November 5, 1925

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Success orjfaflure inbusiness is caused moreJ by mental attitude even I than by mental capac- ' ities. — Walter Dill

The cynic is one who price^ of. , every*tJa I n g uud the ' v a I *ie of R<Siting.— ! •. Oscar Wilde.. knows , the

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VOL. TV—No. 48

Entered. «B sec g ° a mall matter on January «••.», *»«, m postofflce at Ol «• '" ebraBka,r under t i e Act of «areb S. 187S.

Workers to Conduct Four Day Campaign to Collect $30,000; Money Needed to Continue Building Every Subscriber Urged to Join W o r k e r s ^ Attend Meeting, Sunday Morning at Arthur Building.

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WB NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN HARRY LAPIDUS; "PAY YOUR PLEDGE AND HELP US COLLECT OUTSTANDING PLEDGES"—JOE WOLF,

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1925

Jerusalem. Jews Protest • Against Humiliation at " Western Wai! on Ybm Kippur

More Girls Enter The Jewish Press Popularity Contest

SUBSRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50

Jewish Settlement In Russia Destroyed By Fire; Settlers Anxious To Commence Rebuilding

Moscow,—(J.T .A.)—Only ruins are left of the new Jewish collective settlement, Dunajevetz, District of Kamienietz, as a result of a fire which broke out in the settlement last night. The entire crop of this year, the implements, the houses and household articles were completely destroyed. Investigation made by the police proved that the settlement was set fire to. The first relief to the suffering settlers was given by the District Soviet who allotted them 250 puds .grain and neighboring towns and Tillages. The settlers have appealed to the AgToJoint, the agency in Soviet Russia of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, ond the Ozet, the A trip to Europe to the most popular Jewish lady? This society for settling Jews on the land, prize in addition'to other prizes will be given to the girl who is to help them rebuild the settlement.

Jerusalem,—(J. T.A.)-y-A, protest against the Palestine administration With, Individual campaign managers for each contestant, with regard to the Western Wall of The Jewish Press popularity contest is" the "talk of the^town." the Temple, commonly known a s the Already a.number of votes have been cast for the candidates Wailing Wall was expressed at three entered in the contest. The exact number of votes cast for the mass meetings held ednesday evening candidates will be published in the next issue of The Jewish Press. by the Jewish population here-The entrants in the contest are Miss Fannie Katelman of A resulaion accepted at -the :irieet- Council Bluffs; Miss Mildred Harris, a representative of the ings protested against General "Ronald Paoli-Zion club; Miss Sylvia Feldman, a representative of the Storrs of Jerusalem and other" high Auflebung club. A t a meeting of the Auflebung club held Sunofficials who ordered the ^removal of day evenings Miss Feldman was unanimously. chosen as the the chairs of pious Jew& who came official representative of that organization. Members of the to worship at Wailing Wall on the organization Viil -assist their candidate. Day of Atonement. . - -' '• • The Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. have already entered in the contest ?This action caused the humiliation, and according to ^4he members, are out to assist their candidate of Jews gathered at "the most sacred in winning the contest. The entrant will be officially named at Jewish shrine in Palestine", the; re- the meeting Monday evening. The Junior Hadassah is also planr solution declared. ".-'•' ning on entering il girl in this contest.

