. , In the" ' * ," Interests of The
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Jewish Community
Entertain^ *^ Entered as second-class man matter on January "J7, lH'il, at postofflce nt Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 8. 187a.
LN.SHANOK RESIGNS FROM CENTER POST
Zaltzman to Speak to Workmen Group
VOL. VIII.—No. SI
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930
New York to War on Mushroom Synagogues
OF BOWLING LEAGUE
Excavators Find Objects Proving Bible Narratives
RABBI H4LPERN WILL CONDUCT ERE
Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—The disBen Yousem was elected president covery of objects authenticating the of the Business Men's Bowling version of certain events as told by Mr. R. Zaltzman of New York New York, (J.T. A.)—The war on In the Bronx, Rabbi Jacob Kate, League at the annual meeting held the Bible has been announced by City, general secretary of the Tec- the "mushroom synagogues," which spiritual leader of the Montefiere last Monday. Abner Kaiman was the joint expedition of the Ixenia ently organized ^fraternal Inter- each year springs up just before the congregation, is making arrange- chosen secretary and treasurer. Seminary and the American School national Workmen's Order, will High Holidays, is on again. These j ments to spend §10,000 to enlarge the of Oriental Research which has been To Officiate in Conservative The following were granted fran'Assistant Executive Secretary address a mass meeting on Wed- synagogues have been attacked from'vestry room so that it-will aceomo- chises: Kaiman Insurance, Captain excavating at Tel Beit Mirsin, the Pulpit for nesday evening, August 27, at two sources, one a condemnatory reso-J date 200 people, or the equivalent of Plans to Do Social Work site of the ancient Eiryat Sepher, Leon Mendelson; Ben's Jewelry, CapHigh Holidays 8:30 p. m. at the Labor Lyceum, lution adopted by the Rabbinical As-1 the number of persons ordinarily at; in New York 22nd and Clark. Admission will sociation of the Yeshivah College, tending services - at one mushroom tain Jules Gerelick; The Wardrobe., thirteen nvles from Hebron. Rabbi Peter Halpern of the Jewish Captain Leo Weitz; Empire Cleaners, The excavations revealed objects Louis M. Shanok, assistant execu- be free. calling upon the Jews not to attend synagogue.. Captain I. F. Goodman; :Malashock showing the cultural development of Theological Seminary of New York tive secretary of the Jewish Communservices in these temporary ssyna-1 other Bronx «bbis who'have joined Jewelry, Captain Dr. D. C. Pliatt; Palestine during the two years has been obtained to officiate at the ity Center and Welfare Federation .gogues, and the other the enlarge- ^ fl u a & a i n £ t t h e m u s h r o o m s y n a . Glazer Clothing, Captain Leo Shlai- preceding 586 B. C, the year in High Holiday services of the Conserfor the past two years, has resigned inenb of synagogues in the Bronx to ^ H a m m e r of t h e are Dr j which Nebuchadnezzer razed Jeru- vative Synagogue, according to an anfer. from his position,' effective Septemprovide additional seating room to nouncement just made by Sam Bebcr, This league will bowl, as in prev- salem. ber 1. meet the needs of those who would president of the congregation. Those Basel of the. Jacob H. , at Francisco's Alleys, on The era of the patriarch Abraham, ims y e a r s Mr. Shanok plans to go to New ordinarily patronize the mushroom who have heard Rabbi Halpern acthe story of the exodus from Egypt | Tuesday evening at 9 p. m. Schiff Center. York to do social work and at the synagogues. claim him as a spiritual leader of and the conquest of Canaan are same time study for a doctor of philPointing out that the mushroom brilliant qualities. among the authenticated Bible narosophy degree at' Columbia Universynagogues are conducted for the Services this year will again be held ratives, according to M. Albright, sity, majoring in the field of ecoprofit of private individuals without in the auditorium of the Jewish Comleader of the expedition. nomics and social legislation. any benefit to the community and munity Center. During the past two years Mr. Final Report by Brown Shows that the services in them are not con- j No services were held by the ConSum Obtained by EmerShanok has directed the successful ducted in a true religious spirit, the j servative Synagogue during: the sumgency Fund Center Summer Flay School, and was Rabbinical Association urges the Jews * Buenos Aires (J. T. A.)—Maurice .here he received cables from several mer months, but they plan to begin principal of the J. C. C. Sunday not to patronize these synagogues Schwarz, noted Jewish actor and 1 large Jewish centers in various parts 1 conducting regular services each FriNew York.