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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, May 8, 1953
Coverall Girls Score Success
Good campaign training and
stick-to-it determination helped
make last Sunday one of the best
Coverall Days on record, Coverall
Division chairmen announced.
Report headquarters were set up
at the Atlanta Jewish Community
Center where a crew of tabulators
and clerical workers under the
• guidance of the co-chairmen of the
Coverall Division sat at long ta
bles to tabulate the reports. Sold
ier-like, they remained at their
posts the entire day from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m
In another room, under the su
pervision of Mrs. Harold Marcus,
one of the leaders of the Women’s
Division, tables containing sand
wiches and refreshments were set
up and workers were served as
they came in from their calls. As
we went to press we were inform
ed that 800 cards had been turned
in from Sunday calls and addi
tional reports were still due.
It would seem that Coverall Day
has become an established part of
the Welfare Fund campaign in the
Women’s Division as it enables
workers to cover a large section of
women contributors in a single
day. Credit is due to the fine lead
ership and untiring efforts of the
chairmen of the Coverall Division,
the Mesdames George Chait, Clar-
enctrFeuer, William Frey, Bernard
Howard, E M. Manning and Rob
ert Weinstein.
Rabbi Heller to Address Atlanta Meeting
Honoring Jewish State and Heroes, Martyrs
The Atlanta Jewish Community James G. Heller of Cincinnati who
Council will sponsor a community-
wide meeting to pay tribute to the
Jewish heroes and martys of the
past and to celebrate the fifth
Anniversary of the establishment
of the State of Israel. This meet
ing will be held on Thursday eve
ning, May 21, 1953 at 8:30 p.m. at
the Mayfair Club.
Guest speaker will be Rabbi
is well known to the Atlanta com
munity. He is an author and lead
er in the Zionist cause and is a
dynamic and stimulating speaker.
Rabbi Heller has returned recently
from an extended visit to Israel.
Everyone is urged to attend this
“important meeting,” according to
Chairman Sam Levy. He added,
“The heroic fighters of the War
saw Ghetto, the martyred of the
Women’s Special Gifts
1 Close to $15,000 was pledged to
the 1953 campaign by Atlanta
Jewish women who attended a
Special Gifts division meeting at
the Mayfair Club April 29. Sur
passing last year’s accomplish
ment, the women’s contributions
ranged from $60 to $175.
Dr. Alisa Klausner Eskol, guest
of honor, charmed the audience
with her personality and captivat
ed their imaginations with the
stories she told of her own back
ground and experiences in Israel.
The meeting was opened by an
invocation given by Mrs. Meyer
Balser. Mrs. Stanford Makover
presided. The speaker was intro
duced by Mrs. J. M. Rosenfeld,
and Mrs. Philip Shulhafer respon
ded for the group and was in
charge of announcing the contri
butions made*by those present. In
both attendance and in giving, this
was the most successful event in
the Special Gifts group of the
Women’s Division to date.
Religous School Children
From early reports of the cam
paign in the religious schools, the
children have been doing their
share to contribute to the success
of the 1953 campaign. Great ex
citement prevailed in classes as
the thermometers registered high
temperatures in reaching the goals
set by each class. All the rabbis
and teachers were in agreement
about the great value of the cam
paign as an educational project of
the school year. It brought home
to all the children the real mean
ing of the Jewish feeling and con
cept of "Tzedokah.”
Youth Division Enthusiastic
A second report meeting of the
Youth Division was held last Tues
day night at th% Community Cen
ter. The enthusiasm generated by
the leadership of this division can
be seen at these meetings. The
first report meeting held on April
30 brought in several hundred
dollars. Not satisfied with this, a
meeting was scheduled for Tues
day in preparation for the general
report meeting of all divisions to
be held the following day.
Of .all groups which have re
ported to date, the Emory chapter
Of Alpha Epsilon Pi has shown
the greatest progress.
Doctors—
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thopedic surgeon and a prominent
leader in the Physician’s Division
of the Cleveland Welfare Fund.
Dr. Miller talked to the group of
his experiences during his visit to
Israel and the status of medicine
in that country.
Dr. James I. Weinberg, chair
man of the Physicians and Den
tists committee ot the Welfare
Fund, presided. Dr. Joseph Glazer
gave the invocation and blessing.
The guest speaker was introduced
by Dr. Joseph Yampolskv. Dr. Irv-
Q U I Z BOX by Rabbi Samuel ). Fox
Damascus Affair Dreyfus Affair
QUESTION: What, was the “Damascus Affair?” (TR—
New York, N. Y.)
ANSWER: The “Damascus Affair” was a shameful historic in
cident in which a false blood libel had been leveled against the Jews.
On February 4, 1840, Father Thomas, the superior of the Franciscan
Convent at Damascus disappeared mysteriously. Although it was
common knowledge that a Turkish mule driver had threatened to
kill him, a false rumor was spread to the effect that the Jews had
slain him in order to use his blood for ritual purposes.
