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By AL SEGAL

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In the Interests of the y»*f u t i f r .*•?.

I have been, reading about the >Iwish-exhibit at the New Tprfc 5Yorld's Fair and am Tiappy to observe that we shall be a joyous, . Entered a s Second Class Mall Matter on January 31. 1331, a t jiuiek-stepping, effective people 03IAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1939 t*ostofflce. of Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1S79 Xhere. ; No images of iis carrying eterual burdens; no hopeless eyes of ,JewB looking into darkness; no wandering Jews athwart distant 'lorlzons. . ' "Hot that : it isn't undoubtedly New York (JTA> ' — The first true that many .Jews are carrying national conference of the Joint eternal burdens and look with, Boycott Council attended by some hopeless eyes in the dark and are 2,000 delegates ol Jewish and seen 1wandering on all the horinon-Jewish organizations, called -JG73J,,, for intensification of the antizons. But' at the Fair the world '8 I&Oj_»-1;., "While interested crowds else- his Nazi boycott in this country and •will- see that we have •"•alor, too, l where hovered over radios to hear NfR;nOl, j Lower House Approves South America and -urged Presi.13 well as pain; we liare bright Bolivian Papers Ask Visae the latest returns of the city elee- increasing---.. c o u n t of t h e balliit. . . . ' "• Annulment for Reich Bill to Regulate Lives | dent Roosevelt to apply an aSdiTgoals and our feet do not go ojly , tion Tuesday evening, Comniis"Wednesday morning's *_. ts I tional 50 per cent ad volorem toward black abysses; our hands Refugees of 600,000 Persons ' sioner Harry Trustin was a calm showed that of the 59,052 votes | duty on German goods imported (which the world has seen upcast, Trustin received 35,106. A" | into the United States. raiaedritt anguished supplication) CHILE BARS ENTRIES margin of almost 4,000 votes sep- 'UNRECORDED' BALLOT I Speakers included Dr. David are also at work building the subarated Trustin from the candidate I Efron, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. stance of a gorgeous dream. Bill Introduced in Cuban in second place, Commissioner of Barred'. Altogether From i Robert Marcus, Adolph Held, Dr This is the story that is told Streets John Kresl. ' William Jay Schiefflin and Dr. Legislature for ' Press, Theater, Civil at the Palestine Pavilion of the Joseph Tecenbanm. A letter was Trustin was high man in the New Curb Service Posts World's Fair where the art of read from William Green, presprimary elections held last month. Jews has.created a living picture B j V I C T O R M. K T I A - " > T ident of the American FederaAlthough it is usual for the man By B. FEDER Budapest (JXA) — Parliamenof the prodigious toil and idealLondon UTA> — " < polling the largest number of tary action has been completed tion of Labor urging vigorous apJ. i". A.Staff Correspondent ism that in 20 years have made concrete r e s u l t o il'f " " n - ' votes in a city election to be on the Government's bill intro- plication o! the boycott. LA PAZ, Bolivia (JTA) — The the desert bloom again in Palesernmental Refi fr*"1 ^ " named mayor, since the incum- ducing drastic restrictions on the authoritarian G o v ernment of tine. T*orld-wide s ea'(L ' > ^'l bent mayor, Dan Butler, was reright of Hungary's approximately President German Busch has isr elected, it is likely he will be 600,000 Jews to earn a living, foi refugees c m " " i ^" "took what my hands have sued a decree prohibiting immichosen by his fellow commission- vote, hold public office and parwhen a n \ r d o - T ' - r e i done," the Jews says at his Pa-gration from Europe for six T .ers to continue in that position. ticipate in the nation's cultural rommittce i n - - ' ^ vilion. "The waste places I have months. The measure does not ,. In the 193G election Trustin life. utilization o i n ^ reclaimed . . . the swamps I have mark a change in Bolivia's open placed fifth