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NATIONAL HADASSAH LEADER TO ADDRESS DISTRICT CONVENTION

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 24,1928

VOL. VII.—No. 19

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Leaves Large JUNIOR HADASSAH Gentile Sum to Jewish Work COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ELECT NEW ARRANGEPROGRAMS OFH(BSMONDAY FOR CONFERENCE

Frieda Silbert Ullian Will Speak Twice Diiring Sessions Here

Young Women Have Charge of Special Palestine Work

MASS MEETING TUESDAY

TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS

Chicago. (J."T. A.) A trust fund for §50,000 was provided ^f or the Jewish Charities of Chicago by the will of the late Thomas Susack, a non-Jew. This bequest is one of the largest received by the Jewish Charities. The Illinois Merchants Trust Company is named trustee of the fund.

CENTER ANNOUNCES OPENING I f SDMMER PLAY SCHOOL JULY2

Heads Council

ZIONIST ASK INQUIRY BY REBEL GROUP

New Officers Installed For Two Year Terms, by Amendment Adopted

Propose Impartial Investigation of Alleged Misconduct NO ARBITRATION

MANY PLANS MADE

New York.—(.1. T. A.)—The presMrs. Frieda Silbert TJIlian of; DeMore than 200 are expected to be Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky was elected ent administration of ".e Zionist Ortroit, one of the most prominent of present at the Junior Hadassah president of the Omaha Council of ganisation of America, under attack the •' younger Zionist women in Southwest Regional convention to be Jewish Women at the annual meeting by the recent opposition conference America, will be the principal speakheld at the Omaha Jewish Communof the Council following a luncheon held in Washington, has decided to er a t the Third annual conference of ity Center on May 27 and 28. On at the Blackstone Hotel Monday. call for a thorough investigation of the Southwest Region of Hadassah, Sunday, May 27, the Junior Hadas- Registration to Begin Next Sun- Rosenthal, vice president, Mrs. Lawits acts, to be conducted by an imto be held -May 27 to 29 at the Jewsah will hold its .business session and Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky partial body appointed by Dr. Cliaim The other officers are: Mrs. Henry day; For Children of Five ish Community Center. - —TJavis lAke Studio election. This will be followed by a rence Goldman, recording secretary, Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky was elected! Weisanann, president of the World to 14 Yea*s Mrs. Ulfisn'E coming i s anticipated 1 o'clock .dinner a t the Elks club Miss Grace Rosenstein Miss Hazel Degen, corre_ponding sec- Monday to guide the destinies of j Zionist Organisation, according to as a "gTeat event by Omaha women. retary, Mrs. Leo Rosenthal, treasurer, the Omaha Council of Jewish Women announcement in the current issue Miss Grace Rosenstein,""president with the afternoon session there. On MANY ACTIVITIES She is widely known as the former and Mrs. Harry Rosenthal, auditor. for. two years. Mrs. Kulakofsky has of "The New Palestine,' official orof the Southwest region of Junior Monday the Juniors will meet" jointpresident of the, Junior Hadassah, an By an amendment to the constitu- been prominently identified with < gan of the Zionist Organization of Hadassah, will preside at the region ly with the Senior Hadassah a t the Registrations for the first summer office -which she. held for four years, convention to be held here this Jewish Community Center for open play school at the Jewish Commun- tion adopted Monday, these officers social welfare work in a number of j America. -and -as national chairman of t h e j The administration's offer to have ity Center will begin Sunday, May will serve for two-year terms. week-end. : . ' . discussion. cities. Jewish National Fund Council -of HaGrace Kosenstein of Omaha, presi- 27. The school will be conducted five | itself investigated by an impartial Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, and Mrs. I. and'as one of the most acdent of the southwest region of mornings a- week during July, for Rosenthal, retiring president, were j body is the result of recent charges tive HadasBah leaders in the country. Junior Hadassah, will preside at the children between the ages of 5 andchosen to represent the local Council and allegations which the adminisMrs. Ullian is a graduate of Eadconvention and will be toastmistress 14tration declares to be unfounded and at the Midwest conference to be held • eliffe college, where she earned the at the dinner. Other officers of the therefore villkjg to have a nortThe aim of the school will be to in Leavenworth, Kansas, in NovemPhi. Beta Kappa key, and later region are Sara Trilihsky of St, Jo-plan supervised recreation,' health, dent of the Midwest conference, will ] partisan inquiry. studied in the Harvard graduate seph, vice president; Anne Greenberg and education work f«r the vacation