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The Southern Israelite
VOL. X-NO. 21.
ATLANTA, GA„ FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1935.
Price Five Cents
AMERICAN CONGRESS REMOVES
WORLD CONGRESS IS S U E
Approved Complete Change in Ad
ministration, Important Amend
ments To Constitution
Philadelphia (WNS)-The world
Jewish congress was removed as an
issue in American Jewish life, tem
porarily at least, when the extraor
dinary session of the American
Jewish Congress, the prime mover
of the world congress, concentrat
ed all Its efforts on evolving a plan
for the reorganization of the Am
erican Jewish Congress without
taking any definite action on the
world Jewish congress. Virtually
ignoring the world Jewish congress,
the two-day session contented it
self with the adoption of a brief
and formal resolution pledging its
unreserved support to the effort to
establish a world Jewish congress
on a democratic basis.
As a means of revitalizing the
American Jewish Copgress, the ex
traordinary session authorized the
establishment of local community
councils as the permanent repre
sentatives of the congress in every
Jewish community. The incoming
administrative committee was au
thorized to convene a session in
1936 at which delegates are to be
elected in a manner prescribed by
the administrative committee.
The Congress approved a com
plete change in administration and
a number of important amendments
to its constitution. Bernard 6.
Deutsch, president of the Congress
for the past six years declined a
renomination because of the pres
sure of his public duties, and Dr.
Stephen S. Wise, his predecessor,
was unanimously elected president.
Dr. Wise accepted the office on
condition that he be permitted to
retire permanently and forever af
ter the next session of the Con
gress. The change in administra
tion also made Louis Lipsky the
number two man of the Congress
when he was elected the only vice-
president. In place of the national
executive and administrative com
mutes. the Congress provided for
one administrative committee and
seven Congress regions, each with a
chairman. Nathan Perlman was
elected chairman of the administra
tive committee. The regional chair
men are: eastern Pennsylvania,
Delaware and south Jersey, Peretz
Miller; New England, Samuel Ka-
liski; S aboard, Dr. Harry Frieden-
wald; western Pennsylvania, east
ern Ohio and West Virginia, Oscar
Robbins; Middle West, Rabbi James
G Heller; Southwest, Prof. H P.
Ettlinger. Max Rosenfield was re
elected treasurer.
ECONOMIC ARCHIVES
FOR THE NEAR EAST
Are the Sole Institution of
This Kind in the Entire
Middle East
MISS MARGOUS HEADS NEW
VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
B’nai B’rith Monthly
Meeting To Be Held
Tuesday, March 26th.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, who was
elected president of the American
Jewish Congress, saw his pet pro
ject, the World Jewish Congress,
postponed, temporarily at least, at
the special sessions of the Ameri
can Jewish Congress in Philadel
phia.
May Borrow Under
National Housing Act
Washington, D. C. (WNS)—Under
the terms of the National Housing
Act synagogues are eligible to bor
row up to $2,000 for the moderniza
tion, repair and renovation of their
buildings, the Federal Housing Ad
ministration ruled. A statement
made by the Administration points
out that the Housing Act encourages
the renovation and improvement of
schools and churches in addition to
homes, business properties and
farms. Synagogues borrowing under
the terms of the Housing Act from
approved lending agencies may re
pay their loans in installments.
Tel Aviv Passes Rent
Restriction Law
Jerusalem (WNS—Palcor Agen
cy—The Economic Archives for
the Near East, which had hither
to been housed in the Jewish Na
tional and University Library, on
Mount Scopus, have now been re
moved to more commodious pre
mises .Its new locale is in the
suburb of Rehavia. The Economic
Archives, which are under the di-
lection of Dr. Alfred Bonne, were
established in April, 1931. They
contain an abundant collection of
material in the form of documents,
handbooks, pamphlets, and news
paper cuttings regarding the ec
onomic, cultural, social and poli
tical conditions of all countries
of the Near and Middle East, in
cluding Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, the
Arabian Peninsula (Hedjaz, Ye
men, etc.), Persia, Cyprus, and
the Eastern islands, of the Medi
terranean. Palestine, of course, re-
| ceives special attention.
The Economic Archives are the
sole institution of this kind in
the entire Near or Middle East.
Their object is to provide factual
material on ail questions related
to this part of the world, both
for students and for business men.
The Archives will shortly under
take the publicatip not various
scientific works and publications.
