November 12, 1925

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; - Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitudeeven . than by mental capacities. — Walter BUI J -Scott.

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^ cynic is one wfio j knows i the price , of e v e r y t h i n g - a n d the v a l u e of nothing.—r Oscar Wilde.

\ VOL- IV—No. 49

Entered as second-cias ,jaU« on January 271&. VtZl, at postofllce at Oiuaba N c . n a t i . outlet the Act 01 Marcb 8. IB79.

Omaha Community Chest Campaign Starts Monday; Jewish Welfare Federation To Receive $47,450 Every Jewish Family in Omaha Called On to Contribute • • Their Share to This Campaign. $5li;7T0 MUST B E R A I S E D FOR THIRTY-ONE ORGANIZATIONS I N 1926.

ROUMANIAN TNTT-SEMITES PLAN ATTACK ON JEWS Vienna, (Jewish Telegraphic Agency Disquieting news to the .effect that a general attack upon the Jewish population of Roumania anti-Semites is published by the Jewish-paper, 'Facia." f .J •„.••"I .". According to documerts discovered by the newspaper, preparations; are being, made for an anti-Semitic mass movement and excesses all oyep Rouxnania. • . ,

The annual campaign of the Omaha Community Chest is again on but with a goal of $511,770 to be raised in Omaha during the nest week. Of this amount the Jewish Welfare Federation will receive as their annual budget $47;450. This campaign is of special importance to every Jewish .family in the city. ; ;" Every Jewish family in the city should contribute their share to the Omaha Community Chest. The Chest is composed of thirty-one organizations in the city, all doing social and relief work. The Jewish Welfare Federation carries on the Jewish community's philanthropic and social -work not only systematically but also sympathetically. The purposes of the Federation are to give material aid to the poor and needy; to feed the hungry; to clothe the tattered and to heal the sick. The Federation aids the unfortunate i n becoming selfsuppprting and self-respecting members of the community. Four hundred eighty-seven individuals and families were aided by the Federation during the first 6 months of this year. The Federation, through the Y.W.H.A. and Y.M.H. A., furnishes a centner of culture and refinement, a meeting place where the youth gather tinder proper environment and ; where they are given a chanee to develop into good citizens. Hundreds- of young people avail themselves of these opportunities and facilities. Amsricamzatitm-classes and clubs, legal aid cases, employment service and A^ork in prevention of juvenile delinquency also come within the scope d£ the Federation activities. Contributions of Omaha's share toward the support of ten national social agencies caring for Omaha peoeple are also included in the Federation budget. The Jewish Welfare Federation asks for the following departments: Y.M.H.A. and Y.W. H.A., $9,000; Relief Department, $23,000; support to national organiza. tions, $6,450; other activities, including employment, social service and juvenile delinquency, $9,000. These Are the Agencies Assisted by the Chest: American Red Cross Associated Charities Bethlehem Children's Home Boy Scouts of America Camp Fire Girls Child Saving Institute Christ Child Society City Mission Colored Old Folks Homo Council of Americanization Creche Day Nursery

AuMung Club Anniversary Banquet Sunday Evening

Diocesan Catholic Charities Disabled American ."Veterans Free Colored Employment Bureau House of Hope Jewish Welfare Federation Nazareth Home Nebraska-Conference of Social Work Nebraska Humane Society Nursery Committee-Salvation Army Home Old People's Home Omaha Social Settlement Salvation Army Scandinavian Y. W. C. A. Social Service Exchange Society for the Friendless Society for Relief of the Disabled Visiting Nurse Association Wolf Cubs Y.W.C.A.

Social Service Committee To Help Youths Get Education Father and Bon Banquet Postponed Until Building is Completed.. The Social Service Committee of the Jewish- Welfare Federation will extend its activities of granting of educational loans so that students in need might get a loan to help them in obtaining an education. There is no such • organization in the city who is helping finance the youth while in school. At a meeting of the Social Service Committee held last week, the decision to postpone the Father and Son banquet was made. This banquet wQl be one of the first events to be held in the new Jewish Community Center building. "There are a number of boys who desire an education but who cannot afford it," said Dr. Philip Sher. "We are attempting to assist these boys to complete their education."

Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. Enters Girl In Jewish Press Popularity Contest

Debating Teams Selected to Represent Omaha YvM; H< A. To Debate St. Louis and-Philadelphia in Omaha. •- ' At the debating tryouts -held Sunday for the Y. M. H; A.-team, men were selected to represent Omaha against the St. Louis Y. M. "H. A. This debate will be held in Omaha 'on Sunday, December 20. The following men will represent Omaha against St. Louis: Ben Kazlowsky, Morris-Block, and Sam Zackaria. . .... An Omaha team will also debate Philadelphia Y. M. H. A. here .on December 27..Those who are tentatively on this team are: Louis Lipp and Ben Morgan. Tryouts will be held Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Community Center for alternates on both teams. The Omaha Y. M. H. A. team, defeated the St. Louis team at St. Louis last year and hopes, to defeat this team in Omaha. The subject that .will be debated against both cities is: Resolved, That Orthodoxy is Better Adapted to Promote the Spiritual Interests of American Jews and Judaism than ^Reform.. . ; This subject promises to.be of interest to the entire public and according to rules of the debate the subject, must be confined £Q orthodoxy -a&:iauglit by the Jewish Theological Seminary and by preform as taught by the Hebrew Union- College. • -

Omaha-Delegates Leave Monday For Sisterhood Convention Mrs. Nate Mantel, Mrs. Isy Rosenthai, and Mrs. Cora Wolf are leaving Monday for Des Moines, Iowa, where they will attend the annual convention of District No. 20, of the Na-' tional Federatiotn of Temple- Sisterhoods, to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17 and.IS. Delegates from four states, namely Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, will attend the. convention. Officers of the Convention are: President, Mrs. Manheimer, -of - -Des Moines, la.; vice-president, Mrs. Nate Mantel, Omaha; treasurer, Mrs. Carlston,.of Davenport,. la., and Mrs. Steinfeldt, of St. Louis, Mo* "

More entrants are announced this week for the Jewish Press Popularity contest, the latest being Leone Novitzky, representative of the Y. M.i&.YAy.H.A. This candidate is receiving the support of the entire organiza- tjon and .^promises to be one of the leading contestants. Miss Novitzky was the winner of the .- Thoipelan Athletic Club contest held last year. • ' Besides, Miss Novitzky, Miss Sylvia Feldman, popular member of. the Auflebung Club, has entered this contest. Miss Feldman was unanimously chosen as the club, candidate. Four, girls have already entered the contest and according to .members 'of organizations - in the city, more' candidates will be presented as soon as these y Photo organizations hold their regular SYLVIA FELDMAN meetings. , . ' . The Jewish Press Contest is the biggest: ever launched in the city, with a first prize of a trip to Europe. • Three prizes will be given to Omaha^s most popular candidate. Miss Fannie Katelman, Council Bluffs entrants, and Miss Mildred Harris, Poali-Zion Club entrant,' are already organizing their workers to assist them in securing enough votes to elect them. The votes are obtainable by securing, subscriptions to The Jewish Press. The subscriptions for The Jewish Press are now due and every subscription obtained by these contestants will count as 250 votes., " Any Jewish girl willing to enter this contest and become eligible for any of the prizes should call at The Jewish Press office, 490 Brandeis Theater Building, and receive more information. ...:_•--..

Rules off Contest

The fifth anM'srersE^^ Press is launched for a better understanding between The Jewish Press and its subscribers. • The contest is- open to any Jewish lady in Omaha or nearby communities. Every subscription obtained by contestants .will count as 250 votes. Renewals will count the same as new subscribers. These subscriptions may be obtained any place in the country. No contestant can transfer her votes to another contestant at any time. The Jewish Press is offering §750 in three prizes to the first three winners. First prize—trip to Europe; second prize—trip to New York, and third prize—trip to Chicago. Contestant has privilege of accepting any of these prizes in cash. Contestants must qualify for the respective prizes by obtaining a minimum of 400,200, and 100 subscriptions for first, second and third prizes respectively. Every subscription must be accompanied by check for $2.50 befcre it will be counted by the judges. For information call Atlantic 1450.

POLISH GOVERNMENT GRANTS PASSPORTS FACILITIES LITHANIAN CHUVINISTS , . TO.EMIGRANTS TO PALESTINE Warsaw,—(J. T. A.)—Jewish.emigrants to Palestine from Poland will have better passports facilities, according to a communication • of the Polish Emigration Office to the Palestine Immigration Office here. According to the new ruKng of the Emigration Office, immigrants to Palestine, including those classified as "Capitalists" in the-Palestine immigration ordinance, will be given the privilage of obtaining foreign passports at 20 zlotys. The fee usually charged by the government for foreign passports is 100 zlotys.

