Every Jewish Family in Omaha Should Be a Subscriber
• Watch for New '; v- Features in . The Jewish Press
Entered ais Beeond^^W^ail matter on January 27, 1021.- 'at post office a t Qmoha^'^gfta, under, the Act of March 3, 1§79.
OPENING D p I M S :AROUSE erf mm BEMSCPEDBY
VOL. VI.—No. 44
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY/NOVEMBER 10,1927
Geller Prints Draw , Art Lovers to Center
Mann to Be UNION PACIFIC ASSURAMCI RABBI AUGUSTAND RabbiHonored at Dinner MAKES BUSINESS HIST MRS. ACHTENBERG TO SPEAK HERE STAG DINER I CELEBRATION
A group of leading Omaha Jews : Out of a limited edition of 150 will give a dinner honoring Rabbi copies of woodcuts of Jewish interLouis Mann, of Chicago Tuesday est by Todros Geller,; the Jewish evening in^the Jewish Community Community Center has placed on exhibition a set of his pictures. Many Prominent Jews Identified With Firm. Zionists to Meet Tuesday to Complete Center. V. It Jewish or Christian?" Means of Raising Funds for Mr. William Holzman is in These woodcuts suggest the Plans for Open Meeting Rabbi Mann Will Ask Charity Work Provokes H. A. Wolf is President charge of arrangements for the strength and virility of Jewish ghetNovember 20th Debate, Over 200 meeting. The dinner will precede Rabbi Louis Mann of Chicago will to life nnd protray the mood and Present A business record which surpasses ithe record made by any Plans are almost-completed for the the lecture which Rabbi Mann open the lecture course of the Jewish feeling of old world Jewry. Yet will deliver at the Center at the : they possess the quality of -love life insurance company in America during the first five months of Animated discussion marked the Community Center on Tuesday eve- which belongs to a delicate tech- elaborate program to be presented by opening number of the lecture the local Zionist Organization at its its existence, was reported to stockholders of the Union Pacific ning, November 15 with an address opening -meeting of the study - cor-se nique. .- •'.; •:; open meeting on Sunday evening, Nov- course Tuesday evening. Assurance Company of America by H. A. Wolf, president of the . on • 'The • Community and Its Social on, "the Jewish \Problemr—Is It JewAmong the subjects illustrated ember 20, when they will celebrate the Social Service?'Proramm" at the" Jew- ish or Christian?" , ; / . . company, at a stag dinner in the Blacfetone hotel on November S. are the Village Musicians, the Yes-.: tenth anniversary of the' BaJfour Deish Community. Center Monday even- Rabbi Mann is a thinker and writer • hiva Bocher, a scene on Maxwell ; claration. • The meeting is open-to the Sixty-three stockholders were present. ing, r The course, given under the of -world wide reputation. His work street^ Chicago, and A Cnasaidic public- and will be given at the Jewish .. The president reported that in the state of Nebraska alone, • auspices of - the Omaha Council of in the fields of race relation, interna- Dance. •.•-•' : ; . - • . : . Community Center. the company has -vrritte-n $1,800,000 in its first five months. This tional affairs, the outlawry of war, Social Agencies, is planned for twelve - The- prints are made on -4 haad ; Rabbi Garry J, August, of Caryr eugenics problems, arid-religious eduphenomenal success was corrrmejited upon in sn editorial which apMonday evenings, -with, two lecturers press- by the artist himself and are who "will be remembered by-many catdon has been a marked contribution ;and a"discussion period foreact. printed on Japanese wood veneer. . as one of the principal speakers at-the Celebrated Controversy Raises peared in the Omaha World-Herald cm November 5, which is reto Modern thought and; rotgress. in another part of this paper. The exhibit-was loaned -to the Chaim Weizmann meeting held here ^jOyerL200;persons representing..ail The speaker-is- honorary vice-presiQuestion of Ritual ' =». A great number of the Btoekholdere 4ihe welfare"-agencies in the city and dent of the Big Brother and Big Sister Center, by Miss Ida; Lustgarten, and four years ago, and Mrs. B. M. Achtand Practice I in this company are Jews, some of be shown all of next week. enberg, of Kansas City, Mo., who adincluding many" fcbtially-nmded per- Movement of America, a : member of whom are usost prominently active in ' dressed the local Hadassah OrganizaNew York.