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Vol. IX—No. 52

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FEIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1932

Jewish-Population in Soutli Africa

I s ity Allowance on Palestine Products barest—(J. - T. A.)-rThe, Bourn government will make a 100,>i duty i allowance to; the Jewish lal. FunJd on all Palestine pro'mported in connection with the ._vion which the latter is arranging for next month, it was announced. Marvin Lowenthal t o , Present The action of the government followed representatives by the Jewish "Trail of Wandering jew" ;•. ; National Fund which pointed out that the. exhibit will help to promote the 1 "The most brilliant sketches of economic /relations between both travel since Heine," is' a description I countries, •which has been given to Marvin Lowenthal's illustrated lecture on "The Trail of the Wandering Jew." Mr.. Lowenthal, widely known lecturer and author, will deliver that lecture at the Jewish Community Center, next Sunday eyeniqg, Janu-.

epres to PlanMemoria

Capetown.—(J. T. A.)—The Jewish population in South Africa numbers 80,000, constituting 4.3 per cent of the total population. • Fully 90 per cent of the Jewish populace resides in the cities, it was stated. Seventy per cent of the Jews H. Marcus Heads Organization are engaged in commerce; 16 per of the Four Local Orthocent in industry. The remainder of j the Jewish populace is engaged" in ' dox Synagogues the professions. The Jews are hard hit by the presThe orthodox synagogues of OmaMeyer L., Brown, president of the ha effected a united front Tues- ent economic crisis which prevails in Representatives of every Jewish inChesed Shel Ernes—Mrs. J. Milder. Jewish National Alliance, will be a . •.'-••''.•' ' day evening with the formation of the country. stitution, society and synagogue in Conservative Synagogue — J. H, visitor in Omaha next Tuesday and the Omaha Union of Orthodox SynaWednesday, February 2 and 3. He the city met at the Jewish Commun- Rulakofsky, Dr. M. Margolin. gogues, - to be known as "Vaad Conservative Synagogue Auxiliary is also a member of the World Zion- ity Center Sunday morning to plan H'Eehr." ist Executive and secretary of the a fitting memorial for Harry Lapi- —Mrs. Wm. .* Iberts, Mrs. I. F. The meeting of. representatives of dus, deceased leader of Omaha Jewry. Goodman. Poale Zion. the four Omaha orthodox synagogues A committee to be composed of all Compeer Chapter "Tvre"—Dr. D. Mr. Brown will speak at the Jewwas held at _ the .Beth Hamedresh the delegates was named as a per- C. Platt, A. H. Brodkey, Robert ish Community Center on Wednesary 3 1 ; : •• J •••. . • Hagddol synagogue, Nineteenth and day evening at a meeting to the manent group to formulate plans for Kooper. Born in Bradford, Pa., Marvin Low-, Burf streets. : Council of Jewish Women—Mrs. general public and sponsored by the the establishment of a permanent, enthal is a graduate' 6f the UniversH. Marcus, of the B'nai Israel appropriate memorial to the Lapidus H. Amstein, Mrs. A. Greenspan, Mrs. Pioneer Women's organization. There ity of Wisconsin and Harvard. He Outstanding Jewish Banking synagogue,' was elected president of name. J. H. Kulakofsky, Mrs. P. Schwartz. will be no admission charge and no has been the representative of JewInterpreted as Renewed Interest the Union. William Milder was Authority Leaves Notable Dr. A. Greenberg was named per- Daughters of Israel—Mrs. A. Wolf, collections. ish "minority" interests at the in the Palestine named treasurer} and Sam Elewitz, Record manent chairman of the memorial Mrs. M. Friedel. The speaker is reputed to be an League of Nations. He is now a secretary. Situation group. David Blacker was elected Daughters of Zion — Mrs. M. eloquent lecturer, and has. just resecretary of the World Conference Each synagogue also has a vice New York.—(J. T. A.)—Another secretary, and Mr. Philip Sher treas- Braude, Mrs. S. Platt, Mrs. B. Eisenfor International Peace through. Re- of the" leading Jewish figures passed chairman and two other delegates. New York—(J. "R A.)