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Chicago.—(J. T. AO-rFor refus-: ing to give his wife a Jewish re^ ligious divorce, after a court "had.; granted her a legal divorce and. had ordered him' to accept a di- '• vorce from a rabbi,, Laury Press has been sentenced by Judge Dessart of this city to serve six months in the county jail. ;-'-. The former wife of Press stated in court that since he Tefus.es to accept a rabbinical divorce, she can not marry again and is- not even regarded: as a divorcee, according: to the Jewish law. : ,

Fly British Flag at Internadonal Exposition in Paris

OMAHA,' NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931

Palestine Jewess in JPSOFRUSSIA FIVE HUNDRED Women's Parley INCREASE NUMBER ARTICLES MADE WORKINGTARMS IN HOLY LAND 289,000 Jews Nbw Settled on - the Land; Learn Quickly ;:

Washington, -f (J.T.A. )^-Dr. Rosa Welt; Straus, president o.f the.Palestine Equal Rights association, will be one of the two jrepresentatives of the All-Asian conference to the consultative committee of women authorized by the League of/Nations Council to meet at Geneva in July to draft recommendations on; the nationality of women for submission to the League, it was announced! here today by the National Woman's Party. ; Dr. Straus willlbe one of 16 delegates representing leading women's international organizations who - will meet as a conuajttee on July 2 to draw up recommendations on the nationality of women.

List of Palestine Production Is Rapidly on the Increase

VOL. IX.—No. 19

Einstein Says AntiSemitism Saved Jews London.—(J. T. A.)—Anti-Semitism preserved the Jews as a race, Professor Albert Einstein declared in an article which appeared in the Express. . Professor Einstein termed as "dishonest" the description of Jews in Germany as "German citizens of the Jewish persuasion." "One does not cease to be a Jew by any kind of non-persuasion. I am not a German citizen now and am glad to belong to the Jewish people," Professor Einstein declared.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR PLAYSCHOOL Third Year of Center's Summer School to Start on July 1

