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Workers are canvassing the Damascus reached the headquarters of city for Totes to elect their the Independent Order B'nai B'rith

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candidate as the most popular here today. Eighth Anniversary of Balfour girl in Omaha and thus "winning A cable addressed to Dr. Boris D. Declaration Celebrated The - Jewish" Press popularity Bogen, Executive Secretary of the I. O. B. B. from Joseph Fahir, presi- DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN contest.and a; trip to.Europe. 11 • Miss Leone 'Novitsky was offi- dent-of the B'nai B'rith lodge in Bei- • DISCUSSES RUSSIAN ^ cially elected the representative rut, Syria stated: "The Jewish comCOLONIZATION PLAN of the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. munity of Damascus was greatly abThe inhabitants are fleeing 46 Pale"We are going to canvass the used. A large number of families are London, (J. T. A.)—An explanaPhiladelphia (J. T. A.).—Every inch stine. The British authorities are entire city for votes for our in great misery. Cur resources are tion of the Saimiel policy ir Palestine watching the frontier, it was declared. of the Temple of Solomon that;will candidate," said Harry Kneeter. gone. We appeal for immediate aid." during the first civil administration in be erected in this city as an exhibit president-of: the Y. that country was made by Sir Herbert in next year's great celebration,of the Samuel on the occasion of the eighth -"I will t r y to win the first 150th anniversary of .the. achievement anniversary of the issuance, of the prize offerecbby the The Jewish of; American independence, is ^derived Balfour Declaration celebrated here, ' Press and give, this amount in from a measurement quoted in' the The celebration arrangrd under th© the name of jthe Y to t h e Jewish ; : J Bible. ' - • • V \ ' ' •' . auspices of the Zionist Federation in CommunityCenter equipment Special Stunts Prepared by CommitHeld Debate: on Palestine and Russian ' Just as described in .2.. Chronicles, England took pla«e in Ringrswav Hell fund,"said Miss Novitsky today. tee for Entertainment " Question. 4-1, "Moreover, he.made an. ait&r:of under the chairmanship of Phillip Besides the Y candidate other brass, twenty cubits the length there* candidates are centering their All arrangements are completed for: GuedaUa, .famous British novelist an*! More' than seventy-five Zionists of and twenty cubits the breatH;there*. ; efforts <on organizing workers the annual Thanksgiving dance to president of the "Zionist Federation oC were present at the last regular of, and ten cubits the height thereof', and will begin an actual canvass be given by the B'nai Brith Auxiliary England.' . meeting, of the local 'branch of the so there wilt arise in this city an- altar Sunday morning. The continued adherance to tbsnext Thursday evening, November Zionist Organization held Tuesday forty feet wide, and twenty feet high. Balfour Declaration was given expresThe Junior Hadassah is mak26, at the Blackstone Hotel. Hus^o evening, November 17, at the Jewish Every detailin this modern "Temple, Leone sion in messages sent to the ing plans on entering a candiwhich is expected to be the outstandHeyn and his orchestra will furnish Community Center. • ing by Col. Leopold H. Ainery, British date to represent the organization in The Jewish Press Popularity ing feature of the Sesqui-Gentenniai the music. A debate, "Resolved that $15,000,1 Colonial Secretary, and David Lloyd The committee in charge are pre- George, Britain's war prime minister. 000 be appropriated from the Jews Exposition, will follow the .Biblical Contest. At the organization's meeting Thursday evening, the candidate willbe selected. measurements as closely as in. the paring stunts and other entertaining of America for Jewish Colonization The entrants ih. the :contests a r e : Fannie. Katelman, Council devices for this dance to make this In their messages Col. Amery testi-1 in Bnssia," was held. The negative altar. fied to the "admirable work which Sir upheld.by Mr. Max Fromkin won •• John Wesley Kelchner, the arch- Bluffs; Sylvia"Feldman, Auflebung Club; and Mildred Harris, affair the best e\-er given fey the club. Herbert Samuel accomplished in / over the affirmative by Mr* Fred itect, whose dream which began ' to Poali-Zion Club. Miss Edith Covich is publicity spin thirty years ago,, will come true The Jewish Press Contest is the biggest ever launched in chairman, and Miss Esther Katleman Palestine" and Lloyd George stated White. that he. expressed his admiration