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Dedication Week Progrr Being Completed for Opening of New Jewish Community Center Building Programs. Will Be Presented Every Night of Week Commencing June 6th ; KOSHER BANQUET MONDAY EVENING WILL BE FEATURE AFFAIR
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, .THURSDAY, MAY 27,; 1926
PASTOR MUENCHJ4EYER, ANTISEMITIC LEADER,' FORCED TO LEAVE THE MINISTRY Berlin. (J. T. A.) Pastor Muenchmeyer, leader of a campaign • of bigotry in Borkum, the popular German summer resort on the North. Sea, was compelled to leave the ministry following a court sentence against h
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The sentence created a great sensation in Germany where; Pastor Muenchmeyer is noted for his antiSemitic agitation in connection' with the Borkum hymn, an anti-Semitic song over which a' legal fight" developed among various -authorities. The pastor was sued for breach of promise "and for fraud. He was found guilty of seducing girls.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., ^Windmills of Holland" Workers Will Meet in Jewish Community Gives $lin),i)0010 To Make Second Ceftter Building Tuesday, Jone 1 Public Appearance United Jewish Campaign The membership campaign for the new Jewish Com\
munity Center Building will be launched" Tuesday evening, June 1, when workers will meet in the new Jewish Community Center Building, Twentieth and Dodge streets, to discuss the-campaign. , . , "We are urging all persons interested in the Jewish Community Center to join with us and help us put this campaign oyer," said Harry Lapidus, president. "The building is one to be proud vof and every Jew in Omaha should be a member." ., ; Letters have been sent to those workers who have participated in former campaigns but this call includes every person willing to serve. Come * and 'attend this meeting. The campaign will be shorthand snappy and will last only five days, "The campaign will last for five days only so that the membership campaign will be finished in time for the Dedication of the new building on June 6," said Joe L. Wolf, secretary. Every loyal citizen of Omaha of Jewish faith should see that his ior her name is included as a member. The following are the group chairmen: , Mrs. Philip Schwartz, chairman of Ladies Division. Dr. Philip Romonek, chairman of Group B, male, . . $6 Division. .r . . Fred White, chairman of Group A, male, ,' ." " ! •_'.;, •-. . • $12 Division. • . , " J V Abner Kaiman, chairman Senior Group*' $18. Sam Beber, chairman Active Membership, $50. - Harry Malashock, chairman of Donor Group.
Says In Letter Accompanying Will Be Presented Sunday Nite, June 13, at New Jewish Gift That He Finds ProCommunity Center 3 gram of Distribution Wise DANCE "WILL F O L L O W OPERETTA CONTRIBUTION WAS NOT SOLICITEp
New York.—The outstanding nonJewish gift to the United Jewish Campaign was made by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who sent a check for $100,000 to Paul Baerwald, who is treasurer of both the National $25,000,000 drive and of New York's $6,000,000 effort. Mr. Rockefeller's letter, which was made public by David M. Bressler, C On Monday evening June 7, the Tatle,, Mrs. Charles Levinson,, Mrs. S. acting chairman of the New York Frohin, Mrs. J. Slosburg, Mrs. Leon first banquet will be held in the ISIew campaign, is as follows: Graetz, Mrs. A.'Greenberg, Mrs. Max Resignation is Protest for DiscrimJewish Community-Center Building. Fromkin, Mrs* ,D. Sherman, Mrs. San ination Against Jews. "Mr. Paul Baerwald, Treasurezv This banquet will be absolutely Nathan and Miss Blanche Zimman. United Jewish. Campaign, Kosher. H. A. Wolf will be the toastOmaha Hebrew Club-will present a New York. (J.T.A.) Al Jolson, New York City. master. An elaborate program is program on Wednesday, evening, June Broadway Comedian, resigned from, "Dear Sir: being prepared for this occasion. Res- 9. According tomembers of the club the aristocratic