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DAVID BEL ASCO, STAGE WIZARD, LAID TO REST -Was
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931
Jews to Present Views on Calendar Reform Geneva.—(J. T. A.)—Jewish representatives will be able to presenttheir views, on calendar reform before the preparatory commission of the League of Nations whose meetings -will open here June 8, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency learned. The preparatory committee "was appointed by the League of Nations, to investigate the question-of calendar reform which is on the agenda of the ifourthconference on communications and transportation which.meets here Oct. 26.
David Belasco, the theatrical wizard of America.for more than half a century and the maker of scores of stars whose names are part of the dramatic.history of this country,.who "died last Thursday afternoon after a long illness at the age of 76, was laid to rest Monday in linden Hills Cemetery after funeral services at the Central Synagogue with Rabbi Jonah ' B. "Wise officiating. The son of Abraham Humphrey Selasco, a Portuguese'Jewish down, ,, _. _ _ . Belasco was born in a San Francisco To Be Given a t Community Cen. basement. His early education was t e r Oil Wednesday , tinder Catholic auspices to which has Evening V,. •been traced his habit of wearing a r e • —— .versed collar. Associated with the j " L o v e Cannot Make the Bead stage from his earliest youth, Belasco Dance" and "Passport," two plays .had played in over 200 dramatic roles tmtferi by Mrs. Phflip Eomonek, will before he "was 27. be produced at the Jewish Community XJenter on ''• Wednesday "evening, Pioneering Work ' A successful playwright vad pro- May 27. "Love Cannot Make the Dead ducer before he was out of his teens, bis acquaintance with such stage Dance" is cast with Martha Himelluminaries as Booth and Sothern stein, Beatrice Levin, Balph Nogg, eventually led to his coming to New J°kn Feldman, Rebeccah KirshenYork as the lighting expert of the old baum, Sal Miehnick, Nate Sekerman .Madison Square Thetare. His pioneer- and Max Weinstein. "Passport" has it G L i H . i n g in electric lighting effects created ***» i t s cast & Grace Levin, Hyman
WILL PRESENT TWOPLAYSBY MRS.ROMONEK
a sensation, and" in 1883 he became Shrier, Martha Himelsrein, J o h n Feld. m a n a g e r of the theatre. His first man, Haskell Cohen, Max Weinstein, g r e a t success was: "May Blossom." Sara B a e Sekerman, N a t e Sekerman, s , Belasco himself estimated t h a t he Ben Blatt, Joe Harris, Paul Cohen, b a d written over ^50 plays and had -Stanley Levin, Yale Meyerson and -"produced or s t a g e d i e a r l y 400.' Mrs. Dorothy White. % . ,_; : ..Lpgjjfi-Cirter, David Warfield, .Letin- -, All of the members"- of *t -oxe ;UJric are b u t >a.-few-of the-stage -have-.'.bad* -Stars hjwWiH" he t t a i n e d and raised t o ence a n d a r e cooperating- ;wr staruom. , . . . Herman J a h r , director, t o the.utmost. .' I n his first years in New York; he i Mrs. Bomonek h a s j u s t returned •was associated with Daniel Frohman. from Lincoln where s h e witnessed t h e L a t e r he lost a million dollars., in premiere production of her play. fighting the Klaw-Erlanger syndicate. "Love. Cannot -Make the Dead H e acquired his own theatre in 1302 Dance,' excellently prodnced by the
ENJOY LARGE CIRCULATION
REVISION TASK
HEBREW ai)B TO HEAR HENRY BEAL
JEWISH STUDENTS
Omahan Fifth Fifth i place in the contest was t a k en, fer Blanche Bothenberg of Technical ; High • 'School of Omaha and R o b e r t ; Marshak . of J a m e s Monroe High School of New York w a s tied for sixth place. . • Last y e a r Max B a e r of t h e Central High School, South Bend, -IndV won third place. In addition t o .the above three-winners, t h r e e other Jewish stu-r dents wan the contest in their respective states. '-'' •••-• ;