with 32,5S1 rotes. torj in ' - i i " i drained . . . the trees I have door policy toward immigrants, The Lower House approved the However a larger total rote was jbill by -an unrecorded British f m , t r planted. . . . this beauty of my the Government stated to the J. rising recorded at that time. statcmei ^ £ " i_• orange groves . . .this-loveliness T. A., but is intended to provide vote, which was announced by in it"= Soi 1 u r of the simple homes I have built a breathing spell for provision of the clerk as " a large majority."' Center Group to Hold c -v a f \ppi n. ' r "i on my acres . . . these schools and adequate housing, marking out The measure was introduced on Last Meeting hospitals - . . all in the twenty areas for colonization and draftDec. 23 by the Government of years , . . You can see it all here ing selective immigration laws. Premier Bela. Iniredy, who later of Year . . . '. This is my dream which has CO l d resigned when it was revealed La Nacion, new Government been fulfilled by my hands." that he was of part-Jewish origin. organ, has proposed that the visa The Women's Division of the and sponsorship of the bill was Jewish Community Center will of some 1,200 immigrants expectIdeal Realized taken over by the present regime hold its closing luncheon meeting The world will look and I hope ed to leave Europe early in May of Premier Paul Telefci. of the year on Monday. May 2 2 speak with something of admira- for Boliva be annulled. The paper Limit Enterprise 1,200 imRound Table Sponsoring | Harry Trustin at 12:30 at the Jewish Communit will see and understand and also demanded that already enroute for BoAnnual J. C. C. • Replacing the present "Jew ity Center. tion and certainly with wonder- migrants livia be barred, but it was be-spectator at the Center Plays prewhich restricts Jews to a . Following a brief business ' ment: "This is the amazing fact lieved t h a t President Busch sentation, "Be So Kindly." Program ; law" general ratio of 20 per cent TTV meeting, at which time committee of an ideal come true. The Jews would not take such action. : j During the three acts of the most economic fields, the new with no power, save faith and The fourth annual dramatic j measure limits Jews to 6 per cent chairmen will present a resuint (The Jewish Immigrants Com- play, Mr. Trustin seemed quite tournament, of their respective activities Cci- Represents 1;-'c c r T i J . *' vision and toil, have reconquered "Stage Nite." spon-1 unaware of the feverish tallying professions and cultural pur- ing the past year, the afternooi the ancient land from the desert mittee in La Paz is seeking to of votes that was to reveal the sored by the Round Table of Jew- j in Scicntif'c I-si. ^i r suits, bars them altogether from will be devoted to bridge, binge obtain admission for those immiana the swamp. This is a prodigy grants ish Youth, will take place on Wedextent of his victory. As he left of Vi Tie, responsible positions in the press, on the high seas, Maurice and mah-jorg. of idealism." Hochschild, Bolivian Jewish in- the Center auditorium, he was nesday evening, May 17, at 8 theater, cinema and civil service Mrs. 3. 51. Tlice. president Idealism hasn't been -going in dustrialist .and head of the com-handed an up-to-the-minute re- o'clock at the Jewish Community posts and limits them to 12 per Dr TlLdo t- r -r r nrges all women in the commun-the world generally. The best mittee, cabled to the HIAS-ICA port on the election which re- Center. (fi^h Scie-L^K cent in private enterprises. i pv ity to keep this date open. Since Member organizations of the dreams of men have fallen to Emigration Association in Paris, vealed him as No. 1 man in the In the political field, Jews are an tin-usually large attendance i c Omaha *o" ' p ashes but the enterprises of the according to a Paris dispatch. field of 14 candidates seeking Round Table will participate an permitted to vote only SO days anticipated she has stressed the r«. ihe rrt 5p^ r r n ° r '"• arrogant, the cruel and the