Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1940-10-04

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Vol. 10 No. 41
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FllIDAY, OCTOBEB 4, 1040
Pavotei ta Amerloaa •ad Jewish Ideals
2,500 Volunteer Workers Out To Raise $669|271 For This Year's Community Fund
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- Flfty-foui^ health and welfare agencies in Columbus reach In¬ to the llvea,'bf 1Q0,000 people every year in a service that if not supplied would m^an a very real hardship. Money to make ixtsslble this day by-day work for others is received through a cooperative campaign of these 54 agencies and has come to be knovm by the general name, the Community Fund On Oct 14 to, ZO, 2500 volunteer men and women will give of their tlma without compensation to raise thlp money necessafy for the work of helpfulness throughout the city jind county.
Those who give have every tight to know where and how this money is spent. They have a right to visit any of these agencies which-tlo-work~wlth their money. The following re¬ sume of some of the high points i ',     - of this service   has   been sup-
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AdmlnlBt|:atlon Cost 4,47% The cost of administering the Fund and collecting It is 447% of the total raised, i The Fund does not, directly, engage in community welfai^ wdyk but works through the Council of
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COUNCIIv   PARgnCIPATIOJf IN COMMUNITY FUND DRIVt!
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This Yciar's Chairman of The Community Fund Campaign
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ing, tie, shirt to a homeless man (clothing has been cleaned and repaired), or provide one and one-third days care in the hos¬ pital; or that $1000 will pay for two weeks at a summer health camp or pay for a BIstrlcti Nurses full days work 'in 10 homes of the' needy slcW. -
The annual appearwill be Oct U to .25 < The^oal la $969,271. Qnly thtoughi^cominunlty sj^rit of,helpiiig-the, Oliver j^ellgy wte
The Council of Jewish Women has already appointed Kis Meyer Hoffman ns major in this year's Community Fund Drive which opens Oct   14 s,
Mrs Hoffman has named the following captains to work on her team- Mrs. Harry Goldberg, Mrs Leon Goldsmith, Mrs L I> Praver, Mrs/ Harold Schiffman and Mrs. Bqbert Levy.
The Council solicits the whole¬ hearted cooperation of the en¬ tire Jewish community to as¬ sure the success of this most worthy effort.
Rabbis Gather At Lyon To Discuss Jewish Problems
VICHY (WNS)—Rabbis from all sections of un-occupled France gathered last week at Lyon to discuss the Increasing¬ ly tragic problems confronting French Jewry, it was learned. The meeting, held behind closed doors, was held at a time when the city seethed with 'rumors that Nazi Germany was plan¬ ning a complete occupation of
President Roosevelt, Willkie Send New Year Greetings To American Jewry
U. J. A. High Holiday PtogramOn-CBS Sunday, Oct. 6
NEW YORK (WNS)—A high holiday radio program wilt be presented over a nationwide hookup of the Columbia Broad- ca'stlng System on Sunday after¬ noon, October 6th, from 2:35 to 3 00 P. M, under the auspices of the United JeVrlsh Appeal for Refugees and Overseas Needs.
The broadcast wVIl coincide with intensive campaign aotivi- tlcs now under Vfay in more than 1,200 communities through¬ out the .country which are seek¬ ing to raise their share of the -funds that are needed this year for the war-relief, settlement, enllgration and refugee aid pro¬ grams of the Joint Distribution Committee, the Unltet(. Palestine Appeal and the National Ref- ,ugee Service.
¦ During the U. J. A broadcast, Dr. Israel Goldstein, national Co-Chairman,' will lellyer a brief message on the vslgnlfl oance of the ¦Kfew Ypar and Day
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'iiuihberof>meh| ¦women and chil dren ware given part-paid care. Hospitals, clinics, and health centers are .designed not only tU relieve sickness, but also to con- , tribute to the public " liealth. Four agencies In the field of public health last year made 185,000 visits. Cancer Clinic nurses made 10,547' visits to homes and clinics. Tuberculosis Society nurses 19,546 visits. Dis¬ trict Nursing Association luirses 151,953 visits, WestervlUe Red Cross, 2984 visits.
