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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1924
JAPANESE DELEGATION CONSULTS ICA ON COLONIZATION IN ARGENTINA Buenos Ayres. (J. T. A.) Thtj Japanese Delegation in Argentina, which is studying the plan for a Japanese agricultural settlement in this xountry, particularly on the border of Formosa near Bolivia, has applied to the headquarters of the lea, the Jewish Colonization Association, here, to supply it with data concerning colonization work carried on by the organization in Argentina. The Japanese Delegation" had heard much in Argentine official circles of the good work done by the lea and decided to obtain its co-operation. The Japanese Delegation intend? also tosend a special representative -to visit the Jewish colonies in Argentina which are under the supervision of the lea-in order to get a first hand knowledge of the system in the Jewish colonies.
State Conference : Held for Campaign for . National Jewish Hospital Representatives Report That AH Com' VniinTttes" Will Raise Their ~ - Quotas. COUNCIL BLUFFS WILL BEGIN ITS CAMPAIGN IMMEDIATELY. Des Moines, la. (Special to The Jewish Press.)—Workers from the entire state .of Iowa gathered here Sunday for a conference for the National Jewish Hospital of Denver, Colo. .A meeting of these representatives was held Sunday afternoon at the Fort Dodge Hotel. At this meeting plans were made for the campaigns to be carried on in the separate communities in Iowa. The principal speakers at this meeting were Rev. Dr. William S. Friedman of Denver, Colo.,- and Harry H. Lapidus of Omaha, Nebr., who is chairman of the . campaign for this district. The Sioux City representatives, Dave Davidson, B. Baron, Sam Pickus, and L. Weinberg, brought in a check for $2,500 and°have promised to raise more for the Hospital. The Council Bluffs representatives •were Louis Bernstein, city, chairman, Sam Meyerson, city vice chairman, and Herman Krasne, treasurer. Council Bluffs delegates have promised to . raise its entire quota during the coming week. "Council Bluffs will go over the top," said Louis Bernstein, chairman. The members of the Des Moines representatives were L. Oransky, city chairman, E. Frankel, and R. Marks, vice chairmen, Robert Lappen, Meyer Silberman, Rabbi E. Mannheimer, Rabbi Eivlin, Rabbi Zachek, Joe Slate. Mrs. Miller was representative from Cedar Rapids. •A mass meeting was held in the evening at the Jewish Community Center, where Mr. Lapidus and Dr. Friedman were'the principal speakers. Robert Lappen was chairman of the evening. "Iowa will raise its entire quota," said Robert Lappen, chairman. During the afternoon both, speakers addressed a gathering at Tempie Emanuel. WORSHIPPERS IN SYNAGOGUE BOMBARDED WITH STONES Bucharest. (J. T. A.) The Jewish population of Hermanstadt in Transylvania observed their first Sedar in the synagogue amidst a rain of stones and bullets. According to information" received here, the Jewish -worshippers were assembled for the first Sedar "when the. synagogue" was en:,- circled by. a mob and attacked! ' The \ xeorshippers, panic stricken, fled from -,&e synagogue, bat were followed by . stones from the crowd. It took.1 the ., police several hours to restore order.
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by Senator "LaFollette," recently, is not being distributed any more, since its; anti-Semitic contents have become known. This statement is made in a letter by the Senator's son, Robert H. LaFollette, Jr. It seems that the Senator submitted the memorandum in a hurry, without reading it. The Senator did not ask that the petition be included in the record, because, it was so long, but having- been informed that it was an extremely important paper, he asked that a special Senate document be made of it.
