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Publish 765,000 DR. BORIS D.BOGEN Soviet Yiddish Books for Jews Z. 0. A. ELECTS 20 f IMSIPENLYAT ZIONIST CONGRESS LOS ANGELES HOME

To Study in Europe .

VOL VII.—No.

Sympathizes U.1NATI0NALBANK Borah. With LOUIS UPSKY AGIN Russian Jews MERGER NETS HUGE ELECTED AMERICAN PROFIT FOR OMAHANS ZIONIST PRESIDENT

Washington, D. C—(J. T. A.) — Senator William E.. Borah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated his keen sympathy with the Jews of Soviet Russia in an $2,000,000;,: Realized Through interview he granted Dr. Steplien S. Merger With Northwest Wise, .honorary president of the : Bancorporation American Jewish Congress, and Bernard G. Richards, Executive director, DOUBLING OF PROFIT #A!S INTERNATIONALLY who submitted the resolution adopted POALE ZION GET SEVEN period. ; - '••'••'-!-.. KNOWN AS SOCIAL WORKER Alphabets -were compiled for naPOSSIBLE UNDER PLAN a t the recent session of the American 1 An official announcement concerning, A larg- number of Omaha citizenry Jewish CongTess, protesting against • Lbsi Angeles, Cal.—(J. T. A.)—Over tional minoritiea^wljOj-befQre the revo- the result of the Zionist Congress" lution, -did^not-~haye:iheir^own alphaawoke.':. Wednesdayvtq find that they the suppression of Judaism and the a thousand persons, including prominelections held in the "United States on shad /an -approxiinately $2,000,000 Hebrew language in Soviet Russia. of the Jewish community bets. A newspapier is beirigr published June 9 was.made by: the Zionist Elecfor the benefit of the. Caucasian mounimeion -to .divide 'among, themselves Senator Borah expressed special conof tiie Pacific Coast attended the last tion Board in New York Twenty delas - a. result of. the merger of _ihf cern over the tragic lot of Zionists in rites of Dr. Boris D. Bogen, executive tain Jews,. the chairman • of. the pub- egates were elected on the adminislishingoffice stated.. U. S. National Bank and Trust OwJ Russia, declaring: "Thiswroreg, should secretary of the B'nai. B'rith and tration ticket: Louis Lipsky, Morris of Omaha ; with the Northwest Ban- be ended and ended speedily." ' ' former director general of the Amer. Rothenberg, ; Mrs. Edward Jacobs* corporationof Minneapolis. The huge ,.'; . jetyish Joint Distribution Committee, Judge William M. Lewis,. Max Shulprofit- has. been realized as the result ••"•;•; who died suddenly last week at a man.Mrs. Rose-Halpern, Prof. M. M. of a jump in the value of the bank's .. family reunion; at Arcadia, a suburb Kaplan,; ElQiuD. Stone, Mrs. Frieda stocks from $250 to $425. Stockof Lbs Angeles. Julian, Rabfci Abba Hillel Silver, holder? not wishing to sell their Dr. Meyer iA. Greenberg " The principal eulogies were delivAbraham Goldberg, Mrs. Irma Lindholdings are given the choke of Dr. Meyer A. Sreenberg, formerly ered by Rabbi Herman Lissaner of heim, Jacob Fishman, Mrs. Archibald ceptin£ stock in the Northwest Banof Omaha, sailed Saturday, July 6, for Temple Emanu-El, Henry Monsky of Silverman, Miss Francis Lesser, Dr. Is Also Fourth In Essay Concorporation in exchange for ther U. Europe in order-£o pursue advanced Omaha; national ; chairman of the A. Coralnik, A. Goldstein, Miss Liltest; Joseph Karesh of MinS. National Bank stocks on the con- Sam Beber Accorded Great Ova studies in medicicie in Vienna. I" wider-scope drivel Lucius Solomons, lian Franklin, Joseph Weiss and Mortion Following Report neapolis New President • dition that they do not sell prior to Dr. Greenberg," who is a son of Mr. vice-president of" the Constitution ris Weinberg. On A. Z. A. Feb.;1, 1930. Conversion of all the and, MrsR. Greenberg-, of this city, - i Grand Lodge, and I. Irving Lipsitch, On the Mizrachi list the following BISNO IN NEW OFFICE local bank's stocks in this manner graduatedfrom the Creig^itwi'^'En representative of the-National Conten delegates"were elected: (jedaliah versity medical-college in 1927.': He would.net a total profit of $4,000,000 REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED ference of Jewish Social Service. Bublick, Rabbi Wolf Gold, Rabbi K. Frank*R. Ackerman, president of for" the holders it is estimated. : The outstanding accomplishment of Rosenbergr Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, interned