April 14, 1939: Passover Edition Part I

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In the Interests of the Jewish People

By Ah 8EQM1 . "

LOVE STORY

* The.' •world is quieter at. this moment and we may as •well have a love story here. The world •inay; explpde even as you read • 'this,: but, then what difference -will-that-make to love? Love Is Inore permanent than anything "else" I "Can' think, or in the world t o d a y .

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KB processes will continue long ufter Hitler and Mussolini have "gone (and may their departure not be long delayed). When Hitler is but an evil memory, lovero will be sighing in Berlin's Thiergarten and Guiseppe and Angelina will be making love in the ancient shadows of the coliseum when Mussolini is no more than a page in a history book.

Flanagan BRITAIN, POLES Father Holds Boy Scouts PRAGUE Bar to Tyranny WILL DISCUSS 'SURPLUS JEWS'

Yes, let us look with veneration at love which is about the only, lasting thing in a world which has been. changing so horribly. Love, indeed, remains as it was in the remotest day of its . long__hiBtory. • Agrees to ReLet's forget all about today's England quest to "Examine" evanescent matters and consider Miss Llewellyn's love story. Question . It began (or, rather, it came to its happy climax) la an announce- RUMANIA INTERESTED ment in a society column: *!Mr. and" Mrs. Delbert Llewel- Jews -Object t o Recognilyn announce the engagement of tion of Their Needs their daughter, Lola, to Mr. Montgomery Levy." . as" Distinct People -were pleased with everyLondon (JTA) — The British thing that this announcement connoted; There was no girl more government last week agreed to examine" the question of Jew•worthy than Lola Llewellyn of a young man so distinguished as ish emigration from Poland and Montgomery Levy. Miss Llewel- Rumania . — implying recognition lyn was one''of the finer girls, not of Warsaw's claim of "surplus only.-in the beauty of her face and Jewish population" — as Britain figure *ut also in the loveliness completed negotiations with Polish Foreign Minister Josef Beck of her.disposition. • l£r.' Leyy was the talV hand- for an anti-aggression pact,, latest some young business man (blonde development in the "stop Hitler*' ' and • curly-headed) who was so campaign. It was felt that while the fornotable at tennis at Harvard. Eeoplewho know the Llewel- eign office statement that Britain lyns well from-old sighed happily was ready to examine roliBhat jwhat yra& surely a real, true Rumanian emigration proposals Jove1 affair, considering spiritual would be helpful to Col. Beck and struggle and sacrifice Miss Lle- other government leaders in withwellyn must have suffered to standing extremist demands for brrhg hex heart .and mind to ac- forced-emigration of Jews, nevertheless the statement might be cent'Montgomery Levy. Older readers -of this column interpreted as recognition by will remember Miss .Llewellyn. Britain that a Jewish emigration She was the charming Vassar girl problem exists in Poland apart . of whom I wrote five years ago. from general emigration needs. Thus, Britain would seem to As if anyone could forget this "lovely and ambitious girl who so be accepting a distinction bechanged the traditional .course of tween Jewish and non-Jewish citizens which the Jews have always her father's Jewish life. • The Llewellyns, as will'be re- strenuously opposed. Larger Quota membered, were Levys until Lola It is understood that during went to Vassar and discovered the Beck historic name to be a liability the conversations, Col. strenuously sought extension of more than an asset. Refugee "It's so Jewish," she wrote to the Intergovernmental her father: "We ought to take Committee's scope to cover the •a"new- name-—'• something—more •whole- Jewish emigration/.probfashionable and euphonious, I lem, with Poland and Rumania to think Llewellyn is a pretty name be included in the committee. It is also believed that he urged and is almost like Levy." Mr. Levy replied that Levy was Britain to permit larger immigraa good, name, connoting as it did tion to Palestine, with a proporthat his ancestors had served as tionately larger Polish quota. It (Contiuned on Page 8.) Levites in the holy temple. When the Lowells and the Cabots were still wild people in the woods his forefathers were serving in the temple, Mr. Levy said. But Lola insisted that Levy •was an outlandish name in these times and was certainly riot doias her any good at "Vassar. On account of being a Levy, she said, she had lost out when it came to picking, people to carry the daisy The Rev. Herbert C. Noonan, chair .' . . "We must become S. J., head of the department of Llewelljyn." NowiMr. Levy was never a man Philosophy at Creighton Univerto deny his children. He had sity and former president of Marbought Lola a Packard coupe and quette University will speak on had firnished her bedroom in "The State and Mutual Rights" at the next meeting of the Omaivory. > "We|.l," he replied at length, ha Lodge of B'nai B'rith on Mon"if yoi want us to be Llewellyn day evening, April 17, in the lodge room of the Jewish Comwe, sha 1 be Llewellyn." So Abraham Levy became Lle- munity Center. wellyn and by that name his fam-ily was admitted to the best eastern resort hotels. (However, lie did no; succeed in this until he . had submitted himself to a plastic operation by which his face was change^, as the older readers will remember.) Lola ILlewellyn was graduated Rehearsals have started for the from college and did volunteer so- Center Players second offering of cial wofk and in the homes of the season, "Be So Kindly" by the pooti she was like a sunburst, Sarah Sandberg. The play will what with her golden hair and be given on Monday, Tuesday, cheery ismile. Poor people felt and Wednesday, May 1, 2, and 3. that Jusi to have a Llewellyn in A light comedy which last year the housW (the Llewellyns were was a Broadway success, "Be So . so big) Was consolation enough Kindly" tells the story of a New; for their \poverty. York Jewish family in the pro1 Lola Llewellyn was thinking of cess of finding suitable husband making social service a life-time for its marriageable daughters; career when she met Montgomery Members of the cast include Levy who had only one fault. He several Center Player veterans. was six feet tall and his figure Those taking part are: Martha even when\ he strode from here Himelstein, Rosalie Albert, Eileen to there, contained all the rhythm Zevitz, Myron Taraoff, Irvin Zweifor which he had been so notable back, Beverly Mendelson, Joe on the tennis courts of Harvard Sacks, Marian "Katleman, and On account of being so tall and Leo Sherman. handsome he had been taken into Tickets will be sent Center Jewish activities and had become members. Admission for non*' (Contiuned on Page 8.) members Is fifty cents.