Moscow;—(J. T. A.)—A total of Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—No less ; Paris.—(J. T. A.)—The "Palestine 280,000 Jews are now working on the than 500 articles are locally produced ."Pavilion at the International Colonial Registrations for the Summer Play land- in White ^ Russia, Ukrainia, in Palestine, an alphabetical list isExposition was opened here this week School of the Jewish Community CenCrimea and Bira Bidjan, Far Eastern sued by the Jewish Industrialists As•with Marshal Lyantey, former resiter will begin immediately and may Republic; according to the latest govsociation discloses. The Association • dent-general in Morocco and Baron be made daily from 3:30 to 5 p. m., ernment statistics just made, public points out that the list is far from Edmand de Rothschild among those at the Center. Registration will be here in the .form of a study of; the complete, and adds that future edipresent. The blue and white Jewish limited to S00 children between the Jewish peasantry. : tions of the list will contain a much flag is unfurled to the breeze from ages of six and twelve years. larger number of articles. The study,-made by government the flagpole of the Pavilion. Mrs. M» Gotadiner is in charge of This list is the first attempt at givspecialists, notes that the Jew on the , The opening of the Palestine pavilregistration for the Play School and ing the consumer an idea of the exland, though a newcomer, is in every ion was made the occasion of the celewill be at sthe Center from 3:30 to 5 tent of local production. The cataway the equal of the Ru||ian peasant. bration of the centennial of the death each day.- •'• . • . • logue lists both the products and the Inr many respects he is in advance 6T of Bishop Henri Gregoire, the famous This will be the third year for; the manufacturers. Some duplication is him"because''he realizes more quickly French priest who more than any othCenter's Summer Play School which contained in the list since some artithe utility of new methods of agrier man was responsible for the emanhas served as a model for a number cles are manufactured by more than culture and is more susceptible to cipation of French Jewry during the of similar schools in the city. It has one concern. ; new ideas. Freneh revolution. proved one ot the Center's most popA number of other developments The same; government report defPalestine is the only country flyhere recently demonstrate the growth initely establishes that 47 per cant of Champaign, 111.— (J. T. A.)—Per- ular activities. ing the British flag that has its own The school will open July 1, and pavilion at the Exposition. Color, Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—The perio-; the Jews in the Soviet Union are to- Statistics Show Jewish Popu- of Palestine industry. A showroom mission has been granted to the B'nai will meet five mornings -a week for of local products at Tel Aviv, specialday earning their livelihood as hired Brith Hillel Foundation at the Unilation There Is movement and light have been har- die revolt against the fez among the izing for the present in purses and versity of Illinois to offer a new two- four weeks. An elaborate program 9,785,000 nessed, to draw world attention in youthful Arabs of Palestine has "now laborers in large factories and half^of shirts, has met with encouraging re- hour course entitled "Religion and the of classes, games, dramatics, sports this number are directly employed in vivid and effective form to the glor- been revived. sults. It may lead to the opening of •Social life," for credit in the Uni- and outdoor activities is being planlarge factories. The report further ies or Palestine's past and the possined. They will include story telling, Young patriots of Gaza and other notes that Jews are becoming raore Berlin.—(J. T. A.)—The Jewish similar showrooms for other articles. versity. bilities of its future. handcrafts, games, dancing, towns have discarded the tarbush and numerous in the coal industry and in population of Europe is now 9,785,000 In recent weeks inquiries regarding The course will be an analysis of sewing, In the 300 square metres of space have, taken to' wearing 'sidara, rthe metal mining. . In the metallurgical according to statistics just made pubtoy making, swimming, sports and allotted to the Palestine pavilion, the headgear, designed and worn, by King industry alone there are riow.clpse" to lic by the Bulletin of Jewish Statis- Palestine products have reached local social institutions in so far as they outdoor projects. tics published in Berlin. Poland, with manufacturers from such places as are-affected by religious concepts. It local committee under the chairman- Feisal of Iraq, but supposedly made i,000 Jewish, workers. 3,125,000 Jews, has the largest Jew- Brazil and the Port of Aden. Salomica will include marriage, divorce, sex Work in Talmud Torah ship of Justin Godart, and the Com- of Palestinian cloth. : Stockholm, Bucharest, Kishinev and To xeturn to the Jewish land workstandards, religious education, philanish: population in Europe, followed by The day's program will also inmittee and Industry Society of Te This is the second attempt in reCopenhagen are among the centers thropy, crime and punishment, and clude an assembly with a special proAviv have built a pavilion which in cent years to scrap the fez, the first srs, the. report points out that there European Russia with 2,970,000. which have shown a lively interest in its general lines and proportions re- coming shortly after Kemal Pasha's are now four autonomous Jewish re- The Jewish population of other Palestine products produced by Jews. such other concepts and institutions gram and the serving of milk