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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1923

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SUCCESS OR FAILURE OFJEWISH COMMUNITY Y.M. aid Y. W.E 1. Sliow Eeidf IOT-fiblk; ; Production^ I I Feature ' CENTER CAMPAIGN HANGS IN THE BALANCE . ;* FirstLocalAnnual. Talent; Seat Sale Kext Monday Workers Combing the Entire City for Pledges Nowor never—Which shall it be? The Jewish Community Center drive is not over. $39,300 more is needed to fill the quota of $250,000 for a New Jewish Community Center building in Omaha. This money MUST be raised by Wednesday evening, April11. During the past week the drive went over the $210,000 mark. Workers have been combing the entire city. "We must raise the remainder of the money,'' said Harry Lapidiis, chairman of the drive. We have secured the amount already raised from about five hundred subscribers. There are many more people who should give to this wonderful cause. The workers will canvass them during the week. - ' Every Jewish man and woman, boy and girl, should give to this cause. A cause that is closest to the hearts of all-Omaha Jewry. *T hope that.on next Wednesday evening we will be able to announce to the entire Community and 'to the world at large that the Jewish Community Center building drive WENT OVER THE TOP", said Harry Lapidus.

STARTED FUND

CHARGE OF DRIVE

Y.M.-LA. Members at WorkThroiiglioiitCity

In Center Campaign

Dress Rehearsals Now Being Held Will Insure Show Moving ? With Rapidity of Professional Entertainment. COMPLETE PROGRAM OF PRODUCTION WILL MAKE THIS ; AFFAIR SEASON'S GREATEST SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC EVENT.

Young Men And Women Will ; Trained to perfection, loiowing their songs, steps and chatter Make Good on Promise to as ^ell as do any professional entertainers, all the actors in the YM Raise §25,000. and YWHA vaudeville are ready, waiting for the curtain, to rise one; week from Sunday, on their first annual production. THREE TEAMS R E P O R T ; Next week will be devoted to final rehearsals so that the show $5,000. MEETING OF will move with the precision of a professional entertainment. WORKERS NEXT Costumes, music, special curtains and properties are all ready, TUESDAY. and in ten days the people of this community will be privileged to feee what their own boys and girls can do in the way of high Success is •.attending the efforts of class entertainment.

the YM and YWHA members who are working in the Jewish Community Center drive. In spite of the fact that this is" the first time many of l i e workers have been out in a campaign they are getting results. HARRY H. LAPIBUS In the, first place every one in Harry H. Lapidus, chairman of the Omaha knows the cause—every one drive for a New Jewish Community is fully acquainted with the need for Center building to be build here. Mr. a Jewish Community Center building. Lapidus had undertaken to be chair- In -addition to this fact the young man of the drive about two weeks ago workers are, themselves so imbued and now reports that $210,700 has with the knowledge of what a Jewish been pledged by the people of Omaha Community Center building would do towards this building. : $$9,300 must for the Jews of Omaha, that they are be raised by next Wednesday evening. tackling the job assigned to them with enthusiasm and "animation. ____ ____^ FIIMI To date .five .thousand dolTars iii s^ have, been .reported . k ^ J three o f the fifteen teams at r work. Success of Campaign to be Celebrated The Y drive will close with a meeting at the Federation rooms on next TuesBy Dinner Next Wednesday day evening, when it is expected that Evening. the reports of all teams will roll the All subscribers to the Jewish Com- total pledges secured by the Y group munity Center Building Fund will hold up to $25,000 minimum. a "Jollification Meeting" next Wednes- One hundred and fifty of the Y day evening, at the Fontenelle Hotel members are daily visiting all parts Palm Eoom, in celebration of the com- of Omaha, getting " subscriptions in pletion of the men's campaign. homes," business places, and at all With more than $210,000 already hours. Neither time nor distance is preventing them from making good their promise to the trustees of the Jewish Community Center that they will do their share in this cause. These members from the hustling committees, and in addition the other three hundred members of the senior group are assisting in the campaign.

