In the Interests of the Jewish Pep^!\
Dedicated to the Ideakof Judaism
cnierca HB oeconu-^-iiM , 2 - &• er ou J&uuar* 27, 1K£L at Poctofflce nt Omaha. Nebn ft « j ' r the Act of March 8. 18TO
OMASA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1932
of "WELCOME HOME" Business \V MI'S Health Open-Meeting Hebrew Club to PLANNED Club Features Program Be Held Sunday DINNER FOR WEDNESDAY of Physical Departmeiit !
Physical Education Berlin Jewish Youth Form Sett-Defense Activities at
An open meeting will be sponsored by the Omaha Hebrew club in.the auditorium of the Jewish Community: Center on Sunday afternoon, September 11, at 3:30 p.m. Harry Fleharty will be g u e s t speaker, and his address will be on a subject of general interest. A feature of the program to be presented will be musical selections by t h e Hazomir Singing Society, which under-the direction of Cantor A. Schwaczkin,,, has proven popular with local Jewish audiences. Miss Fried ; will , give r several piano selecrfeions. • The program and meeting is. open to the public, and members have been urged to bring their friends and families. At this time a drive will be started on the ticket sale for" the Yiddish p l a y , "Moishele's B a r Mitzvah," which will be presented on October 16 under the auspices of the Omaha Hebrew Club. Nathan Yaffeis chairman of arrangements for the production.
Cantor Leon Karz and Male Choir at 'Beth HamedrosW Cantor Leon Karz, eminent west
Rabbi and Mrs. David A. Gold- :oast cantor, has been secured by the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol synagogue, stein to Be Honored on ReNineteenth and Burt streets, to offiturn from Palestine
Vol. IX—No. 32
Intensive Educational Program Being Planned for Community Center Confiscated Synagogue Irvin Stalmaster Is
ciate at the approaching High Holy- Treasures Listed day services. As a youth Rev. Karz received for Sale ;raining from two of the outstanding cantors in Europe, Chief Cantors Berlin (J. T. A.).—Numerous GerBerlin and Koretzsky of Magulov and man rabbis and bibliophiles have reKiev, Russia. Later he studied at ceived from Moscow an official Soviet catalogue of valuable Jewish manuscripts that are offered for sale. Rabbi Meier Hildesheimer, leading rabbi of Germany, and others are of the opinion that the offerings are part of synagogue treasures confiscated during the seizure of the synagogues throughout Russia. Rabbi Hildesheimer has issued an appeal to the world not to buy the treasures listed. He also calls upon the Rabbinate of Poland and Lithuania to excommunicate any member of the Jewish faith who makes purchases from this Soviet catalogue.
Committee Head
A "Welcome Home" dinner in honor of Rabbi David A. Goldstein and Mrs. Goldstein, will be given by the Conservative Synagogue on Berlin (J. T.- A<).—Jewish >outh An intensive educational program, Wednesday,' September 14, at 6:30 organizations in Berlin, are organizboth civic and Jewish, will be ofA Business Men's Health Club; an p. m. a t the Jewish Community Cen-. ing' defense units to protect the Bynfered at the Jewish Community Ceninnovation in the' calendar of the agogues ; during' the High Holyday ter, according to an announcement ter during the coming year, accordmade today by J. H. Kulakofsky, t physical Education department of the services services. _"' .. : ..' ' ' " 1 ' ; \ : \ ! ing to preliminary plans announced president of the synagogue. Jewish Community Center, -will be The defense units wilL be oranized today by Jack Marer, chairman of, Rabbi and .Mrs.. Goldstein have the Center Committee. .' inaugurated this fall, according to an by the Bar Kochbav a Jewish ifporili spent the past several months living Irvin Stalmaster will be chairman announcement made today by Jack organization, and the Federation of in'Palestine. Before their departure Zionist Student Organizations. of the educational committee which Rabbi Goldstein' announced his desire Marer, chairman of the Center comThe measures are being: taken "beincludes supervision of the Communto live among, the Jews of Palestine, mittee. cause of the generally disturbed sitity Forum, according to Marer's ans6" he could • learn of their mode of • The new creation will be part of uation and in view of the Nazi atnouncement. living, problems, ambitions, and the physical education department, tacks last year as Jews were leaving "This year," stated Marer, "the thoughts. ~ I n " communications reyet 'will be, "distinct. - It; will be spe- services on Bosh Hashonah. Center committee -will continue with ceived by friends, from- Rabbi Goldcifically* for- the business- and profesthe Jewish series of lectures and stein : and Mrs." Goldsteiny'. their deeional men, .with .private lockers and concerts successfully inaugurated sire has been fulfilled and they reseparate showers. These facilities, last year. The educational program turn to. Omaha fiBed with many in•which include a social