May 31, 1923

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Say ** notT always what you ;know, but always know what you say.

Entered as second-das* mall matter on'January 21th. 1BZ1, mt , <ostofllce at Omaha, HebraBka, under the Act ol Mh March 3, 3

Women's Site and Building Omaha Lodge IX^ Committee Named By To Receive Cuarter Center Fund Boards To Present Beautiful Program And Installation Of '.'•••

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MEETING TO BiJ HELD IN AFTERNOON—OPEN TO PUBLIC.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1923

TOOTIN' OUR OWN HORN

KUKLUX KLAN : STARTS BRANCH IN : UNIVERSITY

Mr. Nathan E. <Sreen, Manager, Jewish Press Publishing Co. City.

CHARGES KLAN 'AGAINST-JEWS AND CATHOLICS

Omaha, Nebr., May 29, 1923.

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Gentlemen: As Chairman of the Campaign Committee for the Jewish Community Center Building Fund I want to take this opportunity of thanking you ^ for the wonderful cooperation" received through the columns of your periodical in behalf of our campaign, in which we practically reached our goal. It was through your generosity in turning over the columns of The Jewish Press to this great cause together with the splendid work and effort of my Fellow Workers that made the dream of a Jewish Community Center a reality. I ara certain that the readers of The Jewish Press, including my Fellow Workers, appreciate everything, you did in .this campaign and I sincerely hope that the JewisTi people of Omaha wnl realice that your psp&r is an absolute necessity in our community in helping put over our communal causes, and in making Omaha a better city in which to .live. • - ' - " • • Hoping that you will continue your splendid work and that your columns will always have a healthy influence upon our Jewish Community, I amiv : Sincerely yours, ; HARRY H. LAPIDUS, Chairman, Jewish Community Center Building Fund.

Washington. (J. T. A.) That the Ku Klux Klan is seeking to penetrate American universities and.that \the Trustees and Directors Urge Klan chapter at the George WashingImmediate Payment of 10% ton University proposed by joint lying on Pledges.. of its members and resort to other disreputable means to work for the APPOINT SEVEN ADDITIO- expulsion.of Jewish students/is indiNAL MEMBERS ON BOARD cated by the publication of a bulletin OF DIRECTORS. sent out by the G. W. U. chapter of the Klan. . / , • " .. .. •-... • At a joint meeting of the Boards "Under the provisions of the univerof Trustees and Directors of the Jew- sity," says the bulletin, "for informing ish Community Center Building Fund or squeaking on students who are held Tuesday night a committee, to caught in ."the act of cribbing1, we can be known as the Site and Building operate as a group. Four or'five of Committee,, was appointed with in- us informing upon a student could structions to recominenoV locations for practically insure his expulsion. In the Jewish Community Genter Build- this = way, by careful management, we ing to the Joint Boards. The member- can get rid of many persons, includship of this committee is as follows: ing the disagreeable Jews. If this uniWm. L. Holzman, chairman; Harry versity will not keep the Jews out, we Malashock, Harry Wolf, Harry Lapi- will put them., out. We surely don't dus, Joe Wolf, Morris Levy, J. J. Slos- want G. W. U. to become another Coberg, Henry Monsky. . - •• • . lumbia. We cannot put them all out, At this meeting the following were but we can fix it so no more will added to the Board of Directors: Rab- come." bi Frederick" Cohn, E. Meyer, Harry The Klan bulletin also outlines plans Rachman, J. B. Robinson, Irvin Stal- for-eliminating Catholics from' the master, Harry Silverman and S. Ea- university.

Chicago.—That the Ku Klux Klan is an illegal organization formed foT the purpose of injuring, threatening and oppressing members of the Roman Catholic and Jewish, faiths, is one of the charges included in the answers filed in Federal District Court . by the Tolerance Publishing Company and by Patrick H. O'Donnell, head of the American Unity League, seeking a perpetual injunction against the Klan. The answers were filed in the Klan suit in which a temporary injunction was issued recently by Federal Judge Carpenter, restraining the Tolerance from publishing a list of 12,000 names of persons said to be on the KJan membership in Indiana.

