Interesting and Entertaining
Interests of The 'Jewish Community 4_
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 29,1931
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SPANISH REPl
VOL. IX—No. 18
Palestine Has 258 Lawyers
in New CE FOR Jews Win Jersey Primaries JEWS, CHRISTIANS TO MEET IN 1932 Newark (J. T. A.)—Two Jews were fleeted mayors and nine Jews were nominated for the state legislature by the two major parties in primary elections throughout New Jersey. Julius Reich, Democrat, was reelected mayor of North Bergen and Joseph Mayer, Republican, was renamed chief, executive of Belmar. Abram Preiskel, who led the ticket in Passaic and was entitled to the mayorship, refused it, and was named director of public safety.
Emery Volunteer Worker at zetmgat Center Morning
Jerusalem—From Tiberias, Ramleh and Safed with three lawyers each, to Jerusalem with 82, are the figures given in the Official Official Proclamation Separates Gazette of the number of advo- To Convene at Time of Washingcates of practising in Palestine. ' Church and State in ton Bi-Centennial BirthAfter Jerusalem comes Tel Aviv '-•: Spain daywith 53, followed by Haifa with New York (J. T. A.)—Tie Nation• Madrid (J. JT. A-) — As foreshad- 35, Jaffa with 27, and lower down al Conference of Jews and Christians owed, the new Spanish government the scale. Nablus has ^ N a z a r e t h will convene in Washington, D. C , has now issued a! decree proclaiming j 6, Gaza 5, Hebron 4, a few places in 1932 just previous to the hi-cenKehilloth of Turkey religious liberty and setting aside the J with three and some others with, tennial celebration of George WashMeet After 8 Years provision of the: old Spanish constitu- one or two, making a total for the ington's birthday, Protestants, Cathtion that recognized . Catholicism as whole country of 259. olics -and Jews representing all secIstanbul (J. T. A.)—After an inthe state religion. The new decree tions of the United States, have sigterval of eight years, during which grants equal religious rights to all nified their intention to participate. the council of Turkish Jewish comSpanish citizens without discriminaReligious liberty and mutual undermunities did not meet in view of tion of any sort. standing will be the themes. Omaha Jewry is confronted go forward until every Jewish man the absence of government sanction, ; The announcement that such a dethe council, consisting of 60 repre- with a crisis, which must be suc- and -woman,in the city will have .been The executive committee of the Nacree would be issued-was madej..to the -seen.' |\ • : . '• •' sentatives of the Istanbul and pro- cessfully met! tional Conference indicated that the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on May A Spiritual Challenge vincial Jewish communities has consubjects will have to do with the Marked Departure Shown in vened here and replaced the commitA by Alvaro Albornoz, Miguel Maura In the Philanthropies drive for In this drive the spiritual quality of and Indalecio Prieto, ministers of jusuniqueness of the American experiWorld Zionist Congress tee of notables which had been con- $42,159, a total of $30,000 in act- our citizenry is being put to the test. tice, interior and finance respectiveence with religious freedom in spe"' Agenda ducting Jewish communal affairs. ual pledges has been registered. It is easy to raise a given quota in ly. At that time Srs. Albornoz, Maura Lose Onljr One Out of Forty- cific community situations, and conA report read at the meeting re- An aggregate sum of $6,000 has prosperous times, but the true mettle and Prieto announced the .determinasideration will be given to areas of of community can be tried only ia London—The absence of the name vealed the serious economic plight of four Strikes in tion of the government to extend to cooperation ' between Protestants, of Dr/CJhaim Weizn^annfrom t n e list the Jewish communities and the been assured, leaving $5,150 to times of dire need and necessity. War, 1930 Jews equal rights with all other ciH pestilance and faminine have and are Catholics, and Jews. Newton T. Bak- of speakers who will address the measures being taken to obtain the be raised. izens.They expressed the desire that Jerusalem^ ( J.TJL) —-Of 44 strikes er, Prof. Carlton J. H. Hayes, and opening session -of 'the 17th World necessary funds for their administraOmaha's philanthropic escut- taking their toll of human life. Jews their sentiments in this regard should of Jewish workers ia Palestine dur- Roger W. Straus are chairmen