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In the Interests of the Jewish People
Traditional Giving.... By Harry Sil
Entered as Second Class Mall Matter on January 21. 1921, at i'ostofflee of Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1819
A THOUGHT ON PHILANTHROPY
The Talmud says: "He gives who gives with a frown. He grv much who gives with a smile."
MASS MEETING CITY-WIDE JEWISH YOUTH CONCLAVE AT m TEMPLE ON SUNDAY •
THE CHALLENGE Weeks of preparation—entailing sacrifices of time, talent and effont —have prepared l i e groundwork for the fifth annual Jewish Phflanthror pies campaign for $42,500, which opens next Monday morning, May 7. The foundation has been solidly built—what the rest of the structure will represent depends entirely upon our Jewish community, the depth of their Jewish feeling and the extent of their Jewish consciousness. The unparalleled need of the hour is our challenge—we must not and cannot fail our unfortunate brethern!
Vol. 10—No. 14
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They who sow in generosit; reap in joy.
Another was of stating this theme: "Blessed is he who gives from his substance to the needy; twice blessed is he who accompanies his gift with kind, comforting words."
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 4,1934
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A Mizrachi mass meeting honoring Rabbi Sauls Silber !of Chicago, vice-president of the Mizrachi Orzation of America, will' be held next Wednesday' evening, May 9, at the B'nai Israel ssynagogue, 18th and Chicago, at 8 p. m. There is no adSUNDAY, MAT 6 *3 p. m.—(School Rooms) Ex- mission charge, and the general pub.- - • hibit of Jewish Art and Ceremoni- lic is welcome. Preceding the "meeting, there will all objects. 4 p. m.—(Temple auditorium) be a banquet to Ihonor Rabbi Silber. Youth Service, conducted by Rabbi The members *of the Bikur Cholim will prepare and serve the dinner. David H. Wice. Rabbi Sflber, in addition to being 4:20 p. m.—Musical period— Solo, "A Plea to God" by Harry vice-president of the Mizrachi, is Du Boff, and folk songs—"Vos- president of the Hebrew Theological zhe Vilstu?" "Hor Nor du Schon College, and holds offices in a numMadele," and "Farlorn," by Mrs. ber of national Jiewish organizations. Nate Green. Esther Leaf, organist. He has acquired | national reputation for his oratory, j 4:45 p. m.—Symposium— The Mizrachi vt the Zionist organWords of welcome, by Donald. Brodkey, pres. College Club; Jew- ization working to establish a homeish Youth in Time of Crisis by Leo Nogg; Jewish Youth in the Professions and Trades, by Louis E. Lapp; Jewish Youth and Social Justice, by Ephriam Marks; Jewish Youth and the Synagogue, by Adele Wilinsky; Jewish Youth and Communal Responsibility, by William Wolfe. "6:30 p. m.—(Vestry rooms)— supper. 8 p. m.—(Auditorium)—Author's reading, of prize Jewish play, "Love Cannot Make the Dead Dance," by Mrs. Philip Romonek. 8:30 p. m.—(Vestry rooms)—• Dance. The Conclave is open to the public. A. charge of ..fifty cents ..will be made for the supper and dance, all proceeds to go to the Youth Division of the Jewish Philanthropies.
