February 9, 1934

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BISHOP McCl IS FORM SPEAKER NEXT WEDNESDAY Liberal Leader of Protestant - Christianity to Talk at the Community Center

- In the Interests, of the ^Jewish People

Tanuary 21. 1921, at \ Act of March 3, 1879

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FEIDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1934

PticanBans Racial SYMPOSIUM TO BE * \Broadsides on Jews NEXT ON JEWISH

\a (J.T.A.)—The official Aus". Megraphic Agency quoted the •*re Romano, official organ of tlu&i x -*n, td the effect that orders ha\\ JJ issued to the German banning racial anti-Semitic literature in the German Catholic churches. The Vatican, it is. said, ordered the Catholic bishop3 to prohibit the reading of Theodor Fritsch's "Handbook on the Jewish Problem" in churches. Catholic public libraries were ordered to remove all such books.

Palestine Seeks: Entry Arzhich Led Back to Into 1936 Olympics Jewish Fold by Nazi Activities in Reich Berlin, (J.T.A.)—The German Mac-

FORUM PROGRAM cabi, Jewish sports organization, The symposium on Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism on March 4 will be the next number of the Jewish lecture series at the J. C. C , it was announced today. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the Dr. Jung lecture scheduled for next Sunday had to be postponed. It will be presented late in March or early in April. The symposium will present Rabbi David H. Wice of Omaha, giving the Reform point of view; Rabbi David Graubart of Des Moines, the Conservative; and Rabbi Uri Miller of Omaha, the Orthodox. The symposium will seek to serve as a clearing ground for opinions and to clarify the various aspects and point odt the distinctions of these divisions of the Jewish faith. The Jewish series is being sponsored by the Junior Vaad organizations. Tickets for the remaining three lectures may be procured at the J. C. C. or through members of the Junior Vaad groups for one dollar.

announced that negotiations-have been started with the German" authorities to admit Palestine to the 1936 Olympiad to be held in Berlin* "It is hoped to complete the formalities entitling Palestine to participation in the Olympiad in the near future," the announcement said.

Santiago, Chile, (J.T.A.)—Boris Dimitrovitch Arzhich, founder of the Russian "Narodowoltzi" party and famous Russian revolutionary who once preached assimilation and would have nothing to do with Jews is taking- an active part in Jewish life here, largely because of the recent events in Germany. As a result of his revolutionary activities, Arzhich spent fifteen years in the fortress at Petropavlovsk. Later he was sent to Siberia, whence he escaped to Japan. He finally settled in Chile, where he is engaged as a writer in Russian and Spanish. Having come closer to the Jews, Arzhich works with the League for Labor Palestine and lectures at the Zionist-Socialist University. At present he is engaged on a comprehensive account of the Jews' participation in the Russian revolutionary movement. The work will be publishd by the Russian government. . . - .

Vol. X—No. 2

ffiNRY MONSKY SELEC TO RECEIVE " TAPING JEWISH CIT " AWARD Official Presentation to Be Made at Banquet at > Jewish Community Center Next Monday .