Jews were jailed, tortured to death, and in some instances con
fessions were forced from unwilling victims. The indignation of Jews
and Christians all over the world finally led to the sending of Moses
Montifiore, Cremieux and Solomon Munk to the East as a delegation.
A collective note from nine European Consuls forced Mehemet Ali,
who then ruled Syria and Palestine, to order the release of the Jewish
prisoners who were still alive, Sultan Abdul-Mejid finally issued a
statement labeling the ritual murder story a vicious libel and con
firming the inviolability of the Jewish people and their property
throughout the Ottoman empire. This affair is still remembered today
as a crime against an innocent people and takes its place alongside of
the Dreyfus and Balis affairs, as such.
* • •
QUESTION: What was the Dreyfus Affair?
ANSWER: On October 11, 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew
in the French Army, was arrested on the charge of having furnished
French military secrets to the German Army. He was convicted in
a court martial, publicly degraded and sentenced to life imprison
ment. The charge against Dreyfus was based on a document which
later turned out to be forged.
In time many raised their voices to proclaim his innocence and
to protest the injustice that had been done. Among these was the
novelist Emil Zola. Finally, Dreyfus was pardoned and later pro
nounced innocent.
Among the reporters covering the Dreyfus trial was a corres
pondent by the name of Theodore Herzl. It is generally claimed
that this incident awakened Herzl to his Jewishness and started him
off on his historic role as the dreamer of modern Zionism. It sup
posedly convinced him of the need for a Jewish State.
Hitler regime, the pioneers and
builders of Israel should forever
remain enshrined in the hearts of
our people.
“The Fifth Anniversary of the
establishment of the State of Is
rael is a landmark in the Story of
our People. Let us join in com
memorating these great events in
the history of the Jewish people,
in our time.”
On Atlanta Jewish Community
Council Committee in charge of
this program with Mr. Levy are
Sol P. Benamy, Robert M. Travis,
Dr. Sidney Janus, Mrs. Philip
Schwartz, Mrs. David 'Lashner,
Arthur Sanders, Kalman Fink, M.
William Breman, Sam Rosenberg,
Barney Medintz and Edward M,
Kahn.
ADOLF STAHL
Adolf Stahl, of New York City,
died in New York on May 1. Fu
neral services were held in New
York on May 3.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Weintraub of New York,
and one grandson; three sisters,
Mrs. Sol Kohn of Columbia, S. C.,
and Mrs. Eda Puga and Miss Elsa
Stahl of Atlanta, and one brother,
Max Eugene Stahl of Atlanta and
several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Stahl formerly lived in At
lanta before making New York his
home.*
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WASHINGTON (JTA) —Presi
dent Eisenhower Monday express
ed his regrets at being unable to
attend the B’nai B’rith triennial
convention now taking place here.
At the same time he sent a mes
sage of greetings to the convention
lauding the B’nai B’rith’s activi
ties.
“It was my privilege a few years
ago, as Army Chief of Staff, to
award to the B’nai B’rith the first
citation given by the Army to any
civilian agency for patriotic serv
ice during World War II,’” the
President said in his message. “To-
ART THEATER
NOW PLAYING
ing L. Greenberg, past chairman
of the 1952 campaign, responded
to the group and urged those pres
ent to translate their concern for
the welfare of others into prac
tical action.
Cards of those present were dis
tributed by Dr. Simon Krantz and
Dr. Sam Zion. A. L. Feldman, co-
chairman of the 1953 campaign,
greeted the group on behalf of the
Welfare Fund leadership. David
L. Slann, his co-chairman, was
unable to be present, but sent a
telegram pointing out the bles
sings and benefits which we de
rive from the freedom to give of
ourselves and our means to those
in need.
The line was held by most of
those present and a goodly num
ber increased their 1953 pledges.
The spirit of cooperation was ex
emplified by those present who
volunteered to undertake the task
of contacting those of their fel
lows who had been unable to at
tend.
day, as I follow the tradition of
every American President since
William Howard Taft, I am glad
to express my appreciation for
B’nai B’rith’s achievements in pro
moting cooperation and good will
among Americans of all races and
creeds.
“One great source of America’s
strength and honor in the family
of nations has been its unmatched
success in evoking the loyalties
and utilizing the energies of all
its people, without discriminating
among races, creeds, or national
origins. This triumph has followed
from the devoutly cherished ideal
in the American heritage that all
men are creatures of God, each
endowed with inviolable dignity.
“I know that men and women
of B’nai B’rith, who have so con
sistently fought for the freedom
I and equality of all Americans, will
continue to work unselfishly for
! the fulfillment of those great prin
ciples,” the President concluded.
About 150 members of the B’nai
B’rith Women’s Supreme Couftcil
were received today at the White
House by Mrs. Dwight Eisenhow
er. Mrs. Albert Woldman, of
| Cleveland, was elected president
I of the Council which has 125,000
I women members.
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