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Catholics, Protestants, Jews Join in Protest of Soviet Religious Ban Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope, ^rench Protestants Raise Their Voices Against Russian Persecution . Bome.—In a • letter addressed to' ery of religious ceremonies and deseCardinal Prmpili, Vicar-General operations." In is being recalled that daring the Home, the Pope has protested against religious persecution in Russia and Genoa Conference of 1922, when the called on Catholics throughout the Vatican participated in the negotia•world to pray for the cessation of tions, the Union of Polish Kabbis and the "moral destruction of a sixth also, the Agudath Israel appealed to „« of the oglobe. the Vatican to use its influence with part The Pope also invited the entire i the Soviet in order to obtain a cessa•world to join on March 19 in an ap-|tion of the persecution of Judaism in peal against "the undermining of re- Russia. ligion, the forced apostasy, the mockLondon London.-—Special prayers for those undergoing religious persecution *jn j Russia "were recited by the Archj bishop of Canterbury, primate of the Anglican. Church, when closing the Anglican Church Assembly. Paris Paris.—Rabbi Julian Weill, representing the Grand Eabbi of France, participated here in a protest against _____ the religious persecutions in Eussia.
OMAHA TO BE REPRESENTED AT CONCLAVE
tbnference of Jewish National ^ e ^ a m g , under the auspices of _i_ j x T> _ iJ x th French Protestant Federation, Fund to Be Held at w a s a t t e n d e d b y representatives of St. IiOTHS The local division of the Jewish National Fund mil be represented by two delegates att he mid-west conference of the organization to be ield at the Statler hotel, St. Louis, Mo., this Saturday and Sunday- Mr. M. F. Levenson, Omaha Zionist head and chairman of t i e local ^National Fund ^district, and Mr. Xiouis H. Katelman of Council Bluffs, accompanied by his wife, will make
the Russian Orthodox Church. The meeting was in the form of a service at the Oratoire, the Protestant church. Rabbi Weill's attendance marked the first occasion that a rabbi had officially attended a Protestant service here. The protest follows similar ones in Brussels, liege, Amsterdam and Geneva.
J.C.C, Girls WiU
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FKIDAy, FEBRUARY 21, 1930
Ability of Omaha Authoress Being1 Recognized . Listeners over W.O.W. Friday heard "Beauty Shoppe", an original philosophical .poem by Mrs. Philip Romenek, read inconjunction with verses by Helene Margaret, Mrs. Leon Smith and Mrs. Fred Rankin. These poems were selected" for a program whose purpose it was to stimulate creative writing in • Nebraska. • On April 19 one of Mrs. Romonek's original plays has been chosen to be presented at the Omaha College Club.
ANNIVERSARY OF HEBREW CLUB OBSERVED SUNDAY Judge Irvin Stalmaster Is Main Speaker; Kahanowitch Makes Hit The thirty-eighth anniversary of th«j Omaha Hebrew club was appropriately celebrated last Sunday with an open meeting at the Jewish Community Center, with approximately 600 attending. Ths event was the organization's mast successful affair of the year. Judge Irvin Stalmaster was the principal speaker of the afternoon, and i i s address on "Court Room Experiences" was well-received. The beautiful melodies of Canter S. Kahatowitch met with an enthusiastic reception by the audience. Other numbers on the program included Rose Brandeis, the Dolgoff sisters, Sylvia Silvefman, Gertrude Oruch, and Beulah Kay. Rabbi J. Sapir of Palestine delivered a brief address .on the conditions existing at present _in -tbe-sHoly, Land.*— -«- — - ., Sam E. Klaver, local attorney and president of the Omaha Hebrew club, who arranged for and presided over the affair, stated in his introductory remarks that the Omaha Hebrew club was organized thirty-eight years age by a handful of Jewish pioneer citizens in this city. The club spent over ?15,000 last year for various charitable causes and in assisting members and widows of former members.
