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1946
THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
Published bi-weekly by the Jewish Educational Alliance, Inc.,
328 Barnard Street, Savannah, Ga.
Affiliated with the National Jewish Welfare Board and the
Savannah Jewish Council
OFFICERS
Benjamin Silverman, president; Isaac Meddin, Sanford Wexler,
and Dr. William A. Wexler, vice-president; Mrs. Raymond Rosen,
secretary; Jack M. Levy, treasurer.
Paul A. Kulick, Executive Director
Jack Chilnick, Director of Activities
EDITORIAL STAFF IN FORMATION
Voi I FEBRUARY 8, 1946 Ne. 4
Teen Agers Prepare To Arrange Their
Own Activities Program At Alliance
The ’Teen Agers are going to have their own program
at the Alliance. The whole picture of what’s going to be
available for ’Teen Agers is not complete but enough detail
has been sketched in to give us an idea.
Thirty boys and girls got together with Jack Chilnick,
High Tribute Paid To
Play's Technical Staff
We want to pay special tribute
to the following men and women,
whose creative abilities and un¬
stinting, devoted service in de¬
signing and executing the tech
nical aspects of the production Machine ’
of the “The Adding
contributed so greatly to the suc¬
cess of the play:
To Ernestine Cole, who design¬
ed and executed the scenery,
which highlighted the play; the to
Wray Potter, who created
lighting effects, which contribut¬
ed so greatly to the effective
moods achieved by the production; Bill
and Earl Weatherly and
Berry, technicians for the produc¬
tion.
We appreciate the contribution
which these men and women made
to our dramatic program and we
hope that they will continue to
find outlets for their creative
abilities in future productions of
the Alliance Players.
We also want to thank the of¬
.
ficials of the Armstrong Junior
College, for their splendid co¬
operation and understanding in
having graciously made available
their facilities for the production.
Ready Survey
With the acceptance of the spon¬
sorship of the project and the allo¬
cation of the necessary funds for
it by the Savannah Jewish Coun¬
cil, work will soon get under way
on the survey and census of the
Jewish Community of Savannah.
Volunteer assistance, in the way of
enumerators to personally contact
Jewish families to secure the nec¬
essary data, clerical help to type
lists and mail out publicity All mater¬
ial is urgently needed. per¬
sons willing to volunteer their
services are asked to communicate
with Mr. Kulick, who will direct
the technical end of the project, details
at the Alliance. Further
on the project will be announced
in the next issue.
New Physical Ed. Dept. Regulations
The Athletic Committee of the Alliance—Sanford Wexler,
chairman—has formulated the following regulations facilities governing of
the use of all the Health and Physical Education
the Alliance, which are now in effect:
(1) In order to use the gym, an individual must wear
regulation gym shoes and a uniform (minimum uniform for
boys and men-gym shorts)
(2) No one will be permitted on the gym without adult
supervision. Where groups, clubs, etc. (other than organized
classes) desire to use the facilities, they must plan with the
Director of Activities, in advance, and must arrange for ade¬
quate leadership.
(3) It shall be upon the discretion of the Director of .Ac¬
tivities to decide which groups need adult leadership. In any
event, the gym, and all other Health and Physical Education
facilities, shall not be used without prior approval of the Di¬
rector of Activities.
(4) The gym will be closed when supervision is not avail¬
able.
(5) All Health and Physical Education facilities including
showers will be closed by 10:00 p.m.
(6) The Health and Physical Education facilities include
the gym handball courts, exercise room, and lockers.
The complete understanding and cooperation of the above
regulations by all members of the Alliance i s necessary if all
members are to benefit from the Health and Educational
Program.
THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
our Director of Activities, on
February 1st. and talked through
their ideas. Result: A temporary
steering committee was elected,
which is to arrange for the elec¬
tion of officers by all of those
eligible to take part in the anti¬
cipated programs—namely, all
Jewish boys from 13 to 19 and
girls from 14 to 19.
The steering committee is com
posed of Alan Gottlieb, Millie
Melaver, Sylvia Adler, Carolyn
Weiner, Bennie Teller, Irvin
Konter, Charlie Grossman, Gail
Rosen, and Evelyn Sims.
