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&/>e MUHIIN VOL, X—NO. 11. E M. KAHN ELECTED PRES.J’NAI B'RITH Rittenbaum And Abelson Lauded For Work In Membership Drive Edward M. Kahn, vice-president of the Gate City Lodge, No 144, and Executive director of the At lanta Federation of Jewish Social Service and the Jewish Educational Alliance, was elevated to the presi dency of the local order at a meet ing of the lodge held Thursday night at the Jewish Progressive Club. Mr. Kahn came to Atlanta eight years ago from the Chicago Jewish People’s Institute, considered as one of the largest in the country, which position he held as Execu tive Director, to take up the duties of supervisor of the Alliance in At lanta. Actively engaged in social and culture work, he holds very im portant positions in most every Welfare organization in the coun try. His knowledge along these lines has made him wanted in nearly every large city in the city in the country, and he will leave thfi week forNewYork -to take part in some very important discussions at a national Confer ence on Jewish Welfare which the outstanding Jewish leaders of Euro pe and America will attend. He is also the author of many papers and books on activities of the Jewish people. His record as a B’nai B’rither has been a remarkable one, serving on nearly every committee since becoming a member, and the recent membership drive which is under his direction, is voiced as the most successful in many years. Other officers elected were Jose ph M. Brown, secretary of the At lanta Lodge for the past ten years, first vice-president, Dr. Joseph Yampolsky and Dr. I. H. Goldstein, •econd and third vice-presidents; Leon Kletzky, secretary, and Harry Abe Ison, Treasurer. The members elected to the Board of trustees for 1935 were: David Marx, Jr., Jack Weinkle, Joseph Goldberg, Jack Lichenstein, MUton Klein, Edward Vadja, Joe Wolf, Stephen Schilfer, and Rabbi Joseph Cohen. Following the committee reports for the year it was disclosed that the team made up of Berry Ritten- baum and Harry Abelson leads the *°dge in securing more new mem bers during the membership drive and that Mr. Abelson who has been a me ®ber for 26 years is responsible or 200 members during that period. invitation was extended to j the Gr *nd Lodge No. 3, head quarters in Charleston, S. C., and f ^hich the Atlanta chapter is a: , 1> 10 h°ld their annual meeting Atlanta in February. If this is “cepted Atlanta wil be hosts to , 100 delegates from every j * ge in this district. nder the leadership of Dr. Louis ' • Bouglin, the retiring president j- Phil Tenenbaum, the outgoing i h^ aSUrer ’ the Gate Clfc y has v . ° ne the most successful . hi Its history. One of the utstanding events of the year was n Com ing to Atlanta the national President of the order, Alfred M.' bi ‘ en ’ W k° addressed one of the B'rirh 3 ' g atheri ngs of the B’nai Th- \ held here in many years..! u, Pn ,h rese nt drive to increase it’s eve l° ership he successful in a Ir7 way and much credit for this °mS ment 18 817611 to ** 1934 1 For Southern Jewry ATLANTA, GA„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1935. AMERICANS VOTING IN SAAR MAY JEOPARDIZE CITIZENSHIP 25 Per Cent of Naturalized American Citizens Among 600-Odd Persons Who Have Sailed From Country EDWARD H. KAHN New York (WN8)—That thee 25 per cent of naturalized American citizens among the 600-odd persons who have sailed from this country to participate in the Saar plebiscite may lose their American citizenship, and should be warned to this ef fect by American consular repre sentatives in the Saar district, is the burden of a letter addressed to Secretary of State Hull by Maurice B. Gladstone, local attorney. These persons, who are entitled to vote in the Saar plebiscite by reason of having been residents of the Saar Basin Territory in 1919, are planning to cast their ballots on the question of whether the Saar is to be reunited with Germany. It is admitted that part of their ex penses are being covered by a fund raised in the United States for the purpose of transporting such po tential voters, and the various groups that are leaving are being es corted to their steamers by large crowds including many men wear ing the uniform of a Nazi organi zation. Saarbruecken, Sarr Basin Terri tory (WNS)—To exclude agitators and prevent trouble, the League of Nations