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To.be ashamed of being a Jew, is in the last analysis, to be ashamed of your own father and mother.
You cannot build iip ! 0 y a I t y to mankind XX p o n disloyalty to your own kind.
Entered as second re £T .iiail matter on January 27th. 1921: at poBtofflce at Xtoah . © a aska, pnder the Act of March 3. 18TO.
VOL. H.—No. 9
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Half of City's Relief Quuia Pledged Following Address of Judge Fisher; MLLevy Offers 5 of Omaha's Total
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1922
Nathan Straus* Creed Why He Is "The Grand Old Man .' of Israel.
During my whole life I have maintained that wealth, whether moderate or great, creates an obligation upon the holder to use. it for the "benefit of mankind, and I have lived up to this obligation myself even beyond what I felt was just to myself and my family.. I .have tried to do all the good I could possibly do myself and by my example to inspire others of greater means to use their wealth and influAH Committees Throughout State Rallying to W o r k ence as freely as I do mine for huIndications Strong for Great Oversubscriptions manity rather than for themselves. I of City and State Quotas regret that my fortune is only moderate and that I am not a man of MORE THAN HALF of Omaha's quota for the Jewish large' wealth, only because large relief appeal has been subscribed. With $42,000 pledged follow- wealth would enable me to give more. ing Sunday nighf s meeting at the Brandeis Theater and aft$r Others measure my fortune by what one day's work on the part of the solicitors, indications are that I give. I give what T can "and not the full quota of $75,000 will be subscribed before the end of merely in proportion to -what others the week. From the enthusiasm of the workers and the response who could do more are giving. I would they are receiving throughout the city, it is safe to predict that be ashamed to adopt such a standard. Omaha will not only reach its goal but will over-subscribe by I would be ashamed to give what I now give if I had any considerable a good sum. $37,000 was pledged following of Omaha will start the drive there. part of the wealth which is accredJudge Fisher's eloquent appeal before Fremont, Nebraska City, Grand ited to me.—Nathan Straus1000 people, at the Brandeis Theater, Island and Columbus were other and $5,000 more was secured by cities represented at the state conworkers Wednesday, their first day ference, and each pledged to raise in the field. Chas. Rubens, director more than its quota. At this meeting of Zone 7, did excellent work at the Judge Fisher inspired > the delegates mass meeting in securing increased with his narration of personal expledges from many men and women periences in the relief zones, who had subscribed earlier in the Following are the Omaha workers, evening. ' J and pledges secured here up Jo '-ir'••"- » «i J wr* * tr t I Thursday morning. Additional. lists Morns Levy Pledges 5% orTotaL !Q f c o n t r i b u t o r s ^ ^ p r i n t e d in Sponsor GetThe pledge which is creatang the n e x t w e f i k , a j s s u e o f ^ , . J e w i s h Brotherhood Together Movement Next greatest interest in the city, and p-gcs^ which is most responsible for the Wednesday. AND 'WORKEBS. overwhelming success of the cam- DISTRICT 1*-J. J. GreenberB and Max paigh"/thus f a r / i s that of Morris Fromkin, captains. BACHELORS TO BE DISTRICT 2 and 7—Milton LiTingston, Levy. Mr. Levy has subscribed a Captain; Loyal Conn, Arthur Rosen ERS BY ADOPTION FOR blnm. Dr. Philip Levey and Jos. Wolt minimum of $3,000, with a guarantee DISTRICT 3 and 17—A Wohlner. captain; A NIGHT. of 5% of the. entire sum pledged in Robert H. Kooper, Moe Katleman. 4—Irwin Stalmaster, captain; Omaha. Every subscriber seems DISTRICT Miss Sophye Welnstein, Harry Trastin. Fathers and sons of Temple Israel intent on making Mr. Levy's con- DISTRICT 5--ti... Kneeter, captain; Sain will gather next Wednesday evening Epstein. Louis Turkel. ' not less than $5,000. DISTRICT G—Arthur Friedman, captain; at the first Father and Son Banquet ,L .^-jj^^while ;tbe.'•',• communities David Freeman. ,£—Ma: by a Jewish organization
Reform Rabbis Ask Repeal of Holy Wine Law
