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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 15,1931
for Jr. IMMIGRANTS TO DEATH OF DR. Delegates Hadassah Conclave A. MICHELSON BACK TOSPAIN ISGgM'LOSS
VOL. IX.—No. 16
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The Omaha delegates to the SouthFiled! west Regional Convention of the Junior Hadassah to be lield^at Tnlsa, Philadelphia;—{J: Tl A.) ~ The : Oklahoma, on May 16 -and 17 are ~will-'of-Aaron" Zomberg, drawn"in* Ida Platt, president, Tobye Stem- No > Restrictions on Jews- Within •Bfebrew-and worded in quaint dSib-^ berg, Grace! Bos'ensteiny Jeanette - ;:':", Land's Economic -" lical phrases, has been admitted to Measurer of Light Was One of Besnick, \ and Hose Wilfson.. probate in the" Register of Wills Possibilities i will""attend proximately 200 girls -office. The document- is dated tie \ the World's Greatest the conclave. ^ Madrid.—(J. T. A-)—Within .fee eleventh day of Tebeth, 5691f and Scientists .. A pajam'a bridge supper, is planned economic possibilities ^of the country, part of it reads: | - Pasadena, (J. T. A.) — Funeral ifor Saturday evening, and an infor- the new Republican Tegimejwill -make '• "Whereas he sent fifter- us; did services for Dr. -;Albert Michielson, mal dance Sunday evening. The no restrictions of; any kind regarding Mr. Aaron, the son Jof Mordecai to him: aad ifne of '"the worl&'s^ greatest -scentists, Omaha chapter..is bringing an envi- Jewish immigration to Spain, Alvaro Zomberg, and we came ; •who. Sled . here • Saturday afternoon able record to the convention, having Albornor, Miguel Maura and Indaletdo we found" him lying c<jnfined~to:his' in his • 79th • year, Were conducted fulfilled all quotas required by the Prieto, ministers of justice, interior sick bed'and he spoke fwiSiiiis own . and finance respectively^ have inform- mouth "and said: 'Befaold, I have here Thursday evening by Br. Theo- national office. ed the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's sent after you to'make a will bedore' G. Soares, pastor of the Union special correspondent, to whom they fore you as commanded because of Liberal Church. . ; granted a special interview. : ;. I death.' •' And thus • did1 he command -Born in -Germany of Jewish" parThe under-secretary of labor tcld us: That after -my death he who ents, who brought 'him* to America at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that is; entitled to inherit ~rae according the »age - of -two; Dr. -Michelson he would view with great favor the to the Law of Moses; shall Inherit The gigantic drive of the Jew-, started the campaign. Following the 1 "I have come to t±e conclusion that achieved the * highest reknown- in a entrance of Jews to Spain. • only the house I : own in Canada long career devoted' chiefly to experiPhilanthropies for $42,150j breakfast the workers immediately perhaps this period of depression is Senors Albornoz, Maura and Prieto with my brother-in-la^r.". -••.•-' E t t d O Qtt h prospects who ments in the measurement of the to aid twenty-nine worthy local,]\\Eta3:ted ^ ttheir te h the best time in which to hold a phildeclared that an ordinance granting anthropic campaign. The Jews must velocity of light. In 1907 he was necessary sum. to contabBte national, and international bene- i ~i be the last people to sound the Jereawarded the Nobel -prize forphysics; Organization Formed in Wash- equal Tights to all citizens of Spain | has nowf'been promulgated and will fieiary organizations i s now in lie was the first American to win : ington Hopes to Rise Into spirit and enthusiasm unequalled miah note of discouragement and deshortly, be made public Discussing, full swing, with every indication the award. Subsequently^ his pupil, in the annals of philanthropic spair," Rabbi Simon exhorted a large Prominence the position of the Jews in Spain with Dr. Mfilfkan, won the Nobel prize. pointing toward a successful drives in the community. Samuel audience. the correspondent of ths Jewish TeleHe used his oratorical eloquence to His last days were spent in making /Washington.—J. T. A,)—A new or- graphic Agency, the cabinet ministers completion of the campaign. The Gerson, executive director of the stir his hearers with the necessity of final preparations for tlje greatest ganization, the -"National Order of campaign, states: "Never in my Jewish Community Center, headoccasion to voice their unanimous bringing* the' drive to a successful experiment of his life-time, the meas- Protestant Clubs," with the ambition took determination to extend to the Jews quarters for the drive, is teem- experience have I met a more enurement of the speed "of a Tay of of rising on the ruins of the Ku Klttx equal rights with all other citizens group of workers. The ing with activity as the workers thusiastic After pointing out the necessity to light as it passed through a inlle- , Klan, is to be launched here by a without, discrimination of any sort and fact that it is harder than ever to ; progress toward the goal sought, meet the local and national needs l o n g y a c u u m - t u b e . •*•••' •'->•••?