Plebiscite Commission has closed the borders of this territory until January 26, 13 days after the plebiscite, to all except transient tourists and persons with urgent business here. Polish Jewry Seeks Fund For German Coreligionists EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TRANS PORTATION OF 200 GER- MAN-JEWISH FAMILIES Jewish Mayor For Jerusalem Demanded By United Front ALL FORCES IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY PRESENTED A UNITED FRONT Warsaw (WNS)—Efforts are be ing made here to raise funds for the transportation to two hundred German-Jewish families to Pales tine. These families have .already been assigned Immigration certif icates. It is reported that the foundation sponsored by the Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Coloni zation Association has designated a $100,000 fund for the Jewish co operative banks of Poland. The local Kehilla has been called upon by a delegation of Yeshiva students to supply a fund of about $600 for the support of such stu dents, many of whom are said to be starving. When the request was refused the delegation threatened a hunger march on the Kehilla head quarters. THIRTY TWO SHIPS CROWD HAIFA HARBOR The largest number of ships to which Haifa has played host is crowded into the Harbor to dis charge thousands of passengers, most of whom are new settlers com ing to assume places in the colon ies and to supply the needs for augmented labor in the orange har vest. Declares U.S.Will Gain By Refusing German- American Deal Washington, D. C. (WNS)— The United States, and par ticularly the cotton growers of the South, will emerge as the gainers because of the State Department’s decision against a German-American barter deal by which American cot ton was to have been export ed to Germany and paid for, to a large extent, with Ger man-made goods, according to Samuel C. Lamport, prominent cotton exporter of New York. While the Nazis might use cot ton exported to them under such an arrangement in the manufacture of war materials, Mr. Lamport said, it could bet ter be utilized to increase em ployment among American weavers, spinners and finishers. Jerusalem (WNS—Pal cor Agency) —As part of a determined effort to obtain a Jewish Mayor for the city of Jerusalem, all forces in the Jewish community have presented a united front in presenting a pe tition to District Commissioner J E. F. Campbell of Jerusalem. The deputation called upon Com missioner Campbell with a mem orandum, to be transmitted to High Commissioner Wauchope, citing rea sons why a Jew is entitled to and should receive the appointment as Jerusalem’s Chief Executive. The deputation consisted of Isaac ben Zwi on behalf of the Vaad Le- umi, Schmeterling on behalf of the Jerusalem Kehillah, and Books baum as representative of the Agu- dath Israel. A little later a dele gation of the Vaad Leumi also met with High Commissioner Wauchope and made a fervent plea to end the chaos in Jerusalem’s municipal administration and to recognize that Jerusalem has a majority of Jewish residents by appointing a Jew as Mayor. That the government is not in clined to act promptly in settling Jerusalem’s affairs was indicated when District Commissioner Camp bell authorized the * prepartion of the 1935 budget by the old mem bers of the Municipal Council. The five remaining Arab members, to gether with Ragheb Bey Nasha- shibi, met with Campbell to discuss details of next year’s civic pro gram, despite the fact that a new council was elected in September. Campbell’s action served to in crease public complaints against the continuance in office of the rem nants of the old Council. The ag itation for the installation of the nine unchallenged and newly-elect ed members is increasing daily. Arabs To Sue Government Before Hague Tribunal Jerusalem (WNS—Jalcor Agency) —A suit against the Palestine Gov ernment is being entered before the World Court Tribunal at the Hague, it has been announced by the Arab Youths Organizations. The suit will be based on the charge that the government violated the Palestine mandate by permitting the trans fer of the Huleh land to Jewish concessionaires. Situation Of Jewish Refugees In France Grows More Difficult THOUSANDS OF JEWISH REFUG EES EXPECTED FROM THE SAAR BASIN TERRITORY AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS REPUES TO LABOR COMMITTEE Jewish Labor