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Emphasis On UJA rrs LIKE IMS ALL OVKK AGAIN—Some 160, MO Jewish refugees from North Africa have poured Into France in recent months. In 1963, the Joint Dis tribution Committee must meet a large part of their dally needs, with funds supplied by UJA, main beneficiary of the Jewish Welfare Fund campaign in At lanta and similar campaigns now underway in many other Southern communities. \ \ The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925 Vol. XXXVIII ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1963 • NO. 11 S. African Orthodox Rule Against Recognition of Reform COJO Criticizes USSR On Bias Against Jews JOHANNESBURG (JTA)— A decision of the Beth Din (rab- binicial court) that no Orthodox rabbi should attend any commun al function also attended by a Reform rabbi threatened this week to unleash a inter-religious war in the South African Jewish community. The ruling followed an Orth odox-Reform press controversy which began shorlty after Rabbi Ahron Opher, formerly of Chica go, took office several months ago as Chief Minister of the Johannesburg United Progressive Jewish Congregation. Rabbi Oph- er’s statements about the classi cal Reform attitudes of opposition to the Jewish dietary laws, skull caps and related Orthodox sanct ities sparked Orthodox charges that Reform was undermining Judaism. At a meeting of the South Af rican Jewish Deputies, Chairman Teddy Schneide appealed to both religious groups for moderation and avoidance of a communal schism. A similar appeal was made by Sidney Walt, chairman of the Cape Jewish Deputies Council, at a Capetown meeting. Despite these appeals, the Johannesburg Beth Din issued its decision and sent a delegation to Capetown in an effort to per suade Chief Rabbi Abrahams and the Capetown Beth Din to follow suit. The mission reportedly was successful. The Jewish Deputies Board was exerting efforts to resolve the deadlock and avoid a rupture of South African re ligious Jewry into two opposing communities. NEW YORK (JTA) — The World Conference of Jewish Or ganizations, representing leading organizations on five continents, criticized the Soviet Union this week for not allowing Jews the "same rights and facilities grant ed other religious and national groups” in the Soviet Union. At the same time, COJO ex pressed the hope that the “recent implied condemnation of anti- Semitism by Premier Khrushchev —in a letter to philosopher Ber trand Russell—would “exercise a restraining influence” on those responsible for the closing of synagogues and other prejudicial acts against the Jews. In a second resolution approved by the 65 delegates, concern was expressed about “the anti-Sem itic manifestations and activities which have occurred in certain La tin-American countries,” which “cause particular concern” be cause there was evidence that “the local anti-Semitic groups and parties are stimulated and inspired by external forces link ed together through internation al networks aimed at the des truction of the very foundations of the democratic way of life.” The conference urged all govern ments, the United Nations and other international bodies, as well as national, religious, social and educational institutions to act to counter this danger. The resolution of the Soviet Premier said it was hoped that Khrushchev’s letter, and its pub lication in the Soviet press would restrain “manifestations of na tional prejudice and religious and cultural intolerance” in Russia and on publicity “calculated to make it appear that Jews are primarily responsible far eco nomic offenses.” The resolution also urged the Soviet Union to facilitate the reunion of families through emigration. As the delegates were taking this action, word came from Paris of another death sentence on a Russian Jew, cited in Pravda as “Kanzberg,” who was convicted at another allaged economic crimes trial in Azerbaijan of “traffic and theft at goodb das- —tan to page t Iraq Proposes Joint Arab Military; Israel Watches Syria Closely JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel was watching developments in Syria Monday with increased in terest as reports were reaching here that an official Iraqi del egation arrived Sunday in Da mascus, capital of Syria, with a proposal to form a joint military command embracing Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Yemen and Algeria. The proposal was reported to have been brought by Iraqi Deputy Premier Ali Saleh Saadi who headed the Baghdad delegation. The Iraqi leader is said to have suggested that the proposed joint military command should, .deal with questions of armament and military training for all five Arab countries. He also suggest ed the formation of a committee to coordinate the foreign policies of all five countries. The Iraqi Deputy Premier des cribed his proposals as a step toward “comprehensive Arab unity from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf.” He urged the five “liberated” Arab states to authorize the “intervention with out notice” and the crossing of the borders of any of the five spates” by member armies in the event of being threatened by “outside aggression” or by “an in ternal plot backed by imperial ism to topple the progressive government.” State Department Says U. S. Devoted to Preservation of Israel WASHINGTON (JTA)— State Department sources Monday de clined comment on reports of a proposed unified Arab military command that would link five Arab states hostile to Israel but voiced assurances that the United States was devoted to the pres ervation of Israel. These sources cited the strong pro-Israel