Philanthropies W i l l First Annual Receive All Youth Conclave Proceeds TEMPLE ISRAEL,
$42,500 Is Needed For iciary Broadcast Over Radio Station KO1L Sunday
Pep Rally for Workers of All Divisions This Sunday Evening
The first annual city-wide Jewish A broadcast of a .session of the Youth Conclave will be held at Temple Israel Sunday afternoon and evetwenty-second annual convention of ning, with over one thousand from the United Synagogue of America Omaha and the surrounding territory will be carried through a coast-toexpected to attend. coast net over radio station KOIL The conclave is under the sponAll enthusiastic army of four! mendously in spurring us all on to this Sunday evening, from 8:30 to 9 sorship of the College club, with the hundred campaigners will launch victory." purpose of bringing the younger peop. m., Omaha time. General Solicitations. the fifth annual Omaha Jewish ple in closer contact with Jewish Louis J. Moss, president of the Philanthropies campaign Mon- The majors in the general solicitaproblems and Jewish culture and of United Synagogue, w~" toe chairman. day morning, May 7, with high tions division completed the strategy creating a better social feeling. THE BENEFICIARY Speakers are: "The Synagogue as an hopes of attaining the goal of for their campaign at a dinner meetThe afternoon program is- open to ing Monday at the Community CenInfluence in Stabilizing Personality AGENCIES the general public The supper and ter. and Character," Professor Eduard $42,500. Before you definitely make tip dance will be open to those between The funds raised will be allo- A systematic canvassing has been Heimann, of the New School for Soyour mind as to the amount you are the ages of 15 and 30, with all cial Research, New York City; "What cated among thirty beneficiary mapped out for the division under the going to pledge to the Philanthro- proceeds being turned over to the — representing leadership of the three co-chairmen— Can the Synagogue Do to Promote institutions pies, remember that you are not giv- Youth's Division of the Jewish PhilGood Wfflt", Isaac Potts, of Baltiworthy local, national and inter- Milton R. Abrahams, David Greening once—you are giving thirty anthropies. berg and William Milder. more; "Co-operation With Non^Jews national Jewish agencies. times. The features of the afternoon proAbrahams presided at the meeting in Civic and Communal Endeavor,' Approximately five thousand prosTake these beneficiary agencies and gram will start at 3 p. m. with an Monday. The majors discussed the Roger W. Straus, co-chairman of the pect cards of men, women and youths determine how much you should give exhibition of Jewish art and cereNational Conference of Jews and are ready for the workers, the larg- general policies to be pursued and to each one. Then add up the total. monial objects. Many famous pictures Christians, New York City; "The est number -distributed in any Jewish were given final instructions. In addiin the exhibit are by world-famous contribution of the Synagogue Toward Philanthropies campaign. This is in- tion to an address by Abrahams, Jewish artists, Enrico Glicenstein, The beneficiaries agencies: Social Justice," Henry W. Braude, if dicative of the thoroughness of the short talks were given by Silverman Hermann Struck, William Auerbachand Jacob S. Pearlstien. Philadelphia; "The Woman's Point of preliminary detail work effected. OMAHA INSTITUTIONS Leyy and others. The collection of Each major held a meeting with View," Mrs. Herman Hollander, of rare books will include a collection Rally Sunday. City Talmud Torah. his workers during the past week. Aa Washington, D. C ; "The Educational of Talmudic legends bound in parchJewish Old Peoples Home. A pep-generating rally for all a result, all members of the division , Implications of the Program," Prof. ment, published in Amsterdam in Social Service Committee. : workers of all divisions will be held are ready to start Monday morning. !E. Ernest Johnson, of Columbia UniJewish Community Center Mort- 1725, as well as other rare volumes. at the Jewish Community Center on | versity. . " ' • ' • Women. Other objects include stones and a | gage Reduction Fund. the evening prior to the opening of piece of glass taken from a 2,000 ] This year the general solicitations the campaign—on Sunday evening, year old synagogue unearthed in division will canvass the downtown May 6, starting at 8 p. m. INSTITUTIONS^ CARING FOR Palestine. only. An unusual program has been arDEPENDENT JEWISH CHILDREN Preceding the musical program at [Another Congressional ranged. The feature will be a special- district The residential district is to be soJewish Orphan Home, Cleveland. 