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TBS SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, September 5, 195*
The Southern Israelite
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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Member
American Association
of English-Jewish
Newspapers
Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher
Gustav Oppenheimer, Margaret Merry-man, Sylvia Kletzky
Karen Hurtig, Kathleen Nease
TO DEDICATE A NEW SYNAGOGUE
The privilege of formally dedicating their new and beau
tiful House of Worship will come Sunday for members of
Shearith Israel Congregation.
It will be a happy moment, filled with the promise of
the future.
It will be a solemn moment, replete with the responsi
bilities that rest upon the members to live up to the magni
ficence of the new edifice, interspersed with the bitter-sweet
memories of the men and women who brought the Congre
gation to this historic occasion.
It will be a reverent moment as members assemble for
the first time to worship in their new Sanctuary.
It will be a moment to relish in the beauty of the new
structure.
It will be a cherished moment in the continuity of the
men and women, recoleciting the fullness of the years gone
by, the travail of building and the challenges that lie ahead.
It will be Shearith Israel’s moment, though the Jewish
community here and in the South will rejoice in this evidence
of progress and add congratulations.
The Southern Israelite is privileged to acknowledge the
record Shearith Israel members have made within the Con
gregation and in the broader community beyond.
This new House of Worship is a worthy symbol of the
rightful place Shearith Israel will continue to take in the
Household of Israel.
THOUGHTS ON NEW YEAR
WHEN DAY IS DONE
By ARTHUR WEYNE
The Atlantic City Jewish Record
The approach to Rosh Hashonah, for us who labor in the
scrubby vineyard of Jewish journalism, is a long and trying
one. ’Way back in June, when normal people are luxuriating
in vaction visions, we begin an anxious thumbing of calen
dar pages to discover when the High Holy Days will be fall
ing. If they come early—say on the heels of Labor Day—
we moan at the brief span we shall have for preparation of
the holiday big issue. If they come late—say close to Octo
ber — we moan because of othr pressing matters we will
have to put aside to concentrate on Rosh Hashonah. And if
they should fall in a median time, we would complain that
(a) “by now” it would all be ver, r (b) we could use the
extra time the LATE arrival would give us. Wouldn’t you
think that after all the thousands of years Rosh Hashonah
has been coming to us, it would learn to get here at the exact
moment we’re ready for it? (But the rabbis will tell us —
and rightly — that it is we who must get ready for Rosh
Hashonah).
More to the point is the odd and imbalanced result of our
drawn-out pre-Rosh Hashonah concerns: by the time the
Holy Days season actually comes around, we have lived with
it for so long that we feel the year is bounded on all sides by
Rosh Hashonah. Jewry observers ten days of awe: for us the
days of awe are countless; Jewry has a ten-day penitenial
season; we are penitent long before, intensely during, and
well after.
We may, then, sound weary; but cynical we are not. In
fact we find a sweet and pleasant aspect to this season for the
opportunity it gives us to express our wishes to the com
munity for a happy new year. We stress the word happy; we
utter it not lightly but with a lively awareness of what it
symbolizes in man’s life. When we wish someone happiness,
we are proffering the hand of good will — for is not the
search for happiness one of mankind’s first and greatest con
cerns?
To us, Rosh Hashonah, giving eloquent voice to the hope
that is imperishable in the heart of our people, is a jlea not
merely for length of days but for happiness of days. Let us
give the word happiness the deeper meaning it really has.
Lightheartedness and gaiety, absence of pain, sorrow, or
major troubles, physical well-being — all or each may be
termed happiness. Life-experience, however, teaches us that
an almost palable happiness lies elsewhere: in the vital help
we may have renered someone; in the difficult task we may
have accomplished; in the formidable obstacle we may have
hurdled; in the positive and constructive project we may
have completed; in the attainment of a cherished, long-sought
goal. Achievement is the key to a state of happiness, a sense
of menschlichkt, a true enrichment of the soul.