and ions and hundreds of little towns ocwhich have been vitally influenced by graham crackers. The school will European countries are listed as folcalls the Tomb of Rachel. ruling that European headgear alone cupied exclusively by Jews. These religion. lows: Roumania, 800,000; Germany, close with an exhibition of articles' The pavilion's whiteness is thrown was suitable for the westernized Turk. towns are 100' per cent farm comThe religious education program of made in the play school and a big 585,000; Hungary, 473,000; Czechoslo•up by an ornamentation of turquoise The first attempt proved none too munities. Jewish farmers are 80 per the Illinois Foundation now includes picnic. vakia, 350,000; United Kingdom, 300,; blue faiences selected from those of popular in Palestine, where for some cent collectivized. three classes for each semester which 000; Austria, 220,000; Lithuania, 167,The registration fee for the entire the Mosque of Omar. . .. reason the fez has always been con- The report states that it is expected are fully accredited'by the University. 000; France, 160,000; Holland* 120,000, period will be $1.00. IV , Modern Palestine Pictured. sidered part of the .patriot's equip- that as soon as Bira Bidjan has a During the first semester the courses Latvia, 56,000; Greece, 73,000; JugoThis year it is planned to integrate i' .The graphic and plastic'arts, me- ment. — , sufficiently large Jewish peasant popoffered are "A History of Hebrew Ci- the program of the Talmud Torah. slavia, 67,000; European Turkey, 50,chanical contrivances,.'including the The Feisal cap, however, will not ulation an antonomous region will be vilization," "The Religion of Man- with that of the play school, so that 000;- Bulgaria, 50,000; Belgium, 45,fast: w£rd/:in lighting „ effects, have have smooth wearing if the attitude established there. kind," and "Religion and the Social the children attending the Talmud 000; Itely, 45,000; Switzerland, 18,ijeen-used-to give-a.true picture of taken by the Falasthvis supported by Life," offered are "A History of He- Torah may attend the play school at 000; Danzig, 9,000; Sweden, 6,000; modern Palestine. Swamps turned a majority of the Arabs, the" paper Denmark, 5,550; Esthonia, 5,000; Saar London.—(J.>T. A.)—The inaugural brew Civilization" (to modern times) the same time. into woods and groves, sand dunes arguing that the Feisal cap is made District; 4,500; Spain. 3,000; Portugal session of the meeting of the Council "The Religious of Mankind," and 'transformed' into streets and residen- in Austria! 2,500; Finland 1^00; Luxembourg, 1,- of the Jewish .Agency, the; first since "Historic Philosophies of Living." tial . quarters^ bouJ.ders at JEhe base ^pf The Jews are supporting the Arabs the mixed ^ b X y creat- .All of the classes are^inder the di750; Norway, l,450^.*t^ edTfn- Augiast' which -fruit twes^tfrnye^Sll this"ef- -hr rooting for'hdme" industry; ttKfiough «onvene' July rection of Dr. A. £. l-facKar who is in The 4930-1931 issue of the Ameri- 14 at Basle, irThe Council, the: su' forti largely 1i£ JriSt exclusively Jew- no change in style is proposed. Repcharge of the Illinois B'nai Brith can Jewish year "book estimated the r ish," is "denioiistf'aiild-'through colored resentatives of the Jewish industrialpreme body of*the.Jewish Agency, is Hillel Foundation. Jewish population in Europe at 9,maps painted' on glass and changing ists' Association have submitted to the meeting immediately after the conTien-Tsin, China. (J.T.A.) — A automatically, under the play of pow- Jewish Agency a request that offi- movement to establish a Far-Eastern 290,017 and that of the United States clusion of the 17th World Zionist Con•%t' 4,228,129. The Year Book's figures erful electric lights. cials of all national Jewish institu- Jewish Historic-Ethnographic Society based* on official sources and gress which will also convene in tions should pledge themselves and for the purpose of gathering , and periodic government censuses. Profes- Basle. their families to use home products preserving data about the Jewish Dr. Cyrus Adler, joint chairman of Eastern European Jews Now sor Salo Baron of Columbia university only. As a safeguard that the pledge settlements in this part of the world the Council, and president of the Comprise 75 Per Cent recently set. the Jewish population of be carried out, the industrialists Vienna.—(J.T.A.) — Professor Auwas launched here. of Belgian Jews the world.as 17,000,000 while the year American Jewish Committee, wil posed that a- portion, of the salaries: of open the meeting with an address on guste Picard, the Belgian scientist book's figures, are 15,043,788. The recently^ established Jewish all such employes* should be paid, I not the general problems of the Jewish who together with an assistant made Washington.—Praise of the postin cash,,but in orders on local- mer daily, Utro, which nas taken the a balloon ascension into the strato- war East European Jewish immiAgency since the Council's first meetchants for supplie>rclothihg;andvof&er initiative in this enterprise, urges ing. After speeches of welcoma, Dr. sphere and reached an altitude never grants into Belgium, now comprising * Vilna.—(J. T. A.)—The world conthat the (Society should not only Chaim Weizmann, president of th before attained, was at one time a about 75 per cent of the total Belgian ference on the unification of Yiddish interest itself in the new Jewish Agency, will speak on political de- pupil and collaborator of Professor Jewish population, was expressed by spelling " " arid~' pronunciation" today , : Havana, Cuba.