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VOL. I.—NO. 2.
Writings of Ford are Works of aMadman —Rabbi Wise Says American People Will Abhor and Renounce Unfair Defiler, of Jews Rabbi Stephen S. Wisei considered one of the greatest rabbis o£ fite world and looked upon as a mouthpiece of Judaism, made a stirring reply to Henry Ford in a signed article sent out from New York. "Henry Ford is seeking to introduce to American life a tendency that is divisive,: disruptive and morally fateful," said Rabbi Wise. "The American people will have none of him and his ways. "When once the American people, lovers of fairplay- and justice, * understand that Henry Ford is seeking-to introduce
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WHAT SHALL BE DONE? Arthur Sears Henning, political writer for the Chicago Tribune, in a signed article printed in the Tribune listed Senators Hitchcock and Norris as those . "who pronounced themselves in favor of temporary 3uapensjon of immigration." This indicates that Senator Hitchcock and Senator Norris will vote for the immigration bill in its present form. The Jewish people of the United , - State3 have taken a stand against the barring, of aliens. The two Nebraska Senators have declared themselves against this ; decided sentiment. , . • Jewish leaders who have been handling' the helm of the campaign against this immigration bill which passed the house and is now in the Senate for passage/ .or rejection, nave stated, that . the bill is aimed directly at the
pogromism into America, they will •bhor and renounce'-him. , •J e w s . ' ' • •• - . • • ,:"•' . • "Henry Ford needs to be reminded THE .QUESTION IS: WHAT that America is not a matter of SHALL BE DONE NOW? cheap engines, but of a precious The. Jewish. Press invites contspirit. Henry Ford shall not be inent upon this question. suffered to cheapen the spirit of Mail communications to • "Pro- . America; he shall not be suffered to test Editor" The Jewish Press,. vulgarize and corrupt America's Four, Baird building. The best ;souL No man ought to be free to have the power which Henry Ford \ communications will be printed is exercising for evfl. No man, -4n the following issue of thisnewspaper. ' though as rich as Ford, or-Croesis, ought to be suffered .to libel a whole people in a land, the well-being of which depends upon the spirit of Schaefer is Author understanding and of conciliation, of of Article in Survey tolerance and of good-will • S. H. Schaefer, - superintendent of Ford, declares that the authorship the Jewish Welfare Federation here, of the Protocols basic to his own was the author of an article, printed challenge, is imputed by Jews to a in the December . 18 issue of the criminal or a madman. \ "The. Survey," a social workers' *The reply of one Jew to Henry magazine, which has caused much Ford is that his work, The World's .comment. ." • •» • Greatest Problem: The "International I The article,v.which dealt with the Jew,'is the work of a criminal or a technical side of recreational and madman. And I do not believe, vocational training •' in schools, was dispite certain significant -intimia:• entitled,: -fAiifc. Omaha Experiments " Several social jrorkers hate written man.". 'to him for more details in regatd.to The following Is the ^complete the plan. ; ; > statement by Rabbi Wise: There is a putative "Jewish peril," the peril of a vile forgery entitled "The Protocols and World Revolu- JEWS PLAN tion," published, one regrets to note,, by a hitherto reputable publishing OVERSEAS UNIT house of Boston, a forgery which is Special to "THE JEWISH PRESS." not only an indictment of but a crime against a whole people. The very New York, Dec. 22.—The Joint phrase, "Jewish peril," sounds like Distribution Committee of the Amersome mad Nietzschean cry that the ican Funds for Jewish War SufferJews' have empoisoned the world ers, of which Felix M. Warburg is with Christianity. Wherein lies the chairman, has announced that a me"Jewish peril" ? Is it in the Jewish dical unit would be sent overseas Bible, Old or New? Is it in the early next month to fight disease in God of the Jewish Bible? Is it in Eastern Europe. the Sabbath of the Jew? Is it in Dr. Harry Plbtz, of Mount Sinai the Prophets or the Apostles, or in Hospital, medical adviser of the Joint Jesus the Jew? Is it in the spec- Distribution Committee, has asked tacle of the unimpairable and mirac- for §2,000,000 to cover the first ulous loyalty of the Jew? year's work and to provide for payAnd yet certain perils are bound ment of the medical personnel, the up with the so-called "Jewish peril" purchase of medical supplies, the —perils that are real and not fictiti- construction of bath houses, etc. ous. The "Jewish peril" is the cry Medical and hospital supplies, will be of every group in Europe today distributed in connection with an which desires the restoration of .the educational health campaign. old pre-war order, whether in miliDr. Plotz, who discovered the tytarist Germany or in Czarist Russia. phus germ, will be in charge Of the It is a brazen attempt to find some work and will head the Ainit, which scapegoat, an excuse for a return is to. be-made up of physicians with to the order that was. While mobs military experience. Application for may be diverted for an hour from volunteers for the unit will be repursuing their purposes, the cry ceived by Dr. Plbtz at the headof the "Jewish peril" is no solution quarters of the Joint Distribution of the problem which has created Committee, 20 Exchange Place, New world-wide unrest. Polish •' mobs York City. may forget about the crime of Polish imperialism whilst committing un- NEW YORK JEWS HONOR "THE speakable" crimes against Jewish PILGRIMS men, women and children, but this solves no problem. The tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers was observed by There is a "Peril" about 200 prominent Jews at a meet•: After the Jews shall have been ing of the Judaeans at the Hotel > crushed, if crushed they are to be, Pennsylvania Sunday night at New what is to become of their blood- York City. The ^speakers were W. whetted destroyers? Instead of H. P. Faunce, President of Brown seeking a true and abiding, solution University, and Oscar S. Straus, past of the problems of the world, the president of the American Jewish anodyne of the "Jewish ' peril" is Historical Society. offered to a world largely under arms by them either responsible for the social and moral .disorder of the ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF $5,000 FOR WAR SUFFERERS world or ready to capitalize it to the end that tEe old order of im- William Holzman, local representaperialism and militarism may be re- tive for the national Joint Distribuestablished. . tion Committee, raising funds for the Yes,- there is a Jewish peril," real Jewish war sufferers, during the ;past and undeniable—the peril not oc- week received. a receipt from •. the casioned by the Jew but to the" Jew. treasurer of the committee for If it be willed by the world, so shall $5,000, which was part of the ;fund it b<>' Physical pain and suffering raised here. The receipt follows: "On behalf of the committee, I can ne borns for centuries without collective hurt. Not so spiritual beg to acknowledge with thanks, the hurt, which after a time leaves in- receipt of your kind contribution of 55.OCO for the fund raised' by the effaceable mark upon its victim. Consider what is happening in Joint Distribution Committee." .' East European lands. Can these things be and be done. without the doers being terribly and even curelessly hurt? If war leave its marks for evil upon them that wage it, what shall be said of them that The B'nai Brith dance to raise wage war against such as answer money for the Jewish War Sufferers not? War is redeemed in some part wUl be held at the Masonic hall, New by the risks taken by the warriors. Year's night. AH the money raised What of the morale of such as war will go toward paying tte lodge's upon the unweaponed, that make a war, sufferers' pledge. business as does Eastern .Europe of Special cabaret stunts have been arranged. Oscar '•• Lieben's • Shrine band will furnish music (Continued on page 7)
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PROPOSED JEWISH COMMUNITY BUILDING
Comment by the Manager It-is with deep, genuine feeling that the manager of The Jewish Press wishes to thank all ©T his friends for their wonderful thoughts, expressed both verbally and in writing, complimenting the first issue of The Jewish Press. As the mail* carrier distributed "copies of the first issue of The Jewish Press from house to house, the telephone in the Press office rang continually with congratulations and good wishes. The next day the mail brought farther good wishes and congratulations in the form of letters.
Omahans May Own Palestine Colony Plan of Dr. Sher to Furnish Homes for Poverty-Stricken Families of Poland A colony of fifty houses in Palestine to be owned and directed by Omahans in order to furnish * place of refuge for poverty-stricken, st&rv«d, mistreated Jews of Poland is the idea of Dr. Philip Slier which will be presented at a conference of Omaha Jewish leaders during the coming week. If Dr. Sher's plan is accepted at the conference a stock company will be formed and an Omaha man will be sent to Palestine to arrange for the purchase of a large tract of land and to lay the foundation for colonizing of the families.
