Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1935-05-24

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPtR FOR THE JEWISH HOME
Volume XVII—No. 73
COLUMBUS, OHIO, MAY. 24, 1935
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Strictly Confidential
IID-Uns FROM EVEIlYWHnRE Ilr ruiNKAg J. niRON
Conservative Rabbis Amend
Jewish  Marital  Code  to
Give Wonien Equality
Unpublished
^untiLl Unterriiyer has opened a de¬ posit account at Macy's, aa evidciite tbat he is satisfied that the New York depart¬ ment store is adhering to, the boycott... HowcvLr, a gentleman who is usually m the know, insists^promising to bring concrete cvidcnce-^thal Macy's is still handling a line of German goods . . There IS no question, hovvever, that Alfred rricdman Co, N. Y, glove im¬ porter, amlL. A. Salomon & Bros, chemical dealers, are doing a lively busi¬ ness with the country in which thc.brown terror still reigns ,. . . Wc are told that Janici. Warburg, charged "innocently" with having sailed on the S. S. Bremen, actually did book passage on that ship and al tiic last minute cancelled his book nig beciiise of pressure . . Great excite¬ ment prevails ih certain Jewish quarters, primarily .in B'nai B'rith circles, because pf tlie announcement that Max Reinhardt luis decided to produce "The Merchant of Venice" in the Hollywood Bowl as the California Festival play this sumnier There is one thing these Jewish groups do not realize, i. e., that Eein¬ hardt's V crsion ot Shylock is one hundred per cent pro-Jewish and a dramatic ex¬ hibit of Christian anti-Jewish prejudice ni those Venetian days  . .
Zionist Notebook The present editor of.the'A^£?te'/'o/w(iKc, M F Steinglass, will middlc-aisle it with a charmnig blonde of Brooklyn before the next month is over . Meyer is V:one of the best; journalists, arid writers in the Anglo-Jewish field, and wc con sider Miss Rhoda J Blakeman, herself a writer and artist, a very lucky girl .. Talking about; developments at Zionist headquarters, some of our sleuths report that a rather violent, private' conclave took place the other' evening in the' hotne of Louis P. Rocker, chairman of.the Z O A. iinance committee . A former president of the Z O A told the present head ot the organization very candidly what he thought of him, but Mr Rothen- , berg; fully e<iuipped with a very long brief on liis acliievcniciits, (liil nut lose .any ground.. . . The first-round,'accord¬ ing to authentic reports, was even . David Btjn Gurion, president of the Histadruth, now in this country, startled .the head waiter of the Astor hotel, be¬ cause of his uncanny resemblance to the late Houdini (in everything except size) . -.The reason why Professor. Albert Einstein maintained a majestic silence at the awarding of the' Franklin ' Institute Medal in Philadelphia' was because Ins
¦ friends toldhim he vyas.getting.too much publicity .     . bo what happened' The New York Times-icatared Einstein's silence on the front page  . .
Striiight from the Shoulder '.  Felix M. Warburg's acceptance of a place on the board of the Metropolitan Opera,, Association reminds. us, that it is high tirai: that Emma Redell, ,American- 'born Jevyish opera star, be given an op¬ portunity at the Met . . , Emma's yojce, according to such authoriti^s-aa-Albert Cbates, llritish conductor, isrone of the ' best in contemporary music' . ¦. . Now it - can  be  toid  that   Dr.   Friedrich  Wolf >   sailed on the Scanniail, keeping the ship a dark secret because of fear that the Nazis would take him off the ship when ' it .passed through German .waters , Leonore   G.   Mai*sliall,' wife   of  James Marshall who is the son of the late Louis Marshall, is the author of a novel "pnly the Fear" .     . The book is published by   the   Macmillan   Company,   although Mrs. Marshall is the sister oi Harold Guinzbcrg, head ot the Viking Press Mrs. Marshall wants to stand on her own
¦ feet . . . Rabbi Louis I. Newman is very indignant at our mention'of his mailing to all his correspondents circulars boost¬ ing his "Hassidic, Anthology" . . . Rabbi
, Newman claims that the' Anthology sold :excellently, and, a second edition will be required before long . . . We also believe in the success of a contiimed mail order campaign     .
