Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism
In the Interests of the Jewish People
KntvjvU HI tSecuu<i-O«B>: Unil Matler on January 27, 1SI21, at I'osioiHee nt Omnbn. Nebraska, uurfer tbe Art: of March 3. 1S79
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Aryan Church Clause Revoked in Germany!
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22; 1933
A CHANUKAH IN BERLIN IN 1932
VOL.
B'nai Brith Election of Officers Thursday
IX—No. 47
ALEST1EIS SILL GROWING
BERLIN, (JTA)—The so-called Aryan clause- barring, non-Aryans1 Election of officers of the local from positions in the German Prolodge of the B'nai Brith for the entestant Church has been removed. suing term will be held at a regular This, in effect, would make possible meeting of the organization, at the Phenomenal Progress Spurs on Interior Ministry1^ii^jves 12 the holding of church office by Jewish Community Center Thursday Christians of Jewish ancestry. Settlement by Jewish Drafts of Proposil*L;;£?*atute evening, December 28, at 8:15 p. m. Revocation of the Aryan clause, By Lion Feuchtwanger Immigrants On Jewish Place Important matters will also be diswhile hailed in the. church, is exAuthor of 'Tower,*' "Success,*' "Josephus,' etc. cussed, so all members are urged to NEW YORK, (JTA)—In spite of pected to be counteracted by hew BEKLIN, (JTA)—Twelve differ- regulations governing the admission attend. the depression, Palestine is enjoyent drafts of a law designed to con- of students of theological seminaring a phenomenal prosperity, rerobes. A very old lamp, an heirloom solidate the Jewish position in Ger- j ies. A law establishing a strict one In February 1934, the Viking be served by a Jewish clerk; but flected in expanded foreign trade, many, defining Jewish rights and and a half per cent numerus clausus Press will publish Lion Fenchtwan- in the family of JTrau Ehrenreich. rarely can such customers distinguish a government surplus and an acute position in the Third Reich, have for non-Aryan students will be pro- ger's latest novel, "Die Geschwister What might it be worth? Herr Wolf- a Christian clerk from a Jew. On shortage of labor, according to th«? been received hy the Ministry of mulgated, according to the church Oppenheim," which on a huge can- sohn wonders this every year. When one occasion, indeed, a customer had Palestine Economic News, bulletin the" Interior. Several of the drafts press department. The law will vas paints the tragedy of " German you try to sell such things you al- refused to buy from a Christian issued by the American Economic ways get only a tiny faction of what salesman on the grounds that he was were prepared by government offi- make the racial principle as binding Jewry. This sketch gives us a glimpse Committee for Palestine. The coma Jew, and insisted on being served cials in various departments. One of in the church as the Aryan clause of a Chanukah celebration in Berlin you expect. mittee is devoted to the encouragein 1932 as reflected in the mind of Now they are singing the hymn by none other than himself, Wolfthem was submitted by Dr. Max which now has been revoked. ment of private initiative in and an assimilated Jew.—The Editor. "Mo-os tsur yeshaosi." A very an- sohn. Naumann, leader of the small facpromotion of the economic developcient hymn, you might call it the Moritz lumbered up and down the] tion of German nationalist Jews, ment of Palestine. Judge Julian W. Outstanding Program Being Arwho is constantly endorsing the HitOn Christmas night the Wolfsohns Jewish national hymn. Moritz always room, laughed scornfully: "You'll Mack is honorary president and Isranged for This Yearly ler program. were entertained at the home of the explains that he observes the holiday not come to your senses till you're rael B. Brodie is president of the The Reichsvertretung der DeutMoritz Ehrenreichs, in the Oranien- for national, and? not religious, rea- lying in a hospital with a broken committee. Event schen Juden, the all-German represtrasse, in the heart of Berlin. The sons. The melody''is impressive. Mor- head." The current survey is prefaced sentative Jewish body, has definitely Wolfsohns, who seldom went out, did itz is giving it all his force, the clear Markus smiled. To himself he con- Plans are being made for an out- with a statement by Dr. Paul r, refused to submit a draft of the pronot often visit the Ehrenreichs. Mar- voices of the w%men and children ceded, however, that he too knew one standing program at the annual Gourrich, consultant economist to