November 16, 1934

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. Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism

Entered as Heconfl Clnsa 1'oBtoUice ot Omaha, Nebr

In the Interests of the Jewish People

.er OH January 21, 1921, at er the Act of Mnrch S.-1S79

COMMUNITY CHE*

OMAHA, NEBRASKA,.FRIDAY*NOVEMBER 16, 1984

uman Wants

Kisra

Nightly Rehearsals for Players Guild Rehearsals by the Center Players Guild.are being--held nightly at tlie Jewish". Community. 'Center- in "preparation "for" the opening production of the seaspnj^^Another jCanguage," which, will be presented at the Center November 27., ". " "" " Miss Helen Merritt, 'director, " is" highly Tpleasedlwith, both Jhe-castin? and the .rehearsBjg-iand-is predicting a - highly _ successful • presentation; Guests:arp invited to watch the.rchearsals. ~~ . '\ ..•'....,..;•_ * Season1 tickets for the three plays 6y; the Guildmajr still be ^obtained, at the Center. Edward; D^Brodkey, is in charge of ticket sales. " ' .. "Arioth'er ^Language," which had a long run^ on Broadway^ is a threeact Tlrama by Rose" Franken. ~ : -.

Jewish "Workers Take Active Part in Drive if or : -$554800! "A'volunteef"army _o£' campaigners of all faces* ' colors ^ and creeds will: launch the twelfth'annual Community Chest campaign next week. A; total'of ~$554',800 is being sought for 28:agencies,'iwhich' bairy on.welfare and fcMef'work unbared for by the ^federai^government. 1U . The Jewish; members of the community are .taking- ari _active, part in helping put the drive'"over the top." Henry Monsky : and William L Holzman are ; members ) of the board of directors ;6f;.the Community. Chest Those;otf 'the initial igiffcs committee} which' { ;| started its | ^preliminary work tMs; I past • week.i 'include - John A. Father* Harry B.;Zirojnan, Henry Monskyj William L. HoKman, H; A. Wolf, Abe: Goldstein, Henry Rosenthal andhJrHarry Kulakofsky. . In last week's Jewish Press were listed the- many Jewish ...women who

Vol. X—No. 42

Form Women's Division For Jewish Federation

EDUCATION TO OPEN ON MONDAY

Mrs. Jeanette Amstein has been elected president of the Enrollment Nearing Hundred Women's Division of the Jewish Mark as Registration Community Center and Welfare Continues ; Federation-—a new organization which- will- materially and sub- The registration for the College stantially aid in the work of the of Higher Jewish education which will open in Omaha at the Jewish Federation.

