WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER?! By DR. A. GREENBERG
Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism Kntrrvrt as St-coml-Cass Unil Matter ou January 21, 1821. at Post Office j;t Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1S7D
With the local Jewish Philanthropic^ % campaign approaching, Omaha Jewrj « . * are undoubtedly, deeply interested in r knowing something concerning the in-" »«SL stitutions which are the beneficiaries of the annual drive. I am taking ad- j vantage of this opportunity accorded me by the Jewish Press to have an intimate weekly talk v.-ith you about the beneficiary institutions and important issues of the Jewish Philanthropies.
TALMUD TORAH
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1933
"JewishHfyrThis
Sunday Morning MADNESS SPREADING 11:30 a.m. TOWARD ( M L I C T WITH ENTIRE CHRISTIAN WORLD
A major portion of the Jewish Philanthropies budget goes toward the support of J e w i s h education through -the Talmud Torah. The City Talmud Torah is a vital institution for the life of a Jewish community. More and more Jewish leaders -who have studied t h e problem a r e coining to the conclusion t h a t it is necessary to emphasize Jewish learning and Jewish education to strengthen Israel. We are fortunate in Omaha by having the means of promulgating a Th? Nazi maelstrom, spreading in ' lull, complete, comprehensive Jewish ever-widening, circles, came into coneducation program in our Talmud flict with the entire Christian world, Torah. as General Ludendorff, in Munich, through Ms paper, '"The Volkswarte," EDUCATIONAL called upon the Reich government to ADVANCEMENT prohibit Christianity because it is an Several progressive measures have expression of the Jewish spirit. raised the standards of Jewish learnMeanwhile official spokesmen for ing and also increased the •attend- Christian churches of various denomance at the institution. According to inations, in Germany itself, in Canpresent indications, this semester's ada, in the TJnited States, and in other registration -will be even higher. . countries, declared themselves in proThe latest pedagogical methods are test against the National Socialists. •used by the capable staff of teachers. Ludendorff in asking for a com. There has been instituted a definite plete ban on Christianity in Germany five-year curriculum, with a Hebraic because the religion stems from the •background. Another department Te- Jewish spirit congratulates the Nazi centiy added is the high school de- government for its laws promulgated and' no effort has thus far, limiting Jewish activities. partment *' been spared in making the course of The paper points out that the "key study interesting, effective and high- to the Jewification of the German ly educational. peoples lies in the Old Testament proAn innovation ~ which has proven paganda to be found in the New Testpopular with the children and which ament" The uprooting of the Gerhas relieved- the anxiety of the p a r - man people from their natural develents is the bus service. Buses take opment is thus ascribed to the forces t h e children to and from t h e Talmud Torah, regardless of which sec- of Jewish thought reaching them tion of the city the children live in. through Christianity.
Mammoth Protest Parade and Demonstration to Be Held by New York Jewry May 10th
The "Jewish H " -will be broad.tton; K.FAB this cast over radio ruing at 11:30 a. coming Sunday m. This weekly least i s sponsored by the Jewi Community Center. Max Yaffe, v i trist, wiil be the soloist Sunday; The choral group will sing. j Sam Beber will! give a short address. I
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IX—No. 14
Philanthropies Workers Fired With Enthusiasm W o m e n ' s Program Men W o r k e r s to Y o u t h Division's Rally Next Wedand Tea on Hold Rally on nesday Mav 12 Mav 10
NAME SIlpARDT AS UNITS) STATES ENVOY!)
