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OMAHA, NEBRASKA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931

Find Temple of Artemis SOCIAL COURSE in An Ancient City TO BE GIVEN IN CENTER BUILDING

Nathan Straus Will Characteristic of Him

ANNWERSMOF HEBREfdUBTO BE*

Nanie U. S. Attorney

VOL.

IX—No. 3

LETTER BY GOVERNMENT TO WEIZMANN LARGELY VITIATES WHITE PAPER

Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—A large colonaded court and the beautiful temple of Artemis, one of the principal - Following the formal parts of deities of Greek ,m«^_ fogy, were un- the will of the late Nathan Straus, at Jera&'i » ancient Greek revered benefactor of .humanity, is ''• The : fortieth r anniversary, of the To Deal With Varied Interesting covered city of Gerasa, l 'gf'g. sjordania, by the following clause, which is char- , Omaha Hebrew: Club wfll be adequateSubjects for Six the joint expediti ^ ^ Yale Univer- acteristic of this revered benefac- ly observed with a mammoth ball and Evenings sity . sad the A W * i School of tor of humanity: . concert to be held at the city audiOriental Research 1.-S» S ^alem. "First, I have always been deep-: torium, on Sunday, February 22. The Jewish Community Center .. Jerash, believed \ «§ % \s Biblical >iy impressed by an old Jewish pro- Plans afe being laid to make it one building has been selected for the Soverb which says: 'What you- give of the outstanding affairs in the or\ha second Ramoth Gilead, as L% cial Recreation Institute course to be 1 Christian for the cause of charity in health ganization's history. given on six evenings, February 16, and third centuries \S .•of Greek is gold; what yo"u give in sickness Herbert Fierman and his popular 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25, from 7:30 to era was a flourishing^ London.—(J. T. A.)—The resignaLondon.—The first results of the ^teiifccial wor- is silver, and what you give after orchestra have bent chosen to furnish civilization devoted to'i 9:30" p. m. : '• tion of Sir John Chancellor as High protracted negotiations between the dead is lead.' ([Many of the rich ship of Artemis. : the. music for tiife danc» that is to This course is being sponsored by Commissioner of Palestine, the trans- Jewish Agency and the British govthe Council of Social Agencies and The debris reaching down twenty do not even give lead!) I have al- follow at the cp^jpletion of the confer of the Palestine administration ernment involve important -concesways lived up to the above proverb cert.; • While thefMenlity and the nathe Parent-Teachers Association, un- feet and the magnificent stones that from the Colonial to the Foreign Of- sions to the Zionists, acccording to a der the direction of the American! have fallen from'the walls of the tem- particularly in connection with the ture of the greater part of the enfice and the resignation of Lord Pass- report printed in the London Jewish charities which I initiated, the tertainment-that; will take place durPla> ground Association of New York. l>le, one of the best ^preserved buildfield as Colonial Secretary, and his Chronicle. These results are in the J. E. Batchelor will be in charge, as- ings of Roman titnes ,made the clear- Pasteurized . Milk: Laboratory, ang- the evest is: being closely guarded, replacement by Noel Buxton, former form of a letter addressed to Dr. ing difficult, but the portico and cor- .(which I deeded to, tha City of the reporter for 4he Press was able sisted: by Robert K. Murray. minister of agriculture, are predicted Chaim Weizmann, which is supposed The enrollment is to be limited to ridors uncovered by the excavators in- New York), the Preventorium and to- elicit from Jeanette Malashock by the Daily Telegraph in connection to have been made public yesterday. 150. Those enrolling are from every {dicates that the base of the great al- my Palestine activities^ I have all that tha Rainbcw Review, which conwith the impending government state- The letter embodies the government's social agency in the city, whether tar will be found soon. Two fine my life drawn whatever I could sists of a cohinjy of fifteen, will bs ment on the first part of the negotiamodified Palestine policy, a policy draw out of business, and devoted tions between the British government which the Chronicle predicts will alJewish, Protestant or Catholic.