4:20 p. m., a special youth service by the women, under the chairVoice Against Germany ly written skit, with "black-outs." licited National Home for Jewish Chil- will be held in the auditorium.. Harry manship of Mrs. Max Holzman. ; dren, Denver. Early Bird Breakfast. DuBoff will sing "A Plea to God." A large group of feminine* workers , Washington (JTA)—Another ConMrs. Nate Green will render three The campaign proper will be is aiding in shouldering this added gressional voice has been raised : Jewish folk songs. Both will be asEJSTITETIOJfS PROVIDING opened at ~i£fc ^*arly bird" break- burden for the women. London University to against Germany. Congressman JoMEDICAL CARE -FOB TUBERCU- sisted at theorgandy" Esther Leaf. During the last week most of the fast, to be held at the Jewish Comseph A. Gavegan (Dem. N. Y.) last The symposium program will in- Have Yiddish Lectures LOSIS AND OTHER PATIENTS munitr Center on Monday evening, majors of the women's division met Rabbi Saul Silber. week introduced a resolution which London (WNS) — Dr. Solomon with their workers at teas. Final National Jewish Hospital, Denver. clude five talks by Jewish youth of calls upon President Roosevelt to May 1, at 8 a. m. JewiBh Consumptive Relief Society, Omaha and Council Bluffs. Leo Nogg Birnbaum, former lecturer in Yiddish land in Palestine in the spirit of make known "the deep concern of the All workers of the various divisions plans were made for the division at will speak on "Jewish Youth in Times at the University of Hamburg,' has Israel's religious tradition. Not only people of the United States of Amer- will be present to receive final in- j a meeting of the women's executive Denver. the Mizrachi established agriculfor the drive. A surprise committee. Ex-Patients Tubercular Home, of Crisis;" Louis E. Lipp on "Jew- been invited to deliver three lectures has tural colonies but also many schools, ica toward the welfare and well be- structions on Yiddish at the University of Lonish Youth in Professions and has been promised for the occasion. The Round Table of Jewish Youth, ing of the Jewish and Catholic miDenver. with over 300 teachers and 8,000 stu' ' Ephraim Marks on "Jew- don. headed by William Wolfe, president, norities" in the Third Reich. Leo N. Levi Memorial Hospital, Trades;" dents tinder its jurisdiction. Rabbi Report luncheons will be held on is taking care of the youths division. ish Youth and Social Justice;" Adele Dr. Birnbaum, an exile from GerHot Springs, Ark. - • Wilinsky on "Jewish Youth and the many, is the son of the famous Dr. Silber is familiar with Mizrachi work The resolution asks that diplomatic Tuesday, Wednesday axA Thurs- The pre-campaign rally of this divias well as the present German situa- representatives of Germany be told day noons at the Community Cen- sion will be held in conjunction with Synagogue," and William Wolfe on( Nissan Birnbaum. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS tion. that "it is the sense of the Congress ter. All majors and their workers the Youth Conclave at Temple Israel "Jewish Youth and Communal ReThe A. Z. A. and the Hfllel FoundBucharest.—Zelea Codreanu, leadReservations for the banquet are of the United States that such cruel, are asked to attend each report Sunday. ation (B'nai Brith Wider Scope). sponsibility." ar of the anti-Semitic Iron Guard seventy-five cents, and the entire pro- inhuman and unjust acts violate the luncheon. The evening program will open No Cuts. Hebrew Theological School, Chi- with a supper at 6:30 in the vestry movement, has become a candidate ceeds goes to the Mizrachi Palestine principle of morality and justice and All workers have been instructed It is hoped that the campaign will in a Fund. Reservations may be made by tend to disrupt the concord and comcago. : rooms, followed by an author's read- for the Roumanian parliament to accept no cuts from the 1933 last only one week, ending with a Jewish Theological Seminary of ing of "Love Cannot Make the Dead bye-election. calling Mrs. S. Katelman. WE. 0135. ity among nations of the world." pledges. "clean-up" drive on Sunday morning, America, New York. Dance," by Mrs. Philip Romonek, at May IS. Following an early break- It is hoped that a majority of the YesniYah College, New York. p. m. in the auditorium. fast, the workers .will complete the contributors will i n c r e a s e their Graduate School for Jewish Social 8 The dance will start at 8;30 p. pledges. Every prospect is to be seen canvassing. Work, New York. m. in the vestry rooms with Art personally. All workers will receive National Farm School. Confident. Randall's Hotel Paxton orchestra manuals with the information about "If the enthusiasm and determina- the campaign and the facts about the playing a special program. .; ORGANIZATIONS PROTECTING lion of the workers will remain at various beneficiary ac.::~.:ies. In canHostesses for the conclave are: CTVlC AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS Miss Rita Mantel, Mrs. David Wice, their present pitch," declared Harry vassing, the campaigners will work in Silverman, general chairman of the pairs. OF JEWS. Mrs. Leon Fellman, Miss Rose Mencampaign, "we will finish the drive in American Jewish Committee. delson, Miss Bess Weinstein, Miss one week. Not only are the workers i Beneficiaries. Anti-Defamation League (B'nai Florence Wolf and Miss Adele Wilinimpressed with the vital needs of the j The thirty beneficiaries include: sky, chairman of the supper comBrith Wider Scope.) By