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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR. $2.50 VOL. YL—No. 1
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926
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The Omaha, alumnae members of. the Sigma Delta Tau Sorority will have a benefit bridge and man jongg party, "Wednesday evening, December 15, at 8 o'clock at the Jewish Community Center. This will be for both men and women. The committee Rabbi Stephen & Wise Will Lee- in charge are the Mrs. Ben Lustgar. ture Here op Pro^frim ten, Mrs. Abe Somberg, Mrs.. I. Goldstein, Mrs. Irrin Stalmaster and :FiHST ENTORtAinpiENT Miss Lillian Margolin.
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\ "East Gesundt" is open now, To you as patron makes its bow. ; Oh, that menu, sure is good j] And you ought to taste that food. i ' Once we had gefillte fish, 1 How they gobbled up that dish. Proceeds •©! !Hsis Dance Wil Then we had "Kotlyeten" too, \ Borsht and Kasha, Herrying new. • • Go to J. C C Library > ; We're open daily, twelve to two, SOUVENIR'PROGRAMS AN» I ] Service de luxe all for you. ENTERTAINMSKT FEATURE j; Don't forget us, and wait too long, Come right novr, you won't go wrong. All is ready for the Hal Besh benefit dance for the Jewish Community —The Ladies Committee. Center library to be given at ths Proceeds go to the Jewish Com- Community Center Auditorium Sunmunity Center. day nifbt. Music.by- Arthur Randall's Ucyal orchestra wfil start promptly at 9 o'clock. The darice will be one of the most; popular of the year, as is indicated by the 'large advance sale of tietete, It is not to be on the order of the Auditoricia snd Gymnasium regular benefit dances, but more in for Program the nature of an informal fraternity; -party, according' to the committee. The Chaxrakah Celebration at the The members of the fraternity Jewish Community Center on Tuesday had the folljrRing girls form a "night, December 7th, was so well Kt- Belling commjttees which has met tended that it was necessary to have with mueh success: Misses BoFalinf: •an overflow meeting in the gymna- Goldstein, Kathcrine Blgutter, Pransium. Conservatively figuring, there ces Simon, Pauline Berzberg, M»»were 700 people in the auditorium dred I^ew, Eeva.Siey, Ruth 2iev,-Ruth and at least 400 in the gymnasium. Kulakofgky, Pauliixe Koppel, Bev*. Mr. Irvin Stalmaster was Chairman Kulakofsky, Charlotte Heyn, Florenwof the Auditorium and Mr. Beber was Wolf, Helen Eofrn and Ruth Kolm. assisted by. Mr. Joe. Wolf and J>r The list of patrons and patroness?.* Philip Sher who did hero c work in will be • in the dance program ants taking care of the surging: crowds. •will also . be announced in the next Sam Wolf assisted in the Auditorium, issue of the J swish rress, also.Shrolly Goodman. EandaH's Royal orchestra -is t« hr The program -was so well carried seated on & throne of ferns nvsi out that it brought forth rounds of palms, forming s hwitiful decorativf enthusiastic applause and the people scene on the stag® of the auditoriusti. refused to leave their seats at.' tire Special entertsinment *nd the soeconclusion of the program. venir program .are also to be features. Both Mr. Stalmaster and MT. Beber Members of the fisi Besh frsternitr delivered Etiring addresses on t i e are to be designated hy their fr»j:need of additional members. ernity colors of blue &nd gold. The program was as follows: All of the procetds of the dan.-? are to go to the library fund-'of thf (A) -"T&eaths" Owrtnre ^ _ E . \ * . |E) Black HtHse Troop John Jewish Community - C^nte:. Philip Scrasa:., Ere- f 1-50 -per.-
These -programs being given through the efforts of Sam Gerson are gradually winning over the Jewish public to make use of their, building—built by them and for them. The Jewish Community Center, under the able WILL BE^MUSKJALinjMBER supervision of Dr. Gerson, is certainly one place "Omaha Jews should be The complete lecture and concert -proud to call their own. course arranged by, the Jewish .'Community Center has been' announced MOB OR WHAT? io the public during the. past week. The Jewish Press is now entering its sixth year as the The way the people crowded and The first" of these Trill be held on official organ of the community. The Jewish Press has Edward Baron of Sioux-City Will be jammed and pushed and heaved to December 2 1 ' when • Elizabeth Gutstrived to be of service to every organization, every man Principal