Westchester Biltmore "I have been following with interest the progress of the campaign of the ervations for the banquet can only an elaborate program is being pre- Country Club at Rye, N.' Y.,"because Joint Distribution Committee for the be made by .purchasing of tickets in pared. On Thursday, evening} June of the club's policy of discrimination relief <ff the Jewish people in Poland the new Jewish "Community Center 10, the local B'nai B'rith lodge .will against-Jews, according to a report and Russia, and have noted the genbuilding at the office. "The reserva- present a program. erous response with which the appeal " published in the "Daily TMirrdr."; has met. . From information which I tions, for tli banquet -will close on Friday evening,- June Hi a regular. Jolson has long been a member of have -sought, the program for the' dis-. Wednesday as only- a limited number Sabbath Meal will be -served, in the the club. Ever since his application tribution of this fund has been very of people can be taken care of,'? said Dining Room. Mrs. A. Silveraah will carefully and wisely worked out. for membership was accepted he has William L. Holzman. • "In a matter of this kind, there light the Sabbath Candles. been welcomed on his occasional,visought to be no barriers of race or Tuesday, June 8, will be Ladies' • The Dedication week will wind up its to the club. ••..'•'••••• creed. Therefore, although my parDay and the women are making plans with the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A^ Early this spring Mr. Jolsqn inticipation in the movement has not for a reception and swimming, xhlbi- presentation , of •"Windmills- of Hol- vited^ Harry Richman, a cabaret' enbeen solicited, I hope you will allow, tion in the afternoon, followed by'the land" oh Sunday evening,"June' 13. me to enclose herewith my check for tertainer, and one of his best friends, Dedication Ball in the evening, which $100,000 toward the fund, which I to the ,club. Mr. Richman was indo with best wishes for the Successful ' is also in charge of the Ladies Day troduced to the members of the More Than. 100^Guests Expected at Left Library to Hebre-ve- University fonsummation of the campaign. Committee. Tickets for the Ball are, members of the club. One of them, Opening Event Very truly, and Contributions to. Institutions on sale now, and as only'a limited Richman says, urged him to put in of Learning.. John D. Rockefeller, Jr." number has been printed, it is advisan application for membership. M.on than one-hundred guests are able to purchase them this week. Mrs. Mr. Bressler has sent the following When the club was formally opened Jerusaiem.~The erection of three New York <J.rT. A;)—The library letter of acknowledgement to Mr. IJathan' Mantel is chairman of the for the season two weeks ago,' Mr*, expectsd sft the -jjyening day celebra-large buildings at the Hebrew Unition of-the Highland' Country Club to of. the late Oscar S..Straus was left Rockefeller: •women's committee -and Mrs. Harry versity, which was^ dedicated on April Jolson invited Mr.Richiaan. to the Hebrew University in Jerusabe held.Decoration Day, May 80. "My dear Mr. Rockefeller: 1,^1925, .will be 'begrai on Mount ••j I was given aJQpte: from Roy Jack- " Reservations* i f o r t h i i affair will lem according- to bis will, disposing of l sisting are atf follows: , : Scopus during the'month of Jane; ^It affords me unusual pleasure to son, manager of the.club, requesting an estate estimated a t between §750*- acknowledge, on behalfTof the officers close Friday morning. All reservaTICKET COMMITTEE The buildings on which the work me to call him on the telephone • as tEe'TJmted Jewish Campaign, your Mrs. B. A. Simon, Mrs. A. Silver- will commence; are The Hebrew Na- soon as possible. When I called him, tions are sent to the office of the 000 and $1,000,000,-field for probate. of The public- bequests are $10,000 to magtiifiennt contribution of $100,000 Highland Country Club, at 402 