September 13, 1940

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ditered as Second Class Mail Matter on January SI, 1981, at Postofflce, of Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 8, 1879

Greta To

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 3 , 1 0 4 0

on Staff

Noted Actress W i l ] Direct Center Dramatics

Anti - Semitic ' .'< r; fiment in Conf 'Nat'

SABBATH SCHOOL OF

VOL. XVII—No, 4 4

Severest Damage Is

Geneva (WNfi ous antiFelt in Jewish BETH EL TO OPEN Jewish deinoiKj marked Sessions of the Beth El SabQuarter the. bloodless i«-»o. m staged Appointment of Greta Bacck as by the pro-Nazi Iron Guard and bath school are to be held on tiew director of dramatics, brings Rumanian army which precipitat- Saturday mornings at 10:30 at to the Jewish Community Center London (VVNB) — Great Brit* one of the leading artists of the ed the abdication of King Carol the Jewish Community Center un- ain's Jews were the hardest kit as German-speaking stage. and the creation of an Axis-ap- til the new Synagogue structure wave after wave of Nazi bombing proved, anti-Bemitic government is completed. Classes start to- planes rained incendiary bombs In her twenty-five years in the headed by General Ion Antenescu. morrow. theater, Miss Baeck estimates she on tho heavily Jewish populated baa played approximately eight Sunday sessions will be Insti- East I-iid district of London in While K i n g Carol fled the hundred roles and has appeared country, taking temporary refuge tuted as soon as classes are trans- the fiercest aerial attack of tho with the greatest figures of the war. In Switzerland, mobs of I r o n ferred to the new building. continental stage, including RuGuardists stormed through t h e The Jewish quarter w a s virdolph Schildkraut, Hans Alberts streets of Bucharest smashing the tually destroyed as Nazi raiders, Henri Dleterle, Peter Loire, Emll windows of Jewish-owned shops estimated in some quarters as 2,« Jannlngs, Leo Reuss, Albert Basand shouting "Down with t h e 000 planes, dropped their terrifyeerman, as well as many others. Jews." The demonstrators daming, death-dealing missiles in a In 1933, after ten years a memaged the JewislHOwned Galleries night-long r ^ 1 d on apparently ber of the famed Berlin Folk Lafayette. non-military objectives. (Theater, Miss Baeck's brilliant Already restricted economicalAn official government comcareer as a Berlin favorite was ly and politically, Rumania's Jews munique Kaid that 400 persona ended when non-Aryan artists looked forward with forebodin To Portray Seventy Years were killed and • between 1,300 were forbidden to appear in Gerto the future. Premier Antonescu, and 1,400 injured in the raid. of Congregation's Gieta ltaotk man theaters, * who established himself as dictaGovernment spokesmen admitted Returning to her native AusHistory tor with King Michael his royal that these figures were incomtria, she played for three months figure-head, announced that those plete and predicted that a final on the Viennese stage. Later she who "unjustly" punished • mem- Members of the cast for t h e checkup would reveal a greater •went to Troppau in the Sudeten bers of the Iron Guard would, pageant to be given at the seven- toll of dead and wounded. area where for three years she meet with severe penalties. tieth anniversary banquet of Tein .Though the proportion of Jews-' directed musicals 'and classical Long Strife , pie Israel on September 21 have a in o n g the dead and maimed Works. Later, when the Sudeten King Carol's abdication culmi- been named by Mrs. Ben Sha could not be determined inane-, area was absorbed by Germany, nated three months of strife and piro, chairman of the pageant diately, observers said it was unBhe moved to Prague and there unrest, during which the Jews committee. specialized in radio work. doubtedly high because of th» Those taking part are: Eddie predominance of Jews in the dlH-/ Besides her work as an actress, Chairmen of the Standing were the principal scapegoats. The last Rumanian government Brodkey, W a r r e n Ackerman, trlct. • Committees rMtaa Baeck directed the children's headed by Premier Ion Gigurtu, Howard'.Kaplan, Lloyd Friedman, Ko 1'anio •• •-•;•"' -"••' N a m e d •-. rplays given during the holiday also an anti-Semite, had precipi- Lois