Entered as Second Class Mali Matter on January 81,, 1931, at Poatofflce. of Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 8, 1879
' OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY/FEBRUARY 1 4 , 1 9 4 1
B'NAI B'RITH MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OPENS
HOLD WOMEN'S Seek Of Measure DIVISION CARD OiiBndgedng
Dr. A. Greenberg, Harry •": B. Cohen Named Chairmen
JhAonsky on Radio Sunday Morning • Henry Monsky, president of B'nai B'rlth, and Norman H. Davis, chairman of the Ameri-. can Red Cross, will speak over the coast to coast network of the Mutual Broadcasting System Sunday morning,' February 16, from 10:30 to 11 a. m. Eastern Standard Time, on a broadcast' originating from the B'nai B'rlth Covenant Breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Mr. Davis will receive the 97th Anniversary Award of B'nai B'rlth for "duty, a c h i e v e m e n t and honor!" , The program Is being picked up In New York by Station WOR, Mr. Monsky, who will make the presentation to Mr. Davis, will be Introduced by Harry B. Epstein, chairman of the award committee and past president of B'nal B'rith's District No. 1. .
A, goal of 250 new members by March 1 has been set for the membership campaign of the local B'luU B'ritli lodge, which jDpens February 15 . ' pr.' Aba Greenberg and Harry B. Cohen, co-chairmen of the Mrtve, are asking all members of the-Omaha Lodge to assist in getling raw members. Purpose ot the drive, according to -the chairmen, ia to strengthen the organization so it may continue its activities. "An increase In membership ia necessary so ihat the Supreme Lodge may be strengthened through additional jnanpower. Additional funds thus ncauired -will be allotted to the yarloua activities of B'nal B'rltb. • Henry Monsky Glass The Omaha campaign is part »f the District Grand Lodge No; .6 drive to get 7,500 new memi>era which. Is in turn part of the /Supreme Lodge drive. The new class of members is to Brotherhood to Conduct ibe presented to the president, This Evening Henry Monsky, at the Supreme Service Lodge convention which is to be Jield in Chicago, March 29, to The V. O. C. has dedicated tills April 4. Slogan of the drive Is "Bring Friday evening to the Brotherhood, The late services will bo ft Brother to B'nai B'rith. conducted by the members of the Brotherhood and A Reception* to tlie membership ami guests will
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ad desThe annual card >n's Dlsert-luncheqn.of tl vision will be he <3 *J londay, February 17, at 1 >a S : at the Jewish Coinmunil, «s : • Mrs. Julius St halrman of the committee In charge and is being assisted by Mrs. Joe Rice, co-chairman, and the following committee: Mesdames Henry Belmont, J. Bernstein, Arthur Cohn, J. Finkle, B. J. Fleisher, H. Franklin, John Frelden, Lawrence Jacobs, M. Katelman, J. Malashock, liarry Malashock, L. Neveleff, Al Newman, N. . Levenson, Ben Silver, Dave Sherman, Ray Silbar, Al Wohlner and M i s s Blanche Zimtuan. . The annual card party Is the one social affair planned by the Women's Division d u r 1 n g the year. A large turnout Ja expected, , ".'••••••.' There will be a bingo game for those women who do not play bridge or niah jong. A door prize will be given away. Hostesses The following women will be hostesses for the affair: Mesdames J, Abrahamson, I, Abramson, Louis Alberts, .Sam Altsulcr, (Continued on Page 2.)
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Harry A. Cohen and Dr. A. G. Rimmerman will be in charge oT services, assisted by Irving Mittleman. Speakers of the evening will be Dr. O. S. Belzer, who will speak on "The Value of Yiddish in the Culture of the Jew," and Harry Rosenstein, who will speak on "Youth Views the Synagogue." Rabbi Isaiah Rackovsky will deliver a brief address^ . •, Committees in charge of the reception are Mrs. Sam Epstein, chairman; Mrs. M. Katzman, Mrs. Sam Brown, Mrs. -'M. Arbitman, Mrs. M. Rosenstein, arid Mrs. 'J. Bernstein. Mrs. I, Elewltz and Mrs. Jack Epstein will pour.
