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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH SI. 1921.
Last Call Issued for Clothing CHANGE MEETING DATE for Sufferers. The Women's '-Welfare Federation The last call for clothing, shoes, will meet Monday, April 4, instead of It is the declared and established policy of this paper to underwear, canned food, soap, towels, on Tuesday, its regular day. cotton and medicaments for the sufDr. Frederick Cohn who will be the take no part, in political campaigns. We deem it proper for a fering Jews in war-stricken Europe principal speaker at this meeting will paper of this character to refrain from all activities of a partisan was issued this week in Omaha by have as bis subject "The Spirit of the;or political character, yet, we feel if the duty of the JEWISH PRESS to foster an increased r interest, on the part of its readM. Selicow, chairman of the Peoples Jew." ers, in their Civic duties and to promote ardent arid active citizen- Omaha to be Represented at Relief Committee here. Editor Abe Goldberg Discusses Many Political Meetings to Be "The Jews must stand up for their Plan in Zionist Address ship among those constituting the Jewish contingent of our Held Until Day Voters G© Gathering of Jewish Lead"We hope to have all our shiprights and show aggressiveness toDelivered Here. population. : to Polls. ers; Representatives to ments ready by the end of this ward their enemies who are attackIt is one thing to live in America; it is another to be an be Popular Choice month," said Mr. Selicow. "Prepare The Oinaha Colony in Palestine will ing them," said Dr. Cohn. "On the 1 Tuesday, April 5, is Primary Day! your bundles and they will be collectsoon be a reality,, according to Dr. part of the Jews this is more useful 'American". The fact of residence in the United States brings On that day fourteen candidates the enjoyment of certain privileges. The status of being an ed and forwarded to the innocent vicThe Oinaha Committee representing Philip Sher who has an active interest than tame submission."-; for the city commission will be nom"AMERICAN" involves certain duties and it.is*a grave offense tims of the war." the American Jewish Congress is The program committee of the in the organizing of the colony. Of these fourteen, seven will After your bundle is prepared and binated. It is the plan to have an Omaha Federation, promises * many fcpeciat to be a mere resident of America, without i at the same time now making plans for the nominae readv to'be turned over to the comselected as city commissioners at being an American. What is required of one <to merit his standtion and election of a delegate here. colony in the heart of Palestine un- features. A large crowd is expected. ihe any of the following election in May. ing as an "American" ? A thorough understanding of American Dr. Philip Sher Is president and N. raittee, call der the direction of *the Zion comideals and American institutions and sincere participation in the S. Yaffe is secretary of the local numbers: Election Commissioner Moreixeadi monwealth. The^ colony will be eshas announced that everything is hi affairs of the Government, to the end that those ideals and those committee. . Harney 6116 Harney 1606 tablished through a fund of $75,000 readiness for the big day. Clerks institutions may be ever strengthened and perpetuated, Webster 2734 Webster 0283 to be subscribed by Omaha Jews, and election judges already have been An election for City Commissioners is approaching. The Webster 1076 New York. (J. C. B. Service.) Webster €059 one-fourth of which has been raised, chosen for the 105 pi^ecincte in ths voters of Omaha will be called upon to say who shall administer More than two. hundred delegates according to an announcement made the affairs of this city, the administration of which is vitally representing thirty-six large Jewish at a meeting in B'nai Israel synaStarting this week and tmtJI Tuesimportant to us all, during the coming three years. . Upon the centres in America and a number of gogue Sunday night at which Editor day many political meetings will be men, whom the voters.electy depends the, welfare of Omaha for tie more important Jewish, organizaAbe Goldberg of New York spoke. held. those three years. Success in any department of City Governtions and orders. at a conference, deShares in the colony are being sold Report They Plan to Get Aid One of the largest meetings of tli« ment, will ever be in direct proportion to the efficiency of the cided that a permanent- American at 5250 each. Three hundred shares from Henry Ford for Cam•week will be a mass meeting of per*; Jewish Congress would meet not later Commissioner to whose charge that department is assigned. v.