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September, 1949
Household Supplies
Needed For DPs
One of the most important obli¬
gations undertaken by the Savan¬
nah Jewish Council, in its program
of resettling 21 Jewish D-P fami¬
lies, is that of furnishing and
equipping living quarters for these
families. This is a huge task and
can only be done with the co¬
operation of the entire Jewish
community.
Our New Americans come to us
without any material possessions.
It is our responsibility to see to
it that they get a good start by
providing them with living quar¬
ters which are functional and at¬
tractive.
Although there is no limit to the
type of furnishings and equipment
which can be used—remember: we
are starting from scratch on this
job—we list herewith suggestions
as to the type of material most
needed:
FURNITURE — Living room,
bedroom, dining room, kitchen
furniture, mattresses, bed springs,
couches, beds, cribs, rugs, lamps,
oil, gas or electric heaters, pic¬
tures, radios, tables, fans, electric
irons, sewing machines, etc.
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT — Re¬
frigerators, stoves, storage cabin¬
ets, pots and pans, utensils, china,
glassware, table silver, etc.
LINENS — Blankets or quilts,
sheets, pillows and pillow cases,
towels—bath and face, tablecloths
or mats, dish towels, napkins, etc.
These items need not be new.
BUT THEY MUST BE IN GOOD,
USEABLE CONDITION, PRE¬
SENTABLE IN APPEARANCE,
since we do not have facilities for
making repairs.
Arrangements will be made to
pick up items, which are too heavy
to be brought to the headquarters
at the Alliance. Fill out the cou¬
pon found on this page and mail
it to the Alliance. A telephone
call will serve the same purpose.
If the items which you contribute
are portable, they may be brought
to the Alliance.
Seven families havd already ar¬
rived and more are on their way.
These items are needed NOW!
TO THE RESETTLEMENT COMMITTEE,
SAVANNAH JEWISH COUNCIL
I have the following material, which I wish to contribute
to the supplies for our New American Families:
You may pick it up on........................................................................
(name day of week)
NAME ....................................................................................................
ADDRESS ........................................................................................ : .....
(Please clip and mail to the Savannah Jewish Council, 323
Barnard St.)
JEWISH ALLIANCE
Youth Council Sponsored
Summer Beach Canteen
Ihe Senoir Youth Council of the Jewish Educational Alliance spon
koied a beach canteen for teen-agers for the first time last summer at
Ft. Screven. The Canteen was supervised by a committee of the Youth
Council headed by Don Golden and Billy Lasky; other members of the
committee were: Melvyn Galin, Shirley Pike, Ethel Cohen, Sally Mirsky,
Mary
The Canteen was opened on
Wednesdays, Saturday nights and
Sundays under the supervision of
adult chaperones and a member
of the Canteen Committee. The
canteen was to be an informal
drop-in center for all teen-agers
at the Beach. The canteen boasted
a snack bar, juke box, reading
room and ping-pong table. There
were several successful dances
held at the canteen, a watermelon
cutting, an AZA regional conven¬
tion and tournament and a B’nai
Bhith—AZA Cooperation Day.
It was the experience of the
committee running the canteen
that when affairs were planned
and publicized that between 75
and 100 youths would attend;
when the canteen was merely open,
then it would only attract about
10 couples. Based upon the ex¬
perience this year of this new
project, the Sr. Youth Council is
eager to continue this project on
a yearly basis during the summer
months.
A REAL ADVERTISING
BARGAIN!
This newspaper represents a
genuine quality medium for
merchants and persons offering
various services to the public.
It is mailed into over 1200 Jew¬
ish homes, where it is read by
at least 3,000 persons. The rates
are reasonable and provide a
splendid return in reaching
prospective buyers in every
Jewish home. Further informa¬
tion on rates and terms may
be secured by calling Mr. Gif
fen at the Alliance, 3-8843. You
can do the Alliance and your
favorite merchant a good turn
by telling him about the ad¬
vantages of advertising in this
paper.
