Interesting' and Entertaining
Jewish Community
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1930
VOL. VIIL—No. 12
CITIZEN COMMITTEE EFFECTS UNIFICATION Omaha Hebrew Club Will Celebrate Its 38th Anniversary on Sunday
Schatchens Organize to Force Paying of Fees
BERNARD SZOLD GIVES READING
Efforts of Jewish Community Will Be Consolidated by Action on the Survey Recommendations
New York.—(J. T. A.) — The much maligned and historic Jewish profession of schatchens o r mar- Four New Members Join the riage brokers i s about to be legalCouncil of Jewish ized, and organized. No longer will Women the umbrella-toting votary of Dan Cupid have to argue and plead and beg and cajole for his fee which has resulted in a more or less hap- peared before the Council of Jewish; py match. .The schatchens have Women a t their March meeting, incorporated themselves as t h e March 31, at the Jewish Community Harry/ Braviroff, accompanist "Omaha Hebrew Club Day", com-* Marriage Brokers' Association of ...Rose Brandeis the United and are about to appeal Center. Mr. Szold read "Jew Suss" •memorating the thirty-eighth anni- Piano solo by Ashley Dukes. versary of t h e Hebrew club, will Orchestrja selection.....-...:......- ..... to the state legislature for legal "Jew Suss" is ; the dramatization tf y T - * . . ... l»e celebrated with, t h e most outA definite step in the progressive building of the Jewish com~ —Center Symphony- Orchestra standing. .---•• of the novel "Power" by Feucht-j * ICKCtS Oil standing program in the history of munity of Omaha was taken at the J. C. C. Monday evening when In announcing "Omaha Hebrew In addition to being able to conv- wanger. The attendance a t this! fOT* TTilth' tiie Citizens' Committee of the Jewish Communal Survey, reprethe organization Sunday afternoon, Club-Day", Mr. Klaver stated, "The pel payment of fees the. legalizameeting was one of the largest of | senting practically every Jewish organization in the city, made its April 6, starting a t 3:3Q p . m. a tOmaha Hebrew Club cordially invites tion of the ancient profession will Tickets for the play, "The Truth* final decision on the recommendations made by the Executive Comthe Jewish Community Center audi- Omaha's Jewry to attend its thirty^ enable the schatchens to drive un- any meeting this season. At the general meeting it wasj which is to be presented at the Jew- mittee- The meeting was called by Harry H. Lapidus, chairman torium. Sam Klaver, president of eighth anniversary celebration. The scrupulous match-makers and marCommunity Center Wednesday of the Citizens' Committee, who presided. •the organization, will preside over leading Jewish talent of the city riage brokers, who have often de- announced that four new members 1 had joined the Council, thus bring- eyeniiigr, April 16, are now on sale, the affair, which is open to the pub- has been obtained so that the pro- ceived the parties to a match, out The deliberations of the Executive Committee were the reWeinstein has the lead i n ing this year's new membership up lic gram for this event is outstanding, of the time-honored business. to 100. Mrs. S. Platt, Mrs. Louis the play which is being given by sults of nightly meetings vrith the members of the organizations affected by the survey, at which time the finding's were thoroughly The feature of the program will and the committee arranging this Shafton, Mrs. Julius Kipper and the Center Players Guild, and spondiscussed and considered. "be a n address by Harry H. Lapidus, affair has left no stone unturned in Mrs. Morris Cohn are the new mem- sored by the Council for the "benefit •who is a past president of the He-making this the greatest 'day in the The highlights of their findings include an all-encompassing of the Scholarship Fund. Mrs. B. bers. Drew club. The Center Symphony history of the organization. Both Welfare Federation, a co-ordinating committee for Jewish educaA. Simon, chairman of ways and It was also announced that Mrs. tsrehestra has . been obtained for themen and women are invited to be tion, plans for a Council of all the women's organizations, and a means committee ' of the council, J. H. Kulakofsky, president of the Occasion, and a playette showing the present. " Confidential Exchange for the Jewish loan societies. is in charge of the tickets. Local Council, had been appointed' b •work of the organization will be Following are the recommendations| The activities now included in the to the National Committee of Educa•given. Some of the leading J e w i s h * , g ' n Citii Chnir which the Citizens' Committee passed: | budget of the Federation and for tion, and Mrs. I. Rosenthal was apmusical talent has also been ob- VlOUJC \slZy_L,nOir which appropriations are received Jewish Welfare Federation New York.