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ond-cjass njaO matter on January 27th, 1021, at l&ba, Nebraska; under the Act of March 3. 18T8.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925
SIR GILBERT CLAYTON CANDIDATE FOR PALESTINE •;-:\ HIGH COMMISSIONERSHIP Jerusalem. (J, T, A.) Sir Gilbert Clayton, Civil Secretary of the Palestine Government, is one of .the strongest candidates for. the High Commissioiiership of Palestine upon Sir" Herbert Samuel's retirement fronv office, according to a report. William Xi. Holzman Elected President of Jewish Welfare .The report also states that Major Ormsby-Gore, "who was offered the Federation; Enthusiasm for Coming Year post; did not accept it and that Clayton's candidacy is favored:. also in Shown by Members. circles close to the Zionist Executive. '• " • ' ' .
Welfare Federation MeetingHeld at Fontenelle Hotel Sunday Evening
Report of President of Jewish Welfare Federation By DR. PHILIP SHER, President.
SUBSRIPTXGN PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50 JEW APPOINTED ASSISTANT TO SOVIET WAR COMMISSION Moscow. (J. T. A.) Joseph TJnsehlicht. was appointed first assistant to General Frunze, Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs in the Soviet Government. Unslicht, who has held a number Artides Have Not Been tracted by Dearborn of high officials since the Bolshevik Independent. revolution in Russia, is a native of Malva, Poland, born of Jewish parents. He was connected with revolu- SUIT WILL, BE FILED IN MICHIGAN COURTS tionary movements since boyhood.
To the Members of the Jewish | Welfare Federation: • It is my duty and privilege, on the occasion of this Annual Meeting of the Members of the Jewish Welfare Federation, to report to you the progress made and the work accomplished during the past year. All who have an intimate knowledge of the wonderful work being done by Chicago, Feb. 16.—(J. T. A.) "The the Federation, recognize the social editorial which appeared lately it. R i ; I.OUIS AKD HARRY B, ZIMMAN START and economic value of a thoroughly Ford's '"Dearborn Independent" comorganized' well co-ordinated system ENDOW1MENT F U N D FOR FEDERATION menting' my demand for retraction of: whereby some human ills are prevented, some are cured and the rest at malicious statements made against least paHiatedAttorney Assails "False Representa- me by that magazine as 'a stump* More than one thousand people attended the annual meeting A great deal of constructive work, tions" in Campaign for Dry of the Jewish Welfare Federation Sunday evening at the Fonspeech of thirty-seven pages* did Shot which time and space do not permit Legislation. tenelle Hotel. The work of the Federation during the year 1924 Randall's Royal Orchestra Will Play me to enumerate, surprise me at all," Mr. Aaron S P has been done durwas described in the reports read i o the large audience. piro, prominent Chicago lawyer, sTsai, ing the past year. for This Dance. Honorable Frank S. Howell, former national authority on co-operafciv* , Much enthusiasm was shewn by the members of the FederaGreater Interest in Jewish United States District Attorney, was marketing of farmers' produce, do. Communal Affairs. tion when report of the finance chairman was made. "Our Fed- A joint dance will be given at the the principal speaker at the regular clared today to the representative of eration Is deserving of the entire support of the community," Fontenelle Hotel Ball" Room Sunday, I would invita and urge all of you who are interested in our work—and monthly supper given by the Brother- the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. said Martin Sugannan, one of the speakers of-the evening. March 1, under the combined auspices who is not—to make an effort during hood of Temple Israel at the vestry "When sending to the 'Dearbon?, "The Federation is the wheel of all Dr. Philip Sher, William R. Blumen- of the Omaha Lodge. No. 354," Inde- this coming year, to.spend some time rooms Wednesday evening. Independent' my demand for rettwv^ activities that arise in the commun- thal, superintendent; . Joe L. Wolf, pendent Order of the B'nai B'rith, at the Community Center with our This is the first of a Eeries of tion, i did not deceive myself with ity. You l a v e heard the reports de- chairman of the finance committee, and the Omaha Chapter, Ttfo. 1, Or- Superintendent and with the officers "DR. PHILIP SHER monthly suppers to be given this sea- the thought that this demand ^vill of thevarious affiliated organizations. livered this evening. I need not tell der of Aleph Zadflc Aleph. The pro- These people will be delighted to give son by the Brotherhood. Martin L. Mr. Sapiro statwlyou of all the good that the Federaceeds will go toward the financing of you.all the information -pertaining to system are not properties