JEA Men's Club
Ptans Big Year
The JEA Men’s Club have the
initial meeting under their belt
already and are embarking- on their
1949-1950 program. The major con¬
cern cf the Men’s Club is the wel¬
fare of the Alliance. To that end
they manage the Varsity Basket¬
ball Team and run the spectator
side of this activity for the JEA.
In addition to this, they promote
various athletic activities such as:
boxing classes, handball, softball,
business and professional men’s
gym and a host of others.
On the social front the Men’s
Club promote an annual costume
ball in the fall and the Jubilee
in the summer. Meetings are held
on the third Tuesday of the month
at the Alliance and the programs
and speakers are always interest¬
ing.
The officers of the Men’s Club
are: Ben Alpert, president; Robert
Gordon, first vice-president; Sey¬
mour Sc-hantz, second vice-presi¬
dent; Leo Center, third vice-presi¬
dent; Max Cooper, recording sec¬
retary; Jules Rudikoff, financial
secretary; Henry Tenebaum, cor¬
responding secretary; Henry Shon
field, treasurer; and Jake Plotkin,
Sergeant-at-arms.
INFORMATION PLEASE!
Jobs and permanent nousing
are high on the priority list of
the Resettlement Committee of
the Savannah Jewish Council,
in its important job of reset¬
tling our New American fami¬
lies. If our readers know of
any jobs, which can be filled
hv the head of one of these
families, or of apartments,
houses-, or bungalows (for
families) and furnished rooms
(for the single persons), at
reasonable rentals, please call
Mr. Kulick, at the office of the
Savannah Jewish Council,
3-8843 right away and give him
this information.
The entire Jewish community
has a stake in the success of
this humanitarian project, which
can only be a success, if all of
our Jewish people cooperate.
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Youth Council Meets
Sunday, October 2nd
The first meeting of the year
for the Sr. Youth Council will be
held on Sunday, October 2, at
11:00 A.M., at the Alliance. The
Council will take up the suggested
program as adopted by the pro¬
gram committee last May. Mem¬
bers of this special program com¬
mittee were: Shirley Pike, Daugh¬
ters of Zion; Francine Cooper,
B nai B’rith Girls; Mary Weitz,
president; Sally Mirsky, Daugh¬
ters of David; Billy Lasky, AZA
No. 651; and Melvyn Galin, AZA
No. 206.
The Youth Council will clear all
dates for social functions conduct¬
ed by the clubs which are members
of the Council. In addition to this,
they will also sponsor social, rec¬
reational, educational and service
projects. Socially, the Council will
sponsor the Youth Canteen in the
Alliance on Saturday nights, u
Haloween Party, St. Valentine’s
Day dance, stunt night, purim
carnival, Lag B’Omer picinc and
various outings. They will also
sponsor various athletic tourna¬
ments among both the boy and
girl clubs. Service projects of the
Council will include the March of
Dimes and the UJA fund-raising
■drives. Along educational lines, the
Council will sponsor youth forums
and discussions, unit courses in
topics of interest to youth and
will participate in the community’s
music and book month observances.
ADULT PROGRAM
(Continued from page 1)
Festival, Jewsh History Week and
the observances of Jewish Holi¬
days many program possibilities
offer themselves. Exhibts of Jew¬
ish Art and Ceremonal Objects can
also be set up at these times.
For the people interested in spe
cialzed activities the commttee
would like to offer them a chance
to join with others of like inter¬
est. Trained and experienced lead¬
ership will be offered where pos¬
sible. Some ideas suggested by the
committee were a folk dance group,
radio workshop, chess club and
bridge tournaments.
The Alliance can also offer spe¬
cial program services to organiza¬
tions and a-dvise them on program
possibilities. Wherever possible,
the Alliance will be glad to help
with records and transcriptions,
films, scripts and plays and speak¬
ers.
If any of these suggested pro¬
grams interest you, you are urged
to indicate your interest to Irwin
Gif fen, Paul Kulick, David Rosenz
weig, Philip Bodziner or any mem¬
ber of the Adult Education Com¬
mittee whose names are listed
elsewhere in this paper.