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Gate City Lodge No. 144 of B’nai B'rith
sponsored a state-wide conference in At
lanta on Sunday, May 28, and attracted
more than 1,000 leading Jewish citizens
from all over Georgia.
The first meeting of its kind ever
held in the South, this conference is
the first in a series of similar meet
ings to he held each year. In order
that local Jews may become better ac
quainted with vital national problems
concerning their race and also relate the
important position the B’nai B’rith takes
in the many problems, the Atlanta chap
ter invited non-members as well as B’nai
B'riths to attend the meeting.
Plans for a state-wide B’nai B'rith As
sociation were completed and the follow
ing officers were elected: Louis J. I.ev-
itas, of Atlanta, president; M. G.
Michael, of Athens, vice-president; Leon
Kletzky, of Atlanta, secretary; and
Joseph Loewus, of Atlanta, treasurer.
Herbert II. Lehman, governor of the
state of New York, brought greetings
from the New York B’nai B’rith, of which
he is a member.
Paul Block, prominent newspaper pub
lisher, addressed the assembly in a plea
for a united Jewry.
Mr. Richard E. Gutstadt, of Cincinnati
and Chicago, Membership and Special
Activities Director of the B’nai B’rith,
was the principal speaker of the occa
sion. Mr. Gutstadt, who visited Atlanta
two years ago and who wns responsible
for the drawing of the largest attendance
at any meeting of the order, addressed
the conference on the many Jewish prob
lems of the day and the important ac
complishments achieved by his organiza
tion in 28 different countries having B’nai
B'rith lodges.
Mr. Gutstadt, speaking on the Jewish
situation in Europe, said that no militant
or vindictive attitude should be com
batted by a united Jewry, working along
educational lines.
lie asserted that the German situation
has not been exaggerated but that an or
ganized campaign of propaganda has
been launched to popularize Hitler as
the dictator of German affairs.
Speaking of negotiations between
United Satte officials and leaders of the
B’nai B'rith and the American Jewish
committee, he said, "the leaders of the
joint committee who are outstanding
representatives of American Jewry, have
viewed with regret expressions of dis
satisfaction over Washington’s attitude.
It has been recognized as the manifesta
tion of an intense emotional pressure, but
in view of the very friendly* part played
by the secretary of state, it is none the
less regrettable."
Known as an outstanding speaker
throughout the country and the one per
son who can solely take credit of securing
more members in the order than any other
official or member, Mr. Gutstadt started
his career in the B’nai B’rith a quarter
of a century ago and in spite of his many
other social and personal welfare work
has never set aside his important duties
of the B’nai B'rith.
At the age of 27 he was elevated to
the presidency of District No. 4, head
quarters at San Francisco, his home of
earlier years. While on the west coast
he took many important parts in the eco
nomic and political affairs of his city.
After ten years of successfully manag
ing the affairs of District No. 4, one of
the largest of seven districts in the United
States, he was drafted to the present po
sition as Membership and Special Activi
ties Director of the entire order. Before
becoming connected with the B’nai B'rith
he was a printer and publisher.
His appearance in the cities of New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Toronto and other large localities has
been marked by unusually large gather
ings which have been impressed by his
earnestness, his eloquence and his under
standing of Jewish issues and of Jewish
conditions.
Among other speakers on the pro
gram were Col. M. G. Michael, Athens,
Ga.; Rabbi I. E. Marcuson, Macon, Ga.;
Rabbi F. L. Rosenthal, Columbus, Ga.;
Isaac May, well-known business man of
Rome, Ga.; Louis J. Levitas, Georgia
Committeeman; Rabbi David Marx,
Rabbi Harry H. Epstein, Herman Hey-
rnan, V. H. Kriegshaber, all of Atlanta;
Dr. Leon Banov, of Charleston, S. C.
President of District Grand Lodge No.
5; and Harry A. Alexander, Atlanta,
Fifth District Representative of the
Constitution Grand Lodge.
Simon Wender, a member of the A.
