Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1928-06-22

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.Vol. XI--"No. 2;
C(JLUMliUS, OHIO,  IL'Nh: ,
1928
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Dr. Brown Pleads For The Relief of Famine Sufferers In China
Explains The Misery Antl Stif-
ferins: Which Now Ohlains
In The Orient
JEWvS   UNITE  WITH   CHRIS¬ TIANS IN LABOR OF LOVE
_ NEW .YORK._plL'ading.,for a pledge 'of one million, dollars, to be sent at once tn the famine sufferers in China, Dr. David'.'V. Brown, nbicd Jewish phir lanthrnpist of Detroit, at a repent hnich- eon in the Hotel Vandcrbilt, asked all fahbs and creeds to.unite in giving im¬ mediate aid to the starving., Dr! Brown was recently named vice-chairman of the' National Committee, China Famine Re¬ lief.-
"These people, caiiiiot wait untir we have had our summer vacations," said Dr. Brown, in an impassioned appeal. "They are,starvbig, starving. The sum- nicr may not be a good time to raise ] funds; It is not a good time to starve, either. , And these people cannot wah. Wc must send, at once, a million dollars ¦ to .relieve the present terrible, intense need and to s'vf* earnest of our inten¬ tion of sending .more. ,
"If you h;ive ever. seen a starving . child—if.you have ever heard the awful, flat monotone of a. child begging for bread—if you; had ever seen a baby suck¬ ing blood from its mother's breast be¬ cause there was no milk, you could liot forget. I have seen. And that suffering, that ilat^ toneless cry is the same in all languag^es. In Aiistria, in Poland, in Russia, in China, it is the same. It iS for 'bread, bread.'
"Ynu think, perhaps, that these people do liot suffer as you would, I tellyoii . that sufFering is the same the world over. I have seen Russian peasants, themselves starving, their children starving beside them, in| thc throes of an agony equal to any, that'you or I might suffer in similar; circumstances;''
;Dr. Er.owh made particular appeal for all groiips to unite in. this campaign. He told of his own; first campaign for the Young Men's . Christian Association— himself a young Jew who felt that this organization offered more for the: iiews- . boys, of this city than any other. Since then he has not only headed Jewisb phi¬ lanthropies, and the war caiiipaigns, biit has taken leading part in raising funds for the Knights of Columbiis, the "Y" and.other iion-Jewish causes.
"Where there is suffering we. who can must relieve it," be said. "We cannot do it as we shotdd do in China. After all, ten million dollars only means the . barest miniinum qn which life can be .sustained. It takes no iecoiint of what hiiglit be termed 'living' in our sense of the word. , It,will just provide the least possible food upon, which body and soul can be kept together."
Dr. Brown told of a recent trip through , China in which he was every- \Vherc accorded a warm reception be¬ cause the people of China loved America. And they loved America because America had been their friend—iii the return of, the Boxer indemnity, and in help in the . famine of IfliJl. These acts and; siich ; help as would be rendered now, Would be paid back manyfold. Dr. Brawn; declared, Ul gocid, will and friendship. '
,Dr. M. T. Liang,'former'Minister of Foreign Affairs, and now chairman of the International China Famine Relief Commission, with headqtiarters at Pe¬ king, which will administer the relief funds sent from America, was also a guest of honor at this limchcon and ex-" pressed for his people the same thought of gratitude and appreciation that Dr. Brown had voiced. S.,S.'Young, Con¬ sul General for China in New York,, sounded the same note. Dr. Edward H. Hume, for niany years . President of Yale-iii-China, and now head of thc New York Post Graduate Medical College,, presided at the lunch¬ eon. Among the other guests were Dr, Samuel MeCrea Cavert, of the Federal Council of Churches/of Christ in Amer¬ ica, Dr. Frank D. Gainewell, of the Methodist Board, Dr. Sidiiey L. Gulick, Key. Henry S. Leiper, Dr. Gieorge T. Scott, of the Presbyterian Board and , Rabbi Nathan Krass, of thc Temple Emanu-El, New York.   .
