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VOL. IV—No. 21
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B'nai B'rith Deletes Attend Twelfth Quinquennial Convention; Alfred M. Cohen Elected President
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1925
CHOFEZ CHAIM, LEADING 2LECTED TO EXECUTIVE POLISH RABBI, TO SETTLE COMMITTEE OF I. O. B. B.
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Y.M.H. A. BASEBALL TEAM WINS SECOND GAME Greet Judge Mack Speak Friday Evening on His Return to at Temple Israel Zionist Platform
The Y. M. H. A. baseball team won Vilna. (J. T. A.): Chofez Chaim, its.second game of the season Sunthe oldest and most famous rabbi in day afternoon when they defeated Poland, has announced that he is the American College team by a leaving shortly for -Palestine, where score of 8 to 5. The Y team is conhe will settle permanently. Sight of Both Eyes Whilr Declares He Has Remained sidered as one of the strongest teams Recently, when the rabbis affiliated in the league. Altschuler pitching in Service in France Faithful to the Cause with the Agudath Israel in Poland, for the Y allowed but six hits and of Zionism Henry Monsky, Harry H. Lapidus and requesting Rabbi Chofez Chaim to fanned eleven men. TOURING WESTERN CITIES ; . Sam Leon Omaha Delegates join them in their opposition against The Y team will play the TwentyBRINGING MESSAGE DR. ELIOT ADVISES the Hebrew University, the aged rabbi fourth street Merchant team Sunday OF JUDAISM AMERICAN LEADERSHIP afternoon at 1:30 at Muny Beach. categorically refused, declaring that ADOPT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED he heartily favored the Hebrew UniRabbi Michael Aaronsohn, of CinBoston. (J. T. A.) Enthusiasm These teams are now in a tie for first BY VARIOUS COMMITTEES versity. cinnati, O., who is now touring the marked the celebration of the open- place. West, will speak at Temple Israel ing of the Hebrew University held Atlantic Cit.—(J. T. A.)—Alfred Friday evening, May 1. here when Judge Julian W. Mack M. Cohen was 'elected president of Rabbi Aai'onsohn is field representmade his first appearance on a Zionthe Independent Order B'nai B'rith. ative of the Union of American Heist platform since the split in the Alfred M. Cohen is the president of brew .' Congregations. During1 hi* Zionist movement, which occurred .the Hebrew Union College of CinProfessor Nathan Bernstein and following the Cleveland convention in Finance Committee to Collect All Western tour he will occupy pulpit* cinnati, ana\ for the last twenty-one The Order of Aleph Zadik Aleph, In all of the large and prominent 1921, Declaring that he had ever Harry Flenarty Principal years has been on the Board of organized in Omaha and sponsored Dues. ; : cities, delivering a message of Judaremained faithful to the Zionist cause, HENRY MONSKY Speakers. Governors. of the . college. He is a by Omahans arid District' No. 6, sm to the Jews of the United States. Judge Mack-stressed the task which member of the Eexecutive Committee I. 0. B. B., received endorsement of Omaha Lodge No. 354, I. O. B. B., Henry Monsky was elected -to the Rabbi Michael Aaronsohn was born More than one thousand people at- lies before American Jewry and called will begin its campaign for collection of the Union of American Hebrew the International Order of B'nai executive committee of the Interthe opening of the University a sigCongregations and for the last 31 B'rith at its recent convention held national .Order of B'nai • B'rith.\ Mr. tended the thirty-third anniversary of all finances of the lodge in conyears has been; president of his con-, in Atlantic City. The A. Z. A. is Monsky is the youngest member in celebration and class initiation of the nal challenge to the manliness of junction with a large membership gregation. campaign which will be launched withnow the only recognized junior this committee. He has been ^ m e m - Omaha Hebrew Club held: Sunday America's Jews. evening, April 26, at the Fontenelle "The Jews of the United States in the next week. Special committees B'nai B'rith organization. It is indicative of his lack of parber of the committee for; the Mast are comfortable .and, at ease and the will be organized to help, in this camThe A. Z. A. was organized in two years, having been appointed by Hotel ballroom. tizanship and the "warm, interest he Mr. Fred White, president of the question is if they will be:magnani- paign. takes In all Jewish causes, that he is Omaha with but a handful of mem- former President Adolph Kraus; At club, was chairman of . the meeting. mous and visionary enough to carry bers and because of the work disCommittees will be headed by I. F. the president of the Hebrew Union the recent convention'held in' Atlanout their duty properly for their own Goodman, president; Jake