—Widespread turned from a tour of Palestine. berg. Tuesday, he will meet with the lo- urer. ligion. Having visited and observed waya with the death Sunday of Paul These from each are: interest' has been aroused in official William L. Holzman explained the Deborah Society—Mrs. Kate Tatle, the conditions of Jewish groups M. Warburg, one of the outstanding Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol: M. Lev- circles by the disclosure that an -cal Poale Zion group. purpose of the meeting to the dele- Mrs. Max Fromkin. throughout Europe, especially in the" banking authorities in the United inson, vice chairman; J. Romonek and American pro~Palestine Committee gates. Golden Hill Society—Mrs. N. Perelcentral and eastern parts of that States, arid a member of a dist- Max Venger, delegates; B'nai Israel. was formed last week with the parA, subcommittee of ten is to be ap- raan, Mrs. Harry Ferer, Mrs. D. B. ticipation of leading members of the j inguished . German banking family, Eighteen and Chicago streets, A. pointed by Chairman Greenberg to Epstein. whose family seat was in Hamburg. Cohen, vice chairman; S. Ravits and government. determine, possible ways of immortalHai Resh—Leo Chaiken. A particular stir was created in Paul M. Warburg was born in H. Weiner, delegates; B'nai Jacob, izing the name of Harry Lapidus for Hatiah—Judah Wolfson. Hamburg on August 10, 1868. On Twenty-fourth and Nicholas streets, diplomatic circles, where President posterity. Their . recommendations Highland Country Club—Abe Herz-. "the" completion of his education in S. H. Katz, vice chairman; S. Katel- Hoover's message and the presence "will be considered by the general berg, Milt Livingston. German universities, and a prelim- man and M. Lazerowich, delegates; at the dinner of such distinguished committee for final action. Jewish National Fund council — inary training in an exporting firm Adass Jeshurim, Twenty-fifth and guests as Vice-President Curtis, SecMr. Holzman. who is president of William Alberts, Judah Wolfson. ; in Hamburg, he entered the bank- Seward streets, Max Kirshenbaum, retary of Agriculture Hyde, Justice the Jewish Community Center and Jewish Press—Frank Ackerman, ing firm of M. M. Warburg, found- vice chairman; Joe Kirshenbaum and Stone, Assistant Secretary of State Berlin University May Be Closed Welfare Federation, told the assem- David Blacker. James Grafton Rogers, and four othB. Lindenbaum, delegates. ed by his great grandfather. for Term if Outbreaks bly that the Center and Federation Jewish National Workers' Alliance Besides aligning the forces of er high officials of the State DepartCame to U. S. in 1902. has drawn suitable resolutions, which —Benjamin Klaiman, Morris Minkin, Continue 1 ment, was interpreted as indicating In 1895, after, experience gained orthodoxy in Omaha, the group plans will be read at the annual meeting I. Morgenstern.. • in London. and Paris, he became a to outline a course of action con- renewed interest in the Palestine sitFebruary 7. Also, a huge memorial Berlin—(J. T. A.)—Berlin UniJewish Welfare Federation—Wilpartner of M. M.-Warburg and Com- sonant with the purpose of a Union uation on the part of the American versity was ordered closed from Fri- meeting for the entire community is liam L. Holzman, Dr. A. Greenberg, government. pany In 1902 he became a mem- of Orthodox Synagogues. day until Monday, when renewed an- planned on the Yahrzeit of Lapidus. Henry Monsky, Harry A. Wolf; Dr. Emanuel Neumann American mem- ti-Semitic attacks assumed a serious ber of Kuhn, Loeb and Company, The organizations represented and Philip Sher, Harry Silverman, Jack ber of the World Zionist Executive, character, constituting a grave men- their delegates forming the perman- W. Marer. and settled here permanently, bei . and one of the principal speakers at ace to the Jewish students. coming a citizen in 1911. ent memorial committee are: Jewish Women's Welfare organizathe dinner inagurating the CommitIn 1910, Mr. Warburg drafted a An organized and prepared Nazi atAdas Jeshurim—Ben Lindenbaum, tion—Mrs. L. Neveleff, Mrs. F. J. tee called upon Vice-President