Z. A., the junior order of the B’nai B’rith,
addressed the gathering during the lunch
eon on the program and accomplish
ments of the Aleph Zadik Aleph.
Frank Alan Constangy, President of the
Ciatc City Lodge, was assisted by the fol
lowing men: Attendance Committee, Sam
E. Levy and Arthur Gottesman (A. Z.
A.) ; Out-of-Town Attendance, L. J. Lev
itas, Chairman, Arthur Heyman and A.
W. Vajda. Program: Henry A. Alex
ander, Chairman; H. S. Jacobs, Herman
Heyman and L. J. Levitas. Arrangements
Committee: Joseph Loewus and J. P.
Tennebaum. Publicity was handled by
Leon Kletzky.
▼
Among distin
guished Ameri
cans awarded de
grees at the an
ti u a 1 commence
ment of () g I e -
thorpe University,
in Atlanta, Ga.,
were Governor
Herbert H. I.eh-
ma n , of New
York; Bernard
M. Baruch, of
New Y o r k, and
Paul Block, of
Pittsburgh.
Governor Herbert
//. Lehman
The degree of
doctor of laws
was conferred
upon Governor
Lehman. Phis
recognition is
most befitting of
a man who has
played so promi
nent a part in
politics, business
and social work.
His handling of
liernarii Af. Harm h
the affairs of the
State of New
York has been
regarded as bril
liant, which is
characteristic of
his success in en-
d e a v o r s other
than political.
Paul Block and
Bernard M.
Baruch also re
ceived the degree
of doctor of laws.
Block is one of the
best known pub
lishers in the country and is owner of
newspapers in Pittsburgh, Toledo, Mil
waukee, Newark and Duluth. Baruch is
RICHARD E. GUTSTADT
”... . unusually large gatherings ....
impressed by his earnestness ..."
(See column 1)
one of the outstanding men in American
finance. He is very close to President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a friend
and unofficial adviser and was a close
friend and adviser of the late President
Woodrow Wilson.
▼
Among notable honors accorded recently
at Emory University was the election of
Simon Wender to Phi Beta Kappa, high
est national honorary society. Wender’s
school record has been one of outstanding
marks and varied student activities. Dur
ing his three years at Emory his marks
have consisted of twenty-seven A’s out
of a possible twenty-eight. Wender is the
winner of the senior college scholarship
and is a member of various student or
ganizations, such as A. E. U. (junior col
lege honor society), Inter-Fraternity
Council and the orchestra. He is Presi
dent of the Emory Chapter of Alpha Ep
silon Pi and is a member of the staffs of
both the Emory "Wheel!’ student news
paper, and also the Emory "Campus,"
school annual. Wender is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Wender, of Atlanta.
▼
Among the students of the graduat
ing class of 1933 of Boys’ High School,
of Atlanta, Ga., who attained high schol
astic honors were Abe Getfen, Jacob H.
Goldstein, Marvin C. Goldstein, Raymond
Wender and Louis A. Zipperman. Geffen
was an honor roll student with the third
highest average of his class for three
years and was also an outstanding de
bater. Geffen, Jacob H. Goldstein, Wen
der and Zipperman received gold B’s
for honor record for the three years in
school. Marvin C. Goldstein made the
exceptional record of finishing in two
years his prescribed three-year course.
All were on the staff of the “Alciphron-
ian," the school year book.
Cam Jen, S. C.
The South Carolina Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods held its eleventh as
sembly at Camden recently. Preceded by
a meeting of the executive board
the convention formally began with
the registration of delegates. Mrs.
Gus Hirsch, of Camden, gave the invo
cation, and the vice-president of the
Camden Sisterhood, Mrs. Sam Karesh,
welcomed the visitors. Delegates heard
the reports of the state officers, commit
tee chairmen, and the local sisterhood
presidents.
Acting as toastmistress during the
luncheon given at the Hotel Camden,
Miss Sara Wolfe, president of the local
Sisterhood, presented several guests, Mr.
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