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The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - Established 1925 VaL XL ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1965 NO. 40 <* ww* 1 Representing; the Atlanta Jewish Community Council and Far band Labor Zionists are vl. to r.) John Gilner, Leon Hendee, Jack Storch, Abram Gerson, Louis Gerson and Murray Kandel. Rabert Breaks. 11. asd Betita Bertk, 15, hadled “fternal Lit lit" far Satiet it«a Sitist Massy fear miM luked wkei Rabbi Sejuetr J. Ctkta (kftl. Vigil ehalr- ■u. attar Thttdtra Ike I mt Bapard Birth, ehril rifkts Wider, delivered Htltbas Liberal Bishop Pike Cleared Of Heresy GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont., (WUP) — The Episcopal House of Bishops cleared the lib eral Bishop James A. Pike of charges of heresy leveled against him by a group of Arizona clergy men. Pike had been accused of denying the doctrines of the Vir gin birth, the Trinity and the In carnation. A special committee of the Episcopal House had been chosen to hear the charges of heresey raised by the Arizona conserva tives. After hearings of several days, during which both Bishop Pike and his accusers were heard, the committee completely absolved the California liberal of the charges. In its final report, the committee stated: “An individual may well claim freedom to think aloud, to dis cuss, to explore. But when he does, whatever his station, he does so as one member of the Church.” During his entire career, Bish op Pike has shown great friend ship for the Jewish people and Israel as well as a deep under standing of Judaism. LBJ Pleased Over Services In Capitol WASHINGTON (JTA) — The plan to provide a place in Wash ington for Rosh Hashonah serv ices for Jewish members of the House of Representatives has the enthusiastic endcjr s e m e n t of President Johnson. The services were held for the first time in the Capitol Build ing’s non-sectarian chapel to en able the Jewish Congressmen to remain in Washington for a cru cial vote on a bill to give District of Columbia residents home rule. From 10 to 15 Congressmen were expected to attend the serv ices, which were held both days of Rosh Hashanah. A spokesman said that when the President heard about the plan, “he was so delighted that he promised to have his Jewish New Year mes sage delivered by hand so it can be read at the Monday services.” Rabbi Hyman Shapiro of Long Beach, Long Island, and Cantor Aryeh Mandelbaum, were flown to Washington to conduct the services. Yeshiva University of New York provided prayer shawls, yarmulkes, a Torah and an Ark. Jews Throughout World Start New Year In Prayers For Peace NEW YORK (JTA) — Jews throughout the world started the New Year of 5726 Sunday night with prayers for world peace, se curity of Israel and the granting of equal cultural and religious rights to Soviet Jewry. Rosh Hashonah services had been arranged by the National Jewish Welfare Board in all U.S. military Installations in this country and overseas. Including Viet Nam. Louis Stern, president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, issued a statement calling upon all Jew ish communities in this country to rededicate themselves “to cre ative action, adding a vitality ever new to our lives and to our communities.” “Today and through a thous and tomorrows, with probing honesty and clarity, the organ ized Jewish community must re examine who we are, what we do and what we want to be. We must survey not only how well we are doing, but also why we are doing what we do," Mr. Stem said. “In recent years, a period of vast economic, social and scien tific development has made the idea of change the most signifi cant characteristic in American life. American Jewry, too, is ex periencing fundamental changes. “American Jewry is hardly ‘vanishing’; in most respects it flourishes. Jews in this country have a pluralistic opportunity— integrated as part of the total American environment while at taining greater cultural, religious, educational and communal fulfill ment. In our relatively open so ciety, the purposes and priorities of Jewish institutions must be continually reviewed to come to terms with change in all places and at all levels, public and pri vate.” Dr. Dewey D. Stone, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Inc., pointed out in his Rosh Hashonah greeting to the Jews in this country that, during the past year, tens of thousands of new immigrants have been added to the more than 1,200,000 who have reached the shores of Israel since the establishment of the State. “To them, as to earlier new comers, American Jewry — through the United Jewish Ap peal—has extended invaluable as- —Turn tto page 8 Council Expected to Vote On Jewish Issue Next Month ShukairyResignsFrom ‘PalestineArmy' UNITED NATIONS (WUP) — Ahmed Shukairy, the bitter and notorious anti-Israel spokesman of the Arab refugees, has resign ed from his post as “commander- in-chief” of the “Palestine Lib eration Army” whose members are specially trained for guerrilla warfare against Israel, it was dis closed here. The reason for his resignation, it was learned, was due to his disappointment at the lack of co operation from the Arab states in supplying him with sufficient arms and means to fight Israel. Appearing as a sort of “outcast” at the recent Casablanca Arab summit meeting, Shukairy found himself out-voted on almost every proposal he had made for an immediate attack on Israel. The greatest opposition came from Jordan and Lebanon. ROME (JTA) — Informed crucifixion of Jesus, last Novem- here said that the amend- ber 21, at the third session of the Council. Between the third and fourth sessions, proposals were made to drop the word “deicide” from the text, but assurances were given that the essential meaning of the draft would not be changed before the final vote. NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish leaders here hailed the provision al vote of approval by the Ecu menical Council at the Vatican for the draft declaration on free dom of conscience. Morris B. Abram, president of the Amer ican Jewish Committee, called the provisional vote “heartening” and said that, if the declaration received final approval, it could “lead to a better understanding among the great religions living side by side in our world” and that it would “foster mutual res pect among men of every faith.” Rabbi Seymour J. Cohen of Chicago, president of the Syna gogue Council of America, laud ed text of the declaration on Catholic relations with non- Christian religions, which in cludes the much-discussed draft on Jews, may be distributed the week of October 4 to the prelates at the Ecumenical Council, and put to a vote a few days later. The amendment* to the draft were those proposed by the pre lates when they over-whelming- ly endorsed the draft, rejecting any Jewish responsibility for the JEWISH LEADERS TO JOIN CONFERENCE WITH POPE AT U. N. NEW YORK (JTA) — Pope Paul VI will meet with a group of Christian and Jewish lead er* during hto one-day visit to New York City on October 4. The plans were announced here by the Rt. Rev. MsgT. J. Flynn, who has been named director of the Papal PWK News Center established by the Archdiocese of New York for the event The names of the religions leaders with whom the Pope will meet will be announced later, Msgr. Flynn said. ed the vote and said that Jews looked forward to the time “when religious liberty will be granted to all men in every part of the world." Rabbi Cohen, who is also chairman of the American —Turn ito page 8 Baneers at sifts aloft, 10,000 demonstrators ended profran with silent protest marck ’Vigil' for Soviet Jews 10,000 Persons from 126 Communities, Convened by Ameri can Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, Brought Petitions Signed by 1,000,000 to Mammoth One-Day Demonstration