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Entered nrs=. tC \j-class mall'matter <ra Jannary 27th; 1921, at pogtofilce «4 rr . » *a KebraBS;9i_umIei; the Act of. March 3; 1871). -
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i B'rith Delegr j Fromlhree States to AttendCentral Convention of Lodgesin Omaha December 13th Entire Day Will Be Devoted To B'nai B'rith Activities^ ' Banquet In Evening" v « ] SIOUX
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' vWith .final plans completed, 'Jews of Nebraska, IOWA and South Dakota are''looking/to Sunday, December 13, as the dawn. of a new era in Jewish history when a trl-state. B'nai Brith Geatiial -Council is to be fanned at Omaha. - / : The buzz of the excitement has continued, steadily as the committees in charge have, perfected their plains for making Sunday, December 13, a memorable day for the, Jews of: Omaha. An elaborate program has been arranged with an' initiation at 2:30 in< the afternoon. The initiation and all sessions of the meetingof the Central Council will be open to t^e public. Reserva-tions for the banquet at 6:30 p. m. will be accepted from members, non-members arid their friends if tendered by Thursday, Deceinber. 10. Harry Lapidus will be toastmaster. The "meeting of the Council Harris, Sam Swartz, 7 Dr. Nathan start Sunday morning at 10:30 in the Muskin, Joe: "|* Wo|f," Harry MalaArthur /building. Discussion of pur- shock, J. Riklin, A, B. Alpirin, A. poses and program of the proposed Herzberg, R. Gereljck, 'I.' Abramson, Council will precede the election of Nathan Yaffe. and rHarry Silverman. officers. Jake Malashock,. president Gilbert Jaffy and his orchestra will of Omaha I^dge No. 354, I. O. B. B.. entertain at the banquet which is in •will.open with an address and the charge of Dr. A. ! Greenberg, chairmeeting will then be tarried over to man, Abner Kaiman, Dave GreenIrvin; Stalmaster, chairman of " the berg, Nathan Bernstein -and Sam local Central Council committee, Beber. , r •which also' includes Sam J. Leon, Henry Mongky,Jcn.own. and appreciNathan Bernstein, Harry Ltapidus, ated as an orator of the first order, Sam Beber, Henry Monsky and J. J. and, nationally prominent in B'nai Gree,nberg. Brith workj will be the principal ••-Luncheon is to be served at noon speaker at. the. banguefc. to'" delegates following which they Members of the B'nai Brith Ladies willf reconvene .at the tFontenelle Auxiliary have arranged for the enhotel pariorv-roojns to hear and act tertainment of the women; who will upon reports* ^ the various i com- attend the. celebration. • Many are ex* pected here with the delegates and mittees.; . •r. from Sioux City, Des ' • v i i i t o r j f c " - : • " • ' • : • ' - ; ' - • • . ' " . * • • > • . ' . . V ^ : - • •" ' \ Moines, Council -Bluffs, Port Dodge, SToulBr^SrUs^S^D., "XSHCOIS^SIHI Oixialia' are expected.; together with large; -** - -'.jvgroups of methbers of these Iodye4 who are coining with the delegates; I n ' addition practically the entire Particulars; to ^IJe Announced a£ X group of officers of District Grand Meeting Monday evening. Lodge No. 6 are expected to be present . Sioux City lodge has chartered : The Young Men'5;an^ Young Wo-, a special train. Accommodations and men's Hebrew Association is planning arrangements for transportation will a Chanuckaeh^rfcamrae'nt tq b e given be handled by Dr. Romonek, Dr. M. the eve of the fourth day of Chanucka, E. Stein and Dr. A. A. Steinberg, and Monday evening, December 14.. automobiles provided. A program appropiate for the ocInitiation of candidates will be con- casion will be given which will be anducted in the ball room of the Fon- nounced a t the regular meeting 6f the tenelle hotel at 2:30 p. m. by the Y. M. and Yw W; H . ' A . Monday eveComOmaha degree team composed of M. ning, December 7, a t the Jewish f ' Monheit, S. J. Leon, Harry Silver- munity Center. Judge Chas. Goss, Presiding Judge man, Jake _Malashock, Henry Monsky, Dr. A. Greenberg, Max Morris and of Douglas County, will be "the prinAbner Kaiman. Nathan Bernstein cipal speaker of the regular meeting will address the class following the this Monday evening. Musical and other entertaining numbers^ will be initiation. During the past week the member- presented. ship committee has canvassed the entire city of Omaha. Ore hundred fifteen candidates h.ave been obtained with prospects for a class of two hundred by the end of this week. The committee: Herbert Goldstein, chair- Prof. Harry Kononpvitch Appointed • • " • • • • . - " D f r e c f o r " • C- . \\ man; William Alberts, vice-chairman; Maurice Miklin, Fred Greenberg, Dr. The Jewish Community Orchestra Mr. Stein, Dave Freenman, Robert
