THIS A false friend, like a shadow, attends only while the sun shines. ~
By H. H. R.
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—FRANKLIN DR. NATHAN KRASS AND MEDIEVAL KING£ """^"; Like the kings and pr$ „• S>* t the old medieval days, so did" ir ; ^-"ithan Krass meet two newspapj, * •£• >rters at his ruling chamber a t ; gp bnteEntered as si-cond-class wu)| matter oo January 27th. iwn. at OMAHA, NEBRASKA, "THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1926 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50 VOL. V—No. 45 postofllce at Omaha Nebraska, under rbe Act of March 3. 1870. nelle Hotel where he v>{, *"* jr while here. Wish Enter first one you reporter. He knocks on 1 "*?. nber door.. "Who's there?" comes from within. Plans for the dedication services '"Tis I, one who seeks words with for the Annex of Temple Israel are thee," comes the reply. being formed. The dedication exer"Enter." cises will take place Friday evening, The Jewish newspaper man enters October 22. Rabbi . Julian Morgenand finds himself gazing on the athstern, president of the Hebiew Union letic and well formed figure of the rabbi, clad but in the royal B. V. D.Rabbi Krass Delivers Lecture to More than Five "Omaha Jewry Will Respond to This Appeal.in"Speak thy request," the visitor Hundred People at Jewish Community ; • Helping Put This Drive Over" stated, much as a king or prince Center . ' —Henry Monsky would have done in years gone-by. Clemsnt Walsh Players Present During the conversation which folSpecial Performance of "Welcome. lowed-another knock is heard. BEGIN SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS WITH THE YOUNGER BROWN WILL - BE THE GUEST OF OMAHA' Stranger" for Benefit of Hadassah DAVID A. "Who's there?" CHILDREN JEWRY OCTOBER' 28 "'Tis I, one who seeks word with On Sunday night, October 31, at thee." Declaring that the great issue of Christianity was not the Plans and preparation for a United Jewish Campaign in the Brandeis Theatre, the ClemantEnter then a second newspaper problem of evolution, fundamentalism, or babtism but that of Walsh Players will present a special Omaha are being formulated by the committee in.charge. David man. " performance of Aaron Hoffman's A. Brown, national chairman of the Twenty-five million dollar keeping the ten commandments, Dr. Nathan Krass, rabbi of Dr. Krass talked to the two Jewish comedy of Jewish life, "Welcome campaign will be the guest of Omaha Jewry on October 28. reporters much; in the same manner Temple. Emanu-El, New York, the largest and wealthiest synaStranger" for the benefit of the as was the medieval style, when gogue in the world, held over 600 persons at the Jewish CommunThe executive committee of this campaign headed by William Omaha chapter of Hadassah.. kings and princes performed their ity Center, Tuesday evening. He spoke bit "Trying to See the L. Holzman,state chairman and Henry. Monsky, local chairman, This is the" first time Hadassah business while breakfasting, dressing Other Side". met Thursday noon at the Jewish;Community Center. At. this has made anappeal to the general -. "'• \ \: "; or in some' other -manner making public to participate in its work, if meeting William L. Holzman gave a brief report of the Chicago " 'If ye love me, keep my commandments/ that's the great themselves ready for a hard day to it may be termed work to attend an Conference. follow—but then after talking to Dr. issue in Christendom today. Keep the peace of the world and enjoyable; performance by an exA meeting of the committees and Krass one is convinced that he too is the spirit of internationalism. Seek ye will all your heart and cellent company of players to see a workers for this campaign will be ana "prince"-of-a fellow. sould the kingdom of righteousness and all things will come to ye." play which every Jew and Jewess in nounced in later issue of the Jewish the city will want to see. By attendExplaining what the phrase, "The Press. Omaha's quota for this camAN ATHLETE AND SPEAKER ing the performance on Sunday eve-' Chosen People" as applied to the Rabbi Julian Morganstern paign is $75,000 for a period of threeSam Beber says that Dr. Krass is ning, through. Hadassah, you will be Jews should mean, Dr. Krass said: College will be the principal speaker literally sending health to the Jewyears. truly: a tireless athlete as well as a "The: Jewish ideal of a chosen at the dedicatory exercises. "Omaha Jewry will respond to this tireless speaker.' Proof of this fact