April 3, 1931 by Jewish Press

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JEWISH SITUATION OF UNIVERSITIES IN EUROPE PROBED

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, TR1DAY, APRIL 3, 1931

\ Jew Is to W«Jstraet at Vatican

Gerson Speaks to Alpha Kappa Delta .Samuel Gerson y&s'z the principal speaker at the meeting of;Alpha Kappa Delta, a sociological fraternity, held at the Y. W; C'A. on March 26. His subject was "Adventures in Jewish Social-Service." He also spoke in Lincoln at an organization meeting .of- the Lincoln Welfare' Federation.

VOL. IX.—No. 10.

Finds Intelligence Higher FOUR OMAHANS ON COUNCIL Among Jewish Children NATIONAL OF J.D.C. DRIVE

New York. (J. T. A.) The average sistency of the findings of the Prague. (J.t.A.) "Naftali Pried, a Hebrew books, and appoint a libraSuch reof intelligence among Jewish children varipus .investigators. •white-bearded Jewish fish and vege- rian. • • . .---.,. • . , . -,.,... . " ' ' Parley to Consider the Acute table merchant from Polonia, a [small In casting about for a man to bill is higher than among non-Jewish, is peated corroboration of results is Beber, Lapidus, Monsky and Sher to Direct Nebraska Problems Manifested Durthe conclusion reached by Dr. J. B. indeed rare in the studies of race Carpatho-Eussian town, * who has this post, the Vatican communicated Activities ing Recent Years Mailer, research associate at the differences." ' achieved some repute as" a Hebrew with Dr. Emanuel Friedman,' dean Teachers' College, Columbia UniverTo what extent these differences scholar, has received:an appointment of the famous rabbinical seminary .'in Four Omahans^—Sam Beber, Harry Geneva. (J. T. A.)—The second con- from the Pope to conie ,to the Vati- Frankfort, Germany. Idealizing" that sity in an article, "Studies in the between Jewish and non-Jewish H. Lapidus, Henry Monsky, and Dr. ference to consider the problem of can as librarian of "the .Vatican's none of the recent graduates 'of the Intelligence of Young Jews," which children are native or acquired is 1 anti-Semitism in European universi- Hebrew library and as Hebrew in- seminary would fill the. Vatican's appears in the current issue of difficult to determine on the" basis of •Philip Sher —were among the two ties will be held in the middle of April structor to the young priests at- need DnFriedman . began searching Jewish Education. these researches, he says further, hundred and fifty prominent Jews and in the -peaceful Swiss town of Nipon, tached to the Holy Sew" The article includes the findings but it is reasonable to assume that Jewesses.from all parts of the counthrough his old records and' came located on the shores of Lake Geneva. of a large.number »f psychological the trials -and ordeals of the Jews try selected to the board of directors across Naf tali Fried's' name. Fried accepted this, unusual post Representatives of anti-Semitic as •studies, comparing ' .the intelligence troiighout the centuries, placing a of the reorganized Joint Distribution Before the war, Fried, a povertyCommittee at the conclusion of the for a Jew on the understanding that well as Jewish student organizations of Jewish" and non-Jewish children, premium on mental acumen m the two-day stricken young man, sought admisconference of that* group held of various European centers will gath the Vatican should provide him. with sion to the seminary. Dr. Friedman presenting a summary of reports of struggle for survival, operated as in New York last week. As members a kosher kitchen, permit him to aber at the same table and attempt to some fifteen investigations which selective factors in raising-the averdissuaded him from coming1 to Gerdiscuss frankly the acute Jewish prob- stain from work on Saturdays and many and prevailed upon him" to re- Among the iêventy-Seven Who appeared in various technical jour- age intelligence of the Jews • as a of the national council of the organization, they will direct the J. D. C. Are- Awarded; These Vallem which of recent years has made Jewish holidays and.-make arrange- main in his local rabbinical seminals, such as the British Journal of group. activities in this state. uable Scholarships itself so manifest in most universities ments to provide him- with a relig- nary. In the meantime - Fried -was Psychology, the Journal of EducaDr. Mailer presents examples of The New York conference officially ious quorom required for Jewish serof the continent, often resulting in tional Psychology and in various studies of the comparative intelligwriting scholarly dissertations and Eight Jews are included in the 77 launches the campaign for two and a vice^. To these conditions, the Vatibloody riots, disorderly demonstraence of Jews and non-Jews in schools half million dollars for the relief of sending them: to Dr. Friedman for scholars, novelists,, poets, sculptors doctors' dissertations. tions, propaganda for a numerus can has given its consent. • "In practically every one of these of