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In These Critical Times Morris E. Jacobs, Chairman 1940 Jewish Philanthropies
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1 5 , 1 9 4 0
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i.- From t i e throats of harassed, Annual Service Will Be Starving European Jewry comes Held Tonight at
. t h e despairing cry, "We Want to ; Lire"" From the miserable tem- porary shelters of the Lublin Res: ervatlon for Jews, thousands of < Jews feebly raise t h e i r voices, - "We Want to Live!" From the • bare fields of No-Man's-Land an - a g o n i s i n g cry "We Want to • Lire!" reaches our shores. A plea ' for life, a plea of human beings trapped in the very Shadow of the - Valley of Death for a chance to live!
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: And! we, American Jews! We • live on a veritable oasis for the Jews . . • one of the few remaining countries in the whole world where,Jews may dwell at peace . * . , enjoying the right to work . and the fall privileges of citizen: ship. To those who plead "We Want : to Lire!" the lot of the humblest . of us must iteem like a vision of delight. For the past seven years - t h e y have been the victims of the most carefully-devised, completelyrorganized campaign of destruction and annihilation.
John A. Farber, president of thjr Service Life Insurance company of Omaha, lias been selected as clialriuan of Hie Initial Gifts Division of the 1040 Jewish Philanthropies campaign. Announcement of this appointment was made by Morris K. Jacobs, general chairman of the campaign. - Mr. Farber has been active in communal affairs for many years and new impetus was added to
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An exciting mystery melodrama, "Post Road" was a popular Broadway ;success of seve'ral season's ago. " Members Of the cast will include Joe Cohen, Beverly M e ndelson, Morris Landman, D a v e ; WeineJ1, Lillian Cherniss, Martha Himelstein, Shirley Kahn, C h a r l e s Rachman, Alta C o h e n , Dorothy Tatleman, H a r o l d Habler, Sam Kaplan, Betty Tarnoff, and Pauline Rlfkin. Mrs. Herman Jahr is directing the production. '.'.,'" . • •
Every hand is turned against them. Their property has been confiscated; they may not work; they may not send their children to school; they are driven into Crowded ghettocs; they are tortnred, starved, a n d humiliated; they may not even care for their 1* TJhis is the awful desert of fear and dread, of hunger and sickness, of despair and degradation, in which millions of European Jews wander today. Rabbi Morris N. Kertzer Can any Omaha Jew stand by unmoved, and accept all this without attempting to do something tor, together w i t h Dr.'A. L. Sachar, at the Illinois H11 le 1 about it? Foundation, and was Hlllol director at the University of Alabama. Can any Omaha Jew be so comAt present he is an associate fortable and like Ferdinand the professor in the School of Reball, sit under a cork, tree and ligion at the University of Iowa. flmell the flowers while millions Others Participate of our brethren are faced with exThe Sabbath services will be Unction? preceded by a welcome to Beth El by Arthur A. Cohn, president, The answer can come through and the response, for B'nai B'rith the success of the 1940 Jewish by Dr. Leon Feliman, The openPhilanthropies Campaign. Its suc- ing prayer will be read by Milton cess means the continuation of Frohm, and Joe Solomonow and ioup kitchens to feed millions of Salewin Michnick will direct the Jews; shelter; medicines; emigra- remainder of the Sabbath praytion to Palestine and other coun- ers. Klddush will be sung by tries; in short, LIFE. Harry DuBoff. Rabbi Kertzer will be Introduced by Rabbi David A. To answer their cry, every In- Goldstein. dividual Omaha Jew must recogChairman of the committee in nize his Individual responsibility. charge of arrangements is Alfred Ordinary pledges and gifts will Fiedler, program chairman of the not save human lives. Old stand- Omaha B'nai B'rith lodge. ards of giving must be forgotten. This is no mere charity drive, but A. campaign to give life to millions of Jews. The greatest emergency In the annals of history must be met by the greatest sacrifices wo can possibly make. ''.'. Each one of us, remembering our objective of saying millions of lives of people just like ourselves;
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Rabbi Morris N. Kertzer, director of the University of l o w * llillel Foundation, will be guest rabbi at the second annual B'nal B'rith Sabbajth tonight at the Beth £1 synagogue, starting at 8 p. m. * Topic of his sermon will be "Candle in the Darkness." Rabbi Kertzer served as associate direc-
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Entertainment to please everyone of school age will be included in the children's program to bo presented at the Jewish Community Center at 10:30, Friday morning, March 22. A fantasy entitled "Fly Away, Jack," will be presented by tlie chlldren of the dramatics class under the direction of Mrs. Herman Jahr. Novelty dance nu m b e r s and stunts w i l l round out the program, The dancers will be selected from the ballroom, ballet and tap classes. Scouts from the senior and junior b o y s and girls troops will present original skits and stunts. There will be singing and refreshments at the close of the. program. A d m i sslon is 10 cents to'chlldren of non-members. Members of the Center' . a r e admitted' without, charge. -
Expressing condemnation of the implanting Jewish values in the ;'. ; •' j a policy of disobedience to these At the afternoon session Sunstrictures, the annual, Midwestern day Leon Gellman, president-of Conference of the Mizrachi or- the Mizrachi-Zlonist organization ganization of America Sunday of America, condemned the heartevening^ concluded its three - day less attitude of Great Britain; in session.' . ....'" • its limitation of thVrigh't of Jews Rabbi Paul .J...Bender .of.Du• (Continued on page 9)J ] luth, Minn, was elected president of the region to succeed the,RevV Dr; Manuel S. .Laderman of Den* ver, Colo., Rabbi Isaiah Rackdvsky. spiritual leader of the local O r t h o d o x congregations,*.was chosen first vice-president of -the ' At its last meeting the Board' Region. . . .. of Trustees of Temple Israel Ail O r t h o d o x congregations passed & resolution t'h a t all heard addresses, by the Mizrachi contributions'sent*to £he Temleaders at late Friday evening ple In memory of'Rabbi Fredservices last week. In his" presi- erick Cohn'will be set aside in dential address,* Rabbi Laderman a special fund for a, permansaid, "As Zionists we stand "firm ent memorial, the exact nature in OUT historic faith "in the value which is to be determined of the Jewish homeland; as"Miz- -of raelii Z^niats, yre stand firm In later. our faith in the-Importance of
cannot fail to measure up to the British • restrictions on Palestine Jewish homeland." needs of the hour. land sales to Jews and pledging ' . Policy Condemned We, who live on an oasis must rsepond to the plea of those who are trapped in a desert!
