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VOL. I.—NO. 30.
Entered as second-class •_ postofflce at Omaha, Ne.
Grodinsky Is few B'nai B'rith lead; Appoints Committees
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"I hope that all America will catch the spirit of I B'nai B'rith in campaigning against ignorance, intol- ^ erance, against all the movements aimed to rend the | | concord of American citizenship/' Following i s Ian exclusive story on "President Harding and the Jews" by Mr. Gus J. Karger, one of the foremost political writers in the country and dean of the Correspondents at Washington. He is a personal friend of the President
William Grodinsky, newly' elected president of the local lodge of the B'nai B'rith, today announced the committees for the coming term of the order. The complete list appears in today's issue of The Jewish. Press. Grodinsky,-^who was vice president of the order during the past six montfos, "was elevated to the presidency without opposition. The election of Irving Stalmaster as vice president was the surprise of the evening. He defeated Ealph Holzman, active member of the intellectual advancement committee. Friends of Holzman made an eleventh Shmul Gang hour attempt to elect him, but to no Introducing Shmul Gang, 10 year avail. Stalmaster's friends stood fast old, a war orphan who was adopted and elected him by a big majority. by the Temple Israel Sunday school! Other officers elected were: Many of the children of the Temple Secretary—Harry Silverman; who helped defray the expense' of Theastirer—H. Friedman; Warden—S. J . Leon: Shmul's keep are now in corresponGuardian—Abe Silvernjan: dence with him. ~ ' Monitor—Rabbi Morris N. Taxon. Trustees—Sam Levy, Max Fromkln ana Shmuf is now living in Luck, Polish Arthur Rosenblum. Ukraine. He is attending school. Following are the committees an- Both his father and mother were the nounced by President Grodinsky: victims of the world war and pogrom fiends. Membership-Finance Committe J. J. Greenberg, chairman, One hundred dollars will save the Dave Greenbergr, vice-chairman ife of a war orphan. The Jewish charge of finance, Ahe Silverman, Welfare Federation will handle adop:D. B. Gross, tions for any organization or indiviDr. A. Greenborg, Irving Stal master, dual. Save the life, of an orphan! Abner Kairaan.
Social Service Committee— Dr. Philip Sher, chairman. Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Harry SUvennan, Henry >Monsky, S.-H,..8» J»a«fpr. : "Rabbt Morris X. Taxon, - ~ *"• I.eo Ros9«thal.
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OMAHA,.NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921.
[nvite Americans To Anti-Semite Meeting; W i Be f orld-Wide T
£-iry. Ford and . Others irons U. S. Issued l a c t a t i o n s for J e w - Baiters Convention in Budapest, Sept., 1921
|jjii^|pi^^ The followihR story: "President Harding and the Jetvs" was written I>y Mr. Gns J. Knrper, intimate friend of the President and - dean of the political writers in Washington, exclusively for "The Jewish Tribune" of New York, and is printed in "The Jewish Press" today with the permission of "The Tribune". The story is tne first of its kiacj ever written and is of tremendous news value. ; "' . ' "The Jewish Tribune" requested Mr. Karger to.tirrite the following article upon President Harding and his relations to American Jewry, because there are few men, who know the President a s intimately as Mr. Karger and few who could write with tho acenracy/ and personal touch that come from such close friendehip: Mr. Harder is one of the ablest political writers in this country and because of his knowledge of national and international politics, he has been offered many important povernmental posts, all of which he has declined in order not to desert his profession.—(Editor's Note.) [Copyright, 1021, by The Jewish Tribune. Inc.]
