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VOL. X—NO. 12. prominent liberal TO SPEAK IN ATLANTA DR JOHN HAYNES HOLMES OF KEW YORK CITY WILL SPEAK IN ATLANTA ON TUESDAY EVENING A great deal of interest has been displayed in the announce ment; that Dr. John Haynes Holmes, of New York City, will speak in Atlanta on Tuesday even ing, January 29, at 8:30 o’clock, in the auditorium of the Atlanta Woman’s Club. Mr. Frank Neely, who is general manager of Rich’s Inc., and prominent in business and civic circles, will introduce Dr. Holmes. Dr. Holmes has taken a definite interest in Palestine for twenty years and it is significant that he will appear under the auspices of the Atlanta Unit of Junior Ha- dassah, an integral part of the national organization by that name which is assisting in the upbuilding of Palestine. Mr. Holmes is pastor of the Community Church in New York City which conducts a diversified program and he is also well known as an author, pacifist and humanitarian. He has lectured widely in this country and trav eled extensively in Europe and the near east. After graduating from Harvard in 1902 and from the Harvard Di vinity school in 1904, Mr. Holmes was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. In May, 1930, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the Jewish Insti tute of Religion, and in June, 1931, he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from St. Law rence University. In 1904, Mr. Holmes began his ministry in the Third Religious Society in Dor chester (Unitarian), and remain ed there three years. He was call ed to the Church of the Messiah, New York, in November, 1906, to succeed Minot J. Savage, and be gan his work in February, 1907. In 1919, Dr. Holmes left the Uni tarian ministry and reorganized his church into an independent democratic society under the name of the Community Church. His independent position in the reli gious world and his own specefic interest in the universal aspects of religion have brought Dr. Holmes into close contact with Jews in this country, and he has been active in the work of re conciliation between Jews and Christians, especially the forming of close points of fraternal rela tionships between these two great groups. Dr. Holmes is editor of Unity, Chicago; associate editor of The World Tomorrow, New York, and has published many sermons and Magazine articles. In addition to Palestine, Today and Tomorrow,” ^hich was recently released from he press, he is author of many ? her ( widely read hooks, includ es “The Revolutionary Func- r° n of the Modern Church,” “Is the End? ”. "New Wars for p I’ 11116 Life and Letters of «ooert Collyer,” “New Churches old ” and “Patriotism Is Not tuough." ^ lC kets for Dr. Holmes’ lecture ';: ay be secured from members of utuon Hadassah. Miss Dorothy a . and Miss Sara Franklin joint chairmen for the sale (Continued on age 4) For Southern Jewry ATLANTA, GA„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935. Lecturer and Author DR. JOHN HAYNES HOLMES Eminent lecturer and author, who will speak in Atlanta on January 29, under the auspices of Junior Hadassah. Roosevelt Lauds Good Will as McDonald Gets American Hebrew Medal Drive Being Launched For Y. M. H. A. Building GENERAL CAMPAIGN FOLLOW ING MASS MEETING WHICH RAISED SUBSTANTIAL SUM FOR ITS ERECTION Augusta, Ga.—A substantial sum of money was raised by the Young Men’s Hebrew Association through contributions and pledg es at a mass meeting held Sun day night at the Adas Yeshuron Synagogue. James Sawilowsky, president of the Young Men’s Hebrew Associa tion, announced that a general drive would be made to raise funds to complete construction on the new Community Center, now in progress. Lee Blum, prominent business man, was named general chair man of the drive, and he has se lected as his aides 25 prominent persons to help in the canvass of the city of Augusta. The first report of Chairman tBlum and his ]commlttee will be received Thursday with a favorable amount of pledges and contributions ex pected to be turned in. Plans call for a building which will be a real addition to the so cial and sporting life of the com munity. It will cost approximately $15,000. Famous Artists To - Appear At Alliance J. D. C. Leader Dr. Bernard Kahn, European di rector of the Joint Distribution Committee, to visiting this coun try to confer with J.D.C. leaders regarding further relief activities la Korops. Council Of Jewish Women Holds Meeting The Atlanta section National Council of Jewish Women will meet Thursday, January 17th at 2:30 P. M. at the Standard Club. Dr. Har old Friedman, who has recently re turned from a trip to Russia, will speak on “Women In Modern Rus PELLET, CHIEFTAIN, GOES ON TRIAL FOUR OFFICIALS OF THE SIL VER SHIRTS, INCLUDING ITS LEADER, WENT ON TRIAL HERE Asheville, N. C. (WNS)—Four officials of the Silver Shirts, in cluding its leader, William Dud ley Felley, went on trial hero in the Buncombe County superior court on charges of violating the state's anti-blue sky laws. PeDey’s co-defendants are Don Kellogg, Robert C. Summerville and H. M. Hardwicke. All four were in dicted last May on chargee of fraudelent stock sales growing out of the deals of the Galahad Press, publishers of Liberation, the no torious anti-Semitic weekly. A. A. Sisterhood Holds Meeting “The Contribution of the Jew to Religion” was the subject of the ad dress by Dr. Ralph E. Wager at the regular monthly meeting of the Ahavath Achim Sisterhood in the main auditorium of the Synagogue. Mrs. S. O. Klotz, president, pre sided. Mrs. Abe Goldstein, Mrs. Mendle Boorstin, and Mrs. I. Ja cobs gave reports of the recent Chanukah Ball. New York (WNS)—The 1934 Am erican Hebrew Medal for the pro motion of better understanding be tween Christians and Jews in Am erica was awarded to James G. Mc