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OBITUARIES
Mrs. Helen Funk
Mm. Charles Funk, 50, of At
lanta died Monday, Oct. 9.
i Funeral services were held Oc
tober li with Rabbi Sydney
Mossman and Cantor Robert Un-
Bar officiating. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
I Mrs. Funk, a native of Woon-
; socket, R. I., was a member of
i Shearith Israel Synagogue, Ha-
'• daasah, Brandeis Women, B’nai
B’rith Women. * . .
Survivors include her husband;
I sons, David and Steven Funk of
Atlanta; father and mother, Mr.
and Mm. Harry Krause; sisters,
I Mm. Bea Siegel, Mrs. Sylvania
j Zuasman, all of St. Louis.
Michael Hack
Michael Hack, the Swiss con-
i sul to Atlanta and president of
Hack and Associates architectural
firm, died Wednesday, Oct. 4.
• Funeral services were held Oc-
tobr 8 with Rabbi Sydney Moss-
man and Cantor Robert Ungar of
ficiating. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Hack, founder of the Swiss-
American Society in Atlanta, be
came the first Swiss consul to
Atlanta in 1956.
As an architect, Mr. Hack had
designed buildings throughout the
world and helped design the Jer
usalem YMCA and the circular
Atomedic Hospital in Montgom
ery.
A native of Basel, Switzerland,
he was graduated from the Fed
eral Institute of Technology in
Zurich in 1924. Before coming
to New York in 1040, be worked
'as an architect in Great Britain,
Germany, France, Egypt and Pal
estine,
He became a U. S. citizen in
1945 and came to Atlanta in 1949.
Mr. Hack was a member of the
American Institute of Architects,
the i Georgia Engineering Society
and the executive board of the
Pro-Mozart Society.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Beatrice Kirsch; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Bakhy H. Burrows of
New York City, and sisters, Re
gina Hack of Basel, Switzerland,
and Mrs. Sophie Bolde of Tel
Aviv, Israel.
St. Petersburg k< i?!
Senior Friendship News
Jack Kaler
Jack Kaler, 42, of Atlanta died
Sunday, Oct 15.
Funeral services were held Oc
tober 16 with Rabbi Harry Ep
stein and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend
officiating. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Kaler, a native of Pitts
burgh, was the owner ot Pak
Rite of Georgia, a wholesale pro
duce company. He was a veteran
of World War II and was a Mason
and a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Anita Goldman; two sons,
Larry and Sam Kaler, both of
Atlanta; sisters, Mrs. Shirley Ran
dall of Los Angeles and Mrs. Mir-
iram Greenberg, Atlanta; one
brother, Irving K. Kaler of At
lanta.
Samuel Orenstein
Samuel Orenstein, 73, of At
lanta died Saturday, Oct. 14.
Funeral services were held Oc
tober 15 with Rabbi Harry H.
Epstein and Cantor Isaac Good-
friend officiating. Interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Orenstein bad been in the
retail merchandising business in
the Atlanta area for 55 years. He
was a member of Ahavath Aehim
Synagogue and helped conduct
Jewish services at the Jewish
Home each week. He was a mem
ber of B’nai B’rith and the Pro
gressive Club.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Esther Goldstein Orenstein;
two sons, Leonard Orenstein of
Pensacola and Marvin Orenstein
of Atlanta; a daughter, Mrs. Sid
ney J. Kaplan of Atlanta; sisters,
Mrs. Betty Spanier of Charleston,
S. C.; Dorothy Orenstein of At
lanta; Mrs. Max Rittenbaum of
Atlanta; Mrs. Jack Simon of the
Virgin Islands; Mrs. Ernest Jan-
ko of Miami and Mrs. Melvin
Rainbow of Adel, Ga.; brothers,
Max, Irvjpg and Jack Orenstein,
all of Atlanta, and ten grand
children. *’ ' ki *''
By HARRY ROSE
Work will begin in earnest, aft
er the first of November, on SF
Club’s “Annual Gey 90’s.” Visits,
which have taken the producers
of the annual show to Chicago
and New Jersey will end the first
week of November and will en
able them to also take up special
production work for the Jewish
War Veterans of St. Petersburg’s
big show which wil celebrate
Veterans’ Day and be presented
at the Jewish Community Center
Mrs. Fannie Levin
Mrs. Fannie Levin, 88, a mem
ber of one of Atlanta’s pioneer
Jewish families, died Sunday,
Oct. 1. She had lived in Chatta
nooga for a time also.
