October 18, 1929

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Scanning 1 the Jewish Horizon

Interesting' Entertaining

By" David Schwartz

MAYOR WALTER'S TAILOR 'His •Hohojy Jiimmy WsJ 1 ^, Mayor Kutered aB-Eecou(L-cInss. mail matter on January 27, ISKO, at of New York,' bears , ^., "charmed ^postoBlce at'OmiiKa,'Kebrasfch; under the Act of March 3,18711 reputation of being t h ^ i ^ , -dressed mayor of America. J.i£ ^- 'vhas a! _ ^

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styles. However, many do not , . "-.hat r some of the credit for theinfi --ate ' Bmartness o^ the Mayor's co* is! due to his Jewish tailor, Jeai man. Indeed, Friedman has been tailor for the Mayor for a period of j sixteen years now. This Jewish tailor, incidentally, is a most interesting person. At onej time he Tvas a baritone in grand opera in one of the European, states. He came to America with ambitions! of "making" the Metropolitan Opera.1 Strange combination—Jimmy, the Mayor who formerly wrote songs and Jean, the tailor, who formerly. sang \

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1929

(MAM GOUNOE OF Here for a Visit JEWISH WOliN|O GIVE STUDY GROUPS LjeacLef

OUTBREAKS OCCUR AMONG EUROPEANS

VOL. VII.—No. 40

Thought Its Season on

NOTABLE SPEAKERS 1 1 1 APPEAR HERE IN LECTURE COURSE

The Jewish Thought League held The Jewish Community Center libits initial meeting at the J. C. C. rary is now open, with books being Tuesday evening1. The group conloaned on a rental and non-rental sisted of about 35 people. basis. The loaning of books is aan! n' Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple exculsive membership privilege. i Series Include Peace, Religion The rental books are the very Excesses in Russia, Roumania, Israel delivered the address on "TheSeries Again Sponsored by J. C. C. and Council of Jewish and Hungary Mar Holiday. Future of the American Jew". The Civics, Parliamentary and latest, just off the press. A nominal Women Season program -was enthusiastically reParent Education fee of two cents per day is charged. ce'ved, and a thought-provoking Following are some of the books TO' START NOVEMBER 14 DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN round table discussion followed. Most Groups for Members in big demand: "All Quiet on the Permanent officers were elected, Western. Front", by Remarque; "Litt-j Pltms f o r t h e 192 . "-30 Iecture The Omaha Council of "Jewish le Caesar", by Burnett; "Storm i Moscow (J. T. A.)—The advent of Mrs Harry Cohn being selected as course, sponsored jointly by the the Holiday season for the Jewish chairnaan and Mrs. William Alberts Women is again sponsoring a series House", by Norris; • "The Tragic] Jewish Community Center and the population was the signal for antivice-chairman. of study groups, several; of which Era", by Bowers; "They Stoop t o ' Meetings will be held on Tuesday Council of Jewish Women, have been were conducted last year, while Follow", by Glasgow; "Toward the Semitic outbreaks in various parts of nights, twice a month. The next formulated, the first address beingothers are being organized for the Light", by Fels; "Midchannel", by continental Earope. scheduled for November 14. The death sentence was pronounced first time. . Lewisohn; "On the Bottom", by Ells- against Afanasi Shkapa five days meeting will be held in two or three Tickets for the annual course, tLem. •.'•-.-• • ! »eeks. These groups are of two. classes; berg; "The Round-up", by Lardner. which has met .with such popular after the perpetration of a pogrom The purpose of the group is to first, those,open only to counciLmem- ' Irvin Green is in charge of the Since "Walker became Mayor, in-, favor, are now cm sale under the he led against the settlers in discuss problems of Jewish interest. bers,. and second; those open -both to library. <ddentallyt Eriedman's business has direction of Mrs, David F. Feder, Strdgovo-Bude region of the Ukraine, reading of a specially-prepared members and non-members. - . . • grown, tremendously. Obviously the. where a Jewish woman was killed. paper will be followed by an open Mrs. Feder, who is chairman of the There are five study groups to Mayor has proved his best advertiseeducation committee for the Council, The death sentence was urged which members only may belong.