November 11, 1932 by Jewish Press

- Dedicatedto the Ideals of Judaism

Interests; of the Jewish People Kntervd-«» 8et-uiul-iv<iKx Mull Mutier 011 JHUuary Jfj, unil. at I'oRiolHre nt Omahfl. Nebraska, under the Act of Uarcb 3. 1K7B

OMAHA, NEBRASKA; PRIDAY^ NOVEMBER 11, 1932

Vol. X—No. 41

gun y Jewish Position Annual Talmud in Russia Is Hardest Torah Meeting

Mass Henry Monsky to Be

London, (J. T. A.)—^The position of , the .Jews- in Soviet. Russia is harder than that of any other .group, declared Rennie. Smith,- former .Undersecretary of State to the Foreign Office. Mr. Smith recently^returned, from a tour of Russia: He explained the difficulty is due to the 'fact lhat' the Jews are" for tte : most part town dwellers and as such do not possess "even the pitiful advantages of the peasants." I left the ine with a heavy heart and with and foreboding as to what will to. these'pbor people during the; severe" winter,' Mr. Smith said.

LA FOLLETTE TO INAUGURATE on Wednesday COMMUNITY FORUM PROGRAM AT CENTER TUESDAY EVENING

The annual meeting and election of officers of the City Talmud Torah will be held at the Jewish Community Center auditorium on Wednesday evening, November 16, starting at 7:30 p. m. The meeting is open to the' public. All contributors to the Jewish Philanthropies and all parents of Talmud Torah popils are especialy urged to attend. M. M. Barish, president of the Talmud Torah, will preside. Speakers will .include Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Rabbi David A. Goldstein, Rabbi.N. Feldman and Dr. P. Sher. The annual report will be given by Aaron Katz, principal of the Talmud Torah. The • financial report will be rendered by Nathan Yaffe, vice-president of the Talmud Torah and chairman of the finance committee. It is contemplated that at Wednesday's meeting a change will be made in the election of the-seven directors who supervise the activities of the Talmud Torah. Instead of as at presStill Time for Adults and Chil- ent, when all seven are elected simultaneously, it is expected that the dren to.Register for by-laws will be amended so that 1 . ... Courses three directors will be elected for one year, two for two years and two for The School of Music—a most vital- three years. izing element in - the. program of- ac- The nominations for the seven ditivities being mapped out at the rectors will be reported by Sam BeJewish Community Center — began ber, chairman of the nominating comfunctioning last week, with classes mittee. Other members of the comHENRY MONSKY to speak at mass meeting Sunday and courses well under way. mittee are Harry Marcus and Mrs. Individual instruction as well as Max Fromkin. afternoon. class work and harmony are being An interesting program has been stressed in the comprehensive, well- arranged for the evening. The Talbalanced courses of study offered. mud Torah choir will sing and the Mrs. Henry Monsky, director of Hebrew "The Sick Boy," will the School of Musi<i, announces that again be"playlet, presented. there is still time! for both adults and children to register for the various courses. •, • '.