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VOL. H—No. 25
Entered aa •eeond-elarammll!'-matter on Janvsry 27th. 1921, at portofflee at Omaha. Nebraaka. ander the Act of March 8. 18TO.
Yesterday is dead—4 forget it. Tomorrow has i not" come—don't worry; i Today; is nere—use i t — r Anonymous. I
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1922.
inspiring Plea to Jews to Fight Prejudice With Truth Made to B'nai B nth Audience; Convention Continues Labors for Judaism
RE-ELECTED
Tribiite Paid to Henr}/ Monsky, Retiring President, for Work as Ben ITiith; Other Omahans Honored WitK High Offices in Grand Lodge
Australia Will Not Prohibit Immigration From the Ukraine
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SUBSCRIPnON PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50. RE-ELECTED
Straus Chosen President oi American Congres
Official in Interview States Commonwealth Needs Agriculturists.
Want Recent War and Pea< Gains for Truth and Justice Kept.
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT ENCOURAGE IMMGRATION *FROM ALL COUNTRIES.
CALL JEWS TO UNITE FOR PALESTINE HOM
Philadelphia.—The American Je\ ish Congress, at the closing sessio: Melboorne. (J. C. B. By Mail.) elected *.the following officers: The "Australian.Jewish Herald" pubPresident, Nathan Straus; vi< lishes an interview accorded i t s reppresidents, Judge Aaron J. Lev resentative, ' by the Australian DiSamuel Untermyer, Rabbi Stephen ! rector of "Immigration, relative to the Wise; executive secretary, Bernard ( possibility of Australia absorbing a Richards; treasurer, George I. Fox. , number of Ukrainian Jewish refugees. A resolution urging more liben Whilst somewhat dubious as to the immigration lawB, especially in regai f persons; unborn and future genervalue of theNTew as an agriculturist, The ?busihess sessions of the i vice, president,-CD. Qreckovsky of ations are menaced by it; Itifjllsroore to literacy, .was passed at the mon the Director was not altogether unConvention were ,. replete ^ with Duluth, Minn.; ..secretary, A. B. See- -funeral pyles and dungeons than does ing session after an address of we ARTHUR ROSENBLUM lenfreund of Chicago j treasurer, Ben HAREY H. sympathetic" plans^ and discussion* relative to Re-elected as a member of the come by Mayor Moore, in which I ' war itself. H. H. Lapidus re-elected as trustee stimulating the work of the Braun of Milwaukee, Wis. You will realize, of course," he Court of Appeals of Dist. No. 6 I. O concurred with the sentiment en Prejudice a Poison. of the National Hospital for Con- said, "that Australia would not be B'nai B'rith, and to furthering Members of the General Committee B. B. at the recent convention it bodied in the resolution. are Robert Lappen of Des Moines, la.; "Prejudice is a poison, insidious sumptives at Denver, Colo., at the likely to encourage the entrance of the cause of Judaism. Increased Omaha. This body passes on all disDefends Emmigrants. membership for the various S. J. Leon of Omaha; Otto Felton, and contagious. It afflicts the mind, B'nai B'rith convention held in inhabitants of the Black Sea coun- puted questions of law or procedure G. D. Bernstein, E. M. Treusch, Ieo paralyzes its function, impedes its Omaha. "My thought has often been," sai tries. Our resources are more or less lodges, a renewed campaign for limited and as a result we have been on appeals from lodges of the Mayor Moore, "that many times thos anti-defamation funds, appro- Keitman, Julius M. Kahn, Judge Phil- development. The probabilities are ip Stein and Henry Monaky. that it will exist forever or untflj we forced to adopt a kind of preference District, and its decisions serve as who cannot read and write are mot priations for charitable and have reached the millennium." Trustee for the National Hospital fitted to enter this country than thos system. British ex-servicemen receive precedents for future action. philanthropic causes, all were Mr. Livingston said: " W e are at Denver, Colo., Harry H. Lapidus of who can,'if the hearts of the forme ' the first preference and then come discussed. gathered here today on one of the are right. Give.me the man.who i the Continental nations. The ComOf special interest to Oma- Omaha. willing to work, -who has a religio monwealth needed agriculturists and lians is the appropriation to the Trustee for the Leo N. Levi Hospi- greatest of our national holidays, Meand is law-abiding, as compared wit ; my own experience has shown that social service committee of the tal at Hot Springs, Ark^ J. J. Slos- morial Day." berg, Jr., of Omaha. Mr. Livingston told the large <:rawd the fellow who can read and writ the Jewish immigrant