February 20, 1931

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In the . . .. . Interests of The Jewish Community

Interesting and Entertaining

Knten-d us Beyond-clnsa mall (natter.'on Jnuuarj Zi,-Wll, at DOM office nt Omnhn. NebrasUn. under the Act of-Mflrrh A. TWO.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA^ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1931

JACOB DE HAAS Hebrew? ClubJubilee TO SPEAK HERE Be ON MARCH 3RD - J» ? 'unday, February 22, the Omaf. •— 52 rew Club will celebrate its Large, Mass Meeting to Be Held f, $J birthday at the Omaha muni: in J. C. C. Audiditorium. A i grand ball and torium will be the features of the The event will start .it- 7 ev Jacob De Haas, international Ziono'c -,.»-. ist leader, will be Omaha's guest on Mayor Metcalfe will speak on' the the evening of Tuesday,-March 3^ interesting program, which has. been when he will address a mass meeting I arranged by Janet Maiashock, chairto be held at the J. C. C. audi-j m a n o f the musical program. ' torium. Both Zionists and non-ZionThe h i s t o r y o f the Omaha Hebrew ists are making preparationsr^ g r e e t | ^ ^ interesting pages hag

the Omaha Hebrew d u b demands our attention."

VOL. IX.—No. 4

WOMEN WEFARE ORGANIZATIONHAS ACTIVE PROGRAM

Sam Klaver is:presiderit of thedub. To Sponsor Tea Dance a t J . C. C. Sunday Afterand chairman W i n s ' g r i n d ball and noon concert to be held alt the Omaha auditorium February 22. Other officers The Jewish Women's Welfare Orare: Irvin C. Levin," vice-president;

Sol FeM- ganization, for:twenty-six years acSol Rosenberg, Rosenberg, secretary; secretary; John John FeM m m ^ Jewish ??family family welfare welfare work work manirtreasurer; Maurics. Brandeis;]] ^ Jewish ofthexit Daniel Schwarti and Sam A l t B c h u l a r , ! y ' announced a t its Februtriistees, Jacob Kicklin, past presi- **? meeting t h t the group wiU cooperate with t i e Jewish > Community dent. C-yiter in someiof their activities. -•-' The program: According ' ^ Mrs. Louis' Neveleff, Jack Frledeor-^Master of Ceremonies Opening: -Hon. RicharJ Metcalfe,J president -of the organization, the 1 Mayor. . '. | women will take charge of the an1. Bob Beh & Rainbow Revue. fnual Father and Son banquet, the 2. Rose Brandeis .... ._.Piano Solo Xlother and Daughter banquet, the 3. Ellen, Walker Oriental Dance Summer Play ; School, the Center 4. Dplores Henry Acrobatic Dance Players Guild, $he chaperoning of all 5. Shirley Janoff _.Blue Singer, dances held «#the Center, and vis-'j _._Fast Tap iting and assisting in the womsn's 6. Bob Beh _._^ 7. Marjory Henry -Toe Dance activities of the" physical department. 8. Bob & Berniee Collins __..J3kit Besides the above, all arrangements. 9. Male Quartette < '• for banquets fa^ld at the Center will Jack Frieden, Ray Wilson, Car! be made in cojoperation with them. Erickson, Joe Morroco. ^ This SundaQ* afternoon, February 10. Shirley Janoff Dance-High Kick 22, these women will sponsor a 11. Hazomer Club j George Washington tea dance from 12. Finale Entire Ensemble 3 to 6 p. m. a^ the J. C. C. auditoComplete Show and Accompanist num. The Sun{iay afternoon, dances j v by. Janet Maiashock. T — * »»_I__I.__I, w e r e recently inaugurated by he Psi] Mu dub, supervised by the Women's