Curtis tack occurred upon the Jewish Student Sam Fellman. plan for a United Reserve,. Bank of . . -. . Alberts. ' and officials of the State department. Union Sprevia. A tremendous fight the United States, many features -of Agudath Achim lodge — Rueben Junior Hadassah — Mrs. M. M. Leon Gellman, president and editor During his visit Mr. Neumann dis- developed when the students defend- Ferer, Hyman Guss, Harry Weiner. Franklin, Mrs. Irvin C. Levin. which are now part of the Federal Reserve system. He was. also the o_ the Yiddish Jewish Record of St. cussed plans for the activities of the ed themselves. The attacks were acBikur Cholim—Mrs. L. Neveleff, Ladies' Free Loan society—Mrs. author of "Defects and Needs of Our Louis, will address a mass .meeting newly formed Committee. He was accompanied with the cries of "Perish Mrs. L. Mendelson. H. G. Cohen, Mrs. Sarah Barson, to be sponsored by the Omaha Mizcompanied by Max Rhoade, who reBanking System" and a "Plan for a Judaea!" Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Syn—L. Mrs. L. Adler. rachi on Sunday evening, February presented the Zionist organization Marvin Lowenthal. Modified Central Bank." A number of students were injured Harris, A. G. Weinstein, A. Richards. Ladies' Labor Lyceum—Mrs. Max 14, at the B'nai Israel synagogue, here in arranging the dinner. continent, and having.had very close in the affray and had to be taken to Named Member Federal Reserve. B'nai Brith—Dr. A. Greenberg. Crounse, Mrs. L. Witkin, Mrs. N. S. Eighteenth and. Chicago. Nahum Sokolow, President of the the hospital. As they were carried Sam Beber, Irvin Stalmaster, Philip Yaffe. contact with the /'problems arising In 1914, Mr. Warburg was appointtherefrom, through his : official con- ed by President Wilson- a member of ;•- Max Rudensky of-New York, who World Zionist Organization and of out on the hall - in stretchers, the Na- Kltrtznick, Leo Rosenthal, David Labor Lyceum Association — Max nections, he will be in a position to the Federal Reserve Board. To ac- is touring the middle west in the in- the Jewish Agency for Palestine, will zis accompanied the stretcher bear- Blacker, David Greenberg, 'Harry Crounse, S. Lipp. discuss -the circumstances of Jewish cept this position, Mr. Warberg re- terests of the Jewish National Fund, shortly .visit Washington and arrang- ers, chanting the song: "Jewish Malashock. Mizrachi Organization — Sam Rawill be in the. city on February 14 life In Europe, how they suffer from signed all his directorships; and and 15, and will also speak at the ments are now being made for him to Blood Spurts from the Knife." William vitz, A. Cohn. B'nai Israel Synagogue meet with a -number of high governeconomic"~restrictions,. cultural boy-, trusteeships, at a great fmancia Mizrachi mass . meeting. A number of windows of the Uni- Milder, Louis Epstein, Harry MarModern Woodmen of America—• ment officials, it was stated. versity buildings were broken in the cus. cott and _ violences of one kind or sacrifice. Gail Margolin, Barney Feltman. Other entertainment will also be upheaval. The police penetrated the In 1917, he was appointed a mem another. ,.,-.; ' >k • ' B'nai Jacob Synagogue—M. GrossMutual Loan Association — Max provided. at_ the meeting, including University grounds and subdued the man, R. Dorinson, S. H. Katz, M. Selicow, Sam Stien. '' "The Trail of the Wandering Jew" ber of the United States section the rendering of musical numbers by disturbers with rubber sticks. Lazarowitz.. . . Omaha Hebrew Club—Irvin Levin, has been described, by those., who of the International High Commis- the Hazomir Singing Society. under The University of Berlin will be Center Players Guild—Mrs. Phi- Max Fromkin, John Feldman, J. Rikhave, heard Mi-. -Lowenthal; -as- a sion. direction of Cantor A. Schwaczclosed for the entire term, if anti- neas Wintroub, Hyman Shrier. At the time- of his- passing, he the lin, J. J. Friedman. brilliant word picture of vestiges and kin. Semitic disturbances are repeated monuments of the Jews along the was chairman of the Board of Di Omaha Talmud Torah—A. B. AIMax Selicow was re-elected presi- when the University reopens, on Monbyways of Europe; synagogues dat- rectors of the Manhattan Company, pirn, J. J. Greenbcrg. ': dent of the Mutual Loan Association day, the Minister of Education, Dr. ing from "the eleventh to the eight- a director of the Bank of Manhattan Pioneers' Women's Club—Mrs.