-The forum. ment. / will be assisted by Mrs, William L. against the ringleaders at a meeting first of these, the Peace study group Gedaliah - Bublick Holzmari, Mrs. Eexibin Rulakofsky, of peasants of the village called by DID YOU KNOW will be conducted by Mrs.,.Samuel Mrs. Harry Lapidus, and Miss the Regional Soviet and addressed That Octavius Roy Cohen, author Gerson, chairman of the^ Peace ComBlanche -Zimman. by its representatives. of • numerous and popular stories mittee. This group will meet once; a The Omaha Council of the National The series will be opened or> In Moscow ten workers in the month to discuss peace problems.; Fund "will sponsor a meeting open to about African gentlemen, is the . Thursday evening. Nov. 14, A preliminary meeting will be held the public on Tuesday evening, Octo- | building trust, Mosstroi, were roped president of an organization known "The Romancers", an ta , . „. _ , ™ ^ * ! A l a n s o n * B . Houghton. former ' and locked up by the militia and at 12:30 o'clock, Thursday, October ber 22, at 8:15 at'the Jewish Comas the Loafer's Club? firemen when they started a fight comedy by the French playwright, j E m b a s B a d o r to . both ' Germanvy and Gedahiah Buhlik, "president of the 24 at the Conant .Hotel. Members munity Center. All the Jewish orEdmund Rostand, will open the sea-1 That Louis Lipsky, Bernard G. ritain, will speak at the Mizrachi Organization of America, who are interested in joining may ganizations of the city have received with knives against the Jewish ad- son of the Center Players Guild. The! Richards, and Jacob de Haas began ministrators. With the slogan, "Kill Brandeis Theatre on the subject, Orthodox wing, of 'the Zionists, will call Mrs. Gerson, Harney 4817 forspecial invitations to'attend. play will be presented at the Jewish their careers as journalists, working arrive in Omaha to-day for a four- further information, or they will be • According to those in charge, the the Jews," the' drunken workers Community Center auditorium on "War or Peace; and Anglo-American for various: daily newspapers 1 Relations." day visit. . ;••' , welcome at the meeting next "week. meeting has been called in order to started their assault. Wednesday evening, October 23, That Philip Watttenberg, donor of The building workers in Moscow "Coming: so soon after Premier The committee on Religion and Re- acquaint the public' of Omaha with Tomorrow morning Mr. Bublik will starting at 8:30.' the Wattenberg Building to the HebRamsay MacDoiralti's visit to this speak a t the Beth Hamedrosh Hago- ligious Education of which Mrs. the spirit of the ideals and aspira- are considered the wildest antiTickets for "The Romancers" are rew University of Jerusalem, is a country, we feel that Houghton's dol . Synagogue, 19th ,'and Burt Frederick Cohn is chairman, is spon- tions of the Council, and the work Semitic elements, most of them com•walking encyclopedia of Jewish -wit Streets. Sunday morning.he will ad- soring . a Bible study class. Rabbi they do." No collections whatsoever ing from neighboring villages and on sale a t the Jewish Community Il e c t u r e , i U b e v i d e ] y R p p r e d a t e d , Center and from members of the said Samuel Gerson, Center director. and humor? One of Wattenberg's dress the Bnai-Israel congregation at Cohn will conduct this" class which will be made. having little education. Center Players' Guild. observations—which he declares to be 18th and Chicago, Then on Monday will deal with Biblical study and Mr. Gerson arranged for HoughJewish students at the Moscow Rabbi Abraham Bengis, speaking Mrs. Herman Jahr, who has suc-ton's local appearance through the entirely serious—is: "There is no evening, October 21, he will speak Biblical history. A preliminary meetTechnical School, Techmass, were fun; in making money after you have at ~a mass meeting at the Beth Ha- ing open to members who" are. inter- in English, will deliver the main ad- beaten by their fellow students, re- cessfully directed the histrionic ac- Foreign Policy Association of Washdress