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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1928
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VII.—No. 5
NORMAN HAPGOOD
Henry Monsky is one of the three This week the Jewish Press will go into many new Omaha men who are on the. program homes. We want these new homes to know the particular for the conference of community-repleasure of having a local Jewish newspaper to grace the sponsibility for human welfare; to be reading table on Friday night. held February _ 20 at the Mayflower Basketball and Debating Teams Teachers, preachers, and writers are crying out that Publicist Favors Election of hotel, Washington.. Jewishness is passing out of the home. There is no more Leave for Sioux City. Mr. Monsky. is vice president of the Governor Al Smith. potent influence for the preservation of a well-informed Omaha Community Chest. The other Judaism than a Jewish periodical. Thirteen Candidates Get Set for Final Contest to speakers -will Tie Walter W. Head and I TEN IN CONTESTS. : TRACES PARTY HISTORY. Jewish publicists are saying that the Jew knows more C..A1 Cushman. . • ' '. Win Thorpeian's Prizes. of other peoples than of his own. They suggest that he does Omaha A. Z. A-, ted strong, will not recognize his own great until they have been recognized Norman Hapgrood, benevolent-lookdepart Thursday at 5 p. m. to Sioux by the outside world. An authoritative organ of Jewish ing crusader in liberal politics, editor, City, where they wiEl compete • in a FOUR GIRLS TO GET JEWELRY news and opinion, carefully read, will remedy this sad situstatesman, dramatic critic, author, district basketball-and debate tournaation. lecturer, and the most brilliant of ment. This is the fourth annual, conconversationalists, interpreted current They're off! In the four months in which The Jewish Press has test between tEe" various chapters. politics in the light of the. comingThirteen candidates face the starting gun in the popularity sailed under its present flag, it has announced and estabThe cagers, who- will ^represent the presidential campaign in an address contest being sponsored by the Thorpeian Athletic cluby in conneclished six new features: fraternity men, are: Captain Max Altat the Jewish Community Center tiort m t h the big Jubilee Ball, to be staged at the City Auditorium schuler, Dave Frank, :Rill Gerelick, 1. Editorials by local men and women, treating Tuesday evening. on Sunday' night, March 11. ; ^ ^ ' " Bud Levin, Louis Biklin, Sam Irsn, problems of keen local irrterest. Hapgood, clearly an adherent of The candidates, called together by President Irvin Levin of Voices Zionists? Protests Against and Dave Bishoff. Besides this num2. The broadcasting of Jewish religious services Governor Al Smith, the author of a the Thorpeian club, received their instructions at aEspecial meetber, Coach Phil Gerelick and Stanley jecent biography of him, traced the S.« **Coming Events," a calendar of local events ing conducted' Wednesday evening at the Jewish Gpmmunity ~ ^ Paiesffee Taxation. ; * Levin will accompany the team. history of political parties to their " t h a t you can use throughout the following Center. • ' •.' ^ . ' ' - ' ' • ' . ' [ . ';" J ^ v " "Thp debaters who will, uphold the present status, defined the issues COL. AMERY ANSWER^;. ..::,~, week. •, • ; All of the candidates at this meeting received the tickets to national championship,;which Omaha. which he believes will be dominant in the big Jubilee Ball, which they will sell at 25 cents each to obtain won last year, are Louis Lipp and 4. *Tress Points," a column of brief, informal the coming election and stated Smith's Ottawa, Canada—(J.T. AO—The S a m F r e g g e r / votesin the big contest. -•. news noies. position on each of them. grievances of American, riZionists • Zionists * The teams that will probably • The thirteen candidates, -who. -were' -5. "Kitchen Chats," a department of recipes for Smith, according to Hapgood, is the against the Palestine administration pete?in the tournament arp: Sioux present at Wednesday's, meeting, •:••t h e housewife. one great man-the democratic party 1 for its' insufficient co-operation with City, Des Moines,. Denver, Council either in person or "by representahas developed in recent years, and it the Jewish settlera ro Palestine, were Bluffs, Rock Island, Lincoln, Fort $; 1-A weekly poem by a Jewish author, expressing tives,--vrere: • .'.-':.'