June 2, 1939 by Jewish Press

ONE WAX OF IJOOKIWG AT

PALESTINE .-.Well, the son, in his dreadful travail, returns tc the homestead iSnterea as Second Clasa ilail Matter on January 31. 1931, at of his father and finds the door OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939 Postoffice. of Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March S_ 1X79 closed against him. He had been cast out of his owa home and had v:andered over the world, seeking a place to lay his head; and now fce knocks at the door of the old i *~ place where his father lived and Is driven away. New York (WNS) - v Because j New York (WNS) — Dorothy r American Negroes, e s p e c iaily ".hompson, well-known columnist "But this is my father's house! those who live in the South, are md lecturer, was the recipient of He lived here and it was promdeeply indebted to the late Julius the Richard J. H. Gottheil Medal ised to me." CiH from the Zeta Beta Tau fraternRosenwald, "who gave millions of •.'There's no ..place for you ity, oldest Jewish fraternity in dollars to establish Young Men's here." merican colleges. The fraternity Christian Association building and i •»* .-» TJ C *<• J M. "But consider how faithful I 1,240 Jews Refused Entry awards the medal annually to per- 100,000 Attend Opering rural public schools for members | ^cuon&ad _ 5 a y s Mandate Save been to this house and its Ceremonies on sons distinguished for their servNegro race," P. E. Young, } b y Presidential Cosforra to acres. In the years of my prosices to Jewry. Miss Thompson ..tie Negro periodical • . Sunday Decree perity I gave o£ my means to it. is the first woman to receive the , ~":i"*-r*uiSe," sent a CDHI lived in a distant place but I award. •-'•?, '7r. """"-«n Altsch.nl, BRITISH POLICY Bit COMMONS APPROVE was faithful to send Tny money POGROMS THREATENED ;svi\',* aited Jewish. Previous recipients have inhere for this house." cluded President Roosevelt, John T- T T ' 'If Concerned Mr. YOUL.5,.. that through Government "We don't want you here, sir." Cuban Jewry Raises Fund Haynes Holmes, Governor Her- Einstein in Address Urges Continued Support by Slim Majority in this contribution---ae "wanted to "This beauty, the fruitfulness . for Defense Against ert H. Lehman and Felix Warindicate our interest in the broad ol these fields are the work of for Ideal House burg. The presentation to Miss Propaganda ?en iox New Local PreKc:r;.s. question of Jewish, -welfare in the my brothers and the fruit of my Thompson was made by Harold crisis, and to make some giving." London (JTA) — While pleasHavana (JTA) — A crisis in Riegelman, past-chairman of the World's Fair, N. Y. '(JTA) — present New York (WKS' — 1E their j "We're Borry — but that's our the Cuban Government threatened National Interfraternity Confer- One of the smallest national pa- expression of our concern and ed by the shoving made against concern Palestinel end its slg- ' helped to give, the New sympathy." 1 the White Paper on Palestine, mfitariceover 'decision. You can't come in.'" this week on the question of refu- ence, who praised her as giving vilions - i " which won House of Common*; A m - ' i . - r a, ;c c, - ~* *'Ahd now that I am a wan- gees, 1,240. of whom were refus- voice and volume" to the "in-York World's Fair the biggest j-t-v, T . -F r n day since its opening when more approval by the slim majority ot is i p l n o i ' e r derer without sanctuary, even the ed permission to land from three stinct for freedom." - •• =" o" ~' - ' K than 100,000 Jews from many S9 votes. Zionist circles voiced door of my father's house is ships over the week end. Col. n i cities flocked to the grounds on concern over the Government s c ro oi nrt - *n ' eV• i,< - '"• i. * - " -~ Fulgenico Batista, military chief, closed against me." il i ' -.'<*•-. Sunday to glory over the Jewish expressed - i n t e ction not to b < was reported to have issued a de•'Please go." 1 I """ i _ " O i " "L 1 " " i" * " ( " - . Palestine Pavilion and mass in bound by any decision that m?" f c \ ,"<=- =' L o r ; 1 -T ' cree banning entry of Jewish ref- * i Ironic Tragedy demonstration against British be taken by the Permanent Mar- ; r c , T , t f " - «\ f ' f t -"•• c r 1 was said to have threaten; --•policy on the Holy Land. It's ironic tragedy heaped upon ugees, dates Commission cf the Lear c ed to resign if they were allowed 1 f\ the tragedy that has gone be- to enter. The dedicatory ceremonies in of Nations. lore, insult on top or all the inthe Court of Peace, attended by r -" Colonial Undersecretary L,o ^ 0I The German steamship San Luis scores of thousands