Funeral services were held Oc
tober 2 with Rabbi Harry Ep
stein and Cantor Isaac Goodfriend
officiating. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
A native of Lithuania, Mrs.
Levin had lived in Atlanta more
than 80 years and was the form
er Fannie Sinkoevitz. She was
the widow of the late Jacob
Levin.
She was a member of Ahavath
Achim Synagogue, the Jewish
Home, Atlanta and Chattanooga
chapters of Hadassah and B’nai
Zion Sisterhood in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Levin was a graduate of La-
Grange College.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Louis Berger and Mrs.
Jack Braver of Atlanta; five sons,
Dr. Harold B., William A. and
A. B. Levin, all of Atlanta, and
Isadora and Hyman Levin, both
of Chattanooga; ten grandchil
dren, six great grandchildren and
a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preaeded in death by
brothers Nathan and Isaac Sin
koevitz, both of Atlanta, and one
grandchild.
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Auditorium on November 11. The
monies derived will be used for
work in Vietnam.
Clara Gollibin has returned to
her home in St. Pete after sev
eral months visit to New York
with her family. Samuel Epstein
is also back after a three months
visit with his family. David Red-
nor has returned to his home and
cronies. Jack Bernstein is expect
ed to leave Buffalo, N. Y., this
week and return to his home.
Arthur and Ida Gahn and Ira and
Alta Cutler are expected to
reach their homes soon, coming
from the north. Augusta and
Maxwell Erlich are back after
an entire summer spent on a
world cruise. Isador and Sarah
Freed are also home. Harry
Goldberg returned from Chicago
where he spent two months. Louis
Golden back from Bridgeport,
Conn. Adele Lasday will return
to St. Petersburg from Pittsburgh
late in November. Moe and Lil
lian Levy are back in town. Edith
Maza has returned after a long
visit in the north. Sayde Rout-
man back after a visit to the
North. Minna Sills is expected
home soon from Texas. Arthur
Sofsky back in Gulfport after a
visit to his family in New York
Atlanta Community Calendar
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calendar conducted for the convenience of the community. THE
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380 Court]and St, N.E., but will accept them over TR. 6-8249.
Information will be limited to Date, Time, Organization, Place.
OCTOBER 22, Sunday:
8:00 P.M.—Farband Joint Membership 'Meeting, AJCC.
OCTOBER 23, Monday:
7:00 P.M—JWV Poet 112 Past Commanders Night, Sheraton Emory
Inn.
OCTOBER 24, Tutoday: *
10:30 A.M.—NCJW Public Affairs Meeting, Home of Mrs. Jennings
Hertz Jr.
OCTOBER 26, Thursday:
8:00 P.M.—True Sisters Game Night, Lenox Forest Party Room, 3200
Lenox Rd., Bldg. Rear E.
OCTOBER 29, Sunday:
2:30 P.M.—Shearith Israel Sisterhood Silver Tea, Social Hall.
NOVEMBER 1, Wednesday:
8:00 P.M.—True Sisters Executive Board, Apt. 214, 3200 Lenox Rd.
8:15 P.M.—Bureau of Jewish Education Adult Institute Convocation,
AJCC.
NOVEMBER 7, Tuesday:
—BBG Anniversary Celebration, AJCC.
8:00 P.M.—Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation Community Celebra
tion, Progressive Club.
NOVEMBER 8, Wednesday:
10:30 A.M.—NCJW Board Meeting, Council House.
8:00 P.M.—True Sisters Meeting, Atlanta Federal Bldg., P’tree <fc
Piedmont.
—Ahavath Achim Israel Bond Dinner
NOVEMBER 29, Monday:
12:00 M—NCJW Open Meeting, Yohannon’s
NOVEMBER 21, Tuesday: ^
3:30 P.M.—GAES Men’fe Contact Committee, Council House.