By GUS J. KARGER. "Why, .some of my best friends are Jews." You've heard the expression—-perhaps from one of YOUR best friends. It's common enough. Even Heinrich Ford employs it. Sometimes it serves as an alibi; often it carries the note of conviction. Those who have a genuine claim to it rarely use it. Warren G. Harding, President of the United States, "employs it net at all. He has a perfect claim on it—"some of his best friends are Jews." Discussing' the relationship between a President of the United States and his Jewish fellow citizens, one may well divide the subject into two, parts—his persona] and social relations and his official and public relations. Mr. Harding, it may be said, never has cultivated the personal friendship of a man because that man is a Jew; nor, on the other hand, has he ever denied his personal friendship to a man because that man is a Jew. I t simply never occurred to him that there should be a distinction. "I was reared in a small town," he once said to a friend/ "in which there was no semblance of anti-Semitic sentiment. Men and women of differing religions mingled in close social and business intimacy. Jews were welcome visitors at the homes of Gentiles; and viceTersa." Perhaps his middle name, Gamaliel, exercised a subtle influence on his character and breadth of thought. I t -was Gamaliel, celebrated doctor of the law, son^ and grandson of a rabbi, president of the Sanhedriri, who served as preceptor to St. Paul. ; Part of His Life at Marion Not long ago a delegation of Marion friends called a t the White House, just to pay respects apd shake hands. ^"Fhere-isn't-aJerwin^Marion,"5aiadhe"oftffenirtlie~others nodding approval, "who isn't Warren G. Harding's friend. I don't mean merely in a perfunctory way. There's Rosenberg, and Oppenheimer, and the Strelitz's and Sam and Ben
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Kleinmaier and old man Marks, and there's the Lazarus family in Columbus and—oh what's the use of trying- to name them. They are too numerous. They have played cards together — Mitchell Strelitz, now retired, has frequently been his partner at bridge—they have served on boards together in local industries—there's Sam and Ben Kleinmaier—they have been in business, in sports, in amusements, in civic pursuits together. They have been a part of his life at home." ' Once, during his stay in Marion after the Chicago convention had nominated him to be the presidential candidate, Senator Harding paid a visit to the city's B'nai B'rith lodge, having been asked to attend its institu- , tion. He responded to the invitation to say a few words and conveyed to his hearers, all of whom knew him personally and well, the outlines of his philosophy. Those who heard him speak on that occasion recall his words; they recall many of them with some degree of emotion. "I hope," he said, "that America will catch the spirit of B'nai' B'rith in campaigning against ignorance, intolerance and defamation, against all the movements aimed to rend the concord of American citizenship. Fraternity, helpfullness and service must be the abiding purpose of our people, and the compensations that come of this consciousness of helping one's fellow men contribute more to the happiness of self than success, distinction, aad all the other triumphs of life." And tJsen, inspired by fie presence of so many of his Jewish fellow townsmen, he spoke feelingly of the splendid part the Jewish citizenship of Marion had played in both war and peace. He spoke of Julius Strelitz, who had coaae to Marion decades ago, "with a pack on his back," of Ms straggles, bis successes, his services, his services, of the growing respect, confidence and affection of his fellow citizens that manifested itself in his election to the office of county treasurer. He singled-out Sol Oppenheimer, who had come to Marion a poor boy and who had become chairman of the Board of Education; he mentioned several others by name. Not an officer of that lodge—Henry Strelitz, Harry Eessel, S. Freed, George G. Kleinmaier, A. Schoen, David Ellison, M. Hess, Frank Svidlow—who didnot thank him for the tokens of his kindly esteem. And they didnt call him "Mr. President," either; on that occasion he remained to them just plain "Warren." Of-course, it's ..President,^-now. --Even -? Mark Hanna called William McKinley "Mr. President." The high respect due to the-office interdicts the little familiarities of ordinary intercourse. (Continued on page 2.)
Commission of Chevra B'nai Israel . Discusses Additional Feature.
A permanent choii- of from twelv« voices may soon be instituted at the Chevrah B'nai Israel Synagogue, Eighteenth and Chicago streets, according to an announcement made to« day by Morris M. Rosenblatt, president of the synagogue. At the last meeting af the commission which is the governing body of the synagogue, M. Blank, chairman of the Rabbinical and Cantor committee, was instructed to formulate plans toward the establishment of the permanent choir. If this step is taken, the Chevra B'nai Israel Synagogue will be the first orthodox synagoguS* to maintain a choir. The choirs in many orthodox synagogues in the larger cities are a great attraction and increase attendance, members of the commission stated. The commission form of administrating the affairs of the synagogue is a very unique and original one. The governing body is in the form of a commission, composed of seven men, similar to that of the city commission form of government. Each member of the commission is delegated to supervise the work of a specific branch of the work of the synagogue. Following' are the present members of the synagogue commission: President, Morris M. Rosenblattj Bible Reading, A. B. Alplrnj Finance, S. Ravitz; Rabbinical and Cantor, M. Blank; Bidding and Membership, A. Wolf; Religion, A. Cohenj Cemetery, J. Katleman.