FATHER NOONAN TO ADDRESS B'NAI B'RITH MEETING MONDAY

CENTER PLAYERS TO GIVE SECOND PLAY

Chicago, JUI. (Special)-—"Scouting cannot make a bedfellow of tyranny In any guise and it would not wish to;':' declared F a t h e r E . J. Flanagan,' founder -of" .'Boys Town, in an address here Tuesday New Czech Party Issues night (April 11) before t h e a a "Warning Against nual meeting of the Chicago Excesses Council ;of'the , Boy Scouts'.- of America. • ..• ~ * > . • • ' He made' the statement-while NO PASSOVER SERVICE commenting 'that r scouting has Continue been banned only' in those coun- HIinka Guards tries which'are under the heels . . . Campaign in of the dictators.. . . Slovakia "You may well be proud.-that your organization, is not wanted London ; (JTA) The n e w in places where decency," liberty and democracy can no longer, sur- Czech party of. National Unity has issued a warning against unconvie," he told his audience. trolled elements .said.to be preparing pogroms, it was reported from Prague. The Committee of National' Union declared that such steps would be suppressed with all means at the government's disposal. . . . The Star reported Irom "a highly reliable source" that a pogrom in ' Prague scheduled" to Topic of Noted Writer to be organized on Easter Saturday and "Sunday on the lines of the Be "8,000,000 Jews German anti-Semitic excesses last on a Raft" November was averted because of Marvin Lowenthal, noted writ- the refusal of Baron Konstantin er and lecturer, will appear as von Neurath, protector for Bofinal speaker on the Center For- hemia-Moravia, to enter Prague um series on Tuesday evening, until .German military law was April 18. His topic will be "6,- removed and the Czechs permitted to govern themselves. 000,000 Jews on a Raft." According to the Star's informMr., Lowenthal is best known for his book, "The Jews of Ger- ant, the plan was drawn up to many; a' Story of Sixteen Cen- •give the impression that,the organized attack on the Jews was actually a spontaneous demonstration by the Czechs. It was anticipated that German troops occupying Prague would receive orders not to intervene, while the police would interfere only to save "Aryan" property. Slovakia Trouble Continues Meanwhile, pogroms in the towns* and townships o£ Slovakia ;re" carried out by HlinKa Guards, according to .reliable private advices. Jewish businesses and homes were raided, property plundered and demolished and thousands of Jews thrown into (Contiuned on Page 8.)