LINCOLN ACCEPTS QUOTA OF $25,000-BEGINS CAMPAIGN MONDAY-WILL HOLD PUBLIC MEETING SUNDAY NIGHT
Temple Members Plan City's First Jewish Father, Son Banquet
Claim Interpretation of Volstead Act Not in Accord With Jew, ish Religious Law. JOIN WITH CONSERVATIVE GROUP OF RABBIS IN ENDING ABUSE OF PRIVILEGE. Pittsburgh; Pa.—The Central Conference of American Rabbis, in executive session held here, petitioned the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to revoke the section of the Volstead Act permitting the use by Jews of wine for sacramental purposes. The resolution follows: "The Central Conference of American Rabbis, through its*'executive committee, in special; session assembled, declares that the interpretation placed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue upon, that section of the Volstead Act under which Rabbis are permitted to certify to application made by Jews for wine for sacramental use, is not in accordance with the requirements of Jewish religious law. "Leading conservative Rabbinical authorities are in agreement with the Conference that, .according to traditional Jewish law, unfermented wine is permissible for all Jewish ritualistic purposes. "The Central Conference of American Rabbis, therefore, respectfully petitions the Commissioner" of Internal Revenue to retoke that regulation predicated upon the interpretation herein referred to. "EDWARD N. JCALISCH, Richmond, Va., president. "I. E. MARCUSON, Macon, Ga., secretary."
What South Africa Did Omaha Could Save 40,000 Children by its Example. Approximately forty dollars per1 capita is the record made by the Jews of South Africa and Rhodesia, according to a report made by tbej Transvaal Jewish' Relief, Reconstruction and Orphans'" Fund executive committee to the Bureau of Jewish Social Research "in New York. There are 50,000 Jews in these states, and their contribution has reached 400,6^0 pounds sterling. .... • ^^ • If the Jews in Omaha were t© contribute at the same rate, the total would reach the sum of $400,000. Yet the National Appeal 'for Jewish War Sufferers asks but $75,000, scarcely one-sixth the proportion! ; Awaken, Jews of Omaha!
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50.
Immigrants "Princes of Louis Marshall Tells Law-Makers In Strenuous Fight en PLEADS CAUSE OF OPPRESSED AND HOMELESS JEWS OF EUROPE BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION Joint Committee of National Jewish Organizations Attempts to Avert Impending Restrictive Measures
Washington, D. C, Ffeb. 1.—Louis Marshall, President of the American Jewish Cormnittee, today, from 10:00 A. M. until 9:30 P. M., appeared before the House Immigration Committee. protesting against restrictive legislation, and. answering the attacks made upon Jewish aliens, at previous hearings before the committee. Mr. Marshall's testimony was massive and covered a great many aspects of the situation. Bernard G. Richards, Secretary of the temporary organization of the American Jewish Congress; John L. Bernstein, President of HIAS; Max Pine, Secretary of the United Hebrew Trades, and Joshua Kantrowitz, representing B'nai B'rith, District No. 1, were also present, but, with the exception of occasional interruptions by Mr. Berastein, Eleven Organizations Respond supplementing Ml> Marshall's remarks, -these did not testify. to First Call for j , With great concern Marshall told instead of being: affected by this apDelegates. j the committee, he and many others peal, made use of it to bring out that
National American Jewish Committee Revives Activities
had observed the increasing frank op- an overwhelming influx of Jews from PLANS FOR E N L A R G I N G position to Jewish immigration, and that troubled area in Europe was to the shrugging of shoulders and lifting be expected, and America, in self-proSCOPE OF WORK TO BE of eyebrows with reference thereto in tection, has to close the doors.,. Thev ADOPTED SOON. emphasized the view of considering Congressional circles. "The entire world comes to the America's internal welfare, holding New York.—Eleven national Jewish organizations now have represen- Jews for spiritual sustenance," he the humane aspect as irrelevant. Mr. Marshall presented the Jewish tatives in the American Jewish Com- said. "Christ was a Jew; the Disciples mittee and it is expected that otner were Jews; the Prophets were Jews. 