ejait FamlUes on Relief Th^re are still 6,051 families on the public relief rolls of Co¬ lumbus and Franklin   County Gqvertunent   can 'supply food, shelter   and   ctothlng, but the Community Fund agencies are needed to carry on where gov¬ ernment leaves   off.    ' In    12 months, mpre'than 20,000 per¬ sons ¦were helped by these Com- ...munlty Fund Agencies—Ameri¬ can Legion, American Red Cross, Charity Guild, Qld Folks Home, V Salvation Army, Traveler's Aid '* Society, Urban League, Jewish -¦Welfare Federation, Family and Children's Bureau^   Volunteers of   America,   and   Community Gardens,  _ i
Nearly   1,000   children   were ' cared for by the children's agen¬ cies-OJE the Fund the^pasl year, These were in addition to the extensive woi;k among children -that was done by the Iiealth agencies the   family   agencies and the settlement and charac¬ ter building agencies -1   More than 30,000 youths par¬ ticipated in'the youth guidance programs at Community Fund agencies last year.    Last year, -   approximately    46,000   persons used the Commimlty Fund set- , tlement houses aud camps Do you know that $100 will heat a gymn, for four hours on a cold winter night f9r^400 people In a settlement houpe;' or fur¬ nish 10 meals to a transient qr local homeleas luan or woman; $500 furnishes, a complete out- tlt'-a^i^ shoes, hat, underclottj'
Torah Presentation' - j '   At Agudath Achim Sunday Evening
Scroll   WlU   Be-Given    Vo
Synagogue In Memory Ot The
Late Abraham Goldberg
One of the most inspiring and educational gatherings in the annals of the Agudath AchUi) congregation, will take place thla Sunday, evening, Oct. 6, at 7 o'clock. Thib announcement was made ¦Wednesday morning by Mr. Jacob Krakowitz, presi¬ dent of the congregation and a member of the committee on arrangements of-the affair.
The oc,caslon is the presenta¬ tion by the Ezras Noahbn So¬ ciety of the Scroll of the Law which Is always" a great "^im- chah" in Jewish synagogues everywhere. This new scroll Is- being' given to the leading orthodox "Schul" of Columbus In memory, of tfie late Abraham Goldberg, one of the founders and for many years one of the leading guiding., spirits of the congregation It Is hoped that a large turnout ¦will witness the celebration for which an axcep- tlonally firie program has been arranged. ' Invitations have been extended to the rahbia and officers of all the local congre¬ gations. Every Chrjinlcie read¬ er Is welcome.,   >
Mr. Saul 'Ruben will preside and the opening remarks will be made by the presldentr Mr. Jacob Krakowitz. Rabbi Morde- cai'Hlrschsprung, spiritual lead¬ er of the Agudath' Achhn, will make appropriate remarks on the significance' ot the occasion and .-will- also touch tlpon -the world Jewish sltuaUon today. The musical program will be in charge of rCantor P. H- Gellman.
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,-fjT^6''''p^i^ "voted'^'iielj^'oir-^ ganlze agt'icultural schools for Jewish children and to establish youth camps. Speakers agreed thai the Jewish youth would be prepared for the future if they Hnew farming and other trades.
The need for a Jewish news¬ paper in un-occupled France was emphasized by the rabbis, who pointed out that at present, there Isn't a single paper watch¬ ing out for Jewish interests. Be¬ fore the Nazi invasion, a large Jewish newspaper was publish¬ ed dally in Paris, and there vfere scores ot Jewish weeklies.
The labbls expressed concern at the number of suicides among Jews in the un-occupled area. Many prominent French Jews have taken their own lives as the result of mistreatment on the part of their forpaer coUea^fues
R.C. Rothschild To Devote Full Time ToA.J.C.
REFUSES ADMITTANCE ID TBANSXIjVANIA op  3.000 ^WISH BOU>IER^
BELGRADE (WNS)—Three thousand Jewish soldiers, re^ cently demob\llzed from the Ru¬ manian Army, were refused per¬ mission to return to their homes in northern Transylvania by the Hungarian Government, It was reported here. North- em Transylvania was ceded to Hungary by Rumania at the in- slstenca of the Axis Povyers,
Wheh the Jewish spldlera re¬ turned to Trfinaylvanja they found Hungarian soldlera at the new border, who turned them liack at the point of bayonets.