Conversation Pieces , The 'legitimate stage will he, controlled next, season by the movie moguls oi Hollywood ... M. G. M. will finance all of Max Gordon's and Sam Harris productions . . . Jed Harris, Max Rein¬ hardt, Arthur Hopkins and Herman Shumlin will also have screen money for their stage productions . . . Elias Toben- kiit is leaving next month on a world tour to survey the dangers of war and the possibilities of world peace . . For no reason at all we are reminded that Neville Laski, outstanding British Jewish leader, when in England is one of the rather sensational breach of promise at¬ torneys . . . Tb judge from his mostj recent case he's a better leader than a lawyer . . , The American Art Associa- (Continued on Page 4)
BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED JEWISH FUND OF CO- LUMBUS SETS ITS GOAL FOR $25,000
NEW YORK (WNS)-Amendincnt of itlie traditional Jewish marriage and divorce laws to place womeii oii a basis of equality with men for,the first time m Jewish history, was appt*ovcd by the annual couvcntiQn of the Rabbinical As- .scmbly of America, representing the Conservative rabbinate. T.hig farrreachi'ng change, which is binding only on the three hundred Conservative rabbis and vvhich becomes effective with the,begin¬ ning of the Jewish year 5697 (SeptembeV 1, 1!>3G), is designed to solve the prolflem of the agmiahs .(deserted wives), who under the present code cannot obtain a divorce without thc consent of their hus¬ bands. There are sonic one hundred thousand agurtahs in ' Eastern . Europe whose husbands have disappeared. Since there ia iio way. of obtaining- the consent of tliese missing husbands to a divorce the wives are in a sorry plight
The new code approved by the Rabbini¬ cal Assembly sets up a central registra¬ tion bureau in New York City for the fiHng. of'marriage contracts. The text of. the contract is amended,, so that the one signed by the husband contains a clause authorizing the Rabbinical Assem¬ bly to grant a divorce, "if at-any time I disappear dr leave my wife, fail, to sup¬ port her, or fail to fulfill my conjugal duty fqr a period of three ycafs, or if we are divorced from each othier by a civil court" This amendment gives Jewish women thq same status in Jewish reli¬ gious law as they have m civil law The convention also condemned' public dese¬ cration of the' Sabbatlij and endorsed the Palestine labor movement, asserting that •'that ¦movemeiit He's the future of Palestine "
Rabbj Eugene Kohn of Bayonne, N. J, vias elected president and thc following other- oiRcers were chosen: Rabbi .Simon Greenberg, Philadelphia, vice-president, Rabbi Alexander Basel, New Yorkj trea¬ surer, Rabbi Henry Fisher, Rockaway Park, N.Y., recording secretary; Rabbi Robert Cordis, Rockaway Park, N. V, corresponding, secretary
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Attack  Italian  Artist  Who
Drew Anti-Nazi Picture;
Slash Paintings
NEW YORK (WNS) — A police dragnet is out for three men, believed to be Nazis, who beat .up Michael Cali- fano, an Italian artist, in his studio in the heart ol New York, and after tying him to a stefim pipe destroyed twenty- five of his oil paintings, including one denouncing Hitler. Although the iden¬ tity of the vandals has not been learned, there is httle doubt tliat they .came to revenge,tliemsclves on Califanb because be had been seUing post card reproduc¬ tions of an anti-Nazi picture to aid'Jewr ish refugees from. Germany.
Tliis picture depicted a, storm trooper standing behind the threatening figure of Hitler who faces Albert Eihstein, and to tlie right of the canvas was a dagger dripping blood, held in au iron hand. The picture was called "The. Ignominy of the. Twentieth Centiiry." On the reverse side of the post card reproduction, of this painting was the legend, "neither hati*ed nor persecution can stay the progress of science and civilisation,"
In slashing this picture the \andals left untouched the part showing Hitler with upraised, arm. A portrait of the late Adolph S., Ochs and another^ called Glory, Flag Day," containing a repro¬ duction of the American Flag, were cut to nbbons The \andals gamed admis¬ sion to Cahfano's studio by pretending they wanted to buy some of thc post cards which he has been selling, for ,two years Once m the studio, he found him¬ self ' facing a rev6lve.r. His assailants then hit him in the face with the gun, knocked him down, tied him hand -and foot and then bound him to a steam pipe. When he was found by a neighbor he was unconscious.
Rabbi S. Gup to Ofiiciate at Schonthal Confirmation Sun¬ day at 2:30 P.M.
