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The Southern Israelite
VOL. X—NO.
23.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1935.
Price Five Cents
S p«|N ATONES FOR INQUISITION AS
SYNAGOGUE IS RETURNED TO JEWS
Governor Guardachi Gives Ex-
press ion to the Spanish Re
public’s Repentance
PEACE NOW REIGNS
Mayor Garido Says Spain is Proud
to Number Among its Citizens
Sephardic Jews
W ins Award
Cordova. Spain (WNS) —The
new Spain made a dramatic ges
ture of atonement for the Inquis
ition and other persecutions vis
ited on the Jewish people by the
Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella
when Jo'e Guardachi. civil gov
ernor of Cordova brought the
Maimonides Octocentennial Cele
bration to a climax by officially
presenting to the Jews as a gift
from the Spanish Government the
ancient Cordova synagogue. Be
fore a gathering that filled every
available corner in the synagogue
and overflowed into the streets
outside. Governor Guardachi gave
expression to the Spanish Repub
lic’s repentance when he dedicat
ed a marble slab in the synagogue
as token that peace now reigns
between Spain and the descen
dants of Miamonides. As he un
veiled the slab, the Governor sol
emnly declared that the Maimon
ides Octocentennial “opens a new
chapter in the history of Spain
because this day is Spain’s day
of atonement and repentance
which was the result of false
leadership.” Mayor Bernard Gari-
da of Cordova, utilized the occa
sion to point out that the Mai
monides celebration is a moral
lecture to other reactionary na
tions that still go in the way of
the Middle Ages, preaching hate
against the Jewish people. Spain,
he said, is proud to number among
its citizens all Sephardic Jews
regardless of where they may live
For one day the Maimonides
celebration was shifted to Mad
rid where scholars from all parts
of the world paid tribute to the
genius of the great Jewish phil
osopher. With Senor Gaulde, min
cer of education and Premier
Lerroux’s personal representative,
Presiding, the hall of the Madrid
Academy of Arts and Science re
bounded to cheers and applause
f s s P e aker after speaker referred
re part played by Maimonides
^reading Spanish culture.
‘ , i: *y Arab savants were present
. ■ “ ^ pan rsh authors, statesmen
rtnci Philosophers rose to pay tri-
b . ute t0 Maimonides. At the con
tusion of this phase of the cel-
oration the ceremonies were re-
b ‘ > in Cordova, where other
1S touched on Maimonides’
aS a ph y si cian. The Madrid
mv of Arts and Science an-
Pounced that it was offering priz-
m essa ys and books on Mai-
osnr C CS as reli Ri°us teacher, phil-
1 her and physician.
« Row Over Columbia
student Paper Will Lead
° Anti-Semitism
J1 CW York f WNS) - Fascist and
^mmunist riots on a wave of anti-
- ism were predicted by William
th! , V ? n ’ n °n-voting member of
;^ udent hoard of Columbia Uni-
the f’ Unless the dispute between
daii. a *‘ of c °lumbia University’s
dprVu he Specta tor, and the stu-
w as settled before it
Mco? mt ° a cat and d °B fight.
nS? n ’ 8 refer ence to anti-Se-
JampT ^ ^heved to be a dig at
th„ , ” ec hsler, liberal editor of
fiJ> 1 fT eCtator , who is leading the
jr a free college press.
PRESSURE FORGING
EDDIE CANTOR OFF
RADIO IS FALSE
Lehn & Fink Have Signed Cantor
to a new Contract to Broad
cast for Pebeco in the Fall
David Sarnoif, American radio
pioneer, was awarded the French
Legion of Honor for his contri
butions to radio.
JEWISH DOCTOR AIDS
DISCOVERY OF NEW
HEART MEDICINE
Thevetin, a New Drug to Fight
Heart Disease, is More Power
ful Than Digitalis
New York (WNS)—Thevetin, a
new drug to fight heart disease,
which is more powerful than dig
italis, has been discovered by a
Jewish physician, Dr. Albert S.
Hyman, director of the Witkin
Foundation at Beth David Hos
pital ,and Dr. K. K. Chen, direc
tor of pharmacological research at
the Lilly Research Laboratories.
Dr. Chen isolated the drug in
crystalline form from yellow ole
ander nuts and Dr. Hyman devel
oped the process for its use in
heart disease. It has been suc
cessfully used in experimental
cases since last September at the
Beth David Hospital.