'case" with great vigor and skill. bodies will also accept the invitation The Jew of today is the son of Most of the members of the commitof the committee to elect their repre- those from whom the whole world tee seemed impressed, howevei*, more sentatives, a report issued Thursday learns. ' Let no one say the Jewish with his earnestness than his argument. His appeals seemed to leave states. '• • \ \\ people is inferior." them unaffected with the exception of. The basis for the representation k>f "Princes of Thought." Chairman Johnson, who has of late national Jewish organizations in the Describing t i e life of the Jewish committee was laid down several immigrant after Ms entry into the been showing more and more incliyears ago when the by-laws of the United States, he told how, as trustee nation to be liberal. He, however, is committee were amended with a view of the Educational Alliance, he had clearly under the influence of his reto enlarging the general membership. visited its classes and meetings, where strictionist colleagues, and is afraid Rabbis fiUaij|Fwith the United Shortly thereafter, however, the he found men who were peddlers dur- to show too sympathetic an attitude, The remainder of the evening: Mr. W WarBroke trot and conditions ing the day listening by night to lecj!or the campaign- Lincoln, which, iinnf°i The Brotherhood of Temple Israel group, i» conference last week, adopt- in Jewish communal life in America Marshall devoted to a detailed analyT was representet by a large delegation DISTRICT lP^sy Rosenthai tures on mathamatics, astronomy and *_ • • Jr • , „, - Greene, captains: Harry. Wilinsky, Ed. is sponsor for the affair,, which will ed a resolution similar to the one became so unsettled that it was deem- Aristotle. "Yes," he said, "they are sis of the two tentative measures now at the State conference Sunday afterAbrahams. O ed advisable to postpone the carrying C o Ziejrler, captain; be held in the vestry rooms of the 'abve printed. 10—Isidor pushcart peddlers by day, but Princes before the committee, one, suspending noon, has accepted a quota of $25,000,' DISTRICT Morton Hlller. M. - I>. Cohen. Mayer Temple, and which will take the immigration indefinitely, vrith the exSplesbersrer. Ed. Treller. J. Isaacson. out of some of these plans for the of Thought by night." and will conduct its campaign next J. H. Kulakofsky, StanJev, Feller. Her- place of the regular monthly meeting JEWISH BOY, "FRESHV ception of a few blood relatives, and enlarging of the committee, especially week, under the direction of Morris bert Harris, Ed. Wirtshafter, Al. Mayer. Marshall added that, looking at the other, extending the quota law of the organization. .._ t'ROM RUSSIA, WINS DISTRICT 11—Morris Milder and David insofar as the representation of naFriend, state vice-chairman, C. Mozer, these men in their poor garments and Fedor, captains; Harrv Alplra. Under the leadership of Ben Lewis, SCHOOL HONORS tional Jewish organizations was con- their beards, one might not be veryj another year for the benefit only, city chairman; S. B. Aronson, sec- DISTRICT 12—S, Ravitz, captain; J. Katleman, A. J. Miller, Mortis Rosen- chairman of the entertainment comhowever, of blood relatives. He conNew York. (J. T. A.) Public cerned. retary, and Win. Freund, treasurer. blatt, Morris Sherman, M. Fried. M. favorably impressed with them, but Fariger, J. Slosberg, Mrs. S. Kavitas, mittee, a fitting program will be School eleven-in New York city won fifteenth annual their qualities and - the extraordinary demned both proposals unqualifiedly Following the Mrs. K. Tatle. >• l Lincoln to Hold Public Meeting. DISTRICT 1:5—Harry RosenfeW, captain given, features 'of which will be the Peter Cooper gold medals, beat- meeting of the American Jewish progress that the Jewish, immigrant picking out, one by one, the flaws and Dr. B. T. Friedman. Clarence Bergman, addresses of fathers on what they On Sunday evening there will be ing, in scholarship, sixty-six other Committee held last November, it has made in the United States shows injustices. He expressed his utter asDave Rosenstock, N. _P. Fell. held a public meeting at the Lyric DlSTRiCT"°14^Abner' KaimanV