•; - 'Thirty thousand dollars must be raised within four days to Continue work on Jewish Community Center Building. the most popular girl in The Jewish Press popularity Omahans Elected Officers of adjudged : ' The walls are up without any roof and without windows and contest. . Council of Jewish Women winter just around the corner, with snow and sleet in sight to The contest is. launched for a "better understanding between delay the possibility of continuing. The walls are up but the The Jewish Press and its subscribers.'-The contest is open to roof is not yet put on to cover them, nor is any protection made Convention Held in Omaha November any Jewish girl in the state of Nebraska or Iowa. to prevent the wind from howling through the open: window spaces. ? / 1 to 3.'" : . The person "receiving the highest number of votes will be These walls can be covered and the wind can be prevented from picked by the judges as the winner.'_ In ord.er to receive these causing damage only when loyal workers will answer this call .Mrs. Carl Furth was .elected first votes, contestants must obtain subscriptions'for The Jewish Press ; and subscribers will pay their pledges; vice-president and Mrs. William L. for one year. \ i., Work on the Jewish Community Center Building at Twentieth Holzman j was elected an honorary Each subscription will oount as 250 votes. The subscripand Dodge streets has progressed rapidly. The building thus far vice-president at the,, second annual: tions for The-^Jewish Press are all payable in-advance and the has met with approval from the; entire community".: When com-:.Midwest i convention of the.. Council renewal for subscriptions will count the same as obtaining new pleted it .will be one of the finest buildings of its^ kind in the of Jewisji Women held in Omaha on ones. • . . •country; - -The brick -work is. up, l)ut the call is now; made to,, con-" Novemberl, 2 and 3. Any Jewish girl willing to enter this contest and become tinue_ ereetion of the building. ; ., ' •.;...'..; '. • .^_; •.'.':.. ^ : .Other! officers elected were Mrs. eligible for any of the prizes should call at The Jewish Press The .laboring workmen are doing their share in., erecting jiie Edwin Meissner, of St. Louis, presi- office, 490 Brandeis -Theater Building and receive more informabuilding,\but the contractors have given notice to the board of dent; Mrp..M. Friedman, of,St.iLouis, j tion. ' -(. directors of the Jewish Community Center that they inuSt, have corresponding secretary; VMiss Estelle! money.rimmediately.-__,' ;. ' ;,: B,arjnuiiiof Tqpeka, Kans., jecordfegj

Public Invited to Attend To Be Held November S And 9 At First Presbyterian Church

Estelle Lapidus in Charge Affair to Be Given at Loyal Hotel.

WOMEN AKD GIRLS il IXVITED TO ATTENDl In order to help raise the $25,00Q| needed to equip the new JewiBij Community Center building, a benefit bridge and mah-jongg will be givenS Sunday afternoon, at the Loyal Hotel grill room by the girl's committee^ headed by Miss Estell© Lapidus, Every woman and girl is asked tof attend in order to make this afTaif a success. Although the captains and lictitfw nants have been working continually during the past three weeks, only; 810,000 has been raised. The drive will.be continued until the .entire S25.000 is collected. The women workers have this week obtained pledges from the fol« lowing women:

The public is invited to attend the annual exhibition and distribution of the Needle Guild to be held Monday K. Bnbier, Mrs. JC. Brodsicr, Mrs, and Tuesday, November 8 and 9, at S.Mrs. Bloom. Mrs. Ben Brotfkey, Mrs. A. the First Presbyterian Church. S4th Block. MTF. ]J. Epstein. Mra. HermnR Dnnsky, Mrs.- Pete GoocJbhider, Mrs. H. and Famam Street Goldstein. Mrs. Sam Gohlware, Mm, Jjov\e, Harris. Mrs. M. Ijevinson, Mrs. Sam 4» The garments collected are distri- I*M>U, Mrs. Jake Robinson, Mrs, .Toe M. buted among the various charitable Rice. Mrs. Sam R&IBS, MTB. Ed. Trell"!1. Mrs. A. Bolker, Mrs. Ed. Lincoln, Mrs, EL organizations, including the Jewish Htrschmnn, Mrs. M, Ai. Kosenblatt. Wjsragn'g Welfare Organization and The girls headed by Miss Estelle tihe Wise Memorial Hospital. Lapidus received pledges from the The TnvniCTTcm donated, by each con- following: tributor is two gaTments?:aad contriGrace Kosenstein. butors •sirould, note that both .garments Mrs. J. A. Solomon. should be the same size and quality, Helen and Jeannette Levinson. Money can be contributed in place of The Women's Auxiliary of the garments. B'nai Brith. , Mrs. B. A. Simon is president in The Se Telh Ta society composed charge of the Wise Memorial Hosof the following .members: . pital section, and Mrs. L. Graetz and j Lillian Freeman, Sophie Handler,, Mrs. Dare Green are in charge of the i Annette Hurwitz, Jeannette Levinson, Jewish Women's Welfare Organiza- i tion workers. j Janet Lipsey, Lillian Lipsey, Lydis? Contributors should send their gar^ Ross, Betty Steinberg-, Ida Tencn* .'' ments to her director or to the Jewish baum. Community Center in the Arthur Building.

