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VOL. Vni.—No. 40
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1930
Announces Its A.EPSTEINTO B'NAIB'RITB uriiildSecond Presentation BE SPEAKER AT DINNER DANCE CENTER TUESDAY ON THURSDAY The Center Players' Guild of the ewish Community Center announces "The Good Hope," b r Herman Hjiermanns for its second production this season. This play is included in the permanent repertoire of the Civic Repertory Theater of New York and Hon. Alfred M. Cohen to Be was released; to the Center Players Principal Speaker at Affair by special permission of Miss Eva November 6 Le Gallienne. Tryouts for "The Good Hope" will The outstanding social function of the local .lodge of the B'nai B'rith will be held at the Center Sunday afterbe heldjnext Thursday evening at the noon, November 2, at 2 o'clock. Blackstone Hotel, when Hon. Alfred M. Cohen, international president of the order and a gifted speaker, will address those attending a dinner dance which' will 'feature the occasion. The dinier dance will honor the
Samuel Gerson Will Be Chairman at Luncheon in His Honor
Ninth Annual Fathers and Sons Banquet Plans for the ninth annual father and son banquet to be held at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday, November 9, at 6 p. m. are progressing encouragingly. William L. Holzman, president of the Center, wifl be toastmaster for the affair. A program replete with surprises has bees promised. Reservations can be made at the J. C. C at eighty-five cents per plate. The Father and Son affair is under the auspices of the Social Service Committee. This consists of Dr. Fbilip^ Sher, chairman, Irvin Stalmaster, Dr. A. Greenberg, Kabbi Frederick Cohny Harry Silverman, Leo Eosenthal, William Grodinsky, Mrs. R. Kulakofsky and Mrs. H. A. Wolf.
Local Jewry to Voice Its Indignation at Britain for New Policy in Palestine
What are the problems facing the aged and how a state program of old age security and social insurance can be inaugurated -will be discussed and outlined by Abraham Epstein, executive secretary of the American Association for Old Age Security, before the Social Workers' Club at the JewTel Aviv.—This only all-Jewish ish Community Center on Tuesday, city in the world gave the first diNovember 4. . rect challenge to the new British The Social Workers' Clnb members Omaha Jewry will add i t s organized an impromptu demonsfcrapolicy in Palestine of restricting !ti n Bl fi are of all religions, Catholic, Protesthospital immigration by cheering voice to t h a t of world Israel i n ° ™ front of t t e British « «f * ant and Iewish. Samuel Gerson is a , , - ., . • ,• j j.1.„,The crowd, which included many Zionthe report from the Hadassah hosDr. Victor Levine Is the Main member of the national advisory counpital that a set of triplets had been protest of t h e injustice of t h e j i s t p i o n e e r s > raarched t o t h e e m b a ( 4 6 y Speaker at the cil of the American Association for born to a Jewish woman. British policy m Palestine by a s h o T a t i n g anti-British sentiments. Tte Meeting Old Age Security of which Mr. EpThe Hebrew papers here are I mammoth rally a t t h e B'nai Is- police quickly dispersed with the de«rv stein is executive secretary, and is an heralding the birth of this trio of rael Synagogue, 18th and Chi- onstrants. The October meeting of the Coun- intimate friend of the main speaker. babies as an eloquent reply to the cago streets, at 2:30 p. m. Sun- Conservative Statesmen cil of Jewish "Women was held Mon- Mr. Gerson is the society's only repBritish statement of policy. It is day afternoon, the thirteenth anday, October 2.7, at the Jewish Com- resentative from the state of NeLondon.—A charge that the Britplanned to name the babies after niversary of t h e Balfour Declar- i s h government has not worked oet munity Center at 2:30 p. m. braska. past and present Zionist leaders. its two-fold obligations under th*> After' a short' business meeting a According to Mr. Gerson, the Center First Meeting Will Be Held at ation. Palestine Mandate by crystallizing: program was presented with Mrs. will serve a "kosher" dinner and are Community Center the development of the Jewish NaLouis Sommer, program chairman, in Similar protest meetings are arranging for a program.