November 23, 1934

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Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism

Entered as Second l'OBtoffice of Omaha,

In the Interests of the Jewish People

Matter on January 21, 15KO, at 1 » ' " l c r t h e Act of-March 3.

-OMAHA; NEBKASKA,1

Center Players Guild in Debut Next Tuesday

Vol. X—No. 43

NOVEMBER 23, 1934

™ Earlier Deadline -.••;.NestWeek; ; :

"American Jewry Lacks • Synchronization^— • ' ' 'Raskin

TORffliEElNG MONDAY EVENING

. Became a£ - the Thanksgiving holiday- :.<&^Thursday,' November 29, all:' ivetra articles'-and social items for- next week's issue' must •• "American Jewry suffers from a : « ^ ^ ^ Ot of J*Hh ! f " ! ^ 1 " Histrionics as developed in the labv 1 reach th« J&wisb Press, office not ilack-of-synchronisation between ideas j believe," he stated, "that tl V Election Wffl Be Held and the Next Moiidajy;; Is, Final Day for oratory of-the Center Players Guild • l a t e r t h i n =5 ~p."; m . T u e s d a y N o of. Palestoe is not dependant "" activities, ' between movements Annual Reports Registration in ' will be given its first" presentation vember" 2 2 . '•"• ••}. •••••• jand organizations," declared- Philip upon, booms and collapses." Rendered after a lapse of several years, with Institute Raskin, noted Ajiglo-Jewish poet and - Raskin loves poetry and loves to the production of "Another Langlecturer who' was a guest in Omaha write poetry. He has become faThe annual meeting of the City The College of Higher Jewish edu- uage" at the' Community Center last week-end. Raskin came to Oma- mous for his lyrical writings. And Talmud Torah. will-.be held Monday cation being conducted a t the Jew- Tuesday evening, November 27, at he feels that Jewish art; which has ha in the interests of the Jewish been kept in abeyance through the! evenin g> November 26, at the Jewish 5sh . Community,_ Center, under , the ,8~;15~p. .mV National Fund. ' . Mrs. Stanley F. Xevin, known to centuries of Golus will find new ex- Community Center. Every contributor joint auspices of the J. - C. C. and "We have big organizations with pression in Palestine, "because art to the Jewish Philanthropies cam? the local . B'nai? B'rith was maugu-. radio audiences as "Bc~. Baxter," w ill small ideas," he continued. "We make J>lay_the_feminirie lead.in this three_with_a_ c can only flourish in freedom of paign is welcomed and invited.to Behuge engines to crack nuts. The dif- thought." • tend and to participate in the votr act comedy drama. city attendance. .._.., ference between the Zionist organiz_ ' . . . . . . . . ing. ' . ' • ' • • • • . Registration for the various classThe male lead will be played by ation and "many other organizations The annual Jewish National Fund] • Seven members at large will be es "will be definitely closed next Mon- -Sylvan Frankel, and the juvenile is that while the other organizations "Flag Day" will be observed in elected to the board of the Talmud day evening, November 26. Starting lead by Jack Temin. Starred among Outstanding Deal b£ Company have tens of thousands dabbling in Omaha on Sunday, December 2. T"01^1 a t t h i s meeting. The officers from this ;datc,. -the classes will, be: the character actors is Martha Himtrivialities, we have a few thousand Headed by John A. * "~ ; The local National Fund" Council; of the Talmud Torah are elected by, held every; Monday and- Thursday; elstein. building a country.".. ,. . F^b have charge of the "Flag Day." j the board members when the list is evening. The ; closing date for; one: Helen Merritt is director of the Raskin opined that the Jewish section is April 29 and for the other Guild activities. Council requests Omaha Jewry An »encouraging^baromeier- .of busi- problem in the_ Diaspora will never to hospitably receive the committees. annual reports of the Talmud May 9. • Nightly rehearsals of the cast give be solved, that the real problem will ness conditions iaj general and Omaba Torah will be rendered at this time. Approximately 137 have register- promise of an outstanding producreal estate investment .in particular is be solved in Palestine. "One must, Included among these will be the roed to date, signing up for 215 tion, according to Miss Merritt. Edto be found in;thgjannouncement that [have a home somewhere," he de: ports by Max M. Barish, president, courses. ward D. Brodkey is chairman of the Mrs. Stanley Levin,* the Service Life -Insurance Company j clared. "The Jewish problem i s and Aaron Katz, principal. Dr. Philip Sher is president of the ticket sales. Who plays the lead in "Another has purchased-the "Wead building at homelessness and landlessness, and Other reports will be given by IL institute and William Wolfe is sec- "Another Language," written by Language." 