Leading Points in MacDonald's Letter

Official Document ReaffirmsBrittain's Mandate Obligation

1. Denies intention of banningJewish immigration. 2. Abandons White Paper's principle of estimating this immigration on principle of Arab-Jewish. unemployment and re-establishes j filled with hope, faith and vision. previous principle of econmic abZionist realm. I Starting with twenty-one members in sorption capacity. M. F. Levenson, president. M 1 8 9 th& six hundred present 3. Redefines "Landless Arabs" local Zionist district, will be chair- m e m b e r e a r e p r o o f o f the vast exto mean only those shown to have man of the affair, for the success of pansion made by the organization. been displaced as result of Jewish which all local Zionist organizations Only five of the twenty-one charter land purchases . are co-operating. A luncheon, in members are surviving today. They London.—(J. T. A.)—A letter that on all works or undertakings carried 4. Says further Jewish land purhonor of De Haas will be held .Tuesare: Mendel Blank, Esau Fleischman, seeks to remove certain misconcep- out or furthered by the Jewish chases not restricted, but centralday noon. 'Arnold Levin, Abraham Monsky and j tions and misunderstandings which Agency, denies intending criticism of ized control is planned. De' Haas, who is chairman of the have arisen as to Great Britain's Pal- the Jewish labor organizations in Pal. ^. ' • .^ .• , • . • . i Henry Sokolof. 5. Promises to consider claim of organization committee of the Amen. ! estine policy as enunciated in the «stine and recognizes the value of Jewish labor for due share in pubcan Zionists, is considered the moti-i . The' main, object of this organizaWhite Paper of October, 1930, was their services, announces that existtion is caring for its members when lic works. vating power in the Brandeis-Mack sent by Premier MacDonald to Dr. ing economic conditions in Palestine 6. Admits right of Jewish AgenZionist group, which signed the peace they are sick or in distress. Widows Chaim Weizmann, who resigned the are not to be crystallized and reafand orphans are cared for when the cy to employ Jewish labor excluspact at the historic July convention. presidency of the Jewish Agency and firms Britain's intention of adminisively on Jewish agency undertakHe is at present touring this sec- husband dies or is injured. The the World Zionist Organization as a tering Palestine in accordance vrith ings. tion of the country to arouse interest Omaha Hebrew Club has paid out in protest against the White Paper. the Mandate. death benefits approximately $50,000 7. Denies criticizing Histadruth and response to. the Jewish Agency since the club was organized. Sick Among the salient points in the letand Jewish Agency and praises Urges Co-operation campaign. . ter are a redefinition of the term their services. . As in Omaha the Palestine drive is benefits and relief will also reach The letter concludes to repeating "landless Arabs" as referred to in the that "the obligations imposed upon Welfare 8. Reaffirms intention to adminv,part-5>f*the Jewish Philanthropies, no about $50,000- Money paid for charWhite Paper which is now explained the Mandatory by its acceptance of itable and other worthy causes, apister Palestine in accordance with .y! collections or donations will be asked an- Mandate. j to refer only to such Arabs as can be the Mandate are solemn internationproximate $25,000. ~ . ~ . . . . ; . . „ . '.... MnvTnn-i The organization has also - -;£or. .at the mass meeting. -'; shown to have been displaced from al obligations from which there is not The club meets every Sunday af9. Announces existing economic Preceding his visit to Omaha, Da FOR INSTITUTE COURSE noun=ed that its annual card party conditions the lands they occupied as the re- now, nor has there been at any time, ternoon at the Jewish Community not to be crystalized. Haas will attend the conference of ; | will be held at,the Center on Tuessult of Jewish land purchases; the any intention to depart. Tothe tasks Center. According to Harry Lapidus, 10. Promises government probe the mid-Western and Southwestern Over one hundred and fifty regis- d a y , March 3 r at 2 p. m., in place promise of a government investiga- imposed by the Mandate, the Mathe Omaha Hebrew Club has done a to determine what state lands are Zionist regions comprising thirteen tered for the Social Recreation In-' i the regular March meeting. The tion to determine what state and oth- jesty's Government have set their deal for the Jewish people in stitute course being given at the J. oproceeds will go toward the pur- available for close settlement by states, to be held at St. Louis on er lands can be properly made avail- hand, and they will not withdraw it. Jews. February 28 and March 1. Another « * P ? * *<>** Jean in Omaha. C. C.onThe first three classes were chasethe"*J. .setC. of "milchise" dishes c f a C* held the evenings of F2bruary 16, f~-. able for close settlement by Jews in But if their efforts are to be success"This organization is one of the . important figure to be present at the 17 and 18. accordance with Article VI of th3 ful, there is need for co-operation, 1 A prize will be given at each conclave will be Morris Rothenberg most worthy causes in our city,' Mr. Mandate; a denial that further land confidence, readiness on all sides to All those-wishing to register for