The entire program has been tans of Syncopation." will conclude designed to present the various the bill with several unusual specialty phases of YMHA-work. Opening the numbers- and the jazziest of jaaz progTam will be a spectacular drill selections, played by the jazz orches-^ by members of the YMHA Boy tra especially organized for this show Scout Troop 62, based on the popu- by YMHA members. Eugene Cooper, MORRIS LEVY lar • march, "The Parade of the Hyman Rubenstein, Ed. Brodkey and During the past week, workers have - a committee or not, it is your duty The realization for a Jewish .ComWooden Soldiers", especially designed/Nate Mnookin will be featured in reported that ?210,700 had been raised to give to this cause," said Harry munity Center building in Omaha was and; directed by S. A. Rice, scout-! this act. for the New Jewish Community Lapidus. "This cause is YOUR cause. made .possible' by the gift of $50,000 Such is the programm which the master of the Troop. Center Building. This amount was We need this Community Center given by'Mbrris Levy." "Mr. Levy made Eollo-w-ing this will be a musical -, YM and YWHA will present one ^secured: from only 500 subscribers in building, where OUR boys and girls this gift last summer and immediately review, with choral work, solo songs "week from Sunday for the ewterI may meet in proper places under plans were made to begin the.raising in the city; and dances, by twenty members of tainment. of the public. Special - : The workers are making their last proper environments. of funds for this building.- The drive Junior Y Girls Clubs. The entire act : interest must attach to this pro"The need.of the building in Omaha is to end next Wednesday evening. campaign t o carry the message to is being produced under the personal i duction because it has been conceived, every-Jewish home in the city, of the is known by all; and all know that direction of Miss Dorothy Devere, j organized and directed exclusively they must help in this cause, and they need of the Community Center build-witi,.,. .Miss. Mary Uaizel assisting.;by YMHA• members. In addition. t,o must help "NOW. The fate of the ing in" Omaha.' ' The talented children in this act the \ members who will appear upon The workers and tne subscribers to Jewish Community Center building willundoubtedly -prove to be -one the stage ty"Center build- hangs in the -balance and g folly one hundred niorethe"' Jewish'^crmmnnity of the hits of the show. have been working in connection with. ing fund will meet next Wednesday §39,300 is raised immediately, the Jewish. Community -Center building Drive Must Be Finished By Wednesthe production, supervising the reY. M. H. A. Quartette. evening at a. banquet. day NightNext will come" the Lustgarten hearsals .of individual acts, arranging "We have raised over $210,000, but will be ~a failure. sisters, in classical violin and piano' f ° r costumes, scenery and properties, that isn't enough, we MUST raise the "Long after ^ we are gone, the More workers are needed to aid in offering. Little Dorothy Lustgarten, i looking after the publicity, and remainder7', said Harry Lapidus. "I monument that the-Omaha Jewry had the final campaign for subscriptions the violinist, was awarded first place attending to the uncounted details know that the people of Omaha will dedicated to the Jewish Community, for . the Jewish Community Center in the state-contest held here T u e s - j w h i c h a r i s e i n connection with such l hi f l l h it i not let this cause fall now, when is remain. It will he a living building fund. There are about eighday, in connection with the Nebraska i a n elaborate undertaking. so dbse_to_us,_But it is either NOWmonument for all generation to come,' teen teams out at present canvassing Jewish people of Omaha will Music Teacher's Convention. Her' H be We have to make this Harry Lapidus. "It will be a every Jewish home in the city. There or sister Ida is equally talented on the shown that the YM and YWHA final drive at all prospective sub- '•• p ia Ce where all the future generationsare still a large number of pledge qy can do th n s while, that it scribers with more enthusiasm than; piano. Miss Emily Cleve is directing can undertake i e prO tid of and where they will cards available. a big project and this act. ever. We should announce to the look back and see just who did help Over §210,700 has been raised alAct 4 will be the YMHA Quartette, carry it out successfully. This show entire public on next Wednesday in making the fcuildrng possible for ready and this entire amount has •vrhich, since its organization, three vrilljbe the biggest artistic and social night, that the Jewish Community them. been raised by only five hundred submonths ago, has become increasingly event of the season. Center building for Omaha is j-eal"Let's make this realization come Popular prices have been set for scribers. Many people in the city have popular throughout Omaha. Harry true. We must put it over and I ized." tickets, the entire orchestra and not been visited by the committee for Greene, Isadore Melcher, Harry GerMore teams of workers have been know that YOTJ will ;help put it over." their pledges and these people are stein and Ben Ellis, all fine vocalists, balcony being reserved at $1.00 per organized to help canvass the entire i • -' asked to send in their pledges to the will present an