at Sinai /Hospital in Balti- One of the .most -important results . Four Omahans were honored by & long1 career in social service and for Sam Beber Chapter No. 100 of Omaha Rabbi Elijah Inselbuch,; Rabbi Saul more, subsequently' in St. Louis and of the sensational merger ie the fact flection to important trusts at the anwhich he was known in Europe and of the A. Z. A. and official delegate of Silver, Ra"bH M. A. Ashihsky, Abra- later in New-York. that local industrial leaders will find nual convention of District No. 6 of America was his work as director of his chapter, to the sixth annual con- ham Cohen, Harry Karp and Mrs. vention of the Order which was held it now possible to borrow large the B'nai B'rith held last week at the relief activities of the AmericanGqttesfeld. . . : the last week-end in Pittsburgh, Pa., sums of money directly from a local Elkhart Lake, Wis. Sam Beber, Harry Jewish-Joint Distribution Committee The combined ticket of the Zeire institution. The U. S. National Bank H. Lapidus and Henry Monsky were . in Europe during the World War. He was chosen national senior seargent- Zion and the Hitachduth secured four delegates to the quintennial at-arms in the election of officers. had previously resources of $35,000,- chosen • organized the distribution of food international convention of the Condelegates: Dr. Chaim Ariozorf, Chaim Joseph Karesh' of Minneapolis, Minn., 000 and now have in addition to this stitution Grand Lodge of the Order '..'••.;" among:-the starving Jewish populaGreenberg, Dr. Martin Buber ot Bert! $240,000,000 resources of the which will be held next year. Irvin tion of Poland and was known as the was elected president, succeeding Abe lin and Joseph Sprinzak of Tel Aviv. Shaw of Kansas City. Northwest Bancorporation. :•'.' Herbert Hoover of Poland. Stalmaster was re-elected a trustee of The election of Ackerman to the The seven delegates of the Poale Zion Second In Membership; 1 of 4 Holders of U. S. National tank the National Jewish Hospital in Den'-'•:'. His appointment followed extensive are Beri Locker, Louis Segel, Joel stock.were given three alternatives Ter. Beber- and Monsky were also activity in the Committee's work in national post was unusually interest- Entin of New York, Goldie M«yerson, Chapters Fulfilling ing in that it was achieved in a victin the disposal of their stocks: -•/ Bassia, Poland and the Ukraine. «lected to the general committee of ory over -a •fellow; Omahan, Louis David Bloch and Israel Meriminsky of (1); $425 cash for each share, the district, s body of ten men who - Dr. Bogen occupied many leading! Riklin, delegate of Omaha Chapter Tel Aviv and Meyer Brown of New (2) Eight shares of Northwest govern.the region in the interim bepositions in various charitable organ- No. 1. York. NEW PROJECT VOTED • Bancorporation stock of T>ar value tween conventions. isations during forty years of service The HerzIZionists elected one deleThe other national, officers chosen for public causes. ;The Omaha CSbapter-of,; the Junior $50 each, for each United States Sam Beber was the recipient of one were: Aaron Tollin, Chester,. Pa., gate, Judge Julian W. Mack. , •' At the sessions of the National Con- vice-president';:- Jack" Brown, Kansas -Hadassah came in for two distinctions National share. of the most enthusiastic ovations ever Cash payment cZ $212.50 : (3) ; fererice of Jewish Softis! -Service held ""il-the national fonventiaijoivthe or•accorded s. speaker at a District No. secretary;. Sol Zuckerman, Chi':••- ^qt^Atlantic- City in-.the"' early - part - ofcago, treasureri "Sidney Grpssmarij ganization held-in Detroit test weelt four .shares^ of Northwestern . ^cmiveiltion when he read MB report v 48®, :Jtme, Sr. Bogen wasr elected president It was awarded second prize in the &s director of junior activities, parDenver,, Junior seargent-at-afmsj .each ISnited • Statej , Ka-tksnal , share. ticular! j \ the .A. Z.. A. For. the first membership contest'and was reported of the body- -;. ; ' to be one of the -. four--chapters "Thoee who ,tak«-stock -in:'the Min- time in the history of the region, the His first post in 1894 was r as in- Phillip Wassermin,.Grand^Rapids, reporter; and^Edward Cohen,. Indianap^ structor in. thfe' Baron de Hirsch Trade* olis, chaplain. . Julias Bisno,'.Memphis,; -• Cincinnati (J. -T. A)—The. name throughout the countrj^.wha fulfilled neapolis institution ,must -agree not report wss-erdered printed and. dis: 411 •- their. Palestinian and American to sell it "prior to-?eb." 1, 19S0. -., 'tributed. to every member of the School. In" 1896 he became a teacher d jp K ^ B d ^ f c ^ P ^, -were ef Herbert Hoover was-added to the budgets1 for . the- year. ~. -,-_--:; ' ~and - The United StatJ^ National-b»ris, Order. Beb«r, who is the founder-and in the Hebrew- Technical Institute and" chosen junior mejngWrs.