—(J. T. A.)—The fricsons, not professional asocial; -workers; the'. Eugenics -commission of the the community. tion recently," will be the two princi- tion on theological grounds obtaining heard the opening, addresses by Henry United States; an'd the executive board pal speakers for the evening. The Jewish people as a claes are throughout the country between strictMonsky and-Rev> T. JL Eagan of of'the Religions Education association particularly heavy carriers of life inMrs. M. F. Levensjm, in charge of ly Orthodox congregations and those Creightpn .University and the lively of America.. He is-professor of orisurance, according to an officer in the , the musical program, will present the termed Conservative, affiliated with -discussion 61. issues arising out of ental languages in the University of company, for the folio-wing1 reasons: Jacobsen trio, Ina, violinist, Sara, corthe United Synagogue of America, is their papers, led .by^Rabbi^Frederick Chicago. v net, and Mollie, piano^in several num- being aired, preparatory to a trial 1. The Jewish father is devoted to Cohn and Mrs. • Samuel • Burns of the The lecture and! concert course of Visiting Nurse association. the Jewish Community Center is given Jew's Opposition. Based on" Re-bers. They are pupils' of Frank Ma'ch. which' wilj begin in the Cleveland B'nai B'rith to Initiate First his family and will often deprive himself of necessities of life in order to Balf our Declaration was hailed courts on November 15. "Despite the indictment that this is under the auspices "of the entertainligion, Not Sense of Su- " byThe A. Z. A. Class for instiraiice so that there will tfae=Jewigfa=pesple^as=4fee—greatest an age of materialism, more and ment committee of which Sam Beber periority, He Says. proclamation - for the Jewish people and laymen, leaders of the Orthodox SIXTH ANNUAL BANQUET be ample provision for his family if more' work : for social betterment^ is is chairman. ' Lectures -by, Norman he is suddenly called away. The Jew's opposition to intermarri- since their Dispersion, accordingly, its and Conservative wings in New being done,"; Monsky declared. " I t is Hapgood, John Haynes Holmes, Henry tenth anniversary is celebrated by York, began yesterday at the Man£. The Jew is essentially a merFor the first time in the history of necessary only to point put that over Major and a fifth well known lecturer age with those of other - religions • is American Jewry as. well as Jews of hattan Square Hotel for the forthchant, and quickly learns the value of the A. Z. A., a class of boys who have based upon purely religious grounds, 30,000 citizens of Omaha hear and and three concerts by local artists will other countries. coming trial in-the suit of a group of reached their majority will be initiated \ life insurance as an asset to his estate Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple Iscomplete the series. The course is answer the etory" of local sociar agenTo complete plans for the meeting, Orthodox members of ihe Cleveland into the B'nai B'rith, the senior or-j in order to maintain a line of credit. rael declared during his review, of ... cies fiirougli th¥ Cornmunity' Chest." open to the public '.-,..., j S. Many thousands of Jewish youths Cosmo • Hamilton's "Caste" ' for the the local' Zionist Organization, will Jewish Center against Rabbi. Solomon' ganization. "Social work strengthens the sense meet Tuesday evening, November 15, Goldman, spiritual leader of the con- The initiation will take place Sunday have begun their careers as life insurTemple Sisterhood at the Temple of 'communal responsibility...and the at the Jewish Community Center. gregation. evening at the Jewish Community ance agents for various companies and Tuesday afternoon. conviction- that..the fortunate ' are . The. conflict between the Orthodox Center and will be a feature -of the are imbued with the principle and 1 "Tne Jew feels that he has a retruBteesfor the benefit of society, group and the Rabbi dates back two sixth annual Father and Son bantpst knowledge of