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'B|3J090 jo XjTSJOATUn BER 27, 1953
No. 48
Proclaims B'nai B’rith Week In Allanui i/mutca runtu
mmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm gy Nazis In Mixed
Weddings Not Valid
FRANKFURT (JTA) — A di
vorce is not considered as fully
valid if the Gentile wife obtained
it while her Jewish husband was
a prisoner in a concentration
camp, the Supreme Administra
tive Court of Hesse ruled in re
jecting the appeal of the State
Minister of Justice against a
similar decision reached by a low
er court.
In 1943, Helene Mann, of Kassel,
Or Ve Shalom Will Dedicate
Remodeled SynagogueDec. 6
By Victor Maslia \
William B. Hartsfield, Mayor of the City "of Atlanta, signs a
proclamation designating the week of November 23, 1953 as B'nai
B’rith Week in honor of the 40th anniversary celebration of the Anti-
Defamation League, the educational arm of B’nai B’rith.
Standing from left to right behind Mayor Hartsfield are: Alex
ander F. Miller, southern ADL director, Abe Goldstein, chairman of
the executive committee of the Southern Regional ADL Board, Mrs.
Sidney Parks, president of the B’nai B’rith Women of Atlanta, Dr.
Marvin Goldstein, president of the Atlanta Lodge of B'nai B'rith, Her-
The dedication of the newly-
remodeled Or*Ve Shalom Synago
gue will be held Sunday, Dec. 6,
at 3 p.m. at 1362 N. Highland
Ave., N.E.
Participating in the dedication
ceremonies will be Isaac N: Habif,
president of Or Ve Shalom, and
Rabbi Joseph Cohen and other
filed suit for divorce, giving as j spiritual leaders,
reason her husband’s, Jewish de-i The remodeling of the synago-
scent. For the sake of his family j jt UCi which began five years ago,
the latter, who was then in a Nazi . , . , , r . * . ,
’ , , i has consisted of a virtual face-
camp, formally acquiesced in the
1 proceedings. The divorce, once
I granted, automatically cancelled
! the protection against deportation
' which his mixed marriage had af
forded him. He %as, in con-
i sequence, promptly shipped to the
! gas chambers of Auschwitz,
i Mrs. Mann now claims the in-
I demnification and inheritance
lilting of the exterior walls and
Angeles. The first building, pur
chased in 1920, was located at 34J
Centeral ave., in which quarters
the congregation carried on its ac
tivities for 28 years. The present
location was purchased in 1948,
and immediate plans for remodel
ing were begun. The building
committee, to which much of the
success of the work is attributed,
was headed by Isaac Galanti,
chairman; Isaac Franco, treasurer
and Nace Galanti, financial secre
tary. Other members included
grounds and the enlargement of Mrs. Sam Franco, Mrs. Jack
the downstairs recreation hall. Franco, Mrs. Leo Amiel, Isaac
Completely modern kitchen facili- Benshushan, David. Franco, Joe
ties have been installed, and class- Franco, Victor Franco, Victor
rooms, as well as the entire in- Benatar, building committee en-
terior of the building, have been gineer und Isaac Capelouto, assis-
victim, arguing that she only
. . , , . . _ . „ . , _ . . _ , , . . .bowed to Nazi pressure Hnd, as a
bert Ringel, president of Gate City Lodge, and Dr. Irving Goldstein, r . ^ ,, .. . . ,
.. . .. „ . ' , ’ . r ,, ... . . Roman Catholic, had always con-
president of the Georgia Association of B nai B nth Lodges. . , , .. ... . ...
painted.
The sanctuary has been enlarged
benefits due the widow of a Nazi j by an additional seating capacity
of over 100, a new pulpit added
and stained windows installed.
sidered the union with her hus
band an essentially indissolu-
tant building committee engineer.
Immediately folknving the cere
monies, an open house will be held
and refreshments served by the
Or Ve Shalom Sisterhood under
The Or Ve Shalom is the larg-; the leadership /of Mrs. Isaac R.
est Sephardic congregation south Galanti. At 7:30 p.m. the monthly
ot New York and east of LosLsocial function is scheduled.
Mayor Hartsfield Iteports
On His Trip to.Middle East Talmadge Extolls Israel; Buys Bond;
By Adolph Rosenberg
Mayor Hartsfield Monday even- j assah hospital did not turn out en
ing took a group of eight hundred j toto, he did secure a few good
Atlantans on an illustrated tour enough to show a Hadassah hospi-
of the Middle East and Israel. j tal and staff. The film was run
Recently returned from a trip °ff after his talk
made under auspices of the local
Zionist, his appearance at a meet
ing of the Atlanta Zionist District
was a report to the people who
made his travel possible. As presi
dent of the National Mayor’s As
sociation, he was the leader of the
mayors from several U. S. com
munities who accompanying him.
An enthusiastic motion picture
cameraman, the mayor had every
reason to be proud of the color
films he made along his journey.
These were usually in excellent
register, especially considering the
Massell Dinner Sale Is $150,000
Special To The Southern Israelite.