would not be local lodge of $500 to carry on and do nothing else." its work for the coming year Trustee for the Cleveland Orphan to "fight only with weapons of truth. Encouraging Response Virtually As- persuaded to move into rural districts sures Success of $160,000 but would make his home in the larger He made a plea for the admissio: and the resolution of the grand Home, H. D. Frankel of St. Paul, Slay the victim so that truth may Campaign. cities. of those who with their families hav lodge endorsing the past work. Minn., and B. J. Samuels of Chicago. live and abide forever. Create a Will Deprive Jews of Due Represent- been persecuted in foreign lands, de counter public opinion, Fight propThis is the first appropriation Questioned as to whether the AusMany Attend Banquet. ation in the Next Sejm. daring that the reason some of then of its kind granted locally and Omaha Jewry was fortified with a aganda with backfjre propaganda. COMMITTEES REPORT. tralian -government would prohibit the : CAMPAIGN A.SUCCESS landing of immigrants, the Director had not learned to read and write wa the local committee is highly stronger sense of-responsibility, a no- Fight, not with venom, not to wrong Meeting to Instruct—Council to Ob- probably because they had never bcei pleased with this recognition bler pride and a keener insight into any man, but to further the establishreplied: tain Revision" on.' Ordinances. ment of truth. "We must be in condiThe National Campaign Committee allowed, to do so. of its service. "I do not think so. The Commonmodern Jewish issues Tuesday- night tion for the fight, however. consisting of about 15© Rabbis, all wealth, whilst not desirous of encourThe resolution in favor of less re Commenting on the appro- when more than 700 sons and daughWarsaw. {J. C. B. By MaiL) We stricted immigration was read b; over, the United States and Canada, aging immigrants from South Eastpriation, Dr. Philip Sher, chair- ters of Israel gathered at the Branpreviously reported the anxiety -Judge Gustave Hartman, chairman o man of the social service COm- deis restaurants to-attend the B'nai HIGH LIGHTS ON ' headed by Mr. Louis. Marshall, as ern Europe, does not prohibit immi- have of the national minorities i n Polaid, 'the committee on immigration. 1 honorary chairman^ is noyr busily en grants reaching these shores provided mittee, saidv"We will use this B'rith banquet and dinner dance. "PREJUDICES". gaged to raise the . sum of "? 100,000 particularly i±te Jewish minority,, .on Bbodied a clause establishing a com they come'-up to stanard. money in continuing the social The closing social event of the dis"Public opinion is s greet thing, in annual subscriptions ior.: the Jewawount of tfcfiJW»'*^^ *""*""" fojj the investigation of: emi . service work. We have been trict grand lodge convention was the Ute dccidiif factor in1 hunan life. "The Ukrainian g*op3«i" fee con.of Amer cluded,' "are imore or less totally unish Theological gfation conditions in Europe. Josepl seriously handicapped in the largest Jewish social affafrin the hising- general -election. -.Barondes of-New York branded th< "known^to Australians. ___,.. past for lack of funds. We can tory of Omaha, the entire" "grin "and ;ioner. Nothing can withstand the' ica. According, to these ordinances, the present immigration laws as unlibef&l There are committees being organ think your best course would be to do some real work now.'* one-half of the main dining room hav< power of public opinion. L e u than The National Jewish Hospital at ing been reserved 'lac the guests. The one per cent of I D S think—they ized throughout the United States am formulate some definite' scheme rela- urban "constituencies are .being en- Un-American and highly discrimina . Denver was given an appropriation of speakers were placed along the west adopt the thoughts of others. Canada for the purpose of raising tive to the landing of some specific larged in such a way that they will tory. $1,500 for the year, an increase of end of the grill, beautiful baskets of When the human mind is pre- funds for the Seminary. The work in number of these refugees in Austra- be swamped by the rural populations $30,000 Raised for Congress $500. This action came as a result roses, peonies and daisies covering judiced, it cannot choose between New York City was officially startei lia. And provided the Australian Di- outside them. As a result, the Jews Approximately $30,000 was .raisec with a conference which was held a rector of Migration and Settlement in and other minority peoples who are for the maintenance of the permitof the effort* of Harry Lapidus, trus- the long table. right and wrong." Hotel