—More than $2,000,000 School. He is especially noted for his and makes a special plea at this time former director of the Yiddish Art j of the world in which he is offered day evening early in September. were collected from American Jewry •work among the younger children. for the aid of their stricken coreli- because the economic crisis makes Theatre of New York, will not re- the financial support necessary for Immediately following- tha Succoth Mr. Shanok -graduated from Yale gionists in Palestine as a result of the them a particular menace to the rcgu- turn to America unless an organiza- the upkeep of a Yiddish art theatre. services, the Synagogue will bring a, •University in 19?6. He held a thou- Arab uprisings last year, it was an- lar synagogues. I tion is founded in New York which From New York tob, he said, permanent rabbi to Omaha to becomo sand dollar fellowship at the Train- nounced by David A. Brown, chair: | will finance a Yiddish art theatre there came a cable signed by inspiritual head of the congregation. It ing School for Jewish Social Workers man of the Palestine emergency, in for him there. National Socialists Seek to Oust fluential people in •which he was is planned to again have the services in New York City. He was director a final report just issued. According Planning Export This was tba statement made by asked to return and continue his Them From the chanted by a cantor, and it is hoped of clubs at New Haven and also di- to Mr. Brown, $2,083,818 was actually Mr. Schwartz, who has been appearCountry I Yiddish theatrical work in the North that a choir will be organized to asHouse in Palestine Tected Center work at the Bronx Y. collected, which plus interest earned sist him. ing in Buenos Aires in Yiddish American metropolis. Jerusalem, (J. T. A.).—An export II. H. A. and the Federation Settle- of ?30,407.50, makes the total secured Berlin, (J.T.A.)—If the National The Conservative Synagogue is house with a capital of ?500,000 will plays for the past couple of months, "I answered my New York mends Socialists get control of the German ment of New York City. reach $2,114,225.89. This sum, Mr. be established in Palestine by the to the Argentine correspondent of now almost one year old. The first that they must first suggest a conLast June he graduated from the Brown added, does not include $100,government at the forthcoming Reichthe Jewish Telegraphic Agency. crete plan whereby a Yiddish art stag elections and carry out to the services were held on September IS. law college of Creighton University 000 which was sent direct to Pales- noted exporters, Landau Brothers of Mr. Schwartz r?vealed that while theatre there would be able to main- letter their campaipn planks no Jew 1929, and since that time the conand is a member of the Nebraska bar. tine by Nathan Straus, who gave London and South Africa if Palestine industrialists comply with conditions tain itself financially, before I could will be permitted to be a German citi- gregation has grown tremendously, §50,000 of this amount, and by Jnlius numbering at the present time 300 consent to return", declared Mr. zen. Rosenwald and Felix M. Warburg, which would make the proposed exmembers. port house a profitable undertaking. Schwartz. who each dispatched $25,000. The program of the National SocialThe proposal, "was reported during ists, led by Adolph Hitler, himself The cost of raising this large fund, a meeting of industrialists at which not a citizen of Germany, calls for a Mr. Brown emphasized, was 3% per M Sheinkar, described the interest Miss Ida Lostgarten, talented pianj W a i l i n g W a l l R e p o r t national program to deprive the Jews cent, which, in his opinion, is an ex- which South African Jews have in of citizenship or to rid the country tremely low record for such under- products emanating from Palestine. ist, is visiting here with her parents, to Be Ready October Mr. and "Mrs. Ben Lustgarten after of them entirely. takings. If the interest earned on the At the same meeting- it was resolved Hitler's plank contains 21 issues on money is deducted from :£he expenses to send _a message of. thanks .to Vla- a year's-stady-in Chicago. Geneva ( J . T. A.)—Charles Barde, In June Miss Lastgarten graduated which he is-appealing to the German incurred in the campaign, Mr. Brown of Activities d'mir Jabotinsky, Revisionist leader, from the Chicago Musical college t h e Swiss j u r i s t who is a member electorate and six of them are aimed Full Day's pointed out, then the cost of collect- who on TUB x&Ssni tonr through of the international Wailing Wall cum lande in Commission which" at the Jews. la addition, to the one Arranged for the ing over-$&QQD)BOft trom~m& parts*-<rf SouEn Africa^ rnrged • tEe use of~Pa» with entTy- — piano under Utioolph. -Gans. -When banning Jews as citizens he would not Jerusalem, (J. T. jL).