Entered as Second Class Mail Matter on January SI, 1911, at Postoffice, of Omaha,. Nebraska, under the Act of March 8, 1879
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940
Arrests ZIONISTS FEARS Holland Twenty-One ARE STIRRED BY CRISIS TENSION in Mediterranean Would Affect Palestine
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The Hague (WNS) — Twentyone Dutch Nazis have been arrested in Holland as a result of the state of siege regulations, it was announced in a broadcast by Premier D. J. Geer. The Premier said, In his address, that "the Government regrets to announce that there Is absolute proof that certain of our compatriots' mentality Is s u c h that they form a danger to our country and that special measures had to be taken against them." One report, which could not be verified, said that M. M. Rost Van Tonnlgeu, a Nazi m e m b e r of Parliament and e d i t o r of the Nazi newspaper, Nationale Dagfor blad, was among those placed un- Popular Sentiment Project Indicated der arrest.
London (JTA) — The Mediterranean situation is causing the deepest concern in Zionist circles, Who fear the grave effect that threatened extension of the war to the Mediterranean may have upon Palestine. Palestine's economy h a s al ready been seriously affected by the war and may be further ham pered by the British Admiralty's precautionary measure in barring t h e Mediterranean to British ships, while extension of the war would bring Palestine into the center of hostilities. ; TWf entire Palestine situation was thoroughly considered at a long conference in w h i c h the participants were Dr. C h a i m Welzniann, president of the Jewish Agency; members of the London Executive, Chairman David Ben Gurion of the Jerusalem ExA unique mother and daughecutive, Treasurer Eliezer Kaplan, , and Geneva representative ter luncheon will be given by Temple Israel Sisterhood, SaturNahum Goldmann. day, May 11, at the Temple. Sisterhood Sabbath will be held at Unity Plea Tel Aviv (JTA) — The second 11 o'clock in the Temple. The annual conference of the Pales- Mesdames Louis Kulakofsky, Sam tine Group B General Zionists de- Gilinsky and Henry Newman will cided to initiate negotiations im- read the services. Mrs. Charles Schlmmel will s p e a k for the (Contlnued on page 5.) mothers, and Miss Joanne Rubenstein will respond for the daughters. Mary Jeannette Brown will give a violin solo accompanied by Mrs. Maude Greer. Following the 11 o'clock service, the mothers and daughters will proceed to the vestry rooms Amsterdam (WNS) —'The first where lunch will be served at step toward the creation of a Jew- 12:15. Mrs. Max Hoizman, who ish ghetto in Copenhagen w a s is chairman of the program, will taken by the invading Nazi Army also be in charge of table decoratn Denmark, it was learned here. tions. Miss Marian Sally LivingsNail officials entered.the big Jew- tan will give a piano number. ish synagogue in Denmark and This will be followed by a Puppet , . seized all the documents f o u n d show. Mrs. Sam A p p l e m a n Is In there. Jewish community leaders were told to furnish Nazi head- charge of waitresses Miss Marjorle Robinson will quarters with a complete list of be In charge of ushering in the Danish Jews. Working with typical Nazi rutli- Temple. Assisting her will be lessness, German.officials in Den- the Misses Janet Roaenstock and mark have already announced de- Frances Rubenstein. Mrs. B. L. Wolfj president,. Is crees placing the infamous Nuremberg anti-Jewish laws into ef- in charge of the luncheon. Asfect. One decree, it was reported sisting' her will bo' Mesdames h e r e , voided all miarriages be- Henry Elikan, Raymond Silbar, tween Jews and ~ non-Jews since Clarence Bergman and H a r r y Shumow, Reservations may be 1930. made by phoning Mrs. Wolf, WA The decree forbids intermarrior the- Temple office, AT : ages and provides harsh penalties 3566, : for Jews having relationships with 2884, non-Jews. The decree stipulates that children, born of mixed marriages, will be considered "aryan" providing they renounce their parents. • Danish Jews are taking whatever consolation there is in the fact that the Danish people remain unaffected by the anti-JewEdward Rosovroter, p i o n e e r ish propaganda in the Nazi-controlled press. Frequently, Danes Omaha newspaperman anil legislashield their J e w i s h neighbors tor, was named to the Hall of Fame sponsored by the University from the Nazt3. of Omaha to honor individuals who during their' lifetime contriLast Round fdble. buted to the advancement of civil
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SEEK COLONY IN AUSTRALIA in Manifesto
Sydney, Aiistrailia (WNS) — Popular sentiment for the crca tion of a Jewish refugee settle nient in Australia was indicated strongly this week when 50 leading citizens of New South Wales signed a manifesto approving a proposal for free land for the League for Jewish Territorial Col onizatlon. Dr. I. Steinberg, the League's secretary, is n o w conducting a tour of Australia to enlist support for the colonization of Jewish refugees in the KImberley district in Northern West Australia. The settlement proposal has al(Contlnued on page 10.)
