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III IODIIIIN ISRAELITE
Friday, Dae. I. 1B1
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by HARRY ROSE
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The spirit of Hanukah prevails
throughout the Jewish Commun
ity of St Petersburgh this week
and especially in the circles of
(he Senior Friendship Club,
where the membership scaled to
230 this past week and this many,
plus distinguished speakers, were
served a specially hot luncheon
of freshly caught fish, which was
prepared in the kitchens of the
Jewish Community Center, by a
special committee of National
Council of Jewish Women, head
ed by Mrs. Raymond Upright, on
Thursday, Dec. 7.
This is an annual event on the
part of NCJW to SFC and each
year it becomes one of the most
desirable events of the season. A
special Hanukah program of sing
ing, dancing and instrumental
music was enjoyed by everyone.
Mrs. Raymond Upright was
the guest speaker, with Bernard
Liebowitz, executive director of
the Jewish Community Council,
representing that organization.
Leanore Polman sang appropri
ate holiday songs, while Nancy
Rubin directed the dancing. The
SFC Orchestra participated
throughout the afternoon.
It was a happier side of a pic
ture of illness and recovery this
week among the members of
8FC. Helen Birkhahn, after a
five week confinement period in
the St Anthony’s Hospital, was
released last week and returned
to her home. Little by little she
is getting around and last Thurs
day she visited the SF Club and
was warmly greeted by her
many friends and acquaintances.
She said that she is itching to
get her fingers around the neck
of her violin and return to active
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duty with SFC Orchestra. Ida
Bush left the Mound Park Hos
pital last week and has returned
to her home and is resting and
taking it easy. She also looks for
ward to visiting her friends the
next time they assemble in the
Jewish Community Center the
coming week. Mrs. Lena Seidman
is making satisfactory progress
and is looking forward to be
able to leave the hospital next
week. Ella Bailin, who has been
reported ill, is said to be recover
ing and expected to be in visit
ing action within the next week.
She too is anxious to get out and
be back in Senior Friendship
circles. Louis Goldstein is mak
ing wonderful progress after two
serious operations and is taking
it easy at his home. He is able
to take walks by himself and is
regaining his strength very ra
pidly. ‘Til be coming through
SFC doors pretty soon, just watch
and see,” that’s how chirpy Louis
is feeling these days. Harry
Rosenberg has recovered after a
short illness. Samuel Lourie is
reported to be doing nicely, but
still confined to a hospital in
Washington, D.C. Aaron Lip-
wich has been removed from the
St. Anthony’s Hospital and is
now confined in the Bayou Re-
storium, at 4th Street and 41st
Avenue South. Any of his
friends, caring to visit him may
do so, as he will be very happy
to see them. Betty Miller, Record
ing Secretary of the Senior
Friendship Club, entered Mound
Park Hospital on Dec. 1, to spend
a required period in traction.
Betty has undergone many tests
and her attending physician has
decided that a week in traction
will bring her great relief. Betty,
who is doing several comedy
numbers in the forth-coming
“Good Old Vaudeville Days”
show on Dec. 12, just says *T11
be there and I’ll be in good shape
too.”
Mollie Brandt, first president
of SFC, arrived in St. Peters
burg last week after a long visit
with her families in Westchester,
N.Y. and Chicago, I1L
Popular Community Song
Sheet No. 4, being compiled ex
clusively for the Senior Friend
ship Club, was made possible
through a generous contribution
of Mrs. Viola Fanta. The new
song sheet will be presented dur
ing the January 1962, program of
“Everybody Sing.”
Moe Levy is back in St. Peters
burg and as happy as a lark. He
is glad to get back with old
friends and acquaintances. He is
at home at 1710 28th Street
North.
Jennie Giniger seems to have
fallen in love with Miami for she
is remaining on the east coast
of Florida. Jennie has been in
Miimi for the past three weeks
and is reported flirting with the
idea of remaining there.
Ethel Green is recovering from
the shock of the death of her
niece in the Essex House, in New
York City, last week, Fannie
Wolff, who was a very success
ful song writer with hits that
sold hundreds of thousands of
records throughout the nation.
Among her successes were “Sum
mer Love,” written in conjunc
tion with Irving Berlin; "Tear
Drops on My Pillow,” “Before
It’s Too Late” and “You Can
Count On Me.” Fannie Wolff
also managed a number of suc
cessful theatrical stars. She was
a member of ASCAP. She
leaves two married daughters
and four grandchildren.
A new Grievance Committee
for Senior Friendship Club was
appointed by Louis H. Shapiro,
the president, consisting of the
three past presidents of the club,
which include Mollie Brandt, Al
fred Epstein, and Kasper Loew-
enstein, along with Isadore White
and Abraham Kuhlberg. Alfred
Epstein was appointed Chairman
of this Committee. Members
having grievances against the
Club, or members of The Board
of Directors, or even members
of the Club are to take them to
this Committee, instead of try
ing to air them publicly. The
Committee will give each com
plaint close attention and will
try and solve them to the best in
terests of all concerned.
Molly Shanes contributed a
bridge table to SFC and this will
certainly make the card-playing
members very happy as there
has always been a shortage of
tables up to and including the
past week. Through the kindness
of other members 15 new tables
have been purchased and added
to those already in the club.
Sadie Ward, wife of Emanuel
Ward, musical director of SFC
is recovering from a virus attack
that has caused her to take it
very easy at home. Sadie Ward
is a very active organization
woman, as well as a wonderful
artist in oils and water colors and
“Mr. Virus” has sort of inter-
ferred with her usual way of
Ufa. This writer saw Sadia on
Saturday of last week and she
was well on the road to full re
covery.
Among the new members reg
istered at the last meeting were
Max A Sidel, Rose Moses, Na
than Gilman, Laura Aha, Harry
Rosenblatt, Jacob and Anna Ap-
ter. Among the visitors were
Simon Kaplan, Rae Harris, Mr
and Mrs. Bernard Lee, Sarah
Mendelowitz, a sister of Bertha
Alpert, and Irene Abramowitz.
“Good Old Vaudeville Days,”
the annual show given by Sen
ior Friendship Club, will play to
a sold-out house on Tuesday, Dec.
12, in the Jewish Community
Center Building, as all tickets
have been purchased for this
particular performance. A second
performance is scheduled for
Tuesday Matinee, Jan. 2, 1962,
and all desiring tickets can pur
chase them now, or make reser
vations by phoning HE. 6-4093
or by calling the Jewish Com
munity Council 347-3139. The
greats of the Gay 90’s and Roar
ing 20’s will be returned to the
footlights, along with the hit
songs they sang and the dances
they were noted for.
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