Newspaper Page Text
The Southern
A We
l ■
VOL. XXVIII
0X3 T2f) SU0T{q.V
'B'JiSlOSg JO ^JISlOATUn
JtrejcqTI
icuthern Jewry
OUR N*W ADDRESS
627Vi Peachtree St., N. E.
New Phone: ELgin 8249
Atlanta 3, Ga.
ER 75, 1953
No. 52
BETWEEN US by Boris Smolar
Signers Sought
American Jewry will be engag
ed in a most unique campaign
during the next three months . . .
It will be a three-month drive to
get well-to-do Jews in the United
States to supply their signatures
to loans for Israel in their local
banks . . . These loans will be paid
off within a period of five years
by the United Jewish Appeal . . .
Thus, the loans will actually be
made to the UJA, but the local
Jews will be the guarantors.
The money secured from these
life ... outside ot fhe Zionist
framework ... to do all they can
to make Israel viable ... Jewish
Agency leaders, therefore, believ •
that this cooperation between A
merican non-Zionists and Zionists
in the work for Israel must be ex
panded in such a way as to make
the non-Zionists feel that they are
not only money givers, but also
have a say in advising on matters
concerning Israel ...
First Circumcision
loans—it is expected that $75,00^,- i Rites Performed
000 will be raised—will go to i*v- n • . • « ti i
On British Island
er the short-term credits which
the Israel Government must now
meet in the United States ... Al
ready some Jews who are able to
do so have indicated their willing
ness to guarantee up to $100,000
each toward the total which is
sought . • Others will guarantee
smaller sums, but all indications
point to the fact that this limited
campaign will be met with sym
pathy by all friends of Israel who
wish to see the Jewish State main
tain its good record on payment
of foreign loans.
The money raised through this
five-year loan will have no con
nection whatsoever with the regu
lar UJA fund-raising campaign
for 1954 . . . However, within the
five years for which the loan
stands, each of the guarantors will
deduct 20 percent of his annual
contribution to the U. J. A. in or
der to repay within the five-year
period the foil sum guaranteed by | Age(J M 0SC0W J ew g
deal of optimism among those
Jevish leaders who will direct the
campaign ... Private conferences
on this subject were held in New
York with Jewish community
leaders from all parts of the
country, and the sentiments ex
pressed at these parleys were ex
ceptionally favorable to the new
method of helping Israel meet its
urgent dollar obligations.
Together
A new plan to bring American
Zionist and non-Zionist personali
ties together is now being per-
pared by Dr. Nahum Goldmann...
The plan provides for the forma
tion of an advisory council com
posed of Zionists and non-Zionists
to work hand-in-hand on behalf
of Israel... It is understood that
non-Zionist personalities who hes
itate to become members of an ex
panded Jewish Agency executive
are not averse to being members
of an advisory council. .. The en
tire problem of how to strengthen
the relationship between Israel
and all elements of American
Jewry may soon be discussed at a
national conference in New York...
Originally, it was suggested that
the Jewish Agency executive be
expanded by inviting individual
non-Zionist leaders to join it. ..
The new plan of creating an advi
sory council seems to have the
same aim.. In such a council
leaders of many Jewish communi
ties throughout the U. S. could
participate ... Israeli leaders are
especially impressed by the soli
darity with Israel shown by all
elements of American Jewry
when the State Department sus
pended its grant-in-aid to the
Jewish State ... Similarly, the re
cent gathering of prominent
American Jewish leaders at the
Economic Conference in Jerusa
lem impressed the Israeli as a
“heartening demonstration” of the
determination of leading Jewish
personalities from all walks
LONDON, (JTA)—For the first
time in the history of the Shetland
Isles ,a lonely group of islands off
the northeast coast of Scotland, a
circumcision of a Jewish boy was
performed.
The child, named Abraham Ben
Yitzhak, was born to Mrs. Isidore
de Mercado, wife of an Orthodox
Sephardic Jew employed at the
meterorological station at Lerwick,
the major town in the islands. The
officiating rabbi was flown to Ler
wick from the mainland of Scot
land in a plane which battled 80-
mile per hour winds. The only
other Jewish family in the island
acted as god parents.
The event was recognized as
unique by the town authorities,
who entered a record of it in the
official annals. Surgeons and resi
dent physicians at the hospital at
tended the circumcision cerentony.
Still Attend
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Many Rus
sian Jews attend services at the
Great Synagogue in Moscow, al
though the congregation is com
posed chiefly of men and women
over middle age, a two-man Israeli
trade delegation which has just
returned from Moscow said here.
