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TBISOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, February 25, 1M6
SOUTHERN ITEMS
Congregation
B’nai Israel
301 59th St. North
St. Peter$burg, Fla. 33710
Phone 341-1471
Sat. Feb. 20—9:00 a. m. Sab
bath Service. 10:30 a. m. Family
Service.
Sun. Feb. 27—9:00 a. m. Con
servative Service. 1:00 p. m. USY
Rally.
Mon. Feb. 28—8:00 p. m. Men’s
Club meeting.
Tue. Mar. 1—8:15 p. m. Sister
hood Meeting.
Wed. Mar. 2—8:00 p. m. Open
ing session of Spring Semester of
Institute of Jewish Studies.
Courses will be continued on
“Dawn of Modern Jewish His
tory” and “The Art of Living.”
Only charge is registration fee of
$1.00 per family. Each session is
a complete unit. All adults are
invited. The Institute offers these
courses as a community service.
Registration will be taken at 7:45
p. m.
Fri. Mar. 4—8:0d p. m. Family
Sabbath Hour.
Synagogue Youth
Leader to Conduct
Seminar Feb. 24
Rabbi Allen Rutchik, of Miami,
will conduct a seminar on Jew
ish Youth and the Synagogue
Program, in the fellowship hall of
Congregation B’nai Israel, Sun
day, February 27.
Rabbi Rutchik is regional di
rector of the United Synagogue
Youth and former assistant direc
tor of the National United Syna
gogue Youth Commission.
The Seminar will be held in
two sections. The first beginning
at one o’clock and ending at 2:30
p. m., will be a United Synagogue
Youth Rally at which Rabbi
Rutchik will discuss problems of
youth organizations and how to
resolve them. At a general meet
ing from 3 to 5 p. m., he will
lead a discussion on the Role of
United Synagogue Youth Par
ents.
Special invitations have been
extended to the USY leaders and
their adult advisors in Lakeland,
Tampa, and Sarasota.
Institute
Opens Spring
Semester
The Institute of Jewish Studies,
sponsored by Congregation B’nai
Israel, 301 59th Street North, St.
Petersburg, will begin its spring
semester the first week in March.
Sessions will be conducted nine
consecutive Wednesday evenings
throughout the months of March
and April.
Rabbi Morris B. Chapman will
present a continuation of the
courses offered during the win
ter semester. From 8 to 8:50 p.m.,
“Dawn Of Modern Jewish His
tory” will furnish the background
for understanding the “Jewish
Schema” at the Ecumenical
Council; origin of Reform, Orth
odoxy, Conservatism; modem
Anti-Semitism; assimilation and
inter-marriage; rise of Hitlerism;
establishment of State of Israel;
growth and decline of Yiddish
and Ladino; and the Jewish Cen
ter Movement.
A second course from 9 to 9:50
p. m., "The Art of Living,” Is
based on the Bible text. Discus-
dons will revolve around such
matters as: crossing of the Red
Sea: fact or fancy?; do we need
a new “Ten Commandments”?;
reverence for life; the impact of
outside influences upon Judaism;
and the role of miracle.
The Institute offers these
courses as a community service
and all adults are invited. Each
aession Is a complete unit and
there is no tuition fee. The only
charge is a registration fee of
$1.00 per family for the entire
semester. Registration will be
taken fifteen minutes before the
start of the opening session, Wed
nesday, March 2, at 7:45 p. m.
Senior
Friendship
News
By HARRY ROSE
Thursday, Feb. 24, fifteen
members of SF Club were feted
in VIP fashion just because they
had grown one year older and
won the distinction of occupy
ing seats at the monthly Birth
day Table of Honor. Among those
were Kate Cohen, Rose Colon,
Louis Goldstein, Dr. Ned Tirk,
Libbie Plain, Harry Zimmerman,
Harry Kaplow, Harry Goldberg,
Jennie Goldberg, Minna E. Sills,
Isaac Fleischer, Carrie Ascher,
Leon Katten, Max Marx and Ida
Rothfeld. A very interesting floor
show, tasty' refreshments and
ballroom dancing brought about
a very happy afternoon.
