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Central Ohi»s Only Jewish Newspaper Reaching Every Home A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME Devolcd to American and Jewish Ideals Vol. XII — No. 42 COLUMIWS, OHIO, OCrOi'.RR 2S, np.,j Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc Local B'nai B'rith Lodge Will Celebrate 70tlt Birthday Of Alfred M. Cohen Cliisa of Candidiitcs Will He Ini¬ tiated Some Time in Novem¬ ber at the ProRrcss Cluh, Parsons Avenue BIG COMMUNAL DINNER TOOK PLACE IN CINCIN¬ NATI, OCTOBER 2'ith PROMINENT DAYTON AT- TOilNKY WILL AKDRKSS O. S. U. STUDENTS SUN¬ DAY MORNING The olTicers of Zion Lodge No. G2, I. O. B. B., arc lookliip^ forvv.-ird to a Inr^c ttirnout at the next big open mcctiiig of the Lodge, at the PrORrcss Club, 142 Parsons Avenue, sometime in November when Alfred M. Cohen NiRht will be celebrated amidst inueli pomp nnd cere¬ mony. The entire comnutuity has hcen invited to participate in the celebration arraliRcd by the local B'nai B'rith Lodfic in honor of the International President ot the Independent Order B'nai B'rith who has devoted a life-timc of service to Jewish causes and instittltions. Mr. Cohen was 70 years of .-ige on October IDth, having been horn in Cin- cninati on October iOtli, 185H. lie was educated in the Cincinnati public schools, and is a graduate of the Cincinnati Law School. Aniong his outstanding services are the international presidency of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith since 1820, Chairmanship of the Board of Governors ot the Hebrew Union College, and two terms in the Ohio State senate. Mr. Cohen was Ihe Democratic and In¬ dependent Jlctmblicnn Nominee for Mayor, in 1900. He has served twice as presidential elector and was president ol the Ohio Electoral CoIIckc. He is presi¬ dent of the People's Bank and Savings Co. of Ciiv:innati and is identified with numerous civic, educational, .ind philan¬ thropic activities in the Queen City. Mr. Cohen was secretary of the Rock¬ dale Avenue Temple from the age of 21 to BO, and is past president of the Temple. At 17 he was founder and president of the Cincinnati Young Men's Hebrew Association, and later served as National President of the Y. M. H. A. His interest in youth was also evidenced by his leadership in having the B'nai B'rith establish Hillel Foundations for Jewish Students at various Universities. Mr. Cohen has spoken in this city be¬ fore Christian as well as Jewish bodies. He is one of the outstanding public men ot Ohio. A conmiunal dinner was celebrated at llic Hotel Alms in Cincinnati on Thurs day, October 24th, marking the 70th birthday anniversary of Mr. Cohen. The speakers included Mayor Murray Sca- songood. Dr. David Phillipson, honorary president of the Central Conference oi American Rabbis and Rabbi of tlic Rockdale Temple in Cincinnati; Mr. Sid¬ ney G. Kusworm of Dayton, Ohio, grad¬ uate of the Cincinnati Law School and President of the District Grand Lodge No. 2, L O. B. B. Mr. Carl E. Pritz was Chairman of the dinner, and Mr. Leonard H. Freiberg served as toast- master. The local celebration in honor of the 70th birthday anniversary of Alfred M, Cohen will take place sometime in No¬ vember. Full particulars will appear in forthcoming issues of the Chronicle. Outstanding Lecture Series For the Year 19294930 To Be Sponsored By the Jewish Cooperative League of Columbus Gntirc Jewish Community Will Co-oiierate in Putting Interesting Program Over—^Tlic FoHowinf? Are IJeing ConHidercd As Pros¬ pective SpeaUerw: Miehael StninKc, Noted Poetess, Play¬ wright and Actress; Dr. David Seabiiry, Noted Ameri¬ can Psychologiat; Princess Der Ijng of the Manchii Court; Maurice Samuel, and James Waterman Wise AIJ.AN TAnSHISH IS INSTUUMKNTAI. IN ARUANGING SERIES OF BIG EVENTS UNDER LEAGUE'S AUSPICES Sidney G. KuHWorin The Jewisli btiiJciits of Oliio State Uniyt:r<;ity will have a splendid oiipor- tiiuity Siiiiday nioniine at 11 u'clnck at thii H'nai IJ'rith Hillul Foundation, DG E. 18th Avenue, to hear one ot the out- btandtnt; B*nni B'ritli men of the United States, Sidney G- Kusworm, promiiitnt