Rdbbi Samuel M. Gup will officiate at the Confirmation exercises of the Schon¬ thal Religious Schopl to be held. tomor¬ row afternoon (Sunday) at 3:30 o'clock. Musical selections, during the ¦ services will be presented by Miss Reva Zuravsky, soloist; Miss Ruth E Stern, pianist, and Mr. Sidney Pollack, violinist.
The program will be as follows "Happy Who in Early. Youth" page 199. ..School; Prayer Book, pp. 310-220,-S14- 246,,Rabbi and "congregatibn; Proces¬ sional.. Confirmands; opening prayer. . Miriam Cohen; .prayer book, pages 248- 251..Rabbi,and congregation; The Torah
Ed Belkin, Ben Cohen, Ha'rold Cohen; The Ten Commandments..Esther Swol¬ sky, Rcvella Weiner, Florence Yenkin The Torah is Returned to the Ark, page 270; Floral. Offering..:. .Rae Calloway, "Hark the Voice of Children" 205.  .
School; Address to Parents.. Goldie
Smith;  Vocal  Solo, "The  Lord is my Shepherd"   by   Miss   Reva. Zuravsky, "What Confirmation Means to Me"....
Florence Rosenfeld; Farewell Address Jeanette Rubin; Sermon and Blessing Rabhi Gup;  Presentation of Bibles and Certificates,....Mr. E. J. Schanfarber;
Closing Prayer,......Marion Freireich,
Kaddish ~and Benediction.... Rabbi Gup,
A reception in honor of'the confir¬ mands will bie held from 4 to 6 o'clock, and the parents.of the confirmands will be hostesses.
Jewish World War Veterans
To Conduct Memorial Day
Services, May 30th
Memorial Day exercises will be ton ducted on Thurnday, Miy 30, at 3 p m at the Jewish cemetery under the direc¬ tion of Jewish World War veterans of thc American Legion. Graves of de- cea:ie<l war \eteraii!) will be decorated with wreathes.
Rabbi Lee J. Levhigcr, fornier na¬ tional chaplain of thc Amern.an I egion, will dehver the Memorial Day address A firing squad from Ft. na>es wdl ren der a military salute to the war dead.
The committee in charge of arrange¬ ments representing the Anieriean Legion arc* Allan Tarshish, chairman; Joseph Dulsky, Harry Goldberg, Maurice Weiss¬ kcrz, and Sam Lithtcnstcm
Allan Tarshish, who is also chairman of the Frankjin County American Le¬ gion speaker's committee, wiH addres the Memoi"ial Day ex^rcisefi at Central High School on  Wednesday,  May 29
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These nationally known Jewish leaders are chairmen of the United Jewish Appeal for S3,250,000 for rehef and rehabilitation ofthe Jews of Germany and other lands and for the settlement of Jews in Palestme This appeal combines the efforts of two outstanding national organizations, the American Jewish Joint Dis¬ tribution Coiirimittee, Inc and the American Palestine Campaign.' ""The atute emergency of a half milHoh: Jews'in Germany, victiins of inlolerance and persecution",'these,leaders say, "must not obscute the fact thai there are millions pf Jesvs throughout the world who look toward America for help that they may survive In Poland, victims of a long depression turn helplessly and hopefully to their more fortunate co-rehgionists lor food, medical care and economic assistance Thousands of persons seeking refuge and opportunity in Palestine require our assistance so that they may enter that country."
The budget committee of the United Jewish Fund of Columbus has appor¬ tioned one-half of its total funds, to the United Jewish Appeal,; and on Thursday evening, at the Winding. Hollow- Country Club, lannchcd its canipaign, which'was attended by a large number of the big givers prospects. ,The meeting,was ad¬ dressed by Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, na:tional co cliairman of the United Jewish Ap¬ peal, who has recently returned from Gerniany, anci who again emphasized the hopelessness of the plight of the Jews of Germany and other countries of Europe
In response td an appeal-by the chair¬ man/: Edwin J. Schanfarber, a number of substantial pledges were made which represented increases D\er last year's subscriptions due to-the, fact that Colum¬ bus community is attempting to raise for thc United Jewish appeal and other causes, 'i-aj.OOOOO as against last year's budget of >20,000 00
A number of other distinguished guests \v;erc present, includiilg Mr. Henry Wine- luauj chairman of the Detroit, Michigan, campaign, Mr. James Becker, outstanding Jewish   leader from  Chicago, Justin, L.
