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VOL. I.—NO. 49
yy ^ l o i of!srad larls Istiei Step in Com! | | i t y Progress; hlitstaniliSveit of Year Clfei h
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1921
Citizens of Denmark Honor | Georg Brandes—The Jew !
TEMPLE ISRAEL
Berlin (J. T. A.) The fiftieth anniversary, of Georg Brandes' first lecture is being celebrated by all Copenhagen. Fifty years ago Georg Brandes delivered his first,lectureJn Mammoth Public Meeting at Brandeis J tater on Sunday Copenhagen. Even then he evinced Morning Will Close Three-day Pro, of Services that independence of spirit that has always characterized him both in his and Entertainments. literary criticism and his social views, FORMER RABBIS OF CONGREGATION TO DELIVER and as a result -was expelled by the government from Denmark for his SPECIAL SERMONS AND ADDRESSES. "revolutionary" views. Years later he was asked to come back to DenAll arrangements have been perfected. to make the celebration in commemoration of tlie fiftieth7 anniversary of the mark by the .government, and "was organization of the Congregation of Israel, one of "the most given an honorary post, at the impressive and inspiring events in" the history of Omaha Jew- University, together with a pension.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2,60. Citizens of Poland Honor Nemoyevsky— The Anti-Semite
Warsaw (J. P. A.) In order to honor and perpetuate the name of the recently deceased anti-Semitic An Historical Sketch by Rabbi Frederick Cohn. leader, Jan Nemoyevsky, an antiJewish organization is taking steps Former Omaha Girl __Writes of. Impressive Armistice Day to further Nemoyevsky's plan for the Serrices. dence is held over our nation as establishment of a Jewish research Israelites, we are' prompted by a institute. It will be the object cf .sense of duty, and to -promote our this institute to study and investigate DR.- CYRUS ABLER OFFEES PRAYER. j' interests and material ' assistance all' facts pertaining to Jewish life \ for the welfare, happiness and pro- and history in ordeT that it may be . Karchiiig- in military formation for tection to each other; and as t i e exploited for anti-Semitic propaganda. 1 \ .jeven miles behind the body o£ tJ republican laws ' of the -United *2 I The .organization has appointed a U n l m o w n American Soldier on Armasj States, founded on -equality and tolspecial committee to go ahead with . workers of the Jeweration, give.to all men, either so- preliininarj7 work and Nemcyevsky's t i c e D £ J f f o r m e r ish Welfare Board paid the tribute «>£ t joumer or citizen, the right to as-. son is one of its members. 1 American Jews to the Nation's herory, and^ one which will in all ways reflect the great imsociate for lawful and good pur& 'After his death it was learned i Thrilled by the solemnity ar>d portance of the occasion, . .-'• . • poses; . that- Nemoyevsky M-as at one time grandeur of the ceremonies honoring The most interesting feature, in connection ^vith this "Therefore, We, the undersigned,- a liberal and lover of Jews, u n one j t h e Unknown, Miss Minnie three 3ay program, which commences Friday night, will ^ be do associate ourselves to provide, in occasion,, however, he had a falling j w i t z _ f o r m e r Omaha girl, writes lorai the presence of three former rabbis of the Congregation, time of health, for each other in cut with a Jewish publisher. His I fiends f the impressive tribute. o Rabbis Rosenau, Franklin and Simon; and their wives. • tirae of need, to. which the human .anti-Semitism dates from that day. j M i g j _ Kat,i now jtz was a member of frame is liable, and to pay the last the- delegation pent by the Jewish duty and horaage in. that which all : Welfare Board from New Torti X 4%'&~ *-&'r living men