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"JEW'S LIFE MUST BEANSWERTOANTIChicago Rabbi Analyses Causes . ; _ f or Racial Hatreds. URGES SELF-RESPECT. If all the charges against Jews were true,--which-they are not, the Jewish Problem-would-still be a Christian problem, and would be a challenge to Christians to treat the Jew in a Christian spirit: of love and kindliness, Rabbi Xiouls" Mann, of Chicar^ internationally "known speaker, declared in
- Rabbi Louis Mann. his 'address Tuesday evening which opened the -lecture and concert course at the Jewish Community Center. "Anti-semitism i s . at least 90 per cent a Christian problem,7'" he said." "The Christians have.tried everything on the Jew except Christianity." ..Then. J^bbj.;Mann sal", that hfiiad JIO fear for the enemy from without, which has been withstood, for many -centuriesT--lMit-that he feared -grave enemies from within, ignorance, indifference, . prejudice against our own, and self contempt. "The Jew mustjso live that his actions deny the false charges placed against him," he- declared. '.'A good life is the only answer that the Jew can give to anti-semitism." The speaker detailed the six charges brought against'the Jew, the inferiority of the race, the mystery o* his survival despite oppression, the social complaint, the economic fiction that all Jews are rich, the alien charge, the teaching that the Jews killed Jesus. "The only 100 per cent Americans there are are the Indians," Rabbi Mann declared, and added, "And Bill Thompson. Jews came over with Columbus. It was Isabella's Jews, not l e r jewels, that made the voyage possible." ; Rabbi .Mann scourged the overstandardization which is a tendency of modern life, asserting that dislike of the unlike is the foundation of all prejudice. But, he said, Christianity teaches "kindliness to the.stranger. -..",,'•• "The Jews are said to be clannish," he said, "but they are made clannish by ostracism. In the old Russia there were over 2,000 restrictions placed against the Jews. Jews are not as God made them, but as man unmade and deformed them." . As long as the Christian child is taught that the Jews killed Jesus, so long will it be impossible to eradicate hatred of the Jews, he said. Rabbi Mann's address was greeted with great applause and a large part of the audience remained after he had finished to congratulate him. He was introduced "by Rabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple Israel, who was in turn introduced by Sam Beber, chairman of the entertainment committee of the Center.
Eight Omahans In Jewsh Who's Who In the new volume of "Who's "Who in American' Jewry," The Jewish Press is informed that the following Omahan are includedq. Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Henry Monsky, Dr. Philip Sher, Dr. Samuel Gerson, Dr. Jacob Martin Erman, Dr. Victor Emanuel Levine, Dr. Sergius Morgulis, and Dr. Michael Gershbn ,Wohl.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1927
LABOR LEADER TO DISCUSS FIVE WORK Green to Address National Orthodox Convention. _ TALK TO BE BROADCAST.
London, October 26, 1927. • (By Cable) Editor, ^The New Palestine": Tested:by the. events of the past ten years, the policy embodied in rthe Balfour Declaration., of 1917. has been amply justified. A regenerated Palestine is in the-making, and the Jews are playing their full part in the work of reconstruction. The-difficulties have been and will continue to be encountered, difficulties •which "are inherent in this . task r .which the Jews have undertaken. "But what has already been accomplished in Palestine is sufficient to" show that they can be and will be surmounted. Under the wise and statesmanship-like guidance of Dr. Weizmann, .the Zionist Movement has already suceeeded in laying the foundations of the Jewish National Home. I am,convinced that Jews will not falter in the work to which they have^set their hands,, and that in the fullness of time their aspirations in Palestine will be realized. The Balfour Declaration, now incorporated in the Mandate for Palestine, ds a pledge of British sympathy and goodwill. It is a pledge which will be strictly honored. The Declaration is acceptted as binding by every party in the State, and no matter What Government may be in power, Great Britain will stand by her word. Let the'Jews do their part and Great Britain can be relied upon to do hers. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE.
