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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FEIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928
VOL. VII.—No. 41
$200,000 Cift Made Smoker Planned for Rag Dealer Leaves LOUIS KATELMAN NON-ZIONISTS TO LOUIS SHANOK PROMINENT to St. Louis Hospital A. X. A. Chapters Oct. 31 £150,000 Fortune ELECTED HEAD OF PARTICIPATE IN APPOINTED TO ARE SUPPORTING ZIONIST DISTRICT JEWISH AGENCY STArTOFJ.CC HOOVER Letters Indicate Swing of All Jews to Republican. CANDIDATE LAUDED Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential nominee, has been endorsed by many famous Jewish leaders, according to letters and statements received by a prominent local Jew. These letters and statements point out Mr. Hoover's achievements, his great relief and humanitarian work, his record as a government executive and his ability. One of the writers places Hoover as the fourth great president of the United States, naming "Washington, Lincoln and Wilson before him. Another writer of a letter says that Herbert Hoover is the best man that has been presented to the people of this country for president since Theodore Roosevelt. •--•.-. • Letters received from these leaders indicate that the Jews over the country generally will vote for Mr. Hoover because of his unusual qualifications and because of the great work that he did among the.Jews all over the world during the time when they were in great need of food, clothing and shelter. These letters are from Julius Eosenwald, David A. Brown, James N. "Rosenberg, Herman Bernstein and the statements are from Daniel Guggenheim, Louis Marshall and Felix M. Warburg. James N. Rosenberg, who was closely associated with Mr. Hoover r in relief work, points out in his letter i l r . Hoover's stand on the intolerance question bv saying: ••% Jbave. ! « . \jan8!p&;.0w&. had dose contacts with Mr. Hoover in the relief work and be is not only a man who practices but preaches tolerance. I n the feeding pro* grams in Europe, with which I had personal contact, I found that fiie American Belief Administration, under the direction of Mr. Hoover, paid no attention to the ' question whether children were Jews, Catholics or anything else. If they were hungry children, they were taken care of. I feel that we are lucky- to have a man of Mr. Hoover's calibre and qualifications to vote for. As to his executive ability, hie record proves that amply. As to his greatheartedness and profound humanitarianism, my convictions are founded, not on things he has said, but on things he has done over a long period of years." . ; •
A "get acquainted" smoker in which all members of the Omaha Chapter Nos. 1 and 100, respectively, will participate will be staged Wednesday evnetng, October 31, a t the Jewish Commnnity Center. " Plenty .of entertainment, smokes and eats are promised by the committee, of which David Bishoff is Chairman. The regular meeting of Omaha ihapter No. 1, -which is scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed to Wednesday evening, October 31, and will be held in conjunction with the smoker. -"
David A. Brown, a great philanthropist and one of the most famous of all Jewish humanitarians and a leader in nation-wide Jewish activities, after referring to Herbert Hoover's participation and splendid cooperation with the Joint Distribution Committee and other Jewish relief agencies, said: " I am hoping and* praying for - t h e election of Herbert Hoover because I believe firmly that he is the best man that has been pre. sented to this country for the high office since the day of Theodore Roosevelt." Writing of Mr.. Hoover's activities in protecting the right of minorities, Louis Marshall expressed himself in this language: "Those who had occasion to see Mr. Hoover hi action while he was engaged hi carrying out the work of the American Belief Administration will never forget the earn* estness, the zeal, the enthusiasm for this stupendous task; manifest* • ed by him. I n ApriL 1919, while in Paris during the Peace Conference, engaged in the formulation of the Minority Treaties, I had an" unusual opportunity to judge Mr. Hoover's marvelous insight and lightning-like promptitude of action." In a statement made on - October 2, 1928, Mr. Marshall denied that there is existing in this campaign the issue* of religious intolerance. Mr. Marshall said:. "If there is anything well settled in the national life of the United States it is the principle of religious liberty and the right of everybody to exercise his religious conviction^." Attention was directed to a statement xaade (Continued on Page e;
