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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929

. VOL.VII.—No. 25

LEAGUE INFORMED Son Explains Why Oscar S. Straus CITY-WIDE JEWISH Three Hundred Boys and Girls DR. AND MRS. SHER Frolic at Jewish Community to his Office on Yom Kippur AGENCY TO SPEED WentWhen Center Summer Play School WED 25 YEARS: ARE he was Secretary of Labor SURVEY TO BE MADE HONORED BY GIFT IN OMAHA THIS FALL PALESTINE WORK

New York.—(J. T. A.)—A veiled' father often told me about it. The reference to an American Jew who circumstances were thtse: At the Zionist Report Shows Improve- held the office of Secretary of Labor time father was Secretary of Comment in Economic and and attended to his office duties on merce and Labor the immigration Political Situation Yom Kippur, contained in an editor- law was such that it was almost ial in a New York Orthodox Jewish wholly discretionary upon the part ASK MORE GOVERNMENT weekly, ha* elicited a reply from Eo- of the Secretary as to whether or not a great many cases under the POSITIONS FOR JEWS ger W. Straus. In a communication to the "Jew- 'likely to become a public charge' Geneva.— (J. T . A.)—With the con- ish Daily Bulletin", Roger W. Straus should be admitted or not. You will stitution of the enlarged Jewish replied to the criticism voiced in the remember the years father was Agency including Zionists .and non- 'Jewish Guardian", which made the Secretary was the period when the Zionists, the work of reconstruction reference en passant when it criticised pressure and hostility of the in Palestine, with a view of creating the family of the late Rear Admiral sian Government against the Jews a Jewish National Home there, will Josephthal for arranging the funeral was at its height, and thousands proceed more rapidly and on a larger according to Christian rites. "It was this persecution. My father made scale than in the past, the Permanent this thought (that Judaism was of it his duty to personally and promptMandates Commission of the League secondary moment and that duty were flocking to our shores to escape of Nations, meeting here annually to to the -state even if this carried with ly go over all recommendations for review the work of the mandatory it disloyalty to. God and his people the deportation with the moat minute governments, was told in the report came first) that led a onetime Secre- care, no matter what'other business submitted by, the Zionist Executive tary of Commerce and Labor to go might be at hand." ''• for the year 1928. to his office on Yom Kippur and the The afternoon before Yom Kippur The report was forwarded by the presence of an Episcopal Bishop as father received word that there had High Commissioner of Palestine to one of the officiating ministers at been a large number of Jews held •whom it was submitted for transmis- his funeral", was the editorial re- at Ellis Island and that an unusualsion to the League Commission by Dr. mark. ly large number of cases were about Chaim Weizmann, president of the In his reply, Roger W. Straus sta- to be referred to him for decision. World Zionist Organization. The doc- ted: "As this reference is very evi- On Yom Kippur morning, just as ument is dated May 3, 1929 and sum- dently to my father, the late Oscar father was • about to go to the temmarizes the Zionist and Jewish work S. Straus, I feel it my duty to write ple with mother, he received a mesof reconstruction in the mandated you about it. It is quite true, that! sage that these deportation papers territory of Palestine. During 1928 the father's Judaism was second to his' had arrived from Ellis Island. Father Zionist Organization expended in the Americanism, but second to nothing afterwards told me that when he country 715,000 pounds, exclusive of else; he had a great love and affec- received this information he immeprivate capital and of the expenditure tion for his religion which he in- diately visualized the terrible anxiety of other organizations working in the culcated into me, and "which I have of the people who had been told that country, such as the Palestine Econo- endeavored to put into practical effect, the question of their future depended mic Corporation of New York and the by my active support of organiza- upon this personal decision, and that Jewish Colonization. Association. tions for religious education, etc" he felt immediate action -which would as are the sums-whicfi are "I remember the Yom Kippur in- advise -upon this, the Yom Kippur already being provided from Jewish cident you mention very well, al- day, what* -their fate was to be sources for the development of Pal- though I was a boy at the time, (Continued on Page 2) estine and the establishment of the Jewish /National Home, the influx of Jewish capital is likely to be stil further increased as a result of the impending enlargement of the Jewish Agency. . On^th* non-Zionistjnot less "tfeETTm tire Zionist side^" it'is nopecf and expected-that the constitution of the Agency on a "broader basis will en- Raise Fund to Aid Local Girls Speed Illusions of Nebulae Are Desiring Higher Seen at Mount.Wilson able the; work of reconstruction, to Education Observatory proceed more rapidly and on a still - larger scale than in the ^jast," l i e Ai A. A . S . GIVEN FACTS Zionist Executive stated in the mem- FURNISH HOSPITAL ROOM orandum. A scholarship fund providing one New York. (J- T. A.) — AstronomDuring the year 1928, 2,178 Jewish scholarship 3 year for the higher ical observations made at Mount immigrants were registered by the education of a local girl will be in- Wilson Observatory in "California Palestine government as new-arrivals augurated next season by the Omaha were placed before ..the American as compared with 