captain expect * of their sons, and responses schools in its district. was deemed opportune to put the new.] we must consider something else be- tonishment at the suspension measure, Dr. A. GreenborK. Theater in Lincoln,* at which time DISTRICT The valedictorian, with highest hon- regulations into- effect and a selection sides the appearance and the clothes. which, he said, was nothing less than 15 and 1G—K S. Yaffe. captain by sons on what they look for fro* Rabbi Mrtrris Taxon. John Feldtnan, their fathers. a permanent closing of the doors. Max Korshack, ex-corporation counsel ors in the winning school, is Abraham was made of a number of national Ijoui8 Margolin. . . • Raker and other members of the comUnwarranted Accusations. of Chicago, and Samuel J. Rosen- SPECIAL COMMITTEE— Harry Lapldns. Members of. the Brotherhood who Ochakowski, a Jewish lad from Polish organizations who were invited to Harry y Wolf.-Henry..Monskyi y, Dr. Philip are riot fathers are being asked to mittee argued that it was not a, per"Anyone who is familiar with the Diatt, memoer 01 tne executive comHarry Russia. , Leo Rosenthai. elect representatives ~ to serve as manent measure. Meeting this 6bideals of Judaism," Marshall said, "adopt" boys for the evening, and mittee of the national appeal, will He came to this country two years members of the American Jewish Pledges to February 9. a jolly good time is being looked ago, unable to speak a word of Eng- Committee 1 or a term of one year ^realizes how unwarranted is the ac- jection, Mr. Marshll pointed to the speak. Mr. Korshack has just re- A b r a h a m g, Edward (increased, 100.00 forward to by these "fathers for a turned from a year's work for the * r o m ?50-©r lish. or until their successors are chosen. cusation of Bolshevist tendencies on plain provisions of the bill, providing 50.00 the part of the Jews." "Jews held that it remain in effect until other5.00 night". Joint Distribution Committee in Eu-. Adeison' N." Commenting on this bit of news in The organizations which have al500.00 xope. The meeting is open to the Aipiru', Mri^ Assisting Mr. Lewis in arranging his column in the New York Ameri- ready responded to this invitation sacred all those things that Bolshe- wise decided by Congress. Mr. Mar100.00 t?n 15.00 public, and an overflow house 'is 4J 2°-, Julius— the affair are the officers of the can, Arthur Brisbane, chief Hearst and the representatives chosen by vism would destroy—religion, family shall characterized the percentage 25.00 . -. . . iAUschuler. A._. life, property. One hundred leading quota scheme as cruel and inhumane 25.00 Brotherhood, Milton Livingston, pres- editor, said: expected. [Altschnler. S._ them follow: 10.00 Zionists of Moscow were condemned in the extreme. ident, Herbert Heavenrich, vice-pres"Think that over, as you read at25.00 At Norfolk, John Eobinson has £*£j£ jj$$l r___ American Jewish Historical Society, to death by the Soviets. Trotzky him200.00 ident, , Victor Ganz, secretary, and Throughout the testimony reprearranged a meeting at the city hall Anerb'ach. H. H — tacks on Jews. They win because they 25.00 A. S. W. Rosenbach; Council of Jew- self denies that he is a Jew and told . ,, ... __ —.„.. Babich, Mrs. i>. — sentative Siegel endeavored to rein* 10.00 for all citizens. Harry B. Zimman Baehman. ~ Louis Simon, treasurer. work. Do the same and you won't ish Women, Miss Rose Brenner and a Jewish delegation which called up10.00 BaBkin, Anna P ._ force and help Mr. Marshall's testineed to envy them, hate them, or lie Mrs. Henry Sternberger; Hadassah, 10.00 Beber, Mr. I .—^_ on him to secure lifting of restrictions mony by various questions and state5.00 Beber, Mrs. I. _ about them." 25.00 Miss Alice L. Seligsberg; Independ- against Jewish activities ,that he had Belmont, Harry ments. Representative Sabath, of 2.00 Bergman, Louis ent Order B'rith Sholom, Sol C. Kraus nothing in common with the Jews." 10.00 Bernstein, H.,___....... Council of Jewish Women Chicago, the other Jewish member of 25.00 Bernstein. Jos. -. and Martin O. Levy; Independent Or100.00 Works for Sight Conservation der Two or three of the "extreme re- the committee, was absent, being out Block. Jos.'