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JUSTICE DEPT. SEEKS 1NCITER' OF CONSPIRACY Coughlin Declares Sup port of "Christian Front" DIES ALSO ACCUSED 'Commonweal' Says Radio Priest Responsible for Plot
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1940
Finnish Chief Rabbi Issues Statement
VOL.
XVII—No. 12
Hold Arab-Jewish Parley on Plight Of the 1 krus Crop
Helsinki (JTA) — The entire press published a message from Chief Rabbi Simon Federbusch to Jewish soldiers in the ' Finnish Army declaring that "this fight of defense is based on the ideals of the Hebrew prophets." Dr. Federbusch stressed the patriotism of Jewish youth and pointed out that numerous Jews had volunteered for front-line service. Recalling that the liberated Finland had granted equal rights to Jewish citizens, the message concluded by quoting Psalm 27 as follows: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Annual C. B. Talmud Torf'- Dance to Be of whom shall I be afraid? "When the wicked, even mine / unday enemies and my foes, come upon me to eat up my flesh, they stum£> mncil Bluffs TalThe a bled and fell. & Je will be held at "Though an host should en- the* ET * ? ,allroom, Council camp against me, my heart shall Bluffs/ $ ' lay evening, Janunot fear; though war should rise ary *' / will be furnished against me, in this will I be conener and hla orchesfident." f games are being ar,iose who do not -care RABBI GOLDSTEIN TO 'drawing for an elec* GIVE FINAL REVIEW will be held the night { ie. Rabbi David A. Goldstein will of thu The following committee is In give the last of his series of book evenings on Tuesday, January 30. charge of the affair: Mrs. E. At that time he will review Yudelson, general chairman; Mrs. "Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie S. Suvalsky, co-chairman; . Mr. Years," by Carl Sandburg, and Nate Nogg, Master of Ceremonies; "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," the Mrs. Leon Frankel, Printing; Mr. (Continued on Page 10) Robert Sherwood play.
BLUFFS GROUP TO GIVE DANCE
PETACH TIKVAH, Palestine (JTA) — Amid scenes.of ArabJewish good will unprecedented in Palestine for many years, a convention of the Jewish Farmers Federation met to discuss conditions in the citrus i n d u s t r y . Among the 1,000 delegates attending the conference were 150 Arabs Rabbi Rackovsky to Be many of prominent families. Principal Speaker The meeting adopted resoluat Affair tions calling on the Palestine Government to push a relief program An early overflow of reservafor the citrus growers, including abolition of United Kingdom du- tlons augurs the success of the ties; extension of loans to help first annual banquet of the Unit* maintain groves; suspension of ed Orthodox Congregations of the land tai for groves; preven- Omaha to be held Sunday night tion of foreclosures and imprison- at 6:30 at the Jewish Community ment for debt; and regulation of Center. Due to the large early exports and shipping a r r a n g e - response, it was necessary to rements. The conviction was ex- fuse reservations received after pressed that if such a program Thursday and tickets will be rewere embarked upon'immediately, quired at the door. the present season could still be This favorable response was retrieved. taken by the committee in charge A delegation of seven Jews and as a spontaneous expression of seven Arabs, headed by S. Tolkowsky, general manager of the Jaffa Citrus Exchange in Tel Aviv, was appointed to interview the High Commissioner. The proceedings were bilingual and were filled with allusions to the importance-of cooperation and assurances of mutual esteem. The delegates were entertained by the veteran colonist Abraham Shapiro at a typical Arab outdoor barbecue of many whole aheep..