forms, his first great triumphs were t h e Omaha production to be given a t in melodrama. t h e Center Wednesday a r e Mr. an^ Mrs. William Holzman, Professor and Mrs. Paul Grummann, Miss .Alice. Howell, Herbert Yenne and Zolley Lerner of the University of Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Szold, Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Cohn, Mr. and Mrs. Jewish Playwright Wins Henry Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs. H a r r y Buenos Aires Award I Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. H a r r y Lapidus, Buenos Aires^—Samuel Eichelbaum, . indianapolis ( J . T. A.)—Although Eabbi and Mrs. D. A. Goldstein, Mr. Spanish-Jewish playwright of this manifesting every desire to comply and Mrs. Henry Monsky, Mr. and Mrs. city, has been declared the winner of with the request to change the con- ; Isidore Zeigler, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert the first prize, give by the municipalvention date of the American Legion Arnstein, Dr. and Mrs. Phflip Sher, ity of Buenos Aires annually for the in Detroit which is to open on Sep- ; and Mr. J a c k Marer. best play. tember 21, the day of Yom Kipper, ' — ; t h e national executive committee a t i t s meeting here regretted the inadvisability of such action because of the extensive preparations already made, including printing and publicity. . Out of respect to the Jewish legionAnti-Semitism, by way of slurs on I reference to religion will be.made in aires, however, the executive committ e e decided t h a t the convention would the Jewish race, is often unintentional: its reports;- successfully negotiated adjourn on September 21 a t noon for on the part of its sponsors, according \! with the Associated Press in a protest to the semi-annual report issued by against the use of the word 'Jew' the rest of t h e day. -. The executive committee also voted the Anti-Defamation Commission of: to designate gangsters; drew an apolt o give every possible cooperation t o the B*nai Brith, a body which endeav- ! ogy from one of the largest western Jewish legionaires in providing them ors to promote a better understanding corporations because a subsidiary department published an advertisement between Jews and non-Jews. with places of worship, v
LEGION DECLINES TO CHANGE CONVENTION FROM YOM KIPPUR
Dance Revue to Be Presented Monday The fifth annual Dance Revue of the Annette Eiklin School of Dancing will be presented on Monday, May 25, at 8:15 p. m. at the Knights of Columbus auditorium. _ • Featured among the many varied numbers <m "the prograni will be **A Toyanop Scene," "A Garden Ballet," "Jewel Box Scene," and a "Miniature. Cabaret." Misa Riklin wfll: also pre-; sent a few dance nunjbefs. Those participating ^^in the "program •will range from tiny tots to grown-
Plea Made for All Workers to Be at "Glean-aip*• Meeting af Center Sunday Morning 1,523 Prospects Seen Already
REFORM RABBIS
iiymns now -used were identified witn 4he Christian and other religions, and :said that Eeform Judaism had often been criticized for a lack of nasty in its song service.. . The revision of the Eefonm hymnal is the greatest contribution to Jewish /nmsic in the history of Judaism, declared Eabbi Wolsey. The principal purpose of the committee, he said, was to compile a new hymnal that would, deepen the consciousness of Jewish religious life through the works of the finest Jewish poets and composers. Ninety-eight new poems have been accepted for use in the new hymnaL the committee announced. Although several of the selections are by Gentiles, it was pointed out none of these selections are being used in other religious services.