Karman and Mrs. H. Lapidus. the $6,000,000 fund we are endeavtional Library, for which a fund was Jackson requested me to ' cease bach Block. Brown University, to establish schol- to DECORATION; COMMITTEE oring to raise in New York City as donated by Mr. iDayid Wolfsohri, the bringing undesirable guests to the The following reservations were arships or to aid "indigent and de- part of a national 'oversees chest' of Mrs. Philip Sher and Mrs. Ed Einstein Institute of Physics and club. He meant Harry Richroan, made at the time the paper went to serving students"; $10,000 each to $25,000,000 for the alleviation of the Treller. •' ' • \ he Mathematics," for which Mr. Philip he explained, when I asked rwha^ press: A. Herzberg (8); L. Heyn (1); the United Hebrew Charities of New distress of millions of our co-religion; REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE meant. - in Europe, and for reconstrucWattenburg of New York donated a Marvin Treller (14); Chas. Kirsch- York and the Dfopsie College for He- ists, Mrs. Harry Rachman, Mrs. William tion, medical, cultural, child-care, "I demanded to know what was fund, and the Institue for Jewish R. Blumenthal and Mrs. Harry Malbraun (2); Carl Katleman (3); Dr. brew and Cognate Learning in Philasettlement, refugees and Studies, the T)uilding to be erected undesirable about Mr. Richman. Harry B. T. Friedman (2); M. E, Handler delphia, and $5,000 to the Authors' agricultural ashock. . : relief in foreign land. is an old friend of mine, one of the in memory, of Mr. Sol Rosenbloom of PUBLICITY COMMITTEE (2); Morris Ferer (2); B. Stiefler (7); Club of New York, of which Mr. "We appreciate your gift the more Mrs. Sam Wolf and Mrs. Irvin' Pittsburgh, Pa./--witii. a fund created finest, cleanest, straightest fellows I Dr. M. I. Gordon (2-; H. S. Heaven- Straus has long been a member, "to deeply in that it is an entirely volunStalmaster. . by his widow. Th»" total cost of the have ever known. rich (6); Dave Bialac (2); Paul Phil- be dispensed for such purposes as the tary contribution by you, and because, as you say, ito was not solicited by three buildings will be $700,000. ,. N RECEPTION COMMITTEE "If you want it straight," respond- lips (4); H. A. Wolf (6). Council may by unanimous vote de- us. Equally great is our satisfaction Mrs. Frederick Cohn, Mrs. N. P. The budget of the Hebrew "Univer- ed Jackson, "III tell you. Mr. Rich" ., that your contribution has been made Lester Heyn is chairman 'of the cide." Feil, Mrs. William Holzman, Mrs. man is undesirable for, the simpleentertainment committee. After giving 100 of his books to after an investigation of the plan of Reuben Kulakofsky, Mrs. I. Rosen- sity for the current year amounts to reason ihat he's a Jew," Mr. Jolson £3,430. thal, Mrs. D. Rosoenstock, Mrs. each of his three children, to be distribution of our . funds by the Joint Distribution Committee which is quoted by the""Mirror." chosen by them, Mr. Straus left the you have found to be very carefully "That flabbergasted me. I asked J. C. C. TEAM WINS remainder to the Hebrew University, and wisely worked out. RESOLUTIONS PASSED him if he didn't know that I, too, am SIXTH STRAIGHT GAME and directed that all expenses.of send- "But even beyond that, we are AT COUNCIL MEETING profoundly moved by the broadth of The Jewish Community Center base- i n g t h e books, there be paid by his spirit which your contribution dis"'Of course, I know it,' Jackson estate. At the Annual Meeting and Tea of ball team won its sixth straight game plays. It is good to have this very Bertha Greenhouse, Metzo-Soprano, the Council of Jewish Women Mrs. I. said. 