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HER DISCUSSES PALESTINE SURVEY AT U. P. A. BANQUET
\iator Walsh Attacks \ J i t i Restrictions New York.—(J. T. )—Total cessation of immigration to the United States within the next-few years was, predicted by Senator I. Walsh, speaking at the twentieth annual meeting of the Hebrew ' Immigrant Aid and Sheltering:;-Society, .Sunday at the Hotel Astor; " Senator'Walsh joined with Benjamin M* Day, Commissioner of Immigration at' Ellis.Island, in condemning the: snobbery with which America looks' down upon- its alien population; " ; •. V Senator Walsh" warned- disdain; toward' its foreigners is; a sign, of' decadence fronf: which\"the country; can be saved only, by- the infiltration of a simple,; sturdy immigrant* people, willing to begin, at the lowest rung of the ladder; ' The Unite8; states"' is in -immiriant danger; of becoming- ^tandarizeii and robotized' unless it; l o i n s ' to .conceive of the contribution thei aliens make-to American1 life ihste&ti of diwelling upon; what "America 3oes for the alien, was the belief espisessed' by Commis^ ; saonerDay.!. ' : • ;.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1929
J.C.C.,FEDERATP JOINT MEEHGm VEHEDAPRIL4
Endowment Reward for 'Skill of Jewish Doctor Vienna.—(J. T. A.)—A cancer research institute is to be established here, as an expression of appreciation for the cure given by a Jewish doctor. Canning Childe, an American millionaire of New Jersey, donated $100,000 to start the research institute. A .wing in the Vienna Sanitarium has been set aside for this purpose. Dr. Adolph Edelmannf'who recently treated Mr. Childe, rwillj be in charge of the institute. It waf declared that Mr. Childe's contribution is in appreciation; of the; satisfactory cure given him by tbe: Vienna; specialist.
VOL. VII.—No. 10
Grocers' Banquet PURIM CELEBRATIONS Local At Ad-Sell on April 4 TO BE PRESENTED AT CENTER NEXT WEEK
Elaborate plans are being made for the eighteenth annual banquet and dance of the Omaha Retail Grocers' Association to be held April 4, the Ad-Sell Restaurants. It Path of Practical Development Reports to Be Given to Show Sunday School Program March wasatannounced Wednesday by H. J. Noted New York Rabbi ExamPointed Out In 1928 Banner Year of Ac24; Senior Rally Monday ines Decalogue in Talk Knudsen, general chairman, who is Report complishment Evening At J. C. C. assisted by James Pros and Robert i OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES JEWISH AGENCY WILL ONE-ACT PLAYS FEATURE Paxton; LIBERAL INTERPRETATION "We are planning one of the TO BE ELECTED AT MEET BOTH' PURIM PROGRAMS START WORK SEPT. 1 greatest assemblies of retail grocery OF COMMANDS DEMANDED dealers in the history of the assoDr. Maurice." B. Hexter, addressing '1 Reports/which will be ..made at the "The Ten Commandments arc as . Purim will be observed at the ciation," said Mr. Knudsen. * the banquet opening the; local United joint annual meeting" of the Jewish valid today ps when theF were first Jewish Community Center by v two ? Tickets -will be sold to the retail Palestine Appeal Drive a t the Omaha Community- Center, and--'the Jewish elaborate programs, one before the grocerymen by repres*ntatives of given to rne.n,' declared Eabbi Nathan Athletic Club Monday evening, gave Welfare Federation at^the Jewish Sunday school on Sunday afternoon, jobbers, wholesalers, manufacturers Krass of New York in a lecture Wedto Omaha Jews a comprehensive idea, Conimunity Center - Thursday- eve* March 24, at 2:30, and the other a and the Omaha Association of spe- nesday evening at the Jewish Comof how the recent survey, of Palning,1 April'4, will reveal that;. 