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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
The Limelight
• WARBUR,
I ! Ll \ M. WARBURG does other
besides contributing handsome-
I ly to Jewish funds. In case it escaped
I you a- you scanned the news, the ex-
hairman of the Administrative Com-
I mittee of the Jewish Agency for Pal-
■ estine was elected president of the
I Ameriean Association for Adult Ed-
ioii. succeeding in this lofty posi-
Newton D. Baker, former Sec-
I -vary of War in the Wilson admin
istration.
KI)N \ FERBER, one of America's
I most popular novelists, was awarded
I the honorary degree of Doctor of Let-
I tei- at the annual graduation exer-
I ciso> at Columbia University.
WILLIAM H. FINESHRIBER, JR.,
n of the Philadelphia rabbi, won
this year’s prize for the best essay
submitted by a senior on some phase
liberal arts course. The prize-
winner wrote on Stendhal.
MAURICE DE KOVEN, brother of
Roger De Koven, the Habima actor,
was appointed Assistant United
States Attorney for the Southern
District of New York. Born at Chi
cago thirty years ago, he has a bril
liant legal career to his credit and
looks like a comer in the political
field.
BERNARD GINSBURG, noted busi
ness man and communal worker, died
here at the age of 67. Among the
high offices which Mr. Ginsburg oc
cupied in the civic life of the com
munity were those of president of the
Detroit Board of Commerce, presi
dent of the United Jewish Charities,
member of the Public Library Board
and president of Temple Beth El. One
of Detroit’s branch libraries is named
after him.
AMONG THE FIVE BEST-SELL
ING BOOKS we note “That Royal
Lover," by Konrad Bercovici, “Red
Bread," by Maurice Hindus, and ‘‘Sta
lin," by Isaac Don Levine. These gen
tlemen, who despite the depression are
depositing fat royalty checks every
now and then, were all Jewish jour
nalists looking for a job—not so very
long ago.
MLLE. LENA BERNSTEIN, noted
French-Jewish avicMix, was seriously
hurt when her airplane crashed at
Istres, France, when she was taking
off to attempt a woman’s distance
record. Her injuries are expected to
confine her to a hospital for many
weeks.
RABBI M. S. MARGOLIES, the
• an nf the city’s orthodox rabbis, in
mbling voice made the following
peech at New York City Hall
ther day: “I bless you, Mr.
. in the name of the rabbis of
Arm - a. They will pray for you.
name will be inscribed in Jewish
for the efforts you are mak-
help the religious Jews of New
to obey their dietary laws.” This
mg oration was made on the oc-
of a conference called by
Walker to stop kosher rack-
' and provide protection for
nforcement of the regulations
ing Jewish dietary laws.
LIAM FOX and his relatives
dropped from the Fox Films
is the latest rumor in Gotham
circles. The payroll of the
‘mounts to $605,000 a year. The
Ant is that neither the former
mi of the Fox interests nor his
s have been sufficiently deeply
nod with the welfare of the “re-
/e d” Fox business to warrant
yal salaries. Spectacular court
dings are promised.
1 ALLEN was re-elected Nasi
Lrder Sons of Zion, fraternal
group affiliated with the Zion-
ganization of America, at the)
- r session of the convention.
h BLOCK, noted newspapei
’ 1> , er ’ has been elected a membeB
®ard of directors of the Ameri*
i nitration Association.
DR. STEPHEN S. WISE,
Who, prior to sailing for the Zionist
Congress, advocated a new World
Zionist leadership to restore the pres
tige of the movement, and, if neces-
sary, a severing of relations with
Great Britain.
JESSE I. STRAUS, New York mer
chant, and former resident of Georgia,
was conferred the honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws by the University of
Georgia, in recognition of philanthro
pies to Georgia institutions.
MAJOR HAROLD A. STRAUSS
will head this year’s graduating class
of 98 flying students in the Govern
ment school at Kelly Field, Texas, ac
cording to announcement of the U. S.
War Department.
WANTED
Here is an opportunity for an
experienced man in selling ad
vertising to become connected
with a fast growing business
a man with a forceful and
dignified personality to sell
advertising for a class publica
tion—a man who will perma
nently devote his time to ob
taining results in a field that
offers gratifying remunera
tions.
This opportunity is offered to
an aggressive person that is
interested in making a perma
nent connection with a grow
ing corporation.
Appointment for interview
and details of plan will be
given on receipt of letter
which must state age, experi
ence, education and past con
nections. Address: THE
SOUTHERN ISRAELITE,
301 Glenn Building, Atlanta,
Georgia.
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