room, will be will also include the popular Comteresting _experiences. They return restricted to active and senior men. munity Forum. While the two will on September.fl. r ' \ ' • The-social" room will:be effectively be integrated so that the civic forum At this' .dinner, Rabbi Goldstein decorated and lounges .will add to the will alternate with the Jewish series, 1 will deliver .the'-first of a. series of each series will be distinct." "club ? atmosphere. Wauchope Agrees to talks on His trip to Palestine. Rabbi Special attention will be paid to Will Durant, famous philosopher, may "show some of the mpEducation Demand "Goldstein the organization of. men's classes, author and • lecturer, has already tion pictures that he lias taken on under the supervision of the new been engaged for January 25.: At the trip. ' . ~ / least five speakers, equally noted, physical director, Morris IE Sogo- -Moscow, (J. T. A.)—An anti-re- Jerusalem. (J. T. A.).—Agreement "Oiir ': executive' committse and will be secured. Final negotiations low. A masseur, Mr. Rose, who has ligious holyday camnaicm is being with the demands for a more propor- board ofr trustees are of the opinion Cantor Leon Karz tionate government educational subare now being completed, and the been with the Center since its in- organized in Soviet -Russia. . a" fitting welcome should be The ?'Emess" has .issued, a pro- sidy to "the Jewish school' system that entire program will be announced the conservatory at Kiev, and then ception, will- be on duty -regularly -to accorded our rabbi and his wife," give, massages at reasonable prices. clamation urging Jewish wqrkers, made by Dr.. Chaim Arlosorofr was said Mr.' Kulakofsky. "We feel that for three" years under the Italian For the first time in its history, within two weeks. For the past four years Herman "The Health Club," stated Sogo- whether they be artisans, colonists, expressed by the Palestine H i g h Our members are' anxious to greet master of voice culture and harmony, Hadassah, the women's Zionist orlow, "will give the business and pro- employed in the factories or else- Commissioner in a statement issued the rabbi'and"-to hear about the Professor- Romao. ganization of America, will hold its H. Auerbach has headed the Comfessional man an opportunity to con- where,- not to interrupt their labors to the Jewish Agency. wonderful trip. Likewise this din- Cantor Karz was next appointed convention in New York City on Sep- munity Forum, and during that time Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope ner dition .his body'and to make himself on the Jewish New Year or on the will give -the synagogue an. op- Chief Cantor of Minsk, Russia, re-j tember 18, 19 and 20 at the Hotel he has built up an enviable communstated that he has instructed the portunity to open our year of ac- taining this position for 15 years. Commodore. More than 300 dele- ity-wide reputation for the project. more efficient, so. as to,be. a greater Day of. Atonement. asset to himself and his work, espe- "' The paper calls upon the labor un- treasurer of the: Palestine, govern- tivity with a - most •- interesting eve-Coming to America in 1910, Cantor gates from all over the country are Both Jews and non-Jews have Karz officiated at Rochester, N. Y, expected, representing -251 chapters formed overflowing crowds to hear cially during the -winter months when ions and the. Association of, the God- ment to re-examine the subsidy for ning." :• ;, . brilliant array of speakers there is.no golf or outdoor activities." less to • regulate the campaign to Jewish education for 1933, together The Women's Auxiliary ;of- the and later in. Boston: and Los Ange- and a total membership of approxi- the brought hereanriually by the Forum. their jobs with D_r. Arlosoroff, the political .rep- Synagogue will be in charge of the les. In -the. -latter^ a t y ' he sang for mately 30,000. The program-which will be fol- keep Jewish f resentative of, the. Jewish Agency Ex- chicken dinner which its members threeryears at the Broad Street synseason. '• '; h The -i|Sofunit has been noted for lowed wilt include calisthenics, set- during .the holyday This convention "will be the first to According to the proclamation, 'ecutive in Palestine. agogue, later making a' tour of the have -present at its sessions the di- its poiidy**of-open and free discussion ting-up drills, medicine-ball-work, rewill prepare andserve. Mrs: Dave ,, . . : . . ducing exercises, swimming, mas- Jewish .'colonists "will be compelled to rector of the medical work in Pal- of vital 'public questions, and that Katleman is in- charge of reserva- Pacific coast. sages, volleyball, basketball, group join a special anti-religious march • in According to the officers of'the" estine maintained by the American idea will be continued. tions, . and members" desiring to atg games, boxing and wrestling. Class- which will "participate , all "members Preparations Start tend the 'dinner should call" Mrs. synagogue; Cantor Karz possesses a organization. Dr.