Jews In U. S. Wars Ex-Secretary of State Says They, Fought in All of Republic's Conflicts. DEPLORES BIGOTRY HERE AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE.

New York.—Annual memorial serv* ices were held Sunday by the JewisDi The presentation of a Grand Lodge Veterans of the Wars of the Republic, Charter to the Women's Auxiliary under the auspices of the Free Synaof the Omaha Lodge No. 354, I. O. gogue at Carnegie Hall. Interspersed B. B., Sunday afternoon, June 10, with tributes to the soldier dead were will be the most important event condemnation for racial prejudice, bigin the History of the lodge. The otry and the Ku IQux Klan. The most meeting •will be held at the Jewish scathing reference to this secret soCommunity, Center rooms. The enciety was by former Secretary ef • tire public i s invited. For more than '.".•••'• Omaha, Nebr., May 29, 1923. State Bainbridge Colby, who delivered ten years this organization has maniF«llow Subscribers: the principal address. fested a very intense interest in Permit me to extend to you my sincere thanks for the part you have played, in making the Jewish Community Center a realization. Mr. Colby said that he -vrished pub- • many charitable, philanthropic and I fully appreciate that it was the generous response of most of licly to "confess his contempt for those communal causes. It has truly exour subscribers and especially the splendid and magnificent subscripwho held any prejudice against the emplified the B'nai, B'rith spirit. It tion received from our loved and highly respected citizen Mr. Morris Jewish race," and added: "With was one of the first, if not the first, Levy that made the Jewish Community Center" a certainty. Nevertheless it was the smaller contributor who could not afford to give, American pride, I wish to deny that auxiliary lodges to be organized in but really sacrificed in order to make a pledge, that deserves a great this prejudice represents generally the this district, and it is among the deal of praise arid commendation. feelings of my countrymen as a na- , first to receye the charter from the Of course, there are a few individuals in our community who can Full Program of Summer Activ- tion or as a people." grand lodge, under the new regulaafford to pledge but who so far have failed to do their duty. Howity Formulated by Young ever, the vast majority of our splendid people responded nobly and The genesis of such racial prejutions. •-•..:.. Men and Women. generously, justas they have done in all other campaigns which dices as exist in America Mr. Colby, Harry Lapidus, campaign director, Although unofficially related to the have been launched for the benefit of humanity. attributed "to those with less talents announced that approximately 1,000 Independent. Order of B'nai B'rith When our splendid edifice will be erected and the name JEWISH MAKE ADDITIONAL PLED- who are disgruntled and lonesome be« people had subscribed to the fund, and " COMMUNITY CENTER will be brilliantly Tlluminated in front of heretofore, it will henceforth be ofGES TO JEWISH BUILDcause they are outnumbered by men the building, then will each and every one that did his or her duty ficially recognized as a subsidiary that although the sum of $250,000 in ING FUND. in this great cause be happy in the treasured thought that they too of greater talent." lodge of the District Grand Lodge pledges was assured, there were still helped to'errect a monument in our community that means more Call Prejudice Despicable. several hundred people who had not The summer months will not mean No. 6, I. O. B. B. with such rights to our present and future girls and boys than all the wealth in terms "The Jew," continued Mr. Colby, a stopping of activity and work for yet pledged to the fund and that they of gold that might be left to them. and privileges in the members as the the senior group of the Y. M. and Y. "has inarched across every battlefield . Hoping that we will soon celebrate the opening of our home legislation of the-Grand Lodge pro- would be solicited during the coming under Jewish auspices and Jewish environment, I am W. H. A., 200 members of the organ- in which the republic has fought, and month. ' - , vides. :.'