ish pioneers of Palestine. people is that of serving humanity The new Annex •which will, house campaign as they have in the past", •was shown when the rabbi played a These men,. women and children ' Only in the eyes of the inferior Jew said Henry Monsky. "We will raise number of the boys to a hard game More Synagogues Being Built Now is the 'superiority complex' reflected all Sunday school classes- is equipped who are the trail blazers in the Jew- j with class rooms and meeting rooms. ish home land have come to Pal- • our quota." of handball. in either race or religion." ' Than Ever Before The annex was built at a cost of estine in a weakened condition, due. The United Jewish Campaign COR* He pleaded with his audience to $40,000. ference held in Chicago Sunday was to the sufferings and privations WHY ST. PAUL? RABBI JULIAN MORGANSTEIN try and see the other side on every "Rabbi Morgenstern is known to a one of the greatest conferences ever which they endured in the lands from , question. Phil Klutznick was forced to go number of Omahans as he delivered held. The conference was one of which they came. They are much in "Seeing the other side.is the most to St. IPaul the,last week end to By H. H. R. an address here on previous occa- need of the hospitals, the infant wel\ • unity. A complete report of the concolossal task of humankind," he said. attend to some A. Z. A. business. 1 ditions existing in Russia, in Ukraine That a "finer feeling of fellowship "We are all too prone to see just sion", said Rabbi Frederick Coh fare stations, the convalescent home, His plans were all made for the and in Poland was given by Dr. and comradeship is arising between our own side and overlook .the activ- The dedication exercises are open to and the institute for the Blind, which [ trip, when two other members of Rosen and Dr, Kahn. These investthe Jews and Christians, was stated ities of others which are just as the public " Hadassah maintains. this "Three Musketeer" combina- igators brought back eyewitness facts "by Dr. Nathan Krass, Rabbi of noble and great as ours." Mr. Win. Walsh, of the Clemantfcion decided that it was unthinkof the conditions of the Jews in these Temple Emanu-El of New.York City, Rabbi Krass stressed the point Walsh Players^ is in'sympathy with able to allow Phil to travel alone. lands and told of the rapid improvein an exclusive interview at his room that children should be taught to the work of Hadassah and generously! These two thoughtfuls were Dave" ment that is being made by the Jews in the Fontenelle-hotel, prior to i i s love other countries as well as their arranged this benefit performance at' Beber and-Max Riekes. It is supthrough the help of their American lecture at the'-. Jewish-Community own;. -> , the Brandeis Theatre. Mr. Walsh! posed that, they desired tovaccambrothers, sisters, and relatives who •Center, v ' VV > - "The •chad v -..r,. - ""i J * > believes while this made a special effort to-.get: the ' pany Phil, but just "why is not" SEE -enjoying,.lif e in tMs country. of play that the" Jewish" public would "I find this feeling to be true in country is great, other countries are ing Better Business. known.- Perhaps it was to take "The effect of the improvement of particularly enjoy and; decided ; on care of him and see that he -was my travels," Dr. Krass, who travels not. We have everything that is the conditions in the Jewish colonies greatest. That is the kind of patriotextensivly said. "This is due to the "Welcome Stranger", only; after careOmaha citizens- in every walk of not misled, or perhaps in--Russia is cyclonic", said Dr. Kahn fact that Christians and Jews are ism that is taught the children to- life will prove their faith in their ful consideration. This play hat had in his message to the conference. learning to know each other from a day." city, and demonstrate to the world a phenominal run in New York and In an interview with Dr. Nathwr, WORDS FROM A PEDDLER WHO spiritual and moral'side as well, as Then bringing up a simile Dr. at large its progress, by subscribing Chicago. Krass who delivered a lecture in WORKED UP TO A STATE from the purely commercial side. Krass continued: As for the cast' who is presenting in full the 430 thousand dollars Omaha Tuesday evening, Dr. Krass TREASURER. Christian ministers now preach be"Does a child: love his mother less sought for the Omaha Community it, there remains little to be said. The _ pointed out the importance of the. Solomon"" Levitan, a Jew, recently