Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1929-08-16

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COLUMBUS, OHIO, AUGUST 16,
I(J29
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Uncle   Joe   Schonthal   Ob¬ served His 75th Birthday On Thursday, Aug. ISlh
Veteran Philanthropist Is Still
the Idol of Thousands of
.Tews In Central Ohio
HAS GIVEN LIBERALLY TO NUMEROUS CAUSES
Mr. Josc[>h Sciioiitlial, of Columbus, Ohir), widely known philaiitlirbpist and Jewish lay k-adcr, celebrated his seventy- fifth birthday un Thtirstlay, Angust 15. Ilis anonyEnous benefactions, inchiding many for yotniE pco[>Iei, rival in sums and number tho.';c gifts with which his name is identified. He is a member of the Board of Managers oi the Depart¬ ment of Synagogue and School Exten¬ sion ol the Union of American Hebrew
JOSEPH SCHONTHAL.
Congregations; President of Temple Israel of Colunibus; founder of thq Hermine Schonthal Infants' Home, tfie Schonthal Summer Camp near Magnetic Springs, and of the Htrmine Schonthal Community ^ House in Columbus and of. a mimber of other religious and com¬ munal organizations.. He is known af¬ fectionately as '*Unde Jw" and "Datf' in many cities of the nation.
"Grandpa" to scores of the orphaned, for whom he has built> model home.
"Uncle Joe" to the members of his congregation, to statesmen, business and! professional, leaders, and to the adults dt lhe city at large.:
"Dad" to niany of, the !alert young men and women who yearly throng the Ohio State University campus.
Those are the names of endearment by which Mr. Joseph. Schonthal, of Colum¬ bus, Ohio, is known.
' Celebrate Birthday
A host of his grandchildren, nbphcWs, nieces, ions and daughters—^real and sidopted—gathered at Magnetic Springs, Ohio, near Columbus, to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday on Thursday,' August ISth.
Civic, charitable, religious and other activities ha!ve claimed his devoted attcn-. tion for many years.      :.
He has for a long period, served as President of Temple .Israel at Columbus. He is a member of the Board of Man¬ agers of the Department of Synagogue and School Extension, of the Union of. American Hebrew Congregations.
He is founder o£ the Hermine Schon" thai Infants* Home and of the Hermine .Schonthal Community House in Colum¬ biis.
Gives Miich Anonymoualy
Persons to whose education he has contributed anonymously are immbered by the scores.
Of Mr. Schonthal, a leading citizen of < Columbus has.said:
*'The civic life of Columbus: has been tremendously enriched and its citizenshiI^ since his coming, is far happier as a re¬ sult of his noble deeds, and countless benefactions. No one knows but Uncle Joe Schonthal how many .tncn, women and children—especially children—have been helped hy him and he won't tell."
The story is told of . an event of World War days, when a number of 28 soldiers marched unannQunced into his rooms in a downtown hotel. The leader of the group advanced, saying:
"Uncle Joe, a few of your boys felt that before sailing for France we ought to have your blessing. Many of us have come from the Pacific Coast and we met in Columbus for this purpose."
H. U. C. ENDOWMENT FUND IS CONSTANTLY IN¬ CREASING
CINCINNATI, OHIO.—The sum of
$4,171,988.99 has  been  pledged  toward
the 15,000,000 Endowment Fund of the
. Hebrew Union College, it was announced
this week.
Rtcent subscriptions included $300 by Mr. James H. Milletp and 1100 by I. F. Frieder, both of Cleveland, Ohio.
Contributions may l^e sent to Mr. Adolph S. Ochs, Chairman, Times Building, New York, N, Y.