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Appeal For Payment of Jewish Natl. Fund Pledges An appeal is bein^ made to the pledgers, who subscribed to the Jewish National Fund on Yem -Kippur Day at the Synagogues, that the pledges are past due and should be paid. Checks can be mailed to Mr. J.J.Friedman, at 60S Omaha National Bank Building, to Dr. M. G. Wohl, at 517 City National Bank Building, and to Mrs. M. F. Levenson, at 1727 Leavenworth street, secretary of the local branch of the Jewish National Fund. "Pledges should not only be made but should be paid, and this is a test of knowing to what class each subscriber belongs," is Mrs. M. F. Levensou's plea in making the appeal for the collection of" the outstanding pledges. • A c'ompletf list of the subscribers to the Jewish National Fund will appear in a later edition of the Jewish Press.
Center has been organized under t leadership of Professor Harry Kononovitch, well-knownn -vioUnisti Thirty playfers "'aye ay trying «ut for the orchestra.^*Beheareals are held jevery Tuesday evening jat tjie Jewish Community jGen^r,^Boys, who musical forjthe c In an y , w i t h William 3L Blum'enthal, extcutiye secretary of thfe Jewish Community^ Center, regardirig the orchestra,'he says, "Anumber of times a Jewish Community Orchestra had'been organized Here but was ne successful. .Nowr under the directorship of Pr</fe"ssor -Kononovitch it is confident that this attempt to main tain an orchestra will bp a success.' DR. - WEIZMANN. SENDS MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TQ.KING GEORGE London. {J. T. A.)*'A message of condolence on the de"ath of Quecri Alexandra was sent by Dr. Chai-ii Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organizatlon:to"5ung. George. "In the Bameof the ewisb National Home in- Pa^ v tjne ape Zionists throughout tfie world, the Zionist Oiganization begs You? Majesty to accept their sympathy in your, bereavement,'.',- the. message- ,read,' ... The King, thanked. Dr. Weizmana for the messagee. " ;' ; -.
SUBSCRIPTION: PKICE, A YEAR. $2.50
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Nathan Leyinson, of Newformerly of Omaha, known as,."JDuke" Levinson, stopped in Omaha last w^ek to visit withihis.mother, Mirs.^.H. Levinson, and othei:relatives.! ievjnson has been making, his lEeme/in New York for several years", studying voice under a well-known' professor. Levinson ,.isj enroufe^to; paiifornia, where, a concert tour has 'been' arranged by. his inanager-^^ ^He/has been bffertd the position of :Cantor- by, the Temple of San Bemardina, Calif. :
Will Debate the Debate Will Be Held December 23 in Omaha . Word; has just been received;from Philadelphia that the, Y. M.JH.•:&, of that city is sending a debating-team to -Omaha to Rebate withcthe Oroaha Y o n Wednesday evening, December 23. - The subject of the Qibk^e is: "Besolyed, That Religious. Teachings in :Public" Schools With":Safeguard Would be Conducive r t o ; the.- Mqral Welfare of the 'State.','. The Omaha Y team is to take the negative: •< J '." Plans are'now being-made for the reception of the Philadelphia- debaters and for a hall where the debated is .to. take place., I t was hoped that the new Jewish Community'Center Auditorium at 20th and ; Dodge Streets Would; be "ready by that time, but inevitable delay on the construction of the building ha§ made that impossible. The debate mo^ likely wiirbe, held in the .Brandeis Restaurant Grill #opiri, with a dinner 1 for Y members at 7 o'clock preceding the debate.; Dancing will followrth'e'jdebate. "More parficr ularswiU be g|ven in the next issue of The-Jewish -press. • ' "-'J [
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With the entrant date closed in the large Jewish Press 4^jmlar Popularity Contest, the entered contestants are centering their efforts on the solicitation of subscriptions-to assure them of enough votes to win the first pm?? offered to the lucky girl, " A Trip to Europe". ^ The Jewish Press Contest ynll oflicially close on February 15j 1926jjthus giving as mudi time as possible to the girls and tifieir workers to canvass the city. The Coundl;Bluffs entrant Miss Fannie Katelman receiving the entire support of the- Iowan^, is well on her way to bid keen competition in this contest. . Leone Novitsky, entrant of the Y. M. a n d Y . W. H . A., is also one of the bidders for the first prize, Mildred Harris of the Poalj^Zion organizatiop and Sylvia Feldman of tlie "Auflebung club, both of these each having an a~ctive meinbe^hip of more than 100, are receiving the support" of the members of .their! organizations. The subscriptions to The Jewish Press count for 250 votes. fJXev|.subscriptions will count -as well as renewal" of^old^ subscriptions. The!subscriptions for The Jewish^Press for 1926 are now "due.'
