December 16, 1932

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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY; DECEMBER 16, 1932 May I come % r our home- for ^ a little chat—^X \ bit of newB of this and that—y-g "S id bouquets Workmen's Circle Drastic Ordinance to deserving folks—a'ij: 'haps evoke Affects Soviet 25th Anniversary laughs/with some tir.i -a jokes— and if we blunder ai. i do .not Jews The local Workmen's circle, branch agree—we will welcom- your criti173, will celebrate its 25th annivercism most heartily—Look, it rhymes! Moscow, (J.T.A.)—A drastic ordisary on Sunday, December 25, a t the Omaha's "outstanding Jewish citi- utive director of the Jewish Comnance was announced by the Zflc and Labor lyceum. "Effsher a Briss" Center, and David Blacker, the Council of Commissars -which A banquet wfll be Leld a t 5:30, to zen" for the year 1932 will be munity The bird with the most pronounced publisher of the Jewish, Press. This will affect thousands of Jewish fam- Reichstag Passes Bill Which named in January by a committee of "Washington be followed by a musicaL The affair beak will visit at about the same Co-Author group will meet within the next two ilies in Soviet Russia, particularly will be restricted to members, with of prominent Omaha Jews, accord- weeks to designate Affects Those Sentenced time . . . the homes of two sisters Meny-Go-Round" at the recipient at in the Ukraine. ing to announcement made public toonly adults admitted. for Clashes • . . whose husbands are first cousins j . C. C Dec 28 day by Julius Bisno, president, of Phi the honor: The ordinance prohibits the pur• • . a Spring blessed occurrence Formal presentation of the award Beta Epsilon, a local Jewish frater- will take place a t a banquet which chase and sale for profits of food Berlin, (J.T.A.)—Among the first • . . and Benny Lass, the dark, Impressive interest has been stirred products and other articles designed bills adopted by the new Reichstag nity a t Creightoa university. handsome advertising man who hails up in local circles by the approaching will be held by Phi Beta Epsilon in for mass consumption. is a law amnestying persons who The award is to be established January, at which members of the from Sioux City has been exchang- lecture at the Jewish Community Cenhave been convicted for taking part The ordinance withdraws the livepermanently, and will be presented committee and the "outstanding Jewing love glances with F. L. ter by Drew Pearson, co-auther of in pogromist acts, the desecration of lihood of numerous Jews residing in each year to the "outstanding Jewish citizen" will be the guests of the local comely brunette. Items of "Washington Merry-Go-Round," the cemeteries and in the terthis sort immediately bring to mind sensational expose of officialdom in ish citizen" named by a committee fraternity. At that time an em-the villages who up until now, tinder Jewish rorism by bombs which was so carried semi-legal sanction, have the new style of popular journalism the nation's capital. chosen by this fraternity, which will bossed certificate, symbolic of the Coach "Morrie" Sogolow will pit products from the village to the alarming a feature- of the period . . . some are inclined to style BroadPearson will appear here on Wed- his record-winning basketball squad be the donor of the annual award- honor conferred, and a gold engraved town. connected with the German general way's busybody as a "calumnist.' nesday evening, December 28, under against the Kansas City Y. M. H. A. Included in the •committee which key will be presented to the chosen election during August of this year. . . . We disagree with his critics. the auspices of the Community For- at Kansas City this Sunday evening will select the citizen to receive the citizen. The bill provides for a reduction . . . He is fulfilling a desire of many um, which is part of the educational in an all-important game. distinction are Mrs. Louis Neveleff, The designation of "Omaha's outby half of the sentences of impristhousands of readers and sustaining program of the Jewish Community Jewish • Women's standing Jewish citizen" by Phi Beta president onment passed for these outrages. According to Manager Leo Berthe circulation of the newspapers Center. Present indications point to man, the following players will make Welfare federa" Rabbi David Epsilon has resulted from a recently It will also affect a number of Jewwhich carry his chat-news. ^ . . Ana record attendance. Goldstein of the Conservative syna- established program of the f raternity ish workers upon whom exemplary the trip: Captain Phil Gerelick, Lou unfair story is told on "Winchie." The next speaker on the Forum Weiner, Jim Burroughs, John Rosen- gogue; Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Tem- to widen its scope, entering into civic high sentences were passed for par. . . A party endeavoring to reach gained the background for his inter- blatt, ple Israel; Jacob SI Pearistien, exec- affairs to a greater degree. ticipating in street clashes. These