Speaker. get inside that auditorium at the man, famous soprano, will sing. and woman in the city. Chanukah doings was interesting to Eight presentations have been arNational A. Z. A. Day, to be celewatch—and the sight of so many ranged by the committee in charge. brated by the local A, Z. A. chapter The Jewish Press gives you all the local news, social and Jews seeking to see.and hear someAmong those who will appear here in the B*nai B'rith lodge rooms at sport-events and feature' articles written by. nationally thing Jewish {lied my heart, with are Rabbi Sttphen S. Wiser of New the Jewish' Community Center, Sunprominent men and women. Also latest telegraphic dispride, and I saw, not a cramming York City. Rabbi Wise is considered day, December 19, will be carried out patches from all parts of the world. mob, but, my Jewish brothers aird- a s one of the greatest orators of the in much the same manner as the Your subscription for 1927 is due now. As a special sisters looking for the betterment of day, and Rt. Rev. Irving P . Johnson, special program days held by the anniversary introduction we are offering aH subscribers my race* D. D., of Denver, Colo. Community Center. who will partake of our. "thirty day offer" a discount of Tuesday, Dec. 21—Elizabeth- GutA novel and varied program has "CANDLES OUT" fifty (50) cents in the renewal of their subscription. The man, Soprano, in a conceit of Rus- been arranged by the committee m"When the lights went, out at the sian and Jewish music. subscription to the Jewish Press for one year is $2.50. charge. celebration I heard a little tot in We are dispensing with all contests, prizes and the hiring' Thursday, Jan. 13, 1927—Rt. Rev, Edward Baren, Sioux City attorney* back of me exclaim: of solicitors, and are offering this discount direct to the Irving P, Johnson, Bishop, of the subscriber. Maijgcheck for §2.00 and your subscription "Oh, mother, someone, blew out all Diocese of Colorado, will speak on nationally known, for his eloquence speech, will give the principal adwill be renewed fpiy.927. the Chanukah candles!" "Religion, Science and Reality." dress of the evening. A speech, to' Tuesday, Feb. 1—Maximilian Rose, be broadcast over KOIL by Sam THIS OFFER i p L L BE HELD OPEN FOR TWENTY"Get off the light switch on the left Beber, president of the Supreme AaV hand side of the doorl" as yelled by "Violinist, in a violin recital. 6J MORE DAYS ONLY Irvin Stalmaster, chairman of the Thursday, Feb. 3—Professor Hartley visory council of the .V. Z. A., viT be Burr Alexander will speak on the received during the 4 program by JEWISH PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY evening, lit the "candles" again. three great Jewish philosophers, means of a radio receiver to be inITill out this blank" and mail check now! Tuesday, Match 8—Frances Homer stalled in the room by courtesy at Thanks to'"Shrolly" Goodman, some twenty additional people were able to in a. dramatical recital. Sol Lewis company. Name „_ Tuesday, April 5—Dimitry Dobkin, squeeze into the . auditorium. He Prior to the program in the B'nai crowded together the first few rows Tenor, former soloist with the Petro- B'rith lodge rooms, a "Get-to-gether" Address of seats/ and was- thus able to put grad Opera Company. banquet will be held in ths lunch another row next to the orchestra Monday, May 2—Jay. Gorney, the room of "the Center. City _State_ Pianist, in a lecture recital on the Reservations for'the. banquet should Pit., Evolution of Jazz. be made at ones by -calling Jackson Monday, May &—Rabbi Stephen S. 3808, or by seeing any of the followTHE ORCHESTRA .: Speaking of the orchestra — the Wise.. ing committee members. , . -Jewish Commxmity Center orchestra* Harry ~Rubenstein, chairman; Max composed of some twenty-six Jewish Givot, David Belier, or Hymen Shrier. : boys an4-^g!ria—I-feell-araist-passxm .'• -• "... ..-,.! . XBTICSJE;33.' .'