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URUGUAY OPENS DOOR TO 500 EXILE FAMILIES
Vol. IX—No. 33
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Mrs. Wm. Holzman WORLD Died Monday After a Week's Illness
JEWISI IARCH
Mrs. William L. Holzman, 53, died at a local hospital Monday, following an Illness of one week. Private fun- Preliminary Conference in GenPresidential Order Gives Cue to Active Leadership p at eral services were held in Omaha era Adopts a Boycott l d in i N Anti-Semitic Papers Conference H Held New Wednesday. Interment will be in the Resolution in Uruguay York City family vault at New York City. Mrs. Holzman was prominent in Geneva—What the World Zionist Montevideo, (J.T.A.) —Five hunNew; York.—A conference of distinJewish communal, charitable, and Congress and the Jewish Agency for dred Jewish families which have been guished Jewish and non-Jewish civic organizational work. She was chair- Palestine are designed to be in reforced to flee from Germany on acWorkers, business leaders, industrialman of the relief committee of the lation to Zionism and the Jewish Nacount of the Hitler terror -will be ists, and professionals met under the Sisterhood of Temple Israel; chair- tional Home, the World Jewish Conadmitted into Uruguay as the result Chairmanship of Samuel TJntermyer in man of Americanization work of the j gress plans to be find to do in reof a special decree by Dr. Gabriel j Argentine J e w Who Translated texecutive session for th6 purpose of Council of Jewish Women and a lation to the common Jewish probTerra, President D f the Republic of j Message of Hitler's Aide Over formulating detailed plans for the inmember of the executive board o: lems of the Diaspora (dispersion), ' I Radio Begs Pardon tensification and extension ot the boythe Council; and corresponding- secre- Eabbi Stephen S. Wise declared in Dr. Terra's decree is significant m cott against German products and serthe light of the factthat Uruguay, Buenos Aires (J. T. A.)—Chaim tary of the Jewish Women's Welfare opening the conference preliminary vices in retaliation for the persecution to the call for the congress. like most of the Other American, na-1 Yankelvitch, the Argentinian radio Organization. Of the religious, racial and political The world conference has been tions, has, because of unemployment manufacturer and radio station own- A graduate of Omaha Central high minorities in Germany. a storm of protest by ;chool, Mrs. Holzman had lived in ] called for the next March, and will (By Irving Perimeter) NEW YORK (J. T. A)—Farm set- and the economic! crisis, very strict j er who created The conference met under the ausLincoln, Neb.*—Although applaud- tlements, for Jews which hark back to anti-immigration laws, and doubly so transmitting1 over his station a Span- Omaha virtually all her life. She be held in Geneva. The Geneva preliminary conference pices of the American League* for the ing some of Hitler's ideals, speakers the days of Brook-Farm will be estab- as a moral victory for South Am- j ish translation of a speech delivered was a daughter of the late Morris Defense of Jewish Eights, of whicli at the German day celebration at lished by a Provisional Commission erican Jewry. Hpwever, when the by Alfred Rosenberg, one of Hit- Levy, whose original contribution voted the following anti-German boyt&r. Samuel Untermyer is the presi- the Nebraska state fair here last working under the auspices of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of ler's most vindictive Jew-baiting as- made the erection of the Jewish Com- cott resolution: "The world J e w i s h conference dent and -which includes, among oth- week condemned the 'Nazi persecu- American Jewish Congress, within a Montevideo appealed to the govern- sistants, lias made a strong public munity Center building possible. notes •with deepest satisfaction that ers, former Ambassador James W. tion of Jews. ment for permission to bring into She is survived by her husband, few months. The purpose of the farms bid for forgiveness on the ground from the beginning of the Hitler Gerard, and other eminent Jewish and Dr. William Sternberg of Creigh- which are planned as co-operative en- the country a ntnnber of German- that at the time he was not aware William; a son, Max; her mother, regime its anti-Jewish laws and non-Jewish leaders. ton university said he approved of terprises, will be "to rehabilitate