PALESTINE PICTURE IS TO FEATURE CONCERT
IX.—No. 17
Campaign Is to Continue
. Detroit (J. T. A.)—A camp in which-the entire proceedings will be conducted in Yiddish is to be established this summer near Chelsea, Mich., for the children of the Sholom A total distribution of 78,459, averAleichem Folks Institute and Jewish aging more than seven borrowers for People's School of Detroit, it was aneach of the 11,307 of the Yiddish nbunced today by Schloimo Bereovich, Immigrants Enteringbooks in circulation in the central and Palestine Increase branch divisions of the N^ew York •director of the schools. The . camp will be . modemly Public Library was. announced in She, Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—A total of annual report of the New York Pub-, -equipped and will offer a varied pro1,074 Jews immigrated to Palestine of sports for ten weeks.. ; lie Library for 1930. Similar figures1 during the first.three months of this for books-m Hebrew totaled a 10,171 year. During March, alone 771 Jews distribution for 1,971 volumes in cirentered the coimtry, while jdnring the culation. two previous months 903 Jews came, The Seward Park branch", which has v Of the large number of Jewish imthe largest number of Yiddish and migrants who came to Palestine in Hebrew books, led all the ether Marclr, the vast majortiy, 636, came branches in. the number of books car-as chalntzjm on certificates issued to culated. the Jewish Agency, 103 came as relOver ten percent, of all the books atives and 32 as immigrants possesscirculated in foreign languages were Result of Five Years Work to ing their; own funds. Of the March in Yiddish while Almost two percent Be Submitted at immigrants; 519 came from Poland, of the books circulated in foreign, Convention 69 from Russia, 26 from the United languages were Hebrew volumes. States, and the rest from other counAmong books of all foreign languages New York (J. T. A.)—The revision tries. circulated during the year, Yiddish of the *TJnion Hymnal for Jewish volumes ranked fourth and Hebrew Worship," used in 400 Reform Jewvolumes ranked tenth. ' .' ' ish • congregations, throughout the —The Library's report also indicates country, which was undertaken by a that the Jewish Division had 35,978 committee of ten rabbis- appointed readers during the year who consulted free ;years ago by the Central Confer108,935 volumes. The outstanding fea- ence of American Rabbis has been ture of the past year's work in the completed. The revised hymnal will Sam Klaver, president of the OmaJewish Division, of which Dr. Joshua i .fce submitted to the . Conference TOT Bloch is the chief, was the acquisition approval and adoption at its annual i a Hebrew Club, announces that of a large quantity of Hebrew books convention beginning June 6 at Wa- Henry BeaL county attorney, will be and of a modest collection of Hebrew wasee, Indiana. . the principal speaker of a Shabuoth manuscripts acquired by purchase and Babbi Louis Wolsey~of Philadelphia, celebration to be held in the lodge otherwise from various dealers- and | chairman of the hymnal committee S rooms of Hie ctab at the Jewish Comcollectors. and a former president of the Central I *»unity Center Sunday, May .24, at Conference, announced that 177 S; 30 p. m. Beal's subject is "Will •hymns by n on-Jewish poets and com- Our Government Fall." :posers had been rempved from the A .musical ^program. in which.. the lymnal now in use, and that the new] following will take part has been ax-. ranged:. The Hazomir Club, a group -music service -would include 200
A.)—Morris ^ 7 - y e a r - o l d student of t h e ' junior'" class i n t h e "Bulkeley H i g h School of New London, Conn., wrote t h e best 500-word paper;in a contest for high school students in t h e United States on ^^What *Pacificc Means' Means' Should Be Developed t o Make ^ T and eventually he owned interests in University of Nebraska players trader ParisrPeace: P a c t Effective T" accordtheatres in most of the leading cities, the direction of Zolley Lerner, with i n g ' t i r t h e committee of judges cont h e American Association of Univer- sisting -of William John Cooper, Stage Wizard Women a s special guests. U n i t e d S t a t e s commissioner of educaBelasco was known a s t h e "wizard Miss Alice Howell, head of t h e dra- tion, Senator A r t h u r C a p p e r of K a n of the American t h e a t r e " because of | his use of stagecraft, his attention to matic department of the University sas and Gideon A . Xyon, associate detail, Ms passionate striving for "at- of Nebraska, in reviewing the play editor of t h e Washington S t a r .
mosphere" for reality in properties, said: "Mrs. Bomenek's play offers the and for his achievements with sets and charm of real atmosphere and. color lighting effects. i and unique and distinct characteriza; Although Belasco's career spanned tion. The action!builds up to a distinct climax.and it sustains the inter-: the development of American drama from the days of blood-curdling melo- ests of the onlooker throughout." ': s drama to its contemporary subtle Patrons and patronesses sponsoring
Children's Camp in Yiddish Is Planned
VOL.
s Baynes,' Ervih -Chudakofl* an<i W\ m. Hill; Ernest Priesman - and Justin Priesman, -pianist and songster; and
Rose Brandeis, who was recently ap-j pointed on t h e Municipal University] Junior staff. "All in all, a wonderful p r o g r a m h a s been arranged, and everybody ist invited," stated S - K l a v e r .
