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A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - Established 1925
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1959-
NO. 39
Denverites to Represent
US Jewry at UNESCO
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Two
Denver leaders were designated
to represent the Synagogue
Council of America at -the na
tional conference sponsored by
the US. National Commission
for UNESCO on Latin-American
relations.
The Denver leaders are Morris
E. Adelstein, Robert Gamzey,
editor of Intermountain Jewish
News, it was announced by Rab
bi Max Davidson, president of
the Synagogue Council. The
Council is tne national coordi
nating agency for the major
branches of the Jewish religious
community, comprising the Cen
tral Conference of American
Rabbis, the Rabbinical Assembly
of America, the Rabbinical
Council of America, the Union
of American Hebrew Congrega
tions, the Union, of Orthodox
Congregations, and the United
Synagogue of America.
The Synagogue Council repre
sents the common religious in
terests of its constituent bodies
in ther relations with the United
Nations, UNESCO, the U.S. Gov
ernment, and the national Catho
lic and Protestant Church fed
erations.
DEBATE ON SUEZ
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y„
(JTA)—Israel’s right to freedom
of navigation through the Suez
Canal was upheld here by the
Foreign Minister of Peru, and
denied by the Foreign Minister
of Lebanon, as the General As
sembly continued to listen to
addresses on the Suez issue,
which has become one of the
explosive disputes of this year’s
session.
Jewry Begins High Holy day
Observance Friday Evening
The Jewish High Holydays,
a ten day period of prayers
and penitence, commence at
sunset, Friday, October 2.
Beginning with Rosh Hash-
onah, the religious New Year,
the Holydays reach their cli
max on Yom Kippur (the
Day of Atonement) which
occurs Sunday evening, Oc
tober 11. Orthodox and Cdn-
Homey Hillel House Officially Opened
For Use of UGa. Students at Athens
By ADOLPH ROSENBERG
ATHENS—The Hillel House
at Athens was officially opened
Sunday for the use of Jewish
students at the University of
Georgia here.
Some thirty leaders of B’nai
B’rith and the Lodge Auxiliary
with their families were on
hand to participate in the sim
ple ceremony turning over the
tranformed Tau Epsilon Phi
fraternity house on Milledge
Avenue to Hillel.
They had assembled earlier
Sunday morning for a board
meeting of the Georgia Associa
tion of B’nai B’rith Lodges to
set certain policies to be fol
lowed in use and financing of
the “Jewish Home away from
home,” as Harry Popkin, At
lanta, president of the Associa
tion, described Hillel House.
Actually, there remain num
erous details to be accomplished
before the place is completely
furnished and it can be utilized
to the utmost in programming
for the students. Student use
will begin however in a matter
of days, expanding as new
furnishings arrive.
The job of renovating the
former fraternity house, which
had been allowed to deteriorate
considerably before the TEPs
moved into their new home on
campus, has however been com
pleted.
Literally, a transformation has
been made through repainting,
reroofing, reflooring and repair
ing the facilities into the base
of what is already a warm and
attractive place. The furnishings
will add the finishing touches
Under leadership of Mrs. I.
Wilen, president of the Atlanta
B nai B rith Women; Mrs. Irving
Goldstein, wife of a fomer State
Association president who has
long worked in behalf of the
new Hillel facilities, and Mrs.
Sarah Bagen, the “woman’s
touch ’ has been added in mat
ters of utility and taste.
Nathan Jay, Athens, as chair
man of the Building Commit
tee for the Association, to-
kether with his wife, has done
a yoeman’s job if\ supervising
the actual details of renovating.
How quickly the house can
be completely furnished with
drapes, window shades, rugs,
chairs, sofas, tables, lamps and
the like will depend upon how
soon B’nai B’rith units through
out the state and others inter
ested in the Hillel program for
Jewish students come forward
with the financial support.
Units in several Georgia com
munities have already been in
formed of the amounts desired
from them to help in complet
ing the purchase of the home
and the furnishings so that it
can serve the approximately 200
students on campus at present.
B’nai B’rith Women of Atlanta
have furnished the rabbi’s study.
Several beautiful and utilitarian
items are already in place and
ready for the use of Rabbi
Nathaniel Zimskind, the Hillel
director.
The B’nai B’rith Lodge of
Macon has underwritten some
of the expenditures to be made
towards tables and chairs need
ed in the dining rodm where re
freshments and meals will be
served the students upon appro
priate occasions.
Savannah B’nai B’rith Women
will lurnish the library and
study room.
The Athens Jewish Commun
ity, through the generous gift of
$500 from Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Mendel, has come forward with
funds towards completing the
job.
It must be remembered that
the Athens Jewish community
has for more than two decades
furnished the Sterne House, the
center adjunct to the Athens
Temple, for Hillel facilities in
the past and has responded
magnificently in the past upon
hundreds of occasions in behalf
of the students.
Matters concerning financing
the structure’s purchase and
how to meet the cost of the
furnishings and maintainance
were discussed at the Associa
tion board meeting, presided
over by President Popkin.
The visitors recessed for a
buffet dinner at the Athens
Country Club and then recon
vened to resume the delibera
tions.
At the opening ceremonies,
Rabbi Nathan Kohen of Fitz
gerald, president-elect of the
Association, gave the blessing
and dedicated two Mazuzos at
the House entrances.
President Popkin said “this is
a^ dream come , true for the
Georgia Association which lit
erally was created to develop
Hillel at Athens and on the
other campuses in the State.
Maurice Steinberg, Augusta,
past president of the State Asso
the cause for the presentation
to Mr. Jacob’s efforts in behalf
of Hillel. He cited the devoted
work which the Atlantan has
given to B’nai B’rith for many,
many years more than half a
century.