—Edwin R. A. Selig- pointed Vice-Chairman of the Natained. The Boy Scouts will usher. from the Community Chest will be The revised plan of a n enlarged, man, professor of economics in Co- tional Committee on Community CoMusical selections -. ~ separately financed by a communitymore powerful Jewish Welfare Federlombia University, has sold his pri- operation. These appointments were ..Center Symphony Orchestra made by Mrs. Joseph Friend of New ation was adopted, details to he work-! ^."'^ a£>?Ta'~'"''*' ,V vate library letters of nearly 50,000 Frank Mach, conducting One of the largest crowds to ever The benefit bridge sponsored by OiTeans, national president of the , ' . . , . • ™ , „ . 'Fund. This fund will care for nationbooks, pamphlets and. autogTaph letm 14. playette depicting the accomattend a n event a t the Jewish Comthe- board members of the Junior will be asked to support the following Council of Jewish Women, ters in the field of economics, which ed out later. The Community Chest , • 4. . * * . i v<-m, the • i I hospital, the Old Peoples' Home, plishments of the Hebrew Club.... munity Center witnessed the observAt 4fee Board meeting which pre- Hadassah -Tuesday evening, in theactivities: Federation Relief • .--.- •-• •• • • depart- : al institutions, the Wise Memorial ...Center Players Guild ance of International A . Z . A. Sabbath he spent fifty years in acquiring ceded the general meeting:, the fol-main auditorium of the Jewish Com- ment, .child care work, and the J . C. C.j City Talmud Torah, and the Jewish last Friday, when members of theand which i s considered t o be thelowing women were chosen as a munity Center proved, t o be a huge Maintenance Budget (the difference | educational voi'k. A sum of $25,000.Mrs. _ Herman Jahr, director most valuable economics - library in /V©c»l selections __Jlose Brick Omaha Chapter No. 1 and Sam Beber the world, t o Columbia University Nominating Committee, Mrs. Samuel success, with seventy-five tables a r - between receipts and disbursements, 00 would be necessary for these instiChapter No. 100 conducted the entire Mrs. Moe. Isaacson, accompanist Gerson and Mrs. Reuben Kulakofs- ranged. Prizes were given a t each and also to include the present Y. M. tutions. services of t h e Conservative Syna- for a half million dollars, which i s ky from the Board, and Mrs. Ferd. of the tables. *'World Events and Important and Y.M. H. A. activities and all It -was also suggested that along •estimated t o be only about, one-sixth Adlex, "Mrs. M. I. .Gordon, Mrs.*:-K-: r>.;^ Happenings-in Jewish I3fe.Ihir~ gogue for. that evening. ; ittee in charge of other activities now included in the with this campaign migrht be included ?he. speciaT campaigns, such as the Allied The special feature was the chantMantel and Mrs. Irvin Stalmaster affair consisted-tjfTJla'Alberts and Center budget.) This •'.' ing the Past 38 Tears"..:.,........— however. Jewish Campaign, consisting" of the Professor Seligman refused an ofing of the services by Cantor A. Pliskfrom the general membership. Rose Fine, tickets;.; '•_ Freeman, exclude capital account items, s\j|£h as _„.„ :......_.........Harry H. Lapidus in and choir of forty voices, from the fer of a million dollars for his libAlso at the Board meeting two1 refreshments; Rose-*Lazarus, publici- mortgage reduction and capital im- Joint Distribution Committee and th" yiolin selection!... —.Beulah Kay Jewish Agency Drive. This would inShaare Zion Synagogue of Sioux City. rary made by Harvard ~ University, representatives were appointed to -ty; Grace Rosenstein,* tables;""Mary provements. volve an additional £15,000.00. making Mr. Sam Passman directed the choir. and an offer o f an even greater sum the National Fund Council. This is Claire Franklin and Bess Spar, phone a total of S40.000.00 required in those The opening. prayer was given by. jnade by.