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FIRST JEWISH OLYMPIC HELD IN PALESTINE
Passover Haggadah Published in Hebrew, With Latin Script
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: OMAHA, NEBRASKA* 'FRIDAY, APRIL 8,1932
Act of
Five-Fold Increase OMAHA-ST. LOUIS in Taxes on Jewish Lithuania Traders DEBATE WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY
Istambul (J. T. A.).—The Passover : Haggadah has been published here in the Hebrew language, employing . Latin characters for the Clash Here to Be Final Debate first time. in Midwestern The publication of the Haggadah League in Latin characters was inspired by the government authorities, who are An Omaha team representing the desirous that the minorities resident Jewish Community Center will meet in Turkey, like the Turks, should a St. Louis representing the abolish their own script and employ Young Men's team Hebrew association of Latin characters instead. that city in the final debate of the ; Steps have already been taken to Midwestern Jewish Community Centranslate the Siddur, the Book of ters Debating league next Sunday Prayer, into the Turkish language, evening, April 10, a t the local J. employing Latin characters. ~ C.C. The movement to Teform • religion Wflliam Wolfe and Joseph Soloand Latinize the Hebrew script, has been inaugurated by a small group monbw will represent the Omaha of young Jews, influenced by the Turkish ' youth movement. It does not meet with the approval of. the majority of the Jewish population.
es Ahead of Schedule for Campaign
Kovno.—A five-fold increase in taxes imposed upon Jewish small traders, as compared "with last year, has been ordered by the Lithuanian 25,000 Watch with Emotion the government. Conclusion of MaccaThis announcement has brought a biad desperate - outcry from the traders Next Lecture on for aid to save them/from ruination. Center Series to Tel Avrvw—(J. T. A.)—A crowd While the economic position of the •of 25,000 watched with emotion the Be on Jewish Art Jewish small taadexs > has-grown conconclusion of the first Jewish siderably worse -thiej year, arbitrary Olympics held in Palestine. taxes in amounts exceeding, the value "The Jew in Modern Art" will be The Palestine high ; commissioner. of the entire goods .stored are im- the subject of a lecture by Louis Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope, parLozowick, artist and critic, on Monposed, it is asserted; ticipated in the ceremonies of the The paper, points \ out that hun- day evening, April 25, at the Jewish The Jewish Philanthropies but we expect to collect that amount final day as did other officials and dreds of Jewish small "traders will Community Centex. campaign is progressing far within the allotted time." representatives of foreign governThe initial gifts division, under the be compelled to join the ranks of This lecture will close the Adult ahead of last year's schedule as ments. the unemployed, if .the taxation is Educational series of lectures and the organizational phase of the leadership of William L.. Holzman, There were tears in -the eyes of permitted' to stapd. Many of the concerts sponsored this year by the drive is rapidly bemg perfected met Tuesday. This group has already many as the exhibits 'reached their begun its campaign and hopes to have small traders are former service Jewish Community Center. preparatory to the opening of most of its work completed before dose. Among the Maccabee displays men who took part in Lithuania's The series of lectures was opened the mammoth campaign on Sun- the drive officially gets under way. were those of scouting, gymnastics, •war for liberation. '-, by Maurice - Samuel, who spoke last day, May 8. motor cycling, bicycle riding and The youths' division is being takes November on "Can Jewry Survive? horse riding, the latter led by Abracare of by the Senior .Council of Buoyant spirits and a determination This lecture was followed by a ham Shapiro, Petach Tikvah hero. "go over the top" were prevalent Clubs of the Jewish Community Censymposium on religious movements in to all the committee meetings held ter. A large, all-inclusive mass meetOver .4,000 athletes from all over Judaism in which the Reform, Con- at during the j>ast week. The