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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1°25
VoL XL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1965
Jews Mourn Passing
Of Cardinal Meyer
CHICAGO (JTA) — Chicago Cardinal Ritter, of St. Louis, in
LBJ Signs E(
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NO. 16
Bill
Helping Parochial Schools
Jewry joined the general com
munity Sunday in mourning the
passing of Albert Cardinal Mey
er, archbishop of the Roman
Catholic Diocese here, who died
at the age of 62.
Cardinal Meyer, it was recall
ed, was one of the most force
ful of American prelates who
had insisted at the last session of
the Ecumenical Council, in the
Vatican, on the adoption of the
declaration on the relations be
tween Jews and Christians, which
removed from the Jewish people
the stigma of deicide and urged
Catholics to oppose anti-Semi
tism.
When it was feared, during the
closing days of the Council’s last
session, that the Declaration on
Jewish Relations might not be
voted or might be watered down,
Cardinal Meyer joined Joseph
Hartford
Yeshiva
Desecrated
HARTFORD, Comi. (JTA) —
A $100,000 fire virtually gutted
an annex of the 25-year-old
Yeshiva of Hartford, a Hebrew
day school, here Saturday night.
It is believed the fire was set by
vandals who first ran amok
through the building, desecrating
the sanctuary, throwing torah
scrolls to the floor, ripping open
Jewish National Fund collection
boxes, breaking tables, chairs
and a piano, and looting the ca
feteria. The fire was discovered
at 2 a. m. when, after smoldering
for some time, it burst forth and
exploded through the windows of
the building.
Dr. Aaron Baer, principal of
..the school, told the Jewish Tele
graphic Agency that, because
there was no history of anti-
Semitic activity in the area, he
was convinced the outrage was
the work of teen-age vandals.
Hartford police believe the van
dals broke into the building
sometime after it closed for the
Sabbath, Friday afternoon. The
Yeshiva was the first Hebrew day
school to be established in Conn
ecticut.
Reinter Remains
Of Nazi Victims
VIENNA (JTA)—The remains
of 87 Hungarian Jewish martyrs
murdered by the Nazis during a
death march at the close of World
War II were brought to Jewish
burial Sunday at Linz. With sol
emn rites, the remains, uncover
ed there recently, were exhumed
by the Jewish community in the
upper Austrian town, and rein
terred. The victims had been
shot bv the SS.
circulating a petition to Pope
Paul VI, (requesting action on the
issue. The strong declaration was
adopted preliminarily, and will
come up before the Ecumenicak
Council’s next session for final
action.
The American Jewish Commit
tee, in the name of its president,
Morris B. Abram, sent a message
recording its “profound” sorrow
on the death of “the saintly and
wise” Cardinal Meyer.
“His kindliness and unstinting
devotion to human dignity,” de
clared the AJC, “endeared him to
all who had the good fortunte 'to
be associated with him in his
many humanitarian tasks. His
was one of the great liberal spir
its of our time, and we of the
American Jewish Committee have
long cherished his dedication to
the principles of human dignity.
His guidance and wisdom will be
sorely missed in the days ahead,
as we struggle to bring to greater
fruition his hopes and ours for
interreligious understanding. May
his soul be bound up with the
bond of eternal life.”
JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (JTA)
— President Johnson signed into
law here Sunday the Administra
tion’s $1,300,600,000 aid-to-educa-
tion bill which, among other
things, provides governmental
aid to parochial schools. Among
court test of the constitutionality
of provisions in the Federal aid-
to-education act giving govern
ment aid to religiously controlled
schools. Howard M. Squadron,
chairman of the organization’s
Commission on Law and Social
the provisions of the act are the V ^^tion, said the Jewish group
following:
1) It allocates $100,000,000 to
public and private schools in
cluding Jewish, Catholic and
Protestant parochial schools, for
textbooks and library materials;
2) Under the program of supple
mentary education centers, it
makes available another $100,000
for remedial instruction, teaching
machines, laboratory equipment
as well as teaching and other
services to non-profit private
schools as well as to public
schools; 3) It authorizes “dual
enrollment” or “shared-time” ar
rangements.
“strongly supported” Federal aid
to public schools. But, he said,
the AJC would challenge “those
parts of the Morse-Perkins Act
that violate the First Amendment
guarantee of separation of church
and state.”
Mr. Squadron said supporters
of the legislation had given re
peated assurances during the
debate on the bill in Congress
'that court tests of the measure
could be brought. “We plan to
take them at their word by sup
porting any test cases that may
be properly brought by interest
ed parties,” he said.
Mr. Squadron spoke at a meet
ing of the national governing
council of the American Jewish
Congress. In a resolution, the
Council’s policy-making body
authorized participaton by the
organzation’s legal staff in one
or more test cases designed to
challenge the new Act.
Israel Expects To Get
Some Arms from U.S.
NEW YORK (JTft“) — The
American Jewish Congress an
nounced it would seek a prompt
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Prime Min
ister Levi Eshkol said here last
weekend that, as a result of ne
gotiations with the United States
for American supply of arms to
Israel, “we shall not emerge
Southern Israelite Invites Readers
To Fortieth Anniversary Dinner
Two prominent Atlantans have
accepted the chairmanship of the
community-wide committee
being formed to sponsor the For
tieth Anniversary dinner of The
Southern Israelite on May 20.
