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She attended the University of Michigan and the New Jersey College for Women. In 1953, she married David Durben. They had four children, Shelley, Melissa, Richard, and Barbara. Marcia and David spent most of their life on the East Coast, buying a home in Savannah in 1988. They split their time between Savannah and the East Coast until 1997, when they moved to The Landings in Savannah full time. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e At The Landings, Marcia became involved in the Jewish community. After attending an event for Federation, Marcia decided to start a social organization that would allow the Jewish women at The Landings to gather and connect. The first meeting was in 1988, and shortly after, the group decided on the name The Jewish Women of the Landings (JWOL). \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe JWOL quickly grew to become a successful group that connects Jewish women, Jewishly connected women, or women who wish to participate in activities of a Jewish nature. Marcia served as the first chairperson for the JWOL, Carole Staimer was secretary, Carollee Getz was treasurer, and Marlene Dobbs was membership chairman. The JWOL continues to host various educational and social activities and encourages involvement in the Savannah Jewish community. \u003c/p\u003e (bioghist)","\u003cp\u003eMarcia’s interview focuses on the origin of the Jewish Women of the Landings. She shares where she is from and how her family ended up in Savannah, Georgia. She reflects on the similarities between the Jewish communities on the East Coast and Savannah. She talks about moving to Savannah full time and settling into The Landings community. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarcia provides background on how the Jewish Women of the Landings (JWOL) began after she realized how many Jewish women lived in her community and wanted a way for them all to socialize. She shares the early meetings of the group and how they decided on their name. She reflects on how the Jewish community interacts with the non-Jewish community and shares that the JWOL is open to anyone who wants to participate in Jewish-related activities. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarcia discusses the purpose of the group and shares some of the activities the group hosts. She talks about how the group doesn’t want to compete with other Jewish groups and tries to ensure their activities don’t conflict. Marcia talks about the first women who led the group and who is currently leading the group. She shares the JWOL’s mission statement, and the interview concludes with her naming leaders in the group. \u003c/p\u003e (scope content)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, recorded by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written consent of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Subject"]},"value":{"en":["Belzer, Rabbi Arnold Mark (personal name)","Dobbs, Marlene (b. 1947) (personal name)","Durben, Marcia Dobin (b. 1933) (personal name)","Geffen, Marla (b. 1956) (personal name)","Geffen, Morris (b. 1956) (personal name)","Getz, Carollee (b. 1938) (personal name)","Goldstein, Reggie Klein (personal name)","Hollenberg, Toby Weiner (b. 1943) (personal name)","Meyerhoff, Harriet Cranman (b. 1946) (personal name)","Plonchak, Cubby (personal name)","Ram, Lenore \"Lenny\" (personal name)","Staimer, Carole Green (1932-2022) (personal name)","Steinfeldt, Arlene Neufeld (1942-2020) (personal name)","Stemer, Sarabel (1938-2025) (personal name)","Congregation Agudath Achim (corporate name)","Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob (corporate name)","Congregation Mickve Israel (corporate name)","Hadassah (corporate name)","Jewish Community Center (corporate name)","Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) (corporate name)","The Jewish Women of the Landings (JWOL) (corporate name)","Savannah Jewish Federation (SJF) (corporate name)","Toys for Tots (corporate name)","The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum (corporate name)","Ewing, New Jersey (geographic term)","The Landings (geographic term)","Princeton, New Jersey (geographic term)","Savannah, Georgia (geographic term)","Trenton, New Jersey (geographic term)","Yardley, Pennsylvania (geographic term)","Antisemitism (other)","Hanukkah (other)","Intermarriage (other)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eMarcia Durben was interviewed by Harriet Meyerhoff on November 14, 2005, in Savannah, Georgia.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarcia Dobin Durben was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1933. She attended the University of Michigan and the New Jersey College for Women. In 1953, she married David Durben. They had four children, Shelley, Melissa, Richard, and Barbara. Marcia and David spent most of their life on the East Coast, buying a home in Savannah in 1988. They split their time between Savannah and the East Coast until 1997, when they moved to The Landings in Savannah full time.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;At The Landings, Marcia became involved in the Jewish community. After attending an event for Federation, Marcia decided to start a social organization that would allow the Jewish women at The Landings to gather and connect. 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Marcia, where are you from?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=7.0,24.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e I'm from originally Trenton, New Jersey, then Ewing, New Jersey . . . I'm sorry, Yardley, Pennsylvania and then Princeton, New Jersey. I'm confused.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=24.0,38.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e How long have you been in Savannah [Georgia]?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=38.0,40.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e We bought a home in Savannah, 1988, but at that time we were going back and forth every couple of months. We came full time about nine years ago, which was 1998, 1997, is when we came to Savannah full time to live at The Landings.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=40.0,63.