January 26, 1934

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Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism

In the Interests of the Je-vish People • MOV* MS

Entered as Second Class Mai l'ostofflce of Omaha, Nebrn

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i\ on January 21, 1021, at . \et the Act of March 3, 1870

OMAHAi NEBRASKA, KRfl>AY, JANUARY 26,1934

Vol. IX-r-No. 52

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SACHAR INSTITUTE Will Conduct TO BEPRESENTED History Series THIS

OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARD TO BE MADE EARLYNEXT WEEK

30,000 Immiglrants Enter Hofy Land During! Year 1933

SymposiumToBe Followed By Forum,

Jerusalem, (J.T.Ai) -^According to figures made public .hire by the executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, 30,000 Jewish immigrants Three-Bay Institute on Jewish egally entered Palestine in -1933. History at Community These figures do.?otiinclude tourCenter week. ' • . . • • ' sts who. have remainect in Palestine The award was given last year for without permission. J ;' . ,. . Offering a comprehensive and hightha first time, and was presented to The Palestine figures are based on ly dramatized review of the remarkWilliam L. Holzman, president of the official government |tatements up to able personalities,' the momentous Jewish Community Center and Wel-the end of Novembeif and included an events * and the stirring tragedies of An outstanding liberal, Bishop fare Federation. It consists of a gold estimate for Deceinb|r, 1933. the colorful history which is the herFrancis J. McConnell, will be the "Mogen Dovid" key, inscribed with itage of the Jews, the three-day third speaker on the Community A symposium on the Jewish, by the Jewish Women's Welfare Orthe name of the recipient and the Sachar Institute of Jewish History Forum lecture series, on Wednesday Federation, followed by an open ganization, an affiliate of the Feddesignation of the award and year, opens tonight. The first lecture of evening, February 14. and a parchment certificate detailing forum from the floor, will be theeration. The entire Jewish communthe series in which Dr. A*. L. Sachar Thus far the Forum program has feature of the annual meeting ity is invited to attend the dinner. the award and signed by the memwill discuss "Ifs That Changed Jewdrawn unusually large audiences. of the Jewish Community Cen- Reservations, at fifty cents per plate, bers of the commitee. ish History" will take place at 9 p. Dorothy Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair may be made by calling the Jewish Members of the commitee who will m. in the Jewish Community Center. Lewis) opened the series in Decem- ter and Welfare1 Federation on Community Center, Jackson 1366. select this year's "outstanding citiA complete schedule of the lectures ber, and Norman Thomas was the Monday evening , January 29, at Those who do not attend the dinner zen" are Mrs. L. Neveleff, Rabbi Mrs. H. A. Wolf 1 chairman of the and the round table discussions folJanuary speaker. In both instances the Center auditorium, starting are urged to come to the meeting David A. Goldstein, Rabbi Frederick lows: starting at 8 p. m. Cohn, Rabbi Uri Miller, William L. family' welfare cojnmittee of the the Jewish Community Center audi- at 8 p. m. Friday H. A. Wolf, Eugene Blazer Holzman, Jacob S. Pearlstien, Frank Federation, is urgia. immediate ac- torium was filled to capacity. L. Holzman, president 9 p. m.—Lecture, "If s That ChangBishop McConnell is another na- and Irvin Stalmaster will lead of William Ackerman, Morris Blacker, and Na-tion on all, those if ho are planning the Jewish Community Center • to send relief for 'assover to' relaed Jewish History." tionally-known personality. He is one the discussion on the sympos- and Welfare Federation, in urging than E. Gilinsky. Presentation is to be- made for- tives abroad. In thai transmission of of the leaders of Protestant Chris- ium. Each address will be lim- everyone to attend the annual Saturday Dr. Abrara Leon Sachar funds the local Federation is once tianity in America. As president of ited to ten minutes. 2:30 p. ni.—Round Table discus- who will conduct an Institute of Jew- mally at a banquet to be held at the again lending* aid. • meeting, stated: "The animal meetthe Federal Council of Churches of Jewish Community Center early next sion followed by a tea. Their subjects are: ing of the Federation should be, The Federation sends the funds Christ in America, he has exeited his ish History this week-end at the Jew- month, at which time the fraternity "What the Federation is today- considered the outstanding event 8:00 p. m.