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MOON TEMPLE MAY BE 7,000 YEARS OLD Philadelphia, (J. C. B.)—The temple of the moon uncovered in Ur of the Chaldees, the - -homo•'•"of Patriarch Abraham may be between 6,000 and 7,000 years old" and is probably the ildest known.edifice, according to Dr. leorge B. Gordon, Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum; The unearthing- of the structure was due to the jointTefforts of the British Museum and the Museum of the University'of Pennsylvania. The temple was devoted to the worihip of the mooni'one of the favoritesuits of that day arid may have been the idolatrous house of worship in which Terah, the father of Abraham, attended. • The wall of the oldest part of tie iuilding so far discovered was erected in the fifth .millennium B. C. E. and was rebuilt or •repaired by rulers of Mesopotamia as late as, the time of Nebuchadnezzar in the sixtK centure B. C. E.

', OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1923

REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF FEDERATION BY HARRY H. LAPIDUS, CHAIRMAN

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50.

FRENCH SUPPRESS JEW-BAITING Local B'nai B'rith Lodge to Hold Open Meeting March 22

To the President and • Board of would be the critical and the crucical Directors of the Jewish. Welfare year of the Jewish Welfare Fed- Only One Open Meeting Of Local B'Nai B'Rith Lodge Federation:— - . -• | eration in Omaha. We felt that if This Month. The year 1922 was an -unusually we could come through this year suchard one for those institutions that cessfully, that at the end of that "appealed to the public for the support time the Federation would be upon BISHOP E..V. SHAYLER TO JEWISH FRATERNITIES TO BE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER. of their activities. This was espe- a permanent;foundation in Omaha. DROP ENTIRE MATTER. cially true of organizations' such as) We have forked long and hard The local lodge of the B'nai B'rith Syracuse, N. Y.,"March 3. (J. T. A.) tile Jewish Welfare Federation which during the y^ar—not only the chair- will hold its open meeting Thursday —Jewish students at the University raised its funds solely by direct mem- man himself^ but a loyal band of evening,, March 22, at the Jewish of Syracuse are not particularly exbership subscriptions, having no members of; the Finance Committee Community Center. Bishop E. V. resort to -tag days, balls, raffles, and some me|nbers of the Board have Sliayler will be the principal speaker. cited over the reported action of the bazars or other methods of financing been ever-ready .to go out and collect His subject will be one of importSenior Council in urging;the limita: their work. • j Federation money whenever the need ance to the entire public. tion- of the Jewish admissions there. This was made plain by. Isadora N. In 1921 'the Jewish Welfare Fed- demanded—and the need Was constant "This will be one of the most interFour times we were Naiman,, an active Menorah member eration deliberately chose the most during the ye&r. v esting open meetings held by the at Syracuse University, in a message; difficult method of raising money— ( compelled to| borrow from private local B'nai B'rith lodge", said Irvin sources to finance pur work because to the Jewish. Telegraphic Agency. : that of making every individual in Stalmaster, chairman of the intelour subscrib|rs were delinquent, in the community feel that it was his j The Senior Council, Mr. Naiman lectual advancement committee for obligation to support by direct an- \ paying their ^pledges—and. each time points out, is composed of only seventhe monthof March. On account of our devoted ; S workers gave up day nual subscription the various social teen students, and. even if it did the importance of this meeting there after day, rn&ny nights and Sundays service. activities of the community. recommend the regulation cutting of ; will be no other open meetings this Under the" impetus of the newly- from the business and their families, the numbers of Jewish students, its month." put on a diive . and brought the formed Federation, with its appeal' recommendations are not~ by" any Bishop Shayler is one of the leadto . the community for one contri- j money in to^pay back these loans. means representative of the entire " On 6ctobe| 1st, 1922, a deficit of ing speakers in the State of Nebution during the