Jewish Economic Conditions In Europe
Are As Bad Now As They Were Five
Years Ago, Says David A. Brown
United Jewish Campaign Head Issues Urgent Appeal for Funds
to Meet J. D- C. budget Needs—Summer Slow-Up of Pledge
Payments Causes Renewed Hardships Overseas—
"AH of Us Must Arouse Ourselves,"
Declares Great Campaigner
EDWIN  J.  SCHANFARBER  RECEIVES   URGENT  APPEAL
FROM THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE
UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN
(Ti'c fallozviiifj afyffcal /roni David A. Brown, national chainnan df Ihe Unilcd Jewhh Campalffii, has been received hy didzvin J. Schanfarber, prcsidcnl. The Vnilcd Jetvish fund of Columbus. . IVe hofic and trust that every Chronicle reader wilt read ii carefully, so that the community ivill_ rcalicc the imperative necessity- of prompt pledge payments to that fund tvhicli has so faithfully assisted our stricken brethren abroad.—The Editor.) ' ¦,     ,
NEW YORK.—Dcclarhig that Jewish economic!conditions are in many parts.of Furofie worse today than they ;werc five years ago, David A. Browii, National Chairman of the United Jewish' Cam- paignj addressed an appeal last Friday to thousands of local officers, of that huge relief effort, to. speed.up collections in their respective communities, .and make it possible for the Joint Distribution Committee to send abroad immediately funds that have been allocated for vari¬ ous constructive and palliative relief projects, which are languishing for lack of money,
Mr. Brown reveals in this letter, parts of which aire quoted beloW that due to the prosperity prevailing in the,United Stales and Canada at this time,'niany contributors have assumed that ^Jewish. conditions in Europe also have improved, and consequently have slowed up their payments with the result that less money has come in this summer in proportion to outstanding pledges than at any time since the campaign began.
The Jews of Europe still look to America to. save them from utter de¬ struction, he says, and he expresses con¬ fidence that the appeal he. has just issued though made in the midst of the summer season will receive the response' virhich the. situation demands.
In^his letter of appeal, Mr. Brown says:   ¦,¦¦¦,'."¦,' ,    ;   '
"We had hoped that there would be sufficient available funds comiiig in through the summer months to'take cart
of budget rcqutremcnts, but in this we have been greatly disappointed. In fact, less money has come in ihis summer in proportion to the outstanding pledges than at any time since the campaign was projected. '
"The excuse of hard times is past.Thc argument that we are going through a period of depression cannot stand, in the light of the prosperous condition in which this'country .finds itseU at the present time. I can see only one reason why our collections have dwindled to al¬ most nothing and that is an assumption that the same measure of prosperity which we are "enjoying in this country is being enjoyed by the Jews, in other parts of: tlie world, who have been de¬ pendent upon us for the past years. Let mc, make it very.clear, my good friends, that the ecdiiomic conditions of our peo¬ ple abroad' are in many cases worse today than they were fiVe years ago, and that tlie cry coming to us is as great today as it ever has been in the history of. our great efi'ort.
"All of us must arouse ourselves, even though it interferes with our usualsum- m.cr pleasures. An effort must be made now, even before the cooler weather sets in, to raise as large a sum of money as is possible.
"I know from my own experience that the Jews of this country respond, once they know, that there,is need. I have an abiding faith tha:t those who have pledged and intend to pay can be appealed to in ah emergency and that there, always will be a quick and fine response.
"In urging you to do all that is pos¬ sible, I do'so only because 01 the Va- that-the situation, as I know it, warrants my making diis very strong appeal to you today. There is tlcpendeitce upon us by Jews who look to American Jewry to save them from utter destruction, This dependence places a great responsibility on "all of us—a responsibility that is in¬ escapable, and .one which. every right- minded and right-thinking Jew will want to assume."
COLUMBUS HADASSAH CHAPTER OUTLINES
ITS WORK FOE THE COMING FALL SEASON
Twenty-one Board Members attended the meeting. Monday, August 12, at The Spanish. JRoom of Z. L, White, which was .followed, by a tea given by Mrs. W.
A. Hersch, .where work, of Columbus Chapter of Senior Hadassah was out¬ lined. Miss .Rose Dimziger, President of Junior Hadassah, was a guest.
Several proposed amendments to Na¬ tional Hadassah Constitution were dis¬ cussed and delegates to National Conven¬ tion at Atlantic City, September 22-25, were instructed on all policies to he voted upon. The following are delegates to this convention: Mrs. J. K. Bornstein, Mrs. B. W. Abramson. Mr. M. Bogatin and. Mrs. W. A. Hersch.
