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Oscar Wilde.
Ted as second-class -mall-matter on January 27tli, 1921, at Sice at Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act ol March 8, 1879..
Rabbi JL Hillel S r $ Will Speak in Om? Tliursday^ February 18 Rabbi SUver is Touring" Country for Palestine Fund Campaign HE IS LEADING ORATOR OF THE JEWISH PULPIT
Musicians to Broadcast . Sunday Afternoon A joint concert.-will-.be broadcasted by Karl E.' Tunberg,; pianist,. and Harry KononoyitchjiT violinist, from the .Schmoiler & Mueller" Auditorium, Sunday ' afternoon*-February 14, at 3:30.
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1926
Give Series of Annual Tournament of Thorpeiahs Sunday Matinee Dances Oa?id A .Brown W I Be Here Friday as the Aleph Zadik Aleph to be In four more~days the Jewish Press Popularity Contest Held in Lincoln Friday Guest of Omaiia Jewry will close and on JNIonday: evening the tabulation ofvotes will
Four More Days Lett To Obtain Votes For Popularity Contest
The fourth of a series of Sunday matinee dances sponsored by the Thorpeian Athletic Club will be given this Sunday afternoon, February 14, at Kelpine's Dancing Academy. The committee in charge of these dances are Joe Krestul, Joe Raduziner, and Sam Friedel., Ron's Collegiate Orchestra furnishes the music for the dances.
begin to tell who will be adjudged the;most .popular Jewish Omaha A. Z. A, Basketball Team He Will Speak at Temple Israel <2irl. Votes can be cast for the contestants until 6:00 p. m. to Compete for. Honors Friday Evening Monday,1 February 15,.'1926. These votes must be brousfct TOURING 14 STATES IN ZACHARIA TO ENTER by the contestants to The Jewish Press office. Votes that SAM IN ORATORIAL CONTEST BEHALF OF UNITED DRIVfl are brought in later than alloted time will not count. David A. Brown, chairman of the A. Z. A. enthusiasts are toAll contestants are making their final dash £OT the prize dayOmaha $15,000,000 United Jewish Campaign making final preparations to at- Noon Pay Luncheon Club offered by The Jewish Press. The contest which is one. of tend the. second A / Z . A. besketball and one of America's most distinthe largest ever conducted in the city has met with general oratorical .tournament, to be held at Organized by Actiye -Omakans guished Je\n-iSh personalities, will be the guest of-Omaha Jewry on Friday, favor from the large number of subscribers to The Jewish Lincoln,., starting tomorrow and end-
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver one of the leading orators in - the Jewish pulpit will be the guest of Omaha Jewry Thursday February 18,! when he will speak at a public gathering : ing Sunday."; Quite a number are ex- Will Meet Every Friday Noon— February 12, and will deliver an ad-. • : - • ; > --•" ':.• : •"•'"-''' at Temple Israel. Rabbi Silver one of Will Continue Drive Uutil ?30,0(HK is P r e s s . • -•'• • dress Friday evening- at 8 o'cluck at pected-to .leave from Omaha, to attend ~ Prominent Men to Speak at the leaders of the. reform, movement - Raisedj Temple Israel' on "Jewish Problems this second j biggest event' of the A. ; Every^subscription' turned in by the contestants will / . Luncheon in America is now touringr, the: counA. calender. Close to 200 are expectin Many Lands". try in' behalf of the Palestine Nation-' "Up*to noon Wio&esd^y^-more-than:. c6unt as .250 votes. ' ~ JTeSy subscriptions wilf count the same : ed to be in. attendance. Br. Brown, who is making a 21 On Friday, February. 5th, 1926, at l 1 / \ al Fund campaign for- Five- Million- $10,000; has been raised 3 ^ the-.workThe; Lincoln chapter A. Z. A. has day trip in which he is covering 14 at the Brandeis •i luncheon given Dollards. • • ers in-the~330,000-drive tabuildv a been working diligently on "the .meet; Restaurants, by former, members of states for the purpose of oi-ganizing1 : The girls who are making their final dash toward the Rabbi Silver according to many new. annex .for: the Temple IsraeL and have had the co-operation of their the B'NAI AMI CLUB, there was American- Jewry'.