_• Folios-ing^^dosely^^oa.4he ieels"of a comment I overheard. the National A. Z. A. Daiy <^e'Omahaf S. C C Svmpliony Orclreotrs, "AhlXopk.at those boys and girls chapter will sponsor, the district basConditions in Soviet Russia Seldl, director, Combin«<l vith Glee Clubs, SIrs..Seni ,Betoer,.lender playing so many instruments at once. ketball debate and oratorical eon* By RECBES BBAISIX, Besm of Hebrew And for their ages'they're good/Hcrw Organization^ Contributes f 500 to tests to be held Jamsary 29 and 30. Canflle I>rI13 Jessie Satnpter •Henrietta Sswld Girts, Hose Sepal, I wish I i a d a young boy or girl United Jewish Campaign Six chapters will btf represented. Leafier. Mrs. Irrln Ktalmaster, Accojnpanisl playing hi that orchestra." It was an 1836 by Seven Art* Feature Syndicated They are, Lincoln, Des MONIES, Fort ShameB . Bess Cooper In this.article of the series on the life of Russian 5rwry | » O»iww Alexander D. Frank of the H: A. Dodge, Sioux City, Council Bluffs and old, be-whiskered."zade" talking to a Fltst Cnndle Sylvia. W«iner Charles A. :C©wen ' Sere U Sir. Bralnls sketches only the outline of bia impressions cf the Jewish baekSecond Candle _ _.. Cyril I*<m Wolf Company was elected president Omaha. The winners in the district i i young man sitting next to him. Auspices of Zionist to-tbr-!M>fl moTement In Russia- I t tanas a- backcronnd -for the mrtleles that Thlrfi Candle ......Esther'Spa* of the Omaha "Hebrew Club at the contest will go to the National tourFonrth Can tile ,,, JTeanette Turner * • * are to Tollow, which win depict the various aspects and eeneeQuenera of tbe Fifth Candle—^-, lids. Bercovid annual meeting of the organizat on nament to be held in . Chicago in Bxaaxtng battle being taschi by the Jews ol Kesaift BE&liMit Those That Dance Sixth Candle Jwnette Resnick Charles A. Cowen, nationally physical sad splrltnal. EDITOR Serenti Cnudle Martha Wppett February. ~" „ , Should Pay the Piper. orator and statesman, is coming ix Eiphth Candle .. .. IJnth Marks All programs,-like the four already Significance of Qiamifcnli —^..Sain Zach- Omaha on Tuesd&y, December 21, ?s Hymen Shrier is chairman of the It is doubful whether history has selves to s. slow starving process. aria, President Y. M.—X. W.H. A. record of a more drastic metamorphos- Hundreds of thoasands of hongex-ar-' given,'at'the Center, will now be for district tournament in Omaha, Unnce ___«_Jimior Folk UancJng Class address a mass meeting that evening is than the one being undergone by tiste have been produced by this enSirs. Irvin Stalnsnster at tbc PiEnn members and their families only, Musical Selections ._J. C. C Symphocj- at the Jewish Compiuriiiy Center, n:-old Eussia changing into the new forced idleness. Gerson and Stalmaster both anOrchestra • • Cowen is coming here under the *.«>r(A) DancittE Dolls, Gavotte _ JnliuB Russia. To those who are unfamiliar But gradually, when it became obnounced. The policy is .very good. pices of the ionist Or|faniiatioii. ; S. Scndy • with Bussian life up to 1917, it is im-vious to these thousands of •unfortu(B) Meimet^^From Opera Don Juan For why, as Irvin said, should memMr. Cowen is.better knows in tJ'f Mozart possible to realize that an abyss sep- nate city-dwellers" that in -&e .present bers be required to stand outside or (C) I>obrvflzien east having been bora and r&isecl in arates the czaristic Russia from the <D) Wollach go to the gym to see a program they New York City, where he now .reMartin Kahan and Hiram T. Jones, Lenin Russia. Within lesstirae than economic structure of Kussia—espe(E) I>er Rebbe Hot Gifllelssen Lustig cially in the small iowns--£he small are paying f6r, in a sense of the sides. He is novr making: & to»sr •<>'< of the Silk Shop, Inc., Monday anFencinjr ExktbitSon, Slg^ior Manoli word, while others, who don't give a the large cities throughout the nounced they will establish their sec- half a generation the political, social trader is doomed, irrevocably, conFlilma Peterson "Pictnres Oat of th« Pnst" cent to the Center, sit comfortably try. '. • ond store in Omaha next February and economic structure of such an im- demned to starvation, the Jewish willBy liouis WJtt to-live asserted itself. mense area as Soviet Bnssia has been enjoying something they help Hot in Mr. Cowen was associated 15 in space now occupied by Bittner . Ctutt the least to bring about ? Justice Louis D. Brandels, and ;t>r. & Bittner - on the -first floor of the completely destroyed and rebuilt onj1 Tired -of the - uncertain, dependent, Grandmother _ — .Grsice Bosenstein Stephen S. Wise in organising t-b** .* * Mother City National Bank building; Six- an entirely different basis, a basis •. hopeful waiting a nsmber of towri Helen Leviuson Esther .) which has no precedent in-any other) decided to make s determined J e w s ACTS AND ACTORS EerlK?rt" Kisplnii ProvisJe««l Zionist Conntiittee 4tt?ttiC teenth and-Harney streets. Pariii „ .