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The Southern Israr’kS
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — k
XXXV ,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1960
V
No. 36
Anti-Semitic Riot Breaks
Out In Argentine School
BUENOS AIRES, (JTA)—The
Argentine Jewish representative
organization DAIA charged last
week that the federal and local
authorities had consistently ig
nored the organization’s warn
ings about conditions in the Sar-
miento National High School
here which culminated this
week-end in the grave wounding
of a 15-year-old Jewish high-
school student in an attack by a
nationalist, anti-Semitic student
gang.
The attack came after a cere
mony honoring Gen. Sam Mar
tin, the Argentine national hero,
at the high school. A gang of
nationalist students, supported by
youths from the Buenos Aire6
Catholic University, waylaid
some Jewish students in the
street. The assailants shouted
“Long Live Eichmann!’’
Several of the Jewish students
were mauled. One, Manuel Tril-
nik, was shot and seriously
wounded. Police arrested six of
the Jewish students who carried
staves to defend themselves, and
later arrested two of the assail
ants in connection with the shoot
ing. .
The DAIA said it had notified
Minister of the Interior Alfredo
Vitolo and Admiral Niceto de la
Vega, the chief of police, last
Tuesday that the Jewish students
had received threats and asked
the authorities to take preventive
action. The DAIA charged that
the school authorities likewise
had ignored the situation and
had taken no action.
The organization said that in
recent weeks it had repeatedly
informed the Minister of the In
terior and the chief of police of a
dangerous situation developing
at the Sarmiento school where,
it said, the Tacuara nationalist
group had systematically organ
ized vandalism and harassment
of the Jewish students.
The Jewish community organ
ization charged that the school
authorities had maintained a
complete, hands-off attitude.
Parents of the students who had
been subjected to attack com-'
plained, in fact, that the Minister
of Education, Luis Mackay, had
intervened to protect one of the
Southern Zionists Eye Historic
Parley Sept. 2-5 at Hendersonville
German Ex-General
Belittles Nazi
Atrocities at Dachau
LONDON, (JTA) — Reports
from Bonn indicated that the
Social Democratic Party will urge
the Federal Republic of Ger
many to investigate charges made - nationalist students.
here by Lord Russell of Liver-
pool who has stated that a form
er German general belittled the
Nazi atrocities at Dachau con
centration camp, which Lord
Russell visited this summer. Dur
ing 1946-47 Lord Russell was in
Germany as the Deputy Judge
General Advocate at British
Army Headquarters at the Rhine.
According to Lord Russell, the
ex-general accompanied him on
his tour of Dachau. When they
came to a former gas chamber,
where victims of Nazism were
put to death, the general alleged
ly told Lord Russell “this was
only a shower.” Lord Russell
stated also that the ex-general is
now employed by the American
authorities in Gerpnany, and as
serted “there are many other
Germans who hold such views.”
The 23rd Annual Conference
of the Southeast Region of the
Zionist Organization of America
will take place at Camp Blue
Star in Hendersonville, N. C. on
Labor Day Week-end, September
2-5, according to Michael Adil-
man, of Savannah, Ga., president.
Included in the program of the
Conference will be educational
forums, symposiums, latest re
ports on Israel and Russia by
participants in recent study
tours, youth and public relations
seminars, popular Israeli songs
and dance, and Oneg Shabat,
plenary sessions and election of
officers. The entertainment com
mittee is planning swimming,
canoeing and fishing, wiener
roast, sports activities, cocktail
party, and social affairs.
The conference, the first to be
held by the Region at a camp,
will officially open on Saturday
night, September 3rd, at which
time Mortimer May, Nashville,
honorary president of the South
east Region, who has recently re
turned from study tours of Is
rael, Russia and South America,
will be the keynote speaker. On
Sunday afternoon, Harry Jaffe,
of Birmingham, Ala., an honor
ary president of the Southeast
Memphis Youth New
President of A Z A
Jerry Diamond, Memphis, was
elected Grand Aleph Godol or
International President of the
Aleph Zadik Aleph of the B’nai
B’rith Youth Organization at the
annual convention of the organi
zation held at Camp B’nai B’rith
August 19-24, 1960.
