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Entered 4» MCOnd-clatSr^i^SnaKer on January 27, 1021. at bottUffifce.at Omaha. N < ® ^ i . « u n d e r the Act of. March 3. 1879.
VOL. VI.—47
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1,1927
Szigeti Lauds Work of Concert Group
TIMES" CENSURES HONGARYFOR ANTISEMIHC RIOTS
They Devour Every Word
Joseph Szigeti, world-renowned Hungarian violinist, heard the last rehearsal of the Bach concerto played Tuesday evening at the Jewish Community Center by three pianos and a string orchestra under the The New York Daily Protests . Against Students' Show , direction of Sandor Harmati, Mon-
OMAHA DEBATERS TAKE VICTORY FROM BROOKLYN
Feuchtwanger's Novel to Go on Screen
Manchester. — (J. T. A.) — Lion A letter from Philip Mandel to Feuchtwanger's novel, "Jud Suss," the Jewish Press- tells a graphic published in the United States under "story of the arrival of the first the title "Power" will be made into s. copy of The Jewish Press in the moving picture, it was learned today BtiJL President's Message Atclub rooms of the Omaha club of Klutznick and Abrahams Defeat when it was announced that a com- So He Tells B'nai B'rith In Conference on "King Easterners in Colonization tacks Departure from New York. ' pany to produce the powerful novel on of Kings" Clash of Hate !'." "r^M^®?^ Customs the screen had been formed. "I might tell you that practicalday. -\\ " . - [ • ' • ' • ; ' • •-.'•-.' . ly every word in your publication It was learned that the author reHe praised the performance of the 300 HEAR DEBATE "SELF-CONTROL NEEDED" J R A B & PROTEST was devouredby bur news-hungry ceived the amount of $40,000 for the FILM MAY BE REVISED work enthusiastically. • screen rights of the novel. The novel members," hewrites. "Everyone New York. (J. T. A.)—Declaring Omaha logic scored over New York was hailed in Europe and America as Cincinnati.—(J. T. A.)—The opinion •'_, New^orfc—(J. T. A.)—No 'stand wanted to 'read the issue at the that the anti-Semitic student riots in oratory in the Jewish Colonization deof the Independent Order B'nai B'rith J an outstanding event in the world of will "be .taken; officially by the Union Hungary do - not make a good im- same time. Thus," I can assure bate between the Jewish Community letters, depicting Jewish life, in Ger-will be asked by motion picture proof Orthodox Congregations on the pression upon American public you that your paper is very popu- Center of Omaha, and that of Brook- many in the seventeenth centuries. ducers to ascertain whether any picCleyelaiia JeTyisJv Center case, i t was now in - New opinion, the New York Times in. an lar with Omahans lyn, New York, in the Jewish Comture on a Jewish subject or containing : declared a t , the closing session of editorial entitled "Jew-Baiting at York." '• " " munity enter Wednesday evening. Jewish characters is offensive to the the annual convention of the Unoin. The Omaha club of New York Budapest," strongly censured the Jewish people, it was learned here toPhilip Klutznik and Milton AbraThe ;Uiiion 'will be in contact with Hungarian authorities for tolerating is a recently organized society hams, members' of the team that day following the publication in the the ClevelandOrthodox committee Local Quota Neatly Met. this state of affairs and urged the with a membership of 30 persons brought Omaha victory, won by a B'nai B'rith Magazine of an exchang-e and <will- intervene for peace,at the leaders of Hungary who disapprove living in New York, former resi- two-to-one vote of the judges. Philip of 'letters between Will H. Hays, preproper- moment^ it was declared-. Leading. members of the Reform of the riots to raise their . voices dents of Omaha. Its headquarters Klutznik's rebuttal marked the high sident of the Motion Picture Producers are at 319, East Seventeenth spot in r.n evening distinguished by A review of -the activities of the group of Omaha . Jews . worked last against them. and Distributors of America, ami Alstreet, New York: City.; Ilnldn "of prthdo'x Jewish Congrega- week-end in behalf of "the Union of fred M. Cohen, president of the I. O. some excellent oratorical flourishes on "Hungary is loudest among the Green Discusses Immigration idoM;_v?is presented to the Conven- Hebrew Congregations, „ in co-operaB. B. each side, and served to swing the casualty nations of the war in proProblems tknif by 'Habbi Herbert S. Goldstein tion with Rabbi Leo Franklinof De- claiming her wrongs ; before the sentiment of the 300 persons who The initial conference, which was in the president's message. heard the debate, to the negative side. troit, who came to Omaha Friday as forum of world opinion," the "Times" New York.—(J. T. A.)