Harry Rich, Morris Franklin, him by phone dialed instead the esting, spell-binding lectures as a Iz Mann, Bill Gerelick, I. Bogdonoff concessions are also to be applied to The United Palestine Council of cases in which misdeeds are trace* number of a hospital known for, its newspaperman, university professor, and Ben Rosen. Mr. J. S. PearlOmaha is planning a series of edu- able to economic want and distress. handling of o. b. cases. . . ."Hello, lecturer and -world traveler. stien, Mrs. Sogolow and Sam Fox Lapidus Yahrzeit cational programs to be held once a is Walter Winchell t h e r e ? " . . . His lectures are also full of spark- will accompany the team. The amnesty will thus affect a "No,", replied the girl at the switch- ling wit and amusing anecdotes. His Meeting January 9 month, from now until May. considerable number of Nazis who On. Saturday night the varsity will Meyer Brown of New York, exec- are imprisoned for the numerous board, "but we expect him personality pictures of the men recog- play the semi-professional Westboro, utive secretary of the Poale Zion of outbreaks and attacks on Jewish nized as leaders are revealing. soon!" Mo., team. They leave Omaha SatMonday evening, January 9, the America, will be the guest of the Pearson's career has been as spec- urday noon. of business and synagogues "Shabbos? Song Satisfied Jewish anniversary of the death of council at the first of these programs, houses tacular as his expose of secret "goand will also affect the terms of imThe Kansas City "Y" will play a We have enjoyed in the past many ings-on." His travels as a newspathe late Harry Lapidus, is the date to be held at the Jewish Community prisonment passed on those who parbroadcasts by sterling Jewish artists. perman and writer have taken him return game here Jan. 22. set for the memorial meeting in mem- Center on Tuesday evening, Dec 20. ticipated in the attacks on Jews in Last Sunday the varsity hung up Open Mass Meeting This Sunday ory of the revered leader. . . . L a s t Friday eve, Al, Jolsonthrough fifty different countries and The program -will start at 8 p.m- the Kurfuerstendamm, Berlin, on endeared himself into the hearts of brought him in direct contact with the tenth victory of the season by Evening at Community The city-wide Yahrzeit meeting will and will be free to the general pub- their way to and from the synathousands of Jews throughout the men.and events -which are making defeating the Thallas Hatters, wingogues on the second day of Rosh Center be held at the Jewish Community lic No collection will be made. ners in the Y. M. C. A. league, 33 to land with his Chazanic rendition of history. Hashonah, 1931. On that occasion Mrs. J. Richlin will preside. Rabbi "The Chazan auf Shabbos." . "Washington Merry-Go-Round" and 18. The addition of Harry Rich to Harry Friedberg, prominent Kan- Center. Detailed plans have not been David Goldstein will deliver a short scores of ewish men and women were the J. C. Ci varsity was a factor in Many others who would have en- "More Merry-Go-Round" so captivatsas City attorney and known as an completed, but the memorial meeting talk on the Zionist conference held injured by organized forces who attacked the worshippers, surrounded outstanding orator, will be the guest will be in the nature of a Yahrzeit in joyed this popular and quaint num- ed the attention of the American pub- the victory. In a preliminary, the J. C. C.speaker at a mass meeting at the J. strict conformance with Jewish law recently in Omaha. Mrs. H. Belman the synagogues and beat many Jews lic that Pearson has started -writing ber but for the Sabbath. will render several Jewish musical And we are of the opinion that Mr. another book. In addition to his lec- Girls' team opened the season with C. C. Sunday evening, December 18, and tradition. selections. Brown's subject will be as they emerged from the services. Yoelson's (Al's pappy) radio was si- tures, he also plans to establish a a 19-11 win over the Holy Name starting at 8 p. m., culminating the The amnesty was passed with the "Palestine in These Days." lent on Friday after sundown. . . syndicated newspaper ; column to be Girls, Captain Flo Brookstein scoring ninth annual observance of Internaunited votes of the Nazis, the SocialMorris Friedel, president, has ap-ists and the Communists against known as "The Daily Merry-Go- 17 points. tional A. Z. A. Day. We have information that the Jolpointed the following two committees those of the other parties, the vote Round." The. day's program will be jointly son family name during their dark to care for the series to be launched: going 393 to 144 against. sponsored by the Mother Chapter No. Tickets for the lecture December 28 hours in Russia was Cheselson. . . Educational program committee— 1 and the Sam Bebfer chapter No. 100. One of Al's -uncles adopted the may be bought a t the Jewish ComJulius Bisno, chairman; Mrs. David Similar programs fare being held by name of Chelson . . . and Al's fam- munity Center. New York, (J.T.A.)