-.for the "Overseas prize and. "«rh<> during the next four days plan to increase various who lave heard him is known as the.Sunday School. Jewish organizations. Joe formed a nooii-day club consisting of Chest" to relieve the desperate plight The drive will be continued until their votes^are Leone Xovitsky of the Y.M. and;Y.W.H.A.; Mozer, member of the Lincoln chaptsilver ton gued orator of the pulpit. the following charter members: Ru- of East European Jews, and also to His congregation.in Cleveland is one the entire amount will be raised. .Miss Fannie Katehnan of Council.Bluffs; Mildred Harris er, is .in charge.. ben Vasin, '• Moe Iinsman, William finance the gigantic back-to-the-soil More volunteer workers., are needed of the Poali-Zion Club;and Miss Sylvia Feldman of the of the largest in the country. Sam Zacharia^ is to be the Omaha Pearlman, Morris Vsim, Max Fromk- movement of Russian Jewry, will At this public gathering Rabbi to put the drive over.. Those who will Auflebung Club. representative, in the Oratorical sec- in, M. E. Handler, David Cohen, Alex arrive in Omaha Friday morning and .;•;,, .----. ; Silver will outline the needs of the volunteer their services, and the use tion of the tournament. Eight men Frank, Sam Cohn, I. Schlaifer, Fred will be met by & reception committee Jews in. Palestine. No funds of any of their cars call Harry Z. Rosenfeld, The winner ouf the; contest Mill, be announced in the next are in the final running for berths on White, Sam Bialac, Sam Schwartz, of prominent Omaha Jews. At noon at JAckson 4306. . ; • the local basketball team which trav- Julius Abraham son, Ernie Meyer, . " F u l l y half of the, pupils of the issue of The Jewish Press. els to Lincoln. -' Only six men, how- Harry Frankel, J. J. Greenberg, AlTemple Israel Sunday School are the ever, are to be' chosen,'according to bert Wohlner, Dr. M. Stein, Archie children of non-members and the parStanley F. Levin, manager of the lo- Jacobs, J. Gerelick, Ephraim Yousem, ents of these are sending, subscripcal A. Z.' A. team. "The eight are: and Immanuel Yousem. tions. Inasmuch 'asthis is the first Morris; Riess, Max Altshuler, Melvin A committee has been appointed by opportunity that these non-mebers "Bud" Levin," Dave Foreman, Herbert the President Max Fromkin, to bring have had to contribute.to the Temple Election Of Officers For Ensuing! Sixty Members .Attended: Meeting Foreman, Billie Gerelick, Sam Bender in. a recommendation of a name for I ^ since it's erection eighteen years ago, Year Will Take Place Tuesday Evening at Blackstone, and Dave Bleicher. the new organization together with a and' particularly, since no tuition is The first;day'of the tournament, constitution and "by-laws. charged, we would greatly appreciate More than 60 members of the HighThe annual meeting of the Jewish The tentative officers are Max if those who have not yet done so Welfare Federation will, be held :Sun- land. Country Club 'attended the an- Friday, is to "be taken up with ptewould send in their donations a t once, day evening February 21; at the Fon- nual stockholders meeting held Tues- liminary basketball gaires, with the Fromkin, President, Dr. M. Stein, Secand as liberally as possible," said tenelle Hotel. At this "meeting com- day evening, February 9r at the final game to be" run off late Saturday retary. .afternoon. A "dance will be held SatThis club is open to all professional Harry Z. Rosenfeld, chairman of the plete reports of the various commit- Blackstone Hotel. .