with Trhich Scgarman, president of the Brother- bring a retraction," 1 tion does, of- the. many poor who the National Aleph Zadik Aleph Bas- their splendid wokk. We want more we were endowed by gift of nature, hood, delivered a report on the na- "Nothing is as stubborn as & miUbenefit by the work of the Federaketball-Debate Tournament to be held people of the cfemrnunity to know but axe acquirements, every one of tional brotherhood convention in St. cious "bigot. It takes strong honor we are doifb and what we plan which we. have borrowed and taken and a great soul to admit the truth tion. Our dollar goes to both local in this city the latter part of March- what for the future;,we want your active adjacent atmospheric and vege- Louis. The Y. M. H. A. quartet en- and to do penance for a wrong, and national charitable institutions." Plans aie being made to make this co-operation, ^assistance and advice. from table kingdoms. Our mental energy tertained, and Mr. Selwyn Jacobs, ac"I demanded full and imnnecliRt.f dance the most elaborate affair ever We know that if we have this, there is not our own. We have borrowed companied on the piano by Mr. Eu"Every Jewish family in the city retraction of the various cliargp* given by any organization in-the city. is bound to develop a better under- it from somewhere. Any one who gene Blazer, led the community singshould be listed in the honor roll of against me run through & series nt standing and a greater interest in observes . how a " little child learns Ticket selling teams have been-apthe annual year book published by the aspects of Jewish philan- how to talk realizes what borrowers ing. articles printed in the 'Dearborn Inpointed, and the advance ticket.sale all the Federation," said Mr. Sugannan. thropic woTk and-a more intelligent and imitators, we are. If we would Frank Howell, attorney, who cre- dependent' accusing me tliat my «.•*predicts success of the dance. Arthur administration, ef it. "The Jewish Community Center in study our own minds, we would be ated a furore in the Walter W. Head tivities in connection with the AmerRandall's Royal Fontenelle Orchestra Omaha is now being built but we appalled with the little that would Jewish Religion, Tradition and will furnish the music Tickets can be left if we removed what has been Bible class by his direct attack on ican agriculture, especially in must have the continued support of Education. to us. Our obligations grow the eighteenth amendment, carried erative marketing associations, be secured from any member of the the * entire community," ' said Irvin One of the vital problems confront- given more and when we think of his crusade against "Constitutional been a part of a Jewish B'nai B'rith or the A. Z. A. ' ing us at the present time is how to our country,more Stalmaster. "The building will be of the traditions of our Amendments" before the Brotherhood to injure and control the farmer itinculate in. the Jewish youth, the race, and what has been given us by the interest of a group of Jews of frr. principles of Jewish religion, tradi- Synagogues, Temples and Educational of emple Israel. While Howell did not devote his tion and education. United States, and to organize *?• Institutions, or families in widen we I am not under-estimating the situ- have. found ourselves without doing entire attack to the prohibition farmers of America in the interest '•« ation when I say that forty per cent anything for it, so you see that all amendment, he cited it as the "hor- Communism. HARRY A. WOLF of our children are not receiving reli- the material and spiritual energy has rible example" of delegating police "According to the laws of the st«.f#gious training. «We, as American cit- been* given to us ^either by our parand Mrs. N. Mantel, president of the Through Recommendation of the Jew- izens and Jews^*ought to exert all ents or strangers. If we have any powers to the federal government in of Michigan, no suit can be filed it-. women's welfare organization. our efforts to. s|e"'that- the younger sense of gratitude to our parents or domestic affairs. He denounced it as court against a publication, unless *. -. •'..