An appeal to Omaha Jews -to stand behind the Jewish Congress movement has been received from Chairman Nathan Straus. The appeal, which fol(Special Cable by. Jewish Telegraphic lows, tells of the objects of the orAerency.) ganization: Ordered Out for Room Jewish "Greenhorn" London, July 5.—Henry Ford and HEY KIDS, LET'S ALL GO TO THE PICNIC! Rent Arrears; Notified We have the privilege of addressing other American anti-Semites have Passes Edison's Test Central Council Committ of Award for ..Painting you again on the subject of unity of been invited to attend a world con• The children's picnic of the Talmud Torah will be held ThursThomas Edison, the wizard, Eil Simon; chairman, .Take Slosberg:, action on the part of American. Jewry Frank Schwartz, formerly a' gress of anti-Semites to be convened day, July 14, at Krug Park. The Sunday school children and all has created quite a stir among J. J . Friedman. poor West End lodger, has met in Budapest in September 1921. It parents are invited to be the guests of the Talmud Torah. engineering students and edu- in all such matters which involve Publicity Commit! either the protection of tlie rights of with fortune—"all in a bunch." has not been stated whether Ford will cators by his sets of questions Tickets and admission badges will be given out from S a. m. Joe Jacobs. : our brethren abroad or the preserva He has been notified that he Morris E. Jacobs, accept the invitation. , • which applicants for a position until noon Wednesday by Superintendent Gordon of the school. Harry Silverman. tion of the fair name of our people has received the highest award The callng of the congress of with his concern must answer Those going to the picnic will meet at noon at Twenty-first House Commltte in this country? from the American Academy in Jew-baiters was announced by the before they are engaged. The and Cuming streets, "where special street cars will await them. Arthur Friedman, Rome for his oil. painting enEeceut events have with significant Robert Kooper, ' -" "Plain English," a local weekly. This questions have been ridiculed Those in charge of the picnic are John Feldman and Mrs. Ruben Brown. titled "A Tribute to Heroism." force illustrated anew the need of a same publication contains the inforby some and praised by others. Dr. Philip Sher. . _ l By-I*awf* Committee central organization to speak and to Young Schwkartz lives In mation that, owing to the pressure But there is at least one stuMr. Feldman will furnish each child with a horn and Nathan A. Rosenblum, chairman, act for all the different "groups of New York, where, in obscure of the anti-Semites, the Hungarian dent, a Jew and a "greenhorn" Sam Cohan, S. Yaffe, President of the Talmud Torah, will furnish the badges. L. Harris. • American Israel. Abroad our sorely poverty, he followed his artistic government has postponed the intendat that, who neither censures tried and harrassed brethren of Eastmuse until the arrears in his' Denver Hospital Committeded change in its hitherto unfavorable nor praises the questions but Harry Lapidus, chairman. ern Europe look to us for assistance room rose to $12, whereupon policy towards Jews. simpjy answers them without Dr. Charles Rosewater, The conference for the local INSTALL OFFICERS. in helping them to maintain the rights H. Friedman. the landlord served notice that trouble and with dispatch. Jewish leaders here fear that the Keren Hayesod will be held gained at the Peace Conference and he would have to vacate today. The • Omaha Hebrew Club calling of the congress will reawaken Cleveland Orphans Home Committee— The student is Herman AltMonday night, July 11, at the S. J . Leon, chairman, to further the efforts to have brought The young artist didn't know Sunday installed the following the pogrom-fiend of Europe and will weil, a recent arrival in this M. Fanger. Lyric building. Each Jewish into effect the clauses in the Treaties what to do. Despondent ana • S. H. Schaefer. . officers: stimulate them to further destruccountry. When he was taken organization, congregation, sointended to safeguard their rights alone, Schwartz was on the President—M. Blank. tion.to Ellis Island he overheard a Memorial Hospital Committ ciety or club will be representwhich still remain dead letters. At point of despair when the post• Dr. Hlrschmann, chairman, Vice-President—Dr. A. GreenThe