June 25, 1925

I regard ideas only in my-struggles; to the persons of my opponents I am indifferent. —'Ernst HacckeL

' The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of work-—Sarah TA. Boh ton.

VOL. IV—No. 29

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. OMAHA, NEBRASK4 THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1925

Omaha Hebrew Club Popularity Contest Drawing Attention

Y TEAM PLAYS DOUBLE HEADER SUNDAY

of the Jewish Welfare I I Lay Cornerstone Endowment Ftmd For Doings Federation at the D. A. V. Convention if Commity Center Is on Sunday, July 19th Formed in the U.S.

The Y,- M;'H. Av baseball .team, lost its second game of the season to the A special meeting of the Board Twenty-fou-*-1* street Merchants team of Directors of the Jewish Welfare Mr. William Blumenthal is in by a s-" e cf 6 to 5. The loss of this Federation will be held Monday charge of the Jewish Welfare gainefo- the-Y_ puts them in a tie fcr evening at the Jewish. Community Federation lemonade stand at the fi—t place. ' .Center. This meeting is being City Auditorium this weelr. He is F i t t i n g Program is Being Important Questions Will Be called by the Executive Committee A n n u a l P i c n i c to Be Held Next Sunday afternoon the Y team American Committee to Aid being assisted by Eeva KulakofsArranged for This will play the Kaiman Insurance team University Development Will ky, Louis Simon, and I. Rosenhtal. to discuss and to lake action upon August 9 Discussed at This Occasion > a double header. The first game will Be Formed Under Chairmanthe proposal to join the Omaha Convention start at 1:30 p. m. at Elmwood park ship of Felix M. Warburg. Community Chest. • FOUR CONTESTANTS A table was occupied by the BUILDING WILL BE Should the Y. win both games, they • Every member of the Board MORE THAN 700 officers and directors of the JewAFTER FIRST PRIZE will again go into first place. COMPLETED THIS YEAR WARBURG GIVES $500,000 ish Women's Welfare Organization DELEGATES TO ATTEND should attend this special meeting. The prize ticket selling contest, of TO THE INSTITUTION at the Altrusa Club Monday afterThe corner stone celebration of the the Omaha Hebrew Club thirty-third Washington, June 24.—Over seven Jewish Community Center Building: noon in honor of Mme. SchumannNew York. (J. T. A.) Endowment annual picnic to be held on Sunday, hundred delegates from all parts of will be held , on Sunday afternoon, Heink. funds for the Hebrew University in August 9, at the German Home Park, the country will attend the twentyJuly 19. After careful deliberation Jerusalem amounting to more than is now in full progress. The standeighth annual convention of the the committee selected July 19 as date ings of the four contestants' are "as Situation Must Be Thoroughly Studied $800,000 have been secured and an Zionist Organization of America, for this celebration. A complete proapproximate, income of $140,000 -anfollows: - '••"••'. which begins its three-day sessions gram is being arranged for that will By Leaders. nually for the University has been here Sunday, June 28th, at the May- Seek To Rebblster Fast Falling Membe fitting the occasion. A nationally, Kate Goldstein 1550 votes bership ranks* promised to' Dr. Judah L. Magnes, flower Hotel. The convention, the known speaker will be on this proSara Somberg 1550 votes New York.—On the eve of his de- dean of. the University, who sailed largest in the history of the moveJoe Rosenthal ._1200 votes ^ parture for Europe, an informal on the Mapestic following a several Many Prizes to be Given to Winners gram and also city and state officials* Washington, (J. T. A.)—The Ku ment in this country, comes after a According to plans now being made Morris Fine « 1200-votes dinner was tendered Wednesday eveof Contests months' stay in the United States, in year of great progress made in up- Klux Klan is charged with making a seats will be put on the first floor of ning to Dr. Stephen S. Wise, presiden The contest is open to everyone, an interview, with the representative building the Jewish Homeland, par- move for publicity to bolster the fastthe new building. The first floor is of the American Jewish Congress, by Tedudng membership of that organReservations are bing made by the and entries .may be made' on or beof the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. ticularly in immigration and colonizaalready built and the steel work for his associates, at the Aldine Club, as . "I was greatly. encouraged by .the members of the Y. M. and Y.W the entire structure will be completed tion, and the opening of the Hebrew ization in arranging for its conven- fore July 1. The winner will receive a farewell, previous to his sailing totion in Washington on August 8, and H. A., for the club annual picnic to a round trip ticket to California, and response which the idea of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus. this move was purely an attempt to the second prize is a round-trip ticket day on' the Majestic* on an importan University in Jerusalem met with in be held Sunday, July 12, at Elmwood by the time of the celebration. Day, 1 With the biennial sessions of the bring the Klan back into the limeby day the building is being rapidly mission in connection with a numbe the United States. -1 was delighted to Park. Reservations can be made with completed and in the near future will .World Zionist Congress coming six light, declared the Washington Post. to Colorado Springs. of Congress activities. Rabbi Wise the chairmen of the picnic, Messrs. A feature of the picnic will be the see how quickly this historic enterweeks later in Vienna, the convention "Realizing that something had to