U. 0. C. DINNER THIS SUNDAY
Washington (JTA)—Attorney General Robert H. Jackson declared this week that the Grand Jury Investigation of the alleged seditious conspiracy by 17 Christian Frontista in New York should produce "a clear identification of any persons or groups who have provoked or financed or otherwise conspired with these defendants." Such persons, the Attorney General said, "should be held responsible for their conduct if they have Violated or Induced the violation •f any Federal law." • The statements came after growing demands that the Justice Department investigate Fa ther Charles E. Coughlln's connection With the Christian Front activities and while the radio priest himself, In one of his weekly, broadcasts from Detroit, announced that "I do not disassociate myself" from the Front. Dies Denies Charge The Justice Department had received a petition signed by a number of New York educators and ' clergymen urging the Federal BuDivision of Jobs Proposed reau of Investigation to investlNew York (Special)—Faced Jerusalem (JTA) — A propos' gate Coughlin's affiliations with al for division of all available the Front. Signers of the peti- with suffering virtually unparal- Mark Completion through creation of a joint tion included Dr. Emery Shipler, leled in human history, the Joint of Biblical Book work employment bureau was mado at . Dr. John Haynes Holmes, Prof. Distribution Committee (J. D. €.), a session of the Jewlah National Frans Boas and Prof. Clyde Mil- the American agency for Jewish Completion of the Book of Gen- Council by David Remez, secretary relief abroad, lias readjusted its ler. 4-B class of the City of the Hlstadruth. . In a statement relayed from hla program to cope with starvation, esis by the Torah was marked last Remez promised that the HistaTexas sickbed to his office, Chair- epidemics, wholesale , expulsions, Talmud with a traditional celebra(Continued on Page 10) man Martin Dies of the House pogroms, and other tragic aspects night Committee on Un-American Activ- of the East European situation. tion. ities contended that testimony be- Two representatives of the J. D. . Parents of the members of the fore the committee led to the O. were killed during the bom- class were guests of honor and bardment of Warsaw when they heard an address by Rabbi Isaiah (Continued on Page 10) remained in the city to continue Rackovsky. . ' ' Rabbi Isaiah Rackovsky Hostesses for the occasion were relief activities unity In the United Orthodox Con. Mrs. J. Tretiak, Mrs. Michael CohDespite the lack of government- en, Mrs. J. Flnkel and Mrs. Hygrega^ions in honoring... Ra»bt al cooperation, the J, D. C. has man Noddle. Mr. Wolf son is teachIsaiah Rackovsky who Will, .be tho Washington, D. C.—The 9Gth main speaker for the evening. Tho been able to establish food kitch- er of the class. • ens in Warsaw and is feeding fifTables were decorated with Pal- annual meeting of the Executive subject chosen by Rabbi Rackovty thousand persons dally. More estinian fruits in observance of Committee of B'nai B'rith, the sky for tho occasion is "Tho Meaning of Orthodoxy," Dr., A, A gold-headed cane was pre- than eighty per cent of remain- Chamisho Osor B'Shevat. governing body of tho oldest and Greenberg, president of tho Con' seated to Mr. Harry A. Wolf ing 1,250,000 Jews in Germanlargest national Jewish service or(Continued on Page 6) ' Tuesday upon the occasion of his occupied areas of Poland have ganization in the United States < retirement from the active chair- been reduced to beggary. Cloth' manshlps of the Jewish Free ing is being distributed and barbetween triennial conventions, ' Loan , Society and the Budget racks erected for homeless refuwill be held at Tampa, Florida, Committee of the Federation. gees with the money obtained February 4 and 5, according to Presentation was made Tuesday through fund-raising campaigns an announcement here by Henry •< afternoon at a special meeting of in the United States. Monsky, president of B'nai B'rlth. the Board of Directors of the Arrangements have been made At the annual meeting of the Federation for Jewish Service. Sam Beber, president of the Sufor the J. D. C. to co-operate with members of the I n d e p e n d e n t ' At the same time a resolution the American Red Cross once it preme Advisory Council of A. Z. For its fourth event of the cur"• extolling.'Mr. Wolf's work on be- begins operation in Poland, and Workmen's Loan Association, the A. Is the only other Omahan be- rent