—The crea- hel at Mr. Hayg.' office in New York, Dry Goldstein touched upon the a member of the "flying squadron," writes. Her plea for sympathy is Milton Abrahams' rebuttal was also tion of an Orthodox National Board the beginning of November was pareffective, and clinched the victory for of Jewish Education to bring about ticipated in by Former Governor Mildbrietion obtaining now in many cities whihh has been touring the country certainly not helped by anti-Jewish c Omaha, rendering the final speech for a unification of the curricula in theliken of Maine, who is Mr. Hays' aide between the Orthodox and the mpd-to collect funds for the cause of riots in her universities and colleges. _< ndiid; congregations known as Con- liberal Judaism. I t would be, comparatively speaking, Heads of Children's Homes Discuss the affirmative wholly ineffective. various Hebrew Schools and Talmud and John Flinn, Mr, Hays began the Welfare Problems. servative, particularly with regard question was whether Jewish Torah and the starting of a cam-conference by \leclaring that he deRabbi Franklin preached before a a comfort to think that the Budapest to seating men and women together, large congregation in Temple Israel campus pogroms are primarily an Colonization in Palestine should be paign of $250,000 to organize the sired, above everything else, that the INSTITUTIONS DESCRIBED. encouraged in preference to Jewish Orthodox c o n g r e g a t i o n s and motion picture be an agency for the this being .the crux of the contro- Friday evening, touching incidentally ebullition of the same boyish spirits Colonization in Russia, the visitors strengthen their union were decided greatest good; that he realised its vast, versy; i n ; the celebrate i Cleveland upon his mission. During .the week- which find expression on Morningside possibilities between racial and religThe foster care of children was taking the affirmative side. Jewish" flitter case. . upon by the national conference o* end, Rabbi Franklin and the local Heights in tearing down grandstands; ious groups, and rejoiced that it had the subject of three talks and a liveLionel Golub, captain of the BrookAt a public- meeting held January committee visited a number of per-for bonfires. But outbreaks of antithe Union of Orthodox Jewish Con25, 1926, at the Ohab Zedek Syna- sons in the interest of the work and Semitism are not isolated incidents ly general discussion in the fourth lyn team, made a stirring appeal for gregations which closed its three been given to him tp eid in directing gogue, .the.. following proclamation were successful in gaining contribu- in Hungary. They are, apparently, meeting of the Social Service course the national Jewish homeland, but days' sessions held at the Jewish it to that end. At the second conference Mr. Hays was/ issued, Dr. Goldstein stated. "I tions for the, fund. the normal expression of a prevail- in the Jewish Community Center the affirmative failed to establish a Center, 131 W. Eighty-sixth street, told Mr. Cohen that he sought friendly positive argument and contented itMonday evening. want to-read it to you so that you and at the Spanish and Portuguese Henry Ro&enthal, president of ing national temper. Student riots and reliable guidance so that when the The advantages of foster homes! self with a rebuttal of the negative may; realize what is the proper stand Temple Israel, is chairman of the are ^part of the mood which finds exSynagogue on Monday. industry produced a picture having to in this matter and to call a halt to local- committee which has as; mBin- pression in banning Hungary's . lead- over institutional. care were stressed j '•laims. Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein was any i inroads! attempted by our so-bers Rabbi Frederick Conn, Harry ing playwright from the stage of the by a number, of the speakers. Eev. "The negative must, justify agranc re-elected President of the union. do with Jews it could be sure that the picture would give jno offense or be. scale diversion of rifort from PEICScalled conservatives in our orthodox Rosenfeld and Dave Rosenstock. National Theater and in the avowed E. J. Flanagan, of:Father Flanagan's About 300 delegates, representing even innocently, arss instigator of pretine," declared Mr. Golub, at the beBoys' home, and "W. H. Fletcher, synagogue:' " ' congregations affiliated with the or-judice. To this end, he invited the coOmaha has not yet reached its aims of powerful political leaders. superintendent of the Nebraska' Chil- einning of his ?.pe°vh, thus attemptcsp-;. obedience Needed. ganisation, attended the sessions and operation of the B'uai B'rith due to quota, according to Mr. Henry Ros- In-the hard days which the war has ing to throw the burden of the proof dren's Home society, told of their a large number, of Orthodox Jev»-s occasions when its Anti-Defamation • "Orthodox Jjudajsm is the faith; and en thai, and contributions.;: may"' still brought on the Magyar people the rjson the negative. experience with child care. attended, the mass meeting held Sat- League has called the attention of the practice < of ,tbe Jews a. • laid down be sent to the fund in care of Rabbi one thing that would seem to be most Klutznick pointed out the circumIt was pointed out that the child needful is internal peace.