RAIIIU UiK J. LEVINGEU liE- COMES PRESIDENT OF UNI¬ VERSITY CHURCHES' ASSO¬ CIATION
Kablii I.ee J. Levini^er, director of the H'liai ll'iiib Hillcl ,Foundation at ibe Ohio State University, was elected iircs- ident nf the Univer.sily Cluircbcs' vV.s- suclatioii for, the cnmiiig year al a re¬ cent meeting of this body. This is a rather miiisual honor, as the rabhi is tbe only Jew in thc organization, which consists of sixteen churches and student centers about the campus, belonging .to eleven different denomiiiations. The vice liresidcni .is. Rev. Walter; James, Congre- gationalist, and the seci-efary, Miss Louise, Engelhardt, Presbyterian.
Rabbi Levinger is leaving Sunday for Chicago where he will attend thc aimtial meeting of the Central Conference of Ainerican Rahbis; He is a member of the-Executive Board of. the Conference, and will discuss a scries of papers,on the work of laymeii ¦ ill reform Judaism at the meeting.
Qn the trip he will be aeconipanicd by Mrs. Levinger /and their youngest child, Joseph. ,       :
Rabbi Levinger announced that he will spend, the summer in Colunibus aiwh will kieep the Hillel;Fouiidation open for the convenience of. the Jewish students in thc .summer school.-
Central Conference of American Rabbis Will Discuss Religious, Social, Economic And Other Problems At Big Chicago Conference
Rahbis Will Seek Means To Prevent Controversies Between Em¬ ployers And Employees—Plan For A World Union of Liberal Judaism Will Be Considered—International Peace Will Also Be Discussed—Work Among College I Students To Be Analyzed
SEVERAL HUNDRED REFORM LEADERS WILL PARTICI¬ PATE IN DELIBERATIONS AT CHICAGO JUNE 27TH TO JULY 2ND
Professor T. N- Beckman Becomes Head of Advisory Board of 0. S. U. Hillel
Succeeds   Jeffrey   L.   Lazarus; Other Officers For The Com¬ ing Year Are Elected
At a recent meeting of the Advisory Board of the B'nai B'rith Hillcl Foun¬ dation of Ohio State University, Prof. Theodore N. Beckman was elected pres¬ ident for the coming year. This honor vyas, conferred upon .him iii recognition of his untiring-efTorts ou behalf of, the Jewisb students of 0., S. U. He has done exceptionally good work as Senior .Advisor to tbe ¦ Menorah , Society.' Dr. Elecknian succeeds Jeffrey L. Lazarus, who is retiring amidst the congratidatipns and best wishes bf all his co-workers on ,thc Advisory Board.
BETH    JACOB    CONGREOA-
TION TO.SPONSOR
LAWN FETE
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Beth Jacob Congregation will, hold their an¬ nual Lawn Fete, Tuesday evening,,.June 2Ctii, 'on ihc Beth Jafob Grounds on Donaldson Street. "Mrs, H. Kerstein and Mrs. C. H. Furman are in charge of this affair, and promise this to be the banner event of tbe season. A cordial invitation is extended to all Chronicle readers.
Other officers elected for the coming years are as follows: Vice president, Mrs. I. .v. Rosenthal; secretary, Rabbi Lee J. Levinger. New member^ elected are as follows; Robert Lazarus, Roy J. Stone, Samuel Shinbach, aud Dorothy Finkelstein.^ :
Other members of the board who were; re-elected, are as follows: Dr. B. W. Abramson, Mrs. Marcus H. Burnstine, Dr. Samuel D. Edelman. Mark, Feink¬ nopf,, Joseph C. Goodman, Mrs. Nathan Gumble, .Arthur Gluck, Alfred J. Ko¬ backer, W. A. Hersch, Mrs,' Laurence Loewenstein, Dr. E. J. Gordon, Aaron M. Neustadt, Mrs. Jacob Krakowitz, Rabbi Solomon RivHn, Rabbi Jacob Tar¬ shish, Edwin }. Schanfarber, Mrs. A. R. Weiler, Bert Wohnan, Leo Yassenoff. ex-<if(icio, president of Zion Lodge, I. O. B. B., Dr. Morris Goldberg; honorary member, Joseph  Schunthal.