• Sincerely yours, ization decided at their meeting in in no field of human endeavor has the An appeal to all subscribers who Fifty Teams Calling on DelinBefitting the occasion, an enter. i (Signed) HARRY H. LAPIDUS. the Jewish Community Center Mon- talent of the Jewish people failed to have not yet paid their first installquent "Subs" for Payment of taining program has been arranged. win recognition. So I say this unday night. Half-Annual Subscription. The inauguration and. instal- ment of 10 per cent on their pledges ' / • Omaha,. Nebr., May 29, 1923. American prejudice is contemptuous First of all, the members voted to was issued by the joint Boards. lation .'s, of the lodge and its offiTo My Fellow ^Workers In The Jewish Community Center Building despicable and cannot live under put on an intensive membership drive "We cannot go ahead -with the work PRESENT CRISIS MOST SEFund Campaign: cers in due form and by prescribed the great American principles of jusduring the months of June and July, Dear friendsi- .."... . • RIOUS EVER CONFRONTritual will be made by a representa- that is before us unless every one tice and equality on which our nation As it is impossible for me to see each and every one of you in and have set as a goal 800 members who is pledged pays his first installING FEDERATION. tive of the Grand Lodge. The offiperson to tell, you of my sincere appreciation for your help in putting en August 1st. This will mean that is founded." cers to be installiedare the : follow- ment," said W n v L . Holzman. " W e " over this greatest of all causes, BO far as our own Jewish Coramunity With a cash shortage of $17,000 Illustrative of how he believed the the Y will have doubled its present must have this money because pledges is concerned, I am therefore taking this opportunity tKrough-theing: Celia Kooper, president; Bess confronting the Jewish "Welfare Fedmembership of 400 within two months. Jews of America should face attacks columns,of TbtSJewish press to assure you that I realize'now more - Greeabergv-xriee-president; Bess Stock, alone will not buy a site nor build a ersiion-foT-tis first half year's work, oa their religion and race, the former - t h a n ever bef6W*^Hairit "was nothing short ^f-35tmr-untirs2i^*sff0¥te^ Intense enthusiasm for the cambuilding.' secretary; Fanny Sosenblum," treas' as well as your enormous sacrifices that accomplished this almost: Harry Malashock, chairman' of the paign was -everywhere evident, and Secretary of State cited how this forurer; Hay Bercu, guide; Esther Katieunbelievable success. You have done a wonderful work; a work that Federation Finance Committee, has this was further heightened by the mer chief, ex-President Woodrow Wilwill be appreciated not only by our present citizenry but by our men, sentinel; Eose Grodinsky, during the past week "lined up" a announcement of the award of prizes son, "held no rancor to those who defuture generations as well. • . . . . . . guardian; Ella Auerbach, Hannah corps of -workers, all ready to go out to the young man and young woman feated his efforts to serve the nation I want to especially thank the officers and members of the Greenblatt Cohen, Flora Beinstock, and collect. Since Tuesday- workers Y. M. & Y. W. H. A. for their splendid cooperation. who will bring in the greatest num- and mankind, and who looked forward trustees; Euth Levey, rnonitrees. I feel certain that we will all be happy and proud when this have been in the field and are already ber of members during the drive. The to the realization by the nation of magnificent structure is erected, in that each of us did" our part in A formal initiation ceremony, purshowing results. prizes are watches donated by Mr. D. those ideals for which he had fought, Mortified That He Should Support building an institution in Omaha that will provide the proper suant to a most beautiful ritual preB. Gross, jeweler. The present situation is the,most and had been stricken down while environment for the old, the middle aged and especially the young , Man They Now Regard as Their : scribed for that purpose, will then folks, —a place where our womanhood and manhood will be taught serious that has ever confronted the fighting, with undimmed hope and For the winning girl Mr. Gross is . Chief Enemy in America. be presented in connection with;which the-great truths of Americanism and Judaism. Federation, and is due entirely to the offering a gold wrist-watch, and to rising confidence." Assuring you once again of my sincere appreciation, I am, initiation, there will be a tableaux laxness of Federation subscribers in Following a tribute to the Jewish' he winning man he will give a gold By DAVID LAWRENCE. Yours for Service, " depicting the following biblical charpaying their quarterly dues to the pocket-watch. Mr. Gross was im- soldier dead of the World War, Mr. (Signed) HARRY H. LAPIDUS. New York, May 28.