New York.—Recognizing that the observance of the SabKith and Jewish education are the mos; important factors in assuring the fu.ure of Judaism, the forthcoming National "Convention of the Union of lOrthodox Jewish Congregations of America, to be,held in New York on Saturday evening, Enrollment . in Social Service Sunday ;and Monday, November 19, ~"~. Course at Jewish Center , 20 and 21, will give prominent con. Grows to 300 sideration to these Questions..:.!' The consideration of the Sabbath PROBLEM OR question will be. led .by, Jfclr. "William AGED DISCUSSED Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Green is coming The lucky, not the lit, survive in the specially from .Washington to speak struggle for existence. . at the Sunday:morning session, NoThis fact was made clear by Rev vember 20. . • ; . ' ; ' . . • • • " ; • •' \ James F . Borer, director of Catholic ._At the recent_ convention of-the ^Charities',inhis lecture on the* aims of American Federation _f. Labor, a "resofamily case work in. the -social service lution . making the Five-Day "Work course, at the Jewish Community Week a plank in the platform of the Center Monday evening. organization was -adopted and Mr. fThis is not as^ it ought to be, but Green stated-all the energies of the as it is," Rev. Borer said.'. "The fort- Federation would be directed towards innate and not tne;fit survive. ,Not 10 introducing the Five-Day Work Week -percent of the cases of charity are de- in American industries.. \ .." . . pendent through their own fault." This i s the. first time, that Mr. Rev. Borer explained that it is the Green is appearing before a "Jewish social worker's job'to make it possible audience on this question., \ ! .*, for the weak to":lfye"on a normal plane In order to afford the largest numtwhich is their-duty as.human beings. ber of people a possibility to hear Mr. I t is necessary- to give them renewed Green, arrangements have been made Rabbi Coin Bslieves That Modconfidence as well as~relie£. For this to broadcast Mr. Green's address, ernism Will Win in Struggle job, the ideal "social cworker should which will be delivered at the Jewish liave the constitution of an ox, the Center, 131 West EigLty-sixth: street, The world is on the threshold of a Tiide of a ; rhinoceros," the gentleness of New York, where the Sunday sessions second religions reformation which a dove, the wisdom of a-serpeirt, and will take place. ^ , will be ushered in by -fee present , ..-••. the; patience .of -Job*, , scientific renaissance,, in the opinion , Jewish Education, . u Rev. Borer emphasized "the fact that of Rabbi Frederick' CoTi; of'Temple the.weak not. On the question of • Jewish OEduca-. Israel,.••wha^ect^rjid. ±o_ -the Current ; as ;the- strong, -wish" or enjoy, Irat ac fionj" th& Convention w21 taka a da-" Tfrpics class i f the .Council*'jof-"-JtwrasK' " ' carding to -tile needs of the,]rfeak. • cided stand. Women at the Jewish Coramuraty The care of the aged "was discussed --'•'THe Union has issued the following Center Tuesday. by Rev. E. G. Chinlund, t>f the Eman- declaration in respect to Jewish eduThe present fundamentalist-modernnel Children's honi.e and Jhpme for l i e cation: ist struggle is the issue of the future, "It insists that the education of the according to Rabbi Cohn, and modernaged, and Miss Elizabeth Van Sant, president of the Fontenelle Boulevard Jewish child must be religious; that ism will win because it has reason on the Jewish boy and girl in America its side. Rabbi Cohn believes that this Home Association. , - : . . , ' The subject of-old age,,pensions was must be trained in the knowledge of reformation will not destroy the touched upon by Rev.. Chinluna, who the Torah'and in Jewish practices. It Catholic church, but will Jransfor.:: "t, stated that this method of relief seems is most emphatically opposed to any and bring all religions to a single unito be a happy solution to the problem. system of Jewish education which versal faith. Miss Van Sant advocated special eliminates the religion of the Jewish "Al Smith's candidacy "or president "types of persons, one . for .business people. Hebrew is the language of will bring this question to the fore," women, another' for other working the Jewish people, Irat more than any- said Rabbi Conn, "though it should "women, and a .third .for the gentle- thing else it is the language of the not have the least e~^ct in on Ms Torah. Judaism as a faith and Jews chances for nomination. Our governwoman. She expressed sympathy for the as a people are synonymous." ment is founded upon reli^i-ras equaliDr. Meyer Waxmac, professor at ty. A man's xeligion is