Sillman, President of District No 2 of the B'nai B'rith, and head of theanti- detamation league and Hd/el campaign for this district, and Mr Jerome 'L Le\y, regional director of the United Jewish Appeal.
Friday noon a large group of workers asseihblcd at the Elks' Club where pros¬ pect cards were distributed and the cam¬ paign IS now in full swing with every hope that Columhu"; will respond fully in this humanitarian effort as it has done in the past
Revisionists Secession Suicide
For Them, Ben Gurion
Predicts
NEW YORK, (WNS)—The secession of the Revisionists from the World.Zion¬ ist organization will 'not hurt the Zionist organization; but is a blunder which may mean the suicide of the Revisionist move-, ment, David Ben Gurioiv liieniber of the Jewish Agency Executive, and Palestine labor leader, - declared at a luncheon in his hoiior by tlie Palcor Ageiicy. Re¬ calling that Jabotinsky had left the Zion¬ ist organization twice before and returned each time; Ben Gurion asserted that the Jewish' masses of Eastern Europe will not follow the Revisionist chieftain out of the Zionist orjgaiiization. Reviewing thc present situation in Palestine, he, ex¬ pressed^ satisfaction with the economic development, reporting that Jews had,in¬ vested $50,000,000 in , 1034, but warned that, the prohletn. of additional land wras crucial. Lauding High Commissioner Wauchojie, Ben (jurion said that 17,000 Jewish iinmigrants had entered Palestine in the first three months of 1935. The discovery pf new water resources, he asserted, will he an important factor in the future development of the country. He warned against concentration of Jew¬ ish settlement ill the towns and empha¬ sized the importance of more land to further mass rural colonization, Caution¬ ing against too much optimism with re¬ gard to present achievements,' he said these were as nothing-compared to what is needed to make Palestine a place where millions of Jews can go in a short time.
Bud Hadassah Election
The Hud Hadassah will hold election of oflicers at the last meeting of the season Sunda>, May 26. Jjt 3 p in, at the Schonthal Center. All members are urged to be present.
Jewish InfantsVHome to Hold Open House Sunday, 3 to 5
On Sunday, May 19, at the Jewish In¬ fants' Home, the annual State. Board niectijig was held; Directors from Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Lima,/Springfield, Toledo, aiid Zanes¬ ville were present. The following were elected'. President, Edward G. Goodman; 1st vice-pres,,. Mrs. Leo Schramm ;of Dayton; 2nd vice-pres., Leo J. Marks of Columbus; secretary, Miss Rose Sugar- man, The following board members were elected: E. J, Schanfarber, Colum¬ bus; Juliys Weil, Bellaire; Sani Rosen¬ berg, Afarion; Dave Finkelriian, Middle- town; Afeyer Louis, Piqua; Sam E. Lind, Zanesville; Rahbi Smoler, Spring- fieh^; Aaron* Golcsniith, Mansfield,
On Sunday afternoon V (tomorrow) from .3 to 5 o'clock, there will hc open house at the Home. ' The oflicers and board of directors will be very glad to welcome all those interested, and to in¬ troduce the new superintendent. Miss P^earl Miller, a graduate of the Cincin¬ nati Jewish Hospital, Miss.Miller is well experienced in the care, of new born babies, diseases- peculiar to childhood, and behavior diificulties in small chil^ dren. Since coming here, she has incor-- porated a number of changes in the man¬ agement of thc home with great success.
Columbus can indeed be proud of the Infants' Home. It is unique in its field. Not only are the children given excel-' lent pliysical care with silecial attention to tlie formation of correct liabits. but they receive the incalculable seciirity de¬ rived from expressed aflfcctipn.
The slaf7 is carefully chosen<and su¬ pervised in a most efficient manner. Fa¬ cilities of the Hume include extensive indoor and outdoor space for play, spe¬ cial, equipnient for the care of infants, and adequate  means /of  isolating those
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Jewish Leader to Address An¬ nual   Temple   Dinner Meeting Sunday
The Bryden Road Temple will hold its i annuardlnner meeting- this Sunday eve¬ ning, at (i:30. p. m., at.the Winding Hol¬ low Country.Glub, Mr. Robert P. Gold- maiij a prominent Jewish leader of Cin¬ cinnati, ,\VilI be, the guest speakcjr of the evening.
