February 12, 1932

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The lecture-recital by. A. W. Bindeiy an- outstanding, American . musi-, dan, who has dedicated his life to! the study of lewisb. music, will be. held on Wednesday evening,. February; 17, at the Jewish Community Cen-' ter, instead of Sunday, as previously announced. His subject will be "Jewish Life and Music" Mr. Binder will not only lecture; he will illustrate by singing and playing on the piano. He is brought here as part of the adult educational series sponsored by the Center. Omaha's guest next Wednesday has done remarkable research in Jewish music, and has made a name for himself in the field of composing. Only last week at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York the Manhattan Symphony orchestra produced Binder's new composition, an overture "He-Ch'alutzim,7' 'conducted by the composer himself. It created quite a stir in musical circles.1 He is at present musical director of the .Ninety-second Street Young Men's Hebrew Association," New York City; choirmaster of the Free Synagogue, at Carnegie Hall, of which Dr. Stephen S. Wise is the Rabbi, as well as instructor in Synagogue ,and Folk music at. the Jewish Institute' of Religion. Mr. Binder's lecture-recitals have attracted large audiences throughout the country.

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/ Dr. Philip Sher Honorary President

William L. Holzman President of Federation

RABBI SOLOMON GOLDMAN SCORES OUR CIVILIZATION Noted Rabbi Says Americans Axe Not a Civilized People

Rabbi Solomon Goldman, outstanding orator, scholar and author of Chicago, excoriated our American civilization in his "discburse"on "ATe We" a Civilized People?" at the Community Forum lecture at the J. C. C. Wednesday. He gave as his definition of a civilized people a people intelligently controlling a changing envronment/ This, he charged, the American peoYiddish Stars Are to failing ,ta do., Appear Here Soon pleAsareproof of his assertionsi he pbint•ed^to* the; American school system, the Al Harris and Eugenia Erganow, family, our amusements, our -politics, both outstanding Yiddish performers our economic structure, our journal-1 -ii*ij^ -York,*; wilt 'appearhere in-, a ism, and our religion. He spoke with in pp concert and two one-act plays .on. an: eloquence -rarely heard here. Friday evening, Feb. 26, a t / t h e '"America is..marked by two unKnights of Columbus, under " the worthy - qualities," Kabbi Goldman auspices of Workmen's Circle, Branch stated, in speaking about religion, 173 and 258. ' . . "hypocricy and intolerance. The Harris is a famous impersonator Scopes trial is characteristic of our of the New York Jewish Art theater, intolerance. And the Amricans deand Miss Erganow,is an; interpreter feated Smith for ^president because of of ballads and folk melodies. his religion, though we were supposed to be the first to separate church and state." -........ The troubles with our school system, he pointed, out,, lie in bad equipment, poor personnel, boards of education, and text books. In .discussing the family, Itebbi Goldman* said, "We are turning our - Bucharest—.(J. T. A.)—Instruc- heads away : from ~ the family prob-; tions to facilitate the migration to lems and today we have no homes, Palestine of 150 Jewish families from only boarding houses." • ; ~ "Our movies are pitched to levels the' Marmarosch district, "Bukowina, were received here by the Hebrew of 14-yeaf-olds. In politics, the ^party ' • Immigrant Aid and Sheltering Aid is above the country." Society, from the headquarters of Rabbi David Goldstein introduced the Has-Ica-Emigdirect in Paris. the speaker. Herman Auerbach, chairSimilar instructions were received man of the Community Forum, made by the Zionist Organization Execu- the introductory remarks. tive here from the Jewish Agency Executive in Palestine to' make thenecessary preparations for migrationto Palestine, on a 'large 'scale,' of Transylvanian Jews.The steps taken by the Jewish Mrs. Anna'Sogolow, 76, of 1819 No. Agency and by the Emigdirect are the results of efforts made during 21st St., died Tuesday afternoon. She the past few months ,to colonize a had been born in Minsk, Russia, but number of Transylvanian orthodox had resided in Omaha since 1907. Jewish families in Palestine." • She is survived by two sons, Louis Sogolow of Omaha and M. H. SogoLodz—Five suicides among Jew- low of the University of Illinois, and ish workers were reported here in a daughter, Mrs. Rose Adelman, Sandusky, 0. pne day.