for Mr. Fromkin for the negative stated when the Temple is opened next July the city, with a first prize of a trip to Europe.' Three prises will is chairman of the dance. Other Sir Herbert's accomplishments and members o-n her committee are the that 15 million dollars given to 4,' has. spent $360,000 of his, fortune be giyen t o Omaha's most popular candidate. premier who was responsible for The votes are obtainable by securing subscriptions to The Misses Lillian Kooper, Bertha Ber- the Russian Colonization would stop in research-for information concerning : Sir Herbert's appointment. work in Palestine for at least three Solomon's Temple. Many years ago Jewish Press. The subscriptions for The Jewish Press are now ger, Sarah Faier, Bess Handler, Bess Sir Herbert SRmnel, Dr. Chairo he conducted an archaeological exdue and every subscription obtained by these contestants will Stock, Goldye; Marcus, Ann Schwartz years. That any relief given, to Jews Weizmann, Nahum Sokolow, ChieC pedition of his own into Palestine, count as 250 votes. . and Mrs. M. Grodinsky. s in Russia is not sound as the governRabbi J. H. Hertz, Mr. Henry Herand made extensive, although fruitless 1 Any Jewish: girl willing t o enter this contest and become ment may appropriate the same to The Thanksgiving dance has been riqu-es, president of the Board of «7ev/-» excavation- on Mount' Moriah, their own use as they have done in the original Temple was1 situated. He eligible for an'yJof the prizes should call at The Jewish Press an annual event of the Auxiliary for ish. Deputies in Great Britain, and Sir the' past. That with this 15 million: searched- the Talmud and' all-."other office, 490 -Brandeis Theater Building, and receive more informa- a number of years. Herbert Waley-Cohen addressed the tion. • . ••/;. ;•" . •• ; .-:::' 4ollars the Zionist organzatioa could

.After occupying Hasbaya, the Druze Reproduction at Philadelphia Witnesses Brought from Vilna forces entered the large Christion ; Testify Against Steiger Exposition is Realization of village of Rukebe. The. village was Architect's Boyhood Dream. burned, and many of "the inhabitants WITNESSES OF ACCUSAkilled, the reports state. • TION CONTRADICT _- were Many other ChristiTn Tillages in the STRUCTURE BASED ON EACH OTHER district werei'occupied by the Druzes. BIBLE MEASUREMENTS

Lemberg,—(j. T. A.)—Liberal public opinion in Poland has been greatly alarmed, as a .result of the new turn in the trial of Stanislaw Steiger, the Jewish student accused of having 1jhroWn;the bomb, at the president of the Polish Republic during his -visit, to Lemberg, Sept. 5, 1924. :.";'-'• , After a number of witnesses; had, testified to Steigefs innicence, a seripus situation arose with the appearance on the witness stand of Miss Victoria Loedel, a Polish girl Ibrought from: Vienna for the purpose of testifying in -the Steiger trial. Miss Loedel declaredd at the beginning of .her. tesimony that she came all the way from Vienna to Lomberg xa order to fulfill her duty as a Pole and to "prevent the injustice of Steiger's acquittal. Miss Loedel stated that she had notified the Polish Consulate General in Vienna that she witnessed the attempt to assassinate the Polish president. Miss Loedel declared that she and Miss Pasternak grabbed Steiger's arm after he threw the fcomb. •; The testimony of Miss Loedel made a greatimpression on the court and held the attention of the accusation and the counsel for defense during the entire day.. Following, a motion by the counsel for defense, the court decided to proceed to the place vrhere possible sources for information, hut. the bomb Jwas thrown, in order to buy land and place at leastr .75,000 eveiitual|y came to rely aimost.-wholly" families in Palesting, where on the descriptive passage in tfie Oldcross-exanu^je the witness on the spot Russian, ihey1w£U"live under iSe-assurance of Testament. of the attempted assassination; '.