—Leading Jews acters: Federation on time," said Morris pelled to offer these prizes after wit- Zolhy urged his hearers to c&rry the in New York city are flabbergasted Eebceca at the Well, Ann WinLevy, president, today. "There were nessing the fine work which the Y 'ideals for which they fought and at the Hearst position. The Hearst outstanding, on May 1st, $17;000vin troub. . did in its recent vaudeville show at died to the sluggish mass of citizenry, newspapers have always professed subscriptions, which is the sum that Euth and Naomi; Euth, Eose the Brandeis Theater. that a full realization of their sugreat friendliness to the Jews and the Federation needs to. finance its Kraft; Naomi, Ann Blank. preme sacrifice may be reached." Every member of the Y will be at have always fought religious bigotry. work until July 1st." Queen Esther, Gertrude Levin. Prayer bjr Rabbi Wise. work during the drive. Any Jewish Mr. Hearst's sudden espousal of the All members of the auxiliary, all Every Federation subscriber has re- Flour Eliminated from Food Parcel- Dedication of Main Medical Building young man or woman of the age of 17 Eabbi Stephen S. Wise of the Free members of Omaha Lodge, and their one man who has levelled more at- ceived statements of his subscription. Feature of Three Days* Session. and over is eligible to join. Dues are Synagogue, who delivered the memorOfiice for Handling Drafts tacks against Jews in America than Since the publication in last week's friends are invited to attend. $5.00 per year, $2.00 of which are ial prayer, also urged his congregaOpened in Chicago. any other man in modern times, iff "Jewish Press" of the exact number paid over to the Jewish Community tion "to go forth into American life Denver, Colo.—Elaborate preperacausing considerable talk. Either it needed by the Federation many subNew York, (J. C. B.)—The inaugu'enter Building Fund to redeem the and labor diligently, that our heroic means Iklr. Hearst has succeeded in scribers have mailed in their checks. ration of a clothing draft service for tions are being consummated to celeLAY CORNERSTONE pledge made by the Y to this fund of dead may not have died in vain, and brate the Nineteenth Annual National making Henry Ford repent his exsubscriber is urged to do this, relief of individuals in Russia is an- Convention .of the Jewish Consump- $1,000 minimum. that the ideals for which thej' fought FOR NEW TEMPLE pressions of anti-semitism or else it Every and not wait until the committees nounced by the High Commission of tives' Relief - Society of the United shall not perish." Social activities will not be neglectLincoln, Nebr.—More than 300 peo- means that politics has superseded call upon them. The subscriber's own Dr. Fridtjof Nansen for Relief in David Solomon, commander in chief ed during the summer. Three picnics States. . ple witnessed the laying of the cor- all else in the mind of the chain time and that of the committees will Russia, to begn mmedately, n adof the Jewish Veterans of the Wars are planned and a series of open air . Arthur Brisbane, famous American ner-stone of the New Jewish Temple publisher. be saved-by so doing. dition to the service of food drafts meeting in the city parks are also on of the Republic, in opening the exereditor,.as well as many other national "Conditions never were so ripe as at Lincoln, Nebr., which took place Following, are the men heading and duty free relief packages which the program. But one meeting each cises, made the first reference to they are today for the formation of teams now at work for the Federa- Dr. Nansen's organization has been figures, have been invited and, if pos- month will be held at the club rooms Sunday, May 27, at 3 o'clock. -.