Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1928-06-08

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Vol. XI ~ No', 23
COLUMBUS,  OHIO,  JUNE  fi,, 1928
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ISADORE FEIBELMAN
Most every Ben B'rith of Columbus who Iijs at all followed the history of this District is familiar with Isadore Feibelman of Indianapolis, the newly- elcctcd President for the coming year.
As was pointed ont in these columns last week, Mr. Feibelman has been a loyal and devoted cliampion of B'nai B'rith ideals and aspirations for o\er a score of >ears. H^ has been an important fac¬ tor in bringing Indianapolis I^dge No. 58,'to the forefront of thc movement. There is no ciiiestion b\it that he will con¬ tinue with unabated vigor and enthusiasm the meritorious work of his illustrious predecessors,
. In common u-ith all other B'nai B'rith boosters, the editors of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle congratulate Brother Fei¬ belman upon his election, and pray to God that he will be given health and strength, so that he will be in a position to carry out all his plans for the coming year. We assure him that he has the good will of every "Son of the Cove¬ nant"^ and that he will receive the un¬ stinted cooperation of every lodge in the entire District.   ,
FEIBELMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DIS¬ TRICT NO. 2, L O.B. B. AT CLOSING SESSION OF CONVENTION HELD HERE
76th Annual Conclave Proved to Be A Record Breaker in Every Conceivable Respect—Important Problems Facing the District Were Weighed jind Considered—Hospi- . tality of Local Jewish Community Was Most Heart¬ ily Commended—Akron, Ohio, Chosen as thc Next Meeting Place of thc District Grand Lodge—Abe Weinfeld, of Columbus, Was Elected to Membership on General Committee  ,
Big Carnival And Dance Sponsored By Young Judaea At E. Broad Street Temple
WHAT the Ohio Jewish Chronicle preilictcci .some time ago has pro^¦ecl to be true. The 76th animal conclave of District No, 2, I. O, B, B,, vvas a record-breaker in every, conceivable respect. There was a large antl representative attendance. There was manifest a:n extraordinary amount of enthusiasm and loyalty lo Ij'nai B'rith ideal.s and some real constructive work was done. Every delt'sate who attended seemed to have been imbued wilh the genuine and time-hono:ed spirit of the Order.
The convention weighed and considered all the important problems facing the District.' The ftiture bf the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home, The National Jevvish Hospital for Consimiptives at Denver, The Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark,, The Aleph Zadik Aleph, The B'nai B'rith HiUel Foundation, etc., etc., was chscussed and their respective problems were taken up in all their ramifications. Local Rucsts, who \vitnesBed some of the sessions of the convention at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel, were impressed with the exalted character of the work being sponsored by the Independent Orderof B'nai B'rith.
dent's Message was made by King Bacr an'd Oscar Leonard of Toledo and St. Louis respectively.    There w.-is
OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF GRAND LOIJGE, NO. 2, IS A ;    PROMINENT ATTORNEY
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Affair WHI Take Place June 13th—
Proceeds WiU Go Towards The
Establishment of A Young
Judaea Library
All arrangehients_, for the big carnival and dance sponsored by the local Young Judaea clubs at the East Broad Street Temple, Wednesday evening, June 13th,
• have been completed. The proceeds of this affair will go towards the establish¬ ment of the Young Judaea Library at the Tifereth Israel Temple with branches at the Columbus Hebrew School and the Agudath Achim Synagogue. It is hoped that all Chronicle readers who are in¬ terested in the education of our boys and girls in matters pertaining to Jewish culture and Jewish traditions will turn out on this occasion and assist Young Judaea in its noble aspiration.
Tht; arrangements committee wants to make it clearly understood that on Wednesday, June 13th in the ballroom of the Tifereth Israel the local clubs and their five leaders will sponsor an, eve¬ ning of REAL MERRIMENT and NOVEL FEATURES. Peppy music, duck pool, fortune telling, dancingf until midnight, solo numbers, dancers, laox lunches, contests, games and fun galore have been arranged for. Numerous prizes will be awarded lucky and skilled individuals in the "Try It" booth and "Garden of Eden" presentations,. A niim
, ber of local business men, members o£ the brotherhoods and sisterhoods of the local temples, have already promised their cooperation in presenting dona¬ tions and encouraging attendance at the carnival and dance specially intended to furnish funds for the Youth Library. Columbus men, womeii and young people are urged to set aside the night of juiie 13th, for an evening's entertain¬ ment and fun which will not only pro¬ vide a splendid evening of merriment and enjoyment but will serve a very Im portant purpose in the lives o'f the young Jewish boys and girls in CoUimbus who are anxiously building their library and wish to do so with money they persoii- ally earned rather than asking for con¬ tributions.