his.private afaged man who Is inmate of a home, because he,:has not the_ consolation of the Hebrew Theological College, Chi- fair. He has a right i aspire to the knitting during the long hours. The cago, will be the principal speaker. highest office In the state and to have men give more ' trouble than the an equal opportunity with those of •women, she said, "because they have other religions. Otherwise it would be nothing.to So. • a negation of the American principle ; Judge Howard-Eenedy, speaking of religious freedom." from the floor, declared that the poor Eabbi Cohn reviewed the history of farm does not work but well, because the Roman Catholic church, its twelve few of the inmates of such an insticenturies of complete domination in tution are able to work. .Many coun- Pairona and Patronesses for Affair the Christian world, tb^'proieaiant reties, he said, spend mones' ior the aged formation, resulting not only in a Announced. -• but are ^?t efficient, cleavage of sects, but also in - reforMore than .three.. huTidred persons Gilbert Jaffe and his Brandeis mation within the Roman church unattend the lectures Monday evening. Theater orchestra is one of the head- der Ignatius Loyola, founder of the C. A. Cushman, chairman of the budgliners on the A. Z. A. Road. Show to Jesuit order. et committee of the Community Chest, "The term, modernism, originated was chairman for the evening. The be held a t the Jewish Community in the Roman church," Rabbi Cohn Thanksgiving course .is given under the auspices of Center 'auditorium week-end. The proceeds of the show said, "when, 1907, the pope banned the Council of Social Agencies and was the introduction of the theory of evoplanned by a program committee of .are to be used to establish a, scholar; lution ' and biblical criticism from which Samuel Gerson of the Jewish ship fund for needy students. Catholic education."' Mr. Jaffe is one of the city's leadCommunity Center,,is chairman. Rabbi Cohn's next current topics ing professional violinists. At present lecture will be delivered on December Neither wealth nor beauty con- he is offering "little symphony" pro- 6, on the subject, "Soviet Russia." stitutes the lady; virtue and goodness grams at the.Brandeis with a small alone are the attributes.—Immanuel group of musicians and is . putting The fellow who claims authorship the thing over mainly by his tfwn Kant. solo ability. Although for a number of "The Ten Commandments" would A little key opens a box in which of years" his"'reputation rested mainly probably feel much better if the name on his work as a dance-band leader, were changed to "The Nine Commandlies a bunch.of keys.—R. Williams. more of the classics is featuring bis ments." work of late. "The acts of the show are rounding Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trustin; and into shape, and will be ready * to Omaha Lodge No. 354, LO-B.B. Tickets for the show may be represent a very worthy presentation for the show," Herman Jahr, director served at the A. Z. A. office, 303 the "Taryag Mitzoth," the 613 rules, of the -show,stated. Peters Trust building, beginning next and the Jerusalem Talmud.' A prominent group of Omaha's Monday, until 5 p. m. each day and The Yiddish collection includes the Jewish citizenry are patrons and during the evening at the Jewish work of Abraham Raisin, Jehuda Leb patronesses of the Road Show, among Community Center. Everyone Is Peretz, Abraham Kalian, editor of the them are: urged "to reserve their tickets early. Forward, Shmaryohm Levin and ShoMr. and Mrs. .Sam Beber; Dr. and lem Aleichem. Here the old >Jewish scholar may Mrs. Meyer Beber; Mr. and, Mrs^ pore over tomes filled with wisdom, Jacob Bernstein; Dr. and Mrs. A. and the young may turn for an under- Greenberg; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gross; Because Thanksgiving Day standing into- the past "of the race.- Mr. and Mrs. William Holzman; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hiller;' Mr. and Sirs. will • - make next Thursday ' a Here the foreign-speaking Jewish per r Max L. Hulzman; Mr. and" Mrs. A. holiday, The Jewish Press ^rill son may find interesting,reading, and go lo press Wednesday .mornthe English-speaking Jew .may enjoy, Goldstein; Mr. I. F . Goodman; Gilbert ing. Please send your copy in in translation literature- thatj he can- Jaffe; Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Lapi"dus; Mr. and Mrs. Sain Leon; "Mr, time to be in the jPress office not read- in the -original. Maurice Micklin; Mr. and. Mrs. Henry at 5 p . n . Tuesday. A number of new ioeks will soon be ilosenthal; Mr. and Mrs._-Al Wohlner; added to the collection - • ".
