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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 8,1928
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Joins MINORITIES GROUP Yoi ** -Attorney dman Law Firm MRS. LILLIAN LEW HEARS REPORT ON DIES FOLLOWING JEWISH CONDITIONS MOTOR ACCIDENT t
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JEWISH SOVIETS BEGUN i Hoscow-(J. T. A.)—The situation of Russian Jewry was the subject of •wide discussion at today's session: of .the conference of representatives of the national minorities in the Soviet Union. ..'. , ;Michael Kalinin, president, of the Union, in addressing the confereneer declared that the . government -us striving to improve the condition of tpe national minorities. However, the difficulty lies in the limited economic possibilities. Dossoff, assistant secretary of the Central Executive Committee, reported on the government's view of "the..national minorities work, em-phasizing especially the work being done to aid the Jewish population. Although the Jews are culturally more developed than the other minorities, he said, their present economic ' condition is poor and- the government is' trying its best to help through colonization and industrialization. The Jews who have been colonized, have succeeded on the land as well as the old peasants. B. Garfinkl reported to the conference that the Jewish population in the Briansk district are being encouraged as workers in the large industries^ In the city Rudnia, Smolensk district, the business . of the jiiunicipality is conducted in
TWO JEWISH LAYMEN AWARDED HIGHEST HONORARY DEGREE BY HEBREW UNION COLLEGE
Joseph Stern Joseph Stern," youhg.'Oinaha attorney, has become associated with the law offices of J. J. Friedmaiu Peters Trust building. Stern is a graduate of the University of Nebraska law school. He is a member of the B'nai B'rith, and was for a time field secretary of the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation speakers' bureau. " ••• ' He is at present active in community work in Omaha, and is supervising a newly formed newboys' club in the Jewish Community Center. - •"" •'"-;• •'• :: V-: - • •'••••
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MotdavisT^will Tie" assigned "by. the Ukrainian gavernnient, it was learnLondon (J. T. A.)—A note of ed. .The' purpose" of this fund will hope for improvement in the Jewish be to industrialize the towns Dubos- situation in Roumania and Hungary sary and Rashkoff and others where was sounded and a grievance against the majority of the. population is a League Committee for its action Jewish, The artisan cooperatives vvill in the matter of the Hungarian be developed and others established Numerus Clausus formulated in the to meet local conditions. report of the Joint Foreign Commits The transfer of unemployed Jew- tee of the Board of Jewish Deputies ish youth to cities where they may and Anglo-Jewish Association. " obtain employment, is also planned. Lucien Wolf, secretary of the. comOthers will fee assisted to settle on mittee, in his report submitted the land in other parts of Russia. yesterday to the monthly session of Some will be assisted to settle in the Board of Jewish Deputies deModavia, credits being granted to clared that "smooth waters have them. been reached, although there are The government also plans the still some rough spots regarding opening of trade schools and the the situation in Roumania and granting of loans to the credit Hungr.ry." kassas. Wherever the Jewish popuNo complaints nave been'received lation is in the majority, Jewish recently from^ Roumania. In " HunSoviets will be created. The soviet gary the numerus clausus is still of Bubossary was instructed to be- connected with certain technical gin immediately the transaction of difficulties, Mr. Wolf stated. The all business in Yiddish. developments in Roumania are A million : roubles is expected to proceeding -in -harmony with _. the be raised for Jewish colonization government's^-pledges. Symptoms of among Jewish and'Russian trorkers anti-Semitic