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Omaha Jewry suffered, disappointment • Monday when the scheduled opportunity, to hear Rabbi Abba'Hillel Silver, famous Jewish orator, failed to materialize due to' illness of the speaker. The Jewish Community Center has " announced that- it will endeavor to secure Rabbi Silver -for a -speaking 'engagement' later in the season- .Failing'in this, they will substitute some other equally famous orator, in order to complete, the lecture- course being* sponsored' jointly by the Center, and the Council of Jewish Women.' The next speaker" on the course will be Scott-Nearing who will come here- Monday, March 11. Nearing, who is renowned in thefield of- sociology, will discuss, "Where Is Civilisation Going?"
National Chairman David A. Brown of the United Jewish Campaign anT nounced this week that cables- from Dr. Kahn, European Director of the Joint Distribution Committee, which were presented to' the Executive Committee of that body ^at a recent meeting* confirm" reports of dire suf- fexing of large'sections of East European- Jewry, due- to: tiie .extraordinarily rigorous winter conditions pre^ valent all over the continent, to cropA failure and famine.. These conditions have most seriously affected, Dr. E^ahn cabled, the Jews of Bessarabia, Moldavia, Lithuania, Poland and other sections. - Instancing the seriousness of the situation, Dr. Kahn stated that threequarters of the Jewish population of South Bessarabia are in dire straits,, Organization Intimates Possibility of Cq-operatidn Under and the-same is true of the Jews of Special Terms Middle Bessarabia and Kishinoff. At: the same time, the Executive OBJECTIONS STATED Committee of the Joint, Distribution Committee received an "urgent, cable- Berlin (J. T. A.)—The Association gram from Dr. Joseph Rosen, ask- of Liberal Jews in Germany, the ing for immediate additional funds to organization representing the Reform meet pressing "needs of large num- congregations, will not join the nonbers o l Jews in Eussiah cities, many Zionists of other countries in parof whom require palliative relief and ticipating in the -extended Jewish aid in securing employment. Agency for Palestine under the To meet these emergencies, the agreement concluded between Louis , Executive Committee of the Joint Marshall and .Dr. Chaim Weizraann, Distribution Committee decided, that, according t o ' action taken by the notwithstanding the straitened con- Board of the association this week. dition of its treasury and the pos- In making public its decision the sibility that unless collections of Board gave the following • three pledges":to the United Jewish Cam- reasons" for its refusal to participate .- "paign^'wgrtf" accelerated' 'it^ould^-be ^firer Jewish" Ageacyr necesaary to borrow money from the 1. The Palestine Mandate refers banks, prompt action was necessary to the- creation of a national home and i t accordingly appropriated the for the Jewish people and to the sum of $310,000 for additional re- "historic -connection between the lief work and to provide for other Jewish people, and' Palestine, while contingencies throughout Eastern the liberal" Jews'of j Germany conEurope and Eussia during the year. sider Jewry- a religious community, For the relief of the situation in being a part of -the various nations Bessarabia, the Joint Distribution among whom Jews livej Committee and the American , Joint 2. According -to their views PalReconstruction Foundation have, prior estine does-not occupy a speciaL place to this' action, set aside sums for h the contemplation of the future credit and emergency relief, and are of Judaism. Palestine may be concooperating with other, relief