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BIRO-BID JAN AGAIN
That distant tract of land In Si
beria, near Manchukuo, called Biro-
Bid jan continues to arouse discus,
skm in various Jewish quarters, some
of it impartial, much of it bitter.
Dr. Bernard Kahn. European di
rector of the Joint Distribution
Committee, hastened to say upon
his arrival in this country last week
that “Blro-Bidjan isn’t at all adapt
ed to the needs of German Jewish
refugees." His remark has special
significance in view of rumors that
have been heard regarding the pro
posal that the Joint Distribution
Committee shall finance the emi
gration of Jews to Blro-BldJ&n. B.
Z. Goldberg, Associated Editor of
The Day, who has Just returned
from Soviet Russia, told an over
crowded meeting in New York last
week that Blro-Bidjan was adapt
ed to the needs of all Jews, and
that its possibilities are enormous.
The Zionist Organization of Amer
ica, at a meeting of its National
Executive Committee professed dis
may at the growing Interest being
expressed in the "autonomous ter
ritory*' offered to the Jews by the
U. 8. 8. R. The Zionists declare that
they are not oppossed to any pro.
gram of colonization that will sal
vage Jews from despair and de
struction. They do, 1 however, pro
test against attempts being made
to place Blro-Bidjan in competition
with Palestine. B. Z. Goldberg echo,
ed the same view, insisting that
Blro-Bidjan does not need to com
bat the Jewish National Home in
order to merit support.
Attorneys Forbidden To
Use Professional Title
Berlin (WNS>— In an effort to
make the practice of their pro.
fession entirely impossible for Jew
ish lawyers the Nazi government has
decreed that they shall no longer
be permitted to call themselves at
torneys. While Jews have long been
forbidden to practice as members
of the bar. some Jewish lawyers
have found it possible to act in an
advisory capacity to non-Jewish at
torneys, who formally represented
clients who desired the services of
the Jewish lawyers they had em
ployed in the pre-Hitler period.
The Hitler government has of
ficially denied rumors, current In
the Saar territory and elsewhere,
that a new “purge" similar to that
of June 30 last has been instituted.
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AT • of 1W5, will certify any athlete of j
THE A. A. V. CONVENTION
By CHARLES L. ORN8TEIN
The real >tory of what hap
pened at the Miami convention of
the A. A. U. with regard to Amer
ican participation in the 191S
Olympic Games at Berlin b» told
for the first time by Mr. Orn-
eiein, one of the representative*
of the Jewish Welfare Board on
the A. A. U. and the American
Olympic Committee, In this plain-
spoken article presented by *pe,
rial arrangement with the New
York Post.
THE EDITOR
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' Temple Sisterhood
The monthly meeting of the Tem
ple 81sterhood will be held on Mon
day. January 7, at the temple house
at eleven o'clock. Dr. W. O. Smart
will speak on “Poetry of the
Bible," and at twelve o’clock the
business session will be held.
Luncheon will be served at one
o'clock and the book, “How Odd of
God”, by Lewis Browne, will be
reviewed by Mrs. Thomas J. Tobias.
For reservations phone Mrs. A. E.
Marcus, Hemlock 322$.
Will there be American teams in
the Olympic Games of 1936. sche
duled to be held in Germany?
Has the final word been uttered
by the Amateur Athletic Union on
the subject of certifying American
athletes for participation in the
Olympics, if held in Nazi Germany?
These are questions being asked
in many parts of the country by
many groups of people, not alone
by Jewish organizations.
The convention of the Amateur
Athletic Union at Miami seems to
have created confusion in the pub
lic mind as to the attitude of the
Amateur Athletic Union as a whole
with reference to alleged discrim
ination against Jews by the Nazi
regime, and more particularly as
to the attitude of many of the del
egates who attended. Especially be
cause of the fact that the number
of Jewish delegates at the conven
tion was larger than at any other
convention of its kind, and the fact
that documentary evidence submit
ted by organizations like the Amer
ican Jewish Congress, Jewish War
Veterans, World Non-Sectarian An
ti-Nazi Council, and protests of men
such as Alfred E. Smith, William
Green and Samuel Untermyer, nev
er reached the floor of the conven
tion.
The truth is that the Amateur
Athletic Union has not reversed its
stand; that the Jewish delegates
did not withdraw their opposition;
that the protests of recognized or.
ganlzations and individuals were not
pushed aside. Just exactly the re
verse took place.
The absence of any new discus
sion of American participation
makes the resolution adopted at
the Pittsburg convention of 1933
still binding. No expression of opin
ion could add in strength or sharp
ness to that resolution. The reso
lution very clearly states that no
American teams, over which the A.
A. U. has jurisdiction, will be cer
tified to the Olympic Games in
Germany if Jews are discriminat
ed against. It is significant that
the resolution places no time limit
on the date on which the Ama
teur Athletic Union will consider
Its attitude invalid.