dancing during the faternoon • and in an address appealed -for the sup- prise of the Jewish people had stir- Kneeter and Iz. H. Rosenblatt, or any be ready for occupancy. proceedings this year assume partic- be done to bring the Ku Klux Klan Plans are also being made to have port of the American Jewish Congres other' member of the various comularly outstanding significance be- back into the limelight and the evening. In addition there will be and criticized- those 'Jews who' fail t red many hearts and minds. This mittees, and also at the office of the every organization in the city, men, cause many important subjects on the publicity on which it thrives", states music on the picnic grounds for_the apply the principles of democracy i was particularly - true of the Jewish Jewish Welfare Federation, in the women and children attend the celeyouth who have had a university Congress agenda will be taken up at the Post, "imperial wizards, kleagles evening meaL The committee is al- Jewish communal life. bration in a body. The structure will so making plans for a musical protraining. It was.-also gratified to Arthur Building. Washington and resolutions passed and goblins have arranged for the Dr. Wise, in referring to the colThe Picnic committee is holding be decorated and will present a strikon them for submission to the Con- huge demonstration here in the Na- gram to be. presented in the after- onization plan in Crimea, emphati find such a". great understanding of a meeting Monday evening, June 29, ing picture to the entire community, gress. • tion's Capital, August 8, it was de^noon, and plans are bing made to cally voiced his objection that a prob the American newspaper men," Dr. at the Jewish Community Center "I am pleased with the work on the Magnes stated. This is, particularly true of the re- dared here. Members have been hold a baby contest in the evening.. lem of so large a magnitude and building," said Joe L. Wolf, secrewhere plans will be made for th B. G.' Shapiro and Max Fromkin, The largest : contributors toward the solutions on the Jewish Agency, which dropping from the rosters by the tary. "The building will be one of such vital importance should be conmembers of the picnic committee various events, stunts, and other the finest and most modern of its endowment fund were Mr. and Mrs. is one of the chief subjects under thousands, it is reported, and it is sidered without a formal consultatio entertainments that is U consideration by the Congress. It is hoped that the rally here will nring announce that games, contests, will with the leaders- of European Jewry Felix M. Warburg, who donated novelty kind." . . take place at the picnic. also be held for which prizes are to 9500,000 and Mr. Sol Eosenbluia of well known that strong opposition to them back into the fold, so that the. "Just a few minutes of your time to or even the representatives of the Several business houses in Omaha go and see the work that is Pittsburgh, who gave $250,000. including non-Zionists on the Jewish national order might continue to reap be given to the. winners. • ' Jewish national organizations in this Agency is developing in certain its profits of dues. An American Committee for the have given merchandise to be given done," said Harry H. Lapidus. "We country as to the advisability of COUNCIL BLUFFS . European Zionist quarters and efforts purpose of aiding the development of away for prizes at the picnic. are making wonderful progress and such a course-of action. "They have chosen Washington for The Y.M.H. A. baseball team wil the subscribers should see this good JEWISH BOY WINS will he made at the Vienna Congress the Hebrew' University in Jerusalem If the American Jews wish to give play the -Albright merchants as POPULARITY CONTEST help to modify the program for the ex- publicity reasons, it was said, because work." for their needy brethren in Eu- is to be formed by Felix- M.- Warburg they can get privates in the ranks to feature attraction for the picnic. tension of the Jewish Agency, as Henry Mendelson, eleven year old and Dr. EmanuelLibmari, with Mr. The Jewish Community Center ireri=Vy Dr. Wcigraann. First come here drawn by the historic J . ^Menaelson. trf rope, it should ber done not only for The Commitwill be one of wiricti-~ppnr»Ls memTto vf but withsteps liftEeformation of "the; Amer- over the route-.<nr which Presidents; CoundlBluffs,-was awarded,a prize benevolence and bir+herly co-opera^ tee" will mclude Dr. <3yrus Adler, Mr. finest and most modem structures of ican branch of the Jewish Agency on have trod to inaugurations. Iacob BiHikopf, Dr; Abraham Flexits kind in the country, this is the . • '. of a Premier Baby Grand Piano a- tion, urged Dr. Wise. • . 1 therecent popularity contest,cona fifty-fifty Zionist and non-Zionist ner, .Dr. David KalisTd, ;Mr.'Louis opinion offered by the architect arm "Ktan~ heads'are :Wary; about talking Discussing -his trip abroad, Dr. basis have "already been undertaken in numbers, but privately they are ducted" by the Schmoller & .Mueller Wise said he would endeavor to visit Lipsky, Judge Julian *W> Mack, and :ontractor of the building. It is in this country under the leadership, hoping to have 150,000 in line. If Piano Co., having about six hundred the Jewish communities and make a Messrs. Louis Marshall, Walter-Mey :entrally situated and will be of us? of Louis Marshall, as a result of Dr. their plans are realized, the display more votes than the next highest con- comprehensive survey of Jewish con- ers, Eugene Untennyr und Frederick Jewish Delegation Is Received by ;o every local Jewish organization and New German President; Refer to Weizmann's last American visit. will be the greatest- ever held by any testant. )f every individual. ditions as they exist in Poland and Warburg. Equal Rights Law. American Zionist leaders, headed by, fraternal organization anywhere and Henry is a student of Professor other East European countries. His Mr.1 Magnes, who'sailed for London Since the breaking of ground for - Louis Lipsky, are strong supporters the parade will be the largest ever Frank Mack. • .