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B’NAI B’RITH
The Gate City Lodge No. 144 Inde
pendent Order of B’nai B’rith will hold
their regular meeting second Tuesday
of the month, at the Jewish Progres
sive Club, dinner will be served
promptly at 6:30 and members are re
quested to make reservations early
due to the large attendance expected
because of the initiation that will
take place.
The initiation has been carefully,
planned by Nathen Saltzman, Chair
man and Armand Wyle, vice chairman.
TEMPLE SISTERHOOD
The regular monthly meeting of the
Temple Sisterhood will be held Mon
day afternoon, April 1st. A report
of the biennial session of the Sister
hoods will be given by Mrs. Ernest
Horwitz. High lights of the tri-state
convention at Birmingham will be
given by Mrs. Sam Levy, Mrs. Ben
Fuchs and Mrs. Ed. Lonsberg.
JEWISH PROGRESSIVE CLUB
An entertainment was held Sunday
night, March 24th at the Jewish Pro
gressive Club for the members and
their families. The entire program
was performed by professional enter
tainers.
A dance was held March 28th when
all members and their families turned
out in full. Music was furnished by
Louis Rittenbaum and his Peerless en
tertainers.
The indoor basketball games are be
ing well received by the members, and
real competition is taking place be
tween the teams. These teams are
grouped from the membership, exclud
ing the Varsity team, and suitable
trophies are given the winning teams.
JUNIOR HADASSAH
Junior Hadassah sponsored a public
benefit bridge on Tuesday, March 19,
1929 at the Ansley Hotel Roof Gar
den, assembling a large host of the
members and their friends. There
were individual table prizes, as well
as a number of consolation prizes.
1 he regular monthly meeting of
Junior Hadassah will be held on Sun
day, March 31, 1929 at the Henry
Lrady Hotel at 3 o’clock. All members
ai e urged to attend and bring a new
member, as this meeting will be very
interesting and entertaining.
CLASSES IN HEBREW
W eekly Course Added by
United Hebrew School.
I i ee evening classes in Hebrew now
are being conducted from 8 until 9:30
o clock each Monday night at the
U nited Hebrew school. These and
“‘i extension courses are being of-
ItM l to persons of all ages and are
in< er the direction of Isidore J. Lap-
son, principal of the school. A. Ger
main, a graduate of the Tarbuth He
brew college, of New York, recently
as been added to the school’s facul-
> and is assisting in the extension
courses.
COUNCIL HOME IN HAVANA
Jewish Girls From Europe Sheltered
on Arrival in Cuba.
New York City—Havana has be
come a half-way station for American
citizens who are engaged to marry
European girls. By meeting their
fiancees in Cuba, these men are spared
the long expensive journey across the
ocean. In order to protect young
Jewish girls who come from Europe
to Havana to meet their American
fiancees, the National Council of Jew
ish Women has established a tempo
rary home to house the young girls
during the two weeks wait which is
required by the Cuban law for the
publication of the marriage banns.
After this period has expired, the
weddings are permitted to take place,
and the young people then leave for
the United States, since the woman,
being the wife of an American citizen,
is then admissible to the United States
regardless of quota restrictions.
YOUNG JUDEAN COUNCIL
According to an announcement by
Louis Geffen, chairman of the Young
Judaean Council,, the Council will
sponsor a series of events which will
be known as Young Judaea Week.
The first of these affairs was in the
form of a Young Judaea Service. It
was held at the Ahavath Achim Syna
gogue at 7:45 P. M., Friday evening,
March 29. Rabbi Harry Epstein, the
principal speaker.
On Sunday night, March 31, at 8:00
P. M. stunt night will be held at the.
Educational Alliance. This affair will
be in the form of various acts by the
members of the Young Judaean Clubs.
Prizes will be awarded to the best
stunts.
Then on April 2, Tuesday evening,
at 8:00 P. M., a debate will be held
between the Mosean and Maccabee
clubs and will be followed by a dance.
This will take place also at the Edu
cational Alliance. All Young Judaean
members and their friends are cordial
ly invited to attend these various af
fairs, since they will be both enter
taining and educational to those at
tending.
SENIOR HADASSAH
The Atlanta Chapter of the Senior
Hadassah gave their annual Purim
shower at the Jewish Woman’s Club
on Washington Street. A very gen
erous donation of sheets and pillow
cases was contributed for the occasion.
In addition to a very lovely musical
program, there were interestnig tab
leaux presented, illustrating the work
of the Hadassah. Mrs. Harry Ep
stein, wife of Rabbi Epstein, read an
interesting paper on Purim. The re
sponse to the Infant Welfare Fund
which is usually collected at this af
fair was very generous.
After the program was ended, a
delightful social hour was enjoyed, at
which Hamen-Taschen was served.
Mrs. L. J. Levitas,_Vice-President,
presided, and the program was ar
ranged by Mrs, Irving Edison, Mrs.
Herbert Taylor, and Mrs. Fannie
Segal Goldstein.
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
The regular monthly meeting of the
Council of Jewish Women was held
Monday evening, March 18th in the
vestry rooms of the Temple. Dr.
Marx presented an extremely interest
ing and enlightening discussion on
evolution and religion, and Mrs. Louis
Hirsch rendered four very lovely
piano selections. After the program,
an enjoyable social hour was spent
by the members and their families and
friends.
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B’NAI B’RITH OPENS
NEW FOUNDATION
The formal opening of the B’nai
B’rith Hillel Foundation at the Uni
versity of West Virginia was held re
cently at Morgantown. Rabbi Samuel
H. Baron of Uniontown, Pa., who is
directing the activities at the founda
tion, presided at a reception which
marked the opening. Ministers of the
various denominations were present
and greeted the new foundation.
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