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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, February 7, 1958
The Southern Israelite
Published Weekly by Southern Newspaper Enterprises, 390 Courtland
8t„ N. E., Atlanta 3. Georgia, TR. 6-8249, TR. 6-8240. Entered as
•second class matter at the post office, Atlanta, Georgia under the Act
•of March 3, 1879. Yearly subscription five dollars. The Southern
•Israelite invites literary contributions and correspondence but is not
to be considered as sharing the views expressed by writers. DEAD
LINE is 12:30 P.M., TUESDAY, but material received earlier will have
a much better chance of publication.
Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher
Gustav Oppenheimer, Margaret Merryman, Sylvia Kletzky
Karen Hurtig, Kathleen Nease
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MINOR’S ANTI-ZIONIST CLOAK
A former member of our diplomatic corps, Harold B. Minor, now
employed by the Arabian Oil Company, has let loose an attack on
Israel under the smokescreen of “International Zionism.” As is usual
in such instances, our former Ambassador to Lebanon also waxes
sanctimonious while subtly implying an anti-Israel threat. Address
ing the Southern Assembly sponsored by Tulane University in Biloxi,
Miss., Mr. Minor, proposing a "realistic" assessment of the Arab-
Israel conflict . . ., said: “The American stake in the Middle East
is in jeopardy, time is running out on us and it is urgent that we
find a solution to this primary roadblock that is not so much a
•question of Israel as of international Zionism.” One would imagine,
on the basis of this fantastic statement, that Mr. Minor was a warm
friepd of Israel, that he recognizes Israel’s right to existence, that his
sense of justice and fair play would bring him to the defense of the
Israelis in the event of an attack by the Arab states. But the moment
he jumps on the bogey of “International Zionism’” he immediately
becomes subject to suspicion . . . Mr. Minor has rendered a great
disservice to Israel, to The Jewish people and to lovers of true liberty
among all nations. We hope that what he has truly accomplished is
to give a shot in the arm of the great Zionist humanitarian movement
so that its supporters will refuse to be maligned, so that Israel’s
defenders will reject false diplomacy, and the non-Jewish world will
revert once ugain to an acknowledgment of the justice of a great
cause whose creation was, in great measure, due to "International
cruelty and sadism.” Zionism sought to end such barbarism. Its tri
umph is in Israel whose rightful defense and insistence upon an
honorable existence is part of another International cause the inter
national obligation inherent in the United Nations.
1*1111.11* SLOMOVITZ, The Detroit Jewish News
SEES LOST JEWISH GENERATION IN THE OFFING
The question as to whether there is a revival of Judasim in this
country is still agitating our community. The current discussions on
this subject were originally provoked by repeated statements emanat
ing from rabbinical sources which painted a glowing picture of a
religious upsurge. Realists who strayed into synagogue services won
dered how empty temples could be construed as a revival. When they
groped deeper, they ascertained that the incidence of intermarriage
has assumed alarming proportions, assimilation was inundating many
communities, particularly suburbia, and that a large percentage of
Jewish children did not receive a Jewish education. Of course, this
situation does not presage extinction of Jewish life. What it implies,
however, is that the American Jewish community as a distinct cul
tural entity is shrinking instead of growing and deteriorating instead
Of blossoming, with a lost generation in the offing . . . Philip Solmo-
vitz, editor of the Jewish News of Detroit, reporting on his own
survey, also failed to see a resurgence of Jewishness and Judaism
among our youth. He too comments that young Jews arc seldom seen
at Jewish gatherings, that public functions do not attract our youth
and that there seems to be an abstention from Jewish activities
on the part of our younger generation . . . These facts cannot be
glossed over as generalities. They tend to support the feeling that
if there is a growth of Synagogue affiliation, building activity as
well as congregational budgets, it is not as a result of a genuine re
sult of a genuine religious enthusiasm but rather as a “shallow
quantitative upswing of little spiritural significance."
ERNEST E. BARBARSH, The American Zionist
Temple Youth
Four Minute Talks
Members of the Temple Youth
Group opened their meeting Feb
ruary 2 with religious services.
A dinner amid Valentine decora
tions followed.
Four speakers—George Gold-
tnan, Linda Marks, Fred Lewis,
Robyn Facher — gave brief
speeches on different subjects.
Members had been given four
slips of paper on which to write
opinions of the talks. Marilyn
Greenbaum was a visitor to the
meeting. Members later had a
chance to examine hnd buy
photographs of the group made
by Larry Hess. A social hour
concluded the evening.
—JAN KAHN.
USY Service At A. A.
Members of the United Syna
gogue Youth groups of Ahavath
Achim Congregation helped con
duct services January 24 at the
A.A. Synagogue.
Participating were Donna Pias-
sick, Joe Segal, Jerry Rosenblum,
Sistie Feldman, Joel Smith,
Sheila Bromberg, Linda Oren-
stein, Sivia Schwartzman, Lee
Berchenko, Renana Robkin, Lil
lian Abrams and Richard Alter-
man.
Starrels At U. Ga;
Goldberg At Tenn.
Dr. Solomon E. Starrels of
Temple Mickve Israel, Savannah,
will represent the Jewish Chau
tauqua Society as lecturer at
the University of Georgia Reli
gious Emphasis Week in Athens
Sunday, Feb. 9, through Thurs
day, Feb. 9.
Dr. Norman H. Goldburg of
Temple Children of Israel, Au
gusta, will be the Chautauqua
Society lecturer at Tennessee
Wesleyan College in Athens,
Tenn., Feb. 26 and 27. One of
the rabbi’s subjects will be "Re-
ligon in the Age of the Sput-
nick.”