sel-Hbwever, Hochschild asked that election to the seven places on the event. Three prizes are be- after Parliamentary rs ti -iT 1 and municiing awarded: First of $5; second, pal elections. Jewish -deputies in importance of making i:p bridge fish thrive; prophets and saints no more imigrants embark for the city council. foursomes immediately and callin exile, hoodlums in the highest Bolivia, and- the HIAS-ICA ad- Trustin, who will now begin his ?3, and the third, $2. the Lower House are limited to Dr. I. Dansky will act as mas- 6 per cent of the total and they ing the Jewish Community Cerplaces t)f authority. - -vised affiliated committees and third term as commissioner of ter, JA 1SG6. for reservations ES ' This dazzling fulfillment of a steamship companies according- public improvements, maintained ter of ceremonies. Judges will be are barred from the Upper Eouse soon as possible. Luncheon wil Mrs. Herman Jahr, Arthur Coin ly.) brave ideal should give all men entirely. be 25 cents. and Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter. hope again as they walk between Foreshadowing a revision of Housing Shortage A board meet re v " r>e r-~" In connection with this annual the cool pools set amid Palestinv Jewish citizenships, the lavr emThe" hbusing problem h a s c i;.^1affair, honor awards will be pre- powers th§ Minister of Interior to at 11:30 precedi-g ian shrubbery . . . "Yes." they reached serious proportions as resented in recognition of loyalty, may say. "this is the victory of sult of the influx from the prodeprive of Hungarian citizenship leadership and activities on behalf all persons naturalized after July n^ »• (r w- »• r "^* *• T r ^ peace, of. faithful hands and gen-vinces and abroad in connection of the organization. tle hearts. This is a land gained with the Eucharistic Congress 1, 1914, aad authorizes the Govi i The committee in charge of arby a great love and made fruit- here. Immigrants' homes and reernment to regulate the Question rangements for this program In- of Jewish emigration and transful by a vast devotion. In a world lief centers were filled to overclude":' Sylvia Epstein., chairman; fer of Jewish capital from the making new hecatombs they built flowing. Jewish leaders were Named to University's Ann Arbitman, Joe Guss and jjhil country,.._: -seefcing~to~nTake- - pnmsioir for .' h t sh l i lf l i f ^ ' ""'High'eot Honor" ~'~' ' Slalkin. • ' " " "' " "'' Exemptions And, enheartened by this, men lodging of refugees in private -• Admission to Stage Nite will Societies Jewish homes and the halls of Amendments adopted at the bemay look into the ashe3 ol their 7 be 10 cents. hest of the Upper House provide Last Certter I Icy cf 1£3T dead ideals and discover faint Jewish -clubs.' Last week three Jewish, stufor (1)..establishment of E special It is held here that the tempor; sparks still glowing . . . "Yes, it body to grant Jews exemptions seems that peace and righteous- ary, ban on immigration is not an dents at the University of NebraBis " H : f from the operation of the law ness and gentle hands can winanti-Semitic measure and it is re- ska were awarded the highest activity honors that can come to when in the nation's interest, (2> victories in the world. Look! called that President Busch, in ''Be So K i n c l j i'<- ! - ^ C T excludes from the category of 1 "We've found a spark in the his April proclamation after as- come to any individual at the "Jews" all persons baptized be- • t e r P i a y e r produce o r r " ilie s e r suming dictatorial powers, con- university — initiation into the ashes!" : son, given I I o n e " i " i ^ f rrd senior honoraries of M o rtar fore Aug. 1, 1919. whose parents At the Fair we are not asking demned racial hatred. "We note and Innocents. Those honwere born in Hungary prior to | W e d n e s d a y e v e n i r g s -p-p-rocl to be the world to cry with us, to take with sorrow/' he said at that Board ored were: Arthur Hill. Selma 1S49, and persons born Christ- l a play t a i l o r e d to t^« , j f t s rf