holidfiys. Mr. Sol , Roth and his conimittee have been busy daily during thc past week taking care of  seat  reservations.
It is interesting to note that all members will receive seats .free; others will be expected to pay a iloiiiinal fee whicli will be deduct¬ ed from their membership dues upon their joining the Congrega¬ tion. Single seats tire selling for .lilO.OI) each; jilo.OO will take care of a faniily,
"It is our fond hope," said Mr. Nason, "to take care of every uil- afiiliated .Fevv ill the city. We want to make it, distinctly understootl that everyone will be most cor- <lially welcome at our services.
"We have exttiuled a special invitation lo all tlie University boys and girls, and expect a good¬ ly portion of them to be with us."
Three Americans Elected On Board of World Union for Progressive Judaisni
Claude G. Montefiorc Reelected President—.American Sis¬ terhood Members Cited as Example For Synagogue and Social Work Interest to Jewish Women in lOurope
BERLIN. — Three Americans repre¬ senting tlio Union of American Hebrew Congrijgjitians were elected on the gov- criiijiE board of the AVorld Union for Progressive Judaisni which concluded its second animal convention here Monday Iiight at the Prussian Hou.^c.of Lords.
Dr. H. G, Enclowi Rabbi of^ Temple Eniami"El of. New York and president of tlie Central Conference of American Rabbi, Dr. Julian Moi'genstern, president of Hcbrcvv Union College of Cincinnati and .Mr. Leo \Veil of Pittsburg -were elected, to the Bciard.' Dr. Claude G. Muntcfiofe wa.s reelected presideiit of the Union,, Miss Lily Montague, hoo' orary sccfctary, and Eric Turk bf Lon¬ don, irciusurer. Other meiiibers of the Board electdc are Rabbi Israel L Mat- tuck of London, Herr Heinrich Stern and Rabbis Elbogen and Seligmaiin d£ Germany.     .
Concluding Addresses
The concluding addresses were delivered by. Dr. David Philipson of Cincinnati dnd Ilcrr Stern. The exchange of ideas and experiences, as well as the high level of the discussipn.vvere a valuable contribu¬ tion toward the understanding of Liberal Judaism, it was,emphasized.    .
Dr. Montefiorc presented Herr Stern .with an address of appreciation in behalf of the World Union to the leaders.pf Jewish. Liberalism Jn Germany/: Iu his closing address Dr. Montefiorc Urged the members of the Vy'orld. Uhioli to' "march on in the recruiting campaign to win the J.ewish youth for Liberal Judaism."  The
Jewish future belongs to thq Liberals, the leader exclaimed.
The. closing prayer was offered by Rabbi Muttuck. and tlie scssion.'i were ended as the delegates sang thc religions hymn, "En K'elohcinu."    .
During the Monday .se.'?sions a pro¬ longed discussion took place on' the dif¬ ferences of oiiiniOn prevailing between thc traditioiia]i.sts and the extreme Re¬ formers whhin the Liberal movement. Rahbi Herman. Vogelstein of Rre'slau, Rabbis Silverman, Mattuck, Gottschalk. Gailiner, Nordeii. Seligmann, Wolff, participated. During the discussion' ihc idea was broiight forward that it was necessary to strive to establish a bridge .of mutual understanding between the two .wings.
,   Tribute Paid
Madame. Ollendorf of Breslau paid tribute to the activities d fthe Anierican Jewish women, members of the Liberal congregations and of ¦ tlie sisterhoods. In the United States ;the Jewish \vomen frequently visit the Liberal synagogue and engage in : extensive: social service work throiigh the i sisterhoods. Syna¬ gogue .attendance by women is not as frequent in Eurojie, she stated,. urging European women to take their American sisters as an example. : Rabbi Samuel .H. Goldensgn of Pitts¬ burgh participated in the discussigii, while Mr. Bernheim of LouiKville, Ky. pro¬ posed the establishmeiit of a World Un¬ ion of LiberaL Religious Laymen.;
Alumnus of J. 0. H. Con¬ tributes $10,000 to Build- ing Fund of Orphan Home
Adolph  Finsterwald  Will Also
Serve as the Chairman of a
§100,000 Drive in Detroit :
CLEVELAND—.(SpeciaL) U Adolph Finsterwald, of - Detroit, Mich., and a graduate of the :Clcveland Jewish Orphan Home,:, has contributed;. SilO.OOO to the fund for new buildings now in the course of construction, it is announced by. Fred Lazarus, Jr., president of the Home. Mr. Finsterwald's gift is the .largest sub- scribecl'to date by any of the graduates of the in'atitution. : Members of the Or¬ phan Home Alunini Association expect to sut>5ci:ibe 5^250,000 to the Sl.GOO.OOO fund now being raised in* sixteen states: of the middle west served by the Cleve¬ land in-stitution.