The youth division, under Justin The rally for the majors and workDetermined to oversubscribe the the Nazi, administration. The few 540,000 goal of the fourth annual ers of the general solicitation ..commit- Wolf, will hold its mammoth rally for who still possess some means of Jewish Philanthropies drive which tee will be held at the Community workers at the Jewish Community subsistence are bravely sharing their j starts May 15, workers in the cam- Center, Wednesday evening, May 10, Center on "Wednesday e-vening, May depleted fortunes with ''those who] 10, at 8 p. m., the same evening as the paign will rally their forces this com- at 8 p. m. have nothing whatever left, but the ing week in preparation for the conSimon Bordy and Abner Kaiman general solicitation rally number of those who are able to give centrated drive. Speakers of the evening will include constitute the committee appointed to assistance is rapidly diminishing, as Henry Monsky, Ralph Xogg, and Dr. Twenty-nine beneficiary agencies plan for the rally. all who can a r e fleeing abroad. In the past, the rally for the men A. Greenberg, general chairman of are assisted by the Philanthropies. Meanwhile the mass of Jews dependent on charity is doubling and trebl- Roosevelt Appoi tment Sent to In addition to the regular meetings workers has always been outstanding the campaign. Senate! r Coning. This is especially true in the to perfect the organization machin- in the pre-campaign calendar, and the | An entcrtainicR- projrram has been firms ion provinces, where the Jews are isolatery, three large, peppy rallies are on committee in charge of this year's arranged, and will include a moving ed as stringently as though they the calendar for the week—the Youth promises "better entertainment than picture. Refreshments will be served. New York, (J.T L)—Laurence A. division workers on Wednesday eveOver one hundred have enlisted their were within prison walls. ever." Steinhardt, New Yc k lawyer and fining, the general solicitation division Plans for the rally and final organj services in the youth division. Advance I n Chemnitz, passports have been confiscated from all Jews, and orders nancial expert. Las been selected by workers also Wednesday evening, and ization of the committee were mapped solicitation is already under way. have been issued prohibiting them to President Kobsevel'l as the next TJni- the women workers on Friday after- out Wednesday evening at the home | At the rally prospect cards will be of Max M. Barish, chairman of the j distributed and organizational details leave town. Unable to find aid with- ted States Minister to Sweden. The noon. general solicitations. Harry Silverman discussed. in the city, and powerless to seek aid President's nomina on of Mr. SteinWomen's Division is vice-chairman of the division. elsewhere, they are in a virtual hardt has been sen' to the Senate for South Omaha Three hundred women are expected confirmation. death-trap. Executive Committee Meeting Ben Kaslowsky, who is heading the to attend the tea and program which The new envoy is regarded a s an Final plans for the entire campaign campaign in South Omaha, has called will feature the women's pre-campaign ideal selection for his duties, by reaHias, Hebrew Sheltering and Imrally a t the Jewish Community Cen- will be formulated a t an important a meeting of his aides for next Mon» migrant Aid Society of America, re-, son of bis training and experience. ter, Friday afternoon, May 12, start- meeting of the executive committee day evening. ports that there were 15,000 Jewish Born in Hew York City on October 6, ing at 2:30 p . m. of the Philanthropies, according to At this gathering, final plans win refugees in Paris by the first week 1892, Mr. Steinhard£ is descended on Dr. A. Greenberg, general chairman. be laid for the thorough canvassing Harry A. Wolf will be the principal in April, and over 3,000 German his mother's side, 1£rom a Virginia speaker. Talent from radio station The meeting will be held at the of the South Omaha Jewry. Jews seeking refuge in Basle, Switz- family. His father was one of the station KOEL will be featured on an Jewish Community Center, Sunday In arranging the details for the founders of the National Enameling erland. Another chief center of reinteresting and varied program plan- morning, May 7, starting at 10 