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The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Establish i Vol. XU ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1966 l\l\ Youths March in Passover Protest for Soviet Jewry o-mO T -aMf uo*jyK> —- AxBiqn wo 18 XOQ u°T u H. \-oiisiaer NEW YORK (JTA) — About 12,000 New York Jewish youths have marched through the streets of midtown Manhattan in a Pass- over youth protest on behalf of Soviet Jewry. The youths were accompanied in their protest march by a number of congress men, state senators and assem blymen. Carrying banners and posters, the students who repre sented 22 Jewish youth organiza tions, marched 25 blocks in a symbolic encirclement of the So viet U. N. Mission and to the United Nations. The march took place last Friday. Later, at a mass rally in the shadow of the United Nations, the youths heard Sen. Jacob M. Javits, New York Republican, tell them: “We do and we shall continue to protest. We are not just holding this protest for the Jewish people; we are holding it for the freedom of religion for all mankind.” The USSR should know, the senator said, that these “protests will not cease until the Jews in the USSR receive equal ity with other minorities.” The youth rally was sponsored by the New York Youth Confer ence for Soviet Jewry. Some of the banners read: “Awake to the Plight of Soviet Jewry”; “Save Soviet Jewry”; and “That Their Spirit Shall Be Free, Let My People Go.” The marchers de manded the cessation of the dis criminatory ban on all forms of Jewish education in the Soviet Union; the cessation of all dis crimination against Jewish uni versity students and profession als; the reunification of families tom apart by two world wars; the restoration of Jewish cultural life; and the implementation of rights guaranteed to members of all nationalities under the Soviet constitution. These demands were later pre sented by a youth delegation at the U. S. Mission to the United Nations to Ambassador James Nabrit, deputy representative for the U. S. on the U. N. Security Council. The ambassador was asked to use his j*ood offices to implement these demands in the United Nations. Jewish War Veteri 'Counter-Boycott' ofe^Coca-Cola WASHINGTON (JTA)—A pro posal for a “counter-boycott” of the Coca-Cola Company by American consumers, in response to the company’s refusal to pro vide a Coca-Cola franchise to an Israeli firm, will be considered by the national executive com mittee of the Jewish War Vet erans of the United States, it was announced. Abraham Kraditor, chairman Food Isn’t Kosher Bishop Pike Says Christianity Needs Fewer Beliefs, More Bel ief question,” he added, “is whether we can come up with the new ones—the kosher kitchen — fast enough.” Bishop Pike has refused to ac cept the Christian dogma revolv ing around the Trinity, the im maculate conception, etc. NEW YORK (WUP)—Declar ing that the Christian Church today is like a restaurant in a Jewish area that suddenly dis covers the reason people haven’t been coming in to eat: the food isn’t kosher, Bishop James A. Pike had some strong words against the Church. The crucial problem for Christianity, he com plained, is whether the kosher kitchen can be built before the restaurant fails. Bishop Pike, known for his revolutionary stand on Christian dogma, made this criticism in an interview following a sermon he had given here at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church. “I believe in God,” he stated, “but He’s not the God who can be described by traditional religious categories. The old forms are gone—they no longer make sense today. The He Couldn 7 Swim. British Nazis Plead Guilty; Are Freed LONDON (JTA)—Four form er members of the tiny Nation alist Socialist Party, who plead ed guilty to setting fires at Lon don synagogues, were ordered re leased by Judge A. Aarvold in Old Bailey court. Judge Aarvold ordered their release on grounds that they had indicated they were penitent and had promised to stop their anti-Semitic activities. The four were John Evans, 24, David Thorne, 20, Michael Trow bridge, 23, and Raymond Hems- worth, 18. Evans, Thome and Trowbridge pleaded guilty to charges of maliciously setting fire to the Brondesbury Syna gogue causing estimated damages of 120,000 pounds ($336,000). Evans and Hemsworth pleaded guilty to setting fire to the Bavs- water synagogue. A fifth suspect, Gordon Parker, was found inno cent and released. Evans told the court that he had joined the National Socialist group in October 1964 but that he now realized that its doctrines were “horribly wrong” and com pletely against everything which was “respectable and decent.” The judge told the defendants “you are young men whose minds seem to have been snared by a philosophy which permits and even encourages the burning down of holy and venerated places. Having been so snared, you were used by unscrupulous people to further their own evil design.” of the JWV executive commit tee, said a proposal has been made by “elements of our mem bership” that “veterans and their families desist from purchasing Cooa-Cola products throughout the United States until such time as the company discontinues its discriminatory policies in foreign sales and franchise practices.” He added that “the proposal in cludes a recommendation that veterans who ate merchants re frain from selling Coca-Cola products as a phase