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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1928 MARRLVGES IMPARTIAL COURT VOIDINGBYOFRABBIS ILLEGAL ANNOUNCES REPORT ON ZIONIST BREAK
VOL. VII—No. 25
Lord Plumer Resigns VS OF OMAHA MAX FROMKIN IS As Palestine Head URGED TO PAY CHOSEN HEAD OF DRIVE PLEDGES LOCAL BMAl BRTTH
Long Branch, N. J.—(J. T. A.)— London.—(J. T. A.)—The retireBoys who go to camp this year will No rabbi has the right to annul- a ment of Lord Herbert S. Plumer from have more facilities for entertainment marriage that has been performed by the post of high commissioner of the than they had last year. Mr. Sam a rabbi, whether orthodox or reform, Palestine government, was announced Vorzimer has arranged to provide and annulment can take place only by movies for the boys on Monday and a rabbinic council, according to a $10,000 Needed for United Jew- by the Colonial office today. Lord Plu- District Convention Delegates Convention Delegates and Ofmer, will retire from his post in the Wednesday evenings. He has also pro- Administration Found Guilty of paper presented by Rabbi Louis M. fleers to Be Honored ish Campaign at Loose Handling of Return With Program fall, following a three months' leave, vided a radio for the camp. Epstein of Boston to the second day's at Dance Once. of Activities Funds. which will begin in July. One of; the thirty boys who will session of the rabbinical assembly of MANY FEATURES PLANNED form the first group to go to Camp ADVISE AGAINST PAYING. the Jewish Theological -Seminary of DAVID BROWN SENDS PLEA- Rumors as to the possible successor OMAHANS B I N OFFICES' for the Palestine high commiasionerMorris Levy has come 275 miles to go America at the.Betel Scarboro here. The Omaha lodge No, S54 of the At the semi-annual election of offi- to this camp. .' - ship are surrent here, the name of Whether gift? JBrom a non-Jew to a $10,000 must be collected by the New York.—(J. T. A.)—The Judges eers held last week, Joe L. Cohen was He is Louis Lipman of Bassett, court of inquiry appointed by Dr. synagogue shoulfi^e. accepted was l i e Jews-of Omaha imsHedistely in order. Sir Gilbert Clayton, former civil sec- I. O. 8. JB. is aJ] prepared for n busy season of activity, hsring elerted its . chosen Ateph Godol (president). He Neb., who is now visiting the family of disenssftin by. the conyen-1-tjjat A g payments on Chaim Weizmann, president of the subject j made retary of the Palestine government, ww administration slate and its succeeds THqrris Givot. being prominently mentioned. of Jack Levinsky, having come to delegates returned with an extensive The other offices were filled as fol- Onjaha for the special purpose of go- world Zionist organization, to investi- tion delegates^ Al.yesolation adopted for the "United Jewish Campaign, in gate charges of mismanagement recommended thalrpich gifts may-be November, 1926, be "bought up to date. program from the district convention lows:' Dave Biahoff, vice -president; ing to Camp Morris,Levy. against the present administration of accepted. This announcement was made by Mr. of Grand Lodge No. 6 held at ElkDavid Brodkey, secretary; Sam Fregthe Zionist Organization of America, Abe Goldstein, city chairman of that gor, reporter; Sidney Epstein, senior hart Lake, Wis. late Sunday night made public its findcampaign, i t a meeting of the execu~:'Shotare; Harry Levinson, junior ShoAt the election held last week, ings in' a ten-page -report after delibtive committee which met to discuss ' ^tare,-and Morris Givot, Alepb. Cohen Max Fromlrin, prominent local atrerations which began-»ni Wednesday waysr -and means of -stimulating «oi-"Godol (thaplain). -. torney, -was chosen t% head the -orafternoon and" continued for more than lections. ~- '." """.""," . / The installation of officers will take : gsudzstion as president He succeeds ten honrs on Thursday,-.. - -.'"During Ute past two -weeks." .stated Full EnroLment •• place ^at the next meeting. The new Maurice Mkklm. "The conclusions reached by the i«g List-Is Mi? Holzman, state chairman of the officials wiQ be honored at a dance to The other officers are