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Jewish Youth Among Arrested Nazis
By Samuel Schreig
SPECIAL TO THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Ian Lehr will have to raise $5,-
000 for bail if he cares to attend
his brother’s Bar Mitzvah this
week.
Ian and seven others were ar
rested on charges of “Conspiracy,
attempting to incite a riot, Sulli
van Law Violation and Anarchy.”
The “Anarchy” charge stems
from Ian’s association with the
Neo-Nazi “National Renaissance
Party” the Anti-Semitic organi
zation which touched off a near-
riot in the Yorkville section of
Manhattan last May. The NRP
has been dubbed a "Subversive
organization that advocates the
overthrow of the government.”
The trouble began early this
week when three members of the
NRP, counter-picketing at the
racially embattled “White Castle”
diner in the Bronx, complained
to police that their truck’s win
dow had been broken by angry
CORE members who had been
the target of the Nazi hoods.
Amazed cops, sent out to inves
tigate the damage, found the
panel truck to be a small arsenal
of deadly weapons as well as a
mobile library filled with Anti-
Jewish and Anti-Negro hate lit
erature. The complainants were
immediately taken into custody.
The rest of the Nazis were soon
picked up in their homes. Police
found additional weapons and
ammunition in the home of
another Nazi, Peter Krauss.
James H. Madole, the 36-year-o'^
bachelor, head of the NP^
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A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925
Vol XXXVIII
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1963
NO. 30
Growing Ring of Desegregation Activities Involving
More and More Je w ish Communities Throughout South
Albany, Ga.
ALBANY, Ga.— An attempted
sit-in at the Temple here last
Friday evening failed as ushers
turned away two Jewish youth
members ef the student Integra
tion movement and a third per
son described by members of the
congregation m a srgro child of
four or five.
One of the Jewish youth was
Miss Miriam Cohen, daugh
ter of Gabriel Cohen, editor and
publisher of the National Jewish
Post, of Indianapolis.
A report published In the At
lanta Journal-Constitution Sun
day described comments by mem
bers of the congregation as say
ing the second Jewish youth ap
peared unkempt, somewhat of a
beatnlck.
What aroused additional con
cern was a colored photographer
lurking in the background, indi
cating the incident was part of
the demonstrations which have
taken place in this community
during the past eleven or twelve
months.
“I did not see the incident,”
Joe Cohen, an architect, president
of the congregation, told The
Southern Israelite. I was with the
rabbi at the time in front of the
congregants.”
Asked whether the state of
dress of the trio was the reason
for refusing the trio admission,
Mr. Cohen said “this may have
been mostly conversation. I heard
nothing said of Miss Cohen’s
dress.”
The congregation, one of Geor
gia’* oldest Jewish groups- has a
policy of not admitting negroes
to services, he stated.
No, it would have made no dif
ference if the negro had been an
adult, he added.
“How many Jewish negroes do
you think we have in Albany,”
he asked? “Not a single one, so
it was obvious the child was not
brought here for any purpose of
worship.”
He pointed snt that the Cohen
girl had been present at previous
services—“and welcomed.”
If she comes again—or in com
pany with other Jewish persons,
she will again be welcomed, he
suggested.
“The matter of barring negroes
from the Temple services is a
policy of the congregation, estab
lished by the board,” Mr. Cohen
said. We have a right to run our
congregation our way. Others can
do as they please.”
Later, he revealed that negroes
had been present at previous
Temple services, when as close
friends of a family, they had
been invited or come for an ap
propriate purpose.
“I have seen colored persons in
our congregation service several
times,” he said.
“You know, if anybody would
explain to me why this is a Jew
ish problem ... It seems to me
an American problem and one
which we must tackle as Amer
icans.”
He disagreed with The South
ern Israelite editor that moral
and ethical values are of Jewish
concern though they may not be
specifically Jewish in nature.
You may be sure, Mr. Cohen
continued, that a solution to this
problem will be worked out, but
it will be an American solution,
and “Albanians will honor the
decision.”
