March 12, 1925

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Snobbery is tbe pride of those who .are not sure of their position. -— Berton Brcdey.

VOL. IV—No. 14

I never make the mistake of arguing with p e o p l e for whose opinion I have no respect,—Gibbon.

.Entered as second-class mall; matter on January 27th. 1921, at post office at Omaha Nehraaka. nnfler the Act of Uareb 8. 1879.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925

SUBSRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50

NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS OF JEWISH

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For First Show will be Staged at Braadcis Theater Sunday Evening

Two Hundred Workers Will Canvass City to Collect Pledges From Every Subscriber For Community Center

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE

Workers Will Meet Every UToon For One Week at Loyal Hotel Grill Hoom-to Discuss Plans . OFFICERS ^

AND DIRECTORS ELECTED AT MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS. j

"THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER MUST BE BUILT IN 1925'V this is the slogan adopted by more than 1,000 subscribers-who attended the annual meeting of the Jewish Com-' mtinity Center Wednesday evening in the BraAdeis Grill.} - -With- this slogan; in Tnind indre than two hundred workers volunteered tojjglp collect the pledges for the Jewish Community Center building^ These workers under the leadership of- chairmans will canvass every home in the city for the subscribers who have not yet paid their pledges. "We need the entire support of every man, woman and child in the city to put this building over the top," said Harry H. Lapidus, newly elected president and general chairman of this drive. *'It is the duty of every Jew in our community to'help build this building this year." ,-'-. ' *~ : The workers will meet every noon at the Loyal Hotel grill room to report of the activities of the campaign.- Special arrangements have been made with the Loyal Hotel for this occasion.

HARRY H. LAPIDUS . . President.

SELICOW, Chairman; Edith ANNEEess Jewisn Community Center a n d intro- . -j^on sreudoisbn, JJen- Knbby. <2ovieh, Greenbers. Esther Katlemaa. dueed James T. Allan, architect, a n ^ «AMPRIEDEli Chairman jPhlneas Win-

explained the detailed plan of the "MAX FBOMKTN, chairmafi: Albert Kap-

' unding from both the interior and

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JOE L. WOLF ' Secretary..