of our res ponse.” “While I cannot predict wheth er the counter-boycott concept commend itself to the national executive committee after debate and consideration,” Mr. Kraditor said, “I can categorically state that the Jewish veterans will definitely take strong action. If the Coca-Cola Company is able to flaunt the provisions of the Export Control Act on such transparent and weak pretexts, then the whole intent of the law will be undermined.” He stated further; “Coca-Cola may have a legal right to sub mit to Arab pressures and deny a Coca-Cola franchise to Israel. But our members also have a right to pick and choose which cola drink they use during the coming warm weather. That is a question which we will have de cided as a matter of organization al policy. But I can state that we have had a groundsweU of opin ion from members and posts throughout the nation. They are outraged by the decision of the Coca-Cola Export Corporation.” He expressed hope that “the Coca-Cola people will review their stand and reject foreign bigotry.” NEW YORK (JTA) — A 50- year-old chain of sea food and frankfurter stands, Nathan’s Fa mous, has informed the Coca- Cola Export Corporation that it may not continue serving Coca- Cola at its stands as the only cola offered to customers. The chain has outlets in Coney Island, Yonkers and Oceanside, L. I., and is one of the biggest sellers of Coca-Cola in the metropolitan area. Murray Handwerker, executive vice-president of Nathan’s Fam ous, sent a telegram to Robert L. Gunnels, staff vice-president ol the Coca-Cola Export Corpora tion, stating; “We hereby notify you that, unless Coca-Cola re views the situation thoroughly and revises its decision to keep its product out of Israel, we can not in conscience continue serv ing your beverage as the only cola offered at our three stores. This is not a reflection on the quality of your product, since as you know we are one of the largest sellers of Coca-Cola in this area. However, it is definite ly a reflection on the quality of your existing export policy. We sincerely hope this will be alter ed so that we can continue our amicable and mutually profitably business relationship.” Supreme Court Bars Charge Of Excluding Jews From Jury WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States Supreme Court re fused to examine the complaint of a Jewish physician, who was convicted in Norfolk, Va., of per forming an illegal abortion, that Jews were improperly kept off the jury panel. By its refusal to consider the appeal of Dr. Harold L. Gold man, the Supreme Court left standing as final a decision of October 6, 1965, by the Virginia State Supreme Court of Appeals. The highest state court in Vir ginia had denied a writ of error to Dr. Goldman who alleged that elimination of Jews from the jury had denied him a fair trial. He now faces a two-year jail sen tence. Applications Available For Massey Scholarship Application forms for the First Annual Southern Israelite Schol arship to Massey Junior College are now available at the offices of The Southern Israelite, 390 Courtland Street, N. E., Atlanta 30303. The scholarship, which will cover tuition for the regular two year course of Massey Junior College or its special course in fashion and merchandising, is being made available to a Jew ish student through Massey pres ident. Jack Barnette, and Adolph Rosenberg, editor and publisher of The Southern Israelite. A committee of distinguished Blue Stat Offers Campship Through Southern Israelite Sol Wolkin of Atlanta managed nevertheless to save the life 5-year-old youngster who fell into a motel pool. Wa king around ,oo. to the room where he was to meet relatives in town AprUt •assover, Mr. Wolkin saw the young girl in the water cry g Forgetting he could not swim, he leaped into the waterjui how pushed the drowning youngster to the si e w ere s pulled her out-and soon afterwards “VT7„™Trtv from .in, who operates the Colegate Mattress Co., children York. He Is shown here with his wife Ann and their chfldran- a, a student at Emory U.; daughter Joannie, enrolled at Briar High, and Richard, In elementary school. He Is a rUh Israel Synagogue. Herman and Harry Popkin, di rectors of Blue Star Camps in Hendersonville, N. C., have an nounced that a two-week schol arship will be made available to a youngster through The Sou thern Israelite. The applicant must have fin ished the first grade and be no older than a child who has com pleted 8th grade at the beginning of camp. The scholarship, amounting to $150.00, is for camp fee only, and does not include transportation, clothing, spending money, etc. Adolph Rosenberg, editor and publisher of The Southern Is raelite, stressed that all informa tion on applicants will be kept strictly confidential. Parents of children wishing to apply for the scholarship are ask ed to write immediately to The Southern Israelite Blue Star Scholarship, 390 Courtland St., N. E., Atlanta 30303. Deadline for applications is April 26. JACK BARNETTE members of the community will aid Mr. Rosenberg in the selec tion of the winner. The award is to afford a higher education to a student who other wise would be unable to continue his education and applications are to be accompanied by a let ter from the students local social service worker, Rabbi, or other qualified adult. All applications will be kept in strictest confidence, Mr. Rosen berg said.