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THE JEWISH SCENE AT PESACH - i am asked to report on the vish scene in America. I am • jposed to Icnow it well. And I ve, in truth, in the past four •sons crossed and recrossed the •ntinent from Winnipeg to El so aad from San Francisco to lantic City and I have seen *,vs, talked to Jews, eaten with tfs, d r u n k—sometimes too __'-, •_ch— with Jews, prayed with •.vs. And upon the whole I have n :1, however weary the way and A program of Jewish religious | v .g the banquets, especially the and secular music will be pre-' "* u*^>** ^k.__»•£. i _-v_. . Ichig ones, a. wonderful time sented on • Thursday evening, i my own person; Because I 28, from 8 to 8:30 o'clock I Lester'-Abraham::en, -Mcr•3 Jews. As Heine said: "Ich Representatives from Sev April over KOIL by Cantor Aaron Ed- j I ! i g a r e t -Rnndell P l a c s en States to Come bo die Juden personiich." I gar and the Beth El Choir. Rah- \ " - orkeris to Receive In• .vs the Jewish people. And as for Meet in bi David A. Goldstein will be in I :ie goes on I see clearly-that charge of the program. I at is the thing ^that counts both Plans for the all-day Youth stiuciions at was awarced first The broadcasting- studios have ip r i Abe - e a Kesnick craior:rc! t t h e ,a n n u a i r oneself and others. And I see Conclave which will open the <o that the secret of secrets is Mid-West District Convention of issued an' invitation to those de- contest conducted by the Kc".:^d to be present at the broad- Table: of • Jewish Youth ;ig, that too few Jews love the the Union of American . Hebrew i siring tia Mt b u t because of limited seat- local lodge of B'nai S' wish people because too" fewCongregations on May 7 are near- ' f capacity jjave asked that Monday evenin ; Determined to attain the ws have that proper inner self- j — . ing .--• »n^n-,^^Second those coming t e l e p h o n e in I went to Lester Abratar_son teem, that instinctive^ and in- j . goal of $49,250,'workers in the ," •• r ' ' ^ v/hils advance. The studio is on the ' Margaret Rundell was decisrc- . olable self-esteem from which ' | ! 1 9 3 S Jewish Philanthropies I; eleventh el floor of the Omaha Na- winner of the third prize. 'one can come that love of .the j j • Campaign will on _ londaj tional Bank. • wish people—like a French- j I Subject of discussion was "T_D • : morning, April 25. at an 'esi-lyin's deep unspoken I6ve of the;j Jew and Democracy." Parti::- , "• I ! t ? ( " " ' rc "• i bird' breakfast officially oper .•ench people, let us say—whiclj I i pants in • the contest emphasized I the drive to raise funds for tlir ;'the need of the Jew .assisting the ; • -n and will and must illumine ' j i maintenance of thirty-fonr af-' • perpetuation of the <_s_;ocr_i;_ id redeem the people.- !\ t 5 t ; filiated organizations. ; ideal. There are exceptions. There I 1 i r «' i ' I The _rive. under the ( re dozens of exceptions. Note The contest took place at an j Tl- } ] ship of Jack V\\ llarer, local IPat< r \\ i open meeting, of the B'nai B'rith j : iat I deliberately and sadly do •Tack 1 i o " «> ot and cannot write hundreds, j ff £3 If* j lodge,, the B'nai B'rith Auxiliary! General torney. will continue throusrt "ho ' exceptions, very many rab- i and the Round Table of Jewish ' May 5. is, many laymen, love the Jew- j Youth. Morris Arbitman presld- '. Early reports show en enfhu- r ^-i - " • • " > '.i people and wish to serve and ! ed. Judges of: the contest were _i£stic response revealing the trelild and redeem. But the vast Ben . Silver,. Ephrai__ Harks, Local Congregations t o