• the building held last December, the 4 itinerary is expected to include Eng- for the purpose of attending a meetBerlin,—(J. T. A.)—A promise to of Dr. Weizmanh in the extension .of held in Washington, the city of land, France and Switzerland. Dur- ing of the Board of Governors of the foster the spirit of religious tolerance erection of the building was looked the Agency, but an opposition may parades, not excepting the march of Leaves for Zionist Convention ing his trip he will confer with the Institute of" Jewish ' Studies of the in Germany and to conscientiously re- forward to and the laying of the cordevelop at the convention, although Grant's army after the civil war. To Mr. John Feldman left this evening leaders of European Jewry and while Hebrew University, further declared spect and protect all creeds was made nerstone will be the next step towards the administration expects to have assure a large throng, it was asserted, to be in Paris he is expected to consul twith that the additional income of $140,- by Paul von Hindenburg, president of completion. little difficulty in defeating it, in case the leaders are not inviting the State the I. C. A. and other Jewish organ- 000 includes the pledges of the Ame- the German Republic, to a delegation Zionist District at the \ National it arises. branches to send delegates; they are Zionist Conference to be held at izations on the status of Jewish rican Jewish Physicians' Committee, comprised of representatives of the Other resolutions to be submitted ordering every able-bodied member to Washington, D. C, beginning ^Sun- refugees. If possible he will also whose chairman is Dr. Ratnoff, and Internominational Church- Alliance, d n c Q BfaifEi L 0 . B. BL • to the Congress and which are at- the muster. day* June 28, and ending Tuesday, make a personal tour of the detention whose representative on the Board of consisting of Evangelical, Catholic Mk Sistiia of Offices* tracting widespread attention have to camps where thousands of immigrants Governors of the University is Dr. and Jewish representation. "One of the curious features of the June 30. do with the Jewish National Home parade is the hour—three o'clock - Mr. Feldman will first go to Chica- are stranded. Later he will attend the Emanuel Libman, of $50,000 yearly Mr. Wolf, president of the Berlin Council Bluffs Lodge, I. O. B. B.s under the Mandate and a Revision of for the support of the Institute of Jewish Community, who was the held its semi-annual election of ofSaturday afternoon. It is pointed out Zionist Congress in Vienna. go, Illinois, and then to Washington, the Palestine Budget. Both subjects Medical Research' of the Medicol spokeman for the Jewish delegation, ficers Wednesday evening. The folthat if .100,000 men parade it will be and after the convention he will leave are among the leading questions to School of the University. quite dark before the march is over. Your 1925 subscription to The Jewcongratulated von Hindenburg on be- owing were elected: Morris Gilinskyv for Boston, Mass., and New York be discussed at the Congress and the This would fit in the scheme of erectish Press is due now. Please mail half of German Jewry on the occa- president; Nathan Adler, vice-presiattitude of American Zionists is City, expecting to return home about ing a huge naming cross on PennsylPATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS. it in. sion of his taking office, pointing out dent; Harry Kubby, secretary; Max eagerly awaited by Jews throughout July 15. vania Avenue. Then, too, the klansthat the German Imperial Law of 1869 Steinberg, financial secretary; Philip the world. men would appear much more awful guarantee •"' + i German Jews citizen- Freidman, assistant monitor; Clyd* YELUN CROSSES CONTINENT FOR ROSENWALD GIFT The Convention closes Tuesday in their boudoir attire on a dark ship rights and religious protection. Krasne, guardian; Louis Katlenmn, night, June 30th, and will be followed night." DR. DAVID YELLIN JULIUS ROSENWALD Mr. Wolf expressed the wish that in Leo Krasne, and S. Shyken, trustees. by the two-day convention of Hadasthe future all the -unjusified attaks The officers elected Wednesd&r sah. Wednesday morning, July 1, on the Jws be stopped. "German evening will be installed at the nest faafoxe Hadassah's proceedings begin, Sammy Cannell, Omaha Jewry joyfully fulfills its citizenship regular meeting which will be held in a pilgrimage will be made by the duties and wishes that the struggle September. The lodge will postpone delegates to the Tomb of Woodrow violin Prodigy, Visiting Here between compatriots cease so that meetings during the summer months. Wilson, where inspiring exercises will Sammy Cannell, fourteen year old Germany can returnto its former be held in memory of the martyred prodigy violinist of the Nebraska height" ' American president who did so much SURVEY OF JEWISH COMMUNAL' Society for the Development of Von Hindenburg thanked the deleto advance the Zionist cause among ACTIVITIES IN HAWAIIAN! Musical Talent, returned from New the nations of the world. gation and assured it that creeds all ISLANDS WILL BE MADE BY York City, where he has been studywill be treated impartially so thct the I. O. B. B. ing the violin under the, guidance of