life insurance. ligious mission—to bring all the world he'addeoL.'TKe misfortuntes of many' and a half years. The congregation, of the Center. Dave Beber will give It is, therefore, not extraordinary to ethical monotheism and thus make of the" poor are the results" of conwhich'has been in existence 50 years, a response for the A. Z. A. The mem- to find a number of prominent Jews it better and happier," he said. "Interditions' which, they "are unable Jto .conhas built the Jewish Center, in which bers of the class are Eddie Alberts, active in an institution that promisee trol Ot a reflection jot a social agency Zionist President Defends Pales- marriage weakens his -cause,- because it was stated a million dollars was in- Samuel Faire, David Beber, Isadore to become one of national importance. at best the children are likely; to be which - is societ^s ^-responsibility. It tine Achievements vestedA committee of the Orthodox Elewitz, Max Givot, Marion Graetz, Among the prominent stockholders ost to the" faith. There" is. no chauvi- Eleven Local Women Attend Sioux xnajcea>i fRi\'",'bei*er"s citizenship. It r including: A. A. Katz, A. A. Maurice Alpirn and Philip IQutznick. are Henry M.pnsljy, H.. &• .Axierbach,-. nistic idea_of racial superiority." J^efitsikeiindimdu^ The?fcariquct-"iwiltbe^-given xsnder £he ' ""When -all people follow the same Education. ' filed a suit against Rabbi <Joldmaii, auspices of the social service commit- John A. Farber, Harry I^pidus, i . . fiev, Eagan;started the argument Cleveland, 0.—(JiT. A.>—the as- God, there can be no objection" to inalleging that he has diverted from the tee of the B'nai B'rith and the Jewish H. Brown, Harry Zimman, I. B, Zinitermarriage," the rabbi declared. surance that Dr. Wise does'not stand Temple sisterhoods will undertake of the evening byrstating in his'paper Members of man, Harry J. Kulakofsky, Louis Kul* constitution of the congregation whkh Welfare Federation. Rabbi Cohn praised, "Caste" as a .a four-fold program for the year, as provides that as long as ten members that committee are Dr. Philip Sher, akofeky and Reuben Kulakofsky, that cnaiitfes..'should not be taken alone in his' searching-attitude with very great, unusual and noble book, regard to the present. policies in a TesHltof:the conference held, by the will insist on the Orthodox ritual, the chairman; Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Morris Milder, William Milder, Hymie over~%: tiifrrgovemment and funds withthe fine purpose of promoting Palestine was given' by Louis Lipsky, district organization of Temple Sister- congregation 5s to remain Orthodox. Henry Malashock, Henry Monsky, J. Milder, Joe L. Wolf, Sam Wolf, A. B. raised by taxation; good will'and doing away with, prejuhoods in Sioux City last week. The committee insists that the Center Stalmaster, H. Silverman, and Samuel Alpirn, William L. Holzman, Harry In: his discussions of the foregoing president of the Zionist" Organization dice and intolerance. The perpetuation of Judaism and continue to adhere to the Orthodox Gerson. The Council of Jewish Women Wiliusky, Harry Eubenstein, Abe pap*ers> Rabbi' Cohn voiced" his- dis- of America, in his address at l i e Sun"It is a powerful blow at antisemi- Temple attendance were stressed. The ritual. day afternooh: session: of the National will be represented by Mrs. Philip Goldstein, Philip Greenberg and Dr. agreerteM with Rey.Eagaii. • tism," he said. "It points out the organization urged the enrollment of Bsrney Rally. Conference on Palestine. Mr. Lipsky, "I-. am "nearly convincedthat there The present board of the Center and Sher and Mrs. Harry Wolf. senselessness of prejudice, the prejushould be ar government tax for social however, vigorously " defehded "the dice of the Jew against the Christian all Jewish children in some religious Eabbi Goldman contend that the mode The ladies who will serve are Mrs. In addition there are a large numwork,"- he said.: "Under the present Zionist achievements in the past and and that of the Christian against the school. • Each Sisterhood will interest of worship, ritual and practice intro- William Holzman, Mrs, B. A. SIrnon, ber of prominent non-Jewish citizens itself in bringing Judaism to children duced by Rabbi Goldman is in accord- Mrs. Harry Lapidus, Mrs. Philip Sher, of Omaha who are stockholders.mw system* persons do not give in pro- warned against overindulgence in selfJew. criticism^ ' . : . - ' T';' ~ .'