2,713 in the prev- Council of Jewish Women, it was Association for the Advancement of ious year, but, while in 1927, 5,071 decided at a meeting of the Council Science as new evidence corroboratJews emigrated from Palestine, in Board in the Jewish Community ing the Einstein theory of relativity 1928, 24.S8 Jews departed from the Center on June 27. A special com- and the conception that the universe country. These figures, indicate, the mittee has been appointed to pass on is finite.. memorandum states, the close of the the merits of applicants and to adperiod 6f economic depression through minister funds. Mrs. J. H. Kula- Dr. Walter S. Adams, director of which Palestine recently passed and kofsky, president of the Council, has the Mount Wilson Observatory, statforeshadow a return to more norma started the fund with a contribution ed, that observations disclosed three conditions. The payment from Zion in memory of the .late Mr. M. Kula- nebulae, apparently traveling through ist funds of unemployment doles was kofsky, and invites other contribu- space at tremendous speeds, which discontinued in April, 1928 and a large tions to the fund, either in memory are several times the highest velocnumber of the unemployed were ab- of beloved dead or in observance of ity ever observed in the heavens. The three bodies move away from sorbed in the extensive program o: events and occasions of note. the earth at speeds calculated to. be public works undertaken or financed The refurnishing of the sun room 3400, 4,600 and 4,900 miles Tjy the Zionist Organization and othe at Wise Memorial hospital, under- second. Jewish bodies. The report record, taken last reason by the1" Council progress in the development of agri under the sub-committee on the hos- These - discoveries are further cultural colonization and in urban de pital headed by Mrs. Wertheimer, is evidence of the validity of ther Einvelopment, a revival of the building being completed this week. Visitors stein theory, according to Dr. Clyde •activity having been noted. Similar are invited to inspect the room. The Fisher, curator of astronomy at the progress is reported in the develop- Council is still in need of a book American Museum of Natural Hisment of industry, the output of Jewish case which may be locked. Any tory. The high velocities observed in Industries, -particularly in Tel Aviv person having such a case to. give the three nebulae may not be their showing a considerable increase, J or sell is asked to communicate with actual speed, but rather illusions distinct improvement In the deman Urs. Irving Weiss, 4661 Foppleton caused by distortions in the light v.aves which have travelled through for labor, both in agriculture and in Avenue. enormous distances in space. The Tentative plans for the sponsoring distortions are due to the curvature (Continued on Page 2) of the Community Center's lecture of space as held by Dr. Einstein, course again next year were . made it was said. Irving Achtenberg to at the-meeting. A new activity of World Boy Scout Camp the-^Council next season will be the The new discoveries, in further •training of women to assist in mak- corroboration of the Einstein theory, Irving ;Achtenberg of Kansas City ing Braille books for the blind. This may lead to proof that cosmic space, ifco., -grandson of Mr. and Mrs. S. work will be- fdone with the coopera- long held to be illimitable, has definite limits and that light, instead of Bobinson of Omaha, -will sail on Julj tion of the Red Cross. travelling indefinitely on .and on, 19 from Montreal for BirkenheaH, Mrs. Reuben Kulakofsky and Mrs. England, v^here he -will attend thi Grodinsky, members of the social may be hedged in by. a closed uniinternational "Jamboree" of the Bo; service committee have been appoint- verse, Dr. Fisher stated. Scouts which will be held from July ed to assist the Community Center One of the deductions from. the 30 to August 14. general theory of relativity is that in its Play School work. space-time universe is finite, but The international encampment is It has been decided to print a only open to eagle scouts with ex- Council yearbook in the fall. Mem- unbounded and that very distant obceptionally meritorious records. Irv bers -who have changed their addres- jects show a spurious velocity of ing, who is only fourteen years of ses are asked to notify Miss Hazel recession. age, is the youngest boy to go from Degen, 3303 Wollworth ave., Ha Kansas City and is the only Jewis' €342, of the change. Mrs. Leo Roscout ever _ delegated by -that city senthal, treasurer of the Council, has MOST C. C. N. Y. GRABS JEWS There will be only eight boys who changed her address to 5140 Dodge New York (J. T. A.)—Among the will go to the Jamboree from Kansas street. She request's members to re- 1183 students who received degrees City. The total number of boys ex- mit their 1929—30 dues to this from, the College of the City of New York at its commencement exercises, pected is 40,000 coming from fifty address.. . three countries. The American grou] a large majority were Jews.. Aswill consist of about 1500. Jerusalem.—(J. T. AO-^Eight Ye- semblyman Maurice Bloch, William Irving is one of the youngest; eagli menite Jewish orphans, threatened Mather Lewis, president of Lafayette scouts in Kansas City. He is patrol- with compulsory conversion to Islam College and Dr. Frederick B. Kobinleader, fcugler, and hikemaster of his in accordance witbT-a recent .govern- san, president of C. C. N. Y,, adtrriop -which is affiliated with the ment ordinance compelling Jewish dressed the graduates. The class was JBLeneseth Israel Beth Sholom syna- orphans forcibly to accept the Moslem the largest to be graduated from gogue. faith, escaped by- fleeing to Aden. {the College.