One- of America's outstanding libavals, Bishop Francis John McConnell, o£ New York, will be presented Henry Monsky, outstanding in civic, by the Community Forum, at the Jewsocial and philanthropic endeavors loish Community Center next Wednescally and nationally, was announced day evening, February 14, at 8 p. m. today as the recipient of Omaha's His subject will be "The Voice of "Outstanding Jewish Citizen" award. the Times." Berlin ( j . T. A.) —The Superior This award is given annually under W. Dale Clark, noted communal the sponsorship of Phi Beta Epsilon, Churdh Council of jSaxonia decided leader, the next head of the Omaha Jewish social fraternity at Creighton upon the abolition of Christian misuniversity. It was presented for the Community Chest and a leading lay sions for the conversion of Jews on first time last year, when it was Methodist, will be the chairman for the ground t h a t the ^missions are fuawarded to William L. Holzman. th? evening and will introduce the Nearly one hundred reservations speaker. The official presentation will be tile. • • • [ ' • have already been received for the made at a formal banquet of the fraBishop McConnell will be remem- stag The Council ordered that "collecto be givenby friends of Rabbi ternity to be held Monday, February bered as one of the speakers at the David H. Wice at the Blaekstone hotions for the Jewish missions be 12, at the Jewish Community Center. mammoth anti-Hitler meeting at Madi- tel Tuesday evening, according to Natransferred to collections for ~the conGuests of honor will be Mr. Monsky son Square Garden last year, in which than E. Jacobs, chairman. version of Moslems and for the Carand the members of the committee on he denounced Nazism and what it mel Mission in Palestine." • The stag dinner will be one of thi selection. represents. largest affairs of its kind ever held in The committee on selection consistFrom the pulpit and from the lec- the city. It will celebrate the;mared of William L. Holzman, 1933 reture platform, Bishop McConnell has riage of Rabbi Wice to Miss Sophie cipient; Mrs. L. Neveleff, president of always raised his voice for tolerance j the Jewish Women's Welfare Organiand" brotherhood, and has ever exzation; Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Temerted his influence toward the atple Israel; Rabbi David Goldstein of tainment of a higher social order. the Conservative Synagogue; Rabbi A leader of Protestant ChristianUri Miller of the Vaad Ha'Ihr; Frank Henry Monsky ity in America, he served as president R. Ackerman, editor of the Jewish of the Federal Council of Churches Press; Jacob S. Pearlstien, executive of Christ in America and as presidirectsr of the Jewish Community dent of the Religious Education AsCenter and Welfare Federation; Nasociation. By Reverend Everett R. CHnchy, Father Elliot J. Ross and Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron than Gilinsky, president of Phi Beta Born in 1871 in Trimway, Ohio, he Epsilon alumni; Morris Blacker, presgamed his education by attending | ident of the active chapter of the fra! In this unique dialogue there is areas of friction are economic ra- tell about. The problem of persecuOhiio Wesleyan, Boston University, ternity. presented the report made to the Na- ther than political. We found, to tion is a human prcblem. We all and Yale. He served as president of The award consists of an embossed tional Confereiice of Jews and Chris- my amazement at least, that there need education in human relations. De Pauw University, Greenscostte, certificate emblematic of the honor We are all guilty of thinking too is a widespread fear that the Jews tians by Rabbi Morris S- Lazaron, led., for a short time. He is an conferred and a gold "Mogen David" Father Elliott J. Ross and the Rever- control the country, industrially and much in tribal terms. Protestants Organizations Asked to Name j key inscribed with the designation of honorary trustee of the Chautauqua Commonly assume that Catholics and financially. end Everett R. Clinchy at the conInstitution, and has served as lecthe award. It will be officially presentRepresentatives to Board C. Admitting, that trouble between Jews are blocs in every American clusion of their unprecedented joint turer at Yale University. ed by Philip M. Klutznick, president of Governors nation-wide tour undertaken to pro- Catholics, Jews and Protestants mani- civic issue. . In 1894 be entered the M. E. minof the charter group of the fraternity. fests itself politically and economicL. If people would only wake up mote . inter-denominational religious response will be made by Mr. Moriistry and