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Southern Friday, January 4, 1935. Pate Two The Israelite The Southern Ur&elite KSTABLJSHKO l»U hr Ik* iMrtWn N*w»- Editor Mttffer l*ufcli*Mr Up<m Bo* mm Mgr. , orrtcM. sis-ii-t« oum hm«. Prttert M PtfMtMMl 1» BUriatl* SC, N. W.. Atlanta. Gn. WALNUT 7#7« WU1 The U. S. A. Enter 1936 Olympics? T' Bnatam B«»r*##nUU*# ft. M. GOLOUEKU IU Fifth Avwtiue, N*w VprV Cltr Subscription Price — $2.00 per year BnUrwI M MMM-cliM matur at th* Part Off!## at AUanta. On., urxWr th* Aot «f March t. 1979. TH# Southern larael U JflYitaa eorr**- pon4mcv and literary contribution*, bat th# editor ii not to bt conoid*red a* aharine th# yi#wa #xpr##*#d by th# writer* aaeapt th"*# enunciated In th# aditorial column*. 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 .19 ' 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.