"Our Promised Land,'* a new picture depicting the rebuilding of Palestine, will be shown at the annual meeting of the Jewish NailonalFund on Wednesday, February 26, at 8:15 at the Jewish Community Center. - All box-holders and contributors to the Jewish National Fund are invited to attend. The picture, which was filmed In natural color and narrated by a non-Jew, Hev. Theodore K; Jackman of Hollywood, shows the achievement of the Jews and the Significance of the /Zionist ' An open Forum is held at the movement. Labor Lyceum every second and fourth Friday under the auspices of Branch 173, Workmen's Circle. An open forum will take place this evening, February 14, at 8:30 p. in.^on the subject, "Help to England." Following, a movie of the layBudapest (WNS) — An indica- ing of the corner stone of the Lation of the damage suffered by bor ' L y c e u m will be showu Jewish-owned factories and stores through" the' courtesy of H. Forin Rumania during the * Iron man. There will :also be pictures Guard pogroms against Jews was of the Civil war ini Spain,-. The disclosed with the announcement' public is invited to attend. that 280 Jewish-owned stores' yrere •wrecked and looted in Bu* charest alone." '~ -7 ~ -.'"• Neutral quartesr estimate vthe Jewish losses' in" Bucharest £t 200,000,000 lei. Jewish clothing, jewelry and~ furniture shops- in the Rumanians capital suffered the most: At the height* of the rioting Iron Guardlsts broke Into Over o n e hundred ministers the stores and carted the mer- from Omaha, Council Bluffs and chandise awaijf in trucks. "V. surrounding communities, heard | Rumanian police, searching for Dr. Julian Morgenstera, president Insurgent iron Guardista, ' have of the Hebrew Union .College, Recovered truckloads -of stolen Monday Ifcracethe development of to a unimerchandise. J e w i s h business Judaism from n national : •":.''/• *:. xnen have petitioned'the Govern- versal religion. f ment for the return of their Beginning witli the Prophet •wares, but Jrto disposition has Amos, Dr.' Morgehstern told .how been made aryet. the historical -development of the Jew affected his concept of the deity-and how-this concept waa Observe Anniversary " * responsible lor the rise and def - Jerusalem (JTA) —'.Mr.- and yeropment'of Carlstianity."^ Mrs. M. M. Ussislikln this week Dr. "Mprgenrterri began'his discelebrated their golden" wedding cpurse a't * 10 ;'3<T In. the' morning anniversary. Usslshkin Zis " world and" finished dl ".6 "o'clock In"" the president of the Jewish National afternoon, with two hours^belng Fund. He Is 7S years "old. taken 'out for lunch",* : " ' -i *
Workmen's Circle to Hold Open Forum
LOOT 280JEWISH BUCHAREST STORES
Annual Affair V\ S Held B'nai B'rith Plans a t l O'do.jjl i Business Meeting Cente 3™ ('
Dr. Niven, Rabbi Wice to Mark Brotherhood Week
A business meeting of the local lodge of B'nai B'rlth will be held on" Monday, February 17, at 8:15, in the lodgerooms at the Jewish Community Center. Cards will be played after the meeting. '
SUCCESSOR TO LLOYD NAMED Lord Moyne Named New British Colonial Secretary London (JTA)—Lord Moyne has been named Secretary of State for Colonies to succeed Ijprd Lloyd, who died last week. Lord Moyne, who Is 00 years old, has served as Minister of Agriculture, Undersecretary of State for War and Financial Secretary of the Treasury. Commenting on Lord Moyne's appointment, t h e Manchester Guardian urged him to look critically at the Palestine policy and not to be atrald ot differing with hia predecessor and with the Palestine administration. In particular, the paper said, Lord Moyne should discover who authorized the official statement that the refugees who reached Palestine oh the S. S. Atlantic would not be allowed into the country, even after the war, and whether the government ever sanctioned "that remarkable usurpation of t h e powers o£ Parliament and the p e o p l e . "
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Active in Relief Former chairman of the Polish Relief Fund, Lord Moyne h a s been active in relief for refugees. He helped a group of Polish Zionist leaders to leave Lithuania for Palestine. He was described by A. M. Kalzer of the Polish Jewish Relief Fund as "a thorough gentleman, straight-forward and m o s t sympathetic to Jewish causes." In a speech on January 15 at a luncheon of the Polish Jewlah.Relief.Fund,'Lord Moyne praised the Jews for_ their philanthropic work and .denounced German oppression of the Poles.