ber. Mrs. Carl Furth, who is presiThe announcement of the comniisschool of education. After completof Omaha, second vice president; period. Emphasis isvill be laid upon also attend. of inquiry declares that the ing her -coarse a t Harvard, she "or-Report of Local Federation Head Betty Golub of St. Louis, recording recreation, health Jand happiness. Thirty-five Council members attend- Kansas Gity Rabbi to-Give Ad- Z i o n i s t d i s t r i c t a n d Hadassah chapganized the Boston Junior Hadassah ter of Philadelphia first asked the Reflects Leading Addresses secretary; Tina Altschuler of Omaha, The school will (open July 2, with ed the meeting Monday, and heard redress at Center Ceremony. ! Administrative and became i t s first president. corresponding secretary, Mollie Mor- the following daily!,program: 9 a. m., ports of officers and committee chaircommittee of the ris of Kansas City, treasurer, and flag salute; 9:10 aim., classes; 10 to Jman. She was the representative of the Zionist Organization "to arbitrate EDUCATION STRESSED Eise Gold of St. Joseph, reporter. 10:15 a. m., milk and crackers; 10:30 j Junior Hadassah at the world ZionIn her president's report, Mrs. CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE t h e iSBue6 involved in the controist conference in 1925. After attendThis year's Jewish social service The southwest region includes the to 11 a. m., assembly; 11 to 12 a. Rosenthal said; rr-—. ! versy that has arisen between Haing the congress, she made a trip conference was the most helpful and following units: St. Louis, Mo,; m., classes. I Services of confirmation will be daseah and -the Zionist Organization, "Our Council has prospered in its t o . Palestine, where she, spent two interesting one .which has been held in Kansas City, Mo.; St. Joseph, Mo.; Each assembly: will emphasize held Sunday, both at Temple Israel with Dr. Chaim Weizmann to head rather humble way because of four ! years observing and studying condi- years, according to Samuel Gerson, Denver, Colo.; Tulsa, Okla.; Lincoln, some phase of the vrork: Monday, requisites: service, loyalty, straight and at the Jewish Community Center, the arbitration committee." tions. She is a member of the na-who represented the Jewish Com- Neb., and Omaha. community singing; Tuesday, stunts: thinking and hard work, not only by where the fanpressive ritual by which \ In its reply to the Philadelphia tional board of Hadassah and of the munity Center and the Jewish WelThe 1928 conference is of the ut-Wednesday, health; Thursday, junior most cf the members of my commit- Jewish boys and girls make their. Zionists, the administrative commitiiational .Zionist executive hoard. fare Federation of Omaha, in Cincin- most importance for In addition to civics; Friday, story telling. Jacob tees, Without Whom we could never profession 'of faith wffl be given. \ tee declared that the issues involved ' for the conference nati last week. • the support of over 100 orphans in Mirviss, educational director of the have reached any goal." Eabbi Herman M. Cohen of Ke- \ in the controversy SIT not matters will begin a t 9 a. m. Monday in the Education was stressed in all ses-the "Children's Village" in Palestine, Center, will be : in. charge of the Mrs. Dolly Elgutter reported the nesth Israel-Beth Sholem, • Kansas , for arbitration End that the convenlobby of _the. Jewish Community Cen- sions of the conference, he said. The Junior Hadassah has this year, taken school. It will be open free to all Red Cross and hospital work of the City, will give the confirmation ad- j tion of the Zionist Organisation of ter. The first session will consist of keynote was sounded by Morris D. on a new project, nurses' train- members of the Center, and with a civics and communal department. Last dress at the Jewish Community Cen- j America is the supreme authority on welcoming addresses by Mrs. A."Waldman of Detroit, president of theing school. The various units of fee of $3 to o t h e r | This fee wiil be iex service, which wiil be held st j matters of Zionist policy. The Adi h c h a p t e r ; , National Conference of Jewish "Social Junior " "Hadassafi' th'rdugh'out " the coasted toward a Center meraber- year 8T7 articles were ^tnade . by the 10:30 a. m. I ministrative Committee stated that group. Miss Elizabeth "Hart reportiind Harry Lapiuus, president of the Service, who said: .