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Hillel Groups Urged to Increase
Participation in Social Action
WASHINGTON, (JTA) A
conference of B’nai B’rith Hillel
Foundation directors last week
urged increased participation of
Hillel groups in civil rights pro
grams, and warned against “false
separatisms which tend to im
pede the growth of religious
maturity among colege students.”
Hillel directors, meeting here
for a review of their work on
US. campuses, issued a state
ment deploring the “divisive
ness which tends to encourage
loyalties to denominational in
stitutions rather than to ‘K’lal
Yisrael’—the total Jewish com
munity.”
Emphasizing the importance
of Hillel involvement in*fcoeial
action programs, particularly in
civil rights areas, the directors
said in a resolution that social
action “should be regarded as
an integral part of every Hillel
foundation’s activities.” Calling
social action “Jewish by defini
tion,” the resolution noted “it
need not be laboriously defined
by a constant reference to Jew
ish sources in an attempt to
rationalize involvement.”*
Rabbi Jack J. Cohen of He
brew University in Jerusalem
said that the Hillel program on
the campus must remain a
pluralism “not of live and let
live but of live and help live,
and of live and be enriched by
contact with others.”
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Tli« k Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925
<wiJwVHr/ i , - ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1964 NO 2
Johnson Will Continue
Kennedy Policy of (JAR Aid
In Israel—
Pope Stresses Jewish Hole
In Religion; Greeted by Crowds
WASHINGTON (JTA) The
White House, in its first public
expression on Near East policy
since Lyndon B. Johnson became
President, indicated that there
will be continuity of President
Kennedy's last expressed views
on the continuation of American
aid to the United Arab Repub
lic.
M eyer Feldman, White House
Deputy Special Council, wrote to
Daniel Neal Heller, national com
mander of the Jewish War Vet
erans, recalling the Kennedy
statement in connection with the
new amendment adopted by Con
gress on the severance of aid to
the UAR, Mr. Heller hail written
President Kennedy on Nov. 15.
urging that the amendment be
implemented.
Mr. Feldman informed Mr.
Heller that 1 have brought the
letter to the attention of Presi
dent Johnson.” The amendment
called on the President to either
sever aid to nations —like the
UAR - which practice or prepare
for aggression, or certify to Con
gress that he has found such na-
F1TZGFRALI)
A HE KRUGER
AGAIN MAYOR
URO-TEM
FITZGERALD, Ga. — Abe
Kruger, prominent Southwest
Georgia eomhuinal and civic
leader, has been reelected
mayor pro-tern of this com
munity.
He will serve in this capacity
fur the third 'successive year.
January 19—
tions deserving of continued aici.
Mr. Feldman recalled that
President Kennedy pointed out
that this amendment would “seri
ously restrict our flexibility in
dealing with the UAR.” Mr. Ken
nedy had “stressed that the Pres
ident bears particular responsi
bilities in the field of foreign
policy and that, in carrying out
these responsibiliti e s , account
must be taken of the fact that
the world is constantly changing.
Legislative restraints could deny
the President the flexibility es
sential for coping with such
changes and impair the effective
ness of quiet diplomatic efforts
to influence developments in a
constructive manner.”
JERUSALEM (JTA) Pope
Paul VI, the first Pontiff ever to
visit the Holy Land, told Israeli
President Zalman Shazar that he
includes in his prayers the Jews,
as "the sons of the people of the
Covenant, whose part in the re
ligious history of mankind can
never be forgotten.”
The Pontiff’s statement to
President Shazar. in response to
a greetiny/oy Mr. Shazar at Meg-
iddo, w as one of the highlights in
a crowded day, during which the
leader of the world Catholicism
was hailed by hundreds of thous
ands of Israelis—Christian, Jew
ish and Moslem—on his historic
pilgrimage to this country. Mr.
Shazar had welcomed the Pope
m Hebrew. The Pope, in turn,
concluded his remarks by using
a Hebrew word twice—the word
■ Shalom.”
It was a bright, clear day, as
tlie Pope, with his entourage of
three cardinals and other Cath-
i lie dignitaries, entered Isiael at
the town of Ta'anach, opposite
the Jordanian border village of
Jenin. That trontier post, usually
closed to any travel between Jor
dan and Israel, was opened es-
,-cialh for the Pope’s visit.
