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B mall matter on J&ntiar? 27th, 1821, at Nebraska, onder the Act at March 3, 1839.

Community Center Campaign For flew Building To Go Over the Top; First Payment On Pledges Needed "Less Than One Thousand People In City Have Subscribed $247,600 To Bate For Campaign

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 192S

JEWISH PHYSICIANS .RESENT? SLUR/ Erakau. (J. T. A.) . An indignant protest has been issued by the Jewish physicians here against the memorandum pub- • . lished by the Medical^ Faculty of the Krakau University jus. tifying the demand for a percentage norm against the Jewish medical students on the ground that- the Jewish physi-' , cians.have 'low moral standards.'3' Repudiating this charge, the Jewish physicians demand the slur be withdrawn.

The Jewish Community Center building for "Omaha is assured. At a meeting held Tuesday, evening at the Community Center rooms, $247,600 had been raised by the committees that reported, •with still several committees to hear from. . ' When all committees will have been heard from, it is expected that the campaign for $250,000 will go over the i;op. ~" Thus far there have been less than one thousand people in the city who have subscribed to this campaign. There are still a number of people who can and should give to this cause, and they will be called upon during the coming week. --».. Contradicts Reports Published Plans for the building and the selection of the- site will be In America Against made as soon as the ten per cent-payments are received at the Russian "Israelites". office. Ten thousand dollars are outstanding on: first payments of pledges niade. " ' CATHOLICS PROTEST "PROFPersons who have already " sub- story structure, which will have a ANATION" OF PALESTINE.

Vatican Denies Pope Blames Bolshevik Excesses on Jews

Local B'nai B'rith Lodge to Bold Open To Be Held in Honor of Mr. A. B. Seelenfreimtl Deceased. MEETING OPEN TO ENTIRE PUBLIC—AT SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL The Omaha Lodge of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith will hold'a memorial meeting Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. a t the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 20th and> Douglas Streets,

IN MEMQRIAM A. B. Seelenfreund 1868—1923. In eighteen nunetred sixty-eight, In a certain , month—on a certain . date, Came a baby boy^-a gift to its mother, Bnt a MAN to the -world—a fellow brother. Fifty-five years of life were loaned To this man of men, -who* became enthroned In the hearts of *":multitude the country o'er. And now—alas—he l«es no more. .A life of altruistic Seeds, A, sacrifice to other's needs. Such was the life that this man led Until—one day—we> find him—dead! For alas, -vrith a stroke of -the mighty- pen, His name \ras erased—and this man of men Answered the call «f the. Eeaper Grim For the hour had arrived to pass,

TALMUDIC STUDENTS AMONG ARRESTED ,. REFUGEES "Warsaw. (J. T. A.) Sixty students of the Yeshiva are milder arrest in Bialystok as refugees whose leave to remain in Poland expired under the government order on April 15. Kabbi Reissman is endeavoring to secure special permission for their continued residence, the Warsaw authorities hiving promised to exempt clericals and TaTmndic students from the operation of the expulsion decree. . > •

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50.

$17,000 Needed by Federation at Once to Finance Work for Next 30 Days; Issues Call for Help Necessary Funds Can Be Raised If Every Subscriber Will Pay Half Of Annual Contribution Immediately.

With, the city-wide campaign for the Jewish Community Center Building fund practically finished, community workers will, within the next week, turn their attention to the demands of the Jewish Welfare Federation for the current half-year. The Federation has stepped aside since the first of the year for all other local causes, including the Jewish Community Center and the Keren Hayesod, with the result that its finances are in a critical condition. With an actual cash deficit in excess of $5,000 on May 1st the Federation must raise within the next 30 days a minimum of $17,000 to insure that its work for the first half of 1923 will Was Organized 11 Years Ago-— be carried on without curtailment, according to information' to Receive Recognition from received at the Federation office today. District Grand Lodge This sum will be needed for the tion fey He 1,100 members will avert „