18th and "Farnam streets, to house the nothing _else.". Lackow, chairman of the educational retary. Rose Franken, had a successful run i The Jewish. National Fund' has Iheadquartefs. jsommittee; liabbi Uri Miller, chairThe schedule of classes and the on Broadway. I t is an excellent pic- Himelstein, Grace Hallam; Leo Bern- company's John A. JTarber, president of the i been steadily and selectively buying man of the enrollment committee; teachers: : ture of family life i n the average stein, Paul Hallam; Selma Levin, Et- Service "life, by this purchase, gave 'land in Palestine in the name of the Max Fjromkin, chairman of the fiMonday evenings, from 8:15 to 9American home today. It is full of ta Hallam; Sylvan Frankel,. Victor j concrete evidence of faith in the city's Jewish people. There are now benance committee; Dr. Philip Sher, p. m.—"Palestine in the life of the humor, tense moments and poignant Hallam; tween 345,000 and ' 348,000 . dunams Unusual Interest Displayed in chairman of tlie book of life comMrs. Stanley Levin, Stella economic, tutors. . •.'•.. Jew," Rabbi David A. Goldstein; scenes. ... • • Hallam;' Jack Temin, Jerry Hallam. .. "I believe'," Farber declared, "Ithat or about 1,100 square miles of Jewmittee; and William Milder, chairSixth Annual Community "Great Jewish Personalities/' "Rabbi The complete cast: Sara Sekerman, Many of .the .cast have, a good Omahabas a rosy future,! itg..growth ish "soil in Palestine. man of the transportation commitForum Program Frederick Cohn; elementary Hebrew, Mrs. Hallain; Nate Sekerman, Mr. background, as. amateur actors and in the-past ,be$ag- an. indicator of how In Palestine, Raskin stated, the tee. Arielli; intermediate " Hebrew, A. Hallam; Ralph Nogg, Harry Hallam; actresses; having been connected;with it will flourish, in the -days"ahead "of German Jews who fled from Nazi Anniversary Banquet. Katz; advanced-Hebrew, JudahWolf- Irene Hirsch, Helen Hallam; Sal the Community Playhouse, radio ana us. , An example of the "growth of persecution - are now assimilating Hie well-balanced program which The committees are still working ; aon. will be presented from the rostrum Michnick, "Walter - Hallam; Martha Center Playe - in the past. - - - - Omaha mav. be jjotieed in The tact that with .Jewish Palestine and' are of out the details for the thirty year Monday evenings, from 9:10 to in 1906 this rproperty was "purchased inestimable value in. their contribu- of the Jewish Community Center this anniversary banquet and celebration 9:55 — combined ^course of modern from' the-SUprenie Foregt ""Woodmen tions -toward the upbuilding of the season by the Gommunity Forum has of the Talmud Torah, to be held on been ' enthusiastically received by Jewish life, current topics and Jewcircle fox $53,«M». At that time it was l a n d . ' * . ". . ' . •..".' December 16. ish customs and ceremonials, Rabbi a bank of earth, with two.old buildings In praising the Jewish pioneers of both the Jewish and non-Jewish pop- Sunday, Invitation cards are being mailed ulace, if the brisk sale of tickets is David H. Wice; survey course of on it which didTiot even nave modern the land, Raskin said: "The Chalutout this coming week. The Talmud an indicator. Jewish history, Rabbi. Cohn. . . . __ conveniences.'* . •'..'• zim with their spirit of "a people committee urges Omaha JewWith the opening number on -the Torali .The purchase of the Wead building reborn desire to free themselves from Thursday evenings, from 8:15 to t o set de this date for the anis reported to be approximately a continued .subirdssiyehess to oppres- eries less than three weeks away, ! *? 