-ill be offered for sale here. Ten paign in America. sons interested in the candidacy ef Men may be honest in their intentions and conscientious in than October SO, 1521. Popular electhousand dollars was raised following Harry B." Zimman for city commistions for representatives to the Conthe performance of their duties as public .officers and yet fail to the meeting. sioner. (Jewish Correspondence Bureau succeed, and their administration be subject to severe criticism. gress are to be held on June 19 and Sir. Goldberg delivered a brilliant Meeting at 2:30 p.m. Copyrighted 1921.) Honesty and good intent are pre-requisite to good. Government, nominations are to be. made on Pole -Finance Minister Asks lecture. "Any Jew failing to do his Polish Press to Aid in ReThe Zimman meeting will be held VIENNA.—Vienna, the one-time but equally, essential are competency and efficiency. M a y 2 2 . • •'• utmost in the work now going on in centre of culture has found itself gaining Jewish Confidat 2:30 p. m. Sunday in the Swedish The conference held three sessions In our present City Commission, we have striking examples restoring Palestine to Israel, is crimence and Friendship auditorium. converted into an anti-Semitic centre. of all classes of public office holders, some interested in the at all of which Mr. Morris Bothen-inally negligent and an accessory to the pogroms being made on the Jews Within a few days the so-called welfare of the people and well meaning,- BUT INEFFICIENT; berg, chairman of the executive, pre- - Warsaw. (J. T. Agency.) Address_ of Europe," said Mr. Goldberg. "The international congress of anti-Semites some interested in the welfare of the people, WELL MEANING sided. A considerable portion of the ing a conference of Polish press Jews of America could have purchas- will be held here.. Delegates will be AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT, and others NEITHER EFFICIENT conference . was devoted .to reports representatives, minister of Finance ed enough land in Palestine three present from Germany, Poland, nor WELL MEANING and interested only in their candidacy and addresses. The former covered Stechkovski appealed to the press to year- ago which would have prevent- Czecho-Slovakia and Austria, This and their perpetuation in office. It will be for the voter on a wide field including practically all aid in effecting a better understandAll men of the city, between the ed the slaughter of a half a million will probably be the first international Primary Day to determine which deserve his support, judging of the war and pogrom stricken ing with the Jews in Poland. ages of 16 and 23, are invited to atof Jews in Russia during the past congress which will have no other the candidates by their standards indicated. Consideration of areas abroad, while Dr. Shniarja It is in the interest of the Polish t e n d - t h e organization meeting question to consider but the organ- their records for public service will make it easy to classify them. Levins, Rabbi Dr. Eeich of Czechothree years." people, the minister declared, that. that, ^ a e jJuiior slovakia and others cohered the genople, ization of an anti-Jewish campaign, B n i o r W e ] f M e FFederation, e d e ration, Welfare It is to be deplored that some attempt is being made by some l i h government should h l d gain I Polish and the introduction of hatred against self-annointed priests of the only'fool-proof brand of righteous- eral Jewish situation," and in very the P 1 iy, April' 12, at the the Jew into the practical life, of the ness jscnd good government, to inject a religious question into plain terms indicated that there is the confidence and, friendship of the A banquet, which wilj. start at 6 p, m. various communities. The initiators this. Campaign. We thought that the time would never come greater cause today, for a permanent Jewish population and to that end interesting program has been of the congress are a few Vienna when the churches of any denomination would become political American Jewish body existing and 1 the press and the people must come . " " e d " " ^ a7wmffTtti"m"cha"rgI operating in the name of the Araer- to the assistance of the government J u n i o r w d f a r e federation will headquarters for any man or set of men. Such attempt should ican-Jewish ^eople than ever there which is now aiming to remove all A campaign for members is being pogrom instigators. ^ conjunction ^ the be resented as un-American and offensive tol the sense of justice was in the past. carried on by the B'nai Sholem, the Congress to Make Program. restrictions which affect the Jews , Federation and will join with W e l f a r e of Liberty-loving American citizens. Th# man who ties, his modern orthodox synagogue here. and to bring about conditions which; fte o ] d e r gttmp -m w e ] f a r e While it is, "the purpose of the Decide on Basis for Congress The drive is under the direction of congress to create aa international political fortunes to his church, whether h # b e Jew, Protestant will ensure friendly relations between Every young man is urged to he the officers of the synagogue; Adolph anti-Semitic organization, this initial or Catholic, is unworthy of his citizenship! and disloyal to his After considerable discussion, the the Poles and the Jews. at this meeting, as plans for the orMoskowitz, president; Abe -Leibbwitz, gathering will; take no steps in - that church. He should be condemned by him God for using his conference therefore adopted the folKeraore Special Taxes ganisation of the club will In religion as. a means to the end*of his o • • • • • vice-president; J. J. Friedman, secre- direction... It_will:merely_Jtormulate lowing resolution as - foimulating- esThe minister of the interior has and officers elected, tary; -and-1." Moscowitz, treasurer.. ~ a program for such an organization clespisedijy^men for his -flagrant viol sentially the basis of tlxe American ordered that in future no special] At the meeting held several weeks Officers of the organizations said and -will decide upon- the calling of principle. The men who do these things usually prove themselves Jewish Congress to be brought into taxes shall be imposed upon Jewish ago, temporary officers were elected ' that assoon as the membership goal a congress to which .well-known anti- toybe most inefficient as public officers. We want the church existence as an existing permanent hospitals as has been the case until to arrange for the meeting. The ofto play no part in our Civic affairs. body with the next/elections: is obtained they plan to build a Semites from Western countries will now. At the same time, Minister ficers elected were: Israel Goodman, Citizens of Omaha, men and women, your duty commands synagogue building. "It is our aim* that the American be invited. you "TO THE POLLS ON APRIL FIFTH". Vote for those men Jewish Congress shall be the repres- Skulski informed the Jewish Deputy president; Sam Beber, secretary, and A committee has been appointed to Particular hope is laid npon Engselect a site and to have building land, France and America and rumor who will givj^the kind of G o v e r n m e n t contemplated by the entative body of the Jews of America Farhstein that all restrictions upon Nathaa Green,- reporter. in Jewish matters and shall be un- the Jews in the district of Bialostock Constitution of our Land. plans drawn. . has it that the. initiators- have fo: OMAHA' HEBREW CLUB restricted in determining its program have been removed. A "Purim ball, to raise money for some time been in. touch with Henry The negotiations between the gov- LOANS $3,000 TO THE and procedure." ' ' the synagogue building fund, was Ford and that all theirs hopes are • FREE "LOAN COMMITTEE held last Thursday evening at the centred in him. They believe that The report submitted by the Execu- ernment commission and leading JewMasonic temple. The dance proved tive showed that the provisional com- ish representatives to bring aboat a The" Omaha Hebrew club st its last a big success, according to Dr. J. M. he can be prevailed upon to supply] mittee had done all possible in an better understanding between the two meeting voted to loan $3,000 to the Erman, member of the congregation, i the necessary funds with which to effort to protect the Jews of Hungary,- communities are now again in procarry out a large anti-Semitic cam- Mr. Sidney Barson, son of Mr. and Two of the five Omahans, who were to stem the tide of anti-Semitism the gress, under the chairmanship of the Free Loan committee. The committee is seeking a permanent fund o€ Services in English, Too paign in all countries.' To get the Mrs. N. Barson, 2111 jGrant street, awarded the Phi Beta Kappa key at world over, to aid-the'Jews of Poland minister of finance. $15,000. "The congregation B'nai Sholem campaign properly started, the has been appointed Editor-in-chief of the University o Nebraska, are Jews. in obtaining greater freedom and hopes -to have a synagogue building preliminary gathering-- to be held here the "Creighton Chronicle.'' They are Mr. Morris Margolin, son of B'NAI BRITH GIVES where men and women will not be WANT TOOLS FOR WORKERS The "Creighton Chronicle" is a pub- MrJ. and Mrs. J. Margolin, 2424 Burt security, to stop Austria from expelwill conclude with a huge antiling its Jewish refugees and to keep PARTY FOR SOLDIERS separated during the services and lication issued monthly by the studstreet, and Mr. Meyer Beber, son of IN PALESTINE t open the doors rf the' United States Five soldiers of Jewish faith from -where the services will be in English Semitic mass" demonstration. ents of Creighton University. Mr. and Mrs. I. Beber, 3146 Chicago to the persecuted and down-trodden A mass meeting to start the cams Fort Crook and Fort Omaha were paign for tools and machinery for the Cannot Prevent Assembly. as well "as in Hebrew," said Dr. ErMr. Barson in a sophomore at the street. • ; the Puriia guests of the local B'nai workers in Palestine will be .held man. "The average young American The Austrian government being College of-^.rts. and Sciences and has Mr. Margolin is at present study- Jew of eastern- Europe. Brith lodge last Thursday evening. Jew in Omaha does not look forward now at the head of republic cannot been active in chronicle work for the ing medicine, while Mr. Beber is Sunday evening, at the synagogue s t After being given a "big spread" 19th and Burth