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THE JEWISH ALLIANCE VOL. 1, NO. 1 Welcome Kulicks To Savannah At Alliance Party The Jewish community of Sa¬ vannah turned out in large num¬ bers to welcome Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kulick at a reception tend¬ ered them by the Board of Di¬ rectors of the Jewish Education¬ al Alliance on Sunday, Decem¬ ber 23, from 4 to 6 p. m. The beautiful affair was the occasion for the formal welcome of Mr. Kulick, who is the new executive director of the Alliance, and his wife, who recently came to Savan¬ nah from Stamford, Conn., where Mr. Kulick was, for four years, the executive director of the Stamford Jewish Center. Informality was the keynote of the affair, with Benjamin Silver man, president of the Alliance, speaking words of welcojne on behalf of the community, and Mr. Kulick responding, on behalf of himself and his family. , [ Jf 3 . A The two rooms on the main floor—the former^ U. S. 0. Lounge and the Main Meeting Room—were converted into one huge lounge for the occasion, tastefully decorated and with tables, agleam with beautiful ^ silver and linen, and filled with a wide assortment of goodies. The committee in charge of the affair included the following members of the Board of Direct¬ ors: Mrs. Isaac Meddin, Mrs. Harry R. Friedman, Mrs. Sam Goldberg, Mrs. Sam D. Hirsch, Mrs. Henry Karsman, and Mrs. Raymond Rosen, assisted by Mes dames Irving Kaminsky, H. Di¬ rector, David Rosenzweig, Julius Palefsky, and Benjamin Silver man. Mr. Kulick ^arrived in Savan¬ nah on September 15 to assume Di¬ his duties as the Executive rector of the Alliance, succeeding Rabbi Jerome Labovitz, who took an executive post with the United Synagogue in Philadelphia. Mr. Kulick also serves as the Executive Secretary of the Sa¬ vannah Jewish Council and the director of the annual United Jewish Appeal and Federation campaign. Mr. and Mrs. Kulick are re¬ siding at 16 South Oakwood Drive, with their two children, Frances Elizabeth and Gilbert David. B.B.G The B.B.G.’s, girls’ organization of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organi¬ zation, have been taking part in the Victory Bond Drive. Regular meetings are held every other Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Alliance. The next meeting will be held on December 30. Girls 14 .■o 19 years of age, interested in joining, are asked to get in touch with Millicent Melaver, president, 720 East 35th St., phone 3-9216. (Pubtl&kedl by H^ke JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH, GA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1945 We Make Our Journalistic Debut The issuance of this, the first edition of the publi¬ cation of the Alliance, as yet untitled, marks a mile in the history of the Alliance and reflects the expanded program of Savannah’s Jewish Center. The official organ of the Alliance, which will be issued bi-weekly and mailed into all Jewish homes in Savannah, this publication will also serve as a medium for the Jewish community of our city. In addition to news matter, editorials, columns, and feature articles about the program and activities of the Alliance, this publication will serve the entire Jewish community, carrying news about the family of Jewish organizations of Savannah; news about and of interest to Jews in general; news of happy events in the lives of Savannah Jewry; and news and articles interpreting the work of the Savannah Jewish Council, the Savan¬ nah United Jewish Appeal and Federation and the many regional, national, and overseas organizations which the latter helps to support. It will be the aim of the leaders of the Alliance to make this publication an activity of the membership of the institution. Every effort will be made to enroll members of the Alliance to serve on the staff of the publication. The production of the paper will be in the hands of a journalism club, which will train its members in all aspects of newspaper work. The secretaries or publicity chairmen of all local Jewish organizations desiring space in the publication are asked to submit their news to the Alliance office one week before the date of publication of each issue. The deadline for such copy for the next issue is Friday, December 28. Comments and suggestions from our readers are invited. Publication Seeks Staff Members Places are open on the staff of this publication for persons interested in the writing of news