Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1931-02-13

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Vol. XV—No. 7
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FEBRUARY 13, 1931
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BytheWay By David Schwartz
( Be Sure to Hear Rabbi I Mann on February 18th
Now Would You 7
What .would you do if, say, your em¬ ployer called you in tomorrow morning and told you he would triple your salary? Or if yoti have no employer, say, your wealthy  uncle  in Africa expired  from pneumokonis or polcomelitis and left you an income of several hundred dollars a week. What would you do? Would you buy a trunk? Charlie Did Well, anyway, that is what I am told Charlie Chaplin didj and since by a gen¬ eral consensus of opinion, he is a scion of the House of Israel, I suppose it is kosher for me to dWcll on him.
Charlie Chaplin was playing in the legitimate when, out of a clear sky, he was approached by the movie people with one of their bigger and better checks.
He was vcrj; happy—and he" went out and bought a trunk.
In Every "Weigh" Ah, you say, of course. That's just what jrou would do. You would buy a trunk, to put the new dresses yoti always wanted to buy, the hew suits, all the new thingamajigs that water your moiith as you go,window shopping.
And so,  Chaplin's associates thought But they raised the trunk and it was too heavy.   It couldn't have been just clothes. And every day  in every "weigh," it became heavier and heavier. Books What was the trunk for? , Books. All his life, Chaplin had looked with , greedy eyes at the bookstalls.   He had a real taste for the best literature—Aes¬ chylus, Plato, Schopenhauer. ,
And since, he has gone on adding to his possessions of this nature, until to¬ day he has one of the largest private li¬ braries on the coast.
Ingratitude A true story, this, although it has no loye angle. It happened in the small to middling town of y. The Jewish congre¬ gation there advertised for. a ralAi, stressing the fact that they particularly wanted one who was a good speaker.
A very personable young fellow by the name of C. applied^ He was invited to deliver a trial sermon. '
He came—he spoke—he conquered and got the contract. For twelve years he stayed on the job. Then the war broke out—and the presi- ¦ dent of the congregation happening to be in England at the time, cabled to hia congregation asking that they initiate- ef¬ forts to secure his release.
The rabbi cabled back that he had a brother in England, and he felt sure his brother could explain matters to the au¬ thorities and obtain the president's free¬ dom. -.   Sure enough, the brother came to see ,   the  president—and secured  his  release. But  the  president  found out  that the brother was neither of the Jewish race nor of the Jewish persuasion. Result—the rabbi lost his ppsftion.
Perils of Prophecy Fourteen years ago, a young chap by the name::of Louis Sobol worked for a time on a-New Haven newspaper.
The city editor of that paper was a man by'the name of-H. I. Philips.
One day Philips called in Sobol and told. him he was wasting his time— "You'll never make a newspapermap." he (old him. So Sobol left for New York. And about the same time Philips left for New York.
Philips, soon achieved no little promi¬ nence with a. column called "The Sun Dial." .And Sobol, too, graduated into a columnist on another sheet. Last, week, they met for the first time. "Do you remember, Hy,""said Sobol, "you told me I would never make newspaperman?"
"Certainly," replied Philips, "and it has taken you fourteen years to find that out."
«Oi!erite>" Said the Hahbi
Joseph J. Cummins, publisher of the
Detroit Jewish Chronicle and the B'nai
B'rith Messenger of Los Angeles, tells
this one.
In Salt Lake'C^ity. the orthodox rabbi was in the habit of taking long walks on which he would, to quote Tennyson, be "wrapt in nameless reverie," dreaming away aboiit the problems of his people and the affairs of theology.
One Christmas morning, as he wended his way on his daily walk, he "was inter¬ rupted in his dreaming by a R.eform Jew¬ ish leader of the city who saluted him with: "Good morning, rabbi, a merry Christmas."
The rabbi, dazedj stopped, looked at his co-religionist, shook his head and said "Olle-right." And his daily reverie continued.
Not That It Matters, But— Louis Weizenkorn, author of "Five Star Final," is married to the e;t-fiancee of Rabbi Cantor, who was killed in the Ukraine, along with Dr. Israel Fried¬ lander.
