Dedicated to the Ideals of Judaism
Entered as Kecou fostofflce of
In the Interests of the Jewish People
i matter on juuuary. ;a,rmxi, ut ska, under the Act of Matcb 3. 1879
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NCH
2, 1934
PearlsUen Honored at Farewell Dinner
Cohen-Will Present To Two ^Week Golden Dr. A.Z.A. Patents Sunday
Jacob S. Pearistien was honored Tuesday /evening i t a farewell dinner given "at the edical Arts Tearooms-by y the Om Social Workers l h club, of which.-he Is president. Announcement & made last .week of Fearistien*s tlon-from his position as: executwe' director of the Jewish" Center and Welfare Federation,; In prder; to enter private business I it| Detroit. _ Thoughlthe tion -is effective Januaryil,' ,„5, Pearistien . was granted an exteadiil leave of absence and left Wednesdajr for Detroit. ', A number of-boa^d members of the deration were . a!so present -at
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Vol. X—No. 40
B'nai B'rithHonored Guest WEEK-ED SACHAR iSTITUTE IS WEIL RECEIVED LOCALLY Scenes in Jewish History Dramatically Presented by Sachar.
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Graphic word-pictures, giving intimate, fascinating- glimpses into the The" Hon. "Alfred M. Cohen, Intertreasure-house of Jewish history, were national jjresidenFoftfie B'nai B'rith, painted by Dr. Abram Leon Sachar, will address the members- of the A. national director of the Hillel FounZ. A. chapters. No. 1 and 100 at a dations, during the Institute of Jewijoint meeting" to be held at .the J. ish History he conducted at the J. ;",, A dinner-dance Sunday eye-. trip to- Columbus and out |of the C/ C. Sunday, afternoon. '.. C. C. last week-end. i1 • j ; ning ^it the; i Jewish Community* ten' Jewish men there obtained nine .Dr..;Cohen.' will: present, member- T u e s d a y ' s f a r e w e l l . ' d i n n e r by. t h e s o Standing room only was available ship ' patents "arid insignia" to. the class c i a l w o r k e r s ! • ' ]'• 1 i> Center iwitti Hon. Alfred ML Co- members for the order*- - ; at the Center auditorium, as overflow:. .'''. •--,..of -new..A, .Z. A.*, members initiated ing crowds kept returning for the va* hen—international president of Now, in qusst of further member- in his honor.-'.1 . •• '. • rious numbers on the series, which the B'nai B'rith — as guest of ship gams7"this~6utstaH3ih"g two-man The ".members • of - A. Z. _ A. and were held under the auspices of the honor, will climax-the two-week team is heading for Hastings, Grand -dates will be admitted to the Study Club of the Conservative Syn-' golden anniversary jubilee cele- Island and Beatricer with high hopes their B'nai Brith dance" Sunday evening a agegue. bration of the Omaha lodge of of keeping their percentage Intact. ;9:30 p. m.._-wlthfini_ charge upon The week-end Institute started Fti4he B'nai B'rith. In commenting on this, Kazlowsky presentation -of .their . membership day evening and concluded Sunday Dr. _ Cohen recently. _ observed his said: "It is highly gratifying to caid at the door. •- • afternoon. sovsnty-fifth birthday, and a nation- view the resurgence of Jewish!, con"Seven Who Built the New Land" wide campavjn for 75,000 nsw B'nai sciousness that is taking hold in the was the subject of the.concluding lecB'rith members was dedicated to him, rural communities. It augurs' well Omaha's "College of Higher Jewish ture, in which Dr. Sachar enveloped one thousand members for each year for the future of. Jewry.-In Omaha Education, to be held at the-J. C. C. the development of Palestine in a of his life. . it will serve as a new bond,batween under tha joint sponsorship of the spirit of optimism. The-Omaha lodge is participating us and_^our co-religionists, of neighJewish Community; Center and the The seven personalities described in this national drive. . I . Payid, Wertheim, national r secre- B'nai B'rith,. "will open Monday,- Noboring communities." by Di\ Sachar and the outstanding The local campaigners are nearing. tary' of .the. Ppale Zion, will.be a two- vember 19. • * . - : characteristic of each: the. two-hundred _maik,, jtccprding. to Pageant, J10ne.Jor-.All'-'day guest of "the,Ppale Zion organi- --From .the enthusiasm..with .which Theodor Herzl, representing the will Ben E, Kazlowsky, ganeral chairman - Rehearsals -•have -been-held regu- zation, the Jewish, National Workers it has been . rsceiyed by the adult of Zicn, the will to live, to survive as u of the jubilee activities. larly in preparation for the pagsanty Alliance,* "and__the~ Women's Pioneer population," ajarge, enrollment is bea separate people in a separate land; The ne\? members will be known - ^Orie: f or "Alt" The "members of the groups in Omaha Thursday and Fri- ing predicted. '•; „ .'