Bureau of Jewish Social Researc of New York to Make Survey J. C. C. AND FEDERATION ARE JOINT SPONSORS Announcement was made this week by a joint committee of the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Welfare Federation that arrangements had been made with the Bureau of Jewish Social Research of New York for the conducting this fall of a thorough and complete survey of all the phases of the local Jewish community. William L. Holzman, president-. of the J. C. C, Dr. Philip Sher, president of the Federation arid SamUel Gerson, executive secretary of both institutions, have been appointed" to make the necessary preparations for the survey. The Bureau of Jewish Social Research of New York, of which Dr. Samuel Goldsmith is executive director, recently completed a similar survey of New York Jewry. Their findings have proven .so valuable that various important changes are being made, such as the combination of some of the largest welfare organizations. . The survey -will begin sometime during September- and. will last for about three months. With the aid of a large citizen's committee, every organization and institution will be investigated with the idea of increasing their respective usefulness. The decision to have the survey made here was Teached following a recent conference with Dr. Goldsmith when he was in Omaha two weeks ago.

Although the Jewish Community is careful to observe all "dry" laws, the building actually bubbles over these mornings. I t seems that so many eager smiles and, carefree laughs were never assembled in one place before. The confines of the structure naturally cannot hold them. Oh, you ask whit the occasion is. Why of course its the Summer Play school. " Imagine if you can, three hundred children," from the innocent age of five to the self-assuring' age of fourteen, all having the, time of their fife and" there you have the picture that can be seen any morning at the Center. /They troop in at nine just before the biasing sun reaches its zenith. Once inside the walls of the building,* it is TO cool that some of the teachers wear their hats (although a marcel lost in the swimming pool ifi probably a more honest explanation of this phenomena). After their twenty-five or so teachers take them to "home room", they are taken to their first class. The girls spend their- time at such obsolete studies as cooking and sewing, while the boys ambitiously undertake to learn how to make airplane models and other things. By the time the morning is over, they go to two other classes and an assembly. Music, dramatics, games, and last, but heaven knows not least swimming, are the diversions that cause all those smiles at the end of the day's school at noon.