streets. Dr. I. Dansky. with pleasure to going to the syna- very well prohibit "the holding of this past two years. working for his master's degree in Junior Welfare Organization Cirls by Harry Lapidus and Superintendent . gogue because he is not versed well conference. People cannot be denied . He is also a baritone in the Creighr chemistry. Sew for Wise Memorial Hospital. Schaefer of the Jewish Welfare Fed- is chairman o£ the committee ito. enough in Hebrew to understand his the right to assemble. Whether the ton. Glee Club, which leaves this Phi Beta Kappa is a national orcharge of the drive; Mr. D. Goldsfesin ALout forty girls, members of the prayers and he can understand • but government will also permit the anti- Wednesday for a tour of Iowa and ganization, membership in which is Junior Welfare Organisation, met at eration, the boys were taken to the is treasurer; and Mr. J. Wolfuoa is Lyric building where a special Purim little of our rituals. • . - accorded only to college graduates the club rooms, in the Lyric building Semitic demonstration remains to be Nebraska. * secretary. progTam had been arranged. / "There are many men and women seen. Such demonstrations when held He will be seen" in the public con- with high scholastic records. Wednesday evening, March 16, to sew Eabbi Frederick Cohn and Rabbi of Protestant and Catholic faiths who usually finish with an attack upon cert given "by this club at the BranThose elected into this fraternity for the Wise Memorial'. Hospital, Morris Taxon made interesting ad- RABBI TAXON TO SPEAK have a better understanding of Juda- the Jews and considerable damage deis theatre, April 14. are to be initiated at a dinner dance maternity-ward. AT TEMPLE ISRAEL . dresseSj explaining the spirit of ism than many Jews. of the^ Jewish quarter which the to be given in their honor at Lincoln A number of- articles needed by the Purim. They' emphasised the fact Rabbi Morris Taxon will ocespy th« "The B'nai Sholem members hope demonstrators are always anxious to soon. hospital were completed.POET VISITS HERE that at the present time there are pulpit a t Temple Israel Friday Eveto have a synagogue where young penetrate. Whatever should actually v- The Junior -Welfare Organization Jewish men and romen may attend ;ake place, the local Jewish popula- N. M. Dolitzky, one of the leading ROSENBLATT WINS OVER YALE is planning to continue' this work "Hamens" also, and it is xxp to the ning, April 15, during the absenee of Rabbi Frederick Cohen, who will at. F r i d a y night services and special tion and particularly; so, the Eastern /Yiddish poets of the country, visited The Harvard Debating team of permanently* and- will famish all Jews to stand for their rights. tend the American Conference of with Dr. Philip Sher here while passRalph Holznian and William <lroholiday services they understand, and Jews, are considerably disturbed, for which Sol Rosenblatt .of Omaha is a materials for the articles that they ing through on a trans-continentalBabbis at Washington. Mr. WilUsaa dinsky, vice-president of the lodge, • in that way learn something of Juda- while: one can always follow the bemember, won over Yale last week, trip. Mr. Dolitzky ranks with- Bialie according to a Teport received her£ will sew and present to the hospital. presided at the meeting. L. Holzman will conduct the service* ism and its rituals and prayers." ginnings of these movements :one is and other great Jewish poets. Miss Hanna Greenblatt has charge "The Open^ Shop'? was the question of of tins work asd. the present plans The women of the B'nai Sholem debate. have a ladies' auxiliary. Mrs. J. Ray- never in. a position to foretell are to meet every Wednesday evening R&bbi Cohn Presented With Automobile By Nathan Straus to Help' Mothers of mon, 212 South Thirty-seventh street, they will end." at the club roods. While the congress itself is quite the South. is president. • Congregation; Given After Brotherhood Dinner Passover for Immigrants. a novelty,\its' most' characteristic fact New York. (J. C. B. Service.) The dinner a S Song Ql • Eabbi Frederick Cohn of Temple Following the di The Hebrew Sheltering and Immiis to be traced to the propaganda '-•lew York American" carries the Renowned Jewish l?n>fessor Israel -was presented with an auto- "High Lights sad Shadows," sriJang:JEWS OF HARBIN IN -1 grant Aid Society of America has carried on for;this "gathering which following dispatch from Atlanta, Ga.: Lectures in Omaha. mobile by his congregation following' ed and directed by Mrs. Isidore 2ieg:« FEAR OF POGROM is centred in g, temporary rgan^ ""Nathan Straus, spending the win- made all preparations for the proper Dr. Albert.A. Lowenthal, of Chica- a dinner giv^en by the Brotherhood of lex, was presented. The program fol" New York. (J. C B. Service.) The edited and issued by politicians and ter in Georgia and visiting his child- observance by immigrants of the lows: . go, professor of .nervous and mental the Temple Tuesday night. general press of this city carried the deputies of the Austrian parliament. hood home has decided to extend" his Festival of Passover which begins on Tie Prologue, Mrs. Benjamin The automobile was presented bo diseases of Illinois, gave-a series of the evening of April 23. following cabled dispatch dated at The Austrian .government i s «»»" j philanthrophy to this Btate. He has Episode 1.