Don't Jail 1 Turn out and help the Young Judaeans to put this over big.— Wednesday evening, June 13th at S:30 o'clock.
The Opening Session
Rabbi Jacob Tar<;hi.«;h of the Bryden Road Temple pronounced the invocation at the opening session of the Convention lait Sunday morningj June 3rd, at 9:30 o'clock. A most hearty welcome.on be¬ half of the City oi Columbus was ex¬ tended by the universally beloved Mayor, Honorable Janies J. Thomas. On behalf of 2ion Lodge, the host lo the valiant and lojal workers of the B'nai B'rith, Presi¬ dent Morris Goldberg, and Brother Jack Mj'crs extended appropriate words of welcome. Isadore Feibelraa;i of Indian¬ apolis responded on behalf of the Order. Then came thc greetings of the vener¬ able man who guides the destinies of the Constitution Grand Lodge, International President Alfred M. Cohen of Cincin¬ nati. His address was followed (1) by the roll call of the pas>t presidents and delegates; (2) the'secretary's report on credentials; and (3) the conferring of Grand Lodge degrees on the new mem¬ bers of the Grand Lodge. This latter ceremony was carried,out by the follow¬ ing special committee appointed by Presi¬ dent Achtenberg: Rabbi Samuel S. Mayerberg, Harry Simon, Milton An¬ fenger and Max E, Meisel.
Following this ceremony there were several other reports, among' them the President's message and tbe report of Michael Sharlitt, Superintendent of the Cleveland Jewish Oriihaii Home.
Sunday Afternoon
On Sunday afternoon, June 3rd, at 2 p. in., reports were made by the Presi¬ dent's Committee, the District Wider Scope Committee, and the Social Service Committee. Percy S. Morris reported the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives at Denver^ Arthur F. Friedman reported on the Denver Na¬ tional Home for Jewish Children, and Mex E. Meisel reported on the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home. Judge A. B. Frey, of St. Louis, gave a report on the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. The report of the stand¬ ing committee on intellectual advance¬ ment was made by Samuel I. Sievcrs; the report of the conimittee on American¬ ization by Dr. Abram Miller of Kansas City; the report on the A. Z. A. by Mil¬ ton M, Schayer of Denver; the report on Women's Auxiliarieh by Dr. J. H, Rabin of Kansas City, Kahs.; the report on the Education League by Eugene E. Wolf of Cleveland; the report on District Fi¬ nance by Fretl Lazarus, Jr., of Columbus. These reports were followed by the re¬ ports of thc various state deputies: Rabbi Moise Bergman for Colorado, Wyoming, and New' Mexico; Eph Levin for Indiana; Joseph Cohen for Kansas; Louis Grossman for Kentucky; Louis Kranitz for Missouri; Lou M. Frank ior Northern Ohio; and David N. Rosen- baum for Southern Ohio.
The afternoon session was rounded out by the report of Sidney G, Kusworm ol Dayton, as member of thc Executive Committee of the Order.
Sunday Evening
On Sunday evening, Jtnie 8rd, at 0:30 o'clock there was a formal dinner dance in the ball room of the Deshler-WalMck Hotel for all the delegates and guests.
The Monday morning session of the convention was opened at 9:30 o'clock with Rabbi Isaac Werne of the Agudath' Achim Congregation pronouncing the in¬ vocation. The invocation was followed by four minute talks on Good and Wel¬ fare and thc election of trustees for the Jewish Orphan Home, the National Jew¬ ish Hospital for Consumptives, and the Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital, Thc report of the committee on the Presi-
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from 1 to 2 p. m. and at 2 o'clock the convention committees met in rooms as¬ signed to them to transact their respec¬ tive duties. At 7;10 p. m. the Grand President, Alfred M. Cohen, broadcast over thc WAIU station on the subject "Sons of the Covenant."