- Haim Yassky has _ "The educational committee," states will be held at an hour convenient of Jewish" collectives;.who will-.pro: 2: for A. Z. A: Conclave Katleman- at KEr- 5590. As-a *large lyric tenor voice ' with"-a .-very'tfine been in the United States for six ed Chairman Irvin Stalmaster, "will for- the men. - ceed to the-city to sell their products crowd is expected, all members are range^of;tone from, a baritone'to a months,,-dazing which time he has continue tto bring to Omaha outin~the "collective inarketsf during the personalities who will speak j^rged'to lnake"^£heir- .reservations : : This ^program will fit in with the holyday Seasorir^r; svi- ~v^V;v:: ^f-^ •;•• studied a number of health institu- standing u are. -already onimportant questions confronting g The cajrior will be; assisted bj^ * tions In various cities, ;*mon# .which . " general;.schedule being, prep'ared by h annual interna- immediately. the public today. .-..„-All co-operatives and artels- - as . choir, of well-known Omaha voices, Physical Director Sogolow. He plaits are New York, Boston, Baltimore, ' Mr.; Kulakofsky announced that well as offices' andfactories yfill >. be "This civic forum will be co-ortional A. Z. A. convention, -to -b«s'•held among whom are included Henry to have the physical education deeach member will be permitted to Syracuse and others. At the conby brigades whose func- in JOmaha. next: summer under the bring, dinated with but kept distinct from Magzamihv Harry' Riffcln; Sam Rifpartment activities s t a r t in full controlled as the. guest of the Syna vention Dr. Yassky. will give a deit will be to establish who, is auspices of -the. ^o^Qmaha chapters gogue, a prospective member and km,"T Ed' Himmelstein,'; AV Smith, tailed account of the progress of the the • Jewish series of five or six swing October 1. A detailed sched- tion absent from work either on" the-Jew- andf the'CouncjL fluffs.- chapter. ,-, Louis Spskfh," A. AppelSis, H. Good- work- in Palestine. Most striking events. A program of unusual merit his wife. There will be no ule will be ready next week. ish New Year or on-the Day of ; William Wolfe'has been, named tion: for membership. This invita- man and also Sam 'Karz, the can- will behis report on infant mortal- which will be a distinct contribution ; - "A well-balanced schedule,,;fitting Atonement. The •? entire campaign • •"•-"•>--'*> •-:•: ity- in. the country, which in 1925 to communal life here is being the whole family, will be presented," will be conducted under the.slogan; " general chairman; Erwin -Wezeiman, tion^ has-been extended fop the .pur tor's son: • , ; finance chairman, Jand Arthur Grosspose of ; familiarizing non-members stated '.'Soggie." "We shall attempt was 131 per 1,000;-but which in 1930 mapped* out. "Fight the Jewish • Speculator! man, publicity \chajtnnan. -Complete iwith the Synagogue and, its.>-activi"We believe that by the integrato make the community health^cpnwas reduced to 69. The Hadassah HoseGilbertWirik Fight- the Middleman! Fight .the announcement * of " cbmmittee TiSeads ties. ' these two series we will stimmedical organization has waged an tion ofcultural e ecious. Anyone who wishes a con- Private Trader r . . , activities in the Jewwill; be' made shortly^' — * *• \ * • Vaudeville Contract anti-trachoma campign among t h e ulate his or her health prob.' The ^vrice of the dinner is 6j ish community and will further the cents, and 40 cents for children. lems is most, welcome." . Jewish schools, reducing the number objects and purposes of the founders All arrangements for the dinner Sogolow-and his .wife- have just Miss Rose Gilbert has gone to New of those afflicted among the chil.are in charge of Jack W. Marer and York, where she has accepted a RKO dren from 35 per cent to 8 per cent. of the Community Center."' >: ; ' returned from the Ozarks, ,where As far as is possible, the events Mrs: J. H. Kulakofsky. they were chief councillors at. sister contract to appear in one of the The organization has-also been inthe two educational programs camps. Mrs. Sogolow had charge of vaudeville acts being organized by strumental in eradicating entirely on will be held on Wednesday eveiungs. the women's department at the CenGeorge Libby, New York director. ringworm of the scalp, which in 1922 ter four/years' ago. Miss Gilbert participated in- the re- ravished 68 per cent of the school Sogolow has been coaching footcent World-Herald RKO opportunity population. ball, basketball and baseball at the revue and made such a hit with the The Hadassah medical organizaUniversity of Illinois .for the past audiences that the contract was of- tion in Palestine has under its superseven years. He also taught physical fered her. vision four hospitals, two health ceneducation classes, and for.-fiyelyears ters and 22 infant welfare stations, Moscow (J. T. A.) .