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First B'nai B'rith Central Conncil Convention Will Be Held in Omaha; Delegates From 3 States to Attend
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50
. . . .OMAHA, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 10, 1925
BUSSIAN JEWISH . SCIENTIST CELEBRATES" 25 YEARS OF ACrTYTTY M o s c o w , (Jewish ^Telegraphic Agency ).—Representatives" of * Bus-sian. scientific institutions" will join this .week in celebrating" the twentyflfflv^anniversary.-of"*the. activities*of Professor Michael Averback,- chief physician in" Moscow's greatest eye hospital. ' - . " ; ' " •-.' The Moscow eye hospital,-«-hich is considered one of the greatest in the world, was organized by Professor Averback, twenty-five years ago. A quarter of a million patients attend the hospital each year, it was-declared. Professor Averback' is considered Russia's greatest oculist and j recognized leader in social "work. * j
Trip to Europe For Winner of Jewish Press Popularity Contest
LODGE RABBINATE PREPARES BLACK LIST OF BBIDEGBOOMS DISAPPEARING WITH DOWRY
W a r s a w , (Jewish Telegraphic Agency).—A black list of . bride"A TKIP TO EUROPE FOR OMAHA'S grooms who disappear on the eve of MOST P O P X ^ AR G1RL'% this is the prize offered the wedding, is now being prepared by the rabbinate of Lodz and will be Passes Resolution Advocating to the winner of-The Jewish Press popularity contest. published soon. Entrancev of Relatives On February 15, 1926, the winner will-be awarded the : • V - ? . " v "•'..-••'-"•':'••- — — — — — '- J : , : •/ This measure was decided upon by \ .jby Citizens above mentioned prize. Two other prizes will be Complete Prograrii Announced in This Issue of The the rabbinate in view of the increasawarded to the winners of second and third places ing1 number of caset where young URGES J.B.C. TO ANNOUNCE Jewish Press1. Henry Monsky- Pjqiiplpaj ^. r . respectively. .. . >_:..;'. • . BUDGET men become engaged to the daughters '•;--• • Speaker --^ ,•'.!•.••> of well-to-do parents, obtain the All contestants are working earnestly to win the York — (J..T. A.) — In the bride's dowry and disappear several] various prizes; offered by The Jewish Press. Each courg days before the date set for the wede of his statement before a ENTIRE DAY WILL BE DEVOTED: TO I O. contestant assisted by a large number of friends are meeting of the executive committee ding. B. B. ACTIVITIES—BAKQlJET' of the American Jewish Congress Dr» canvassing- the city for votes to enable them to be the The names of the bridegrooms will Wise, the chairman of tills body, de* :•'•'•'" •'•.'" / I N E V E N I N G ••::.• : :-;"re.: winner. j be circulated among the rabbinate of dared: ' Several of the contestants are being backed by or- various towns. "Up to this time there has been no Next Sunday, December 13, "will "be wholly and completely ganizations, thus enabling the organization to receive response to the suggestion of tha "B'nai Bi'ith Day" for Jews of Nebraska, l o w and-South ^Dakota, Congress at its Philadelphia session the prize offered. " meeting in Omaha in the First Annual Convention-oftfte B'nai that the joint distribution committee Brith Central Council. -v v -. The votes for this contest are secured by obtaining give out a budgetary statement indi« Reports from the cities sending delegates, to" Omaha' indicate subscriptions- for The Jewish Press. AH subscriptions j eating in a general way the proporthat there will be nearly ninety delegates and\fisi£ors:from Sioux ~ ~~ „ , tions in which the moneys to be colCity, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Fort Dodge; Sioux Falls, S. D., Body of Mrs. Sol Goldstrom Tor Be for The Jewish Press for 1926 are due now. The subZiomsts To Bring Maurice Samuels j l e c t e d a r e to *„, e x p e n d e d ^ eastern; scriptions for The Jewish Press are payable in advance. Lincoln and Omaha. ..-•-• ?* - -:,.-> -. >:;.-Brought Here Sunday for Burial. • Here January 17. 