April 11, 1941

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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941

Nurses in NEW OFFICERS TrainPalestine School ARE NA1ED AT U.O.C. MEETING Harry Cohn Is Chosen as President of Group * Harry A. Cohen was chosen president of the United Orthodox Oqagregatlons of Omaha at the election or officers h e l d last preek.

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Other officers n a m e d are: Frank Ackerman, vice president; Louis Epstein, treasurer, and Dr. O. S.Belzer, secretary. The U. O. C. is composed of frepresentatives of the B'nai Is-

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New York (WNS)—To meet the posible call for emergency nursing service in the Near East as the war situation there grows more tense, the Henrietta Szold School of Nursing in Jerusalem h a s undertaken to prepare a large corps of trained nurses and lay volunteers for war duties, according to a cablegram to Junior fladassah, which, with the aid of h e senior organization, malnains the school. Co-operating with the British military authorities, the school, which is the largest and most modem of its kind in Palestine, is. revising and expanding its program to provide trained service for war needs. • • . • • • . . The number of admissions has been increased, and qualified students who cannot pay tuition fees Axis Agit*? . Apparent are granted loans prbvided by in r and Hadassah and the Graduate ; Curses' Association, ' : London (JTA)—-Informed circles - this week interpreted the intensification of Nazi agitation in Syria and Iraq, coupled with the Axis occupation of Bengazi, as foreshadowing a new - Axis drive towaids Palestine and the Suez Canal. In connection • with, the coup Invasion; Threatens Com- d'etat in.Iraq led by Rashid Ali- munities of * Bey Gailani which overthrew the government.-of Seyid Taha alLevant Hashiini, the name of Haj Aniin Berne, Switzerland (JTA) — el Husselni, exiled ex-Mufti of ; Another 140,000 Jews were Jerusalem and leader of the Palbrought under ; tho threat of estine A'ab nationalists, came Nazi blitzkrieg this week"as the into the limelight. The Times declared- "It is Herman armed forces ' pressed heir invasion of Yugoslavia and moio than possible he assisted shid In the intrigues to overGreece. • . . - ' . ' ,First of the, cities to feel the throw the government. Tho Mutti effects of Nazi teri'or from the lws become quite a feature in air were the Yugoslav cities of * (Continued on Page 2.) Belgrade and .Sarajevo and the GrcCk seaport fo Salonika, which ave Jewish populations of varying sizes, Salonika has' 50,000 ews, most of them concentrated in one section. Chancellor Hitler charged that the war "was forced on Germany Next Friday evening, April 18, by British Impeiralism and by Jewish finance and capital" in a following the regular service at statement, to the German people. the Beth El synagogue. Cantor The Chjncelor had blamed "Jew-, Aaron Edgar and the Beth El ish plutocratic and democratic choir will present its annual Passupper crust" for the war. i n ' a over concert. Rabbi David A. Goldstein will statement to the German people when it started in September, give the commentary. Included 1939. The same accusations were in the program is new Palestinian made when the Nazis attacked music, liturgical music, and JewNor way,, Holland and other coun- ish folk and art songs. ries. . . . . ' " • . ' Members of the choir who will participate are: Podle Belinont, Evacuated to Interior There are about 75,000 Jews R u t h Alperson, Shirley Seltz, in Yugoslaiva and 65,000 in Charlotte Shafton, Pearl SomGreece. Last week, in expecta- mers, Corrine Wohlner, Florence ion of the German invasion, a Tatelman, Doris Gillnsky, Eleanor large number of the i2,000 Jews Cohen, Ethelyn Lashinsky, Betty of Zagreb;—largest Jewish com- Cohn, Davo Bodin, Sheldon Bernmunity in Yugoslavia—had evac- stein, Selwyn Roffman, Melvin uated into the interior, spurred Tatelman and Harry Duboff. by anonymous telephoned threats The public will be welcome to (Continued on Page 2.) attend.

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Harry "A. Cohen rael, the Beth Hamedro3h Hagodel, B'nal Jacob, the Sisterhood, and the Brotherhood. Members of the governing board »re: M. Friedel, Dr. N. II. Greenberg, I. Goldstein, N. S. Yaffe, H. 'Marcus, Harry Rimmerman, Max Arbitman, I. Elewitz, A. Levin, M. Malkln, N. Leyinson, Harry Rosenstein; Meyer Katzman, Sam Katzman, Dr. A. G. Rimmerman, Dave Bernstein, Sam Levin, S. ' Katleman, A. Hirscn,- Sam Epstein, Joe Morgan, Mrs. M. Burstein, Mrs. L, Neveleff, Mrs. M. Fromkin, Mrs. L. Zabel and Mrs. Sid Katleman. Mr. Cohen, the new president, Is a native of Omaha and a graduate of the City Talmud Torah. V.We intend to increase the U. O. C. activities to a new high level during the coming year," Mr. Cohen commented in assuming his new post. "With "world Jewry 'confronted by tremendous problems, we feel that Orthodox Jewry can' be a wellapring of inspiration toward facing a future which at present looks bleak and full of hardship."