—Jews in; iSotaught the students methods in coachplus two maintained in conjunction viet Russia feel safer today thKirt) in A membership campaign for the Monument Unveiled ing 'and teaching. ; Graduating from with the labor federation, and a de- any country of Central Europe j lacConservative Synagogue was organ- to Lilienthal the University of. Illinois in 1924,' he Berlin..—rA monument to Otto. Lil- partment of school hygiene.• -During cording to Samuel C. Lamport," New ized: at, a meeting. of more ;than 40 •was "the first physical, director 'of. the members - September 1 at the home ienthal,. the. Jewish pioneer, aviator, 1931 there were registered at the 22 York Communal worker, in a stateKansas City J. C. C. in' 1924 and has been, unveiled at Karpfenteich, stations 3,549 expectant mothers, 3,- ment to the Jewish Telegrsjphic: ; of J . H . : .Kulakofsky, president. 925.,; . from ; J. ;J.? Greeirberg .was selected to near Berlin, where he made his first 828 infants ;«und~l,517 cblldren'fcf pre- Agency prior to his departure ; school ; age.' In. the same year the Moscow. ' For. six years he has had charge head the drive, and each man pres- "flight. ent, pledged: to visit the prospects as of summer camps. * Mr. Lamport, during his stay in signed; to' him during the following Russia, has come in contact with ten days. leading Jewish circles and with high "With the holidays > so close a' government officials. hand, many of our people are again While anti-Semitism is stirring in giving thought to attending services," eastern Europe as well as in Gersaid Mr. Greenberg. "We desire to many, he has found no sign of it in enlarge the scope of our synagogue New York (J. T. A.).—New York ices as now conducted do not appea Russia, Mr. Lamport stated. work, and in order to do this•', we is abo\it "to witness an entirely new to the younger generation. The JewMr. Lamport said that he found no must have additional members. And, form of " religious observance . com- ish home is- vanishing rapidly. What evidence of anti-religious persecution, Moscow (J. T. A.).—Efforts to remore-than all, there are many Jews bining, interpretation of the.. Scrip- can be done in order to revive Jew- even though religion is not encourcruit ,440 members of the Communist in Omaha who' desire to join th tures, with a. colorful ritual described ish religiosity, Modern Jewry ap- aged. youth party for work in Bira Bidjan, parently is not discouraged by the Synagogue and we desire them' as expressed the view that Judaas .resembling that of the .Ancient lack of response of the Jewish mass- ismHewill the Far Eastern region where an members."-. '-.._• eventually disappear under autonomous Jewish region is to be '.'..' • . . "'• - . .: \ es. It has continued to build magnif- the present Soviet regime, but that This committee" announced that tb T e m p l e , An important part of the' ritual icent temples and has invested untold there is no fear that the Jews as a established, .have met with failure, goal is 100 new members before the H. S. Novitsky the Jewish Telegraphic Agency corM. Bernstein high holidays. It is also hoped t provides that. members of the con- millions in structures which remain race will ever be lost in Russia, since respondent here w a s officially in- . Great interest is being shown in lo- sibility for buying at cheaper prices have many new members enrolled, in gregation attend the services attired empty. the Jewish youth still feels itself formed by. the Secretariat of the caL, Jewish, circles, in the formation and retailing to the consumer at much: time to attend the dinner in honor of as for a social function. "I suggest that we build, instead Jewish even though it does not beRabbi Jacob Sbnderling, exponent of huge synagogues, the Jewish home lieve in religion. Central Committee of the youth par- last week: of the United Food Stores, lower; prices than ever before, will Rabbi and Mrs. Goldstein on Septem Measures will be taken against Inc.i.introducing into this city the place.the members of the United Food ber .14 at the Jewish Community of Neo-Chassidism, as this form of for the congregation at large. Jewish worship is categoried,-is re"What I plan is a beautiful hall in Communist youth organizations . in largest co-operative ..buying' grocers' Stores, Inc., in a position of advan- ' C e n t e r . " " . . .'" ; • - ' • ; •' ^ . "If any member has a. prqspectivi ported to have had great success in which the congregation gathers euch centers as Kiev, Odessa, Zhito- association in this part of the coun- tage in meeting the competition of member that he desires to bring t( Germany with the unique ritual of where people replace the leader and . r ..- ' - .'." " .