October 20, 1927

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VOL. VI,—No, 4a

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER; 20, 1927

y Rabbi Mann, Norman Hapgood, OMAHA JEWS TO HELP IN COMMUNITY CHEST John Haynes Holmes to Come CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK on Center Lecture Course

ZIONIST MEETING TO BE HELD TUESDAY EVENtNO

CITY WIDE SOCIAL SERVICE COURSE TO BE HELD AT CENTER

The first meeting of the' fall season of the local Zionist Organization will be held Tuesday evening, October 25, at j£s^ VisH Community Center. * of importance wilTbe disHolzman, Wolf and Mrs .Ais meeting and "the entire Council of Social Agencies Sponsors Undenominational lakofskyAre is urged to attend, according to J. J. Friedman, chairman Course for Volunteers. of the local "district. MANY WILL AID Fire Lectures and Three Concerts to Be Featured Plans for the fall program will be MONSKY TO OPEN SERIES V.' Omaha Jewry is organizing itself made, • . ... in Series. for putting over its share of the ComAn introductory course in social munity che§t drive which will open service work will be given under the, October 25. The budget for this camauspices of the Omaha Council of SoHENRY MAJOR, CARICATURIST, COMING paign has been fixed at $435,000, cial Agencies at the Jewish Comwhich figure is virtually the same that munity Center beginning Monday, was sought last year, indicating that November 7. The course is open to efforts of the budget committee the general public without charge and Five speakers-pf international prominence will^e brought to the keep the quota at a minimum and is designed for the instruction of volOmaha by the Jewish Community Center in this "winter's lecture and to still preserve the maximum of effiunteers in social service. concert series, according to the announcement today of Sam Beber, ciency in the 30 agencies of the Chest C. M. Wilhelm, president of the Crime Hinging on Ukrainian Pochairman of the entertainment committee of the Center. • has met.with success. Community Chest, will be chairman grom Brings Indictment. William L. Holzman, a vice presiof the course, and Charles A. CushThe coming of Norman Hapgood, famed journalist, ^diplomat, dent of the executive committee of and: author, John" Haynes" Holmes, internationally- known; liberal the canipaign, and Henry Monsky are \ Paris, Oct 17.—(J. T. A.)—Articles man, vice chairman. Henry Monsky deliver the opening lecture on speaker, and Rabbi Louis L. Mann, outstanding^ rabbi and;lecturer, members of the campaign'committee. 295, 296, 297, 298 and 302 of the will "Why Social Work?" and Rev. T. A. will alone create widespread interest aittb'n'gVb"6th,JfeSys;and;n6ri-Iews. Harry Wolf is a major.in the cam- French Criminal Code v< ere - invoked Eagen, S, J., will follow him with, a paign. In the women's division, Mrs. in the indictment filed against Sholom discourse on "Social Work^Is- It a. Reuben Kulakofsky is major. Harry Schwartzbard, slayer of Seraion Pet- Community Job?" Discussion will be H. Lapidus and Irvin Stalmaster are lura in revenge for the anti-Jewish led by Rabbi Frederick Cohn. captains. Mrs. Nathan Green, Mrs. A. massacres in the Ukraine between The plan of the course is as folGreenberg and Mrs. B. A.. Simon will 1918 and 1920, under- the Tetlura • •,' ^ captain women's teams. Jewish mem-" regime, whose trial begins tomorrow lows: November 14, "Family Welfare/' bers of the speakers' bureau are Rab- before" Judge Flory. The articles probi Frederick Cohn, Fred White, Sam vide fort he death penalty with the "What Family Case Work Ainfcs to Beber, Henry Monsky and Carl S. possibility of the jury's recommenda- Do," by Rev- James F. Borer of the tion for commutation of sentence to Catholic charities, and "The Care of Katleman. the Aged," bys Dr. E. G. Chiahmd. .:' Omaha's Community Chest cam- imprisonment. Miss Elizabeth Van Sant will lead the paign of this year will be one of the The official act of indictment as least expensive in the history of the published here today denies Petlura's discussion. organization, it "is pointed out by guilt and responsibility for the poNovember 21, "Case Work Methheads of committees. The actual cost groms, which occurred at the time he ods," by Miss Ada Barker, discussion of raising the quota this year is to be was head of. the Ukrainian govern- led by Miss Sara H. James and Miss only slightly more than 3 per cent of ment and army had been established, Lillian Margolin. .. ' . the funds and this is fixed on a flat charges that Schwartzbard committed November 28, "Child Welfare," "Inrate, not a percentage basis. Lincoln's the act with premeditation motivated stitutional Care," by Rev. E. J. Flanarecent campaign cost more than 8 per by