-".",. , country, aggregating more than 10,* ship. Seven talks on outstanding leadj apart from the issues raised, charge* ed progress in Americanization work. Center, andreports of chapter ac"The trend of American Jewish phil- 000 members, feel the new responsiers of Jewish life will be given by j have been brought against the inGeneral activities will include Mrs. L Rosenthal will be in charge P-ith Eoisiii, Annie Tretiak, Sylvia j tegrity of its membership which arc tivities. anthropy is toward, diminishing em- bility greatly. Plans are being for- playground work, picnics, glee clubs, of a steak roast which the Council Weiner, Isabel Rosenblatt, Sylvia; not by any means subject to arbiphasis on ijrbvision for dependents and mulated to double the membership Mrs. Ullian will address a lunchstunts, health days, community singeon meeting at which Mrs. Joseph delinquents. This does.not mean that and the chapters in the southwest ing, first aid and story telling. will give for members and friends Falk, Bluma Neveleff and William j tration. The Administrative CornEosenherg will preside. Sessions will the Jewish community will cease to region hope to be able to report a Classes will be offered in wax work, early in June. Flax. Others who will have parts j mittee therefore decided snid accordcontinue in the afternoon. At the deal with the problems of disease, de- 100 per cent increase in members nature study, raffia, clay modelling, in the program are Leonard Nathan, | ingly informed the Philadelphia Tuesday luncheon, Mrs. Max From- pendency, and delinquency,- but theat the national.convention at Pitts- doll making, tie dyeing, scrap books, Ethel Green, Sally Greenberg, Libbie • Zionists that it would welcome the .•*•"••. ••''•••'. '-;•*.. Scout lore and drawing. kin will be chairman. J. G. Masters, items for the positive development of burgh. Dolgoff, Evelyn Zwieback and Sadye; appointment by Dr. Weizmann of u principal of Central high school, -win Jewish life will grow larger. Sup- J?pr.those delegates who will arKohlberg. i committee of impartial persons in In addition, there will be offered speak on the Hebrew university. Be- port and encouragement will be given rive Saturday, the Omaha unit will for girls: machine sewing-, hand sewDr. Philip Sher, chairman of the whom the public, would have coniifore t h e opening of the afternoon increasingly to education, primary and entertain Saturday evening with a ing, millinery, cooking, novelty makeducation committee of the Center.' dence, which will be given power session, delegates will be taken on a secondary schools, teachers' training theater party at the Riviera. Over 200 members of Oma f, a I ^jii present the certificates. , and authority to investigate the ing, dancing, gym, swimming and Sight seeing trip. Elections will take schools and theological colleges. JewGrace Rosenstein is general chair- dramatics. lodge , B'nia B'rith, attended xne ^^ T e m p l e s e r ^-i c e will be held' facts end make public its report as ish art "and""music will be permitted man in charge of the convention and place Tuesday afternoon. Special features for boys will be stag Thursday evening m the Jewisii! a t 1 0 ^ ^ E a r r i e t Rosenfeld will ; to whether there is any haBJf for Mrs. Ullian will give a second ad- less frequently to languish in the gar- Anne Greenberg and Tina Altschuler gym, toy making, swimming, dra- Community Center A varied pro- j ^ ^ ^ opening prayer and Helen' charging part of g n g misconduct or, the p Israel assisted by Rebecca Segal and Rose matics, radio classes, camera classes, gram was presented. g dress ' at a" mass meeting Tuesday rets of impoverished artists. : eson the closing prayer. the Administration. To that end, the the closing prayer. Joe West, winner of the south- Beeson evening, a t which J . J. Friedman, in America has come of age and enters Levine bead the dinner committee. basketry, bead making and lantern Confirmants who will have parts Administrative Committee suggested western district oratorical contest, in the sen-ice are Henry Greenberg, to the Philadelphia Zionists that they chairman of the local Zionist dis- upon a new era conscious of strength Rose Fine is president of the Omaha making. and purpose." who is leaving soon to participate in Loyal Katskee, Ernest Sidney Pries- obtain the consent of Dr. Weisimann trict, will be chairman. Junior Hadassah, and Mrs. Max The diminishing... of relief work FromMn is senior advisorthe national contest, gave a ' brief man, Henrietta Leah Meyer, James to take action in accordance with Shebuoth. -will be observed at Beth through the gradual betterment of talk. He was introduced by Justin Saltzenstein, Robert Jacob Rosenfeld, the proposal made." Hanaedrosh Hogodel with services at industrial conditions was stressed by Wolf, who told of the leadership of Morton J. Adler, David M. Saxe, The Jewish Telegraphic Agency 7:30, p . m. Thursday, 8 a. m. F r i -S. J . Hillman, president of the AmalJewish students in the high schools Gerald Batt, Gwendolyn Meyerson, learns that the Commission vouWI day and 8 a.'•xa. Saturday. At 10 gamated Clothing Workers of AmerNew York.