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B'NAI B'RITH TO \ % HOLD ELECTION,! THIS THURSDA_,
University Is Asked to Excavate
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1930
Zionist Election Tuesday
VOL. VIIL—No. 44
"The Good Hope" to Be CONSERVATIVE Presented on Thursday BRITISH GOVERNMENT FAILS SYNAGOGUEIS TO MAKE ANY ALTERATION IN TO GIVE DINNER
The local Zionists will hold ondon. (J. T. A.—The Hebrew Advance ticket sales indicate a ca'•ersity of Jerusalem was invited their annual election next Tuespacity attendance at the Center Playby Harvard University to participate day evening at the Jewish Comers* Guild second production of the in a project for excavating on the munity Center. Rabbi David season, "The-Good Hope." The play Goldstein will be the speaker of be site of Samaria, Palestine, it was Past Presidents of Local Lodge disclosed today"- after the annual the evening. Auxiliary Sponsoring Affair to torium next P ^ 8Thursday ! ^ 1 f *evening, DecemBe Held First Night of meeting of the British School of to Be Honored at the ber 4. Archaeology. The Hebrew University Prolonged nightly rehearsals by the Chanukah Meeting cast on this difficult drama point to a Elections will share honors with will be represented by a member of The beautiful custom of lighting according to Mrs. Past Presidents at the closing meeting its staff. Dr. E. L. Sukenik,'who the Chanukah candle will be observed finished production, J d ctor has already done considerable exof the present administration of at the annual congregational dinner of ? f**> Jf? ' who md Omaha Lodge No. 354 B'nai B'rith to ploring in Palestine. the Conservative: Synagogue at the Good Others invited by Harvard are the be held in the lodge room of the Jew? l ? Jewish Community Center on Sunday, ish Community Center Thursday, Palestine Exploration Fund, the December 14, at 6:30 p. m., the first Players. *«* attempted by the Center London.—(J. T. A.)—The announced London.—(J. T. A.)—A great law! The leads will be taken by Samuel December 4. One of the features of British Academy and the British night of Oianufcah. conference between representatives of development scheme to provide frc Berek and Martha Himelstein. Sol School of Archaeology. Although the meeting will be the annual reports The committee in charge of this afe ewls Agency and the British the settlement of approximately Jft,« Michnik, Elsie Hurwitz Fogel and Earl " h actual work will not begin until of the committees. . Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of fair has arranged an interesting pro- Seigel have strong supporting roles, government regarding the interpreta- 000 families in Palestine involving The oldest past president in point March the necessary workshops are gram for the "occasion. Abner. KaiJewish Women's Welfare tion o f the Mandate and , a expenditure of not more than $12,*of service will occupy the chair for now being built and the labor needed man will act as master of ceremonies. Also included in the cast are Nate SekOrganization 500,000 for works of a productive tw* the opening ceremony of the lodge- He for the expedition is being organized. Dr. David A. Goldstein, rabbi of the erman, Sarah Sekerman, Shirley Jan- discussion of the government's Paies- ture euch as irrigation and •will be.assisted by those next in point The Jewish Women's Welfare Or- congregation, will deliver a short talk off, Leo Brown, Pauline Hurwitz, Mar-. **** policy is now under way in the was announced by Dr. of service in the ceremony. There will ganization will hold its twenty-sixth and the presidents of the Synagogue garet Hurwitz, Helen Adler, Irvin ' foreign office with Arthur Henderson, Shiels, under-secretary for the Col<ras chairman, be a short address by one of the past annual meeting on Tuesday after- and the* Auxiliary will speak. David SternhiU, Syd Wintroub, Haskall Co-; foreign secretary, ewish hen, Max Wienstein, Sol Miroff, • The J Agency is represented nies, in the course of the presidents. . ; noon, December 4, at 2:30 o'clock at Lazarus will'render a group of. songs, Charles Guss, Ealph Nogg, and Yale ** members of its political commit- tary debate on Palestine last The election promises to bring out tee> nsistm Dr the Jewish Community Center. Elec-; and Samuel Gerson will lead the com- Meyerson. «° & °f - Charm Weiz- Premier MacDonald, who spoke some close races for the offices. . msnn tion of officers will be held. munity singing. Tickets are 50 cents. ' d'Avigdor Goldsmid, Dr. Selig leaders of the laberal and In addition to the regular officers Dr. Olga Stasny will address the Mr. J. J. Greenberg, Mrs. B. A. Godetsky, M. Namier. delegates to the next meeting of the group relating some'of her*experi- Simon, Mrs. Abner K&iman, Mrs. Sam HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORIC Although the conference is behind > District Grand Lodge which is to be ences abroad. Myron Cohen, accom-! Beber, and the members of their comPARLIAMENTARY DEBATE closed doors, the correspondent of the held this coming summer in St. Paul panied by Betty Fellman, will offer, mittees are in charge. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, visiting Omaha Womens' Club Gives Pro- j will also be elected. Mailed notices are being sent to all 1. Land development scheme te r a violin selection. the foreign office, was reliably ingram at Council's NovemPhilip M. Klutznick, who just remembers of the Conservative Synacost $12,500,000 for settlement ft? The Jewish Women's Welfare Orformed that preliminary list of quesber Meeting cently concluded a speaking tour of ganization is the oldest Jewish Wo- gogue and it has been requested that tions prepared by the Jewish Agency 10,000 families. the Canadian.lodges, is the outgoing reservations be sent in as soon as 2. MacDonald says government Political Committee and placed before The November - meeting of the men's organization in the-city. The possible. president. will not abandon Mandate policy, first president was Mrs. LouisRichthe conference for discussion included Council of .Jewish Women was held or Balfour Declaration but will do proposed changes in the text of the Monday afternoon at the Jewish ards, now of San Jose, California. its duty. Government holding In years of service ^Mrs. Reuben Says Anglo-Jewish Weeklies White Paper regarding the questions parleys with Jews andnow Community Center. The_ Current later dimof immigration and land. Kulakofsky ranks first, having acted Play Important Role in GenTopics: department • of the Omaha The Jewish Telegraphic Agency also Qar ones to be held with Arabs. era ting Good-Will Womens'• Club, presented a drama- as president for ten years. Mrs. 3. Lloyd George characterise learns that after an understanding tization of the Disarmament Con- Nathan Mantel and Mrs. Abe GreenWhite Paper as anti-Semitic docuBishop Francis J. McConnell, resihas been reached with the Jews the ference held in' London last winter. berg, present president, served three ment and urges Britain to give «!* dent Bishop of the New York area of government intends to initiate negoMrs. Louis Sommer, the Council's years each. Mrs. Dave Sherman is Mandate if it can't carry it out. The Jewish Community Center dethe Methodist Episcopal Church and tiations with the Arabs so that any program chairman, was in charge. also a past president. bate 4. Sir Herbert Samuel sees n© The Jewish Women's Welfare Orteam are in quest of their sec-; president of the Federal Council of the possible changes in the text of the the Council at this open on d reason why Palestine should not b* Makes It Impossible for Jews to Assisting Peace meeting, were the other Jewish ganization has for its purpose char-| . consecutive championship of the; churches of Christ in America, points White Paper wfll probably be sub- able to support between two Form Parliamentary Mid-western debating league when t ^ need of a tolerant interrelimitted for consideration to the Arabs ou e itable and communal work. The orwomens' organizations of Omaha. three million people. Club gious relationship between Jew and also. Mrs." Samuel Gerson is chairman ganization furnishes many workers Gentfle in an article appearing in the Instigated by MacDonald Warsaw.—(J. T. A.)—The failure of the Peace Department of the to ths Community Chest as well as Jewish Criterion. j London.—The present negotiations tive parties had criticized the governan annual contribution of ^ three famCouncil. of the electorate to return more than According to Bishop McConnell, between the British government and ment's Palestine policy, announeaa eight Jews running on" Jewish tickets Preceding this meeting the regular dred dollars. The organization also anti-Semitism has reached its apex, the Jewish Agency are the result of that while circumstances made nec**to the.Sejm in Sunday's national elec- board meeting was. held. . At this sponsors the annual father-and-son "People are beginning to ask ques-'•] premier MacDonald's personal inter- sary a "pulling up" in the rapidity. «£ tion", thus making it impossible for the meeting the following new members banquet held at the Jewish Comtions and are realizing that something vention, the Jewish Telegraphic the development of the Jewish Jewish members to form a Parliamen- were announced,,: bringing the mem- munity Center each year. is wrong. _ Disregard all the talk \ Agency learns from an absolutely re- tional Home the pulling up in no taryClub ; because; the constitution