must fall, and being anxpay the last token of respect and Declares That Anti-Semitism ious while we can, to do good, and honor of .three million American and Intermarriage Are to assist <rar felknv creatures while Jews to the soldier dead. With the Increasing. life shall be granted to us, we have prayers of the delegation were voiced formed ourselves into a body corthe prayers of all Jews that war PROFESSOR HONORED BY porate, by the name and style of might be no more. FRENCH GOVERNMENT the Society B'nai Israel, of Omaha, "Surely this age will never again in the County of Douglas, State of New York.—Judaism is dying in witness such an event," writes After Course in National Farm RABBI FREDERICK COHX, Nebraska." France. School, to Devote Life There' Kabinowitz. At Temple Israel since 1904. The original members were: J. A. This was the answer of Prof. Richto Agriculture. *Ten minutes was allowed each Hart, M. Goldsmith, Abraham Adams/ ard J. H. Gottheil, professor of Semidelegation for placing- .its floral tribThe Congregation of Israel, of L T B - Gladstone, J . N ewman, S. Bloth tic languages at Columbia University, AND MRS. ute at the bier. Dr. Cyrus Adter Omaha, Nebraska, was first organized s c M d j j . Reinhart, E. Simon, Andrew when the great scholar was asked for STRAUS PROVIDE HERO offered the prayer for tlie Jewish as the Society B'nai Israel (Society of pv0Sew-ater, J . C. Rosenfeld, S. Jacobs, his impressions of Jewish life in the Sons of Israel) in 1871. WITH FARM. Welfare Board. J. Shiller, 11. Abrahams, L. Schwartz, France, based upon his year spent as "The casket rested on a black There had been Jews in Omaha, j a c o l 3 , Samuel -Friedlander, exchange professor at the University Abraham Krotoshimsky, who saved with emblems sad flowers banked ever since 1856, when Meyer Hellman s . Refchenberg, Ph.- Gottheiner, E. of Strasbourg. Dr. Gottheil just reand Aaron Cahn came, only two years Bundschuh, Abraham Israel, Albert the "Lost Battalion" in the Argonne j a r o U nd, and upon it a cushion tir cently returned from, his professorafter the city itself was founded. As A b e l > P - H a r t > Samuel F. May, S.forest at the risk of his life and the^-hich rested the medals of honor RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN, ship at the old French university, his of much ] stoved'by many nations, AU r>5f-bt At Temple Israel from 1892 to 1898. selection to this post being a signal the. Jewish population increased, in- Lehman, M.. Hellrasn,' A. impaired health, is about to emigrate j a n { j <jay the throngs passed 1- ^ Now at Temple Bethel, Detroit, tribute to and recognition cf his formal services were held in private Aaron Cahn M. Froudeuh _ Danid to Palestine, there ...to devote Ms life;t ? while the guards stood liVr fl homes and in various public halls, Bernstein, Jufius Eieh, k Goldstein, Michigan. * • scholarship. . ; particularly xnthe Jewish Holy Days.-^_ Goldstein, M. Klein, Morris Green- and bring his knowledge cf agricul- i ^ a s j i e n c e so deep, that ever ;• sip*RABBI WILLIA3I ROSENAU, "There is little hope for Judaism There were attempts at religious i n - . b a B n i j . & B n ) w n , M. . Rosenthal, Jacob ture to the working of the sacred j reverberated, GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY At Temple Israel from 1889 to 1S92. soil. With, him will go his sister, a!{ jev.-irii XVelfare BoarJV u in France," Dr. Gottheil declared. struction • of the. children. As early • Phillips. Now at Congregation Oheb Shalem, CELEBRATION "As for Zionism, it is dead in France. as September.. 16, 1871, Rev. Alexaxi^ f * i r s t o ffi c e r s w e r e . j , A . K a r t , young woman who but a year or so jw a s a simple, but effective i-<-j v-ea"h. Baltimore, liarjland. Following i s the complete program Not even in the universities is there ago was brought to this country from j - ^ - j ^ r e Q j w'jiite and blue rf.ih<.