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| SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
^ A MAGAZINE PERPETUATING JEWISH IDEALS
VOLUME VII.
OCTOBER 31, 1932.
NUMBER XXII.
recovery—we won-
governmental policies
heir dif-
II hich One?
November 9th is the day little business will he done and much talk
ing will prevail. The reason will he the selecting- of a new President
of the United States. Naturally, the general feeling exists that this
election will influence the course of an economic
der? President Hoover’s attitude toward go
naturally differ from that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. *..«* Wll -
ferences will determine the support of the two presidential candi
dates. We Jews of the South and throughout the United States
are eager to know the results more than in any other campaign
because of the special propaganda material that has been let out
from political headquarters to the Jewish element, such as Presi
dent Hoover’s “Jewish record’’; i. e., his appointment of Justice
Pardozo to the IT. S. Supreme Court which is described as an apprecia
tion of Jewish achievements, also his selection of Bernstein, Kaufman,
(luggenheim and Rashevsky to Ambassadorial posts, to say nothing of
Kugene Meyers’ appointment to the Federal Reserve Board. These ap
pointments made by the Republican administration are being over
emphasized to influence the Jewish votes. And, of course, Franklin
I). Roosevelt’s “Jewish record’’ is also being emphasized—his sup
port of Col. Lehman for the governorship of tin* State of New York,
also his friendship for his former legal counsel, Mr. Roseman, is being
stressed to get the Jewish vote. We Jews of the South dislike the
propaganda that is so thoroughly being emphasized to the Jewish
voter and if each one of us were to he given the opportunity as
•Ifwish voters, apart from any other class, we would proclaim that
Jewish influence is distasteful. As to the appointments of the above-
mentioned, were the truth be known, they were made not because they
Jews, but because of their services to their respective parties,
.. ‘cause of their abilities. Naturally, we Jews felt proud and elated
the time all these appointments were made because we felt that these
ippointments were made as a special favor
" the Jewish people—maybe. We feel that
-oth President Hoover and Franklin 1).
loosevfit are tolerant in their attitude to-
v;,r, l the “Jewish question.” We feel that
h<* policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt in re-
:ar, l to the Immigration regulation and
‘> s *t raight-from-the-shoulder opposition
't the Alien Registration bill is more lib-
ra * than that of Herbert Hoover on the
subject. Needless to say, the Immi-
mation and Registration issues are of deep
buvish interest, but a vote for Roosevelt
11 that case would not necessarily be a
"wish vote.
inuiiist. who opened the last Reichstag, the Hitlerites nominated the
eighty-year-old General Liessmann for a place in the Reichstag, so
, * la, > it' elected, General Liessmann, by right of seniority, would be
entitled to preside over the next session of the Parliament. Two days
alter the General was placed in nomination, the Nazis, to their hor
ror, discovered that Liessmann is of Jewish ancestry. Now it is too
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'anger Than Fiction
if a playwright had concocted the cir-
mistances which of recent date have
Ped to show up the ludicrous aspects
t he anti-Semitic platform of the Hitler-
" he would have been qualified a
*pian. Reality, however, has surpassed
wildest imaginable fiction. In order
iy oid having the next Reichstag opened
Clara Zetkin, the aged Jewish com-
CONTENTS
•
Jews and the German Spirit
By Ludwig Zweig
. 4
The Marquess and Marchioness of
Reading—in America
By J uium Mayer
. 5
Judaism in Australia
. 6
A Social Thinker
. 7
Broadways Miracle Man
By Phineas J. Biron
. 8
Columbus, Ga. Rabbi Honored
. 9
National and Foreign Notes
.10
Southern Notes
. 11
The Confidential Reporter's Good
Wishes
By Phineas J. Biron
.14
ate to do anything about it. I nless an unexpected upset occurs, Gen
eral Liessmann, a Jew placed in nomination by the anti-Semitic party
of Germany, will open the new Parliament after the forthcoming
elections. Coming on the heels of the discovery of Colonel Ruester-
berg \s, the Xtahlhelm leader’s Jewish descent, this latest incident is
creating a good deal of talk. Observers of the German scene believe
that the Duesterherg and Liessmann incidents will cost the Nazis quite
a few votes at the November elections, which-—if true—is the best
news to come from Germany in a long time.
The People's Champion
It is really a pleasure to see that one of our young Jewish lads can
carry himself so well in our own city’s affairs, and he deserves quite
a hit of praise for the way he has looked after the people’s interests—
Jews and non-Jews alike—a real puhlie servant. Once Again City
Councilman Joseph K. Berman comes to the front with a real fight on
hi hansds, meaning that The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company is on the uneoinfortable end of an embarrassing situation.
Now, Mr. Herman’s grudge is not that of the average ballyhoo of the
vote-seeking politician he is too sincere for that. As in the past, he
carries his fights in the open and his actions are always above reproach
in the eyes of not only the public, but his opponents as well. It is of
interest to every telephone user to take note of a few facts that are
being brought out by Mr. Berman’s action against the telephone com
pany. Mr. Berman’s contentions show that for monthly telephone serv
ice in a town the size of Macon, $5.00 is
paid, while $10.00 is being paid by each
business man in Atlanta, where the up
keep of each phone is less expense to the
telephone company because of a large and
congested business district. It is a fact
that the telephone company has not made
even an attempt to come down to pres
ent day prices. Hundreds of operators
were discharged on the installation of
the dial system, and even with this sav
ing there has been no reduction in tele
phone charges since 1923. Thousands of
customers have recently been forced to
discontinue phone service because of in
ability to continue paying present tele
phone charges. Boiled down to a few
words, Mr. Berman shows that the tele
phone company’s profits have been and
are used to pay stockholder’s dividends
instead of users getting any benefits. It
is a credit to the City of Atlanta to have
in office a man of the caliber of Mr. Ber
man. If only that ail of our public serv
ants, national and local, had little more
of the people’s interest at heart.
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M s. Miller, Editor; M. Stephen Schiffer, Publisher. Executive Offices.