vital need the world participated inTthe various servative and Orthodox points of of the beneficiary institutions, partic^events. A large number of the view were presented by Rabbi Albert ularly this year, has spurred the events were won by American repMinda, and Rabbi David Aronson heads on to new efforts for resentatives. of Minneapolis, and Professor Moses campaign a smashing, fund-raising victory. Outside of the Olympics, scheduled Jung, of Iowa'_ State University. Mrs. Herbert Arnstein has been for this summer in California, this Abraham W. Binder gave a lecture named vice-chairman of the womwas the largest athletic meet in the Friday, April 8, 12:15 p. m., at B'nai Brith Planning Affair for recital -on Jewish music, and Mr. en's division, to aid Mrs. J. J. world. Athletic Club—General solicitaLozowick will close the series with a Senior Council of Clubs to ParThursday at Greenberg, the chairman. Mrs. After the games a procession of tion. discussion of Jewish contribution to Joseph ticipate in Outstanding Wflliam Wolfe Greenberg has announced that J. C. C 5,000 Maccabeans led the way to the Monday noon, April 11, at Athletic modern art. Solomonow —Photo by Event Mrs. Max Holzman will be chairgraves of Max Nordau, Achad Club—Initial gifts. —Photo by Matsuo Rinehart-Marsden Mr. Lozowick is an artist of note man of the motor corps. All Jacob Landau, of New York, manH'Aam, and the victims of Arab Monday evening, April 11, 8 p. nu, An unusual evening of entertain- Center. Murray Steinberg and Echeal ager of the Jewish Telegraphic and his lectures have been unusually with automobiles who are willing riots, where they placed wreaths. at J. C C.—Speakers' Bureau. ment i s being planned by the Senior Feinstein will represent the St. Louis Agency and publisher of the.Daily successful in increasing the popular to donate their services are asked Budget committee meets every day understanding of Jewish contributo get in touch with Mrs. HolzCouncil of Clubs of the J. C. C. for Y. M. H. A. Jewish Bulletin, will he guest speakfor coming week. man. Tuesday evening, April 12. Steinberg was a debater at Wash- er at the dinner stag of the local tions to mbdern artistic movements. April 19, at J. C. C—Youth diviAdmission will be free to members The heads of the various Jewish "All Star Night" will present a ington University several years ago B'nai B'rith lodge next Thursday sion rally. • • women's organizations met at the complete and picturesque review of and •Feinstein has been a member evening, April 14, at the Jewish of the Center. Community Center. . of the team for the past three years. Center yesterday afternoon to arrange ing and rally is being planned for local Jewish talent ia which 12 clubs the details for the women's share in April 19. The members of all JewMr. Landau has an intimate knowlwill participate, including Xi Lamb- Both are practicing law. James Simthe drive. • da, Psi Mu, the. three chapters of kin, Y debate coach, will accompany edge of conditions of European ish youth organizations, wherever Jewry. As representative of the "Nothing can stop this campaign they meet, will be thoroughly canA. Z. A., and seven girls' clubs: the-team. Joseph Solomonow, son of ~Mr-' and Jewish Telegraphic Agency he has from sweeping through to victory," Fa Hon, Alpha Tau, Henrietta Szold, vassed this year. W. Solomonow, of Council had close contact with European govHenry Monsky, general chairman of Phi Alpha Lambda* Alpha Gamma Mrs. A meeting of the general solicitaRussians Seek to Battle Obser- Mu, the drive, sounded the note of opti- tion committee, of which Philip M. Sigma .Kappa Chi, and the Je- Bluffs, Iowa, is a member of Creigh- ernments and high political circles vance of Passton-TJnievrsity debate squad and has Mr. Landau- will relate -the work of mism which is shared by his aides, Klutzniclc and Dr. A. Greenberg are compter club. over The program of the evening will had considerable experience in de- his organization in connection with Resolution Adopted at Conclave at the board of governors' meeting co-chairmen, is called for this noon. at the J. C C. Wednesday evening. The policies for general solicitation, include a Minstrel show* by the Xi bating.- He won second place in the the protection of Jewish minority, Moscow.