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OMAHA, NEBRASEJfr FRIDAY, JANUARY 16,1931

VOL.

VIII.—No. 51

Organizations

The dedicatory ceremonies of the new Synagogue of the Council Bluffs Jewish Community . . . . a beautiful edifice that stands as a noble monument to Council Bluffs J e w r y . . . . Jewi »"! hilologists Will Bathtub Filled for and particular praise to the officers Wi^ h b t Ch g : phabet Change "Gefilltah" and others who gave their efforts un! Fish Moscd ^ J". A.)—A demand :for selfishly towards the realization of the abolition of the Hebrew scripe this religious and character building Warsaw.—(J. T. A.)—Is i t a and the substitution of the Latin institution:... . David Lazarus, the type for Yiddish newspapers and mitzvah for an Orthodox Jew to boy with the extraordinary baritone books published in Eussia will be the have fresh fish for his Friday voice, receiving merited recognition main topic of discussion at the Jew- night meal? Yes, A Jew in Lem- Jew and Gentle Mourn for the Mighty Benefactor" of . . . . the Triangle Club and other ish Philologic Congress which will berg, Galida argued when he was haled into court by his landlord Humanity open this week at Kiev. William Holzman Elected First President of civic bodies to aid in furthering bis who complained that his tenant Those who argue for the adoption -As simply andquietly as he nad musical education by, sponsoring' a Body Formed at Annual Joint of the Latin script point to Turkey filled his bathtub every Thursday concert at Tech Auditorium January as an example, declaring that the to keep alive in it the ifish he lived and served sp were the funeral services Monday looming in Temple Meeting on Wednesday 29th . . . . a modest young man who Turkish press; and . language has bought for the Sabbath meaL Smanu-El for the" venerable Nathan The landlord argued that this is Straus, dean of-\ American Jewry, has generously responded,; when gained from the abolition of the old One of the most progressive Vice-Presidents; Harry Silan "entirely superUaofus- luxury and prince of philanthropists and beneTurkish alphabet' " . ; steps in the history of the Jew- v e r m a n Secretary and Abe called upon to assist in a musical The Jewish . Philologic * Congress is a wicked waste of water for ish community in Omaha was -, lj4c ,«.-, »r~«.o»™-.» event . . . . Jay Rachman, the slightly will also discuss the re-writing of which he, the landlord Jias to pay. factor of humanity, vrbo died Sunday at the age of: 83. taken Wednesday a t the joint Goldston Treasurer. .Totund dramatic critic and columnist"; Yiddish"dictionaries"to""inclu"de° the Since a religious question is inPsalms were read by Dr. Stephen annual meeting of the Welfare' H - A- W o l f w a s c h a i r m a n of t h « , of the Omaha Bee-News, rises to re- vast new terminology which grew volved, the jud#e has decided to S. Wise, Dr. jfathan Krass, Dr. Federation, t h e Community, nominating committee. mark . . . . "That the hotly-contested I up as a result of the changing oc- call in religious experts to give David de Sola f w l and Dr. Hyman Center, and the Jewish Philan-j Reorganisation Report affair between the Rabbis and- the' cupations of Hussian Jews, who were their testimony on this matter be- J. Enelow. P^bf- William Lyon thropies when these three major j Th report for reorganization was e 1 fore Issuing his decision. i converted from merchants into peas Phelps, a close friend of Mr. Straus, Jewish organizations were COnHarry Lapidus, chairman of given Dy 'shochtim' was won by the Rabbis by; read a short sketch of the great ants and workers. SOlidated into one all-inclusive ^g committee. The Board of governa score of two to one" ....". . sort of a gTOUp. This amalgamation is o r s of the new organization will conlittle world "Serious" which .took the direct result of the Commun- Bist o f t h e Executive committee and place in Chicago . . . . the "schoch-j al Survey held a year ago, Ia n additional one hundred persons tim" were cutting up considerably This new consolidated organi- representing th3 various Jewish orzation, to _be known henceforth' galjiZations in the city. Each organwhen public sentiment drifted the othas the Jewish Community Center, izatjon i s tx} have one representative er way . . . .. Oh, yes, and the boquets Annual Report at Joint Meeting: by Executive and Welfare Federation, is to bs a n d a n additional one for every hunhava arrived . . . . thank you! . . . . headed during its first year by dre< | members or major fraction there" . Director of Federation, J. C. C, William L. Holzman and the brickbats came also . . . . we William L. Holzman, - outgoing o f after t n e ^ r s t One hundred. The Philanthropies timidly say we will try to do better president of the Jewish Com- remaining number are to be chosen munity Center. jb y t h e Executive Committee. . . . . Cheery greetings to Nathan SiBy Samuel Gerson mon, of the Table Supply Company, Other officers named for the Reports Rendered •who has been ill for sometime . . . . To record the whole moving