Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1954-05-07

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VOL  32,  No.   11)
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 10S4
Pevoted to American and Jewish Ideals
Minimum Affair Wednesday To Open Women's 1954 Drive
. When the Women'.s Divi.sion of Iho L'nilccI Jewish I'\in(I formally opcn.s its 1!).')4 campaign Wednesday, (> p. m., at a dinner at the Winding Hollow Country Club, the guest speaker will be Mrs. Barbara Lawrence, outstanding lecturer & philanthropic leader, who has travelled widely in I.srael, North Africa and Moslem nations. There she has witnessed the desperate plight facing hundreds of thou.sands of .Jews lifing under sub-standard conditions. .She has seen for her.self the lack of adequate housing facilities and the shortage of even the elementary necessities of life in these areas, necessities which we are being asked to help supply, in the current campaign for funds for the United Jewish Appeal, as well as for .some 40 other agencies of our own community and in the nation which are beneficiaries of our United Jewish Fund.
Mrs. Lawrence is a graduate of Smith College, is married and has two children. She was formerly a publicity director and advertising stylist for two of America's largest department stores, and during her
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Expect Record Crowd Tuesday At UJF Men's Annual Dinner
The Men's annual Special Ciifts dinner Tue.sd^iy at the WincMng ifollnw Country Club, fi p. m., will spark the United .Jewish Kund cam¬ paign which, this year, aims lo raise 17','' more for local and national cau.scs and for fsrael and over.seas needs. Herbert S. Levy, Special Gifts Division chairman, and Samuel Shinbach, Campaign chairman, expressed the view that Tue.sday'S dinner Will in all likelihood .';et an all-time time for attendance at this annual affair. Invitations to the dinner, which is spon.sored by the Campaign Cabinet, went forth last week and already a record turn-out is indicated.
"Judging from the enthusiasm engendered at the meeting of the personnel of this division held last week at the Excelsior Club and by the response to Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman's discussion of the cau.ses included in the campaign, we cannot fail," these leaders stated. "More than 80 men attended this meeting and willingly accepted definite responsibilir ties,    fiesponses to this invitation are coming in daily."
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B'NAI B'RiTH HAS
SPECIAL EVENT
TOMORROW
B'noi B'rith's young people will take over for the Mother's Day program which will follow tho Joint meeting of the Lodge and Chapter this Sunday evening, 8:30, at the Jewish Center. B'nai B'rith Girls and AZA boys will pi'oscnt the skltfl which were so well re¬ ceived iBfit Saturday night at the Teen-A«e Council's Stunt Night at tho Center.
The boVs aklt is enUtled *'Chop- atick Charley and His Chow Mein Jamboree." Participants are: Larry Soppel, Aaron Canowitz, Alan Rin¬ ger, Phil Goldberg, Jeffrey Bender, Marv Horkln, Byron Kohn, Harvi MUler. Jerry Stein, Stanley Fried¬ man, Melvin Ginsberg, Louis Pearl¬ man, Irwin Weinstock, Gordon Freedman.
"Grandma's Scrap Book" Is the title of the BBG skit, with the fol¬ lowing girifl taking part: Edis Gelin, Moscelyn Knolls, Barbara Benjamin, Barbara Tracht, Arlene Coopersmith, Ma rota Schwartz, Toby Goldfarb, Rochelle Topy, Cheri Friedman, Carol Hirsch, Trudy Halasz. Of course, there will be many others actively working behind the scenes liandling cos¬ tuming, properties, majco-up, etc.. which are all a vital part of any good program.
Miss Roberta Dworkin, president of BBG, and Benson Wolman, A2A president, will each give a brief re¬ port of their respective year's ac¬ tivities.
ANOTHER HIGtlUGHT of the evening will be u short talk by George H, Sisler, Jr., general man¬ ager of the Columbus Red Birds. Sanford Stern, chairman of the Athlete-Scholarship Award com¬ mittee, will present the coveted a- ward to the deserving high school (oootlDUcd  on  pace    0)
Among those who attended a meeting of General Solicitation Division Colonels of the UJF. held at the residence of David Levlfton^ ,were the at>ove. Left to right: Dr. Paul Meyer, Mf. LeviHon, Fred Yenkin,
MrA. Jacob Kesselman (who addressed tlie meeting), Samuel Shinbach, Ira Mon^^oe and Maurice Bem¬ atein.
(Photo by Topy).
Puppet Fantasy At Sisterhood Party
Agudas Achim Sisterhood is pre scntlng another unique, colorful program—a puppet show to high light the annual mother-daughter aon  banquet Tuesday, 6  p.  m.,
The puppet fantasy is called "The Most Wonderful Thing In the World," and A. A. Sisterhood mem bers arc guaranteeing just that.
Reservations can bo made with Mrs. Loula Ziskind. DO. 6024; Mrs. Herman Rosen, DO. 6360; Mrs. Sanford Cohen, DO. 0827. Chair¬ man of the event Is Mrs. Wm. Rosen.
Admission Is $1.75 for adulta, $1.25 for chUdren  under 10.
An impressive candle-Ughtlng ceremony will ^e held with the following participants;
Mr. and Mrs. Horry Schwartz ond daughters Sue EUeti and Dor- oen; Mrs. Rudolph Minkin and Sandra; Mrs. Marvin Levine and Paula and Phyllis; Mrs. "Chas. Friedman and Irene; Mrs. Nathan Zeff and Elaine and Rita; Mra. Saul Sokol and Samara: Mrs. Mil¬ ton Berman and Marcia and Joyce, and Mrs. Joseph Minkin.