-••• Ku. KTur Klan, pointing out that the sible to come, will address the conthird party. If conditions in 1912 tion, under the direction of Mr. Mala- forwarding to Russia from the United The following program was preduring the summer, the first of these organization of which he was the head vention, which will be held in Denver, had advanced to their present stage, shock: States ever since the suspension of sented: to be on June 11. The first picnic was necessary to fight "bigotry" June 9, 10 and 11. Chairman, Mr. William Gold, Pres- Roosevelt would have swept the l i s t of Workers for the Jewish Welfare the ARA individual relief service, on will be held on June 24, the place to "gain recognition for the Jewish solElaborate. preparations are being ident of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun. country and the third party would Federation March 15. Four types of clothing dier." liorris Katleman consummated to celebrate the Nine- be announced later. Dave Blumentfcal Opening prayer, Rev. M. Medyedoff, have. succeeded." g drafts ase issued by -the Nansen Ben Yousem Dr. S. Eavltz The Y, at Monday's meeting, ten"If ever a time shall come," continNebr. teenth Annual National Convention of Congregation Tefereth Israel, Lincoln, Bave Gross Fred. White Thus spoke Frank A. Munsey, pub- Dr. Philip Sher Mission, according to the age and sex Anthem, The The Heavenly H e a n y Shepherd," p , Nb dered a rising vote of thanks to Har- ued Mr. Solomon, "when no finger Is Robert Kooper the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Sok t r i k Miss Mi Vera V A lisher of four New York newspapers, Abner Kaiman Howard. K Kirkpatrick; Auof the person for whom they are Dave Greesberg . ry Lapidus for his work as campaign pointed at the Jew, at such a time . ciety of the United States. gusta XJpton, soprano; Mrs. R. O. today, when asked his comment on Wn, Grodmsky AL Wohlner intended, and at four different prices. larry "Weiner Abe Levey director for the Jewish Community this organization will disband." : Hummel, also; Mr. Homer Compton, From the viewpoint of important Feldman Jack Alberts Heart's statement that if Henry John At the same time, the Mission an- projects to" be considered, the unusual Center Building Fund. "To him and tenor; Mr. James C.Reid, Lass. Sam Levey Maurice Simmons, the founder r>% j Abe Markus Kathan Horwich.. Our Offerings, Morris Friend, chair- Ford were nominated by an- inde- i . B r o w a r nounces that, in accord with the pol- size of visiting delegations to attend to all the men who worked with him the organization, said "this organise? Trustin J. J. Slosberg man of finance committee. pendent p a r t y Ford * would receive Harry "sadore Dansky icy followed by Dr. Nansen of send- the formal dedication of the stately we owe deep thanks for their efforts tion is a compelling necessity to pro* ! Dave Feeler Our Edifice, M, WeiL chairman of Hearst support. Sam Swartz Morris Milder ing into Russia only -articles for re- Main Medical building, which is the in providing for us and all the other tect unfair and malicious attacks oii JCtithanE. Green H. A. Wolt building committee. Mr. Munsey' does not advocate the Jake Malashock Henry Monsfcy. lief purposes that cannot be readily magnificent gift of the Ladies' Aux- Jews of this city a Jewish Commu- citizens of Jewish faith. We are not Laying of the Cornerstone, William Dr. N. Musiin Dr. A. Greenberg Gold, president of Congregation B'nai formation of a third party, nor has Dr. K: Dansfey bought in Russia, the contents of the iliary of the J. C.-.R. S. of New York, nity Home," the resolution reads in dismayed against that secret organHarry Lapidus Leo Eosenthal Jeshurun. ." he taken himself: out of the ranks 3en Civin parcels delivered for the Nansen to replace the original building de- part. ization which is prejudiced against, S. S. Jacobs Historical Sketch, M. A. Newmark. of the republican party though he Sain Beber Jos. Wolf ouis Abramson Food Drafts will be changed to eliAdditional pledges of $300 to the race and creed, because we have f aittj; j stroyed by fire. Our Future, R. V. Pepperburg, viceMilton Livingston Promkla minate flour as one of the articles, Wm. Holzman president of Congregation B'nai Jesh- has been bitterly* opposed to Presi-" Mai Building Fund were made by Y mem- in our country." >$| Ben Steifler Distinguished leaders in Jewish Harry Wolf Harry Silverman dent Harding's world court policy. urun. as the prices of flour are lower in Welfare work, accompanied by hun- bers Monday. This brings the total . Henry Monsky Veterans of the Civil, Spanish*] 1*0 Abramsoa America. If a third party with a radical at Ed. Kraus Russia than it costs to send flour in- dreds of loyal supporters from all amount pledged