Rabbi Silver's Address
The feature of the Monday evening '"iession was an address by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, of Cleveland. Ohio, on American Jewry's greatest problem, "Jewish Education."
The famouff Cleveland Rabbi traced thu influence of Jewish education on the character of the Jew throughont the ages. In all times and in all countries he said, the rearing of Jewish .children in the traditional Jewish fashion took primacy over every other communal activity. He pointed out that only in recent times in America discussion on this problem be¬ came necessary, due to the fact that hun¬ dreds of thousands of boys and girls were being permitted to grow up with¬ out any semblance of understanding of what they were, their past history, their culture, their religion and their ideals as members of the "veteran race of his¬ torj."
"Jewish Education," he asserted, "has fallen into third place in the program of thc Jewish communities of the United States, philanthropy coming first, then the synagogue, then education.
"Two-thirds of the Jewish children receive absolutely no education and are being reared Into absolute ignorance of all values of Jewish life/' he said.
"We need Jewish education because America demands it of us; because we ean make our finest contribution to the totality of American life by being our¬ selves, by increasing the assets of our own cultural background. America wants each group, each race, to retain and perfect and crystallize its own native gifts and achievement?,
*'Wc need Jewish education because mankind still needs the Jew.
"I believe God has destined the Jews of America to pfoduce a Jewish, culture that will excel the culture of the Golden Age of Spain."
A Living Force
"If Judaism is to continue as a living and throbbing force in the life of Amer¬ ican Jewry, the Talmud Torah movement will have to receive a greater support and impetus. The future of our religion and its ideals and principles is bound up with the education oT ourVchildren in those things which will distinguish them from other denominations and faiths.
"I do not kiiow of any plausible, rea¬ son," declared Rabbi Silver, "why every boy and girl should not be familiar with the language in which the Bible—the pre¬ mier literary production of the ages—was written. Moreovcri I do not understand why they should not be familiar with the original text of oiir Prayer Book. A Compelling Neceaaity ¦ "The history of the.composition of the Bible and 'Sidur* as well as their con- (Continued on page 8)
Fourteen Rabbis Graduated From The Hebrew
Union College At Annual Exercises Held
Last Saturday
Honorary Degrees for Distinguished Service To American Jewry Conferred On Dr, Lee K. Frankel and David A. Brown— "Position of the Rabbi Is Unique,*' Declared Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht of Indianapolis in iBaccalaurfcate Ser¬ mon—rAlfred M. Cohen and Charles Shohl Also Spoke
IMPRESSIVE  CEREMONIES  MARKED THE  GRADUATION EXERCISES AT THE FAMOUS CINCINNATI THEO¬ LOGICAL SCHOOL
BEN M. ACHTENBERG
Thc express.un oi thanks piven by Dis¬ trict Grand Lodge Xo. 2, to its outgoing President, Ben M Achtenberg of ICan- sas Cit), was well deserved He gave to thc District a splendid administration, carrying out his duties in a signally ca¬ pable and cfiicient manner. He brought to his work a spkiuhd inteUigence coupled with a unii|ue understanding of Jewi";h ethical and moral \ahies.
Mr. Achtenberg, who is one of the leading members o f the Kansas City bar, was born on March 13, 1884 in Bessarabia, Roumania, the son of Abra¬ ham D. and Hannah (Feilsteinl Ach¬ tenberg. He is a graduate of the Uni¬ versity of Michigan, LL.B., 1007, and has been engaged in the general practice of law since his admission to the Bar. lie specializes in corporation and real estate law.
Since \^2.\ he has been president of the Keneseth Israel Beth Sholcm Congre¬ gation of Kansas City. He has also taken an active part in every community enterprise, civic, religious, and philan¬ thropic.
At the present time he is a national director of the National Jewish Con¬ sumptive Relief Societi'^ at Denver, a trustee of the National Jewish Hospital at Denver, Colo-, vice president of the Building & Loan .Association of Kansas City, and a member of the local executive committee of thc United Jewish Cam¬ paign and the United Jewish Palestine Appeal.
Mr. Achtenberg has long been identi¬ fied with the Zionist Organization of America; also vvith the Masonic Order in which he has been awarded 32nd de¬ gree.