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e From the 1980's to now, how have you found the Jewish community in Savannah versus the Jewish community in a Northern area and also our JCC [Jewish Community Center] or the JEA?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=63.0,85.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e I think the Jewish community in Savannah is very similar to the Jewish community in Trenton, which of course had moved to Yardley and Princeton because of the blight, the difficulty in living in a city as we have through so many places, even Savannah, they have moved out to The Landings. But it's a very close Jewish community, a lot of people have been there forever, and all the families know each other. Which is very, very similar to Savannah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=85.0,119.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e What was your interpretation, how did you think you were . . . or what did you know about Southern Jews or even Savannah, for that matter?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=119.0,131.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e I knew absolutely nothing about the Jews in Savannah. I knew nothing about Southern living. I don't believe it ever even came into my mind that I would ever live in Savannah. My daughter and son-in-law and grandchildren lived in Savannah. I came to visit them at The Landings and my husband fell in love with The Landings and that's how I got here. As far as we had the Jewish Community Center, JCC, not the JEA. We were very, very active in the JCC. We belonged to their pool, we played tennis there, our kids went to nursery school there so that was very similar. Of course when I came here, my children were all grown. I think the JEA does even more than the JCC did when I was a member, but that was a long time ago. They may do the same type of education, etcetera that they do here now. I don't know.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=131.0,194.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e When you came here your husband was retired and certainly it's a different stage in life for you versus bringing up children here, but you settled into The Landings, you had friends there already . . .","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=194.0,213.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Dear friends, not a lot, because you don't really make friends at The Landings until you are there full time. Coming back and forth, there were a few who we would meet but I didn't have anywhere near the friends and acquaintances that I have today.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=213.0,230.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e In the 1980's, about how many Jewish people were at The Landings?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=230.0,237.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e We've always come up with the . . .  200. For some reason, that has always been what I . . . I don't know if that was true. As long as I can remember, people said, well, there would be approximately 200, not Jewish people, Jewish families in The Landings. I assume that's what they meant. I don't know if that's true or not . . . It's been so long. After, figure 1988 to 2005, things certainly have changed, and we certainly have a lot more Jewish families now at The Landings then we did then. I don't know how many we have now, I really don't. If we have a hundred and fifty members to the JWOL [The Jewish Women of the Landings], I'm assuming they're at least 200, maybe more families now, therefore, there couldn't have been the 200 that I always thought there was when I came. I can't be sure of that, probably the synagogues know better, have a better idea of how many Jews there are at The Landings today.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=237.0,304.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e I'm interviewing you because you are the founding member the JWOL and that is really what I wanted to know about. If you can start at the very beginning at when you first came up with the idea and tell me about it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=304.0,324.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e That's easy. We were invited to a Federation function from Savannah only for the Jews of The Landings and it was at Marla and Morris Geffen's home. We went for a lovely cocktail party, and I saw all these Jewish women, of course they had husbands with them too, but I was just tuned in on the women. I said, \"I didn't know there were that many Jewish women here. How do you get to meet all these Jewish women?\" I thought to myself then, and I mentioned it to two other people at the time and they thought it was a wonderful idea. I said, \"I would like to have some kind of a Jewish women's organization where we could get to meet each other.\" That's just how it started. The two people I mentioned it to was Marlene Dobbs and Carollee Getz. From there . . . they thought it was a wonderful idea. For a short time, the men got involved, which got us no place. They thought the men should also be part of this, so we had several meetings. I know one at Paul Culvers's house and all they ever did was decide that they're going to have another meeting. Then eventually they threw up their hands and they said, \"You women can do it,\" and we did. Our first meeting was November, I believe, it says here on my thing, November 2, 1998, at my home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=324.0,423.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Do you remember how many women?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=423.0,425.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Sixty.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=425.0,426.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Sixty?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=426.0,427.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e 6-0, we had sixty women.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=427.0,430.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Tell me about how you came up with the name.