September 4, 1931

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In the Interests of The Jewish Community

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COMMISSION ON MANDATES GIVES I^PROVAL Report Says Body Pleased that • Order Maintained in Pal'•'•'•', estine in 1930

VOL. IX.—No. 31

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1931

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inenbaum Is eading Zoologist

To Make Tour for Moslem University

Warsaw.—(J. T. A.)—One of the greatest zoologists in Poland is Dr. M. Tennenbaum,. director of the Jewish high school for boys "Le'Or." Dr. Tennenbaum is recognized as one of the leading zoologists authorities in Europe. In recent years he headed a number of scientific expeditions abroad for the Polish government. ' He brought back with him many rare specimens of animals, fish and birds which have been placed on exhibition in the government zoological museum of Warsaw, one of the larg*est of its kind in all Europe.

Jerusalem. — (J. T. A.) — Shawkat Ali, Indian Moslem leader, has informed the Arab paper, Al Mokkattam, that he will meet High Commissioner Chancellor in England and also make another visit to Palestine shortly in the interests of the Palestine Arabs. After six months, when he will be free of Indian affairs, he will tour the Moslem countries to raise funds for a Moslem university in Jemsalem, he declared.

Your Greeting Problem Solved!

ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTSJEWISH RESPONSIBILITY Approves of Action of American Delegates at World Congress