- A special Tuesday charge.. Dr. Victor Levine of Creighbeing held throughout the globe tional Home at its present stage luncheon is being given by the Public ton Medical College spoke on "Health' b y Jewish communities in pro- development and sharply-worded cri;> The Jewish. Women's Welfare OrEelations department of the Chamber +*=+• «-P •Rvifflin's Mrs. Alexander Pollack gave two of Commerce at the Chamber Tues- ganization will hold their first meetOQf test of n-r Great Britain's rAP.ent recent icism of the government's action in the new White Paper are cowmusical numbers, "Spanish Dance," by day noon.. Mr. Gerson is to be chair- ing of the season on Tuesday afterdenial to the Jews of immigra- | issuing tained in a letter published here m Albanez, and . "JTense/' by Eric man at the affair. noon, November 4, -at 2.30 o'clock tion into the Holy Land and the the London Times, tinder the sign«Meyer Helmund. . at the-Jewish Community Center in: Mr. Epstein is now touring the midr i g h t to purchase land there, ^ires o f former Premier Stanley BaldFormer Senator Gilbert M. Hitchdle-western states for the. purpose of the form of a tea for members andi amounting to virtual nullifica- j win, former foreign secretary cock discussed "Immigration." Mrs organizing groups for an. effective their guests. Presiding at the tea Arthur F. Mullen spoke on, "The Comtion of the. Balfour Declaration I Chamberlain and_former colonial campaign on old age pension legisla- table will be Mrs. William Holzman To Speak a t Canadian Lodges retary Leopold S. Amery, all memmunity Chest." Following the proand the Mandate. Representing This tion in the states which have legis- and Mrs. Harry Wolf. bers gram a tea was given. Mrs. Irvin The entertainment vrill be furnished District lative sessions in 1931. The mass meeting is being inet. of the Conservative shadow cabStalmaster, chairman of the hospitalHon. Alfred M. Cohen by the Center Players' Guild of the; Twelve states, including'surh indussponsored by a committee of lo- Revisionist Demands ity committee, was in charge. Jewish Community Center, who will1 Philip M. Klutznick, president of trial states as New York,';Massachuclass ofCriew mfijnbers and also Sam cal organizations, plans for London.—Immediate convocation r>l setts and California, as /well as the present a one-act play, "Evening the local lodge of the B'nai B'rith and Beber on .his elevation to the second which were formulated at a the Zionist Actions Committee, the reClothes," under the direction of Abe executive secretary of the Aleph ZaTerritory of Alaska, have already envice-presidency- of District No. 6. meeting of representatives at moval of the World Zionist Esecutiv.' Salzman, Guild member, who will also dik Aleph {Junior B'nai B'rith) has acted old age pension legislation. Harry Ikpidus will act as toastmaster appear in thfi play. v.Others in the cast been selected to represent the Dis- the Jewish Community Center and the creation of an emergency While virtually every other civilized for the^evening. / _. -Jt , «*mtmttee-«nirasted with the cond".-i Y l MeyerM Yale. trict Grand Lodge Ho.--&-*f-4*» B B'nai Tuesday evening. country has-sdrea3y--adopted-/some ^ JSIargaret of Zionist affairs pending election* son, Hose Steinberg and Lillian JohnB'rith in a tour of •fee Canadian form of old age insurance or pensions, M. F. Levenson, head of the local for Hon. Alfred Cohen will speak at a new executive and the summonson. Shirley Janoff will sing several lodges. the United States stands only with Zionist district, will preside. Philip 1 p. m..- and ' dancing will-follow from ing of an ordinary World Zionist ConCh*eighton {University Student Is Klutznick will visit six Canadian Klutznick,will speak in English, and China and India in providing nothing numbers. nine 'till midnight. "A feature' of this year's program of lodges and address them on" the sub- L Mergenstern will deliver an ad- gress are among the demands nwk a Five-Year Letterman else for its worthy aged than the poor Reservations. have been limited to the organization is the giving of two ject, "Unity in Israel." He leaves dress in Yiddish. Cantor A. Schwacz- by the Zionist Revisionists in view of on School Team house. 200. A committee consisting of Jack Mr. Epstein is considered the lead- cash prizes to the Players' Guild, one Omaha November 11 and his itinerary kin and his choir will render several crisis in the Zionists movement. Marer, Alexander Frank, Leo AbramBen 'Kazlowsky, senior of Creigh- ing authority on the problems of old for the best individual girl's perform- is as follows: November 14, Calgary, selections. German Zionists son, Dr. Morris Margolin,' Dr. A. A. Berlin.