Mr. Finsterwald, a prominent business man in Detroit^ will serve as chairman of, the $100,000 campaign :for the Orphaii Home to be held in his city in Septem¬ ber. He IS also one of the eig:ht grad¬ uates of the institution serving on'the board of the Cleveland Orphan Hoiiic.. ¦ "As our campaign nears its termination with eight of the'sixteen states recording over-top records," said President Laz-, arus, "it is gratifying indeed to be able to annouiicc Mr. Finsterwald's generous contribution and to be assured that Michi¬ gan will .soon join our honor, roll of states that have participated in this cam¬ paign. Our graduates have set the pace throughout the onmpaign in their respec¬ tive communities hy giving the inspira¬ tion, service and inoney .that has niade 3iicces.i possible. We have .secured pledges to date of more than $1,100,000 and we, arc hopeful that thc campaign will be completed, successfully during the next two months."
The new Home, which will be built on the cottage plan, will be located in a suburb of Cleveland and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy by July, li)'2\). Since the Home was foiind- ed sixty years, ago, the original build¬ ings and site have been used. The pres¬ ent Home is now located in Cleveland's most deteriorated neighborhood. Presi¬ dent Lazarus stated.
Council State Conferences Are Preparing For Their Annual Conventions
Regional Groups of the C. J. W.
Will Hold Annual Sessions in
East and Mid-West
NEW YORK CITY.—Several State and Interstate Conferences of. the Na¬ tional Cotiiicit of Jewish Women have made preliminary amiouucenicnts of their plans for the annual meetings to be hekl this Fall. /On O^rlolier 28-aOth, the Ohio-Michigan-West Virginia Inter¬ state Caiiference of Council Sections, of
I Which Mrs. Jerome^ Kohii of Columbus, Ohio, .i.s president, will meet in Akron, Ohio. The IlUiiois-^isconsin-Minncsota Regional Conference will; convene., at Chicago Heights; Illinois, the home city of the 'Conference's president, Mrs. Na¬ than Seifer, on October 30th and 31st The Indiana-Kentucky Conference Will nieet in'lndianal)©!!^ during the month of October. The Mid-'West Conference, under the presidency :of Mrs; Carl Furth of Omaha, v/ill assemble at Leavenworth, Kansas on November ,"ith and Gth. : The Pennsylvania : State Conference will meet this year in jRliiladelphia. Mrs. Julian Pack, of Jdlmstown, president of the Coiifercnce, stated that the sessions have been scheduled to begin on Novem¬ ber llth..   .
It was, announced that the Connecticut State Conference had agreed, to merge with the New England Interstate Con¬ ference, which noiv includes all states in New England, according to Mrs. Israel Bernstein pi P'ortland, Maine, president of the Conference.    ^
The various State and Interstate Con¬ ferences of tlie Nntional Council of Jew¬ ish Women.cover all regions of the couut try, including the Indiana-Kentucky Con¬ ference of which :Mrs. J. M. Fuhrihan of Louisville, Kentucky, is president; Mid-Atlantic, Conference, Mrs. . L. Lee Lichtcnsteiji of Cumberland, Maryland, president; New jer.'sey Conference, with, Mrs. H.B.',Levine of Jersey City, as president; the New York Conference, ot which Mrs. Jules Hart of Yonkers is president; the Southern Interstate Con- feronce, under the leadership of Mrs. A. S,; Kohler of Savannah; the Texas Coii- ferenccv With Mrs. Jo.seph Utay as pres¬ ident; and the Western Interstatt Con¬ ference, of which Mrs. George Gold¬ smith of Los Angeles, is president.
