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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1965
NO. 19
News Briefs
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The call
for Arab-Israeli peace negotia
tions, issued by Tunisian Presi
dent Habib Bourguiba, was “a
breakthrough, through the walls
of hatred” surrounding Israel,
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol de
clared Sunday night. He spoke
at a May First rally, as Israel
celebrated the international So
cialist holiday. Some of the events
were (being held May 2, due to
the fact that May 1 this year was
on the Sabbath.
NEW YORK (JTA) — With a
colorful parade through the
streets of New York, 10,000 Jew
ish students from universities,
colleges and high schools in the
New York area celebrated Israel’s
17th anniversary, culminating the
festivities with an outdoor rally
in Central Park as part of their
“Salute to Israel.” More than 20,-
000 watched the parade.
LONDON (JTA) — Egyptian
President Gamal Abdel Nasser
warned his people Sunday that
the United States may want to
attach strings to further economic
aid to Egypt. At the same time,
he again denounced Tunisia’s
President Habib Bourguiba for
proposing Arab-Israeli peace
talks, according to dispatches re-
ceeived here.
In a May Day speech at a Cairo
worker’s rally, and over televis
ion, Nasser threw down the
gauntlet to the United States, im
plying that Washington wants to
condition further aid on terms
which he did not specify. As for
Bourguiba, he charged that Wes
tern Powers are “encouraging Is
rael to launch aggression” by
supplying arms to Israel.
NEW DELHI (JTA) —India’s
Government was reported here
as supporting the call for Arab-
Israeli peace talks issued by Tu
nisia’s President Habib Bourgui
ba.
NEW YORK (JTA)— Funeral
services were held for State Su
preme Court Justice Edgar J.
Nathan Jr., who died here at the
age of 73. He served as president
of the Borough of Manhattan
from 1942 to 1946.
A descendant of Abraham de
Lucena, one of the 13 Jews who
settled in New Amsterdam (later
New York) in 1654, and of Rab
bi Gershon Mendes Seixas, spir-
pitual leader of New York’s
Shearith Israel Congregation dur
ing the American Revolution,
Justice Nathan had served as
president of Shearith Israel, the
famed Spanish and Portuguese
Synagogue, since 1951.
MEXICO CITY (JTA)— With
appropriate rites ranging from
special services in the various
synagogues to a large, mass rally
in the Jewish Sports Center here,
the Jewish community of Mexico
commemorated the fate of the
6,000,000 Jews who had perish
ed during the Nazi holocaust.
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — A
fighting • challenge to resurgent
Nazism in this country was
sounded here as 20,000 persons
jammed the largest stadium in
Buenos Aires in a rally commem
orating the anniversary of the
Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
The rally had been arranged
by DAIA, the central body of or
ganized Argentine Jewry, and
the Jewish Community of Buenos
Aires. a message was sent to
the mass meeting by Argentine
Vice-President Humberto Perette,
who declared: “Today, new Nazi
groups are emerging, trying to
S ° W »^ a * e arnon k the people. But,
on Argentine soil, thev will not
propeer.”
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Creation
of a special department for an
intensive program of Zionist ac
tivities aimed specifically at the
American Jewish academic and
intellectual community was voted
here by the executive of the Jew
ish Agency, as the executive con
cluded a week-long, plenary ses
sion. The new department, to be
headed by Prof. Marie Syrian,
of Brandeis University, will be
directed particularly toward in
fluencing the more than 300,900
Jews on the American college
and university campuses. The
program will include seminars,
symposia and the publication of
a journal.
Israel Youngster
To Show Computer
He Designed in US.
NEW YORK (JTA) — A 16-
year-old Israeli high school stu
dent faced a press conference
here April 19 and explained to
newsmen the workings of a dig
ital, electronic computer which
he had designed and built, and
will display at the National Sci
ence Fair-International, to be
held at St. Louis in May.