-.s MSJ der Eosenspits confirmed a class con- p r e s jdeiit; M. Goldsmith, vice presiof the three day celebration of the any hope for Zionism. .Poland. pended from the center and inpfi-IV>c Eisting of Esther Jacobs (Mrs. A. d e n t . j . c." Eosenfeld, secretary; E. founding of Congregation of Israel of •Abraham Krotoshinskjwas a prio n jts streamers "In Memo-Wini'" &i "The French Jews are more French Cahn, Eva Eawr--Simon, ••treasurer; N. Easenthal, B. vate in Co. K., S07th Infantrj-, when j "Jewish Welfare Board," Omaha, as announced by the commit- than Jews. There is. a general indif-[ Eosenbefff),Emannel itzer, Bertha Eeinhart, Albert Cahn, Gladstone, S. Jacobs, trustees. tee during the" •week. - . . ..'-... his battalion,.raider the- command of! - ."The entire delegation V-:**V.PCI th Addie ferenee'to things'Jewish throughout The public is invited to attend all Col. Whittlesey, was surrounded itij^even miles from the city t r " "' Gross). A Jewish Sun SunFrance. Conversions and intermar- \ stone (Mrs. D. Gross). Fxam t h e Societ B Eai services and meetings. "Doors a t the the ArgoTine. They were short of ra- ton cemetery amphitheater, day School was organized July 14,! ? ' Israel, a riages are many. Temple will be opened at 7:30 on Fri1872, by the following young ladies: ^ e a r o r t w o l a t e r ' orgamzed along dis- tions. They tried to get word back tc the President, spoke. Prayer? French Jews Indifferent. day evening, and at 9:30.on Saturday Miss Addie Gladstone, superintend- Actively religious lines, sprang the the rear, but their men never got recited and the national anthem morning. The auditorium of the Tem"Of course, the war left France so ent;. IVEsses Bertha Reinhart, Eva Congregation of Israel. The Pream- through. Paralysis and stupefaction Then the memorable taps was b 3 eo f i t s ple will be reserved for members un- scarred and hurt that the people are Rawiteer and despair were in the air. And ed. On the still cleat- air, the sweefc Rawiteer and Constitution reads: and Esther Esther Jacobs. Jacobs. 'Sarah Sarah FF o r tt h h e til ten minutes before commencement giving their greatest attention to ref perpetuating when the hour was darkest, and allnotes seemed like the tender caress! Jacobs (Mrs. S. Kohn) C. S. Elgut-I " V^rpose of of the services. storing their country, which accounts ter, Victor Gladstone and Max Glad- the cause of Judaism, in all its seemed lost, Abraham Krotoshinsky ] of a mother who -lulls her babe to essential purity, and that we may stepped forward and said he would j sleep, so pulsating were they vnth th& for much of the indifference of French stone attended this Sunday School. cherish and promote its great and try to get through. H© tried, he was j prayers and longings of a mightyJews to Jewish questions." GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY The First Constitution. fundamental -principle—the rock wounded, he had to creep and crawl, a bereaved nation, as they bade SERVICE Dr. Gottheil, one of the pioneer The Society B'nai Israel, like so upon which our undying faith is but he got through, and he saved martyr peace in his eternal rest." ; TEMPLE ISRAEL Zionist leaders in America,' organized FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 18 Zionist meetings at Strasbourg, but many of the early Jewish congrega-! founded-—the belief in, and the.wor- "The Lost Battalion." Although he "We consider ourselves privileged • S : 0 0 V. M. ; • •' while the meetings were largely at- tions of this country, was organized ship of one God, we have estab- may justly be ranked among the to participate in this memorable tended and his reception