Present arrangements call for
the young people themselves to
plan and carry out social and cul¬
tural activities, with special quar¬
ters in the building set aside for
their use. The activities will in¬
clude those of the formal, plan¬
ned type, as well as the informal,
“drop in when you like, stay as
long as you want” kind.
Mr. Chilnick will welcome sug¬
gestions from all ’Teen Agers as
to program and method of opera¬
tion. He would like to register
the names of all boys and girls
interested in taking part.
1945 Saw Greatest
Program of JDC Service
Reports Warburg
York, (JTA)—The Joint
Distribution Committee provided
more relief, worked in more coun¬
tries and helped more sufferers
in 1945 than any year in its 31
year history, Edward M. M. War¬
burg, chairman, announced in
the present capacitv of the Sem¬
inary’s Jewish Museum, will house
permanent and temporary col¬
lections of Jewish art, music, lit¬
erature as well as objects de¬
picting the ritual, life, and history
of the Jews. The museum “ought
to become a center for creative
artists, who wish to express the
traditions and aspirations of the
Jewish people in the varied media
of music, painting, sculpture and
letters,” Dr. Finkelstein said.
Rabbi; “Why Do We?”
By Rabbi Abraham I. Rosenberg
M E Z U Z A H
L. S. asks, what is the meaning
and significance of the Mezuzah?
MEANING: In compliance shalt with
the biblical injunction, “Thou
write them (the words of the Law)
upon the door-posts of thy house
and upon thy gates,” (Deut. 6:9),
the Jew places upon the upper part
of the right-hand post of doon
leading into his residence, and of
doors leading into every such room, resi¬ ex¬
cepting a bath-room, of piece
dence, a rolled rectangular with
of parchment inscribed the
passage found in Deut. 6:4-9 and
11:13-21. This parchment is call¬
ed “Mezuzah,” literally meaning
“door-post” and implying the ob¬
ject fastened to the post.
MEZUZAH C4SE: It is always
placed in a wooden, metal or paper
case, because like the “Sacred
Scroll” of the bible -it too may not
be handled without a covering.
‘SHIN” “DALED” “YUD”: On
the outer side of the parchment,
near the top of the roll, are writ¬
ten these three letter representing
one of the names of G-d. An open
.opening is left in the outer case
opposite this word. The reason
given is, that in ancient Rome there
prevailed, amongst the Romans,
the custom of placing an image of
or an amulet dedicated to one of
the many gods they worshipped
and whom they looked upon as be¬
ing the guardian of the home. In
order to show that the Jew sought G-d,
protection only from the One
these three letters were added to
the Mezuzah and exposed to every
ones sight. Thus “Shin” “Daled”
“Yud” represent the Hebrew words
“Shomer Dalsot Yisroel,” “Guar¬
dian of the doors of Israel.”
RECLINING POSITION: The
Mezuzah is attached in a slanting
position, the upper end pointing in¬
ward and the lower one outward.
This is a compromise between concerning the
two Talmudic opinions
the position of the Mezuzah on the
post. The one that advises a hor¬
izontal position and the other an
upright one.
SIGNIFICANCE: The Jewish
home is permeated by a marked
religious atmosphere. From the
time the Jew takes possession make of a
house which he expects to
his residence, one ceremonial insti¬
tution after another is made to de¬
clare and to teach the religion of
the occupants. The Mezuzah sig¬
nificantly serves to illustrate this.
Observant Jews kiss Mezuzah, their fingers
after they touch the re¬
citing: “May G-d keep my going
out and coming in, from now and
forevermore.” Besides the prayer
for Divine protection this act
serves as a reminder to Jews of
the need of sanctifying the home
and daily life by means of religious
teachings and constant thought of
the Divine Presence.
The following given is by the Maimonides: reason for
Mezuzah as
“By the commandment of the Me¬
zuzah, mafi is reminded, when of com¬ G-d,
ing or going, of the Unity
and is aroused to the love of Him
—This contemplation brings him
jjack to himself and leads him on
the right path. “Even as the Tal¬
mud says: “Whoever has Tefillin
on his head and arm, Tzitzit on his
garments, and a Mezuzah on his
door, gives assurance that he will
not commit sins.”