MARY CLAIRE SHAMES CHAIRMAN OF JUNIOR HADASSAH DANCE Reports Prospects Bright for Patron and Patroness Dance. PEP RALLY HELD Miss Mary Claire Shames has been appointed chairman of the Junior Hadassah Annual Patron and Patroness Dance, which is to Be held on Sunday night, October 28, in the main ballroom of the Jewish Corn^ munity Center. The dance this year is one of the
St. Louis, Mo. (J. T. A.)—A gift of f200,000 to the Jewish Hospital here for the erection of a health clinic adjacent to the present hospital building, was made by Mr. and Local District Reorganizes; Mrs. Aaron Waldheim. Hadassah Pledges Full Mr. Waldheim is president of the Support. Jewish Hospital and was one of the largest donors toward the fund for PLAN CELEBRATION its erection. Thd new building will be known as the Waldbeim Health The Omaha Zionist District held Clinic, a special reorganization meeting Tuesday, October 23, at which Mr. Louis Katelman of Council Bluffs, la., was elected chairman. He succeeds Mr. J. J. Friedman. The other officers elected were: John Feldman, first vice-chairman; M. G. Cohen, second vicerchairman; Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, New A. B. Gendler, secretary; A. L KulaPresident, to kofsky, treasurer. The executive Preside. committee is composed of Dr. A. Romm, J. Lintzman, C D . Mendel- ANNOUNCE NEW MEMBERS son, H. Freeman and J. J. Friedman. The local chapter of the HadasThe Omaha Council; of Jewish sah was represented at the meeting Women will hold its first meeting of and was pledged by its representa- the season Monday afternoon, Octotives to give all possible aid and ber 29, at the Jewish Community support to the Omaha Zionist Dis- Center. Mrs. J. H. Kulakofsky, trict. president of the Council, will preThe reorganization of the Zionist District "Will be celebrated in some appropriate way in the near future. A committee was appointed to lay plans for the event. It consists of Mrs. M. F. Levenson, chairman; Mrs. A. Romm, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Rosenberg, John Feldman, A. B. Gendler and J. J. Friedman. This committee will meet at the home of Mrs. Levenson Saturday night at S o'clock. A group of the members of the organization volunteered to go out Sunday morning, October 28, to collect dues from old members. Those who offered their services for this purpose are J. J. Friedman, John Feldman, A. B. Gendler, M; G. CoMrs. i. BL hen, H. Freeman and M. F. Levenson. They will meet at the Jewish side. A business session, during Community Center Sunday and then which a new constitution will be go out in groups to make the collec- voted upon and directors will be tions. elected, will be followed by a social
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN HOLD FIRST MEETING MONDAY
BLUMENTHALS DONATE $1,000,000 TO NEW YORK ART MUSEUM New York (J. T. A.)—The amount of $1,000,000 to be used for the purchase of works of art was given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by PHOTO Mr. and Mrs. George Blumenthal of biggest enterprises ever attempted New Tork City, it was announced. by the local organization. Accord- Mr. Blumenthal is chairman of the ing to Miss Shames, advance reports finance committee of f the Metropoliindicate that the affair will be a tan Museum and has made large contributions to it, as well as large tremendous success. gifts to charitable and educational The music will be furnished by work. The gift carries the stipulaRandall's Royal Orchestra. The committee assisting Miss Shames in tion that the interest on the f 1,000,the preparations includes: Misses 000 must be allowed to accumulate Grace Kosenstein, Ula Albert, Rose until after the death of both donors, Lazarus, Sally Morgan, Ida Platt, whereupon both principal and interSarah Kurtzman, Ida Fine and Toby est must be used to buy works of art. Steinberg. Mr. Blumenthal came to this A rally and pep meeting was held country from Germany at the age by the Junior Hadassah Tuesday of twenty-four, entering the office of evening. Ann and Ida Bishoff sang Speyer & Co. in 1883. In 1893 he and played several selections and became a partner in Lazard Freres, Sally Morgan gave a tap dance to retiring in 1925. the accompaniment of Ann Bishoff. Mr. and Mrs. Blumenthal have Refreshments and dancing closed been active for many years in the affairs of the Mount Sinai Hospithe meeting. tal. In 1919 they gave $150,000 for I a wing as a memorial to their son, George Blumenthal, Jr. Last year