- "•'.'" " I mosaic floors with inscriptions were it to the prevention of poverty there in all th^rjglory. and the Jewish Agency. ' The course is subdivided under the laid bare and hundreds of coins were and sickness, and make no specific r": The musical ftident that has been most entirely vitiate the White Paper following headings: Personality and turned up in the remains of buildings charitable provisions in my will.1* -obtained for thfslaffair will no doubt Simon E. Sobeloff Meanwhile Zionist leaders here are issued on October 21. Leadership, Play and* Education, Ar- from Arab, Byzantine and Roman receive the apjofeval of all present] Among ths concessions made are Washington. — Another Jewish at- stressing the importance of the docurangement of Play.. Programs for times. • as the plans a*S%to have "something! ment. They point out that.while the new plans that will give the Jews in orne was named to md the Mass Groups, Arrangement of' Play for everybody * ^ a t e d Miss Mala-! tgovernment y o f m e nint its legal activities with Balfour Declaration left the door Palestine great advantages hitherto Programs- for Children in Mass shock. • * the Senate's confirmation of Presi- open for misinterpretations and the not possessed with regard to land and, Groups, Elements in Play Programs, The committee*-in charge of the dent Hoover's nomination of Simon whittling down of British obligations immigration. ' event is leaving-BO stones unturned E. Sobeloff of Baltimore as United with regard to the Jewish National including music, games, dramatics The letter is the joint agreement to make the affair a success. ''One arid arts. Under music the course Home, the expected statement, which between the Jewish Agency and the of tha principal objects and purposes States attorney for the district of is to be in the form of a letter to government on negotiations which •will teach those enrolled how to lead of the Omaha Hebrew Club is to help singing, to play instrumental music, Sobeloff was above local factional Dr. Chaim Weizmann, not only re- have been in progress since Novemmake their memb^re and their famto take charge of glee clubs, to plan stores the Zionist position to the same ber. Its contents have been cabled to Wise gave great praise to the ilies happy, but on February 22 we political entanglements even though level it had before the issuance of the America "Religion is based on an inherent stunt nights, to arrange outdoor picwhere they have received the he had prominent in the city's legal to the en- department, and his nomination was White Paper but even defines more approval of American leaders of the nics and to give plays. There wi'l power, a will for the best and finest. youth federations being formed in extending also be a class in practice teaching If this desire is present in an m- Europe. "An international mind must all those urged by leaders of all groups in the clearly and more definitely the Jew- Jewish Agency. Jewry of and how to take charge of a recrea- dividual, religion is only, a channel for be created by the youth," was his' who attend be' assured that party as well as by outstanding mem- ish status in Palestine. its expression! If it is not present, opinion, "so that the next generation! n o t n m g undone to comIt also provides for a more active tional library. be saved- from the horrors of the plete their happiness for the eve- bers of the bar and bench. religion cannot create it." participation by the government in fea is one dollar forThe theregistration six evenings. Registrations With this contention that real re- past. ning," Sam Klaver, president of the j An important factor in Sobeloffs the establishment of the Jewish Naselection was the excellency of his tional Home which depends on posAnother problem which the reli- organization and chairman, said. may be made at. the Center with eith- ligion has an inner meaning, James I briefs for cases before the courts sibilities for land purchase, colonizagions are shirking, he said was the Waterman Wise took up the cudgels Invitations have been issued to er Samuel Gerson or Louis flipp. which were submitted in his behalf. development of. a new social, order, in defense of modern youth at his Governor Charles W. Bryan and Maytion and immigration which the govAmong those from the J. C. C. who which will do awajr with the injusThough Sobeloff's public career ernment now appears ready to assist. have already enrolled for the course lecture on "Is Modern Youth Irrelior Richard Metcalfe by Klaver. has been one of prominence, he has . M 'i-included Trial*.PnBlcn Rnl Mich-1 Mich- gio«s?" gious?" at the Jewish Com are -Poska, Sol Community tices and inequalities which exist n »i.,^.,i .Elsie The Zionist negotiations, it is said, nevertheless actively interested him- aimed at reaching a modern vivendi nick; RoBe/ Stein, Frances Green, So- Center last Tuesday. The lecture was now . self in Jewish and general communal for collaboration between Jews and Council Bluffs Debaters Are phie Rosenstein,- Edith Dolgoff, Ida' undar the auspices of the Community Want to Experiment affairs. He is a director of the Asso- Arabs' and the Zionists hope that A third indictment was made by Runners-Up For Tennenbaum, Mrs. Philip Klutznick, Forum, sponsored jointly by the J. C. C. and the Council of Jewish ciated Jewish Charities in Baltimore, when the statement is published they Wise in that the organized religions Title Evelyn Chaiken, Ruth Riekcs, and Women. the Hebrew Home for the Aged, and will be able to reach an agreement refuse to let youth experiment. Harry Mendslson. The speaker's wit and forceful elo- Youth, he maintained, insisted on the the Jewish fjourt of'Arbitration. He with tie Arabs. Hence* it is pointed The basketball quintet of the Mothquence charmed his . audience.