cordial, he for the purpose of visiting the sick lished this Congregation under the greatest heroes of the war, nothing j historic event," Miss Eabinowite comAnthem—"O Be Joyful in the IiOrd" and burying the dead. As the Pre- name and style of the Congrega- in Ms manner has ever suggested that eludes. ""The President's .speech wans Galbraith held out little hope that any permaamble of its Constitution says: tion of Israel." he did anything unusually different beautiful and I do hope its sentiments CHOIK nent results for Zionism would be Friday Evening Service., Forty-five names are signed to the "Whereas, The hand of Provifrom the service of any ordinary will be fulfilled. The whole ceremony achieved. 1C-51 _Union Prayer Book. Constitution as..follows: Isaac Ober- douga-boy. HABBI FBEDE1UCK COH was so simple, yet so beautifully. For his services to the cause of the Solo—"Ho-nr Beautiful Upon the Mounfeldsr, Isaac Rubin, Louis Rubin, Leon solemn snd grand, 1 hardly think tains" —Allies during the war, Dr. Gottheil EABBI ABRAM SIMON, Student at Farm School. Kopald, Julius Rothhols, D. A. Saly, was made a Chevalier of the Legion At Temple Israel from 1898 to 1904. It will be remembered that, follow- there was a soul in Washington vrhn C. Shaw, M. Elgutter, J. Harris, J . Now at Washington Hebrew Con- . . ~MR. ISIPOR ZIEGLEE of Honor by the Government of ing his discharge from the army, be- remained untouched by it," Merritt, M. "Goldsmith, Moritz Meyer, France. His fearless denunciation of gregation, Washington, D. C. iO u r G o l ™ ^ ^ ^ _ . _ _ ing desirious of following agriculture j Ferdinand Adler, A. Heller, 'Sol •{ , , _ _ , 11ABKI FREDERICK COHN German policy both before and after FORESEES CLOSER UNION Prince," Ei Klein, Ph. Gottheirater, M. as his life's work he applied and was | the declaration of war by the United The vifeltmg rabbis and Dr. FredIlabbi Temple Israel, Omaha. Xeb. OF JEWISH GROUPS i Hellman, Wm. M.. Grunebaum, Jacob admitted to the National Farm School, erick Coin will deliver sermons at Address _RABBI WILLIAJIROSEXAU States, caused published threats to I _ | , - ' _ ., . , Rabbi Congregation Oheb Shalom, k, H... Phillips, E. Simon, 'A. where he proved to be one of its most the Temple on Friday evening and Baltimore, aid. be made upon his life if he ventured "I foresee a closer union between ( R a b b i Tem le aahu Kl H. • Spigle, S. Jacobs, B. exemplary students, bringing the Saturday! morning. The service on P $g}js$ ' into Germany. He. visited, therefore, the two great wings of Judaism in same earnestness which he brought ANTT-SOVIET RISING Ui lo— Saturday morning will be a special organ Solo—"Meinories"..: st. Ciair only the occupied territory of Gerthis country, within the next ten or to the grim business of war to the M R vV. < r P J ? t I 1 t Brash, B: Kellner, Henry SinUKRAINE GROWS, "ChildreA's Service", when children ^S S° ^ many, where he found French troops fifteen years," said Eabbi Wm. Rosework of the great agricultural army 1 saa vl Jose e r e urs bearing themselves with.tact and giv- nau of Baltimore, to the ' ^ R°senstein, cf peace. He will now contribute hiss! Jewish ^ ' ^ f ^ & L o n ( | 0 I 1 ,(j.C. B.) The iuiuuo-ivinpiF isec/iei, ijecroic. mica. 1. . " .. Kzhsh, J. Brown, M. Press" yesterday. (Eni)bi Temple Israel. Omaha, Nebraska, j mg the Germans an excellent adminpractical and scientific knowledge of j l j p r j B i n g j n the Ukraine and Soatfer The Anniversary Banquet for Temple , A • H. Gladstone, Julius The theJ The Eabbi Rabbi was speaking of the '•• : Solo—"Andante" ' ' 1802-1898) -rtr;n V,n Violin . —Ti —TVieniawski istration, which has resulted 'm- ~ ant agriculture to the cause of Zionism p t B S s i a , 3 e f 1 t,y General Pettora, P e e r b e r and tneir ^ Jewish yg young, man and woman,, and,, P P & Saimie.2-Kate. Isaac S hifl, splendid spirit of good feeling. wan r>e m ssss HELKN HELKN SOMMEK in Palestine, and Mr. and Mrs.