June 3, 1926

Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitude even than by mental capacities. — Walter Dill Scott.

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The cynic is one who knpws lr the '., price of even-1 b i n g and the v a l"'u e of nothing.—-

Oscar Wilde.

ass ma» matter'on January 27th. 1021, at Nebraska, und« the Act of March 3.1870.

V—No. 26

Dedication Exercises

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Evening For Public

ROUMANIAN QUEEN FORMS RELIEF COMMITTEE FOR BAKAU FIRE VICTIMS Bucharest, (J. T. A.) A relief committee to help the victims of the fire which broke out in Bakau, Old Roumania, destroying five hundred Jewish houses, was formed under the auspices of Queen Marie of Roumania. A donation of 200,000 Lei was made by the royal family. Four hundred thousand Lei was subscribed by the Kehillah of Bakau.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1926

Banquet to Be PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Kosher Held in New Building We have finally approached the day when we may say there Monday Evening is actually a Jewish Community Center. The magnificent edifice

To Present Pupils in Piano Recital Harry Braviroff, pianist and . instructor, will present the following pupils in a piano recital at the Schmoller & Mueller Auditorium on Monday evening, June 7, at 8:15: Lylian Chudacoff, Ruth Reuben, Libby Abramson, Sara Levine, Jean Manley, Rosaline Holdsberg, Sadie Wolk, Fanny Witkin, Mary Kirshenbaum, Rebecca Kirshenbam, Minnie Frobm, Betty Fellman, Ann Gitnick; Albert Finkel, Fay and Joe Goldware, Morris Dansky, and Joe Horwich. Irving Chudacoff will assist with violin solos. The public is invited to attend.

FLOWER DAY ON JUNE 6 Annual Flower Day for the Jewish National Fund will be held this Sunday, June 6. Committees will meet at the Beth Hamodrosh Hagodol Synagogue, 19th and Burt St., at 9 A. M.

of it in Council Bluffs, to send to Palestine to purchase land, to supply educational and medical facilities and to care for the sanitation of thousands of Jews who have poured into Palestine in the-past; several years. A mass meeting of the local Jewry was held Sunday afternoon at the Chevra B'nai Yisroel Synagogue when prominent workers were in the city. Mr. Samuel Lapidus of New York City, and Louis Oransky of" Des Moines, Iowa, who is the state chairman of the drive, spoke and outlined the purpose of this drive. • Louis Bernstein has been chosen chairman of the local committee for the drive. Louis H. Katelman has been selected as secretary, and Sam Meyerson as treasurer. Other members of the committee are: -Messrs. Morris Grossman, Leo Krasne, Herman Meyerson, Max M. Steinberg, Phil Sakfc, and George Krasne.

New Cantor at Beth Iowa Boy Wins Honors Hamedrosh Hagodol at Junior High School Maurice Nahanson, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Nathanson, of Estherville, Iowa, graduated with 94% average grades from the,Junior High School. He was also . selected from' his class to deliver the Freshman Class address to the High School assembly. He. is the only Jewish boy of his class. Young Nathanson was also awarded a medal for having made second/place in a History contest, and anso the only boy to win a Final Palmer Certificate. Maurice • is leaving next week for Council Bluffs, la., to study Hebrew during the summer months and be Barmitzvoh in October. He will be the guest of relatives.

FEDERATION OFFICES GETS FOUR MONTHS NOW IN JEWISH COMSENTENCE FOR DESCECRAT MUNITY CENTER BLDG. ING JEWISH CEMETERY The Offices of-the Jewish "Welfare Federation are now in .the New Jewish "Community Center Building at twentieth and Dodge streets. The office is one' of the beauty spots of the building being thoroughly furnished in walnut and conyentiently located on the first floor oof the building.

Berlin, (J. T. A.) A sentence of four months imprisonment was imposed by the court on the twenty-year old music student, Fritz, for descecrating the Jewish cemetery in Kallies, Pomerania. Fritz confessed his guilt during the court proceedings.

