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It was my very good fortune to one of a large audience that attende the first annual exhibition gymnasiuiii class work at the Jewish Community Center, last Wednesday evening. Though the exhibition work was nothing more than the usual gymnasium work conducted at the center, much of it was new to a great portion of the on-lookers. Every single one received a great deal of pleasures from the performance. • » *.
Entered us Bi-cond-clasa inn!) matter on January 27th. IU21. at PostoHlce at Omaha Nebraska, tinder the Act of Mnrrh 3. 1879.
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Moral: Don't Be Too Preoqpupied Friends of "Sam Dansky, who have .been inquiring as to the cause of the bandaged finger are. told a story something like" the" following: "Well, it Tvas this way. You see, I waB talking to a "charming young Lady. I craved a smoke, so took a cigarette and struck a match to light It. As I said, she was a charming young lady. This caused me to forget the match, which lit the match box I was holding in my hand, causing it to flare up. Then I burned my finger." {The above words are not as told by Sam but merely as he might have told i t ) . * * *
AGED RELIGIOUS . TEACHERS FACE TRIAL IN SOVIET RUSSIA
Jewish Coagress Hears Report m (kdiiki Moscow (J. T. A.)—Two aged Jewish religious teachers, of Jews in Europe melamdim, will be brought to trial in Bielozerkoff on the charge of violating the
American Jewish Congress to Soviet law concerning religious instruction. Study Situation of Jews Kazachinsky, aged 73, and Gurevitch, 71, are accused of having main-
MESSAGES DELIVERED BY LEADING MEN IN COUNTRY] tained a secret cheder where minor
WISlNSTEIN TO ACCOMPANY WETZMANN' ON OZET MISSION TO U. S. Moscow <J. T. A-JRachmiei Weinstein, one of the. leaders of the Jewish communists in Soviet Russia, will accompany Samuel Weizmann, brothMany Commend Jewish Press er, of Dr. Chaiia Weizmann, to the United States on a miss-on in behalf for Its Stand of the Ozet, the society for the settlement of. Jews on the land in WRITE "YOUR" STORY Russia. Th& purpose of the mission TO THE JEWISH PRESS will be to explain the work of the society in Russia. By H. H. R. Since the publishing of the comment in the "This 'Week" column of the Jewish Press relative to the discrimination of certain Omaha firms in not hiring Jewish help, the Jewisli Press has been flooded with calls und by Omaha Hebrew Club messages from Omahans substantiat- Sponsored at the J. C.C." ing the statement mzie by Sam Leon. The greatest majority of the calls i
er Annual eeting; Bulling Be Elected For Trustees and Directors / ' Ensuing Year'
j children were taught to recite Jewish "Washington. (J. T. A.)—The Amer-j prayers and were given instruction in The first'annual meeting of the Jewisli Community Center ican Commission on the Eights of Hebrew. will be held Tuesday evening'March 1 in the auditorium. The: Religious Minorities has sent a com-, It Was Gone, But meeting is the first for the Center in the new building. " mission to Europe to study the situaHe Had Another At this meeting election of officers will take place, also the Harry Lapidus reached into his tion of the Jews in various European election- of trustees and directors to serve for the ensuing term. pocket the other day to fetch some- countries. The report of this comThe entire public is invited to this meeting. mission will be ready in a few thing. It was gone. __•*• Three trustees, and seven,directors "Did you take my handkerchief months. This was the information will be-elected at-the meeting March from my pocket?" Harry asked ac- given to the American Jewish Con? Hospital Completely Refurnished and first. Nine-directors will be appointed Y. M. a i l Y. W. I . A. gress delegates by the Rev. Dr. A. T. cusingly of Esther Potash. Remodeled for for the coming year by the newly "Why, of course not," answered Brown, president of the commission, Elects Gfcrs for T§m elected president. Following the who addressed the bienniel session of Esther. Wise Memorial Hospital will hold Ahaain and past month, The "Y" held it's semi-annual elec- election, the president will appoint Mrs. Lapidus, seated nearby, came the