March 1, 1928

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FEOTATI0N AT COFMITY CENTER RE-ElECT OFFCIERS; HEAR ACHIEVEMENTS OF YEAR 1

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928

Continues In Office

SYNAGOGUE, SCHOOL WCEMERWILL KEEP PJMM MAR. >

VOL. VII.—No. 8

Re-Elected

Many' Local Ceremonies arid; Festivities Planned to Celebrate Feast of Lots.

Members Attending Joint Meeting Entertained by : Purim Play and Center Symphony Orchestra.

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SIX OF THIRTEEN GIRLS CLOSE CONTEST FOR aUEENSHIF Special Prize Offered For Girl Bringing In Greatest Results by Saturday Evening

SEASON OF JOY.

- "And Mordscai-wrote these things . . . unto all the Jews . . . .to enjoin PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED them that they should keep the fourteenth, day of the month, of Adar •.V. That a spirited race is in progress in the populai*ity contest A composite picture of the manifold activities of Omaha Jews the month which was turned unto being conducted by the Thorpeian Athletic Club was evidenced by wdrking through the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish them from sorrow to gladness and the returns checked in by active contestants last Thursday, when W<afare Federation was given Sunday evening at the joint meeting from mourning into a good day; .that a "double vote" offer expired. they should make them days of feastof the two organizations in the Jewish Community Center. • " Six candidates, it was discovered are bunched at the top of ing and gladness and of sending, porFor, the first time> the several hundred persons who attended the' race, in which thirteen popular girls of Greater Omaha were HARRY LAPIDUS, tions one to another, and gifts.to the W. L. HOLZMAN, entered a, few weeks .ago. the meeting were able to hear the whole story in one evening, first - Center President, • poor."—Esther^ix. 20-26. Federation President. The contest is being staged in conjunction with, the big1 tlie report of the Federation's activities flashed on the screen, in Purim, or thA Feast of Lots, which, Jubilee Ball which the Thorpeians will present on Sunday night. a series'of brief sentences, and then the report of"the Center read wilt be celebrated this year by Jewry March 11, at the city auditorium. . The winner of the contest will all over the wgrld'on Monday night by its president, Harry Lapidus. Mr. Lapidus paid a tribute to the be orowne"d Queen of the celebration and will be presented with a l r and all - day TjJsesday, commemorates memory of the; late Mr. Morris Levy. v •;•'• : $200 diamond ring. ~ the deliverancet'Qf, the Jewish people The"leadership, of the;two organi-t , ^; The "double vote" offer expiring 'in Persia during\the reign of Ahaszations twill continue .unchanged, as a j last Thursdaj1" was the only extra vole 1 '.uerus> (48^—64"VS.-,C. E.>, from one result of elections held Sunday "even-, offer of the contest, and the candidates Rabbi Cofii£ Mrs. Rosenthal and of its .earliest -and most implacable made the most of it. Owing; to -ing.' Officers' of tlie Community CenArrangements for June Meeting foes.. It.iS'Orie , ^ the minor historifact that at the start of the contest it Mrs. Adler to Have i?&rts ter are: Harry H. Xapidus, president; ".^.rio Be Presented to .cal festivala pi tife Jewish calendar. •was agreed' -that at no time until he Henry Monsky, vice president; Joe L. c ' r i n Service. r Megilloth - E s t W (the Scroll of '~-' '-Xz Grand Lodge. close of he campaign shottld the standWolf, • secretary; Dn Philip Sher, Esther) is 'read in the synagogue and Ings be revealed, it is impossible to treasurer; "A. Herzberg, San, Beber, SET MARCHat home^.oia. the eve of the Purim COMPEERS IN CHARGE. and A, B.' "Alpirn, trustees.' Harry AU Social Problems Meet to FedLapidus Interprets Spirit of Cen- divulge the names o* the six leaders festival, as well as on the following Malashock has heen' made chairman eration Office, Report Shows. ter in His Annual Message. but suffice it to say that every one of The Omaha Council of Jewish Wo- morning. '•" This "Is. one time in the the six is a possible winner. of the..finance committee.. The FedPlans; for a large Ivre conclave to men will 'observe national Council XSreat assistance