of the Zionist Congress, which is to con- tion. cheon is unblemished. The are starving, are without food or shelbe'made "known to the Jewish world, ing 1930, only one ended in l i e National Conference of Jews and vene at Baste on June 30, is the most We have the opportunity to do standard and ranking of our ter. " Even before the decree was issued workers' defeat, according to a re- Christians. our bit toward averting disaster to striking feature of the Congress', Jewish community is equai to thousands—but to do so we must the Jewish community in Spain was port just issued by the statistical The National Conference is intend- agenda made public here by the Zion- J officially recognized for the first time section bf the Jewish Federation of ed to further democratic living by ish Executive. . - that of any in the country. We rise to spiritual heights which will | since the expulsion edict of 1492. This; Labor. ' I n 36 cases the strikers' helping Protestants, Catholics, and must not, cannot allow a blotch make us realize our responsibilities Dr. Weizmann'a general review of recognition was in the" form of the demand - were satisfied and in seven Jews to understand each other. "Re- Zionist, which has marked the opento mar our record at this late and test our resources. If we are official dedication -of the first syna- compromises were reached. Arab ligious liberty was an 18th century ing of all Congresses since he has Jews, we must do our bit for our Jewday. workers lost two out of three strikes ish philanthropy. We must all take been president, will not be part of gogue to be established in Spain ideal, and it is not enough," Mr. gg Meeting Sunday Morning recorded during the same period; Clinchy'said' in his annual report. this year's opening program. The genup the challenge and be among the h i since 1492 and the granting of the It is therefore the duty ef every first to participate in the final cleanThe question of "organized labor" -"We now know that we must estab- eral review will be Jnade by Nahom Vienna Papers Shame Fascists first piece of ground from the Madrid individual Jew in the community, up. lish channels of communication bewas l i e cause of the largest- number Jokolow, chairman of the Zionist Exby Reprinting Priest*s municipality for a Jewish cemetery. every able-bodied man and woman tween -the religious groups compris- cutive. He will be followed by Chaim of strikesamong Jewish•workmen, Many to See Theory ' The decree proclaims that all religwho has the pride of Omaha Jewry ing America. Democracy depends tfachman Bialik, famous Hebrew but this principle, the report points Last year we raised $43,206.76. ions may be ^professed privately or at heart, to be present at the mam- This year we are going to raise at upon community-mindedness, and the soet, and Dr. Leo Motzlrin, chairman out, should riot be indentified with Vienna <J. T. A.)—In an attempt publicly' and does away with the oidmoth rally of all volunteers to be life of a community requires comruling "that non-Catholic places of that vhderlying the term "union munication between the groups mak- f the Zionist Actions Committee, to demonstrate -the shallowness and held at the Jewish Community Cen- least oar quota, $42,150. Over 1650 •worship; while tolerated, could not labor" in other,countries. Here the ing it up,; Our prejudices against peo- with addresses on Palestine and its insincerity of the young generation of ter Sunday morning, May 31, at 10 individuals have pledged, and about have" public entrances on streets or chief aim of "the workers is to attain ple in cultural groups other than our importance for the Diaspora and .Austrian anti-Semites, a numbert of a. ra. At this time final plans will 375 remain to be seen. Every cent which we fail to raise ionism and the present position of Vienna papers have resurrected * Old be formulated which will bring vicanyiother outward-manifestation of an equitable distribution ofthe' emby unhappy asmeans less for each of the twenty** -'•'•-•-• • - ' * ' ' - " - ^ ^ their, nature. Citizens and .civil em- ployment., availahSej a i d . theiins^;-, sociations in our minds. It is possible e w r y . tory to the army of Jewish work- nine local, national and international 1738 by a Catholic priest, Father ers. ployes wiJ^Jaot be obliged b l i d to take t k partt ence, therefore, is either oh the en- to free people from prejudices by agencies which are the beneficiaries Mathias Fuhrman, in which he disin religious rites or to attend masses, rollment of workers through