wa3 elected Bishop in 1912. The executive committee of the A tolerance as a precaution against ally, I know that 'we would be fool- to the facts! On things civic and sky. Joseph Solomonov, chairman of Bishop McConnell has written* a ing ourselves if we did not put into Jewish Community Center and Welmate'rial the Roman Catholics are as any duplication in thi3 country of arrangements, wilt be toastmaster. number of books, including "DemoRabbi David H. Wice the racial and religious hatred ram- the record that fact that Protestants, divided as the Protestants—and al- fare Federation of Omaha was ancratic Christianity," " T h e Prophetic and Catholics and Jews each hold nounced- .today by William L. HolzDeserving Tribute Ministry," " Borden Parker Bowne," Salzer at Cincinnati on February 22. pant in Europe. "L" stands for fundamentally opposing philosophies most as divided as the Jews. Any man, president one who knows Jewish life at all Monsky's award is a deserving tribRabbi Lazaron, "R" for Father Ros.3 "Is God Limited?", "The Preacher The invitations which were mailed which though they meet at any knows, how even tbay when we are Committee appointments for the ute to his years of devotion-to comand the People," "Public Opinion and to a few hundred had a drawing of and "C" for Reverend Clinchy. points, contain certain, elements .that faced with." terrible problems of re- functional groups of the Federation J munal and civic activities, both Jew-•""'-•'. ~ ':— The"Editor. Theology," "Understanding theScrip- Rabbi Wice, which was macfe by Keh.are' distinct and ;-£hich -cannot be lief arid need, as well as external^ and C and non-Jewish. Center will be,announced b d shorth "Religious Certainty," -ami- wSth Willmarth, celebrated Omaha ar^ fused. We must accept the fact of and internal problems, when more ly, probably next week. He was president of the Communi"The Divine Immanence." tist, in woodcut style, style. C. Every time that the social equi- the existence of such incompatibili- than ever we need unity among the The complete list of Federation of- ty Chest for two yearfe and is a menv i WilliaiilGrodinsky is chairman of "The committee tried its best to librium is disturbed by drastically ties and stop fretting about them. Jews—every one knows how utterly ficers, honorary officers, and execu- ber of the executive committee of the the educational committee of the send invitations to those whom they changed economic conditions, a per- We shall never think exactly alike. torn the Jewish people of the coun- tive committee members: Chest at the present time. He is one Of Jewish Community Center, which knew as friends of Rabbi Wice," said iod of social unrest sets in. At a We must find a meeting place on try arerhow disunited and disrupted. two who have been members of the William L. Holzman, president; sponsors the Forum series annually. Homer I. Binswanger, in charge of time of depxessicn, like this, every- another plane than that on which, we There is no single group or organiz- Henry Monsky, first vice-president; j committee since ^the organization of This will be the third lecture on the reservations. "If we missed any body feels insecure. Fear produces do our theological thinking. We must ation, nor is there any single in- Sain Beber, second vice-president; the Community Chest. He was the program, the other two having been friends, we regret it very much, but tensions between groups. If crisis develop that nigh quality of respect dividual who can speak •with author- Mrs. L. Neveleff, third vice-president; chairman of the committee which by Dorothy Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair we want all to know that the dinner develops, it may lead to bitter con- for unlikeness which is the mark of ity far all the Jews of this country. Harry Silverman, secretary; Abe drafted the original articles of incorLewis) and Norman Thomas. Both is a public one and that we shall wel- flict between cultural divisions, such true cultivation of spirit. Cultural R. The chief fear of Catholics Goldstein, treasurer. poration and has always been a guidof these lectures drew capacity audi- come reservations." as Protestants, Catholics and Jews. pluralism in America is not to be seems to be the myth that politically ing: figure in the councils of the ComDr. Philip Sher, honorary presideprecated but welcomed. Reservations are to be sent to Mr. ences, and a similar attendance is we are united under the hierarchy, L. Under such circumstances we munity Chest. dent; Harry B. Zimman, Mrs. Morris Binswanger at the Blackstone hotel. are susceptible to the same hatreds expected