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THE S0VTHI1N I8BAKLITE
Friday, Man* 17, IMi
MUNiTY CALENDAR
Briefing, Ladies’ Auxilary-JWV Post 112,
Jacob Ground Breaking Ceremonies, 1855 La Vista
N.E.
Day, afternoon of entertainment for children.
Academy Building, 1140 Univanity Dr., N.E.
Hadaasah Study Group. Speakers, Prof. Sanford
»vV. Bederman. Subject: “What Has Happened to the Jews
t . - in the Middle-East Outside of Israel,” Home of Mrs.
A. B. Chereton, 960 WUdwood ltd., N.E.
“ “ .El Adult Study Group, “Historical Aspects of Juda-
Babbi Abraham Ohrenstein, lecturer.
Women. Harry Robkin, Violinist: Martin Shar-
itic Presentation; AJCC Auditorium.
■ pilWIilMUl.
ICb f ,mmmj:
lfcti.AMV fleadership Training Course. Sponsored by JWV-Aux-
At* ? Riviera Motel.
8:15 rWi 1 MKfi) Israel Sisterhood Book Review, by Esther
nan of Henry Roth’s “Call It Sleep”, Synagogue
luncheon, Standard Town and Country Club.
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Achim Sisterhood Open Board Meeting. Elec-
Of Officers and Delegates to Conference. Synagogue.
PJf^Wbrkmen’s Circle Branch 1015, Annual Square Dance,
TTOblic Invited, AJCC.
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l and P Hadassah Meeting, Mayfair Club.
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Carlebach, Singing Chas^idic Troubador, Special
|e program, Garson Auditorium, AJCC.
Purim Dance. Progressive Club.
Purim Shower, Mayfair Club,
ta .]Chapter American Jewish Committee. Dinner
Mi Ur- S. Andhil Fineberg, Community Relations
tant, AJC. Subject: “The Meaning of the Eich-
Trial to Americans” Mayfair Club.
8:00 PM.k*yarsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemorative Service, Un-
. ^ Auspices of the Atlanta Jewish Community Council,
SA VANN AH NEWS
1 Brass, son of
and the late
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son of Mr.
J. Straus, recently
Bar Mitzvah at
HjlAkg 'Synagogue.
Mr. and Mrg Alex Kaplan an
nounce die .Mirth of a son, Marc,
on* February I,
Mr irnd Mrs. David L. Meddin
announce the birth of 9 daughter,
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TATION
Elissa Barrie, on February 22.
The Savannah Chapter of
Brandeis University National
Women’s Committee will enter
tain Wednesday, March 22, with
a sherry party, honoring its life
members. The party will be held
at the home of Mrs. Alvin
Shure.
Judge Edwin A. McWhorter of
the Superior Court was the in-
rpiietional speaker at the an
nual interfaith brotherhood meet
ing of Savannah Lodge, B’nai
B’rith, held recently.
“An Evening of Square Danc
ing” was the theme of this year’s
Purim Ball of the Hebrew Wom
en’s Aid Society held at the
JEA.
Mrs. Mac Zimmer of New
York City visited recently with
the B. I. Friedmans, and was
jointed later by Mr. Zimmer.
Allan Pollard, a student at the
Georgetown Foreign Service
School in Georgetown, attended
Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Fisher
visited here with Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Singe at their home on
Kensington Drive.
JSK Names Linder,
J.D.C. Leader, to
Top Bank Position
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Har
old F. Linder, vice-president of
the Joint Distribution Commit
tee, was sworn in here as pre
sident and chairman of the board
of directors of the United States
Export-Import Bank. He was
appointed by President Kennedy
ta this post to replace Samuel
C. Waugh, . of Nebraska, who
served during the previous A-
dministration.
A U. S. Naval commander dur
ing World War II, Mr. Linder,
shortly before the end of the
war, went to London to serve as
a volunteer representative of
the Joint Distribution Committee
with the Reparations Commission
and the Intergovernmental Com-
mitee on Refugees. Mr. Linder
served in 1952, under appoint
ment by President Truman, as
Assistant Secretary of State for
Economic Affairs.
The new appointment was un
animously confirmed by the
Senate Banking Committee and
the Senate. Mr. Linder was this
weekend welcomed by Secretary
of the Treasury Douglas Dillon
to his new position in cere
monies at Bank headquarters.
Atlanta Community
To Commemorate
Warsaw Vprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
will be commemorated at a spe
cial Community Assembly to be
held Sunday, April 16, at 8 p.m.,
at the Atlanta Jewish Communi
ty Center under the auspices of
the Atlanta Jewish Community
Council.