Officials of the Israeli Ministiy
‘a Foreign Affairs greeted the
1’ope at Ta’anach, at the southern
edge of the Valley of Jezreel.
Mrs. Golda Meir, Israel’s For
eign Minister, was not present;
she had hurt a foot and was hos
pitalized in Jerusalem just prior
to the Pope’s arrival.
With Israeli outriders preceding
the papal convoy, and the road
guarded by scores of Israeli pol
icemen and security personnel
bolding back cheering eiowds be
llied iron barricades, the en
tourage made its way up a hill
to the ancient town of Megirido,
arriving there in 10 minutes.
An Israeli military guard of
honor snapped to attention and
presented arms as trumpets
sounded a ceremonial welcome to
the head of the Catholic Church.
Awaiting the Pope atop the bill
was the official welcoming party,
i o! ijiosed, in addition to President
w a/ar. of Prime Minister Levi
i hl.nl; Deputy Premier Abba
!.ban; Dr. Zoiaeh Waihaftig, Min-
. :<■: for Religious Aflairs; Chic!
>i p. el'll 1 Court Justice Yitzhak
i bsi,an; Minister of Police Benor
Snitreet: Speake. of the Knessei
i-'.a iisli Lu/.; and other high Is
raeli olficial . Present also, as
dean of the diplomatic corps m
Israel, was Soviet Ambassador
Mikhail Bodrov.
Israel President
Welcomes Pope
A red carpet had been spread
Horn the Pontiff's automobile to
the spot where President Shazar
awaited the Pope. Television and
other broadcast apparatus had
been set, as Mr. Shazar stepped
forward and told the Pope:
"With utmost respect, and m
lull awareness of the historic srg-
i ificanee of this occurence, un
precedented m the annals of the
generations, I have come in the
name of the Government of Israel,
and in my own, to bid welcome
t< the supreme Pontiff, the spir
itual Father of the Catholic
Church throughout the world. I
have come to greet him with the
age-old blessing: Blessed be thou
in thy coming'.
"From Jerusalem, our capital
city, the City of David, I, and the
members of the Israel Govern-
nint witn me, have made our
way down to Megiddo, the city
that Solomon built, so that we
may welcome him as soon as he
has stepped upon the soil of our
land, this Holy Land.”
Noting that the Pope had des
cribed his pilgrimage to the Holy
I .and as. a journey of prayer,
seeking “mercy for all mankind,”
President Shazar cont i n u e d :
“Surely the devastation of iny
people during this last genera
tion is a bitter warning of the
depth of bestiality and the loss
of the Divine image to which anc
ient prejudices and racial hatreds
can drag men down, if a purify
ing spirit does not come into being
while there is yet time to dam up
these dangers forever.”
The Israeli President then
voiced hope for the realization of
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Sharp Hi He
Israel Bond Sales Up 45°/o
In Georgia. Soulli Carolina
The sales of Israel Bonds in the Georgia-South Carolina area
nave increased 45 G during the 1963 year, it was reported by A. .1.
Weinberg, chairman of Israel Bonds for the two state area. This
increase, Mr. Weinberg state-, is due in main to the great confidence*
tiint people have in Israel’s ability to use the investment dollars
wisely.
Israel started repayment of the Bonds sold in 1951 with close
to S24 million redeemed since May of 1963. Mome than 500 people
m our area shared in this redemption.
The year 1964 will see the redemption of the 1952 Israel Bonds
as well as the 10 year 1954 Israel Bonds, Mr. Weinberg added The
redemption of Bonds by Israel during 1964 should exceed $40,000,000.
Mr. Weinberg also urged those whose bonds fall due to reinvest
til! or part of this money again in Israel’s future by buying Israel
Bonds during the 1964 year.
Southern Conservatives Eye
‘Morrow’ at Columbus Conference
COLUMBUS, GA. A Leader-
slip Confei I'.icr sponsored by
the Seulliwc t Region of the
United Synagogue ol Amt'riea
w; ’I 1 ■ ■ n -ol on Sunday . Jan. 19.
at 12:45 pm. at Shearith Israel
Syria;; gue. 2550 Wynnton Road.