Will Offer Many Inviting and
Worthwhile Features
Is Graduate of University of Pitts
burgh. Also Attended New York
School of Social Work
Beard Exposes “Franklin
Prophecy” as Forgery
New York (WNS)—The so-called
Prophecy", a document
circulated in this country and
«road and which quotes Benjamin
■^anklin as having said that the
s are Asiatics, that their ideas do
n °w conform to an American’s and
•commending that they should be
deluded by the Constitution, is
sanded a “crude forgery” by Dr.
arles a. Beard, dean of Ameri-
w _ h ' stor ians, in an article in the
' t. '' of the Jewish Frontier,
, U monthly by the League
r Labor Palestine. On the basis of
Peisonal scholarly investigation
liD°p he authenti city of the “Frank-
phecy,” which was quoted in
r.' " called the “Secret Diary of
g- ' Pinckneyone of the fram-
. the Constitution, Dr. Beard
ban d tlle * Diar y” is an in ven ”
Tel Aviv (WNS—Palcor Agency)
To protect tenants from the ef
fects of land speculation, Tel Aviv
has passed a law extending to
shops and business premises its
strict regulations for the control
of rents. It was announced by
Acting Mayor Israel Rokach that
the control introduced last year
on house rentals will now also
include stores and commercial pro
perty. It is understood that the
Jewish Agency for Palestine stood
behind the new legislation in or
der to encourage the sound absorp
tion of new Jewish immigration.
The real estate operators of Tel
Aviv fought strenuously against
the new legislation which divides
the city into zones and prohibits
the raising of rents beyond certain
rates.
South Georgia Leader
Passes Away Here
Bainbridge, Ga. — Max Ehrlich
Nussbaum, 64, prominent civic lead
er and business executive, died.
Mr. Nussbaum at the time of his
death was president of the Miller
Manufacturing Company, largest
bottle washing-machinery company
in the world, and president of the
Oak City Cooperage Company, bar
rel makers.
Mr. Nussbaum was formerly may
or of this city and for 18 years ser
ved on board of city aldermen.
Mr. Nussbaum was an active lea
der of Temple Beth-El congrega
tion. He came to Bainbridge from
Germany, when an infant.
He is survived by three sons, Her
bert, of Bainbridge; Max, Jr., ad
vertising manager of Moultrie Ob
server, and Bernard, student of
University of Georgia; a brother,
Melvin Nussbaum, of Bainbridge;
three sisters, Mrs. L. A. Friedman,
of Bainbridge; Mrs. Richard Hem-
mershlagg, of Savannah, and Miss
Edna Nussbaum, of Savannah.
Because of the unusually attrac
tive program that has been plan
ned for the occasion, widespread
interest is being displayed in the
regular monthly meeting of Gate
City Lodge No. 144, B’nai B’rith,
to be held at the Temple House on
Peachtree street, Tuesday evening,
March 26, starting with a dinner
which will be served at 6:30 o’
clock.
The meeting Itself which will be
gin at 7:45 o’clock, offers many in
viting and worthwhile features, that
will not only prove entertaining but
informative as well. Reports on the
various phases of the B’nai B’rith
convention held in Atlanta last
week will be given by Frank Alan
Constangy. J. S. Brail, H. A. Alex
ander, and Jos. M. Brown.
Following the business discussions
a symposium will be held on the
subject "What’s Happening in the
World—On the Jewish Front.” Par
ticipating in the novel symposium
will be several younger members of
the lodge, all of whom will deliver
five minute talks on allotted sub
jects. Edward R. Vadja will speak
on "Jewish Youth in America”,
while Simon Wender will talk on
“Jews in the Field of Science”. Her
man Heyman will discuss "What’s
happening In The Professional
Field”. David Gershon will speak
on "Politics and Government”, and
Joseph Jacobs will talk on "Busi
ness, Commerce, and Industry.”
Ladies of B’nai B’rith members
are especially invited to attend this
delightful dinner and meeting.
Reservations for the dinner may be
made by calling Main 8251.
Espionage Effort To
Uncover Non-Ary an
Christians In Germany
Berlin (WNS)—The existence of
a wide-spread espionage organiza
tion engaged in ferreting out the
non-Aryan origin of members of
the Evangelical Church was dis
closed with the publication of a
circular from the Evangelical bish
op in Saxony to all Evangelical
clergymen instructing them not to
give out any information about the
racial or family antecedents of
members of their churches.
German Jews Move To
Coordinate Activities
Berlin (WNS) — An important
step toward unifying all Jewish ac
tivities in Nazi Germany under one
administration was effected with
the decision of the Representative
Committee of German Jews to take
over responsibility for Jewish com
munal activities, including immi
gration. unemployment relief, aid
to distressed scholars and health
relief. Hitherto the Committee had
concerned itself only with political
questions.
