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The Southern Israelite
Vol. XLII
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jew ^ Unio n coi
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 5,1» J^6
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Eshkol Warns Arabs Again
On Shelling of Settlements
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Prime Air Force downed six Soviet-
Minister Levi Eshkol has warn- made MIG-21 jet fighters flown
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ed that Israel will not tolerate
Arab shelling of Israeli settle
ments, and, when such attacks
take place, “let there be no mis
take—we shall reply and our re
action will be immediate and
unhesitant.”
The Premier made Israel’s po
sition clear in an interview in
Maariv, Israel’s leading evening
newspaper. Referring to the
continuing acts of sabotage along
the borders, he declared: "We
cannot permit ourselves the
luxury of reacting to every act
of mining or other type of sabo
tage. But we shall not tolerate
the shelling of our settlements.
If they are shelled, there will be
reaction. I cannot say what form
it will take, but the Syrians will
get the reaction.”
Mr. Eshkol recalled in that
connection Israel’s action against
Syria, on April 7, when Israel’s
Arnow Elected
JTA President
NEW YORK (JTA) — Robert
H. Arnow, of New York, has
been elected president of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the
worldwide news service gather
ing and distributing news and
information concerning the Jew
ish people and the State of
Israel, it has been announced
here.
Mr. Arnow, 42, is vice-presi
dent of the United Jewish Ap
peal of Greater New York and
chairman of its 1967 campaign
in Scarsdale.
He is vice-chairman of the
executive committee and mem
ber of the Board of the Bronx
Lebanon Hospital Center and a
member of the board of Temple
Israel Center, White Plains.
Eleazar Lipsky, president of
JTA since 1962, Whs elected
chairman of the board, Edward
Ginsberg of Cleveland, associate
general chairman of the United
Jewish Appeal and Philip Slo-
movitz, editor and publisher of
the Detroit Jewish News, were
elected vice-presidents; Isidor
Schifrin of Cincinnati, secretary;
and Abraham Goodman of New
York, treasurer.
Texas Archbishop
Leads Fight To End
Anti-Semitism
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (JTA)—
Denouncing anti-Semitism which
he said has roots that are “deep
and dark,” Archbishop Robert
E. Lucey, whose Roman Catho
lic jurisdiction includes 32
Texas counties, has opened an
educational drive designed to
improve Jewish-Christian rela
tions.
In a letter to all the priests in
his archdiocese, the Archbishop
announced the issuance of a set
of six books designed to educate
laymen in the spiritual and hu
man aspects of Catholic-Jewish
relations. He ordered every
parish priest to distribute the
material. Noting the “deep and
dark” roots of anti-Semitism, he
told the priests: “We can never
know precisely where they
dwell and when they surface. It
is vital that all people become
informed of the truth about the
sin against our Christian cons
cience.”
by Syrians, after the Syrians had
shelled Israeli settlements in the
north. He revealed that he had
himself sat in Israel’s Air Force
operating room that day, and
had given instructions for
Israel’s Air Force to go into ac
tion “in order to counter Syria’s
superiority—due to Syria’s su
perior topographical positions—
in operating its guns and mor
tars against the Israeli settle
ments,” He said he had given the
, orders to pursue the Syrian-
flown MIGs. Mr. Eshkol is not
only the Premier but is also
Minister of Defense.
In reply to questions on other
issues related to Arab hostility,
Mr. Eshkol said: “Our invitation
to Egypt’s President Gamal
Abdel Nasser to come to peace
talks with Israel still stands. The
same is true also regarding the
leaders of Syria. I told an inter-
■ viewer for U.S. News and World
Report (a weekly newsmagazine
published in Washington) re
cently that, whenever we ask
for American arms, we are told
we cannot spend money for this
purpose because the American
Sixth Fleet is there (in the Med-
terranean). My reply is that the
Sixth Fleet might be too late,
for some reason or other, when
it is needed. Therefore, Israel
must rely on her own strength.”
Rothschilds
Switch Fields
PARIS (JTA) — The French
Rothschild family, for decades
one of Europe’s leading invest
ment banking houses, is going
into consumer banking.