The Auflebung Club will celebrate its third anniversary at a banquet to be given Sunday evening, November 15, at the Jewish Community Center. A literary and musical program consisting of a piano selection by Al Finkel, a violin number by Sam Epstein, a recitation by Grace Goldstein, and a vocal number by Ida Bischoff, accompanied by her sister, Anne ANTI-SEMITIC INTERNATIONAL PLANNED Bischoff, will be presented. Mr. M. F. Goodman is chairman .in Vienna,—(J. T. A.)—The Internacharge of the program. tional Anti-Semitic Congress which just concluded several days session

FORMER PRESIDENT OF in Budapest and was attended by antiTURINGIAN BANK ACQUITTED Semitic "leaders of Hunggary, BouOF FRAUD CHARGE mania, Austria and Germany, adopted Berlin (Jewish Telegraphic Agency.)—Herr Loeb, former president of the State Bank of Thuringia, who was accused of fraud as a result of antiSemitic propaganda, was acquitted by the Weimar court. . The court" declared that there was no evidence to prove the accusation of the fetate attorney, who demanded a sentence of one and a half years .imprisonment and the loss of civil rights for Herr Loeb. When the acquittal was announced by the judge, -who has been the target of anti^Semitic attacks for many years, broke into tears.

OMABA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925

resolutions providing for the organization a t Budapest by the end of the year a white anti-Semitic international, it is reported here. The democratic press vigorously denounces the Hungarian anti-Semitic leaders for cooperating with the antiSemitic leader of Roumania, Professor Cuza, who is one of the declared worst enemies of Hungary and responsible for the exclusion of Hungarian students from Roumanian universities. The matter will be brought before parliament, wherethe opposition is prepared. to attack the anti-Semitic leaders for alleged unpatriotic attitude. • ..

CRUSADE AGAINST YIDDISH ON SIGNBOARDS

B'nai B'rith Auxiliary to Give

Kovno,—(J. T. A.)—A restriction Annual Thanksgiving Dance imposed by the government authorities .and later abolished by the same The committee in <iiarge of the authorities. is, neverthelss, to be ,en- dance to be given by the B'nai Brith forced, in the opinion of Lithuanian Auxiliary on Thanksgiving evening, Chauvinists. - -:: •••'--"• November 26, at the Blackstone hotel, Last night newly restored Yiddish is making plans to make this affair signboards in the city were 'be- the best informal dance ever given smirtched with mud. A government ordinance recently prohibited . sign- by the club. boards in any language except lith- Hugo Heyn's orchestra will furnish uanian. When the national minori- the music "Unusual stunts yrill featies in Iithunian protested against the ture the entertainment. ordinance and the matter was brought The Thanksgiving dance has been before the attention of the League of an annual event of the Auxiliary for Nations, the government abolished a number of years. The committee this restriction. in charge this year are Miss Esther Representatives of the national Katleman, chairman, and the Misses minorities intend to introduce an in- Edith Covich, Bertha Berger, Sarah terpellation in the pariiment concern- Faier, Bess Handler, Lillian Kooper, ing the matter. Bess Stock, Goldye Marcus, Ann Schwartz, and Mrs. M. Grodinsky. Commission on Russian Colonization Project Appointed • Zionist Actions Committee Death Sentence of Industry Leads In Odessa Commntted To Solitary Confinement Berlin,—(J. T. A.)—TA commissioB to prepare a statement on the Russian Moscow— (J. T. A.)—The death colonization plan as well as to submit 'proposals concerning the subject to sentence imposed upon four leaders the Zionist Executive and. to - other of industry in Odessa was commutted Jewish relief organizations' was ap- to ten and five years solitary confinepointed by the Zionist Actions Com- ment todaymittee yesterday following ^ a discusThose sentenced to death were sion on the subject which lasted aH Michael Shackray, managing director day of the last session. of machinery works in Odessa, AbraVarious opinions were expressed ham Luzky, director of the state techduring the debate. It was declared nical office, Leopold Shopliansky, his that all the utterane concerning the assistant, and an iron merchant Alter. project were fundamentally favorable. They were charaed with bribing