Community Center on Monday evening, November 19, is nearing the hundred mark, according tD announcement made by Dr. Philip Sher, president of the institute. Registrations will continue at the J. C. C, up to Monday evening, when Other officers: the informal opening will be held. Mrs. J. J. Greenberg, vice- Much enthusiasm has been exhibited • president; Mrs. Irvin Levin, sec- for the college, which is being retary ; Mrs. A. Greenberg, jointly sponsored by the Jewish Community Center and Welfare Federatreasurer. • All of the officers have for years tion and the Omaha lodge of B'nai been '• active in ' the civic and com- B'rith. The officers and members of imxnal. life of the community and the executive committee of the FedMrs. Jeanette Arnstein have proven their capacity for lead- eration and B'nai B'rith are invited to attend the opening ceremonies. ' President of;the newly-organized ership. •• ' Classes will be held Monday and Women's Division. Mrs. Arnstein is It is hoped that this women's di- Thursday evenings, two periods bea former, president ,of the Council j, v i s i o n ) a s t h e ofiiciaLauxiliary of the ing taught each of these nights. The Outstanding Program Being Ar- of Jewish Women, haaded the worn- C e n t e r - and Federation, will be! first period is from 8:15 to 9 p. m., en's .division of the Jewish- P-hilan: "the;.women's organization which will! range^ for Annual Afir_the divisional chairmanship-• of thropies two campaigns, was presi- officially - and actually represent the] and the second from 9:10 to 9:55 : fair at J. C. C. Mrs. Jj ^H.sliry.JKuiakofjky. Her madent, of- the local Wellesley" club,.and Jewish women of "Omaha in" the or- p. m. jors include— the _ MeS^ames _ Iryin There is a registration fee of one secretary of the American -Associa- ganization of "the "women's division Levin, Philip Levey, Sain: Gilinsky, dollar, but no tuition fee. The' annual 'Father and Son ban- tion of University Women. of the Jewish Philanthropies cam- Classes are being offered in • HeA. D. Fraiik, and -Hi {'$; Novitsky, quet _sponsored_ by the social service paign, and such other projects where brew, modern Jewish life and curMrs. Reuben Kuakof sky; is; one of the committee of the Jewish Community the combined' efforts of all Jewish rent topics, literature, Bible, great three members of tb,e executive comCenter "and "Welfare Federation and women are required for a' commii-' Jewish personalities, survey course in mittee of the women's division. the B;nai B'rith will be held at the nity-wide social service program." Jewish history, Jewish •"customs and The men are also assuming an acCenter -next Sunday- evening,; NovemThe organization will function ceremonials, Palestine in the life of tive role, i Included on the speakers ber 18, starting at 6:15 p. "m. through- committees, with an annual! the Jew, and the Yiddish "language bureau are Sam Beber, Rabbi FredAs~ reservations- will be limited to meeting held once a year. Every and Yiddish literature. erick Cohn, Rabbi David A. Gold350, reservations "should be made at Jewish woman-• in Omaha will be The faculty consists of Rabbi stein, William L. Holzman, Dr. Viconce at the Community Center. asked, to become a member and each Frederick Cohn, Rabbi David A. tor E. : Levine, Rabbi Uri Miller, An outstanding program is" being member will be asked to serve on Goldstein, A. Katz, Rabbi Uri MilHenry i Monsky, I." Morgenstern, arranged for:.the affair.' Philip M. The "recently-formed Parent-Teach- some, committee.' . • ler, I. Morgenstern, and Rabbi David Henry Rosenthal, Irvin Morgenstern, Klutznick, will be chairman and er "association of the _City' Tahnud H. Wice. Harry Trustin, Fred White, Rabbi toastmaster. David Goldman will de- Torah - will. hjjfd' its first annual ; . Program Planned. David H.: Wice, H. A. Wolf, and William Wolfe is secretary of th< liver , the address for the fathers, meeting.-he?t- Tuesday evening, No- -Included on . the planned program Judah Wolfson.^ ^ - ; institute. and Morton Margolin, son of Dr. and of the women's division "will be work On the publicity committee is Mrs. Morris Margolin, will respond vember 20", 8 p . m . at the J. C. C. . The acting chairman is Mrs. Max i in the field of family welfare, child Charles jSchlaifer. for the sons. Fromkin. Officers _ will be elected care, and the development of the soJack W; Marer is- a major in "the Carl Milder, son. of Mr. and Mrs. cial - facilities and program of the business' division. Aiding this group William Milder, will give theinvoca- Tuesday, and a constitution formally J. C. C. adopted.- The, aims.-and' purposes, of are Simon Pizer, Irvin Stalinaster, ' Try-outs for_ the first children's tion, while William L. Holzman, the- organisation will be clarified at ta -family" welfare work, it -is Sam. Beber, PhiUpvr-Klutznick? Dr. ; ^-<ti- •'• the' '•' Jevasht^Comraunity president of the Federation will give planned ' 'to " organize au effective • . / - • :.