February 15, 1923

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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1923

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR. $2.50.

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IS Entire Omaha Jewry Invited To Attend Annual Meeting to Be Held At Fontenelle Hotel

ESTABLISH MUSEUM IN TOWER OF DAVID. „. Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—The opening; of the Jewish Archeological Museum tin the Tower of David is announced, the principal contents being the antiques excavated by Dr. Nahum Slousch near Tiberias two years ago. The museum was founded by the Jewish Palestine Exporation Society, and Dr. Slousch, now in New York, appointed keepr of the museum. The re* cently discovered antiquities in charge of the society include a sevenbranch marble candelabrum of • rare beauty, an engraved door^ of an ark in which Hebrew scrools of the law were kept( a chair which, tradition has it, w&j called Moses' chair, and several hundred household utensils of bronze and glass, clearly belonging to the pre-Christian era. .

Omaha Hebrew Club To Celebrate 31st Anniversary Mar. 25

Work Hard, Marry Early, Advises Straus on Seventy-Fifth Birthday

L S. Judge Tuttle issues Statement on Ford-LiRcolR Deal

Atlantic City,' N. vJ.—Cablegrams Wolf, the aged Jewish leader, living , came from many parts of Europe and in" Washington, D. C. »T x- « -vr • « .i . -n telegrams came by hundreds from Note From Grateful Mother. IgfaonaHy-Known Speaker to Be ^ ^ rts o f * he c o u n t r y c o n . Statement Made Because Henrj . Some Here for the Occasion—Musi- gratulating _,^,-^» M .*v«« Q ^ U S on his , ^ of those who sent telegrams Ford Did Not Keep Promise Entire Membership of 1,300 to Hear of Marvelous Nathan Straus cal Program Also Arranged seventy-fifth birthday. us on nit. o r letterg o f congratulations were f oito Stockholders. Growth and Splendid Work—Officers reviewing his Resolutions m e r secretaries of State, William J. for 1923 tobe Elected INITIATION CLASS OF 100 many ~ " 1 " "fields ' 6 ^ " "came ' I - ' * !from ? " - many _ ^ _organ_ . ! n Alfred Bryan and E.Robert Smith, Lansing, Adolph Governor S. Ochs, DETROIT DAH.Y PAPERS NEW MEMBERS TO BE izations by mail and telegraph. Louis Marshall, Frank A. Munsey, DID NOT PUBLISH FEATURE OF THE President Harding sent his con- Arthur Brisbane, W.' R. Hearst, SuCELEBRATION "STORY". gratulations and best wishes to the preme Court Justice Louis D. Branphilanthropist, and" scores of other deis, General Nelson A. Miles, Dr. B Y E . G . PIPP. . Members of the Omaha Hebrew noted men and women joined in it. Stephen S. Wise, August Heckscher, (In "Pipp's Weekly." v dub will celebrate its thirty-first an- "Mr. -Straus' public service and Dewitt Seligman, Rabbi H. G. Enelow, On Tuesday of last week, Judge. niversary Sunday evening, March 25. private and public philanthropies have Omaha's most important gathering of the year, the Ronald Starrs, Civil Governor of Arthur J. Tuttle of the United States Plans are beong made by, the com} fellow-citizens," d e s e r v e d m u c h o fM s annual meeting of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Omaha, Jerusalem; Mrs. Joseph Fels, Felix mittee in^chargeof the affair to make ^ p r e s i d e n t w r o t e ? « a n d i hope that Fuld, Albert D. Lasker, Julius Rosen- district court made a statement that ,will be held this Sunday evening, February 18, at the Fontethis a gala .event in the history of he may live many more years of simi- wald, Daid A. Brown of Detroit, Her- was one of intense public interest. . nelle Hotel ball-room at 8:00 sharp. The statement had to do with thi Omaha Jewry. • lar usefulness." man Bernstein, Louis Wolf and. Jacob settlement of the Federal governA program of unusual interest will be presented at the The meeting "will be open, to the enIn a brief interview Mr. Straus said Ginsberg. meeting; which has been designed to acquaint the Jewish ment's claim against the Lincoln Motire public. The feature of the cele- that he bad received more happiness commufiity' of Omaha with the advances made in local social A woman in New York wrote: "You tor company, and with Henry Ford'i bration will be the initiation, of a l away money for the benefit saved the lives of my babies. They purchase of the Lincoln plant. , service," through the Federation, during 1922. large class" of candidates. The club human beings than from anything are now grown, but I have not forSince the amalgamation of all local organizations into On Monday of last week, the attorhas over 500 members and plans are ' Because he had gotten. May God bless and keep you." one,central body,, under the