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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Es*
Vo] XXXVII
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1962
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No. 1
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, over
whelmingly last week defeated a Communist party motion of non
confidence in the Government over Israel’s vote on the issue of seat
ing the Communist Chinese regime in the United Nations.
, Education Minister Abba Eban, replying in behalf of the Gov
ernment in the absence of Foreign Minister Golda Meir, said Israel’s
attitude in the voting expressed three points: support for the seating
of a great and populous power—the peoples of China—in the UN and
all its agencies; concern for peace in the Far East and the world; and
concern for the democratic principle involved in the United Nations
Charter in ihe protection of small nations against decisions by a sim
ple majority.
FRANKFURT, (JTA)—The East German Radio, in a broadcast
in Arabic language beamed to Arab countries severely attacked Israel
this week and charged that the trial of Adolf Eichmann was con
ducted in Jerusalem merely for “imperialistic” reasons.
TEHERAN, (JTA)—The merger of two yeshivot in Iran which
are maintained with Joint Distribution Committee funds were an
nounced this week by Theodor Feder, JDC director in Iran.
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UJA Parley Jan. V-21 in Biloxi
Eichmann’s Lawyer
(lets Extension
For Filing Appeal
JERUSALEM, Jan. 1, (JTA) —
Supreme Court President Yitz
hak Olshan yesterday granted a
one-month extension to Adolf
Eichmann’s defense counsel Rob
ert Servatius to file an appeal on
behalf of his client against the
conviction and death sentence
handed down by the Jerusalem
District Court last month against
Eichmann for directing the mass
killing of Europe’s 6,000,000 Jews.
Attorney General Gideon
Hausner. who attended the meet
ing between Justice Olshan and
Dr Servatius, raised no objec
tion to the extension. In request
ing the extension, Dr Servatius
explained that he had recently
received various suggestions re
garding points in the appeal and
that he would need more time to
prepare it He said he would
need only a few hours for the
actual presentation of the appeal
The West German attorney,
noting that his interview with
Eichmann lasted only 30 min
utes, asked that more time be
given him for consulting with his
client. Justice Olshan said it had
not yet been decided how many
justices would hear the appeal.
Austrian Students
Confess Desecration
Of Jewish Cemetery
VIENNA, (JTA) — Police an
nounced that two medical stu
dents, arrested in the desecra
tion of the Innsbruck Jpwish
cemetery two weeks ago, had
confessed their guilt.
The students, Bruno Schraffl
and Peter Porsche, admitted
they knocked over some 40
tombstones, some of which were
broken
Seven internationally famed
Jewish leaders will be guests of
honor and featured speakers at
the United Jewish Appeal’s
South-Southwest Conference,
taking place from January 19
through January 21 at the Hotel
Buena Vista Beach in Biloxi,
Miss., it was announced by Paul
Kapelow, of New Orleans, the
conference chairman.
Scheduled to address 400 Jew
ish community leaders from
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee and Texas on urgent
overseas needs ranging from in
creased immigration to Israel to
the plight of Jews living under
virtual disaster conditions in
other parts of the world will be:
Joseph Meyerhoff of Balti
more, general chairman of the
United Jewish Appeal;
Avraham Harman, Israel’s Am
bassador to the United States;
William Rosenwald of New
York, a National United Jewish
Appeal Chairman;
WILLIAM ROSENWALD
Brig General Haim Herzog,
Chief of Military Intelligence,
Israel Army of Defense;
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman of
New York, Executive Vice Chair
man,' United Jewish Appeal;
Abe Loskove of Memphis, Di
rector of the American Jewish
Joint Distribution Committee’s
AVRAHAM HARMAN
Five Jews Killed, 40 Wounded
In Oran; Curfew Imposed
PARIS, (JTA)—Jewish organ
izations were watching with con
cern Mhis week the situation of
Jews in Oran after a weekend of
violence in which at least five
Jews were killed and some 40
wounded in clashes in that Al
gerian city. A curfew was im
posed on Oran Friday night and
remained in effect.
The organizations have so far
been unable to reach their of
fices in Algeria in efforts to
learn more about the fighting
between Jews with French secur
ity forces and with Moslems in
some of the bloodiest intercom-
munal battles in Oran in several
months.
The clashes began, according
to French official sources, when
a small group of Jewish youth
Toronto Daily Contends Eichmann
Trial Was In 'Wrong Court'
TORONTO, (JTA) — The To
ronto Globe and Mail asserted
editorially this week that the
trial and death sentence of Adolf
Ejchmann constituted a sacrifice
of justice which will provide “a
scapegoat through whom many
men will evade the evil in them
selves.”
The editorial fully supported
the desirability of the trial “so
that in the measure of time the
ruthless strong will learn that
they cannot deal safely so with
the defenseless weak. Their sin
is against the wmrld of humans
and falls within the jurisdiction
only of a world court.”
Conceding that Eichmann “was
granted more than adequate de
fense” and that he was "tried
with scrupulous fairness" the
daily addl'd “but it was the
wrong court which thus proper
ly conducted itself.”
