Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 June 1942 — Page 8
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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1942
HEBREW CALENDAR Rosh Haahanah (Eve) . .Sep. 11 Kol Nidre Sep. 20 Succos (1st 2 days) Sept. 26-27 oemini Atzereth Oct. 3 Simchath Torah Oct. 4 Chanukah Dec 4-11 Purim March 21 Passover April 20-27 Holidays begin at sundown the day before the date designated. Sunset this Friday evening at 8:10. Candles should be lit at least 20 minutes before this time.
The editor’s chair, I’ve done a lot of traveling throughout the state in the past two weeks, and now I have so many friends in almost every community that I hesitate to mention my visits because someone who I failed to look up may now know that I was in their city. However, I have my alibi—I really am busy, and since I can get away only for a few short trips, I am torn between what business I have to do and cultivating friendships. I started out with Dan Frisch several weeks ago, to that parlor meeting in Burle Plank’s home in behalf of the Jewish National Fund Golden Book effort, and there I ran into my favorite William Freund, who if anything looks better now than at any time that I’ve seen him. Mr. Freund, incidentally, subscribed to a page in the Golden Book, but I could have told Mr. Frisch that even before he started to speak. The Planks have a lovely new home, and Mrs. Plank has done an outstanding job of decorating and furnishing. (I called you by phone Mrs. Hiller, and you were outplaying mah jong, I’ll wager). Then last Monday I went over to Terre Haute, where I visited, between what work I did, with Dave Rubin. Dave is my protege, or I’m his, but I’ll go along with him on anything. Lew Sutin was out of town, no doubt on one of his many speaking tou»s, but I had lunch with Dave and Maier Levin (of the Levin clan). Went in to see Morris Lebowitz, formerly of here, who is secretary of Terre Haute’s B’nai B’rith 'and saw also Elmer Wohlfeld (Mrs. was home ill), brusque and burly Arthur Dumes, Lester Wolf, home on a furlough from his Navy post, and many others. Friday of last week I was in South Bend, and there I went over to see Henry Feferman, whose wife Louise used to be our correspondent. Henry is an expresident of the Indiana Union of Jewish Youth, and if I had him here would see that he was groomed for leadership in the community. This is a tip to the South Bend B’nai B’rith. Henry sees a thing through, and he has the knack known as leadership, too. Talked with Mrs. Idah Sandock, and I’ll still pit her for work against any other Jewish woman in Indiana. To make the story complete, I’d better mention that I met Milton Reis for the first time, although I had met his (Cont. in last column)
Fort Wayne Points Way For Evansville, Gary, South Bend
THE EXPERIENCE of Fort Wayne, a Jewish community of something like a thousand souls, should point the way for Evansville, South Bend and Gary, all with Jewish communities larger than Fort Wayne’s, to the employment of a full-time social worker, or as in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, a director of their Jewish Federations. In Fort Wayne, the amount of money raised in that city’s annual Jewish drive has been tripled in the few years that Jack M. Finklestein, a trained social worker, has been in charge. In addition, the community has become alert to many of its other responsibilities, and if anything, Fort Wayne can # boast one of the smoothest functioning community set-ups in the Middle West. All parts of the community cooperate in
the work of the Federation, and whereas in many communities the director can be criticised for siding with the ruling clique, usually the Reformed element, Mr. Finkelstein has earned the esteem and allegiance of the Orthodox community by his decisions either in favor of Palestinian causes, where justified, or his never-ending fight for the support of the synagogue as the basis of Jewish living. In the public relations field alone, Mr. Finklestein has done so good a job that even if he had been employed for that purpose alone, he would have justified the selection of his employers. Certainly the experience of Fort Wayne indicates that the step from a volunteer setup in local Federations such as Gary, Evansville, and South Bend to a paid executive should now be taken.
