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Center Softball Program to Get Underway
Three softball leagues for adults,
teen-agers and youngsters will be
sponsored by the Jewish Community
Center this spring.
The senior circuit for single and
married adults, as well as the junior
circuit for youths 14-19 years of age,
will get underway Sunday, April 4tb
at Dunn Field.
Sponsor organizations must pay a
$10.00 entrance fee. There will be
an additional fee of $1.00 for each
non-Center member participating in
the league. All players must be in-
sured by a special accident policy of-
fered by the Center.
Sheldon Blum will be in charge of
the junior and senior softball activi-
ties.
The midget league, composed of
boys 8-13 years of age, will play at
Blair fields, Sunday afternoons under
the direction of Don Rubenoff.
The following requirements will
apply to the midget league only: All
participailts must be paid up Jewish
Community Center members. Boys
must have reached their eighth birth-
day before April 1st. No fourteen
year old boys will be eligible. There
will be a fifty cents registration fee
for all participants and all players
must be insured.
Boys who participated in the Cen-
ter sponsored junior basketball pro-
gram are automatically covered by
insurance.
Registration for all three leagues is
now being held at the Jewish Com-
munity Center.
Berlin UJF Chairman
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broker in Norfolk.
Immediately upon his appointment,
the acceptance of Sidney Gales and
More on Snyders
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as president of the Lodge at a ban-
quet held March 17th at the Hague
Club.
Bertha and Ben Paul Snyder have
been active in'scores of Jewish and
non-sectarian activities. Ben Paul
was cited particularly for his activity
on behalf of the Young Men's Chris-
tian Association, having been credited
with the idea of developing the
YMCA Beach Club.
Mrs. Snyder, chosen as Norfolk
Woman of the Year in 1950, was a
past chairman of the United Jewish
Fund Women's Division; past presi-
dent of the Women's Democratic
Club of Virginia and numerous other
philanthropic endeavors.
Prior recipients of the Distinguish-
ed Service Award were Charles L.
Kaufman, 1950; Archie J. Harris,
1951; Lester S. Sherrick, 1952 and
Albert G. Hofheimer, 1953.
Sam Weisberg, as vice-chairmen, was
announced.
Sidney Gates, a member of the
Executive Committee of the Council,
is the proprietor of the Roxy Theater.
Sam Weisberg is proprietor of
Home Furniture Company, and is ac-
tive on the Jewish Community Center
Board serving as chairman of the Ath-
letic Committee.
A Board of Strategy composed of
past United Jewish Fund chairmen
and campaign leadership will meet
regularly and detailed plans for the
1954 campaign will be announced
shortly.
Member Orgcmizcrtions
B'RITH SHOLOM CENTER
From the Norfolk City Lodge,
which was organized by 16 men in
1915, the B'rith Sholom Center of
Virginia came into being, occupying
their own building, which was erect-
ed by funds contributed by its mem-
bers and a mortgage signed by the
entire membership.
B'rith Sholom Center is a fra-
ternal organization with a present
active membership of 450. Its mem-
bers benefit among other things, by
an organizational Widows Trust
Fund, which was organized in 1943.
The B'rith Sholom Center has been
and still is, an important part of this
community. During the early part
of world war II, it was turned over
to the Red Cross for housing sur-
vivors of several torpedo sinkings, and
other such emergencies, and from
1943 to 1947 the building was oc-
cupied by the USO. At that time
the B'rith Sholom was credited with
the sale of 3 million dollars of war
bonds.
An interesting incident happened
the night of a regular meeting, when
a member advised the Red Cross
needed a station wagon, which could
be converted to an ambulance--funds
were contributed by the members
present in twenty minutes to purchase
this equipment, which was viewed
with pride when seen driving through
the city.
It's charitable contributions are
many. A medicine fund for indigents
has been maintained for years and
thousands of dollars have been raised
to purchase equipment for children
and adults afflicted with cerebral
palsy.
The organization participates
Jewish and civic affairs. It was
sented the "Certificate of Honor"
inspired leadership and distin
service in the sale of Israeli bonds.
Space would not permit printing
many social and cultural events
joyed by our members, however,
spirit of fraternalism and
tion of our members is unique, inn
much as they have met every
lenge.
By .Abe Robbins, President
JCC NEWS
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Council, Inc.
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MRS. V. H. NUSBAUM
MORTON CUSHNER
MORTON J. GABA ......... Executive
Jewish Community Centzr
DAVE KRUG
LEO t)RKIN ........................ Executive
Community Relations Committee
PAUL CAPLAN
Resettlement Bureau
MRS. V. H. NUSBAUM..
MRS. SUSAN KRAMER...
Director, Jewish Family
United Jewish Fund
NORMAN BERLIN .......... General
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have a wonderful time."
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