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12 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE M. L. THROWER CO. REAL ESTATE, RENTING, LOANS AND INSURANCE Thirty-fiive Years of Satisfactory Service 58 Forsyth Street, N. W. ATLANTA GA. WEATHER STRIPS MackltimhiirR-Dunran Co., Mfr»., Oklahoma City, Okln. Sold and Installed by Atlanta Tent & AwningCo. Tel. CAIIionn 1483 Phone for Representative GAGE BROS. & CO. ■ ■ ■ Wholesale Millinery a a a EDGAR M. HOWELL, Manager 103 Pryor St., S. W.-WA. 8104 ATLANTA Creditors Mercantile & Adjustment Agency W. J. HARTRAMPF, Manager Gould Building WAlnut 2055 ATLANTA CAPITAL CITY MACHINE SHOP M. S. MIX J. A. PAYNE A. E. PLEDGER 137 Forsyth Street, S. W. WAlnut 7739 ATLANTA, GA. Certified Milk from Holstein Cotes, for llahies Grade “A” Raw Milk For Family Use W.F.COX Certified Dairy Farm Telephone RAymond 3105 ATLANTA SOUTHERN NOTES Atlanta, Ga. Sisterhood Sabbath was held re cently by the Temple Sisterhood. Mrs. Leonard Haas spoke on “Women and Their Leisure”. Those in charge of the service were Mrs. Leo Strauss, president of the Sisterhood; Mrs. Henry Bauer, Mrs. Bert Fox, Mrs. Sam Schoen, Mrs. Max Greenfield, and Mrs. Ernest Horwitz. Increased registration at the United Hebrew School since the opening in September was reported by Dr. David Beth-Lahmy, executive director. Prospective students may continue to report at the school offices. Hebrew Orphans’ Home Building, 780 Wash ington Street. The school is said to be the only one in Atlanta providing children Hebrew instruction, reading, writing, history and Bible in the orig- ial, current events, customs and cere monies, regardless of the congrega tional affiliations of their parents. The Marshallion Club, a Young Ju dean unit, under the direction of Mor ris Taylor, recently held an election of officers to serve for the next six months. The following were elected: President, Israel Lohman; Vice-Presi dent, Gershon Rosenberg; Secretary, Willis Schumeister; Treasurer, Ike Cohen; Corresponding Secretary, Sid ney Sobelson. The activities of the club are so cial and athletic. Election of officers of the United Hebrew School for 1931-1932 was held at the Congregation Ahavath Achim recently. The results follow: Presi dent, Henry A. Alexander; First Vice- President, Oscar Gershon; Second Vice-President, Joel Dorfan; Secre tary, David Gershon; Treasurer, Har ris Bergman. Rabbi Harry H. Epstein was ap pointed chairman of the Board of Education and J. Faoman, chairman of the finance commitee. The Hebrew School is located at the Hebrew Orphans’ Home building, and provides Hebrew education to boys and girls, irrespective of the con gregational affiliation of their par ents. Mrs. L. Ullman, of Meridian, Miss., and Mrs. Maurice Steinfield, of St. Louis, Mo., attended the meeting of the Mississippi Federation of Temple Sisterhood recently held in Vicksburg, Miss. Mrs. Ullman was elected re cording secretary of the state organi zation, after having been president of the Meridian Sisterhood. Mrs. Maurie Steinfield, of St. Louis, president of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, was the guest of honor and her address was the high point of the convention program. Mrs. Steinfield was the guest of the Atlanta Temple Sisterhood last winter at the meeting of the Georgia Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. Mrs. Ullman is the sister of Mrs. Simon Ullman of Atlanta. Misses Hermina and Lucille Baum, students at Oglethorpe University^ broadcast musical programs daily over the university station WJTL. The Anshi Sfard Sisterhood elected new officers at a recent meeting. They are: Mrs. M. J. Muldawer, president; Mrs. D. Schaffer, vice-pres ident; Mrs. J. Podhorcher, secretary; Mrs. J. Berchenko, treasurer. Other members of the executive committee are Mrs. L. Tuck, Mrs. M. Fried, Mrs. S. Krasner, Mrs. A. Auerbach, Mrs. S. Fishman and Mrs. J. Schaffer. Savannah, Ga. The Synagogue Council sponsored a Thanksgiving service which was held at the auditorium. The Council con sists of Congregation Mickve Israel, Congregation B. B. Jacpb, Congrega tion Agudath Achim, and Congrega te Yeshurum. The purpose of the or ganization of the Synagogue Council of Service was adopted at a recent joint meeting, and are as follows: 1. To endeavor to increase the tra ditional prestige of the Jewish faith in the general community. 