NOTICE FROM IVREEYOH
Mrs. B. E. Tushbant, president of the Ivreeyoh, is asking that all the ladies co-operate'~ with her and save all dis¬ carded clothing for the next rummage sale which will take place Igter on in the summer, li you can get up a bundle now, same can be called for by calling FR. 5880, WA. 0544, or WA, 9966.
PHYSICIAN TO ORIENTAL MONARCH VISITS REL¬ ATIVES HERE
CfNCINNATJ.—Dr. Lcc K Frankel of New York aUd David A Brown of Detroit were given the honorary degree of Doctor uf Hebrew Law by'the IIc- brcvv Union Cfpllcge of Cincinnati at its ;innual graduation of exercises held in.the chapel of thc in^^titution The lionorary degree; were conferreil on Dr Frankel .Uld Mr Urown by Dr. Julian Morgen¬ stern, president of^thc college, in rccog- niliun of "dibtnigiiishcd service to Amer¬ ican Jewry and American Judaism." The degice was conferred on M^ Brown in person, and Dr Frankel in abbcntia, he ha\ iiig willed Friday night for London to attend the session of the Non-Partisan Survej Commission of thc Jewish Agcncv.
Fourteen members of the graduating' class were ordained as Rabbis by Dr. Morgenstern. The students come from nine cities, five being residents of Cin¬ cinnati, two of Cleveland, one of New Orleans, one of Louisville, and others of St Louis, Providence. Chicago, Troy and New York City ¦ Tlvc graduates are Gus F. Falfc, New Orleans; Hirsh L. Freund, Cincinnati; Milton Greenwald, Louisville; Israel Harburg, Cincinnati; Eugene E. Hibshman, Cleveland; Philip W. Jaffa, Cleveland; Lawrence E, B. Kahn, Cincinnati; Julius Kerman, St Louis; Max Lasker, Providence; Irving M. Levey, Chicago; Jacob J. Ogel, Cin¬ cinnati; Efraim M. Rosensweig, Cincin¬ nati; Herman Eliot Snyder, Troy; Sid¬ ney E. Unger, New York City.
Eight of the graduates have already been called to pulpitb throughout the country, two joining the staff of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega¬ tions as regional rabbis.
On Dr. Frankel the degree was con¬ ferred "m recognition of abundant and fruitful service to Israel and mankind." The formal statement by Dr. Morgen¬ stern declared:
"As a devoted and far-seeing pioneer in the field of Jewish social service he lielped to formulate its basic principles, to develop its aims and methods a'nd to lay t'he foundations of many of its most important institutions. He has deservedly become the foremost figure in America in the promotion of systematic public health service. Through him, the lives of thou¬ sands of American citizens of today and tomorrow have been prolonged, their en¬ vironmental conditions immeasurably im¬ proved, their welfare and happiness in¬ creased, and the standard of living of our American people appreciably elevated. He has been called to labor for many causes and has never failed to respond. He has filled high and responsible positions in general as well as in Jewish service, with dignity and honor and likewise with high idealism and worthy achievement. He has borne himself ever as a Jew, proud of his heritage and eager to enrich it through his own works. He has ever bought to emphasize the spiritual content of Judaism and interpret this to his fel¬ low Jews as an active force in their daily lives. Through his aspiration, plan¬ ning and building, Judaism has been strengthened, Israel has been honored, mankind has been blessed, and the name of God has been truly sacrificed."
In conferring the honorary degree on Mr. Brown, Dr. Morgenstern declared that it was presented to him "in recog-
DR. MAX MACKOWSKY
This distinguished looking individual is none other than Dr. Max Mackowsky, private physician to King Feisal, ruler of Iraq, Arabian nation in Mesopo¬ tamia, br. Mackowsky is a highly cul¬ tured and versatile inan and speaks flu¬ ently in seven languages including Eng¬ lish, French and Hebrew. He-is a cousin of Alfred J. Kobacker of the Boston Store, and came here as a guest delegate to the B'nai B'rith Convention at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel.
Since" the World War a remarkable cultural advance has been made by his people, said Dr* Mackowsky, who was one o.f the leaders of the movement wbich succeeded in breaking up the slave trade in Iraq.
iiition of valuable, life-long service to I'irael and mankind."
