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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry
Vol. XXXVII ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1962
Raps Leftists for Silence on Soviet Death Edicts
LONDON, (JTA)—The Sunday Telegraph today criticized the
“double standards” of leftists who, while noted for their “inveter
ate” protests against capital punishment, remained silent over the
death sentences recently imposed by Soviet courts for “speculation”
and other economic crimes, mainly against Jews.
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Seek to Extradite Nazis Arrested in Vienna, Spain
VIENNA, (JTA)—The Belgian Government was reported to
have asked Austria to extradite former SS General Robert Verbelen,
who was arrested in Austria last week on charges of war crimes
committed during the Nazi occupation of Belgium. During the war,
he was the top deputy to the Belgian Nazi leader, Leon Degrelle.
Since Verbelen acquired Austrian citizenship some time ago, how
ever, the request was expected to be turned down.
It became known meanwhile that, shortly after arriving in
Vienna, Verbelen adopted the name of Isaak Meisels, under which
it appeared he had been an employe of the United States occupation
forces in Vienna. Later, under the nom de plume of Jean Marais,
he wrote political articles for Spanish periodicals. Austrian officials
have opened an investigation to determine what Austrian groups
or persons helped Verbelen during his long freedom from exposure
and arrest. He has been living here since 1945. Four prominent Bel
gian resistance fighters will come to Vienna next week to discuss
the case with Austrian authorities.
BRUSSEIJ?, (JTA)—A demand that Belgium insist on Spain
extraditing Leo Degrelle, the Nazi leader here during the Hitler
regime, was made by Hubert Halin, leader of the Belgian Union
of Resistance. He announced at the same time that Belgian resist
ance fighters had aided Austria to capture Degrelle’s No. 2 man,
Robert Verbelen, now under arrest in Vienna.
According to M. Halin, there are close ties between former
Nazis in and out of Germany, the OAS—the French terrorist organ
ization fighting against the liberation of Algeria—and native fascist
organizations in this country.
African Stales to Resume
Battle for Israel-Arab Peace
UNITED NATIONS (WUP) —
Several African states are plan
ning to resume their battle for
an Israel-Arab peace settlement
when the UN General Assembly
convenes in September.
Leading the fight to get a ma
jority of UN members to agree
to a resolution calling upon both
sides to “undertake direct negoti
ations with the view to finding a
solution” to all phases of the
Palestine problem is Ambassador
Frederic Guirma of Upper Vol
ta.
It was Upper Volta and fifteen
other states which submitted a
resolution to the 16th session last
year “calling upon Israel and
the Arab states to settle the ques
tions in dispute between them as
soon as possible and by common
agreement, so that peaceful rela
tions may be established between
them.”
This resolution, which did not
have the support of the United
States, nevertheless mustered 34
votes. Forty-four voted against it,
and 20 abstained.
Those who voted in favor of the
peace move included Australia,
Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Can
ada, Central African Republic,
Chad, Chile, Congo (Brazzaville),
Costa Rica, Dahomey, Denmark,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Finland, Guatemala,
Haiti, Iceland, Israel, Ivory Coast,
Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg,
Madgascar, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger,/ Pan
ama. Paraguay, Sierra Leone,
Upper Volta and Uruguay.
The states that abstained and
may yet be won over at the next
session were Argentina. Austria.
Bolivia, Colombia, Congo (Leop
oldville). Ethipita, France,
Greece. Ireland, Mexico Nepal,
Norway, Peru, Philippines Sen
egal, Sweden, Thailand, Togo and
Venezuela.
Gabon, Honduras, Loas, Portu
gal. South Africa and Tanganyi
ka were absent during the voting.
The United States and the
United Kingdom joined the Sov
iet bloc states and the Arab coun
tries along with Afghanistan.
Cambodia. Ceylon, China. Cuba.
Cyprus Malaya, Ghana Guinea,
India, Indonesia, Mali, Mauritan
ia Somalia, Spain and Turkey in
voting against the peace move.
Some 200 Orthodox teenagers,
advisors and rabbis from six
Southeastern states will gather in
Atlanta this weekend for the
Southern Regional Conference of
Synagogue Youth.
Congregation Beth Jacob will
act as host to the boys and girls
May 4-6 at its new synagogue
facilities.
Coordinator of the convention
is Beth Jacob’s Cantor Philip
Rosenblatt, advisor to the At
lanta Youth of the Orthodox
Union Chapter.
Bobby Shuman, president of the
Atlanta Y.O.U. Chapter, has ap
pointed Sharon Simberg as con
vention chairman. Parents of
members are aiding in hospitality.
ROME (JTA) The Ecumeni
cal Council, to be convened here
by Pope John XXII! next Oc
tober, will probably discuss ways
of removing from the Jews the
stigma of “slayers of Gixi,” Au
gustin Cardinal Bea told repres
entatives of the press here this
week Cardinal Bea was the con
fessor to the late Pope Pius XII,
and is now president of the Vat
ican's Secretariat for the Union
of Christians, planning the agen-
Austrian Bishops
To Act on Blood
Libel Tablet
VIENNA (JTA —The Austrian
Bishops Conference was reported
this week to have placed on its
agenda complaints that a Catholic
Church, St. Andrews, in Linz, was
still exhibiting an old tablet con
taining a statement of the ancient
blood libel against Jews.
The tablet, which Catholn
guides show to visitors, bears the
inscription: “In memory of four-
year-old Ursula Bock who was
cruelly murdered by Jews on
Good Friday, 1443.” A similar
tablet was recently removed from
a church in Inn in the same area.