a. m. South Omaha drive, Kazlowsky is beand Stamping Co. As a young man fuge was Holland. Hias and its af Speakers ing assisted by Harry Dworsky, |Good» ned by a committee headed by Mrs. filiated agencies in Europe are do- he gained a first-hand knowledge of Clarence Bergman. PROTEST PARADE FOR man Meyerson, and Philip Gorelick. The speakers committee, under the manufacturing and trade. FOR JEWISH LEARNING ing their utmost to supply relief to WEDNESDAY chairmanship of Milton E. Abrahams, Mrs. Jeanette Arnstein, chairman He received his education in New By a generous contribution to the Plans for the monster protest dem- the refugees, most of whom are des- York City at the-Franklin School, of the women's division, wiH preside. has done effective work in transmitPhilanthropies, you are helping us onstration arranged by the American titute. Columbia University, and Columbia Final details for the women's work in ting to the people the purposes and fulfill the aim of t h e Talmud Torah good work of the Jewish PhilanUniversity Law School, graduating the drive will be -worked out, .. to prepare the child to take part in Jewish Congress for New York are HITLERITE MURDER, The women have always been a thropies. in 1915 with the degrees ef Bachelor the destinies of his people . . . . de- going ahead. Tens of thousands of TORTURE, BOYCOTT veloping in the child a Jewish con- Jews, affiliated with 600 leading na- Ueports keep pouring in from spec- of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Mas- prominent factor ' i n Philanthropies ; Many organizations have increased and last year turned i n theiT pledges, following addresses by sciousness and a^ feeling of identity tional . and New York iorganizaSons, ial: investigators- and from refugees t e r of A r t s . He Ifcacticed account whose metnbersnip I s t w i million, a r e with his own .people. tihan ~ p r e iously: But members of the speakers committee. ancy with the firm of Deloitte, Plen-" concerning the Hitlerite methods of •expected to march in solid formation Last Sunday, David Goldman, chairThe B'nai Brith will participate la with tie••-spirit:' shown to date, the der and Griffiths, chartered accountthe afternoon of May 10, which the murder, torture and boycott. CENTER SUNDAY SCHOOL •women are confident that they will man of the initial gifts committee, the "Jewish Day" Pageant of the ants, and subsequently entered the Any German making any statement, Naturally,-we should prefer to Hitlerites in Germany have chosen for spoke on the Philanthropies over Century of Progress, to be known as army as a private, was assigned to outdo last year's record. have all of our Jewish children at- an auto de f e of books . by Jewish true or false, which the authorities the 60th Field Artillery, and served KFAB during the "Jewish Hour, 1 ' "The Romance of a People." Initial Gifts deem harmful to Germany abroad, is tend the Talmud Torah and thereby writers and on Jewish themes. The "Jewish Day" will be a feature on the staff of the Provost Marshal The work of the initial gifts com- Sunday morning. Sam Beber will of the World Fair in Chicago this obtain an adequate Jewish education. The demonstrators will march to the taken into custody and maltreated. speak this Sunday. {JeneraL mittee—which obtains the pledges of Most of those who have suffered But -we know that various conditions beat of drums; there, will be no other summer and will be held on July 8 After his discharge, with the rank and circumstances make this difficult. music. The demonstration win be led grievous bodily, harm dare not open of sergeant, Mr. Steinhardt became a the large contributors—continues to a t Soldiers Field. So, for those children unable : to at- by a distinguished .group of marshals their months lest their families fall partner in t i e well known law firm be most encouraging, as they are Isadore Abramson, president of the nearing the completion of their task. tend the Talmud Torah, the Sunday and will terminate before a reviewing victims to the Nazi terror.. local lodge, is chairman of the comof Guggenheimer, Untermyer and David Goldman is chairman and Al This applies to most of the fugiSchool is necessary. stand where addresses will be delivmittee in charge of ticket distributives who have run away from Ger- Marshall and is generally regarded as S. Mayer