Newspaper Page Text
Friday, January 12, 1962
Pace Nine
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Dr Will Herberg, noted Theo
logian and lecturer, will be guest
speaker at the Jan. 22 meeting
of (.late City Lodge No. 144.
B'nai B'rith.
Dr. Herberg is graduate pro
fessor of Judiac Studies and So
cial Philosophy at Drew Univer
sity m Madison. New Jersey. His
lecture in Atlanta will include
the timely application of Judiac
doctrine to modern living.
Author of “Judaism and Mod
ern Man: An Interpretation of
Jewish Religion” and "Protes-
tant-Ca t hoi ie-Jew: An Essay m
American Religious Sociology.”
Dr. Herberg has lectured and
conducted seminars at many of
America’s leading academic in-
Shearith Israel
Jan. 13 Services
On Saturday morning January
13 the B'nai Akiba Youth Organ
ization of Congregation Shearith
Israel will once again take over
the entire adult service. The
II nai Akiba has its own Youth
service every Shabbas but again
for this particular Shabbas it
will take over the adult service.
The following members will
conduct the “davening”: Leonard
Oreenberg. David Funk, Ronald
Yertier and Joel Gross.
The following will read the
Torah and the Haftorah: Steven
Merlin. Terry Tenenhaum, Ron
ald Stoll/. Allan Eisenberg, Joel
Gross and Bruce Broudy.
At the Shabbas morning serv
ices of Congregation Shearith
Israel on January 13 Rabbi Na
than Dra/iii, outstanding orator,
scholar and author will deliver
the sermon Rabbi Drazin is the
rabbi of Congregation Shaarei
reflieh and also the President
of tin famous Talmudical Aca
demy of Baltimore. This being
special Youth Shabbas in the
Congregation Rabbi Drazin will
speak on the future of Ameri
can Jewish Youth. He is tin
father of Mrs. Robert Ungar, the
wile of the cantor of the Con
gregation
In addition to a brief business
meeting, Mrs. Edward Sternberg,
Sisterhood’s vice president of
programming, announces the pre
sentation of an original one-act
play written by Mrs. Marvin Co
hen, entitled "Never on Monday.”
Tl}is play stars Mrs. Cohen.
Mrs. Seymour Zimmerman, Mrs.
Max Schaffer, and Mrs Joel Le
vine.
Following will be a panel dis
cussion on the controversial sub
ject: “Are Jewish practices prac
tical today?” The members of
the panel will be Mr. Edward
Krick, past president of the Con
gregation, Mrs. Stanley Safer.
Mrs. Milton Gavant, and Dr. Jul
ian Waller.
Dinner will be served through
reservation only at $1.75 per per
son. The business meeting will
begin at 8:30 p.m.
Fashion Feature
Jan. 15 at NCJW
Mayfair Meeting
The National Council of Jew
ish Women, Atlanta Section, will
meet Monday, Jan. 15, at the
Mayfair Club for a morning
coffee at 10:30. featuring a fash
ion show of a new line of Cali
fornia wear from Regenstein’s.
Council officials said they hope
this early time will help their
many members who would be
unable to come to a later pro
gram because of afternoon car
pools, etc.
Council members who will
model tin 1 attractive fashions are
the Mesdames: Ralph Becker.
Richard Wasser, Dave Wolfe, Jr.,
A1 Gilson, Kurt Holland, Dick
Stern, Seymour Weinberg, Mar
vin Goldstein, David Lang, Jim
my Paradies, Raymond Kunian-
sky, and Nat Sandler.
Natalie Klausman, Judy Bau
er and Meredith Blumenstein.
daughters of Council members,
will also model teenage fashions.
A door prize and favors will
be given. Mrs. Jay Salzman or
Mrs. Jack Fred should be con
tacted for reservations.
DR. HERBERG
Dilutions He holds B.A.. M.A.
and l’li I) degrees from Colum
bia University, and has been
honored with an L.H.D. degree
from Park College and a Lett D
degree from Franklin and Mar
shall College.
Known over the country for
his work m social research and
theology, lie is editor of “The
Writings of Martin Buber," "Four
Existentialist Theologians” and
"Community, State and Churchy
Three Essays by Karl Barth."
In Ins Atlanta lecture, Dr
Herberg will cite controversial
phases of modern Judaism and
explain how they are reconciled
with Judiac Theology.
"Dr Herberg is a great thinker
of our generation . He is one
of the most stimulating speakers*
I have heard,” says Rabbi Syd
ney Mossnian. a former student
of Dr Heiberg’s.
The January meeting of the
Gate City Lodge will be held at
8 pm. at the Atlanta Jewish
Community Center, and the nub-
lic is malted to attend.
New Torah Given Jewish Nome
Sam Novak is seen reading the new Seder Torah which he and
Hyman Jacobs, above, presented recently to the Jewish Home in
Atlanta.
Residents of the Home and guests gathered to witness the pre
sentation ceremony, as the new Torah was accepted by Abe Gold
stein, president of the Home. Mr. Goldstein thanked the donors for
"this most useful contribution to the religious program of the Home.”
He afso expressed appreciation to Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Novak for
their weekly attendance at Sabbath services held at the Home.
Mr. Novak told about his recent visit to Israel where the Torah
was made. Mr. Jacobs expressed his strong support of the home
and his desire to continue to take a part in its work. Following the
ceremony of reading by Mr. Novak, a Kiddush was served.
The two donors and Mrs. Novak. Mr. Jacobs Ls holding the
Scroll, showing its exquisite and beautifully embroidered cover.