LOUIS KIESCHBEAUN

Treasurer.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING

"I will not be a party to any under- exterior, using moving picture slides taking that /will ^result in a failure as photographs. ' for the community," said Harry Lap- Henry Monsky, gave a detailed, reidus, -when* nompated for the office port of the - activities of the Jewish' of presidency. \1 m u s t have the en- Community Center, and when it was. tire support of th.ie community; it is originally started at Twenty-first and not a one man's job, but the job of Burt streets, and because of financial every Jewish person in the city." reasons, the building could not go on. Lapidus was unanimously elected '-T remember ,the time when a group president by the large audience /who of men met in 1911 to discuss plans stood and cheered for several minutes for a building in'Omaha," said Henry with the result of the election. I t Moniky. ' •'This little loyal group of will be remembered that Lapidus wais men made pledges to raise $50,000 for general chairman of the original cam- a'building" and the pledges- were later paign at which time more than $250,- raised, but because of the fateful tor000 was raised, including the gift of nado of 1913, the plans were dropped; the late Morris Levy. they were later revived with new enHenry Monsky was the unanimous ergy, but again we were forced to choice of the subscribers for the of- drop them because of the world war. fice of vice president; Joe ;L- Wolf, But it is only recent history, and secretary; Louis Kirschbraun was re- every one in this Toom knows of the beginning of this campaign which is elected treasurer. now a realization." In 1922-our late The trustees elected are Henry friend and leader,. Morris Levy, Monsky, Harry H. Lapidus, William pledged' ?50,000 for a building( proL. Holzman, Harry Malasnock, Joe It. viding §150,000 additional would be Wolf, J. J. Slosburg.raised. This money was raised and The following members are trus- the building will be built this year." tees who remain from l i e past ad- Mr. Monsky then gave a detailed ministration and who will serve dur- report of the actions of the board of K. Garelict, Jake.Kiklla. . • ' • DR. A. GKEENBERG, Chftirinan; Nathan ing the coming year: A. B. Alprin, trustees and officers of the Jewish Green. Wm. Grodinsky, T f a Levey, Dr. N. P. Feil, M. KuUv.ofsky, Dr. Philip Community Center. This report was Stein, J o e Katleman. ' - " * Sher, Jake Simon, Isidor Ziegler, accepted by the ..subscribers. JOB GKEEXBEUG, Chairman; -Bave Greenbcrs, Dave Cohn, Sam (Cohn, 'Harry Harry B. Zimman, Louis Kirschbraun "The campaign needs the support of Silverman, Harry Greene. • • .. and Harry A. Wolf. Chairman: SamBebeT, all," said Harry A. Wolf. "It is an I. P . GOODMAN, Goldstein, Meyer Beber, Jack The following were elected direst- impossible job for any one man. I Herbert Marer, Sam Wolf, I T S Slegel, Harry ors: Irvin Stalmaster, J. J. Green- know "that Harry Lapidus has organ- Kneeter, Darid Freeman. J . KATLEMAX, Chairmaii; M. Bonk, S . berg, Harry Silvermann, J. B. Bob-ized a perfect machine to collect these Ravitz. A. Cohen. ~- •• ; insrai, Dave Feder, A. Cohn, A. Herz- pledges and this machine will work ABNER KAISIAX, Chairman; t.6iii3 HarFred Greenberg, H. ' Singer," Arthur berg, Nathan Bernstein, S. J. Leon, constantly until every subscriber has ris, Eosenblum, Jack Alberts, A. I<eypy, A. J. Harry Kulakofsky, paid so' that this building will be Sllverman, Mrs. A. SUferman.^Sam E p Abner stein, Mrs. Joe Sherman, EBtelle L i d Anne Selicow. opened this year." H. H. LAPIDUS, Chairman; \Tm. HolzThe following members of the The following committees will work man, Harry Wolf, A. Herzberg, J.- Harry Kulakofsky. :. board are now serving and will serve during the campaign: SAM LEON. Chairman; Irvin Stalmaster, with the new board of • directors: ~E&. Treller, Bill Albert, • Maurice JUchlin. COMMITTEES _IKYIN LEYINE, Chairman j*Ed. Bubact, Morris Milder, Arthur Rosenblum, KEBECCA AZORIN, Chairman; Bess Nathan Rels, flmanud Gr&€n_.XJQOQ..GTOBS. Helen -Elefees, Anne White, Dr. A. Greenberg, Selwyn Jacobs, Greenbertr, Lillian Kooper, Fan Ackerman, Gertrude J. Davidson, Sam Kosenhlattr* Hyman Isadore Oberinan, Marcus Kraane. Wintronb, Irma Wells, Hannah Sommers, Louis Hiller,' Martin Sugarman. Ruth Herman..' MORItlS, MILBER, ChiiimiaB; I). Feder, H At the opening of the meeting, Wil- NATHAN BERNSTEIN, Chairman; Har- M. E. Handler, M. Ferer. liam L. Holzman, past president of ryy TruBtin. LOUIB Simon, Jos. Bosenthal, AGNES ROSS, Chairman; Zena MaiseJ, - — - White, I-ouis Frei- Robert H. Kooper, Mrs. B> A. Simon, Mr« Jacob theJewishComiminitFCenter.gavea ^ Rue^uaTofsty! brief resume of the. activities of the | SCHAI.Ii FKIED, Chairman; Jacob Las- Chas.. Levinsoa, Mrs. s. Frooin, JB«as 1 J - 4—~ ' firowlte, Ben; Drevicn, William Giventer, Haykin T/l ..I, r -—,—,n-:4_, r»««»-««

'rvin Stalmaster, who outlined and ffii, KuSTSS^ cSSSi?*1"11 S

HENEYMDNSKY Vice President."

