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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1923
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50.
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"Vision—vision'for the future—for the generations that are TEAM 10— Kulakofsky, Major yet unborn—is what you men must have—and what you must : It. Mark Leon, Captain Louis Sommer, Captain . instill unto all the people of this city, if pou would make a success Harry Gross, Captain of your work." Thus did Anne Selicow, secretary of the senior group of the YM and YWHA challenge 150 professional and TEAM.11— N. S. Taffe, Major Dave Blumenthal, Captain. ' business men of this community Monday night. John Feldman, Captain One hundred and fifty men, all subscribers to the Jewish Gail Margolin, Captain Community _ Center Building fund had met at the Brandeis for TEAM 12— Dr. A. Greenberg, Majordinner to discuss plans to complete the campaign, to determine Abner Kaiman, Captain ' on ways and means of raising the $100,000 which was still lackHarry Silverman, Captain ing to.assure the erection of a Jewish communal home in Omaha. TEAM 13— The offer made by Morris Levy to donate $50,000 if the com- • M. Sugarman, Major M. I. Gordon,, Captain munity subscribed $150,000 before December 15, 1922, had ; Dr. Abe Goldstein, Captain expired, more than three months before. Twice it had been 14— extended by Morris levy for 45 days, and twice again it had TEAM Harry Wilinsky, Major expired. Now; Mr. Levy had extended it for 30 days additional, Isy Itosenthal. Captain . J. H. Kulakofsky, Captain until April 15. . •— „•- . . E. Meyer, Captain . TEAM 15— . They . themselves had alreadyA. B. Alpirn, Captain .• Irvin Stnlmasler, Major v pledged ?152;850 to the fund. They J. J. Greenberg, Captain' 2— ' Adam Bonoff, Captain were heart and soul in the cause, TEAM L. Harris, Major' Harry Rubinstein, Captain S. Kavitz, Captain seeking only, for methods of bringing Dr. Victor Levin. Captain • H. Weiner; Captain " , Jake Lieb, Captain their task to a successful conclusion. Louis Margolin, Captain Morton Hillerv Captain Suddenly there appeared before them TEAM a— Sam Colin, Captain I. Shafer, Captain 150 young men and women, all memN. P.-Fell, Major -. Kirsefcbraun, Captain bers of the Y. M. & Y. W. H. A. ' L. I. Ziegler, Captain *---'. They had heard of the dinner and had 1 4— . come from their meeting in the Lyric TEAM • H. Malashock, - Major *• "" TVm. Groainsky,' Captain building to appeal in person to the S . M . . L e v e y , ' C a p t a i n .••.„ men gathered there to help the boys " " .•-"•'•, and girls and the men and women of T E A M 5 — The following are extracts from • Morris Milder, Major Omaha build, a Communal Home. David Feder, Captain a letter written to Rabbi Morris Taxon by a Jewish boy at the "You men and all of the men and TEAM 6— • State Penitentiary at Lincoln, Nebr. S. S. Jacobs, Major women of this city owe the children H. Heavenrich, Captain Rabbi Taxon, just prior to leaving and the young people of Omaha a - . L o y a l Cohn,-Captain •-. Omaha, turned the- letter: over.1 to place where they can develop the very- TEAM;?— : ; the Jewish Community. Center . . Fund Trustees. For obvious best that is in them," said Israel Josepli 'Wolf, Major treasons the ..name, is withheld. —Browar, Captain -Goodman~president" of the senior — ;A. Eachman, Captain Read these words written direct cannot eJqopct us-- toi ' MHarry F k i h C i I '•front the*ftearfr -of' tnis-boyr—• ~- *~'f stay true to ova faith,, unless , you TEAM 8^There are five Jewish young men. here -^ho came from Omaha,;one provide the. proper environment for Sam Leon, Major Arthur Rosenblum. Captain from Lincoln and one from the us. We are not only these 150 girls Lonis Simon, Captain western part of the state. To^ me Dr. Nathan Dansky, Captain and boys speaking to you—we are it seems, tragic, as I think things the spirit of all the Jewish youth of TEAM 9— , . over, since my incarceration, that . the/Jewish people are doing so Omaha. " You will not fail us. • "Jake Simon,-MajorSlosberg, Captain : littre for their own boys and girls. "And we promise you this—we, too, : p.J. J. Blazer, Captain As I got acquainted with the men will do our share in this task that is here they told me things which, to before you. But you must take the my way of thinking, should be brought not only to your notice but lead." to our race. Then the group departed as silently as it had appeared. For an example, here is a young man; 33 years old, held for some More > effective thanprinted words minor infraction of the law, a or engraved resolutions was the reJewish lad doing 1 to 10, of which sult of their appeal. Its challenge he has served 3 years. True he has brought action. Cold deliberation and Filled With Enthusiasm For Cause been in prison before. But this is because he has never really had a 200 Young Men And Women formal plans were forgotten. Springchance. Raised in the slums of ing to his feet, Harry Zimman voiced Will Canvass City. New York he : drifted west—the the thoughts that were uppermost in slums of New York offered nothing the mind of every man in the room. WILL MEET TUESDAY NIGHT TO to him, nothing to bring out the good that might have been in him. "We must get busy. We must anSELECT CAPTAINS AND COMOnce on the road it was not long swer the appeal of these splendid MENSE INTENSIVE WORK. before he fell in with the "gang", boys and girls. They are not asking broke the law,' was arrested and for themselves alone, but for all of Filled with the enthusi <?m of youth, cast into prison. us—for you and me—and for the Jews working in*a cause *or which they Two years ago last November who will follpw us." 