Malashock, Principal addresses were given by played by the leaders, the Order College' and at the same time trustee tic City, Mr. Monsky was one of the sake and for the. sake of their chilof the Orthodox Talmud Torah in grew to thirteen chapters in all most popular arid noted men of the Professor Nathan Bernstein and Mr. dren," Judge Mack declared. He em- vice president; Meyer Beber^ secreHarry Fleharty. Other numbers. on : parts of the country. tary;, and Nathan E. Green, chairman Cincinnati. He has gained a nationconvention. the program were recitations by Miss phasized the necessity for American of the finance, committee. "We will "The, A. Z. A. will now have a wide reputation for tmselfish, selfHe was urged to run for the office Ruth Wintroub and Mr. A. Wohl. Jews to do their share for the sake begin on an immediate campaign for sacrificing devotion to all construc- larger field and with more en- of president and after much' persuaof posterity, that if their children inThe general history and activities tive" Jewish activities and all effort couragement to build up more sion by his many friends, decided to quire what their fathers had done in the collection of dues that are owing of the club were given by the.various chapters," said Sam Beber, grand to foster Judaism. He is on the board I run against Alfred Cohen of Cincinthe hour of need they will be able to to the lodge," said Nathan E. Green. of ;directors of the Hias and is inter- president of the executive com- nati. Alfred Cohen was elected pre- speakers of the evening. The Degree answer with truth and dignity that The committees •will report on the ested in the rebuilding of Palestine. mittee of A. Z. A., who returned sident, receiving eighty- votes to forty Team of the club held a public initia- the crucial moment had not found results of their work Monday evening. tion and installed -one hundred new Alfred M. Cohen was elected by j early this morning from Atlantic for Henry Monsky. "We will make a special canvass of members into the dub. The Degree them wanting, Judge Mack said. City, where he attended the B'nai eighty votes. Henry Monsky of! the city for new members," said Jake Team consisted- of A. Kaplan, chairGovernor Fuller was warmly greet- Malashock. These members will be Omaha received forty votes. Mr. j B'rith convention. The work of the man, and Messrs.. John Feldman and ed when he lauded the traditions and installed at a special open meeting to A. Z; A. will be taken to Europe, Monsky congratulated the Order on! N. S. Yaffe. ^ ideals of the Jews. "The eyes of the be held later in May. ' t h e election of Alfred M. Cohen and' by -the European delegates who at. The Omaha Hebrew Club now has race are' again turned happily to tended the convention. pledged his full support to the new: "The special open meeting- in May a membership of over nine hundred Zion," he declared, "to see • the^ new will be one of the best ever h»ld by president. On a. second vote Alfred M.; Cohen iwas elected unanimously. gardless of the judgement of many $450,000 Budget Proposed for Next members, and is today one of the child, of Palestine in the form of the Omaha Lodge,"'said I. F. Goodman, largest organizations of its kind in Mt. Scopus University." He con- president. "This meeting •wilt be in 'Baltimore, Md., in 1896. He • Mr. Sidney G. Guswprm, Rabbi individuals that the same should be Five Years the United States, , veyed the- good wishes of the state open to the public, and at this meet- educated in the public schools of BalHenry Cohen, sai William Ornstein: modified; or repealed. The amendment and assured "the leaders of the sym- ing the newly elected members will timore and graduated from the B?iK nominated Alfred M. Cohen while as enacted into statutory law proAtlantic City, N. J., (J. T. A.)—The pathy of Massachusetts with the Pal- be installed." timore City College in 1913. During Sidney Livingstone sponsored Mr. vides exemption for the manufacture [ Executive Committee of the Public Reception For estine aspiration. . the years 1913 to 1816, he was variand sale of wine for sacramental Monsky. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise nomIndependent Order B'nai B'rith, electMr. " And Mrs. Blumenthal Dr. David Yellin spoke in Hebrew. ously employed as a stenographer find inated; Lucius I. Solomon, who de- purposes. ed at the Twelfth Quinquennial" ConDr. Charles. W., Eliot,, president settlement worker in Baltimore. Ht "We are satisfied that our accredit- vention held here, is a body repreclined. A public reception will be, held entered the Hebrew Union College «nu"i The climax in the proceedings, of; e d spiritual leaders are cooperating sentative of the ablest leaders in Sunday evening in honor of Mr. and emeritus of Harvard University, who University of Cincinnati in 1916. the;Twelfth Quinquennial Convention; ^ every way with governmental Ameriea and abroad. Mrs. William Blumenthal at the recently stirred American public opinion in. his stand against assimiHe enlisted in 1P17 at the age of of the Independent Order B'nai agencies to restrict the privilege acBeside Alfred M. Cohen, candidate Blackstone Hotel. The reception is lation, was unable to attend, but sent 20, in the First Ohio Infantry Nationcorded under the sacramental exempFuneral for Nathan Spiesberger Held for mayor of Cincinnati in 1900,.and given by the officers and members of B'rith was reached in the morning his salutation, which was read. It al Guards, which later was absorbed tion strictly to sacramental purposes. Wednesday Afternoon president of the Hebrew Union Colthe executive committee of the Jewish session of the fourth day, Thursday follows, in part: in the One Hundred and Forty-scrmorning, when the resolutions pre- We condemn unqualifiedly any one lege, .who was unanimously,elected of Welfare Federation. Invitations for "The Jewish race, in spite of its Funeral services for Nathan A. enth Eegiment, United States Infantsented by the various committees who assists in or connives at the use the I. O. B. B. to succeed Adolf ;Kraus, the reception have been sent to all dispersion and the persecution it has Spiesberger, 59, president of the M. ry, and z-eceived his military training of the exemption, accorded under the Lucius L. Solomon, who was remembers of the Federation.' were brought before the convention Mr. and Mrs. Blumenthal were mar- everywhere suffered, has always Spiesberger & Son Millinery Co., at at Camp Sheridan, Alabama. He \v«.t by the resolutions committee for dis- law, for commercial or personal ad- flected first vice-president for his fifth, term and Archibald Marks of ried several weeks ago and left im- maintained, through its rabbis, a high 1014 Farnam street, who died late promoted to Corporal and then to Bnt" cussion, and action. The session was vantage." New Orleans, who is now abroad-and mediately for Cleveland, O., where standard of sacred and secular learn- Monday after a short illness, were talion Sergeant Major. In the AvRabbi Jonah B. Wise, of Portland, opened by prayer by Rabbi Zielonka who was re-elected second vice-presi- they visited with relatives. Mrs. Blu- ing. It gave many generations of held Wednesday afternoon at two gonne Forest engagement, in 1918 h.-: Ore., expressing the opinion that he and was presided over by President was in agreement with Professor dent, the following were elected to menthal was formerly Miss Sophie Jewish children more and better edu- o'clock from the family residence at was •wounded while carrying an inKraus. Joffe and was secretary to Mr. Blu- cation than was accessible to Chris- the St. Regis apartments. Burial was jured comrade to safety, losing farUnanimous action was taken by the j Louis Ginzberg of the Jewish Theo- the Executive Committee: tian children in the same centuries. no held at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. sight of both eyes. convention in its action on the report i logical Seminary that "there are Mr. Henry Monsky, presidentof the menthal. "It is natural that the Jews as a He spent a few months at the Ev«u-~ Mr. Spiesberger had lived in of the resolutions committee: of which j sacraments in Judaism", and that Nebraska State Conference on Social whole should plant in Jerusalem a green School for the Blind in B(«~ Omaha for twenty-five years and had Judge Samuel Rosenfeld of St. Louis wine is not a necessity dictated by Work, Sidney G. Kusworm of Dayton, 31,860 DESIATIN LAND ALuniversity in which Jewish learning, timore and then returned to Cincinbeen an active member of the Omaha LOTTED FOR JEWISH SETis chairman, in its report on the im- the Jewish religion, offered an O., Jacob Singer, treasurer of Philaancient and modern, is to be amply nati and re-entered the Hebrew Unuif; Chamber of Commerce. He was first TLEMENT IN CRIMEA rnigration problem, " l y "a "unanimiusi amendment to the resolution asking delphia, Clarence Lehman of Baltithe represented, and shall become in time College and the University of Cinpresident of the Wise Memorial Hosmore, and Charles Hartman of New vote.the following resoltion was a c - j Constitution Grand Lodge to diMoscow, (J. T. A.)—The Supreme a place where all the arts and sci- pital and was also at one time presi- cinnati, from which institutions >v rect the district lodges to take such York. An innovation made bythe Economic Council has allotted 31,860 cepted. ences are well taught. The countries was graduated in June, 1923. At t^fi "We approve, without qualification, steps as they may deem necessary Twelfth Quinquennial convention was desiatin of land in the districts of in which, the Jews have been the dent of Temple Israel Congregation jgraduation exercises at the Univ?