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VOL. VII.—No. 38
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1928
Sunday School Atone Torah Dropping Bernard Baron Gives MARSHALL CALLS Center PHIL KLUTZNICK Opens on October 14 CLARENCE DARROW by Fasting 24 Hours Large Sum to Charity FIRST JEWISH NATIONAL MEET ELECTED HEAD OF AND RABBI COHN COLLEGE OPEN OF NON-ZIONISTS TO DEBATE HERE SENIOR COUNCIL INJffiWYORK
Plans for the opening of the JewPrague (J. T. A.)—The Jewish ish Community Center Sunday; population in the town of Vrable, School have been completed. The Slovakia, observed a second Yom first meeting will be held Sunday Kippur on September 25. Conference to Decide Partici- morning, October 14. William Stal- Discussion Is Arranged on The rabbis decreed a fast day bemaster will be in charge of the cause the Torah Scrolls, taken out pation of Non-Zionists in Subject, "Is Man a school and will be assisted by Miss of the Ark for the reading of the Jewish Agency. Machine?" Elsie Poska. appropriate chapfer at the Nefla CONGRESS OCTOBER 20-21 Teachers in ttie school will be DEBATE NOVEMBER 13 services, were accidentally dropped. Jack Marer, Ruth Pollack, Grace Jewish stores were ^closed all day Neve York (J. T. A.)—The na- Rosenstein, Elsie Stalmaster, Mary Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple Thursday and a twenty-four hour tional Non-Zionist Conference Con- Claire Shames and Mrs. William Al- Israel and Clarence Darrow, famous fast was observed by the congregacerning Palestine will be held at the berts. yawyer, have been matched in a de- tion. Hotel BUtmore, New York City, on bate on the subject, "Is Man a MaOctober 20-21, according to an anchine?" The debute will be held on nouncement made last week by the evening of November 13 at the Lonis Marshall, president of the City Auditorium under the auspices American Jewish Committee. The of the Ad-Sell League. main purpose of the Conference is Mr. Darrow will insist that man to determine the participation of is a machine—that there is nothing American non-Zionists, in accordance Yiddish, Hebrew and Jewish in man that cannot be bought, at a Public Invited to Visit Home with the terms of the Mandate for History to Be Taught Each chemist's shop for 90 cents. Rabbi on Sunday, OctoPalestine held by the British GovCohn, who is famed not only as the Wednesday Evening. ber 7. ernment, in the enlarged Jewish leader of Temple Israel, but also as Agency. The Conference will act a -philosopher, will maintain that REGISTER NOW OPEN FROM 4 TO 6 upon the report of the Palestine man has a soul. V Survey Commission which was creThe Jewish Community Center's Darrow has twice before debated The Board of the Ha ttie B. Munated by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presdepartment of Jewish Studies will the subject. Two years ago he dis- roe Home, for convalescent crippled ident of the "World Zionist Organireopen Wednesday evening, Novem- cussed it with Will Durant, in New children, will entertain at a tea and zation, and Mr. Louis Marshall, repber 7, at S :15 P. M. The work will York, and a year later with Bishop open house at the Hdme on Sunday, , resenting the non-Zionist elements, be done under the educational com- Francis J. McConnell of the Meth- October 7, from 4 ta 6 P. M. The for the purpose of framing a com- mittee of the Center, of which Dr. odist Church, in Chicago. public has been invited to grasp this prehensive and systematic program Philip Sher is chairman. Members Each speaker will have an hour, opportunity to personally ' witness for the future upbuilding of Pales- of the committee are Rabbi Fred- Darrow opening and closing the de- the wonderful work "done in the intine and for the guidance of a reor- erick Cohn, Nathan Bernstein, Wil- bate. There will be no decision. stitution. • ganized Jewish Agency. liam L. Holzman, M. Kulakofsky, Mail orders for seats, at 75 cents to The Ha ttie B. Muriroe Home has The commission responsible for Henry Monsky, Leo Rosenthal, Irvin $1.50, are being received at the Au- for some time been one of the most the experts' report submitted in Stalmaster and H. A. Wolf. ' ditorium, and will be filled, Novem- outstanding public institutions in I>ondon hist June was a bi-partisan The faculty which has been en- ber 1, in order of their receipt. the city. It is a place where chilbody consisting of Felix M. "Warburg, gaged consists of Reuben Lackow, dren whose outlook on life is darkLord Melchett (Sir Alfred Mond), I. Morgenstern and Judah Wolfson. ened by deformities and various afDr. Lee K. Frankel and Oscar WasThe schedule for classes' is as folflictions are