SIGMUND LIVINGSTON hour, but what is even more encour- City Talmud Torah, Jewish Old Peomittee. aging the general public also show a Home, Social Service CommitTickets for the supper and dance Herewith is presented the second ORGANIZATIONS RENDERING and that she procured the same from of which was in the custody of a deep comprehension of the Philan- ple's tee, J. C. C. Mortgage Reduction are fifty-cents a person. Ticket sales and concluding installment of the ex- an unknown high official, a Free- Masonic lodge of Frankfurt in Ger- thropies -wants and are eager to do SERVICE TO IMMIGRANTS Fund, Jewish Orphan Home at Cleveare in charge of George Geffen and pose of the spurious Protocols of Zion. who stole the document from many? Would not, the German gov- their share. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. land, National Home for Jewish ChilMiss Libbie Elewitz. Other commit- This fraudulent document is the fav- mason, the archives, he guarded against con- ernment, under such facts, have con"Our brethren in dire need here dren at Denver, National Jewish HosDon Brodkey, tee chairmen are: orite theme of anti-Semites and was tradiction by such persons if they fiscated the archives of the Masonic JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE general chairman; Richard Hiller manufactured to engender religious lodge and arrested ihe Freemasons and abroad look IO us for aid and pital at Denver, Jewish Consumptive ORGANIZATIONS I dance;; Mrs. Leon Fellman, decora- and racial hatred. Our readers are had been named. In his second ex- of that lodge as conspirators or at sustenance—our answer must be lib-'Relief Society at Denver, Ex-Patients planation he named his friend, nameeral giving, in order to save human Tubercular Home, Leo N. Levi MeBureau of Jewish Social Research, jtions; Mrs. Harry Bosenf eld, mu- j urged to acquaint themselves with the ly, Sukhotin; but ai the time that he least accomplices of a conspiracy lives and Jewish ideals and tradi- morial Hospital at Hot Springs, B'nai National Council of Jewish Feder- sic; Lazar Kaplan, symposium; Sirs, i true facts about this vile forgery and named him, Sukhotin was dead. At against the government? There were tions. Brith Wider Scope, Hebrew TheologiPepper, service and adminis- j fabrication fabrication, as a weapon of refuta refutaations several Russian Jews members of =—_ and —A Welfare w~i ?.,..„ Funds. r™j» Maurice Pepper the time of the first edition Sukbotin "Omaha Jewry has been in the cal School at Chicago, Jewish Theotration; Henry Mendelson, publicity, tion.—The Edtior. National Desertion Bureau. the Basle Zionist Convention. They was not named—he was then living. returned forefront in keeping faith with its logical Seminary of America at New to their respective homes. This was safe and is a common prac- Would not the gTeat Russian Czar- people in the past and shall not fail York, Yeshiva College at New York, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES II. tice among forgers. In this he claim- istic government make use of the suc- them in this critical hour. We will Graduate School for Jewish Social United Jewish Appeal of the Joint If Nilus appeared in any court in ed that Sukhotin also told him the raise our share!" Work at New York, National Farm Distribution Committee and the any civilized land with these contra- name of the lady but that the name cess of its spy and arrest these con- The leaders of the campaign are School, American Jewish Committee, spirators ? American Palestine Campaign. Paris, (J.TJL)—An exhortation for dictory stories he would not be be- has now been forgotten. particularly confident of success be- Anti-Defamation League, Jewish TelNilus in his 1917 edition said: People's Ort Federation. the Jewish settlement of the coun- lieved. His own statements convict cause the work of the Initial Gifts egraphic Agency, Hebrew Immigrant Another explanation for the Gerhim as a forger. The perversions of "In 1901 I came into possession of Mizrachi" Palestine Fund. tries near Palestine, including Syria, division is a barometer for the rest Aid Society, Bureau of Jewish Social man readers was that the Russian these manuscripts." National Labor Committee for the Tranjordan region and Turkey, his mind are quite evident when he Research, National Council of Jewish of the campaign. government sent a spy to the Basle says in his 1917 edition—"But when Palestine. Also: "The Protocols were read by was made by S. Dyck, former chief Federations and Welfare Funds, NaThe Initial Gifts division obtains Congress. Who was this spy and who Hebrew University of Palestine. 