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No. 19
German Veterans
Want Swastika
In War Designs
BONN (JTA)—West German
Minister Robert Lehr has report
edly proposed that German Army
veterans be permitted to wear in
public decorations awarded by
Hitler’s Wehrmacht.
At present Allied regulations
forbid the public wearing of such
decorations, but Minister Lehr ex
pects the Western Powers to res
cind or disregard their own regu
lations provided the swastika is
removed from the decorations. The
veterans groups, however, insist
upon retention of the swastika.
The manufacture and sale of
Nazi decorations, including insig
nia of rank in the Gestapo units,
has become a brisk business.
“Original’' Nazi decorations are
advertised for sale in “Hall of
Vikings,” a magazine of the for
mer S. S. military units, which
were branded as criminal organi
zations by the International War
Crimes Tribunal at Nurenberg.
Houston Rabbis
Plead Preserve
The Sabbath Eve
HOUSTON, Tex. (JTA)—An ap
peal to members of the Jewish
community to preserve the Sab
bath Eve for the family dinner
and synagogue services and to
avoid making social arrangements
for that evening has been issued
by the rabbis of Houston in an
open letter. *
The letter noted “an increasing
tendency toward planning and
holding social affairs on Friday
night, particularly for our young
people.’’ It pointed out that “in
a time when the economic situa
tion has forced us almost to aban
don the day of the Sabbath in its
traditional form, it would be trag
ic if we of our own free will were
also to abandon the eve of the
Sabbath.”
It urged that selection of Friday
night for social functions be avoid
ed so that young people would
not have to choose “between
friendship and religion.” The let
ter concluded by urging every Jew
in Houston to pledge himself not
to extend or accept invitations to
social affairs Friday evenings.
V ttiican ocus
Monastery Building
NEW YORK (JTA)—The He
brew Immigrant Aid Society has
purchased from the Vatican a
partly completed monastery in
Jerusalem for thp use of women
medical and nursing students at
the Hebrew University, it was an
nounced here recently.
Upon its completion in 1953, the
building will be used as a dormi
tory for some 100 women, most of
whom are recent immigrants to
the Jewish State. The structure,
whose total cost upon completion
will be in the neighborhood of
$200,000 is located in the Katamon
quarter of the city.
Friendly Memorial
SETTTLE (JTA)—The Legisla
ture of the State of Washington, in
a joint memorial of both houses,
haser asked President Eisenhower
and Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles to prevent the flow of
arms and war materials to the
Arab states. The memorial also
asked Mr. Eisenhower and Mr.
WOUNDED CHAPLAIN
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Chaplain
Samuel Sobel,-chaplain with the
First Marine Division in Korea,
has been awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds received in ac
tion and the Bronze Star Medal
for valor and “meritorious ach
ievements in connection with op
erations against the enemy.”
The Jewish chaplain was hit by
Tourist8 to Israel
Get New Boost
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Tourists
who bring foreign currency into
Israel this year will receive an 80
per cent bonus, the Israel Govern
ment announced this week-end.
Up to now, the government ex
changed dollars for tourists at the
rate of one dollar to a pound. Now,
tourists purchasing a letter of cre
dit will receive credit for their
currency at the old rate, plus a
cash bonus amounting to 80 per
cent of the total. However, cer
tain reductions in the price of
tourist accommodations will be
abolished.
Atlanta Welfare Campaign
Reaches 60% Mark
The 1953 campaign of the Atlanta Jewish Wei*
fare Fund has reached the 60% mark, it was an
nounced at a General Report meeting of all divisions
held at the Progressive Club, Wednesday.
General Chairmen A. L. Feldman and David L.
Slann complimented the group on their accomplish
ments to date but warned that this was the most
crucial part of the campaign since there is the dan
ger of a tendency to let down.
“If Atlanta is to hold its head high and continue
its long established record and raise more than was
pledged in 1952, the only answer is coverage,” the
chairmen warned. “The outstanding quality of Wel
fare Fund campaigns which has brought such un-
usal results has been the personalized approach to
contributors. This means that every prospective con
tributor has to be contacted personally. If this is
done, good results are usually assured,” the chair
men concluded, ,
Physicians and Dentists
Hold Successful Fund Dinner
Large numbers of Atlanta Jew
ish Physicians and Dentists turned
out for theif annual Welfare Fund
dinner to hear an address by Dr.
Alexander Miller of Cleveland,
Ohio, at the Mayfair Club last
Sunday. Dr. Miller is a noted or-
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Dulles to use the influence of their i shrapnel in the battle of Vegas
offices to the "accomplishment of
a speedy and ~ honorable era of
peace between Israel and the
Arab states.”
on March 29. He is now on his
way back to the Marine base at
Parris Island, S. C„ for reassign
ment.
Atlanta Schools to Conduct
Spring Registration Drive
Reds Execute
200 Officers,
Paper Claims
Atlanta’s six Jewish schools this
week joined forces with the Bu
reau of Jewish Education in an
nouncing plans for a special Spring
Registration for new students.
Dates for the registration for
the Sunday Schools is May 10 and
for the Afternoon Schools from
S. E. Georgia Jewry Buys $53,000 Worth
Of Israeli Bonds at Indepen dence Fete
FITZGERALD — On Sunday,
April 26, one hundred families
numbering some 250 men, women,
and children came to Fitzgerald
from 28 towns to celebrate the
Fifth Anniversary of the State of
Israel.
