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• *S X/t rrt m. "•* i if A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - VoL XLD ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1967 Rockwell Assassination Ends Hate-Filled Career °f 0 « oV * ft -vr WASHINGTON ' (JTA)—Assas sination of George Lincoln Rock well,. 49, founder and leader of the American Nazi Party in near by Arlington, Va., near the Nazi headquarters, ended a career characterized by violent anti- Semitism and admiration for Hitler. Rockwell died as a result of wounds inflicted by rifle fire from a nearby rooftop. The Nazi leader was ahot twice through the window of his car despite his strong-arm body guards end “stormtrooper” sharp shooters. His end came in a park ing lot adjacent to a shopping center across the street from Nazi headquarters. Arlington authorities had per mitted Rockwell to make his headquarters there since 1059 when he organized the American Nazi Party. He used Arlington as a base from which to stags demonstrations and agitation for ays into the District of Colum bia, a few miles away. Rockwell advocated the gassing and sterilization of Jews and the deportation of Negroes to Africa. In 1959 he converted his “World Union of Free Enterprise Na tional Socialist*" into an out right Nazi Party. Rockwell estab lished chapters in Chicago, Los fanatical following including a few members and veterans of the Armed Forces. Rockwell served many years in the U, S. Navy and reached the rank of Lieutenant Comman der. He was forced to retire in the late 1950s when passed over for promotion. Arab Teachers Balk At School Opening Curfew Lifted Top In Jerusalem, Label Jordan Death as‘Murder! City Now Busy JERUSALEM (JTA)— Israel’s Ministry of Education has been informed by the heads of the Arab Educational Association that they refuse to cooperate with the Israeli authorities and will not open their schools in Old Jerusa lem and in the west bank, which had been scheduled to start classes for the next academic year on September 1. At the same time, the associa tion leaders addressed all Arab teachers ordering them not to ac cept the reunification of Jerus alem, to refuse to accept curri culum and textbook changes as the result of efforts by the Is raeli authorities to delete from the teachings given Arab pupils much anti-Jewish end Arab na tionalist propaganda that have filled Arab teachings previous to the Six-Day War. Angeles, New York, and other clUes. He attracted a small but La^ Q f J OUr i S f S Persecution Laid To Arab States UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (JTA) — Israel has requested United Nations Secretary-Gener al U Thant to “take appropriate measures” for action in regard to the “persecution and degrad ing treatment of the Jews in cer tain Arab countries,” naming specifically Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The request was voiced in a talk with Mr. Thant by Israel’s envoy here, Ambassador Gideon Rafael, who was accompanied by his deputy, Shabtai Rosemie. They told the UN chief that Is rael’s Government views the mis treatment of Jews in the Arab countries as a matter of “grave humanitarian concern.” An Israeli spokesman said that his Government has recently re ceived from most reliable sources authentic reports about the de plorable conditions of Jews in those countries. The reports con cerned imprisonment of Jews, some held incommunicado; dep rivation of decent livelihood and physical threats. Hurting Lebanon LONDON .(JTA) — Leading hotel proprietors of Beirut have appealed to their Government to open the Letjanese-Israeli bor der, it was reported here by The Times of London reporter in Beirut The explanation given for that requeat is that tourism in Leb anon has suffered greet setbacks this year, due to the June war. The hotebnen reportedly expect that prospects for tourism next year will be even worse and they may face disaster unless the Is raeli border is opened so that tourists may come to Beirut over that route. A seoond reason given is polit ical. Influx of tourists via Israel, it was pointed out in the Beirut dispatch, would obviate reliance on acoess to Lebanon through Syria. . JERUSALEM (JTA)— Curfew has been lifted f"lly in the Eas tern part of Jerusalem—in which the Old City in located—and for the first time since Hie Six-Day War ended in the unification of Jerusalem, the city returned to normal life. Jews and Arabs crowded the principal streets in the Old City, patronizing shops and cafes, many of which remained open until midnight. No army petrols were visible along the streets. East Jerusalem was no different from the former “New” Jerusa- ‘Six-Day War’ Now Official It has been announced that the war fought by Israel against the Arabs last June will be called officially, here after, “The She-Day War.” A special decoration will con sist af a red-white-blue rib bon, with a sky-Dine ribbon on each side. It was also an nounced that the decorations will be awarded at cere monies to be held October 29, the anniversary of the open ing of the Sinai campaign in 1956. lem. The city’s unification, as fay as the civilian population was concerned, was one busy, normal metropolis. The Cabinet decided to hold its annual Independence Day Pa rade, in 1968, in unified Jerusa lem. The 1968 parade will cele brate the 20th anniversary of Is rael’s rebirth. Until the l3rael- Arab armistice agreements be came defunct in June, due to the' war, Israel was not allowed to bring heavy armament into Jer usalem. However, in 1968, the plans are-to make the parade the occasion for the largest display of ground and air force material Israel had ever shewn