March 15, 1929

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DR. NATHAN KRASS SPEAKS AT J. C. C. WEDNESDAY NIGHT "What Is Wrong with the Ten Commandments?" Is Subject

FAMOUS RABBI IS FOURTH CENTER COURSE SPEAKER Dr..-'Nathan'. Krass of New York •will* be the fourth lecturer " on "the lecture and concert course sponsored jointly. by the Jewish Community Center, and the Council of Jewish

Dr. Nathan Krass Women. Dr. Krass will speak on "What Is Wrong: with the Ten Commandments 2" Wednesday evening, March 20i at; the Center. Asjleader of one of the greatest and most influential.. religious communities in New York City and the entirfr -world,-Dr. ."Krass is avidely regarded as', a central figure in some of the pressing' religious questions of the day. _ ,His appeal as a preacher and scholar is to all International • fame came to Dr. Krass after ihe -war, when, as special commissioner-for the Joint Distribution committee, : ne : toured Europe to study at first hand conditions there. He was actively eon-nected with' Hoover's .relief...work and Liberty ."Loan campaigns.. '•'• As a scholar and -philosopher, Dx. Krass has appeared -before, many learned societies discussing topics pertaining to Biblical and- post* Biblical k literature. He has founded, a forum for young men and women of all creeds and faiths in one of the most congested ^stricts of the ' city of New York. ........ Uabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple Israel will be chairman of the

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0M4HA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1929

I.fflORGENSTERNANDOmaha U. P- A. Drive FRED WHITE TO GIVE 'Merchant Prince of Israel" Greatest Jewish Phil- MOSES ADDRESSES anthropist In the World; Is Chairman of Board Moses Celebration at Center Sunday; W. L. Holzman Chairoran

Quota of $15,000 Sttught in Drive Dxsriag Week o£ M&rclt 18-24

JEWISH MUSIC ALSO FEATURE OF PROGRAM

J. I. FEIEBMAN HEAD OF' LOCAL U. P. A. COMMITTEE

Julius Rosenwald watchful, modest man with, his clever Two addresses, on the greatness began life in 1862 eyes and friendly smile began to rise of Moses as -a world figure will be in- the city of to the top of the business world, features of the big public program Springfield, HI., the In 1894 conditions having ' changed, at the Jewish Community. Center city already famand the demand for the.products he Sunday evening which will, celebrate ous as the home and' his cousin were then manufac- the 3500th anniversary, of the birth of Abraham Linturing- declined, Mr. Jtosejrwald ar- of Moses. Fred White will speak in coln.; •. Like the ranged with a New York firm, which" English on "Moses the Lawgiver." b o y s , at •was "manfaeturing low priced .cloth- and It Morger.stera will give, an ad; other Springleld he at- j u ing to start a ' branch i n Chicago. dress in Yiddish on "Mcses the [tended the public schools and on It was in connection with this busi- World Teacher." Wii'iam L. HolzSaturdays and during vacations ness, that Mr. Rosenwald became ac- man will be chairman. H. A. Wolf Barned his spending money by, work- quainted with Mr.. Sears of Sears, will also speak 3n Yiddish. ing', at • odd jobs—helping"'in' Ms Roebuck'' and Company-.. -Mr. Sears Traditional Jcttish music will be father's store, - pumping the church placed orders for clothing in such given by Cantor A. Schwaczkin of organ and sometimes by selling; var- fabulous quantities that, Mr, .Rpsen,- B'nai Israel sysagogue and Cantor ious, articles and later as a clerk wald became . interested as to his S. Kahanovitea pf Beth Hamedresh in a store. method of disposing - of' them. He HogodeL Harr^' Sobinson, accomHis ' college.- was commerce. At found that Mr. Sears, realizing' that panied by ' Miss \ Ann Ruback, will seventeen we find him embarking many people, especially farmers, play a violin sold. Irving Perimeter in the wholesale • dotting - business lived far from the shopping- areas* will give a recitation. The ringing with his unde "in New. York; at had- worked, out by means of- an will be led'by Mrs. Max Fromkin. twenty-two in a3 small clothing and illustrated catalogue a very successtailoring business-of'his own on ful retail by mail ~ merchandising Fourth avenue, New York, and at concern.' The mail order business twenty-three "in"?.Chicago with his was sound but it required capital'and : cousin employed in the. manufactur- in 1895 Mr. Rosenwald and - his ing of .summer. clothing. In these brother-in-law purchased a half inearlier V years he met with no re- terest in the enterprise, for $70,000. markable success.. There were at Since that time Mr. Rosenwald has that tune : few outward signs of the been engaged i n building up. this mail Special Service Tonight and Banpromise which later was". to; be so order house. He served first, es quet ToKiorrew Night vice president and treasurer, then as amply fulfilled." " ; ' Arranged {Continued on page 2) But in the course of time, this quiet, •