The advisory board meets monthly at the Fouiidation, keeps in touch with the work of thc students and the Student Council, advises the Director in various aspects of his work, and through its com¬ mittees takes a direct part in the growth and progress of the Foimdation. The 'remarkable strides made by this ne\y in¬ stitution in three years are largely due to the interest and support of the local advisory board, as ih^ are to the activ¬ ity pf the National Connnisston,
._ PHILADELPHIA—Not only, wil! thc Central, Conference'of American Rabbis, which will cfinvcnc in Chicago, Wednes¬ day, June 27 to July 2, at the Hotel Shoreland, discuss religious subjects, but it, will concern itself with social, eco- lioniic, educational, tabor and other prob¬ lems.-
.Several hundred r'abbis of the reform element wiH assemble. They come from the; leading congregations in the.. United States and Canada and , their delibera¬ tions will hti eagerly dwelt upon by their cotigregations. The congregations are seiuHng their rabbis-to the coiifercnce because ;6f. the value they derive frorn thi.s. assemblage of Jewish, religious thinkers and leaders..        ,
Among, the subjects, that' vvill be up for discussion arc a world union for Progressive Judaism; liiternational Peace; Social Justice; Liturgical Liter¬ ature; Co-operation of Intemationaland National Organizations; Synagogue Mu¬ sic; Relation of the Synagogue to Men¬ tal Healing; Adult Education mid Juda¬ ism; Religious W'ork in Universities'. . Gmployer'and Employee , The Social Justice Comhiission, which has a report to^preseht, embodies one,of the widest works of the conference- .The commission has, for instance, given deep consideration to, the relation between em¬ ployer and employee. It has for its gen¬ eral aim the promotion''of fair clealiiig and-accord between contending gi^oups and interests within the nation and. be¬ yond it; , The conference considers tliat this work does not represent a ,ilcw de parture for Judaism, biit is' a return td .the ¦ broad program of religion as proclaimed in matchless terms and ap¬ plied fearlessly to the concrete situation of their day by the great prophets of Israel and. their kindred Bpirits ever suice. ."i -.,-.¦'
Another report will, be on Adidt 'Edu¬ cation In Religion; The conference has devoted study to the problem of religious instruction of those who have reached maturity: I'lie purpose , is ' to provide a continuance of the' instruction given in youth aiul to provide interest to tho.se who have progressed beyond the elemen¬ tary stages of education in religious, sub-, jects to continue these studies.
Dr. H. G. Enelow, president of the conference, said yesterday^ "Judaism of¬ fers enough subjects of study for "a life-, tinic, as well as for the most ambitious .¦ind most energetic;,educational enter¬ prise. It, has a Vast ahd varied' liter¬ ature; besides, it is the actual religion of millions'of men and women ¦ living amid tbe intellectual transformation and spiritual conflicts of today. If Judaism is to retaui its bold upon the, minds, of nominal devotees, and play a part in the modern reconstruction of religious thought, then wc must study it more thor- oughly. Judaism c;innot be coii(|iiered by mere oratorical charm nor mastered by rhetorical  magic."
Educationof Youth
The education of youth is also a sub- .ject.of conference consideration, for the congregations throughout the country are, awake to the need of iiroviding increased facilities for grounding the children and
youth in religious instruction. , Bureaus of Jewish education have been Organized in a number of' cities. : The.: rabbis and .their congregations recognize as their greatest problem that of keeping, burn¬ ing the flame.of religious interest and enthusiasih ih the' modern Amcfican en- vironnient. The;Conference secks'to guide the footsteps of youth from the pitfalls that cause Jewish' culture and education to be separated from the religious coji- tent; The -Jewish inheritance and the American outlook must' be. .blended in yoiing Jewry, the rabbis declare, and the growing generation must be guarded agahist tbe impression that their Jewisb reliRious training is something alien to tlieir AmeriCan'life and vision. The aim is to place Jewish education so that it will not be a thing apart from the life now being lived; ',
"To be really effective,".'declared Da¬ vid Philipson, chairman of the Commis¬ sion on Jewish Education, "this ieduca- tion must enable the young meii and women td draw that inspiration from Jew'isb sources which shall make for ever increasing spiritual power ,in our. Amer¬ ican   environment."