-••-- i ; group formerly affiliated with " the make their prospect write out his th sir desire of bringing this, to pnblic Plays by Mrs. Rdmonek to Be which will be taken care of by the The scientific worth of Dr. Michel- Klari, It "was learned here by' the Jew- attention as soon as possible. They with hopes of oversubscribing pledge only inspires them to Produced at^J.C. C. campaign, Rabbi Simon stressed the son's - measurements is regarded as ish Telegraphic Agency. : the quota greater effort. With such pep preare particularly anxious that their May 5 7 •vitality of the continuanc eof the work invaluable. At twenty-six he inventThe new • organization will admit sentiments in this regard should be valent, there is no doubt bat that A total of $19,000 in pledges of the Joint Distribution Committee _ed the interferometer, a device :for naturalized as well- as •' • native bom known to ~tbe Jewish world. Russian tea poured from Russian had been turned in a t the second we will go over the top". and the Palestine Fund. He called the splitting- a ray of-light,-aftd^unii-- American citizens. It has not been in- ' There is alsoio doubt that the p'res- Samoyers will be one; of the innova Luncheons Daily report of the workers made a t achievements of the J. D. C. the ing the segments -after •- they had dicated whether the Elan's animosity pn* isr«.ii«v, ^nTO^mPTrt-Vint oiw' tions a t the reception on the stag< The luncheons will continue daily ''greatest epic of benevolence, which passed -in' opposite directions. This against' Jews will be shared by the ent JSpanish government is -not opThursday's luncheon^ The Halfposed-to- the establishment -of the following the Jewish'-'Art evening on at the Community Center until the was"used~in proving thatjthere was newly, projected movement." mark, - i t was expected; campaign is completed. - The'. best no nation has equalled," and the PalJewish National Home" in Palestine, May '27 .at the \ Jermsh Community way estinian work "the superb adventure." no ether-drift. Prof. Einstern's .The organization is "for the purC t e when Mrs. M s Philip Kamonek's Kamnek's would be passed by Friday niorn- sign of the enthusiasm of the saidr m t e aidr although-the g y j ^ ; Center theory of relativity is"-based upon pose of uniting acceptable white male the ministers • workers is the fact that at the break- Joint Distribution Committee dwelling length^y on this P^ys, "Passport" antl "LOTB Cannot Ingr" this citizens of unrestricted -but Protestant frained#om T h e fact that Jews are alive in j t q ^ j ^ subject ill the>absenqe ^l A i e j:aJ ^ o Mm& ik e the Dead Dance" wfll be pre- • At. the. lunchteoa^of -the campaig- fast -more food was prepared than "convictions and .beliefs^ into_a strong ^jKi-ruux, m i certain parts of Romania, Russia," fowdBB •nOB&^ ^^-0^' ' '>^i^^ ^' ^ -*Si*etion of Mrs. Conpled was thought necessary but the Te^ ^ 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -*Si*etion of Mrs. ners held Wednesday, the first re-, mutual, militant fraternal 'organiza11 no part in Jewish tion incorporated and mutually owned} sphere-of action they felt it undesir-' Herman Jahr. This win be an invitar port showed a total pledge of $12,-sponse was so overwhelming that all Latvia, and Poland, and other tJastern tion European countries," Dr. Simon nar-••••-•• tion affair affair to to which which the the city's city's most most had to go on short rations. communal affairs, Dr. Michelson' was by its members as a whole, and not by -*-"•"• > interfere. representative people wilt be invited. 825; Of this sum the initial gifts re"We wfll not fail", were the rated, "is due solely to the fact that universally regarded as a Jewish any cne individual or group, or indi. Tea. will .be. poured" by Mrs. William ported .