fore Jewish congregation? and visa because she isnt a Florence Nightin- Chest in the campaign to begin No- Clemant Walsh Plapers are firmly elected statettreasurer of Wisconsin," versa, thus bring the-message of the gale? Do you think a child should vember 15, in the opinion of James established in. the affections of Omaha Committee Planning Special Hallow- J e w g i n A m e r i c a helping those in een Stunts for October SO : ^ ^ o r ^ a n y o t l i e r COuntry that says something which I think is two faiths properly before the atten- like a country less because he likes E. Davidson, general chairman for and needless to say, they will give might need assistance. The Jews of worth repeating. The story of his tion of the listeners." not the literature of that country? the dtive. their usual excellent performance "Maximum quality at a minimum A m e r i c a h a v e endorsed this Twertyrise from a peddler to. one of the Dr. • Krass himself made a tour in The practical way to teach children Last year Omaha raised $420,000 and -careful production. price" is the slogan adopted by thei K v e m i n i o n d o l I a r d r i v e a n d t l h s v most important positions in the.state the east last winter preaching in theto see the other side is to teach it for the chest, when the budget for Y. M. & Y. W. H. A. in describing ^ r e s p o n d throughout the country5 •is a romance of kindly politics. When Christian churches on "Jesus," giv- the good and fine things had in the the drive had been set at a higher campaigns are started i* Hsdassah President Gives large its Saturday night dances held in] Sol went to Wisconsin he Was 18 and ing the Jewish point of view on the other countries as well as his own; figure. This year the budget comthe separate communities", said Dr. the J. C. C. Ballroom. With the first] Sum for Palestine Hospitals dance sponsored by the organization Krass. there were few Jews in the state. He subject. "This doesn't mean to surrender; it mittee carefully guarded against any grew up with Gentiles. unnecessary expansion of activities When asked about, a recent article means to understand." a pronounced success intentions are appearing in the Success magazine He praised the Locarno conference and the goal of $430,000 is the mini- Cleveland (Jewish Telegr. Agency.) to continue dances regularly every • Here's what he says: —A gift of a diamond tiara, valued "Honesty, tact and kindliness are askingi "Is. the Jew losing his relig- for its physical attempt to.. disarm. mum amount that the thirty member Saturday night. The committee in "But before we disarm physically agencies can get along on next year, at $7500, has been made by Mrs,charge reports that those who attend the touchstones upon which to build ion?" Dr. Krass said: Irma Lindheim, president of the "The Jew is not losing his religion. we must do so spiritually," the rabbi and do their work properly. . success—and toleration. The opeu the dance this Saturday night are to open sesame of opportunity for a In my travels I see so many- new said. "Fear now produces this neces"I know of nothing that could do Hadassah Women's Zionist Organiza- get a surprise in music and enter-! tion, towards a.fund of 11,000,000 for Jew, i t ' seems to me, is to make synagogues being erected with all sity for physical armament. You canmore for the spirit of Nebraska and Judge L. B. Day and Prof. T, S tainment. himself a part of the people with the Jewish pride in the building. And only have physical disarmament if Omaha people, or nothing that could building hospitals in Palestine. Mrs. It is' rumored that one of the Sullenger Will Speak. whom he lives. It is up to us to the demand for rabbis is always in- you have spiritual disarmament first, give the city better advertising to Lindheim presented her gift to Dr. classiest orchestras in Omaha has overcome all prejudice and mis- creasing, as is the membership in and. this can't be begun with the the world at large, than for the word Nathan Ratnoff, chairman of a joint been sgneid up. A record crowd is jhe training course for representing the American Jewunderstanding and the only way wethe synagogues. Thus in a material old folks. This must begin with the to go forth that the 430 thousand body Jewish ^,......~ Community . . . . . . . , ~ ... . . . expected to attend. The committee I e a u e r s a t Uthe ! e „*„„-,„ can do it. is to give more than we way the Jew is not losing his relig- child. We must teach the child to dollars had been raised in a short »fr Physicians Committee and the a j m o u n c e s that i t i s w o r k i l l g to m a k e !