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IT ALL DEPENDS Not many people have desty Entered; aB secoml-dnas taall matter on January 27, 1021, at to -ask Einstein to t vtheOMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1929 pofitoffico at Omaha; Nebraska, under the Act of March S, lSJa. ory of relativity, and it'-i often, that _ Einstein feels V spending. But one time hi. -M. Green, Prominent niece caught Mm in a frisky mood,, Pioneer, Killed Holiday which usually occurs after he's Been playing his -viblin for an. hour. Upon Mr. Meyer Green, 55 pioneer Omaasking her uncle to tell her in a han prominent in Jewish activities, few brief "words "what he meant by -was killed Monday when struck by relativity she -was told by Einstein: a truck at Twentieth and Grace "If a fellow sits with_a.girl under streets. Fcnersl services were held tha moonlight for two hours it seems Wednesday morning from the home. The members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Conlike two minutes. But if that same Interment took place at Golden Hill servative Synagogue have set one thossa&i subscribers fellow should happen to sit on a hot King Promulgates New Laws cemetery. Rabbi Abraham Bengis" stove for two minutes it would seem to the Jewish Press as their goal ia the campaign Favorable to officiated. like two lours." Jews wliich they will conduct as a means of raising funds to Mr. Green, -who has made bis home in Omaha for the past 40 years, carry out their work. LEHMAN'S STOCK GOES UP Belgrade. (JJLT.) "The Jews of was a member of the Omaha Hebrew The same of Herbert H. Lehman Jugoslavia are deeply moved by the A large percentage of the sum oMdiaed for each club, Woodmen of the World, sad v,as known throughout the country government's gesture in promulgatsubscription will be turned over to fl» organization. the Beth Hamedrosh Eagodsl synabefore he became lieutenant governor ing the status of the.Jewish comgogue. Besides this percentage, individual prizes for Hie memof New York state. He is one of l i e munities. They are grateful to King Those who survive him arc MB bers getting the most subscribers win be awarded by brothers of the firm Lehman Broth- Alexander dor his manifestation of widow, four f daughters, Frances, ers, -which, next to Kuhn, Loeb & good-will," the official Jugoslavian the Jewish Press. Ethel, Phyllis and Mrs. Isadore Co., is the biggest Jewish banking agency "Avala" announced. The Auxiliary hopes to raise a large ûm by the Abrsmson; four sons, Nathan, Edhouse in the world. It was a dis"We -were pleasantly surprised, •wsrd, Arthur and Irwin, all of Omacampaign. Complete details of the drive will be antinct surprise when this philanthropha; four brothers, Aaron of Philanounced in next week's issue of the Jewish Press. ist and financier accepted the nom- states -Chief Rabbi de J. Alcalay, delphia, Pa.; Oscar ©f Pittsburgh, ination for political office, but JDOW "when the minister of justice and religions accorded the Jewish reliPa.; Morris of Omaha; Simon of that he "is in he is making good in .Norfolk, and one sister, Mrs. Louis •a big way. The other day something gion equality -with other religions." Goldberg of St. Paul, Minn. happened that makes his nomination The new bill gives the Jewish com•4for the governship of New .York munities complete autonomy over spiritual and administrative . affairs, state almost assured. with complete control of. funds con"When the convicts in Auburn pri- tributed by the. state or individual son made their sensational effort to members. The "Jewish communities escape, and twelve deaths followed are to receive a share in the govBecause the print shops mil. the abortive attempt, Franklin Roose- ernment's ; religious budget in "probe closed next Wednesday, New velt was out of the state and Leh- portion to the Jewish population of Year's day, the Jewish Press Eabbi Abraham Bengis of the Con- seals in order that a camp may be man was in the governor's chair. It the country. will go to press earlier than servative Synagogue and Dr. John organized next summer for •under-was up to him to give orders as to Municipalities will accord the JewusuaL All society items and F. Allen of .the Tuberculosis Associ- nourished children, as it is in youth what should be done at the prison, in ish communities a share in proporlocal articles must be in by 5 ation were the speakers at the De- that tuberculosis usually starts. The the face of the riot. Lehman said: tion to the Jewish population in the o'clock on Tuesday, Dec 31. cember meeting of the Council of present seal was originated by a "No compromise," which meant that towns. Jewish communities will be We will appreciate your coJe-wish Women, held Monday after- postmaster in Denmark," stated Dr. Warden Edward S. jTennings might exempt from taxes, and will receive operation in this matter. noon at the Je-srish Community Cen- Allen. have been killed by the prisoners, other privileges. ter. Mrs. J. H. Xtilakofsky, president by -whom he was held hostage. Every Jew will have to belong to "Jewish "Womanhood" was Eabbi of the council, presided. The relation- of Lehman to Jen- the Jewish community where he\ reBengis' subject.' In the discussion he In addition to the speakers the nings was not merely that of gov- sides, no separatist communities "will brought out the fact that the Jewish chairmen of several committees of ernor of the state to a, -warden' of be allowed whete one • community, al-v-.'