The fif til: anniversary popularity contest" of The Jewish Press is laun^ed for a better understanding between The Jewish Press and its subscribers. T,7 Every subscription obtained by coiifestahts .will count as 25ft vs$es,i Renewals will count the same as new subscribers. JRiese subscriptions may be obtained any : r
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THE MEYER CLOTHING > COMPANY OPENED AT ; . 1512 FARN.AM SiTREET The Meyer aothing Combany, an exefuiive shop for men ..and, .young nien,. has just opened in the WorldHerald Building at J ^ F a r n a m S t . : Mr. Meyer • Friedel, ^eli-faiovrri clothier, who is ciwrier of 'tije-Fair Store here, fs also proprietor of this store. • ' "The Meyer Clothing Company has opened for the purpose of weeding young men's needs .in clothing; I iahall be pleased to give my .personal attention Xp: my .jjatrpns,"
Jewish WfiieB's Welfare Omaha Bay Winner In ' Elects tend Officirs ' fictorial Renew Cditest Ernest Priesman, 10 year old son.of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Priesman, 2211 Pratt Street, received notice from the New York Office of the Pictorial Review Company that he has won first prize in a National Contest for boys conducted by that company. Priesman was chosen the winner among the. thousands of boys and young men who entered. The award was given him for having given the best suggstion on "How I advertise My Pic'Business." •..,,"Young Prieman is known as , the "The Magazine Kid" in an Omaha College Publication. • - --
Mrs. Nathan Mantel'was re-elected president of 1 the ."Women's Welfare Organization at its last regular meeting Tuesday; afternoon, December 1, at the Jewish- Community Center. Other officers elected;are Mrs. Harry Rachman, vice-president; Mrs. L-'Rosenthal, recording secretary; Mesdames Harry JIalashock and Blanch Zimman,-financial secretaries; Mrs. Charles L^vipson,-treasurer; and "Mrs. Williaia Bqlzm&n/ head of finance. Directors .of the Jewish Women's Welfare Organization will be elected at the next laeetijig, Tuesday afternoon, Jamiarj1.5. "•
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SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT Jerusalem. (J. T. A. The first WITH LEADER OF WAHAffig CONCLUDED Druzes tc cross the Palestine frontier "were arrested by the Palestine gendarmerie near Safad yesterday Jerusaleaa. (J. T. A..- A Nine of the group which consisted factory agreement between Ibn Saud, sultan of Nejd and leader of the of twelve tribesmen -were arrested. Waabis, the Great Britain, hag been The other three escaped. The arrested concluded, according to Sir Gilbert were brought to Safad where, upon Clayton, former Civil Secretary t>f the examination by the local authorities, Palestine Government, who negotiated they declared that they did not intend •with Ibn Saud on behalf of Great to cross the Palestine frontier, but did so by mistake They further stated Britain. Sir Gilbert, in an interview granted that they were instructed by the to press representative today stated Druze headquarters not to cross the that the frontiers between Nejd, Palestine frontier. Should they do BO Transjordiana and Iraq Tvere tleftn- by mistake, their instructions were to nitely settled. On the basis of, the deliver themseKes to the Palestine agreement, .Transjonjania is to in- authorities. The arrested tribesmen will be tried clude the Red Seaport, Akaba. Sir Gilbert stated that he will proceed for unlawfully carrying arms into within the next few days tc "Amman, Bagdad, the .capital of Mesopotamia; Saud plans to convoke an All Moslem to persuade^ Emir Abdullah, the ruler congress for the purpose cf establishof Transjordania and Emir F&al, the ing an All Moslem mandate over ruler of Mesopotamia, to accept this Mecca and Medina, the Moslem Holy agreement Cities, instead of the Hedjaz state Sis Gilbert also declared crested by the Hasbanrite family.