_ ... ." Ben Yehuda, a 'sublime fanatic' who as the "Alfred M. Cohen class" cast . include:. Martin ^ Freidlander day, November S "and 9. .; '" Registration is new being taken at built the Hebrew language into a livand bs'pfeaented to.ths B'nai Herbert Forbes,; Oscar Diamond, Ban - Thursday evening,.^November S, at the Jewish Community,Canter. Quting tongue; Achad Ha'Am, who B'rith bead at the banquet Sunday. Lefitz,' Jack Bronsteh}; Hy Temin/ the Jewish Community Center^at 8:30 s j d e o f the one dollar registration brought .a new interpretation into the h will ill speak'on" peak'on" the problems rblems j e, there is no tuition "charged. i According to Leo Abramson, presi- Yale Halpeiin, Dan Miller, Ray Scha- p. m. he meaning of Palestine — a home not dent of the Omaha B'nai B'rith lodge, pird, 'Aaron Corenman, Richard Hur- of 'lie" Jews "throughout' the world.) In the beginning classes j*fili bs so much for Jews as for Judaism; the dinner-dance Sunday will ba one witz, Ernest >Nogg, Martha HimslAbraham D. Gordon, who propounded i E Mh i l There will no- admission charge and held two .evenings I a week, .Mondays of the most outstanding affairs in stein, Louise Fitch, . J a c k Temin, no collection taken. The gerieral.pnb- aid Thursdays," "with two-hour'sesr the philosophy of a return to the_Boil HON. ALFRED M. COHEN local B'nai Brith histoiy: ~ George Shafer, Harold! Cooperman, lie is invited to attend. . •„ -=. sions. Diplomas-will be gives to those and, the end of the luftmensch; Pin-' - - Banquet* , • • and'Dr. I. Dansky. " - ' "" . Mr. ;W«rtheim - has just. returned who: complete the t|ro-year. course. chas Ruttenberg. who . exerap$fie£_ International president of theB'-jsai B'rith, who willt.be: honThe banquet will begin at 6:30 .There are six episodes to the pa- from an e^nave^tourvof.gropeairl The enrolling st^ents will-have a ored fttadinnfer-dance^SaHday^eTmliig at the Jewish Commianity scientific technique brought to Pales-, p. m. Sunday. - A i tine; Trumpeldor, who represents the cHdKeTbf two* courses eafib/.wefE .'".' Centeu~ " - ' •" ' :::;;.•', geant,: -The, Urst, m, bins&eime. s ^ ^ t tforid Jewish,Gongress.. 'spixit~xyf-.ihe pioneer with the "will to t ; t e Birthday-V cake wai.be..presenfe4r-*fc-^ ^'^ The subjects tdVclioose front-" and e fight and die for their land; HenriHon. Alfred M. Cohen. During the ban- „•„,„ the six Infitructois on the faculty: ttf picts tho the ffounding of WiVnWte? the order in in mnA^ etta Szold, who symbolizes the Jew*, quet, soft music vrl\\ be played by a 1843: ••--•--•=-- :-..Modern Jewish - Life and Current ish spirit of compassion, not onty trio,, a cellolat, violinist and pianist, pvesi Topics—Rabbi David BL Wice. •with the heart but with the mind. under the direction of Al Finkel. Literature—Rabbi Uri Miller. first work ofrB?nai B'rith in 1845, The program will be opened by when'they assisted.Sqlomon By .fusing these personalities, be Bible—Rabbi Miller. Wolf, an introductory rema.ks by lodge -presi- emigrant who was without funds or declared, the spirit of modern PalesJew'sh Personalities—Rabbi dent Leo Abramson. He will also friends in New York City. The third tine is obtained. ' Concentrated rehearsals under the Frederick Cohn. introduce ths toastmaster of the eve- is a conversation in 1904 between able direction of Miss Helen Merritt Saturday he gave a complete and Hebrew—A Katz. The -open forum program for Jew- extensive analysis of the force? beA junior dramatics program is bening, Sam Beber, who is a msmber Morris Wolf, son of Solomon Wolf, are being held at the J. C. C. in preSurvey Course in Jewish History— ing mapped out at the Jewish Com- ish youta to be sponsored by the hind anti-Semitism. He told of how of the executive committee of the and the son of Morris Wolf, in which paration for the first presentation of Rabbi Cohn international order' arid is