The boy is Zvi Klein, a sixth-
grade pupil at the Rehovoth Sec
ondary School. He was the win
ner of this year’s annual Israeli
science model contest. The Fair
at St. Louis is to be conducted
under the auspices of Science
Service, sponsored by the Na
tional Academy of Sciences; the
National Science Research Coun
cil, the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, the
E. W. Scripps Estate and the
American journalistic profession.
Young Klein described his com
puted as an elementary adding
and subtracting machine with a
capacity of two digits; able to
perform any number of both op
erations in any order within cer
tain limits. His electronics cir
cuitry comprises 968 assorted
components. The contest among
Israeli high school students aged
14 to 18, was conducted by the
Weizmann Institute of Science,
in the boy’s home town of Re
hovoth, in cooperation with El
AJ Israel Airlines.
Jewish Public Opinion Creators
Converge in Atlanta May 20
40th Anniversary Dinner for Hebrew
Watchman and The Southern Israelite
Offers Chance to Meet Nation’s
Outstanding Jewish Newspapermen
The most powerful group of
men in shaping Jewish public-
opinion will gather in Atlanta
May 20 for theiir 22nd annual na
tional convention.
Editors and publishers of the
weekly Jewish newspapers which
serve communities throughout
the nation will gather in Geor
gia’s capital city for a program
of sessions on the problems of
newspapering and opportunities
to see for themselves what a
Southern Jewish community is
like.
At their opening luncheon at*
noon at the Cabana Motel mem
bers of the American Jewish
Press Association will hear from
Atlanta Community Co u n c i 1
President Max Cuba and Israeli
General Consul Shimon Yallon.
Next they will listen to a short
talk about a Southern Jew in
politics—then grill the politician-
-—Vice Mayor Sam Massell Jr.—
about problems in this city.
Another luncheon is being
planned on Friday, with Con
gressman Charles L. Weltner
invited to make the principal ad
dress. This will also be open to
the public.
Friday evening, the visiting
newsmen will be the guests in
private homes for the Sabbath
evening meal then attend spec
ial Onegai Shabbat at Congrega
tion Shearith Israel and Congre
gation Beth El.
Edward Krick, a member of
the Southern Israelite Board, is
serving as coordinator of plans
for the Onegai. He has arranged
home hospitality and program
details.
Both Onegai are open to the
general community and members
of other congregations are In
vited to worship at the two host
ROSENBERG
SL0M0VITZ
Convention Chairman Anniversary Speaker
synagogues and hear visiting
newspapermen speak on aspects
of Judaism.
Morris Ringel and George Al-
terman, presidents of Beth El
and Shearith Israel, both indi
cated their congregations are
“pleased to honor the Jewish
press of America with the special
Friday evening programs.
“We are particularly anxious
to have members of other con
gregations join us in this tribute
to America’s Jewish newspaper
men.”
Each newspaper representative
will be invited into the home of
one of the members of the con
gregations for the Shabbos even
ing meal.
Special tours are being ar
ranged for members and wives
of the newspaper visitors in At
lanta.
A special bus will take the
group to Stone Mountain for a
look-see at the fabulous Confed
erate carvings on the mountain
side, the state exhibit and the
special attractions designed for
entertainment and edification.
The news media visitors will be
the guests of the State of Geor
gia for the Stone Mountain
jaunt.
On Sunday morning, the As-
Hebrew Watchman Publisher Holds
Rare Record in Jewish Journalism
Leo I. Goldberger of the He
brew Watchman of Memphis
holds a record rare in the annals
of English-Jewish journalism in
America.
The record concerns the length
of his identification with the
Watchman, which will be mark
ing its fortieth anniversary in
Atlanta on Thursday, May 20,
along with The Southern Israel
ite.
Mr Goldberger founded the
publication four decades ago and
has served as its publisher since
inception. In 1928, he relinquish
ed the post of editorship to his
brother Milton who had attend
ed the University of Tennessee
and Ohio State University, ma
joring in journalism
The Goldbergers had created
a printing establishment behind
their father’s tailor shop in 1913.
