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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1 9 4 1
Committee to JMteet Sunday Corps Conclave Is to Hear Gen. Strong from the eight states jftf the Seventh C o r p s Army A>ea are expected to attend the / i first meeting of the Corps' Army and Navy Committee of the JewJsh Welfare Board this coming «•- .Sunday, March 0, at the Jewish Community Center, v; r' Principal speakers at the meetIng "will be.' Brigadier General W" . • -George V, Strong, commanding - fltficer of the Seventh Corps Area; . ._*nd ,Lt» Col. Charles O. Purdy, «Uapl ain o f the Seventh C o r p s Area. Both army officers will tppear At the afternoon sessions. , City Commissioner Harry Trus"" tin \i chairman of the committee «, .for this cdrps. Dr, A. Greenberg J la chairman of the Omaha committee. This district includes the • states of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas,{tfinnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, " ••' Worth Dakota and South Dakota. Aids Army Men , Sam Gershovitz, field represenT tfttive of the Jewish Welfare • Board, will be present at t h e ., 'Omaha meeting to help with ar• rangements. . The conference has been called !,1 to receive instructions from the ;<• • national office, exchange ideas, and put in operation the cotnmit. tee's program, which has been necessitated by the rapid expan_ slon of the United States army. ' The Army and Navy Committee of the Jewish Welfare Board assists young men being called into (service by the new defense act lo meet problem's brought about by their new life. Principal activity is the religious guidance and 'camp welfare programs. John M. Schiff of New York is national chairman of the Army and Navy Committee of the Jewjsh Welfare Board.
B'NAIB'I TO BE HELD NEXT THURSDAYATJ.CC. To raise funds to send the A. Z, A. 100 basketball team to the A. 55. A. district tournament which is to take place inv Hock Island, 111., on March 15-17, the B'nal B'rith will hold a benefit emoker on Thursday, March 13, at 8:15 at the Jewish Community Center. The Omaha team recently won the Cornbelt Regional Conference held recently in Lincoln. AH B'nai B'rith members are urged to attend and to bring their friends. The jpublic is invited. Cards will be played and refreshments are to be, derv.ed. . . -. . . . , , The A. Z. A. boya will present the skit with which they recently won the Stage night contest at the Center. '. The smoker will take the place df the regular meeting, which •was to have taken place on March 17. "'. ; : .". . ' " * . :
WORKERS ALLIANCE TO MEET MONDAY The Jewish National- Workers Alliance, Ppali-Zlon, will hold a regular meeting, ronr Mpnday, March 10,' at 8:30 p. m; at the Jewish Community Cetoter". • :: As this is to be an important business meeting all members are urged to be present.
Council Sabbath The Council of Jewish Women will hold their annual Sabbath at Temple Israel on Friday evening, March 14, starting at 8 p. m. A reception will be held after the service. The Purim theme will be utilized throughout the evening.
YOUTH RALLY THjSMONDAY Rev. R. R. Brown to Speak At Democracy Rally Omaha A. / . A. Chapters with the cooperation of Council Bluffs A. Z. A. and Hi-Y and Omaha HiY, Girl Keserves, and Max Yergin club will sponsor a city-wide oiKh And Democracy Rally next Monday night, March 10, at 8 o'clock at tho Jewish Community Center auditorium. , The main speaker of ,the "evening will be Reverend K. It. Brown of the Gospel Tabernacle and: the .W...O. • W;. Church of the Air, The music will be furnished by the J. C. C. Little Symphony under the direction of Al Finkel. The colors-will be presented, by a guard consisting of Boy Scouts representing three troops: Troop 62 of the J. C. C, the Y. M. C. A. troop," and the Urban League Center troop. Representing the clubs will be four speakers, one from each of the participating organiztions. Speaking for A. Z. A. will be Justin Priesman, for the Hl-Y Charles Jackson, for the Gh'l Reserves Phyllis Taylor, and for the Max Yergin club, Joe Crossley. Harry Goodbinder will be. the chairman of the evening. During February and March, similar rallies will be held in over 300 cities throughout the United States and Canada. Last year Omaha A. Z. A. sponsored its first Youth and Democracy Rally and over 350 persons attended. » Admission is free and everyone i& invited to attend.
PURiM CANTATA TO BE GIVEN SUNDAY A four-act Purim Cantata is to be given Sunday, March 16, by the Choral Group of the History and Religion department of ike City Talmud Torah. • ' Taking part are: Eunice Feldman as Queen Esther; Arthur Lefitz as Mordecai; Leonard, Lefitz, Ahasuerus; Evelyn Byron, "Queen Vashti; Ann Shrago) Hamftn; Helen Handler, Rebecca Finer, and Gertrude Klaiman as the three pages;'Pauline Noodell and Shirley Dolgoff, two conspirators; Rose Behn, the king's messenger, and Elaine Lashinsky, a courtier. 1 ., . G e r t r u d e Rosenblatt 'and Miriam WeinBtein are wardrobe mistresses. The Cantata is being directed by Miss Marian Weinberg and Miss Rebecca Kishenba'um. •'' Parents and friends are invited to attend. ' • ' '»• •• •• I I — . — — —
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t markPurim is a joy atrlcals, ed by masquer: remembering the poor, gift-giving and special delicacies in the home. The Book of Esther, in which the story of Purim is related, Is read during the synagogue services. AH local congregations are planning for the Purim service as well as special treats for the children of their schools.
u. o. c. The U, O, C. Sisterhood and the Deborah Society are planning a large affair for all the children of, the Jewish Community on Purim eve, Wednesday, March 12 at the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Synagogue, 19th and Burt streets, promptly at 7 p. m. The evening will begin with the regular services and the reading, of the Megillah. Each child will receive a gregger to patricipate in the noisemaldng. After the Megillah, two children of the City Talmud Torah will present the story of Purim, one in Hebrew and one in English. This •will be followed by the crowning of Mordecai and Esther as chosen from among the children of the Talmud Torah. The primary classes of the History and Religion Department of the City Talmud Torah will then present two songs: '% Love the (Continued on Page 5.)