We hope that this, the second issue, will meet with yoor approval even more than the first, and that all ensuing issues will Would Be Sold Land improve to A certain degree, unThe Hebrew Sheltering Aid Societytil, as was mentioned in the would then be asked to furnish fifty first issue, The Jewish Press will needy families. These families each rank with the best of its kind in would be given a plot of ground and the United States. subsistence would be furnished them The publishers are not out for until they were able to produce their personal profit or glorification. livelihood from the soil. Their sole desire is to furnish a "As soon as they were self-susgood, clean, "up-to-the minute" taining the land would be sold to newspaper for the Jewish comthem at cost price," said Dr. Sher, Here is a sketch of the front of the proposed Jewish community building which will cost $150,000 if erected. munity and at the same time to "Another tract would be bought; anThe site is just west of the Home Builders Building on Eighteenth and Dodge Streets. let the community "receive the other fifty families would be brougW fruits of labors." from Poland, and the same program The sinews of every selfwould be repeated." supporting publication^ as we are - well aware, are its advertising columns. Without sufficient adONLY STATEMENT MADE BY THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE FORT DEARBORN INDEPENDENT, WHICH vertising, it would die. IS CARRYING THE INFAMOUS ATTACKS AGAJNST / IE JEW, IS PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME The publishers of the The TIME IN OMAHA IN THIS ISSUE OF THE JEWISH RESS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING , Jewish Press Kave full confidINTERVIEWS EVER PRINTED.. / ence in it as a "result-getter" A free employment bureau for J and feel that every cent expendboth Jews and non-Jews has -been Why is* Henry Ford's paper, the appearance or for the reason of hi3 "Exactly, you guessed it right. established by the Jew Welfare Fe4> Fort Dearborn Independent, attackclothes, I had the impression—and " 'But it is not true. The Poles are ed in the buying of its space is : ing the Jew? "~ it was later confirmed by the Way he not i. diking any pogroms. That is, well invested. eration in their offices on the third That was the question the editor talked—that he was a former rev- some Say they are, but others say floor of the Lyric building. But the advertiser^—the busiof The Daily Forward, a Yiddish erend, one of-...those churchmen who they are not.' nessman — whose proof is the During the past week five men paper, asked one of his special instead of preaching love to.all men, "Now, listen, Mr. Cammeron, the balance book, must be shown, were furnished with employment, acpreach hatred toward the."Jews. At entire world knows that pogroms writers, Dr. S. P^Kramer. " I don't know," replied Dr. Kramer. length, Mr..Cammeron pointed at the were made against the Jews, that sot by the mere, bare, statement cording to S. H, Schaefctj /super"So- and -find-but," the editor'said. n6te~~wbjch~I lent "him -and asked me even how these outrages/ contimte. "of confidence,' but "by 'results. intendent cf the" Federation, v,'he "ha^ What I wanted to see him about. Our government in Washington has Dr. Kramer did. So when you do business with taken personal charge of the bureau. official proof of this. That is a fact "I wrote about the pogToms. You Under his signature, The Daily an- advertiser in The Jewish Forward carried the, interview, probably know that tens of thousands that cannot be disputed. Employers are urged to call the which Dr. Kramer claimed he ob- of Jews are being killed in the most " 'Well, suppose there were po- Press mention to him the fact Federation office, Douglas 3230, and tained from a Mr. Cammeron, who gruesome, manner in Europe. In your groms?' that you saw his ad in The file their needs for help of all kinds, articles you say that the Jews are is editor of Ford's paper. "If there were pogroms, why do Jewish Press. It will go a long no matter whether it is permanent dangerous, that they want to dominyou keep silent about them? Why The interview, which was written in Yiddish, has been translated, and ate the world. Why don't you write do you write that the Jews were ways toward proving to him that or temporary.. The Jewish Press, thinking It of about these pogroms? Why don't you clad in gold and ride in sumptuous The Jewish Press is a good adMany Ont of Work great importance, herewith prints it: publish these facts so that your carriages? Why don't you tell the vertising medium. readers may know the truth?' truth, that they are bathing in their Here is the Interview "It is estimated that there are We will appreciate it and the "'Pogroms?' Mr. Cammeron said, own blood ? "It was not so easy to see the more than 2,000,000 unemployed "He was silent. editor. The young lady who receiv- with a start. 