—Gabriel Dav- Goldstein and Mrs. J. Richlin; pubthe various A. Z. A? chapters throughily agreed upon the Yoelson tag. idson, General Manager of the Jew- licity and propaganda—M. Minkin. . . . What's this, a scoop? . . . ish Agricultural Society, in address- J chairman; M. F. Levenson and Miss Moscow.- -(JTA)—Tiyo medical Price at Any Price ing the International Association of Ida Fine. discoveries •with regard -to blood The nearest to the Chazanic tone Agricultural Missions told that body transfusion by a Jewish professor, similar to Jolson's is that of Georgie that "the gap between Hie Jewish Div. Balachowitch, nead of the price... ._. He it was who gained farmer ..of. biblical days and the JewBlood•^•ansfastott*Research, JagtiMiss Dorothy Finkelstein of Comany admirers with his patter and New YorkTT."~T: A.):—The eco- tute, _ are . hailed as-'. "revolutionizing ish farmer, of today is not nearly, as lumbus, Ohio, national vice president songs . . . -while on the Chase & omic and industrial soundness of medical science," by the Soviet press. wide as is generally supposed." of Junior Hadassah and president of Sanborn hour . . . just prior to Can- 'alestine in the face of the presen Professor Balachowitch, it is statHe drew attention to the fact that the Central Tri-State regional, will His farewell '<build- crisis and the progress of the work ed, has discovered a way of pretor's return. Jewish farmers are to be found in address the local chapter on Tuesday, np" on his final broadcast was one f the Palestine Economic corpora serving Berlin, (J.T.A.)—The introduction human blood to permit its practically all parts of the globe and Dec 20. of the most effective bits done on tion were stressed at a meeting o: transfusion of a numerus clausus regulation in within a three-week pethat the Jewish farm population A banquet will be given at the the "air" this season. . . . Recently the corporation. all Prussian -universities has been riod. Secondly,, he has discovered a throughout the world is estimated at: Jewish Center that eveO. O. Mclntyre devoted a paragraph Palestine development has reached way 750,000. "True," said Mr. David- ordered by the Prussian Minister of ning inCommunity transfusing the blood of the honor of the guest. Mrs. relating to Georgie's sensational re- such a stage, Felix M. Warburg, dead of son, "the number and proportion are' Education. live bodies with the same David Goldstein will show motion picturn to public acclaim. . . . "Vass onorary president of the corporation, effect into small, but that is not due to anyi Students are to be accepted in tures of Palestine taken during her as a usual blood "transfusion. you dere, Cholly?" Iwhen Price con- who presided, declared that it has Eighty experiments have been sucinherent antagonism of the Jew to-' Prussian universities in the order in recent visit there. vulsed a packed audience with his ommanded for us the respect of the cuessfully carried out by him in ward the soiL For almost 2,000 which they registered in their dis- The committee appointed by Mrs. stories in the Yiddish jargon.-.,. jutside world. years repressive and oppressive laws tricts, each district having a certain Sidney Katleman, president of the these directions, it is disclosed. y p p it was a t a men's' rally during a - The soundness of the investments f f the h Jew J virtually i l l quota. t made farming for Omaha chapter, to arrange for the local Jewish philanthropic drive. . of the Palestine Ecenomic corporaa proscribed occupation and -weaned, The Jewish Telegraphic Agency affair includes Miss Dora Freshman, Flag Day Postponed tion was stressed as well in the Farewell to K. K. K. Influence him from the soiL It was not until learns from a reliable source that chairman, and the Misses Sarah Ann The extremely inclement weather reports delivered by Julius Simon, these restrictions were lifted that thus far the numerus clausus i$ not The Literary Digest brings to thepresident Jeanette Resnick, Lil Epof the corporation; Bernard last Sunday caused the Jewish NaJews could give vent to their age-, directed against the Jews. I t is Noddle, attention of its readers that Catholics Flexner, chairman stein and Minnie' Frohm. The gentional Fund Flag Day drive to be of'the board of long urge." pointed out that priority a t the eral public is invited to make reserand Protestants combined to elect directors; Emanuel N. postponed. I t will be held the first Mohl and HarThe speaker pointed out that in; present stage applies to the order vations. Herbert H. Lehman, a Jew, to thery Viteles, the latter two representa- Sunday of good weather. Harry Friedberg. this country Jews have been engaged j of resignation. Nevertheless fears The guest speaker has received her governorship of New York State, de- tives of the corporation in Palesout the United States and Canada. in farming since the early Colonial are expressed that anti-Jewish agita- B. A. and B. Sc. in Journalism defeating a Catholic in the process, Berlin.