prounited-organization are: The committee report pointed out - XaCftan Straus and whd Is very much improved now j cession of our Jewish communal life that "constructive business principles Dr. Philip Sher, Honorary _ . dtring the last year is the plan of philanthropist's" career. Burial was and sound community organization President; Henry Monsky, in the Straus .family vault at Cy. . . . Those who constantly worry t h i s a m m a ] T e p o r t I J k e a m o v i e make it mandatory that this re-orFirst Vice-President; Sam press Hills Cemetery. about their budget at home . . . .will; scr een it shows silhouettes of the ganization plan be adopted. cheer up when .they hear that Mr.1 destitute, the. sick, the aged—comBeber, Second Vice-PresiPay Tribute The outgoing presidents of the John Curtis, former member of the Jew and Gentile, high and low, Nebraska.' State, Railway Commission, three former major organizations and Mrs. Jaclr Lincoln, a young cou- ing in distress and leaving with a dent; Mrs. J. H. Knlakofsfeeling of security. gave pause to pay tribute to this will be the principal" speaker at the gave their annual messages. Thesev ple in' their early thirties, are the All through the • activities of the ky, Third Vice-President; great American and sincere Jew. jnonthly'ineeting of the Brotherhood were William Holzman, president of parents of the following named kid- Federation, the Center and the PhilMrs. Morris Levy, and Har- the Jewish From all walks of life there came of Temple Israel in the vestry rooms Community Center; Dr. dies . . . . Irvin, Harry, Sheldon, Nor- anthropies there is a common 'unry B. Zimman, Honorary pouring in tributes to the deceased of the Temple Wednesday Philip Sher, president of the Jewish man, Helen, Shirley, Jean, Gloria Ann derlying purpose, that of raising benefactor of ^mankind. Welfare Federation; and Sam Beber, Dinner will be served-by the Sisterand Marth3 Jane . , „. Now everybody I Jewish life to as high a f unctioning president of the Jewish: PhilanPresident Hoover declared that the hood of,the,Templ2 ^ thropies. H. A. Wolf, president of. death of Nathjpt Straus "removes •'"smitle-wnen confronted by the-grocer,!P'*8"* a s possible:,Social work alone fir. Curtis, who is now .an official cannot .accomplish" .fh&J' With the aid., •the ^"ewiskifree Loan from our natloxilbf butcher and baker, and verj^frequent- of TeHgions™"activity "and 'a "cultural figure, which will be sadly missed, Power Company of Lincoln, is one of ered his report for the :fikt. ly the "clothing maker" . We are j program, all operating on a harThe feature report was that of a Jewish leader whose vision of the state's best known after-^dinner very proml to hsar that Aaron Frank unnnious; basis, success is more asSamuel Gsrson, executive directoi- of service transcended all limits of race speakers. His talk will be most inwas declared the first named outout-'sured. .. the Center, Federation, and Philor creed, and a philanthropist whose teresting. For the year 1930, Jewish comanthropies. benefactions, especially on behalf of standing citizen of Portland, Oregon, Reservations for the dinner, which munal progress has been effected, children, wer> of permanent value." Assistant Secretary of Comis open to the public, may be mads Tribute to Straus for the year 1930 . . . . and his for- and thougat and action brought to Ailing Since Wife's Death' merce to Speak at J. C. C. by 'phoning Louis Somberg, secretary A tribute was paid at the joint mer business partner, Julius Maier, bear on all fronts." The life of Nathan Straus had of the Brotherhood of Temple Israel. on Thursday meeting to th= memory of Nathan elected governor of .the. same'state been, ebbing away since the death THE dean of American Jewry, who Samuel Gerson Prague—The introduction of the . . . . Temple Israel will have as their W. Dale dark, president of the eight months ago of his wife, Mrs. Sunday. After a resolution had principle of nnmerus clausus in Omaha National bank and chairman guests on Friday evening the Ne- "When clients come to the Family of these families are held together Idna Gutherz Straus. been adopted, all those present stood Mr. Straus's work in philanthro- Czecho-Slo- " "a was urged at a con- of the executive committee of the for a moment with bowed heads in braska Chapter of American Guild of Welfare Department of the Federa- through the Family Welfare Departference of the Prague Y. M. C. A. Chamber of Commerce, will introduce memnt. py, while it extended into many his memory. Organists . . . . and Dr.. Geo. "Miller, tion, because they find" themselves Most of these families present fields, arid took various forms,.was The conference also, voted that Jews Dr. Julius Klein, assistant secretary in difficulties, the department seeks Three trustees for the Jewish Compastor of the First Christian Church, could be only extraordinary numbers of the U. S. Department of Comin every case to render immediate more than one problem and remain centered always about health work, will speak on the subject, 'The Place assistance, of