New Post-Childbirth
Treatment Developed
Cleveland (WNS)—Medical au
thorities are hailing as one of the
most important recent advances in
surgical process, a new method of
sparing mothers disabilities incur
red in childbirth which has been
developed by Dr. J. L. Bubls, con
sulting gynecologist of Mt. Sinai
Hospital, Cleveland. Dr. Bubls’
method consists of immediate sur
gical repair of lacerations or other
injuries suffered during the birth.
The process, which is being adopt
ed in all hospitals throughout the
country, was developed at Mt. Si
nai Hospital during twenty years of
research.
L. H. Moss, president, and Ed
ward M. Kahn, executive director
of the Atlanta Federation of Jew
ish Social Service, Saturday, an
nounced the creation of a new d%|
partment devoted to vocational
guidance and Intensive case work,
with Miss Esther Margolis, of Pitts
burgh, Pa., as supervisor.
The new division was established,
Mr. Kahn said, because of the
changing conditions and problems
involved in case work today, and
the need and Importance of a more
intensive handling of certain pha
ses of the work. The special de
partment greatly extends the scope
of the Atlanta Federation of Jew
ish Social Sen ice, which is a mem
ber agency of the Community
Chest.
Miss Margolis, who has already
assumed her new duties in the or
ganization's headquarters at 318
Capitol Avenue, Is a graduate of
the University of Pittsburgh, and
also attended the New York School
of Social Work. A senior member
of the American association of So
cial Workers, Miss Margolis was
formerly acting superintendent of
Council House, a Pittsburgh work
ing Girls’ Home. Trained In case
work theory and philosophy she was
for seven years a case worker of
the Jewish Family Welfare Associ
ation of Pittsburgh.
In her new position Miss Margo
lis will specialize in problems in
volving behavior and those cases
requiring intensive adjustment. She
will promote a program of voca
tional guidance with emphasis on
the development of those economic
services which are of importance to
the Jewish group.
Mr. Kahn also announced that
Miss Rose Goldstein, who has been
with the federation for approxim
ately ten years, would continue in
her present capacity as senior case
work supervisor.
ITALY’S OLDEST JEWISH
PAPER CELEBRATES
Rome (WNS) — Israel, Italy’s
oldest Jewish publication, is now
celebrating its 50th anniversary.
This paper, which is strongly
Zionist, is also one of the oldest
periodicals in Italy.
Non-Jew Resigns Because
Of Mysterious Threats
Nyak, N. Y. (WNS)—Mysterious
letters from Nazi sources threat
ening death caused the sudden
resignation of Dr. J. Hudson
Blauvelt from the village board of
trustees. Dr. Blauvelt, who is not
a Jew has been receiving these
letters since the middle of January.
All of them demanded his resig
nation. Although agents of the
United States department of jus
tice asked him not. to resign, Dr.
Blauvelt ignored their request.
TEL AVIV TO SPEND MORE
THAN ALL PALESTINE CITIES
Tel Aviv (WNS—Palcor Agency)
The city of Tel Aviv at a meet
ing of its Town Council adopted a
budget of £400,000. This contrasts
with the budget of £320,000 for the
past year. The budget of Tel Aviv
is now greater than that of all
other municipalities in Palestine
combined.
Endorses Proposal
To Have Christians
Observe Yom Kippur
Chicago (WNS)—The proposal
recently made by the Rev. Charles
D. Brodhead of Bethlehem, Penn.,
that Christians observe Yom Kip
pur this year as a national day
of prayer and self-examination has
won the endorsement of the Chris
tian Century, influential Protes
tant organ. Declaring, that "the
proposal is an excellent one," the
Protestant journal suggests that
Christians decide to take the ini
tiative in "this practical experi
ment in fnterconfcssional fellow
ship."
Citrus Exports From
Palestine Show New High
Jaffa (WNS—Pajcor Agency)
—The three million mark in cit
rus exports has already been pass
ed, although the season is barely
half over, it is shown in figures
issued by the Palestine Govern
ment. The quantity of citrus fruit
shipped by January 27 was 3,-
014,092 cases, the bulk of which
was oranges, comparing with 2,-
220.402 cases at the same date
a year ago. This shows an increase
of nearly 800,000 cases. It is ex
pected in citrus industry circles,
that Palestine’s exports for 1934
and 1935 will be seven million
cases and that within the next
couple of years this will be doubl
ed. A record shipment of 20 million
cases annually is expected tyy 1939.