'know they need, charged with the another young man, in his early is sent here from Omaha. "When this drive was first under- responsibility of doing theii share in twenties A case of- the Chicago slums. He's taken," Mr. Zimman continued, "I was the development of Omaha, 200 mem- strong physically, but he has no appointed chairman of the campaign, bers of the senior group of the YM education and bis companions and I cannot do justice to the task, and ^ j YWHA will meet nex' Tuesday associates, as you can imagine were for the good of the cause I resign in evening at the Lyric Bldg. to receive not -of the best. Now he is in old mother is in Chicafavor of some one more capable than their assignments in the Jewish Com- prison—his go and needs him as well as the I to direct this wonderful project." munity Center Building Fund Cam- j few dollars he might earn to help Immediately from all parts of the paign. support her. ' '; . room came calls for Harry Lapidus And now take my case—as you Last Monday evening, at the dinner know, I was brought up and raised to assume direction of the campaign. for Community - Center; Fund subOmaha, am well known by many In spite of his repeated refusals, Mr. scribers, Israel Goodman and Anne in business men, Jew and Lapidus was forced into the place of Selicow, president and secretary of prominent Gentile alike, and held a good posichairman, and was unanimously elect- the senior group of the Y, pledged the tion. I had a good home, and am a Jew through and through coming ed campaign director. '•• undivided and whole-fiearted efforts of from parents who are members of "I will take this job only on one the members in putting the drive the Jewish congregation and "have condition," said Mr. Lapidus, "and across. And now the young- men and two sisters who attend the Jewish that is that every man in this room, women 'are "rarin' to go" to make Sunday school. You can see by and every man who subscribes to the 4*ood on their promise, and to show this letter that I had more than a fund immediately becomes a worker. the Jewish Community of Omaha that fair education. But I had a lot of spare time on my hands. I began This is not a proposition for one man association with fellows who building is needed, and that they will only. It is not a proposition of a and it was through this .that it is gambled small group of men. You heard what do their sha^e in seeing bad environment that I got into r erected. ' trouble. those boys and girls just told y o u Following pleas .made by Israel Rabbi, I am not trying to shift th ey want a Community Center, all of the children of Omaha want one, Goodman and Anne Selicow, president the blame onto anyone. But don't you honestly think that things may and secretary of the Y., last Monday be and all of them need one." would have been different if "We must go out into 'this cam- evening to members of the Jewish that fellow from New York and paign; with our whole heart in the Community Center, the members im- the one from Chicago, and if I Omaha, each of us, had only cause," Mr. Lapidus continued. "We mediately voted to stand behind and from some place where we could go must be the men who will go to our help in the building of the new Jewish had instead of drifting around cheap fellow-Jews and cut the knot that ties Community Center Building. pool rooms and places like that. their heart-strings to their purse"I know that every member in this Now, Rabbi, to my mind it is strings. This is the one chance of a room will help in putting this drive just these things which are turning younger generation away from life-time.. If we do not succeed now, over," said Israel Goodman at the the faith and their religion. Good Omaha will never have a Jewish meeting of the YM and YWHA held their God, when I think of the hours I Community Center building. How Monday evening at the Lyric Build- wasted in bad company! I wanted many of the men here are.with us in ing. "Omaha needs a Community something better—but I *ould not find it in Omaha. My mother hat; this cause?" Center Building- and needs it now and written me that the Jews of Omaha Every man rose and gave his sol- we will do our share in getting it for are talking about raising money emn pledge to work unceasingly un- Omaha". for a building like the YMCA., but til the entire fund had been subAll the members of the senior group for Jews only. Do you know what like that would have j_.eant scribed. voted unanimously to work in this atothing me if it had been done five years Immediately 18 teams were formed drive. The boys and girls will organ- ago? with the following majors and cap-' ize in teams, with ^several on each tains: team. They will begin active solicitaTEAM 1— tion next Wednesday .morning.