—Lecture, "Some Peace- ish Community Center. through HI AS. In a letter received influence toward the attainment of a Is it meeting the needs of the Jew- on our communal calendar, as the will honor the recipient and the memful Revolutions in Jewish History." by Mrs. Wolf from the HIAS Immi- higher social order. bers of the committee on selection. grant ish Community?" Federation's activities touch upon Bank, it is stated: "The PassSunday In the pulpit and from the lecture "What are the proper functions v ah of the vital problems and funcover holidays come" early this year, . 10:30 a. m.—Sound Table discustions of an organized Jewish combeginning on Friday- evening, March platform, Bishop McConnell has al- of the Federation?" J. N. F, andMizrachi sion. ' - - . "What is the future of the Fed- munity. 30. It is therefore important that re- ways raised his voice for tolerance 3:00 p. m.—Lecture, "Sparks from Agree on Sabbath mittances for abrokd, especially to and brotherhood. He was one of the eration in Omaha?" "The issues being faced by the the Jewish Anvil." Russia, be sent as soon as possible. speakers at the mammoth anti-Nazi Another feature of the meeting Federation are the concern of Dr. Sachar is national director of Madison Square Garden Protest Jerusalem, (J.T.A.)—The World will be the election of officers for every Jewish individual in our city. "We desire to call your attention the B'nai Brith Hillel Foundations, is Executive of the Mizrachi organiza- to the fact that we have decided to meeting last year. the coming year. The tremendous increase in our rea former professor of European histion here "has expressed its satisfac- discontinue accepting orders for matPreceding the meeting at 6:30 p. lief load, the expanding social tory at the University of Illinois, and tion with the successful outcome of zoths and food packages, for the m., there will be a delicious, strictly needs of our people, the educationis the author1 of "A History of the negotiations between the directorate kosher dinner, prepared and served al problems and numerous projects Jews" and numerous articles which National B'nai Brith Leader of the Jewish National Fund and the main reason that the duty on mat- Nazis Seize Furniture zoths and other food -commodities is of the Federation require the athave appeared in leading-periodicals Addresses Capacity AuMizrachi in connection with the in- very high. We know from experience of Arnold Zweig, Kerr tention and united co-operation of Sachar will be remembered, by troduction of the Sabbath observance that the majority o.f Jews in Russia dience Here Sunday ail who recognize their communal Omahans for his brilliant presentaclause in all J.N.F. lease contracts. during the last Pslssover, procured responsibilities. Berlin, (J.T.A.)—Furniture belongtion of "The Komance of the Roths"We do not believe that a single lie The Mizrachi deplores the fact that matzoths and other! Passover articles ing to Arnold Zweig and Alfred "A capacity attendance Monday childs" last year. should be unchallenged. The Jewish such matters should be of necessity in Russia proper at a much smaller Kerr, noted German Jewish writers, evening should demonstrate the ^ Those "attending the Saturday eve- people have nothing t o ; fear from discussed but the hope prevails that cost. For this reason, wg-urge that deep Jewish consciousness of our now in exile, has been confiscated it ning lecture^ must be in their seats the truth but have everything" to fear the settlers will comply with the de-thJsjyear money be sent Ithi-oug-h the was announced here. The confiscacommunity." by 8 p. m., as the lecture will start from malicious falsehoods.;• The anti- mrjnd for" Sabbath • observance; The •Torgsin* -stores/')*,,E ; a t J t h a t ; , t i t i i f i M Q ienable> those defamriatton: league of the-B'haF-"Ei itlv MizrachT Is ^prosecuting plans "for a Anyone wanting io know, the rates tion TPas-ld^aceordaiice-^rith- the law •*T1. •---—•—*>?Brief Reports •"'-.• who wish to attend the- Gershwin brings forth the light of truth," de- universal observance of the Sabbath or any other information may call recently passed for expropriating the Interesting and brief reports concert to attend .both events. goods of "enemies of the state." Second Number on Jewish For-be given by the president and heads clared Richard Gutstadt, executive in all spheres of the Holy Land. the Jewish Community Center. ArrangementsTiave been completed director of the anti-defamation league um Series Held at J. C. C. of the constituent agencies and funcfor the tea which will follow the Sat- of the B'nai Brith, in an address at tional committees of the Federation. Wednesday urday afternoon discussions. Hern- the J. C. C. Sunday evening under Among these reports are: Presibers of the Study Club of the Con-the auspices of the local lodge. The dent's William L. Holsman; servative Synagogue,' sponsors of the auditorium was not large enough to i" '"A people must live its national life Jewish message, Free Loan Society, Harry A. Institute, assisted by members of the care for the overflow