—Election of delegates of the state. Although the percent- Jeanette Moskovitz, Strah Tuchman, consist of three well-known Amena. in. Saturday there will be a me- ica, who predicted that when industry to the 31st Annual Convention .of age of Jewish students is small, he Marvin I. Pizer, Bernice Sherman, can Jews held in high esteem by the morial service. Cantor S. Kahano- assumes its proper responsibility for Abe L. Katelman, son of Mr. andthe Zionist Organization of America said, they have many attainments to Anna Fellman, Ida Krasne, Sonia j public, who are not directly affiliated witch will be assisted by his choir. the welfare of its workers, social reMrs. Julius Katelman of Council will be held during the week begin- their credit. Saks. Rae Bernstein, Rosella Hand- with the Zionist Organization of Shebuoth will he observed at the lief work will be put out of business. A colored quartet from the Or-ler, Frances Kort, Marion Fonarow, America. Bluffs, la., was awarded second ning May 27, according to instrucDr. S. Cv Kohs, newly appointed temple with a service on Friday eveplace in the International : Aleph tions issued by the Organization pheum theater was one of the fea-Harvey R. Leon and Bernice Youning, and at 10 a. m. Saturday. Rab- diiector of the Jewish Federation of The reputation of a thousand years Zadik Aleph Essay Contest which Department of the Zionist Organiza- tured numbers. The Bishoff Sisters sem. bi Frederick Cohn's sermon topics Brooklyn, appealed for the reclaiming may be determined by the con.'"1--' of was recently held. His subject was, tion of America. This year's con- and the Rothkop Sisters were also Rabbi Frederick Cohn will give will be "Is the Moral Law Still Bind- of 250,000 rural Jews who are isolated, vention is to be aeld at the William on the program. "Future of Judaism." Young Katelone hour. the address and award certificates. detached, and lost to Jewry. ing?" and "The Grand Climax." Harry Lapidus made a stirring apman is an active member of the A.Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa^ beginZ. A., being president of the Council ning June 29 and running through peal for the Jewish Community Center. Refreshments were served. This Bluffs Lodge No. 7 of the A. Z. A.to July 3. at the present time and he will also According to the rules of the is one of the most successful affairs be the Council Bluffs delegate to theZionist Organization, every Zionist that the local lodge has sponsored. National * A. Z. A. Convention, which District or Hadassah Chapter is alBoston—(J. T. A.)—Morris Sig-1 Harry Wander, also an anti-Sigwill be held in. Denver, Colorado, on lowed one delegate for every fifty Geneva—(J. T. A.)—Through the 1 microphone, the unhooking of which man was unanimously re-elected \ manist, were elected as vice preeiJuly 16., 17. and 18." He will receive of its members. Those districts havingenuity of an American Jewish j brings all parts; of the system into president and Benjamin Schlesinger dents. The first vice president a silver medal which will be present- ing less than fifty are not allowed businessman," the delegates to the operation automatically. a delegate to the convention. All chosen vice president of the Interna- Salvatore Ninfo, who was the leader ed • at the convention. He murmurs his translation into • International Tabor conference which registered members who have paid of Winnipeg, There will be nine Jewish students tional Ladies' Garment Workers'j in favor of the referendum. The will open here on May 30, under the the microphone in a voice so low Irwin Dorfman their dues either annually or semiunion at the concluding session of' other vice -residents elected were auspices of the League of Nations, that it does not disturb the speaker Canada, was awarded the first place annually from January 1, 1928, areamong the graduates • from the the nineteenth biennial convention \ Harry Greenberg, Jacob Halprin, will hear the' speeches in their own or the other interpreters! The voices in this essay contest and he will re- entitled to vote in the forthcoming Council Bluffs high schools next here last night. David Bubmsky, JuliuR Hochman, 1 - ^guages, regardless of what lan- of the interpreters are amplified and ceive a free trip to the A. Z. A. elections. A Board of Election and week. Gingold, Luigi Antonini; for •; Eight students are from the Ab- Through the efforts of a group transmitted., to listeners at their convention. guage the -orator is using. York. Max Armlur and a Nominations Committee elected in headed by Morris Hillquit a comprooutside raham Lincoln high school. They Edward A. Filene, Boston mer- desks over a system of telephone EeiBberg, Philadelphia; Charles every Zionist District and Hadassah are: Marian Scharf, daughter of Mr.mise was effected, ending the strife j E '"-* chant, submitted his plan for doingj wires. Cleveland;, Chapter, supervises the elections. rin, ; Miss Molly y and Mrs. Joseph Scharf; Cecii within the right wing of the union. To translate a speech as it is beaway with the former time wasting Although the election of Sigman was j Freedman, Chicago; rhil Kramet Snyder, daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. method whereby addresses were ing delivered requires exceptionally Junior