malice and asserts that Schwartz- gan, and "Foster Home Care," by *W. cent.. . • bard, who was at one time convicted Hugh Fletcher. Discussion led by The Chest army is being organized ipr burglary, cannot be viewed in the Rev. J. F. Poucher and Mrs. A. A. into five major divisions.as follows: "role of a judge of Petlura." McGraw. RABBI LpVIS MANN. H0J3MAN HAPQOOD. Initial subscriptions,- industrial, busi- The opening of the trial of the UkDecember 5, "Juvenile DelinThe fourth lecture will be~giveii by ness, foreign ^ quency," "Juvenile Court," by Judge -Henry-Major, group got its work Under way oh Noand the fifth, still undecided, Tyill be vember 17 and it is expected that its Ukrainian Republic, following the Thomas L. Houlton, ""Institutional ^iven by one of several outstanding work will. have been completed by crumbling - of Imperialistic Russia, Care." Discussion led by Judge speakers. the time the general campaign gets holds the attention of the French Howard Kennedy and Miss Jeanette , Rabbi Louis Mann," rabbi of 'Sinai' under way for its-'work through Oc- press and public and is followed with McDonald. keen interest by the Jewish communicongregati6n, Chicago, will op^en the December 12, "Health.".. "Public tober 3. ties in Europe. The act of indictment, scries on November 15. His topic_will Rufus E. Lee is chairman of the in attempting to clear the name of Health Nursing," by^ Miss Florence be "The Jewish Problem—Is It-JewMcCabe; "City Health Program," by campaign committee this year and C ish or Christian?" Rabbi Matin has A. Cushman vice chairman. Officers Semion Petlura, expresses doubt in Dr. H. von W. Schulte. been lecturer on comparative ethics at December 19, "Health." "Aims of of the various divisions are: C. G. the statement of Schwartzbard that Yale university and is now professor George, chairman of the initial sub- he committed the act on his own ini- Hospi.tal Social • Service," by Miss of oriental' languages in the Universcriptions; Walter W. Head, chair- tiative and that he had no accom- Rose Schaub. Discussion led by Dr. j.ity of Chicago. He ;is. associated, with Olga Stastny and Miss Beatrice man of foreign corporations; W. W. plices. "John Haynes Holmes in the editor^Koller, colonel of the industrial di- The indictment recounts Schwartz- Hodge. t.hip of Unity, and member of the exvision; N. H. Loomis, colonel oLthe bard's shooting of Petlura on May 25, January 9, "The Modern Girl." "Y. ecutive committe.e of the Eugenics busines division; Mrs. Arthur P. 1925, when the latter was leaving a W. C. A.," by Mrs. Carrie A. CampCommission of the United States, the Guiou, colonel of the women's divi- Paris restaurant, and charges .that bell; "Camp Fire Girls," by Miss American Birth Control league, the Schwartzbard "wilfully murdered Pet- Gladys Shamp; "Girl Scouts," by Mrs. ( Continued on Page Three) American committee on the .Outlawry lura with malice aforethought." D. J. Foley. J. G. Masters and Mrs. of War,-the* Religious Education asAiftr the fall of ( the Romanoff Herman Jahr will lead the discussion. 'sociation~qf..America, and honorary dynasty, the indictment reads, the UkJanuary 16, "The Medern Boy." "Y. vice president of the Big Brother and JOHN HAYNES HOLMES. rainians established a Rada (council), M. C. A.," by Edwin Peirce; "Boy Big Sister-Movement of America. in which the Ukrainians, Russians, Scouts," by Leon Argetsinger. DisPoles and Jews were represented. "Do-.Politics in America Mean AnyThe Ukraine then became an inder cussion led by J. H. Beveridge and * Two hundred children in the afterMiss Sarah Shanley. thing?" will Tie the topic on which" noon and 600 aduJts in the evening pendent state. After the fall of the January 23, "Neighborhood and >Jorman. Hapg'ood will • speak on celebrated Succoth at the Jewish Kerensky; government,. Ukrainian was Community Programs." "The Ideals January V31.> Hapgood \tfas made" minCommunity Center Wednesday when recognized by 'the : governments of of a Modern Settlement," by Miss ister to Ddnfnark'by President Wiltwo big rallies, the first of this year, France and England. The Ukrainian Helen Gauss; "The Jewish Comson.*' He has been prominently con(Continued on Page Two) were staged. nected with public issues since he bemunity Center," By Irvin Stalmaster; Musical and dramatic organizations came editor of" Collier's. Weekly in "Municipal Recreation," by Ira Jones. 