the Shabuoth and Memorial Day^/made of the campaign. Every cent raised cussed at great length his intriguing by the provisions of the new decree. Labor Exchange, which registers all having Protestants, Catholics; and theory that it was the Jews who it necessary to postpone the gigantic goes toward alleviating the suffering It also announces that no government applicants whether members of Jews meet each other in a fortunate finale tfll next week. Since a large among the sick, toward providingenvironment and to fix pleasant memfounded and built Vienna. employe will be compelled to state, or trades unions or not, or through number of people have not been conories and appreciative opinions in our some machinery agreed upon by both 1 The Vienna papers have pointed- tacted, the work of solicitation must homes, warmth, clothing, shelter and admit his religion and bars civil and minds regarding members of other food for the aged, the weak and the Mrs. S. Ravltz7~57r prominent in ly shown the youthful anti-Semites military officials from taking issue sides. social divisions." unfortunate; toward giving Jewish ewish charitable activities, died sudjthat they are living in a city estabWage conflicts were the cause of with the religious affiliations of their education to the spiritual hungry; to Mr. Baker described the National denly Saturday night. .Burial was in Ushed by Jews, are enjoying the ten of the strikes organized by Jew r subordinates. ward rehabilitating wrecked Jewish Conference, of Jews and Christians as ish workers, while a snialler perthe Golden Hill cemetery Sunday, fruits of Jewish toil. lives; toward carrying forward coloni"an organization which associates a The Catholic savant made a painscentage were, the result of non-payRabbi Grodinsky officiating. zation work in Palestine, meeting our number of thoughtful and earnest ment of wages. Tel Aviv heads the She is survived by her husband, taking study of the old literature religious needs and fostering Jewish people in an effort to analyze and list for" the number of working days one daughter, Mrs. Mollie Gendler of bearing on the origin of the city and life and culture. allay the prejudices which eirist bespent years examining ancient tomblost through strikes. 530 being the Sheridan, Ia-; four sons, Harry, OmaMrs. Julius Stein was re-elected total from theallrJewish City; Haifa tween Protestants, Catholics, and ha; Ben, Sheridan, Ia.; Dave, Okla- stones on Jewish cemeteries. Father No Pessimism next, with 520 working days' Jews. The Conference seeks to mod- homa City; and Dr. S. E. Ravitz, Fubrman claimed that even 108 years president of the Omaha chapter of Pessimism cannot defeat our purcomes derate and finally to eliminate a sys- Chicago; two sisters and a brother, after the exodus of the Jews from Hadassah for the ensuing term at the pose. While Jewry has always been lost, then Jerusalem with 469, Sharon colonies with 32Q, Ness iZiona tem of prejudices which we have in Mrs. A. Hertzman, Mrs. .1* Finer, and ; Egypt, that is 1,200 years before the last meeting of the season Wednesday long-suffering and patient, it has with 59, RishonJtesZion with 9 and part inherited and which disfigures Morris Silverman, all of St. Louis; ; birth of Christ, Jews pitched their afternoon at the J, C. C. never been pessimistic. We may not and distorts our business, social and and.three grandchildren. tents in the vicinity of what is now Other officers re-elected are: Mrs. be able to realize our hopes today, Biennial Meeting of Council to; Petach Tikvah with 7. politicalrelations." B. A. Simon, first vice-president; Mrs. but we always look forward to realizv' Be Held Soon Mrs. Ravitz was. one of the organ- Vienna. At that time, he asserted, numerous J. J. Friedman, second vice-president;. ing our hopes tomorrow. The National Conference is ah orizers of the Jewish Old Peoples home, Pasadena, Cal. (J. T. A.)—The last ; I London (J. T. A.)