this ultimatum in .mind, the** secretary; iEssPAimee Greenbaum, ©f call is again made for the workers Denver, Colo., treasurer; Mrs. l£orris Program to be Presented . in' the community to .meet! .Sunday Franklin, of Kansas City, Mo., audimorning ; at 10:30 at the Arthur tor; and Mrs. W. J. Samisch, of Leavat *'Y" Meeting Monday The fifth anniversary popularity contest of The Jewish .building..' At this- meeting plans will enworth, Kans., Mrs. S. GalitzM, of The Y. M. and Y. M. H. A. will hold, Topeka, Kans., Mrs. Irving ~Barth, of Press is launched for a better understanding between be made for a four-day campaign to The Jewish Press and its subscribers. . collect $30,000, the amount of money its regular semi-monthly meeting this St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. G.S. NewEerger, necessary "to continue the work on the ,Mqndi.> evening, "November 9, at the of Joplin, Mo., Mrs. Sigmund: Stern, The contest is open to any Jewish lady in Omaha-or building. "The board of directors, and Jewish Community Center in -the of Kansas City, Mo^ Mrs- Charles nearby communities. Arthur building. .••••• •" I workers will meet Sunday morning at Greenclay, of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Every subscription obtained by contestants will count The program committee has pre-, A. Newman, of Colorado Springs, the Arthur building and Monday, as 250 votes. Renewals will count the same as new pared several entertaining numbers. Tuesday and Wednesday, noon at the Colo., will be honorary vice-presisubscribers. These subscriptions may be obtained any They have secured H. Aaron Markow, Loyal hotel and here make reports' of dents. place in the country. concert tenor, to sing at the meeting. their collections. : A debate on, Besolved that Congress Many problems that "confront the No contestant can transfer her votes to another conThe Tentire amount of every "pledge should Establish an Air Department- Council of Jewish Women in each ! testant at any time. • made for the Jewish Community of Army and Navy, will be given by city were discussed at the meetings Center building is due* arid this members who are. trying out f 05 the held Monday and Tuesday at Temple The Jewish Press is offering $750 in three prizes to amount is being asked for by the Y. M. and Y. • W. H. A. Debating Israel. It was learned that the Iwork the first three winners. First prize—trip to Europe; workers from the pledgors. ~ team. Inintiation ceremony of new of the Council in each city is mainly second prize—trip to New York, and third prize—trip Om&k B'm B'rith Preparing to Chicago. Contestant has privilege of accepting any "I am issuing this appeal to all my members voted in recently will also to help educate the immigrant and to Affair Will Be Held Al j of these prizes in cash. . --...friends and friends of the Jewish be held and other "entertaining * num- provide religious training to the Fcr Central Conecil Meet Annual Blackstone Hotel ' Community Center that we need you bers are being prepared. Contestants must qualify for the respective prizes by children who cannot afford to pay. One hundred delegates will be in more than at any -time before," obtaining a minimum of 400,200, and 100 subscriptions A representative of thev St. Louis Omaha for the Central Council meet- j The Ladies Auxiliary of the B'WJI said Harry H. Lapidus, president of for first, second and third prizes respectively. ing of the 'Bnai Brith to be held i B'rith will jri^e its annual Thank«« delegation announced that "their secthe Jewish Community Center. We Thorpeian Dance Sunday December 6, according to the re- giving Dance Thursday evening, Ne« tion provides free milk to the underEvery subscription must be accompanied by check for must get out and collect some r e a l sponses coining in from the cities vember 26, at the Blackstone Hotel. §2.50 before it will be counted by the judges. Evening at Kelpine's nourished children . in . the _ public money immediately." that represent the western part of j The dance'will be an informal affair "During the campaign for. collec- The first winter dance of the Thor- schools. . ." . District No. €. I according to the committee