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OMAiaA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE12, 1931

VOL. IX.—No. 20

to Ijeetve

for a Year's

Flay School

DURING JULY

Jews to Have Right of Access

. M i s s .Sophie .Rosenstein has been appointed director of the Jewish Community Center-Summer Play School, to be held at.the Center during July. Registration Open for Children Philanthropist'and Banker Was . Miss. Rosenstein is well Qualified From Ages of 6 : ' " Internationally for the position, being a teacher* at to 12 Noted Franklin grade school and the Center ! Registration is now binder -way for Mortimer L. Sehiff, only son of the the third annual Summer Play' School late Jacob HT Sehiff, famous Jewish of the Jewish Community Center to •philanthropist and banker, and brothbe hsld during the-month of Julyi The •er-in-la'w of Feljx M. Warburg, died enrollment,'which is-open to children Suddenly last week, one day before from the' ages of six to twelve," will ' reaching* lie age hi 54. be limited to 300. | " He was. a leading member of Kuhn, London.—(J. T. A.)—Ruling - that place near the Wall the cabinet Ark Miss Sophie Rose&stem has been " Loeb & Company, and a director in the Moslems possess sole ownership of containing the Torah Scrolls and the appointed director of the Play: School. " many, important banking institutions the Wailing Wall, which forms an in- table on which the Ark stands and on She -will be assisted by twenty-five ' and railroads. Last month he was tegral part of ;the Haram-esh-Sherif, which the Torah is read. volunteer teachers. L . "elected president of the National which is the property of the JBoslem ' These appurtenances may be used This year the pupils attending the Council of'the Boy Scouts of America. Waqf or religious trust,-the report of only, on the following occasions, the Talmud'Torah, which is now, housed . As- an outstanding, humanitarian he the International Wailing Wall Com- Commission rules: at the special fast in."the Center, 'have been invited to ' "was one of the largest contributors to take part in "the" Play.. School . and mission, made public here, recom- days or public prayers ordered by the _ the : Federation for the. Support of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gerson their rasponse-has been encouraging. mends that the Jews shall have "free' chief rabbis of Jerusalem, with due Jewish Philanthropic Societies of) access to the Wall for the purpose of notice given to the Palestine governThe purpose of the Summer Play New. York. - He was chairman of sev- Mr..and Mrs. Samuel Gerson willlka Medical schools, and has been acdevotion at all times, subject, how- ment, on Rosh Hashonah, on Yom Kipleave August 1 for, Chicago, where tive in the local Social ^Workers' Club i School is to provide a happy and coneral Foundation campaign opening pur and on other holidays recognized ever, to explidt stipulations. dinners and in 1925 was chairman of they will spend a year of study at and in'the recently formed Omaha structive vacation- program -for children during the summer,, because the chapter of the American Association The Commission, which consists of by the government and on which it one of four "million-dollar days;" He the graduate school of social science Community. Center realized that durof Social Workers. ' administration at the University of three members, Charles Barde, a Swiss has been customary to bring the Torah was also president of the Jewish ing the time of xeleass•from school Before coming to Omaha, Gerson jurist, Eliol Loefgren, former foreign to the WalL Board of Guardians, to the presidency Chicago. - . . . . desks and prescribed courses: of.. study The temporarily enacted prohibition was associate head of the Irene ifaufGerson has been the efficient and of which' he had only recently been children need to enrich their Jives : against the use of benches, carpets, mann Settlement at Pittsburgh,' one capable director of the destiniesof the re-elected and an honorary vice-presiLeading Points of Report of Miss Sophie Rosenstein through a program*«if joyous activity. mattings, chairs, curtains and screens of the largest settlements in the Omaha Jewish" Community Center and dent of?the-Jewish Social; Service AsWailing Wall Commission and against the driving of animals at The Summer Play. School idea has world. He was associate haad of Hale Welfare Federation as executive diSunday School. She is a graduate of sociation. certain hoars during- prayers is to be rector for -the.