vice-chairman of this group. The Center Sunday School is an ered by outstanding personalities. tion in Omaha. One hundred and a trial lawyer of exceptional ability. The excellent results and the number many after being mishandled, as their all-community school, and is not conthirty thousand people will have an Torah Day families have been left behind in Ger- In recent years he has become an au- of increases obtained by the initial nected with any organization or opportunity to witness the performThe Union of Orthodox Jewish con- many and have become veritable hos- thority on economic, financial and in- gifts committee has been sensational, group. All Jewish children, irrespect- gregations of America, with 1800 conance. It is expected that one hundred A large crowd attended Omaha ternational affairs, and in 1931 wrote, and if their progress is to be taken ." ; ive of their parents' affiliations, are( gregations having an approximate tages. "The Truth, The Whole Truth, and as an indicator, the drive this year is Jewry's observance of President's Day thousand Jewish people will be preswelcomed to attend the Sunday membership of 1,000,000, has issued REMINISCENT OF at the Jewish Community Center au- ent. Nothing but The Truth," which crit- destined to "go over the top." School. ditorium Sunday afternoon, April 30. The District 6 convention of the icized, t h e Hoover administration's a proclamation calling upon all its WAR-TIME SCENES We, the Jewish parents of Omaha, constituents to devote the eve of the The room was appropriately draped B'nai Brith, originally scheduled for Berlin.—Scenes reminiscent of war economic and international policies, must do all we can to increase t h e protest march to prayer, a reaffirma- time when all relief offices were be- forecasting many of the consequences with the national colors, and large Omaha, was transferred to Chicago intensity of Jewish-learning among tion of the belief of the Jews in the sieged by refugees, a r e taking place of these policies. The article caused portraits of President Roosevelt and so that the organization could particiour children . . . .it is a challenge a stir in political circles. He is the George Washington were on the pate in "Jewish Day." •daily now at the Berlin Palestine "which we must accept uncompromis- Torah and a review of Jewish ach- bureau. Hundreds of Jews, old and author of various articles on subjects stage. The B'nai Brith will receive a share ievements. The day has been desigingly. L e t us start now, with a .subas diversified as "Medical JurispruThe local Jewish organizations parof the receipts from all tickets sold young, men, women and children stantial increase in our pledge to the nated Bible'(Torah) Day. dence" and "The Legal Status of the ticipated in the patriotic mass assem- through the B'nai Brith. All B'nai crowd the corridors of the office Philanthropies/ ... REPEAT NON-PROTEST bly, which was sponsored by the Oma- Brith proceeds will go to the Wider building clamoring for Palestine vi- Trade Union." ha d u b . Scope fund. A special B'nai Brith The community-wide mothers and S T A N D , • ; > • ; ; ; ' • ; • ; • • . . Was Roosevelt Adviser sas since Palestine is now pracOLD PEOPLES' HOME Irvin C Levin presided. Address- section has been set aside and the The American Jewish Committee daughters banquet, sponsored annualMr. Steinhardt was a, member of tically the only country open to the Omaha Jewry always have taken es were given by Rabbi Frederick seats for this section are choice ones. care of their own. And we nave al- and the B'nai Brith joined in a state- Jews, even if restrictedly. Officials "at President Roosevelt's pre-convention ly by the Jewish Women's Welfare Cobh, Rabbi Uri Miller and L Morment discouraging mass demonstra Organization, is to be held this comcommittee, a member of the Demothe bureau despair of being able to ways seen to it that our Jewish aged tions as a form of public agitation National Finance Committee, ing Sunday, May 7, at t h e Jewish genstem. Rabbi David A. Goldstein men' and • women were properly pro- against the persecution pf Jews in accomodate the flood of applicants, cratic Dr. A. served on his party's executive fin- Community Center, starting a t 6 p . m . gave the opening prayer. especially since only a thausand cervided for. Greenberg, chairman of the