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,i * a The Southern Israelite VoL XLH A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — EstablishecLlS®* 023S* ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1W7 Negro Leaders Join Protest JDC Heads Ur Over SNCC’s Anti-Semitism :#T *.IF58g» o*t" ***&■ NO. ti “oo*j>ow» * 9M * E ec t Czech Verdict on Jordan Death NEW YORK (JTA)— Sweeping protest from prominent Negro leaders as well as from the Jew ish community has almost engulf ed the anti-Zionist, anti-Israel and enti-Jewish statements that appeared in the official newslet ter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and were later reiterated at a press con ference in Atlanta by leaders of the organization. When the newsletter drew an outraged response from the Jew ish community, three SNCC leaders at the “black power” or ganization’s Atlanta headquarters told niwsmen that Jews “were imitating their Nazi oppressors, committing some of the same atrocities against the Arabs,” a charge that has previously ap peared in the group’s official organ. The SNCC attack, Ralph Fea- therstone, program director said, was not anti-Semitic, but was di rected against “Jewish oppressors and those Jews in the little Jew shops in the ghettos.” “Israel,” he added, “is and always been the tool and foothold for Amer ican and British exploiters in the Middle East and Africa.” Misa Ethel Minor, another SNCC leader, told the press that the or- Farmers Report Record Harvest TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israeli farmers have turned in a record wheat harvest of 210,000 tons, comprising about 60 percent of the country’s total requirements, it was reported by a spokesman for the Agricultural Ministry. He stressed the importance of the domestic yield in view of the de cline in wheat surpluses through out the world. Comparison between the yields Of Arab farmers on the West Bank of the Jordan, now occu pied by Israel, and Israel’s cur rent output, showed that the former Jordanian region had produced an average of only 60 to 70 kilograms per dunam, while the average per-dunam yield in Israel was more than 200 kilograms. ganization would expand on its anti-Israeli propaganda. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declined in Atlanta to comment on the SNCC anti-Jew- ish attacks, saying he had not read the SNCC newsletter. He stated, however, that he was strongly opposed to anti-Semi tism. Whitney Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League, compared the SNCC newsletter’s views on the Israel i- Arab issue to those of the Amer ican Nazi Party, and declared: “Negro citizens are well aware of the contributions for equal rights by Jewish citizens. Negroes have been the victims of racism for too long to indulge in group stereotypes and racial hatred themselves.” A joint statement issued by A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and Bayard Rustin, executive director of the A. Phil ip Randolph Institute, said they were “appalled and distressed by the anti-Semitic article” in the SNCC newsletter. They declared that the SNCC attitude “reflects a complete divorce from the opinions and aspirations of the mass of American Negroes. Hebrew University Ehrolls Nine Arabs JERUSALEM (JTA) — Nine Arab students who formerly lived in the Jordanian-held Old City of Jerusalem have enrolled for the next academic year in the Hebrew University, it was announced. They had studied previously at universities in Cairo, Beirut and Munich. Their fields include mathematics, eco nomics, physics and medicine. The Arab students are now among 350 from abroad who started this week to take an in tensive course in Hebrew. Of the 350, about 100 are Jewish stu dents who had come here as volunteers to aid Israel during the immediate pre-war and post war days of the June conflict, and have decided to stay here for further studies instead of re turning to their homes. WASHINGTON (JTA)—United States officials sey the Czecho slovak Government conducted an autopsy on the body of Charles H. Jordan, executive vioe-ohair- man of the Joint Distribution Committee without notifying United States diplomatic auth orities in time for them to attend. The Czech authorities announced that it had been established that the cause of death was drowning and that there were no marks of violence on the body. The autopsy by a Czech Gov ernment pathologist was held from 7 a. m. to 9:20 a. m. Prague time, last Tuesday. The United States Embassy in Frague was not notified until a few minutes before the autopsy was conclud ed, making It impossible for the American oonsul to arrive to wit ness the proceedings. The consul arrived five minutes after the postmortem operation had end ed, having been given only 20 minutes notice, although United States authorities had pointedly asked, on the day after the body was found, that they be notified, so they might attend. Selwyn Lloyd Says Divided Jerusalem Would Be Tragedy JERUSALEM (WTJP) — Com pleting a six-day visit in Israel as the guest of the Government, John Selwyn Lloyd—who served as Britain’s Foreign Minister dur ing the 1956 Sinai campaign—de clared at a press conference here recently thatj “Jerusalem must remain re-united—a return to a divided city would be a tragedy.” Mr. Selwyn Lloyd made it a point to state that the world must not allow the present op portunity for a settlement of the Arab-Israel dispute to be lost as it