-past--'five years. He House, a settlement in Boston, found- become so popular that New .York After his graduation from Amherst has also guided the reins of the Jew- ed by Edward Everett Hale and di- now operates nineteen - such schools, Central High School and has a Teach- 1—Wailing Wall Property of Mos- made absolute, as is the injunction to lems. in 1896 'and the receipt of an honor- ish Philanthropies in its two years of rector of Camp Hale in White Moun- with the Board of Edncation of New ers' Certificate from Omaha Univerkeep the door at the southern end of sity. 2—Jews Entitled to Free Access to the Wall locked during certain hours, York paying part of the operating exary degree; from bis alma mater- in existence. The board, of directors of tains of New Hampshire. The new director is vice-president - Wall with Stipulations. •--. ' '*• : , the Commission decrees. 1906, he studied "abroad and spent the Center and Welfare Federation Mrs. Gerson was also prominent. penses., of the Junior Hadassah and "wrote the 3—Jews May. Bring Torah Scroll several. years .learning l i e railroad has grantecLhim a, year's leave of ab- She graduated from Eadcliffe and -The, openinj? session will be. held The bringing of tents or curtains to to Wall on Stated Holidays. business by active work on two lines sence from his. duties to enable him later stUaied at the Pulitzer School of July 1. Meetings/will continue, for prize stunt for the regional conventhe Wall is also to be prohibited, even 4—Use of Benches, Chairs, Cur- for a limited time. The Jews are not and studying banking in-- -Hamburg to pursue'his' study of social work. Journalism* Columbia. She formerly four weeks, five mornings a week, tion held recently in Kansas City. tains, Screens at Wall Barred. to be permitted to blow the Shofar and London. He was one of the sign- Mrs. Gerson .has resigned as assist- edited the. Jewish Press; was assist-' from 9 to 12. ^The^essions will be 5—Political Speeches in Wall Area near the Wall nor to cause any other ers of .the Mexican debt pact in 1922 ant secretary of the Council- of Social ant secretary of the Coundl of Sa- short and fuU of interest for the chil- j Prohibited. disturbance to the Moslems that is ._ .:•_'•:-•• •••['.. '••• dal Agendes,iis .vice-president of the dren. and it, was his suggestion that prompt- Agencies. .- _ -;. : 6—Wall Must Not Be Disfigured. avoidable. The Moslems, on the other ed the proposed. merger of indspen- During his five years in Omaha Council of Jewish rWomen and chair- • -It. is 'hoped. to ..include outings to 7—Jews and Moslems Have Right hand, are not to be permitted to carry .dent--steel manufacturers. Mr. Sehiff Gerson has. brought prestige and hon- man of the Peace group--'of the Conn- parks in order to teach the youngsters to Repair Pavement in Front of out the Zikar ceremony close to the was one of the early proponents of or .to the Jewish Federation and to tSL; is in charge Of the Book Review love for. the outdoors. .. Play classes Tha Missouri Valley District conWalL Wall during "the progress of Jewish and swimming classes will contribute .branch banking and advocated the ventjonof the.A. Z. A. wilt be held s He is~first vice-president of section' for ihe College Oub, and is to' the ;children's ; i^iysical welfare;} in Omaha en Juna 20 and 21, under .8—Moslems Must Not Cause An- devotions or to cause annoyance to the Jamendment of thai Federal Reserve the State Conference for Soda] Work, on-the-e^ecative cojnmitfee v of J ^^jttoyai»e to Jews a* Wiat".-"... Jews in any other "vray. Moslems also ^wiH -contribute Act to make it possible.- v a member of^the~program"C©tramttefe [alaw^i^bttc^^fedtocil^-iJe^^fo 9—Zikar Ceremony During Jewish are not permitted to make *B£ructoral to their aesthetic' development and and Sam Beber No. 100 chapters of , ? Durin^thefJiforld ;Wai\ he was ac- and nominating committee &f the Na; Both Mr. and Mrs. Gerson will Devotions Not Allowed, alterations that interfere with devoskill.. , . ' . . ' the order. Two hundred visitors are ; !tjve in government service and in re-' tional Conference for Jewish Social leave today -for"'Minneapolis' where Must Not Blow Shofar tions of Jews at the Wall. lief and social service activities. He Service, a member of the executive they will attend the National Jewish . Classes will