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THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
Published bi-weekly by the Jewish
Educational Alliance, Inc., 328 Barnard
Street, Savannah, Ga.
Affiliated with the Jewish Welfare
Board and the Savannah Jewish Council
OFFICERS
Benjamin Silverman, president; Jack
M. Levy, Isadore Movsovitz, and Dr.
William A. Wexler, vice-presidents;
Mrs. Raymond Rosen, secretary; A. L.
Karp, treasurer
Paul A. Kulick, Executive Director
Jack Chilnick, Director of Activities
Editorial Staff: Michael Forstadt, Edi
tor-in-Chief; Abram Bernstein, Assist¬
ant Editor; Mrs. Abe Alpert, Jack
-Cooper, Sam D. Hirsch, Sol Mirsky.
Chairman of Publications: Judge Eman¬
uel Lewis.
The SaoeAdnoppen
What’s this we hear about the following:
EDITH (Schoob) KARPF, NINA (Kanter)
GREENHOLTZ, VIVIAN (Sussman GOLD¬
BERG, ESTA (Berger) RABHAN, LILLI AN
(Rosenzweig) DIRECTOR, RUTH (Warshaw)
STEIN, ANNE CHILNICK, EVELYN, (Cen¬
ter) GOLDBERG, ROSE SCHNEIDER, ROSE
(Abrams) RASKIN?, if you haven’t heard,
just be patient, and you will soon find out.
Congratulations to MINNIE ITSKO
VTTZ and LEON EHRLICH. With the
wedding bells to ring out on Dec. 8th,
nfinnio is about to knock herself out
attending all the parties in her honor.
The Southeastern Regional Zionist Con¬
vention held in Miami this month had a
substantial representation from Savannah.
Among those mixing business with pleasure
were the IKE MEDDINS, the MICHAEL
ADILMANS, the SEYMOUR SCHANTZS,
the MAX HELLERS, the FRED EHREN
REICHS, et cetera, et cetera.
It is with high hopes in the future
that we welcome MINNA LEVINGTON
back among the hardest workers for Had
assah. For the iirst time in much too long
she has this year accepted chairmanship
of the Youth Commission. On the other
- hand, it’s equally as encouraging to see
newcomer ADELE SUTKER sponsoring
the New Years 'Eve shindig for the Alliance
Women’s Club. Best of luck to both.
Incidentally while on the subject of the
Women’s Club, don’t forget the regular
meetings are now being held the third
Monday afternoon of each month. Thanks
to all the newcomers, every woman’s or¬
ganization now boasts S. R. O. at ail the
meetings, nd why not? With each pro¬
gram chairman and refreshment chair¬
man simply applying the best possible
technique, the versatility of the com¬
mittee in charge is indeed commendable.
Have you ever heard so much conver¬
sation before about homes and what goes
in them, besides the inhabitants of homes?
Small wonder when you realize from' the fol¬
lowing list how many have recently moved
into spanking-new places. The HENRY
KARSMANS, the DANNY RABHANS, the
LEONARD RABHANS, the SAM HIRSCH S,
the PETE HOMANSKYS, the MORRIS
HOMANSKYS, the MICHAEL ADILMANS.
the ABE ALBERTS, the SIDNEY RASKINS,
the MOSE KLEINBERGS, the DAVEY SE
GALLS, the HENRY COLEMANS, the newly
wed NATE SIEGELS, the IRVING ALFERNS,
the MAURICE ALPERTS. May good luck
and good health follow you all.
Among our members enjoying the
antics of the recent Shrine celebration,
didja notice how IRVING ALPERN prac¬
tically stole the show? Frankly his public
didn’t think he had it in him, but just
‘‘shows to go yuh." Then, of course, there
was MOSEY PORTMAN, ABE RABHAN,
MUSKY MOVSOVITZ, and FRANK
THE JEWISH ALLIANCE
Jewish Life In Europe
5.000 JEWS LEAVING POLAND MONTHLY
WARSAW, (JTA) - An average of 5,000
Jews monthly continue to emigrate from Po¬
land, although the mass exodus from the
country has lessened.
Jewish circles estimated today that about
2,000 Jews are leaving the country legally each
month and that more than 3,000 are leaving
“illegally.” The majority of those who emigr¬
ate without permission from the authorities
consists of members of Zionist training centers
who travel to similar centers in the American
zones in Germany and Austria through Czecho¬
slovakia. It is estimated that an average of 120
Jews cross the Polish-Czech frontiers daly.