Detroit, Cleveland, California, European Jewry. One million dollars With the passing of years f painters and other creative workers clau6us against Jews, etc. The. story of t o w Fried came to approval. researches" Jewish children were New York City and London, England. of this sum will' be raised in New Dr. Friedman forgot about his am-•• who have been awarded fellowships by be selected reads - like a veritable bitious protege in Carpatho-Bnssia •' the John Simon Guggenheim Memor- to attain a higher average of inOrganized by I. S. S. York. ago the but when the request of the Vatican' ial Foundation, according to an an- telligence than their non-Jewish Felix M. Warburg is chairman of The conference, is being organized fairy tale. Some months J the Joint Distribution Committee. t>y. the- International Student Service Vatican decided to reorganize its came'he bethought himself of Fried \ nouncement by Henry Allen Moe, sec- classmates," declares Dr. Mailer, Eabbi Jonah B. Wise of New York jCpltural Section; of which the moving Hebrew' library, acquire additional and communicated with the Vatican. 1 retary of the Foundation. Seven of "Their superiority was especially •will direct the national drive, while the eight Jews are Americans and the marked in tests of abstract intelligis James Parkes, an English ence and those involving the use of Albert Ottinger will be head of th* other-is an Argentiaan, inan ,who has recently written a book 1 language. Jewish children excelled New York campaign. For creative writing in either poeon anti-Semitism. Tennis Champ of try, prose or the drama, Maurice Hin- in intelligence age for age. Although At the conference it was pointed out The International Student Servic Germany, a Jew, dus and Emjo-Basshe have been there is evidence that the Jewish that the need of the stricken Jews in Was founded, immediately after the fellowships. Hindus is the child was found to score higher age Final Number kof Charm School Europe is gTeater than ever befor. war, in 1920, its main purpose being Unfairly Ousted granted author among-; other things, of "The for age in the elementary grades The speakers gave a vivid picture of to render material aid to the students to Be Presented MonRussian Peasant and the Revolution/' as well as in college. The most the plight of Jewry in Poland, Rouin the impoverished countries of Cenday at J. C. C. Berlin.—(J. T. A.)—Daniel Frehn, and "Humanity Uprooted." Basshe is striking aspect of the studies premania, Russia, Bessarabia and other tral and Eastern Europe, without disGerman tennis champion, who repre- a former director of;, the New Play- sented in this abstract is the continction of race and religion. For this "Charm in Dress" will be the title lands, where Jews are facing starvapurpose it has already spent several William Sultan of Chicago to fented Germany successfuUy in many wrights Theater and the author of of the final number of the Alpha Tau tion and ruin. international tennis tournaments, was many dramatic works, millions of dollars. Speak at Dinner to Be In Omaha, no separate campaign Charm School .to be presented Monday compelled to surrender his championHeld April 15 . Harry Gottlieb of Woodstock, N. Y., will be conducted, as all such drives evening, April 6, at the Jewish ComOf late years the International Stuship and withdraw from the tourna- and Doris; Rosenthal of Silvermine, have been included in the Jewish munity Center. . Miss Florence Ladent Service has also been occupying William Sultan) of Chicago, pres- ments, following anti-Semitic agita- Conn., received fellowships for creaPhilanthropies, which has alloted a Boschin will give the talk to be folitself with cultural problems and has tio a 8t h i m ' . , tive work in painting and .sculpture, lowed by an elaborate fashion show just share to the Joint Distribution been attempting to bring the students ident of district grand lodge, number; £ ' SfU» ^ at which models will display spring Committee. district' . Mr. Prenn is. a. Pohsh Jewwho had ^ e " A ^ t a ' s t e w e r of New York of various nations into closer touch. sis, B'nai B'ritb, in- which district y naturalized in Germany. awarded ateiiowshi f o r ' 8 t u dfca fashions for morning, afternoon, dinLast year the J. D. C. campaign was Omaha is included, will be the guest -Jf? recently . Work Begun at Bienville GermanTenius ' E us-, ner and formal wear. The displaj held jointly with the Palestine drive, of the local lodge on W e d n e s d a y , T After deciding to take Up the fight April 15. pende* him ^ c a u s e ; he. aUegedly? de-1 c o t m t r i e a of thSNorth American conwill be presented by the Brandei but this year the leaders of the two >; .• . . firm tinent.• -. . 'Judge Herbert Rhoades will speak store. against anti-Semitism in the universi^ ;-...