—(J. T. A.)—Orders to Lambda, which will be an exact re- annual extemporaneous speech con- rights under the Versailles and other Favoring Birth Con"We will stay on the firing line until the method of canvassing the com: intensify anti-religious • activities in plication of the old-fashioned min test at Creightpn University this European treaties. . trol every cent of our budget .is collected, munity, and the manner of selecting : connection with the coming Passover strel show. year. He is also the;, winner of the At the close of the dinner and the ' • • the army of workers will be disholidays were issued to district town . A. Z. A. No; 1 will sponsor a Phi Beta EpSflon. s<*oTarship>iTophy address of Mr. Landau a-novel Detroit (J.- T.~A-).—The triennial cussed. . Raters by the Central office of the playlet, "The Futuristic * IFoffies; at Cielghton for *he your 1930-31. bridge tournament js being plasntod convention of the "National Council The members of the speakers* Mffitsnt Atheists. _'.•:.\..r4~.'..-••'•••*-' which "will be jni.oh -«?SK6ttt:t3ie aie Solomonow is a jfuSor in tins uni- By the committee in charge..; - * ' of Jewish Women cJosed iiere w "bureau for the campaign Bhowed -M\ The orders, call upon all Jewish of a single fprbp Gt!* any aiattrre versity, a major and second in comr The dinner will start at 6:30, p. the election of Mrs. Arthur Brin of high degree of enthusiasm at their mand of the K. O. T. C. battalion m. Reservations may be made at Minneapolis as national president. worKers in industrial and agricul- w h a t s o e v e r . " ' ' ' " « . • - • » • •;.„ -"•> initial meeting held at the Athletic .i tural pursuits to refrain from any the Center or with Dr. A. Green Mrs. Brin succeeds Mrs. Joseph E. Sam Beber chapter- No. 100 will and is a member of the A. Z. A. club Monday noon. Friend of New Orleans, who was observance of Passover. ' William Wolfe, son of Mr. and berg, president of local lodge. sponsor a Men's Style show, which Milton R. Abrahams, chairman of chosen honorary vice president. A cTpse watch will be kept, irv or- promises laughs galore. Mrs. R. Wolfe, was a member of the speakers bureau, presided, and the 1929 high school team in Council der to bring about their; appearance "Seen Behind the Scenes" is the At the closing session, a resolution short addresses were given by Henry at their places of occupation,whetfe -name given" to the"'stunt presented Bluffs, which won the Iowa State •was adopted unanimously, in favor Alfred M. Cohen Makes Plea to Monsky, William L. Holzman, Jacob er in the factory or on the .farm, '.by Council Bluffs A. Z. A. chapter League championship, Missouri Valof birth control, which was referred S. Pearlstein and Irvin Stalmaster. American Jewish Congress the statement says.. A particularly No. 7. The contents of this stunt ley League championship and the to in the resolution as "nearing the The speaking. campaign has aland Committee energetic watch will be kept in the will not be revealed until the time annual Drake University tournament, status of recognized procedure in ready been launched, with addresses which entitled him to a four-year collectives in order to prevent any the show goes on. preventive and curative medicine. Cincinnati.—(J. T. A.)—The Ameri- made before several groups. Speakinterference with the spring sowing, The Council "indorsed the principles can Jewish committee and the ers - will talk "before every Jewish The Psi Mu are planning a stunt scholarship to the Iowa University. He is a member of the varsity the central office of the Militant which they hope will win first prize. of amending the Criminal Code of American Jewish congress were in- organization in. the city before the Atheists warns. They have won the "All Star Night" debate team at Omaha University. ' Decision Made After United the United States so that it woul vited to present a united front to- drive is officially opened. permit the dissemination of infor gether with the B'nai Brith in matWorkers in factories are asked to competition for three consecutive The question is: "Resolved: That Final plans for the speakers' part States Jewish Groups , Jewish Religion is no Longer a Vital mation through -mails relative to the ters relating to the welfare of World in the campaign and definite assign"contribute their income during the years. Protest prevention of birth control hy th Jewry by Alfred M. Cohen, presi- ments for speaking dates will be deholidays toward a fund for the purThe Fa Hon sorority, is staging a Force- in' the Lives of the" Younger chase of a diving. boat, the Militant modern version of the old nursery Generation," and the Omaha team ; .Washington.