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The Southern 0X3 T30 SU9W '8131090 £0 Xq.T9 j:8A f u n AnsiqTT Established 1925 Weekly Netvspapei wry VOL. XVII. NO. 33 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1942 PRICE FIVE CENTS JEWISH MILITARY PARADE IN TEL AVIV rr A thousand Jewish young men and women, from the towns and villages ] „ of the Jewish National Home; mem bers of the British Forces marched 1 through the streets of Tel Aviv, cheered enthusiastically by huge crowds. They included men and wo- I men and the salute was taken by the I District Commissioner and the Mayor t of Tel Aviv. On the left is a section of the wo men’s contingent, the Auxiliary Ter ritorial Service, marching down Al- lenby Road, with aircraft in compli mentary flight above the parade. An other section of the parade is shown on the right. These action photo graphs were received recently from Palestine at the offices of the Jewish National Fund of America. Nine Governments Hail FDR's Warning To Nazis WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Envoys of the nine governments whose territories have been occupied by the German warmly welcomed President Roosevelt’s warning to the Axis powers that their officials would be held legally responsible for atrocities and other acts violat ing international laws. “The President’s statement ap- likely that the President’s state- parently means that the United rnent would be followed by some Stutes has associated itself with expression from the British Government. “We are highly gratified by the President’s statement which will result in tremendous relief thru- out the occupied nations,” a spokesman at the Polish embassy said. “It lends great force to the declaration already made by the German held nations in London.” The spokesman recalled that Premier Stalin, in his talk with Premier Sikorski in Moscow last December 4, assured the Polish statesman that Russia would see that enemy atrocities were pun ished. the declaration made by the repre sentatives of the nine occupied countries at a meeting at St. James Palace in London last January. They then pledged punishment of the guilty and began a record of crimes and their perpetrators,” one of the foreign diplomats said. Other diplomats here thought it 84 Refugee Children Arrive In Palestine NEW YORK, (JTA)—The safe arrival of eighty-four Jewish refugee children in Palestine from various purts of Europe and Asia was announced by Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Some of the children were in transit for two years. The arrival of this group brings to 8,250 the number of boys and girls who have been sent to Pales tine in the past eight years. Almost 1,300 have come to Palestine since beginning of the war. Warship Named After Jewish Hero Palestine Volunteer Force Growing JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Govern ment officials, bankers, business men and employees in the Haifa district are flocking to join the Palestine, Volunteer Force to be trained with anti-aircraft units, the press here reported. The Vol unteer Force will be trained and equipped by the army for coopera tion with regular army units. Announcing that there are al ready 137 commissioned Jewish officers and 80 Jewish medical of ficers, Moshe Shertok, head of the Political department of the Jew ish Agency, declared at a press conference here that the recent decision of the British Government to permit the formation of Jewish infantry battalions in Palestine followed prolonged Jewish nego tiations “Now that this decision has been reached, let us not be satisfied with what we have done hitherto with regard to recruit ment. We have now to consider ably enlarge our recruiting work,” he said. Protest of Pope Denied By Berlin ZURICH, (JTA)—The Berlin radio, broadcasting in English, de nied that Papal Nuncio Valerio Valeri had protested to Marshal Petain against mistreatment of Jews in France. The Nazi broadcast said that the report of the protest was based on a request the Nuncio made for “certain facilities in a special case.” According to the Germans, Vichy has repeatedly denied that any protest was made. The broad cast added that the recent visit of French Ambassador in Washing ton to Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles was for the pur pose of reiterating the derfial. 