150 JEWISH FAMILIES INB^IKOWIAPLANTO SETTLE IN PALESTINE

Highland's Annual Meeting Wednesday The annual meeting and election of officers and new directors for the Highland Country Club will be held at a mammoth stag Wednesday, Febr. 17, at the Omaha Athletic Club. The meeting, will follow a dinner at 6:30. A varied program of entertainment has been arranged. Plans are being made for the banner year in the history of the club. Abe Herzberg is present president.- • . ••

Actors to Hold Try-Outs Sunday .The Center Players Guild announces try-outs on Sunday, February 14,- at' 2 p. m. at the Jewish Community- Center- for'three bne^-act plays' to be "presented in 'April. * : " Hyman: Bhfler is-general director." TheL;tHfeefcdTS are. Lairra .Berek* "Haskell Cohen and-'Earl Siegel:-"-' :~ '

Graves Desecrated Berlin.^M°re than- -1,220 Jewish graves- -were—decorated—and j: tombstones demolished in cine hundred and seven Jewish: .cemeteries in Germany in the past height years, np until •November, 1931, according to .statistics compiled by the Central : Union of German Jews. '•:

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MRS. ANNA SOGOLOW AGED 76, PASSES AWAY

Abe Goldstein

CONSERVATIVE AND The outstanding dinner meeting in the annals of the Conservative Synagogue will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 6:30 p. m., at the Jewish Community Center. Over 200 people' are expected to attend. A committee of the Conservative Synagogue Auxiliary is making elaborate arrangements for a "Chicken Dinner" at the nominal charge of 65 cents per plate. This committee is headed by Mrs. B. A. Simon. Rabbi David Goldstein promises to present a specially prepared program of unusual merit. • -' Immediately following the dinner a very important meeting will be held. The officers of the-congregation will present for consideration. *a proposition which concents each individual member vitally. "AH those who, for some special reason, are unable to attend the dinner should make every possible sacrifice to at least attend the. meeting following," the Synagogue heads urge." The meeting is scheduled to start at 8 p. m. Mrs. Abner Kaiman has been appointed chairman of a special committee of the Auxiliary to encourage attendance at the dinner. A telephone squad headed by Mrs. Ben Glazer will make an effort to reach every member for reservations, A joint committee of the Congregation and the Auxiliary, headed by J. J. Greenberg and consisting of 25 "men and women, met Monday, Feb. 8,.-worked, out. the details of the entire evening. "Tuesday evening, Feb. 16," said J. H. Kulakofsky, president of the Synagogue, "is in my opinion, one of. the most important -days on the calendar of the Conservative movement in Omaha. The matter that is, to be considered by the members is of such hxrposhig character that it challenges ; wbra's for expression. 'All-I -can -say^-is tifct nay individual who is a believer of Conservative Judaism owes it to himself, if humanly possible, to be present."

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Wise; Progress Shown Lipsky Is Named to Lead Fund-Raising Palestine Drive

