September 28, 1934

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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1934

Table Will FIVE NUMBERS ON Plan Developmen\^pjf Junior Round Open Activities JEWISH 1 O T R E Work, Educational%%ctivities Tuesday The Round Table of Jewish Youth, of representatives of the vaSERIFS PROGRAM at Local Gommuri%\ Center composed rious Jewish youth organizations in the city, will usher in its year of ac-

Vol. X—No. 35

On the Conference Agenda

Noted Speakers to Lead Discussions at Federation Conclave

What do American Jews think and do about the tragic situation sf German and other European and about the future of Paltivity with its opening meeting Tues- Address by Dr. Victor E. Levirie Jewry sstine ? day evening, October 2, at 8 p.m. at To Inaugurate How shall we develop and mainRuth Allen Is New the Jewish Community Center. Rabbi Series tain adequate standards for the Rubinow, Rabinoff, Isserman and Gordon Head David H. Wice is in charge of the Education Director Round care of Jewish dependent families; A program of five events has been Table activities. Program for Conference In Omaha for the care of the aged and dearranged for the second annual preThis year an extended program is pendent Jewish children? October 6 and 7 planned, and will include interclub de- sentation of the Jewish Lecture seShould more thought and funds An intensified educational prories, sponsored by the Junior' Vaad bates, oratorical contests, cultural 3e given to those activities (JewA program of outstanding merit the neighboring communities are exgram will be stressed at the Jewish ) : programs, and several major social organizations. • ish Centers and Jewish education is rapidly taking shape for the pected to attend the conclave. Community Center this icoming seaThe first lecture on the series will events. movements) which represent fun- Plains-States Regional conference of Many of the prominent leaders son, -with . particular emphasis on The Round Table, in addition to be an address by Dr. Victor E. Le- damental Jewish interests and Jewish Community Centers and Welfrom the various cities will arrive Jewish content and the development vine, of the. Creightan University promoting the various activities of the which depend for their survival on fare Federations, which •will be held here early in time for an executive of junior groups. Hi. junior groups, serves as a common Medical School,, on his Alaskan "Ex- Jewish money? at the Omaha Community Center meeting Saturday evening. - To aid in carrying out this promeeting ground for the exchange of periences. Dr. Levine STeturned last Saturday evening and all day SunHow does the Jewish Federation •week from an expedition to • study gram, two appointments have been ideas and problems. Opening Session the medical status of; the Eskimo. meet these vital problems of our day, October 6 and 7. announced this week. Eabbi David H. Dr. Rubinow will speak at the day? . The nationally-known speakers The date for the opening lecture is "VYice has accepted the chairmanship What communal activities and who will address the sessions in- opening session on Saturday evening, November 21. ' ; of the committee on clubs and October 6, his subject being "Comprograms are essential in the elude: classes, and Miss Ruth Allen of DenThe other numbers:i" munal Organization and Jewish ver, Colo., has been named educaA lecture on "Dynamic Religion" smaller Jewish communities? How Dr. I. M. Rubinow, of Cincinnati. Leadership." He will be introduced ran we help each other maintain tional director. by Dr..Moses Jung of fiie University. liese activities ? executive head oi the ITnai Brith,! by Henry Monsky. 3 The announcements -were, made by A Goldie Myerson dub, named In of Iowa. outstanding social worker and au-1 * Following- the address, a reception These are among the questions Two addresses by Rajjjbi Uri Miller Jack Marer, chairman of the Center honor of the noted leader of the Piwhich will be discussed, and an ef- thor of the popular book, "Quest for Iw i l l b e h e l d f o r t h e delegates, with —"The Scapegoat of "ifarope," based committee, who declared that with oneer Women in the Holy Land and the Omaha community as hosts. fort made to answer, by outstand- Security." an adequate and efficient staff, the the Palestinian workers, has been on Rabbi Miller's observations, dur- ing national figures, at the PlainsGeorge W. Rabinoff, of New York, Federal problems will be discussed ing his trip through-i Europe last educational activities at the Center organized in Omaha. executive director of the National at the Sunday morning session. A States Regional conference to be summer; and "Is Palestine the Solu•will be stimulated and strengthened. Mrs. S. Friedel was elected presiCouncil of Jewish Federations an-1 paper will be presented by Miss