-'. •"•." " other grocers throughout the city. mir and Charkov, which have refused tary.. the 'welcome home' dinner in hono: his conception and to have • attracted the service becomes a social gatherPlans are under way for the United to carry out the mobilization orders. Nearly eighty leading grocers comof the rabbi, he may do so, as th to his services many of the most dis- ing." pleted organization plans at a meetFood Stores to be affiliated with a The youthful recruits were.to be : guest of the Synagogue. While there tinguished Jews in Hamburg, Berlin AI Weiner was chosen president of despatched to Bira Bidjan to im- ing Wednesday evening, with prac- national organization. the Xi Lambda at an election of tically all members of the Associated ' The' Associated Grocers, whose will not be any membership solicita- and other places. prove building conditions there. making known these plans, Rabofficers Tuesday evening. . Not only have individual Commun- Grocers and the pmaha Handy Serv- membership was around 50* originally tion, or any other" kind, at this din- bi InSonderling explained his motives ner, it will give us an excellent op Other officers are: Oscar Mayeroice Stores merging forces to create started out in "Omaha under the name ist youths refused to go to Bira Bidwich, vice-president; Erwin Wezeiof Tip Top "Service Stores, and after portunity to have such prospectiv< and the new form of religious objan, but branches of the Communist this new organization. • man, secretary, and Sam Garrop, H. S. Novitsky was elected- presi- a study of similar associated grocery members learn about the synagogu servance he is introducing in Ameryouth party have been unwilling to . . Miss Faye Goldware, daughter of treasurer. dent of the merged group.. Other of- groups- in other cities,'-perfected their and its work," said J. H. Kulakofsky ica. He said: send their members there. "Neo-Chassidism tries to penetrate Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goldware, winner The installation will take place at ficers include M. Bernstein, vice-pres- organization under the name of-Asso- president of the synagogue. Simultaneously the "Emess" com- ident; Carl Stahmer, secretary, and ciated. Grocers. .-• the channels of the five senses to of t h e World-Herald's scholarship a smoker next Tuesday evening. ..'...* plains that Communist youth bodies C. Ross, treasurer. the soul of man. It is 'sense-appeal' from Central this year, has been During the last season the XL . . The.Omaha Handy Service Stores Spanish Reward in numerous cities have notified the The board of directors includes Carl originally incorporated under the Paris.—Dr. Ariel Benrion, Zionis and it is in accordance with old Jew- awarded a $150 scholarship to the group was adjudged the best allcentral authorities that they will not Stahmer, Jr., J. J. Ronan, "Charles S. name "of Circle Grocers' Service w o r k e r and literateur, has bee ish thought Rabbi Moses Isseles, University of Chicago. around club in the Senior Council at provide a single member for Bira Ross, L. Raduziner, D. Bernstein, Ju- Sfofes, "but" it later reorganized and elected correspondent member of thi one of the great authorities of the Miss Goldware graduated f r o m the J. C. C. Bidjan work. lius Newman, Maurice Bernstein, E. has for some years until the present "Real Academia de la Historia" o middle ages, stated that the Sanc- Central with 51 credits, 46 of which In view of the situation, the sec- E. Ashley, Joseph Gogela, H. S.- No- merger operated as the Omaha Handy Madrid in recognition of his literars tuary of old was surrounded by a were As. She was on the Register Typhoid Fever Takes Toll retary of the Communist youth party, vitsky, Al Wohlner and Sainuel Mey- Service Stores. work and more particularly because walL That wall had five doors lead- and O-Book staffs, was editor of the Warsaw.—Typhoid fever is making ing to the temple corresponding with school Latin paper and was adjudged alarming inroads among the pool CSanaev, is making an effort to se- erson. . The office quarters and warehouse of his recent book, "The Zohar if. ture jrecruits <by; voluntary; enlistthe "best girl student" in the senior sections of the Jewish community Jt is pointed out that by this con- of the;,United Fobd Storesi will be;.-ldf- Moslem and Christian Spaing" ft wa; the five senses. nents. • ' [•:•• • ; here. "The synagogue and public serv- class popularity contest. solidation of thf. two groups..the pos- cated at Thirteenth and Leavenwbrth.'learned he^e.
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ANTI-RELIGIOUS SOVIET DRIVE FORHOIYDAYS
ANNUAL HADASS AH CONVENTION TOBE HELD IN NEW YORK
Urtited Food g Largest Cd'Opgraiiye MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
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Latest Wrinkle in Religious Service Calls for Full Dress
EFFORT TO OBTAIN RECRUITS FOR BffiA BIDJAN IS FAILURE
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Al Weiner Heads Xi Lambda Group
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Faye Goldware Is Scholarship Winner