Mrs. mendous sympathj- with whict ajority of American Jews have and Dr. Leon Fellman. the Jewish Corcmiici'y views t_c ! I Mark Last Days of pull-back, an inner obstacle, - A trophy was - presented t i e campaign. Passover ven when they give much and winner. The first report luncheon wii -rve a little. There is* no pasbe held on Tuesday. April r e . £ t Closing Passover services will ;6n In it. The whole man is not the Community Center. A secoiu be held in the various local i it. There are ugly reserva'IT report luncheon will take plser houses of worship, today and to•;ons. Thereis the unspoken, uni 'r en Thursday e.t which time workmorrow. •eknowl edged inner protest: If! ers will be'addressed by Rs.bb .:& were not Jews we would not j At Temple Israel Friday night Klihu Starrsls. Rabbi Ptarrels 1 iave to bear this extra burden of Rabbi David H. Wice will deliver Kichard who for five years vas rabbi ir 1 Funeral .services were _.£'_t ,'ear, of generosity—these addl- . Chairman Youth Conclave a Passover sermon. Lincoln, has recently returned S " "; ional zaroth. U we were not _ -, last Tuesday at the Jewish Funfrom a 10-year sojourn in Lc~T ing completion. Jewish youth of e e t n 1 1 d And so for the greater rion. There he ?•£_ sssociEtec ews . ,? I!.5!!A .^ _ -•S_ r, ___, __ , leral Home for Mrs. Sam Altschi:Liberal congregations in Kansas, j iart of the time these people try , with such ouiEtaEdits1 fierures ir gg , StoS^t^-Lt^S ^ 55, who died in New Ycr_: g to forget. .Even among them-! Liberal Judaism as Kabbi Israe on Friday. Minnesota, ! w l l l t a k e p l ^ selves .alone they try to~ forget. Missouri, Nebraska a t 9 a-m . r-Iattuck. Claude' Montefiare anc t a d been re3Irs And no one, i t is obvious enough, attend. Colorado, and South Dakota; will ,j Yizkor^services atDavid about A. 10. Fri- 'jeS1i•.<«ns - in Altschuler _ for the past ' day evening Rabbi Goldthe Hon. Lily Mottagu. has ever at any time in the whole Chairman for the affair is js tein will speak-on "Israel's Song ! a f /t he rt tmonUis, paving left Omaha he deatb world overcome his difficulties Richard Hiller who is being as- Of Songs." At YizSor service- his j °l h e r nusbartc. Eesides Mr. Marer. fiirisiona i , . by trying to forget them nine- sisted by Harvey Leon. •n. • tonio topic will hP be. "ThB "The t?i_htpnns Righteous Active in Jewish organizations. officers of this year's campalsr she had served as presi&e tenths of the time and then mak_re: i.^orris E. Jacobs, chairma; The Youth conclave is the first Shall Live By His Faith." jj the Ladies Fre .Loan Society a n i ing an unwilling dash toward item on a, two-day' program preisitiEl gifts division; Ephyain. The schedule . of services for hem' and. their solution. of the r-Iarks.. chairn-sn jrer-er?.! soliciia pared by the Union for its first 'had been-a Yet these people of whom so regional meeting in this district. 6:30 p. m., and Maariv at 7:15 and Yiueh can be said are still the The conclave will open wth a re-ip. m.; Saturday, Scbachrit S:00 ed Shel-£__es-iiest- There are, in • addition-, tlie " " serrice'at TempIS -Israel,•; a.. associate chairxaan _:e_ter_l soZicSurriyin5._arer- -c_,.e liiany thousands who.though they -at_.w_ucE"Habbl-Philip .Tinkelstem fabbuf 16 a. 