as follows: Secured. court are as follows: ., Nebraska United Jewish Campaign, **I Filial Devotion Source of Great be given soon at the new Fontenelle Fall Day Program of Fun and Jack W. IStarer, vice-president; Isahave received numerous letters anfl 1. No reason exists why there Respect From park pavillion- The dance will also Food Is Held dtfre^ Abramspn, secretary; Harry PROGRAM COMPLETED, telegrams urging me to do my utmost should be any loss of public confidence Friends. serve the purpose of giving an approfor Them. Freedman, treasurer: Philip Elot?in stimulating collections during the in Z. O. A., as there is no proof thai priate sendoff to the men of the ornick, guardian; Milton Abrams, Thirty boys have signed up for summer months. I feel, and in this any person has acted or omitted to ganization who are leaving to attend DEATH UNEXPECTED. PRIZES AWARDED. warden, and Dave Freeman, Robert Camp Morris Levy, which will open connection I know I am stating the act for personal financial gain and the national A. Z.~ A. convention in Glazer and Dave Greenberg, trvmtePR, Thirty Jewish newsboys had the there is no proof of any financial loss . One thousand persons, bearing sentiment «f every Jew in Omaha and Monday at Nathan's lake, and a waitDenver "July 16,17 and 18. The party of six delegates to the grief-laden hearts and givingljipiging list of. nine more -boys wishing Nebraska, that having pledged ourv t Those who intend to make the trip time of their life last Sunday at Elm- to Z. O. A.convention, Judge Irvin Stalmaster, nant expression to their sorrow -with to attend camp has been formed. The selves . " to. .pay a certain amount of 2. There ;have been instances of to Denver are Morris Givot, Phil wood park at a picnic made possible moist eyes and- gentle words, braved money at specific times, there is but capacity of the camp is 80 boys. Harry Lapidus, Earn Beber, Henry loose management in the financial afKlutznick, Hyman - Eiklin, Dave by the generosity of a group of the merciless sweltering heat of last the Monsky, Sam Leon, and Dr. Greenone course open to us—we must reM. H. Sogolow, director" fairs of Z. O. A. • • " : Franks, Joe L. Cohen, Sam Freggor, Omaha men. Sunday to pay Jheir last respects to berg, have returned with consideraWe deem those pledges!" camp, and nis counsellors have gone 3. Trust funds have been improperTired but happy was "the unanimous Max Riekes, Leo Feldman, Dave work for the local organization to flo. A total of $55,135.50 was raised in to Nathan's lake, to open the camp Brodkey, Sidney Epstein; Max Alt-decision of-the youngsters after they ly transferred from their proper chanpreparatory to receiving the hoys on the state of Nebraska during the late .Among the activities planned -Pre nels until recently to the ^general schnler, Stanley Levin, Morris Falk, returned from the funfest. The mornfall of 1926, and to date $20,845.31 has Monday morning. -, . . renewed efforts in the conduct of the funds of Z. O. A. However, such sums ing was spent playing baseball. At Max. Givot, Louis Lipp, Sam Zacharia, Boys who are 'going, to, camp are: been collected in cash. In the city, of Wider Scope movement, the raisin? noon they were treated to a "feed" were subsequently applied to their Louis Eiklin and Norman Green. Omaha alone, over §33,000 was raised E. Gershafter,; A. Gerber, J . Gordon, of $750,000 for the new orphan hoine The new Aleph Godol has announced that banished all vestiges of hunger. proper purposes. and a total of over 511,000 collected in E. Ross, M. Fitch, V. Fitch, J. Temin, to be? built in Cleveland, and the rais4. Trust funds should always be The day was concluded with races plans for an official Omaha A. Z. A. cash.. The_ terms of the pledges were H. Temin, A. Vorznner, C. Yudelson, ing of $15,000 for the Leo K. Levi kept separate and Apart, and never day sometime after the convention. and competitions of all kinds.' one-sixth payable with the pledge, the M. Marcus, L. Slutsky, S. Colick, L. hospital at Hot Springs* Arkansas. This Thrill- consist of an all-day outing. The picnic was arranged by Irvin used for general purposes.. balance