New York (WNS)—Widespread
rumors that the Lehn & Fink Co.,
Inc., manufacturers of Pebeco
Toothpaste, who sponsor Eddie
Cantor’s Sunday evening broad
casts over the national hookup
of the Columbia Bradcasting Sys
tem, were discontinuing Cantor’s
program because of the receipt of
intimidating letters protesting
against Cantor as a Jew are ma
licious and unfounded canards,
the Seven Arts Feature Syndicate
was informed in an exclusive
statement by H. L. Bell, vice-pres
ident of Lehn & Fink, Inc.
Replying to a telegram of in
quiry from the Seven Arts Fea
ture Syndicate, Mr. Bell said that
Cantor was only under contract
for thirteen spring broadcasts in
order to enable him to return to
Hollywood for picture work. Lehn
& Fink have signed Cantor to a
new contract to broadcast for Pe
beco in the fall of 1935 and have
also obtained an option for Can
tor’s services in 1936.
The full text of Mr. Bell’s
statement follows: “Your state
ment is entirely incorrect. A new
contract has been signed with Ed
die Cantor to broadcast for Pebe
co in the fall of 1935, together with
options for next year. Our orig
inal contract with Cantor called
for only thirteen broacasts this
spring together with an option to
broadcast again in the fall upon
Cantor’s return from Hollywood to
make a picture.”
Y.M.H.A. DEDICATED
IN ELABORATE
CEREMONIES
Representation of Each Phase of
Communal Life of This City
Were Present at Exercises
MAYOR ALLEN CONGRATUL
ATES
Mr. Slusky Officially Opened the
Door of the New; Building and
Was the First to Enter
DAVE SLUSKY,
Augusta leader, who was first to
open new Y. M. H. A. building.
Jewesses Win Biggest
Sweepstakes Prizes
New York (WNS)—The gods of
luck were good to Jews in this
country for at least one day, for
the only two American winners
of the grand prizes of $143,475 in
the Irish Hospitals lottery were
both Jewish women. Mrs. Ray
Gold, of the Bronx, daughter-in-
law of a shamus whose entire con
gregation prayed for three days
to bring her luck, and Miss Ann
Goldberg, of Philadelphia, held
tickets on Reynoldstown, the win
ner of the Grand National Stee
plechase. Three others won big
prizes on Blue Prince, who fin
ished second, and Thomond II,
who finished third. Holders of
tickets on Blue'Prince were Ab
raham Weiss, a shoe factory work
er from New York and David
Waingrow, a department store
employe. Weiss and Waingrow
won $71,737. Dorothy Gaynor, of
New York’s East Side, who works
in a dress factory, won $50,000
with her ticket on Thomond n.
Further evidence of Jewish luck
was the fact that such Hebrew
pseudonyms as Mazel, Hatzlocha,
Hatzlocha Brocha and Yodea were
listed among the lesser winners.
WOMEN ZIONISTS ARE
HEADED BY LADY
HERBERTSAMUEL
Wife of the British Liberal Lead
er and First High Commis
sioner of Palestine
Former Cabinet Ministers
Back Numerus Clausus
For Jews In Rumania
Buhcarest (WNS)—The mounting
wave of anti - Semitic agitation
spreading over Rumania was given
a tremendous impetus with the is
suance of a violently-worded proc
lamation by eleven former cabinet
ministers unequivocally endorsing
the introduction of a numerus clau
sus for Jews in every field of ac
tivity. The publication of this man
ifesto coincided with an outbreak
of anti-Jewish violence in Bucha
rest, where a ball of Jewish univer
sity students was attacked by a mob
of anti-Semitic graduates. The proc
lamation of the ex-ministers de
mands the immediate introduction
of legislation similar to the Nazi
Aryan law in the professions, com
merce and schools. This move has
the backing of the Lawyers Associ
ation and the Engineers and Archi
tects Association, as well as of all
the Fascist and anti-Semitic groups
which are being coalesced into one
political bloc by former premier
Vaida Voevod.
SARNOFF HONORED BY
FRANCE WITH LEGION
OF HONOR DECORATION
New York (WNS)—David Sarn-
off, the former East Side immi
grant lad who is now president
of the Radio Corporation of
America and a mighty power in
communications industry, receiv
ed the Legion of Honor decora
tion from the French Government
in recognition of his pioneer ser
vices in the development of radio
broadcasting.