Aniong other cpiestions, the Confer- eiices will urge tipon-their constituent .Sections preparations for their attend¬ ance at the Twelfth Triennial Conven¬ tion of the National Council of,Jewish Women, to be held at Los ¦ Angeles, in November, li)2y.
Nomination and Election of
Officers at Broad Street
Temple, Sept 6th
All Members Are U»:ged to Be
Present—Important Business
Matters Will Betaken Up
Every member of the East Broad Street Temple is urgently requested to ntttiid the next meeting which will be hoUi on Thursday evening, Sept. (Jth. Nomination and election of oflicers for the coming year will take place ut this nieetiiig. A number of- matters pertain¬ ing to the future of the Congregation will be discussed by various speakers. There will also^ be some entertainineut features and refreshments.
The Brotherhood of the East Broad Sircct Temple will hold its annual elec¬ tion on Thursday evening, Sept. i^Oth.
BECOMES   EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR OF SCHON¬ THAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
PROF. ,T. N. BECKMAN
Miss Rose Sugarnian, of llie Hermine Sciuintliat Cominunity House, has just announced that the weekly rcligioiis school conducted at i!,i3 Hast Rich street: vvill be reorganized; under thc .supervision of I'rofcssor Theodore, n! Beckman, thc newly appointed director of education.'
It will be the purpose,of Dr. Beckman to broaden the scopcof the school's work, csiiecially in the fields of Jewish history and in contciiiporary Jewish problems. Current events will be brought to the at¬ tention of these classes in such a manner flwt it win lead them to take, a'keener interest in everything pertaining to Jew¬ ish, life. ' The confirmation cias,ses in the future, will ,bc given a . more thorough' training, so that the boys ajd girls, will learn to appreciate fully the true meaning of Judaism. ,
A post-confirmation class will also, be formed, if siillicient interest:is manifested therein.
All classes of the Sunday school will begin October T, 1828. -It is nrge.d that pupils desiring to, attend the Schonthal Stmday school register <it this date.     '
Gbvernor Smith States
Views On Immigration
Andldeals of Liberty
In His Acceptance Address He
Advocates the Removal :of'
Harsh Strictures Separat-
ing Families
..ALBANY, N. Y—His views on the (luestions of immigration-and liberty,uiid- er the law were expri^sscd by Goveriior Alfred Ii. Slnith, Democratic nominee for the Presidency of the United States, in his address accepting the nomination, delivered ¦ last, night at the. State Capitol here. ,  ' '
On immigration, Governor Smith slated: "During all of our,national life the freedom of entry to the country has hcen extended to the inillions who desired to take advantage of the freedom and the opportunities offered by America. The rugged (lu^lities of our immigrants haye helped to develop our country and' their children have takeii their pLaces high in the annals of American history. ."Every race has inade its Contribu¬ tion to tlie'ljetterment of America. While Inland sciitarely on bur platform de¬ claration that the laws which limit im-, migration must be preserved in full force and effect, I am heartily in favor of removing from the immigration law the harsh provision whicli separates families: .nnd I am opp<ised to the principle of re¬ striction based' upon the figures of im¬ migrant population contained in a census thirty-eight years old. I believe this is designed to discriminate against certaiii iiatioimlities, and is an unwise policy. .It is in uo way essential to a continuance of tlic restriction advocated in, our plat¬ form."
Thc fiucstioil of religious tolerance was not directly discussed by the nominees. His reference to thc subject came under the head of "Reviviiig National Ideals," on which subject he said:
"Because I believe in the idealism of the party of Jeffcfson, Cleveland and Wilson, illy adnrinistration will be root¬ ed in liberty under the law; liberty that ineans freedom to tlie individual to fol¬ low his own will so long as he does not harm his neighbor; the same high moral (lurposc in our conduct as a nation that actuates the conduct of the God-fearing man and Woman,- that cqu.llity of oppor¬ tunity which lays the foundation for wholesome family life and opens np the outlook for ihe betternicut of the lives of our'children."