- If Hungary urday night at the Ohab Zedek Syn- motion picture industry tofilmsCOBin -the written, "and oral^ law (TheFrederick Cohn. / stances which had bereft Russian Jews is~.fd* win "her Way back'to -whaV-she jp JSie poster honif is Jfflcely" to., be • which -waFisddressed- Isyj-Jnsr- tabninp- -matter ©ffensive to .the Jewish Bib^r^ESc^PalJfiueT "and The"Coiles)^ of. their Jivlihood' and-Tdescribsd thej considers her proper place, she needs the "child not easily, placeable iir a tice Irving Lehman, Gedaliah Bub- people. . Ttei need today, l a religion, as well problem as one .which could be solved ; all,-the,.educated leadership she canhome. Mr. Fletcher stressed the beas" in* government, is obedience to- the with more expediency by the coloniza- lick, Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein, - The' Je-vqsh Telegraphie Agency get. Instead, the eyes of too many lief that a home is a child's heritage, tion in southern Russia than by emi- Gustavus Rogers and Rabbi Israel learns that the cause for th nefefttiaIaw7_jt_is_ unthinkable, according to of her leaders are turned, to the past. and that a foster home is the logigration to Palestine, which, he said, Rosenberg, president of the Union of tions conducted by the I. O, B. B, vith the . Jewish religion, to have a, vote The memories of defeat are invoked cal place for a homeless child. the leaders of the tnotioh picture in"is today, despite the wonderful work Orthodox Rabbis. taken in the congregations in regard Judge W. W.. Slabaugh, member of that has been done there, entirely inand. mobilized in search of a scapeEdward ,R.«JBurke» president of the dustry was the complaint voiced in the to this or that' practice of the faith. To Observe Ssbbath. Jewish pulpit and the pvem against Omaha School board, will speak on goat. The universities, instead of be- the board of the Child Saving In- adequate." It 16" not the vote but the "Din" (The The Union of Orthodox Jewish the objectipnal features of the Cecil tie "The: Publte Schools of Omaha" at ing employed as instruments of na- stitute, led the discussion. following Abrahams picked up the affirmaJewish Law) that is supreme. Today an open meeting of Omaha 'lodge, tional regeneration, are . in .danger of the papers. Judge Howard Kennedy tive's appeal for Palestine culture, and Congregations -went on record as Mille production, "King of. Kings," tliere" is danger in the gradual break I . O . B. B., in the Jewish Community being turned into arenas of racial was chairman of the evening. brought <?ut that the starving Rus- favoring the introduction into the in-•which, giving a one-sided presentation froftr Jewish tradition. It has even and religious hate s Center, December 8. sian's present need is food first and dustries of the country of a five-day of the Crucifixion, is considered »* reached, the .Bynagogue itself. We working week, with a view to enable likely to incite racial and religious Mr. Burke is an able attorney and culture afterward. proclaim, most strongly, that the prejudice which might testilt in antiInternational Problem in his work with the" schools is closeThe judges were Judge W. G. Hast- Jewish workers to observe the Sabworshipping together- of men and Jewish violence v?hen th* ptcturies ex"No doubt there are leaders of the bath. This decision was taken after ly in touch, with educational affairs. ings, Prank Fogarty and Henry women (without any separating parhibited in East European countries. Hungarian people wjjio disapprove of the convention had listened to an He understands the needs of Omaha } Monsky. y Musical selections were given tition) is in conflict with the law address by William Green, president! The Jevdish Telegraphic Agency slao schools and -will explain them in his the Swastika riots or even view, them The Kollege Klub, a group of Oma-i b y F a n n y F i s h a n dg a r a h y of Judaism; with dismay. It is their duty, then, ha young men, ex-college boys, will of the American Federation of' learns that lj! the matter of the film, talk.,'. i a s t e r was chairaian of the I r v i n sta m "The Union, of Orthodox Jewish Labor, who declared that the Federa- "King of Jung*" the I. O. B. B. vmR There will also-, be musical num-to.make that fact plain to the out-give.the first of a series of weekly• Congregations of America, as an evi- bers. Professor Nathan Bernstein is side world. American public opinion, Sunday- night dances at the Jewish.) tion was determined to see to it that asked by the Motion Picture Producer* dence . of this law, does not accept in charge of the program. The open' whi&ihas taken pride in the work Community Center, Sunday, Dec 4. the five-day week, which is already and Distributors of America, to api-to membership congregations •wor- meetings of