9 — Yiddish language and Yiddish niversary observance. a concentrated drive is bsing made $200,000 deal and is the first in downliterature, I. Morgenstern; the Bible, sive forces, to rid the Jewish people Active work by the "recently-ortown real estate tjransactions of any of an inferiority complex obtained o widen the community's participaRabbi TJri Miller,; elementary. He- ganized Women's Division T of the tion in the Forum program. brew, Ariellij; intermediate Hebrew, Jewish Community Center and Welin the.Golus." The annual Community Chest cam- consequence "in several years. It involves a. trade of theTlife insurKatz; advanced "Hebrew, Wolf son. He paid little heed to" possibilities Fred S. White, chairman of the fare Federation will get under way paign is -continuing in the effort, to ance company's building In* Lincoln committee, points out that inimmediately, with the appointment of raise th& ?554^0O-qu©ta-which is the and its. present "headquarters at--2055 of an economic collapse in Palestine Forum terest is high in-the program beminimum needed for-the twenty-eight the committee 'chairmen by Mrs. street.- -X • cause of. the ability and repute «? charity, and welfare agencies ; Ior Harney Jeanette Arnstein, president^: •The purchase also is a compliment the speakers obtained. ' The chairmen of this: official aux- which' federal relief does not make to the phenomenal progress and adThe four secured to date are Dorr iliary to the Center and Federation: provision v— - care - of 'crippled chil- vancement of the |3erTice Life Insurothy Thompson {Mrs. Sinclair Lewdren, support "of aged, nursing. of Mrs. W. A. Milder, iiotor corps; ance. Go.,. •.., .;:.. ---.- • -••--• is), noted correspondent and author; Mrs. J . Blank, clothing committee; ". At- the -end ot 1S[23 the assets of tne Arthur Garfield Hays, famed trial Mrs. Max - Fromkin was elected ; The drive oMciaUjf opened ManMrs. Sam Wolf, ritizenshipi_Mrs. *-• company aniotsrtiii ,.to , Soss, 67, f lawyerand fearless -defender t>f t:! president of the Omaha Hebrew Neveleff, house; Mrs. A. Greeiiberg day morning at an "early-bird" wnile by January, 1934. , these assets in Los- Angeles, of a heart attack, yil liberties; Scott- Nearing, i an au- School Parent-Teachers Association and Mrs. J. J. Greenberg, co-chair- breakfast. """Henry Monsky, former had grown to $5,221,485.00.. The insur- suffered Saturday evening. , . thoritative spokesman concerning the at 'the organization meeting held a t "Tb\e 8aaiT.%iil vote to return to men of the social committee; Mrs. president of the Chest and a member ance in force -at the end of 1923 was the Jewish Community Center TuesHis brother, Henry Rosenthal, left new social order and well-known auGermany in the . forthcoming ple- Harry Trustin, building committee; of the board, who has delivered the $196,000.00, while at the end of 193S it for Los Angeles Sunday night to es- thor, lecturer and economist; and day evening. biscite: January 13 because the Saar- Mrs. Dave Greenberg, library; Mrs. main address opening the campaign was $28,030,750.00. All parents and teachers of ths cort the body to Omaha for burial. Ludwig Lewisohn, outstanding writer landers,. predominantly German, Harry Wolf, family welfare; Mrs. for twelve years, eloquently urged "Constant growth of the Service Life City Talmud Torah are eligible to Details of the funeral will be anwho is recognized as one of the "have never been under Nazi rule Jeannette Arnstein, child welfare; the workers to lend every effort to- Insurance Co.," Farber stated, "re- nounced when Mr. Rosentha! returns great thinkers and authors of the affiliate with the group. and hear only the Hitlerite fanfare Mrs. Phineas Wintroub, dramatics; wardr making the drive go "over ths quires plans for large home , office Saturday evening. Other officers chosen are: day. The fifth on the series will bs quarters, and the acquisition of this and noise," declared Dr. Bruno Ro- Mrs. Harry Silverman, community top.' William Milder, first vice-presiSurviving are his son, Howard, of chosen at.a later