rescued from the horserman, president of the Deutsche lows: At 8:15 each Wednesday rors of such an existence and are Bank of Berlin. At the forthcom- evening. Beginning Yiddish, includwon back to health and happiness. ing Conference there will be repre- ing reading, writing and spelling: At present there are thirty-seven sented the leading elements of Intermediate Yiddish, including Americanization classes, which children at the Home, all well on the American Jewry not actively identi- Jewish literature, discussion and are the special activity of the de- way to sound physical condition, due fied with the Zionist movement. conversation; Advanced Yiddish, partment of immigrant education of to the care they have received there. Lord Melchett, who arrived in this including Jewish literature and dis- the Omaha Council of Jewish Wom- With bright, friendly smiles, they country, will in all probability at-: cussion. . en, under the direction of its de- greet visitors, showifljg; all that they -tfind the tJonference. Dr. Chaim At 9:05 each Wednesday evening. partment chairman^ Slrs.Isy Bosen- appreciate what a generous commun"Weizmann, president of the "World Beginning Hebrew, Advanced He- thal, will begin next week in the ity Is doing for them. Zionist Organization, is expected to brew and Jewish history. Jewish Community Center. RegisThe Hattie B. Munroe Home is sitarrive here from Europe early in The schedule is arranged so that tration will be held on Monday eveuated at 2824 North 66th Avenue. October and will remain in New students may take one course in ning, and classes will begin WednesYork City during the session of the Yiddish followed by a course in He- day evening, being held each MonConference. . brew. Over 60 students were regis- day and Wednesday thereafter from 4 0 0 Attend Center As, far back as February, 1923, a tered in these classes last season. A 7:30 until 9:30 P. M. Miss ElizaSuccoth Celebration nonpartisan conference to consider larger registration is expected this beth Hart will again be principal of Palestinian problems was held in year. Registration may be made at the department. Over 400 children and their parTeachers will be Miss Hart, Mrs. New. York upon the invitation of once in the Jewish Community Cenents attended the Snecoth rally ter office. • Rosenthal, Miss Marie Gordon, Mrs. (Continued on Page 2)Abe Brodky, Miss Pauline Koppel which was held in the Jewish Community Center Sunday afternoon. and David Newman. An autumn festival atmosphere perThe English classes of the Council have been eminently successful vaded the affair and the sucea, covin other years and are expected to ered with colored foliage and corn By HILLEL, the Observer have a large enrollment this season. stalks and hung with fruit, was The first meeting will be addressed placed on the stage during the proI by Mr. Samuel R. Elson, Director gram. •Mrs. Max Fromkin was in charge Listen to this list of names and ed by Palestinian Jewish artists. of Adult Immigration Education of keep in mind that they have formed The inscription, in raised lettering the State Department of Public In- of the Succoth pageant, assisted by Mrs. William Alberts and Mrs. Elan organization. If we offer you a in both Hebrew and English, reads: stitutions. sie Poska. Irving Perimeter told of few guesses as to what kind of or- "The Lord shall guard thy going out the significance of the holiday. The ganization, you will probably say it and thy coming in from .this time WOMEN'S COUNCIL TO program ended with a comic film and is for the purpose of War Belief, forth and forever." AID IN ELECTION WORK the distribution of treats of fruit to Democratic National .HeadquarPalestine, Jewish Education or a the children: ters broadcast the announcement Seminary Fund: New York City.—The enlistment At the end of the program the Nathan Straus, Morris Rothen- that Abram I. Elkus' daughter was of every woman voter's interest in berg, Meyer Jacobstein, Joseph Gold- to leave for a motor trip into the the approaching elections in Novem- succa was transferred to the Censtein, Leon Savage, Emanuel Celler, Middle West, where she will make ber will constitute one of the major ter entrance hall, and will remain Aaron Jacobl," Adolph Stern, Henry speeches for Governor Smith—not in activities of the Department of Leg- there until the end of Suecoth. halls, but on street corners. The islation and Civics of the National Moskowltz, etc. You guessed wrong! The organi- young Jewish girl announced: "It's Council of Jewish Women, accord"DER VILDER MENCH," zation they created is a Jewish pro-' going to be strictly a soap-box tour; ing to this Department's