Church and State The conference will.'discuss the report of a committee,on dnirch aiul state. The conference is committed to the principle of complete separatioii of. church aiid state. -It is opposed to Bible reading ill the public schools and is endeavdring to .'provide a means of charactci* training in tile iiijblic schools without" recourse to sectarian relljgious background or .'au¬ thority. It opposes sectarian instruction in the iform of prayer, songs, carols, and • celebrations. " It recognizes the moral intention whicli in most instances prompts diis sectarian Instriiction and seeks to forbid a nieinis' of attaining .the same high purpose without violation of sec¬ tarian principles. "*°*
, The conference' will discuss iiiternar tional peace and .will affirm its convic¬ tion that international .issues'; caii he adjusted without resort to arnicd force. The conference holds the sanctity yf hu¬ man life to be paramount to all con¬ siderations of the rights of property. It will endorse the world. movement for disurmanient.
5 Day Working Week The conference hJis interested itself in the movement, for a five day working week as giving promise' of facilitating the observance, of the Sabbath by all religious denominations in America. ' Tt has joined the effort to Indiicc the adop¬ tion of this working program by indus¬ tries and commerce generally; because it gives -more leisure to both employer and employee and also raises men's mo¬ rales, improves men's bealthj increases men's efficiency, betters men's home life and affords men. greater opportunities for physical and spiritual recreation. The congress, will urge upon all public spir¬ ited forces in; America . that .they co- operdte in obtaining such a shortened working week, in the Saturday and Sun¬ day, as days of rest, in order that a great historical religion may.be helped to.ex¬ ert its morally and spiritually educational iiitiuence upon those who profess it.
JEWISH   MOTHERS   AL¬ LIANCE  PICNIC ON SUNDAY, .lUNE 24
If yon want to spund a pleasant day in the great out of doors, i)e sure to at¬ tend the Jewish Mothers Al¬ liance Picnic at Heimen- dale Park on Sunday, June 24th.        .
The proceeds of this af¬ fair will be used on behalf of the orphans in Europe and Pakstine.
Everyone is most cor¬ dially invited.
Lawn Fete Will Be
Sponsored By Agudath Achim On June 27th
Beautiful Hope Chest Will Be Given Away Next Wednes¬ day Evening
The annual, lawn fete nf the Agudath Achim Sisterhood will be held next Wed¬ nesday evening, June 27th, on the syna¬ gogue grpunds at Washington and Don- al<[son streets.,
It has been planned to make this af¬ fair more elaborate and worth, while than any   previous   one.
The main feature of the evening will be drawing the lucky number for the "Hope Chest," .which is being displayed in many downtown windows. The chest is a gorgeous mahogany cedar chest tilled with beautiful linens, bedding, pillows and in fact everything that "she" will want td start her career in matrimony,
,Tben .tliere will'be the various booths, one with ice cream, another with candy, Still another with'good juicy hot dpgs" and beer; a fortune .wheel, fruit,market, pop corn stand, and numerous other in¬ teresting pLices that go to make a real lawn fete.
A large turnout is anticipated, so doii't forget to be there Wednesday, night, and meet'the crowd. The money made on this affair will go for a good philan¬ thropic cause.-,
Mi^s. Jack Kaufman, !)(iO Heyl avenue, has a'ppointed the following ladies to as¬ sist her .at the various booths:
' Mrs; N. ,C. Cohen, Mrs. A. Mendel, Mrs;.J. M. Schottenstein, Mrs. A. Gross, Mrs. J. Topolosky, Mrs. Eva Robins, 'Mrs. L. Berlin, Mrs. j. Krakowitz, Mrs. B. Rosenberg, Mrs. J. A. ZisHtind, Mrs. Abe Shaffer, Mrs. 'Amon Thall,- Mrs. Henry Schiff, Mrs. B.B. Friedman, Mrs. Herman Finkelsteinj Mrs. Abe Krakoff,' Mrs. Samuel Goldman and Mrs. Robert Mellman,   .,' i.' '
GENERAL QUIZ NUMBER SIX
.(Printed Through the Courtesy of Block Publishing Co.)
