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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1930.
Chest Song, by Gerson Dedicated to Monsky
Jewish OutL||k On | Ituation Is Steadilf mproving
VOL.
Vni.—No. 42
. BURTON K. WHEELER B T Q BE NEXT LECTURER FOR COMMUNITY FORUM
Synagogue Campaign of Conservative Dinner on December 14 Community Cbfest Opens
The second annual congregational dinner of the Conservative Synagogue will be held on December 14 at the Jewish' Community Center, at 6:30 ; '*•.*"..':' : ' Jewish Workers Aiding in Mak- p. m. The dinner win be sponsored by the ing thetDrive a women of the Conservative Synagogue Success Auxiliary, who are planning an elaMen and women of all races and all borate affair for the occasion. creeds have been drawn together by Let's go, you. workers of the Chest a common cause in the-annual camSing to its glorious--name. paign of the. local Community Chest, Show how proud of. it are we. Louis E. Lapp and Samuel Zacharia By singing out loud its fame. . which opened" officially' Wednesday Toronto.—(J. T. A.)—The British wflil represent ^ e Omaha. Jewish Comand will continue fwtil"November 20. Hon. Burton K. Wheeler, Come one and all, join^in song . Mrs. Sam L. Morris, 2623 Ames government neither intends to nor has munity Center in'..the.'raidwestern J. from Montana, will be the second tee* Make the whole world see : . , has written a poem dedicated it enacted any legislation stopping or C. C- debating", league^ according to crisis," . Henrjr ,M<^isky,president of turer of the Community Forum course, All the good the Chest is doing to Joseph Litta, new, conductor of announcement made by. Judge Irvin prohibiting Jewish immigration and it the Chest, ' teM • the workers before to' be given at the Jewish CommUhltJ" • With.the aid of you and me. i .. • the Omaha Symphony orchestra, who expressly provides for the continua- be with St.'Louis and Kansas City on Center auditorium on Thursday eveihey started';,4ut Wednesday, came to Omaha from the Boxy theater tion of Jewish colonization operations November, 2£> arid SO., " ning, November 20, at 8:15. good name of1 Omaha i s at stake. We of New York. For its care, for its Jove in Palestine, according to a cable from Both Lipp; and. Zacharia,* who are Senator Wheeler has just returnM For its lessons sf.good that it ' must raise every-penny of the budget Premier Ramsay MacDonald. attorneys, were members of the Mrs. Morris's poem to the talented to assure that* Ihe very urgent ttefrom Russia where he made a thoroteaches -us. . Declaring that the protests against CreigMon UniVersity ' debate ' squad, mands made on all of the thirty agen- batonist follows: ugh study of conditions there and -tote the British government's statement of Lipp, captaining -the team in 19291 For its work, for its help cies shall be met. Our budget is lecture will be on "Soviet Russia." To OUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA For its efforts to make better policy in Palestine are founded on a Zacharia is a].veteran member of J. seventy thousand dollars less than the All holders of season ticket! wiE CONDUCTOR men. of us. •• : • complete misconception, Premier Mac- C. C.'forensic teams; haying argued minimum asked for, so we must do be admitted upon presentation *£' 1 saw v Littau man For its plea, for its wish. Donald says that the government "has for the Center : for the' past three everything possible to make the drive their tickets. Admission for all othats As smart as man can be, To help the unfortunate help • explicitly declared its intention of ex- years. He" was a. member of the "team a success. will be one dollar. The advance s*J* He came this far out west themselves. ecuting the Mandate exactly in ac- which won the league 'championship has been tremendous and praetiea&j' One thousand volunteer workers For its push, for its grip We Omahans to see. last year. •'. ' , cordance with all of its terms. It every seat in the auditorium has AlFor its effortfto make us ~ have. been inspired to. put across the slakes ho '.change whatever in the" inready been sold out. drive for $459,665, among whom are Hon. Burton K. Wheeler W-e welcome you Littau man succeed. . ; , terpretation of the Mandate as adJewish! workers! yho number well Wheeler is one of the youngest tatm. And hope that you will find, hered to by all successive ministeries above the 100 maifc. The first day's in the United States Senate. He is * Musicians good and plentiful Let's go you workers of the Chest, since 1922." results' were a ^ o f t encouraging prenoted progressive and leader in th» To please your clever mind. Sing to its glorious name. Premier MacDonald denies that the