Resolutions in Memory of Harry Lapidus Are Adopted*

New York.—(J. T. A.)—Louis Lipisky, former president of the Zionist Organization of America, has been elected chairman of the Administrative Committee of the American Palestine campaign, the fond raising inSociety; M. M. Barish, president of strument of the Jewish Agency fer ..William L. Holzman was re- the Talmud Torah. elected president of the Jewish Palestine. The nominating committee which Community Center and Welfare presented the names of the officers In a statement issued in connec- Federation at the first annual and honorary officers, all of whom tion with the news of the election, meeting of the consolidated JewMr. Lipsky emphasized that he ish organizations held at the were unanimously elected, consisted of Harry A. Wolf, chairman, Sam Beshared authority and responsibility Center Sunday evening. ber, Dr. A. Greenberg, J. H. Kalakofwith his five associates, Judge WilDespite the handicap of times of sky and Jack W. Marer. liam M. Lewis, of Philadelphia, James distress, the reviews of the work acWaldman Address Marshall and Morris Rothenberg, of New York; Rabbi Abba HiHel Silver, complished during the past year Waldman was introduced by Harry of Cleveland, and Nathan Straus, Jr., showed progress consonant with Oma- A. Wolf, local member of the Ameriha's high standing among the nation's of New York. Jewish communities and an optimistic can Jewish committee. The guest speaker paid tribute to note was prevalent for the future. Vitalized activity was the keynote of the memory of Harry Lapidus, statthe reports rendered during the eve- ing that "Mr.. Lapidus exercised a great influence for good on Jewish ningBesides Holzman, the following: of- life throughout the United States." ; In giving the present picture of ficers were elected: Jewish life -throughout the world, Mr. Henry Monsky, first vice- Waldman painted a dark, gloomy president. scene but himself provided the rays Joseph Solomonow and William Sam Beber, second vice-presi- of sunshine which make the future look brighter. Wolfe will constitute the Omaha Cen- dent. ter debate team which will clash with Mrs. L. Neveleff, third vice- "Anti-Semitism," he stated, 'is a the representatives of the St. Louis president. protest against the equalities and Jewish Community Center on March of the Jews. It is not religions Harry Silverman, secretary. rig-hts 13. These debaters were chosen last but racial; the antagonism is essenAbe Goldstein, treasurer. Sunday at try-onts from those comtially dive to fear and onvy, intensiThe following honorary officers fied by the economic struggle-- -Sttd peting in- the "Senior Council debate were chosen: tournament. group prejudices. Dr. Philip Sher, honorary "The Jewish problem is not merely The subject for the St. .Louis de- president. a problem of the Jews; it is a probbate is "Resolved; that the Jewish Mrs. Harry Lapidas, Mrs. lem of the world and of every counReligion Is No Longer a Vital Force in the Lives of the Younger Genera- Morris Levy and Harry B. Zim- try in which they live. The Jewish man, honorary vice-presidents. people form an important and even tion." Morris Waldman, secretary of tha necessary element in the lives of the Solomonow is a member of the American Jewish Committee, deliv- countries in which they live and Creighton University and Council ered the address of the evening:. His wherein they must continue to live." I Bluffs A. Z. A. debate team.- Wolfe subject was "The international Scene In Soviet Russia, he stated, the is a member of the Omaha University in Jewish Life." problem is being- solved by dissoluand A. Z. A. No. 100 teams. Resolutions of the executive com- tion. While anti-Semitism is not alTwo Noted Speakers to Address mittee of the Jewish Community lowed there, yet Judaism is being Group at B'nai Israel Center and Welfare Federation in eliminated by a subtle process of athe' • Synagogue memory of Harry Lspidus were istic propaganda. As the situation of the Jew is inread by- Sam Beber, while the enMax Rudensky tire assembly stood with heads dissolubly bound up with the situation of the people among vrhom he lives, Leon Gellman and Max Rudensky bowed in reverence. -will address the mass meeting beThese resolutions were prepared by there must be an adjustment, both on ing arranged by the local Mizrachi -a committee including Sam Beber, the part of the Jews and the nonat the B'nai B'rith synagogue, 18th Henry Monsky, Harry Silverman and Jews. There must be a new conception of the state in which all are and Chicago streets, this Sunday eveJack W. Marer. recognized as equal. ning, Feb. 14. Progress Waldman predicted that peace will Gellman is president and. editor A year ago the Jewish Community of the Yiddish Jewish Record of St. Center, the Welfare Federation, and eventually take the place of war, and Louis. He is" also an executive of the Jewish Philanthropies were con- justice would come into its own. All the world Mizrachi organization. solidated into one unified organiza- this trill take time and must be atGellman will arrive Sunday, morntion. The annual meeting Sunday tained through the slow and tedious ing and will stay at the home of proved the success of the co-ordina- process of education. He urged support of all movements for peace and A. G. Weinstein. At two in the aftion of local communal endeavors. ternoon he will hold an important Jacob S. Pearlstien, executive di- international good-will. conference with Mizrachi members, rector of the Jewish Community Cenduring which he will give them conter and Welfare Federation, pave the fidential information. report on the Federation. William Segrel Is Notified of Rudensky Holzman gave the presidential welA. A. XL Appointment come and reports were rendered by Mr. Rudensky is a New York ZionJack Marer, head of the Jewish Comist leader touring the middle west E. J.I. Segel, physical director of nvanity Center Committee; Mrs. L. the Jewish Community Center, was for the National Fund. Before comNeveleff, president of the Jewish Wo- recently officially notified of his aping to. this country he.was a well men's Welfare Organization; Dr. pointment to the National A. A. U. known editor in Russia. It is stated Philip Sher, chairman of the Social handball committee and also to the that he is an excellent speaker. Service Committee; Harry A. Wolf, National A. A. U. wrestling commit, Other entertainment will- also be. president of the Jewish Free Loan tee. provided at the meeting. A feature Harry Silvern an will be selections by the Hazomir Singing Society, under the direction of Cantor A. Schwaczkin. N. Levinson is chairman of the Mizrachi committee handling the mass meeting. S. Eavitz is president of the Omaha' Mizrachi; E. Bloch, secretary, and A. Cohen, treasurer. M. Venger is chairman of the executive committee, which consists of Rabbi N. Feldman, S. Katelman, H. Marcus, A. Hirseh, N. Levinson, Rev.- A. Schwaczkin, S. Riekes, and C. D. Mendelson. • The Mizrachi is • - the organized Orthodox" Jewry for the, upbuilding' of Ereta Yisroel on the basis of the Torah and traditions. - •' :

JOSEPH SOLOMONOW AND WILlJAM WOLFE TO REPRESENT J.C.C

MIZRACffliASS MEETING ISTO BE HELD SUNDAY

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Mrs.: Stein Dies

Mrs. 'Philip Stein, 58, of Los Angeles, a former resident of Omaha for a good number of years, "passed away last Thursday . evening, according to word received by relatives here. She had been ill for a week when she succumbed. The funeral "was held Sunday. She is survived bj her husband and seven children.

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