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THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
VOL. 1, NO. 4
Photography Group
Organizes Tuesday
All persons interested in join¬
ing a Photography Club are invit¬
ed to attend a meeting, to or¬
ganize such a group, which will
be held at the Alliance on Tues¬
day evening, February 12 at 8
p.m.
Whether you are interested in
beginning photography as a hobby
or whether you have had some
experience; whether you are in¬
terested in any (> or all phases,
such as taking pictures, composi¬
tion, developing, or dark room
technique—you are invited.
Here is an opportunity to be¬
come an accomplished photog¬
rapher, under the tutelage of
Joseph Dinerman, recently dis¬
charged Photographers from Mate the Navy and as his a
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assistant, David Bergrin.
Richard Yaffe To
Talk February 19
The Savannah Zionist District
will present Richard A. Yaffe,
Foreign News Editor of the
Newspaper PM in a lecture on the
current situation in Palestine at
the Alliance on Tuesday eve¬
ning, February 19, at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Yaffe has had an outstand¬
ing career in the field of journal¬
ism and is an expert on world af¬
fairs. He was educated at Bos¬
ton University and Harvard. For
some time, he served as an in¬
structor in Journalism at Temple
University. He was also the edu¬
cational director of the New York
Newspaper Guild.
The public is invited to the lec¬
ture.
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Workmen's Circle Holds
Concert Here Sunday
With Packer and Grober
The Workmen’s Circle will pre¬
sent Victor Packer and Chayele
Grober in a recital at the Alli
ance this Sunday evening, Febru
ary 10, at 8:30 p.m.
Packer is a well-known Jewish
actor, who has gained fame in the
Yiddish theater and in the radio
world. Miss Grober is a famous
singer of folk-songs and an ac¬
tress of unique talent.
United Jewish Appeal Asks Savannah
Jewry To Contribute $200,000 Quota
The United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas
Needs, and Palestine, which raises funds nationally on be¬
half of the Joint Distribution Committee, the United Pales¬
tine Appeal, and the National Refugee Service, has asked
, the Jewish Community of Savannah, through its United
Jewish Appeal and Federation, to
accept as its quota the unpre
cented sum of $200,000.
This sum represents the share
which the United Jewish Appeal
is asking Savannah totassume to¬
wards the national quota of one
hundred million dollars.
A quotation from the letter ask¬
ing Savannah to assume this
quota depicts the basis for this
unprecedented community need:
“The representa¬
tives at the Atlantic City Con¬
ference as well as the officers
of the United Jewish Appeal,
gave the most serious consid¬
eration to the question of the
1946 goal. They recognized
that in 1945 some $35,000,000
was contributed and that to
reach $100,000,000 there would
have to be the greatest out¬
pouring of generosity history
has ever known. At the same
time they were overwhelmed ,
by the reality and the validity
of the requirements. The end
ing of the war has brought not
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JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH, GA.
Council To Sponsor
Publication Survey
Expanding its program of
service, the Savannah Jewish
Council has approved funds for
two local projects:
1. SURVEY AND CENSUS
OF THE JEWISH COMMU¬
NITY. It is planned to com¬
plete this project by the end
of February. The facts _ de¬
rived from the survey will pro¬
vide an authentic picture of
the local Jewish population
and a complete record of the
Jewish participation from Sa¬
vannah in the armed froces of
our country.
2. EXPANSION OF THE
SIZE OF THIS PUBLICA¬
TION. The additional funds
authorized by the Council will
provide for an additional two
pages every two weeks, thus
allowing more space for Jew¬
ish news of all types. Thus,
this publication becomes the
official medium for the Coun¬
cil and the Alliance.
Hadassah To Hold
Meet Wednesday
A beok review and a round¬
table discussion are included
among the activities planned by
Senior Hadassah for its Educa¬
tional Day, to be held on Wed¬
nesday, February 13, from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Sidney Rosenzweig, 1118 E. Vic¬
tory Drive.
The following program has been
arranged by Mrs. Raymond Rosen,
Education Chairman:
11 a.m.—Meet your chairmen.
12 noon—Book Review of “A
Partisan Guide to the Jewish
Problem” by Rabbi Milton Stein¬
berg, reviewed by Judge Emanuel
Lewis. ’
1 p.m.—Lunch.
2 p.m.—Round-table discussion
on Zionist problems, with Mrs.
Raymond Rosen serving as com¬
mentator and Mrs. Jack Barnett,
Mrs. Sol Mirsky, Mrs. C. L. Ly
banon and Miss Bertha Foster
taking part.
3 p.m.—Discussion of the Jew¬
ish Political Scene, led by Benja¬
min Silverman.
The novel idea of every person
bringing a box lunch proved so
successful last year that the idea
is being repeated again, All
members of Senior Hadassah and
the B. and P. Division of Ha¬
dassah are invited and asked to
bring a box lunch.
only a full revelation of the
horrors of 5,700,000 deaths, but
a deeper understanding of the
unbelievably tragic conditions
under which the remaining 1,-
300,000 Jews live now — under
liberation.
