The Jewish alliance. (Savannah, Ga.) 1945-1949, January 20, 1947, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE JEWISH ALLIANCE VOL. 2 No. 6 Uer Tamid Winners Members of the Jamaica YMHA Boy Scout Troop were the first in the United States to receive the Ner Tamid Scout Award, a recognition created by the Jewish Committee on Scouting for members of the Jewish faith. Judge Jonah J. Goldstein, chairman of the metropolitan Jewish Advis¬ ory Committee on Scouting, is shown presenting the awards to seven Jew¬ ish Boy Scouts, members of Troop No. 247 of Queens, N. Y. sponsored by the Jamaica YMHA. The Jamaica YMIIA’s Boy Scout Troop is one of 327 sponsored by Jewish community centers and YMHA’s throughout the coun¬ try, according to a report by Stephen Stroock, JWB representative on the Jewish Committee on Scouting. Important Radio Series “We Are Many Starts on WDAR This We draw the attention of our readers to a series of broadcasts, titled “We Are Many People,” which will begin on Station WDAR (1400 an your dial) THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 27. We commend this program to our readers and urge that -they tune in regularly every Monday evening from 10 to 10:15 P. M. to hear this series of thirteen uroadcasts on democratic themes. Inaugurated by the Council for 3ivic Unity of San Francisco to pro¬ note increased understanding, the series includes exciting and human stories that seek to promote civic unity in the concrete terms of pro¬ dding equal opportunities for de¬ cent employment, housing, health care and recreation for all Amer¬ ican citizens regardless of ancestry, race or religious beliefs. Lois Moran, Hollywood and Broadway star, is featured in the series. Make this program a must on your listening schedule and get your friends to listen ***** Continuing with increased lis¬ tening audience, the “Jewish Hour is heard every Sunday from 1 to 1:30 P. M. over Station WDAR. This pro¬ features an address by one of gram Savannah Rabbis, to¬ the three gether with a fine liturgical mus on consecutive Sun ***** [ as one of the outstand¬ ing on the air, The Et tit” program, sponsored by sh Theoligical Seminary, every Sunday from 12:30 over Station WSAV. . ‘TEEN CANTEEN The past few sessions of the ;n Canteen have been highlighted a basketball game in our gym awed by a dance in the down rs youth lounge. Two of the th groups have played outside ns of their age range. The mem ;' 0 f the visiting teams are guests he dance, we understand. (Pubii&ked? Hfke JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH, GA. Jon Silo Is Next Feature In Series Jon Silo, noted character com¬ edian and pantomimist, will present a program of gems of Jewish humor and drama, when he comes to the Alliance on Thursday evening, Feb¬ ruary 13, as the third feature on the 1946-1947 Cultural Series of the Alliance. Most recently featured on the air in his portrayals of Walter Dam rosch and Sam Bernard on the pro¬ gram “Americans by Choice”, Silo began his career at a very eorly age in Palestine, where he ap¬ peared before pioneer groups (Chai utzim) in Hebrew plays and as soloist with many vocal groups. In the United States, he directed and played principal roles in the Had Gadya Lodge Series of Broadcasts over WRAX and WPEN a Radio Center, Philadelphia. As a member of the Yiddish Art Theatre Group in New York City, he played a variety of roles, participating in the following pro¬ ductions: “The Witch of Castille”, “Uncle Moses”, “Kiddush Hashem”, “Shabbati Ziv”, “The Dybbuk” “Yoshe Kalb” and other. Admission to the program which will be presented in both Yiddish and English will be by season tic¬ ket or by individual admission tic¬ ket priced at one dollar Volleyball League For Men To Start Jan. 26 A Volleyball League for Senior Business and Professional Men will be started at the Alliance on Sun¬ day morning, January 26, at 10:30 a. m. The League will be in play every Sunday morning at 10:30 a. m. All men interested in taking part in this league are asked to con¬ tact Mr- Chilnick at the Alliance. A minimum of fourteen men is nec¬ essary to insure the starting of the activity. MONDAY, JANUAY 20, 1947 Record Concerts On Music Appreciation Program Tuesdays The Music Appreciation Group is now being led by Bernard I. Rat ner, long-time music devotee, who is taking the place of Saul D. Wills, who is now living out of the city. Mr. Ratner met with the group for the first time on Tuesday, January 7, when plans were outlined for a season of outstanding musical fare. Instead of lectures, illustrated by recordings the programs in the future will consist of outstanding musical records as a concert with the interpretation of the signifi¬ cant aspects of the music being made by Mr. Ratner. The selection o fthe music to be played—symphonic, vo¬ cal, instrumental, operatic, etc.—will be made by Mr. Ratner, based on the suggestions of the members of the group. Mr. Ratner is a student at Arm¬ strong Junior College and has an outstanding large musical library. The group meets every Tuesday evening, at 8:15 o’clock at the Alli¬ ance. New members of the group are always welcomed The program for the next two concerts are as follows: TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 1. Instruments of the Orchestra 2. “Baal Shem”—three pictures of Chassidic Life—Bloch Vidui Nigun Simchas Torah .. 3. Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - - Tschaikowsk y TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 1. Instruments of the Orchestra (continued) 2. Valse Tri^te—Sibelius 3. Finlandia--Sibelius 4. Afternoon of a Faun--Debussy 5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major- -Beethoven Drama Workship Plans To Offer One-Act Play The Drama Workshop of the Alliance, under the direction of Miss Betty Michels, is making plans for the presentation of a one-act play, “That Strange Feeling”, in the near future. Casting has begun and the members of the cast will be announ¬ ced in the next issue. Simultaneous with work on the one-acter, plans are being made for the public presentation of a full length play during the month of May. Members of the group are en¬ gaged in the reading of plays, as a basis of the selection of their play in May. The Workshop members meet every Thursday evening at 7:45 o’clock at the Alliance. All persons interested in the theatre—in all of its phases—are invited to become members of the group, regardless of their experience. New members may come to the next meeting or may enroll by calling Mr. Chilnick at the Alliance or Miss Michels. Program Planned for Jewish Music Fete Plans for the Savannah obser¬ vance of the national Jewish Music Festival, from February 6 to March 7, were made at a meeting of the Savannah Jewish Music Fesival Committee, held! at the Alliance last Tuesday. The committee, ap¬ pointed by David Rosenzweig, chair¬ man of the Adult Education Com¬ mittee of the Alliance, planned for the first local participation in the Festival, held annually under the auspices of the National Jewish Music Council, sponsored by the Nat¬ ional Jewish Welfare Board. Fifty three national Jewish organizations are represented on the Council. Although all details of the ob¬ servance have not yet been com¬ pleted, the program will include the following features: a concert of Jew¬ ish music by Cantor David Putter man, featured vocal artist of the “Eternal Light” radio program; a concert by fthe Jewish choral groups of the city plus instrumental art¬ ists; special record concerts spon¬ sored by the Alliance Music Appre¬ JERSEY SECTION EMBARKS ON YOUTH MEMBER PROJECT ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. - - A state-wide memtoersnip organization of Jewish Center youth was appro¬ ved by the 216 delegates and guests representing 25 communities in the New Jersey Section of the National Jewish Welfare Board at the 35th annual convention of the New Jer¬ sey Section—JWB held here. As approved at the convention, the project outlines in general the following plan of organization. “The emphasis of all activities will be to focus attention of youth on local Center programs. Only such pro¬ jects will be sponsored as would, cre¬ ate greaiter interest oin local Cen¬ tre programming.” Membership in the youth organization is planned for the high school age group <14 to 18 years) The organization will be divided into two groups, one for 9th and 10th grades high school youth and the other for the 11th and 12th grade high school group. Ping Pong, Handball Tournaments For all Ages Will Start Here Soon “It’s Tournament Time at the Alliance.” This is the slogan of the Physical Education Committee which is sponsoring tournaments in Ping pong and handball for boys and girls, men and women in all categor¬ ies from novices to top-flight play¬ ers Entries are now being accepted for the following categories of play¬ ers: PING-PONG There will be four flights in this sport, with separate divisions in each flight for boys and men— girls and women: Championship, A, B, and C. Trophies will be awarded to the winner of each of the eight flights. An entry fee of 25c is being charged for each contestant, to cover the cost of prizes. SAVANNAH, GA. ciation Group; Jewish Music Festival Sabbaths in the three local synagogues; programs of Jewish music on all local radio stations; and special programs of Jewish music at the meetings of all Jewish organ¬ izations from February 6 to March 7. Attractive posters, presenting a contrast of the modem violin anc the ancient shofar, conveying a con¬ tinuity of the components of Jewish music from ancient through modten times, will be placed on display at the Alliance and in the synagogues throughout the city. Members of the Jewish Music Festival Committee are as follows: David Rosenzweig, Rabbi Isidore Barnett, Rabbi A. I. Rosenberg, Rabbi Louis M. Youngerman, Rev. J. Salzman, Rev. Hirsh Geffen, Mrs. Eunice O. Finn, Mrs. Fannye Coo¬ ley Eisenberg, Rudolph Jacobson, Bernard I. Ratner, Mrs. Sam D. Hfrsch, Mrs- Raymond Rosen, Sam¬ uel Rosenberg, and Paul Kulick and Jack Chilnick, ex-officio. Sports Smoker To Be Unique Affair A unique observance of Brother¬ hood Month is being planned by the Physical Education Department in the form of a Sports Smoker through which the democratic values of athletics will be demonstrated. Plans call for the invitation to other religious groups in the com¬ munity which sponsor athletic pro¬ grams on an over-all basis to par¬ ticipate in the program at the Al¬ liance. It is planned to include the fol¬ lowing sports in the program of sports demonstrations: Boxing, Wrestling, Weight lifting, Badmin¬ ton, Ping Pong, and Tumbling, with each religious group contributing its talent to the program. Sports movies and short talks by represen¬ tatives of the various groups will be included on the program, which will be followed by refreshments. The date of the event, the par¬ ticipating groups, and other details will be announced in the next issue. Play will begin during the last week of January or the first week in February. Assignments to the various flights will be made by a special committtee to be appointed by the chairman of the Physical Ed¬ ucation Committee. HANDBALL There will be three flights in this sport, limited to intermediate and adult men. A small entry fee will be charged. Paring and as¬ signment to flights will be made by a committee, headed by Alex. Heyman, veteran handball champ¬ ion. The Alliance will provide hand¬ balls for the games. Members may sign up for either or both tournaments by signing their names on the entry lists at the Alliance or by contacting Mr. Chilnick at the Alliance.

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The Jewish alliance. (Savannah, Ga.) 1945-1949, January 20, 1947, Image 1