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THE JEWISH ALLIANCE VOL. 2, No. 2 Full Speed Ahead For JEA Varsity Basketball Team Preparations for the Alliance “Golden Tornado” basketball season are going at full speed with heavy bi-weekly workouts and scrimmages scheduled for the varsity-men, Coach “Mutzle” Longwater is co?,< centrating his men on team play, which has been the outstanding factor in recent practice sessions. All of the Alliance candidates for the 1946-47 season are ex-ser¬ vicemen among which are many men who have yet to see action on an Alliance team. New entries for this season include: Abie Palefsky, David Lang, Frank Kelly, and a newcomer to the Alliance, Bennie Feldman, formerly of Seattle, Wash - ington. garry Eichholz, Gilbert Odr ezin, Robert Gordon, Hymie Kaplan Charlie Grossman, and Maurice Alpert are veterans of past “Golden Tornado” teams and all will see plenty of action this year. The Alliance management has done all in its power to bring some of the best teams in the South to face our boys. The Tornadoes will have a full twenty-game schedule with the opening game slated) for Christmas night. As usual, the Jack¬ sonville News is expected to be the first opponent. After that such teams as Armstrong Junior College; University of Georgia; (Savannah Branch); Brewton Parker College; U. S. Naval Hospital of Dublin; the powerful Parris Island Marines; C. Y. P. A.; Augusta Jr. College, and the Jefferson Athletic Club will all appear at the Alliance. Youth Council Is Voice Of JEA Youth The Alliance Youth Council is the collective voice of the J. E. A. youth groups in democratic action. The council is organized in the fol¬ lowing manner: Each club or activity group nds three elected delegates to coun¬ cil. These representatives are the link between the boys and girls in the groups and the Alliance pro¬ fessional staff. At the same time the council becomes the liaison be¬ tween their members and the Alli¬ ance board of directors. The council will take on the sponsorship of those mass activities that might be difficult for the average group to handle by them¬ selves. Such activitiese will include the operation of the Teen-Canteen conducting forums, celebration of festicals, and holidays, stunt nights, helping with various charitable drives such as the SOS drive, pro¬ gramming for special events such as Jewish Book Month, etc. At the first session of the coun¬ cil Adeline Kelly was elected tem¬ porary President, and Harry Yellin, temporary Secretary. Delegates to the council and the organization they represent are: Adeline Kelly, Betty Weinberg, Betty Jean Wolsen, B. B. G.; Harry Yellin, Henry Weis man, Alvin Adler, Forest City A. Z. A.; Roger Meddin, Harry Robbins, Philip Kaplan, „ Savannah-David Finn A. Z. A.; and Ernie Friedman, Murray Galin, Ramon Silverman. Jerome Eisenberg A. C. As other youth groups form they will have representation on the council. (Published by TTxe JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH, GA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1946 HERE ARE THE STARS OF SERIES Maurice Samuel Samuel Margoshes Franz Polgar DECEMBER 2nd APRIL 4th Jon Silo David Putterman FEBRUARY 13th MARCH) 12th Alliance Cultural Series Will Bring Prominent Personalities The annual Jewish cultural series, sponsored by the Alliance which opens with a lecture by Mau¬ rice Samuel, on Monday evening, December 2, will present a well bal¬ anced program, including music, en¬ tertainment and enlightenment. The series was drawn up by the Adult Education Committee, under the chairmanship of David Rosenzweig, after an exhaustive study of the available lecturers and artists. The lecture by Mr. Samuel, who is recognized as one of the outstand¬ ing creative Jewish writers of this generation, will be part of the local observance of Jewish Book Month, which has become an annual nation¬ wide celebration. For the past twenty-five years, Mr. Samuel has served, through the written and spoken word, as the in¬ terpreter of Jewish values to both the Jewish and non-Jewish world. On the lecture platform, in the per¬ iodical press, and in a series of books, he has been and continues to be a tireless exponent of the cre¬ ative elements in Jewish life. Franz Polgar, famous psychic and mental telepathist, will inject a novelty note into the series, when he appears on Sunday evening, Jan¬ uary 5. His program will include mental telepathy, memory feats, and a demonstration of the power of suggestion. Polgar has given over 1100 programs in the past three years before the outstanding Forums, Town Halls, Universities, Men’s and Women’s Clubs, Dinner Clubs, and Conventions. His program is educ¬ ational as well as entertaining. Jon Silo, character comedian, humorist* and