year, and because j student body. % 16,000 loomed up before us. From braska. Besides Bishop Shayler there of the general prosperous financial' "We have complete faith in Chanthat time on,\ constantly for four and cellor Flint's'liberai mindedness. Both Entire Affair Open to Public Celebra- situation that then existed, the Fed-. a half months, our loyal workers will be several -muria* and vocal numbers on;the program. ©ration had comparitively little diffition to Be Held at Rome Hotel the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor labored Without rest to get that During the month of February the culty in raising the budget for its Graham have reputiated the action of money in, and now we can report local B'nai B'rith lodge held three NUTATION OF LARGE CLASS first year of activity as a city-wide ^ the Senior Council. The-Jewish-fraOF NEW APPLICANTS TO organization. ! that not only has the deficit been open meetings, one a feature meetternities are entirely ignoring the wiped out, hot only have all our ..* ' ' BE FEATURE. In 1922, however, things " started loans' been repaid, but we start the ing for men only and the other meetmatter.'? - •• •• ings ^for the members and their The senior council met behind Rabbi C. E.: Hillel Kauvar, head of out differently. The various strikes . new year with something over $2,000. friends. • closed doors .yesterday afternoon and the Beth Hamedrosh - Hagodol syna- throughout, the country affected our formulated a statement which it for- ogue at Denver, Colo., will be the situation locally, and especially- the j To get down to figures: in 1922 The intellectual advancement comwarded to Chancellor Flint denying principal speaker at the thirty-first strike in the packing-house' industry we collected from all scources $47,T mittee are making plans to hold one that it "took steps towards barring annual celebration of the Omaha made money in Omaha very scarce.. 201, iii 1921y §45,968, an increase in booster open- meeting each month. Jewish students from entering the Hebrew Club._ The celebration will Then too, the Federation, although 1922 over 1921 of ?1,233. From sub- Prominent speakers will be secured institution. Statements to the effect be held at the Rome Hotel. A spe-1 it had fully demonstrated in its first scriptions we collected in 1922 $45,- to address the members and their that the Senior Council has un- cial musical"" program, is also being year its great value to the com- 233.50* whereas in 1921 our sub- friends on important subjects. These munity, was no longer new,, and like scriptions ' totalled ?44,470.25. We open meetings" are held every last animously decided to discourr ge en- arranged for. rollment "of 2Jews: in the university are '"This will, be a' galalevent in the all things that are no longer • new, excecJod 1321 by $768.25. Exactly Thursday of the month. entirely* misleading and not- founded history, of .Omaha", said Arthur was beginning to be taken for granted 1,100 members are on the Federation membership list for 1922. o n f a c t s . " , . , . • : „ , . - ' - - , , . . " • • " . Rosenbrani, ^president"-. of the Omaha by -our community/Many people^ readily forgot the days before FedThese res^t|%, would have been imIndividual members of the Council, Hebrew Cflubi todayr_ Mrv Rosenblum i iJ how¥ver7^ve7a3mitted ffiat the ques- Jnas"appointed tfie" f611owlng'ihen*vrM eration—the great number 61-indi- possible^ were"' lC riat"fsjr-the office in tion of restriction^was taken up, at a are past-spresidenia ' of?/the Club to vidual campaigns that were held dur- the Lyric Building, for its accuracy • secret session, but that the report of serve' on the Reception Committee: ing the year, the constant succession of records, its fine system of accountthe action was given out in -violation Mendel Blank, Harry H . , Lapidus, of out-of-town collectors that came ing, and above all else, for the spirit Chairman Johnson " to Demand Suspension of Immediate Actions. of confidence. Some Jewish students Rev. E. Fleishman, J. Katleman, A. to our city, the nuisances of charity of self-scrifice which our Superballs, raffles and picnics, of charity intendent, • Mr. Schaefer, brought to incline to the belief, that .the care- Wolf, H. A., Wolf, Max Woolfson,' fully worded statement of the Senior H. H. Auerbach, Henry Monsky, Carl balls and charity advertising that was all branches of the work, including Washington, March 