direction off the Federation, neys representing seven different inbeing "made to initiate a class of 100 money faster in the last ten Omaha has been accorded a place at the very top of Jewon this date. To the member bring- I years than ever before, he said that Another letter was signed: "One of terests had indicated they had come Your Pasteurized Babies." to an agreement whereby the governish communal work among all cities in the country. T h e ' ing in the largest number of today he felt ten years younger than Over and beyond the pleasure which ment's claim of more than $9,000,past two years have witnessed a rapid advance in social Young and Old, Big and Small Mingle applicants the club will give a suit- ^ m ^ ; P r e s s e d for a s Mr. Strausderived from the sponta000 was to be settled an payment of work work generally throughout the cotmtryvand it should With Each Other at Annual able pme. John Feldmar', general ^ i p e f o r ^ s s , h e S a i d : neous expressions of good-will was $1,550,000, and that Judge Tattle be a source of great pride to all Omahans that this comchairman in charge of the celebration, Affair." "Work had and, above all, get mar- the knowledge that the observance of would be asked to give court approval munity is acclaimed by men who know to be in the forewill offer personally a second prize ried at an early age." . his seventy-fifth birthday would bring to the settlement. ' iront'of these advances. DADS AND LADS ALL TAKE to the member bringing in the second Serenade by Negroes. "r happiness and material comfort to The Judge remarked casually that highest number of applicants. PART IN ENTIRE" •' At .Sunday's meeting, Omaha I» national study of the problems of Mr. Straus had a big day's literary thousands of Jews in Europe who still he would have a statement of bis "A nationally known speaker will PROGRAM. Jewry- will have' an opportunity of Jewish Social service. They are both work ahead of him reading1 the moun- suffer from the ravages of war. The own to make in that connection. be- brought here" for the occasion," - hearing-addresses on social service by compelling speakers and "will,bringoto tain of letters .and telegrams piled on Jewish War Relief, of which Mr Before court convened.in the Mr. Maurice B* Hextdr" of Boston and Omaha messages that no one can af- The Omaha Lodge of the B'nai said Arthur Rosenblum, president of; Straus is the head, used the anniverB'rith Father and Son. banquet held the club today- This will be one of ^ s k s and chair a t his suite aVthe sary to stage a nation-wide drive for eral building the next day, there were jMr. Samuel Goldsmith of New York. ford to miss. An innovation in this year's pro- Sunday evening at the Jewish Com- the most interesting celebrations ever., Breakers, and he was interrupted in funds. At noon, on Jan. 31, tefegrams rumors circulating-about to the effect Mrc-Hekter Lr executive director of the Federated Jewish Charities" "of grani will be the- elimination of long munity ' Center, was one of the held in the city." Besides the speak- the b e g i n n i n g ^ the serenade of afrom-inany of the larger cities indi- that it made" little difference what the judge's statement might be, men Boston.- and is one of the biggest men reports,which have in the-past been biggest affairs held, with over two ers an interesting musical program is j negro choir which cated that $500,000 had been pledged connected with the Ford interests had r outside also being arranged for. : Refresh-: n... , io-Je^shjffocjal.service in-Amencai. read. "i. JGbstead' short xeportg of the hundred fathers ami "their .sons eatigfJiyixms. - ; .r-i'^-...-...-. -;•.;,.. i-.,,_. /.•.'.--.- •-. „ ainld&r. Str&tts-wenfc-to bed confident seen to it- that the statement would , " i " ^Prior to assuming: Ms work in Bos- varied activities "ofthiTFederation will" ing and laughing and singing* to- ments-'wuTaife-be *eaw*flt""v* : " -" "Ask them4 to sing-: fDixie/ * said that- his birthday celebration had not be printed in the daily papers. The officers of the club-are: Ar-, M r •jf' ton, hfl 'Yras-rifuperintendent of thebe given,- touching merely the high gether. yielded $1,000,000 for the Jewish War staggered Then what took place? - Straus. All sonless ^fathers were supplied thur Rosenblum, president; Dr. Na-t word '' yUnite/i Jewish. Social Agencies ofCin- lights of the work accomplished .durRelfef. " was brought to him that this Judge Tuttle made his statement. than Dansky, vice president; Sol ing the past year. Full reports of with temporary sons and during the f \cinnati, following Dr. Boris B. Bogen pious group of singers could not sing Of this amount it was reported that It was a clear, concise