—(J. T. A.)—The Gua- properly authorized authorities." dent of the B'nai Brith, in an ad- cided upon at the speakers' meeting Atheists demand. . rhymes, along with a modern.dance will debate'the affirmative of the temalan government has withdrawn Other resolutions adopted by the dress delivered at the conference of next Monday evening at 8 p. m. at question. Teachers in the day and evening and song act. "College Experiences its- order- of expulsion which af- convention called for unemploymen the American Jewish Congress here. the Jewish Community Center. schools are called upon to maintain of a Modern Girl" will be the ;conMembers of the speakers' bureau fected a large number of Jewish legislation, providing for the estab- Consideration of age and tribe close watch on their, pupils to propa- tribution of Pi Alpha Lambda. Alpha Frank Ackerman, Sam Beber, lishment of a national employmen must be cast aside in the interest are: ipeddlers.— • gate against holiday services, and Gamma Nu will present a skit enJulius Bisno, Harry B. Cohen, Rabbi system; the creation" of a Federal of common purposes, Mr. Cohen • This information was made known g public meetings are to be called titled "Hanging Out the Wash " JIQE-, Frederick *Cohn, Allan Cohen, David Department of Education to promot ur^ed. by. the Guatemalan Minister to th throughout Russia to discuss the traying the life of some southern1 United States, Adrian Recinos, in a the progress of education in the "World Jewry asks why B'nai Fishman, J. J. Friedman, Eabbi D. subject of "Passover as a Class -negroes. The Sigma .Kappa' Chi fetter addressed to Isidore Hersh- United States; the promotion o Brith, the American Jewish Commit- A. Goldstein, Dr. A. Greenberg, Wilsorority will add a Shakespearian Enemy." L. Holzman, Ben Kazlowsky, ifeld, Washington representative o. farm and rural service among Jews; tee and the American Jewish Con- liam The cinemas, theaters, radio, broad- touch with a scene from "Romeo and Sam Klaver, Philip Klutznick, Yale extension of work among junio gress do not realize that their power the Hias. casting stations are called ^upon to Juliet" groups; and a resolution on mater- for its welfare would be immeasure- Kroloff, Reuben Lackow, Irvin Levin, Any Jewish Community Abroad The expulsion order was issued in j arrange special programs with anti- -"School Daze" will be the offering and infancy legislation, provid ably increased if they presented a Louis lipp, Jack Wl Marer, Henry the form of a law, signed by the nity Can Obtain Scrolls •}-- Passover slogans, such; as "Abolish of the Jecompter club. .. ; ', Monsky, I. Morgenstern, J. Ricklm, ing that the "United States shall united front," Mr. Cohen stated. president of the Republic and effecPassover and Its Drunkedness," or Edward Shafton, Irvin Stalmaster, The prizes are a" beautiful trophy co-operate with states in promoting B'nai B'rith hears the cry of tive as of February 1, 1932. "Jewish Clericals Are •Undermining for first, a leather-bound minute Wolfson, Harry A. Wolf, and the general health o | the rural pop Jewry and will heed it," he Judah the Five Yew Plan With Their Re- took ior second, and a gavel lor Kiev.—(J. T. A.)—The last syna- ^ The-text of the Guatemalan Min ulation of the United States and World Sam Zacharia. continued. "As the oldest it will ask ligious, Festivities/* third. The judges wffl be'Mrs/L". gogue in Kiev has been confiscated ister's* letter reads as follows: thA welfare of hygiene of mothers its two youngest sisters to join in Soviet authorities. As a re- ^"Referring to our previous .corre- and children." Neveleff, John Beber and Jack by the 1 contriving means by which they 122 Jews in British sult a new problem -has arisen for spondence relative to conditions in Marer. shall act in concert in all matters Producer toHelp Guatemala, concerning• peddlers the'Jews, the storing of about 500 Because of its length, the proas are of. common concern. Age Army, Report Reveals whose expulsion had been ordered in Scrolls of the. Law which belonged Colonial Office Denies gram will start promptly at 8'p. m. and tribe and prestige must he and Jewish Sanatorium Admission is free and the general to the forty-three Synagogues which a law recently passed, I beg to .say London.