On Sunday afternoon at "8:00 pJH. •• At this time all phases, of the the J. C. C. girls will meet>a; strong National Fund work will be thoraggregation of girls from the'Kansas oughly gone into. Quotas will Ire fcty."Y". Kansas City is .reported assigned to the various cities, and :ways and means ;of raising the funds as having an outstanding team and 1 yriXL be discussed. The drive of thequite a fray is expected. This game will be the preliminary National Fund will in no way conflict with the Allied Jewish Cam- to the game between the J. C. C. paign for the Joint Distribution Varsity and the Davenport Garage committee and the Jewish Agency. team. The Center boys are anxious ' Among the states to be present to add another scalp to the twenty are.Included Iowa, Illinois, Minne- six obtained in succession. sota, Michigan, "Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas. An important meeting of the local Jewish National Fund •will be held at •£he J. C. C. next Thursday evening, February 27, at 7:30. Every memApproximately 300 attended the anMrs. Irving Weiss was chairman of ber is urged to attend. nual Bridge Tea sponsored by the ths ticket sale. Local Zionist leaders hope that Council of Jewish Women at the Each year the money obtained the success of their campaign will Blackstone Hotel Monday afternoon. from the tea bridge is spent for.some be augmented by the addition of The proceeds of the affair, which worthy cause, and each year the atnew blood in the membership drive was an outstanding success, will be tendance and popularity of the event to start soon. Mr. M. M. Barish, in turned over to the Scholarship Fund, M E grown. Last year the proceeds charge of the campaign, states that a n e w feature of the social service helped furnish the Sun-Room of the plans are being formulated at pres- v/ork of the local Council, though Wise Memorial hospital. ent and he hopes to get the dr%e similar work is being carried on by The winner of the first scholarship Tinder way some time next week. the -various Council sections through- tc • be given by the Omaha Council Committees for the membership out the United States. will be announced sometime in the campaign will be announced by next Ttfany attractive prizes were given near future. week. at the affair, and a card table was raffled off. Most of the prizes and the food were' contributed by members of the organization, while the Blackstone management donated the rooms and the tables. Delicious refreshments were served at * the con- Miss "Rose Brandeis, daughter of In celebration -of the success of clusion of the afternoon's program. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brandeis of its- first concert of the season held Those in charge of making the af- Council Bluffs, Iowa, will participate the evening of January 28, members fair such a huge financial and social of the Center Symphony Orchestra success were: Mrs. B. A. Simon, in her Sixth Annual recital to be •were entertained Tuesday evening, chairman of the Ways and Means given on Tuesday evening, February February 18, at the Jewish Commun- Committee; .Mrs- David Peder, chair- 25th, at the Schmoller and Mueller ity Center. Members of the Tech man of the Scholarship Fund; Mrs. Auditorium, 1514 Dodge Street, in : High Male Quartette which assisted Harry Rachman, chairman of Hospit- Omaha. This time ii is a two-piano and the orchestra at its concert were ality; and Mrs. L Zeigler, chairman solo Tecital. Assisting Miss "Brandguests of the orchestra. of Courtesy." Each of these was asAnnouncement was made of the sisted by the members of their var- ek on the second piano will be Edward Row of Omaha. winners in the ticket sale contest ious committees. The public is cordially invited to held among members of the orattend this Tecital which will be held chestra. David Goldware won the London.—The Jewish Peace Society first price, Esther Stein, second, and of Great Britain and Ireland today at eigflt o'clock next Tuesday evening. Harold Finkel, third. . issued a statement declaring that the They are pupils of Cecil Berryman The committea in charge, of the American offer to reduce its naval of Omaha. affair was headed by Miss Florence strength in proportion to any standLevy, who was assisted by the Misses ard—however, low—which the other Nell Marks, Lillian Levy, Ine Jacob- powers may accept, holds out the RABBI SAPIR HERE son and Mollie .Jacobson. possibility of greater disarmament Eabbi N. Sapit: of Palestine is Preparations are already being than ever before. The Jewish Peace •visiting in Omaha in the interest made for the second concert of the Society urges His Majesty's Govern- of relief for rabbis, widows, and reseason to be held, at the Jewish ment to take the fullest advantage fugees who were victims of the reCommunity Center on May 20. of this opportunity of bringing about cent disturbances in the Holy Land. The orchestra is headed by Mr. in cooperation with the other, powers Last Sunday he. spoke before the Frank Mach as director, Miss Ine 3' radical reduction in,all classes of Omaha Hebrew club. Jacobson, president, and Miss Flor- war vessels and the total "abolition From here Eabbi Sapir will tour of battleships and submarines." , enct. Levy, secretary and treasurer. the surrounding territory.