"As a loyal citizen," Dr. Morgenstern continued, "he has labored for many years on behalf of every worthy cause in his home city and contributed materially to the welfare and social progress of its people. As a faithful Jew he has alwa\s been a generous supporter of and ardent worker for every constructive project in his own congregation and in the larger Jewish community.
"Since IDIO he has been an able and indefatigable leader in thc pressing task of alleviating the sufferings and needs of his fcllow-Jcwb in Eastern Europe and Palestine At great personal sac¬ rifice and with unsurpassed ?eal he has literally given himself to this task.
"He has spared neither means, time nor strength in this Iiigh cause. He has traveled through all lands where Jews dwell and with warm fellowship and un¬ derstanding sympathy, ,with keen ob¬ servation and constructive effort he has met and labored with and ministered to his Jewish brethren of all stations and opinions
"He has investigated, planned and huilt wisely and with vision, so that through¬ out the world Israel might again raise its head in peace and walk with self- respect ,and dignity and that Judaism- (Continued on page 6)     [
HADASSAH    LUNCHEON
WILL TAKE PLACE AT
FORT HAYES HOTEL
Dr. Louis L. Mann
Is Chosen Head Of
Hillel Foundations
CINCINNATI.—Rabbi Louis L. Mann of the Sinai temple in Chicago, has been selected as successor to the late Ben Frankel, of the University of Illinois, as national director oi Hillel Founda¬ tions, according to a report printed in the Jewish Daily Bulletin.
Rabbi Mann is a product of Hebrew Union College and is, at the present time, a member of the board of gov¬ ernors of that institution. In addition to his work as rabbi at the Sinai temple. Dr. Mann is a lecturer on Oriental lan¬ guages at the University of Chicago. He took his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins and the University of Cincin¬ nati, receiving his Ph.D. from Yale, lec¬ turing at that university on comparative ethics between 1920 and 1023.
Dr. Mann has been concerned in a number of modern liberal movements, holding a position as advisory member of the council of the American Birth Control league and the United Stales Eugenics commission.
At a meeting of the national Hillel Foundation commission held in Chicago recently, definite steps were taken to¬ ward opening a Foundation at Cornell university, which will be the first east¬ ern institution to include such ati orgap- ization. An extension service, which calls for the dispatch of lectures and the organization of societies in schools whose Jewish popniation is too small to merit the installment of a Foundation^ will be initiated at the University of West Virginia next fall and will be ex¬ panded as it proves its success.
The Columbus Chapter of Hadassah will hold its last meeting at a luncheon at the Fort Hayes Hotel on Thursday, June 14 at 12-30.
Mrs, Elma Ehrlich Levinger will in¬ stall .the new officers for the coming year.
The program will consist of a pag¬ eant depicting the "Life of Ruth" and will be presented by the fpllowmg mem¬ bers: Mesdames Abramson^ Bogatin, Bornstein, Burnstine, Callif, Gilbert, Mendel, Rivlin, Solove, Seff and Wcl¬ ber; Misses Ruth Frank and Thelma Palestrant,
The pageant was arranged by Mrs. Elma phrlich Levinger and directed by Mrs, B. W. Abramson, chairman of en¬ tertainment. For'reservations call Mra- W. A- Hersch, FR. 0324; Mrs. A. Dan¬ ziger, FR. 6780-R; Mrs. B. W. Abram¬ son, FR. Ifil3.
IMPORTANT    MEETING OF ZION LODGE MON¬ DAY EVENING
All members of Zion Lodge, No, 62, L O. B. B,, are urged to be present at the regular meeting to be held at Realtor's Hall, 144 East State street, Monday evening, June llth, at 8 o'clock.
One of the features of the meeting will be a re* port on the recently held convention.
AGUDATH   ACHIM   SISTER¬ HOOD WILL CONDUCT RUMMAGE SALE
The Sisterhood of the Agudath Achim Congregation is niaking all preparations for a rummage sale. The committee in charge is headed by Mrs. B. Rosen¬ berg.
Anyone having any rummage of any kind or description can help out the good work by calling Mrs. Rosenberg, FK. S798,' and sjie will see tltat it is called for immediately.