February 14, 1936

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Entered as Second Class Mall Matter on January IL 1521, a t ' PoBtofllc of Onisba, Nebraaka. under tbe Act of March i. 1J">

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FEIDAY, TT'

~AEY 14, 1335

VOL. XI—No, ?

Propaganda Is today an evil ] word that stands for an evil thing. We think of propaganda as unI.K ^f scrupulously partisan, violently U> mendacious, hysterically, insistent. We are quite "right."". One ' has to read Professor Frederick L. Schuman's masterly volume "The Nazi Dictatorship" to learn how a gang of ignorant and brutal, fanatics "by a method of propaganda efficiently calculated to play upon the blck -places- in the nervous systems of their fellow-countrymen turned a highly civilized country into a cross between a Monsky ~ and Beber Attend All Are Members of Asti-Sen-; medieval madhouse and a parOrder's Executive itic National Democrat ticularly foul and cruel prison. So . Meeting Party . it is clear that propaganda can be tine one of the most evil things In the Cincinnati—-"A definite and Warsaw (WNS)—The arrest of \ (L,OlinClr ; world. permanent contribution" to the f twenty leaders of the anti-Semitic NTT "f But it has not always been nor upbuilding of — Palestne - will be gang that, has been terrorizing need it always be. The origin of made by B'nai B'rith, it was de.iy»! William L. Holzinan, Henry j Polish Jewry hv a series of bomb the word is often forgotten. It cided a t the annual meeting of 1 expected to put an : Monsky, Sam " Beber and . Philip j outrages is is derived from the name of that the Order's Executive Committee William L. Uolsni^n v m s ' t ^ t s find enr EVOV.T- not Xasi i end to this phase of the a.nti-j M - "Klutzsick were named mem-: unaniKiouslr re-elected press- f e r ! n ? : pcv-]:rCollege of CardL-als in Rome in Cincinnati last week. : bers o f a 'Jewish campaign. In announciEEJ National Council f o r which, takes care of the foreign f^-teed « In his report, President Alfred I the arrests the police said that a n i Palestine of the United Palestine: dent of the Jewish Comirmi^r U l H^ PF ! n r ( p f { b f i ! t missions of the Latin Church and M. Cohen declared that the "upA eal {t v a s Center End Welf « Feri^fc P ; cf those taken into custody were; P? snnounced at the ; which, is therefore known as thebuilding and increased absorptive • . ,T , , " . . fire hf.rpv inuler HiUer. Fear Rnt: 1'membe-s'of the anti-Seraitie x a - ; s e S E i o E S o f t h e National Confer-; Congregatio de propaganda fide capacitF" of Palestine "must be J< c •, %; ' I ' i, J . ---'-';-^ terror keer him in power behind . the congregation for the spread- regarded as the sacred duty of tional Democrats but had organ- ' ence for Palestine, held in "R'asfc- : hpla ct the ..;. C. C. T\ ecincsdsr m u , . K i o n ? . s r i { , R m T O l , R i ; i o | 1 ^ ,.u, ing of the faith. Now when men every Jew and of every Jewish ized themselves into a separate iEgton last week. The Council is composed of e v e n i n g . PsMniPted <li»i. hr-lv-pep. I f ptn.' have in them a deep faith in some organization. I am sure that the group in order not to endanger representatives ol Jewish comtruth, in some vision, in some way vast majority of our membership their party's existence. The o t h e r ofTieers vrcr? r i s e "''' Vr' rer.i. p[ r,\p Gr-roans of life of which, they are certain are in favor of B'nai B'rith makTheToVice p r e s s e d confidence' ™™j. tics « » ™ S l l ° a t t h e " L ' r J t e d re-elected. T h e eoniplete list i ^ i r P r t ] " hpnent;.in f ; fron> \v.y:. that it will make their fellow- ing a definite and permanent conthat there would be no more inile ' ~ BrP re"lly f o r K i ; ; l e r - ihf The national c_uota for Ameri- : of officersmen better and happier, it is hu- tribution in that direction. A bombings. Meanwhile, however, can Jewry in the-United Palestine '. man and natural and inevitabl number of 'suggestions along this He p(?J]g(3 ( h e FarliPif in pov-p-; new anti-Jewish disturbances had Appeal during 1PS6 was set at Cent. Dr. PhiUp Shcr iT) that they should seek to spread : Honorary President of Jewish j President of the Jewish Comma; broke out at the University of E c r r