in semi-annual installments, Kilberg, L Kraft, M. Lerner, H. The nevh- elected officers of the 5. In light of the facts which have The: program will, include champion- Levin and Joe Stem. The latter superand to date 66 2-3 per cent of Reikes, B.'Blatt; A." Katt, M. Brown, district are: Godfried D. Bernstein been disclosed and reported above, it ship golf" and tennis matches, games, vised the activities. He was assisted A. Brown, M.Bachman, B. Silver, B. of Chicago, president; 'Leo Eeitman all pledges should have been paid. is our opinion" that no one responsible •a picnic arul a dance. by Morton Ferer. In explaining the vital need for cash Sekerman, L. Unman, M. Geriick, A. of Milwaukee, first vice-president, The expenses incurred were met by for the irregularities, pointed out at this time, Mr. Holzman quoted from Kraft, A. Kilberg and P. Laserovitz. and William Sultan, seeond vicethe donations of Jules Gerelick, Lester should'be continued as nn officer or,a RABBI B a letter just received from Mr. David Those who are on the waiting list are president. Sam Beber was again deLapidus, Ruben Brown,. Al Franks, member of any committee of the Z. A. Brown,, national chairman of the E. Gerber, B. Lewis, E. Lerner, Isa- signated head of A. Z. A. affairs and HEADS Rip3BI ASSEMBLY Robert Kooper, Dave Gfeenberg, Isa- O. A. §25,000,000 United Jewish Campaign, dora Dorinson, B. White, 1. White, M. Judge Irvin Stalmaster was re-electeci 6. Immediate steps should.be -taken Branch,' N. J.—(J- T. A.)— dore Anratnsqn, TPhll- Klutznick, J. J. ^herein i t was stated that a monthly Kobinson, S. Blick and Sidney Coren. a trustee of the National - Hosntta • •to. install ^ ^ ^ ^§ y ^^ ^^ i 2^ 2 f i t l l ^Friedman,Isador- SokoloS, Duagcx 'of ox fiiwi»™."«> -~ ~ j - "ine-'group JS?St.fefOJE.'iti*_ Jewish -waB-'elected president of the rabbinical in and[ -possible would prevent" future Irregufor Consumptives at Clevelimo, -Hurorder that the work" abroad "be not cur-1 community Center at 9 a. m. Monday, ry Lapiflus v s s elected ee Directmassembly of the Jewish Theological larities, or, in .the event fhaVthey did" Those winning prizes in'the com— tailed. Mr. Brown had recently made Seminary of America at the conclud- petitions were as follows": Dave Rich- -exist, - they would speedily become a nation-wide plea for $3,100,00 in Sunday will be visitors' day ati of Mernebership for the district. ing session of the convention held at ards, Sam Giller, Art Gerber,. Abe -.known. cash in order to carry on the work camp, and parents are invited to come I An interesting feature, of the conthe Hotel Scarboro here for three Bergman, I>IathanSchreibman,-Ernest . Jake Davidson 7. No officer or member of any comthrough the summer months. This to camp -to watch their sons enjoy the | vention wns the A. Z. A.-HOiei pro days. - .-',.'.- ' . ' ' Nogg, Art Werner, Isadorer.Novak .and ^mitfcee should receive any pay or other a true friend as he waslaid to rest amount included'several notes totaling heah;hy activity of camp life. I gram. At this. Max KroloS, Grand . Eabbl I. $L Levinthal of Brooklyn Millard SiegaL' The prizes,- ranging emolument for any services rendered beneath -the azure sky/ -Jake - David$700,000, which a small group of Jews The building up of health habits will j Aleph GodoJ of the A. Z. A,, Sam was" chosen" vice-president, Rabbi from a' vacati'on_at Camp Levy : to to the cause... son, scarcely in the -prime of life, havBeber and Fred Bernstein, chairman endorsed as security for a loan to tide be emphasized in camp construction. J Elias JHargolies' of Mount Vernon, flashlights,-were'obtained through the 8. No future liability by note or ing enjoyed • a mere twenty-six years the Joint Distribution Committee *ver The camp program will also teach the ]of -the Hillel Foundation, were tb>» Criasurer; fiabbi Israel Goldstein of donations of the above-mentioned otherwise, should be executed without of existence, was buried -after simple until collections were received. This boys how to take care of himself, how principal speakers, Louis Behr, winNew York, recording secretary and Goodfellows and the