The Pp^li^Sion-Literary Dratnalic Section and iie'P^olaji-Zioa Club will present the. three4ict play, The Wampir," 1jy-Striaberg, on Sunday evening, December 8, at the" Labor Lyceunv Thig plav will be shown for the first time -in - Omaha. Proceeds will be sent to the Chaluzim fund in Palestine. The cast in'the play is composed of Miss Ross Bichxcan, .of Council Bluffs, Miss Sylvia. FpTdman, and Messrs. Earl Go$dh1r»der» HaEcal Cohn, Ed. Weiner.'and S£ F," Goodman. The public: is invited to attend. Berlin. J. Tv A.) The case against the Barmat brothers, involved in the famous Prussian.'finance scandal, win be dismissed,.it was here learned tday on good authority. The acts, containing the cases of the B&nnat brothers,' cwish bankets and indastrialitets, tskes .up S&O Volumes apd, in rece»t "tasrathBM constituted the njaxn soorcf of snti-SeasJtfc aganda in Prussia.-. > .
OMAHANS ATTEND I.O.B.B. EXECUTIVE MEETDsG Henry Monsky, member of the executive committee of the International Order of B'nai B'rith, and Sam J. Leon, president of District No. 6, I. 0. B. B., will leave to attend the meeting of the executive committee of the B'nai B'rith at Cincinnati Sunday, December 6. ' At this meeting the Omahans will extend an invitation to Alfred M. Cohen, president of the Order, to attend the B'nai B'rith Day celebration in Omaha on December 13.
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Here Under Auspices of LocaJ Zionist District PLAN FOR PUBLIC GATHER* ING "FOJt ' NOTED . A . w. ..".: LECTURER'/ • ^m
Maurice Samuel, noted novelist and, lecturer will* appear in Omaha as .the guest 'of the, local Zionist District on Sunday.4 January"!?, 1926.' "A special committee of *the; local : organisation will inake ^further plans for the visi* tor. The following committe has beeti Special Committees ..Appointed ..To appointed; Max Fromkin, John Feld« Arrange Affair man, Mrs! "A. Silverman, Dr. Romm* and N. Levinson,. —<«stf Plans are being made to make this year's affair the biggest ever given by the Highland Country Club at its annual New Year's Eve party to be held at the Blackstone hotel. The entire eighth floor of the hotel has been leased for this occasion. "We have secured one of the finest orchestra's in the city for our New Year's party", said A. Herzberg, Jr., chairman of the affair. Special committees have been appointed to help eany out all details. A feature of the party will be the decorations, souvenirs, and entertainment, according to the committee in charge. Invitations will be sent to the members during the coming week. •- The following men will serve on the committees for this affair:
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KESTEEVATIONS FOK IXXtTED CFESTS —Ed Treller, J. H. Knlakofsky, Herbert Heavenricb, Hnrry Malashocfc, Henry Itosenthal.