American Jewish Congress at the open house Sunday, February 27 be- ment in certain firms they were retion of officers Monday night at the the various committees to serve foT new "Willard Hotel here. Over four tween the hours of 1 and 4 to enable fused, with a strong hint that "we to the rescue. „ Center. By reason of the fact that the coming administration. "Here's one," she said, offering her hundred delegates were registed and the friends of the institution, to view hire no Jews". An elaborate program has . been Other calls were from people who the Center is taking over many of husband one of her fancy embroidered about 500 guests were present at the the improvements made during the! prepared with no principal speakers. found it hard to believe-that such a the duties previously performed by recent remodeling of the building. kind. : = . •' the "Y" the Club voted to reduce the Reports will be made by the presiJudge The board of directors will be in the condition really existedr*; declined Milton S. Strasbourger, "Oh, that's too; small," "That a discriminatory condition number of officers in the organization. dent Harry H. Lapidus and by the Harry, as he pulled out a large, new chairman of the. Washington com- receiving line. existed in Omaha I knew lor a fact," Morris Alpirn "was elected to..succeed executive secretary, • Samuel Gerson. "kerchief from another pocket. , Remodeling of the hospital, begun mittee of the American Jewish Consaid Mr. Leon, "bat even with the San Zacharia as president, Mr. Alpiro The financial statement will be read gress opened the session on behalf of early last spring, was necessitated by, has been active in *'TM work for £ by Joe L. Wolf, secretary. Other the committee, Cdnnnissioner Taltf- the widening of Hamey street at 25th\ knowledge I had T did. not number of- years having held several numbers on the program will -foe the era^elcomed the delegates on be: avenue, thereby cutting off 14 feet of j * to be as serious as I have This Week's Comment offices during that time. Ida Sidmaxi, Center Symphony orchestra conducthalf ^ D i s t r i c t of Columbia and the north wing, ,nd : part of the ^ ^ ^ ^ a former secretary was elected to suc- ed by three pupils of the orchestra,' ' Officials of the Jewish Community Dr.'Abram Simonon behalf of the Nurses* Home. Such extensive repairs ceed Leone Novitsky as'vice-president. Bernard Balab&n, ten year eld," Ha were required that the board decided Washington Jevrish; comtnunity. At •:.\ ''.-'•-.•• • •••-- C e n t e r . ; - _ . ' . • • - . •'. Ella Marcus • "was elected secretary Jacobson,- and Sam Epstein.Yi ddisli stopped on the streets, called at my to rebuild and improve the Folk songs, by-.Miss Bess Greenberg. the suggestion of Dr. Steuer, Dr£ "On March 1 We're going-1° office andtn my h o m j ^ S e ^ ^ s f o I k s •play by .young. .girls froia '&g® .ttf"•&. r: J! 1 "theT^'annualV nreeting--of "the -Jewish.^ maa succeeded Stsnly • P. Levin "«s to 10; estetic dance .by Helen Leviisa renewed building, furnish- telling me "-o£~'t£eir•• experiences - - in Iapsky, • Judge Gustave Hartrnan, Community Center. Election of the treasurer. Mr. Levin was elected re- son, Lillian Chudscoff, Celia Nite, ings, and drapery, equipment, a new seeking employment in a "No Jews' new officers of the center will take acob Ginsburg of Philadelphia* Mrs; staff and superintendent and Jnew establishment." -Something iJe&nite porter replacing Benjamin Morgan, pupils of . ballet class of Annette place at- that "time. ; This is your Archibald Silverman of Providence, should be done to remedy this-condiThe new president will announce the Ricklin. • . -• communitycenter, buSt by you for E. L, and Solomon J. Liebeskind officers, the Wise Hospital is taking tion, which is getting more serious policies of'thVY" and also his comwere elected vice-chairmen. Bernard^ a new lease on life," said Samuel The meeting will begin promptly you, arid we want every Jew in as time goes -on, and we would like mittees in the nest" issue of the Press. Richards, Dr. S. Bernstein and; Wertheimer, chairman of the board. to hear * from others who may have at 8:30 p._m..and will be held in the Omaha to nave a hand in running the Center