-•• ' ; lessee--- and - prus-perityrf- Thatwi - -;_ The-entrre •sceas^d? i h e 1 the Me of the Polish president was Zionist; "work is at-X crisis - tad any reeificted'iii MarjacM Square Miss influence -x>l this knid may- tend to Temple in a dream and'determined .to The fifth anniversary populaiity contest ipf The Jewish Loedel pointed out the place where she undo all that 'has "been done" in the become an. architect so ;ttiat spine' day Press is launched- for a better understanding between ilast.84 years. stood and also where Steiger stood. he iiiight reproduce It.. . ,. ; ,. The Jewish Press and its subscribers. ' ;• Mr. White in his argument pleaded Miss Loedel's description contradicted Like a fantastic skyscraper, the. -for the cause for the reason that the testimony of Miss Pasternak. The The contest is open to any Jewish lady in Omaha or eleven-tiered sdgguart," the main buildnearby communities. testimony of Miss Loedel and Miss there' are 6,000,000 Jews in fiussia ing of the Temple itself, will rise'into Pasternak is the bases upon which the who are hungry and starving and in the Philadelphia sky.' A magnificent Every subscription obtained by contestants will count as much as only 4,000 Jews a month porch, the entrance flanked by the charges of the accusation rest. as 250 votes. Eenewals will count the same as new ' .During the- cross examination of can be brought into Palestine it pillars Jachin and - Boaz, each sevensubscribers. These subscriptions may be obtained any Miss Loedel, the counsel for defense would alleviate file sufferings per- teen feet in diameter and seventy place in the country. brought out the fact that the witness manently of 30,000 Jewish families in feet high, surrounded by vessels of No contestant can transfer her votes to another condid not notify the Polish Consulate Russia by placing them permanently fire, will greet the \isitors to the extestant at any time. General in Vienna of her knowledge upon the land and make them self- position. regarding the Steiger case until April sustaining. That the two drives were The Jewish Press is offering: $750 in three prizes to From the great porch and its en1925, eight months after the occur- not.inconsistent and that the Jew in ormous gilded and carved entrance, the first three winners. First prize—trip to Europe; ence. . The cross examination also America would willingly give to both the visitors will pass into "the holy, second prize—trip to New York, and third prize—trip brought out the fact that the witness the Russian colonization - and to place, a room eighty feet long, forty to Chicago. Contestant has privilege of accepting any was a habitual reader of anti-Semitic Palestine. of these prizes in cash. feet-wide and twenty high. At the newspapers, especially the "Wiener farther end, behind elaborately carved Mr. John Feldman was chairman of Contestants must qualify for the respective prizes by Reichspost", which print exciting redoors, will lie the holy of holies, with the meeting. obtaining a minimum of 400,200, and 100 subscriptions ports, taking Steiger's guilt :for grantthe lark of the covenant guarded by for first, second and third prizes respectively. ed, in an attempt to prejuudice public huge golden cherubim. In accordance opinion. The counsel for defense also Violinist Re-opens Studio Every subscription must be accompanied by check for •with the Biblical description, ,there pointed out that the witness was §2.50 before it will be counted by the judges. in the Lyric Building will issue from behind'the ark a light reared in a Catholic convent and that For information call Atlantic 1450. • • " ' ' Mr. Harry Kononovitch, well-known so blinding that no eye can endure it. her trip from Vienna to Lemberg to All the buildings of King Solomon's. violin instructor, returned from a be a witness against Steiger, whose Temple will be included in the restoraguilt she deemed it her- daty to prove, business trip in California, and has tion. These include his house, the •was; made against the advice of her re-opened his studio at the Turiberg Queen's Palace, the Porch of Pillars siiiiiiiiiiiimHiuiuuuiiiiiuniiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiimiiiiHiitiiiuiiiiiiiiinuil? Studios, in the Lyric building. brother. the House of the Forest of- Lebanon, Solomon's Pool, and the high.wall .that Warsaw,—(J. T. A.)—Since the so far as to arrest a number of Jew- surrounded all, making with the clifi* Dreyfus affair and the Beilis Trial, no ish communal leaders in Lemberg in of Mount^Moriah, a.fprmida'bje-citadel. case has held public attention to such connection with this trial indicates, From the Outer Courtyard, across a degree and created so much.excite- according to the Jewish Press, that will be had to the somewhat smaller The officers of Omaha Chapter No. and the. members were beginning to ment and tension as the Steiger trial. the representatives of the state have inner enclosure that contains _ the 1, A. Z. A., ware presented with believe the "embezzlement" story. The Jewish newspapers point out that been influenced by Bimflar motives, Temple, through a vast portal flank- a peculiar situation at the last meetIn the-midst of the following conincrease Steiger is sentenced, the Jew- and, although these men were proved ed by grotesque