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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, July 18, 1958
AJCC NEWS
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
CRISIS IN IRAQ
Continued from Page 1
and House Foreign Relations,
Armed Service* and Appropria
tions Committees.
Following the meeting, White
House spokesman James Hagerty
announced that the President
has requested the United States
mission to the United Nations to
convene an emergency meeting
of the United Nations Security
Council as early as practicable
in order to consider action aris
ing from the situation in the
Middle East. Mr. Hagerty de
clined to elaborate on the Presi
dent’s decision and would not
specify or speculate on the ex
act nature of the action desired.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Govern
ment moved to halt delivery of
arms and munitions en route
from the United States to Iraq.
Iraq has received U.S. weapons
and military supplies free for a
number of years despite pro
tests by many Americans that
the arms may one day be used
against the West. Only a few
weeks ago the State Department
announced the supply of mili
tary jet planes and additional
arms to Iraq.
LONDON, (JTA)—The Soviet
Union has offered the United
Arab Republic an opportunity
to purchase unlimited numbers
of the latest model jet airliners,
it was reported here from Cairo.
Official sources in Cairo re
vealed that during his surprise
visit there last week, Command
er Rodenko of the Soviet Air
Force offered TU-114s for pur
chase by the UAR state-owned
airline for commercial flights.
The UAR has on order older
Soviet commercial airliners, the
TU-104s.
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—An al
most immediate effect of the
Iraqi revolt with its threat to
the peace of the Middle East was
the expected resolution of the
Cabinet crisis and the return of
the Religious Party to the coali
tion government.
Religious circles claimed that
the three-week stalemate would
be broken by a return to the
situation which prevailed before
the Interior Ministry introduced
regulations permitting self-iden
tification of Israeli citi7.ens as
Jews on official documents.
Meanwhile, a group of 22 of
Israel’s leading intellectuals—
rofessors, writers and scientists,
oth religious and non-religious
in their orientation—today issu
ed a plea against a hasty deci
sion on the Jewish identity issue
which brought about the resigna
tion of the religious members
from the Cabinet. The intellect
uals noted that they were all in
agreement that "the dispute
arising from the proposed change
in the identity card system is
apt to lead to a rift in the Jew
ish people in Israel and abroad.”
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Israel
President Itzhak Ben Zvi flew
from here Sunday night on a
visit of state to Belgium and
Holland. The President was ac
companied by Mrs. Ben Zvi and
Dr. Walter Eytan, director gen
eral of the Foreign Ministry.
The plane took off, under
escort of four Israeli jets, after
an impressive ceremony at which
Speaker of the Knesset Joseph
Sprinzak and Premier David
Ben Gurion bade the President
farew'ell. Before emplaning on
an El-Al Britannia, Mr. Ben
Zvi inspected a guard of honor
of officer cadets. Mr. Sprinzak
will be Acting President during
Mr. Ben Zvi’s absence from the
country.
AMSTERDAM, (JTA) —Presi
dent and Mrs. Itzhak Ben Zvi
arrived here for a three-day offi
cial visit to Holland. Nether
lands Premier William Drees,
Israel Ambassador Hanan Cidor
and Chief Rabbi Aron Shuster
greeted Mr. Ben Zvi at the air
port this evening.
On Tuesday, Queen Juliana
and Prince Bernhard were hosts
to the Israeli Chief Executive
and his wife at a kosher lunch
eon at the royal palace. Wednes
day evening, the President will
be host at a dinner given in
honor of the royal couple. Dur
ing his visit Mr. Ben Zvi will
attend services for Dutch Jews
murdered by the Nazis, will meet
Dutch resistance leaders w T ho
helped save Jews and will visit
a number of points of interest,
including the grave of Baruch
des Spinoza.
(In Belgium, where he was to
go Thursday, the Israeli Presi
dent will also be a luncheon
guest of royalty and will return
the honor by playing host to
King Baudouin and Queen Moth
er Elizabeth. He will also visit
the International Fair at Brus
sels.)
The AJCC participated in the
annual JWB “Air Mail” swim
ming meet with 39 Jewish com
munity Centers throughout the
United States and Canada.
In an “Air-Mail” swim meet
each Center conducts its own
events. The results are than
mailed to the co-ordination agen
cy, the JWB in New York City.
There were two classification
of winners. Centers with pools
60 feet in length and those with
pools 75 feet in length.
