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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1»50
Number 2
Southern Israelite News Item Spurs Chain of JWV
Action Causing Change on Ban of Anti-Nazi Film
By ADOLPH ROSENBERG
The controversial Nuremberg: trial films are
now available throughout the United States—
almost through the courtesy of The Southern Is
raelite.
At least, this is the compliment paid The Is
raelite by Irving Libowsky, commander of the
Atlanta Post of the Jewish War Veterans.
Last October, Commander Libowsky said. The
Israelite carried a news item about the banning
of the films by the U. S. Army as containing “too
much horror.” The movie wap prepared by the
Army with documentary film captured from the
Nazis.
The Atlanta post became insensed about the
ban and was spurred to action, Mr. Libowsky
continued. Members framed a resolution for the
approaching national convention in Miami.
At the national convention, the Atlantans
pushed the resolution, arousing the entire dele
gations behind the resolution which condemned
the ban and urged the Army to change Its de
cision. It passed without a single dissent.
A representative of the Army on hand for the
convention took the resolution back to Wash
ington personally.
In short order, the Army hajd modified its
decision, majking the film available for public
showings through veterans organizations.
In Atlanta, the film has been televised several
times with other TV presentations scheduled
soon.
Arrangements have been made to show the
vivid films, which depict the horror of the ex
termination camps, to the public through the
Disabled War Veterans of America. Date and
time will be, announced later. The plaice is the
auditorium of the Georgia Evening College on
Ivy Street.
Copies of the film have been placed in all the
military districts of the U. S. and are available
for showings through local veterans groups.
Commander Libowsky revealed.
Syria Releases Last Israel
POW; Prisoner Pay Exchanged
Talks in Atlanta Jan. 16
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The last
Israel war prisoner in Syrian
hands, Akiva Feinstein of Rosh
Pina, was released this week after
two years of captivity, at an in
formal meeting of the Israel-
Syrian mixed armistice commis
sion at the Syrian customs house
near Mishmar Hayarden. Fein-
stcin should have returned with
other Israel prisoners in Syrian
last July 21, but the Syrians in
sisted they were detaining him on
a four-year prison sentence for
allegedly helping Syrian Jews to
escape to Israel.
At the same meeting, the Israel
delegation remitted 600 pounds
($1,680) to the Syrians as wages
for work performed by Syrian
prisoners of war released by Is
rael since the signing of the ar
mistice agreement. The Syrians
demolished a provisional bridge
to Transjordan which they had
built during the Palestine war,
near Mishmar Hayarden. The only
crossing to Transjordan now is
over the Bnot Jaacov Bridge, re
built by Israel two months ago.
Delegates in Atlanta
For IWB Conference
Delegates from more than 22
communities in the Southern Sec
tion, National Jewish Welfare
Board, will consider a broad ap
praisal of the Jewish Center move
ment in light of community trends
and community planning for the
financing of social welfare needs,
and a review of the Jewish Center
role in strengthening Jewish life
in America, at the fifth annual
meeting in Atlanta, Jan. 14-15,
Sessions will be held, on Satur
day evening, at the Ahavath
Achim Center. Sessions on Sunday
Jan. 15, will be held at the Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel.
The Southern Section is one of
eight through which JWB func
tions as the National Association
of the Centers and YM-
YWHAs.
Daniel Schlanger of Houston,
Texas, is president. Efraim Gale
and Judah Katz are field secre
taries of the Southern Section.
Elliott Levitas, prominent youth
leader of Atlanta and vice chair
men of the Southern Section Jew
ish Youth and Young Adult Coun
cil, will report on the Jewish
Youth Institute held last summer.
Meyer Balser, president of the
Atlanta Jewish Community Cen
ter, is general convention chair
man. Members of this committee
WJC Memo Charges Nations
With Hampering Immigration
National JWV Commander
Jackson J. Holtz, above, who will
speak at a public banquet Monday
evening at Progressive Club. (See
story, page 8).
GENEVA, (JTA)—A memoran
dum charging that Brazil, Chile,
Venezuela and other Latin Amer
ican countries are practicing dis
crimination against Jewish imnu-
graton was submitted this week
to the Conference on Migration
which opens here this week under
the auspices of the United Nations
and the International Labor Of
fice.
The memorandum, presented by
the World Jewish Congress, also
points out that the Canadian com
mission selecting displaced per
sons for admission to Canada re
jects Jewish applications from the
Polish refugee camp Arusha. It
also draws the attention of the
Conference to the fact that Aus
tralian selective teams visiting
DP areas have issued 1,400 immi
gration certificates to Balts and
Poles; but not a single one to a
Jewish displaced person.
The World Jewish Congress
proposes in its memorandum, first
the exchange of information on
immigration facilities through a
clearing house for international
(Continued on page eight)
Israeli ITEMS
LAKE SUCCESS, (JTA)—The
Egyptian delegate to the U. N.
this week described as “devoid of
any foundation” a report that
Egypt is conducting secret peace
negotiations with Israel.