^man has always played- an im- the council gave reports concerning a state prison. Lehman and Jen- ready exists. - , . , . portant part in the life of the Jews. their departments. nings are pals. Edward S. Jennings The Federation of Jewish ComHe said that she has been an in- Mrs. David Feder, chairman of the and Herbert Lehmaa- were both col- munities, which is recognized as the . onels overseas with Jhe Twenty-sev- governing "body of all the Jewish Rabbi Mayerburg of Kansas spiraticsn," - that- it has been her at- education committee, gave a sumtitade of titvotioii and friendliness mary of the activities of her deCity to Deliver Main enth, division, -which participated- in communities, together with the Raband her sisterly spirit -which has partment tip to date. This cwxmitAddress th-. bloody "major "battle that finally bis' Synod consisting of six Rabbis, made possfbls the survival through- tee sponsors the lecture course, carbroke the famous Hindenburg" line. •will decide. all the Jewish matters The recently elected officers of the out the ages. -"According to the Jew- rent topics COUSES, sad the parent -L<ehman and .Jennings, were "buddies" education class. "' from" "the "Tatne14ne?-gotrr-together a t """""'? Ra&BT appointed" "by the ."King Jocal ^B'nai-lBîih.Jbonge^No^^S^ ish Mea the -will be formally installed-*cn%Ha§-' Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, from three candidates submitted by So that when- Lehman. gave the the communities, 'will be appointed day, January 2, at the Jewish Com- Bengis. The speaker praised the na- the jisniâat'-edac&tSos' committee, tional and local councils of Jewish stated that her department was ozder to prison officials to go ahead State Sabbi and will enjoy the rank munity Center. Women for their worthwhile -work, sponsoring eight sfterpooa classes in The principal address will be given "regardless of loss of life" he was and courtesy accorded to a bishop. the homes with an enrollment of 45, by Rabbi Samuel Mayerburg of Kan- especially along educational lines. prepared to sacrifice one of his best and two evening classes with 25 enDr. John F. Allen, a specialist is sas City, Mo. Eabbi Mayerborg, friends in order to maintain the who is a past president of the sec- tuberculosis and a member of both rolled, these last two raestiBg- at authority of the state. This disond district of the B'nai B'rith and the national and state boards of the the Community Center. regard of the personal factor is makis vitally interested in B'nai B'rith Tuberculosis Association, explained Mrs. Philip Schwartz, chairman of i'fe- the rounds, and Lehman's poliwork, is recognized as one of the about this disease. "A few hundred the legislation and civics committee, tical stock is going up. He has years ago tuberculosis was the cause has organized a study group whose outstanding Jewish pulpit orators. shown himself to be a strong executive. He is a banker, a philanthropSam Beber will install the new of more deaths than any other agen- members have been studying ' the ist, an executive, an economist,' a Group Making Active Plans for heads. An interesting musical pro- cy," said Dr. Allen.... "Only forty Douglas street bridge. At the last years ago it was discovered that meeting Mr. John £hannahan, the communal worker, an expert in sogrom has also been arranged. District Tournatuberculosis was caused by germs president of the Street Railway Co., cial service. Who knows but that The new officers to be installed ments hit. name may be mentioned by the are: Milton E. Abrahams, president; and was not hereditary, but infec- spoke. The peace committee, of which democratic party in 1936? tious. N. Sam Fregger was elected to the Philip M. Klutznick, vice-president; "The Christmas seals are sold as Mrs. Samuel Gerscm is chairman, Isadore Abramson, secretary; H. office of Aleph Godol:of the mother DID YOU KNOW . a means to raise funds for the pre- sponsored the November meeting of cliapter of the A. Z. A. at their reg- Friedman, treasurer; Dr. O. S. Bel- vention and cure . of tuberculosis. the council when Mrs. Julia Mayer, That the -wife of Thomas zer, guardian; Harry B. Cohen, warthis year's winner of the Nobel prize ular semi-monthly meeting last Sun- den; Goodman Cohen,- David Free- Omaha is