Women's Auxiliary 19J.B. to Receive Charter June Tenth

following institutions and agencies of the disaster that now confronts Oma-

INITIATION EXECISES AND the Federation: ha's most important community instiCELEBRATION TO BE For the Relief Department, which tution. . . HELD during the past four months has been "We must get this money in, and

scribed to the Community Center, gymnasium," swimming pool, auditoriRome. (J." T. A.) After exhaustive building fund, and who nave not um, meeting rooms and ^various other caring for an average of 80 children get it in at once," said Harry Malamailed in their ten per cent first quarters for the activities that will be inquiries, the Jewish Telegraphic After 11 years' activity in Omaha, and 30 widows and old people, supply- shock today, "if the Jewish Welfare Agency is in position to state authorcarried on here." payment on their subscription are the Women's auxiliary to B'nai B'rith ing them with food and clothing, pay- Federation is to continue its many ac"One of the most remarkable fea- itatively that Vatican circles deny asked to do so immediately:, so that lodges No. 354 is to be given formal ing rents and buying coal, providing tivities for the good of humanity. We the work can, be hurried along. tures of this campaign is the low cost categorically the recent American rerecognition as such by receipt of a medical attention and education, giv- cannot cut down in any single departMake these checks payable to Louis at which it was conducted," said Sam- port that the Pope considers Russian charter from the district grand lodge. ing them all the necessities of life, a ment. Oar budgets have been trimmed Kirschbraun and mail them to. the uel Schaefer, superintendent of the Jews directly or indirectly responsible Henry Monsky and Saiti .Leon, dis- minimum of $2,700 will be required. to the bone. We must refuse requests Jewish Welfare Federa^on, who. re- for the. persecution of Catholic prerooms in the Lyric building. trict grand lodge officials of Omaha, . One hundred and fifty dollars will for increased contributions to our afturned Sunday from the ^National Conf lates in Russia. "The- ten. per- cen$ payments are |-will confer the charter-at a joint cel- fee needed for the transient work, filiated institutions—increases which Inquiry as to the authenticity of f o r h i m . •-•'• necessary to help put this building ference of. Jewish Social Service in ebration and initiatory exercise, to be frhich provides temporary aid for'the are deserved and which we really Just as a candle shines out In the over," said Harry Lapidus, chairman Washington.-. "Nationally known_lead- the report emanating from Rome that held Sunday • afternoon, -June 10, in hundreds of Jewish transients who should make—simply because we have night — ' of the campaign. ^Pledges "without ers in Jewish Gpmmunity Centerwork 'Israelites" lave inspired the Soviet the Jewish. Community Center rooms. pass through Omaha each month. As it pierces the: dftstaKSS with rays not the money. ' of H£bU' -?"--^~~~-----•-• 'cash" mean* nothing- we must nave were surprTSgytBat a'tity'of Omaha's" attacks""On "fee ttoirch was instituted * A social affair in the evening wfll " So did the life of the man now The two Talmud Torahs, one in "Every subscriber has received this money in the-office, so as we size should be able to raise a quarter immediately after its publication in dead—cold, wind up the day. '. "Dinahs -and one in South Omaha, will statements for his dues for the fir6t , Eadiate out from his heart of gold. can secure tKe pledge " given by of a million dollars Tit a cdst of about the Chicago Tribune -on April 15. A beautiful "ceremony is being pre: need to receive from the Federation half of the year. This is a- call for A portion of the dispatch received $500, which is what we have spent And for him who will never to earth pared in connection with .the. acceptMorris Levy." $1,380 in order to continue their splen- help that can be answered only by return, by the Chicago Tribune Foreign News here. The usual cost of such camance of the charter.. Mrs. Michel. EaIn the shrine of our hearts an Aer "We are going to- put this- camdid work in instructing Jewish chil- cash and -at onces. This is the most Service and furnished to other newsTomid will burn, tleinan is in charge and prominent paign over," said William Holzman. paigns runs from 2 per cent to 4 per papers in the United States, is as fol- •; And may his sonl sense as it lies dren in the principles and fundamen- serious crisis that has ever confronted members of the Women's Auxiliary .:in sleep, "The -work •pf-'-fche^ men who have cent of the