Annual Bridge Tea of Council Huge Success
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FETED
Rose Brandeis Will Give Recital Tuesday
VOL. VIII,-—No. 6
"A Country Without Jews Cannot Continue to Exist," Says Bolitho Famous Journalist Finds American Civilization inllts4 Most Worthy Points Very Strongly Jewish By Willliam Bolitho as told to Jean Jaffe
SPEAKER HERE
than ever that a city without Jews and, of course, a country without Jews, cannot exist. It has occurred to me while on a Sioux City Rabbi Will Occupy the Pulpi; of Temple Israel recent trip to Chicago, that this Tonight metropolis of the Midwest is so unleavened in quality and so lacking Rabbi Theodore N. Lewis of Mount in personality because it is not garnished with a sufficiently large Jew- Sinai Temple, Sioux City, la., will ocish population. I have found the cupy the pulpit of Temple Israel this capitol of the United States intolerably provincial for the same reason. Washington lacks a certain vibrancy and colorfulness that, only a representative Jewish community can produce. Later I found that this very lack of mellowness and maturity in this city affects in the same way most of the others who come from large cities •which were given their character by the Jews. The foreign diplomats admitted that Washington drives them crazy with its unseasoned atmosphere and thin air. And in this beautifully avenued city on the Potomac they find life entirely too uninteresting.
The autlwr of this -marvelous ar- and writer, I was inevitably placed ticle has earned for, himself the ap- close to them and have grown acpellation of "the incomparable Mars" customed to work with them at evby virtue of a' super-intelligence, a triumphant rationalism, in editorial- ery turn. In my student days at izing, and a style which swirls and Capetown, on the battlefield at the eddies, containing. a_ breath-taking Somme, in Paris where I subsequentamount of information about life ly served as correspondent of the and people. His recent book, "Twelve Against Manchester Guardian, and later on the Gods," is being acclaimed as one my deserted farm in Avignon, where of the most remarkable books in re- Jews are scarce and unindentified, I cent times. He also received wide recognition for'his work in writing found myself living in a Jewish "Leviathan" and "Murder for Prof- household. it". Known for his journalistic feats, Here in New York, now, I have he is at present feature writer for\come t 0 the conclusion more firmly the New York World.—The Editor. One of the most amazing things I have found' in this country is how well off the Jews are here. And they don't know it. I may say that the Jews here are in flower. Intellectually I find them here more atSo the diplomat, the artist, the tractive, psychologically less twisted man with pouncing ambition come than anywhere else in the world. to New York, which is situated so I speak like the Judeophile I am auspiciously on the Atlantic, receives and always have been. In my long most of the Jews coming from other and many-angled life as a student The musical program of last year parts. Into this city they have inwas £o well received, that the pro- jected their peculiar cosmic qualities Rabbi T. N. Lewis. peculiar spiritedness which gram chairman of the Council of and evening, delivering a sermon on "My Jewish Women, Mrs. Louis Sommer, makes New York the most interest- Trip to Palestine". He is being acing city in America, and one of the has arranged another delightful afcompanied by his wife on his visit to ternoon of Jewish music, for the finest centers in the world. Will I Omaha. be called mawkishly sentimental if regular meeting of the Council on On Saturday, February 22, Rabbi Lewis \vas in Palestine last I say what I think, that American February 24, at the Jewish ComWashington's Birthday will be civilization in its most worthwhile summer when the outbreaks of the munity Center. Arabs celebrated by an informal dance occurred, being: an eye witness A great variety of music as well p^rtsis very strongly Jewish? A n d j at the Jewish Community Cento some of the horrible scenes there. will I be accused of ulterior motives as excellent talent has been obtained. ter ballroom at which time a A few weeks ago he