^f; the- ?Su-? list of jjhe President* of ..the United --? The local group was represented at oldest bank IB" Nebraska, is the- first Ihtematiemsi president of the A. Z. in. 1900 was named principal of the "^yisory Cpuneif.1V" .- '•'•'**-•?••States.-who have commended' the the national conference = by Grace Nebraska banfc to" enter the . chain Baronde Hirsch Agricultural School •eme One ojf the cfii^ divisions reached- aims-and work of the- fiidependent Rosenstein; -president; • and Rose Fine. tanking busirJeTss, which is making A., was again chosen to head the . at Woodbine, N. J. at the convention jiras the resumption Order- B'nai Brith, the Jewish' frat- The latter was president for the past rapid "strides, throughout the country district's junior activities. - It was during his activities there of publicatioh of the "ShoJer," Harry H. Lapidus, reporting his organization w4th a mrasber"~ It T^as announced that the present - -. : . _ that he succeeded in persuading the ly magazine of. the Order. Another ship.-of close to TO.TKJO inr the United year. work as membership director was also r New Jersey State Legislature to re- important step was the creation of the States. A decision to inaugurate a new officers of the bank . will remain in accorded enthusiastic manifestations active management and control. Robt. cognize Woodbine as a municipality.- office of "assistant executive secretary The headquarters of th-e I; O- B. B. project in Palestine, in order, to create P. Morsman, "president of the bank, of the appreciation of his accomplishFour years later, he was named Ex- of the Supreme Advisory GonneiL here made'public, the text of a com- opportunities for the orphans at-the ments. Under his guidance, memberecutive Director of the Federation of Julius Bisno of Memphis was engaged munication addressed by President children's colony, Meier Shefaya, sup- will also be a vice president of the ship in the district reached a new Jewish Charities of Cincinnati. Later, to fill the new post. 'He will assume Hoover to Alfred M. Cohen, ported by the Junior Hadassah, was Northwest Bsneorporstion and also high figure. he was field secretary of the National residence here in order to carry- on dent of the B'nai Brith, in which adopted at the convention. The con- a director. With him on the larger One of the chief resolutions adopted board will be G. H. Yates, vice presConference of Jewish Social Service, the work. • •..-*-.- ; -, the President of the United r States vention voted to acquire a farm at ident of the bank; Herbert M. Bush- at the convention was a protest to the - until his entry into the J. D. C. re- "The best all-around chapter award lauds the high -ideals of public, serv- Rabia, near Meier Shefaya, where nell, viee-. president of the trust civic authorities of Chicago against lief work in 1917. was won this year by the. Memphis ice manifested in the Order's activ- graduates of the children's colony may company; W. B. T. Belt, president the. prospective leasing of Soldier's pursue agricultural pursuits. A On his return to America in 1924 chapter. Two;. of .its. members also ities-: The message read: Field to Morris Gest for a presentabudget of $7,500 was voted for this of the Northwestern Bell Telephone tion of the "Passion Play." he became Executive Director of the carried off individual prizes. . Julius Alfred M. Cohen, project over a period of three years Co., and Edgar Morsman, jr. The Los Angeles Federation of Jewish Bisno won the Sam Beber prize of $50 "Hon. The convention also adopted a rePresident,' Independent - Order until the farm will become self-sup- latter two are directors of the solution paying tribute to the late Dr. ; i Charities where he served for three for the member who had done the B'nai B'rith. • Omaha bank. porting. years before assuming the post of Ex- most to promote-the ideals of. the "My dear Mr. Cohen: Boris D. Bogen. Harry Lapidus was J 'It is a- -pleasure to bear, witness • -A Palestine budget of $58,000 was The United States National Bank chairman of the committee which ecutive Secretary of the Independent Order, and Isaac Loskove won the Dr. to the high ideals of publici service ..