Dayton Attorney, who will address them on "The Religion of College Students. Mr. Kusworm needs no intrmluction to readers of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, lie is well hnown here, as he is in Day¬ ton, where he has been active in civic, educational, and religious affairs for many years. Mr. Kusworm will he in¬ troduced «by Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, ex¬ ecutive director of the Hillel Found.i- tiou. Mrs. Levinger To Address Meeting of 0. S. U. Prof. Russell To Address T. L Brotherhood On Wednes¬ day Evening^ Oct. 30th Splendid Profrram Has Been Ar¬ ranged by the Ofiicers for Big Dinner-Meeting As was announced hi a recent issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, the Brothcr'- haod of the East Broad Street Temple is starting out a New Year with a bang. The ofHcers have arrang<:d' a splendid prof?ram for the firbt big dinner-meeting to be held on Wednesday evening, Oc¬ tober 30th, in the social hall of the Temple. Ttte chief speaker for this occasion will be Prof. G. Oscar Ru<^sell, head of the Phonetics Department at Ohio State University and director of the Univer¬ sity's speech defect clinic. Dr. Russell a brilliant personality, a forceful speaker who knows how to talk on the most abstruse subject in a i»pular vein. The title of his address will he "How To Become a Pleasant and Interesting Speaker." Mr. Frank V. Bayer, presi¬ dent of the Brotherhood, will preside. The meeting will be open to the ladies as well as the men of the East Broad Street Temple. The Cooperative League of Jewish Urj;ani7ations of Columbu'; under the Ic.'idcrship of Mrs. Sol G"kl.<?mith, prrsi- dcnt, has fully endorsed and is now l>vpi>arhig an outstandin-j lecture bcries for the >ear liHiU-in-'ll). This-is the be¬ ginning of one of the mo.st important activities to \)c instituted hy the League as a yearly aifair, it was annoluiced by Mrs. (loldsinith, president of the League. .\1Iaii Tarshibh, chairnian of the lec¬ ture committee, h.is placed a tentative list of national personalities before the League for consideration and during the next few weeks, a definite program of either three or four lectures will be ac¬ cepted for hearing during the next few month<;. If the Leatjue will have a series of three, the charge for the entire proRrant will be one dollar and a half for the course, or seventy-five cent"! for each seiiaratc lecture. If the series will be four, the subscription price for the course will he two dollars, or one dollar for each separate lecture. The expense involved in bringing these personalities to Columbus is un¬ usually high, because of the high calibre and standard of their achievements, and it is therefore the purpose of the com¬ mittee to seek the hearty and full sup¬ port of all organisations and their mem¬ bers to subscribe to the entire course unreservedly. In the selecting of the series for this year, the lecture committee wilt compose a program which will appeal to all ele¬ ments of the community In order that every one will Iind their own special at¬ traction in this group of lectures, B'NAI B'RITH BRIDGE PARTY ON MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28tli AddrcRR WiU Be Delivered liy Mr. Ju.sGpli C. Goodninn; All Members ami Their Ladies Invited "If Children Could ChnoHc Their Par- ," has berotnc very jwpiilar with Jntdieiicci and is in great demand. Dr. Scnliinj is one of the bij.sicst consulting Iv,jchohit?ists hi New York City. His Ii''ok, "Growing Into Life," called the if'^tilIil Chart.! of youth, has been widely foinnieiiteil uiion. He is a charming -¦jlicakcr known for his ability to be pop¬ ular without being sHperficial. iler Imperial Highness, Princess Der Lin:; (if tlie Mancliu Court, uf the Late KniiJress Dowager T/u Hsi of China, la ahn being con-jidercd as a probable at¬ traction in the series. Her subject, "At the Maiichu Court,'* has aroused wide intcicbt wherever .she has appeared. As a concluding attraction for the lec¬ ture jirogram, the committee has con¬ tracted for Maurice Samuel and James Waterman Wi^e to appear in a debate oil