was after the Suez campaign in 1956. He hailed the “extra ordinary military achievements of the Israeli forces" which he said “demanded great skill and courage.” After protests by the United States, Czechoslovakia agreed to a second autopsy. It is now being conducted by Prof. Bernard Hardmeyer, deputy director of (the Legal Medical Institute of Zurich, Switzerland, who flew to Prague for the purpose. Dr. Hardmeyer was accompanied by Dr. Alexander Gonik, of the JDC staff in Geneva. American medical authorities said in Washington that it was extremely difficult to determine CHARLES H. JORDAN facts involving possible homicide after an autopsy is performed. The chances for gaining evidence in a second autopsy are lessened because of the obliteration of possible evidence inherent in any autopsy. It was reported here that Mr. Jordan’s nephew viewed the body and identified it by rings and other indicators. It appeared that Mr. Jordan had not been the vic tim of robbery. Mr. Jordan dis appeared when he left his hotel room in Prague to buy an Amer ican newspaper. In New York, Lcui3 Broido, chairman of the JDC, issued a statement emphasizing that “it is absolutely impossible for us to U. S. Uncommitted In Event Warfare Renews in Mideast WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States Government has officially gone on record stating that there was no commitment to Israel or the Arabs in event of new warfare in the Middle East. The State Department policy statement was issued in answer to a request by Sen. J. W. Ful- bright, Ark. Democrat, chair man of the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee. Sen. Ful- bright had asked the State De partment: “Is the United States as a nation committed to supply ’ military or economic resources to protect the territorial integri ty of these (Middle Eastern) states?” William B. Macomber, Jr., As sistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, wrote to Sen. Fulbright: “President John son and his three predecessors have stated the United States in terest and concern in supporting the political independence and territorial integrity to the coifn- tries of the Near East. ’This is a statement of policy and not a commitment to take particular actions in particular accept the explanations of the Czechoslovak Government con cerning the death of Charles H. Jordan." “When we heard that the au topsy on Mr. Jordan was to be performed,” Mr. Broido stated, “we requested a delay until the arrival of Prof. Hardmeyer and Dr. Gonik. The fact the Czechs refused to delay the autopsy we find to be a highly suspicious cir cumstance, so suspicious that we cannot escape the conclusion that the Czech Government is cover ing up a vile crime, of which they mu3t have had knowledge. “In view of the implications contained in some of the reports, I want to state that I spoke with Charles Jordan in Israel less than two weeks ago. At that time, we discussed a number of future JDC programs and special pro grams. Mr. Jordan then showed a lively and vital interest in them. In addition, a number of his friends as well as the JDC staff have received postcards, mailed by him from Prague on the very day he disappeared. These postcards sound normal and cheerful. “In view of the circumstances of Mr. Jordan’s death, we are sending to Prague as our rep resentative Mr. Seymour Rubin, counsel for the JDC. Mr. Rubin is a former general COUMta of 1 the Agency for International De velopment, and as a former as sistant legal advisor to the De partment of State he undertook a number of missions lor the late President Kennedy. “We in JDC are determined to pursue every investigation with the cooperation of our State De partment until we have determ ined precisely what took place. We owe this to the memory of a great and good humanitarian," Mr. Broido concluded. Turn to page 5 India Organizes League for Goser Ties With Israel BOMBAY, India (WUP)— An Indo-Israel Friendship League, consisting of many prominent personalities from all parts of the nation including some thirty members of Parliament, has been established here. Among the speakers at the Founders’ meet ing were Mrs. Lilavati Munshi, president of the League, and C.C. Desai, M.P., and one of the vice presidents. In her opening address, Mrs. Munshi stated: “Our basic «im is to pursue India’s age-old policy of friendship and goodwill tow ards all with malice to none. The position which the Government of India has taken on the Mid east crisis, is, unfortunately, very much at variance with the ma jority of public opinion in the country. The Jews have been the most persecuted people in the history of the world. Following centuries of vicissitudes, they ultimately created a homeland for themselves and Israel was bora in 1948. International ethics and morality,” she stressed, “make it obligatory or. all mem ber nations to accept this fact" The new Indo-Israel Friend ship League is intended to be circumstances. Unrest and con- ,. used as a platform through which fhet in the Middle East have cultural, economic and oamraer- COn f ern * cial tie. between India and Israel United States for a long time.” wlll t* MUbU^ed and strength- Helmets on crossed rifles served os censers for brate two months’ liberation for that city. All memorial flames as part of a parade held in the soldiers there had taken part in the fight Hebrew University stadium in Jerusalem to cele- for liberation and all received decorations.