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APRIL 30, 1954
No. 17
Pact On Refugees Enters Sunday Designated "Cover - All Day";
Into Force In 6 Countries Workers Poise for City-Wide Canvass
GENEVA, (JTA)—The inter
national convention on the status
of refugees came into force this
week in six countries, assuring
new rights to refugees admitted
into those countries and establish
ing a new travel document for
them. The six countries are Den
mark, Norway, Belgium, Germany,
Luxemburg and Australia. In the
United Kingdom, the convention
will enter into force on June 9.
In a statement here this week
United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees, Dr. G.J. Van Heuven j
Goedhart, said: “This 22nd April
will deserve its modest place in
history. Although it will not be
marked by celebratinos or parades, j
it is a day of great significance
to hundreds of thousands of people
who, although living in different
countries, have one thing in com
mon: they are refugees.
“On this day, new basic rights
will be added to those which hos
pitable countries granted to the
victims of persecution seeking
asylum on their soil. These basic
rights have now been codified
and even extended, in the social
and economic fields by this con
vention. It will supersede former
international agreements concern
ing refugees. It establishes a new
travel document for them.lt en
trusts the UN High Commissioner
With the supervision, of its appli
cation.”
The study in the United Nations
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•flie War
Was Over?
Sure! The fightin’s stopped in
Korea . . . but the war against
death is never over! The fight
ing continues relentlessly in
homes and hospitals all over
America. And the greatest de
fense weapon of all is blood.
Yes, blood saves lives!
It is needed now by thou
sands of men, women and chil
dren for surgery and medical
treatment. It is needed, too, to
build a national reserve of
blood derivatives as “life insur
ance” for hundreds of thou
sands in time of disaster. So...
GIVE BLOOD NOW!
CITY-WIDE BLOOD
BANK DONOR DAY
Sunday, May 2
(See Page 5 for Details)
of the question of the protection
of stateless persons was initiated
by the Commission on Human
rights in 1847. The convention was
unanimously adopted by 26 states
at a conference of plenipoten
tiaries in Geneva, July 1951 with
the provision that it would enter
into force 90 days after the day
of deposit of the sixth instrument
of ratification or accession.
In addition to the seven coun
tries above that have rectified or
acceded to the convention, the
following states have signed it:
Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France,
Greece, the Holy See, Israel, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Swe
den, Switzerland, Turkey and Yu
goslavia.
The convention lays down cer
tain basic requirtments for aver
age standards of social, legal and
economic treatment. It puts refu
gees on an equal footing with
nationals in the right to public
relief, the practice of religion
and elementary education. It
This Sunday, May 2nd, has
been designated “Cover-All Day’’
for the 1954 campaign of the At
lanta Jewish Welfare Fund and
has been chosen as the day when
more than 400 Cover-All Girls of
the Women’s Division will fan out
among our citizens in a grand one
day drive designed to bring par
ticipation in the current campaign
to every Jewish home in the com
munity.
Starting at 9:30 in the morning,
and working on through the day
until 5 at night, the Cover-All
Girls will be forking while “dads”
act as baby sitters for the day.
Under the directino of Cover-
All Chairmen, Mrs. Henery L.
Caplan, Mrs. Clarence Feuer, Mrs.
Harvey Jacobson, Mrs Edward
Krick, Mrs. Harry P. Kuniansky,
Mrs. Stanford Makover and Mrs.
Jack Maziar, headquarters will be
set up at the Atlanta Jewish Com
munity Center. Here tabulators
will keep track of the mounting
total of participation as it is re
women of Atlanta by the Cover-
All Division, the chairmen re
quested a wide Welcome and full
participation by women contribu
tors. Said the statement: “A Wel
fare Fund Cover-All Girl will be
coming to see you this Sunday.
Be there to greet her and welcome
her when she comes.
“For your gift this year will
circle the world. It will held pro
vide help desperately needed in
Israel and by needy Jews in Eu
rope and North Africa. In this
country it will help combat anti
semitism and discrimination. It
will contribute to work among
Jewish youth and among the men
and women in the armed forces of
the U.S. It will help in the support
of religious and cultural institu
tions. It will help meet local needs
and strengthen our own communi
ty. Truly, no gift could do more-
no gift could be too great!”
establishes the principle t h a 11 ported by Cover-All workers corn-
refugees should at least be granted
treatment not less favorable than
that accorded to foreigners gener
ally in such matter as “the right
to engage in wage-earning em
ployment.”
ing in from the field. Like a deli
cate nerve center it will record
the condition of the heart of the
Jewish community.
In a statement issued to the
Balser Renomi tinted for Fifth
Term as A. J. C. C. President
Meyer Balser has been nomi
nated for the presidency of the
Atlanta Jewish Community Center
for a fifth consecutive term. The
nomination was announced by the
chairman of the nominating com
mittee, Joseph Cuba. Officers
nominated with Mr. Balser are
Barney Medintz, Abe Goldstein,
A. L. Feldman, vice presidents;
Abner J. Lichtenstein, treasurer;
Max Feldman, secretary.
The following slate of nominees
for the board will be presented at
the annual meeting of the Center
| to be held Thursday, May 6, 8:15
' p.m. at the Temple.
Carry-over until May, 1955:,
A. R. Abrams, Mrs. Sam P. Alter-
man, Sol P. Benamy, Sidney Her-
zenberg, Gerald Ghertner, Edwin
Haas, Jr., J. I. Kingloff, Dr. Rose
L a h m a n, Stanford Makover,
Thomas Makover, M. J. Merlin,
Samuel Rothberg, Mrs. I. F. Sterne,
Erwin Zaban, Sylvan Makover.
