February 23, 1940

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QMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 3 , 194O

VOL. XVII—No.

JACOBS CHOLIM

WILL PRESENT YIDDISH MOVIE "Yiddle with His Fiddle" • •'. t o B e Shown a t J. C. C. Presentation of the Yiddish {novie "Yiddle with His Fiddle" * n Sunday evening, February 25, and Monday evening, February SM), at the Jewish Community Cenier will mark one of the rare cinema appearance of Molly Picon, noted star of the Yiddish stage. The picture is being shown here Under the auspices of the Bikur Cholim Society. F u n d s will, be

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Molly Ficon

TO LEAD CAMPAIGN

S. D. T* Convention Will Be Held Hen

Campaign Plans Are Now Being : Mapped •

Sigma Delta Tau sorority wll hold its first mid-western conven tion here June 21-25 ¥?'reactiv and alumnae member/ 'een chapters from the Ui jites and Canada will gathf K /Ho tel Paxton for the / «? iona organisation's t e n t h s inua convention. / S J? • Alumnae and act' ^ U Theta chapter of the Uni/ . '§ it Nebraska will act as s £j "C • Josephine Rubnltz will) B ° ; alumnae convention cha' *« j§ nd S ma Zveitel of Grf S «* nd will act as active conW •< airman Mrs. Edward i L ^ iari, jr., of Chattanooga, national president, will preside at the sessions.

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Rabbi Silver to Address Annual Meeting March 1 4 The annual meeting of the Federation for Jewish Service will be held on Thursday evening, March 14, according to announcement mode by Mr. William I*. Holzman president. Rabbi Abba Hillel gilver, chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, will be principal speaker. v "The A n n u a l Meeting of the federation," Mr. Holzman stated in his announcement, "is really the Annual Gathering of the Jew(Continued on Page 9.),

DES MINES PASTOR AT TEMPLE ISRAEL

Morris Jacobs

AN EDITORIAL Philanthropies Chairman

"With the appointment of a chairman, the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign for 1940 may well he said to he tinder way. The choice of Morris Jacobs as chairman of this year's drive hrings capable and energetic leadership at a most critical moment in our history. ; " , . „ Each year we have thought the climax of Jewish suffering had been reached but instead each year the need has beI s r a e l . . . ' • • ,;"'••-, .•'•:.' '•:• •' ; I *. Rer. Johnson is assistant minis- come greater and the area of hardship increased. Again ter of the Plymouth Congregation- American Jewry is called upon to do its share - - a very minor al Church in Des Molnea and is share, too - - in giving help and succor to European Jews. Religious News Reporter for RaThe scope of the tragedy escapes our imagination.; I t is dio Station WHO. Uiltil 1938 he J,The annual dance of the Beth was dean of men at Drake Univer- difficult for us who live in absolute freedom and equality, who go about our daily work without noticeable discrimina161 autlliary will take place to- sity.-' ' .-'- •:••• • His sermon this evening will be tion, who-live under decent conditions, to understand just morrow night, February 24, at the faxton hotel ballroom1. Music by in observance of National Broth-' what is happening in Europe. ' . Gary and -his orchestra, will he erhood Week. Having himself traveled abroad only recently, Mr. Jacohs , feUyed from 10 p. m. to 1 a. m. '<•; A number Of novel ideas have brings to his titanic job an understanding of the problems to '.been worked out to make this a be faced. He has seen what is happening to our European pleasant evening for young and brethren and realizes the task that lies before us. tild. Many couples from Sioux City The importance of the chairman of a Philanthropies Cam-, fcnd Lincoln are planning to at- Everett,R. Clinchy, director of tend the affair. the National Conference ot Chris- paign cannot be minimized. Extraordinary talents are necesj. Mrs. A. V.. Veneer la chairman tiana and Jews,< will speak on sary at this time. But without the co-operation of every single wad is telng assisted by Mrs, M,"Dangers and Opportunities In Jew in the community, the chairman cannot do his job as it 'Al Venger, The committee in American Life" at an inter-faith T cb&rge of arrangements includes: luncheon to be held on Tuesday, must be done. J>r. and Mrs. David 0. Platt, Mr. March 5, at the Y. M. C. A. At this moment in history the Jews pf America are being %ii& Mrs, Arthur Colin and Mr. Attendance will be limited to given a golden gift - - the ability to Bave a Iife7 the opportunity ' And Mrs. J. Malashock. • 40 persona from each of the three to rescue.human souls from degradation. Th& choice"before participating groups. Dr. Clinchy.*ias contributed a us is clear-cut.- -We are not a people who shirk our duties andnumber of articles to "The Jew- responsibilities. We do not shut our ears" to the cries of our ish Press.". unfortunate brothers. trted lor the support of the organ|tation's hospital program. (* Members of the committee In fharge ot the project are: Mjes, (Continued on page 2.)

