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The Southern Israelite
Arnsteins Give Fund To Establish Jewish
Community Center At Knoxville, lenn.
Itiiihlin” To Include Auditorium, Gymnasium, Library and Classrooms For De
velopnwnt of Cultural and Social Life*
A community center for the Jewish
residents of Knoxville will be erected
immediately through donations by Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Arnstein, it was an
nounced yesterday by Rabbi Milton
Grecnwald at confirmation services in
Temple Beth-EI.
The building will be erected on a lot
adjoining Temple Beth-El on Vine
street, which was presented the con
gregation about a year ago by Mr. and
Mrs. Arnstein. Clans will be drawn
at once and construction started at an
early date, Rabbi Greenwald an
nounced.
Complete Center
The building will consist of an audi
torium with a seating capacity of ap
proximately 600 people; a gymnasium
with shower and locker rooms; a ban
quet hall with kitchens; a library;
classrooms for the religious school,
and men’s and ladies’ elubrooms. It
will be joined with the temple by an
arcade.
The donation was actually consum
mated on June 3, the fifty-fifth anni
versary of Mr. Arnstein’s arrival in
the United States. The announcement
was delayed at the request of the
donors until they had departed from
the city en route to New York, where
they will sail soon for Europe.
The center will be dedicated to the
Jewish community of Knoxville, ac
cording to Mr. and Mrs. Arnstein’s
statement. “This center,” they an
nounced through Rabbi Greenwald, ‘ is
intended to serve the spiritual, social
and educational life of all Jews, irre
spective of their affiliation with any
temple or synagogue.
Mutual Understanding
“To Bethel-El congregation is given
the responsibility of maintaining the
center, and of establishing such rules
and regulations as will carry out the
letter and spirit of this gift.
“It shall be a center where all Jew
ish activities shall find expression and
promote a feeling of mutual under
standing, and where tin* young and
old, the stranger within the gates
‘meet a welcome to enjoy the benefits
which the donors aim to bestow’,”
A committee to supervise the con
struction of the center includes I.
Boiler, chairman; J. Reich, I). A. Ro
senthal, Jay Moskovitz, Ben R. Win-
ick, Max Friedman, 1. Rosenblatt,
Mrs. Walter Blaufield, Mrs. A. A.
Levy, Miss Bessie Lobenstein and
Rabbi Milton Greenwald.
Broad Development
The center will signify the most
expansive development of its kind by
any religious organization in the city.
“The Jewish community in Knox
ville, consisting of approximately 125
families, has been too small to spon
sor such an undertaking,” said Rabbi
Greenwald last night in commenting
on the Arnstein gift.
“The generosity of Mr. and Mrs.
Arnstein has made possible the devel
opment of Jewish cultural and social
life here. It is an indication of the
increased activity and vitality of the
Jewish community. Mr. and Mrs. Arn
stein realized the need of such a de
velopment and generously contributed
toward its realization.”
Leaders in City
M. B. Arnstein came to the United
States in 1K74 from Westphalia. He
resided in Camden, N. J., and in An
derson, S. C., before coming to Knox
ville in 1888. For many years he was a
principal figure in the city’s mercan
tile business. He is a trustee of Tem
ple Beth-El.
Mrs, Arnstein is a native of Galves
ton, Texas. She was educated in Gal
veston and in New York city. She has
been a prominent figure in the social
and political life of Knoxville for a
number of vears.
Hebrew Orphans at Birthday Party
CHILDREN OF THE HEBREW ORPHANS HOME WERE GUESTS OF MISS anpf,
haeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Faeman 8*4 WashWt™ <5* , , , * & ANGLL
part, celebrating her sixth birthday, held recent.; in Piedmont Park.tchZl ‘received’’aloy"
airplane and prizes were awarded winners of the various contests After +k • * y
the children were taken for rides aronnd Atlanta in £ ZZZ The Ho'
hostess. Officials of the orphanage took part in the entertainment.-Staff photo by Winn. *
NATIONAL ORIGINS QUOTAS
BECOME EFFECTIVE
JULY 1
Slight Gains for East European Coun-
tries While England Benefits
Washington (J. T. A.)—Germany
the Irish Free State, Sweden and N or .
way will suffer most while Great Brit,
ain and Northern Ireland will benefit
through the immigration quotas which
will be effective July 1 under the na
tional origins system, according to the
text of President Hoover’s proclama
tion, putting the new system in force,
just made public at the State Depart
ment.
The following table shows the prin
cipal changes in the number of immi
grants to be admitted annually a<
compared with the present quotas
which will be discarded on June 30.
Nat.
origins Pres.
quota (juota
Austria 1,413 785
Belgium 1,301 512
Czecho-Slovakia 2,874 3,U7:j
Danzig, Free City of. .. 100 22>
Denmark 1,181 2,789
Finland 509 471
France 3,08 6 3,954
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 65,721 34,007
Greece 307
Hungary 869 473
Irish Free State 17,853 28,567
Italy 5,802 3,84.
Latvia 236 132
Netherlands 3,153 1,648
Norway 2,377 6,453
Poland 6,52 4 5,928
Portugal 4 4 0 503
Rumania 295 603
Russia (European and
Asiatic) 2,78 4 2,248
Spain 252 131
Sweden 3,314 9,561
Switzerland 1,707 2,801
Turkey 226
Yugoslavia 8 4 5 671
The provisions of the immigration
act of 1924 which had been postponed
from going into effect, were approved
by the Senate last week against the
expressed desire of President Hoover,
who opposed the national origins in
his acceptance speech during the Pres
idential campaign and in later state
ments.
UPHOLDS JEWS’ RIGHT TO
OBSERVE SABBATH
Frankfort (J. T. A.)—It is impossi
ble to ask an Orthodox Jew to change
his religious views and work on Satur
day, was the decision of the Lab-r
Office administration. The Frankie-
Labor Office had refused unemploy
ment support to an Orthodox J®*
who would not accept work ^
would compel him to work on 8a-*-
day.
Upon appeal to high authorities®
the Labor Office, the Frankfort 0 ^
was ordered to pay the back supP 1 --
due and to continue the unemp°. v
ment dole.
RED CROSS ASSIGNS AID fj*
JEWISH CHILDREN IN COLOM
Moscow (J. T. A.)—A sum of
roubles was assigned by the R e( v.' e ,
to relieve the needs of Jewish ch 1
in the Jewish colonies until t e ‘ ,
crop. Food will be provided for >
children in the districts Krovof , ^
Chorson, Zaporozhjo, Mariupo.
sa and Crimoa.
