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Fridav, Oczober 8, 1948
The Southern Israelite PANORAMA by David Schwartz
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chance of publication.
Civic Relations—Tops and Bottom
W(‘ were dismayed to s< e spre ad on the patjes of an At
lanta daily a set of publicity scenes from a recent mas
querade party given at the Standard Club. Quite distaste
ful and undesirable, the photographs are even more as
tonishing' considering their source-—the social set a". At
lanta which at leasl in its own minds claims to be the
“best and most representative” members of the Jewish
community.
Had the photographs originated at either of the other
social clubs, the Standard Club elite would likely have'
lifted eyebrows in typical “now isn't that what you would
expect” fashion.
If the same subject of the photographs had been pre
sented in a cartoon, how loud would have been the
charges and wails of anti-Semitism against the paper
publishing them—from the whole Jewish community.
Not that there is anything essentially wrong with a Jew
ish social group disporting itself in masquerade, though
the subject of this one, “Heincarnation.” strikes a singular
off Jewish note. Many non-Jewish groups here and else
where have had similar parties and have likewise been
photographed in candid, unflattering poses. Gonoiallv the 1
public reaction at best is unfavorable, but when the in
decorous poses feature Jewish persons in unflattering
masquerade, the result is even worse. What fine material
for a public eager and ready to find fault and blame
Jewry at large. . . . The group which likes to imagine it
self the best keepers of the Jewish weal forgot itself. . . .
In contradiction to the overall reaction to the mas
querade pictures is the fine impression occasioned by
developments to the recent Rivers School fire.
This Fulton County school was destroyed bv fire and
the pupils left without classroom space right at the be
ginning of a new term. Many institutions came forward
with emergency suggestions and offerings of space as
classrooms. Among the three locations accepted as being
adequate are the Temple House, where are the Sunday
School classrooms of the Hebrew Benevolent Congrega
tion, and the Tenth Street Educational Center of the Aha-
vath Achim Synagogue.
Officials of both congregations offered the use of their
available space and they were duly accepted after an
swering requirements of adequacy, adaptability, acces
sibility. The offer itself was a mark of civic generosity,
which deserves commendation, and the acceptance an
acknowledgement of the fine facilities available for the
education of our Jewish youth. (If only they were used
by the Congregations with the same degree of eagerness
with which they were accepted by the public school
system.)
The Jewish community can take pride that such finb
educational 'facilities were available and put at the dis
posal of the public school system of Fulton County. What
a fine public reaction greeted this announcement. What
excellent chances for continued goodwill impressions as
hundreds of non-Jewish students daily enter the portals
a Hebrew institution to attend daily classes.
A Jewish University Is Born
And now a Jewish University for higher education of
non-rabbinical students makes its appearance in the
United States.
The formal inauguration of Brandeis University this
weekend at Boston and Waltham will we trust he the aus
picious beginning of the splendid goals for which the in
stitution lias been planned.
Dr. Abram Leon Sachar, noted Jewish scholar, author
and leader, assumes the presidency of the fledgling insti
tution. whose coming-out affair is to be attended oy a
galaxy of noted figures.
The first Jewish-sponsored, non-sectarian institution
of higher education in the country, it is purportedly an
answer to the quota system which lias excluded so many
Jewish students at so many liberal and professional col
lege. Observers wonder if the pattern which fol'owed the
creation of Catholic universities will he repeated. Not un
til establishment of the several fine institutions of Cath
olic backing were students of that faith freed of the
shackles of discrimination through the quota system—or
so the ’story goes.
If Brandeis University accomplishes this, how good a
service it will be performing. We can iorsee a broader
scope for the college which bears the name of one o»f
Americas foremost jurists oe f all times. It can achieve real
heights of scholarship and training. It can fuse in the fine
academic forge new generations of future Jewish leaders.
It can represent Judaism in a way which the Yeshivas
and the Hebrew' Union College cannot. .Above all it can
demonstrate through the non-sect.tr an purposes i. will
espouse the ultimate in democratic education.
Brandeis University has our God-spcecl for success and
achievements.
Yom Kippur Dancing: A Revival
Now that the state of Israel
has been revived, it seems to
me it would be appropriate to
revive some of the old cus
toms of old Israel. One of the
things which i f would be de
lightful to see revived is the
way ancient Israel celebrated
Yom Kippur. There was the
temple service,of cwurse, which
corresponds to our ov.i pra.'tt
service, but in addition to that,
it was common for the votin'!
gnls on Yom Kippur to go out
canning, all «ii esse i in : 1 a n-
cci clothing.
The idea o the borrowed
dresses was to s.ive the pooler
girl* from any humiliation
This was a beautiful custom.
The dancing it •elf is somethin :
of a complementary and bal
ancing feature to what is gen
erally a somewhat awesom"
day, and the dancing in boi -
rowed garments gives it a cap
ping aspect of sm passing at
tractiveness. What better way
of teaching democracy than all
appearing in borrowed clothes?
It seems to me the whole
world would be intrigued by
the idea.
As to dancing itself, it must
he said that Judaism on the
whole has been friendlier to ii
than Christianity, which, save
for certain of its dissident
sects, such as the Shakers, has
generally frowned on tin*
dance. In contrast, it is written
in the Bible that Da\ id danced
before the Lord. The Hebrew
word for holiday, "chage,”
means also a dance, a proces
sion-
The Talmud tells of many of
Ihe great rabbis, of the great
Hillel, for instance, dancing.