kus Wolfsohn felt most comfortable join in, even Markus Wolfsohn rum- of those fellows •whom he wouldn't meeting of the Jewish Community leading financial institutions in this posed law, it was learned. This orin his own home. But it was Chanu- bles along. Their singing drowns out trust any further than Moritz: Herr Center and Welfare Federation, to country and an authority on raiiganization,, and other central Jewish bodies were invited to do so. They The contributors to the Jewish kah, the Feast of Lights—very late the noise of the radios blaring in the Ruediger Zarnke, •who occupied the be held in the Center auditorium roacis, who terms the economic situdeclined, ""it is reported, declaring Philanthropies responded liberally to this year, the usual date being two apartments above, "below and next- apartment next door to his own. Herr Tuesday, January 30. ation in Palestine "almost as miracthey could not be party to any ar- the plea in the Jewish Press two to four weeks earlier—and for years door. When the song is finished Fran Zarnke wouldn't hesitate to throw This will be the third annual meet- ulous as the miracles of the ExoMiriam, known 6s Marie, observes rangement depriving the Jews of weeks ago to pay on their Philan- it had been the custom for the Wolf- that actually the Chanukah hymn is him out of a moving subway train; ing since the reorganization and dus." In a world harassed by stagsohns to celebrate the holiday with the status of full citizenship and thropies pledges. would be killing two birds with consolidation of the Jewish Welfare gering unemployment and unbalbeautiful than the Christmas that complete equality with other citizens However, a large number are still their relatives in the Oranienstrasse. more one stone; a deed in keeping with Federation, the Jewish Community anced budgets, Palestine emerges as song, "Stille Nacht' heilige Nacht." Markus Wolfsohn, still glowing Moritz Ehrenreich angrily growls the nationalist point of view—and a Center, and the Jewish Philanthro- "the one bright ray of sunlight" and of the country. withholding funds needed to meet the Technically, the Jews still have urgent needs of those agencies which with the memory of the pleasant that he reserves judgment on that means of obtaining the Wolfsohn pies, approved by the community in constitutes "a challenge to world January, 1931. economy—the proof that, when confull citizenship in the Reich and in arc beneficiaries of the Philanthro- Christmas Eve he had enjoyed the point Herr Wolfsohn decides that apartment for his brother-in-law. night before, lounged in one of the the two songs are'equally beautiful. fact, had to exercise their voting pies. Moritz fumed on. Who was respon- William L. Holzman, president of fronted with will power and deterfranchise in the last election. In Those who made small pledges are two green repp-covered chairs that for the international repute of the Jewish Community Center and mination, so-called economic laws After the children have been put sible actual practice, however, they have particularly urged to pay, since they adorned his brother-in-law's living German culture? The ten million Welfare Federation, has appointed and cycles become meaningless and been deprived of citizenship and are making their pledge even smaller room and smoked one of the twenty to bed Frau Wolfsohn and Fran conservative Yiddish-speaking Jews the various committees for the an- fictitious." their status has not been fixed. The by their delay, Increasing • collection cigars that constituted Morris Ehren- Ehrenreich settle down to a discus- and their old German. They have al- nual meeting. The bulletin contains statistic;*! authorities have been of the opinion cost, billing, bookkeeping, etc Those reich's magnificent Chanukah pres- sion of household matters. Herr ways been the sincerest believers in The nominating committee con- tables on price movements, foreign for some time that a Jewish law, who made larger pledges are urged ent. Cigars costing fifteen pfennige Wolfsohn and Herr Ehrenreich, how- German culture. They alone sided sists of Harry A. Wolf, chairman; Dr. trade, agricultural and industrial desettling the question of Jewish sta- to keep up regular monthly install- apiece. With all the trimmings this ever, enter upon serious talk on poli- with the Germans through the entire A. Greenberg, J. H. Kulakofsky, Wil- velopment, immigation, government evening must cost Moritz at least tical and- economic questions. The war. 12,723 German Jews fell in liam