j Ivlonskr, first ric£-' ^F-n-sr- "ivcpkhlu cue?r pi-f 3,500,000 at the conference. The or propagate that faith. It is,line have come to me and they CoBamnnitv .Center ana .Welfare nitj- Center and Welfare Fa3era- i Warsaw when natinalist nationalist stu stupresidsilt; • Hitler. Gocrinsr. G^bbek. iUvcibe presented a t this meetmoney raised is used to further will indeed, a duty, is it not? It. is an dents tried to force Jewish stn. jtion. the settlement ;n Palestine of Federation. ' . S Eeber. un.escapable duty. If I know ing." sd ritedents to segregate themselves in Jews from Germany, Poland and Omahans present were Henry something t h e knowledge o T)** lecture rooms, other lanes. the Monsky and Sam Beber. . which will benefit others, am I Complete exclusion of Jewish In a message to the National W bound to seek to tel them about students and professors from the iv_r it? Hence it is clear when we con- Conference for Palestine, which Polish universities was demanded f sider carefully that all communi- met in Washington, D. C , at the iat a conference of nationalist stuAbe GrOlCEtcin, trfiS.S'nJ'Cr. If-ttsrt's; vvnv, {icfpnppiesp iprTiv!-. cation of are, science, religion, same time, President Cohen's andents in Grecow. The conference \ Honorary Officer*: •C'UPJP. Ke <=>n espls.inefl hrv philosophy is propaganda and nouncement that such projects I adopted a resolution approving Dr. Philip Shcr, hoSOrarr-pfrFirhpr. rhi^-: .Tpw-Jmiier in thrthat, by the same token, all edwere being considered by the OrPrinceton, N. J. (WXS)—^hile! t h e establishment of the Aryan residest. worlrt. hsp vo'-Ui..v,-i(ip roriscu. ' ucation is propaganda, Is the der created a w a v e of enthusirinci 3e ors en asm. • spreading by communication of Prof. Leigh Leigh" Page Po r s wi31cl1 P * ^ t s &nd profesS. SimjS&S, licn^r&rt- trying to rU stamina to prits-SpjTi Prof. Page of of the the Sloaae Sloaae P baa on Jews.' The German refugee situation Outstanding Entertainment IS; Physical Labora ory- Tale •-• Uni- jjssors some, faith that is in ns. In brief > wi31cl1 » »eans * The Lodz branch j • J. T 0. r> n iJBy •; versity, i ti Hi a sew1 The branc of the Y. M., . propaganda, like all other mortal was discussed at length by the w was making public Planned at C. A Executive Committee. things, takes its quality or moral recently adopted the; Official. A s a o m c e a e n t cf Aprelativity theory - different and! C. Local Lodge !*. . A rcpori v ? s rr-rif:.p?pC pi ihr •"No matter how carefully the~ principle, has changed its color from the moral quality of purportedly better than that de.| I&S. HsrTT H. Ln.pi5.T5S, bO3l- meetinc PP. tf^ woTk prrnirpljch-. problem is studied," President the human "beings who use it. and has invited the Maccae<ib t h s Shortly by Dr. Albert Einstein, j The big ente tainment and fveloped prcsMsnt." >' ferlerR-aon (Hiring tlif Jeremiah was a propagandist; Cohen declared in his report, "the to send a group of Jewish ather ol smoker sponsored by B'nai B'rith relativity, the latter j rticii>ate In a bo-inEa answer points more and more to Hitler is a propagandist. The profor IjRpidnis Coremnnitr Past year, be atdesigned work onto; a posers participateby m . bo.in* IJTAI—CIT'cial r r phet of • God propagated truths Palestine as the world stands at wlll be held Monday night, Feb} 1^5 new revealed theory ofto matter tourneyto sponsored the Y. present." of \Yp rr^o.rtTrr* which the ages have not yet r f ruary 17, at 8 p. m. at the lodge,,: - • <r . cf Sir K "rl-~"ra. ro-ed T". reached; the German hysteromanHe said that this problem "will room in the J. C. C. This was the | eliminate the defects in his earl-; ^ A theory. r l event postponed from February ^sn ir L 'CSL*"- pr r~t ~ t" iac propagates delusions that require the united effort of all as valid the criticism: have degraded and will endr by^ organizations a n d individuals 3 on account of inclement weathr ' Accepting Dr. LBdwik-iSilbsrsfceia. of _ 3"or-; I T-JS : - - destroying"a 'great peoplB-r ; ' - ' -.aware.pf.-and ?lert_tij t ^ .planned We Jews are an old people and Jewish peril" "and that "the 'salAccepting as valid the" .criticism I a wary people and not, we flatter vation of German. Jewry is pri-wilt be presented, and the commitly. it v as leErrci 'E.