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VOL. VIII.—No. 19

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1930

DAVID LAZARUS RABBI GOLDMAN Qala Affair Planned * G* G Headquarters is SINGS^fAYTO MAKES STIRRING for iUghland Opening TfflPTO EUROPE Teeming With Activity PLEA AT RALLY as Workers Meet Daily A gala affair is being planned for the formal opening of the Highland Country Club to be held in the form of * a • formal: dinner dance Saturday evening, May 24. \ ' " ; The club will be appropriately decorated for the occasion,- with the Sperry's eight-piece Night Club orchestra, which has been obtained for the season, furnishing the music. Mr. Hsrry Gohn' is in charge of reservations. •...•..The' Highland has undergone costly improvements in preparation for the coniing season. The" ball room floor has been refinished and is now in as good a condition as ' when new, arid the 'entire' clubhouse" has been redecorated: • " ".." "•" The- dining room, the"iadies' room, and tne halls have been covered with inlaid linoleum, and the locker and shower r all repainted. Great improvement has also been made in the kitchen, wh:ch has been enlarged to double us 'former size. The dining room is now" in charge of Mr. and Mrs. J.hn Dorsey, who are very capable chefs. Improvements, have also been made on the golf links, under "the chairmanship • of Hugo Heyn. The links now compare favorably with any in the city, and a program has been arranged which vill satisfy even the most ardent mashie swingers. A drive for members under Manny Handler added quite a' few names to the club roster, and this together with the pre-season enthusiasm :displ:iyea-fcy the members point" t6wafd'