Milder, and Irvin Stalmaster. finances, etc., reflecting the unique tus and consolidating the discrimina- ments. tory laws, decrees and regulations "Our moral obligation did not seven or eight marks. A funny bird, more skeptical and quietist Markus' that war, 2.2 per cent of the entire The committee arranging for the prosperity of this Pioneer country. put into effect since the Hitler re- cease when we put our names onto that boy, Englightened, a great read- utterances, the more firmly Moritz German Jewish population, a propor- details of the meeting includes: Phil- The excess of government receipts gime came into power, is to be de- a pledge card," declared David Gold- er, and still he clings to such anti- Ehrenreich adheres to his violent tion far greater than the correspond- ip M. Klutznick, chairman; Max Bar- over expenditures for the fivequated nonsense as this Chanukah views. "Just look at this," he cries, ish, Eugene Blazer, Dave Cohn, Mrs. month period ending August Sl ; sired. man, in stressing the necessity for celebration. Or isn't it nonsense for displaying a newspaper clipping. ing percentage in the total popula- J. J. Greenberg, Bob Kooper. 1933, amounts to 482,272 pounds n.s tion. Nor does this include converted The law, when enacted, it is gen- immediate payment of what is due someone living in the Berlin of 1932 "Here's a Doctor Rost. writing: Jews or men with a partly Jewish The committee reports that details compared to a surplus of 190,f*7S . erally conceded, will bar the Jews the Philanthropies. His committee to light candles to commemorate a "There are still a few Germans who ancestry. If. we count them too,-we are being worked out to make the pounds for the same period last from holding public office, will limit was a bright spot in the hist cam- victory some silly old Jewish say: yes,-the Jews are to- blame for get about five per cent, which is meeting a memorable one. year. flieir admission into the schools and paign, and he himself did yeoman general that gained over some silly Syr- everything, but aren't there some de- surely much more than double the A record attendance is expected, Imports during the threa months universities and the professions and work in making the drive success- ians two thousand years ago? And cent Jews too? That is nonsense For corresponding percentage in the to- since the Federation's activities of April, May and June 1933 towill make intermarriage a penal of- ful. ' that freedom which that old general if every Nazi knows even only one tal population. Now the German Jews touch upon the most important prob- talled 2,498,060 pounds as compared fense. "By the total raised we held out a is supposed to have "won—where is decent iJew, then, since^ there _ are A Jewish law, defining tbe status promise of needed aid to the sick and it today? They throw Jews out of twelve million Nazis, there must be are reaping their reward. "No, I'm lems of the Jewish community, be- to 1,660,526 pounds in-1932. Export? of the Jewish population, no matter the aged, the indigent and the or- subway trains in motion—is that twelve million decent Jews in -Ger- through. And good riddance. An- ing the concern of every Jewish man of oranges for the same three other eighteen. pounds,. and TO have and woman in the city. months rose from 86,054 cases in what : its terms, would be welcomed -planned, the crippled and the widowed freedom? many. But in all of Germany there ^enough ;•- .... . \ to go to Palestine. This year 1932 to 137,728 cases in 1933. by the German Jews since it,would ifce' JessL than jsidUbuBdred^thousand made ia. solemn pledge to help : None the; Jess Herr Wolfsohn_ re•will be the * last - time "we celebrate The number of Jewish industrial be -somAtl^KlJks^sy^^^-v^^^-^ 6 ?.' our" sorely-triea Jews.' No, I don't want to live t ffr&L" other gards with benevolent interest the Maccabean festival together here. inove much of the doubt and uncerenterprises rose from 2,475 in 1920 among people who -will stand for the I'm leaving." "~~ tainty that now dominates every as- countries, crushed by a sadistic" wave curious lighting contraption which leaders with that sort of logic." to 3,132 in 1933, with a correspondof persecution. We signed a new Moritz has lit in order to celebrate pect of Jewish life here. ing rise in invested capital fronv The Chanukah lights sputtered and Markus Wolfsohn ponders over lease on life for needy individuals- the holiday in accordance with the 2,235,000 pounds to 4,630,000 pounds arid we must not go back on our