bodies, sidered for colonization purposes i n including the, Alliance Israelite. Uni- a general plan of settling Jews on versalle:. and the Hilfsverein. the land in order' to bring relief to In response' to a number of re- those who are in need. quests from' individuals and Iands- 3. The •settlement • of Palestine xnanschaften desirous of making con- may be justified only if the people tributions toward,the' relief of suf- who are now on the land are in fering Jews in Bessarabia, the Exe- agreement with the plan. cutive Committee of ..the Joint Dis- The Board further, stated' that this tribution Committee has authorized does not* preclude the possibility of cooperation, but the ways- and the following statement: < "The Joint Distribution •Committee znethods of „ such, cooperation are is not in a position' to accept and dependant upon the removal of these transmit remittances earmarked, for obstacles by the Zionist Organization. specific towns or individuals, or for specific activities;'it--will be. glad to accept contributions ior general' re- J. C. C. Library lief purposes in Bessarabia or other Announces New Books countries, subject to its general discretion and program. Persons de- The Jewish, Conrmnnity- Center siring to -make contributions for ge library has announced'the receipt of eral relief in Bessarabia may for- the following new -books for circulaward checks directly to the office of tion:,„ . , _ - • the Joint Distribution Committee, 40 The Case of Seargent Grischa- by Exchange Place, New York City: In Arnold' Zweig, Harness by A. Hamilaccepting such fund?, the Jeifit Dis- ton Gibbs; Boston'4>y cUpion Sinclair, tribution Committee will assume, only Eily •Chrisfiae by Michael- Alien, The the responsibility of remitting: them Unknown" Sanctuary £y Aime Palto its European office,to .be applied liere/ Coming of- the Lord by Sarah by Dr. Bernhard TEaT™ to the gen- Mtllin, Ago of Season- by Philip eral Joint Distribution Committee Gibbs, Case-with Nine Solutions by program of relief in Bessarabia." J. J . Connington, My Life Is in Your Hands by Eddie Cantor, Silver Slippers by Temple Bailey, Elizabeth and HIGHLAND CLUB CLEARS Essex- by Lytton- Strachey, Easputin $2,000 PROFIT-IN 1928 the Holy Devil by Rene Fulop Muller, At a ' meeting of the' Highland Bishop Murder Case ,by Vap Dine, Country Club held at the Blackstone1 Mamba's Daughter by Du Base SkyHotel Tuesday evening, Feb. 26, H. ward, Magic Island by Seabrooke, A. -Wolf, Ed Trelier, Mose Yousem, Reubini the Prince of Jews by Max and Morris Ferer were, elected trus- Brod, Meet General Grant by W. E. Woodward, An Anthology of World tees of the dub. ' The board of directors will meet Poetry . by' Mark Van Doren, and _in the near future and elect officers Mendel Maranty by David Freeman. for the coming term. The ^club, acocrding to a financial HONOR TRCMPELDOR report read at the meeting, made a A public memorial meeting for profit of approximately- two thou Yoseph Trumpeldof; famous Jewish sand dollars during the past year. leader, will' &e held at the Labor It has'- one' hundred and seventy Lyceum at 22nd "and- Clark Friday members. evening, March-1, «t v 8 o'clock. , A "benefit card party will be held "New opinions are always suspect- at. the Lyceum 'March;, 4* ed, and usually opposed, without jmy other reason, but because they are . Seldom conies glory, "till a man be net already common. —Locke. dead. ' ' • '—Herricis;
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1,1929
Illness Prevents Rabbi Hillel Silver's Coming
GERMAN REFORM JEWS JEWISH
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,U. J. C. Appropriates $310,000 for Emergency. Relief in East Europe.
