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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, March 28, 1952
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The Southern Israelite
Published Weekly by Southern Newspaper Enterprises, Inc., 312 Ivy Street
N.E., Atlanta 3, Georgia. WAlnut 0791-0792. Entered as second class matter
at the post office, Atlanta, Georgia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Yearly
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ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
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■ ■ MEMBERS OF ADVISORY BOARD
Meyer Balscr
Sol Benamy
Dr. Nathan Blass
Dr. Jack Blelch
Joe Cohen
Reuben Cohen
Frank Garson
Abe Goldberg
Dr. Irving Goldstein
Horry Harrison
Hyman Jacobs
Edward Krlck
Sam Levy
Irving Libowsky
Thomas Makover
Ben Massed
Barney Medintz
Hyman Morris
Eugene Oberdorfer
Gustav Oppenheimer
Berry Rittenbaum
Meyer Rosenberg
Phil Schwartz
Dave Slann
Harry Spitzer
A. D. Srochi
Kalman Sunshine
Sam Weinberg
Arthur Weiss
Paul Wolkln
Our Year of Challenge
This week’s lead story on the appointment of Youth
Division leaders for the 1952 Welfare Fund Campaign high
lights the fact that the 1952 campaign is now under way.
Atlanta’s goal has been set at $1,003,000—and considering
the size of this city’s Jewish community, is one that can be
the source of considerable pride. F'or this is no unattainable
objective. It is, on the contrary, a goal that was previously
reached in 1948.
Although, admittedly, the amount of money sought is
large, it is only because the programs we must help to car
ry out are greater and more urgent this year than at any
time since 1948—the year Israel achieved independence.
Four years ago, the State of Israel was proclaimed—
and five hostile, aggressor Arab nations sought immediately
to destroy on the battlefield what the Jewish people had
realized after nearly 2,000 years. The magnificent courage
of the Israelis, coupled with our indispensable assistance
through our Welfare Fund contributions, repulsed all at
tempts to destroy the new state.
In that historic year, our community and other Jewish
communities throughout America raised more than $150,-
000,000 for the United Jewish Appeal (the major beneficiary
of the Welfare Fund campaign). It was a year of challenge
—and we met it.
This year—1952—is a year of equal challenge. For,
while Israel beat back the Arab invaders in 1948, she has
not yet won the battle for economic independence—a battle
that she must win if she is to survive.
Through the UJA, we American Jews have brought to
Israel more than 700,000 Jewish men, women and children.
In 1952, we must bring to Israel an additional 120,000 new
comers. So long as any Jew in any part of the world is in
need or in want, so long as the threat of oppression or the
shadow of persecution hangs over a Jewish community,
we will help Israel to receive the homeless and give them
homes.
But—we do not w T ant to see Israel turned into one giant
DP camp. We want to see the newcomers absorbed as
quickly as possible—and this means we must help to pro
vide decent shelter, adequate food, employment opportuni
ties and medical care and educational and vocational train
ing.
To achieve these aims, to help Israel win her second war
of independence, to make certain that the newcomers in
Israel move quickly from temporary reception centers and
work settlements to permanent homes and jobs—we must
help to attain the goal.
But though assistance to UJA and other overseas agen
cies is of vital importance, it must not be forgotten that
large amounts of money remain in this country and in our
own community. Through the Welfare Fund we support
national hospitals, national community relations agencies,
educational and cultural activities that give Jewish life in
America its vitality. Through our contributions to the Wel
fare Fund we have helped make the dream of a Jewish
Home in Atlanta a reality; are helping to build a greater
Jewish Community Center; are aiding the DP resettlement
program; are keeping alive our traditions through Jewish
education for our youth and cultural activities for our adults.
When the goal of $1,003,000 is considered in this light
it becomes much less formidable. When it is considered that
your contribution to the Welfare Fund must be allocated to
81 different agencies, the goal does not seem too large.