Gossip has it that the central character of Hecht's "A Jew in Love" was drawn with certain modifications from life, to be more detailed from the life of a well known publisher—who is also interested in theatricals.
Rabbi Abraham Burstein, rabbi-poet- wit, is planning to have Frank Adams of the World, Fannie Hurst and Harry Hershfield as his guests at the Passover Seder.
Louis Resnick, big publicity and press agent man from St. Louis, la in charge of the publicity of the major efforts to relieve unemployed distress.
And Brother David, of the same last name, press agents for the National Society for the Prevention of BlindiiesSf while Isabel Janowicz, a brightraiss from Hazelton, Pa., edits "Saving Sight," is¬ sued by same organization.
(Continued on page 4)
Dinner Meeting at the Deshler-
Wallich Will Be Held Under
Hillel AuBpiccs
Rabbi LouIb L. Mann, of Sinai
Temple,   Chicago,   one   of   the
outstanding spiritual leaders of
American Jewry and successor
to the late and never-to-be-for-
a   gotten Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, will .
(   be the guest speaker at a ban- {
I   qnet of the Hillel alumni of Ohio |
}   State University to be given at }
V the   Deshler-Wallick   Hotel   on \
J   Wednesday   evening,   February j
I   18th, at 6:30 o'clock.    Rcserva- (
E   tions can be made by calling the C
I   Hillel Foundation, Walnut 1628. ||
I      The theme of Rabbi Mann*s
]   address   will   be   "The   Jewish
J   Problem; Is It Jewish or Chris- j
tian?" and will deal with varir :
ous aspects of the great Jewish i
problem of world Jewry today. (
Originally scheduled for Feb- |
ruary  4th, this  dinner-meeting 1
in honor of Rabbi Mann, who is ^
national director of the B'nai ;
B'rith Hillel Foundation move- (
ment, was postponed till Febru- I
ary 18th on account of the rab- [
bi's illness.   Over 125 reaerva- 5
tions have already been made 1
for this affair which is open to \
former students and graduates \
of Ohio State University.
Cornell Hillel Team Wins in
Debate with 0. S. U.
Hillel
J
Center Council Plans Novel Open   House   Program
Large Attendance Marked the
Contest   between   Two   Well
Known Foundations
A splendid attendance marked the de¬ bate between the Hillel Foundation of Cornell University and the iHillel Foun¬ dation of Ohio State University last Sun¬ day) evening, February 8tli, at the New Virginia Hotel. Mr. Joseph C. Good¬ man, formerly president of the local Foundation's Advisory Board and now treasurer of Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai B'rith; acted as chiiirman for the evening. He was introduced by the president of Zion Lodge, Ben Z. Neustadt.
The judges for the contest were Oscar A. Brown, Robert L. Mellman and Prof. Albert H. Gottlieb of Ohio State Uni¬ versity. The question discussed by the debaters was "Resolved That the General Establishment of Jewish Parochial Schools in the U. S. Is Desirable." The O. S. U. Hillel team defended the af¬ firmative side of the question while the Cornell Hillel team championed the negative side. Ohio State's team was comprised of Phillip Millstone, [Willard Levine, and Lozier Caplan; CorneH's team consisted of the following:—Jacob M. Blinkoff, Albert M. ParesS, and Meyer Rothwacks.
The decision of the judges was ren¬ dered after careful deliberation and ma¬ ture reflection; the decision was given to the visiting debaters who were lauded by all present for their splendid forensic andi intellectual talents as displayed Sun¬ day evening. , 1
TUNE    IN    ON    RABBI
JACOB TARSHISH
TOMORROW
The 13th of a series of radio sermons will be broad¬ cast from the Bryden Road Temple tomorrow (Sunday) at 11 a. ni.
The theme of the rabbi's address will he "What God Expects of Every Man."
The radio addresses of Rabbi Tarshish have evoked responses from all over the state; even folk from neigh¬ boring states have sent in letters expressing their ap¬ preciation. The oflicers of the Temple want to make it clearly understood that the Sunday services are inter¬ denominational in character and are open to the general public.
