Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism
In the Interests of the Jewish People
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, tFEBRUAKY 2, 1934
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Anniversary Service STAG PLANNED FOR INSTITUTE^ JEWISH of Vaad Tonight RABBI DAVID H. WICE HISTORY TO BE MADE ANNUAL LOCAL EVENT Week-End Course of Five Lectures and Round Table Discussions By Dr. A. L. Sachar Stimulates Interest .
A special service commemorating the close of one full year of Friday evening religious services under the auspices of the Vaad will be held this evening, at the B'nai Israel synagogue. Cantor A. Schwaczkin and the B'nai [srael choir will assist Rabbi Uri Miller in officiating. Rabbi Miller's sermon topic will be "One Year — What Have We. Achieved." . Following the service, a symposium ill be held. , Representatives of various groups affiliated with the Vaad will present short addresses. I. Morgenstern will represent the Vaad, Mrs. N.-H. Greenberg the Ladies Auxiliary, Minnie Frohm the Junior Vaad Auxiliary, Sam White the Young Men's Vaad, Ben Kazlowsky the Men's club, and Hefschel Magzamin the Habonim. Ephraim Marks, will be chairman. Refreshments will be served by a committee of the Auxiliary. All members of the community are invited to attend. . .
Vol. X—No. 1
Friends of. Rabbi David H. Wice are arranging a s£ag dinner in his honor Tuesday, Febr. 12, to celebrate his marriage the following, week to Miss Sophie Salzer of Cincinnati. . i. More than a hundred ; men are expected .to . attend the dinner, according to Nathan E. Jacobs,; chairman, of the committee. The stagwill be • one of the • largest ever held in the. city. » _ . Invitations are .'being sent this week to friends ? of Rabbi Wice. Members of the committee are requesting that all friends of Rabbi Wice attend the /dinner. Alfred S. Mayer is in . charge of the program and Homer I. Binswanger is in chaijee of the reservations. Other members of the committee are: Abe Goldstein, Max L. Holzman, Irvin Stalmaster, Harry Z. Rosenfeld, Jack W. Marer, David Goldman, David Rosenstock, Dr. Leon E. Fellman, Ernest A. Nogg. Reservationsmust be made by'Febr. 11. Those making reservations are requested to send checks to Mr. Binswanger at the Blackstone Hotel. The dinner is to be ?2.50 per plate and is to be informal.
Symposium On Federation Features Annual Meeting AHOfficers Re*Elected; Reports Rendered By Heads Of Affiiliated Groups
The Institute of Jewish History, I conducted in Omaha last week-end hy Suggested Headings Dr. Abram L. Sachar of Chicago, was so successful that it is planned to Dr. Abram Leon Sachar, in a make the Institute a permanent an- round table discussion during the nual event. Institute on Jewish History, sugWilliam L. Holzman was by day—is it meeting the needs of the Dr. Sachar, who is national director gested the following small book acclamation unanimously re- Jewish community?" He told how of the Hillel Foundations, gave a se- shelf, devoted to Jewish writings, Jewish Community Center and elected president of the Jewish the ries of three main addresses and two each volume chosen because of its Welfare Federation had developed Community Center and Welfare into the life-blood found table discussions. : vivid, dramatic style and its power of the Jewish comFederation at the annual meetCapacity audiences attended each to stimulate interest. munity. Eugene Blazer, in speaking ing held Monday evening at the on "What Are the Proper Functions event in the series, which was held at ZangwilL—Dreamers of the Ghetto Center auditorium with an at- of the Federation?" stated that the the Jewish1 Community Center and his „! Ghetto Tragedies fascinating and colorful manner of Kastein tendance well over 300. Messiah of Ismir' synagogues and temple cannot be the presentation won the enthusiastic fa- Feuchtwanger. . ; Josephus unifying force in Israel, that it is the The feature was a symposium . . , vor of his listeners. Power To Honor Einstein Federation which must bring all eleon the Federation, its needs and Opening the Institute series with a Lewisohn ...Last Days of Shylock Jersey City—New. Jersey's recepments of Jewry together. Irvin Stalits future, led by Harry A. Wolf, lecture on "Ifs That Changed Jewish .. ..................„_...., . Israel ion for Professor . Albert Einstein spoke on "The Future of the Eugene Blazer and Irvin Stal- master History" on Friday evening, Dr. Sa- Abrahams ..1 ........... — will take the form of a Huge conFederation,' telling how lie problems master. The interest evinced by of tomorrow are different and more char vividly presented some of the ..Jewish Life in the Middle Ages cert in Convention : Hall in Atlantic those present showed a recogni- vital than those of yesterdaj' and crucial moments whicli changed the Levin J... .......Childhood in Exile lity on March 25, and the proceeds WILLIAM L. HOLZMAN tion of deep communal respon- enumerating many of the problems entire course of Jewish history. How.;.