—A resoluAmerica and Alaskaj would be a frac- lestihe products. eluded i t s labors in investigating her instructor left for Europe this permit anyone not of German blood tion recommending that the Jewish Moslem and Jewish claims -to t h e The Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity of tion of over 2 per cent, thus^fissursummer, she spent the summer to li\-e in Germany except under spe- educational system in Palestine, now Wailing Wall, on - his r e t u t - . here the University of Nebraska is to hold ing 98_cents of every dollar for Pales- Lay Cornerstone for studying with two international cial laws, he would bar those not of under the control of the Jewish told t h e Jewish Telegraphic Agency its annual roundup in Omaha on Sun- tine. masters ^by virtue of scholarships. German blood and not German citi- Agency^ should pass to a jooint Of the sum raised in this country, day, August 24. t h a t t h e report of t h e "Walling Wall New Jewish Colony These were Percy Grainger, Austzens from holding public office, he board of representatives of the JewThe annual reunion was initiated Mr. Brown said, iri his report, §146,- Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—The corner- ralien pianist, and Alexander Raab, Commission would be ready by t h e would oust all non-Germans and non- ish Agency and the Jewish communiabout five years ago and since then 624.79 still" remains here. He said stone was laid today for the first Hungarian pianist. end of October and submitted to the citizens so long as unemployment ties starting with the year 6692 the number coming back to -renew ac that moneys -were transmitted abroad Jewish colony established in_ Pallasts, he would not permit immigra- adopted at to-day's meeting of the She recently gave a recital at the British government then. quaintances has gradually increased; during the past year as follows: estine this year. The colony, which Little Theatre, Chicago, receiving Explaining t h a t the Commission tion of non-Germans who came to Jewish National Council following until this year more than fifty for- $716^625.65 to Palestine, $189,242.88 is called Beith Hanan, is near Ness many favorable comments from a full discussion of the matter. h a s voluminous material to study, Germany after August 2, 1914. mer members of the University c to England and $1,000,000 to the Ziona. The 35 Bulgarian Jewish newspaper critics. She also taught t h e minutes of t h e various meetings Although the National Socialists The meeting was attended by repNebraska Chapter from all parts o: Deutsche bank in Berlin, under a spe- families who are the first settlers piano in her studio. filling a thousand typewritten pages, demand the freedom of all religious resentatives of the Jewish teachers. the country are expected back for th< cial agreement with Felix M. WarHer sister, Miss Dorothy Lustgarare being provided with §2,000 each M. Barde said t h a t the first con- sects this liberty does not apply to If the new arrangement is carried burg to cover allocations already festivities. by the Keren Hayesod and the Jew- ten,- is also a scholarship wircner in those who "offend against the moral out it would be effective i'or a period An outing and early Sunday morn- made by the Palestine Emergency1j ish National Fund is furnishing the music. At present she is studying sultation of t h e commissioners would feelings of the German people." of five years and would relieve the be held during September either a t ing breakfast will begin a very active Committee in Palestine. Mr. Brown land. Jewish Agency of the sole response violin at Falls Village, Conn. Geneva or Stockholm. The National Socialists believe that day. In the afternoon the men will also announced that the funds are bility for Jewish education. Judaism is offensive to the moral 'attend a smoker and stag party, being handled in Palestine by a speThe Jewish National Council also feelings of the German people. •while the feminine guests wfll be en- cial committee composed of Pincus instructed its officers to place on ths Ruttenberg, Dr. Maurice B. Hexter, tertained at a tea and bridge. agenda of an early meeting thr>. American member of the Jewish The day will be culminated with a Mother Chapter of question of transferring the Jewish dinner dance to be held at the Olive Agency, and Colonel Frederick H. health sanitation work to the