total raised. St. Louis lows: •tals of Judaism. That a nation mourns—and a people has just raised $510,000 for a Jewish the Federation, and every Jew in the will take the roles of Biblical women been out on/this cause is wonderful. : weep. "The Pope is considering making To maintain and further the work city must help. No one can refuse to Community Center at a cost of §10,000 —Kose Davidson.. characters in the tableaux effects. Thus far /the men have secured an appeal to all civilized nations to of the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. or; $247,600 anil I know that the rest of —2 per cent." Miss Ruth Levey, president of the ganizations, which are daily providing answer this call." compel the Soviet government to dethe money will also be raised." Auxiliary, will receive the charter. sist in its war against the Christians. in honor of A. B. Seelenfreund, who wholesome recreation and education New officers, to be elected Thursday for 800 Jewish children and young ONE OF TWENTY-ONE BEA"I think that Omaha Jewry should A prominent Vatican personage ques- died several weeks ago. SONS WHY THE FEDERAevening, will be installed, and a. class feel proud of the fact that! the camtioned concerning the Pope's attitude, men and women and : which are conTION NEEDS MONEY AT Mr. Seelenfreund was secretary of of new members initiated. paign for a new Jewish Community made the following declaration to the stantly growing, at least |l,300 will ONCE. the District Grand lodge of the B'nai The B'nai B'rith Auxiliary was orCenter building for this city will go Tribune:. be needed. Of _ the twenty-one various B'rith of which Omaha lodge was a ganized over a decade ago by a group over the top," fiaid Harry Wolf. Discuss Traditional Judaism of Cenfunctions of Jewish Service emI t is reported that some Soviet member. He was also secretary of The Jewish Community Center club of young women, most of whom are •"This is the only campaign conducted braced by the Federation, that tral West. leaders intend to indict the Pope and the executive committee of the order. in connection with institutions now living away from Omaha. Among rooms, which provide a common meetin the city of Omaha during the condemn him. It is the belief of some ing ground for the various adult orin Palestine is probably least year that has gone over the top." Kansas City. (J. C. B.) Represent- Soviet leaders that sooner or later He was well known throughout the them are Miss Eose Goldsten, now in known. Negotiations between ganizations of the city and which During the" coming week and as atives of Jewish Communities in Mis- Italy will turn Bolshevist and that the country for his philanthropic work New York City; Marion Alperson Pru- were the forerunner of the idea for a one such institution and the Federation during the week are soon as the first payments are re- souri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, Bolsheviki will be able to execute the and was one of the best liked men in siner, living in Sioux City, Ia.j Jennie Jewish building in Omaha, are mainof great interest to all Jews of ceived at the office, plans will be Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Colorado, death sentence against the Christians, the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. Gordon • Weltman, of Boston, Mass. tained at an average cost of S250 per Omaha. The meeting to be held Wednesday Among those who served as president made for the selection of a site for gathered in Kansas City for the pur- especially Catholics.' month. Five hundred dollars will be Last July the Federation pose of strengthening traditional Ju- "The Pope feels that the inspiration evening is open to the entire public. were Esther Epstein Marowitz, of El the proposed building. agreed to subsidize direct from required to keep them open until July its budget worthy institutions "The building will be located in the daism in the Middle West. Every to this war is carried on by Israelites A special program has been arranged Dorado, Ark.; Eose Grodinsky, Hazel first. ELooper, Diana Gross Novitsky, Malin Palestine, in order that they center of the city," said Harry Lap- phase of the problem, the school, the and he requests that the Israelites of for the occasion. The following provina Newman Greenspan, Ruby Isaacbe called upon to contribute but For the Old People's Home and idus. "Plans will be made for a three- work of the adolescent society, young the more enlightened countries, such gram will be presented: once each year to Jewish phi-Rabbi Frederick Cohn son Fisher, of Los Angeles; Blanche Bath House, $300 will be needed. people, college