The AJCC with its modern
pool facilities is included in the
second classification.
The Pittsburgh YMHA with
191 points. The AJCC was close
behind with 180Vfe points to cop
third place. Center’s with 60
foot pools won in this order:
JCC-Stamford, Connecticut —
310 points.
JCC St. Louis, Missouri—177
points.
JCC House of Bensonhurst,
Brooklyn—162% points.
The following participation of
the AJCC scored points.
MEN’S EVENTS—MIDGETS
Neil Howard — 5th place — 25
yd. freestyle; Neil Howard—2nd
place—25 yd. breaststroke; Allan
Crimm—5th place—25 yd. back;
Ricky Gaines—6th place—25 yd.
back.
Atlanta took first place in the
100 yd. freestyle relay. Members
of this team are A. Crimm, S.
Fierman, R. Gaines and N.
Howard.
MEN’S EVENTS FRESHMAN:
Gary Howard—5th place—25
yd. freestyle; Jim Shapiro—5th
place—25 yd. back; Gary How
ard—3rd place—25 yd. breast;
Jim Shapiro—4th place—25 yd.
NEW YORK, (JTA)—A group
of American businessmen, phy
sicians, lawyers and teachers,
who spent 28 days in the Soviet
Union last summer today re
leased a verbatim report of
their talk with Nikita Khrush
chev, head of the Soviet Gov
ernment, during which he ex
pressed his view on the status
of the Jews in the USSR and
on the possibility of Jewish
emigration from Russia to Israel.
The report is in the form of
questions put to Khrushchev
and his answers. The portion re
ferring to the Jews follows:
Question: We have heard in
America that Jews are not per
mitted to go freely to Israel.
Answer: It is true to some ex
tent and to some extent not true.
We don’t allow just anyone to
leave the Soviet Union. We issue
passports only to those whose
visits are expedient. We recent
ly, though, allowed a great num
ber of Jews to go to Poland and
we knew that many of them
would go on to Israel from there.
I am sure the time will come
when all Jews, or Russians, for
that matter, who want to go to
Israel will be able to do so. I
know there are many Jews who
have gone to Israel who want to
come back here as life is not
very sweet for them there.
Question: It it possible for a
Jew with relatives in Israel to
go there?
Answer: Yes, I think this is
possible. Recently the Prime
Minister of Denmark asked us
to grant permission for three
Jews to leave the Soviet Union
and we granted his request. Of
course, we think that Israel is
taking too hostile an attitude to
wards the Egyptians. They re
cently attacked Egypt and they
often make raids against them.
The Intelligence units of the
U.S. often use Jews who have
fled, for their purposes and this
is not good for our security. We
do not want an honest man who
goes to visit relatives to be turn
ed into a traitor to his country.
But these are only temporary
difficulties which will be re
moved with the improvement of
relations.
Question: But Egypt refuses to
permit Israel boats to pass
through the Suez Canal and the
Gulf of Akaba and often raids
Israel territory, and is there not
blame on both sides?
Answer: Yes, it is a compli
cated question. You must under
stand the situation of the Arabs
who lived on their own land and
were forced out by Israel. They
are suffering and cannot have
—butterfly.
In the 100 yd. freestyle relay
the AJCC took 3rd place. Mem
bers of this team are H. Zion, J.
Shapiro, G. Lewis and G. How
ard.
MEN’S EVENTS—JUNIOR:
Ricky Farber — 6th place—50
yd. freestyle; Ricky Farber—5th
lace—25 yd. Breaststroke; Ricky
arber—3rd place—25 yd. butter
fly.
MEN’S EVENTS SENIORS:
Martin Cohen—6th place — 50
yd. freestyle.
WOMEN’S EVENTS—MIDGETS:
Charlotte Phillips—2nd place—
25 yd. freestyle; Brook Holliman
—4th place—25 yd. freestyle;
Brook Holliman—3rd place—25
yd. back.
WOMEN’S EVENTS—
FRESHMAN:
Susan Terrell—1st place — 25
yd. freestyle; Robin Ridley—4th
place—25 yd. freestyle; Lois Al
ford—5th place—25 yd. free
style; Susan Terrell—1st place—
25 yd. backstroke; Lois Alford—
4th place—25 yd. backstroke;
Dana Brooks—2nd place—25 yd.
breaststroke; Gail Brackett—6th
place—25 yd. Breaststroke.