—The Thuringian Minister Other features of the mass meet' days and that according to Dr. H. S.! tion will result and that students . . . Considering the number of Jews tine. The company, according to Mr.of Finance, Marscbleiy speaking at ing Sunday will be the presentation Linfield one Hundred thousand Jews who fail to gain admission will de- grees at Ohio State university. A who have recently been elected to Flexner, has no indebtedness and has a public meeting promised the small of first degree pins to sixteen new are today deriving their livelihood mand the rejection of Jews so that "cum laude" graduate, she made Phi positions in national, state and city an amount $2,000,000 as a reserve merchants that he "would prohibit Alephs of both chapters, and a talk in whole or in part from America's vacancies may be created for Chris- Beta Kappa, national honorary schogovernments . . . we believe that this fund for of lastic fraternity; Phi Alpha Theta, contingencies, operating his government officials from pur- by William Wolf, past president of soiL tian students. marks the- end of religious bigotry surplus and a contributed surplus. national honorary historical fraterchasing: from Jews. Chapter No. 100. The meeting is open in politics . . . and the definite renity, and won a Sigma Delta Chi key to the general public. moval of the Ku Klux Klan from poin journalism. A banquet, honoring the guest litical influence. . . . Word comes Since her graduation Miss Finkolspeaker, will be held earlier in the from a reliable source that a very steiin has served as the youngest evening in the Center lodge room. popular young man . . . who has member of the advisory board of the Harry Weinberg, president of the been active in both Jewish and non B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation at Ohio Mother chapter, will be toastmaster. Jewish organizations, may be a canThe Junior Forum series,- conduct- the "little theater" at Birmingham, State universitv. Speakers wfll include Philip M. Abner Kaiman was chosen chair- divide itself into sub-sections, as play Khitznick, executive secretary of A.ed at the Jewish Community Center Abu, for five years previous to comdidate for the City Commission. . Petitions are being circulated for him man of the board -which will direct reading, financing and technical Z. A^ and Milton R. Abrahams, ad- under the auspices of the Senior ing here. noV. . . . the activities of the Center Players staffs, for makeup, light effects, cos- visor of Chapter 100. CoHncil of Clubs, will open Monday, The speaker will talk on the trend Sportsmanship tuming, e t c at the Jewish Community Center this December 19, with a lecture at 8 p.of modern drama and will illustrate Recognized A Thespian in the Making A. Finkel is general chairman All those who try out or partici- of Sam his speech with readings. The lecarrangements. Attended the first performance o. season. ture will be followed by an open at J. C. C. The reorganization meeting was Aleph Zadik Aleph was founded in the Community Playhouse players doforum. ' held at the J. C. C. Tuesday evening May, 1924, here in Omaha, by Sam ing "The Devil Passes" . . The council will bring six outstandSportsmanship, •which is being and the name of the organization Beber, as a medium for organising subtle and sophisticated play by Benn ing speakers, leaders in the arts and stressed by physical director Morris Jewish youth in model fraternal Levy, a young prolific Jewish writer, changed from the "Center Players' professions, to the Junior Forum H. Sogolow, has ben rewarded at the groups devoted to building Jewish . . . and we find Justin Wolf (son Guild" to the "Center. Players." rostrum. Admission is free and the J. C. C, with the announcement of character. In 1925 the fraternity was The board will have charge of all of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.) in the cast the teams and individual players who public is invited to attend. adopted by B'nai Brith. Since that promotion and organization and will ' . . . first appearance on the stagi were chosen by the managers as havtime it has been featured as one of . . .nevertheless reading his lines •work out the details of the Center ing displayed the best sportsmanship the' major projects of the Wider Players' activities. The board will with clear enunciation and conductand fair play in the .recently concludFree Home Classes Scope of B'nai Brith. ing himself in a veteran trouper ed pre-season basketball tourney. for Adult Immigrants In the "A" league, A.Z. A. No. 1 style. . . . Bernard Szold's direc- Sisterhood Sabbath torial keenness responsible for the Sam Finkle to Head ranked first and Xi Lambda second. The number of Home Classes in The Juniors and Mark's Market professional manner in which this to be December 24 A.Z.A. Mother Chapter Adult Immigrant Education is increas- ranked first and second in the"B" play was presented. . . . ing rapidly since the work started in league. Community Pride On Saturday morning, December Samuel Finkle has been elected October. The best individual sportsman chosThe reporter of the Jewish News, 