resoluGermany. However, after the state- tificates have been granted by the ance committee, and took a n active An interesting program is being arThe Jewish Philanthropies gives ment was published, American Jewish part in the campaign. ranged, and Mrs. F . J . Alberts, gen- tions committee, Tead the resolutions, financial a s s i s t a n c e to the Old Congress leaders re-iterated that the Palestine Government. The new envoy has traveled exten- eral chairman of arrangements, pre- a copy of which was forwarded to the People's Home. By supporting the May 10 protest demonstration would NAZI UNPOPULARITY sively, speaks French and German dicts that the affair will outdo those White House. Aaron Wolf, GT, of 41G Ho. 21st Philanthropies we are keeping the nevertheless be held as scheduled, des- IN ENGLAND Cantor A. Schwaczkin chanted the St., a resident of Omaha for nearly fluently, has represented many im- of the previous years. old folks cheerful, contented and hap- pite the criticism levelled against The English papers continue to be portant interests, and has served as Mrs. Sam Gilinsky will make the traditional prayers for national suc- half a century, died of a heart attack py ' ' ' : ' strongly anti-Hitler in describing the a director of a large number of char- address for the mothers. The response cess. Al Soffer sang a solo, and Tuesday evening. Every effort is made to Keep them.. for the daughters will be made by numbers were rendered by the J. C. C. Besides his -widow, Mrs. Ida Wolf, The statement of the Committee atrocities committed against the Jews ities and industrial enterprises. their minds active and ocenpied^ as choir, accompanied at the piano by he is survived by two sons, Joe L. in Germany. Marjorie Arnstein. we t r y to bring sunshine and com- and the B'nai Brith was given as a Mrs. Henry Monsky. and Sam of Omaha; a daughter, Mrs. Last week a meeting called in an Mrs. Louis Neveleff, president of fort to them in their declining years. Teiteration of the attitude taken by The committee in charge of the Mary Leon, of Omaha: a brother, effort to establish a pro-Nazi parlithe Jewish Women's Welfare Organithe Committee on March 20, in conSOCIAL SERVICE zation, will preside at the banquet. program consisted of J. Riklin, chair- Ben, of Los Anpeles, and a sister, formity with the wishes off amentary committee in London was h "known "k ih turned into a violent anti-Hitler deThe opening prayer will be given by man; Dr. A. Greenberg, Hyman Shri- Mrs. Jennie Horwiti of Cleveland, O., COMMITTEE the Jews of Germany." er, Irvin levin and Sam Altschuler. and six grandchildren. Mrs. Frederick Cohn. While pledging itself to work monstration when members of ParliAnother of the beneficiaries is the ament attending the meeting reversThere wfll be community singing, Fivneral services were held at the social service committee. This group through authorized channels, and not led by Mrs. Sam Beber. Marjorie Silresidence Thursday morning. visits the Juvenile court regularly, to "rest content until the elemental ed the intentions of the chairman, Dr. E. Appelbaum, a leader in the Terman will present a novelty danassisting p a r e n t s and children in human rights of our German brethren Edward Doran, conservative. Instead their difficulties. It also visits in- shall be fully restored," the organiza- of banding together as pro-Nazi, they world Poale Zion movement, will be cing number. A monologue will be mates of state institutions and keeps tion expressed the belief that boy- formed the organization of a group in Omaha May 11 and 12 as t i e presented by Rosalie Alberts, pupil called "The Liberators" and invited guest of the Jewish National Work- o f Milton Reick. Harry Robinson, 29, passed away in touch with'them. cotts, parades, mass meetings, and Miss Laura Goetz will sing a group at a local hospital from septic poisThe social service committee also other similar demonstrations are use- seventy fellow-members of the House ers Alliance, branch 54. grants scholarships to deserving stu- less and give the persecutors a pre- of Commons to attend an evening On Thursday he will speak a t the of songs, accompanied at the piano oning, Wednesday morning, after an The eighth annual conference of the meeting in the parliamentary build- J. C. C , starting at 8:30 p. m., on by Mrs. Jay Malashock. illness