„ Sylvia. SUverauut country of the worlds Helen attempt to change' their life. WithLittle Jerome Marcus proved himLease <m the property for, a 10X/eo ; „.. Jerome, 3SaTTWE the World'W«r.--He'was one of Shf "Daring this" necessarily chaotic and Coacfe. Mrs. Max Fwrnkin, Swrfor Afl.- orgaia?,era of the Jewish out much .ado, they settled *.n stretchself a real actor. When he was supyear period "was signed Monday by rl««r «? the Sanim- ~ . posed to trip and fall, "he tripped and €3i*ptwr- o* Omsha, Ts*i«Bii Tte- "after the* Kishineff p©gno Kahan and Jones with George^ &r Co., transitory period, during those years es of land. Thei©~were wivole areas member .of the coraraitt«e <ws fell, even though it did get his pants and B. V. Clark, representing Rufu's •pf complete revaluation of all stand- of unwoiked soIV^hids belongea to Usuec _^ I ^:..*Mls8 ..Annette thm. for {be Araericaij Jewish dirty. E. Lee company, owner, of the build- ards, when a new order fought strea- no one. . Here the disillusioned trader, S.. Smsb Biklin, But, what's a pair -of - trousers to Sunday at the Jewish' Community ing. Minimum' rental for the 10-year j~uously to a finish against centuries of or -other discouraged .unemployed,, g * Z i o « Mtrt«m KubacSt. Swider Center. Other officers elected were period was announced as 108 thou- traditions and habits, what happened without any outside help, and animate art? "The LnRt Csnctles" Jessie Sampfer . A. I. Eulakofsky feeadis the to the three million Jews who lived a by the true "pioneer spirit, started Ben Minkin, vice president; Sol Rosen- sand dollars. *JUElor DRBKhtprg of Sion, Mina F d tion committee ior Mt. Cowen, mnn, Leader gagged and uncertain esistance under! primitive settlements in order to esSome good directing was put into berg, re-elected secretary, •and John of the czazistie Cossacks?, cape the nerve-racking esistsi<ce of the play, "Pictures Out of the Past," Feldman, re-elected treasurer. Fol- at 1517 Douglas street - about five; , u 3e-wish goldier ...... ' by Mrs. Max Fromkin. And all par- lowing were elected trustees: Hark years ago by Sahan, Jones .and "Abe * Has this political-economic earth- the city. Thus, life itself initiated the Preedmnn Kachel Perets, ap> IS Sfirsli Slnrpan ticipating acted their parts in 'com- Long, Ben Civiri and B. G. Shapiro. •Goldstein. Kahan and Jones, for years quake given them the finishing blow gigantic back-to-tte-soB movement of Micbne! Peref& age 11 _ J^eo Benwtpin mendable .fashion. I'm going to men- The re-election of-Mr. Rosenberg were ideniafied with two of the lead- :and wiped out those that survived the j Tehndnh Ha-iiHcfabee _JSen»ett Cobn Conch. Sylrin BefiiBtvin tion their names here, because they Sunday, makes his " 14th • consecutive ing stores iri-Omaha, and are known barbaric and bloody pogroms of pre-j It svas then that the Russian Xtmnc Judaea Clubs BRperriseS bx More than two p l war and post-war days? Mrs. jtf, P. l emment and the Agro-Joint (Russian honestly .deserve it- Here tehy are-. term. as experts in the silk and textile Juden CJubg filled -the;B'naf. Israel md Beth ;^ What hasbecome of the ..Russian 1 ] iSTganization of the -Arflerican.Jewish Rose Lazarus, Grace Rosenstein, Following an appeal of Harry A. lines. - They •••will-'' supervise the aew medrosaHafodol SyH&g«g^fe ; Jew? Joint Distributloa Gosaiajttee;!: devised Helen Levinson, Herbert Kaplan, Wolf on 'behalf of the; joint -lUstr - shiopjbut the shops will have-geperate 6^y evfiaiiig'-to./listsn to the Sylvia Silverman, and little Jerome. buting committee,- the club voted $500 identity, according to the aTmounce- It was" to seek -an answer to this S ways and meanE- to • facilitate ;.this kah concerts arranged by the question that I Went to. Russia. rnatoral solution ddscovexed Jby the While credit is being given, praise to further the .committee's work. ment.;.' '; .-' .-. •; '. •; - • , of each -GoiagregEtiott, At the . I visited the Email and the big,7j e w s themselves—ef becoming a promust be handed to Mrs. Meyer Beber Plans have been under \cay. for'., dties "of White Russia, Ukraine, ductive, agricultural people in Russia. * letael Synagogue net even for her stirring and heart-appealin§ Local Zionist Organization some time, for the opening of the new; Crimea^ and Central Russia. Condi- True, this adaption of the town Jew •"The regular meeting of the Coun- < room was Available for all those tableau pictures used in connectionto Meet Tuesday Evening shop, but a location could not be de- tions in these cities, especially in, the to the land does sot solve the problem cil Blues lodge I; O. B. B. held Wed- I desired tp iparthe.