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=430.0,434.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e It wasn't easy. It took us, I think that was what we've thought about for I don't know how many meetings, either in executive session or in a larger venue. They were thinking of everything, Shalom, [indistinct: 7:31 possibly 'Cobb'] Shalom Women, we were all afraid, or most women were afraid to come out and say Jewish. Fortunately, the powers that be stuck with it and we became the Jewish Women of the Landings and since then there are now Methodist Women, Catholic Women's Club, Catholic Couples Club, and never had a problem. In fact, the welcome wagon, or what we call, it's like a welcome wagon, gives to all the new people at The Landings, whether they're Jewish or not, a little folder about the Jewish Women of the Landings. That's how we started. Our first meeting was January 2nd, and we had 60 people there. The biggest thing we had to discuss was what we were going to call ourselves.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=434.0,505.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Have you or anyone you know has experienced any type of antisemitism?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=505.0,512.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Not that I know of. We all have, and this is what we used to say at the meeting, I know we all have friends who are not Jewish. This is not going to negate that friendship at all, but we felt that it would be nice to have friends who we had so much in common with. I think this is why it's been so successful.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=512.0,536.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Do you open this club up to non-Jewish members?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=536.0,540.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Yes, and we do have some. It took a while. We didn't go out proselytizing for them, but there are many . . . I could give you numbers, but it's not important. We do have women who are not Jewish, who are married to men who are Jewish. We have women who were not Jewish but who have converted, who have married men, and then we have women who are Jewish whose husbands are not. The husbands seem to be very, very comfortable with it and they come to all the social events or all the meetings that are open to husbands. We do have some meetings that open to husbands or significant others.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=540.0,582.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e What was the purpose or what is the purpose of this club and what do you contribute to either The Landings or the community, and, or the Savannah Jewish community?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=582.0,598.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e The purpose of the club was basically, and still is basically, social. To have fellow Jews meet at holiday time, or we have book clubs and discuss things of Jewish interest. We are part of The Landings Cub and Association in that we support The Landings, and we give money toward their scholarship fund, toward their Christmas fund. When we have a Hanukkah party, we bring Toys for Tots if it's before Christmas. This year, which is the year 2005, we're having our Hanukkah party after Christmas, so we're all bringing food for the food bank. We will all bring food for food bank. In our bylaws, we cannot . . . that's what we cannot publicize, I don't even know if that's the word, we cannot show any preferential treatment to any of the synagogues or any of Jewish organizations. I try, if it is appropriate to mention that there will be a certain program at the JEA for anybody who wants to go. The same thing with, I know we've had women who want to come over and speak about Hadassah and ask the women to join Hadassah and we can't do that. During a meeting, if I say there is going to be a Hadassah function like the movie . . . whatever it is, Hadasah, we have a movie or something, I'll mention that. But we cannot try to get people to join any organization. We do not talk about Federation, we do not solicit our women for Federation, not as JWOL. Of course, the advantage to having the JWOL to the Savannah community is that through the JWOL, they find out about what is going on in Savannah. Mainly because a lot of our members are active in the Savannah Jewish community and by speaking and meeting with them, they find out about it. We do by byproduct product of the Jewish Women of the Landings, I think we do it add to the Jewish community in Savannah, but it is not our policy to do so. I do have bylaws here which will state that, but I don't know if you want me to read them.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=598.0,763.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Has there been any discussion about forming a new synagogue or a new congregation at The Landings?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=763.0,773.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Not at all. In fact, we all laugh when we hear it. There is no need for it. We would not . . . we try not to conflict with anything that goes on. We try to check the community calendar before we plan anything that might interfere with it. We certainly would not want to have a synagogue out there. Number one, there isn't the support for it, there isn't the money that it would cost, and there's just no need for it. We are not that far away, and we have three very excellent synagogues in Savannah. No, we have . . . this is not a religious organization. It is strictly a Jewish organization, and we try to celebrate our Jewish holidays together if we can. A lot of us do not have family there so it gives us people who we can invite or who will invite us if we have no place to go for a holiday dinner. No, but we would never, ever . . . I shouldn't say never, not in my lifetime will I ever support the synagogue out at The Landings.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=773.0,846.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e [interview pauses, then resumes] Marcia, you were the instigator for this club, and you were the first chairwoman. How often is someone in charge? Did you elect officers? How does that work?