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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, July 13, 1956
The Southern Israelite
PublUhrd Weekly by Southern Newspaper Enterprises, 390 Courtland
8t„ N. E„ Atlanta 3, Georgia, TR. 6-8249, TR. 6-8240. Entered as
second class matter at the post office, Atlanta, Georgia under the Act
of March 3, 1879. Yearly subscription five dollars. The Southern
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LINE Is 12:30 P. M., TUESDAY, but material received earlier will have
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A CHILD'S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Religious schools are essential in a child’s religious edu
cation and the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Education which is
doing a superlative job of developing these facilities in At
lanta would be the last to minimize the place of classroom
instruction.
The chld’s Jewish education will be ineffective unless
parents remember that it can’t be “done overnight. Effective
Jewish education must be begun no later than eight years
of age and must embrace sufficient hours per week to make
it a significant part of the child’s life and also it must be long
enough to permit the child to grow with his schooling.”
However, the Bureau is quick to point out that the school
alone is not enough. Emphasizing the part played by the home
and parents, the Bureau asserts:
“The school alone is not enough. A child gets only a small
part of his education in school. The greatest part of what he
learns, the way he develops, what he becomes, depends on
the surroundings you provide for him at home.
“Your home can embrace your child with a rich warm at
mosphere of Jewish living so that his Jewish school experi
ences will be meaningful and significant ... or it can be a
sterile desert, devoid of Jewish warmth and content - a place
where your children eat and sleep but gain no enrichment
as American Jews.
“Home and school must be partners. Only together can they
provide your children with the priceless Jewish heritage
which is their birthright. Start their Jewish education now -
at home and in school.”
NEWS FROM THE CAMPS
SOFTY Holds Convention
At Camp Belle Aire
On June 13, 1956, about 102
young people from the states of
Mississippi, Louisiana and Ten
nessee, met at Camp Belle Aire
In Sparta, Tennessee, for five days
of fun, fellowship and religious
education. This was the first
summer camp held by the two
regions of the National Federa
tion of Temple Youth, which
comprise the three states. These
two religions are the Southern
Federation of Temple Youth
(SOFTY) -and the Tennessee-
Arkansas Federation of Temple
Youth (TAFTY).
A very able staff of Rabbis
and advisors was assembled to
guide us every step of the way.
The dean of the camp was Rabbi
Jacob Lantz from Monroe, La.
The other rabbi present was Rab
bi Charles Martinband from Hat
tiesburg, Miss. We were very for
tunate in having two student rab
bis from the Hebrew Union Col
lege in Cincinnati, to help us.
They were Walter Blumenthal
from Johannesburg, South Afri
ca, and Dick Dryer from Cincin
nati. Our other advisors were
Mrs. Herman Baginsky and Mr.
Henry Jacobs from New Orleans,
and Mrs. Sidney Levingston from
Ruleville, Miss.
This camp was a bit different
from most camps. For it was nei
ther a vocation nor a school. It
was a great model Temple Youth
group in which there were of
ficers, committees, business meet
ings, and all the other experiences
that make up a youth group.
We wrote our own services,
planned our own programs, made
our own rules, and saw that they
were enforced ourselves. It was
our camp and it was run by us.
The Rabbis were there only to
advise, not to dictate.
It is very easy to tell about
the beautiful services we wrote
and the inspiring programs we
produced. It is very difficult how
ever, to explain the thing that
left an even more vivid impres
sion on the minds of all of us
who were there. That thing is the
invisible an intangible spirit which
prevailed throughout the camp.
We could feel it every day from
the time we awoke until the last
cabin prayer was said at night
and the last light was turned out.
It was this spirit which made
the, camp such a success and
which made each of us sorry to
leave.
In looking back on those days
I can sincerely say that this was
one of the most inspiring experi
ences of my life. At camp we
sang a song - “He-Ney Ma Tov
U Ma Na-Im” which means
“How good and how pleasant it
is for brethren to dwell together
in unity.” This spirit of brother
hood and fellowship which we
experienced at camp will never
be forgotten, and for this reason
we look forward eargerly to next
summer and the summer after
and many more summers to come
with many more SOFTY - TAFTY
summer camps. It is the hope and
prayer of all of us that we may
attend many more camps of this
kind and that this camp will be
come an annual affair. With such
a fine start I am sure that our
dreams will be fulfilled.