- ; Law Students Ask In addition to the regular curri ! V^imlsipm ^ Jews culum-which had ben outlined, Mrs. ; MonjSky is orgajgfepg two nigh Ir'Oeutenant-Govefnbr Herbert H. classes for adults' and""~B9vanced Warsaw (jj i t A ^ ^ T b e Complete Lehman was- elected governor of New music students, one in harmony to exdufflon of Jews ^frora Polish—uniYork state and Probate Judge Hen- be taught by Cecil Berryman and venuiie's vras unanimously detnianded ry Homer was chosen governor of the other in music appreciation. "It In a-resolution, adopted at' a" two-day Illinois, returns from Tuesday's poll- it important that those desiring to conference' of National Democratic . ' ": ing indicated. enter these two classes register at law; students. "The lawyers*ifully how,disThis dual victory effects the un- once," she states, "for they will start graceful ' and ' hostile realize are' the activias soon as the required number regique and hitherto unprecdented pheties which the minorities conduct ister." nomena of having Jewish governors "The School of Music of the Com against Poland,*' says the" resolution. in the two most pivotal states in-the munity Center," Mrs. Monsky ex- The complete exclusion ^of the Jews, union. plains, "aims to give a sound musical particularly, f r o m law schools, At -present the governors of -iwo education, not merely in playing or throughout:, the • country is demanded other states—Arthur Seligman of singing, but also in the science of in the .resolution. ;• :.• , ; • -.:,.r_.New Mexico and Julius Meier of The conference also went ori..repord music Due to the co-operation of Oregon—are Jewish. as protesting against the announcethe teaching staff, it is possible to ' Jewish , political observers siate the fees within "the means of ment that the. autonomy of the - Unithat'the significance of the Lehman ke'ep all." The fees include, in addition versity of- Warsaw would, be withand Homer victories is that for the to the individual lessons, the work drawn if disturbances are renewed. first time Jewish leadership has been in harmony and theory of music. recognized in the more urban states, The advisory board, including the states which are the centers of the Jewish: population of the country. many prominent musicians, is composed of Cecil W. Berryman, Harry Lehman has been active in politics Braviroff, August M. Borglum, Maronly in the last four years, when he tin W. Bush, Jean P. Duffield, Jack was nominated to the office he now W. Marer, Irvin Stalmaster, Mrs. holds. Previous to that he was Harry A. Wolf and Mrs. Henry known only as a banker, philanthro- •Monsky. A capacity crowd is expected to pist, successful arbitrator and socialIncluded on the faculty are Jean attend the eleventh annual Father minded humanitarian. P. Duffield, Miss Rose Brandeis, and Son banquet, which will be held : Since 1914 Judge Homer has Mrs. Jennie Levenson, Mrs. Earnest this Sunday evening, November. 13, served continuously, despite changes Reese, Miss .Sophie -Newman, E. Os- at 6 p. m. at the Jewish Community in the political winds, as head, of the car Wemstein, Miss Juliet McCunc, Center. Probate- Court of Cook. County, the Mrs. Nathan E. tfreen, Harold Dal- The banquet is being sponsored county which encompasses the city linger, and Cecil Berryman. jointly by the social service commltof Chicago. Annually his court - Classes are being held for both handles estates valued at around beginners and advanced students, with the fees nominal. $200^)00,000. ' Additional information and registration blanks may be secured at the office of the Community Center.