Resolution by Temple Board
Seized in Nazi's Death '. Komarno, Hungary (JTA) — Relnhold Mariekz, a high Nazi official, and his wife were assassinated at Zeran, in German-occupied Poland, it wan reported.- The double murder brought mass arrests ef many P'-'-Vrnd Jews in the area.-n°cc>r-ling to advices reaching here.
• John A. Farber '. this year's drive by the selection of Mr. Farber to fill this important post. . , . • ' • , In accepting the chairmanship of the Initial Gifts Committee, Mr, Farber said, "Like so many others" who give of .their time, (Continued on page 9)
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< A'Joint committee of the Sisterhood rof the United Orthodox congregations and the Deborah BOciety, consisting of Mrs. P a u 1 Goldstein, Mrs, Sidney Katleman, Mrs. A. Katz, Mrs, L. Neveleff, Mrs. Michael Cohen and Mrs1. J. Bernstein, have worked out an elaborate program for the purim celebration which Is to take place at the B'nai Israel synagogue on the eve o£ Purim, March 23. The evening will start with the regular evening services at 7:30. The reading of the Meglllah will begin at 8 and will be followed by a program of entertainment and the distribution of presents* for the children. ,; Community singing will be conducted by the Hebrew School pupils. Prizes will be distributed for attendance in- Hebrew -school and a grand march to judge the costumes of "the children wlll;follow,,- Mrs. N. Levlnson will 4>e in charge of refresfiments; •" About "400 childreij are expected-to attend-that evening, .and each one ; will •' receive "Sh'oloch Monos" from Uie mother organizations.
ROUND TABLE PURIM FETE Youth Groups to C e l e brate Holiday This Sunday Commemorating the h i s t oric festival of Purlin, the H o u n d Table of Jewish Youth will cele. brate in gala style oil Sunday, March 17, with dancing, refreshments, booths' ,and f|iu. "Club Shushan," the name selected by popular vote for this year's celebration, will p r o v i d o the theme and setting of gaiety for the evening. Dancing will be held in the auditorium with music by Freddie Ebener's Orchestra. In the gym there will be booths for refreshments and games. Highlight of the evening will be the crowning of Queen Esther. Candidates for t h e honor are: B'nos Beth El, Florence Tatelinan; Junior lladassali, Bess Lcfitz, Bas-a-ml, Esther S h a plro; Theta Lambda, Marion W o lj) a; Alpha Gamma Chi, Eileen Zevitz; Temple Youth group, Frances Itubenstein; U. T. Sorority, Podie Belmont; Tau Delta S o r o r i t y , Harriet Geifman; and Young Judaea, Bernice Crounse. . The following organizations are participating in the "Club Shushan"; Decorations, Ro-Noh, B'nos Beth El, Tau Delta; Concession t i c k e t s , Bas-a-mi; Soda Pop booth, A. Z. A. 1 and A. Z. A. 100; Hot Dog booth, T e m p l e Youth group; Candy-and Hainantashen Booth, Y o u n g Judaea; Penny. Pitch Booth, A. Z. A. 7; poor prize tickets. Alpha Gamma Chi; Serving In auditorium, U. T. Sorority and Theta Lambda; Entertainment, E. T. C. Sorority, Junior Hadassah; Phi Beta Epsilx>n, Rayos Club, and Senior Boy Scout Patrol. * - ' Oo-chairmen- of .. "Club Shushan", Rosalie W e r t h eimer and Sheldon Bernstein,. Assure t everyone that this year's Purim celebration will provide several unique features and they promise an evening of fun in the e a r n ival spirit of Purlin. . Admission to "Club Shushan" will be by season ticket or 50 cents per- couple, Single admissions are. 25 cents..
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RABBI COHN TO BE HELD ilT TEMPLE
A memorial service will be held this evening at Temple Israel- for Rabbi Frederick Cohn,« who died last week after-serving-for thirtysix years as'Habb'Lof.the Tem.ple: i President Roland-Haynes of'the University' of Omaha will speak Off Rabbi. Cahh's" "Cultural'land Intell<5ctual -ConfributWn to : t h e Community."- - , . Dr. John M. Phillips of the-First Central Congregational C h u r c h will "speak "on -RaBbi- Cohn's Tole Hungary Jails 3 ' as.. "Religious Leader "and ComBudapest (JTA) — A magis- munal Worker."" trate's court imposed a 30-day Poem Published " jail term and a fine of 6,000 pengoes on the manager of the Josef A poem, "The White Paper''.*/ .Walla Cement .factory for violating the anti-Jewish laws by fail-. Jlra.* William .Gray, of •Qmahay.haa ing to submit a fulMlst of Jewish, been published in the •jcurrej.t -Isemployes. Two assistants wero sue of "Opinion." Mrs. Gray, is % given IE-day -sentences "and fines frequent contributor to ".The Jewof 500 and 6Q9 pengoea each': " ' ish Press."