LOWENTHAL TO SPEAK TUESDAY

Marvin Lowenthal turies." The standard work on the subject, it received the acclaim of foremost critics and scholars upon its publication. ; In the course of his travels Mr. Lowenthal has studied Jewish life and customs, not only in most of the countries of Europe, but in North Africa, Syria and the Near East. He has been blessed at the tomb of more Jewish" saints between *the Atlas mountains and the River Jordan than any pilgrim since the celebrated Benjamin of Tudela. A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lowenthal attended the University of Wisconsin and Harvard. He has been a Zionist executive, associate editor of the Menorah Journal, and representative of Jewish minority interests at the League of Nations. From 19281930 he was secretary of tho World Conference for International Peace Through Religion.

Temple Postpones Course on Family Because of the exceptionally large number of communal responsibilities, the "Marriage and Family" course which was to have been sponsored by Temple Israel beginning on April 17 has been postponed until Fall. Present plans call for the series to begin in October immediately following the holidays. The same lecture topics will be.discussed by the same speakers.

B'nai Writh Adds 10,000 Members Washington (WNS) — Accord- ^ " ^ a h announcement made by "" Sjce Bisgyer, national aecre2 / o f B'nai B'rith, National fraternal organization, an increase of 10,000 members was obtained in the last quarter of 193S. bringing the total national membership to 74,000. B'nai B'rRh promotes the welfare of Jewish youth through 12 Hillel Foundations, the Vocational Service.Bureau and the Aleph Zadik Aleph,' junior'^'nai B'rith; maintains a network of social service agencies, and the Jewish worker at the Mayo Clinic; encourages the advancement of culture".-through"-'the publication of the't National Jewish Monthly; sponsors'an extensive program of Americanism, and co-operates in the' rebuilding of Palestine as a National Jewish Home. In . addition to these activities the B'nai B'rith aids the defense of the' Anti-Defamation league. Henry Monsky is national president-of- the organization.

VAAMIAR RABBI DRAZtN Baltimore Orthodox Leader to Speak at Center April 2 3

Dr. Nathan Drazin of Baltimore, Maryland, one of the country's outstanding rabbinical leaders, will speak in Omaha on Sunday evening, April 23, at the Jewish Community Center under the" auspices of the Vaad H"Ihr. The topic of Dr. Drazin's lecture is "The Status of World Jewry Today.". Dr. Draziu, widely known as a lecturer and speaker, is a graduate "of Columbia University, He received..his PJL. JD,^- degree. _a£ Johns Hopkins University where his "thesis topic was '.'The History of Jewish - Education during the Periods of the Second Commonwealth and the Tannaim." After completing his rabbinical studies at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological seminary, he was called to the pulpit of Shaarei Ttiloh Congregation in Baltimore, the largest Orthodox synagogue in that city. Dr. Drazin has been vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America for two years. He is on the executive boards of many of the Jewish national organizations. Over 70 boys and men will be A dinner In honor of Dr. Drazin honored at the Jewish Community will be given at 6:30 at the CenCenter annual physical depart- ter.. ment award night Tuesday evening, April 25, at 7:30. Exhibitions in handball, men and women's volleyball, basketball, swimming, diving and wrestling will be staged. Ray Lyman, better known as "Link'' Lyman of the University of Nebraska, will be guest speaker of the evening. Tickets for the annual award The complete program for the night may be purchased for 25 semi-annual Southwest Regional cents from any member of the Conference to be held April 23 athletic committee or at the J. in-Lincoln has been announced by C. C. office. The ticket will en- Harry B. Cohen of Omaha, Regtitle its holder to all exhibitions, ional president. . award presentation and refreshRegistration for the conference ments. will begin at 10 a. in. at the Ho-