the type, which will under our care for a year or more. and greatly emphasized infant wel- of the T. M. C. A- while regular merce, when the latter speaks in munity Center elected the coming year members had to be Catholics or Omaha, Thursday evening, January were: Dr. A. Greenberg, Harry Malaof Music in Religion" . . . . more pow- •result > • in the clients retaining their Whenever possible, contacts are fare. those professing no religion at alL 22, in the Jewish Community Center. shock and Joe Wolf. (Continued on page 8.) er to this type of good will . . . : independence. The ultimate aim is al(Continued on Page 2.) Buel A. Williamson of Des Something new in intellectual stim- ways to make the persons coming Moines,. district manager of the U, ulus . . . . a book house tea . . . : . oh for assistance help themselves. In S. Department of Commerce, will dear! . . . . sippmgWa while discus- the: case; of widows with children, come to Omaha that day to confer the families are subsidized so that .dth bis chief, according to word resing sophisticated books and. "what the 'mother may keep her children ceived by Ernest 'schau of the local The committee which is to ar sponsored by Eva with her; in other cases whether have you" Cliamber of Commerce. j range for the David Lazarus conlipp Konecky of "The Book Shelf" the father is permanently incapaciThe Klein lecture is'sponsored by cert, to be held umbr the ausp'ces . . . . Everyone is familiar with "Joe tated or confined in a hospital; the Center and the Council of Jew- j of the Triangle Club at the Techand Vi" of the radio . . ... We have] whether the home is broken by diish Women, " i s Prosperity in ' nical High School auditorium Thursvorce or-desertion and where there Sight?" will be the subject. ' | day evening, January 20, has been a Joe and Vi that are equally as pop- is insufficient earning capacity, all Margaret' Sanger, World-famous named as follows: ular with the Jewish Community . birth control advocate, will be the} Dr. Michael J. Ford, chairman; none other than Joe and Vi Greennext speaker,' February 4: James ' Mrs. Max Fromkin, co-chairman; berg . . . . and Violet who never Waterman Wise, son of Rabbi Ray Broholm, Triangle Club presi^shrinks" from any work assigned to Sam Beber gave the following mes- Stephen Wise, will be here Febru- dent; and James J. Connolly, secrcDr. Philip Sher, president of the Following is the report rendered her . . . '.' Rabbi and Mrs. Herman , tar\% Welfare Federation, gave the follow- by William L. Holzman, president of sage at the joint meeting Wednesday '•ary 10. The concert is beirg given to fur{John (Hannah Kulakofsky) now reing report Wednesday: . " / the Jewish Community Center, at the as president of the Jewish Philanthropies: ther the pr.imisiTig qualities of young siding in St. Paul, Minn. : . . . both Pursuant to a time-honored custom, joint nieeting Wednesday: When the Jewish Philanthropies i New Yorker Will Lazarus' voice which has won him Following are some of Jthe_'highquite popular with their congregation I herewith, as President of the Jewish • Once more the Jewish Communi- came into existence about a year ago,; Lecture at Labor many honors. . . . . Bright and early and regardless lights of the message delivered by Welfare Federation, submit for ,your j ty Center finished a year of prog- practically every Jewish cause which Reserved reats for the concert are Harry A. Wolf, president of the Lyceum Sunday being consideration, my Annual Message. ; ress with a program of recreational, depended upon the Jewish communiof weather conditions, Harry Mala- ish Free Loan Society: sold at the Jewish Community ' Heretofore, the President has an- social, and cultural activities of ty for sustenance, was in a deplorshock and wife, Rose, take their daily William Weiner of New York will Center, Beaton Drug, Fray's, SchmolAs lias been told many times bewhich we might well be proud. The walk . . . . a fitting exercise for that fore, the Jewish Free Loan Society nually summarized the work that the multiplicity of activities;" the variety able financial state. No drive for speak at the Labor Lyceum, 22nd ler and Mueller, A.. Hospe and the Association has done during the past and originally started out with a mere year, but. tonight I will deviate from of interests; the large" attendance funds had met with even a fair meas- and Clark, Sunday evening at 8:30 committee members. "School-girl" complexion ure of success during the preceding yet some gfrls complain when they $1000, ."ten Jewish members of the this custom and leave to Mr. Samuel all testify to the fact that the Cen- few years. We were taking money p. m. on "The Present Economic Lapidus Will Address Crisis and the Future." are obliged to walk! . . . . What per- community agreeing to pay $100 and Gerson, our Executive Secretary, to ter is filling a great need. out of the Community Chest for The lecture is beir.g arranged by $6 per year for a loan fund to aid report to you on our activities during Omaha Hebrew Club Among - our activities I mention certain