Geneva.—(J. T. A.) — Satisfaction New York.—(J. T. A.)—Full rethat order had been maintained in sponsibility for the acts of the maEvery year more and more people realize tfie adjority of the American delegation to Palestine during 1930 was expressed vantages in running their greeting for the New Year in the recent World Zionist Congress by the Mandate Commission of the was. accepted by the Administration League of Nations in its observations the Rosh Hashonah number of the Jewish Press , . . . and of the Zionist Organization of Ameron the Palestine reports presented to moire and more of your friends are using tins medium as ica, in an official statement which it at its last session. the solution to their greeting problem. • • •. called upon adherents of the move/ The observations of the Commission ment throughout the country to avoid i also take note of the statement of Dr. internal difficulties and continue their Drummond Shiels, accredited British By expressing your felicitations id!your friends, efforts to rebuild the Jewish National representative to the Commission that your relatives, and your associates . . . . for the very nomHome in Palestine. The statement the British government is endeavorwas issued by Robert Szold, chairing to facilitate Jewish immigration inal sum of $2.00 . . . . you make sure that you will not man, in behalf of the Administration, to Palestine without prejudicing the chide yourself for having embarrassingly forgotten somefollowing the first meeting of that Arab majority by increasing the ecoDivisional Meetings Planned by body since the return of the delegates onei nomic capacity of the country to abUnion of American Hebrew from Europe. sorb immigrants. Los Angeles Rabbi Starts Series Congregations The Commission comments on the The Jewish New Year edition appears next Friday, The statement pointed out that the of Lectures with That preparations of the agricultural deCongress, "convened after two years Purpose Cincinnati.—(J. T. A.)—The reliSeptember 11. Join aU your friends in sending your velopment plan and welcomes the recgious needs and spiritual welfare of of unparalleled political stress and greetings in tKs safefyi^yway by phoning the Jewish ognition of the British representative Los Angeles.—(J. T. A.)—With the tile Jews in the small CUuiujuuXlitiesand serious internal as well as external of the fact that improvement of rela- object in view of "bringing back0 into Press immediately.... ATlantic 1450. isolated hamlets has led to a program difficulties" and that "sharp differtions between Jews and Arabs is de- the Reform congregations of America of divisional meetings by the Union of ences as to policies and leadership pendent on a just settlement of ques- the idea of the confessional, Rabbi American Hebrew Congregations and threatened the unity of the Zionist tions of an economic nature. The Julius A. Leibert of Temple Emanumovement." The four-fifths majority its affiliated organizations. Commission also declares that it fol- El will begin a series of sermons on of the American delegation from the A divisional meeting is a gathering outset lowed not without some uneasiness that subject. Although at present itself to averting this of all Jewish families in a limited pre- danger applied the fluctuations of the Mandatory's there is no concerted action or sentiand in this "it was eminently scribed area, regardless of theological successful." policy in Palestine and expresses the ment against the confessional in Jewdifferences, for the purpose of discushope that the new endeavors will ish congregations, in the Reform conStabilizing Influence sing and solving the problems in the solve the problems of Arab-Jewish gregations it has been almost entireRosh Hashonah Issue locality and with a view of intensifyIn addition, the statement, which is relations successfully. ly disregarded, Rabbi Leibert said. to Appear Next ing interest and loyalty in Judaism. the first official pronouncement of "The confessional," he declared, Legislative Council. The Jews in small communities, at the highest governing body of AmeriFriday In special observations the Commis- "has both a historic and a psychologipresent, are receiving much attention can Zionists between conventions, sion welcomes Dr. Shiels' statement cal basis, and if ever the confessional through personal visits of rabbis and since the Congress, says "the majority The Jewish Press appears today that the Mandatory Power intends to was needed it is needed today when through congregational organizations. of the delegation helped to organize with only a four-page edition in set up a legislative council in accord- our economic depression, our world- Two Thousand Partake in the lieu of the fact that next Friday Many of the sisterhoods and brother- a strong bloc of general Zionists However, There Is No Fear of hoods ance with the White Paper of Octo- wide unrest has made of us an undevote several meetings of the which exercised the balance of power our mammoth nmpnai Jewish New Events of Organization's Pogroms, in Gerber, 1930. Note was taken of the fact stable people mentally. Only today I year to the Jewish problems of the between the two extreme wings, and Year issue will be published. Annual Festivity many that departures from the White Paper was approached by two of my consmall communities, inviting those per- served as a stabilizing influence in This Rosh Hashonah .number Two thousand of Omaha Jewry fro- will Contain an interesting and will -be made regarding various mat- gregation who wished to unburden sons living in the isolated groups to the Congress"; "worked assiduously to In a special interview with