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1 1925
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Jewry
rOL. XXI—No. 17
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1946
Anti-Semite Urges
.Rankin Support
■NEW YORK—Gerald B. Win-
Wd, anti-Semitic pamphleteer
Mpder indictment for sedition,
mailing* hundreds of thou-
mds of pamphlets to Ameri-
ins, urging them to support
le House Committee on Un-
llmerican Activities “under its
kfesent leadership," mean ing
Representative John E. Rankin
of Mississippi, foremost Jew and
Negro-baiter in the House of
Representatives, it was revealed
here by the Veterans League of
America. The pamphlets titled
F’Calling All Americans,” are is
sued by Winrod's anti-Semitic
organization “Defenders of the
[Christian Faith,” in Wichita,
(Kansas.
The Veterans League has been
(campaigning for the forced oust
er of Rankin as chairman of the
House Veterans Legislative Af
fairs Committee.
Welfare Fund
Campaign Passes
Half-Way Mark
"Second Half Is Always Hardest"
General Chairman F. Garson Says
Frank Garson, General Chairman, announced that the
1946 campaign had passed the halfway mark in the pre-cam
paign solicitation from advance givers. While this may be
regarded as a creditable showing, Mr. Garson pointed out
that Atlanta was still far from the goal. It is the second
half which will be the harder to
BARNEY MEDINTZ
LOUIS REGF.NSTEIN, JR.
Gerald L. K. Smith
Faces New Trial
After Serving Jail
CHICAGO—(JPS) — General
L. K. Smith, head of the Amerl-
ca First Party, was sentenced to
sixty days in jail here oc. charges
of contempt of court, for dis
tributing leaflets to reporters
t during the trial in Municipal
‘Court of Arthur Terminiello, de
frocked Coughllnite priest, who
dellveerd an anti-Semitic speech
at an America First Rally here,
February 7.
Terminiello was fined $100 for
disorderly conduct at the rally.
Smith and his associate, Fred
Kister, of Chicago, face separate
trials at a later date on the sam*
charges.
Bring
12 Ships To
DPs To America
NEW YORK—A dozen cargo
ships will be assigned by the
War Shipping Administration
in the next few months to pro
vide passage to the United
States for displaced persons
from Europe entering this coun
try under President Truman’s
directives to speed up immigra
tion within present quotas, it
was announced here. The ships,
each of 11,750 gross tons, will
carry about 1.000 passengers
each trip, in accommodations
formerly used by troops. Two
former passenger liners, the 20,-
000 ton Uruguay and the Ar
gentina may also be assigned for
the DP trips, but after a few
voyages probably will be with
drawn for reconversion for post
war luxury trade.
Mrs. C. Sfrasburger Guest Speaker
At South Carolina Convention Of
Federation Of Temple Sisterhood
Mrs. Clarence Strasburger, active club and civic leader
of Knoxville, Tenn., will be guest speaker at the Convention
of the South Carolina Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
on Wednesday, April 24, in Dillon, S. C. Mrs. Dillon, who
is a member of the Executive Board of the National Fed
eration of Temple Sisterhoods, is
also President of the Kentucky-
Tennessee Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods. She is Program
Chairman for the Beth-El Tem
ple Sisterhood of Knoxville, and
has served as War Service Cahir-
man for that group. Mrs. Stras
burger has received two Red
Cross service pins, as well as the
Office of Civilian Defense award
for 2,000 hours of war service
work.
The Convention in Dillon will
begin at 930 a. m. on April 24
with a meeting of teh Executive
Board of the Suoth Carolina
Federation of Temple Sister
hoods, at the Shav Shalom Syna
gogue. The regular session, will
be attended by representatives
of the twelve local units which
comprise the state organization.
The luncheon at which Mrs.
Strasburger will speak is to be
held at the Wheeler Hotel.
The South Carolina Federation
is a chapter of the National Fed
eration of Temple Sisterhoods,
which is composed of more than
400 local units in the United
States, Canada, Cuba, Panama,
Scotland and South Africa, and
has a roster of over 60.000 indi
vidual members. Mrs. Louis A.
Rosett of New Rochelle, N. Y.,
who was a guest speaker at the
1945 Convention of South Caro
lina Sisterhoods in Sumter, was
recently elected National Pdesi-
dent. Mrs.' Julian Hennig of
Columbia is a Vice-President of
the national organization.
Officers of the South Caroling
Federation are: Mrs. Nina M.
Phelps of Sumter, 2nd Vice-
President; Mrs. Charles Reyner
of Columbia, Recording Secre
tary; Mrs. Sam Reyner of Co
lumbia, corresponding Secretary;
and Mrs. Sam Reevin of Sumter,
Treasurer.
make. Campaign workers are
confident, however, that the
total overall goal will be over
subscribed.
The Associate Chairmen of the
campaign have rallied to the
cause wholeheartedly and with
energy, determined to leave
nothing undone to bring the ur
gency of this year’s effort to the
attention of the contributors.
They have followed the splendid
example set for them by Frank
Garson and are “hoofing” it,
using up a lot of shoe leather,
and they are getting results.
Particular attention should be
made of the following associate
chairmen who have been work
ing the past two weeks either
singly or in partnership with
teammates; Meyer Balser, Abe
Goldstein, Thomas Makover, Sam
Eplan, Philip Shulhafer, I. J.
Paradise. Donald Oberdorfer. In
between trips, Bernard Martin
took his share of the prospects
and got first rate results. He did
this while he was getting ready
for a long business trip to Cal
ifornia. J. R. Jacobs worked his
cards with good results. Clar
ence Elsas, Sam Rothberg, Da
vid Slann and R. H. Rich are the
other associate chairmen and
they are getting into stride to
carry their end of the load. Now
is the time to help. Next year
will be too late for too many of
the survivors.