Wednesday. L. With regard to the matter of leading ultimately to a foreign sov- Levy and Mrs. Harry Lapidus, honorHe was general chairman of the The dinner is to be $2.50 per plate. and antimosities that are at present religious groups and politics I think ereign in Rome. Jewish Philanthropies campaign in ary vice-presidents. Mr. Binswanger said that it is the j laying Europe low. This is the more it fair to report that we found the 1932. L. Father Coughlin's exchange with plan of the committee to present a serious because it is precisely at idea still lingering in the minds of Monsky is a member of the execuExecutive Committee Al Smith explodes the notion that worthwhile gift to Rabbi Wice, which such times that we need to face our many that good citizenship rests tive committee of the international Members ofthe executive commitis included in the above amount. national problems with a u n i t e d upon membership in a particular Catholics are a political unit. order of B'nai Brith, to which comtee: Milton Abrahams, A. B. AlR. And here in New York you had Alfred S. Mayer, in charge of en- front. church. pirn, Mrs. Jeanette Arnstein, Max mittee only seven men are elected tertainment, said that the stag will be R. At the very outset, I think C. I have a suspicion that Rabbi the eloquent spectacle of a Catholic M. Barish, David Blacker, Eugene from the entire United States. He has been one of the most outBoth the Mother chapter No. 1-and a novel affair and that it will be fol- we should make it perfectly clear Lazaron really means the Protest- of Scotch descent, McKee, fighting Blazer, David Cohn, David Goldman, Sam Beber chapter No. 100 of the lowed with cards. that our purpose is not to reduce ants! We are the numerical majority a Catholic of Irish descent, O'Brien, Dr. A. Greenberg, David Greenberg, standing figures in B'nai Brith work Other members of the committee religion to a least common denomin- and so wherever the Catholics and and so allowing a Protestant of Italian A. Z. A. will take part in the annual J, J. Greenberg, Mrs. J. J. Greenberg, and for the past twelve years has are Abe Goldstein, David Goldman, ator; not to get people to worship Jews are in the minority they feel descent to run off with the prize. been a member of the general coniMissouri Valley A. Z. A. tournament C. It was helpful to talk over Abe Herzberg Wilham Grodinsky, Grand Lodge No. 6, which will be held in Lincoln, Febru- Irvin * Stalmaster, Jarck W. Marer, together. Our tour was called "All the pinch. But I returned from this ^ rf ftc g ^ Afl. ary 9, 10 and 11. Debate, oratory and Harry Rosenfeld, Dr. Leon E. Fell- American" and it was all-American, trip believing that if the Jews were another disputed matter, the school Morris Jacobs PMip Wutnuck, Rob- ^ . a man, Ernest Nogg, David Rosenstock not only geographically, but because in the majority in the United States question, and to find that. 50 pel- ert Kooper, J . H . Kulakof sky, Mrs. , j c n f fch A_ z A_ H e W M basketball- are on the agenda. and Max L. Holzman. we were emphasizing the most sig- today, the conditions would be re- cent of the Roman Catholic children J H. Kulakofsky, Irvm Levin Harry na tional chairman of the B'nai Brith Last year the A. Z. A. 1 debate campaign from 1926 to nificant contribution of America to versed: we Christians would be in throughout the country are in pub- Malashock, Jack Marer Alfred S. w i d e r s team of Ernie Priesman and Ben lic schools. the theory and practice of. governthe same fix the Jews are. PersecuMayer, Morns Milder, m m a m MHder,| £ 1930 a n d u r i tllis t i m e u n d e r n l s Shrier swept aside all competition to L. In Butte a rumor was current Isaac Morgenstern, Irvin Stalmaster, i n s p i r i n g d i r e c t i o n a sum of two milment—religious freedom. It was all- tion is not a disease peculiar to Prowin the championship. This Season American, too, in that we urged an testants: its like the measles, we've that Catholics opposed building anew Harry Trustin, Harry A. Wolf, Mrs. lion dollars was raised for the antithe team of Ben Shrier and Masall-American approach to the Amer- all had it. Of course we won't ad- public high school. A discussion with Harry A. Wolf, Isidor Ziegler. defamation, Hillel Foundation and A. sic Baum is representing the chapican problems we Catholics, Protest- mit that the Catholics and the Jews community leaders in the afternoon Z. A. work of the B'nai Brith. ter in debate. Board of Governors. David S i e g e l , aged 67, of 1528 had the disease any worse than we revealed that some Protestants opHe has also been president of the The Century