The - family announced the
merger of its interests into Com-
pagnie du Nord in which the
Rothschilds own a controlling
share. The merger will make
Compagnie du Nord one of
France’s largest finance firms
with assets of almost $100 mil
lion. Messieurs de Rothschild
Freres, the family’s private
merchant bank, will be changed
into a deposit bank with branches
throughout France. The current
partners, Baron Guy de Roths
child, and his cousins, the Barons
Alain and Elie will transfer their
shares to the Compagnie du Nord.
Baron Guy de Rothschild said
the merger and reorganization
were "part of a policy of open
ness, democratization and de-
mythification.” He said that even
if there is no change in the “ex
aggerated” estimates of the Roth
schild “wealth and tentacular
cosmic powers,” people will see
that the Rothschilds are managers
serving depositors and sharehold-
Jewish Citizens tnjoy Equality in
4 European Countries, Leader Says
NEW YORK (JTA—Dr. Nahum
Goldmann, who as president of
the World Jewish Congress visit
ed recently the Jewish commun
ities of Czechoslovakia, Yugosla
via, Hungary and Rumania, told
a meeting here at the Barbizon
Plaza Hotel that his conclusion
from the visit to these East Eur
opean lands was that it is the
duty of world Jewish organiza
tions, and especially of the WJC
to develop and strengthen con
tacts with East European Jewish
communities and countries.
“To maintain the unity of the
Jewish people is today one of the
fundamental problems of Jewish
life and Jewish survival, and it
is essential that Jewish commun
ities exist and develop under all
forms of social structure and
forms of government except in
countries where anti-Semitism is
an official doctrine,” Dr. Gold
mann said.
“For the WJC, whose main aim
is to express in ideology and
practice the unity of the Jewish
people, it is of the greatest im
portance that Blast European
Jewish communities were com
ing back to the fold ready to co
operate with the Jewish com
munities in the rest of the world.”
Dr. Goldmann added, “Jewish
life can continue in Socialist coun
tries with no conflict in principle
between the ideology and govern
mental systems of such countries,
and the right of Jews to enjoy
equality as citizens and secure
their Jewish identity and their
contact with the Jewish people.
“The fact that unfortunately
the same conditions do not pre
vail in the Soviet Union, despite
the paradox that it is the only So
cialist country where the Jewish
community is recognized as a na
tionality, proves that this is a
specific problem of the Soviet
Union and not a consequence of
Socialist doctrine or the specific
form of government of these
countries.”
The WJC leader reported that
he met not only with leaders of
Jewish federations in each coun
try but with Jewish personalities
of various groups and professions,
and with high officials of the gov
ernments who are responsible for
Jewish affairs. Though greatly
reduced by the annihilation of
their majority in the Nazi period,
16 Cities Hold Passover
Vigil for Soviet Jewry
NEW YORK (JTA)—Thirty-
eight Jewish commugal, religious
and youth organizations from
every part of New York, joined
by many prominent civic leaders
representing the state and city,
held a Passover Vigil for Soviet
Jewry here Sunday. Similar vigils
were held in 15 other cities
throughout the United States.
The New York vigil was a 24-
hour event which started Satur
day after sundown with a Hav-
dalah service, after which Rabbi
Israel Miller, chairman of the
American Jewish Conference on
Soviet Jewry, addressed an open-
air rally. It continued through
the night, when about 75 youths
held an all-night “pray-in.” It
was concluded with ceremonies
late Sunday afternoon, with ad
dresses by prominent personal
ities and the formal signing of
a proclamation, carrying thou
sands of signatures, to be pre
sented to Soviet Government and
United Nations officials, calling
upon the Soviet Government to
end discriminatory regulations
and practices directed at Soviet
Jewry in the religious, educa
tional, social and economic
fields, and to permit the emigra
tion of Jews who wish to leave
the Soviet Union for the purpose
of family reunifications.
During the daylight hours
the number of participants
varied between several hundred
and several thousand, the crowd
increasing considerably during
the afternoon. The proceedings
were held in Hammarskjold
Plaza, a park-like area facing
the United Nations complex,
where a “Freedom Tent” flank
ed a platform from which ad
dresses were delivered.