•".. ;' in small towns and rural districts Mrs. Blanche Zimman, Mrs. Harry of Omaha and Nebraska who are portion to their means and the bigHamilton's purpose was-to show the through the distribution of pamphlets ance with traditional Judaism. Wolf, Mrs. Sam Beber, Mrs. Reuben stockholders. "Why so severe and ^relentless?" gest^contribution often means not the ; terrible results of prejudice," he con- and stories of Jewish interest. An area QUESTION OF ORTHODOXY. Kulakofsky, Mrs. Nate Mantel, Mrs. It is expected that a. life insurance Mr. Lipsky asked. "Why speak with biggest pocket "book but the biggest tinued. "He cannot understand why of 50 miles around each city has been The trial, the first of its kind in the H. Malashock, Mrs. Sam Wolf, Mrs. I'company operating all over the counheart.j .^here-aretoo many slackers so much bitterness? They gave all it exists in America to a degree to United States,. will thus have to be Charles Levinson, Mrs. B. A. Simon, try -with headquarters in Omaha will assigned each Sisterhood. they possessed. They alone answered ' i n i^&V, ; / ; " ' ' , - • , ' • ; • • . :';" ! : . ' • ' • ' [ ' which it. does not exist in England, Omaha women Who attended the decided on the question of what con- Mrs. A. Silverman, Mrs. W. Alberts, bring not only glory to our people, Rabbi Cohn said that budgets could the call. When the large majority where Jews occupy the highest places, conference were Mrs. N. Mantel, Mrs. stitutes Orthodoxy. It is in an effort and Mrs. J. Alberts. but financial success to Omaha and all stood afar, not even knowing of their still be.'determined by a civic com- sacrifices, it was they, standing knee- both socially and politically. "The Four Beaux," the self-styled its citizens. Harry Rosenfeld, Mrs. William Holz- to secure this definition that the court : 7 Rabbi Cohn pointed out tHat the man, Mrs. A. Herzberg, Mrs. Clarence has authorized Walter J. Hamilton, a "best dressed," vaudeville quartet will mittee: 'and experienced men placed deep in the swamps of the Emek, who idea of compensation runs like a gold- Bergman, Mrs. Gerson Levey, Mrs. Cleveland lawyer," a non-Jew, who rep- entertain the fathers and their sons. in tfrkfgfe of tiife work. suffered cruel deprivation: Our Jewish ^tne'• rabbi also expressed a sense engineers were building ^bridges else- en thread through the -book. He Harry Rachman, Mrs., A. Somberg, resents the plaintiffs, to preside over The four are Lou Caroero, Jack Friedof chagrin .over the failure of; the where;'; Our realty--promcftersj were praised it for its fine religious- spirit Mrs. Henry HiDer and Mrs. Brodkey. the taking. of depositions from wit- en, Harry Green and Sam Minldn. cori^iunity tonleet the needs of the developing other cities^ while, teachers, and its refreshing faith; The Jew's Mrs. Joseph Rosenfeld of Council nesses called, by both parties. Mr. Miss Lylyan Chutlacoff will be accpn^feunl^:fchfestwithin the period of journalists, dreamers were making a role in history seems to be suffering Bluffs also attended. Matthews, also a non-Jew, represents companist. ' the derive, and exclaimed; "We have lpp-sid.ed Tel Aviv." \Oiir r financiers and sacrifice, he said. the defendants. Israel Gombrow of Hermarr Goldstein will talk for the The opening of the fall seasoa of The rabbi, commented' on- the drathe' machinery, but no spirit. We give were concerned with : 3-njuch, more, lucBaltimore represents the Union of boys. His talk will be on "Me and My ] the physical department of the COTTSmatic quality of the book and expressonl^what weVmnst." • Orthodox Congregations. rative market. -' Zijon -received those ed the opinion that it would' make a Dad." Heary Rosenthal will repre- munity Center will be held Wednes_ J^SfebiljCJionn's^iwnarks. drew fire 'who came and made Place; for; them. S» far the: testimony c£ Dr. B. sent the-dads with ""Boy of Mine." day night, November 16, at 8 o'clock. front/Judger