^I. for the fifth time at their semi-an- Grimme, announced. eenth century, often rich in works Trust Company and the Internationa Hurwitz, Mrs. Morris Minkin, Mrs. nual meeting held at the Labor LyMore than forty Jewish students, of art and steeped with drama and Manhattan Company, Inc., as well as H. Okun, Mrs. Freda Richlin. ceum oh Monday evening, January 25. among them several women, sustained legend; still standing medieval ghet- of many other corporations. Senior Hadassah—Mrs. J. Stein, The following were elected to the injuries in the attacks led by. 350 tos where played the great moments • In 1929, before the stock market Mrs. M. F. Levenson. B. Laytin,. 39, passed away Sunday board of directors: Sam Stein, Max caused. the closing of the institution in the epic of Israel; moss-bound crash, he strongly criticized the presSouth Side Synagogue — A. Schcemeteries where sleep the dead of ent orgies of unrestrained specula- morning. Funeral services were held Crounse, Hymie Zorinsky, Sam Lipp, until Monday, it was revealed. laifer, M. Katzman, S^ Canar, Good. Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Louis Gitlin, Joe Haykin, Harry ten centuries; Jewish catacombs built tion." . The Jewish students demanded the man Meyerson, H. Dworsky. in the days of Rome—where to look In 1930, a two volume work, "The Funeral Home, with burial in the Resnick, and Abe. Forman. Max legalization of academic Self—defense Temple Israel — Dave Rosenstock, • '•- Fromkin was re-elected counsel. for these relics and what to see in Federal' Reserve System, Its Origin Golden Hill cemetery. and the suspension of the Nazi StudM. E. Handler. The financial report of the secre- ents Union as penalty for the attacks. He is survived by his widow, Ray them. A little known world opened and Growth," by Mr. Warburg, was Temple Israel Brotherhood —Ben The annual meeting of the Jewish Stiefier, Louis Somberg. published, in which he outlined a one son, Adolph, and one daughter tary showed that over $50,000 in to the European traveler. loans .had been made during the past Community Center and Welfare Fedplan, for strengthening the system. Mildred. Temple Israel Sisterhood — Mrs. Rabbi Jung six months and that the organizaeration will take place Sunday eve- Nate Mantel, Mrs. I. Rosenthal. In last Sunday's presentation oftion was steadily growing. ning, February 7, at the Jewish ComWorkmen's Circle No. 173—S. the Sunday evening educational proThe, Mutual Loan Association was munity Center. Stein, H. Resnick, A. Forman, L. gram of the Center, Dr. Moses Jung organized five years ago. This will be the first annual meet- Bailen. Morris Falk was chosen president •of the School of Religion of the Workmen's Circle No. 258—Jake of the Psi Mu at their election of ing since the reorganization and conUniversity-of Iowa, closed the symNot to Prevent Schechita solidation of the Jewish Welfare Fed- Savich, Sam Lerner, L Katzman, officers. The following other officers posium on the various movements in in Czecho-SIovakia eration with the Jewish Community A. Roginsky. Judaism with a discourse on Ortho-. Prague—No action will be taken to were named: Workmen's Loan—Ben Lindendox Judaism. Leo Brown, vice president; Harry Center and Jewish Philanthropies, prevent Schechita, the orthodox meapproved at the last annual meeting baum, Sam Feldman, Philip GinsWeiner, secretary; Morris Bloom, "Instead of the term 'orthodoxy,'" thod of slaughtering animals for burg. in January of last year. Dr. Jung stated, "I prefer 'Torah "The problem of the Jew is es- plain that the element of racial food, it was decided upon at a meet- treasurer; Dave Berg, reporter; Earl Zionist organization—Philip KlutzMorris D. Waldman, secretary of or True Juadism.'' Without attempt- sentially a problem of adjustment, hatred