Diamond; who is the immedi
ate past president of District
Threaten Judge
In Rockwell Case
WASHINGTON. (JTA)—Judge
George B. Neilson who handled
the Rockwell case in the Muni
cipal Court of Washington, D. C.,
has received anonymous threat
ening letters and phone calls, the
“Washington Daily News” re
ports.
The bulk of these communica
tions, threatening “to get him"
was received after he committed
the American Nazi Party leader
for psychiatric observation. The
judge apparently guarded this
carefully from being known
while he was still on tl\e bench.
He retired from office last week.
It is not yet known who will
be assigned the case. The trial of
Rockwell on two charges of dis-
turising the peace is scheduled
for August 26. On that date sim
ilar charges against some of his
troopers will also be dealt with
In the meantime, Roger C.
Foss, one of Rockwell’s troopers
has registered as a foreign agent
with the Department of Justice
He was required to do so after
it was discovered that he had re
ceived $500 from a Soviet diplo
mat who had urged him to get a
job with the Federal Govern
ment. The Soviet diplomat, Val
entin M. Ivanov was expelled
from the US. on August 13.
AZA Conventions
Favor Teaching
History of Religion
STARLIGHT,' PA. (JTA) —
An overwhelming majority of the
180 teenage delegates attending
the recent 37th annual conven
tion of Aleph Zadik Aleph—boys
division of the B’nai B’rith Youth
Organization — said that they
would favor courses in high
school curriculum on history of
religion, comparative religion and
other aspects of religion with
emphasis on moral and ethical
teachings of various faiths.
At the same time they flatly
opposed the idea of released time
in the schools, holiday celebra
tions there, and other strictly
sectarian programs which they
labeled “rituals.” Most delegates
felt that teachers, adequately
trained, could do an impartial
job in teaching about history,
ethics and differences of reli
gions. They suggested that rep
resentatives of various faiths be
utilized by teachers to help pre
pare and present courses.
Some of the Youngsters said
their own opposition to these
“ritualistic” practices in schools,
however, needed to be tempered
by prevailing .viewpoints in their
home communities. The delegates
emphasized that high school
courses in comparative religion
would not be designed to replace
religious instruction under con
gregational auspices. The courses
would augment religious instruc
tions in churches and synagogues.
Region, who has just returned
from his second study tour of Is
rael, will be the guest speaker.
On Sunday afternoon, an out
standing Youth Session, “What
Should the Zionist Movement Do
for the American Jewish Youth?”
will take place. I. R. Engelberg,
Memphis, for several years chair
man of the Southern Zionist
Youth Commission, will be chair
man of this session.
The highlight of the confer
ence will be the installation ban
quet on Sunday evening, Sep
tember 4, at Camp Blue Star.
The Jewish communities of Hen
dersonville, Asheville, Greenville
and Augusta are being invited to
attend this outstanding event, as
well as the tourists who will be
visiting in Hendersonville. The
keynote speaker of the evening
will be Ehud Ben Yehuda, noted
Israeli lecturer, scholar, author,
editor, and statesman. Mr. Ben
Yehuda is the son of Eliezer Ben
Yehuda, the father of modem
Hebrew.
Ehud Ben Yehuda’s dictionary
and thesaurus of the Hebrew
language and his English-Hebrew
dictionary are still in wide use.
Bom in 1897 in Jerusalem, he
was one of the first generation
of Jewish children to speak He
brew as an everyday language.
He established Hebrew as the
daily speech in 40 colonies estab
lished by Baron Rothschild in
Palestine, extending from Dan to
Beersheba. Mr. Ben Yehuda has
also served as inspector of agri
culture under the British man
date, and in various capacities in
the field of government and ed
ucation since the establishment
of the State. Mr. Ben Yehuda will
discuss "Israel Yesterday, To
day and To-morrow.”
Reservations for the confer
ence week-end or for the Ban
quet only may be made at the
office of the Southeast Region of
the ZOA. Room 202, 1370 Wash
ington Avenue, Miami Beach,
Florida, or in care of Herman
Popkin, Camp Blue Star, Hen
dersonville,' N. C.
Seven AZA, was selected by ac
clamation. This marked only the
second election by acclamation
of an international AZA presi
dent in the group’s 37 years.