'the Prince of Exile,' Theodore Herzl.. the larger donations and has already tional Desertion of the semi-official Prussian Settle- I first became acquainted with the Bureau, United Jewin the Russian government •was recontents of the manuscript I was conduring the first Zionist Congress." Jewish National Fund. ment Association, in an article printish Appeal of the Joint Distribution done most of its work. Under the sponsible for sending this spy? The vinced that its terrible, cruel and Herzl lived until July S, 1904. He ed in the Pariser Tagehlatt, the Committee and the American Palchairmanship of Morris E. Jacobs, newspaper edited by Dr. Georg Bern- straightforward truth is witness of spy did not go to the Congress him- was a subject of the Austrian gov- with Jack Marer as vice-chairman, estine Campaign, People's Ort FedPALESTINE AND CENTRAL self, but bribed a participant. Every its true origin from the "Zionist ernment. The Austrian monarchy was hard. EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS eration, Mizrachi Palestine Fund, NaDiscussing the possibilities of Jew- Men of Wisdom' and that no other man that attended the Basle Con- just as much affected by this sup- Under Jacobs' dynamic leadership, tional Labor Committee for Palestine, * Meshulochim. evidence of its origin would be needgress was known. And then, that this posed conspiracy as Russia 6r Gerish immigration, Dyck • calls for ac- ed." This is the reasoning of a percarried the protocols from many. Why did not the Russian gov- the Initial Gifts does not have a Hebrew University of Palestine, Jewtion to aid the refugees, some of verted mind. The conflicting state- participant Basle to Frankfurt local Ma- ernment inform the Austrian govern- single pledge decreased from last ish National Fund, Meshulochim. GIVING MUCH whom have already been stranded for ments as to the method by which the sonic organization. Iftoit awas a. Jew- ment of this world conspiracy? And year's contribution. Instead, most of The divisional heads of the camIn this hour of crisis, you can nine months in various parts of the protocols reached him also betrays a ish conspiracy, why send it to a lo- would not that government have ap- the pledges are showing increases. paign: contribute of your resources and of world. like mentality. The first explanation cal Masonic organization of Frank- prehended the supposed arch conspir- "The remarkable sho-wing of the William L. Holirnan, honorary your time to the Jewish PhilanthroInitial G i f t s division," Silverman chairman; Harry Silverman, general was that he received the same from furt? The messenger stopped on the ator? pies. Barish Agency for states, "is a tribute to the work of chairman; Morris E. Jacobs, Initial an unnamed friend who received the way—gave the protocols to the spy, Remember—no matter how much In the early editions it was claimed from an unknown member of He engaged a copyist who worked all that the protocols evidence a Masonic- Morris Jacobs and the men working Gifts chairman; Jack W. Marer, InPlymouth, Chrysler same you first decide to give, you have him. The inspiration given by itial Gifts vice-chairman; Mrs. Msx given too little. Let the need deterMax M. Barislv announces the open- the Masonic Fraternity, who stole the night to copy the protocols—even the Jewisn joint venture. Nilus even with their splendid efforts will aid tre- Holzman, women's division; Milton same from the archives of the Headname of the copyist is unknown. The stated the protocols are signed by the mine your contribution. ing of his agency for Plymouth and Abrahams, David Greenberg and Wilquarter in France. Would any one of spy of the Russian government would representatives of Zion of the TMrtyA united community, rededicating Chrysler automobiles at 2301 Ames the most ordinary judgment believe liam Milder, co-chairmen of general itself to the ideals of true philan- street, under the managership of that an important anti secret docu- certainly report to his government. third Degree. He confused Zionism Jabotinskv Denies He's solicitations; Harry A. Wolf, budget thropy, will carry us "over the top." Bennett Cohn. The name of the agency ment affecting the nations of the This spurious document contained a with Masonry. The Masonic Order Going to Palestine chairman; Dr. A. Greenberg, quota of a conspiracy affecting the n a s a Thirty-third Degree. There are will be Barish Motors, Inc. world c o u Id establish. good title plan chairman; Ben Kazlowsky, organizaWarsaw—Vladimir Jabotinsky, who German government jusi as it did the j d i th Z i i t ganization Mr. Barish will continue the oper- through this chain of coifreyance? degrees in the Zionist organization tions; Frank Aclcerman, publicity; is now in Poland, has announced ation of the Reo-Barish Motor Co., But in not naming the friend and by Russian government. "Would not the and there never have been. Levin, speakers; William Wolfe, featuring Beo motors cars and trucks, claiming that the name of the woman Russian government h-—2 notified the The Nilus frauds and forgeries were that he has not asked for a visa Irvin youths* division; Jacob S. Pearlstien, in Palestine and that he has no inat the same address as heretofore, who procured *fr» same is unknown German government of such nefarexecutive director. tention of going there. ious conspiracy, the original evidence 2562 Faraam street. {Continued on Page S.)
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Urges Jews to Settle Lands Near Palestine
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