auditorium. building. One way is to have a Martin Levy of Philadelphiar were met up with this condition." Castor Isaiah Kahaao\!itch. ! elected secretaries. . . .": membership and another is to use THE INDEPENDENT Besides the biennial message delivthat membership and attend l i e anYeioash, mil be held Sunday after-j GROCERSDANCE M A N Y ATTEND FUNERAL nual meeting and elect the officers ered by Dr. Wise, president of the noon at the Jewish Community Center.] OF MRS. B. STOCK The -memorial meeting is . being • you fee! will conduct the husiness of American Jewish Congress, the ad- The Independent Grocers of Greater j . The Thcrpeian Athletic Club of this the Jewish Community Center in the dresses of Rev. Brown and Deputy Omaha are making arrangements to sponsored by... the Omaha Hebrew city wMca nas been inactive for the! Isaac Gruanbaum were the outstand- hold their opening novelty dance on More than five hundred people Club and is assisted by the Local best possible manner." year has reorganized and EC- First ef Series of ToOFBsmexrts to , . ing features of the first day's ses-1 Sunday, February 27 at the Kelpir.es attended the funeral services of Mrs. Zionist District and the - Hebrew,;p * * * - Held at Center • .*,••»»•, Ttr * cording 6 to the officers elected, plans B. Stock, Sunday afternoon from the Camp of the Modern Wooomen of: , . , . sions. j Dancing Academy, 25th and Farnam Overheard at the Center , - \ . , , _ . , _ , _ . ! are now under way for several funcMuch interest centered around the' t r e e t . So enthused are the board of' family /essence, 1526 North 18. St. Araenca, Omaha and Council Bluffs • The Midwestern'A. A,IT. handball A young lady over the telephone to address of Mr. Gruenbaum who, at1, sdirectors Mrs Stock a resident of tions to be sponsored by the Thorwith the advance sale of * > Onmhafor branches. ; { Among these will be a I tournament will be held at the Jewiher mother: part twenty-four Mas Froinkin will be chairman of the conclusion of his report on t h j that preparations are being g « part twentyfour years tournament and an April foolish Community Center, Saturday "Hello, mother, I'm going to take situation of the -Jews in eastern! d to accommodate Omahas larg- ****** '"&* a£tet a lingering ill- the meeting. There will be two speaka e dance. The dance will be held April S. night and Scndsy. This is the first gym and go swimming; than 111 come Europe, touched on the question of j me st attending crowd and the public if ness. Burial was in Beth Hamedrosii ers on the program who will tell of, time that the Midwestern events have right tome.'' the Jewish Agency. "I do not. wel-. assured that no expense has been Hagodol Cemetery. the works and life of Aachad Aha&mj The officers elected for the ensuing ever been held in Omaha, according term are I. Levin, president; Sam She is survived by her husband, and Yehossh. Castor Kahanowitch *. * * tome it," he stated, developing his spared to make this affair just one to Ed Burdick, and these events ate Oot They Went idea of opposing the admission of the howling success and a good time for Benjamin, and six daughters Mrs. M. and choir will participate on the pro- •Freidsl, vice-president, and Morris being held at the Jewish Comraunity Franklin, reported. The club has enRobinson, Mrs. S. S. Green, Mrs. H. held Sari Lapidas is quite the crack- non:Zionists to the task of upbuild-j all. The Red Hot Mellow Blue Seretered several men in the Midwestern Center. ing Palestine as a homeland for the naders, a recording orchestra, have ehot on the handball floor. promptly at 4 o'clock. Many entrants have already filed A. A. U. handball tournament at the Finkenstein, and Miss Bess Stock. Jews. "I do "not believe they will do been engaged for the night, The other day while playing their entry, blanks and among thbsp Jewish Community Center. Three sisters, Mrs. E. Jacobs and Mrs. Due to the fact that .the Deborah SOVIET 'GOVERNMEKT game of handball at the center, he it and if they will, it will be done who will be here will be the sing!e<s Meyer Green of Omaha and Mrs. H. hit .the ball against the wall. It badly," he declared. Society are holding their dance at Miller of New York and one brother • PERMITS* EINSTEIN'S AID champ of. Iowa, Dr. Lute of Dfrfe TO SOVIET ACADEMIES CONFERENCE Except for those remarks, no dis-1 the auditorium on Sunday, March 6, bounced, bitting another wall, and Moines. "The' Levey Brothers, Saul Mr. B. Shafton of Omaha. MAY SETTLE ARAB then bounced again, striking the cussion developed on the question of- the Jewish Social Club are not going and 5oe," Max "Altschuler, Moscow (J. -T. A.)