tech- Jewish families vwhom the society of Eosenberg's anti-Jewish senti- Mrs. Bertha Levy, all of Omaha; acts, theandJewish people instinctively . two sisters, Mrs. Daniel Korn and The following cities were represent- certain Hitler aims but deplored "ab- nologically displaced Jews" who are promised to establish, the govern- ments. ment's answer topk the form of the Mrs. Ealph Holzman, both of New and continuously resorted to the one ed by delegations: New York, N. Y., uses overshadowing fundamental fea- now unemployed. Yankelevitch, who went to Ger- York. immediately accessible weapon of Newark, N. J.; Jersey, N. Y.; Hart- tures." A national organization is to be president's decree! many on a German ship and to buy self-defense, the moral and economic A campaign tofraise 300,000 Urulord, Connn.; Chicago, 111.; Cleveland, The Omaha city council Tuesday "The national socialist system in created to direct the work of assignGerman supplies for his radio staguayan pesos, the* money to be used O.: Youngstown, O.; Detroit, Mich.; many respects is undemocratic and ing from 50 to 100 families to each adopted resolutions of regret upon boycott. "In the spirit of individual and Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Har- antagonistic to American ideals," he farm. Social and cultural programs in colonizing the- German refugees, tion, acted as translator to Eosen- the death of Mrs. Holzman. The J. C. tisburg, Pa.; Indianapolis, Innd.; Ho- declared. "Especially is this true in are to be worked out later. The pres- has been begun. However, since the berg at the Berlin Argentine em- C. "was closed Wednesday out of re- collective self-respect, the Jewish peochester, N. Y.; Syracuse, N. Y.; Buf- its attitude and persecution of the ent administrative committee, with Jewish population of Uruguay num- bassy on July 9, the Argentine na- spect to the memory of Mrs. Holzman. ple, through the boycott, affirm they cannot hold any economic or other falo, N. Y.; Albany N. Y.; Boston, Jews. Such actions may be ex- offices at 122 East 42nd Street, is bers only about 20,000, it is prob- tional holiday. The speech was rerelations with the Third Reich and Mass.; Washington, D. C ; Baltimore, plained, but they cannot be justified. headed by Dr. Chaim Zhitlovsky, dean able that the larger Jewish institu- layed to the Argentine over Yanbelieve the boycott must continue Md.; Annapolis, Md.; Winston-Salem, They have created much ill feeling of Jewish letters and veteran advo- tions will have to contribute most kelevitch's station. supported by the many non-Jews in of the sum. Most of the work of N. C. Charleston, S. C ; Atlanta, Ga.; toward Germany in other nations." The storm of protest which the cate of the "Back to the land moveall lands who understand and sympacolonization willbe carried on by the incident aroused was augmented by Savannah, Ga.; Tampa, Fla.; St ment of the Jews," honorary chairFred Brand of Louisville, who thize with the Jewish people's abJewish Immigrant Aid Society, which the fact that Yankelvitch's name Louis, Mo.; Kansas City, Mo.; Nash- came from Germany three years ago, man. horrence of Nazi anti-Jewish prefinanced by the ICA (Jewish Col- was widely featured in the Spanish Tille, Tenn.^- Jackson, Miss.; Mobile, explained the anti-Semitic attitude Chairman of the commission is Ben- is cepts and practices. Ala.; Montgomery, Ala.; Peterson, N. of the Nazis as due to the fact that jamin Brown, president of the Pro- onization Association). and led to his suspenu^duuu ^Muciauuu,. ^ newspapers and lea to ms suspen"When the German Jewish boyJ.; Providence, R. I.; Augusta, Ga.; "When one per cent of the country ducers Distributing Agency, an associBut evenanbefore the firstgrumbling refugee ^m f r o m s e v e r a i Jewish organizacott is to be ended entirely depends Knoxville, Tenn.; New Orleans, La.; occupies 62 per cent of the govern- ation of farm co-operatives in eight "has come, anti-Semitic tions here. This expression of the Rabbi Frederick Cohn and Mrs- J. not on the Jewish people but on the Galveston, Tex.; Houston, Tex;; Okla- ment offices, something is wrong. states. against the decree admitting him attitude of the community towards H. Kulakofsky were named on the Nazi government. This instrumenthoma City, La.; Galveston, Tex.; The same thing applies to the fiis beginning to be heard. Those Yenkelvitch greatly affected his Omaha library board by Mayor Roy ality of moral and economic pressure Houston, Tex.