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Oratorical Winner
Edward J. Solomonow, Creighton Arts sophomore,, was awarded second place in an oratorical contest in which students from the various departments of the university were entered. Protest, to Bill Depriving Them Solomonow's subject was "A Eulogy on Knute itockne." Soloroonow is a of Educational :: member of Phi Beta Epsilon, Jewish - •:.. ' ^Rights social fraternity. He is the second Montreal—j.. T. A,)-^-The Montreal highest in command in the R. O. T. C. Jewish School Commission has resign-j battalion, and is .a member of Chi Deled. .MonteeaL Jews, ,wha forithe first ta Chi, advanced military fraternity. time m the history of .North American t • , '•
Plan Old-Faaihione<l Round Table Forum
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old-fashioned, round table-discussion on "Zionists Problems" will be sponsored by the Ioc|l Zionist organic ; zation at the Jewish jCommunityl CenJ o h n H a y n e s Holmes a n d G a r - ter next Tuesday evtening, April 28
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Rabbi Gives Oath Witness
More Workers Are Needed to Attain $42,150 Goal Set for the Campaign.
question of practical . PalA rabbi was called on this week estine «ffers a refogs for. Hie opto administer the oath required of pressed Jews of the.-cForid; it is a Jewry were last year.given the right; 'witnesses in the Essex Market symbol of- the unity of' the Jewish' to control the education of their own Court on l i e East Side of New people,'* declared Dr. 3dhn. Haynes children when the Quebec legislature! York, when Jewish witnesses ob'passed a- bill creating a Jewish board! Holmes, who took the affirmative jected to taking oath on a Chriswhich could either, open separate ride of the question, "Will Zionism' '• tian Bible. ' Immediately upon returning to the opening of the drive. Luncheons schools or renew the agreement with succeed or fail?" in a. debate 'This innovation, according to the Omaha, William L. Holzman, general wfll be held each day of the drive at ,|he Protestants, found themselves here sponsored by Avukah, American k.—{J, T^ A.)—It was the court officials, has proved a suc- chairman of the coming campaign of. the Jewish Community Center for the again without a voice in school mat-' Student Zionist Federation. Jewish institute of the Blind in Vienna; cess and will probably be con- the Jewish Philanthropies, selected his workers. Mrs. B. A. Simon is in ters when the Jewish" commission of. Plea for Steps t o Rid S t a t e ence Darrow, noted Chicago lawyer, -^ich first called a congress of the tinued in the future. chairmen for the various groups —••*«««•> «• in •charge of the luncheon committee. Mr. seven sent its resignation to. provinStatutes of Slurring opposed Dr. Holmes and Rabbi Ste- bHncLof all nations in 1873, a short Gerson has written a new workers* the coming drive, which opens May 11. cial Premier Tascherean." ; -:;, r ; References phens S. Wise acted as chairman, tims after jt was founded by LudwigMr. Holzman announced the followsong. • The commission resigned .in a body An enthusiastic: jiidience ap- August Frankei: It was the Vienna ing chairmen: . "We have set a quota this year for as a protest against the recent T>asr Philadelphia. {J.T.A,) — That in plauded both speakers and* l a t h e d Jewish Instituts which first suggested the campaign that we believe will be Associate General Chairman—Harry sage in the legislature of a bill which the eyes of the law of the common- when Rabbi Wise, in his opening re- a t that international congresslthe fora fair contribution by Omaha Jews to H. Lap*idas. deprives it iri the future of the legal r wealth of - Pennsylvania a Jew I S marks declared, "I am here only as nation of a uaified Jraille script for local, national and international Initial Gifts—Harry A. Wolf. and educational rights given it a year classed with an infidel, that mar- impartial chairman. Let the 'Goyim' the Wind,-the speci 1 study of blind causes,", said Dr. Philip Sher, chairQuota—Dr. Philip Slier. ago, including the privilege of estab-j iages performed by rabbis in Penn- fight it put.1 people's psychology and the special man of the quota committee and honGeneral Solicitation—Abner Kailishing separate Jewish schools in sylvania are not legaL since the legal Dr. Holmes, declared, that there training of the hart as a substitute orary president of the Jewish Commaa and Philip M. Klutniick. Montreal. i right to perform weddings is limited was ample room in Palestine, for all for the eye in scho< is for the sightmunity Center and Welfare FederaWomen—Mrs. Herbert Arnstein and Bill Pass~J Over Protest j *° "ministers of the gospel, justices the Jews who desire to go there and less. tion. **In order, however, to reach All-Community Affair Is Under .Mrs. L. Neveleff. 