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Friday. June 3,
Beth Torah Gavel
Goes to Ziffer
Ewald Zifloi. active at Beth Tor-
h for eitrht vears. and who has
erved as financial secretary,
reaaurer, and chairman of the
udgel and mediation commute"-.
i ;,.i i <i Sneirier to the
residency of the connieuation
Ziffer seized in the European
heater <>l war p-vchoiogical war-
it- division, and was disdiaitged
rsm the Ai"111> in 1!)46. lie re-
vived his BCOM at McGill I'ni-
i-iMty at Montreal, and prawuraa-
.studiutl. at tlui l :i;\ i sit y of
 ii!.i Medial School for two
 ai>. UtM entered the University
I London.
He is a certified public account-
nt and a partner in the lirm ol
rthur Singer & Co.
Ziffer is a member of the Etta
liami Beach Lodge 1601. Amer-
:an Institute <>t Certified Public
CCOSntaaO, and the Estate Plan
ing Council of di eater .Miami.
lie lives in \. Miami Beach with
is wife. Sylvia, who is also active
t Beth Torah. They have two chil-
II n. Toni Frances, present!)
utlvinu in Israel, and Mark
>aniel.
Rabbinical Hour
Slates Interview
\ pedal program. "Graduation,
.n Inspiration." will be presented
n the Rabbinical Hour. 'The Still
 mall Voice." this Sunday moin-
ig, 10 a.m.. over Ch. 7. Rabbi
layer Abramowitz. of Temple
orali. will host the program in
iiich Dr. Sol Lichter. Incoming
rincipal of Miami Beach High
-ihooL will l>e interviewed, along
I'itfa Sharon Sleekier, a recent con-
invalid and Sheldon Kahane, a
raoUiate of Beach High.
Dr. I.ichter. presently principal
f th- Ida Fisher High School.
erved as principal of Temple
lenorah's Religious School in its
nmative years
Sheldona Kahane. son of Dr.
.aron Kahane. director ot the ls-
aei Bond organization here, will
ontinue his studies at the I'nt-
ersity of Florida in Gainesville.
Sharon Sleekier, a graduate of
Nautilus Junior Hi h and a
ifirmand at Temple Menorah,
ill enter Miami Beach Senior
ligh School.
tV/ALD ZlfFER
Pepper Criticizes
Nasser War Talk
By Special Report
WASHINGTON Congressman
Claude Pepper CD-Fla.) this week
denounced Egyptian President
Gamal Abdel Nassers talk of 'pre-
ventive war" against Israel and
urged U.S. negotiation of a mutual
defense treaty with Israel to bar
such an attack.
In a House speech. Pepper s;iid
Nasser could "ignite a world con-
flagration in the tinderhox of the
Middle East.
Nasser is threatening the lives
of us all by threatening preventive
war against the State of Israel, by
hii continuing mUMarj adventaan
in Yemen, and by his threats to
seize pails of Saudi Arabia. He
must be stopped before he is re-
sponsible tor the deaths of mil-
lions "
The Florida Congressman is the
author of a proposed congressional
resolution ill Con Raa, 146) which
declares that IS. interests and the
interests ol peace would be served
by the negotiation of a mutual de-
fense treat) with Israel Such a
treat) would guarantee automatic
i s. action against any counts*}
attacking Israel.
Albert Beer Heads
Serb David Slate
Albert J. Boer has been elected
 resident ot Beth David Congtwga-
He succeeds Max Silver.
fleeted I i serve with Beer are
vice presidents. Max .Tacobson.
Manuel l.itbel. Herschel Hosen-
hal. McndeU Selig. Robert Iran
treaeuoaaa Haany Simons,
.vis Storataaein; financial Bee-
retary, Seymour Friend; recording
-c oretary, Lee Aerenaan.
Directors for thee yeass are
Charles Adelman, Morris Atkins,
Benjamin Beck, Michael Covm,
Irwin Christie, Harry Cypen,
Robert Felik, Morris Herman,
Maurice Kellner, Isadorc May-
er*, Joseph Post, Meyer Robbins,
Charles Resenber.-], Leon Rosoff,
Frodei ick S c h e r, Lawrence
Schorr, Robert Shovin, Stanley
Spieler, Charles Z. Springarn and
Edward Swordlin.
Killinq one-year vacancies on.
the board are Joseph Milton and
Maxwell Waas.
Beer was born in New York City
and came to this area in 1935. He
is a graduate of Miami Beach
High and the University of Flor-
ida, with a BS degree in business
administration, with honors. He
became a certified public account-
ant in 1947 and now is a partner
in the firm of Miller. Beer and Co
Beer and his wife. Lillian, mar-
i led since 1947. have two children.
Shelley Beth, who recently gradu-
ated from the Community Hebrew
High School of the Bureau of Jew-
ish Education of Greater Miami:
and a son. T. R Both are active
at Beth David, and Mrs. Beer has
been chairman for a number ol
years of the Beth David library
committee
Beer has served at Beth David
as a vice president and chair-
man of the finance and budget
committee. He has been secret-
ary and president of the Dade
County Chapter, Florida In-
stitute of Certified Public Ac-
countants, and member of its
board of directors.