In the 100 yd. freestyle relay
the AJCC placed two teams.
Members of the team who placed
2nd are: G. Brackett, C. Cole
man, R. Ridley and S. Terrell.
Members of the team that placed
4th are: G. Singer, S. Farber, J.
Feldman, R. Jones.
WOMEN’S EVENTS —
JUNIORS
AJCC placed two teams in the
100 yd. freestyle relay.
1st place team D. Jones, M.
Jones, J. Martin and F. Farber.
good feeling towards Israel. Also
there was the UN decision on
the boundaries of Israel, but she
violated these boundaries and
grabbed territory. There needs
to be cooperation on both sides
to solve the problem.
Question: Can any minority
group such as the Jews open a
theatre anywhere in Russia?
Would you encourage this?
Answer: This is a very old
question. There used to be many
Yiddish theatres in many cities,
Moscow, Odessa, Kiev, Lvov.
During the war we lost many
Jews. It was a tragedy. In West
ern Ukraine for example, which
came over from Poland, large
numbers of Jews paid money to
the Nazis to escape and fell into
the hands of the executioners.
They were executed when they
got to Poland. You have seen in
your ti'avels the culture and cus
toms of many different repub
lics: Georgia, Kazakistan and
Uzbeckistan and Tajakistan. But
the Jews are dispersed through
out the Soviet Union. We wanted
to unite them and established
Birobijan for this purpose. All
that is left now in Birobijan are
signs in Yiddish at the railroad
stations but there are no Jews
there.
There are many Jews in the
government and even in the
Central Committee of the Party.
They are assimilated into the
Russian culture and language.
If we had seven year schools
for Jews in the Jewish language
where could the graduates go?
We would have to establish ten
year schools, special universities
for them. Other Republics have
their own territory and their
own language and we encourage
this but the Jews are dispersed
and engulfed in the culture
W'here they live. They enjoy all
the benefits of the Republics
where they live and complete
equality in economic and politi
cal respects. What other free
doms can there be? They can
live and work freely and there
can be no greater freedom.
Our position is that it all de
pends upon the will of the Jews.
If they want to create a state
within our borders like Birobid-
jan nobody is against this and
it exists to this day but the ini
tiative must come from the Jews
there. They could have their own
language, schools and traditions.
The state language would be
Jewish and they would have the
benefits of anything they want
ed. But to set up separate schools
all over Russia would be too ex
pensive.
The 5th place team was S. Ter
rell, B. Pelt, C. Coleman and M.
Palmer.
Joan Martin—1st place—25 yd.
backstroke; Harni Greenbaum—
6th place—25 yd. back; Linda
Farber—3rd place—25 yd. breast
stroke; Maryanna Jones — 5th
place—25 yd. breaststroke; Joan
Martin—1st place—25 yd. butter
fly; Linda Farber—2nd place—
25 yd. butterfly.
WOMEN’S EVENTS
INTERMEDIATE
Carrey Collinsworth—3rd place
—50 yd. freestyle.
WOMEN’S EVENTS—
SENIORS:
Ann Harris—1st place—50 yd.
freestyle; Dona Baker — 2nd
place—50 yd. backstroke; Dona
Baker—2nd place—50 yd. breast
stroke; Carol Hughes—6th place
—50 yd. Butterfly.
The AJCC came in first in the
200 yd. senior women’s freestyle
relay. This team was composed
of D. Baker, A. Harris, C.
Hughes, C. Collingsworth.
TEEN-AGERS ENJOY
SWIMMING GAMES:
The swimming games at the
Center pool for teen-age boys
got started Thursday night at
7:00 p.m. with a great success.
The boys played water polo and
water volley ball. At the end
of the period they were filled
with enthusiasm and excitement.
In this type of activity “The
more the merrier.” All you boys
who like water games be here
next Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.
RAY GUNKEL,
INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN
WRESTLER TO CONDUCT
CLINIC AT AJCC
Ray Gunkel, internationally
known wrestling pro, will con
duct a clinic for the Center’s
wrestling class on Wednesday,
July 23rd at 2:30 p.m. Ray is a
well known figure in sports and
has increasingly become popular
in the Atlanta area due to his
performances on television.
Wrestling classes are conducted
Monday through Friday from
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Anyone in
terested may join by calling the
Center at TRinitv 5-7881.