unrest are-: pot wanting, through the new lottery being: COT*.; but -the government . h a s acted ducted by the Ozet The decision to promptly -aadiaainfaiiied, peace*-es-conduct the lottery -was taken, follow- pecially at the universities. All antiing the .success of'the first- lottery1 Semitic student meetings were^pro;wMch brought half^a million roubles hibited by the government. Progress for the Ozet activities. has also been made in reconstructive legislation dealing with the deeply rooted Jewish grievances. However, Stunts to Be Feature owing-/• to the political crisis in of Gym Exhibition Roumania, the situation is not withoutanxiety; he said. ,Members of the physical education 8 of department of the Jewish Community .Concerning "the ' statement Hungarian Minister of Foreign AfCenter will take part in an elaborate display of varied gym stunts at the fairs, Walko, in the Foreign Affairs annual gymnasium exhibition to be Commission of ,the Upper House, held in the gym Thursday evening, that the numerus clausus question before the League is now finished, June 14. Eight events will be on the program Mr. Wolf said that it is very doubtfor the evening. The opening event ful whether the League's committee will be the pyramid building by-the of three acted. within the scope of junior " B " boys of the men stunts its mandate. The committee appears class followed by the Parallel bar to have acted a s . if, having full •work by the senior members. Other power to negotiate understandings events are as follows: Tin Pan Pa- with offending - governments, withrade by junior girls, Spring and Buck out reference to" the League's Counby aenior men, Apache dance by cil. The committee's claim to act Mirian FieddleT and Shirley Weiner, independently of the council does Mat work by senior men, Clog dance not serve public interest. It can by Grace Leviii an asortment of stunts do so still less in the cause of the national minorities, which completes by all" Behior men of the stunt class. The following members will take the system of adjudication. Such part in the gym exhibitions: Manor secret action "undermines the conLieb, Sara Shultz, Evelyn Green, Anne fidence of the minorities in the Bunnan, Anne Silerman, Margaret treaties and may cause a miscarriage Baer, Sally Greenberg, Marion Wefc- of justice. oerg, S. Szwarts, Archie Chesneau, M. Ferer, Harry Goldberg, Myer Ferer, C. Feldman, J. Feldman, Leo Brown,' Abe Smith, G. Smith, L. Seiner, L Novack, C. Slotkins, A. Ginsberg, A. Casniclt and I. Merrian. .
Dr. Ben Greenberg, who was recently graduated from Nebraska University Medical college, has been appointed ,.an interne at -the Unirersity hospital.
_ Injuries- received in an autorooJHe accidentrdtirmg. 3 drive between Kan. St. Louis Sunday reproved ^ Lillian Lew, a well known and much-loved, member of the Jewish Community, who died Wednesday morning in a Kansas City hospital. ; Mrs. Charles Schimmel, Mrs. Lew's sister, ''received slight injuries but was ablelto'Wtuj^toiieriQme Wednesday evening.- -Mrs. i e w ' s daughter, Miss Mildred Lewrand'Mrs. Schimmel's son, Edward, who,-were with them, were unhurt. The accident occured during the last lap of a motor iripfrom Omaha to St. Louis, not far from Kansas City. The cause of the accident has not been definitely fixed, but is connected with an injury to one of-the front tires, according to Mr..A. SchiromeL Mrs. Lew Teceived two hip fractures, injuries to her back, and internal injuries. Her death occured the third day after the accident. Mrs. Lew lived at 4902 Capitol Ave. She is survived by two children, Mis Mildred Lew, and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln Lew, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Israel Levinsonof Chicago, three-sisters, Mrs. Charles Schimmel of Omaha, Mrs; M.Schimmel, of Waukegan, and Mrs. Henry Handelman, Chicago, and one brother, Joseph Levinson, of; Chicago. •- .•-,.".-.";_;•.:: •••"-'•• '.-.'.[• -. Mrs. Lew and her children came to Omaha to make their home, four years ago. Burial wfll be in Chicago, probably on Friday.