attendance. in terms of the ideals of its memory Wolf, chairman; Jewish Community Conservative Auxiliary, will be hos- "Not from malice, hatred- or fanaand experience of the past," declared Center, Jack Marer, chairman; Sotesses at the tea. Dr. Leo P. Honor, director of the Colticism does anti-Semitic prejudice lege of Jewish Studies in Chicago, cial Service committee, Dr. Philip Tickets for the entire series are arise," he stated, "but from a lack of who was the speaker at the second of Sher, chairman; Jewish Philanthroone dollar and may be secured from understanding. Malicious lies and the series on the Jewish Forum pro- pies, Dr. A. Greenberg, general members of the Study Group or at prevarications are projected into the gram, at the Jewish Community Cen- chairman of the 1933 drive; Family the Jewish Community Center. public's mind through racketeers and" ter Wednesday evening. His subject Welfare committee, Mrs. Harry A. professional agitators." By Prof. Raymond Moley, in "Today? •was "The Meaning of Jewish History." Wolf, chairman; Talmud Torah, Max' In speaking of Germany, Gutstadt Dr. Honor traced the history of the M. Barish, president; Jewish Wo'said: "In Germany a whole nation Jewish people from the days of slav- men's Welfare Organization, Mrs. L. has become diseased. A group of partment of Labor. The Jews in ery in Egypt, pointing out that those Neveleff, president; Jewish Old Peotunity to make a creative contribution • Prof. Raymond Moley, close friend a few madmen have absolutely ples Home, Harry Silverman, comof President Roosevelt, former head to their nation and to humanity, but America proposed that they be per- Jews survived who "lived a way of mittee chairman; report on recent Professor Chaim Schauss, Jewish wrecked the mental poise of a great of mitted to guarantee by bonds that life based on all the Jewish exper"Brain Trust," and editor of the very right to earn a living. As ^historian and' lecturer of New York, people. The German nation has per- the the their religionists .would not become iences and memories of the past, a national assembly of Jewish Federaa result, some thousands of Jews have magazine "Today," has written a •will speak in Yiddish at the J. C. C. mitted itself to relapse to medieval ringing plea to the American Gov- found themselves wanderers on the public charges if admitted to. the way of life which called upon them tions and welfare funds in Chicago, Dave Goldman. Sunday evening, January 28, at 8 barbarism and a cold pogrom of ex- ernment to open the gates of the face of the earth. This ia not a United States. to be true to themselves." t>. m. on "The Origin of Anti-Se- termination against a blameless peoThe President turned to his attorHe also illustrated how many na- All of these reports will be very He declared that the anti-de- United States to the victims of the theory. It is a bitter fact. mitism-r-When It Began and Where." ple." ney-generaL. who has now rendered a tions do not live their national life in short. Nazi regime.—The Editor. A number of these refugees have The general public is invited to at- famation league has evidence that the which declares that hereaf- such terms. Thus, Poland suffered sought admission to the United States. decision Nominating Committee tend. atrocities committed under the Hitler ter the State Department must, in for a century under oppression, yet the general quota policy of practice as ' Prof. Schauss will be here Satur- regime are even worse than those After months of effort, victory has Under well as in theory, share Nominations for office will be subwhen she obtained freedom after tlie come to those who have been attempt- Congress it is probable that a good with the Labor Department its au- world war she inflicted the same op- . mitled by a nomination committee day and Sunday, January 27 and told in the press. of them were entitled to admis28, as the guest of the Jewish Na- "Even though Hitler and Goebbels ing to break through the crusty for- many pression upon the minorities in her } consisting of Harry A. Wolf, chairsion. But the issuance of passport thority in the granting of visas. tional Workers Alliance and the Pio-and Goering and Rust and Rhoemer malism of the state department in be- visas land as she had suffered previously. man; Irvin Stalmaster, Dr. A. GreenThis means that some essential deto foreigners seeking admission half of the application of American neer Women. cisions will be shared by a departand Frick were all to pass out of tradition to German refugees. The speaker also emphasized the berg, J. H. Knlakofsky, and William has been, until recently, practically an On Saturday evening, Schauss will the German picture, the Jewish condiment which, at least at the present part played by the teaching of the Milder. exclusive monopoly of the Department Cpeak at a social meeting of the tion there could not vitally