-..i._...^ Youth in Revolt of the concert, estimated in advance ever, the speaker pointed out that Brod ._. - David Reubeni as approximately $100,000, will be Berlin—Wiesbaden, world famous Re-elocted President of the Jewish sibility. confronting the Federation. Excerpts events which seemingly were deter- Asch - ... .... Kiddush Hash em used to found an Einstein colony in resort, reports "huge and regrettable Community Center and Welfare Fedand highlights of the symposium are All the officers of the -Federation eration. financial, losses." mined by caprice or chance have re ...... . . . Three Cities Palestine. printed elsewhere in this issue. were re-elected. The entire list: solved themselves in the course of Zweig „„.„...„.„. . ..Jeremiah William L. Holzman, chairman, time into what appears to be a pat- Frank .......... Yiddush Tales William L. Holzman, presi- presided and gave the president's tern with a purpose. Sachar . , .History of the Jews annual message. Abe Goldstein, treadent. Saturday afternoon at a round table Samuel . .. The Plough Women Henry Monsky, first vice- surer, reported a deficit of $1,100. discussion Dr. Sacihar described some Untermeyer ....'. „._.... . . * The following reports were subpresident; •would-be Messiahs in Jewish history, „ Poems of Heinrich Heine mitted: Family Welfare, Mrs. H. Sam Beber, second vice-presi- A. Wolf, chairman; Jewish Commua3 Reubenl and Shabbeti Levi. Fol- Fleg _...... „ : .........Moses lowing the lecture session, members ._._— —..„.. . Solomon dent. nity Center, Jack W. Marer, chairof the Conservative Synagogue Aux- Fjneinan ~ „__..i.Hear Ye Sons Mrs. L. Neveleff, third vice- man; Social Service committee, Dr. iliary and the Study group were hostPhilip Sher, chairman; Jewish Philpresident. esses at tea. anthropies, Dr. A. Greenberg, chairhe rehabilitation of the Jewish naHarry Silverman, secretary. man; Report on National Council of In his Saturday evening lecture' the speaker discussed concepts which ional homeland as the "most marvelJewish Federations and Welfare Abe Goldstein, treasurer. have developed pat : #f the heart of ous development of the last two cen- Excerpts from theAddresses by Harry A. Funds, Dave Goldman; City Taljnud. Judaism. The three "basic concepts turies." As to the future of Pales^ Honorary Officers Torah, Max M. Barish, president; tine, he declared that it ^depended on irvin S$alma$ter at the Federation Meeting s | ^ ^ . imderrying. Jewish,, history, y he_ said, politicaland: eccmbmcreonditionsrand _ Div, Philip Sher, honorary Jewish Free Loan Society, Harry A. af e: {1) X3e ha^~meamfig~ ha^~meamfig~ ahSTsigM ."•".' V~ "Wolf, chairman; Jewish WoiheB'8 ficance. (2) We should combine the •on. whether the TransjordaS "region Herewith are printed excerpts l abroad. In Omaha our Philanthropies consciousness entirely apart from wor- president. Welfare Organization, Mrs. L. Neveh was opened to Jewish settlement. Harry B. Zimman, Mrs. Mor- leff, ship. social justicji of the prophets with the does noble, tiecessary. work. In the president. and highlights of the symposium preHillel Foundations Rabbinic institutional loyalty. (3) A In the case of a Jewish Community ris Levy and Mr&; Harry H. LapThe contents of these reports are sented at the annual meeting of the United States our money helps with Dr. Sachar highly praised the Hillel sense of "otherness" instead of a Jewish Community Center and Wel- character building and with hospitals Center and Welfare Federation the di- idus, Honorary Vice-Presidents. printed elsewhere in this issue. ' sense of alien differences should add Foundation work in this country fare Federation Monday by Harry A. and educational institutions. To meet versity, if not entirely obliviated, is The nominating committee was Symposium a positive contribution to the life o The youth problem,"-he opined, "is Wolf, Eugene Blazer and Irvin Stal- the needs of Jewry abroad for relief at least lessened. composed of Harry A. Wolf, chairmyth. There is no such thing as a the country wherein we live. Wolf opened the symposium with a man; Irvin Stalmaster, Dr. A. Greenmaster. .