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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1931
SALE OF WORLD Palestine Is Flcntrishmg ; RECALLS JEWISH
Under TAonist^De Haas
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•Within a decade, tinder normal+sideration from the non-Jew world." circumstances, we will not only ap- Up to that time the speaker exEnterprise Started on I I ^ P proach a Jewish majority in Pales- plained, the Jews had refused to que Career by Joseph *£ \tine, but will possess a self-sup- openly discuss the Jewish problem, Pulitzer 'porting Jewish country," were the but Herzl brought the Jews back to irophetic. words, of Jacob De Haas, themselves and. made, them face the - New York.—(J. T.-A.)—Wit^g T ?cecative director of American Zion- facts as they existed. •ale of the New York World; and world-famed journalist and "Whenever the Jews think they do Sunday World, and- the Eve. ^e 'author, who addressed t h e ' local not need a Homeland," De Haas ; Worid to the Scripps-Howard -papers Zionists at a mass meeting held at further stated, "they are undergoing FridaV, the merging of these" three the- J. C C. Tuesday evening. JL F. a temporary species of intoxication.'* newspapers with the New York TeleLevenson was chairman. This last decade' saw ^such a species, gram, the Scripps-Howard's New he asserted, but they always end Tuesday noon Mr. De Haas • was York paper, the world-famous entersoon. ^-^Whether we Jews will it "or "honored guest at a luncheon at the prise .founded i'by Joseph Pulitzer, not, whether we understand it or not, Paxton, of which Mrs. Abe SilverAmerican-Jewish editor, in 1881 whether we 'are conscious of it or man was chairman, y '•• ' \ ' closes a unique career of almost half hot, we -by our racial, religious and De Haas painted A remarkable a century. . '. 'political history have been so bound , Carried in its present position of picture of the manifold achievements up in the "welfare of Zionism that it being accomplished in modem Paleminence by the genius of Pulitzer, has become part of the dream life who was a Hungarian by birth, the estine through the efforts of Zion- of the Jewish people, the eternal ism. "The wealth of the Dead sea," World has had as its last editor, hope that there would be a revival Walter Lippmann, prominent Ameri- he stated, "is the greatest treasury and re-establishment of Jewish glory house in the world." The potash can-Jewish journalist.. Until his in Zion." resignation in 1929, Herbert Bayard being extracted from the Dead Sea De Haas stated that though. the Swope, another well-known.Jew, was and i t s potentialities in by-products Jews of Palestine number only about were' described as invaluable, * run^executive editor for ten years. 165,000, still their life, makeup and Franklin P. Adams, the famous col- ning up into incredible figures. existence exercise greater pressure "The Jews in Palestine have made umnist with wit, has long been, the on the Test of the Jewry than the conductor of the World's famous their orange groves so fruitful that rest of Jewry exerts on thm. three million boxes of oranges with Conning Tower. Other well-known Jews on the one hundred to one hundred and fifty staff • of the World ' were Samuel oranges in each box .were exported Chotzinoff, music editor; Harry Salt- in the past year," the speaker pointpeter, assistant literary editor; M. ed out m showing what a chamje has Michelson, Sunday editor. Charles ——» over the desolate country Michelson was formerly head of the which was barren World's Washington bureau and worthless in 1912. The Jordan has been harnessed Louis Weitzenkorn was recently Sunand is capable of erecting . more day editor. hydro-electric power than can be obFamed Play to Be Presented at tained from our mighty Niagara. J. C C. Sunday, "One of the most remarkable acMarch 22 hievements'of the last half century"
Makes New Finds At Ancient Jericho Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—The north, east and west walls of the earliest fortifications of £he ancient city of Jericho have bedn found, Dr.. John Garstang of Liverpool University, England* declared today. Dr. Garstang is conducting excavations to ascertain definitely how Joshua took Jericho. ' Dr.. Garstang also announced that his excavators had.found a small carved wolfs head In ebony which is believed to from about 1800 1 B. C:
was the compliment De Haas paid
Abe Herzberg was re-elected president of the Highland Country club at the election of officers held Tuesday. Other officers chosen: Jerome. Heyn, vice-president; Sam Leon,