GLASS BREAKING AT
WEDDINGS
W. M. asks, why does the groom
break a glass at the conclusion of
a marriage ceremony?
This custom originated in Tal¬
mudic times by one of our sages
who, whilst attending a wedding
feast, noticed that the guest were
so completely engrossed in their
merry-making as to exclude any
thought of Jewry’s abject plight
in exile since the destruction of
their Temple and their dispersion
from Palestine. In order to warn
them against this excessive hilari¬
ty he broke an expensive vase,
thus sobering the minds of all
present.
Today, this custom is observed
lest we forget the destruction of
the Temple and the many old and
new tragedies that have befallen
Israel in his Diaspora.
c Tke Caue&dfaojppen
ISADORE “MUSKY” MOVSO
VITZ, recently returned from a
convention of his professional as¬
sociation in Chicago in time to
preside at the meeting of the B.
B. Jacob Brotherhood where the
fruits of his labor on the Broth¬
erhood raffle—the new RCA
Movie Projector—were used for
the first public showing of mov¬
ies. MUSKY and HELENE also
brought back news regarding GOR¬
RABBI and MRS. IRVING
DON. Said they’re getting along
wonderfully; that ARLENE has
lost fifty pounds; is wearing a
new short hairdo, and oh yes, ex¬
pecting their first baby this year.
Glad for ALICE AND MAN¬
NIE FIALKOW that, at long
last, they’ve found living they’re quar¬
ters in Brunswick. Sorry
leaving us, but wish them the
very best in their new venture.
Great having HARRY (GIG¬
OLO) EICHHOLZ back home
again. Long time no see. Let,
this serve as a warning to all
basketball competition. Also to
the local Jr. Misses. Harry al¬
ways had a way about him, but
now that he’s practically an In¬
ternationale — Hubba! Hubba!
“Come, wiz me to zee Casbah”—
Don’t say I haven’t warned you.
All her friends are wondering
about BETTY MARCUS. At her
Graduation Tea on Saturday after¬
noon she was wearing the most
exquisite orchids. But from whom
. . . she didn’t divulge.
Among the Chosen People:
ROSAMAE AND MAURICE AL
PERT, also BARBARA AND
LEON LONGWATER. Why?
Well, haven’t you heard . . •
they’ve just moved into their own
apartments, the lucky kids!
The month’s outstanding social
event was the SARA KANT
SIPER-FREDDIE SCHWITZ wed¬
ding. The all-white bridal party
was something to see: the youth
and charm of the attendants
could have done justice to KANT- any
Hollywood casting. LEAH
SIPER BENNETT of Green¬
wich, Conn., and PEARL KANT
SIPER BRESLOW of New Cana¬
an, Conn, came down for the occa
sion and enjoyed a whirl of en
tertaining. The BreslowS eon
tinued down the map to Florida.
The natives were also happy to
see ANN TILLINGER and her
sister BECK KATZ of Jackson¬
ville.
JACK M. LEVY really gets
around. No sooner did he return
from a trip to Atlanta, than he
was off to attend the Southeast¬
ern Regional Convention of the
Zionist Organization in Jackson
ville. Congratulations: chairman to you,
Jack, for being elected
of the administrative committee
of this wonderful organization.
Wonder if I’ll have enough space
for all the news about the B’nai
B’rith District Five Convention
held here Jan. 26th, 27th and
28th. SANFORD WEXLER is one
S. E. Zionists Elect Lewis and
Fifteen Savannah Zionists, led
by President Sidney Rosensweig,
attended the Eight Anuual Con¬
ference of the Southeastern
Zionist Region at Jacksonville,
Florida, from January 25th to the
28th. The region consists of
eight Southeastern States.
Two Savannahians were hon¬
ored with high positions in the
Region, Judge Emanuel Lewis
being elected Regional Vice-Pres¬
ident in charge of the State of
Georgia and Jack M. Levy being
elected Chairman of the Admin¬
istrative Board. Other Savannahi¬
ans also served on important Con¬
vention Committees and added
much to the success of the Con¬
ference. Abe Berkowitz of Birm¬
ingham, Alabama succeeded
Mortimer May of Nashville, Ten¬
nessee as President of the Regi
on.