Exact Situation In Jewish Colonies In Russia
Described By Dr. Rosen Following Tour
Only Cherson Diatrict Suffered  Complete Crop  Failure—Gov¬ ernment, Agro-joint and Other Organizations Cope With Situation—Heaviest Part of Expenses in Relief Meas¬ ures Borne by Government
DAVID A. BROWN, IN PUBLIC STATEMENT, SCORES UN¬ FOUNDED EXAGGERATIONS RECENTLY BROADCAST THROUGHOUT THE U. S.
NEW YORK.—The exact situation in tho Jewish colonics is set forth in a cable released yesterday by David A< Brown, National Chairman of the United Jewish Campaign. Thc cable, coming from Dr. Joseph A. loosen, director of the Agro¬ joint, the agency of the Americaii Jew¬ ish Joint distribution Coinmittcc, states:
"Just completed extended trip all our colbniza,lioii districts, situation as fol¬ lows: KrivoyRog district crops fair to goad approKimatiiig ninety percent. lea and Ort colonies adjoining Krivoy Rog district about the same. Crimea fair to excellent.- Only area badly affected Cherson district where completfc crop failure taken place: This is true of en¬ tire fanning population, this > section diie entirely to severe, prolonged winter lack of rains early: summer. Late rains sortie- what improving forage situation. About three thousand families of our settlers affected ill various degrees. Government .nipplying seed all farmers this district and particularly our settlers. ^ Farmers obligate, themselves to. sell goverhment from next crop cjuantity of. grain double quantity seed received; ! Balance crop their free disposal. These terms very favorable our settlers. Government, Agro-joint, lea, Ort cboperatuig; Adopt-, ing various measures relieve situation, heaviest part! expenses to be borne by government," '
Makes Statement ..
¦ In releasing the cable,' Mr. Brpwn made the following statement: :" "The cable from. Mr. Rosen, who,:is the only mail in Russia qualified to speak authoritatively on the situation: in, the Jewish colonies,. came as 'an answer 'tq an, hiquiry of ours which we were forced to make because of the numberless news items that have appeared: about condtV tions in the colonies, 'Since early spring, we have been aware pf the fact that ovir-; ing to.the severe winter some of: oiir colonies iii the Cherson distriit had a poofi; crop outlook, biit we knew that Dr. Rosen,' in cooperation with, the govern¬ ment and other organizations working- in Russia, has been taking the necessary steps to relieve conditions. The reports, however, pouring mtp the press of this country — English, Anglo-Jewish, and Yiddish—from all parts of Europe—Ber¬ lin, Warsaw, Paris,'Riga—have during these last several months continually been depicting the sitnatioh.in the colon¬ ies , in catastrophic colors, showing a clear tendency to disturb the minds of pur people here in regard to the entire outlook of the colonization work.
"Dr. Rosen in his present cable brings the true state of alTairs before us and docs away with all the irresponsible ru¬ mors that have been circulating, just its ' he h^s done on many previous occasions,. especially- in the course of the last three" or four months. ¦"
"Only a sliort -while ago the Chicago Tribune' carried a; front-page story dated 'Warsaw,' alleging a pogrom in the Ros¬ enwald Colony in the Crimea: 'Twenty- ¦' two Jewish farmers in colony near, Sim¬ feropol were killed in pogrom.made by hundreds of ))casants who were enraged " by laud grants and news of Kosciiwald's contribution. Also inaiiy Jewish, homes w-ere burned down.* .   ' -.
.No Disturbance
"Onr cable  to  Moscow  brought back, an authoritative' statement that there had been no disturbanize of any kind in the, Rpsenwald   Colony  in  the   Crimea,  and that, everythhigwas normal
"In July a story was broadcast that Jews, desiring settlement pii the land ¦ hereafter will. not bV settled in Jewish colonies but among the peasants, nccprd- tng .to; a decision cA .the, governmental- Commission.in the .Ukraine. Cable frpm Dr. Rosen in answer to this stated:. 'No such .1, official decision taken anywhere. Government policy settling Jews com^ pact groups linchanged.' -. '
"It is,very evident that tliere are foirces in Europe fundamentally: opposed to the Russian, colonization movement, .who magnify every incident t\^^i may take., place in the. colonies.' A case of ass.aiilt arid battery, becomes a pogrom; ,a short¬ age in crop becomes a complete crop fail¬ ure; the wish that the Jews shall be set- tied individually among the peasants as against the present form of settlement ¦ becomes a government decree.