I1C. CONCLAVE Meeting Will Be Held in Lincoln on March 16th A meeting of the Midwest llcgion of the Joint Distribution Committee will bo held at 1:80 p. m. on Sunday, March 10, nt^ the Hotel Cornhasker in Lincoln/ Speakers on the program will include: M. Robert Herman of New York, field director of the Joint Distribution Committee Campaign; Mr. Ephraim Gomberg, campaign director of the National Refugee Service; Henry Monsky of Omaha; and Albert Speier of Lincoln, Nebraska State Chairman for the J. D. C. * Time will be set aside for questions and discussion from the floor! Morris E. Jacobs of Omaha is a regional vice-president. . The conference has been called for Jewish leaders to discuss philanthropic problems. No funds will be solicited at this meeting and the delegates will.participate in the meetings. *•
GEN. STRONG TO BE GUEST OF TEMPLE Brig. General'George V. Strong, commander of the Seventh Corps Area, will be guest of honor at the stag to be given by the Men'e 'club of Temple Israel oil Thursday "night,; March 20, at the Temple. , This will be' guest night and ereryone will tfe 'welcome to attend. The committee in charge of the* affair includes: Tickets, - L.' Gordon "Grosij;. food," Paul) Blotcky; entertainment,"Don BrodKey; decorations, Dave Biiilac'.and. publicity, Joe Jacobs.
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BUREAU OPENS Center to Counsel Young People Seek Job Guidance To meet a long felt need, the Jewish Community Center has established a Vocational Guidance Bureau, where young people may find answers to their numerous questions on what enreer to choose, how to select a vocation, how to apply for, a job, and so on. In the process of organization for many months, the Vocational Guidance Bureau Is now open to offer its counseling services without charge to the Jewish youth of Omaha. Vocational Library . Through a grant from the Omaha B'nai B'rith Lodge, a fine vocational shelf is being developed in tho Center library. This shelf contains concrete and readable information on hundreds of specific occupations -and covers suoh questions as employment conditions, educational requirements, occupational trends, wage scales and the like. In addition, the library comprises catalogues and other information on v a r i o u s .business schools, colleges and universities. In the near future, .vocational books will be made available. Vocational problems of a very wide range are covered. Importance of Guidance Vocational guidance is the modern approach to planning 0110's future. It includes to find out a person's abilities; discussion of educational requirements; conferences with Bchool land home. Today the wis'e young person avails himself of this'systematic planning so Vliat his future can be intelligently planned. ^The Jewish' Community Center, recognizing (t h e s e significant facts, invites parents and.'young people to avail themselves of tbla vocational guidance service. All in the community who feel the need of further information in vocational planning are .welcome to" mate use of "the Center'^, B'nai fi'rith library any afternoon Sunday through Friday.
Tlie man considered the beat informed man on current Jewish problem*, Morris 0. Troper, will speak at a special meeting of the Community Forum on Tuesday. March 11, at 8 o'clock, at the Jewish Comniunty. Mr. Troper, who is chairman of the European Executive Council of the Joint Distribution Com* mittee, will speak on "In the Four Corners of tlie World." The meeting will be open to tin- entire community. Since October of 1938, Mr. Troper has been In Europe and in close contact with Jewish affairs. He has personally -visited every country on the continent to confer with Jewish welfare and communal lenders. He was in Paris until the day before tha German troops entered the cjty and he joined the throngs of war refugees who clogged the roads to southern Prance in June of 1940. Sharing the privations of these unfortunates he finally reached Bordeaux and later went to Lisbon to set up J. D. C. Euro-, pean headar.cirtei-9. . Decor/ifed l»j\ JRrencli hegton ot Honor In 1939 he was decorated by the French Legion of Honor iti recognition of his services to refugees In-France. A graduate of the College of the City of New York, Mr. Troper holds the degrees ot Master of Commercial Science and Doctor of Jurisprudence from New York University. For the past twenty years he has been actively identified with all Jewish philanthropic enterprise. He has held ejffecutl ve positions in the AUIed Jewish.Campaign, the United Jewish Appeal and the Joint Distribution Com* mitteo. , He is a member of the New York Bar, and Delta M» Delta fraternity.' . '
W O R M S CIRCLE TO HOLO REGIONAL MEETING • *.'SUNDAY A conference of Workmen's Circle branches of Des Molncs, Lincoln, Omaha and-Sioux Citywill be held Sunday, March 9, at the New Labor Lyceum, 3022 Cuining. J. Durvin of Sioux City, chairman of the Midwest District Committee, will call the conference to order" at 10:00 a. m. • Reports of past activities will be given by representatives of tlao branches, and plans for future work discussed. Delegates to the national convention of the Worlrmen's Circle in Chicago, May 1-4, will be nominated. A new feature in the Workmen's Circle, juvenile insurance for children 5 years .of age and older, wilt be explained, General insurance from $100 to $30OO> with' or without health, disability benefits, continued to too available.' The.conference Sunday will bO open to the public.' .s
Dramatic Group to r Give Yiddish Play Budget Committee ; •• . Is Meeting Today. .The Dramatic; -and' JSinging
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