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.. .New . York — Declaring that the statement contained in the Jewish Daily Bulletin of June 1, that; he had declined to take Hadassafe's case in connection with the election ruling of tae Zionist Organization of America was untrue, Mr. Samuel Unteraiyer issued, a letter through Mrs. Sip E. •Szold,: secretary of Hadassah, saying fhat, OE the contrary, Hadassah had a just grievance and that action of the ffionist Organisation of America was /^discreditable and unlawful." Mr. Untermyer's letter follows: "Dear Mrs. Szold: Since you called my attention to David A Brown, of Detroit, and Dr. Lee K. Frankel, of Kew York, given the degree of Doctor of Hebrew the article in this morning's JewLaw by .the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, "in recognition of their great service to their peopJe and ish Daily Bulletin I have read it to all nianfeind". Mr. Brawn is Chairman of the Board of Finance of the Union of American Hebrew and am amazed that such misinCongregations, which maintains the Hebrew Union College, and Dr.--Frankel is a member o£ the Executive Board of the same organization. " ^ . . formation should have been printed. I note particularly the following statement: "The Jewish Daily Bulletin learns that the Hadassah had attempted to secure the legal services of Samuel Untermyer in its Omaha chapter of Hadassah held fight, against this ruling. Mr. its annual election during the recent tJntermyer has, however, declined Hadassah regional conference, with So Says Official Announcement the following results: Mrs. Joseph. Industry Adopts Forty Hour to take the case." Week, International Garof Colonization Plans ' Rosenberg, president, Mrs. B. A. I t is untrue. I believe, on the ment Union Announces contrary, that Hadassah has a Simon and Mrs. J. J. Friedman, viceDR. ROSEN SAILS just grievance and that the action presidents, Mrs. Harry Trustin, finan-NEW AGREEMENT of the Zionist Org-anization is disciaLseczet&ry, Mrs. Max Goldberg, TeNew York.—(J. T. A.)—The amount" cording secretary, and Mrs. Jfiar X»ercreditable and unlawful Its ef(J-..T. A.)—A five-day of $20,000,000. wilf^be expended in de- ner, treasurer. fect is to disfranchise all members forty hour week will be inaugurated veloping on a large scale Jewish farm in good standing who paid their Appointment of committees will be iitjthe garment industry next Monsettlements in Russia, provided there annual dues between July and Deday,^ according to an announcement is fully subscribed ,in this country; made at a later meeting. cember of last year, although they Through an; error in reporting the issued by Vice president Benjamin before October 30, 1928, the? sum of then paid the full year's dues. $10,000,000, it was announced by elections of the Southwest region last Scblesi^ger "• of the ' International There would have been no objections to the delegates to the Zion'' "TLppi&xmstely "S5,Wp ist Convention being elected on presidents. be affected by the new plan, 7,500 the same basis. tural Corporation (Agro-Joint). of them being employed by members T h i s will constitute the largest I deeply regret this internal disof the Industrial Council, 12,000 by single • enterprise ever launched ..for sension, which is bound to break the American Cloak and Suit forth at the Convention and to /Miss.! Martha Iappett 'won th the promotion of Jewish ^agriculture", Manufacturers' Association and 15,! 1 further injure the cause in which declared Mr. Rosenberg. "I am «£..iiA^rt w%~v*i*Ti.*- Jtjdaeav'TefidMiiv^Bpg Jti f^p 000 by the independents. all of US are FO deeply concerned, happy to announce that the Russian contest at the regional finals held Negotations for a new agreement, and can well nnderstand why your Sunday afternoon in the Jewish authorities .have agreed t o . provide The annual picnic of the Council replacing the one which expires on great patriotic body should be un$10,000,000, on condition that the Community Center, with her oration, of Jewish Women will be held at June 1, will be begun next week by willing to keep silent under such American Jews furnish the other "An Imaginary Trip to Palestine." 1 p . m., Wednesday, June 13, in the local unions of the Amalgamated flagrant injustice. She will go to New York to rep- $10,000,000. The total of $20,000,000 Elmwood park. This is the last Clothing Workers, with the New Before Dr. TVeizmann sailed I will be. expended over a period of resent the region at the preliminaries large affair of this season, and is York Clothing Manufacturers Exspoke to him twice on the subject ten years. of the national contest, to be held open to all friends of the Council. change. One of the demands will be and gathered from him that thfe '"Moreover, it is an undertaking June 20. Mrs. I. Rosenthal is chairman of a forty hour week. The men's clothdifficulty ha?, been adjusted by alinvolving an investment much larger As a regional winner, Miss Lippett the committee for the picnic, and is