ta D ] e and refreshments will be Lapidus said. "It is worthy of our of New York, the national chairman hearty support. When it is consid- t h e l h r e e remaining classes which purchases by Jews are restricted, al- appreciate the difficulties and comAdmission will be fifty of the American Palestine Campaign. ered that approximately $125000 has *& b e h e l d o n ^e evenings of Febrthough centralized control of land plexities of the problem, and above $125,000 ™® the Mesdames A. Greenberg, Jack c,nts< A large delegation is planning to uary 17, 18 and 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 transactions is contemplated. spent in furthering the comforts all, there must be a full and unqualattend from Omaha. Among those p. m., may do so at the Center. j ified recognition that no solution can No Immigration Ban who have already signified their in- of our people, it is proof enough that The course is being sponsored by[ be satisfactory or permanent which tention of motoring down or taking On the matter of immigration the the Council of. Social Agencies and is not based upon justice, both to the the excursion are Mr. and Mrs. Morris Premier's letter states that there is the Parent-Teachers Association, unJewish people and to the non-Jewish Friedel, M. F. Levenson, Rabbi David no intention to prohibit the further der the direction .of the American communities of Palestine." ; A-. Goldstein, Dr. O. Belzer, Joe Playground Association of Jtfew York. American Conference Adopfeianinigration of Jews, .abandons the - Tretiak, F ; Ackerman and Mrs. J. :-«-=*•*-- * -'—•* ».i.-iii=rsi££L.~*.*-' ^WliilerVtp«^s •pnna principleof^estinMtting -Thfe Wfcfte Paper -and its iiwMiiyn. Land Heclaination ceptious and misunderstanding" . Stein. by Robert K. Murray. Project j this immigration with regard to Arab- which is now explained, led to worldJ Jewish Unemployment and re-estab- wide Jewish protests last October, Dr. Harry Lapidus, who is at pres•. Washington.—(J. T. A.)—A decis( lishes the previous principle of immi- Weizmann resigned his dual posts, ent on a business trip east, was ion that will, when carried out, link' according to the economic ab- Felix M. Warburg resigned as chairhonored with a fifteen-minute in- indelibly the names of communities gration sorptive capacity of the country Organization to Work Under man of the Administrative Committerview •. with President Herbert in the United States with the reclaThe letter also promises to take Charter Providing for Hoover at 1 p. m., last Saturday. mation of a considerable land tract in into consideration the claim of Jewish tee of the Jewish Agency and the late Council of 250 Howard Ohman, state chess chamLord Melchett resigned as chairman Lapidus discussed the present Palestine, unanimously and enthusi- j labor for a due share in public works, pion for the past-ten years, will give of the Council of the Jewish Agency. ' A gala Purim carnival by the chilcally adopted, was the outcome of the] admits the right of the Jewish AgenThe American Jewish Joint Distri- . demonstration of his exceptional economic conditions with the chief dren of the J. C. C. Sunday school bution Committee, of which Felix M.i ap executive. Hoover was so im- National Conference of the Jewish cy to employ Jewish labor exclusively Created Storm r o w e s s a t the game in the lobby of will be held at the Center on Sunday Warburg is chairman, and the largest j pressed that he asked Mr. Lapidus National Fund of America, held here, j . Throughout the world monster prot h e j c G n e x t Thursday, February afternoon, March 1, from 2:30 p. m Jewish welfare organization in thej gg, a t 8 p. m., when he will play ten to write to him in detail concern- Five hundred delegates from «very - _t Tr|_ •-.« test meetings were held against Brito 6. Decorations appropriate for the world for overseas work, wfll be re- vi^^ members of the Center Chess ins* his economic views when he cornar of the country attended . tain's "betrayal" of the Jews. In and ! fllKlflNANl.t*, W A Y occasion will lend a holiday air, ano organized. returned to Omaha, and he in• out of parliament the British governclub simultaneously. The plan, called the Ussishkin Plan, \ V l U / l l l f t l l V L i H l f l 1 both children and parents are in This organization which since the ment was sharply criticized by such Those who will match wits with the structed his private secretary that by virtue of the fact that it was sub- i vited. war has expended over eighty millions chess wizard are Nathan Fine, J._ as soon as the letter reached the mitted to the Conference and urged j eminent statesmen as Lloyd George, The Brownie troop and the Sunday White House, he is to call the at- upon it by Menachem Ussishkin,! Stanley Baldwin, General Smuts, o n re lief *nd'reconstruction Feldman, M. Minkin, S. Ricnman. E. School -classes wfll vie for the best j work among Jews in foreign lands, Lord Hailsham, Sir John Simon and Weinberg, H. Weinberg, S. White, L tention of the President to it im- president of the Jewish National j decorated booth. Although it is not will be reincorporated'under a" charmediately. others. There were reports that the Fund, calls for the investment within Goldberg, Dr. O. Belzer, Barney compulsory, most of the children will ter, which will provide for a large case of the Jews would be appealed to a five-year period of a considerable Rosenthal. wear costumes in keeping with the and representative national council sum for the acquisition and reclama- Palestine Government Is Con- the Hagua Court. festive spirit. Prizes will be award- made up of Jewish leaders in various sidering the Proposition tion of an area which will greatly inShortly after the issuance of the ed for the most original and clever parts of the United States and CanNow crease the opportunities- for settling White Paper negotiations were inicostumes. on the land many Jewish labor and tiated between the Jewish Agency and ada. Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—The Pales- the British government, the first reThe program. will include songs, middle class immigrants to Palestine. The national council will be comtine government now has under congames, skits, noise makers and "Hu- posed of 250 men and'women, promsuits of which are believed to be emEnthusiastically Received sideration a new local- government bodied in this letter which is to be mantashim." inent in Jewish life and will constitute So great was the enthusiasm among ordinance which is expected to abolish The committee in charge consists the membership of the American JewThe following essay was written tha beautiful tones of the harp by official, communicated to the League of Louis Lipp, chairman. Mrs. Philip ish Joint Distribution committee. A by Billy Shlaes, 11 years old, son playing the scale, but beforehand the delegates for the speedy execu- communal representation, replacing it of Nations and sent to High Comtion of the Ussishkin Plan that before Klutznick, and Sophie Rosenstein. board of directors of 48 will be chosen r" Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Shlaeis, 2571 she pressed certain pedals, making it was adopted, leaders of every party by ward representation and thus to missioner Chancellor as official incontribute largely towards, the elimPinkney St., and was commented on the strings shorter or longer. The from the council and an executive and ^roup within the movement ination of racial and religious politics structions. favorably by Mr. Iittau: J time previous he told us the origin committee of 15. mounted the platform to voice their To Further Reconstruction "Whfle attending the concert , o ! the harp and several other instru- approval of the scheme &nd their ac- from municipal administration. Lord Plumer, the former High ComA meeting of the council is planned which was directed excelientiy by j ments outstanding in the string fam- claim of the man. missioner, always regarded municipal for the middle of March. The work Mr. Iittau, my musical knowledge , ily. The harp display being over he Mr. Ussishkin, who traveled 7,000 franchise and good city government Rabbi Frederick Cohn* of Temple of the new council will be to further was greatly corrected and length-proceeded to inform us of the weird miles from Jerusalem to Washington, as preliminary to national elections | the present program of economic and ened. After the overture Mr. Iittau qualities of the violin by twiddlmg to present his plan and to deliver his Israel will be the first speaker on a The Junior Hadassah girls have and representative institutions. Jewprogram of lectures by prominent in- social reconstruction work among the explained the properties of the h a r p - t h i bow over the bridge of the m- message to the Zionists of America, ish authorities here hope that the new outlined an ambitious spring program dividual's by the R-Na club. Rabbi Jews in Eastern and Central Europe. and its manipulators which was on.strument, giving it the name 'ponti- stirred the conference to a high pitch local council ordinance will go some for the organization. The late Louis Marshall was chair- ihe same principle as the violin, thej cello. Cohn will speak at the Temple at an of enthusiasm. The burden of his way in redressing what is for the A banquet is being planned for man of the reorganization committee open meeting of the organization on shorter the. string the higher the) The woodwind instruments ••: were argument was an impassioned appeal Jews of Jerusalem an intolerable sit- March 10, at which time pins will be Sunday morning, February 22, at 10 and upon his death James N. Rosen- tone. The harp-player then showed .next in line and "Mr^ littau made to American Jewry to assume the uation, namely that the municipal awarded to members who did outclear to me the origin of the flute. leading role in the world-wide Jewa. m. The public is invited to attend. berg was chosen as his successor. • council has long outlived its useful- standing work during the past seaThe origin is not verified but a very ish effort to bring about a speedy ness and the time for which it was son. The committee in charge con* Miss Margaret Hurwitz, pianist, probable supposition. It is surmised solution of the land problem in Pal- elected. and Max Yaffee, violinist, will apsists of Sylvia Olander, chairman, that the cave man came upon some estine. pear on the musical part of the proSince the Tesignation of the Jewish Grace Rosenstein, co-chairman, Lena bleached bones which being dry congram. members, the Jerusalem city council Mittleman, Ethel Stoler, Betty TuchNew Body to Foster Plan J . \J» KJ* ;•;.., tained no marrow and in the bone The R-Na club is composed of Jewdoes not include representatives of the man and Lillian Koom. th? primitive