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No. 32
Familiar Pattern?
Iran Blocks Visas
for U. S. Jews
NEW YORK (AJP)—Reports
that American Jews have sud
denly encountered serious diffi
culties in getting visas for Iran
was added this week to a mount
ing list of developments point
ing to Iran as the next Aiub
state likely to expel its Jews.
Any mass expulsion of Iran's
80.000 Jews would pose a tre
mendous new threat to Israel’s
already strained immigration
program.
Another development was the
disclosure that Stanley Abram-
ovitz, Joint Distribution Commit
tee official stationed in Teheran,
has been virtually isolated in the
Iranian capital. Abramovitz, the
American Jewish Press learned,
can no longer leave Teheran
without police pcrmiss'on.
Both Jewish Agency and
United Jewish Appeal leaders in
the United States were frankly
worried.
The Damascus radio for the
past month has been steadily
predicting that Iran would be the
next Arab country to institute
what it termed “compulsory
repatriation” of its Jews.
As Holy Days Approach:
Rabbis Study Ban
of ‘Mushroom’ Shules
Another development which
increased the worries of Jewish
officials about Iran was that
state’s action in closing its con
sulate in Jerusalem on July 7.
Iran was one of the few Moslem
states which did not participate
in the 1948 invasions of Pales
tine.
I'he effect of a sudden mass
exodus of almost 100,000 Iranian
Jews into Israel was viewed
here as serious. Any such heavy
migration added to the steady of
flow of European refugees now
jamming the Jewish State's ab-
sorbtive resources would pose a
serious problem, Jewish officials
here admitted.
They expressed hope that any
such mass expulsion by the na
tionalist-pressed Iranian gov
ernment could be aver'ed.
NEW YORK CITY (AJP)—A
promise of vigorous action
against “mushroom synagogues”
which spring up annually for the
High Holidays was made this
week by the New York Board
of Rabbis, which represents 500
Reform, Conservative and Or
thodox rabbis.
Rabbi Harold Gordon, execu
tive secretary of the board, said
that with the Holy Days ap
proaching, the board was study
ing ways of implementing a
state law which makes it a mis
demeanor to seek to capitalize
on religious interests for private
gain.
Two committees of the board,
one on religious observances and
one on legislation, are in confer
ence with state authorities on
application of the law to pro
moters of the quickie synagogues
us well as on means reporting
such cases, Rabbi Gordon told
the American Jewish Press.
He said that because of the
lateness of Rosh Hashonah this
year, the volume of complaints
was smaller than usual but that
it was expected to grow. He re
vealed that communities outside
the state have contacted thd
board for advice on the problem.
Peron Sings Hatikvah;
to Decorate Weizmann
Secretary of Labor Tobin
To Address JWV Encampment
Convention Chairman Harry Harrison was busy this week
knitting together the final details for the following high
lights of the forthcoming National Encampment of the
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 5.
(JTA)—President Juan D. Peron
yesterday joined in singing the
Israeli national anthem when he
attended a reception given by
the Jewish community in honor
of Dr. Pablo Manguel, Argentine
Minister to Tel Aviv, who ar
rived here on leave. General and
Mrs. Peron were given a great
ovation by the assembly which
heard tributes to Gen. and Mrs.
Peron and to Dr. Manguel by
leaders of the Jewish community
and by Yaakov Tsur, Israel Min
ister to the Argentine.
During the course of the meet
ing it was announced that Ar
gentina’s highest decoration
would be bestowed on Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, President of Israel.
The presentation will be made
by Dr. Manguel when he returns
to his post. In speeches at the
reception, both President and
Mrs. Peron reiterated their ap
preciation for the welcome and
Ex-Nazi Finance
Brains Gets Post
NEW YORK CITY (AJP) —
Hitler's financial brains, the
cunning wizzard of Nazi Ger
many's Finance Ministry, Hjai-
mar Schacht, arrived in Jakarta
last week-end, according to re
ports reaching the United States,
to assume an official post as
“guest advisor” for the Indo
nesian government.
expressed their friendship for
the Jewish community and for
the state of Israel.
As President Peron was en
tering tht hall, a petition was
handed to him asking that 30
Jewish writers stranded in Paris
be admitted to Argentina. It was
announced during the meeting
that President Peron had read
tjie petition and had immediate
ly decided to order the admission
of the 30 men.
A flood of military figures,
including top-ranking officials
from many Southern military
installations and the entire per
sonnel of the famed Parris Is
land (S. C.) Marine Band, will
descend on the city for the pa
rade and the programs which are
to follow.
Fourteen bands, numerous
floats and marching units from
civic, fraternal * and military
units will participate, according
to Arthus Weiss, former com
mander of the Atlanta J.W.V.
Post, No. 112, which is serving
as convention host.
Jewish War Veterans of Amer
ica in Atlanta during Labor Day
weekend:
1. Keynote by Maurice J. To
bin, Secretary of Labor in the
President’s Cabinet.
2. A gigantic rally of civic,
fraternal and military organiza
tions through the streets of At
lanta.
tee in charge of arranging the
parade. Serving with* him are
Alfred Schwartz, A1 Berger,
Jack Hess, Sam Lesnoff, Sey
mour Lavine and Sam Zussman.
