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A/ii I m agio .t . ^ (ttSLx /3M I SW f 8 ^ *kk / The Soullu^rn Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Establish- 1 ' VOL. xxx ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1955 Interrupted Once, Travises See Israel; Given Testimonial By ADOLPH ROSENBERG In 1951, the Travises of Atlanta and husband, packed their bags and headed for Israel. They made it in 1955. The interim was not, however, spent en route. The first time the Atlanta couple, bent on see ing the land of their activity ideals for which they had labored for several decades,.got as far as New York. There they stopped to visit a relativp in a hospital. Emerging, they found their car glass broken and all the contents gone — bags, clothing, visas, transport tickets, and what have you. There was nothing left to do but return home and start over. This spring they started again and completed the trip without mishap ^but with inspiration they shared with friends from far and near at a special testimonial din ner tendered Sunday evening by the Atlanta Zionist District. Sol Benamy served as chairman of the dinner committee and pre sided at the program. Rabbi Harry H. Epstein gave the invo cation, Rabbi Joseph Cohen the benediction. Max Robkin and Herman Popkin prepared a “This Is Your Life” presentation of family photos. Parents of Mrs- Travis, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Edison, were pres- O'XS ^3.000 1° a\ NO. 22 i w ent from out of town as were her brother, Matty Edison, and wife of Philadelphia and a sister, Mrs. Sidney Grossman of Brooklyn, Visitors came also from Pitts burgh, Miami, Chicago and oth er Southern Communities. The occasion has a special sentimen tal touch since it was the wedding anniversary of Sally and Carl Swerner, children of the Travises. The Atlanta Zionist District also announced the planting of a group of trees in Israel in honor of Mrs. Travis’ parents, gave Mr. Travis a life membership in the Z. O. A. and his wife the two a plaque in honor of their distinguished serv ice to the cause of Zionism and to all humanitarian causes. “It was the trip of our dreams,” asserted Bert Travis. “We were going to visit the old homestead, to see our mispochah . . . Israel today is not 7,000 miles away, but merely 30 hours away.” She took the audience on a ver bal trip of the country, describ ing its progress, its drawbacks, the old reception areas, the new industries, the drained swamp areas, the martyr forest, Hadassah projects, Hadassah vocation schools, and even family life in Israel. Her husband’s report dealt more with the political implications of Israeli developments. He told of the steady reverses in the diplo matic field. Israel today stands alone, save for American Jewry, he said. The Interplay of poli tics has succeeded in isolating Is- Eisenhower A Of Refugee Relief Act of 1953 evision WASHNGTON, (JTA) — With a plea to the Congress that it re affirm the “great tradition of sanctuary” in America, President Eisenhower has urged that it adopt ten specific amendments to the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. He asked that action be taken during the present Congressional session. By enacting the changes he rec ommended, the President said, Congress “would permit effective administration of the Act by the executive branch of the Govern- rael. There is no disposition for peace, he added, on the part of the Arab countries. He was rich in his praise of the work of the United Jewish Appeal and the Bonds for Israel programs and expressed appreciation to Atlanta Jewry for participation in these two spheres. There is another sphere in which you can help, he concluded. This is in the polit ical arena, in which you can in fluence your congressmen and senators to a greater friendliness for Israel . . . mental and greatly aid the success of the program.” The President’s message reported that “during the last year and a half, substantial progress has been made in set ting up the complex organization required to administer the tech nical requirements of the Act.” But he went on to add that ex perience has demonstrated that administrative improvements are not enoqgh. A number of the provisions of the Act, he asserted, require amendments if the Act’s objectives are to be fully achiev ed. The suggested amendments in clude a proposal that unused quo ta numbers in various categories be made use of, possibly for or phans, on a world-wide basis; that definitions of the terms “ref ugee,” “resettlement,” “escapee” and “expellee” be liberalized; that requirement of a passport be waived where it is deemed feas ible; and that organizational spon sorship be accepted as sufficient. Reaction to the President’s pro posal was swift. Chairman Ema nuel Celler of the House Judici ary Committee commended the recommendations, but criticized the President for failing to re move Scott McLeod as adminis trator of the program. McLeod, he said, “had neither