19QS. He was chairman of the com- Members for New Congrega- of the Center made their first appjsarMrs. Gentry Waldo will lead the disance on these programs. The Center mittee that nominated and elected cussion. * tion to Be Sought Symphony orchestra, under Rudolph Mayor Mitchell in New York. _For January 30, "Council of Social Seidl, the Yiddish Players under Elithree years he was editor of Harper*s at Once. Agencies and Community Chests," by jah Kipnis, and the Little Theater Weekly. He has been president o£ the League of Free Nations association. Plans for the formation of a mod- group under Mrs. Herman Jahr ap- An exhibition of the work of the Rowland Haynes. Discussion led by Associated,Charities, the Jewish Wel- John F. Hall. The last few years he h~asi>een politi- ern orthodox synagogue in Omaha peared in the evening program. February 6, "State and City Procal correspondent.in. Washington. He were made at a meeting in the Jewish The auditorium was decorated with fare federation and the Catholic is. the author of lives"'of "Lincoln, Community Center Wednesday eve- corn stalks, leaves and fruit in cele- charities,will be placed in one of the grams of Social Work." "A City RecWashington and. Webster;' "The ning. bration of the harvest. Fred White Sixteenth . street . windows of the reation Program," by Professor T. Stage in America,'.' and a recent -book, M. Kulakofsky was made chairman explained the significance of the holi-: Brandeis store during the Community Earl Sullenger; "A State Program," by Miss Anna M. Cameron. "The Advancing' Hour." chest drive next week. of the group, with the following other day. The display is being planned jointThisvcourse which will be given for officers: A. B. Alpirn, vice chairman; Harry H. Lapidus was chairman of February 20 will bring .John Sam Beber, secretary; J. J. Slosberg, the evening. Talks on the Center's ly by the three agencies, and will ex- the benefit of all the people of Haynes Holmes tor speak -on "Race treasurer. activities were made by Sam Beber, plain graphically the service given by Omaha grew out of one which had Prejudice — It?; Cause, aiiii Cure.!' Plans for an immediate^ member- chairman of the entertainment "com- themto the •unfortunates-of the city. been planned for the Jewish ComHolmes is the pastor of the Cpm- ship campaign were* made and A. I. mittee, and Jacob' Mirvis, educational munity Center. Registration will bei -.unity Church. He is president^ of the Kulakofsky was made chairman of director of. the Center. OMAHA-BROOKLYN DEBATE gin Monday, October 24. yree Religions association' and "di- the campaign. More than 60 members Dances and gymnasiupifeats were • TO BE FIRSrOF YEAR rector of the Amcrican'UnionMA gainst h'ave' already heen gained for the new a feature of the evening. MME. SARAH ADLER TO GIVE : lilitarism. He is editor of_Unity and movement.' - • " Jewish debaters of- Omaha and FAREWELL PERFORMANCE r. contributing editor to The World Brooklyn will meet in the first debate At the close of the membership OMAHA WOMEN TO GO Yomorrow. Among* his.-'books a. the year ..to be held in the Jewish Mmc. Sarah Adler, whose appearTO SISTERHOOD MEET of "The Revolutionary Fu'nctionlof the campaign, the group" -will take steps Community Center late in November. toward securing a. rabbi. ance in Omaha last week received enModern Church," "Is ' Death / t h e Mrs. Harry Rosenfeld and Mrs. The subject, "Resolved that Jewish thusiastic applause, will give her fareLnd?'V and' "Marriage and Divorce." Clarence Bergman will go to Sioux Colonization' in Russia," will take well performance at the Strand UlesSAM.BEBER'S NAME TO City as delegates to the district con- place on November 23 of November ter Sunday, October 23, at 8:30 p. m. Major's date" .will be announced vention of Temple Sisterhoods, Nov. 2 9 / . . . / ' • • '••. ' BE PUT IN "WHO'S WHO" Her ^play will be a four-act melolater. He'has been acclaimed through1 and 2. Mrs. N. Mantel of Omaha is Louis Lipp and . Philip M. Klutzdrama, "Women, Watch Your Husout the world as a master of charac president of the District Federation. mck will uphold the Omaha side. The Word carrie Wednesday to Sam Be^ terization. He has drawn, ^caricatures ber that his name -will be included in Others who expect .to. attend the debate^will be given under the aus- bands." y i the world's leading politicians, the forthcoming edition of the hand- convention are Mrs. N. Mantel, Mrs. pices of the Jewish Community CenMadame Adler is a member of the literary men, and socially prominent book of American Jews, "Who's Who Joe Rosenfeld, Mrs. L. Hfller, Mrs. ter.' Irvin Stalmaster is chairman of famous theatrical family of Adler, and persons. is known as "the queen of the Jewish In American Jewry." Only a few per- H. Rachman, Mrs. A. Spmberg, Mrs. the committee on arrangements. . Debates with St. Louis and Kansas stage." She will play in the Jewish A. Herzberg, Mrs. Sam Robinson and sons,^-each'citv are included in this The concerts have already been anCity are also being'arranged. ' Mrs. Henry Rosenthal. language. book. nounced.