'B'ut you are an exception.' Mr. Straus gave all of his house- concrete evidence that at a time when of thevseason Sunday when they de"Well, I told him then and there pupii of Mme. Moeller-Herms, will ap- Rosenthal was chosen -as delegate to feated the fast Castle Hotel team a t hold effects, silver, pictures and auto- large masses of human beings are ^ "pear in a recital of Grand Opera of the Triennal at Washington to be that I was most certainly not an exsuffering, no barriere of race and Fontenelle Park by a score of 6 to 5. mobiles, not otherwise disposed of to creed are strong enough to prevent Dramatic Art Musical Program on held November 14th to 19th, 1926. ception. I've always been a Jew and his wife, Sarah L. Straus, and beThe J. C. C. team is still holding the all "humanity from rushing to their Sunday evening, May 30, at 7:30, at Mrs. Sadie S.S Mayer was elected to always will be. I'm just, as much a queather to her ail of his real estate rescue." Jew. in the Westchester-Biitmore lead in the Gate City League. the German.Home. and three-fifths of tne residuary go as . alternative.. At this meeting The J^ C. C. team will pla ythe Holy Miss Greenhouse will sing selec- resolutions •were adopted1 an the death Club as l a m at home. The ne^tday estate.!. -. *' SOVIET ALLOWS ADMINISTERAngels Sunday afternoon ^at Muny tions from Grand Opera, Comic Opera, of the NationaJ.PMsident, Miss'Rqse I wrote to Jackson offering my resigThe remaining two-fifths of the ING TO RELIGIOUS NEEDS Beach. . nation. Mr. Bowman, owner of the Folk Songs, and Instrumental num- Brenner, as follows:-* residue were divided into three equal OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS Biltmore Hotel, called me to say he - bers. Mme. Herms will give several parts which went to his son, Roger "As we pause during the course of regretted incident. But the resigna- JEWS ELECTED TO SOVIET A oratorical selections. . W. Straus; his daughter, Mildred, Moscow. (J. T. A.) Administering our meeting^held May 'I4th,y 1926, LABOR DEFENSE COUNCIL wife < of Edward, Schafer, and : his to the religious needs of * hospital The entire program will be bp&ad- we bow our/heads in remembrance of tion was accepted. \i had to-be." ' casted over WO AW at nine o'clock our dear National President, Miss Moscow. (J. T. A.) Messrs. Soko- daughter, Aline, wife of Leonard A. patients was legalized by a decision , Monday evening, Mry 31. Rose Brenner, who passed to her last WESTERN FASHION ADOPTED . linoff, -Kamienieff j Skeinman and Hochstader, The shares of the two of theWzik, the Central Executive daughters are left in trust, the prin- Committee of the Communist Party. resting place- April-5th", 1926. BY PALESTINE-ARABS Frumkin were elected to the new JEWISH POPULATION FAVORS cipal to go to their issue. The decision of the Wzik,-declared Whereas, Almighty-God in His insupreme council of labor and defense GENERAL PILSUDSKI'S COUP, finite wisdom has called to her everMr. Straus also gave to his son "all that if patients who are inmates in Jerusalem.— (J. T. A.)- Western in the--Union of Socialistic Soviet OFFICIAL REPORT SAYS lasting sleep Miss--Rose, Brenner, a fashion is beginning to invade the my papers and manuscripts, also my the city or government hospitals deRepublics. % • - . sire to attend religious services or life of the Palestine Moslems. With leader of American Jewjsh WomanThe coauncil is considered one Of personal , property, including my Warsaw. (T. T. A.) The attitude hood, the arrival of the spring season, the highest institutions in Soviet watch which was my father's, and carry out other religious ceremonies, of tfte Jewish political leaders in the my diamond ring which was my their relatives are entitled to bring Whereas, Miss Rosfr Brenner, was young Moslems in Jerusalem are en,- • Republic of Poland toward Marshal ever mindful of the interests of thusiastically- replacing the Turkish Russia. mother's, and which I am sure he clergyment to the.hospital on the Filsudski's coup d'etat was outlined Judaism and" the cause o humanity,— fez with straw and felt hats with will "treasure as I have always, as condition^ that the services will be GENEVA, CONFERENCE RECOMin an official report submitted to the a'bom leader. performed in separate rooms and not sacred and tangible