Texas Jewish Herald (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 4, 1937 Page: 4 of 6
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THE TEXAS JEWISH HERALD
THE TEXAS JEWISH HERALD
THE HttALD PRINTING COMPANY
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CECIL E. DANNENBAUM
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FoniM, t> M per Tor
fUTM UPON
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VAST
INDEPENDENCE
It is by coincidence that the birthdays of Wash-
ington, Lincoln, Texas Independence, Purim and Pass-
over all come so close together. AD ha¥# to do with
the same subject so near to us all—Independence.
"Independence Is An Almighty Idea,* wrote David
Crockett over 101 years ago, but how true this was
even before his days.
Washington, the Father of his Country, led the
Colonies in battle for the rights of Independence,
while Lincoln gave the slaves of the South their In-
dependence.
David Crockett and a small band of Texans fought
and died for the Independence of their state and so
on through the pages of history.
Purim, just past, was a celebration of an Inde-
pendence of the Jewish people against a tyrant king.
This brings us to the coming festival of Passover.
Passover reminds us of the persecutions of the Jew-
ish people in Egypt and how Israel finally won its
Independnce.
During these trying times of Jews everywhere, can
they actually feel any Independence? Independence
to the Jew is something they may never share in its
entirety but nevertheless they do have it to a large
degree.
Therefore as Americans and as Jews rejoice and
be glad for the lives of these men who have stood by
the principles of Independence and celebrate the
triumphs of Jewish Independence whether recog-
nized in a large or small sense as an Independence of
religious freedom.
C. E. D.
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rASSOVEB FURLOUGHS FOR JEWS IN ARMED SERVICE
Washington, D. C. <WNS)—Jews serving in the United
States Army. Navy. Marine Corps and Coast Guard and those
attached to C. C. C. camps or domiciled in veterans hospitals
will be granted Passover furloughs beginning at noon of
March 26th and ending at midnight of March 28th, according
to announcements by the War and Navy Departments.
. CATHOLICS AND JEWS OPPOSE WASHINGTON
BIBLE READING BILL
Olympia. Wash. <WNS)—Catholics and Jews throughout the
State of Washington are rallying to oppose a bill now pend-
ing in the state legislature which would authorize the teach-
ing of the Bible in public schools ‘for inculcating knowledge
of the laws and principles of citizenship, government, Chris-
tianity and the Declaration of Independence." A similar bill
was defeated two years ago.
SYNAGOGUE FOUNDED BT SMS GIFT FROM CATHOLIC
CHURCH MARKS MTH TEAR
New York i WNS)—Still holding services in its original
building, which was made possible through a donation of $500
from St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church. Congregation
Aderath Israel celebrated its 80th anniversary. Originally an
Orthodox congregation whose members were all German
Jews, it turned to Reform Judaism in 1892 only to revert back
to Orthodoxy in 1920. Most of the members are now of Rus-
sian and Polish ancestry.
REVISIONISTS DEMAND JEWISH LEGION IN PALESTINE
New York (WNS)—Immediate establishment of a Jewish
legion in Palestine to defend the Jewish community and sharp
criticism of the Jewish Agency for its alleged failure to allot
immigration certificates to chalutzim affiliated with the Brith
Trumpeldor were voiced in resolutions adopted at the third
annual conference of the Zionist Revisionists Organization of
America. The American section of Brith Trumpeldor, meeting
simultaneously, moved to launch a campaign against Com-
munism among Jewish youth and to attract them to Zionism.
HUMANE
ECHOES
of the
KINDNESS—
—is the key that unlocks the
heart.
CRUELTY—
—is the key that locks the heart.
Suppose at the Last Bar you
were charged with unadulterated
“cruelty.” There would be no
alibi or ^defense. The verdict
would be “guilty!” What then?
Kind Deeds Club members by
their daily service to man and
beast, forge links in a golden
chain, by which they climb near-
er the throne of God. Have you
joined the ranks of Kind Deed-
era?
WHAT SHE SAID: “I inquired
of a neighbor, what became of
the stray dog the family took in
and gave a home. To my amaze-
ment the answer was ‘we sent
her to the dog pound to be de-
stroyed. Keeping one of her male
pups.’ “Didn’t you care for her
as a pel, after you befriended
her?” 'Yes, we loved her but she
was always presenting us with
more puppies.’ "Then, why didn’t
you have her sterilized or kept
up in season,” I told my neighbor.