- the. Japanese and Soviet a new organization resulting from squad; Sarah Kiirtetoan, posters; years when a special campaign was Saul Graetz: and 'the benediction: bj? ^Governments, the latter of which was the recent conference of the National Tobie Steinberg, arrangements; Grace held. ' Arthur Kazlowsky. The- "rabbi" for particularly anxious t o get the lib- Fund in St. Louis. Its purpose i s Rosenstein, Ida Platt, and Ann GreenThe committee making this report rary because i t contains al". of Karl the evening was Frank Ackerman to act a s a land purchasing and berg; donations and prizes. consisted of Henry >Ionsky, chairman: Marx's manifestoes on the subject of who conducted the services. Short adTh« Senior Council of Clubs of At the next meeting of the ordeveloping agency in Palestine. Mis. Dr. Philip Sh~r, William L. Holzman. Bengis of the Conservative Synagogue Communism, an almost complete the J . C. Ci is making plans to presA recital a t which youthful JewJ. H . Kulakofsky and Mrs. Samganization reservations will be taken ent the First Annual Road Show dresses were given by Rabbi Abraham collection of early English „ and Beber will represent the Council in for those members who plan to at-ish talent will predominate will be Harry Silverman, Harry Wolf, Harry which will be known a s "Eoad House and Sam Beber, founder and father of American labor periodicals, etc. tend the Southwest Regional con- held a t the Schmoller and Mueller Lapidus, and Sam Beber. this organization. A. Z. A. and also president of the It is said that Professor Seligman Nites", Sunday evening, May 25, vention of the Junior Hadassah to Auditorium, 1516 Dodge St., on Talmud Torah a t the Community Center, according Conservative Synagogue Congrega- turned his collection over to Co*be held in Kansas City in May. Wednesday evening, April 9, a t 8:15 The Talmud Torah is in favor of te announcement made by Stanley! tion. The sermon was delivered by lumbia for a fraction of its value o'clock. The public has been cordial-] the proposal that an educational comP.. Levin, president of t h e council.' Sam Fregger, who spoke on "The because of sentiment.. Having been ly invited t o attend, admission being mittee be created to direct, co-ordinprofessor a t Columbia for so long A splendid array of outstanding New Youth." ate, and expand the work of the Jewfree. Following the services the choir a time and having acquired.so many talent has been secured, and many Max Crounse was elected president Those taking part will be Ruth ish schools in Omaha. of the clubs taking part are already sang two special.numbers, after which honors there in connection with his of the Labor Lyceum for the ensuing Flock, Tillie Bilunas, Myron Cohen, j This plan for a co-ordinating counholding rehearsals for their portion refreshments were served by thework,'; he,, felt that he was almost term at the election held Sunday. libbie Dolgoff, Melba Havel, Beulah j cil was also agreed upon by th«: Jewcomplete collection of early English The following were selected for the of the entertainment. The commit- Junior Hadassah girls. Kay, Theodore Kowalski, John Le-! ish Community Center, the Temple Similar services were conducted by and American labor periodicals, etc. board of directors: tee in charge consists of Stanley F . The regular monthly meeting of genza, Harold Murphy, Joe Opocens-1 Israel Sunday School, and the South Levin, chairman; Mrs. ' Syd ' Win- A. Z. A. chapters throughout the coun- - I t is said that Professor Seligman Mrs. Gerenowsky, S. Lipp, Sam : the "Women's Auxiliary of the Con- ky Esther Stein, Solomon Susman. Omaha Talmud Torah. . . •••';•••. ' troub, Earl Siegel, Rose Stein and try. turned his collection over t-> Colum- Zusman, Abe Coltoff, Joseph Haykin, servative Synagogue will not be held A r t h u r Swoboda, Dale Wilterding, Wise Memorial Hospital Cantor Pliskin also officiated a t the bia, for a fraction of its value be- Max Salakow, Sam Ruderman, A. Marcda Kaplan. Louis this Wednesday, April 9, but a Board Swiatek, all pupils of Frank The Wise Memorial Hospital reregular Conservative Synagogue ser"Foreman, and Sam Schwartz. Tryouts for master of ceremonies cause of sentiment. meeting will be held at the J. C. C. M a c h ' Concert Violinist and In- ported that efforts will be made to Saturday morning. Rabbi will be held Thursday night, April vices at 2 o'clock structor. They will be assisted by 10, a t the Center a t 8 o'clock. Abner Bengis delivered a sermon in Yiddish. (Continued