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!1. LEVENSON IS RE-ELECTED ZIONIST HEAD
VOL. VIH—No. 41
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1930
To Wjmk at POLISH JEWS WILL BENEFIT Junior Forum FROM Jewish Leaders See New Era as Result of PiludskJ's Victories
«abbi Goldstein Is Main Speaker at Annual Zionist Election
Open Forum Is to Be Had at Labor Lyceum The mid-west District Committee of the Workmen's Circle will direct an open forum for the winter season at the Labor Lyceum every Sunday at 3 p.m. The formal opening of the season will be opened on Sunday, December 7, at 3 p. m. A musical and literary program has been arranged. AH members of the Workmen's Circle are especially requested to attend, and all interested organizations and individuals are invited.
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PRINCIPAL POINTS IN AGENCY'S REPLY
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Agency Qives Views Upon Mandate and Report by Simpson
1. Claims misrepresentation and Warsaw.—(J. T. A.)—The Jews of misinterpretation of mandate. Poland can look forward to greatly 2. Charges modification, to disM; F . Levenson -was re-elected presiimproved conditions, thanks to Maradvantage of Jews, of 1922 White dent of the local chapter of the Zionsahal Pilsudski's victories in the rePaper. ist organization of America at their cent elections for the Sejm' and the 3. Says false impression given of annual election of officers Tuesday Senate, Jewish economic leaders here findings of Simpson report. evening' at the J. C. C. Rabbi David informed the Jewish Telegraphic 4. Claims__Jeyjgh_ Agency dis^ Goldstein was the principal speaker. vantage til uie Jewb, falls U> London (J. =T: &f).—The credited and Jewish achievements Other oiucers elected are: J. Ldntzout the true nature of the eonstausnot want to express any opinion bereply to the White Paper which was disparaged. man, Morris Friedel and Dr. L Danfore the election in order that the tive proposals which are the essen** 5. Denies Jewish immigration issued by the British government on sky, -rice presidents; Joe Tretiak,' electorate should not be influenced by of Sir John Hope Simpson's final w* October 20th, and which aroused deteriorated Arab position. treasurer; Sam Davis, secretary; Dr. their statements, the Jewish leaders commendations. world-wide criticism, is contained in 6. Questions figures on "LandA. Greenberg, Abe Sflverman, Harry stated that no other situation could be Disparage Achievements less" Arabs, rural Arab population a memorandum which has been subRoseman, Phil Klutznick, Max Barish, more favorable to Polish Jewry than Omahans Defeat Kansas Oty mitted to the British government. "4. While ostensibly designed t*» and unemployed Arabs. A. Gendler and Dr. O. C. Belzer, board the one created as a result of the Bat Lose to S t Louis 7. Criticizes attack on federation The memorandum, which constitutes promote 'cordial cooperation betww»s of directors. elections. Team of Jewish Labor and Jewish Na- the first official Jewish reply to the the Jews, Arabs an the government,* President M. F. Levenson and SecThe misfortune of Polish Jewry has White Paper, has been prepared un- it loses no opportunity of introdudnK tional Fund. tetary A. Gendler gave their reports "been the frequent cabinet changes and The Jewish Community Center deder the auspices of the Jewish Agen- injurous, and in some cases quite- is^ 8. Refutes charge Jewish immifor the year. Mr. Levenson sounded Judge Irvin Stalmaster the splitting /up of the members of .bate team split fifty-fifty in its two gration causes Arab unemploy- cy by Leonard Stein, well-known ex- relevant allegations, of which an optimistic note for the future of parliament into small groups all of debates on foreign stamping grounds pert on Palestinian and Zionist af- effect, if not the purpose, can Zionism in Omaha and also told of! Irvin Stalmaster, assistant attorney which were fightings,each other but last week?end. The local arguers ment. 9. Sees Arab-Jewbh relations ex- fairs and former political secretary be to discredit the Jewish Agenc*, the 'accomplishments for the year in ; general of Nebraska and former judge were always united when laws favor- downed Kansas City, 2 to 1, Saturday of the World Zionist Executive. face of many obstacles. In l i e face: will speak on "Law as a Subject of ing the Jews were to be promulgated, evening, but lost a decision by the acerbated. to disparage Jewish achievements in 10. Calls White Paper unfortThe document, which characterizes Palestine, and to encourage the inof losing memberships throughout the* General Interest" at the second in the it is explained. same score at St. Louis the next eveunate in tone and content. the White Paper as "unfortunate in disposed elements of the Arab country, the Omaha chapter held its series of discussions to be presented When ridiculously low taxes were ning. by the Junior Forum on Monday eveits contents and not less unfortunate latron. own and before the year is over might; Sam Zacharia and Lords Iipp repimposed on ihe peasantry, throwing in its tone and outlook", criticizes the "5. Quite apart from its sp«dfi«"'surpass last year's number of paid, ning, December 8, at 5:15 in, the lodge the heaviest burden of taxation on the resented the Omaha Center on the memberships.