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SEVEREWINTER CAUSES EUROPEAN JEWS DISTRESS
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. Fremo?it Man Borro'ms From I. C. C. Library . The Jewish Communits*- Center. Library announces that its circulation has burst Iocs! boundaries, having received a request : Plans Talks and Refrom Mr. Sam Weinberg of Frecitations in Yiddish and mont, Nebr., to send him the book English/ and/Music. "The Unknown Sanctuary" from FORMERLY AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES t.its stacks. Mr. Weinberg, sfte* reading of DBL'SHER. IS CHAIRMAN the unusual nature, of this book, OF ARRANGEMENTS By P. W.WILSON which is the autobiography of Definite Arrangements for the bit Fifty years ago or thereabouts, a drink, sir?" asked Isaacs, and the in the courts, and at a special ban- Aime Palliere, the/ French- -student ship aproached the mouth' of the man in the •witness bo* replied quett liberals-\ and conservatives, for the Catholic priesthood,, who Moses eelebrstios of the Jewish Corrtriver" Hogly in India. It was early angrily, "That jis my business." judges and barristers, united in & became a Jew by conviction, wrote raunity Center were made at a Tneetdawn and at the masthead,' there Quick as a flash came the question, tribute, to the new Lord Chief Jus- to the publishers for a copy." They, [ing of the' representatives of themight be seen a small boy, strain- "Any other business?"—afterwhich tice, - As a vindication it was with- in turn, referred hies to the J. C. I various religions, .fraternal, and we!*out precedent. ing his eyes as he searched the the witness became reasonable. C. library which they knew to isre organisations of the. city Jh«>k' horizon for the first glimpse of land. Under Asquith as prime minister, • On the bench, Lord Beading, as we have one available for circulation. Tuesday evening at the J. C. C. rajyor • actions taken-'were-the Who would have thought that the Isaacs became a law officer of the mast now call him,, displayed a cot-This story of M. Paliiere is one lad, a runaway from school and home crown, that is solicitor-general, and j able dignity. But the position did o£- the most talked of books in of 'the date1 for the • affair tm. Swin London, would return to India, afterwards attorney-general. Accord- not suit him. Essentially, lie is £ Jewish circles todsy. It was trans- •dmj evening ,' 'M»rch 3.7, swd. the nr~ tment' of 'a proprsrr committ**forty years later to be saluted by ing to custom he received a knight- man of initiative and when the war lated into-English-by Lotuse W&terguns and bands and flags as the hood, and with Lloyd George, he de- broke out, the Lord Chief Justice man Wise, the wife of Dr. Stephen to plan'the' details of the cclebT^tion. The stew date vrm- mb*titnU*d first Viceroy and governor-general veloped the program of social lib- was far too able an executive to be S. Wise. for the previously announced mt «'•' of that vast eastern empire? eralism. What he desired was a left in his crimson and ermine. He March 2B -in order to make t-ht celeIn the whole range of the Arabian parliamentary career but like many •was told to lay aside his robes and bration more closely coincide wife tb* great advocates at ~ the bar, he was assist the government in solving the Nights, there has been no career reactxmi date of Moses' birthday, *V corded even as legend, more dra- not a great success in the house of financial and commercial problems Seventh of Ada*. matic in its uncertainty than this. commons, where politics require which arose during the crisis. He Dr. Philip Sher. ^eneml elmirnw. The son of a prosperous Jewish mer- something more drastic than "sweet- had to visit the United States and of the c«]ebr&tion, appointed »« W>: ness and light." Isaacs, therefore, arrange for credits. In due course, chant, Rufus Isaacs was recaptured program committee the following by his parents and sent to Univer- looked forward to high judicial of- the Lord Chief Justice of England 'Nathen "S. 