Entire/Public is Invited to'At-' tend'Program .Monday P R O G R A M CONSISTS OE' MEMBERS OF BEST TALENT .J
A mammoth booster meeting for The Welfare Federation needs The Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. organLeo Rosenthal and Charles Courtney money! " ' : ization in co-operation with "National who have combined in the race for Your payments to the Federation Music Week", will present a musical the city commission is now being are past due! program Monday evening at the Jewplanned and will be held, at Wolk's Unless - these, payments are made, ish Community Center. The entire Hall, 24th and Seward Sts., this immediately, " the ' many affiliated public is invited to attend this musical. coming' Sunday evening, at 8 P. M. A special program consisting of the A number-of speakers who are institutions which receive support from the Federation of ; Welfare very best talent has been arranged actively interested - in the candidacy for this occasion. The program has of these two men havo been secured Omaha, - will ; have to suspend the good work that is beingS carried on been arranged by Miss Kate Goldand ameng others -will include Irvin *" " ** « T - +-*TJr Movement Afoot to Enact Special stein," chairman of the Intellectual Ad.Stalmaster* . , , T-, , j tin.-* x-«+v ,. by each of-the institutions. Fred White, Ivathan Modifying Bill. The Federation has not yet payed vancement Committee of the Y, and, Bernstein, Harry Lapidus.: and Sam any part of • its share to the Clevethe memhevs of her committee. Beber. These men as well as many Orphan Home, the Wise Washington, D. C. (J. T. A.)— Mrs. Herman Auerbach will be the others have been speaking at various land Memorial Hospital or the National While no changes can be made by meetings that, have been held in the Jewish Hospital.- The organizations .the conference committee represent- principal speaker of the evening. The subject of her address will be "Mask". city during the past week on behalf ing the two houses, which now has Dear Mr. Lapidus: of Rosenthal and Courtney. These need money to take care of the the immigration bill under consider- The following members will appear on You will find enclosed my attempt Washington, D. <X (J. T. A.)—The meetings have been held in each of Omaha people that - are at the in- ation, -without the -unanimous consent the program: at literary aspirations and in pub- Sterling amendment, directly aimed the wards in'fee city. stitutions.' •-~ Sadye "Dewy .* , lication I will appreciate the omition of both houses, -which is highly im- Piano Solo SOIOB . Fanny Fish to cut off Jewish immigration by re- At a meeting at the Hotel Rome At a recent meeting of the exec- probable, a movement is already Violin Accompanied of my name. by Evelyn Tore utive committee , of the Federation Selections :,_Mrs Martin Suparman I have been wanting to write of quiring the quotas to be allotted to last Monday at which more than developing for the passage of a VocalAccompanied by Mrs. L. Uathan this hospital for some time but, as~ different racial groups, within each people were present, tremendous immediate plans were made for a special act continuing the interna- Trio—Claude O'Donnell, violin; E. Oscar thorough _•- collection - campaign of I never do today what I can leave Weinsfein, cello, and Henry Cox, piano ; foreign country, proportionately, was enthusiasm was exhibited and several tional immigration treaties. for tomorrow," it wag never done. overwhelmingly defeated'by the Sen- hundred persons volunteered to work pledges that have not yet been payMandolin Selections "tUtne Gcrstein • Accompanied" by Arttmr Goldstein The reason for this movement is Qtiartet. It is most difficult for me to exed. The members of the finance com"X" Invincible Harmony 4—"Wilate, although no record vote was at the polls election day for Rosenpress my heartfelt gratitude toward the fact that members representing liam FinejnVUl, first tenor; Max Jacobfien, the people who make the' National takers thal and Courtney. Many of the mittee under, the leadership of Joe L. districts in New York, Boston, Chi- second tenor; Harry Greene, baritone; and Ben Ellis, bass Jewish Hospital possible. The decisive defeat of this measure grocers and butchers resolved to close Wolf, will canvass the city for these Accompanied by iieone Xovitsky In its most able .'superintendent, was accomplished mainly by the last their stores election day in order that collections. , Letters have been