Kewman, KooperJACOB SIMOX, Chairman; Nathan -S. Xaffe, Xiouis Sommef, Isy BosenthaL PHILIP SHBJJ, -Ctainnjui; Cr,

Many good seats are still available for the first annual Talmud Tor&h and Sunday School Purim plays. These plays will be staged Sunday evening at the Brandeis theater. Ths boys and girls in the casts have becw rehearsing daily to make this even'." one of the most interesting affair*; ever staged in the city of OmahaThree historical plays, portraying the days of Queen Esther, will be presented by the pupils of the Talmud Torah and the City Sunday School on Sunday evening, March 15, at the Brandeis Theatre. In addition to the three plays, there will be » dosing1 scene showing ths Jewish people gathering at the gates of Palestine ready to enter f&teit '«etm>try after the thousands of years of: exile. "The Dream of Purim," the play U be presented by the pupils of the City Sunday S<£.ool, is coached by Mis*. Martye Weinstein. She is being assisted by Miss Julia Wise, "The Sunday School pupils h«v* been working daily and are ready tp present their play," said Miss Wcinstein. Mr. H. Wohl and Mr. E. Bloch « * coaching the Talmud Torah plays. "The Paper Hat," to be presented in Yiddish, and "Competition," the pi**in Hebrew. "The plays will make the hit in Oraaha. People will be surprised how natural and how d<" votedly the performers •will reveal their talents and natural character which they have gotten through ihf-. systematic efforts of the Tearfie?* Talmud Torah," said Mr. Wohl. "I hope and am sure that the caw? of the Talmud Torah is in every Jewish heart; therefore I know thfei everyone will attend the performance. whiebrrls the greatest ever presented in tihe history of the City Talwuie. Torah," mad Mr. Uavitz, president ft the institution. The ca«t et the "Dream of Furim*' are: Milton Ftohm , ; K «nc Lillian Dnwieh Qnwn B«tl>i«Lasar Kaplan , ....Morflkvui Jack Epetein ~— _...—< Hsynws Frances Gtmn ._y«t*Ji Sidney Golitenberg, Minnie Prohm, SjfJvUi Chait, Morrfx Fis!»f, Toiiy. FIi>K., Joseph Franklin, Sam Tatlebanm, Isadore Bender. Hpnnnji Stein, B n » Katekee, Esther Segal, and Elal* liomm.

Nathan' DanskT, Dr. A. Steinberg,- A. B. Alplrn, N. P. Feil. ISAAC STERNHILL, Chairman;. Harry Sldman, Harry Weiss, Hyman Greenberg, Gertrude Perlis, Abe Cohen, Wm. Kaiman, Louis - Fellman, Stanley Levin, Henry "VTeisenberg, Pearl Sherman, Ida: Sidmaiu MARTIN SUGARMAN. Chairman; Henry Rosenthal. Isidor Ziegler, Dave Rosenstock, Selwyn Jacobs, Ralph F.- Cohn, Loyal B. Cohn, Dr. B. T. Friedman, J. B. Kati, Sol Goldstrom. - . SAM SWARTZ, Chairman; J. J. Friedman, Ike Levy, A. Warshaw, Sam G. Bialac. Ed. J. Krause, Jack Alberts, A. L Abramson, Harry • Grotte, Jules Gerelick, Sam R. Cohen, Abe Stein, B. Horsey, Mr. Lacfcow, S. A. Simon. • -E. METER, Chairman; David' Blumenthal, Harry Rachman, Arnold Browar. JOE L. WOLF, Chairman; Hairy Malasnockv Henry Monsky, A. Goldstein. DR. PHILIP ROMONEK, Choirman; Dr. N. Mnskin, Dr. H. Hirshinan, Jeannette Levinson, Anne Weiss, Bertie Berger, Ben Sonsem.