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; nancial system. The democratic-soprincipally guilty in this matter are wife and other members of his famN. Towl this week. The board con- the Jews have been compelled reTulsa, Okla.; Seattle, Wash.; Birm- cialist party "was composed mainly of El Imparcial and La Tribuna Popily, as well as the radio entrepeneur sists of nine members. luctantly to adopt, utilize and not lay Ington, Ala. ular, two influential newspapers. El Jews, and when Hitler came into Both have been appointed for a two- down until such time when the great himself upon his return from GerImparcial is a Catholic newspaper, The non-secretarian character of power, a clash was inevitable." year term. Dr. Cohn was on the board wrong inflicted on the German Jews virtually the official Hitlerite organ many. the conference was accentuated by the ends and the German Jews once, Yankelviteh's first step was to the previous term also. here. La Tribuna Popular is a genpresence of several distinguished nonThe terms of all members of the again are placed in the position erally reactionary paper unfriendly ask reinstatement into the groups Jews^ among whom was General John to foreigners and largely responsible which had suspended him, and to old board had expired. A new system which was rightly their own before V. Clinnin of Chicago. PEAGUE (J. T. A.)—Dr- Leo Motz- for.the anti-immigration laws. La offer to give as much as 25,000 pesos was now inaugurated by which the the accession of the Hitler governThe conference elected an Adminkin, veteran Zionist leader, was elect- Tribuna views the government's de- to the committee in charge of the board is divided into three groups, ment. istrative Committee under the chair"This conference solemnly calls the ed as chairman of the Administrative chee permitting the entry of five, fund to establish German Jews in one to serve for one year, one for manship of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver two years and one for three years. Jewish people loyally to continue in Committee of the Jewish Agency for hundred German-Jewish families as Palestine. of Cleveland and a National Commit- Nazism Erect £4atuesu-Hon0xing Palestine,; the official b o d y - a n - a l l •an autonomous ii«t: abrogating the Thus a continuing; board is provided their legitimate, honorable and peaceHowever, the committee felt that for. tee headed'"Byline well-known "writer," able resistance against the war questions concerning Palestine. Nevanti-immigration laws. Slayers of Martyr, So Yankeleviteh's punishment would be l>r. A. Coralnik of New York, Mr. SamThe library is encouraging the gift waged by Hitlerism agair.st the Gerille Laski of England, was elected coThe campaign which both newsGroup Breaks Up greater if his gift were refused, and Tiel Untermyer ""who Is now the presichairman. BJlc\ aj\ the Jewish people." papers are carrying on is dema- demanded instead that he' publicly of as many new books as possible by | m&n jews dent of the American League for Dethe general public, since many willA i-esolution "was also adopted callgogical to an extreme and is, of Berlin, (J.T.A.)—The Eathenau The Administrative Committee confense of Jewish Rights has assumed acknowledge his guilt. As a result ingly donate books after having read ing- for League of Nations actions active leadership and at the conclu- Society, founded in memory of Wal-firmed the Executive of the Jewish course, having considerable effect Yankelevitch prepared a statement them. on the German question, demanding sion of the conference issued a state- ter Eathenau, first minister of for- Agency elected by the Eighteenth upon those who are subjected to it, which appeared in the local press They are also going to raise as that the League take over superfor most of the Uruguayan people eign affairs in the German Republic, World Zionist Congress and also conment to the press which-read as foland which, in a voice showing great much funds as possible by book re- vision and regulation of the emigraresolved to dissolve itself on Sep- firmed all the resolutions adopted by know little about Jews and Jewish emotion, lows: •-!