-;.!.' • urday: night :. Sunday, the last day of and business men in the City of Omadrive." "We have granted: a period tees of the Welfare Federation will Ed .Treller, Harryv A. Wolf,-- M. the meet, Vwill be given over to the of three years to make these pay- be made. . ;: Herzberg,. and Sidney Manley- were Oratorical division. A- number of in- ha and applications are now being receivfed by iSe membership committee. ments and we are confident that the The' annual • election of: officers to elected, trustees to ^erve/for the cidental programs have also been, arThere/are no dues. Meetings are Jewish people.of Omaha1 and Council the Jewish Welfare' Federation will period of three years.. ~ s ; . . held each Fridajr noon-at the private BiaffE.:wiil*^eethea^bd of this Adr take* j>lace. All" subscribers of/ the -The financialandpxestefent^ report ranged for 4h« Lincoln boys, ; ; r At the!;: first tejirnament, held in i BuiJarng ^and 'arevjised edition .y last yt&Xi ; Kansas':. City platcejl The club has «xitKned -» very intery^ \ Press. •meelipg. which "ik of utmost import* issue of the first in. the two evejits,: faking, both ,speakers:for thesjE; g i g j p Those that have inot^ilready been. ancey_-according to 'officers, of the Following the business' meeting, a main cups.: At. that time debate was : : noon-day meetings. . The purpose of called upon _ can maif- their s Federation. • ' stag- and midnight supper was,.served scheduled in place of oratory. Second • David,A. Brown the Club is the social and educational tion to> Mr. Lotiif Hiller, 1436 First at the; Blackstone. A' complete program will' be, presplace cups, were- won' by Garyl, in RABBtHILLEL SILVER advancements of its members. National Bank- Building, ';or •phGne :tb.j ented .to the audience with' music by Friday, a luncheon will be given foi basketball, and : Council Bluffs, for kind will be asked at this meeting. any one of the solicitors who will be" the" Jewish Community Center: or- Program at Y.M. and Y.W.H.A. debate. Omah is hoping- to win honMr, Brown at the Brandeis Grill, and A large jreception committee has glad to call personally. ' - : Meeting Monday Ey«ning ors this year in both- divisions. Tochestra. '--.:.•>•-will be attended^fey. 100 Jews from been appointed in honor of Rabbi The new- annex to be built will be Nebraska and lova. . " ';. ~"*••••• ward that aim Stanley Levin has been Silver by the chairman of the local used to house the classes of the SunA regular meeting of the Y. M. and endeavoring to put the Omaha basketThe following men are members of Auflebung Club Masquerade Zionist District. A luncheon will be day School, and to furnish the.proper Y. W. H. A. will be held Monday the Reception Commitee ' for Mr. in good shape. Marcus Krasne, Ball February 21 evening, February 15, at 8:30 P. M. eers given in honor of Rabbi Silver facilities for-religious instruction and Creighton football star^ is coaching Revised A. Z. A. Constitution snd Brown: Thursday noon. The following men social spiritual recreation. The "modern girl" will tell her likes the team. Ritual . • • The1 fourth annual masquerade ball Harry Z. Itopenfeld, chairman; have been appointed as members of The new School House will be erect- of the Auflebung Club will be given and dislikes where the young men of In oratory, Sam Zacharia, has been Rabbi FTedirick Cohn; N. P. Feil; A. the reception committee: ed directly in the-rear of the present Sunday evening, February 21, at 8:30 today is concerned. Not to be out- putting every effort in finishing -with The constitution and ritual of the Goldstein, H. S. Heavenrich; Win. L. Harry Z. KoBenfeld. Rabbi Frederick Temple and wfll be three-stories high. Aleph Zadek Aleph was revised by Holzman: Barry H. Lapidus; J. H. at Kelpine.'s Dancing Academy. This done in this respect, the "modern a well