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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, February 28, 1958
The Southern Israelite
Published Weekly by Southern Newspaper Enterprises, 390 Courtland
St., 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
Israelite Invites literary contributions and correspondence but is not
to be considered as sharing the views expressed by writers. DEAD
LINE is 12:30 P.M., TUESDAY, but material received earlier will have
a much better chance of publication.
Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher
Gustav Oppenheimer, Margaret Merryman, Sylvia Kletzky
Karen Hurtig, Kathleen Nease
Jewish Publication Society 70 Years Old
GUEST EDITORIAL
The Jewish Publication Society of America, located in
Philadelphia, has just reached its seventieth birthday. It is
a significant anniversary, an occasion for congratulation and
gratitude on the part of all American Jews to this Society
which has done so much for the preservation, the develop
ment and creativity of Jewish culture on American soil.
When the Jewish Publication Society was born 70 years
ago it was, and for a long time remained, the only publisher
of books of specific Jewish interest in this country. Today
there are other publishing firms who also issue Jewish books.
Nevertheless, the Jewish Publication Society remains unique
in its field. It is publicly, rather than privately, owned. It is
the only firm which publishes the standard English transla
tion of the Hebrew Bible, being now engaged in making a
more up-to-date translation of the Jewish Scriptures. It has
published, in English translation, and continues to sell many
of the great classics of ancient, medieval and modern Jewish
religious and secular literature, written ih various languages.
One of the Society’s achievements, for which it hasn’t gotten
sufficient credit, is that it showed the way to other publish
ers. It experimented with almost every type of Jewish litera
ture, and as soon as it developed a market or proved the
existence of a market, it was glad to see commercial publish
ers take advantage by going into that field.
The Jewish Publication Society has now embarked upon
the publication of books for young teenagers. That, too, is
something which has not yet been properly developed by
others.
On this anniversary one must note, however, that the So
ciety still does not get the support from American Jewry,
in the form of book-subscribing memberships, which it so
richly deserves. As the late Ludwig Lewisohn said: “When,
of the 5,000,000 Jews in the United States, a minimum of
100,000 will have become members of the Society and will
look forward to its books with festive expectancy—then we
shall know the quality of our future as a people and as a
community.”
—TEXAS JEWISH POST (Ft. Worth)
Atlanta NCJW Sel Insliliilo
Study On Survey
Awareness of the changing pat
terns in contemporary communi
ty life has inspired the National
Council of Jewish Women to con
duct Community Leadership
Training Programs to study these
trends. The Atlanta Section has
been chosen as one of forty dem
onstration sections to research
the Jewish and general commun
ity.
With Mrs. Ludo Van Stavoren
Jr. as local training co-ordinator,
the program has already been
launched with a community sur
vey now being compiled with
reference to population data,
economic situation, Social Serv
ice structure, Civil liberties, so
cial action, Council projects and
other areas.
• A seminar consisting of six
sessions is slated for Friday, Feb.
28; Monday, March 3, and Fri
day, March 7 with two sessions
a day at the Atlanta Jewish Com
munity Center.
John Griffin, director of com
munity education at Emory Uni
versity, will spearhead the pro
gram at 10:30 a.m. February 28
with an address on "Changing
Patterns in Our Community Life
Today.”
That afternoon at 1:30 p.m., Ed.
Kahn, executive director of the
Atlanta Jewish Community Coun
cil, will consider “Changing Pat
terns in Jewish Community Life.”
The 10:30 a.m. session of March
3 will feature Ed Driscoll, ex
ecutive secretary, Georgia Coun
cil of Churches, on “Social Issues
Growing Out of These changes.”
The afternoon session will be
a panel discussion attempting to
answer these questions: "How is
Our Community Organized To
Meet These Challenges” and
"What is A Good Community,
Both Jewish and General.” Panel
ists will be John Scanlon, assist
ant director of the Planning Divi
sion of the Metropolitan Atlanta
Community Services; Miss Rhoda
O'Mara, regional representative
of the Bureau of Public Assist
ance of the U.S. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare;
and Joseph Gross, Consultant on
A A Sisterhood
Meeting March 3
The Ahavath Achim Sisterhood
will hold its last meeting at the
Tenth Street Educational Center
at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 3,
with Mrs. Stanford Makover pre
siding.
Program Vice President, Mrs.
Marcus Danneman announces that
this "Triple-Feature” P u r i m
meeting will include the tradi
tional Purim Shower, a beautiful
program, and the crowning of a
surpise “Queen for a Day.”
For the program Mrs. Sol
Klotz will present a “Variety in
Vignette” with Mrs. Leonard
Meyer narrating.
Atlanta OUT Group
Will Meet Mar. 11
At Standard Club
The first open meeting of the
Atlanta Chapter of Women’s
American ORT (Organization for
Rehabilitation Through Training)
will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday,
March 11, at the Standard Town
& Country Club. Dessert and
tea will be served.
ORT is an international organ
ization devoted to giving techni
cal training to Jews in twenty
countries throughout the world.
Its training network includes 400
schools, workshops, apprentice
plans, agricultural training sta
tions and special courses for
adults.
Mrs. Victor Segal, of Philadel
phia, national president of Wom
en’s American ORT, will address
the group. Mrs. Segal recently
returned from a visit to Poland
where she viewed the latest ORT
installations. She has devoted
many years to ORT and has
traveled extensively throughout
the world.
A documentary film "Mellah”
(ghetto) will be shown which
depicts the life of an average boy
and his family in the ghetto of
Casablanca. It shows how Wom
en’s American ORT takes this
boy out of the ghetto and gives
him vocational training and makes
him a useful and independent
member of his community.