Astor Wednesday evening. Ma London had the right to select the mostly resident in the towns will not nent congress, in accordance with i tee, whose report on the Hospital Although the" Hon. Sigmund Living"The minority always suffers 17, 1922. immigrants I think we would most be able to obtain their due represent- resolution passed on the opening nighi ' caused much favorable comment, and ston of BJq'omington, HI., past presfrom prejudice. That is the Enthusiastic Response. certainly be able to absorb numbers ation in the next Sejm. The only of the convention. •was the only increase allowed to any ident of B'nai B'rith, was on the pro: penalty o£ belonging to the The gentlemen present at the meetof these refugees provided they were towns which will be entitled to return beneficiary organization. A half dozen other resolutions we« : I gram for the principal address of the minority. BUT YOU MUST EX- ing responded with remarkable en- agriculturists^ deputies independently are Warsaw, evening, Omahans were especially in- PECT IT IF YOU WANT TO thusiasm. Temple Ansche Hesed deLodz, Lemberg and Cracow. In these passed, one congratulating the LithuThe local Ukrainian Jewish Relief anian Constitutional Assembly on -Ms . OMAHANS HONORED AT terested in the tribute paid by Harry BE JEWS." clared its willingness to contribute I Fund has communicated the state- cases, however, the number of depuguarantee of minority rights to the Lapidus to Henry Monsky, the retirCONVENTION. ties has been decreased. Votes cast, "In the heart and hand of every $3,500 per year to the cause of the ment of the'director of Immigration jew is the welfare of the future of Seminary. Mr. Hertz, for the Wash- to the Executive Committee of the which are insufficient to return depu- Jewish people of Lithuania. A freei Many honors were awarded to ing president of the district. Israel. THE JEW MUST BE OF ington Heights Congregation, de- Jewish World belief Conference in ties, will not be added together immigration of Jews into Palestine Omahans at the Convention as a Tribute to Mr. Monsky. throughout the country to entitle the and the.removal of all obstacles calPURE GOLD IF HE WOULD manded that their quota be placed at Paris. tribute to their service in B'nai As_Mr. Lapidus in his well wordec party in question to deputies in ac- culated to retard the growth of the BE TAKEN FOR SILVER, We $5,000. Temple B'nai Jeshurun, B'rith work. Henry Monsky, past tribute said: "Men should get thei; cordance with the total number of Jewish community or hammer the depresident, was presented with an tributes while they are living; me- must be better than our neigh- through Mr. Steckler who represented such votes. This means that most of velopment of. the resources of Palesbors. Our cry should be justice them, announced the establishment of oil painting by Benjamin Samuels, morials would then need not be buii the Jewish votes and most of the tine was also advocated. Anti-Seto all, equality to all." a sholarship of $500 annually and 1st vice-president, on behalf of for dead ones. I wo-ild rather get oni votes of the other minority peoples mitic propaganda was decried and the pledged themselves to raise $5,000 the district grand lodge. word of cheer, one note of praise, one will be entirely nullified. The great- congress took it upon itself to safe* Sam J. Leon was re-elected a line of tribute, one flower while I am William L. Holzman, toastmaster, more in annual contributions. The est optimists do not anticipate that guard Jewish liberties the world ov*>r, member of the general committee, alive, than, mountains of boquets when also introduced President-elect Gusta- Society for the Advancement of Ju- Out of Town Guests Here During the Jews will be able under these cir- carrying put the minority rights prinand Arthur Rosenblum, judge of I am dead." vus Loevenger of S t Paul, the Rev. daism, through its president, Mr. SimConvention. cumstances to return more than six ciple wherever such rights are dc» the courts of appeals. Harry "I have known Mr. Monsky for the Hebert J. Samuel of Winnipeg, Can- mons, declared its intention of raising manded by the Jewish inhabitants. deputies at most. Lapidus was re-elected as trustee past thirty years, and he is not much ada, Benjamin Samuels of Chicago, |5,000. Dr. Norman Salit, of CongreMany out of town guests are visgation Adath Israel of the Bronx, anThe meeting instructed the Nationof the National Jewis Hospital for older than that," continued Mr. Lapi- and A. B. Seelenfreund, grand iting in Omaha' and Council Bluffs nounced that the Bronx Congregaal Council to take all possible steps "We must recognise men that