\" •: -\ Maynard iGreenberg.s. Ehiljp - J. Feldj|he benediction. . - - . - » the-meeting/V ;.-. clothing committee to", gather new ^ 3 ^ ; j ^ p man, Beit Danbaupi, < SiDSoiv Bordy, A • vi Ananal Meeting. ., . and used clothings—to. xenovate them; e. held at t i e Center next commur. Robert HI^Kbdper^-"Harry "Silverman, p Sunday afternoon, November 18, On Monday evening, November 26, and to help in the distribution of nity singing. A mavis will be shown WeH-Knbwn Writer Sfceak at 3 pi m. David*: Coheh; Dave Greenberg, Joe through the courtesy of-. Phiheas the annual Tahnud Torah meeting the clothing in co-operation with the' Three Times This All children through the age of Wintroub. Included on the program will be held and seven' members will Federation's case worker. They will I McFadden, Anti-Sfemite lit Con-, Week-Ehd t 1 Harry Cohen is a7 captain in: the 14 are invited to try out. Miss will be musical selections and num- be elected to the Talmud Torah also effect the organization of a mo-1 gress, Defeated for Re-Elecbusiness' division. 'Plant.' captains, intion in Pennsylvania Grace Levin is director. bers by a magician. board. The seven elected choose the tor corps for the regular transportaA week-end of activity, has. been dustrial division, include: M. L. This will be the first of a series Mrs. L. Neveleff will be in charge officers from among their number. tion of the sick to and from clinics Cohn, N. Perlis, Bernard Schimmel, arranged for Philip Raskin, noted t>f plays through which it is of preparing the dinner. Reservations New York — A recapitulation of All contributors to the Philanthro-j a n d hospitals, Harold Farber, Bert Moskowitz,' Bess Anglo-Jewish poet and lecturer,, who hoped to develop a "Children's are 60 cents per plate. the results of last week's countrythe projected child pies are invited to attend arid vote Included on Horwich, L. Graetz, Philip Green- will visit in Omaha today, Saturday Theatre" at the Center. Dr. Philip Sher is chairman of the care program is the finding of suit- wide elections shows that the next berg, Harry Zimman, Harry Kula- and Sunday in the interests of the committee in charge. Others on the in the election. able foster h o m e s for dependent Congress will include eleven Jews. kofsky, W. L. Holzman, - M. Klein, Jewish National Fund and the Kfar Several repot to will be rendered, children who are now either in OmaTen of these were re-elected, ihe committee include: Isadore Abram• Sam Cohen, Louis 'Somberg Louis Ussishkin. son, Leo Abramson, Max Barish, Eu- including reports by Max M. Barish, ha or in institutions outside of Oma- one new Jewish Congressman- beintr Sommer, Paul Blotcky. A mass meeting will be held at gene Blazer, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, president, and Aaron Katz, principal. ha. "Big sister" work and social William Citron of Connecticut. Those Other reports will be given by R. service citizenship are also planned. re-elected: Samuel Dickstein, EmanWhile the workers' -lists; were still; g p - m . - Saturday evening at the J. Rabbi David A. Goldstein, William incomplete l t Tuesday, Tuesday among the lieulieu i the speaker. Dr. O C. with Raskin O. L. Holzman, Mrs. J. Malashock, Rab- Lackow, chairman of the educational A social committee of the organiz- uel Celler, Dr. William I. Sirovicli, • tenants . for _.the . campaign were Ed Bloom and Theodore A. Peyser bi Uri Miller, Mrs. L. Neveleff, Leo committee; Rabbi Uri Miller, chair- ation will co-operate with the- ; J. C. Sol : Brodkey, i Don .. Brodkey, Ben_ Civin, Rosenthal, Rabbi David H. Wice. man of the enrollment committee; C. in the supervision of social func- of "New York; Isaac Bacharach of David Greenberg. •Max Fromkin, chairman of the fi- tions in • the - Center, • as' dances, New Jersey; Mrs. Florence P. Kahn nance committee ;• -Dr. Philip Sher, father and son banquets, etc. .; ' ";. of California; Adolph J. Sabath of chairman of the book of life comAmong other-work this women's Chicago; H. P. Koppelman of Hartmittee, and William Milder, chair- division will undertake in aiding' the ford, Conn.; and Henry Ellenbogen Fifth Lecture on Program Kept man of the finance committee. Federation • will be the supervision o£ Pittsburgh, Penn. Open; Choice to Be Congressman ' Sabath, the Dean of of the kitchen and sponsoring the Anniversary Celebration. Made Later. the House, returns to the legislatura Sunday, December 16, has been' catering at luncheon and dinners; for his fifteenth term. the cleaning and caring Popular acclaim is being accorded The first forum for the Jewish youth chosen as the date for the thirty-! fsupervising Herbert L. Lehman, in being reor The memory of the late Baron EdCenter equipment; promoting of elected