does not usually enter and ing of the Czech Society for the pre- Siegel, parliamentarian; Irvin Rubin nick, Rabbi David A. Goldstein. the American Jewish Committee, will and Harry Rosenberg, sergeants-ating to destroy the tenets of any other to become a loyal citizen of every that in most instances the discrimina- vention of cruelty to animals. be the principal speaker at the anarms. branch of Judaism, Dr. Jung built country where he lives without re- tions are due to the qualities of the nual meeting. By virtue of his up • an excellent . thesis for Ortho- linquishing his racial, religious, and Jews as related to business. In some opinion and long experience, in Jewdoxy based on a thorough grasp of cultural group integrity," was the cases, Mr. Waldman pointed out, Shifting ish social work, Mr! Waldman has a the Jewish religion and interspersed opinion expressed in an interview by business men put up the barrier of the Guilt profound knowledge of conditions of with apt examples. Morris D. Waldman of New York, a "numerus clausus," and, of course additional number of European Jewry, and his address will Vilna.—An "Contrary Yo' the general" belief," secretary of the American Jewish of late there' has been some pre Jewish students will be placed on deal mainly with that subject. he pointed out, "Orthodox Judaism is Committee, who spent a few days in judice in' the matter of employment, trial on charges of taking part in In addition to the address of Mr. flexible, "and - not stagnant. How- Omaha the early part of the" week. mostly due unquestionably to the Sam Beber and Henry Monsky atthe excesses during the anti-Semitic Waldman, there will be the reports ever, we do not believe in effecting Mr. Waldman, an intelligent, genial keener struggle for existence in times tended the meeting of thp Executive riots, the government made clear. of the officers of the Federation changes in our religion meredy be-1 leader with a most pleasing per- of depression. The American JewThe "Hajnt" interprets this action covering the work of the last year. Committee of the International Orcause of the whim of some or the sonality and a perfect command of ish Committee is studying this probas an attempt on the part of the The nominating committee will pre- der_ of B'nai B'rith held at Cincinmajority of the people. We believe the situation of the Jewish people, lem, however, at the present time. ' government to fix the responsibility sent its report for the election of nati the early part of the week. that a change should be made only his background having been built Discrimination. They report that the meeting infor the attacks upon the Jews. ofScers for the ensuing year. upon actual contact and experience when brought about by Ibasic forces dicated that the membership of the But Waldman was emphatic thawith the Jews in all parts of the undoubtedly the Jews in this country in the lives of our people." B'nai B'rith throughout the world He also pointed out. the advant- world, had a dual purpose in his haye been suffering from one form has held up excellently, despite the age of Orthodoxy as enabling a Jew Omaha visit—to -meet local leaders of discrimination; or another all along. present unfavorable conditions. The to live as an Orthodox Jew. Aside in the interests of the American 'This for the most part has been membei-ship figure at the present from the manifold outside interests Jewish Committee, and to visit with social discrimination, .as in' clubs, time greatly exceeds that of a decade of the individual, in his' Orthodox his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. hotels, residential sections, society, ago. Judaism he can find, the soul for and Mrs. Jacob S.Pearlstien. . etc. -While this still obtains, it i "The Guardsman," a diiacult play Richard Gutstadt was named diedy, the play gave ample opportunity the living of his entire; life. ;." : -"The German Jew," Mr. Waldman in a lesser degree; especially amonj to enact, was the second successful for dramatic scenes. rector of activities to further cos—v continued, "can be a. good German the-more-intelligent