sentiment in the United States Congress. They reiterated American interest, expressed last week by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in the security of Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Officials held, however, that any comment on a proposed unified Arab military high command linking Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen and Algeria would be premature and excess ively speculative. It was meanwhile Indicated that the Department is comforted by what it sees as an anti-Com- munist tendency apparent in the Iraqi and Syrian npheavals. The Department does not necessarily interpret “Arab Socialism” and Arab unity moves negatively. However, the Department is con tinuing to press for withdrawal of Nasser’s Egyptian forces from Yemen and for disengagement of Saudi Arabia and Jordan which are charged with supplying arms to Yemeni loyalist forces. LONDON (JTA)—The United States was adcilsed in the British press Monday of aiding Egyptian —tarn to page 8 Editors at NCCJ Parley Differ On Impact of US Jewish Press NEW YORK (JTA) — Sharp differences of opinion were evi denced here this week over the influence of the Jewish press in America at a conference of re ligious editors convened by the National Conference of Chris tians and Jews. Rabbi Ira Eisenstein, editor of The Reconstructionist magazine, expressed the view that the Jew ish press exerted little influence and that, rather, it “reflects and perhaps more accurately reports, the prevailing views of denom inational groups and Jewish or ganizations.’’ Dr. Eisenstein also said that "rarely can it be said that the press influences the de nominations and the organiza tions.” . Philip Slomovitz, editor of the Detroit Jewish News, took issue with Dr. Eisenstein and main tained that considerable influence over Jewish communal activities is being exerted by the Jewish press. He said that the two sur viving daily Yiddish newspapers still exert a great influence in many communities, and empha sized that the emerging Engiish- Jewish press has become a most vital factor in Jewish life in America. Joseph Weissberg, ed itor of the Boston Jewish Advo cate, referred to the Sabbatarian issue in Massachusetts as an in dication of influence exerted by the religious press in America. Rabbi Joseph Klein, editor of the Journal of the Central Con ference of American Rabbis, told the meeting that, despite the highly varied nature of the Jew ish press in the United States on religion in piiblic education and numerous other specific Issues, there was such a thing as a Jew ish community point of view. “Nebulous though It seems to be,” he said, “the Jewish press def initely reflects this point of view.” US Rejects Move to Free Three Nazi War Criminals WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Department of State notified the Jewish War Veterans of the USA this weekend tnat the Depart ment noted the Veterans concern in consideration of a West Ger man Red Cross move for release of the last three major Nazi war criminals, and that the United States had rejected the German clemency action. The three Nazis, held in Spandau Prison, West Berlin, are Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s second in command; Baldur von Schirach, organizer of the Hitler youth movement; and Albert Speer, Nazi minister of arma ments and munitions. William R. Tyler, Assistant Secretary of State, notified JWV commander Morton London that, after considering the Jewish vet erans’ position, “no (clemency) action has been taken, and we anticipate none at this time.” “I must say,” said Mr. Tyler, “I fully understand the feeling of revulsion which most Americans feel for all those who were per sonally involved In the terrible crimes against humanity for which the Nazi regime was guil ty. Your concern is natural, and this concern has been taken into account in considering the mat ter of the three individuals who are still serving their sentences.” The State bepdrtment official confirmed that the West German Red Cross had sought to obtain the liberation of the Nazis and that the Department had decided against such action. The German Red Cross had sought State De partment initiative in obtaining Four Power consent for the re lease of the Nazis who are held in Spandau under the joint con trol of the Unted States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Vorberg “Euthanasia ” Expert, Back in Germany FRANKFURT (JTA) — Rein hold Vorberg, the first Nazi war criminal ever extradited by Spain, arrived here this week to stand trial for the “euthanasia” mass murder of 100,000 “mental ly retarded” and “mentally 111” persons, including Jews, during World War n. The West German-Government, in its request for Vorbcrg’s ex tradition, charged him with a role in Hitler's plan to create, a “master race.” Vorberg was wr- rested in Barcelona last Decem ber at die request of the Government. • • • FRANKFURT (JTA) — Otto Hunache, 61-year-old former SS captain, who was sentenced last July to a term of five yean at hard labor on conviction of com plicity in the wartime mortar of 600 Hungarian Jews, wee re leased on probation this week. He waa one of the late Adolf Eichmann’s aides In Hungary. The Frankfurt provincial court issued a ruling to that affect for Hunache, who also had been a leading official hi the -Nasi Reich Security Office, despite objections raised by the prosecution. He must now report to the police twice weekly. Both the defense, which asked for dlamlsml of the indictment, and the prosecution which had demanded a life sen tence, awSided the tae-year tern. The hppealk are Mfc land ing.