Benjamin Levy
Benjamin Levy, 72, of Colum
bus, formerly of Atlanta, died
Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Funeral services were held Oc
tober 12 with Rabbi Harry H.
Epstein and Cantor Isaac Good-
• friend officiating. Interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Levy, a former Atlanta re
tail grocer, moved to Columbus
in 1960. While in Atlanta, he was
a member of Ahavath Achim
Synagogue, the Fulton Masonic
Lodge No. 216 and the United
Benevolent Society. He was born
in Poland.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Morris Shapdro of Colum
bus; a son, Fred Levy of Atlanta;
seven grandchildren and nieces
and nephews.
Mrs. Leo F. Lichten
Mrs. Leo F Lichten of Atlanta
died Saturday, Sept. 2, in Hunts
ville, Ala
She was the former Eunice
Vida Siess of Alexandria, La.,
and had lived in Atlanta for 37
years.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Mrs. Henry L. Solomonson
Jr. of Huntsville; one son, Leo
J. Lichten of Orlando, and six
grandchildren, one great-grand
child and a sister, Mrs. Gladys
Simpson of Daly City, Calif.
Mrs. Sally G. Massell
Mrs. Sally G. Massell of
Macon died Saturday, Oct. 7.
Funeral services were held
October 8 with Rabbi Pierce
Annes officiating. Interment was
in Shearah Israel Cemetery
Mrs. Massell, a life long resi
dent of Bibb County, was the
daughter of Samuel Gordon and
Mrs. Esther Solloway. She was a
member of Shearah Israel Syna
gogue and was associated with
the Mary Lou Dress Shoppe.
Survivors include two broth
ers, Morris Gordon of Macon and
Louis Gordon of Wappinger
Falls, N.Y.; and three sisters,
Mrs. Marvin Singer of Miami,
Mrs. A1 Leff of Darlington, S.C.,
and Mrs. Leo Brahn of Macon.
Annie Lvingston had a fall in
her home, but is now reported to
be getting over the shock and
able to get about without assis
tance.
Benjamin Franklin, former
commander of the National Vau
deville Artists Post of the Amer
ican Legion in New York City,
has presented the SF Club with
the largest American flag in the
State of Florida.
The advocates of shuffleboard
and croquet are getting together
next week for the purpose of
working out ways of making both
of these outdoor gameG a reality.
Great interest is being shown
in the coming New Year’s Party,
being arranged for the evening of
December 31, in the Jewish Com
munity Center. A special commit
tee has been appointed to care
for the important work ahead.
Down Illness Lane comes bright -
er news. Molly and Harry Bau
man both doing very well. Harry
is receiving daily treatments at
home and is responding well.
Charles Alpert also confined to
home at this time but occasion
ally getting out. Eli Gelman is
also reported to be doing very
well at the Swanholm. Edward
and Rose Libman both have made
wonderful progress. Gertrude
Lichton doing very well. Kasper
Lowenstein able to keep up with
his friends. Bernard Miller stay
ing close to his home. Harry and
Ethel Rosenberg both are rising
above the illness that confined
them both to their home the last
many weeks. Harry Zimmerman
taking it easy at home and get
ting out occasionally to main
events in the Club.
Groups Join to Fight
Biased Radio
PHILADELPHIA (JTA)—The
Federal Communications Com
mission is conducting public
hearings here on the license
renewal application of a subur
ban radio station that is accused
by 19 civic and religious groups
of being a forum for anti-Semi
tic, anti-Negro and anti-Catho-
lic broadcasts.
The station, WUXR, of nearby
Media, Pa., is operated by Bran
dywine-Main Line Broadcast,
Inc., owned by Faith Theological
Seminary of Elkins Park, Pa.
The president of the seminary is
Rev. Dr. Carl Mclntire, a funda
mentalist clergyman known for
his extreme right-wing broad
casts. Among the groups that
have formally opposed renewal
of the station’s license are the
Greater Philadelphia Council of
Churches and the Anti-Defama
tion League of B’nai B’rith.