The two Israelis attended serv
ices twice while in Moscow. The
delegation signed a pact in Mos
cow December 4 to sell the Rus
sians 20,000 tons of citrus products
part of which will be paid for by
Soviet crude oil and part in goods
which have not yet been chosen.
i>ew rresiaeni ui
“Free University”
BERLIN. (JTA) —Prof. Ernest
E. Hirsch was installed here as
president of the “Free University”
on the fifth anniversary of its
founding by students and pro
fessors who revolted against the
Communist perversion of teaching
and research at Berlin University,
which is located in the Soviet
sector. The free University is i on-
sidere£.one of Germany’s best in
stitutions of higher learning
Prof. Hirsch was born the son
of a Jewish storekeeper in ancient
community of Friedberg, near
Frankfurt, 51 years ago. He was
appointed a lecturer at Frankfurt
University in 1929. After Hitler’s
advent to power he fled to Holland
and then to Turkey, where he
taught law and the philosophy of
law at the unversities of Istanbul
and Ankara until his return to
Berlin in 1949, where he has since
occupied the chair for Civil and
Commercial law.
Israel to Pay Lutherans $850,000
From German Reparations
COLOGNE, (JTA)—The equiv
alent of $850,000 in marks will be
paid to the Lutheran Word Fede
ration in settlement of the claims
for certain property of the Ger
man Protestant Churches in Israel
taken over by the Israel Govern
ment, it was agreed in a pact
signed by representatives of Israel
and the, Lutheran Federation.
The agreement, which imple
ments and amends an earlier one
concluded in 1951 provides that
the money will be made available
to the Protestant churches over
the next ten years from repara
tions funds due Israel under the
Luxemburg agreement. The mon
ey will be used by the Lutherans
to finance missionary activities in
the Near East.
The pact recognizes Israel’s ti-
Ben Aronin to Open Institute
Of Jewish Studies On Jan. 6
The Winter Term of the Atlanta
Institute of Jewish Studies will
begin at 8:15 p. m. Wednesday
night, January 6 at the Ahavath
Achim Educational Center. Twelve
courses on Judaism and Jewish
Living will be offered from Janu
ary 6 through March 10 and con
ducted by members of the Insti
tute faculty.
The Winter Term will be opened
by Ben Aronin of Chicago who will
present, “Sing Me a Story,” a dra
matic narration of Jewish culture
through the ages. Mr. Aronin is a
practicing attorney in Chicago, re
cording artist for Mercury Records
Corp., founder and director of the
Pargod Dramatic Society, member
of the faculty of the Chicago Col
lege of Jewish Studies and direc
tor of extension activities of the
Anshe Emet Synagogue. He is a
nationally recognized author, play
wright and dramatic orator.
On Wednesday night, December
16, the Atlanta Institute of Jew
ish Studies completed eight suc
cessful sessions of its Fall Term.
One hundred seven men and wo
men had registered for courses in
Bible, Great Books, Hebrew, His
tory, Judaism, Literature and Yid
dish. The courses were conducted
by Rabbi Joseph Cohen, Rabbi
Ralph DeKoven, Rabbi Emanuel
Feldman, Joseph Fiszman, Rabbi
Arnold Heisler, Edward M. Kahn,
Samuel Rosenberg, Samuel Roth
and Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild.
The enthusiasm of the participants
in the Institute was shown by the
excellent attendance and warm
response to the courses and Insti
tute Assembly.
Members of the community are
invited and urged to attend the
opening assembly of the Atlanta
Institute of Jewish Studies on
January 6 and to register for those
courses in which they are most in
terested. Additional information
can be secured by calling Samuel
Rosenberg at the Atlanta Bureau
of Jewish Education, LAmar 8701.
South Carolina Temple Sisterhoods
Preparing for Convention January 20
DARLINGTON, S. C. — South
Carolina Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods is preparing for its
30th annual convention to be held
in Darlington January 20, 1954.
The Darlington Sisterhood will
act as host and Mrs. Chester
Heimlich of Timmonsville, Presi
dent of the State Federation, will
be in charge of convention sesions.
State Officers who will attend
will be Mrs. Joseph Read, First
Vice President Charleston, S. C.,
Mrs. C. F. Lyon, Sumter, S. C.,
Second Vice President; Mrs. Reu
ben Brody, Sumter, S. C., Record
ing Secretary; Mrs. Sam Reyner,
Columbia, S. C., Treasurer and
Mrs. Edna Jarrott, Cor. Sec. of
Florence, S .C.