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PURIM BALL WILL BE HELD AT CENTER ON SUNDAY EVENING
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Region's AcLevenson to tivities fpjr Jewish National Fund Omahans received recognition at the conference i f the Mid-Western and Southwestern regional conference of the Zionist organization held in St. Louis last week-end. Professor das ive Klausner of St. Louis was elected head of the region. Under him are"Ifhree sub-chairmen: Jewish.National&"und, M. F. Levenson of Omaha; J ewish Agency drive, Barney Grossber]; of S t Louis; Zionist organization, * Harry Ffeidberg of
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secretary; Harry Malashock, treasurer. This is Mr. Heraberg's fourth consecutive term as head of the Country; Club. The board of directors are planCity, f ning many improvements on the Levenson,; whoe is president of the local Zionist, district, was also vice- club house and golf course for the president o f the convention. The coming season. region comprises thirteen states. Morris Friedel of Omaha was chairman .of the committee on committees at the conclave. Two Omahans were alsq named on the adSofia.—(J. T. A.)—There are now ministrative committee o f the Tegion, Philip Klutznick and Morris Friedel. 46,431 Jews in Bulgaria and they This region formed for administra- constitute .008 per cent of the total tive, purposes, is completely auto- of 5,596,80.0, according to the census nomous. It takes care of the work figures of 1927 just made public of the, Jewish Agency, the Zionist While more than half of the Jews Organization of America, and Jew- axe now engaged in trading, "a comish National Fands for this terri- parison with the 1920 census figures toryj. and--aets?1» *-bur«sa of na- skam^-an absoiate^-and, ^ a t i v e ^ tional organization for this pact of crease in the number tif Bulgarian Jews who are engaged in industry fihe. country. and manufacturing. The main speakers -at. the conferA marked increase is also noted in ence were - Jacob de Haas, executive director of the American JZionists, the number of Jewish employes, "labMorris Kothenberg of New or and clerks who constitute almost national chairman of" the 60 per Tent of the working Jewish American Palestine Campaign. population.
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Dr. Lake to Lecture at Hebrew University
Englishman, Jew and Arab on Council
MATERNAL DEATH RATE IN HOLY LAND LOWEST
Ben J. Stiefler i s the new president of t i e Temple., Israel Brotherhootl, i succeeding. Nathan• Jacobs. Other officers are Lou Somberg, vice-president; Walter SchimmeL This Is the Claim of the Palestreasurer;; Dave Conn, secretary; tinian Jewish sergeant-at-arms. Max Fromkin, Women Nate Jacobs and Yale Kroloff are new. members, of the board, and Dr. The reduction of the maternal death Max Block and Dr. B. T. Friedman rate among Jewish women in Paleshold over as directors. tine to 217 per 1,000, said to be the lowest maternal, mortality rate in the world and the lowering of mortality *mong Jewish .infants in the Holy Land to 90 per 1,000 births, are statements contained in a report issued by Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, in "connection with a campaign which it is conducting during this month
ZIONIST CONCLAVE
to the Zionist movement "Within a three-act comedy drama to be prehalf of a century of the birth of an: sented by the Center- Players' Guild idea we have seen that idea carried j O n Sunday evening, March 22, at the into considerable fruition. Today, j . C . C under the auspices of the we can speak not of ideas but of Sam Beber Chapter No. 100 of- the Report "Shows That Country facts and accomplishments." A. Z. A., has been Selected and is Ranks Second Only to "Herd," the speaker said, "creat- rehearsing1, for the: production under ed a new frame of mind,;a new con- the direction of Mrs. Herman Jakr. T h e . J a z z Singer" calls for: the Paris.—(Xl£ AV)-^After the Unit ! largest cast iyetz-ia appear iif a Cerii.States, the the pas^three years the most importanii imimgratitiiircbuntif for Jews; ' Herman Jahr. Leads will be played Brazil ia becoming increasingly imi by Sal Michnick, in the title role portant as a center of Jewish immiRebecca Kirsheribaum, as bis chorin gration from Eastern Europe, the' | sweetheart, and Laura Berek, in thi Jewish population there having inJaffa.—(J. T. A.)