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=846.0,861.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e For my year, I was the first chairman, and I was chairman for only one year. It was my choice. Nobody argued with me that we needed new people. Then, I said other people to become involved because the more people you get involved the more other people will come in and I didn't feel that if I did it for another year it would be that advantageous to the group. Then the second chairman was Reggie Goldstein, and she comes with another whole group of people, and she was chairman for two years. Then it was Sarabel, and they decided that we needed two people, so it was Sarabel and Arlene Neufeld . . .","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=861.0,908.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Sarabel who?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=908.0,909.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Sarabel Stemer and Arlene Neufeld, now Steinfeldt, and they shared the position for two years. Now it is Lenny [Lenore] Ram and Cubby Plonchak who will chair the chairmanship. They did it for 2005, they will also be for 2006. Then every year there is a nominating committee. And it's usually the past chairs who are chairman of the nominating committee and they choose the next chairman and the next secretary, treasurer, membership chairman, and social chairman. Then each of these chairmen get their own committees and that's how it's done.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=909.0,953.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Can anyone become a member or are you voted upon?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=953.0,957.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e No, anybody who can become a member who wants to pay $10. It's been the same $10 for the past seven going on eight years. There's no reason why anybody cannot, even if they are not going to become active, they can't give the $10, we just have to get to them. We have many, many social as well as educational meetings.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=957.0,979.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e You want to tell me about that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=979.0,981.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Social, we usually have a barbecue or something in the summer. We have a welcome back brunch or luncheon in September or October when the people who have been away for the summer come back. We have a Hanukkah celebration every year. Let me see, what else, we usually have a game day where you can play mahjong, bridge, canasta, whatever. We have chairman for that. [interview pauses, then resumes] We also have book clubs which either they're books of Jewish interest or written by Jewish authors. We have that every other month on a Monday morning, there is a home, one of our members always designates their home, and they serve coffee and there's a discussion of the book. We have educational meetings during the year, the rabbis of all the synagogues have come and spoken to us. The Rebbetzin from BB [Bnai Brith] Jacob has come and spoken to us. I know [Rabbi Arnold Mark] Belzer spoke to us about the Jews of China. I just can't recall all of them if I want to go through all of this, I will. [interview pauses, then resumes]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=981.0,1076.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Marcia, do you have a mission statement for the JWOL?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1076.0,1080.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Yes, we do.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1080.0,1081.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e How did that come about? Who wrote that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1081.0,1084.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e I think Carollee Getz was very, very instrumental in making sure we did a mission statement. I started it, the organization, kind of by the seat of my pants. I just felt we needed the social organization so the women could meet. Carollee made it much more formal. Which is the way it should be and has become more and more formalized over the past seven, eight years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1084.0,1107.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e You happen to have the statement with you, why don't you read it?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1107.0,1110.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e I won't read all of it, but I'll read the most important parts, \"The Jewish Women of the Landings is an organization of Jewish women, Jewishly connected women, or women who wish to participate in activities of a Jewish nature who live at The Landings. Our guidelines are that Jewish Women of the Landings is dedicated to the enhancement of Jewish life at The Landings with discussion groups, book clubs, and social events. When it is appropriate, programs should have Jewish components and, or content. We will seek to avoid any scheduling conflicts with the Savannah Jewish community. The Jewish Women of the Landings is not affiliated with, nor do we seek to compete with any other Jewish organization. Dues of $10 per calendar year and entitles a member to receive the Jewish Women of the Landings Newsletter and other notifications of our activities and to participate in any necessary vote of the membership. Anyone living in The Landings who is interested may come as a guest of a member to a meeting or function once before being asked to join the Jewish Women of the Landings. There may be some activities that are open to the general public. An executive committee will provide the leadership for the Jewish Women of the Landings. The executive committee will consist of secretary, treasurer, a membership chair and immediate past chair in at least one member at large. The member at large will be appointed by the incoming chair.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1110.0,1202.