students, Jewish work as Italy and America, who live hap- Invocation lanthropic institutions, and that _Mr. J. Viekery Vocal Solo_ Bessel Polsky, of Lincoln. For the social service work, the imin the small communities among farm- pily side by side with Christians, to B'nai B'rith Ritual the Federation would act as the ers, the strengthening of the religious use their influence, show their co-reB'nai B'rith Degree Team The organization Las contrffeated migrant aid service, personal service cental clearing house for all local and national agencies. life in the home, were given adequate ligionists the madness of their acts." Biographical Sketch of Mr. Seelenfreund liberally to .the -Jewish Welfare Feder- activities and general administration - During the Shevouth services Sam. J. Leon ation, the Jewish War Belief, and expenses of the central office, $700 action was taken on them at the sesRabbi B. Easier, a representaMrs. Grace Pool Steinberg The Pope, it is learned, is uneasy Vocal Solo will be needed. sions of the conference. Mr. Henry Monsky several B'nai B'rith institutions. tive of the General Orphan asyover the recent events in Russia and Address-^— Abner Kaiman, president of the lum of Gallil, Palestine, spoke Rabbi Herman M. Cohen of the thinks co-operative action by repreThese figures, as compiled by SamProceeds For Benefit Of World War of the work of his institution local lod^ge, will preside at the meetuel Congregation Beth Sholom, Kansas Schaefer, superintendent, and Veterans. sentatives of all religions is "necesat the four largest synagogues City, presided. Rabbi Morris Teller sary and needful" in order to defend ing. made public today by Harry Malaof the city. After each address The Jewish Women of Omaha have of Tulsa, Okla., delivered the opening shock, chairman of the Finance Commany pledges to the institution taken a prominent part in the work prayer. Mr. J. J. Taxman, President religious freedof. Graduation Exercises from Wise were made. On Wednesday Rabmittee, show that a total of at least Mr. Martin Sugarman was elected $7,000 is imperative to finance only of the different drives that are being of the Congregation Beth Sholom, welbi Easier requested permission Memorial Hospital. of the Federation to solicit president at annual election of _offiheld. Numbers of them were active comed the delegates in the name of the local work of the Federation. Eight nurses will be graduated throughout the city. This was cers of the • Brotherhood of. Temple in the Red Cross and Visiting Nurse^ the Congregation. Memorial Thursday from the Wise denied, as it had been all preHowever, on June 15th, the FederIsrael held Wednesday evening, May drive held recently, and now they have evening, May 31. Exercises will be Rabbi Samuel M. Cohen, the Execvious representatives of instituation will have to pay the semi-annual volunteered to help sell Poppies on utive Director of the-United Synations, and the sum of $250 was held at Temple Israel, and the follow- 16, at the Temple. The others elected appropriation, amounting to $4,975, to At a meeting of the committee in appropriated to the institution Poppy Day, Saturday, May 26, for gogue", delivered the address on the ing program has been arranged for were Mr. L. Goldman, vice-president; its affiliated institutions, both local in lieu of all collections to be the benefit of the Veterans of the United Synagogue. Miss Sarah Kue- charge of arrangements for the an- the evening: A violin solo by Master Harry Herman; secretary; Louis Simade locally and of all donanual Omaha Hebrew Club picnic to Sammy Cannell; a song number by mon, treasurer; and Morton Hiller, di- and national -which for years past Foreign Wars. sy spoke on the Women's League of tions made following the appeals have been doing splendid work for the be held Sunday, July 29, at Peony rector. A lecture course committee to Among the women to tatke part in the United Synagogue. Mr. David Miss Laura Goetz; organ selections at the Shevouth services. Jews of Omaha. These institutions the drive Saturday are Mrs. Nathan Morantz spoke for the Young People's park, plans were made to raffle a by Mr. V.Z. Bennett, and Eabbi Fred- bring prominent speakers here was During a previous collection Chevrolet car. "Beside the raffling erick Cohn will give an address. appointed and will be headed by Mr. and the payments due them follow: Mantel," who will be supply chairman League of the United Synagogue* in Omaha, before the days of Cleveland Orphan Home $ 900 of the car, there will be dancing all Izidor Ziegler, chairman. complete Federation, the Orphan and she is to be assisted by Mrs. DaGeneral resolutions adopted includ- day and several other 'features," said Home of Gallil collected o%rer National Jewish Hospital, Denvid. P. Feder. ed an expression of "hearty-sympathy S. E. Elaver, secretary of the com- LOCAL GIRL WINS STATE ver ?800. 