March 12th on the subject, "Is Mod¬ ern Yomh Irreligious?" Mr. Samuel ii. an outbtaiKling national personality in the Zionist field, a writer of great abil¬ ity, and a most forceful or.itor .always in great demand, James Waterman Wise, ahlio the son of Dr. Stephen Wise, is so famous in his own name. He is known for his writings, his messages on the platform which aUvays cause deep thoMght-provoking reaction, and at pres¬ ent he is the Executive Secretary of the National' Avukah Organization. During the next few weeks bulletins will he mailed out to all members of organizations with an outline of the de¬ scription of personalities on the course and extending an invitation to each one to subscribe for the''full course. If the On Monday cvciihig, October 28th, the local U'nai B'rith will entertain the mem¬ bers, wives, and their lady friends with a Bridge Party at the Progress Club, M2 Parsons Avenue. The chief speaker of the evening will he Mr. Joseph C Goodman, who has recently returned from an extensive tour of Euto]K:. His topic will be "Prague," one of the oldest Jewish communities of Europe, where Mr. Goodman recently visited. Mr.s. Tillie Kosentbal, I0.:>t) Hrydeii Road, will he the hostess for the occa¬ sion. Originally Monday night's meeting was to have been held in honor of Al¬ fred M. Cohen, who.sc 70tli birthday aii- nivcr-'-ary was cclebratc<l Thursday in Cincinnati.- Due to unforeseen circum¬ stances the Alfred M. Colicn meeting was postixmed till some evening in No¬ vember. Premier MacDonald Visits Felix M- Warburg For Tea At Country Estate "Premier's Attitude on Prob¬ lems Discussed Fairest I Have Ever Seen," Warburg Says in Statement RAMSAY MACDONALD RE- REIVES ARAB REPRE¬ SENTATIVE Anniversary of Balfour Dec¬ laration To Be Celebrated On November 3 Maurice Samuel, the Famous Jewish Writer, Orator and Publicist, Will Spcalc Here November 14tU The SoUowing ure bc'mg consideLeil i^ie*^ wVit he successful this ye^r, the for final selection:—Michael Strangi noted poetess, playwright and actress, and former \vifc of Jolm Barrymorc, the outstanding stage and screen star. She is well k^o^vn for her many-sided personality which is one of the most striking that the entire field of Ameri¬ can letters holds today. She possc?<:es unusual'beauty, and such great and uu- iisual charm as arc associated with an atmosphere of legend. The charm of her personality has retained its simplicity. Michael Strange is being considered for the month of January. Another personality considered for January is Jchan Warlikcr, of the Princely Clan of Scesodia, world student and traveler, who is now giving a series of lectures on India—His Native Country. Dr. David Seabury, noted psychologist of New York City, will ()robaibly be scheduled for February, His subject, Lt:aguc will have full conHdcnce io pro¬ ceed more elaborately and with a wider v.1ried program next year, "It is onr intention to present the foremost leaders in America and abroad ill the field of literature, religion, p.sy- chology, international politics, business and music in our courses yearly," said Allan Tarshish, who is ciithusiabtically assisting the committee in the promo¬ tion of the series, "and. we arc seeking in our course to furnish a free platform where acknowledged scholars can pre¬ sent their subjects to men and women mentally alert, who are eager to widen and deepen their range of knowledge. The average man and woman seek these opportunities, .since they have found from experience how easy it is, in the stress and strain of our times, tO' lose contact with the progress which is being made in the world of modern thought.'