These are the things we mean when we pray for a new
year for all in the community. We wish you all a year of
pleasant and meaningful accomplishment, of continued dedi
cation to good causes, of nachas in your loved ones. In warmth
of heart and openness of spirit, we invoke the timeless tid
ings of our holy days with the cry, “Happy New Year!”
(^n^a^ementd CT ^YlarriacjeA
ALBERT-BRONSTEIN
SAVANNAH—Sara Martha Al
bert of Beverly, Mass., became
the bride of Richard Joshua
Bronstein of New York City,
August 12 in the Fensgate Hotel
in Boston. Rabbi Joseph H. Kel-
man performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Albert
of Beverly, and the granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Isaac Center and the
late Mr. Center of Savannah.
Anne Bronstein of Boston,
sister of the groom, was maid of
honor. Bridesmaids were Judith
Albert and Phyllis Albert, sis
ters of the bride.
George Simon of Franklyn,
Mass., was the best man. Ush
ers were Melvyn D. Croner of
Los Angeles, Leo Linsky of
Salem, Mass., Peter Kadetsky
and Sol H. Cohen of Boston, and
Stuart Schoen and Benjamin
Schore of New York.
Among the wedding guests
from Savannah were Mrs. Cen
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Goldberg
and Mrs. Samuel Kramer.
BRESSLER-FIELD
Ellen Joyce Bressler, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bressler,
became the bride of Donald Bur
ton Field, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Field, August 31, at the
Mayfair Club. Rabbi Harry H.
Epstein performed the ceremony.
Mr. Field was his son’s best
man, and serving as usher-
groomsmen were the bride’s
uncles, Simon Bressler and Leon
ard Richheimer; her brother,
Hirsch Bresler; Leonard Jacobs,
Howard Goodman, Jerry Tillem,
Charles Firestone and Michael
Schwartz.
The bride was attended by her
cousin, Nancy Bressler, as maid
of honor; Beverly Blass, Jackie
Rose, Elaine Benamy, Susie
Fine, Dorothy Field and Carol
Ann Katz as bridesmaids. Rae
Ellen Prytowsky was the small
flower girl.
The bride’s parents entertain
ed at a dinner and dance follow
ing the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Field are honey
mooning in Nassau. They will re
side in the Northwood Aaprat-
ments.
WOOD-ORKIN
Shirley Anne Wood, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wood
of Fall Church, Va., became the
bride of William B. Orkin, son
of Otto Orkin and Mrs. Alfred
S. Rosenthal of Atlanta. Rabbi
Harry H. Epstein performed the
ceremony at the Mayfair Club
in the presenece of members of
the families.
Following the ceremony, Mr.
Orkin entertained at a reception
at the Mayfair Club in honor of
the couple.
After a wedding trip to the
Caribbean, the couple will live
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Orkin attended Pennsyl
vania State University and Mr.
Orkin attended Purdue Univer
sity and the University of Geor
gia.
Berman Bar Mitzvah
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Berman
cordially invite their relatives
and friends to attend the Bar
Mitzvah of their son, Harvey
Paul, Saturday, Sept. 13, at 9:00
a.m., at the Ahavath Achim
Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle
Ave., N. W. A Kiddush will fol
low the services. No cards.
THE RABBI ANSWERS
QUESTION: Please tell me the
Symbolic reason for kindling the
Sabbath candles.
ANSWER: The Sabbath candles
are a highly symbolical reprsen-
tation.
Our souls are figuratively com-
ared to a flame which should
urn unwaveringly but which
flickers and wanes. God guards
our souls and, as we expect Him
to watch over our souls, which
are our most precious possession,
so must we ever guard the Sab
bath—which is represented by a
steadily-buring yet flickering
candle flame, the Eternal’s most
precious gift to mankind.