Omaha Bee- the -authority of the administrative ceremonies at the Keasant Hill ceme- note is still unpaid and must be re- to be wide awake mentally, how toner of the Bert Christian scholarship Rabbi Alter Landesman of Brooklyn, committee expressed by the vote of a tery. deemed in the near future. bo morrally straight, how to get along and president of the Hillel Foundacorresponding secretary. (Continued on Page 2) majority of the entire committee The death was most unexpected in""Up to the present time," states Mr. with his fellow campers, how to swim tion of the University of Wisconsin. thereof at a meeting duly held. asmuch as he was thought to be in Brown's letter, "we have received well, to walk straight, to play hard &lso spoke. Miss Rose Gulclstein of 9. In no event shall the credit of such prime physical condition prior Z. O. A. be extended or its obligation to his sudden illness. Late Friday, he $600,000 towards our $3,100,000 emer- and fairly, to bear hard work, to take Atlanta, Ga.. member of the Univergency fund. This includes a check his turn, and to acquire skill in phy- sity of Illinois Eillel debating teftrn incurred for private purposes. "became seriously ill and ."was rushed from you for $5,000 received about a sical undertakings. was also on the program. to a local hospital where he died week ago.. If we are to get the balSaturday. BY- MILTON M-l- SCHAYER ance every city will have to respond, Friends and relatives alike were otherwise we will have no choice but ; shocked by the tragedy, hardly believ- to curtail our activities in Europe, and , Max Adler, -a former vice-president Therei seems to be 'a vi£gs of some ing that they were to be so soon from my intimate knowledge of the kind that attacks Jewish Communists. 6t Seai* Kofebuck and company, has £hren $500,000 for the erection of a It embitters, thenr aga st tii e Jews. Rabbi L. Lazerow will speak on be- denied bis pleasant smile, his gener- situation there, this would be tragic." planetarium in Chicago. It will be It shows again in a determined attack half of the Mizrachi organization osity, his good-natured company. His '•Not for my sake, nor for the sake Ibilt just east of the Field museum. they are now making on non-Com- j Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the Beth touching devotion to his mother was of the United Je-wish Campaign or the Pittsburgh, Pa. (J. T. A.)—The proposal of the Peace Committed. annual without the opposition, together with A planetarium is a device designated munistic Jews who practice "She- Hamedrosh Hogodel synagogue at one of the greatest sources of respect Joint Distribution Committee, do I second day of the thirty-first J o i n t jjisrriDution ./v/uiim***'*'*=^', **~ - i "—*"--— —„• ~,. the sub-committee of the adTOltii to give a view of an imitation of the chita." This means killing animals ac- Nineteenth and Burt streets. He will from his large circle of friends. make this additional plea of you for j convention of the Zionist Organiza- stration, recommending the eliminaFor the last few years Davidson discuss problems .that .-will confrpntheavens showing- more than 4,5001 cording to the Jewish law. What^there fcelp *t-tins time, but for the sate of |:tion of America brought -what was planets, planetoids and stars, in their should be in the humane, sanitary the world convention of the Mizrachi, was in the grocery bosiness. Prior ikose people who are-dependo* upon., considered te; be & complete vindica- tion of the office of president an^ orbital motion. It shows the position method of slaying fowl and beef to which wili convene in .Danzig soon. to that ne was for s x -years a street these funds to carry cm 4s my plea tion and unesjuxvocsl support for the the ejection of a Board of Govcrnor+Ldpsky administration by ETS over- of 9 and a committee of 40, would Hr of the jjlanets on any day or minute, arouse such active opposition, no one Having already introduced: himself circulator .for the Omaha, Warld- to oo. • . accepted, while Louis Lipsky Hexald. to Omaha Jewry by his talks at the whelming majority. can telL They base their propaganda an the old