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THE JEWISH ALLIANCE (PuMi&kecf by T’ke JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH, GA. VOL. 1, NO. 3 Alliance Players Present “Adding Machine” January 31st Banquet Will Feature Meeting of B'nai B'rith District Executive Committee The Men’s and Women’s lodges of B’nai B’rith in Sa¬ vannah will play hosts to the members of the Executive Committee and the B. B. Y. 0. Committee of District Grand Lodge Number Five of the Order, when meetings of the two bodies are held in this city on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, January 26, 27 an a. 28. District Five includes t h lodges in Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Caro¬ lina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The activities will open Satur¬ day evening with a formal meeting of the committee, at which various reports will be presented. On Sun¬ day morning, the meeting will re¬ convene and continue until 1 p. m., king interlude for lunch, follow which further deliberation of the committee will take place. The highlight of the weekend’s activities will come on Sunday evening, at 8 p. m., when a public dinner will be held, with members of the Executive Committee being the guests of members of Savan¬ nah Lodge and the B’nai B’rith Women of Savannah. Dr. Rabinowitz to Speak The main speaker will be Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz, National Direc¬ tor of Boys’ Work of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (B. B. Y. 0.), which includes A. Z. A. and the B’nai B’rith Young Men. Dr. Rabinowitz, who received his Ph.D. in Semitics at Yale University in 1932, has served as Director of Hillel Foundations at the Univer¬ sity of Michigan, Temple Univer sity, University of Pennsylvania and Brooklyn College, previous to his appointment to his present pos¬ ition. From 1935 to 1938, he was the Director of Youth Education of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Dr. William A. Wexler, of Sa¬ vannah, a member of the District Executive Committee, will act as toastmaster. The program will include speeches of welcome by E. Rosen, president of Sa Lodge of B’nai B’rith and Hyman H. Roth, president of the B’nai B’rith Women of Savan and responses by Jesse Fine, B’rith and Miss Sara Grossman, [President of District Five of B’nai B’rith Women. On Sunday morning, the District B. B. Y. 0. committee will meet. Sanford Wexler, advisor to the local A. Z. A. and long active in Continued on page 4 Annual Meeting of the Savannah Jewish Council January 30 to Elect Officers The Annual Meeting of the Savannah Jewish Counicl will be held on Wednesday evening, January 30, at the Jewish Educational Alliance. Highlights of the evening’s business will be the election of officers for 1946; action on a series of proposed amendments to the constitution of Council; and the report of Jewish communal developments in the Southeast by Paul Kulick, Execu¬ tive Director of the Council. In addition, the organizational delegates and members-at-large will discuss the National Advisory Budgeting Proposal, which is be¬ ing submitted by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds to its constituent organiza¬ tions—of which the Savannah Jewish Council is one—for their consideration. The proposal will be brought up for decision at the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Wel¬ fare Funds in Detroit, Mich., in February. Material, giving the details of the proposal, with the arguments on the subject, pre¬ pared by the opponents and pro¬ ponents of the plan, is being sent in advance to every member of the Council. The nominating committee, B'nai B'rith Head 1 j I Wi j ii u JESSE FINE, President of Dis Grand Lodge No. Five of B’nai B’rith, will preside at the ses¬ sions of the Executive Commit¬ tee of the District at the meet¬ ing in Savannah this coming week-end. He has served the District as a member of its Exe¬ cutive Committee; as vice-pres¬ ident; chairman of the commit¬ tees on War Service, Memebrship Retention and Publicity. Copies To Servicemen The Alliance will be happy to mail copies of all future is¬ sues of “The Jewish Alliance” §» all men and women in serv¬ ice. However, unfortunately, the file