Tel Aviv (WNS—Palcor Agen
cy)—Lady Herbert Samuel, wife
of the British Liberal leader and
first High Commissioner of Pal
estine, was re-elected Honorary
President of the Women’s Inter
national Zionist Organization, and
Mrs. Vera Weizmann was named
president at the closing session
of the biennial congress of that
body meeting here. A budget of
£46,000 was adopted for the work
of the Organization, which pro
motes girls’ training and mother
and infant hygiene in Palestine.
It was resolved to enlarge the
work by sponsoring agricultural
training farms for Jewish girls in
various parts of Europe in pre
paration for settlement in Pal
estine. The decision to obtain a
loan of $50,000 to carry on this
activity was one of the principal
resolutions of the conference
which began on March 24.
Switzerland Charges
Nazis Violated Sov
ereignty In Kidnaping
Berlin (WNS)—Charging a “grave
violation of Swiss sovereignty” by
Germany, the Swiss minister to the
Reich vigorously protested against
the kidnapping on Swiss soil of
Berthold Jacob, refugee German
Jewish journalist, who was lured
from Strassbourg to Basle and then
carried across the German border
by Nazi agents. Jacob, who earned
the ire of the Nazis by his anti-
Hitler writings abroad and especial
ly by his prediction last October
that Germany would restore mili
tary conscription by April 1, is be
ing held here on a charge of mili
tary espionage. If convicted - lie will
be executed. The Swiss Govern
ment’s investigation of this outrage
disclosed that several other German
Jewish refugees had been kidnap
ped on Swiss soil during recent
months and that other refugees in
France and Switzerland had re
ceived threats from Nazi agents.
Prague (WNS)—A duplication of
the Jacob case is reported from the
German borden where M. Kurtz, a
Jewish refugee was kidnapped and
taken back to Germany together
with his wife and child.
Augusta, Ga. —Representatives
of each phase of communal life
of this city were present at the
dedication exercises of the new
Y. M. H. A. held in the recently
erected building on Green street.
Civic, business and spiritual lead
ers extended congratulatory mes
sages to the huge audience that
crowded the hall beyond capaci
ty.
Among the speakers who took
part in the program and who de
livered glowing addresses on the
accomplishments of the Augusta
Jewish community were City May-
j or Richard Allen, James M. Hull,
Judge Dan J. Fogarty and Rabbi
Joseph Leiser. These men express
ed their admiration of the never
ending vision of those responsi
ble for the building of the mag
nificent structure and organiza
tion that is responsible for major
contributions towards the cultural,
educational and athletic advance
ment of the city of Augusta.
To begin the program for the
day, James Sawilowsky, president
of the Y. M. H. A., presented for
the organization a golden key of
the building to David Slusky,
widely-beloved citizen of Augusta,
who Is credited with being the
most active supporter of the con
struction of the new building, hav
ing devoted himself unselfishly to
wards the completion of this pro
ject. Mr. Slusky officially opened
the door of the new building and
was the first to enter the building.
Promptly at 4 o’clock James
Sawilowsky,. president of the Y.
M. H. A., mouted the steps lead
ing into the main hall and pre
sented in behalf of the organiza
tion a golden key of the building
to David Slusky, who has been
the most active member of the
enterprise. As chairman of the
building committee, he gave free
ly of his time and counsel, as
a practical builder, to the details
of the structure. Mr. Slusky pro
ceeded to unlock the door and
was the first person, to officially
enter the Y. M. H. A.
Ushers of the A. Z. A. then
seated the audience and when
the visitors were seated, Lee Blum,
chairman of the dedication cere
monies, called upon the Rudolph
Orchestra for one stanza of the
national anthern. Rabbi S. Blind
er pronounced the invocation, fol
lowed by an address by Mayor
Allen, who congratulated the of
ficers of the Y. M. H. A. in real
izing this ambition to provide the
youth of the city with a place of
assembly where they may develop
their bodies and minds. He stress
ed the value of the building as
a means of bringing different
groups of people together and of
different teams as a means of re
moving differences and misunder
standings and eliminating bigotry
from the minds of all.
A musical selection from the
Rudolph Orchestra preceded Rab
bi Joseph Leiser’s address. Rabbi
Leiser called attention to the many
uses the new occasions of our day
will serve the community of old
and young within the city. He ex-
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