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ffll ItVIH1IN ISRAELITE Friday, September 15, 1967 St. Petersburg SENIOR FRIENDSHIP NEWS A Unique Individual By HARRY ROSE As Senior Friendship Club starts its new season on Monday, Oct. 2, in the Jewish Commun ity Center, it has arranged for a wider recreational program to cover the needs of Its entire mem bership. The approved program is as follows: Monday, Oct. 2, Membership Meeting with all types oi recreation to fol low. Thursday Oct. 5, No Meeting—Bosh llashana— Center closed. Monday, Oct. 9, Bingo, with recreation of member’s choice in the Mein Auditorium. Thursday, Oct. 12, “Sing Along” and musical hour with guest en tertainers, followed by all types of recreation and refreshments. Monday, Oct. 16, Special Read ing Group conducted by Sarah Freed in the Teen Room at 1:30 sharp. Every type of recreation in the Main Auditorium. Refresh ments will follow Thursday, Oct. 19, No meeting, Sukkot, Center closed. Monday, Oct. 23, Bingo in the Main Auditorium with rec reations of all types to follow. Thursday, Oct. 26, No meeting— Shemini Atzeret—Center closed. Monday, Oct 30, Special Monthly Membership Birthday Party with select entertainment and refresh ments. Members of the Entertainment Staff will be busy during the month of October and the remain der of September, as they re hearse for a special stage produc tion written by Ada Marx, for the Abe Adda Post of The Jew ish War Veteran. It will be pre sented to the public on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, in the Jewish Com munity Center. It will cover the war periods of the Civil War, World War I and World War II. Molly Bauman, who has been in St. Anthony’s Hospital the past two weeks, returned to her home Monday, improved in health and appearance. Harry Bauman, who has been in the Swanholm dur ing his wife’s stay in the hos pital will return to his home late this week. Both have improved greatly, but will stay dose to home for the next several months. Many members of the SF Club who are visiting in the north are reported to be preparing to re turn to their homes here earlier than anticipated due to the in clement weather they have been experiencing in northern local ities. Up in New England Anne J. Livingston is planning an earlier return. Ira and Alta Cut ler up in Old Town, Me., will ar rive early in October to 3535 Gulf Boulevard. Jennie Tinkle, up in Albany, N. Y., also writes that she will hurry back. Dave and Alma Gertner in Brooklyn, N. Y., will pack up three weeks earlier. Molly Brandt is expect ed back the first week in October. Arthur and Ida Kahn, from over Philadelphia way, are planning an earlier return here and look forward to remaining in Florida permanently. Augusta and Max well Erlich are comfortably set tled in their home in St. Pete. Samuel Epstein writes he’11 be back October 1. Harry and Ruth Rose will jet to Pittsburgh on Oct. 4 where they will remain several weeks with their son Michael and his family and then on Oct. 15, will go on to Fair Lawn, N. J., to attend the Bar Mitzva of their grandson, Richard Alan Schlacher They will return to St. Peters burg on Nov. 3. Francis McDonald, who has led the “Sing Along” on the Muni cipal Pier for many years, will join with the SF Club Entertain ment Staff and will make sev eral appearances throughout the earning season. From down Illness Lane reports are of a happier trend. Charles Alpert, who was confined in a hospital in Miami, has returned to his home here. Kate Cohen doing very well and her husband Sol Cohen has fully recovered from his recent illness. Sol Eisen- berg reported to be doing very well at Bayside Manor Rest Home. Gussie Ganz, going on to her 95th birthday, is doing very well at the Fair View Rest Home. She is SF Club’s oldest member in good standing. Eli Gel man is still confined to the Swanholm Rest Home. Abe Gerson, who has been on the ail ing side, is reported to be doing very well in New York. Rose Lib- man has been under the weather of late but is said to be doing very well. Belle Mazear is also doing very well, enjoying her visits to the Gulf meetings and watching her step very carefully. Bernard Mil ler is also reported on the mend. Jennie Shapiro is fully recovered and getting about. Minnie Tiger writes from Chicago, where she is visiting, that she is feeling bet ter and will return to her home in St. Petersburg late this month. Beckie Yen chuck attended the last beach gathering. Jessie Zinaman has returned to her home in St. Pete after a very wonderful summer with her family in the north. Toba Roth man and Nettine Benjamin have returned from a European trip, which took them to Israel, and both tell of how wonderful the trip was and the great joy they got from their visit to Israel, where they met many of the VIPS. UFla. TEP’s Fops Second l ime Running GAINESVILLE— For the sec ond consecutive year, the Uni versity of Florida’s chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity has been acclaimed “the most out standing chapter in the interna tional fraterity.” When the University’s TEP chapter received the Irving R. Golembe “Chapter of Merit” tro phy for 1966-67, it marked the first time any chapter had won the top award two years in a row. Presentation of the award was made to chapter chancellor (pres ident) Steve Uhlfelder of West Palm Beach by Sidney Suntag of New York, executive secretary of Tau Epsilon Phi, at the organ ization’s