of the evening. Mr. I. Moryour first million." ports the "Coasomolskaya Pravda", tivities of the Center for some time, ington, D, C, one of the organizaested in this study is scheduled-for genstern will speak in Yiddish. medrosh Hagodol. is again in charge. Those having tions which helped entertain Premier That one of the brilliant graduates Mr."Max Venger, chairman of the 1:30 o'clock Monday at "the Jewish Besides the speakers, the commit- Communist youth organ. The paper the leading parts ars: Rebecca KirMacDonald, and to v.hom he made cites examples of. how the antiof a famous law school of, the East local Mizrachi .Organization, will pre- Community Center. At this time tee in charge. has arranged for a shenbaum, Sylvette; Lee Brown, Per- one of the most historic of his imSemitic teachers united with the definite arrangements as to the .time failed to receive a place on the facul- side at the mass ^meeting Monday splendid program. Mr. John Feldcinett; Max Weinstein, Benjamin; | ^ ^ a d d r e s s e s w M e ' i n t h i s ty because of his Yeshiva bochur ap- evening and\ will also; have Mr. Bub- and place of meeting will be. made.: man is chairman: of the" committee, anti-Semitic students in constantly Drvid Himalstein, Pasquinot; Earl! c a u n t r v 1 persecuting the Jewish students. pearance? Subsequently he came to as his. house guest while he is a Mrs. Phil Schwartz, chairman of assisted by Mr.- Albert .Kaplan, and RlPP-al. ihts Tergal Siegal, the "h'.fori "hired -r-iliisiTi". villian"; Israel Reports from the Hungarian capiNew York and -wrote a brief in a visitor in"the city.•"'""*"• '':' Mcsdames J. Rosenberg, J. J. Fried"Science vs. Religion" Sternhill and Haskell Cohen. the committee, on , Legislation ' and tal state that new anti-Semitic exnow famous case which came np be- Rabbi Abraham Bengis, a member man, and S". Robinson. The second attraction of the Miss Sara Rae Fish, assisted by fore the Supreme Court. As a re- of- the" National Executive committee Civics is organizing a study; group. Among the numbers on the pro-cesses broke out in the Budapest Ina Jacobson on the violin will pro- winter series will be a debate beThis study should prove .very popuUniversity as the result of an agitasult his 'old Alma Mater, which for- of the Z. 0 . A., who worked with lar due to the fact that dt will deal gram are included Cantor Kahano- tion for an increased numerus vide music for the performance. tween Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes of Jneriy_,fiojFned .^ai. Just* r-Jias Mr. Bnbiick in Tfixas, ;5$yfll 'introduce ;wjjth"subjects of local importawre-and witch .of • Beth _Hajnfirash Hagodpl, Numbers from the opera "Mignon", Smith college ami the Rev. Frank ..him to join its^teaching staff. .the speaker a t -the-•mass^meetiBg. problems of mutual interest .to thewell-known • to the ~pubfiei •who-.-will TCISBSHS, limiting'"the number ^of -Jew- Have teen selected. G.. Smith, pastor of the local First ish students admitted to the tmiverRabbi and Mrs. Bengii will-also enT entire community. At the first meet- sing songs in Jewish, accompanied by Israel Sternhill is business manaj Central Congregational church, on CANTOR TELLS ONE tertain Mr. ..Bublick]_during 'his stay ing the Douglas Street Bridge will Miss Sara Rae Fish at the piano; sities. ger, and Haskell Cohen is in charge! the general subject of "Science vs. Eddie Cantor tells the one about in Omaha. An attempt by Roumanian students ..:.., be discussed. Council-members who the.Dolgoff sisters, who will give of ushers. . - . . Religion." 