$6,300; general solicitation, $3,447; women's division, $i,896.55; snecinot words of William L. Holz- the J. D. C. kept them alive. Since genius, and inevitably coupled with viduals, thereby eliminating all the Hpizman.: Mrs. Henry Monsky, Mrs. PhiDeltoJSpsilon organizations, $575; South Omaha, man, general chairman of the cam- the war we have given over eighteen Einstein to exemplify the dominance thought of patriotic commercialism." $506; young" people, $521.66. • paign. "Our community feels the million dollars for our brethren there, of Jewish scientists in mathematics Naturalized as well as native-born Makes Animal Award *&?. ,...., The workers "cheered lustily the need of its fellow Jews who are who were the arch-victims of the and physics. The meeting of the citizens are. accepted. -. . stein, to the accompaniment of string; , c 8 e J 1 news at the first luncheon that the in misery and want and shall live world debacle. The J. D. C. established two in California last winter, when The- annual presentation of the ! | ^ ? ^ V ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ °, "It stands for the protection of our Naguchi Medal by -the , Creighton; \ ^F^ Braviroff, piano, and Frank young people's division, headed by up to its inspiring tradition of the co-operative credit systems, built and Prof. Einstein studied Prof. Michel- institutions, municipal, state and nav oun schools, purged the living chapter of Phi Delta Epsilon, nai ~ j £ '" * •_ • , . -. • , . Julius Bisno, was the first to go past. We shall continue to work equipped son's vacuum-tube, "excited the inter- tional, against the insidious inroads i ^ ' The plays will be done in the Mos- over the top. Their quota was conditions, and spent huge sums for till the quota is reached. It is the cultural and religious betterment est of the entire world. and imdermining motives and attacks ait style, psychological interpre- $500, and they have already turned hoped that the $42,150 wfll be of our suffering people. Approximate? Prof. Michelson's passion for the of those isms commonly. known as rtressing constant intervening in pledges amounting to $521,66. pledged by May 22. measurement of light was the;pas- communism and fascism, together of "life going on all over the stage ly a milion people have been aided— A special "clean-xrp' meeting" of but there is still much to be done. sion of an artist. "He was known with all sorts of isms,whose subver- Medical Society sessions at the Fon- without detracting from the import- At yesterday's luncheon Rabbi Frederick Cohn was the speaker. At the workers will "be held at the Cenas a watercolor painter, and as a sive movements are inimical to ourtenelle Hotel Wednesday. ance of the principals. The interiors violinist. He had composed several plans of constitutional government," „The. medal -is -given -annually. by will be. typically^Russian enhanced by Wednesday's luncheon ..Rabbi David ter at 10:30 a. m. Sunday. ; All those j "The J. D. C. went from alms and participating in the drive are urged( Belief to reconstruction. They are now songs, was an excellent" chess player, its promoters revealed. : c^- : ji;. .^1- tie "chapter to\ the .individual who unusual lighting effects and the cos- Goldstein spoke. '- aiding the Jews to fit into the ecodone the most meritoroBs service. t o a t t e n d . " .•'.';'; ];';••• j liked companionship . over a' bridge^ "It Relieves" in and will support ithe has Breakfast Tuesday • :~±i_i _t J. > ,,• . .• , * turning %fll carry out in all particnomic picture by teaching them a table, and at the age of seventy-five icontinued American policy of absolute 400 Workers Ont ulars 6the type of garment worn by The campaign officially opened trade, buying tools and machines. m this state for the advancement of . . . . . * * preventive medicine.• .••'_•; played tennis "like a man of forty". separation of church rand-, fetaf fs There are about four hundred They are enabling them to live, to theRussian Jew of the era of 1860. Tuesday morning at the breakfast "It believes in and wiU. support an' • Dr." E . R . Hays of Falls City re- Mrs. Herman Jahr says: " I t is aheld at the Canter." Harry Lapidus, workers who are helping toward put- trade, to build their lives anew, giving undiluted white race for .our .country,^ ceived the award last year. The most interesting experience to bring associate chairman of the drive, gave ting the campaign over. The list of them a new status, a standing." and opposes all laws permittingf Inter- committee on awards consists of theideas behind Mrs. Rononek's vital the inspirational address which prospects who are being thoroughly marriage between white and colored JDoctors V. E. Leyine, J. Welch, H. plays into living form and the cast is canvassed number ovjer three thous- Palestine Achievements von W. Schulte, W. N. Poynter, and working very hard to make this a Dr. Simon also told of the great and. •-'.'