sent cago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, St. Louis, „. _„ . .Harry Gersteln Detroit, San Francisco and Seattle .Dr. Samuel Swezey, one finds a minute change of attiture toward the * * * to workers vrith ~ statements, of they might mare effectively help elect fatherly adviser, a medical man of pledges. • These statements have also arid some of the agricultural States Temple Israel to Have Special .. ability- and one who makes the amendment by Senator Reed of Penn- Leo Rosenthal and Chas. Courtney. been mailed to the subscribers. have reason to know that they -will patients feel, he is one of them. sylvania, who had originally promised "The grocers and butchers of not receive the support of important Music Program Friday Evening "Whenthe committee calls on you, Everything is done "towards the Senator Sterling that l e would" sup- Omaha' have gtstten behind their On Friday evening, May 2, Temple comfort of those confined to bed port, him. • Senator Reed,, in explaindo not hesitate to pay your pledge," racial groups because of their vote Israel -will observe "Music Week" by candidate admirably well but as there while for those who are able to be said Joe .Wolf, chairman of the for the - quotas incorporated in a special musical program to be given up and about there is a large radio, ing Tiis changed attitude, - gives little are many more, boosters for Rosen- finance committee. ^The workers will the bill. school-room, h l motion-pictare t i i t pavilil comfort to the Jews. After Sterling thal and Courtney, this meeting at Protests of tnatiy Christian in connection -wife its regular Friday ion, fully billiard room, had declared that the Pennsylvania Wolk's Hall, Sunday evening, is being be in the field until every dollar is evening service. churches urging- the -to , Rabbi Frederick Conn's sermon sublibrary, and lovely grounds. collected." . .Senator supported his amendment, held primarily to enable those others "This institution is -not -selfish - in "Unless " the Federation collects veto the bill on the grounds of comits great work for a'certain percent Eeed, in taking the floor to deny" this, to assemble for the purpose of every dollar outstanding, it will mon decency are expected. Accord- ject that evening -will be in accordance of the patients" are non-sectarians. admitted that originally he had ap- manifesting their interest in the ing to an official of the Red. Cross, with "Music Week". The program to .mean,',.that'..'hardship; and misery And' nowVyou Vy ggreart-hearted1*-dd- proved" flxe amendment. "He did not candidacy of these two^ mea," fee •.pxese*ated.:wiJl,be a.organ.jsola s :by,_ be known among* the;. poor' Sews of the religions • element is 'practically Mr. Bennett. Vocal duet hy Miss hi National N i l JewJ nors who, make this base his reversal on the discriminaHarry Lapidus. •unanimous in condennung the act of ish -Hospital possible, did you ever "The thing that impresses me more this city; that- Jewish beggars stop to think what a blessing it tory feature of the amendment, but Congress giving affront to the Jap- Feller and Mr. Disbrow. A duet by be seen on ourstreets';* ..that recMiss Woodridge and Mr. Dodds. would be do man-kind and to your- saw that "my only apprehension is forcibly than any other one thing reation for - our. Jewish children, anese people in such a "manner as to Baritone solo by Mr. Disbrqw, and selves to give this hospital more that it is unworkable." about the candidacy of Rosenthal and seriously handicap the Christian beds? vocal selections by the Quartette. In a fuller statement later, he add- Courtney," said .Ernest Buffet, presi- through the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A., movement in the Far East. c* *. will be stopped,: and that all actived: "My objection does not lie to the Also on Sunday morning at eleven dent of the State Retail Grocers' I was sent to the National JewIt is. believed here by leaders of ish Hospital by the Omaha Hebrew idea of the Senator from South Da- Association, "is that their supporters ities for the" sick, the handicapped both parties that the President "will o'clock the Temple Israel Sunday Club on January 10 this year. I kota. I think his idea would be fine are devoid of any professional politi- and the helpless will have to be School "will hold a musical program at want to take this opportunity to if it could be worked out." He then cians. The tremendous pressure that curtailed," -continued