'Pogroms? There are worthy communual institutions persons in the United States at the "You have become the official dees callers at the office told me that no pogroms. We get all kinds of which .will benefit by the present time," said Mr. Schaefer. Mr; Cammeron, the editor, was very reports. Some say there was some- fender of the pogrom makers, I con- profits of The Jewish Press will busy. I stated that my visit was thing of that kind, but others deny tinued. Through your attacks, you "Many are unemployed in Omaha, appreciate it. about an urgent matter, that I was it. The Jews are raising a false are justifying the acts which take the same as in any other city. We cry about it. We know all about place, over in Europe. You make a Jewish newspaperman and wished THANK YOU! must first look after our own unto speak to the editor about the it. We receive information from pogroms with your pen. Your work Jewish question. The young lady many sources. For instance, just is the work of* a moral pogrom employed and theti take care of went out and came back with the now we learned that in Poland the maker. transients who come here. information that Mr. Cammeron, did Jews were against the Poles and "No, nol' Mr. Cammeron was start"If employers who need help call not want to see anyone about the were friendly to the Boisheviki, who led. 'I assure ,you, we don't mean the office, it would be a matter. Everything that he had to were advancing on Warsaw. We t h a t . ' • • . • 111 Polfllld greatFederation say on the subject, he publishes in know of a case where many Jewish "You may and you may not mean help in solving the local situahis weekly, and- did not care to grant traitors who were sentenced to be that. But oiie" thing is sure—you an interview to anyone. But I in- shot were not shot in order to avoid are doing it. You are spreading po- SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH PRESS tion." In order to help the Jewish Welsisted that I must see him. I wrote the charge that the Poles are mur- grom propaganda. Are you willing New York, Dec. 22.—Resolutions fare Federation in its campaign for a note to this Mr. Cammeron. In dering the Jews.' to take the responsibility for an this note I told him of Jewish facts " 'Where did you get this informa- agitation which may lead to a new recently adopted at Jewish meetings which he did not 'publish. I told him tion?' I asked the editor of the anti- race hatred in America, an agitation calling attention to persecutions jobs for unemployed, The Jewish against Jews in Poland were pres- Press is carrying in this issue a about pogroms and other calamities Semitic weekly. I knew that about leading to pogroms? which the Jews are compelled to that time a Polish agent arrived in "'That will not be. That cannot be.' ented to the Polish Minister, Prince coupon for employers who are in suffer, i told him I was a Jew my- America who said exactly the same "'But your readers already talk Casimir Lubomirski, at a confer- need of help. self, one of those whom he attacked, thitig, and I wanted to find out about it. It is your agitation which ence, called at his request, with Draw a circle around thl kind of and demanded that he show courage whether this Polish agent was the caused it. How can you conduct such representatives of the Provincial enough to receive me. .1 told him I one who supplied Mr. Cammeron propaganda ? *Yoa know how the ne- Jewish Congress and the. American j person you desire and around either represented the largest Jewish news- with this information. But the editor groes are persecuted. Why? Because Jewish Committee at the Waldorf- the word "permanent" or "tempopaper in the world and demanded an chose not to answer the question. they are hated. They have been Astoria Hotel. interview. Prince Lubomirski promised the rary." Then sign your name and "Well, if you don't care to answer reviled in the eyes of Americans. that question, would you mind ans- The latter believe everything that is delegation to convoy their resolutions address and mail the coupon to the Seeing the Editor wering another one. You say the said about negroes. That is why we to the Polish government and ex- Jewish Welfare Federation, Lyric "The note had the desired effect. Jews are against Poland, that they have lynching parties in the coun- pressed his conviction that better Building. The young lady