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I $103,701. to that institution to cover a. deficit. They have also given Miss Marie Gordon, Omaha teach- large contributions to hospitals in er and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. Paris and to the Sorbonne and other Gordon, former pioneer residents of French institutions of learning. Omaha and now living in Tel Ayiv, Their contributions to the Sorbonne Palestine, will give her impressions total more than 7,000,000 francs. of the Holy Land at the next reguMr. Blumenthal was made an oflar meeting of the Hadassah. The ficer of the Legion of Honor in 1925 meeting will be held Wednesday, Oc- for his aid to France in stabilizing tober 31, at 2:30 P. M. at the Jewish the franc. Community Center. Miss Gordon spent a year and a ANCIENT PALESTINIAN half in Palestine, returning this FORTRESS UNCOVERED summer. While there, she observed with great interest the work of the Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—The walls, Hadassah, and her talk will include of the ancient Palestine fortress, a description of the work of the Hazor, a strategic fortification which women's Zionist organization. played an important part in Joshua's The program of the meeting will campaign for the conquest of Palesalso include several musical num-1 tine, were unearthed during the exand a discussion of current Palon estinian events. The archaeologists are of the be, lief that the walls date back to the As "unkindness has no remedy at bronze age, and that the site known law," let its avoidance be with you a as El Tell is the Hazor mentioned point of honor.-—Ballon. in the Book of Joshua.
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hour. Women who have joined the Council since the final meeting of last season a r e : Mrs. I. S. Chapman, Mrs. I. W. Weiss, Mrs. Lester Meyer, Mrs. Gladys Terlich. Mrs. Sam Wolf, Mrs. Max Holzman, Mrs. David Greenberg, Mrs. ,Meyer Beber. Mrs. Sam Newman, Mrs. Robert Kooper, Mrs. Paul Blotcky, Mrs. Sidney Fisher, Mrs. B. L. Blotcky, Mrs. Ben Danbaum, Mrs. Joseph Weinberg, Mrs. Max Levin, Mrs. Sam Beber. Mrs. Manuel Grodineky and Miss Fanny Grodinsky. Mrs. Philip Sher and Mrs. Sam Beber are chairmen of membership. The meeting will be held at 2:30 P. M. and will be preceded by a board meeting at 1:30 P. M.
London (J. T. A.)—David Makeworth, known to the residents of Whiteehapel as "David Shmate." because he collected old clothes and rags (shmates) in London's Jewish Yale Graduate Given Post of Body of Seven Men to Be quarter for the past forty years, died Assistant Director of Appointed to Prepare here. Center. for Work. On his deathbed, David summoned a few Jewish neighbors and STARTS WORK AT ONCE VOTE UNANIMOUS disclosed to them that he had in his possession a fortune of 150,000 Louis >I. Shnnok of New Haven, New Tork (J. T. A.)—Two reso- pounds, wrapped in pieces of the old Conn., has been appointed to the lutions termed "a pact of glory," cloth in which he dealt. position of assistant director of the adopted unanimously by the NonJewish Community Center, it was Zionist Conference Concerning Palannounced yesterday. Mr. Shanok's estine, held at the Biltmore Hotel appointment fills the vacancy left Saturday night and all day Sunday several months ago by the resignaunder the chairmanship of Louis tion of Jacob Mirviss. He is a gradMarshall, president of the American uate of Yale University, having reJewish Committee, drowned the difceived the degree of Ph. B. in 1926, ferences which divided American
"THE JEWISH WOMAN" CHOSEN AS SUBJECT OF A. Z. A. ESSAY CONTEST
Jewry on the question of rebuilding Palestine as the Jewish National Home, as provided in the Palestine Mandate, and cleared the way for the extension of the Jewish Agency, an advisory and active body in the rebuilding task, to include Jewish representatives of all shades of opinion, regardless of whether or not they are affiliated with the Zionist Organization. A body of seven, which is to be appointed by Mr. Marshall, who presided over the sessions, was empowered to proceed with the preparations for the consummation of the Jewish Agency plan, which has been under discussion for the past five years, in conjunction with the representatives of the World Zionist Organization. American Non-Zionists are to receive forty per cent of the fifty per cent representation accorded to the Non-Zionists on the Council and Executive Committee of the Jewish Agency. The Council, it is planned, will consist of 150 members, while the Executive Committee is to be composed of twenty members. The Organization Committee, which will have to be eonsuited on the representation accorded to Non-Zionist groups in European countries, was also given full power to adjust, through negotiation with the duly authorized representatives of the World Zionist Organization, the differences which have arisen or which may arise with regard to the "reservations" made by the General Council of the World Zionist Organization at its session in Berlin concerning some of the recommendations of the Joint Palestine Surrey Commission.
