Newspaper Page Text
Friday, January 28, 1968
THI SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Fags
ATLANTA JEWISH
COMMUNITY
CENTER
1745 Peschtree St,
N.E., Atlanta, Ga.
30309
AJCC News
Look for this page
weekly to keep In
formed about AJCC
programs. For details
not covered call:
TR. 5-7881
Board Institutes No Smoking Policy
CAMP BARNEY MEDINTZ
WELL REPRESENTED AT JWB
CAMPING CONSULTATION
Dr. Morris Benveniste, Ethel
Wise, Mrs. Milton Romm, Hannah
Chereton, Frieda Goldstein gath
ered on Sat. night, Jan. 8 at the
Barbizon Plaza Hotel in New
York City.
Lay leaders with special in
terest in camping from some 40
Jewish Community Center camps
shared with each other methods,,
techniques and program ideas.
The consultation opened with
a keynote presentation by Mr.
Charles Miller, director of Com
munity Planning Federation of
Jewish Agencies, of Greater
Phila. Mr. Miller spoke on ‘The
Potentials of Summer Resident
Camping for the Needs and
Goals of the Jewish community.”
The keynote presentation serv
ed as a basis in frame of refer
ence for workshop on “The pur
poses and Objectives of Summer
Resident Camping under Jewish
Communal and Center Auspices”
and “The Implications of the
Purpose* and Objectives for the
Program Development, Staff, and
Camper Intake.” Outstanding lay
leaders and professional staff
acted as discussants for the
various workshops.
On Thurs. Jan. 22, the Program
Committee of Camp Barney
Medintz under the leadership of
Mrs. Harvey Jacobson met at the
AJCC when the highlights of the
conference were presented. Miss
Barbara Stein, Youth Activities
Director of the AJCC, as well as
Program Director of Camp Barn
ey Medintz, gave a detailed report
to the committee of the Jewish
component of our program. An
interesting discussion ensued of
ways and means in which we can
enrich our program in the future.
Larry Rubin Returns
By Popular Demand
Atlanta’s Pro f e s s o r Larry
Rubin will make his third an
nual appearance at the Center as
part of the Cultural Arts Series.
He will appear on Sunday, Feb.
6, at 8:30 p. m.
Professor Rubin is internation
ally recognized for his poems
which have appeared in Harper’s,
Saturday Review, Kenyon Re
view, Sewanee Review, Chicago
Review, London Magazine, Yale
Review and two Parisian maga
zines, New York Times, New
York Herald Tribune and the
Christian Science Monitor.
In 1963 his “The World’s
Old Way” was published by the
University of Nebraska Press.
On Oct. 24, 1964 he received the
annual Poetry Award of the
Georgia Writers’ Association. For
this same book he received the
Sidney Lanier Award presented
annually by Oglethorpe Univer
sity. This book had a second
printing.
Larry Rubin was bom in Bay
onne, N. J., and grew up in Mi
ami where his father (the sub
ject of much of his work) was
a pioneer pharmacist. Larry re
ceived his doctorate in English
from Emory in 1956. At present
he is associate professor at Geor
gia Tech.
His poetry reflects much of his
warm, Jewish background and
was most enthusiastically re
ceived at the Center for the past
two years.
This year he will read his new
poems and encourage stimulting
discussions of each. There is no
admission charge for his lecture
on Feb. 6 and the public is most
welcome.
THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE
PRESENTS ....
THE JEWISH CONCERT SERIES
• Sunday, February 20, I960—Atlanta Community
Orchestra
* Sunday, April 24, 1966—Jack Glatzer, Violinist
$4.50 series tickets—$2. single tickets
All programs at 8:30 P.M.—AJCC Auditorium
Sunday, March 20, 1966
Annual Meeting and Aviv s Dancers
Bonus concert to members only
Tickets are now on sale at the Center
Exciting Performance
By Bill Johnson
Saturday, Jan. 15 marked the
opening of the 1966 Jewish Con
cert Series presented by the
Cultural Arts Committee.
