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features of local
interest
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worked together to make this a suc-
Lee Shuman, program chair-
* arranged an entertaining pro-
which included Miss Regina,
r ntra ’r violinist; a reading by Mrs.
Da * Meyers; Mr. Ted Nichols, of
fame, balladist; Miss Julia
| Mrs. Louisa Gavant, Mr.
[ )a ve 1,’ngar. artist, lent amusement
i-casion. The services of pro-
fUsional fortune tellers and palmists
were secured for the evening.
if fair opened only to paid-
niembers.
Xhe Fireside group met at the home
; Helen Self and Miss Rose
SetT, 4 (| t ; Sixth Street, N. E., March
13.
Purim Ball For Benefit of
Hebrew School
Xhe fortieth annual Purim ball for
the benefit of the United Hebrew
hi>o 1 of Atlanta was held March 13,
at the Auditorium-Armory. Mr.
Sam (iershon was chairman of the
ball.
Dave Miller’s orchestra furnished
ie music. A fashion review and mid
night frolic was arranged by volun
tary services of professional artists
playing at various theaters.
Mr. K. Willner, chairman of the
program committee, announced that
more than $2,500 worth of advertis
ing has been contributed by the most
representative leading Atlanta con
cerns for the printing of the program.
s largely due to the inspira
tion of Rabbi Harry H. Epstein, who
iade this affair one of the most suc
cessful.
The United Hebrew School rnain-
s headquarters at the Ahav-
ath Aihim Synagogue and a branch
conducted at the Smillie
i North Avenue, where He
rat u re and history is taught
1 the Jewish children of Atlanta.
DEATHS
l- e(>n Ullman From Annis
ton, Ala., Passes
•Mr. Leon Ullman, 79, prominent
ant of Anniston, Ala., died re-
cently at the residence of his son, Nat
‘ an, of 1091 Springdale Road.
1 liman was en route to his
rom New York. He was in
visiting his son and died
> brief illness from pneumonia.
,. e is survived by his wife; two sons,
I liman, of Atlanta, and Al-
1 liman, of New York, and
‘hers, August Ullman, of An-
and A. Ullman, of New Or
leans.
^Fs. Barney Ehrlich
tor Mrs. Barney Ehrlich,
led Ma rch 12, at her home, 209
reet, N. E., were held by Dr.
-'larx officiated, and burial was
e in Oakland Cemetery.
Feo Grossman
Mamv « ° Grossman Passed away
dauv’r'-- ’ ’ e * s surv * ve d by his widow,
• Mrs. Philip Schulafer, and
"•"daughter, Helen.
FOREIGN NEWS
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May 31st. The burden of deciding
what immigrants are wanted would
thus rest with the provinces them
selves.
The Dominion is prepared to pro
vide inspection facilities and to pre
vent immigrants not wanted from en
tering the country but it will do noth
ing in a financial way to further im
migration nor will it offer any objec
tions to the provinces making any
agreements they desire with transpor
tation companies to bring in immi
grants.
Soviet Envoy In Germany '
Intervenes For Rabbis
Berlin.—Carrying out the request of j
Jewish circles, the German minister j
of state, Weissmann, asked the Rus- j
sian ambassador Krestinski to inter
vene in favor of the rabbis of Minsk
who have been arrested. Today Krest
inski informed Weissmann that he has
succeeded in his efforts to have the
Soviet government grant these rabbis
a court trial.
British To Pay $400,000
Indemnity
London, England.—A bill before the
House of Commons presented by the
colonial office requests the authoriza
tion to expend $400,000 in defraying
obligations of the Palestine govern
ment incurred as a result of the Au
gust riots.
Rathenau Murder Caused
Ludwig To Abandon
Church
Manchester, England.—The assassi
nation of W’alther Rathenau, German
foreign minister, at Berlin some years
ago caused Emil Ludwig, German
Jewish biographer, to abandon the
Christian Church, into which he had
been brought in his childhood, accord
ing to Ludwig’s statement in a let
ter published in the Manchester Guar
dian. Ludwig adds that the preva
lence of anti-Semetic propaganda in
Germany convinced him that it was
his duty to defend his race. The fa
mous biographer’s statement was
made in connection with a controversy 1
in the British press concerning his j
origin.
Huge Jewish Diamond
Syndicate Controls
Market
London.—It has been revealed today j
in King’s Bench division of the High
Court that a powerful diamond syn
dicate, headed by Solomon Barnato
Joel, and including a considerable ,
number of outstanding figures in the
industry, have been controlling the
world’s diamond output and practi- i
cally monopolizing the entire market, i
David Goldbaum, 71, mayor of En
senada, Mexico, died in San Diego.
He w’as born of a Jewish father who
came from Poland in the early fifties
and settled in Mexico. Goldbaum
graduated from the Colorado School
of Mines and became a recognized au
thority on exploration and minerol-
ogy.
Seventy-Five
\ears of
Dependable
Service
Since 1856,
The Atlanta
Gas Light Company has
served Atlanta without
even a momentary inter
ruption of its service, ex
cept during the Civil War.
T hat Atlanta’s gas service
must continue to be de
pendable, and absolutely
trustworthy, is the strong
est tradition in a company
which has served depend
ably long enough to have
traditions, and to value
them.
Atlanta Ivas Light Company
245 Peachtree, N. E.
ATLANTA, GA.