Attention was called to Jewish New Year's greetmg cards thiat Junior Ha¬ dassah is selling.
.Chairmen vvere iiatned for various ac¬ tivities and urged to appoint their com¬ mittees, also a vice chairman to act in case of absence, report to be made at next board meeting in October.
Finance Cputviittee—All officers with Mrs. H. Lieverman, Financial Secretary as chairman. Finance Committee is plan¬ ning a Rummage Sale and Linen Shower as the only two fund raising affairs this season. Itummage Sale, Nov. 4 to Nov. 15. ¦ Please save your rummage. Mrs..H. Lieverman. WAlnut 8310; Mrs. W. A. Hersch, FRanklin 0334, will call for your rummage at any time convenient to you.
Amiual Linen Shower—IFeh. IGth. idrs.
B, W. Abramson, Chairman, hopes to make this Linen Shower bigger than be¬ fore, if [lossible.
Other funds necessary for the Hadas¬ sah Medical Organization will he raised through the pledge of all Board Mem¬ bers, instead of coining before the public this year, Cliairman, Mrs. A. Jaffe.
Membership—Mrs. S. W]eisskerz, Mrs. J. Friedman—To these two capable young women we are entrusting this most im¬ portant i*ase of Hadassah work. It is only through steady growth in our mem¬ bership that we can prosper. The first two meetings—October and November— will especially stress importance of en¬ rolling new members.
Programs—Mrs. S. Rtvliu will ar¬ range a Jewish. Cultural program for each meeting.   She has already secured
Mrs. E. E., Levinger, Mrs. B. W. Abram¬ son, and. Mrs. M. Burnstine—each has promised lo take care of one afternoon.
October ineeting will be devoted to re¬ ports of Zionist meeting at Detroit and Hahassah meeting in Atlantic City. A* Birthday meeting in March—Juniofs will furnish program^
PwWtciiy—Mrs. A. E. Gilberg—Pub¬ licity always so important, is doubly so to Hadassah. We must make all Jewish women feel it not only a 4uty but a privi¬ lege to serve Palestine. Mrs, Gilberg can do that.
Junior Hadassa/t-^iS.vs. A. Danziger— For whose apimintment there was a re¬ quest from the Juniors. Perfect under¬ standing betwcqn Seniors and Juniors is due not a little to her efforts.
Infant Welfare—Urs, S. Bogatin—so successful last year. This fund provides milk for babies^
Penny Luncheons—iJlTB. h. Seff who will devote all her energy to this cause. All Jewish children are invited at Chanu- cah to give a few pennies. The fund fur¬ nishes hot luncheons for school children in Palestine.
Floivcts and Sick—Mrs. H. Kelleman will cheer the sick, please notify Mrs. Kelleman or Mrs. W. A. Hersch if you knoiv when any of our members are ill-
f/oj/u'da/iVy—Mrs. Horowitz, who was last year's able Vice-Chairman, Mrs. H. Yalman will be new Vice-Chairman,
/?«o/iifi'oHj—Mrs. Gluck—one of our new Board,Members.
Religion—Uts, L. Roth—who will ably take care of Hadassah Sabbath.
Jeivish Maiional FtMid—Mra. S. Meiz¬ lish, chairman; Mrs. J, Mattlin, Vice- Chairman, A dunam of laud costs f20. so in joy and sorrow please remember this fund. Any contribution, no matter how small, will be welcomed by Mrs- Meizlish. Buying land is important Zionist work.
Co-o^(?r<i/iDJj—Mrs. W. A. Hersch.
Telephone Squad—Mr^. B. B. Fried¬ man, who is well acquainted with our members, having served faithfully as Correspondiiig Suretary.
Sewing group will be organised later. Material ia always donated by a member or friend.