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Students Delve Into Wisdom of Ages in Center Library A collection of books unique in the city is housed, in the library of the Jewish Community Center where only the student of Jewish lore knows that they exist. Numerous books in English, dealing • with matters of Jewish interest, and English Jewish periodicals are there. Beside them stand volumes which form an extensive collection of Yiddish and Hebrew literature. = Among the Hebrew books is the Mishnah, a commentary on the-Bible, the "Iyim Jacob," a commentary on the Babylonian Talmud, with an Eng-' lirfh translation, "The Shulchan Au•rcjch/' prepared table which discusses
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These Girls Know the ' Way to a Man's Heart •One fourth of the enrollment of 24 in the cooking classes in the Jewish •Community Center are girls reeently married or soon to be married. These young women are learning home makRabbi Afipust and Mrs. Achtenberg to ing: and "they know the reason why. Speak Here, They are Miss Minnie Margolin. Miss Bess Farber, Mrs. Cecil Ginsberg, formerly Miss Hannah Filvin. BALFOUK DECLARATION PRAISED EVERYWHERE Miss Ida Greenberg, Mrs. H. Laff and Miss Fanny Wolf. A record crowd is expected to hear Eabbi Garry J. August, of Gary, Xncl., •well-known orator, and Mrs. B. M. Achtenberg of Kansas City, Mo., leader in Hsdassah -work, who are to speak here Sunday evening, November 20, at the Jewish Community Gen-
Tells in Interview Why •~ _Played Villain in "The Kiisg of Kings." Denies Anti-Semitic Influence.
Los Angeles.—(J. T. A.)—Rudolph Schildkraut,- well known Jewish actor who played the role of Caiphas in the Cecil de Mille production, "King of Kings," a picturisation of the crucifixion story, who has been severely criticised in 'many Jewish circles for agreeing to play this role in the picture which is considered dangerous because of its stirring up religious and racial prejudice, offered an explanation in an interview given at his home in Hollywood to a representative of the "California Jewish Voice," Jewish weekly published here. Eabbi Garry August. "I personally do not "believe that motion pictures generally leave any impression on the audience," Mr. ter, under the auspices of the Zionist 300 Attend Center Affair. Schildkraut said. "In my opinion the Organization, who are celebrating the Dads -should interest themselves in "best motion picture can be compared tenth anniversary of the Balfour Dectheir sons' play as well as Ms work, to the cheapest novel. One is interest- laration. The meeting is open to the and not only during Fathers' and ed only as long as one reads the pages public End there will be no admission Sons' week, but every week of the and when the covers are closed, the charge. year, Herman Goldstein, speaker for impression disappears like smoke. I Biabbi August m an interesting "the younger generation c the Faather do not believe that my roles on the speaker for both the young and old. and -Son banquet in the Jewish Com- screen have any artistic value. I do Ke will be remembefeeSi here by many munity "Center .'.Sunday- -evesxih- telar} ft'enlf•<becaase;X;am.-.w«U paid fox it,as one of •t the 300 men and boys who were .pres- It is work, one might say, physical (Continued on Page 2.) ent. • ; : " labor for which I receive payment. Henry Rosenlhal delivered the ad- That is all." dress for the,fathers. Sam Beber was When asked by the interviewer toastmaster,. Rabbi. Frederick Cohn whether he did not stop to think that gave the invocation. Songs, were led in playing the role of Caiphas he furby Samuel Gerson and cheers l y Jus- nished by his characterization, the enetin Wolf. ; mies of the Jewish people with s poiA class of A. Z. A. boys was initi- sonous weapon, Schildkraut stated: Madame Ssrah Adler, whose receni ated into the B'nai B'rith. Dave Beber, "One does not stop to think in the performances in Omaha have proved a member of the initiation class, de- movies. Everything has been brought her art still at its best, has Anlivered the response* for the group. out for yon in advance. All that one nounced a last g-oodbuye performance "It is being said, and with more or has to do is to make up as is pre- to be given at the Strand theater less justification," he said, "that the scribed. In addition, Caiphas was one Sunday eveninp. Jewish youth ara departing from the -vrfio was installed in the office of high Madame Adler will presfini Tolstoi'e folds of Judaism, that they are losing j priest by the Romans and it is self- famous Btory, "Resurrection," taking their knowledge of Jc.