Chairman, YIDDISH PLAY, AT CENTER Smith group. The prominence of I want to talk to people Informally." Mrs. Sydney M. Cone of Pikesville, each of these notable Jews is bound Oh, yes, she can drive her own car, Maryland. For many years the loThe Poale Zion Clubs will give a to be a guarantee to the Democratic even though (?) she is a graduate of cal Council Sections have partici- four-act Yiddish play, "Der "Vilder party that a certain group of Jews Vassar. pated in "get out the vote" cam- Mench," Sunday evening, October 7, Keep it up, Headquarters! We paigns. The national, state and lowill stand firmly for the election of at 8:30 P. M. at the Jewish ComJews are getting interested. the ever-popular AL cal issues of the approaching elec- munity Center. tions will be considered at Section The story centers around a widThe other side of the story is that No, he's not a laborer, even though meetings and in study circles on leg- ower and his family in Russia. Aftthe Hoover.forces are doing exactly he wears overalls and a blue shirt. islation. er becoming wealthy, the father bethe same thing, bombarding Jewish Well admit he looks like a little During the year a great measure comes an easy target for a social organizations and individuals with "Yiddel" who cleans up the labora- of emphasis will be placed upon the climber who simulates love, but statements by Mortimer Schiff, Dan- tories of the United States Depart- consideration of national legislative thinks of the fortune. Her plans go iel Gugenheim, James N. Rosenberg, ment of Health in Washington, but questions which are now before the awry due to the efforts of a son Felix Warberg and the like. Not so he is Uncle Sanfs "miracle man." public. Informational material will whose strange actions cause him to bad, eh? Both sides are doing their Uncle Sam has a "miracle man" be supplied, as well as discussions be called "The Idiot." best to prove that there is no such who is ridding America of that once of these questions by competent The cast is: The father, J. Sosko; creature as "the Jewish vote," for mysterious and dread disease, pel- speakers. During the sessions of his second wife, Mrs. Kipness; his after all their work is over they will lagra, by the simple expedient of Congress the National Council of children, S. Pollay, E. Katz, P. Kearneutralize each other's efforts prov- administering yeast. Jewish Women, through its member- enberg and I. Soiref; a guest, L. ing conclusively that Jews vote inHe is Dr. Joseph Goldberger of ship on the Women's Joint Legisdependently, whether they are prom- the United States Public Health lative Committee at Washington, r>. Friedman, and the housekeeper. Mrs. Blumkin. inent or insignificant. Service, whose laboratory researches C, seeks to obtain the favorable conThe play is under the direction of here and field investigations in the sideration of measures that have Mr. Kipness. i This week two interesting "hand- south have won him international been accorded the National Counouts'* from the political headquar- renown in the world of medicine. cil's endorsement. ters Of the presidential candidates JEW HEADS LEGION The simplicity of i>r. Goldberger's had a Jewish appeal to them. remedy for pellagra is exceeded only PALESTINE PRODUCTS Ijouis H. Katelman of Council Hoover's publicity writers in- by the homely nature of his prescripThe Jewish National Fund has Bluffs, Iowa, was elected Commandformed correspondents and through tion for keeping cured victims well. 1 them the general public that a shin- This prescription" calls merely for a for sale a number of Palestinian er of the Rainbow Post No. 2 of the ing, polished shell from the sandy regular diet of milk, lean meats, products such as candy, cocoa, tea, ! American Legion at a meeting held soap, art work and perfumes. They .last Thursday evening, September shores of Palestine engraved with eggs and tomatoes. Mogen Dovid and wishing "A bless- _• In other words, it has been found may be obtained from Mrs. J. Lins- 27. He was a former Vice-Coming to our next president, Herbert that persons who eat such dairy man, 3647 California Street, Ha. mander of the American Legion and Hoover," nad been received by the products and vegetables and meats 4229, or direct from the New York has taken an active part in local 'Republican nominee. Rabbi Julius do not get pellagra. The disease office of the Fund. The headquar- j activities. Mr. Katelman is the first Horowitz, donor of the shell, wrote occurs only among persons whose ters address may be obtained from Jewish Commander to be chosen that it was engraved and ornament(Continued on Page 2) Mrs: Linsman. . here.