^ Mrs, Elma Ehrlich I-evinger is sched¬ uled as the principal speaker for the season's initial meeting of the Menorah Society, to be held on Sunday aftcr- noQH, October 27th, at 3 o'clock, at the home of the Hillel Foundation, 96 E. Idtli avenue. Mrs. Levinger's subject on this occa¬ sion will be "The Jewish Drama." The Menorah Society, an organization for the study and advancement of Jew¬ ish culture and ideals, brings to its meet¬ ings personalities of note in American Jewish life to discuss the phases and problems of the Jewisli cultLir;il field. Mrs. Levinger's talk is to he the open¬ ing of a series of lectures which are planned for the whole of the present school year. Mrs. Levinger, well known author of numerous vulunics on Jewish cultural subjects, the most recent one of which on the Talcs of the Bible, written for children, just appeared, is a note4l critic and authority on playwriting. She is also a very popular lecturer. The lecture will be followed by dis¬ cussion, open to everyone. Refresh¬ ments will be served. Townspeople as well as students are cordially invited to attend. T. I. SISTERHOOD BOARD MEETING TJie regular board meeting of the T. I. Sisterhood will take place at the lioiiie of Mfii. h. Levin, 2^05 Bryden Road, B'exley. Monday evening, October SSth, at 8 P. M. Rabbi Werne Will Discuss ''Bible Difficulties '' In First Open Foruna Rabbi Isaac Werne will discuss "Bible Dtfnculties" in his first Open Forum lecture Friday evening, November Ist, at the Agudath Achim Temple. Among other things, he will point out the problems of interpretation confront¬ ing the average reader of the Bible and suggest methods that-may be applied in their solution. Following the lecture, there will be an Open Forum discussion of questions relating thereto, as well as to topics of general Jewish interest. In order to lend more color and en¬ tertainment to the program, Cantor An¬ sel Freedman has organized a mixed choir which will assist him in the rendi¬ tion of appropriate selections in English and Hebrew. The Choir will be directed by Samuel R. Goldman uf the Hillel Foundation and consists of the follow¬ ing :— Mrs. Morris Bornstein, the Misses Fay B. Snider, Clara and Mina Volk; Messrs. Harry and J. Ableman, Jacob Coopersmith, Henry Cowan, Arthur Gil- berg, David and Jacob Hurwit.:, Julius Snider, and Master Sokolov. The Connnittee in charge wish to em¬ phasize the fact that the Open Forum programs are in no sense a religious service; they are rather educational iti character, and are calculated to provide spiritual entertainment as well as en¬ lightenment. The programs will cotn- inence promptly at 8 o'clock regardless of the size of the audience, and the public is cordially invited. Hermine Schonthal Commu¬ nity House Is Given Be¬ quest By the Will of Lewis Hyman Both Bryden Road and Broad Street Temples Are to Share in Hyman Estate NEW YORK.—(SPL)—The will and codicil left by Lewis H>man, for¬ mer Columbus, Ohio, resident, who died Sept. 26, on file for probate here today in surrogate court, directs his estate of "over $10,000" in personal property, after all debts are paid, to be divided as fol¬ lows : Sophie Ilyinan, widow, of 145 West Seventy-ninth Street, is to be given a life interest in the residue, with the principal at her death divided equally between his two children, Harry A. Hyman of ol University Place and Arthur D. Hyman of 235 West Seventy-sixth Street. If the widow, however, remarries, then she is to receive that allowed to her under the interstate law, the re¬ mainder to go equally between the two children. The Congregation Shaaray Tefila West End Synagogue is given $500. The Congregation Temple Israel of Bryden Road, and the Hermine Schon¬ thal Community House, both of Colum¬ bus, are bcqucathctt $200 each. Tlie Congregation Tifereth Israel of Columbus, Ohio, the Orthodox Jewish Home of MOG Myrtle Avenue, and the Orthodox Temple, bnth of Cincinnati, O', and Sadie and Doreta Hyman of Lhicoln, 111., each are given $100. The United Aged Home Moshav Se- kenim, and the Aged Home Beth Scke- nim, both of Jerusalem, Palestine, each are given $50. C. J. W. TO SPONSOR FOUR LUNCHEON BOOK REVIEWS The Educational Committee of the Council of Jewish W^oinen will sponsor a series of four luncheon book reviews, the first of which will be held on Mon¬ day, November 18th, at Lazarus Tea Room. Rabbi Jacob Tar.shish will re¬ view "A Rich Young Man,'* by Atten¬ borough. For the second of the scries Mrs. Edith McChirc Patterson of Day¬ ton has been engaged. Mrs. Elma Ehr¬ lich Levinger will review "Novels of