The month of March bristles
with excitement as the members
get ready to celebrate the ninth
birthday of SF Club. In the
making is an exceptional enter
tainment schedule, refreshments
extra-ordinary, ballroom dancing
to the tunes of the SF Orchestra,
plus the strains of a new juke
box, and the appearance of noted
guests and friends. Among these
will be Rabbi Chapman of Con
gregation B’nai Israel; Rabbi
David Susskind, Temple Beth El;
Mrs. Helen Salkin, president,
National Council of Jewish Wom
en of St. Petersburg; Mrs. Irving
Sohon, executive director of the
Jewish Community Council of St.
Petersburg; Molly Brandt, foun
der and first president of SF
Club and the ex-presidents of the
Club including Kasper Loewen-
stein, Louis Shapiro, Harry Rose
and Harry Kaplow. The entire
birthday proceedings will be
under the direction of the Club’s
president Barney Socol.
Another shining event for the
month of March will be the hon
oring of the Golden Circle of SF
Club, consisting of eighteen cou
ples celebrating Golden Anniver
saries from 50 to 62 years. Little
by little time has whittled down
these couples which at one time
stood at 22 couples just a few
years ago. Among those coming
into the glare of the spotlight will
be Harry and Ethel Rosenberg
(50 years); Harry and Charlotte
Zimmerman (51 years); Jack and
Rae Harris (51 years); Joe and
Frances Wolfson (52 years);
Charles and Doris Goldberg (52
years); Leo and Tillie Greidman
(52 years); Lena and Meyer
Emsig (54 years); Isidore artd
Bessie Gewirtzman (54 years);
Morris and Zelda Zuckerman
(55 years); Abraham and Cecila
Ginsberg (56 years); Herman and
Sarah Taylor (56 years); Ira and
Alta Cutler (57 years); Ike and
Ella Fleischer (57 years); Isidore
and Jennie White (58 years);
Selig and Ida Bush (58 years);
Ben and Annie Newman (58
years); George and Gertrude
Lichton (60 years); Sol and Re
becca Eisenberg (62 years). It is
planned that this year’s recogni
tion of these couples will out-
flash any of the events of the
past.
Matilda Fine has returned to
St. Petersburg as has Jennie Tin
kle.
Eva Seldin, who has fully re
covered from a recent illness, is
off to New York to attend the
Bar Mitzvah of a grandson and
then to California for the mar
riage of her granddaughter.
The entertainment committee
is being highly lauded for the
job it did at the meeting for the
initiation of New Members on
February 10. The Orchestra,
headed by Adele Lasday, piano;
Dora Ketz, violin; Manny Ward,
accordion, did a splendid job.
Oscar Bilfeld rendered a program
of Jewish songs, while Frances
Monroe Kellogg furnished today’s
top song hits. Molly Brandt read
a poem that touched off the feel
ing of the event very appropri
ately. Alma Mardenfeld handled
the affair very well and has been
highly complimented.
The March program is a brist
ling one. March 3, Purim Party
celebrating the 9th birthday of
the SF Club. March 7, Regular
Business Meeting. March 10,
Medic Alert presented by St.
Petersburg Life Underwriters As
sociation, Sing Along and ball
room dancing. March 14, Book
Review by Harry Kaplow, en
titled "Mechanical Power and
Human Progress” in Teenage
Lounge at 1:30 p. m. March 17,
Dr. Robert Davis, Chief of Re
search Laboratory at Bay Pines
Medical Center, talks on “Main
taining Good Health While Grow
ing Older.”
Joe and Frances Wolfson are
visiting family in New Jersey.
Joe had been feeling under the
weather of late but after a signal
of “okay” from his MD, he im
mediately departed for the north.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ginsberg
have been wearing smiles this
week over the visit of their fam
ily.
