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16 THE SOUTHERN I SRAELITE After the Honeymoon Then comes the beginning of household duties—the prepara tion of meals—the making of HOME a happy and contented place—a place made cheerful and inviting by pleasant surroundings and healthful foods. It is then the thoughts of the thrifty and thoughtful young bride turn to clean, attractive, pure food stores, where she can effect savings and yet procure for her table—for “Hubby*’—the most inviting and wholesome foods on the market. Naturally, she thinks of— ROGERS QUALITY FUQD SHOPS There's Always a Convenient Rogers Store Anti-Defamation League Effects Removal of Ob Ballad From Text-Book tioriable The Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York publishers, will remove a ballad objectionable to Jews from the next edition of an anthology of medieval literature which is used in universi ties. The publishers gladly consented to this move when the objectionable nature of the ballad was brought to their attention by the Anti-Defama tion League of B’nai BYith. Rabbi Henry Cohen, of Galveston, Texas, registered the first complaint against this ballad. Upon the com plaint of several Jewish students at the University of Texas, where the anthology is used in English courses. “Since the matter seems to have caused some concern to your organi zation,” the publishers answered, “we certainly do not wish to include any thing which would keep alive any story giving an unfavorable impres sion. There are so many good ballads and it is a simple ma >• 0 , one which will not cat anv l feeling. We shall, ther , re T? next printing of this vol .me! include Jonne Armstrong as a i resents English ballad instead f Hu A ! Lincoln.” The ballad, Hugh of Lincoln to which the Anti-Defamai ,, n L ea J objected, described in grin-some fob ion the murder of a Christian youth by a Jewish woman. In his original letter t 0 the pub lishers, Dr. Rubinow declared that “there never was a Jewish ritual mur- der nor could there ever have been one,” and explained how, from a psy chological viewpoint, the inclusion of such writings in educational courses for young people are permanently harmful because they are conducive to deeply ingrained group prejudices in later life. (Continued from Page 15) It is our aim and ambition to place all activities on a membership basis; to increase internal revenue, and to conduct certain activities entirely on a self-support basis. The Alliance should express the rec reational and educational interests of the Jewish group in Atlanta on the highest plane of its development. It should be regarded as the Jewish Cen ter of the entire Jewish community. I must repeat once again that the Alliance building is antiquated. The facilities are inadequate and a good deal of the equipment is primitive. We have made certain changes and im provements. But we need a new building for a Jewish Center with modern facilities of Gymnasium and Natatorium, class and club rooms, billiard and bowling alleys, arts and crafts and manual training shops and adequate equip ment. This is not a dream of a vision ary. It is fast becoming an urgent necessity. We have mentioned elsewhere, on numerous occasions, the need of a general survey of our Jewish Commu nity. We must secure competent data, •lust now a study of our Jewish popu lation is needed. Where is the Center of Jewish population? Where is it moving? If such a survey should disclose that the South Side is still the center ot Jewish population and that Wash ington street is the desirable location for a Jewish center, then the question of the location of the orphan home site would become important. If that is a central location it would be good business judgment to secure an op tion on that site for future recon struction and building. In times of unemployment and eco nomic distress leisure time activities and their proper supervision become ot utmost importance. Idle hands and an idle mind will find ways out for mischief and excitement. It is to the credit of the Federation Board that it was farsighted enough to see, in spite of financial difficul ties, the great need, and authorized the withdrawal of a sufficient sum trom the reserve fund, which is small as it is, and proceeded with the re- pans ot the gymnasium, the building of a new floor. lhe new gym made possible a suc cessful basketball season, the organi zation of a Young Judean Basketball League with boys’ and girls’ teams, and encouraged the use of the public showers, installed during 1930 through the generosity of the Coun cil of Jewish Women. The new gym floor has been laid out for indoor baseball, volley ball, two handball courts, and the first in door shuffle board court in the city is being established. Along with wholesome recreation there is increasing need of turning community attention to the problem of Jewish education. It is not merely a question of learning Hebrew. It concerns the more important prob lems of a knowledge of Jewish back ground and Jewish psychology. It is vital to the continued existence of Jewish community life. A feeling of belonging, of not de siring to escape from Jewish obliga tions, of a positive attitude toward Jewish life can come only as the re sult of Jewish education. In a very humble way, I bring t< you the message of a new’ spirit i" the management of the at fairs of the Federation, particularly in the devel opment of Alliance activities. Civic and community consciousness should quicken our interests in the welfare of Atlanta, and we should help promote all projects for the e terment of community life- But we dare not forget that *<• have added duties as Jew’s. We must shield and guard the grea social and cultural heritage o ou le. e must repudiate all nioveme tend to disintegrate our m ality and identity as a tf To yP' rvive we must and shall-bui leaning on a past, deai t many of us, but relyl a ant full of vitality, and faci * h re fruitful and abundant J Jve contributions of a g, cultured people. ^ i do this we must pi ' ’ ^ ical w’ell being of our t- J - ^ adjust economic anti We must provn whole* Jews. To this great task I urgt- nest support and active > Facing the realities of tion, may we yet dare to path of Jewish idealism. ur ear* e ration- . situa* sue the