the Great War," at the third luncheon. Rabbi Tarshish will give the last book review. Watch the Chronicle for fur¬ ther details concerning the series of luncheon-book reviews. Columbus Jewry will celebrate the an¬ niversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration with two important meet¬ ings in the month of November under the auspices of tbe Colnmbus Zionist District, it was announced today by Robert L. Mellman, president of the Dis¬ trict. On Sunday, November .Ird, at the Co¬ lumbus Hebrew School Auditorium on Rich Street, the first oHicial meeting of the Sieason will take place with Elma Ehrlich Levinger, well-known writer and platform speaker, and Allan Tar¬ shish, former regional director of> the Ohio United Palestine Appeal and at present serving on the local executive board of the District, as the principal speakers." A special musical program has been arranged by Rev. An.shcl Freedman. The official election of officers for the com¬ ing year will be held at this meeting and all Zionist members in good standing are entitled to cast ballots at this meeting. In addition to the nominees selected by the nominating committee, there will also be nominations allowed from the floor. An unusual treat in store for Colum¬ bus Jewry will be the presence, of Alau- ricc Samuel on November l-lth for an address at a meeting place to he desig¬ nated during the next few days and which will be .-innounced in the next is¬ sue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, Mr. Samuel has recently returned from the scenes of outbreaks between Arabs and Jews hi Palestine and will give a vivid personal survey of the causes, incidents and experiences endured during those weeks of suspense and horror. He will be brought here under the auspices of the Columbus Zionist Dis¬ trict with the, cooperation of the Senior and Junior Hadassah groups and also the Avukah organization at Ohio State University. An appropriate musical program will be arranged for the Samuel meeting. Columbus Jewry will be given a scries of very interesting meetings this year and it is hoped that the meetings on Novem¬ ber ^Ird and the meeting with Samuel on November Mth will be overwhelm¬ ingly attended. NEW YORK.—Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain was the guest Sund.iy at tea of -Felix M. Warburg, Chairman of the Admin¬ istrative Cotnniittcc of the Jewish Agency Council, at the tatter's country estate in White Plains, N. Y. Accom¬ panied by his daughter, Ishbcl, the Pre¬ mier spent an hour with Mr, Warburg. In response to an incpnry concerning the visit of the Premier, Mr. Warburg m,idc the followini,' statement: "It is a very beautiful compliment paid by the Prime Minister, which I h.id no reason to eicppct. Tlie spirit of the visit and the conversation, so far as I am con"- cerned, were a great joy and satisfac¬ tion and the Prime Minister's attitude toward the many problems with which he has to deal, I consider exceptionally fine and the fairest I have ever seen." Amccn Rihani,' author of "The Maker of Modern Arabia," and principal del¬ egate of Arabic societies m the Uijitcd States, appeared before the Premier on Saturday to present the Arab side in the Palestine case. According to Rihani, he expressed the wish to Premier Mac¬ Donald that Palestine be included in a free, united Arab federation. He asked that Great Britain hold the Palestine Mandate "in trust" for the Arabs. The Arab delegate stated after the interview that the Premier liad assured him he will permit no injustice to the Palestine Arab population and asked tliat the re¬ sults of the Commission of Inquiry be awaited. Before calling on Mr. Warburg on Sunday, the Premier and Ids daughter , were the guests of Miss Lillian D. Wald, at Saugatuck, Conn., returning later Sunday to Nev/ York City, where the Premier was the guest of honor at a dinner in the Henry Street Scltlcmwt- Many Reservations Already Made For Jr. Hadassah Gypsy Parly The committee in charge of the Junior Hadassah Gypsy Party, to be held Tues¬ day evening at 8 o'clock at the Zulu Hut, is enthusiastic in its announcement