The 1929 United Palestine Appeal I Drive in Omaha will be officially ned Monday evening, March 18, with a dinner at the Omaha A.thletie. Club' in honor of Dr.' Mtsvmee

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DH SCOTT NEARING When-the. members of Temple Israel the tweny-fiftfa anniversary POINTS TO SOCIALISM TRMINGUAl ORATORICAL ecelebrate l Rabbi Cofcri's s|nJitual leader of the Friday sjsfl Sateiday, they will AS NEST WORM STH» CONTEST TUESDAY NIGHT 'lTemple ie- "jofned"- "By -fhc-«ep«ewi«aiavesi -of

1 Civilization. .Boomed for Junk One-Act Play "Overtones* ' and: Various faiths in the city in recognition of Ral&i Cohn's outstanding work J. C. C. Orchestra Also - Pile of History, Speaker On Program Dd|

XAUDS-SOVIET SYSTEM

1VRE FRAT SPONSORS

Thei ^historic' junk pile ?was the -.. In. -whafr-as Tegardedras aii original in American . Jewish destination 'tersely pointed out. by. inovation Dr. Scott Nearing 'in answering the forensic, activities, six young inen question, ''Where *- I s ' Civilization and women of. Omaha will cbnapete Going?1' which was the subject of in the first: annual. Trj-Lingual his lecture at the Jewish Commun- Oratorical contest of #ie : Jewish Community Center-Tuesday evening, ity, Center" Monday evening. Defining the turning points, in March 19. The speakers' are divided history as; the times when great into three classes, two speak&g in and -.Engchanges in. the methods of economic each, of Hebrew, Yiddish, ' -:\:- :"'•;•" •:---\ production take : place, I>r. Nearing lish,' -. •- ' The contest is being sponsored,by pointed.to the developnients of the past "half century.; along; the lines the Compeer, Chapter of the Ivre of mass production, communication fraternity. Jack' W.' Marer, repfraternity, will be and transportation, and; prophesized resenting the chairman of1 the evening arid • will Council Women Sabbath the coming of a "New Social Era." present the medals .donated by his gave as. the three periods in hisService Next Saturday He tory' so far savagery, _ barbarism, organization to the winners. and civilization. ' During the first The competitors and their- subjects A Sabbath service sponsored by one of these, means of subsistence are:—Yiddish class: Rose ' Softer, the Omaha Council of Jewish were limited to what could be found "The Future of the Diaspora Jew"; Women will be given in Temple in nature. When wan began making Morris Lensky, "The Folk Schulfr ,vs.. Israel, at-10 o'clock, Saturday morn- tools and making other things that the Talmud Torah'.'. Hebrew class: ing, March, 23. This .Sabbath morn- he. desired, the, period of barbarism Irvin Soiref, "Palestinian, and Amering will be observed throughout the began, he showed. "Civilization be- ican Youth"; Joseph Saks; "What has United States as .Council Sabbath. gan," Dr. Nearing -stated, "with the the Book -of . Prophets ' to Offer?" It is an tannual observance. establishment Jof the permanent English class: Abe Sherman, '<JonMrs. Pxederick Cohn, chairman of market."'- As for. the.