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THE JEWISH
VOL. 2 No. 8
Cantor Putterman,
“Eternal Light,"
Here March 12th
A Concert of Jewish music by
Cantor David Putterman on Wed¬
nesday evening, March 12, will mark
the fourth feature of the current
Cultural Series of the Alliance. At
the same time, the concert by Can¬
tor Putterman will culminate the
first annual observance of the nat¬
ional Jewish Music Festival in Sav¬
annah.
Cantor Putterman, who is best
k nown for his solo work on the fam¬
ous radio program, “The Eternal
Light’’, was recently appointed as
the director of the Music Depart
ment of the United Synagogue of
Acclaimed by music critics as “the
possessor of a beautiful tenor voice,
true in intonation and emotional in
every fibre,” Cantor Putterman is the
Cantor of the Park Avenue Synago¬
gue of New York City. His repeated
concert appearances throughout the
land, his numerous coast-to-coast
broadcasts, the popularity of his
RCA-Victor records, all have gained
for him an enviable reputation.
His program in Savannah will in¬
clude Caballistic and Chassidic
songs, folk and art songs, music of
the Bible, Liturgical songs, Palestin¬
ian songs, etc., sung in Hebrew, Eng¬
lish, and Yiddish.
Admission to the-concert will be
by season ticket or single admission
ticket sold at the door on March 12
at one dollar per person.
Purim Carnival On
March 9th
The Annual Purim Carnival will
be sponsored this year by the Alli¬
ance Youth Council, with twelve
groups of the Alliance taking part.
The Carnival will be held on Sun¬
day, March 9, from 3 p. m. to 7. p. m.
A new feature of the Carnival
will be the fact that the entire
building will be taken over for the
affair, thus allowing for a larger
variety of activities than was pos¬
sible when only the auditorium was
used, as in previous years. The var¬
ious clubs will sponsor booths,
among which the committee prom
ies many surprises.
At press time, the following organ¬
izations had confirmed their par¬
ticipation in the Carnival: A. Z. A.
No. 206, Forest City A. Z. A. No.
851, B. B. G., Young Judaea, Girl
Scouts, Brownies, Cub Scouts, Young
Men’s Club, Junior Hadassah, Wo¬
men’s Club of the J. E, A., Jerome
Eisenberg A. C., Jrs., Jerome Eisen
berg A. C., Seniors.
Philip Kaplan and Ernie Fried¬
man are co-chairmen of the affair
and they are now in the process of
selecting their committee.
A nominal admission charge will
be made. Included in the program
to date will be an Qutstanding mag¬
ician show.
(Pubti&hedl by T’ke
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF GA.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1947
Men! The JEA Men's Club's Back
First Meeting, Monday, March 3rd
Pleasant memories of enjoyment-filled seasons of the past will be con¬
jured up in the minds of many Alliance-ites with the announcement that
the Men’s Club of the Alliance is to be reorganized. Much sentiment has
developed for the reestablishment of the Club, which held its last meeting
some seven years ago.
So here’s the good news, men! On Monday, March 3, at the Alliance,
there will be a get-together of all men interested in joining the Men’s
Club. An outstanding program of entertainment, sports, and refreshments
is being arranged. There will be no admission charge.
A. I. Rosenthal is chairman of the small committee which is developing
plans for the first meeting. Working with him will be Henry Shonfield,
Ruben Siegel, and Benjamin Silverman.
Remember the date: Monday, evening, March 3, at the Alliance.
Be there!
Community Invited To U.J.A. ZONE
Meeting In Jacksonville, March 9
Stunt Night
Is Postponed
Because of a heavy schedule
of activities, the Stunt Night,
sponsored by the Youth Coun¬
cil, and scheduled for the early
part of March, has been post¬
poned and will be held during
the latter part of March.
Youth Council Forum On
Palestine Successful
The first Youth Forum, devoted to
Palestine, and sponsored by the
Alliance Youth Council, held at the
Alliance on Sunday evening, Feb¬
ruary 16th. with some 85 boys and
girls In attendance.
Michael Adilman, president of the
Savannah District of the Zionist
Organization of America, was the
main speaker. He gave a colorful
picture of the origins, philosophy,
and program of the Zionist move¬
ment. Many thought-provoking
questions were asked by the young
people following Mr. Adilman’s talk.