J. G. C, ATHLETIC AWARDS TO BE MADE APRIL 25

COMPLETE PUNS FOR B'NAI B'RITH REGIONAL MEET

High School Seniors to Attend Services The annual High- School Baccalaureate service will be held this year at Temple Israel on May 5. Rabbi David A. Goldstein of the.Beth El Synagogue will deliver the sermon. This service is held each spring for all Jewish high school graduate in the city. Casimir III of Poland forbade ritual murder charges unless definite proof was offered. Drastic punishment was to be meted out to anyone who circulated such a rumor without this proof.

tel Corjthusker. A buffet luncheon will be served at 12:S0. Following .the 2 o'clock.business session, David Fellman, Instructor in Political Science at the University of Nebraska, will conduct an open forum on the subject, "The Future' of Democracy." The principal address of the conference will be given by Max Kroloff, assistant secretary of the anti-Defamation League. Reservations for the conference are being received by Sidney Poska of Lincoln, chairman of the committee, arranging for the gathering1. ' ' " •• Michael Cashraore was the first Jew to'be appointed an Australian magistrate.

Open Philanthropies Drive for $102,000 Instructions to Be Gven Name Workers W h o Campaign Chairmen at Early Breakfast Will Assist in Campaign Monday The complete organization of In the face of a tenseinte'rworkers for the 1939 Jewish Philnational .crisis and jfrowittg anthropies has been announced. disaster among European Jett»* General chairman of the campaign ish communities, the OmalMi is Rabbi David H. Wice. William Jewish Philanthropies -will *>ti L. Holzman is honorary chairman and Rabbi H. Grodzinsky, honMonday begin its campaign t«> orary vice-chairman. Rabbi David raise $102,000, of which $$5,«A. Goldstein is chairman of the 000 will be used solely for overInitial Gifts. Co-chairman of this seas refugee relief. division are Jules Newman and Morris E. Jacobs. Rabbi David H. Wice Is chairman of this year's drive whfoti Arthur A. Cohn heads the Gen-rill officially open Monday mortteral Solicitations; Mrs. J. H. Kuling at 8 o'clock with a campaign akofsky the Women's Division; breakfast. At that time workevt* Joe Guss, the. Youth's Division, will receive their final Instrucand Harry B. Cohen, organizations. tions. Max Holzman is in charge The first campaign luncheon of solicitations among out-of-town will be held on Tuesday at 12:1«>. firms. Marvin Lowenthal, noted Leonard Nathan is chairman of publicity. Harry A. Wolf heads CAMPAIGN PROGRAM the Budget Committee, and Dr. Rabbi David H. Wice ,, ; Philip Sher the Quota. Executive General Chairman '•* Monday, Apr!" IT, 8 a. m.=— director of the campaign is Paul Campaign breakfast. Official Veret. opening of campaign. , Initial Gifts P ' , .*!»;! 18, 12:15—Workers in the Initial Gifts division are: Milton Abrahams, Max T,ovpnthal. M. Barish, Sam Beber, David <'"'; 2O, 12: IK—Blacker, Eugene Blazer, P a u l iaipp luncheon. Blotcky, Reuben Bordy, Simon lh. speaker. Bordy, Leslie Burkenroad, Isadore Chapman, Max E. Chapman. Ara ff>v thur A. Cohn, David Cohn, B. F. T I T ' iPi'i-fT ,u r.ildress Danbaum, Harold P. Farber, John | T ( i - \ . - . t ' . I . P r, nM',.ij;n w o r k e r s . Farber. David P. Feder, Dr. Leon E. Fell!-•.•>< v ' " - ' ; j , > t 1'elfl a t 1 E : 1 N nx»a,-.Morxis Ferer," Harry. Ferer, nr '\ ;•! • r., ; • . ~i.'rr;i .T-JevshflBS-'i, Alex D. Frank, David Goldman, v < ? ' ,*t i i i\*rl;:f, p n d bl.?tt?