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18 THE SOUTHERN IS R A ELITE What Asheville Jewry Is Doing Jews In This Famous Resort Enjoy Active Community Life Special to 1 he Southern Israelite By EDNA LONG LICHTENFELS The Jewish community of Asheville, N. C., though comprised of but one hundred and fifty families has been carrying on a surprising heavy schedule of activities for the past year. Asheville Jewry presents a fine example of community life that places her high in the estimation of Southern Jewry. MRS. GUSTAV LICHTENFELS President Jewish Aid Society The activities of the Jewish community of Asheville, North Carolina have been in close har mony with the Temple Beth Ha Tephilla and Synagogue Bicker Cholim for the past year. This active community, though com prised of only one hundred and fifty families, has accomplished some highly commendable activ ities in an organized manner. The officers of the Temple are Mr. Gustav Lichtenfels, president; Dr. Samuel Robin son, vice-president; Mr. Roy Swartzberg, treasurer, and Mr. Edward Goldsmith, secretary. The Temple could have no better rabbinical leader than Rabbi Moses P. Jacobson, who has endeared himself to the entire community during his nine years of ministry among the members of the Temple. Rabbi Jacobson’s endeavors as a pulpit leader have carried him to the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina for a series of lectures during the past year. He is also a member of the Social Service Institutional Committee. Closely affiliated with the Temple Beth Ha Tephilla has been the Sisterhood, headed by Mrs. Joseph B. Breman, as president, and the Temple Club, with Mr. Joseph B. Breman, president, who have extended some splendid co-operation in aiding the Temple in every respect. The Asheville Temple Center has been paid for and built by the Sisterhood. This Center is used for the Sabbath School, as well as all business and social meetings of affiliated organizations, with card parties, rummage sales, and cake sales used as revenue mediums. Most worthy activities have been carried on along this line. The men of the Temple formed themselves into an organization called the Temple Club and have joined the National Brotherhoods. Meetings are held the second Monday of each month, at which time an original paper is read and then discussed by the entire club. A social hour follows and the wives are usually invited to join in the sociai hour. Some of the topics which have been discussed are: Cotton, Steel, Paper, Labor Unions, the Phil ippines, etc. Dr. Samuel Robin son was the founder and first president of the Temple Club Mr. Joseph B. Breman is the present president, and Mr. Jos eph Cooper, secretary. . Th j; charity work of the Jew ish Community is centered in the Jewish Aid Society. Both men and women contribute to its support, but it is officered bv women. Mrs. Gustav Lichten fels is president; Mrs. Robert MAX CROHN President B’nai B’rith GUSTAV LICHTENFELS President Congregation Beth Ha Tephilla Persky, vice-president; Mrs. Marcus Sterne, Jr., treasurer; Mrs. Z. B. Cohen, correspond ing secretary, and Mrs. Nathan Blomberg, secretary. Much of the work of the Society has been the care of the sick, who seek renewed health in the fa mous climate of Western North Carolina, but whose funds are used up before a cure is effected. Since the war, a branch of the Jewish Welfare Board has been maintained in Asheville to look after the Jewish patients at the United States Veterans Hospital No. 60 at Oteen, N. C., six miles from Asheville. Reg ular visits are made there by Rabbi Jacobson and the local officers of the Board, and the holidays are suitably observed. There is an average of ten Jewish patients in this hospital of over six hundred patinets. The officers of the local branch are: Mr. Julius Lowenbein, chairman; Mrs. Julia Meyers, treasurer, and Mrs. Gustav Lichtenfels, secretary. Rabbi H. Goodkowitz, of Synagogue Bicker Cholim is especially interested in the Hebrew education of the children and has a daily Hebrew school for them. The officers of the Synagogue are: Mr. 1). Robinson, president; Mr. S. H. Berman, vice-president: Mr. M. Dominitz, secretary, and Mr. S. Argintar, treasurer. I he Ladies Auxiliary helps in the affairs of the Synagogue, and ol the Religious school. The officers are: Mrs. M. Scheer, presi dent; Mrs. R. Sheptowich, vice-president; Mrs. Max Rosen, treas urer, and Mrs. J. J. Goldstein, secretary. The Jews of Asheville take an active part in civic life, Mr. Louis Lipinsky being councilman and vice-mayor of the city. Both he and Mr. Marcus Sterne, Jr. are active mem- bei s of the Community Chest organization. The B’nai B’rith Lodge has an active membership and as usual with this organization, helps in the upbuilding of the community. Mr. Max Crohn is president; Mr. Joseph Kartus, vice-president; Mr. Joseph Cooper, treasurer, and Mr. Ed ward Goldsmith, secretary. I he Zionists, the Hadassah, and the North Carolina Asso ciation ot Jewish Women all have members in the community w ho work hard for the causes in which they are interested. Being a pleasure resort as well as a health resort, Ashe- ulle has triends in the distant places of the earth, for people Horn tar and wide come here to seek rest and health and hntL y • f ° rtunate in Ending both m the enfolding hills. “Asheville'is onAillsTn JtA DR- S. ROBINSON lev surrounded by mountains.” CongregaVion BeT^Ha Te P : H»