*; . , • , Mr. Sultan is,on a tour of the manded money from a racket firm! thought best to hold separate camtheir rackets." ties, S. called a conference district, appearing before the various_,The other ;t*$ Aipericans granted at an open, meeting of. the Omaha Hepaigns. Miss LaBoschin returned recently of Jewish, and Gentile students for lodges, and; carrying to the com-, i The suspension has created a sen- Guggenheim fellowships are Joseph P. brew Club next Sunday, April 5, at from Europe where she visited the i sport' circles. The general the Jewish Community Center, acthis purpose in January, 1929, in' mittee the message of the work of. Fishman, deputy" commissioner of corfashion showings. She will discuss is .that Prehn is not guilty. Bienville, near Paris. As a result of the B'nai B'rith.•."•He";will also visitiectio^*1n~i&ew• Yojk -who' wjll make what should be worn for certain octhis conference, a tfontmitiee of six lodges in Council Bluffs, Lincohi and There is also fear that Germany, with certain studies' abroad; in the field of casions and the latest dictates of students,' three 'jews and tiiree leaders S i o u i ^ t y w y ' y ; l : : ' u \ - I •'•'..'"' fashion for the spring and summer of " antl-Semitijs: organizations, was, .' .Omaha Lodge .number J$54..,•^WSrSTtSbev - Randalls»©rcht9iti«i -wH3 choseJK^â&^p)^^^ versity of Missouri,''who will conduct play during the "fashion show. second -conferencei to continue the honor; of, Mr. ^ ^ j researches on the chemistry of growth The fashion talk is the last of a workbeguiînVBienville. ' ;. in certain domestic animals abroad. iBV«ningf: • Agfll"';l6r^ TfteJ public will iseries of' four talks on personal : The Argentinan Jewiis-Dr. Salomon be invited to ' the dinnfer. At the charnu The first talk was on "Charm Russian Press Claims These Horowitz, chief of the institute of same time a class of new. members and Cosmetics," the second on "Charm Jewish Organization Hindgenetics at the University of: Buenos •roll be:" initiated. - This \ group 'Will and Health,' 'the third on "Charm in ders Soviet Plan Aires, who will come to the .United be known as ; the .William., L. Holzthe Hostess." This series is\jeing States to carry on studies in cytology man. Class, in* honor of (William L. sponsored by the Alpha Tau sorority Moscow.—(J. T. A.)—Charging that . ..::•. Following a custom o£ many' years and genetics. .7 j Holzman, president of [the Jewish which meets regularly at the Jewish! the small town Jewish charitable orCommunity Center. The sorority has ganizations (hilfs-geselschaften) creCommunity Center and Welfare standing, the Social Service Commit- T h e scholarships, which are worth tee of the Jewish Welfare Federation $2,500 each, are from the $4,500,000 invited all girls and women who are ate a local patriotism which keeps the Federation of Omaha. ; ' Judge-Herbert Rhoades elements in these towns from goThis class will be giiien the full is distributing packages of Passover fund established by former Senator interested to be their guests at this poor 1 food to the Jewish inmates of the and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in meming to cities and regions of the hy the Omaha affair. That Is Wha't "Forum" Calls team. The initiatory work will; be various state institutions. Dr. Philip ory of their late son,- John Simon cording to announcement made by Miss Anne Gitnick is president of Soviet other Union where industry offers Sam E. Klaver, president of the or-j Palestine All-Jewish Guggenheim. . them work, and a livelihood, the held at the Jewish. Community Sher is chairman of this committee. the sorority. Miss Ida Greenbaum ganization. His subject will be They are reaching people of the I City Center. I.' F. Goodman is chairman will be chairman of the evening. Hos- Soviet Jewish press has just launched "Boys and Girls." Jewish faith in the state hospitals at a campaign for the abolition of these of the degree team. . t President Klaver has also arranged tesses will be Ruth Tuchman, Jeanette organizations. Tel Aviv is called "the new Jewish Irvine Levin; president of 'the Lincoln, Hastings, Norfolk, the state Lloyd George Is Turner, Zelda Charney, Sne Hoberfor a musical program. Among those man and Marian Honowitz. Mrs. capital of the world" and is recom- local lodge has announced that this penitentiary, the Douglas county jail, help which these societies give Honored by Jews who will take part in this program Samuel Gerson is sponsor of the club. to The mended as a tourist attraction in the occasion will be a city wide event. the= Girls' Training School at Geneva, elderly persons who are unable to monthly travel section appearing in Harry B. Cohen, vice president of. the Boys' Industrial School at Kear- . London.—(J. T. A.)