In observance of N a t i o n a l Brotherhood Week, Dr. Thomas It. Niven of the First Presbyterian Church and Rabbi David II. Wice will exchange pulpits. Dr. Niyen wil deliver the sermon at Temple Isreal on Friday evening, February 21. He will speak on "The Fellowship of Reconciliation," Rabbi Wice will be in the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, February 23. His Bermon will be, "A Basis for Religious Fellowship. Members of both congregations have been invited to attend services at the other. ', Oii Wednesday, February 19, Louis E. Lipp, president of the Temple Brotherhood, will represent the Jews at a good-will meeting and dinner at the IrnThe Omaha Hebrew Club will manuel Baptist Church.: J. ' G. hold an open meeting Sunday, Masters will represent the Pro- February 16, at the Jewish Comtestants and Professor Seitz will munity Center, at 3:30 p .m. . The feature attraction of the speak for the Catholics. * afternoon will be a Jewish "Quiz" program. Questions will be asked by the audience and cash prizes will be awarded to all whose Queries r e m a i n unanswered. The Panel will consist of Ben E. Kazlowsby, Isaac Morgenstern, DanielSchwartz and Judah L. Wolfson. Abrier Kalman, President of the Club .will preside. At t h e luncheon Morris E. Cantor E. Sellz, accompanied Jacobs welcomed the visiting ministers to, the Institute. Dr. Wil- by his daughter, Shirley, will proliam H; Phelps, president of the sent a program of Jewish Folk Omaha Ministerial Union, spoke I songs. Louis Wolk and members briefly on behalf of the Protestant 'of the Jewish Drama Unit will ministers who were present. Fa- participate in a Bhort dramatic ther Bqwdern,- S. J., represented program. Refreshments will be served. the Catholics. * "Both paid tribute to the common heritage of Judaism and Christianity, Dutch Jews Register Stockholm (JTA) —- German Rabbi David A. Goldstein gave Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Intne invocation and Rabbi David quart has ordered registration of H; .Wice acted as' toastmaster. all persons of Jewish blood in Among the rabbis present were Holland within 30 days, beginRabbi *-Isaiah Rackovsky, Rabbi ning January' 24, on pain of ImCarl Castle of Council Bluffo, prisonment up to five years and •Rabbi Sol Oster^of Fremont, and confiscation "of -property, 'i reported hero. li'abbl Jacoh Ogle* of Lincoln.
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Referendum*s Vote Had Been Asked By Council Xew York (JTA)—The contro* versy ia Jewish communal life over allocation of funds for na» tional and overseas causes moved a step forward this week as op* ponents of the plan for a central advisory budgeting committee organized their forces to seek <je« feat of the proposal in the referendum of local welfare funds. The referendum was called by the board of. directors of t h e Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, which ap« proved the plan at its recent Atlanta meeting and decided to sub* mlt It to the 200-odd member agencies for final approval/ An appeal to welfare fund communities not to accept the proposal for a national budgeting committee on the ground that it would standardize Jewish life and bring about a form of centralization which would affect t h 6 growth of coiminal responsibility has been issued by the "Committee on the Referendum for. Budgeting." Among the members on t h © committee are Judge Samuel.Barnet of New Bedford, Rabbi1 Is»« dore Breslauof Washington * Albert ,K., Epstein of Chicago, Rabbi Leon Frani of Detroit, Gustava L. Goldstein of Los, Angeles, Rab* bl James G. Heller" of Cincinnati. D, Beryl Manlschewitz of Cincinnati, Charles J. Rosenbloom of Pittsburgh and Div Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland. Many Oppose Declaring that the proposal represented a radical departure from the fact-finding functions ot '.•' (Continued on Page 8.)
JEWISH MILITARY UNIT TO SER¥!GE Tel Aviv (WNS-Palcor Agenc y ) — A fourth military unit .left Eretz Israel for active service on an undeslgnated front, it was officially announced here. , ; The unit comprises three hundred 'stevedores and boatmen who had been employed at Tel Aviv Port before their enlistment,' as volunteers with His Majesty's Forces. ', At a farewell'receptlon held-for them in this city Sunday night the men were told by Labor leader David Remez: "You are fighting shoulder to. shoulder with Britain in the cause of freedom and democracy." y Tribute to the courage and loyalty and fine service of the Jewish units already in action on the Egyptian, Libyan and G r e e k fronts was paid by British officers who attended the reception.
Rumanian Mayor Expresses Regret London (JTA) ~ The mayor of Ploesti/ Rumania, has written to the Jewish community cont demning anti-Semitic rioters and expressing deep sympathy wltn the victims of the recent pogrom',' it was reported here. During the excesses IronGuardists bombed a, house in which 24 Jewish men, women and children were barricaded. Jerusalem (JTA)— Chief Rabbi Ben-Zion Uziel called for special eulogies and prayers in Palestine for victims, of the Rumanian anti-Jewish . excesses. ' Tne Vaad Leuml (Jewish - Rational Council) -held- a - ma3s meeting Monday, in ".protest •••agalnfet' -live Rumanian pogrom. • ••