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VOLUN1ER WORKERSiiOLL s ONE HUNDRElilW J E # 5 COMMUNin (MI1R MEMBERS Every Available Prospect in City Visited in Single Day by Fifty Campaigners. ENTHUSIASM AND CO-OPERATION
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1928
Father to Send Son and Another to Gamp The thrill the camp life can give to a boy is a very real thing to Samuel Vorzimer, 3156 Lincoln boulevard. ; Mr. Vorzimer went to the Jewish Community Center Tuesday to sign up his son for a month at Camp • Morris Levy. He asked about the plans for the camp and heard all about the full-program which is being planned by Morris Sogolow, camp director. •, . He asked about the financing of camp for boys whose parents cannot afford to pay for them. H e was told that-ihere are usually more of such boys making application, than cancrbe accepted, and that they are!1the boya who need camp life the most. Mr. iVorzimer' was enthusiastic. He "Offered to ^finance the sending of one boy besides his own son, to attend camp for a month, T—the boy to be selected by the Federation director from . among those who could not otherwise-enjoy the camp. . And he went away promising to find another man who would do the same. ~ Mr. Vorzimer knows what camp life means to a boy.* .
OF ZIONIST BREAK BEGBi SESSIONS
Mr. and Mrs. Mirviss Resign Positions Here
Mr. Jacob Mirviss, educational director and assistant director of the Jewish Community Center, and Lillian Margolin Mirviss, case Hadassah Stands Aside Saying worker of the Jewish Welfare Its Claims Can Be Settled Federation, tendered their resignaAt Convention tions to the Center and Federation early this week. CHARGES REDUCED TO 3 Mr. Mirviss has been a member of the staff for almost a year, New York (J. T. J~)—Probing inand has done much to build up to the charges recently made by junior and senior club work in the members of'the opposition, particulCenter. Under his direction, the arly those who toofc-'a leading part Junior and Senior club councils in the Washington ,' opposition conference held under the chairmanship were formed, and much new junior of Judge Julian W. Mack, was begun activity stimulated.. He was direcon Sunday by the court of inquiry tor of the Center Sunday school appointed; by Dr. Chaim Weizmann established last fall. Mrs. Mirviss has been case before his departure at .the suggesworker for- the Federation for tion of the Zionist administration. " "The hearings which were held all more than"--a year, and has asday Sunday and continued on Mon- sisted in other activities in the day evening . at the Unity Club, Center. Mr. and Mrs. Mirviss' resignaBrooklyn, were presided over by Justice Edward: Lazansky, presiding tions have been, regretfully acJustice of the. Appellate Division. cepted by the board. Mr. " and Mrs. Mirviss have The other members present were Supreme Court Justice Mitchell May, taken positions for the summer in Federal Judge Glo\er M. Moscowitz, the camp of the Central Jewish General Sessions Judge Otto A. Roz- Institute of New York, at Port alsky and Superior .pourt Judge Jervis, Sf. Y. They will leave Harry M. Fisher of Chfcago. Super- Omaha next Tuesday in order to be in New York in time for the ior Court Judge Samuel Kalisch of opening of the camp on June 29. New Jersey did not attend.
VOL. VII.—No. 23
ALIENS WILL BE LABOR DEPARTMENT PROVIDED CARDS ISSUES INFORMATION OF IDENTIFICATION Plan
to Aid Naturalization Children Who AppJifd Before Process and Criminal Reaching 21 to Have Non-. Investigations Quota Status
NEW ARRIVALS AFFECTED OTHER RULES EXPLAINED
Washington.—(J. T. .*.)-BeginWashington, D. C. (J. T. A.) — ning July 1, 1928, immigrants enter- "Cabled instructions will be cent to Fifty enthusiastic workers, tinder the generalship of Sam ing at all points will be provided with consuls abroad whereby exemption Beber, chairman of the membership committee of the Jewish Comidentification cards, bearing their from the Quota will be granted to munity Center, conducted an intensive- drive Wednesday for new name, full description and photograph. children who have passed twenty one members for the Center. In the course of the single day, one hunThe cards will be issued by the Amer- years of age provided they were dred names were added to the membership roll. ; ican Consuls at the ports of departure j under twenty one when they applied .:.