12 JEWS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SELFDEFENCE IN LATVIA

Local Hadassah Represented , at Southwestern Conference

Riga, (J. T. A.) The trial of 23 Latvian J6ws charged under article 122 of the Latvian code with spreading "religious and racial enmity", for attacking a group of anti-Semitic students, ended yesterday. . •; The court rejected the contention of the district attorney that the case came under article 122, but sentenced 12 of the accused to prison terms of from three to twelve months without counting the period already spent in prison awaiting trial. Eleven were acquitted. The counsel for the defense will appeal against the decision.

The Omaha Chapter of Hadassah was represented by four of its members at the first Southwestern Regional Conference held in Kansas City, Mo., on June 2. The Omaha delegates were Mrs.J. Rosenberg, Mrs. S. Robinson, Mrs. Harry Gross, and- Mrs. M. F. Levinson. A former Omaha girl, Mrs. B. M. Achtenberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Robinson, was chairman of the conference committee. Mrs. M. G. Wohl will represent the local Hadassah at the National Convention to take place June 27 at Buffalo,: N . Y t , / •'•.:.?"". : - ' '.''

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2,500 IMMIGRATION PERMITS FOR PALESTINE GIVEN TO ZIONIST EXECUTIVE

Women Complete Plans

Jerusalem, (J. T. A.) The government of Palestine has given 2,500 Immigration permits to the Palestine Zionist Executive on account of the Reservations Can Be Made By April-September labor schedule, leav- Reception And Swimming Exing it to the discretion of the Exehibition To Be Held In Calling at Office of Comcutive to distribute these permits as The Afternoon munity Center it sees fit among male and female DEDICATION BALL TO BE BANQUET TO BE NOVEL skilled and unskilled labor. It is contemplated by the Palestine LARGEST EVENT OF AFFAIR OF WEEK Zionist Executive to consider, in the WEEK On Monday evening the New Jewish first place, the claims of the dependThe women workers have completCommunity Center will hold its first ents of residents in Palestine. ed plans for the Ladies' Day recepbanquet during the. Dedication week. tion and swimming exhibition in the This banquet Will be absolutely Koshafternoon, and the Dedication ball in er and will be one of the novelest banthe evening. quets ever held in this city; according Tickets for the ball are on sale now* to the committe9 In charge of this and as a limited number h«s beon affair. The banquet will begin at seven o'clock and will be held in the RABBI ISADORE ISAACSON! printed, it is advisable to purchase PRINCIPAL SPEAKER them this week. new auditorium: Because of the Mrs. Nathan Mantel is chairman limited' number of people that can be ; As a special attraction for Dedicaof the Women's Committee and Mrs. served in the auditorium, the committee requests those who have not tion Week, the Omaha Lodge No. 354 j Harry A. Wolf, is vice-chairman, made reservations to do so immed- of the B'nai B'rith will present a pro- Thote assisting are as follows: TICKET COMMITTEE iately by calling at the new building. gram and swimming contest on ThursMrs. B. A. Simon, Mrs. A. Silver"The program planned for this ban- day evening, June 10, in the new Jewman and Mrs. H. Lapidus. quet will be one of the novelest ever ish Community Center Building. Rabbi Isadore Isaacson, of Sioux DECORATION COMMITTEE held", said H. A. Wolf, chairman of City, la., will be the principal speaker. Mrs. Philip Sher and Mrs. Ed the banquet. No one will be burTrailer. dened with on speeches. Eceptional His subject will be "The Relations of REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE talent has been secured to make this the B'nai B'rith and the Jewish ComMrs. Harry Rachman, Mrs. Wilaffair one of the most unique events! munity Center". An all-star program liam R. Blumenthal and Mrs. Harry is also being scheduled for the eveever held in the city. Malashock. The committee is with-holding the ning's entertainment. PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Members of the Thorpeian Athletic names of the members of the.program Mrs. Sam Wolf and Mrs. Irvin and plan to surprise the audience Club, the Y. M. H. A., and the A. Z. A. Stalmaster. will compete in the swimming contest. RECEPTION COMMITTEE with these entertaining numbers. Dancing -will conclude the program. Mrs. Frederick Cohn, Mrs. N. P. I T.Kenyon's Melody Boys will conclude Feil, Mrs. William Holznian, Mrs. Reuben Kulakofsky, Mrs. I. RosenPaid in Pull Pledgors to the Jew- the program. thai, Mrs. D. Rosenstock, Mrs. Kish.: Community - Center announced Rabbi Isaacson is considered as one Tatlc, Mrs. Charles Levinson, Mrs. S this week axe as follows: of the leading orators in the pulpit Frohm, Mrs. J. Slosburg, Mrs. l.«on and is known to many B'nai B'rith Graetz, Mrs. A. Greenberg, Mrs. Max J. W. White ' Isadore Forbes Fromkin, Mrs. D. Sherman, Mrs. Sam members throughout the district. Isadore Goldstein M. Wohlner Nathan and Miss Blanche Zimman. S. E. Gilinsky M. Oland