Mr. Goldman is a pa^t president of the Isaac M. Wise Temple, a member of the executive bba'rd of the, Union ofi American Hebrew Congregations, and | chairman, of its Commission on Social I Justice: He is '. actively identified with every forward-loolting movement in, Jew¬ ish life today.
Every niember should plan to be pres¬ ent. Reservations can be made by call¬ ing the Temple office, FAirfaH 7838. The dinner will be 90, cents per plate.
"Hillel Nite" to be a Feature
of B'nai B'rith Meeting
Monday Night
Natlian Kaber, president Of tlic Hillel Student Council, will be in charge of the "Hillel Kite" program which will be a feature of the B'nai B'rith meeting Mon¬ day evening, May 27, at the Winding Hollow: City Club on Parsons avenue, the regular ineeting place of Zion Lodge. Two ten minute orations will be pre¬ sented by Miss Syril Shochen and Mr. Hyman Stern "Jewish Student and Peace" IS the subject of Miss Shochen's oration, .while-Mr. Stern's talk will be on "The Jew in Progress"
Thc:.sccond.part of tlie iiirogram will .be. the, presentation of an original play, Hear, 0 Israel," b\ Harnette Hjman, author aiid, director. Ralibi Xec J. Lev¬ inger will introduce the cast.
Another important part of Monday night's program will be the reports .of Zion Lodge delegates to the recent dis¬ trict Grand .Lodge convention held in Indianapolis May;ll-I4
The oificers arc desirous'of having as large, a turn-out as p6ssible for Monday night, and urge all' members, tlieir wives and friends to att'end The meeting will begin promptly at eight o'clock
Temple Confirmation to Take Place Sunday, June 2
Contirniatiun services will hc held at the Drjdcn Road Temple Sunday morn¬ ing, June 2. The class consists of. Lois Dworsk->, y.)6 S Remington road; James I'reidenberK, 121 Wilson avenue; Eu¬ gene (Soldbcrg, lilO S. Cassinghain road; Jobtpli JjLObs, 33 E North Broadway; Jack J.i>, liai Tirydeii road, HortLiise Kohn, 11J8 Fair avenue, Charlotte Mark, 2I"8 Shirwood, Anita Nohd. 2,->03 E Uroad slrLct; Jeffrey Rosenthal, liOlI.iii- woixl avenue, Mildre<l'S<.hiff, dbO S Co- hiinbia avenue; Miriam SchilT. GO Hoilinan avenue. UoLliella Shapiro, lKt5 Bryden ro,id; Uuth Shunian, 1^37 l*raiiktin ave- uui, Flurine Silberstein, TO Bullitt Park place; Bernard Skulkr. 818 Vernon road, Stanlc> Schwartz, 2dl S Cassady; Maurice Yalman, 2(i(ti E Broad street; 11 Lsler /ipscr, 227 S   ReiniiiBton road
De   Molay   Chapter  Makes Iniportant Announcement
Hir.sch.Kiiliacker Chapter of DeMolay will hold its regular Thursday evening niLeting at the Chittenden Hotel this coming Thursday, ilay 30, .it vvhich time plans will he fonmilatcd for the organ¬ ization's third annual I'atlicr's Day affair.
Uistussion will also center around snmc sort of spring social function. Since the Uiiitwl Jubilee, thc members of this progressive group havc been looking for further charitable needs in this commiir nity and have decided, after examining their ledger sheets and aware of the fact that "clnritj begins at home," that they will make their next'enterprise a fiind raising, aflfair for theii' immediate or¬ ganisation's needs
With this coininunity cognizant of the type of affair that DeMolay sponsors, tile siiccess of practically any functjon is as¬ sured with novelty and completeness of detiil always to he expected. . . .
Wliile many Anglo-Jewish news¬ papers throughout the United States haye been hard hit during the past few years, and this does not exclude thc Chronicle, thiei local paper con¬ tinues to give the same hitch standard of service for which it haa always stood.
The DeMolay Chapter, appreciative of the cooperation which this periodi¬ cal has always given, wants Ut con-' gratulate the Chronicle on the service that it is rendering this community ; and to wish it continued success and buggesti^ that, whenever adverllaing mediums are desired, the Chronicle be given first consideration.
United We Stand—Divided We FaU—Wai Cdnmbns Jewry Unite in Raising Ib Quota of $25,000 For die Weary and Homeless?