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Mpnsky Stirs Workers

Workers Breakfast On Tuesday

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nes Four Hundred Men r en Enlist for Campaign to f JRaise $42,150 for Jewish Unfortunate and Needy* " "My. prescription to you," Henry iJlfamsky told an audience of over 250 ^o*&ersat a "stag" rally for the JewIsh L'Philanthropies campaign held at the |T. C. C. TTiesday evening, "is that^ ^wKe^'.you''are the depths of depresion, iijat.is.the time; you -will get the greatest pleasure out of doing something for tlie fellow who is worse off than you." - • > More than'four hundred men and Women, ardent workers in the coming flrive of the Jewish Philanthropies, jsrhich starts on May .11, are ready to solicit pledges for the fund. Every "worker has received instructions and \ t the workers' breakfast to be" held morning,. May. 12, will re-t

conducted in Omaha, among Jews, in the past ten years! Every worker is enttrased~wifh the spirit of the campaign—with the need for

TALMUD TORAH

On Tuesday morning at 8:30 a. m., May 12, all the workers in the campaign are to attend the workers breakfast at the Jewish Community Center. At this time final instructions will be given to all workers. It is important that every man and woman attend this breakfast. Each major and his team will be seated togethsr so that all present will have an opportunity to meet with team-mates and make final plans. Samuel Gerson has promised a new workers' song this year, and it will be sung at this breakfast for the first time. All out for the workars' breakfast.

The recently "•} amsolidated Dundee, South Omaha a id City branches of the Talmud Toi ih were installed in their new hoi le—the Jewish Community Center-^ Duesday afternoon. An auto para* e ended at the Center building, wh :re a program was held appropriate to the occasion. Dr. Philip Sh^ • spoke on behalf of the Talmud Tors a. "For the past 50 years," Dr. Shsr pointed out, "American Jewry has h en building all kinds of institutions— Community Centers, temples, synago jues, hospitals, orphanages, gymn .siums—but through it all they neglected Jewish education ! and the Talmud farah. "Now, we are glad that,they have finally .come to ; the realization that i£ they do not infuse Jewish education in ,the youth, their work is in vain. If they d© not include Jewish Mrs. Genevieve Guiou of the Omaha principles: in -tie Jewish,.who will Drama- League has endorsed "".Pass- take; charge of thsse buildings and inport" and "Love Can Not Make the< gtitutions built at suet a cost?" Dead Dance," plays written by Mrs-| D r s h e r thanked the Community Philip Romonek which are to be pro-! Ceaba otCbAaif \£ a e T a l m u d Torah duced at the J. C. C. on.May 27, un-1 f o r ^eiT m d kindness in der the direction of Mrs. Herman housing facilities to the i Talmud Torah. Mrs. Guiou in endorsing the plays W i i ] i a n j Holsman spoke on bshalf has this to say: • j ^ C. jndah Wolf son was o f the "I am very glad to give my en--! the speaker -who represented - the dorsement to these most charming. t e a c h i n g g ^ ^ David Bernstein play?. V/hethsf. "one looks at them, from the angle of atmosphere, charMrs. -Max- Fromkin, president of acterization or plot, they are of out- Debarah Soasty, presented the Talstanding merit." .,_ mud Torah $300 in behalf of the orIt is the aim of the Center to makej ganization for equipment and another May 27 representative of a "Jewish $300 for; the maintenance of the Art" evening. In addition to the plays" id the assembly in singthere will, be Jewish folk music by. a 1 trio comprised' of Oscar Weinsjtein,! ~ ' and his^boij"*lo; Harry * "Biaviroff, piano^and * Prank Mach, violin. Mr. Weinstein • jj^^jg, thxough fee has- "recently. Teturned to Omaha from ' " —• Chicago, ,where he played - with,- the The Deborah Society served refreshhicago Symphony orchestra. ments .at the conclusion of the program.

JEWISH ART AT CENTER MAY 27

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Associate Chairman of Philanthropies Drive <eive

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tricts-_ All plans of the campaign are complete—all is in readiness for the most gigantic money-raising drive

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ing..over the -ioj»,!Vin^«*der^to assure suffermgrffestitnteraistressed Jews, the continuation of help from the Jews of Omaha. . In an impassioned plea, Monsky, who is the first, vice-president of the Jewish -Community Center and Welfare Federation, and who will'deliver, the keynote address at the opening breakfast on Tuesday, urged the campaigners to, first sell themselves and then go out and sell their prospects. "If we all do our part, we will soon celebrate with another victory banquet and will again be proud of our community — that, without a single individual being hurt. Be1 cause-of the depression every Jew in Omaha should give the* same amount as last year and then some more on top of that."

Named to Post in Federal Labor Department

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Prague Jews to Build First

Murray .William Garson, . Jewish. Jewish Hospital realtor of Brooklyn, who since 19171- Prague.—The Jewish community has .been active in the Republican of Prapue has accepted a budget of party affairs, has been apponited to 235,600 kronen, a good part of which the .office. of special assistant sec- will be used for iuilding a Jewish hospital, the first in Prague. retary of labor at Washington.