of which we have long dreamed and for which we worked unProgram Will Be Held In Audiceasingly is completed. torium and Gymnasium True, it is a beautiful structure, comparing favorably with anything of its kind to be found anywhere in this country. But ELABORATE PROGRAM TO what burns itself more deeply in our hearts and minds than the BE GIVEN physical beauty of our new Jewish Community Center, is the The New Jewish Community Center thought that within that Center will be continued a work albuilding will open Sunday afternoon ready begun, representing the finest and noblest sentiment within The entire week of dedication will be Hebrew Club Dedication us, and from which will go forth a philosophy of Jewish life aftaken up with programs and meetings that are open to the public. the ideas, ideals, and the mode of life of all those comingProgram on June 9 fecting The building will be open for in-. under its influence.. spection Sunday afternoon from 2 to Judge A. L. Suttbn* to be Principal The product of the generations that will follow will reflect 5 p. rn. The feature event of the Speaker the effectiveness of. the work by which we may measure our afternoon will be the Flag Raising ceremonies to be held under the ausJudge A. L. -Suttori will be the success. pices of the Jewish Boy Scout Troup principal speaker at the Dedication Our Jewish Community Center will be interpreted in many at 4 p. m. program of the Omaha Hebrew Club ways. It will be considered by some as a recreation center, and The dedication servires will' begin to be given on Wednesday evening, by others as a place for the development of social and cultural at 8 p. m. when programs will be held June 9, in the new Jewish Community in the auditorium and gymnasium of Center. Others speakers will be Wil- values; some will look to it for religious and spiritual work; to the building. Because of the large liam L. Holznian, Max Fromkin, and some will appeal its possibilities as an educational factor; to a great number its physical culture facilities will seem most imcrowd that is expected to be at the Fred White. <:-'-'•*;. dedication -exercises Sunday evening The musical program will consist of portant; and to others its greatest function will be in the direcplans were made to use both the audi- a piano selection;by Albert Finkel, tion of Americanization and in the development of our future torium and gymnasium. The speak- vocal solo by Ivy Siegel accompanied ers will address the audiences in both by Rose Davidson, and a violinn num- Jewish social leaders. But whatever may be the view taken, upon one thing all will rooms. The program will begin ber by Leon Katz, pupil of Frank promptly at eight o'clock, and the Mach, accompanied by Mignon Mason. agree: It will be the heart of the men, women and children of committee has requested that children The Hebrew Club members and bur Jewish Community, beating with a regularity and beneficence under fourteen years of age be left their families are invited to attend. that will preserve and perpetuate the highest and noblest in at home because of the large crowd Judaism particularly, and in our local Jewish life generally. % expected.* . , The commencement of our Jewish Community Center work GIRLS, Now is your chance The committee in. charge of the to show yonr spirit for the new in an organized way is comparatively recent, although our hope Dedication.' Week .'exercises consist oi William L.x Hohsman, Dr. Philip Sher • Jewish Community'Center. Girls for a Center in which to conduct it dates back many years. Under are needed to assist at the Monand H. A. Wolf..- J! ; • most trying circumstances and lacking proper facilities we have rWilliata ^Holzrhahand. Harry.B. •- day evening-banquet. -Mrs.-S: "managed successfully to develop the communal life of "the Jew, Nathan is in charge; call. on' her Zinman will act as chairmans of the both old and young. , at the Jewish Community Cenmeetings. 'To make, for a stronger faith in the ideals for which the ter. Do it Now! Jew of the past has given his very all; to prepare the spirit, mind, "Windmills of Holland" to and body of the Jewish womanhood and manhood, of today and of tomorrow for the betterment and advancement of future genBe Presented on June 13 Council Bluffs-Jewry Starts erations; for the realization of these and other wholesome in- J. C. C. BALL TEAM Drive for Palestine Aid fluences in the life of our people have we striven in past years, LEADING LEAGUE AT To Be Last Event Of Dedication Week A drive has been started to raise and in the future our Jewish Community Center must be dedicated FIRST HALF OF SCHEDULE $100,000 in the-state of Iowa, $5,000 to a continuation of that program of service. The Jewish - Community Center "Windmills of Holland", the "Y" operetta which is being presented on the last day, June 13, 1926, of the Dedication Week Exercises at the new Jewish Community Center Building, bids fair to be one of the. most interesting and amusing features of this remarkable week. The Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. in presenting their second annual operetta under, the direction of Mrs. Ricklie Boasberg are putting forth their best talent to make the play a success. Rehearsals indicate a keen enthusiasm and a marked snap and finish to the work of the cast which boasts of some of the best voices in the community. As an added attraction to the young folks, dancing will fill in the program after the show is presented. The nominal charge of thirty-five cents is being made on each admission in order to secure the best orchestra music possible for the occasion. Tickets are now being sold by members of the cast and all members of the "YV executive board.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50