The 1932-33 Community Chest cam- Feiler, B.T. Friedman; Morris Ferer. paign will be launched at a huge city- Phil Gilinsky, S; E. Gilihsky, David wide rally in the Municipal audito- Goldman, Abe Goldstein, M. I. Gorrium this Sunday afternoon, Novem- don, M. Handler, Bert Hene, A. ber 13. The doors will open at 2 Herzberg, Morris" Jacobs, Mickey Krupp, Louis .Kulakofsky, • Morris p. m. The-budget for this year's drive Levey, Philip Levey, M. Milder, H. has been set at a minimum of $611,- A.- Newman, Jules Newman, Julius 120. the minimum required to tide Newman,- Sam' Robinson, Dave RoOmaha's "needy families over the win- senstock, • Edward Schimmel, Harry Shumow,- Charles Simon, S. H. Sinter. An, unusual program has been ar- ger, A. Somberg, J. Weinberg, Bill ranged for' Sunday's mass' meeting, Yousem, Loyal Cohn, Sam Josephand ,the. people, have been .urged to; son and Nate-Mantel. come early if they wish good seats. • Division 3: Mrs.- L. Neveleff, maAmong the speakers Sunday will jor; Mesdames Katelman, W. bw Henry Monsky, former president Holzman, H. A. Wolf and Miss of the Community Chest and chair- Blanche Zimman. man of last year's Jewish PhilanthroDivision 4: Mrs. H. S. Novitsky, pies campaign. The Jewish Commun- major; Mesdames M. A. Bercovici, ity Center is a direct beneficiary of Leo Chaiken, David R. Cohen, H. Cothe Chest drive. pelman, R. Glazer, Nathan Green, Other speakers will include Mayor Jack Melcher, Ben Newman, Phil E. L. Metcalfe, the Hon. Gilbert M. Schwartz, A. I. Kulakofsky, R. NaHitchcock, W. C. Fraser and Eev. telson, Sam Zlotky, M. M. Greenberg, Charles-Duijdep. • Gwyer. H, Yates is H. Hirschman, John Faier and Joe general "chairman of the drive. acobs. : The musical features of the pro- Division 5: Mrs. A. D. Frank, gram will be,the first appearance this Mesdames William Boasberg, fall f of the Omaha symphony orches- jnajor; Arthur Cohn, Ben Binder, Ben Glatra,; with seventy musicians, playing zer, E. Nogg, F..-H. Roddy,Ben Shaa short concert, and the7 singing of a piro, .Harry Rochman, .Abe Pradell, huge chorus of 1,000,voices. _.l Dave Sherman, Eeuben Brown, Albert .The graveness of >the need this jyear Newman, Frank.^ckerman, Al-,WoWlis, indicated in a" Community. Chest:' ier, E. A. Meyer, Louis Margolin and bulletin issued thia week showing the "oe Iipsey. . ~ * p'resehce - of nearly 5,000 dependent Division 6: Mrs. J. J. Pear 1stien, Omaha.families this fall, as compared with only 1,800 in 1931, 1,200 in 1930 major; Mesdames J. Abrahamson, M. and 1,000 in 1929. In spite of the Brandeis, I. Dansky, J. M. Erman, sharp increase in demands; on, the J. J. Friedman, J. Goldware, Herman - Chest, the budget will remain at last Jahr, Jack KaufFman; Allen Kohan, M. F. Levenson, :1. Levine* Hymie year's level. Omahans who have employment or Milder, J. Rosenberg," Phil Rosenblatt permanent incomes must share their and Julius Stein. good fortune with those who are without the necessities of lifer if the urgent _charity needs of this commim- Temple Father ' ity are to be met, leaders of the and Son Dinner drive have stressed. "We need sacon Wednesday rificial giving. • If we have a loaf of bread, we tmust be willing to share it with our" fcsss fortunate brother." The annual Father and Son dinner at Temple IsraeLwill be held this JewisH Women Workers Wednesday, November 16, at the temA large number of the Jewish ple under the sponsorship of the women of • Omaha ' have volunteered brotherhood. The dinner wfll start at their services for the forthcoming 6 p. m. Community Chest drive, and will "ac- Louis Somberg, brotherhood presitively '• participate - in the campaign; dent, is in charge. The sisterhood for $611,120. will serve, with Mrs. Mollie Cohn and Mrs. Heroert Arnstein is chairman her committee in charge. Louis Hiller will speak for the faof district " C " She is being assisted by the following divisional ma- thers and Harlan Milder, son of Mr. jors and their women workers: ' and Mrs. Morris Milder, will respond Divisional: Mrs. J. J. Greenberg* for. the ..sons* .Alfred S. Mayer will major; Mesdames L Abrahamson, M. be toastmaster. M. Barish, Hyman Belman, "J. Blank; •The feature of the entertainment Jack Bramscm, A. Brodkey, Dave will be a revue by the children of 1 Cohn, Sam Cohn, Harry DuBoff, Da- Temple Israel. This father and son vid Goldstein, Sam Green, J. H. banquet will be unusual in that the Kulakofsky, Jack .;. Marer, Hyman mothers are invited to attend. Greenberg, Harry Perlick,'I. W. Rosenblatt, Morris Rosenblatt;' H: Ro; senblum, HJ Silverman, B. A. Simon, ; Sam ;Wolfi M. Yousem, L Stalmas;; ter, Dave Epstein,-;M. X. -Stem, Jen. Silver Tea by Temple Stiefler, Hyman Cohn, Harry Ruben1 : stein, ;Johh''"\Beber, ' Howard -Milder, Israel Sunday School f\ S. Praeri "Mi i'SuSman^ -'&.'"M. " GrueA, coimmunity-wide banquet on; £>un- men;' Max Barish, reception commit. iekln and ft.'yenger.