•--..;.. he read over his station in views and other means, so that a cur- tion of Jews from Germany, as it tember 27. The property remaining the Congress. The committee com- affairs. "The answer of liberal and humane Spanish and Yiddish. The statement tailment of library service will not did in the case of the repatriated after the publication of the complete plained about the smallness of the A counteraction to the campaign American to the war of extermination created a deep impression be necessary. Greeks. works of Eathenau is to be used for budget adopted by the Congress and decreed by the madman, now in -conThe delegates protested Zionist helping the German distressed. recommended extraordinary efforts to begun by the Uruguay Day, Yiddish follows: trol of Germany, will express itself "To the President of the Commitagreement reached with Germany for increase the income of the World newspaper published in Montevideo. Walter Eathenau, statesman, inin an intensification and extension of export of German goods to Palestine, Zionist organization. The Congress Its editorials insisting that some- tee Against the Persecution of Jews the boycott activity under the aus- dustrialist, author, banker and nathad adopted a budget of 175,000 thing be done immediately led to the in Germany, Mr. N. Gesang: •narlist, became after the Eevolution pices of the World Jewish Economic "Sir: I have the honor to address pounds. founding of Vos Hebrea (The JewFederation. Hitler and his gang will of 1918, one of the chief figures ish Voice), a newspaper printed in you, and, through your efforts, the in Germany and the first minister of At the same time the committee soon perceive that he cannot with imMorris Friedel was re-elected pressuggested the appointment of a spe- Spanish to carry on a quiet but de- Jewish community of the Republic punity flout the opinion of enlightened foreign affairs. ident of the United Palestine Countermined rebuttal of the arguments He -was a descendant of an old es-cial commission for Palestine to regto declare that I recognize that I mankind. The day of reckoning is at cil of Omaha Monday evening. of the anti-Semitic press. JERUSALEM (J. T. A.>—The draft tablished Jewish family and "was have made a great mistake, unwilulate the amortization of the Jewish hand. We are happy that this conOther officers are: Sirs. J. kic^m, | of a p ro p Osec i municipalities ordinance lingly, in transmitting from Berlin, ference, in which Jews and non-Jews born in Berlin. After a career in Agency debts. Some 75,000 pounds of by a hook-up with my broadcasting and M. Venger, vice-presidents; and i i n c o ; r p o r a t i n g the recommendations of combined for the protection of the the commercial field that involved in- the budget adopted is to pay for the Mrs. M. F. Levenson secretary-treas- p u b I i c bodies that government control ternational banking and the founding accumulated debts. station, the speech of Rosenberg, Cherished ideals of twentieth century nrer. The executive committee m- he relaxed, was issued here lay the The next session of the Administracivilization against the brutal assaults of the AUgemeine Elektrizitat Geswho is—as I learned several days eludes M. D. Brodkey, M. F. Leven- p a i e s tine administration. Foreigners, selschaft, one of the largest trusts tive Committee is to be held next of bigots and fanatics, unanimously after the transmission—one of the son, and M. Minkm. i according to the communique, are dedecided to carry on intensive propa- in the world, he turned i» states- spring in Palestine, providing the Acworst persecutors of the Jewish naThe Palestine Council is two years J p r i v e d o f t h e i r v o t e Xlm\er the promanship. His brilliant efforts to tions Committee makes a similar deganda among all classes of the popultion. I formally declare that I was old. d. _.. It was formed to unite and co- posed e ( 1 o r ^i n a nce. This affects a numation calculated to reduce imports break the ring of. enemies around cision. unaware of the anti-Semitic tenden- ordinate the efforts of the local or- ber of Jews and officials. from Germany to the vanishing point Germany were acclaimed by all thinkcies of the individual, on which The bill is the first step in the diSpecial Memorial and Dedicatory ground I ask forgiveness of my ganizations doing work for the de• "An appeal -will be made for half of ing Germans but the bullets of a reactionary murder band ended his life .a million dollars with which to orservices at the Golden Hill cemetery brothers, and I assure them that I velopment and re-habilitation ol Pa- rection of local autonomy for ralestine communities' ganize thoroughly and efficiently not on June 24, 1922. of the B'nai Israel synagogue will be am a conscientious Jew and that I lestine as a Jewish homeland. Eathenau was hailed as a martyr only the consumers of the country, but held this coming Sunday, September am sorry for all that occurred in also the importers, storekeepers, man- of the German Eepublic and his 17, at 2:30 p. m. connection with that incident. ufacturers and: professionals. Trained memory honored. When the HitlerAnnually, according to Jewish traOwing to the death of Mrs. Wil"I beg of you, Mr. President, to • Vienna (J. T. A.)