1an<j c e n tral Europe, particularly with •* =£ The girls entered in the contest are Leone Xovitsky, Several other Jewish organizations reference to the project of colonizaWord was received ".Wednesday Fannie Katelnian, -Sylvia Feldman, and Mildred have postponed regular and special The local branch of the Zionist tion in Russia. The congress has not morning from Miami; Florida, of the meetings for that day so as to make Harris. organization will hold its next regular requested the joint distribution comdeath of Mrs.' Sol S. Goldstrom, age meeting Tuesday evening, December mittee to prepare a minutely detailed it possible for all Jews of Omaha to 50, former resident of Omaha. High 15, at the Jewish Community Center. statement regarding- the proposed take part in the activities of the day. blood pressure was the cause of the Mr. Joseph Rosentnai, secretary of budget. It has the right, in the name The following committee has, been death. . .. .. the local branch, wil be the principal 1 of the American Jewish people, to officially appointed by the B'nai According to friends here," the speaker of the evening. His subject make inquiry valong which lines and, B'rith "Ladies Auxiliary to entertain body Is being brought to Omaha for be "Intolerance, How It Is View- above all, the proportions in which the women accompanying the deleburial. Mr. Goldstrom and children ed By the Elan. How It Is Viewed the work "is'to-be carried on, more gates and visitors to Omaha: Bess •will accompany the Tsddy to Omaha. Stock, chairman; Celia Coopjer, jviceThirty-three Chaijters To Be Repre- Baxtquet Will Precede Debate and from the Jewish Standpoint." An particularly in view of the fear still They are expected to arrive Sunday. entertaining number on the program entertained • by many that an undue Dancing Will Follow. chainnan; Edith Covich, Bertha sented At Conclave. Funeral services will be held from the will be violin selections by Gilbert proportion of funds may be devoted Grodinsky, Rebecca 'Wise, Ann Hoffman-Crosby Funeral home. _ . Omaha has been chosen. for the Plans are now under way f«r the# Jaffe, director of the Brandeis Res- to what has come to be. known as 'the Schwartz, Helen Beber, Rose GrodinMrs. Goldstrom was well-known 1625 Fi Tap Pi Conclave to be held Philadelphia-Oinaha Y. M. H. A, de- taurant Orchestra, Russian colonization project'." sky, Bess GJreenberg and Uebeeca here having been a resident of Omaha December 27-30. Headquarters will bate to be "bild.here Wedriesday e v e | .-The ©air'-a Zionist District under : ~ W o l f ; V ; •' :: ; ; v • ; • • . ; ' ., . " ' Y ' Dr. Wise said that "it is not too for a number of years. She was be held'at the FonteneBe"Hotel.- The oiitg, oiitg December 2S 'at the Brandeis ^^ ll e da d hr s hi i p «f ff John JJ h F l ed l , late -t$ reawaken the confidence of December. 2S, -- :Heray-~~~Monsky, .the ^.principal leadership « h F Feldman, protninerrtr-gnd. • an'••active -mexttberr. of Conclave- banquet oif-SSnttey. speaker at the banquet, who has just Joseph Rosenthal, s e c - American Israel In the program*; ofthe Temple Israel "Sisterhood," the will be held at the'Blackstone Hotel "Resolvedr t h a t "Religious•'teachings \\retary i returned frontj Cincinnati where, to' t h i ' F H the joint . distribution committee, commenced Coundl" of Jewish Women, and other and'the Omaha-Athletic Club has In Public Schools With ..Safeguard ' which unfortunately is being jeoparmost" gether with S. J. Leon, president Zionist" • organizations. been chosen for the Conclave ball, Would Be; Conducive to the Moral Omaha'rfrorii^beth -a membership [and dized by the regrettable stress upon of District Grand Lodge No. 6, Besides her husband, Mrs. Gold- Tuesday evening, December 29. Welfare of .the State." The Omaha propogaridic standpoint. . This -gsfeat fone phase thereof." "But," continI. O.