750 The following Jewish women will for Zionist aspirations and pledge its Omahan Wins High Honor at Jewish Consumptives' Relief SoFollowing1 is the statement of CONTEST. mittee. be majors at the assigned places: support to carry forward our hopes Rabbi Easier: State ciety, Denver 400 Miss Esther Schwartz, a student at Tickets for the picnic will, soon be I, the Representative of the Mrs. Dollye Elgutter, at Seventeenth and aims for the upbuilding of PalLincoln, Nebr.-r-Mr. Ben Greenberg, Hebrew Sheltering Society ; 500 Institutions of Gallil, Palestine, orusale, according to the committee the South High School, won the Short- son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Greenberg, and Farnam streets; Mrs. R. Kula- estine." wish to state that the Jewish in charge. ""We hope to make this hand Championship in the State Com- student at the University of Nebras- Ex-patients' Home, Denver .... 150 kofsky, at the Athletic club, and David Brown of Detroit is marked Leo N. Levi Hospital, Hot Welfare Federation of Omaha mercial Contest held at Kearney, where the entire family Twenty-fourth and Ames avenue; Mrs. for the personal interest in the Sem- picnic one Springs treated me very nice, and have 75 Nebr., last Friday, One hundred and ka, won'second place in the annual E. Yousem, at Seventeenth and Doug- inary and the United Synagogue cam- can spend the whole day and one given for the said Institutions 1,650 twenty-five students of twenty-one competitive drill of the R. 0. T. G. Wise Hospital, Omaha the sum of $250 which is being las and Fontenelle Hotel; Mrs. A. paign "for strengthening of Judaism that will be of interest to entire Unit. He was presented with a sil100 Miscellaneous schools competed in the contestsent -this day to the Anglo-PalHarris, at? Fifteenth and Douglas throughout America." Omaha Jewry," said Klaver. ver loving cup by Major Sidney Erick- Palestine Institutions _ 700 estine Bank in Gallil, Palestine, son, commanding officer of the U. S. streets; Mrs. Ed. Alperson and Mrs. which bank is the Treasury of A note of thanks is sent to Louis These figures, for local and nation• . r . said Institutions. This sum repHarry A. Wolf, at the Blackstone Ho- Marshall, who has consented to act Temple Israel Sunday School OMAHAN'S SPEAK AT FORT Army. al work, total $22,000, which with the DODGE, IA. Holds Closing Exercises. resents in full the contribution tel; Mrs. S. Nathan, at the Colonial as honorary chairman of-the Semi$5,000 cash deficit of May 1, comof Omaha Jews to these InstiThe Sunday School at Temple IsMr. Harry H. Lapidus and Mr. Sam OMAHAN RECEIVES Apartments; Mrs- S. Wolf, at Fif- nary and the United Synagogue camtutions, and takes the place of prise the ?17,000 needed by the Fedrael will hold their closing exercises Leon, members of the general commitHONORABLE MENTION teenth and Harney streets; Mrs.. Al- paign." all donations from individuals. eration to finance its work to July Sunday morning, May21, at 10 tee of District No. 6, L O. B. B., were J. C. Copeland of this city ^received bert Kaplan, at Seventeenth and HarIn the name of the InstituThe Young Men's and Young o'clock. The beautiful Flower Service the principal speakers at an open special mention in a recent number of first. tions •which I am representing, I ney streets; and Mrs. Glenn Olsen, at The sum of $17,008 was outstandthan all. the Officers of the FedPaxton Hotel. The captains to work Women's Hebrew Association will hold will be rendered on that morning, and meeting of the Fort Dodge, la., lodge, an Optometric journal on a lectori on eration, of Omaha. ing in Federation subscriptions on held Tuesday evening at Fort Dodge. Ophthalmoscopy and .Eetinoscopy givall children are asked to bring flowers their regular meeting Monday even•will be the Misses Bernice .Kulakof(Signed) EABBI B. KASIEB. May 1st. Only the prompt payment Both men are members of the Omaha en by him at Nebraska's Sixteenth which are, afterwards sent to the Wise ing, May 28, at the Jewish Community sky, Irene Rosen, Alice Adler and TitIlodge,L O. B . B . of every dollar owed to the FederaAnnual Convention, held here. — - - , Memorial Hospital lie Rosen* "_— — .—-. Center.

Jnited Synagogue Moves To Strengthen Judaism

Jewish Women To Assist In Poppy Sale Saturday

Temple Israel iolis Election #f Officers

To Raffle Automobile at Omaha Hebrew Club Picnic

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