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Irwin Giffen
Starts at JEA
Iiwin B. Griffin formerly the
director of activities of the Jewish
Community Center of Lancaster,
Pa., has been appointed the di ec
tor of Activitie: of the Alliance
and has already started on his
duties. Mr. Giffen succeeds Mrs.
Louise Rudofsky, who held the
post of director of activities since
February, on an interim appoint¬
ment, following the resignation of
Jack Chilnick.
Mr. Giffen comes to his new
position with a rich career in social
work. A graduate of the Univer¬
sity of Michigan in 1941, he took
graduate courses at Michigan for
two years before war work inter¬
rupted his studies. He entered the
Graduate School of Social Work
of the University of Pittsburgh
and received his master’s degree
in group work in 1946.
He started his professional Jew¬
ish Center career at the Irene
Kaufmann Center in Pittsburgh
and then went to Chicago, where
he served as boys’ worker at the
Max Straus Center. While in Chi¬
cago, he served as program direc¬
tor of the Sunday School of the
North Shore Congregation. Then
Mr. Giffen moved to Lancaster
where he served as director of ac¬
tivities and acting director prior
to his coming to Savannah.
Summer Plans
For Teen-agers
The Youth Council of the J.E.A.
has formally requested the J.E.A.
to initiate a summer program, boih
at Tybee an! in the city, for these
in the 13 to 18 age groun Mary
Weitz, President of the Youth
Council, has appointed Don Gold¬
en, chairman of th : s summer pro¬
gram committee. Other members
of the committee are Melvyn Galin
and Shirley Pike.
The committee reported back to
the Council the following ideas.
The city program should consist
of at least two full days per week.
The group would meet at the
J.E.A. and then embark on activi¬
ties which would consist of trips,
hikes, over-night camp-outs, ath
let'cs, games, fishing and arts and
crafts. The Tybee program would
consist of Wednesday and Satur¬
day night informal dances, Sun¬
day night camp fire programs and
cock-outs, and Wednesday and
Sunday afternoon fishing and
sports program.
To find out exactly what the
teen-agers want in the line of a
summer program, a survey is be¬
ing made by Irwin Giffen, Director
of Activities.
JEWISH ALLIANCE
IN MEMORIAM
MORRIS SLOTIN typified the epic story cf the immigrant boy
who made good in America. He was one of those who, in making good,
helped make our country great.
He lived a full and useful life, as a result of which his community
was enriched. Honored and respected ,n life, he is mourned and fondly
remembered in death.
He was a gcod citizen, interesting and concerning himself with
public affairs. He contributed generously to the progress and welfare
of his city and country.
He was a good Jew. His leadership was exerted for the benefit
cf the Synagogue B’nai B’rith Jacob, the Hebrah Gemiluth Heseu
Society, the Savannah Jewish Council, the United Jewish Appeal, the
Jewish Educational Alliance and all Jewish causes dedicated to the
development of a richer Jewish life in America. When the Jewish
Educational Alliance was forced to cease its activities, it was his
< ynamic leadership which sparked its reopening as a character-building
agency for youth and as a clearing house for the interests and activities
of the Savannah Jewish community.
He was a man of vision, of high ability, of resourcefulness, of
determinathn. His judgment was sound, and his counsel was widely
sought. He was a good friend. He knew how to--play, and he enjoyed
the comradeship of many friends. He was a devoted and respectful
son, bringing joy and comfort to his mother ard father.
Morris Slotin was a husband and father true to the he ritage of
Israel; his home was a sanctuary of love, cf hope, and of joy, of
comfort and of devotion.
Be It. Resolved, by the Board of Directors of the Jewish Educa¬
tional Alliance that we mourn the passing of our Honorary President,
Morris Slotin, that a copy of this memorial and resolution be spread
upon our minutes, and that a copy be sent to the family of our lamented
leadei.
HERBERT BUCHSBAUM lived a life all t o short of years, but
full of the things which make life worth while. He lived not for himself
alone, but for others.
He overcame handicaps, and his nature was the sweeter for the
d’ffieulties he experienced. Indeed, he helped others with many acts
of kindness and graciousness known only to himself and those he aided.
He was a sue ess in all of the important things of life, but he was
at all time simple, unaffected and humble. He resisted honors, holding
office only after the repeated insistence of his associates. His only
desire was to work and to serve. No one could work more 1 yally nor
serve more devotedly.
Sharing with his family and with his many friends the sense of
deep and unhealing bereavement at his untimely dea.h, his associates
of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Educational Alliance pause
to do honor to the memory of Herbert Buchsbaum.