—With the bien- experiment of Dr. Albert Michelson, ganization of individuals as citizens, was president of the Daughters of Jews came to the neighborhood of Mrs. J. M. Erman, financial secreThese vital activities are not to nial meeting of the Council o£ the interrupted by death, -will be com- not as offidal representatives of the Israel Aid Society, a member of the Vienna by way of Rome, many fam- tary; Mrs. David. Stein, financial sec- be curtailed. It is unthinkable that Jewish Agency for Palestine^ f-less board of directors of the Talmud To- ilies migrating together and oceupy- retary; Mrs. Sam Cohen, .recording this Jewish community should ia churches. than two months off, the Jewish pleted by bis associates. Tah and a member of the Women's (ing themselves with trade. The chief secretary; Mrs, J. Rosenberg, corre- these times of peculiar distress be Agency's Executive -officially ? jan-i trade of the Jews of that day was in sponding secretary, and Mrs. A. faithless to its tradition. This is Welfare Federation. nbunced dates for the election of *ion-^ precious stones and minerals, chiefly, Eofflm, treasurer. no time for a council of defeat. Zionist members in Germany, Enggold, tin, iron and agate. The IsraelMrs. J. Rosenberg read a report of Thin is a time for the inspiration land, and Bakowina (Roumania). The ites of that ancient day, Father Fuhr- the Southwest regional convention in of the psychology of victory. Council, the supreme governing body man wrote, scooped iron from the the absence of Mrs. J . Stein, delegate Help that inspiration. Be at the of the Agency, will meet for the first rich Austrian mines and sold it to the to the conclave. J. C. C. Sunday morning at 10 a. m. lime since it was organized in Zurneighboring peoples. These Jews also The luncheon which was scheduled The Jewish = Community Center, was a lovely "Bathsheva," bringing ich in 1929. carried agate stones from Gennania to be given on June 10 was postponed closed its little theater season Wed-out her tempestuous denial of the which they sold in the Orient. Others indefinitely. In England the elections have been claims of society upon the individua dealt in tin from England which they fixed for June 7, in Germany for June hesday evening with a program of In memory of the late Mrs. Max Beatrice Levin played the older sis transported to the Rhine and Danube 14 and in Bukowina for June 20. The j two one-art plays and a recital of Lerner, ardent Hadassah worker, ten ter effectively. districts. Some were merely entreentire membership of the Council i s ' string music trees -win be planted ui Palestine by Hyman Shrier and Grace Levin, A humorous three-act playlet enpreneurs while others did the actual the board members. 220, half Zionists and half Non-Zion- j The plays were the work of Mrs. the young lovers in "Passport" were titled "Help! Help! Auxiliary 1930mining. ists. , • • |IPhilip Romonek, whose excellent backexcellently cast and played their parts 31," written by Mrs. David A. GoldFather Fuhrman's odd theory has The Non-Zionists elect their repre- ground of Jewish lore afforded the skillfully. Others in the cast filled stein and fully staged in costume will been substantiated to some extent Yiddish Art Theatre sentatives in a manner that best suits material from which these intensely in a colorful picture of Russian vilthe May luncheon to be given Jewish plays were written. "Love even by anti-Semitic "racial scienlocal conditions. This year's elections To Open on Broadway feature by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the CORlife. tists," who have voiced the opinion in England will be conducted by the Cannot Make the Dead Dance," a \ lage Frank Mach, violinist; Oscar Weinthat the Austrian Danube coun- The Yiddish Art Theatre company servative Synagogue on Wednesday, Board of Jewish Deputies. In Buko- story of the revolt of a young girl stein, cellist, and Harry Braviroff, against the destiny planned for her try was originally inhabited by an an- headed by Maurice Schwartz will be June 3, at 1 p. m. at the J. C. C. This wina the Non-Zionist members will be pianist, played two groups of string by her mother, and "Passport," a cient Semitic race which had a great located uptown in one of the Shubert will be the closing event of the seachosen at a conference of representatrios which were received with enstory of the flight of the Talmudic admixture of Jewish blood. Even Dr. theatres in New York when the new son for the auxiliary. tives of Jewish communities and Kerthusiastic applause. student from the machine of militarThe play will be directed by Mrs. Hans Guenther, professor of racial theatrical season opens in September. en Hayesod delegates. Four hundred persons attended this ism were distinguished by beauty of Herman Jahr, with a cast of ten parscience at the University of Jena, i; The Germany Non-Zionist members Mr. Schwartz himself has appeared j program which was the concluding convinced that the pious Christian on Broadway twice before in English ticipating. According to Mrs. Gold-will be elected along lines similar to language and variety of characteriza- one