polished- speech. Colin, N. P. Fell, A. Goldstein, H. S. Heavenrich. "Win. L. Holzman, Harry Lapidns, It will contain nine- large airy rooms, is one of the largest events given each young- man" will present his views Omahans who are leaving for the the commission that met in Omaha Kulakofsky; Hany Malashock; HenJ. H. Kulnkofsky. Harry Malashock, Henry with specially arranged ventilators, so as faT as the young lady of this day tournament are: Sunday, and Monday, February 7 andry Monsky; Henry Rosenthal; Dr. P. Monsty, Henry Eoseuthal, Dr. Philip Sber, year by the club. J. J . Slosbnrp. Ed; Treller, Harry Woll, Judges- will be chosen to pick the and age is concerned. Other subjects A. Z. A. Basket ball squad, Marcus 8, at" the Fontenelle Hotel. Joe Wolf, I. ZiPEler, John Feldmon, Max as to safeguard the health- of the Sher; J. J. Slosburg, Jr.; Ed Treller; Fromkln, Fred White, J. J. Friedman, Dr. children - with perfect ventilation. three most original' costumes. The for discussion will be Jewish topics of Krasne, Coach, of the team, Stanly The first business meeting of the Harry A. • Wolf; Joe L. Wolf; 1. A. Roram, J. B. HobiiiEon, A. I. Kulakofs- Each room will be equipped with its ky, J. Katlemau. Dr. M. G. TVohl, Dr. Vicclub is also giving three prizes to the day led by "thinkers" of the "Y". F. Levin, Manager of the Omaha de- commission was opened at 9:30 Sun- Ziegler. tor LeTlne,.J«athan Bernstein, Joe IJosen- own black-board, will have flat-arm Musical numbers will complete the en- legation, Max Altshuler, Morris Reiss. day morning. Sam Beber, Omaha, those selling the most-tickets. thal, William Blumenhtal. Mr. Brown is one of the outstand* tertainment. chairs, so the children can take notes, Dave Bleicher, Dave "* Formf.n, Sam was elected permanent chairman of ing Jewish figures of our country, A regular meeting of the club will as well a- hooks for their wraps, and be held Sunday, February. 14, at the Bender, Billy Gerelick, Bud Levin, the commission, and Milton Schayer, and is devoting his life to the soluother conveniences. I. O. B. B. Auxiliary to Give Sam Leibowitz, Sam. Zacharia, Harry Denver, was elected secretary. Other tion of Jewish problems. Mr. Brown Jewish Community Center. Musical 100% Subscribers to the Jewish Sidman, Louis Riklin, Dave Bischoff, members of the commission were has just returned from a trip around and-literary numbers are being'preDance February 16th Community Center Building Fund Solly Myreff, Meyer Freeman, Jerome Archibald. Hillman, of Worcester, the world and has a very interesting pared for the program. The Women's Auxiliary of the J. Abramson, Diamon, Marion Graetz, Mar Givot, Mass., Julius J. Cohn, Chattanooga, and important message to deliver on H. H. Auerbadr B'nai Brith initiated twenty-five Tenn., Phil Klutznik, of Kansas City, this occasion. and Harry Rubinstein. Temple. Sisterhood To Give ' Elihu Block candidates last Thursday evening at Mo., and Meyer Freeman, of Omaha. A. Cohen Evening Benefit,Card Party No funds of any kind will be the Jewish Community Center. Ula The commission was appointed by '' . Samuel Cobn The Board" of the Jewish Women's Febr. 17 At Blackstone solicited al the meeting Friday eveAlberts was chairman in charge of 'Welfare' Organization have' invited, . . • • • J . Rayman President Alfred Cohen, af the I. O. ning. This .will be a reprasentativ* the initiation. A program was also the members of,the "fourteen Jewisb. •-;••... ,.