—"In commem- are included the Omaha Police DeThe fashion show will be produced fit into the social and industrial the April issue of The Forum and the lodge is in charge of-the &i- ney and the institution for feeble- oration and in grateful recognition of partment Glee Club,: which recently on a lavish scale comparable to the scheme of the new Russia is held by Century. The paragraph on the Pal- rangements for the dinner and-the minded at Beatrice. ' • . the services rendered by David Lloyd appeared at a downtown theater, show recently given by the Brandeis some to be a justification of their estinian city says: The packages contain matzos, George to the Jewish people through- Nathan Sekerman, Sarah Rae Seker- store at the Fontenelle Hotel. existence, but a writer in the Moscow general program for the day. "One of the most interesting cities The initiation of the; new mem- fruits, cakes and other Passover deli- put the. world .this tablet is set up," man and Shirley Janoff. Ernes, Yiddish Communist organ, de; All.members and their friends are of the Near East is Tel Aviv, the new bers will bring to a close a very cacies. reads, the- inscription on a tablet set ' • nies* this. Jewish capital of the world. Situated aggressive membership campaign. up in. the Ceiriog Memorial institute invited to attend. The meeting will Randall's to Play He says that "the number of eldernear Jaffa in Palestine, the town now Phil Klutznick i s : chairman of the f Warsaw.—A-group of < 360 Zionist in Denbighshire, Wales, by a group begin promptly at 3:30. ly poor -who must remain in their has a population of about fifty thouat Psi Mu Dance home towns and find something to do pioneers (chalutzim) left Warsaw for of British and Egyptian Jews. campaign. sand Jews drawn from almost" every membership The institute, named for, Ceiriog, Mr. Sultan is a trustee^ of> thei Palestine. A crowd of several thouArt BandalPs Royal orchestra will there is so small that it is not necesquarter of the globe. The languages of Cleveland Orphan Home, • a member s a n d persons gathered at the station the Robert Burns of Wales, is defurnish the music for the Psi Mu sary to maintain these charitable sothese people and their press are either of the board of directors of the ^Tew- ^ bid bon voyage to the youtKful voted to commemorating distinguishdance to be given at the Paxton hotel cieties. Such men can be looked after Hebrew or English. Our observing ish Charities of Chicago;, a- member Zionists. ed Welshmen. . just as effectively by the Soviet bodon Sunday evening, April 5. traveler, who" returned from Tel Aviv of the Jewish Distribution Committee Proceeds of the affair will be used ies concerned with general social welLondon.—(J. T. A.)—Lord Passhas said: 'After being buffeted about of new York, and very active in all toward the backing of a team by the fare. Enough of these specifically field, Colonial Secretary, "has tendered the-world for two thousand years, Jewish activitiea in Chicago. He is Jewish charities breeding Jewish nahis resignation to Premier MacDonald J fraternity in the Southern League of ( tional trades and occupations. The Judaism has finally acquired a home considered a forceful speaker. ' of which it may well be proud. The but in order to suit the Prime Minismuny baseball association. They charity atmosphere of these societies the only fraternal organizacountryside for miles around is under ter's convenience the formal announce is entirely at variance with the ideals intense cultivation. And districts are ment of the resignation has been with- tion to attempt this in the history of of the Soviet order." f developing fruitful soil through scienJerusalem. (J.T.A.) To. the ac- cluded the famous*. Petach-Tikvah- held until June when J . ' H J Thomas, the league and will be the only alltific irrigation. Moslem herders of companiment of Oriental .festivities, Judeida agreement in 1921 as a now secretary for the Dominions, will Jewish nine in: sandlot competition Will Present Schatz's Work goats and camels gaze with somber .eternal peace was pledged between result of which Petach Ti:vah has take over the portfolio held by Lord this year. Admission is one dollar to National Museum eyes upon these developments. They Passfield, the parliamentary corre- per couple. Boston.—A group of leading JewJerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—New nego- the Jewish colonists of Motza and since not been molested. seem rather resentful of the progress tiations between , the Jewish" Agency the Arabs of Colonia, whence came spondent of the London Jewish Chronesses here have launched a movement being made by these people-who have j and the British,government win begin the rioters who destroyed Motza, the icle reported. ; to acquire the masterpiece of the proNamed Fellows of American so long held Palestine in joint tenure April 14 at which timefthe proposed colony nearest t o ' Jerusalem, • during Two Plays by Mrs. Ever since the publication of the College of Physicians phet Isaiah as painted by Professor with them—yet are powerless to com- $12,500,000 u development plan, will the riots of 1929. It was during the White Paper of October, 1930, which Boris Schatz, founder of the Bezalel Romonek Produced Baltimore—In recognition of their pete against the flood <>f francs, ru- come, in for discussion, Dr. Chaim attackôn Motza that. fiv£ members stirred a storm of protest in Jewish contributions in the field of internal Art School—who is exhibiting his bles marks, dollars and pounds sterl- Weizmann declared.in an address be- of the;. Macleff familiy and their The - University of Nebraska Uni- and non-Jewish circles throughout medicine, 277 physicians including 25 work and that of his son, Bezalel, In ing, which are^ pouring into the city.' fore the Jewish National Council here. guests -were kilitd .'