Page 11-THE NEWS-June-July, 1984
B’nai B^rith Women Regional Conference
Members of Chsriotte Bnd Hb L/silsh Chsptcrs sttending
Conference.
Ha Lailah representatives getting settled in hotel room before
meetings begin.
photos/Sara Schreibman
Jeivish Singles Weekend
To Be At Myrtle Beach
Temple Israel of Norfolk,
Virginia presents its Second
Annual Jewish Singles Sun
and Fun Weekend to be held
at the Grand Cavalier Hotel in
Virginia Beach, August 24-26,
1984. It is an opportunity to
join with Jewish Singles from
the entire East Coast.
After last year’s participa
tion of 450 people, Temple
Israel expects an attendance
of over 600 this year. A full
program of worship, dining,
music, dancing, sports, discus
sions and swimming in the
ocean or indoors will make this
a complete vacation. Cost is
$150.00 per person, double oc
cupancy, includes four meals,
services, Oneg Shabbat,
dance, speakers, numerous
sporting events and, of course,
surf £md sand.
Reservations and payment
before July 15, 1984 entitles
the participant to a $10.00 dis
count. More information may
be obtained at Temple Israel,
7255 Granby Street, Norfolk,
VA 23505. Telephone (804)
489-4550.
COME TO
THE CHARLOTTE YIDDISH INSTITUTE'S
YIDDISH VINKL
MEETING PLACE: Temple Beth Shalom
8600 Falrview Rd.
DATE: Wednesday Evening, June 13, 1984
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
Offering FIVE Yiddish classes:
Two for beginners (onfeingers) with Baila Pransky
and Sholom Goozner
Two for intermediate (mittel) with Raizel Luski
and Gedalia Ackerman
One for advanced (gor kenners) with Avram Luski
Mir velln (we will)
lehrnen Yiddish (learn Yiddish)
redden oif Yiddish (speak in Yiddish)
zingen oif Yiddish (sing in Yiddish)
un farbraingen mit Yiddisheh programmen
(and enjoy Yiddish programs)
This month's program: Slide presentation
"The Yiddish Theatre"
Commentary in Yiddish £r English
The B’neu B’rith Women’s
Mid-Atlantic Regional Con
ference was held May 19
through May 21 at the Mar
riott Executive Park Hotel,
Charlotte. Over 100 women
from Maryland, Washington
DC, Virginia, and North
CaroUna attended the con
ference. The conference began
with Havdalah presented by
Jodi Mend, North Carolina
Council of BBYO N’siah, and
Shelley Shuman, Chai-
Chaverim BBG N’siah.
Speakers, workshops and
relaxation in the hospitality
suite, hosted by Charlotte and
Ha Lailah Chapters of B’nai
B’rith Women, Mghlighted the
weekend.
Adolescent Sexuality; Lat
chkey Children; Aging; Jewish
Laws and Traditions; and Pre
judice were the topics dealt
with in workshops and group
discussions.
‘*Pick a Topicf Not n Table** — discussion at breakfast.
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**Bobbe Mysehs, Law and Tradition.** (I to r) Rabbi Richard
Rocklin, Miriam Wallace^ Ht'kn Friedman, Hilbert Fuerstman.
Binding Ties’* ••• Unique Ge«rgia History Book
Valdosta State College pro
fessor of history. Dr. Louis E.
Schmier, has just completed a
unique Georgia history book.
It is a pictorial history of Jews
in Georgia and their contribu
tions to the economic, cultural,
political and religious growth
of the state.
“Binding Ties” has been
released by the publisher,
Creative Concepts in Atlanta.
The hardbound first edition
will be sold by subscription
reservation and all books are
to be autographed.
Carrying the subtitle, “A
Photographic Glimpse of the
Jewish Experience in
Georgia,” the book is more
than just a picture book.
Stories and vignettes help
bring life to the photographers
because, as Schmier says, “A
photo may be worth a thou
sand words"but only if you
have the right words.”
Selecting a title for the book
was a real struggle, the author
said. His first choice was
“Kosher Crackers,” but he
abandoned that as being too
flippant. “Binding Ties” not
only correlates the past with
the present but pays homage
to the fact that Jews have
been a part of every facet of
the Georgia scene sinc^ the
state was founded.
In the book are images of
newly-arrived immigrants,
Conf^erate soldiers, peddlers,
rabbis, businessmen, inven
tors, civic and political leaders.
There are scenes of weddings,
religious festivals, family
gatherings, and ordinary peo
ple at work-hoeing cotton.
plowing fields, canning
peaches, forging swords, and
playing games.
“Many of the photographs
were not dated and the people
in them were not identified,
which meant the exchange of
many letters and telephone
calls,” said Schmier. “I hope
this will inspire people to
preserve papers and photos
and to date and identify
them.
‘ ‘The stories are told in the
words of the people them
selves, for the most part, ’’said
Schmier, “which makes it a
warm and personable ex
perience. What I like about it,
it combines scholarship with
readability, making it both in
formative and enjoyable. I’m
kind of proud of it and it is the
first book of this kind in the
South.”
“Binding Ties” is his second
book, the first being, “Reflec
tions of Southern Jewry.”
Schmier’s third book, which he
describes as “a scholarly
book,” is to be published by
Mercer University and is due
off the press soon. He is now
at work on a book about Jews
in Valdosta, which he hopes to
finish this year.
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