diction' for the ultimate outcome of country's highest law making body. Show how proud of it are we government intends to or has already the campaign. | Born in Massachusetts of Quatnr A Littau man he came By singing out aloud its fame. enacted any legislation aiming at the A campaign .sony wnttenrDy Samuel stock, he worked his own way through And we are glad to tee, Come one -and all, join in song stoppage of prohibition of Jewish A conclave of District Number 20 Gerson lias been-made the theme song the law college of the University Altho he is a little man Make the whole world see immigration to Palestine. : of the National Federation of Temple of the drive andf is sung »t every Michigan. He then traveled west A mighty man is he. All the good the Chest is doing On ithe contrary, he says that the Sisterhoods was held- at' Lincoln on Dr. Samuel Gerson was elected first fore entering the law practice. meeting of the; volunteers. With the aid of you and me. government's new • policy "expressly November 10th- and 11th.. - rice-president of the Nebraska State In 1913 he was appointed by The Jewish •" people are also co-opSo, welcome to you, Littau man, conference of Social Workers at their provides for the continuation of coloniOmaha delegates were Mesdames dent Wilson as United States district, erating- with' two exhibits, one a live As I said before, zation Operations without a break. It Nate Mantel,' Harry • Rosenfeld, Max thirteenth annual conference held at attorney for the District of Montana. >, and the other a still exhibit. These Omaha will be your home set no limit whatever to the expan- Holzman, L Rosenthal.- Omaha visitHastings last week-end. In 1922 he was elected to the Senate \ were held on; "Wednesday and ThursAnd a peaceful home—-Littau. sion of the Jewish National Home ors included Mesdames William HolzGerson and Henry Monsky de- for the first time by a combinations.-- \ day and will be repeated today. — M R S . SAM L. MOSRIS. that in accordance with'the terms of man, Sam Appleman,- Joseph Pick, livered addresses at the conference. of the farmers and industrial workshj*) the Mandate may prove practicable. Mayer - Cohn, Frederick Cohn, and l i r e Exhibit Gereen outlined a program of future and has been a strong advocate of tlffe Munich.—(J. T .A.)—The Jews of It is indeed in order to make available Clarence Bergman^ activity to meet present social needs peoples' rights. The live .exhibit is being shown in Bavaria are taking measures to im\ additional land that the government of the state. The conference adopted The keynote of the convention was port sufficient quantities bf meat" from the Brandeis Store window at 16th The lecture course iB being spoft\ ^ undertakes a large scheme of land de- a resolution favoring any project that nearby countries to overcome the and Douglas, under the auspices of the each of his suggested measures, and sored jointly by the Council of JtttA 1 velopment and irrigation." •fee-executive committee voted to ish Women and the Jewish will promote peace.* The next-conven- shortage, of kosher meat in Bavaria Jewish Comrmurity Center. There is sh n d J lommofr-^^f print bis entire address on T h e Fua big drop painted on the back of ihe as .a result of the anti-Schechita law tion; will be held at -Jjeaveinworth The Center Players Guild will preCertificates Issued ity Center. Herman Aaerbach i* / ture of Our Conference," and distribinsas. Mrs. Meyer Shane of Kan- which went into effect recently. The window and on the drop is a rising sent "The Valiant** before a join chairman of the Forma Committee f>i London.—The Colonial office offiAround l i e rays of the sun is meeting of. the various lodges of the ute-jit; among the 1800 people in the the J. C. C. and Mrs. Harry Kulakofcially announced that the British gov- sas City 'was re-elected-president of slim lopes heW in'Bavarian Jewish' sun. printed "The Jewish Community Cen- Odd Fellows at the Odd Fellow Hall vazioos .Nebraska counties who were sky is chairman of the education*! circles tibat-the.'Reicli .government the district. Mrs.' Nate"iMantel was ernment had authorized Sir John especially- interested in social work. committee of the Council of Chancellor, High Commissioner of chairman of -the nominating commit- would find a way to overrule the ter" in laige letters, symbolic of op- on Wednesday evening. portunity. Schechita ban imposed by the BavarThe cast, which i s the-same as pve- j;Monsky as president of the Omaha Women. Palestine, to issue 1,500 certificates tJ» play a t the Gufld open Community Chest, spoke on the state's In front of the asm. are .four stairs. for Jewish immig'rants tinder the lab- -Mrs. Maurice Steinfeld of