for the Center Players Guild this Mrs. S. Ravitz stein, who is in charge of the day's folk in the Tyrol are descendants of productions. the constituent meeting for the Coun- tion. season. A social hour, followed the program, the play is a tragic-comedy the so-called Dinaric race which conMrs. Ravitz's entire life was deMrs. Herman Jahr directed the cil in June, 1929. At that time the program, during which tea was served Next season Mr. Schwartz will pre- and promises many laughs. German Non-Zionist members were plays, giving them a setting which by Mrs. William Holzman, Mrs. Her- voted to philanthropy. She was af-: tained much Jewish blood. sent plays on Broadway in Yiddish. Sora Miriam Blank will present ft elected at a meeting of presidents of enhanced their romantic fervor. As bert Arnstein and Mrs. Henry Mon- fectionately known as the "Mother Among the playwrights who will be solo dance number and Melvin NewAward Prom Swedish of the Jewish Old Peoples' Home, and the figures moved across the stage Jewish communities, heads of religsky. represented in his repertoire are man a drum solo. Mrs. J. Harry K^5ious bodies, leaders in industry and their shadows were cast up behind (Reviewed by Mrs. Samuel Gerson.)' the members of the Home especially Government Tchekhov, Moliere, Ibsen, Shaw, Gor- akofsky will preside as toastmistrasst, Julian Clarence Levi, one of the mourned her death. . commerce, and members of the ad- them into gigantic figures symbolic ky, Shakespeare, Rolland, Sholom She spent the best part of her life leading architects of the country and Asch, Jacob Gordin, Ansky and Sho- Reservations must be. in by Monday, ministration of the Central Associa- of the strength of majesty of Jewish Mrs. Max Lerner June 1, and may be made with ••- . with the sick and the poor of the city, president of the Architectural League lom Aliechem. tion of German Citizens of the Jew- traditions. J. J. Greenberg or Mrs. Ben was decorated with the Royal SwedIn both plays Martha Himmelstein Zedakah. She was a ish Faith. Dies Last Sunday administering ish Order of the Nortn Star, with the played the mother with sincerity. She well-known figure at the old Wise England is entitled to seven NonMrs. Max Lerner, 46, died Sunday rank of Knight of the first class in New York (J. T. A.)—Joe Wehm Zionist members on the Council, Ger- gave an impression of emotions deep- afternoon following a week's flhiess. Memorial hospital, visiting with the recognition of his interest in Swedish Einstein's Son-in-Law ly felt but held rigorously within conGets Film Position Jewish patients every Saturday and and Lew Fields, famous stage com* many seven and Roumania six. trol. John JFeldman brought to the Burial took place Monday. She is bringing them Jewish dishes especial- architecture and for having sponsored Berlin (J. T. A.)—Dmitri Marin- dians who have not appeared togoifc part of the Shadchen in both plays survived by her husband and three ly prepared each Sabbath. an exhibit in Stockholm last year. Mr. off, Dr. Albert Einstein's son-in-law, er for nearly two decades, will be j*.. the sense of Jewish humor which pro- children. Levi has also received decorations has been appointed art and scientific united in a new show to be present* In establishing' the Jewish Old PeoServices Tonight duces a laugh before the lines are Mrs. Lerner was active in, com- ples' Home and the public hath house from the French government for his director of the ethnological film un- ed this fall. The noted pair of comiat, The Conservative Synagogue -will said. Max'Weinsteint played the rab- munal affairs. The board of directors Mrs. Ravitz had to overcome many architectural achiew*nents; Other dertaking by Robert 3. Flaherty and are now appearing in a radio efctt conduct short Sabbath services this bi with dignity and a fine poetic use are planting ten trees in Palestine in obstacles, but perservered until she awards have come to him from Chile organized by "Porza" an international which brought them out of their m«r Friday evening at 8 p. m, ' of his voice. Rebecca Kirschenbaum her memory. and Italj. achieved her go&L tirement < .artistic and scientific organization.
EQUALITY TO ALL
JEWISH WORKERS IN PALESTINE ARE STRIKE WINNERS
WEIZMANNNOT TO MAM REVIEW AT INITIAL SESSION
Need $5,150
RECALL THEORY OF FOUNDING OF VIENNA BY JEWS
Mrs* S. Ravitz Dies Suddenly
MRS. JULIUS STEIN RE-ELECTED HEAD OF LOCAL HADASSAH
SETELECnONS FOR NON-ZIONIST AGENCY
Center Ends Theater Season Successfully
PLAYLET TO FEATURE AUXILIARY LUNCHEON