..: . . remains to be seen whether the demoexpressed and assurance^, oil Behalf the thought of a poetically-minded race. Dodge and: Omaha. . . i : Sarah Yaffe, 2624 Decatnr street; crats •will deny him the nomination on of the British government that whatThis week, The Jewish Press announces its seventh Last year Des Moineg;won the disBess Gojdware, 2306 North Twentyaccount of bis religion. He lias shaken ever may be-,considered an economic trict basketball tournament" and then new feature. first, street; Lillian Steinberg, 1428 the dust of TjlTnmar.y off his feet, or. obstacle will be removed/when the 7. ; Musical criticisms by local Jewish men and West Broadway, Council Bluffs; Molthey in Hapgood's words, ha? gro-vm out new taxation policy IE fixed were the laurels, Omaha.- broughtr home the; women who are musically trained. This delie Grossman, 3101 Lincoln boulevard; of Tammany. His success in New .made here .yesterday when a delegar bacon in,debating and'the oratorical Sophie Ban, 115 South Forty-second partment should have a wide appeal for our York has been due to the fact that Social Point of View Must Be tion of- American and Canadian Zion-r contest was won by Si«tux City. It is street; Gertrnds Goldberg, 1537 South music-loving; readers. he has been supported by a strong' ists called on Col. Leopold IL'Amery * a coincidence that "with; eight, districts Tajaght Throughout State. nonpartisan grovip and has surroundTwenty-fifth, street; Sylvia Friedel, Besides these features, The Jewish Press has, in comBritish colonial, secretary, who is on in the country, ;this section brought ed himself with experts on all techni3078 Mason street; Edith Gross, 545 pact form, all the important local and world news. It is uphere; all honors back home. ; ; : . cal matters, allowing the democratic RECREATION PROGRAM. a Tvisit South Twenty-fifth avenue; Esther to-date and authoritative. It is clean.and constructive. h e delegation consisted, of Louis At a special meetingJh^Jd last Sunmachine to take care of only routine Raduziner, 3227 Lafayette avenue; May we ad your name to our regular mailing list? . . iipsky, president of the Zionist or- day, Max Kroloff, grand Alejjh Godol affairs &nd bestovang offices on the Rose Fiedler, i>12 North Thirty-third Who are the unworthy poor? ganization of America; Archibald J. spoke before basis of merit rather than because of the National A. street; Lylyan Chudacoff, 2820 CamThis question was asked by Miss Treiman, president of the Zionist Fed- of political patronage, ing street; Sophie TJLnstein, 2216 Eur- Anna : M. Cameron, executive, secre- eration of Canada; Abraham Levin, the Omaha chapter* ami -wished them dette street;- Mary Claire Shames, tary of the Nebraska Conference of honorary vice%president of Zionist a pre-w"elcome tb.-Qffl-t^ttrnamenti He. Kapg-ood believes that Smith would also stated that he; hopped* as Omaha 1529 Grant streets Social Work, in her talk at the sotaal Federation of. Canada; Lyon Cohen, is the motbj^ chapter,; that, they carry this system into national poli"The-candidates;were aU started on. service course at,the Jewish Com- honorary vice-president.. of Zionist •would co-tjperate with ..Sioux City-in tics and would make "a Euperb presian even; basis Wednesday : evening, dent." Federation of Canada;"Robert A. Dar- raaking the toumamenta, grand sucmunity CenterMonday 7 evening. and it is now. up to. the:, contestants Non-Partison Support Miss Cameron- declared that the old- win, ancLEabbi J^L.Zlatidk, execu- cess." •..' • •:,. • fashiohecl attituife^fr'rijosi 5 tive director* ofthe" Zionist Tede^ation • '"If "he is elected," jw.-.*»i4r.i<i ' • TSfew York—-(iz T. ' • A-T-—Tfefe.£5im of crowned ^queeh of tBe Jewish Com- ties toward^ tnepooiyHawaiians have a way of .making " be because he is supported by a nonmunity j.jb the big celebration to be into Wo classes,- the- ^worthy and the- of Canada. their visitors feel very sad-about leav- $100,000 -was contributed to the partisan group in the nation, as he ". In his statement to the delegation, Palestine Appeal by Nathan staged hy.theTborpeians at the Au- unworthyyis holdings back social prog^ ing, according to Mr., V/illiam Holz- United the colonial secretary declared that Straus on the occasion of his eightieth has been in the state. He will have to ditorium March 11," said Levin. T e s s . '. ' ' , ' • ' • , - " ' • . . :• • • ••-. . - . ' ' some of the. old-fashioned methods of mah, who, with Mrs. Holzrnan and birthday. The gift to the United lose many votes because he is a Cath"Every ticket tc the Jubilee Ball "The poor- are" 'social and 'unsoMrs. Morris Levy* has just returned Palestine Appeal was earmarked by olic, that cannot be denied." pives the purchaser a share in the cial,' " she said,."but.you'caini6t draw taxation inherited from the Turkish from a Hawaiian trip. The farewell, Mr. Straus for.the Hadassah Medical Heller, a resident of Omaha Hapgood won the greatest applause -award of a brand new Chrysler^car, a