—"We are ready to take up Steinberg and headed by Irvin Levin ton Law School and five-year letter age pensions' and social insurance in ance and one for the best individual Alberta; November 16, Edminton, AlThe public has been invited to atman on Creighton University's varsity general. He is the author of a num- boys' performance of the season. • berta; November 17, Saskatoon, Sask.; tend. Those in charge wish to stress the fight ag-ainst the new limitation.1; is in charge of arrangements. debate squad, will captain a team ber of books on the subject and was The judges are Mrs. Arthur Guicu, November 18, Regina, Sask.; Novem- that absolutely no collections will be j -which the British government has from that university, which will op- director of the Pennsylvania Old Age Mrs. Jacob Eachman, dramatic critic ber 19, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Novem- taken, the meeting being merely in; nounced with regard to our upbuiklpose Nebraska University today, in Pension Commission for eight years. of the Bee-News, and Miss Leona Pol- ber 21, St. Paul and Minneapolis. He the nature of a protest. Eesolutions j ing work in Palestine," German Si the opening intercollegiate contest of He is also a frequent contributor to lack, movie editor of the World- -will also confer with the chapters of of condemnation of Britain's policy ist leaders announced here at an evthe year . ' the A. Z. A. in eacn of these cities. leading periodicals and was the first Herald. traordinary session held at the CST;will, however, be adopted. The debate will be held before the organizer of the Workers' Education j ~il— Klutznick is also secretary of t h e tral office of the German Zionist FedElsewhere J u n i o r H a d a S S a h tO 'Conservative Synagogue, is a memDr. Fred W. Clayton, rector of Al Nebraska Teacher's Association in the Bureau of America. eration. Cables from all parts of Europe ber of the board of directors of the Saints'-Episcopal Church, will be the Central High School auditorium, and Every group in the Zionist movelocal Zionists, Jewish Philanthropies and even from South America and ment in Germany was represented P> speaker this year for the Current will be on the question of "Complete 1 A regular meeting of the Jr. Ha- and Omaha Talmud Torah, and is a Australia are reaching the Jewish Topics Course conducted by the Oma- Disarmament of Nations." emergency meeting, Kazlowsky is a debater of known dassah will be held Thursday, No- member of the Committee of One ha Council of Jewish Women, accordvember 6, at the J. C. C. at 8:15 p. m. Thousand of the United Synagogue of tremendous excitement among t^g Smuts Urges Reconsideration ing to announcement made by Mrs. J. repute, having participated in many important contests in recent years. " The Daughters of Zion are now Capetown South Africa.—The in Jewish people. Monster meetings have America. H. Kulakofsky, chairman of the Eduof a. statement by the Mr. Klutznick will be accompanied aided in stirring up public opinion to cation Committee. The fourth season Last year he captained teams which conducting their annual rummage sale government announcing that the terms defeated both Harvard and • Princeton at 2412 Cuming street. According to by Mrs. Klutznick on the trip. fever, heat. j of the course will open on Tuesday, of the Balfour Declaration would he those in charge, any bundle which is The general impression is that a November 18, at 10:30.in the morn- universities. fully sanded out in good faith and contributed will be appreciated. He was'also a member of the Jewresistant and defiant people, solidly ing at the Jewish Community Center, Plans are also to be made by the ish Community Center team which unified and well-proving its right to the recasting of the recently w and is - held on the first and third the title of "the stiff pecked people". nounced British policy in Palestine m Tuesdays of the month for ten ses- last season captured the international organization for a card partyt. Mrs. is rising to defend theWewish aspira- accordance with the Balfour sions. The first topic to be discussed debate championship from the Pitts- S. Rosenblatt will be incharge of this Eighteen men have been pledged by tion was urged upon the British govaffair. burgh Y. M. H....A.,tions so rruelly treated. will be announced later. Committees Should Think Twice the Creighton University chapter of ernment today by General Jan ChrisTickets may be secured.from Mrs. , Phi Delta Epsilon, national medical 4,000 Crowd Mecca Temple tian Smuts, in a cable to Premirr Before Voting on PropKulakofsky, 114 So. 51st street or ] fraternity. The pledges are: Morris New York.