—When the S. S. role of the mother. creased from about 10,000 in 1924 to Adria, an Italian vessel plying reg-l Others in the cast include Irving 30,000 in 1928; and Jewish immigra- ularly between Trieste and Jaffa,' Beitel, Max Weinstein, John Feld tion to Canada is diminishing with left the latter port on its last trip man, Harry Colick, Nate Sekerman, every year. it became one of the few steamers Ida Bishoff, Sara Sekerman, Sam These are among the salient facts whose equipment includes a floating. Ferer, Martha Himelstein, Abe Saltaman and Yale Meyerson. brought out in the report just issued synagogue. The captain of the Adria, Ben-j Included in the chorus are Ann here by the International Jewish Emi- jamin Umberto Stindler, who recent- Bishoff, Pauline Hurwitz, Margaret gration Organization Hicem, in which ly received a Sepher Torah1 (Scroll Hurwitz, Euth Margolin and Helen are combined the American Hebrew of the Law) as a souvenir from the Adler. Immigrant Aid Societyj or Hias, the Jewish community of Trieste, pre-j The play deals with the young Mrs. J. L. Stern.has been placed" European Emmigration Society, or hi orthoh sented the.Scroll to the ship for the, Jewish boy who forsakes bis in. charge of the Council Circulating Emigdirekt, and the Jewish Colonization Association, or lea. The report use of its Jewish passengers. In' dox parents f o r a stage career. The Library at the Blackstone Hotel by a sum' play tells of the fight made by a deals with the work of thelficem dur- appreciation a r k t o h o n s e the Jewish boy to reach stardom, of his of money for ing the three years of its existence, Scroll. The ark was built in Jeru-i being forced to apparently turn his 1927,1928 and 1929. salem and on the Adria's last call back on his parents "and the strict "The need to emigrate and the urge customs which hemmed i n his youth. at Jaffa it was taken aboard. to emigrate among the Jewish populaAt the same time, persons now in Opposing him is his stern- father, tions of all the emigration countries Tel Aviv who. had traveled by the the cantor, who on his death bed is by far exceeds all the existing open- Adria furnished the other accoutre- j unable to sing in the synagogue on ings for emigration," says the report, ments for the Sepher Torah and the • Yomi Kippur, providing the means "and it is clear that even with the ut- steamer now has a model floating; of bringing the play to a tense most efforts made by our social-econ- synagogue. climax. omic relief institutions to improve the Running through the entire three condition of the Jews in the places acts of the play is a broad ribbon •where they live, emigration must still of comedy, while tenderness, filial continue to be one of the' most effec[love and music all have their share tive means of radically assisting a in the weaving of a grand story. section of the Jewish population, and thus easing the burden of those who remain behind." The first annual Purim ball to The problem in Poland i s particube given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of larly acute, the report says. the Conservative Synagogue is to "The economic condition of the JewAn interesting map is at present ish population in Eastern Europe is take place Sunday evening, March 8, on display at the Jewish Community at the J. C. C. becoming" increasingly worse, and in will furnish Center representing a survey of the Bandall's . orchestra Mrs, J. L. Stern spite of all the difficulties in the way, Jewish emigration' is growing from the music for the dancing which Jewish school population in Omaha Mrs. Herbert Amstein, president of will be continuous from 9 p. m. Some and their connection with the Jewish year to year," saygjhe report. clever entertainment has also been educational institutions of the city, as the Council of Jewish Women. obtained, including a specialty dance the City. Dundee, and South Omaha The library now has 150 of "the number by the; Levy sisters, Lillian Talmud Torahs, the Temple and J. C. newest books. New ones are being C. Sunday Schools, private teachers added weekly. New books are also and Florence. A committee of women under the and all other: Jewish educational available for sale, and upon request Dr. Kirsopp Lake, Wynn Professor leadership of Mrs. Abner Kaiman agencies. these will be wrapped as gifts. Miss Anne Lintzman gathered all of Ecclesiastical History at Harvard and Mrs. B. A. Simon have been University, will conduct a seminar at conducting a successful drive to sell the information for the survey and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem patron tickets for the ball, which did all the detail work. The project, at the spring sessions. is being held for the benefit of the which received the cooperation of the public schools, was under the superThe-subject of the seminar will be building fund of the synagogue. "Administration of Palestine from High school and college students vision of Professor Earl Sullenger of Herod the Great to the Fall of Jeru- are especially invited. Admission i s the University of Omaha sociological department, and Samuel Gerson, disalem." Professor Lake has lectured $1.25 per couple. Jerusalem—(J. T. A.)