4. (J. T. A.) Council, is lacking in perfect candor. '. Katleman^" Morris " Civin, Nathan so burdensome to the community and this important "one. Too few people The immigration situation took a know just what our office has done highly unexpected turn today, with Attention is called-to the word "un- a. Yaffe, J. J. Preidman, Dr. A. so wasteful of its funds. animous" which some understood to Greenberg-, Abe Katskee, and -Ben At the beginning* of 1922 your and is doing. During the two years' House and Senate leaders conferring mean that while no unanimous Handler. Finance Committee was confronted, of m y service as chairman of the over the possibility of "steam rolling" decision: was reached, agitation lookThe membership contest which therefor, with two problems: 1st, the Finance Committee I was brought the new immigration bill through ing to such action must have been opened several weeks aga is well work of the Federation was so suc- into constant touch with its work, and both Houses of Congress before their mooted for some time. under way. Mr. Pblansky and Mr. cessful during its first year that no I want to state that I know of no adjournment this week. Sam Klaver are leading in the race one would have permitted a return other social agency in the country Chairman Johnsonj following an for leadership in the membership to the old system of separate cam- in which the central office does so j executive session of the Immigration campaign. From all indications of paigns—the Federation had to be con- much efficient work at such a low Committee, announced that on Thursreports handed in by the members, tinued, and to be continued needed cost as does our own. On a recent day or Friday he would demand a the original quota of 100, which was mort money, for its work was grow- trip east I made it a special point suspension .of the rules for the imto be obtained, will be exceeded. The ing daily; 2nd, we had to "sell" the to investigate the administrative mediate consideration of the bill. It expense of the social service work in British Government Over a Million contest will close March 18, so as to Federation idea once more to .the other communities, and when I make is planned to ;push it through the Sencommunity—and this time more effecate, following its .passage in the allow time for;the election of appliPounds a Year for Maintenance the statement that Omaha has one House, which is taken for granted, by tively than before. cants to membership. \ of Garrison. of the best Federation offices in the To the member who will secure the The Finance Committee undertook entire country, that statement is effecting a compromise with the Senate Armenian refugee bill .which New York, March 5. (Jewish Cor- most members, the Omaha Hebrew this task cheerfully, feeling that beJohnson struck out by amendment respondence Bureau.) ( The proposal Club will award a prize. A second cause of the_ peculiar problems in- backed up by personal knowledge. when he introduced the House bill as for the establishment,' under Jewish prize will be-.personally awarded by volved in it, that this year, 1922, (Conixnued on page 2.) a substitute. and Arab auspices of a "national Mr. John Feldman, general chairman Johnson's hurried reversal of his government" is viewed favorably by of the celebration.; \ MOVES TO NEW plans wac occasioned by the appearOmaha and Lincoln Sisterhoods L. KNEETER Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of LOCATION. ance before the immigration committhe World Zionist Organization, who to Bold Reciprocity Day, March 14 L. Kneeter, D. B. GROSS OPEN& tailor and furrier, has tee of Dr. Brody, representing the .arrived here Saturday night to open "YE DIAMOND SHOPPE" The annual reciprocity day between moved from- his former location at Near East Relief, Mr; and Mrs. Ruthe new drive for the Keren HayeProbably the most unique store of the Lincoln and Omaha Sisterhood 504 South 16th Street to Room 9, rea of Federated Churches of Christ, sod. The plan, it is understood, is beits kind in the west is "Ye Diamond is being held "this year at Lincoln, Commerce Building, 1906 Farnam St. and Theodore Bartoli, representing ing broached in Arab and Jewish quarters, as a possible means of nul- Shoppe," recently opened at 1508 on Wednesday, March 14. About "I have enlarged my space at my Greek refugees of Asia Minor, all of lifying Arab hostility to the Zionist Douglas