REPORT
Camp Rutledge
Special to The Southern Israelite
—RUTLEDGE, GA.
The big bang in the past week
of activity at the AJCC Camp
Rutledge was the hit made by
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the 4th of July pageant entitled
“Ballad History of the U. S. A.”
directed by dramatic specialist,
Dave Abramson, music specialist,
Neal Harris and dance specialist,
Sunny Rugin. The program de
picted the history of America in
representative sketches and
songs.
As a matter of fact, the entire
Fourth of July at Camp Rutledge
was spent in celebrating the
signing of the Declaration of In
dependence in true American
fashion. At the morning flag rais
ing, Rochelle Gelpar recited the
“Liberty Song.” At Flag lowering,
170 voices were lifted in singing
“America the Beautiful.”
The evening campfire highlight
ed the commemorating activities.
In a playlet enacting the signing
of the Declaration of Independ
ence, the following young men
played notable roles - Ben Tyber,
Fred Alexander and Jerry Lah-
man. The program which gave
the camper audience a panoram
ic view of the U. S. from the
establishment of its Constitution
through the War Between the
States, the Machine Age, the Gay
“90’s,” the Sinking of the Ti
tanic and World Wars I and II,
featured a camper cast of more
than 70 different persons.
The male chorus: Martin Jack-
el, Bobby Richards, Fred Alex
ander, Eric Bossak, Terry Feld
man, Jerry Lahman, Steve Ham
burger.
Female chorus: Faye Feinberg,
Jennifer Ward, Delores Rosen
berg, Leslie Lewis, Janice Trest-
man, Linda Krieger, Joan Fried-
berg, Debra Orlin, Sandra Shaf
fer, Sara Ellen Berman, Margo
Katz, Iris Ruskin, Stevie Braun,
Maxine Handmacher, Diane Gale.
Indian dance: Scott Meyer,
Ivan Sisselman, Charles Berlin,
Phil Rosenberg, Mark Klein,
Steve Beinstock, Brenda Ely,
Marcia Finkelstein, Donna Levitt,
Rina Levin, Toby Tennenbaum,
Beth Ann Rabinovich.
The Charleston: Jennifer Ward,
Diane Gale, Karen Rubin, Arlene
Unell, Jean Franco, Stevie Braun.
Modern Dance: Susan Howard,
Margo Katz, Debbie Sisselman,
Arlene Unell, Karen Rubin, Diane
Gale. Barry Levin was in charge
of the sound effects. The com-
mitte responsible for this pro
gram consisted of Neil Harris -
chairman, Dave and Lynn Ab
ramson, Sunny Rubin and Sue
Ward.
Ed Jackel, camp director, reports
that there remain three openings
for girl campers for the second
session. Camp Rutledge phone
number is Rutledge 2653.
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GRAND JURY SAYS:
The May-June 1956 Grand Jury presentments
state - “A visit was made through the Fulton
County Jail and it is opinion that this insti
tution is being operated IN THE BEST
MANNER POSSIBLE with the facilities at
hand. We found the entire building clean;
we found the operation of the jail being
done efficiently with a minimum of amount
of supervisory help. The women’s quarters
were particularly well kept. Sheriff Ralph
Grimes and Chief Jailer Cromer gave us
every cooperation.”
AUDITOR'S REPORT.-
Fulton County Auditor, James L. Respess,
Sr., in his report for the year 1955 has this
to say . . . “SHERIFF T. RALPH GRIMES SHOULD BE COMMENDED
FOR THE BUSINESS LIKE MANNER IN WHICH HE IS HANDLING
THE AFFAIRS OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE.”
Sheriff Grimes is now serving an unexpired term of two years
as Sheriff of Fulton County. He also served an unexpired term
of Sheriff in 1944. He was Chief Deputy Sheriff for 13 years.
On the basis of his record and experience, he is now asking the
people of Fulton County for a FULL TERM.
Let's Keep T. RALPH GRIMES SHERIFF
FULTON COUNTY
Democratic Primary, Sept. 12, 1956
“A Faithful Public Servant Deserves a Full Term”