re- bership to 352^ Mrs. Hi. S. Alperabout-anti-Semitism; dont accept pet- liable source. This source points out meant an abandonment of the Pali** quires at least 10 members for such a son, Mrs. Clarence Bergman, Mrs. ty challenges. Keep the discussion of; tjmt Qts Jewish Agency would never tine Mandate. ^ab^will' •prevent-the-Jews-fisBft hav*; The debate was .opened , 4 ing any representation in the various Mrs. I. G. Goodmanj/Mrsv Phil <ftGeorge, Liberal leader, who in his **• on a~lofty level, on a hfgS. intellectual the government so long as the White linsky, Mrs. Nathan Greeiberg, Mrs. Parliamentary-commissions. plane." _ ' " r Paper was not withdrawn if Premier tack on the government's policy, termArchie Jacobs, Mrs. E. • I. Kraus, With 13 Jewish members in the last MacDonald,'under his own signature, ed the White Paper an injustice to £h£ •The" Christian-Jewish good "will Sejm, the Jewish Parliamentary Club Mrs. .Benjamin Minkin,' ; Mrs. -Max movement is very much ill the'pub-" had not addressed an invitation to Dr. Jews and the Arabs. If Britain is n»> was unable to put up a strong fight Moskbvitz, Mrs. Nathan r Sekerman, lie eye these days," Bishop McConT Chaim Weizmann saying, "let's put able to carry out the Mandate, The Nathan Weinstein Jewish for Jewish rights in the budget and Mrs. Harry I. Shumow, Mrs." Henry nell stated. "Credit for the broad- the. White Paper aside for the mo- George suggested it be returned t-b education commission. The sweep of Solig, Mrs. Walter Schimmel, 'Mrs. Players will present "Yente on ening and intensification of inter- ment and consider the situation as the League of Nations. the pro-government bloc not only re- L D. Iseman, Mrs. S. H. Singer, Broadway" at the Jewish Community religious contact is' due primarily to it is." Reply sulted in the defeat of five of the Mrs. Jack Bramson, Mrs. Sam Ban, Center Sunday evening, November the editors of the English-Jewish Accepting this invitation the Agen30. Last Sunday the company preMrs. Ben Binder, Mrs. Loyal Cohn, Replying to Lloyd George, DP. previous thirteen Jewish deputies but weeklies in this country. These cy's political commission nevertheless Shiels criticized the draftsmanship of also led to the triumph of the Na- Mrs. N. Greenhouse, Mrs. Louis H. sented "Stepmothers" before a packed publications have shown so genuine found it politically wise to devote the the Mandate but assured that it won3a tional Democrats and the Korfanty Katleman, Mrs. Aaron Levine, Mrs. house at the Brandeis. a desire to dedicate their columns first session of the conference not to be carried out. The land development Sunday's play deals with a wealthy Party, both anti-Semitic groups. The Lester Lapidus, Mrs. Harry Silverto the free discussion of good will (Continued on Page 7) plan that he announced was family who lost all their money in National Democrats increased their man, Mrs. Isaac Sternhill. that when the history of the develLouis Lipp to provide for the landless the stock market crash. The young mandates by 30 seats while the Kor- . The Civics. Group of the Council of religions good will in the "who have been dispossessed as th* held their regular luncheon meeting and lovely wife cannot accustom her- they open the season this week-end opment fanty wing gained four seats. United States will be written the result of land passing to the Jew*" Of the eight Jews who won, seven at the Blackstbne Hotel Wednesday, self to live on poverty while her hus- against Kansas City and St. Louis. while the balance of the fund to be The men composing the local duo American-Jewish press will have to were elected on the United Zionist November'26th; Mrs; Robert Glazer band is recuperating from his finanbe given the place of honor." provided will be made available tor cial losses and her efforts to remain are Sam Zacharia and Louis Lapp. The bishop further stated that in ticket, while one was elected on the is leader-of this group. the settlement of both Jews sou! in wealth lead to'tragedy. Agudist ticket. In addition to these his opinion Zionism" is helping the Arabs. The leading role is taken by Nathfive Jews were elected on the pro-gov- Omaha Boy Directs Jewish people in that it is calling Cincinnati.—(J. T. A.)