—A resolution economists and practical business men ites attained power they tore down ditions, it is customary to visit one's accept my true assertions, and take liam L. Holzman, the Sisterhood of j favoring the Christian Socialist polthe plaque commemorating the memT attack the problems of finding departed dear ones at the cemetery Temple Israel has cancelled the conAlternative sources of supply for mer- ory of Eathenau and erected statutes icies, wthout obvious anti-Semitic during the pre-High Holyday weeks. this opportunity to send you my gregational dinner which was to have most respectful greetings." slogans, was adopted by the leaderchandise, usually imported from Ger- to the murderers. GENEVA (J. T. A)—A sensational This Sunday a special ceremony been held this evening. "Chaim Yankelevitch." ship of the Austrian Catholics in many. Every effort will be made, and totally unexpected recantation o£ will be held. The cemetery, which connection with the sessions of the Wherever possible to substitute Amerj his anti-Semitism by Francois Coty, all-German Catholic conference meet- has been renovated with new walks ican products for German products. Paris parfumeur and newspaper puband a drive-way, will be re-dedicated ing here. "At least twelve regional headquarlisher, has been received by the Jewish to its holy purpose. This is taken to mean that Austers will be established through the community of Geneva. In a telegram Pra^ne (J. T. A.)—Nahum Soko- tria desires a • veiled, but not a bru- Addresses will be delivered by country for the promotion of the boy- low, president- of the World Zionist to the community, Coty asked that hie Eabbi Uri Miller, Irvin Stalmaster cott. Great stress" was laid upon the Organization and .president of the tal, anti-Semitism and quiet discrimimessage be read from the platform and Harry A. Wolf. The El Molay .enlistment of 'women and women's Jewish Agency for "Palestine, had a nations against .the Jews. of the conference in session here, pre~ will be chanted by Cantor A. SchGENEVA (J- T. A.)—Jewish self- German exports to Palestine, to pay paratory to the Jewish works conClubs, "Who naturally Tesent the rele- lengthy interview with Professor ' In addressing the conference at the for the old, immortal right of equalwaczlrin, of the B'nai Israel synarespect demands a refusal to buy any gation to the kitchen of their sis- Thomas G. Masaryk, President of opening, Cardinal Innitzer criticized gress. ity with German pianos, cooking-pots gogue. ters." the "false paths taken by the wild products of Nazi Germany, declared Coty, in his two Paris newspapers, Czechoslovakia, at the summer or victrolas. On the contrary, selfThe committee in charge of the Figaro and Ami du Peuple, has COTS.' Emil Ludwig, celebrated biographer capital, Topolcanky. The noted states- and noisy Nad revolution." respect demands of us that we not memorial and dedicatory services insistently attacked the Jews. Be re* men, in the course of their conver- He declared that he preferred that cludes William Milder, J. J. Green- and historian and refugee from Ger- patronize i thi G German. the Catholic intelligentzia capture I am glad j eently lost a libel suit in Paris brought sation, discussed current topics. many, in a plea to the Jews of the ^•VIPT, Jew- against teaching posts, the editorial of- berg, and N. H. Greenberg. to against him by Franco-Jewish war world for unity. After the interview, Dr. Solcolow the to note that it exists now when Jew- veterans and was fined and compelled fices, the political tribunes and the Mr. Ludwig, here to attend the Jew- ish leaders have come to realize that left for the resort town of Pistyan, economic life of the nation thus to publish the court verdict in the ish world conference which issued the there is no more question of Zionism to take a rest. case in a dozen newspapers. counteracting the realism and intelcall for a world congress in March. Berlin (J.' T. A.)