to the candidates erations officers, are: rWilliam Holz- FREE LOAN WORK PRAISED Sabbath Saturday morning, March 10, year when noise-making is permitted be "held in Omaha June 2 and S, which in the synagogue," . . . . . will ,bring together more than 1001 APPEALS FOR SUPPORT. in their' efforts-to dispose of tickets man, president; . Harry B.Zimman, at 10:30 p.; m. in Temple Israel. It is ' "Joy unBouhded* and merriment" of to the Jubilee Ball at 26 cents each i>honorary, vice-president; H, A. Wolf, Six hundred- arid' eighty-two" indi- an annual custom to set aside one every description is the keynote of Ivre members," Will" be presented to; Nearly 82,000 men, women and tspected this week -when the beautifirst vice president; A. B. Alpirn; sec- viduals were assisted by • the Jewish day for ^special observance, by the the grand lodge of the district at a , . ; " ' " 1 J "T" + , - ' X Z, -T <.. + , v n c A I children partiapated in the activities ful new Chrysler coach, which tho the Purim Festival. Arrangements of . -i -.-ond vice president; Miss Blanche Zim- Welfare" "Federationj which told its Councils-of V the United States.. business meeting to be held Sunday; . _ r. _r . • Thorpeians will give away on that ocman,-third vice president; Mrs. A, story ;Sunday* evening,- on .the Com- A special .'choir will' sing in Temple Purim partiesj eschange of gifts be- afternoon in the Jewish Community! H o f the « «. - =t ^«v» u» w»£~~., to the Center report-giv„*. - ,.._l ,-. A n^^^*ir\ Jewish Community dur- casion, will be displayed on prominent; r according Greenberg, fourth vice-president; munity Center's screen. This number Israel. Miss/Laura Coetz will be solo- tween fr^sds- and' relatives, giving, H ! & Sunday Harry TLadidus, This meeting willMoines, be attendedi , evening . ,by TT ,.3 downtown streets. The biil-of-salf: Harry Fr£edniari> treasurer; Harry includes 330 local persons and 352 in- ist. Rabbi/Frederick Cohn will deliver alms to tKe p.obr,' the sending of "Sho- Center.by delegates from Des Lin- en _, president of the Center^ The,Center lach Mohos," the Purim Sudah at for' the car, provided by Andrew Silverman, secretary; Dr. Philip-Sher, dividuals stranded in /the city. Fifty- a brief address. Mrs. I. Rosenthal, coln,' Omaha and Sioux City. 'chairman of the'executive committee. six 'depended^cMdrenfwere'given'spe- president of; the Council, will give a homev. the ; eating of dainties and •Plans-for the conclave are in the housed 1^43 meetings of organiza- Murphy & Son will be deposited with sweets, particularly the Homen Tas- hands' of5 Compeer chapter, of which tions representing every phase of City Commissioner John Hopkins, in The responsibility of the' communitiy c&l; health, ca^-and>jsnelcer. chan^and the noasquerading. by both Joe-Bice Is president; Herbert Gold- __Jewish religious, economic, political order that the public may be ; JK to meet-the needs of Jewish-young 4 The repbrt alsosiiqwsthat the Fed- The opening prayer will be said, in and ^Idj^havief JiBcqiae v£he S^P--the car. will fee presented as adver'Among- the actiTities which were tised by the Thorpedans. d. witii ifte lesConinranity Center and to support ;its patients, improved'-the health, of 72 the closing, prayer will be given .by activities-.was, stressed by-Harry Lapi- boys and girls through Camp Morris Mrs. Ferdinand Adler, oldest member tivaL i ar t h e Jewish Community Cen- ." ' - SPECIAL TRTZE' The importance of the Feast of Lets £ p o ^ s o f c h a p t e r s will be h e a r d ^ ff J dus in his message. William Holzman Levy, guided the destinies of 1* boys of :the-Omaha Council. '; . ., ~ This week, candidates are extremely S n d a s c h o l and its significance at the present day urged more complete support of, the who had gone through the juvenile lodge meeting Sunday, j * « o « f ° ! ' % t h .»? f g All Council members are expected is its relation to race .prejudice and at the grand busy bustling for an extia Jime, 200 asses n Omaha Community Chesf, from which court, aided 52 families whose cases to attenii this service.';- The public is b Hjf ' f ; Jewish education, Officers of the lodge are: Robert H-jf f classes, the Center valued at §25, to be awarded to Uif: unjustifiable "hatred of the Jew. the Federation.receives its funds.' came up in Juyenile cburt> domestic also invited. he Center Svznphony candidate turning in the most money „ ., . ; c n ^ i „#• home-making T Minutes of .the previous year's, meet- relations courts mothers' pension hearLincoln 4 e president; Leon Dobrofj } Center-Purim Plans. by Saturday evening. This extv.'i Kooper, president; Jack POUOCK 01 \. .