traditional ceremony. A narrow strip Doctor Rost's argument. A good died. Markus Wolfsohn listened tranand an increase in the number of woid in this critical hour. Small of metal provided with eight depres- salesman too must sometimes use au- quilly, drank a glass of spirits. He employees and working employet?; contributor or large contributor, each sions and nozzles for oil and wicks, dacious reasoning; but it would be has his own opinions, and his brothfrom "lO,{W8 to 16,870 persens. individual must help alleviate suffer- with a ninth light in front; behind too risky to approach the customers er-in-law Moritz held different \iews. ing- by paying his or her pledge im- the narrow strip a triangular back- of the house of Oppenheim with the There'd be no variety in life if every Eighth international A. Z. A. Day mediately." piece rises, a back-piece of very thin logic of Doctor Rost. Furthermore, he one thought alike. If Brother-in-law was appropriately observed in Omaha In December the second install- silver, with the embossed figures of tells Moritz, the Hakenkreuzler have Moritz can't stay where he belongs, last Sunday with an open meeting ment to the beneficiary agencies of Moses and Aaron on it, Moses bear- been quite decent toward him per- let him go off to Palestine; he, Mar- in the afternoon at the J. C. C, folthe Philanthropies is due. While the ing the tablets of the law, Aaron sonally. Of course it happens that a kus, would accompany him to the lowed by a banquet. Rabbi Theodore N. Lewis of Sioux checks have been sent out to a ma- wearing a high cap and priestly customer will refuse to let himself train and wave good-bye. Dr. A. L. Sachar, brilliant lecturer jority of City was the principal speaker at the institutions, a number whom Omahans remember for his had to be withheld pending receipt the meeting, attended by more than Lincoln, Neb.—-Who's persecuted in Palestine Government two vivid presentation of "The Epic of of additional funds. Growth of Tel Aviv hundred and fifty. Speaking on Germany? the Rothchilds," will be in Omaha All payments should be made at "The Destiny of Israel," Rabbi Lewis One interesting answer is given in Weighs Restrictions Revealed in Figures on January 26, 27 and 28 for a the Jewish Community Center. pointed out that the rehabilitation the following exerpt of a letter reweek-end Institute on Jewish history. of Palestine as the Jewish homeland ceived by Irving Perimeter from HerJEPvUSALEM, (JTA)—Deputy DiTEL AVIV, Palestine, (JTA)— The event promises to be one of the necessary in solving the Jewish bert D. Kelly, former associate on rector of Health Joseph W. P. was most stimulating and truly instruc- Round Table of Youth The Municipality Bulletin publishes problem. He also stressed that the The Lincoln Star, -who is now visiting Harkness informed the Jewish Teleinteresting statistics about this tive of the entire year. Admission Plans Full Program some of A. Z. A. could become in Munich, Germany: graphic Agency that the government members all-Jewish city. for the whole week-end series will the leaders in Jewish work. "If I believed what I read in the of Palestine was considering a posA well-rounded program for the The population is about 80,000. be one dollar. The observance was under the joint German papers and magazines, I sible restriction of the number of In three formal lectures and three Jewish Youth of Omaha is being There were 2,198 births compared Dr. Heagey to Preside at Com- licenses issued to doctors. He de- sponsorship of Mother chapter No. would be convinced by tbis timfs munity Forum Lecture round table discussions, Dr. Sachar, mapped out by the recently-formed with 1,930 last year. The mortality (about, three months) that the G*rmnn clared that out of a total of 1,043 1 and Sam Beber chapter No. 100. Round Table of Jewish Youth, rep- was 689, compared with 634 last Dr. Leon E. Fellman, adviser to j n a t i o n | S tbe victim of persecution by January 8 physicians in Palestine, 882 were resenting twenty-eight youth organ- year. There -were 901 marriages Jewish. Most of the Jewish physi- A. Z. A. No. 1, presided. A class of i t n e j e v s > it seems that those wbo izations. compared with 757 in 1932. Divorce Deal or a New Day" will "A cians licensed this year, he stated, fifteen new members to A. Z. A. were have been driven out of Germany do y Among the projects outlined at a figures increased from 176 to 240. given their first degree initiation un- not sing the praises of tbe Nazis after f the address by were German