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Page Eight MEET IRVING EDISON OF GEORGIA Introducing JWB's New President BY BERNARD POSTAL A new portrait—that of a handsome, youthful-visaged midwest erner—was added to the gallery of national Jewish leadership when Irving Edison of St. Louis was elected president of the National Jew ish Welfare Board as the successor of Frank L. Weil, who retired after ten consecutive years of service. The fifth man to head JWB since its establishment in 1917, and the first from outside the East, Edison now holds the post once filled by Harry Cutler of Providence, R. 1., Dr. Cyrus Adler, of Philadelphia, and Judge Irving H. Lehman, of New York, Weil's predecessors. Edison comes to the leadership of JWB with three essential as sets: a deep insight into the needs and desires of American Jewry born of many years of active leadership in his own community; a long record of experience and achievement in those fields which have made JWB universally known and respected; a personal philosophy of Jewish life ideally suited to an organization dedicat ed to the creative survival of the Jewish people. Edison was born in Adel, Geor gia, in 1899, one of five sons of a Lithuanian immigrant. He had a traditional Jewish upbringing in Atlanta and Boston where he grow up and sunk his first roots in the soil of American Jewish life. In Atlanta, Edison discover ed the Jewish Community Center movement when he joined the Jewish Educational Alliance. His youthful experience in this Jew ish Community Center, and later as a member of the Roxbury YMHA, were lasting influences. When he came to St. Louis twen Greetings and Best Wishes T. V. COLEMAN Plumbing 1133 E. Adams St. Ph. 3-4145 Best Wishes v. ACCURATE HOME IMPROVEMENT 1503 Hendricks Ave. Phone 9-1676 SEASON’S GREETINGS Dean Monde Beauty Salon Soft Water Air Conditioned 1512 KING STREET PHONE 8-3426 MARY STAHLER, Owner HOLIDAY GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES WAITES TEXACO SERVICE STATION 24 HOUR SERVICE TELEPHONE 2-9442 Corner Beaver and McDuff Jacksonville. Fla. GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES BURKHOLDER & INMAN (A. N.) (B. N. Sr.) CONSTRUCTION CO. Phones 2-4140 - 8-1775 2747 Post Street ty years ago as an up and coming young businessman of 31—he is now vice-president of Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., largest re tailer of women’s shoes in the United States—Edison found a natural outlet for his Jewish communal interests in the YMHA. Edison has been actively iden tified with the St. Louis YMHA, one of the largest Jewish Com munity Centers in the country, for two decades. In 1934, four years after joining the Y, he was elec ted to its board of directors. He became president in 1945, serving until 1947. Gilbert Harris, the Y’s executive director for more than 25 years, credits Edison with much of the Y’s progress and growth. Edison’s resourcefulness, ability to conciliate conflicting viewpoints and deep concern for people are revealed in three in cidents cited by Harris. During his first year as Y pres ident, the Y urgently needed an additional allocation from Feder ation for essential staff salary in creases. Federation was thinking in terms of curtailed budgets but Edison even then was urging raised sights in support of local Jewish services. His dramatic presentation of the Y’s needs con vinced the budget committee, and the Y got its money. On another occasion the Y board found itself involved in heated debate over a critical issue. Tempers were high but Edison kept his head and his wit. Picking up a rubber band, he said. “Look at this rubber band. It gives and it contracts. Why can’t we do the same?” That cracked the tension and the board proceeded to solve its prob lem amicably. HAPPY NEW YEAR! CHINA CASINO 120 JULIA STREET In Griner Hotel—Lobby Floor FEATURING Chinese and American Foods Serving Breakfast Luncheons Dinner POPULAR PRICES Orders prepared to take home PHONE 4-8880 SOUTHERN JEWISH WEEKLY Calendar Oddity The Detroit Jewish News in its Rosh Hashonah issue makes the interesting observation that the Jewish New Year oc curred the earliest in 100 years on the Gregorian calendar on September 5, 1899. The latest it occurred in the century cycle was on October 5 and 6 of 1929, the same dates on which it will fall in 1967. In 1951 Rosh Hashonah will fall on October 1. The wide differ ence is due to the fact that 5711 is a leap year on the Jewish calendar. PLAIN TALK (Continued from page 1) care of. Doing the work was as sacred as dying, all of one sancit ty. Now the continuing work of their hands was speaking to God for her. You may ask me, How come? You write a Jewish column and what’s Jewish about this one? All about a lady of another re ligion! A great lady, all right, but where’s the Jewishness? The answer: It is good to know the merit of another relig ion. It is proper to publish it in the press of one's own religion. To the end that respect for other people's faith and the sanctity of their works may be enlarged. This column is a contribution to that respect. Note to Jewish Bodies The influx of known Nazis into the United States is a serious problem. While Washington offi cialdom has shown proper appre ciation of the problem when specific cases were referred for investigation, New York’s immi gration authorities have shown a reverse tendency. The matter requires scrutiny and action too. The subject was discussed at a recent private gathering of Jew ish leaders, but as far as we know no decision has been reached on the form of action. HAPPY NEW YEAR LEE HURT Painting Contractor PHONE 6-1406 46 West 33rd Street YOU NOW BE THE JUDGE I I gM| *{| • Judge ones has as Judge of the Criminal I • His opponent has served for 4 MONTHS and one I §| J month of this brief period was taken off for a va- I %> ||||| I • Judge Jones was a practicing attorney for over 12 I v., years before becoming a judge— I I | • His opponent has been an employee of the Florida H 1 * Industrial Commission for the past 9 years before I ' ■***• £%lpf I Gov. Fuller Warren gave him a temporary appoint- |§j ■ | ment. [ YOUR RIGHTS, LIBERTY AND PROPERTY SHOULD k 1 BE JUDCED BY ONE WITH EXPERIENCE ■ =5=W EDWIN L. JONES I CIRCUIT JUDGE I (P»ld Politic*! Advertisement by Edwin L. Jonea) aV - , Ml EBmNK I l|r M uk _ NT i JHp** HI : LAST STOP ON FREEDOM ROAD: Port and dock workers of United Service for New Americans speed through the last formalities for newly-arrived displaced Jews before the new* comers proceed to communities throughout the United States. L’Shonah Tovah Tikasevu Coastal Builders Supply Co. P. O. Box 76 Avondale Branch CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES Lawson's Murray Hill Bakery 1177 EDGE WOOD AVE. PHONE 2-4858 JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Best Wishes for A Happy New Year To My Many Jewish Friends Judge J. M. Peeler A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR EXPERT PAINTING T. C. COCHRAN PAINTING CO. 1746 E. Adams Street JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Friday, September 22, 1950