The resolution declares:
"Whereas it is believed and is
common and universal knowledge
that the German Olympic Commit
tee and the Berlin Organizing
Committee, under and by reason of
the degrees and directions of the
Government of Germany, have vio
lated the code of the Olympic Games
j and the fundamental ideals of
sports competition in that they have
deprived Germans of Jewish descent
or belief from the rights of Olympic
competition, if not by direct re
striction, certainly indirectly, by the
withdrawal from them of the rights
of German citizenship and of a rea
sonable opportunity to train, pre
pare for and take part in sports
competition in general and in the
Olympic Games in particular.
“Now, therefore, be it resolved
that t.he Amateur Athletic Union
call upon said American Olympic
Association ... to give notice to
the International Olympic Commit,
tee, and, through it, to the German
Olympic Committee, to the Berlin
Organizing Committee and to the
German Government, that neither
the American Olympic Association
nor the members thereof, nor the
American Olympic Committee to be
organized for the Olympic Games
the United States of America for ;
competition in the Oly pic Games j
of Berlin, un-il and urlers the po
sition of the German Olympic Com-
mlttor, cf the Organ! ring Commit-.
t,r ct Berlin and of the German; tions of general Jewish
Government ies should sent to the OR
as well os in theory as to botn per _ rM)m
and encourage German ath- ACLE in care of this paper, accom
mit
letes of Jewish faith or heritage
to train, prepare for and partici
pate in the Olympic Games of
1936."
The resolution quoted makes it
clear that the Amateur Athletic
Union will not be deceived by prom
ises which have no basis in fact
made by Germany nor will it al
low itself to utilize any technical
loopholes for participation. It will
not be satisfied merely with the
granting of permission by Germany
to Jewish athletes to train for the
Olympics. It demands more than
that. It demands encouragement of
Jewish participation. And en
couragement of Jewish participation
In turn means the creation of fa
cilities for Jews to train.
The time for a review of Ger
many's attitude toward Jews in the
Olympics ends only with the day of
the Olympics.
This is a view shared not only
by the delegates at the Miami con
vention, but by Avery Brundage, the
retiring president of the Amateur
Athletic Union, who Is also the
president of the American Olympic
Committee.
One of the significant acts of
omission of the Miami convention
(and all acts of omission were sig
nificant) was the fact that Mr.
Brundage who had been appointed
a committee of one by the Ameri
can Olympic Committee to inves
tigate conditions in Germany, made
no report of his tour to Germany.
Moreover, he fully indorsed the
statement issued by me expressing
the conviction that the subject of
American participation In the Olym
pics may be brought up at the 1935
convention.
In fact, the subject of American
participation can be brought up
long before that time. The execu
tive committee of the A. A, U. is
empowered to act for the organiza
tion between conventions. There is
no reason in the world why the
executive committee, when it meets,
cannot reconsider acceptance of the
Oerman invitation if sufficiently
good evidence warranting decisive
action on its part is presented. Like
wise will the American Olympic
Committee meet many times during
the year 1935.
An indication of the caliber of
the men who comprise the Amateur
Athletic Union is to be found in
their selection of a successor to
Brundage as president, Jeremiah T.
Mahoney of New York, distinguish
ed jurist, and an outstanding lead
er of the sports world.
There is every reason to believe
that lacking any other inititative
for American withdrawal from the
games in the light of oppressive
conditions in Germany, Judge Ma
honey would be one of the first to
call for such action. I also have con
fidence that Avery Brundage, pres
ident of the A. O. C., would do like
wise.
Will there be an American team
at the Olympics in 1936?
Twenty years of association with
members of the American Olympic
Committee and the Amateur Ath
letic Union, as well as contacts with
many Olympic teams, confirm me
in the knowledge that there is no
finer group of sportsmen in the
world than those associated with
the American Olympic Committee
and the Amateur Athletic Union.
Should Germany fail to assure
them that the democracy of sport
is being upheld I am certain that
they will not hesitate to withdraw
the American team, even if such a
decision would have to be made
on the very day of sailing.
Junior Hadassah
Sponsors Lecture By
Dr. John J. Holme*
The Atlanta unit of Junior Ha
dassah meets promptly at three
o’clock Sunday afternoon, January
6, in the Civic room of the Ansley
The ORACLE answers all ques- I Hotel, and the president, Miss Jen
nie Shamos, will preside. Miss Rosa
lie Hirsch, vice president, will pre
sent the attendance prize.
THE
mt.
By CARL ALPERT
interest.
panied by a self-addressed, stamp
ed envelope.
Q. Who was William Van
Praagh?—T. O. H.
A. William Van Praagh was one
of the pioneers in the introduction
of lip-reading for deaf mutes, and
was the first to introduce the sys
tem into England. For over thirty
years he trained teachers who made
known his system in every English
speaking country. Van Praagh was
bom in 1845 and died in 1907.
Q. When did Solomon Scbechter
die?—L. A.
A. Dr. Solomon Schechter, pres
ident of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America and noted for
his original investigations in He
brew literature, died in New York
in 1919 at the age of 72.
Q. Were there many Jewish of
ficers in Washington's army? —N.
Y. D.
A. In the Continental Army
there were four Jewish lieutenant-
colonels, three majors and at least
six captains.
Q. What is the Jewish attitude
toward vegetarianism?—T. S.