line between" the w6rthy and the times needed. recasting and that the liketh.e welcome, includes the presen* organization and is to be administered of the evening when he Baid that he method of taxation on a fixed assessJOT over'50 years, died at the home 1828 model, furnished by Andrew unworthy. ' For, every "condition there tationiof lei, garlands of flowers wivich Mwphy and Son, Chrysler distrib- must be a cause/ and. i' isf the duty ment instead of the annual broduce pf his daughter, Mrs. James S.G6etz, are later dropped into the sea as a by Miss Henrietta Szold, the Ameri- thought the tradition of a protestenr was. beingsintroduced into Palestine ^Tuesday, "after a short illness which can member of the Palestine execu- president should be broken, that he utors.". of the social worker to discover it." token of the traveler's desire to re- tive. and would eventually displace the fordeveloped from a cold. intended to vote for this Catholic, and The prizes, to be awarded the four "The laitfy' isf likely to be very • Funeral services- were held Wednes- turn. This gift of Mr. Straus' makes the th&t if ever there were a Jewf of the girls finishing in the first four places, dovmright in-its-judgments," she said. mer. Mr.. Holzman was enthusiastic in amount he has contributed to Pales- calibre of Justice Brandeis in line for day afternoon.; Mr. Heller iz survived were placed on display • this week at "The bad boy -is- all 4>ad-to. them. The Tax Reform Needed, t his praises of Hawaiian scenery, the the Jewish Community Center. The delinquent girl" is beyond help." Mr. Iipsky spoke of the handicaps by two daughters, Mrs. James S. enchanting Hawaiian melodies, and tine during his lifetime more than \ president, he would vote for him. $1,500,000, which includes a" recent! That, he said, would mark a distinct prizes are as follows: First, $200 dia- Miss Cameron "told-of-conditions in placed on the Zionist endeavor by Goetz of Omaha, and Mrs. David Demond ring; second, ?100 diamond bar the rural districts of-the state, espe- what seemed to be the indifference gen of Chicago, and two sons, Mark the Hula dance, which he says is gift of $250,000 for a health center in advance in a liberal point of view for pin; third, §50 wrist watch; fourth, cially in the- sand- hill-".regions where of the Palestine government to eco^ H. Heller of Denver and Edwin B. beautiful and elevating as danced in Jerusalem and §75,000 for a health the country, ' Hawaii, entirely lacking the vulgar- center in Tel Aviv. S50 strand of Richeliau Pearls. The special diseases-are. prevalent. nomic and taxation reforms essential Heller of Lincoln. Hapgood expressed pride in the ity of the American version. Mr. Heller was 83 years old, and value of all prizes has been guaranfor the development of the Jewish United States' lead in mass producMr. Holzman's party visited HonoRural- Prablenis..'r •- : teed by ths Malashock Jewelry, comNational home. He spoke of the hard- had been active until Monday when tion in the world, thereby raising the pany of Omaha. "You would think* that, there would ships imposed upon Jewish colonies the increasing severity of his cold lulu and the town of Hilo, on the •I* w« v« standard of living. As the most imisland of Hawaii, where the only acCandidates, in the instructions from be no social^probleriis-in the great' by the heavy~ taxes on- producp, re- forced him to take to his bed. poftant issues of the present, he tive volcano is "located. The volcano He was born in Austria and at the President Levin, were informed that open spaces. . But; it is" my experience gardless of the profits involved; of named international peace, the moditheywere not to restrict their efforts that the greater, the" space's,' th6 great- the assessment based upon the prices age of 22 came to the United States. had been in action the night before The women's department of the fication of- our Latin A.nerican policy. bo members of the Jewish community. er the problems. Many country chil- paid ,hy Jews to Arabs while the; Arab He had been retired from active busi- they arrived, and they were able to physical education department of the farm relief, the control of water see glowing, molten lava y as they "The Trig Jubilee Ball is to be dren do not'get fresh 'vegetables and land "was not affected by the tax upon ness for about twelve years. looked down into the crater at night. Jewish Community Center will dem- power which will;rise out of flood premilk. Housing in small" communities; open to the world, that is, to every the • registration of titles and of the During the day, steam arose from the onstrate in a class exhibition Febru- \-ention measures along the Missis' • • lack of assistance