Mr. Johnson was warmly re
ceived at a reception concluding
his stay here after presenting a
charming and exciting evening of
music. His rich, bass-baritone
voice, with an amazing range,
came forth with a variety of
Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish and
Italian Folk Music, along with
excerpts from “Fiddler on the
Roof”. The audience was delight
ed with this whimsical and warm
Negro performer who possesses
an amazing knowledge of all lan
guages including Yiddish.
All felt this was a marvelous
“opener" for the 1966 Concert
Series.
Biddy
Basketball
Every Monday and Friday the
future Teen Basketballers of the
AJCC are out practicing and
learning the fundamentals of
basketball. They will begin lea
gue play on Feb. 4. There are still
some openings available. Those
participating now are Bob Isaac
son, Ron Wild, Gordy Singer,
Fred Krinky, Jeff Smith,
Howard Mendel, Jeff Polstein,
Mark Kaplan, Steve Auerbach,
Lanie Borochoff, Keith Fryer,
Ted Friedman, Mike Saul, and
Richard Spicer. Join the crowd
and register now.
THIS COULD BE THE START OF
SOMETHING BIG
Single Adults — Girls 21 - 35
Men 25 - 40
“The Group” Gala will be held at the Hound’s Tooth,
Sunday, Feb. 13, 1966, at 5:30 P.M. Refreshments, Band, °
Entertainment
$2. gals . $2.50 gals
$3. guys $3.50 guys
in advance at door
Are you on the mailing list to receive an invitation to
buy tickets? “The Group is meeting — Are you with it?
Call Gerri Weinblatt — AJCC — 875-7881 Ext. 32
STOCK MARKET FORUMS
FEB. 6 - FEB. 13
Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 at 8:15 p.m.,
the AJCC will hold two forums
entitled: A Guide to Intelligent
Investing.
The first session will be con
ducted by Mr. John S. Lazar,
economist, partner and research
director of Thomson McKinnon.
Mr. Lazar’s topic will be .current
economic factors affecting the
market outlook for 1966.
The second session, On Feb. 13,
will be conducted by Mrs. Sylvan
Epstein, technical analyst of Re
search Dept., Thomson McKen-
non. Mr. Epstein’s topic will be
the use of the technical approach
towards stock market forecasting.
His discussion will be concerned
with short term and long term
investing.
Both discussants have impress
ive resumes, which include
Harvard University, statistical
research, writing of technical
market letters and CCNY School
of Business, and their current
affiliation with Thomson Mc
Kinnon.
At its December meeting the
Board of Directors of the Atlan
ta Jewish Community Center ap
proved the following policy In
regard to smoking by youth
through high school age:
• • • •
“Whereat smoking has been
proven dangerous to health, and
whereas smoking among teen
agers has increased, the Board
6] Directors of the Atlanta Jew
ish Community Center has ruled
that as of March 1, 1966, youth of
high school age and younger are
prohibited from smoking in the
Atlanta Jewish Community Cen
ter or in programs away from the
Center, under Center auspices"
• • • •
In addition to the carrying out
of this policy there will be an
educational campaign during the
month of February to inform
Center members of the hazards
of smoking. In this way both
children and adults may oome to
realize the harmfulness of
smoking so that they will choose
not to smoke at all, rather than
Just not smoking at the Center.
Kathie Carter of the AJCC staff
is helping to develop this pro
gram along with Dr. Manuel
Fineman, chairman of the sub
committee of the Youth Activities
Committee.
Who Says That Women Are The Best Cooks???-,
SPAP Accepts The Challenge...
Single men, age 40 and up needed to prove a point . . ,
Call Gerri Weinblatt at the AJCC
875-7881 ext. 32
Norman Shavin
Addresses SPAP
The Spap organization, a club
for older single adults at the
Atlanta Jewish Community Cen
ter, was privileged to hear
Norman Shavin and two of his
associates on Sunday night. Jan
uary 16, at the Marriott Motel.
Following cocktails and dinner,
the dramatic presentation un
folded. The topic of the program
was the image of the Jew in
early and contemporary litera
ture. The format of the program
involved narration and dramatic
readings. Mr. Shavin often re
ferred to obscure literature pre
dating Shakespeare and the well-
known Shylock, and ended the
program with references to
Fiddler on the Roof and The
Deputy. The meeting was open to
older single adults who h&d ex
pressed an interest in joining the
group and was well attended.