improve. It does not require a long array of of State because of the misconstruc- time 4s thoroughly in sympathy with Torah in the survival of the Jewish The committee in charge of the Workers Alliance and the Pioneer The Jews of this generation in Ger- historical citations to establish the tion of at least one provision of the the principle of asylum, and which, at people. annual meeting consists of Philip M. fact that the United States is comWomen at 8:30 p. m. at the J. C. C. many are doomed. the same time, has the means, the A keynote of Jewish history, he emKlutznick, chairman; Max M. Barish, United States immigration laws. The public is also invited to attend "The Nazis are planning a world mitted to the principle of asylum for sympathy and the knowledge neces- phasized, was the continual struggle Eugene Blazer, Dave Cohn, Robert The Department of State operates this meeting. After a well-balanced revolution for the Nazi ideas. Four tnose who flee from religious and posary to the making of an intelligent the Jewish people for the right to Kooper and Mrs. J. J. Greenberg. T h e circum- through some hundreds of consular choice among those applying for ad- of p r o g r a m , refreshments will be years of economic horror have placed be themselves, a struggle based on A special committee of the Jewish officers who apply the law under instances under which the American served. • the recognition that they had some- Women's Welfare organization, of the people in a frame of mind where colonies were established, and the pol- structions to interpret this law strict- mission. A book by Prof. Schauss, "History they are susceptible to the Nazi which Blanche Zimman is chairman, As we review this whole unlovely thing precious. of Jewish" Holidays," has been re- theories, which have nothing to of- icies and utterances of those in whom ly. Apparently many of them have incident, the probelm of recasting our Dr. Honor stated that in their preis in charge of reservations for the felt that their chief purpose was to cently published. He is reputed to be fer except a philosophy of quackery authority has been held in this counsent struggle the Jewish people must dinner. foreign service becomes more and keep the number of immigrants small. try for one hundred and fifty years, an excellent speaker. and charlatanism, a philosophy rest- have clearly established this principle. Some of them gloried in the extent to more apparent. Despite certain gains again turn to the memories and ex- This will be the third annual meeting upon the basest of human emo- An overwhelming majority of Ameri- which this was accomplished. which have been achieved by our ca- perience of the past. As regards Pal- ing since the consolidation into one tions and making the Jew the scape- cans grant it as axiomatic. And the The joy of some of these men re- reer service, it still remains long on estine, he said: "In once more build- Federation of the Jewish Community goat." same overwhelming majority will, I minds me of a naturalization exam- poltieness and short on human under- ing up for ourselves Eretz Israel, we Center, the Jewish Philanthropies, more have a focus of attention, and the Welfare Federation. He told in detail about the anti- believe, insist upon the application in iner who, some years ago, told me standing. It is so removed from once a focus of strength for the difficult American life that it has apparently fact cf what we expound in principle. Jewish organizations and the work of with ecstasy written on his face that struggle ahead." anti-defamation league in bat- If this is not true, then the United such was the severity of his exam- failed to realize that this is not just Baltimore, Md, (J. T. A.)—Balti- the Max Fromkin was chairman and in- Hadassah's Linen another Administration, but that it more voters may decide whether tling these menaces. He also told of States is living a gigantic hypocrisy. ination of applicants for citizenship means a basic change in principle and troduced the speaker. Miss Dora the. educational work done by the on their knowledge of the American If this is not a distinguishing cahrkosher meat can be sold on Sunday. gave the introductory reShower Wednesday and its vigilance in correcting acterstic of this country, then it is Constitution that he sent many of purpose. This failure is pretty wide- Freshman A referendum ordinance permitting league marks. The Jewish Forum series is Just another country with principles them away in tears. That was bureau- spread in the Department of State, sponsored by the Junior Vaad organThe annual linen shower of the the sale of kosher meat here on Sun-falsehoods. in its most tragic form. Some which generally needs reorganization. Omaha chapter of Hadassah will be day by dealers/whose places of bus- Henry Monsky, a member of the in the window and self-interest in the cracy izations. The