Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1948-01-23

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3[\V/^ Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Conununity \\7AR
Vol. 20, No. 4
COLUJIBUg, OHIO,  FRIDAY,  JANUARY  S), 1918
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Institute on Judaism Will Convene Wednesday
An institute on Judaism fOl* Christian ¦ church women, de¬ signed to interpret Judaism to nonJe«s  ¦will be held Wednes
Mrs Iverson JPresidlDg over the Institute Wednesday will bo Mrs H. J. iTerson of Chicago, member o( tbe executive board of Nat'l IVd- eration ol Temple Sisfcrhoods.
Entertainment For Pioneer~Women
Mrs. J. Mmdell Program Chairman of Pioneer,Women's Organization No 2 announced this weeit an exceptionally in teresting program for the leg- ular meeting 8pm Wednesday at Broad St. Temple    *^
The opening prayer will be read by Mrs Willard Benjamin Mrs. David Becker, well known to everyone In the community, will sing sevefal selections, ac¬ companied at the piano by Mrs. Woolf Solomon.
Mrs. Howard Rose will give-a book review on the recent^ published boojt by Meyer Levin, "My Father's House," which is a ¦ dramatic up-to-the-minute ac¬ count of life in modern Pales¬ tine. Mrs, 'Rose was a member of the teaching, faculty at Bry¬ den 'Rd. and Broad St. Temple Sunday schools. She Is originally Ipom Cleveland and -was active
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day, at the Bryden Rd. Temple, it was announced this week by Mrs. AUen Gundersheimer, president of Temple Israel Sis- teihood. Sponsored by the Na¬ tional Federation of Temple Sis¬ terhoods, the local session is being presented under auspices of the Rose E. Lazarus ^Sister¬ hood \
Mrs Harrj T Ii-erson mem bei of the E\ecutive Board of NFTS Chicago IS to piesideand will open the days piugram promptj.   at 10 30 am
A.mong thoso v. ho will be heard
Babbi Fine
Rabbi A, J. Fine» ossfsfont to
the Prcident of Hebrew Union
College, was a chaplain in the
V.S. Army trom 1043 to 1946.
on the program are: Rabiii Alvin Fine, Cincinnati: Dr. Roy A. Burlchart,' First Community Churcli; Rev, W. M. HolIo\vay, Bethariy Pre.sbyEcrian Church; and Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman, spiritual leader of Bryden Rd. Temple.
There will be morning and af¬ tei noon ',e'?'^ions i» V.hir}i well known church and Tomple wo men are to participate Amont^ them Mrs Fcnton Fish prpsi dent, Ohio Counciafiof Chuich Women Mrs Allaij Gunder sheimei    presidentM/f  Rose  E
Lazarus Sisterhood; Mrs. Alfred J. Kobacker, Vice Pren. of Ro.'^o E. LaKarus Sisterhood; Mrs. Jack Resier, Chairman, Interfaith Ac¬ tivities, of the Sisterhood; Mrs. Jerome Folkman, Mrs. Charles Freund and Mrs. Charles Roude¬ bush, President, Columbus anci Franklin County Council of Church Women
lhe public it; corriudij invited to ali be&tjions of the lo'^ti tutc on Judal•^m ' which aie sfh^duled f^om ID GO am to 3 p m   Wednesday
Kabbi Folki».dn Traditions and ceremonJcs oi. Israel, and cvplanatlon of bjm- bpls of tbe Temple will be pre¬ sented" by Bi-j den Rd Temple's Rabbi  J.   I>.   Folkman.
Dr   Burkhart
A rtnowncd clergyman is Dr
R   -l. BnrUhart of the locil Fir^t
Comm'unlly   Chnrch.   I>r    Burk '
New Ben B'riths To Be Inducted; Kusworm Honored
An old friend of. 2ion Lodge will induct the new class into the B'nai B'rith organization here next Tuesday at the order's '
Sidney G. Kusworm ¦
egular meeting at Broad St. Temple.
Sidney G. Kusworm. of Day- lon. intei national treasurer of Bnai .B'rith, will induct the newcomers, to be known as the Sidney Kusworm Class, as will ali others this year througout the district.