- The secretary gave his j room of the" Community Center. White Paper under the following five proposals (which are, indeed, J<« The Junior Forum is under the au- town population, and thus the Jews, trip. They upheld the negative in report which ended the year with a summarized heads: vague, confused and ambiguous spices of the Henrietta Szold club and the Socialists voted with the peasant each instance on the question, "Rebalance in the treasury. .*>• "1. The White Paper misinterprets it is not easy to be sure of solved, that the Suspension of Jewish deputies. -the A. Z. A. Chapter No: 1. The first and misrepresents the Mandate. Kabbi Goldstein emphasized t h a t if of "the lectures given' by Rabbi A. precise significance) the White Pap«r The occupations of the Polish Jews Immigration to America Will Destroy "2. It lays down principles which, is conceived in a spirit which is TWH Zionism is to retain its moral, cul- Goldstein two weeks ago- was highly make them essentially most sensitive Jewish Culture in This Country.' in vital particulars modify, to the dis- that of a government seriously te~ tural and idealistic force in America, successful. Those opposing the Omahans at to the financial state of the country the Zionists must make strong efforts advantage of the Jews, the policy terested in the establishment of 6i»* Kansas City were Morris Schlozman and put them in a position where they to get future recruits from the young- The remainin gspeakers of the forum are likely to benefit when foreign and Joseph Glass. The two attorneys embodied in the White Paper of 1922, Jewish National Home, and conscious er generation of the American born. include Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Samuel capital comes into the country. and which are incompatible with the of having in this regard responsibiliwho nosed out the locals in the keenLaws Are Boon to Jewish ArtiIn the past Zionism .got its strength Gerson, Dr. Victor Levine, Sam Beber Those leaders whom the Jewish ly contested debate at St. Louis are normal development of the Jewish ties implying, not merely a reluctar.t sans and to Their . from the older men and women. The and Harry B. Zimman. National Home as contemplated in and grudging acquiescence, but Telegraphic Agency interviewed see Joseph Chased and Escheal Feinstein. Families speaker not only believes in selling The Omaha Center's standing in the the Mandate. in the new parliamentary alignment and positive cooperation." •fixe idea, but also wants the new Zionproof that anti-Semitic mentality in mid-western Debating League is con- Moscow, (J. T. A.).—A law grant- "3. Though it purports to be ists to be convinced of the idea. tingent upon St. Louis's future suc- ing much-desired privileges and based on the report of Sir John Hope Mandates Body's Report Poland is on the decline. The Rabbi said that in his sermons In view of the further strengthen- cess. Should St. Louis be defeated by rights to 100,000 Jewish artisans was Simpson, it gives a false impression After quoting the Balfour Declaraevery Friday evening the Zionistic ing of the country's position, the fact any of its opponents, the locals will promulgated here. This piece of leg- of his findings on a number of im- tion and statements by Lord Sfciidea will 'be emphasized 9 out of 10 that _a strong government is now es- once more be in the championship islation will improve the economic portant points, and, while emphasiz- four, Lloyd George, General Srotri* times. He also suggested Sunday . tablished and the striving for im- race. and social status of nearly half a ing those features of the report and Lord Robert Cecil on this documorning^ "propaganda and educational provement in the country's economic Last year the Omaha Community million Jews in Russia because the which can be turned to the disad- ment, all of them testifying that tl**: talks to spread Zionistie philosophy "Culture is an attitude: toward life, status in which the extermination po- Center won the league title. establishment of the Jewish Nationprivileges extended to the heads of to bolster up Zionistic ranks as the a delicacy of perception," said Dr. licy towards the Jews roust essentially al Home was the main purpose ftf Frederick-Clayton lief ore jthe Current •fatwiUps are also applicable to tie ll *oads lead io rpear, makes the _ Jewish leaders the Mandate, the memorandum •entire-family. . - ..