I am happy to know she was hu-
mane enough not to deliberately
have dropped her “pet” on a
rural roadway, far from home.
A merciful death was by far the
better end.” I agree. Now comes
the sting! That unlucky female
dog did not walk the last mile
alone, but she paid the price of
dog-motherhood, in the lethal
chamber. I believe the devotion
of pleading eyes and a wagging
tail, will still greet her mistress
when they meet again. That is
dog love.
ODD ANIMAL CRACKERS
Jaguar: A large feline ani-
mal marked with black spots. It
ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
. . . Hippotamus: An amphibious,
herbivorous mamal. Next to the
elephant it is the largest existing
quadruped.
SCARECROW SCREAMS: . . .
Commercial machines that are
kept running 24 hours a day . . .
Trying to save his soul through
philanthropy. . . - Panorama of
economic upheaval. . . . Never say
die. . . . Map your own journey
of life. . . . Peace with honor.
. . . Glorified war. . . , Big Broth-
er*' movement. . . . Child labor.
. . . Horse riding in trailer. . . ,
Farewell to arms. ... A bleached
skull, lying on the parched field
of a deserted farm, bore mut evi-
dence of the drought’s devasta-
tion. . . . Geneva has a $10,000,-
000 peace palace. For whom?
"I am a strong anti-vivisection-
ist”—Gilbert K. Chesterton.
Is it true that enemies break
our heads, and friends break our
hearts?
Robert Ripley ("Believe It Or
Not” fame) stated that "A steer
killed by lightning remained
standing four days.”
“There are no virtues so god-
like as justice and kindness.”—
T. D. M.
Needless sacrifice of life by
motor traffic! Think of this tragic
statement One out of every three
children is killed or injured be-
fore the age of 21. We need much
education through relentless pub-
licity and regulative legislation.
Carry a first aid kit. Drive sane-
ly.
•»*•* A five star phrase: In
the Kingdom of God, all men
shall be free.
(All rights*reserved)
A NEXT’S “DYBUK” REVIVED
New York (WNS) — Twenty
years after the first production
of An sky’s celebrated drama,
“The Dybuk,” by the world
famous Vilna troupe, many of the
members of the original company
revived the play for five per-
I formances at the National
Theatre, under the direction of
Y. W. & Y.M. R A NEWS
CECIL E. DANNENBAUM
CABARET—DANCE
A Night at the Cocoanut
Grove,” a musical extravaganza,
starring an all star cast Of local
dancing talent, headed by the
tap team of Stan and Lee, as well
as Y members, will make its pre-
mier showing at the Y Building,
AXUTIC3 -.
Monday bight still fihdfe the
woanen’6 gym class growing by.
leaps and bounds with more in-
terest being taken each week.
The class can not get too large
and those women who desire the
needed exercise to relax from
corner Chartres at Clay, being the daily business strain are in-
released Sunday night, March 21
All the action of the floor show
j2 centered in an elaborate night
club setting in a glow of soft
lights and tables set all around
the floor.
“A Night At the Cocoanut
Grove” is being staged under the
direction of Noel Rosen, success-
ful night club showman and mas-
ter of ceremonies.
From advance notice, the six
act floor show of top notch talent
of song, dance and gags, written
by those mirth maniacs, Sidney
Laufman and Hyman Cohen, will
hold you spell bound.
After a straight ran of over an
hour, dancing t<f the latest swing
tunes will be contributed by a
well known local dance ensemble.
In order to insure a front table
for this gala attraction, now is
the time to make your reserva-
tion with the committee or by
getting in touch with Hyman
Cohen at Wexler’s or Cecil Dan-
nenbaum at the Y Building any
evening.
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DRAMATICS
The Curtain Club of the As-
sociation will sponsor a play in
the early part of April entitled
the “Bad Man,” a show that was
the hit of both stage and screen.
Mr. Morris Stern Jr. well,
known dramatic artist and direc-
tor, has been secured to produce
the show.
Try-outs were held last Wed-
nesday night and the cast chosen
has some of Houston’s outstand-
ing dramatic talent included, all
of whom are members of the As-
sociation.
Rehearsals will start immed-
iately and the complete produc-
tion will take about six weeks,
according to Mr. Stern.
Regular meetings of the Cur-
tain Club will be held as usual
every Wednesday night and those
interested in such work are re-
quested to be present
vited to join this class.