> the recommendation of the president to enact in their respective state the election to the Executive Com- Djankoy and Feodosia for Jewish freest, happiest and most prosperous Under his management the Spiesber- sity, the McKibben medal, bestovwi ger Millinery firm grew to be one such laws, in this respect, mittee of representatives of districts settlement during the current year. that our order declare and record legislatures should provide needed endowments. of the largest wholesale millinery annually upon that student of thr whichwould abroad with the election of Dr. Baeck 8,140 desiatin which has been allotted once •more'our'duty'and intention"to I assure a stricter enforceTherefore, -America should lead the stores in the middle west. Mr. Spies- graduating class who during his fontobserve and obey scrupulously all the! m e n t o f t h e prohibits law and of Berlin, Dr. David Yellin of Jeru- before are already colonized accord- way and set the. pace." years at the University has evidenced salem, and Mr. Niego . of . Coning to the report issued by the berger was born at Keokuk, Iowa. provisions- of the present immigra- would eliminate sacramental wine Among the speakers were Judge Economic Council. Mr. Spiesberger is survived by his the highest qualities of manhood, was tion' law. We recognize the. general abuses. As an illustration he cited stantinople. David A. Laurie.of the superior court; widow; a son, Mayer, of Omaha given to "tabbi Aaronsohn. The budget of the Order as proThe land allotted will be given to principle of. government that indivi- the law recently enacted by the state Professor D. Gordon Lyons of HarImmediately xipon graduation dual citizens have no right to violate legislation of California to the same vided by the convention contains a new settlers only. Local Jews wish- vard, and Dr. Nisson Touroff, pres- two daughters, Mrs. S. Kramer and Aaronsohn was engaged by the Mrs. S. Eabinowitz, both of New recommendation to the Executive ing . to become farmers will be aided a law with the policy of which they effect. ident of the Hebrew College of Bos- York City, and four sisters, Mrs. E, of American Hebrew Congregatiots^. disagree or the justice of which they After a short and lively discussion, Committee for the expenditure of from a specially allotted fund en the ton. Rabbi Wise's amendment was defeat- $45$000 for its activities in the next same terms as other local peasants. Treller, Mrs. Cora Wolf, Mrs. Walter which supports the Hebrew deny. as resolution five years. ,Buildings found on the land will be Appel, of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. L. College, to tour the United States «• "However, we deprecate the growM. Cohn, of Long Beach, Calif., for- spread the message of Judaism. The Finance Committee, in report- given to the settlers on the terms of Judah Wolfson Joins ing tendency in legislation . and in [submitted. a fifteen year loan, the first payment The setting aside of a special day merly of Omaha. ing to the convention all the appeals other human relations to discriminate Insurance Company made five years after the date of to be observed by the 80,000 memmade by delegates on behalf of between: races and between localities H. Sheanin to Attend Mr. Judah L. Wolfson has joined Mrs. H. Zisslin, age 66, who ha; of origin .and residence, and we dis- bers of the I. O. B. B. as Better- various causes, recommended that all settling on the land. Wells found on Workmen's Circle Convention approve the prevalent propaganda Understanding Day between Jew and these appeals be carefully considered the land will be given the settlers the Equitable Life Assurance Society been a resident of Omaha for a numMr. H. Sheanin will leave for Nev, free of charge. jstaff as special agent. Mr. Wolfson ber of years, passed away at the home York the latter part of the week t-r* which endeavors to stigmatize the non-Jew, was decided upon by the by the Executive Committee. convention. .. • . is well known here, having been in- of her daughter, Mrs. J. Goldware: attend the Workmen's Circle ConvflfThe decision of the Supreme Ecopeoples of certain geographical habitThe numerous attempts in various nomic Council is believed to be final, structor of the local Jewish Schools 5001 North. Twenty-seventh, last tion to be held there for a week beations as generally inferior and un"I AM UNDISTURBED BY Thursday morning after a week's ill ginning May S. Mr. Sheanin is *. if- the Crimean Government will not here for a number'of years. desirable. We are opposed boith to state legislatures to introduce" comDAMASCUS OCCURRENCES," pulsory Bible reading as a part of ness, was buried at the Pleasant Hill delegate of the local Workman'.