- His rights to take p ~tn^ffS'£,:^E94inf%*War"i , ^ u t * ^ y have Tsot objected to Jeaving er .Chapter of the A. Z. A. brought p p J candid fearieseness^-and force-won the^ and refused to be "satttfiieoL vttli^'tttfiLfc BntH Torfge SSd'S vi^president of the question of the legislature as- back the only championaW|t;i^K|IP^jp^"" admiration of even those who were passive teachings. J<Truth moves forthe district. , •. •- •; • sembly open as it is in the White j the Omaha chapters at the district opposed to his theories. Paper, in the belief that this will j tournament of the order held at Linward, is progressive and youth want Jewish Communities Law Aid. Wise charged the churches and their conduct to be determined on a offer a common ground for an Arab-1 coin last week-end. to Development synagogues with a failure to under- basis morally,* indepsndent of the Senior Council to Jewish rapprochment. ) The Council Bluffs debate team of There The first world-wide Jewish olym- stand the inner spirit of religion. past" Lord PassfieW, Colonial Secretary Joe Solomonow and Milton Yudelson : Hold Annual Frolic under whose name the White Paper, were finalists in the debate tourney, piad will be held at Tel Aviv, Pales- Youth, he stated, believes that these Rome.—:(J. T. A.)—A strengthen"Religion goes on, even though retine, in the summer of 1932, it was institutions, and not youth, are irreli- ligions die," Wise concluded. "Youth ing of Jewish life, the preservation The "Annual Frolic" of the Sanior which is now to be reversed to a but lost out to Kansas City. announced this week at a meeting of gious. Sal Michnick, representing the lives the inner meaning of religion, of historic and artistic treasures of Council will be held at the J. C. C. great extent, was issued, is underJewish athletic clubs and youth orYouth, he maintained, believes in but will not become part of the old. Italian Jewry, the encouragement of auditorium on Sunday evening, Febr- stood to be very vigorously opposed Council Bluffs chapter in oratory, was ganizations called to organize the veity. The young people say that houses of religion-until they reorder Jewish culture and the maintenance ] uary 15. to the government's favorable atti- awarded third place. Israel Schlossfirst American chapter of the World no organization can take subjects like their houses and once again bear of cultural and spiritual connections man of Kansas City was the victor. The members club of the Senior tude toward the Jews. Maccabee Union, the Jewish Tele- life after death and the immortality aloft the banner of truth and verity with Jewish communities abroad are Council are the Alpji Tau A Z A.j The Omaha No. 1 basketball five R e g i s t r a r o f Baltimore Uni. played sterling ball to capture the graphic Agency reports. of the soul and give absolute assur- and social progress, and become vis- some ot the significant results ex- No. 1, A. Z. A. No. 100, A. Z. A. No.; *" Baltimore.—Appointment of Louis title, defeating the Des Moines hoopThe all-Jewish city of Tel Aviv, ance of what will happen when these ionaries of the future." pected-to ensue from the new Jewish 7, Center Players Guild, Debate Club, as registrar of the University of sters in the finals. Omaha Chapter has donated the site of an athletic^ questions are positively unanswerMilton Abrahams, attorney, .intro- Communities Law by Dr. Angelo Fa Hon, Halevi, Henrietta Szold, OrBaltimore has been announced by the No. 100, who were pre-tourney favorstadium- which -is now undsr construc- able. "Until an intellectual change duced the speaker. Sacerdoti, chief rabbi of Italy. . chestra, Psi Mu, Tonku Coda, and board of trustees of the university. ites, were upset by the Des Moines tion. -A special ship is to be char- is made in this respect," he warned, Many important changes have been X. L. He has been associated with the uni- quint after having swamped the tered to carry Jewish athletes from "youth will not give their assent to adopted, the most important of which The committee in charge of the versity since 1925. Council Bluffs aggregation. In the all parts of the world to Palestine. modern religious organizations." is the creation of the Federation of dance has promised a varied and inJ. C. C. Commercial league the CenThe principal speaker at the meetHinder Social Progress Jewish communities in Italy to which teresting program. Novelties and enLynbrook, L. I.—Rabbi A. Joseph tury Chapter is leading the league ing was Dr. Solomon Flink of the "The churches and synagogues," he .... . „ all Jewish communities in the king- tertainment will feature. Music will Lasker of Temple Emanuel, Lynbrook with the Mother Chapter second. praesidium of the World Maccabee continued his; prosecution, "oftimes Jerusalem.