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"O race vilified by the whole world*6 jostttffico at Omaha, Nebraska, tinder the Act of March 3, Ib79. iwhat Aryan could ever compete Tvith you!" Thus Clemenceau eonclur ;one of bis short stories dealing -with i the Jews. The Tiger, it will be i e - [ membered,- wrote a vast number of 'stories dealing -with Jews.. A group p t them were published not so many jyears ago 'by Bernard G. Richards. No one, to my mind, has satisfactorily explained the great interest .that Clemenceau always took* in the Jews. The interest has extended, even to his F. Levenson Elected to children—one of his daughters has Regional Board of woven several stories around Jewish Governors 'themes. There is.only one explanation that I can furnish, and it doesn't MEETING THIS SUNDAY explain very much; but we Jews have been using it a great deal ourRabbi Theodore N. Lewis of Sioux selves. And that is: Clemenceau " w a s City will be the main speaker at the : Zionist rally called" d&or this Sunday like that". . • evening, December 22, at the Jewish AL AND HARRY Community Center auditorium. The I see by the Saturday Evening. meeting, which is open to the public, Post that Harry Jolson, brother of will also serve to wind up the rollAl, is penning a series telling how call campaign now being. conducted : • he" happens to be a brother to Al, throughout the country. ; etc. This recalls the time when the Eabbi Lewis -will give first-hand , Jazz .Singer first came forward to information toncerning the Palestinicharm the public and was voted a an situation. He arrived in the Holy tremendous hit." Seeing its success, Land the day before Moslem outHarry Jolson took two pages in paid rages began _and was, an eye-witness - advertisement in the best-known the- to the occurrences there. . atrical paper to. broadcast the folWord has been received here that . lowing: "Al Jolson has a brother at the first officers' meeting of the 'named Harry who is just as good as
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20,1929
VOL. v n . ~ N a 49
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Eabbi Abraham Bengis Gires j L@c»I Program fa Bwgc Stirring Address on Liaj Grasfeains Speak Out cote City OMAHA TALENT AIDS
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"Palestifie, Todaf and Tomorrow"
Eabbi Abraham Bengis of the Conservative Synagogue of Omaha climaxed a splendid International A, 2. A. Day program at the Tefereth Israel synagogue of Lincoln, Nebr., Sunday evening, with, an inspiring address on "The Dream of Youth". An audience of approximately 500 enthusiastically received Rabbi Bengis' wonderful compliment to Jewish youth. Mr. Jacob M. Finkelstein of Lincoln, in an address explaining1 the meaning of A. Z. A., paid a beautiful tribute to Sam Beber, the man who founded the organization and has been responsible for its phenomenal success. A number of talented Omshans aided in making the program so outstanding. Miss Naomi Cohen played as accompanist on the piano, and a comedy skit by Al Fiedler snd Max Kramer, the latter of Council BluSs, made a hit. Hyman GoodMnder spoke on "A. Z. A. Day". The balance of the entertainment provided by Lincoln tslcnt. The excellent voc&l selections by Poaster was s. feature, while the violin, selections cf Myron Rosenbaurfi were also "well received. Mr. Nathan Hill Eabbi Harry Jolt of the Lincoln. synagogue traveled to Council Bluffs to deliver the main address on the program sponsored fcy the Council Blcffs chapter. .. -Thsix._ pi*8j*!sSLTti _w&£ .."hsl^ XB the afternoon in conjunction with the Junior Hadassah bridge party at the Chieftain hotel.
