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VOL. XXIX
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Armistice Commission B J
Egypt for Attacks on Israelis
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Egypt Mon
day was condemned by the Israel-
Egyptian Mixed Armistice Com
mission for "warlike acts" which
constitute "flagrant violations” of
the Egypt-Israel armistice agree
ment.
The U N. ruling came as a result
of four attacks last Wednesday
night and early Thursday morning
against Israeli patrols and Israel
civilians—including women and
children—on roads and in settle
ments along the Gaza strip border.
In the raids and ambushes, two
Israelis were killed and 20 were
wounded.
The Egyptians refused to attend
the Commission’s meeting at
which they were condemned. At
first they insisted they had not
had enough time to read investiga
tors’ reports of the incidents,
whereupon the United Nations
chairman of the commission gave
the Egyptian delegates two hours
to study the reports. When the
Egyptians still refused to attend
two hours later, the Commission
continued its meeting and voted
the condemnation.
In strong terms holding the
Egyptian authorities responsible
for the attacks, the Commission
found that the ambushes were
“carried out by Egyptian military
or para-military forces." The Com
mission’s resolution expressed
"great concern” over “the danger
ous situation" prevailing along the
Gaza strip on the Egyptian-Israel
border where the raids were stag
ed and blamed the Egyptians for
"infiltrations which have been ag
gressive acts.”
The Commission called on the
Egyptians to “put an immediate
end” to such or other aggressive
acts, holding them violations of
the armistice agreement, deman-
ed that the Egyptian authorities
punish those responsible for the
"intolerable" situation.
The MAC’S ruling supported
completely the Israeli contentions,
made Friday when the UN body
was requested to hold an emer
gency meeting, that the raids were
part of a "calculated military at
tack" by the Egyptians.
The first of the ambushes was
staged last Wednesday night when
an Israeli military vehicle on the
Israel side of the border was fired
on near the Saad Road. An hour
later, an Israeli patrol was attack
ed in the same area, at Zikim.
Early Thursday morning, Egypt
ians attempted to break into Mos-
hav Shouva, a settlement near
Saad.
At Moshev Shouva, two hand
grenades were tossed by the Egyp
tians at a building in which 17
women and children, who had at
tended a wedding in the colony,
were taking refuge. The grenades,
like much of the spent ammuni
tion found at the sites of all four
attacks, bore British markings and
insignia of the Egyptian armed
forces.
weiidic fund General Solicitation
Group "Kickoff" at Dinner Monday
U. J. A. Program
Tuesday on A. B. C.
A special Passover drama
featuring John Hodiak as narrator
wiil be broadcast by the United
Jewish Appeal over the American
Broadcasting Company at 10:35 p.
m. Tuesday, April 20.
In Atlanta, the program “Beaut
iful to See.” will be carried over
Station WGST. at 10:30 p m. E.S.T.
A special message by A.L. Feld
man will be heard at the conclu
sion of the program.
A. J. C.’s Study of
Community Trends
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
American Jewish Committee has
published a summary of a pre
liminary report on a study of the
Jewish Community of Trenton,
New Jersey, conducted by its
Scientific Research Department.
The survey established that:
1. Overwhelmingy Jews, young
and old, wish to retain their Jew
ish identity and to maintain a
Jewish community within the
framework of American society.
2. The majority of Jews, young
and old feel more comfortable
with Jews than with non-Jews.
Adolescents, however, accept the
non-Jew more easily than do their
parents, even though they, like
the latter, reject intermarriage in
a large majority of cases.
3. The large majority of Jews,
young and old, have at one time
or another in their lives experi
enced anti-Semitism. In most
cases it was the “name calling”
variety. In fewer instances other
varieties of prejudice or discrimi
nation were met.
4. Most of the Jews intervitweu.
when asked to define Jewishness,
replied in terms of religion, .bight
out of ten adults and 97 percent
of the ten-agers replied in these
terms. Apparently the gradual
disappearance or weakening of
older symbols of identification
with Jewishness has intensified
the search for other forms of be
longing. Religion appears to offer
such a symbol to many teen-agers.