statement of Rosenberg, secretary; John Feldman, the year's "work will be printed, in entire evening, all made merry. A 5]JI that position. > , - "Dixie" because they knew nothing Chicago had raised-$200,000. "If the conditions nnder which he was Mr. Goldsmith is secretary of the the Federation year-book, which will large number of popular EongB were treasurer. But anthems^ carols and hyinns. these contributions^eep tip, I think I called into a meeting in Henry M. , r national Conference of Jewisb/Sodal be. ready for distribution on March 1. sung by the entire audience. Gus The f o 11 o w i n g subcommittees work of Mr. Straus in saving willv have to get into the habit of havr Leland's home, of the presence of Following the * invocation by DrSwanson directed the singing, while nave ben named for this Service, the central organization of ing birthdays," Mr. Straus chuckled. Harold H. Emmons, legal representaand Fleishman played at the piano. all - Jewish Federations throughout Frederick Coh'n, Mr. Morris Levy-will ^ In a formal statement Mr. Straus tive o£ Henry Ford, o£ Henry M. Le» the country,, and is director of the read his annual message to the Fed- At times the dads would outdo the than Dansky, A. Kaplan and Arthur said:. land, and his son, Wilfred C, founRosenblum. Speakers and Programgiving away free milk was commemBureau of, Jewish Social Research in deration membership. Prof. Benjamin lads in singing and then the lads ders of Lincoln motors, and of Edsel Julius Waxenberg, Sam Altschuler orated in resolutions from many-New Moved by Felicitations. New York- He is in direct touch "Adamowski wilt give a piano ,solo, would rally again and cany away Ford, president of the Ford Motor and John Feldman. Refreshments— York organizations. Practically every *The many felicitations that I have •with all of the larger social move- ! which will be followed by statements all the honors. N. Braude, A." Richards and J. Rick- Jewish organization in the ^country received from hundreds of men and company, son and personal represenments in Jewisjwictivity throughout of the general Federation activities, "We want our sons to be religious sent felicitations. Scores of letters women in every walk of life all over tative of Henry Ford. the country and is an authority on the- relief, social service and Y. M. H. sons," said Isidor Ziegler, principal lin. came from private families which the United States save moved me the The statement told of the request A. work by Samuel Schaefer, superin- speaker of the evening. "Our son's the subject. have held RPQTnFNV **» n a m e o fN d t h a n S t r a U S most profoundly. I have not deserved that the judge sanction the sale- 'Of These two men are now engaged in tendent. Dr. Philip Sher will report should be taught a religious educ- n n K m n S r S S f w l T O S n T A W in veneration. letters were this demonstration of affection that the Lincoln plant to Henry Ford at a on the activities of the Free Loan cation before they enter' into manOF OMAHA^ DIEDJLAST\_ f m n c W l d r e n a n d fMany rom . ^ ^ or. has been lavished upon me and my low price an<? a promise that Mr. Society, and will b.e followed by Mr. hood. We all love our sons and we JLVhbUAX SSUyO.1 . ganizations. One afectionate mess- wife in such generous measure, and I Ford would arrange the Lincoln opIN. P. Feil, for the Wise Memorial expect a great deal from them. Mrs. B. Bessel, age fifty-seven' age was from Simon Rothschild of feel very humble in the face of it and erations so that the Lelands would hospital. Mr. A. B. Alpimwill dis- Fathers send your children to some' years, died at her home Tuesday Yonkers, 95 years old, whose sons more grateful than I can put into remain in chaEg«, would protect the cuss briefly the- work of the Talmud religious school where they may be evening.. The funeral was held from.played with Mr. Straus years ago in Lincoln agents by keeping their orTorah, and Mrs. S. Ravitz will nar- taught the history of the Jewish (Continued on page 2) ganization intact, and -would protect the home Wednesday morning. Burial Georgia. Another ^J[rom_Simon rate outstanding features of the servpeople." Says Open Discussion Will Destroy the merchandise creditors and stockices of the Old People's home. Mrs. "I want my father to be a real was held at the Beth All Prejudice. holders by paying the creditors in full Nathan Mantel and Mrs. Carl Furth pal to me", said Lester Lapidus, who Hagodol Cemetery. Mrs. Bessel has and the stockholders their original in? •will speak on the work of the Jewish New York—In a signed article Women's Welfare Organization and of spoke on "Fathers". "I want my been a resident of Omaha for the