on Page 3) _ _ . . , . • i • i i_ Gertrude Bloch, Joseph Ciurej, EliThe Auxibarv is planning a lunch^ T-. T «• n« * Kaiman will judge t h e applicants , , ., ' ~ , , . ., nor Cohen, Dora Dolgoff, Margaret who will be graded according to their eon and bridge for Wednesday, April stage personality, poise, originality 23, at the Jewish Community Center, j man, Esther Kay. Elaine Kaiman, and line of chatter. Arrangements are also being made Doris Knight, Sylvia Mach, GeneThe next Council meeting will be New York. — One of the largest I the twelfth century by means of this to serve a luncheon between 12 and vie.ve Price, Ernest Priesman, Marian held Monday night a t eight-thirty Stanley F . Levin was.elected chief collections of Haggadoth,which relate I collection, which relates the story of 1 o'clock in a special dining room RoWnson, Gertrude Stein and Geralo'clock. The first annual open house of advisor of the mother chapter a t the history of the exodus of the Jews J the "Feast of Freedom," the most downstairs for those men who desire dine Straus, pupils of Harry Bravirthe Center Players Guild will br the regular meeting held last Sun- from Egypt, will be shown by the ! popular of Jewish festivals. Ilium- to come. off, Concert Pianist and Instructor. held at the Community Center audiMrs. B. A. Simon, chairman of the day afternoon at the Community Hebrew University in connection j inations and illustrations were perThe accompanists will be Gertrude torium Sunday evening, April 6, »t Ways and Means committee of the Center. The other members of the with the dedication.of the "Wolffson raitted neither in the Bible nor inAuxiliary, will have charge of theBlock, Dora Dolgoff, Anne Ruback, i B - - p. m. The program will b ' advisory board are Dr. Meyer Beber, Catherine. Swoboda, John Kowalski open to the public. Philip N. Klutznick, Louis Riklin and Memorial Library on Mount Scopus, the Prayer Book, but were used in affair, as Mrs. F . J. Alberts, chair- and Harr Jerusalem, April 14, according to the Haggadah to induce the children man of the Social Committee, will \ > Braviroff. The prog-ram will consist of throsT Harry B. Cohen. word received by the American ofi to keep awake during the religious not be able to have charge, owing to! one-act plays under the direction Interest is running high over the I .illness. •The April meeting of the Omaha A. Z. A. dance, "College Daze", ffice of the University. Nearly nine j service. and management of Guild members. hundred editions of the Haggadoth, j p Omaha reservations are b e i n g Zionist district, which will take place which will be held Sunday evening, These a r e : "The French Boquet," e x hibit of the rare manuscripts Monday evening, April 7, in theApril 20, at the Paxton hotel. Mem- from the invention of the printing !a n d autographs in the Schwadron taken care of by Mrs. Irvin Stalwritten and directed by Miss MarLodge room of the Jewish Commun- bers stated that ticket sales were press to the present day, will be on jc o ii e c t i O n in the Hebrew University master, while Mrs. John Beber is in garet Hurwitz: "The Valiant," directity Center, will be turned into a brisk. The College club orchestra exhibit during the month of April, j i i D r a r y will also be shown as part of charge of Mrs. John Beber. ed by Haskell Cohen; and "The The Fa-Hon sorority debate team, Employment Office," directed by Mis? which marks the fifth anniversary of J t h e anniversary celebrations. This Balfour memorial meeting. had been secured for the evening. consisting of Marion Brookstein and Dorothy Margolin. program will consist of . a The chapter voted to take part the opening of the University. \ collection of specimens of handwrit( The Rose Stein, was judged winner of The oldest copy in the University jing f r o m n o t a b l e Jewish men and ialk in. English by- Rabbi Abraham in the Senior Council Road Show, "The Valiant" is a tragedy, while Mr. Ben Cohen, 102 South Fifty- the final debate of the tournament the other two are comedies. lti i s the th Haggadah H d hof fM Man- w o m ee nn ^ the Bengis, on "Lord Balfour and HisRoad House Nites, and will present collection h largest g and most comsecond street, resident of Omaha for { s p o n s o r e d D y the Senior Council of Connection with Palestine and the a full number featuring William tova, printed in 1560. I t is printed | p l e t e i n iiie w o rld. twenty-five years, died Saturday the Jewish Community Center, on Jewish People". He will also discuss Ferber, Grace Levin, and their girls' on wooden blocks with illustrations Originally donated to the Univers- morning from asphyxiation. Funeral the report of the British commission chorus. The chorus is already re- in the classical, style of the Italian !"