Zionist Convent! Opens in Washing

Han ParadeIs Publicity Stunt, Washington Post States

Rabbi Wise Opposes Quick Action on Crimea Plan

OiandY.W.EilAmfflai Picnic July 12 at Etowood

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EXAMPLE OF SPAIN CITED BY JEWISH DEPUTY . IN POLISH SEJM Warsaw, (J. T. A.)—The example of Spain, once queen of the seas and master of international commerce, was cited in the Polish Parliament yesterday by Deputy Waclaw Wislicki during the debate on taxation. Deputy Wislicki on behalf of the Club of Jewish Deputies declared that t h e exorbitant taxes are ruining the population of the Polish Republic "Spain was the first country to introduce the heavy taxation system in 1587 after the expulsion of the Jews. Whehlthe Jews*were expelled from Spain a terrible crisis came about in the country and it finally went bankrupt," he stated, warning the Polish government against the fiscal system. NORMAN BENTW1CH WILL NOT RESIGN Jerusalem, (J. T. A.) — Norman Bsntwich, Palestine Attorney QeneraL in Sir Herbert Samuel's administration, will not resign, from his positipn as was previously reported, a cording to an official statement made to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

internal unity of the people will be fostered.

Samuel Gardner, one of the "best known of modern" instructors. . During his visit in Omaha, Sammy Cannell is staying at the home of Mr. Sol S. Goldstrom. After his seven day- engagement with the World Theater, Carmell will return to New York, where he will resume his studies.