1. Who ;discovered the transmission of power* of electricity?
2. Who is the nchest Jew in the world?        ...
3. In what form is thc Book of Joh written?
¦1.   What country has niost Jewa?
5. What is Poland's economic method of prosecution?
fi. What is the chief., occupation of Palestine?
7. What Jewish producer dresses like an Episcopalian minister?
8, Who is Chaim Bialik?
!>. What American Jew. is the cham¬ pion of the new idea of co-operative mar¬ keting among farmers?
10. , What sect of the Jews was noted for Its striving after perfect'holiness?
U. What figure of,patriarchal history was a Bedouin io'habit and spirit?
12. Through what scientific discoveries did Jews make: the voyage of Columbus po.ssible?
1;(.   Who were thc "Wonder. Rabbis'-?
14. What country first abolished the Jewish badge of ^hame?
15. What was Luther's attitude toward the jews after he failed to convert them?
l(i.   What is the Talmud?
17. What arethc Pirke Aboth?
18. What is Haggadah?
10, How maby versions of the Ten Commnndinents are there and in what books are they found?
20. What book of the'Bible is con¬ sidered one of the greatest poems of literature?
The answers io these questions wiil be found on page 4 of this is^e.—Editor's- Note. /
YOUNG JUDEA AFFAIR AT
BROAD STREET TEMPLE IS
MOST SUCCESSFUL
Dancing, good eats, and' plenty of fiiii were features of the carnival given on Wednesday .evening, June l,?!, by the Young Judeas at the Tifereth Israel Tem- 'ple. - ¦ ¦    "     ",
The affair proved successful, and the proceeds of thlff' affair will go toward the Ypung Judea Library.       ¦ ,.
The committees in charge of the' car¬ nival were: Refreshments—Frank Sher¬ man, Charlotte Sherry, Bepla Koen, Ed¬ ward Rich, Staiilcy Wasserstrom, Leon¬ ard Wasserstrom, and. William Barash; candy--joe NupuL ciiairmau, Max; Za¬ rensky, Leah Nason and Raymond Kohn; cake booth—Mildred Feiner, chairman. Pearl Berg, Margaret Berg and, Helen Gurevitz; raffle wheel, in charge of Jur lius Baker with. Beatrice Roth and Rose Zapolan; novelties—Leo Polster, Bertha Hcmmelstein, " Edythe Solomon, Sarah Feldman and Jonas Rosenthal; duck pond—Mildred Roth, Eleanor Philipson, Dorothy Davis, aiurMirlam Bcrman. The novelty counter was in charge of Morris Koen, Charles Bender, Simon Cohli, and Wolfe Zapolan; house of mystery—Har-' old Tdpy, chairman, Ahe Topolosky, Ru¬ bin Levin and Max Tennebaum; flow¬ ers—Beatrice Rosen and Eleanor Philip¬ son; music—Martin Romanoff; cigars— Annette Katz; fruit-^Sarah Horwitz, Anna Gurevitz and Ida Baker; tin dime filling station—Julius Schlczinger, Martin Polster, Isadore Zarensky and Rose Co¬ hen,
Morris A, Skop, advisor of the club, was presented with !?56 by Rabbi Rivlin before his departure for New York Cily.
The club takes this means of thanking the Tifereth Israel Sisterhood for their co-operation in making the affair a suc¬ cess.'
