Entered as Second Class Mai) Matter on January 81, 1331, at Postoffice, of Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March S. 1879
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 , 1 9 4 1
XVII—No, 13
El Auxiliary to DISTRICT B'NAI BethHear Institute on Dr. Rowsey OMAHAJ.C.C. TO MEET K. G. Religion to Be B'RITH DEFENSE GROUP NAMED Held Monday VARSITY TEAM
Dr. Elwood Rowsey, pastor of the Dundee Presbyterian Church, will address the regular meeting of the Beth El Synagogue Auxil,iary Wednesday afternoon at a patriotic luncheon. Committee Appointed by For his subject Dr. Rowsey has Game Will Be P/ . /at Local Courf jf ' chosen "The Life of Abraham Klutzjiick to Aid Sunday jj. Lincoln." A feature of his preProgram sentation will be * rare recording 3 be at The spirit of rlvtf In line with the National De- of the poem by Edwin Markham. its height Sunday / Jf /ewish ~fense Program that the lVm\i Community Center/ JS e Kan " B'rith has undertaken, Philip M. Jot tho sas City Center, V Klntznick, President of District - in the finest independei/J» Grand Lodge No, O, B'nai B'rith, urt with mid-west, takes f ^ Announces the appoint meat of a s. the Omaha Cent/ National D e f e n s e Committee, ae of the The K. C. crev comprising the states of Michileaders in the "Hearti&f America gan, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa, League" and has a veteran out(Wisconsin, Minnesota and North fit. The local aggregation will be •nd South Dakota. seekingto avenge a 48-35 defeat Synagogue Problems to Harry Fiterman of Minneapolis suffered last Sunday when it met was named Chairman of the DisBe Discussed by the Kansas City team on their trict Committee, and will be asLaymen own court. sisted by the following commitStart at 3:15 t e e members: Louis Polsky of In line with congregations all The feature game will start at Lincoln, for Nebraska; Harry over country which are hold- 3:15 p. m. with a preliminary beLashkowitz of Fargo, for North ing a the series of Jown hall forums, tween the "Dukes," a club team and South Dakota; Leo Grand- Temple Israel'will this evening of the Kansas City Jewish ComJnger of Waterloo, for Iowa; institute a series of six forums in munity Center, playing the OmaGeorge Sugarmau of Chicago, for wlilch laymen will participate in ha Junior Varsity at 2:15. Illinois; Dr. A. Sinaiko of Madi- panel discussions on issues vital Admission to the game will bo eon, for Wisconsin, and Ellis N. to the congregation. The forum free to members of the Center. [Warren of Flint, for Michjgan. ; The Committee's major objec- will immediately follow services. For non-members there will be a Rabbi David II. Wice will open charge of 25 cents. tives are to cooperate with existthe series this evening with a The lineups will be: ing agencies such as the AmeriOmaha P«s**• c can Red Cross, Jewish Welfare few remarks on "The Layman in Bogdanoff F Clureman Judaism." Milton R. Abrahams Novak ....K Brody Boards, Army a.nd Navy Committees^ "Federal and State Eemploy- will be chairman of this evening's Burroughs ....;;;;§ ^g inent Bureaus and Legal Aid discussion which is entitled, "The :::::::::...a Synagogue as an instrument of committees. Survival" and "A Ten-Year ProThe immediate program of the gram.'' Members o£ the commitB'nai : B'rith National Defense tee for thek first forum include: Commission includes: David Goldman,. Alfred S. Mayer 1. Planning and providing and Mrs. Ben S, Shapiro. . , helpful advice for families of men Paul Veret Chairman in the armed forces. Next week Paul Veret will be 2. To assist in locating service chairman 6£ the discussion on men or families of service men. "The Synagogue and' Communal 8. To assist in obtaining cm- Activities" and "Jewish EmiDr. S. Sokol, Poali-Zion leader ployment for members of Service gres." On February 28 Mrs. Ben of Vienna as well as an officer men's families. Silver will be chairman of the the Vienna Kehilla and an 4. To assist such fainilies in evening which will center on the of alderman in the Viennese assem(Continued on Page 2.) subject, "The Synagogue, Jewish bly, will be guest speaker at the Education, and Religious Leaders local Jewish National Workers' for the Future." Alliance, Poali-Zion, observance