—Four thousand Jews as- MacDonald. ositions from Mrs. Max Holzman, Blackstone -^ ' Blacker, Frank Iipp, Irving SternMH, sembled at the Mecca Temple on Hotel, or at the door on-the morning Tuesday evening booed their resentj A u s t n a n s Eloquent On election day you will be given Moe Steinberg, and Dave Rosenberg, of the address. . eleven ballots, one of which will all of Omaha; and Bernie Eosenthal, ment at the government of what al-1 Vienna.—The Stimme and the Nan*? have three propositions by petition. Daniel Blitz, Isidore Goldberg, Irving most every speaker characterized as Welt, Austrian Zionist organs, call The three propositions submitted Neigns, Abraham Appelsis, Moe Ros- the "fallirfg British Empire," for its upon the Jewish masses of Austria to ~ . , deal with the purchase, construction enthal, Nat Sodofsky, Lou Dolinsky, treacherous derial of the promises participate in a great protest dctuA clever presentation of "Captain men as made in the Balfour Declaration onstration against the British labor Ivan Borolsky. Satzmans ^ ^ rf ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ Moe ^ g George piasej gol Lntsk?> Applejack," by the Center Players' change- of types was especially good. cover practically Ben Kohnop and Milt Klein, all of through the new "Passfield program" government and to march to the grave Guild ^Sunday evening at the J. C. C. But to pay homage to some without and villages, _ and of Theodor Herzl, founder of political for Palestine. A full biographical sketch of Dr, impressed the audience of three hun- mentioning the others would be slight- the same ground, bui there is one New York. Zionism, and swear to continue the The pledging took place at the new these Hadassah Protests Victor E. Levine of Creighton Univer- dred with the histrionic ability being ing some good work. All did ex- very important difference in fight for the ultimate victory of Zionchapter house at 127 No. 40th street, Buffalo.—"Zionism will outlive Engsity is carried in the 1930 edition of developed Tjy the guild under the di- cellent, Haskell Cohn and Elsie Fogel propositions; ism. Heral's grave is in Vienna, in the presence of the active members. The first and third propositions land's "betrayal," was the message sent "Who's Who Among North American rection of "Mrs. Herman Jahr and gave as Mr. and Mrs. Pengard; Margaret The guest of honor was Dr. Braneth by Dr. Charm Weizmann, world- Lloyd George Speaks provide for all of the things menWriters." ample indication of a season, even Hurwitz as Agatha Whitecombe; Max of Detroit, who is now serving as X- Zionist leader, to the annual «onvenCambridge.—Lloyd George, Liberal In the last four years Br. Levine more successful, than previous years. Weinstein as Lush; Nate Sekerman as tioned here, but require a vote of the ray expert at the University hospital. tion of Hadassah, the women's Zionist leader and premier of England whfm people before the people can be has written over one hundred articles Indeed, ^Captahv Applejack" could Johnny Jason, and Israel Sternhill as organization, which was meeting here, the Balfour Declaration was issued. saddled with this debt. in various national magazines: and take its rank as enacted Sunday with the officer. s> .. Two hundred delegates representing has completely associated himself mtfr journals embodying the results of many of the stock company shows The story deals with the hopes and f o r The second proposition provides 44 states dedicated themselves once the protest of the Conservative le*ftoriginal research, scientific articles of which _ Omaha .„ ,audiences have _ _ „ . ambitions of Applejohn. He tires of, ^ ?