Over oise hundred chapters of tit* Order of Aleph Zadik Aleph, E'nai B'rith org-anisstion founded -in Omaha by Sam Beber close im six; ag-o, celebrated the FotwtiiL national A. E. A. Day last with elaborate programs* dancee, theatre parties nnd ether festivities. Omahs, observed the occ»si<m appropriately, with st -mammoth, ing at the J.C, C, banquet and a basket b&U tween the Omaha, Chapter No. 1 imc! Sam Beber Chapter No. 106, years ago, celebrated the Potisth Saterities, Babbd Lewis N. «ff Des Moines delivered the prindpsl address, -while Sam Beber wa* ch»is> ma.ru Three Omahans went out «f fh» city to deliver the main addresses vn various programs. Harry H. L*pi<fu* was the main, speaker at a cat; meeting of the. eleven Chicago tens, Kabbi Abraham Bengis spoke a t Lincoln and Jack W. Maxer itpoke in SIous City. Sam Beber wag the J»etpl«t5rt of rmich praise mt, the -rariotjis jwogrsrasss, many pointing to the fact; that the celebration o£ A. S, A, Bay wag In reality a tribute to him. In comment*m this, Philip M. Sfotcniek, «eBecretsrr of the wrsfsr, stated that T h i e ceremony hmm significance to the Oswhft eommufiitjr than to say..«thet».for.in. addition, to providing setting- for Jewjah youth to nmmxrm 1 of its more Bes-irm? fwrwititms, i t »,]•*> served m « eplendid tribute to th« founder and persistent sdroeftte ef the .movement—Sss» Beber.'* Mr. Beber was wall-plea***! the rniecew of the programs,. "It a vsry fitting climax t<? wmtes uff prepsrtioR on the part; of the numerous chapters tlrroughout the andd served to emphasise that A. JL A. Day is actually an occasion tm wMch Jewish youth rededicsrtw itself to th« effort, to Bolve the community bleras which face its stated. The
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, :•'• We do not know whether Al and Harry were on the • outs a t the,time as they frequently are. • First they pout r then they, /make upr and then .they pout again, and so on "ad infinitum". Perhaps that should he expected of temperamental artists.
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WHEN ONE BROTHER OUTSHINES ^ Harry tells about this in the S. E. P. Writes he: "We were a scrappy pair in those days, Al and L We "had the. peppery temper •characteristic of our family, and had not a , few battles,. sometimes with other boysj sometimes "with each other. Although Al .was.three years younger than I he <iid not hesitate to —• pitch-into-Bse-:©* any other 1x>y-»lairgelr • than himself, like' a cub wildcat,; if he was angry enough. A t one moment one of ns\might be fighting some outsider in his. brother's "behalf, at the next we might be pummelling each other, and in yet another moment would be reconciled aad loving pals again. It has. been that way with us throughout life." But to return to Harry's two-page ad in which he said he was as good i.as'AI. * It is probably true that t i e great success^ <jf Al "has in many respects been harmful to Harry. Such is not infrequently the case with brothers aspiring for celebrity in the same field. Unquestionably, for instance, more would have bsen heard of Louis Zangwill had it not been for Israel ZangwilU his brother. You cannot focus the same limelight on two people at one time. When the name of Jolson is mentioned one immediately associates it with Al. And Harry is just out of luck. We don't know what the solution is—maybe twopage ads will help, perhaps a change of name would be even better.
SIYUM HASEFER CEREMONY WILL BE HHJ* DEC. 29 Rabbi Theodore H. Lewis newly-organized South West region of the Zionist Organization of America, M. F . Levenson was elected a member of the board of governors of the region. Mr. Levenson is one of ten men so honored. Mr. Levenson is., president of the local Zionist district and is chairmanof roll-eall campaign in this locality. The southwest region is composed of "nine states, with headquarters at St. Louis. At a recent meeting of the board of director of the Omaha Zionist district, Dr. O. S. Belzer was elected assistant secretary. Dr. Belzer has been active in Zionist work for the past year, both in the National Fund and the roll-call drive.
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The Siyum Hasefer ceremony of the Conservative Synagogue to be held at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday evening, December 29, will be a community-wide affair, the largest the congregation has staged. as yet, according to Sam Beber, president of the congregation. An effort is being made to obtain Eabbi C. E. Hillel Eauvar of the B. H. H, Conservative Synagogue of Denver to deliver the principal address. Rabbi Kauvar, one of the most outstanding of the conservative rabbis, is famous throughout the country as an orator. Mr. Beber will preside over the program. The regular evening services will be. held, beginning at 7:30 p. m. At 8 o'clock the program •will begin. Among the features will be the rendition of several vocal selections by Cantor E. Selz, a short speech by Rabbi Abraham Bengis, and the presentation of the two Torahs. Harry A. Wolf will be in charge of the presentation. The torahs, the first two to be given to the synagogue, were donated one by Mr. and Mrs. Hose Yonsem, in honor of Mrs. Yousem's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Marks, and the other by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Margolin. Julius Stein is chairman of the committee in charge of the event. Other " members are Mose Yousem, Dr. M. Margolin, B.A. Simon, and J. H. Kulakolfsky. Refreshments will be served by members of the Ladies' auxiliary. The public is invited, but the committee has requested that no children be brought because of the size of the crowd expected.