'm. and Mincha* 6:40. j T i n ' 't£tions; Ben Silvers, clia!rn_a_. •Yoi-k; and- two soas, talk arid wonder and sometimes regional director for the Union, org-anizR.tions; Dr. Siier. C1IE..IRabbi Milton. A. Kopstein will ] Dr. ~1 Mas Altschuler of Kew \cr_. c nil Edwin cf Texas. in their heart of heart- tremble will preach, the sermon on "Jew-j speak Saturday before .the Me- *"" ' '''"'" "* T-««--»« n_an quote: II. A. Ti*olf. chairrnaKabbi'Milton A.' Kopstein con>—at _<• -»v_ /-_-~-— and are shaken, cannot bring jish Youth and the World r"-'=i= " i—--:_i of budget committee; Dan. Miller morial service the Congregaducted the' funeral services. Burthemselves .to be a t one with chairman of the youth 'division At the afternoon session start- tion B'nai Israel. ial was at Golden Hill.| S a I e w i n __ichaick, chainna-" heir people in synagogue or even ing at. 2 o'clock, after an address • lub, in organization or steady of wflcome by the chairman, i speakers; Mrs. Darid Sheriaar; ooperative effort. Often clever there will be a symposium on chairniEn of the women's div id cultivated people they ration- "Jewish Youth "View Religion." Fion, _'__ Leonard Xathan, chaiiiize their servile fears and self- Participating will be Bernice Galnian of publicity. ._tred "by withered cliches, bits insky of pioux City ^who will Paul Veret is E-ctirs: as eseciFood • for the" • " ' '.' rubber-stamped v e r b i a g e speak *on "What Do Ceremonial tive director r r var _- ' r_« E . ZRCOI", hich may once have represented and Ritual Mean to Me?" Hers• Affiliate , - - - -, . Workers'.. -.' .' • process.of what could be called chel Wolk of Des Jloines whose Chair _;ar., Iciticl Gif.s • Organisati—- l • the carnpaigr r — -ought but have long ceased to j topic is "Does Judaism Offer Me ! Food for the early-bird-breaK, , , . r r P r r r T.SO. Among these grotesquely j iiotive Power for Ethical Living" lly shadow-arguments are: "Re-and two other persons yet un- Wednesday evening May 4, the fa*gt Monday at S o'clock and the;I ft '- - » I the Jewish Round Table of -Jewish Yoiith 1 two luncheons, Tuesday and "° "' gion is out-moded," which. Is named. ' ! Mortgage R will hoia Its annual "Stage [Thursday,' to^ be given for work-! rrifically untrue as well as lr' Jef."JSh Ol Li l Dr.'Isaac Rahinowitz, director Night" at the-Community Center, je r s . j n the/Jewish Philanthropies, { levant. Or, "look at the evil of Youth Activities for the Union The same evening the annual Ko- I > Medical a prepared by coaralttee at nationalism is doing in the jo f A m e r i c a n Hebrew Congrega- vod night presentations will -be } underbethe 1 chairmanship cf Mrs. Approximately 150 co:: • - J u b e f e a t u r e a . i n a QUes3 rld and shall we . ._ - W^cH ,ti made to the two outstanding q erin Neveleff. expected to attend the of course like saying: "You 'NATIONAL . The breakfast 'will be: served ''Frolic sponsored by Sam Beber CoEcraitt.ee, ^r1^ ust not take, nourishment he- tion and answer period Tinder the members of the Round Table. 'For "Stage Night,"' the annual.-] at 8 o'clock. Monday morning -as' chapter 100 Saturday. April . 3 Congress, B - - ~ ' ;use some people suffer from title,, "The Program Doctor," Hotel. Paston. Jack Swanson fasiation Con. i L " t -.tal disturbances of their meta- and will deliver an address at the dramatic tournament of t h e I the official starting of this year's at and his orchestra will play. Round Table, member organisa-1 Philanthropies Campaign. jlism." Or, finally: "We are at- afternoon session. CS This is the dance whose pro- 'Voider Scor A dinner dance to be limited to | tion will enter sketches. Three icking the evils of the world on Patients Tubt.