secretary. Consumptives at Denver, and J. J. dus. during the weekj following l i e B'nai Slosburg was elected trustee of the do things, and I think that of all JewThe Hoffman quartet, Miss .Rina tion had united and would contribute B'rith convention jheld in Omaha dur- to obtain a revision in the ordinances Leo N. Levi Memorirl Hospital at ish men in the city of Omaha none Snyder, Mervin Tilton, Philip Krasne, $10,000 per year in annual contribu- ing the first of the week. Following and stated that should the elections has distinguished himself in so many Miss Virginia Fair, and the Brandeisr tions. Congregation B'nai Israel of is a partial list of the visitors that be held on the basis of these ordiHot Springs. Washington Heights pledged itself to nances it will be necessary to organlines of activity as has Mr. Monsky." orchestra, entertained, have been in Omaha during the week: give $2,006 annually to the Seminary. ize a bloc of all the national minori- Local Organizations to Assist On t] Many in the large assemblage 'The committee on arrangements for From Sioux City—J. H. Riaff, Mr. Relative to the Cleveland Orphan The Brooklyn Jewish Center, whose This National Tag Day. ties in Poland—Jews, Germans, White wiped tears of joy and* appreciation the banquet, to whose work its outand Mrs. M. Shapiro, Sol Hurt, N. L. Home, the Convention determined Rabbi, Dr. Levinthal, is chairman of Russians, Lithuanians, Russians and that District 2 and 6 do not disasso- from their eyes when Mr. Lapidus standing success is a worthy tribute, the Campaign Committee, pledged it- Marks, W. C. Slotsky, Dave Goddsite, Ruthenians—to return joint candiThe National Flower Fund day will ciate themselves in the maintenance presented a beautiful platinum watch included Harry Malashock, chairman; self to contribute $4,000. Temple Pe- Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Pill, Rose Baron, dates to speak for the minority na- be observed "in Omaha on Saturday, engraved "From B'nai B'rith Friends Sam Snyder, Harry Lapidus', O. Hoech of an orphanage for the two districts, tach Tikvah of Brooklyn peldged it- Mr. and Mrs.\L. J. Heeger, L. ,H. tionalities. night, June 10, and Sunday, June but that plans be drawn for-a new to Henry Monsky", to Omaha's most man, A. J. Leon, Dr. A. Gilinsky and self to exceed its quota of $l,50G, Marx, Mr and Mrs." M. A^her, Mr. The local flower day will be in h Arthur Rosenblum. •' institution which will serve both dis- distinguished- representative. and Congregation B'nai Israel of and Mrs. JT. ""Dorofsky^'Mr. and Mrs. of L. Kneeter. He will be aided by i Mr. Livingston Teceived. an ovation Following is the program: tricts. Brooklyn pledged itself to raise Sam Kroloft," "A.' H." Laaerowitz, R. MENORAH SOCIETY the various clubs in this city. Courshon, Mr. and Mrs. E. Burlsh, In relation to the attitude of the when he rose to address the gather- Irivocation.-.:Rev. Herbert J. .Samuel $1,000. HOLDS ELECTION The money obtained from the Rebecca Courshon,.S. A. Greenstone, District on the question of Zionism, ing on "Prejudice." ^He is the foundof Winnipeg, Canada.' OF OFFICERS of these flowers will go to the J er of the Anti-defamation League, • The surprise of the evening Mrs. A. F. Hoffman, Mrs. S. M. Jafthe' Convention ratified the action of AMERICA By the "Audience At the last meeting of the Menorah ish National Fund and will be j Hoffman Quartette was when Mr. Schneider of Congre- fa, Mrs. M. Marx, Rose Bauman, S. the Constitutional Grand Lodge of which has done as much to- combat Music Society, election of officers were held in the restoration and the cultivation;! gation Beth Elohim arose to announce Rich, A- D. Siks, Max Brodkey. From ".. the Order to continue to maintain an the prejudice to which the Jew is sub- Remarks for the school year beginning next of the soil in Palestine. . ""•• • attitude of , strict neutrality. This ject. President-Elect of the pistrict that he felt his Congregation was in- Des Moines, la.—L. C. Freidman, September. The following were "This is the ninth annual flow«rj Fred Blotcky,'Besse Silberman,Libby sulted by the modest quota that had action on the part of the Order was Novelty Entertainment ..i : day," said L.J Kneeter, "and we .mwK;J elected: S. Beber, president; M. Margtaken as the best means through ARE MADE * HONORARY Mervin Tilton been assigned to it, and insisted on Silbefman, Majfie iBlotcky, Rose Ruthat being doubled. Many other con- binson, Mingon Rubinson, Leonard olin, vice-president; J. RapMn, record- have the assistance of all local which to conserve harmony within the Accompanied by Philip Krasne PAST PR|3SIDESNTS. tributions followed which brought the Hochenberg, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kap- ing secretary; J. Rosenthal, financial izations for this fund." Order. and Virginia Fair. In recognition of their services lan. From. .Fort Dodge, la.