SCHWARTZBARD TRIAL ATTRACTS THE NOTICE OF JEWISH WORLD

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GROUP PLANS MODERN' ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE -ELECTS OFFICERS

800 ATTEND SUCCOTH RALLIES AT CENTER

WELFARE AGENCIES TO HAVE EXHIBIT

""contain plans for the ensuing "Y" season, information pertaining to membership, dues and the work of the "Y."

S. Finkenstein and Philip Stem of Mr. E. Weinberg, proprietor. Is Los Angeles. There are also twenty- well known in the city, and promises four grandchildren- and nine great to give personal service to his grandchildren. patrons. _

waifs and strays, which was established 18 months ago in Moscow, is to become a school, for the graining of fully-qualified agricultural experts.

Dr. B. M. Knlly A, Perimeter , Nathan Simon Max Shapiro AlWohlner ( J.Coha Harry MalaschockS. A. Simoncs

Every Shade of Opinion will be represented in the series of editorials by prominent Omaha Jews which begins ia this issue of the press. JEWISH HOUSEWIVES will be interested to know that The Press will begin with its next issue a home-making department, conducted by Mrs. David M. New>mtn. Mrs. Newman will suggest menus b&sed on scientific dietetic principles, yet keeping in mind the preference of the Jewish cook for the good old traditional cookery/

CANTOR RE-ELECTED FOR TWO YEARS Cantor Xahanowitch to Continue at Beth Hamedrosji Hogodel. Cantor Isaiah Kahanowitch of Beth Hamedrosh Hogodel, Nineteenth and Burt streets, has been ^re-elected for

a period of two years, with a raise in salary. His work here was given imich pfaiseV ~ ' - - - - - •,..—-,- .--•••.. , Cantor Kahanowitch was born in Mozir Minsk, Russia, 30 years ago. He studied voice under Profesor Bironbom of Warsaw, Poland. For five years he was cantor in Yeckaterinoslow, and took the place of Cantor Kvarten *t the Kazelctcv synagogue. He has been in Omaha 17 months, where he has made many friends.

HEBREW GLOB BALL TO BE ELABORATE; FELDMAN CHAIRMAN Randall's Boyal Foatenelle Orchestra to Furnish the Music.

DR. SPEVAK, BELOVED PHYSICIAN, AUTHOR, SOCIAL WORKER, OIES Secretary of Denver Oonsumptire Belief EocietT Pastes HAD.