1928 munity Center, The subject of his Senior Rally to be held Monday eve- cialty manufacturers. estine had shown the practicability was a banner year; in relation to address was, "What is Wrong with ning, March 25. The officers of the Omaha Retail the Ten-Commandments." of developing;, the Holy. Land.. services given and activities 6ti a : The Sunday School program in- Grocers' Association are as follows: large-scale^' . ,-Having- been secretary to ..the cludes recitations by Florence Mr. Louis Sommers, president; Mr. Speaking in a distinguished sc Survey Commission composed; of The wort- of the Federationj made Mosher aad Pauline Rosenbaum, a H. J. Knudsen, vice president; Mr. ly manner marked by excellent diction Felix M. Warburg and Dr. ;Lee K. possible by the Community Chest, dance- by Constance Meyer, a piano Samuel Sommers, treasurer; MR C and cheice of words, the eminent rabbi Fran:el of the United Statesv tord undertook to examine each cofmnandxeveals; that- material' relief-. was solo by, Ann Tretiak, community Melchett of England, and.( Diy ment separately and to find out whethgiven to 311 individuals; through; the Comic Debate and Pageant Are singingj and a . play entitled, "A E Stubbs, general .secretary. Oscar "Wasserman of - Germany, Dr. Features of Joint Seniorer or not modern conditions h«d rend.relief committee of the' Jewish Jewish Maid, in Shushan-" The ^olay : Hester spoke with authority: regardr ered it obsolete, or untenable. Junior " Affair. Women's Welfare organizations Servis portrayed by a cast composed. of . ing the findings of this group, based Dr. Krass particularly directed his ices given by the Federation include Lottie Kips, Bessie Miller, Dorothy "Upon the,' statistics submitted: by attack aguinst those •wlio like Profes6 large number of cases of medical Camel, Bertha Slutzky, Lena ZolloOPEN TO; PUBLIC world' famous experts delegated by sor Barhee of Smith college care, correctional; work, care of the tuchen, Betty Rosen, Bernice Silverthem to investigate- the; actual conthat modem science has made ft reaged,- fresh air, work,' recreation • and-; The local chapter of the Hadassah 'man, Jerome Milder, Evelyn Abrams, dition of Palestine. According to vision o£ the Ten Commandmdnts imeducation,. transient aid and iri a will Celebrate the ^Seventeenth! anni- Betty Geifman, Rhea Schneider, hittli .the clear cut, undeniable. facts number of other departments-^ versary of tSe ^national' organization Helen Bloom, Rose Miller, Mabel I. Morgenstern and Fred White perative. "It is not a question of as presented by the Commission;were Praise Moses as Law-Giver •where, or how, or when the Ten Cotn» Attendance' at thfe- Jewish Com- at a joint Junior-Senior affair to be Slutzkin, Bernice Gerelick, and the things that were removing-the mandra«nts were given to us, bet are called . "Hadassah Night;' which will and World Teacher Pearl Friedman. It was coached by munity Renter' in 1928; mounted' Ur last barriers obstructing^ the cothey practical in our present eve**' 1 113^456, aXnurriber which proves tW be held Wednesday evening, March Gertrude' Perlis and • Jesinette Leninoperation-of the Zionists and nonday h£eV 27, at 8:30 at the Jewish Community son, and the- costumes were designed H. A. WOLF ALSO SPEAKS Zionists. The body through which Recognized Nationally as Expert popularity of" activities ^planned for Center. In defending the Commandments, lay Rose Meyer. the Center during the; yeari These On Adjustment of Labor this co-operation will take place will Dr. KrasB pointed out that the difincluded^ lectures, rallies;' athletic The feature of the evening's-pro- Philip Klutznick, president of • the The influence of Moses as a world ficulty of those who reject these Problems; be the Jewish Agency which will teacher and law giver was effecevents, and a number of city; wide, gram will be a debate" on the sub- Senior Council, will be chairman of probably begin to function .''. about is that they try to intofprel events. . ject, "Resolved, that King Solomon the Senior Rally, Monday evening. tively depicted by I. Morgenstern them too literally, .which is someLOCAL MAGNATES INVITED September 1, using the: Impartial and Fred White delivering the prinBrief but complete reports/will be had an easier time with his thousand One of the features of the program cipal addresses at the S500 anni- thing that cwen the Jewish biblical Survey Commission's report: to guide Whiting Williams, a elose-up' stugiven at the - meeting by.. William. wives than the modern man has with will be the reading of part of the versary celebration of the birth of and t&lmradic literature does not do. it in planning its activity, V The affirmative will be up- "Megillah," which is the story of dent of his fellow man; an author- I.. Holzman, president, of the Jewish one." Denying.that it was unsci«ntific to Dr. Hexter discussed at. great ity on the relations between emheld by Mrs. M. F. Levenson and Purim. Milton Abrahams will de- Moses held Sunday, evening at thef believe in God, the speaker pointed Welfare Federation; Harry-A, Wolf," Jewish Community Center, and length the findings under the- general ployer, and employee, -will speak in Sybil, Adler. Rose Lazarus and Mrs. classification of agriculture.