memories." bands of red, white and green, the MENDS PASSPORT FACILITIES marshal by his aides. in the general wards. Islam coors. The will gave to Mrs. Shfcfer an Whereas, through Miss Brenner's The report, describing the attitude influence, much Council work was Geneva. (J. T. A.) Recommenda- oil portrait, of Abraham Lincoln, and At a meeting in Jerusalem of of the' various parties toward the done in America, also in.Europe and Moslem notables, it was decided that tions to facilitate travellers crossing to Mrs. Hochsader an oil portrait events, states that the Jewish popula- Australia: She was a member of the the fez was not part of the Arab the frontiers of European countries of Washington by Charles Peale Polk. BERLIN KEHILLAH ELECTIONS MAY AFFECT ICA POLICY tion is satisfied with the resignation Board of Education in Brooklyn, New national costume but/ was introduced and the issuance of passports visas ' Mr. Straus appointed as executors of Stanislaus Wojciechowski and of York, also teaching Sunday School by the Turks. were adopted at the .International his wife and "son. His will was made Berlin. (J. T. A.) The result of the Witos cabinet, because by this twnty years. She promoted many Passport Conference which closed its January 19, 1924. the new. elections to the'Berlin Kehilthey were rid of Stanislaw Grabski, other useful projects. lah, where the liberal majority "was MOl/NTAIN JEWS IN CAUCASIA meeting here. the Minister of Education, who was broken and a greater number of Therefore, Be.it Resolved, that a REINED BY WAR AND REVOLULOUIS UPSKY hated because of his attitude toward copy of these resolutions be- spread Zionist delegates were elected, may TION, CONFERENCE HEARS. SAILS LONDON the cultural needs- of the national upon the minutes of the permanent The Jewish Community Center,, affect the policy of the Jewish Colonminorities; including the Jews, the records oft b,e Omaha Chapter of Moscow. (J. T. A.) Ninety per cent announces the following pledgers 'New York. (J.T.,A.) Louis Iipsky, ization Association (lea). ' report states. * who have this week paid their chairman of the Zionist Organization the Council-of Jewish Women, a copy of the mountain Jews in According to the provisions of the v , - The Jewish population would gladly published in the Jewish Tress and a are .-paupers, according to reports pledges in full: , of American, sailed on the Maure- will of the late Baron de Hirsch, see Jozef Pilsudski at the head"-of the copy sent to her beloved brother-, Mr. submitted^ to the conference of Cau- J. A. Wintroub tania for London. founder of the lea, the council govstate if his administration would in- Arthur Brenner in Brooklyn, N. Y. casian Jews being held in Naltehik. L.W. Rosenblatt , Mr. Lipsky will attend the meeting erning the Jewish Colonization Asv:lude men who have an understandThe number'of the Caucasian. JewH. Dolgoffy 1822 No. 24th St. of the Zionist Executive in London sociation is to include representatives Respectfully submitted, ing of the cultural and religious ish community is, aithogether, -l0,00Q. Harry Frankel . Mrs. I. Rosenthal,' President,' which wilj last three days. He will from the Berlin Rehillah. With the needs 6f the Jewish population. Prior to the war.and revolution1 they Louis Sommer Mrs. Sadie S. Mayer, Vice-Pres. immediatey return to New York.'The election of a larger number of Zion- The Jewish commercial circles view , Omaha Council o- Jewish' Women." were mainly engaged in*the tobacco, I. Nathan meeting of the Executive will pre ist delegates, the possibility arises .-the situation %yith optimism, partifruit growing and vineyard Indus* D. B. Cohn pare the agendy for the forthcoming for the first time that a Zionist may ' cularly because of the stabilization Isadore Sokolof meeting of the Zionist Actions Com- be delegated as the representative of It is to your benefit to patronize tries. Only. 40 per cent of the children - of the Zloty, the report, states. eattend schools, the report states.- "•' the Kehillah on the lea council. mittee. • • :
