The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, October 15, 1930, Image 12
Page 1 2 The Southern Israelite Designers for the Individual Regardless o f the style trend in hats — the Smart woman demands a type that emphasizes her strong points and min imizes her weak ones. As D c s i g n e rs for the Individ ual we cater to the individual rather than to the masses. Quality moderately p'rieed In the Shrine Mosque Peachtree at Ponce de Leon AGNES SCOTT Colleger Campaign of Completion needs the support of every Citizen of Atlanta. Every Dollar Given Is A Dollar for Good Citizenship In T'he Limelight RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE, found er of the Free Synagogue of New York City, and widely nown for his oratorical powers and his leadership in many fields of humanitarian effort, when recently asked to prepare a list of ten outstanding Rabbi Stephen S. Wise former president of the Phoenix Club, a director of Temple Beth El and a member of the Detroit Real Estate Board of Commerce and the B’nai B’rith. PREMIER PERA ZHIVKOVITCH of Jugo-Slavia, in replying to greetings from a delegation of Jews who called on him recently to express graitude of Jugo slavian Jewry for the recently promul gated Jewish religious communities law, paid warm tribute to the loyalty and patroitism of the Jews of Jugo-Slavia. SH. VANDENBERG, a member of the Upper House of the Dutch Parlia ment, has been appointed as the Non- Zionist representative on the Jewish Agency from Holland. The appointment was made by the Permanent Commission of the Holland Jewish community to gether with the council of the Portuguese Jewish Community. CAPT. SYDNEY G. GUMPERTZ of New York, one of the Jewish heroes of the World War, was among the thirty Medal of Honor men who were special guests of the American Legion’s annual convention in Boston. His notable achievemnet “of desperate and extreme courage above and beyond the call of duty" was performed in the Bois de Forges, September 26, 1918. religious leaders in this country of all creeds, included only one Jewish name, that of Rabbi Henry Cohen, of Galves ton, Texas, who is virtually unknown out side of the South. Dr. Wise’s selection caused considerable comment but his magnanimity in exalting an earnest and hardworking, if little known, colleague, only establishes the more his own pre eminence as a religious leader. HERBERT H. LEHMAN, Lieuten ant-Governor of New York, was recently renominated for the position by the Dem ocratic State Convention meeting in New York City. Lieutenant-Governor Lehman is completing his first term, having been elected in 1928. Formerly a prominent banker, he is actively connected with many of the most prominent Jewish or ganizations in the country, including the Joint Distribution Committee, the Jewish Agency, and others. ANDRE MAUROIS, famous French Jewish biographer and novelist who will lecture on French literature at Princeton University for four months, arrived re cently on the S. S. lie de France. He was accompanied by his wife, Mine. Maurois. ABE GOLDBERG, junk-dealer of Seattle, Washington, won a victory over Washington officialdom when Secretary of the Navy Adams finally gave the Jewish “Admiral" permission to sell the obsolete cruiser Charleston, which he bought for junk some time ago. Tlv* question of the sale of the scrapped war ship had to be submitted to England, France and Japan before the United States could sanction the plans for dis posing of the steamship. IN THE LIMELIGHT— B. SMOLAR, who during the past year and a half acted as special correspondent in Russia and in other East-European countries, declared on returning to this country that "in no country in Eastern Europe is the situation of the Jews today a favorable one. But worst of all is the situation in Poland, which contains the largest Jewish community in Europe.” JOSEPH L. SELLING, long promi nent in Jewish charity and welfare activi ties in Detroit, and a former president of the United Jewish Charities there, died recently at the age of 62. He was a IRENE AND ALICE LEWISOHN, daughters of Adolph Lewisohn, the phi lanthropist, are founding The Neighbor hood Playhouse Studios to be devoted to the teaching of the various arts related to the theatre. The curriculum will in clude dancing and music, and the pupils of the school will be afforded an oppor tunity to appear in the Neighborhood Playhouse forthcoming productions of symphonic music. RABBI JOSHUA L. GOLDBERG, spiritual leader of the Astoria, New York congregation was honored by hav ing a fund of $10,000 subscribed to in appreciation of the completion of his fifth year of service at the Astoria Center of Israel. The fund will enable the Rabbi to carry out his plan of activities pre sented bv him to the Board of Trustees for 1930-31. REV. JOHN HAYNES HOLMES, pastor of the Community Church and noted liberal preacher of New York, in an interview with Evelyn Seeley of the “New York Telegram” with regard to the discrimination which prevails against Jews in New York City, stated that “a good part of anti-Semitism is the prejudice of defeat. The Jew has gained leadership in ownership of real estate, ownership of newspapers, theatre man agement and in many trades and an edu cational campaign which would teach Gentiles to understand the Jew’s back ground and experience, should be con ducted to offset prejudice.” DR. JULIAN MORGENSTERN. president of the Hebrew Union College, at the opening exercises of the College, stated that world Jewry must desert the paths of unreasoning partisanship for those of true vision, and admitted that reform Judaism has by no means com pletely solved the problem of Judaism, adding also that Zionism, like Reform ludaism, is indispensable to Judaism. LOL T IS ECKSTEIN, publisher and capitalist of Chicago paid almost $140,000 of the deficit of the Ravinia Summer Opera. Mr. Eckstein gave assurance that the Ravinia Opera would continue as long as he lives, although the project, which brings famous artists to Chicago, has cost him large sums every year. (Continued on Page 18) Mr. Rich says! Permanent Waves Individualized to Suit Your Personality FINGER WAVES MARCEL WAVES BRIGHT RINSES SCALP TREATMENTS MANICURES FACIALS ARTISTIC BOBS Phone Now WAlnut 4556 Incomparable Finger Waves, Artistic Bobs 25 Operators ARTISTIC BEAUTY SALON Inc. 10i Edgewood Ave., N. E. Atlanta, Ga. 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