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• ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1
NO. 23 .
N. C. R. A. C. Issues
Call For Creation
Of More Councils
NEW YORK, (JTA)—The Nat
ional Community Relations Ad
visory Council issued a new call
this week for the creation of lo
cal Jewish community relations
councils, “representative of all or
ganizations and groups in the
Jewish community,” for the pro
tection of equal rights and op
portunities and the creation of
conditions for vital Jewish living.
A phamphlet titled, “ Mow to
Organize for Jewish Community
Relations,” calls such councils,
“the best means for dealing with
issues affecting Jewish status and
intergroup relationships.” The
pamphlet offers specific and de
tailed guidance on how to go
about organizing a council, de
veloping program, and obtaining
assistance.
“Jewish community relations
“They can be dealt with only by
are by their nature the concern of
all Jews.” the NCRAC declared,
an agency of the community -
by an agency broadly represent
ative of organizations and groups
in the community and responsive
to the common needs - and can
not be made the exclusive respon
sibility of any single organization,
however, experienced or comp
etent that is less representative
than this.”
Through the NCRAC, consti
tuent organizations and agencies
make joint plans and coordinate
their activities, Member organ
izations are the American Jewish
Congress, Jewish Labor Com-
mitee, the Jewish War Veterans
of the U. S., national congregat
ional bodies of Conservative,
Orthodox and Reform Judaism -
United Synagogue of America,
Union of Qrthdox Jewish Con
gregations of America and Union
of American Hebrew Congrega
tions - and thirty-three Jewish
community relations councils and
committees in all parts of the
country.
Savannah Council
To Survey Operations
SAVANNAH, GA. (JTA) — A
study and survey of the operations
of the Savannah Jewish Council
and the United Jewish Appeal
and Federation has been initiated
here, making the first time in the
twelve years of the council's ex-
istance that a comprehensive
study of all its operations has
been undertaken.
First step in the survey was a
meeting between Jack M. Levy,
chairman of the survey’s plann
ing committee, and David Zeff,
field secretary for the Southeast
ern Region of the Council of Jew
ish Federations and Welfare
Funds, to discuss the scope and
content of the survey.
Miami Federation
Cites Jewish Floridian
MIAMI, (JTA) - The Greater
Miami Jewish Federation has cit
ed the Jewish Floridian for its
annual Combined Jewish Appeal
“leadership and service” in the
drives and its dedication to the
progress of Greater Miami.
The citation, presented by Sam
J. Heiman, 1955 CJA campaign
chairman, was in the form of a
bronze plaque. The plaque was
accepted by Fred K. Shochet, pub
lisher of the Floridian, and former
president of the English-Jewish
Press Association.
Anderson Endows
Music Scholarship
For Israelis
NEW YORK, (JTA) - The world
famous American contralto Marian
Anderson has endowed a scholar
ship fund in Tel Aviv at the close
of her tour of Israel, it was an
nounced here this week by Miss
Anderson and her manager, Sol
Hurok. The annual award of 600
pounds to aid Israel musicians, Miss
Anderson’s second in Israel, will
be administered by the American
Fund for Israel Institutions. ,
Victory in Sight as Welfare
Fund Nears $610,000 Mark
Thanks to the heroic efforts of
an outstanding volunteer organ
ization, the 1955 Atlanta Jewish
Welfare Fund campaign is near
ing the $610,000 mark, according
to General Chairmen Dan Garson,
Milton Weinstein and Erwin Za-
ban this week.
“There is every likelihood that
the campaign will exceed last
year’s performance,” the chair
men stated, “IF, and it’s a big ‘IF’,
our volunteers heed the admoni
tion which has been repeated time
and time again during the last
few weeks — and that is, to work
their cards!
.“There are more than enough
potential contributions outstand
ing to put us over the top and it
is our sincere hope that the pride
of our organization will prompt
them to see the job through in or
der that we might culminate our
labors with a victory celebration.”