of the arrangements for the affair. The number of reservations which have al¬ ready been received indicate that mem¬ bers of the organization arc equally as enthusiastic, and that there will be a large crowd present to enjoy an evening of fun. The program uicludes songs by Gypsy chorus, a Gypsy dance by Miss Rosella Frank, a dramatic sketch by ttrliss Mina Nupuf, a parody on the Witches Scene of Macbeth, In which the part of the witches will be portrayed by Miss Mary Deitsch, Miss Martha Gure¬ vitz, and Mrs. Saul Slaveu. There will be also numerous surprise stunts, re- WILL BE INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT OF BROAD ST. TEMPLE SUN¬ DAY EVENING I. H. Schlezinger NOTES FROM THE INFANTS' HO;[ME OF OHIO Contributions from the following were received at the home:—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stcinhauser in memory of Mrs, Sarah Seivitz of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Basch in memory of Mr. Lewis Hyman of New York, Mr. Joseph Schonthal in memory of Mrs. Max Segal of ChillicoUie. Mrs. C. K, Stiefel an<T Mrs. Frank Basch in memory of their father, Mr. Rosenthal: Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Basch in memory of Mrs. Deming. Donations were received from Knights of Israel Lodge, of Columbus, Mrs. A. Levin¬ stein of Chicago and Mr. L. R. Polster. freshments, and dancing. ^ Guests may wear gypsy costumes, but such attire is not necessary. The party is free for i<aid-up members of Junior Hadassali, and tliose wishing to pay dues at the door may do so, if reserva¬ tions are made in advance. A charge of 50 cents will tie made for guests, who should also make reservations with Miss Freda Levy or Miss Dorothy Tucker- nimt. Mr, I. II. Schlezinger will be in¬ stalled as President of the Tifcrcth Xs- lael Congregation on East Broad Street at a Simchas Torah dinner to be held at the Temple, under the sponsorship of the Tifcrctli Israel Sisterhood, Sunday, October 27th, at « P. M. Other officers to be installed at this time include, Mr. Max Bogatin, vice-president; Sol Roth, , Financial Secretary; Louis Brandt, Re¬ cording Secretary; and Harry Masser, Treasurer. One of the participants on the pro¬ gram is Mr,. Sam Fine, a member oE the Temple Choir, who will render sev¬ eral vocal selections among which is "Eili Eili," and Tosti's "Good Bye," Mr. Fine will be accompanied on the piano by Mrs. J. Cohen. Another fea¬ ture of entertainment will be Mary Jane Justice whose talent is already known to tlic Columbus public, and needs no in¬ troduction. She is an entertainer of ex¬ ceptional ability. Miss Charlotte Sherry will render several ptaiio selections.. Mrs. M. N. Siegel, Mrs* Sam Fine and Mrs. T. Polster are chairmen for this affair. IVREEYOH HUIt«MA6E BAIM Mrs. J. Friedland, Oiairman uf ti»: Rummage Sale, asks tfiat all iticmhcva and th<ir friends collect thctr rumniakg« at once, and upon culling her, fame wit be picked up. mmm
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Central Ohi»s Only
Jewish Newspaper
Reaching Every Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Devolcd to American
and
Jewish Ideals
Vol. XII — No. 42
COLUMIWS, OHIO, OCrOi'.RR 2S, np.,j
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
Local B'nai B'rith Lodge Will
Celebrate 70tlt Birthday
Of Alfred M. Cohen
Cliisa of Candidiitcs Will He Ini¬ tiated Some Time in Novem¬ ber at the ProRrcss Cluh, Parsons Avenue
BIG COMMUNAL DINNER TOOK PLACE IN CINCIN¬ NATI, OCTOBER 2'ith
PROMINENT DAYTON AT- TOilNKY WILL AKDRKSS O. S. U. STUDENTS SUN¬ DAY MORNING
The olTicers of Zion Lodge No. G2, I. O. B. B., arc lookliip^ forvv.-ird to a Inr^c ttirnout at the next big open mcctiiig of the Lodge, at the PrORrcss Club, 142 Parsons Avenue, sometime in November when Alfred M. Cohen NiRht will be celebrated amidst inueli pomp nnd cere¬ mony. The entire comnutuity has hcen invited to participate in the celebration arraliRcd by the local B'nai B'rith Lodfic in honor of the International President ot the Independent Order B'nai B'rith who has devoted a life-timc of service to Jewish causes and instittltions.