They are Maxine and Harold
Marcus who have long been iden
tified with just about every
worthwhile movement in Atlan
ta fbr the past several decades.
The composition of their com
mittee will be announced in a
subsequent issue.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus have
given leadership to the Jewish
community of Atlanta and the
South for several decades.
Presidents of Jewish organiza
tions in Atlanta and other indi
viduals who have demonstrated
an understanding of the role of
a Jewish newspaper in the com
munity will be invited to serve
on the committee.
In addition, a number of
readers have phoned and spon
taneously volunteered their assis
tance, said Adolph Rosenberg,
Southern Israelite editor and
publisher.
This is the first public func
tion of its own this newspaper
has ever undertaken, Mr. Rosen
berg continued, and it is heart
warming to sense so many weeks
in advance the heartfelt warmth
of our friends who are showing
an interest in this dinner.
The dinner program will have
as its theme “The Living Jewish
Newspaper” and will be paced
Marcus, the members of the com
mittee when it is announced, or
The Southern Israelite office at
TR. 6-8249.
“We would like to know how
many will attend soon so the
caterer can have ample time for
proper preparations,” Mr. Rosen
berg noted.
empty-handed.”
He made that statement in
reply to a question at a lunch
eon at the Tel Aviv Press Club,
where he was asked whether the
United States has made any at
tempts to impose Washington’s
views upon Israel in regard to
the Arab efforts to divert the
Jordan River headwaters, Israel’s
atomic reactor at Dimona, or
arms supplies being sent to the
Arab states.
Affirming that some arms con
cessions are expected from the
United States, he added: “There
are no strings attached.” He de
clared that W. Averell Harriman,
President Johnson’s special en
voy, who was here last month,
had made no demands and had
brought no .pressures upon Is
rael. Nor aafnemands or pres-
Continued on page 8
by Phil Slomovitz, editor of the
Jewish News of Detroit., Mr.
Slomovitz was the first presi
dent of the American Jewish
Press Association, which will be
holding its annual convention in
Atlanta during the week of May
20-23.
The anniversary dinner spot
light will be shared with the
Hebrew Watchman of Memphis,
which was also established in
1925.
Leo Goldberger, the Watchman
editor and publisher, will be in
Atlanta to participate in the pro
gram as will a number of Mem
phis friends of the Watchman.
The dinner will be held in the
newly redecorated Garson Hall
at the Atlanta Jewish Commun
ity Center. Dietary laws will be
observed.
All of our readers are invited
to attend, Mr. Rosenberg an
nounced. The cost is $5 a person
and a coupon is being printed
elsewhere in this newspaper to
facilitate reservations. Persons
may also phone Mr. and Mrs.
Postman Precipitates Neighborly Contact
Between Catholic School, Jewish Newspaper
Uncle Sam this past week in
dulged in a bit of whimsical in
terfaith public relations — how
ever unwittingly conceived.
“Is this The Southern Israel
ite?” cheerily asked a voice over
the phone.
“Yes,” admitted Editor Adolph
Rosenberg, subbing as his secre
tary to answer the phone.
“This is St. Joseph’s High
School,” said the voice at the
other end. St Joseph’s is the
Catholic school a block down
Courtland.
“When the postman delivered
a bundle of mail this morning, I
cut the strings and started open
ing letters. Then I noticed the
address was for The Southern Is
raelite. Must have been left here
by error.”
“We’ll send right down and
pick it up and thanks for letting
us know so soon,” Mr. Rosenberg
concluded.
Proper protocol probably call
ed for a return of the bundle to
the Post Office, thus putting the
burden of delivery back on the
postman. Of course this would
delay the mail a full half day
or so.
It was then discovered that the
unwitting postman had dropped
the St. Joseph’s bundle of mail
in The Southern Israelite’s
Courtland Street door mailchute.
The two bundles were amica
bly and good-neighborly ex
changed.
Passover Eve
By Fania Kruger
Beside his wife at Passover in spring
Jacob sits on pillows like a king.
Elijah may appear with flowing hair
To lift the dark and sing away despair.
That holy sage who utters truth in Jest
May enter in the guise of unknown guest.
A cup of wine for him, and goblets too
Are set for absent ones. In sorrow’s hue
Jacob, on such symbolic night of song,
Recalls his boys, slender and brave and strong.
His wife beholds the five dark handsome faces
Above the festive table’s empty places.
As matzot lie uneaten, candles sputter:
What says the wind that whispers in the shutter?
The mother speaks: “My prayer flies back and forth;
Our boys lie east and west and south and north.
East one has fallen in an alien land.
Prophet Elijah lift your holy hand
In succor . . . give us faith, dispel our fear
Our sons no longer sit beside us here.”
Then suddenly the darkening shadow falls—
Upon the board, the floor, the dusky walls.
The Seder table lengthens and grows wide;
The sons come in and sit on either side;
The sons come in, as tall as pines are straight,
Elijah leading them. And from each plate
They lift the brimming goblets. Then like the wind
Their voices echo, deep yet strangely thinner;
"Forever keep the vow: that men be free
Like rain which gives sustenance to a tree,
That pestilence and sword be gone this hour;
The air be sweet with peace, the hedge in flower. 1
While Jacob chants the psalms, the candles sputter
And winds are whispering in every shutter.
From “THE TENTH JEW” (1949)
Kaleldograph Press, Dallas, Texas.