PHILADELPHIA, (JTA)—Mau
rice Hechkscher, who headed the
Red Feather Campaign here two
years ago has been elected to the
presidency of the Community
Chest of Philadelphia and Vi
cinity. He succeeds Elias Wolf,
an honory president of the Fed
eration of Jewish Charaties, who
has been president of the Chest
for the past two years.
Final Results of Histadrut Elections
Announced; Mapai Wins Majority
TEL AVTV, (JTA) — Final re
sults of the Histadrut national
election revealed that the Mapai
slate had received 57.74 percent of
the total vote of 431,120, a gain of
slightly more than one-half of
one percent.
The Mapam slate received 12.5
percent of the total and L’Achdut
Avodda gained 14.6; this repre
sents a loss of nearly seven per
cent for the two parties which
ran as one slate in the last elect
ion andchalked up 34 percent of
the votes then-
Gains were made by the
Communists, who increased their
total from 2.6 percent to 4.1 by the
Progressive slate which went
from 3. 8 in the last balloting to
5.25 this time and by the General
Zionists who obtained 3.8 percent
of the total. The Religious Work
ers group dropped slightly from
2.1 percent, to 1.96.
The tally by parties was: Mapai
236,961; Mapam 51,505; L’Achdut
A v o d a, 59,968; Progressives,
21,543; Communities, 16,906; Gen
eral Zionists 15,,618; Religious
Workers, 8,034.
EbarTsVisitMondaytoSpark Atlanta
Bond Events, Testimonial Dinner
A record attendance is expected
at the Testimonial Dinner honor
ing A. J. Weinberg at 6:30 p. m.,
Monday, June 13, at the Progres
sive Club.
The dinner will feature the
personal appearance of Israel Am
bassador Abba S. Eban as the
principal speaker, Dr. Joseph J.
Schwartz, executive officer of the
Development Corporation for Is
rael, and Miss Beverly Wolff, not
ed Atlanta contralto.
The arrival of Ambassador Eb
an and Dr. Schwartz on Monday,
June 13, will signal the beginning
of an impressive round of activ
ities which will culminate in the
Testimonial Dinner which, from
every indication, promises to be
perhaps the most outstanding so
cial event of 1955 in this com
munity.
Ambassador Eban and Dr.
Schwartz will be greeted at the
Atlanta Municipal Airport by a
AMBASSADOR EBAN
group of leading citizens headed
by Mayor William B. Hartsfield.
The group will then proceed to
Governor Marvin Griffin’s office
at the State Capitol where the dis
tinguished visitors will receive the
official welcome of the State of
Georgia from the Governor. A
series of important conferences
for editors and news services will
follow at the Hotel of the Ambas
sador’s residence.
The Atlanta Biltmore Hotel
will fly the Flag of Israel with
the Flag of the United States the
entire day of June 13 in honor of
the visit of the Ambassador.
Chairmen Garson and Massell
stated that there is still time for
anyone to make reservations at
the dinner. All who want to at
tend are urged to call Committee
headquarters at 1102 Atlanta Fed
eral avings Bldg., LAmar 7924
and 7925. The office will be open
all day Sunday.
Stevenson Pays Tribute to U.S. Jews
At Final Tercentenary Rite
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Am
erican Jewry was congratulated
on its accomplishments and
heard a forecast of its future role
as one of partnership in a great
adventure here this week as the
observance of the American Jew
ish Tercentenary came to a close
with a public assembly at Car
negie Hall. The tribute to the
past, and the forecast of its fourth
century in this country, were out
lined in an address by Adlai E.
Stevenson.
“The Jews of the United States
stand on the threshold of the four
th century as citiens, as partners
with all other Americans in the
great common adventure of free
dom for nations and .for the body,
the mind and the spirit of man,"
the former Democratic President
ial candidate declared.