| C e n t e r v i U begin Monday evening have admiration for the other countime," said Mr. .Davidson. expect. We must not strive to be ion. Hadassah Womens Zionist Orgwua-j t h e Halloween dance October 30 one! O c t o b e r 1 8 . A complete program | . « "The variety of synagogues, the tries in the world." different. "Every business map, every finan- tion, under whose auspices the under-! o f ty.p m o _ t e]at,Oratp affair-? of thp L A V. O ™««I r>««mr Dr. Krass declared that the Nordic cial authority,-reports Omaha enjoy- taking to raise the $1,000,000 has'season. "While I believe in becoming orthodox, reform, and so forth, give of the JewishGersan. elaborate affairs of the bsuperintendent e e n a m m g B ( ? by Sanwel Americanized I do not believe in the ample scope to the different type of dogma, "that every race is inferior ing better business than nearly any been launched. munity Center. A complete course i<> false pretense which .prompts many Jews. When they outgrow the ortho- to the Nordic is the most dangerous other section of the country. We now being offered to those interest*^. A fully equipped modern hospital, ¥. H a i i X W. I . A. Will doctrine that could be advanced by must prove the soundness of this Jews to deny their race. Many join. dox they can change. The course will be in session ewt* to be part of the medical department "There is no doubt, however, that any race. report, and give the world an: op-of the Hebrew University at JerusaGentile churches to gain prestige. Monday evening until December %1~ toning tt J. C. C. "This race can neither prove the timistic view of Omaha and the lem is included in the committee's Such false pretense will win nothing Judaism is changing. The troubles of when at the end of the course ««N will be presented to thos*1 but disfavor. Our Jewish people believes, though, do not touch Juda- fundamentalist point of view nor themiddle west, by completing this big program. In addition, smaller hospi- For all those who attend the evolutionist's view-point that it is the job." have so much to be proud of that ism as seriously as they touch tals are to be built in the other cities meeting of Y. M. and Y W. H. A . | w h o ttended a l l s e s s i o n s . Speakers under the direction of of Palestine and in the large agricul- Monday evening at the J. C. C. there they should not be ashamed of their Christianity. The problem of funda- superior race, with power to domifet lecturors will be race, and other will look down upon mentalism, for instance, does not nate the other races of the earth. The Anan Raymond are carrying the tural centers, particularly in the Val- will be entertainment a plenty since Bible nowhere declares that the other arise in Judaism, because Judaism is L. B. Dsy, head who of the chest message to every organization an unusually excellent program is KelallonT'court," will talk ley of Jezreel which, in the past four them for so*doing." not based on a believe of literary races were made of ordinary dust and during the current "weeks. Mean- years, has been covered with a net- n s edule< B e c a u s e o f t h e 8 6 These are the words" of a man who inordinacy of the Bible. Judaism the Nordic of gold dust. And nowhere agricultural ° f I f ! "The Value, of Training Courses fts: agricultural j C r ( w d e x p e c t e d t 0 a t t e n d | t h e B'nai V o l u n t e e r s » a n d Prof. T. Earl S«V has won his way from the rank of fosters the freedom of thought, even can I discover that the simian ances- while* chairmen of various divisions settlements. I Brith lodge room has been secured an unknown Jewish peddler to a posi- in the interpretation of God. Thetors of the Normic cracked cocoanuts for the drive are marshalling their "Mrs. Iindheira has added one I for the gathering. Announcement as lenger, University of Omaha, forces. These chairmen are Harley tion of great trust. pronouncement of science and modern or extracted the fluid of that nut finer G. Moorhead, aided by Mrs. Arthur more to her many benefactions," Dr. to coming "Y" activities and social talk on "What is Social Work." "We have more than 125 philosophy cannot shake the founda-. than any other simian race. Nowhere "Mullen and Mrs. Harvey Newbranch, Ratnoff stated. "We expect other functions are to be outlined. tions in the office for this courwe -*STIE HIM TO "YOUR can I find where the nordic race has women to f o l l o w e r example which t ^ will tions of Judaism because there is no Preceding meeting there residence; Frank Campbell, downready," said Mr. Gerson. "We'espsct that "superior complex.'