According to reports, the Catholic
hierarchy in the Tyrol has re
fused to remove the libelous tab
let at St. Andrews Church. Ex
hibition of such tablets has been
forbidden by Pope John XX111
and all such matter has been
ordered removed from Catholic
churches. In Poland, where many
such tablets have been displayed
on church walls, they have been
covered.
preparation of meals and other
details. Mrs. Morris Simberg is
housing hospitality chairman:
Mrs. Cv Polan and Mrs. Sol Krie-
ger in charge of meals. Working
with them are Mrs Bernard
Abrams, Mrs. Herman Beck. Mr.-.
Carl Shuman, Mrs. Eli Bobo, Mrs.
Erank Perlmutter, Mrs. Meyer
Rhodes, Mrs. Joe Green, Mrs. Sol
Barnett. Mrs. Richard Naiman
and Mrs. Maurice Krieger.
Theme of the convention will
be “Shabbat — Day of Delight,"
with the delegates engaging in
prayer, Torah study, workshops,
oratorical and essay contests, Is
raeli dancing and zmirot.
Saturday evening will feature
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Beth Jacob Cantor Philip Rosenblatt, Bobby Shuman and Sharon
Simberg discuss details of this weekend’s forthcoming Southern
Y OU. Convention in Atlanta.
Southern Orthodox Youth
Convention in Atlanta
d;i lor tht Ecumenical Council.
The Catholic Church, said the
Cardinal, recognizes that a prin
cipal reason for anti-Semitic per
secutions through the ages has
been the fact that the Jewish
people were blamed by Christians
for the crucifixion of Jesus. It is
high time for this stigma to be
removed, the Cardinal said.
Under Pope John XXIII, vari
ous steps toward reduction of
anti-Semitism have already been
taken. Two years ago, the Pope
revised the Easter ritual so as to
eliminate references to “perfidious
Jews” allegedly responsible for
the killing of the Christ. Vatican
souices indicted that some Jewish
suggestions for the Ecumenical
Council have been received. Jew
ish organizations are especially
interested in having the Council
condemn anti-Semitism and mod
ify the emphasis in the Cathech-
ism on Jews as “God killers.”
In New York, the American
Jewish Committee recommended
Cardinal Bea’s statement, calling
it “a highly significant advance,
a major step forward in the bet
terment of religions between
Catholics and Jews.”
Louis Caplan, of Pittsburgh,
AJC Committee president, de
clared: 'The exploration of the
relationship of religious teachings
to the persecution of Jews sug
gested by Cardinal Bea for the
forthcoming Ecumenical Council
in October 1962 represents a pro
foundly courageous move which
is bound to help reduce the bar
riers of bias that have led to
misunderstanding and conflicts
between Jews and Christians.”
Mr. Caplan paid specific tribute
to Pope John XXIII for having
ushered in a new spirit of under
standing and rapprochement
which have provided a basis for
overcoming ancient antagonisms.”
He added that “His Eminence,
Cardinal Bea, has also worked
actively to create a new atmos
phere of friendship and improv
ed relationships between Chris
tians and Jews.”
S.E. Hadassah
Eyes on Augusta
AUGUSTA—The Southeastern
Region of Hadassah—literally the
mother of this dynamic organiza
tion in the entire South — will
meet here this weekend to ob
serve the “Golden Years.”
Though the organization is not
50 years old in this area, mem
bers will join during the forth-
MRS. CHARLES WEINER
coming Augusta convention in
spotlighting the “Golden Jubilee”
of national in many ways on the
program beginning May 6 and
continuing through May 9.
Many of the pioneer Southern
Hadassah leaders, who paced the
organization regionally and na
tionally, will be on hand to add
sentimental and nostalgic mem
ories to the organizational’s on
going program in Israel.
They will recall, too, how other
regions were created as member
ship literally skyrocketed until di
vision into smaller viable geo
graphic areas became necessary.
Among the many leaders who
are taking a part in the Augusta
program will be Mrs. Charles
Weiner, Atlanta, regional presi
dent: Mrs. David Levin, Atlanta,
convention coordinator: Mrs. M
K. Steinberg and Mrs. Ben Bogla,
Augusta coordinators.
Mrs. Raphael Tourover, nation
ally known Hadassah leader, and
Mrs. Israel Usdan, national ad
visor, will be among the out-of
region dignitaries on the pro
gram.
Another honored guest will be
Zeev Dover, Atlanta, Consul of
Israel for the Southeastern United
States.
Rabbi Kronish Joins Jessel
For Greenville Bond Dinner
GREENVILLE—Rabbi Leon Kronish, spiritual leader of Temple
Beth Sholom in Miami Beach, and national co-chairman of syna
gogue activities for Slate of Israel Bonds, has accepted the invitation
from the Greenville Israel Bond Committee to participate in the
“Decade of the Negev” Dinner on May 8 at the Jack Tarr-Poinsett
Hotel in Greenville, S.C.
He will join George Jensel, who is featured speaker and enter
tainer at the dinner.
The dinner, honoring the “Decade of the Negev,” will culmi
nate the 1962 campaign for Greenville, S.C., and the surrounding
communities.
Rabbi Leon Kronish is noted for his communal activities, as
well as his efforts in behalf of the economic development of the
State of Israel. He is the recipient of many national awards, and
was recently honored at a dinner by his congregation for his work
in behalf of Israel Bonds. A profound speaker, Rabbi Kronish has
visited Israel many times and has a clear insight in the needs of in
vestment dollars in Israel.