—A derector of the J. C. C and Welfare on two previous occasions at the Univelopment council of three persons Federation. versity, when he was in Palestine in Tripoli—A Ben Yehuda Society was has been c'.ecided upon by the BritMiss Lintzman was aided in her was recently founded here for the connection with archaeological exish government to carry out peditions, on the Scrabeit Inscriptions purpose of spreading a knowledge of work by the fact that she had been the$12,500,000 land development of the Sinai Peninsula and on parts the Hebrew language, especially an honor student at the Talmud Torah among the Jewish youth. Sion Ad- and was acquainted with the condi- scheme for Palestine announced of the New Testament. dadi, prominent Jewish communal, tions of the Jewish school population, j last November. The council will consist of a New Haven, Conn.—A bulletin is- leader of Tripoli, was chosen presi- She is a member of Alpha Kappa Britisher as chairman, one Jew and Delta, honorary sociological society dent. The society has already started sued by Yale University reveals that four out of the five degrees of doctor the work of organizing Hebrew cul- at the municipal university, and is a" one Arab, the latter two to be seof philosophy in Semitics granted dur- tural, circles, in TripoKtania and a li- volunteer worker of the Family Wel- lected by their respective coming the last three years have been brary of Hebrew books and periodi- fare Society, the Protestant Welfare; munities. . Society. cals. awarded to Jewish students.
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"JAZZ3INGER''IS TO BE GIVEN
ARGENTINEHAS BECOME A CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION
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46,431 Jews in Bulgaria According- New Census
program in Palestine. The report states that almost 90 per cent of the Jewish women of Captain Brace Bairnsfather, world' Palestine who are prospective mothfamed wartime cartoonist and erea-! ers are under the medical care of tor of "Old Bill," will be substituted the Hadassah institutions, which, confor Babbi Isaac Landman of New stitute the largest health agency in York City, as the final speaker for all of Palestine. The most modern the Community Forum series, in the scientific care and instruction are Jewish Center auditorium, Tuesday given at these centers, reducing the evening, March 17. J death rate at delivery until it has The serious illness of Babbi Land-( become the lowest figure in the man's brother prevents his Omaha worid, the report declares, engagement, he wared the local com-] Similarly, since 1921, when the mittee. Captain Bairnsfather, who' first infant welfare clinic was estabwill be in this section for a lecture! lished in Palestine, the mortality in Sioux City the following night,] among infants has been sharply re-. agreed to appear in Landman's'duced. In 1925, the . mortality rate was 131.3 per 1,000 births, while in place. Bairnsfather, who was an English 1929 the rate was 90 per 1,000 officer in the late war, is .known as births. "the man who made the world laugh j The Arabs in Palestine who conin its darkest hour." He is the tinue to be reluctant to accept modauthor of "The Better Ole," one of' ern health methods, have a mortality the most popular plays of the post-j rate among their infants of 205 per war period. His lectures are hu-, 1,000 births, or 125 per cent higher morous and enlivened with cartoons than that among the Jews. drawn on the platform. Guy Spencer, cartoonist for the World-Herald, will introduce Bairns-' father. Approximately 600 season tickets •were sold for the current Forum lectures, besides many single admissions, according to Herman Auerbach, retiring chairman. A similar They Now Know It Is Prevettti s planned for next year.
AI1 proceeds from the binary go to the Scholarship funds of the Council. This fund was created last year by the Education department. Mrs. Stern is interested in all Council activities. She is an active member of the Legislative and Civi group and is one of the teachers in the Americanization classes. Mrs. Stern is also a member of the Board of the Auxiliary of the Conserva tive Synagogue.
