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Friday, January 27, 1950 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE Page Three SRO Sign for Sunday’s Symphony Concert With Jewish Pianist Levant as Soloist SOUTHERN OBITUARIES The largest audience in the his tory of the Atlanta Symphony will fill every available seat in Municipal Auditorium Sunday at 3:30 p. m. when the orchestra, un der Henry Sopkin, joins forces with Oscar Levant. The Atlanta Symphony Guild announced that the performance has been sold out for two weeks and that there is a long waiting list for possible cancellations. Reservations have come in from every part of the state. Oscar Levant, one of the most colorful personalities in American music, will appear with the or chestra in two brilliant composi tions by George Gershwin, “Con certo in F” and “Rhapsody in Blue.’ ’ Maestro Sopkin will lead the orchestra in “Overture to Die Fledermaus,” J. Strauss; “Unfin ished Symphony,” Schubert, and “March Slav,” Tschaikowsky. Levant was born in Pittsburgh and received all of his musical education in the United States. He is one of this country's greatest exponents of American music, es pecially the music of his close friend, George Gershwin. He has probably played the piano part in “Rhapsody in Blue” more times OSCAR LEVANT than any other performer. Despite the many activities that have established Levant in the public mind as a musician, wit, movie actor and radio personality, lie considers himself primarily a concert pianist. This is the roll he enjoys most. He has appeared as guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia and other orchestras from coast to coast. Everywhere his appear ances command sold-out houses filled with enthusiastic Levant fans. Board Chairman to Tell Story of Brandeis U. in Atlanta J an. 110 ERNEST FEIBELMAN Ernest Feibelman, 80, long-time Atlanta business man and com munal leader, died Jan. 10. Funeral services were conduct ed by Dr. David Marx at the Chapel of Greenberg & Flinn. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Feibelman formerly was president of Abbott Furniture Company. A native of Germany, he came to Atlanta in 1886. He was a charter member of the Standard Club and was one of the founders of the Alliance. He was also a member of Atlanta Lodge No. 59, F. & A. M., and The Tem ple. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Holland, of Atlanta, and Mrs. M. Strauss, of New York City; a nephew, J. Curt Holland, of Atlanta, and three nieces, Mrs. George Levy, of Atlanta; Mrs. G. Abraham and Miss Elizabeth Strauss, both of New York, t MRS. J. H. WEIL, SR. Mrs. J. H. Weil, Sr., a native of Savannah, died Jan. 21 in Charles ton where she had lived for the past 40 years. She was a sister of A. J. Cohen of Savannah. Survivors include two daugh ters, Mrs. Jack Patla of Charles ton, and Mrs. Sarboto Bendener jjf Philadelphia, Pa.; one son, J. H. Weil, Jr., of Charleston, and seven grandchildren, Funeral services were conduct ed in Charleston Jan. 22. MRS. ABE SCHARF Mrs. Abe (Gussie) Scharf, died Dec. 30 in Brooklyn. She is sur vived by her husband, her par ents, Rabbi and Mrs. Jeremiah Katz; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Libow and Mrs. Sarah Feller, all of Brooklyn, N. Y., and two brothers, Rabbi William Katz of Liberty, N. Y., and Rabbi Nathan Katz of Atlanta and'Brooklyn. HENRY L. SHERMAN Henry Landau Sherman, 17, of Atlanta died Jan. 9. Funeral services were held at the chapel of Henry M. Blanchard & Son, Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild officiated. Burial was in Green wood Cemetery. He was a senior at West Fulton High School at the time of his death. Born in New Haven, Conn., he had lived in Atlanta since 1937. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ida L. Sherman, of Atlanta; his father. Nathaniel Sherman, of New Haven; his grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Landau of New York City, and two aunts. LEVY MEYER Levy Meyer, 76, of Savannah, died in Savannah Dec. 27. He was a native of Holland and had lived most of his l,ife in Savannah where he had been a pressman and fore man for both the Morning News and Evening Press. Rabbi Solomon I. Starrels con ducted the funeral .Burial was in Laurel Grove Cemetery. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Paul Leberer, of New York, N. Y.; and six brothers, Fred Meyer and Julius Meyer, of At lanta, Andrew Meyer and Selig Meyer, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Octavus Meyer and Philip Meyer, of Savannah. i’s ONLY Genuine aese end American RESTAURANT Serving a complete line of Chinese & American Foods Maine lobsters, steaks, chicken and Chinese family dinners a specialty. HOME ORDERS In heat retaining containers and sacked to take out. DAILY: 11 a. m. to 11 p. ni. Sunday: 12 p. m. to 11 p. m. AIR-CONDITIONED WA. 6706 The story of Brandeis Univer sity will be unfolded by George Alpert, national trustee chairman, at the charter dessert-luncheon for members of the Atlanta Commun ity at 1:30 p. m. Monday, Jan. 30. Sponsor is the Atlanta Women’s Chapter of the Women’s Commit tee of Brandeis University, accord ing to Mrs. Sidney Q. Janus, pres ident. Brandeis U., Mrs. Janus explain ed, is now in its second year with a freshman class of more than 150 students from 22 states and Can ada. A pilot class of 100 launched the University program. Besides the increase in the student body, the faculty too has been enlarged. It now includes men of such prominence as Ludwig Lowisohn, internationally known author and lecturer ,and Max Lerner, politi cal scientist. Aiding in developing the Uni versity school of music are Dr. Serge Koussevititsky and Leonard Bernstein, noted composers and musicians. Dr. Selman Waksman, the scientist responsible for the discovery of streptomycin and neomycin, is serving as consultant in science. Reservatipns for the Atlanta program may be made with Mrs. Shally O’Wise, AT. 4890, or Mrs. Louis Smith,, AT. 1531. “OnBorrowed Time,’’withKarloff,Returns To Penthouse; Said Season’s Best The critics and audiences alike said Boris Karloff in “On Bor rowed Time” was the finest pro duction of the Penthouse Theatre year. So, back he comes, by special arrangement for another week as “Gramps” in the show that turned away so many during its original week atop the Ansley Hotel. With Karloff again will be the original Atlanta professional cast augmented by the splendid per formance of 10-year-old Richard Wilson, the Atlanta boy who took featured honors as Karloff’s stage ANNA MAE NIMICK Paramount Theatre Bldg. Piano Instruction LA. 5211 grandson. “On Borrowed Time” played the Penthouse last week to the most enthusiastic audiences yet to surround the acting com pany in Atlanta’s now nationally known “theatre in the round.” For those who haven’t seen the unusual playhouse where the per formers are within arms-reach, the return of the season’s biggest success is a real opportunity. Due to the demand for seats, and the limited Penthouse capa city of 445, the Penthouse pro ducer, Don Gibson, is urging early calls for reservations. Mr. Karloff has television committeements awaiting his return to New York, so it will be impossible to hold him over again. CLIFFORD G. MARTIN CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Now Located at 316 Bona Allen Bldg., (New Address) ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA Bookkeeping Service Income Tax Returns Mizrachi Ladies Plan Musicale for Wednesday, Feb. 1 A program of music has been arranged by the Atlanta Chapter of the Mizrachi Women’s Organi zation in honor of Jewish Music Month for its meeting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Sflear- ith Israel Educational Building, 1140 University Drive. Samuel H. Rosenberg, director of the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education, will discuss “Music— The Soul of the People.” He will illustrate his lecture with Jewish recordings. Climaxing the program will be a piano recital by young Miss Betsy Gerson, pupil of Michael McDowell, according to Mrs. Joseph Schwartzman, program chairman. Mrs. H. R. Friedman, president, invites all the women of the com munity to attend this musicale. TEP Sweetheart To Have Aid in Social Sponsors Mu Chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi at Emory is planning to give their traditional “sweetheart” a breather from the many social functions of the year. 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