„ • • feel that there will undoubtedly be ZionismV issue with the contention «f e h ^munity^^nj«(E i?!The ReRe Jewish This latest of a series of ordinanWhite Paper that the policies it | lation of Culture 'to Life/* was the greater Jewish security against posces aimed at improving the lot' of • subject at this meeting. This course sible excesses and hooliganism or ponounced are based on the following former declassed Jews who are now i is sponsored by the Council:: of Jewish groms. recent statement of the Mandates being industrialized applies only to j Women. .. Commission which the Commissiftfe those artisans who are organized in Boy Guidance Class conceived to be the essence of %h* Istanbul.—(J. T. A.)—Djimhurriet, "Culture, however, like aristocracy artels, or artisans cooperatives. The one of the leading newspapers of Tur- chief aim of the law is to place these To Celebrate Centenary of Death Mandate that, namely, "that the obgoes its own way and does not bother Is to Study A. Z. A. key, demands that the government Jewish artisans in many ways on a of Man Who Fought for ligations laid down in the Mandate about justifying itself. Why shtfow it According to an announcement made 1 take steps to prevent the exodus of plane of equality, or at least near in regard to the two sections of thfe justify itself? No man however Jewish Emancipation learned, can be called a cultured man by Prof. Ray A. Hoyer, head of the Turkish Jewish citizens who are "dis- equality with factory workers. popultion are of equal weight; thui I department of Boy Guidance at Notre tinguished by their creative intelli-, while there remains an unbridged gap Paris.—(J. T. A.)—French Jews, the two obligations imposed upon Shft Protest Improvements for OlymThe law provides that the Jewish] between his reading and his life," said Dame, the graduating class of that gence and productive activity." Many artisans are to receive foodstuffs un- headed by a Chief Rabbi, are prepar- Mandatory are in no sense irrer-or:pics at the Expense of Dr. Clayton. ing to celebrate the centenary of the cilable". While land and Jews have been leaving Turkey be- d e r t jj e the State ... are in professional training for youth cause of oppressive economic restric- iw o r ]£ e r s same conditions as factory death of a Catholic bishop. It : was tion bulk most largely in the provided they work in arJ ^ ^ f l ^ ™ ^ ^ " organizations, wffl make a detailed tions and because of the failure to (J. T. employing not less than SO pers- this Bishop, Henri Gregoire, who was Paper, the obligations which th? „ New . o „York,^ .„ ,. A.).—The . , . „ . , Lake . . ^ ^ ^ P i and searching study during the early put into effect the minority laws. more than anyone else responsible for Mandate imposes upon the ons, permits them to pay rent at the Placid Club-will relinquish all claims, osophy is, but when he does manage p a r t o f m s m o n t h o f fte activities Djimhurriet points out that the gov- same rate as workers, entitles them the emancipation of French Jewry by tory power and which are of the Revolutionary Assembly a hundred upon the York property whicha the state j what to articulate you feellived that by this isJ axid VTOsrSim of Aleph Zadik Aleph of ernment must turn its attentions to (Continued on Page 7) bob-sled, he has it secretly of New is toonerect to obtain sick benefits on a par with and forty years ago. the B'nai B'rith. remedying the population deficiency run for the 1932 winter Olympic many a long year. workers, grants them government He died on May 28, 1831, and so games, according to an annotmce"A cultured nature is far too ago- Fremont Lad Is Winner because a population of 13,500,000 is similar to those given fact- French Jews have already formed a over aa territory OV6 mt oone n e and aa ment made by Dr. Godfrey Dewey, centric to bother about shining before ? ^ t !v ^ ! ^ , ""J iory employes, them to become in Oratorical Contest half times the size of France. F e w l ; m e m b e r s rf. ^aHows ^ ^ Gregoire Celebration Committee to govefnment chairman of the winter games com-, other minds or even about watching government ; m e m b e r s commemorate next year his role as a public works and the Tmproductivity i .,, ,, xnittee and vice-president of the Lake the picturesque displays of others. Lazar Kavich, 15, son of Mr. and privilege accorded fighter for Jewish freedom. This comsame of the railroads are laid to sparsely Placid Club. Should the state fail to; What it seeks is some new avenue of Mrs. Arehis Kavich of Fremont reworkers' children. maintain the run after the comple- approach, some unexplored secret of cently won the Dodge County Oratori- inhabited tracts and hence the migra- This sweeping law is being hailed mittee is headed by Chief Rabbi Ha- Chanukah, the joyous Jewish Festiguenauer of Nancy. val of Lights, will be adequately tion of the Jews should be stopped, qy tion of the Olympic games, the prop- j sensation, some fresh magnet of sen.