Dr. Moses Jnng in Charge of the International Contest. PRIZES ANNOUNCED Omaha.—"The Jewish Woman: Her Place in Jewish Life, Past and Present." This subject will be the theme of the Aleph Zadik Aleph National Essay contest, which is open to more than 2.600 members of the Order in the United States and Canada, according to the announcement made by the National A. Z. A. Headquarters. The contest, which will culminate on Mother's Day, is under the direction of Dr. Moses Jung, Professor at the University of Illinois, and under the supervision of the educational committee of the Order. Three prizes will be awarded to the grand winners. First prize is $50.00 and a gold medal: second prize, f25.00 and a silver medal, and third prize. $10.00 and a bronze medal. The contests will first be held within each chapter and the winner of the chapters will then be entered In the natiteml" finals, aecoreUsg tv the committee in charge. The winner of each chapter will be presented with a book on a Jewish topic of his own choosing. The educational committee of the A. Z. A. has in numerous communities already completed plans for the furtherance of Jewish education among the youth of the eotmtrj-. Many of the chapters have organized Junior Congregations and in many cities the boys are attending services in the Temples and Synagogues in a body. '•The Order of Aleph Zadik Aleph. Junior B'nai B'rith, is through this essay contest furthering the knowledge of Judaism," said Dr. Moses Jung. The role of the Jewish woman in the cause of her country and her religion is one full of interesting events."
The resolutions stipulated that when the enlarged Jewish Agencr comes into existence that body is to deal with the subject in such a manner as will best conduce to the economic, spiritual and cultural development of Palestine. Over 400 representative American Jews, Non-Zionists, from all parts of the country and a large number of St. Joseph Hospital to guests, including many Zionist leadHonor Dr. Cahn Platt Home Economics Qasses ers, attended the Saturday night. Are Started at Center Sunday morning and Sunday after- Dr. Dave Oahn Platt. dentist at noon sessions. The conference was 201 Baldrige Building, has received Unusual interest is being shown opened by its convener, lA>uis Mar- word from the ofiicials of the St. this year at the opening of the shall, who recited the history of the Joseph Hospital that he will soon reclasses in home economics sponsored negotiations conducted by him and ceive a certificate of dental surgery by the Council of Jewish Women at Dr. Chaim Weizmann for the past for his special work there during the Jewish Community Center. The five years, presented the texts of the past year. Dr. Platt will be the first meeting of the sewing class was the resolutions adopted by the Nonfirst dentist to ever be so signally held Tuesday, with a registration of Partisan Conferences on Palestine honored by the hospital. 12 women. This class will meet held in 1924 and 1925, and formally Dr. Platt recently received an apfrom 1:30 until 3:30 P. M. each presented the report and the recompointment to the faculty of the Tuesday, under the direction of Mrs. mendations of the Joint Palestine Creighton Dental College, as inGrace Henderson. Survey Commission for the action structor in exodontia, and he is in The cooking classes, which will of the Conference. complete charge of the extraction be taught this year by Miss MadeFelix XL Warburg, Lord Melchett room. line Marr. held their first meeting The past year, during which Dr. and Dr. Lee K. FrankeL three of at 5:30 P. M. Wednesday. Twentythe four Commissioners who pre- Platt served as hospital dentist, the three students were enrolled. The hospital authorities complimented elasses will be held at 5:30 P. M. pared the report, followed Mr. Marhim as being the best dentist to over shall, elucidating their stand on the Wednesday and Thursday evenings. serve in that capacity. As recognibasis of the facts gathered by the Mrs. Charlotte Whiteomb will again tion of this he was allowed to lay ! Commission as proving the economhave charge of the class in home i c soundness of the planned recon- plans for a special