Be It Resolved, by the Board of Directors of the Jewish Educational
Alliance that we mourn the passing of our past president, Herbert
Buchsbaum, that a copy of this memorial and resolution be spread upon
our minutes, and that a copy be sent to the family of the departed.
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in ace rd&nce with Dieta y Laws,
towels and soap, all program sup¬
plies, all swimming fees, trans¬
portation to Tybee and all
trips and outings. The fees are:
Fight weeks—$70.00 for Mem¬
bers; $75.00 for Ncn-Members.
Four weeks—$42.50 for Mem¬
bers; $45.00 for Non-Members.
By special arrangement, each
additional child in the family of
a member, aft°r the first drl' 1 .
will be able to register for a special
fee of $60.00 for the full 8 weeks
camp session.
Many new program features will
be offered at camp this year. On
Tuesday. June 7 from 1:00 to 4:00
P.M. there will be a special Camp
/'ll’an^e Pre-Vue for the campers.
During tb* 1 Pre-Vue each camp?;
will get his medical examination.
In addition, there will be games,
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The members of the Nominating
Committee of the Alliance are as
follows: Dr. William A. Wexler,
chairman, H. Sol Clark, Robert
Grrdon, Judge Emanuel Lewis,
Leon Longwater, Abe Odess, Harry
Richman, Sam Robinson, and Mrs.
Joseph Wilensky.
The members of the commitee,
which planned the program for the
/nnual Meeting are as follows:
Raymond Rosen, chairman, Mrs.
Philip Boblasky, Dr. Maurice
Camin, Harry R. Friedman. Mrs.
Sam D. Hirsch, Sidney L. Raskin,
and Abro Robinson.
stories, refreshments, athletics and
arts and crafts.
Parents, for a summer full of
fun and enriching, worth-while
experience in a camp sett’ng, you
can Rely on Camp Alliance, the
summer Day Camp of the JEA.
MAY, 1949
First Family
Of DPs Here
Chaim Melamed, his wife
Maryla and daughter Chana, aged
one, have arrived in Savannah, as
the first family unit resettled in
Savannah, under the auspices of
the local Jewish community,
through the Savannah Jewish
Council. The Melamed family
was brought to Savannah under
the D. P. Act and their adjust
mer.t will be carried out through
the Resettlement Committee, of the
Council, under the chairmanship
of Harry R. Friedman.
Previous to the enactment of
the D. P. Act, by Congress last
yea , all “New Americans” who
came to the U. S. did so under af¬
fidavits supplied by individuals.
Under the D. P. Act, assurances
of supp rt, housing, and employ¬
ment had to be made by communi
t ; es or organizations. Working in
cooperation with the United Serv¬
ice for New Americans, the Sa¬
vannah Jewish Council agreed to
accent r t r tal of eighteen family
units of D. P.’s, on the basis of
three units per month for s i x
months.
Serving with Mr. Friedman, as
co-chairmen of the project are
Morris H. Bernstein, Judge Eman¬
uel Lewis, and Mrs. Joseph L.
W'lensky, as co-chairmen, and
Hubert L. Kayton, as treasurer.
Each of the co chairmen have
supervisory responsibilities over a
group of sub-committees.
The group of sub-committees,
dealing with security aspects of
adjustment, under the supervision
of Jud^e Lewis, are: Finance, with
B. I. Friedman, as chairman; Em
pp^ment, with Morris Levy, as
ehn’rman, and Legal, H. Sol Clark,
Chairman.
*'r. Bernstein supervises the
following committees: Housing,
Mrs. Miller Kaminsky, chairman;
Case Work, Mrs. Emanuel F.
Posen and Mrs. Jacob Rubin, co
chairmen; and Supplies, Mrs.
Henry Shonfield. chairman.
Mrs. Wilensky is coordinating
the work of the following commit¬
tees: Reception, Mrs. A. J. Gar
funkel, chairman: Americanization
and Education, Mrs. Casper Wise¬
man. chairman; Social and Hos¬
pitality, Mrs. Sidney Rosenzweig,
chairman, and Benjamin Silver
man. co-chairman; and Religious,
Rabbi Isidore Barnett. A. I. Rosen
b°r. and Solomon E. Starrels, co
chairmen.
Mrs. Louise Rudofsky, has
inst been re-elected to the
Hoard of Directors of the
National Jewish Welfare
Board at the annual mee't
inp of the Jewish Center Di¬
vision held in New York City
the week-end of April 30.