A. Z. A. Holds Outing Jewish and Crest Country club. The ballroom Kisch. communities. •will be decorated in the fraternity colThe Council voted to devotr The A. Z. A. chapter No. 1 held ors of purple and white. Novel en- Bikur Cholin Society an all-day stag outing last Sunday, $25,000 of the relief funds at it* tertainment has been planned for the "The affiliation of the Aleph Zadik disposal for the extension of MotER Mr. Russ, who was in Omaha teaching him the scout oath, scout Augnst 17. entire evening and a host of surprises Raffle Is Postponed Aleph with the Jewish Committee of Tuesday, completed details of the law, honesty, loyalty, and ethics, The members of the Mother provided the Palestine Emergency -are in store for the guests. - The raffle of the Bikur Cholim the Boy Scouts of America is our "union" of forces at a conference while a high standard of citizenship is Chapter met in the morning at the Fund carried out the full program Out of town guests include Arthur society which was scheduled to be high -water mark thus far," was the with the executive heads of the jun- built up through inculatng the Jewish Community Center. They of reconstruction there involving Romm of New York City, David held at the organization's picnic last significance attached by Philip W. ior Order of the B'nai B'rith. idea of service—service to God, to I motored to Elmwood Park, and after another 830,000. The Cpuncii &lm Wohlner of Schnectady, New York; Sunday at Elmwood Park was post- Russ, executive director of the com- The A. Z. A. thus becomes one of the community, and lastly to him-1 a torrid baseball tilt enjoyed a voted to take the initiative in revivMr. and Mrs. Henry , Rosenstein, poned due to the storm. mittee, to the arrangement whereby the constituent organizations com- self. He is a potent force for good plentiful feast, ing the question of the reconstrucLouis, Diamond and Jerome Diamond The five Hebrew prayer books will the A. Z. A. chapters throughout posing the Jewish Committee on in the community and is pressed into tion of Hebron and voted another The group then went in a body : of Chicago, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. I instead be raffled off at the next the country will sponsor Boy Scout Scouting. This committee, formed $25,000 if plans for that arc to the races and topped off the afservice upon all occasions." David Zolot, Morris Zolot, Jacob regular meeting of the society. They troops as part of the Order's educalaunched. two years ago, interests the Jewish jternoon with a swim at Peony. (Continued on Page 7) Marx, Louis B. Finkelstein, Jacob M. were donated bv Mrs. M. Turner. tional program. lads in boy scouting and has the Finkelstein, David Rosenberg, Hyman backing of such organizations as the Ladies Labor Lyceum Rosenberg, William Rosenberg, L Leo B'nai B'rith, the Union of American Rosenberg, Morris Poaster, Irving Club Will Hold Pknk Hebrew Congregations, the Union of Schneider, Harry Schneider, and Leo Orthodox Jewish Congregations, the The Ladies Labor Lyceum Club TTfli of Lincoln, Nebraska; Morris Union of Orthodox Rabbis, the Unitwill hold a basket picnic Sunday, Gordon, Fred Sherman, Bunny Dued* Synagogue of America, and sev- Vienna (J. T. A.)—The Austrian any children resulting from the August 24, at Elmwood Park. brofsky, Phineas Dubrofsky, Dresmond Barish, Syd Barish, Juluis Geneva (J. T. A.)—The obser- the findings of the Palestine In- eral others. The society will also sponsor * Catholic Church is now permitting union will be brought up as In assuming the initiative and the contracting of religious mar- Catholics. Mosow, Gerald Cohen, Burnell Kool- vations of the British government to quiry Commission which reported card party August 26 at the home of ish, Bernard Idpman, Vivian Mosow, the report of the Mandates Com- that there was nothing anti-British active sponsorship of the Boy Scout riages between Catholics and Jews B. Helman, 1617 No. 22 St. It is alleged that a similar prac- Mrs, Roggie Kozherg, Neoma Hurwitz,] mission on the Palestine question in the riots of last Summer, the troops, the A. Z. A. will organize without the .previous conversion of tice has been introduced into the Hostesses will be Mre, J. Elkin and May Ehrenberg, Ida Ldpton, Bernice which sharply criticized Great Bri- observations of the British govern- the groups of lads, obtain the proper the Jewish party to tbe marriage, Catholic Church in other countries. Mrs. F. Glikcn. Levin and Florence Holland of Sioux tain, is an extremely outspoken and ment are said to uphold the report leaders and scoutmasters, and re- thus making it possible for the cruit the services of prominent