-. According to Sam Beber, the most gratifying part; of the and when the immigrant is admitted, for visas, it was learned following whole campaign was the enthusiasm and spirit of co-operation exthe identification card will be com- a conference yesterday by Congresshibited by the workers. "Never," says he, "have^ I seeiC such a pleted by the signature of the admit- man Dickstein with immigration ofcommendable spirit shown since the days of the first drives for ting officer. This policy will apply ficials. the Community Center." only to immigrants, but not to those : The law as recently amended by who enter the United States fcr the Congress provided for the exempThe drive was inaugurated early f~ purpose of study. in the morning when the workers tion of children of American citizens assembled at the Hotel Loyal for An order introducing1 the new sys- ap to twenty-one, but was silent, on breakfast. There the plans for the tem, prepared by George J. Harris, the question of the status to be acwork were 'outlined, and the men, acting commissioner of Immigration, corded those who applied before they encouraged in speeches by Sam was approved by W. W. Husband, became twenty one but who since Beber, Harry Lapidus, and Harry Acting Secretary of Labor. have passed . their majority. The inZimman, went out in pairs to work Wins Corpus Juris Prize of A similar system of identification instructions wil] also require the on. every available prospect in the . Senior Class cards has been in use with regard to consuls to grant priority in the order city. These had been listed and the Chinese immigrants to this coun- that applications were filed and to placed on cards which were divided try. Another: step in" this direction issue visas first to parents and ENJOYS NEW WORK among the enthusiastic volunteers. was the order promulgated on April children, deferring visas to the wives At noon another meeting was held "I find it most fascinating," is the 10, 1927, providing for the endorse- of aliens until after parents and for lunch at the Hotel LoyaL With way David F. Beber, new associate ment of the passports of aliens ad- children have first been acted upon. Hadassah Not Implicated results already forecasting the huge in the law firm of Sam Beber, his mitted to the United States as nonAn order putting into immediate Representatives of the three parsuccess, still more pep was acimmigrants. effect the relief measure for septies participating in the controversy, quired preliminary to the final afterarated families was issued by Conn"Under the plan now adopted," Mr. the opposition,- the administration and noon effort. •. . *' Harris said ,in a statement explaining j missioner of Immigration Harry E. the Hadassah, were present. The A.final survey by Sam Gerson and the order, "if the immigrant is admit- Hull and approved by Acting Secspokesmen for tht^. administration Sam Beber disclosed the fact that ted the card will be completed by the retary of Labor, W. W. Husband. were Morris Rothefiberg and Louis the forces had signed up one signature of the admitting officer *md j Commissioner Hull's order stated: Upsky; for the opposition Abraham Rabbi Herman M. Cohen Gives hundred new members. handed to the alien, who will be ad"Subdivision 1—Non-quota Status Tulin and Samuel'J-: Rosensohn.; The Fifty Hoys And Girls Enrolled - Opening Prayer at Those participating in" the drive vised to present it Whenever called Proo£, Paragraph 1—An unmarried Hadassah representatives, Mrs. Eobt. So Far Session were as follows: upon so to do by an immigration ofchild under 21 yea.rs of age, or the Szold, Rose Halperrn, Miss Susan Isadore" Abramson, F . J. Alberts, ficer. It will prove exceedingly val- wife of a citizen of the United VOLUNTEERS OFFER AID Brandeis and Mrs^| Lefkowitz, did DEMONSTRATIONS VIVID David Blacker/ Sapa Bloom, Harold uable to the alien who later seeks Staates shall. not be regarded as a cot participate in tfee hearing as a Farber, John -.. Feldman, David A. And it will greatly non-quota immigrant unless provided With the registration roll increas- naturalization. Hary Lapidus, Harry Malashock, letter addressed to the committee on Freenjan, J. J. ' Friedman, Ben simplify the work of immigration with-an immigration visa designating ing rapidly and plans being rounded behalf of Hadassah declared'that the and Judge Irvin,, Stalmaster have just Glazer», j^fethan; ^ j$.; Greeny ^ J)r. _A. "charges, made. by_Had^ssah_do net into the final stage, the prospects for officers charged with the dutyl of in- the holder as such, and then only TCttatas^;^ t GreenDerg;'''*Sa^d.r'Greenbery,'"\jr'j.' reflect upon the integrity of the ad- 'tEe' Play School "opening Jni5 ^:.&t-t}!-e vesttgs-tlng.;-and.,.appxeh^Hciing • .aliens J w:?ien the citizenship of the .alleged ^ e y w e r t visitors at the national Greeiiberg, Dr. Herman Jahr, "Albert ministration and are not of such Jewish Ccrumurdty Center, -seem ex- unlawfully irf the'United States liable father or husband and his reiatfdiiRepublican Concention. Kaplan,.Sam Klaver, Marcus Krasne, ship to the immigrant are estab• to deportation." a nature that could be taken up for ceptionally bright. They were unanimous in their exRobert Kooper, B. Korney, Sam Leon, lished to the satisfaction of the So far, fifty boys and girls have At the Labor Department, it was review by the court of inquiry. The pression 'of pleasant surprise at the Abe Levey, L Levy; Isadore. Levinexamining immigration officer. signed up for the School. Two hunexplained to the representative of the magnificent spectacle seen there. Zionist convention can" decide on the son, Harry Malaschock, Jack W. dred are expected to attend. Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the Husband of Citizen Their only lament was that words matter." Others who represented the Marer, Ben Minkin, Henry Monsky, The activities of the Play School new system is not the registration of opposition were Lawrence Berenson, "The husband of a citizen of the were wanting to describe some of S. Ravitz, J. B. Robinson, J. J. feature nature study and handicraft. aliens as-generally understood. United States shall not be regarded the scenes. Such demonstrations as Robert Szold, Jacob de Haas and Slosburg, Louis Somberg, Dr. M. E. In carrying out the program of studDavid E. Beber v y, From the legislation which has been as a non-quota immigrant unless those given for Hoover and Curtis M. A. ZsWin. Others who represent- ies, a large number of voluteer teachStein," Dr. A. A. Steinberg, Joe ed the administration were Philip proposed in Congress, but applies only Stern, Sam Swartz, J. Tretiak, Harry brother, described the way- he was stood out amidst the "Vivid action of Wattenburg, Dr. A. J. Kalisky, Judge ers have been recruited. The volun- to the registration of aliens at ports provided with an immigi'ation visa designating the holder as such, and Trustin, Sam Vorzimer, Harry impressed by his initiation into legal the great meeting. teers are Hermine Green, Mrs. Robert "You can't imagine what it feels William M. Lewis of Philadelphia, Kooper, Mrs. Minnie Levey, Mrs. Ruth at the time of entry and really does then only when the citizenship of Weiner, Joe L. Wolf, Harry B. Zim-practice. Mr. Beber just graduated from the like to hear and see 17 thousand Jacob Fishman, Nelson Ruttenberg, Isaacson, Janet Lipsey, Lillian Lipsey, not go beyond the record made or the the alleged wife and lav.-ful marriage man, David E. Beber, Dr. Meyer procedure taken heretofore, except in Beber, Judge Irvin Stalmaster, Harry Creighton Law College this month, people rise up and cheer like mad Freida Bolker, Ida Tennenbaum, one respect and that is that identifica- to her prior to June 1, 1.928, are (Continued on Page 2) receiving his L. L. B. degree. His for a full half an hour," exclaimed Lapidus, I. F. Goodman, Sam Gerson, Sylvia Wohlner, Helen Sherman, tion cards will be issued to aliens as established to the satisfaction of the career at ithe university as well as Mr. Lapidus. Sam Beber, William Stalmaster, and Evelyn Adler, Mrs. Nathan Green, the final step in their admission. examining immigration officer. in public ^schools has always been The visitors were • greatly imBen Yousem. and Mrs. Herman Jahr. Mr. Harold These cards will carry a record of the "A woman seeking admission under marked by a uniformly high; stand- pressed when Rabbi Herman M. Abrahams has volunteered to instruct status under which each alien is ad- Section 4 (f) of the Immigration ard of scholarship. The excellence Cohen of Kansas- City gave the openthe youngsters in toy-making and in mitted, so that he himself will know act of 1924 as amended shall not be of the latter is, attested to by the ing prayer at" one of the sessions. regarded as a non-quota immigrant radio. his exact legal status and will be able unless provided with sn immigration fact that he is the recipient of' the Rabbi Cohen, who is a son-in-law of Marcus Krasne and Ethel Greenberg to prove under what status he was ad- { ~ Philip M. Klutznick is the winner Corpus Juris prize for the senior Mr. arid1 Mrs. M. Kulakofsky of this g the holder as such will have charge of the athletic work. mitted in case of any trouble. of the corpus juris prize for the class this year. and unless she establishes to the city, is the only modern orthodox An interesting series of daily asPleading for the orthodox customs 1 Inasmuch as this card system will Junior law class at Creighton UniThe Corpus Juris prize is awarded rabbi ever to be so honored. semblies, beside the regular curricu- apply only to newly arrived aliens, satisfaction of the exmining immiand forms of worship and belief, versity this year. Scoring the highThe. man who seemed to make the lum previously announced has been there is no intention whatever to re- grtion officer her former American Rose Stein and Marion Brookstein annually to the student in each est grade on the examination in legal greatest impression upon the class receiving the highest gtade in planned, consisting of a different type quire aliens previously admitted and citizenship, the losr- of same toy defeated Frank Ackerman and Irresearch, he thereby earned for himmarriage to an alien prior to