STUDY CLASSES AT COMMUNITY CENTER START NOVEMBER 7
MONROE HOME FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN HOLDS OPEN HOUSE
BEGIN AMERICANIZATION CLASSES WEDNESDAY
The WashingtonJewish Mirror
London (J. T. A.)—Bernard Baron, well known Jewish philanthropist, who began his career as a cigar maker in New York, working at the same bench with Samuel Gompers. Organization Votes in Favor has Yeshiva College of Arts and; created a trust fund for his of Friday Evening Sciences Classes charitable contributions. Services. : Begun. With a sum of £500,000 Mr. Baron established the fund 'to make COMMITTEES SELECTED bequests POLICY OUTLINED during the next twenty The Senior Council of the Jewish years. The Marquis of Reading was New York (J. T. A.)—Scholastic Community C e n t e r auspiciously chosen chairman of the board which studies in the Yeshiva College, the opened its second season when it will administer the fund. first college of liberal arts and held its organization meeting Thurssciences under Jewish auspices which combines Jewish and secular day, September 27. In the election learning, were begun Tuesday, Sepof officers, Phil Klutznick, president tember 25th, with the opening of during the summer, was re-elected the freshman year, Dr. Bernard to the executive leadership of the Revel, President of the Yeshiva ColCouncil. lege faculty, announced. The other officers elected were: The Yeshiva College, an integral Irving Perimeter, vice-president: Omaha Council of Jewish part of the Rabbi Isaac -Elcbanan Grace Rosenstein, secretary, . and Women to Sponsor Theological Seminary, authorised Ephraim Marks, treasurer. FollowWork. recently by the Board of Regents ing a decision of the members to of the University of the State of sponsor a Junior Council of Clubs, VARIETY OF STUDIES New York to offer courses leading the following were elected to carry on that work: Dr. David Cahn An enlarged department of home to degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Platt, chairman; Grace Rosenstein economics will be a feature of the Bachelor of Sciences, was opened and Irving Perimeter. winter's activities of the Jewish with an enrollment of thirty-five Upon discussing the prospective Community Center designed' espe- students. For the present, the colactivities of the organization for the cially to interest women. For the lege is open only to the students of coming year, the subject of conduct- first time the department will be the Yeshiva. The Yeshiva College ing Friday evening services was sponsored by the Omaha Council of is and hopes to remain a small colcalled to the attention of, the meet- Jewish Women, under the depart- lege with a body of select students. ing. After a brief debate, a motion ment of social service headed by Dr. Revel explained After the completion of the freshwas unanimously passed stating Mrs. Reuben Kulakotsky. Members of the social service committee are: man year, an additional course will that the Council favored conducting the Services. A committee was ap- Mrs. Sam Nathan, Mrs. Harry H. be added each successive year until Lapidus, Mrs. A. S. Rubnitz, Mrs. the four year course is completed. pointed to arrange details. H. L. Abraham and Mrs. M. Gro- Instruction is temporarily given in Another committee was appointed dinsky. the building of the Jewish Center, to suggest revisions of the constituThe classes will be given by teach- 131 West 86th St., New York City, tion. ers from the public schools under until the new buildings of tup The organization of the Council the provisions of the Smith-Hughes Yeshiva College, now being erected this year differs front the original act. Six courses will be offered: at a cost of two and a half million plan put into operation last year. cooking, home nursing, personal hy- dollars at 180th Street and AmsterThis year the body of two repre- giene, prenatal nutrition, nutrition dam Avenue, nre ready for occnsentatives from each d u b is aug- and the underweight child, and sew- pancy some time in November. mented by six delegates-at-large. ing. If sufficient registration is seThe Yeshiva College being a part These are Phil Klutznick, Dr. Platt, cured, two courses in cooking will of the Rabbi Isaac Elehanan TheoWilliam Stalmaster, Grace- BWK»SP be organized,-«»ea4>egHiaiiig class logleflT seminary, is governed by the stein, Ruth Pollack and Mrs. P. Win- and a second for advanced students. Board of Directors of the institution. troub. Judge Irvin Stalmaster is The cooking classes will be held at In addition, an Advisory Board, to sponsor of the Council. the dinner hour and will include the be known as the Yeshiva College preparation of the meal, serving Council, has been former! and is and instruction in food values. All composed of prominent educators other classes will be given in the and men of affairs, it was stated. afternoon. In a statement issued yesterday. Mrs. Charlotte Whitcomb, who Dr. Revel outlined the policy of the was in charge of the nutrition and college. Miss Sara Rae Fish will be in hygiene classes last year, will again "The Yeshiva College dedicated its charge of the piano classes which teach these classes. Miss Madeline energies to the education of a select will be given this year at the Jew- Marr, who is in charge of the caf- nnmber of Jewish young men of ish Community Center