the these gatherings. themselves, and the. cases are num- licked at the annual picnic of the ters. bring about the election of the coalierous where such an unburdening to Omaha Hebrew Club held at Fonte- varied array of features and arti- Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Max EisThe Commission also expressed the a rabbi would be of inestimable value cles, chosen specially for our read- enkraemer of Berlin, a former offi- But the Jew living in the isolated tion Executive on the broadest, lines hope that the Mandatory Power will —would be the means of saving a nelle Park Sunday, August 30. ers. Watch for this "edition of cer of the Central Association of Ger- hamlet and small community desires that circumstances permitted"; "gave The afternoon was spent in various editions" next Friday. give effect to its intention of reor- wrecked or a losing life." man Citizens of the Jewish Faith, a more than personal visits or invita- expression to the protest of American games, young and old, men and woganizing the municipalities and convice-president of the Abraham Geiger tions to participate in congregational Jewry and of the Jews ofjQie world" ferring on them wide powers. The The confessional is nothing new in men participating for. tiie fifty prizes Lodge of the B'nai Brith and a mem- activities. He desires an opportunity against the actions of those officials which 'were Vlistributed among the Jewish religious history, Rabbi. Lei"" Commission" declaresfhat it considers ber of the board of the German Jew- to meet his co-religionists in the vic- of Great Britain, the Mandatory that a periodical compilation of ac- bert pointed out. "The expiatory contestants. ish War Veterans' Association, gave inity. At a general gathering such eminent, which were in violation, of curate statistics on unemployment sacrifice made in the ancient days The Psi Mu baseball nine emerged his opinions on the present status of as the type of a divisional meeting, the Mandate and which constituted a victorious over the Gerber Auto Parts carried with them the necessity of would be of the greatest value in dethe Jews in Germany. Mr. Eisen- he will be given a chance to discuss breach of trust against the League of after a hard-fought tussle, 5 to 3. A confessing sin," he declared.. "And the problems affecting the locality. Nations and the United States, as well termining the annual quota of labor kraemer is now in New York. confessions became more prevalent special entertainment was furnished as against the Jewish people; it aided immigrant contingents. " H e Fascist agitation," he declared The results of these meetings is ex- in the framing and adoption of * at the game by Captain Justin of after the destruction of the Temple. pected eventually to bring him closer Hope that the report of the Wailing 'Tachariun' was repeated daQy. There Huntington's troupe of performers 'is constantly spreading, especially in resolution defining the aims of the Wall Commission would finally define is in Orthodox: Jewry stHl the- confes- who was raised some thirty-five feet the small and middle sized cities to the organized communities. the Jewish and Arab rights to the sion in contemplation of death, the by his hair to a tree. The captain New York.—(J. T. A.)—Dr. Walter where there is nothing to combat its A divisional meeting, it is believed, Zionist movement and secured the Wall and put on end to past controv- •Vidou/ and there is -the *Vidou ha has iron hair and displayed remark- M. Kotschnig, general secretary of the spread. The feeling against the Jews will engage the interests of many adoption by the Congress of a "well members of the organized groups and thought out economic program for inersies was also expressed. 'Godol'. of Tom Kippur. In the 15tb able strength in his tug of war with International Student Service, here is therefore steadily- growing strong- enable them to participate actively in creasing the absorptive capacity of century the Yom Kippur Koton, the six huskies pulling at his locks of for the Mt. Holyoke Conference of er. This is helped by the acute eco- a religious project. This will natural- Palestine, for the stimulation of inthe L S. S., deplored the attacks on nomic need of Germany which in lesser Yom Kippur, was introduced as hair. ly mean further stimulation on the dividual initiative, and the gathering Two Warsaw Jewish a day of confession, and during the About five hundred attended the the Jews in the universities, in an in- many ways is bringing about a feel- part of participating congregations, of capital for the sound economic deMiddle Ages the penance of >FShe- dance at the pavillion in the evening terview and stressed the attention ing of utter despair. The hungry and sisterhoods and brotherhoods. velopment of the country." Theaters to Close vua' was prevalent in,Hebrew life. to the tunes of the Highland orches- which the L S. S. is devoting to the the unemployed lend a willing ear to European Jewish student problem. "I the National Socialist siren, especialWarsaw.—(J. T. A.)—Already bad- "It is only in modern times'that-* the. tra. ly affected by the unemployment sit- confession was dropped from the rit- Irvin C. Levin and a committee of consider that part of the work of the ly since they feel they risk nothing. uation, Warsaw Jewry received an- ual and from the prayers of the mod- J. Riklin, J. Feldman, A. Kaplan, H. I. S. S. dealing with Jewish matters In their, opinion things cannot be any other blow when the managements of ern synagogue, and now.:I feel that Shrier, M. Resnick, and J. Eulakofsky within the university as one of its worse for them in any event, whereas the S=a!a and Central Theaters, both the rabbi can do an immense amount were in. charge. The games and con- most important tasks. Two consid- in the promised Third Reich, their lot, Jewish. houae3, announced that they of good for liis congregation if he re- tests were directed hy E. Segal, J. erations lead me to that conviction: they believe, may be improved. 