• . '_; A Silver Tea will be given by the , Division,2: ; Mrs. Harry Rqseiifeld jdayêvening, November'.20,-and.an tee chairman; Morris Friedel,' ban- Sunday School committee of i the quet] committee chairman, and Julius \ ^ major? ifesdames S. Appelman, CJar- open .reception on Saturday-evening, Sisterhood, for the. mothers of. the Bisno, registration. .•ence" Bergman,I Sam Bialac, J JJoh November 13,- will be the -highlights ; RoSthenbergwill deliver an -address pupils of the Sunday School, Sunday oflf,r? 12,, from 2:30 ,? I. 'CKap'man,p ,E.-' Chapman, p , of the Conference" on Palestine, which at the Sunday^' night--banquet,- to "afternoon, November to 4;30. ;•. ; ' ' wfll be held, in Omaha.. '...<•-. _ i i i which the general publichas been '.' Mill.ii. Colin, Ben Dahbaum, William guest_will be-Morrjs Roth-; invited. - The price of the dinner'will .' Ther61 will be an interesting proenberg,/^resident .of ,the 'Zionist^ or- be seventy-five -cents .-per.'pla'tey .Mor- gram - beginning at 2:30,. in which ^Moishele's ganization ; of ;-Am.erica, while; dele- ris Friedel is in charge of reserva- children' of. the Sunday. School' will . • - _ •- ; _ ; . - • - - • participate. :Mrs.~ Frederick Cohn Mtzvah" Monday gates frdlni.ten mid?western states'are tionsl exp'ecteicHto participate;';.'',"•• " •'."".'' The entire community is. also; in? and Mrs."William Holzman will'pre] ! : ^ :TKe; jiiondrary. conference commit- vited to the reception -Saturday eve- side at. the tea table. "• J ;^Moishele's~Bar" Mitzvah". will be tee, I whidh t will- also be - the' reception ning,' November; 19. Dancing will be Mrs.. Louis. Kulakdfsy, chairman, I presented 'by the Mollie Cohn and cÔTOhiê) is composed' of-William L. a f e a t u r e . • .. -. and , her .committee,^, consisting of v ', .'• ; .'•.-._ Jack Berlin company of 25 Yiddish .Miss. Helen Sommerj, Mrs. Sain vRobHqlzman, chairman; Henry ~Monsky, All affairs -will take, place at. the pliyers 'at"the Brandeis theater nexf Ji-f'jTiH Greenberg, Irvin ^Stalmaster, Jewish - Community' Center.-". Official inson, .Mrs. Harry Rubenstein and Monday' evening, November 14. Mrs. Sam Gilinsky, will be hostesses* '•;!All/ ticketsi bought" for this pre Rabbi \:5âvid "A; Goldstein, Rabbi headquarters for the "conference; will Fred'eH4k"Cohn, Dr. Morris" Margolin, be at the Hill hotel. sentation which was to T>e given xmder the Omaha Hebrew club auspices Dr.jAl 'Qreenberg," Sam Beber," Mrs. ••' Although Palestinian developments Dutch Nazi Party October 16 will be honored at Mon- J. fRoseitferg,' Harry Marcus, Abe and the present-day Jewish problems Ends Anti-Semitism day's performance. Comedy and Goldstenf,! Dr. Philip Sher, Mrs. J. H. of the Holy Land will feature, other Mrs. L'. Neveleff, H. A. Jewish discussions are on the agenda. drama are interwoven in the play, Kulakofsky, : Wolf, Mrs. "Phil Schwartz, Nathan There will be, for instance, a sympoAmsterdam (J. T, A.).—The Dutch which is'said to be outstanding. Ravitz and William sium on Jewish education. Nazi party announces officially that The Cohn and Berlin company, Yaffe, Sam ; Anyone interested, whether affili- it has deleted anti-Semitism from its well-known in Yiddish theatrical MQder..-..-. ' " . \ : • . . - . - •'. \ ; .. circles throughout the country.'piayed. "Philip, M. Klutznick, president of ated with any Palestinian organiza- program. : sixd consecutive months."in New"York tiie local Zionist districtj is chairman tion or not, is invited to" attend the Simultaneously, however, it became f^ t**£ no^ headed;f6r Los; Angfe- of the conferenife." Other local mem- various •• functions of the conference,known that a Nazi student orfahit les. j;. Ticketsl;.;forr^Moish"ell's"|.B^ bers "i of I .itie . committee," ifa active, including the "business session?, which zation has been formed in Utrecht "" Mitivah" • will'.«go on" sale'at' 4 K charge include Mrs." M. F. Levenson will be held Sunday morning and with anti-Semitism as " part "bl" its and Mrs. Morris* Franklin, vice-cfeair- afternoon. Sunday morning. activity, "