Donald, League of Nations High Commissioner for German Refu gees before a distinguished audi ence of Jews and Christians at a dinner in the Temple Emanu-El Community House. Messages were received from President Roosevelt, Professor Albert Einstein and Gov ernor Herbert H. Lehman. The President said: “A knowledge of the purposes for which the Ameri can Hebrew Medal is awarded gives the occasion of its presentation a deep significance. The promotion of better understanding in America between Christian and Jew is a service fully meriting the honored recognition annually accorded it. The real contributions which have been made to society by the recipi ents of this recognition deserve the highest appreciation of all our countrymen. It is a pleasure to note that the medal goes on this occa sion to Mr. James G. McDonald whose qualities and tireless devo tion to great purposes have been personally known to me for some years.” In accepting the medal, Mr. McDonald flayed the “extreme intolerant state absolutism” which he said imperilled not merely the Jew but persons of all creeds through destruction of individual freedom of opinion, thought, speech and press. Under such a regime, he said, every institution—religious, educational and social— is ruled by political rulers, and the finest fruits of Western civilization are vitiated. Gives $15,000 for Hebrew University Dormitory Jerusalem (WNS — Palcor Agen- cy )_a gift of $15,000 toward the erection of a dormitory for students attending the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was announced here by Samuel Solow, American citizen not residing in Tel Aviv. A. LUTZKY The Twenty-Seventh Annual Ar- beiter Ring Concert will take place on Sunday, January 13, 1935, 8 o’clock P. M., at the Jewish Educa tional Alliance, 318 Capitol Ave., SE. A Lutzky, the famous modem Jewish poet and impersonator; Z. Zlatin, the well known New York artist and accomponist; and M. Brodin, the famous brilliant tenor and opera singer will take the lead ing parts in the concert. The “Chicago Daily News” says: “Maxim Brodin sang the air from Tschaikowsky’s ‘Eugine O’Negen’ with imagination and artistic inter pretation. His voice was clear, pow erful and under perfect control.” Tune in Sunday at 1 o’clock over W. J. T. L. Arabs Go to Syria With Their Palestine Savings Jerusalem (WNS —Palcor Agen cy)—Many Hauranese Arabs have begun to return to Syria in order to take part in the winter sowings there. The savings earned by these Arabs in working in Palestine in recent months will enable them to carry out the sowing. sia.” Dr. Friedman will speak at 2:30 P. M. Members are urged to be on time. The executive board of the Coun cil will meet at 2:00 preceeding the open meeting. Charge Of Communism Against Chassidic Rabbi Stirs Polish Jewry Warsaw (WNS)—Polish Jewry Is In an uproar over the sensational charge of Rabbi Fraengel that his Chassidic rival, Rabbi Hlrschom of Yavzscher Is a Communist. Rabbi Fraenkel’s allegation has created such a stir In Poland that Rabbi Levin, chief rabbi of the Agudath Israel In Warsaw, has hurried to Cracow to submit to questioning by government authorities, who are taking the allegation at its face value. Presidents of seventeen Jew ish communities have also gone to Cracow to give testimony. Rabbi Hlrschom is chairman of the cen tral committee of the Agudath Is rael. Italian Jews Cite Differences Between Fascism and Nazism Rome (WNS)—Deploring the par ticipation by Jewish students in the United States in the recent anti- Fascist (Italian) demonstrations, the Union of Jewish Communities of Italy has made public a state ment here stressing the fundamen tal differences between Nazism and Fascism and emphasizing that the latter has always rejected every distinction between races and reli gions. The Union’s statement call ed on all American Jews to “recon sider with sympathy the consistent ly noble attitude of the Italian gov ernment and the Fascist regime toward the Jews.” The statement is the outcome of the anti-Italian student demonstrations which oc curred during the recent visit to the United States by a delegation of Italian students. The entertainment program fea tured an impersonation of Walter Winchell by Mrs. Herman Jacobson. As “Mrs. Walter Winchell” she told members of the sisterhood “Things They Never Knew Till Now.” Tea was served by Mrs. Ralph Wilner and Mrs. Ben Kaplan. Runaway Youth To Be Rabbi Despite Father’s Objections Cleveland (WNS)—Abraham Or- bach, the fifteen - year - old New Yorker Who ran away from home because his father refused to allow him to study for the Orthodox rab binate, has been awarded a schol arship at the Cleveland Rabbinical Seminary, it was announced by Isaac H. Ever, president of the stu dent council. Orbach’s father, who wants him to enter a trade school, will have to come for him if he wants him back, seminary officials said, adding that Or bach Is a bril liant student. Young Orbach came to Cleveland on borrowed money and enrolled In the Seminary, but his father traced him and had him arrested as a runaway. First Hebrew Script Sent Over Wires Jerusalem (WNS — Palcor Agen cy) — The first word in Hebrew script ever to be sent over a tele graph wire was flashed through Palestine as the Government De partment of Telegrams established a Hebrew wire service to twenty towns and settlements. The first word used was “Shehechianu,” the traditional Hebrew blessing at in augural occasions, which means “Blessed Art Thou Who Hast Pre served Us.” The historic event was bound up with country-wide praise for Israel Amikan, former Jewish Legionalre, whose persistance In sending petitions to the Mandates Commission of the League of Na tions and to the Palestine Govern ment was largely responsible for the introduction of Hebrew script service by telegraph.