governor of New York, rethe selection of speakers for the an- of Omaha, under the auspices of the year Tahnud Torah anniversary as a Center membership; sponsoring a ceived a plurality of 800,000, the /nond de Rothschild, noted European nual Community Forum series. Round Table of. Jewish Youth, at- community institution. junior club program; developing the largest «ver recorded by a New Yorkphilanthropist^ who gave"over twenty Four out of the five lectures on tracted a large attendance at the Committees are at work arranging million dollars for the upbuilding of the program have been selected.' The J. C. C. Tuesday evening. for an elaborate celebration, includ- Center library; sponsoring and de- gubernatorial candidate. veloping the dramatic department of Palestine,-was honored at a memorial fifth date is being kept open so that Governor Julius Meier of Oregon The theme of the forum discussion ing a dinner at which the most acmeeting held Tuesday -evening at the the committee might hare leeway in was the need for religion in the life tive and oldest Talmud Torah the J. C. C ; undertaking a summer was not a candidate to succeed himB'nai Israel synagogue,; 18th and Chiplay school. making the choice, depending upon of youth today. workers will be honored. self and thus will retire from office cago streets, under the auspices of The organization also plans. to this January. With the retirement of circumstances and conditions. The discussion was led by Father take an active part in furthering Governor Meier, there will be but ; t h e MizrachL ".•'•';• Dorothy Thompson, Mrs. Sinclair Deglman, on the f a c u l t y of the Jewish education for children and two Jewish state executives, Lehman The Speakers were. Judah Wolfson, Lewis in private life, will open the College of Arts and Sciences at adults. • ' • ' ' of New York and Homer of Illinois, ; Rabbi David A. Goldstein, and Rabbi series with an address on contempor- Creighton, who spoke of the philosoUri Miller. EHhu Bloch presided. Canary Germany. She is being brought phy of religion and its need by youth; For a year or so, until the death of tor A. Schwaczk:n chanted the traback as a speaker on the Forum by and by Rabbi Frederick Cohn, who Governor Seligman of New Mexico, ditional memorial prayer, El Maleh general request there were four Jewish governors laid particular stress on the need for Rachamim. In January, Arthur Garfield Hays religion in the life of Jewish youth. throughout the country. The Omaha chapter of theT Junior The theme of the speakers was an will speak on "Thirteenth Juror." He An open forum followed. Louis T. McFadden, arch anti-Se-" Hadassah sent the largest ^visiting interpretation of the work of Baron is a noted trial lawyer, a fearless An audition for the new,-enlarged mite, was defeated in his PennsylThis was the first of a series of delegation to the Southwestern ReVc ! Philip Raskin Rot ch 1d, his contribntions to the champion. of civil liberties. these forums on the general topic of gional convention of the Junior Ha- choir at Temple Israel will be held vania district. Congressman McFadJewish people, and a call to loyalty to The February speaker will be Jewish youth in a changing world. dassah held in Des Moines, Fa., last Sunday afternoon, November 18, at den had long attacked the Jews and S. Belzer, chairman of the local JewPalestine snd its rebuilding. ish National Fund Council, states Scott Nearing, economist and writer. The next forum will be on December week-end, when about fifty members 2 p. m. in the vestry room of the was known to have had correspondence and dealings with such anti-Sethat everyone interested in the work Dr. Nearing is in Europe now study- 11, when the discussion will center on attended. About two hundred visitors Temple. ing conditions, and will speak here mites as Gulden, Pelley, the Silver The choir is under the supervision Jewish youth in the professional and of the National Fund is welcome to were present, representing -Kansas attend. The J. N. F. is one of the on the rostrum in March. His sub- economic world today. City, Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City, of Lee Green. All interested are Shirts and the Nazis. ject will be "The Spirit of America The write-in candidacy of John F. Counil Bluffs, Mason City, Cedar Ra- asked to attend. beneficiaries of the Omaha Jewish in Its Literature." . Hylan for the New York governorpids, St. Joseph and Waterloo. Philanthropies. Fred S. White, chairman of the ship, which was sponsored by Nazi Carl Weil, 52, banker of Lincoln, This evening, Raskin will speak Forum committee, declares that the Miss Ethel Adler of Omaha was organizations, was a complete flop, Ncbr., died at an Omaha hospital from the pulpit of the B'nai Israel advance ticket sale has been above the only member in this region who he receiving less than 10,000 