in charg& For information call Atlantic 1450. • Noted "speakers addressed the sestions, no worker will be assigned to peian Athletic Club will be held this Cities that will be represented here} Hugo Heyn's? Orchestra will fumisfc. more than ten pledge cards," said Sunday evening, November 8, at the sions of the convention. - Dr. .Edith at the Council are: Fort Dodge, Des the music and special stunts are befog Hale Swift, of N e w York,-spoke-at Joe L. Wolf, secretary. The entire Kelpine's Dancing Academy. prepared for the evening's entertam* evening isilllllllllllllllHIlIllllIlIllHlllllliilllElIllIIIIIIIllIIlIIIIIlIIIIfllilllllllllllUlIIIIEilllliilUf?. Moines, Sioux City, and Council ment. amount of money on the pledges is Sam Friedel, chairman of the dancfi the opening meeting Sunday : Bluffs, la., Sioux Falls, So. Dak., and due now and we must have full committee announces that a feature at the Blackstone hotel. Ifer "subject The Thanksgiving1 dance lias TWMS Lincoln, Nebr. hearted co-operation from every entertainment at the dance will be was on "The Problems of-Youth Met • Mr. Irvin Stalroaster is chairman in an annual event of the Auxiliary fox; worker and every subscriber must do a Charleston contest. A number of in a Modern Way." Miss'Fiorina charge of the Council meeting. The a number of years and the committed his or her share in continuing the dancers are expected to enter the con- Lasker, national chairman of Immimembers of his committee are Henry is preparing to make this affair roor*. work of completing the building." test. ' '.' ' . -.-• ; . . . ' . grant Aid of the Council," gave a talk Monsky, J. J. Greenberg, Harry H. entertaining than ever before. Mr. Joe Sokoloff, athletic director at the meeting Monday afternoon. • Tryouts Are Open to Any Jewish Brotherhood of Temple Israel to Give Lapidus, Nathan Bernstein, and Sam The dance committee who are Ifi A dinner Sunday evening at the charge' are Miss Esther K&tlemurt, of the dub, announces that he has Boy in City. . j Banquet Wednesday Evening J. Leon. Local Zionists Prepare a number* of members who have Blackstone hotel, a luncheon Monday Plans are now undeiway for the chairman, and the Misses Edith Co* vich,"Sara Faier, Bess Handler, Lilli*tj£ signed up for the Basketball team. noon at the Fontenelle Palm room, ' Tryouts for the Omaha Y. M. H. A. National Father and Son week will meet according to Mr. Stalmaster. for Active Winter Season They 'will play with teams in other private dinner parties given bymem- debating team will be held Sunday again be observed this fall by AmerKooper, Bertha Berger, Beas. Stock, afternoon at the Jewish Community 'Goldye < Marcus, Ann Schwartz, cities. bers of .the local section for the deleThe local branch of the Zionist Oricans. Omaha will.hold Father and Mrs; M. Grodinsky. gates, and a luncheon Tuesday noon Center in the Arthur building. The Son banquets from November 8 to Auflebung Anniversary ganization are planning1 to do active Banquet Sunday Evening at the Brandeis Tea rooms, .comprised subject to be debated at the tryotits November 21. to observe this National work during the coming winter Poali-Zion to Hold Banquet is Resolved That Congress Should the social activities of the conven. The third anniversary ban._..'uet of Local A, Z. A. FootbaH months. Meetings will be held every For Tag Day Workers tion. Establish an Air Department Inde- celebration- the Auflenbung Club will be held two weeks and a prominent speaker Team to Flay Lincnist The Poali-Zion will hold, a banquet The Temple Israel Father and Son Sunday evening, November 15, at the pendent of Army and Navy. will give an address at each meeting. The A. Z. A. Probationary Chapter; on Sunday evening, November 8, at Because of the success of the .T. banquet will be' given under the Jewish Community Center. A literSpeakers at the last meeting held 2314 North '21st St., for the workers of Omaha will journey to Lincoln Sun* M. H. A. debating team defeating St. auspices of &e Brotherhood. Thfi ary and musical program is being Tuesday evening, November 3, at the in the Tag Day held recently for the Sisterhood District Meet i n , day to pier *ke first of a two