-Order B'nai B'rith. Boris D. Bogen prize of $50 for the that animate the Independent Order approved and it was decided that the will continue to be operated as a drafted the eulogy. The degree of Doctor of Hebrew member who done the most to pro- of B'nai B'rith, and to ihe practical $5,000 surplus remaining. from last local institution with local officers Law was conferred upon Dn Bogen mote the study-of Hebrew. The re- intelligence with which its broad year be used for emergencies in con- and directors and with Omaha's in(Continued on Page 2) maining individual prizes were -post- policies of social service and philan- nection with Palestine activities. A terests always at heart, but through Mrs. Gerson Honored thropy are- carried into execution, quota of $20,000 was again accepted its affiliation with sixteen other poned until next "year. Its usefulness, not only in the for the Jewish National Fund. bcjiks and trust companies will be By National Body MaxTjevinson of Chicago was an- United States, but. also in. Europe enabled to serve the needs of the Miss Frances Lesser-of Boston was and the Near East, is everywhere nounced as the winner of the . Word was received here this week with gratitude; while in elected president at the concluding community better. ' contest, v Frank R: Ackerman of recognized t>f the appointment of Mrs. Samuel this country I would especially com- session Wednesday • night. Pearl Omaha was fourth:' ' mend its example in working. for Gerson of this city to the national Another decision reached by -the mutual magnanimity, *under«tanding Bernstein of New YoTk, Ruth Meirick •executive committee of the Social Warsaw. (J. T A.) Precautions convention was the-^ro^isfon that" ail ind* cooperation ^between" all'races of- Newark, Lillian Shulman of ChicaWork Publicity Council, one of the and yall—creeds. . •.'/:•.•". --• against a repetition of the- recent, ^ahrmnt of the Order werSNtd ^*Jco'n-i go and Flora Snyder- of Pittsburg ; : bodies of the National association of ' ^ faithfully, • : , : were elected national vice-presidents Leniberg events were taken 'by.:-5fche jtsHered Kfeirieinbers. ^>"tf>' • Social Workers. "Herbert Hoover,". and Sarah B. Freed of Brooklyn, leaders of the Jewish- comxmnricy, «," whielf was attended The committee to which Mrs. Gertreasurer. -••-. .-.. Sosncviez, upon advice of the-local Jerusalem. (J. T. A.) Otto H. Kahn youngg ir son was appsinted is composed of police. cultural sorority, with emphasis will visit Palestine shortly according G^okware Firm. Head . on- A-theonly about twenty persons in the •nienSfrom altbver'the TJnited,^States study of Hebrew and Jewish to a i statement made here "by M. In statements given out during'the| •and" Canada, wa5frfeatute'd by a. relig-. t r \Banqneted in Omaha literature-and history,-will be estab- Golinkin, head of the Palestine Opera United States, and is representative synagogue services,. the Jews of the ious theme. • Mpdei orthodox and re-' lished, according to- a decision taken. Company, upon his -arrival here from of the Community Chests and similar town were warned against attending form services were held fot the boys 1 philanthropic federations throughout Harry M. Miller, of Kansas City-was the United States.the synagogue on this coming - Satur- Friday and Saturday.