chapter debaters will North 20th street, passed away late ants and Jews have in common. Holzman has issued a call to the Nebraska "Conference of Social WorkProtestants: we had the revived Ku posed the proposition for reasons of C. We are not trying to wipe out be Mike Levy and Al Monovitz. Jewish organizations in the communMonday evening, following a heart atThe question is: "Resolvedj that tack. Funeral services were held Tues- religious differences. On the con- Klux Klan, the A.P.A., the Know municipal economy, while some Ca- ity to elect their representatives to ers, which is a non-sectarian group Nothing movement, the U n i o n tholics expressed themselves as farepresenting all social agencies in the the Establishment of a Jewish Home- day afternoon from the home, with trary, we want to make America League, and a few other episodes to voring it. This indicates the value the Board of Governors of the Jew- state. land in Palestine is Essential to the burial at the Beth Hamedrosh Hago- safe for differences. of the round table method we have ish Community Center and Welfare Monsky is, in addition, a member Preservation of Jewish Life." dol cemetery. Rabbi Uri Miller offi- L. But America will not be safe Federation. used. of the board of directors of the Fairifor differences until the masses Massie Baum, "who is captain of ciated. The constitutional provision in ily Welfare Organization of Omaha, R. The same method, it seems to Technical High school's city, state He is survived by his widow, Udis; grasp this idea. It is not enough the largest welfare organization in me, might be used' to explode the this regard reads: and Missouri Valley championship' five daughters, Mrs. Bessie Rips, Mrs. that our message be brought to a "There shall be in addition to the Omaha. He has been a member of the idea of Jewish economic and finandebate team and also winner of the William Raduziner, and the Misses few thousand intellectuals here and cial domination, for if one surveys officers and Executive Committee, city welfare board for several years Midland College debate scholarship Rose and Lillian Siegel of Omaha and there. It involves nothing more nor Atmosphere of the 1860's will be the various great industries, of the a Board of Governors, consisting of and is a member of the board of the awarded last year, will also orate for Mrs. Harry Cohen of Council Bluffs; less than the education of an entire chapter No. 1. His subject is "Israel, one son, Abe Siegel and three grand- generation, an education through re-created Sunday night, February country, the unfortunate legend of the members of the Executive Com- Child Welfare Organization. He is a member of the board of the Minority Among the Nations." children, Norman Rips and Betty and painful and arduous efforts to root 11, at the Fontenelle, when Mrs. Sol Jewish" domination apparently evap- mittee and persons selected as folout the old prejudices and develop Novitsky's group of the Conservative orates. Take for instance, the rail- lows: Each Jewish organization in Father Flanagan's Home. Also, MonNate Crounse will represent chap- Irving Cohen. attitudes of appreciation, and habits Synagogue Auxiliary gives its Ab- roads, s/teel, telegraph and telephone, Omaha which has been in existence sky is first vice-president of the Jewter No. 100 in oratory, speaking on Mr. Siegel had been a resident of of co-operation. raham Lincoln birthday dancing party the utilities, and there is very little for more than one year shall be en- ish Community Center and Welfare "What It Means to Be a Jew." Omaha for the past quarter of a centitled to one representative and if Organization, C. We found evidence that the in the hotel ballroom. Jewish influence there. The A. Z. A. 1 basket ball team, tury. He retired from the bakery buswhich last year fought its way to iness eight years ago. He was well- great majority of Americans at the Two dainty hoop-skirted maidens C. The automobile is another in- its membership be more than one j the finals at Kansas City, includes known and well-liked in the commu- moment are refusing to tolerate a dressed in the period costume of civil dustry in which there are few Jews. hundred, then one additional repreCaptain Jack Adler, Art Adler, Cy nity, and a large number attended the revival of anything like the Ku Klux war days^—Ethelyn Kulakofsky and L. On the other hand it must be sentative for each one hundred or Comar, Max Fredeman, Al Oruch, funeral, services to pay their last re- Klan spirit or a Fascist stampede, Sara Merriam Blank—will lend charm admitted that the Jews are more or major fraction thereof in excess