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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry
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ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 195)
Number 21
HERE and THERE
PIONEER WOMEN GIFT INDEMNIFICATION
XF'V YORK, (JTA) A half- . NEW YORK.(JTA)—More than
million dollars for the establish- j 12,000 victims of Nazism now liv
ing in the United States have filed
indemnification claims amounting
to over $15,000,000 against four
German provinces in the United
Truman Tells Agreement
to Arm Israel and Arab States
me’'
,nd maintenance of institu-
tlllI1> in Israel has been transmit-
lt • the Working Women’s Coun-
hi Israel by the Pioneer Wo
men of America.
ASHINGTON (JTA)—Presi- he document will be well received
dent Truman has announced that by Israel and the Arab states.
1KO AND JDC SHIP
hong KONG, (JTA)—The In-
;t . itimial Refugee Organization
i the Joint Distribution Com
mit: ec have chartered a vessel to
; ,st regular runs between Tient-
;:i. 'in- only port of exit in China,
ri Hong Kong with refugees
,v;sii to leave China.
SIGNS GENOCIDE PACT
I'AHIS, (JTA)—The French
mal Assembly has authorized
ucntAuriol to sign the United
.turns Convention Outlawing
uc.'u'C.de. This means that the
!i Government has ratified
< ..invention.
AJC Complaint
On Med Journal
Being Studied
NEW YORK, May 21. (JTA) —
Tno State Commission Against j
Discrimination will take up the j
omplaint of the American Jew-
h Congress charging that the I
\mcrican Medical Association, in |
' s monthly Journal, publishes I
discriminatory situation-wanted |
■idvertisements. The Cqmmission I
first, however, determine)
whether it has jurisdiction over j
such a complaint
The A.J.C. charged that the
A M A. official publication pub-
iisht position-wanted advertise
ments containing such terms as
"Anglo-Saxon,” “native born,"
"Gentile” and “Protestant.” A de-
' ial that any valid grounds existed
tor the charge was issued by Dr.
Louis Bauer, chairman of the A.
M A board of trustees. He said
that ads seeking help were not
permitted to carry any discrimi
natory phrases. But ads from per
sons seeking positions were allow
ed to state their preferences.
major agreement has been
| reached between the United
«... ; States, Britain and France with
a es zone oi Geimany, it was regard to the question of supply-
announced here this week by the ! ing arms and war material to the
American Federation of Jews ) Arab states and Israel on the basis
lrom Central Europe. ! of ^ e ' r needs to maintain a cer-
! tain level of armed forces for the
FOUND FRENCH PLAQUE purpose of assuring their internal
PARIS, (JTA)—A plaque lion- security and their legitimate salf-
oung French Jews who gave their | defense. The possibility that they
lives in World War I—which was may play a part in the defense of
removed by the Nazis when they ^ the Middle Eastern area as a
occupied Paris—was found re- , whole was also taken into consid-
cently in the Berlin museum of eration.
the German Army and replaced at
a ceremony to its former place at
the Hotel des Invalides here.
Portland to Vote
On Anti-Bias Law
The text of the agreement,
which was made public simul
taneously in Washington, London
and Paris, was handed over by the
State Department separately to
the diplomatic representatives of
the Arab states and to Isreal Am
bassador Eliahu Elath. In an-
PORTLAND, Oregon, (JTA)— nouncing the agreement at his
An ordinance prohibiting discrim- j press conference, President Tru-
ination in “places of public accom- j man said;
modation against persons because . „ The participation of the United
of race, color, religion, ancestory S(ates Government in the dec lara-
or national origin” will be one of Uon cmphaslzes this coun try’s de-
the major questions to be decided : sjre t() promote the maint enance
by the voters of Portland, Oregon. | Q . peace in the Near East . n is the
this November. | be lief of the United States Gov-
Portland is the city chosen this ernment that the declaration will
year by the National Conference Simulate, in the Arab countries
of Christians and Jews as the one ■ anc | Israel, increased confidence in
which, on the basis of its tolerance 1 f uture security, thus accelerating
Graphic Arts
Institute Cites
Jewish Book
A distinction rarely accorded to
Hvish books was won by “The
irth Is The Lord’s: The Inner
wld of the Jew is East Europe,”
■Abraham Joshua Heschel, when
was chosen as one of the April
ions of the Trade Book Clinic
American Institute of
uphic Arts, for its “outstanding
Vigraphic and production excel-
-nce."