calling of the congress is genreporter suggest in a jocular ed by two or three delegates. Dr. A. Romm. home the mediaeval menace of antiman delivered to him a formal berg. erally known, even among the poorer way that the immigrants be Dr. JVL Grodinsky, Officers of each organization Semitism has reared its ugly head. notice of his good fortune. The classes of the smaller, countries of the Secretary—Sol. Rosenberg. given a set of Edison's quesDepre« Team Committee— •" are requested to appoint dele"Prix de Rome" was his. UnThe historic opportunity which is S. J . Leon, chairman, • continent and many of the Jewish intions. Those who answer them Treasurer—S. Novitsky. gates to the conference. •A. Hosenblum, der the terms of the award now offered for the) rebuilding Of habitants live in constant fear. shall be admitted to this counTrustees—A. Cohn, A. Hosen31. Monheit. Schwartz will receive a thi'eePalestine imposes new duties upon the try, and those failing to do so blum, and A. Richards. KeBolutlons Committee— year scholarship enabling him organized Jews of this and other NEW ROUMANIAN EDICT Dr. N. Dansky,. chairman, shall be returned to study tip Dr. Henry Berkbwitz Resigns Sam Beber. • to study at Rome and, in addilands. But the Jewries of European on "copra," "dry rivers," AGAINST REFUGEES. Israel Goodman. From Pulpit JEWS MAY EMIGRATE FROM tion, $1,000 a year for liipng lands for the most part are still brok"French Absinthe," etc. AltParis. (J. T. Agency.) The Central Philadelphia. (J. C. B. Service.) SOVIET RUSSIA. expenses. He sails for Rome en and impoverished as a result of weil stepped forward and in Dr. Morris Jastrow, Semitic Dr.. Henry M. Berkowitz, for 29 Riga. (J. T. Agency.) It is r e - Relief Committee here reports a new September 1. the great war and tens of thousands excellent English offered to Scholar, Dead. years Rabbi of ?the Rodeph Sholom ported from Moscow that at a con-order issued by the" Roumanian govof refugees crowding into capitate of take the test. He was asked Philadelphia. (J. C. B. Service.) Congregation of Philadelphia,, last ference there of 4 commissariats, it ernment to the effect . that all many lands and. seeking a haven of 77 questions and answered all Ukrainian refugees found within 10 Dr. Morris Jastrow, Professor of week announced his resignation, fol- NATHAN STRAUSS JR. NAMED was decided to permit the emigration rest and a place of fruitful labor conof them correctly. Semitic Languages and Semitic lowing recommendations from' his from Russia of all persons, be they miles of the frontier will be expelled. stitute a difficult problem for themFOR HIGH POST. The immigration officials Literature in the University of physicians that he retire from activS liable to conscription for the army The new order has caused considerselves which is urgently pressing for patted Altweil on the shoulder New York. (J. C. B. Service.) or labor battalions, or not, provided able chaos among the thousands of Pennsylvania, died last week of a public work immediately. The Board solution. and told him that not only had of Directors of the Congregation State Senator Nathan Strauss, Jr., son they obtain vises from the govern- refugees in Roumania since the order sudden attack of heart disease. In this solemn and fateful hour we he a right to be admitted to for eviction was put into effect withof the well-known philanthropist, is ment of the country which is their Dr. Jastrow was 59 years of age regretfully accepted the resignation call upon your organization and upoa America, but he was also entiout warning, and worked particularly a native of Warsaw where his father and appointed the Rev. Dr. Harry W. to be nominated by the Democratic destination and on condition that havoc in view of the fact that many all other Jewish organizations and tled to a position with Edison's •was a Reform Eabbi. Mr. Jastrow Ettleson, former .Associate Rabbi, Party for the presidency of the Board that government, or some public of the refugee camps were situated communities in local Congress Comconcern. , received his early education in private as the spiritual leader of the Con-of Aldermen of New York. Elections organization, take care of them after near the border. The relief committees in this country to join us in will take place during the coming they cross