St. Louis, ian parliament were frustrated! and made a plea for tfce national prealdeiit, «av« ^he^pxincjpal ^. Jaw. . xxiakes it-compulsory The Icrwest s1»mi f«r -clean n£, faring Rabbi Singer of Chicago: f o r all animals" to be stunned before manship, the next"for-co-oper Eebeccah * Kii forecast ini3e by CM^Predetific Efech address. K b Stemhfll, at the' Zioriist"" Actions Committee gave a revival of < Jewish £6Qc^mohgs,th&fy&re kiHed. This is Contrary to the third for good -citizenship, the Jewish laws governing the -slaugh- the fourth for success. Brown. meeting that 1^500 of 2,100 certifitering-of animals for food. The JewAt present the Guild i s "concentrat On each of the three days at 12:15 cates asked for by the Jewish Agency ish community of Bavaria has issued p. m,"an .exhibition is being given un ing on "The Good Hope," which is tt Executive" for the six month period them that the anti-Schichita law has der the direction of E. M. Segel, Cen- be given at the Center auditorium on •from October 1 to March 31 Would be ' Morris M. Pranklin was chosen to notice to all its members informing ter physical director. This starts out December 4. An exceptionally large granted. head the Thorpeian Athletic club at gone into force. Simultaneously, ah cast is being used for this production. the semi-annual election of officers In Jewish circles the action of the The Peace Group Of the Omaha announcement has gone out to all with about ten boys fighting among Ras Taf ari Traces His Ancestry -Last Wednesday evening- Pleurette themselves. Segel comes ont -and British government is interpreted first Council of Jewish.Women'met Tuesheld at the J. C. C. Wednesday eveBack to King SoloJews telling them that the necessary stops the rowdyism, tears the: raggedy Jeoffrie,- opera star, spoke to the cast ning. as being the first step in modification day noon at the Blackstone Hotel. mon steps have been taken by the Jewish of "The Good Hope." jf the White Paper, which has aroused Mrs. Joseph Bonoff gave a paper on officials to insure a sufficient supply clothes off the lads, and then they are Other officers elected are: Sam in t&eir gym outfits. They then do (Continued on page 6.) Steps Forward" in Peace Since 1918." Katzman, vice-president; Iz Elewitz, Abyssinia.--(J. T. A.)—At least on* of. imported kosher meat. exercises under his direction. Mrs. H. A. Wolf reviewed a section .secretary; Harry Chudacoff, treasurer- foot of the Lion of Judah still rests of the book entitled "Between War Leon Mendelson, reporter; Max Rosen upon an Eastern throne, and the wisStill Exhibits and Peace." and Al Sofer, sergeant-at-arms. dom of Solomon, imparted to th* The still exhibit is being shown at Mrs. Phillip Levey will be librarian Many gala affairs are being planned Queen of Sheba about 8,000 years ago, i : • ' . " ."• • •' the Nebraska Clothing store. This" of the group this year. Dr. Victor E. Levine of the Creigh- by the organization for the coming and transmitted through her to count*' window exhibit is being shown by the ton University of Medicine, will per- season, the feature of wiiich will be less generations of Ethiopian royalty, Family Welfare Society, a Protestant Mayor Richard L. Metcalfe is sponsonally conduct a scientific course in the annual New Year Eve event, to now flowers in the mind of Ras Taf* soring a campaign to prevent automq-; organization, the Diocesan Catholic reducing open to both'men and women be held at the Rome HoteL ari, emperor of Abyssinia. Charities,' and the Jewish Welfare bile accidents in Omahat at the Knights of- Columbus building federation. The handsome, thirty-five year old The death rate from such accidents on the evenings of November 17 t o 21, ruler, whose warm brown complexion Quotas 'for Countries of Jewish It shows a miniature golf course in Omaha for this year has .shown ah inclusive. Dr. Levine is an eminent is almost exactly the complexion of A Immigration Completely increase over last year of 4,4 per cent, with various hazards representing the authority on diet and nutrition.. w a s r^rngTTgt] Tlmpprif»r* Exhausted and the mayor has sent out :an ap- difficulties met in caring for family The cuuxae aims to "give "are scienof Abyssinia before an imposing asThe Daughters . of. Zion will hold peal to Omaha citizenry, to take inore iweEfare cases, as unemployment, ill Washington.—(J. T. A.)—The im- their second annual card party at the care in their driving. semblage of ambassadors from all th« health, insufficient income, delinqu- tific methods of reducing so that health and vigor are not lost during migration quotas for Russia, Poland, Jewish Community Center on Monday world powers. He now rules over * ency, and desertion. The police department hag pledged New York.