BEEN ILL 3 MONTHS

Denver, Oct. 17.—(J. T. A.)—Dr. Charles D. Spivak, author, philanthropist, and prominent Jewish social worker, executive secretary of the Jewish Consumptive Relief society, died here yesterday afternoon at the age of 66. Dr. Spivak died after an illness of three months. The funeral will be held Thursday. Dr. Spivak, born in Kr|tnentschug, was brought to America by his parents and received his degree in medicine from Jefferson Medical college. The next two years he studied at the University of Berlin, and later served as chief of the clinic for gastro-intestial diseases at the Philadelphia polyclinic and was lecturer there until 1898. Dr. Spivak is known as a pioneer in social work. He was professor at the Denver school oi Medicine. He was the founder of the sanatorium of the Jewish Consumptives" Relief society of Denver. He was editor of the Medical Libraries, the Denver Jewish News, and the Sanatorium. He was at one time president of the Colorado Medical library association and was librarian of the Denver Academy ot Medicine in 1905. He served as special commissioner of Joint Distribution Committee to j study health and sanitation among the Jewso f Europe in 1920 and served as secretary of the commission of the Sanatorium Association to study the mortality of tuberculoses in Colorado in 1921. He -was co-author with Yehoash of the Yiddish Dictionary,a r\d was a cQntnbuYor of* numerous" Sfttt'les On gastroenterolog)' and the history of medicine to the Jewish Encyclopedia and the Annals of Medical History. He compiled and edited the Medical Coloradcfane, and a number of bibliographies on Jewish medicine. He was editor of the Longevity Almanac and contributed a series of articles on hygiene and longevity from a Jewish standpoint. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the American Gastro-Enterological Association, the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, the Denver Anti-Tuberculosis Association, the Denver Philosophical Society. His will provides that his body be turned over to a medical school to be carefully dissected, the dissection to be made by an equal number of Jewish and non-Jewish students. Dr. Spivak also directed in his will that his skeleton be articulated and sent to the University of Jerusalem, to be used for demonstration to classes in anatom}-. Dr. Spivak was known and loved by many Omaha Tews. He visited Omaha many times. Dr. Max Fleishman, brother of lilla Fleishman Auerbach, is resident physician at the sanitorium of the Jewish Consumptive Relief society.

Plans for the Omaha Hebrew Club ball to be held in the municipal auditorium Sunday evening, October 30, indicate that the affair will be one of unusual gaity. ' . Randall's Royal Fontenelle orchestra will provide music for dancing-. There will also be a program of concert music. John Feldman is chairman of the committee for the ball. Members of the committee are Mendel Blank, Sol Rosenbery, Fred White, B. G. Shapiro, I. Stalmaster, Max Fromkin, Max Lorig, Mark Eolonsky, i»taurice Civin, Ben Minken, Maurice Stuff, Jake Ricklin, Albert Kaplan, and Sam Alt-S shular. Maurice Civin is president of the club. .Ben. Minfcen.'is vice presiAlfred dent.

TEMPLE ISRAEL TO SEER MORE MEMBEBS E. Mayer Placed in Charge of Campaign.

MIRViS TO OSBEGT Sis AHU' f t Announcement -. is .made this week that Mr. Jacob Mirvis, educational director, of the Center, will be the future advisor of the-Y. M. and Y-. W. H. A.. Mr. Mirvis "will'take charge of the program of the *'Y". He will outline his plans at the neJtt "Y" meeting, Monday, October 24, at 8 p. m. Election of officers for the coming term will be held at this meeting.

DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN TO SPEAK IN QhHAHA Dr. Morris Fishbein, distinguished editor of the American Medical society journal, Tv*ill be in Omaha in December to address a medical society meetin|j. ,,,

A campaign, to increase the membership of Temple Israel is being planned under the auspices of the board of trustees of the Temple and under the chairmanship of Alfred S. Mayer. I A meeting to plan the details of the campaign was held in the Athletic club Tuesday. Twenty teams of two members -each v/iil be appointed to carry on this work. A dinner for the workers will be held shortly at the Blackstone hotel. A general meeting of workers will also be held soon. The officers of the congregation are HenryRosenthal, president; Da-" vid Rosenstock, vice president; Louis Hiller, treasurer; Emil Ganz, secretary; Samuel Herzberg, trustee. The remaining members of the board of trustees are Sol Dcgen, Alfred S. Mayer, Harry Rachman, Harry Z Rosenfeld and Harry Wilinsky.

Peretz, was honored by z decision of Creighton University and at practicing*' the city council of Brzesc Litewski. attorney in Omaha. Dlugo street •will be renamed Peretz His colleague will be Thflip Klutzstreet, the council decided. nick, as previously announced,


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