Legal emigration is meeting with difficul¬
ties because of the red tape introduced by the
Foreign Ministry. Clearance from the military
authorities and from the tax office is required
prior to issuance of a permt to leave the coun¬
try. It now takes more than two months for
an applicant to get a passport, whereas a few
months ago it was possible to obtain one in
a short time.
POLISH JEWS DEMAND SHARE OF GOLD,
VALUABLES SEIZED BY NAZIS IN
OCCUPIED TERRITORY
WARSAW, (JTA) - Polish Jews are de
manning a portion of the gold and valuables
which will be allocated to Poland by the inter
Aliied Conference which is to meet shortly
in Brussels to divide the gold and other loot
seized by the Nazis in occupied countries, it
was learned here.
A delegation of the Central Committee of
Polish Jews conferred with the Finance Min¬
istry and pointed out that the great bulk of
the valuables seized in Poland came from Jews.
The Ministry suggested tnat the Committee
prepare documentary evidence, based on its
records, of the valuables looted from Jews,
which the Polish delegation will submit to the
Brussels conference. Representatives of the
Committee will accompany the delegation.
According to preliminary estimates it is
expected that Poland will be allocated 12,500
kilograms of gold, valued at about 8,0uu,0o0,000
ziotys (nominally $53,000,000 )
DISPLACED .JEWS .IN .GERMANY .SEES
more education, j. d. c.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
NEW YORK, (JTA) - The spirit and vit¬
ality of Europe’s Jewish displaced persons is
nowhere better indicated than in their call
for books as well as bread, it was reported at
a press conference here today by Dr. M. Jacob
Joslow, educational director of the Joint Dis¬
tribution Committee in Germany and Educa
tonal consultant for UNRRA during the past
twelve months.
The JewLh DP’s all show an amazing desire
for learning and education, he stated- “They
themselves have agreed on a compulsory ed¬
ucation policy which requires all youngsters
under sixteen to attend school,” Joslow said.
BUICHSBAUM. Nice, too, seeing MANNY
and ALICE FIALKOW come up from
Brunswick to join in the fun.
From Ft. Worth Texas comes word that
ESTELLE (Gerber) GOLDBERG gave birth
to a daughter Andrea Ruth on Nov. 4th. Also
that her sister DORIS announces her engage¬
ment to a Ft. Worth fellow. Like all good
mothers, Lily was on hand to see it all well
done. Mazaltov to all.
Always glad to see ESTA FINN KROHN
come back home for a visit. Doubt if the
home plate ever had a better booster.
Say, Max, how ’bout branching out your
florist business in Savannah - and in
that way keep everybody happy?
Wonder what it is that LORRAINE KAHN
and BETTY MARCUS have so much in com¬
mon - besides being “Kissing Cousins’.” Could
it be Melvin and Gary? Or am I talking out
of school
ill be seeing you.
ON A HOT STOVE
Federal Judge Simon H. Rif
kind told this story at the fund-rais¬
ing dinner for the Hebrew Univer¬
sity and Hadassah Medical School
in Palestine: Rif kind, as Gen. Eisen¬
hower’s civilian aaviser on Jewish
aiiairs, visited Sir Amn Cunning¬
ham, the British GovernoriGeneral
in Paiestuie. ''Judge,” said Sir Alan,
"the trouble witn the Jews in Eu¬
rope is that they have no patience ”
. . . Judge Rif kind told him tne
old story about the boy who ex¬
plained Einstein’s Theory of Rela¬
tivity: “If you sit on a hot stove
for a minute, that seems like an
hour; but if your best girl sits on
your lap for an hour, that seems
like a minute.” . . . “And, Sir
Alan,” said Judge Rifkind, “the Jews
of Europe have been on a hot stove
for over 10 years.”
LEONARD LYONS
In the N. Y. Post
Our Executive Director
In rite Community
......Spoke on a proposed regional
program lor the Care of the Aged
beiore the Heurew Women’s Aid
Society
......Participated in a symposium
on “Palestine Today” before the bro¬
therhood of Congregation Agudatb
Acmm.
......Was elected a member of the
Board of Directors of the Children’s
Council of Cnatham coumy.
......Spoke to the Savannah section
of the Council of Jewish Women on
“New Trends in Jewish Social Ser¬
vice.”
......Represented the Children’s
Council at the Installation of the
Officials of Midget Savannah of the
Waters Avenue School.
Attention, Members
Acknowledgments of
the memoersmps receiv¬
ed during tne memosr
snip campaign will he
sent out wiimn tne next
week . Membership cards
wUL be sent to memoers
who have paid their dues
in full. Some delay in the
process has been occas¬
ioned by the shortage
of clerical personnel in
the Alliance office but ef¬
forts are being made to
speed up the process .