Howard : Jiamedjr,'who I t was in Zion that;1%ey learned, for good drama. Drachman, Rabbi Leo Jung, Eabbi M. Samuel Gerson will lead the com- A program- consisting of exhibitions protested' that there is a heart in. the the: first tiine, hpw- to handle a spade S. Margolies, Rabbi JEliezar Silver of munity singing. Madame Sarah Adler will stop in Springfield,-iiabbi J. L. Selzer of the = Sam Beber -will be the toastmaster by the Tel Jed Sokois, four cracker.prdB^fc ^system, -and objected to the or trowel :6r chisek•:'.:I^ was in Zion jack boxing bouts and one wrestling Omaha- oil her return from Denver,, Union of Orthodo^ Rabbis, Rabbi Her: taxation, me&bd.^ . r; . * . : • i that they learned to; make a road. In Zimman and Herzberg and Rabbi Frederick Cohn will give bout will furnish the leading event and. will appear at 'the Strand theatre Zion they first established contact with Elected to Offices Tuesday evening, November 15, at bert S. Goldstein of the Union of the invocation. . •,:fc~ of the evening. soil, what it may produce, hoW to till Orthodox Congregations and Mr. Ge: 8:30 p. m. The athletic committee Je working: Harry B. Zimman of the-Brandeis it.. •••'• _ ; , v : ; ; ; ^ ' . , : . - ; ' f : . / daliah Bublick, editor of the Orthodox . Madame Adler is. known as the for this 'coming event of the openstore was -elected' president of the As"Jewish Daily News," has been taken. "When we-speat^ of".wasl^'let-u's queen of 4;he Jewish stagehand her The witnesses are asked to answer : ing season. They promise that the sociated Retailers of Omaha 'Wednesaski who .is/rgijil^/ of ;'*he:was^. oi event will be owe of the most talked Over; a hundred fathers and ^ons at- their live/ (un^tfea a;nd ^MresMct- day. Abe Herzberg, former president coming ta Omaha -always draws large to 33 questions.which pertain to the of occasion in the history of the tended: the Fathers and Sons banquet ed)^ jthei-eittss pf^lTerjs' theories^ the of the retailers, was made treasurer. crowds to see her play. . charges brought by the Orthodox She • will appear in a play, "Her committee against Rabbi Goldman, men's section of the physical deheld Tuesday evening in the Temple faults which are'cKarged" against them A. T. Hupp was retained as secretary. Among the directors of the organi- Great Secret," which has been greatly Among the charges are that Rabbi partment of the Center. Exhibition* IsrfeeV-V'"".'"..' •';','•:""' . ."'. " -. with sadistic fury ? Palestine and ijf.-^.^.' Pfiedman was chairman Zionism represent the salvation of the zation, are W. L. Holzman,. Henry successful- in New York and has been Goldman had'denied the Sinaitic ori- Patriotic Speech to Be Feature will be given by talented members of received throughout the country as one of Armistice Day Meeting. the J. C. C. on the bars, rings and in xharge t pf the program and gave whole Jewish people^ Sixteen million Rosenthal and A- Goldstein. • gin of the Torah and the Decalogue, of her best. other apparatus of the bym. The the address of welcome. Joseph Rosen- Jews live in the Galuth.'These sixteen that he had permitted men and women In addition to the play, there will be to. sit together in the synagogue, that . Senator R. Beecher Eowell S boxers and wrestlers will be fellows feld-Was'toastmaster. Rabbi Frederick million need the converting influence music and singing by the entire cast. he abolished the saying of grace at deliver a patriotic address at a meet- who knew their stuff. Cohn gave the invocation. of a new national -life, recreated—s Chanikah to Be Kept Among them is Louis Benjamin, tenor, Add,reas£s were given by a father, land conquered and a people reborn dinners, that he had abolished ing of Omaha lodge of the B'nai B'rith at Sunday School known in New York as the Jewish public Mr. A.