--_• H , Marcus B. B., pursuant to a resolution adoptThe Sisterhood of* Temjle Israel Nebraska gathering, and every Jew Louis "Ziev presented. ed by the Constitution Grand Lodge Wonien^s Organii;ations : to^ a - tea, to will entertain at a benefit card party Max Kurtman in Nebraska and Iowa is invited to Fifty couples are expected to at- be given Tuesday afternoon, March Mrs. A. Romm was re-elected presi- of the I. O. B. B., at its 12th Quin- attend. •Wednesday evening, Februarq 17, at • : • ' - • Margolin Brothers tend the Valentine dance to be given 2, at the Blaclcstone ^Hotel; Edward Luback dent of the Omaha Chapter of Hada- quennial convention held last April at by the club Tuesday evening,-Feb- , This is the second annual social the Blackstone Hotel.' Cards and Harry Wilinsky saah at its annual election held Wed- Atlantic City, N. J., At that conven- JEWS RELIEVED OF Max Shames ruary 16, at the Hanscom Park Pavil- gathering of all Jewish Women's or- MaH Mah Jongg will be featured and nsday afternoon, January 27, at the tion, the L O. B. B. officially endorsed prizes will be awarded. Refreshments Louis Lustgarten COMPULSORY SUNDAY ion. Mrs. Sam Wolf is chairman of ganizations, sponsored by the JewJewish Community Center. Other the A. Z. A-, movement, and underREST IN LATVIA the dance. She is being assisted by ish Women's-^Welfare Organization. will also be served. officers elected are: Mrs. J. Rosen- took its sponsorship. Sam Gilinsky is head of the PICA SENDS GIFT Lillian Kooper, Berdie Berger, Berdie" At this affair, the president of each After the meeting, a luncheon for berg, first vice-president; Mrs. J. circle giving the party and the women OF PALESTINE FRUIT g—the Jewish population of the Selicow, and Ann Greenberg. 25 guests was held at 12:30 at the of the fourteen organizations give assisting her as hostesses, are MesLintzman, second vice-president; Mrs. TO LORD BALFOUR Republic of Latvia will not undergo short talks, oh the wiork of their club.j dames Samuel Katz, Ed Merritt, JulDavid Cohny third vice-president; Mrs. Fontenelle, followed by an initiation the hardships imposed by the compulUNION OF ROUMANIAN A program of unusual talent is^be- ins-Newman, Reuben Kulakofskv Has Palestine Interests At Heart, A. Silverman treasurer; Mrs. M. F. of seven candidates to the Omaha sory Sunday rest law, it became ing prepared' for the afternoon's en- Fred Rosenstock, Charles Schimmel, Author of Balfour Declaration Says Goodman, financial secretary; and Chapter A. Z. A. Those initiated known here today following a meeting JEWS ISSUES PROTEST Mrs. J. J. Friedman, recording ser- were: Sol Myroff, Louis Winstroub, of the Judical Committee of the LatAGAINST MISTREATMENT tertainment. Two' talented- musicians- Louis Sommer, Isador Ziegler, Emil Stanley Shapiro, DaVe Bishoff, Simon who will appear on the program are Ganz, Louis Goldsmith,,S.;H./RosenJerusalem,—Appreciation of the retary. via parliament. Persecution Has Lasted Four Years; Gilbert••; Jaffe,_ well-known violinist, berg, and Samuel Sommer.: Tickets gift of Palestine products was ex- The Board of Directors and the Green, Billie Gerelick, and Morris r Reiss. Demand Redress and Charlotte - - Abrahams, ' pianist- may be procured from any members pressed by Lord Balfour .in a com- committees to be appointed will be At 2:30, the members of the com- PALESTINE SECTION AT . Other numbers will also be presented. of the circle. munication addressed to Col. Freder- announced in a later issue of the Jew. . DUSSELDORF EXHIBITION mission held another business meetMrs!, Max Frojnkrh^isin charge' of ish Press. Bucharest,^—A protest against the ick H. Kish* political representative \ ing. A banquet in the evening at. B'NAI BTBITH IN GERMANY At noon, January 27, the officers ti-Jewish excesses in Roumania and: the affair. of the Zionist Executive in Jerusalem, and directors of the Hadasaah enter- tended by 100 guests was the con- Jerusalem,—A Palestine section at . ' tha attitude of the Roumanian govmade public here today. TAKES MEASURES AGAINST • ernment toward the safety of its Jew- PLANMEMORLAIJTO SUCIDE EPIDEMIC The gift, several cases of oranges tained at a surprise luncheon at the cluding event of the meet. The follow- the International Hygiene Exhibition in DusseMorf, Germany, will be arJEWISH SOLDIERS WHO^ _ ish citizens was issued yesterday by and grapes grown in. t h t Jewish col- Brandeis Tea Rooms in honor of Mrs. ing program was presented: Toastmaster—Dr. A. Greenberg. ranged, according to a report of t i e FELL m POLISH WARS Public Gathering Makes Anti-Suicide onies of Palestine, was sent to Lord Room, who recently moved into her the Union of Roumanian Jews.. Welcome—Max Givot, Aleph Go- Zionist Executive here today. . An appeal signed by "the Executive '•"•••..