—(J. T. H.)—The number? Bhall subordinated to the promothat I-.have just received a comformerly existed-in Kiev. • Report of Legislature tion ofbetheir • : Hollywood, Calif .—(J. T. A.)— public is invited. of Jews in the British army in 1931, common aims -and purPhil' Goldstone, young independent •The committee in charge includes: I. All the Scrolls were kept at the munication from my government inis given in the Central Annual Report poses," Mr. Cohen concluded. producer, will film ' a* picture en- Hyman- Goodbinder, chairman; Ber- Synagogue which has just been con- forming 'me that expulsion of ped- London.—<J. T. A.)—The Colonial on the British Army, which has jusO fiscated, and now the authorities de- dlers -will not be carried into effect titled "Hollywood," which will in- nice Falk, and Arthur Grossman. been issued by the Minister of War, mand that the Jews . should im- as the government reserves this right Office, in response to an inquiry clude a group of the biggest stars as 122, out of a total force of 1S3,O19 made by the Jewish Telegraphic mediately find other accommodation to- be exercised only in special cases Agency stated officially that there i in Hollywood, and the profits of •warrant officers, non-commissioned ofwhich j will go towards paying off for the Scrolls, The Jews, in their against pernicious elements. ficers and privates. no foundation to the report that a "From now on, peddlers will be Legislature is shortly to-be estaba $90,000 mortgage on the Los Anturn, are also anxious to remove The number of Jews in the army geles Sanatorium at Durate, superthem from the Synagogue, as they obliged to dedicate themselves to lished in Palestine. recorded in 1930 was 12S, and in 1929 vised by the Jewish Consumptive fear that the Soviet authorities may- legitimate business and to establis - The Zionist Executive here also in it was 124. In 1921 out of a total themselves in legal form in "the coun- formed the Jewish Telegraphi* Relief Association. • confiscate or destroy them. Riga.—(J. T. A.)—A. government The semi-annual box collections for strength of £37,504 it was 320, and So far a sufficient number of trv." Agency that it is unaware that th« the Jewish National Fund will be in 1920 out of a total strength of ' Wallace Beery is one of the first undertaking to limit the number'-of High Commissioner is planning U started on Sunday morning, April 280,191 it was 730. In 1913, before of the actors to have offered his Jews in the medical and legal pro- volunteers have not been found to announce the establishment of services gratis. The Warner' Broth- fessions in Latvia . was announced take the Scrolls of the Law to their 24, during Passover, and will be the Great War, there were 23G Je-ws Legislature in May, or that he ha continued until all boxes are col- in the total strength of £36,472. ers will distribute the film nation- yesterday by the Minister of Edu- residences due to fear of persecution at the hands of the Soviet ofOf these, 7S of the Jews are in the any intention in this direction. ally, and some of the most promi- cation. . , lected, according to local heads of ficials, who are likely to treat Jews Infantry, 14 are in the Royal Army nent film manufacturers, such as the J. N. F. The announcement was made in in possession of Scrolls of the Law Medical Corps, and 10 are in the ArEastman, Dupont and Agfa, are do- ccnnection with the refusal of the The authorized workers in this tillery. nating raw materials. Cameramen, Minister to grant the request of the as clergy. The Jewish leaders are, Toronto.—J. T. A.)