based held in Omaha, October 6 and 7, Welfare An active, capable committee is dent at the first meeting. Other of- tion to Israel's Problems?" Funds. : | Blanche Renard, executive director at the J. C. C. being organized to work with Eabbi ficers: Mrs. M. Goldberg, vice-presi- on his . observations in Palestine. RabW Ferdinand M. Isserman of; o f t h e J e w i s h Federation of St. A symposium on the Jewish scene Wice in building up activities for the St. Louis, who has just returned Louis. dent; Mrs. M. Levy, secretary; Mrs. young- people. In this respect Jacob from a summer spent in Germany P. Smith, treasurer; Mrs. S. Lansky, today. Rabbi. David A. Goldstein Another session Sunday morning will discuss the Jewish scene from Miss Ruth Allen. " S. Pearlstein," executive director, and Palestine. publicity. will be devoted to consideration of said: "It is sad to admit that our Dr. George J. Gordon, of Minnea- family welfare programs in an era The organization was. formed un- the point of view of "Palestine"; Center has been woefully lacking in programs. "Our policy," declared der the auspices and with the coop- Rabbi David H. Wice, "Anti-Semipolis, leader in Jewish education and of transition, with particular emthe junior club division, which is one Rabbi Wice, "is to encourage the de- eration of the Omaha Pioneer Wo- tism"; and Rabbi Uri Miller, "Jewdirector of the Minneapolis Talmud phasis on functional fields as emish Education." of the most essential elements in a velopment of the individual club, men. Torah, ployment, vocational guidance, child All lectures will be? held at the Jewish Community Center program. with respect to both its educational The, purpose of the formation of care, the aged. George W. Eabinoff Over two hundred delegates from I am confident that now we have and its cultural program." The the organization was given as "feel- B'nai Israel' synagogue, ISth and 1 will lead this discussion. An educational series of ten leca golden opportunity to bridge this groups will be given a greater op- ing the need among a number of Chicago. - • . • • \ 1 The business session of the contures, featuring Jewish subjects, wi ! gap in our program." portunity for self-expression, while English-speaking Jewish women in clave will be held Sunday noon. be held by the Progressive Hebrew Under Eabbi Wice there will be a co-operating more fully with the Omaha, for the organization of a Ukrainian Peasants Jewish education will be discussed Club. . . . ; . . . Sunday afternoon, with Dr. Gordon close supervision of the junior or- other groups. Zionist body through which they The addresses will be given once leading. Another session will be deganizations as. well as aid in helping The Round Table of Jewish Youth, could express their desire to co-op- Seek Conversion a month at meeting's of the organivoted to a discussion of the Comthem develop their own individual organized last year to embrace all erate in the upbuilding of .Palestine." to Judaism zation, with the public invited. munity Center as a morale-building junior organizations, will again be Meetings are to be held weekly. It Warsaw (WNS)—The Warsaw rab- The first of the series will be an influence. fostered, and its program extended. is planned to invite leading members binate has before it the request of ten address by Rabbi Uri Miller ner.t Dinner Meeting. Also, the Center" players is being of the Omaha Jewish community to Ukrainian peasants from the town of Wednesday evening, October S, at conference will conclude with re-organized, and it is hoped that a speak at each meeting. Koretz who want to become converted 8 p. m. at the J. C. C. Rabbi Miller National Membership Drive Also • The dinner meeting Sunday evening. series of plays will be presented a te Judaism. The Ukrainians first ap- will speak on his trip to Europe and Rabbi Isserman will discuss the presduring the season. . Mrs. Warburg Gives $5,000 on Agenda for Meeting proached the Jewish National Fund Palestine this summer. ent status of world Jewry, with parTSevr Educational Director to Hospital : : bureau in Koretz with A request that J. Riklin, president of the ProgresTuesday ticular emphasis or. anti-Semitic Miss . Allen, the new" educational they be accepted into the Jewish fold, sive Hebrew club, will open tha movements. He will be introduced by director, is a graduate of Denver New York—Mrs. Felix , M. War- taught Final plans for Omaha's contribu- William L. Holeman, president of the Yiddish and Jewish history and meeting. Hyman Goodbinder will "be burg has contributed $5,000 to the university. After . obtaining. her The Sachar Institute,- which-was bachelor of\ arts degree, : she^did building fund of the Rothschild-Ha- given J.N.F. boxes to keep in their chairman. Harry DoBoff will "render tion to the national membership Omaha Federation, which is host. to ~ vocal selections. Sam " Clayman wfll campaign of the B'nai Brith as well the conference. ;, - ." : • •> made an annual event-in Omaha foH graduate work at the same institu- dassah-University hospital in Jerusa- h o m e s . • • . „ • . .speak cm_ the. purpose., of the xluh. A .as .the program for the fiftieth anlem, -which TirilL he "the first medical The apparent sinpexj^jLofJke.would* lowing "Its^spectaculaT" success last tion, majorliig- in sociology'and 'eduFamily ^welfare agencies will hold center and graduate school of medi- "be Jews prompted the^.N.F. officials one-act play will be presented by the niversary of the local lodge will be a submeeting, it is planned. Jacob S. year, will be conducted this year on cation. discussed at the opening meeting of Pearlstieii,. executive director tot till! to forward the request to Warsaw. Jewish dramatic society. October ?6#i27 and 28. The week-end Miss Allen taught social science cine in Palestine. the . season for the Omaha . B'nai Omaha Federation, said: "1 am hopeseries of five" lectures to be deliv- and English in the junior nigh Brith Tuesday evening, at S p. m., ful of having at some time during" eicd by Dr. Abram Leon Sachar will school, .Denver. Before coming toj at the J. C. C. the conference a meeting of the exOmaha, she was -connected with the The national membership campaign ecutives of family welfate agencies Guldman Community Center in Denis dedicated to Hon. Alfred M. Co- to discuss from a professional and-ver for two years as .club director. hen, president of the order, and is technical viewpoint the-problems of.-. in celebration of his seventy-fifth case work and birthday. The goal over the entire family the federal relief problem as it country has been set at 75,000 new a£Tects Jewish family welfare agencies." Those expected to attend this meeting include Charles Cooper, diBy DEMOCRAT, Seven Arts Correspondent Joseph Salmark ol New .York in his rector of the family welfare associasyndicated "Review of the Jewish little is heard from Vienna these til late at night the shop is sibilant ish workers who fought on the side tion in Minneapolis; Margaret NewWeek," writes concerning the Nazi days and the impression gains with whisperings, except when the of the. people. ". ... nreyer, director of the Jewish. Social press .and the. Hauptmann detention ground that Austria has escaped entrance of an "outsider" brings on a Not long ago the Floridsdorf Service Bureau of St. Louis; Helen in the Lindbergh kidnaping case: the Nazi danger. The Seven Arts momentary dead silence. Grodinsky, Jewish ' Welfare AssociaSchutzbundleaders were haled into "Nazi censorship in Germany is so correspondent in Vienna believes tion of St. Paul; Mrs. S. Weinstock, In other words, the Nazi efforts to court; accused of being ringleaders of confident of its ability to control that a new putsch is being presuperintendent of. the Federated Jewthis radical group were one Kubaczek undermine the Austrian government— news that it does not hesitate to pared. In this letter from Vienna ish Charities of D.es .Moines; Mr3.. and a Jew by the name of Montag. efforts directed from Munich and, inpropagandize the wildest lies. "The he gives us his observations gathHenry Cohen, Jewish Educational InChief witness for the prosecution was truth shall not pass" is the slogan ered while walking about in the cap- recent weeks, from the Yugoslavian a frantic Nazi officer who testified stitute of Kansas City; Miss Cathemigration center at MaTburg — are of the Goebbels*. outfit. When a one ital of the former Hapsburg domain. erine Cauman, Jewish Aid_ Society that it was Montag who had - issued hundred per cent Aryan Haupimann This article is exclusively written continuing now as before. of Denver; and professional staffs of orders to the others. As this Nazi left Most of the more than 3,000 Socialis charged with the kidnaping of for the Seven Arts Syndicate. Reother communities participating- i*» the court he was heard to mutter: ists and Communists who were arLindbergh's baby, the German press production is prohibited. the conference. Tested on" or about July 22 have now "Let 'em acquit the others if they implies that Hauptmann is a Jew, must—but the Jew has to go to jaiL" —The Editor. been released. It now appears unquesConference Personalities stressing the fact that he lived in the Dr. Abram L. Sachar. tionable that these "preventive meas* As a result of the evidence given by Bronx "the Jewish neighborhood- of Philip M. Klutznick of Omaha is be based on the general theme of New York." To us, in this, country, Vienna, Sept. 26.