bottle of the ice-cold liquid and some crackers. Most of them manage to get the milk down, but not a few who miss the nipple on the bottle get more of a bath than a drink. Of course, although the youngsters have the time of their life, and their mothers get a little peace, there are a few noble martyrs to the cause. The twenty-five teachers are controlling their ardent pupils, but surely not much more. Those boys and girls are there to have a good time and woe unto him who would stop them. In secret of course, even the hard-working young ladies and men admit that they too are getting a great 'Trick" out of it. The only -real malcontents axe those on the office force of the Center. So far they have tried to plug their ears in an effort, to concentrate on their work, but still remain as desperate as ever. And then, when the classes are out and the children invade their sanctuary en masse, well,—-they just don't try to work. A visit to the Play school isnt complete unless you watch the children at noon when the classes are dismissed. One mad rush is made for the telephone. "Ma, (or Pa or Bad) come down after me. I'm at the Jay (we find that this is the 'modernized designation for J. C. C.)" Dr. Sher's social service committee of the Jewish Welfare Federation is sponsering the school and an able staff is operating' it, but three hundred boys and girls are just runAbout the middle of the morning, ning away with it. We pity those the milk line forms.. For the modest youngsters who haven't a hand in price of five cents, the "kids" get a the fun.

The fifth annual Highland Country dub golf championship will begin July 17, according to announcements made.' public this week. A dinner will open the affair on the evening of July 17, at which time the contestants in the championship - and president's flights will be auctioned off by Morris Ferer. The tournament will be open to only members of the club. Entries should register with Al Mayer, Manning Handler, or Jerry Heyn. July 15 will be the deadline on entries. A "Razzberry Tournament" will be held from 1:30 P. M. to midnight on July 17 in preparation for the major affair. The annual "Highland Fling" will be field on Wednesday, July 24, from noon on.

OMAHA HEBREW CLUB COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED The newly elected officers of the Omaha Hebrew club will be officially installed at a public meeting to be held Sunday, July 7, at the Jewish Community Center. President-elect J. Riklin has announced the following committees for the ensuing term: JEXECrTITE COMMITTEE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE:— Irvln RtalmsFter, chairman. Harry I.apidiis, Henry MnnEky, M. Klnnk. Dr. A. Greenlxrsr. Harry Woir. Fred -White, and M. Wolf son. SICK COMMITTEE:— Sam Klsrer, chairman, A. Richards. Sam . Altshuler, Harrr Hworskj-, P. Orach, H. Oruch, and A, Schwaczkin. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:— M. B<>rcoTici. chairman. S. Knhaiiowitch. A. Riklin, W. Monowitx, and J. Lintzman. ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE:— Sam Klav«r. chairman. L Monrenstern. vice-chairman. Sam Ilelter, A. Schwnczkin, J. 1^ VToltson, I. Abramson, Albert. Kaplan, and Samuel Gerson. WATS 4XD StEAXS COMMITTEE:— Irvln XtalmaFtpr. chairman. Sam Klavrr. • Irvin Levin. H. Stelnlwrc. K. R08enl»erg. J. Al>ramson, John Feldman. Max Fromkin, and A. Schwarakin. KESOXTTIOXS COMMITTEE:— Fred While, chairman. Mar Fromkin, and Sam Klaver. COMMITTEE:— Eev. E. Fleishman, chairman, it. Blank, Nathan S. Yaffee, H. Auerbach, and S. Kahanorvitch. TAXMTD TOBAH COMMITTEE:— Sam Venger. chairman, ^nd A. Monsky. TIGrfcAIfCE COMMITTEE:— Harry Lapidns. chairman, J. L. TTolfson. Maurice Micklin, Mai Fromkin, M. Bender. M. Lorlg, and M. ScIicofL HOrSE COMMITTEE:— S. Swartz, chairman, Mark • rolonnky. S. Bablor, B. Miroff, A. Sehiaifer, and M. Krounsc. A. Richards, inside jruarri. and J. Riklin, representative to the Jewish Welfare

Federation.