articles, features, editori¬ als, special columns, and head¬ lines; newspaper make-up, busi¬ ness management, and circu¬ lation. Persons with some experience are especially wanted but be¬ ginners are welcomed. News¬ paper work is a fascinating ac¬ tivity and publication of this paper will be placed in the hands of our members as quick¬ ly as a staff is organized. All persons interested in working on this paper are ask¬ ed to see Mr. Kulick in person or to leave their names at the Alliance office. Irving Davidson Here January 10 Irving Davidson, outstanding authority on Jewish humor, will give an illustrated talk on “Con¬ temporary Jewish Wit and Hu¬ mor,” when he comes to the Alli¬ ance on Thursday evening, Janu¬ ary 10, at 8:15 p.m., as the third feature on the 1945-46 Cultural Series of the Alliance. Mr. Dav¬ idson appears on the Alliance pi*o gram for the second straight sea¬ son, in response to the demands of the hundreds who were regaled with his humor last year. Known as the “Jewish Ripley” for his lectures on Jewish histori¬ cal oddities, he has spoken to hundreds of audiences throughout the United States and Canada and delighted thousands of listeners with his lectures on Jewish hu¬ mor. His lecture here will be part of a Southern tour, which will in¬ clude Miami, Jacksonville, Tam¬ pa, and Atlanta. He was formerly Principal of the Religious School oif the Park Avenue Synagogue, New York City, and is a member of the New York bar as a practicing attorney. Admission to the lecture will be by season ticket, sold o ily to Alli¬ ance members, or by single ad¬ mission tidket, purchasable at the door on the night of the lecture for one dollar, tax included. | JEA Women's Club Holds New Year's Eve Party Here The auditorium of the Alliance will be the scene of a gala New Year’s Eve Party on Monday, De¬ cember 31, sponsored by the Women’s Club of the Alliance. The affair will open with a cocktail party, beginning at 10 o’clock, with a tasty assortment of hors d’ouerves, prepared by the ladies of the club. Refresh¬ ments and drinks will be served Reservations, priced at $7.50 per couple, are now being re¬ ceived by Mrs. Henry Karsman, chairman of reservations. Other committee chairmen are: Mrs. Max I. Halperin, chairman; Mrs. Morris Homansky, co-chairman; and Mrs. Irving Alpern, chair¬ man of refreshments. Music will be provided by an outstanding colored jazz band; the auditorium will be gayly dec¬ orated; and the buoyant spirit which characterizes all Women’s Club affairs will be in evidence. Sanford Wexler Basketball Coach At a recent meeting of the Athletic Committee of the Al¬ liance, to select a coach for the 1945-46 varsity basketball team, there was a unanimous vote in favor of the appointment of San¬ ford Wexler, long prominent in J. E. A. athletics. In choosing Mr. Wexler as coach, the committee has made it possible to continue the same type of clean, hard fought basketball that was always played at the Barnard Street institution, under the popular, beloved Jerome “Jerry” Eisenberg. Coach Wex¬ ler grew up on the hardwoods under the patient guidance of Mr. Eisenberg, learning the finer points of the game, and also the tradition of clean sportsmanship that Mr. Eisenberg so well repre¬ sented. Besides playing right “up the steps” at the J. E. A. from Juniors to Varsitv, Mr. Wexler also was a member of Savannah High School’s basketball team up until the time he graduated in 1933. Mr. Wexler, as recognized by basketball fans of this city, was always a good floor general and is remembered well by his steady and clever play. Painting , Repairs « Program Mapped For J.E.A. Building Plans have been completed by the House Committee, under the chairmanship of Sidney Rosenzweig, for a pro¬ gram of painting, repairs, and renovations of the Alliance, which will put the building into better shape to serve the needs of our community. Activities Director fm ■ : . mm L ■ fcaisiv Mi JACK CHILNICK, former direc¬ tor of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization in Philadelphia. Pa., who has been appointed Di¬ rector of Activities and Athletic Director of the Alliance. Mr. Chilnick will assume his duties on January 6. Jack Chilnick New Activities Leader Mr. Jack Chilnick, director of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organi¬ zation in Philadelphia, Pa., has been appointed Director of Activi¬ ties of the Alliance. The appoint¬ ment of