-• ' " . . . • ' • . . " . and rehabilitation we go beyond our The Community Center and Wel- talk youth problem." He explained this by on "What the Federation is to- berg, J. H. Kulakofsky, and William Sunday morning was entirely deborders, whether the call comes from fare Federation in the last several voted to questions and answers, in the fact that the youth react exactly Russia, Palestine or Germany. Milder. years has done something which no which Dr. Sachar emphasized that Ju- as the adults do to the problems con- What the Federation Is Today—Is It The committee in charge of arThrough the combination of the religion could do — brought about Meoting the Needs of the Jewish fronting us. If the youth are in redaism is a complete civilization and rangements for the annual meeting three— the Federation, the Commusolidarity in the Jewish community. Community? should be approached from the esthet- volt, it is because society is in reconsisted of Philip M. Klutznick chairnity Center and the Philanthropies— volt. If youth are irreverent, it is bePresented by DAUBY A. WOLF The purposes of a Community Cenic point of view. "Judaism," he statman; Max M. Barish, Eugene Blazer, I recall how in my youth in Europe we have effected a complete unifica- ter are known, as: to help the dised, "is not a discipline' but an oppor- cause society is irreverent, and so on Dave Cohn, Robert Kooper and Mrs. tion of our Jewish activities. I will go On this theory, he concluded, our edtressed, to maintain the old people's the Beth Hamedrosh was the center tunity for self-expression." J. J. Greenberg. so far as to say that because of these ucational system is fallacious and home, to strengthen the Talmud Torof all Jewish activity, the focal point : In his concluding lecture Sunday should be changed. Preceding the annual meeting a three, we have developed a deep Jew- ah, and so on. But the most important about which everything Jewish cenafternoon Dr. Sachar again discussed ish consciousness, which has helped function is the development of or Berlin (J. T. A.)—The growing- kosher dinner, open to the entire personalities in Jewish history. Jo- The Hillel Foundations nave a tered. develop a religious consciousness. keeping alive of Jewish consciousness split between the Nazi party and the Jewish community, was served in the three-fold purpose: (1) To train young However, in this country—due persephus, Lasalle and Disraeli were government on the so-called liberal auditorium. The dinner was precharacterized as "sparks shot from people for the task of Jewish' leader haps to our liberal views—-the Beth During the last few years when the and integrity. and served by members of the A Jewish consciousness without an policy of Economics Minister Schmitt pared the Jewish anvil." "Each of these ship when they return to their heme Hamedrosh no longer held its place depression has brought defaults on Jewish Women's Welfare Organizatowards Jews in industry and comtowns from college. (2) To be a civ the payments of so many buildings as the center of Jewish activity. We integrated body such as the Commumen," he pointed out, "exerted their an affiliate of the Federation. great influence outside of the Jewish ilizing agency.. (3) To effect a gen had to find a new source of unity, and institutions, we can be justifiably nity Center will tend to disintegrate. merce is assuming a serious charac- tion, This meeting s the third annual eral orientation — co-operating with one that would not differentiate be- proud of the fact that no default has At the same time, - it is necessary ter and has led to an open declarasphere." meeting since the consolidation of the tion of war by the Nazi party leadthe university in developing character tween the orthodox, conservative or been made on the payments for this that Jews progress — physically and Interview Federation, Community Center and ers on the government. and general knowledge. magnificent building. reform,. between the radical, the somentally—and remain enlightened. In an interview, Dr. Sachar, who Philanthropies into one unified orcialist or the capitalist. We called the Our Jewish Community Center and The Federation should be broad in The Jewish Telegraphic Agency in Europe a year ago, declared ganization. learned that instructions were sent common meeting place a Welfare FedWelfare Federation is the outgrowth scope—it should be directed by those that in his opinion "the future of German Jewry seems to be a status of Second Annual Dinner eration or Jewish Communal Center, of the federation activities which have who represent all elements cf Jewry, out early this week from the Munich now known as Jewish Community been implanted in the hearts and the it should serve not only the interests Brown House, national headquarters peonage and pauperization." He statof Vaad on Centers minds of the Jewish people of Omaha of the directors, their affiliates, and of the Nazi party, by the anti-Jewed that there: seems . little hope for The second annual and These Community the Centers develop- -it is our home and we can feel those whom they represent, but all ish boycott department of the party, betterment for the Jewries of centra meeting of the Vaad will dinner be held this ed into the very lifeblood of our comthe people of Judaism collectively, not addressed to all Nazi district comand eastern