Dr. Philip' Sher, consent to sign the measure only its. regular Sunday "morning assembly. supthank the members of the Omaha explained the practical difficulty that with the "understanding that a Mr. Fred White will address the ashas been brought to bear to elect president of: the Federation. fiebrew Club for helping me be adplementary bill perpetuating the sembly on "The Value of KeUg-ious During-the comingweek, the committed to the National Jewish Hos- would attend an investigation of the these two men has resulted from the pital. Icanie here in such a bad racial groups in foreign countries, efforts of a body of. novices in mittees will report, of the collections "gentlemen's agreement" accompany Education", and the following musical it shape that I could hardly stand on and the determination of the race of political fields, primarily interested made by them. " . numbers will follow: Selections from my feefc. I am an old man of 66 each immigrant. the School Orchestra; a piano solo by in civic improvement." years and I weighed 110 pounds Little Kiss Vivian Stein; vocai selecThe Senate bill, as adopted, differs "Why should the people be vsrhen I entered the hospital. After staying in bed, five weeks under the from the House bill in only three im- contented to~ permit others to run |0 tions by Miss Laura Goetz, and violin ' personal-, medical direction of Dr. portant respects: The two per cent their municipal affairs and elect their selections by Mr. Ben Stein. S i Sweezey, I was put on exercise of 18S0 under the Senate bill only officials," said Richard Jepsen. "It's (moderate) and am feeling fine, Former City Commissioner Praises 100% improved andd I scale l In i now stays in effect until July first, 1927, high time that the people as a whole Bussiness' and Professional Koutsky—Has Made RemarkDinner to Be Held in at 140 pounds. All I can.say is that when Reed's national v origins plan take an active interest in politics and able Record, He Says. Women Sponsor Concert the National Jewish Hospital has goes into operation. Under the first in the election of those officials who Elks Building,. May 7 given me thus far wonderful treat- plan about 162,000 will be admissable are to spend their taxes." To conclude the celebration of Harry B. Zimman, "who was in pub- "Music Week", the Business and ment. Everyone connected 'with this . A large number; of ex-service men per year, which will be reduced to institution is efficient and helpful A booster meeting will be held lic service here for many years prior and I hope in,the very near future 150,000 per year by the national ori- Monday evening alsc, at theFontanelle are out of employment, and many of to his recent leave-taking of the city Professional Women's Division' of the Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring their" famaUes are in distress, accordto be again united with my family gins basis. The second important Hotel ballroom. in Omaha either cured or an "ar- point of difference is that the Senate ing- to. Commander Leo B. Bozell of hall t o become an executive in the a concert to be given by the Omaha rested case. I cannot say too much Brandeis Stores, went upon the plat- Symphony Orchestra at the Audithe Omaha Post. -' •' . of the work of the National Jewish bill contains no exemption of certain form Monday night in behalf of j torium Friday evening, May 9. Commander Bozell said t h a t great relatives of citizens, which is provid- Twelve New Msskrs tsto-• • .Hospital. This orchestra is composed of .sixty Joseph Koutsky. stress -wiir be laid upon this year's • I prefer that my name not be used ed by the House bill. This exemption of best musicians, chosen He made his debut in this campaign' unless. it is absolutely necessaryt initiated is Lseal A.Z.-JL membership campaign so t h a t l i e Le- in Butchers-Workmen hall .at Tweaty- fromOmaha's would have enabled the admission of 'the theatre .orchestras. Mr. gion may broaden its scope of -welfare Four months ago I was examined thousands of additional immigrants K. Mansfield is the business fifth and -M Streets, before the largest Twelve new members will be by a physician of Denver who said over and above the quota number. initiated into Omaha Chapter- No. .1, •work and enlarge its employment bu- audience since the primary contest. •manager, of the orchestra. For several reau. • - •• '••'•.