■ shall Lee, who designed the
' k. has done a magnificent job
'dapting his design to the spirit
he work and has fully succeed-
1 apturing the feeling of both
Heschel’s deeply moving text
I *- Va Schor’s handsome wood-
illustrations.
record, can best serve as an "in
spiration to other communities in
building of brotherhood.” The or
dinance, which provides for fines
or prison terms for violators, was
adopted by the municipal council
but a petition signed by 32,000
residents forced a referendum on
it.
the progress now being made in
the Near East and contributing to
ward the well-being of the peo
ples there.”
Top-level government officials,
commenting on the American-
British-French declaration, said
that there is every evidence that
They pointed out that the U. S.
Government does not expect the
three-power agreement to result
in an increase of activity in the
arms race between Israel and the
Arab countries. They also express
ed the hope that the agreement
will encourage Arab-Israel nego
tiation for peace treaties through
the U. N. Palestine Conciliation
Commission.
American diplomats hailed the
agreement as an indication that
the three powers will act together
on Middle East policy. An appar
atus for the exchange of informa
tion among the three powers on
Gurion GiJ><‘s
At Karl Marx
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Premier
David Ben Gurion, Israel’s out
standing labor leader, took a gibe
at Karl Marx in a recent public
address delivered at the celebra-
don of the 25th anniversary of
“Givat Hashlosha,” a collective
settlement.
Pointing out that without the
workers’ fight for the Jewish labor
movement—and their victory—
the Jewish state would not have
been achieved, the Laborite Pre
mier said: “The Jewish worker
hus chosen an independent path.
He did not follow the philosophy
of Karl Marx who linked up the
Jewish people with money. Nor
did he follow the teachings of the
Zionist philosopher, Ahad Haam,
who said that cheap Arab labor is
necessary.” '
Atlanta Welfare Drive
Passes $700,000 Mark
At the close of the Men’s Divi
sion Report Meeting Thursday,
June 1, the General Chairmen of
the 1950 Year of Fulfillment Cam
paign, Rabbi Harry H. Epstein
and Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild,
announced that the cards turned
in at brought the campaign past
the $700,000.00 mark.
In a joint statement the Gen
eral Chairmen said, “The success j
of the campaign to date has been
gratifying and inspiring to all of
us. Our Advance Gifts Dinner j
was the most successful in At
lanta’s history. $345,000.00 is the
largest sum ever pledged to the
Fund at a single function. The
Cover All Day of the Women’s
Division was beyond all expecta
tions. Twelve hundred contribu
tors were solicited in a single Sun
day. Our Youth have gone all out
and surpassed their goal.
However, coverage is the key
to campaign success. The real suc
cess of the drive is still in the
pockets of the workers in the
form of prospect cards which have
not yet been solicited.
“The people of Atlanta are
ready and willing to give. Some
who has not as yet contributed
should be prepared when the
solicitor comes and give gener
ously.
“It may be that your card is in
the hands of a worker who has
had a sudden illness or was called
out of town. Don’t wait. Contact
a campaign leader or the Welfare
“We want to end the campaign
as quickly as possible. We can do
this only by completing our cov
erage.
“The lives of people abroad, the
health of children, the future of
American and World Jewry—all
of these depend on the success of
Fund office and make your pledge i our Campaign.’
Youth, Young Adult Division
Exceeds Goal of $7,500
Betty Ann Romm, General
Chairman of the Youth and Young
Adult Division of the 1950 Year
of Fulfillment Campaign an
nounced that $7,588.45 had been
raised to date by the young people
of Atlanta against a goal of
$7500.00 This compares to $4500.-
00 raised by the Youth Division in
$1730.00; the success of the Col
lege Group under the able leader
ship of Betty Ann Goldstein; and
the Religious Schools solicitation.
