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Jewish Chaplain in Santo Domingo Assigned to Field Hospital
Serving Wounded and Sick American Soldiers and Dominicans
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—Chaplain (Capt.) Howard
M. Graber, Jewish post chaplain at Fort Bragg, N.C., arrived in
Santo Domingo on May 4, with the 15th Field Hospital, which is
treating Dominicans as well as wounded and sick American soldiers,
according to word received by the National Jewish Welfare Board
Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy.
Carrying a dying Dominican baby in an ambulance, while on
a mercy jnission the day after his arrival, Chaplain Graber was
caught in the middle of sniper fire and gun fighting, he reported.
The only chaplain assigned to the field hospital, Chaplain Gra
ber flies his chaplain flag in front of his office and on his jeep.
In singling out these flags as the most important items he has with
him, he said:
"Wherever I go people see that there is a Jewish chaplain near
by. It’s a tremendous boost to morale. Even the Dominicans turn
with interest as it passes them by on the streets ... I have been
stopped occasionally by Jewish soldiers and had a chance to talk
with them. Our units are scattered throughout the area and, as ex
pected, our Jewish boys are also spread around thinly . . . Every
one is in high spirits and we have no morale problems.”
JACKSONVILLE, N.C.—Chaplain Garson Goodman, Jewish chap
lain at Camp LeJeune, N.C., spent 68 sleepless hours serving Jewish
men of the Camp LeJeune Marine Corps battalion who w»'
shipping orders for Santo Domingo.
In a report to the National Jewish Welfare Board Con
Jewish Chaplaincy, Chaplain Goodman said that he cov
than 100 miles by foot and jeep in the embarkation and sta.
as he conducted 11 Sabbath Services for Jewish officers'
outfitted in full combat gear and distributed kosher canr.
and prayer books provided by JWB to them. Just before they
out, he wrote 250 letters assuring parents of their sons’ welfare and
mailed a stack of Mother’s Day cards.
The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925
Vol. XL ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1965 NO. 21
Plot To Kill Jews
In Sweden Revealed
Israel, West Germany Announce
Establishment of Diplomatic Ties
STOCKHOLM, (JTA)—Police
reported this week that docu
ments seized in a raid on an
armed Nazi anti-Semitic sabotage
and spy group included Nazi
death sentences on Swedish Jew
ish leaders and detailed plans to
annihilate Swedish Jewry. A
statement expressing the Gov
ernment’s reaction to the Nazi
group, “deploring” its existence
and terming the existence of a
Nazi ring as ‘‘humiliating to all
Swedes” was issued by Prime
Minister Tage Erlander.
The number of arrests in the
police action rose to six, includ
ing Bjoem Lundahl, Sweden’s
top Nazi. The Egyptian Embassy
here denied contacts with the
Nazi group which had been re
ported by police in announcing
the uncovering of the Nazi group.
The Embassy official involved in
the charges is now in Cairo and
probably will not return since
he would be liable to expulsion
by Swedish authorities. More
arrests were indicated.
The target of the death sent
ence was Bernard Tarschys,
chairman of the Stockholm Board
of Jewish Deputies, who was
"convicted” of “Zionism, treach
erous double loyalty, subversive
propaganda and anti-Swedish ac
tivities,” police said. They found
A strong B’nai B'rith contin
gent of Fifth District Grand
Lodge No. 5 is in Israel this week
to attend the 1965 Supreme Lodge
Trienniei and to support a “fav
orite son” for the international
presidency.
The “favorite son” is Dr. Wil
liam Wexler of Savannah, a
noted figure for many years in
B’nai B’rith circles of his com
munity, his state, his district and
his nation.
An editorial supporting the
Georgian’s candidacy is reprint
ed in this Lssue from the Nation
al Jewish Post, edited by Gabe
Cohen.
Dr. Wexler has traveled the
length and breadth of this na
tion and Europe in behalf of
B’nai B’rith.
The Savannahan is a former
president of the Georgia Associ
ation of B’nai B’rith Lodges and
of the District. He has held num
erous important national commit
tee chairmanships.
Delegates include Morris H.
Price and Beryl Zerivitz of Balti
more; Harry Wender, Edward
Rosenblum and Jack J Jenkins
two caches of arms in the raid.
The plans for murdering all
Swedish Jews provided for in
jections and burning of corpses
on Stockholm refuse dumps.
Other documents, including films
and tape recordings indicated
many years of systematic efforts
at anti-Semitic indoctrination of
Swedes, especially of youth. It
appeared that a Hitler Judgend
group directed by the Swedish
Nazis operated as a sports club
and thus received municipal sub
sidies. The Svenska Dagbladet
reported that there had been
systematic persecution and physi
cal maltreament of Jewish stu
dents from 1960 to 1962.
Atlanta was the focus this week
of the American Jewish Press As
sociation as members gather from
the four comers of the nation for
their 22nd annual convention.
Top figures in the creation of
Jewish public opinion began as
sembling Wednesday afternoon
when Phil Slomovitz of Detroit
and his wife were the first to
of Washington; Louis Mirman of
Virginia Beach; Robert I. Lipton,
Durham; Dr. Leon H. Feldman
of Asheville; Dr. Sol Neidich,
Beaufort, S. C.; Jules Bank of
Columbia; Maurice Steinberg,
Augusta E. Albert Pallot, Judge
Milton A. Friedman and Samuel
Nieberg, all of Miami, and Arn
old D. Ellison, Atlanta, the Dis
trict 5 executive secretary.