•„., sky, S i ^ x City, secretary, and Lester orchestra, athlete and other acbvi ings -were- read- by Harry Sifverman, ings and criminal court, and reached e l G At the Jewish, Community. Center, prize is in addition to the prizes to b? L ! ^ = lee The Center has conducted a leeLincoln 4 e president; Leon Dobrof-j ? ' ^ and Joe,L Wolf.;. "' . v hundreds, of boys and girls through Hartnian Manager V the festival will be ushered in by a Heeger of SiouL City, treasurer. Ben!-, ture and concert course, conducted a awarded the first fo«r girls in the conDuring an intermission between the educational andrecreational work. • • Sherman of Des Moines and Hymen Likes New Home Here Purim dancs in the gymnasium on Sh social service course of city--wide test, namely, the $200 diamond, ting-; two parts-of the program a Purim The work of tne^ Jewish Free Loan Rosenberg of Lincoln" are expected to j scope, and given opportunity for study j a S100 diamond bar pin; a $50 vni.s', Saturday night, March 3. Instead of play, directed by Mrs. Max Fromkin, society was particularly praised. The Mr. Sig Meyer, recently, arrived in the prize dances which have become attend. in a variety of fields. watch, and a $50 string of i •was presented. Members of the cast, society made over 100 loans during Omalia to be manager of the Hart- customary at these dances, there will Mr. Lapidus reported that the main- pearls. Grace Rosenstein, Sylvia Silverman, the year, establishing iiTbusiness and man Furniture company, has, in his be - a grand march for the girls only.! tenance budget of the Center is about AH of the prizes me on (tisiday »? Jerome Marcus, Rosalye Alberts, Her- helping men and women who were short residence here, identified himself j Judges will be present to pick "Queen Steinberg Nominated a year, an extraordinarily low The Jewish Community Center, w h « bert Kaplan, Dorothy Friedel, Albert thus returned to a self-supporting as an active member of the Jewish Esther," who will be presented with For Mayor $40,000 figure for the scope of the work, corn- they wiH remain until the close of th* : Stein, and" Dorothy White, played out basis. community. -' ': • the crown. Special Purim attractions Mr. George S." Steinberg of Council pared with the expenditure of other contest, whew Harry Lapidus, p r e s an amusing story of an epidemic of The year!s budget was $44,378.55, Mr. Meyer came to Omaha from will feature this dance. Bluffs, Iowa, won the Republican Nom- cities. The year was finished with a ident of the Jewish Community Center, measles in an orphanage which pre- of which $40,830.46. was. received from Chicago a few weeks ago, and has On Sunday, March 4, the Sunday ination for Mayor at the Primary j deficit of §79.82, after paying interest will present the winners with th«"iv vented the children from attending the the Community Chest. The total re- been generous' in his praise of his new Purim party. The spontaneity of the ceipts were $44,371.36, showing a home. He came here, he said, be- school children will exchange pres- election which was held Monday, Feb. j charges on the mortgage. The mort- prizes and will crown the fP'si pri7* ents.: "Sholach Monos". boxes have 27., Mr. Steinberg is at present a City j gage itself was reduced by ?ll,000 winner as queem, of the celebration, *:. performance brought the audience ni- deficit of about $7.00. cause he was/.sure that he would like been provided for this purpose. At 3 Councilman 1-. Council Bluffs. He is! since the opening of the Center, leav- ER appropriate ceremony to be conto immediate sympathy*with.its spirit; to live in a city of this size, hustling, j p. m. of the' same day, the Sunday well known and is a member of the ing the burden of $139,000 still to be ducted OH the stssgc of the city Dr. .Philip Sher's. message -was^thie but not so "big as his former home, I school program will be given in the No. 688 of the Independent Order of carried. toriunfi