- Ka- to 'have taken on serious proportions* (Continued on page 2) held at jthe Fontenelle on Saturday Address .. RABBI ABHAK-SIMON* ( C t i d 2 refuting the charge so often made 11 Increase of Anti-Semitism. thaxi Straus, who because of then- The Moscow "levestia," according-.t*!J night, 4 which time addresses y r i U B ^ ^ ^ ^ against them, that they are losing! ~~ ' • ~ interest and faith in him, had planned "All over Europe, anti-Semitism (Itabbi Temple Israel. Omaha. Nebraska. a despatch received here, admits thfttf be made* tracing the growth and.de-. 1S08-1904) their Jewish consciousness and drift-. Professor Ashkeztazi t o Quit a s to .supply him with a farm in northPetlura has occupied Zhitomer »n4j velopment of the Congregation dur- Anthem—"America" Hymn Book^ Xo. 139 has increased to an alarming extend," ing from Judaism. •Polawd's "League" em New York state, will now see that has swept the Eecl Army out of thfe^ Dr. Gottheil continued. "There are P l d ' " L a " CHOIR AND CONGREGATION ing the (fifty years of its existence,. Representative. "This fact is not at all true," said he 5s provided with a suitable tract many reasons for this naturally. , . Benediction. entire Province of Podolia. Tte* The ceremonies will conclude with the Eabbi. "The figures of the con- Warsaw.. (J, T. A.) Euinors here in the Holy Land. There is the perennial reason, the German '"Vossische Zeitung" prints; a public meeting at" the Brandeis tributions made by our young folks have it that Prof- Simeoii Ashkenazi, distaste for the Jew. And then as a a, report from Lemberg: according **>" Theater on Sunday morning .at' 10:00 to Jewish charitable causes absolutely i Poland's representative to the Assemresult of the war in all the countries which Petlura's force? ^ CHILDREN'S SERVICE o'clock.' Addresses of special imdisprove the charge. I maintain that; bly of the League ef Nations, will H E B R E W W A R V E T E R A N S of Europe there has grown up an exS E E K I N G MEMBERS J Berdicheff, Proskwroff, and portance to Americans and to Jews the Jewish, consciousness is alive when ' shortlj" resign that position. In potreme nationalism which looks with New York. {J. P. A.) The Hebrew j enfca. near Kiev, last week, but were will be] delivered by Ilabbi Franklin SATURDAY MORNING, NOV. 19 it answers an appeal-for help from • litical circles"! It is thought that Ms disfavor upon any people • which and Eabbi Simon, each of whom has fellow-Jews who; are needy and suf-: Place ^ will be taken by John Kuch- Veterans of the Wars of the Republic | driven o\\t several days Inter. 10:00.A. Si. . ..J doesn't shout the national cry which a national reputation as a powerful fering. Our young people are not lost : aczevski, well known anti-Semite, to ja r e about to start a drive for mem-j Conflicting reports reach I doesn't become r>uper-nationlists. One Processional—"March of therriests" of th* and compelling speaker. Eabbi whose election to the Russian dunia I b e r s covering the Jewish sections o.,. as to the pogrom j of the greatest crimes Tor which Ger- to us. Frankl|n will rake for Ms subject , . SCHOOL. BEAMING FLAGS in 1912 Jews "in Poland were bitterly Brooklyn, it was announced recently. contending armies- The Vienna "It is true, though, that there is A^D FLOWERS ' many is guilty is this wave ef inter"The Jew's Answer to the World's Hymn—"Lord, What Offerinc Shall The organisation is composed of vet- carries & despatch from national hatred it started."