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ZOth  Anniversary   of   Beth
Jacob Congregation To
Be Celebrated
A Number of Out-of-Town Kab-
his and Communal Lcad<^>'s
Will Grace the Program
on September 1st
OVER 500 PEOPLE ARE EX¬ PECTED AT GREAT CELEBRATION
V.-M)\ Leopold tircenwald of the Beth Jacub Coiigrugation has announced plans for Ihc aoth anniversary of the founding of the Bctli Jacob¦¦ Congregation which will be celebrated on Sunday, September Ist, I'Jiy. The .committee on arrange¬ ments is busily engaged in working out an elaborate - program of interest to every Jew in Columbus and central Ohio, A number of out of town Rabbis and comtnuiial leaders, .well-known through¬ out of. tlie country, will grace the program on September 1st. To cap-the climax of the celebration a grand banquet and cn- terlainmelit will be held ait 8 pi.m.
In speaking.to a representative of the Ohio Jeivish Chronicle, Morris Beim, president of the Beth Jacob Congrega¬ tion declared that the forthcoming cele¬ bration will be one of the most elaborate ever staged in this community. The fol¬ lowing Rabbis have already accepted in- vitation.<; to participate in the festivities: Rabbi S. A. Katz, Indianapolis;, Rabbi M. Hochstein,,Cincinnati; Rabbi Marcus Scliinf, Cincinnati; Rabbi Wolf , Leiter, Pittsburgh, Pa., Rabbi M. Yood, Akron; Rabbi Emanuel Eckstein, Cleveland, Rabbi .Israel Porath, Cleveland; and Rabbi Chaim Fischel Epstein, Brooklyn, N,;Y.   "".    ¦"
Prominent laymen, from surrounding communities, such as CirtSIevillci, Cjnlli- cothc, Newark,'Lancaster, Zanesville, as well as lioted men from Ivlew York, Chi¬ cago, Philadelphia and Baltimore are also ey.tKctcd.'. ¦
.. The arrangements committee for the iiir celebration is composed of the fol-, liilyinfe,; ilorris. Beivn,'Pxesideut t)£ the ileth Jacob Congregation; George Shus- i'icfc, ¦ .vice-president; Jerome Solove, Treasurer; Abe Goodman^ chairman of the Jubilee Committee; William Cohen, I, Olandei-^ H. Cooper, P. Berman, M. Schecter, M. Stein, S. Eisenman, C H. Furman, H. Rosenblum, Samuel Pass, Jacob Caller, I. Morgan, Fred M. Rosen- field, Chairman of ttie Banquet Commit¬ tee;' Louis Mendel, Joe Goldberg, S- Katz, M. Nussbaum, and J. Pass. The ladies conimittee cooperating t6 put over the affair successfully is composed of the following: , Mrs. CH. Furman", Mrs. Alex Romanoff, Mrs. William Cohen, Mrs. Philip Berman, Mrs. S. Kerstein, Mrs. Elizabeth Wasserman, and Mrs. I.'Shuman.
Zionist Congress In Zurich Ratifies The Jewish Agency Extension Pact Between Zionists And Non-Zionists
Varying Majorities!  Rally  to  Support Weizmann  Policy,  Overcoming  Pro¬ longed and Bitter OppoBitiou Fights; Two-third.q Majority Require¬ ment for Terihiiiation of Agreement With Non-Zionists Upheld; Recommendation on Religious Needs Adopted on Mizrachi Demand; Weizmann and Wise, Adminifitration'Sup¬ porters and Foes In Dramatic Clashes as New Era In Palestine Work is Ushered In
PROTESTS AGAINST THE STIFLING OF JEWISH IMMIGRA¬ TION BY THE PALESTINE GOVERNMENT
NOTES OF THE JEWISH IN¬ FANTS' HOME OF OHIO
Mrs. C. K. Stiefel, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lurie, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kraus, Mr. and Mrs. L B. Martlin, Mrs. Frank Basch, Mrs. S. Loeb, and Mrs. Isaac Wolf have sent in memorials in memory of Richard Lazarus. ¦ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lurie and Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Kraus remembered Mollie Levy, and Mrs. L Wolf, remembered Mrs. David Aaron of Cincinnati; she also do¬ nated two baby swings and two baby teeters, Mrs. Henry Gumble gave a party for the children in honor of. the 13th birthday of her granddaughter, Henriette Jane Jacobs of Cincinnati; Mrs. Walter Franc feave the children a party in honor of the 75th birthday of Mr. Joseph Schonthal.