ing workers will also request the lowingyour org-anization the has her expenses to New York paid than the $20,000,000 to be sub- assisted by Mrs. H. A. Wolf, Mrs. introduction of a system of un- rights to which it is entitled.' by Mrs. Archibald Silverman of scribed _ by- American Jews and the Cora Wolf, Mrs. A. Somberg, Mrs. employment insurance such as has Providence, Rhode Island,. Miss Fern Russian, authorities, because the Harry Rosenfeld, Mrs. Harry Rach- been in practice for five years in Bloom of Denver placed second and Government of Russia has agreed, if man, Mrs. Carl Furth, Mrs. N. Chicago. received honorable mention. Judges the American quota is fully sub- Mantel, Mrs. Sam Robinson, and The substitution of a piece-work were Henry Monsky, Judge Irvin scribed, to provide free of charge Mrs. Lawrence Goldman. " All ar- system instead of the present week land valued at 820,000,000." Stalmaster, and Judah Wolf son. Dr. Saul B. Arenson, formerly on rangements are being made by the pay for the men's clothing industry Dr. Joseph A. Rosen, who has committee. Reservations should be Following Che contest, which was the faculty of the Chemistry Departis also being talked of in labor ir charge of Jacob Mirviss, th- Young been the chief director of the Jewish telephoned to Miss Hazel Degen, circles. ment of the University of Nebraska j r .i-,_ 3a dubs had a luncheon, at which back-to-the-soil movement in Russia, Ha-6342. will not make his usual annual vieit Mrs. M. F. Levenson was the speaker. left yesterday, after a short visit to Lincoln and Omaha on his way here, on' the "Majestic" for Moscow to his home in Portland, Ore., for to complete the negotiations with he sails on the "Dutchess of .Atholl" the Russian authorities for Uae adfor from Montreal on July ministration of tbe new fund. Mark Lorig was elected president seven weeks trip to England, and The $10,000,000 collected in this of the Omaha Hebrew club, at the the continent. country will be administered by "The New York.—Miss Mary Bierman, annual election of the club held SunA constitutional committee to reSince he has been conducting eveorganize the by-laws of the Omaha American Society for Jewish Farm said to be the first blind .girt ever to day in the Jewish Community Center. ning" classes on "Chemistry of LithoOther officers for the year axe: Sam graphy' and "Color and PhotciCouncil of Jewish Women was formed Settlements in Russia." The organ- receive a master's degree from a New at a meeting of the board of the coun- ization will continue the agricultural York college, will be graduated from Swartz, vice-president; Sol Eosenberg, graphy with Keference to I.ithocil at the home of its president, Mrs. work initiated by the Joint Distrib- Teachers' College, Columbia, tomorrow secretary; John Feldman, treasurer; graphy", he is particularly interested ution Committee and carried on with high honors. Miss Bk rman, who Max Polonsky, A. Richards, and Sam J. H. Kulakof sky, Monday. in "Pressa", the International ExThe committee will be composed of during the past five years by its'-sub- is a.member of the New.York Asso- Altschuler, trustees. hibit of Graphic Arts in Cologne. ciation far the. Blir.d, recsived her Mrs. Carl Furth, president of the Mid- sidiary, the Agro-Joint. Although he will visit Germany, A. B. degree last year.. . _ . west conference, and the officers of the England, Trance, Belgium and Miss Bierman helped defray her exlocal Council, Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, Faye Klein Scores - Switzerland, the major portion of * penses by tsaching aesthetic dancing Mrs. Henry Rosenthal, Mrs. -Leo his time will be spent in Germany Again in "JNanriett^T at the Lighthouse. She -specialized at New York.—A building so serve where Itosenthal, Mrs. Lawrence Goldman, he will visit universities and college in speech education and hopes as national headquarters for the | industrial plants Miss Hazel Degen, Mrs. Harry and s Faye Klein, whose worlr-in to get a position teaching in a college Rosenfeld. He sails from Cherbourg on the cfcamatics has become known through next-winter. She was born in Ger- National Council of Jewish Women Plans for next year's program were the Center Plaj-ers Guild, _ccud anwill be acquired, according to a "Leviathan", just in time to reopen discussed and will be announced later.. other success in the part given her by many and -was brought to this country decision of the board of managers, | his regular day classes at the Uni* One of next year's. projects will be the Brandeis Players in their produc- •when she •was six months old. Her at the annual meeting, hsld at the versity of Cincinnati, where he parents are dead. She is a graduate cheoiieftl the creation of a library for the iise tion of "No, No, Nannette." ~ assistant professor o Of Wadleigh High School and is an Hotel Boosevelt. of patients in Wise Memorial hospital. engineering. The building will house the naMiss Klein sang and acted with viv- accomplished musician.