LippResigns From J.C.C. Louis E. Lipp, who has served as assistant executive director of the Jewish Community Center during the past season, has resigned to de-
A dauntless spirit which does not know the meaning of defeat buoyed up the enthusiasm in the camp of the workers on the Jewish Philanthropies drive for $42,150 as the campaign swung Attention, workers! Everyone into the home stretch. A total who signed op as « worker for the of $30,000 in pledges had been Philanthropies campaign Ut meetturned in by Wednesday aftering at the Jewish Community Cennoon. ter Sunday morning at 10 a. m. "We are g'oing on with the There is going to be a final campaign until every cent of our deannp, so every individual must quota is obtained" was the enbe present. The success of the couraging note sounded from drive wQl altimately be tested By the headquarters of the drive at the thoroughness of the campaignthe Jewish Community ers in seeing their "prospects," so
Workers to Meet on Sunday Morning
By Wednesday, Samuel Gerson, executive director of the campaign, reported 1,523 people had been seen by the army of workers, 950 being men and the rest women "prospects." There are still 750 Jewish people who have not yet been solicited. Of these five hundred are "new," not having donated to the Philanthropies last year. Initial Gifts Meet , Upon the success of campaigners to reach their goal depends the welfare of twenty-nine local, national and in^ernational agencies. $42,150 was.^he amount arrived at after paring" and pruning had cut away every possible Though New York.—(J. T. A.)—The Hun- superfluous expenditure. garian "numerus d a u s u s " law, which more beneficiary organizations were limits t h e number of Jewish students added this year, the quota was rein H u n g a r i a n universities according to duced. Economy in operation, less t h e percentage of J e w s t o non-Jews cost of raising and collecting the Hungarian population, is not funds, and a more systematic method a n anti-Semitic measure, b u t is de- of distribution made the reduction signed t o give every racial element possible. The initial gifts committee, headin H u n g a r y a n equal chance in t h e seats of learning in which t h e num- ed by H. A. Wolf, held a special b e r of students from every race has meeting at the Center Wednesday been limited. Besides t h e Hungarian evening, at which time definite "numerus c l a n s a s " is "not unlike the plans were made for a final cleanup. "We are confident of raising the unwritten rules of certain American schools and universities, which like- entire $42,150," William L. Holzman, wise limit t h e quota of Jewish stu- general chairman of the campaign, stated. "All we are asking is tbst dents." These a r e some of t h e statements every Jew do his duty. No one need made by Count Bethlen, premier of do more; no one should do less. "The workers have done splendidly H u n g a r y , in a n interview with George Silvester Viereck. Asked for the thus far in the face of odds. They cause of t h e post-war wave of anti- hare pledged themselves to stay oh Semitism i n Hungary, Count Bethlen the job until their task is completed." said: Need Wotkerg "We are carrying the message ihd Jews a n d Bolshevism Linked the vital need of this campaign fin "Anti-Semitism grew i n H u n g a r y every Jewish home," Samuel Gerson because popular opinion associated the J e w s with Bolshevism. The fact that said. "If we see all the prospects, we some of t h e wealthy Jews remained will celebrate victory. It's only 8 rich, while most Hungarians were r e - matter of work from now on in, and duced to poverty, added to the popular we will welcome the addition of moreworkers who are •willing to put some irritation." time and effort into rounding up the Asked t o explain t h e object of the drive." "numerus clausus" Count Bethlen Gorgon made & special plea for said: all who wanted to become workers "Our universities turned out too to be present Sunday morning at m a n y professional men. We were faced by a n overproduction of intel- . 10 a. m., at the Center, when' he lectuals, We were compelled to limit and Holzman will give out final int h e total number of students who structions for the winding op of could be admitted t o t h e universities the campaign. William L. fiolzman and Samael ^Gerson will give out final plans at this all-important meeting Sunday morning* Sunday morning, 10 a. nu at Jewish Community Center.