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Any club or team interested in
playing in the Y Sunday morn-
ing Indoor Ball League are re-
quested to get in touch with Sam
Zeisman, athletic director, im-
mediately. • m
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HOUSE fccItEdULE
Sunday afternoon—Open
Sunday evening—Open.
Monday evening — Women’s
Qym night
Tuesday .evening—Men’s Gym
night
Wednesday evening — Curtain
Club.
Thursday evening—Cabaret re-
hearsals.
Friday—BUILDING CLOSED
. Saturday afternoon—Junior*.
Saturday evening—jOpen.
—H*P— :
JOIN THE 1r
Now is the time to join the
T. W. & Y. M. H. A. and if you
are already a member . . . PAY
YOUR DUES.
For the benefit of those who
have not been using the Associa-
tion’s activities and are in ar-
rears in dues, if you will come
down, the Adjustment Commit-
tee will talk over your problem
With you. ACT NOW.
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Y. W. A Y.*M.,H. A.
CALENDAR
Sun., Mar. 21 — Cabaret and
Dance.
: Tues., Mar. 23 — Board Meet-
ing.
Thur., Mar. 25—Regular Meet-
ing.
Sun. Apr. 4—Curtain Club pre-
sents the “Ba£ Man.”
Mon. Apr. 5 —, Second night
showing the “Bad Man"
* Dramatic \ cast rehearsals
every Wednesday night.
** Cabaret cast rehearsals
every Sunday . morning, and
Thursday night
$2,000,000 To Be
Spent On Agro-
Joint Colonies
New York (WNS)—The million
doubles ($2,000,000) will be spent
in 1937 for the further develop-
ment of the Ukrainian and Cri-
mean Jewish colonies established
with the aid of American funds,
it was announced by Dr. Joseph
A. Rosen, director of the Agro-
Joint, operating agency in Rus-
sia of the Joint Distribution
Committee, before sailing for
Europe. The 1937 budget which
will continue the Agro-Joint’s
colonization work begun in 1924
and which has since settled 250,-
000 Jews on 3,000,000 acres of
land and helped absorb tens of
thousands more in Russian in- I
dustry, is intended to improve
conditions among the present set-
tlers and to enable the colonies
to absorb additional families.
The expenditures will be borne
jointly by the Soviet Govern-
ment the Agro-Joint and the
colonists, while the government
agricultural bank will make
available to the colonies credits
of 5,400,00 roubles to finance the
settlement of 500 additional Jew-
ish families this year. The Agro-
Joint’s share of the budget will
be met from the rouble assets it
has in Russia and with profits
from the Jankoy machine shops,
its largest industrial development
there. Dr. Rosen emphasized that
no funds of the 1937 J. D. C. cam-
paign for $4,650,000 are to be ex-
pended it Rusqja
The budget allocates 8,403,000
roubles for irrigation, electrifi-
cation work, water supply pro-
settlers, community buildings,
schools, hospitals and agricul-
tural training projects. Of this
sum the government will supply
4.135.000 roubles, the Agro-Joint
3.100.000 roubles and the colonists
1,148,000. For industrials projects,
which consist largely of provitf
ing facilities tor the vocational
training of Jewish workers who
later will be absorbed govern-
ment factories,'" for bnildings,
equipment and raw material, the
budget provides 1,355,000 roubles,
all of which will be met by the
Agro-Joint During the coining
year 3,650,000 roubles will be
spent to bring electric power,
light and radio to the 90 colonies
in Crimea and 38 colonies in the
Ukraine; 2.080406 roubles for
wine grape culture; 512,000 for
new trees; (60(000 roubles for
new livestock; 380400 roubles tor
community b«ridings, hospitals
and schools; 140,000 for housing
projects in the colonies in' the
Caucasian Mountains, and 150,000
roubles for agricultural training
courses.
David Herman, to whom the first! jects, wine grape culture, fruit
produqtion had been entrusted, tree planting, live stock for new
NEW GAME GIVES CHILDREN
PALESTINE BACKGROUND
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Hartford, Coon. (WNS) —
“Oasis” or “^ie Romance of the
Promised Land” is the name of
a new game invented by Mrs.
Morris Silverman and Aaron
Dubitsky of this city which is
being employed for Jewish edu-
cational purposes. Played Like
“Monopoly,” the game employ?
paper discs as coins called Sheko-
hm. A map of Pales
center of be
gether with Ip explanation'
Hebrew nan* tised, Te
Jewish schoobg are reported ’to’,. ,
• 2 ttifldten to -play
“Oasis”
iods.
during instruction per-
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