* the things related here seen. more to their work of rebuilding Pal-' era, Stanley Baldwin, Leopold Amerja popular nature or of a purely liter- Samuel Berek of Fremont, who car- staid routine life and decides to s e l l ™ requires only a vote of the .town : estine. "During our history, we Jews and Austen Chamberlain ag-ainst thf: ary nature. ried the lead as Ambrose Applejohn, the family mansion so as to be able couned or village board of trustees. have received harder blows than these' new British policy in Palestine. Lloyd He is also contributing author to made a tremendous hit with the audi- to travel and seek romance and adven- j This means that any local council or Maurice Gotsdiner, 27, of Council but in the end we always came out' George voiced the hope that the pree« two volumes of /international Clinics enceif or his dramatic ability, his char- tare. Tofasten the sale a clever sales- governing board can saddle a tre- Bhiffs> formerly of Omaha, was inpublished in 1929 by J. B. Idppincott aeter portrayal and ids.general ;act- man invents a story of hidden treas- znendous debt on the people without stantly killed last Sunday when his the victors. In spite of our enemies, ent British government would rccotiCo., Philadelphia, and to one volume ing. His role was-a difficult one, but ure, without telling the seller. Com- their approval. car was.struck by a train at Minden, Zionism will survive," said Dr. Weiz- sider its attitude. published in 1930. Two of his books hefilled.it with a natural ease which plications arise when two sets of Be sure and vote "NO" on proposi- Iowa. Fate seemed against Gotsdiner, mann. Weizmann Pleads leader's sentiments were re-j London.—An appeal to the Jewish The are now at the press ." tion S25 (the second proposition.) as the grade crossing at which the J crooks seek to get the treasure. Apwas catching. We are making this suggestion to tragedy occurred is.to.be eliminated echoed by all the Hadassah speakers. J to bear witness to their loyalty Mrs. Phineas Wintroub was the pieJohn wavers between timidity and 'May I ask for the weak sisters that: £0 ^ h e j e w i s h National home in'palfeminine lead as Anna Valeska. She, bravery to the pleas of a strange you because we believe In fairness within the next six weeks. His wife and aunt, Mrs. Frank Ja- no haven is too far for a pilgrim | e s t m e j , y heightened energy and rc. - a difficult - — •-- part to portray, woman, who - disguises her true •iden•to the electric industry, expenditures too, had TO M e e t W e d n e s d a y j but she won and earned the plaudits tity to obtain the treasure. He dis- of money by municipalities owning cobs, had been with him in the car. who has been on his way for two 1 doubled achievement despite the crushthousand years," was the women's! ^ ^ b l o w to 2i o n i s t hopes by the B?ity , • of her listeners. She was especially covers the plot and determines to find their electric plants should only be When some trouble developed in the the Jao n policy The class to be offered in choral • effective in her feigned accent and the booty himself. His life is threat-] made after a vote of the people. We engine, they stopped unknowing upon pledgs as voiced by Mrs. Edward Ja- j ish I port of Sir John Simpson was issttsc music at the Jewish Community Cen- quick change from woman in distress ened but a dream of his supposed pi- feel that no debts should be saddled the tracks. The two women got out cobs. i here by Dr. Chaim Weiemann, who ter tinder the direction of E. Oscar to "woman after booty." jrate ancester inspires bim to outwit on a community, merely by t i e of- of the car. When Gotsdiner discov- Warsaw Disturbance resigned the presidency of the Worl4 ered that be was on the tracks, he Warsaw.—Fifteen Jews were arWeinstein will hold its first meeting firmative vote of a majority of the The junior lead was taken by his persecutors and find out that he at the Center Wednesday evening, No- Mamie Temin as Poppy • Faire. She loved "Poppy" and respectability after council or trustees of small towns or made a frantic endeavor to get off rested by the Warsaw police the night Zionist Organization and the vember-5/at 8 p. m. the rails, but was too late. after a thousand or more Jews had Agency in .protest. -villages. also performed well, as did Abe Saltz- i alL
OCTOBER MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD AT
Triplets Is Reply to Great Britain Ban
Scathing Protests Are World Wide
WOMEN'S WELFARE ORGANIZATION TO OPEN ITS SEASON
TO MAKE TOUR FOR B'NAI B'RITH
KAZLOWSKY WILL HEAD DEBATERS fflSEKONOPENffi
Dr. Clayton tc Address Current Topics Class
Daughters of Zion Holds Rummage Sale
PEOPLE BEING WARNED BEFORE Medical Frat Pledges SADDLING DEBTS Eighteen New Men
DR. VICTOR LEVINE IN WRITERS' "WHO'S WHO"
Center Players Score Hit in Opening Play
i IS KILLED BY TEAM
Choral Music Class
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