* ;>APRON STRINGS, NEXT TIME conflict at all." tTsAning town business; A. W. Gordon, aided is in line with the ancient tradition | b e t h e fast l e c t u r e o f t l i e many more to,attend these lectuww.** Ben Ravitz is usually immune Dr. Krass said • that there was a Rabbi Krass left Wednesday after- by Harvey Milliken, initial gifts; W. of the women. who brought their) c o u r s e s e r i e s f o r T o l r m t e e r l e a d e r s . from >viles of the attractive sex, but great deal of interest manifested in noon for California where he will W.-Kollerf-industrial; J. B. Watkins, jewels for the building of the taber- This course is under the auspices of ME. REES PRESENTS GIFf .a-"Campus Flirt" just got the better Judaism by • the, young folks, "con- direct United Palestine campaign executive committeeman represent- nacle in the desert." theY.M.H.A. TO J. C C UBRAVC of him. . trary to the misstatements constant- ' work there. ing the south side. Tt happened like-this:. Ben went to ly -being brought up." The young A JEW WILL GUARD Sam Beber was .chairman of the Dr. Phillip Sher, chairman of OMAHA HEBREW CAMP TO pee Bebe Daniels strut her stuff as peoples leagues, brotherhoods and evening. Rabbi Frederick Cohn in- BOYCOTT PROPAGANDA When Queen Marie of Roumania | J. . C. G. Library committee, HOLD OPEN MEETING the "Campus" Flirt," in a local movie sisterhoods being continually formed troduced the speaker. nounces the gift.of Graetz History c4 EXTENDED TO POMERANIA comes to America, a Jew, Harry theater. Her acting as well as her in connection with -synagogues, he Hirsch by name, will act as her of- The Omaha Hebrew Camp, M. W.the Jews from Isadore Rees -hi screen flirtations made Ben forget said, showed that to be true. of immortalicy, but rather teach men Thorn, Pomerania, Poland.—(J. T. fficial bodyguard. Hirsch was once a A. will hold an open meeting next Brooklyn, N. Y., formerly of all else. The picture unraveled to Dr. Krass told of the changes to live as if there were no immor- A.)-—The activity of the Rozwoj, the soldier in the Roumanian army and Wednesday evening at the Jewish Mr. Rees was connected with the end and Ben, deep in blissful taking place" in "all - religions. tality, by expressing in the; noblest organization carrying on anti-Jewish is now a'Kansas City detective. Community Center. This is the first Central High School and , is *. * # thought, got up and left the theater "Every living religion," he said, way the supposition that there is no boycott propaganda, was extended to of a series of open meetings arranged known to many Omahans. -nothing strange in that—but when undergoes changes. A new religious hereafter. In other, words, man must Pomerania when a branch of the orA LAST WORD by the committee. Cantor Kohanohe finally came back to this earth expression will sodnwin victory. It not shift his burden front this,, world ganization was opened here. A series of good lectures, as the witch will sing several numbers. He he-felt something missing. Then he will be not only a ritual worship of to the next. If he does his work well AiS those •whe hme not The Eoswoj branch announced that entertainment committee of the Jew- will be accompanied on the piano by their Jewish Community remembered—he had taken a "date" ( God but an inspiration to serve God here he need not worry about the the purpose of its activities will be to ish Community Center has planned, Albert Pinkel. Book can do so by calling at into the theater with him. She was best by serving mankind according hereafter, which, after all, would prevent the arrival and development seems a good thing for Omaha Jewish Press Office, 499 B in her seat waiting for him, when he to the highest Weals'. The religion only be a continuation of life on of activities by Jewish merchants Jewry. The first lecture, Tuesday, How many new advertisers this Theatre Bldg. earth. :-.urriedly rushed back. will by no means «ieny the doctrines from other parts of the Republic showed what may be expected. week?
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Will Dedicate Let Us DoThings Spiritually Temple Annex Omaha Jewry Will Conduct Drive For United Jewish Campaign And Try ToSee TheOther Side Re-Settling Thousands Of Life-Dr. Nathan Krass
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