•• . P a c t , ' • . . • . Balfour by the Pica, the Palestine new home. dol, Omaha Chapter A. Z. A. The Exhibition will be opened the "Warsaw,—A memorial to the Jew.Committee of the Union declares that branch of the Jewish Colonization Songs—Jack Frieden. COUNCIL TO MEET FEB. 22 "for> four years Roumanian Jews were ish soldiers; who fell in! the" wars of - Berlin,—Measures to prevent the Association. Remarks—Phil Klutznick. Grand beginning of May. attacked and insulted in the universi- the Polish-Republic; will be erected spread of the suicide epidemic among " I require no fillip for my interest The Council of Jewish Women will Aleph Godol, A. Z. A. Piano Solo—Miss Ida Newman. here, according to plains formulated ties, theaters, and railways. Syna: Jews in Germany, were considered at in Palestines affairs. However, I meet Monday * afternoon, February Dr. A. Greenberg, chairman, Sim, Responses—Miltoa Sch&yet, Dengogues and "cemeteries were desecrat- by Dr. Mizes^chief Jewish; chaplain- a huge mass meeting called by the take this specimen of Jewish enter- 22, at 2:30, at the Jewish Commun- ver, Archibold Hillmsn, Worcester, Wolf, F. J..Alberts, Dr. Phillip Eod, Jewish houses and property de- in the Polish army. German lodges of the Independent prises as an indication that things are ity Center. Mrs. Carl Furth is in Julius J. Cohn, Chattanooga. monek, and Dr. A. Steinberg, were The memorial is" to be erected at Order B'nai B'rith. Members of seven pprospering with my Zionist friends," charge of the program to be presentSketch—Hyman Shrier. stroyed. The. perpetrators of these the members of the banquet commitRemarks—Sam Beber, Pres. Su- tee of the B'nai B'rith, and the memcrimes have gone unpunished; the the Warsaw cemetery in the section lodges were ppresent at the .meeting Lord Balfour wrote. ed at the meeting. preme Advisory Council, A. S. A. on the Jewish soldier's graves. The Wednesday night. damages were not repaid." Saturday morning,, February 27, The Melody Boys—Harry Green bers of the A. Z. A. committee in The appeal urges the Roumanian memorial will cost several "thousand . The entire gathering took an oath charge of the banquet were Fred Love, when true, faithful, and well hCouncil Sabbath -will be held a t and Sam Minkin. government to take immediate meas- Zlotys. An. appeal, to. the. Jewish' com- to withstand the sacrifices, the needs fixed, is eminently the sanctifying Temple Israel. Mrs. IFV Rosenthal Address—Harry H. Lapidns, Brodkey, chairman, Harry Sidmsn, ures to punish the perpetrators and to munities in' Poland to support the and the persecutions which they have element of human life: — *itfaoui it, will read a.paper, and a musical Member Supreme Advisory Council, Louis Rksklin, Leon Mandelson, Louis the soul cannot Teach its fullest A. 2 . A. indemnity to. ths Jewish victims. fund has been- made. Diamond, .and Sam to undergo'at present. program will also l?e'given, height or holiness. Address—Irvin Stalmaster. j .
Temple Israel Raised for New Annex
Jewish Welfare Federation Four TrusteesElected at Annual Meeting February 21 Hiehland Stockholders Meet
A. I A. Commission Met k Omaha February 7 aid 8
Jewish Women's Organizations to Hold Joint Meetiag
(teak Chapter ©f Elected Annual Officers