-Dh customs' evident that he had to serve the in- a role which she played many years and Jewish history. The B'nai B'rith terests of the Romans. At the end of ago on the European si&ge. Special has assumed the responsibility of solv- the picture Caiphas admits that he, scenery and costumes are beitijt: ing this problem and taken measures as an individual, bears the responsi- brought to Omaha for this play, iti to keep youth Jewry Jewish. Through bility for the crucifixion. I can tell which Madame Adler will act in fht the A. Z.-A. and ihe Hillel foundation, you that the scene in the present verrole of tatusha Maslova. the"B'nai B'rith ;is hoping1 .to insure sion as the end was in the original The performance o£ "ReBurredititt" the future of Judaism." version the middle of the play. There will be followed by a. musical comedy A varied .program of amusement4 were many more scenes which brought containing ten musical numbers p3***" ; was presented. o-ut clearly the idea that Caiphas The dinner was served by the wom- takes the' responsibility for the cru- sented by members of the cast. «r< en of the Center, a complete list of cifixion upon himself. It was further her performance, of "Her Gre&t whom is as.follows: Mrs. William L. shown that the thought of his respon- Secret" "a short time ago, Madfetnfc Holzman, Mrs. • H. H. Lapidus, Mrs. sibility plagues Mm so much that he Adler sang for the first time ih Charles Levinson,, Mrs. ^PhSip Sher, loses his mind. They found it neces- many years, and wae received with Miss Blanche Eirnman, Mr-. A. Silver- sary, however, to eliminate these enthusiasm. The comedy is culled "Ch&im in America," man, Mrs. Sara -Beber, Mrs. T.ieye. Be- scenes. What could I do then 1" ber, Mrs. A.' Greenberg, Mr^. William. Artist in Debt. Alberts, Mrs* Jack Albert;, Mrs. SoWhen told by the interviewer that t Dr. Klihw Grant, professor of BiblSphie Mor.sky, Mrs. Harry Silvermsn, jcal Literature at Hcverfon! Mrs. J, J.. Greenberg', Mrs. Eave the Jewish press severely criticises was associate director of Greenberg, Mrs. Dave Sherman, Helen him for this role, Mr. Schildkraut expedition Sherman, Mrs. Harry Malaclock, Mrs. said: "What! Do they think they are the Pacific Sohool of Ilelifc'ion *"' right? Who is responsible for my .J..M. Malashoek, Mrs. A. Somberg, site of ancient IVHEp&h, found Mrs. L. Stalmaster, Ilrs. M Rosen- leaving the Jewish stage if not they ? cost of excavation has ripen blatt,, Mrs. Samuel Cohn, Mrs. Sam I have given up my time and my siderably in recent >-esrs. Very HI money, I was sunk in debt all of ray Nathan, Mrs. Morris Ferer, firs. Dave tliis rise is directly proportional to the Feder, Helen Levinson, Jeanette Mala- years. From the salary which I re- depth they endeavor to reach in th««r shoek. (Continued on page 2.)
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SojAie Tiicfcer, Jazz Singer* Remembers Met Jewish Home BY SELMA LEVIN.
taught *11 Jewish things like Jewish child was at that time. 1 »tlll The women's auxiliary of the B'nai "It certainly does ray heart good to am able to read and write Yiddtes AM! B'rith will give their annual Thanks- see Omaha with such a fine Jewish of course talk it," Miss Tucker said. giving dance in the Jewish Commun- Community Center where a Jewish "I kj»w very few Jewish familtw ity Center Thursday evening, Novem- person can get a kosher meal," said I in Omaha, but when I com? back tr. ber 24. .'• -"" .• ...:.Miss Sophie Tucker, famous Jewish] Ojnaha I hope to meet all ot ihR Plans for the dance were otitiined blues singer, in an interview behind merit Jews of. the cifcj -' at a .general "meeting of the auxiliary stage Tuesday afternoon at the MSB Tucker is going- tc Chicago 4iheld in the'Jewish Community Center World theater, where she is playing rectly after her rui\ in Omaha. this week. Wednesday evening. - . . will %ysp««* with a host of TOW Members ^ho. -have tickets to sell "Omaha's Community Center cer- at a movie hmiso in that city. It are HtsC'-'.Sam. ...Beber,. Mrs. Meyer tainly is a credit to the. Jews of the be her first. Rpppasiftncs in Beber, Mrs. William Alberts, Mrs. Joe middle west," continued Mies Tucker. houses in Chicago. Stem, Miss Lillian Eooper, Miss After having received the S*r*i» reThis world-known, star comes from Celia Kooper, Mrs. Hose Cohen, Mrs. a plain Jewish horse in Hartford, porter go charmingly, His* Samuel N. Wo* % Miss Anne Green- j Conn. Miss .Tucker says that she went gave her a hxjg^> bunch «f berg, Mrs. Harry Eochman, Mrs. j to Chader. jnst • like "ail of the old- mums for the Jewish Comwrtmity OwnWilliam Bereorici, Miss Uia Albert,) timers xaeA. to 40.** ter. Miss Lillian Lipp, and Miss Esther My ieme was- always a strictly Famous stars are b&sm -w&tere Weinberg.