president the two discuss the achievements of the season by the Center Players Jewish Customs and Ceremonials— munity Center, aiming to give a | Round Table at the Community Cen- economic forces brought • about antimeans of self-expression to the great- ter is rapidly taking shape. of the Supreme Advisory Council of B'nai Brith during the. civil war'as Guild, "Another Language," which Rabbi Wice. Semitism. In his analysis of Fascist est number of juniors possible. the Junior B'nai Brith (A^ Z. A.); well • as the work in Russia and Ru- will be produced November 27. ' ' The first forum meeting will be hostility to the Jewish people, he Palestine in the Life of the Jew— he Children up to the age of 15 will W Tuesday, November 13. A sympo- went behind the scenes and showed '. A feature presentation' will be the mania. The fourth .in .1914, dap_icts "Another Languafre" is a sparkling Rabbi David A. Goldstein. pageant,- "One for All," which de- the work of the B'nai Brith during three-act drama by Rose Franken'and 1 Yiddish LaegrHage and Literature— be eligible. Miss Grace Levin will be siran will be presented on "The Need how the simple device of Jew-baiting picts the aims, and progress of .B.'nai 1;he war, • and - the accomplishments experienced -• a successful run on L "Morgenstern. the director of these 'activities. -The for Religion in the Life of Youth To- was- used by big industrial magnates ' fi 38'rith during the 91 years of its .ex- in the hospitals'and orphanages."-Ths Broadway. -While Omaha is a pioneer in this production of a series of plays of in- »y " and. will be led by Rabbi Fred- to divert popular attention erick Cohn, Father George Dagelman, themselves to the scapegoat, t h e istencs. This will be given by mem- fifth episode takes place in 1918 Miss Merritt declares that the char- field of Jewish education, colleges of terest to children is planned. bers of the local A. Z. A. chapters, and depicts the additional work done acters are well cast, and that the in- this type have bsen tried with-great The first meeting will be held Sun- and Rev. Walter Traub. Jew. Other forums to bear on the adand is being directed by Mrs. Dave during the war and the growth of terest and enthusiasm . among the success in several large cities of the day, November 11, at 4 p. m. at the He declared that the Jews should justment cf Jewish youth to modern align themselves with the progresBrodkey. the order throughout the world. The Guild members as well as the fine re- country. The fiist college of Jewish J. C. C. Miss Levin has had much experi- life: sive and liberal forces. •Following the pageant, . Henry concluding episode depicts • the work hearsals indicated a marked success. education was started several years December—"Jewish. Youth in the ago in Detroit, and proved highly ence in dramatics. She was connected Monsky, a member of the interna- of B'nai B'rith in 1934, with emSeason tickets for the three Guild Jewish Education. Professional and Economic World Totional executive committee of the phasis on the youth movements. productions are now on sale. They successful under the leadership of with the Community Playhouse for day." In his first address, "By tha Rabbi Fran. Cincinnati also, has a several years, played sixteen weeks B'nai Brith and outstanding in the may be obtained at the J, C. C. January—"Jewish Youth Organiza- Breath of School Children," on FriThe Pageant was written by Elma Jewish college vith a large number with the Brandeis Theater stock comorder's activities, will present the tions and the Part They Play in the day evening, Dr. Sachai- declared of . courses offered. Recently the pany, and had one of the leads in the class of new members to Dr. Cohen. Ehrlich Levinger, wife of Rabbi New York.