5. On the subject of Israel, 94
percent of these interviewed ex
pressed generally warm, favorable
attitudes. However, very few (on
ly seven percent) expressed any
desire to live in Israel. This was
true of both adults and children.
Starting with a dinner and rally
to be held at the Progressive Club
Monday, the General Solicitation
group of the Men’s Division of the
Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund’s
1954 campaign lanches its cam
paign to carry the Welfare Fund
story to the entire population of
Atlanta’s Jewish community.
Under the chairmanship of Ber
nard Abrams, Sidney Feldman,
Sam Hirsh, Irving Kaler and Mar
shall J. Mantler, the General So
licitation group is the source of
one of the most exciting stories
of this year’s campaign—and that
is the tremendous resurgence of
community pride displayed by the
younger men who have come out
in large numbers to enlist in the
Welfare Fund campaign and who
are even now out in the commun
ity soliciting participation.
These young men are a cross
section of the entire community
representing all walks of life.
Their enthusiasm is attributed to
a growing sense of responsibility
in the work of our community—a
sesire to emulate the example set
by their parents—a recognition
of the fact that through the Wel
fare Fund they have an opportun
ity to work side by side with their
fellows in the community and to
get to know them by working with
them.
It is also encouraging to note
that a number a veteran cam
paigners are working along with
the younger men to give balance
and experience to the work of this
division. One of the outstanding
workers whose return was greeted
with enthusiasm is the Rev. P. S.
Clein, who has an enviable re
cord in campaigning for the Wel
fare Fund and who covers the
largest number of contributors of
any campaigner.
Sparked by their leadership, and
given added impetus by the exam
ples set by Bernard W. Abrams
and Irving Kaler, the General
Solicitation group is out to extend
coverage of the community .. .to
lift the level of giving and enlist
greater participation by larger
numbers of our Jewish citizens
in support of this united action.
Colonels in the General Solicita
tion Division include the follow
ing: Jake Abelson, Howard Aron-
in, Leon Auerbach, Bock, Louis
Canter, Rev. P. S. Clein, David
Dunay, David Eisenberg, Harold
Frank, Leo Frankel, Joe Gersron,
Johnny Glustrom, George Gold
man, Leon Goldstein, Harris Gold-
wasser, Julian Gortatowsky.
Isaac Habif, Sidney Haskin, Jack
Hirsch, Arnold Hoffman, Jerome
Kahanow, Edward Kessler, Arthur
Levin, Irving Libowsky, Coleman
Medintz, Sidney Mendel, Morru
Mendelson, Lee Meyers, Richar l
Newman, Joe Pintchuck, Alfrel
Revson, Stanley Rinzler, Milto l
Romm, Bernard Rosenfeld.
Alvin Saul, Dave Schaffer, A!
Schwartz, Arnold Shulman, Mar
vin Slotin, Richard Stern, Nathan
Stolar, Charles Wittenstein, Ben
Zimmerman.
Jewish Servicemen Protest Closing of
German Jewish Welfare Board Center
Atlanta Women Set May 2
As Annual Cover Day
Monday, May 2. has been named COVERALL DAY by the
Coverall Division of the Women’s section of the 1954 Atlanta
Jewish Welfare Fund campaign.
Under the overall supervision of general chairmen Mrs. Harold
E. Marcus. Mrs. Barney E. Medintz and Mrs. S. J. Steinbach,
the Coverall Division will be guided by Group Chairmen Mrs.
Henry L. Caplan, Mrs. Clarence Feuer, Mrs. Harvey Jacobson.
Mrs. Edward K. Krick, Mrs. Harry P. Kuniansky, Mrs. Setandford
Makover and Mrs. Jack Mazier.
The Coverall Division is now formulating its plans to make the
1954 event one of the most outstanding on record and further
news regarding the activities of this division will appear in
these columns during the coming weeks.
On Thuesday. April 20, Coverall Chairmen will meet at the
rpogressive Club at 10:30 A.M. together with Colonels for the
prpuose of going over plans and making assignments. The
meeting will conclude with lunch.