the Russian border. The schools and graduated from the gregation. the effort to irnster all Jewish forces mittee further reports that owing to • United States having no consular University of Pennsylvania in 1881 Dr. Beirkowitz is 64 years of age.fall. : in behalf of the safety, the welfare MANY TO ATTEND MEET Senator Strauss is a newcomer in officials in Russia, it will, for the the legal and economic status of the He then left for Germany where he In 1893 he founded the Jewish and the good name of Israel. refugees in Bessarabia, conditions are continued his studies in Orienta Chautauqua Society of which he is state politics serving only his first time being, be impossible for Jews continually growing worse, and are A Conference will be held in Kan- After the Second Session of the sas City on July 24-25-26 to organize languages and literature. at present the Chancellor. He hasterm in the Senate, but his abilities to obtain permission for a direct, aggravated by the failure of the an original unit for the middle west- American Jewish Congress the foiinwere soon recognized and his recomtrip to this country. Dr. Jastrow was a well known been active in numerous religious, arrival of relief funds for some time ern states of local Zionist, districts. dation was laid for a permanent oranti-Zionist and wrote numerous educational and charitable move- mendation for the new post is a ganization of American Jewry- The past. Hundreds of the refugees are ments,' is one of the editors of the quick and- high step in the youthful RABBI LOEW TO BE TRIED. attempting to find work, and have Mr. and Mrs. Ben Handler, Messrs. delegates assembled in Philadelphia articles against the movement. A. Cohn, L. Kneeter, Frank Dee and Reform Prayer Book and has written scion's career. Vienna. (J. T. Agency.) Chief organized industrial cooperatives. L GoWstein are the Omahans who are last May formed the Provisional Orconsiderably of educational problems. ganisation for an American Jewish RABBI WISE'S CONDITION Rabbi Loew, arrested a number of planning to attend. Congress with authority to carry fomTO TOUR EUROPE IMPROVED. months ago on the charge of conward the work for Jewish emancipaHELP FLOOD VICTIMS. Mr. David Gross and Mr. Louis spiring against the Hungarian gov- DIRECT AIR ROUTE BETWEEN New York. (J. C. B. Service.) Dr. tion and instructions to take «p the Hears From Mother. In response to a nation-wide appeal Sommer leave Sunday for New York ernment, will be tried on' July 29th PALESTINE AND MESOPOTAMIA. Stephen S. Wise of the Fre work of organization for a permanent, N. S. Yaffe, who has been attemptLondon. (J. T. Agency.) The Air • Synagogue, xrho was opented on from the flood districts of Colorado from where they will sail on at Zekedin, Hungary. The accusation Olympic for Europe on against the Rabbi is that he gave' Ministry here announces the opening ing to get in communication with his Congress. These tasks have been fullast week at the Moun. Sinai the executive committee of-the Jew- the Hospital, passed through it. j? Access ish Welfare Federation! voted a sub- the 15th to be gone until the mid-out an interview to a Dutch cor-j of a direct air route across the desert mother since the war, has received filled to the best of the ability and , stantial contribution^ The money dle of September. They expect to respondent in which he attacked the between Palestine and Mesopotamia. a letter from "Ser in which she asked means •which we had at the command fully and is now recovering already has been sent. Similar action stop at Paris and some of the larger Hungarian government for conniving Airplanes will start from the hangars for clothes for herself and others. of our organization; but the time haft rapidly. Dr. Wise will be % p is being taken by welfare" federations cities and visit with relatives in Aus- at • anti-Jewish demonstrations and in Vamieh near Jaffa and go directly The letter was in reply to a cable now come for more comprehensive «*»", h resume his Rabbinical work earJW in (Continued on Page 4.) , ivi*\; tria, - _ _ - . sent by Mr. Yaffe. . •. in other jiarts - of the -country. the ffall. oa Jew* to th ll
Vlsllance Commiite Win. Holzman, chairman. Rabbi Frederick Cohn, N. P. Fell. Carl C. Katleman, Harry Lapidus, ' Sam Levy, Ed. Kraus.
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