~; -week eighth annual "Psi Xu tot Dr. of Tor.-| ourselves easily taken in. I ammarily, if not together, the task tee in charge has.secured one or be observed by the PFI It w£* iincercioou t h r ; ? r XPUI not BO sure that -we are clever as of world Jewry." Discussing the two two other group Ii ontothat 1J K l "I 1 . ' - I ' otner big Dig attractions. aixracuonE. A A group • • the : . i »«„ «r_ on Sunday, Marci accepted tbp ii^Sit'p- tfip- F C< <=K . •"-• -we think we are. The majority Samuel-Bearsted-Marks proposal of entertainers headed by: Cliff |develops no power o f ^ v U a t i o n |Mu fra Clf "rft n-Tir a foil program ol Winehill from from a a local local night night club, club, !Dr. Einstein is completing work ^ 2 . As of. us is pretty apt to be taken in to take 100,000 Jews from Get. Winehill, r'-r r "' - • - -T ' I I i activities Et the Jewish Commu: ! by any kind of propaganda com- many, he said: COT* T* I" — ^ ^t will present singing, dancing and | on his new theory^ nity Center will be planned. ing from a Gentile source that is "It will require an Immense fun-making. Abner Kaiman, who ! Izz Tretiak is general chairOne of S-- Xe " s f,—; f i ' - r s not openly anti-Jewish or even amount of money to take them now lives in Los Angeles will be j V . ; . ' - t man, assisted by Sain Epstein, TK 11 h*1 to r&Tl r r irtc~-Ff > rr r n(and then our heads are turned away and establish them else- present to renew his old friendHenry Ginsbnrg and Jay Stoler. i r i T t corfe-erce to v-"r,jcr ti p a t once) throws us some friendly where. Perhaps that is the least ship, and to give greetings from n £r~ ^ r r l ~ > r --i A leading basketball team from U n / p d PtatE= •»•;;; be , ; r,'Pi" r r TTTV ' » r " i i ' . sop. And on the other hand we of many perplexities, foremost of sunny California. Kansas City or Des Moines TI .11 ourselves are very poor and very which is finding countries willing I "> - n 1 " " ^ r r T i " be brought here to play the Psi Irving Hill, brilliant young ori. lazy propagandists for ourselves to receive them, for it is well ator of the "University of Nebras, Mu's „ „ „ ^c^^^*...^..^ championship HU***.^... quintet. T ; and for our cause which happens known' that the gates of practi- ka, will address the crowd-on the j Fannie Goldstein, well known j g p m e w f f l b g f o l ] O T r e d DJ,E n - f . K P v ;11 "EJTi-ir - r " " - > t ' ' to "be in this particular age more cally every country are closed to subject "A Young Man Looks attlihrarian and educator, will speak U r n o o n &&nce v J t h t h e visits-£ t h ° *T"t P n i l i c raeetire r*r t1 «• | B than our cause but rather^ the the admission of immigrants and As~eirlly, Et -n h cl Brith; Hill has won aa ((here on Wednesday evening, Feb- tt ee aa mm aa gghh oonn-oorr e a g n e s t s . 17 T > B'nai B'rith;" symbol of whatever of freedom, of there seems to be a total lack of Bnai . p-^n .F Pf ST7 T ; V>; ' c p e r r r c r e r t s d to be held at E f^ i i i - r host of honors on the Nebraska | ruary 26, at 8:15 at the Jewish; tolerance and of goodness is still readiness to relax present strin- campus, besides being a past in- Community Center. Miss Gold- J A b a n a u e C i iU he Irker. T_H. ,"-i'*l " ,t ; !( i downtown hotel, with the date15 left among men. We have no ade- g e n t immigration regulatons. ternational president of A. Z. A. s~n r J. v ;h th rr- dow ntovn botel> vitn the datr r quate press; we have no daily Only one country in the world is stein comes here under t h e aus-,o f t " h e f r a t e r n i t y m e n s s h o n o r e o s . - X I J:n 4 P-Uh 'press at all; we remain as a group an exception to this rule, a n d He is nationally renowned a3 aConcert Series o£ theLecture Center. Her young orator. o -' ' ' r- , T, i , have the Scnal.ier.d pro .