—Twelve Founds, Sli him. in appreciation of his seventeen There will be Sedorim in the New four lectures" to" the physicians of Harbin, Manchuria: Mrs. Martin Kut tinually looking for help and finen-j announced that he will give Georgia years of work as Rabbi at the Temple Mother _ k Heard, but not The railways running between cial relief among' Jews, no less than enough laboratories to fight- and York home of ~the society and at the Omaha at the Fontenelle' hotel during and.his twenty-five years as a Eabbi Babe Episode 2.—School Days* immigration stations in the cities the week. His lectures covered the Omsk and Tumen, Omsk and Kurgan among non-Jews, nevertheless, AusTencher Mise Marie GoPd«B in Israel. eradicate tuberculosis in dairy cattle. entire field of neurology and included Children: Miss Elaine BerkovitK, Ml»B where the society has branches, na eand Omsk and Mariensk (all towns trian legislators and members of JjonSse Xiegler, Master Nate Mftntel, in western Siberia) have been captur- Parliament organize right in its For years Mr. Straus has fostered Iy: Baltimore, -Boston, Philadelphia, such topics as hysteria, neurasthenia, Harry 2L Rosenfelt, president of the Master Kichard H. BlUev. the humanitarian project of lessening Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle. epilepsy, locomotpr taxia, .Backward brotherhood, made the presentation ed by the insurgents, and the Soviet Episode 3.—Puppy Lowlegislative houses, an international infant mortality due to impure milk. Open house will be the rule for the children, insanity, sexual problems, speech. The campaign for funds to The Girl Mrs. -Bpnjansln ILewJn government has been overthrown. The Bny _.... Mr. «pl!e Burkenrosd Communication between Russia and pogrom organization against Jews. Much has been accomplished by-'him whole week of Passover. At Ellis etc. TSr.* LowenthaL is, a recognized buy the machine was in charge of Episode 4.—-The Supreme Moment. in the metropolitan districts, but his Island there will be Sedorim for de- authority on these' subjects and was Milton Livingston, Mayer Cohn and Siberia has been broken off since the The xiricle Misp Oecelt* Fe|l«r offer to Georgia is his first endeavor Louis Simon, who proposed the gift, The Maids: Miss Hussel Deg-en, Mine New York Farmer-Laborites Will alienist for "New York state in the tained immigiants. middle of February. The resumption l>or«?ne Kosenstoeb. Miss- Bfoocbe Kabbi Cohn was surprised by the Frank. Appeal for Political Amnesty, i to extend his generosity to the South. Mrs- Bert Hene, Miss Veraa of railway traffic with Trans-Balkalia In view of the • -arantine regula- famous Harry K.Thaw case. He is Kinschbrnun, Miss CorSnne New. gift, and at first thought it was a New York. (J.CB.Service.) Nathan has. been postponed indefinitely. ti'ns in- force, arrangements have head of the.Kankakee hospital for the The Groom _.„.„ Harry Welnberjj Carousel Initiator Dead. Dr. Frederick Cobs been made whereby rll Jewish im- insane cf Illinois, which is the largest joke in connection with the banquet The Kabbi >.• . The Jews in Harbin fear a pogrom. Fein, secretary of the-New York • Episode 5.—Mid-Channel. of the Brotherhood. New York. (J. C. B. Service.) Isainstitution of its kind in the country. branch of the Farmer-Labor party^ The Wife Mrs. Martin ySugftftnans . A mass has been held in the Cathemigrants who w:il be quarantined u The HusliHtiil Selwyn 4.—Wheu theMr. Shadows Gvo'w Voog. dral here, in which prayers were of- announced that the party is arrang- sore Isaac who introduced the carousel during Passover, en steamships and He is now on *, tour of medical educa- •William L. Holsman, president of Episode Grandmother Miss Laura G<wte tion throughoutAmerica, introducing the Temple, during his speech follow- Grandfather ._. .Air, I/esSi<i Burkejiroad fered for the success of the insur- ing to send 2,000 delegates to Wash- and goat-carriages into the public at quarantine stations, will be providOrchestra: Piano, Mrs. Harry Ra*<»ntetd; gents. There are persistent rumors ington on April 18 in order to appeal parks of Greater New York, died at ed with special Passover food and new theories and methods in the treat- ing the bartniet, lauded the Violin, Miss Helen Sommere. from "Madame Butterfly.'' of anti-Bolshevist risings at Omsk to President Harding, to declare am- his home. He was 83- years old and Sedorim will be given for them.as ment of mental and nervous dis- the brotherhood during the first year Arrangement Mrs. Benjumin I<PW1E; accompanied b25 , of its existence, . .... _ nesty for all policial .prisoners* was born in Germany. and Krasnoyarsk-~ HIM Cecelia tfeiter. *i
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