-. ish Welfare Federation. " Election of officers was held and generation -grcrfe' tsp into €he finest strangers who have done BO irrneh fanatical and the cMef breeder of demand for retraction is sent to type of citizenship that we have in for us, we must-pass on that which crime and oppression. the following were elected for the The National Farm School scholar- our country. In order that they may hase publication. I did this. I sent w been given to us and which is ensuing year: William L. Holzmann, ships recently offered by the local do so, we are obligated to cultivate Mr. Howell declared that the vote demand. In accordance. with th?.do so, we are ODiigaxea to cuiuvaiei—-„ president; Harry A. Wolf, 'first vice- Jewish Welfare Federation -were won not is also withhas a of the states against the proposed Michigan law, I also gave the ' children, lofty printipleiH\ ourand own. Anyblessed one who |president; A. B. Alpirn, second vice- by David Cohn, son of.Mr. and Mrs. in of our Judaism and -the a thprough under- money twentieth amendment was a revolt born Independent* a reasonable ti clear mind for thinking, knows that - - - of American * *-'-- I mrmov nnrl lc n'sfi blessed With 8. institutions. president; Mrs.. N.,Mantel and Miss Sol Cohn; Sidney Schiffer, son of Mr. standing his money is not his own. The only to have this retraction printed, I, therefore, recommend that an right he has to it is the right of against the eighteenth amendment. Blanche Zimman, - third and fourth and Mrs. M. Schiffer; and Ben Bloch, "It is noticeable and deplorable that the retraction will not appear in '• active_ committee, known as Jewish choosing what to do with it. He vice-presidents; " Carl C. Katleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Bloch. These Religions most criminals are on the threshold Education Committee, be apsecretary; Harry Freidman, treas- boys were awarded the scholarships pointed by the next admistration, to holds it rightfully only until he finds of manhood. If we add idleness to Ford magazine within the next t best opportunity for passing it weeks, I shall then act, I shall ; urer. Carl C. Katleman was appoint- for their general record of character work in conjunction with any similar the m. It should not be used foT selfish the hippocket development, our mor- a suit at Detroit on the first conxmitte or committees that may be ed chairman of the finance committee and through the recommendation of but should be passed on to als will receive a blow under which March for actual and punitive appointed by any Synagogue or lurposes for the year 19251 thers where it may alleviate sufferthe Jewish Welfare Federation. . Temple in the city. by reason of vicion? n and benefit society and mankind. Dr. Philip Sher was elected chair"We are told that the eighteenth and libelous attacks. The boys are leaving March 1 for Let us not give as a people who Activities During Past Year. man of the executive committee. the school at Bucks county, PennsylLet me review, briefly, the activ- find the world so miserable, so piti- amendment has diminished crime. I "The- suit will be filed The following program was given.: vania. A farewell affair is. being ities and high lights of the past _'ul that we want to relieve its misery, don't know. But I do know that our Henry Ford as president of "America" but let us live as a people who find domestic tranquility has been displanned by the Federation before they year: Y. M. H. A. Orchestra Publishing Free Loan: The Free Loan organ- the world beautiful so glorious and turbed. There is no law which is Dearborn Opening Kemaxks by Chairman leave. . , . • against E. G. Leibold, the vice jverfilowing for what it has done for Air. Isidor Zlegler ization, one of our affiliated instituMinuted of the Last Annual Meeting. tions, has done remarkable work dur- us that we want to pay our obliga- resented in such open defiance. Some ident and treasurer; against. W. i« Mr. Carl C Katleman,' Secretary WILLIAM L. HOLZMAN ing the past year, and your Mnd at- tions to society and to pass on that statisticians claim that prohibition is Cameron, the editor, and against iht President's Messa^e_______Dr. Philip Sher Violin Solo_____Miss- Dorothy Lustgarten tention is called to the Teport of its arhich has been given to us so that a success because there has been less Ford Motor Company, which has *vxMiss Ida IaiBtgarten, Accompanist one of the finest structures of its Superintendent's officers which will be published in the t rriay coiitinue"to shed sunshine and arrests for drunkenness since it was ively assisted in the circulation Keport _ . Annual Report of the Jewish Welfare jlessing upon others. In so far as adopted. kind. It will be the future home of _.__Mr. Wm. R. Bltunenthal we can- pay this obligations to society this libelous publication," Mr. of the Jewish Women's Welfare Federation. the boys and girls, of the many or- Eeport "The figures Teally mean that we stated. Organization _______MIB. Nathan Mantel and to mankind, so far has our life Through the co-operation and asSongs . Miss Cecilia Feiler ganizations in the city. It will afford Folk Community of Sydney Is Impressed sistance of the Free Loan Bureau, we been worth while. The thought has have traded drunkenness for more Accompanied toy Mr. Harry BniTirofE beautifully expressed by the heinous crimes—murders, smuggling, all in the community a central meet- eportof the Finance Comir'"— have succeeded in doing a vast amount