date. selli, student of international affairs, co-operation; Mrs. Harry Rosenfeld, Monsky stated that of the money, property at this time indicates our New York; four brothers, Henry Dorothy Thompson, who will speak dent; J. J. Friedman, second viceh Saar bbefore f who spoke about the program; Mrs. M. L. Cohn, junior raised by the Chest, sixty-one per confidence in the future." Rosenthal, of Omaha; Max Rosenthal here December 12, has been heard president; E. Bloch, third vice-presipg cent goes for direct relief. The Service Life will occupy the of Los Angeles; Albert Rosenthal of the Ad-Sell Monday evening. "They t clubs; Mrs. Irvin I i S l t educad Stalmaster, by capacity audiences during her dent; Mrs. H. Belmont, recording sechave been shown the outside, the tion; Mrs. Irvin C. Levin, publicity. As Monsky pointed out, there are building at the expiration of present New York; and Adolph, of Balti- latest tour. Her subject here will be retary; Mrs. Sam Peltz, financial sec^ now approximately 11,500 . families, tenancies, probably in about a year. retary; Mrs. M. Margolin, treasurer. circus elements of Nazism without a more. The organization will function and about 40 thousand persons, on The Crisis in Germany." glimpse of the interior, and do not through these committees. Elected as board members were Born in Baltimore, Mr. Ross came Lndwig Lewisohn has also attractrelief in Douglas county. Of these, realize what Nazi rule means." . to Omaha in 1887. He founded the ed unusual interest on his tour, his Mrs. William Milder, Mrs. J. J . about ten per cent, or 1,100 families,; Dr. Rpselli^ has been a professor People's store at 16th and Califor- first in ten years. His subject will Greenberg, _ Mrs. David Greenberg,. are ineligible for the government's at Vassar. He is no longer teaching, nia. He later founded the Union Out- be "The Spirit of America in Its Lit- Mrs. B. F. Margolin, Mrs. Charles unemployment relief. These 1,100 but is f active as a nauthor and lecfitting company, and then merged erature." - Ross,; Mrs. E. Konecky, and Mrs. J . families look to the Chest for aid. poldware. turer. Every Eummer he makes a the People's store with the Union Dr. Nearing will Teturn shortly Meyer Klein, 65, resident of Oma- Outfitting, of which he was presi>The Chest," he declared, -"is the visit to Europe, Asia and part of ,'. At this meeting the constitution from Europe, where he studied firstha for 44 years, passed away last efficient, and humane way to meet Africa. : . and by-laws of the organization were dent. He has .been inactive in "busihand information for his subject, the social' needs of the community. Friday at his home, as a result of ness for a number of years. The lecturer pointed out that it adopted. Meetings will be held once "Europe in 1935." The subject of the a heart ailment. "is enough to make the? German peb- The annual father and: son banquet I do not like direct relief. I t strikes Besides his wife, Nettie, he is suraddress by Hays will be "Thirteenth a month, on the third Tuesday night pl» foam at the mouth' to be-at the at the Jewish Community Center me as too much like the old way of vived by a son, Irving, of Chicago; of every month. • Juror." • Weizmann Observes disadvantage of having" in the coun- Sunday under the sponsorship of the easting alms to the beggar. How a daughter, Mrs. Louis Mayer, of It was also decided that this new Harry B. Cohen is in charge of try "seven different kinds of.marks social service committee of the Jew- much better to put our money into Kansas City; three brothers, Dave organization will affiliate itself with ticket sales. Sixtieth Birthday that cost seven different prices;" ish Community Center and the B'nai the Chest, to be given to a needy and Ike of Omaha, and Sol of Mithe Omaha Council of Parent-TeachHe described what the German peo- B'rith was well-attended, with about person wedo not know and have nev- ni; and one sister, Mrs. Simon ers Associations. er, seen, to" be .received .by a person B'nai B'rith Class ple are going through as "strangu- three -hundred and_ fifty present. Mrs. Fromkin, the first president David Goldman spoke for