—Miss Sa- secretary; A. Steinberg, treasurer; A. Memorial Services Held. Vocal Solo .Miss Rina Snyder total amount that was needed. to the B'nai B'rith the honorary rah Glazer, Robert Glaser, Jake Pill, Kadner, reporter. The following were TWO PRIESTS SENTENCED TO A Tribute.... An unusually large audience heard Harry H. Lapidus degree of past president of the Mrs. Ben Giater, Mrs. Jake PilL From elected on the Executive Committee: DEATH FOR INCITING EXCESSES j Address TRANSPORT IN PALESTINE the memorial service on Tuesday, _._Henry' Monsky Lincoln; Neb.—Esther Arenson, Rose L SternhilL representing Creighton Riga. (J. T. A.) As a result when Dr. 'Frederick Cohn delivered district grand lodge was conferred Music Hoffman Quartette Berlin. (J. C. B. By Mail.) Messrs. University; P. Trochteriberg, re- the trial held in connection with t Wednesday morning upon Ben Address the memorial address. Prior to this -.__.... "Prejudice" Kitson & Co., Ltd., of Leeds have Poska. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Freid of Youngstown, Ohio; Walter M. Apples presenting Omaha University, and A. disturbances which occurred at S h « * | service ah impressive initiation of a Braun, Sol Levitan and Edward Hon. Sigmund Livingston built for the Palestine railway sysclass of 100 candidates for Omaha Lichtig. Mr. Braun has been Past President Dist. Grand Lodge tem eight locomotives of a very pow- of Denver, ,Colo.; Miss Lilliam Cher- Grower, representing the University at the time " the confiscation treasurer of the grand lodge a i d church valuables in that town, lodge was conducted by the local deMusic . Hoffinan Quartette erful typel These engines were re niss of Springfield, Mo.; Miss Bertha of Nebraska Medical College. M. Heiz of New York City; Misfc Ann The Menorah Society is an organSir. Levitan, sergeant-at-.anns for clergymen and two merchants havsn gree team. The monitor's lecture, deDANCHNG cently put into service on that sysVerbin of Fremont,-Neb.; Miss Molly ization composed: of students attend- been sentenced to death for havitjg livered in most dignified and sonorous a number of .years. Mr. Lichtig tem, and are meeting with great sueWerbe of Kansas City; Mrs. W. La- ing the universities of Omaha. Its been concerned in excesses style by Arthur Rosenblum, was the has rendered /valuable service on FOUR THOUSAND UKRAINIAN cess. zere, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. H. L. Ni- purpose is educational and philan- on a pogrom. the general committee. outstanding feature of this service. JEWISH ORPHANS TAKEN Designed primarily for hau'ing. der, Hibbing, Minn. i thropic, doing "their work in conIt will be remembered in this The 1923 Convention will be held in CARE OF IN ROUMANIA without assistance, passenger trains junction-with other Menorah societies nection that the mob gathered Ja, "Prejudice and knowledge are inDuluth in May. Officers and various Bucharest. (J. P. A.) Local organ- on the section of line between I.udd front of the church shouting, "Lst ?ss trustees elected for the ensuing year compatible,'-' said Mr., Livingston. izations have decided to bring over and Jerusalem, a distance of 67 kiloMr. Nathan S. Yaffee returned of other cities. A banquet will be held Saturday defend the chhurc against the Jew*,* "One-cannot exist where the other i 4,000 Ukrainian orphans and to take follow: from the east metres, they are powerful enough ta Saturday "evening - President, Gustavus Loevinger, St. present. Prejudice has brought more care of them here. Part of the* ex- accomplish this task, and surmount where he " wag a delegate to the evening, June 3rd, at the Brandeis at the same time throwing stones, bidPaul Minn.; first vice president, Ben- trial and trouble intoth\s world than penses of the upkeep will be paid by grades of one in forty-eight, which American v Jewish <~ -Congress, , and Tea Rooms, as the closing function of der being restored only after a *'. regiment had been jamin Samuels of Chicago; second any other, thing. I t i s ' n o resjiettor the American "Joint" where he al£&-vuited * i i h ttlathtes. the school year. .„, I are numerous in the district
SOCIAL' SERVICE COMMITTEE OF OMAHA LODGE RECEIVES APPROPRIATION OF $500 TO CONTINUE FUTURE WORK ,
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Poland Minorities Hove toFight Sew flection Ordinance
Many Visitors in Omaha During the Week
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