Entered a« Second Class Mail Matter on January SI, 1931, at pMtofH of Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 8, 1879
In These Critical Times Morris E. Jacob*, Chairman 4 9 4 0 JewUh Philanthropies Hie largest quota ever set by the Jewish Philanthropies is the Tery minimum which Omaha Jewry must raise in order to fulfill its obligation toward the needs of our people suffering overseas. The Mnount of 9104,500 can be raised by Omaha Jewry only if we inter* pret the need and cause sufficiently well. It must be borne in mind that the largest share of this amount is e a r m a r k e d for overseas relief and refugee help. A few facts, therefore, about the agencies engaged In war relief, reconstruction, and refugee aid, should be stated here. The Joint Distribution Committee, which is the largest beneficiary of the campaign, was born out of the last war, and has served Jewry since. Meeting dally the problems caused by the present war, the Joint Distribution Committee encompasses a vast prograin of relief covering some 80 countries. Direct help t h r o u g h •oup kitchens, provision for shelter and raiment is given In Poland, Germany, Roumanla, Lithuania, and all surrounding countries, as well as countries farflung. It Is the Joint Distribution Committee which has preserved the very lives of millions of Jews in the stricken areas. The United Palestine A p p eal engaged in the task of reconstruction in Palestine, has made it pos•thje for Palestine to become the latmatr haven .lor G e r man. and Polish refugees. More than 7,000 Victims were absorbed by Palestine since the outbreak of war. Thousands more are on the high seas with Palestine as their ultimate destination. Palestine still presents opportunities for Jewish settlement. The National Refugee S e r vice deals with the problems of refugees in the United States. Its task is to rehabilitate the newcomers to our shores, provide the mini-, mum essentials needed for their maintenance, and make provision for l the distribution of the emigrees throughout the country. For all this, these three agencies,* combined through the United Jewish Appeal, are asking for the amount of 123,000,000 which it the very minimum needed for the activities of these life-giving agencies. fii the current campaign, we all realize that c o n t r i b u t i n g to or working for the Jewish Philanthropies one neither gives to charity or works for charity. It is a matter of maintaining the honor and dignity of our people, of ourselves. It is not a matter of securing hand-oats any longer. It is a matter of participation in a program of maintaining lives on unprecedented scale. It is for every •Tews ~ man and women—an obligation which must bo met as a legitimate and essential part as their necessary budget. .. >
FINDS SOSUA LIKE RESORT Dominican Tract Visited By Correspondent of J. T. A. By W. A. FRE1" Jewish Telegraphic Agency Correspondent. Ciudad TrujiUo, Dominican Republic (JTA) —- This correspondent, who is secretary of the Dominican Republic Settlement association, has just returned from Sosua, 26,000-acre tract donated by Generalissimo Rafael L. Trujillo, on which the first organized refugee colonization in the New World is to be started soon, I accompanied Arthur M. Lamport, New York banker, who Is visiting here. Sosua la Bltuated in the north of the island, about 180 miles from the capital. On good roads we reached our destination, in a car placed at Lamport's disposal by Generalissimo TrujMo, in five hours. We passed fruitful landscapes full of tropical fruit, clean cities and sugar estates. A few miles before Puerto Plata we left the main road and took a short cut to Sosua. Sosua lies on a bay and consists of a group of 17 houses built of wood and concrete. These houses are all in good condition and give a pleasant aspect. Some other houses are near this place; there are altogether about 40 on the tract. The air was refreshing and we enjoyed a beautiful view (Continued on page 3.)
OMAHA GOOD-ILL TEAM TO TOUR STATE Rabbi David H. Wice of Temple Israel will leave on April 16 with Father Bowdern, S. J., dean of the Crelghton graduate s c h ool, and Rev. J. Earl Vandagrjf f, on a good-will tour out-state. Two talks will be given In Grand Island, four in Hastings, o n e in Kearney and two in North Piatte. On April 11 Rabbi Wice, Father Bowdern and Dr. John M. Phillips of the First Central Congregational Church will speak before the Concord Club. The same team will also participate in d 1 s Cussions on April 15 before the District Rotary and on April 22 at the Chamber of Commerce Fellowship Committee meeting. Rabbi Wice, Father Bowdern, and Dr. A. L. Cole, president of the Omaha Ministerial Union, will speak in Lincoln on April 25, and in Macedonia, Iowa, on May 2,
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Philanthropies to Open 1940 Drive unday Morning Speak This «-.".« a t Service Dr. Herman Well, professor of physical sciences at Nebraska Central college, Central City, Neb., and formerly associated with Jewish educational activities at Frank. fort-am-Main, Germany, will occupy the pulpit of the Beth El synagogue this evening at regular services. Educated at the Universities of Marburg and Wuerzburg, Dr. Weil became dean of the Philanthropln, the Frankfort Jewish Parochial school, the oldest educational institution of its kind In Germany. He was also head of the Teachers' Training institute affiliated with the Philanthropln.