the fath- who does not know who Ms benefac- Burger of Omaha. of the new organization, has been lation." Initiated on Monday Funeral services were held Monthe Saar, Dr. ers on "A Father's Responsibilities." tor is." That is the way to meet the active local Parent-Teachers cirThe declared, situation in. with Rabbi Frederick Cohn ofThe "Alfred M. Cohen" class of cles forin Roselli is full of dynamite. He. urged the fathers to take the obligation to society we have hecaase day, several years. At the present Interment was in Pleasant 215 new members of the local lodge time she is secretary By the Versailles treaty the French responsibility of properly rearing we have" greater privileges; that is ficiating. the PareatHill cemetery. of the B'nai Brith was initiated into Teachei's Association atofHenry have the coal mines, but if the ple- their sons to be community leaders the way_*tp. do justice to our lessYatea He was born in Alsace-Lorraine, the order at a meeting held at the school and is also treasurer of biscite is in favor of Germany the and civic-minded citizens. He also re- privileged fellow-men." the coming to this country in 1885. AftJ. C. C. Monday. Among the initiGermans may purchase the mines minded the sons that a father canOmaha Council of Parent-Teachers er living at Atlantic, la., for five ates were delegations -from Norfolk for three hundred million gold marks. not lead his son along the successAssociations. years, he moved to Omaha. and Columbus, Neb. This is impossible because of the ful path unless the boy does his Fisher Confers with He was a member of .Temple IsLeo Abramson, president of the ..; •. low gold coverage which now exists. share. Local Zionist Heads rael and the B'nai B'rith. He had lodge, presided. L F . Goodman was | Morton Margolin; son of Dr. and There is grave danger," Roselli served as treasurer of the democratic chairman of the initiating committee, i stated, that the Saar may cause an Mrs. M. Margolin, responded ior the Mendel Fisher/new field secretary He was assisted by Sam Beber, Dr. sons, speaking on "As Your Son Sees of the Zionist organization of Ameri- central committee and committeeman outbreak. and was a colonel or former GoverA. Greenberg, Abner Kaiman, Jay In his opinion, the French and Yon." He used i airplane for a si-: ca, conferred "with "local Zionist nor Morehead's staff. He was presiMalashock, and Harry Silverman. mile, saying the father must act as leaders in Omaha last Friday, preGermans will compromise on the dent of the Metropolitan Finance Reports were rendered by Sam Rahbi H. R. Rabinowitz of Sioux the propeller which motivates the price of the coal mines," France -acparatory to launching the national company. Beber and Dr. A. Greenberg on the City opened the Jewish lecture series cepting a much smaller figure than son; as the rudder which guides flie four-point Zionist program in this district executive meeting held in sponsored tby the Junior Vaad organ: youth; and as the wings which sush designated in the treaty. i f territory. -.. ~ . • Chicago Sunday. In addition to Be-1Ci az a te i o nas tv itte a talk-on the "Dreyfus* B nai Israel When Germany obtains control of tain him in his flight through life. '. • . The local "Zionist organization will Court Allows HiHler ber and Greenbexg, Henry Monsky j ! " a l a r g e ' a u d i e synagogue, Philip M. IQutinick was toastmas- hold its' election of officers at the the Saar, he said, then as many of to Become attended the meeting. " ^^^ nce, Wednesday the Jewish inhabitants as can will ter." Carl Milder, son of Mr. and Jewish Community Center on TuesBen Kazlowsky, chairman of the evening. OS. CHABt WEIZMANK Mrs. William Milder, gave the invo- day evening, December 4, according "Hilton" leave that territory. successful campaign, declares that Rabbi Eabinowitz took the place of cation, and William L. Holzman, to announcement made by Morris Dr. Chaim Weizmann, noted Zionthe membership drive will continue. Dr. Victor E. Levine, the scheduled president of the Federation, gave the Friedel, president. New York (WJT.S.).