been With His Great Force. : Mr." Joe _ . "V •poet in these lines: ing place under Jewish environsents." Address—"Our of constructive work. Many families hijacking, corruption of public offiFederation" ration _ ; were saved and prevented from beto "The building cannot be built un" W e lire in deeds, not years: in cials and jurors, and perjury in an David A. Brown, a leading -particiilr. Martin-Sugannan thoughts, not breaths: in feelless your pledges are paid," said Address—"Our Community^ Center StalmaBter pant in American Jewry's outstanding, coming dependent on charity. The untold degree. When a nation goes incs. not In fijrures on a dial. Free Loan Fund has a capital of Nomination of Officers Wr. Henry Monsky "We should count times l>y heart into the business of crime and backs philanthropic activities, impinged his about §23,000.00, which makes about Election of Officers throbs. • He most lives -who C. M. H. A. Orchestra. thinks most, feels the nohlest. its officers, God help that nation." personality on -the Jewish communi- $2.30 per capita, based ppon oar acts the best. The reformer was branded by Mr. Majority of House ties of Australia last December, ac- Jewish population.; It is in proporAnd he whose Jieart beats ctiickeet, Committee Reported to tion to our Jewish j^opulation one of livps fhe longest lires in one Omaba Boy. on University Howell as the "most cruel man in cording to reports in Australian Jew- the largest loan funds in this country. hour than in years do some. Oppose Measure ish journals. Mr. Brown • responded I hope and trust that in the near fu- In conclusion, let me take this op- history." Intolerance, he said, is the of Nebraska Debatihg Team to invitations by the Union of Sydney ture this fund may be increased to portunity to express my gratitude to growing evil of churches today, and Wellington,—The House Imroigrsby -volntary donations, and and appreciation of the Board of amounts to fanaticism. He added, .David Sher, .son of Dr. and Mrs. Zionists and the Council of Jewish $50,000.00 tion Committee will meet in a make this fund non-sectarian. This Philip Sher, freshman at the Univer- Women of New South Wales and ad- has been practiced in New York for Directors, the Executive Committee "Let us save souls by conversion, and days to ta"ke action on all the Committees and members not by constitutional amendment." sity of Nebraska, was elected a mem- dressed one of the largest gatherings many years with great success. We and Perlman'js bill to admit refugees holethereof, and especially the Finance b— of the University Debating Team. of Jews ever held in Sydney. Fol- could make no finer contribution to a Committee and its efficient chairman, ing old vises, according to informs* Young Sher is one of the four fresh- lowing his address-he was the guest better understanding and a closer Mr. Joe L. Wolf, and our able and Qmeh Hskew €&mp te tion given by Chairman Johnson tn ft with the different de- conscientious Superintendent, Mr. W. men to have ever achieved this honor. of honor at a reception given by the relationship of the Jewish Tni*** nominations in our community than R. BlumenthaL for the splendid coHe was formerly on the winning two organizations. Give Aimferssiy lance representative by having a non-sectarian Free Loan operation, service and support they graphic Agency. Mr. Brown, in his speech, discussed Bureau in connection with the Jew- have rendered to the Federation and Freshmen squad. Action by the committee has The Omaha Hebrew.-.Camp of the David was formerly on the Central the situation in Palestine at consid- ish Welfare Federation. the causes for which it stands, during Modern Woodmen of America are delayed since the hearing held the last year. High school debating -team. He is on erable len«i:h. He told of his.invesThe Wise Memorial HospitaL giving a dance Sunday-evening, March weeks ago by the intervening the staff of-the "Daily Nebraskan." tigation, tour of the ~ ily ' and, made The Wise Memorial Hospital our 22, at the Rome Hotel, in celebration eration of the deportation bill He is a Zeta Beta Tau pledge. Last at the request of disinterested Amer- physical repair department has done Two Local Oibs to Present Chairman Johnson's occupation of their twenty-eighth anniversary. creditable work during the past year. Monday he wa elected to the Persh- ican Jews iWho wished to acquire a ,n "Good music and novel stunts are other matters. ing Rifles, an honorary military or- practical grasp of the social, econom- Many lives have been saved. It has to alleviate the suffering of being planned for the dance," said Mr, The chances for this ic, political and educational conditions helped ganization. many. It is the one institution in A dramatic playlet, "Broken John Feldxnan, member of the commeasure seem at present