-Principal the Jewish ''Community Center. Tues-1, president of the Jewish Free Loan A'.. Eomm will argue the negative. liver an address. Two. oiie-act plays which was attended by a crowd that out that the greatest scientists in the world were all believeri? in God, among, the findings were the facts day, March 28, undeir»tlie.auspices, of Society, and- Sarry' Lapidus,' presi- Miss' Adler will deliver her speech will be given on this program. One overflowed the auditorium. .of these, "Casting of Lots," is dent of the • Jewish. Community, CenHe refuted those v.-T>o pot"* in deristhat large areas of ground were the'Council':;of Social-Agencies; Speaking in Yiddish, MorgensteTO in Yiddish. coached by' Faye Klein and the other ter.* HarryA. Silvermanj. secretary available that were extraordinarily eulogized the great leader for his ion at the phrase,"! &m Because this lecture is" expected of,•the; Federation • and- Joe; .L* Wolfi The Junior, Hadassah. will present play is coached by Jeanette Levinson. giving to the world its first ideas God," by pointing out thfrt, jealous •well, adapted t t o the growing of citrus fruits. The possibilities aris- to be; an outstanding:= number-.of the secretary . of the Center, will re- a. pageant portraying the work done Other features of the Senior Rally of equality. He pointed out to the Tiere has a. noble meaning that jte itt(5^-"«rot- -of—reclamation- of- -. swamp? Fprum and Social' Studies, and^ be- port on the' last annual meeting- •--• ; by its organization^ Several jausical .will be: a tap dance by Sara Miriam. aadience_^that- it was, Moses whtf common i". ow language, being «acause Williams is^an outstandingpauV > A dramatic allegory of tiie- work selections includiny~"S^gs: "by "at'^ .' :Blank7~jFliyIlIs ^efk'OTO&z', and Sata' first said, "Tkoo shalt love thyf la "r^fereisse -1#"ffw* a t lands "were, also-. reviewed. thority. in- hisi field:,.the'Omaha-Com- of^ thei Federation will' be presented male quartet will also be rendered. Mae Graetz; a piano solo by Sara neighbor as thyself." He also called titude of jnoral tarn towai-d their In regards to the controversy over munity; Chest i§ inviting a large under the direction of Mrs. Herman 1 the relative mdrits of the' individual number of Omaha's; captains of in- Jahr, Miss Dorothy. Lustgarten, ac- * "The program is being arranged by Rae Fish, and other musical num- the attention of bis audience to the reputations.: God,' representing peradmonition' of Moses that the parents fection, he showed, must necessarily and communal type3 of colonies, it dustry, including, the meji who! were, companied by Miss Ida. Lustgarten, Mis. Max Fromkin representing the bers. senior group and Mrs. Henry WeisInvitations worded in the archaic should teach tha Torah to their resent anything less than perfection, was reported by the experts, that the active in the industrial division of will play a violin solo., berg, representing the young oj-gani- style presumed to - be that of the children. Dr. Krass characterised the Ssbfonder .was.the best,. The commission; the Conimunity. Chest: drive. zation. bath &s the great gift of the Jews days of Queen Esther have been Fred White, speaking in English, Officers of the Federation; and recommended that both be given a Williams; has seen industry from to civilisation. Its principle carried sent out to Omaha Jews for the pointed out that all law had its officers and trustees' of the Jewish The program will be open to the chance, however. every.pbint of view* Beginning his out proporly in industry would Senior