'The formal statement of a gentleman from the East Side who Mr. Bublick, pnvlcio just recently, re-wish to join this group may call several violin and piano selections; to hold a protest demonstration the question to be debated will be " settled'down for a smoke after par- turned from Palestine, ^was! an eyeand, Mrs. Margaret Belmont, who against the Jews of Roumania in announced later, . taking :of a repast in a Broadway witness to. the: ^atrocities committed Mrs. Schwartz, Harney 0463. connection with-the .unsuccessful atRabbi Abba Hillel Silver of CleveMrs. Herbert Arnstein, chairman will" also sing Jewish songs. Re- tempt on the life of government lunch. emporium. in the Holy-Land arid livebf through of the Parliamentary Practise com- freshments will also be served. land, who was expected to speak last The manager went over to him.all the horrors of: the events there. member Vaida by a group of Comt year but was unable to fill his engage"See that sign?" he asked. " I t says: The MizracH^head l a s a good deal mittee, will conduct a morning study munists including Abram Goldenberg M. F. Levenson, long active in lo- i meni due to illness, has promised to group to meet at her home. This •No smooTring here.' " •was prevented by the police. The .to say about the- tragic experiences group is limited to officers and board cal Zionist circles, was elected presi- \ speak on March 24; and Dr. Morris anti-Semitic students attempted to "But", objected the patron, "it of the Jewish people "in Palestine and dent of the local Zionist group at aJFishbein, editor of the Journal of members of the Council. • The memfasten the gTiilt of the occurrence doesn't say: Tositively.'" •will point out what he believes is bership will be limited to twelve or meeting at the Jewish Communityi the American Medical association on the Jewish population. No disthe course of action which American fifteen; however, if other members of Center Tuesday evening. • will appear on Monday, Jan 13. BLOCH BUYS ANOTHER Jewry should irarsue as a result of the Council are interested in joining • Approximately 125 couples made turbances occurred in 'other parts Other officers elected were: Rabbi Paul Bloch, publisher of The Pic-the outbreaks. /Season Ticket $3 of Roumania as .a result of the Bengis, first vice-president; J. J. they may call Mrs. Arnstein,. Walnut merry at the A.Z. A. Yora Kippur unfortunate incident. .. . torial Review and of newspapers in A concert, the artists of which Friedman, second vice-president; 3801. The preliminary meeting will dance held at the Jewish Community Brooklyn, Newark, Toledo, Duluth will be announced latei", will comJohn Feldman, third vice-president. be held Thursday morning, November Center auditorium Monday night, and other points, has added another The Board of Directors consists of plete the course for which season marking the most successful dance link to his chain: The Milwaukee . Single the following: Dr. O. F. Belzer, L i tickets are ^ on sale for Sentinel. A course in Parent Education will ever staged at the Center. Omaha Goldstein, A. Goldstein, Philip Klutz- ; admissions for each event vill be ?.l. Chapter No. 1 and Sam Beber Chapbe conducted under the leadership of Despite his immense wealth and A meeting will be held at the Jew- nick, Louis Katelman of Council, Herman H. Auerbach heads the Moscow (J.T.JL.)—Eleven elderly Mrs. Eva Morse, Head of the Adult ter No. 100 joined in sponsoring the prominence Bloch seems to take.little ish Community Center at 1:30 o'clock Bluffs, Jake Riklin, Sam Rob;nson, Community Forum, in charge of the —if any—interest in Jewish affairs. Jews, comprising the - administrative Education Department of the Omaha affair. Monday to arrange for the Bible Dr. A. Romm, Harry Trustin, a n d I lecture course. Serving with him are Committee of the Leningrad Kehil- Board of Education. These classes ~ Herb Feierman and his orchestra ' Samuel Gerson, Rsbbi Frederick Cohn, classes which Rabbi Cohn will con- E WeinbereOnce upon a time many Jews of lah, were sentenced to prison and will meet in the evenings once a supplied the music for the evening. RabM duct. At this time the place of "The first activity of the new re\ Abraham , Ben^s Miltoa prominence practised an indifference hard labor terms .oil the charge of week for six weeks. The class is The men in charge of the arrangemeeting, time, and the subjects of gime will be an intensive member-! Abrahams and Samuel Beber, fers. to Jewish life. To-day, particularly having conducted., .illegal Kehillah limited to eighteen, half of whom ments were Elmer Shamberg, Ralph Feder Mrs J t arry K kof k study will be discussed. ship drive, in which they vill attempt \ ' ' • ' l «)« * >; Gross, Sol Graetz, Israel Sternhill, in the political field in New York, activities. The trial caused a stir must be fathers. "Mrs. Morse feels' of the Council of This course is being sponsored by to enroll every Jewish man interested Jews are finding that they can getamong the entire Jewish population that they are as much in need of and Dave Brodkey. • Dances f oHowing- Yom Kippur the Religion and Religious Education in Zionist work, yet who is not a | Women,- Mrs.