'The decision of the Jewish School!?* t h e * " " £ and aldermen" and that sufficient natural resources ta allow This was revealed by Dr.JSeigfrietl this quota every Jew in Omaha should Auspices of Women's Wel.. Organizations—Sam Beber. Commission to resign, j x strength- *»* ? n ^ ! l ^ them to-live-there- and even t o Altaian, th* pr^seti itBrectorVof the fare Organisation South Omaha—-Goodman Meycrson give and give liberally." "Israelitische•-•, Blin|en-Institut" of ened by last Sumlars^otiference of ^ i T f ^ ^ f ^ T ^ MUST KEEP FAITH and Harry Dworsky. _ • i_ i j ii u J ' an article in the Philadelphia Jewish prosper. He pointed out that Pal- Viennavwho came tof New York to atJewish communali leaders ofe all shades %_ A Mother and Daughter dinner emestine in the past, had supported a National Firms—Harry H. Lapidus. Goodman Meyerson and Harry . . . , .," ... *• 1 Exponent by H. B. Hartogems, the World Conference on Work bracive of the entire Jewish communPublicity—Jack W. Marer. population of millions and could unDworsky, who are in charge of the of opinion, where the prevailing senti- ( *-**"»" , : Speakers—Milton Abrahams. Sooth Omaha committee, are now doubtedly do so again." wHere in for the Blind. Representatives of 37 ity will be given under the auspices of ment was that the Commission should ! Baltimore lawyer. . nations attended the conference the Jewish Women's Welfare OrganiYoung People—Julius Bisno. making up their list of workers. this country," said Dr. Holmss, "we laissez-faire its best citizensJ relinquish its mandate. At Sunday's! After criticisingof the "supmsiess zation at the Jewish Community. Cen""The Vienna Jewish Institute with Lancheons—Mrs. B. A. Simon. They expect to have more than fifty rnan of the Commission .pointedchair-1 outj who art willing to leave good erough judge Palestine from a purely cam- 70 children in its school and 150 ado- I ter on Sunday evening, May 8, at 6 meeting Samuel Livingstone, workers from South Omaha to raise that the government had passed the. alone," Mr. Hartogenis points speei- mercial stand point. In Palestine, lescents in various homes, is known p. m. The organization plans to make "I believe we have - a wonderful their quota of $1,500. ; group of chairmen for the coming • bill, over the protest of the Jewish' fically to the archaic conditions of however, there • is a new spirit, a activities for the education this an event. According to Sam Beber, chairman Commission, even after the conimis;jthe laws of "Pennsylvania and Mary- loftly idealism, a hope for Israel, a of. the .blind, are carried oa," said Dr. . Invitations have been sent out to drive," said Mr. Holzman. "These e £ Trarions-chairmen will4iave i-barge of, t i e organizations committee, mpro siqn had sent •• a letter to Premier land. He refers specifically to the great spiritual adventure." :{»Altmann. "The successful training it .all the Jewish, women's organizations the work in their groups and[with tfhe *&** .seventy-five organizations will fc Tassfcerean, threatening .to resign if 'well-known decision made in .the Mr. .Darrow said^ I know af } various haaSjerafts, in sculps i n the city,,and the president of each aid of the general committee will se- *»' asked to contribute to the fund. the Lill .werei-passed. _*_=».-.. [ Supreme^ Cgnrt of.. the. United, States tie in- will l»e^<»a«d"npon J«r a .few brief Tect *heir co-w«Bkers^' .\.-- A --4- r A Last year a substantial sura yras The Jewish School Commission """"••" of, in Jg44 i n the Girad "Coflege. «ase~ tw6 days and made a thorough study terest of, and • has" ssrved as an ex- remarks. According to Abner Xaiman, chair-1 Ple^ged by «ie organizations. r J t 1 « seven* members was created in April, Mrs. Abe Grcsnberg will speak for man of the general solicitation, grovp.j n0**^ t 0 increase this amorftlt to $1,lays down as a rule of law of the subject. I lingered for an- ample for, other schools for the blind. 1930, by an • enabling act of the pro-! and guidance for the state of Penn- other day—there was no train out. "From a Jewish standpoint too, itj the mothers, and the response for the he expscts to have at least two hnnvincial legislature, permitting therrsylyania the theological doctrine of Palestine is a barren country and has been regarded by Austrian Jews, daughters will be given by Bernice dred and fifty men in his group. This g p "W« m » s t keeP ^aith w i t h o u r as one t>f their most important instito-1 Yousem. l e b creation of a separate Jewish school j Christianity.' • alweys has been. Less than oney continuing to send them aid, An interesting program has been committee will have charge of the P system in Montreal in the event that; Mr. Hartogenis_ characterizes as fifth of the soil