$10,000,000 FUND
Mrs. Joseph Rosenberg Heads Local Hadassah
35,000 GARMENT WORKERS INITIATE FIVE DAY WEEK
YOUNG JUDAEA PRIZE
COUNCIL AND FRIENDS TO.PICNIC WEDNESDAY
Dr. Arenson to Attend International Exhibit
Committee to Write New Council By-Laws
Blind Student Will Get Master's Degree
Mark Lorig Heads Omaha Hebrew Club
National Council to Have Its Own Building
Members and friends are asked to actional offices of this organization in , as the pretty "Winnie," one of WINS HONORS cumulate books during the summer to the three women with whom the erring New York, the department of ImWord has been received that Sol be collected in the fall and given to husband had become involved because New York, the department of im•.. A. Z. A. N E W S Katz, formerly of Omaha and 8 the hospital. migrant aid and immigrant educahe wanted to "make them happy." The A. Z. A. fraternity baseball tion, and the department of farm pubii of South High school, has deIn this part, Miss Klein proved that ceived the • highest grades in MR could take light frivolous role with team will journey to Lincoln, Sunday, and rural work. SAMUEL BEREK RECEIVES she graduating class at the Forest July 10, to encounter, their fraternity The newly latinched department of charm, as well as the serious part for MIDLAND COLLEGE AWARD which she was cast in the Guild's pro- brothers in a baseball and tennis tour- j vocational guidance and employment j avenue hig-h school, Dallas, Texas, was more than S? pernatnent. The following following:men wil] m:ike will begin a study of employment His average av Fremont.—Samuel Berek, son of duction of "A Doll's Hot.2." Mr. and Mrs. J. Berek of Fremont, Miss. Klein looked charming in a the trip: Stanley Levia, manager; problems and conditions as they af- cent. was honored at the Honor Pay exer- dress by Herzbsrg's, one whose color Louis Riklin, Hyman Riklin, Bill Gere- fect Jewish women and girls. It SU." :3K SERVICES cises held at Midland college May 30. suited to perfection her blond type. lick, Dave Franks, Ben Sheanin, Stan- was reported that several thousand During- the pummer brief servicees ley Shapiro, Sam Barish, Al Fiedler, Jewish women and girls are mt of He was inducted into the Blue Key | will be conducted at Temple Israel Max Givot, Julius Goldner, Joe Cohen, employment in New York City. fraternity, in which membership i% APPOINTED INTERNE Farm work will be extended in i each Friday at 7:30 p. m. in the and Sam Bender. based upon scholarship and character. Samuel Z. Faier, a senior at Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. In- j downstairs room. Beginning; with He also Teceived a silver loving cup ,Creighton Medical school, has been for his work in dramatics. During' appointed to an interneship at Joe Cohen, A*..Z.. A. fraternity man, temational work in behalf of im- June 15, and during the absence of the summer session, he will be assist- Creighton Memorial St. Joseph's •»FOB the Omaha University Tennis migrants .will be extended to the Rabbi Cohn, the service will be conant dramatic coach in play production hospital. He will begin his -duties' GhaiDpionship and was -awarded _a border cities of Juarez and" Tia ducted by Mr. Samuel Gerson ot Dlr. Jacob Mirviss. Juana, Mexico "t*?aotiful loving cnp» -•....-.and- acting•there >Tune S. .