t a industrial" develperson purchasing a ticket; for 25 is an-acute problem." ; , sippi river, and- the cjuestion of the crevices, often giving forth sulphu- ary 9 at 8 p. m. Professor -T/Earl S^Henger of • the opment. He unfolded the grievances3 cents," said Levin. "The right to Volstead act. • A special feature of tlu program c rous fumes.Mr. Helijnan took some share in the. award of a new Chrys- University • of _Omaha; spoke on a city held by American Zionists- toward the will be an Indian club swinging by During • a small dinner which pre.photographs of the volcano. ler car, we believe, will be sufficient recreation program,' -stressing- the Palestine government on/ account- of Ethel Greenberg and Minnette Sherceded the lecture, Mr. Hapgood disMr; Holzman found two Hawaiian inducement for' thousands of per- need Hfor trained playground leadersi its tack.-, of co-operation in industrial man. coursed on politics and literature alsons to-purchase tickets Especially "We have "beeri emphasizing; voca- aid commercial development. \': The Max Katleman of Lincoln^ Nebr,, customs very" curiouSf the eating of ternately. He has in preparation a The first number will be "March"poi" which, he says, looks and tastes in view of the fact that the person tional education at vthe) expense of president of the Zionist Organization died early Monday morning, book on Shakespeare, in which he ing Tactics," Tby twelve girls of the like billboard paste, and the traffic u e D e n v e r winning the car need not be present teadu^gv them hpwj to spend their of America said that the great 6 y & - F ' f ' Colorado/from pneusenior class that meets at 6 o'clock on purposes to."get.ofl; his chest" thft -cop's'habit of sitting at a street inthat evening." leisure time,"-h.e said.;-; J >. . ' r The -••-••-• H e w a s 40 y e a r s old. pathy and the confidence of American | moma. r . tersection in a swivel chair; directing Tuesdays and Thursdays. This num- reasons why Shakespeare has beets The social service course will end bod w a s : s e n t to Zionists: in the British policy in pales? traffic from undejneath; a great sun ber will be especially significant, as the greatest single influence in his Chicago— (J. T. A.)—A check for next Monday •-with the-coming" of tine was being undermined and asked Funeral services were held Tuesday umbrella surmounted by the stop-and- the girls •will form a living J. C. C, life. Next..to. JShakespeare with him Rowland Haynes, secretary ofthe afternoon in Lincoln. Mr. Katleman $10,000 was presented by Julius RosMr. Amery •whether the government and an opening and closing rose come* the Bible, and out of his adgo sign. , , . . . enwald ' to Commander' Richard E. University of Chicago, who will lia'd in mind the elimination of causes was a resident of Lincoln, for about among other feats. miration for the Bible has come his He visited Alexander E. Linczar, fifteen years and was well known* He Byrd to aid in financing Commander speak on "Community" Organization 6f these grievances. interest in Zionism and Jewish aii'airs "Captain Jinks," a ball ?tunt, will the field representative of the Jewish of Social Work." A discussion of Mr. is survived by his widow, two brothByrd's proposed antartic expedition. be staged by the Junior girls. The generally. He regards the Jewish Difficult Beginnings. Haynes' paper will be led by John ers, Julius Katleman of. Council Welfare board in Hawaii, sna learned •girls participating are Sally Greencontribution to civilization second only Mr. Amery in reply said that- the Bluffs, Iowa, and S. Katleman. of that there are over two hundred JewThe business man who can't rule Hall, director of the Omaha Welfare berg, Eunice Rosenstein, Marion to'that of the Greeks "which "is really ish soldiers stationed on the island. Federation and the Community Chest. British government fully appreciated his wife can at least, dictate to his Omaha; and his aged father, L KatleThe spiritual needs of the few Jews Wienberg, Sara Schults, Jeannette tremendous, considering that the anthe great part played by the Zionists man of Omaha, Nebr. stenographer. in Hawaii,; as weir as those of the Modkowitz, Peal Lazerous, Evelyn cient Jews were a little band of shepin the United States and elsewhere in soldiers, are looked after by Mr. Shafton, Margaret Bearr, Isabelle herds." helping to bring about the success of Mrs. I. Katleman Rosenblatt, Minda Friedman, Susan Senator Robinson Asked about his political and reLinczer. ' ' .