'YRffce, chairman; iw. sity College School in London and fice. The late Sir George Jassel, a was thus found at Washington as distinguished Jew in Gladstone's day, ambassador, a combination of apMrs. Bellmsn, Choir, £Bd S&m* Blank,. MRS Fromlrin, Mrs, M*v later to Brussels.and Hanover. Thoruel Gersen Present Folk, FroraMn, Irving Fertaetsr,, snrt /• oughly venturesome, he plunged into had been master of the rolls. But pointments, never before heard of 1. KulakofBky. • Sisge and Religious Songs, the stock exchange, and, strange to no adherent of his faith had ever and never likely to be seen in the Adhering 'to the raqaest ef tlir held the position of Lord Chancellor, future. say, there failed. Loaded ..with debt, delegates that the program be euf #-•• who, it must be remembered, is not A little incident will explain his he read for the bar and at the age HENRY MONSKY PRESIDES ciently' dignified to be in keeping of twenty-seven he began his career only a Judge bat also a trustee for attitude. One day a British official, as an advocate. He .paid his debts large ecclesiastical: patronage in the somewhat overzealous in his pat- An afternoon of Jewish music, folk with the nature of the event, ft proin full, and in eleven years, took silk Established Church of England. riotism, brought the ambassador an song:, synagogue and stage music,, gram of speeches, and recitations )'which means that he became a Rufus Isaacs thus looked forward to agreement in which advantage had was featured st the meeting of the both English*" and •-Yiddish, and apthe purely judicial position of Lord been taken of the United States. Council of Jewish-'WOJBCB Monday is propriate music' was .arranged by th? queen's • counsel. committee, • .. ' Lord Reading quietly laid the docu- /the Je-srish Community Center. His success was astonishing. Tall Chief Justice. ..Thecelebration mil • cQ3!\»iero.©r&t*: Mrs. Henry' Jtosisky was;.chairman and graceful in bearing and very But, in public life, there is many ment on his table and said he would tte SS00. birthday, of Moses. It i* of the program, .sad, gavels brief look it over. In due course, he paid' handsome in features, he was blessed a slip between the cup and the lip. p that, the Omaha Center, to sketch: ofthe .history.-ofeach. a private visit to an American statesA brilliant prospect was suddenly with a voice, soft and musical, an the' first, in the country to plan-8U-"K' of music. • .. exquisite vehicle of persuasion, no overclouded by a truly amazing error man, to -whom he pointed out the an affair,'and'the local plans have Margaret Margolin Bellman witness was ever bullied, no point of judgment. Sufus Isaacs had a full meaning of the paper. He then arousednation-mcle iatewsi, a groups of Jewish* stage songs,; i brother Godfrey, and at the time asked permission to tear, it up and was unfairly pressed. What Rufus New York YMSisli • ctailien Isaacs achieved, was the reasonable Godfrey was risaaging'.r-Qie! Marconi a different bargain -was negotiated, fasting* ithd-iaasic of the. Jewish." ©pern. in argument; and with hlm'in court, companies. Shares were-"beings placed "m"'.'•wiiicli'"' the,*..Americas as; It, articles it was always the other side which and they were offered to- Bufos the British interest was equitably beatttsfsi.. soprano. .gave "these-. di£fl« ' cent$re written, .cult songs a great emotional .appeal. seemed to have left reason behind. Isaacs, and through him to Lloyd defined. copies of But on this account he was all the George. The shares were in the At the armistice, India was She was accompanied by. Dorothy more deadly,' especially in commer- American company.