—Upon the CoL Leopold Amery, former Co«« an Weinstein. The part* of the wife ernment ticket. In Warsaw only Isaac forth the respect of the Christian invitation of the B'nai Brith, repre- servative Colonial Secretary, criticised is taken by Mrs. Weinstein, while Gruenbaum, dean of the Jewish depuEastern Orchestra world because of Its undoubted* ideal- sentatives of six national Jewish or- t h e ^ ^ P a p e r a s cona"tining Baby Diana, the "wonder girl", again ties and former president of the Jewism ganizations will confer in New York, I the n e g a t i v e passage of the Simpsoft ish Parliamentary Club, was elected. Oscar Gross, 21-year-old son of Mrs. makes a hit by her portrayal of the November 30, to consider the entire report and ignoring t h e pos itive oiwas Heschel Farbstein, noted Zionist leader M. Gross, 1026 Park avenue, is now part of "Lucy." Mr. Nathan Richter question of employment discrimina- He also pointed out that with mol* and president of the Warsaw Jewish leading the Jack Chapman Victor Re- takes the part of Mr.' Green; from tion against Jews. The organizations tact and foresight the world-wide atcording orchestra, due to Chapman's Broadway. They will be supported community, was defeated. . which have accepted the invitation are tacks on the White Paper could hav« In Warsaw alone 150,000 Jews went illness, according to word received by a cast of Yiddish Players. the American Jewish Committee, the been avoided. here by his mother. to the polls of whom 80,000 cast their Reserved seats are now on sale at American Jewish Congress, the Jewvotes for the Jewish tickets, while the The orchestra is now filling an en- the Jewish Community" Center. All Mrs. Matilda Moseoyite, 26, wife ish Welfare Board, the National Coun- London Press Divided rest of the Jewish votes were divided gagement at Toledo, after having com- seats will be reserved. London.—A marked division of Opof Dr. Julius Moscovitz, of Missouri cil of Jewish Women and the United among other parties, with a large ma- pleted a Jengthy stay in Cleveland, inion is manifested in the London Hebrew Trades. Valley, la., died Friday morning, jority to the pro-government bloc. where it was featured over radio stapress as to whether the parliamenNovember 21, at the Omaha MaterAll of these organizations have altion WTAM.' Mr. Gross began his The general impression here is that nity hospital. She had given birth ready discussed the employment prob- tary debate on Palestine will do atiy* the failure of the Jewish electorate to musical career in Omaha, Harry Bra(Continued on Page 7) to a daughter two days previous. lem as it affects Jews and have eviconcentrate on one, or at the most der's orchestra, and later went to Short funeral services were held denced interest and concern in finding Kansas City to play with the welltwo, Jewish tickets was an important at the Jewish Funeral Home Friday | a possible solution. It is agreed by known Slatz Eandall's orchestra there. factor in the Pilsudski victory. afternoon. Dr. Moscovite and his each of them that before any effective father, Mr. M. Moscovitz, ' accom- ' action can be planned the facts in the Vienna.—(J. T. A.)—Jewish leaders panied the body to Baltimore, where case must be accurately ascertained here are voicing considerable anxiety funeral services were held Sunday. It is hoped that out of the forthcomover the return of Major Waldemar ing conference wfll come a united efSam Zacharia Pabst, former leader of the Heimwehr, fort for a survey of the entire field An enthusiastic crowd of 266 whose exile on a charge of high treas- Last year Zacharia paired with Ben of employment in relation to oppor- auspiciously inaugurated the Junior on some months ago by ex-Chancellor Kazlowsky swept through the league tunities "for Jewish workers. Forum, sponsored by the Henriett* Detroit.—(J. T. A.)—The bread ing less than a 40 per cent reduction Schober was recently cancelled by without a defeat. Szold club and the A. Z. A. chapter in prices,, is-preventing a settlement. Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, Heimstrike, supervised by a committee On November 29 the Omaha debatNo. 1, at the J. C. C. last Monday The members of the Conservative speaking for leading Jewish workers' The conference asked for a reduction wehr leader, and minister of the in- ers will meet Kansas City there. evening. of" three cents on the pound of bread. Synagogue Auxiliary will hold a tea and other organizations, enters its terior in the Vaugoin cabinet. The next evening the local repre- and reception after the special Rabbi David A. Goldstein spot* Many Jewish housewives who' resecond week with no relief in sight When he was expelled last June, sentatives will meet St. Louis. on "Youth and the Synagogue." FolThanksgiving services of the Conserand with housewives compelled to fuse to buy non-Jewish baked bread Austrian. Jewry bre&thed a sigh of reThe question in both debates will be lowing the address an open forutn. Word has been received here of the are, as a result of the bread boycott, bake their own or to eat non-Jewish lief because it was felt that he was « Eeso lved, that the suspension of Jew- vative Synagogue Friday evening, baked bread. . . . - ' • making real the legend in the "Mah the principal cause of the anti-Semitic j ish Emigration to America will de- November 28, at the Jewish Com- death of Dr. Leo Frachtenberg of was held, a spirited discussion efrChicago, HI., Tuesday morning at suing. While the striking housewives, Nishtanah" of the Passover Hagga- policy of the Heimwehr, of which he j s t r o y J e w i s h d i t ^ e m m s country." munity Center. Nathan Sekerman and wife Waterloo, Iowa. He had taken ill dah by eating matzoth, Jewish groRabbi David Goldstein Goldstein will will address address "»«="««» *«"». through their picketers in front of all is the founder. Pabst is an intimate i i p p i s a former Creighton univerRabbi David ">= " ° " »~~w. — ( .,.,.