—Dr. Grauner, electric light i switch and extinguish- the Jewish Agency* notwithstanding to stage any dance on. the above date. TRIBAL FEUDS Ate • Meyers, Leon. 1 an assistant of Prof. Albert Einstein, the fact that much speculation went; Watch this paper for the announce- Classes in Esthetic Dances ing the lights . delson, Phil Peldman,•-Meyer-<3*eeB» 1 Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—Jericho, the has received -the permission of the Now he^s trying to duplicate the on prior to the opening-of the session ment of the Jewish National Workers Free to J. C. C. Members bergand others .-have already ? Soviet government to work in the Biblical town of Palms ssd war, may as to what would Tie the course taken Alliance dance to be held at Kelpines act. -" "" ' by the leaders of the Congress in this on Sunday, March 13. It Coiildh't Have Been Beginning next Thursday there institutions of higher learning in be inscribed in the history of the matter. What was virtually an inHis Lunch will be no charge for Esthetic Dane- Soviet Russia. This permission was j Arab tribes as a city of peace as a ASK CANADA IN BEHALF • ing instruction. Miss Annette Riklin granted in reply to a request directed I result of a peace conference which TO INTERVENE C Sam Jake Isaacson walking by the dictment of. the anti-Jewish persecu- RABBI SAILS FOR OF ROUMANIAN JEWS' by Professor Einstein to Lunatcharsj opened its sessions there yesterday. •will meet all new pupils on Thursday court house the other day-with a large tions in European countries and parU. S. TO SEEK BELIEF FOR ky, Soviet Minister of Education. j The conference, which consists of box, overflowing with vegetables. All ticularly in Roumania was expressed DESERTED WIFES night. All J. C." C. members in good standing are eligible. Just show your Replying to Dr. Einstein's letter, two representatives of Ibn Saui, Toronto, Canada (J. T. A.) — A. kinds—lettuce, cabbages, onions, car- by Rev. Brown in his address in which membership card. The . promising Lunatcharsky declared that he wel- j victorious leader of the Wahabi* and protest meeting against ths atvti-Jcv,'he declared: rots, etc. London (J. T. A.)—The plea of. one isfa excesses in 'Souraania was held "Injustice; anywhere by 'anybody large numbers of Agunoth, Jewish' '. s ^ '»* selected for.-the operetta, comes his desire to cooperate with' conqueror of Mecca; two representa"What are you doing?" I asked the Soviet institutions of higher j tives • of the Transjordanian governon Sunday'.at the -Standard Theatre. being of an inquisitive frame of mind should be denounced by every right- women who have lost track of their "Mneess Chrysanthemum", Japanese learning and hopes that other great; ment and one of the Palestine govern- The theatre was filled to capacity "Oh, this is my truck garden," Jake minded person, and the injustice to husbands in America, will be presentment, was called to consider the feuds and two' overflow meetings were held. scholars will follow his example. replied. "I just dug these from the which the Jews Have been subjected ed by Rabbi Jacob Tvers-kj of the and frontier disputes between the Eabbi Ferdinand XL lsserman presi1 is one of the tragic iniquities of Ukraine, who sailed for New York RUSSIAN LEADER snow." tribes of Nejd, Hedjas and " Trans- de at the meeting . Father SNOWSTORM history. I need' not recount the deEULOGIZES YOUSKEVrrCH on the Mauretania. It was stated that Jake isn't a vegetarian, to my knowReverend'Dr. Bland of -the jordania. CAUSES DAMAGE'IN ledge, but even if he were, it would tails since they are known to you and Rabbi Tversky is proceJii^ to the Church, Rhinewein, editor of . *h« Paris (J. T. A.)