Nominated 1 year to May, 1955:
Mrs. Joseph Haas, Dr. Joseph
Patterson, Merton Levin, Max Al-
terman, Hilfred Bossak, Sidney
Gulden, Dr. Irving Greenberg, Joe
Gerson, Irving Stone, Philip E.
Shulhafer, Mrs. I. M. Weinstein,
Herbert Elsas, Max Rittenbaum,
Co- chairmen of the Coverall Division meet for a planning session
as they prepare to launch Coverall Day on Sunday, May 2. Shown
here, clockwise around the table, are Mrs. Jack Maziar, Mrs.
Clarence Feuer, *"Mrs. Henry L. Caplan, Mrs. Harry Kuniansky,
Mrs. Harvey Jacobson, and Mrs. Ed Krick. Mrs. Standford Makover,
the remaining chairman was unable to be present when the picture
was taken, due to illness. * .
Regional Zionist Leaders
Converge in Atlanta
The Southeastern Region of the
Zionist Organization of America
will hold its second administrative
meeting of the year in Atlanta,
Saturday evening, May 1, and
Sunday, May 2 at the Biltmore
Hotel.
The opening session on Saturday
evening will be a dinner—Melevah
Malkah (ushering out of the Sab
bath) devoted to the Jewish
National Fund. Harry Stem of
Nashville will preside and guest
speaker will be Mendel N. Fisher
of Jewish National Fund of Amer
ica.
Following the dinner, a recep
tion to Leo R. Burson, president of
the Region, upon his return from
Israel, will be tendered by the
Atlanta Zionist District.
Sunday,s session will begin at
9:30 a.m. A special committee
meeting of the Educational In
stitute of the Southeastern Region
will take place at 11:30 aun. under
the chairmanship of Robert M.
Travis of Atlanta.
Mr. Burson will deliver his first
report on Israel to the leadership
of the Region at the Sunday lunch
eon. Tthese plans were announced
by Seymour B. Liebman of Miami
Beach, Chairman of the Regional
Administrative Committee.
On Sunday evening, Mr. Fisher
of New York City will meet with
the President of all Zionist groups
of Atlanta at the Mayfair Club at
8 p. m.
On Monday, May 3, the Southern
Zionist Youth Commission will
hold its Spring meeting, at the
Biltmore Hotel from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. A “dutch treat” luncheorrTs
scheduled at 12:30 p.m.
All reservations to attend the
Saturday evening dinner and the
Sunday luncheon should be di
rected to the Regional ZOA office
at suite 701, One Peachtree Bid. or
by calling Walnut 2329. The meet
ing following the dinner is open to
the public.
Harry Harrison, Louis Gadlin.
Nominated 3 years May, 1957:
M. Wm. Berman, Louis Aronstam,
Mrs. Philip Schwartz, Joe Cuba,
Ben Massell, Lawrence Fox, Frank
Garson, Max Kuniansky, Jack
Maziar, Charles Bergman, David
Slann, Edward Krick, Ben R. Gor
don, A. J. Weinberg, Morton Weiss.
Ex-Officio:—Edward M. Kahn,
Samuel H. Rosenberg, Rabbis of
the Community.
Serving with Mr. Cuba on the
Nominating Committee are Dr.
Rose Lahman, Abner Lichtenstein,
Edwin Zaban, Dr. Ntthan Blass,
Max Rittenbaum, Irwin Green-
baum.
In addition to the President and
Executive Director’s report, the
annual meeting program will see
the presentation of the Centennial
Celebration of Jewish Community
Centers’ outstanding dramatic pro
duction, “A Gift for David” by
Marc Siegel. This will be por
trayed by the Center’s Adult
Drama Group which includes Hil
fred Bossak, stage manager; Ger
trude Bossak, sound effects; Doria
Blass, Margie Silver, lights; Tha
cast includes: Arthur Sanders,
Jack Friedman, Barry Igar, Perry
Morris, Sidney Goldberg, Gertrude
Gulden, Esther Goldman, Ab«
Frankel, Joe Goldsmith. This par
ticular production is directed by
Henry Igar, also a member of the
group.
In the program, Manuel Bat-
shaw, Southern Setion Field Sec
retary of the National Jewish Wel
fare Board will extend greeting*
for Jewish Welfare Board.
The Center’s Chamber Orches
tra will also present a program of
music, which will include works
by Prokofieff, Bach and Vivaldi.
The annual meeting will be con
cluded with a social hour and
refreshments, prepared by co-
cairman Mrs. Meyer Balser and
Mrs. Philip Schwartz.
Southeast Conservative Congregations
Set Parley in Atlanta May 7-9
The Southest Region of the
United Synagogue will hold its
Annual Conference over the week
end of Friday, May 7 through Sun
day, May 9 in Atlanta, Georgia, it
was announced this week by Al
bert Tenenbaum of Savannah,
President of the Region.
The United Synagogue of Amer-
cia is the overall Organization of
Conservative Condregations in the
United States and Canada. It totals
now 473 congregations from Coast
to Coast.
Congregation Ahavath Achim in
Atlanta will play host to the Con
ference, which will open with a
Special Sabbath Service at which
Rabbi Irving Lehrman of Miami
Beach will deliver the guest ser
mon. At the Saturday morning
Service, Rabbi Isidore Barnett of
Savannah will preach the sermon.
A special Torah Session will
be held Saturday afternoon, with
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