"A Day Connplete," which is being planned by the Schonthal Center Council of Activities for Sunday, March 1, will introduce into Columbus one of the most novel open-house programs to he pre¬ sented in this city for some time. Every member of the council is hard at work in order to.make this affair a success. The entire day Will be devoted to the various activities at. the center. Activities which will intere.<!.J every memher in the family, from the ages of five to 105 will be pre¬ sented.
Among the many attractions planned for the open-house day arc:—^An inter¬ city debate between the Columbus and Cincinnati teaims of the Mid-Western Debating league; boxing and wrestling exhibitions by the leading boxers, and wrestlers in central Ohio; a play titled, "A Purim Surprise," will be presented by the Senior dramatics class; furniture and sign posters will be,displayed by the manual training and art classes of the center; clever skits will be presented by menibers' of the coming Y. M. H. A. re¬ vue;, a buffet supper; and to top the day's program^—a dance program by a well- known orchestra. What'H all this cost? Not one red penny. And you, , your friends and anyone else interested are cordially invited to attend this gala event as guests of the Schonthal Center,
Rabbi James G. Heller of Cincinnati Urges
The Liberalization of the Creed of
American Refoihm Judaism
Spiritual Leader of Prominent Cincinnati Congregation Comes
Out for the Abandonment of Belief in Direct Revelation; also
For the Revision of the! Idea of Israel aa "The Chosen
People"; Declares That the Future of Judaism
in America Should Be Liberal In Tendency
Thie Late Dr. J. L. Hausman Was Well-KnowD In
Kansas
Next Regular Meeting of Ha¬ dassah Will Take Place Feb. 17th
Mrs. Herman Lieverman, 1025 Lock¬ bourne Road, wil! give a report on the Hadassah Tri-State Regional Conference recently held in Columbus at the Neil House, at the next regular meeting of Hadassah which will take place Tuesday afternoon, February 17th, at 2 b'clock, at the' Neil House. Mfs. W. A. Hersch" j will preside. ,      *
Following. Mrs. Lieverman's report, Mrs. Justin L. Sillman, 272 Kent Ave¬ nue, will read Jewish Current Events, and Mrs. Loliis Schlezinger, 146 Stanford Avenue, will review the life of Mr. Na¬ than Straus. ^ The guest speaker of the afternoon will be Mr. Justin L. Sillman, past president of the local B'nai B'rith. The subject of his address' will be on ."The History of B'nai B'rith."
Ih order to present a report on paid up members to National Hadassah the finan¬ cial secretary, Mrs. Herman Lieverman, asks the cooperation of all members to please send in their dues;
The Senior Hadassah, Junior Hadas¬ sah, and the Hadassah Buds will observe Hadassah Sabbath on Friday, February 27th, at. the: East Broad Street Temple. Aaron M. Neustadt, editor of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, will'be the speaker of the evening.   ' -
Arrangements for the-Linen Shower which will be held on March 1st at the Neil House are being made.        ',
Community Invited to Attend
Ivreeyoh Cabaret Dance
February 18th
Everything is in readiness for the an¬ nual Cabaret dance to be held at the Neil House next Wednesday evening, Febru¬ ary 18th, under the auspices of the. Ivreeyoh Society,
. The following, committees are in charge of the affair: — Tickets, Mrs: Samuel Brief; Music, Mrs., Earl Reed; Flowers, Mrs. Samuel J. Schlonsky; Chairman, Mrs. Ben Tolpen, and Mrs. Robert N. Suid; Card Tables, Mrs. Joseph Solove and Mrs. Max S. Bogatin;,Refreshments, Mrs. Frank Kauffman; Mrs. A. Seff, and Mrs. S. Brief will be at the door.. Frank Ferneau's Orchestra has been engaged to furnish the dance music. An unusual and most entertaining program has been ar¬ ranged for this occasion.
The Ivreeyoh Society has beet^ doing splendid work in Columbus on behalf of the Columbus Hebrew School for many years. Come and enjoy the evening of February 18th in dancing and other forins bf 'amusement, and at the same time help this wortliy organization.