Committee Refuses to Join National Board cf Elections Paris (WNS)—With thousands of Jewish refugees expected from the Saar Basin Territory, and official France unwilling, for the most, to guarantee aid, the Jewish communi ty here Is deeply concerned over the fate of the expatriates. The situation Is aggravated by the fact that French employers are now re quired by law to pay a special tax for each alien employe, the tax amounting to about ten per cent of the wages paid the alien. In addition, legislation projected by the Chamber of Deputies will stringently regulate the number of alien workers to be employed in certain trades in which Jews are particularly numerous, and will re quire special official permission be fore such aliens can be employed or admitted to French citizenship. Registration of alien workers also is planned. $20,000 LEGACY FOR NATIONAL FUND The Jewish National Fund has received an anonymous donation of $20,000 as a living legacy, it has been announced by the head quarters here of the national land- redemption agency. It was not in dicated from what country the gift was received. Four Jews On “Nation” Honor Roll New York (WNS)—The Hon or Roll compiles for 1934 by The Nation, liberal weekly, in cludes two Jews and two dra matic achievements for which Jews are responsible. The In dividuals listed are ‘John L. Spivak, for his expose of anti- Semitic Nazi propaganda in the New Masses, and John Wechsler, editor of the Colum bia Spectator, for his attack on the reactionary elements in his university. The Group The atre is mentioned for its cur rent production of “Gold Eagle Guy,” by Melvin P. Levy, and the Theatre Union for its pre sentations of “Stevedore,” of which George Sklar is co author, and of “Sailors of Cat- taro” by Friedrich Wolf, Ger man-Jewish expatriate. New York (WNS)—The refusal Of the Jewish Labor Committee to j«A" the National Board of Election* of the American Jewish Congress, and the charges upon which that re fusal is based, are answered In a lengthy statement authorized by the Administrative Committee of the Congress, which reiterates its In vitation for a conference to create a basis for cooperation “in the or ganized defense of Jewish lights against the attacks of anti-Semit ism.” B. O. Vladeok, chairman of the Labor Committee, had charged that the Congress had failed to justify its existence, had given no assurance that the elections sched uled for next April would not be manipulated and that the Congress' fight against Hitlerism has confin ed Itself to the Jewish question. The statement, which is signed by Bernard S. Dcutsch, president of the American Jewish Congress, de clares that the Jewish problem will never be solved without the cooper ation of all Jews through demo cratic forms of organization, the record of the American Jewish Congress since 1918, with partisnlar reference to its Influence on the Peace Conference In connection with Jewish rights and its champ ioning of Jewish interests In coun tries where Jews have been oppress ed and emphasizes that in its fight against Nazism the Congress gained the support of Christian religious bodies and the American Federation of Labor. It is because of the opposition of influential Jews who object to pub lic action that the Congress has not done more, the statement con tinues. It then points out that In an election in which 460 delegates are to be chosen in over 180 dis tricts “the possibility of any group manipulating and controlling votes for the purpose of having themsel ves elected as leaders is quite re mote.” Agudath Israel World Conference Opens Basle ®teps to be taken in con-. NECTION WITH PALESTINE COLONIZATION AND LAND PURCHASE BY THIS GROUP Basle, Switzerland (WNB)- The world conference of the Agu dath Israel, Orthodox Jewish body has opened here. On the agendi | is the question of whether thi association’s headquarters ahoul< be transferred from Frankfurt Germany, to Poland, and of whai steps are to be taken In connec tion with Palestine colonizatioi and land purchase by the group The Agudath Executive at War saw has announced the granting of 180 special Palestine immigra tion certificates to Polish rabbis cantors, and shochtim. These wil be admitted to Palestine beyonc the regular immigration quota, &i their presence in the country L needed to minister to the rehgioui needs of the growing Jewish pop ulation.