^refram .d with the play. The regular monthly meeting of the cided upon. Another city -was -first small towns, struck me as hopeless.] ot ^e Bnfort«ii&te economic status of nesday evening at' the Danish hall i by CsRtor A. Schwwkin. The but the' owners agreed The Jews in Rusia, to an overwhelm-, Russian Jewry, "M best, (at the pres-j "with the election of officers snd dele- | gram was ' one of the ' finest rwz -_iT J J.J 111 i 1L_1J considered, Miss Annette Riklin did a nice' local1 Zionist*organijsation will be held that Omaha was the most advantage- ing extent, had earned their, liveli- e n t time) it affects directly and in-j gates to the coming convention of presented in.the c i t y . . ' | Tuesday,December, 14, at "the Jewish dance number. ous place. 1 hood by trading, as small merchants, directly a snnH- J^rcsntag-e of the the District. The following men "were ' kin-was ably awisted'by a Community Center, .. " I consider this oneof thetoost storekeepers,; peddlers, commission' Miss llina Freedman put in some ii The importance of this meeting will Jewish population of Russia. I elected to office: Ben I. SeMin, presi- and' symphony orchejrtta. attractive leases made in Ojnaha .agents and middlemen in other comnice work on directing "The Last j be for the plans and preparation for however, in this bsek-to-the-soll dent; Ernest Nogg, vice-president; ' Cantor Kohano-ftitch feftd cboit t*Candles.1* Leo Bernstein knew what Charles A. Cowen's visit to Omaha for some time," said- Mr. fioldsteic. mercial fields. Private trading in movement a renKjralization of the dis- Ben Kubby, recording secrstsiy; O. ^ t h e r "with orchestra ' presented **•• "With the opening T)f Tthe sew Or- Russia of today is extremely difficult, couraged, idle trader of the small Hochmsn, financial .secretary; Max interesting "progratn to more he .was 'Supposed to say and said it. on December 21. pheum theater, which will have its often impossible. M. Steinberg, treasurer; Morris Gots- •eight' hundred' people who town. A s a J whole the "whole thing was League Commission Welcomes entrance just; south of the store and diner, guardian; Louis H. Katelman. the- Chmmkah' scrrices *t the_ What is the Jewish trader to dot The agricultural relief which the '- commendable and every single parits exit to the east, .and Twith, the Dave Subby, Sam Bubb, trustees; Hamedrosh Hsgodol SynagogBe, ' At the'beginning, with characteristic ; Russian goveramest furnishes to the German Jewish Representative tidpant^deseryes praise. newTKresge stores, Carman's "and the Jewish optimism, he looked at the Jewish settlers fey supplying free land, Harry Kubfcy, monitor; Phil Fried- «nd Burt strcelR- Cantor 7vV ' 7 ._' '-';.-.; -':' * . .• 7 7 7 * . . ; ••" ••'. '.'• . : . ' Vi-Hoh scng spwraj folks sonjn0 Genova. (J. T. A.) Dr. C. Melcbior, new Nebraska* Power and vM«!tro- fihange witS ite restrictions against reduced rates of traKsportation, free man, assistant monitor. •'-•• •-••• s7---V: & I, AST WORD ":^V-;-.'•.;' 7 ; associate of Max Warburg, was wel- politan Utilities headquarters n§arby, trade as at a passing depreciation. lumber and even femndal credit^ toThe delepates elected to the con- Yiddisr and vns heartily Quite true it is that the American^ corned at the opening session of the the location is one of the most desir- Things would soon be different. In gether 'with -the' assistance' of the vention are : LouiE R. Katelm&n, by the l&rg? auditoce. ,the usairwhile he hoped. A hope American Jewish Joist Distribution Harry Kubby, and Max K. Steinberg. JewisH children know more about i League of Nations Finance Coiamis-; able we could find. Omaha-made; •SantaClaus and Christmas trees than sioni. Dr." Melchior was appointed j tures will be installed in the shop, without actioiu Some received help Committee, is, according to my obOn December 19, the iod^e will Dr. Hirschmsn and daughter they do about Chanukah and the representative of the German, govern-1 Details of the type of stock to be from relatives in America or South servation, the most constructive and hold as open meeting in connection returned from a two weeks' Viidt ** ment America; others simply adapted them-j filaccnbSi • "*° ^e commission. ' carried will be announced later." vrith the local A. 2. A New (CxH^oed on page 2) ,
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