Augusta
News
Mrs. Ida Broomberg of Valdosta
has returned home after spending
several weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bogo and family.
* * * *
Baritone Mort Freeman will be
the entertainer at the Augusta
Israel Bond dinner at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday, Oct. 22, at Adas Yesh-
uran Synagogue.
* * * *
Augusta chapter of Hadassah
will meet at 8:30 p. m. Nov. 7
to hear Mrs. William Dorfman,
national vice president, tell of her
recent tour of Russia.
* * * *
Walton Way Temple Sisterhood
will launch a do-it-yourself fund
raising project at a coffee to be
held at 10:30 a. m. October 26
at the home of Mrs. Max Estroff.
Mrs. Edward Siegelson, chairman,
will review books on the best
seller lists.
* * » *
Mrs. Jay Jaffe is the new leader
of the Augusta Young Judaeans.
Pledges Announced
Eta Chapter of Sigma Delta
Tau sorority at the University of
Georgia has announced the fol
lowing new pledges: Bonnie
Bayme, Macon; Eugene Berry,
Columbia, S. C.; Marcia Lynn
Goldstein, Milledgeville; Kay
Kornman, Florence, Ala.;
Frances Anne Kruger, Fitzger
ald; Deborah Lefkowitz, New Or
leans; Charlotte Lipsitz, Susan
Heidi Wagger and Joan Minko-
vitz, all of Savannah, and Robin
Lynn Sulman, Orlando.
Fresh Bread Delayed
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Egyp
tian prisoners of war held by
Israel staged a demonstration in
their camp on Rosh Hashana.
The rioting resulted from the
fact that, due to the holiday, no
fresh bread had been baked to
feed the prisoners. The POW’s
chanted “Nasser, Nasser; Bread,
Bread.” The demonstrators were
given explanations for the ab
sence of fresh bread that day,
and dispersed.
Establish Variety Club
LONDON (JTA) — Notable
figures from the British and
Israeli theater world attended a
luncheon hare to mark the es
tablishment of a Variety Club in
Israel. The club will receive its
charter at a formal inauguration
to take plica at the Tel Aviv
Hilton Hotel on November 5.
Tikvah’8 Here
—New BBG Group
We are proud to present the
youngest BBG chapter, Tikvah,
to the public. The translation of
Tikvah is “Hope,” and our sym
bol is a hope chest. During the
past year, we sent representa
tives to the cancer society every
month, which we plan to con
tinue doing throughout our years
in BBG, we had an all day out
ing at Bagly Park, in which we
all participated in various ac
tivities, and we had a Judaism
Institute sleepout at the home of
our president Anne Rager.
We swam during the summer,
had summer meetings, and
watched a fabulous movie on
television, “Hand in Hand’’ and
then held a panel discussion on
it. We also held a parent pane]
discussion on, “Do We Dare to
Be Square?” Tikvah took part
in the softball league. In this
coming year Tikvah hopes to do
many things, such as visiting the
Jewish Home, joining the basket
ball league, and having our own
chapter convention. These are
our past and future plans for
making Tikvah the best chapter
in BBG, we “Hope.”
—JOAN ZIMMERMAN
196,000 Israelis
Now Living 1 Abroad
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A total of
196,000 Israelis are now living
abroad, and 96,000 of them have
officially declared themselves to
be emigrants, according to figures
released here by the Central Bu
reau of Statistics.
More than half of the number
are European or American bom
Israelis, and a quarter are Sabras,
including a large percentage of
Israel-born children under the
age of 15. The Bureau reported
that Israel’s Jewish population as
of December 31, 1966 stood at
2.344,877.
Polish JDC Aid
To End This Year
WARSAW (JTA) — The Pol
ish Government has informed
the American Joint Distribution
Committee that it intends to
halt JDC operations in Poland
at the end of this year, it was
reliably reported here. Polish
authorities did not deny the re
port. JDC officials declined com
ment.
The JDC has been carrying on
aid programs for Polish Jews
since the end of World War II.
The beneficiaries of the JDC
programs include a large num
ber of aged and infirm survivors
of the Nazi holocaust.