Many Graduates Of Orphan Home Will Attend Big Reunion
An Impressive *Proj?ram Will Be
Carried Out at Corneirstone
Laying Exercises on
July Sth
ALUMNI WILL PRESENT NEW RECREATION HALL
'CLEVELAND, OHIO (Special) — Hundreds of graduates, of the Cleveiand Jewish , Orphan Home of B'nai B'rith districts Nos.'2 and ti, 1-0. B, B., are expected to attend the annual reunion of the Home's Alumni Association in this city on July 8th and JIth, wjieri the cor¬ nerstone for the new buildings is to be laid with appropriate (Jercmonies and the sixtieth anniversary bt the founding of the Home is to bc^celebratcd. A commit¬ tee comprising Geoi*gc I. Wirpel, presi'- dent of the Association'; Mrs. J; L. Ein¬ stein, representing thc hoard, and Michael Sharllltj superintendent of thC>Iome, is arranging for an impressive program in connection with the laying of the corner- ¦ stone. Trustees- and directors represent¬ ing the sixteen, states of both .B'nai B'rith districts will also be in attendance for the ceremonies and fpr the annual meeting of the Board of .the Home on Sunday, July 8th..
Three iGenerations Through three generatidnsi ^the Jewish Orphan Home has kept a close and loyal, contact with its graduates. Of the four, thousand children who have, been grad¬ uated during the past sixty years, the names and addresses of more than two thousand living graduates are recorded in the files of the Association.
Graduates pf the Home are,presenting tbc new recreation hall, \yhich will be known ,as "Alumni, Hall'' and has been made possible through the contributions.; of the graduates of the Home in the $l,- 6fl0,0fl0 public campaign for new buildings now under way. Graduates residing in twenty-eight states of this country and in'; several foreign lands have manifested their loyalty and devotion to their Alma Mater by contribitting approximately 20 pen Cent, of tbe total fund being raised: for new buildings, it .is stated by Presi¬ dent Wirpel. !     '    .
Paying tribute to, the graduates of the Home for tbeir participatiori in ;the cam¬ paign ; for new buildings,. Fred Lazarus, Jr., of Columbus, Ohio, and president of the Home, says, "These fiii.c nicn "and, women, once the wards ofthe Orphaii Home, have provided the inspiration and, tireless service for the success of our building fund campaign., Iri the largest cities arid the smaller towns of both B'riai B'rith districts, they have assumed leadership and worked in the ranks in order that, this utidertaking might suc¬ ceed. This is aside from their liberal, money contiributions, .in many .Instances involving great personal sacrifice. Spontaneous Cooperation "This cooperation on the part of: the graduates has been spontaneous and without, urge. They, reflect a i^cvotidn for the Orphan Home thatT'have never known to be surpassed by better circum¬ stanced, youth toward their colleges antl ' universities. None can know the history of our individual graduates and their rec¬ ord of, achievenient without feeling a deep Satisfaction in the work and pro¬ gram of the Home since it was ; first foundeii. These men and women, rang¬ ing in age from seventeen to sixty-rone, years stand for the best citizenship in their respective communities. Many of the older graduates havt; been, 'outstand¬ ingly successfill in their chosen careers. It has always been, the aim of the Home to develop the best type of man and wo¬ man, and we feel that our efforts have been splendidly rewarded. We take the same pride in dur gradiiates as they do in the Home, which cared for them In those formative years when they were bereft of parental care and which in a sense, became for mauy'of them theionly home they ever knew as children." ,
CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. Isaac (Miller and children, of 222 Avondale avenue, take this ineans of tx- pressuig their heartfelt thanks and ap- l>reciation to all their friends -who so kindly remembered them upon the oc¬ casion of the demise of tlieir late la¬ mented husband aud fathei.
BIBLE CLASS AT THE AGUD¬ ATH ACHIM SYNAGOGUE
The Bible class of the Agudath Achim Sisterhood witl meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the vestry room of the Agudath Achim Synagogue. Whether or not you are a niember of the Sister¬ hood, you are cordially invited to joii)' the class aud benefit by tlie most inter: esting lessons on the interpretation of the Bible given by Rabbi Isaac Werne. It will be very important to attend the class' Monday night, as the review will be given from the- beginning. Don't forget to be there.
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