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The 30th
settlement in the Negev was
founded this week.
• • • * *
TEL AVIV, (JTA)Full recog
nition of the Chinese Communist
Government at Peiping, as well as
well as new Indonesian Republic,
was extended this week by Israel,
a spokesman of the Foreign Min
istry announced.
• * * • •
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—One-fllfth
of the $100,000,000 Export-Import
Bank loan to Israel has already
been distributed by the Ministry
of Trade to 140 plants and factor
ies while additional allocations
will be made shortly to another
160 factories.
Atlanta’s Mrs. Tilly Among
ACPC Visitors Now in Israel
REHOVOT, Israel, (JTA)—A
x-member delegation of the
merican Christian Palestine
ommittee visiting Israel was
oeived here this week by Pres
ent Chaim Weizmann. The vis
iting delegates inspected Nazareth,
Galilee and a number of collective
settlements and immigrant recep
tion camps.
The deputation is composed of
(/Continued on page eight)
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—A "fourth
round” in the Israel Government’s
war on the cost of living is expect
ed to be put into effect shortly, it
was announced here this week.
This action will take the form of
price cuts for clothing, footwear,
paper, medical supplies, leather
goods and metal products.
• • * * *
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Youth
Aliyah movement has blueprinted
schedules for absorbing 100,000
children and youths in the next
five years, Moshe Kol, member of
the Jewish Agency executive and
chief of its Youth Aliyah depart
ment, said this week in reporting
on the movement's achievements
and plans on completion of 15
years of existence.
Leaders Laud
Sam Gompers
at Centennial
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
centennial celebration of the birth
of Samuel Gompers, British-born
Jewish labor leader, first presi
dent of the American Federation
of Labor, was opened here this
week with a dinner addressed by
President Truman, Vice President
Alben W. Barkley and leaders of
the labor movement in this coun
try.
President Truman, in a surprise
appearance at the dinner, attend
ed by more than 1,000 guests,
lauded Gompers for his “great
contribution to the welfare of this
great country of ours.” He told
the gathering that he considered
Gompers “labor’s great states
man” and the originator of the
great movement to set labor free.”
Vice President Barkley, a friend
of the late labor feader, stated
that “Mr. Gompers humanized
and enriched the American way
of life.”
ELLIOT LEVITAS
. . . speaks for youth
are: Sol Benamy, Charles Berg
man, Ned Cohen, Joe Cuba, Sam
uel Eplan, A. L. Feldman, Law
rence Fox, Mrs. Jake Friedman,
Frank Garson, Joe Gerson, B. R.
Gordon, Sidney Herzenberg, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Heyman, J. B.
Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Krick, Max Kuniansky, Thomas
Makover, Sylvan Makover, Jack
Maziar, M. J. Merlin, Donald
Oberdorfer, William T. Rich, Joe
Rinzler, Chas. -~.Rinzler, Louis
Rosenberg, Samuel Pothberg, Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Shulhafer, David
Slann, I. M. Weinstein, Mandle
Zaban, Edward M. Kahn and Abe
Goldstein.
Mrs. Sam Alterman of Atlanta
is chairman of the Hospitality
Committee. Aiding her are Mrs.
M. J. Merlin, Mrs. Barney Med-
intz, Mrs. Meyer Balser, Mrs. Na
than Lipton, Mrs. David Gershon,
Mrs. George Alterman, Mrs. Louis
Rosenberg, Mrs. Marie Mostow,
Mrs. Sylvan Makover, Mrs. Ed
Krick, Mrs. Herman Heyman,
Mrs. Marvin Sugarman, Mrs. A.
L. Feldman, Mrs. Erwin Zaban.
Members of the Southern Chap
ter of the National Association of
Jewish Center Workers will hold
their annual meeting on Jan. 14
and 15.
Historic Merger
Of Hungarian Jewry
BUDAPEST, (JTA)—For the
first time in 80 years, the Ortho
dox and non-Orthodox factions of
Hungarian Jewry were united re
cently, following a merger of the
Jewish Central Board, represent
ing non-Orthodox Jews, and the
Board of Orthodox Jews.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN CABINET NAMED FOR UJA
General Chairman Henry Morgenthajb, extreme left, has announced the creation of a twenty cabinet to
aid the 1950 United Jewish Appeal Campaign. Among the rronp are (1 to r): Herbert R. Abeles, president,
Essex County, N. J., Jewish Community Council; Morris W. Berinstcin, Syracuse, former National Chair-
mah for UJA Caravans; Samuel Rothberg, Perlorla, III. 1950 UJA Chairman for Initial Gifts; Julian B,
Benesky, Perioria, former UJA National Chairman for Regions, and Eddie Cantor, former chairman of
the UJA's National Campaign Council.