can be tilled. Ths tions. la our school we give the chil- arranged ' said Harry H. Lapidus, associate genby Mrs. Herman Jahr. The solicitation of pledges from aU men an agreement was.not reached be-, "nothing less than startling" the fol- ancient stories of the great popu- dren a thorough training in the He- invocation trill be given by Mrs. Louis n o t lincluded nduded m the chairman of the drive. "These " " ^ ^ns' tween the Jewish School Commission lowing quotation' from the opinion i lation Palestine held are fables. I t brew language and Jewish history, Neveleff, president of the Jewish "Wo- Mrs. Herbert Arnstein and Mrs. L. people look to us for help, for food, 1 and some of the children are trained and the Protestant School Board. The pf Justice,Story on the Pennsyl-1 Neveleff, who are in charge of the for clothing. We must not fail them. bill in^response to the* vania statute" books for 90 years: | c a n n o t e v e n support its present to become organists and choir singers men's Welfare Organization. A fea- woraens' division have been promised We must give so that our people in b l was passedd i^ ture will be tha Sokol Marienetfe en- the united support of the various wo-] Europe and Palestine and elsewhere, in synagogues.** Jewish educational problem here: In case of a devise in comfort," Mr. Darrow said, "theremare. no industries in Palwhere Jewish children are being eduT for tho propagation of Pennsylvania Judaism or population The Vienna Jewish institute is the semble, presenting "The Water Gobas well as our people here in Omaha, cated in schools controlled .by the Pro- •deism or any. other torm. of infidelity estine. Take the hand of England only Jewish ins^raie-f 6f ithe blind in lin" and "Punchinello." Miss Thehna mens' organizations in the city. It is will receive the assistance to which testant School Board. Casper will give a violin solo, wiich expected that more than two hundred they are entitled." thereCmust be_ plain, yositiv^e and ex- away f roni : Palestine and all ths j all -Europe: Dr. - Altaians £? press provisions demonstrating not Jews will have their throats cut. All There are between' 7»580 and 8,009 will be followed by community sing- women will taks an active part in the MORE WORKERS NEEDED Political Issue Raised only. ihat4 Christianity . is not. to - be the Jews who go to Palestine, are Jewish blind all 0ver:ihfe; world, Dr. ing. The benediction vrill be given coming drive. But a few months "ago. after Figures compiled by Samuel Gerson, MEETINGS START by Mrs. Fredarki Cohn. taught but that v it ih not to be im- actiiated by" religious motives." Altmann estimates.'': ii(\«I longed negotiations with the Protestexecutive director of the drive, indi; The young peoples' group, headed Mrs>. Nate Mantel wfll be toastmis; I j ant School Boardtha Jewish' School pugned, or repudiated." •- ., • >• '••-'. cate that more workers will be needed tress. Mrs. Jack Alberts is chairman by Julius Bisno, held a meeting last, for the coming drive than last year. Mr. Hartogenis;.also refers to the -Commission entered into a ' IS-^year for the affair, assisted-by Mrs. J. M Sunday, at which-time the presidents J1 agreement with the Protestants, by publication by" Justice Brewer in "We must have at least 500 workers Malashock, Mrs. Henry Newman, Mrs. of various groups of young people in this 1905 of his Haverford College lectthe terms of. which Jewish children year in order that every Jewish the city met and discussed plans for B. A. Simon and Miss Blanche Zimwould continue to be educated in' the ure entitled "The United: States, A person in Omaha may be visited and the coming drive. man. } Protestant schools. Thus the prir- Christian Nation/'which slogan, Mr. given the opportunity to pledge to the Reservations are being taken by At the first general meeting of the fund," said Mr. Gerson. "Our work; ilege of creating a separate Jewish Hartgenis says, "has been taken as speakers bureau, a plan was outlined sold on Palestine one hundred the vintage unexcelled.; Their fruits Miss Blanche Zimman before Thursschool system was not taken advan- the law of the land In yery many to have a speaker appear before every ers in last year's drive enjoyed every and delicious. day, April 30. ^ t a g e of., ^;. •-..;"". '• . ;•.•-.