GRUENBAUM IS FINED BY ZIONIST CONGRESS  COURT
ZURICH (J. T, A.)—Isaac Gruen- baum, Polish Zionist die-hard opposition leader, was fined 100 Zlotys in the dis¬ pute which arose between him and his political opponent, Dr. Leon Reich of Lemberg, during the recent political campaign in Poland. The fine was im¬ posed by the Zionist Congress Court to which both submitted their complaint.
The "trial" lasted two hours and was held in the presence of a targe audience. The court found that Gruenbaum was guilty of insultit^ Dr. Reich and other members of the Qub of Jewish I^ep- iities in the Polish Sejm who disagreed with him on political questions. Gruen¬ baum was also ordered to pay the costs of the trial.
A trial of a similar nature will take place tomorrow before the Congress Court, which will decide the dispute be¬ tween Vladimir Jabotinsky, Zionist Re¬ visionist leader, and Mr. Romano of Sofia.
ZURICH.—The pact between the Zionists and non-Zionists to forni a joint Jewish Agency for Palestine was ratified by the. Sixteenth Zionist Congress, in session here,'by a. majority vote.
Varying majorities rallied to the sup¬ port of' the Weizmann policy as tlic con¬ stitution for the extended Jewish Agency, containing fifteen paragraphs and nu¬ merous sub-sections, in which the new, agreement was embodied, was.put to a vote, paragraph :by paragraph and sub¬ section by sub-section, in-.an all-night session, lasting until the early hours of Thursday. ; morning. The ' majorities which helped by their strength to give birth, to the extended Jewish Agency varied- from 148 to 115, and the opposi-; tion minorities varied from 84 to 12. A number of amendments to the text urged by the. Zionipt Executive and recom¬ mended by the majority of the Jewish Agency Committee. were passed, without a binding character, however. The solid blocs prepared at caucuses by the vari¬ ous groups for the decision of .the great issue were shattered as decisions were made point by point.. The Lahorites did' not vote along a single line, but fre¬ quently abstained from voting and^ on other occasions, split their votes. The Zionist Revisionists did not participate in the votes on the amendments, except the one on the dissolution.clause, as they declared themselves opposed in principle to the extension plan.
The Final Step
Although. the Weizmann, policy emerged victorious in the major issues, clearing the way. fon the .ronsumraation of his long-cherished plan, which is about to be realized on Sunday afternoon in Zurich i when the Jewish Agency Council will go into session, the final step in tfie ratification has still to be takeii at the roll call of the 322 dele¬ gates from nearly 30 countries. .The con¬ stitution, adopted in its first reading at the Wednesday night session, ''is to be voted upon again in its second: and third readings during the closing sessions of the Congress.
When the Thursday afternoon session opened, the final steps were again halted due to the attitude of the Laborites, who insisted that the roll call cannot be taken before the new Executive is formed. This delayed the passage of the accom¬ panying resolutions, recommended 1^ the' Jewish Agency Committeey authorizing the Zionist Executive to officially affix its isignature to the, pact between the Zionists and .non-Zionists.
Because of the present political condi¬ tions in Great Britain; where the Labor party is in power, the Zioniiit leaders are eager to secure the inclusion of a labor representative! on the new Executive. However, as this session, scheduled to be one of the last of the Sixteenth Zionist Congress, is still going on, no progress has been made in the composition of the Executive,
Two major issues came to the fore¬ ground in the protracted debate over the ratification of the Jewish Agency con¬ stitution. Ih both, the Weizmann ad¬ ministration policies scored victories. The first concerned the clause in the constitu¬ tion which provides, in accordance with the Weizmann-Marshalt agreement, that the extended Jewish Agency or the agreement concerning its formation be¬ tween the I Zionists and non-Zionists, may be terminated only by a two-thirds majority vote of the members of the Council. This clause was upheld by a majority of ll5 to 84, following a spec¬ tacular and dramatic encounter between Dr. Stephen S. Wise and Dr. Weizmann, Demand of Orthodox Groap
The second concerned the demand of the Mizrachi, Orthodox Zionists, that the Executive be urged to take steps to¬ ward the inclusion in the program of the extended Jewish Agency care lor the Jewish religious needs in Palestine. This was fought over fiercely,- tlie Laborites and the Radical Zionists protesting ve¬ hemently, while the Mizrachists threat¬ ened to abandon their pro-Agency stand- and cast their votes against it in case their demand is not fulfilled. This rec¬ ommendation, which had the support of the Committee on the Jewish Agency, was passed by a majority of 148 to 19. Afternoon SessloA
ZURICH.—The Zionist Congress, fol¬ lowing its principal session Wednesday night, reconvened Thursday afternoon to find that progress is again blocked. The resolution authorizing the Executive to
affix its signature to the compact with the non-Zionists could not; be put to a \otc because of the continued insistence of the Poale Zion labor leaders that before the new Executive is formed and legally ^elected it cannot be authorized to dispose finally of the Jewish Agency matter.