-future, he tributions of" the - Jew to" 'Civilisareligion of the Omaha Council is in said that within the • next thirty tion"; Irving .Perimeter, '.'Palestine1', charge of arrangements. A part of, years, the world will be living "Overtones", a one-act play will r the serivce'Will be read by the cMl- largely in a ' socialistic .era, not un- be a second .feature-, of the program. , dren, and a ; children's choir,: under like' the' present Soviet system. The play has been coached1 by Bess the direction of Miss Laura Goetz, 1 With an' admirably restrained' but Weinstein and has for its cast Ida •will sing. Rabbi Frederick Cqhn effective, irony," the speaker dis- Cahn Platt, Toby Steinberg, Sally will deliver the sermon. Mrs. J. H. : coursed at length on the faults of Morgan, and Mrs. Henry. Weisberg. Kulakofsky, president of the Counthe present capitalistic age. "Class The. J. C. C. orchestra will also cil, will, speak. A solo by Miss division,' poverty and conquest," he appear on fhe program,, playing Bertha Greenhouse will be a musidemonstrate, "are the outstanding several numbers; cal feature of the service. characteristacs of civilization." The principle of private ownership was SHUMSK RELIEF SOCIETY ICOR CAMPAIGN FOR blamed" as the" underlying cause of TO GIVE BALL MARCH 24 TRACTOR IN FULL SWING these things. 'With a grim smile ' The Shumsk Relief' Society will The drive by the Icor. of Omaha on his face, he told his audience give their third annual benefit dance that in the greatest centers of to raise funds to purchase a tractor for Jewish colonists in Russia, is' in, civilization, the; greatest poverty ex- in the form of a Purim Ball at the full swing according to the commits isted. He stated that- in the United City Auditorium on Sunday -«vet e c in charge. Committees are now. States there are over sixteen million ning, March 24. According to J. White, chairman "canvassing the city, they stated, s ^ persons working'for"a*wage of'_less of the affair, the various committees than twenty-five-dollars,a week. He curing "funds and merchandise. The later is. for the bazaar to be given described poverty as an enforced of the organization are working . March 31 at the Labor Lyceum* condition imposed by the wealthy in hard to insure the success of the; , which will climax the' campaign.. order to - become more wealthy. affair. Proceeds of the ball will go -fot "Wars," he saiS, "axe the' result of Omahans are urged by them to cotwo nations seeking "more fields of the benefit, of Jews m Shuxnskjoperate-with the solicitors. , profit for: their "'wealthy classes Russia. bumping* hfads in going after the HEADS TECH ORCHESTRA same" "plunder." SATURDAY Pearl Marcus has been elected pres- Dr. Nearing commended '-very Louis Shanock; assistant • ident of..the senior orchestra at Tech- highly the ..BusBJjsjjs- for- the way secretary of the Jewish Community nical High School. Miss Marcus plays their Soviet. experiment has demon- Center announced that dances will the mellophone in the orchestra.- She strated the~pract$cabilify of the. so- be'given-weekly en Saturday night? also plays the piano and trumpet. daiistic ideal., He described so- at the Center. For this She is a sister of Mrs. N. Simon.' Center Dance orchestra •will' play,' (Continued'on JPa«rV2> n i n g V

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Rabbi Frederick Cohn in the social_service, cultural: and spiritual life of the" city. The two-day celebration will start ~with. special services at 8 o'clock this evening at Temple Israel. Following is the program: Sabbath service; vocal solo by Harry S.c Disbrow; address of welcome by Henry Rosenthal, president of Temple Israel; talk, by Milton R. Abrahams, representative of the Brotherhood of Temple Israel; violin solo by Miss Dorothy Lust(Continued on Page 4) ;