Europe. Sunday evening at 6:30 at the munities. They not only looked after mighty proud of it. alone in Omaha, but also in the sur- missars to defy government orders He warned that in the United States J. C. C. This meeting will be in to tolerate Jewish traders. v» should not make the mistake o the form of a dinner which will be the poor — giving help to the needy, What Are the Proper Functions of the rounding territory. The Nazi party orders urge the The following officers were elected urid=r- rating fascist propaganda o followed by a meeting, the dinner succor to the despairing and medicine Federation? commissars to disregard government to head the Mutual Loan at a recent c»»«h organizations as the Silve being served by the Ladies Auxiliary. to the sick — but also looked after What Is the Future of the Presented by EUGENE BLAZER ' orders against distinguishing between meeting: Shirts and Khaki Shirts because o Reservations can be made by calling our cultural wants and reminded us I will preface my remarks by askFederation? . Aryan and non-Aryan business, em- M. Selicow, president; Hyman Zorthe apparent absurdities of thei Mrs. A. Schwackin, AT 5534; Mrs. of our responsibilities. Presented by IBVIK STAXMASTEB what is' the definition of a Jew. phasizing that patronizing Jewish insky, vice-president; Sam Stern, statements. "Anti-Semitism," he de- T. Tully HA 7248; or Mrs. Sam Bah, In Omaha the Federation and Cen-: ing No one can question the value or he part of a religious entity? Is it stores will be considered a breach of secretary; Max Crounse, treasurer; clared.-"grows as social and economi HA 0394. The meeting will start at ter fulfilled every need, responded to aIs state of mind derived" from inheri- purpose of the Federation and Cen- party discipline. instability increases. For this reason 8 o'clock. Ben Kazlowsky will be every call; it developed in Omaha tance? Are A. Forman, S. Lipp, L. Gitlin, S. ter; without doubt, it represents the a definite race made the Jewish ; people should work t chairman. Greetings will be given by Jewry a recognition of their commu- so by time ? we Znsman, and S. Ruderman, board of most unified and on the whole the Personally, I believe we strengthen proirressive and liberal the presidents of all affiliated syna- nal duties and responsibilities. If all are a combination of these. directors. .-• most representative form of commumovements in the country." gogues, and greetings and reports of us could only realize the unlimited Down through the ages the syna- nity organization. The installation of the officers will "Nazism seems to be fairly per- will be given by chairmen of all af- activities carried on'in this building Today, and increasingly so in the take place on Monday, February 12. mannntly pntrenched in Germany," he filiated organizations. Rabbi Miller we would not even ask the question: gogue . was not a place of reli- future, the problems to be confronted gious worship only,, but also a meetstated. "Even an economic boycott -will give his annual message, in- ''Are we fulfilling our proper place in. by the Federation are in a field some::, ' ing ground, a discussion place. In the what different than that of the past. The Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol syncould not dislodge it. From the pres- cluding a survey of.all the various the community?" : early days of our history there was ent indications the only way Hitler activities that have been carried on The local Federation is a trinity— Due to the almost complete stoppage agogue will celebrate the "burning of could be dislodged would be by a een- during the past* year and plans for in it are combined the Welfare Feder- no cohesion and unity in religious of immigration, the problem of clos- the mortgage" on the shule building ation, the Jewish Community Center practice and worship, not even in the ing the gap between the old world on Sunday, February 11, starting at eral European war, and that would be the forthcoming; year. holidays of the Hebraic people. the Jewish Philanthropies. more horrible than the suffering of ideas and those of the new is g-oing 7:30 p. m. The last payment on the Cantor A. Schwackin will render and As a welfare federation, the organ- Even in Palestine as known before into discard. the German Jews. mortgage has just been made. several songs. The twenty-fifth anniversary of ization looks after our sick and poor the destruction of the Temple, there "Not' only is Nazism, a permanent The shaping of our life for the fu- The Chevra Kadisha will serve re- Workmen's Circle Branch No. 258 will Election if commissioners for the was already disagreement. Today and unfortunate, looks after and feature (in Germany, but I fear that Vaad will take place at this time. free. All members of the be celebrated Sunday, February 4, 6 guides our