- J cal contest. Representing the Fremont in Jewish circles here as a rare piece One of the most remarkable figures b the paper says. brated at the second annual congreerty will be turned over to the Lake sitivity, that will help it to explore; high school, young Kavich earned the The Turkish press and public lead- of good fortune for the Jewish ar- that the great French Revolution pro- gational ttinner of the GonservatSr* Placid community, said Dr. Dewey. like a liberated tide certain hitherto • gold medal by his presentation of ers are now beginning to realize the tisans who constitute a large section duced, Gregoire, who was a Jesuit, Synagogue at the Jewish Conununftj This is regarded as a victory for untouched promontories." {"Why War?* seed for economic development and of the Jewish population. priest, fought all his life for the rights Center on Sunday, December 14, tA the.. National Council of the Jewish also to consider opening the gates to of all men, regardless of creed and 6:80 p. m. . Tribune, which had objected to imimmigration. Under the new Turconationality. The committees in charge have comprovements being made with state Greek agreement, however, any ad- Sweetheart Dance" "Fifty thousand Frenchmen arose pleted their plans and promise «n Infunds upon the property of the Lake vantages granted to Jews must necesthis as slaves; it depends on teresting and entertaining prog?*'1* Placid Club, which discriminates By Mother Chapter you morning sarily also be given to Greeks. whether they shall go to bed as for the affair. against Jews, in membership admisfreemen," thundered Gregoire at the Reservations, which are $1.25 phr "Mother Chapter's Sweetheart sions. Mark Eisner, attorney for the Dance" is the theme of the ^nn^ai meeting of the Revolutionary Assern- plate, will be limited in number, »*• Council, earlier in the week had is- Vienna.—(J. T. A.)—Three Catholic maintained hospitals and welfaree in- Protest Ban on Heroes public dance of the Omaha Chapter! hly when he put in his motion for the the committee has urged that that sued a challenge to the Lake Placid monks saying kaddish (the prayer for stitutions for those unfortunates who from Veterans' No. 1 of the A. Z. A., to be held at j emancipation of the Jews. He also be sent in as soon as possible. Club to lease its property, upon j the dead) for a converted Jewish ba- had been rejected by society. One of 1 the Paxton Hotel on the evening of wrote a famous work on the "Regen- Reservations can be made with Kx, - 14. -eration, Physical, Moral and Political, Joe Greenberg;. which the state of New York is to ron startled a local synagogue congre- the conditions of his willing the prop- Budapest—(J. T. A.) — Protests '| December build a bob-sled run, to the state, or gation out of its customary Sabbath erty to the monks was that everv that not only are ordinary Jewish war j To have every person attending en-, of the Jews," which won the prize of convey it in fee simple to the town; equanimity. year on the anniversary of his death veterans barred from membership in] j O y himself to the fullest extent pos- the Royal Society of Arts and latest statement it appears that the The monks entered the synagogue they should visit a synagogue and say the Ex-Servicemen's Union, but even; able is the goal set by the committee, eSciences. ~ Lake Placid Club is now willing to in the middle of the service and stayed kaddish for him. those Jewish ex-servicemen who have {consisting of Saul Graetz, Harry During the Terror, in spite of atdo this. to the end to say the kaddish. Asked! On the anniversary of the baron's earned decorations for bravery under Weinberg, Harold Barish and Jack tacks in the convention, in the press, "Our sole desire in this situation", for an explanation by the elders of death the monks came to the local fire are excluded were made by the Epstein. and in placards on the street corners, Vienna. — (J. T. A.)