spoke before an Mrs. Edwin Kahn will play a piano if I stretch this thought and say large delegation, from the KansOmaha Zionist was meeting on the that the common denominator of all solo "Romanee" by Eubenstein. Mrs. as City Y M H A, coining for conditions there. civilization is the Jew. San Beber, co-chairman of the memthe basketball game on the folHabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple America of a century ago, young, bership committee of the Council of lowing day, will be welcomed. has extended a cordial . Jewish Women, who has done such slender and undeveloped was prudent From all indications this will F i enough to open her aoors to the , **u v.^v-** «*.* . . ° %. to even-one attend, as outstanding work for the organi- •ciiw^feii be a popular .-d^nee. and a large «"" «v -.," - j tation ^ Lewis has manvto stirring as Eabwell b sation, will give-E vocal sola fMercy" enough Jews. For to aopen time her limitaoors to suit to herthe . . * • turnout is expeeteSto greet the as interesting- things to relate. by Mona Zucca, She is to be ac- self, she beckoned to them to come visitors. The popular "Music Last night Rabbi Lewis addressed companied by Miss Reg-ina Franklin. and stay and make themselves at Makers" Orchestra will supply the Hadassah in Council Bluffs. This Mr. Max Yaffe, in a violin solo,- ac- home. It was a happy move on her the music for the occasion. noon he vill speak before the local companied by Miss Margaret Hur- part indeed. The reasons are too Kiwanis. obvious. New York, with the largwitz, will play the Kol Nidre. The Cantor Abraham Schwaczkein was eo est Jewish population in America, appreciated last year that he has con- stands as a monument to what Jews sented to entertain again. He will can do with a city in a comparativebe assisted by the B'nai Israel Choir. ly short time. Yet the Jew here is The Board will meet at its ap- also heard muttering a Golus chant, Leon D. Dover, general secretary pointed time preceeding the regular telling of certain social persecution, (Continued on Page 2.) of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, was meeting. in Omaha Saturday and Sunday as a guest of the members of the OmaN. S. Frejrgei Ties for Second ha Graduate Club of Zeta Beta Tau. Place in the Oratorical Mr. Dover attended a meeting of the Contest Omaha Graduate Club at the Omaha Athletic Club Sunday afternoon. Omaha participants fared poorly From Omaha Mr. Dover went to at the district tournament of the InLincoln where he was a guest of the The February meeting of the Oma- bazaar. Anyone wishing to contrib-1 1 f l rn * tl °™' O r T d e r o1' A I e p l \ Z * d i k Alpha Theta Chppter of Zeta Beta ha Chapter of Hadassah will be heid:ute a package or cash toward the 1 Aleph held at Kansas Cty. Mo., last Tau Monday and Tuesday. Saturday and Sunday, failing to win "The Zeta Beta Tau fraternity is on Wednesday afternoon, February Linen Shower can still do so at this any of the coveted major honors. N. ,rt 26, at 2:30 at the Jewish Community t meeting. enjoying a steady healthy growth in Sani According to Mrs. J. Rosenberg,! Fregger, representing the Moththe United States," said Mr. Dover. Center. president of the local Hadassah, the j e r Chapter, turned in the test per"Being the oldest Jewish fraternity in As the feature of the program, organization will take very active' formance, tying for serond place in the United States, it has gained much Rabbi Frederick Cohn will review participation in the National Fund j tl» oratorical contest. prestige and is looked upon with Edmund Fleg's book, "The Boy The debate teams of both Chapter Hadassah quota is favor by its brothers in the national Prophet", a fascinating tale of a work. The j No. 1 and Chapter No. 100 were '. ( 0,000. fraternity world." Jewish boy in France and later in $50,000. When the Allied Jewish Campaign i eliminated in the first round in close Mr. Dover is on a tour of chapters Palestine. .„ •nr,Ar,r,c.r,\, will ^,-n ^participate, *=~r" i decisions. The Mother chapter's nT+4^T»o+o and and graduate clubs from New York Reports will be given on the linen j opens, Hadassah for the Hadassah Medical Orj City to the Pacific Coast. card party for Shower, on • lost to St. Joseph, while be provided by Several members of the Omaha School Luncheon Fund, and on the ganization "will ] the Century chapter's duo of Russell the campaign. , _, Graduate Club and Alpha Theta All of the Hadassah units combined I Blumenthal and Frank Ackerman chrpter are planning to attend the have raised close to .