••the country. Its purposes is to co.the hpnored guest at a banquet given In & statement to the Jewish Tele- ordinate publicity efforts of the orday, and Jewish children were caulast Thursday by the local branch of NEW SYNAGOGUE GROUPAgency representative, Mr ganizations. tioned riot to appear in the streets. CONFER WITH N. Y. RABBI graphic the Miiler Maid CoolrWare Co:, -of Golinkin said that Mr. Kahn was The occasion for the issuance of I. KULAKOFSEY ELECTED Mrs. Gerson, formeriy editor of the SYNAGOGUE OFFICIAL which Miller is president. especially interested in the Palestine Jewish Press, has been actively rethis warning is a forthcoming CathRabbi Albert Gordon of Temple Miller complimented, the Omaha olic conference which will be followbranch in his address, stating: Omaha Israel, Washington Heights, New Opera which he intends to support sponsible for the publicity of the Jewed by a street demonstration in •At a meeting-of-the Beth Hame- in leading our branches, shows this York city, arrived in Omaha today if he finds it- satisfactory. ish Community Center and the Jewish Hagodel synagogue held Sun-r which 100,000 persons, including drosh Reorganization of the opera comWelfare organisation, and has aided for a conference with the sponsors city is located in a'prosperous terriday, Israel Kuiakofsky was elected many priests, are expected to par- •chairman of. the cemetery committee tory. We expect jto have-a* payroll of" the local modern orthodox syna- pany, particularly the orchestra, is in the publicity work of the local ticipate; planned by its head preparatory to Community Chest, of which the Fedto succeed -his -brother,_, the late here by Sept. 1 of $4,000 a weejj." gogue movement. eration is a member. The : Synagogue Committee also Michael Kuiakofsky. The company manufactures cist alum. . - Rabbi Gordon for nearly a year forthcoming performances. A committee to secure funds for addressed a request to • the Shekel occupied the pulpit of Rabbi Solomon Cantor S. Kaharibwitch and his inum utensils. Commission asking that the elections choir were elected to conduct the high - Mr. Miller is a son-in-law of Mrs. Goldman of Cleveland, while the lat- the Palestine Opera Company was created in New York, Mr. Golinkin DAUGHTERS OF ZION to the Zionist Congress, set for Sun- holiday services this fall. Gertrude Jacobs of this city. ; ter was on a Palestinian tour. CLUBS PICNIC SUNDAY stated. Laurence Levine is chairday, be postponed in order that the Rev. E. Fleishman was chairman of r man of. the commitee, Joseph Weiss, Jews may remain in their homes the meeting. JEWS UNWELCOME :.. REPEL ARAB ATTACKERS The Junior and Senior Daughters of throughout the Catholic, conference. Berlin. (J/T. A.)" A strong anti- Jerusalem. (J. T. A.) Armed Arab treasurer, and Abraham- Goldberg, Zion clubs will hold a joint picnic at : It was- during a Catholic demon- BLAZER AT t E G M . MEET Semitic attack on the' Jewish guests marauders were checked when they secretary. Elmwood ' park, Sunday afternoon, stration in Lemberg on June 3 that vacation island;Helgoland July 14, at 2:30 P. M. Eugene N. Blaze'r will be among|?« descended on an agricultural colony the libel that Jewish girl students the'six local attbrneyB/who will- rep- i reported in the "Berlinei'Tag«blatt." on- the Hebron road. The members of WROTE YIDDISH GEOMETRY Games for children and other events i V; profaned the Catholic religion was •«.R«»iit~' tJiJt- o,*+^ -+»i<.'35th 5!i;Ws annua arini.nl V^The DaDeT that-SfficialB-bf Paris. (J, T. A.) Moses Merker, are planned. The park pavilion will paper states that official*'-of the the colony were successful in repulsresent" this city v*iit at"the annual spread, leading to the student ex- convention of. th'e Cbmmerciaf ^Law resort have joined with" -tiie anti- ing : the invaders who ; fled, leaving author of-the first Yiddish geometry, be the central meeting place. All cesse -sin Lemberg" and other uni- League of Aipeficat which will meet in Semites in making uncomfortable the behind them -the tattle - they had died i e r e July 2. He was 45' years members are urged to attend and to vereity'towns. bring .their friends. ; ~ Montreafi"Canada,"July""i5"to 18. stay of. the Jewish guest* old-- -•herded out of the stables. Moscow.—(J. T. A.)—The number of books in Yiddish distributed in Russia for Jewish readers during the past five years reached 765,000 copies, to a statement made by the Total of 42 Delegates Chosen in Henry Monsky Among Speakers according Elections Held on -f Central publishing office to the repat Elaborate Funeral June 9, .r resentative of the Jewish. Telegraphic . Rites Agency here. These were copies of 170 books published daring this MIZRACHI ELECT TEN;