Charleston
CHARLESTON—Desegregation
efforts have come to this South
Carolina seacoast and the Jewish
residents are working with their
Christian neighbors for the best
possible solution.
While Jewish leaders in some
areas of the South are either
working behind closed doors or
refraining from participation be
cause they fear anti-Semitism,
this is not the case in Charleston.
Chief holders-out, so to speak,
in meeting the demands of the
colored desegregation movements
have been non-Jewish.
A spokesman for the commun
ity informed The Southern Is
raelite that considerable strides
have been made with several of
the eating establishments and
even hostelerles having been re
cently opened without incident.
The chief areas of decision now
seem to lie in the field of em
ployment with negro leaders
wanting full and equal economic
opportunities, at least percentage
wise with the proportion of the
population.
Several stores, including Jew
ish establishments, have added
Negro salesmen to their staffs.
Has there been evidence that
the Jewish merchants of Charles
ton or other leaders in any way
fear anti-Semitism as a product
of their part in desegregation ef
forts?
The Jewish spokesman denied
such a possibility.
The contrary is true, he said.
“They are very willing and des
irous of reaching a solution.
“At sessions called by Charles
ton’s cooperative mayor, and the
SAIGON-VIET NAM
By BERRY RITTENBAUM
An Atlanta insurance man and communal leader most of the
year, Mr. Rittenbaum roves around the globe two months every
year. This is one of his reports on his current trip.
Getting around in Viet Nam
in July can be rather difficult
as it is the Monsoon season and
the rain really pours down In
torrents.
It is such a contrast coming
here from Hong Kong where
there was such a water shortage
you could get water for a bath
only every couple of days.
I went down to the river
front in Saigon to see if I could
find Mr. B. David, its only per
manent Jewish resident. He is
about 70 years old, a batchelor
and a millionaire. He has many
varied interest and also maintains
a home in Monaco, France. Un
fortunately he was not avail
able.
Walking along 1 noticed a sign
on a buiiding for “7Jm Israel Nav
igating Limited.” I went in and
introduced myself to the manager,
Silvio Pellas, an Italian and not
Jewigh. He is also agent for sev
eral other shirtping lines.
He explained most items
brought into Viet Nam by the
U.S. Government are by “A.I.D.”
meaning “Agency International
Development”. Practically all
items are brought by American
ships, but as Egypt will not allow
any ship going to Israel to come
through the Suez Canal, American
ships are boycotted on bringing
goods from Israel to Viet Nam
(and to think the U.S. just finish
ed paying Nasser 4 million dollars
for repairing the Suez Canal).
An arrangement has just been
worked out with the U.S. and
Israel to bring potash here and
the U.S. will pay >4 the shipping
cost. One Zim Ship was here in
April and another in June. He
understood they returned to Is
rael with cargoes of Japanese
products. The potash comes from
the Dead Sea and is used for
fertilizer. He also mentioned
some Zim ships are hauling cop
per silicate from King Solomon’s
Mines at Eilat to Japan.
Zim also operates a subsidiary
line called the Gold Star Line,
going from Tokyo and Hong Kong
and return. The officers are Is
raeli,the crew Japanese and Chi
nese. Other affiliates are the Black
Star Line, and the Burma Five
Star Line. The latter with the
cooperation of the Burmese Gov
ernment.
Mr. Pellas also mention a Jew
ish man working for the U.S. gov
ernment by the name of Solomon
Silver. He is the deputy manager
of government agency named
“Agency International Develop
ment”. It’s operation is with the
development and of foreign coun
tries needing aid. This is a divis
ion of the United States operation
mission.
Mr. Pellas called Mr. Silver
and made an appointment for me
to meet him at his office at 3:30
p. m. the next day, July 12. 1
spent an hour with Mr. Silver,
discussing the Saigon Jewish
community and his work. As
there is no Jewish chaplain in
Saigon there is no organized
Jewish activity. There was a
visiting Jewish chaplain from
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Chamber of Commerce, Jewish
merchants have volunteered for
tasks of special assignment and
responsible leadership.