^BIock,'and a son, Edwin Brod- But of these sixteen million, millions the priestly benediction at the syna- in the Jewish Community Center Caruso. key. i Sam Reynolds, a legionnaire re- amply provided with resources,; with gogue services and that he kisses the Thursday evening, in observance of Three Plays to Be Plans for a Chanikah program in cently ^returned- from -France* gave a capacities and talents, for j ihdificual the Sunday School of the Jewish Combrides after performing the marriage Armistice Day. The musical program will include a Presented December 4 Jewish Colonization patriotic. I^ki; Hilary Rosenthal, presi- self-preservation >unlimited, only a munity Center are being made. ceremony. soprano solo by Mrs. Mrytella Rodent,"oflthe.Temple,' spoke on a sub- handful, reckless o^ their iown' indiThe Sunday school attendance is inThe Little. Theater groug of the mayne, accompanied by Mrs. Bess To Be Debated ject appropriate to the occasion. . • vidual lives, have ^giyen themselves creasing rapidly. The kindergarten Jewish Community Center will give Trustin, and a violin solo by Miss The date of the Omaha-Brooklyn Palestine Emigration ;^en-St3|tte^, accompanied by Edwin •without stint to beconie slaves of., the and confirmation classes have the Fanny Fish, accompanied by Miss its first evening of one act playe this debate at the Jewish Community largest attendance. Kahni.sangi; Supper was prepared by national cause, - j ; 3 Exceeds Immigration Sara Eae Fish. Abner Ksiman will j year on Sunday, December 4. The A feature of the Chanikah program Center has been changed to Novem-thtfla^ies of! the Temple and served "Out of the preyaUing criticism preside. The program has been j plays will be "Dregs," "Two Goyim," will be a debate on Chanikah by mem- ber SO. ; . b y i t h e ; ; g i r l s . i ; . ; : - - : ..•.;;;.'r : ;:":: :-- ji.•• r ; ;• (maybe because of it), we are a m Jerusalem. — (J. T. A.) — Jewish planned to honor the ex-service men and "The Old Order." The : question t o . be debated is ing at a realization oif the right bers of the, confirmation class. Every in the organization. A dramatic society will be organised emigration from Palestine continued course of action. Faults or flaws re- class will be represented, on the pro-whether Jewish Colonization in Pal- to exceed irninigrstion during the Eugene D. O'Sullivan, prominent in this group &t a meeting Sands y estine should be encouraged in preby a play, recitatipn or sonnp. local attorney, will deliver the address •:y::r^^-(-y^^ Ghicago Address vealed -in the foundations are not to gram ference to Jewish Colonization in Rus- month of September, according to fig- at a smoker for members and friends afternoon in the Center. Plans for ft The program will be held on Sunday be: rninimized> A prpper measure of permanent prpanixation will be preures made known today. v'-^ifc^i^l^i^evine:^^: in'Chicago castigation is due ^pmst : policy ^ and morning, December 18. .The schoo' sia. The Omaha team will take rhe During the niqnth 362 immigrants Thursday evening, November 17. This sented, a constitution drawn up end : :laJy;^^gTb^^^;;Sthe- ,Secorid :Clinical method. But t h e r e ^ f a k a W be. a staff will have charge of the program. negative side. Milton Abrahams and arrived, while,793 left the country. ! will be Mr. O'Sullivan's first public ad- officers and committees natned. ;;,^i^lllyi'^|||^s«^'.Tiierapy7'::last measure of justiceto«or^workers and Jewish education classes consisting Philip Klutznick will speak for dress. His topic will be, "KeminiMonthly programs planned for ii^e^ll^^'ip^ke'iFW^ay^ jifternoon, their worki The "way= tovthe recovery of Hebrew, modern History, curren' Omaha. members of the group witt probably That physician will hardly he bfigppd'hesalth-;lie^slpotvirt c^ntinu'^ events", and customs, and economics The Brooklyn team is composed of ;fhought very careful -of the health of n e be given, aesordinsr to Mre. rtn will be opened:at the Center as GOOD two attorneys, one of Brooklyn.and Headliners from the A. Z. A. Road Jafcr, director of the L;'..l3 :'^Oipf:^e^o;p^f^hei'^ires£i^ . e n i p h a j p . ^ o ^ ^ ^ i c ^ e j ^ p : ^ ^ as instructors for these «aar$es are one of New York. LinQel Gclob-is others who isegtects his own.. Show and 'two radio favorites will give 'work, —Rabelais. rauslcai ca-otain.
IN
RABBI LOUIS MANN
CLEVELAND CASETO DEFINE ORTHODOXY
RABBI GIVES VIEW ON INTERMARRIAGE
LIPSKY DECRIES UNDMOTICISM
BRING JUMISM TO RURAL CHILDREN
PLANNED FOR MEN
JEWISH STAR MAKES RETURN
DADS AND LADS
SENATOR i O W H i IS SPEAKER ON BUM