creature blew. Fromj A new body which will work under ish junior and seniors in the various April 12 has been set as a tentalargest community in the city. A triple-header program for basket high schools in Omaha and Council The Board of Directors of the that time on. it was improved, cut- the direction and auspices of the Jewtive date for a tea dance to be held Bluffs. Since its organization last ball and dance enthusiasts will be Talmud Torah has unanimously ting other holes in it, producing a ish National Fund of America, to be at the Blackstone. The committee in Novembsr, the group has grown in sponsored at the J. C. C. on Sunday, voted in favor of having the in- variation of tones. The cave man known as the Keren Kayemeth league charge is Esther Saks, chairman, was called into being by a resolution March 1, under the. auspices of the stitution moved, from its present was both surprised and pleased at membership to over sixty. Bess Bernstein, ca-chairman, Blanche These lectures " arid musical pro- Mother Chapter No. 1 of the A. Z. A. location at 20th and Burt into the ; the pleasant tone it brought forth. of the Conference for the purpose of Binstein, Ida Bercovici, Rose Wilfson, undertaking the responsibility for grams will be given once "a month. La Verne Fablowitz, Gertrude Gerber The'program will start at 4 p. m., Jewish Community Center. This At first, of course, it was blown carrying the project to a successful when the Sam Beber Chapter No. 100 action is in line with the recom- through one hole, but as the cenNathan Kramer, 8S, 3236 Lafayette and Alice Minkin. conclusion. The League, which will quintet clashes with the Omaha De- mendations made recently by the turies wore on bamboo strips "were A mothers' day event is slated as a have branches in all parts of the avenue, well-known in local Jewish Molay five. This will be followed by Educational Committee of the even more utilized as people pierced Mav affair. circles, passed away last Friday. country, will undertake to raise the a_ game between the Mother Chap- Jewish Community Center • and holes at different lengths on six Funeral services were held Tuesday necessary sums for the acquisition of Welfare .Federation. The special bamboo poles to produce more than The Pioneer Ladies Club will hold ter's district championship team and board meeting, held Tuesday eve- one tone. That being done, they the American tract of Palestine land afternoon at the Chesed Shel Emes, AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP the Des Moines A. Z. A. This clash their third annual .bazaar on SunT. M. Kuznit, son of Mr. and ning at the J. C. C , was called by promptly named them "Pan's Pipes/ through obtaining appropriate sub- with Rabbi D. A. Goldstein officiatday, February 22, at the Labor Ly- promises to be a thriller as the Oma- H. Weiner, president of the Tal- a prominent figure in Greek myth- scriptions and contributions from in- ing. Mrs. M. Kuznit of this city, has ha hoopsters nosed out the Iowans ceum, 22nd and Clark. He is survived by his widow, Rose; been awarded another scholarship in mud Torah. ology. When it was known in Greece dividuals End organizations. Mrs. I. Hurwitz is chairman of in the district finals, 25 to 21. a daughter, Elaine; father, Mr. B. the engineering college of the UniA committee of five was ap- it was the proud possessor of seven The main feature will be a mamthe bazaar. "Aid our efforts for the Kramer, and a brother, Jack, of Los versity of Nebraska for the ensuing Bucharest.—The critical economic holes in one strip, but its pride was benefit of the Chalutzim of Pales- moth benefit dance at the Center pointed to" make all necessary arterm. Last semester he won a simAngeles, California. condition in Bulgaria precludes any lessened as its name was derived tine," was the organization's plea auditorium that evening. All pro- rangements for the move. This ilar honor. Kramer, who spent the greater part possibility of Jewish immigration "Everybody is invited to this ba- ceeds will go toward sending the dis- committee consists of Dr. P. Sher, from an eel found on the banks of there, Michael Landau, a. Jewish of his life in Omaha, was a Mason Kuznit is a member of Psi Mu chairman; H. Jtfarcus, Mrs. M. Sicily. The eel whose name was zaar. Groceries, clothing, hardware trict basket ball titlists to the InEpsilon, honorary mathematical fraand a member of the B'nai Brith and member of the Roumanian parliament Fromldn, E. Lockov and S. Eavitz. "Fluta" had seven breathing perf oraand many other articles are for sale ternational finals in St. Louis March ternity. Conservative Synagogue. declared on his return from Sofia. (Continued on page 6.), at great savings to you." 13,14 and 15.

CAN STILL REGISTER

J. DC. IS TO BE

PUWMCARNIVE BEING PLANNED

RE1NV1G0RATED To Shrfansously M act

Denies Ban on Jew- Praises Work of ish ImmiJewish Organigration zations

o^u^-.

Interviews ident Oover

HONISISVOTE FOR FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF J. N. F.

| Tea Ckss Players

BAR COMMUNAL REPRESENTATION

Billy Shlaes Prize-Winning Essay

RABBI F. COHN IS TO OPEN LECTURE SERIES

Jr. Hadassah Outlines Its Spring Program

A. L A . TO SPONSOR A TRIPLE PROGRAM

Talmud Torah Votes to Move Into

Nathan Kramer, 38, Passes Away Friday

Pioneer Ladies Club.to Hold Bazaar Sunday


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