Mr. Jacobs, a former presi
dent of District Grand Lodge
No. 5, was on hand for the
presentation.
Rabbi Zimskind accepted the
key to the facilities from Mr.
Jay and expressed the hope that
through Hillel the efforts of the
Association in behalf of Hillel
would be rewarded in the years
to come.
Miss Rosalind Goldstein of
Walterboro, S. C., president of
the Hillel students at Athens,
spoke in behalf of the Jewish
students.
A social period followed the
ceremony.
From every indication, Mr.
Popkin revealed after the meet
ing, “the good B’nai B’rith peo
ple of Georgia will rally as
soon as possible to complete
Hillel HouSe so that the students
can proceed with a fruitful year
of Jewish experience through
the many programs wljich now
are possible.’’
He announced that the form
al dedication of the building
will take place next spring when
the annual convention of the
State Association will assemble
delegates and parents from
throughout the state for the oc
casion.
Several national officials too
are expected to be on hand for
the dedication, Mr. Popkin add
ed.
Also present for the meeting
from Atlanta were: Dr. and Mrs.
Goldstein; Dr. Irving Blumen-
thal, secretary of Gate City
Lodge; Ed Glaser, Gate City
president; Mrs. Leonard Bagen,
and Mrs. Wilen.
Mrs. Kohen was also present
from Fitzgerald.
The Savannah delegation in
cluded Sidney Broome, vice
president of the State Associa
tion; Harry Richman, Savannah
Lodge president; Gilbert Victor;
Louis Black, past Association
president; Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Odess and daughter Amy; Mr.
and Mrs. Burton Udinsky. Mrs.
Udinsky is president of B’nai
B’rith Women of Savannah.
Present from Augusta besides
Mr. Steinberg and his son Hen-
ciation and member of the Dis- ry ' was Rice.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Levine and
daughter Susan and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Oliner represented
trict 5 executive board, present
ed the House with a portrait
of Hyman Jacobs, perennial
treasurer of the Association.
Mr. Jacobs has been responsible
more than any other single in
dividual in underwriting the
finances of the new House.
Mr. Steinberg did not limit
servative Jews, in accord
ance with tradition, observe
Rosh Hashonah for two days;
Reform Jews, following Bib
lical mandate, only one. Yom
Kippur is observed one day
by all and is marked by fast
ing and constant devotions.
Worship services on Rosh
Hashonah and Yom Kippur
abound in pleas for divine
help in the improvement of
personal conduct. The great
theme of the Holydays is the
God-given power to attain
moral betterment. This idea
is stressed in hymns, liturgy
and sermons.
The shofar, (ram’s horn)
is sounded on Rosh Hashonah
as a call to conscience. It is
also heard at the conclusion
of the Yom Kippur service'.
The Saturday of the High
Holyday period is known as
the Sabbath of Repentance or
the Sabbath of Return and
synagogue service on that day
is marked by special prayers
for repentance. Characteristic
of the liturgy of the Rosh
Hashonah is this prayer from
the Reform Union Prayer-
book.
“Remember us in mercy,
O Lord, as we enter upon the
New Year. Judge us in Thy
loving kindness and direct
our destinies in mercy. As
Thou dost remember us in
goodness, so may we be mind
ful of our need for Thee and
of our obligation to serve
The . . . Grant us the cour
age, the wisdom and the
patience to bring the message
of Thy power and Thy love
to all Thy children, that every
soul may praise Thee, O Thou
Who rememberest the coven
ant."
from NEAR and FAR
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Japanese scholar, Abraham Kot-
suji completed his conversion to
Judaism September 20 when he
underwent the rite of circumci
sion. The surgery was performed
at Sharei Zedek Hospital here,
with a mohel in attendance.
His visit to Israel to undergo
the ceremony of conversion was
sponsored by the World Union
for the Propagation of Judaism.
On his return to Japan, Profes
sor Kotsuji, who taught Hebrew
to the Japanese Emperor’s bro
ther, will set up a center under
the auspices of the Union.
BALTIMORE, (JTA)_A new
$20,000,000 Sinai Hospital has
been formally dedicated here.
It is one of the largest construc
tion projects of its type ever to
be undertaken in Baltimore.
Located on a 50-acre tract of
land, ,t includes a general hos
pital, obstetrical and gynecology
building, research building, med
ical staff building, nurses’ resi
dence, nursing school, auditori
um and service building. All
buildings are connected by un
derground corridors and serv
iced by 16 self-service elevators.
All patient areas are air-condi
tioned, with individual room
control.
With the adjacent Mount
Pleasant building, which was
completed in 1953, the new
hospital wjll provide the city
with 483 patient beds. It will
also provide accommodations for
194 nursing students and 69 in
ternes and residents, and house
55 research laboratories.
HAIFA, (JTA) — Professor
Rahel Shalon, head of the Build
ing Research Station of the
Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology, becomes the first
Israeli to assume presidency of
an international scientific organ
ization with her election as
president of RILEM the Inter
national Union of Testing and
Research Laboratories for Ma
terials and Structures which met
in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Ministry of Religious Affairs
has disclosed it was seeking from
overseas communities 1,000 To
rah scrolls and 1,000 pairs of
phylacteries for new synagogues
in Israel
Notables Slated for Atlanta
Appearances by Israel Bonds
Macon.
Among the others present
from Athens were Mr. and Mrs.
Eric Mendel, A1 Bush and Dave
Gordon, and several student
representatives.
YAEL DAYAN, controversial
Israel novelist, scheduled for
Women’s Sponsors Enrollment
Champagne Hour Tuesday, Oct.
13. (Story page 5).
IRA HIRSCHMAN, financier
and diplomat, will appear at
several gatherings for men un
der Israel Bond auspices, Oct.
6 7. (Story page 5).