lions. In the fore- ing of that organization, held Sunday fusion, "Mike" rushed into the room ish community of Poland will be ef- innocent, the anti-Semitic papers'con- ground -vrill be .the "altar of brass", afternoon, November 8, which will again, with a gleaming revolver in his fected as was the French Jewry by tinue to exploit the Steiger affair in and nearby the Lavers and the Molten long be remembered by the members. hand. He pointed it directly at his the Dreyfus case. The anti-Semitic their antisemitic propaganda. It is Sea where the priests might purify After the TEgular routine of business accuser, Jerome- Diamond, and fired press from the very start made the feared that the - Seiger affair will themselves. Three rows of crimson had been completed, Jerome Diamond, two shots. • Steiger affair a case against the Jew- strengthen the anti-Semitic, agitation and gold columns will be tanged, on the Aleph Godol, openly charged the : And then the "stunt" ended. And ish people of Poland, attempting "to in Poland and lead to "new attacks the side of the Inner Courtyard." After Aleph Master, "Mike" Freeman, of it -was explained," to the members that prove that Steiger's alleged act was against the Jews. inspecting these, where the apart- embezzling the club funds. the whole thing :-was a "set-up" given an expression of disloyalty to the ments of the.attendants were situated A fierce debate followed the issue. as the program for the day, and that London,-—-{J. T. A.)—The Steiger the visitor may pass into the Holy Polish Republic on the part of Polish All members were keyed up, and the club's treasury was in normal conJewry. "The fact that the state went trial is watched with keen interest Place between Jachin and Boaz. dition. . - . ' . . . here. Newspapers 'devote a great A further recapture of the splrif of "many attempted to interfere in the deal of space to the proceedings of Solomon^s day -will be attempted by argument. Finally, with the words, Irvin Stalmaster suggested the idea of a shooting fray, to the following Thirty new pledges were added this the Lemberg court. I t is felt that if the employment of 2,300 -attendants, "I've never been called a thief before, club officers, who; carried out the Steiger. is sentenced this -will reflect who dressed In the vestments of S P and I'm not going to stand Jbr it now," week to the plan: Jerome^ Diamond, Meyer FreeCOMMUNITY CENTER EQUIP- upon "the situation of the Jews in tic priests, -will pass 'to arid' frb on Aleph Freeman hurried from the club man, Leon Mandelson. Max Givott, Enrope. ' • MENT FUND . : their ritual duties in the^HoJy Place zoom. Appearances -were against him, Marion Graetz^and Harry Rubenstein. Mrs. J. Levine, Mrs. H. Golden T he fact that Judge Rutka, who is berg, Mrs. Wm. Boasberg, Mrs. in charge of the investigation,'asked and the Holy of Holies. On the last day of the Sesqui-Cen-' Louis Turkel, Mrs. Isidore Ziegler, Mrs. M.Minkin, Mrs. Louis Blotcky, for leave of absence following testi- ierinial Exposition, the destruction" of Jewish Students at Central Mrs. Hose Blumkiri, Mrs. H. Brav- mony by Sawidd, "the chief of the the temple -will be simulated-by -the iroff, Mrs. A. Epstein, Mrs. 'M. Polish political police in Lemberg emission of great volumes,-of. vapor Receive High Mid-Term Grades Ferer, Mrs. Martin Kahan, Mrs; N. compromJPing Judge Rutba. as -well from pipes that are tobe "built" in ^einberg, Mrs. J. Robinson, Mrs. Mr. Morton Siller was elected to . Evelyn Adler, Frank Ackennan, Joe b. ^leifihman, Mrs. J. P. Cohn, Mrs. as the friction over the Steiger affair the structure. It .Is"; beKeyed-r£he FelLman, Abe Fellman, and Harry head the Temple' Israel Brotherhood which exists between the Lemberg Ma- Levins Mrs. J. V. Rosenblum, building of Solomon's Citadel-will he Rose and Panny Grodinsky, Mrs.- police authorities and the central retained for two years affertHe'ex- Ttfeinberg, received 4% A's in the re- at their annual selection held WednesS. Rieites, Mrs. Meyer Coren, Mrs. authorities and the central authorities position. cent mid-term exams held at the Cen- day evening/Noveinber 11. The other Jacob Bernstein, Mrs. Abe Mozer tral High ScbooL Other Jewish stu- officers elected.to serve for this year of _ Warsaw, creates the impression Mrs. Minna Jacobs, Mrs. Ben that sinister forces, with -the same dents who received high -grades were Minlrin, Mrs. Sol Bergman, Mrs. Yonr 1925 snbsrripiion (o The-Jew- Tobte Goldstein and Frances Simon, Tobie .Steinberg,' Adele Widinsky, Sol J. Hsylrin, Mrs. M. F. Levenson,. anti-Semitic motives as in the Beilis1 Mrs. J. P. Cohn, Mrs» A. Ginsburg. case, have been at -work to "frame* is due" now- •, Plfciae mail each received 3% A's, and Helen Fellman, -Sain'Friedman, and Milton Rosaline Pizer, Lea Eosenblatt, Hlmehstein, received 3 A's. Steicer. ' "•'