—The Jew- today a gulf between the orthodox opposed. Challenge", and Rabbi Simon will erans cf the different wars partici- which says that soldiers of We Brine:?" _ _^ „ Xc 40 ish. Tribune. and reform wings of Judaism, but CHII,I>KEN. CHOIR AXD pated in by the United States, and all made pogroms in the cities speak fon "The Jew and Moral DisFRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ARABS this is due to the Orthodox Jews and eONSREGATIOX men of the "Jewish faith who saw serv- Kiev occupied by them. armament". Eabbi Frederick Gohn Saturday'- Momlns Service.-.— ..-..AND JEWS WILL RETURN, to the Reform Jews themselves. But . __.TJnIon Prayer Boot, pp. 5G-101 ORTHODOX KABBIS WOULD will b l chairman of the meeting and ' ' •• '-' SAYS YELLIN ice in any war are entitled to member- j merits of Petlura's army this, gulf will be closed as SOOJ* as EeEAEBI FREDERICK COHX there 'will be an impressive musical Solo—"The Lora is My Lislit:"-..-.^ Marsh FOUND NEW YESHIVAH form Jews will realize the spiritual Vienna.. (J. T. A.) David Yellin ship. The organization recently went j Husyatin, an important center in '' 1UISS LAtJItiVi GOETZ program. ~ valuo of many of the so-called Or- of JenisaJem addressed, a Jffizrachi on record as favoring preference for \ Ea?t, Galicia, and perpetrated attack*; New York, Oct 10. <J.P.A.) A numSermon. . .KABBI ABEAM SIMON j on Jews. Eabbi Win. Rosenau was the first Soprano Duet—"I "Waited For the ber of orthodox rabbis of the East thodox customs, and as soon as the; mass meeting here, and assured his veterans in civil service. Lord" '. . . Mendelssohn j On the other hand, the yz&m of tlie visitors to arrive, having Side, most of them of the Chassidic Orthodox Jews will stop regarding auditors that the recent disturbances MRS. WALTER II. DALE. \ Berlin tiates that the Red r:.:MiGRAXT GIHL reached Omaha Wednesday morning. the Reform Rabbi as a public leeamong the Ar-bs in Palestine were! fellowing, at a special meeting last OJISS LAURA GOETZ AXD CHOIR KAUBI LEO M. FRAXKLIS night, conferred on the problems of turer, a dancing master and a what- due to avoidable riiF-jaderstanoipprs j Rabbis Franklin and Simon will ar- Sernion_._ Forman, aped £0, cE.uph.ier of • flcelnc in panic before the arujies tft Anthem—"Fear Xot O Israel" _...Spicl:cr orthodox Jewish education in this city not, merely because he believes in | and that in the r.ear future it could j Mr. and Mrs. Irs Forman, il.lOS N.' IVviura, is making pogroms In rive Friday morning. CHOIR . • Arrangements for the entire cele- Sermon RABBI WILLIAM ROSEXAIX and decided to appeal for the establish- modern innovations as a branch of, be expected that the friendship of the jj 21rt St., who died JP a &anito:-ium in, large Jewish settlements. It was buriod yr^ter-Uhat r n r e of pogroms by ment of a nsw orthodox Yeshivah on congregational life." Arabs io the Jews would rcMiir.. Yd-i Dc-.ver r'T bration were in the nands of the fol-Adoration ami TCaddish being circulated by the ..'. Union Prayer Book, pp. 30'-107 th= East Side. They also decided to Ilabbi lowing committee: has earned for hiinlin declared that z proper iiar.diiiigcf jciay d Golacn Kill cemetery. Hymn—"En Kelohcnu" ^"P '•'1 appeal to President Harding for a self the name of "the balance wheel the Arab situation would obviate most Miss Formar., v h c came to Amer-, shevists in oi-der to divert „,, Pnvb Rosensiock, General Chairman; J s . JJInfiic; CHOIR AXD CONGREGATION S^^ S. i more sympathetic interpretation of between the orthodox and the reforrr 01 tlie diificult^et; which, in his opin- ica from TolLnd on June CO of this]from their dAvn anti-Semiti* \V. iL.Jacobs. Holznmn.I lleeepliou: - Benediction Hl T^o« Uogenthal. Publicity; 1 the immigration laws. ion, are not fundamental. elements cf Baltimore.' year, was ill but two iaon!«ni. ities. II. Z. Ilosenfeld, Program and (Continued on page 2)
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