Atlantan Seeking Aid Fulton ISAM lodge
Fur Foundation Fight Installs Of liters
Charles G. Baird Jr., Atlanta
attorney, has been elected Wor
shipful Master of Fulton Lodge
No 21C, F&AM.
His election and installation
featured the group’s December
meeting in the new Masonic
Temple on Peachtree Street, near
the AJCC.
Sharing the top three offices
with him are Joe W Gerstein,
senior warden, and Louis Cohen,
junior warden.
Other officers include Jack D
Weinkle, treasurer; Mendje Boor-
stin, secretary; Lawrence Nager,
chaplain; Ronald Boorstin, senior
deacon; Walter V Beasley, jun
ior deacon; Abe Levetan, senior
steward; Dan Maslia, junior
steward; Simon Parks, tyler.
Isadore Heiman was reelected
Temple trustee and director and
J Louis Sayre, organist.
The annual March of Dimes in
January has again launched its
broader scope program.
The fund-raising technique ini
tiated for January by the Na
tional Polio Foundation has been
responsible for development of
the Salk and Sabin anti-polio
vaccines as effective means of
combatting and controlling this,
crippling disease, officials have
pointed out.
While still fighting the on
slaughts of polio, the Founda
tion has stepped into the field of
preventing and curing birth de
fects and arthiritis. March of
Dimes funds are utilized for
training vitally needed medical
and scientific personnel through
National Fellowships and health
scholarships
And m addition. Foundation
officials added, funds are needed
to help those already stricken by
these crippling diseases.
For many years' a significant
boost for the March of Dimes has
been directed by Mrs. S. Cava
lier. 2255 Lenox Road, N.E., Apt.
C-5. Atlanta 5, Ga.
Mrs. Cavalier again is appeal
ing to her many friends to join
in the crusade with a donation.
She has asked that checks made
payable to “Polio” be mailed in
her care.
Geffen Unveiling:
Congregants of Shearith Israel
Synagogue and friends of Rabbi
Tobias Geffen and family are in
vited to the unveiling cere
monies in memory of Mrs. Tobias
(Sarah Hone) Geffen, Sunday,
Jan. 21, at 2:30 p.m., at Green
wood Cemetery. Rabbi Sydney
K Mossman and Cantor Robert
Ungar will officiate.
I)r. Herberg Will Speak
To Gate City B’nai B'rith
jf Atlanta
fDIMENSION
AJCC Drive Celebrates
Victory on January 17
The successful conclusion of
the Atlanta Jewish Community
Center Development Fund Cam
paign will be celebrated at a
dinner and dance to be held m
the Garson Auditorium of the
Atlanta Jewish Community Cen
ter on Wednesday, Jan. 17 begin
ning at 7 p.m.
Two invitations to this Victory
Celebration have been sent to
every contributor and worker in
the Development Fund Drive.
In his last public report, Erwin
Zaban, General Chairman of the
Drive, reported over $800,000
pledged towards a goal of $934,-
000. t is expected that all work
ers will solicit their assigned
prospects so that the campaign
goal can be reached and announ
ced at the Victory Celebration.
Attendance at this gala affair
is by reservation only, and all
Jewish Home Marks Tenth
Anniversary on January 21
In honor of the Tenth Anniver
sary of the establishment of the
Jewish Home, a special affair
will take place on Sunday, Jan.
21, at the Progressive Club at
7 p.m.. it has been announced by
Abe Goldstein, president.
The highlights of this celebra
tion will be the presentation of
Scrolls to Ben Massed and to the
family of Frank Garson. The site
on which the Home is built was
given to the Home by Ben Mas-
sell.
The late Frank Garson was
president of the Home from its
.opening in November, 1951 until
his untimely death in September,
1955. The program will also in
clude the formal launching of the
Frank Garson Endowment Fund.
The Residents’ Council mem
bers will be special guests and.
the president and vice president
of the Council will speak for the
residents.
The planning committee for
the dinner affair includes the
officers of the Home along with
Sam Eplan, chairman of the
Frank Garson Endowment Fund
Committee, Mary Dwoskin and
Abe Goldberg, co-chairmen of
the membership committee, and
Elliott Haas, chairman of the
Committee of Foundation mem
bers.
Invitations are being mailed
out to members of the Home.
those who have not received and
returned their reservation cards
are urged to call the Campaign
office, 873-4341, to indicate their
intention to participate. There
will be no solicitation of funds
at this Victory celebration.
The Development Fund Cam
paign launched by the Atlanta
Jewish Community Center dur
ing the summer is the means of
raising funds to reduce the
funded debt on the Center build
ing, construct sites for Camp
Barney Medintz, and the Atlanta
Jewish Community Center Day
Camp, and to carry out a series
of needed improvements in the
present Center facilities.
In addj|ion to Erwin Zaban,
members of the Campaign Cab
inet are: Ben J. Massed, Honor
ary Chairman; Joseph K. Hey-
man, Chairman; Sam Alterman,
Meyer Balser, Sidney Feldman,
Edward N. Glaser, Sidney Gul
den, Bernard Howard, Max L.
Kuniansky, Nathan Lipton, Louis
Rittenbaurrg Milton Weinstein,
and Mrs. Dorothy Medintz.
Shearith Israel
Joint Meeting
Mrs. Howard Adler, president
of Sisterhood, and Mr. M D.
Horowitz, Congregation presi
dent, announce their annual joint
dinner meeting will be held in
the Social Hall at 7 p.m., Sunday,
Jan. 14.