-d.jc 1 ; ceedshave been appropriated for How nice of 250 persons,, will be held in the j prizes of ?7.50, $5.00, and $2.50 wider front Gradar e s l-~* j the Jevcish Community Center • li- ver); : Social Work " - - 7 ,-ou! Nobody else in particular evening at the Highland Country.UfiiI.be given'the winning Skits. _ _, j bran" which will be remodeled i Ben Barkin will be master of doing BO. So your "wider Club. Seminary {C' -- -^ " ceremonies for the evening. Beth ront" comes practically ,to this, s u m p t i v e a ni -lx-~t,.L^ -.Second C o n c e r l i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i \ Kulakofsky is chairman of the afhat you will do nothing, absoAssociation i Z^o^ ^ < being" conducted by a chapter •• ish Cons-air- ' e t A fair. An admission charge of ten lutely nothing for yourselves or 1 cents will be made. ; A treated highly .appreciative audience your people or your, children was to a program of es-committee headed by Joe Raz- •(Denver), J i 1 0 r i (Beilefaire c ' " "' while your enemies laugh at the pert musicianship last Wednes- nick. The.chapter hopes to complete i Telegraphic * *•' T ~r -?V. wider front gag and are strong day evening .when ttefe.-BethEl the renovaticm of the library- cy |o ' o g i c s l S e ~ - —• " •>and united while you are feeble, synagogue presented its,-second The-Jewish. National Worker's j Kny 15. W'ithia the nest' week a .Memorial Kc-7 - " cv p"_elf-en-eebled and defeated. annual concert. Alliance, PoaliZion, will hold a conimittee report wlil • National Co r " 1 «*• f" The worst Jews, poor people, literary and social meeting on In a program as varied as it Complete Jewish Commun- j are the broad-mind,ed ones. And Sunday, April 24, at" 8 p. m. at was interesting. Canter Kdcar jbe jty• turned Center into officials their ap- tiorscl Desert there are so many, many thous- the. Jewish Community Center. Services r* " and his chorus presented almost j proral,'Purchase" sadorinstallation 1 .nnd3. Show me a Jew.who prides '" Mr. I ilorgenstern will be prinevery phase of Jewish music—the j of..equipment -'•vrfll-.-be - done- -t-y Faria Schoo > " ~ % himself on his broad-mindedness cipal speaker of the evening. Miss Chil r i religious songs, the secular, the •: members of the library commit- I Jewish Cantor Morris Volovick, famed li^T'-il Tafl"'f fi*~ and I'll show you a meshumad. Harriet Bernstein; accompanied blind cantor of Philadelphia, will [ folk songs, the so_ss of th tee E.nd ch a p«-._. _ tii/iitil •) t; v. ic w ter members. A critical appreciation of many by Miss Shirley 3eltz, will sing a {conduct abbii Isaac r " i Tickets n a y b obtained from i RE services Saturday morn- ' Chalutsim... e h l i " different aspects of life is a fine number rof selections. A reading jing at S; 30 at the B'nai Jacob C Assisting artists were Abraham I any member of the chapter for thing. But the broad-minded Jew will be given by J . Radinowski.g Synagogue, 24th'. and Nicholas Dansky, pianist, and Harry Da- $1.00, and1 will be sola at the IXTERNAT is not like that. He is essentially _ Chairman for the. evening is street. He will also speak at the boff, violinist. Betty Pellraaa door. General chairman of t i e uncritical. He gulps down every- Morris Minkin. was accompanist for Castor Ed- Spring Frosic is So:my Richards. sity Hebrew Memorial service at 10:30 a. m. thing- and anything, so it.be not . Refreshments will W served. Blind from birth. Cantor Volo- gar and the choir while Esther George Shafer is in charge of: tic- ciety , BIAS I Jewish. For to: accept or love Reservations viek conducts the services from Leaf Duboff accompanied fcer kets, assistet cy Ben Kutler scfi j trillion _ C may be made by (Continued on page S.) husband. memory. calling Webster 1642. Roland Lre-pr;:

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