“The wrong court tried him
and it laid on his shoulders too
great a share of the blame for
Armed Forces Short 20
Chaplains, 70 on Duty
NEW YORK. (JTA) The
United States Armed Forces has
established a quota of 90 Jewish
chaplains to be met by June,
1962, it was reported by the Na
tional Jewish Welfare Board
There are now 70 Jewish chap
lains on active duty in the Army,
Navy and Air Force. An addi
tional 42 are to b recruited from
the rabbinical seminaries to meet
tin quota and to fill vacancies
to be created by the separation
of chaplains who will have com
pleted their tours of duty be
tween now and next June.
There are also more than 270
civilian rabbis who serve volun
tarily as part-time chaplains at
military installations and - VA
hospitals where no full-time
Jewish chaplains are assignt ri
Twenty-two rabbis who com
pleted 10 or more consecutive
years of service as full or part-
time chaplains in various branch
es of US. armed forces during
1961 received certificates of com
mendation from the National
Jewish Welfare Board Commis
sion on Jewish Chaplaincy. The
Commission is the agency
through which JWB gives eccles
iastical endorsement and serves
all Jewish chaplains in the armed
forces and in VA hospitals.
Among those cited is Rabbi Ber
nard Segal, executive director of
the United Synagogues of Amer
ica,t who has completed 25 years
of service.
though Eichmann was guilty as
charged, the prosecution labored
so hard to bring to his door the
deaths of the six rqillions that
it succeeded in convincing much
of the world that he alone was
guilty. He will carry to his ex
ecution the sins of many men.”
The editorial argued that
Eichmann, tried and sentenced
by world court "could have been
a symbol of justice to all who
might contemplate injustice. In
the hand: of the Israeli court he
has become merely a moment of
vengeance. weightless against
iIk six million without mean
ing."
Life of Chagall Topic
Of Directions Jan. 7
ST PETERSBURG "A
Glimpse of the Inner \)Life of
Marc Chagall," a biographical
portrait of the work and thought
of the artist, will be presented
on Directions .'62, Sunday, Jan. 7,
3 pm, on W SUN-TV (ABC),
Channel 38
The presentation is the first in
a four-part January series, “A
Goodly Heritage - Portraits of
Distinguished Men.” In subse
quent weeks Directions ’62 will
present portraits of writer-direc
tor Dole Sehary, former New
York Governor Herbert Lehman,
. nd Metropolitan Opera Star Jan
Peerce
marched through the streets of
Oran on Friday shouting the tra
ditional European slogan of
"French Algeria.” Some reports
said that the demonstration was
sparked by a broadcast of the
OAS, the French underground,
directed to Oran’s 30,000 Jews.
On the outskirts of the Jewish
quarter, the marching Jews were
met by security forces who tried
to disperse them. No details were
known of the exact circumstan
ces in which the troops opened
fire Two Jewish youths were
killed then Synagogues were
jammed that evening and on Sat
urday morning, the Jewish quar
ter was on strike. Shops were
closed and workers absented
themselves.
, After synagogue services, some
Jewish youth massed at various
points of the city where they
were soon joined by non-Jewish
members of the European com
munity. They clashed repeatedly
with Moslem passersby and coun
ter-demonstrators. At other
points, the Jewish youth also
battled with security police try
ing to disperse them.
By the end of the day, at least
three additional Jewish victims
were reported, as well as some
20 more wounded. Younger mem-
bers of the Jewish community
told French newsmen: “We will
not leave The demonstration
should be seen as a gesture of
determination on our part to de
fend our homes.”
Rabbi Spends Yule
In Sheriff’s Office
WILMINGTON, (JTA)—For
the tenth year, Rabbi Samuel
A. Friedman of Wilmington
spent Christmas on volunteer
duty as relief man at the New
Hanover County sheriff's of
fice.
He spent the day answering
telephones, keeping records
and operating the police radio.
Because he did so, three dep
uties were able to spend the
holiday at home with their
families.
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF
welfare operations in Italy; and
Mrs. Israel D. Fink of Minne
apolis, Chairman, United Jewish
Appeal’s National Women’s Di
vision.
Facing the community leaders
will be the important task of
adopting measures that will pro
vide the additional funds re
quired in 1962 to cover the great
ly increased needs in Israel and
other overseas lands, as reflect
ed by this year’s UJA national
goal of $95,000,000.
This goal includes a Special
Fund of $35,000,000, the mini
mum needed to meet the press
ing contingencies that are al
ready arising from this year’s
heavy immigration, in addition
to the regular budget of $60,-
000,000 required to finance pro
grams of aid to 600,000 Jews
overseas. This aid is given
through the United Israel Ap
peal—Jewish Agency for Israel,
Inc., which are respsonsible for
the transportation, settlement
and absorption of Jewish immi
grants .in Israel; the American
Jewish Joint Distribution Com
mittee which cares for Jews in
need in 26 overseas countries
and maintains a program of medi
cal and rehabilitative services for
aged and handicapped immi
grants m Israel; and the New
York Association for New
Americans and the United Hias
Service which provide for the re-
sottlment needs of Jewish immi
grants m the United States and
in countries other than Israel.
Georgia Jewish leaders serv
ing as conference officers are
Meyer L. Balser, Atlanta, con
ference vice chairman;, and the
following members of the execu
tive committee: Leslie L. Jacobs,
Jr., and Jerome Zimmerman, At
lanta: Elijah Wisebram of
Barnesville, Harold Friedman of
Brunswick and Melvin G. Satlof
of Columbus.