dental section st nursing, which •will hold its first struction work. the new division of the hospital, and meeting next week. Inquiries reIn summing up, Mr. Marshall de- was later placed in charge of $1,500 garding these classes may be made clared that the hour has come for worth of new equipment. at the Jewish Community Center ofHe is also very prominent in local American Jewry to undertake the fice. The classes are provided by sacred mission which will result in activities. Included among these are the Doard of education under the public good and the welfare of Is- membership in the Senior Council, provisions of the Smith-Hughes act. raeL Referring to the Zionist res- . advisor of A. Z. A. Chapter No. 100, NEW YORK ZIONISTS BUY ervations, Mr. Marshall intimated chairman of the committee sponsorMORE PALESTINE LAND that they were largely the result of ing the Junior Club Council and misunderstanding and would be alumnus of Pi Delta Sigma. Jerlsalem (J. T. A.—The New easily adjusted. Explaining why York company, Achuza Alef, which the present conference was termed HENRIETTA SZOLD GIRLS owns the Raanana colony near Jaf- 1 Non-Zionist in contra-distinction to The Henrietta Szold Girls held a fa, has acquired an additional four the previous Non-Partisan Confer- business meeting at the Jewish Comthousand dunams of land. The ences, he said that this was due to munity Center Sunday. October 21, newly acquired stretch is considered the fact that the conference *was at which Mr. S. Gerson. director of excellent for orange growing. With called for action on the part of Non- the Center, delivered a speech. The the addition, Rannanp j s considered Zionists who are to enter the Agen- girls have undertaken the work of one of the largest and most pros- cy, as distinct and apart from the distributing collection boxes for the Zionists. perous colonies. benefit of the Jewish National Fund.
Louis M. Shanok and last month was graduated from the Training School for Jewish Social Work, in New York City. During his training. Mr. Shanok did field work in a number of institutions. He wag supervisor of jHfiior activities of the New Haven Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. for a year and president of the New Haven Y. clubs. Mr. Shanok has had a thorough Jewish education. He speaks, reads and writes Yiddish, reads Hebrew, reads and writes? French and German Mr. Shanok. who came to Omaha Sunday for an interview, remained at the request of the directors and took up his duties at once.
Council Bluffs A. Z. A. to Hold Dance Nov. 11 Council Bluffs Chapter of the Order of Aleph Zadik Alepn will hold their Fonrtb Anniversary Dance at Hotel Chief tn in of Council Bluffs on Snnday evening. November 11th. Art Randall and his Randall's Royal Fontenelle Orchestra will furniBh the music for the dn.nce. Elaborate plans for this annual niTnir for Council Bluffs A. 2. A.'p promises the dancing Jewry of Omaha and Council Bluffs its outstanding social BUCeess of the season. Little Maxine Leihowitz. who has danced fit innumerable high class affairs, will present a l>eautiful dancing number at this affair. Her exhibitions have won for herself an accomplished place and commendable record. Abe L. Katelman. National Junior Deputy in the Order, ie general chairman of the dance, assisted by Sal Michnick and I^eo Meyerson. Several novelty features have been planned, which will not be revealed until the evening of the dance.
Local B'nai B'rith to Sponsor Jewish Forum A Jewish Forum, in which speakers from various cities of the midwest will discuss the problems and conflicts which beset the modern Jew. will be sponsored at the Jewish Community Center this year by the Omaha Lodge, B'nai B'rith. The first speaker. Kabbi J. J. Ogel of B'nai Jeshuren Synagogue, Lincoln, will be presented Thursday evening, November 1. His subject will be"The Changing Status." The Jewish Forum lectures will be Riven once each month, on Thursday, the regular E'nai B'rith meeting nipht, and will l>e open to the general public. This activity is a part of the work of the committee on intellectual advancement, of which MiltoK Abrahams Is chairman. Max Fromkin is president of the lodge.