Just One Reason Why Omaha Needs a Jewish ' Commnnity Center
Senior Members of Y.MJI.A. To Do Important Work In Jewish Center Drive
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Workers at lunch on .Thursday, ] announced that the total fund for the Jewish' Community Center is now $165,960. Subscriptions on Wednesday, the first day of the campaign, totalled $12,890. - "Workers will meet again on Fri- 100 Members of Association Rabbi C. E. Hillel-Kauvar of day at lunch and on Monday. Denver, Colo., Will Deliver Will Present Vaudeville ProThese sixty men have set $225,000 Address gram With Own Orchestra as their goal.
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: TEAM IT— Dr. Philip Slrer, Major Leo Kosenthal, - Captain TEAM IS— ' ; / Wm. L. Holrmani Major - Harry : Lapidns, Captain
TICKETS ON SALE ONLY AT PUBLIC INITIATION OF 200 NEW MEMBERS TO BE Early Wednesday morning these men . With the jdemand for a building that BRANDEIS THEATER BOX FEATURE 4 OFFICE, BEGINNING were all at work, calling on pros- is so vitally; needed by every Jew in APRIL 2ND pects, getting subscriptions and add- the city—a Jewish Home for Omaha •
The thirty-first anniversary celeThree weeks from Sunday, April bration of the Omaha Hebrew club 15, and then—the Y. M. H. A. show will be held Sunday evening at the will be ready for the public. Night Rome Hotel at 8 o'clock sharp. Final, by night the 100 children and young plans and preparations have already; men and women who will appear in been made to assure this affair to be the performances are becoming more a success. perfect in their parts. Day by day A large progi*am and public initiagreater enthusiasm is being created tion of the class of. newly elected ;hroughout tha city in anticipation of members will be a feature of t*u« the event, which will show to this evening. The" 'Omaha Hebrew club community just what the Y. M. H. A. membership drive, which wns members can do in providing high- launched several weeks ago, has class entertainment. exceeded the number originally set; • Originality will be the outstanding for as the goal. The club lias obfeature of the show. Original songs, tained 206 new applicants. To thf original dances, original dialogue-—all member securing the largest number will find prominent place on the bill. of members, the club lias awarded Novel costumes for the children's acts prizes. M. Polansky won the fire! have been designed by Y members. prize, having secured HO members. Rose Davidson has written the lines Sam Klaver was second with fifty for the act which she will put on with members and J. Rom&nek was third. Abner Kaiman. Special local color Besides the initiation-of the large has been worked into her song, class of candidates and the several "Twenty Years From Now," •which musical numbers that will appear on will..delight everyone who hears it. the program, Rabbi C. E. Hillel-KauAn epocli making event in the history of the Jewish-" Sadye Levey is writing the lyrics for var, of Denver, Colo., will be the prinall ^songs-- used: in tire ••act. - Miss Le- cipal speaker. Rabbi Kauvar is a n»~ ' ctfirafflfflity-^^xmte balance of the Jewish Community Center Building Fund. vey is also making the orchestrations tionally known speaker and has chosWe are justly proud of our community spirit in Omaha. for all music used throughout the en- en for his subject for the .evening'"The Challenge of the Times." Those who are familiar with the communal program of other tire production. communities are pleased with the favorable position of our From overture, through the nine "Due to • the expected capacity community in the comparative table. . acts, and concluding with the exit house, no children will be admitted to, We have been and are now discharging our responsibil- march, the show will be entirely one the entertainment," said Arthur Rc~ ity reasonably well to the hungry, the sick, the shelterless, of local talent. With the Y. M. H. A. senblum, president of the Omaha Hethe widow, the orphan and the needy -from every cause. orchestra in the pit, under the direc- brew club, today. "We intend to In a modest way, we have been devoting some time, some tion of. Harry Braviroff, with every