—The rebuilding of Beer d o m m Q s t ^ thg l e a d e r of Italian be furnished by Harold Kendis and has ;been appointed state chaplain of The Sam Beber chapter debaters, Union who told the audience "that an hinder rather than aid social progress. Tuvia^ one of the Jewish colonies dehis Creightonians. the American Legion. A. Kazlowsky and W. Wolfe, were American Maccabee organization was Judaism and Christianity have failed stroyed during the riots of 1929, is Jewry pointed out. "This Federation," Dr. Sacerdoti eliminated in the first round by Des imperative because the center of Jew- 'miserably in late years, for example, expected to be completed early in the declared, "will have very important Moinss, while Council Bluffs defeated ish athletics was shifting from Eur- to do anything toward . eliminating spring when the settlers move intoj duties and its activities will be of the Omaha No. 1 team of E. Shamope to America. The United States, their new; quarters. ^Simultaneously berg and H. Weinberg. Dr. Flink declared, was the only im- war when the hour of crisis came." with the occupation of the newly- tremendous significance for the reThe Mother Chapter was representportant country still outside the A strong advocate of peace, he built houses, a grove will be dedicated vival and development of Jewish life ed in oratory by I. Wezelman, and R. World Maccabee Union, which now claimed that the churches and syna- to the memory of the two Jews who in Italy. According to Article 36 of the new law, the Federation will de- London.—(J. T. A.)—Jacob Epstein, Nogg was the winner of the Century has constituent organizations repre- gogues should have been the leaders were killed in the Arab attack. in preventing the war. vote itself to the general interests of who was born on New York's East Chapter's contest. senting 25 countries . the Jewish population in Italy, the Side fifty years ago, who come to Miss Grace Rosenstein The Lincoln chapter was host to colonies and in Italian protectorates. Receives Chairmanship over 125 guests during the tournaEngland at the age of twenty, who Locate \Vater Gate ment. underwent here the bitter poverty of Preserves Jewish Tradition Miss Grace Rosenstein, one of the of Ancient Jericho "The functions of the Federation the average young artist and who is most active members of the Omaha Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—A water- will consist of preserving Jewish tra- ™w regarded as one of the world s Chapter of Junior Hadassah, has been gate of ancient Jericho with a spring ditions, maintaining the historic, bib- greatest sculptors, is again the cenJewish congregations constitute the | land 6,000; Syracuse, 14,000; Bridge- just below it has been located by Dr. lipgraphical and artistic treasures of ter of a heated controversy, as a re- appointed Regional Chairman of the <5econd largest single religious denom- port, 13,000; Scranton, 9,000, arid John Garstang, prominent British Italian Jewry and spreading and en- sult of his new statue, "Genesis." The Propaganda and Organization committee of'the Southwest Region of ination in a large number of import- Youngstown, 8,000. archaeologist, whose excavations are couraging Jewish culture. Of the ut- statue, which is that of a woman with Junior Hadassah. heavy, brooding Mongolian features, ant American cities, according to the concentrated on the gateway's east- most importance is the point which Plans for the next Regional conU. S. Government religious census of ern side which has a massive tower empowers the Federation to partici- represents the birth of mankind, ac- vention which will be held at Tulsa, Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—The projcording to Epstein himself. 192G, which is published in the World Berek Given Lead in ect to settle 1,000 Jewish families on pate in the general religious and sotwenty-eight feet thick. : A widely ^circulated London news- Okla., start immediately and will be small holdings in the orange-growing Almanac for 1931. Fremont Production The gateway rests on foundations cial activities and spiritual connecdiscussed at the Junior Hadassah New York is the only American of the early Bronze Age period, Dr. tions with Jewish communities paper printed only the head of the meeting Thursday evening, February zone along the coastal plain of Palnew statue, with an editorial comcity in which the number of adherents estine will get under way next week, abroad." Samuel I. Berek, Fremont, who Garstang stated. ment underneath which read: "Taste 19th at the Jewish Community Cen- the Jewish Agency announced in conto the Jewish faith is the largest of portrayed the outstanding male role forbids showing more." Several other ter. any single religious denomination, of the Center Players Guild, in the nection with the return to Palestine statues of Epstein have in past years there being 1,765,000 members of title role of "Captain Applejack," and of Dr. Maurice Hexter, American been denounced in the press as Dutch Papers Oppose Jewish synagogues in New York, who had the character lead in "The member of the Agency's Executive vicious, immoral and indecent," while the Eoman Catholics have 1,- Good Hope," will appear in the feaThe 400 families will be settled New Jewish School air; utfirstSSIUOJOD 733,954 members. The cities where ture role of Eufe Proyor, the reliaapjo followed closely during the evening while others have hailed them as suSacramentoy Calif.