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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. 1 > ij ■I 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 Cont'd on Page 4 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 1 4 :-\vXvS • mm 1 |§ r \ t ' f \ A * P •1 , 4 sm ^ 1 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. GA. 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.