- •' p \i' pices of t h e Jewish and i upon _ those members u w bestowed h o i<=rforces s t s H o n o r s v i b e and as a people on the defensive; that is Palestine, which in 1935 V trn-J.r">->ltr topic will be-: " I Read What I 1i 'f r - - "i - — been outstanding. War. He ret-rci »r, l : < ri Another prime attraction will Please—Jewish Literature." we have and use no propaganda &t received more German Jews than ; E?T of ?4. lie i* c' r-rrrr- rT all. neither inner-Jewish propa- all other countries combined. ,-It be a radio broadcast, prepared by i Miss r Goldstein comes from pi •" -^ , r '^ ' r Jerusalem — It was learred K O ; P , Ins-.tiite of ;• ; < T T ' ganda nor propaganda- for the committee. In true , , behooves the Jew, therefore, who ci f 1 rf t! c " - i It h a t . approximately 2,100 Jew.sh Affairs, world. Why is that? Have we has a care for the woe of his fel- •March of Time" style, lots of the *?^*™£?„* i. ?™" West End Branch of the Pub- . j >, o s r e of t t e no faith in ourselves and In ourlow-Jew in Germany or • else- fun will be poked at prominent lie "Library. Her record ia t h e m m i g r a n t s e n t e r e d F s ] e E t n e i a N c h S v r e p C 1 ' 1" ( " ; . r r , •" "a Co members of the" local lodge, and cause and in our future? For Ifwhere, to uphold the hands of field of library - work, especially i I ' • l' ' 1 - ( 1I f f * I we had the faith, would we notthose who seek the upbuilding of one or-two stirring news events that of the Jewish- field, is- out- i have been dramatized on the rabe compelled from within to make Palestine." ~ . , , - . J f dio. Eight members of the lodge standing. She originated' Jewish i it known, to spread it, to propa1 A. Z. A. Keport ti r r i 7 --'• • ' i will have parts in,the skit. Their book week in America,, now a U'ITI gate it? A very intelligent friend annual-event, and it was d-ae to Beber, as president of the Su- identity has been kept secret. said to me one day: "Yo'u are a preme Advisory Council of A. Z. Free sandwiches, pop, beer and her knowledge of Jewish books ••T, t ' i i ^ ! ' i' fanatic". I answered: "If I am A., B'nai B'rith's Junior Order smokes will be distributed by athat the compilation and annual it is the penalty Imposed on mefor hoys between publication of Jufiaica was ef15 and 21, re-committee headed by Sani Green. by your indifference." Macy Bauin. was the OTitstsrdfected. ported that many thousands of All -V- V f ~ ' members of the lodge will be ing figure in the three-day regiorJewish youths and their parents admitted Miss Goldstein has done refree, and in addition, r" ' ' r r al conclave of the A. Z. A., held In fact I am not a fanatic at participated in Jewish 1programs i«ru«p»«u * " . t - " - - " U6 '".T° each member Is entitled to bring search work for, the Russell Sage in Omaha, last week-end. all. For the fanatic Jfs one whose during Foundation, specialized in Amerthe last twelve month*;-as his guest oone _ f i „non-member. „_„„,„„, faith is not based on reason or under the auspices of A. Z. A., and' library projects : Baum, who is internsticjial vice The smoker will be opened at icanization I I I i reflection or study or kindly com- which now nas about 5,000 memfor foregin born, was cited and president of the order and v.l-c merce with men and a perception bers a n d 200 chapters through 8 p . m . with a very brief business was general chairman ia cbsr;^ ' Vi •i I i of their true- needs. His flame, the U. S. and Canada. of the conference, WES awarocl ner's and other kindled by some sickness in his He also Teported that the A.dent Ben the oratorical - charapioiisnip cZ soul, desires all the-world to beZ. A. experiment last Bummer of the. region asd teamed' Trlth -Err Is merely its fuel. And -therefore holding the convention in. the written and Priesina,n to capture the Beetle-—1 Magazines, his propaganda:is always a prop- form of a summer camp proved Marks, guarantees that the event lectured on Jiteratqre,_ especially debate title. He represented the aganda not of light and love but so successful that the practice is will be held on February 17 re-Jewish literature before tlie lead- Mother Chapter No. 1. j — ']*'*" of force and fraud. Analyse any being continued. The next inter- gardless of weather conditions. ing foruin groups sad colleges cf The third regional aspect of Nazi propaganda that national conclave will be held at the East. T&is will be Kiss Gold- ship, in basketball, was happens . to come your way andPalisades Parfe on the ocean i r - P stein's first appearance'.,here. toy the Des Moices Quintet, v L J you will find in it the two ele-beach outside Santa Monica, Cal., 1 The lecture will be free to Cen•won-In the