—(J. T. A.)—Milton Dia- huge country many of whose people* Lithuania, Czecho-Slovakia, Eouma-1 afternoon, November 17, at 2s30 p. m. itself to war on careless driven and / Two little figures are playing the the process. Those 'wishing to take the course mond, who for a number of years has still live in the manners of Biblia&l ma, Hungary, -Germany and PalesMrs. S. Rosenblatt is in charge of are arresting all offenders £>f the game. A large sign broadcasts "Playshould' register this week at the been legal representative for foreign times, and whose undeveloped retine were all exhausted during the the" affair. All members .and" their traffic regulations. ing the Game of l i f e at Par." Knights of Columbus. past fiscal year ending June; 1930, friends have been' invited to attend. rinprna companies here, has been ap- sources are said to be the richest in according to an announcement issued The proceeds will go to the Jewish pointed "Czar" of the Producing Mus- the world. by the state department. ic Managers Association, Inc., which Has Taf ari proudly claims to be ft National fund. These countries - are the chief carries with i t the almost absolute direct descendant of that royal wot The next regular meeting of l i e orsource of Jewish immigration to the ganization will be held on Wednesday power for concert and radio perform- Merielek, who was born to the United States. From these countries afternoon, November 19, at 2:30 p. m. Clinton Brome will speak on "Our ances that Will Hays enjoys in the of Sheba through her union with a total of 44,676 immigrants were at the J. -a G. * . Solomon. Constitution," at the luncheon meeting motion picture- world. admitted during the last fiscal year The organization, formed by several Mrs. S. Platt, president, and the The Abyssinian Jews were of the Legislative Study Group of the in which 11,526 -Jewish immigrants committee in charge of the recent leading managers who control about ered about 60 years ago by Profewin? Omaha Council of Jewish Women to Close to four hundred enthusiastic mittee. of which Dr. Philip Sher is were admitted from all countries. rummage sale have expressed their be held at the Blackstone Hotel No- two-thirds of all concert bookings in Halevi. Though lost sight of for At the same time the state de- thanks to all who contributed bundles dads and lads gathered at the Jewish chairman and which includes' Dr. vember 19th. the country, and include such artists tunes, they had preserved their partment . ordered a stricter - applica- to the sale and also co-operated in Community Center Sunday evening Meyer Beber, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Mrs. Phillip Schwartz, Ha. 0463, is as Jascha Heifetz, Hischa Elman, ish traits, keeping the Sabbath tion of that part of the immigration conducting the sale. The enterprise for the ninth annual -"Father and Samuel Gerson, Dr. A. Greenberg, Efram Zimbalist, Yehudi Menuhin and the Jewish festivals, circumcising receiving reservations. law holding up passports from immi- was highly successful, netting the or- Son Banquet", said by many lib be by William Grodinsky, Mrs. R." KulaHarold Bauer, was formed with the their male children, and conducting far the most successful in the Cen- kofsky, Leo Rosenthal, Harry Silvergrants likely to become "public ganization over $150. purpose of presenting a "united but worship in houses of prayer. The?* ter's Aistory. William LV Holzman man, - Irvin Stahnaster, and Mrs. charges" after admission to the friendly front to the radio and the are 50,000 Falashas in Abyssinia. Harry A. Wolf. acted as toastmaster. United States. sound film." Rabbi Cohn spoke on behalf of the The Social Service Committee has This step was taken at the perfathers, and Jerome A. Gordon re- j expressed, its "appreciation and gratisonal request of President Hoover, The graduating class of the Talmud sponded for the sons. The invoca- tude for the splendid service rend- Torah has organized into a club to who is seeking to restrict immigration as much as possible in order to "The New Psychology of Unemploy- tion was led by Rabbi David A. Gold- ered by the Jewish Women's Welfare promote deeper interest in Jewish afOrganization." relieve the unemployment situation. ment" will be the subject of the first stein. fairs and literature among its memAccording to those in charge of the This step, however, is not likely to lecture which Dr. Clayton will discuss At the banquet the Community ! Mrs. A. Greenberg, president of the bers. The chief feature of its proAll plans indicate that the Jr. Ha- "Dance of the Century," to be giv#n affect Jewish immigration to any at the