Down illness lane this week it
grows brighter and brighter, al
though more and more members
have been going down under the
flu, colds and what have you.
Many have been confined to their
homes for ten days or more.
Selig Bush is going along splen
didly at Mound Park Hospital.
Lew Goldstein has been confined
to his home for several weeks but
Macon Hadassah's
Education Day
*
Macon’s Hadassah Chapter held
its Education Day program Tues
day, Feb. 22, at Temple Beth Is
rael, with the theme “The Jew
in Art, Literature and Music.”
Mrs. Myron Koplin, Mrs. Gus
Kaufman, Mrs. Stanley Simon,
and Mrs. William Brown gave a
reading on “Why, as thinking
Jewish women, do we involve
ourselves in Hadassah?”
“The Jew in Art” was rep
resented by a talk on Marc Cha
gall by Mrs. Richard Harris and
a slide presentation narrated by
Mrs. M. Kruger.
Mrs. Ben Goldgar presented a
paper entitled “Sholom Aleichem,
the Jewish Mark Twain.” Mrs. A.
A. Roobin provided a commen
tary for musical excerpts from
“Fiddler on the Roof.”
Following lunch, piano selec
tions from Gershwin, Bernstein,
and Copeland were played by
Duke DeMay.
Mrs. Abe Cohen and Mrs. Em
anuel Farber were Education Day
chairmen.
we are assured that he is doing
very well.
Morris Zuckerman made his
first appearance at the Club last
week and received a greeting
worthy for a king. Michael Seid-
man still confined to his home
but friends and members are
keeping him busy with visits.
Earl Birkhammer is doing splen
didly, although he has been un
able to visit the club since ill
ness overtook him. Anna Sanel’s
fractured arm is gaining strength
each day and it is expected that
she will be relieved of her cast
shortly.
AUGUSTA NEWS
Sol Harelik is a patient at St.
Joseph’s Hospital where he un
underwent surgery recently.
• • • •
Mrs. Zoltan Hacker of Buda
pest, Hungary, was to arrive Feb
ruary 16, for a week’s visit with
Rabbi and Mrs. Norman M. Gold-
burg, who were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Hacker while touring
Europe last year. Mrs. Hacker is
the mother-in-law of the Gold-
burgs’ son, Rabbi Jay B. Gold-
burg. Mrs. Hacker has been vis
iting with Rabbi and Mrs. Jay
Goldburg and children David and
Dvorah in Montreal.
Ed Robbins of Atlanta, Direc
tor of Camp Barney Medintz,
will be in Augusta on Sunday,
Feb. 20, to show films and ans
wer questions about the camp.
Chaplain Elkins of Fort Gor
don was recently promoted to
Captain.
Delegates from Charleston, At
lanta, Jacksonville and Savannah
to the NCSY Regional Conven
tion to be held in Atlanta March
25-27 will hold an executive
meeting at Adas Yeshurun Syn
agogue on Sunday, Feb. 20.
The performance of the Jew
ish comedy, “Enter Laughing,”
to be presented at 8:30 p. m. in
in the Abram Pomerance Mem
orial Hall by the Augusta Play
ers, will be sponsored by the
Adas Yeshurun Sisterhood, Daugh
ters of Israel.
The Senior Hadassah of Augus
ta is sponsoring a Young Judaea
Group for girls between the ages
of 10 and 13. Mrs. Peter Kitay
is the adult leader of the group.
Recently elected officers and
chairmen are Joan Cummins,
president; Judith Rice, vice presi
dent; Nan Wetherhom, secretary;
Gail Loft, treasurer; Barbara
Steinberg, program; Carol Silbert,
refreshments; Carol We'sman,
publicity; Sheree Yablon, Ways
and Means; Debbie Greenblatt,
Mother-Daughter Tea.
Basketball teams for both boys
and g’r's will soon be formed by
the SYG. Mr. and Mrs. Hv Stries-
feld of Aiken, S. C., parents of
SYG’ers Mark, Neil and Shelly,
have donated a basketball to the
group.
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