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Observance of Freedom Festival Begins Tonight Starting this evening, Jews ev* ry where will begin observance of J i c Passover, t. h e l'Vstival of Freedom, oldest of t h e Jewish festivals. Celebrated first over two thousand yeais ago as a spring festival at the time of the ilrst harvest of barley, Passqver caily in Jewish history became the occasion for relebiating the safe passage of Israel from bondage in Egypt to freedom in Palestine. The holiday is observed f o r seven days by Reform Jews and eight days by tho Orthodox and Conservative. The following schedule of services will be observed by local congregations:

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Mrs. Morris E. Jacobs our women will carry through the job of reaching all their prospects and bring the message of rescuing human lives." All subdivisions of the Women's Group are now complete, and intensive work will begin shortly. Heading the Women's Initial Gifts Group is Mrs, Morris E. Jacobs, a worker In many previous campaigns. Her division* has already met and made out assignments -in preparation f o r advance solicitation. Teams Organized Heading the Residential Division is Mrs. Albert B. Newman, (Continued on Page 2.)

AID PHILANTHROPIES CAMPAIGN

" Mendel Elkin, representative of IVO, the Yiddish Scientific insli iute, will»be in Omaha on Tues day, April 15. i He will address a joint meeting of the Workmen's Circles, Branch ?58 and 173, the Ladies' auxiliaries of these ' two groups, the Jewish National Workers Alliance Poale Zion," and Pioneer Women at 8:30 at the new-Labor-Lyceum. j Admission will' .be free. No collections will be taken up.~Mr. , Elkin is a noted YtddislTeducator and will,devote his tails: to'a- cUl tural subject.' • .".".''

> Registration" Is now.,-open, for the new semester of the City Tal mud Torah which begins Immedi Btely after the Passover holiday.

The largest possible number of women is being mobilized for solicitation work in connection with the 1041 Campaign of the Jewish Philanthropies for War Relief and Refugees, according to Mrs. Morris Ka.tleniaii, general chairman of the Women's Division. "We expect that some 500 women will consecrate themselves to the holy task of saving lives. Jewish women realize that millions of Jews depend upon our help for their daily bread. Jewish women realize that a majority of- the' sufferers from hunger, pain, pestilence, are women and children, our own kin. With energy and grim determination,

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ELKIN TO SPEAK AT LABOR LYCEUM

VOL. XVII—No. 22

Sam Beber Chapter Np. 100, A. 7A. A., will present Its .seventh annual Spring .Frolic dance n e x t Saturday evening, April ID, at 9:30 p. m., immediately following the close of the Passover liojfdays. The dance, to be held at the ballroom of the Fontenelle hotel, will feature music by Gary and his nationally famous orchestra. The 12-piece band has been featured over tho Columbia Broadcasting system, and is now heard regularly over " tho Mutual network. . ^ Admission to the dance will be one dollar per couple. In addition to the co-chairmen Milton Guss and Yale" Richards, tho committee planning t h o Spring Frolic includes Harold EpLtein, Ben Miller, Mel Rosenberg, Kidney Wasserm&n, Leo Alporson, Harold Oruch,.Sam Bebcr, Louis Katz and Aleph. Godol Harold Slutzkin.

London (JTA)—Tho honor of having a prominent Jewish historian's book on a famous Jewish family dedicated to him ia the latest, though unsolicited, tribute to Adolf Hitler. The book is Cecil Roth'? ^'<Ttae Sausoon Dynasty," published by Robert Hale publishing house. ' Prof. Roth explains he dedicated tho work to the German Chancellor, first, because he considered tho topic "a useful object lesson to the people whom you have misled into thinking themselves a pure and- superior-jrace,'* showing that England .was enriched by- receiving" fresh, elements 'from" rfther-sources and, second, "Ilam.'-hjcppi'-rto have this opportunity to express onea - . >d i l 11 > I I 10 Mrs. Philip Klutznlck j again-by. profound esecratk>n saw Mr< \lbe.t 'Sovn.i in - • i abhorrence, not merely as' a Jew .»,v.-.»~...v».»,—,,.^,». „. ...v, —-- Jewish philanthropies Campaign-has been; And. Eriglianibah>ettt<as a human '.cb ifsiiianj. Mjte.' Morris-Katleman. As.in,past years,thc'^onienV Division con«; being, of you, your Ideals, yonr ^.»^__*.JI. rf*.r.- ;-. s.. v ,. n ^ Orgftniz«t4oaa and.Bmiaess and Profess!o»i«ilmethods and" all- you stand «FT. -


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