be informal, and a expectedto attend. near WalL was a member "of the'executive and committee of the Council of Social Conference of Social Work: They will 'friendly atmosphere will be encour- Those cities represented with chapPolitical Speeches Barred aged to permit individual expression. ters in the Missouri Valley associafinance committees of the War Work Agencies, chairman of ^*the program return here and remain until Aug. 1. Political speeches or demonstrations • A series of programs have been ar- tion include St. Louis, Kansas City minister of Sweden, and A- Van Kem- at any time are prohibited in the Wall Council of the Y. Mr C. A.,;and of committee of the Council of Social ranged for the \ daily assemblies, Lincoln, Des Moines, St. Joseph, pen, a former Dutch colonial official area. The Jews and Moslems have the executive committee and finance Agencies, on the national advisory which will be Tield in the main.audi- Sioux City and Council Bluffs. was appointed by the British govern- the right and duty to have the pavecommittee, of. the ..'Jewish Welfare council for.the American Association torium Monday will be Song Day, On Saturday afternoon and evening ment in May 1930, with the approval ment in front of the Wall cleaned and Board with both of which organiza- for Old" Age Security, on Mayor MetTuesday Show Day, - Wednesday Fun June 20, registration of alephs and of the Council of the' League of Na- repaired if and when necessary, upon .tions he served-in; France. • His most calfe's City Playground Committee, Day, Thursday Happy Day, and Fri- visitors will be held at the Jewish tions, to investigate Moslem and Jew- giving due notice to the Palestine govan honorary member of the American important War service was as one-of day Surprise Day. ish claims to the Wall, which torms ernment. Legion, member of "Institute for SoCommunity Center. the committee'of eleven to co-ordinate Registration can be made any day The following day a breakfast wil part of the western exterior of the army service agencies. Mr_ Sehiff cial Research of -Omaha University at t i e Center from 3:3<X to 5 p. m. be had in the morning, followed by ancient Jewish Temple, The Commis.also served.as a director of the Unit- and special lecturer at the University of Omaha. He has also lectured at Mrs. Anne'Gotsdiner is in charge of a bus sight-seeing tour. An outing sion spent a month in Palestine last ed War Work Campaign. • the Creighton University of Nebras- Denver, Colo.—(Spedal Correspond- registration. The registration fee swim, and picnic will be given in the summer, taking evidence on Moslem ; In addition to his honorary degree ences—Plans and polkies looking to is $1. afternoon, climaxed with: s dance in and -Jewish claims to the ancient ,from Amherst, he was-an officer of shrine, and the report issued today an increase in the usefulness of the the evening. ,the French Legion -of Honors,an' %as submitted to liie British govern- New Brunswick, N. J.—(J. T. A.)—» National Jewish . Hospital at Denver Radio Address on ;cer of the Orfler of thefSacreH ^ Emil Ludwig, noted German-Jewish ment in December 1930. as one of the foremost medical and 'ure of Japaru He was'- "also.Ahe ;.rebiographer, yesterday received the MAYOR ISINVITED Spinoza Prohibited social service agendes in the country/ Some" .Appurtenances Allowed .cipient of a-degree of imaster <rf l u nonorary degree of doctor of letters will be formulated at the 31st annual BY CABLE TO SPEAKJ .The regulations governing Jewish at the 165th annual commencement imanks from] the Springfield: Y; Mi The Hague.—(J.^T. A.)—-The broad- meeting of the Hospital which will be |C. A. College. ' -^'iJ > " ' - . ; : '. casting of an address on Spinoza over The Omaha Retail Grocers' asso- access to the Wall for the purpose o: exercises of Rutgers University. In held in Portlahd, Oregon, on June 14, Mr. Sehiff was vice-president'of the the government radio station has been according to an* announcement made devotion, as laid down by the Com- conferring the honorary degree upon ciation cabled Mayor Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce of the state of refused-by the radio program-com-i mission, are namely, that the tem- Mr. Ludwig, Acting President Brett Paris Tuesday, inviting him to speak „ New York, a trustee of the. Provident inittee. Dr. J. D. Bieren de Haan, by Rev. Dr.. William S. Friedman, at the • gTocers* meeting August 13. porary instructions of the Palestine read the following citation: well-known philosopher, was to have founder and president of the Hospital. 