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Principal Speaker
Mrs. Barbara L,awrence, chair¬ man ol the International Women's Groups of the United Jewish Ap¬ peal, will be the principal speaker at the $50 Minimum dinner of the Women'a Division of the United Jewish   Fund   of  Colunibus.
Motlier's Day Event At Home for Aged
Mother's Day celebration will be held at the Columbus Jewish Home for tho Age^ this Sunday at the Home, 115 N. Woodland, 2 p. m. This program la sponsored by the Auxiliary of the Home. Mrs. Ed¬ ward Kellner Is responsible for the planning of the program. Mrs. Harry Lakin is chairman and Mrs. Phillip Berman is co-chairman.
Hostesses wtli be Mrs. Cunlx, Mrs. Max lezman, Mrs. Levin, Mrs. Ida Roth, Mrs. Morris Thall and Mrs. Rebecca Thall. All Bpard members of the Auxiliary are also cooperating.
An Interesting program has been arranged and the hlghUght wUl be songs by Mrs. Edward Goldblatt, who is well known to Columbus audiences. . Gifts will be given to all the mothers in the Home.
Mrs. Nutid, president of the Aux- iary, stated "Since we are honoring some of the oldest Jewish Mothers in Columbus, we want to extend an invitation to the families of the residents, friends and the general public to join In this happy oc caaion."
GOVERNOR, MAYORS
AT ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
Dave Galser, president^jf the Co¬ lumbus Zionist District,- and Sid¬ ney L. Katz, chairman of the ar¬ rangements of tho evening, an¬ nounced that Governor and Mrs. Frank Lat^che, Mayor M. E. Scn- senbrenner of Columbus, and May¬ or Snyder of Bexley will attend the celebration of the sixth anniversa¬ ry of the. founding of the State of Israel tonight at the Jewish Cen¬ ter. Gov. Lausche has always dis¬ played a k^n interest In the pro-. gress of Israel and has participated!' in a number of these events con-r nected with the causes of the Jew¬ ish State.
Rabbi Nathan ZeUzer of Broad St. Temple wlU deliver the main address of the evehing, on the topic "The Importance of Israel to World Jewry,"
The celebration will be featured by Cantor Sholom Katz, who will appear in a concert of Jewish re¬ ligious and folk music. He will be accompanied by Augusta Frank at the plana
The celebration Is being sponsor¬ ed by the Zionist District In colla¬ boration with eight other leading Jewish organizations. The sponsors of the event promise a gala eve¬ ning of interest, music, speeches and refreshmenta. Admission Is free. Tile community Is invited.
TWIO 21 MEETINO IS WEDNESDAY
Twig 21 of Children's Hospital will meet Wednesday, 1:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Meyer Gins¬ burg, 189 N. Parkview Ave. As¬ sisting the hostess will be Mes¬ dames Harry Gilbert, Harry Fried¬ man, Ma,x Silbersteln and Front Westrelch.
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THURSDAY IS 'W DAY FOR 200 WORKERS OF '54 WOMEN'S DIVISION
Next Thursday is "W" day for the Wornen's Diviaion of the Unit¬ ed Jewish Fund—a day of dedica¬ tion for the more than 200 workers ongaged in tho 1964 campaign. EJvery Jewish woman In the great¬ er Oolumbus area will be approach¬ ed to make a pledge to help the more than 40 agencies who are beneficiaries of tho UJF.
"W" day Is an innovation in the Women's campaign. Storting with a breakfojst at B o'clock at the Jewish Center, tirfder the direction
of Mrs. Joseph D. Schecter, the workers will receive instructions and briefing from Mrs. Richard J. Abel, chairman, and Mrs.-MiltoAjJ. Leeman and Mra. Ben Keihn, co- chairmen of the Women's Division, after which they will .proceed to contact all prospects (n the Wom¬ en's Division lists who have -'not previously made a pledge to the 1954 campaign, either at the Pace¬ setters luncheon, the Young Ma- tlY>n's meeting, or the $60 MlAlnium dinner the  night  beifore.  A  baby¬
sitting service will be provided to care for all pre-school age children of mothers who will bo working on the drive tfiat day.
An urgent appeal was made this week by Mrs. Richard J. Abel, chairman of the Division, for all women to stay at home Thursday between the .hours of 10 a. in. and 3 p. m., so that^ they may bo solicited by the workers in their neighborhoods.
"W" day 1b a day of dedication— a day of giving—a day of assur¬
ance and reassurance. "W" day will prove to thp people of Israel that they need not stand alone; that the sick, the aged, the orphans and homeless of Israel may be assured o secure future In a free and democratic land. The results of "W" Day will help determine the aid which we, as a community, can give to the many local agen¬ cies such as the Golumbus He¬ brew School, the Jewish Center and others, as well as to the many national   defense,   educational   and
welfare agencies such as the Antl- Defamatlon League, Brandeis Uni¬ versity  and  others.
"W" Day is Important for all women of good will in the greater Columbus area — important for those who will work and give ol their time and effort, as well aa for thoae who will giver •   ¦
"W" day, with the co-operation of every woman, will go down In history aa a date long to be re* membered by Jewish women of Columbus.
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