Brigadier General Julius Klein
of Chicago, a past national com
mander, will serve as parade
marshal.
Lieut.-General Hodges will be
the reviewing officer. Hodges
and other top military figures
will receive the salutes of the
parading units from a special
reviewing stand.
Joining the Jewish War Vet
erans in the parade will be rep
resentatives from the American
Legion, the Veterans of Foreign
3. A community-wide patriotic
rally at the municipal auditor
ium.
News of Mr. Tobin’s accept
ance to address the banquet hon
oring National JWV Commander
Henry Albert was received by
Paul Ginsberg, National Judge
Advocate of the J.W.V., who is
Wars, the American Veterans
Committee and the colorful box
car units of the 40 & 8, the
American Legion’s fun organiza
tion.
The Third Army color guard,
its band and marching units will
comprise one unit in the line of
march.
Another unit will be headed
by the Marine Color Guard, the
Marine Band and units of the
Marine Air Detachment.
Units will also be furnished
from Dobbins Air Base, the
Naval Air Station and the Geor
gia National Guard, as well as
the Shrine Legion of Honor, its
Drum and Bugle Corps and Drill
Team.
The Parade will get under way
at 11 a. m. and all members of
the Jewish community are in
vited to observe its progress thru
the heart of Atlanta and to join
later, around 12:30 p. m. at the
Patriotic Rally in the Municipal
Auditorium.
The program at the Auditor
ium will include brief addresses
by several visitors and an inter
faith Four Chaplains Memorial
Service honoring the war dead
of all faiths and denominations.
The delegates to the conven
tion and the visiting dignitaries
will be guests at a Military Ball
scheduled for Monday night at
the Progressive (Jllub. A half-
hour concert by the Marine Band
will be one of the evening’s
treats, as will be a grand march.
Later a popular orchestra will
play for the dance.
a candidate for the organization’s
top post.
The cabinet member, a former
governor of the State of Mass.,
will talk Wednesday at the Pro
gressive Club. He is regarded as
one of the nation’s great orators.
Advance reservations indicate
the encampment in the Gate
City to the South will be one of
the largest in the history of the
56-year-old Jewish War Veter
ans of America. It will be the
first time the group has con
vened in the deep South, with
the exception of Miami Beach.
Nearly 1500 visitors are ex
pected and a full round of fes
tivities and activities is being
arranged under Mr. Harrison’s
direction.
The program will open Satur
day, Sept. 1, with a meeting of
the Policy Committee in the
morning and the National Exe
cutive committee in the after
noon. Commander Henry Albert
of New York heads the policy
making group. Its other mem
bers include Mr. Ginsburg of
Atlanta, Joe Barr of Washing
ton, Fred Harris of Meridan,
Conn., Myer Dorfan of Minne
apolis and Leon Sacks, former
of Philadelphia, a former U. S.
Congressman.
Sam Heller of Norfolk is
chairman of the national execu
tive body.
Following the parade on
Labor Day, the war veterans
will sponsor a general patriotic
rally, which will feature a Four
chaplains Memorial Service.
A Military Ball will be Mon
day evening’s feature at the
Progress Club.
Business sessions are sched
uled for Tuesday and Wednes
day with the election of officers
set for Thursday morning. A key
figure in the present U .S. mili
tary set-up is expected to be the
principal speaker Thursday
morning.
The Ladies Auxiliary will hold
special sessions during the men’s
encampment. Besides several
tours to points of interest in the
city, their program includes a
luncheon for ladies at the Para-
dies Room in honor of Mrs.
Minna Levine of Boston, na
tional president
Mr. Weiss heads the commit-
Dad Lays Tephillin—Family Eats Pork:
Shocked Rabbi Urges “Billy Sundays”
To Awaken Jewry in New York
CHICAGO (AJP)—A retired Chicago rabbi,
shocked by his observations of New York Jewry
during a visit, issued a call last week for some
“Jewish Billy Sundays to awaken New York
Jews to their responsibilities.”
The proposal for some hard-hitting evange
lists for the world's largest Jewish community
was made by Dr. George Fox, writing in his
column, “The Watch Tower,” in the Chicago
Jewish Sentinel.
Asserting that New York Jews as he saw
them” care little about their religion and its
meaning,” Rabbi Fox said that he had observed
incidents of Jewish living which he had never
seen in his 50 years in Chicago.
He cited a case of a Jewish family which had
a non-kosher kitchen and even ate pork pro
ducts.
“But the head of the family lays tephillin as
does the son and of course with covered head,”
Rabbi Fox wrote.
He also said he had a friendly discussion with
members of the family, who told him they saw
nothing strange about it.
“And I was assured that in New York this
practice is not unusual,” the Chicago rabbi de
clared.
“What a live bunch of rabbis with guts to
stand the gaff could do in New York,” he con
cluded. “We need a few Jewish Billy Sundays to
awaken New York Jews to their responsibili
ties."
JWV Arranging Memorable Parade
and Patriotic Rally for Labor Day
A vivid array of color and uniform is being lined up for
the J.W.V. parade on Labor Day, Sept. 3, one of the high
lights of the forthcoming National JWV Encampment in
Atlanta.