Pi Delta Sigma Fraternity Organized an Creighton IM

SUBSRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50 LABOR IMMIGRATION TO PALESTINE MAY INCREASE

Sixty Mitioiial Subscribers Join FailflMPledgors

Jerusalem, (J. T. A. The number of immigrants of the labor class who will be able to enter Palestine during this year may be increased, it was declared here today. In addition to the 7,500 certificates Workers Will Continue Collect-" issued for the next six months to the ing Subscriptions ... Zionist Executive for the admission of labor immigrants, the schedule is WORK ON BUILDING subject to revision in January if the PROGRESSING RAPIDIAV labor market will be satisf actory. More than sixty additional sub* scribers to the Jewish Community Center building have joined the "paid in full pledgers*' during the recent four day campaign conducted by the workers for the new Jewish. Com-* First Omaha Team to Beat Lincoln munity Center. . Chapter. The, workers who have cards will . Omaha A. Z. • A. Probationary continue to collect them until every Chapter No. 2 defeated the Lincoln subscriber has Joined the 'paid in full < A. Z. A. football team. Sunday after- pledgors'. This is the sentiment ex-. noon at Lincoln, scoring the touch- pressed by. the many workers who down in the final quarter of the game, made their reports at the noon lunch- . when Giventer, half back on the eon held Wednesday at the Loyal Omaha team threw a thirty yard pass hotel. The work on the building is proto Turner who ran the field for a gressing rapidly and every subscriber touchdown. Werner kicked goal for the Omaha chapter. The final score in the city should help continue the work so that the building may be. being 1 to 0. The Lincoln A. Z. A. has defeated opened as soon as possible. The many, the Omaha Chapter No. 1 in Omaha workers and subscribers, enthused by and will play this chapter again Sun- the progress of the building, have joined to help in the collection of Bubday at Lincoln. schiptions from the remaining,unpaid In the game between chapter No. 2 subscribers. the ball was in play in the center of the field during all parts of the game. Lincoln team excelled the Omahans The Following axe this week's in the first quarter by gaining on 100% Pledgers to the Jewish Comnramity Center: plays through the line. During the T. Ahrahattison, A. AltBhuler. Sam second half of the game, the Omaha Bronstoin, Blotoky Brothers, William boys opened their aerial attack and Bushmnn, Mr. untl Mrs. Hnrry BraviB. Feinetem, L Berkovrita. M. completed six oat of seven attempts. rotf, Bnrade, IJ. !•. Burkenrond. Sam Babior, Albert Cnhn. KatibJ Frederick Cohn, It was through this sort of play that Davkl Cohfin, 1'. A. Dennenlxo-p, Iasy the Omaha boys completed their Fiedler, B. H. Peltnaan, J. 3 . Friedman, Fontenelle Feature Film Co., Meyer touchdown. Coach Harry Kneeter of Friedel, Hj-fflan Frieaiander, H. Freeman,. David A. I'weinaii, H. t i e Omahans had drilled his players Freeman, .lolin 3. Prieden. Joseph Meyer P . durisg the entire week on the aerial Oiventer, Herbert Goldstein, M. Grose, Paul XI, GoMHtein. I/eon GreeMberg, ganje «»d "perfected it with nis back- Frank Hollimder; 8. H. !\n9 H, Kate, H. Kapiail & SWR, Dim; KuJd*n, Merer fieM men. KatSHraui, •GUV. Kaplan, Ijeon JiroU»r#, . During the third quarter, "Werner, Lipsey Brothers, • Dare XprlheV" " ft& e r y . Morris E, Jacobs. B . Mntk*, irt&r center for tie Omahans, -blocked lMrs. Ben ' Minfcin. Mstror and PtoJl ; Monskt. Ii. Oetroa kick and ran 'forty yards to be viti. Max HermanjSinchochoeji, Ortin H. A. Uesnlck, Henry stopped by Dates Shulman, star Lin- and Ben Roseutlial, Sam Rosenblnin, B. RobttiBon, Nathan Somber!*, S. coln backfield man. The entire Omaha •J. Eichmnn, Abe Schneider. B. Shsfton, Sam TornoK, • S. VenfrroYkrb, A. G. team played good ball. Shulman, Weingtsln, Al AVohlner, Dr. J. A-WeinMarks and "Rosenberg starred for the berg, I*o TVaxenlierg, Benjamin PreiBman, Arthur ,T. Miller, S. KoitBtetn tr, losers. Son, J. AlargrJen. ,T. P. Alpereon. The players are:

LLL Team Defeats liacoln 7-0

OMAHA

Turner Keiss F. Civenter •Weiner Katsman Kosenblatt ShriebmaB L. Gtventer Bann

Position ft. E. R. T. E.G. C. L.G. L.T. L. E. Q.B. K.H.* J". B.