-• -;' • •; states, excepting in the Supreme per cent," was the way William L. are all well-grown ' minute of the work and this year it : Jewish organization in tha city before ;'i In the meantime the political oppp- Court of the United States." He also Holzman summarized the impression Their wineries are especially fine. will even be more fun, because in this the campaign opens. According to Many large industries are progresTnenta of Premier Tascherean, who points to the facts that while Penn- the Holy Land made upon him on his drive we mix work with fun. This Detroit Schools Are Milton Abrahams, chairman of this ) was in the main responsible for the sylvania is perhaps tne leading of- protracted visit to the Mediterranean sing in Palestine and two recent addiyear people will welcome the Jewish committee, more than seventy-five Philanthropic worker, for our people to Teach Hebrew - passage of the original bill giving fender in this direction, many other and the Near East, during his address tions- were very commendable, Holzspeaking dates have been made. on his journey before a large crowd man stated. These are the Rutenberg "', Montreal Jews school rights, began tostates are equally deficient. Detroit. (J.T.A.) — The movement The initial gifts «ommittee headed appreciate and realize the important project, which has harnessed the Jorof friends who turned out to give him Commenting on this 'article,' the = make a political issue out of the Jewto introduce the study of Hebrew in by Harry A. Wolf is expected to be and necessary work that it is doing." ish Ethool question, claiming that the Jewish Exponent calls on the leaders a "welcomingi-home" party at the J. dan and brought electricity to Pales- the high schools of Detroit has finally General headquarters for the drive completed within the next few days. ;Prsmier of Quebec had "sold out to in American Jewish life to . take) C. C. Tuesday evening. Sam Beber tine, and the Potash industry on the triumphed, withthe .decision by Frank is at the Jewish Community Center. Mr. Wolf stated his committee will be the Jews" and attempting to arouse steps leading to the elimination of acted as chairman and- short addresses shores of the Dead Sea. Any person desiring to enroll as a "The Colonists work hard and un- Cody, superintendent of schools, to ready to start active work on the worker may do so by calling1 at the latent anti-Semitic "prejudices among siurrings references as well as all were also given by Harry A. Wolf and introduce the course in Central High campaign during the next week. tha Catholic French-Canadians of the religious inequality on the statute Harry Lapidus, after which "hot ceasingly, men and women, side by School in September. Central High Jewish Community Center or JA 1366. ALLOTMENTS side. Their spirit is extraordinary and dogs" and beer put the finishing books of the various states. ; province. School was closest because it has the The $42,150 to be raised in the comt o u c h e s t o a " h o m e y , " i n f o r m a l a f - they will succeed because they are largest attendance of Jewish students. ing drive has been allotted to the Mrs. ; Ravitz Heads hopeful and have faith." . • fair..-- '• ' .-. • • • . '• •". -• Superintendent Cody's action fol- various committees in the following He also paid tribute to Palestine's Daughters of Israel "All our efforts for t h e upbuilding lowed the unanimous vote of the of Palestine are nlore than worth roads, to the Una and Nathan Strauss Board of Education requesting the ad- quotas: ..$22,000 MrS. g_ Ravitz was chosen presiwhile," Mr. Holzman stated. "There soup kitchen, the Hadassah, the Uni- dition of Hebrew to the high school Initial gifts ..... ..— .. 12^50 dent of the Daughters of Israel Ladies is room in the Holy Land "for thou- versity, its Jewish National Fund and curriculum provided a sufficient num- General Solicitation the advancement made by the Hebrew _ 4,000 i Aid Society of the Jewish Old PeoWomen . . Paris. (J.T.A.)—As a result of Rivka was the name of the Patriarch sands and thousands of Jews who are language, which is recognized as an ber of students signified their inten- Organizations . _ 1,700 j pi e s Home at the election of officers today suffering poignantly in Eastern ; tion of signing up for the course. the learned decision of a Parisian Isaac's wife hence an authentic official language in the country. L500 j n e id Tuesday afternoon. South Omaha — Europe, and if we can somehow get Tha action of the Detroit school of, civil court, that Rivka is just as Biblical cognomen, the district mayor 200 Other officers selected by the group National Finns them into Palestine where they can Jewish Suffering ficials followed similar steps recently ' good a Biblical name as is Rebecca, looked up his Bible and could find 500 I Mrs. A. Wolf, vice-president; Mrs. Young People — a r e live and live happily,. it is our duty as Harry Wolf, who had attended the taken in New York and St. Louis, Jewish Paris has among its female no wife of Isaac called Rivka. When S. Maizel, corresponding secretary; humanitarians and as Jews to do convention of the J. D. C. in New where courses in Hebrew are also bepopulation the newly named Rivka the matter came to court a number Total $42,150 Mrs. I. Kulakofsky, financial