BETH EL DANCE W i l l BEHELD

The Rev. WiHard Johnson, secretary of the Iowa-Nebraska Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, will speak on "Popular Fallacies Which Threaten Our i>emocfacy" this evening at the regular services of Temple

IDWEST1ZRAGHI TO CONVENE HERE

Dr. CKndfiy Will Speak on March 5

A number of important personalities of the- Mizrachl organization will be in Omaha for the Midwestern Mizrachi Conference which is to take place in Omaha, March 8, 9, and 10. Among the guests expected are: Mr. Leon . Gellman, president of the Mizrachi O r g a n i z a t l o n of America; Dr. Manuel Laderman of Denver, president of the Regional Organization of Mizrachi; Rabbi Paul J. Bender of Duluth, Minn.; Rabbi Maurice D.. S o l o m o n of Kansas,City; and Babbi L. Ginsberg of Denver. The program, as tentatively outlined, will include.a M'lave Malke gathering S a t u r d a y evening, March 9, at the C o n g regation B'nai Israel; special addresses at the synagogues .on Friday evening and Sabbath morning; and a full day of conferences at the Jewish Community Center, with banquet In the evening.

Rabbi Israel Next On Center Forum

. Rabbi Edward Israel of Baltimore, Md., will be next speaker oh the Center Forum on Tuesday; March 6. His address will deal with the subject "Danger Zones in Our Social Order." Rabbi Israel la considered as the "outstanding spokesman of Jewish social idteals" in America.

Announcement was made last week that Morris K. Jacobs will head the 1040 Jewish l'hllantliropies campaign. Mr, Jaco)>3 headed the Initial Gift division In 1U34 and has been active; in Philanthropies campaigns for m a n y years. •"''". In accepting the chairmanship of the campaign, Mr. Jacobs said: "If our fellow Jews In Nazi Germany, in Austria, in Czecho-Slovakia, in Poland, and in the other countries where the sword of total It aranlsm hangs over their heads, were permitted to speak for themselves, they would tell even more than we know of the horror that they, their wives end their children have been compelled to endure. They dare not speak. It Is bur duty to speak for them. They dare not answer Hitler; we must and uliall answer for them." •.-•>* "Our answer must be clear and unequivocal. It should find a cheering echo in ©very corner of the globe where our fellow Joyra are now lying prostrate. T h i s will constitute our message .of true fellowship ami deep understanding; a message that will rekindle the spark of faith, a n d hope, and courage, and fortify them in their desperate battle fop life. Our answer will reflect the measure of our sincere desire to stand by them in these darkest days of all history." Mr. Jacobs, who is affiliated with Bozell and Jacobs advertising agency, has long been active In civic and communal affaire. He is vice-president and a member of the board of trustees of Temple Israel and of the executive committee of the Omaha Jew(Continued on page 9.)

, Cairo Benefit Concert " Cairo (JTA) — King Farouk attended a Red Crescent benefit concert of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra here. Bronfelaw Hubefman,-violinist and founder, of the orchestra, came from Jerusalem to play the Mendelssohn "Concerto in E Minor."

Warns on Anti-Semitism

London (JTA) — A warning against the danger pf overlooking Renews Pledge t o Britain MaH t o Poland anti-Jewish propaganda in Eng'• Geneva (JTA) — The InternaLondon (JTA) —^British £ew- land Is sounded by the Jewish. ,. tional Red .Cross announced that ry is unreservedly "devoting' itself Chronicle in ah" editorial "which Soviet and German authorities, had to the services'of Britain" In fight- Stresses -the" fact" that' the" "N(uf» informed them .that'normal, postal ing for civilization, Prof. Selig show themselves plainly and inclearance Jfor letters and'/c a r d s Brodetsky* said at a luncheon jgJLv/creasingly ' conscious * of' the,;prov- '• from, neutral countries to all parts en by the Jewish Representative/' en'Talue to'themselres of Iwa for- . of Poland'had been reestablished. Council 4n his honor, .' \ eign anll-Je-wish propaganda.** »

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