Sept. Omaharts was Senator Borah. When of entertainment or lecture every day. ving Perimeter in a debate at the an examination held Upon subjects : self a set of thirty-four law looks On Mondays, the assemblies will con- already residing in the United States 2, 1922 and the fact that she was the; famous legislator rose to defend for legal research assigned" at the Jewish Community Center Thursday valued at two hundred and eighty- sist of community singing and the either to obtain or show a card. The ij wnrnarried at the time of makingnight before an open meeting of beginning of the year. It consists with* a great oration the majority procedure is intended to apply only in a set of twenty-nine law .books report of the platform committee dollars. . viewing of art slides furnished by to newly arrived aliens before they application for an immigration visa.'" the B*nai Brith. The prize is offered annually by Marion Reed.who is Director of Art The debate was the final debate of valued at two* hundred and fifty which- did not. include mention of the leave the port of entry. No alien al- j _ , the American Law Book company to for the Omaha Public* Schools. TuesMcNary-Haugen bilL he won the dollars. Winning of the award is the 'tournament conducted by the ready in the United States will be re- | I O i r t v R e g i s t e r everlasting . respect of everyone one student from each of the three day assemblies will be occupied • with quired to produce a card. Senior Council. Previously the girls,! considered an unusual honor, I classes in the law college. David stunts. Health and Hygiene talks Outside of his . scholastic achiev- there. representing the Fa Hon club had When it was pointed out by the With thirty boys already signed up defeated the Tonku Coda girls. The ments, Mr. Beber has. taken . an The masterly handling of /the Beber won the senior award for this will be given at the Wednesday as- Correspondent that aliens admitted insemblies. On Thursday, the assembly young men, representing the Psi Mu activ part in local and national chairmanship by Senator Moses was year. Last year, Milton Abrahams', to the United States before this new for Camp Levy which is to open at will bring talks concerning Civics. card system was enacted, may meet Nathan's Lake on July 9, the hopes of club, had • taken a decision over the Jewish affairs. He has been one, of another feature that impressed the Milton Mandelson and Sam Zachaiia For instance talks one on Thrift by a were the senior, junior and freshman party. : , the foremost leaders in. the organwith difficulties when they are mistak- the promoters are almost completely Junior Hadassah arguers. • .. banker, Fire Prevention by the Fire en for recent arrivals and required to satisfied. The capacity of tlie camp From the vicitors it was found winners respectively. The subject for debate was, "Re-ization and conduct of the local Chief, and Public Protection by the out:.that there were 'about fifteen The Winning of this prize is. anchapter of the'A* Z.'A. In 1324 he However," of those show cards, the Labor Department is twenty-five. solved, that conservative, Judaism Chief of Police have been arranged. should' be encouraged in preference \ was elected president of the Omaha i Jewish, delegates at the convention other feather in the already wellofficials discounted the suggestion be- signed up, some have signed up for to orthodox Judaism/' The victors , organization.: At:^^ present: -.he-\is aj and many times ttiore visitors. plumed cap of Mr. Klutznick. At The Friday assemblies will "be devoted cause an alien who has been in this periods varying from one to three upheld the negative of the argument.! member of the Supreme Advisory.I Prominent among the Jewish dele- the present time he holds the envi- to miscellaneous programs, exhibi- country for some time is distinguished weeks. Cf these, some have chose!) tions, and story hours. from a more recent arrival. It was to come the earJy part and others the Contending that Judaism as a', Council which is the governing com- gates was William Stern of Fargo, able position of the national secreNorth •'Dakota, who was the leader tary of the A. Z. A. His prowess in J—: special features, outdoor hikes, also stated that no effort will be made latter part of the month. Therefore, "civilization was being confronted with"' mittee of the A. Z. A. nationally, debating was exhibited in Omaha trips to industrial houses and various to compel aliens to produce cards, there is still room for a few more lads different conditions than it. was dur-'He is also a member of the .local of his state delegation. -The concensus of opinion was that when he was a member of both of contests have been planned. Among only in the event that an alien is al- at the camp. ing the middle ages, it must change' advisory council. As a member 'of Archie Chesnau has been