Mr. Chilnick, who will direct the physical education pro¬ gram of the Alliance as part of his work, comes as a result of the decision of the Alliance Board of Directors to increase the profe -s ional staff of the institution, as part of the expanded program of the organization. Mr. Chilnick will arrive in Savannah, to take over his duties on January 6. He will be accompanied by his wife, who is also a social worker. Mr. Chilnick brings a record of excellent training and rich ex¬ perience to his new position, the first such post in the history of the Alliance. A graduate of Phil¬ adelphia Normal School, he con¬ tinued his graduate studies at Temple University, in Philadel¬ phia, receiving his B. S. in edu¬ cation in 1941 and his M. ed. de¬ gree in Group Work in 1943. From 1937 to 1939, he taughi in the Philadelphia school sys¬ tem. He served as athletic di¬ rector and club worker at the Neighborhood Center, in Phila¬ delphia, from 1938 to 1940. As part of his field work training at Temple, he served as the super¬ visor of social clubs at the Y. M. H. A. of Philadelphia, where he directed the program and leaders of approximately 50 social clubs. The Philadelphia “Y” is one of the largest in the country. From December, 1940 to De¬ cember, 1944, Mr. Chilnick was the head of the Boys’ and Girls’ Department of the Associaiton for Jewish Children of Philadel¬ phia, where he set up a well rounded program of recreational and group work activities for hundreds of children. For the past year, he supervised the ac¬ tivities of the B. B. Y. 0. in Philadelphia, which has over 1100 members in its affiliated organi Continued on Page 4 SAVANNAH, GA. The entire building, from top to bottom, will be repainted, in an attractive color scheme, to provide a combination of prac¬ tical utility and eye-pleasing aesthetics. Because of present conditions, the painting program will not start until January. All of the wooden floors in the building will be refinished by a professional floor surfacer. The kitchen on the main floor, which had been used by the U. S. 0. as a photography dark room, will be restored to its original function as a kitchen, attractively painted and with a new floor cov¬ ering. The storeroom, adjacent to the small lounge, where the U. S. 0. had its offices, will be converted into a darkroom for the use of the photography groups, to be organized by the Alliance. The U. S. 0. office will be maintained as one of the addition¬ al offices of the Alliance, neces¬ sitated by the addition of another professional to the staff of the organization. The furniture in the former U. S. O. Lounge will be distribu¬ ted between the former room and the main meeting room on the main floor, so that each room will become a lounge, convertible into a meeting room, when additional meeting space is necessary. New equipment for the e rerc'se room downstairs is being pur¬ chased to replace the equipment damaged or destroyed during the war years. The Alliance now has such equipment as a sound moving pi • ture projector and screen; slid projector; combination r a d i o victrola; fans on stands, include I in the equipment purchased from the U. S. 0. Arrangements have been made for the improvement of the tele¬ phone system of the Alliance, whereby an extension telephone will be installed in the gymnasi¬ um and basement floors, to pro¬ vide greater convenience to mem¬ bers participating in activities on those floors, in answering tele¬ phone messages. Varsity Basketball Team Will Open Season Xmas Nite Bolstered by the return of three more discharged veterans, Leo Center, Maurice Alpert, and Har¬ vey Gordon, the Jewish Educa¬ tional AlliaAce varsity bas^otball team is going through its paces in preparation for the opening game with the Florida News team of Jacksonville on Christmas night, Tuesday, December 25, at Alliance. Sanford Wexler will serve as coach of the basketball team the 1945-46 season, succeeding late Jei'ome “Jerry” Eisen Coach Wexler is working a squad of some fifteen to men. The team is working out three a week and anvone interest¬ has been invited to tryout for team. Maurice Alpert will as manager, with Hal Weis as his assistant and the pub¬ will be handled^by Sanford Manager Maurice Alpert has home and home games the Union Bag, C. Y. P. A., Island, and Hunter Also expected on the are games with the Par¬ Island Marines, Charleston Augusta YMHA, and an foe, the South Georgia Teach¬ College.