- Morris Jacobs Mrs. education as the mothers. ' nowhere by following such practises. of Leningrad. ~ • • ? [ Samuel Gerson and Mrs. lsidor services are being sponsored by A. Committee of the Omaha Council of member. Even Albert Ottinger, a thoroughly The charge of which the prisoners A definite evening and hpur^will be Ziegler. • . • good man, found, when he was run-were fcnnd guilty" stated that the, set at the preliminary meeting which Z. A. chapters throughout the coun- Jewish Women of which Mrs. Frederick Cohn is chairman. ning for governor, that his non-iden- Kehillah of Leningrad violated its will be held during the first week of try, and have everywhere achieved Council members who are interesttity with Jewish life cost him many by-laws by issuing,, an appeal to the November, the exact date to be .an- the same success as in Omaha. ed in this class are urged to attend votes. Had Ottinger gained a few population to-assist in the remodell- nounced at the first meeting of the the Monday meeting. thousand Jewish votes more he would ing of the Choir "Synagogue which Council on October 28. Council memThree Jewish students were rehave been governor of New York to- the Soviet authorities has ordered to bers W-ho wish to join this.class may cipients of class honors at Creightor. The second anniversary of the Bikur day. Whether wisely or not, many be remodelled "at a time when the call Mrs. David Feder, l Glendale University, by being elected to the TO SPONSOR LECTURE will be celebrated at the regJewish voters seem to take a particu- Kehillah had, no funds of its own.1164, who is chairman of the EducaThe Young Poale Son will sponsor | vice-presidency of their respective olar meeting of the society on MonThe Ladies' Auxiliary of the Con-a lecture Tuesday, Oct. 28, 8:15 classes. day, October 21, at the synagogue at l?.r relish in voting against non-' The Soviet. authorities, at the tion committee. This course is free servative Synagogue will hold -their p. m. at the Jewish Community of charge. time notified . the ^Kehillah that if In the medical school, Abe Fellman 25th and SewsTd. Streets. The public Jewish Jews. next regular meeting on Wednesday Center. Rabbi Abraham Bengis will won in the freshman class, while in j i invited to attend. the synagogue-building is not reThe following division. of courses s MATZOTH IN RUSSIA modelled it will be' converted into a consists.of those to which both mem- afternoon, October 23, at 2q30 p. m. speak on Palestine and the Jew. the law school William Stalmasterj Rabbi N. Feldman and Kabbi ManPermanent officers will be elected.and A story which seemed to us to be l a b o r c l u b . The youth of Omaha is invited to (was elected in the senior class and uel Laderman -will deliver the main ''' ' : ' -:'; '•:••'•.' (Continued on Page 2) organization plans perfected. more truth than jest was related the attend. Admission free." | Frank Ackerman in the junior class. addresses in honor of the occasion. Mrs. Max FromHn, temporary other day by Leo M. Glassman, who *Rabb5 Laderman, who comes from chairman, has announced the followhas just returned from Russia. Chicago, has made an impression upon ing committees: The time of the story, dates back j the Jewry of the city with his , Recommendation: Mrs. MoseYouto last Passover, when there was > I eloquent addresses at the B'nai Israel sem, chairman ;Mesdames, J. Stein, much discussion of the question of | synagogue' during the holidays. ReNew York (J. T. A.)—A deputa~ | He did, however, take occasion to William Alberts, A. Bengis, Max whether the importation of matzoth freshments will also be served. tion of the Jewish Agency for Pal--! praise "the extraordinary devotion" afternoon, October 23, at 2:30 p. m. New York.