under a jury. It is for bitter laughter Dufferin and Ava bluntly slate I burning sun, were predominantly . . . "In a world that doesn't was at sea with 93S refugees F r e " , o -a that if the Mandates CornmissicT ( •want me I am driven even from aboard, barred from landing un- District President of B'nai a political demonstration as the Philip Klutznick to Give took the vie-vr thet the Gover->- -. e r t s. -. o v participants booed the names of B'rith Will Be Guest my father's house. But this house der the presidential decree. In'< 1 e * t_ ment's new Palestine policy -p-e = Prime Minister Neville ChamberCommencement of: my father was promised me. tervention with the Government of Local Lodge inconsistent -with the msEda'c c lain and Colonial Secretary Malby Jewish communal and refugee• Address It was a sacred promise." then Britain would ask the Leagu^ ». r " " colm MacDonald and listened to The exile remembers his fath- aid organizations had so far provArchie Cohen, president of Dis_T > ,. . , . , , Council to amend the mandete Iv TT speeches by Prof. Albert Einstein, er's house in the years before. It en fruitless. Later the steamer rict Grand Lodge, No. 6 of B'nai Dr. Chairn Weizmann by radio r r p \ r The Department of History and c o n f o r m t 0 t b e BClicr _ had fallen into desolation and its Ordune brought 154 more refu- B'rith, will be guest of honor at from ] Senator William H. Religion of the City Talmud Tor^ jiajo-itv .obtains fields had become desert. They gees, of whom 50 were permitted the B'nai B'rith stag and field day King, Paris. b e gmaI1 1. v ; i 11 i o t... n * \0 Mayor Fiorello H. Lar a d a t l o June •with whom it had been left had to land and the remainder barred. £.™ Uon _ bSunday °}*S* 5morning, ? ? . . e ^4, - for thetoWhite Paper 'came beirr as r *•- r» !» r r Guardia and American Zionist cises shock the Government, The ship put out for Chile with at 11 o'clock in the auditorium let the -fields die; the trees had leaders. the smallest the Chamberlain rethe 104 still aboard. Another 200 1 of the Jewish Community Center. withered and fallen and there gime has received on "any roaj* Special police details guarded had been .no new planting; the exiles arrived on the French Mr. Philip M. Klutznick: will be issue for several years. Twer L-1 the British and Italian pavilions steamship Flandre, which was not earth lay gray under the sun, givduring the day, but no untoward commencement speaker. Diplomas Conservatives, including ex-Col c"1 permitted to disembark its pasing nothing. I-C !r Tc incident was reported. Circulars will be awarded to those students ial Secretary Leopold S. Amer sengers and proceeded toVeroAs he tarns away from his cruz, Mexico. condemning Britain's Palestine who have completed, in a satisfac- Winston Churchill, Oliver Lockffather's houBe t h e exile's eyes policy were distributed in front tory manner, a course in Jewish Lampson and Capt. Victor Cazcglow with the vision of the lovely Tragedy Aboard of the British building. Officials history, customs and ceremonies. let, voted against the Govemme*' The following are members of and 140 abstained, including U o scene that has been created since: of the pavilion made no move to The Jews abroad the San Luis the graduating class: Sylvia Bern- Cabinet officials. This houss standing strong again; were desperate, one of them, Prof. interfere. - -I"' v ' 1 r r-; » rv -i t stein, Roselle dayman, Annette these waving fields; these trees Meier Weiler, 63 years old, died Serious Setback Morning Ceremony hearing the orange and the olive on the ship of a heart attack. OthThe Chamberlain Govensmeni = The ceremonies began in the Forbes, Beverly Gree, Sarah Ka1 .r morning- -with a reception for dis, .Rose Kirshenbaum, B e t t y failure to secure a substance ers were seeking to commit sui- r . L - C r . . all this. . Ethelyn majority for its policy was gene members of the board of direc- Kraft, Floyd -Kuklin, "I am not allowed to share of cide by throwing themselves overtors and advisory council of the Lashinsky, and Ma,riam Lipsrnan. ally considered a serious setbacl this goodness to which I gave board. Pavilion, followed by a procesfrom my own bands." T Also Harriet Lorkis, Reeda evidencing a lack of confidence Contributing the situation sion to Perylon Hall for the of- Magzamin, Beverly Merriam,. Fan- its proposals. T h e Manchester What ought he to do? He was the agitationto in some newsficial reception by Grover Whalny Miller, Harriet Parker, Ruth j Guardian said editorially that tl might take up a gun against papers. In an editorial in Diario