votes. last Sunday, following a long 111- synagogue, Eighteenth and Chicago. expectations. had won her fellowship award, it It revealed the weakness of the Naii David Lazarus, Omaha's "golden On Saturday afternoon he will ness. Harry B. Cohen is head of the voiced baritone," has just- signed was announced. organizations and is expected to Fnneral services were held Tues- talk before the Hadassah cultural ticket-selling committee. All tickets The official delegates in the OmaThe Jewish lecture series being sound the death-knell of the leaderday in Lincoln, with Rabbi J. J. Ogle group. are - interchangeable. Season tickets with Max Reinhardt to play in "Midr ha contingent were the Misses Min- sponsored at the B'nai Israel syna- ship in German-American circles in summer's Night Dream," according officiating. Raskin's poetic talent showed at may. be obtained at the Community nie Frohm, Ida Fine, Dora Fresh- gogue by the Junior Vaad groups will New York of Louis T. Zahne, chairto word received here. He is survived by his father, JL- an early age, for when 12 years old Center. man, Fannie Katelman, Jeanette Resman of the German-American IndeWeil; his widow, and a son, Alexan- some of his poems were already pubLazarus will play the role of nick, and Sarah German. Mrs. -Max start next Wednesday evening, No- pendent Voters League. vember 21, at 8 p. m. with an adder. Theseus, duke of Athens, in the pro- Fromkin, local sponsor, chaperoned lished. His works have been written duction which will be presented for the Omaha, delegation. Mrs. Fromkin dress by Dr; Victor E. Levine of the in both English and Yiddish, includtwo weeks at the Chicago auditorium was also active in the business ses- Creighton University School of, Meding prose as well as lyrics. icine on Ms "Alaskan Experiences." opera house, starting yesterday. sions. He has been' an ardent Zionist New material and hitherto untold an' The dancing classes for juniors From there, the production will go Miss Minnie Frohm, local president ecdotes will be given at this time. since youth" and has been a delegate are under way at the Jewish. Com- on a tour which will include Kansas Lazar Kaplan was named presiThe lecture will begin at 8:30 p.m. Lee Grossman is issuing the first' to' a number bi world Zionist con- munity Center, under the direction City, St. Louis, Washington, and was elected as a board member of dent of the College club at the electhe region. gresses. to enable these who wish to also atcall for candidates for the 1934-35 and instruction of Miss Grace Levin. Philadelphia, and ill reach h New program included tion held Sunday at Temple Israel. The convention tend Rabbi Goldstein's book review At the. fifth Zionist congress, edition'of the .J. Cv C. girls basketThe first classes this past week were York about the" first of the year. a buffetsupper, a ,road show, a Other officers chosen: Adele Wilthat evening to do so. ball squad. All girls who are inter- Raskin proposed a resolution intro- well attended. luncheon, a banquet and a dance, in David goes' under: the •name of insky, vice-president; Janet Graetz, • Season tickets at a nominal sum ducing the National Fund's Land ested, in tryipg out for thi3 season's Registration, however, is still open, "Lawrence" on the stage. addition to the business sessions. secretary-treasurer. -.•••• for the series of five numbers are squad are asked to give their .names Donation which was destined to be-" and all children are invited to join Rabbid David Wice will lead the Miss Sadie Friedson of still available. Included on the four to'Mr.- Grossman .during next_ week. come one of the, most popular forms The classes are held Monday and Last week he sang-for the Rotary Practice will get' under i^ay after next of .contribution jto tlje Jewish: Jlaiion- Wednesday afternoons,-from 4:45 to club at Long Beach, Cal. Among those City was chosen as regional presi- other events is a symposium by all open discussion at the next meeting, to be held Sunday, November 25. Omasa rabbis present was Governor-elect Merriam. dent. week. . ' .. • 5:45 p. m. The organization was formed by the wives of the members of , the executive' committee of the Jewish Community Center and Welfare Federation and the" -women" members of that committee. •

P^AOF TALMUD^" TORAHtOMEET TUESDAY-llNING

Junior Dramatics

NEXT CONGRESS

MEMORIAL M P I N G HELD TUESDAY FOR BARON ROTHSCHILD

PUBLIC ACCLAIM FOR SELECTION IN FORUM SPEAKERS FIRST OPEN FORUM FOR

JEWISH YOUTH GIVEN BY ROUND TABLE TUESDAY

OMAHANS AT JUNIOR HADASSAH CONCLAVE Audition for Temple

Choir Next Sunday

PASSES AWAY

Lazarus Has Role in Reinhardt Production

Call Is Issued

for Girl Cagers

Dancing Classes Start at J. C. C.

DR. VICTOR I£VINE TO OPEN LECTURE SERIES

Lazar Kaplan Elected to Head College Club


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