...:_ Free Sons of Israel, Solon J. 25.00 Blumenthal; A. iL. — A nation-wide movement for sightstrictionist" members of the commit- of the city. : 10.00 Blmnenthal. II. — Liebeskind; National Conference of tee, particularly Representative Ra50.00 Blumenthal, Joe, conservation has been initiated by the Chairman Johnson extended the WILLIAM MAGEE FOR THE 25.00 PAINTINGS OF JEWISH LIFE Bolker. Dave-..-.-^Council of Jewish Women, through Jewish Charities, Fred M. Butzel; Or- ker, of California, continually hacked j privilege to Mr. Marshall of submit5.000.00 SECOND TIME SHOWS Brandeis, Georges STIRS RESENTMENT OF der B'rith At«tham, Samuel Dorf, 100.00 Jewelry-Co.. its sub-committee on the blind. The Mr. Marshall with questions, trying ting later additional written data for FAITH IN THEIR ABILITY Brodkey Brodkey. Mrs. M : : 25.00 POLISH ANTI-SEMITES week of February 18 to 25 has been Leon B. Ginsburg and Morris M. to utilize every point that he scored the committee's information. Brookstein; M. . . 10.00 -. Brown. Ben M. _;__— . 10.00 designated as the period for intens- Green; Order of the United Hebrew Pittsburgh, Pa. (J. T. A.) Mayor Brodgky, N. . ,80.00 New York.—On Monday, of last ive educational propaganda on the Brothers, Meyer Greenberg; Progres- as a justification for restriction. Thus, Burstein, Ben ,,, , 5.00 WDliarn A. Magee of Pittsburgh, a week, on the steamship America proper use and care of eyes and optic sive Order of the West, Samuel Ep- for example at one point of his tes(Continued on page 2) timony, Marshall made an eloquent friend of the Jewish people'. during I there arrived in New York Abraham nerves, and local sections of the Coun- stein; United Synagogue of "his administration eight years ago,' Manievitch, the famous Jewish cil are arranging for the widest dis- Samuel C. Lamport; Women's League plea for the orphans of the Ukraine in the course of which he manifested has again shown his faith in the' Hundreds I?ay Tribute to painter, who has gained a world-wide semination of such knowledge. of the United Synagogue of America, Memory of Morris Goldware reputation. great emotion. 250,000 Jews had been ability and efficiency of Pittsburgh" One of Ms paintings was Mrs. Charles L. Hoffman. Over 300 men, women and children, bought by the French Exhibition in slaughtered in that region, leaving "JEWISH PRESS" CAMPAIGN. Mrs. J. V. Rosenblum and Mrs. H. thousands of orphans who were with- CONTINUES AT WHITE HEAT; He has appointed the following from all walks of life, gathered at the Luxembourg Galleries in Paris. S. Kamen are in charge of this imCLOSES NEXT WEDNESDAY THREE OLD RESIDENTS portant work for the Omaha section out care, and whose condition was beJews to positions of importance in the Synagogue at Twenty-fourth and • Mr. Manievitch iwas born in Russia of the Council and through them arNicholas streets *Sunday morning to DIE DURING WEEK yond parallel, he said. city affairs: and after studying at the School of With but one more week remaining Three deaths in the Omaha Jewish Mrs. Enroch Rauh,, President of pay their respects to the memory of Arts and Crafts in Kiev, went to rangements have been made w Care of Orphans. in the "Jewish Press" subscription the Pittsburgh Section, Council of the late Corporal Morris Goldware, Munich, Germany. Recently he has lectures upon sight-conservation will community were recorded during the The orphans, he went on to say, contest, the forty girls enrolled are be given by every public school teachwho died in Nevers, France, in Octoweek. On Friday, Mrs. Al Dreyfpos| Jewish Women, to the office of Dibeen in Paris. Some time ago an er in the city to her classes during would be adopted by the American on the jump to get every possible rector of Department of Public Char- ber, 1918. Goldware, who was 26 died, following an operation at a exhibition • . of his works in Warsawthe week. Ministers, club leaders and local hospital. Mrs. Dreyfoos was Jewish families throughout this coun- subscriber in Omaha and vicinity. ' ities; Miss Sara Soffel, attorney, to years of age, enlisted with Butchery try, and if Congress was intent upon created a sensation, particularly his other public officials are also being Reports made by the contestants Company No. 344 in June, 1917. the office of assistant city solicitor; 58 years of age. She is