CHILE INVITES JEWISH IMMIGRATION Harbin, (J. ,T. A.)—That the Re

THE HEBREW TEACHERS' COLLEGE OF JERUSALEM RELIGIOUS BAN THREATENED JEWISH MERCHANTS IN LITHUANIA WHO VIOLATE JEWISH HOLIDAY. Kovno, (J. T. A.)—Sixteen Jewish business men who, under the pressure of the Compulsory Sunday Closing Law, kept their stores open during the Feast of Weeks, are the subject pf discussion here. : . A protest meeting against those who violated the Jewish holidayT was called.' Several hundred Jewish citizens, of Kovno participated' in the meeting..' It was decided to send a delegation to the sixteen. merchants urging them to' refrain from violating the Jewish holidays in the future. Should they refuse to comply with this request a religious ban against them would.be enforced aid they; -would not be admitted to the

Head of Palestinian Teachers' College distinct from the Hebrew University. New York City, Treasurer; Alfred M. Seeks to Won S50.000-Pledge -•-.. It is training the teachers • required of Philanthropist. , for the new public school system that is developing in Palestine, and is New York City.—To win the $50,- supplying the Hebrew schools of many 000 gift promised by Mr. Julius lands outside of Palestine with teachRosenwald, the' Chicago philanthro- ers of a very advanced type. In the pist, on condition that the balance re- United States alone, there are fifty of quired for the new buildings-of the its-graduates teaching in our Talmud Hebrew Teachers' College in Jeru- Torahs and Hebrew educational insalem be obtained, Dr. David Yellin, stitutions. its principal, will race across the conSupplementing Mr. Rosenwald's continent, from New "York to San Fran- ditional gift of $50,000, Doctor Yellin cisco. After his duties as visiting announced a gift of $10,000 by professor at the Jewish institute' of Morris Weinstein of New York City. Religion and at Columbia University The American Committee, which is are concluded, he will have but one sponsoring the appeal of Dr. Yellin, month to achieve his goal of $150,- includes the following: Dr. Harry 000, before he sets sail, with Mrs. Friedenwald of Baltimore, Chairman; Yellin," for Palestine, early in-July. • Israel "Unterberg of New York City, „ The Hebrew Teachers' College is Treasurer; Dr. David de Sola Pool of

Cohen, Cincinnati, Rabbi Louis L. Mann, Chicago, .- Sol. Rosenbloom, Pittsburgh, Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, Rabbi Israel Goldstein, Dr. George A. Kohut,-Arthur M. Lamport, Louis Lipsky, Solomon Lowenstein, Judge Julian W. Mack, Louis Marshall, Israel Mate, Henrietta Szold, Rabbi J Max -Weis,- Dr. Stephen S. Wise, all of New York;City. Rabbi J Max Weis, a member of the Committee, will accompany Dr. Yellin on his transcontinental tour. Rabbi 3. Max Weiss of New York City • was a visitor in Omaha in the interest of the Teachers' College Rabbi Weiss'is touring the country so that the campaign may soon close. While in Omaha he addressed a gathering at- luncheoiu •-•--• *

public of Chile is willing to admit a number of Jewish refugees strande> in various ports of Europe is the in formation given out by the Chilea: Consul here. The information Bureau for Emi grants and Refugees there has starte an inquiry with regard to conditions in Chile. In reply to questions, J ish social workers in Argentina state* that Jewish mass immigration t< Chile would not be advisable at thi time.

"ALIENS ORDER" IN GREAT BRITAIN WILL BE AMENDED . London, (J. T. A.) — Regulations with .regard to the aliens resident is Great, Britain will be amendad according to an announcement in thfc "London Gazette", the official reccrd of the government. The announcement statw that the Privy Council will consider a draft for amending • the "Aliens Grtter" •forty days from June 5- - . • -

San Francisco, (J. T. A.)—A Burvey of conditions of Jewish communal lift,in the Hawaiian Islands will be madf according to a decision taken by th* sixty-second annual convention «?. District No. 4, Independent Order B'nai B'rith in session here. Thr convention voted & substantial ar~ propriation for this purpose. The age limit for membership reduced from twenty-one to i by a vote of the convention. I. Irving Iipsitch was chosen chairman of thft Committee on Philanthropic Activities created by the conventionChanges in ritual to conform with the changes ordered by the Constitution Grand Lodge were adopted. A new lodge at San Pedro 'was chartered. Election of officers will occupy the closing session of the convention.

PRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SEND* VALUABLE BOOKS TO HEBREW UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Berlin, (J. T. A.)—The Prussian State Library was instructed by th* Prussian 'government to despatch > valuable collection of b&oks to Jerusalem for the library of the Hebrev-'