or progressiv production of the season for the CenEarl Siegel filled the difficult role ordinate and intensify the B'nai citizen and at the same time, a good .people; in those circles accomplishter Players Guild, being .presented at of the. tempestuous guardsman and B'rith Wider Scope activities, includJew, and the same with the French, ing things tQ help improve the world. the -Jewish Community Center Wed- husband with ability. Mrs. Phinens ing the Hillel Foundation, A.' Z. A. But 'snobbery' has not been entirely the Italian and so on. nesday evening. Wintroub was especially effective as and anti-defamation. "The rapidity of the adjustment eradicated as yet." Warsaw—(J. T. A.)—-An option Careful coaching and constant re- the actress in her emotional outbursts. The committee also made drastic to purchase 2,500 dunamsiof. land in of the: Jew does. not. depend upon hearsing under the direction of Mrs. Mr^ Waldman pointed out that th reductions in . all appropriations. Mrs. Stanley Levin and Sol MichWadi Hawareth, for; Polish middle. the Jew! alone, but also upon the American Jewish Committee has dons Herman Jaar were evident as the Among the many economies effected class settlement was offered ~by the majorities, who must' recognize a remarkable work during its twentyplay unfolded itself. Tie theme nick starred in character roles. Oth- were salary cuts. ers in the cast included Martha HiraMeredith Kenyon Jewish National Fund to the "Yor- new conception of the state, realizing five years of existence in aiding t" dealt with the attempt of an actor to At the meeting; a lodge of the orMeredith Henyon is opening a deli- Tsan his wife in the guise of a guards- nielsiein, Harold Tuchmau, and Mrs. chin." Palestine labor co-operative that rights on paper must be trans- obtain and maintain equal civil and der vrss accepted in Paris, this be"\ contracting organization for orange lated into* rights in actuality." religious rights for Jews in every catessen store with a complete line man. Feeling. that his wife, an ac- Morris FriedeL In . speaking of economic discrim- part of the world; to take suitable of delicatessen and kosher smoked tress, was slipping away from M 4 he ""^ plantation development. Music was furnished by a .trio con- ing' the first B'nai B'rith organiza• According to the terms drawn up, ination- against the Jews in the action on threatened or actual "viola- meats. assumed the character of a romantic sisting of Ann Esback, Earry Kobin- tion in France. the settlement is to consist of 100 United States, Mr. Waldman stated tion of these rights; to secure for This store is centrally located at Eusiaa prince and wooed her. After soa, and Leonard Homey. Sol Miroff, . families, each holding 20 .dunams of that "While we are not entirely free Jews equality of economic, social and 3566 Farnam. street, opposite the practically- succeeding in Ms •wooing, stage manager, was assisted by HasWarsaw.—Kabbi Oscr Grodzenski Inad. Payment, for the land 'is jto from group prejudice, the great educational opportunity, and - to pre- Blackstona Hotel/ and will, be opea the question arises - as to wliea Ms keU Cohen and Ksrry Saferstein. of Vilna was invited by the Executive be distributed over a period of five masses are not. anti-Semitic or antievenings and Sundays for the con- wife discovered that the prince was The next production by the Guild of the Warsaw Kehillah to accept the ; ye^rs. anything else." He. went on to ex(Continued oa Page 3) venience of patrons. only s masquerade. Besides its com- wiM be "Sun Up" on February 21. office of Chief of Eabbi of

Drv A. Greenberg Heads Permanent Meyer L. Brown Is to Speak Here Committee Composed of Delegates Next Wednesday of All Jewish Institutions

PAUL WARBURG, NOTED BANKER, MSSESAWAY

PRO-PALESTINE BODY

FORTY JEWISH STUDENTS HURT IN NAZIATTACK

GELLMAN TO SPEAK HERE FEBRUARY 14

MAX SSlieOW HEADS MUTUAL LOAN GROUP

B. LAYTIN, 39, PASSES AWAY LAST SUNDAY

Federation Meeting on February 7'

Morris Falk Named Head of Psi Mu Club

Opens Store

Center Players Geild Cast

Offer Wadi Hawareth Land to Polish Jews

BEBER AT IE