selected accordingly/just as Judaism has t h e B'nai Brith, he expects to. find the convention was marked by • the the teams that represented the Jew- the contests to- be held will be Music ready under suspicion will he be asked changed in other periods, the Psi farther outlet for his interest'in efforts of the leaders to do the right ish Community Center in the Brook- Memory, Physical Efficiency, and to show his card. No system of es- as one of the assistants to Morris pionage is contemplated, it was stated j Sogolow, the director cf the camp. A Knowing Omaha contests. thing and to satisfy as many, people lyn and St. Louis debates. Mu orators insisted that conservative . Jewish affairs. "• ' , / V . The course of useful instruction and the entire new procedure has been i few more young men will be chosen Judaism should be therefore- en-j Looking into the future, the-.young as .possible. . Recently, Mr. Klutznick was elected The^ conduct of the convention'was president ,of the senior council of and supervised recreation is open to inauguarated only to maintain a check to aid the director in carrying out the couraged. They also held that cer-•j lawyer expresses a desire -.: to take tain orthodox philosophical concepts post-graduate work at the Univef- found to be very smooth and order- clubs at the Center. He has already j all Jewish boys and girls between the against aliens -who enter illegally. excellent program he is planning for ly. Although the major committees laid plans for numerous worthwhile ages of five and fourteen. For example, heretofore very little the boys. were untenable' in the- light of sity -of C h i c a g o . / ' " , \ ;record was kept "by immigration inhad big controversies to settle, the activities for the council. modern discoveries. ' j . ——;, —— ,-.; ; spectors at the land borders. Here- MARVIN TRELLER WINS were relatively quiet. . Mr. Klutznick's only plans for the • The decision, which was two t o ' _ __ , „ "•:.••"•':•'•'. •:'-.•'main'"sessions . after, all aliens entering at land bordWhile in Kansas City, the three immediate future for himself are t h e , HIGHLAND GOLF MATCH one, was rendered by Mr. Pred M . KulakOTSky fo ers, even if Canadian or Mexican citimen had the good fortune to bei White, Mr. S. Goodman, and Mrs.) Attend Conventions completion of his law studies at Zens, will be given cards and the sys- In matches against par at the introduced to such important person- j Creighton. J. Mirviss. j Harry Hollander, 41 years old, issuance' of cards at all Highland Country Club Sunday, ages as Andrew Mellon, and:Senators I He previously attended Kansas and; M. Kulakofsky, treasurer - of the died Monday afternoon at his home, tern requires Class A. He M v i Treller Trellr won won in in Cla immigration points, whether land or Marvin Bohar, Moses, Fess, Smoot, and Laj Nebraska Universities. His home is JEWISH MEMBER OP United Palestine appeal for Nebras1546 North Eighteenth street. He scored a 90 and with a handicap of sea. in Kansas City, Kansas, • ITALIA CREW LOST ka, will leave Sunday, June 24, for Foliette. 11 was six down to perfect is the owner of the Mineral Springs The youthful secretary of the Bottling Works. In the B class, Jake M Rome. (J. T. A.) Friends and rela- the east, where he will attend two Jerusalem has recently experienced | W 0 T 1 ^ t h a n g 7 . Hi - S handicap tives'of'Aldo Pontremoli, Jewish en- conventions, the rabbinical convenThe Central Hospital of the Work- A. Z. A. is preoccupied at present j Mr. Hollander is survived by his a shortage in experienced masons 112, which put him two down. gineer Who accompanied General tion in Long Branch, N. J., and the ers • in Emek Israel will be built I with plans for the national conven- widow and four children., within the next twenty months. The) tion of the fraternity to be held ?n j Funeral services were held at 2 and brick layers. In building the I n t n e t h i r d c l a R S . H a T r y K u i a . Nobine on the "Italia", are much Zionist convention in' Pittsburgh. He will be gone about two weeks. contract has already been signed and Denver soon. The annual publica- p. m. Tuesday from the Jewish walls of the Jericho highway these k o f s ky was victor. He shot a 100, concerned over his fate Up to date nothing has been heard Mr. Kulakofsky is actively inter- the work will start in the very near tion of the A. Z. A. is also being Jewish Funeral Home. Burial was in workers had to be broueht from w hkh with a handicap of 18 put him ested in Zionist affairs. Completed under his editorship. him. Golden Hill cemetery. Haifa* (six down.
DAVID BEBER JOINS BROTHER'S LAW FIRM AFTER GRADUATION
GREAT PANORAMA OF C O P . CONVENTION IMPRESSES OMAHANS
ORTHODOXY WINS IN COUNCIL DEBATING
REQSTRATION AND PLANS FOR PLAY SCHOOL PROGRESS
PHILIP KLUTZNICK AWARDED LAW BOOKS
Camp Levy Vacation
Head of BottlingWorks Here Dies