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e That's very good and it's also good to make note that your purpose is not to compete with any Savannah Jewish activity.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1202.0,1213.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e I had hoped I had mentioned that, and this certainly made it a lot more clear.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1213.0,1218.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Can you think of anything else you want to say about the JWOL?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1218.0,1224.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Not really, I think it's just my favorite organization. I don't know if we would be getting as many Jews at The Landings if we didn't know about this. Certainly, they wouldn't know about each other as they do now. I think we do in our way have served the whole Savannah community by being there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1224.0,1246.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Thank you so much for the interview.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1246.0,1247.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e It was my pleasure. I hope it's enough and if I can think of anything else I'll call you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1247.0,1256.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e [interview pauses, then resumes] In addition, I want to know who were the original names involved from the very beginning, along with yourself, Marcia.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1256.0,1264.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e It was Carole Staimer was secretary, Carollee Getz was treasurer, Marlene Dobbs was membership chairman. Now, later, Toby Hollenberg and Carole Staimer became co-chairs. They came right after Reggie Goldstein. After them was Sarabel and Arlene.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1264.0,1289.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Last names, please.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1289.0,1294.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eDURBEN:\u003c/strong\u003e Sarabel Stemer and Arlene Neufeld Steinfeldt. Now, Lenny Ram and Cubby Plonchak.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1294.0,1298.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/transcript/80265/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cstrong\u003eMEYERHOFF:\u003c/strong\u003e Okay, thank you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=1298.0,1318.84723"}]},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/annotation_set/1899","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["Annotations [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/annotation_set/1899/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"supplementing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cp\u003eHarriet Cranman Meyerhoff (b. 1946) is a Savannah, Georgia native. She graduated from Georgia State University, and she worked as a schoolteacher in Savannah. She later became a licensed tour guide and started her own company, Personalized Tours of Savannah. She and her husband, Eric Meyerhoff married in 1973 at B’nai B’rith Jacob Synagogue. They have two children, Mark and Margot. Eric passed away in 2020.\u003c/p\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=7.0,24.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/annotation_set/1899/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"supplementing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cp\u003eThe Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) is the name of Savannah, Georgia's Jewish Community Center. It was founded on August 2, 1912. The original charter, objectives were outlined for promoting the English language and for providing a building for programs such as kindergarten, a library, classes and recreation. They built their first building in 1916 at Barnard Street and their second building in spring 1950. The alliance continues to serve the Jewish and general communities in Savannah today.\u003c/p\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=7.0,24.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/annotation_set/1899/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"supplementing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cp\u003eTrenton is the capital city of New Jersey, bordering Philadelphia in Mercer County. 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The Maccabees wanted to re-dedicate the Temple altar to Jewish worship by rekindling the menorah (ritual candelabra) but could only find one small jar of ritually pure olive oil. This oil continued to burn miraculously for eight days, enabling them to prepare new oil. 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The Savannah Hebrew School (now the Hebrew Community School), established by the congregation, enrolled as many as 200 children in the early 1900's. Throughout the congregation’s history, many rabbis, including Jacob Rosenfeld, Hirsch Goldberg, Charles Blumenthal, L.M. Palitz, B.L. Rosenbloom, Mordecai Hirschsprung, Nathan N. Rosen, Morris Max, William Drazin, and Abraham I. Rosenberg have served Savannah’s Orthodox community. 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Rabbi Belzer has lectured widely on the subject of Jews in China as well as studies of other Jewish communities and comparative religion. He is a co-founder of the Mastery Foundation (an international, interfaith organization promoting transformation and reconciliation). He lectures regularly on a variety of subjects at the Savannah Learning Center and synagogues and churches around the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072#t=981.0,1076.0"},{"id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/collections/994/collection_resources/149406/file/274072/annotation_set/1899/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"supplementing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\u003cp\u003eToby Weiner Hollenberg (b. 1943) was born in New York to Benjamin Weiner and Isabel Harris Weiner. She attended Freehold Regional High School and Brooklyn College. 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