—Vladimir Jabotinsky, that "The answer to the question of He will introduce Dr. Cohen, who Levinger, dii'ector of. the Ohio State leader, of world Revisionist move- movement spread to Denver; where a 1934 Ak show, "Girl in Three Bar American-Jewish Life." February—Debate finals of the why the Jewish people survive every • more or less informal "lecture Ranch." will make a brief address. Hillel Foundation. She also wrote ment, is coming to the United States obstacle and every persecution is to Round Table. course" college exists. Rabbi Frederick Cohn will give the the. prize novel, "Grapes of Canaan." this winter. March—"Jewish Education for Jew- be found in Jewish education. By the invocation at the banquet, and Rabbi Some of the courses which will ish Youth."" " • breath of school children, Jewry are David A. Goldstein will give, the be offered by the Omaha college are April—"Conventions a n d Social an eternal people." benediction. now being tauglit at the University Standards of Jewish Youth in a He deplored the "internal hemmor- . After the banquet, there will be of Chicago, with regular university Changing Social Order." hage in Jewish life" and the present lounges and ca:d- tables in the lodge credit given. A special meeting of the Round tendency to take Jewish survival for room. There will be dancing in the The members of the faculty, who The Brotherhood of Temple Israel two "layman's services" I Table of Jewish Youth will be held granted and emphasizad the need for gymnasium until the auditorium is are offering their services voluntarily j next Friday evening. I at the Center Monday evening, No- concrete action to have a more, incleared, and then the dance will be are enthusiastic about the college. Tonight the services will be read by vember 5. Plans will be presented for tensive Jewish education for the chilcontinued, in .the main auditorium. Some of ther comments: "The Jewish people in this counti y William I.. Holzman and Eugene Blaz- the debate tournament, the forum se- dren. Julius Bisno is . chairman' of -the. have less to fear from campaigns of Rabbi Cohn—"I think it is an ex- er. Morris Jacobs, president of the ries, and several social functions. "Jewry has outlived and will concommittee in charge of arrangements anti-Semitism and business discrimcellent^dea It seems to be the vogue B r o t b e r l i o o d ( w i l l - s p W briefly and tinue to outlive such men of the hour -' for the banquet. throughout t h r ug h t the country and should ination under liberal and progressive totroduce Julius Roseilfeld, as a Hitler, an Antiochus, a Titus; There will be a special table re- democratic ideals than under hideprove itself of great benefit to those will preach the sermon on the subject, •we have no fear from external served for delegations from outstate. bound, conservative, reactionary leadwho enroll." "What a Congregation Expects of Its causes but from internal causes. Our The Community Center will be ership," declared Sol A. Rosenblatt, Rabbi Goldstein—"A college will Rabbi." great danger lies from •within.*' ., \ specially. decorated for the occasion. administrator of 147 NRA codes, who be interesting as well as educational. Next week Rabbi David H. Wice will In addition to the deterioration of Reservations ' must-be made im- spent a few days this past week in Those who can find time should not speak on "What a Rabbi Expects of Jewish education, the speaker listed Dancing classes for children «p mediately with Isadore Abramson, Omaha. miss the opportunity." His Congregation." Next week an open to-the age of 14 will be added to the four other menaces to Jewish sur854 Brandeis Theatre building. The A. Katz—"I am very optimistic Rosenblatt was born and reared in forum on the questions will be held, vival. They are: escapism, by which public is 'invited, both "men arid Omaha. He attended Central High, about the College of Higher Jewish with all members of the congregation program of the Jewish Commutiity many seek to escape the burdens of Center. w o m e n - • .• • . . Education." invited to participate. where he was active in debate work, Miss Grace Levin will be instructor their Jewishness; .economic pressure, Rabbi Wice—"It is a good moveedited the school paper, and was a Membership Drive Successful. for the classes, in Intepretive, acro- by which many turn from their Jewment. I feel that it is a step in the The membership campaign by fif- captain in the regiment. He continishness through the circumstances batic and tap dancing. right direction." teen two-men teams has been ex- ued his education at Harvard, obwhich enable them to make a better The classes, which begin on MonRabbi Miller—"Regular evening ceedingly fruitful. The' final report taining his A. B. and then his L. L. B. day, November 12, •will be held on livelihood;. class consciousness, by courses should give those who have