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, 350 peo-11. M. Weinstein, Southeastern
Mr. Hartsfield was overflowing » le attended a Testimonial Dinner
with details about his trip and hisf in honor of Ben J ' Massel1 who
h o m e y received the Award for Distin-
reporting finished Service to the Economy of
infectious good humor,
philosophy, and good
captured the audience and pro
pelled them along his tour like
the familiar film-traveler Fitz
patrick, a Halliburton or an ear
lier Bulvvar-Lytton.
He was lavish in his praise* of
the Israelis, whose industry con
trasted strongly with the efforts
ot the peoples in surrounding
countries.
“I saw Jews down in ditches,
adverse conditions under which he { digging holes, farming, doing all
had to expose the views. j sort of manual labor — working
The film vividly illustrated the! with their hands,” the mayor as-
people and their homes along the serted.
itinerary of the mayor, not only | “You can’t down a people so
of Jewish subjects but of Arabs, determined. The Israelis are a j the same in both nations,” he said.
Turks, Christians, Moslems and l people feverishly at work, with j To demonstrate his own belief in
Israel.
This dinner was note-worthy in
many respects. First, $150,000 in
new purchases were recorded at
the end of the dinner. Governor
Herman E. Talmadge issued an
official proclamation declaring
November 18 Israel Bond Day
throughout the State of Georgia.
In presenting the plaque to Mr.
Massell, Governor Talmadge call
ed attention to parallels between
the United States and Israel.
“Both were founded by the op
pressed .of the earth and the spirit
of freedom and dignity of man are
others as well. unbeatable spirit.”
. Sometimes he had to take pic- . The party of city officials was
tures after sunset—or in the rain.! in Israel at the time of the ex-
Though prized pictures of a Had- ; (Continued on page 5)
the Bond drive, Governor Talma
dge purchased and paid for an Is-
faeli Bond at the dinner.
Mr. Massell, who together with
Former Veep Will Pace Israeli Bond
Dinner December 2 In Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA — Alben W.
Barkley, former Vice President of
the United States, will be guest
of honor and principal speaker at
a dinner in the Read House De
cember 2, sponsored by the Chat
tanooga Committee of Israel
Bonds, according to George Berke,
program chairman.
Throughout his forty-year care
er in public life, Mr. Barkley has
been an indefatigable partisan of
all major efforts to improve the
living conditions of the under
privileged and oppressed peoples
of the world, Mr. Barkley said.
Both as a member of the United
States Senate and as America’s
vice president, he has been a lead-
ALBEN BARKLEY
ing exponent of American friend
ship for the State of Israel.
Mr. Barkley will discuss con
ditions now prevailing in the Mid
dle East and Israel’s present posi
tion in that part of the world.
Also planning to attend this
meeting is I. M. Weinstein of At
lanta, chairman of the Southeast
ern Regional Committee for the
Sale of Israeli Bonds. He will be
accompanied by J. B. Jacobs of
Atlanta.
Arrangements are being com
pleted by the Chattanooga Com
mittee with Louis Winer as gen
eral chairman. Reservations in
Chattanooga can be secured by
calling 6-8105 or 6-3091.
Bond Chairman, has sparked the
drive to sell State of Israel Bonds
during the past two and one-half
years stated that by absorbing
800,000 persons Israel is the mira
cle of all ages and is entitled our
fullest efforts in helping her be
come self-sufficient. To show his
own faith in Israel, Mr. Massell
bought an additional $40,000
worth of bonds at this dinner,
raising his total subscriptions to
$100,000.
An outstanding feature at this
program was the presentation of
citations to 9 diligent Bond Chair
men and workers from various
communities in Georgia. These
citations were presented to Harry
Sunshine, Atlanta, to Philip Hal-
perin and Herman R. Kaminsky,
Fitzgerald; Sol Schwartz and Cas-
reich, Savannah. It should be noted
that Joseph B. Jacobs, an assoo
ciate of I. M. Weinstein with Na-
tional Linen Service, who was one
of the recipients of a citation
served as dinner chairman and
was chiefly responsible for the
over-flow group.
Herman R. Kaminsky, another
citation recipient, who was one of
the chief architects of a splendid
Fitzgerald meeting last Spring waa
also the one responsible for invit
ing Governor Talmadge to servo
as honorary chairman at the Mas
sell Testimonial Dinner.
A. J. Weinberg, another asso
ciate of I. M. Weinstein not only
bought additional Bonds himself,
but played a large part in getting
the Simon Wolf Foundation, a
Children’s Service Agency, to pur-
chase $5,000 worth of Bonds at thii
per Stock, Rome; I. H. Allen and j meeting.
Dave Gordon, Athens; Joseph B. j Another worker who didn’t re-
Jacobs, Atlanta; and Harry Ehren- | (Continued on page 5)
Governor Talmadge is shown congratulating Ben Massell,
recipient of a Distinguished Service Award from the State of
Israel. At right is the gracious, Mrs. Ben Massell. One of the Pro
gressive Club waiters can be seen watehing the proceedings
front behind the rear door.