secreeverything possible to attain that York, told of conditions in Europa ing offered in the secondary schools. Judith Friedman over whose naming of rabbis certified that Rivka was "With the addition of nine new- tary; Mrs. Kate Tatle, treasurer. among the Jewish people. "The Jew' a n extensive legal controversy had assuredly a good Biblical name but end." agencies this year, every Jew in The speaker gave an alluring pic-1 j s a people in Europe are still living Jewish Court of the judges could find no Rivka in arisen. Omaha roust pledge to the Jewish ture of the picturesqueness of the] in a state of war," he stated. "The The matter came up for adjudi- the Bible. in order to be as- Neisman Elected Jewish Homeland, describing in detail Joint Distribution Committee is doing Arbitration Formed Philanthropies cation under an old • French law sured that the work of our twentythe many interesting scenes. He marvelous work in sustaining life and to Head Thorps which obliges parents to give heir Lubin Named Sacramento's nine beneficiary agencies can be Paerson, N. J. (J.T.A.)-, A . Jewpointed out the vast difference behope in these suffering brethren of children only such • names as . hare First Citizen Harry Neisman has been elected ish court of arbitration has been carried on without interruption," San Francisco—Simon J. Lubin, tween the Arab and the Jewish colo- ours. been especially approved in France. president of the Thorpeian Athletic said Mr. Holzman. "I have just reestablished in this city for the purHe graphically described the misThe baby in question is the daugh- pioneer Jewish merchant and civic nies, showing how the Jewish colony turned from Palestine, and I have Club for the ensuing year. Other ofis well-laid out, modern and prosperery and pain endured by the Jewish pose of dealing with disputes bet- seen the work that some of our ficers chosen are Harry Chudacoff, leader of California, was signally ter of Leyser Friedman a Jewish clerk who desired to name the baby honored by this state when Governor ous in contrast to the mud-brick j people in Russia, Poland, Germany, ween Jews involving breach' of con- agencies are doing there, and I am vice-president; Harry Weiner, secreRivka Judith after her grandmother. James Rolph, Jr. presented him with houses of the Arabs with their colo-1 At the convention Wolf pledged the tracts, torts, domestic relations, more convinced than ever that our tary; Dave Cohn, treasurer; Sam The mayor of the sixth arrondisse-1 a diamond-studded medal in recog- nies kept unsanitary and in a state of continued support of the Jewish citi- juvenile delinquencies and religious people are in need of our help, and Zweiback, reporter; Morris Franklin, ment refused to register the baby nition of his selection as the most slovenliness. The Arab women live! zenery of Omaha for the relief work. disputes in which rabbinical law is the best manner in which we can aid athletic director; Jack Resnick and AI Lapidus pleaded for the carrying not involved. under that name, claiming that the outstanding citizen for 1930 in Sac-| in a slave status and are very envious them, is by pledging to the Philan- Soffer, sergeants-at-arms. The board of the Jewish women who enjoy equalout of our pledges for relief. At his ramento, the capital of California. law prohibits the use of Rivka. The The Jewish arbitration court was thropies which aids those agencies of trustees consists of Irvin Levin, instance cards containing the names Mr. Lubin, who is a son of the ity and freedom. doing such good work over there." chairman; Abe Meyers, Iz Sokoloff. city official claimed that while the of those who have not yet fully paid organized at a meeting of Jepthah Everywhere, Holzman declared, The campaign will open this year on , The organization is planning an amlaw permitted the use of Biblical late David Lubin, founder of "the Lodge No. 143. B'uai Brith, at which names, Rivka did not fall into that International Agricultural Institute could be seen the fruits of Jewish, in- their pledges for last year were given Samuel Haimowicz, vice-president of May 1L An effort is being made to bitious program of activities for the in Rome, is a recognized authority dustry. The orange groves are won- to volunteers in the audience for a secure a nationally known speaker for coming year. category. the chapter, presided. final "clean-up," on agricultural marketing problems. derful, the lemons there are large and While the father pleaded that
WITH INFIDELS iMONG STATUTES
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Initial Meetings Are Held
PLANNING FIRST ANNUAL MOTHER. DAUGHTER DINNER
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"Rivka" Ruled Just as Good a Biblical Name as "Rebeccah"
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