Nominations and elections of
officers for the ensuing year will
also be held.
Any woman interested in the
work of Women’s American ORT,
is invited to be the guest of the
Atlanta Chapter. Reservations
may be made by calling Mrs.
Morris Weinstein TR. 6-1181 and
Mrs. J. Jay Weismann CE. 7-
0707.
The Atlanta Chapter of Wom
en’s American ORT will hold its
monthly executive board meeting
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4,
at the home of Mrs. Paul Am-
bery, 2560 Northside Dr., N.W.
Community Planning.
Mrs. Lazare Levy of New
Orleans, one of twenty women
trained by National Council for
this project, will preside over
both meetings of March 7th. Sub
jects to be discussed are “The
Role of Council in Meeting These
Issues” and “Community Leader
ship—The Volunteer in a Free
Society.”
A registration fee of $1 cover
ing all six sessions can be mailed
to Mrs. Harold Coleman Jr.,
1518 Markan Drive, N.E.
Calan6ar
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•PURIM
Thursday, March 6
•PASSOVER
Saturday-Saturdav, April 5-12
•SHAVUOS
Sunday-Monday, May 25-26
•ROSH HASIIONA
Monday, Sept. 15 (First Day)
•YOM KIPPUR
Wednesday, September 24
•SUKKOT
Monday, September 29
•Holiday begins previous evening
Irving Block of Nashville, Ten-
nesee, has been awarded a Ph.d.
degree in Philosophy by Harvard
University. He completed his un
dergraduate work at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville and has
spent the past five years study
ing at Harvard where he also re
ceived his M.A. Mr. Block, a
frequent visitor to Atlanta, is the
son of Mrs. Rose Block and the
brother of Mrs. William Wender,
both of Atlanta.
* A day of feasting
and gladness.'
A HAPPY PURIM
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Atlanta Federation Adds Bass
To Staff As Assistant Director
Stanley Bass formerly of Rich
mond, Va. and New York City
has been named assistant direc
tor of the Jewish Social Service
Federation of Atlanta, it was an
nounced by Abe Schwartz, presi
dent and Edward M. Kahn, ex
ecutive Director. He has also been
named as Administrative Assist
ant to the Atlanta Jewish Com
munity Council.
Prior to coming to Atlanta Mr.
Bass served as executive director
of the Jewish Family Services,
Richmond, Va., from October
1950 to October 1957. A native
of New York City, he is graduate
of the College of the City of
New York and later received a
Master of Science Degree from
the New York School of Social
Work, Columbia University.
Mr. Bass is a member of the
national Family Services Plan
ning Committee of the Council
of Jewish Federations and Wel
fare Funds. He has been active
in the National Conference of
Jewish Communal Service, and
formerly was President of the
Central Virginia Chapter of the
National Association of Social
Workers.
AJCC SPORTS
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the AJCC
women’s varsity volleyball team
won its second consecutive match
by beating the YWCA evening
class by sweeping all three
games of their match at the
loser’s court.
The team is composed of: Jean
Axelrod, Frieda Banks, Roslyn
Alterman, Rosalyn Hirsch, Rita
Florsheim, Pauline Cohen, Bibi
Kogan, Ceil Rodbell, Myra Med-
intz, Anita Zimmerman and
Esther Garber. Scores of the
games were: 15-9, 15-4 and 15-6.
The team practices every Tues
day afternoon from 1:30 to 3:00
p.m. All Center members who
play a good game of volleyball
are invited to try out for the
team. Other members of the
team who were unable to attend
the match are: Barbara Rosen
berg, Roz Saul and Betty Gold
stein The team is coached by
Center Athletic Director, Ed
Jackel.
Every Monday night, fencing
takes the stage at the AJCC un
der the guidance of Dr. Ted
Levitas, Carl Maico and Jerry
Levin. Equipment for the first
few sessions will be furnished by
the Center. New comers and be
ginners invited. Just bring your
tennis shoes and join the group
any Monday night at 8:00 p.m.
For further information contact
athletic office.
Slim Gym Classes at the Cen
ter are continuing through the
Winter and all Center members
are urged to get in shape now
for the swimming suit season
which is only a few short months
ahead. Calisthenics and volley
ball is available for each session.
Slim Gym classes for women are
held every Tuesday and Thurs
day mornings from 10:00 to 11:30
a m. and on Thursday evenings
from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. Mem
bers can go swimming after each
session.
* The four basketball leagues of
B&P HADASSAH
STUDY GROUP
SUNDAY, MAR. 2
The B&P Group of Atlanta will
meet Sunday, Mar. 2, at 3:15
p.m., at the home of Mrs. L.
Minsk 676 E. Morningside Dr.,
N.E.
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STANLEY BASS
Mr. Bass is married and father
of two children. He is a veteran
of World War II and landed on
D-Day in Normandy with the
initial invading forces.
NEWS
the Atlanta Jewish Community
Center are in the final stages.
Close competition in all leagues
has made this the most exciting
basketball season.
The girls “A” league found
BBG 314 sweeping through the
first half without a defeat. Their
final record was 6-0. BBG 314 is
coached by Morty Schach. BBG
176 is leading the second round
with a record of 3-0. BBG 314
and JOJ are right behind them
with identical records of 2 wins
and one loss. The winner of each
round meets at the end of the
season for the championship.
DSI coached by Leon Tuck
swept through the “B” league
with a 5-0 win record. The Frank
Gar son "B” team was second
with a 4-1 total. The FG aggre
gation is coached by Buster Her
man and Ralph Kahn.
In the Center “C” league, the
Biddy basketballers meet every
Monday night in some outstand
ing contests. LTC is undefeated
in league play. They are coached
by Eddie Silverboard.
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