A special committee appointed
by Dr. Irving L. Greenberg,
president of the council, and
headed by Edward Krick, chair
man, met at the Center Monday
evening, March 13, to plan the
program. Further details will be
announced in a later issue.
A arms Unveiling
SAVA NNAH — Friends and
relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Harris and Miss Vivian Harris
of Thomasville, Ga., Dr. and
Mrs. Barney Aarons of Birming
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Aarons of Savannah were invit
ed to unveiling ceremonies in
memory of Mrs. Max Aarons
Sunday, March 12, in Bonaven-
ture Cemetery.
Mrs. David Cristil
Mrs. David Cristil died Mach
11. Funeral services were held
March 12 in the chapel of Meyers
Funeral Home in Louisville, Ky.
Interment was in the Adath
Jeshurun Cemetery there.
Mrs. Cristil had lived in At
lanta for 18 years and was a
member of the Temple.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. N. E. Birnbaum and Mrs.
A H. Hyman, both of Atlanta
and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Bessie M. Ferst
SAVANNAH—Mrs. Bessie Mei-
nhard Ferst died in New York,
February 23. Funeral services
were held in Bonaventure Ceme
tery, February 26. Rabbi Solo
mon E. Starrels officiated.
Mrs. Ferst was a member of
Mickve Israel Temple.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. D. A. Byck Sr., Savannah,
and Mrs. Monroe Kosches, Wood-
mere, L. I., N. Y.; a son, Samuel
M. Ferst, New York. N. Y.; a
sister, Mrs. Janet Tobias, New
York; and several grandchildren
and greatgrandchildren.
Paul T. Ruhr
SAVANNAH—,Paul T. Ruhr,
67, died March 1. Funeral ser
vices were held March 2 at Sip
ple’s Mortuary. Rabbi Soloman
E. Starrels officiated. Interment
was in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Mr. Kuhr was president of
Kuhr Brothers, Inc., and a pro
minent civic leader. A native
of Lafayette, Ind., he had lived
here since 1914.
Mr. Kuhr was a member of
Temple Mickve Israel and the
Temple’s Brotherhood. He was
a member of Zerrubabel Lodge
No. 15, F&AM, Ancient and Ac
cepted Scottish Rites, and Alee
Temple of the Shrine.
He was past president of the
Harmonie Club, a member of the
member of Chatham Post No.
36, American Legion, Home
builders Association, the Heat
ing and Air Conditioning As
sociation and the Travelers Pro
tective Association. He was a
veteran of World War I.
Surviving Mr. Kuhr are his
wife, Mrs. Mildred A. Kuhr; a
daughter, Mrs. Katerine Kuhr
Meyer, Montgomery; two broth
ers, Raymond M. Kuhr, Savan
nah, and Frank Kuhr, Macon;
two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Elkan,
Macon, and Mrs. Gus Small; two
grandsons and several nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Ben67as: GTcosq *V-jbeNl
Mrs. Stella S. Oppenheim
SAVANNAH— Mrs. Stella
Schwarzbaum Oppenheim, 70,
died February 18. Funeral serv
ices were held February 20 at
Sipple’s Mortuary. Rabbi S. E.
Starrels officiated. Interment
was in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
A native of Savannah, Mrs.
Oppenheim was a member of
Temple Mickve Israel.
Surviving are one son, Louis J.
Oppenheim; two granddaughters
and one grandson, all of Savan
nah, and several nieces and ne
phews.
SOUTHERN
Stephen Israel Lefkoff
Stephen Israel Lefkoff, 60, a
native of Atlanta and a retired
high school English teacher of
New York City, died February
12 in St. Luke’s Hospital after a
long illness. Funeral services
were held at Riverside Chapel.
Rabbi Goidfarb officiated. Inter
ment was in Mt. Ararat Ceme
tery.
Mr. Lefkoff was married to the
late Dorothea Maier who died
in 1956.
He attended Georgia School
of Technology, and held an AB
degree from Oglethorpe Univer
sity, and an MA degree from Co
lumbia University. He formerly
taught at James Monroe and De
witt Clinton High Schools, both
in the Bronx.
Mr. Lefkoff had travelled very
extensively, having studied all
aspects of human nature in the
rural communities both in the
United States and Europe.
Surviving are two' brothers,
Louis R. Lefkoff of Atlanta, and
Wolfe K. Lefkoff of Chatta
nooga, and four sisters, Mrs.
Ethel Friedman, Mrs. Joseph I.
Sicro, Mrs. David Berlin of At
lanta, and Mrs. Louis Lefkowitz
of Long Beach, N.Y.