'Lo^n Society of New York, the, N "Emil Ludwig, native of Germany, The cable said the local grocers were government in September 1^29 conTrustees and Directors of the HosiYork Foundation, . t h e - Baron • <ie delivered the address. cerning the; use of appurtenances of author, dramatist ana vigorous cham"anxious to hear about yoar trip an Hirsch Fund, the New-York/Zoologi- In refusing permission for the pital from various parts of the counyour impression of grocery business worship.be made permanent with the pion of liberalism, whose sound histry will attend and since this is the cal Society arid the New York Botani- broadcast, the committee stated that modification that it be permissible to torical scholarship, so typical of hit conditions in France. • cal Garden. He held the rank of the address would disagreeably affect first Tneeting which the Hospital has fatherland, combined with the genius major* in the military intelligence di- those who differed with the views ex- held in the-Northwest special delegaof his pen, has given to us those tions will come to- Portland from vision, Officers' Reserve. Corps. pressed in it. sparkling masterpieces of biography Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and other which have appealed to the reading Northwestern communities. public of the world. In appreciation of No Curtailment in Service the position you occupy in the world of letters and of your great accom. The key-note of the year's work will come many pleasant and happy days The. Health Camp for Undernourplishments in teaching history in its be struck in the presidential message ished Children, sponsored each sum- for Omaha's frail little folks. This most fascinating form the trustees of of Dr. Friedman and will dte the fact mer by the Nebraska Tuberculosis as- event, which is the largest undertak- Rutgers University have directed me Moscow.—(J. T. A.:)-—rLocal "author- lost children. One Jewish woman, that "throughout the entire period of sodation, will open this season on ing ever sponsored by the group of to confer upon you the degree of docities at Astrakhan have^ begun nound-: leading' a crying child was halted and depression the National Jewish HosJuly 1, and will continue through women, is open to the public. tor of letters." ing up the participants in a concerted a ' crowd • quickly gathered. Threats pital has not curtailed its free, nonAugust. As usual, among those Thirty-one undernourished younersectarian nation-wide service for men, terrorist campaign against .the Jews to lynch her because it was alleged prominent in keeping up the worthy sters were given eight weeks of of that Trans-Caucasian city. The that the child was the one that is mis- women, and children suffering from work of the group will be found health upbuilding and health instrucaction of the offirials is' the result -of sing were not carried out when the tuberculosis, and that the standard of prominent members of the Jewish tion at the camp last year and now a wide conspiracy on the^part of a; woman proved that the child was her treatment for the 500 patients served community. . fourteen additional children will be by the Hospital during the past sear band of former "black hundreds,"*the own. cared for. With this enlargement of A bridge-tea, given by the Doctors Russian equivalent".. of the £ u rlOux Ths members of this band will be was. not lowered in any way. This the project every available space in Wives dub of Omaha, to obtain funds Elan, which for .several weeks,]has tried for counter-revolutionary activ- record is distinctive among philanto buy beds and equipment for the the house camp is to bs used this thropic institutions according to Dr. been indting the populace with" tales ity and for seeking to make trouble Berlin.—(J. T. A.)