—"HitUer" is ist leader, will celebrate his sixtieth Each of the newly-inducted members speaker, who was suddenly called to benediction; not a proper name for a Jew, Su- birthday next Tuesday. He will head York. Abner Kaiman led community singpreme Court Judge Peter P. Smith the chemistry research institute at has pledged to obtain one new addi- New The speaker. gave an eloquent presGerman-Jewish Firms tional member, and it is hoped, to ing, with Mrs. Jay Malashock as acadmitted when he granted permis- Rehoboth, Palestine. ;entation of the historical drama concompanist Rabbi Frederick Cohn sion to Morris HittiLer of Brooklyn From 1921 to 1929 Weizmann was initiate another large class before the Able to Sue Aryans w i th the famons case, L Mor. first of the year. spoke for the Community Chest. Mato change his name to Hilton. On president of the World Zionist, or-, j^enstern was chairman. Introductory A series of lectures in Yiddish on gical tricks were presented by Herr after December 14, Mr. HitUer ganizatlon. He created the extended Berlin, (WNS).T-Jewish. firms are and ; _ j remarks were made by Dora Freshthe classical Yiddish Writers—-Sholom may legally call himself Hilton. bert Fischer. : •-'..,_ . ; Jewish Agency in '29. entitled .to-sue for damages against League to Fight Anti-Semitism iman. president of the Junior Vaad Asch,7 Sholom Aleichem, Peretz, and Dr. Philip Sher was chairman of' slandering by Aryan competitors, the In his petition HitUer declared that Paris. — P l a n s for co-ordinating j Auxiliary. others^-is being plannedI for the win- the social service committee •which : German supreme, court has ruled. he "is a member of the Jewish f aith world-wide to combat Nazi [ •— ter month's.'.;--; .-';• '\'.'••'•'' ':''••.'•'•••• was in ,charge of: the banquet. Mrs. In State Legislature anti-Semitismefforts and it is desirable for yonr petitioner are being drafted by Hebrew Club to Honor L^otgensfcern^ and other Yiddish L. Nevileff was in charge of ar- This- -Important Terdict was handed to change his name for the reason schdiaTS-^haye ^ejepressed their, will- ranging' Ior -the'-dinner, r :'.-: " '. down in the case of a Jewish rub- that because of his present name Harry Pizer of North Plstte, son t h e International League, Against of Mrs. Julins Pizer, was elected to Anti-Semitism which is holding a con- All Former Presidents ber manufacturer -who sought damingiiess to serve as lecturers and disages front an Aryan competitor ~wno your petitioner has been, and con- the Nebraska House of Representa- gress here. Delegates from England. cussants. The classes will be formed tinually is, subjected to scorn, ridi- tives in the recent electionFrance, Egypt, Switzerland, Czecho- All living ex-presidents of ,the only if twenty or more signify^their In Conservative Pulpit in letters and verbal statements had cule and embarrassment.".. He is a nephew of Simon Pizer slovakia and Belgium are conferring: Omaha Hebrew club will be spedenounced the Jewish firm and tried desire tp attend. Rabbi H. R. Rabinowitz ot Sionx of Omaha. He attended the Uni- on details. cially honored at a banquet, it was Individuals or organizations inter- City will occupy the'pulpit "at the'Con- to interfere withits husiness by tellversity of Nebraska, is a. •world war The congress intends to co-operate {'decided at a special meeting of the ing customers that it should not deal Tel Aviv Anti-Noise Campaign ested and desirous of more informa- servative Synagogue this evening.' and is. interested in farm with all existing anti-Nazi groups organization. The date will be set tion may communicate ~vith Harry Batobi Bavid A. Goldstein will speak with a "firm run by Czechoslovakian Tel AviiP—An anti-noise campaign veteran, lands and real estate iualdi&gs in j and to strengthen their activities and J soon. All members and their wives will is one of the newest wrinkles in thi* Mendelson, who .is, sponsoring- the- at Lincoln Defore the Tephereth Is- Jews whose business a that of the North Platt*. jcEtend them on a worM-wide scale. • be in town. 'dirty Jewish rabble." invited to attend without cost. rael congregation." project, by calling Harney 05S2.

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