BOTH LONG IN LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE WORK

Dr. and Mrs. Philip Sher, leaders in local social service circles for a quarter of a century, received last ^Friday night, their silver wedding anniversary, a fitting tribute of the esteem in which they are held by their fellow members of the community, when representatives of the executive committee of the Jewish Welfare Federation decended upon them at their home and informed them that they had arranged for the maintenance of a room at the Wise Memorial Hospital in their honor. The room will be known as the "Dr. and Mrs. Philip Sher" room. The official notification of the gift was made by Harry A. Wolf, first vice-president of the Federation, of which' Dr. Sher is president. The others who were present were: Mrs. Harry Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Ziegler, Harry Zimman, Blanche Ziniman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lapidus. Joe L. Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Han, Malashock, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Feder. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Alpirn, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Holzman, Mr. anil Mrs. Samuel Gerson, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Jacobs, and Abe Herzberj;. Many large bouquets of flowers were received by Dr. and Mrs. Sher. In honor of his silver wedding anniversary, Dr. Sher made donations of ?100 to the Free Xioan uneiety. $2* to the Talmud Torah, and §?.h to 1>IP Jewish Community Center Library. Both Dr. and Mrs, Sher were bom in Russia. They were married in Philadelphia twenty-five years ajfo and came to Omaha soon afterwards. Dr. Sher graduated from the medical college of the University of BaltiTo Elect Seven Delegates to Condemn Christian Proselytism more in 1902, and has practiced ever Proposed Calendar Council of Palestine * since. Almost from the beginning of Reform Body his residence here, he was one of the prime movers in social PZTVWP LAUD MARSHALL LAUD PEACE EFFORTS fields. He was the founder of the Free Loan society, which has grown Berlin (J. T. A.).—The German' Detroit (J. T. A.)—The Central to such an extent that, according to non-Zionists, placed themselves on 'Conference of American Rabbis at its j Dr. Sher, it has more money per record as being desirous to join the fortieth annual convention here was capita for its community than any Council of the extended Jewish urged by its president, Dr. H. G. other similar organization in the Agency for Palestine and passed a Enelow, rabbi of Temple Emanu-El United States. He was responsible resolution to delegate seven rep- of New York, to adopt recommenda- for the consolidation of the old Talresentatives to that Council, at an tions endorsing the extended Jewish mud Torahs, and wag the organiser impressive gathering- held last week Agency as a non-political organiza- of the Herd Sunday School at the tion, condemning proselytism by Beth HamedroKh Hagode! synagogue at the Krollfest Saal. The resolution of adherence was Christians, and attacking any reform in 1917. In 1905, he was honored passed at the meeting of the special of the calendar which will interfere with the chairmanship of the Omaha committee of German Jews com- with the fixity of the Sabbath. The drjve for relief of earthquake victirns posed of representatives of various suggestions were adopted. in Messina, Italy. When the first non-Zionist organizations in Ger- Considerable debate was occasioned restoration fund for Palestine WBJ many and of the leading Jewish com- when the topic of the advancement solicited following the Balfour munities in the country. One hun- of peace was brought into the forum. Declaration in 1S>;S, Dr. Sher wfea dred and fifty prominent German Resolutions were passed commend- local chairman and personalty conJewish leaders, representative of all ing President Hoover's peace efforts. tributed ten per cent of the totai elements of the Jewish population, Another resolution was proposed rec- Omaha contributions. In 1920, h^ attended the session of the special ommending- the entrance of the was treasurer of the Keren HRy«?Bo<l United States into the League of for Omaha. He was also one of committee. Nations and the World Court and the founders of the Jewish ComFour resolutions adopted by the special committee signified the ad- censuring the recent denial