immigrants. be the subject of meeting Monday were: development Municipal revenues during August der the direction of Stanley F. Levin, they get to France, Switzerland, Engof a leadership class; development of were nearly sixteen thousand pounds Norman Thomas before the Com- The total number of doctors and also an adviser of the Mother chap- land or the U. S. This surprises and. an open youth forum; formation of and revenue for six months between munity Forum at the Jewish Com- dentists in Palestine on November ter. offends the Brown Shirts. Whenever new classes and courses in Jewish April and September totaled about munity Center, January 8, accord- 30 was 1,566. Since the end of 1932 any newspaper, magazine, politician, Edward Rosenbaum delivered the learning and intensification of Jew- 85 thousand pounds. The income ing to an announcement by William there had been an increase of 500 Grand Aleph Godol's message. Israel or lecturer criticizes the Nazi GerGrodinsky, chairman of the educaJews in these professions. Deputy Bercovici spoke for the Mother chap- many, it is always due to Jewish inish education; concentrated effort in from building licenses trebled, waDirector Harkness declared. philanthropic, work; investigation of ter taxes doubled and other items tional committee. ter, Louis Canar for the Sam Beber fluence and Jewish lies, according to The subject was chosen at a meetthe possibility of a large choir of showed a substantial increase. chapter, Massie Baum read the mes- the German press. I have a marazJne ing of the educational committee last Jewish young people for two musisage of Sam Beber, the founder of before me which carries a number of Friday noon. cal projects; co-ordination of Jewish the order. A varied program of en- cartoons, like the Jew being crucificrt Dr. F. W. Heagey will preside and youth cultural work. Chanukah Dance of on a swastika or being driven out or tertainment was also presented. will introduce the ispeaker. The The Round Table was formed to the the synagogue, by Brown Shirts, arc Rabbi Uri Miller delivered Jr. Society Sunday Princeton Club, of which Dr. Heagey unify the efforts of the clubs. A principal address at the banquet, on reproduced with the explanation tbat is president, will honor Thomas at a mass meeting for the members of Cantor Elias Kritchmar, celebrated "Jewish Problems and How A. Z. A. in this manner the Jews ar.? lying The Chanukah dance of the Junior luncheon the day of the lecture. all the constituent organizations will Germany, whereas in truth they A capacity audience heard Dorocantor of Odessa and Moscow, has Can Be of Help." William Wolfe was about Society of the Conservative synabe held January 21. have never been driven out of synatoastmaster. Sam Beber, founder of Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair Lewis) just returned from a tour of South Philip Klutznick was the guest gogue, which will be- given at the thy gogues or crucified. A. Z. A. and president of -the Suopen the Forum program, and an- America and is now making a tour of speaker at Monday evening's meet- Fontenelle Hotel, Sunday night, De- other capacity audience is expected the country, officiating at many of preme Advisory Council, spoke, as " 'Oh you Americans can't undercember 24, promises to be a gala ing. Philip M. Klutznick, former ex- stand,' is about all the explanation affair. The ballroom will be appro- January 8. Norman Thomas is a sil- the leading synagogues of the prinei-. did ecutive secretary, Rabbi Lewis, Dr. I've gotten out of any of the Germans ver-tongued orator. He was the sodecorated and Freddy Ebenpal cities, under the management of Japs, Hindus Not Hit priately A. Greenberg, and Hyman Good- as to the persecution of Jews. Ail er's orchestra will play. One of the cialist candidate for president in insist that the stories of persecution Joseph Hyman, of the Chicago Conbinder. 1932, and is noted for his sincerity By Nazi Aryan Clause features of this holiday event will Dr. A. L. Sachar. • have been exaggerated but, of course, Similar observances were held by cert Bureau. and his brilliant mind. His book, be a prize waltz. known throughout the United "States Berlin, (J.T.A.)