1. The continual friction between the Intensified Efforts. would close thi3 week. The clos- introduces the confessional—not in C. C. Physical Director, and Dave ing of these two theaters will deprive the narrow sense of the wojd—but Chesneau. The outstanding perform- Jewish students and professors on the "The National Socialist newspapers "The people of Europe do not out- prominent diamond and tobacco mermore than one hundred Jewish fam- the rabbi should be a depository of ers in the contests were Iillie Pollay one side and non-Jews on the other are intensifying their anti-Jewish ef- wardly show the signs of the economic chants. There is no anti-Semitism ilies cf a livelihood. and Nellie Edel in the junior girls in Central and East-European univer- forts. One writer in the Westdeut- travail which is being experienced on there at all. his flock's troubles and anguish." events; Joe Kaplan and Sonny Rich- sities is one of the greatest handicaps schen Beobachter deals candidly with the continent," was the observation of Rabbi Cohn and family attended ards in the junior boys division; Har- in the achievement of the purpose of the possibilities of exterminating the Rabbi Frederick Cohn, spiritual lead- several services during their journey. the university, which is advancement Jews whom he compares to vermin. er of Temple Israel, who returned He participated in a Jewish service riet Rifkin, Max Merriam, Herman Levinson and Frank Brookstein in the of learning and preservation of the In the same article l i e writer revives Tuesday from a tour of Europe, on held on the boat the last Saturday of elder groups. The women's events intellectual values of humanity, to the blood ritual accusation. which he was accompanied by his wile the return voyage. were a walkaway for Mrs. Frank which purpose Jews have undoubtedly "Thousands of otherwise decent and and his daughter, Miss Madeline He also met quite a few Zionists Brookstein, who captured a total of made very great contributions. level headed citizens read and believe Cohn. The first meeting of the local lodge greet the year 5692 because it pre- four prizes. Goes Beyond Universities. going to and from the world Congress While all of the European countries t£ the B'nai Brith will take place sents us with an opportunity to be"On the other hand, I feel that these statements; the more so since at Basie and found that they spoke Thursday evening, September 10, at gin the work of our lodge again* The Irvin Levin has asked that anyone while the Jewish problem goes beyond there is no possibility of enlightening complain of the severe business de- very discouragingly of the conclave 8:15 p. m. at the Jewish Community new year challenges us to bring new possessing a. number f99L" regardless the limits of the university and can- the German environment sufficiently pression, Rabbi Cohn found that this and the present condition of Zionism. Center. The feature of the meeting life and interest into the lodge. Here- of serial, call or leave word for him not be solved in the university, it is against such slander. When, in addi- unsettled condition is not obvious on The Cohns enjoyed visiting for the will be the address of the Hon. Fred tofore, we have contented ourselves at 301 Electric Building. more serious in the university than tion to such occurrences, the German the surface except in England. In first time in the Scandinavian counWright, presiding judge of the Fourth with giving our money and energies anywhere else, and we have at least courts free the editor of the West- the latter country a large number of tries, Ireland and Holland. They were Judicial District. Judge Wright has to the splendid institutions which the J. Bernstein Furnace the right to expect that the univer- deutschen Beobachter — as happened grown-up men may be seen hanging most fortunate in weather conditions, an outstanding reputation as a wit B'nai Brith maintains. That, of course, sity face the problem in a spirit of last month in Cologne — from the about the streets, idling, probably be- not having a bit of hot weather the Company Consolidates land humorist. impartiality and free itself from thi charge of insulting the Jewish reli- cause of the dole. is highly praiseworthy and it is entire time. "Everybody seems to be working in In addition to the principal address enough to recommend the B'nai Brith Way back in 1910 in an unpreten- Tule of slogans and prejudices. Thas gion and provoking group hatreds, it Rabbi Cohn is -wasting no time in there will be an installation of the to any Jew with a sympathetic heart. tious frame building on the north- while unable to ultimately solve thi is not to be wondered at that even Germany," Rabbi Cohn relates con- inaugurating the fall program of the new officers by Sam Beber, first vice- But this year we want to do more east corner of 20th. and Burt, a new- problem, it ought to create an atti- among the intellectuals there is a cenvng the country which according Temple, as the opening services will president of District Grand Lodge No. than that. Without taking anything comer in the Jewish community tude which in itself would facilitate marked trend towards National So- to newspaper reports is supposedly be held tonight and the Temple Sunthe hardest-hit country. "The stores day School vfill start Sunday. 