Simon of Washington Be Guest Speaker at ies Daily Luncheon For Workers Each day of the Jewish Philanthropies drive, except Saturday and Sunday, lunch will be served for the workers at the Jewish Community Center, which is the general headquarters of the drive. AH workers are urged to attend each luncheon, as daily reports will be made there by each division. Lunch will be served cafeteria style* and Mrs. B. A. Simon, who is chairman of the luncheon committee, promises appetizing dishes each day. Mrs .Simon will be as^sisted by Mrs. H. Hirshman, Mrs. Charles Levinson, Mrs. Dave Sherman, Mrs. Sam Frohm, Mrs. A. Somberg- and Mrs. Sam Kaplan.

Harry A; Wolf * Chairman of Initial Gifts

Sam Beber < Organizations

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Blanche Hothenberg, 17-year old Tech. High senior and daughter <of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Eothenberg, won the Nebraska division of the essay . contest on the Paris pact, sponsored hy the National Student Foram. Her winning paper, **How to Make lie^Piaiis Peace Pact^eafiye", wiU be.-entered in l i e national contest, tb« -iiaSze S * wiic% Is a jchapsro n ^ * f t ^ ^ Europe,: valued^^'seven hundred dollars.. The nationaliwinner likely will be named in June. ; " She won The World-Herald municipal university essay contest in 1930s Nine times she has been'on the Tech JTigh honor roll, twice she has been editor-in-chief of the Tech News. She has also been a member of the student council, on the staff of "the speakers bureau, and .active in debating.

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"Just because of the depression, each of us ought to extend more sympathy than ever to the unfortunate ought to increase our con' (Continued on Page 2)

Julius Bisno Young People

Mrs. L. Neveleff Women's Division

Mrs. Herbert Arnstein "Women's Division

Milton Abrahams Speakers

Goodman Meyersou South Omaha

Kabbi Abram Simon of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, D. C , will be the principal speaker at a mass meeting to be held on Monday evening, May 11, to open

D. O, from 1920 to 1923; president of the Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, D. C., from 1925 to 1928; president of the Central Conference of American Eabbis from 1924 to 1926. He was founder and chairman of the Synagogue Council of America for three years, and is a member of the Pi Gamma Mu, honor society. Rabbi Simon is well known throughout the United States for his work in all branches of Jfwish life. The mass meeting to be held at the Jewish Community Center, on Monday, May 11, at 8 p. m. is open to all Jews of Omaha. There will be no solicitation of funds for the Jewish Philanthropies at this meeting. A luncheon in honor of Kabbi Simon

Blanche Rothenberg Wins Essay Contest

"Sell Self" Monsky urged the necessity of every worker studying the beneficiaries of the campaign and thoroughly learning: about their wares. "Then,"^ie asserted, "if you bring home this message to the community, Omaha will respond, and will repeat the irecord of last year. But above all, we must not fail." ' He impressed upon his audience th seriousness 'of the task facing th< community. He pointed out thai Omaha's contribution to various agen cies, as the National Hospital and th< Cleveland Orphan Home, was not equal to: the amount needed to care for Omaha's needy who attend the institutions.

Luncheons to Be Served at Center Daily for Workers During Campaign

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B. A. Simon Luncheons

Philip Klntznick General Solicitation

Dr. Abram Simon . the, second annual drive of the Jewish Philanthropies. • Sabbi &moa iB~c*msidered one of the nast«oteUnaiBg Jewish leaders in America. He filled the pulpit of Temple Israel in Oman* from 1899 to 1S04, and then went to Washington, where he has served since.. Rabbi Simon is particularly versed with the European situation . and will come to Omaha prepared to tell of the work that Is going on there among Jews. Those who have heard Rabbi Simon speak, state "that he is a forceful, convincing speaker, and that he is taking a very active interest in the Palestine situation. Word was received in Omaha from Rabbi Simon that Jie is very happy to come direct to Omaha to open the drivs for funds. His message reads in part: : • "Jews all over the world are in need of help. Our people in some parts of Europe are starving; they are haggard, hungry and sick. They need food and clothing and medical attention. They are unable to as. stet themselves and it is our solemn doty, as Jews, to aid them. Every Jew must rally to the caB of our people. Even at our very doorstep our people are in distress. .Those , who are able to give, should give with their hearts." Before coming to Omaha in 1899 Rabbi Simon filled a pulpit at Sacramento, Calif., for five years. He wai born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1872; is a graduate of the Cincinnati University and the Hebrew Union College. B e holds a Ph. D. of George Washington University, awarded to him in 1907; he holds a D. H. L. of the Hebrew Union College awarded to him in 1925. He was president of the Board of Education of Washington,

Abner Eaiman General Solicitation

Wm. L. Holzman General Chairman of Philanthropies Drive will be beld on Monday noon, at the Blackstone hotel. Everyone is invited to attend this luncheon and meet Rabbi Simon. He will make a short talk at this affair.

Dr. Philip Sher Chairman of Quota Committee

Jack W. Marer Publicity


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