* apply for a reconsideration of the The-Equitable-Life is an -old and the provisions and the general policy DECLARES LORD BALFOUR decision to a. higher instance up to reliable insurance firm with offices Cemetery Thursday afternoon. of the present immigration laws of the curriculum of the public schools Circle No. 173. London. (J. T. A.) "I am undis- March 1st. censured by the at 240 Omaha National Bank building. Mrs. Zisslin is survived by her hus the United States as being unjust in were emphatically More than one thousand delegft1"-^ : turbed by the occurrences in Damasconvention. . "I will be pleased to servef everyone band, Harry; three daughters, Mrs. S will attend the convention which wlJ! principle, unnecessarily harsh in adcus and my views with regard to the and I will appreciate your calling me Greenhouse, Mrs. J. Goldware, both of be the twenty-fifth annual meeting *»' ministration and discordent with the Endorsement of the Palestine, re- building of the Jewish homeland in OZE EXHIBITION IN BERLIN CONCLUDED for insurance," said Mr. Woifson. Omaha, and Mrs. Max Weisman, o the National Order of Workmen's spirit and- fundamentals of our gov- building work by the largest Jewish Palestine remain unaltered," stated Berlin, (J. T. A.)—The exhibition Aurora, 111., and three sons, Solonrn Circle, whose membership is ovfir ernment, and we approve and en- fraternal organization was expressed Lord Balfour when, he arrived here of Newark, N. J., Isaac, of Russia 85,000 members. dorse our President's recommendation in the following resolution adopted April 24 on his return from Pales- of the Oze, the organization for the preservation of the health of the JEWISH SCHOOL CONFERENCE and Dr. Daniel Franklin, of Fort Ri that the speedy repeal or modification •unanimously by the convention: Jews in Eastern Europa which lasted ADDRESSED BY WHITE RUSSIAN ley, Kas. "Be it resolved, that the Independ- tine." of the present law on this subject be HERBERT SAMUEL WITNESSESAND UKRAINIAN DEPUTIES Lord Balfour was greeted at the two weeks, has just been concluded ent Order B'nai B'rith in convention sought and urged/' OFFICIAL PALESTINE here. The exhibition contained a station by htmdreds^ of Zionists who Warsaw (J. T. A.)—Today's session assembled' heartily approves the es: The first resolution which aroused tablishment of the B'nai B'rith Pales- cheered him and sang the "Hatik- number of interesting hygienic and of the Jewish School Conference of JEWISH CEMETERY MOTION PICTUfcS; a great deal of interesting comment tine Housebuilding Fund created by vah." The lord expressed great medical articles which the Oze had Poland which is being, held here was Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—Sir Hprh.iv; DESECRATED - was the resolution on sacramental the Executive Committee of the Order pleasure at the reception given him. employed in its work of spreading in- addressed by Paraschkiewics, White Munich (J. T. A.) — The Jewish Samuel, High Commissioner of PR!*>>~ wine abuses. The resolution reported formation regarding health among the "I am more hopeful now about the Russian deputy in the Polish Sejm, cemetery in Koenigshoffen, Bavaria. tine, and a large number of otho: )f building a on by. the committee on. resolutions [ Jews. There were also various charts success of Zionism than ever before," and Kozocki,. Ukrainian, deputy. Both was found desecrated this morning government officials visited today thr•read as follows: . v •'• ; I B'rith Garden City in the environs of he. stated.. "I am convinced that co- and statistics showing the various speakers expressed their admiration all the tombs and graves having been Zionist Hall here and witnessed tfr?. Jerusalem; that the convention urges private showing of the official movitij;operation between the Jews and the activities of the Oze. at the Jewish power of resistance found dug up and broken. : 'fThe Eighteenth Amendment to the] picture which will be shown in t>>r Constitution of the United States is upon the several Grand Lodges and Arabs in Palestine would be easily against adverse conditions, and their The purpose of the Oze exhibition The police is making an effort t( an integral part of that insturment j lodges whole-hearted support of this achieved by now, were it not for the was to Interest the German Jews in striving for cultural improvement and discover the "perpetrators of the Palestine * Pavillion at the Wemblc> Exhibition in England. and as such ought to be obeyed re- • small group of agitators." their organization ability. the work of the organization. crime. (Continued on page 2)
Many Attend Hebrew Club 33rd Anniversary Celebration
A. Z. A. Receives National Endorsement
B'nai B'rith to Launch Campaign for Members
Executive Members Elected by B'nai B'rith Convention
IPlinery Firm Head Died This Week