publicly. Among other thing”, Israel will display large accumulations of weaponry captured from Egypt during the Six-Day War. Many of those arms were Russian-built. NEW YORK (JTA)—The Con ference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has called on Czechoslovakian Government authorities to con duct “a full investigation of the murder” of Charles H. Jordan. “We demand that the parties res ponsible for his death be brought to justioe,” the Jewish coordinating body declared. The Conference statement was en dorsed by 23 nationals Jewiah lay and religious bodies, representing the overwhelming majority of American Jews. “It appears to be more than coincidence that Mr. Jordan should have met his death at a time of hardening anti-Semitic propaganda in Czechoslovakia, triggered by the Arab-Israel con flict end including charges that the Joint Distribution Committee was part of a “world-wide con spiracy’,” the statement declared. The statement rejected the “government - inspired” theory, advanced in some Czech news papers, that Mr. Jordan may have taken his own life. “The pos sibility of suicide in this case does not exist,” the Jewish or ganizations continued. “Mr. Jor dan, a dedicated humanitarian and world figure in the field of social welfare, was a wealthy and happy man. He had no reason to Congregation Meets In Denver Church DENVER (JTA) — Denver’s new Reform congregation, Tem ple Sinai, which is now planning construction of its own house of worship, will use the First Plymouth Congregationalist Church as interim headquarters. The church will be used for Friday evening services and for Saturday religious classes, as well as for the next High Holy Days, according to the leaden of the Reform congregation. The con tract for the arrangement was signed by Irwin Komfield, presi dent of the congregation; the temple’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Raymond Zwerin; and the pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Stuart C. Haskins. take hi* own life. There is 3» evidence that he did.” - A memorial and protest meet ing on the death of Mr. Jordan was held in front of the Czertio slovakian Mission to the United Nations, attended by adults end students with the participation a number of rabbis. The called upon the Government to permit a l and impartial investigation Jordan’s death by well- in temational figures. A second autopsy was ad here on the remains of. Jordan, whose body from Prague to New York.- nouncing the new autopsy; tbs JDC stated that laboratory JMP will be made, same of toemTfipr ing perhaps two weeks, before results are announced. The an- topsy was performed bj:_.jh(j» American pathologists, one trine New York, the other from Mary land. Czech pathologists in Prague had hastily performed !* autopsy there, am the cause of death and saying that the body bora : evidence of violence .. Czech authorities denied a re port published in a London news paper that seven parsons had been arrested in Prague in con nection with tire mjataifeto death, of Mr. Jordan. Asna' Embassy officials in Prague not been informed of any so, or detention by the Czech auth orities, it was leaned has* ~ Pact on Canal . Is Extended Mention Rabin As Next Envoy To Washington WASHINGTON (JTA)—Major General Itzhak Rabin, Israel’s Chief of Staff, whose strategy in the Six-Day Arab-Israel War was credited by many, as the major factor in Israel's stunning victory, will succeed Avraham .Harman as Ambassador to the United States, it has been reported in reliable circles. The Israeli Embassy here said it had “no comment” on the report. The 45-yeer-old Israel-born general is expected to replace Ambassador Hannan by the end of this year, according to the re port. He has not previously held any diplomatic post Mr. Harman has served eight years In Washington. Last year he asked to be relieved, but was persuaded to remain at his post during the crisis.- He is considered a likely choice in Israel for the presidency of Hebrew Universi ty. Many thousands of Arab refugees have started to tauter with water waiting In the street tor toe return from Jordan to Israel-held territory when people to eome and get their water supplies as tbs their homes na Thousands have Also returned to main pipes which ware damaged during the t-Daj the small town of KalkUyah. In toe picture, a War have not yet been completely repaired. UNITED NATIONS, N. (JTA)—Both Egypt and 1 agreed to continue the month-long agreement both governments to keep boat traffic, except launches, off the Suez United Nations announced The exception oanoerae launches providing food ^ er supplies to foreign ships jMF rooned in the canal since Egypt blocked that waterway at -to* outbreak of the Arab-Israeli war, last June 5. -<r,' sarfctlidfV, The two govenunenln agreed on July 27 to bur boat traffic for one month, Israel had insisted that both governments or should be permitted to uee canal. Israel bolds the of the canal, while Egypt on the west bank. As that i ment expired, Lt. Gen. the UN supervisor over cease-foe arrangements between iSretLJfeti the Arab fetataa, proposed that the pact be extended without limi tation as to data; Gen. Bull no tified Secretary-General U Thant that the two government agreed; at his suggestion, that (he agree ment “will continue in effect until otherwise agreed by the two parties.” j ! A. ' ■ Mayors to Visit West Germany JERUSALEM (JTA)—Seven Is raeli mayors and deputy mayors will visit West Germany in tembar on behalf of Union of Local Authorities, was announced here- The. visit has been planned in with the Israeli Foreign R will be the first visit to Germany by Ismail municipal leedasa. .