Other officers are Mrs. Irving
Traub, Bishopville; Miss Kathe
rine Moses, Sumter; Mrs. S. A.
Greenberg, Florence; Mrs. D. H.
Dubroff, Lake City; Mrs. Bernard
Housen, Sumter; Mrs. Edgar Co-
of ‘hen, Charleston; Mrs. Julian Hen-
nig and Mrs. Jerome Shanman
from Columbia; Mrs. Leon Scho-
lossburg, Camden; Mrs. David
Weintraub, Darlington; Mrs. Rose
Heiden, Lake City; Mrs. Larry
Weintraub, Timmonsville; Mrs.
Harry Garber, Greenville, S. C.
Registration for the state board
will take place at 7 p. m. January
19, 1954, followed by an executive
board meeting at 7:15 p. m. at the
Lunch Box, Darlington, S. C.
Registration for delegates will be
open from 9 a. m. to 9:30 a. m.
January 20, 1954.
Each sisterhood unit is entitled
to two delegates for the first 50
members or less. For each addi
tional 25 members or fraction
thereof, the Sisterhood is entitled
to an additional delegate.
Mrs. Le Roy Want is president
of the Darlington Sisterhood. Mrs.
Sam Rogol is general chairman of
the Convention and Mrs. Helen
Heiden is chairman of the pro
gram.
Spain May Permit
Synagogue in Barcelona
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Span
ish Government has granted per
mission for construction of a syn
agogue in Barcelona, Robbi D. A.
Jessurun Cardozo said here this
week.
Rabbi Cardozo, who conducted
Rosh Hashonah services for the
Jewish community in Madrid, said
the Spanish Government was
showing a “more friendly” atti
tude towards the Jewish faith.
tie to the property in question for
which certain payments have al
ready been made in Israeli pounds.
The property covered is chiefly
the Schneller orphange and home
formerly operated by the Kaiser-
werth Sisters of Charity.
It specifically does not affect
secular real estate owned by Ger
man Protestant individuals, for
the most part “Templars” who
were deported to Australia by the
British Mandatory regime during
World War II. Holdings by the
Templars include real estate in
Jerusalem, Haifa, Galilee, Lydda
and in the Sarona colony which
was taken over by the Israel Gov
ernment for its administrative
seat. Negotiations on this prop
erty were recessed last summer
and are expected to be resumed
next month in Rome, with a rep
resentative of Australia present.
Christmas Party at
V. A. Hospital by
Augusta Lodge
AUGUSTA — More than 100
patients at the Forest Hills Divi
sion of the Veterans Administra
tion Hospital at Augusta were
entertained December 15, at a
Christmas party given by Obauiah
Lodge No. 119 of B’nai B’rith.
Christmas gifts, ice cream, can
dy, chewing gum, and cookies
were distributed through the
wards by members of the local
B’nai B’rith Armed Forces and
Veterans Committee under the
chairmanship of Harry. Wilensky
with Alan Rosenthal as co-chair
man.
Men and women at the hospital
heard Abe Schneider on the violin
and Fred Harkins on the accordi
on render a musical program of
Christmas and popular selections,
with group singing also a part of
the program.
Assisting the B’nai B’rith men
were Miss Eleanore Bernard, Chief
of Recreation at the Forest Hills
Division of the VA Hospital at
Augusta, and Mrs. Ben Fulcher,
local Red Cross representative.
Charles Silbert, who has been
showing Saturday night movies at
the VA Hospital, has been named
chairman of the B’nai B’rith
Armed Forces and Veterans Com
mittee for 1954.
Members of August AZA 192,
aided the lodge in collecting gifts
and food for the hospitalized vet
erans.
Gate City Lodge to Announce
Man of Year at Jan. 4 Meeting
Members of Gate City Lodge—
their families and friends—will
gather at 8:15 p. m. Monday, Janu
ary 4, for the public announce
ment of the man selected to re
ceive the Distinguished Service
Award for 1953.
Over a period of several months,
a poll of the Atlanta Jewish Com
munity has been conducted by the
Award Committee and the result
ing tabulations carefully weighed
by them, according to Herbert
Rengel, lodge president.
Provisions indicate the individ
ual selected must have contributed
most in the current year to the
good and welfare of the Jewish
community in particular and the
overall community in general, as
well as being the “personification
of the B’nai B’rith ideal of benev
olence, brotherly love, and har
mony.”
The meeting will be preceded
by a dinner in the main dining
room of the Progresive Club to
which all members, families and
friends are invited. Sidney Parks,
Cypress 2965, is in charge of res
ervations.