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THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
(Pub! tithed by The
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF GA.
VOL. 1, NO. 6
WOMEN’S CLUB SPONSORS RUBINOFF
Rabbi James G. Heller Will Speak Here
On Thursday, March 21 In JEA Series
Rabbi James G. Heller, nationally-known lecturer, Jewish com¬
munal leader, musician and composer, will speak at the Alliance on
Thursday evening, March 21, at 8:30 p.m. He will replace Dr.
Stephen S. Wise, who was forced to cancel his engagement on the
Alliance Cultural Series due to illness.
In Rabbi Heller the Alliance
will present a man who is today
recognized as one of the leading
figures on the American-Jewish
scene. He has a rich background
of experience and speaks per¬
suasively.
Rabbi Heller is one of the top
•Jeaders in many local and nation¬
al organizations. He is a Vice
ii President of the Zionist Organiza¬
tion of America; member of the
Administrative Committee of the
American Jewish Conference, and
of the National Zionist Emergen¬
cy Council. He is a member of
the Executive Board of the Un
ion of American Hebrew Congre¬
gations, and was President of the
Central Conference of American
Rabbis from 1941 to 1943.
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Rabbi Heller has just retired
as Chairman of the United Pal¬
estine Appeal, and one of the
National Chairmen of the United
Jewish Appeal. He recently com
pleted a trip of two months to
JS Palestine, in which he inspected
the work of the Jewish Coramu
nity from end to end and in all
i its details.
In his own community Rabbi
Heller has played a very active
role. For four years he was a
member of the Cincinnati Board
of Education, an elective post;
and for eight years a member of
the Metropolitan Board of the
Y. M. C. A. He was one of the
founders and for two years pres¬
ident of the Cincinnati Peace
League. has also had
§ * Rabbi Heller an
active vareer as a musician and
Hffrom composer. For eighteen years,
1925-43 he wrote the pro¬
notes for the Cincinnati
Symphony orchestra. To his cred
it are a large number of compso
sitions; a suite for string quar¬
tette, four sketches of orchestra,
an oratorio, “Watchman What of
the Night?” a Little Symphony,
played by the Cincinnati Orches¬
tra in 1941. In addition he has
written many compositions for
voice, chamber mfeic, etc.
Admission to the Heller lecture
will be free to holders of season
tickets for the Alliance Cultural
Series. Single admissions will be
sold at the door on next Thurs¬
day evening, for $1, tax included.
Seven Sigir For Music
Appreciation Group already
With seven persons
signed up, plans will soon be an
L nounced for the inauguration of
a Music Appreciation Group for
adults at the Alliance, led by
- Mr. Chilnick, an experienced mu
sic enthusiast. Already enrolled
in the group are; Helen Landy,
Evelyn Simms, Mrs. Jack Chil¬
nick, Barney Sadler, Jeannette
Wexler, Rose Wexler, and Fred
Wolsen.
Women Organize
For Collection Of
Overseas Goods
Work is now under way for the
participation of Savannah Jewry
in the S. O. S. (Supplies for
Overseas Survivors) campaign,
being sponsored by a large group
of national Jewish women’s or¬
ganizations on behalf of the Joint
Distribution Committee, which
will distribute the supplies to the
suffering Jews in Europe and in
displaced persons’ camps. A list
of the supplies which are being
sought, to the amount of twenty
million tons nationally, is printed
elsewhere in this issue.
In Savannah, the campaign,
which will be a continuous one,
has been initiated jointly by rep¬
resentatives of the B’nai B’rith
Women, Council of Jewish Wom¬
en, and Senior Hadassah, all of
whose national organizations are
listed as sponsoring groups. Other
local organizations of Jewish
women will be added to the spon¬
soring group.
Mrs. Sam D. Hirsch is general
chairman of the project, assisted
by the following chairmen of sub¬
committee: Mrs. Max I. Hal
perin, Production; Mrs. Alex Pad¬
erewski, Medical Supplies; Mrs.
Calmon Mendel, Merchants; Mrs.
Morris Rosen, Notions; Mrs. Abe
Javetz, Dry Cleaners and Youth
participation; Mrs. Nathan Tan
enbaum, supply and distribution;
Mrs. Jack Homans, packing and
shipping; Mrs. Bernard Slotin,
publicity. Mrs. Hirsch is also in
charge of contacting grocers.
Present plans call for using a
variety of media for procuring
supplies, such as bringing sup¬
plies to the meetings of organi¬
zations; collection centers in va¬
rious Jewish communal buildings;
supplies showers; truck collec¬
tions; “bring a package” social
affairs; organization of youth
groups for collection of supplies,
and many other methods.