Maurice Weinstein, Charlotte,
who is directing the Wexler cam
paign, is also in Israel.
Alternates (who are not neces
sarily making the trip) from the
District include Dr. Samuel
Friedman, Baltimore; Eric Weils,
Hyatts ville, Md.; Abe Shaffer-
man, Washington; Manuel Rob
bins, Norfolk; Herman Koplen,
Danville; Joseph Hanchrow, Wil
son, N. C.; Harry Rulniek, Fay
etteville, N. E.; Sol Cohen. Wal-
terboro, S. C.; Ben Rabinowitz,
Atlanta; Louis Black, Savannah;
David Gorman, St. Petersburg;
Herman J Nudelman, Miami
Beach; Louis Uss Ossinsky Sr..
Daytona, and Leo Steinman, Mi
ami.
J ERUSAI JIM (JTA)—The es
tablishment of diplomatic rela
tions between Israel and West
Germany marked a new chapter
in the turbulent and often bloody
history of the relations of the
two peoples.
The announcement included
release of the texts of letters be
tween Chancellor Ludwig Erhard
and Premier Levi Eshkol in whch
the Chancellor signficantly noted
that “the attitude of the German
Government has proved that we
are aware of the aspecial German
position toward the Jewish peo
ple all over the world, including
Israel.”
step off the plane.
They were met by Sam Roth-
berg, a member of The Southern
Israelite Advisory Board and a
long time friend of the Detroit
couple since they met several
years ago on an extended trip in
Israel.
Another early arrival was Leo
Goldberger, editor of the He
brew Watchman of Memphis,
who was to share honors with
convention chairman Adolph
Rosenberg of The Southern Is
raelite at the Thursday evening
dinner at the Atlanta Jewish
Community Center.
While the reservations were
close to the maximum which
could be accommodated in the
newly-redecorated Garson Audi
torium, a few vacancies remained
as this issue went to press.
Tickets were to be pricked up at
the door.
An unexpected visitor in At
lanta for the Association conven
tion and anniversary dinner was
Dan Napir, press attachee at the
Israel Embassy in Washington.
Scheduled for the Thursday
luncheon at the Cabana Motel
were Max Cuba, president of the
Atlanta Jewish Comm unity
Council; Israel Consul General
Shimon Yallon and Vice Mayor
Sam Massell Jr. Mr. Massed was
scheduled to be introduced by
Elliott Levitas, who won nomi
nation in the recent Democratic
Primary to the newly apportion
ed Georgia House of Represen
tatives and who faces no oppos
ition in the General Election.
At the Friday luncheon, the
principal speaker will be U. S.
Representative Charles L. Welt-
ner. Mr Weltner will be intro
duced by Irving Kaler, who is
Continued on page 4
gotiations preceding the an
nouncement, Premier Eshkol’s
letter was in the form of a reply
to the Chancellor’s letter, indi
rectly stressing the fact that the
establishment of relations was on
the initiative of Chancellor Er
hard’s Government.
The Chancedlor’s letter indi
cated that Israel had received
satisfaction on a number of out
standing issues between the two
countries. These included settle
ment of the dispute which de
veloped when West Germany
suddenly halted the last stages of
a multi-million dollar arms sup
ply to Israel because of Arab
threats; economic aid to Israel;
and the problem of West German
specialists working in Cairo on
advanced weapons for the Nasser
regime.
The Chancellor’s reference to
the suspended arms issue was
vague, saying only that the
question of remaining supplies
had been settled by “mutual
agreement.” He said also that his
Government would enter into
talks “in the near future, i.e. two
or three months” about economic
aid to Israel. No figures were
cited.
Erhard said that a large num
ber of the West German spec
ialists “engaged in activities in
the military sphere in countries
outside NATO” had returned vol
untarily to West Germany in re
cent months and that he expect
ed more to do so. For the rest,
he declared that ‘‘all means pro
vided by law” were being used
against nationals engaged in such
activities.
He expressed the hope that the
decision would “pave the way
into a happier future of the re
lations of our two nations.”
Premier Eshkol replied in
kind, expressing gratification but
noting “the somber historical
background”—a reference to the
Nazi slaughter of 6,000,000 Eur
opean. Jewish men. women and
children—“and a stormy political
one.”
The Premier srrpr—erf the
hope that West Germany would
“speedily dispose” of tile prob
lem of the specialists in Egypt
and cited on item on differences
which the Chancellor had ho*
mentioned—the statute of limi
tations on prosecution of Nazji
war criminals in West Germany
which the Parliament recently
postponed for four and a half
years. Indirectly indicating that
Israel was not satisfied with that
action, the Israeli Premier cited
“the importance which I have
always attached to the question
of the cancelation” of the sta
tute.
Premier Eshkol lauded the
Chancellor’s role in the historic
decision, declaring that it was
Erhard’s “personal initiative and
determination” which led to “a
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Strong District 5 Contingent
Supporting Wexler Candidacy
As agreed in the lengthy ne-
Jewish Editors Gather
For Atlanta Parley