Maurice Samuels Bom inJRotim;ania, and educated ix£, Manchester anci Baris,. Maurice Sam« uel earlj? traveled through every part of Europe," and later through Ames** ica,'. and" obtained- a first lumd ac•quairitaace'w3&"£k"e complex internssOBal--:sitssti®si'*'espa6ially-SE it.ire*. dates' tb~2T«ws condition. •.•--• As aweinber'of the United States •ProgTom Inv^gHgation Commission to Ed Kraus, AI Mayer. ARBASGBMEMS FOR TABLE RE8EK- Poland ami then,,as a member of tbs VATiOVSi—Ed- Treller, Carl Katleman, Interallied Reparation's Coirimissicto Abe Herzberg, P r . B. T. Friedman, MorJ in Paris,'-Berlin1 and Vienna, Matm/tf> ' • Tin Ferer. SDESC COMMITTEE—Mrs. A. Herzberg, Samuel came into close personal COP.-' Mrs. Ed Trailer, Mm. H. A. Wolf. tact with the leading diplomats ot Europe and America. HORWICH JEWELRY On his return to America, he b** COMPANY STARTS came a contributor to many periodiBUSINESS MONDAY cals, including "The New Palestine'** An up-to-date jewelry store will "Jewish' Tribune', ~ '"The Menora.'b open its doors to the public on Mon- Journal", . "Current, History", The. day, December 7, at 205 North 16th Day", etc., etc. His recent bookf^ street, and will be known as the Hor- "You Gentiles" and "The Jewish An* wich Jewelry Co. Messrs. 'Nathan thology"are now being widely dU> Horwich and Albert Wohlner, the cussed by literary circles as well Hi; proprietors of the store, desire to by rabbis and ministers. At 'the request of Dr. WeizmaTmfc announce to their host of friends that they will cater special order work in Mr. Samuel made a tour of Palestine addition to handling merchandise of in the Summer of 1924. His is probquality. Diamonds, watches, silver- ably the most vivid account that hwf ware, platinum and gold jewelry will yet been given of the pulsating Jew-be featured. A watch and jewelry re- ish life pi Palestine. • His lectures tri, pair department will also be institut- Palestine, in New York, have CEUS?4 wide-spread cotnment in the press. ed to serve the public. This addition to Omaha's jewelry concerns will be managed by Mr. Nathan Horwich whose ten years' former association with the Malashock Jewelry Co. will enable him to efficiently serve the public. Messrs. HorGilbert Jaffy Will Play. wick and Wohlner invite all their friends to call at the- now store, where The first open meeting tc be g courtesy and value will be the outthis year by the Auxiliary of the standing aim. B. B. wil! be held^ Thursday December ,.10, at the Jewish Co munity Center. Qectel Feature numbers being arrang-ed the program will be. a • talk by Mrs. Nate Mantel was elected prpminent local speaker and' vlo president of the District No. 20, Na- selections: by Gilbert Jaffe, tional Federation of Temple Sister- leader of the Brandeis hoods at its convention held in Des Character sketches by - Mr.. Moines, la., November 17 and 18. Shrier and several vocat selections fcr Mrs. Mantel is active in Sisterhood Miss. Bess Greenberg- hare also b?m work and also in other organisations. arranged by the committee in ch«.?j;.% She is past president of the focal who are also making plans for set** Sisterhood and is now president of eral other interesting numbers tc till the Jewish Women^s Welfare Organi- the evening's program. Miss EanAckWman and Miss F»tt&, zation. Mrs. Mantel was accompanied home by Mrs. Isy Rosenthal and Mrs. Covich aye itt charge of the Cora Wolf, delegates to the convention. District No. 20 is comprised of Sisterhood Chapters from the states BOUMAKIA OPENS CGN&PLATE OFFICES of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, snd Mis.•-•:-; - , ' .IN ; souri. The next District conference will be held at Kansas City, Mo. Bucharest. (J. T. A. ' Two Rflc* manian Bub-conKulatcs .will be"^6***' Sabbi Frederick Cohn has chosen tablished in i'oiestiae the beginning t£ "Israel", Ludwig Lewisohn's newest December, government book, for Ms eermon a t Temple Israel mente st*te. The eub-consulates on Friday evening, December 4, His be opened in Ht|ifa and Jaffa am! topic on Saturday morning will be be in charge^of two Roumanian Joseph-,anj! Isaac' JBqkac'"The Straggle m the Night. BECKPTIOX AND FS^OOK COMMITTEE
—Al Mayer, Harry MnlaBhock, Curl Kntleman, Manny Hap«er. Dr. B. X. KlH Morris Milder. COMMITTEE—Abe Herzborc, H- Kulakofsfer, £fi Txellcr, Henry thl N COMMITTEE—Dr. '-B. T. BenSBelfi3er, Mancr Handler. Vousetu. Bd Kraus, Morris St«Frri« MUd tttCA Car! Eatleman, Herbert ..Txetter. , . . tBiCITT—Xate Jacobs, Kd Kr»T»j.
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