CINCINNATI—Abandonment of the traditional concept of prayer as a peti¬ tion, in favor of prayer as contemplation; belief in immorality to be urged, but not to he compulsory; abandonment of belief in direct revelation; and revision of the idea of Israel as "the chosen peo¬ ple," in the sense that they are the direct divine selection, in favor of the thought that they possess "a precious heritage of a unique vision of the truth" are some of the changes in the concepts of Re¬ form Judaism that are recommended by Rabbi, James G. Heller of Cincinnati in his statement just issued on "A Program for. Judaism in America."
Rabbi Heller occupies the pulpit of the former founder of Reform Judaism in America—the late Isaac Mayer Wise. He is an officer of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, a member of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College and a member of the Ad¬ ministrative Committee of the Zionist Organization of America. His statement is appearing exclusively in The Ameri¬ can Israelite as a series of three articles, The first article, appearing today, bears the sub-title, A Liberal Creed.
"We can no longer accept the Ortho¬ dox tradition either as to the Torali or as to the Oral Law," says Rabbi Heller. "Prophecy becomes a vision of ethical and religious genius, not confined to any time or place,, only to be judged by its fruits. '
Self-Criticism Necessary "My opinion is that the future of Ju¬ daism in this land should be liberal in tendency, even more liberal than Reform Judaism is now for manyof its teachers. The more we understand our age, the more the principles of truth it has dis-
mon man, the less shall we be able and should we be able, to resist the universal movement. We owe ourselves the duty of patient and calm self-criticism. There are some things upon which we should make no concessjona. We must not give way to a point where we shall be no longer Jewish and no longer have a re¬ ligion. Perhaps it is mere blindness on my part, but I believe that in the ideas I have proposed there are both, an ad¬ herence to the essentials of Jewish tradi¬ tion, and a task for us to put our hands to. None of the concepts presented sCems to be at variance with the best thought of our day, with that of men like White¬ head, Alexander, Eddington, Jeans, and even with Einstein.
This therefore is the first of the three things we need for Judaism in America: a clear-cut statement of what we believe, a belief not too precise and not too vague, one which shall be Jewish and yet which shall appeal to those who know some¬ thing of the discoveries of science and psychology."
Three Trends
At; the outset Rabbi Heller cited three trends as he sees them: first, toward a liberalization of Orthodoxy; second, to¬ ward a "very liberal crcdal interpretation of Judaism" by the Conservatives; and third, "the notable reaction in Reform Judaism itself toward the reintroduction of many discarded and disused ceremoni¬ als and customs, toward increased use of an instruction in the Hebrew language, toward a more sympathetic attitude on the part of an .ever-growing number of rabbis toward Zionism—not only toward Zionism as an organized movement, but equally toward the philosophy of Jewish,
covered become the portion of the com-  life that is central to it.'
The late Dr. J. L. Hausman of Marys ville, Kansas, who died in Columbus re¬ cently, at the age of 73 years, after a long and nerve-racking illness, was one 6i the best known men in Kansas where he had' practiced medicine for 37 years, He was liked, not only because of his kindliness and generosity, but also be¬ cause of his exalted standing as a physi¬ cian. He was a native of Poland, having been born in the city of Warsaw. After completing his time in the Polish army and graduating from a medical college there, he decided to come to the United States to seek advancement in a land of liberty.. He arrived in St. Joseph, Mis¬ souri, in 1891, where he attended Ens- worth Medical College, graduating with honors.three years later. Upon his grad¬ uation he located in Marysville, Kansas, where he soon established a successful and lucrative practice among all classes of people.
Dr. Hausman was active in every civic aud cultural project launched in Marys¬ ville, always doing his part manfidly and in a spirit of public service.
Funeral services and interment took place in Toledo where most of his chil¬ dren and relatives reside. He is sur¬ vived by his widow, his sons, Louis, Nathan and Benjamin Hausman of Toledo, and Myer Hausman of Columbu's.