JEWISH
CALENDAR
*ROSH HASHONA
Monday, Sep* 15 (First Day)
•YOM KIPPUR
Wednesday, September 24
•SUKKOT
Monday, September 29
•HANUKAH
Sunday, December 7
LEVY-LIEBOWITZ
AUGUSTA—Terry Gail Levy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Kaplan, became the birde of
Jack Harvey Liebowitz, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Liebowitz of
Newark, at the Adas Yeshuron
Synagogue. Rabbi Chaim Seiger
performed the ceremony.
Serving as maid of honor was
the groom’s sister, Sandee Liebo
witz. Bridesmaids were Sandy
Schwartz, Rosalyn Ghitter, Si
mone Simowitz, Evelyn Froh-
man, Shirley Shapiro and Janet
Maslia.
Louis Levy, brother of the
bride, served as the groom’s best
man, and ushers were Stanley
Miller, Jerry Rubin, Victor Sch-
reiber and Charles Shaffer.
Immediately follow ing the
ceremony, the bride’s parents en
tertained at a seated dinner in
the social hall of the synagogue.
Upon their return from a
wedding trip to Florida, Mr. and
Mrs. Liebowitz will make their
home at 171 Grady Ave. in
Athens, Ga.
LOVINGER-SCHISEL
Donna Lynn Lovinger, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Baily Lov
inger of Atlanta, became the
bride of Lawrence P. Schisel,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schisel
of New York, at the Mayfair
Club. Rabbi Harry H. Epstein
performed the ceremony .
Stewart Schisel of New York
was his brother’s best man and
groomsmen were Morris Froug,
Burton Litt, Nathan Lovinger
and Philip Slotin.
Mrs. Nathan C. Lovinger, sis
ter-in-law of the bride, was
matron of honor and Phyllis
Beck was maid of honor. Brides
maids were Faye Lovinger, Fran
Proscia and Sharon Stadlen.
Farin-Sha Lovinger was her
aunt’s flower girl and Harold
Lovinger was ring bearer.
The couple will reside in At
lanta.
5 Families Arrive
In Birobidjan
LONDON, (JTA)—Five Jewish
families have arrived in Birobid
jan, once the autonomous Jew
ish region in Siberia, the first
new Jewish settlers there in
many years, according to a re
port in the Moscow newspaper
Sovetskaya Rossiya. The five
families will live on a collective
farm.
The newspaper quoted the
chairman of a local Jewish col
lective as asserting that 60 more
Jewish families would soon set
tle in Birobidjan which the Com
munists originally created as a
Jewish region to counter the
appeal of the Zionist movement
among the Russian Jewish
masses.
The Moscow newspaper pegged
to the news report, a long and
glowing description of the “op
portunities” offered Jews in the
Soviet Union as compared to the
hardships and disappointments it
alleged awaited the Jewish im
migrant to Israel.
S. I. Building
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bers 400 families and an increas
ing number of new applicants.
Following the formal dedica
tion services on Sunday, Sept. 7,
at 3 p.m., to which the general
public is invited, the first serv
ices held in the new Synagogue,
will be the Mincha service on
that afternoon.
Following this religious serv
ice, all services will be held in
the new building as Shearith Is
rael continues to serve its mem
bers and the community, as a
house of worship.
S. I. History
(Continued from Page 1)
participants. The Educational
Building was never intended to
serve as a Synagogue; it was al
ways a school.
In the winter of 1956, Shearith
Israel was determined to build
again. The site was there, the
plans drawn up, and the deci
sion to build anew, to follow
in the footsteps of those early
pioneers and to take from their
page of history the self-same
courage, devotion, dedication
and even sacrifice in order that
the Synagogue be built.
Shearith Israel is now engaged
in the fulfillment of this mo
mentous decision. The new build
ing is completed in all its majes
ty and glory. It will no longer
be necessary to go elsewhere
for every social function of the
Congregation and its members.
At last—Shearith Israel is at
home, 1180 University Drive,
N.E., directly behind, to the East,
of the Educational Building.
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