tne most successful year in the club's history." • David Lazarus, son of Mr. and The officers, are: Abe. Herzbetg, Mrs. Harry Lazarus, 3310 Webster Eloquently Points Out Why president; J. F. Heyn, vice-presi- street, won a trip to Europe by dent; Harry Maiashock, treasurer; singing his way to the championship Jews Must Contribute and Sam Leon, secretary. The board of the tri-state singing contest, the to Drive Leaders Express Great Satisfaction as Favorable of directors include these and Mor-] f i n a l s o f v v W c h w e r e h e l d a t Shenan: "Without Jewish education, such ris Milder, Morris Ferer, William last Thursday. The Offers Wednesday j Returns on Pledging Continue as the Talmud Torah, there is no Holzman, Manny Handler, Milton are sponsoring the sojourn in Eu- j ' hope for the Hebrew race. If JewLivingston, David Feder, Max Chap- rope. to Pour In A very important meeting of the ish education should pass put of exman, Harry rRosenfeld, L B. Zimman, To win, Lazarus had to first tri- Hadassah will be held Wednesday istence, then we are the last generaHarry Wolf, Mose Yousem, Dr. A. umph in the city high school con- afternoon, May. 28, at the Jewish RABBI GOLDMAN ADDRESSES RALLY tion," was part of the emphatic Greenberg, Ben Danbaum, Harry test. He then won first place in the Community- Center.- A report of the speech delivered by Rabbi Solomon Lapidus, Louis Hiller, Ed. Treller. state contest at Hastings. At the fifth annual'conference of the southGoldman of Chicago, at a mass meetThe chairman of the important com- finals Thursday he was victorious west region will be rendered at this ; With more than one half of ed on Monday evening, May 19, ing, held Monday night under the mittees are: Ed Treller, House Com- over eleven winners representing tlxe t i m e . the $42,000 budget raised the when Rabbi Solomon Goldman - . - - . . , ••• auspices of the Jewish Philanthromittee; Jerome Heyn, Greens and states of Nebraska, Iowa, and KanThe main business of the day will. four hundred workers of the of Chicago made a stirring adpies, at the Jewish Community CenTournament Committee; Sam L e o n , j s a s / Philanthropies have dress at a mass meeting at the be the election of officers for the j Jewish ter. .More than five hundred people Budget Committee; Manny Handler,] The winning song was "Hear Me, ensuing .term. A social hour will! pledged themselves to raise the J e w i s h Community Center. attended, the meeting. Membership; Mrs. Cora Wolf, Ladies j y e Winds and Waves," by Handel. follow the election, with ice cream ! balance of the budget by the More than five hundred Omaha Rabbi Goldman went on to say Entertainment Committee; Mrs. Max The trip through Europe will be for and home-made cake being served. I end of the week. Jews heard Rabbi Goldman tell that the Jewish boy-and girl of today one month, leaving here July 15 for Holzman, Ladies Golf "Committee. does not' understand the idealism of j Paris. '.}. Each day the workers are of the needs of the various the Jews—what they have contribu| Just last week Lazarus won the meeting for lunch at the Jewish agencies of the Jewish Pilanted to the history of the world. He j Atwater-Kent County singing contest j Community Center, and there thropies. compared the Jew in an American i in the male division. ;• He will repres- J On Tuesday morning, May 20, the reports of the various divicommunity to a poor-rich man—a j ent this county in. the state contest I all of the workers gathered at man who has the wealth of the sions are made. in October. breakfast the Center, and Bible, a contribution of his ancestors, . Ever since winning these two conSitting about the luncheon from there,at went out to visit but is poor in contributions to his tests he has been swamped with fan tables the workers are telling their prospects, and brought in the progency. mail, congratulating messages, wires, Rapbi Goldman came to Omaha at Sixty-three Omaha Girls At- and letters pouring; in daily. Before 200 at Affair Collaborated! of their experiences in this greatest amount of money ever the ijcall_of^.the Executive committee With Sisterhood leaving he will: appear on numerous tend Junior Hadassah drive. According to these work- raised in a single day in any camof the Jewish Philanthropies to open held by Omaha Jews—$14,619. Sabbath local programs. On his trip he Conclave ers not a single refusal to paign its campaign for $42,000. In discushopes to receive inspiration for sevOn the second day the same workers sing the '.Omaha campaign, Rabbi The Omaha members of the Junior 'eral poems, as he is '-• also an ac- The Mothers and Daughters Day ; pledge has been encountered— brought in pledges to the amount of and luncheon at Temple I every person knows of the cam- $7,844.50, a record for a second day's Goldman pointed out its four underHadassah. captured first prize, in the complished poet, _ln JEact, a Imok, of Saturday was. a successful •• lying-•prindpTcsi'••-••* stunt "show- whicTi: - featured" the""fifth his poetry is being published at the efforts. affair, with over two hundred present, t scribe liberally. This is reflect"This campaign, is not only tying annual Junior Hadassah southwest- present time. Chairmen Satisfied Mrs. William Holzman read the '• ed in the total pledges received. Je.\vs, of .Omahartogether but is linkern regional convention held at Kan- Mrs. Fred G. Ellis is David's voice Each of the chairmen of the varproclamation, which was followed by ing them with Jews the world over. fc City May 17 and 18. Sixty- instructor. The campaign officially open- ious groups expressed satisfaction a paper on the Sisterhood Sabbath by three girls formed the local conJews the world over should be interwith the results. Mrs. I. Rosenthal. A welcoming adtingent. " ested in Jews. We must have "unity. ' At the first noon luncheon Dr. A. dress was given by Mrs. Nathan ManJewish leaders must arouse Jews- to In the election of regional officers Greenberg, chairman of the general uel, president of the Sisterhood. * sense of Jewishness." Tobey Steinberg was chosen treassolicitation committee, presided, and A luncheon was served at twelve urer and Rose Lazarus' publicity diDescribing with eloquence, vividhe urged the worker? of his group o'clock, followed by a program conrector. Pearl Sherman of Tulsa, ness, and .clarity the situation in to push on. Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, ducted by Mrs. Louis Sommers. This Eastern Europe and Russia - as • he " Miss Rose Brandeis, daughter of where the next conclave will be held, Washington. (J.T.A.)—A new conchairman of the women's division, reprogram consisted of a selection was elected president of the group. saw it, the speaker told of the ter- Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brandeis of called "Mama Doll", presented by ception of Abraham Lincoln, "Lin- ported that more than one hundred rible conditions in those countries. Council Bluffs, will give a Piano At the business sessions, Grace coln the Prophet", in the form of "These hungry and naked people Recital Monday evening, May 26, at Rosenstein, who is head of the Oma- Brotherhood Sponsoring Dinner' Lois Barish, Helen Bialac, and Helen an etching by Enrico Glicenstein, fa- and forty women in her group were out working. The Young men's • divChapman; "Our Daughters," by Mrs. are waiting for money from this eight o'clock in the Fine Arts Room ha chapter, gave a complete report for Class of Thirtymous Polish-Jewish sculptor and ision had a large turnout and early A. H. Brodkey; a sketch called "Minon the National Junior Hadassah campaign in America. Their hope at the Aquila Court, Sixteenth and Eight iken and Maniken" conducted by Bern- etcher, which caused a furor in Chi- reports indicate this division will and life depend on what American Howard Streets in Omaha. Miss convention held in Detroit last July, ' ard Szold and given by Frances Ros- cago when it was exhibited there, make a fine showing. All organizaand Mary Claire Franklin spoke on Jewry will do." The thirty-eight confiraants of enthal, Florence Appleman, Mildred will be presented to President Hoover j tions have not as yet made their Brandeis is a talented pianist. Rabbi Goldman continued by point- Her program will include the fol- the Jewish National Fund. Mrs. Temple Israel will be guests of honor and Esther Milder; "Wee on behalf of the Polish government j pledges clue to inability to hoM meeting out the need of helping these lowing numbers: Bourree, by Bach; Max Fromkin, who attended all of at a congregational dinner to be Breenan, Mammy's Little Honey," given by by the Polish ambassador, Titus Filicourageous Jewish Pioneers who have First and Third Movement of the the sessions and was constantly lend- given in the vestry rooms of the Ruth Rosenstock and Sarah Gilinsky; powicz, the latter announced here j ings, according to Harry Maiashock, gone to Palestine in the hope of re- Moonlight Sonata, by Beethoven; ing her assistance to the girls, made Temple Friday night preceding the community singing; "That Wonderful on May 14, after a call at the White I chairman of the organization diviconstructing their "chosen land." He Golliwog's Cake Walk, by Debussy; an impromptu talk which bubbled regular services. The Brotherhood Mother of Mine" by Mrs. Sam Beber, House where he introduced the • sion. Mr. Maiashock said, however, that by the end of this week he ex•went on to explain that a substan- Revolutionary Etude, by Chopin; with enthusiasm. Mrs. Fromkin .is of Temple Israel is sponsoring the and a violin solo, "Hungarian sculptor to the President. pects every group in Omaha to make advisor of the local group and has tial portion of the fund being raised Nocturne in B, by Chopin; Sextette dinner. Dance," by Miriam Rubnitz. President Hoover told Mr. Filia pledge. William L. Holzman, been since the birth of the chapter by the Jewish Philanthropies will be Lucia, for the left hand alone, by This year's confirmation class is powicz that he would endeavor to J chairman of the initial gifts, stated contributed to the Allied Jewish Cam- Leschetisky; Pastorale, by Scarlatti; seven years ago. the largest in the history of Temple London. — In view of the deadpaign, under whose direction and Hungary Rhapsody No. 15, by Liszt; The stunt which carried first hon- Israel, according to Rabbi Frederick lock resulting from the British gov- accept the latter's invitation to at- that he was well pleased with the results of his committee so far. control the relief work in Eastern and Song from the East, by Scott. ors for the Omaha group was writ- Cohn. ernment's rejection of the Arab dele- tend a special exhibition of Glicen- Goodman Meyerson, chairman of the ten by Miss Grace Rosenstein, SoEurope is being conducted and the . The dinner will start at 6:45 p. m. Miss Brandeis is a pupil of Cecil gation's demands the discussions have stein's work at the Chicago Art Inrebuilding program in Palestine is Berryman of Omaha. She expects to phie Rosenstein, Rose Lazarus, Ida and will be over at 8 p. m. so that been closed and the delegation has stitute during his coming western South Omaha division, and Harry Dworsky, his co-chairman, brought a being carried on. -. open a Studio in Omaha this summer. Platt and Anne Greenberg. The the diners may adjourn for Temple decided to return home. itrip.. large delegation of workers to the chorus was composed of the follow- services, according to Ben Stiefler, luncheons each day. ing girls: Ida Bishoff, Claire Hatz- who is chairman of arrangements Teeming With Activity man, Ruth Margolin, Helen Adler, and toastmaster. Each member of The Jewish Community Center is Margaret Hurwitz, and Ida Fine, ac- the confirmation class will be given companied at the piano by Ann a gift by the Brotherhood. teeming with activity during these Bishoff. The entire Omaha group days of the campaign. Woi'kers The public is invited to attend. took part in the stunt, as well as Reservations must be made with coming and going out all day; supall officers. plies being made up for the workers; is Somberg, secretary of the therhood, before Friday noon. New York. — A great non-sectar- will be devoid of all the usual "cam- Among the features of the con"The Allied Campaign will not on- I consolidation of all Jewish drives inclave were a bus tour, banqueting, a Jerome Gordon, son of Dr. and ly accomplish a great deal for Jews ! to one concentrated campaign. Rabbi ences ian tribute to Felix M. Warburg, in paign" features. pa jama party, excellent programs, ts. M. I. Gordon, who is president tains; the captains turning in pledges recognition of his outstanding serThe "drive" will be an