••"-. the great experiment which'the BritCorman, Dorothy White, Gertrude ligious affiliations, Hapgood said that Dies. Suddenly ish government had undertaken when Cannot Come Now Stein, and Marion Wiesman. j he is "a Unitarian and a political iuit gave the Balfour 'Declaration and Mrs. I. Katleman died suddenly at assumed responsibility for. the man- Nathan. E. Jacobs* secretary, of the An advanced gymnastic group willj dependent." her home Wednesday evening. Mrs. date in Palestine, and it welcomed and Temple Brotherhood, has received a be demonstrated by the Senior class. 1 Friday Night, February 3, 1928 Katleman was 60 years old at the valued the co-operation it had re- letter from Senator Joe T. Robinson, The Junior class will do a "Tumbling j WKNY—New York, N...Y. <32G time of her death. She is survived ceived from them. Of the ultimate j Whom the Brotherhood had iindted to Clown" act for the fourth number on M.) 5:30-6:15 p. m., eastern time. by her husband, Mr. L Katleman, success of that experiment he had no! come to'Omaha to make an address, Miss Hbrfcense Breckler of New the program. Temple Emanu-El. Friday evening five danghters, Mrs.-H. 'Weiner, Mrs. doubt, indeed it was already more! that present duties make it impos- York, national field s««retary of the The Wee One's dancing class will S. Weinszeg', Mrs. H. Stein, Mrs. J. than an experiment, but between tbejsible for him to accept the engage- Council of Jewish Women, will ad- give "Hobby Horse," and "Oh Where, service. dress - the Omaha Council at their WMBS—HarrisburgS, Pa. (231 Weiner, of Omaha, and Mrs. A. inception and the fruition of a great ment during the present session of monthly meeting following a lunch- Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone ?" Cantor I. Kahanowitch will present Mi) 7:45 p. m., eastern time. Dr. Hirshman of Philadelphia, and one undertaking there were always the Congress. _• a specially arranged program and an eon at the Blackstone hotel ThOTsday, Philip D. Bookstaber. Subject of son. Meyer fiietzes.of Russia. There difficult initial stages, he said. evening service in Council Bluffs SunTalmud Torah To The Brotherhood will try to bring February 9. are 20 grandchildren. address: "Looking: Upward." day evening. The concert will be givMiss Breckler is well known in the Sam Beber, who is accompanying him to Omaha at a later date. Give Jewish Program en at B'nsi- Israel synagogue, €18 Services were to be held at 2 p. m. work of the Council of Jewish WoSunday Morning, February 5, 1928 Thursday at 1108 ftorth 23rd street, the local 'A. Z. A. teams to Sioux Maurice Civin has left for Okla- men and of the Hadassah. Daring: The children of the Talmud Torah j Mynster street, City, where they will enter the. dis\ The cantor will 5te assisted by a WWJ—Detroit, Mich. (352.7 M) and burial in Golden Hfll cemetery. . . .,, ,. , homa, where he •will be government the war sh> worked in Poland and •will give a playlet for Jewish Arbor tnct tournament, will occupy, the pul- . ' ... . • .* • , •. 10:45-a. m., eastern time. Dr.-Leo ., ... , ,, . • i income tax'auditor for ths states of Russia and has been associated with Day, at 2:30 p. m., Sunday, at the double choir and a large orchestra. B'nai Israel synagogue, Eighteenth; This will be hia first concert in CounM. Franklin. Subject of address: David Brown in relief work. «»*and « Arkansas. The Brotherhood of Temple Israel pit of the modem orthodox synagogue Oklahoma in Sioux City Friday evening. "What Next?" Business of the local Council will and Chicago streets. They playiet' cil Bluffs, but his work in Omaha ie Will have a de luxe bridge Wednesday, WNAC—Boston, Mass. (461 M.) February 8, at Sq'15 p. m. A-Jamp ' Fred Cherniss, Omaha attorney, has The real, danger to an «iitor, on also he transacted a t this meeting, Trill be T h e Jewish Trees." There well known to Council Bluffs ifews. 10:45 ».,mM eastern time. Rabbi has been given }>y'. the Nebraska filed, for municipal judge.. Walter' L. account of his blood jiressure, comes which is open to members snd friends. will he -Jewish and English recita- Tickets are being sold by isffie^fS 6f the B'nai Israel congregation attd at Harry Levi. Power company to be used as -a Cropper and Thomas P." Gentleman when be is thanked for some^iing, in- Reservations should fee made with tions. Dr. Philip Sh«r is chairman of Diamond's meat mari-* r the program. The public is invited. Mrs. H a r r y W o l | . ;.," _. . '.y. stead of blamed; for have also, filed.
ISSUES IN ADDRESS
fflSTOTOORNEY
UPSEY ASKS BRITISH
REDRESS WRONGS
LATTY MUST CHANGE
NATHAN STRABS MAKES CHARMS OF HAWAII NEW GIFT TO HEALTH ARE MANY, SAYS WORKjNPALESm WIUJiaiHOLZMAN
ALBERTHELLER, AGED ^DIBMERE
MAX KAHMAN DIES MONDAY AT DENVER *>
BROADCASTING OF JEWISH SERVICES
FIELD SECRETARY TO SPEAK I N OMAHA
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COUNCIL BLUFFS TO HEIR OMAHA CANTOR
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