*.,*,«... K,W>^.,.~*. ~..~ . «, cers reporting a big increase in the bakeries and through the press and at friend of Adolf Hitler with whom he sity debate captain, and forensic star. the Auxiliary and a quartet which following a speech at Waterloo and several violin and piano selections sale of unlea'vened Passover cakes. developed pneumonia. He was to round out the program. meetings are determined that a reducwas associated in the abortive Munich • Zacharia has represented • the Center has been organized under the leaderscheduled to be the principal speaker | According to Rabbi Goldstdtj, tion be made in the price ."f bread to putsch. ^ in debating for three years and is at ship of Mrs. Sam Beber will render and honored guest at an open meet- youth's enthusiasm runs high correspond with the tirop in the price Geneva.—(J. T. A.)—Keen disap- Although Major Pabst's youth was! several selections. ^ g p o n s o r of ^ debate dub ing of the Council Bluffs B'nai Brith everything youth does is in the of flour, the master bakers maintain pointment prev&ils here in various cir- spent in a Jewish home in Berlin ne'xj i e r e Lodge No. 68S for Monday evening treme. The speaker told his audieftc* that the high overhead and the refusal cles interested in the Palestine ques- has been a leader of the anti-Semitic K ' _ Honorary Palestine Consul in Council Bluffs, but due to his ill- that if they want something to of the Jewish union bakers, who are tion over the probability that the faction of the Heimwehr. His return' _ ,. , , ., _, Jerusalem.—S. A. Van Vriesland, a ness the open meeting in Coiinci' excited in they should look to said to be the highest paid bakers in League of Nations will not be able to to Austria, which was accompanied by: National -Assembly Elections ish history, the Bible, and the times. Detroit, to consent to lower wages, take any action on the British White a triumphal march from the time he] Jerusalem.—The elections to the former member of the Zionist Execu- Bluffs was postponed. tive and now an official of the PalestDr. Frachtenburg -was well-known, Or if they want something make a drastic reduction impossible. Paper much before a year from now crossed the border from his Italian re- j Assefat Hanivcharim, the - national Representatives <of the conference in view of. the fact, that the present fuge, coupled with the untrammeled • assembly of • Palestine Jews, will "be ine Potash, Ltd., was appointed hon- having been here pre\"iously (last thrilling to do, ho advised them to of Jewish organizations and of- the session of the Mandates Commission anti-Semitic agitation of the Heim- held December 15, according to a re- orary counsel-general of Holland in year). He was a former professor of aid their brethren who were being Palestine. He succeeded Jacobus philosophy at the Columbia Univer- suffocated in Poland, or to master bakers agree, however, th?* will end tomorrow without the Palthe interference of the small group of estine problem's. having been dis- wehr Minister of Justice, Frauz Hue- port of the election committee to the Kann, also a Zionist, as Dutch consul sity, and worked for the government their attention to Zionism and tb£ ber, is causing serious concern to Aus- j Jewish National Council. The asuphuilding of the Holy Land. { a long time in research work. Jewish communists, who demand noth- cussed. sembly elects the Council. here. trian Jewry.
POLICY OF "WHITE PAPHT
Jewish Agency and Palestinian Que tion Debated in Government Parliament Confer
OFHCERSFOR J.W.W.O. TO BE CHOSEN TUESDAY
IS BEFORE COUNCIL1
BISHOP POINTS OUT THE NEEDOF MORE HARMONY
POLISH JEWS FAIL TO ELECT
CENTER DEBATERS BEQUEST OF TITLE
TO PRESENT SHOW AT CENTER SUNDAY
SIX JEWISH GROUPS TO CONFER ABOUT
Mrs. J. Moscovitz Passes Away
NOTED ANTI-SEMITE RETURNS TO WORRY AUSTRIA'S JEWRY
Detroit in Throes of Jewish Bread Strike
JUNIOR FORUM IS INAUGURATED AT CENTER MONDAY
AUXILIARY TO HOLD TEA AND RECEPTION FRIDAY
DR. L FRACHTENBERG DIES OF PNEUMONIA
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