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Dance Sunday Night As its .closing event, of the social season, the- Round Table of Jewish Y o u t h announces its '•Lights Out Dance," Sunday; evening.' .. .'..-". .• •...; •;;• -'_•'] '.''; " : A capacity crowd is anticipated by - the president of the R o u n d Table, Morris Arbitman. Music will be furnished by Gary and his orchestra.' Admission will be by season ticket or 60 cents per couple.
Kosher Advisory Board Albany (JTA)—Governor Lehman has signed the Mahoney bill establishing in the,state agricult u r a l department an advisory board on kosher law enforcement.
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Announcement of the selection was jnade Monday night at the banquet held in observance of the tenth anniversary! of the University as a municipal Institution. Final selection was made from a list of thirty-three nominees -which included besides Rbsewater, the late Rabbi Frederick Conn. Came In 1868 , ., Rosewater, a native of Bohema, came to Omaha in 1863 as manager of the Pacific Telegraph Company, w hi'p h had recently ompleted its wires to: San Francisco. Previously he had been a military telegrapher with the Union" army and while stationed at the White House had transmitted the "Emancipation P ' r o c l a m a lon." ^ As a member of thetNebraska Legislature in 1870, hg founded
At the final meeting of t h e Round Table of Jewish Youth, held at the Jewish Community Center on Tuesday, May 7, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Irv Nogg of A. Z. A. No. 1; vice-president, Leo Meyerson of A. Z. A. No. 7; secretary, Louise Miller of Bas-A-Mi, and ' treasurer, B e s s Lefitz ot Theta, Lambda, Morris Arbitman, the outgoing president, delivered a talk on the significance of the Round Table. "Our function," he stated, "is to promote co-operation among various y o u t h organizations In Omaha and to sponsor programs and other activities of standing value." Plans for the coming year, will be announced by the new officers shortly.
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Paris <JTA) <— The urgent necessity of evacuating German Jewish, refugees from Belgium and- the Netherlands because of the possibility of a German inva sion was stressed Ity Sir Herbert Emerson, League of Nations high commissioner for refugees and di rector of the Intergovernmental Refugee Committee, after a tour of the low countries, There are approximately 20,000 refugees in the Netherlands and 22,000 in Belgium, Conferring with Jewish relief organizations here, Emerson said he considered it their principal duty at p r e s e n t to facilitate speedy emigration of the maximum number of refugees possible from the two countries. This task must be put above all others, even above emigration of Jews from the Reich, Emerson said, because it Is clear that if these refugees again fall into the Nazis' hands they will suffer more than the Jews in the Reich. E m e r s o n also visited t h e French»Coitfmlttee for Assistance to Jewish Refugees from Germany and was surprised to learn that of more than 50,000,000 francs spent by the committee during 1939, 21,500,000 francs were contributed by the Joint Distribution Committee. Protected by U. S. in Oslo While in Paris, Emerson was also acquainted by the HIAS-ICA Emigration association with the situation of the more than 8,000 Polish Jewish refugees now In Lithuania. Their number w a s originally 12,000, but has been decreased by Individual and collective emigration efforts'. Sixty per cent of the 8,000 remaining refugees have registered; for emi(Continued on pago 8.) ,
WEIZMANN TO VISIT U. S. SOON Tells Zionists He Plan* Another Lengthy Stay Here London (WNH-FaU-or Agency) —Because lie believes in the "tre» niendous potentialities" of Amer* lean Jewry, Dr. Chaim Welznuinn, President of the Jewish Agency for Palestine 1H returning to Uto United Htates for a lengthy stay, he declared at a large Zionist* gathering at the (irosvenor Hotel. The meeting was designed, to give Dr. Weizmann an opportunity to review the present position in Palestine and of Jews generally. The keynote of the address was a warning to Jews against a spirit of defeatism despite political setbacks. At the close of an address which (Continued on page 10.)