—The circulatiof. additional children to be cared for summer and forty-five instead of Irvin C Levin. of non-existent atrocities by Jews on for; the .Soviets by choosing the old Friedman, and has given rise to widethis year, will be held at the camp thirty-one of Omaha's under-privileg- of the Hitlerite papers in Germany : spread commendation. Christian children. ' •-, ,- " site at 79th and Center streets on ed children will return to their homes is continually decreasing, according methods of. indting one nationality Dr. Bronfin's report will detail the Irvin C."Levin, outgoing president : One rumor spread by the band al- against another. September 1 with rosy cheeks and to statistics just compiled by the Cen' '.. results which have been secured by of the local lodge of the B'nai Brith, Friday afternoon, Juna 19. leged that Jews had stolen Christian healthy bodies to start their school tral Association of German Citizens was elected to head the Omaha HeTo date 189 tables have been sold, Hie National Jewish Hospital in carchildren, dismembered their bodies work. of Jewish Faith. ing for'children afflicted with active brew Club for the ensuing term at the and Mrs. R. Kulakof sky is leading the and boiled the remains in huge ket- Two Cincinnati ; election of officers of the organizasale with fifty tables to her credit. The Angriff, Berlin organ of tht The selection of the children who tuberculosis of the bones, joints, tles. In supporf of their allegations, tion at the lodge room last Sunday. Mrs. Kulakofsky is a member of the Nazis, has dropped from 80,000 last are to receive this attention is left to and lungs, through the recently Temples Merge glands the anti-Semites dted an advertise1; He succeeds Sam E. Klaver. directorate of the Nebraska tuberculfall to about 45,000 now, while tbt the tuberculosis nurse of Omaha, the erected Heimeman Building for tuberment appearing in an Astrakhan paOther officers chosen are: Jerome osis association, having bsen elected Visiting Nurse association and physi- Berlin edition of the Voelkischer BeCincinnati— (J. T. A.)—By virtualculous children at the Building. This per in Which information was sought Kulakofsky, vice-president; Sol Ros- to that position at the annual meet- cians in charge of the children's obachter, chief organ of the Hitlerof a lost deaf and dumb boy and an- ly .unanimous- votes the members of Building offers the only service of its enberg, re-elected secretary; John ing on May 1. She is also a member clinics at the University of Nebraska ites, which never had more than 5,000 other youngster who, after loafing in the Plum Street Temple and the kind in the country and fills a long- Feldman, re-elected treasurer; J. Rik- of the camp committee. Harry Lapi- School of Medicine and Creighton readers, now has less than 2,000 neighboring villages for some time, Reading Road. Temple, the two lead- felt medical need. lin, Sam Altschuler, and L. Morgan, dus is a member of the association's Medical college. Tlie provindal Nazi papers are al: ing Reform congregations of the. city, finally returned home. executive committee. Research Shows Progress trustees. , Interest in this camp is growing so suffering regular losses in circulaWith this as . an excuse, - ruffians ratified the actions of their board of Plans are being made by the in- Prizes for each table and several steadily, but there are still many tion, according to the Central Assv* The continued progress being made .have been stopping Jewish mothers trustees in effecting a merger of the by the Research Department of the coming officers for • an exceptionally surprise prizes, are planned for the Omahans who are unfamiliar with the dation's figure. "Arbeiter, Bauem, Hospital in its efforts to find a specific large picnic to be sponsored in the bridge benefit. The prize committee health work being done there. The Soldaten," the new paper of the walking "with their children and: ex- two congregations into the new K. amining the children to see whether Bene Jeshurun and Isaac M. Wise cure for tuberculosis will- be reported near future by the organization as an has selected exquisite things that w Doctors Wives club is most anxious to Stennes faction, which recently broke they belonged to the women with congregation. The merger will prob- 1 upon by Dr. H. J. Corper, Director of all-family frolic for the Jewry of the please feminine hearts and lure -cof- acquaint the public with this work, away from Hitler's party, now has a •city. Research. fers into the bag from" which wiU the camp, and its surroundings. whom they were or whether they were ably become effective in the falL circulation of 30,00.

Subject to Explicit Regulations, Jewish People Shall Have Undisturbed Right to Worship at Historic Wall

A.LA.C0NOAVET0 BE HELD IN OMAHA

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Jewish Women Are Active in Work for Health Camp

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