To the Hassidim, dancing had
as much importance as prayer.
Incidentally, Isadora Duncan,
I understand, was enthusiastic
about llassidic dancing and
Martha Graham, I am told, is
something of an expert on
these dances.
Is it not time for modern re
ligion to reconstruct its views
on dancing? As a matter of
fact, there have already been
beginnings in that direction. A
few years ago, the Jewish
Theological Seminary offered
courses in Jewish and Pales
tinian dancing, with Corinne
Chochem. author of a number
of books on Jewish dancing, as
the teacher.
I have just been skimming
through Miss Chechen) s new-
, •-* |,m k. ' Jewish Hohdav
Dances.” 1 confess that the
a lens which I have just ex
pressed are largely the protijrt
of thi im res'-;ons f. rmmg m
my mind as a result of this
reading. I had looked on danc
ing with peril ips just a slight
hit of eoutempi. It was some-
t- iPg j'p. on lie, :t had its value
as a recreation, a dance was a
more or less pleasant way h
spend art evening, but as I
toad. 1 saw that my whole at
titude would have to be re
vised. Dancing was the real
religion, the very essence of
religion It brought back to m>
mind the tact that the word
religion etymologically means
"to tie together." What can "tie
together" more than the d nice
Dancing is rhythm. We move
by the same pulse beat, that is
to say. we become in a very
real sense, members and bm... s
of one another."
The translations of the songs
to which for instance the Hora
is danced as given in this work
show how full of social signifi
cance dancing may be. The
songs stress the appeal "for
bricks." and for "concrete,” for
the building of the state. The
building of the state is—
through the dance—trans
formed into a social adventure.
This type of dancing was
very common in the early
building of America. The men
and women clearing the woods
and building homes were ac
customed after the days work
to celebrate with these types of
folk dances. There was no pro
fit motive in going out to help
von neighbor erect his cabin-
The dance acted as a substitute
for this commercial motive.
Dancing helps build up a
country, but may it not be also
a very useful means of con
serving and enhancing our
moral health and tone? We
listen to a sermon or read a
book telling us to love our
neighbor. The ideas are good,
but after it is over, we jre ju t
where we were befoie, but
after a folk dance. 1 believe,
the people do lo\e their neigh
bors a little bit more or it least
are more wholesome mentally,
so as to make them less sus
ceptible to the bacteria of sad
ism!.
Jewish C a fen Jar
\ OM KITI'l K
Wednesday, October 13
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Monday, October 18
First Day
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Monday, October 25
Eighth Day
HAM KKAH
Monday, December 27
LEGAL NOTICE
GEORGIA. FULTON COUNTY
TO THE SUPERIOR OF
FULTON COUNTY:
Tl.e petition of LOUIS B. SIEGEL,
SIDNEY PARKS. and FRANCES
COLEY, respectfully shows:
1
Petit! mers desire for themselves,
tneir successors, and assipn> to be in
corporated under the name and stele
POL IS B. SIEGEL. IM
The general nature of iiie business
to be transacted is that of buying, j
selling, and othtrwise dealing in scrap
metal, scrap iron, scrap rubber, tires,
batteries, and all other related pro- |
ducts, at either wholesale or retail,
for itself or as agent for others, and j
also the buying and selling ana other- !
wise dealing in real estate stocks and j
bonds.
3.
The maximum number of shares of
stock that the corporation shall be
authorized to have outstand.ng at any
time shall be 200 shares of common
stock of 9 par value of $100 00 per
share. Said stocks may be paid for by
cash, property, or services, taken at a
fair and reasonable value, as may be
determined by the incorporators or
stockholders.
4
The corporation shall begin business !
with a capital of $1,000.00.
5.
The corporation snail have existence I
for 35 years, with the privilege of re- ‘
newal as provided by law.
6.
The principal office of the corpora- I
tion shall be in Fulton County, Geor- j
gia. but the corporation shall have the j
privilege of establishing branch offices |
and places of business elsewhere, both j
within and without the State of Geor
gia.
The name and address of each of
the appliant-. for this charter is as
follows
Louis R Siege 1, 1158 N. Highland Ave .
Atlanta. Georgia.
Sidney Parks. 453 Peachtree Arcade.
Atlanta. Georgia.
Frances Couey, 453 Peachtree Arcade.
Atlanta. Georgia.
8.
The corporation shall have all the
rights, powers, priviligei. and immu
nities that are now or may hereafter
be conferred on private corporations
by the laws of this Stale .as fully as if
such powers were set forth herein
WHEREFORE, the petitioners pray
that they be incorporated under the
name and style aforesaid with all <he
rights, powers, and privileges wi tch
are herein set forth
SIDNEY PARKS. Attorney
for Petitioners
453 Peachtree Arcade, At
lanta. Georgia
ORDER
Th.e foregoing petition for a charter
having been examined, and it appear
ing that the application is legitimately
within the purview and intention of
the laws of this State, and it further
appearing front the certificate of the
Secretary of State that the name of
the proposed corporation is not the 1
name of any other now existing cor
poration registered in the records of
the Secretary of State, the said peti
tion is hereby granted and the peti- j
tioners are incorporated under the j
name and style of LOUIS B. SIEGEL.
INC., with all the rights, powers and 1
privileges as prayed for in said peti
tion.
This 11 day of September, 1948.
WALTER C. HENDRIX.
Judge, Superior Court
Atlanta Circuit.
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