2. To promote harmony and aid among the Jewish people, without in terference in the slightest with any one’s particular form of worship. 3. To promote a synagogue attend ance, and to endeavor to have every Jew in the community affiliated with a synagogue of his choice. 4. To aid our brethren in nearby smaller communities, to educate their children in our faith, to assist in the formation of Sabbath Schools, Sister hoods and Congregations among them. 5. To begin this work by the hold ing of a General Jewish Thanksgiv ing Service on Thanksgiving Day of 1931. A nickel a week dues was the start forty-five years ago of what is now one of the largest charitable organiza tions in Savannah, with a reserve capital and nearly four hundred mem bers. The Hebrah Gmilath Hesed, well known as the “H.G.H.”, though only a local institution, is one of the con tributing factors towards all national and international organizations. There is no drive given that the “H.G.H.” does not participate in. It contributes towards the maintenance of the Atlanta Orphan Home, for Denver and California’s consumptive hospitals, and the like. One of the society’s functions is to help any of its members who are in financial need, as well as to aid strangers who have no money. I or the holy days, the society sup plies the poor families with necessi ties; visits the sick and comforts be reaved families. Each member is insured in this or ganization, and in case of death, the family gets a certain amount of money. The “H.G.H.” is a worthy institu tion, with fraternal love motivating its actions, and the spirit of Judaism guiding it towards helping the needy. RABBI H. GEFFEN. Charleston, S. C. Miss Cecile Rubin, of Charleston, b. C., was recently elected one of the ten national directors at the recent bi-enmal conference of the National Council of Jewish Juniors, held in Bridgeport, Conn. Nashville, Tenn. The will of the late Morri Nashville civic and busin, recently admitted to probai. veals generous bequests to ly every local religious and * organization as well as to national institutions. orthan, leader, ••ere, re- ’ actical- nevolent ’nnerous brew Union College, the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives J Denver, the B’nai B’rith Home a Memphis, the Jewish Orphan Wnm at New Orleans, and to the Vim Street Temple, the St. Thomas Hos pital, (the Protestant Hospital, the Y. M. H. A., and the Junior Leairue all of Nashville. Mr. Werthan had evidenced a deep interest in all these organizations dur ing his lifetime and had contributed to them regularly. MAX CAHN Because of his excellent record during his first year, Max Cahn. young genius of the violin, has been awarded a second fellowship at the Juilliard Graduate School of Music in New York City, according to a re cent announcement. Mr. Cahn, now only 20 years of ape. won the fellowship last year in a competitive examination series. He has studied violin for 11 years. Before going to New York, he had receive his master music degree at the Chi cago Musical College where he also won a $500 violin in a music contes in which he appeared as a soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. During the late summer he was presented twice as a soloist by t e National Broadcasting Company trom their New York studios. His studies in New York will continue under Paul Kachanski, head of the Violin e partment of the Juilliard School, an internationally known virtuoso. u ing his studies at the Chicay ■ - u 1 cal College he w r as under - ance of Leon Sametlni, one •- few great violin pedagogue world today, and of the late Auer, who was at the time a attendance, guest teacher a cago Musical College. Young Cahn is a native ville, where his father, 5 is leader of the choir ot night services conducted by Nash- Cahn. Friday Y. M H. 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