courage w i t h us; to break time, "the appearance in the Hill, Jerusalem (WNS-Paleor AgenXoi r-?T c , j ti"» and Irving Sherman. ians whose parents were baptized ! local groups. through the current darkness and country of racist tendencies which cy) •— If Great Britain is plan- before Jan. I, 1919. Such per- | cast of t h e play ; u " n <r r \ ^ ' Arthur Hill, Lincoln, won the ning to undermine the Jewish Naset its feet toward brighter des- are inadmissible in a country i lent performancp 1 i t tl » 1^-d sons remain snbject, however, to tinies . . . "Felldwmen,.we offer, which now more than ever stands highest honors of the three whea tional Home she must be prepared various other restrictions. ! audience r e s p o n s e - r r > " e c t > • e(Continued on page S.) 1 he was tapped third member of to use bayonets and shed Jewish yon a desert conquered and made ly. Innocents society, a group of 13 blood, for the Jewish community green by the ways of peace, with Hepiete with "iiJc5 - ' c r i " ^ t men. By virtue of his position of Palestine will stop at no sufhands soiled only by the -grime of familiar expressicr* r r ^ - . : • ? " " • Hill automatically becomes secre- fering to resist any policy deour toil.* We have watered this isms, " B e So K - c ' -"coir^ tary of the society. soil by the- sweat of our brows, structive of its "only hope." the the d i f f i c u l t i e s ' o ' n T ~ * - ~ r : \ ' Hill is a member of Sigma Al—. with no blood of vanquished men. Zionist General Council (Actions ous to see h e r c r \ . ~ c r r r - - " J pha Mu, a varsity debater, assis- Committee) warned in a resoluWe plan even more—w.e think of off " w e l l . " tant business manager .of the Daia land made good by Justice, of tion adopted at the closing sesly Nebraskan, member of Student Cast 52\..{>r<r-. which it shall be said: "Here no Council and of Corn Cobs, men's sion of its meeting here. Martha HiEti'i" r r= 1 = > ~r . • r man's hand is against his neighThe gravity with which the pep organization. He has won remoney-ininded c r . " r r r r r*bor; here no. man covets his Yishuv awaits an imminent ancognition for scholarship at Honriageable fcrood, 1 r E - - ^ p-%. neighbor's fields. For all men New York (JTA) — Deporta- ors Convocation for three straight nouncement of policy for tbe futport-unity t o cisp'r" 1 1^" r l p<; there is enough and by the ruJe tion New officers will be elected at ure of Palestine is reflected in of Fritz Kuhn, leader of the years and is also the possessor of Rosalie Alberts v c = c c - - * ~r- i ^ re. of justice every man knows,how German the meeting of the local lodge of the solemn threat of non-co-opera--American B u n d , on a "William Gold freshman scholaringly nasty , i—t r-> - - f rL much is enough." charges of perjury in connection ship key. In addition HiIl is a tion and resistance contained in the B'nai B'rith on Monday eve- d a u g h t e r . while E ° r 1 ^ ' .7 -v o~ . - J. , , - „ ning. the carefully worded resolution. i o "> Refreshing Picture with his entry to the United States member of the rally committee the "sympathies c : t ' ,- — - '• The new officers will "be in- h e r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n or i 1 - " \ The British government is I guess it will be good also for and his subsequent naturalization, and is chairman of the inter-camv called upon to refrain from stalled at the B'nai B'rith Field istic d a u g h t e r , r > r v - -=oc Jews to s o to the Palestine Pa- is being sought by the Non-Sec- pus bus commission. vilion and get refreshment. They tarian Anti-Nazi League. Irvin Sherman, Omaha, mem- breaching its international obliga- day which is to be held at the at h e r m o t h e r ' s r r o- . - •• have been weeping so much and The League announced it has ber of Zeta Beta Tau, was tapped tions, while tbe General Council Highland Country club on June One ol t h e h ^i ^i - J same have .permitted their souls placed in the hands of the federal twelfth member of the Innocents reaffirms the "anxious