Barish, Shirley Barlsh, Harseasons at the Berlin Volksbuhne. Hundreds" of "Air" Raid PrecauNative of Vienna Regular meetings of the Omar tated anti-Jewish disorders when riett Newman, Fred Rosenberg, tions officials a n d volunteer A native of Vienna, Miss Baeck ha Lodge of the B'nal B'rith will he accused the Jeiys of "betray- Millard Rosenberg, Don Brodkey, workers worked frantically to exteade her stage debut at the age start on Monday, September 10. ing" the country to Soviet Rus- Al Shrier, Dr. David Platt, Minnie tricate survivors buried Jn the deof fifteen when she appeared in a Pictures of the United States sia at the time that Rumania ced- Wolf and Florence Wolf. bris caused by fallen buildings. German version of the" famous navy will bo shown at that time. ed Bessarabia and northern BuPolice reported no panic despite Also Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Banks, kevlna to Russia. French classic o£ Henri Battaile, the fact that electricity and gas Fourteen chairmen a n d coMr. and Mrs. Harry • Davis, Mr. "The Foolish Virgin." Thereafter chairmen were named by Alfred The situation became further were temporarily shut off during she appeared on the stages of A. Fiedler, chairman, to serve as aggravated when Nazi Germany and Mrs. George Spitzer, Mr. and the height of the raid. Mrs. L. Gordon Gross, Mr. and Bremen and Koenigsberg, finally heads of standing committees for and Fascist Italy ordered RuThe raid coincided wjfh the day coming to Weimar as a member the coming year. Selection of mania to cede Transylvania to Mrs. I. I. Solzman, Mr. and Mrs.proclaimed by King George as a Leon Fellman, and Mr. and Mrs. of the Hpf—or Grand Ducal themembers for all committees will Hungary. In a desperate attempt Al Sopher. day of national prayer. Special ater. to divert public attention, Ru(Continued on Page 12.) William Feller and Mrs. Milton In a city made famous by the be made, in the near future. (Continued on Page 2.) Following are the new chalr^ (Continued on Page 2.) Abrahams are in charge of cosmen arid co-chairmen: tumes. Mrs. William Feiler is Americanization, J o e Cohen directing the pageant, and Zerline and Leo Fried; Anti-Defamation, Somberg is acting' as secretary for W i l l i a m Holzmaji and David the group. • Blacker; Attendance, Jack G. EpBanquet Reservations stein and Harry Rosenstein; A. A rehearsal will'be" held''this Z. A., Dr. I. t)ansky a n d Lou evening at the Blackstone hotel Ricklln; % Bread Breakers, R o y An executive meeting of t h e ballroom and a dresg' rehearsal Sllbar and Ben Smith; Budget and Finance, Morris Shapiro and Round Table of Jewish Youth will take place on Wednesday Tomorrow morning, at tho Arthur Goldstein; House Com- was held this week at the Jew-evening.Reservations for the banquet usual Sabbath service of the Beth mittee Harry DuBuff and William ish Community Center to discuss Ross Richards' orchestra w i l l Welner. plans for the coming year. Past are now being received by t h e El Junior Congregation, original furnish the music for A. Z. A.'s in charge. Only 250 etchings of the "Prophets" by Also, Legal Aid, Louis Llpp President Morris Arbitman gavo committee •Mother chapter's annual Achar reservations can be accepted, • Saul Raskin will be presented to a few words of encouragement to Hataunis dance to be held Satur- and Russell Blumenthal; Mem- the group. The seventieth anniversary of the children of the Hebrew School day night, October 12. The selec- bership and Conservation, Joseph Temple Israel will be inaugurated to be hung in-the classrooms of Solotnonow and L. Gordon Gross; This year the Round Table de- next Friday evening tion was announced last Tuesday with a spe- the new building. night. by Ed Stein and ' Justin Program, Milton R. Prohm and sires to have ah increased mem- cial service at the Temple. MorThese etchings were given to Priesman, co-chairmen in charge Gerald Gross; Publicity, Leonard bership and the president, Irv ris E. Jacobs, president of t h e the Synagogue a few years ago Leon and Leo Eisenstatt; Ritual, Nogg, urges all Jewish Y o u t h of arrangements. Nathan Fine and Dr.