survived by resriction it should, in any event, masterpiece "The Destroyed Jewish last night indicate that every girl is requested to make and deliver ad- her husband, and two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Reichman, a member of the Rabbis Morris N. Taxon, Frederick leave the doors open for these victims. State Legislature, to the office of Cohn and Herman M. Cohen officiated City": The anti-Semitic newspaper dresses upon the subject. Louis Hiller of Omaha, and Mrs., J. Members of the- committee, however, up and at it, and that each club will "Dya Drosha" attacked Mr. Manroll up a good total for the big prize water assessor. Several others have at the public funeral. "A flower of The Committee on Blind calls at Chapman of Colorado Springs. money. been named to positions of minor im- youth, who made the supreme sacri- ievitch savagely, because of this tention to the fact that 50,000 peopl; -Mr. H. S. Samuelson, aged €0, Riga (J. P. A.) — The Central From Council Bluffs Teports arc portance. fice so that all of us in America picture. A son of Mr. Manievitch, in the United States have been un died Friday, following an illness of who was a leader of the Self Defense Federation of Jewish Athletic Socoming in of the activity of the JunThe appointment of Mrs. Rauh has might live," said Rabbi Taxon at the in Kiev, was killed defending his necessarily blind; that 10,000 blind several months. He is survived by cieties of Russia, "the Macabbe", ior Council members and {he likelichildren owe their handicap to babies' funeral. "Though born in a foreign two sons, Sam and Julius, and a met with wide acclamation, not only peoples during a pogrom. has requested permission of the gov- hood is that these girls will surprise sore eyes, a preventable disease; that daughter, Fanny. from Jewish men and women, but land, he was a true- American," said An exhibition of Mr. Manievitch's 200,000 eye accidents occur each year Mr. Ben Reinschreiber, 64, for a ernment to hold a national conven- their many friends. from non-Jews of Pittsburgh^ From Rabbi Herman M. Cohen. Rabbi Fredpaintings will be held in New York The Jewish relief appeal now being in the industries of the United States the bishop of the Protestant Episcopal erick Cohn in his eulogy said: "He quarter of a century a Resident here, tion. and finally that 25,000 out of 100,000 died Wednesday following a brief 111- ^ There are at present in Russia conducted is an added incentive for Diocese of Pittsburgh, to leaders in fought for democracy, for the prin- City at; an early date. children who fail to be promoted in ness. Funeral services were held this J more than 600 Jewish athletic so- the contestants to win the money as political affairs, even those .opposing ciples of this country." cieties, besides a scout organization several of the clubs have pledged the New York public schools each morning. The Jewish Women's Welfare orMagee's administration, Mrs. Eauh's As a final tribute to the memory selection for this important city office of their dead comrade, a military es- ganization held their monthly meeting year are left back because they lack Mr. Reinschreiber is survived by having a membership of about 6000 large amounts to the relief fund. The contest closes next Wednesday, has been approved and commended. cort from the American Legion fired Tuesday, February 7, at the Jewish spectacles. Constructive measure: his wife, two daughters, Ethel ReJn- children -with branches in SO cities. February 15, at midnight. Results have been suggested toward assuring All of these bodies are nationalistic schreiber and Mrs. David Feblowitz, Mrs. Rauh is the first woman in a volley over the grave of their Community Center. Mr. Harry Flewill be announced in next week's is* successful results in the local visio: in character, most of them using harty spoke jon> the • Woodrow Wilson "buddy" and Taps was sounded. Bur three sons, I. J., Harry and Williamf Pennsylvania to'"receive such an imcampaigns- — Foundation - • ;——; ial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery. " portant office in a large city. and one brother, Haskellj of Chicago. IHebrew as their official language, _ sue of the "Jewish, Press,"
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