concern" 7. A stag will be given at the p r o d u c t i o n WEE t* ~ >." ^ ^ c ' r to be let down to. the inferior authorities a sworn statement by society. Sherman is a member of of the Jewish people for peace in same time to honor Archie Cohen. e n a c t m e n t of a Cr ^ '•• i- "» = level to which anti-Semites would Reinhold Spitz,' a refugee from Corn Cobs, Kosmet Klub, Red Palestine "especially in this grave president of the District Grand bout by Irvin Z T C >i , , i c _ —> push all Jews; and many have Munich, stating Kuhn was con-Guidon, and is assistant business moment in international affairs." lodge. erly Mendelson. Zr r - " t r The resolution reads as follows: The auditing committee _is send- as t h e ne"er-co-v r come to believe that to be a Jew victed of stealing overcoats from manager of the Comhusker. -"•- v . is. only a doom of everlasting fellow students while enrolled at "The General Council of the ing verification statements to all haps one of t h e b ' ^ Selma Hill, Lincoln, was elect, pain; and many suffer the disin- the University of Munich. ed to Mortar Board, women's sen- World Zionist organization, meet- members of the lodge. seen on t h e Ce~ <"" >= ~-r tegrating pain of self-pity; and ior honorary. Miss Hill is viceing in Jerusalem on the eve of Saks as t h e h e " -> ' \ - . . - - Investigation of the charges is Borne wonder whether it's worth being conducted by Charles Mil- president of Sigma Delta Tau sor- tbe issuance of the Mandatory while going on as Jews. (They ler, assistant district director of ority; president of Tassels, wom- Power's decision regarding the iis» «>- tXgs! feel the utter emptiness of com-immigration and naturalization, en's pep organization; president future of Palestine, feels it its Myron Tarnoff <? of Sigma Alpha Iota, National plete futility).. duty to draw the attention of the the Federal Bureau of InvestigaNate S e t e r m c n s ' r ' music sorority; treasurer of Beta . F o r all-these there should be tion and the V. S. district attor- Sigma Phi, women's Journalism government to the grave consek +u 4ffi LkuW«sCblt ii tar ^ & il UH4n er, completed a v quences involved in the adoption enheartenment in this show x>t the ney's office. Although her , honorary; member of the Y. W. dynamic - power of Jewish hearts PocDhanttis, t h e - ' According to Spitz, who wasC. A. cabinet, member of "Vestals of a policy which is contrary to William L. Holznaar.. represent- J o h a L a a 1-IowE.rd v o and hands. They will go about founder and owner of a large of the Lamp, arts and science the international obligations of the"fair grounds gathering sam- clothing establishment on the honorary, member of Phi Sigma Great Britain under the Mandate; ing the Union of American He- of t h e evening. ples of; this and that—free corn- same Munich street where Kuhn's Iota, romance language honorary, which would condemn, the Jews brew Congregations, spoke at the T h e play, w r i t ; " to remain a permanent minority Friday evening service ' of the b u r g , w a s direcLflakes, -soap- powders, toy bal- father had a business, Kuhn and editor of the 'N' book. in Palestine; which would deprive Temple B'nai Jeshuren in. Lin- •mar; J a i i r . T h e ~~ loons; cookies; But at the Pales- served four months in Stadelheim them of the right to settle in a coln, last -p-eek on "Democracy tine Pavilion they will get a gift prison for his crime. Upon his part of the country, and would and Religion.'' of light by which in the darkness release he was given a job in the Mr. Holzman's appearance in deliver the Jewish National Home they will Bee something of their Spitz firm, as a result of interLincoln was as a member c-I the to Arab domination. own Worth: "This is I, the Jew!vention by a mutual friend of the "The Jews cannot consent to or Committee of One Hundred which This 1B I, the Jew—offering some- Spitz and Kuhn families. acquiesce in such a policy. The is directing the Union's Layman's thing of my inner life. The Jew After four months as shipping Jewish people; especially the Jew- Tour. Mr. Holzman is also chairhas built a good country out of clerk, Spitz discovered Kuhn had man of the Nebraska committee The Cbesea t ish community "in Palestine, will Ms travail. This is I." . .'