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The Southern Israelite
At The Annual Convention
Of The Sisterhood
The annual convention of the Geor-
gia-Florida-Alabama Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods was held in Bir
mingham, Alabama, on March 18 and
19. Thirty three delegates attended
which number would have been in
creased but for flood conditions. The
convention was opened with invoca
tion by Rabbi Morris Newfield of
Birmingham. After addresses of wel
come and responses thereto the con
vention held a business session which
occupied most of Monday morning.
Mrs. Ernst Horwitz of Atlanta, Ga.
gave a very interesting report of her
visit to the Biennial Convention of the
National Federation of Temple Sister
hoods at San Francisco last month.
Mrs. Horwitz stated that the subject
of peace was given much time and
thought at this convention. Several
delegates from the various cities rep
resented gave papers on how their
Sisterhood meetings are conducted
which were interesting and instruc
tive. Mrs. I. Louis Seligman, of
Miami, Fla., read a paper on “What
Can We Members of the Sisterhood
Do to Further a Two Day Religious
School?” on Monday evening a very
delightful dinner was tendered the
delegates at the Hill Crest Country
Club, the feature of which was an
address by Judge Chas. N. Feidelson,
of Birmingham. On Tuesday, a volun
tary collection of funds for flood suf
ferers was made and a gratifying
response was received. Rabbi Gus
tave Falk, of Cincinnati, who has
worked in various rural sections, be
ing sent out under the auspices of
the Hebrew Union College, gave an
inspiring talk of his work in small
communities having no organized con
gregations. Rabbi Falk, in response
to questions about religious school
work, stated that our religious schools,
in addition to teaching Jewish His
tory, should strive to develop appre
ciation of Jewish Tradition, instilled
in our children by Jewish mothers. As
our ceremonials are a potent factor in
educating our children in Jewish His
tory and the appreciation thereof, the
1 ri-State Federation expressed the
hope that more and more Jewish
homes would observe our ceremonials
persistently and consistently. A
splendid paper in this connection was
read by Mrs.- Sam Wiesel of Tusca
loosa, Ala. She said, in part:
‘Throughout the ages Jewish educa
tion remained officially in the hands
of the father. Modern life puts the
task of educating the child more and
more in the hands of the mother. We
know that the impressionable stage of
a child’s life is in his early youth.
I though too young to understand, he
may not be too young to feel. Regular
attendance at service encourages the
b’hild in the habit of prayer which in
later life brings about an attitude of
jdevotion. In the religious school in
struction in the Holy seasons and ob-
s. ; vance thereof is always given. The
°ly seasons immediately bring to
our minds the various ceremonials as
sociated with them. What can be
j 101,1 e beautiful than the table with its
Matzoh, Bitter Herbs, Lamb Bone,
lr *e, etc., prepared for the Sedar
.service! In this the Sisterhood can
piay a very important part by ar-
r Hnging for a public Sedar in which
every member of the congregation can
participate. The kindling of the Sab
bath light is a beautiful Jewish cere
monial which should endure forever.
The burning of the Friday night can
dles is quite a factor in preserving
Judaism and strengthening the spirit
in the home. We should ever strive
to carry on the traditions of a peo
ple which has found its highest glory
in that it understandeth and knoweth
God.
In the City of New York has been
organized the “Ivriah” the women’s
division of the Jewish Educational As
sociation. The problems with which
the organization is grappling are:
“How to bring the Jewish spirit into
the modern home. How to stir the
Jewish mother to active interest in
the Jewish education of her children.
How to make sure that the Jewish
girl of today will as the Jewish moth
er of tomorrow keep alive the Jewish
spirit in the home.” This organiza
tion is two years old and has close
to 4000 members. “Ivriah” has wel
comed all mothers—orthodox, conser
vative and reformed, for they are all
“Ivriahs” namely Jewesses. It has
pledged itself to the great cause of
Jewish education, to give an oppor
tunity to our girls and boys, the moth
ers and fathers of tomorrow, to re
ceive the blessings of a thoroughly
Jewish training so that they may
grow up to be good men, good women,
good fathers, good mothers, good
Americans and good Jews. Let us
all emulate the spirit of “Ivriah” for
as someone has said: “we need spirit
ual development; we need more spirit
ual power; we need character; we
need more religion. We need more
of the things that are unseen in this
big world of ours.”
The new officers of the Tri-State
Federation, who were installed at the
convention, are:
President—Mrs. Ernst Horwitz,
Atlanta.
1st Vice-Pres.—Mrs. Alex. Wach-
tel, Jacksonville.
2nd Vice-Pres.—Mrs. Herman Rich,
Birmingham.
Rec. Secy.—Mrs. Ed. Landau, Al
bany, Ga.
Corres. Secy.—Mrs. Ed. Lonsberg,
Atlanta.
Treasurer—Mrs. Samuel Wiesel,
Tuscaloosa.
Auditor — Mrs. Sami. Goldstein,
West Palm Beach.
Parliamentarian—Mrs. Gertrude
Corbett, Jacksonville.
Directors—Mrs. I. A. Rosenberg,
Albany, Ga.; Mrs. J. Berman, Annis
ton, Ala.; Mrs. L. Elliot Grafman,
Tampa, Fla.
DR. ABRAHAM FLEXNER HON
ORED BY UNIVERSITY
OF BERLIN
Berlin, (J.T.A.)—An honorary de
gree was awarded Dr. Abraham Flex-
ner of New York by the University
of Berlin.
The honor, which is highly esteem
ed because it is rarely conferred, was
given Dr. Flexner for having secured
a grant from the Rockefeller Founda
tion aiding the medical profession in
Germany.
I
MRS. MAURICE STEINFELD
Mrs. Maurice Steinfeld, of St.
Louis, Mo., was elected President of
the National Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods. Mrs. Steinfeld has been
a Vice-President of the Executive
Board since 1924 and Chairman of the
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Federation’s Student Welfare Com
mittee since the latter’s establishment
s in 1924. She is the Federations rep-
dnd Vice-Chairman of
* \ the NaMliarJewish Women’s Organi
zations. Mrs. Steinfeld served on the
Federation’s Committee on Propagan
da 1919-24. She succeeds Mrs. J. Wal
ter Freiberg, of Cincinnati, who oc
cupied the office for six years.
HEBREW UNIVERSITY COM
PLETES BETH ALPHA
EXCAVATIONS
Jerusalem, (J.T.A.)—The excava
tions conducted by the exepedition of
the Hebrew University at Beth Alpha
have been completed. The excava
tions resulted in numerous valuable
finds, the unearthing of a synagogue
traced to the time of the reign of Em
peror Justin in the sixth century of
the Christian Era. Following the un
covering of the Mosaic floor, new finds
were made under the floor of apse.
A receptacle was discovered which
apparently served as the synagogue
money box. Several dozen 1 copper
coins were found in the box.
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