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‘ * t ' > - •O't -.-*V*»< ilK-NriMrtWMHMi ■\. / !.« Ri m Ouiz Box by Rabbi Samuel J. F *v ox Why is the Torah Scroll raised, exposing three columns of its script, and turned around 360 degrees before or after the read ing Scroll? every Jew in the synagogue to be faced directly with the text. In many synagogues, before or after the reading, the covered Scroll is marched around the ered a special honor to raise the Scroll, as well as to roll the sides of the Scroll together or to cover it in preparation for its return to the Ark. The rabbis of old were insist ent on relating every single Jew to the Scroll as their covenant with the Almighty. They wanted synagogue to be located as close as possible to everyone. The tra dition is so anxious to involve every person in the reading and with the Scroll that it is consid- The Southern Israelite Compiled by Carolyn Gold Dec. 3, 1976 Home furnishings are badly needed to provide for the expected arrival of a new family of Soviet Jewish immigrants every other month. In the past two years the Atlanta community has helped set up apartments to accommo date 64 Russian immigrants. Since May eight such apartments have been furnished through the volunteer efforts of the National Council of Jewish Women and through community contribu tions. Anne Birnbaum and Nancy Pollard are appealing for usable home furnishing items. * * * Faivel Zilberkant, his wife Aveltina, and their two sons were one of the first Russian families resettled in Atlanta in 1974. He writes about his first two years in the United States. The big prob lem was learning English, partic ularly for those people more than 40 years old. The second was the problem of a job. Mr. Zilberkant appreciatively recounts the many ways that the Jewish Federation greeted and cared for the immi grant families: free medical and dental care, a furnished apart ment, rent, utilities and food, free or partial scholarships for children to attend the Hebrew Academy, free tuition for summer camp and AJCC privileges, tickets to concerts and other entertain ment. Next week Mr. Zilberkant will continue his personal account of life in Atlanta. * * * Dr. Jonas Salk, who in 1954 developed the Salk anti-polio vaccine, has been given the Nehru Award by the Indian government for his services to the study of biological and health sciences and to the alleviation of human suf fering. Salk is the third American to receive the honor. Others were the late Martin Luther King Jr. and violinist Yehudi Menuhin. * * * The sexual revolution is threat ening Jewish continuity warns a Florida Reform rabbi. In an in terview’ with JTA, Rabbi Her bert Baumgard stated that the sexual revolution is intensifying the problem of assimilation, causing postponement of mar riage among young Jewish adults, and is a significant factor in the declining birthrate of American Jewry. Bob Evans, former CBS News correspondent, will be the guest speaker at the new AJWF Sin gles Group, an outgrowth of Federa tion’s “Shalom Atlanta” program for newcomers. Mr. Evans will speak on the subject “Oil: Is rael— Will the U.S. Have to Choose?" * * * Gate City Lodge of B’nai B’rith will celebrate its 107th year of service Dec. 8. In its early days the lodge helped provide funds for needy Jewish widows and was involved in the founding of the Hebrew Orphans Home in 1876. The first Atlanta AZA group was formed under the guid ance of L.J. Levitas, Harold Marcus and H.A. Alexander in 1930. During the presidency of Dr. Irving H. Goldstein, dental equipment was presented for the establishment of a dental clinic at Grady Hospital. The lodge also was involved in initiating Jewish activities at the University of Georgia which developed into a Hillel program. ADL, voter reg istration, job placement, flood relief, and even a bowling league are all facets of Gate City Lodge’s activities. December 1, 1961 A Torah, originally belonging to the late Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, was presented to President Ken nedy by a delegation of 250 Re form Jewish leaders representing the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. The Rose Garden ceremony, arranged by Secretary of Tabor Arthur J Goldberg, proclaimed the president as “the inspired and inspiring leader of those committed to the moral mandate set forth in the words of this sacred parchment.” * * * Dr. Simon H. Wender has been elected to the highest posi tion on the Council of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Stu dies. Dr. Wender is research pro fessor of chemistry at Oklahoma University, Norman, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wender of Atlanta. He is a grad uate of old Boys H igh and Emory University and holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota. The Oak Ridge Insti tute is a non-profit education corporation of 28 southern uni versities which participates in and supports the nation’s atomic energy program. * * * Five more Jewish religious leaders in Russia have been re moved by the Soviet government and at least a dozen synagogues closed down, the New York Her ald Tribune reported this week. The orders were issued by the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Religious Cults. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports from Paris that Lt. Gen. David Dragunsky, a Jewish officer w ho is one of the most decorated Soviet heroes of World War II, declared in fluent Yiddish that Russian Jews did not want to emigrate. He said the Soviet government “is about to liqui date the last traces of racism and popular anti-Semitism” in Russia. * * * Attorney-General Robert Kennedy this week discounted the significance of the Rockwell American Nazis and described its 15 members as "a little mad.” He conceded that the Nazis were “unpleasant to have in our midst” and once again termed the Birch Society as “ridiculous.” Two local authorities who par ticipated in a recent archaeologi cal expedition in Caesarea, Israel, will speak at Emory Dec. 3. They are Dr. Immanuel Ben-Dor, pro fessor of Archaeology at Emory, and George Beattie, lecturer and professor at Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architec ture. Their firsthand discoveries in Caesarea, the chief port of Rome’s eastern colonies, built by Herod the Great 10 years before the birth of Christ, will be the subject of Sunday’s lecture. * * * “Drugs and You" will be the subject of an AJCC forum Dec. 3 and will be based on Sen. Estes Kefauver’s inquiry into the drug industry. Panelists include Dr. Arthur Richardson, dean of the Emory University School of Medicine; Milton Kreuger, ex ecutive secretary of the Georgia Medical Association; and William Wender of Wender and Roberts drug stores. Norman Shavin, Sunday editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, w’ill mod erate. THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 28, 1986 Page 31 Go Ape^fcThis Holiday S7MOT Dtessi -ffotU^dlETC 35 West Paces Ferry Road • 262-15491 Cut through the holiday card & gift jungle The wildest selection of exotic holiday gifts and cards awaits you. Conveniently located in Buckhead. Another World In Cards & Gifts MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AT HOME With a dedicated kelly homemaker, home health aide, live-in companion, or nurse w ho cares for someone you love. ASSISTED LIVING ’ PROGRAM A personal in-home service tailored to individual needs. 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