Logic No Weapon Against War Marriages
f|NE OF THE leading experts on the many V problems involved in marriage, Rabbi Sydney E. Goldstein, who has been an authority on the subject for many years, told the New York State Conference on marriage and the Family, that war marriages should be discouraged. His logic is infallible, and were logic a suitable weapon for dissuading young people who are in love, his words would be effective. Rabbi Goldstein argues thus: "I am convinced that war marriages should be discouraged. One of the difficulties with war marriages is that they are usually contracted in haste and excitement, not the mood in which to marry. Marriage in order to survive must be based upon secure foundations, it is not merely a legal contract or an eco-_ nomic enterprise. It is a relationship that must rest upon biological conditions that are sound, psychological conditions that are adequate and ethical conditions that are high. It is utterly impossible for them to discover these conditions in each other when they are in haste and in a slate of war hysteria. "If two people sincerely love each, other their iove will survive the war
without the risks of a war marriage. If they do not, it is better for marriage never to take place." The perusal of any paper will show that the number of marriages has increased tremendously in the past year. The thinking brought about by the war has served to operate in young people in exactly the opposite way as that indicated by Rabbi Goldstein. The factors that tend to increase the number of marriages can be enumerated without end: (1) many young people who formerly leaned on their families for their every decision are now on their own, forced to make their own decisions, and revelling in their newfound freedom; (2) many girls formerly without escorts or attention are thrown into the company of soldiers whom they never would have met otherwise—the cadet corps is one instance of this; (3) young people visualizing the long months and maybe years of separation from their sweethearts, decide to make it a closed question by marriage NOW; (4) the possibility of death before real life can be tasted and the happy-go-lucky attitude of all the population in this time of quick and exciting living. And then there is the age-old conviction of the female: “Get your man NOW.”
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Mr. Latz Volunteers
■F MR. G. IRVING LATZ, as head of one of I the largest department stores in Indiana had enlisted in the army, that alone would have merited editorial note. But those who remember what Mr. Latz’s co-citizens of Fort Wayne said about him in the article naming him as the “Indiana’s Jewish Man of the Year for 1941”, will recall that Mr. Latz is not just an ordinary business man. The Mr. Latz who gives his employees raises automatically as the
cost of living rises, and the Mr. Latz who after the depression paid back all salary cuts to those to whom such cuts had been given, not to mention that no employe was let go at all, is the same man, who when his country needs him, accepts the rigorous army life to do his share in the conflict, although he is old enough to have a son i n the armored division at Fort Knox.
PIECES OF HATE (Continued from'page 1)
blackouts.” “Are your persecutors being drafted as privates?” • • • Charlotte Young, jformer head of the Hitler-admiring "Paul Revere Senti-
nels" ardent disciples of Father Coughlin, is now busily engaged in sending letters to various newspapers attacking investigations now being conducted by. the Federal government on what she calls "loyal Americans."
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Many Features Planned For K.I. Picnic Sunday The Knesses Israel Congregation’s picnic beginning at 2:00 p. m., Sunday, June 7 at Columbia Park, will feature real carnival atmosphere with recorded music, a ball game between the youngsters and the old timers, an old time country grocery raffle, side shows, popcorn, peanuts, hot dogs and refreshments for those who forget to bring their lunch. Harry Bluestein and William Safrin, co-chairmen, said that all of the proceeds from the picnic will be applied on the mortgage.
Lipman Joseph, 76, Dies of Accident Hurts Lipman Joseph, 76, 733 Union street was injured fatally Tuesday when a wagon in which he was riding was struck by a truck a half mile west of New Palestine, Ind. Survivors include a son, Harry S. Joseph of Indianapolis, and a daughter, Mrs. Max Bach of San Francisco. Funcfal services were held at the AaronRuben Funeral Home.
father in Gary at the group meeting there several months ago. This is being written on Sunday, and tomorrow I’m going over to Fort Wayne, and Kokomo, although I was in Kokomo the Friday of the week I was in Muncie, and there met and talked with in the following order Mrs. Flank Nerenberg, I. B. Andich (he’s worth fifty members to any shul) Ike Hurwich, who wouldn’t renew his Zionist membership because he said the B’nai B’rith should take over the Palestine work (dare you to turn me down again Ike), Sam Kopelov, who gave me his $5.00 almost before I could tell him what it was for, Sid G e v i r t z , tall and well groomed, young Marcus, then my old side-kick Frank, who said he’d like to censor my editorials before they go to print. I shouldn’t fail to mention Barbara Nerenberg, who now is working with us in the office for the summer before going to Sinai Hospital in September for a 3-year nurses course.