—Recently many ures,' taken only a few days prior to this rogue, Montag was sentenced to chairman of the conference and Jafifteen months at hard labor. "The Jew in a World of Turmoil." cob S. Pearlstien of Omaha is secso brazen a distortion of fact ap- tobacco shops and filling stations in Jul> 25, were definitely a part of the Dr. Sachar has appeared before pears the height of stupidity, as it Vienna, the favorite illegal meeting plans for the Nazi putsch of that An interesting sidelight on the Ausretary. Omaha audiences a number of times, cannot hope. J;o hold water longer places of the Nazis, have become the date. Police chief Steinhaeusl, later trian political situation emanates The conference is being sponsored captivating them with his* dynamic than one edition. In Naziland, how- scene of renewed activity. Youths arrested because of his Nazi tenden- from a recent leaflet distributed illeby the National Council of Jewish speaking ability as well as the con- ever, Hauptmann will be labeled a wander in, whisper a message and de- cies, brought on these mass arrests gally among the National Socialist Federations and Welfare Funds. Sam K. A. Eirkpatrick tent of his addresses. He is national Jew and sixty million Germans will part — motorcyclists rush in, deliver of Socialists in order to divert the workers whom Hitler betrayed: Beber is a member of the executive To Give Illustrated Lectore director of .the Hillel Foundations believe it. attention of the police from the prep"Away from Hitler!" it reads. "Join committee. little parcels, hurry off again. Since and is wHely-.known as an author On the general conference com"Max Baer before his fight with July 25, it is true, the street corners arations the Nazis were making for the German-Austrian workers! Only members, 1,000 for each year of Coan -1 1- ^nrer. after you free yourself from the mad- hen's life. mittee are: H. A. Wolf and Dave Max Schmeling was qualified. as a have been vacated by some of the their putsch. The Institute is Tjeing sponsored Semite in the Nazi press. After his martial newspaper venders who still Still tinder protective arrest are, in ness of national Fascism will it be At Tuesday's meeting a special Goldman, Omaha; Arthur, Brinn, by t .2 oUidy Club of the Conseiva- victory over Schmeling, he was sud- wear the hoots given them by the addition possible to create the union the birth attraction will be a forty-five min- Minneapolis, Minn.; Ellis" Levitt, Des to Mayor Seitz, the Schutztive Synagogue, and the ticket sale denly transformed in the columns of party when they enjoyed the status of bund commanders Eiffler and Loew. of which can and will sweep away the ute illustrated lecture on the Boul- Moines, la.; Robert Mayer, and Edfor the series has already opened. the Hitler papers to a Gennan- storm troopers, and in whose hands is Council Member Danneberg Austrian Fascist tyranny—the union der Dam project by R. A. . Kirkpat- win B. Meisner, St. Louis, Mo.; BerThe subject of Dr. Sachar's open- Ameriean. There is no limit. to; ths concentrated the major part of the Municipal nard Marx and Edwin Beer, St. had to be brought the General Hos- of the Socialist workers with the anti- rick, special U. P. representative. ing talk on Friday night will be "By corruption of the German press un- Nazi intelligence service. Apparently pital because of anto inflamed Paul, Minn,; Louis Erlich and Jacob clerical and anti-Hapsburgian intellecKirkpattick's illustrated slides jaw (!) the Breath of School-children," em- der the Hitler regime, in the Lind- the network has become much less tuals, middle classes and peasantsi brings the project up to ten days Lorie, Kansas City, Mo.; Di. J- M. and editor Braunthal of the Vorwaerts phasizing the role, of culture and ed- bergh case, however, the Nazi sheets close. But the most important thorMorris and Dr. Lewis I. Miller, Denhad to be removed from the Woellers- Then will the Austrian people arise prior to his lecture. They have been ver, ucation in Jewish history. Colo. and avenge its murdered fighters of widely shown and enthusiastically have overreached themselves. Herr oughfares are still well covered by dorf concentration camp to the hos"Seven Who Built the New Land," Bruno Richard Hauptmann happens Nazi sentries disguised as newsboys, pital February and its murdered fighters of received. I. S. Joseph, of Minneapolis is for an operation. biographic sketches of • the seven to be a member of the Nazi organi- whose wares include new issues of the July!" The general public is invited to chairman of the program committee. makers of modern Palestine, will be zation in New York even if he did as yet tmprohibited illustrated papers In the municipal service of Vienna, The present position of the govern- attend the meeting. Refreshments Others on the program committee: which is now undergoing a rapid prothe program for Saturday afternoon, live in the Bronx." Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, Omaha; Rabpublished in Germany. Perhaps busi- cess of "co-ordination,"' three or four ment' can be seen clearly from the will be served. followed again this year by a tea bi A. G. Minda, Minneapolis, Minn.; fact—strictly suppressed here — that ness is not very good for them—but Campaign Plans. hundred employees were dismissed or some weeks ago Chancellor Schuschand social hour. Robert Lappen, Des Moines, la.; Dr. since their ineome is.actually derived retired According to present plans, the Llewellyn Sale, St. Louis, Mo.; Milon September 1. Political con- nigg, successor to the assassinated Saturday night "New Dangers in Adass Yeshuren from other sources that does not mat- siderations membership drive locally will start ton Firestone, St. Paul, Minn.; Miss were the determining facthe Contemporary -World," offers an was the target of a volley with B'nai Brith sen-ices in the JewElects Officers ter.Even a meticulous examination of tor in all of these cases, many of ofDollfuss, illuminating survey, of Fascism and shots as he left his residence. He ish Houses of Worship on October Cornelia Harsfeld, Kansas City, Mo.; Communism, dictatorships of the which also show a definitely anti-Sem- was not injured, for the attack was Richard Weil, St. Louis, Mo.; Prof. Black and the Red, and their chal- At an election of officers held Tues- some of these Nazis and their quar- itic tendency. Apparently the few re- made at night; but the darkness en- 19 and will conclude with a city-wide A. D. Kaplan, Denver, Colo. lenge to Jewish life. . .'-.•••• day evening at the Adass Yeshuren ters would ;not yield evidence of sub- maining ones of the never very nu- abled his assailants to escape unrecog- banquet and open meeting on NoDave Goldman heads the Omaha or inflammatory activity at A Sunday, morning meeting will, be synagogue, the following commission- versive merous Jews in the municipal service nized. Since then the chancellor's vember 4. committee in charge of arrangements this moment. Various suhterannean ers were chosen: . • „• The first organizational meeting held. Present, plans devote this time to be removed. Of thirty-odd Mn- bodyguard has been greatly augassisted by Frank Ackerman, Max G. Soiref, Max Kirshenbaum, J. Shu- channels are used for the delivery of are will be held October 21. A pep rally Barish, Sam Beber, J. J. Greenberg, to an open foruni- discussion. dergartners who lost their positions, mented. gathered in tobacco shops, fill\ri31 be held the following Sunday*1 j Monis Jacobs, Ben Kazlowsky, Jack "Studies in -Escapism,". the story kert, A. Kirshenbaum, Joe Ban, Joe Teports stations and even public comfort twenty-six are Jewish, as are also .• * * morning, with Dr. A. L. Sachar a;" | Marer, Al Mayer, William Milder, of a number -of modern Jewish char- Cohen, .M. Cohen. Joe Kirshenbaum ing most of the laid-off construction en(Copyright, 19S4* by Seven Arts speaker. acters who tried to escape from their was elected secretary for the year. stations. ' and Harrv Silverman. gineers. But why worry? The Fascist Feature Syndicate.) The installation banquet and meetIn the very heart of the city, for objection to Jewish civil servants will Jewishness, the frustrations of their rag on November 4 will also ob- j axample, there is a tobacco shop in no manner disturb the bosom external and internal lives, will be Combat Anti-Semitism in serve the golden anniversary of the j Many Certificates Issued whose proprietress is constantly busy friendship that exists—in Austria as No Distinction Made the concluding lecture on Sunday South Africa Omaha lodge. Hon Alfred M. Co- | Warsaw. — Daring the month oi Berlin—No distinction is made bewith visitors—so numerous as to inafternoon. Cape Town. — Joint committees of in Germany—between these very Fas- tween Aryans and non-Aryans an the hen has been invited to attend this J July the Government Commissar oi Tickets at a nominal sum may ba Jews and Christians have been formed terfere with the serving of bona fide cists and the wealthy Jews. newly-created department for the affair. The -local A. Z. A. chapters i Warsaw issued 1,231 certificates enpurchased from members of the in Cape Town and Johannesburg to customers )— each and every one of whom is an, adept in the art of .whis- But let there be no confusion be- "promotion of exports" Established will present the pageant, "One for j titling recipients to obtain immigraStudy Club or at the Jewish' Comlead a united effort against the rising AU,*' directed by Miss Ruth Allen, ition passports for Palestine. munity Center. - >l • ' ; tide of anti-Semitism in South Africa.. pering. From early in the morning im- tween these capitalists and the Jew- in the ministry of economics.

Two Appointments Are Announced atJ.C.C.

NEW LOCAL Z1ONBX ORGANIZATION FO1MED

PROGRESSIVE HEBREW CLUB IS PLANNING FOR EDUCATIONAL SERIES

'NAIBBTFHTO PLAN PROGRAM FORANNIVERSARY

OCTOBER28 TO 28

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