A. There were numerous rabbi
nic objections to meat eating but
these were from an economic rath
er than a moral standpoint. It was
claimed that the longevity of the
generations from Adam to Noah
was due to their vegetarian diet.
There have been a number of ex
ponents of vegetarianism among
the Jews who have chosen as their
Biblical text, "He that killeth an
ox is as if he slew a man" (Isa.lxvi.
3).
Q. How many people live on
Jewish National Fund land in Pal
estine?— H. W.
A. 20,300 live on J. N. F. land in
Palestine, gaining their livelihood
by their own labor; 4,000 have been
provided by the J. N. F. with build
ing lotfe in the cities.
Q. Who were the TannaJm? —
P. M. O.
A. "Tannaim", or teachers, was
the name given to the authorities
living during the first two centu
ries of the common era, commenc
ing with the schools of Shammai
and Hillel and terminating with
Rabbi Judah the Patriarch, a great
grandson of Hillel. Their great
work was the Mishnah. They were
followed by the "Amoraim," or "In
terpreters”, whose main activity
consisted in expounding the Mish
nah.
At this meeting the business ses.
sion will be devoted to discussion
regarding completion of arrange
ments for the lecture by Dr. John
Haynes Holmes of New York City
which Junior Hadassah will spon
sor on Tuesday evening, January
29 at the Atlanta Woman's Club.
Dr. Holmes’ lecture is the main
fund raising project to be sponsored
by Junior Hadassah this year and .
It is urgent that there be a full at
tendance at Sunday’s meeting in
order that all details for the event
may be completely outlined. All
members are therefore requested to
be present.
Dr. Holmes, who is an eloquent
and powerful speaker, has recently
traveled extensively in Europe and
the subject of his lecture will con
cern existing conditions there. In
the winter of 1929 he was invited
to go to Palestine as a representa
tive of Nathan Straus, one of the
greatest of all American Jews and.
next to the late Baron Rothschild,
the most generous benefactor of the
Zionist movement in Palestine.
Thus, Dr. Holmes had the oppor
tunity to personally view the Pal
estinian situation and meet all
leaders of the various communi
ties there, political and religious
alike, among the Jews, the Arabs
and the English. Following this in
timate experience in Palestine, Dr.
Holmes wrote “Palestine, Today and
Tomorrow.”
Miss Bessie Geffen, chairman of
the ways and means committee is
general chairman of arrangements
for the lecture. Miss Dorothy Davis
and Miss Sara Franklin are Joint
chairmen for the sale of tickets.
Miss Davis’ committee includes
Mrs. Free da Freedman Cohen, Miss
Rosa Gilner, Miss Rosalie Hirsch,
Miss Annette Davis, Miss Ida Pearl
Miller and Miss Dorothy Frankel.
Those in Miss Franklin’s group are
Miss Ida Mae Goldstein, Miss Ann
Werbin, Miss Ruby Macarov, Miss
Rose Cherkas and Miss Bessie Lee
Rose.
Miss Lillie Berchenko is chairman
of advertising for the year book and
her co-chairman is Miss Lillian
Reisman. Miss Harriette Sevelitz is
chairman of the autographs, one
of the features of the year book.
Q. Who was Adolphus Meyer?—
T. C.
A. Adolphus Meyer enlisted in
Virginia during the Civil War and
became an assistant adjutant gen
eral. In 1891 he was elected to the
House of Representatives from
Louisiana and served nine terms
until his death in 1908.
The ORACLE will soon be avail
able in book form as a handy Jew
ish reference book. Write for in
formation.
Report $225,000
Paid For Jewish
Colonies In Syria
Jerusalem (WNS—Palcor Agency)
A price of $225,000 was paid by
a Zionist group in France for the
purchase of the 12,000 dunams of
land acquired in Lebanon, Syria,
according to reports in the Arab
press. It is said that the Zionist
group plans to establish three Jew
ish settlements in the area, hop
ing eventually to build a highway
that will lead straight to the Jew
ish colonies in Norther Galilee.
Daughters Of Israel
Augusta, Ga.—The New Year’s
Eve dance of the Daughters of
Israel was held at the Masonic
Temple. A very large and enjoyable
attendance were present including
out-of-town guests from Columbia,
Charleston, S. C., and Savannah,
Georgia. Orchestra music was furn
ished by Charles Folchers nine
piece orchestra. Dancing was until
two a. m. and the new year was
ushered in with very joyous fun.
The officers of the year who
helped make the dance a very en
joyable one were: President, Mrs.
Hyman Lichenstein; Treasurer.
Mrs. Hill Silver; Secretary, Mrs.
Joseph Levy; Corresponding Secre
tary, Mrs. P. Daitch.
Prior to the dance, house parties
as well as cocktail parties were held
throughout the city.
The hostess of the party held at
the residence of Mrs. A- K. Stein
berg, were Mrs. H. Lichenstein, Mrs.
J. Sawilowitz, Mrs. A. J. Fogel, Mrs.
Jos. Levy, Mrs. H. Shapiro, Mrs
Harry Shapiro, Mrs. Charles Rub
in, and Mrs. Ike Shapiro.