^B. dJ.,-he attended the meeting strom is survived by three children, Pi members of thirty-three chap- Y team is to take the negative. of the Executive Committee of the success : fias been made possible ued Dr. Wise, "if the work of relief Lucille, Marie, and Melvin, and "one ters will be in Omaha .for the conThe Omaha team of debaters are is to be carried on in a broad and Constitution Grand Lodge, extended sister in Louisville, Kentucky, and clave. Mr. Leslie Burkenroad, who is Sam Zacharia,- Ben Kazlowsky, Mor- through-°a. series of interesting pto^ beneficial way, the most adequate HENRY-MONSKY; to Alfred M. Cohen, president of the grams arranged at each semi-monthly one sister in Charleston, South'Caro- general chairman of the conclave, an- ris Block, Ben Morgan, Louis lipp be made for the one International Order, an invitation to meeting. The meetings consist of de- provision must 1 lina. • » nounces that an elaborate social pro- and Morris Alpirn. Of this team of bates and lectures on Jewish national outstanding and hopeful opportunity attend the celebration to be held next for the evening follows: gram has been arranged to entertain debaters, three men will be selected . Harry, H-^Lapidus, toastmaster. and international topics put on by of creative settlement, namely, in Sunday. the visiting members. Of importance to defend the'Omaha Y against the Mrs. Henry Newman, 67, a resident Community Singing, "America." prominent local talent and interwoven Palestine, and it must be made •More than two hundred reservaof Omaha for forty-seven years, died at the business meetings will be the Philadelphia 'team. The Omaha team with musical numbers to do away clearer than it has yet been made, The Order, addreps by S. J. Leon, tions for the banquet have been made. President District iGrancI Lodge No. 6. Monday at the residence of her election of officers for 1926 and the will not be known to the public or to •with the usual monotony of a purely that the extension of Russian Coloni Because of the-limitation in the seatViolin Solo", by Gilbert Jaffy, ac- daughter, Mrs. Louis Sommer,. 5009 selection of a city for the next con- the debaters until the evening of the intellectual meeting. This sort of zation is not to become the dominant ing capacity of the banquet hall, only j Capitol Avenue. Besides Mrs. Som- clave. debate. • ' . feature of the relief program of the a limited number of reservations are companied by Harry Braviroff. Mr. Ralph Cohn is president of- the Preceding the debate, a banquet program has met with such an over- Joint Distribution Committee. The she is also survived by a son, Remarks, by visiting delegates, whelming success that a great numavailable. The chairman of the banSigma Rho, the local chapter. Offiquet committee, Dr. A. Greenberg, -Vocal Selection* Mrs. Myrtella Julius. The funeral was held _at 2 cers of the national order are: Mr. will be held at 7 o'clock, and dancing-: j>er o f p e o p i e are coming to these Joint Distribution Committee is exby Mrs. Harry., o'clock Tuesday from the Sommer will follow the debate. Reservations \ meetings and by this method the or- pected, by American Jewry, to con* has requested members, non-members Eonayne, accompanied - : •' ; - : r j residence. Burial was at the Pleasant I. Edward Tonkon, of Houston, Tex., for all>" three- affairs are $1.00, and ganization expects to double its mem- tinue t o . function primarily in the end their wives, desiring to reserve Trustin. president; Mr. Eugene L. Lerner, of reservations for only the debate and fields of relief, save as was stipulated plates for the banquet to call him at ' T h e A. Z. A., Safe Beb^r, director ™& cemetery. Memphis, Tenri., vice-president; Mr. dance will be 50c. Ifo one will be ad- bership of two hundred members in a at the Philadelphia conference of of Auxiliary ..Organizations, District very short space of time. Mr. Maurice Jackson 3409 not later than Friday Mrs. B. Shames, 65, died on Friday Alfred S. Mayer, Omaha, secretary; mitted for the dancing only according Samuel will be in Omaha on January September 13th, with respect to tha Grand Lodge No. 6. evening, eight o'clock. Community singing led by B. J. morning at her home. She was well- Mr. Max Good, treasurer; Mr. For- to the committee in charge. Reserva- 17th to conduct a membership cam- continuance and reasonable extension The program of the banquet and Stiefler. known in Omaha, having-lived here rest Berg, Junior Counsellor; Roy G. tions should: be" made at the Jewish paign and from the great enthusiasm of agricultural settlement in.Russia Music by Gilbert Jaffy orchestra. * o r more than fifteen years. Burial Rosenthal, of Seattle, Wash., editor Community'Center office. that has been created