a: proposal to the laborites, to include in the resolution a reservation that oiil) an Executive Jcgally elected by the Con¬ gress may carry out this task was found by them to be unacceptable- The roll call was therefore deferred and the Congrc" proceeded to consider the resolutions of the Committee on Immigration
The as.sembly passed a number of res¬ olutions introduced by Elijah Dobkin, delegate from Czcchoslo'vakia, in behalf of the committee. The establishment of ra Zionist emigration office in Yemen, Central Arabia, to aid the migration of Yemenite Jews to Palestine, the demand for greater facilities for Jewish women to enter Palestine and a protest against the Palestine government for its alleged "stifling'* of Jewish immigration to the country were passed.
According to.the report of the com¬ mittee,, the admission of 5,000 Jewish laisor /immigrants is contemplated for the year 1930 although conditions in the Palestine labor market show that? 9,000 new laborers may find employment. Mr. Dobkin related that the Executive thrcat- tihed with "drawing the consequences" if (Continued on page 4)
Rabbi Isaac Werne Sends Let¬ ter of Greeting To His Members
Outlines a Complete and Weil- Rounded Program of Activ- : ities for the Coming .Season
From ,a summer resort npar New York City \vhere he has been, spending a pleas¬ ant vacation Rabbi Isaac Werne, spiritual leader of the Agudath Achim Congre¬ gation, has sent a letter of greeting to his officers and, members, in which he out¬ lines a. complete and. well-rounded pro¬ gram of activities for the coming sea¬ son.   The letter reads'as follows.
New York, August 12th, 1029 Dear FViend:
With' my vacation ncariitg a close, I am writing to greet the officers and mem¬ bers of my worthy congregation who have granted me this opportunity to rest myself from the year's labors. With the help of God I expect to be back with jou this coming Friday, August Ifith, Shab- bath Nachmu.   i.
During the vacation that I have enjoyed with my children in Jamaica and my brothers in Long Branch and New York, I have vi5ite<]| many institutions and syna¬ gogues in the metropolis and ha\c ac¬ cumulated plans and ideas whicb I think we will be able to apply to the benefit of our own community in Columbus.
I also take this opportunity to remind my congregants of certain vital activities that will soon commence. The ad\anced classes in Hebrew should find an in¬ creased enrollment because of the num¬ ber of properly qualified pupils who have been graduated from the Columbus He¬ brew School, Particular appeal is made to students interested in preparing them¬ selves for the study o;E Rabbinics in any of the seminaries or Yeshivoth of the country.
The committee in charge of the Forum, I understand, is preparing an interesting program- for the winter's meetings in which a discussion of Zionisttc progress will occupy an important part. The committee on Junior Congregation will Introduce addresses on current Jewish topics of national interest The Religious School Committee will initiate a post¬ graduate class with round-table discus¬ sion.
There wilt be a full program of study circles for adults this coming year, as in the past, to take care of the different groups among us. Mention of a few would include the different Chevroth: Mishnayoth, Shone Halacltoth and Schass. Other circles will be establibhed at the request of an appropriate group.
Trusting that onmy return I ahall find you and yours enjoying the best of health and eager io participate in all our coming activities, I am,
Cordially yours,
Isaac Wt«N)t,
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