annual convention held recently at Grossinger’s in the New York Catskills. The University’s TEP chapter was cited for “its unequalled rec ord during the past year” in earn ing first place in every major area of competition on campus. Accomplishments included win ning the Interfraternity Scholar ship Trophy, Dan McCarty Out standing Service Trophy, Dollars for Scholars Trophy and the President’s Trophy for Intramu ral Athletics. Individual honors went to Sid ney V. Sack of Jacksonville, a recent honors graduate and last year’s chancellor, who was nam ed “the best chancellor in the in ternational fraternity.” Tau Alpha chapter was found ed at the Universty in 1926 and has grown to be one of the largest fraternities in the state with al most 150 active undergraduate members and more than 700 alumni ^ living in Florida. Among its more prominent alumni are Henry Kramer, Jack sonville member of the Board of Regents; State Reps. Murray Dubbin and Kenneth Myers of Miami, and Dr. Samuel Proctor, well-known University historian. The chapter expects to initiate its 1,000th member during the coming fall quarter, according to Dr. Irving Goff man, associate professor of economics and facul ty advisor. New Program Director For Savannah JEA Phillip Seidenfeld of New Brunswick, N. J., has been ap pointed program director of the Savannah Educational Alliance. He will succeed Herbert Rosen blatt who resigned to accept the directorship of the Jewish Com munity Center and Jewish Fed eration of Troy N. Y. Mr. Seidenfeld a native of Des Moines Iowa is the former pro gram director of the Jewish Com munity in Highland Park N. J. He has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Drake University and a master’s degree in social work with a specialization in group work from Rutgers Uni versity. He is a member of the National Assn, of Social Workers, the National Assn, of Jewish Center Workers and the Acad emy of Certified Social Workers. He and his wife, the former Carol Lee Kessen of Cincinnati, have three children. Arab Refugees Get $9,900,000 From U.S. UNITED NATIONS (JTA)— American aid to Arab refugees since the end of the Arab-Israeli war in June amounted to $9,900,- 000 it was reported by the U.S. mission to the United Nations. A note detailing the contribu tions, sent to Secretary-General U Thant, listed the following contributions: 10,000 tents air lifted to Jordan; a donation of $2,000,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees; 24,000 metric tons of wheat flour and 1,200 tons of vegetable oils given to the same agency; $140,000 in cash donated to the American Red Cross; and $1,800,000 worth of food donated to various Ameri can voluntary agencies in the Middle East. ‘Old City’ Streets Bear Hebrew Names After 20 Years JERUSALEM (JTA)—Hebrew street-signs are up again in the Old City, now East Jerusalem. Municipal officials in the re united city have restored the tri lingual street-signs—in Hebrew, Arabic and English—which were used in Jerusalem prior to 1948, when the city and all of Pale stine were under the British Mandate. After the War of Independence in 1948, when Jerusalem was di vided between Israel and Jordan, the Jordanians tore down the Hebrew name-plates in their portion of the city. These have now been restored. An order vesting ownership of the Old City’s Jewish quarter in the State of Israel is due to ap pear in the Government’s official gazette and to be signed by Fi nance Minister Pinhas Sapir. The acquisition will facilitate a plan ning survey of the quarter, so that it can be reconstructed as a major national site of religious and historical interest. Nathan H. Lesowitz Nathan H. Lesowitz, 71, of Augusta died Monday, Sept. 4. Graveside services were con ducted by Rabbi Norman Gold berg at Westover Memorial Park. Mr. Lesowitz was born in New York City and had lived in Augusta for 14 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jean Abelson Lesowitz; a son, Seymour Lesowitz, Okla homa City; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Blank, Augusta; a bro ther, Michael Lesowitz, and a sister, Mrs. I. Press, both of Brooklyn. He had six grand children and four great-grand children. Schacter Unveiling Unveiling ceremonies in mem ory of Sidney Schacter will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 1, at Greenwood Cemetery. There passed from the Atlanta scene on September 7 a unique individual. For six decades L. J. Levitas was a familiar figure in all of our Jewish communal ac tivities in Atlanta. All through his life his interests centered on the -transmission of the Jewish heritage through the study of Torah and assuring the survival of the Jewish people through ac tive particiaption in the organ ized, institutional life of the Jewish community. He initiated and led a variety of Jewish pro grams especially as they con cerned the youth of our commun ity. In the early years of the Jew ish Educational Alliance he was in the Renter of youth activities. He organized a Sunday School for the religious education of chil dren and became its superinten dent. He continued in this capac ity whe the Sunday School was transferred to the building of Congregation Ahavath Achim on Washington Street and Woodward Avenue. In fact, he added to his responsibilities the supervision of a Bible School, which was in tended for high school students and adults. He was also active in the United Hebrew School. When the B’nai B’rith branch