- But it happened seething with unrest. For the first Lnstgrarten, violinist, and Margaret planned.. cial cases where he knew every move that the British company! had a con- time in her long history, the Asiatic Hurwitz, pianist. Cantor SchTOrtzMft find the choir of the game. In one famous case, tract with the British government, sub-continent had realized her unity. he. wove the web of guilt. around and amid the heat of politics, all Hindus and Moslems, hitherto- at of -B'nai. Israel Ey-BB'gQgue sang a* Whittaker-Wright, the financier,/ who kinds of rumors were spread abroad. variance with one another, were a group of; impressive, synagogue irumon conviction slipped poison into his There was the usual Parliamentary sociated in a movement of nation- bers, closing •&dr part of the promouth and fell dead within the very Enquiry and the culprits were ac- alists which. was uncompromising in gram with. '&.very old folk'song in J, M. Malashook, chairman ©f tHfc precincts of the tribunal. The only quitted of all impropriety. But they its hostility to. British rule. There which Joseph pleads-with-his broth"Whoopee Dance" to be. given Buncase at law in which I have been learned the lesson that, in public life, was more than a suggestion that the ers" not to sell him into captivity. Samuel Gerson sang Jewish folkevening, March 10,- at the' myself involved was an action for there is no offense so serious as a trouble had been inflamed by "Russian propaganda. There were boy- songs in a sequence which took the ConSmunity'.-Genter as a benefit tot libel. David Lloyd George was our harmless indiscretion. solicitor, Rufus Isaacs was our coun- Against Rufus Isaacs there arose cotts. There were-fasts. There were Jewish child from the cradle to old! the "Center physical department, h»t-sel, and the damages were one a storm of prejudice, What saved riots. There were arrests. The tur- age, introducing each song briefly. asneanced; the completion of At Mr.' Gerson's request Mrs. Monsky farthing. him was one single circumstancei moil , was the more deplorable be- accompanied him in one of the songs. tnents for the affair snd cause a government hail endeavored entertainment features of Perhaps the best remembered re- His own profession believed in him. The • program was preceded by & to launch a-constitution, based upon quality. The dance is being' tort by Rufus Isaacs was inflicted Bench and bar knew that no more business meeting. A Council board (Continued on page 2) sos-ed. jointly by the various clubi *t on a recalcitrant /witness.. "Do you honorable lawyer had ever- pleaded meeting was held at i:SC p. m. •the J.-C'C. Rabbi Frederick <Cohn will give his Tke. proceeds of the dance wfll hRComing to Omaha next current" topics talk at 10:30 devoted, to remcxiellirig the bandb&U a. m.- Tuesday in the Jewish Com, purchasing of equipment. f*l' munity Center. j'TRj STSQ the sending- of tltfr varsity "basketball team -to St, for a. match with the St. Yiddish Drama 'at J.C.C. .Y.-.M.'E; A,
Rufus Isaacs, Lord Reading, Boasts of Career Rivalling Most Phantastic s, , of Arabian Nights* Tales; Has Held Highest Judicial and Legal Posts of England • • .,
J. C. C. ANNOUNCES FIRST TRI-UNGUAL ORATORICAL CONTEST
REQUIRE ORIGINAL TALKS
Music, Recitations, and" Adiress T b i s-' Sunday' Evening;]'•ported A brisk' • ticket sale by Louis Shaattk Fe&tsres by. lryin 'Levin, chairniaft' of • ' j t d b lryin 'Levi -clT Program.' . As a benefit -performsnc* >for. the''the. ticket co*mjaitte& : Ch&lutziiri' iB Palestine, * the. Omshs.: .An -owl^estra of unusuel DR..- PLA$T" CHAIRMAN Yiddish. *Drstnstic"a*efe wfil present *««» * « ^ « ^ ioj'-the event,
The first local forensic activity of •the season will be held at the Jewish Community Center Tuesday evening, March 19, in the form - of a Trilingual Oratorical Contest. Contestants'will have their choice, of > speaking in either English, Yiddish, or Hebrew. The contest is open' to all young men and women in the city between the'ages of 17 and'24. Each competitor will be required to preMeyerson. sent an original oration of. from GoWie Meyerson of Palestine, eight to ten minutes length. Regismember of the Executive committee tration for the competition must bff made with Louis M. Shanok at the of the Palestine -women's organizaCenter not later than March 12. On tion "Hahalutz" -will be in Omaha registering, contestants will be re- March 13, 14, and 15. She is coming here upon the inquired to specify the language in vitation of the Pioneer Women's Orwhich