The location for collection cen¬
ters, in addition to the Alliance,
will be announced in the next is
sue.
Stamp Club Invites
The Stamp Club, which meets
every Wednesday evening under
the leadership of Sam D. Hirsch,
is open to new members—both
beginners and advanced. All per¬
sons interested in joining are in¬
vited to attencT the next meeting
or to register with Mr. Chilnick
or Mr. Hirsch.
UJA Campaign M fill Open April 29
Monday, April 29 was set as the opening date of the 1946 campaign of the Savannah United
Jewish Appeal and Federation by the Executive Committee of the Savannah Jewish Council, at its
organization meeting on Tuesday, March 5. This decision of the Executive-Committee of the Coun¬
cil, which sponsors the United Jewish Appeal and Federation campaign, set the ball rolling for a cam¬
paign, which will strive to raise the largest sum ever subscribed by Savannah Jewry to meet the relief
needs of overseas Jewry, to aid
in the upbuilding of Palestine, to
assist in the adjustment of refu¬
gees to the United States, and to
aid in carrying out the educa¬
tional, religious, health, and so¬
cial service programs of Ameri¬
can Jewry.
Other steps taken by the Exe¬
cutive Committee included the
naming of a committee to secure
a chairman for the 1946 cam¬
paign and a decision to arrange
for a personal message to local
Jewish leaders by a representa¬ Jew¬
tive of the national United
ish Appeal, which has a goal of
one hundred million dollars for
1946.
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1946
Hebrew Women's Aid To
Hold Purim Ball Tuesday
The Annual Purim Ball, spon¬
sored by the Hebrew Women’s
Aid Society, will be held this
Tuesday evening, March 19, be¬
ginning at 9:30 o’clock in the au¬
ditorium of the Alliance. Jacob¬
son’s Orchestra will provide the
music for dancing in the auditor¬
ium, which will be especially dec¬
orated for the occasion.
This event is one of the out¬
standing traditions in our Jewish
community and the public puchaseL is in¬
vited. Tickets may be
from members of the Hebrew
Women’s Aid in advance or at the
Ball on March 19.
Purim Carnival To
Take Place Sunday
A gala Purim Carnival, honor¬
ing the festival of Purim and in¬
cluding a contest for the election
of “Queen Esther,” will trans¬
form the auditorium of the Al¬
liance into a typical carnival at¬
mosphere this Sunday afternoon,
March 17, beginning at 3:30
p. m.
An afternoon of fun for young
and old alike, it will feature a
regular midway of booths and
sideshows sponsored by the boys’
and girls’ groups of the Alliance.
In addition, an interesting pro¬
gram, such as a magician and
ventriloquist, community singing,
music and dancing is being ar¬
ranged.
There will be no Purim Play
this year because the extended
illness of David Rossi, who tra¬
ditionally has directed the play,
makes it impossible. Plans had
been made for the presentation
of a play but it had to be can¬
celled.
Queen Esther will be elected
by all attending the carnival.
Each ticket will entitle the hold¬
er to one vote to select the Queen
and a Junior Queen. All votes
must be cast at the affair.
At' press time, the following
candidates for Queen Ssther had
been entered in the contest: Nan¬
cy Levington, Paula Eisenberg,
Marjorie Cooper, Shirley Rob¬
bins, Betty Weinberg, and Mari¬
lyn Richman. For Junior Queen
Esther: Naomi Adler and Deanne
Javetz.
Among the many booths and
the groups sponsoring them are
the following:
“Punch ‘•Haman’s Eye” by the
B’nai B’rith Girls; “Spell Purim”
and “Hanging of Haman” by A.
Z. A.; “Trip up Haman” by Boy
Scouts of Troop 2; “Put the Ring
on Ahasuerus’ Finger” by the
Girl Scouts; “Fishing Booths” by
the Brownies; “Hit the Poppy
Seed” by the J. E. A. Cubs;
“Light the Wheel” by Junior Ha
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The members of the Executive
Committee, appointed by the offi¬
cers of the Council, are as fol¬
lows: Morris Slotin, chairman;
P. H. Bodzmer, Isaac Blumberg,
Morris Bernstein, B. I. Friedman,
Mrs. A. J. Garfunkel, Herbert L.
Kayton, Joseph Lesser, Jack M.
Levy, Morris Levy, Emanuel Lew¬
is, Isaac Meddin, Isadore Movso
vitz, Rabbi A. I. Rosenberg, Sid¬
ney Rosenzweig, Albert Tenen
baum, Dr. William A. Wexler, S.