in full view of the preface to the film showing the work Jewish National Fund ' Mr." Meyer ^fas" in" the, furniture j Community Center auditorium. The the B'nai B'rith. Mr. Steinberg will persons expected t© attend the biK In concluding his report, Mr. Lapiof the Fe'deraiaon, prepared by Sambusiness in Chicago for 27years, first program will consist of Purim songs, oppose the Democratic candida+.e for function. dus said: Council to Elect uel Gerson, executive director of the for the S. Eosenbaum company and recitations and inusic, and a playlet, the "office for Mayor at the City elec-1 "The Jewish Community Center ra- Plans, for the entertainment prcFederation. The- Center ;Symph6ny "or" ^for the last 10;y'ears. with the L.,Fish "Casting of Lots," will be presented tion finals which will be held on Mon- -diates the essence of life. From it gram a t the Jubilee Ball are The Jewish Rational Fjind Council chestra, • under the. direction, of , Ro- will meet a t 8 p.- m. Sunday in the company. comes the offer of health, wealth and nearing completion, atid - dolph "Seidl, played a number of selec- Jewish .Commurtity.Center. Represen- : Mr. Meyer has' joined Temple Is- by Miss Margolin's class. This pro- day, March 26. happiness, if only those to whom the Irvin Levin of the Thorpeians tions. Nominations for, directors of tatives of ^ all JeTO^ -organizations rael. He is living a.t the Blackstoite gram is open to the public A play, offers is made will accept it. This, to announce them in detail in the Center were made'from the floor; connected with or interested in Zion? hotel and expects-to be joined "by Mrs. "A Sick Purim," will be given.; Leon and White Form ' • ' Tuesday night, March 6. at 8:15, in certainly is the realization of the hope week's Jewish Press, but the election -was postponed and 1st, work arei expected ibb attend. Meyer about. March'.!»•;,•".•••> the Center auditorium, the Senior New Law Firm Here As previously announced, A r t of its founders." will be held by maiL A permanent.corpsof officers will Council will make its first public deball's Fontenelle Hotel orchestrm, Sam .J. .Leon, formerly associated DR. LEVINE SPEAKS. ut," with a Purim program. A one-act Vienna—(J. T. A.)—The pistols be chosen at this meeting. Plans for a insnted to fifteen pieces, will play for with Stalmaster and Beber, atterneys, Do the people who burn their tlancing. This is only one of .ft numDr. Victor. "E. Levine was in NorNational Fund benefit will ; be display, "Trouble at Satarlees,^ given by. used by Ferdinand Lassalle, German last week to deliver two ad- Junior Hadassah, will feature the pro- has "formed a' new partnership with bridges .; .'„. ' . i';~i%~ -'.. . '. folk .Jewish labor leader, in his fatal duel cussed. round is the shortest ber of special features, Levin sal i. ' 11011©68^ M. Gross, Joseph Tretiak, T; Alex- dresses before a combined meeting of gram. Both plays were coached by Fred White. with Count von Racowitza over Frauwa The firm.will practice law. under ? home? lein von-Dohniges, the-daughter of a ander, and Beth Hamedrpsh Hogodel, several county- medical- associations. Mrs. Sophie Fromkin. Other numbers Words unspoken are your the ;name Leonand White, with ofHis subjects were "The Treatment of will include a series, of. tableaux by : have each given $100 to the fund and Bavarian diplomatist. He died on words that are uttered are often your : More people judge you by your ficer in suite 1019-20 in t h e City N a August 31," 1864, three days; after willhave their names inscribed in'the. the AnemasV ahd "Dietary Treatment enemies, damaging your good n»mft. tongue than by your actions. tional Bank "building. in" Cardiac Failure." Golden Book. (Continued oh page: 4*). ', fighting the duel.

MANY-SIDED WORK REPORTED.

COUNCIL-SABBATH

WRE CONCLAVE TO BE HELD HERE IS BY OMAHA NEARLY 8 2 , 0 0 0 1 CENTER'S ACTIVITIES, • ' - ' : IS YEAR'S REPORT

IN TEMPLE ISRAEL

REl^WORKTOU)

WILL HELP GUIDE DESTINY OF CENTER AND FEDERATION \

"' HABBT B. ZIMMAN, -Federation Honorary "Vice President

"S. A..WQLP, i'U«t Tic* Fxeiident.

HABBY SILVERMANf

HENRY MONSKY,

federation Secretary,

Ceatet Vice JPresidect,

DR. PHILIP SHER fjent«r

Stcretwy.

Center Treasurer.


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