He has also been chairman, ac
counts division. Greater Miami
Jewish Federation, and chairman,
accounts division, of the United
Fund.
Smiles were the order of the day at the installation meetinq oi
the Louis D. Brandeis Women's Club this week when'oast
president, Mrs. Ruth Schuldiner (right), presented a che-k for
S900 to Variety Children's Hospital executive director, V.'iiliam
A. Taylor. Incoming president, Mrs. Emanuel Selznick (left)
1510 Drexel Ave., accepted the president's gavel. Contributio-
of the Brandeis Club will help the hospital meet its free-care
deficit which amounts to more than S700.000 annually.
Merwitzer to Serve Hebrew Academy
As President for Fifth Consecutive Term
Groundbreaking for the new S500.000 Social
Hall and School Building of Temple Emanu-El
included the traditional wielding of gold-plated
shovels. Shown with some of the first spades-
full are (left to right) Miami Beach Mayor
Elliott Roosevelt, Temple vice president and
Dedication Ball chairman, Alexander Muss,
Metro Mayor Chuck Hull, and A. J. Molasky,
vice president and founder-patron of the Beach
synagogue. Function was held at the site of
the new building on May 15.
At a gala event at the Deauvillt
Hotel. Louis Mervvitzer was elected
president of the Hebrew Academy
of Greater Miami for a fifth term
More than 300 members of the
Academy were present at the af-
fair, chaired by Dr. Matthew M
Zuekarman, assistant treasurer.
Co-chairman was Oscar Mamber,
vice president. Joseph Cohen.
Chairman of the nominating com-
mittee, presented the slate of offi-
cer.-.
A resident of Miami Beach for
27 years. Merwit/er is a noted civic
leader and philanthropies! Me
served as vice president of the
Hebrew Academy for seven years,
prior to his first term of office
as president
He was chairman of the Acad-
emy's building committee when
the new school was built at its
2400 Pine Tree Dr. location and
donated $100,000 toward the
building project.
The Hebrew Academy's admin-
istration building 'ears his name,
as does the Mesivta of Greatei Mi-
ami, the all (lav Hebrew high
school for boys
Other officers elected were Dr.
David S Andron. Ilariv Genet,
B. I. Binder, honorary life pies
idents; Morris Biemnfeld, Jacob
Cohen, Charles Fiuchtman. Archie
Greenberg, Jacob Kaufman, Ray-
mond Rubin. Wolfie Cohen, hon
Orary vice president-. Samuel
Reinhard, Joseph Cohen, vice
presidents; Leonard Rosen, chair-
man, board of directors.
Prof. George Pickar, vice chair-
man, executive committee: Charles
Charcowsky, Irving Firtcl, Joseph
Gonshor, Charles Kalh. Oscar
Mamber. Jacob Hitkin. Louis Rud-
nick, vice presidents; Jerome Lien
enfeld, treasurer; Dr. Matthew If.
Zuckeraian, assistant treasurer; j
Jerry Schechter, financial secre
tar.v. Benjamin Appel, auditor;
Herman Bisenberg, general secre-
Judaism Steering
Institute Meeting
Se< nd meeting of the Florida
Association Institute of Judaism
ommittee was held lion-
Bi rnard Langberg is chairman
"f the in mi,ite. Hi-, commilt) e
hai an Mas Weitz and h v-
i: Zukerman, program; Arnold
in. Mrs Newton Hofatader
Mrs. [rma Ifarrold, and North
Dade Council B'nai Ruth Women.
ration and reservations. Mrs
Max Kern and Miami Beach Coun-
cil BBW, telephone; Mrs. Harold
Feldman and Miami Council BBW.
mailin Robert List and
Miami Beach Council BBW, hos-
pitality; and Mrs. Michael Light,
publicity.
tary; Henry Penchansky, com*
onnHini' sen-,M,-v m..... Grunit
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ponding secretary; Mosee Grand
werg, assistant corresponding sit
retaiv.
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Certificates Go
To TNT Club
The TNT Club fTallil It
of Beth Torah Congregation wil
hold it- cloaing breakfast on Sur
da.v. 10 a in., with a sped ll lathei
Ban, father-daughter program Rafc
bl Alexander Gross, principj I a
the Hebrew Academy, will lu'
guest speaker
The club is made w
and .trirl- of the I' S oi
who have become Mar Mitzvah dui
ing the :>a-t y< ar and p
educational, social and n
I'M am, including wc
faats p ot ided bj th '
baner Sisl 'i hood, rcl
ices under the direction
Zucker and Arthur VI '
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visits with other syn -
Members ol the TNT Clt
recei e certificates n arkit th< lr
participation in thi
as Bar Mit/vah certificates : ven
to students who continue their
Jewish education following Bar
Mit/vah
Honored for their work during
the year with the club will be
Mrs. Blanche Levin, who prepares
the breakfasts, Zucker, and MoyeL