Calan6ar
PURIM
Thursday, March 6
PASSOVER
Saturday-Saturday, April 5-12
SHAVUOS
Sunday-Monday, May 25-26
‘Holiday begins previous evening
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Kahn Testimonial
de Hirsch English classes of the
Educational Alliance in New
York City and from the NY.
public schools.
He took special courses at
CCNY and graduated from the
Brooklyn Law School of St.
Lawrence University in 1914 with
the degree of LL.B. and was ad
mitted to the New York Bar in
1917.
He served as an instructor in
American Government at the
Wage Earners’ Institute of the
Thomas Davidson Society and
later was the principal. This was
an educational settlement house
on the lower East Side of New
York City.
For two years with the central
office of the Joint Distribution
Committee, he was in charge of
the classification of all reports
and materials in the JDC files.
At about this time, he took
special courses at the New York
School of Social Work, also at
tending classes at the New School
of Social Research.
In 1920, he left New York City
and became associated with the
Jewish People’s Institute in Chi
cago as its educational director,
remaining until 1926. During this
period he took courses in com
munity organization and admin
istration at the Graduate School
of Social Service Administration
of the University of Chicago.
In January of 1928, he came to
Atlanta as executive director of
the Federation for Jewish Social
Service, the Jewish Educational
Alliance, and the Morris Hirsch
Clinic (now the Ben Massell Den
tal Clinic).
He has remained in Atlanta
since, his administrative respon
sibilities growing with the ex
panding horizons he helped
create in the Jewish community.
In 1936, he took the position of
budget secretary of the newly
organized Atlanta Jewish Wel
fare Fund and in 1937 became its
executive secretary. In 1945, when
the Atlanta Jewish Community
Council was created, he became
its executive director.
Since coming to Atlanta, he
Farband Musical
Sunday AI AJCC
A musical stage-o-rama, "Por
traits of Jewish Life,” starring
a troup of outstanding Yiddish
stars, will be presented at 8:30
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at the At
lanta Jewish Community Cen
ter.
The arrangements committee
of the Atlanta Branch, Farband
Labor Zionist Order, has an
nounced that due to weather
conditions members have had to
curtail projected visits to friends
who have supported previous
annual concerts. Tickets at $1
each will be available at the door
for “all good friends of Yiddish
culture.” Advance reservations
can be made bv calling TR. 4-
3526, TR. 4-9434 or TR. 2-4255.
Produced under the direction of
Ben Bonus, well known in stage,
radio and TV, the stage-o-rama
features Ben Zion Whitler, Max
Bozyk, Minna Bern, Shifra Leh-
rer and Rose Bozyk. Sam Blum-
stein accompanies the troupe at
the piano. Mr. Bonus and Miss
Bern are remembered for their
outstanding success in last year’s
Farband concert here. Ben Zion
Whitler and Shifra Lehrer, have
just returned from an extended
tour of Israel. Max Bozyk and
his wife, Rose, are known to
Yiddish circles as outstanding
comedians.
Recent visitors to Atlanta, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Temper, report that
the production of the stage-o-
rama in their home town of New
Haven, Conn., was the outstand
ing event of the winter cultural
season there for the Jewish popu
lation.
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Remodeling;
Formerly With Isaacson’s
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has been active in a variety of
capacities in professional and
civic work, both in the genera
community as well as in Jewish
affairs.
He was president of the At
lanta Social Workers’ Club and
held the office of chairman of
the Atlanta Chapter of the Ameri
can Association of Social Work
ers, now the National Association
of Social Workers.
He was a member of the Com
munity Chest Budget Committee.
He was one of the founders of
the Social Planning Council of
Atlanta and during its early years
chairman of its administrative
committee which functioned on a
voluntary basis as the executive
arm of the Council.
He was a member of the first
board of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds,
being the first executive of the
Southern region to serve with the
Council.
He was a member of the ex
ecutive committee of the Na
tional Association of Jewish Cen
ter workers.
After serving for a number of
years on its executive committee,
Mr. Kahn was elected for the
1957 term as president of the
National Conference of Jewish
Communal Service, a group of
professional workers in the field
of community organization, case
work, Jewish centers, Jewish
education, care of the Aged and
community relations.
In addition, he held the post
as president of Gate City Lodge,
serving in several capacities with
District 5 of B’nai B’rith and on
the national Hillel Commission.
Since 1932, he has been a part-
time member of the faculty of
the School of Social Work at
Atlanta University where he has
taught classes in social work and
t.e law and social legislation.
In addition, he is a member
of t”e board of the Atlanta Ur
ban League, the Jewish Chil
dren’s Service, t’^e Jewish Com
munity Center, the Jewish Home
and the Atlanta Bureau of Jew
ish Education.
He holds membership as well
on the National Conference on
Social Welfare, the Georgia Con
ference of Social Welfare and
the American Academy of Politi
cal and Social Science.
For hobbies, he enjoys read
ing, walking and good conversa
tion.
He is married to the former
Helen Schulman, who comes from
Louisville, Ky. She has been a
teacher, newspaper woman and
group worker.
They have three children, a
son Robert who attends Dart
mouth College: a son David who
is a student at Brandeis Univer
sity, and a daughter Lucy who
attends the E. Rivers Public
School.
Some Highlights of Kahn's Career
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After decades of communal
service in behalf n' troubled
overseas problems. Mr. Kahn in
1953 made a trip to Europe and
Israel to see them at frst hand.
Here he is shown in Paris at a
ID ’ c UJren’s shel cr.
Mr. Kahn, left, watches the
late Philanthropist and Coidmun-
al Leader Frank Garson seated,
and the late Architect I. Mosko-
wilz, sign papers which set into
motion the construction of the
Jewish Home by Contractor Ben
Golden (right).