Egyptians saw them four J3r. PHffip Sher, city treasurer of thousand years ago, or as posterity on the expense to .the government, synagogue Saturday and Sunday, Rab- He is survived by his .parents, Mr, -the campaign, announced that he Louis lipBty, wSl most probably be chosen chairman of the J may see them fourteen hundred years claiming that it is a waste of money, bi Lazerow expects a large audience _and Mrs. Max Davidson; two sisters, would immediately start an intensive "be re-elected president «f the Zionist Committee -which is the in the future. and furthermorj;, that it encourages at his lecture Tuesday. The previous Mrs. Rose Richards and Mrs. Esther collection program in order to bring Organization of America it became body * of "the organi^stion ; In speaking of his most unusual and the rabbis and other Jewish function- speeches were attended by large Horwich, both of Omaha; and one Omaha's collections up to date. "I clear as the convention neared its conventions. * __ brother, Dave, also of Omaha. crowds. Mr. • Lipsky time and ag-ain apend. . . . generous gift, Mr. Adler said, "I have, aries. hope every contributor mil co-operate peared before the .die-hardF who inin mind a three-fold conception: scien- . .Again and .again we prove that our Rabbi Lazerow, who is the head of with me and the committee so that our The convention, after the most sisted on drafting him for the pir*»tific, popular and philosophical. One worst .enemies .are within our own one "of the largest congregations in dramatic development in Jewish will be facilitated and that idencr and declared that it is his-. is to further the progress of science. ranks~ ... ' ••• Brooklyn^ is an author and orator of A Day at Camp Levy work Omaha Jewry will redeem every dol- movements in the United States, wish and decision not to run for thgreat note in the east. His-most reThe second is to enable people t o oblax OJ. * w > t"-"s— , voted by a two-thirds majority to lar of its pledges." letters will be Reverend J. A. MacKeller, convener cent work is a revised .prayerbook. serve the action of the heayenly 7:00—Arise. sent to every delinquent, and hope j amend the constitution of the organ- office. At two o'clock Tuesday morfc bodies as heretofore only astronomers of,the Church of Scotland, made a re- The aged orator was last in Omaha Calisthenics. was expressed that the arrear will be, isation to provide for the election of ing a caucus meeting held at th* have been able to dol The third is to port to the general assembly' of that twenty-seven years ago. At that time a president, three vice-presidents, a William Penn Hotel under the ch«.i? Morning dip. met before the first of August. " emphasize that all mankind, rich and church for the* committee on conver- his popularity was so great that he secretary, a groveming council, an manship of Judge Gustave Hartmsiii, Personal hygiene. •p66t, powerful and weak, as well as sion of Jews. He hotly denied the was kept as a guest for seven weeks. administrative committee of 40 andin which about 100 delegates parti.? Hag raising. all nations^1 here and abroad, consti- charge that It cost thirty-seven thouMILLION POLISH J E W S office ipated, was thrown into constw raa 7:30—Breakfast. an n executive execi2 tive committee. The oi tute part of one universe." I do not sand pounds, or §i75,01)0to convert a OVER MILLION RAISED tion, • regeatment and grief when <•' 8:30—Camp duties. GIVEN FINANCIAL AID, of t h e president> however> is t o know what temple, if any, Mr. Adler Jew to (Christianity. He also' stated was reported that Abraham Twlin FOR EUROPEAN AD3 9: IS—Inspection. -• • , , . __ i relieved from t h e duties of t h e a d attends, but his gift indicates that he that one of the reasons "it was so n-trpr 1 0 0 0 000 Polish J e w s h a v e ministration . . . . . „ financial „ . , affairs. _ . „,, counsel of the opposition before t!