of three weeks. dents. southwest region of Hadassah will be text to justify the injustices they per- ings. He is survived by his father and held in Omaha Sunday and Monday, Reservations are being limited to "Colonization and Industrial Develpetrate. OUR TASK mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson. May 2S and 29. Two hundred del«> 300. Today is the last day on which opment of Palestine." A nominal adIn this c o m i n g Philanthropies BREADLINES DOUBLE of Omaha, and a sister, Mrs. Helen gates from the seven states which reservations may be made. mission will be charged. OVERNIGHT drive, ours is the task of bringing Shapiro, of Kansas City. comprise this region are expected t© On Friday, May 12, Dr. Appelhelp to the distressed in many places^ » Innsbruck.—Jewish breadlines in Funeral services were held Wed- a t t e n d > a c c o r d i n g to Mrs. Joseph Rosbaum will be honored at a banquet In that task we must be unified. I t ^Germany are doubling over night, nesday afternoon at the home, with enberg, regional president. to be held at 2222 Miami. is our duty to protect the poor and the number of helpless leaping from burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Miss Lillian Fox, a former member All interested in Poale Zionism are the needy, the sick and the old, until thirty to eighty thousand in less than Eabbi Uri Miller officiated. of the national Hadassah board ana1 A commission form of organization invited. a better day will give them a chance a week, according to authoritative an able speaker, will deliver the prinonce more to see the sun. We will reports received here. Estimated last was decided upon a t the semi-annual The committee in charge of arMrs. Sarah Rochman, 60, passed cipal address. be traitors to conscience and to our week at thirty thousand, the crowd meeting of the Board of Governors rangements for Dr. Appelbaum's vis- away Sunday at her home, 1536 North At the last meeting of the Omah« human impulses if we do not con- of German-Jews absolutely depen- of the United Orthodox synagogues it include Dr. 0 . Belzer, chairman, Eighteenth street, following a lingerchapter, the following were electee1 Monday evening, at the B'nai Israel tribute to help them . . . . Help them dent on the soup-kitchens for subMoris Minkin, and J. Radinowski. ing illness. delegates: the Mesdames Julius Stein Mrs. Carl Furth was elected presfrom a spiritual break-up that, with- sistence is given today as between synagogue. Dr. Appelbaum, who is a noted J. J. Friedman, A. Romm, Joe GolfiShe is survived by her husband, Isident and Mrs. Harry Eubinstein out aid and succor, drives men to sixty and eighty thousand. The commissioners elected are H. journalist and lecturer, has been acrael; one daughter, Mrs. Ann Brown; treasurer of the Temple Israel Sister- ware, Max Fromkin, David A. Golddeath itself. Marcus, H. Levinson, H . Ravifrz, L tive in the Zionist movement for the Most of these are ruined middlei Sam; S d one hood at the May meeting of the group stein, B. A. Simon, J. H. KulakofsVj and y class folk, shop-keepers, white-collar Morgenstern, N. Wilfson, and M. Kir- past thirty years. He is vice-presi- two sons,, Harry and A. D. Frank. Alternates are th< dent of the National Workers Alli- sister, Mrs. N . Feldman, all of Omaha. Monday. workers, and prof essional people who shenbaum. Mesdames Dave Stein, Irvin Levin, 3 The annual reports were made by ance and is their chief medical adHarry Marcus, outgoing president have been forced to give tip their Services were held Monday after- the officers and chairmen of com- Blank, E. Meyer, Meyer Friedel, 2 means of livelihood b y the economic reported on the progress made by the visor. He is touring the country a t noon a t the residence, with burial in Lintzman, J. M. Erman. mittees. present from coast to coast. anti-Semitic measures instituted by Vaad during bis term of offices. Golden Hill cemetery*
B'NAI BRITH IS TO PARTICIPATE IN "JEWISH DAY"
PRESIDENTS DAY IS OBSERVED AT CENTER SUNDAY
Community Wide Mother*Daughter Banquet Sunday
AARON WOLF DIED TUESDAY EVENING
POALE ZION LEADER TO SPEAK HERE ON THURSDAYATJ.CC
LOCAL VAAD SELECTS SIX COMMISSIONERS
HARRY ROBINSON, 29, DIED LAST WEDNESDAY HADASSAffS REGIONAL CONCLAVE MAY 28,2S
MRS. SARAH ROCHMAN PASSED AWAY SUNDAY
Mrs. C. Furth Elected Sisterhood President