-Ben, Slutz- clubs to join the group. It is Congregation, will preside and by a group of friends of the late The orchestra is well known to ky; Social Service, Dr. Philip necessary now more than ever be- brief messages will be heard from Fanny Greenberg. The etchings are to be acceptthe Jewish youth of Omaha as it Sher and Salewin Mlch'nick, and fore fof the youth to band tq- Mrs. Sam L. Robinson, president has played for many Omaha uni- Vocational Guidance, S a l e w i n ether. Those interested are in- of the Temple Sisterhood, a n d ed by three of Mrs. Greenberg'a Louis E. Llpp, president of t h e grandchildren who are registered versity fraternity a n d sorority Michniok and Edward Shafton. vited to call the Jewish Commu- Temple Brotherhood. R a b b i in the school: Barton Greenberg, Ranees and "last" winter completed nity Center for information. David H. Wice will deliver a short Bruce Greenberg, and Audrey a steady engagement at P e o n y According to plans outlined by sermon on the occasion. Greenberg. ' : p a r k . ' ~ .' "; . " ; ••'.; - .,' '' ;. Name-Stone of New Irv Nogg, the Round Table, this The banquet and pageant will The affair,- which marks the Labor Lyceum, to Be year will be full of interesting take place the following evening beginning of the fall social seaand varied programs. Officers at the Blackstone hotel. A Jubison, will be held at the Jewish Dedicated Sunday for the coming year are: Presi- lee celebration • will be held on Community Center which will be dent, I r r Nogg; vice-president, especially decorated f o r the : Members of the Labor Lyceum eo Meyerson;; secretary, Louise Sunday, September 22, at t h e Highland Country club. d a n c e ; ' - •'•'•• •"••'. , - • - '• .""•. ' •Association will Sunday morning Miller, and treasurer, Bess Lefltz* As in past years, a contest will at 10 ©a. m. dedicate the name- The first regular meeting of the The Omaha Section of the Nabe held to choose the "Sweetheart stone of the new* Labor Lyceum Round Table is to be on Tuesday, tional Council of Jewish Women of A. ,Z. A." -for the coming-year. at 31st and Cuming streets. September 17, at 7:15 p.' m. at will:be" in charge of an office-at Last .year's sweethearts, Gloria The new Ibuilding, which is in the Jewish Community Center* the Jewish Community Center evand Evylyn Wolk, will attend the the process Of construction, is loery Tuesday from 2 to 5 to help presentation of the A. Z.' A. cated o n a lot Sfl by 120 feet. aliens fill out the blanks under Sweetheart pin to their fair sucS. SuBsmanis president of the cessor. "The Lincoln chapter of the Zeta the Registration Act. Labor Lyceum association. Julius Beta Tau fraternity will play host Mrs. Max Shapiro is chairman Schneider is secretary. A committee of Mother chapter for the coming year to a 15-year- of the committee In charge. As-. Alephs Is now hard at work seold, emigre student, Kurt Porjesz. sisting her will be: Mesdames H« lecting the candidates for t h i s BETH EL HEBREW Porjesz/a native of Austria, ar- B, Brodkey, Edward Brodkey, Alyear'p contest. The six lucky girls SCHOOL IN SESSION The Omaha-Hebrew club will rived In this'Country two yeara fred Sophlr, Phil La'serowitz, Har*» will-probably be announced next hold its opening meeting on-Sun- ago and has been attending the ry Davis, Albert Stein, Irvin Levweek. Classroom work of the Beth El day,-September 15, at-3 , o'clock George Washington High school in, Abe Greenspan, Harry J. Shu. Tickets for the dance may be Hebrew .school has already start- in the lodgeroom of the Jewish in New York. An accomplished mow, Julius Stein, Morris KatelSecured from any member* of A. ed under the direction of S o l Community Center. skller, he won several trophies man and Reuben Brown and Miss . Z. A. 1, Bertha Newman. Kahz and rCantor Aaron Edgar* This Is a special meeting for before leaving his native land. - Sessions are being held in the members and their wives. A good He will reside at the Chapter Anyone interested in volunteerAbraham' Shalom Ezekiel Ya- new bulldlngat*49th and Farnam program has been arranged. Mr. house In Lincoln while attending ing their services to assist in aliea hud .was "professor of Hebrew at streets. ' New registrations a t e Bella and daughter, Shirley, classes at the university. registration is asked to call Mrs. • will present a musical program. the University of Madrid, 1915-22. still being taken; Shapiro, Ha 6993. His parents lire in Chile.

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