Young Judaea members of BAZAR TO AID JEWISH Sam Snyder; Esther Wolf, daughter never in doubt, following the failure {Boston; Morris Lmlas, Chicago and ^N / made in French or English, inter- quick-thinking and well-trained inNATIONAL FUND PLANNED Galveston, . St. Paul, Minneapolis, of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wolf; Salwyn of the oppositional group to muster Abraham Kiraner, Toronto. Abraham preters taking notes and later trans- terpreters. The league interpreters enough votes to secure elections by Baroff was chosen secretary-trea*Many beautiful things have al- Michnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. lating the speech into the various are marvelously efficient as a rule.' Denver, Des Moines and Sioux City referendum to the entire member- urer. languages of the delegates, to In order to develop more <5f them a have already sent in their papers 'for ready been donated for the bazar, Michnick; Max Kramer, son of Mr. ship, danger to the unity of the the Young Judaea national biographA special, constitutional amendwhich will be given in the Jewish 'and Mrs. I. Kramer; Sam Shyken, Thomas A. Edison and General John department for training interpreters union, particularly in New York, was ment, carried by a vote of 116 to icalcontest for which Omaha is son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Shyken; Community Center June 2, 3 and 4 J . Carry. Captain A. Gordon-Finlay in the new technique ".s maintained. | by the Daughters of Zion, according Leopold Marks, son of Mr. and Mrs.feared. At the suggestion of Morn.= ,2 g < w a gn e c e s s a r y to provide the two A trial of the new method was regional headquarters, perfected the new device, which was Omaha Young Judaeans still have M. L. Marks; and Harold Saks, son Hillquit, power and representation ,a d d i t i o n a l p l a c e / o n t h e general exTtc Mrs. J. Kulakofsky. made witfi' about' 150 sets at the infinanced by Mr. "lene. Proceeds from the bazar will be of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Saks. Their were given the Schlesmger group. e c u t i T e ^ ^ ' Each desk the auditorium is ternational labor -conference last an opportunity to win the prizes equipped with earphones of the year. It was so'effective "in reducing offered. The contest closing has been "contributed to the Jewish National Commencement exercises will be held According to the compromise reached, five places on the general execu- j Opinion was divided among the "stethophone" type and with a dial confusion and vasted time that it postponed from May 1 5 to May SO,fund. Mrs. M. Brause is in charge. at the Council Bluffs city auditorium tive board were given to the opposi-' delegates at the end of the elevenswitch on which several languages was decided to make a complete in- The winner of the first'prize for theMrs. A. I. Kulakofsky is treasurer on Friday evening, June 1. tion, Schlesinger wa elected vice- day sessions as to whether the comMiss Helen Whitebook, daughtei regional contest will receive a silver of the group. are marked, so that each listener stallation for this year's- labor conpresident, with supervision over the promise indicated final unity within of Mr. and Mrs. S.-Whitebook, will medal. Winner of second place will ference. If it is as successful this Donations may be sent to Mrs. J . can "tune in" on the interpretation cloak and dress trade of New York the union. Some hailed it as a genuyear, the new system will be used in receive a bronze medal, and the third Tretiak, 3004 Lincoln boulevard! graduate from the Thomas Jefferson ' in his. .own language. City. ine step toward peace, while other* high school, with their Commenceone for each lan- the meetings of the league of na- prize will be a certificate of honor- Mrs. J. B. Robinson, 3316 Lincoln Besides Schlesinger, Joseph Bresexpressed the fear that inttn&d& ment exercises being held at the gVuge» are seated close to the speak- tions. Six hundred delegates are ex-able mention. Further information boulevard; Mrs. EL Weinberg, S58 lau, the bitterest foe of Sigman, istration divided by two strong city anditorium jiext Thursday evepectefi to attend the labor confermay be obtained from M t J.: Mirviss North Forty-first street, and Mrs. J. er, where they can see and hear him. of New York local S5 and tions, peace VMHS not v*t reac|ted. at the Jewish Community Center.Kulakofsky. 2105 South Tenth street. ning, May 31. Each interpreter is equipped with a ence.

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CONFERENCE TALKS

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COUNCIL BUJFFS BQY WINS A. Z. A PRIZE

Zionist Election to Begin Sunday, May 27

Sigman Re-elected Garment Union President as Session is Ended

American Jew Finds Way to End Language Barrier atQeneva

Nine Jewish Graduates In Council Bluffs

Young Judaeans Send Contest Manuscripts

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