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NEW YORK (WNS)—While Jews throughout the country thronged synagogues and tem¬ ples to celebrate , the Hebrew ypar, 5701, President Roosevelt and WendeU L WUlkle, Repub¬ lican presidential nominee, made public their New Year greet- - Inga to American J6wry
The Presidcut's greatlng read: "I feel confident that true Americans of' every creed will join wholeheartedly with me in my greetings to those of Jewish faith upon the celebration o£ the Jewish New Year, and will re-echo my wish that each day of the coming year may witness ^ some slight advancenient on the road towairds a more dedent humanity."
ilr. Wlllkle's New Year mes- - sage_sa!d._l'Ljm_happy to send___ my greetings to the Jewish peo¬ ple of America on the occasion of their celebration of the He¬ brew   New   Year 5701.   I am deeply impressed by an occas¬ ion, which commemorates moi;e ,' than 57 centuries of recorded ex¬ perience, reaching back to the roots of ouf civilization.
"I know what Rosh. Hashonah means to the people of your faith. I know that on that day •in every land, the Jewish peo¬ ple gather in their synagogues," ' praying'tor'i5eac6, and for the ..' ..... i  .....—  -.  ,.._^.' „„^_^
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B'nai ""Jeshuriin^ of Naw York Vmiet the direction ot-'Cftntor Jacob Schwartz,'
AN INVITATION
Townspeople of Colnmbns as weU as new and old stu¬ dents are Invited to attend Open House and Tea being held Sunday, pctober,9> from '3-00 to OHM) p.'m-, at the B'nai B'rith Hiltel Foundation, 40- lOtli Ave.
NE'W YORK (WNS)—At a meeting of the Survey Commit¬ tee of the American Jewish Committee at Temple Emanuel, it was reported that arrange¬ ments had been made with Mr. Richard C. Rothschild to serve the Committee on a profession¬ al basis.
Mr. Rothschild haa been an active member of the Suwey Committee for several .years, during part of which time he has served as its chairman. He graduated from Yale Vnlversity In 1916 and thereafter was en¬ gaged Inahe field of advertis¬ ing and public relations. In re¬ cent years he has been actlv^ in education work, serving on the faculty of the New School for Social Research and as a director of Parents Magazine, lie la a tfequent contributor to journals ,ot opinion apd la the author "of several books on philosophy.
In announcing Mr, Roth¬ schild's appointment, the Com mlttee said: "Because of 4he growing Importance of our work, we felt the .desirability of securing Mr. Rothschild's ser- vices an a full-time professional basis' and are pleased to an¬ nounce that Mr. Bothschgd has consented to serve In ¦tiffs ca. paclly.
to Ifeip BO^afi^ifeS'anj^-.o.^Kr—-.,.™ -United. Sfat?3' of -jpiilej«iaf«^Uf'5§ never harbor .racial or iellj^a < intolerance ahd persecution.'Up¬ on thia principle tjur country, was founded and upon if de- ^ pends the perpetuation of de¬ mocracy.
"God grant that the Hebrew New Year 5701 maj^ bring to Israel thiwighout the world, the same peace and protection that the Jews of our Deraocraqc have always enjoyed and shall ton tinue to enjoy in the United States of America."
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Will Celebrate The 50th Birthday Of       ^^ Temple Sisterhood
On next Tlicsday, Oct 8, at 2 P, M., the Rose E Lazarus Sis¬ terhood will celebrate its 50th birthday at its regular meetiitg to be held in the vestry room of the 3ryden Road Temple, It was announced this week by Mrs. Allen Gundershelmer, or¬ ganization's president.
The  presidents  of the  four other sisterhoods in Columbus, who will be'the guests of the ¦Otyden Road Temple Sis^rhood, will Include the following: Mrp Louis Schlezlnger, Tlfereth Is¬ rael, Mys   Jos. Schwartz, Agu- dath Achim; Mr^. Louis Brod- sky, Ahavaa Sholem;'and Mrs Jos, Schecter, of the Beth Jacob In her own' inimitable way, Mrs. BUna    Ehrlich    Levlnger will review "The Triumph of, Willy Pond".    This new book, which was written by Carolyn Slade, Is one ot the most widely discussed novels of the season Brief explanations of the ap^ preaching holidays and the conr- munlly fund will he given by Mrs. Samuel M. Gup and ^r Sanford Lakln, respectively  A large attendance for this special meeting is being anticipated by the officers of    Temple Israel
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