Plans for the dedication week of the new Jewish Community Center Building are being completed. The committee in charge of the affairs for the opening consist of William L. Holzman, Dr. Philip Sher, and H. A. Wolf. . i' ^ The Jewish Community Center Building will open Sunday, June 6, and on "Sunday evening the Dedication program wUl be held. Every subscriber and every Jewish person1 in Omaha is invited to attend this program. i ;
Al Jolston Resigns From Aristocratic Country Club
Highland Country Club to Wffl of Late Oscar S; Stras is Made Known Ope$ Decoration Day
Work on Hebrew University to Begin in, The Month b! Jane
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As an attraction the Y. M. and Y. M. H. A. will present for the opening; week of the new Jewish Community, Center at 20th and Dodge Sts.f "Winmills of Holland", last year's operetta hit. A cast of twenty, voices was picked by Mi's. Ricklie Boasberg, dramatic Director. The operetta will be given on Sunday.night, June 13, in the Auditorium of the new building, followed by a dance. "The Windmills of Holland" is making its second debut to the public because of the success of the operetta last year. Mrs. Boasberg made a careful selection and has again selected some of the best voices in thft city to take part. All participants in the operetta will be (tressed in old Dutch costumes, which make the very quaint picture of the presentation. The boys and •girls'will be dressed in the old wooden shoes. The cast is working daily and from all indications this operetta will be even a better performance than last year. The cast of characters are as follows} Muriherr Hertogenosch (a rich Holland Farmer), ...„ Jack Friedman Vrauw Ivy Siege! Wjlhelmina, daughter, Bess Greenberg Hilda ..Helen Levinson Bob Yankee, (American Salesman).... Sam Minkin Hans, (A Student of Music in love with Wilhelmina) Harry Green Sranz,*(A rich Farmer's son in love with Hilda) ~, Sam Zacharia Katrina ™ Lilyan Chudscoff Chorus .......Jeanette^LeUlnSon^eStn&t* te Sherman, Leone Novitsky, Cele Braude, Fay Klein, Bess Haykin, and Lillian Slutzky. "The boys and girls are doing their part wonderfully," said Mrs. Boasberg,- director of the operetta. "We hope to make this a leading event ia Omaha".
Horseshoe Lake Summer Resort Opens Decoration Day Dancing Will Be Held ' ana Evening
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The new Horseshoe Lake Summer Resort will hold its formal opening Sunday, Decoration Day . The new summer resort was especially planned as a Jewish Summer Eesort under the supervision of Simon Neveloff. The place is easy to reach, several new roads having been built to lead to the new resort. A large dance pavilion is a feature attraction at the Horseshoe Lake. Already several cottages have been built by the Micklin Lumber Company. Invitatiofls have been issued by The Horseshoe Lake Development Co. to the many lot owners to attend the opening celebration. Dancing will be held in the new pavilion both afternoon and evening. "This location makes i t an ideal spot for a summer resort and which is handy to everyone", said Simon Neveloff today. "Boating,fishingand swimming are some of the features oi Horseshoe Lake." 600 KILLED DURING FftENCB BOMBARDMENT OF DAMASCUS London. <J. T. A.) Six hundred persons were killed during the bombardment ©f the Midan quarter of Damascus on May 11, according to.s, cable report from Damascus to the London "Daily Express." Among those killed, 500 were civilians, including many women RTNJ children. Three hundred houeeB wers destroyed during the French atta.-.t; which lasted 15 hours. One 'huntim? and ten rebels succeeded in escaping. London. <J. T. A.) The of the French troops from Syria advocated by AriBtede Briand Paul Painleve, according to from Paris to the "Daily Briand and Painleve favot $te re* moval of Syria from the category T»£ mandated territories, t h e '