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gathering. "The Balfour Declaration is row •firmly and permanently established &.<: fee public law of tJie world,** declared Sir Herbert Samuel. "It hR<~ Chapters Will Be Formed at Chicago, been confirmed by Labor, Liberal No. Dak. And St. Joseph, Conservative governments. British. Mo- N«xt Month tradition is continuity of policy. This continuity vrill also be maintained unThe month of December irill find der Lord Plumer," he declared. "Th? the A. Z. A. Order increased to 20 Jewish national home is establishing chapters, with the granting of three itself every year on a firmer basis. new charters. The largest to apply The Jewish population has doubled in is the prospect chapter at Chicago, HI., the past five years. Economic prosvrith a charter membership of 40. Ac- perity and intellectual activity are ?>*-cording to the Supreme Council the companying its growth," he stated. charter will be granted as the May- In' his first utterance since his rewood Chapter, No. 19. Gottfried Bern- tirement from the High Commfestein, prominent B'nai B'rith worker sionership of Palestine, Sir Herb*-'! on the general committee is respon- took occasion to throw light on hi*sible for the charter. policy in Palestine. Describing his A new chapter will be formed at farewell journey from "Dan to BeerPargo, No . Dak., when a degree team sheba" he stated: "I do not wisli tcconsisting of Minot, No. Dakota, and make any apology to a Jewish St. Paul A. Z. A. members do the in- audience because of my having1 purstalling of the Fargo chapter, on De- sued a Palestinian and not a. Jewish cember 13. Harry Lashkovatz, prom- policy in Palestine. I could not havs inent attorney in Fargo, is the or- rendered better service to the ganizer and advisor of the new than by promoting good will chapter. the Jews and Arabs. The policy in. A chapter in St. Joe will also "be in- Palestine depends upon public stalled, on November 29, with the The British public would i.ot Kansas City degree team as ofliciators. tolerated anything else. The Pur^ Mandates CommiFsion of th* It was also announced that the Omaha probationary chapter A. Z. A., League" of Nations would not hn*? will in the future be known as the hesitated to direct attention if another policy had been pursued." Morris Levy chapter, No. 20.

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Snniay Keen For Omaha Chapter No. l . t Z . A. and Morris Levy Chapter A. 2. A. football teams will play Sunday at twelve o'clock at Thirty-second and_ Dewey. This game will be of importance as Morris Levy Chapter has defeated the Lincoln Chapter, while Omaha Chapter has twice been defeated by the Lincoln team. The Morris Levy Chapter will be handicapped by the loss of Fred Giventer, star guard who is on the injured list with a broken shoulder. The Omaha Chapter will center several new plays around Dave Bleicher, star quarter. It was Bleicher who scored the touchdown for his chapter against Lincoln. The Morris Levy Chapter A. Z. A. team is coached by Harry Kneeter and the Omaha Chapter team is coached by Marcus Krasne. .The officials of the game will be Leo Konecky and Dave Chesno. are Dr. B. T. Friedman, vice-president; Mr.' Victor Ganz, secretary; Mr. Harry Silverman, treasurer; and trustees, Dr. M. 1. Gordon, Mr. Irvin StaJmaster, Mr. Harry Wiliftskj* and Mr. Louis Somrm"-

Armistice Day Celebrated is Palestine Jerusalem, Nov. 12.— (J. T. A.I The seventh anniversary of tice Day -was celebrated here impressive ceremonies. The government offices and baiiks were closed. Services held in the churches and' synagogues. At eleven o'clock t-hrre gun salutes were fired and a twv? minute silence was observed *»ll over the country. A parade of Jewish ex-servi.-r men, under the leadership of Col. Frederick H. Kish of the Zionist Executive in Jerusalem, took pla.-£ and was reviewed br Lord government officials and' consuls. The High Commissioner, in an address, urged the observance of the' "ideal of the men who fell 'm the war for the motherland, whi.:-.^ is to bb above all other interests." Jewish' ex-service men went to the • British- cemetery on' Moetii Scopus where wreatlis were -inU'i on behalf of - the Legionnaires Club, and the Jewish community ftf Jerusalem, Lord Fiumer Isid £ v.Teath on the I.lEniori^l Cror-s.


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