*Abe Goldstein, Dr. Abe Greenll; ' i - . . v : " ', F v .<•< * speaker, berg, D'a-vid Greenberg, Joe J. j f r ~ < : -..r;,-1 is ,\-.r c r e a t o r o f *>>*> Greenberg, William Grodinsky, 1 . . - , •-.,•.,- o , r - : . , , f t,. A b e K a b b U i f p Elmer Gross, Manning E. Handler, Louis Hiller, Max Holzman, rnc" .""•:-•> (": A vs'iive of Sam Josephson, Abner Kaiman, Ben Kazlowsky. ' pt f i i f C'1."CP Vtn.ly News. Philip Klutznick, Robert Koop\ fvr~'c K * IT" , I T Vino, written *> 1 er, J. H. Kulakofsky, Sam Leon, v\ Ti'^f"' r*' 1'rri^o'-i^ii** books **^f* Irvin Levin, David Levine, NaI ]ir-c in-vntuf t'omilpr ee an aftt>i*~ than Levinson, Louis E. Lipp, Milton Livingston, Karl Louis, .*. f.pr. ••' i-on'p-.ii'tee ig an«ly.:Harry Malashock, Jack W. Marer, ing- al! donations in the light tit Gail Margolin, Louis Margolin, their sufficiency, it liaB been s'tAlfred S. Mayer, Maurice Micklin, nounced. This committee haB be^n • William L. Holzmaix Hymie Milder, Henry Monsky. organized because this year ft!l Honorary Chairman William-- Racusin, Sam Robinpi'P'ioi'5 c • r n'• r ~cic of g i v i n g m"f' son, Dr. Pfiilip Sher, Ben Silver, be (i\*"Ci.rrm<let* ir t h e camp»Ue''! Cy Silver, Harry SUverman, B. A. j.oai it *p b e £ (Sained. Simon,'Loafs Somberg, Harry L. Tiif «i-n> )>pinr s o u g h t by ()!?• Sommer, * Harry Trustin, M. A. TV'Ir r il^wipf- IF o v e r t w i c e ih*1 Venger,- Fred S. White, Albert pn.piini ] : l i e - . r p l e d g e d b y 0>>i«Wohlner, Harry A. Wolf and I. B. J;:. .ITT"' J l . " i r , E in t h i s uniflp-l Zimman. Cru "p'-.s: ' '( !(•>• fi' a n d General Solicitations Majors in the General Solicitations division are: Sam Ban, DonF^fl•"(l^ weeks ald Brodkey, Leslie Burkenroad. r.f 'division, Morris Burstein, Jack Epstein, Al Finkel, Lawrence Gross, Harvey ts. Leon, Salewin Micbnick, Joe Solo- | monow and Harry _ Sommer. | Lieutenants in' this division • i . i VI ! ' are: Harold Abrahams, Warren , Ackerman. Frank Alberts, Hyman Belman. Dr. O. S. Belzer, Dave i Bernstein. George H. Bernstein. Dave Bialac, Dave Block, Russe"! Blumenthal, Sam B. Boster, Edto ward D. Brodkey, Edwin Brodkey. Harold Brodkey. Vi ;-:,r Jacob Brookstein. Harold Cher- ' niack, David K. Cohen, Dave ' TIP Of <*1* CroBHse. Sara Epstein, Sid Ep- ; -:. i , r MI,(>' <.!..,. T h e final Gl**sstein, Dr. J. JW. Erman, Dave tioi T ii 1 i'f l'i ' !>• May 9. Feder, "William Feiler. John Feld"",1! , - 1,-., r"-. r ^ y pervpr? I'.'J1 Chairninri. Ir.uii man, Phil Feldman, Dr. Abe C. ,'rT'n" r r r m,->"-b.'>r of t h e f-Ky Fellman, Al Fiedler, Al Frank, council. 1'f1 is v. ? o n n e r c o w m « n i i Harry A. Frankel. Leo Fried, J. C. C. Swimming: Pool c r o?. t h e Om?.]w, P o s t of fht Lloyd Friedman, Milton Frohm, A m e r i c a n Tjesrior. e.nd WSB in •<?>''* Rated && Excellent Abe Gendler, I. Goldstein, Dr. Ben J. C C. orchestra meets every a delegate to the. FIDAC convuhGoldware, Joe Goldware. ceived an. 'excellent' rating for tion held in "VVRFSPV?, X'olanrt. Arthur Green, Irvin Green, Ir- the month of April from the city A member oC the board of *J?*. win Green, Gerald Gross, Lee chemists. Jewish. Community Center, -Ti%«-'*rGrossman, Morton Hiller, Richard Lee Grossman of the Center tin has been sc'ive in. TS'nai ??'v!i>Hiller, Max Holzman, Reuben physical department urges all and A. Z. A. R'CairB. 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