“They were aware also of the
striving of countless Jews in
Europe to find a pathway to
Palestine, where already a com¬
munity has been established
which gives pride and confi¬
dence to Jews everywhere. They
took cognizance of our respon¬
sibility towards the refugees
finding a haven in the United
States.”
Plans will soon be set under
way for the organization of the
1946 campaign of the Savannah
United Jewish Appeal and Fed
eration. The successful conclu
sion of this huge undertaking
will require the united effort of
every Jew in Savannah. We are
sure that they will not be found
wanting.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1946
Jewish Council Elects Morris
Slotin Resident; Hear Reports
Jack M. Levy, Delegate
Acting unanimously to instruct
its delegate to the General Assem¬
bly of the Council of Jewish Fed¬
erations and Welfare Funds to
vote against the proposal to set up
a National Advisory Budgeting
Service, the Savannah Jewish
Council, at its Annual Meeting,
laid the groundwork for an active
program in 1946. The meeting
was well attended, with 18 out of
24 Council member organizations of the
being represented by dele¬
gates.
Jack M. Levy, co-chairman of
the 1945 campaign of the United
Jewish Appeal and Federation,
was elected to serve as the dele¬
gate from the Council to the Gen¬
eral Assembly of the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds, to be held in Detroit on
February 8-11, when action will
be taken on the highly-contro
versial proposal for Advisory the establish¬
ment of a National Bud¬
geting Service. The sentiment
against the proposal was based
largely on the premise that such
a service would concentrate in the
hands of a few persons the pre¬
rogative of evaluating the services
and programs of important move¬
ments in Jewish life, and, in ef¬
fect, the recommendations of such
a committee would become manda¬
tory, rather than “advisory.” The
proposal was labeled “undemo¬
cratic” and one which would take
decisions on the distribution of
the funds raised in the local com¬
munities out of the hands of the
people, in the local communitities,
who are responsible for raising the
funds.
Three amendments to the con¬
stitution and by-laws of the Coun¬
cil, approved by the delegates and
members-at-large provide for (1)
the election of the chairman of the
annual campaign as a member of
the Council for the year in which
he serves; (2) the increase of the
number of members-at-large from
twelve to a number not less than
twelve and not more than eighteen;
and (3) the election of all com¬
mittees, including the Executive
Committee, by the president, the
vice-presidents, and the treasurer,
with all officers serving as mem¬
bers of the Executive Committee.
Eligibility of Jewish organizations
to have delegates on the Council
was interpreted to mean all Jew¬
ish adult organizations, which have
been in continuous existence for at
least two years, either locally or
nationally.
Delegates from the ’“Agudath
Achim Brotherhood and the B’nai
B’rith Women were seated for the
first time at the Annual Meeting.
Under the new interpretation of
organizational eligibility, will be the invited Jew¬
ish War Veterans
to send a delegate to the Council.
The Council voted to approve
the publication of the Annual Re¬
port of the 1945 campaign of the
United Jewish Appeal and Federa¬
tion, to be distributed before the
opening of the 1946 campaign;
and to refer the matter of local
participation in the campaign for
Supplies for Overseas Survivors,
sponsored by the Joint Distribu¬
tion Committee, to the local af¬
filiates of the National Jewish
Women’s Organizations, national which are
cooperating in the cam¬
paign. Paul Kulick, the executive
sec¬
retary of the Council, presented
his report on the Southeastern Re¬
gional Conference of the Council
of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds, which he attended in Bir¬
mingham in December, as the rep¬
resentative of the Savannah Jew¬
ish Council.
New Club Started
A new club of boys, aged ten to
thirteen, has been organized at the
Alliance. They have chosen the
name of the Golden Tornadoes. All
boys in the above named age
grouping interested in joining the
club are asked to contact Mr. Chil¬
nick at the Alliance.
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MORRIS SLOTIN, leader in
numerous Jewish communal and
civic causes, who was recently
elected President of the Savan¬
nah Jewish CounciL
"Adding Machine"
Is Big Success
The first venture of the Alli¬
ance Players on a' stage which
provided all of the technical feat¬
ures to assure a quality produc¬ style
tion came off in first-rate
when the Players 'presented “The
Adding Machine” at the Arm¬
strong Junior College on January
31 before a capacity audience
which received the production
warmly and with obvious approv¬
al.
The Players and their capable
director, David B. Rossi, are to
be highly commended for having
undertaken as difficult a produc¬
tion as “The Adding Machine,”
which calls for great acting and
technical versatility, using seven
different sets.
Every person connected with the
production, from the director
down through the young fellows
who helped backstage, did them¬
selves proud and we are happy to
list their names for proper rec¬
ognition. Cast—Larry Bet¬
The Wagger,
ty Michels, Pauline Rossi, Louis
Black, David Rosenzweig, Harry
Stallerman, Lee Center, Helen
Hornstein, Harry Richman, Mrs.