•'• : I was greatly • undernourished and The third difference is the adoption The meeting place being in the weeks;the"orchestra has ireen rehearshe "recommended that I come to the by the Senate of Senator Simmons', Aleph Zadik Aleph on Sunday, May The campaign for members "will be South Side where City Conimissioaer; ing under the direction <©£ Ernest National Jewish HospitaL in order North Carolina, amendment to give 4, at the Jewish Commxmity held May_ 8 j 9 Eilsseli to gain the 13 pounds that I was Joseph Koutsky resides, MrT''Zimman Nordin, the dean of Omaha musieians, Those to be initiated are Messrs. underweight. I have been there preference up to one-fourth of each David Fellman, David Sher, Arthur ler, chairman of the Membership com- stressed the importance of re-electing and Badolph Seidi, associate director, three months and - have already countries quota to agricultural labormittee, announced today that Hanford Mr. Koutsky. • Tickets: for the concert ate on sale gained ten pounds.' ers. This will, of course, reduce to Green, Will Horowitz, Ben MacNider, Ex-National Commander of "It was my good fortune to have va. the music "stores and -at the The hospital accepts children in ky, Stanley Lerine, Fred Kurtzman, the Children's Buflding under 16 that extent the number of non-agri- Leo Eosencranz, Abe Swartz, Elman the American Legion, will come to been, a city commissioner with the Chamber of Commerce. years of age, so I was allowed to cultural immigrants, affecting mostly Greenberg, Sam Faier, and Henry Omaha the evening of May 7 to de- present admixiistrsiioa," lie said. "I enter because I am Id years old. the Jews. liver the "kickoff" speech to workers can speak to you tonight ss one who We eat wholesome food heTe, go to The Senate and House bills will Krasne. The Omaha Chapter Degree in the "membership drive. has bees on^the .inside'of public af- LINCOLN CHAPTER A. Z. A" bed at 8 P. M. and. get up at 6:30 be taken up at a joint conference Team will put on the Degrees. The The "kickoff" dinner will be" held fairs in Omaha for the last 25 yea."?." WILL HOLD BANQUET A. M. All our school work is done now in the morning between 8:30 and between representatives of the two members of the team are Lester A. in the New Elks* Club building, and Lincoln, Nebr.—Tlie Lincoln Aleph Mr. ZiminaB said he has known said Max Givot Givot, Abe Abe Babior Babior, Lapidus Max 12. In the afternoon we have a rest bodies who will endeavor to agree on Lapidus, more than 300 Legionnaire-workers respected Commissioner Kootsky for Zadi Aleph -will hold a banquet at th« periode of two hours from 1 to 3, the difference. The Senate conferees Harry Sidman, Harry Weiss, Harry will be in attendance. 25 j'ears and he stated that tM cosi- Grand Hotel Monday, Kay 5, when after which we play p y out-door games appointed were: Senators Eeed, Penn- Fried, Sidney Schiffer, Myer Freeg Employers •will be asked to release •raissioaer has made & "remarkable' the installation of officers will be held. such as baseball, man, Jerry Diamond, Leonard Herleap frog, and sylvania; Sterling, Keyes, King and man and Bernard Theodore. ather games. g their employes who take psrt is the record in the city hall as head of the Mr. Hymsn Evnen -will be the toastE Every child hil here of school age Harris^ Senator King, Democrat, is The initiatory services consist of campaign for at least part cf the department of public improvements, master for the evening. Kabbi Stargoes to school. ,We have some chil- the only one inclined to be somewhat rels vill be the principal speaker of dren of five or under who don't, go, liberal and the rest are bitter restric- two parts, the first-part of "which time during the days of the drive, BO "In all of my years of puHSe servthe evening. The folio-wing: men am as to enable Omaha Post to make as ice experience," he added, "fl have but all other children do. For the tionists. There can be very little hope will be put on this Saturday evening children in grammar school grades of improvement from that quarter, and the second part will be staged complete a canvass as possible. never seen & man who has taken .bold to fee the guests at the banquets Rabthere is a school in the Shoeriberg bi Starrels, Mr. J. S. Wax-man, pres"Every ex-service man should join Building, first £oor, where regular therefore. Senator Colt, chairman of Sunday afternoon.