en, president of the fair, and an Rosinsky, Rose Silver, Leonard jT °te constituted a "virtual c rthose who have driven him from de la Marina, Editor Pepin preofficial call at the Federal buildhis father's house. Everybody in dicted pogroms against the Jews. Steinberg, Rosalie Wasseriaan, feat" for the Government, wfc ~ ing. Then the Eternal Light was the world is taking tip guns. He Anti-Semitic activities have been Lois Wintrauh, the Times asserted that the r r installed in the pavilion with an Bertha Wine, position would have been more io~might pick up a torch that with increasing in the past two months. opening ceremony, and there fol- Phyllis Wintraub, • and Bernard rnifiahle but tor the reluctance fire as well as with gun he may A Central Committee of Jewish lowed a luncheon for Zionist Wolfson. has embarrass the Government at z go against his enemies. All ->ver Institutions has been founded to Miss Florence Steinberg leaders. In the afternoon came o | the world people are making organize defense against anti-Semthe main ceremonies, which were been teacher of the* graduating 1Uime of great international trnArchie Cohen. sion. ready to throw fire even from the itism and is carrying on a §10,followed in the evening by a con- class. It was pointed out, also, that , skies. 000 fund-raising campaign to fi- which is to be held on Wednesday, cluding dinner. the shortness cf the debate p-e- ' I like to believe that the exile nance its activities. June 7, a t the Highland Country Thousands of persons had vented many of all parties fre— is wiser than to take up force Children's Bill Supported Club. come to New York to witness the J participating, trtne the sbstent? — \,1 t o make right out of his wrong. Washington (JTA) — Strong Mr. Cohen, a resident of Chi- dedication of the first Palestine i of 14.O conservatives O6sr>ite tb" He has lived so long and hassupport for the Wagner-Rogers cago, is a Referee in the Chicago pavilion ever erected at an inter] three-line vhip on a question .-' learned- so much. These others bill t o admit 20,000 German ref- Bankruptcy Court. He is a Past national exposition in the Tjni'°£ j1coafid-jnee vrss - iaiien to" sh-.v who have taken up guns and pre- ugee children to the United States Exalted ruler of the-Chicago Elks States." "Excursions' had itroug: t ! lJ 111 i a ^ V» i h t I* that an imports-itt ^ecaon rf Gr>-pare to throw" fire from the -skies was given before the House Im- and is active in Masonic affairs. Zionists from principal cities cf ernment supporters T.-ere uns". lr are people who were born only migration Committee. The hearing For many years he was a pro- the country. to follow the GcrprRroent !""the day before yesterday; but he was featured by reading of a let- fessional associate of the late U. Omahan Stresses Need of although Opened by Einstein unwilling to join the Opis old enough to have been a t ter from President William Green S. Senator J . Hamilton Lewis of The pavilion, which had opened Responsible Leadposition. Sinai and to have seen the hand of the American Federation of Illinois. unofficially three weeks ago. was ership Next to Geneva. of God in Egypt. (His opp/es- Labor urging passage of the mea- Mr. Cohen, who is a noted after- declared officially open by Prof. j The next formal p;.ep x?\\\ \>e sors are only dust in the desert sure. dinner speaker, will talk to the Einstein in a dedicatory address New York (WNS) — Subordi- | taken at Geneva, where the M-r-i of Egypt though they were a pow 'Joseph A. Padway, A. F . L. members of the local lodge at the in which he stressed that "who. "'Ir < erful people with chariots and counsel who read the message, de- banquet to be held in the evening. ever has learned to appreciate nation of the personalities of the 1 dates Commission is expected tc clared it was personal as the or- The afternoon, Wednesday, will and admire the positive side of leaders of Jewry to the higher | consider the Palestine policy wi ! swords.) • *ganization itself had taken no of- be devoted to golf and baseball. man's aspirations is sure to be cause, "the welfare of Israel," out vrr* May Be Best willing to protect and, if neces- through i "disciplined utterance on i e> o"? s o ' He raises his fist, then lets it ficial action on the issue. An evening of cards and enter- sary, to fight with all his might and action" esecated through the forms to 12-- r_c.r.v. Other witnesses endorsing the tainment will follow the dinner. in defense fall . . . "Perhaps for the moment of what has been properly organized agencies, was c - e s " e c - - : all this is for the best," he says bill included actor Joe E . Brown, Tickets for the Stag and Field achieved.'' urged by Henry Monsky, presi- da-te Cr-rrrr . He remembers that in all hiswho flew from Hollywood to tes- day are 51-25 and may be gotten • , r of B'nai B'rith, in an address its ctt ,-L He said: "In Palestine a handtimes "before he always said of tify; Frank Graham, president of from Salewin Michnick, At. 0755. ful of people is threatened by the dent the graduates of the Jewish all his pains, "This may be forNorth Carolina "University; .ClarNew officers of the Lodge will political intrigues of the Powers. to Insitute of Religion at the 14th cons.