act that will be sure' s e a t - y * ith t h e second Dalctmy, uncity. These men have been working j ' office in the Lyric building. to create enthusiasm. Latest song reserved, at 50c. There will be no constantly since the firing gun at the TO H E L P C O M M U N I T Y "I,believe that this is one, of the hits will be combined --with old w a r tax * opening of this campaign and all CENTER DRIYE. favorites by these young harmonists. { Reserved seat tickets will be on know the necessity for a building in The Board of Directors of the most important causes that has ever Siocx City Fedsrstien Several novelty numbers are also ;s a l e Monday, April 9, at the Brandeis Omaha. Each one of these men are Labor Lyceum Association of Omaha been carried on in this city and I Theater Box Office. This is the only delivering into the homes of this com-t held a meeting Tuesday evening, believe that every Jewish person in - Secures New Quarters promised by the boys. the city should do his or her share munity messages of importance to all.•' April, 3 . The members of the Board The Association Dramatic Class, place where tickets can be secured. Sioux City, la., April 4.—A new which was organized by Mrs. B. E . i T h e performance will be held on Messages that'will aid the Jewish went on record,that they heartily in helping put this drive over with a Hebrew Institute has been secured Boasberg some time ago, and has • S a n day evening, April 15, at the men and women and of more import- endorse the campaijgn for raising bang", said Harry Lapidus. for the .Jewish community of Sioux been under her personal direction, j Brandeis Theater. Curtain will rise ance to the Jewish boys and girls in funds for the Community Center If you have already given your subCity. The entire second floor over will present a clever comedy "The ja t 8:15. Building and that if there is any way scription to this cause, you know the thid city. the Williges" Fur Company has been Florist Shop". This playlet was I "Whether you have been visited by in which they can give their assist- .necessity of it and it is not only the leased by the Federation for a period adjudged the best submitted in a' duty of every person to give their ance they will be glad t o do so. ' FONTENELLE HOTEL of five years. The new institute is competition conducted last year by subscription but to help work for this subscribed and with the workers comb- at present -undergoing Teconstruction. the Harvard University Dramatic cause. TEMPLE SISTERHOOD TO The remainder of the money must ing the city daily for additional A feature of the institute will be a League, and delights every one who kitchen and a large hall which sees it produced. For the presentaPRESENT PROGRAM. be raised by next Wednesday evening pledges the goal of §250,000 before modern Samuel Carmell, Boy Violinist, to may be used as a dining hall or dance next Wednesday evening is assured. The Temple Israel Sisterhood will and then the long needed Jewish tion in the YMHA Show the followPlay on Program. floor capable of holding over three All subscribers will meet at dinner Rev. Frank G. Smith To Be Principal entertain at a one o'clock luncheon Community Center will be a realiza- at 7:00 sharp; there will be a special hundred people. A library and regular ing have been especially selected to preceding their regular meeting that tion in the city of Omaha. appear: Harriet Fleischman, Louis The local branch of the Menorah Speaker, program presented, and a general dis- offices for the new social secretary Abramson, Ray Bercu, Irvin Stal- Society will hold its open meeting will be held Monday afternoon, April will be another feature of the new ThB Omaha lodge, L O.-B. B., will' 9» at Temple Israel. Mrs. Max Som. Council Bluffs I. O. B. B. To Hold cussion of matters relative to the new institute. There will also be meeting master and AL Handler. Mrs. Boas- ] building. ] the month of April, Monday hold its open meeting for the month rfer is in charge of the luncheon. A •» Open Meeting. rooms, rest rooms and a gymnasium. Every subscriber will receive an berg will personally supervise the Ievening. at theThis Jewish Community of April on Thursday evening, April ™ry interesting, program has been Center rooms. meeting is open Oh Tuesday evening, April 10, the production. 12, at the Jewish Community Center arranged by Urs. Louis Sommer,. it Council Bluffs Lodge No. 688, I. O. invitation. Acceptances for the dinner i to the entire piiblic. must be made not later than next is as Novelty Acts. follows:B. B., will hold an open meeting at Monday night, by mail to the office FIRST CALL FOR Y. M. H. A. original I A interesting program has been rooms. This will be the only meeting , Songs and dances, with BASEBALL TEAM in the month of April. All members Trio—Hungarian' LTistspiel. bv Kel Bela the Danish HalL Rev. Perkins, pastor of the secretary, Samuel Schaefer, jokes and stories of local interest,' arranged for this occasion. Samuel First tryouts for the Y. M. H. A. will be presented by Abner Kaiman Carmell, youthful violinist will appear andd their h i friends f r i d are invited i i t d to t attend t t d , ^nderera M~ «1 £ % ] £ f e ^ ^ ^ i & of the First Congregational Church, Lyric Bldg. and Anne Rosenblatt. Rose Davidson on the program. He will be ac« will address the gathering, and sevthis meeting. ! ' skit . . Many pledges have