Terrific Problems
"The  wprk  of   colonization  presents terrific  problems which consfantly take all of our resources and our ciiergyto . solve   without   being  compelled  coritiiiu-   . ously'to use our time, effort, and our money   investigating   and  denying   these numberiess rumors .'sent in to the Ameri-- can ,Press.    The work that we are en-, gaged in is in no. sense political;   It is purely , luimanitiirian.,   There  is : agree¬ ment generally by the: Jews of the world- . that it'is one of the main solutions to the economic and social problem of the Jews of Russia, and;all forces, whether in agreement or not, should leiid tliem- s(;Ives in a helpful way so that pur work may he easier and our accomplishment greater,"' Mr, Brbwn concluded.
Notice From Hadassah
The Hadassah year book is now behig compiled. Please notify Mrs. A. ScfT of any change pf address. Kindly mail all outstanding dues to the Treasurer, Mrs. J. K, Bornstein, iV> Rhoades Ave¬ nue, .so that yqiii' name may be included in the year book. ., Keep your Rummage for Hadassah.
To Establish Loan Bank to Aid Jewish Immigrants In Mexico
Recent   Political   Developments
Have Seriously Aflfected 7,-
000 Jews of Mexico
CINCINNATI, O.—The disturbed po¬ litical situation in Mexico has brought about economic reactions affecting thc Jewish iunnigrant.group there, states a report :receivcd by the Independent Order B'nai Brith: froni its Mexican Bureau in Mexico City, ,
lu'additioii to the work done among the Jewish immigrants whp are there, service is rendered to the new arrivals. In the past few inopths over 500 immi¬ grants came to Mexico from East Eu-' rppean countries. The number coining per mouth vary from CO to 170.    ,
Every boat arriving at Vera Cruz is met by a representative of the B'nai Brith   Bureau.
Much interest is manifested in the ne¬ gotiations toward thc establishment of a Loan Bank by the B'nai Brith and the Ainerican Emergency Refugee Com¬ mittee, in which some local persons may participate. The bank will devote itself to helping those who can be made-self- supporting by loans to be repaid in smalt installments.. Meanwhile loans are being made by the B'nai Brith Bureau.
There are some 7,000 Jews jn Mexico, about 4,(100 of whom are in Mexico City. The problems tltere are rather unusual because the bulk of the Jewish immi¬ grants are men and most of thein single, thus differing from the immigration which came to tlie United States, where most of the men \vere forerunners of families.
^ The medical work and general social, service activities , are' continuing and heed to be extended due to the poor economic conditions the report ^states. The work in Mexico is done by the B'nai., Brith and the American Emer¬ gency Refugee Conunittee. under thc supervision of , representatives from ¦ both bodies.
Seats Selling Rapidly at
the Agudath Achim
Congregation
Cantor    Ansel    Freedman
and   His   Choir   Have
Been Rehearsing*:
Daily
The seat committee of the Agu- , dath Achim Congregation an¬ nounces that there are still a few choice seats left for the holidays^ ' Thc* conunittee expects a record- breaking attendance, due to the great popularity of Cantor Ansel Freedmaii.
The Cantor has been rehears- hig daily with his choir for the liast . three weeks. ' Those wlw; have had the pleasure of hearing them at their rehearsals speak in the most commendable terms.
The seat committee is composed pf the following:—President Bert Wohnan, Vice-President Max Schottenstein, I Nutis, Jacob Kra¬ kowitz, A. Krakoff, Jtl. Jiorowitz^ Harry Schalit, Louis Lakin, Jo¬ seph Schwartz, and Samuel Wein¬ er.
The committee is in session from r to 10 l\ M, daily.
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