Former Omahan Gives Building to J. C. R. A. Philip . Goldstone, prominent film producer, of "Los Angeles, former Omahan,.has presented to the Sanatorium of the J. C R. A. «f his city a building to be constructed at a cost of over $25,000 in the name of his mother, Mrs. Bay Goldstone, a devoted worker and leader of the Ladies Auxiliary" of the institution, Goldstone was born and reared in Omaha, leaving here in 1520 to enter a large film company in Hollywood. Prior to that time he was manager of the Sterling Film Company of Omaha. At present, he is one of the large independent producers in the-movie world. While in Omaha, Goldstone was prominent in, many Jewish activities, especially the Y- M. H. A. and dramatic' circles.

me&ts.on-Golf. Cknirse A®noancei at ABE-HERZBERG PRESIDENT

Omaha Drams League Head Gives Official Endorsement t© Production MRS.

H.-JAHR DIRECTOR'

At a meeting: held last Friday, the HigMaad ' Country Club re-elected the officers of the past year to serve again-for .the ensuing term. They are. as follows: Abe Merzberg, president; J. F. Heyn, vice-president; Harry Malashock, treasurer, and Sam, Leon, secretary. The directors of the club are M. E. Handler, Ed Treller, H. A. Wolf, I. B. Zimman, M. Yoasem, Morris Milder, Dave Fedcr and Morris Ferer. ; . A membership campaign to begrln Wednesday, March 20, was announced. A" stag party at the Blackstone Hotel will be held on this date to inaugurate the drive. Among the other plans Announced were plans for improving the Club's golf course and; clubhouse. • , The' chairmen of the various committees -of the organization are as follows: Dave Feder, entertainment; M.' Yousera/house;.J. F. Heyn, green and publicity; Sam Leon,; budget; Al Mayer, tfluraainent; M. E. Handler* membership, and B. F. Danbaum, building. . Mrs. Cora Wolf., is chairman of the women's entertainment committee, and'- Mrs. M". E./Handler and Mrs. Harry Rosenthal are. in charge of women's -golf.

The Omaha Drama League has offered its official endorsement of the production of "The ByWrak" which •will be given at the Jewish Community Center April 2 and S by the Center Players Guild, "We are more than pleased to recommend this play to those who look to the Drama League for guidance in choosing plays," Mrs, J. J. McMullen told Mrs. Herman Jahr, who is directing the play for the Guild. "The Dybbuk" will open on April 2 with & guest performance to which admission will be by invitation only. The performance on Wednesday, April S will be open to the public. Tickets will be ots sale at the Jewisn Community Center. "The Dybbuk" which was presented in Yiddish here' by -the Vitas. troupe several years ago, will be given for the first time in' English in'..Omaha by the Center Players Guild. It has been translated into masy languages and performed in all the capitals of Europe. Four complete sets in the futuristic motif will be used in the production of the play. TJ*ey hare been designed by Mrs. Jahi and Harry Cornell of the Brandeis -Players, and executed ~by Harry Cornell. The colors iised in the «=ets will be symbolic of the struggle in the play ftALPH E. BROWNE WILL between righteousness and the powGIVE LECTURE MONDAY ers of darkness, black representing Ralph .IS. Browses field secretary evil, and shades of gold, silver and of the National Probation associa- blue representing faith and holiness. tion, will, spesk at the Jewish' Community Center Monday, March 18, OMAHANS ORGANIZING under the auspices of the CotHicfl of Y. P.- Z. CLUB IN LINCOLN •Social Agfades. Browne has beeii ' assistant com- A Young Posle Eion club is being missioner ef pnblic welfare in Ver- organized in- Lincoln, Nebr., by 8mont. He 'has."conducted surveys in coinmittee of the local group comadult •. prob>icties departments in posed of Irvin Soiref, Charles Shejv IndianapoHi'and Baltimore, and has num, Mildred Harris, Rose Soffer, made local staSes -of jtivenile courts and E. Kipnis "who is sponsor of the in CoiineeticQfc' -and Utah. He has Omaha society. A ban-qtset and mass meeting will also xoade-. a state wide survey cf be held in "Lincoln on Sunday, March juvenile courts; in Nebraska. 17, for the purpose of organisingthe club.