"MISS PSI MO" TO BE NAMED "Miss Psi Mu" for 1931 will be selected this Sunday afternoon at the J. C. C at the weekly matinee dance given by that organization - under, the direction and sponsorship of the Jewish Women's Welfare Organization. The winner will be the leader of the popularity vote; cast at each dance. A special court of honor for the winner will be held together with special entertainment. Among the artists who will perform will be Homer Ellis and Miss Opal Smith, dancing duo; Jack Frieden and his quartette, and Ray McGrath. Jack Ban will be master of ceremonies. . This event will be but one feature of the first annual "Psi Mu The committee in charge for the game are Louis Lohrman, chairman; Morris Bloom and Jake Stoler; for the dance, Dave Greenberg, Henry Magzamin and Irving Brookstein. Day." At 3 p. m. Sunday the Psi Mu basketeers will clash with the leaders of the Kansas City Y. M. H. A. league, a strong, veteran quintet. This will precede the afternoon
PALESTINE JEWS CHANGE OPINION ABOUT MALARIA able. So Are Fight*
LEAGUE TO ISSUE Jerusalem. — (J. T. A.) — The HEBREW YIDDISH change in the attitude of the Palespopulation towards malaria, parPAMPHLET SOON I tine ticularly the dawning realization that of press will shortly issue a pamphlet in cently issued book on malarial reYiddish and Hebrew, giving a detailpurposes of the league, it tg^jjjg • siiu perhaps most important fruit of the experiment carried out under bis known. control to eliminate the disease from This pamphlet has already apthe country. peared in forty-two different langThrough the work of the Malaria uages and was translated into the two Research Unit during the last decade, Jewish languages upon the initiative malaria has been robbed of its mysof N. Schwalbe, Warsaw Jewish journalist. Schwalbe wrote to the League terious attributes and of its inevitof Nations, pointing out that the idea ability, and has been revealed as a of the League has many adherents preventable and often irradicable disamong the Jewish masses and. that it ease. The old indifference to the disease would therefore be a good idea to is gone. In its place is a demand on translate the pamphlet in the languages spoken by Jews. Mr. Schwalbe the part of the Jewish settlers to himself made the Yiddish transla- make their colonies safe against mation, while the Hebrew translation laria. A small outbreak in a settlewas made by I. Hefterman, also a ment is the occasion for a storm. Investigations are held and the majournalist. laria fighters are often" blamed for not doing the very thing which only five years ago perhaps the same people declared impossible. The Jevrish colonizing agencies now Buenos Aires.—(J.- T» A.)—Ac- realize that it is neither good ecoknoWiedgement of the important part' nomics nor sound practice to settle played by the Jews in the economic people in malarious areas unless prolife of the Argentine was made by first made to render these President Jose Francesco Uriburn in areas habitable, and this before, not an interview with Simon WeDL Bue- after, the settlers arrive. nos Aires director of the Jewish Colonization Association (ICA). . . TO LECTURE In discussing the work of the ICA, H. Yanofsky will lecture on 'Is a President Uriburn told M. Weill that Revolution Possible in the United he appreciated this work and ex- States?" at the Labor Lyceum, 22nd pressed a keen interest in its further and Clark, on Tuesday evening, Mar. plans of extension. He informed the 10, at 8 p. m. The lecture is being sponsored by ICA's director that the ICA enjoys the complete confidence of the Argen- Branch 173 of the Workmen's Circle. tine government. Admission is free.
In the evening the Psi Mu will have the visiting team as- their guests at a banquet at the Elks' club. Honor guests will include Messrs. Samuel Gerson, Louis Lipp, Irvin Levin, E. M. Segal and.Louis Weiner. Henry. Magzamin. will Jbe, toastmaster.
Argentine President Praises Jews' Role
Festive Spirit Is Prevalent at Purim Carnival by Sunday School Children Little Mary Arbeitman led the Grand March as Queen Esther at the Sunday School Purim carnival, held at the J. C. C last Sunday afternoon. Edward Milder was chosen as "Mordecai" and Herbert Frobes as "Chancellor," the selections being made at a special assembly of the children in the morning. Twelve elaborate booths and novel and original costumes aided greatly to lend a true holiday atmosphere to the event. Besides the various concessions at the booths, an excellent carnival pro-
gram was given. Prizes, stunts and a skit entertained the "kiddies."
Young Folks Plan Rally at Temple The young folks of Temple Israel will hold a rally at the Temple this Sunday, March 8, starting at 5 p. m. Hundreds of invitations have been sent out for the affair. The Sisterhood of Temple Israel will serve a buffet supper free of charge. Any young people who desire to make reservations are asked to call Rita Mantel at Harney 5711,