'¦TJie gesture is one of gratitude to one of B'ngi B'rith's tireless workers. Kusworm, who makes !ii3 headquarters in AVashingxon these days, has held numerous district office^ and is a frequent
peaker before local lodges. His
Imrt lo   piesidcnt   of  Uie   ^at'lj acumen in holding the interest Connctl of Community churches, j   .(Continue^   on  Page  Four)
Hadassah B&P
Supper Meeting
Miss Bertha E. Josephson, 10 E. 17th. Ave., will review Marie Syrkln's "Blessed Is tlie Match," at the Business and Professional Women's Hadassah-supper meet¬ ing 6 p.m., Wednesday at the Seneca Hotel. This graphic story of tft6 Jewish resistance in the epic struggle for survival -is one with  which   every Jew  should
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Local Delegates Attend CJFWF AsMl
Local delegates attending the 16th annual assembly of the Council of Jewish. Federations aiid Welfare Funds at the'Sher¬ aton Hotel In Chicago (Jan.23- 26) are: Dr./and Mrs. E. J. Gor¬ don, Miss Rose Sugarman, Mr. A, I. Yenltin, and Mr. Ben Yen¬ kin- Guest' delegates from Co¬ lumbus will be Mrs. Ben and Mrs.  Abe Yenkin.
Every major are; communal responsil examined carefully Jewish communltiesi XJ:s. and Canada t( effective services ii Council's general as'j
Pr.dblems relating] needs, the implemeJ Jewish State In P.
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Approximately $80«Thoo8aod Pledged in . ¦ Fund Drive for New^ Agudath Achim Edifice
The fnnd-drivfr for S-ITrh- thousand to erect the nuw, modem Agudath Achlm Syn- agugOG in IBexfey got off to a tremendous start last wcekl Mr. Louis Ruben, chairman of the campaign, announced that $79,826.18 is now in the "till"— rellccting the fine spirit of civic and religious-minded 'Jewry of -Columbus, who pledged unhesi- tantly towards giving Agudath Achim — the oldest and largest Orthodox House of Worship in the city — a new, more practi¬ cal home. At the current pace, the teams
FUND DRIVE^HAS 'BUILT' THI
The shaded areft ot tiie pro¬ posed new 8yiuig4>tnie sketdted aboTfi depicts how much of the, wm Biractnre was "btdlt** throng  last   vivMeTb  contribu¬
tions. Toii<:saft fiidlp ^contplete" tilis 'erecUoo. by adding to, tbe Affudath'Achim fnibd for a :Pf4>- neer Memiwfal Sjdptgognd. 1>» It
-   . Joseph Schwartz
Chairman of out-of-town soli¬ citations is Joe Schwartz, Honor¬ ary Trustee of the Congregation and former president, ' '
of campaign solicitors could reach the goal within five weeks: There .stiU is $205,000 to go, and Mr. Iluben and his team cap¬ tains hope to complete "the cam¬ paign hy the end of next month.
Thoso who have not yet sub¬ scribed, or to those who want to pledge more than they already have, may use the subscription blank on Pago 5 to forward their contributions.
The big public announcement last week created a lot of in¬ terest and enthusiasm" among Coiumbus Jewry, and not only to members of Agudath Achim
congregation.
The new "Shul" is dedicated to the pioneer parents who founded tbe Agudath Achim con¬ gregation 01 years ago. It is up to the pe6ple of OUR time tO' fulfill the dreams of tho,se pio¬ neers, and to become a part of this wonderful memorial.
Ground will' be broken this summer for the beautiful new structure, and only the continu¬ ance of the same spirit as dis¬ played after one week of so- iicitation can expedite the com¬ pletion of tnis iong-awaited dream.
Abe Wolman
Co-ordlnator between the Plalh ning and l<\ind. Raising Con mittees is Abe Wolman, pre^ dent of Agudath Achim Co^ gregation the past three year;
Abe YehkJn
Treasurer for th^Fund Drive caaipaign is Abe Yenidn, who holds tlie same office with the- Agudath "Achini admliUstrative slate. ¦        ' '