Rally. Conimunity Center will be elected common base in the golden rule empublic, both men and women. Mrs. Dwelling upon sanitation- measures , bodied in the teachings of Moses. eliminate many social and industrial Fromkin will preside. taken in the Holy Land, Dr. Hexter career as vice president of a large at tbls meeting. He went on to praise Moses as a problems, he declared. paid a great tribute to the work of corporation in Cleveland,, he realized the. inability^ of the. industrialist to law-giver particularly for the way He interpretated the law against the Hadassah in this respect. He in which he prepared his people for j taking1 th© name of the Lord in I vre Frat Honors particularly, commended it for the ", things from :-the. point of "view the laws. "If present day legis-* vsin as an injmctitm against a life nori-sectarian character- of its work of the shop worker. Accordingly Oratorical Winners he gave up his Job as' an executive, lators would study Moses' methods of hypocrisy rather than a petty which is doing more than anything changed his" nanie and' spentseveral r before enacting laws they would see prohibition against profantty. The The importance of the German else'to create, good will between the Irvin Soiref, Rose. Soffer," and IrvJews and the Arabs in Palestine. As years, as a dajr laborer in the fac- There are some states in1 the ing Perimeter were the winners in the author Lessing both as a literary the futility of legislating people into law comnaanding' filial respect was defended as a check on the tendency far .as'the general' climate was cpn- tories and mines of the United United States which spend more Hebrew, Yiddish, and English classes figure and as the man who first morality," Mr. White declared. States' and several countries of put a noble Jewish character on the eerned, he stated that "Palestine can money for the safety and^ health of respectively in the first annual TriIn a short Yiddish address, Harry of youth to go to extremes ITS free•be ' made as- healthy- as California, Europe. cattle than for the welfare of chil- Lingual Oratorical contest held. Tuesr stage, was stressed by Rabbi Fred- A. Wolf also praised Moses, and ing itself of the shackles of tradition whose climate it greatly; resembles." As a result, Williams has become: dren. This was the statement of day evening-at the Jewish Community erick Cohn in his current topics talk climaxed his talk with a plea that and law. at the Jewish Community Center Jewry build Palestine as a Jewish Turning to the prohibition on The discouraging of large scale an expert in the difficult business Ralph E. Drdwne, field sepretary Center. . Tuesday morning. The occasion was homeland and thereby create a fit- murder, Dr. Krass demanded an exindustry was one of the most im- of adjusting the problems; of, labor of the National Probation associaThe winners were awarded gold v portant recommendations of the and capital, and. at. present he is tion, who spoke in. the Jewish Com-1 medals by the Compeer chapter of the the bi-centenary. of the birth of ting monument" to the great Jewish tension of the idea to mass mi3T<te»" or war as well as individual. Bssaustowcommission. "There is room in Pal- retained' as industrial consultant by munity Center Monday ..evening,' un- Ivre fraternity. Jack Marer, repre- Lessing. leader. a number of the largestcorporations Rabbi Cohn told of the beautiful estine for a large number of small der the auspices of. the Council of senting this organization, and presidSeveral traditional Jewish songs tions. "The peopla," he said, "h«ve industries, however," Dr. Hexter de- in the. country.' >-,.',;• Social Agencies. \ . ' ing over the meeting, made the pre- friendship between Lessing and rendered by Cantor A. SchwacsMn the power to eliminate war, They Mr.' Williams' findings on labor Moses Mendelsohn, and the way in and his choir of the B'nai Israel need only.to r«fuse to murder." clared. Rumors of crime waves are not so sentations. , problems have been ; published in which the Jewish.. philosopher be- synagogue were enthusiastically re- The speaker turned to irony and The delicacy necessitated in: treatThe one-act