Meanwhile, the Alliance
expresses its apreciation
to the hundreds of men
and women who have
joined the Alliance and
thus made possible the
continuation of the ex¬
panded program of ser¬
vice.
Regional Director
Confers With Council
Sydney Jacobs, Director of the
Southeastern Region of the Council
of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds, of which the Savannah Jew¬
ish Council is an affiliate, was a re¬
cent visitor in Savannah for a meet¬
ing with the Executive Committee
of the Council. He discussed a num¬
ber of projects of the national and
regional bodies of the J- C. J. F.
W.F., Including a regional program
for the Care of the Aged; organized
plans for study of Capital Fund
campaigns, which are under way by
national Jewish organizations; and
the relationship between the local
Council and the national and re¬
gional bodies of the parent organ¬
ization.
DECEMBER 6, 1946
About Palestine
BRITAIN HAS NO INTENTION .OF .SUR¬
RENDERING MANDATE, GOVT.
BROADCAST SAYS
LONDON, (JTA) - The British Govern¬
ment has no intention of giving up the Pales¬
tine mandate at this time, when the London
talks cn Palestine are still in progress, aB.B.0
broadcast announced
The announcement came in reply to de¬
mands voiced by former Prime Minister Win¬
ston Churchill in Parliment and by Soviet
delegate Nikolai Novikov at the United Nations,
that the Britsh Government hand over the
Palestine mandate to United Nations trustee¬
ship. “Handing over the mandate to the United
Nations at this time would merely negate the
work already done and would delay a solution
of the problem,” the broadcast said. “If the
London conference on Palestine fails, then the
government may feel that the time has come
to give up the mandate.
The Manchester Guardian, commenting on
Novikov’s attack on the British Government
for its failure to submit the Palestine
to the United Nations,says that it was “exceed¬
ingly unfair and exceedingly clever.” However,
the paper adds that the Soviet delegate “had
a case since we are not carrying out the
of the original mandate and are not noticeably
approaching the day when Palestine will be
independent.” Commenting on Churchill’s
speech, the Manchester Guardian expressed
the hope that the British Government will at¬
tempt a new method of approach on the Pales¬
tine issue.
PALESTINE
BOTH JEWISH AND ARAB leaders were
inclined to give cautious, qualified approval
to the proclamation last week by the British
of a policy of conciliation in Palestine which
has resulted in the liberation of eight Jewish
Affpnr.y leaders detained
New Policy: at Latrun since June 29,
Conciliation - .nd the freeing, of 23
Palestine Arabs. Speak¬
ing at a news comerence., ivioshe Shertok, one
of tne released Jewish ieauers, said that Ziunjst
Jews are “more determined than ever” to open
up the Holy Land to unrestricted immigra¬
tion. Spokesmen lor the Arab Higher Com;
mittee for Palestine commended the release
of the 23 Arabs, but termed the release of
Jewish leaders as complete submission to the
Agency's teims. . . Meanwhile violence /has
continued unabated. unabated. Release Release of of the the Jewish
and Arab leaders—which had been preceded
an Arab attack on a ue wish settlement in v/
several Jews were killed—brought in its trj
new excesses. Near Kalkilyeh, on the Haifa
Lydda railway, a 17-car train was derailed by
five land mines. At Ramie a 30-yard section
of railway track was ripped up shortly before
dawn of Nov. 8th, while bombs destroyed the
Ras el Ein railway station near Tel Aviv, kill
ing an Arab and injuring three British sol
INCLUDED IN THE student body of
Hebrew University on Mount Scopus which
last week began its 22nd academic year,
were 50 American .students—former -GIs
who are studying under the GI .Bill
Rights- These students, soon to be followed
by .SQ more, chose to study at the Jerusalem
University, where they will take general
and science subjects in Hebrew. The uni¬
versity will have more than 1000 students,
almost as large as the record 1939-40 figure
of 1,150.
AMONG THE ITEMS thus far scheduled for
the agenda of the World Zionist Congress,
which will open in Basle, Switzerland, Dec. 9th,
are: an address by Dr. Chaim Weizman, presi¬
dent of the World Zionist Organization; elec¬
tions to the Presidium; Talks on the Condi
tions of European Jews, and a report on the
activities of Keren Kayesod (Jewish Palestine’s
Foundation Fund) and Keren Kayemeth (Jew¬
ish National Fund) . . . According to reports!
appearing in thq .Tel Aviv press, the Govern¬
ment has decided to return the Cyprus del—
tees.to Palestine “at-ft rate of about 1500 mon¬
thly,” beginning in the next few months.