New classes At The AJCC
Israeli Dancing . . . Advanced
Bridge . . . Advanced Ballroom
Dance, Kosher French Cuisine...
Interior Decorating . . . Beginners
Bridge, Beginning Dance . . .
Conversational French . . . Con
versational Spanish Guitar . . .
International Travel . . . Stock
Market Forums. . . Call Gerri
Weinblatt at the AJCC for fur
ther information. 875-7881 ext.
32.
Adult And Teen Artists
Prepare For Show
The Adult Students of the Art
Dept, are preparing for their Art
Exhibit which opens on Tues.
Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m. A reception in
the Adult Lounge will follow.
The students of the morning
and evening classes are learning
the fine art of cutting mats in
preparation for the show.
On exhibit will be examples
of charcoal, pastels, watercolors,
block prints and oils by all the
beginners and advanced stu
dents. Everything from highly
realistic approaches of still lifes
to stylized versions of landscapes
will be on view.
This exhibition will run
through Feb. 13. The following
students will exhibit their work:
Mrs. Selma Burke, Mrs. Eda
Newmark, Mrs. Barbara Geld-
bardt, Mrs. Sylvia Born, Mrs.
Vivian Miller, Mrs. Gert Gulden,
Mrs. Elise Levy, Mrs. Pearl Exil-
bert, Mrs. Marcia Green, Mrs.
Loraine Shaftel, Mrs. Shirley
Warschoff, Mrs. Doris Shore,
Mrs. Arlene Wildstein, Miss
Beverly Warshaw, Mr. Seymour
Baumrind, Mr. Alvin Miller, Mrs.
Eunice Loewinsohn, Miss Mered
ith Mayer, Miss Kathy Carter,
Mr. Leon Lashner, Miss Ellen
Goldstein, Mr. Joseph Alperin.
All Center members and
friends are urged to visit this
most exciting show.
Some of the facta which
prompted this policy and the
focus of the educational pro
gram are those about health haz
ards. Within the past generation
lung cancer has become one of
the lead’ng causes of death. The
risk of lung cancer Increases as
the number of cigarettes smoked
per day increases. The death rate
from coronary heart disease for
cigarette smokers was 70* higher
than for non-smokers in the
American Cancer Society study.
Studies based on patients and on
follow-UDS of healthy smokers
to see who later develop the dis
ease show that the risk of cancer
of the bladder, larynx, esopha
gus. and buccal cavity are from
2 to 5 times higher for cigarette
smokers than for non-smokers.
Nation-w’de studies in both the
U. S. and England show that
cigarette smokers have consider
ably more mortality from respir
atory diseases, such as emphyse
ma and bronchitis. A recent
American follow-up study shows
the risk of smokers for these dis
eases to be oyer 3 times that of
non-smokers. In addition facts
about teenage smoking from the
Gilbert Youth Research Inc., re
port that smoking by teenagers
has increased 8* between the
years of 1960-62. Approximately
5,000 teenagers get interested In
smoking each day. Approximate
ly 10% of habitual smoking
begins at the 7th grade level. By
the 12th grade, half of the stu
dents are habitual smokers. Re
cent studies suggest that the two
main factors that Influence teen-
NOW SHOWING. ...
Contemporary Watercolors and Graphics by
Leading American Artists are now on exhibition
through the courtesy of the Jewish Museum in
New York in conjunction with Education Day spon
sored by Atlanta Hadassah.
The exhibit will remain up through February 7th.
ONE-MAN SHOW OPENS SOON!
An exhibition of prints, drawings and paintings by
AJCC Instructor Jim Bray opens Monday, February
14, at 8:30 P.M.
A Reception in the Adult Lounge follows.
All members and friends are welcome.
The exhibit will run through March 21.
agers to smoke are probably pa
rental smoking (or parental tol
erance of teenage smoking) and
continuous exposure to cigarette
advertising. An increasing num
ber of Jewish Community Cen
ters throughout the nation are in
stituting similar policies and pro
grams.
Mass programs for tween and
teen clubs will be held at the
Center on Februray 6 and 13. A
movie will be shown followed
by discussion led by a physician.
A meeting for adults is also being
planned.