Other features of the program
included a showing of the latest
movie on Palestine; the playing of
music of Palestine on records; and
refreshments. Mr. Jack Chilnick,
Director of Activities of the Alli¬
ance, introduced Mr. Adilman and
presented the background of the
program.
The Youth Council committee
which planed the program was com¬
posed of Roger Meddin, chairman,
Ernie Friedman, and Ethel Cohen.
Ernie introduced the program and
Ethel was in charge of refreshments.
Based on the enthusiasm with
which the program was received,
the Youth Council is planning a
series of Youth Forums for the fu¬
ture.
BARUCH AN ALUMNUS OF JEW¬
ISH CENTER MOVEMENT
NEW YORK—Resignation last
month of Bernard M. Baruch from
the chairmanship of the United
ruStateyyy
States delegation to the United Na¬
tions Atomic (Energy Commission
recalled that the venerable states¬
man and economic leader is one of
the distinguished alumni of the Jew¬
ish center movement. In his youth
Mr. Baruch was a member of the
92nd Street YMHA in New York.
An invitation has been extended
to the entire Jewish community of
Savannah by Dr. Jonah B. Wise, Nat¬
ional Chairman of the United Jew¬
ish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas
Needs and Palestine, to attend the
Jacksonville-Savannah Zone Con¬
ference of the U. J. A. to be held
in Jacksonville, (Fla. on (Sunday,
March 9, at the Mayflower Hotel,
beginning at 12:15 p. m.
Among the outstanding speakers
who will address the Conference
are Major George Fielding Eliot,
nationally famous news commen¬
tator and analyst, who toured the
DP camps in Europe last year; Eh.
Leo Srole, former UNRRA Director,
who exposed the deplorable condi¬
tions in the Landsberg DP camp;
and Alisa Klausner Eskol, Palestin¬
ian-born author and lecturer who
recently arrived in this country to
speak on behalf of the U. J. A.
The conference will include a
luncheon session begining at 12:15
p. m. and an afternoon sesson which
will adjourn at 4:30 p. m. There
will be no solicitation of funds.
All persons wishing to attend may
make reservations for the luncheon
with Mr. Kulick, by calling the Al¬
liance office 3-8843. It is expected
that a large contingent from Sav¬
annah will drive down to Jackson¬
ville. All persons who are planning
to drive and have room in their
automobile for extra passengers are
asked to advise Mr. Kulick of this
fact.
Cooley Leads Ping Pong Top Flight,
M. and P. in Handball
Play in the championship flight
of the Annual handball tournament,
sponsored by the Alliance, will take
place this week.
Philip Kaplan defeated Howard
Cohen in the finals of Flight 4 play
but lost out in Flight 3, being de¬
feated by Leonard Greenfield. Max
Kaplan downed Greenfield to come
out as champ of Flight 3.
In the first round of Flight 4,
Roddy Meddin defeated Ish Al
pem; Philip Kaplan won over
Charley Wolsen; and Howard Cohen
won over Howard Levin. Murray
Galin and Albert Epstein forfeited.
Kaplan then went on to beat Med¬
din. Kaplan met and defeated How¬
ard Cohen in the finals.
In Flight 3, first round winners
'were: Max Kaplan over Reuben
(Continued on page 4)
Music Festival On
WCCP Monday
Our readers are urged to tune
their radios to Station WOCP
next Monday, March 3, at eight
o’clock, when a fine program of
Jewish music will be presented
in observance of the national
Jewish Music Festival.
The program will include pi¬
ano selections by Mrs. Eunice
O. Finn; violin numbers by Da¬
vid Odrezin; and a group of
choral numbers by the Agudath
Achim Synagogue Choir, under
the direction of Cantor Joseph
C. Saltzman.
Through the courtesy of Sta¬
tions WDAR, WSAV, WFRP,
and WTOC, other programs de¬
voted to the Jewish Music Fes¬
tival were carried by all local
radio stations.
Rev. J. A. Rabun Is
Bnai Brith Speaker
Rev. Joseph A. Rabun, pastor of
the Baptist Church at McRae, Ga.,
will be the principal speaker at the
Annual Brotherhood Meeting of the
Savannah Lodge of B’nai B’rith, to
be held at the Alliance this Thurs¬
day evening, February 27 at 8:30
o’clock. Rev. Rabun has achieved a
reputation for his outstanding liber¬
alism, having appeared recently at
the State Capitol to oppose the pro¬
posed White Democratic Primary
law. He is pastor of the church of
which Herman Talmadge is a mem¬
ber.
