The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, July 29, 1966, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 19? 1 ' VoL XU ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1966 In Brief.... NO. 30 TORONTO, (JTA) — By a vote of 14 to 4, and after an hour’s debate, the City Council here amended its parks by-law to ban neo-Nazi leader John Beattie from speaking in the city’s parks until his case is heard before the courts for violating the by-law’s no-hate clause. Beattie was charged last month following a Hitler style tirade in Allan Gardens where he was protected by police from a howl ing mob who drowned out his words. He has since again applied for a permit to speak in Septem ber. sarv of the Revisionist Zionist leader’s death. An honor guard of Betar, youth branch of the Revisionist move ment, lined the path to the tomb, and leaders of the Herut party laid wreaths. Later a plaque was unveiled at the house where the Revisionist leader lived and where he was arrested in 1920 after he organized Jerusalem’s defenses against Arab rioters. Jerusalem Aus\ T VJW Augurs Govern*-^ut Crisis NEW YORK,. (JTA)—Ameri can Jewish servicemen in Viet Nam have joined in the United Jewish Appeal campaign back home by sending in a collective contribution to the current UJA drive, it was announced here to day by the Jewish Welfare Board. The contribution, totaling $147, was sent to the UJA by Chaplain Harry Z. Schreiner, who is stationed in Viet Nam. STARLIGHT, Pa. (JTA) — Mark S. Lavetter, 22, of Detroit, was elected international presi dent of the B’nai B'rith Youth Organization at the 21st Annual BBYA International Convention held at Camp B’nai B’rith here. He served last year as interna tional program vice president. BBYO is the world's largest Jew ish youth organization. LIMA, (JTA) — The Govern ment of Peru’s Libertad Pro vince has awarded a contract for Israeli technologists to con duct a feasibility study for small irrigation projects. Israelis were chosen to conduct the study because of the similarity be tween the topography of the province and that of Israel. JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The leftwing Mapam party, a member of Premier Levi Eshkol’s Mapai- dominated coalition Government, posed the threat of a govern ment crisis this week over Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir’s three-year austerity program. Mapam leaders warned the Premier that Mapam would not be able to continue in the coali tion if the Sapir plan was adopt ed without major changes. They said they could not accept “sacri ficing the workers’ interests” unless similar steps were taken for industry. The Premier re portedly promised that before the Government acted on the Sapir plan, it would be discuss ed informally by the coalition partners. A certain coolness about the plan also was reported among members of Achdut Avo- dah, the Mapai alignment part ner, whq also asked,for clarifica tions about the plan. The plan, designed -to cope with Israel’s economic problems and to eliminate a $500,000,000 annual unfavorable trade bal ance, calls for a ban on wage increases for three years except when tied to greater productiv ity; payment of the cost-of-living allowance once a year instead of every six months; special legis lation to prevent strikes affect ing exports, such as those that recently tied up the Haifa and Syria, Israel Exchange Charges At U. N. Security Council Session JERUSALEM (JTA)—A spec ial ceremony was held Sunday night at the tomb of Vladimir Jabotinsky on the 26th anniver- UNITED NATIONS, N. Y„ (JTA) — The Security Council, considering charges and counter charges of aggression by Syria and Israel, decided here Monday to order the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization to file reports concerning the grievances of the two nations. Meanwhile the Council heard bitter charges against what was termed “Israeli aggression” by Ambassador George J. Tomeh, Syria’s permanent representative Israel Educator Raps U. S. Begging for Teachers JERUSALEM (JTA)— Zalman Aranne. Israel's Education Min ister. criticized the American Jewish community last week for "coming hat in hand to Israel to beg for teachers" for Jewish schools in the United States. Ap pearing as an unscheduled speaker at the 40th anniversary convention of the American Na tional Council for Jewish Educa tion. the Education Minister des cribed American Jewry as not only rich materially but also pos sessor of hundreds of thousands of college-trained Jews. He suggested that American Jewry choose its best intellec tuals, pay them "proper'' salaries, and give them conditions and status which would raise the teaching profession to a level with other professions. “My anger soars when I hear that the great and rich American Jewry is ask ing Israel to send teachers to the United States,” he stated. Three major American Jewish organizations were criticized at the convention for their opposi tion to federal aid to religious education in the United States. The criticism was voiced by Dr. Azriel Eisenberg, outgoing execu tive vice president of the Jewish Education Committee of New York who has been named di rector of the World Council for Jewish Education. Dr. Eisenberg cited the stands of the American Jewish Con gress. the Anti-Defamation Lea gue of B’nai B’rith. and the American Jewish Committee. He said the position of the three or ganizations was "anything but helpful to Jewish education." Tlic three groups oppose such aid as a breach of the principle of church-state separation. here. Mr. Tomeh was given the floor after a bitter two-hour battle aimed at keeping Israel’s Am bassador Michael S. Comay from addressing the Council. The fight was conducted by the only Arab representative on the 15-man council, Dr. Muhammad P. El Farra of Jordan, who was back ed by two other members of the Council—the Soviet Union and Bulgaria. Monday’s session was the cul mination of a series of events