-t°-t the best," but then he meant that ence E . Pickett, executive secre- be installed at this time. - -v ] Sheer brutal mob violence would commencement esercises held at expect t t s -~ c- •whatever befell him might be fortary of the Non-Sectarian Commitrob it of its achievements won at Carnegie Hall. Co,." the best for himself, according to tee for German Refugee Children, i to crrcrc the price of hard work and bit- \ and Miss Katherine Lenroot, chief Mr. Monsky stressed the fact God's will. ter sacrifice.'It is exposed to con- that "lack of forthrightness where j . ""*'%„ \,_ " ^ 1 of the Children's Bureau of the * Now he says, "This which has Labor e P stant attack, and every one of its Department. a courageous policy is required is j ^, JJ_^_ ~J[ just happened to me may be in members is forced tS fight for his My admonition of John Brophy, national director the end ' for the best of the very life, even over and above the distressing. r f r- r r rrestraint means disciplined utterof the Congress of Industrial Orbitter economic struggle for suri .world." • ance and action through properly ganizations told the c o mmittee vival." <L. Yes, he thinks, it may be forthat organized labor had no fears organized agencies; it does mean ' the best. of the world that the of an undue influx of refugees resubordination of the individual to this UL Arabs have been appeased at hissulting from the Wagner-Rogers the group, to the cause, to theonirl p aid, expense. At least he hopes so. bill. Approval of the bill is only people." Joe Jacobs has been named loraitted This tragedy would make no a small token of the CIO's oppo- cal general chairman of the testiGreat, Need tutior sensB a t all if in the long run sition to what is going in in themonial dinner to be given the Rt. Asserticg that "never in n o d | -a-j^ ~ ~tU "•*— - _ there was not some good in it. Reich, Frophy said, Gaynell Haw- Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan, era times has there been greater Surely he would' rather see the kins, of Dallas, president of the founder and director of B o y s need for competent and balanced 'Arabs bought over, even at his Texas Social Welfare Association Town, on Monday, June 26, when leadership," in Jewish life, Mr. t h a t v Ou d i ~*T expense, to the side of the Brit- endorsed the legislation, saying he is presented with the national Moasky listed moral stamina, an i t y fn c o ~ t - p ] ish than that they should be with that an "amazing decline" in this humanitarian award of the Varieadequate Jewish background, tol- las- 1 *- -• - - v Hitler and Mussolini. He cancountry's birthrate n e e essitated ty Clubs of America. erance and discipline as the four a r e a s •• L = t l e The final B'nai B'rits meeting hope only that they stay bought. bringing more children here. National officers of the Varie- of the year will be held at theprerequisites lor "contemporary diar; j-"^."t<">. * u I t would he such a tragedy for ty Clubs will come to Omaha for Jewish Community Center Monday leadership." arat -~ L ^t ^~ the whole world if the East went the presentation which is being evening, June 5. New officers of Jewish leaders today, he stated, tier with Hitler and Mussolini. arranged by the l o c a l Variety the local lodge will be elected at must "refuse to be defeatists, ("Lord God," he says,. "*• hope group. Assisting Mr. Jacobs is the that time. however crushing the assaults, j It is all foi the "best of the following committee appointed by must be steeped in Jewish learn- ] A resolution will also be subworld.") L >r Harry J. Shumow, Chief barker; mitted at this time pertaining to i ing and tradition, and close to If it is true . . . if by this Edward Shafton, Evert R, Cum-the control and management of the reservoirs of their people's p-cifying' of Arabs the front mings, John J. Gillin, -Jr., Jack the reserve fund. Final reports of heritage.'" They mttst not peragainst the arrogance and cruelty Epstein, and