...-.'•-• versity .Players of Lincohi and the the world, there have been repeated Jews were made fellows of the Amer- this city during the entire week—and Tel Aviv,. even without & religious The peace pad was initiafca,! by o f P h s l c i a n s a t t h e an _ Jewish Community Center of Omaha rumors that Lord Passfield had te-j i c a n C o l l Dr. Weizmann; pointed out thit for to present it to the National Art Gal^significance, may soon rank equally Simcfa Broza, the first Jewish .col- are producing almost simultaneously signed, would resign or was about to nual convocation of the organization lery in Washington as a contribution this plan a tri-partite agreement be*.with Jerusalem as a tourist attractween Arabs, Jew? and Britain is es- onist to return to Motza after the plays written by Mrs. Philip Romonek. resign. of the Jewish women of Boston, here at the Alcazar. tion." sential, thus affording the '••••first' op- riots. Broza, once charge^ with the . . T h e : production at the Jewish Comportunity in a decade to confer with murder-of' an Arab during the riots r munity Center will take place the latthe Arabs on ~ a practical ..question was Teleased -when the evidence ter part of April, and is being spon- Legality of Yiddish, Bifurcated line May Hebrew Documents from which political negotiations against him was found .$0 nave been sored by , such people as Bernard SzoldjProfessor Paul Grumann, Dean frabricated. Settle Mosul Dispute might follow. Bucharest.—(J. T. A.)—The RouThe pact was entered into in the of Fine Arts, and Miss Alice Howell, Moscow. <J.T.A.) Jewish Anti- sia. The Leningrad spokesmen dehead of the dramatic department of manian supreme'court here was asktraditional Oriental manner with the Death Rate of Berlin Jewry Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—A bifurBeligious Congress opened here with clared that many "nests" of former the University'of Nebraska. I ed to rule on the decision of a"Czerslaughtering of a sheep to wipe out cated pipeline carrying 70 per cent j Twice. That of Birth Rate nowitz court that documents written seventy delegates representing every bourgeoisie are flourishing in Leninbe directed by Mrs. Herman Jahr. of the Mosul oil to Haifa in Palestine j Berlin.—Figures showing that the the blood feud, j class of Jews from all parts of the grad and that that that city is still Tryouts will be held on Sunday af- in Yiddish or Hebrew are illegal. and 80 per cent to Tripoli in Syria' death, rate among the Jews.of : Berlin] Amongr the witnesses to the signIn making its .decision the" Czerno--Soviet Union in attendance. Frederick ir:-*. Kisch, -v.,;-. ternoon- at a o'clock at the Jewish a center of Jewish nationalism. ; ifl thy Scheme now being, considered. is more than twice as'great as the «ing « - was — - Cofc " v •*—!«**. Jtl J r witz which i« in Bukowina: Bukowina; once session was a Community Center. All types are reman of the Palestine Executive of itz court whieh'Vin The surprise of the sessio Delegates from Crimea and other to settle the long-standing controv-' • "* were made ~ —-"*-''-— birth- "rate public here ''--' toersy over the route to be taken by day. In a population of 174,000 there the Jewish Agency. Shortly after quired and the casting is not limited part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, report from a Leningrad delegate places indicated that the anti-relig" the-MoSul pipeline from Iraq to the •were 1,176 deaths or seven in. every the. pact had been signed, Dr. Chaim to any particular group- or age. took into consideration an old Aus- that secret Hebrew schools and ious campaign is making no headway Everyone, with a desire to act is in- trian law that "did not Tecogirize docu- rabbinical seminaries are still in exMeditteranean, the .Hebrew newspa- thousand while the births totaled only têizmann visited Motza. i l i e former caoital-of Eus- among the Jews there. ments in YiddiBh, or. Hebrew." '.Shapiro was the man-who-con- vited to try out. «>er, Doar Hayom, reoorts todax. three la everr thousaadV'-" \

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"CHARM IN DRESS" IS TO CONCLUDE ALPHA TAU SERIES

B'NM BRFfHWILL INSTALL WILLIAM HOLZMAN GLASS

JUDGE RHOADES TO ADDRESS HEBREW CLUB

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ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF LORD PASSFIELD

Oriental Rites Mark Peace

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Pact by Jews* Coloiiia Arabs

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