—A prize of f 10,000 • of the Jewish eommunitj- in America, into Russia was to be permitted. This meeting culminates the second It was at a dinner to newspaper estine was received by Prime Minis- with which the Jews of the rworld, , Nominating: Mrs. Philip Schwartz, has been offered • by Julius Rosen- how can Jewish life best adjust it- year in which the organization hue ter Ramsay MacDonald of Great and particularly those - of America, chairman; Mesdames Sam Beber, Sam wald of Chicago for the best essay self to and influence modern life with ; ccoTnp ii she <] sp i e ndjd work in the correspondents. had pursued their work in. rebuild-^ Robinson, Sam Cohn, B. A. Simon. respect to (a) beliefs and theories; j cha ritable field and in visiting the One of the non-Jewish correspon- Britain. ing Palestine. Constitutions: Mrs. M. F. Levin- on the Future" of American Judaism, (b) institutions; the home, the j s i c k . dents remarked that while the Jews During the course of .the discusit has been announced by the Julius synagogue, the school and other! In a prepared statement read to - sion Premier MacDonaia pointed out jP r e i n i e r McDonald bv Felix War- son. AQ wives of members of the con-Rosenwald Prize Essay Committee, communal agencies; and (c) Jewish j /„..„•„,- UnAnccnh fn i- that the Commission of burg, head of the Jewish ~ Agency gregation are requested to be present. with headquarters 71 West 4"th education: for the child, the youth would be thoroughly importial in even delegation, it was pointed out that I Street, New York. and adult?" The contest which is 1 investigation of the resent disturb- in the past ten years more than! Washington, D. C. (J. T. A.) — Another contest, restricted to open to the general public calls for matzoth. j "flow is that?" asked Glassman. jances. $25,000,000 had been sent -to Pal-1j It is understood that the • privatej under-graduate students in colleges essays of 15,000 to 100,000 words in! An open meeting in the form Of & Mr. MacDonald gave assurances estine by the Jews of America and.meeting which took place here atiand seminaries will also be conducted length while in the students contest • rally and cultural progrrarn will be "Well, as I understand it", replied the Christian correspondent, "the that the British ".Government is mak- _ that "implict confidence and trust in] 5:30 Wednesday afternoon last week with prizes amounting to $1,500 be- the length of the essay is to be the Junior HadassaVs, celebration of >th are intended to serve as a ing a careful. survey of ' the land the assurances of the Mandatory!between Prime Minister MacDonald ing awarded. Suecoth on Thursday evening, Octofrom 15,000 to 55,000 words. remembrance of the bitter times the and immigration - problems but that Government induced American Jews • and Justice Louis D. Brandeis, was The essays in both contests are ber 24. Rabbi Abraham Bengis •will The theme for the essays is as Jews once had. In Russia, with these would, h.ave to "wait for solu- to take the leadership in the support (devoted to a discussion of Palestine follows: "For the fullest spiritual required to be in the hands ox the I be the principal speaker. "tinngs as "they are, they dont need tion until the administrative and of. the plan to enlarge the Jewish j problems. A request for this inter- development of the individual Jew committee not later than December j There will also be other any jsuch reminders." political problems had been settled.' Agents" ' • view emanated from British quarters.' and the most effective functioning 31, 195**» teresting numbers on the

NATIONAL FUND OPEN : MEETING ON TUESDAY

"THE ROMANCERS" TO OPEN GUILD SEASON

MIZRACHI PRESIDENT TO SPEAK IN OMAHA

A. Z. A. ¥0M HPPUR DANCE HUGE SUCCESS

ELEVEN IMPRISONED FOR KEfflJtffl WORK

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Bible Class to Be Led By Rabbi Cohn

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Jewish Students Win In Class

Conservative Auxiliary '•:;. Will Meet October 23

PremierMacDphald Assures Deputation of Jewish Agency Concerning Mandate

Celebrate A nnivcrsary

Rosenwald Offers Prices for Essays on the Future of

Celebrate Suecoth


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