—The funeral of . • JERUSALEM take him some time to devour the have been widely; published. _ I speak Uxiited States in behalf of the rabbis Toronto Hebrew Journal, delivered ad• ~ 1 FREUD' UNDERGOES OPERATION quantity of vegetables he was lug to you not as to Jews but as to my of the Ukraine to arrange that the Simeon Youskevitch, Russian Jewish Jerusalem <J. T. A.)—Many houses] Vienna, {J. T. A. —Dr. Sigroand dresses, • fellow Americans, for the question is husbands of the Agunoth either grant playwright and novelist was held ging around in full view, uptown. A resolution of protest against wntj~ here yesterday. Eulogies were de- in the Old City of Jerusalem were! Freud was operated on for cancer of not merely Jewish but humanitarian them divorces or support them. Jewish atrocities-was moved destroyed in .a severe snowstorm the tongue. The operation was de( livered by Milioukoff, well known and is independent of religious disA Last Word Russian and leader of the former which raged here all day yesterday, j clared to be successful. Dr. Freud ! Bland and amendad by Rabbi trinctions. In discussing it, I shall Almost everything now has a cham- state opinions that I have long held EDITOR DESIGNS Cadet party, Rabbi Eisenstadt, Hein- Much damage was done in the city.: will be unable to speak above a vhis- man to include ether religious minnr< Telegraph' poles were thrown down' per for ths next six months. His sttff. itfcs. Ths resolution will be forwards pion, with more champs springing up and that I have often expressed when BECAUSE OF OBJECTION TO rich Sliosberg and Sholem Asch. in many places. j will carry v* his practice. | to Premier King, with a request tr every day—gum chewers, tobacco no Jews were present." ANTI-SEMITIC POLICY Due to the .storm, several steamers! -— « ^nbrnit the matter to the league ft* chewers," ironers, expectoraters, ani JEWS SUFFER IN 1 Natior.s. were prevented from landing groups; MESOPOT A MIAN JET-" what not. Now there should be com- REVISIONISTS Lemberg (J. T. A.) — Federoy, BOSNIA EARTHQUAKE DONATES SCHOOL SITE FOR j of tourists in the country. editor of the Ukrainian daily, "Dilo", petition to decide who is the champion PROTEST AGAINST ZIONIST ARMENIAN REFUGEES'; CORRECTION champion. " EXECUTIVE'S ATTITUDE has resigned from his position. It Vienna (J. T. A.—About 20 Jews The memorial meetings planned in was stated that the resignation was were among the victims of the earth- the Hebrew schools throughout Pal-J Due to an error the nnrne of I*?. Warsaw {J. T. A.)—A meeting of due to the dissatisfaction of the lead- quake which occurred in Bosnia and estine to commemorate the one! Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—A school . Deborah Society Meeting A special meeting of the Deborah Zionist Revisionists held here last ers of the Ukrainian, party in Galicia Herzegovina and in Dahnatia. The hundredth anniversary of the death the children of Armenian refugees' Philip Sher "was left off the list t>f Society will be held Wednesday after- night protested "against.the" decision with the anti-Semitic policy of the victims were mainly residents of cf Pestalozsi have been postponed. I resident in Palestine will be erected elected officers of t3ie Jewish Wfci • i here. | fare FeHemtion at itg annual b e a Mostar, Sarajevo and Ragusa. Further noon, March ,2, instead of the regular of the Zionist Executive of Poland not paper. ting. Dr. Sher was re-eJe*t««S Cantor Sehwarzkin and choir will The site for ths school was donated • The "Dihr' recently atte=ked Jews to take part in the reception of Jabodetails are not available in view of monthly ".meeting. At this special meeting reports will be made by the tinsky on bis arrival here. The meet- because of the Schwaxtsbard case and- the fact that all means of cc —insca- conduct the services for Rosh Chadesh by Menachem Daniel, a. Mesopotamia^ chairman of the executive _*bmcolonization i tion with the afflicted regior has been Ador at the B'nai Israel Synagogue, Jew. The cost of the school, it is mittee ot the Welfare Federatie». committee with reference to the dance ing Dfged the Executive to change its because- -of- the Jewish 0 estimated, will be £10,000. attitude. , "'j destroyed. movement in Buss* 18th and Chicago streets. r March 6 at the city auditorium.
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