they will speak. Subjects for the orations have not ganization of Omaha. been limited other than that they will have to be on some Jewish sub- ICOR TO BUY TRACTOR ject. The contestants "will be divided FOR RUSSIAN COLONIES into three- classes according to language, and,the winner of each group The Icor of Omaha will hold a will receive a .gold medal. There, will bazaar Sunday, March 31, at the be no preliminaries unless the num- Labor Lyceum in order to raise funds ber of entrants is prohibitively large. to buy a tractor for Jewish colonists On the evening of the'contest, the in Soviet Russia. one-act play, \ "Overtones,11 being Committees will begin soon to colcoached by Miss Bess Wejnstdn, will lect merchandise and contribuiioQS for also , be - presented. The'JL. C. C the affair, and Omaha Jewry are orchestra- •will also play atvtlie-. don- prged to co-operate to make the event test. . _ - a success. —
The first public event of -the Intermediate.-'Club' Council was staged at the Jewish Corsimmity Center Tuesday' evening, February 26, in the form of a rally attended by over two hundred' boys and girls. Dr. David Cahn Plstt, chsirman of the advisory board of the Council, was. chairman of ."the rally. Those •who assisted him in arranging the program besides, the members were Miss'-Grace Kosenstem, Mr. Louis Shanok, and Miss Irene Eirsch. Miss Evelyn ChaiMn was. general' chairman of the event. Features of the program were: Dance, by Sadie Kohiberg and Zerline Somberg, recitation..by Betty Iipp, vocal duets and solos by Sadie Kohlberg and Mildred 'Iip.eey, sikelele solos by Jack Frieden, dance fey Grace Levin, selections by the J. C. C. dance orchestra, and a play given by Blache Bothenberg and Elsie Lazarus of the Henrietta Szold dub and coached by Miss Eose Lazarus. A speech by Mr. Shanok was well received. The Intermediate Council was organized by the Senior Council last fall sad is sponsored :by a .committee from that /organization,! consisting of Dr. Plstt, f&atrinas, and Miss Grace Eosenstein. Refreshments were served following the projsrsnv ~—^
Orators to Compete in English, Yiddish, and Hebrew _ March 19.
'Jacob Gordin's'famous Tiddish drama, to those in. .-charge. s fDer Fremder,"- .Sunday evening*,-1. ~—*—*——— March S, at the Jewish Commuiiity j CALVIN BEKLINT DIES COUNCIL Center. The play has been produced under the direetorship of Mr. Lotus.'Wolk. Calvin Berlint, 15% jmm old, Mr. Saia Cxwnse-is prompter. The of. Mrs. Morris Wontaet of .a"way",eaviy Tuesday tn#rrriti#. cast is as foUows.: Naftoli Hertz passed p Levin, (The Stranger) Louis Wolk; at the Mercy Hospital in' Elniaa (his former •wife), Mrs. J. Biaffs, Iowa. Keznick; Prince * Starodub (Blsma's • 'The boy was taken to tfe« 'present husband), Joseph Morgen- last Friday and was opemted m if«? stera; Kalroan-Moishe, J. ReEnick; appendidfis " and' Met rt Ssrah-Henie, (his wife) Sarah Taufe; ^neuajonlg. whicli proved fatal* Bensie and-Fannie (Blunra's children ' Besidee his, parents, h€ U by former rasrriage), -Harry Blacker mved -by'-WE gradparent*, Mr and Betty Lansky; The R&bbi, Oscar Mrs. D. Friedman of -Cd'ancJl $ Tsub, and A- "Woman, Shirley Feld- IHmeml" wrvices were held man. .-• • * the Gatltr burial took place -to Jewish music* •will be. played be-' .tween acts by Mr. Baird and his or- Oak Kill cemetery in Council chestra. 8 The stage managers •will be* Moms "COLUMBUS SUBJECT Of NEW WASSEBMAN UOV Casper, Harry Crounsc and-Eli Lewis. liesaa,—CJ,' T. J TO;SEW FOR. HOSPITAL- !>&B Quixote of the Oceimw • The'.Jewish Women's "Welfare Or- name of z -.new 'ntfyel. jfflsfc gsnizatiaa 'vriTl hoM their months by JaeoV Waescrtnun, noted meeting- Tsesday, Msrcfe 5, at ,2:3C man i?fwish ncwlist, whd 'in the- lodge" toom -of -the Ie«i5b here todsy or. his ypturn from * Commasity Center. Layettes for the to Egypk Wise Memorial Hospital will ..be It "ros stated that the novel sewesL Kefreshments .-will be served. sents a new interp-retation of the a.n& eharac*? of tbA -cm ike basis of Ncbrssfea is eighth state In total «£ the aourccSk value of fsrm