24, at 10:30 a. m., Sisterhood Sabbath president of the Mother Chapter of These classes are all under the di- en were "Bing" Garrop, Max-Turner Des Moines publication, chronicles will be observed a t Temple Israel. A. Z. A. Other officers are Irving rect supervision of the Assistant Su- and Aaron Epstein in "A" and Herb As chairman of religion, Mrs. WilChudacoff, vice-president; Louis Minthusly the special B'nai Brith servpervisor but are sponsored by numer- Marks, A. Katz and H. Gerber in the kin, treasurer; Benjamin Shrier, reices held at the T. I. synagogue: liam L. Holzman will conduct services, ous organizations, among -which is the Junior circuit. porter; Sidney B. Chait and Jacob Ad"To those of you who missed hear- and Mrs. Mayer L. Cohn, president of Council of Jewish Women which is ler, sergeants-at-arms; Harry Weining Judge Irvin Stalmaster speak at the Sisterhood, will give a short talk leading with seven classes already orberg, chaplain; Arthur Grossman and the T. I. synagogue last Friday night on "The Significance of the Day." ganized and more to be started as St. Paul Rabbi to Samuel Turkel, athletic committee; soon as groups of sufficient number —you not only, missed an enjoyable As this is the beginning of ChanuB. Szold Stanley Levin; chief advisor. are ready for work. These particular evening and a most worthwhile ad- kah week, a large attendance is exSpeak Here Tonight m. by Bernard Szold on "Modern classes are under the guidance of dress, but you missed meeting a pected. Abner Kaiman Rabbi Herman Cohen of the TemMrs. Sam Beber and for the most part ypung man who is an outstanding Law Commission of Drama." pate in the plays will technically b< theBerlin.—The Szold has been the director of the meet twice a week throughout the city ple of Aaron of St. Paul and Rabbi asset to Jewry." A further descripThuringian Diet has approved a David A. Goldstein of the local Contion—"Short in stature, about 32 Open Forum Discussion members of the Center Players, bu Nazi motion for the prohibition of Omaha Community Playhouse since in different homes. their time will be devoted entirely to Schechita, the Jewish ritual method 1928 and has built up the Community At the office in the city hall in- servative synagogue vail exchange years of age, pleasant, appealing, dyPlayhouse theater group until it strdction as given to groups every day pulpits this evening. namic personality, convincing gesof slaughtering animals for food. "The Pogrom in Poland and thethe production end. Eabbi Cohen, a former resident of All committees will be appointed tures and, above all, a sincereness Role of the Jewish Press" will be disThe Nazis and the agrarians voted ranks high in the little theater move- and any one of foreign birth desiring •t to learn to read and •vrrite the English Omaha and well known here, is spirthat undoubtedly spells success." cussed at an open forum to be held by next week and the organization for the measure while the Social- ment throughout the country. May we say that Omaha speakers at the International Workers Order will be ready to function by the next Democrats and the Communists op- Szold attended De Pauw, North- language will be welcome to any of itual head of the largest congregararely fail to vividly impress when hall, 1314 Ndrth 24th street, on Sun- meeting, on Tuesday evening, Dec posed it. Actually the measure, even western and Carnegie Institute oi these classes, or if a sufficient num- tion in St. Paul. He is reputed to be if adopted by the vote of the entire Technology schools of theater. Bs- ber in any one neighborhood desires, a an eloquent speaker. filling speaking engagements in other da afternoon, December 18, at 3:30 27. Services •will begin tonight at S At least two plays will be preDiet, is ineffectual since it can en- fore coining to Omaha, he had ex teacher will be provided upon rpplip.m. . - . ! , : • • - • ; . And we congratulate cities ? cation to Miss Edith Martin, 501 city o'clock, and Rabbi Cohen will speak tensive experience in stock and repter" into force only when other states sented this season. Other features M. Waldman will be-the presiding Judge Stalmaster on his very effec«t 8:30 ertory companies. He also directed hall. This instruction is free. decide similarly. are also being planned speaker. The public is invited. tive B'nai Brith talk. . • • .'...•-

INTEREST M O M S IN FORUM LECTURE BYDREWPEARSON

AMNESTY WILL REDUCE TERMS OF POGROMISTS

"Outstanding Jewish Citizen" to Be Named

LOCAL CAGERS TO PLAY AT KANSAS CITY THIS SUNDAY

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF POALE ZIONISTS TO SPEAK HERE TUESDAY

HARRY FR1EDBERG GUEST SPEAKER FOR A. Z. A. DAY

Blood Transfusion Discoveries Hailed

JEWISH POPULATION ON FARMS INCREASES

VICE-PRESIDENT OF JUNIOR HADASS AH TO SPEAK HERE TUESDAY

ALESTDJE SHOWN AS ECONOMICALLY SOUND

PRUSSIAN NUMERUS CLAUSUS ORDERED

Center Players Begin Anew, Under Direction "Ab" Raiman

Szold to Open Junior Forum Series at J.O. C Monday


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