the . B'nai B'rith this that one American, Jeremiah Smith, in practice in several industries, be point a committee of t*o .lew* to Music will be furnished by the Blue study the objectionable fentures of the shipping in synagogues in which the year have brought a number of out- has done for the • economical revival Chasers Orchestra. The dances are extended to all branches of labor. seating arrangements violate . this standing speakers to the members. of Hungary under the auspices of the under the management of Fred BrodMr. Green in the course of his re-film and to rewmTinenci revisionfe. League of Nations, will . not be key and Phil Gerelick. tradition. The eighth annual Inter-club de- marks also touched on the immigrapleasantly affected by the latest ,.Warning Given. " : bates of the Omaha Technical high tion question indicating that his orincidents. "The Agudath Harabonim — the school were held Tuesday. Girls, de- ganization is seeking a way to elimibating unemployment legislation on nate the hardships resulting from the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of Ameri"The problem is one that affected, the negative side, won both girls' de- present immigration law through the ca and Canada—has gone on record in varying degree, many of the,new bates. In three boys' debates on theseparation of families, "We do not in regard to this matter in the; folReports of the midwest conference nationalities in. Central EuropeBeth Hamedrosh Hogodel will pre- policy of the United States toward Preparations for the cbaerrance lowing terms: "We .warn all . our want families to- be separated. We American sentiment for 'self-determof the Council of Jewish Women sent a grand Chanukah concert De- Mexico two affirmative teams and one Maccabean Day in Onisbs are being brethren that it is a grave transwill do all that is possible that wowere heard afc. a meetings of the ination'; cooled off perceptibly when cember 25. egative team won out. grsesion for the sexes to co-mingle men and children may be reunited made by s committee of which Mrs. 1, it was shown that 'unredeemed' naOmaha. Council in tiie Jewish ComThe concert will be given by a Jewish members of the teams were with their husbands and fathers and Kulakofsky is chairman, during prayer in the rHouse of Wormunity Center. Monday, afternoon. tionalities, once! freed, have shown m&ls choir:.and symphony. orchestra Erven Wezelman, Max Miller, Abe The day will be observed m Dw. 1 <S that Jewish families may be united ship.' Mrs. Carl Furth and Mrs.- William a • pretty k talent for oppression on under the direction of Cantor Kahan- Miller, Lous Shrier, Max Weinstein, the first <ky of Chamikhh, and w.U be in this country. "The most eminent Jewish authori- Holzman presented the reports. Mrs. their own account. A great deal a tajr day for the Jewish National owitch. Miss Fanny Fish, violinist,.) Julius Froom, Benny Freshman, Sylshould be allowed for war psychoties of Europe and Palestine have Holzman also told of the work done Gompers Praised. Fund: This JB the fourWtoth annuM and • Miss Sarah Fish-, pianist, will via Bezman, Nioma Cohn, Toby Flax, signed the following, proclamation! by the . immigration department of logy, for the rush of the wine of - "Economic necessity has driven the d*v of its kinrf, being devoted to the assist. The program will be anMinnie Froom, Miriam Martin, snd 'It was,,with grave concern that we the Council, of which she is chair- freedom to heads long bent under the nounced later. American Federation of La\ar to i collection of contribution fottftefimri, Dora Freshman. yoke, for the. inevitable trials and heard of the .breach in the » n c adopt a policy for restricted immi- which purges land in Pfttwtrte in the nervous exasperations connected with tuaries" among our American brethgration," Mr. Green continued. "We name of the Jewish peopie- £ * tart . Mrs..I. Rqsenthal, president of thenation-building or rebuilding. ' But ren^: which permit the promiscuous •want to raise the standard of living two annual days brought the f«r>< Council, presided. nearly ten years after the armistice congregation of men and women durof the American worker and this is about $70,000, more thfcn ^ I*r cent is a fairly long time. Hungary ing the services. . possible only through a normal' ab- of its annual income. might imitate the example of other A meeting *IU be held I» the Ben Zion Gershater loves to read j for the light from the nearest star sorption of the newly arrived." Mr. Community Center Pee. 4 •* post-war nationalities in the matter Green paid high tribute to his predeto reach the eye of an observer like of substituting self-conrtol for stories—in the skies. cessor, the late Samuel Gompers, m. to make further plstw. * £ £ The swing of the stars in their himself on' earth. He told them •who, he stated, was "of you." GompLondon.--(J. T. A.)