of addresses of serv¬ icemen is entirely out-of-date. All persons wishing to have future issues of this publica¬ tion mailed to friends or rela¬ tives still in the service are asked to call the office of the Alliance, 3-8843, or to mail in the necessary information. Ad¬ dresses should be exact, giving rank and serial number. which will also draw up the series of amendments to the con¬ stitution, as recommended by the organizational delegates at their meeting in November, is compos¬ ed of Morris H. Bernstein, chair¬ man, Miss Mamie Gottlieb, Jack M. Levy, Emanuel Lewis, Benja¬ min Silverman, Albert Tennen baum, and Isaac Blumberg. Mr. Kulick’s report will de¬ scribe the deliberations at the eleventh annual conference of the Southeastern Region of the Coun¬ cil of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, which was held in Birmingham, Ala. in December, attended by Mr. Kulick. 4 The officers of the Council in 1945 were: B. I. Friedman, Presi¬ dent; Herbert Buchsbaum and Morris Levy, vice-presidents; and Philip H. Bodziner, treasurer. Rabbi Jerome Labovitz and Paul Kulick served as secretary. FRIDAY. JANUARY 18. 1946 Ask For Observance Of Publication Rules Because of the limited steno¬ graphic assistance available, we ask all organizations and indivi¬ duals submitting copy for use in “The Jewish Alliance” to adhere to the following simple rules: all copy must be (1) typewritten; (2) double-spaced; (3) on one-side of the paper. Copy not adhering to these simple rules cannot be used, nor will copy received after the deadline. The deadline for the next issue is Monday, January 28, for use in the issue, which will be printed on February 1. Proper names should be care¬ fully spelled; we cannot be re¬ sponsible for incorrect spelling of names. Cooperation with these simple rules will enable us to expedite the regular issu¬ ing of this paper. Lowenthal Speaks At Alliance Feb. 3 Marvin Lowenthal, noted author historian and lecturer, will speak at the Alliance on Sunday evening, February 3, under the auspices of the Savannah Zionist District. The meeting will be open to the public. Mr. Lowenthal is known as one ,of the best-informed authorities on Jewish questions, especially those relating to Palestine and Zionism. He has traveled extensively and brings to his lectures a broad un¬ derstanding and warm sympathy for his subject. rim * | y i jmm If t/j X53 Wa WA j He is author of numerous pub¬ lished works, including “The Jews of of Germany.” “Glueckel Hameln,” “A Wcfdd Passed By”; and “A Life of Henrietta Szold, among many others. Lowenthal was one of the first contributors to the “Menorah Journal,” still recognized as one of the leading journals of quality on the Jewish scene. A treat is in store for all who attend and a large crowd is expect¬ ed. There will be no admission charge. B. I. Friedman, S. E. Wolff Elected To Executive Committee, S.E., J.D.C. Mr. B. I. Friedman and Mr. S. E. Wolff, both of Savannah, were named as members of the Execu¬ tive Committee of the Southeast¬ ern Region of the Joint Distribu¬ tion Committee at the recent meet¬ ing at Birmingham, Ala., at which the Region was organized. Both Mr. Friedman and Mr. Wolff are active in Jewish com¬ munal life—Mr. Friedman is the president of the Savannah Jewish Council and Mr. Wolff served as .co-chairman of the initial gifts di¬ vision of the 1945 campaign of the Savannah United Jewish Appeal and Federation. Strong Cast Will Enact Rice Play At the Armstrong Junior College The Armstrong Junior College Auditorium will be the scene of the first Alliance dramatic production of the sea son, when ,on Thursday, January 31, the Alliance Players present “The Adding Machine” by Elmer Rice. This pro¬ duction will mark the first time that the Alliance Players Mr. Zero 11 fill!!! fiii: ■ k. fix' : : : : : " 1 ■ |§ jiXv.v ^ J* . asjS ii LARRY WAGGER, who has the leading role of Mr. Zero in the Alliance Players Production of “The Adding Machine” at the Armstrong Junior College on Thursday, January 31. He had the leading role in Maeterlinck’s “The Bluebird,” while attending High Point College. He was al¬ so active in dramatics at the University of North Carolina. Court Games Here January 23 and 30 Alliance sport fans will have a ,real basketball menu in store for them the remainder of January. On Wednesday, January 23, the Wexlermen will take on a strong Coast Guard Raider team, which will come to the Alliance eager to avenge the two-point victory which the J. E. A. boys eked out over it in the first match between the two teams at Cockspur Island last Tuesday. On Wednesday, January 30, the Golden Tornadoes will take on a strong basketball team. The Alliance Juniors, coached by Sanford Rubin, will play a strong local Junior team in the prelimin¬ ary of the January 23rd. game, while the A. Z. A. will play a fast local team in the prelim of the January 30th game. Admission to each game will be fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children. The public is invited. Alliance Wins Two Coming back strong after their trouncing by the J. A. C. Alumni, the Alliance five took on the Sa¬ vannah Machine and Foundry team in a game on the home court last Monday and outclassed the visitors from start to finish. Led by “Big Bob” Gordon, who found the bas¬ ket for 21 points, the Tornadoes went on to win by the lop-sided score of 65-30. The next night, Tuesday, Jan¬ uary 15, the Alliance traveled to Cockspur Island for a game with the Coast Guard Raiders and, after a see-saw struggle, managed a tri¬ umph, 41-39, to make it three wins out of four engagements this sea¬ son. GA. will be presenting one of their plays outside of the Alliance build¬ ing. The superior technical facili¬ ties of the Armstrong stage assure the Players of an outstanding set¬ ting for their production. David B. Rossi, starting his sixth season as Director of the Alliance Players, has assembled on out¬ standing cast for the production, headed by Larry Wagger, in the leading role of Mr. Zero. Other leading players are: Betty Michels, teacher of English at Commercial High School, who played leading roles with the Savannah Play¬ house; David Rosenweig, who has similarly had stage experience with the Savannah Playhouse and the Alliance Players; Pauline Rossi, who has appeared in a num¬ ber of Alliance Players shows; and Louis Black, who made his debut with the Alliance group last year. Other members of the cast and the roles they enact are listed else¬ where in this issue. Plight of White Collar Man “The Adding Machine” is the story of the trials and tribulations, both in this world and the next, of a white collar worker, Mr. Zero. Nagged at home, and stalemated at the office, he lives a life of day dreams—a better paying job, a better home, another woman, a car of his own . . . and his entire life might have been a series of stumbling, inarticulate dreams, if not for a detour > 9 , on a sudden impulse he kills and pays the pen¬ alty with his life. THE CAST FOR "The Adding Machine" Mr. Zero........ Larry Wagger Mrs. Zero...... ..Betty Michels Daisy Devore........Pauline Rossi Shrdlu Louis Black Lt. Charles....David Rosenzweig The Boss........Harry Stollerman Mr. One.. ..........Leo Center Mrs. One Helen Hornstein Mr. Two. Harry Richman Mrs. Two Mrs. Isaac Levington Mr. Three Israel Safer Mrs. Three..Mrs. Annie Wolson Joe. Joseph Dinerman Elmer Rice, the author, brings Mr. Zero into our lives, because we know such little people, com¬ monplace, machine-forced minds, who live in ridiculous unbeauty. To bring out the drab surroundings of Mr. Zero, the author of the play every-day draws upon a treasure of characters—the nagging Mrs. Zero, the office girl, the boss, the good neighbors—and then in the world beyond, the pious mur¬ derer, a fixer of souls, etc. At present, Elmer Rice, has an outstanding hit on Broadway, “Dream Girl” which, added to his other successes, makes him one of the most important playwrights of the present genration. Continued on Page 4 Now Organizing Clubs For Boys and Girls Plans are now underway for the organization of clubs at the Alliance for boys and girls from the ages of eight to fourteen. Boys and girls interested in joining a club are asked to see Mr. Jack Chilnick at the Alli¬ ance. Adult leaders are needed for these clubs. Men and women interested in rendering^valuable service by providing' greatly needed leadership, while achiev¬ ing a self-satifying asked experience, as club leaders are to see Mr. Chilnick.