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by working where the need is
greatest. Through the years, the
organization has moved with the
times—to meet new and changing
needs of people in a fast-moving,
changing world—always pointing
the way to new fields of human
service.
In a sense, Council is a unique
group. It serves not only the Jew
ish population but the community
at large. Council’s motto, to serve
“faith and humanity,” emphasizes
this basic policy.
The Atlanta Section of Coun
cil has always carefully chosen
is projects to avoid duplication of
efforts. And, from early days,
Council has followed a spadework
policy gladly relinquishing a job
when another group or a public
agency becomes better equipped
to handle it.
In Atlanta Council began, like
early Sections in other cities, as
an affiliate of The Temple. When
Temple Sisterhoods came into be
ing a few years later, Council be
came a completely separate or
ganization, welcoming all Jewish
women into its membership. It is
in fact a group that represents a
true cross-section of Jewish
womanhood.
Council’s first president was
Mrs. Julius M. Alexander. Other
officers included Mrs. Julius
Sommerfield and Mrs. Jacob
Elsas. On the board in 1895 were
Mrs. Joseph Ei c h b e r g, Mrs.
Adolph Shulhafer, Mrs. David
Leibermuth, Mrs. Isaac Hirsch
and several other prominent
women of that day. Many of to
day’s active Council members
are descendants of these Council
pioneers.
Mrs. Frank H. Neely, daughter
Mrs. Julius
Alexander,
(at right)
first president
of Atlanta
Section, and
(at left)
letter from
secretary
notifying her
formally of
her election.
of a Council president and one
herself in later years, reminisces
about those early days, , H A* a
young girl I remember Council’s
work iif ^organizing the first free
kindergarten. The children as
sembled in an old one-story store
directly across from the police
station on Decatur Street. In turn,
that was the beginning of the
Free Kindergarten movement in
the city and ultimately was in
corporated in the public school
system.”
A Sabbath School for children
of immigrants was organized that
first year, also, embarking Coun
cil on a path that led to great
achievements in the years to
come.
Council’s help to our country’s
newcomers, nationally and local
ly, can never be underestimated.
National recognition, by such out
standing humanitarians as Elea
nor Roosevelt, have been justly
awarded. In those early days a
half-million immigrants chiefly
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