Would a negro be permitted to
attend services at a Charleston
synagogue?
The spokesman believed they
would—and nothing said or done
about it.
Savannah
SAVANNAH — The Jewish
community of this historic Geor
gia seaport is participating ac
tively In bringing a solution to
the desegregation troubled pop
ulation here.
A spokesman for Savannah
Jewry, Dr. William Wexler, pres
ident of the Jewish Community
Council, told The Southern Is
raelite over the weekend that
local Jews are taking a forth
right part with other residents in
working out a solution.
At least two Savannah leaders,
he said, are among the negotia
tors who are meeting with rep
resentatives on both side of the
question for an amicable develop
ment.
He praised the “very fine
mayor and City Council, as well
as the police department” for the
consideration they are showing
in the matter.
Savannah officials prevented
the Klan from marching In the
city, he said, although an incon
spicuous meeting of the Klan was
held downtown, without any
manifestations.
Jewish merchants and trades
men have experienced serious
loss in the unofficial boycott of
the colored protest group, al
though many of the merchants
have participated with non-Jew
ish merchants in meeting the de
mands of the negroes.
Although mass picketing or
protest marches have been barr
ed, representatives of the move
ment are permitted to picket,
one to a block. Many white cus
tomers, rather than became In
volved In any way, have indirect
ly taken part in the boycott of
downtown picketing, which Dr.
Wexler indicated might be di
rected only at a single store in
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Britain Sees Mo End of Arab-Israe!
Arms Rare Without Pari With Russia
LONDON (JTA) — The arms
race between Egypt and Israel
can be solved only if a general
agreement to this affect is reach
ed between the Western powers
and the Soviet Union, British of
ficials indicated here this week.
Their observations were made
in connection with reports from
Cairo stating that tomorrow will
be the day when Egypt will dis
play new modern air and sea
armaments created in Egypt by
German scientists and technicians,
or acquired from the Soviet
Union. Tomorrow is Egypt’s “In
dependence Day,” which will be
celebrated with a display of su
personic jet-fighters, Russian-
made air rockets and Komar
rocket ships of Soviet make.
Foreign office circles here
today pointed to the fact that the
United States, France and, to a
smaller extent, also Britain, are
supplying srael with defense wea
pons, with a view to keeping the
arms balance in the Middle East.
This, they said, is the second best
of the two alternatives, since
nothing has so far been done to
bring about joint action on the
part of the Soviet Union and the
Western powers to put an end to
the arms race between Nasser
and Israel.
Foreign Office officials also
stressed the fact that the Tripar
tite Declaration announced by
Britain, France and the United
States in 1950, guaranteeing the
present Arab-Israel borders, has
never been called off and Is still,
formally speaking, intact. At the
same time, they emphasized that
no one knows how effective this
agreement could be in any emer
gency, adding that “this would
not be the fault of Britain.”
A report from Cairo published
here today said that American
diplomats in Egypt would not
like to see the departure of the
German scientists helping Nasser
to develop his rocket program.
According to the report, the
American diplomats in Cairo feel
that this might undermine the
Western influence on Nasser,
since he might then turn to Mos
cow for Soviet technicians.
One American diplomat in
Cairo was quoted in the report
as stating. “We have an influence
here and a presence—and that
is worth something if you are
trying to keep the peace. What is
more, the Middle East is a very
cheap deal for the American tax
payer. That is why anything
which upsets the area—like the
attempt to bar German scientists
—must be carefully examined to
see what its effect may be on
stability in the area.”
A Moscow report by the Soviet
news agency, Tass, today, re
vealed that Soviet technician, arc
to start work soon on a new,
740-mile network of high-voltage
electric transmission lines in
Egypt. The lines will stretch
from Aswan to Cairo, and from
the Nile to the Red Sea, the Taas
report stated.
WASHINGTON (JTA)—David
Bell, director at the U a Agency
lor International Development,
was subjected Tuesday to inten-
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