Bo urgent is the need of sending immediate aid to the beleagured Jews of Europe and extending help to refugees scattered throughout the world, the 1040 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign will open this Sunday, April 7. This is earlier than previous campaigns. Because the requests for assistance were so pressing, preliminary solicitation began last week In orfler that Omaha will raise its record quota of $104,500. General chairman of the campaign Is Morris E. Jacobs. John Farber is heading the Initial Gifts dNIslon. M. A. Venger is chairand Arthur A. Cohn, cochairman of General Solicitations. Bei Kazlowsky is chairman of Organizations, and Louis Sombeig of out-of-town firms. Women's Division Mrs. Jules M. Newman is general chairman of the Women's divls on and has organized h e r grcup along lines similar to the geieral campaign. Blanche Zimmati is Women's Initial Glfta chtlrman; Mrs. Philip Klutznlck, r e s i d e n t ial solicitations; Mrs. Mcrrls Katelman, business and pr< fesslonal women; and Mrs. Reiben Kulakofsky a n d Mrs. De rid Sherman, women's organlzat Ions. 'he Youth division is under tlu chairmanship of Morris Arbltman. ilam Beber is in charge of the (Continued on page 3.)
Mere 10S3 From ,1935 toJL91S,he was president of the Youth Organizations of Frankfurt and was a member of the executive council of the city's Jewish Community. Coming to the United States in December of 1938, Dr. Well was awarded a post-doctoral scholarship at the University of Iowa and In September of 1939 joined the faculty of Nebraska Central college, a Quaker institution. Since his arrival in this country he has been elected a member of the American Chemical society and was chosen chairman of the science section of the Nebraska Church College association. He will be listed in the forthcoming iavid Pinskl, well-known Yid"Who's Who In American Educadis l dramatist and national prestion." ident of the Jewish N a t i o n a 1 W< rkers Alliance, will be guest of Nazis Give Up Prisoners the 1 o c a 1 organization and the Po ile Zlori this evening at a meetWilno (JTA) — Eight hundred ing to bo held at the home of G. Polish war prisoners entitled to So ef. Lithuanian citizenship have been 1 Ir. Pinski is a member of the released from German- interna- Ad ninistratlve Committee of the ment camps and are on their way An erlcan Jewish C o n gress and home by way of' Russia, it was tin General Jewish Council. .,' learned. An estimated 60 per cent lie'will discuss the situation of of the released men are Jews. W<rld Jewry.
D VID PINSKI VISITS
WORKERS ALLIANCE
Philanthropies Women's Division Begins Drive
- As the zero hour of our campaign is approaching, we find-that our man power and woman power Is mustered to wage the most relentless war for self-preservation, of ourselves, and of our brothers. The Jewish community o£ Omaha must answer the call to-arms-with an outpouring of people to serve, as well as an outpouring" "of funds needed to carry on the .activities of agencies whose job is one of saying and rebuilding human lives."
MATZOTH TO BE SENT TO REICH Jews in Territories Under German Control to Get Aid Paris (JTA) — The Joint Distribution Committee plans to purc h a s e aproximatrly 1,500,000 pounds of matzoth in Hungary, Rumania and Yugoslavia for ship* incut to Jews in German territory. Permission to send the unleavened bread Into Nazi Poland as relief supplies, exempt from duty and Tvlth free transportation within Poland guaranteed by the Nazis, has been obtaind by the American Red Cross in Geneva. The Nazi authorities In the Procontinued on page'3.) :
GROUPS E M O O T TO IMPORTANT OFFICE
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. Announcement was r e c eived this week from two i m p o rtant Jewish organizations announcing the appointment of Henry Monsky to high office. •The Jewish Publication Society, which was organized fifty-tw» years ago to promote Jewish literary activity, has named Mr. Mon» sky an honorary vice-president. The Jewish Ohautftuqua Society chose Mr. Monsky as one of th« twenty-five prominent A m etic.an Jewish leaders to sit on the organization's new Board of Direc« tors.
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NAIE JACOBS J.DJ). REGIONAL OFFICER Morris E. Jacobs,, general chairman of the 1940 Philanthropies, was elected a regional vice-president of the A m e rlcan Jewish Joint • Distribution C o m m i t tee whose f i r s t Midwest conference was held Sunday in St. Louis. Albert Speier of Lincoln was named State chairman for Nebraska. William L. Holzman was also a delegate from Omaha. More than four hundred attended from five D ) i d w e s tern states.
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Refugees Join Corps
- London (JTA) —Recruiting of Jewish refugees for the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, which is a t Integral part of the British army, is proceeding satisfactorily, the J. T. A. was Informed by officials. Several companies have already been enlisted In the corps commanded by the Marquess of Reading.
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r Mrs. David Sherman, Co-Chairman, Organizations
Mrs. Reuben Kuiakofsky Chairman, Organizations
With its organization complete, members of the Women's division of the Jewish Philanthropies last week started their campaign to help the local com-
inanity reach the goal of $104,* 500. Chairman, of the Women's Division' is Mrs. Jules M. New* man. Assisting her ore: Miss Blanch Zimman, Initial Gifts;
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Winners of the first two prizes In the essay contest conducted by the D. Louis Black post auxiliary. Veterans of Foreign Wars, were Sam Cooper and Joseph Bolker, both students at Central H i g h school. < '-. Topic of the contest was "Benefits of Democracy." t Ten dollars waa awarded as first. p r 1 z e to B o l k e r .
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Their essays will be submitted to the state contest and the winners of the state contest will participate in the national competition.
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