make this affair one of the finest money, some thought and some energy to the more con- field of Y. M. H. A. activity assem- ever held in the city." structive welfare work of our Jewish Community. Yet, it bled on the stage, the Brandeis The- The officers of the club are: Aris just this last mentioned need that requires and. demands ater on the evening of Sunday, April thur Rosenblum, president; Dr. Na15, will house such an aggregation of than Dansky, vice president; Sol Rc-» our most earnest attention and our greatest efforts. One of the effective ways to reduce to a minimum relief home talent as it has rarely been the senberg, secretary; John Feldman, giving, and remedial philanthropy and social., service, and privilege of any audience to witness. treasurer. Tickets go on sale at the Brandeis ' The following sub-committees have perhaps ultimately eliminate it is for communities to turn their attention to constructive social service. With more Theater Box Office on Monday, April been in charge of this affair: Pubrecreational facilities and social opportunities for the youth, 2. This will be the only place where licity and Printing, Dr. Nathan Dansky; A. Kaplan and Arthur Roserc> juvenile delinquency proportionately decreases. With more tickets can be purchased. blum, Speakers and Prog-ram; Julia*: stress and emphasis upon the cultural and educational activWaxenberg, Sam Altschuler and John ' ities of the Jewish residents of Omaha, our Welfare problems Feldman; Refreshments, N. Brando, become fewer and less troublesome. Lectures, recitals and A. Richards and J. Ricklin. functions of like character, \as part of the program of adult The following men will serve on tits recreation and activities must result in a more wholesome Reception Committee: Dr. A. Greencommunity spirit and when directed along peculiarly Jewish berg, chairman; Mendel Blank, Harry; lines, must be productive of\a greater Jewish spirituality H.' Lapidus, Rev. E. Fleisliman, J. K«and a more intense interest in, things Jewish. All Teams Are Organized Waiting tleman, A. Wolf, H. A. Wolf, MsX A social centre, Y. M. H. \A. Building, and Community For Word To Start, Says Mrs. Woolfson, H. H. Auerbach, Center, all in one, is the ultimate goal_of this drive. The Monsky, Carl C. Katleman, Morris CiNathan Mantel, Chairman. establishment of an institution which will exemplify the •vin, Nathan S. Yaffe, J. J. Friedman, vitality and the potency of the Omaha Jewish Community WILL BEGIN ACTIVE SOLICITA- Abe Katskee, Ben Handler, Irvin Stalis the ideal to which we aspire and the dream of the men master, Mose Benovice, M. TION THROUGHOUT CITY whose vision prompted the undertaking of this enterprise. Sam Klaver and J. Romanek. WITHIN 10 DAYS. The Jewish Community Center will be a monument not All new members are asked totai\* only to the generosity of the Jewish residents of Omaha their physical examination immediateTwo hundred women, representing of the present day but will give mute but eloquent testimony every ly at one of the club doctors. All nevewomen's organization in the for all time to come of their whole-hearted and genuine city, are members must report to the secretfci'j' organized and ready to go of the club at the Rome Hotel, Suninterest in things ideal. . • out immediately on the Jewish Com- day evening, at 7:30. A great privilege is offered to the . Jewish^ people of munity Center Campaign, Mrs. Omaha to participate in the establishment of this institution. Nathan Mantel, president of the wo- The following program will M. Morris Levy, familiar perhaps as is any man with the com- men's committee, announced today. given: Arthur Rosenblum, chairman. munal endeavors of the Omaha Jewish Community, blessed work is all laid out—and we . America, Hatikvoh—By the Audiwith the breadth of vision that enables him to see the great are"Our ready. We will deliver the goods. ence; led by Mrs. Max Fromkin, benefits that will come .to the community 'from such an Every in the city will be Miss Martye Weinstein, accompani*'"institution and inspired with the fervent hope and great solicited.woman There is no one who will desire to render our people in Omaha a real and genuine be seen. With the