-. ity by Dr Abraham Schwadron, i t services were held Sunday afternoon. the question, "Resolved, that the which investigated the August riots hearsing and consists of some of the Renaissance. I t • contains, among jjhh aa gg ^ ^ ssuu l e m e n t e d b tendency of modern Jewish youth is ifts f r o m Surviving the deceased are his a picture of the Messiah on j in Palestine. Mr. I. Morgenstern of prettiest girls attending school at others others a picture of the Messiah on j ^ ^ ^ s c i e n t i s t s ? a r widow, two daughters, Ruth and straying from Judaism." ed ^ Council Bluffs will speak in Yid- Central High, Omaha University and The finals were held Monday night The local National Fund Council donkey before the closed gates of , ffiusicians a n d others. Rose, and two sons, Allan and Maur- with the Center Players Guild afdish, and Cantor E. Sellz will chant Creightori University. Sanley F . Le-aJerusalem and Elijah has announced donations to the fumi Jerusalem and W u a a l m . Elijah j most the traditional memorial prayer. J . vin is in charge of the A. Z. A.blowing a horn. Of particular inter^ a r t i; cz] ee d p oo sns e s <s <i oTnh se o iiTs o f ice. firmative team, consisting of Martha from the following: Mr. Cohen -was connected vrith sev- Lappett and Max Weinstein, met the J.. Friedman will preside. show committee. est is the Haggadah of V enice print- ' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ban, in honor Relativity," donated by Professor eral organizations, being prominent „ %r ed in 1601, and translated into YidThe cultural committee in charge of their silver wedding- anniversary; Einstein, who was a -member in ir, +the v« nOmaha ^ . L o W-K«™Fa-Hon negative team. Hebrew r-i,,K Club. of this meeting consists of Rabbi The annual rummage "sale of thedis, Ladino, the dialect used, by Mr. and Mrs. J . Fellman, in honor The judges were Milton Abrahams, Spanish Jews, and Italian. This of the First Board of Governors of k chairman, J . J. Friedman, Council will be held April 29 and Philip Klutznick, and Harry Mendel- of their son's engagement; Mr. an<i „ , , .' . .„ , ^ , i the University. Professor Sigmund Klutznick, Dr. O. C. Belzer, 30. Members are urged t o have Haggadah contains illustrations show- ; , . ' ^ . „ - * _ 4051 Certificates Granted Mrs. Sam Flax, in honor of. their son. Stanley Levin presided. Mrs. Abe Weinstein, and Miss Rose their bundles ready for these dates. ing the customs of the Jews in Italy, ] Freud recently sent a manuscript on .Jerusalem.-—Of the 5.002 people This same Fa-Hon team was daughter's marriage. Fine. ;B"y calling Mrs. B. A. Simon or Mrs. particularly the hospitality on the-j Psychoanalysis in his own handwrit- who applied for Palestine citizenship judged victor of the debate tournaAll of these were collected by Mrs. The meeting will be open to theA. Somberg "they -will -be, collected eve of Passover. ling, together with manuscripts from certificates in 1929, 4051 were grant- ment sponsored by the Jewish Com- M. Levenson and Mrs. L. Rosenblatt public. promptly. for the National Fund. ed the certificates. munity Center last year. Jewish art may be "traced back to ( his distinguished students.
Public Invited to Attend Outstanding Program Which Will Commemorate the Day
Jewish Welf are Federation to Be Enlarged, Women's Groups to Form Council, Jewish Education and Loan Societies to Be Co-ordinated
ProLLHSELMAN SELLS HIS LIBRARY TO COLUMBIA UNI
Jr. Hadassah's Benefit Bridge Great Success
Is Feature of A, Z.^L. Sabbath
SR. COUNCIL OF CLUBS PLANNING ROAD SHOW
RECITAL TO BE HELD EVENING
Crounse Elected to Head Labor Lyceum
A. 1 A. Chapter No. 1 Selects Its Advisors
POSTPONE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY
Haggadoth Relating History of Exodus to Be Exhibited
Players Guild Will Sponsor Open House
ZIONIST MEETING MONDAY WILL BE BALFOUR MEMORIAL
Fa~HonWins Debate Cup
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B. Cohen Dies
Jewish National Fund • A nnounces Donations