by the Y, as individ- American and World "Wars were prea* Our Chief Corner-Stone, Eabbi Ja- its head is put into the field, • then to Russia, and the parcels will here- parts of the country will be present- uals and as a group, to more than ent in uniform at the services. * cob Singer. Mr. Munsey believes there will come after consist of such articles as con- all will be Jiere to review the wonder- $3,000. Y members in the campaign Eri Kelohenu. , , COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOa conservative party to which repubBenediction. . densed milk, sugar, tea, coffee, ful work performed during the past raised in excess of $10,000 in sub- TO GIVE PRIZES MEN HOLDS ELECTION '^ licans and democrats will flock. To cocoa, fats, rice, preserved fruits and year under the able direction of Dr. scriptions. OF OFFICERS. AT OMAHA HEBREW RECEIVES HIGH HONORS that extent the movement that The re-election of Mrs. Carl Furth chocolate which can only be purchas- Phillip Hffikowitz, president; Dr. C. The last indoor dance of the season CLUB PICNIC will be given by the Y this Saturday Miss Jeariette Gilinsky, daughter of makes Ford an independent candi- as president, and Mrs! M. S. Miller ed in Russia at prohibitive prices. A D. Spivak, executive secretary of t At a meeting of the committee in Mr. and Mrs. A. Gilinsky, 725 Myn- date, helps to solidify and concen- as. vice-president of the Council of parcel delivered for a $5.25 Nansen J. C. R. S., and Dr. L D. Bronfin, su- night at the club rooms. Only paid charge of the arrangements for th* ster street, received the third highest trate the conservative strength in Jewish Women took place a t its an- Food Draft costs in Russia, it is an- perintendent of the Sanitorium at up members will be admitted. picnic, to be given by the Omaha Henual election and closing meeting of nounced, ?12.00, being a saving of Edgwater, Colo., to consider and orhonors in the graduating class of the opposition.—"World-Herald?' brew club at Peony Park, July 2&, the year Monday afternoon at the over 128 per cent over sending dolr der the execution of. extensive plans IRVIN STALMASTER Abraham Lincoln high school. Miss plans were made for the distribution Blackstone Hotel. Mrs. J. P. Cohn lars. Gilinsky received a mark of 93 per PALESTINE JEWISH for improvements and expansions imTO-ADDRESS MEETING of the tickets for the raffling of thp PHYSICIANS UNITED was elected financial secretary; Mrs. cent. The Nansen Relief Mission has peratively needed; to participate in " The Jewish Women's Welfare Or- automobile. , IN MALARIA WAR I. Q. Marx, corresponding secretary opened a Chicago office for handling the dedication of the Main Medical ganization will.hold its last meeting "We will award a prize to the perJerusalem. (J. T. A.) The confer- Mrs. Dave Rosenstock, treasurer; and Food Drafts, Clothing Drafts and building which will be the crowning of the season Tuesday afternoon, June son selling the most ticketB for thp Mr. Morris E. Jacobs will leave this evening to attend the National. Ad- ence of Jewish' physicians for the com- Mrs. L Nathan, auditor. Duty-Free Relief Packages in the feature of the whole splendid pro- 5, at the Jewish Community Center. raffle and also for the person who vertising and Publicity men's conven- bating of malaria opened in Haifa reMesdames J. P. Cohn, Sam Nathan Victory Building, 2242 West Eoose- gram. The meeting is open to all. An inter- sells the most entrance tickets,"' said tion to be-held at Atlantic City. He cently. Delegates, include representa- and Carl Furth wera elected to repre- velt Road. esting program has been arranged. Sam Klaver, secretary of the commitwill also attend the National Slectrfc tives of d e Workers' Sick Benefit As- sent the Omaha Council at the TriDealers say that motorists are de- Irvin Stalmaster will be the principal tee. "We are making plans fo* on* l i g h t Association convention in New sociation of the Hadassah and of the ennial Convention to ; be held in St. Every Jewish family in Omaha manding lighter cans. So are the speaker. His subject wiE be "Th& ©f the most interesting eveats ever York City. " ' . . =__" ' Jewish Physicians' Association. Louis, Mo., the "week of November 12. reads The Jewish Press. held here," .said Arthur Rosenblum. < pedestrians,—Asherv21e Times. Community, and Its Wealth.**

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