Mrs. S. L. Robinson will he of the 20th anniversary of'.'the chairman on March 7 when "A Histradruth, the Central FederaJewish Way of Life for Women'' tion of Labor in Palestine. will be discussed. On March 14, Dr. Sokol will speak at a meetLouis Lipp will chairman the dis- ing to be held Tuesday, February cussion on "The Synagogue and 11, at 8:30 at the Jewish ComA large. number of Omahans the Brotherhood" and "Prejudice munity Center. have been called to active duty in and the Truth about the Jew." The public is invited. the U. S. army or have been in- For the final discussion on March ducted into the armed forces un- 21, Richard K.*Einstein will lead Final Book Review der the provisions of the Selec- the discussion on "A Jewish Way of Life for Youth." tive Service act. Monday Evening • In addition to those previousCommittees for the forums will ly announced the following offic- be announced. To close his current series of ers have been called to active Book Evenings, Itabbi David A. duty: 1st Lieutenant Joe M. HorGoldstein will review Franz WerJewish Drama Unit Vich to Ft.' Des Moines, 1st Lieufel's latest novel, "Embezzled tenant M. Steinberg to Ft. LeavThe Jewish Drama Unit of Om- Heaven" Monday evening at the enworth, and Capt, Leo Krasne aha has changed its meeting Synagogue. of Council Bluffs to Camp Rob- nights to Thursday. The next A Book of the Month Club ..se1 inson. ••'•'•'." s meeting will be held at the home lection, "Embezzled Heaven' has stimulated unusual controversy. ,• Among those who reported of Mr. and Mrs. P. Crandall. during the past week were: Ben Efroa, Murray Wintroub; Joe II. Zusman, Hymie Leshlnsky, Sani Shrago, Louis Welner, Louis Irving Weiner, Samuel H. Adler, Erylno'E. Klein, William Sokolof, Jlarold S. Stein, Irvin E. Fellihan, Morris C. Fellman, and Samuel Wolk. . Comparing totalitaiian ; propa- in Albania, of the English in Afganda to a Golem, whose inner rica and their stand against invaItaly Drafts Jews, weaknesses eventually are reveal- sion and the Blitzkrieg in EngMaurice Samuel, noted, auth- land have opened the eyes of the For Medical Corps led, or and brilliant lecturer, spoke world to the realization- that the before a large audience last Tues- forced suppression of individual Geneva (WNS)—Faced with a day night at the Jewish Commun- thinking and the democratic way of life is not as powerful, as unshortage of competent medical ity Center Forum. ' doctor^' as a result of* the large "In penetrating manner, he ex- conquerable and as long enduring contingents of wounded soldiers posed the inherent weaknesses of as was supposed by many people returning from the Albanian and propaganda of the dictators and but a short time ago. Libyan fronts,' the - Italian War showed how • diminishing returns Faith Reawakened Ministry has begun/drafting lew-; in potency and effectiveness evenThis has reawakened and boliah doctors for service in medical tually set in for the regimes of stered the faith and conviction hospitals, It was reported here. suppression. ' that democracy, liberty, justice \ The War Ministry order also Samuel emphatically declared can triumph against the monster instructed Jewish medical stu- that the* world has been too long of black propaganda and against dents in" their'last year at medi- fascinated by the apparent might the. steel-armored Jaugernaut. • cal school to report for service. and inyincibility of the Golem After giving a thorough analyJewish doctors, with the excep- and has accepted without criti- sis of the dynamics' of totalitarian tion of a number of. war veter- cism the notion .that the monster propaganda in contrast to demoans a n d so-called .."honorary of destruction and darkness is cratic propaganda, Samuel disJews," have boen forbidden to undefeatable. and will be long en- sected and revealed the nature of practice under Italy's anti-Jewish during. However, its. recent de- the second phase injo which t It law. (Continued on Page "4.) fe'ats at the hands "of the Greeks
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Rabbi Wice Named by Famjly Welfare Group Rabbi David H. Wice, who for the past year has been president of the Family Welfare Association, was named first vice-president at the annual meeting.held last week at the University of Omaha. ' Mrs. Henry Monsky was reelected a member of the Board of Trustees. ,