came back with the were friendly to tie Red army. You try. Do you want to bring us to treatment would be accorded in the Here is the Coupon answer that Mr. Cammeron was don't tell me where you learned of such' a pass that they will start future to the Jews in Poland. ready to see me. I followed her and this fact, then tell me how to explain lynching Jews in America? she led me into a room where a man this phenomenon. If that is true, "Mr. Cammeron remained motionWANTED of fifty was sitting at a large desk. why is that so? Why should the less, seemingly frightened by the OVER TEN THOUSAND people of a country welcome a forHe pointed to a chair near the; desk, prospect. He was silent for a moJEWISH FARMERS IN U. S. I want—ilan—Boy—Girl—Woman for in front of him. I sat down. I was eign army who is invading that ment, then he replied: 'We do not Permanent Work now face to face with the "man who country? want that. We mean no harm. But Special to "THE JEWISH PRESS." conducted the anti-Semitic propaTemporary No Pogroms! we are convinced that the Jewish New York, Dec. 22.—Delegates to ganda in America. I scrutinized " 'I know what you are driving at,' problem is ah.evil which must be him. He looked like an Irishman, interrupted Mr. Cammeron, 'you solved, and we want to solve it. the convention of Jewish Farmers of Nature of Work ._____..._..— well built, and short, with an im- mean to tell me that that is because These disclosures were, started sev- America at the Educational Alliance, mobile face, a rigid look, and I don't the Poles make pogroms against the in East Broadway, were told that know why, whether because of his Jews! (Continued on page 3) twenty years ago there were not more than 200 Jewish farmers in Frankel, Dr. Julius Goldman, Colonel! I the United States, while now there Approximate Wag»i B Week $3,125,000 is Voted Schedule of Activities H. A; Guinzburg, Howard Gans, were more than 10,000. Strauss, William B. Erdman, tpr Jewish Relief Work Manny. of Y. B. and Y. W. B. A. Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, Colonel Harry Plotz, Albert Lucas, Abraham Address Special to "THE JEWISH PBESS." Schepper, Morris Engelman and Week of December 26 to January 1 Pay Up Does New York, Dec. 22.—The Joint Stanley Bero. Sunday, Dec. 26—Aleph Y Club at Distribution Committee of the AmerThe Jewish Welfare Federa2:30 p. m. ican Funds for Jewish War Sufferers POLES ACT TO END Joseph € . Copeianci tion is making a special appeal appropriated $3,125,000 for Jewish Dec 2S—Progresse Club at 2:30 ~v PERSECUTION OF JEWS relief work in Europe., '.Old Resident, Died to members who have not paid p. m. Special to "THE JEWISH PRESS." It was announced that it was the their annual dues to to so beWashington, D. C, Dec. 22.—The Young Judea Clubs at r 3:00 p. m. largest sum ever appropriated at a Polish government has adopted and Joseph C. Copeland, 48, dowry cause the Federation is in dire xaeeting of a strictly charitable or- proclaimed the clause of the Treaty Monday, Dec 27—Classes in Yiddish, Court. Seventeenth and Chicago Sts., need of money. Hebrew and Jewish History, ganization; died Friday, following an illness exof Versailles which guarantees pro. The $3,125,000 voted is not yet in tection of minorities, it was reported at 8:30 p. m. tending over ESX months. Mr. CopeThose who have not paid the treasury, but the members of the here. land had been E resident of Omaha Tuesday, Dec 2S—Girls Gym Class, their 1920 dues are asked to committee declared they would be for SI years. « . at 7:30 p. m. send their checks to the Fedresponsible individually and collecFuneral was held Sunday afterARABS INVITE JEWISH Dec. 28—X. T. C. Club,. at 8:30 eration office in the Lyric tively for the entire amount. Among noon from Crosby's undertaking SETTLERS establishment. those who pledged their credit are p. m. building. All those who pay London, Dec. 22.—The Arab Sheiks Mr. .Copeland is survived by his Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the Rasbid and Alichzai, heads of the Thursday, Dec. 30—Dramatic Class, will be listed in the annual wife and two sons: Jacob, 20, an4 committee; Louis Marshall, Dr. Cy- Arab community in Gilead, Syria, at 8:00 p. m. . book published by the FederaBarney, 13. rus Adler, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, Col. have officially invited Jewish settlers tion. • ' He was connected with the Orkin onel Herbert Lehinan, Arthur Leh- to establish themselves there, says a Saturday, Jan. 1—Boy Scouts, at wholesale clothing house. 7:30 p. mman, Paul Baerwald, Dr. Lee K. dispatch frqm Jerusalem.
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