E. Wolff, Rabbi Louis M. Young
erman, and Paul Kulick, ex
officio.
The appointment of a Public
Relations Committee, by the offi¬
cers, also was announced. The
Famous Violinist Will Offer Two
Concerts At Auditorium March 27
The famous Rubinoff and his violin will be presented in concert
of popular and light classical music, under the auspices of the
Women’s Club of the Alliance, at the Municipal Auditorium, for two
performances on Wednesday, March 27. .He will give a concert
for children in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. and in the evening for
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2 New Clubs Organized;
New Members Invited
Two new clubs have been or¬
ganized at the Alliance. They
are: the Junior Hubba Hubbas
(they start young, don’t they?),
with girls ages 11 to 13, led by
Mickey Kapner and the J. E. A.
Cubs, (formerly known as the
Golden Tornadoes), with boys
ages 10 to 12, led by Bernie Ber¬
man.
Both club^ invite boys and girls
of the respective age groups to
membership. Inquiries may be
made with Mr. Chilnick at the
Alliance or with the club lead¬
ers.
committee is composed by Eman¬
uel Lewis, chairman; Dr. William
A. Wexler, Rabbi A. I. Rosen¬
berg, Rabbi Louis M. Younger
man, and a representative to be
named .by the Jewish War Veter¬
ans.
Paul Kulick, Executive Secre¬
tary of the Council, was elected
a delegate to the Southeastern
Regional Conference of the Unit¬
ed Jewish Appeal, to be held in
Atlanta, Ga., on March 17, at
which time the needs of the U.
J. A. will be interpreted. Other
members of the Council will also
attend the Conference.
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adults at 8:30 p. m.
Rubinoff, who rose to fame with
his virtuosity on the radio, is too
well known to have to repeat the
details of his career here. He
has appeared as soloist with many
nationally-known symphony or¬
chestras, has given concerts
throughout the world, and holds
the record of having played for
225,000 people at Grant Park in
Chicago.
All seats for the evening per¬
formance will be reserved. They
are now on sale at the Alliance at
the following prices: orchestra,
$2.44; dress circle, $1.83; and bal¬
cony, $1.22. All prices include
federal and local tax. All seats
for the afternoon performance,
for which there will be no re¬
served space, are priced at 60
cents, including tax. Reserved
seats will be on sale at Allnut’s
Music Store on March 26 and 27.
Rubinoff will play a program
at Savannah High School and a
number of junior high schools on
Tuesday, March 26. In addition
plans are being made to have him
give a free concert at the Ma¬
rine Hospital and on local radio
stations.
All profits derived from the
concert will go to the Women’s
Club. So, for a fine concert,
which will also benefit the work
of the Women’s Clflflt), all our read¬
ers are urged to buy their tickets
for the Rubinoff concert imme¬
diately to insure getting the best
seats.
Sanford Wexler Winner
Of J. C. Eisenberg Award;
Most Valuable Player
Sanford Wexler, playing coach
of the 1945-46 Alliance varsily
basketball team, was named the
first winner of the annual Jerry
Eisenberg Memorial award, to be
given annually to the most valua¬
ble player on the Alliance varsily
basketball team. The award was
made at the Alliance-Charleston
Jewish Community Center game
on Wednesday evening, February
27, by Bernie Slotin, chairman of
the cammittee named to select the
winner. The award is named in
memory of the late Jerome C.
(Jerry) Eisenberg, who, until his
untimely death last year, served
as athletic director and coach of
varsity sports at the Alliance.
The winner of each annual award
will have his name engraved on
the permanent trophy at the Al¬
liance and will also receive a re¬
plica of the trophy.
In accepting the award, Wexler,
who is also chairman of the ath¬
letic committee, as well as vice
president of the Alliance, paid
tribute to the inspiring leadership
of Mr. Eisenberg and commented
that “Filling Jerry’s shoes was a
job I could never do.” Wexler
was a star guard on the varsity
basketball teams turned out by
Jerry Eisenberg from 1937 to
1941. Since the death of Mr.
Eisenberg, Wexler has served as
volunteer athletic director of the
Alliance.
The committee to name the
most valuable player was com¬
posed of Bernie Slotin, chairman;
Max Kaminsky, Milton Gottlieb,
Morris Homansky, and Morris
“Pony” Wagman.
Isle of Hope Scene of
First Photo Club Hike
A Photography Hike to Isle of
Hope, with 23 boys and girls tak¬
ing part, initiated the activities
of the Alliance Photography
Club for Intermediates, on Sun¬
day, March 3. The Club Advisor,
Chariot Slotin, was in charge of
the event.