of Over six hundred people attended Dave Richards, Jay Temin, Hy Te- spects. He was a life-long member of no matter what colored shirts! But to the occasion by distributing dance less in control of the garment in- one hundred members. If the organithe anniversary services of the Vaad e g min, and Manager H. Green. the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol syna- if this condition is to continue will- programs to the more than two hun- dustry and to some degree control zation fails to designate a represent- Ha'Ihr Friday evening, February 2. ative within forty-five days after noing workers must have jobs, and dred couples expected to attend. gogue and was active in local Jewish the motion picture industry. As a tice requesting such designation, the A symposium was presented by repfarmers must have buying power. organizational work. Arthur A. Cohn will act as master L. Faithful Roman Catholics, faith- of ceremonies. Mrs. John Faier, Jewish teacher I want to assert that Executive Committee may designate resentatives of organizations affiliated ful Jews, and faithful Protestants ticket chairman, reports that the ad- I condemn, as strongly as my Chris- such members as it deems proper of with the Vaad. Those participating: I. Morgenstem, representing the make, good American citizens. We vance ticket sale has been unusually tian fellow citizens, those Jewish that organization to represent it. motion picture producers who are The Executive Committee shall have Vaafi; Mrs. N. H. Greenberg, Ladies' three groups are all in the same boat in this depression, and will float or large. Mrs. Sam Theodore and hex responsible for vulgarization of pub- the right to name members of the Auxiliary; Miss Minnie Frohm, Juncommittee are in charge of decora- lic taste and lowering moral stanior Vaad Auxiliary; Sam White, sink together. Adolph Schlank, 81, retired hotel Board of Governors at large in the Young Men's Vaad; Ben Kazlowsky, tions. Mrs. Novitsky and her assist- dards. man and. an honorary life member number of one for each four repre- Men's Club, and HersJiel Magzamin, Mrs. Moses Soffer, 52, died at a R. There is no denying, however, C. But don't forget, Rabbi Lazaron, senting organizations." of Temple Israel, died Monday night hospital in Rochester, Minn., last Fri- that there is considerable suspicion ing co-chairmen, Mrs. Jack Bramson Habonim. Ephraim Marks was chairand Mrs. Sam Green, are in charge that the Presbyterian, Mr. Will Hays, at his residence, 402% North day morning. Funeral services were and antagonism directed against Ca man. of all other arrangements. is supposed to be the conscience of Twenty-fourth street, following a held in ' Omaha Sunday afternoon, tholics. But it is not primarily conRefreshments were served by A Renegade Austin Bevans and his orchestra the motion picture! cerned with religion. That is, no short illness. with burial in Pleasant Hill cemebers of the Auxiliary. The committee Paris.—The leader of the Russian will play. For those who do not R. And don't forget there is conone wishes to limit the right to CaHe is survived by his widow, tery. White Guard Nazis in Paris was re- in charge of the anniversary services wish to dance, the committee has tholics to worship with Mass in Lasiderable Christian money invested Rachel, and a sister, Mrs. J. C. She is survived by her husband; •was headed by Mrs. Sam Ban, assistMorris, in Los Angeles. five daughters, Rose, Frieda, Mrs. tin. The suspicion and antagonism arranged for card rooms directly in the motion picture industry ana vealed as a renegade Jew who calls ed by the Mesdames Sam Epstein, H. himself "General Count Bermondadjoining the ballroom. Card games are rather political than religious. that the Christians are just as anJacob Abramson, Mrs. Max Goldstein, Services were held Wednesday Awaloff". His name originally was R. Milder and I. Elewitz as co-chairL. With reference to Jews the sit- of all kinds will be played, and prizes afte&ioon, witBi I burial! in iPleasant and Mrs. liouis Zavit; and a son, Almen. Beraond. awarded. (Coontinued on Pace 7.) uation 1* somewhat different. The bert, all of Omaha. ; Hill., Rabbi^Ccjhnj officiated..

STAG DINNER NEXT TUESDAY TO HONOR RABBI DAVID WICE

Missions to ^ Upon Moslems Now

NAME MEMBERS FOR EXECUTIVE OF FEDERATION

A. L A. TOURNAMENT IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK-END

DAVID SIEGEL, 67, DIED LAST MONDAY

Atmosphere of 1860's for Dance on Sunday

j Services •

Held by Vaad Ha'Ihr

ADOLPH SCHLANK, 81, PASSED AWAY MONDAY MRS. MOSES SOFFER DIED LAST FRIDAY

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