- The Order has a in this campaign to *he!p carry a and succeeded with such ability as ident ";-ef the B'nai B'rith? Mr, Joe Koutsky. He is the. leader. ;ia the school studies are taken up. Chil- the Senate Immigration Committee ritual which examplifes the prinaH Piser, of the Zeta Beta Hm dren who come here who have been was omitted from this committee be7 ciples for which it stands. The com- buddy's pact," said Chairman Gentz- city council.* and 1 say this with going to High "School; as I have, at- cause of his liberal immigration atti- mittee on Initiations will have ler. respect to ,' the others. I ""have'1 been Fraternity; Mr, Ssul Arenson, spontend school on the second floor of tude. ' "The American Legion is more impressed by Kouisky's mentality -and. sor of the' A. 2L A. cf Lincoln, md : of this initiation. The Omaha the Shoenberg Building where • a -with Ms 'ability.~tk com- Mr. Alfred Poska, candidate for the kinds of .a club thanany in existence. Ciiapter now lias over forty members complete commercial course - is prehend public questions. H*e is a initiation*" of the order. It is social, patriotic, joyo"as and sentaught, including- typewriting, short- JEWISH MEMBERS RUSSIANand their Investigation committee is hand, bookkeeping, business Engkeeu blsiness ii\an and he has good nas. Rich and poor, good dressers considering fifteen moFe applications MILITARY COMMISSION lish and spelling. I am typewriting political sense. He has a fine -nature PROFESSOR DISMISSED OK and bad dressers, fair snd dark, short from young men vrho are desirous ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY this page in commercial school and understanding. He has mastered and tell, lean, and fat, Republican-? ACCOUNT OF Since there are two schools, no one Moscow. (J. T. A.) Doctors Ken- of becoming: membersand Democrats and men of all creeds difficult problems." misses Ms or her schoolwork, while igsebrg, Shpoliansky and We&strr, - SERMON IK he gains his health. and occupatioss may join if they $id Minsk. (J. T. A,) Prof. Cairo. (3. T. A.) The JT. A. repWe have a library, ary here o r t e members of the EHziibethgpd Mi*honorable serviee during the war." Jerusalem. (P. T. A.) The epeniug who wa? a lecturer at the State 4HkAresefctalive has learned that M. Mautary Commission, have been ErresiecJ hild iin our bildi h children building, whfch gives of the third of the Assefath lege hew, has bfwn dssmissotS for havDaily "meetings of the us,much enjoyment, and -we go to Cor "bribery. They ans charged with rice Paponchailo has received permis" the "movies" once a week. The having,, for a considwation, fi"v.-.«i sion for the publication of a Spiinish- committee .are being hel«i to Hazuvchaiim (Jewish National As- ing participated in the fansml ^erv*" movies" are shown in the Shoenberg sembly, to which the right \n?i£ ob- ices "given In honor nt the latfc .Kala&t the plans for the membership camBuilding-, which is a building for, JewL=h "youths, eligible' for military Jewish newspaper which -will be paign. , •*•*-'. iects* ,*f Minsk, Beb \ named "La Verdad" (Truth). - education and amusement. ,se?pcei"froin 'he army \
*u- , 9 m a n a Jewry will answer to the appeal of the patients in the .National Jewish Hospital. The appeal of the many that are waiting to be admitted in the National Jewish Hospital at Denver. There are more than one hundred people in Denver waiting, waiting to be admitted in the hospital so that they may have a chance to go back home to their families and friends) cured. So that they may go home to their loved ones and earn a livelihood for them. The campaign for the infirmary building is of very much importance to Omahans. There are a number of Omaha patients in the National Jewish Hospital today. Unless' this campaign for the infirmary building is a success, these many patients that- are Senate Quota Seen As waiting, some of them Omahans, will have to suffer until they die from this dreadful plague. Rebuff Against Jews Some of the Omaha patients in LETTERS FROM Proposal Regarded As Aimthe Hospital have- written to Omaha OMAHA PATIENTS Sterling ing Against the Jewish People. thanking their friends for helping them be admitted in the National Jewish Hospital so that they may be cured of this white plague. The letters are printed in this article. The workers have been organized to raise Omaha's quota for the erection of the building. These workers will canvass the city until the quota is raised. "We hope that when the workers call at the homes of the people of Omaha that they .will answer, to this cause immediately," said Harry Malashock, city chairman : of the_ campaign.
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