Come to the Junior Council
Formal Dance on February
28th
Jehan Warliker
Jehan Warliker, known as Prince See-^ sodia of. India, will be the last speaker in the Bryden Road Temple Lecture Course to take place on March 17th.
His subject will be "Problems of India." ,
Bob Jennings' Orchestra -will furnish the dance music for the Junior Council Formal to be given on Saturday, Fcbru'- ary 28th, at the Ionian Room of the Deshler Hotel. The committee on ar¬ rangements has spared no expense to make this dance the most worthwhile of the season. Miss Helen Smith and Miss Katharine Goodman are in charge of ar¬ rangements. The ticket committee con¬ sists of Miss Jean Dashefsky, Sylvia Co¬ hen, Bessie Yenkin, Alice Luft, Charlotte Karger, Faynne Young,.Leah Ritter, Eva Pier and Phyllis Snyder. Miss Bertha Swartz-is in charge of orchestra.
The tickets are $2.00 per couple and members and non-members are welcome.
Don't forget the date—Saturday, Feb¬ ruary 28t!i.
Notes from Zion Lodge No. 62, B'nai B'rith
Numerous members of Zion Lodge No. C2, B'nai B'rith, showed their fine co¬ operative spirit and example of living up to the ideals of the principles of B'nai B'rith, at the meeting held last Monday evening at the New Virginia Hotel, by volunteering to assist in one of the most important itasks confronting the lodge each year.
A large number of delinquent dues cards were assigned to members of the Propaganda Committee and others who volunteered to serve, in order that a care¬ ful check up should occur before the next meeting.
It is hoped that many of those who are concerned in overlooking their dues ac¬ counts will give full cooperation to the members of this committee in their as¬ signment.
A new feature of each meeting is the discussion of Jewish current events by Allan Tarshish. This last meeting was the second assignment of this program and according to the reaction of all pres¬ ent, the news items are constantly be¬ coming more interesting. It is expected that this discussion of Jewish current events will be a regular feature for each meeting hereafter.
Ladies' Auxiliary Meeting
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ahavath Sholem Congregation will hold its next regular meeting on Sunday afternoon, February 22nd, at 2:30 o'clock at the Ahavath Sholem Congregation. All members are urged to be present.
Brotherhood Meeting
On Thursday evening, February IBth, at 8 P. M. the Agudath Achim Brother¬ hood will hold a special meeting at which Rabbi Isaac Werne will be the chief speaker. An open forum discussion will follow the rabbi's address.
Why Not Attend the Bible
Class Conducted by Rabbi
Tarshish?
The fourth of the series of lectures on the "Biographical Study of the Bible" will be given by Rabbi Tarshish Sunday evening, February 15th, at 8 P. M. The subject will be, "Saul, David and Sol¬ omon," dealing with the first kings oi the Jewish people. This Bible class has heen very popular with the non-Jewisli people of Columbus. We would like very much to have a larger attendance of the members of our congregation. They were the ones who asked for it originally and they should be present.
4 Events on the Prograni of Local junior Hadassah
'Rabbi ^iviin io Speak at Neil House on February 17th
Four events remain on the program of the Columbus unit of Junior Hadassah for the month of February.
The regular meeting of the organiza¬ tion will be held Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Neil House. The following program will be presented: Prayer, by Miss Rose winter; Prelude, "Art," by Miss Rose Schalit; and vocal selections hy Miss Minna Volk. Miss Louise Stitt, of the department of economics at Ohio State University, will be the speaker of the af¬ ternoon. Her subject will be, "Women ¦in Modern Industry."
Rabbi Solomon Rivlin will be the speaker at a meeting of the cultural group on Tuesday evening, February. 17, at the Neil House. His subject will be "The Dtvelopment of Jewish Literature."
A formal tea, honoring members of the organization who have earned or contrib¬ uted $5.00 towards the sale of "Time," fund-raising project of the organization, will be held on Sunday afternoon, Feb¬ ruary 22, at the home of Miss Ruth Frank, &37 Bryden Road. Miss Tessie Grossman and Miss Eva Wolman are in charge, with the 12 "Hour Captains" serving as hostesses. The following program will be presented, under the direction of Mrs, Louis Nachman: Tap dancing, by Miss Geraldine Ginsberg; musical selections, by Miss Mildred Gor¬ don.