Keeve Pass
Keeve Pass, 57, of Atlanta,
died March 12. Funeral services
were held March 14 at Spring
Hill. Rabbi Jacob Rothschild
officiated. Interment was in
Crest Lawn Cemetery.
Head of the shoe department
of Rich’s, Inc., Mr. Pass had been
associated with Rich’s since 1938.
He was named a vice president
two years ago. Born in Rich
mond, he attended schools there
and was an alumnus of William
and Mary College.
He was a member of the Tem
ple, The Standard Club, B’nai
B’rith, and the Jewish Commun
ity Center. He was a director of
the Whitehead Boys Club.
He was a director of National
Shoe Retailers and a member of
the National Shoe Fair Commit
tee.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Bertha Becker, Balti
more; daughter, Mrs. Marvin Z.
Botnick, Atlanta; son, David B.
Pass, San Francisco; sisters, Mrs.
Melvin Hoffman and Mrs. G. A.
Weber, Atlanta; Miss Rosena
Passamaneck, Norfolk, and Mrs.
Jack Goldstein, Manning, S.C.
Morris Peim
Morris Peim, 74, of Atlanta,
died March 12. Funeral services
were held March 15 at Dillon’s
Chapel. Rabbi Jacob M. Roths
child officiated. Interment was
in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. Peim, a native of Poland,
was a retired salesman
Surviving are his widow, the
former Rebecca Farbstein; a son,
Harry Peim, Miami; a daughter,
Mrs. Woody Sexton, Indianapol
is; a sister, Mrs. R. A. Kunness,
Thomason, and a brother, Pin-
cus Peim, Cincinnati
Jacob Schlossman
Jacob Schlossman of Atlanta,
died March 12. Funeral services
were held March 13 at Blanch
ard’s Chapel. Rabbi Emanuel
Feldman and Cantor Joseph
Schwartzman officiated. Inter
ment was in Greenwood Ceme
tery.
Mr. Schlossman owned a re
tail liquor store. He was a native
of Russia. He was a Mason, a
member of the Ahavath Achim
Synagogue, the Progressive Club
and the Workmen’s Circle.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Dorothy Kauffman; son,
Ted Schlossman, Atlanta; sister,
Mrs. Barney Finestone, Atlanta;
brothers, Dave ^nd Sam Schloss
man, both of Nekt York, and
Paul and Heriban l; l^thlpssman,
both of Atlanta!
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OBITUARIES
BE ROTHSCHILD DEES
LONDON (JTA) — Anthony
Gustav de Rothschild, prominent
Jewish banker and philanthrop
ist, died here February 5 at the
age of 73. He was honorary presi
dent of the Central British Fund
for Jewish Relief and Rehabilita
tion and a past vice president of
thf Anglo-Jewish Association. He
was also president of the Jewish
Orphanage and of the Jews Free
School.
Mr. de Rothschild was senior
partner in the- London merchant
banking firm of N. M. Roths
child and Sons, Ltd.
Dr. D. M. Seldin
ST. PETERSBURG—Dr. David
Meir Seldin, 69, of St. Peters
burg, died Tuesday, March 7.
Dr. Seldin, born in Russia,
moved here five years ago from
Brooklyn. He was a member of
the Congregation B’nai Israel.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Dora
K. Seldin.
Services were held at the R.
Lee Williams Funeral Home
with Rabbi Morris B. Chapman
officiating.
Jack Weinstock
Jack Weinstock, 70, of Atlanta,
died March 8. Funeral services
were held March 9 at Spring
Hill. Rabbi Jacob Rothschild
officiated. Interment was in Oak
land Cemetery.
Mr. Weinstock, one of Atlanta’s
best-known florists, was born in
Germany. He was apprenticed
as a boy because of his interest
in floriculture, and took special
training in Haarlem, Germany.
He came to the United States
as a young man and arrived in
, Atlanta to become manager of
the old Nunnally Flower Shop.
After several years he opened
his own business in the then new
Arcade Building, as one of its
first tenants. A branch of the
business still operates there. A
branch also is at Lenox Square,
and headquarters and green
houses are at 4090 Roswell Rd.,
N.W.
Mr. Weinstock was active in
various florets’ associations and
civic organizations.
He was a member of the Tem
ple.
Surviving are his widow;
daughters, Mrs. J. Kurt Holland
and Mrs. J. Morton Nathan;
granddaughters, Mrs. Kenneth
Koblitz and Miss Lee Nathan,
and two grandsons, Lewis and
Jack Holland, all of Atlanta.
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