—Prof. Edjrin1R. /A. settlements founded here in the last velopments affecting! the Jewish Na Albert Einstein, the Jewish Tele- Prof. Maurice Phiiippson, member of went on record as favoring the_ spells Seligman, noted - ^fnerican-Jewish thirty years, but also in the Jews tional Home during the last tw< graphic Agency has learned. the "Consistoire," or Central Jewish ing of all Hebrew words in the Yidr economist, has. feeh called ,to Cufc>a Iby" of Kai-Fei-Fung,;in tne province of years. As a result of the balloon flight Board in Belgium, leading business dish language according to the Yid- the Commission of Economic Defe Shandun, in the alleged Jewish origAt the second session, Dr. Arthur and the observations recorded on the man and a delegate to the internadish orthography instead of accord- to study the present- .difficult !;.eco in- of the- Japanese, m everything Ruppin will report on the practical instruments taken up by the scientists tional Congress of Chambers of Coming to_the Hebrew orthography as it nomiciand financial; problems, of^th relating to - the Jews during • the work done by the Agency. This will further proof, it is believed, has been merce here, in an interview with the now practices. country. . The Comrijjssion of JECO period of the Russo-Japanese War, be followed by the report of the chair- found in support of the discoveries of Jewish Telegraphic Agency. '-• After -the -motion wasaproved thn nomic Defense was ; appointed J s h and in preserving the graves of Jewman of. the Agency's Administrativ the action of light rays which were "Most of the European Jews came conference instructed the philologic months ago by Professor Machado. ish soldiers- who fell in that war. Committee. Dr. Oscar Washerman originally made after the Michelsonsince the war, and have developed the department of the Yiddish Scientific . • As a preliminary to the 'creation Prof. Seligman will study; the taxa will speak on the financial problem Morley experiments and which formed diamond, fancy leather and fur indusInstitute, under whose auspices the tion system of this country, whic^ of this society , an^ exhibit of protoof the Agency. the basis of the Einstein theory of tries in Belgium, thus making a notconference is being held to prepare has teen subject to much criticism, ire- cols .and other, documents relating,to The third, fourth and fifth sessions relativity. . able economic contribution to the rules for. the Yiddifi.cation of Hebrew- cently. He is not expected Tiere ?im Jewish life in .Harbin during the will be devoted to debate and th country," Prof. Phiiippson declared, isms'in-the Yiddish language. Fifty mediately, but it is -expected that,Ji past quarter of a century was remeeting is scheduled to conclude its explaining that before development of delegates from the "United States, Po- will send an associate to make pre cently held tinder the auspices of the Strickland May Become deliberations on July 17. the fancy leather industry by the east land, Latvia and "Lithuania attended liminary studies. High Commissioner Harbin Jewish community. " the conference. . Jerusalem.—Sir Peter Strickland, European Jews, Belgium was depenSocialist Verband commander of the British military dent on Vienna for fancy leather. x Similar conferences have been held in the Argentine and in Roumania Program on Sundaj forces in Egypt, who on May 15 was "The new Jewish immigrants,". and one will be held shortly in New promoted to a generalship, will most Prof Phiiippson said, "on the whole York. . "A Musical Performance in a Rus- likely be offered the High Commis- are very fine, honest and hard-worksian Tea House" will be presented by sionership of Palestine in succession ing people, and I am sure will bethe Jewish Socialist Verband of to the incumbent, Sir John Chancel- come good Belgian citizens. Summer Services Detroit.—(J. T. A.)—Governor Wil- The measure prohibits the employOmaha on Sunday, June 7, at the lor, if a strong rumor that gained Groups Clashed at First M. Brucker signed the compulsory ment of any aliens who do not possess at Temple Israel ber Labor Lyceum, Twenty-second and currency today in the British comProf. Phiiippson explained that in alien registration bill this afternoon a registration card issued by the state Short summer services will be held at Lansing despite the overwhelming department of Public Safety. Firms Clark streets, starting at 8:30 p. m. munity is well founded. the beginning difficulties had arisen at Temple Israel during the summer opposition to the bill on the part of violating this provision will be subJack W. Marer between the old native Jewish popumonths every Friday evening, start- numerous groups who have protested ject to ninety days in prison. Aliens lation and the East European newJack W. Marer was elected grand i n g a t 7:30 p. m. There will be a that it is unconstitutional and that it unable to produce a registration card comers because of the latter's desire president of the National Order of short prayer service without lecture. violates the federal constitution. The will be subject to similar penalties to establish separate Jewish communIvre at the organization's annual conmeasure has been awaiting the Gov- and will be turned over by the state clave, held in Sioux City last weekities and synagogues, instead of joinernor's action since May 21 when it police to the United States immigra- end. ing those already existing. was passed by tremendous majorities tion authorities for deportation. Johannesburg.—(J. T. A.)