PROF. FKLSTEIN TO HEAD SEMINARY
New York (WNS) — P r o f . Louis. Finkelsteln was elected to the presidency of tho J e w i s h . Theological Seminary of America at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Dr. Finkelsteln, provost of the Seminary since 1937, who succeeds the late Dr. Cyrus Adler, wlir.be the fourth president of the Seminary. , ": The other two presidents of the Seminary were Dr. Sabato Morals (1886-1807), the founder of tho institution, and Dr. Solomon Schechter (1902-1915). T h e ' new president-will assume his duties at the opening of the fall semes•.••"."• •> August Claessens, former mem- ter next October. Dr. Finkelsteln, born in Cincinber of the New York legislature, will speak Sunday at the Jewish nati, Ohio, on Juno 14, 1895,' is Community Center on the "War a graduate of the Seminary a n d in Europe and the Future of Civi- holds degrees from the College of lization." The meeting, scheduled the City of New York a n d Columto begin at 8:30 is under t h e bia University. H e served in tho auspices of all branches a n d rabbinate for 12 years, joining t h e auxiliaries of t h e Workmen's Seminary faculty In 1 9 2 1 , and has Circle. held t h e Solmon Schechter Chair Mr. Claessens is an instructor of Theology since 1 9 3 1 . In public speaking and social psychology at the Rand School of Social Science. He is the author of several pamphlets dealing with labor problems .and in 1924 made a nation-wide tour on behalf of the Lafollette Progressive campalgn. : " ; Admission to; the lecture will be A panel discussion on "Voca25 cents. tional Guidance" will feature tbo meeting of B'nai B'rlth Monday, May 20 in the Jewish Community A. Z. A. Chapters Center auditorium, starting at
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his newspaper to aid in the fight for establishment of the Omaha School board. This paper became one of t h e outstanding in the west. In his sketch of, Rosewater, F. T. B. Martin, former chairman of the University's Board of Regents said, "The vigor with which he pressed his Ideas and beliefs made him a potent force in the development and: political activity of the city and state." .Rabbi David H.Wice was one of the principal speakers at the Anniversary dinner.
A, Z. A. 1 Observing ; Sabbatii Tonight A. Z. A. i* Mil hold Sabbath services this evening "at the B'nai Israel synagogue, Eighteenth and Chicago streets, at 8. o'clock. The service will .be conducted entirely by A. Z. A. members. . Haskell Lazere and Leonard Margules will, present their prizewinning orations. Leo Sherman is In charge of arrangements.
Plan Picnic May 19
The two local A. Z. A. chapters will sponapr an A. Z. A. Parents day picnic! at Elmwood park, Sunday, May 19. An Interesting program is being planned, and parents and relatives of A. Z. A. boys are cordially invited. Parents desiring to bring picnic baskets may do so, •
Bikur Cholim to Sponsor Play Here The Bikur Cholim society sponsor the presentation of a Yiddish play May 19 and 20 at the Jewish Community Center. Proceeds f r o m the performances will be utilized to Intensify the health program of the organization.
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Members of the panel will include Miss Goldle Carter of; tho YWCA, whose topic will be "Present Trends In Vocational Guidance" and Dean L. M. Bradfield, dean of students at the University of Omaha who will discuss 'and explain the sy s t e m of aptitude tests." Approximately t h r e e hundred and fifty Jewish high school students who will be graduated from the Omaha high schools in Juno will be the special guests of tfa© B'nai B'rlth for this program. A Bhort business meeiir? of tbo lodge will be conducted before ! t l ' program begins. Alfred 1 " program e&alrmsui. Is in t&a %o»jffiitte p S l fleas! guidance &