The meeting was sponsored by
the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congrega
tion. These hundred families cele
brated Israel’s Fifth Anniversary
by purchasing $53,000 worth of Is
raeli Bonds and paying for every
single one of them at the meeting.
Molly Picofi, famous actress of
stage, screen, and television, en
tertained the gathering and Sam
Neaman of Israel, former Liason
Officer on the Staff of Field Mar
shall Viscount Montgomery out
lined recent economic develop
ments in Israel made possible by
Bond Dollars.
Four community leaders served
as co-chairmen: Herman R. Kam
insky, manufacturer and dinner
chairman; Philip Halperin, banker
and merchant; Abe Kruger, mer
chant and realtor, and Charles
Harris, merchant and President of
the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congrega
tion..
Mr. Kaminsky conducted the
sale of Bonds. At his very first
sentence Mr. Halperin stood up
and said, “Here is a check made
out to the State of Israel for $6,-
000 on behalf of the Hebrew Com
mercial Alliance and here is my
personal check for $5,000 worth
of Israeli Bonds. Mr. Kaminsky
then presented his check for $5,-
000 for the purchase of Israeli I merchant from Atlanta and the
Bonds. His three boys then stood
up and each one bought a $500
Bond out of his own savings.
At this point Abe Kruger at
whose home Molly Picon had been
entertained at a cocktail party
presented his check for $5,000. Mr.
Harris, the youngest of the four
co-chairmen then stood up and
presented his check for $5,000 for
the purchase of Bonds.
At this moment, Harry Sunshine
person who had appealed to the
Fitzgerald Community to hold this
celebration rose and said, "In hon
or of the Fitzgerald Jewish Com
munity I am purchasing an addi
tional $5,000 worth of Bonds.” He
had a check on hand.
And so it went all evening. A
hundred families from South
Georgia celebrated the Fifth An
niversary of the State of Israel by
purchasing and paying for $53,000
worth of Israeli Bonds.
At Fitzgerald’s Israel Independence Rally: (!. to r.) Harry Sun
shine of Atlanta, Herman R. Kaminsky of Fitzgerald, Molly Picon,
Jewish comedienne, Charles Harris, Fitzgerald Congregation President,
Philip Halperin of Fitzgerald and Abe Kruger of Fitzgerald, at whose
home the picture was taken.
May 25 to June 1. Taking part are
the Ahavath Achim, Arbeiter
Ring, Beth Jacob, Or Ve Shalom,
Shearith Israel and Temple
Schools.
David L. Slann, chairman of the
Bureau, announced this concerted
drive is being undertaken to en
able each school to set up its fall
program in advance with accurate
knowledge of the new children
who will attend.
“It will enable each school to
take Advantage of the autumn hol
idays for educational purposes,
Mr. Slann pointed out. Early reg
istration will also develop in each
child the same respect for the (
Jewish School that he has for the
public school which also sets up
fall classes in the spring. Thi3
early registration will also enable
the Central Transportation Serv
ice for the Afternoon Schools, con
ducted by the Bureau, to be prop
erly planned for the fall. Finally
parents and children will enter the
summer vacation period with the
feeling that ‘all duties have been
attended to.’ ”
A sound Jewish education can
be a source of pride, dignity and
creation to your child, Mr. Slann
asserted, adding “Your children
will get the most from their Jew
ish schooling if they start young.
Atlanta’s rabbis and educators are
striving for well-graded classes
and well-planned programs. This
can be best accomplished if the
children start their Jewish edu
cation at an early age.
Addresses-of the school are: A-
havatK Achim, 250 Tenth St., N.
E.; Arbeiter Ring, 250 Tenth St.,
N. E.; Beth Jacob, 562 Boulevard,
N. E.; Or Ve Shalom, 1362 N.
Highland, N. E.; Shearith Israel,
1140 University Drive, N. £.; Tem
ple, 1589 Peachtree Road, N. W.
Additional data can be secured
by calling the Bureau at LAmar
8710.
NEW YOFK (JTA)—About 200
Jewish officers and soldiers of the.
Red Army were executed by the
Soviet authorities in a slave labor
camp known as “Amur 3,” in Sl-
beria, not far from Biro-Bidjan,
it was reported here this week in
the Jewish Daily Forward. The
mass executions took place on
March 5, the day that Stalin died,
and the following day, the paper
said.
Declaring that the information
came from “reliable sources,” the
paper emphasized that for obvious
reasons it was not in a position to
reveal the sources, except to state
that the report came “through Te
heran from well-informed and
trustworthy persons.”
The executed Jews were serving
sentences of 20 or more years for
activities considered anti-govern
ment, the report said. The reason
for' the execution could not ba
established, but it is believed that
the prisoners were provoked into
an uprising so the authorities could
get rid of these “undesirable ele
ments,” the report stated.
Hatikvah Author
Reburied in Israel
1
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The re
mains of Naphtali Herz Imber, au
thor of Hatikvah, the Jewish na
tional anthem, were reburied here
last week-end at ceremonies at
tended by Berl Locker, Jewish
Agency chairman, Joseph Sprin-
zak, Speaker of the Knesset, and
other high officials.
The funeral rites were marked
by the singing of Hatikvah.