Mtne. Fannie Eeinhart, noted Jewish actress, supported by an all-star HE TELLS A LOT cast, will present "Where Are My We learn not a little of interest Children" at the Jewish Community from Harry's tale. That he was very Center Wednesday'-evening, December fond of stealing the Afikomen on 25. The play is a melodrama in four Passover nights, for instance. That he ran away from home and "box- acts, with songs and music. Mme. Eeinhart is one of the most carred" it to New York as a youngtalented women on the Jewish stage ster. That his brother Al, at the age of twelve, "made his escape," taking today. The great; Yiddish actress similar French leave. And about and singer has performed in many Jewish practices the Jolson story in of Europe's leading cities, and her the Saturday Evening Post tells much. name is known from coast to coast There you learn that you cannot light in this country. She is donating the proceeds of a fire on the Sabbath, that children many of her performances to Jewish spin tops on Chanukah and charities. 3h-Los-Angeles she holds racket on Purim, ets. prominent positions in many of the > (Copyright 1929 by Seven Arts charitable institutions. Feature Syndicate.) She is president of the Ex-Patients Home; vice-president, - J. C. B. A.; HEATED DISCUSSION president, Home for Incurables; viceAT LEADER MEETING president, Old Home. She is also active on the boards of many other The recently-organized Leader's California instiutions. club held a regular meeting at the Center Monady, at which time a Moscow (J. T. A.)—In the pres- JEWISH LAWYERS IN paper prepared by Mr. Samuel Gerence of thousands of Jewish and executive secretary of the LITHUANIA LOSE JOBS son, non-Jewish settlers from the neighCenter, was read by Mr, Louis ShaKovno. (J.T.A.) Two hundred Jew- nolc, assistant secretary. A heated boring villages, the second autonomous Jewish region was formally ish lawyers have" lost the right to discussion followed. inaugurated at New Zlatopol. The practice in Lithuania as a result of "It is intended that this club will ceremonies - were conducted from a the latest law issued by the govern- serve as a place for instruction of all .platform erected out of doors. ment according to -the provisions of dub leaders, Sunday School teachers, Speakers who addressed the gather- which advocates- can practice only and others engaged in work with ing explained the national minorities after a biennial experience in court. groups," Mr. Shanok stated. policy of the Soviet government. Since, however, the courts are closed Mrs. Edward Levinson is chairAll administrative business in the to Jews and disabling them from man of the group. At the next new region will be conducted in practicing there .virtually all of the meeting, Monday, Dec 30, she exYiddish, it was • stated by the!younger Jewish lawyers will lose their pects to have all Center volunteers speakers. . ^position? present.
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RABBI BENGIS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL 6 MONDAY The December meeting of the Council of Jewish Women will be held on "Monday, December 2S, at the Jewish Community Center at 2:30 o'clock. Rabbi Abraham Bengis of the new Conservative Synagogue will talk on "Jewish Womanhood". Dr. John F . Allen, the representative director from the state of Nebraska on the National Board of Directors of the Tuberculosis association, will also speak at the meeting. For the past years Dr. Allen has taught at the Nebraska Medical college. The board meeting of the Council will precede the general meeting. The proposed amendments which will come up at the Triennial convention will be discussed at the board meeting.
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ORGANIZENEW JEWISH ARTEL OF EX-TRAD! Eights Secured by Ort Soviets £ or _J[tttW3Sg.
EXPELLED FROM OTHERS Moscow. (J.TJl) The first 150 ex-traders who had been expelled from other artels (artisans co-operatives) were organized by the Ort into a special artel in accordance -with the Soviet government's plan to provide separate artels fot those Jewish ex-traders -who had been ousted from the regrdar artels. This is the first artel whose members are all ex-traders but -who no longer fear expulsion, since the Soviet government has agreed that all those receiving machines from relatives through the Ort can fenn artels nothwithst&ndmg their former status, provided that the Ort and not the government co-operatives supplies them with raw materials. The Ort is now plazmisg similar artels in other cities, thus eliminating the dangers to •which the Jewish ex-traders had been subject to of losing their lights "when thrown out from artels as ex-traders. The new artels will xaake it necessary for the Ort to launch a campaign in the United States for funds to buy raw materials, which will save thousands, of Jews here from starvation and •wDl legalize their status as artisans. * * * Three large factories where only Jewish young men will be employed are to be established by the Ort in the XJkraine, it is learned here today. The first factory will be at Kharkov which will specialize in the manufacturing of toys and employ 400. Another will be a textile factory at Komsrovka where 225 win be employed and a third is to be a Ittmbex factory at Letitehev •where 300 will be employed. All of the machinery will be brought from abroad by the Ort.