$55,000 since v.-ere defeated by Sioux "City. The Midwestern Regional Conference to January for the non-sectarian medi- oratory representatives of the Sam be held in Kansas City on April IS, J IlC&rS 01 NCW Eni''cal and health work maintained by •Beber Chapter No. 100 was Sidney IS, 20. | the organization in Palestine. [ Cohn, while Abe Saltzman representThe nest national convention of Many of the 300 Hadassah chapters fed Council Bluffs. Rabbi Frederick Coin at the CurZeta. Beta Tau will be held in St. rent Topics Class of The Council of j throughout the country are holding! The "™ basket ^ " t L ball ^ " teams were also Louis December 28, 29, 30, and 31. Jewish Women, which met Tuesday ] "give-or-get" luncheons for raising;*"" , J V ^ Z^ round. Chapter ±«nds *° forr the Hadassah Medical Or-j^ Or- ^ - J o Jplaying uorning, Feb. 18th, at the Jewish! Jewish j*»«k • ^ far^ below par, was ., revealed the signs ] gsnization. For all of its medical! oi a new era which is to replace the a n d public health -work in Palestine, J " iff. The passing Post War Era characterized Hadassah spends about $500,000 an- ! lost to Lincoln, 19 to 7, fading after Baruch Zuckerman, noted journalist by it's scepticism and cynicism. The! rnally. P.I excellent start. and orator, will speak in Omaha, enthroning of science and the deThe men making- the trip for basTuesday, Feb. 25 at 8:30 p. m. at throning of religion ade to be reket ball: Chapter 1: Bill Gerelick the Labor Lyceum, 22. and Clark placed by a more moderate and captain, Manny Goldberg, Ben Rosen, Art Grossman, Morris Franklin, Max streets. Mr. Zuckerman served as peaceful period. Numerous new books and plays Turner, Izz Bogrionoff, Coach Max chairman in the People's Relief ofter the World War. He is kno'wn to quoted by Eabbi Cohn reveal wie The children's Elocution Class of Altshnler and Manager Stanley F. Levin. every delegate that ever attended a cLnnge now taking place. Some of the Jewish Community Center Zionist Congress for his powerful th.. most outstanding of the new ho11 its first meeting Tuesday, Febr., Chapter 100; Morion Fercr, Dave trends are shown in the present at- 25 at 4p.m. tmder the direction of j Greenberg, J&ke Sadofsky, Frank oratory and also sincerity. His "theme will be "Eretz Israelat j titude of authors and teachers, as Mrs. Moe Venger. Ackerman, Jake Schreibman, Ralph Present and in the Future". Those'well as the public at large towards Mrs. Venger, who has had a great Gross, Sam Meyerson, and Coach Izz |sex, business, and religion, he pointed deal of training- and experience in Schreibman. who read Mr. Zuckerman's to Dr. J. L. Magnes recent period- j out. The revival of romance and po- this work, has made elaborate prepicals will recollect the depth of litical idealism are ushering in a new arations for this class and outstandBerlin.—A distinguished gathering C-ought, beauty of expression with [era of ehtical and physical assurance. ing pupils will have a chance to ap- of Zionist leaders met here with Dr. which he is gifted. pear on various programs at the Chaim Weizmann, president of the Next to knowing when to seize an Center. Mr.- Znckerman is traveling in the World Zionist Organization, during interests of the Poale Zion organiza- opportunity, the most important Registrations are still being taken his two-day stay here, to discuss tion which is campaigning for a thing in iife is to know when to at the Center. The only charge is a questions of the Jewish Agency forego an advantage.—Disraeli. larger membership. fifty cent registration fee. uolicy. -.•-.. ....... . .„_„ ..^_a_J.
WILL HOLD MEETING TBIS MONDAY
WASHINGTON DANCE
OMAHA A. I A.'S ARE ELIMINATED IN DISTRICT MEET
SECRETARY OF Z. B. T. IS VISITOR IN OMAHA
Rabbi Cohn to Speak at Hadassah Meeting
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Current Topic Group
BARUCH ZUCKERMAN TO SPEAK TUESDAY
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HOLD FIRST HEEI1N-