1,500 Refugees To Arrive Monthly France Encouraged By Dieppe Raid LONDON, (JTA)—Jews in oc cupied France discarded their yel low Mogen Davids when they heard that British and American armed forces had made a landing in Dieppe, the Nazi-controlled Paris radio reported in comment ing on the immediate reaction in Paris during the Dieppe battle. Private Louis Kline, next-of-kin of Harry Kline, Memphis, Tenn., is listed among the missing in the first casualty list of the Dieppe raid. Harold Bergman, a young Jewish officer from Winnipeg, is reported am/ong the Canadian fighters who returned safely from the epic battle. NEW YORK, (JTA)—More than 1,500 Jewish refugees will be clear ed monthly by the end of the year from Europe to the Western Hem isphere, Emanuel Rosen, director of the immigration service of the Joint Distribution Committee, stated, arriving at the marine terminal at LaGuardia Field aboard a trans-Atlantic clipper. Mr. Rosen had been at Lisbon, Portugal, for two years expediting evacuation of Jewish refugees from Euilope. He paid tribute to Portu guese officials for their splendid cooperation in aiding his organiza tion’s work among the refugees. He pointed out that since the out break of the European war, 36,000 refugee Jews have been evacuated through Portugal to the United States and Pan-American countries. Praying Shawls To Clothe Soldiers ZURICH. (JTA)—The Jew ish community of Lwow, capi tal of Nazi,occupied Eastern Galicia, has received an order from the Gestapo to deliver 5,- 000 praying shawls made of wool- The shawls, it is believed here, will be used for the pro duction of some form of cloth ing for the German soldiers on the Russian front for the forth coming winter. Wear Mogen David To Spite Nazis The suggestion that Jews in Russia should wear a Mogen Da vid “to spite the Fascists” is made in an article by David Bergelson, well-known Jewish writer. Citing the population in France, Belgium and Holland as examples, | the article says that those French men, Belgians and Dutchmen who donned yellow Mogen Davids in sympathy with the Jews thereby displayed their contempt for the Nazi anti-Jewish laws in the most conspicuous way. “Not all Jews ever considered it their duty to wear the ancient Jewish emblem, but now when the Nazis consider the Mogen David a brandmark, Jews who never thought of wear ing this insignia are demonstra tively wearing it with pride,” the noted Jewish writer declares in his article. Cuba Halts Immigration HAVANA, CUBA, (JTA)—The suspension of all authorizations issued by the Immigration Depart ment for Cuban visas to applicants ! in Europe was announced during the week end by Dr. Jose A. Mar tinez, Minister of State. The order, which will come as a blow to many refugees in Europe who were hoping to emigrate to j Cuba, also provides for the sus pension of all applications for Cu ban citizenship. Draft Skilled Jews STOCKHOLM, (JTA)—The Na zi authorities have resorted to drafting Dutch Jews of special skills for work in Germany proper because of the acute shortage of highly skilled labor, it was learned here. Senate Hears Report About Poland WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Con gressional circles discussed the question as to what can be done here for the starving Jews and Poles in Nazi-held Poland, follow ing an impressive speech delivered in the Senate last Thursday by Senator James M. Mead on Nazi atrocities in Poland- In his stirring address, Sen. Mead stated that “in the ghetto of Warsaw alone, in 1941, about 50,- 000 Jews died of starvation.” The death rate of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto today is 6,000 a month, he said. He predicted that as a result of the murderous policy of the Nazis in Poland, “it will not be long before there are no Jews left in the Polish ghettos.” Ira Weil Jef fery, who died in action at Pearl Harbor and for whom the new Ira Weil Jeffery B’nai B’rlth Lodge In Minneapolis was recently named, is now to be honored by the United States Navy which plana to name an escort vessel of the destroyer type after him. So far as is known, the U. S. 8. Jeffery will be the first naval vessel tn American history to be after a Jew, Synagog on Wheels INDO, CALIF., (JTA)—Dedica tion ceremonies were held here recently at Camp Young for the smallest synagogue in the world— synagogue on wheels. Jewish soldiers in desert train ing had no place to worship. Rabbi Isadore Franzblau solved their problem by converting the rear end of a station wagon. Pelley Appeals Again INDIANAPOLIS, (JTA)—Federal authorities said here that William Dudley Pelley, anti-Semitic leader of the Silver Shirts who faces a 15-year prison term fer sedition, “might” be required first to serve a term in North Carolina for violation of a state law. Pelley, whose motion for a new trial on the sedition charge was denied, has filed notice that he would appeal to the Circuit Court at Chicago. The anti-Semitic leader also is wanted by North Carolina on a conviction under the state’s blue sky laws. Oscar R. Ewing, New York attorney who prosecuted Pelley, said there was “every possibility” that Pelley would be turned over to North Carolina before beginning his 15-year federal term. Pelley algo faces trial on another federal indictment charging him and 26 others with subversive activities.