Diamond is an 18-year-old
sophomore at Memphis State
University. Jerry is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Diamond.
Selected to serve with Diamond
as the Grand Aleph S’gan or
International Vice President of
AZA was Alan Ginsberg, of San
Antonio, Texas.
Ginsberg served until his elec
tion to Ihe National office as
Aleph S’gan of District Seven
AZA.
The 17-year-old college fresh
man at Trinity University in San
Antonio, Texas, will serve as the
director of the AZA program
during the year. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ginsberg.
Jerry Diamond is a member of
Lester S. Okeon AZA 1204 Chap
ter in Memphis, and Alan Gins
berg is a member of David
Marcus AZA 152 Chapter in San
Antonio.
Appointed to serve the unex
pired term as District Seven AZA
Vice President was Eugene Kei-
lin, of Houston, Texas. Keilin
will hold the job vacated by
Ginsberg when he assumes the
National position. Keilin is a
member of Cyrus Adler AZA
434 Chapter in Houston.
District Seven AZA’s oratory
champion took first place honors
in the National AZA oratory con
test, held during the Interna
tional convention. Lennie Weiner,
a member of Cyrus Adler AZA
434 Chapter in Houston, was
named the international oratory
champion in a contest with ora
tory champions from all of the
districts of AZA, representing
members throughout the United
States and Canada.
Weiner is the secohd District
Seven AZA orator to win first
place in a national AZA foren
sics contest.
200Jewish Athletes In 1960
Olympics; 18 From Israel
ROME (JTA) — An estimated 200 Jewish athletes, including 18
from Israel, were listed among the 4,200 participants In the I960
Olympics which opened here this week. About 500 guests from Israel
were expected to watch the games.
The Israeli athletes took part in a Papal audience following cere
monies when the Israeli flag was hoisted at the Olympic Village
while an Italian Navy band played Hatikvah. A Jewish woman ath
lete from Poland wept when she saw the Israeli flag.
An audience of 100 Jews of Rome, led by Sergio Piperno, presi
dent of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, observed the flag
ceremony and later joined with the Israel athletes in a celebration
at the Israeli team quarters located on “Via Israel.” It was disclosed
that this name will be retained for the street after the games when
the village will be inhabited by Italians.
The Israel athletes were delighted with their quarters and with
the Italian-style kosher food. Kosher chicken cacciators was listed
as their favorite dish. Jewish athletes from Morocco, Australia and
other countries joined the Israel athletes in various social events.
Dr. Sabin Hailed for
Major Anti-Polio Gain
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
second major contribution by a
Jewish scientist toward the con
quest of polio—a successful live-
virus vaccine—developed by Dr.
Albert B. Sabin, was hailed
throughout the world this week.
Experts sa(d that formal ap
proval of the Sabin vaccine by
the United States Public Health
Service could revolutionize vac
cination methods in the United
States in the next year or so.
Dr. Sabin, who was born in
Rialystok, Russia, came to the
United States with his family
when he was 15. He is professor
of Research Pediatrics at the
University of Cincinnati..
His predecessor in the field of
polio vaccine was Dr. Jonas Salk,
who developed a dead-virus type
of vaccine as the first protection
against the dreaded disease. Dr.
Salk’s vaccine has beep the
standard form Of. protection
against polio throughout the
world.
The advantage of Dr. Sahkni
Public Health Service said that
it was hoped that the availabil
ity of both vaccines would elim
inate polio in the United States.
NOTED BRIDGE
BUILDER DIES
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Dr. David
B. Steinmtn, world-famous
bridge designer and builder, who
received his first inspiration
toward his life work from the
Brooklyn Bridge, in the shadows
of which he grew up on the East
Side as the son of a Jewish im
migrant factory workep, died
here this week aged 73.
It was in an East Side tene
ment where young David Stein-
man, as a boy, decided on his
career because of fascination
wtih the Brooklyn Bridge which,
later, he called “a truly miracle
bridge.” He graduated from the
City College of New York, and
later earned a doctorate in en
gineering from Columbia Univer
sity. He'dfektgMA and built more
than 400 bridges in many parts
vaccine is that it can be given of the world, and was the author
orally. Dr. Salk’s vaccine must of 16 technical books on bridge
be injected by needle The U.S. design and construction.