The annual Chanukah program sponsored by the J. C. C. will be held on Thursday evening, December 26. Rabbi Abraham Bengis will be the speaker of the evening, his subject being "The Significance of Chanukah." The Symphony orchestra of thirtyfive musicians under the baton of -Mr. Frank Mack will give two selections, Hungarian Dance Number Five, and Poet and Peasant. Harry Seiner, tenor of the Tech high quarter, will render several vocal numbers, -while Miss Beulah Kay will give some violin selections accompanied by Miss Mary Blue. Dance numbers will be given by two of Miss Annette Riklin's pupils, Constance A W-lingual oratorical contest will Meyer and Sara Mae Graetz. be held on January 22 at the Center, The Center Players' Guild will with, "medals awarded to the winner present a one-act play, "The "Unlightof .both the .English and the Yiddish ed Menorah". .sections. Speeches are limited to Vienna. ( J . T . A.) A gift of $15,000 eight minutes. by Julius Eosenwald to the Technical Any subject dealing-with the Jews Museum of Austria is being arranged or the Jewish Community Center is by the American embassy here. Mr. sdaissable. A list cf suggested .subRosenwald stipulated that a like jects will be issued next week. amount be given by public-spirited All applicants may see or call Miss men of Austria. The government has Hutb. Earish or Mr. Louis Shanok at J . C. C: agreed to meet this condition. .
Bi-Lingual Oratory Contest on Jan. 22
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Members of the Hadassah will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec £4, at the Jewish Community Center. The program, will begin at 2:30, will include several musical numbers, and reports on the national HadBSsah convention, held November 14 at Atlantic City, Many Palestinian art objects, picweil-received, he pointing cat tures and placques still held by Mrs, steps which Jewish youth ougM M. F. Levenson will be displayed at take, Frank Ackermsn, president the meeting. the Sam Beber chapter, spolse, A request that remittances for S&w Fregger of the mother, eh»f»be% tickets for the recent b&za&T spon- played. Beveral piano setectitms. sored by the Hadassah be niade at One of the big features WJM» t3ie once has been issued. singing of Billy Meyers, nmister «f The Omaha chapter of HadsES&h. ceremonies at the Paramount. Kits along with the 296 chapters in all Annette Rikliiv'g pupils g&vm parts of the country, is preparing1 to jointly sponsored, the dsy% launch a campaign for the Palestine School Luncheon Fund, through At the banquet preceding ih« opm. which school children in Palestine meeting Lou Eifclin, presMest «f; are supplied with daily hot meals. Chspter No. 1, was toastmasteT, . Mrs. A. Eomm is chalrmsn of the local drive. Special attention will be given to drawing the interest of religious school children. The campaign will be consummated on December 27, during; the week of Chanukah. "China is the oldest &n& At present 14 schools and 15 kin- of nations," esid Eabbi dergartens Ere provided with daily Cohn in discussing Russia. aa*i CS»ii» luncheons for their pupils. at the Current Topics meeting day et the Jewish Commmunitj' €%&>:* ter. "It is the youngest cause it is orm of the last to the pangs of nationalism and &*~ mocracy." Louis E. Lipp, Cre%hton univer"China has about one foarft the sity law senior, will leave for New population of, the world, and it ©eYork nest week to attend the thirtythird of the glob fifth annual convention of the Pi isolated aad lonely Lambda Phi fraternity, as' official delegate of the Creighton chapter. the Chinese developed their owe He has been president of the Iocs! lization. jmd considered the rest nrf group for the past two years, dur- the world barbarioBs, ing which time the national afSliation contact with it," continued was effected and tire fraternity house opened at 201 South Thirty-sixth "'Commerce and finance were tw» street. " I °^ ^ e mu^xi factors to break «5oT«a "Lipp, & past captain of the Creigh- CMnese aloofness. The ertrtlid^ of distinct Eu,ropeaa eomnserton debate team, was s member of the team that recently defeated the cial settlements was the beginning «?f Oxford university trio. He was toast- the exploitation of China,** master at the senior law stag held Dr. Cote. last Monday. A natural relationship exists • Ben Mox-gan will accompany Lipp iween JFUissis and China bt as s a unofficial Tepresentative of the lands are contiguous and their • *• *Nf fraternity- • —— - —v pies wynihtT'
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