NUMERUS CLAUSUS NOT ANTI-SEMITIC,
A moving picture depicting the blossoming forth of Palestine in the last decade will feature the combined concert, movie, and vaudeville show which will be given at the J. C. C. Sunday, May 31,. by the Daughters of Zion. The picture was actually filmed in the Holy Land and shows the beauty, development, and possibilities of the country. This will be the only showing of the picture in Omaha. William L. Holzman will give his impression of Palestine obtained on his xecent trip there. in order to prevent t h e creation or The concert will be given by the the formation of an intellectual proleHazomir choir, which wUl sing Hebt a r i a t . I t "was not a question of race rew and Yiddish folk songs. Anprejudice, but a question of bread. The other feature wovie will be Eichard law excluded Gentiles as well as Jews. Barthelmess in "The Drag". T h e Jews may have felt its rigors Hyman Shier is arranging a oneLouis E. Lipp more intensely than others because of act skit to be presented, and Rebecdisproportionate numbers in which car Kirshenbaum. will render a vocal vote h i s time to his law practice. the they sought t o enter t h e learned proH i s resignation is effective J u n e 1« fessions. A statistical summary of the cases for employment with the phrase solo. All proceeds will go to the Lipp is a g r a d u a t e of Creighton Jewish National Fund. dealt with by the Anti-Defamation 'Christians Only'; and informed by a L a w school, where he took p a r t in Commission shows evidences of anti- radio station that it regretted the varied school activities and captained broadcast of an objectional song, with Semitism in newspapers, magazines, t h e debate team. Since his admisHebrew Anthology books, circulars, post cards, motion assurance that nothing derogatory to sion to the bar last June, he has pictures, employment," radio, hotels Jews would be sent out over the air to Depict Progress practiced with Robert Troyer, counin the future." and resorts. A concert and two one-act playlets Jerusalem.—(J. T. A.)—A great ty public defender. A brief summary of the results acManagers Cooperate He is opening new offices with presented Sunday by the JewHebrew anthology depicting the procomplished by the Commission in conIn its report the Commission indi- gress of literature and the arts in Benjamin C. Morgan in the Omaha j j ^ Dramatic Club of Omaha, at the nection with these cases states: cates that in taking -up cases of anti- Palestine is planned for publication National Bank building. J. C C. Sunday evening, May 24, at "Effected the elimination of objeeSemitic references, with newspaper soon by a group of Palestine^ writers, £:30 p. m. A diversified program of tional definitions of the word 'Jews' in Bureos Aires—A medical itnrmal in songs and surprises has been promtwo dictionaries; secured a promise and radio stations, it has always artists and musicians. found the editors and managers of Yiddish, called "Folks-Gezani^ has ised by the club. Among the pre-, The editor of this anthology is to from the/American Automobile Asso-; these institutions willing to cooperate just anade its appearance here. 3E mentations will be Sholom Aleichem's be Gabriel Talpir, a young Hebrew ciation that it will, in the f oture, Terhumorous "Mazel Tov." fuse to recommend, :ariy iotel- which, In eliminating such bias. Practically^ poet. The. anthology will propagate new journal, which will appBar • The concert and plays is part of nightly, is connected with. theJTidall the instances of prejudice that apHue idea that artistic creaUveness discriminates against- Jews; received the program of the dob to keep tip dish medical Joural which appears in peared proved to be without the must occupy tha center of Jewish assurance from toe of the largest Jewish culture. . Poland under the same asm* * •cedit agencies in the country that no knowledge of the editor or manager. spiritual life.
Dramatic Club to Present Concert
Naomi Gross Wins in Essay Contest Naomi Gross, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Gross, has beet awarded a cash prize for winning first place in an essay contest sponsored in Milwaukee, Wis. While Mrs. Gross and her daughts* were visiting Mrs. Gross' brother, Mr.. Morris Fromkin, in Milwaukee lssi week, Naomi was invited to participate in the essay contest being conducted among the city's Jewish public school children, sponsored by font Jewish teachers. She has just been informed that her essay on "Why I am Glad I am * Jew" was awarded first p*lace out of thirty entries.
15,000 Families on Lodz Charity List .;. Lodz—Over 15,000 Jewish families are on the charity list of the community in Lodz.