>s u v e r j.,uuu,uwu x ^ of The 9:30—Educational program. L; a deeply religious man. We need hard to convert the Jews was the The Emergency Fund, for which an judges committee, had stat*<i U; benefited during the year 1927 by the ^ Athletic coaching. & more of the same type. • Eabbi Abba Hillel Silver of 'Cleveprejudice that existed in the Christian appeal was issued early in May by Mr. credit institutions established through^ Nature study. land that the reason why Ltpeky Hetl mind." (This is a strong sentence). He David A. Brown, national chairman of out Poland'at the instigation and with The delegates, tired and exhausted Wood craft. declined to run again for pre«id*«: , the -support of the Joint Distribution One of the most significant state- also said, "Where the Jews are grant- the United Jewish campaign, in order from a sleepless night, accorded a Boating. is because he "does not dare to ru»i, j Confmittee, according to a report subments that I have ever read regarding ed all rights that others ate granted, to enable the Joint Distribution Comdemonstration to Louis 11:20—Swimming. Palestine, .uas just been issued. It is they assimilate. When they are per-mittee to continue its activities unnv ' mitted to Mr. David A. Brown, ky when the vote was annoxmced. for if he rans the judges will h«>«^12:30—Lunch. the district attorney on his trait.*' to the effect that the Jewish Agency secuted, they fall back on exclusive-! terruptedly during fhe sumjner, has tional chairman of the 1:15—-Quiet hour. Commission contemplates discourag- ness and dannishnesa to portect them- on June 29 reached the total of ?1,Campaign by 1 This asserted statement was rvlh'r 2:15—Letter writing. ing the immigration of Jews into selves." The world -war, he said, had 155,000. ; ropesn Director of the ed by Rabbi Silver to .Jacob F»8b.mb«». 2:45;—Athletic games. Palestine for the next ten years. I t given freedom to Jews who, prior to tion Committee. Tears were shed an<l Jament«t.j«»nt: taken, by roIL Dr. Stephen g. Wise -" 4:30—Swimming, boating. In honor of his seventieth birthday, i . said that it will take that long to that time, had not enjoyed those privfilled the haB. After a and Judge Julian W. Mack voted 6:00—Dinner. .' '. assimilate the immigrants now there, ileges. In saying this, he must have Mr. August Keiser of Buffalo, N, T., silence, a committee of three against the motion. Mr. Joseph Stroock of New York 7:00—Evening activities. •and, .to put them in a self-dependent had Russia in mind. He also stated made .a contribution to the Hebrew delegated to Mr, Lipeky V.. wttnt ** This situation, though it appealed City has presented to the Hebrew Organized games. & - financially. Just turn that that if the Jews were left alone, they Union college endowment fund of |10r present the case to him .and to j»«t most unlikely Monday afternoon, w/as j Union college * Magnificent oil paintBoating. S^ffi^fe over in your mind and see would leave Judaism, but if they were 000. The gift will be known as "The of aa dramatic dramatic turn turn which which him whether he would not, iinrtet- t>>i>. Scholar Studying mg called. cauieu. "A .T. uJewish ~—. ~ j, the t e rresult e u t of cw^x ^ Camp fires. what conclusion is forced upon you. not—"Well," he said, "read history." Leopold-Keiser Fund," given in memthe Talmud" bv' Kr. Hermann Strook, > occured in the early hours Tuesday circumKtance, run in order that thr Hiking. ThiB contemplated action is proposed A wise observation. Will we Jews be ory of Mr. Reiser's father. The innoted German painter and etcher. Mr.j morning. AB the session ended Mon- sugpicion. may be dispelled, A rnnK; 8:45—To cabins.: not by anti-Zionists, but by Zionist able to enjoy" all the privileges of come-of the fund is to be usedjfor the Hermann StrOock is a cousin to the .day evening;, it was generally regard-, dramatic scene wa$ enncted wJi?" 9:00—Lights out. leaders, who realize-what a jo*b they citizenships and maintain -onr faith ? legitimate needs and purposes of the donor. ' '~ ' ' ' -v — » e ( ^ ^ '»"£wegw» c»wiHaiwiitoBttfce lipsky gave his consent. •have undertaken.
OF LOCAL A. Z. A.
GOODFELLOWSWE PICNIC J ^ JEWISH CARRIERS AT ELMWOOD
THOUSANBATIBID FUNERAL RITES OF
CAMP MORRIS LEVY :. OPENS ON M Y 9 1 AT NATHAN'S LAKE
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
RABBI LAZEROW TO GIVE LECTURE HERE
ZIONIST