institutions which we muct thc International Workers' Order, centage is "one of four" or "one for the needy. the past year. . . . . . . the Community Forum now in its preferred to maintain without gen- B-anch 126. Mr. Harry Lapidus, who has just four?" . . . . This simple little quesAt first this money loaned was alfourth year which has continued to tile assistance. When I started to write this mesreturned from an extensive trip tion mystified one of the most prom- m O st exclusively for the purpose of serve our community vigorously and sage, I fully intended to discuss with through the east, will address tN The establishment of an agency inent attorneys in the city . . . . and uniting families. We gave the money you a vital problem which, at the this season will prove the greatest Walls of Jericho Were Omaha Hebrew Club on "The Presfor the collection of funds for all caused considerable merriment at a to men who were too proud to seek present day, confronts both local and in its history. 583 season tickets Jewish causes that could not for one ent Economic Situation" at the orConstructed 1400 B.C. charity but were in temporary dismeeting last Monday eve at the Jew- tress, national Philanthropic Organizations, nave been "sold and paid for which reason or another or which we preganization's regular meeting Sunday Paris, (J. T. A.)—The determina- at the Jewish Community Center. Marvin j The Jewish Free Loan Society is and present to you my views upon this mer-ns that the entire seating ca- ferred not to include in the Comish Communitv Center subject, which I might rightfully call pacity of our auditorium has been munity Chest was an urgent neces- tion of the date when the Israelites Sam E. Klaver, president, wiD Treller, the "beeg" good-natured fel- Teally a subsidiary committee of the constructive criticism. sold. - • , preside. returned to the Holy Land will be sity. From low, remarks, that the difference be- Jewish Welfare Federation. The tendency of the times seems to And so the Jewish Philanthropies aided by the researches of archTh're never was a time when the tween a traffic cop and a modern girl our small beginning we have increased be that local and national leaders are TTorum was needed. People are per- was organized. It set for itself a eologists, who have found that the Gerson Will Be Next our capital to $26,648.75. Our total is, that, when the traffic cop says has been augmented from time to only interested in contributions and plexed and troubled—they are look- goal of $42,000.00 and notwithstand- trails of Jericho were built about Junior Forum Speake, "stop" he means it . . . . Mrs. Ben time by voluntary contributions on the collecting of funds, and very little ing for light—they want to hear ing the economic depression, a whirl- 1400 B. C , according to a report toDr, Samuel Gerson, executive diShapiro (Leona Pollock) of the the occasions of simchas but usually interest is manifested by these same what experts have to say and they wind campaign in which about one day of Prof. John Barstang's lecleaders in the dispensing of these rector of the Jewish Community Centure for the French Academy of Invant a chance to express them- hundred fifty loyal men and women World-Herald film critic, elected in times of distress—in memory of funds, and which to me is just as imter, will be the speaker at the next scriptions. Prof. Garstand, who is of participated, brought a total of selves. Our speakers so far this . president of the Omaha Womens' departed loved ones. . portant, if hot more so. Junior Forum meeting to be held in the faculty of the University of $43,656.51 in pledges. This money year have been Clarence Darrow, I would like to see this preached Press club . . . . quite an honor for a ^Co-operation Clarence .True Wilson, Senator Fur- was allocated to twenty-one local Liverpool, said that the date had the lodge room of the Jewish Commore. The Jewish Free Loan Society young woman who has been in the represents • a' permanent," revolving While intending to call your at- ton JL Wheeler. Those to come are and national - institutions and to the been determined through examination munity Center next Monday, Janujournalistic field but a short time fund; it stays on forever, continuing tention to our shortcomings in this re- Julius Klein, Margaret Sanger, Allied Jewish Campaign which in- of ceramics found on the spot, and ary 19. His subject will be "Soul oi a People," of methods of wall-construction. (Continued on Page 3.) Cheerio until next week. , (Contnraed.on Page 3.* . (Continued on Page 7.) . (Continued on Page 7.)

MTHANSIRADS, -.-.* Convtmmity Center, Federation, PHILANTHROPIST, and Phildn^woj^ies Are United PASSESAWAY

Into Co-ordinate Organization

Shadowgraphs of Progress

TO BE ADDRESSED BY JOHN CURES

JULIUS KLEIN

BEFORE FORUM

Presidential Messages Qiven at Joint Meeting on

HARRY A. WOLF GIVES REPORT OF

Dr. Sher Delivers'Holzman Reports Sam Beber Speaks for Philanthon Community Federation ropies Center Message

LAZARUS CONCERT


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