vestments. publihed by , the -American Hebrew, the Council of Jewish Women, re- father and I am sure every other past thirty, years and is survived by Measured by any standard you like boy in this room wants his father, two daughters, Mrs. Ben Polsky, of Victor A. Kramer repeated bis state- spectively. Objection Made To Use Of 1890 that statement contained every eleMeeting Under Auspices of Omaha Lincoln, and Mrs. Maxkine, of Omato teU him what to do. I want to ment concerning the conversation Census As Basis For Cut. ment of great news interest except Lodge of B'nai B'rith. ha, and one son, Abe Bessel, of this ' -which he had with "President Lowell Following another musical selec- be able to live a clean life so as murder. city, two brothers, Messrs. A. and S. tion, Federation officers for the year my father will J>e proud „ of me." recently in a train during the course It involved Henry Ford, one of the Omaha Lodge No. 354, I. O. B. B., Washington. (J. T. A.) —Congress.of which, the Harvard head is alleged 1923 will be elected, after which Mr. Lester is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Siegel. men Siegel and Sabbath, members of most talked of characters in the world will hold an open meeting Sunday Hexter and Mr. Goldsmith will speak. Harry H. Lapidus. to have 'declared that the Jew' could today. afternoon, February 25, at the Labor' the House Immigration Committee, . Last year's annual meeting was Following the afterdinner remarks not be an American and re-affirmed It had all of the local interest a! Lyceum, 22nd and Clark streets. J announced today they would file a his stand in favor of limitation of attended by over 800 people, and it is by Harry Silverman, Frank Martin, Local Keren story could hare, dealing- with men Plans are being inade to have minority report against the 2890 anticipated that the Sunday 'evening Jewish enrollment at colleges. Mr. meeting' will attract considerably magician supreme, puzzled the entire Plans for Spring Campaign I several well-known speaker^ at this census clause in the House com- -who have loomed large and now loom Kramer, in his article, says this of more than that number. Hundreds audience by his card tricks and the A meeting of the Keren Hayesod meeting who will discuss the local mittee's immigration bill which would large in Detroit affairs. Lowell's expressed attitude on Juda- of new members have been added to balk. art. It was of great interest to all the ism- and Americanism: Co-operating with the men's com- Committees will take place some time situation of anti-Semitism and the restrict the number of immigrants people because it involved « claim of the Federation roster during the past ' "He definitely stated that many year, and these members, together mittee of the lodge were representa- in the next few days. The object is Ku Elux Klan-Henry Forf tt>mbma- from any country to two per cent of Jews fail to comprehend the signi- with those of the previous year, bring tives of the Women's Auxiliary and to eet. an organization to work tion and its dangers to the minority residents'in the United States in the (Continued on page 2.) ficance of Americanism. 'To be anthe total membership list to well over of the Council of Jewish Women. smoothly for the Drive to be made peoples. "This will ,be one of the year 1890, as compared with the The ladies in charge of the com- during the coming Passover week. J most important meetings of interest, precent 3 per cent quota of nationals ^nothing ^ / . else.' / f TIn _ vL _1T!!i-r!JLJ: 1.300 individuals. In addition", over : missary and kitchen prepared ' for Mr A I Kulakofsky, -chairman to the, Jewish people", said Irvin according to the 1910 census, Tkree Hundred Members Attend his opinion. Judaism Little credence i s given to reports 1,500 women are members of affilieveryone a meal that far surpassed and other officials of the Keren Stalmaster, chairman of the commitand Americanism are mutually exfiist Lodge "Stag Social* ated organizations of the Federation. any they have ever eaten at similar Hayesod-have taken counsel vrith the tee in charge: that the results of this measure would . clusive." Touching, as it does, through its affairs. general membership and are en-| The meeting will begin promptly virtually halve the number entering In opening hie article prepared for all-inclusive membership, practically Over three hundred members of the couraged by the enthusiasm and un- at is atp present, as one of the clauses of a vii2:30 3 p. p m. The entire public p the American Hebrew, Mr. Kramer every Jewish family in the city, every local lodge of the B'nai B'rith at• m ted tto attend. tt There will be no the measure provides that certain animity imity shown tended their "stag social" given foi , says: Jewish, family in the city should be REPORT POGROM IN KURSK. l ."I stand a t the edge of a pond, represented at the meeting Sunday. London.