This is the year to press forward on the gains achieved
to date. With the Welfare Fund slogan in mind, “One com
munity . . . one campaign . . . one contribution to meet Jew
ish needs everywhere,” we urge that every individual,
every family, decide that in 1952 our support for the Wel
fare Fund must be at least equal, if not surpass, our sup
port of 1948.
Rare Flight into Intellectuality
A three-session intellectual mass meeting was the grat
ifying result of an experiment in adult Jewish education
sponsored earlier this week by the Atlanta Jewish Com
munity Council and the Bureau of Jewish Education.
Coming back for consecutive two-hour sessions, over
ninety representative Atlanta community leaders repre
senting every shade of opinion, listened raptly as Dr. Ho
race M. Kallen of the New School for Social Research in
New York, discussed the common cultural heritages of all
Jews arid traced development of existing schools of Jewish
thought.
The large but not unwieldlv audience responded with
all the alacrity of a small seminar-type class to Dr. Kallen’s
provocative discussions of current Jewish problems. The
quiet scholar who took his audience on delightful flights
into the world of science, philosophy and religion, said:
“The Jewish task is to develop a common understand-
Between Us
By BORIS SMOLAR
Jewish Scene
Israel will need between fifty
and sixty million dollars in the
next six months. This was
brought to the attention of Jew
ish leaders at a private parley by
Ambassador Abba Eban and Is
rael’s Labor Minister Golda My-
erson. Leaders of the United Jew
ish Appeal and of the Israel Bond
drive were among those present
at the parley. However, no dis
cussion was raised there on co
ordination between the two
drives. This issue remains open,
and all indications point to the
fact that no concrete action is
contemplated for the time being.
In the meantime, everything will
be done by all groups interested
in aiding Israel to secure the
maximum dollar income for the
Jewish State in order to enable
it to meet its obligations for the
next six months. Incidentally,
Golda Myerson seems to be an
embarrassing position because of
the rivalry between the Israel
bond drive and the U.J.A. cam
paign. Her appearances in this
country for the United Jewish
Appeal have been limited to two,
and on dates not acceptable to
the U.J.A. The question as to
why the Israel Government does
nothing to force coordination of
the two campaigns and to elimi
nate rivalry in the timing of the
two drives is being posed by
more and more Jewish commun
ity leaders interested equally in
the success of the U.J.A. and the
Bond sale.
Pro-Arab Trends
Don’t think that the pro-Arab
movement in the United States
has died down. It is reappearing
in the form of a new organization
which will be known as The
American Friends of the Mid
dle East, with headquarters in
New York.
Its president is none other
th^n Dorothy Thompson who is
also the chairman of its nation
al council, on which one finds
the names of anti-Zionist Rabbi
Morris S. Lazaron and Elmer
Berger of the American Council
for Judaism. The group terms
itself “independent Americans,”
whose interests lie in the peoples
of the Middle East.
The organization intends to
bring “public-spirited leaders”
from the Arab countries to the
United States to lecture before
student, church and civic groups.
It will also develop an informa
tion service to create a better
understanding in America of the
people living “between Morocco
and Pakistan”. It will sponsor
programs for Arab students al
ready in the United States and
will send “specialists” to the
Arab countries “to establish
bases of cooperation” with local
religious and cultural leaders.
The funds needed for all this
work will be raised through an
appeal to Americans which will
endeavor to create the innocent
impression that the “American
Friends of the Middle East” is
interested in all Middle Eastern
countries, including Israel.
Named U. S. Commissioner
PITTSBURGH (JTA) — The
judges of the United States
Court, Wester District, of Penn
sylvania, have appointed Harold
Levine, an active member of the
Jewish community, as a United
States Commissioner. Mr. Levine
is former counsel to the Pitts
burgh Housing Authority and has
held a number of legal posts
with the federal and state gov
ernments.
GAYER I’AREE?
PARIS (JTA)—An armed ser
vices committee has been estab
lished here by American Jewish
residents of the French capital
to provide recreational, social
and religious facilities for Jewish
personnel in the armed forces
coming to Paris on leave.