very in the country. Most of the essen- connection with the Jewish Welfare Hearts," •will be presented jointly by mittee in charge of the affair. couraging as it is understood tial facts embodied in the report, Federation that is purely non-sectaJEWISH INFLUX TO with the exception of which he wrote upon returning from rian and where there is no discrim- the Auflebung club and Jewish CulPALESTINE SIGN OF on account of race, color, or ture League on Sunday evening, ARAB EXECUTIVE PROSabatb. and Dickstein, the MESSIAH'S COMING Palestine, marked his Sydney ad- ination creed. It stands out as a land-mark March .1, at the Swedish Auditorium. of the committee is opposed tt> CARL C. KATLEMAN CLAIMS STRIKE FOR DAY London. (J. T.. A.) That the influx dress. He called upon the Jews of in this community as showing the The proceeds of the show will be bill. Congressman Johnson is OF LORD BALFOUE'S ARSydney and..of.-. Australia to sustain •broad-mindedness of liberality of the Harry H. Lapidus. "We cannot build of Jews to Palestine is a sign that donated to a charitable institution, stood to be developing an inctinat.i.w RIVAL IN PALESTINE without money.. We want the whole- the Messiah will come this year, was the Zionist movement to the utmost of Jewish citizens. according to the committee in charge to support a modification for thr »«Jerusalem, (J. T. A.")—Lord Bal'.." ' ' Jewish Community Center. hearted support of the community so the belief expressed by Rev. Dr. A. their power. of the play. mission of only refugee, wives HMZ four, author of the Balfour DeclaraThe Australian Jewish papers welIn the last Annual Report of your that the work will not be curtailed." E. Richardson, warden of the Church children holding old vises" and tion, establishing the Jewish National President, it was urged that a Jew comed Mr. Brown in editorials in Army, in an address which he delivOne of the features of the year's ish Culture Center be immediately Homeland in Palestine, wo is sched- ing completely the other COURTESY work will be the inauguration of an ered before the London Missionary which they lauded him.as.one of. the erected in Omaha, in order that we The story," "The Hack More Cruel," uled to arrive here the end of March now stranded obroad. The endowment fund. This has already Society. He stated that he saw no distmguir* -d "ewish personalities of might be able to put into effect on j written .by Mrs. Herman Auerbach, to open the ; Hebrew University on members of the committee, the day, poHtrrg out his leadership in reason why the Messiah should not a larger scale our present educational been started by Karl Louis and Harry are preparing to make an «*xlr April 1st, is to be greeted with a genthe cause, of American Jewish, relief, and social work. I am glad to sate which appeared in the last issue of B. Zimman, who have each taken out come this year. in the promotion of constructive Work that our hopes and aspirations are The Jewish Press, was published in eral strike by the Arabs, if the effort to obtain favorable action. $5,000 insurance policies with the soon to be realized and our Com- this paper "by special courtesy from Executive of the Christian Moslem It is now definite that this in Palestine and in other endeavors munity Jewish Welfare Federation as bene- HOOLIGANS DESTROY Spiritual Home.is on the wav the American Hebrew. of Congress will not take up Association, terming itself the Paieshaving for fheir purpose and stimulaMONUMENTS IN CEMETERY ficiary. It is planned to have more to completion. . iine Arab Executive, wSl have its men Ptrlman'g and LaGuardm's We may some time be prone to Berlin. (J. T. A;) Another attack tion of Jewish religious and -cultural men take out policies with the Fedfor the exemption from the way. pause in OMT activitiees when the Firms advertising in "The Jewish on a Jewish! cemetery occurred in the interests in the United States. eration as beneficiary. quota lew ot additional relative t£ query enters our mindsi "Is social Press" deserve your patronage—It is In a proclamation issued by the J city of Bevernngen,-Westphalia. UnThe meeting opened with the singservice work, worth while doing? TO YOUB INTEREST to support Executive a strike has been called for citizens and certain relatives of : Tour 1925 subscription to The Jew- Where can we find a justification for ing of America by the entire audience. known hooligans destroyed seven the day c£ Lord Ball our's -arrival. i l&rants. ish Press is due now. Please, mail it V The features of our tarnian them. Reports were made by the President, monuments in thft cemetery.
Frank HoweD Speaks at
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Three Omaha Boys Receive Farm School Scholarships
David A. Brown Wins Over Australian Jewry
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