street, in the World Theatre thirty-five womea are leaving early new location and will be able to en- whom joined in a fervent plea that building. Fixtures^ and display win- Wednesday morning to represent the large my business," said Mr.. Kneeter. Congress should not adjourn providwork in Palestine. Mr. Kneeter had been in his former ing for the refugees. In order to meet with considera- dows were built to order, and per- Omaha Sisterhood. With adjournment' for a period of tion in Zionist circles, Dr. Weizmann fectly portray the character of the •The Lincoln Sisterhood is entertain- location for sixteen, years. nine months set for Sunday, prosdeclared the following provisions store. ing at luncheon on that day, and the A distinctive line of jewelry novelpects until today of any action by would have to be agreed to by the ties, watches, clocks, silverware and Omaha Sisterhood has prepared the THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ON either House on the new immigraparties concerned: following program to be presented: THE MARCH FOR FOOD. 1. The provisions of the British cut glass are carried out at "Ye^ Dia- A piano solo by Mrs. Alexander Pol- Moscow. (J. T. A.)—Death by the tion legislation was considered out Mandate regarding the Jewish Home- mond Shoppe." Especial features lack, an address by Mrs. J&idor Zieg- slow but tortuous hand of starvation of the question. are platinum work, diamonds and land must not be interferred with. ler, a group of songs by Miss Cecelia is the prospect that lurks before tens That Johnson will be able to push other precious gems. through his changed program of im2. Great Britain's consent must be D. B. GrossJ the owner, is a well Feiler, accompanied by : Mrs. Harry of thousands of children of Crimea. mediate action: is by no means cerobtained. Rosenfeld, and a. recitation by Mrs. It is estimated that no less than 150,- tain. "Congressman Snell of New 3. The guarantees for the unham known Omaha jeweler, and takes an Ben Lewis. 000 of these children will be cas- York, chairman of the Rules Comactive interest in the business., pered development of the Jewish Naualtits of; grim hunger unless relief mittee, admitted that serious considThe perfectly equipped repair detional Homeland in Palestine mustle from outside sources is provided. eration was being given to the propartment is conducted by Mr. L. P. ENGLISH ANTI-SEMITE tssnred. Twenty-five thousand of these chilWatt, an expert watchmaker, well Political conditions in Palestine, the IMPRISONED FOR EXTORTION dren, in addition to being unable to posal, but stated that in.Ms opinion known to Omaha.. Zionist leader told the J. C. B., are Berlin. (J. T. A.)—According to a appease the pangs of hunger are it is extremely doubtul whether the "We will attempt to please all at program can be carried out in the better than the economic statu?. The London dispatch,-Henry Beamisch, the without homes. few remaining days. . No final decisJews in the aggregate are spending our new shoppe," said Mr. Gross. Englishman who has appeared with as much towards the upbuilding of "Special designs of jewelry will be Adolph Hitler, leader of the Bavarian A great many of them are orphans. ion has been reached, Johnson meanPalestine as the British. The Zion obtained for those desiring such." Fascisti, at numerous demonstrations Long processions of the unhappy and while is proceeding with preparations ists are contributing about six hun has been sentenced by a London wan «• children are trudging north- to carry out his plan. dred thousand pounds annually. Other DROP NUMERUS CLAUSUS FIGHT court to several years imprisonment wards' in hope of finding food some- The present tense situation is due IN ROUMANIA. Jewish organizations provide an' ad for extortion. Some time ago, it was where. At night the hungry children principally to the alarming number Bucharest. (J.'.T. A.)—The fight ditional 400,000 pounds. The British charged, Beamisch was heavily sub- make the fitlds and streets their bed. of refugee arrivals in excess of the quota during the past few days. Mongovernment is spending for adminis- by the anti-Semitic' group of Rou- sidized by Hitler to organize an SOVIET UNIVERSITY TO GIVE day morning 515 cases were submit„_ ttion a million pounds a year and manian University students for the English anti-Semitic party. JEWISH COURSES. ted to the Board Of Inquiry. The two million pounds for the mainte "numerus clausos" or the limitation Moscow; (J. T. A.)