— The said Mr. Eisner, "is to prevent the the congregation after the service, the synagogue to say the prayer-for the Jewish deputy, M. Fabian, before a "No expense has been spared to j Austrian cabinet, when formed, wilt enrichment of a notorious anti-Sem- monks told the following story: I dead. parliamentary commission investigat- make this one of the most outstand- episcopal dress and daily read Mass jnot include anti-Semitic ministers, S«; itic institution through the applica-j They explained they had come t o ' ing thematter. ing events ever undertaken by any in his house. In the face of the Dep- is predicted in view of formeer chan* Recalling the names of such .Jewish Junior group," Elmer Shamberg, head uties he refused to abjure his religion cellor Sender's declination of an oftion of state funds derived in part; .say kaddish in accordance with the war heroes as Gerald Zoeld, Colonel! of the chapter, stated. "An attempt or his office, and stood ready to face fer of the Christian Socialists to j through the taxation of our Jewish terms o f the will of the late Baron Halevi Society Is in Bleyer and M. Stella, who were hon- j provide entertainment that is in it- death. His record in the Revolution, in a coalition with the Heimwehsr, citizens". Otto von Taussig. The baron, who Search of ored by Hungary for war-services, j se if unique and characteristic of the j however, saved him and he was alwas born a Jew, became a convert This refusal removes for the 1 3 311 an Singers Deputy Fabian complained that their] chapter's ability along such lines will lowed to have his way. *° C "* ^ ^ <i then military adent the danger of a continuation of' applications for membership b h i iin the h important part of the evening's But when, on the other hand, Na- policy by means of which Heimw«to jutant to the late Emperor- In this '• Ex-Servicemen's Union have been re- enjoyment-" poleon signed a treaty with the Vati- cabinet officers conducted anta-SenjJ o s e p h H o s p i t a l S t a f f : capacity he accompanied the Emperor j Singers wanted! jected. ~ That is the cry of the Halevi, the Tickets are being sold by all mem- can, Gregoire resigned his bishopric itic propaganda on the plea thife. to the city of Przeraysl where the' l h t h ' jj Jt oe w t h e c i t y o f P bers of the chapter. while as ministers they were not «s* Dr. I. Sternhill; practicing physician s received them with the tradi- singing society of the Jewish Community Center. ~ Jewish Collectives Win Name Chief Street for Zamenhof titled to do so, as private citizens they and pediatrician of Council Bluffs and tional bread and salt j More voices are necessary to Moscow.—The Jewish collective Warsaw. — The .municipality of were permitted. graduate member of Alpha Chi chap-! Among those Jews was a girl with' complete the choral arrangements Larin was awarded a tractor and a' Warsaw finally decided to rename the Such explanations were recentlj? ter of Phi Delta Epsflon, was hon- whom the baron fell in love, but the famous Dzikagasse to Zamenhof- given by Frans Hueber, minister ^ ored this week by receiving the ap- parents of the Jewess refused to give of the group, which meets every premium of 8,000 roubles as the best { of America to Confer rasse, after the late Lazarus Ludwig justice.and Prince Starhemberg, mfc* pointment of staff physician in pe- their consent to marriage although the Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. un- kolkhoz (government grain farm) at diatrics at the St. Joseph hospital of baron agreed to return secretly to der the direction of E. Oscar Wein- a regional convention of collective: The First National Conference of Zamenhof, of the universal language ister of the interior. All efforts by Omaha. Judaism. As a result of this the ba- stein. farm workers in Rostov. Eleven the Zionists Revisionijts of America, Esperanto. The anti-Semitic Nation- the Christian Socialists to influence No ^previous singing, experience other Jewish collectives in Ukrainia which is to be held in Hear York the al Democratic councilors, who were Schober to agree to the inclusion of Dr. SternhiU's appointment is in ron became melancholy and began to view of his work as clinical instruc- lead the life of a recluse. On his is necessary—only a desire to jsing received premiums for delivering to 27th, 2Sth and 29th of December, 1930, absent when the decision was taken, at least one Heimwehrist in the coalitor in pediatrics at Creightoh oniver- deathbed he willed his entire estate and ability to carry a tone. the government more grain than the promises to be an important event in made a. vain attempt to question the tion cabinet being formed have far been unsuccessful. schedule demanded. legality of the decision. the Zionist's life.of America,
LOCAL WIN AND LOSE ON THEIR TRIP
HALF A MILLION RUSSIANS AIDED BY LEGISLATION
DR. F. CLAYTON ADDRESSES CLASS IN CURRENT TOPICS
TO STOP OF TURKISH JEWS
JEWS WIN FIGHT ONANTI-SEMmC NEW YORK CLUB
JEWRY P U N TO HONOR CATHOLIC BISHOP
CONSERVATIVE DINNER TO BE ON CHANDKM
Monks Recite Kaddish for Converted Baron
AUSTRIAN CABINET IS ' LIKELY PRO-SEMITIC