CLASSES AT;J.€.G: . S C H 6 O L 0 MUSIC BEGIN FUNCTIONING

TWO JEWISH GOVERNORS ARE

Wisconsin Governors Subject Is 'The Challenge'

The Commtihityr Fotum series aji lectures,; whidh; has daring its fs^r seasons won unprecedented popularity in local cultural circles, will inaugurate its 1932-33 program under the auspices of the Jewish Community Center with an address by Hon. Philip La Follette, governor of Wisconsin, at the Center on Tuesday evening, November 15, starting at 8 p. m. His subject will be "The Challenge." Irvin Stalmaster will introduce the speaker. The opening lecture is a sample ol the outstanding program • booked by the Forum for this "season. Warden Lewis E. Lawes, Drew Pearson, Will Durant, and Dr. Stephen S. Wisear* among the other notable speakers Governor Philip La Follette of who will appear on the Community Wisconsin Center rostrum this winter. Season tickets are on sale at th« Community Center for three dollars Federation Initiates Irvin Stalmaster, chairman of th« Money Transmission Community Center which sponsor! the Forum, urges the public to acService tively aid the Forum by buying season tickets. The new service initiated by the "It is important that our communJewish Welfare Federation of aiding ity support a program which call* the transmission of money to Euro- for free and open discussion of probpean relatives of local families has lems vital to our every day needs met with excellent response. , The series of lectures for this sea. _The .remittances received here., are son will bring outstanding speaken transmitted. through the Hias <Heb- to .Omaha, and. they will present J rew_Immigra^t Aid Society) and "are unique ;_ajid." challenging program.* p^aia" io the recipients inv American He further points out that it it dollars. A very small handling fee necessary for the public to aid th< is eh&rged for the service. »v Forum, or else there is a danger 6l The-.Hias has been handlingysuch the Center being forced to abandon transmission for a number of yVai-s. this service. La Follette Next Tuesday's speaker, Govemoi Boosters and Backers La Follette, has had an interestinf and spectacular political career, desMy H. Sogolow, physical education pite his comparative youthfulnesa director at the 3. C.-^C., reports that At 33 he is America's youngest gov J. C. C. members who are athletic ernor 'and has made an excellent boosters are also backing teams in record in Wisconsin with the "pro the -Center basket ball league. gressiveness" for which the La Fol Harry Marks is backing . the lette family is noted. Called "a chip off the old block,1 Mark's Market - quintet, Dave. Cohn is backing the Pants Store team, and Philip, like his father, knows n< Morris Milder is backing the Deep middle ground. His convictions art positive, and he has proven himselt Rock No., 1 and .No. 2. teams. a strong man. His are" the progressive bloc'i views on how to solve the country'* problem of' unemployment and ho? to refashion its economic system. Philip'La Follette started his ao tive political career in 1924, whei he was selected state's attorney o: will be J. M. Malashock. Isadore Madison, Wis., and "cleaned up" varAbramson, president of the local B'nai ious lawless elements. He attracted much attention latet Brith, will speak for the fathers. Sidney NevelefF, son of Mrs. Loui on as a member of the faculty ol Neveleff, will respond for the sons. the law school of the University ol Abner Kaiman will lead community Wisconsin. singing. Rabbi Frederick Cohn will give the invocation and Rabbi David A. Gold stein the benediction. .. A varied program of entertainmen will also be presented. Kenneth Carlson, magician, will do a wide as The national membership drive ol sortment of tricks, made more Hadassah will start November 1< and will end December 8. The local Hadassah chapter wil' participate in this campaign, con eluding with a luncheon on Novem ber 30 honoring the new member* Mrs. Moses P. Epstein, national sec retary, will be here to deliver ai address. Mrs. Epstein is said to be of un usual ability. She has written varioui playlets and skits that are produce* at Hadassah affairs. The local drive will be under th< leadership of Mrs. Herman Hirsch mann, assisted by the Mesdames Xr> vin Stalmaster, J. M. Ernian, J. J. Sidney Neveleff Friedman, J. Blank, and Irvin Levin. tee of the J. C. C. and Welfare FedAll members arc invited to comeration and the B'nai Brith. The pete in the prize contest for the 1 committee arranging for the affair is number o£ new members obtained. composed of. Dr. Philip Sher, chairman; Isadore Abraihson, Sabbi Fredr erick Cohn, Rabbi David A. Goldstein, Mrs. J. Reinschreiber LeorRosenthal, Max- Barisb, Win.' L. - Died Last Thursday Holzman, Abner: Kaiman, J. M. MalIsadore Abrsmson ashock,: Miss Blanche Zimman and Mrs. Jennie Reinschreiber, 67 the- Mesdames L. Neveleff, ..Irvin terioHs by the aid of ventriloquism. years old, died Thursday at 2 o'clock Levin,. F. J. Alberts, A. Greenberg, Mollie Cohn and Jack Berlin, who at her home, 821 South 29th St. J. M. Malashock, Dave Sherman and -will star the following night, Mon- She is survived by three sons, ISIUMS B. A. Simon. day, at the Brandeis in s Yiddish G., Harry A., and William I. ReinThe dinner will be prepared . and show, will sing and dance for the schreiber; two daughters, Mrs. David served by ^members" of the "Jewish audience. Through the courtesy of Feblowitz and Mrs. Max Blotckv; Women's: Welfare organization. Sirs. Phineas Wintroub, % late talking two nephews, Dr. B. M. Kully and Herman Kully; and five grandF, JJ AlbfcrM .*nd.. Mi Maja- picture will be; shown. Also there is children. shock are «o-<hairmen of ihe" phase'of "a strong possibility that-Olsen and Funeral services were held at her Johnson, RKO Orpheum headliners, the banquet. home, with burial at the Beth Ham-» The toastmaster for the evening will perform . edrosh Hacodol cemetery.

Annual Father and Son

HADASSAH PLANNING MEMBERSHIP DRIVE