pantomimist, will pre¬ sent his program on Thursday evening, February 13. Most recently featured on the air in his portra¬ yals of Walter Damrosch and Sam Bernard on the program "Americans by Choice,” Silo began his career at a very early age in Palestine. As a member of the Yiddish Art Theatre ed a variety of roles. He has a well filled repertoire of humorous dram¬ atic material in English and Yiddish. The featured vocal artist on the famous radio program,“The Eternal Light”, David Putterman, who pre¬ sents his program on Wednesday evening March 12, has been acclaim¬ ed byy music critics as “the possessor of a beautiful tenor voice, true In intonation and emotional in every fibre.” His diversified program will include caballistics and chassidic songs, folk and art songs, music of the Bible, liturgical songs, songs of the Diaspora, and Palestinian songs sung in English, Hebrew and Yid¬ dish. -j * The series will be concluded on Thursday evening April 4, when Dr. Samuel Margoshes, editor of the Yiddish newspaper. “The Day” oc :upies the Alliance platform. On the front page of “The Day”, of which he has been the editor for the past twenty-five years, Margoshes con¬ ducts his daily column, “News and Views”, which enjoys wide popular¬ ity among American Jewish Youth, He has been twice to Palestine, has visited Russia, all of Latin America and has recently concluded a twe month study trip through Poland. The cost of the entire series has been placed at the nominal sum of three dollars in order that all may avail themselves of the privilege of enjoying this fine series. Orders for series tickets accompanied by check or money order, are now being re¬ ceived at the office of the Alliance. 8,000 Refugees To France The Joint Distribution Committee in Paris is preparing to receive approximately 8,000 Jewish refugees from eastern European countries, who will enter France on temporary visas. Two thousand Jewish orphans are included in the group. SAVANNAH, GA. SOS Drive Brings Fine Response In Food And Clothing The response of the Savannah Jewish community to the appeal for canned goods and good used) cloth¬ ing for the surviving Jews of Europe during the special house-to-house S. O. S. campaign from October 27 through November 3, was excellent. Although no exact count of the mat¬ erial contributed was available at press time, it is certain that Sav¬ annah achieved a splendid record as evidenced by. the constant stream of contributions brought into the Alliance by the volunteer workers and the remarks of the workers that they had been warmly received by the families they had called upon. Although the special campaign produced fine results, the S. O. S collection effort will continue on a year-around basis because the need of the Jews abroad is a continuing one. The local committee, headed by Mrs. Sam D. Hirsch, and com¬ posed of representatives of the Jew¬ ish women’s organizations, is making plans for the continuation of the collection effort. All types of contributions, in¬ cluding the items listed) below, will be received at the Alliance at all times. In addition, members of Jew¬ ish organizations will be encouraged to bring at least one item to every meeting; special affairs will be sponsored by cooperating organiz¬ ations, at which the price of admiss (Continued on page 4) Saul Wills Leads Music Appreciation The Music Appreciation Club for adults has initiated a fine pro¬ gram designed for the listening plea¬ sure of all Alliance members. Tre organization is led by Saul Wills, who is well known for his wide mus¬ ical interest. At present the group has organized into various sub¬ committees, with each of these taking responsibility for each week’s program. As part of its meetings, the group will take the music that is to be played at the various All-Star Concerts and will review its content, form, etc. The past two meetings have been devoted to a description of and lis¬ tening to music that expreses mood such as humorous, joyous, somber, etc. A discussion; of 1 the opera H Trov vatore, recentlyy presented at the City Auditorium, featured a recent \\ meeting, at which time the story / of the composer’s life was given This program was concluded with recordings of excerpts from the opera. In the future Mr. Wills intends to include a study of the different types of Jewish music; demonstra¬ tion of instruments by specialists; motion pictures having operatic themes, etc. New members are welcomed in the group which meets every Wed¬ nesday at 8:15 o’clock, at the Alliance. The following are members to date: Miss Judith L. Abrahams, Bemie Adler, Sam Berliner, Miss Estelle Blair, Mrs. Helen Brass, Mrs. Anne Chilnick, Richard Falk, Mrs. Leena Gonchar, Miss Beatrice Kimick, Mrs. Fanny Kramer, and Bernard t Ratner. *