(—J. C. -B.)—Quoting the The next meeting of the Keren collection of funds or pledges taken classes of relatives may obtain exetnp- the club members last Thursdaj ?% gazing into its blue serenity.- I p i c k j T h e r 6 i s n 0 o t h e r just like dispatch to the Sanomat at Helsing Hayesod will be called for February at this meeting. In addition to the tion from the quota restriction^. Theevening , at the Jewish Community there be several musi-bill admission of the Center. The program was featured up a pebble and throw it in. I love it h e l ( 1 throughout the entire year in from the Morning Post, reports a seri- 19' 1923 to be held at the Jewish speakers, j wife,provides father,for the mother/ unmarried cal numbers on vrill the program. to hear the sharp splash as it cuts' y ^ ^ ^ Every one should attend it. ous pogroms took place on January Community Center. The following committee is in minor: children, 'unmarried minor by the Y. M* H. A.;qua,t-S with the 19 and 20 at Kursk. Workmen, peasthe water's edge. Soon little ripples N oo n e , c a n afford not to attend it. charge of this meeting: Irvin Stal- brother or sister of a citizen of the Oerstein Brothers and their string appear, then large and larger, until The program will start' promptly at ants, and socialists of the red army HENRY MONSKY NEW master, Harry H. Lapidus, William United States, also of, the unmarried instruments. Several boxing exhibiparticipated in the rioting, the re-the whole surface is astir, and many 8 o'clock. Alberts, .Nathan S. Yaffe, Morris minor orphan, niece or nephew of a tions were also given. Among these port continued, resulting in the murwaves reach out in every direction MEAD OP NEBRASKA , citizen of the United States. An were "Tiny" Herman vs. Frank to touch the banks." Riga.—(J. C. B.)—Notwithstanding der of "hundreds of thousands." immigrant who is the husband, wife Woods,-Eftri Puryear vs. "Bad News" SOCIAL WORKERS Katelman, and A. Hichards. - ^By a few Innocent remarks.at a the assurance contained in" the new HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT SUPor an unmarried child of an alien, who Murphy, and "Pal" and "Pony* Mr. Henry Monsky, Omaha AtMoore.; ' CHRISTIAN" EMIGRANTS TO smoker of the Men's Club, in which [prime minister's pronouncement retorney, was elected president of the PORTS PERCENTAGE NORM. has been permanently adnutted^to this PALESTINE. "We will have one stag social each I stated the attitude"- of President garding the fulfillment of the minoriNebraska Social Workers a t their. Budapest.-(J. T. A.)-A proposal country would also be permitted to month for the members", said Abnei Lowell of Harvard University toward ties* "justified cultural and national Jerusalem.—(J. C. B.)—Seventy conference Tuesday at Fontenelle ,. _ -^ Kaimen, president of the lodge. Thfl , the admission of Jewish students, 1J demands,"1 „ thirteen deputies Tepre- Christian immigrants from'Georgia Hotel. ' Other officers are Miss Annie to abolish the percentage norm come in. against Jewish students in the HunObjection was jnade by Congress- next social will be held the latter part jjuddenly find myself in the headlines, Renting the-minority nationalities in who have, been traveling l»y way of C. Kramph, of North Platte, first .facing reporters, statements, denials the national assembly joined with six Anatolia, Syria and Galilee, have ar- vice-president; 13. M. Johnson, of ¥ arian universities was .ejected in the man s^gel to **,vm °* the ^ a r of March. Plans are being made by. and conflict. -My statement was made others in opposing the'vote of ,confi- rived a t Haifa. They" have been very Fremont, second-vice-president. Two k thi Premier Paulpik. Sixty-five cordially received by the Jewish colon- new members of the executive board (faring- the open "forum discussion deputies of the government party vot- migrants from Kussia, Poland anu an address."of Dr. Percy members voted in"favoir of the ne"Wjists,-who Jhave offered themJiospitaU are Mrs. R. J. Birss, of Omaha, and ing against lifting the disabilities 1 countries of Eastern Europe. | ious social. '& 'Grant on "Freedom and Justice", .government's-policies* • " _ ' ' _ ity- { . • C. E. Prevey, of Lincoln.

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Over 200 Fathers And Sons Make Merry At B'Nai B'Rith Banquet

Meeting Lowell Opposed

a Meeting to Be Held Jewish Congressmen To Oppose Quota Cut At Labor Lyceum, Feb. 25

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