—The racial lines The judges of the waltz will be Mrs. "America's Way Out," is ranked with Cantor Kritchmar appeared in the A. Z. A. chapters throughout the can't, deny that there is a deliberate of discrimination aimed et tl'.e as an outstanding authority on Jew- now in existence in Germany, and David A. Goldstein, Mrs. H. Sol Novit- the best. same congregations in Russia where United States and Canada. At the policy Jews. The . economic competition open meeting in Council Bluffs, Rabish history and culture/will present which the Nazi regime is furthering, sky, and Mrs. Mose Yousem. is president of the Dr. Heagey the famous Cantors Minkovsky and "The Romance of Jewish History." are intended for Jews only and not As this affair is during the fes- Council of Social Agencies, is a pro- Rasumno officiated. "His melodious bi H. Jolt of Lincoln was the prin- seems to have been the basis of the feeling against them becauro Ine At the Institute, Dr. Sachar will for Japanese. Hindus or other Asi- tive season, with the school set home fessor at the Creighton Medical chants brought forth by his powerful cipal speaker. Eabbi David A. Goldstein addressed figures are always being quoted as to paint the pictures which will jecre- atic nations, Dr. Wilhelm Frick, Mh from their various schools, out-of- School, and is on the governing board and beautiful tenor voice brings one ate for his audiences events and ister of the Interior', in the Nazi town holiday guests and former res- of the Community Chest. bade to the days of old and in his the A. Z. A. gathering at St. Paul, the percentage of Jews who were docOther numbers on the Forum pro- fine intelligent interpretation one and Julius Bisno, executive secre- tors, teachers and other professional scenes of the Jewish? past. He will cabinet, declared in an official state- idents home for visits, a brilliant men. I talked to a young Nazi stugram are: Bishop McConnell, Wed- merely has to listen to his Toice and tary, spoke at Lincoln. cause to pass .in review: the great ment to the German press. party is expected. dent, who declared that he had had nesday evening, February 14; Oswald he will immediately discer;. the test characters in -Jewish ~-. history. In Dr. Frick declared most emphatmany Jewish friends and when he had Garrison Villard, Wednesday evening, his lectures, "saints-and', sinners, herically that the alarming attitude of the prayer,** according to critics. Levine Heads State studied at Prague had lived only with March 14; and Maurice SamueL oes and. traitors, : martyrs and. rene- against'the racial policy of Germany, Jack DePorte Heads Cantor Kritchmar -will appear for Jews. Naturally he wouldn't come out Council on Nutrition Wednesday evening, April 11. gades, will live again. •',':". which was recently assumed by JapPhilosophical Society the first time in this city at the conin the open and say he disagreed with, The Institute is being sponsored by anese and Hindu newspapers is BERLIN—The famous Ephraim gregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol, Dr. Victor E. Levine of the Creigb- the government's policy but he intithe Study club of the Conservative groundless, because German racial and Burt. Friday evening, De- ton University Medical School, was mated as much and then added, 'But Synagogue arid will be held at the policy will hit only the Jews. The Jack DePorte was elected president Meyers banking house, established 19th cember 29, at 6:30 p. m., and Satur- elected president of the Nebraska this feeling against the Jews will sll in Hanover in 1797, has been liquiof the Omaha Philosophical Society Nazis, Dr. Frick stated, consider the J. C. C. According to the committee day morning at 9 a m . Nutrition Council, recently organized. be forgotten in four years.' When dated, it was officially announced, in charge, the tickets, will be on sale nations of Asia as "ancient nations at the election of officers held last This Council •will serve as a clear- even those who profess to be friendly in view of economic difficulties. The A concert will be presented by him next week and -may be secured from of high culture and the German gov- Sunday. ing house for technical nutrition to the Jews are as indifferent as he, Jewish banking house was one of at the synagogue Sunday evening, Demembers of the Study club or at the ernment is far from desiring to He will be installed at a meeting you can see what the situation Is." problems. the oldest concerns in the country. cember 31, at 8 p. m. .January 7. eliminate them." Jewish Community Center.
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ANNUAL HEXING OF ^DERATION" ON JANUARY 30
ANOTHER PLEA TO CONTRIBUTORS OF PHILANTHROPIES
A.Z.A.DAYHELD LOCALLY SUNDAY
DR. A. L. SACHAR TO CONDUCT PTITUTE ON JEWJDSTORY
NEWSPAPERMAN TELLS
THOMAS TO TALK ON "A NEW DEAL ORANEWDAF
FAMED ODESSA CANTOR TO APPEAR IN CONCERT