FRANK R. ACKERMAN WINS NATIONAL OFFICE AT A. Z. A. CONVENTION

Protest Persecution of Zionists In Russia; Condemn Jewish . Communists' Activity . DIRECT ORGANIZATION OF CULTURAL BUREAU Detroit, Kich.—(J. T. A.)—Louis Lipsky, veter&n of over s>, quarter of a century of Zionism in America,, vnm unanimously re-elected to the presidency of the Zionist Organization of

FOUR OMAHANS ELECTED TO IMPORTANT POSTS IN B'NAI B'RITH DISTRICT

LOCAL JUNKHl HADASSAH CHMTm BJH10NC«RJED AT NA1TOHM CONVENTION

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hmris LijwJcy America at the thirty-second armutl convention of the organization held here last, week, Lipsky,'for the first time in thirty years, was not present fit the proceedings, being' forced by illness to retti&in in Europe for the summer. 'The convipnfson •B-SS in geBeml n quiet one mailed by little cenfcfevemjy. One of t h t - A 9 resolutions passec by the sessions was one voicing- strenuou? protests kg*inrt the suppreftftitot of Jewish life and religion in "Soviet Russia and the persecution of Sidnist.l; And the Hebrew lanpusgfe. Particularly 'the Jewish Communists were th* objects of strong' condemnation ss responsible for these conditions femdng Russian 'Jewry. At its sessions, the convention adopted a, resolution directing thp organization Department to cr*>af<?> *. cultural branch for "the disseroitmtioT? of more Zionist information and the stimulation of the study of the Hebrew language and culture," Th? adopted resolution urges Zionists to offer an Hebrew education to their children and calls for the organization by districts of an exhibit of Palestine products and the organiMtion of study group? in Hebrew and Jewish history and Palestine probe!tr»s;,

GERMAN AKTi-SfflnS Berlin (J, T. A.)—Albert: hahn, self-styled German inventor and member of the nationalistic military organization, Stahlhelm, take* the prize for exploiting- the credulity ami hatred of the German AntiSemites. After having obtained «, large sum to finance hip slleirwf. invention which, would "free Berlin of J-ws within 'three mirraies" aftti .after securing ' the cooperation of- leading1 German noblemen, he is now*,,, beginning a term' of fifteen months imprisonment imposed upon him by the Frankfurt, • court for fraud, Bruehshn came to a group of Silesian German noblemen tftlling them that he had invented a rtmchine for producing and transmitting over long distances electric death tay«. A company, including General Ange, Prince Bismarck, Counts Pueckler, Maltzahn and Dircksen, ss well as other Silesian magnates, was formed to finance the invention. The company advanced to Braehshn the amount of 60,000 Marks and Undertook tc raise additional 600,000 Marks. These commitments; were said to have been made after Bruehahn's presentation that he could, with the death-ray machine, clear Berlin of Jews within three minutes. His plan was to assemble Serlin Jewry by some ruse m the? synagogue yard, whefi he would Aaeend in an aeroplane And send down upon the assembled Jews hie fifeiith-rays. Belief in the invention was'8* great that he was enabled to Biliver s leehjre at the University of


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