MES STRAUS .IN AFRICA

Kampala, British East Africa. — (J. ' T. &.}—Mrs, -Oscar- Strans, widow of-the former American ambassador tO'TBrfeefs arrived h ^ e on an expeditiso to c^Bect data- on native and EBinml life and to secore pictures for the American ..Masems of Nafioail JGst&ry*-ia, New, Tort*

WEIZMANN BETTER Londor,.—(J. T. A.>—Dr, "WeiziBSia is Impro-ving, in' healtk, following- ME • ilbiess. It 'is expected that her -will proceed to the south of France this weekend, ^o folly recapsrste before proceeding on •* trip to Palestine, • -~

Dr. Maurice B, 'Hester* B. Eexter, distinguished Zionist worker-and professor of social "Ethics at Harvard university. Daring the whole of next week an extensive canvas of the city will be made -te: raise » quota of $15,600, The corps; of volunteer workers • sre unfler the supervision «f the fellowimg offiegxs of the local U. F,.' A-chairman, ..J, J. Fritdm^r clxai3?w.srs,. Mrs.'"Toby- A. vlee-ehsdrraen, Mrs, J, Ssm Bwartz, Louis Katelman Koae Fine; treasurer, PI. A, Wolf, and secretary, J. J. Stern. Th« executive committee of. the Oirob* XL P. A. is composed of the following: Henry Monsky, Ifvin Stalmaster, W. L» "Rolnnmn, Mmrry H.' LapidBS, EabbI Frederick Cohn, E. K. Biaser, N.-Levinson, Dr. V. E, Levine, Phi] Klutsnicfc, Harry 3Si.mman, Harry Malashock, Fred 3Ro»enetock, John FeMroan, Abe Gold«t«in, Grac« RoseiiBtem, Mis, S. Cahn PIfitt, Km, J. idntztnan, A. U- Ah* plrin, M. G, Cohen, Dr. O. C, < nert Jac"k W, Kftrer, Mrs. ' Fromkin, Mrs.' M, F, I/evengon Mrs.

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New Theological . Seminary Units Begun New • York.—<J. T. A.)—j tion of the new building* oi tb« Jewish Theologies! S«Tntoury. mi America, to be constrncted »t ft east of $8,000,000, will begin -in a few daj's, it was learned upom the - departure Friday night of Or, *€ytw Adler, president of the Jewish TJ»«logical Se:minsn*y, who sailetl f<»~ Pglestine on the steamer "Boma." Before Dr. Adler sailed, conti-aete for the buildings t^'be ereto«d tttt the Bite from 123nd to igSSrd »trml, adjacent to.- the present Seminary; boilding, were signed. The first rail will be the Jacob E. Sehiff Memorial Library to hous* the large collection of books oi the Seminary, exhibits of the Aroeri«»n Jewish Historical Society and- an exhibition hall. The Lows S.,-Brush Memorial Dormitory building, for which the late Mr, Brasfc left'fV SQO,000 will be the second! baiidin£ erectesJ. The third building erected Will bfc' for the Teachers Institute, eofttalnfaculty rooms,'-classtwtaas ftad «BJ, the pift of Israel V ert ES -S, rnfmoJial to Ms parent*. The boildjatge will foe raWem* jr. , six stories high and in

FAHE -"O" FEAT MEET Samuel Z- Faier left Friday fw tmin, Me« for the district c«ttof the FM D#lte WptiU fmtemllj' b^inf id weekend. its covmsel of tte ieo41 ~<M fraternity at

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