This printing concern was grad
ually enlarged as more members
of the family entered its opera
tion until it is now one of the
largest in Memphis.
Milton Goldberger resigned
the Watchman editorship in 1955
to take a more active interest in
LEO GOLDBERGER
the printing business and Leo
added the task of editing to his
duties as publisher and business
manager. /'
Since 1960, he has been aid^a
as associate editor, by his son,
Herman I. Goldberger, who ma
jored in journalism at Memphis
State University.
Leo Goldberger showed inter
est in journalism since his youth.
He helped organize the first
Young Judaean Club in Memphis
48 years ago and served as ed
itor of the Southern Judaean, of
ficial organ of the Southern
Young Judaean Region.
He was widely active with the
Memphis Zionist District serving
as its president in 1955 and as its
secretary for the ten years since.
He was treasurer of the South
eastern ZOA Region from 1953-
1955.
He has served on the board
of trustees of the Sam Schloss
Ixxige of B’nai B’rith, the Mem
phis Hebrew Academy, and has
been active in campaigns of the
United Jewish Appeal, the Israel
Bond Drives, the Jewish Nation
al Fund and the American Zion
ist Fund and many other move
ments.
He has been honored by sev
eral organizations including the
Memphis Zionist District in 1957,
Beth Sholom Congregation and
by Rassco Israel Corporation.
sociation will furnish a speaker
for the special services conduct
ed under direction of Rabbi
Chaim Feuerman, as chaplain,
for the Jewish community at the
Federal Prison.
Later the visiting newspaper
man will leave for a quick tour
of Warm Springs and Callaway
Gardens.
Present at the luncheon, be
sides Association visitors, will be
Southern Israelite board mem
bers and any mpmber of the gen
eral community who wishes to
attend. Reservations must be
made in advance.
Thursday evening, visiting
newspapermen will join with the
Atlanta general community in a
dinner honoring the fortieth an
niversary of the Hebrew Watch
man of Memphis and The Sou
thern Israelite of Atlanta.
Phil Slomovitz, founder and
first president of the American
Jewish Press Association, will
pace a program on “The Living
Jewish Newspaper.
The entire family of readers of
The Southern Israelite is invited
to the dinner, costing $5, and
which will be held at the Atlanta
Jewish Community Center.
“Because, we have a weekly
newspaper to contact our
readers, said Adolph Rosenberg,
Southern Israelite editor and
convention chairman, “we are at
tempting to by-pass the four or
five-hundred-dollar cost at send
ing out a mass mailing of in
vitations. We hope persons inter
ested will use the coupon print
ed elsewhere in this issue to
make reservations.”
Since it Is the purpose of these
who planned this convention to
have a person-to-person grass
roots level type of program, the
visiting newspapermen will sit in
the audience, each at a different
table.
This will enable Atlantans to
meet the nation’s outstanding
public opinion influencers, very
often individuals who guide the
newspaper in communities where
they originated before moving
South.
Requests will be considered for
seating the diners at special tables
with the “editor of your choice”
—as long as there is room.
Among the newspapermen who
have indicated they will be In
Atlanta are:
Joe Cummings, B’nai B’rith
Messenger, Los Angeles.
Irwin Stein, Sentinel, Chicago.
Jacque Back, Observer, Nash
ville.
Jules D. Miller. Exponent, Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Sam Neusner, Ledger.
West Hartford, Conn.
Martin Korik, Record, Atlan
tic City.
Fred Shochet, Floridian, Mia
mi.
Joseph Welsberg, Advocate,
Boston.
Jimmy Wisch, Post, Fort Worth.
Texas.
Morris J. Janoff, Standard.
Jersey City.
Albert Bloom and Albert Go-
lomb, Chronicle, Pittsburgh.
Frisch, World, Minneapol
is.
Conrad Eisenberg, Civic
Leader, Worcester, Mass.
Phil Slomovitz, News, Detroit.
Milton Firestone, Chronicle.
Kansas.
Milton Pinsky, Chronicle, Co
lumbus, Ohio.