—The Hakenor non-Zionism, but that Jews the Boycott lectuaHsm of an unbelieving generain a statement to the Jewish Tele- world over, are undertaking to rekreutz Banner, Nazi, newspaper of tion which was responsible for the The fall schedule of the physical graphic Agency, urged support of the double efforts for the upbuilding of Manneheim in the province of Hesse DALLAS, Texas—After joining: th«? collapse of "western civilization, and education department of the Jewish anti-Nazi boycott and the work of re- Palestine for a smaller portion of the published the photographs of two world-wide 'boycott against the Hithad prepared the ground for the Community Center will go into ef- building Palestine. He praised Eabbi Jews and, at the same time, are con Christian girls taken on the street ducting a strong fight for equality for jlente regime, the Texas louug JudNazi revolution. White Plains, N. Y. (J. T. A.)— •while walking with Jews and urged fect on October 2, according to an Stephen S. Wise, who presided at the ean Association at their annual conthe larger part of Jewry. its readers to identify the pictures. The Jews of the whole world were announcement by Morris H. Sogolow, conference. «S S 0 Jew in any "On this important occasion, I cony country has the tention here, issued an appeal to felThe girls had refused to leveal urged by Felix M. Warburg to unite director. 0 J ight now to abstain from gratulate the wise chairman, Stephen right now to abstain from taking taking part part low low Americans Americans to to "jom "jom m m this this r™* r™* their names and addresses to the in the fight against "Hitler, the The complete schedule will be pubWise," Mr. Ludwig declared. "The two in this task just because he is still I tical protest, aframst iNazi persecution* N a z i s . ' • • • • • - : • - • ' : _ • • ' . ' • • ''.•- • beastly foe, and his poisonous prejuThe Sunday School at the Jewish lished nest week. decisive words I heard at this confer- safe in the country where he lives, j and atrocities.' The same issue carries the; names dice." Community Center will be open for ence were 'self-respect' and 'unity*. Solidarity is the demand of this hisof ten other girls branded by Nazis Mr. Warburg spoke at a meeting registration on Sunday morning, SepTo Cleveland Pulpit Ashamed of Agreements toric moment. This is possible withwho saw them, walking with Jews. an the local Jewish Community Cen- tember 24, at 10 a. m. Eabbi David CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, 0.—Rab"Eegarding self-respect, I fee! out dictatorshipThe Nazi paper recommends-two al- -ter, to start the sale of tickets for A. Goldstein will supervise the Sunbi Rudolph Bosenthal was elected to ashamed of certain Jews who have The annual congregational meeting "It is possible for all Jews to be ternatives in dealing -with these a concert, the proceeds to be turned day School. united strongly and impressively in | the pulpit of the Temple on cases: "either the girlsm u s t leave for The staff will consM of the same of Temple Israel win be held Sun- concluded agreements with the Ger-
Confesses His Fault
SPEAKERS FARMING OFFERED AS AID TO JEWRY AT FAIR NAZI PERSECUTION
Name Rabbi Colin, Mrs. Kulahofsky to Library Board
Rathenau Society to Dissolve Itself
Motzkin Chairman of Jewish Agency Administrative Body
EL HEAD OF PALESTINE COUNCIL
Seek Palestine Local Autonomy
Special Memorial Services Will Be Held This Sunday
'Quiet' Anti-Semitism of Austria Catholics
Dinner Cancelled
Discussion Between _ Sokolow, Masaryfc
Coty Recants Error of Anti'Senutism in Telegram, to Geneva
Self-Respect Demands Boycott of Nazi Goods, Says Ludwij
Nazis Will Decide WhafsGopd Company
Fall Schedule to Start October 2
Warburg Urges Jews to Battle Hitlerism
Sunday School
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over to the Joint Distribution Comone grreat, powerful, representative Heights to take the place of Rabbi Palestine at once, or they must sub-; mittee, for the relief of the German group of teachers who served last day afternoon, September 17f start- man government with a view to pay body. Jews of all lands, tmitel** jNowak. ing at 8:30 p. m. 'for the liberty of other Jews with year. The school is open to alL ^ Xnit.to sterilization.' Jews.