Another feature of the program
will be the formal installation of one
hundred new members of the lodge
by a degree team composed of Ben¬
jamin Silverman, Dr. William A
Wexler, Dr. Herbert Levington, and
Sidney Raskin.
All members of the lodge are
urged to bring their friends—Jewish
and non-Jewish—to the meeting as
guests, since the program is dedi¬
cated to Brotherhood Month.
Refreshments will be served and
a social hour will follow the meeting.
Ramon Udinsky and Reuben Coo¬
ley are fighting it out for top hon
ros in the championship flight of
the annual ping-pong tournament
of the Alliance, at press time. Coo¬
ley finished his total of twelve games
winning 8 and losing 4, while Udin¬
sky has won 6 and lost 4, with two
more games to be played with David
Lang. Other standings in the cham¬
pionship flight, at press time, were
Philip Kaplan, won 5 and lost 5,
with two games to play; Max Kap¬
lan, won 4 and lost 4 with 4 games
to play; Henry Weissman, won 6 and
lost 6; Philip Hoffman, won 3 and
lost 7, 2 games to play; David Lang
won 2 and lost 4, with 6 to play.
In flight two, Louis Kooden, Wal¬
ter Lowenkopf, Howard Cohen, and
Harry Kaplan are still in the run
(Continued on page 3)
SAVANNAH, GA.
Jewish Music On
Festival Program
Here Tuesday
What is expected to be one of
the outstanding programs of the
Savannah observance of the nat¬
ional Jewish Music Festival will
be held at the Alliance this Tues¬
day, February 25, at 8:30 o’clock,
when “The Parade of Jewish Music”,
featuring outstanding Savannah tal¬
ent will be presented.
The participants in the program
wil include the choir of the Agudath
Achim Synagogue; the Senior Had¬
assah Choral Group; Cantor Hirsch
Geffen, of the B. B. Jacob Synago¬
gue and Cantor Joseph C. Saltzman
of the Agudath Achim Synagogue;
and Mrs. Eunice O. Finn.
The choir of the Agudath Achim
will present the music of the syna¬
gogue, while the Hadassah Choral
Group will offer folk music of Pales¬
tine.
Cantors Geffen and Saltzman
will present vocal numbers of varied
aspects of Jewish music while Mrs.
Finn will play a group of piano
numbers by Jewish composers.
Cantor Saltzman has written an
original script, which will give the
program a well-rounded unity. Mil
ton Bellah of Station WDAR, will
narrate the program.
The public is invited to attend
the program for which there will
be no admission charge.
Sisterhood of B.B.
Jacob Banquet
Wednesday
The showing of an outstanding
Yiddish movie, “Laughter Through
Tears,” based on a story by the fam¬
ous Jewish author, Sholem Aleichem,
will feature the program at the
Annual Banquet of the B. B. Ja¬
cob Sisterhood, to be held at the
Alliance this Wednesday, February
26, at 7 p. m.
Mrs. Louis Silverman, president of
the Sisterhood, will preside as Mis¬
tress of Ceremonies, and will pre¬
sent Fred Rotkow, president of the
B. B. Jacob Synagogue; Isadore
Movsovitz, president of the Brother¬
hood of the Synagogue; and Rabbi
A. I. Rosenberg of the Synagogue,
for words of greeting.
General chairmen of the affair
are: Mr.s Louis Black, Mrs. Bennie
E>eich, Mrs. A. J. Garfunkel, and
Mrs. Fred Rotkow. Chairiqen of' the
ticket committee are: Mrs. Charles
Garfunkel and Mrs. Nathan Tan
enbaum.
Mrs. Sam D. Hirsch On
J.D.C. National Council
Mrs. Sam D. Hirsch, president of
the Women’s Club of the Alliance,
chairman of the Youth Activities
Committee of the Alliance, chair¬
man of the Savannah 8. O. S. Com¬
mittee, and active in numerous Jew¬
ish and communal causes, was re¬
cently honored by being elected to
the National Council of the Joint
Distribution Committee. The J. D.
C. is the national sponsor ing body
of the S. O. S. (Supplies for Over¬
sea Survivors) campaign. To date,
Savannah Jewry has sent approxi¬
mately 20,000 pounds of food and
clothing for shipment to European
Jewry.