HOLD BETHEL h CONSECRATION
FORMER VIENNESE LEADER TO ADDRESS WORKERS ALLIANCE
OMAHANS LEAVE FOR SERVICE IN U.S. A I M
Dr. Morgenstern to Address Local Ministers Dr. Julian Moigenstoin, president of the Hebrew Union Col* lege, will conduct an "Institute on Religion" all-day Monday at Temple Israel for local clergy* men of all jraitlis. Jn the two talks he will give Dr. Morgenstern will expound the origin and early history of Juda-
Hebrew' Students to Be Honored Next Friday At the regular Friday evening service on February 14, the Beth El Synagogue will honor boys and girls who have learned to read Hebrew and can now participate in the service. Arnold Linsman will lead the service and will be assisted by boys and girls of the beginning class, who are to be consecrated at this time. They are: AllenBlotcky, Judith Bordy, Donald Cohen, Romild Colin, Ann Eisenstatt, Larry Fogel, Alfred Fox, Deart Frankel, Harry Freeman, Audrey Greenberg, Alvin Milder, Orvil Mllfler, Nathan Novak, Bernard Osheroff, Norman Osheroff, Melvin Perelman, Harold Slporin, Sheldon Siporin, Jerome Wasserman, Michael Yousem, Melvin Zager, Mickey Zide, and Esther Zorlnsky. Rabbi David A. Goldstein will preach a sermon on "Abraham Lincoln and the Bible." In his sermon, Rabbi Goldstein will describe how deeply Lincoln was influenced by•'• the Bible and how Biblical ideas and phrases influenced the thought and language of Lincoln. After services tea and cookies wlll,,be served by a committee of Mothers.
PLANS Omaha lodge of B'nai B'rith will on February 15 open a drive to procure 250 new members. Dr. A. Greeriberg and Harry B, Cohen will be co-chairmen of the campaign which will last until March first.
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At its meeting last week the local lodge named Don Brqdkey as second vice-president to; sue* ceed Joseph Solomonow. who has been called to active army duty. L. Gordon Gross was elected recording secretary to s u c c e e d Brodkey, who formerly held that position.-
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Dr. Julian Morgenstern Ism and evolution of Christianity out of Judaism. : The sessions will open at 10:15 Monday Morning with the (Continued on Pago .4.) t
J. N. F. GOUNGIL TO MEET ON FEBR. 26 The annual meeting of t h e local Jewish National Fund Council will ho held on Wednesday evening, February 26, at 8:15 at the Jewish Community Center. Members of. the Jewish National Fund and box-holders are invited to Mtond. Feature of the program will be the showing in natural color of Palestinian views. The meeting" is- to be followed by a tea, of which Mrs. Joseph Rosenberg is in charge. Mrs, I. Morgenstern and Mrs. A. Katz.will assist; Mrs. M. F. Levenson1: is chairman in charge of arrangements for the evening. I. Morgenstem is president of the local J. N. F. Council.
London's East End jews Cheer Willhie London (WN§) — Throngs of London's East End Je^vs; turned out to cheer Wendell L. "^illkie, who is visiting this country on a personal inspection trip; The de-feated American" Presidential c a n d 1 d a t e acknowledged the cheers by waving anil shaking hands with scores of East Ende r s .
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Mr. Willkie later - visited tho largest air raid shelter* in the Jewish quarter where he chatted for some time "with Michael Davis, the Jewish supervising warden. Davis said afterwards that Mr. Wilikle showed a sympathetic attitude towards the problems confronting the Jewish «liotrict. * • ,
Geneva (WNS)—NazivCommissioner Seyss-Inquart has issued a new decree ordering all Jewish owners of motion picture theatres to sell their property to "Aryans," it was learned here. The Nazi Commissioner threatened to take steps against that section of the Dutch population which refuses to cooperate with the Nazi party drive against Jews. 5,000 Jevv3 fledf Recife in BraT h e Commissioner complained that -the anti-Jewish campaign all after its re-capture in led4 by was too'apathetic.' ""' " "' Ihe \
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