current topics class' at the Jew- Chest theme song, written by Sam- organization and chairman for the gram will be talks on Palestine and'dassah dance to be given Thanksgivby Chapter No. 100 of the A. Z. A. great extent, the Jewish Telegraphic ish Community Center- on Tuesday uel Gerson; to the tune of the Stein dinner, was assisted by Mesdames its important cities, Biblical slides, de- ing night, November 27, »t the Fonat the Jewish Community Center balltenelle hotel will be an outstanding Agency was informed by Isaac L. morning, November 18, at 10:30 a. m. Song, was introduced to the banquet- Jack Alberts, J. Blank, Samuel Ger- bates and plays. room this Sunday evening, the affair Assofsky, general manager of the This class is sponsored by the Coun- ers. The song was dedicated to son, M. I. Gordon, R. A. Goldstein, event of the season. Art Randall's William L. Holzman, Sam Josephs on, Royal orchestra will furnish the music will be one of the outstanding event* Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Mr. cil of Jewish Women and meets bi- Henry Monsky, president of the ComSam Kaplan, Abner Kaiman, H. LaAssofsky pointed out that th ebulk weekly at the Center. The dance is in charge of a com-jfin A. Z. A. history. munity Chest. Monsky gave an eloof the Jewish immigration to this mittee headed by Miss Rose Levine j Elaborate plans are being made bj? quent address for the needy of the pidus, Lester Lapidus, Charles Levinson* Lena Mandelson, E. Meyers, S. country consists of family reunions, "New York.—Assurance that .Great city. Dr. Ben Greenberg sailed Monday and consisting of Mrs. Mary Claire the Century lads to make the danc* with parents sending for minor chil- Britain would, in the long run, do her Community singing was another Monsky, Helen Nefsky, Henry New- for a two months' cruise on the Medi- Franklin, and the Misses Grace Rosen- a success. Many new features atiis dren and children sending for aged utmost to render justice to both Jews feature, as was a humorous- talkie. man, Ben Newman, Philip.Sher, Dave terranean sea on the S. S. Excelsior stein, Ida Daytch, Tobye Steinberg, novelties are being planned. Art Ranparents. and Arabs in Palestine was given as "Guess What?" "The Runaways'' Sherman, B. A. Simon, Irvin Stal- in the capacity of ship surgeon. This Fanny Katleman, Anna Greenberg, dall's Recording orchestra will furnish All of these immigrants are pro- a parting message by Harry M. Snell, was given under the direction of master, A. Somberg, Louis Som- trip includes visits tc Egypt, Jeru- Sylvia Bernstein, Eva Katzman and the music. A l&rge advance sale has been reported. vided for by their kin here before chairman of the Labor Party of <5reat Emanuel Segel, physical "director of berg, Mose Yousem, and the Misses salem, Italy, France, Spain, and Eng- Ida Minkoff. Ula Albert, Rose Cohen, Rose Ro- land. Art Kazlowsky is chairman of ths Tickets may be purchased from * " their arrival and hence there is no Britain, who came'- to v the United the Center. senstein, Bemice Sherman, and Berdance. Sam Meyerson is president of members of the committee or any Jr. likelihood of their becoming public States a week ago to address .the Dr. Greenberg is the son of Mr. The banquet was under the ausnice Yousem. the chapter. Hadassah member. ; ._«, American Jewish congress. and Mrs. S. Greenberg. charges pices of the - Social Service Com-
MacDonald Deny* itigBanonlnv migration
Dr. Samuel Gerson has .written a song £or *ke Community. Chest campaign, which has been adopted as the drive's theme "song to ..inspire, the" workers. The song' was" dedicated to Henry Monsky, president of the Chest. The theme song, which" is sung to the tune of the Maine Stein song, is as follows:
Lipp/Zacharh to Represent Ji C C.
Senator Will Speak Thursday at Center*
Mrs, Morris Writes Poem About Littan
DISTRICT CONGLAVE OF SISTERHOWJS AT UNCOLN
GERSON ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL WORKERS
BAVARIAN JEWS MUST IMPORT KOSHER HEAT
PLAYERS GUILD WILL C M * m VALIANT
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Meets Tuesday Noon
NEW IMMIGRANT PLAN DOES NOT AFFECT JEWS DAUGHTERS OF ZION
CAMPAIGN TO LESSEN COT AOTO ACCIDENTS
ABYSSINIA KING
Dr.LevinetoG?e Coarse in Redncing :
WILL HOLD ANNUAL CARD PARTY MONDAY
MILTON DIAMOND IS
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MUSICAL ENTERPRISE
Qmfon Brome Speaker Chose to 400 Attend f jji£0ie. Group Father, Son Banquet
Current Topics ,Class to Hear Dr. Clayton
Talmud Torah Class Organize Into Club
"Dance of Century" Jr. Hadassah Dance to Be Given Sunday Thanksgiving Night
Dr. Ben Greenberg to Sail as Ship Surgeon
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