• stolen merchandise worth more The Jewish Community Center not shrink from any sacrifice In in charg-e of the Lsj-zcan's Tour ho!d its anz:sal ,:Mf. Joseph Brainin. head of the than 3,000 marks. When the theft organised by the Union as part Press Department of the Pales- was discovered, Kuhn's father and Softball League is scheduled to opposing the setting KP of any of its Ten year Program of Serv- day. May 21. at tine Pavilion reports on "the the mutual friend' begged Spitz get under way this Sun-day morn- regime calculated to destroy the ice to Democracy and Judaism. munity Center, anxious to raise f only hope left them. glory and color of rural Palestine not to expose Kuhn and it was ing at 11 o'clock. A reception in Mr. Holzman's new equipment Teams participating In the -that is being re-created . . . The decided to send him out of the "The Jews will persist in the visitor will breathe the perfumed country to avoid further disgrace. League are: A. Z. A. 1: A. Z. A. Jewish National Home, returning honor followed the service. Rabbi Funeral Home s Ogle is spiritual leader o' tarv standards air of the Palestine country side Kuhn was sent to Mexico in 1922, 100, Sigma Alpha Mu, B'nai to Palestine whatever the restric- Jacob B'rith, Breslow Auto Glass, and tions imposed or the sufferings B'nai Jeshuren. Bernard S. Gradentered the United States in 1928 •-. colorful flowers of the Holy vrohl is president of the Congrethe Omaha Jobbing Company. A prominent r entailed. It will not he possible Land among the greener/ . . The and beqame a naturalized citizen The diamonds to be used for to impose any repine undermin- gation. dress the neetir. outer structure of the Pavilion is in 1934. The Anti-Nazi League the opening league play are: iTitxy be made at . a perfect blend of the ancient and has asked police protection for 02nd and Dewey; 33rd and Cass; ing the Jewish National Homeland Jewis-b. Ccn'.rcur except by the force of bayonets modern trends of architecture." Mr. Spitz. and Elmwopd West. 1CGG. or bv cElIir1 and the shedding of Jewish blood. A pergola.over a-stone-flagged Followers of Softball are inAT S24E. "The Jewish people are anxicourt leads Into- a garden of for- To Represent Center vited to watch tbe games which ously concerned in the preservamal pools and, shrubs . . .-There be played through the sumThe annual Mother's Day servAt A.A.U. Swim Meet will tion of peace in Palestine aiid in is a" floor," a masterpiece of mosiac mer months. ice, sponsored by the Pi Tau Fi the maintenance of friendly relaart, taken from the ruins of an - Bucky. Greenberg, Stanley Felty-?,* A, tions and "closest co-operation fraternity, will be held this eveancient synagogue which onco man,'and Norman Polonsky will Sfaertok,Returns to ning at Temple Israel. Irvin nialwith Great Britain, especially in stood In the Esdraelon Plain. represent the Jewish Community this grave moment in Internation- asliocls: will speak os beiaJf ol' be elc S3 tElf C" Palestine Epic Center at the 1939 Midwest A. London the fraternity. Flowers Trill be al affairs. The Palestine epic is presented A. U. Boys Indoor Swimming London (WNS-Palcor Agency) . "The council strongly urges the distributed to all the mothers atIn ten exhibition halls: meet on Saturday, May 20, at the Moshe Shertok, head of the government to consider the ques- tending. In hon r c£ tb The Hall of Transformation— Omaha Y. M. C. A. political department of the Jew- tion and to refrain from any The annual taeetins of the Cc;i- David I-i. "iVice v, a saga of the reclamation of Greenberg is to swim in the ish. Agency, returned to London breach of its obligations and to gresation ol Temple Israel 'will wasteland—the almost magical forty-yard breast-stroke. 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