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The Southern Israelite
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Council of Jewish Women
Dr. H. H. Bixler, director of the de
partment of vocational guidance in the
Atlanta public schools since 1921, was
the guest speaker of the Council of
Jewish Women at their meeting. Dr.
Bixler explained that the work of vo
cational guidance includes helping the
child choose, prepare for, enter upon
and make progress in a particular voca
tion in which he will fit most happily
and most successfully. It is his aim to
consider individual differences of each
child in intellect, capacity, ability, and
interests. Although this field is com
paratively new, it is becoming more im
portant because of the increasing
specialization in every field of work.
The child in school is helped to reach a
decision of his own as to his interests
and training, including adjustment for
the problem child. After high school,
Dr. Bixler’s department helps place the
boys and girls in their chosen career.
Dr. Bixler ended his address with a
suggestion to the members of the
council for interest in enlarging the li
brary, increasing the students’ loan
fund at the Commercial High School,
and furthering parent-teacher educa
tion.
Mrs. A. L. Myers, president, gave a
report of the conference of the South
ern Interstate Sections of the National
Council of Jewish Women, held in
Montgomery recently, as well as Mrs.
Sam Schoen, Mrs. Ernest Horwitz,
Mrs. Edgar Bodenheimer, and Miss
Clementine Haas. After the resumes, a
social hour was enjoyed by the mem
bers.
Mrs. Albert Gerst Passes
her. The funeral services were held
in Norfolk on Friday, April 10th.
While visiting in Savannah, Ga., the
city of her birthplace, Mrs. Albert
Gerst, of Norfolk, Va., National Chair
man of the Department of Religion
and Religious Education of the Nation
al Council of Jewish Women, since
1930, suddenly passed away on Wednes
day, April 8th. She enjoyed a host of
friends and co-workers throughout the
United States and Canada, among the
national officers of her organization
and its members.
For twelve years she served as Presi
dent of the Norfolk, Va., Council Sec
tion and was active in civic, cultural,
and religious movements in her com
munity. She was a member of the
Board of Directors of the Norfolk
Symphony Orchestra, a Trustee of the
Norfolk Community Fund, and an of
ficer of the Olief Sholom Temple Sis
terhood. Mrs. Gerst was born in Savan
nah in 1864, the daughter of Sarah and
Simon Guckenheimer. A son and
daughter, Mr. Herbert Gerst, and Mrs.
Harry Hofheitner, of Norfolk", survive
250 Attend Divisional Session
Florence, S. C.-About 250 persons
representing some twenty communities
attended a divisional meeting of the
South Carolina district of the South
eastern Conference of the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations on
Sunday, May 10th. The group voted
to make the gatherings semi-annual.
To Meet in Atlanta
The Executive Board and officers
and ex-o fficio officers of the State As
sociations of the Southeastern Confer
ence of the Union of American He
brew Congregations will meet Sunday,
June 7th, at 10 :(M) a.in., at the Hotel
Biltmore, in Atlanta, according to
Harold Hirsch, Atlanta, Chairman of
the Conference board. Julius W. Lrei-
berg, Chairman of the Board of Man
agers of the Union’s Department of
Synagogue and School Extension, and
Rabbi George Zepin, Secretary of the
Union, both of Cincinnati, will attend.
I)r. Joseph Yampolsky was the prin
cipal speaker of the Atlanta Council
of Parents and Teachers, which held
its regular meeting Thursday morning,
April 14th. Doctor Yampolsky’s ad
dress was on the normal child and
his emotions.
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Orphan Home Donation
Under the chairmanshi
Leonard Epstein and wit
sistance of Mrs. I. Levin,
Zeientz, Mrs. LI. H. MiA-r, Miss
Goldie Miller, Miss Sylvia Miller. Mrs
Jacob H. Kaplan, Mrs. J. A. Rj chter
Mrs. M. Wesson, Mrs. Frieda Lutsk\
Mrs. Sue Nevins, Mrs. Francis \\'j|
liamson, Mrs. Reba Engler Epstein
Mrs. N. J. Mirsky and Mr. Joseph Wil
liamson, approximately $650.00 was oh
tained from the people of Miami, Fla
by the diligently concentrated efforts
of those mentioned, and sent to the
Jewish Orphan Home in Atlanta.
This service is particularly worthy of
praise in view of the fact that not one
cent of the money collected has been
used in expenses. In other words, every
penny of the funds donated to the
Home has been sent to the Home,
Yiddish Culture
The Atlanta Chapter of the Yiddish
Culture Society held its first cultural
meeting Sunday evening, May 17th, at
the Jewish Educational Alliance. Those
who participated in this program were
Professor Boris Dunev, talented and
accomplished pianist; Mr. H. Lewis,
an accomplished dramatic reader;
Yehudas F'einstone, and Mr. L. La
Savin. (Continued on page 141
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