A bridge party and entertainment, proceeds of which will benefit the local administration fund of Junior Hadassah, will be held on Wednesday evening, Feb¬ ruary 25, at the Columbus Women's Club. Miss Annette Zeitsman and Miss Sarah Carroll are co-chairmen. Thtf Misses Mildred and Helen Nupuf will present a twenty-minute novelty perform¬ ance.
Rev. A. Freedman will sing and lead the congregation.
The rabbi will be glad to answer any questions on Jewish life arid history.
EZRAS NOSHIM SOCIETY MEETING SUNDAY
The regular meeting of the Ezras Noshim Society will take place Sunday afternoon, February 15th, at 2 o'clock, in the vestry rooms of the Agudath Achim Congregation, Washington and Donaldson Streets. ,
Following the business meeting a so¬ cial hour will be held, and refreshments will be served by Mrs, A, Goldberg, Mrs. H. Shiffman, Mrs. E. Goldweber, and Mrs. H. Schiff,
Jews of Buffalo and Colum¬ bus Show Their True Colors
The Jews of Buffalo are the hrst group to announce their participation in the 1031 campaign for the Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee fund to aid 8:,000,000 Jews in Eastern and Central Europe, according to a statement made by Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, chairman of the campaign. A con¬ ference was recently held there in the stiidy of Rabbi Joseph L. Fink of Temple Beth Zion. The meeting was presided over by Eugene Warner and was at¬ tended by sixteen leaders of the Buffalo Jewish coraniunity. A committee was or¬ ganized to arrange for the details df the local campaign, composed of the follow¬ ing : Willard W. Saperston, acting chair¬ man; Eugene Warner; Judge Samuel J. Harris; and Frank E. Freedman.
The Jews of Columbus, Ohio, have the distinction of making the first con¬ tribution to the 1931 Campaign of the Joint Distribution Committee Fund. A check for $1,000 was received this week by Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, chair¬ man of the campaign, from B. J. Sehanfarber, president of the United Jewish Fund of Columbus, Ohio.
During the United Jewish Campaign, Columbus was among the first cities to achieve its quota. At that time it wa:s assigned the task of raising $55,000, which it obtained and sent to headquarters six months before it was due. The of¬ ficers of the United Jewish Fund of Co¬ lumbus, which was responsible for the securing of funds to help the Jews of Eastern Europe, are; H. J. Schanfarber, president; L. J. Goodman, 1st vice-presi¬ dent; Joseph .Solove, 2nd vice-president; Simon Lazarus, treasurer, and N'. Dan¬ ziger, assistant treasurer.
Degree Team MeeUng
The second degree team of the B'nai B'rith Lodge, under the chairmanship of Allan Tarshish, will again meet for re¬ hearsal at the New Virginia Hotel tbis Sunday afternoon at 2 P. M.
RABBI WERNE TO ADDRESS
AGUDATH ACHIM OPEN
FORUM
The Open Forum Committee of the Congregation Agudath Achim announces that Rabbi I. Werne will review a cur¬ rently popular book at the next Open Forum meeting on Friday evening, Feb¬ ruary 20th, at 8 p. m.
LUPER   NOW   ASSOCIATED WITH HENRY G. BINN3
Samuel Luper, son of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Luper, 1054 Lockbourne Road, bears the distinction of being the young¬ est to have taken the Ohio Bar examina" tion. Luper successfully passed the ex¬ amination 4 days after his twenty-first birthday, January 3, 1931.
Luper graduated from South High in 1025, at the age of 15 years and received his degree of Bachelor of Laws from Ohio State University College of Law in June, 1930, at the afee of 20 years.
Mr. Luper is now engaged i|^ the gen¬ eral practice of law in the law oifices of Henry Gibson Binns, 1125 Huntington Bank Building.
Have You Done Your Duty Towards the Red Cross Campaign?