HEIDELBERG (JTA) — The
Jewish chaplains now on duty with
the U. S. Forces in Europe and
North Africa, as well as the Serv
icemen’s Council here, have reg
istered a protest against the pro
posed closing, for financial rea
sons, of the Jewish Welfare Board
Center in Heidelberg.
The center, which apart from
the chaplaincy program is the on
ly JWB operation in Europe, has
been the Jewish occupation sol
diers’ “home away from home” for
almost nine years. It offers a vari
ety of religious, social and cultural
facilities, and also serves as head
quarters for all Jewish chaplains.
The National Jewish Welfare
Board has informed center di
rector A. Grodsky that the cur
tailment of its budget does not
permit operation of the center
after April 30. This, declares a
statement signed by 11 chaplain
would be “a severe blow to tht
morale of Jewish soldiers in
Europe and will immeasurably
hurt the Jewish religious and cul
tural work for the men of the
Armed Forces.”
The Servicemen’s Council, madn
up of Jews stationed in this area,
has decided to mobilize users and
“alumni” of the center. They are
urging hometown organization,
and individuals to press the Unite.
Jewish Appeal for a larger allo
cation of funds to the JWB, so
that the center can yet be pre
served as a focus of Jewish liJ
for American servicemen, many
of them youngsters, assigned to
Germany. (In New York, the JWB
has said that lack of funds ne
cessitates the closing of the center
In Heidelberg).
Fund's Youth Division Aims
For Record Participation
With eyes set on new heights,
and under the able guidance of
Irving Borstein, Marcia Jacobs
and Peter Jacobson as chairmen,
the Youth Division of the 1954
Welfare Fund campaign is out
to secure record participation of
young people in the community.
Every club, fraternity and social
organization is represented in the
Division.
At the second report meeting
held last Sunday, division Chair
man reported a growing enlighten
ment and enthusiasm on the part
of young people for the work of
the Welfare Fund in uniting the
community behind one contribu
tion for one campaign.
Division Leaders stressed that
the work of their group is impor
tant not only for the amount it
could contribute, but for the part
•it played in establishing the habit
of giving, of establishing a sense
of community responsibility, as
well as serving as a training
ground for community leadership.
Passover Greetings
From The Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund
Passover is a happy holiday. It is a festival of rejoicing. It is
a call to all Jews to celebrate freedom and deliverance from
bondage, old and new.
On behalf of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund we extend
our greetings and best wishes to all our Jewish citizens for a
Joyous Pesach.
When you sit down to the Seder you will enjoy the blessings
of plenty and the security of our free land. We ask you not to
forget those of our fellow Jews, wherever they may be, who are
not as fortunate as we are.
Let us face the misfortunes of others by sharing with them the
good fortune of our own blessings. Let us show our concern for
others by giving generously to the Welfare Fund.
Again a Happy Pesach to all of Atlanta Jewry.
Signed,
FRANK GARSON, President
A. L. FELDMAN AND DAVID SLANN,
General Chairmen 1954 Campaign
Becomes Acting
President German
Supreme Tribunal
BONN, (JTA)—Dr. Rudolf Katz,
a Jew who spent the war yean in
the United States, has become
Acting President of the Supreme
Constitutional Court at Karlsruhe,
West Germany’s highest tribuna
following the death of Chief Ju-~
tice Hermann Hoepker-Aschoff.
Until a new Chief Justice i:
chosen by the German Parliamer 1
and that may not be for some time.
Dr. Katz will be the top jurist o.'
a court which has been investc
with more authority than an
other in the history of Germany
Dr. Katz, who is 59, was born r.
Falkenberg, Pomerania, in a fam
ly which gave a number of rabb
to German Jewry. Since his re
turn to Germany six years ago
however, he has taken no intere
in Jewish affairs and has not af
filiated himself with the Jewish
community.
In pre-Hitler Germany, Dr. Ka l r
was a Social Democratic leader
and fled when the Nazis came to
power. In the United States, where
he lived from 1935 to 1946, Dr.
Katz was editor of the German-
language Socialist newspape :*
“Neue Folkszeitung.” He returne
to German in 1947 to becom
Minister of Justice in Schleswig
Holstein and in 1950 was eleetc >
vice president of the Supreme
Court.
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