of j munity Center as well as an importherence of German Jewry to the citizenship to Rosika Schwimmer on | ant figure in the Welfare FederaJewish Agency extension pact. The the basis of her pacifism. After tion, Zionist circles, and even in. the first resolution expressed the agree- prolonged argument the motion was general social work of the city. When the local juvenile court V.RS ment of German Jewish leaders to defeated. cooperate with other Jewish bodies The progress of Reform Judaism first established Dr. Sher wat the in the Jewish Agency for the recon- in the United States, its achieve- first man to whom a child w&6 parstruction of Palestine as the Jewish ments during the forty years that oled. He was for two years ots tHe National Home in accordance with have elapsed since its foundation in executive committee of the Council the definition of the Palestine Man- this country, and a defense of Re- of Social Apencie^ of Omaha. 3Kor. date. This resolution provided for form Judaism against recent attacks, j three years he was? president ot the convening an all German Jewish con- were contained in the presidential Talmud TorBh, and hae be*n honorference on Palestine in the near message of Dr. H. G. Enelow, Rabbi ary president of it for nine vests. of Temple Emanu-El, New York. In He hap been president of the B'nhi future. The second resolution provides for 1890 there were in the United States B'rith and the Y. M. H. A, At the the issuance of an appeal to German 533 congregations, with a member- present time he is president of the Jewry to cooperate in the rebuild- ship of over 130,000; in 1926 there Jewish Welfare Federation, treasurer ing of Palestine as the Jewish Na- were 3,11S congregations with a of the local United Jewish Campaign Jewish population exceeding four drive;, a trustee of the Jewish Coin tional Home. million. The Union of American Center, treasurer Of the Y. The role played by American Jew- Hebrew Congregations in 1830 con- munity M. and Y. W. H. A., and a member ry in consummating the plan for sited of 93 congreg-ations. Today it of the staff of the Wise Memorial the extension of the Jewish Agency embraces 279 congregations, Dr, hospital. He is also a member of was acknowledged in the third res- Enelow assailed the view that Juda- the American Medics) Association ** olution to despatch a message of ism or the Jewish people can exist well as the state and county orfSrigreetings and thanks to Louis Mar- without religion. "One of the un- issstions, shall, expressing appreciation for mistakable marks of Jewish life in .American Jewry's trail - blasting recent years has been the attempt Mrs. Sher, like her hus?baml, has acticn. to dissociate the Jew from the Jew- also been prominent in the field of The fourth resolution, introduced ish religion and to secularize Juda- social service work. She has be«ft a by Max Warburg, Hamburg banker ism. As far as I am concerned, we director of the Jewish Welfare Fedand brother of Felix M. Warburg, have no task more important than eration for twenty years, Sh# is expressed agreement with the pro- the combatting of this view, which also a director of the Talmud ftJWih posal to delegate seven representa- not only misrepresents Jewish his- »-,•' is chairman of the tives of German Jewry to the Jew- tory but must also serve to confuse committee of the Council of ish Agency Council. the Jewish mind, to vulgarize Jewish Women. Mrs, Sher was one of the Paris.—(J. T. A.)—Leon Blum, life and to undermine the Jewish first organisers of the local H*d<t»French Socialist leader, was unam- future. What does history tell us sah, Deborah society, and the J##teh iously elected a delegate to the Coun- about the Jew and Judaism of the Women's Welfare Association Uh* cil of the Jewish Agency at a pro- past? One thing above all else; is also actively connected with nw#t that from the dawn of Jew- j of the other outstanding "women's Palestine labor conference held here namely, (Continued on Paee 2) organizations of the community. last week. -.

NON-ZIONIST AMERICAN SCIENTISTS COUNCIL OF JEWISH (SOUPS VOTE TO JOIN EXTENDED JEWISH AffiNCY WOMEN PLAN ANNUAL CORROBORATE EIN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD THEORY OF RELATIVITY Highland G-oIf Tourney EXTENDED JEWISH AGENCY AT ANNUAL CONVENTION To Open ori July 17

Executive Committee of Federation Furnishes Wise Hospital Room In Their Names