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The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925 VoL XL 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.