play, "Overtorfes," was serious, as they are said to be on Colliers, Scribners, and practically ; came the prototype for Lessing's ceived. Violin solos by Harry Rob- humor to show that laws against ing with the labor problems in Pal account of the extent of the crime', •well received, as were the.numbers-by Jewish character in "Nathan the inson, accompanied, by Anne Rubach. stealing and bearing false witness estine was attributed by Dr. Hexter all the metropolitan "daily papers. according to Drowne, but the serious, the J. C. C. orchestra. Wise." to "Mine unusually high intellectual He is the, author of •'Whatfs on the aspect is that there are so many on the piano, and a recitation by were 1 still necessary. "You may be Worker's; Mind?" and "Mainsprings "We shall know more and more Irving Perimeter were also well re- living in a Nebraska paradise standards of the Jewish workers. more' violent crimes being - com> of Lessing as future generations be- ceived. Mrs. Max Fromkin led the these things do not exist," he The banquet, was closed with an of Men," two volumes of Jabor prob- mitted; ._••;-. lems. Since 1930"he has been staff gin to appreciate him," Rabbi Cohn community singing that opened and appeal for generous subscriptions to (Continued on Page S) lecturer at the Harvard iSraduate * Drowne blamed the present inadedeclared. "He was one of the closed the meeting. • the drive by H. A. Wolf. quacy, of juvenile work on small apSchool of Business" Administration. pioneers of the German spirit. He William "L. Holzman was chairman During the course of the banquet, propriatioris of funds, and the inter-?, BASEBALL AT "CHEDERS" wrote the first great Jewish comedy of the evening. a telegram from Harry H. Lapidus He was educated at the University ference of politics in the conduct *of Mrs. Charles A. Dietrich, presiof Chicago, Oberlin College, and the Frank R. Ackerman, freshman law who is convalescing at the Wise juvenile court. ; dent of the Nebraska League- of and the first great German tragedy. University of Berlin. student at Creighton university, and To. him we owe a. restatement of Memorial Hospital, was read'stating ,:"The' way to combat crime is to; Women Voters, will address the Aristotle's rules of the drama." TEMPLE ISRAEL Morris Blacker, arts freshman, have his -regret over being unable to 'atmembers of the Omaha Council of study the individual criminal and td Rabbi Frederick Cohn's sermon been selected to coach the baseball Rabbi Cohn characterized "Nathan tend and pledging a generous amount MAX RESNICK, AGED map out a plan of treatment for Jewish Women on "The Child Labor the Wise" as Lessing's magna subject for this evening will be "The teams of the City Talmud Torah and to, the fund. OMAHAN, PASSES AWAY his cure," Drowne said. • VThia Amendment" at the monthly meet- chaxta of good will, the play which Modern Significance' of Purim." the Dundee Branch respectively. J. J. Friedman was chairman ; of ing - of the Council at the "Jewish Max Eesnick, •72,.' passed away niethod, saves, many- a. clu'14 from Community Center Monday after- radically, changed the type of stage the' evening, and Rabbi Frederick Monday evening. He was for the a potential; life of crime, raises the noon, March 25. Mrs. Dietrich is Jewv known in Europe. Cohri pronounced the benediction.. past ' sixteen "- years - a resident of tone of the community, and makes giving a large part of her time to Omaha, and an active participant an ultimate saving in- expense." working for the passage of the MRS. CHARLES ROSS DIES 1 in Jewish circles and a contributor Drowne emphasized the need of amendment, and has made a care- PLAY IS FEATURE OF AFTER LONG ILLNESS toward Jewish causes. impressing the public with- the im* ful and seriou^ study of the: problem. . TEMPLE PURIM SERVICE The arduous work of preparing winter on the west coast havfe reMrs. Charles S. Ross,-42, died at He is survived by. his wife, five portance. of work with juveniles. Her home is in Hastings, Nebraska. of the special features of "The Dybbuk" for production', the turned to tell their friends of ft reher- home Sunday after three months sons, Nathan, Hymie*,' Dave, Sam, This talk