The highlights of the Conven¬
tion were the important addresses
by Dr. Emanuel Neuman, Vice
President of the Zionist Organi¬
zation of America and Dr. Sid¬
ney Marks, National Executive
Director.
The Convention also heard from
Ellis Radinsky, Director of the
Welfare Fund Department of the
United Palestine Appeal and Dean
M. Le Sourd, Co-Director of the
American Christian Palestine
SAVANNAH, GA.
of the Georgia members of the
B’nai B’rith Youth Commission.
MESH ROSEN returned from a
business trip in New York in time
to extend greetings as president of
the Savannah Lodge. The women
of B'nai B’rith enjoyed a Roman
Holiday over the weekend with
Luncheons, Meetings, Banquets and
what-hcsve^youA. Too local much officers credit
cannot be given the this organization.
for their work in
After the Banquet Sunday
night, practically everybody de¬
scended upon FRANCES AND
MORRIS RABHAN at their home
for a nice “quiet” game of Gin.
Can you imagine?
Here and now let us pay especi¬
al homage to EVELYN KARS
MAN. Nothing seems too much
for her to give of her time and
energy and efforts. v She was
chairman of reservations for the
B’nai B’rith Women’s Luncheon
at the Hotel Savannah on Jan.
28th; she took charge of refresh¬
ments and reception at the Ha
dessah Meeting on Jan. 22nd hon¬
oring the district president of
Hadessah. On the side, she is lead¬
ing the Brownies in their activi¬
ties every Friday afternoon and
still finds time to teach Sunday
School at Agudath Achim. We
salute you proudly, Ebbie!
The Savannah David Finn
Chapter of AZA entertained on
Monday evening Jan. 28th with
a Banquet and Dance at the Sa
vannah Hotel in observance of
their twelfth anniversary. The
kids enjoyed a gala evening. High
spot, of course, was listening to
MR. JESSE FINE. Couldn’t tell
which was the prettiest—the girls
themselves in their gay formals,
or the orchids and corsages they
wore on their wrists, shoulders
and in their hair. Ingenious,
these youngsters!
Never let it be said that BEN
AND EDITH SILVERMAN let
any grass grow under their with feet.
They were on the committee
His Honor the Mayor to greet no
less a personage than Winston
Churchill, when he stopped over in
Savannah recently.
Wild horses couldn’t keep JOE
GOTTLIEB away from a Bask¬
etball game. Can’t say that we
blame him, considering exciting
games like the one between the
Coast Guard and the JEA the
other night.
Still waiting for an invitation
to ETHEL AND MAX HAL
PERN’S House-Warming. Loads
of luck in the new home anyway,
and try and keep us from com¬
ing over. Just try!
Best of luck to MR. AND MRS.
BENJAMIN M. GARFUNKEL on
their marriage in Trenon, N.
on Jan. 13th. Also to MR. AND
MRS. MORRIS H. ROSENTHAL
on the birth of their daughter
PATRICIA ROCHELLE born Jan.
4th; and MR. AND MRS. MAR
TIN SUSSMAN for their son 4
Harvey Lee, bom on Jan. 21st.
Committee.
Enthusiasm and hard work were
the keynotes of the Conference.
The Convention unanimously pass
ed a $75,000 expansion program
for the Southeastern Region for
further intensification of the
struggle for the establishment of
a Jewish Commonwealth in Pal¬
estine.
In his eloquent address Dr.
Neuman traced the developments
in Palestine during the last year.
Faced with what seemed unsur
mountable obstacles, Dr. Neuman
pointed out, the Zionists have
achieved major victories in hav¬
ing both the United States Sen¬
ate and House of Representatives that
pass resolutions demanding
the doors of Palestine be opened
to unrestricted Jewish immigra¬
tion and a Free, Democratic Jew¬
ish Commonwealth constituted
therein.
Admitting that the picture is
not altogether a bright one, Dr.
Neuman scored Great Britain for
closing its ears and eyes to the
remnants of European Jewry
whose plight today, when peace
is presumably here, is such that
few can live through a hard win
ter unless they have the encour
agement and hope of a new home
in Palestine for the future..
Dr. Neuman charged the Con¬
vention delegates to return to
their homes and apply themselves
to the task that lies before thqm.