lay- bride and bridgegroom to retain City, Iowa; Mr. Max Glazer of Fort pungent document not only defend- of the Shaw Commission. Dodge, Iowa; Mr. Carlton C. Saltz- ing the British actions but actually Although the Mandates Commis- men. The troops' membership is •their own faith. man of Spooner, Wisconsin;* Mr. Ed- going so ' far as to counter the sion is said to hold that the in- open to boys between the ages of 12 This permission is "being granted ward Rosen of Papillion, Nebraska; criticism by the Mandates Commis- adequacy of British military forces and 16. in oder to cut down on the growMr. Cassie Baron of Nebraska City, sion with criticism of its own, it is and police was one of the chief When interviewed, Mr. Russ ing number of civil marriages which Nebraska; Mr. Hyman Osheroff of learned. causes for the spread of the riots, stressed the fact that the committee Montreal (J. T. A.) — Sir Boyd inviolable rule not to make aisj? makes it necessary for both parties Ericson, Nebraska, and Mr. Joseph The delay in releasing the Com- the reply of the British government does not favor segregation of any Merriman, counsel for the Jewish. public statements regarding s case to declare themselves as without Ginsburg of Ponca,.Nebraska. mission's report is due to the fact is reported to be repeating the ar- form, as this is directly contrary to; any religion or for both parties to Agency before the Palestine In- in which he appeared professionally. quiry Commission's hearings, arrived For the same reason, he declared, The committee in charge of reser- that Great Britain had asked that guments of the Shaw Commission the spirit of the constitution of the become either Christians or Jews. vations and arangements consists of the Teport and the British govern- that the riots of 1921 occurred when Boy Scouts. He pointed out that the Not only does the Catholic Church in Montreal with a party of English he will not voice any opinion if tfess Milton Berkowitz, Harold Pollock, ment's observations on it should ap- the British garrison was adequate, only reason the Boy Scouts of Am- here feel that this permission will jurists and lawyers on their way to question is raised in Parliament. He added that he was personaliaSydney Epstein, Carl Sokolof and Al- pear simultaneously. The British heuce it is no indication that larger erica have a Protestant, Catholic do much to prevent civil marriages the convention of the Canadian Bar Association in Toronto. Sir Boyd interested in the Palestine question observations were only received by military forces could have prevented and Jewish Committee on Scouting bert Batt. is to enlarge and hold the member- between Jews and Catholics but it absolutely refused to express any and that Felix M. Warburg and Dr. the secretariat of the League of the disturbances of 1929. hopes that after such a marriage opinion on the report of the Inquiry Chaim Weismann were fully acship. Nations this week. the Jewish party will submit to Commission or to discuss the situa- quainted with his attitude. Jew Appointed "The benefits of boy scouting", While the report of the Mandates WINS SCHOLARSHIP conversion. tion in Palestine. Mr. Russ stated, "though numerous St. Paul.—Irving Gottlieb, local Commission in advance summaries H. Hyman Goodbinder, son of Mr. The party of over 200 English He explained that professional Jewish attorney, has been sworn in as is said to have blamed - the British and Mrs. J. Goodbinder, sophomore can be classified into two fundamen- No change has be^n effected in and French advocates contains i the ;ftfeW city prosecutor to handle government more' strongly than is at the University of Nebraska, has tal advantages, its character building the custom of requiring the non- ethics do not permit him to make ' case^fprthe city in police court. He- •usual in dealing 'with mandatory been awarded a scholarship for the and its citizenship training. The Catholic party to the marriage to any statement regarding the findings Jews, one from France and from England, ' succeeds Edwin J. Murphy. character is molded through sign powers1 and to have taken issues -with coming year by the University, thstlcf the Commission,. j&s he h&s
MORE THAN TWO MILLIONS RAISED FOR HOLY LAND
Schwartz Not Returning Till Yiddish Art Theatre Assured
GERMAN PARTY WOULD BAN JEWS
PIANIST
SIGMA ALPHA MU TO HOLD ANNUAL ROUNDUP SUNDAY
SCHOOL SYSTEM BYYAADLEU1
A, Z- A, Chapters Will Sponsor Scout Troops
England Critizices Mandates Body's Report oil Palestine
Dispense With Conversion in Catholic-Jewish Marriages
Sir Boyd Merriman Flatly Refuses to Make Any Statement on Palestine
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