been made dur- baseball team will be held Sunday has 'written several very clever songs companied by Prof. Karl Tunberg. T h e Soft with the eral musical numbers will also be Rev. Dr. Frank G. Smith of the. " ^^^S^?' ing the past few days which have not morning at 32nd and Dewey Avenue! especially for this act, which will be Sammie was to have appeared at tha on the program. First Central Congregational Church yet been turned into the office, and The Y. M. H'. A. has entered the featured by the entertainers. Kai- World theater next -week, but be_._^Tr. C. E. Gcarlsh ... , .. . . . . . •••• . .,• Jlr. Grammercy-; Class B, Southern league of the Miss Rnth Btttehelor will be the of the sirs.Grammercy. ,_Mrs. A. H. Bigelow LABOR LYCEUM TO HOLD many more will be made up to the Omaha Amateur Baseball Associa- man, who is president of the local cause of violation of the Child Labor ivening. Heprincipal will talkspeaker on a subject .:__&Ir. G. A. Burrell time of the "Jollification Meeting". that will be of interest to the entire Vocal Soio.. ..Mrs. Sugartnan . "i B'nai B'rith, is an entertainer of Law will not play there and has BAZAAR. Subscribers who do not receive invi- tion. audience. "Those who have already *edtatio*-«A* the,Matinee"...._ ability, and Miss Rosenblatt has won therefore been obtained to play sev"We want every Jewish boy in: The Labor Lyceum Association of .Miss Frances Simon tations are requested to call Mr. Beeitation_Miss Momona Slosberg, Selected Omaha will hold a Bazaar from May many honors in the same field in eral numbers at this .meeting. the city who is capable of playing heard Rev. Smith need no invitation Piano Schaefer at Jackson 5377, and their Solo - -Mian Jeanett GUin&ky connection, with, the annual Central •"Assimilation versus Nationalism", ball to try out for the team," said 7 to May 14 at the Labor Lyceum and those who have not heard him, Skit reservation will be made. Spinsters' Heturn" High School productions, and other will be the principal subject of a Harry -Kneeter, manager. All the Building, 22nd and Clark Sts. should not mis sthis opportunity", Josephine"The Jane Greeu SoUerno, PresFive hundred and fifty individuals talk to be delivered by E. B. Goodident -Mrs.. B. Boasberg The committee in charge will make have subscribed to the fund up to this boys will be given a chance. A large presentations. .sair Arthur Kosenblum, member of Secretary number of last years players have A novelty number of extreme man. Mies Agnes Britton will enterthe intellectual advancement com- Priscilla Abigail Bodge, __...__-Mrs. I. Ziegler a canvass of the city for donations time. Jane Higgins Mrs. S. GoldBtrom to the Bazaar. All who can are already signed contracts to play for interest will be that offered by Sadye tain with several vocal numbers. mittee and chairman of the program. Calamity Kebecca; Highflier. Mrs. N. Mantel urged to give their support to this SUNDAY SCHOOL TO GIVE the Y this year. They are: Leo Levey, Mrs. Louis Nathan anG Lillian Miss Sarah Janoff will give several Besides Rev. Smith, there-will be Maryann fraddler Malprop. ..Mrs. JU>o Kosenthal affair. Konecky, Nathan Robinson, William Chudacoff, who •will present an act dancing numbers and Little . BMty several musical numbers. Hoffman's Violet Ruggles PROGRAM. JJra. Furth Charity Ijongface... _.Mrs. E. Treller -This Bazaar is being given to raise Quartet, led by Gus Swanson, will Matilda SpriggingThe Omaha Sunday school will Wintroub, Leon Mendelson, Harry designed and directed by Miss Levey. Steinberg will give a recitation. _Mrs. J. Slosberg The meeting will be in charge oi give several vocal selections. Gus Betsy Bobbit _>ir8. J. Simon funds for enlarging the building present a Passover program Sunday Haykin, Abe.'.Smith,'Leo -Weitz and Three grand pianos will be used in Polly Jane Pratt—. Mrs. J. KosenthaJ which isn't large enough at present, afternoon at 3:00 p. m., at the B'nai Arthur -Swartz. this act, which will present the Morris Margolin, chairn:^i of ttie Swanson took part in the Community Violin Solo—Prelude, The b<;.S ' Kreisler-PUffmani singing at the B'nai B'rith father's The committee in charge are H Israel Synagogue, 18th and Chicago The team will play every Sunday pianists in solo and ensemble num- program committee. Cornelia Erdman r bers, with special orchestrations. and son's banquet held here in FebSheanin^.M. Selicow, W. Jonisch, L. Menorah society is the only Jew streets. A feature of the play will afternoon at the various park Accompanied by Jean Sterling Arrangements of popular melodies society in the city that i:; ro-'pruary. Samuel Carmell, the Nebraska Witkin, B. Mofson. If any informa be a Passover play by the Confirma- diamonds. for three pianos will be featured- of university students or.cl I >;• t » boy violin genius, will play several Many counties in our. western states tion is desired or anyone wishes to tion , class. All the classes of the Jazz Musk to Feature. numbers. Mrs. H. S. Kamen will give are larger than entire' states along make a contribution, call Kt Sunday school will take part in the Your subscription for 1923 is due university men. The rncicLy trj., a' reading. over thirty-five iscmbcrs. "Coue's Jazzmaniacs, with the Sulfi9S0 or Harney 1606. now. This paper is YOUR paper. program. the Atlantic seaboard-

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