trying ibis year to raise nationally known speaker, was presday. He (succeeds Louis Riklin. Inin literature, is a Jewess? (Continaed on Page 2.) mora money than usual from the man und Joseph Tretiak, trustees. That plans are being formulated 'stallation of the newly-elected officers by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency •will take place at the next meeting to establish a big daily newspaper of the organization. Tîe other officers elected were: Milalong the lines of the Christian Sdence Fonitor—a paper which will, ton Altshuler,. Aleph Sgan; Saul however, have a completely Jewish Graetz, Aleph Mazklr; David Himalstein, Aleph Gisbor; Jack Epstein, angle? That Al Woods, the famous thea- Aleph Shotare Godol; Morris Franktrical producer, can't sleep unless the lin, Aleph Shotare- Kotone; Arthur Grossman, Aleph Sopher; Sol Miroff, lights in his bedroom are on? That Sigmund Freud, founder of Aleph Xohen Godol;. New members of the" advisory psychoanalysis, is on the verge of December 31 is absolutely your last chance to board are: Harry B. Cohen and Louis death from cancer of the face? obtain a copy of That Will .Rogers is rumored to Eiklin. Members of the board reelected were Philip IQutznick, Dr. be of Russian Jewish descent? ' That Meyer Weisgal, secretary of Meyer Beber and Stanley F. Iievin. The new -athletic board will conthe Zionist organization, is the bigsist of Stanley F. Levin, Oscar Maygest ciGar-moocher in American JewB Y , .-• • : erowitz and Manny Goldberg. ry? JOHN' HAYNES HOLMES The mother chapter basket ball A JEWISH MONOPOLY team as defending champions are The latest news has it that an A gripping $2.50 book realistically depicting life in the Holy anti-toxin for influenza is- in sight. again entered in the Commercial d and giving you intimate contact with the beauty and picturThe history of the search for such basket ball league. The men are esqueness of its scenery and its people. The author holds you spell"working hard in order to put out a a preparation is the history of a Strong team.-which will make a bid bound as he inagically describes the wonders of the land so beloved to group of Jews. Fourteen' years ago the Jews. Dr- Milton Roseau of Harvard start- for the district A. Z. A. basket ball ed the search. Seven years later Dr. championship at the district tournaALSO Simon Flexner, former head of. the ment in Kansas City the early part A Year's Subscription to The Jewish Press Rockefeller Foundation, announced- of February. progress in the hunt., Dr. Isadore S. The debate team of Frank Upp Falk, thirty-year-old-medico on the and Elmer Shamberg are hoping to staff of the "University of Chicago, give Chapter One the national laurels This Off er Positively Ends This Month seems at last to have isolated what for the third time. Sam Fregger, new is called "the polymorphous strepto- Aleph Godol, -will be "the chapter's Don't watch your golden opportunity to widen your Jewish coccus which is the cause f influ- orator in that section of the tourna. er-za. It is expected that Dr. Falk ment." horizon slip by— will have completed the anti-toxin Capitalize on your one chance to keep In touch with your people— before another six months "will nave Moscow. (J.T.A.) For participating passed. 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Conservative Synagogue is Celebrating the Presentation of Two Torafi bv Members PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND What promises 'to be an event of Omaha Jewry to attend," Sera Beoustanding importance in the local ber, president of the congregation Jewish community will be held &t stated. "This is perhaps the first the Jewish Community Center audi- time in the last twenty* or twentytorium Sunday evening, December five years that Omaha 1ms had a 29th. The occasion will be the pre- community-wide observance of this sentation of two scrolls to the Con- sort." servative Synagogue. One is the Bnffet Luncheon gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Tousem, Special invitetioTiK have been exin' memory of Mrs. Yousero's parents, Mr. and Sirs. Jacob Marks, and tended to the other 3e"wish congregathe other is given fcty Mr. and Mrs. tions in the city, and a capacity atI/osis Margolin., in memory of Mr, tendance ig expected. By courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Margolin, m. buffet Margolin's mother. The ceremony is called Sij-um Ha- supper -will be served fcy the Ladiess' sefer -which means Completion of truxili&rjr following the program. "The Scroll known as ihe Torah (•vrritmg and reading) Scroll. During the ceremony a jvuml>er of letters is the most important and sacred obst the beginning as well as at the ject in the Synagogue ritnal," Rabbi end of the Scroll are filled in. Mem- Abraham Bengis pointed out, "It is bers of the congreg-stion are honored written by an expert; scribe; or, the