—Any license Jewish Girl Only Woman round-up will show official creden•writers, technicians and other studio minorities for an increase in their therefore, anxious to dispatch the insurance company in Ontario which with Abyssinian Expedition tial cards signed by I. Morgenstern, Scrolls of the Law to any import- discriminates unfairly between risk aids -will contribute their services educational budgets. No Summer Opera in Paris.—A Jewish girl from Warant Jewish community abroad which because of race or religion is to be saw has been appointed the single chairman of the local Jewish Nation- Chicago for this philanthropic venture, statal Fund Council; M. F. Levenson, Referring to the Jews, the Min- could undertake to defray the ex- guilty of an offense, in accordanc ed .Mr. Goldstone. ister stated: "Too many of them al- penses of transport. with a clause incorporated into th feminine member of a French Scien- chairman of the United Palestine Chicago.—The Eavinia Opera comready attend schools." insurance act of Ontario by th< tific Expedition to Abyssinia, organ- Council of Omaha: and Morris Frie- pany, Chicago's summer open air Bialystok Gymnasium opera, of which the principal patron The preponderance of Jews, in the Legal Bills Committee of the Legis ized by the French Ethnographical del, chairman of box collections. Society. Recognized legal -and medical professions gives Science Fellowship • Morris Friedel -will be in charge was Louis Eckstein, will have no lature. Bialystok.—After litigation of-more no opportunities to the Latvian ma- New York.—Dr. Nathan Israeli of Murphy read a letter from the ProvShe is Dora lifscitz, daughter oi of the collections. All vdio will vol- season in the summer of 1932, Mr. than a decade, the Ministry of Edu- jority, the Minister asserted. The New York has been awarded a So-, ident Insurance company cancelling the late Polish Zionist leader, Na unteer either cars or services for Eckstein has stated. cation has recognized the Hebrew government and the police will have rial Science Research Council fellow- fixe policy of §5,000 on the $25,00 hum Lifscitz. Miss Lifscitz is the collection are asked to get in This will be the first time in Gymnasium here as a secondary to conduct themselves in such " a ship for 1932-33. twenty years since the start of the home of Deputy Singer on the grouni Languages at the Sorbonne. Master touch with him. school with public rights. manner as to abolish the -undesirable company that it vrill not perform. Dr. Israeli, assistant professor of •feat he is a Jew. Languages, at the Sorbome. Master This is the first Jewish school in phenomenon, he said. The maintenance of the opera has Psychology at the University of The government and oppositio: ing the Arabian, Persian and Aby- Another Conciliation Court Poland to receive such rights. It Maine last year, will conduct an in- parties were unanimous in voicin sianian- tongues, Miss Lifscitz wi New Haven, Conn.—A Jewish personally cost the Jewish impreswill now be permitted to issue matriAtlantic City.—The Federation of vestigation in the Psychology of protests against companies in ac- as Abyssinian translator andvril concilation court is to be set up in aris millions of dollars. culation diplomas enabling examina- Jewish Charities here completed a Time. He is the author of "Illusions tsrio •which have clauses in applica- study the manner and customs oi New Haven, according to Hyman Next year, however, he promises tions to be conducted in Hebrew in- successful drive. The amount raised in the Perception of Short Time In- tions reading "Jews and negroe: the populace, particularly of tin Jacobs, President of tne Jewish Com- grand opera on a grander scale thaa, stead of Polish, now compulsory. ever before. munity Council. was -$33,000 representing 920 individ- tervals-" need not apply," ' •women.
Mrs* Arnstein Vice-chairman of Women's Division; Com* mittees Meet
JACOB LANDAU TO BE GUEST '
"ALLSTAR NIGHT' TO BE HELD AT CENTER APRIL 12
MILITANT ATHEISTS ORDER INTENSIFIED PROPAGANDA DRIVE
Jewish Philanthropies Bulletin
MRS. BR1N HEADS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
GUATEMALA TO RETRACT LAW TO EXPEL PEDDLERS
OF B'NAI BRITH
LAST REMAINING KIEV SYNAGOG CONFISCATED BY SOVIET AUTHORITIES
BOX COLLECTIONS OF NATIONAL FUND DURING PASSOVER
W M UMIT UTVIM JEWS IN PROFESSIONS
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DISCRIMINATION IN POLICIES IS BARRED