Keller Marx Gerstein Cohen Sokoloff Fink Kosenbers Kovicoi? Evenen Shulman

THREE JEWS KILLED AND 20 HURT IN DAMASCUS, IS REPORT Jerusalem, (. T. A.) More details concerning the destruction which occurred in the Jewish qnarter of Damascus during the bombardment of the city by the French were received here today. Investigation showed, the report states, that three Jews were killed and twenty wounded. "The rebellious quarter Chaghour, is situated •near the Jewish quarter. Bombs thrown from aeroplanes and intended for the rebellions quarter accidentally fell into the Jewish quarter," the report states. Several houses were damaged. During the night eighten Arab rioters entered some Jewish houses and demanded money.. Most of the Jewish families paid from 10 to 40 gold pounds for their safety. Others paid in jewelry. On the following day the rioters entered the Jewish quarter in search of French soldiers. They set fire to a large warehouse owned by a Jewish merchant, where four Senegalese soldiers "were hidden. Five adjacent Jewish houses were burned.

A new- fraternity, The Pi Delta Sigma,- was recently organized at the Creighton University. Mr. Ben Kubby was elected chief counselor; Mr. Ike Sterahill, was elected vicecounselor; Mr. Ben Morgan, clerk of the Rolls; Mr. Louis E. Lipp, clerk of the Exchequer; Mr. Sam Zacharia, Chaplain; Mr. Ben Kazlowsky, Crier, and Mr. Dave Cohn, Guard. The "Pi Delta Sigma is the only Jewish fraternity, at Creighton. It is composed of. a group of young men who rank high in scholarship and active in athletics. The fraternity will entertain on Tuesday evening, November 17, at the Jewish Community Center. The SUSPECTED MURDERER committee' in charge is also planning OF REFUGEES IS a number of the social activities for ACQUITTED IN NORA VIA the winter. Vienna (Jewish Telegraphic AgenSoviet officials and damaging state cy)—Karl Dvoratchek and eighteen of his associates, charged with the industry. . , . . - , Civil engineer Michalewitch and the murder of eight Jewish refugees in merchants - Michel • Grossman, Joseph Trebitsch, Moravia, were acquitted Miller, Michael Chance, Solomon Kis- by the court in Iglau, Moravia. The lenko, Lev Zionsky, Simon Feircnann verdict of the jury was unanimous, and Motlianaky - were sentenced to because there was no evidence subfrom one to fiv« years -imprisonment, mitted that the refugees -were mursome with confiscation of |hfeir prop- dered. erty, the charge heirfg^th^it&fey, were •According to previous reports,Dv<>r» accomplices of Shackrayj «-. All the atchek, confessed, when arrested in prisoners' were deprived: of their civil Trebitsch l&st February, to having murdered eight Jewish refugees from rights. ' ' " a refuge camp in that, part of the ADVERTISERS country. -

Mew Members Admitted , Into Omsk Hebrew Chi More than one hundred have been admitted into the Omaha, Hebrew Club during the past month.' while conducting its membership campaign which will close Deceml>CC 17th." Mr, A. D. Frank is chairman of thS membership committee. Other mere* bers on the committee are Messrs* Albert Kaplan, A. Richards, Charles Cohen, M. ' Polonsky, Ben MinMns John ' Feldman, Fred Greenberg, «f« Riklin, Philip Gerelick, and 2J0KMM Civin. . The Omaha 3M>rew Club holds it* meetings every Sunday afternoon »t the Swedish Auditorium. It is the largest and oldest organization of its kind in Omaha. ^ Jewish Soldier in Lithuanian Army 1 Executied on Charge of Complicity In Murder of Provocatcnf Kovno7— (J. T. A.)—Nahum welir, twenty-three year old Jewish soldier in the Lithuanian army, VTRS executed last night in accordant with a death sentence imposed u|v>s him by a lathanian court martial. Szwelir was sentenced on thsi charge that he was the accomplice in, the murder of a Lithanian agent provocateur. The murderer escaped, fn the end SKwelir protested his' innocence. Petrulis, acting president of ianian, refused to receive delegation which came to plead fox clemency. Eabbis SLaplan and Shapiro viim were asked by the military authorities to witness the execution refused.

To Debate at Zionist Meetsnr A feature meeting of the Zionist district will be heM evening st the Jewish Commubitr Center. At this meeting a debate •will be held, the subject being "The Fifteen Million Dollar Colonization «£ Russia Fund", headed by Pavid A, Brown. The participants in the debfct® -win be Max Fromkin and Fred Wbita


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