luncheon of all workers in the drive After graduating, he began his Monday and Wednesday afternoons which Jewish labor aligns itself the true desire to learn more about will be held this noon. legal practice in New York arid soon from 4:45 to 5:45 p. ro. Registration with its labo? groups and turn from Judaism a chance. The college should "Never has a community respond- became attorney for theatrical interMembers of A. Z. A. 100 will sponis now open at the Community Cen- Jewishness because of their idea'thst" clear up the confusion of ideas that ed so- wholeheartetf'y to a- cause,"' de- ests. He' was, first brought into the the'""pillars of the synagogue and sor services, under the direction of ter. one gets by irregular education." clared Chairman Kazlowsky,* "as has NRA as administrator of the amusetemple" are "the same individuals Rabbi Uri Miller, at the B'nai Israel I. Morgenstern—^"Education must synagogue this evening, with all the been demonstrated d.uring the course ment industry's, code.' Later the preswho are exploiting them;" scientific have system. The college proposed by offices, and duties being, taken over ident used .his -boundless energy and| of this campaign." ' ~ materialism. th«- B*nat B'rith and Jewish Com- by the youths. The highlight of the all-envelop- ability in various other codes, and " .• munity Center will supply the muching campaign of the B'nai Ifrith he now spends. hia entire time ad-1 Leo Isenstatt -will speak on *?The needed system to Omaha Jewry's Greatness of the Bible;" Sam Friedj lodge for n e w members as part of ministering to the codes. Sol A. Rosenblatt A clay modeling class under the education. Surely it cannot help but man on "The Disintegration of the direction of Mrs. Milton Abrahams Rosenblatt was high in bis praise the golden jnbilee celebration is the work of Simon Pizer and Simon of President Roosevelt. In regard to tures, in which battle Catholic, Prot- succeed." Jewish Y'outh in America," and will be held at the Jewish Community the many Jewish appointees under estant and Jewish, groups have joined Bordy. Nathan C o u n s e on "Definitions of Center on Thursdays from 4 to 5:30 " A special meeting of the Jewish Women's Welfare Organization will be This hard-working, energetic Roosevelt, Rosenblatt declared that forces, Rosenblatt commented: "I am J«rusalem.—In the month of Sep- Judaism.*" William Rosenbama /will p. m., beginning November 15. held on Tuesday afternoon, November two-man team on their own initia- the "capability of the man involved" in favor of moral- pictures but am tember, 4,535 Jewish immigrants en- be acting rabbi. Isadore Mittleman This class is open to all children 6, 2 p. m.> at the J. C. C. Y tive took a motor trip to Norfolk is the only question, "arid any other against" censorship.-One calls for in- tered - Palestine, according to offi- -will act as cantor, assisted i»y the up to the age of 14. Mr. William Holzman has an imand out of the nine Jewish men consideration is out." dustrial self-regulation by irdustry; cial government figures. Mrs. Abrahams has had wide exB'nai Israel <;hoir. portant message for the members, and there obtained eight as members of In regard to the battle being the other, for government interfer- Of the total, 459 families entered perience modeling and sculptoring. In charge g are Iz Mittleman,, chairall are urged to attend. the B-uni B'rftli.* waged: by the Legion of Decency to ence. I prefer Industrial self-regula- in the capitalist category, while 1,15S l G Shf A board meeting of the organization man; Harold Finkel, George Shafer, | Registrations are now being taken From there they took a flying "cjeanse the movies" of immoral plc- tion." families came as workers at the J. C. C for music tenons. will be held at 1 p. m. and Albert Monovitz.
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Registration Open for Irist tuieof er iducation
TO SPEAK THURSDAY
Hold Rehearsals for *Another Language*
Rosenblatt, District NRA Administrator, Visits Here
SUBJECTS CHOSEN JUNIOR OffflAlCS FOR OPEN FORUM PROGRAM PLANNED AT COMMUNITY CENTER
Two 'Laymen Services' to Be Held at Temple
CUSSES FOE AT
Century Chapter to Sponsor Services
Clay Modeling Class at Community Center Jewish Women's.
'':':••- Welfare Meeting
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