—Courses in same afternoon the number assumed nance of the British, garrison. Thi of Jewish students has been abonvarious branches of Jewish lore will the proportions of seven hundred and burden of maintaining the garrison doned. The students are now offer- THON CALLED TO WARSAW RABBINICAL POST be given at the Central Moscow state eleven. To cap the climax, the DeWeizmann declared, is being cut ±t ing to make peace with the govWarsaw. (J. T. A.)—Senator Josh- university. A faculty to provide in- partment of Labor today received a half and it is hoped will gradual]} ernment on the Jewish, issue. They are persisting to Iheir demand, how- uah Thon has been invited to occupy struction in the Yiddish language, telegram that 2,137 of whom only a be entirely eliminated. ever, that the leaders of the recent the rabbinical vacated by the death literature and history is now being small. number can come within the anti-Jewish outbreaks be released. quota limits will arrive this week. organized. of Dr. S. Pozmgislti, Subscribe to "The Jewish Press."

Won't Tolerate Discrimination, Chancellor Replies to Proposal to Limit Jews.

Rabbi HiMKauvar of Denver, Colo; t(K Speak at Dmaha Hebrew Club Affair

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Muelheim-Ruhr, (J. T. A.) — The French forces of occupation in the Muelheim-Ruhr district have suppressed on their own initiative outbreaks against the Jews. They have issued a proclamation forbidding antiSemitic activities. Jewish leaders are Singers and Instrumentalists Needed for Choral Group reported to have rejected an offer by and Orchestra. the French army to negotiate a friendly understanding with them, declaring they maintain the same attitude to the SPLENDID PROGRAM ARRANGED; HARRY A. occupation that the Germans of other WOLF TO SPEAK faiths hold. Notwithstanding the Jewish rejection of the offer, antiA program, to which every one in Semitic nationalist circles continue to circulate reports that the Jews are in j the community is invited, will be collusion with the French. j given by the senior group of the YM & YWHA on next Monday night Certain leaders of the parties of the at the Jewish Community Center, right in the Ruhr district have an- when the newly elected officers of nounced that Fre'hch forces have the Association will be installed. As caused the cessation of the anti-Semi- in the, past, this meeting will certic activities and tha': as soon as the tainly prove entertaining and interFrench occupation is at an end, the esting to the general public as well Jew-baiters will have their revenge. as to the 400 members of the AssoEstimates of 100,000 Jewish workmen ciation. Full details of the election in the Ruhr district made by German appear elsewhere in this issue under papers are grossly exaggerated. The "YMHA NEWS". actual number is probably not in exFor Monday's meeting Louis cess of 15,000 and large numbers of these on account of the miserable con- Abramson and his associates on the ditions they have to contend with are Entertainment Committee are ai'ranging a most attractive program, emigrating to other points. which will include several excellent musical numbers. Harry A. Wolf will be the principal speaker of the evening. The program will start promptly at 8:00. - Activities at the club-rooms ar« now at their height. In addition to Invites Thousands of Its Supporters the "regular club and class groups the rooms are filled every night with, Throughout U. S. A. to groups rehearsing for their acts in. Take Part the Y road-show. A special feature IN 25TH ANNIVERSARY AT DEN- of the show will be acts presented by the children, one a musical revue VER CELEBRATION. with 20 girls, and the other a Denver, Colo.