Leon Dizon. \ >,all standing committees will be mit "devotion to a particular proand hate was strengthened . . . gram" to degenerate into "ugly Among - those serving on the read at the meeting. the exile could feel that perhaps partisanship" or adherence to "a honorary civic committee chosen The campaign for the conserva- philosophy cf Jewish life to pet\ Mrs. David A. Goldstein, who to work with the Omaha Variety it was all worth while: This pain of membership is continuing rify into fanaticism," said Mr. • i.of his then would not be in vain. was chosen by the Southwest" Re- Club are George Brandeis, Louis tion under the leadership cf Dr. A. Monsky. Though he had been robbe* of gional Conference of Hadassah as Hiller, Morris E . Jacobs? and Greenberg. k' his inheritance and might not its delegate to the 21st World Henry Monsky. "It is regrettable that some of The Breadhreakers will coneven enter his fathers* house he Zionist Congress, which is to b the men who have taken authority tinue meeting throughout t h e h e l d in Geneva, Switzerland, if it were could feel grateful summer every Thursday at the in Jewish life are either crnicE.3 starting August 16, has signified all for the best of the world. with reference to eternal values Elks Club. her intention of attending. ("O, my God, grant that .1 shall or else so utterly blasted in spirit Mrs. Goldstein was also in not be deceived in this as I have that they impart their lack of formed by the national office o been in other things.") moral stamina to those whom Hadassah that she would be conAvoid Horror. they influence." His fate and the fate of all de- sidered a member of its delegaOther speakers at the exercises cal Rabbi David A. Goldstein recent things that men cherish tion of S4 women to the Geneva turned, today, from Minneapolis trere Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Pro: Washington (JTA) — Senator fessor Henry Slcnimsky, deaa. of •were bonnd up in.one bundle with Congress. he had been called last Fri- James One of the few life member where M. Mead was host at a the faculty; Rabbi Sidney E. the fate of England. Not that day by the death of his mother, luncheon in honor of Francois Je Goldstein, professor of social servEngland was unselfish; England of Hadassah, Mrs. Goldstein i, Mrs. Sigmond Goldstein. had even foiled in its simple word the first Vice-president of tiu Mrs. Goldstein who was sixty Tessan, French deputy and mem- ice, and Frederick Greenman. En of honor. But sometime the Southwest Region. At the Kan-years of age had resided in Min- ber of the French ORT Parliapaths of the just and the unjust sas City conference she was chos- neapolis for the past thirty-eight mentary Committee. Other guests en delegate to the Congress by included 25 -enators, ambassacross and they must walk awhile years. dors of Poland, France. Russia together anc1 sustain one another 59 votes of a total of 60, Surviving her ars her husband, and ministers of Rumania, in the wilderness. three eons, and two daughters. Latviathe and Lithuania. "Yes," sighs the exile, " i t Funeral services were held on Senator Mead described the might have been worse." Sunday. , i>.'» ORT as not a "charity," but a \ ™ h e conclm If it is trae that" the Arab exercises cf the •world would have gone with HitNew York (JTA) — Bruno -"humanitarian social service to Beth E l Sab; School frill he ler and Mussolini that would Ixave Dr. Victor E. Levine was named Schachner has resigned as secre- aid those who through no fault held this EEturfisy n o r n i n s , J t n e i the r r' - . " - - • _ . r C " j ty r - ~ - -. Seen a hideous tragedy for allpresident of the Reserve Officers* tary of the Refugee Economic of their own are denied home acd S a t 10 o'clock, Oa Tuesday, J u n e 5, t h e ESSUEI lslz~-z r l . ' -'*•" mankind . . . "How small my Medical society at the annual Corporation and of the Emigre peace." own pain would have been then." banquet held last week. Dr. L& Charitable Fund, Inc., to become i school picnic is t o h e h e ' 3 . T h e i The first Jewish congregation j children i!2.ve t<esa EEt.efi to a s - ! Kayyini Poisco T E S tr'" And what would his stake in vine is a major in the Reserves. assistant United States attorney, Major F. E. Cohen was elected it was announced by the corpora- in South Africa vras founded in semble a t t h e C e n t e r t y 10 j'Jew t o beoone president Palestine be worth "before the o'clock. ! Ssiyrna Ghasiber cf Comi-ic. to' the executive committee. tion. Capetown in I S 4 1 . (Continued on page 8.)

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