•-."• races. H . : Bartholemew. The presentation fitting'climax for the most successful Auxiliary Supper to work being1 done by the Jews in PalAs the workers gather about the was made; by-Dr. Schulte, i A request for data and material^ on tables, they recount avidly estine. "As a non-Zionist," he stated, season that the Center Guild has ever Be Held Thursday luncheon Omcers of ttie^fraternity••;flie 4>ast had." Hasidic lore has been issued by Rabbi Orthodox Rabinical , their varied experiences during their "I say to you that the Jewish people were M. H. Brodkey, consul; The date of the next monthly sup- solicitations. One of the most grati-I in that laud have done more in fifLouis I. Newman of Congregation BoCollege May Close Lyearv J. Weiss, -\rtce-consul; TEL. Eiklin, deph Shoiom, New York, who is preper to be given by the Ladies Auxili- fying reports is the interest shown teen years to redeem Palestine than scribe; L Eosenstein, chancellor. paring for the publication in English ary of the Conservative Synagogue from non-Jewish sources. Among all the Arabs and all the Turks have Chicago.—(J.T. A.)—The Hebrew, of a volume entitled, "An Anthology Theological Seminary of Chicago, has been changed, to Thursday, May the contributors announced were a accomplished in fifteen hundred of Hasidic Lore," or "Ethical Tales of known as the "Beth Midrash laTorah 21, at 6:30 p. m. at the Jewish Com- Presbyterian minister in South j years." Named to F. P^, A. theHasidim." The "Sisterhood Sabbath will be obmunity Center. He said that the reason for any Omaha and also the son of Rev. Frank the only Orothodox-rabbinical semin- ; N e w York.--^Judge" J u l i a n W . Mack served, this year in conjunction with This supper,' which will be pre- Smith of the Congregational church. disturbances in the Holy -Land was Rabbi Newman is culling from Hasi- ary in this country outside of New and Lillian DVWald, have been n a m e d "flis literature in Hebrew, German antl York, may be forced to close its doors directors' of t ^ T o r e i g n P o T i c y "asso- Mother and Daughter Day on Satur- ceded by a regular Shabuoth service, that the rich absentee land-owners Dr. Simon Speaks other languages the ethical stories, for lack of-funds', it became \ known: ciation. " f- - . - - • - , - •_- - -.-_.- .^.-.-;- day morning, May 23, at 10 o'clock is being held in honor of the choir. A pre-campaign spirit of enthus- were afraid that the Arab peasants at Temple Israel. the content and point of which' make of the synagogue. iasm was generated at the mammoth will learn the higher standard of livthem appropriate for his contemplate " Services will be read by Mrs. Wil- The following are the members of meeting and rally held at the Cen- ing from their Jewish neighbors and ed book. • • liam L. Holzman, and a short talk the choir, which is to be honored: try to throw off the yoke of serfdom. will be given by Mrs. Nathan Mantel, Mesdames Hyman Bellman, J. Blank, ter Monday evening, with Dr. Abram He is especially interested in the He praised the cultural,'educational the president of the Sisterhood, fol- L Dansky, M. Kenyon, B. Minkin, Simon of "Washington, D. C , rabbi and industrial development there, and many Hasidic tales which are current lowing a hmcheon which will be served E. Levinson, B. Newman, N. Nogg, in this city twenty-seven years ago, •the intensiication of a religious cononly in verbal form and may be known in the vestry rooms. to the Jewish people from hearsay. W. Racusin, Joe Stern, and Sam the the guest speaker. sciousness. Rabbi .Newman is interested - in An interesting program, -vrith Mrs. Beber, leader. Wolf Speaks hearing from any reader of the Jew- A formal dinner dance Saturday A number of improvements have Harry Eosenfeld in charge, will take Judge Irvin Stalmaster will pre- First Parent's Day William L. Holzman, general chairish Press who has information of in- evening, May 23, will officially open been made at the club, particularly place. Reservations are being taken side. Aimer Kaiman will introduce man of the Philanthropies campaign, terest to offer. Appropriate acknowl- the social season of the Highland upon the golf course. New furni- by Mrs. Max L. Holzman, Blackstone the members of the choir. Rabbi to Be Held Sunday acted as chairman. Harry Wolf .chairedgment will be made in the collec- Jountry club. Special- decorations ture has been obtained for the lawn Hotel, Goldstein will give the address of man of the initial gifts committee, Omaha A. Z. A. chapters No. 1 tion for stories sent in. ....". ; and. novelties are being planned for near the clubhouse, and