ed out its interests to encompass the organization of young people he helped organize the first chap ter of AZA and for more than 30 years he served as the senior advisor ol Chapter 134. He organized the first Zionist branch in Atlanta. It may startle the present generation of Atlanta Jews to learn that, after the first meeting of Zionists, held at the Alliance, the then president and board of the Alliance told Mr. Levitas that the Zionist organi- z»tion could not continue to meet at the Alliance; that the organ ization was controversial and subject to question as to its loy ally to America. It was not until 90me time later, when there was a change in the administration of the Alliance that the Zionist or ganization resumed its meetings at the Alliance. Mr. Levitas re mained a life long active Zion ist. He was active in the United Palestine Appeal, when it open ed its regional office in Atlanta, and started fund raising on be half of Palestine throughout the South. He served on the board of the Alliance until it was merged with the Federation and then continu ed, throughout his life, to be ac tive as a member of the board of the Federation. He was active in the work of the Montefiore Re lief Association which was trans formed in later years into the Jewish Family and Children’s Bu reau of the Federation. When the Community Chest was organized in 1924 he became an active supporter and cam paign solicitor. His interest in the welfare of children remained constant throughout his life. At the time of his death he was a member of the board of the Jewish Child ren’s Service, which is the suc cessor to the Hebrew Orphans Home. He was noted for his devotion and deep loyalty to his religious affiliation with the AA Congre gation, as was evidenced by his continuous service in the life of the congregation in a variety of Mrs. Sol Rubin Mrs. Rebecca Brown Rubin, 90, of Atlanta, grandmother of At lanta Vice Mayor Sam Massell Jr., died Sunday, Sept. 3. Graveside services were held September 4 at Crest Lawn Cemetery with Rabbi Jacob Rothschild officiating. Mrs. Rubin, the widow of Sol Rubin, a former director of Rich’s, Inc. was bom in Russia and came to the United States as a small child. She was a member of the Temple. Also surviving are two sons, Ernest and Monte Rubin, and a daughter, Mrs. Sam Massell Sr., all of Atlanta, and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Sanders of St. Louis. capacities. \ i ? He displayed an unusual nos talgia and pride for the country where he spent his yoqth—Ire land. When any one referred to him as an Irish Jew he regarded it as a compliment. Some years ago, when Briscoe was Lord Mayor of Dublin, and visited this country, Mr. Levitas was in a state of excitment. He recall ed the Lord Mayor’s family, his parents and related many ihei- dents of life in Ireland at that time. Mr. Levitas was a proud Jew and a good American. He lived to witness the realization of Herzl’s dream—the establish ment of the State of Israel. In all of his Jewish and gene ral community activities he al ways remained uniquely himself. During the last years of his life he continued to pursue acti vely the interests which domi nated his life professionally, reli giously, culturally and commun ally. In his conversations with his friends he always reminisced about the past and when he came to discuss the present he invari ably would turn to the pride and joy which his family brought to him. He would recount the ac complishments of his sons, their professional attainments and the recognition which they received. He was a good friend of The Southern Israelite and was al ways interested in its progress. And so a heritage is passed from generation to generation. If it is to become a living reality of the present and an assurance of the future, the life and work of L. J. Levitas can serve a3 a visible example of Jewish loyal ty and pride and as a commit ment to the perpetuation of Jew ish values. Louis J. Levitas Louis J. Levitas, 83, of Atlanta died Wednesday, Sept. 6. Funeral services were held September 7 with Rabbi Harry H. Epstein and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend officiating. Inter ment was in Greenwood Ceme tery. Born in Riga, Latvia, Mr. Levi tas had lived in Atlanta since 1912. He had been in the insur ance field for over 40 years and was a charter member of the Underwriters Round Table of Georgia. Mr. Levitas was a moving force in the Jewish community of At lanta, and active throughout his life in Jewish organizations. Survivors include his wife, the former Ida Goldstein; and two sons, Dr. Theodore C. Levitas and Elliott H Levitas, both of At lanta. Jennie Hyman Jennie Hyman, 98, of St. Petersburg died September 4. Funeral services were held September 6 with Rabbi David Susskind officiating. Interment was in Ligonier, Ind. Mrs. Hyman came to St. Petersburg from Lima, O., 40 years ago. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Dudley Bernstein, St. Petersburg; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Eva Landesberg Mrs. Eva Landesberg 73, of At lanta died Sunday, Sept. 10. Funeral service and interment were held in Brooklyn, N.Y. Survivors include a son, Kieve Landesberg, Atlanta; brothers, Joe Herzog, Long Beach, N.Y., and Harry Herzog, Brooklyn; sister, Mrs. John Simon, Brook lyn; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Office: JA. 3-4656 Morris H. Manheim, Jr. MONUMENTS Home: TR. 4-2055