jgr&m* banquet will: be. given next. WednesLouis Y at St. Louis' last year, many for the evening's enterJewish Community Center were Judah Des Meines November 17-18 requests have come from many Y. day evening. -November 11, at six prepared series with the Lincoln A. Z. A. TJris, of the Pelestine Workers' tainment, L. W.olfson, who delivered the princiwill: be the first time these two tesitis. A one-act play "He and Her" M. H. A. organizations seeking to o'clock at Temple Israel. Every memThe club was organized three pal address, Rabbi Charles Temkin, Dstrict No. 20 of the National Fed* debate Omaha Y. Omaha has ar- ber of the Brotherhood is requested have met and a large crowd is «*;* be presented. years ago by a group of boj-s and of Palestine, and Professor Nathan One hundred and fifth dollars was eration of Temple Sisterhoods will ranged two debates for this year, one by the committee in charge to bring girls who recently arrived to this pected tc leave from Omaha to attend Bernstein. More than seventy-five the game. collected for the drive. M. F. Good- hold its annual convention on Tues- with St. Louis and one with Phila- their sons and' fathers. country, from Russia and other Europeople attended the meeting. The game will, begin at 2 o'clock.. man and M. Minkin were in charge day and Wednesday, Npvember 17 delphia, both in Omaha. The St. Following the banquet the monthly pan countries. The organization now and 18, in Des Moines, Iowa» of the drive. Louis debate will be held on December Brotherhood meeting will take place. has a membership of more than 250. Coach 1Harry Rneeter will take the Delegates from four states, namely 20, and the Philadelphia debate later Officers for- the ensuing year will be They meet every Sunday evening at lowing ' players: Mass Meeting of Omaha Jewry A play will be given Sunday even! Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, in the same week. Sunday at Talmud Torah ing, November 29, at the Labor LyL. E.-~Levine. • • elected. . . . . the Jewish Community Center and L. T.—-Jleiss—Finkelfitein. ceum, by the Poali-Zion members to will attend the convention.- Mrs. Cora Among those who have already hold a dance once a month. A mass meeting of all Omaha Jew- raise "money for the National For- Wolf, Mrs. Isy Kosenthal, and Mrs.signified their intention of attending . L. G.—-Eastman. ry will be held Sunday evening, No- bund School, which will soon be Nate Mantel, will attend as delegates the first tryouts are: Sam Zadtaria, SUICIDE EPIDEMICS Center~-Weiner. PALESTINE COOPERATIVE vember 8, at eight o'clock, at the cpened. from the Omaha Sisterhood. K. G.—jfJoldware—Lewis. IN POLAND GROWS Morris Block, Ben Kalovrsky, Milton JOIN INTERNATIONAL UNION City Talmud Torah at 21st and Burt R. T.—F.'Giventer. The organization will also give a • Oflicers of the Convention are: Abrams, Ben Kubby. Sam Minkin, street . - ball on December 1J$, at the City Au- President, Mrs. Manheaner, of Des Ben Morgan, Abe Cohen and William H. B.—Turner. ; Jerusalem—<JJ. T. A.)—Tfce"HarWarsaw;—(J. T. A.)—The suicide - The annual election of officers "will ditorium, to. raise money for the Pal- Moines, la.; vice-president, Mrs. Nate Kaiman. Quarterback—Rosenblatt-—Sack. epidemic among the Jewish population rat Ha'ovdimV the organization of take place at this meeting. BJvery- estine Book campaign, the' Palestine Mantel, Omaha; treasurer, Mra, CartHalfback—Schriebman—L.\ There -will be sis debaters and two in Poland is increasing alarmingly, -workers cooperatives in Palestine, was one is urged to attend as this is an Workers Fund, and the National Far- ston, of Davenport, la., and Mrs. alternates chosen fer.tlia Y. M. H, A. due to the numerous bankruptcies and granted membership in the Internatio- tcr. _ important "TTHir?1 event. bund School. "Fullback—Bana Steinfeldt, of St. Louis, Mo, ' ' debating the growth unemployement. • al'Cooperative Union - -. . • . . . ^

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Ladies Arfkry L 0. B. B. * to Gfre TkuksgkiEg Dance

Y. M. H. A. Debating Team Father-Son Week to Be W l Be Picked Sunday Observed Beginning Sunday


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