MEN’S SOFTBALL LEAGUE:
Two thrilling games were
played at the Center before the
rain came pouring down. On
diamond 1, Silverman’s Steelers
got it on the chin losing to Bar
ron’s Bums by a score of 13 to
7. The Steeler’s had a good rally
going in the last inning with
Bobby Poller, hitting a home-
run with two on base. Leonard
Seligman replaced Murray
Hirsch at pitcher’s position but
OBITUARIES
Mrs. Sam Weichselbaum
Mrs. Bertha Sulzbacher Weich
selbaum, 87, of Atlanta, died
July 8. Funeral services were
held July 9 at Spring Hill. Rabbi
Jacob M. Rothschild officiated.
Interment was in Macon.
Born in Munich, Germany,
Mrs. Weichselbaum, widow of
Sam Weichselbaum, had been an
Atlanta resident about 34 years,
prior to which she had made
her home in Macon for a number
of years. She was a member of
the Temple in Macon.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Nina W. Brail, Atlanta, and a
son, Sam Wayburn.
Mrs. Rose L. Dreyfoos
Mrs. Rose Liebermuth Drey
foos, 74, died July 10. Graveside
services were held in Westview
Cemetery, July 11. Rabbi Jacob
M. Rothschild officiated.
A lifelong Atlanta resident
and widow of Sam L. Dreyfoos,
Mrs. Dreyfoos was a member of
the Temple, the Temple Sister
hood and the Council of Jewish
Women.
Surviving are a son, Wallace
D. Dreyfoos, and two sisters,
Mrs. Frank C. Solomon, and
Florence Liebermuth, all of At
lanta.
PEARL FRANKLIN
CHICAGO, (JTA)—Miss Pearl
Franklin, former vice president
of Hadassah and a delegate to
six World Zionist Congresses,
died here at the age of 73. She
had been a member of the Ha
dassah national board for 33
years.
Born in Huntington, Ind., she
graduated from the University
of Chicago and from Kent Col
lege of Law and was admitted
to the Illinois bar in 1917. She
later retired and taught at the
Wright Junior College from 1935
till 1951. She was the author of
a book “Introduction to Social
Science” and was a member of
the American Zionist Council in
Chicago since 1948, and an ex
ecutive member of the American
Association of the United Na
tions since 1949.
U.S. Group Publishes Verbatim
Report of Khrushev Views
he also was hit heavy.
The other exciting game was
with Firestone’s Flats versus
Jacob’s Jackets. The Flats play
ed heads up ball and squeeked
out a victory by a 11 to 10 score.
Larry Frank hit a four bagger
with two on base to tie the
score 5 to 5. Captain Stanford
Firestone and Donald Diamond
performed outstandingly in the
field coming up with fabulous
catches and put-outs.
Little League, teen-age league
and Thursday nights’ Men’s soft-
ball league all postponed due to
incluement weather.
Nursery School Registrations
Nursery School Committee
Chairman, Mrs. Julian Freed
man, calls attention to a new
policy as regards nursery school
registration. All Center mem
bers should note that there will
be no special day set aside for
nursery school registrations.
Paid up Center members may
register their children at the re
ception desk any time the Cen
ter is open. Currently there is
a waiting list for September
1958 but applications accompan
ied by a $10.00 deposit may be
made for openings as they oc
cur and for September 1959. For
further information call the
AJCC, TRinity 5-7881.
• • •
The Sabbath for Pre-Schoolers
Each Friday the nursery school
and Ajecomce Jr. children have
an Oneg Shabat. The beauty and
significance of the Sabbath are
made meaningful for these little
children at a level of understand
ing they can grasp. Mrs. Cohen’s
group of the very youngest chil
dren made flame-like hats to
wear while they sang about the
candles and dramatized how the
candles get smaller and smaller.
Mrs. Levy’s group sang and
danced a gay song about “Goody
Shabbos.” The rest of the camp
ers watched the performance and
joined in singing songs about
the Sabbath.
“TRIAL OF JESUS”
TO PLAY IN N. Y.
NEW YORK, (AJP) — “The
Trial of Jesus,” a controversial
play dealing with a modern Jew
ish family perturbed by the
eternal question of where the
guilt lies in the crucifixion of
Jesus, will be produced on Broad
way by Warner LeRoy. Original
ly an Italian play, the script has
been adopted into English by
Howard Hart.
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