here he is as- and with respect to the supremely At half past ten"iriVthe'morning the w a s in Golden Hill cemetery. She of the Pitaupian magazine, and Mr. important constructive relief, oppor-s sured of success. * tunity for which is offered by the ne\? delegates will convene at the Arthur, leaves her husband, - Mr. B. Shames,, Albert Auer, of St. Louis, Mo., na- Sommer's -Open 'Food Shop ] conditions in Palestine." Building'and-will continue in session, I a"<* t w o brothers, Mr. A^ B. Alperin, tional historian. at 16th and Douglas Streets j Mr. Carl Sherman, former AttoT* the ,initiation.,iollbvrfrigf: tintil after o f Omaha, and Mr. U . Alperin of St. CHEIICII BIEIIS More than 150 new members joined adjournmerit'Jat the Fontenelle hotel TLouis. (Coiifcbaed on page 4} -nTi5B Another Sommer Food Shop has j the Omaha Lodge, , No. 354, of-, the at 5:30 o'clqcV in the evening. opened its doors at 16th and Douglas I. 0. B. B., during the inemSership streets, in • the former Fry Shoe Co. Auflebung Club to Present Play drive held this term. The memberlocation. The new ^shop will specialize • At an election of the I. O. E. B. Sunday Eve. at Labor Lyceuttt Mr. Fred White was re-elected ship, committee is making efforts to in light lunches, "• pastry goods and Lodge No. 688, of Council Bluffs, on1 1 'Tragedy Through Fun" will be the president of the Omaha Hebrew Club delicatessen foods. These' specialties Wednesday evening, thfe following have all newly elected members initiated at the special initiation to be President, and everything-served at the Sommer officers* were elected: play to be presented by the Auf: held Sunday afternoon at the tri-state Harry Kubby; Vice-president, Leo Food' shop" are appetizing arid satisA public concept will be given by ^bung Club Sunday "evening, DecemLocal Clubs snd SynEgagaes Elected : B'nai Brith Central Convention. Erasne; Eecording Secretary, Jack b € r 1S a t factory. " ' . . . the South Side Talmud Torah Sunday » ^ Labor Lyceum. The cast Eepresentatives For . Mr. William Alberts was in charge "Good Things to Eat" is the slogan Freiden; Financial Secretary, O. evening, December 13, at the Con-v ** a* foltows: Freda Rosenblunv Mary Torah Board, of the membership drive. carried out by this new food shop and Hochman- Treasurer, Max Steinberg; gregation of Israel Synagogue, 25th Katz, and Messrs. Eli Lewis, Dave Steinberg; Monitor, Sam Sam Steinberg; •«,.„.«,. ™ i_at the-Soinnier- Food shop at 1614 Assistant Monitor, and J streets. j Feldman, Oscar Taub, Harry Crounse Guardian, znd Dave Kubbv; Trustees, I Ofhcers-of the City "Taanxid Tor»H Farnam street. ' Cantor Hoffman," of Chicago, .HI.,'! ^ Toub. . . t Louis H. Katelman, Ben Seldin, were elected at the annual meeting will be one of the*feature entertainers j Including the play, the committee Nathan Sudow. The delegates for held recently at the Talmud Torab; in of the evening. Another interesting' charge will present, several literary the next B'Nai Brith District No. 6 Building. number to" be-pres'e'nted will be sel- , a n d musical numbers. . Dr. Philip Sher was elected honConvention are Max Steinberg and Offictrs ThMiy, The Twelfth Annual Flag Day for ections by thirty-piece Jewish ! orary president; Mr. S. E. Eavit? Louis Steinberg. the benefit of the Jewish National Community Center Orchestra, under' was re-elected president; Mr. A. G, Election of officers for the ensuing Fund will be held on Chanucka Sun- the leadership" of Professor Harry Weinstein, vice president; Mr. N. S, term of the B'nai: B'rith lodge and day, December 13. Kononovitch,' well'-known Omaha vioYaffe, financial secretary; Mr. K, election of; delegates- to the' District The local committee in charge and linist. ; Musical ,an'd literary numbers Weinberg, treasurer; Mr. E. B!ochf Grand Lodge convention will fee held •volunteer workers will meet at the will be presented by talented pupils { Chanucka, the feast of the Lighting recording secretary, and Messrs. A, Thursday evening* Decembfel 1% at Jewish Community Center on Sunday of the Talmud Torah according to of the Candles, will be celebrated; by Cohn, A. B. Alpirn and M. Blank, the regular meetifig' in the',Arthur morning, at 9 o'clock, when the Mr. H. Marcus, president of the the Omaha Y. M.' and • Y- W.