—A mis- ed that out of the world's total popOther officers named are Herman This, said Prof. Phiiippson, was dein both houses of. the legislature. Leading constitutional authoritie Ginsburg, Lincoln, first vice-presi- sionary of the Dutch . - Reformed ulation of 1,850,000,000 there are plored by the old community, of which • The opposition is prepared to take declared that the bill is uncon- dent; Aubrey Fisher, Des Moines, Church has labored among the Jews 206,900,000 Protestants living in "sun- he is a prominent leader. Ultimately, Sol Lewis has moved into his new out an injunction against state offi- have stitutional. second vice-president; Lou Agranoff, of South Africa five years without light," 475,000,000 Greek and Roman he said, the Government granted the quarters at 2004 Farnam street, and cials to prevent them from enforcing Twenty one other states are underSioux City, third vice-president; Leon making a single convert, a report Catholics living in "twilight," 225,is now open for business there. the law on the ground of its uncon- stood to be ready to follow the action E. Dobrofsky, Sioux City, re-elected submitted to the Dutch Reformed 150,000 Jews and Mohammedans liv- wishes of the Eastern European Jews and recognized a number of their reLewis will handle a complete West- stitutionality. ing in "moonlight" and 942,450,000 ligious communities. of Michigan in passing alien registra- secretary-treasurer. Church's synod at Pretoria shows. inghouse line, including electric retion laws. The report points out that this is heathens living in "darkness." The 1932 convention will be held in The old community while reconciled frigerators, electric sweepers, electric Protests have flooded the executive not surprising since he was dealing Omaha. Headquarters for the Sioux still retains a certain uneasiness reranges and electrical appliances of chamber in the last week urging the City convention was at the Warrior with "people who are strangers to the specting what Prof. Phiiippson termevery kind. He will also continue to Governor not to sign the measure. The 74,434 Jews Enter hotel and a formal, dinner dance Sun- God of their forefathers, who have Belgian Literature Jewish Committee, the American ed the "exaggerated tendency" on the handle Westinghouse radios as well Argentine in 10 Yean day evening climaxed the conclave. time and respect for nothing else but American Jewish Congress, the part of the Eastern European Jews as the Majestic and RCA. Prize to Jew There were about forty visiting capital and capitalists, and who are to form separate communities and Twenty years ago Mr. Lewis start- American Civil Liberties Union and New York (J. T. A.)—In the courss clearly worshippers of Mammon." Brussel. — (J.T.A.) — The Belgian synagogues. ed business on North Twenty-fourth an imposing Detroit, committee head- of the last ten years, according to of- members from Lincoln, Omaha and The report also points out that state prize for literature for 1931 was Des Moines. Those attending from ficial reports received by the Hebrc ed by Rabbi Leon Fraffl, Fred Butzel street, operating a store which fea"Jews seem to regard a missionary as tured jewelry^ watch repairing, Mayor Frank Murphy and former Sheltering and Immigrant Aid So Omaha include Mr. and Mrs. Moe one skilled in the art of fishing in awarded to a young Jewish author, linsman, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Brodkey, ciety' of America (Hias), from the Judge Patrick O'Brien had been orphonographs, Victor Tecords and a Joseph Schulsinger. M. Schulsinger Banquet Pictures Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Mr, and Mrs. Ben S. Shapiro, Mr. and troubled waters. They appear to be received the award for a play which full musical line. With the advent ganized to fight the measure. Mrs. Robert H. Kooper, Mr. and Mrs. under the impression that the misMay Be Secured of radici he was one of the pioneer The bill was sponsored by the fed Buenos Aires, Argentine, which is af- Lester Meyer, Messrs. Harold Farber, sionary obtains thousands of pounds he wrote this year. His dramatic work filiated with and subsidized by Hias radio dealers in the city, realizing the eral department of immigration, in an Anyone wishing a picture of the Ed. Solig, Jack Marer, Abe Venger* for each convert, and that the Church is called "Le Septenaire" and deals importance bf the industry fdr'the fu- effolrt to obtain; the states' aid aid in |n conjunction with the Jewish Col- Dr. David C. Platt, the Misses Tillie has tons of money for this sort of with Jewish life during the mourning (Mother and Daughter banquet, spon: : ; ;; the attempt toi secure • the deportation onization Association (lea) and the ture. ••- y • •• • -| : ; . week. His work has been received sored by the Jewish Women's Welfare Rice, Elsie Stalmaster, Minette Sterl- work." The new; store is open until 8:30 from the. country of so-called unde- United Jewish Emigration Committee ing, and Dorothy Muskin and Dora with great interest in.Belgian literary, Federation. recently, may obtain on* Placards posted in prominent posip. m. daily.1 The public has-been in- sirables and those who entered the (Emigdirect), 74,434 Jewish immi- Markovitz of Council Bluffs. at the Community Center. circles. tions in the synod chamber proclaimgrants entered Argentine, country illegally. vited to visit .the showroom,'

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ARAB AND JEWS BACK MOVE FOR " H O M E GOODS"

ILLINOIS HILLEL TO OFFER TWO NEW COURSES

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SEEK PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL DATA "" OF FAR EAST JEWS

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Marer Heads "Ivre" Order

Compulsory Alien Registration Law Is Enacted By Michigan

SQL LEWIS MOVES INTO NEW STORE

WLissionary Spends Five Years Among African Jews in Vain

BELGIAN JEWISH LEADER LAUDS IMMIGRANTS


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