Savannah
The Benoth Hesed Shel Emeth
celebrated its 36th anniversary
with a banquet at the Savannah
Jewish Educational Alliance Sat
urday evening, March 22. Louis
Silverman served as toastmaster,
and Mrs. M. Sussman and Mrs.
M. Gordon were co-chairmen for
the banquet. Mrs. A. J. Garfun-
kel has served as president of
the society since its organization.
Other officers are Mrs. L. Mirsky,
treasurer, and Mrs. M. Aarons,
secretary.
* * * *
In a basketball game sponsor-
by the Jewish Educational Alli
ance, the Harlem Globetrotters,
professionals renowned for their
court antics as well as their skill,
were matched against a team
from the Savannah Negro Col
lege at the Municipal Auditor
ium. In a preliminary game the
Jewish Educational Alliance team
met the Hawaiian Surf Ambas
sadors, a professional troup which
travels with the Globetrotters.
* * * * *
Arnold R. Meddin, who recent
ly passed the state bar examina
tions, was sworn in as a member
of the bar on March 22.
*****
Philip Boblasky was elected
president of the B’nai B’rith
lodge at the group’s meeting on
March 20. Other officers elected
were Henry Schofield, first vice
president; A. R. Neiman. second
vice president; Albert Tenen-
baum, third vice president; Dave
Weiner, financial secretary; Joe
Cramer, recording secretary;
Harry Silverman, corresponding
secretary; Abe Alpcrt, treasurer;
Reuben Schneider, warden; and
I. Weitz, chaplain.
Ben Kantsiper is the outgoing
president.
*****
Herman Segal announces the
reopening in Savannah of his ad
vertising display, commercial art
and sales promotion business, to
be known as Segall’s Service. Mr.
Segall is the brother of Victor
Arno, Hollywood musician.
* * * * *
Mrs. Bertha B. Hamerman, na
tional chairman of the American
affairs committee of Hadassah,
was the guest speaker at a recent
Oneg Shabbat given by the Sa
vannah Chapter of Senior Hadas
sah.
Mrs. Leon Slotin and Mrs. Joe
Geffen were co-chaiitmen for the
affair, and hostesses were; Mrs.
Samuel Bass, Mrs. Sam Bodziner,
Mrs. Ida Finkelstein, Mrs. El
liott Gottlieb, Mrs. Irving Gott
lieb, Mrs. Hannah Heller. Mrs.
Morris Perlman, Mrs. Dan Rab-
han, Mrs. Harry Reiner, Mrs. Al
bert Tenenbaum, Mrs. M. W.
Tenenbaum, and Mrs. Ralph Ten
enbaum.
Calendar
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•PESACH
Thursday, April 10
ItOSH HODESH IYAR
Saturday, Apr. 26
LAG B OMER
Tuesday, May 13
ROSH HODESH SIVAN L
Sunday, May 25
•SHAVUOT
(First Day)
Friday, May 30
ROSH HODESH TAMMl’Z
Tuesday, June 24
ROSH HODESH AV
Wednesday, July 23
TISHA B’AV
Thursday, July 31
ROSH HODESH ELUL
Friday, August 22
*ROSH HASHONA
(First Day)
Saturday', September 2#
•HOLIDAYS BEGIN
Previous Evening
SPREADING DEMOCRACY ?
ing ... a cultural pluralism among Jews and to create from
the differences a unity which is strength . .
He emphasized repeatedly the need for the application
of the principles of democracy in attaining this objective
and added “Jews should recite the Declaration of Indepen
dence along with the ‘Shema!’
We do not attempt to analyze why the course seminars,
devoted to problems of American Jewry, philosophies of
American Jewish life and the education of “free men,”
should have been so successful. Perhaps it was because of
the unexcelled scholarship and reputation of the visiting
speaker. Perhaps it was because of the untiring efforts of
the sponsors, or the timely receptivity of the community.
But whatever it was, the combination synthesized into
rare success and we commend the experiment, which will
likely be repeated in Atlanta later this year, to other com
munities.