Cantor Isaiah Kahanowitch. Rev. Shaiah Kohanowitch, of Winnepeg, Canada, signed a contract Tuesday to be cantor of the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Synagogue, 19th and Burt Sts., for two years. Cantor Kohanowitch rendered services here during Passover and Shevuoth. This Friday evening and Saturday morning, Cantor Kohanowitch will render special Sabbath Services. Trial of Hungarian AntiSemites, Involved in Counterfeiting Plot, Ended Budapest, (J. T. A.) The trial of the Hungarian counterfeit plotters, leaders in the anti-Semitic movement in Hungary and figures in the antiSemitic international, was concluded here yesterday. The verdict will be made known on Wednesday evening. Dr. E. Nadossy, Chief of the State Police, and Prince Ludwig WindischGraetz, in their last plea asked the court that only they be punished and that their colleagues be freed. Windisch-Graetz added that he failed also "politically"„__ ,

Ladles Day Program

Local B'nai B'rith to Give Program Thursday Evening

Council Bluffs B'lai B'rith Held 'Sabath Introduces New Open Meeting Last Wednesday

Immigration Bill

The Council Bluffs Lodge No. 688, New Measure Would Let in 22,350 of the Independent Order of the Additional Persons as NonB'nai Brith held the first of a series Quota Immigrants. of open meetings at the. Danish Hall baseball team is still holding the lead last Wednesday evening, May 26. The Washington.—(J. T. A.)—Congressin the Gate City League by having' program included several readings man Sabath of Chicago, introduced won the first seven games played. and musical numbers. Mr. Harry '•a bill for the exemption of relatives The first half of the schedule is al- Kubby, president of the local B'nai [which would admit 22,350 additional ready completed with the Jewish boys Brith, spoke, and Mr. O. Hochman: aliens instead of 35,000, as proposed holding first place. i gave a speech on the foundation of i by the bills introduced by Senator The Jewish Community Center the Order of the B'nai Brith. After; Wadsworth and Congressman Perlteam will meet the St. Francis team the program refreshments were man. The bill will admit as non-quota Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p. m. at served. i immigrants the wife or husband and Riverview Park. i A regular meeting of the local lodge ; unmarried children under twenty-, will be.held next Wednesday evening/ one, the father and mother over fiftyJune 9, at the Danish Hall. j five of American citizens, and wives Eleven Pupils to Be Confirmed and children under eighteen of those in Council Bluffs Sundaywho have resided in the "United States Afternoon June 13: STUDENTS TO ARRIVE more than three years and who alFROM SCHOOL FOR have filed their declaration of The Council Bluffs Talmud Torah' SUMMER VACATION ready intention to become American citiSunday School will confirm eleven children on Sunday afternoon, June Nebraska Students will arrive home zens over one year. 13. at the Merriam Block Hall, at this week-end to spend their summer However, the bill restricts the num2:30 o'clock. The confirmants will be: vacations at home. Those who are ber that would be permitted to come Marian Katelman, Helen Steinberg, coming in are the Misses Sara Sora- as non-quota immigrants to 100 when Ruth Shyken, Ida Hoffman, Sara So-^ berg, Kate Goldstein, Louise Rosen- the quota of such nationality o>." lomonow, Toby Katelman, Harry thai, Ida Lustgarten, Sara Faier, country is more than 100 and below Rosenthal, Seymore Cohn, Leonard Pearl Sherman, and Messrs. A?