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SOUTHERN NOTES
ISAAC FLATAU
I’r ,sident Congregation Beth Israel.
{See Maeon, Ga., page 21)
«:lanta, Ga.
The annual meeting and election of
-vrr' of the B'nai B'rith was held re-
•»ntly at the Standard Club. Officers
rrtnl for the year 1933-34 are: I)r.
. i Rouglin, president; Mr. Edward
Kahn, first vice-president; I)r. Joseph
Umpolsky, second vice-president; Dr.
Tvintc (ioldstein, third vice-president;
Mr. Joseph M. Brown, secretary; Mr.
'nl. Tannenbaum, treasurer; Mr. Frank
mstangy, monitor; Messrs. Milton
vfin A. L. Myers, Herman Heyman,
Victor Franco, A. W. Yajda, Berry Rit-
aurn, Max Feldman and Harry Abel-
M, tmstees.
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Both popular and beneficial has the
•wish Progressive Club’s physical pro-
rim proven for its members and organ-
ition. Particularly enthusiastic are the
'.'inrNs and professional men who have
’urn advantage of the Business Men’s
Om classes held each week. Since Mr.
* Bonowitz, widely known athletic di-
•Ttor and baseball player, has taken over
‘f duties of Athletic Director of the
■■'i'h Progressive Club, notable is the
-irked increase in new and reinstated
seml>ers.
vhedule of classes include Tuesday
wd I'hursdav nights, 6:30 to 7:30 and
T to 8:30, and Sunday morning. 10:15
» II 15 and 11:15 to 12:15.
Club's representation in basketball this
‘*r includes two teams of eight men
**h. the “Varsity” and the “Reds,” un-
the supervision of Mr. Bonowitz and
*xh squads have opened the season in
"ipressive style.
Although the Jewish Progressive Club
l-een a male organization since its
Option, Atlanta women are taking an
w ive interest in the athletic program
**ce the wives, mothers, daughters and
of the membership are privileged
*» att nd the gym classes held for women
18 1 iesday and Thursday mornings at
15 and on Sunday morning in coop-
; iti«n with the men’s class. Musical
*J*°nipaniment is furnished for these
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*1 Baum was reelected president of
JHearith Israel Lodge I. O. B. A. dur-
tl e recent meeting of the lodge. Other
elected officials include Chas.
rp f Berg, vice-president; Sidney Zim-
,Jfr n'in, treasurer; Louis Geffen, secre-
and S. Morris, financial secretary.
Mr. Harold Hirsch, Atlanta attorney, is
one of the 116 Jews and eight non-Jews
throughout the country who have been
named by the American Hebrew in its
annual Who’s Who issue for notable
achievement in their profession and for
outstanding contributions to government.
He is one of the 34 especially honored
by having their names placed on the front
cover of the publication.
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Ihe Atlanta Unit of Junior Hadassah
held their monthly meeting at the An»-
ley Hotel. Miss Lillian Reisman, Presi
dent, presided. Reports from the various
chairmen who assisted Miss Rrisrnan in
sponsoring the Revue held at the Atlanta
Woman’s Club December 5th showed that
the revue was a success, and the funds
raised were assigned to the quota for
the Palestian fund.
Miss Dorothy Davis, chairman of Jew
ish National Fund, announced that Mac-
cabean day, which was observed Decem
ber 17th, was quite successful.
l*he Zionist class, under the able di
rection of Mrs. J. J. Heilman, will be
organized shortly. TTiis is to be part of
the cultural work of which Miss Ozna
I'ontak is chairman. Miss Tontak also
announced that the “Fake a Chance"
night will l»e held some time during the
month of February.
The Athlet ic Chairman. Miss Annie
C ihcn, announced that the basketball
team had been organized and had plaved
their first game. Games are scheduled for
every Tuesday evening and are l>eing
played at the Y. W. C. A. building on
Auburn Avenue. Pickets for the game can
be obtained from Miss Cohen or anv mem
ber of the basketball team.
Miss Jennie Shamos, Membership
chairman, announced that a party for
Members only would be held the first part
of January. Date to be announced later.
The meeting closed with a very inter
esting program, which was presented in
the form of a court room scene, case be
ing: Prospective member for Junior Ha
dassah versus Membership chairman,
which gave the membership attendance
pointers on why they should become mem
bers of the organization. Miss Bessie
(ieffen read some current events on the
work now being done in Palestine. Miss
Bessie Lutzky, program chairman, spoke
on "Significance of Chanakah," which
was recently observed by all Jewry.
V
The Atlanta Section of the National
Council of Jewish Women and the Tem
ple Sisterhood held a joint meeting re
cently at the Temple House in the na
ture of a mothers’ and daughters’ lunch
eon. Following the luncheon Mrs. Leo
Strauss, president of the Sisterhood, re
ported on Sisterhood activities. Reports
on the Interstate Conference of the Coun
cil held in Mobile were presented by Mrs.
I. F. Sterne, president of the Council, and
Mrs. I*hilip Shulhafer. Mrs. Herman was
elected a delegate to represent the Coun
cil of Jewish Women at the Conference
on the Cause and Cure of War to be held
in Washington, I>. C., January 16-19, and
Mrs. M. Stephen Schiffer was elected al
ternate. Mrs. Sinclair Jacobs presented
a charming and interested reading.
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Mr. Simon S. Selig was recently elected
president of the Atlanta Masonic Club
at their weekly luncheon meeting at the
Winecoff Hotel. Mr. Selig, one of the
foremost manufacturers in the South, is
president of the Selig Disinfectant Com
pany. He is also prominent in various
civic and social activities of the city, be
ing president of the Standard Club.
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