Omaha Hebrew Ctab POALE-ZION LEADER - '' •-;•: : "to Hold Stacker TO SPEAK HERE The Omaha .Hebrew cluBN"aembers will hold an interesting prograta Sunday afternoon -at its regular meeting at the Swedish auditorium. ^/Every member is urged .tp be thety Judge A. L. Sutton will be -the^prindpal speaker. O&er. numbers hate been arranged for this meeting. There will be smokes and'yefrssisnents.

Mr. B. Lacker, of Palestine, leader of Poale-Zicn, will speak in Omaha Sunday evening, March 22, at 8:15, at the Jewish Sommunity Center, •under the auspices of the local PoaleZion club.

"The Taper Hat", a two-aot play: Herald _ _ _ _ — ....Brwlng W e l Mr. Herman ™ ....___ Rebecca 8op»m? Mrs. Herman . —- Anna Giti>i.->VEsther, their daughter—.—^~._ . Miriam Mrs. Krants Kebecca rscbecbR Henry „ Arthur Siej?»>< Clara . A'"fft ZwJhB-^l. I/OUiB — „__ Ruth J?*.K Mr. Allen, boarder at S i m Krauts' house _«_»_ _*___....Fr(>fla So{»5irtr Tom, his son., . ___L.oi.ns Bri-mii" Pntim Shpyiei^—Fred N'ogg. Chnlm CbwK. Jack Adter, Harry SCInpr. HflK'*." Kaplan, Martin Specter, EcbilJ Shapiro,

Prime Minister Baldwin's Ancestors Were Kings in Jerusalem "Cosapetltloti", S e b i e w During Crusaders Beigtt . ^ ^ ^ . D London, (J. T. A.)—Stanley Bald- Mother Esther .„... _ _ _ . win, Prime Minister of England, the Clmna BRITISH A m B T Ctaim i , .. p3 Mandatory power which supervises the Solomon , Chnlm Rn».H: MAY ATTEND OPENING Samuel _ _ . _ . „ „ . Fred Kogt OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY execution of the Mandate to establish Coc:ntrie« they t London. (J. T.- A.) Colonel Leo- a Jewish national home in Palestine, had ancestors who were Kings in K b R p h , Frwl p pold Amery and' Sir. Samuel Hoare, 1 Gitnicis, B n t b FOJI. Surnh (Jermeii, Jerusalem, (J. T. A.)—Sir Anton Great Britain's Air Minister, will visit Jerusalem a thousand years before ICirscitPtsbf>«ni, Miriam Kirai-l Anns Kvibfifk, T>it>nh Cohen.cl B uJnin Bertram arrived here today f or the Palestine and Iraq on official bus- the time of Sir Herbert Samuel. C t p r Leo ISnrriMoin, < r»<i purpose of presiding over the govern- iness during the Easter recess, acKubin. iT>'vry Splner. Abe This was recalled with pride by the X>ia>tr>arR ment commission which was appointed cording to an official araounceinent British Prime Minister a t a banquet Win*1, leaner ; Karjorte * to investigate the differences between of the Colonial Office. held here last night. During the ROSP Friumnii. .ieaiiiseft*» K the Greek patriarchate in Jerusalem They -Rill • le&ve London on March reign of the crusaders in Palestine, Cohen. Anna Feliroan, SjivSp Mnflehhonm, ^»els Temin. J a c t AiDei-, Greek 19 and-, will .retttra at tbe end-of from 1100 to 1186, the list of cru- JWittelmuu, Krakofsky, Morris .Eid^l. Oorniby orthodox camrnunity i s Palestine. The ApriL It is probable tliat tLfey will saders who ruled in Jerusalem in- 15n, Saraft retlsttHn, &nmh BR««I, Anns SIlvennBn He^ilBb Bflwr, I^oyal K«pl»t>. difficulties are chiefly of a financial attend the. opening: of the Hebrew cluded Baldwin.the First, the Second, LouJs Eraode,. Bennte KsUetschlii, jpr Etewits xtebecca KirtcJibaaia. C nature. University in Jerusalem c- April 1. Third, Fourth and Fifth,


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