6, an inaugural address by the new away from our charitable enterprises launched into the sheet metal and fur- the solution of the general problem cialism. are crowded and the places of amuse"Of special significance are the deand hence in turn, the university president, Dr. A. Greenberg, and mus- we propose to give our membership nace business. For twenty-one years velopments in the German univers- met't are overflowing. The people ical numbers. Refreshments will con- the kind of programs which will draw that man, J. Bernstein, has continued problem. ities. The academic youth of Ger- look happy and contented." clude the evening's program. 8 Jews Win Scholarships of them to our meetings in large num- in that business, growing as the city many which heretofore was strongly "Kowever," Rabbi Cohn points out, Hungarian Government "This of course presupposes an enDuring the coming term one meet- bers. expanded. to render impossible the re- devoted to the ideals of freedom, now "when you look into conditions as Budapest.—Announcement has just ing a month will feature some outToday his company is consolidated deavor currence of violent outbreaks against supplies the chief sources for Fascist they really exist, you find that a been made by the Minister of Educastanding speaker. Invitations to" adwith the.Independent Metal Products, Jews in the universities, which is un- leadership. The official Hitlerite or- great many are being sustained by tion concerning scholarships for colGovernor Isaacs Voluntarily dress these meetings- have been exlocated at 1014 Seward. The firm worthy of the spirit of any true uni- gan proclaims proudly the fact that means of state aid, particularly the tended to men like Judge Harry Fish- Takes 10 Per Cent Cut carries a complete" line of gasolin versity. After the second conference the Hackenkreuzer flag flutters ever prciessional men, as the doctors and lege graduates. Under the new proer, presiding judge of the Criminal Canberra. Australia.—If Australia and oil tanks and manufacture all vision 240 scholarships will be availbetween Jews and anti-Semites this organizations in twenty institutions dentists." His conclusion was that able for study in a university outside Courts in Chicago, Prof. A. L. Sacher, does not improve its economic condi- types of steel tanks. of higher learning and that €0,000 one could not judge from appearances. author and the director of the Hillel tion it will be no fault-of GovernorBernstein has done sheet metal an year at Nyon, a number of meetings students are true to the Hitler pro- "We did not experience any dis- of Hungary or in advanced courses Foundation at the University of Uli- General Isaac Isaacs, who has just furnace, work during his twenty-oni have already taken place between rein a Hungarian institution of learnagreeable incidents or any ill effects ing:. Eig-ht Jews are among the schol, nois and Philip Seman, executive di- voluntarily reduced his salary by $5,- years in the business for a good man; sponsible Jewish and anti-Semite stu- gram. "In my opinion there is at the pres- of anti-Semitism in Germany, or for arship winners. rector of the Jewish Peoples' Institute 000. He is entitled to a salary of $50,- homes and downtown buildings in thi dents on a national basis in various of Ghicago, the largest Jewish center 000. Governor-General Isaacs has al- city. In this time he has built up countries, a thing which before th( ent time no fear of pogrom attacks in that matter, anywhere," Dr. Cohn staW. "And we did not notice the Goldberg Named Deputy building in the country. Among the so given up his annual judicial pen- reputation for integrity and ability. conference would have been practical- Germany." Hitlerites at all." ly impossible. While I do not wish Attorney General of Penn Nebraska notables, Attorney General sion of $7,000 and has refused to acC. A. Sorenson has been invited. cept the annual allowance of $10,000 Warsaw. — A Yiddish theatrical to be over-optimistic, realizing the Riga.—The well-known Jewish mus- The Coins found the ghetto in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Eerman Goldtroupe under the direction of Jonas difficulties as I do, I do certainly feel ician M. Wachalter has been invited Amsterdam very interesting. The berg of Wilkcs-Earre, Pa., has been Most of this, preparation has been for living expenses. there have a special market of appointed deputy attorney general of Sir Isaac is the first native-born Turkov was denied the use of the that the results already achieved of- to be the first conductor of the Latmade by the Intellectual Advancement Committee headed by Rabbi David A. Governor-General of the common- theater in Rymanov, Galicia, unless fer more than sufficient encourage- vian State Opera. Wachalter comes their own on Sundays because they the state of Pennsylvania. He is the Goldstein. When interviewed Rabbi wealth as well as its first non-Pro- the performances are given in Polish ment to justify an earnest and per- to his new post from the Berlin State are closed on Saturdays. Among the first Jew in the state to hold such a severing continuation of oar efforts. Operp. Amsterdam Jewry are some very high office. - '• .••'.' .-. > • chief executive. _ . instead of Yiddish. _. - -. Goldstein said: "We are baaa&

JUDAISM IS TO BESHMULATED IN SMALL TOWNS

WOULD RESTORE CONFESSION AL IN REFORM SERVICE

JEWRY FROLIC AT PICNIC OF HEBREW CLUB

STILL SPREADING

SEES UNIVERSITY JEWISH PROBLEM OF IMPORTANCE

"Appearances Deceiving in Europe"~Rabbi Cohn

Noted Speakers on Bnai Brith Series, Starting on Thursday


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