children, straightens out there is certainly a definite cleavage ture requires a deeper Jewish con- freshments before Ions it will snill over the fronsciousness of thought and feeling as synagogue and their wives are In- p.m., at the Congregation of Israel, All membe's who cannot attend the in religious worship. The present tenmaladjustments in the family, cares tiers and envelop both Austria and dinner are asked to, come at 8 o'clock 25 and J streets. A banquet and confor widows and cripples and the aged, dency is to have different synagogues, a genuine compensation for the suf- vited to attend. fering to be undergone in adjusting The committee in charge consists cert have been arranged for. to participate in the meeting. The fulfills a mission of mercy. as in Omaha, the Orthodox, Conserva"We are living in a time of another meeting marks the end of a year Delegates and visitors are expected As a Jewish Community Center, it tive and Reform. Today, a cleavage in ourselves to the changes in the livrs of Max Venger, chairman; M. Mingreat dispersion," he continued, "with and of our Jewry. the beginning of the second year from Branches No. 348, No. 849, and kin and A. Richards. our religious life exists that is greatbrings us all under one banner. It a level of t»auperization confronting of the Vaad activities. No. 399B, Lincoln; No. 406, No. 1004, Most important in the future of the trains as in such things as music, er than the cleavage of tihe schools of mort of the Jewish communities. and the Women's Auxiliary, DPS Community Center and Federation is gives us proper exercise, trains our Hillel and Shammai. What will happen next/is hard to pref Fifth Fascist Party Moines, Iowa; and No. 664 and theJewish education. Our Sunday schools children in cultural assets, and devel- The different places and the differdiet, s'nee history: does not develop Pleasant Hill Society ops a good Jewish spirit that tends to ent types of worship effect the disso- and our Talmud Torah are not suffi- London—Captain E. G. S. Skeels, Women's Auxiliary, Sioux City, Omaha lOrncally.": : Elects New Officers make good Americans. "We are a small lution of the Jew as an entity. The cient, for we take it for granted that whom the United British Fascist aha branches No. ITS and No. 1014, He called the status of the Russian community; yet, through this build- orthodox synagogue does not hold the in the importance of Jewish education party disavowed as its candidate in the District Committee, the Ladips Jewry a paradox. "Jews in Russia. At a regular meeting of the Pleaing during the past year passed nigh young. Nor does the Conservative; they are pre-eminent as a basis on the Cambridge by-election because he Labor Lyceum Club, and the Omaha ns human beings,'they are as well off as any in the country, no class exploit sant Hill society-held Jannary 23, the on 170,000 people. We have many and to many the Temple is not sum- which to build all other Jewish educa- was too closely identified with Naz- Local of the Socialist Party will also tion. More is needed. Only 28 per cent ism and anti-Semitism, has ar- be represented. meetings. We have a library with ciently fervent. tation, no anti-Semitism. As Jews, following officers -were elected: they are in a dreadful plight, because Mrs. A. Romm, president; Mrs. L. over 1,000 periodicals and magazines. Mere religion will no longer main- of the Jewish children and adults re- nounced the formation of & new The arrangements committee is of the Soviet attitude toward religion. Kaplan, vice-president; Mrs* Julius This, just to mention a few of the tain; us. Religion holds a place in our ceive a Jewish education—in this field party called the United British Fas- composed of S. Lerner, chairman, N, Martin, I. Katzman, M. Katzman, Mr. They are surviving as-human beings Abrahamson, second vice-president; services of the Center. lives, but we must develop a social we have been woefully lacking. Our cists. Mrs. J. Abramson, financial secre- Through our Philanthropies we solidarity without which»we will be- future will be as improved and as pro- t This brings the number of Fascists and Mrs. S. Rlflsin, J. Savich, and S. but dying as Jews.?'. , • > > . parties in England to five. They Canar. Mrs. S. Canar is in charge of i • • I' • \ Dr. Sachar "grows poetic" at tht tary; Mrs.; S. ZerrioPsky, recording speak outside of Omaha and answer come diffuse. include thre» "uaited" Fascist groups. the dinner. (Coontinued on Page 7.) mention of- Palestine. He describes secretary; Mrs. B. Shafton, treasurer. the call of Jewish suffering here and. It is necessary to build a Jewish
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NAZIS SPLIT OVER BUSINESS BOYCOTT OF JEWISH FIRMS
HEAD MUTUAL LOAN
Beth Hamedrosh Is Planning: Celebration
Workmen Circle Branch Anniversary on Sunday