fiaals c-rer A. Z. A. ments of force, that is, of intim- July 20 to)21- Regional tournat e r meinfeers. An . admission No. 1, by a score cf'32 to 15, idation by threats of violence and ments are now being held in 17 charge c | 35 cents will be made "r - « • •Alephs from Nebraska, I c r r , ol fraud, that is, of intimidation districts, the largest number-in to and HHnois participated In t i e based upon lies and delusions. A. Z. A. history^ The ."Women's Division of the non.inembers. r P ti 1 three-day events. The award bs.rBut many Jews, past-masters of Jewish Community Center will i V » iP The- Executive Committee au- sponsor a dessert luncheon, a n d F. Leveason,'Morris Levey, Philip ' qnet StindEy evening at the J. C the tricks by which they can keep f |Ttheir comfortable Indifference and thorized the opening of an elev- bridge party on Wednesday, Levey, J. M. •Malashock, J a c k i e . • the conclave. Pfc:: r i fc enth B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundalazy inertia, defensively stamp as March 4, at 1 p. m. at the Cen-MaTer, H. P. Milder, Hymie Mild- M. Klutsnick presented t h r r' tion at" the "University of North fanatics and as what i t has- beS er, W E . Milder, H. Koddle, I. Ro-awards' to the -S'iEners, -who r r s ter Audirotium. come the silly fashion to call Carolina. i» ^ senberg, Harry Koseafeld, Irrin not? ellglbis to cdiapeis in the C.saffair This community - wide "mere propagandists" anyone who A warning against the idea will embrace all the women's or- Stalmaster, Julins Steia, Harry jtrict -ffnals1 Is" Bulntt Ia March. t 4 i \U, that the crisis in American antihas deeply and passionately at ganizations of the city, and the j Trustin, Sam ZacharSa, a n d j The oratorlc&rcbatest T,*SS Tr'lZ , ' i 1 * , up Semitism is over was issued by i 1 ! , « \ iu" • F P heart Israel and its fate and i t s Sigmund Livingston and Richard proceeds will be used to Te-equip j Blanche Zimman. at the -BeJia-El synagogue FriJs: - 1 « thp to both the laacaeoa evening, bat the results -were kcrt r-lvcd cause. Gutstadt, chairman and director the Jewish Community Center.) andTickets 1 bridge are thirty-fire cests, secret BE til Sunday's bsstju-i. Very well then, I am a prop- of the B'nai B'rith anti-defama- kitchen. and may be oBtaiaed at the J. agandist—a Jewish propagandist. tion league. Judges Xrria Stalnisstcr, :c c^ ~ i . Mrs. Louis Neveleff is chair. "^ man: of the affair. Mrs. Herbert j C. C. desk or from any member Harry Silvenssn" sad Ephra.an be rrcci Tjtu,' There are far too few. '"That is Eleven new B'nai B'rith lodges Neveleff is her co-chairman. Oth- 'of the committee. the only trouble. There should were established in the-TT. S. dur,'' £ Karks. Bs.iiJa*s subject w s c er members of the committee'are 1 be groups of Jewish propagandists ing the past year. "They-Called Him. Dreamer," bc- c.t TC!"j "C I racl Etlu'w Mesdames M- M;- Barish, Heary | MOVE ^REHEARSAL and thsse groups should have iv.g on thelife of Keril Belmont, J . Bernstein, Arthur I The rehersal rooms for -the Con- I: The' A. their press and members of these A. No. - , , _J«-^groups should go up -nd down Bml&irig. Upturn A C o h n , - D a v e C r o u n s e , I . Ds&isky, s e r v a t i v e C a p e r s r o a d s h o w have ' s e a t a t i v e i s o r a t o r y i r a s N a t i - s t 1 :- 1 r . \ •i -- ibr r*«. i -» -•-the land and win Jewish souls Mi Tel Aviv—-Construction h a s J o h n ' F a i e r , ' - A r t G o l d s t e i n , I . ( b e e n m o v e d t o t h e . t h i r d • floor of j C r o u a s e . ' - . • * » I away from their Indifference and been started on 200 houses and Goldware, A. M. • Greeabaum, A. |the Eaird Building at 17tiv and}' ia ' debate, 'the Century «hap- II..1 cZ 11 . t in from their Inertia and -open their co-operative dwellings for 100 Greenberg, Dave Greenberg.' J. J. iDouglas'Bt. This more iseffecUve'iter'lOO tes.ss ol Jay Weissan j families for a new labor suburb Greenberg, Max Holzman, Morris j Monday . - liT — *, .. r i ' i i i , y evening, February 17, at [Myron CO1I.ES. TTOE fisir way .(Continued on Page 3.) "' south of Tel Aviv. Katleiaan,.: Piilip Klutznick. ; M. T:SO p. is. i the finals, saednnbuig before t i e

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