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The Alliance
VOL. 1, NO. 1.
Adult Education
Program Pre-vue
The Adult Education Commit¬
tee of the Alliance at its prelim¬
inary survey meeting considered a
wide and varied program. It will
be helpful to the committee, if
members of the Alliance would let
them or the staff know the type of
activities, which they would like
to see sponsored and in which they
would participate. Many of the
items listed in this column should
have popular appeal and those, in
which sufficient interest is shown,
will be offei’ed. Here are some
of the committee’s program ideas;
let us know what you are inter¬
ested in.
The committee thought that
classes of both Jewish and general
interest could be offered. Classes
of Jewish interest would include
Hebrew, Jewish History, Customs
and Ceremonies, Contemporary
Jewish Movements and Jewish
Problems. The committee would
like to continue the morning
classes for women and add simi¬
lar classes for men in the evening.
Classes in public speaking, psy¬
chology, economics for the layman,
music appreciation and many oth¬
ers could be offered if there is any
interest in them.
Another suggestion was the in¬
troduction of unit courses which
% 'would be of short term duration
> and woqld utilize various speakers.
Unit courses of Jewish interest
C which could be offered are: A Pat¬
tern for Living as Jews in Amer¬
ica; Patterns of Social and Eco
nomic Movements in Israel To
Giants in Jewish Literature;
. and, Structure and Problems of
'American Jewish Life Today. Oth¬
er unit courses could be along the
lines of Parent-Child Relation¬
ships, Mental Hygiene Problems
and Know Your Community.
The committee felt that a dis¬
cussion group is of prime import¬
ance in the adult education picture.
Emphasis would be on informal
discussion of subjects of
to the members of the
which is to be small enough to
low for partieipaton of all
bers of the group.
Along the lines of mass
and activities the committee
like to sponsor some type of
ture and concert series. In
tion to this, a Yiddish Film
could be offered. During
munity celebrations such as
ish Book Month, Jewish
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
JEA GETS
NEW LOOK
The Alliance has followed the
dictates of fashion and now sports
the “new look.” Thousands of dol¬
lars have been spent to provide
finer services and facilities for
members. The Alliance building
is now clean, fresh-looking and
attractive. Both the inside and
outside have been painted and the
inside is restful to the eyes with
its warm, pastel colors. The light¬
ing has been improved throughout
the building and fluorescent fix¬
tures installed in many places. New
floor covering in all the rest rooms
has also been added.
In addition to our clean-up,
paint-up campaign, many new fa¬
cilities and features have been add¬
ed to offer the members new serv¬
ices. A Health Club has been
established next to the exercise
room where the following facilities
and services are available: new
equipment added is a massage
table, two cots, shower room, steam
cabinet and heat lamp; services are
use of exercise room equipment,
steam baths, massages by Charles
Grossman — registered masseur,
showers and heat lamp treatment^.
All equipment in the exercise room
has been repaired and a new ex¬
ercise birycle and punching bag
has been installed. In the locker
room a new exhaust fan of the
latest and most modern type has
been added.
The Women’s Club has helped
the Alliance by adding a stainless
steel sink, new cabinets and work
tables in the kitchen. General plans
calls for setting up the main floor
as a recreational lounge for teen¬
agers in the afternoons. There
are provisions for a quiet game
room, ping-pong room, operation
of the snack-bar and dancing.
THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE
.Extends to the Entire Jewish Community of Savannah
Best Wishes for the New Year 5710.
With the Hope that the Coming Year — the 37th in the
History of Service to the Jewish Community by the Alliance
will be filled with greater opportunities for helping to meet
the Social Cultural and Physical Needs of the Jewish People
of Savannah.
I\ H. BODZINER PAUL A. KULICK
President Executive Director
For the Board of Directors For the Staff
Tenenbaum, Bodziner Attend
UJA Emergency Conference
Albert Tenenbaum, President of the Savannah Jewish Council,
and Philip H. Bodziner, a chairman of the Initial Gifts Division of the
1949 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal and Federation, represented
Savannah at the Emergency Conference of the United Jewish Appeal,
held in Washington, D. C. on September 10 and 11. The Emergency
Conference was called to consider methods of stepping up the cash
collection for the UJA, which is facing a crisis in financing the work
of the United Palestine Appeal, the Joint Distribution Committee and
the United Service for New Americans because of the sharp drop in
income from community campaigns.
UJA Holds October
Clean-Up Campaign
Although the 1949 campaign of
the United Jewish Appeal and
Federation raised approximately
$234,000 at the time the drive was
temporarily halted on August 1,
there still remain approximately
180 adult Jewish prospects, who
have not yet been seen or for whom
no report has been received. To
remedy this situation and insure
that every Jew in Savannah shall
have the opportunity “to stand up
and be counted,” the Executive
Committee of the Savannah Jewish
Council and the leaders of the cam¬
paign have officially decided to
conduct a “clean-up campaign”
sometime during the latter half of
October.
Savannah raised $361,000 for
the UJA and Federation in 1948.
The leaders of the campaign are
striving to raise at least $275,000
by the time the October campaign
is completed. In addition to the
adult Jewish prospects who have
not been covered, there are still
prospects unsolicited in the Out-of
Town, Non-Jewish and Youth Di¬
visions. These prospects will also
be seen in the October campaign.
If you are among those who
have not yet contributed to the
campaign, you are urged to send
SEPTEMBER, 1949
The crisis shapes up around
these facts. In the first eight
months of 1948, the UJA re¬
ceived in cash from the Jews
of America, on account of all
campaigns, a total of $122,-
540,516. During that period,
52.000 Jews were brought to
Israel. In the first eight
months of 1949, the UJA had
received in cash only $84,-
189,698. At the same time,
180.000 immigrants had reach¬
ed Israel. Thus, while cash
receipts had dropped by 31 %
the flow of immigration rose
about 350%. (
Mr. Tenenbaum served on a com¬
mittee of 80 top American Jewish
leaders, which drafted the resolu¬
tions, which, among other things,
called upon “the communities of
America to mobilize all contribu¬
tors for an extraordinary cash col¬
lection in order to meet the critical
financial position arising from the
immigration into Israel.”
Mr. Tenenbaum also volunteer¬
ed to assist thp UJA by serving
as a “minute man,” to visit other
communities to bring home, in per¬
son, the factual story of the fi¬
nancial crisis facing the UJA, and
assist in the cash collection effort.
Savannah has already made
plans to cooperate in this effort
by organizing an intensive collec¬
tion campaign, in which volunteei's
will call upon all persons who have
already made pledges, to collect
on such pledges. To date, Savan¬
nah has already remitted t to the
UJA, $135,000 against its 1949 al¬
location, to be determined in Oc¬
tober, when the “clean-up” phase
of the 1949 campaign in Savannah
has been completed.
in your subscription now. Vol¬
unteers are also needed to work
on the October campaign. If you
wish to serve, call or write to the
camnaign headquarters, 328 Barn¬
ard Street, phone 3-8843.