under the de- eterias at North and Benson high promise, introducing them to man's partment of music, which will also schools, will have charge of the ' cultural attainments in the fields of include courses in violin and voice, cooking classes, which will conform j art. and the natural sciences, and the Miss Fish studied with Eleanor Janee , strictly to the Jewish dietary laws. social sciences. It aims to educate Lear in Omaha and, while yet in Mrs. Grace Henderson will give the both liberally and Jewishly young high school, began to teach. After instruction in sewing, which will in- men who have already been imbued being graduated from Central High clude the making of garments for with the spirit and the sanctity of School, Miss Fish went to New York children. Judaism and its teachings, who conA minimum registration of 16 per- sider the legacy of the culture and to continue her studies with Maria Mikova, internationally known pian- sons is required for each class ex- the faith of historic Judaism on ist, formerly of Omaha. Last win- cept the cooking classes, where 12 essential part of the equipment they ter Miss Fish studied with Miss Mi- enrollments are required. Registra- wish to acquire during their college kova in Omaha. Miss Mikova speaks tions for these classes are being years. It seeks to inculcate, in the highly of Miss Fish's ability as a taken now at the office of the Jew- minds and hearts of its students, an pianist and her method as a teacher. ish Community Center. abiding consciousness of the high A beginners' class will be a feaideals and the spiritual heritage of ture of the piano department. Model of Monument to the Jewish people, and to develop Classes for intermediate and adintellect and character through the H. Salomon Approved pursuit vanced pupils will also be held. Beof those humanizing studFinal approval of the model of The ies by which life as a whole may be ginning October 10, classes will be held each Wednesday at 4 P. M. monument to Haym Salomon, the elevated «na enriched, conducted in Register at once at the Jewish Com- Polish-Jewish patriot of the Amer- an environment that is spiritually ican Revolution, has been given by sympathetic, where the intellectual munity Center. the Art Commission of New York and the religious influence interact City, it was announced September to produce a mind consistent in its IMMIGRATION RULES 26 by Benjamin Winter, President and capable of seeing the WAIVED FOR TINY TOT of the Federation of Polish Jews, outlook, essential harmony of life." Contrary to all immigration laws, and Z. Tygel, Executive Director. rules and regulations, a Jewish im- Mr. Winter also announced that BERTHA GRODINSKY migrant'was admitted last week into Park Commissioner Herrick had ap- MRS. DIES MONDAY MORNING this country without a passport. <i proved the site at Broadway and visa and examination. The Jewish West Sixty-sixth St., which has been Mrs. Bertha Grodinsky. 68, wife immigrant was born in mid-ocean selected for the location of the of Rev. IT. Groctinsky, died early on the SS. Ille de France. The par- statue. The monument will follow the de- Monday morning, October 1. ents, Isaac and Chaya Kostman, She i.s survived by ber husband sign submitted by Anton Schaaf, were on their way to this country and four sons, Abe, Dave, Will and New York sculptor. The main figfrom Poland when the happy event Dr. M. Grodinsky, and three daughtook place. Upon their arrival at ure of the memorial will be a lifeters. IlriPii. Anne and Rose. size statue of Salomon. A semi-cirthe pier, an ambulance was ready in Burinl was fit Pleasant Hill wnecular exetera, depicting with six bas waiting, Hias having been informed of the arrival of the little immigrant, reliefs in allegory, the historical pe- tery. and the mother and child were trans- riod in which the American-Jewish ferred to the Jewish Maternity Hos- Revolutionary patriot lived, will WHOLE RUSSIAN SECT complete the figure. CONTESTED TO JUDAISM pital, East Broadway, New York.
CLASSES IN HOME ECONOMICS AGAIN OFFERED AT J . C C
SARA FISH WILL TEACH CENTER PIANO CLASSES
The' little immigrant has been named Samuel in honor of "Uncle Sam."
SYNAGOGUE ELECTIONS Harry Kimmenoan was elected president of the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Synagogue at the meeting held Monday, October 1. The rest of the board of seven commissioners are: Rev. Fleishman, vice-president ; Harry Soskin, Ely Wohlner, Israel Kulakofsky, L. Haris and Max Epstein. -
Riga (J. T. A,)—The entire comB'NAI B'RITH CONDUCTS munity of the Subbotniki, a Russian MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Juilaisdng sect which observes Sat-
Fifty members? of the Lodge of B'nai B'ritti spent Thursday in an intensive campaign to secure 100 new members for the local organization. Starting out from the Jewish Community Center at ft o'clock in the morning, under the leadership of Mr. Jack Marer, chairman of the membership committee, the volunteers visited prospective members in all parts of the city.
nrday as the Sabbath, in Ashenhof. a village near Riga, has decided to embrace Judaism. Many of the Subbotniki in the village have taken up Jewish studies. Warsaw (J. T. A.)—Professor Simon Askenasi, the famous Polish Jewish historian, will be appointed Poland's representative to the Iieagne of Nations.