Mr. Cohen was 70 years of .-ige on October IDth, having been horn in Cin- cninati on October iOtli, 185H. lie was educated in the Cincinnati public schools, and is a graduate of the Cincinnati Law School. Aniong his outstanding services are the international presidency of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith since 1820, Chairmanship of the Board of Governors ot the Hebrew Union College, and two terms in the Ohio State senate. Mr. Cohen was Ihe Democratic and In¬ dependent Jlctmblicnn Nominee for Mayor, in 1900. He has served twice as presidential elector and was president ol the Ohio Electoral CoIIckc. He is presi¬ dent of the People's Bank and Savings Co. of Ciiv:innati and is identified with numerous civic, educational, .ind philan¬ thropic activities in the Queen City.
Mr. Cohen was secretary of the Rock¬ dale Avenue Temple from the age of 21 to BO, and is past president of the Temple. At 17 he was founder and president of the Cincinnati Young Men's Hebrew Association, and later served as National President of the Y. M. H. A. His interest in youth was also evidenced by his leadership in having the B'nai B'rith establish Hillel Foundations for Jewish Students at various Universities.
Mr. Cohen has spoken in this city be¬ fore Christian as well as Jewish bodies. He is one of the outstanding public men ot Ohio.
A conmiunal dinner was celebrated at llic Hotel Alms in Cincinnati on Thurs day, October 24th, marking the 70th birthday anniversary of Mr. Cohen. The speakers included Mayor Murray Sca- songood. Dr. David Phillipson, honorary president of the Central Conference oi American Rabbis and Rabbi of tlic Rockdale Temple in Cincinnati; Mr. Sid¬ ney G. Kusworm of Dayton, Ohio, grad¬ uate of the Cincinnati Law School and President of the District Grand Lodge No. 2, L O. B. B. Mr. Carl E. Pritz was Chairman of the dinner, and Mr. Leonard H. Freiberg served as toast- master.
The local celebration in honor of the 70th birthday anniversary of Alfred M, Cohen will take place sometime in No¬ vember. Full particulars will appear in forthcoming issues of the Chronicle.
Outstanding Lecture Series For the Year 19294930 To Be Sponsored By the Jewish Cooperative League of Columbus
Gntirc Jewish Community Will Co-oiierate in Putting Interesting Program Over—^Tlic FoHowinf? Are IJeing ConHidercd As Pros¬ pective SpeaUerw: Miehael StninKc, Noted Poetess, Play¬ wright and Actress; Dr. David Seabiiry, Noted Ameri¬ can Psychologiat; Princess Der Ijng of the Manchii Court; Maurice Samuel, and James Waterman Wise
AIJ.AN TAnSHISH IS INSTUUMKNTAI. IN ARUANGING
SERIES OF BIG EVENTS UNDER LEAGUE'S
AUSPICES
Sidney G. KuHWorin
The Jewisli btiiJciits of Oliio State Uniyt:r<;ity will have a splendid oiipor- tiiuity Siiiiday nioniine at 11 u'clnck at thii H'nai IJ'rith Hillul Foundation, DG E. 18th Avenue, to hear one ot the out- btandtnt; B*nni B'ritli men of the United States, Sidney G- Kusworm, promiiitnt Dayton Attorney, who will address them on "The Religion of College Students. Mr. Kusworm needs no intrmluction to readers of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, lie is well hnown here, as he is in Day¬ ton, where he has been active in civic, educational, and religious affairs for many years. Mr. Kusworm will he in¬ troduced «by Rabbi Lee J. Levinger, ex¬ ecutive director of the Hillel Found.i- tiou.
Mrs. Levinger To Address Meeting of 0. S. U.
Prof. Russell To Address T. L Brotherhood On Wednes¬ day Evening^ Oct. 30th
Splendid Profrram Has Been Ar¬ ranged by the Ofiicers for Big Dinner-Meeting
As was announced hi a recent issue of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, the Brothcr'- haod of the East Broad Street Temple is starting out a New Year with a bang. The ofHcers have arrang<:d' a splendid prof?ram for the firbt big dinner-meeting to be held on Wednesday evening, Oc¬ tober 30th, in the social hall of the Temple.