Secretary of State, who is fortof this spirit still lives. held Wednesday afternoon, January iness are closed on Saturdays was executive committee of the interna- cash-box. On this point, however, we must not 31, at the J. C. C. Mrs. Julius AbraLast summer, as a result of earnest unately free from hampering diplomaintroduced in the City XJouncil by tional order, presided. lose a sense of discrimination. Those and able advocacy of the cause of tic inhibitions, can well make this Education Committee In Afternoon hamson is chairman. Meyer Reamer, of the Fourth DisDuring the' afternoon Gutstadt ad- who knock at our gates requesting these refugees in Washington, the task of recasting and renovating his The Hadassah sewing circle will trict. Mr. Reamer is one of the three of Talmud Torah exhibit the garments they have made ^Jewish members of the -council of dressed a rally of. the members of the such asylum should be athentic refu- Department of State sent out new in- department a major objective of his constituent organizations of the gee." from actual persecution. Of this structions to the consuls. These reg- policy. He will have the hearty supduring the year. Mrs. A. Theodore eighteen. : "...•['•"' we have the right to be assured. The educational committee of the and Mrs. Reuben Bordy are in ulations were not the expression of port of plain Americans of all parties The plan is to have it referred to Round Table of Jewish Youth. He stressed the necessity for the Despite the probable exaggerations principle, but the simulacrum of prin- in an attempt to teach our foreign City Talmud Torah, according to an- charge of the sewing circle work. the voters of the city at. the general service, both abroad and in WashingMrs. D. A. Goldstein, program state election in November for adop- Jewish youth of today to live accord- in the anti-Nazi stories that we hear, ciple. There was little substance in ton, the human implications of the nouncement by Max Barish, president, includes Reuben Lackow, chair- chairman, has arranged an interesttion or rejection. The sale of kosher ing to the highest ethical standards. there are certain facts that establish the incoherent verbiage in which this New Deal. man; H. Marcus, Mrs. M. Fromkin, ing program consisting of a fantasy, meat on Sunday-Is prohibited by the He also told them that they ought to the case. The dictator of the Reich, expression of policy was couched. become better acquainted with their in his book, My Battle, expresses a Two months later, after further proDr. M. Margolin, I. Morgenstern, N. "Pioneers," in which Mis. Abe Solonew Sunday law. own religion and. their tradition so compound of fallacy, hatred and bi- tests, another set of instructions was S a i d t h e S p i d e r . . . Levinson, Sam Beber, M. D. Brod- mon, Mrs, Sam Theodore and Mrs. that they could more capably carry gotry. Undoubtedly great numbers of sent to the consuls. It left the situa- Berlin.—The Berlin administration key, Rabbi David A. Goldstein, Rab- Dave Brodkey will take part; & New York.—The musical embargo on Germany • which has: been in force out the heritage of their people. Wil- non-Jewish as well as Jewish profes- tion practically unchanged. Thus the of the famous Leipzig fair which bi Uri Miller, Rabbi N. Feldman. group of violin selections by Thelma several months on account of the liam Wolfe, president of the Round sional men, scholars, teachers and ar- cause of the German refugees found opens March 4, issued a statement Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Rabbi David Gaspar; an address by Mrs. Felix Nazi ban on Jewish artists, was up- Table, presided and told of the aims tist3 ruthlessly ejected from positions Itself in. a dead-end street of diplo- reassuring all Jews and foreigners H. Wice, and Dr. Philip Sher. The Levey of Chicago, nation ally-known that they need, have no fear in at- name of Dr. Sher was inadvertently Hadassah member, Mrs. T. A. Tully held by . yehudi , Menuhin, violinist, of the organization. . About 450 at- earned by genuine merit and. labor, matic bafflement. and her committee will serve tea. have been denied not only the oppor- They then sought the aid of the De-tending; the fair. tended. , i . i omitted from the previous list. who refused .to jplay. in Germany. "Omaha's Outstanding Jewish Citizen," an award made annually by the Phi Beta Epsilon fraternity, will be chosen by the' members of the committee on selection early next

Outstanding Liberal Election of Officers and Brief Reports Next Forum Speaker By President and Heads of

Affiliated Organizations

EARLY URGED FOR ASSOVER RELIEF TO RELATIVES

ANTI-DEFAMATION NEED IS TOLD BY RICHARD GUTSTADT

HONOR SPEAKS ON MEANING OF JEWISH HISTORY

PLEA TO U.S. TO OPEINTTHE GATES

PROF. CHAM SCHAUSS TO SPEAK !N OMAHA

To Vote on Sunday Kosher Meat Sales

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