—(J. T. A.) — J° £1 the Jews are the second largest de- gious fanatic, in the Pulitzer prizepreme expressions of genius. One of d b l t orange belt. service and when the congregation beGovernor James Rolph, Jr., former Amsterdam, Netherlands. (J. T. nomination and their synagogue mem- winning play, "Hell Bent for Heahis statues so aroused indignation The funds to construct the first 60C mayor of San "Francisco, sat in'one of gan the final singipg the voice of that it was tarred and feathered one A.)-While a number of Dutch newsberships are: houses and to make the necessary imven," which is to be presented Febr- the front, pews of Temple B'nai Israel California's chief executive was heard papers continue to protest against the night. Another was smeared with Chicago, 325,000; Philadelphia, 270,- uary 18 and 19 at Wall theater, Fre- here last Saturday night at the reg- among the rest. proposed.establishment of a new Jew- provements on the land have been paint. 000; Boston, 90,000; Cleveland, 85,- mont. furnished by the Palestine Economic ular Sabbath evening services "and 000; Detroit, 75,000; Baltimore, 68,Epstein is probably the only living ish denominational school on the Corporation. The 1,000-family plan with a prayer book in his hands lifted Mr. Berek is also director of this southern outskirts of Amsterdam, the 000; Los Angeles, 65,000; Pittsburgh, sculptor whose work has provoked old Jewish preparatory school's man- was first announced at the meeting of his voice with the full congregation DR. M. MARGOLIN VICE53,000; St. Louis, 50,000; Newark, production and it will be the first to the strains of El Kelohenu. enough passion to make it necessary aging committee announced that it the Agency in Berlin last August CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE 65,000; San Francisco, 35,000; Cin- time in Fremont that a director takes to call out the police of London and had received a gift of 75,000 Dutch when it was learned that the necesThe governor had been invited to cinnati, 23,500; Minneapolis and Kan- an important role. Paris to protect his monuments from guilders (SSO.OOO) for the construc- sary funds for the project, which it The name of Dr. M. Margolin, vicesas City, 22,000 each; Rochester, 22,- Berek, who has taken a six months the service. In honor of the occasion chairman of the Jewish Education rioters. is estimated will cost ?2,175,000, were tion of a new school building. 500; Buffalo, 20,000; Providence, 21,- professional course at Robert Major a group of prominent San Francisco Committee, was inadvertently omitted Epstein regards his new statue as available. Jewish leaders flew to Sacramento, The new denominational school is 000; Hartford, 27,000; New Haven, School of Acting in Los Angeles, is from the story in last week's Press the most important work he has ever The Palestine Economic Corpora22,500; Paterson; 22,300; Jersey City, called the "Ace of Midland actors." late in the day. In the party was concerning the recommendations of done. He stated that he had been being sponsored by those who aim to tion, it is understood, has granted 18,000; Denver, 17,000; St. Paul, 13,- He has received a silver cup for three Edgar C. Levey, speaker of the State that body that the Talmud Torahs be thinking of "Genesis" for twenty give the Jewish children of the neigh- credits of $500,000 at the rate of $500 borhood their complete elementary 600; Worcester, 13,000; Springfield, consecutive years while attending Assembly. for each house to be built. -.•-•••* -:pn the way they presented, the gov- combined and be moved into the Jew- years and has been working on the .education in a' Jewish atmosphere. Mass., 12,100; Portland, Ore., 12,000; Midland-college for:ibeing th,e isii (jommunity Centei". carving for a-year. ernor with a prayer book which he Toledo.'10.000: Omaha, il.000: Oak- standine actor there

Resignations Are to Involves Important Accompany Concessions to Change Zionists

James Wise Speaks in Defense ofOur Youth

OMAHA QUINTET WINS DISTRICT A. Z. A. TOURNEY

ITALYJDDAISM

FIRST WORLD WffiE »IAD TO BE HELD ¥ l 9 3 2

TiiyiktoBe Rebuilt by Spring

Latest Statue By Epstein Arouses New Controversy

Jewish Congregations Second Largest in Thirty-Three Cities

TO SETTLE 1,000 JEWISH

Governor of California Sings Melody "El Kelohenu" in Sacramento Temple

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