A breakdown of all groups
showed that the Religious Schools
raised $2200.00, the Tenn-Age
Groups, $1058.50, and the Young
Adult and College Group $4300.00
Commenting on the success of
Mr. Lee also
Gather Together;
designed “We
The Story of
■lanksgiving,” a Schuman pub-
j- ation selected by the Trade
Clinic last December for “its
anding design and its excel-
* 'f of production.”
1949. There are still a few cards
to be covered and the leaders of j the Youth and Young Adult Divi-
the Youth Division feel confident s j ori( Rabbi Harry H. Epstein, one
of reaching $8000.00. of ^e General Chairmen of the
Serving with Betty Ann Romm campaign said, “It is heartening
as vice chairmen are Betty Ann i to know that the future of the
Goldstein for Colleges, Shirley Atlanta Jewish Community is in
vy„ Pinsky for Religious Schools, j the hands of these devoted young
have' contacted campaign head- Donald Reisman for Young Adults peop i e . Rabbi Rothschild and my-
quarters to ask when they will be ralsed $ 220000 > the Teen " A « e self want to congratulate them all
solicited. It is Vltal V™* Highlights of the 1950 Youth
worker see every prospect now Campaign were the Advance
and to turn in signed pie ge car s Q^ ts Breakfast addressed by
immediately. , Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild at
“Every Jewish citizen of Atlanta j which 50 Young Adults pledged
and in particular Betty Ann
Romm, the General Chairman,
whose devotion to the 1950 cam
paign made possible the wonder
ful success of the division which
she led."
the arms situation in the Middle
East and shipments to that area
has been created, they revealed.
They also revealed that Congres
sional leaders were consulted by
the State Department, the three-
powers declaration was drawn up.
State Department officials em
phasized the fact that Israel has
received more American munitions
than the Arab states. They also
insist that the U. S. Government
is completely satisfied that there
is no threat to pjace in the Middle
East and that none of the states
in that area has aggressive inten
tions, nor is any state now in a
position to launch effective ag
gressive warfare.
Sources close to the State De
partment’s Munitions Export Con
trol Section insisted that Israel
has submitted a list of arms wishes
to buy and that the arms, with
some exceptions, have been gen
erally approved. The quantity Is
rael has received here was said
to be considerable, although it
was added that the total arms
shipments to the Middle East were
of insignificant proportions. Only
arms commercially available are
being licensed for sale by the U.S.
Jet planes, however, are consid
ered in this category, it was indi
cated.
Jewry Expands in
Los Angeles Suburb
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif.,
(JTA)-—From an estimated Jew
ish population in 1949 of 65 fam
ilies, this Los Angeles suburb to
day has about 200 Jewish families.
The rapidly growing Jewish pop
ulation of the area has made it
necessary to give large number of
newcomers an opportunity to
create a new community.
The families have held several
gatherings. Plans have been made
for frequent social and educational
gatherings, youth programs,
spiritual and religious needs. The
Jewish Community Council of the
Bay Cities has offered assistance
to the local community.
Yiddish Poet Is
Sharply Criticized
by Israeli Ivri-ists
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—H. Leivick,
prominent American Yiddish poet,
was sharply attacked here kt a
meeting of the Hebrew P.E.N.
Club for his “propaganda in favor
of Yiddish in Israel.” Speaking
against the poet were leading Is
rael authors and writers, includ
ing David Shimonovich and Yaa-
cov Cohen.
The Israelis maintained that
Hebrew is the 6nly language which
can cement “solid connections
with the dispersed communities”
while Yiddish is “dying a natural
death, particularly in the U.S.,
where the present Jewish genera
tion speaks only English.” Speak
ers pointed out that*the visiting
poet’s grandson does not speak
Yiddish.
Eban Is Named
to Replace Elath
TEL AVIV, May 28. (JTA)—
Aubrey S. Eban, chief delegate of
Israel to the United Nations, was
this week-end appointed Ambas
sador to the United States. He suc
ceeds Elihu Elath who will become
Israel’s Minister to Britain. Mr.
Eban is 35. He will continue as
Israel’s permanent delegate to the
U. N.