-^A wish of courses, the flash of a meteorite about "falling _ stars," and how they | e d to report, at iUi ^ ers' devotion to the cause of the the prince of Wales will be fulfilled through the firmament, the march of: do not fall, but.only appear to do so. M Bess-Weinstein is A program ,of three one-act plays American worker and to the ideals through the generosity- of Bernard Orion across the heavens—these are The astronomy talk given at Techwill be. presented by the Little TheFuneral services for Louis Neve- the stories that Ben Zion, eighth nical high school was preliminary to of America during his fifty years of the Junior Bactasgah. Baron, > well known Jewish philan? Further information may b e ^ f d J . 5 ater group of the Jewish Coiintonity leff, who died Saturday as a result grade student at Kellom school, reads the coming of Professor Braungart service can never be forgotten. The thropist here^ Centerat the Center December 10. president of the American Federa':ian calling Mts. Kulakofsky At Atlanta When .the Prince of Wales recently of injuries received in an automo- every evening in the sky. to speak on astronomy. Ben Zion This will be the first evening of of Labor also lauded the many thou- 1843. bile accident ten days before, were As did the Jewish Shepherd boys, gave an introduction to the subject. sands of Jewish workers who are afone-act plays to be given by this visited the. Jewish Settlement House held Sunday afternoon at 111 South Ben Zion has read most of the watching their flocks by night, many group, which is working under the in the St. George district, he ex- Thirty-fourth. street. filiated with his organization, declarpressed, the hope^ that the institution cstrohomy books. in the public lihundreds of years ago on the slopes direction of Mrs. Herman ^ Jahr. : Mr. Neyeleff is survivedby his ing that by their heroic stand in the will soon have a new building. Mr. brary. Their technicalities do not Mrs^ Phineas Wintroub will play Baron, in a communication addressed widowi Mrs. Sophie Neveleff, and of Palestine, Ben Zion finds comfight against Communism they upalarm him. He doesn't know trigo"Nance" in "Dregs," owing to: theyesterday to-the committee in charge three children, Herbert, Bluma and pany in the stars. l.old the structure of the American nometry, but he can .understand the By day, he gets his lessons done Invitations n l v T g i otit this week fact that Miss Gertrude White, -who of the. settlement, declared that he Sidney. His brothers, Mr. Sam Nevegovernment at its weakest point. planetesmal hypothesis. in a hurry and goes off to the science to member of the HlftMiMt filled the role in the performance in will contribute the amount of £50,- leff, Mr. Simon Neveleff, and Mr. It is the ambition of Ben Zion to section of the library, where science club for the joyous ^ Dave Neveleff of Chicago, came to the A; Z. A. road show, will not be000 to realize the prince's wish. get a close-up view of the sky Fifth Annual New YUMB books soon pile up on the table beLeningrad—Four and three-tenths Omaha for the funeral. -inthecity. , . ;•.';••:-.'';••.:. - , through a big telescope. He would per cent of all the synagogues in the Dance, to be given thle year fit tt)P Mr. Neveleff was 50 years old, and fore him. Ben Zion has been studying as- like to be on speaking terms with Union of Socialist Soviet Republics Blaekstone hotel. Warsaw—Elijah Krejnin, at one lived at 2816 North Sixteenth street. * To Be in Who's Who. time wealthy industralist and one of Burial was in Golden Hill cemetery. tronomy for a long time,, but nobody Mars and count the rings of Saturn. have been confiscated by the Com- Plans for en evenihg of surprise music . | The Jewish Press, is informed that the-founders of the Zionist organiza.In additiori to bequests made by Mr. knew about it until he gave a talk He would like to say "How do youmunist authorities, according to sta- entertainnMsnt are complete. will be by: Ed K&hn's jazz onMtestra, do" to the stars that can't be seen tistical data compiled by the anti-reSam Altschuler's name will appeat tion in .Poland, committed suicide Neveleff to local organizations, Mrs. the other day in the Technical high ligious museum here. According to The affair is being givtftvfer members? ^mong the Ornahans" in a. coming is- .here. He was 56 years old. The reason .Neyeleff announces through Mr. John school. He told the students about by the naked eye. Some day, per|sue of Who's Who- in American wa§r*said to. .have been his economic Feldman a gift of ?25 to the Jewish the distance of the stars from .the haps, he will do all this. And in j the same figures 5.4% of the Catholic and their friends, Keservatidftt.#houW be made e»rly. I churches and 3.6% of the Lutheran. plight "' earth and how it takes many years j that hope, he studies National Fund. •Jewry.
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Wales IVJafe Wish ; Baron Waves His Wand
Neveleff Dies of Injuries
Highland Club Party Plans Made