Among those who addressed
the closing rally this afternoon
were Rep. Jonathan Bingham,
New York Democrat, who is
sponsoring a Congressional reso
lution in behalf of Soviet Jewry;
New York City Building Com
missioner Charles G. Moerdler,
representing Mayor Lindsay;
David Ross, vice-chairman of
New York’s City Council; the
Rev. Charles Thorne, represent
ing the Protestant Council of
New York; Norman Thomas, the
Socialist leader, representing the
International League for the
Rights of Man; and Dr. Jacob
Sable, director of the New York
State Office of Economic Oppor
tunity.
Rabbi Jacob Goldberg, chair
man of the New York Coordi-
TURN TO PACE *
Israel Fashions Highlight Last Day of
Hadassah Meeting May 7-10 at Charleston
Southeastern Region of Hadassah
delegates will view fashions
created in Jerusalem by students
of Hadassah’s Alice Seligsberg
Vocational High School for Girls.
This collection, presented in
Charleston on the closing day of
the Southeastern Region of Ha
dassah Conference, includes 22
high styled creations with a blend
of Occidental and Oriental design
to be shown at the Frances Ma
rion Hotel on Wednesday, May
10.
MRS. COHEN MRS. SCHENK
President of the region, Mrs.
Morris Cohen pf Atlanta, added
that in addition to its fashion
training, the Seligsberg School of
fers courses in homemaking, sec
retarial skills, dental and labor
atory assistants’ work, and arts
and crafts. Other Hadassah vo
cational education projects in
clude the Brandeis Vocational
Workshops of fine mechanics, pre
cision instruments and printing,
a vocational guidance bureau and
a rural vocational center.
the Jews still number 100,000 in
Rumania, about 70,000 in Hun
gary, but only 25,000 in Czecho
slovakia and 9,000 in Yugoslavia,
he said.
In all four countries, Dr. Gold
mann asserted, Jewish citizens
enjoy full equality and many of
them play an important role in
government and in the economic
and cultural life of these coun
tries. Being recognized officially
as religious groups, the Jewish
communities not only had all fa
cilities to maintain their religious
and cultural life but were to a
large degree helped by their gov
ernments both economically and
culturally.
Dr. Goldmann cited as an ex
ample the Yiddish theater in
Bucharest, 90 percent of the bud
get of which is covered by the
government. Even such a small
Jewish community as is in Yug
oslavia not only has regular re
ligious services but two Jewish
choirs, lectures, courses in Juda
ism and other cultural activities,
he said.
Dr. Goldmann said he was
deeply impressed by the great ef
forts made by the leaders of East
European Jewry to maintain Jew
ish life despite their small num
bers. His visit, during which be
was accompanied by two mem
bers of the WJC executive,
meant a symbolic act of reunion
with the Jewish people which im
pressed them strongly, he re
ported. A Friday night service in
the Bucharest synagogue which
he addressed for over an hour
was attended by thousands of
Jews and was characterized by
the audience’s deeply emotional
reactions.
Dr. Goldmann suggested the
creation of a federation of Jew
ish communities of the Socialist
countries which would enable its
members to cooperate and con
sult with each other and also to
establish relations with interna
tional Jewish organizations such
as the WJC.
Syria, Egypt
Fail To Agree
WASHINGTON (JTA)— Syria
and Egypt have apparently failed
to reach agreement on moves to
strengthen their mutual defense
pact against Israel, the Washing
ton Post reported from Beirut.
Speculation has mounted fol
lowing the Israeli-Syrian air
clash earlier last month that
basic changes in the operative sec
tions of the pact were under con
sideration. A rider in last yetfr’s
agreement specified that “limited
aggression” by Israel would not
automatically require Egyptian
intervention. Egyptian Air Force
Commander Lt. Gen. Sidky Mah
moud paid an unscheduled visit
to Syria last week and Egyptian
Prime Minister Mohammed Sid
ky Soliman is there now.
First indications that no sub
stantial progress was made came
in reports from Damascus that
Gen. Mahmoud was highly crit
ical of Syrian air defenses. The
report of no progress appeared
confirmed by the Syrian Chief of
Staff, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sweidani, ,
in statements published in Beir
ut. Asked if negotiations were
under way for establishment of
Egyptian airbases in Syria, he
said: “There are enough airbases
in Syria and there is no room for
establishment of nlw ones.”