on Israel’s Northern border, facing Syria, over the last two months. In a retaliation against what Israel called “a sudden recrudes- ence of sabotage and road min ing attacks in Israel border areas,” Israeli’s air force carried out a “strictly limited action” in a brief 15 minute attack on Syrian tractors and mechanical equipment opposite Israel’s vill age of Almagor. As a result of that air raid Syria asked for a Council session on charges of “aggression.” Israel countered with its own request for a Coun cil session. The procedural fight by the Jordanian member of the Council Monday centered on whether the Syrian charges and the Israeli accusations should be debated to gether or seriatim, one after the other 1 . Mr. El Farra won that point although the British and the New Zealand representatives seemed inclined to bracket the Israeli complaint with the Syrian, while the United States representative implied that the entire debate might be suspend ed until the Council receives de tailed reports regarding the two separate complaints. Ambassador Joseph J. Sisco, who was substituting in the Security Council as the United States representative, proposed that all the issues be discussed together after reports are receiv ed from Major General Odd Bull, chief of staff of the United Na tions Truce Supervision Organi zation in Palestine. However, Mr. Sisco did not specifically call for (Continued on pg. 5) Ashdod ports; encouragement of industry to increase productivity and penalities for industries failing to boost efficiency and output. The plan calls for a growth in annual exports of $450,000,000 by 1969 and proposes creation of nearly 40,000 new jobs, primarily in export industries, import sub stituting industries and slum clearance projects. Also provided for are special benefits for ex port enterprises in tax rebates and exemptions from national insurance premium payments. The plan would also continue a second stage of imports liber alization program with a gradual lowering of customs rates on competitive impor's and estab lishment of large joint market ing firms to sell export products of small industries. In presenting the program th* Finance Min ister warned that firms unable to operate under the lower pro tective tariffs would have to close down, ever, if it meant in creasing joblessness. The plan envisages 50,000 unemployed workers in I960 Abolition of the legal maxi mum on intere.-t rates also was proposed, while low interest loans would continue to be avail able for “productive branches.” The plan assumes no increases in Government and municipal taxes but calls for a new gifts to supplement the inheritance taxes and a capital tax to replace the present property taxes on equip ment and stocks. Battle of the Bagel Won By Another Jewish Chaplain VICENZA, Italy—To the roster of Jewish chaplains recruited, endorsed and served by the Na tional Jewish Welfare Board’s Commission on Jewish Chaplain cy who have won the battle of the bagel, the name of Chaplain Paul Swerdlow must now be added. As Jewish chaplain with the U. S. Forward Support Group of the Army Southern European Task Force. Chaplain Swerdlow fired the first salvo in the suc cessful campaign to satisfy the gastronomic needs of himself and the members of his Jewish mil itary congregation. It all began back in April of this year through the chaplain's casual reference to his great long ing for a bagel during a conver sation with the European Ex change System bakery manager. The first sign of a breakthrough came with the delivery of four dozen bagels with cream cheese for consumption at an Oneg Shabbat that month in Vicenza. However, the obstacle to totai victory lay in the fact that bagels were not a line item and there fore could not be sold at the Post Exchange. In consultation with the friendly European Exchange Sys tem bakery manager. Chaplain Swerdlow mapped a plan of ac tion designed to eliminate this barrier. He enlisted his collea gues in a letter-writing barrage for bagels. Shortly thereafter the bakery manager sent word that the bakery in Fuerth was assign ed the task of making the bagels Bagels are now listed in the European Exchange System for distribution in packages of eight. Editor Reports on Visit to Syrian - Israel Sorespot By ADOLI’H ROSENBERG THIS IS ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF ARTICLES THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER IS WRIT ING ABOUT HIS TRIP TO ISRAEL EARLY IN JUNE. THIS INSTALLMENT IS ABOUT THE SITE WHERE SO MUCH OF THE CURRENT BORDER TROUBLE HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN ISRAEL AND SYRIA. “This is Almagor, a frontier Jordan River flow into it.” ^ Kibbutz, and in a few minutes We suspected Waltei Baei. the you’ll see the mouth of the Gal- guide, had stopped as much to ilee, where two branches of the cool off his steaming car as to show us the kibbutz. We were at the moment more interested in some water flowing down our throat than in the geo graphy. "This is the recreation hall,” Walter said, ignoring the query about the drinking water. The rec room was well equipp ed with comfortable and colorful lounges and chairs, tables and books. A barefoot young man sat at tentive to the classical music the record player was diffusing into the hot place. He seemed lost in contemplation. We walked through and came to a hydrant and a wash basin. We doused our face and drank. We stepped out into the neat but disconsolate garden whose somnolent plants seemed to have retreated from the oppres sive heat for the post-noon res pite Walter assured us the sold iers on the kibbutz were taking at this time of day. The man from the rec hall confronted us. The music must have ended. Walter introduced me to Nissen Gonen and ex changed some words in Hebrew. He’s a teacher of agriculture, Walter explained. (Continued on pg. 4) Atlanta - Wide Blood Bank Day Sunday, Aug. 7 Humanitarianism, Satisfaction & Ticket to ‘Braves' for each Donor