the mental equipment nor the human sym pathy” to entitle him to the wide discretionary powers in the ad ministration of the program. Sen ator Herbert H. Lehman said: “the President has responded to the public demand that the shame of the Refugee Relief Act be re medied.” Senator Arthur V. Watkins of Utah predicted that the proposals would be adopted and expressed confidence that if they were, the full number of refugees would be admitted before the expiration date. But Representative Fran cis E. Walter of Pennsylvania, co author of the McCarran-Walter Act, opposed the President’s move and freely predicted its defeat. The American Jewish Commit tee, in a statement issued by its president, Irving M. Engel, ap plauded the Administration move, and said that it should be viewed as a “prelude toward the over haul of our basic immigration policy as expressed in the Mc- Carran-Walter Act.” Vets Arrange for Two Weekly Jewish Broadcasts in Georgia Beverly Wolff to be Featured At Weinberg Dinner Arrangements have been com pleted to broadcast “The Ameri can Jewish Hour” over radio sta tion WEAS in Atlanta and WGOV in Valdosta. Paul Ginsberg, former national commander, said the program is under sponsorship of the Jewish War Veterans of America. In Atlanta, the transcribed pro gram will be carried at 7 p. m. every Sunday over WEAS, 1010 on the radio dial. It will be heard at 12:30 p. m. every Sunday in Valdosta. The program, now in its ninth year, is composed of gems of mu sic, drama and news which trans lates Jewish life in a positive sense, Mr. Ginsberg said. He added the program which has “great public relations value talks about and dramatizes Jew ish contribution and great Jewish leaders, telling the story of what is happening in the Jewish world and discussing the Jew as a Jew District 7 y s 80th Convention June 18 DALLAS — John Horwitz of Oklahoma City, national B’nai B’rith vice president and a mem ber of the Civil Rights Commis sion of the Anti-Defamation League, will be a featured speak er at the Eightieth Annual Con vention of District 7 here June 18-21. General Chairman David Berg said delegates will be drawn from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Lou isiana, Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi. Mr. Horwitz will discuss the ADL and its program of commu nity relations between Jewish and non-Jewish groups Maurice Hirsch, William Nath an, D. W. White, M. N. Danne- baum, D. Aaron Topek, Mrs. Hy man Hart and Mrs. S. Thomas Friedman are serving on the con vention advisory committee. and as an American, without ap ology and without fear. Each week, the life of some outstand ing Jew is dramatized. Mr. Ginsberg believes the pro gram is an opportunity for Jew ish people to learn about Jewish people and for Christians to se cure a better understanding of the Jew. Beverly Wolff, Atlanta’s out standing young contralto, will present a program of songs at the A. J. Weinberg Testimonial Dinner on Monday night, June 13 at the Progressive Club, it has been an nounced by Chairman Frank Gar- son and Ben J. Massell of the Testi monial Committee. Miss Wolff has earned national reputation for her artistry and only recently earned the plaudits of the critics at a recital she gave here. Mr. Garson said. Her voice Is as beautiful as her person and while she is diminutive in stature, she surprises all who have heard her by the sheer magnificence of the volume of her voice. He added, Miss Wolff not only has met great success as a concert artist but she finds time to be a successful homemaker and mother and, in addition, leads the choral Shrine for Jewish War Dead Dedicated in Nation’s Capital Vic* President of the United States Richard M. Nixon presents a gold key to Past National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans, Harry T. Madison of Detroit, President of the Board of Trustees, while National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans, Joseph F. Barr of Washington, D. C., looks on. Mr. Nixon was principal speaker at ceremonies dedicating the National Shrine for the Jewish War Dead In Washington, D. C. BEVERLY WOLFF groups at services in the Temple. Israel’s Abba Eban, ambassador to the U. S., and Dr. Joseph Sch wartz, director of the new Israel Bond organization, will be guest speakers. Frank Garson and Ben J, Massell also announced that reservations are pouring in for the dinner and that the public should take notice that attendance at the dinner is by reservation only. In order to accomodate all who want to attend, the office of the Committee will be open on Sunday, June 5, from 10:00 to 4:00 and calls will be taken for reservations. Since this will give our Com^ munity a rare opportunity to hear such a great and outstanding per sonality as Ambassador Abba S. Eban and Df. Joseph J. Schwartz, it is expected that a record crowd will turn out for the Dinner. The office of the committee is located at 1102 Atlanta Federal Savings Bldg., the phone is LAxrutr 7924.