Paying tribute to American
Jews, he continued by saying
that they can —contemplate with
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lishments in the three centuries
which the Tercentenary observ-
Passage of 45 years of Jewish
community history will be marked
by Rabbi David Marx at ground
breaking ceremonies for the new"
$919,000 Atlanta Jewish Commu
nity Center building Sunday, June
19, at 4:30 p. m., at the Center
site.
In a colorrful observance, Rab
bi Marx, as one of the four liv
ing original founders, will present
two stone plaques dated 1910
from the old Jewish Educational
Alliance on Capitol Avenue to
Meyer L. Balser, AJCC president,
for the new building.
Other original founders of the
JEA, who will participate in the
ground-breaking are Hyman Ja
cobs, Leonard Haas and Mrs. J. E.
Sommerfield.
Mayor William Hartsfield and
other public and civic leaders al
so are expected to attend.
Mr. Balser urged all Center
members and their families to*
ance marked. “For all they have
wrought, for this nation, for
themselves, for the brave new Re
public of Israel across the sea, for
brothers and sisters in need and
distress everywhere in the world,
they are entitled to great and de
served satisfaction, and also to
the admiration of their fellow
countrymen of all faiths,” he de
clared.
“From the days when this city
was a tiny Dutch fort on the edge
of- a trackless hostile wilderness
to this moment, when it stands as
a towering monument to Ameri
can achievement, the Jews who
came here have been part of the
fabric of American life, “Mr.
Stevenson stated. “They liave
contributed inestimably to the
building of our land—to the cult
ural vigor, the spiritual strength,
and the business and intellectual
enterprise of Americans. And to
a special degree, it has seemed to
me, the Jews have been aware of
the fact that freedom means re
sponsibility as well as opportun-
plan to attend the history-making
occasion and said there will be
shaded seating for spectators to
the brief but impressive cere
mony.
Max Feldman, chairman of the
planning committee, pointed out
that the program fittingly comes
on Father’s Day. ‘‘The new build
ing is a gift from Jewish fathers
to all children for generations to
come,” he said.
Meyer L. Balser again was
named to be president of Atlan
ta’s Jewish Community Center in
the annual report of the AJCC
nominating committee, announced
Friday by Chairman Joseph Cuba,
ity. With devotion undimmed by
prejudice and persecution, every
where they have been in the fore
front of the everlasting struggle
for the freedom of the mind and
the dignity of the individual —
both the ancient Jewish faith.
Mr. Stevenson concluded by ex
pressing confidence that “a cen
tury from now, our descendants
will be celebrating the 400th anni
versary. of the first Jewish mi
gration in a free and abundant
nation dwelling in a spacious and
peacefuf world.” He predicted
that the years ahead would not
be easy “because the future of all
mankind lies in the darkening
shadows of the atom.” However,
he added that “man’s lot has al
ways been shadowed and painful
and who knows that better than
the Jews through countless ages.”
Mr. Stevenson’s adddress was
carried on a nation radio hook-up,
as was an address by Sen. Herbert
H. Lehman of New York.
Other speakers wtfre Senator.
Herbert Lehman and Jacob Blan-
stine.
Senator Walter F. George, chair
man of the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee, wired that
“Your assembly is testimony to
the inspiration of American con
cepts of individual human free
dom to which those of your faith
who established free men’s great
est sanctuary on the North Am
erican continent attest. This 300th
anniversary celebration indeed
marks a milestone in American
BOSTON, (JTA) — Erwin D.
Canham, editor of the Christian
Science Monitor, was the recipient
of the first public service award
ever conferred by the Jewish Big
Brothers Associaion at its 36th
anual meeting here.
which saw two changes * made
among the top officers.
Max Feldman, secretary, was
nominated treasurer to succeed
the retiring Abner Lichtenstein,
Continued on page 5
NEW CENTER BUILDING
Plans Told for Ground Breaking
Ceremonies for AJCC Site
Balser Again Nominated
To Head AJCC Slate