-H;- A. The B'nai B'rith annual dance of directors. building. The next district ceftvenworkers will be assigned their routes. Talmud Torah. the season will be held Sunday eveorganization on Monday evening, "DeThe following represent the various tion will be KeldT in- Milwaukee. The Junior Hadassah and Hatikvoh ning December 21 at the Foneenelle organizations to serve as directors bjf cember 14, at the Jewish Community This meeiing will be one of. import; members have pledged their support ANTI-SEMITIC Center. .. - ;--at its last regular meeting held Sun- ance as many-members have express- hotel ball room. The B'nai B'rith the Talmud Torah: in this drive, and members of the p dance is generally held as one of the Omafea EXCESSES BREAK OUT IN The program arranged forf«ve- day afternoon, December 6, a t the Club—M. Civin, Jr. kin, M. Bramle. local Zionist organization will give VIENNA UUNTVERSITY xiing's entertainment is as'follbws t." Swedish auditorium. Mr. J . Eiklin ed themselves' as- -candidates for main affairs during the winter Aguilatfc Anhtm—H. TTeiner, B. Ferer,- 5", the use of their cars for the trans", '•" ; : •• ": . ; months. A committee consisting of K b l t t Lighting of the Candles^—Harry •was, for the third time, elected vice- offices. Local EiooSsts—A. XUchards, H. Freejnnn» portation of the workers. Harry Trustin. chairman, Abner Ksi- B'nai Israel—»T. Kisemnn, Vienna, (Jewish Telegraphic Kneeter, president. . . J . .. president; Mr. Sol Rosenberg was reA. VToff, Deborah Society eteetfed Beth Hsanedtesli—S. BSekes, M., A man, and Jack Alberts are planning Mrs. M. F- Levenson, chairman of Agency).—The University .of Vienna - Jewish Songs, featuring" "Rock of elected secretary, and Mr. John FeldM. V«ng«c." '' • • • '• Offers Tafisiay Afternoon this affair. 'the drive, who is interested in seeing was the scene of anti-Semitic excesses the Ages"—Harry Marke. " ' " Aciagg "Seglioren Synagogue—B. man was elected treasurer. Trustees f. Kiraliejibaum. B. lAitdenbunm., this Flag Day a success, is offering 10 against Jewish students. A number Jewish Folk Songs—Harry Konono- ejected are Dr. A. Steinberg, A. Kap- Mrs, M. Tatle was re-elected presiA special attraction will be a E'nni • Jacob ---SSj-HRKOgue—H. Turek, -A. Himh. • bottles of perfume to the 10 most of Jewish students were brutally vitch, violinist. lan, and BenMinkin. dent of the Debor&b. Society at their Charleston contest. "This dance will successful workers. beaten. p . K. K . A. W£, Wol£, Harry y lya yl Talk on "Chamicka"—Mr.-William Installation of these officers will be regular meeting on Tuesday, Decem- be one of the best ever given i>y the Debocah—Mt«. U U. Tfttlt, T l M Mrs. A. v . ..Those who are assisting Mrs. Le- The excesses brake out when it B. Blumenthal. held at the first meeting in January ber 8. Other officers elected were local B'nai B'rith lodge," said Harry Krs. S. EssftteJu, Mrs. n . I^>vej-. Mrs S» .•vensb'n in this drive aTe Mr. John was discovered' that -a cross in. the Dancing will follow the program.- to be held Sunday, January 3. Com- Mrs. A- Wolf, vice-president, Mrs.lL Trostin, chairman. "We have secured 5 t b i n , Sirs, A. B. AlpVrn. iffft.dink, n, Itfrp. M. i/cnjsr, Mrs. s. Ri>vir^ Feldirian, Mrs. A. Homm arid. Miss lecture hall had been taken from its There -will be no dance on Saturday mittees who will serve for this term Fromkin,. secretary, and Mrs. Charles the services of Gilbert Jaffy -and his ,!Jip «J(«r, Mrs. M. Ka»eeT«>c. Mrs. .T. PiukeV Airs, Sum Frohin, Mm. jr» .Mary Maizel. place.' • , evening, December 12. — will be announced then Lennsos, treasurer. orchestra for this iW •J j
igrants; Stand;
Former Prominent Omaha Woman Died in Florida
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Pi Tau Pi 1925 W a v e
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B'nai BVith to Initiate 150 New Members Sunday
1.0. E. B. Elects Fer Eisiiig Year
Fred White Re-Elected President o! Omaha Hebrew Club
Sooth Side Talmud Torah Public Concert Sunday Evening
Flag Day For Jewish National Fund This Sunday
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