Colin bo: , Go >rgij Delegate
I r- i : v< i . Ci :i -ei' .dive Syne
porta* i ' ! * 1 o V otId Region of
the United Synagogue of Ameri
ca 111 Go-l-.'ll al Alibi': !
will at 1 1 -id tin' C> I'oii na■'
The rule a-c.o ei b>r thi
oivosii,o w \' 1 • ■ . 1 ,il4 i Voikov
G. i , «• f ,:. 1 ;i .1. .luinm
Con"n ' ■ i an Flo..aiolphia.
Penn- . a, Ral-bj Ko ti-nbei g
is v. o', i : i a I! m t he
S. u" • : t| . .-!>• s to the
I .rode ’ o> ('■ I f, -t" ■■ at Shea
rdh 1 I ’ -n after
al !<-' ,rf ■ . of c ■ (’oiivon
tn w f ‘ a I '.UP i ' nagogua.
who Ins i . ■ r ■ i oil w a-
honore I a being one of tin-
founder., of the Movement The
keyne'o address will be on the
siib'ct ' Tne Conserv.it vo Mov.
: lent I. oks to Tomorrow." while
additiinal seminars, discussion
and questions will deal with
''The Place of .Study in the Syna
gogue." Standards and Practice
in (he Conservative Synagogue."
IP vt lining Synagogue header
-I’M', Through Adult Education
nd Worship." and “The Nature
i f Jewish Law and Its Role To
day."
14. i T >! 11 Yaal-.ov G Rosenborg
v pi. boated |ri.r.i the Johns
: ,,. ■ Umvvi sit\ m Balt imore
ir-m the Balt'more He
1 • " Collo.i.i and Torn hers’
Tr lining School. Ho was ordain-
ml by the Jewish Theological
: i ' .ah' of Anlorica. fulfil 1 ing
. '!,■ 1 w ambit,on He held his
I ' po'nit at T,-tuple Beth Zion
1" li.'-'ielplua from August.
I I : ‘i to J tPy 1955. From July,.
, -ltd September 1, 1969.
Rabbi Rosenberg was the spirit
ual ii ader of Both David Con
'■ri’-;;:t'.on in Miami, Florida. His
avtiv'ities there were manifold
and included Jewish as well as
civic organizations. Ho was also
a frequent lecturer at the Uni
vorsitv of Miami on Religion.
Marriage and the Family. Rabbi
Rosenberg assumed bis duties at
Congregation Arialh Jesluirun a-
of tin festival of Sukkos, I960.
Since his return to Piulado!-
ph a, , i has boon i-lectt-d a Vice-
President of the Delaware Val
ley Council of American Jewish
Congress, and is Chairmafi of its
Commission on Jewish Affaiis
Rabbi Rosenborg is also a Vice-
President of the Philadelphia
Zionist Organization, and has
servi-fi several years as Chair
man of the Philadelphia Zionist
Forui.i. Recently, Rabbi Rosen
berg was elected to the Board
of Philadelphia’s Federation of
Jewish Charities and is current
ly on ihe Board of Philadelphia
Israel Bonds and the Jewish Na
tional Fund Council.
Rabbi Rosenberg is married to
the former Dvorah Bloshstein.
They have two daughters, Pom
nail and Shirah.
Inirriialional Red Cross lo
Investigate Syrian Treatment
JERUSALEM (JTA —The In
ternational Rod Cross has offic
ially agreed to Israel’s request
Ui investigate the condition of
Israeli prisoners held in Syrian
ails, it was announced here.
The notification from the inter
national organization said that
the Red Cross will ask the Syrian
authorities to pormit its repres
entatives to visit the prisoners
and the Syrian reply will be com
municated to Israel as soon as
possible. .
Foreign Minister Golda. Meir
informed the Cabinet that Israel
nad submitted to the Red Cross
the names of 11 prisoners known
to lu- in Syria and also requested
Gen Odd Bull, chief of staff of
the United Nations Truce Super
vision Organization, to use his
office to secure the early release
of the prisoners. Gen. Buii was
also asked to arrange that the
Israeli prisoners be visited by UN
observers and Red Cross rep
resentatives pending their re
lease She said a copy of this
request had been sent to UN Sec-
retary-General U Thant in New
York
The Israel Ministry of Health,
meanwhile, is planning to invite
international medical experts to
examine the 11 Israelis released
by Syria in a prisoner exchange
10 days ago. The Red Cross has
already rejected an Israeli re
quest that its medical personnel
examine the released Israelis.
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