easy payment Piano Duet—Rose and Rebecca Seservice, initiated this movement with his pledge of $50,- not extending over three years, gal. 000.00. Every Jewish resident of Omaha owes to the Com- plan, every woman and every girl should Public Initiation — Arthur Rosonmunity the same duty as does Moms Levy, but Mr. Levy grasp the opportunity to do her share blum, president; Dr. Nathan Dansky gave not in fulfillment of a duty, but rather in the exercise in assuring this wonderful step for- vice president; Irvin Stalmaster, conof a privilege and so should every other Jewish resident of in our community life," said ductor; Albert Kaplan, assistant coo* ductor. • • • . Omaha give not merely in fulfillment of a duty, but in the ward Mrs. Mantel. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Martin Sugarmans exercise of a privilege. Anticipating the call that would be Mrs. H. S. Kamen, accompanist. The certificate giving evidence of subscription to the made upon them, the women organized •Presentation of Prizes in MemberBuilding Fund of the Jewish Community Center of Omaha, last January elected Mrs. Mantel ship Contest—John Feldman, chairwill, in every Jewish household where it may be found in president withand Mrs. David Feder, vice- Violin Solo—Gilbert Jaffe, Han-f future years, become a. precious heritage. .••••• president, Mrs. Sol Goldstrom, secre- Braviroff, accompanist. We hope that true to tradition in Omaha and consistent tary, and Mrs. H. A. Wolf, treasurer Remarks—Chairman of Evening. with the previous record and history of this community, the of the. women's division. Their cap- Address—"The Challenge of thfr goal of this drive will be reached within the campaign period. tains and lieutenants are all appoint- Times," by Rabbi C. E. Hillol-Kcuvs.f. ed, and the teams are ready to go to Refreshments.. 794 Russian war captives in the camp work as soon as the men's drive is 135 JEWS STILL there are 135 Jews. • LANGUISHING IN completed. . Danzig. (J. T. A.)—Several thou* INTERNMENT CAMP Attempting to explain its failure to Complete lists of workers, will be Budapest (J. T. A.) The notori- close the camp, the government de- published in next week's "Jewish sand joined in an anti-Semitic <io monstration staged here at which ous Hungarian war camp at Zalag- clares that there is no place to send Press". Richard Kunze, a leader of ths the prisoners. The captives have no erzeg is stiirin existence, despite reBavarian Fascisti was the chief peated assurances of the government passports, the government adds, as Subscribe to "The Jewish Press." j speaker. that it vrould be closed. Among the Russia refuses to readmit them.
ing new workers to the ranks. For every man that pledges becomes a worker, intent on rolling as many subscriptions for his team as possible.; ; • Next Wednesday morning 200 members, of the Y. M; & Y. W. H. A. will be at work getting pledges. They will meet on Tuesday -night, organize themselves into teams, and do their share in.the cause. -,..•• Immediately thereafter, 200 women representing the various women's organizations . of the city, . under the leadership of Mrs. Nathan Mantel, will begin their work among the women and girls of Omaha. Thus with men, women and children actively engaged in securing pledges, Omaha's Jewish Community Center will be assured—if the great mass of Omaha Jews do their duty.
Jews—the best legacy that the present generation can leave behind it for its own sake, and the sake of future generations — and with three years in which to pay pledges—any man or woman who would not help to the utmost to build the Jewish Community Center; would not be worthy of. the name Jew. One. sentence from the book, "How Much Shall I Give?"' by Lilian Brandt, should form the only basis of giving'in'this campaign, and that sentence is, "A man can afford, and ought to contribute to philanthropic purposes such a part of his income as his informed intelligence, guided by a sincere concern for the common welfare, dictates; - and this .amount he can afford, and ought to give, even though he be the poorest man in Israel." ,, : •
A PRIVILEGE—AND A RESPONSIBILITY
Women of Omaha Ready To Do Their Share In Drive—Are 200 Strong