—-American Jewry is spectacular drill by members of the interested in the announcement which Boy Scout Troop. ' "has just been made by the National Another act that will cause mostJewish Hospital for Consumptives at favorable appreciation will be that Denver, Colo., of plans for a unique of the Girls Choral Group, now being "convention, which will be held there in trained under Prof. Benjamin AdamJune. While conventions usually mean owski. At least 30 girls will be in the coming together of a small body this number. Additional material for of delegates, this hospiatl, eager to the choral group is needed, and all have all those who are supporting it, girls interested are urged to be see the institution and take part in present at the club-rooms at 7:30, its administration, has sent out a 1 this Saturday evening , March 10. A general call for the convention to program of five choral numbers will fifty thousand men and women throughout the United States who are be sung at the show by this group. Jewish players of clarinets, oboes, helping its work, and is urging them to participate in the preparations French horns, flutes, and other reed which will be made at the convention and wind instruments are urgently for the celebration of the twenty-fifth needed by the Y orchestra, organanniversary of the founding of the ized two weeks ago by Al Cohen, local violinist. Harry Braviroff, who institution. "In issuing this call for its conven- is directing the orchestra every Tuestion, the Hospital feels that it is day evening-, is most enthusiastic placing no additional burden on its about it. Already a group of ten, supporters," Mr, Manny Strauss of young men and women have joined, New York, chairman of Subscribers' but in order that it may be perfectly Committee, declared. "Thousands of balanced sdditional instrumentalists persons annually cross the continent are necessary.' Interested miisicians . en route to California or the East. are urged to attend the next reWe hope that of this great number hearsal on Tuesday, March 13, and many of those who have the welfare to bring their instruments with them. of. this institution at heart may be It is planned that the Y orchestra able to time their trips to coincide will furnish the music for the Road with the convention, or that others un- Show. A regular semi-monthly Associaable to come may be represented by tourist friends. It should be a source tion dance will be given this Satur.. ~.J of pride to every American Jew to say day evening. that he is supporter of the National Jewish Hospital—for this was the first institution to offer free care and Arthur Grossman, 10 treatment to the tubercular poor. Third f me k State Essa? Contest The National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives was the first free Arthur Grossman, age ten, son of hospital in the United States for the Mr. and Mre. B. Grossman, 3101 Lincare of tuberculous" poor. Men, wo- coln Boulevard, won the third prize men arid children have come to it for in the State and first prize in Omaha, treatment from all parts of the coun- for an essay 05 "Safety on the Hightry, and since it was opened, with ways", according to a letter received a single LTOSLYL building, it has grownfrom State Superintendent Matzen, to be an extensive institution with Young Grossman is a pupii of the twelve buildings contributing toward sixth grade at- Long School. Pupils the health and happiness of thousands of all the public schools in the State of sick patient; from the fourth grade through the eighth .grade were in the contest. H© TO WITHDRAW INDIAN UNITS was awarded a medal and $5.00 in cash for the prize, and his essay is FROM PALESTINE. being forwarded to Washington, D. London. (J. T. A.)—Arrangements are being made' for the withdrawal C,; to compete in the National in the immediate future of one or Contest. two Indian infantry battalions now stationed in Palestine. The Indian Cavalry regiment is also being re- Y. M. A N D Y. W. H. A. SENIOR GROUP HOLDS ELECTION duced in strength. The semi-annual election of the Y. These movts are part of a general plan now being considered by the M. and Y. W. H. A. was held MonBritish government for a comprehen- day evening at the Jewish Community sive, paring down of the British forces Center. The following were elected: in Palestine. • A statement to this president, Israel Goodman; vice-preseffect was made by Premier Bonar ident, Blanche Attman; secretary, Law today in response to a proposal Anne Selicow; assistant secretary, by the member of the House of Com- Pauline Selicow; treasurer, Louis mons that the entire British garrison Abramson; and reporter, Esther in Palestine be withdrawn in the Potashnick. Philip Feldman and Ed. Levinson were elected srrKcants-atinterests of economy. The suggestion that Britain evac- arms. Executive members are Harold uate its entire forces from Palestine and Fred, White. Harry Kneeter was - »-^ is impractical, the Premier declared. elected Athletic director ~ "5

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