incidental dancing and varied entertainment. of Palestine and Eastern Europe but I Goldman, who came to of the confirmation class, and Nath- as a by-power will generate a sense j request of the Jewish and money to the majors and the vice to humanity will mark the open- part of the function, to the extent, an E. Jacobs, president of the Broth- of unity which is the desideratum of | of the city, officially opened the local majors turning it over to the chairing of New York's drive, next Tues- only, of the presentation to'Mr. Warerhood, will make short talks. day evening, May 27, to raise ?2,- burg of a beautiful volume, contain- Green Appointed to drive with a stirring address at a man. Two large blackboards are on American Israel. This will be the last indoor meet500,000. for the Allied Jewish Cam- ing letters of appreciation to him "It was high time that the Jews rally held at the J. C. C. Monday the stage of the auditorium, which ing of the Brotherhood until next of America abondoned the outworn evening. is the general meeting place for all paign. from the most distinguished citizens. Advertising Position fall. The Brotherhood is planning a phases of two or three decades ago workers. These two boards indicate The tribute, in which leading nat- A "second chapter" of this volume Rabbi Goldman exudes personalNathan E. Green, former prominent picnic this summer and a minstrel which served as divisive elements in ity. His very manner of speaking the results of the various gi'oups. ional notabilities, including a distin will be the ; signatures of several Thermometer Climbing guished member of the 'American hundred individuals, including many' Omahan, has just been appointed to show in the fall. American Jewish communities. Zion- and his expression leaves with his government, will participate, will be non-Jews, who, to signalize the high, a position which puts him in charge Louis Somberg has been appointed ists, anti-Zionist, and even such lab- listener a sense of spirituality. As In the lobby of the center stands paid to Mr. Warburg at a "town regard in which they hold Mr. of all merchantile advertising of the secretary by the board of directors els as Orthodox, Conversatism and j you converse with him you cannot a large thermometer indicating the meeting" in Town Hall,, to which Warburg, and their desire to cooper- Scripps-Howard papers in the south, to take the place of A. Q. Schimmel, Reform have lost poignancy. Time help but be impressed with his goal of the present campaign, and leaders of every walk of life in New ate .with him in his public service, west, which includes the Oklahoma who moved to Lincoln last.month to and circumstance have worked havoc knowledge of so many world prob- each day as the results were anYork City, non-Jewish as well as j especially with the Allied Jewish City News, Ft. Worth Press, Houston become vice-president and manager with these old ideologies." lems. A rabbi, a scholar, a social nounced, the thermometer climbed a Jewish have accepted invitation. j Campaign, have subscribed large Press and the El Paso Post. This of the Cornhusker hotel. worker, a leader, an orator, Rabbi little closer to the goal. "Some of ..our leaders failed to merchandising classification, of which The luncheon on the second day Goldman has travelled extensively, The Town Hall demonstration of j sums to it. realize that the masses and even the was presided over by Mrs. J. H. Kuaffection-and esteem to Mr. Warburg] The. arrangements for this tribute, he has complete charge, consists of H. Mendelson Speaks being in great demand as a lecturer. classes of Israel were being brought lakofsky, will take the place of the usual i of which no previous public announce- ready-to-wear and department stores. At present he is rabbi at the Arshe together by the sheer force of Amerto Daughters of Zion ican environment. Sitting around Emet congregation of Chicago, one division. chairman of the women's "opening dinner" which usually ment has been made, have been promarks the launching of a "drive" for ceeding for a period of several weeks, Yale Scholarships In the various reports made by the H. Mendelson spoke Wednesday af- the table in. the American Jewish of the largest in that city. funds for philanthropic purposes. and the committee which has ar- New Haven, Conn. — Ten Jewish ternoon to the Daughters of Zion Campaign will make it clear to many "It is a good idea to combine the individual workei-s, only the highest James N. Rosenberg, chairman of the ranged for this testimonial has ex- students from the Graduate School on the -achievements of the Jewish of them that the points of difference Allied Campaign and the local phil- of hopes for the successful culminaYork, .campaign, under whose pressed its gratification at the eager- of Yale University have received fel- National Fund and the possibilities are largely bubbles. It may lead to anthropies together", Rabbi Goldman tion of the campaign in recorde^thife tribute to the outstand- ness with which all with whom they lowships and scholarships out of 179 for extensive work in the near fu- great things.. From a united Philan- opined as he continued his discourse, breaking time is expressed. ing leader of Jewish philanthropy have discussed it, have expressed .a awards for the academic year 1930 ture. The organization is planning thropic effort we may come to a "because the more a community Theme Song and altruism will be paid,, has made desire to be. included among -those —31. Eight of the students have re- to raise sufficient funds for the in- united and spiritual Jewry." unites its efforts the more will it "I want to report that several of it clear that no funds will be solicit- whose names will appear in the sec- ceived fellowships and two have re- stallation of a water system in one These were the impressions of eliminate wastage." the workers in my group have work•'•-• accented at this function, which ond chapter of. the volume. ceived - the university scholarships. of the colonies. Rabbi Solomon Goldman upon the (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 6.j[

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CONFIRMANTS OE TEMPLE ISRAEL TO : BE BANQUETED

WORK OF JEWISH ARTIST TO PRESIDENT

Campaign Generating Unity"-~Rabbi Goldman


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