shady rests the evening at the services, to be made a brief plea for a speedy victory and No. 100 will celebrate Parents' Dr. Levme Elected the formal opening, which is expect- have been put on the tees. conducted after the dinner. in raising the required sum. "Well Day Sunday afternoon, May 17th, at ed to be a" gala event. The omcers of the Highland are Reservations may be made through to Head "Academy" forget about present hard times," the Jevish Community Center. Flexner Elected to Harold Kendis and his Creighton- Abe Herzberg;. president; Jerome Mrs. B. A. Simon and her comWolf said, "but those whom, we are Parents' Day is an innovation sponsDr. Victor E. Levine, professor of vice-president; Sam Leon, secmittee. ': Honorary Academy iaris will furnish the music for the Heyn, saving, those who need our help so ored by the A. Z. A. dedicated to affair and have been engaged to retary; Harry Malashock, treasurer. bio-chemistry and nutrition at direly, will remembeT us forever." Jewish mothers and fathers. In Paris.—(J. T. A.)—Dr. Simon Flex- play at the Saturday night dances Committee heads are: Milton Liv- Creighton University, was elected previous years, the A. Z. A. has Telegrams were read from Jonah B» ner, director of the laboratories of the for the entire season. Eeservations ingston, chairman of the house and president of the Nebraska Academy celebrated Mothers' Day annually. Wise, national chairman of the J. D. of Sciences at the closing session of entertainment committee; Mose Youare being taken by Harry B. Cohen. Rockefeller Institute, New York, was C, and Morris Rothenberg, national Addresses will be delivered by elected a member of, the French The Highland is laying plans for sem, chairman of the greens com- the thirty-second annual meeting chairman of the American Palestine Mrs. Max Fromkin and Rabbi FredA Joint Distribution Committee held May 8 to 10 at the University Academy of Sciences in the section of a most active season. Special atten- mittee; Sam Leon, chairman of the Campaign. erick Cohn. Julius Bisno will be campaign with $3,000 as the quota of Nebraska at Lincoln. This is the finance and budget committee; Mar-, jnedicine and surgery. In the ballot- tion will be paid this year to woming Dr. Flexner received 39 votes. en's activities, especially golf. Every win Treller, chairman of the tourna- highest -honor Nebraska Scientists was inaugurated in Council Bluffs chairman of the program. A quartette will introduce three new intercan bestow upon one of their col- last Monday. Prince Cantacnzene of Bucharest 6 Tuesday will be Ladies Dayj and ment committee. 1800 Americans in Palestine national A. Z. A. songs. leagues. Julius Rosenfeld is chairman of the The board of directors Includes votes and Professor Abelous of Tou- other days will be set aside for The program is in charge of Leo Washington. (J.T.A.) — Of the The Nebraska Academy of Scie- drive. Other officers are Louis .BernHarry Eosenfeld, Milton Livingston, louse 3• . events for the feminine members. Marks, Harry Weinberg, Harry Ro- 386,272 Americans now living ift Dr. Flexner is one of the world's Mrs. Abe Herzberg is chairman of Edward TreQer, Ben Danbaum, Mor- ences is affiliated with the American stein, vice-chairman; Herman Krasne, senstein, Norman Korney, Sam various foreign countries, 1,800 of most famous scientists, having made the Ladies Entertainment committee, ris Ferer, Manny Handler, Morris Association for the Advancement- of treasurer; Ben Kubby, secretary. The executive - committee is com- Meyerson, Morris Katz and Sidney them are in Palestine, accord;r»g t» important discoveries in the cause and Mrs. Mickey Katleman is chairman Milder, Max Chapman, William L. Science. The local division of the estimates made by the state departCohen. cure of several diseases, among them of the Ladies Golf committee, and Holzman, Dave Feder, Dr. A. Green- national association has over four posed of Louis Katelman, Ben Seldin, ment . In Poland there are 3,00® The public has been invited to atHarry Cherniss, Philip Saks, Frank infantile paralysis, spinal meningitis Miss Florence Wolf is chairman of berg, Mose Yonsem, Harry Lapidus, hundred members, from every branch Americans. Krasne, Dr. Isaac SternhUl, of science. tend, publicity. and L B. Zimman. and influenza.
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Four Hundred Workers A*e Soliciting Three Thousand Prospects; Are Nearing the Half-Way Mark
LAUNCH GROUP ASSBCPSOR
RABBI NEWMAN S M S DATA ON HASIDIC LORE
SISTERHOOD SABBATH
Dinner Dcrnee to Open Highland Social Season
"J.D.C" CAMPAIGN IN COUNCIL BLUFFS