by having letters inscribed in their best of parchment -with * epedel name or in the name of departed quill. Each letter must be perfect. The Tomh is. read each Sabbath parents. "Th-e Conservative Synagogue takes morning snd on holidays and ©they pride in presenting- to Omaha the special occasions {portion appropritraditional Siytsm Hasefer ceremonies ate for the occasion)." and extends B, cordial welcome to Bengie to Speak Because of the- Hannkah holiday* no outstanding out of town speaker could bte obtained. The principal address will be delivered by ilabbi Bengis. Sam Beber, president of the congregation, will preside, A special Moscow. (J.T.A.) Terroristic acts .service vdll be held at 7:S0, The program proper will begin by Jews against Jewish CommaniFts vrere reported from a number oJ promptly at B. Hairy A. Wolf will small IOTTOE in the "Ukraine. From preside at the Inscription Ceremony, there -was i-eported that dur- Cantor E. Sells: will sing m number the lugfet'Uve-locai-'-iifetog sttsdkM oi Rao-ed hymns sjjpropiiate for t!b»,. the house of the Jesdsii chsinnan of occasion. GOTO mitt ee fa €?mrg«> Soviet tax department, dragging him into an isolated room where they tied The committee in charge of BThim upp using knives to quiet his rang-emente is made up of the fol- *cries. lowing: ,T. Stein, chairman; J, H, Kt»- s. In LuteheriKh the Jews Jisve sev- laltofsk;-, Mose Yovn?em. Dr, M. Mareral times attempted to shoot the gtslin, E, A. Simon, Sam Bebtsr m& Jewish chairman of the local Soviet. Rabbi Beugis sre eenin^ «x-o{fjcio. The religious part; of the ceremony it is alleged. Several Jews in that town are under arrest for these at- will comply •with BII traditional, regu!r«3aeut», TMg part of the tempts. The "0213368", . Yiddish Communist gram if -raider the direct s daily, reports that the opposition to of Rabbi Bengis, who has poMwd the Je-wish Commanists in the small official documents certifying- that towns is becoming serious. In some both scrolls haw. beep, written in places, it claims, active Communist compliance with all the rigid mqxtireleaders were attacked and stabbed by ments. A local sedtw! vdll de the "underworld leaders", -who, the fensMcg' wort here, These two gifts »n» ihe e«t«t*ni» "Ernes" charges, were hired by local Jews who are dissatisfied vdtfe the ing ones among many recently made, to the Conservative Sy taxes and repressions. The "Ernes" ssyg that "the resistance of the wealthy townsmen in the Prague.—-(Z. T. A.)—Th* I<* Me small tewns is becoming' stubborn nnd commencfxl the transfer of Jewish that therefore the restrictions against peas&nts of Carpaihc-Russm who ft» the Jewish nepmen and wealthy landless, to the Argetrtme. A tramife? townsmen should be increased with- of families comprise the first port. out mercy."

Eabbi Lewis Eabbi Theodore N, Lewis of Sl City held a huge audience at the J. twees the living" condition of ih* C..C Sunday evening spell-brand a* Amb village and thr tnodenv K?>. he gave hi* impressions ©£ Palestine, of the Jewish camxnuntuc&. Be pointa photographic -view of what he raw ed crafc the pttigrepr TTW<W hf Iht there End what the present conditions Jew* of the land. sre. The local Zionist organization, According to Rabbi j#*it, th* under M. T\ Levenson, sponsored his cause of the disturte-ncpf' the*e wa* appearance before the Zionist rally, that the effendie !>an;V. ihsi. ih&'.r which also served as B, wind-up of power was Ibeingr threatened by fc?w cultem! infiuewe of t.*\e Jpwish inthe roll-call campaign. Rabbi Lewis wss sn eye-witness habitants. This InSnyr-i'f.. £h«r f^R^ to the recent atrocities in the Holy ed, was spreading to Vr-r Arabic Land, having1 arrived there the day tilation and affecting: thf V. before the rioting began, Ee vividly petty leaders Isars or ihe described the Arabs massing with He blamed the Itwv' revolvers, faiives and sticks, breaking1 in Palestine, »s bemr- Jar windows and damaging property. sible. The officials, likr Iwke, "Kegardiess of how much we pos- charged, were anti-Perwitic, sess and how moch we accomplish," less of how the home stated Sabbi Lewis, "still, the hap- ML Sabbi Lw»s s'so dep' ored the f*«': piness -wMch is part of the Ch&latzim that innocent Arabs, the tools of tiw cannot -be found in America." "Theirs is the joy of creation," higher-ups, "were being 8Bctifi<*»wj he exclaimed. "Despite their deep Trftile the Grand Mufti, the rea! if Buffering, they have a certaiis. spiritu- stigaior, -was feeing left al EStiBfaction rarely found." The S3&e&ker told of the impression Moscow.—(J. T. A.)—A the spiritaal life of the PalestiBias thrthwiox Jews «£ KUntsi, Jews made -apon him. He was espe- region, will he brought tr> trial cially impressed "by Tel Aviv, the charge o* eollectmgr money 100% Jewish «Hy, and l i e Hebrew tfcodox Jewg to repair the gatem of university. local Jewish cemetery*