MEN’S DIVISION “COLONELS"
OUT WORKING ON
“SPECIAL TREATMENT” ^
At an enthusiastic and well at
tended meeting of all the “Colo
nels” in the Men’s Dlvsion held
last Sunday morning at the Pro
gressive Club, several hundred
cards were distributed for pre
campaign solicitation. They were
prospects who require special
consideration and what cam?
paigners in Atlanta designate by
the term “special treatment.” It
is an educational process of lift
ing standards of giving. Many,
of these will be brought into the
category of advance givers.
The “Colonels” heard a talk by
Frank Garson on the 1946 Emer
gency. Joseph F. Haas presided.
Louis Regensteln, Jr., Barney
Medintz, Sam Eplan, Meyer Bal
ser and Philip Shuhafer assisted
with the work of getting the
proper card into the hands o <
proper worker.
Two movies were shown, “Thej
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"CLINIC" ON ANTI-SEMITISM
TO BE HELD HERE NEXT WEEK
Prominent Speakers Invited By American
Jewish Committee And B'nai B'rith's ADL
GROUND IS BROKEN FOR
DALTON TEMPLE BETH EL
It’s good news—when a com- | The top story is to be for wor-
munity can build a temple, and | ship services. A recreation room
not be troubled with priorities an{ j a m0{ jern kitchen are to be
that war time measures brought
about. The ground has been
broken and work bgun in Dalton
of the Temple Beth-El. To see
the vision of a new house of
worship is gratifying, not only to
the 35 families in Dalton, but
to the Jewish peoples every
where.
The Temple, to be erected on
Valley Drive, will be of modern
design in every respect. Finished
with red brick face, the struc
ture will be approximately 199
feet long and 46 feet wide.
installed in the basement.
A seating capacity for about
200 persons has been designed.
Sam Millender is chairman of
the building committee, assisted
by Simon Ginsberg and Joe Dub-
rof. The contractor is E. E. Ho
ward, and the architect, William
Crutchfield.
Temple Beth-El officers are:
Harry Saul, president; Irving
Funk, vice president; Ira Noch-
umson, secretary, and Arthur
Richman, treasurer.
The Atlanta Chapter of the
“American Jewish Committee”
and the “Atlanta Jewish Com
munity Council” Committee on
Community Relations -in co
operation with Atlanta ADL of
B’nai B’rith will hold an open
“Clinic” on Anti-Semitism to be
given Thursday, 8:30 p. m., May
2, at the Mayfair Club.
This “Clinic” will be a vivid
portrayal which will bring en
lightenment to all who attend.
Manifestations of Anti-Semi
tism can be likened to the com
mon cold—in the main—much is
said about colds, but little or
nothing is done about them.
This “Clinic” will portray some
of the many atcivities of the
American Jewish Committee in
combating Anti-Semitism, as
well as the causes which create
and necessitate these actions.
The following members of the
Committee staff, top profes
sionals in their respective fields,
will participate:
1. Richard C. Rothschild,
Director of the Public Education
and Information Department, an
author and lecturer on phi
losophy, with a background of
commercial advertising and pub
bUc relations.
Cxechs Force Jews
To Return To Red
Held Territory
2. Mrs. Ethel C. Phillips, forum.
Public Relations Consultant
heading the Production Division
of the Department of Public In-j
formation and Education. She
enjoyed a long experience as
organizer and director of the
Community Adult Education,
Public Education, and Interna
tional Relations Forums before
joining this staff.
3. Newman Levy, member of
the Legal and Investigative De
partment of the American
Jewish Committee, is an author
of note, a lawyer and past As
sistant District Attorney of New
York County. His work as an
author has frequently appeared
in such leading periodicals as
Harpers, New Yorker and the
Saturday Evening Post.
4. Lt. Col. Julius Schrieber,
Director of Veteran activities,
also covers special activities in
some other fields. Prior to the
war Col. Schrieber was chief of
research and shock therapy of
the Stocton State Hospital. Be
fore joining the staff of the
Committee, Col. Schrieber was
Chief of the Program Section of
the Army Orientation Branch
of the War Department.
After the presentation of the
“Clinic”, there will be an open
NEW YORK (JPS)—Forcible
repatriation of 10,000 Jews from
Czechoslovakia to the Carpatho-
Ukraine (Ruthenia), now part of
Soviet Russia, already has be
gun, as a result of Czechoslo
vakia’s yielding to Russian de
mands for the repatriation of
40,000 refugees of all faiths to
that area, Sydney Gruson, New
York Times correspondent, re
ports in a dispatch from Nurem
berg. The World Jewish Con
gress has brought this matter to
the attention of United States
and British authorities.
Jewish officials have protested
to the Czech Government, urging
that the Jews from Carpatho-
Ukraine be granted privileges of
stateless persons under interna
tional agreement.
J
Hans Frank Admits
War Crime Guilt
NUREMBERG (JPS) — Hans
Frank, Nazi Governor General of
Poland during the war,'admitted
freely his part in the extermina
tion of European Jews and told
the International War Crimes
Tribunal here that “a thousand
years will pass and this guilt of
Germany will not be erased.”
He said he would “bear re
sponsibility for events in Poland
during his tenure. He added
that he was ashamed of the
passages in his diary which ex
pressed his amusement at the
torture and murder of Jews.
Earlier, Rudolph Hoess, former
commandant of the infamous
Oswiecim death camp in Poland,
testified that defendant Ernst
Kaltenbrunner, head of the
German Security Police, and his
staff, were directly responsible
for all commitments to and in
dividual executions in the deatfe
camp.