Ttte chief speaker for this occasion will be Prof. G. Oscar Ru<^sell, head of the Phonetics Department at Ohio State University and director of the Univer¬ sity's speech defect clinic. Dr. Russell a brilliant personality, a forceful speaker who knows how to talk on the most abstruse subject in a i»pular vein. The title of his address will he "How To Become a Pleasant and Interesting Speaker." Mr. Frank V. Bayer, presi¬ dent of the Brotherhood, will preside.
The meeting will be open to the ladies as well as the men of the East Broad Street Temple.
The Cooperative League of Jewish Urj;ani7ations of Columbu'; under the Ic.'idcrship of Mrs. Sol G"kl.vpi>arhig an outstandin-j lecture bcries for the >ear liHiU-in-'ll). This-is the be¬ ginning of one of the mo.st important activities to \)c instituted hy the League as a yearly aifair, it was annoluiced by Mrs. (loldsinith, president of the League. .\1Iaii Tarshibh, chairnian of the lec¬ ture committee, h.is placed a tentative list of national personalities before the League for consideration and during the next few weeks, a definite program of either three or four lectures will be ac¬ cepted for hearing during the next few month<;.
If the Leatjue will have a series of three, the charge for the entire proRrant will be one dollar and a half for the course, or seventy-five cent"! for each seiiaratc lecture. If the series will be four, the subscription price for the course will he two dollars, or one dollar for each separate lecture.
The expense involved in bringing these personalities to Columbus is un¬ usually high, because of the high calibre and standard of their achievements, and it is therefore the purpose of the com¬ mittee to seek the hearty and full sup¬ port of all organisations and their mem¬ bers to subscribe to the entire course unreservedly.
In the selecting of the series for this year, the lecture committee wilt compose a program which will appeal to all ele¬ ments of the community In order that every one will Iind their own special at¬ traction in this group of lectures,
B'NAI B'RITH BRIDGE PARTY
ON MONDAY EVENING,
OCTOBER 28tli
AddrcRR WiU Be Delivered liy Mr.
Ju.sGpli C. Goodninn; All Members
ami Their Ladies Invited
"If Children Could ChnoHc Their Par- ," has berotnc very jwpiilar with Jntdieiicci and is in great demand. Dr. Scnliinj is one of the bij.sicst consulting Iv,jchohit?ists hi New York City. His Ii''ok, "Growing Into Life," called the if'^tilIil Chart.! of youth, has been widely foinnieiiteil uiion. He is a charming -¦jlicakcr known for his ability to be pop¬ ular without being sHperficial.
iler Imperial Highness, Princess Der Lin:; (if tlie Mancliu Court, uf the Late KniiJress Dowager T/u Hsi of China, la ahn being con-jidercd as a probable at¬ traction in the series. Her subject, "At the Maiichu Court,'* has aroused wide intcicbt wherever .she has appeared.
As a concluding attraction for the lec¬ ture jirogram, the committee has con¬ tracted for Maurice Samuel and James Waterman Wi^e to appear in a debate oil March 12th on the subject, "Is Mod¬ ern Yomh Irreligious?" Mr. Samuel ii. an outbtaiKling national personality in the Zionist field, a writer of great abil¬ ity, and a most forceful or.itor .always in great demand, James Waterman Wise, ahlio the son of Dr. Stephen Wise, is so famous in his own name. He is known for his writings, his messages on the platform which aUvays cause deep thoMght-provoking reaction, and at pres¬ ent he is the Executive Secretary of the National' Avukah Organization.
During the next few weeks bulletins will he mailed out to all members of organizations with an outline of the de¬ scription of personalities on the course and extending an invitation to each one to subscribe for the''full course. If the
On Monday cvciihig, October 28th, the local U'nai B'rith will entertain the mem¬ bers, wives, and their lady friends with a Bridge Party at the Progress Club, M2 Parsons Avenue. The chief speaker of the evening will he Mr. Joseph C Goodman, who has recently returned from an extensive tour of Euto]K:. His topic will be "Prague," one of the oldest Jewish communities of Europe, where Mr. Goodman recently visited.
Mr.s. Tillie Kosentbal, I0.:>t) Hrydeii Road, will he the hostess for the occa¬ sion.
Originally Monday night's meeting was to have been held in honor of Al¬ fred M. Cohen, who.sc 70tli birthday aii- nivcr-'-ary was cclebratc |
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