Isaac LevingVm, Wilson, Israel Safer,
Mrs. Annie Joseph Din
erman, Milton Bellah.
The Stage Crew—Harry Stoller
man, stage manager; Florence
Stollerman, Gloria Scott, Roland
Smith, Evelyn Sims, Mickey Kap
ner, Meyer Javetz, Aaron Buchs¬
baum, Karl Friedman, Betty Jean
Weiser, Albert Cohen.
Tickets — Mrs. Jack Chilnick,
Nancy Levington, Joe J. Belsing
er, Freddie Wolson.
Ushers—Riette Rabhan, Rita
Camin, Ann Portman, Sally Mir
sky. Furni¬
Properties — Rountree’s
ture Co.; Sipple’s Mortuary; Sa¬
vannah Police Department; Mrs.
Elliott Gottlieb; Mrs. Sam D.
Hirsch; Mrs. Harry R. Friedman;
Mose Blumenfeld; Harry Rich
man; and Isadore Movsovjtz.
Make-up — Harry Applebaum,
Jr.
B. B. Jacob Sisterhood
Banquet Here Tuesday
The B. B. Jacob Sisterhood will
hold its annual Banquet at the
Alliance on Tuesday evening,
February 12, at 8 p.m. For res¬
ervations call Mrs. Sam Kramer,
3-9565; Mrs. Nathan Tenenbaum,
3-3685; or Mrs. George Richman,
7488.
A fine program has been ar¬
Jewish ranged, including a full-length
movie. The public is
vited.
SAVANNAH, GA.
Morris Slotin, prominent Jewish
communal and civic leader, was
elected president of the Savannah
Jewish Council at the Annual
Meeting of the Council, held at the
Alliance on Wednesday evening,
January 30. Mr. Slotin succeeds S.
I. Friedman, who served as presi¬
dent of the Council during 1944
and 1945.
Other officers elected for the
year 1946 are: Joseph Lesser,
Judge Emanuel Lewis, and S. E.
Wolff, lick, vice-presidents; Paul Ku
secretary; and P. H. Bodziner,
treasurer. Mr. Kulick and Mr.
Bodziner were re-elected.
Mr. Slotin, a past president and
one of the founders of the Alliance,
was one of the prime movers in
the organibation of the Council in
1943 and was active in its pre¬
decessor organization, the Savan¬
nah Jewish Committee. The organ¬
izations in which he has held of¬
fice read like the Honor Roll of
Savannah Jewish and civic life.
Mr. Wolff and Mr. Lesser served
as co-chairmen of the initial gifts
division of the 1945 campaign of
the United Jewish Appeal and Fed¬
eration, the which is conducted under
which, auspices in of the Council and
1945, raised the largest
sum ever subscribed for Jewish
causes in Savannah. Judge Lewis
is prominent in Jewish and civic
affairs; he is the delegate from
South Georgia to the American
Jewish Conference; is vice-presi¬
dent of the Southeastern Region
of the Zionist Organization of
America; District and is a past president
of Grand Lodge Number
Five of B’nai B’rith. Mr. Bodziner
has been treasurer of the Council
since its inception.
The Council »
also elected four
din, new I. members-at-large: Isaac Meu
A. Solomons, S. E. Wolff,
and Abe Kruger of Fitzgerald.
This now brings the number of
members-at-large The Council up to sixteen.
is made up of twenty
four delegates from Jewish organ¬
izations in Savannah—one from
each organization—in addition to
the sixteen members-at-large.
The retiring officers are: B. I.
Buchsbaum, Friedman, president; Herbert
Morris Levy, and
Morton H. Levy, vice-presidents.
High tribute to the leadership
and devoted performance given to
the Council by B. I. Friedman in
his two years as president was paid
by Louis Silverman. Mr. Friedman
expressed his appreciation to his
co-workers on the Council for
having made it possible for him
to achieve a successful adminis¬
tration. Mr. Slotin thanked the
Council members for electing him
,to devotion the high office and pledged his
to the responsibilities
which lie ahead.
The Nominating Committee was
composed of Morris H. Bernstein,
chairman, Isaac Blumberg, Miss
Mamie Gottlieb, Jack M. Levy,
Judge Emanuel Lewis, Benjamin
Silverman and Albert Tenenbaum.
VARSITY BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE FOR
FEBRUARY*
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 —
Alliance vs. Parris Island
Marines—at Parris Island.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 —
Alliance vs. Cracker A. C.—
at the Y. M. C. A.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
— Alliance vs U. S. Army
Engineers—at the Alliance—
9 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
—Alliance vs. Charleston, S.
C. Jewish Community Cen¬
ter—at Charleston. Dance
follows.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
27—Alliance vs. Charleston
Jewish Community Center—
at the Alliance 9 p. m.; pre¬
liminary—8 p. m.
♦Additional games will be
played at the Alliance during
the month; at press time, they
had not yet been arranged.