series, the Center Forum will following officers and d i r e ctors . half of the Federation was read with the entrance of the Belgian sides Mr. Monsky to serve on the present Jjudwig Lore, Foreign Ed. by Mr. Henry Monsky. Dr. Philip Red Cross into active Polish Re- were re-elected by acclamation: executive. itor of the New York Post, In a Lleb Wolf son, p r e s i d e n t ; Ben , Sher presented the cane, which discussion of "Behind the EuroMartin, vice-president; Goodman . (Continued on Page 5) Mr. Monsky's annual report, „ was inscribed with the words "A Meyerson, treasurer; Michael Co- summarizing B'nai B'rlth achieve- pean Cables -The World Today I grateful Jewish Community to a hen, secretary; and H. Dworsky, ments during 1939, will be the and Tomorrow," on Tuesday, Feb- Faithful.Leader." Famed London Meat H. Y. Fladerman, Ben Gorelick, highlight of the meeting. ruary 6, at the Jewish CommuniMr. Wolf has been active in Kraft, and Max Sacks. ty Center. Market Is Closed Sam Omaha Jewish communal affairs The membership of the associaMr. Lore has become world-re' for thirty-five years. He has head-? Act to Facilitate tion voted to donate one hundred nowned for his brilliant interpre,,' ed the Jewish Free Loan for fifLondon (JTA)—With the Govtoward the relief of the tations of international events, ,.'teen years and has been chairman ernment taking over control of dollars 'Agunah* Divorces Jewish war refugees. This is the and for his dally syndicated colr of the budget committee for ten meat supplies, the* Oldgate meat second time that the.organization umn, "Behind the Cables." In ad- years. Although lie has given up market, which for 400 years had donated for this cause within London (JTA) — A decision to dition he had contributed numer• the chairmanship of these two functioned as the center of the has time of the present crisis. facilitate Jewish religion divorces ous articles to. such magazines as , groups, he will still remain a London kosher meat Itrade, has theAnyone seeking Information refor the "agunah", wife who has The Nation, Harper's, Current closed down. member of the committee. garding'this organization may at- not heard from her husband in History, Foreign Affairs and The Most of the city's Jewish butch- tend one of the weekly meetings many; years, was announced by New Republic. . ers bad been supplied by the Old- which are held Tuesday evenings the Beth D i u, Jewish religious Local Variety Club gate market, from which hundreds from 7 to 9 o'clock in the audi- court.. tons of meat were delivered torium of the Congregation of Is-; The move,-taken to avoid the Rabbi Cohn to Speak Names New Officers ofweekly. In the future, the kosher rael, 25th and J streets. same "agunah" problem w h i ch a t Joslyn on Sunday ^ew officers were named last meat trade •will be conducted at arose from the last war, provides the Islington slaughterhouse. Rabbi Frederick Cohn will Sunday by the* Omaha tent of the forvthe signing of a declaration by Begin Second Term Variety Club, national theater's departing Jewish soldiers before speak on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Lecture Ha'llof tha mena organization, at a dinner of Beth El School the Beth Din or a competent rab- Joslyn Program Sunday Memorial. dance held at the Fontenelle. bi and two witnesses. His topic will be 'The Harvest Registration of Bethel sabbath • Among.those n a m e d were: By this declaration the husSunday members of the History, school for .the.second term will be band* before his departure for war of the Years." Chief Barker, 3VI. S. Cohn of Council-Bluffs;-Second Assistant Chief and Religious Department of the opened on January 27. service, can give instructions for Barker,' Sam Epstein; Dough Guy, Talmud1 Torah will be served PalThe new term will begin Feb- divorce to go into effect four or Welsh Mayor Aids Exiles estinian fruits by the Deborah. SoM. S. Stern; and Property Master, ruary 2. Children entering kind- five -years after the date of the Cardiff, Wales , (JTA)-rTho ciety. Edward Shafton. ergarten in public school may reg- declaration, if at .that- time there Lord .Mayor announced that ho Harry M. .Shumow and E. N. A program will be given by the ister for the sabbath school kin- is no definite news as to hla being will launch a citizens'-appeal 0% Blazer were elected Canvasmen. Primary grade.. dergarten, . . •---• -"— alive w behalf ^of refugees-;.-'- •• i ;>'.". i- •
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