+.hur 300, and 250 when the quota is more Krasne, Paul Hoffman, and Joe So- Green, Arthur Goldstein, Phil Gere- than 300 and below 600; 500 when lomnow. lick, Leonard Herman, Bonny Theo- the quota is more than 600 and beThis is the first year that a con- dore, and Harry Cohn. low 1,000; 1,000 when the quota is firmation is being held here, and Mr. Max Guttman is- arriving home more than 1,000 and below 2,000; I. Morgenstein* who is in charge of Sunday and Lester Slosburg will be and 1,5CO when the quota is m#J* the Sunday School, plans to make home about June 10, both from the than 2,000. • this a precedent and hopes that con- University of Michigan, at Ann ArNet Annual Increase of European firmation' exercises will be held every bor, Michigan. Immigrants Under 100,000. j year in this city. Eeveryone is inIn a statement explaining his bill vited to be present. REUBEN BRAININ Congressman Sabath points out that ARRIVES IN MOSCOW the total of the European immigrant? Omaha Chapter No. 1 of the Order of Moscow. (J. T. A.) Reuben Brainin, for the fiscal year 1025 was I4S,36<>Aleph Zadik Aleph American Jewish writer, arrived here, Of this number 75,064 departed, leaving a net increase of European imaccompanied by Mrs. Brainin. Omaha Chapter No. 1 of A. Z. A. migrants of 72,S96, including the adMr. Brainin will study the general will hold a regular meeting Wednesditional number of those adinisabift day evening, June 9th at the Com- condition of Jews in Russia and parunder his bill. The net increase of munity Center. The meeting is called ticularly the colonization work, it was the European immigrants would bfe for eight o'clock. It will be one of the stated. He visited the Moscow under 100,000, which is smaller than few meetings of the Chapter before Kehillah. the immigration from Canada oxthe Third Annual A. Z. A. Convention Mexico. Congressman Sabath'a bill which will be held in St. Paul July 9, Ancient Candlestick would also permit the importation of 10 and 11. Unique in appearance is en Iron skilled labor at the discretion of th& candlestick owned by a Los Angles i Secretary of Labor, where same canThe Jewish Community Center Or- girl. This was given her ance«?toi« by : chestra will hold a regular practice Henri II of France. It was usou u tbo ' not be obtained here, restricting the Tuesday nite at 8 o'clock at the Com- doughty monarch's hunting lodgs, and number to ten immigrants for any munity Center. Practice under direc- Is made of sturdy iron spirals set vjpea one enterprise. a round base on three bent lejrs. T"*v» tion of Mr. Seidel. candle fits down in the spiral, j-nd there is an ingenious Iron kno* or Hebrew Club Election Sunday We have not wings, we cannot soar, handle which, when twisted, rs»ses the The semi-annual election of offiBut we have feet to scale and climb, j diminishing- candle a spirRl at a cers for the Omaha Hebrew Club will By slow degrees, by more and more, time, • so that the light may be k«pt be held Sunday afternoon at thfe The cloudy summits of our time. 'even as the wax melts Swedish auditorium, »v Longfellow:.