has been arranged as a theOnePurim service to be held puzzling job of collecting the cor- cent production of "The Dybbuk" illness. Funeral services~"were held and Joe,' and two " daughters, Mrs. DAVE KEISER AWARDED part of the activities of the depart- at 10:30 Sunday morning at Temple rect properties to present the play in California, where it was considMonday, burial taking place at the Rose Miroff, and Miss Anne Resnicfc. HONOR MEDAL AT TECH ment of civics, and philanthropy of Israel, will be a play entitled "The in all its traditional detail, is keep- ered one of th« outstanding producFisher Farm cemetery. ' Interment took place Tuesday in the Council, of which Mrs. Phil Paper Hat". It is coached by Bess ing the members of the Center Play- tions of the season. Surviving her are her husband, the Golden Hill cemetery. Dave Keiser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz is chairman. Weinstein' and the music is played ers Guild working day and night. Mrsi Herman Jahr, director of the three children, Earl,. Gene, and JusAnother interesting feature of the by Niomi Cohn. A. Keiser, was the only member of pl&y, has not only designed the Less than two weeks remain' until tine, and six sisters, Mrs. J. H. YOUNG POALE ZION CLUB the March graduating class of meeting will be the showing of a The Prologue is read by Jacqueline scgnery for the play but has tonthe production, of "The Dybbuk" on Ross, Mrs. B. A^ Simon, Mrs. A. HEARS GOLDIE MEYERSON Omaha Technical high school to re- fjlm depicting the farm and rural Iipp. Solo dances are performed by Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2 ducted a careful research in color Weiss, arid Mrs. W., McKenna; of ceive an honor medal for scholar- work of the National Council <f Selma Gasper, Bernice Robinson, and and 3. Replies to 'invitations ex- and lighting in order to make this Omaha, Mrs. N. Light of Chicago Goldie Meyerson, secretary of the ship. The commencement exercises, Jewish Women. This • film has been Milton Robinson. The other members tended for the guest performance on production an' outstanding artistic and Mrs. H. Marks of Muscatine, "Hehalutz," women's organization' in at which the award was made, were ..obtained from the national office in of the cast' are: Lawrence Bordy, Tuesday night indicate an enthusila. Palestine, addressed the,local Young held: Wednesday morning in the New York, and will show the. work Anne Tretiak, Zelda Cherniss, Her- astic response. Tickets for the sec- "The Dybbuk" will be the Subject of the Council for the Jewish fam- bert Kaplan, Sammy Weinstein, ond performance on Wednesday eve- of a sermon, by Rabbi Frederick Poale Zion Friday evening, March school auditorium. TO ADDRESS VOLUNTEERS 15. She. compared the youth ' of Keiser has made the Honor JRoll ilies scattered over the country in Ethelyn Kulakofsky, Harold Finkel, ning, April 3, went on sale Wednes- Cohn at Temple Israel on Friday Sunday evening,- March 24, Uabbi Palestine, arid the' United States.nine times, was-in the cast of the small towns and on, farms, where Sylvia Turkel, Esther Weinstein, day. The Jewish Women's Welfare evening, March 2§. Th*.. epirito*! Frederick Cohn will address the A fund for the ^Anchar* Ohoved" senior play, was treasurer of his they are isolated from Jewish con- Myron Cohn, Arthur Bialac, Norman organization is assisting in the sale beauty and deep religious fervor of Volunteers of America on the sub- of, Palestine was started upon the senior class, and was active in other tacts and activities. This is one of Bordy, Fanny Sommers, Dean Liebo- of tickets for this affair. th© play make a fitting subject f<H* ject, "Whither Mankind." appeal made by the speaker. witz, and Armand Gilinsky. school' affair" Omahans who spent a part of the such a* (Continued on Page 4)
HADASSAH T0 CELEBRATE SEVENTMNTH Y E A R A T R WEDNESDAY
IOSES 'EULOGIZED IN CEIBRATfflG
WHITING WILLIAMS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRY AT CEOTER
LESSING IS LAUDED AS GREAT FRIEND OF JEWS
JUVENILE CORRECTION DISCUSSED AT CENTER
TALK ON CHILD LABOR AT COUNCIL MEETING
Elaborate Preparation of Settings and Costumes Marks "Dybbuk" Production