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Vol. XLII Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 13, 1967 \ -^oO V M No. 41
Again,High HoiydayServices Reveal Cruel Veign of Terror 7
Held Nearby the Western Wail Over Jews Now in Arab Lands
JERUSALEM (JT A) Thousands
of Jews, Israelis and visitors as
sembled last week for Rosh
Hashana services before the
Western Wall in East Jerusalem
for the first time in two decades
and Israeli officials prepared for
an even larger turnout for Yom
Kippur rites.
Some officials said as many as
15,000 persons oarne before the
huge stones forming the wall of
what is believed to be the Sec
ond Temple which was destroyed
by the Romans in 70 C. E.
The shofar was blown to mark
the first time that all of Jerusa
lem was under Jewish control in
nearly 2,000 years.
In another eventful precedent
in Jewish history, Israeli sol
diers stood on the eastern bank
of the Suez Canal for the cere
mony of Tashlich, the symbolic
casting of sins into the waters.
The Army Chief Rabbinate is
sued special instructions on High
Holy Day observances by troops
UN Sentiment
May Shift
Mideast Talk
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(JTA) — The United Nations
General Assembly, now in the
final week of general debate,
may not turn to debate of the
Middle East question next week,
as scheduled, it was indicated.
Most of the 77 speakers who
have already been heard in the
general debate have aired their
positions on the Middle East sit
uation and advanced their views
on the procedures necessary for
resolution of the Arab-Israel dis
pute. Most of the remaining 36
national representatives still to
speak in the general debate are
also expected to cover the Mid
dle East situation in their expos
itions. Under the circumstances,
there is increasing question here
whether anything can be gained
by having the entire Middle East
debate repeated, as scheduled,
“as a matter of priority.”
Increasingly, there is sentiment
that continued debate and rec
rimination in the 122-member
General Assembly will not create
conditions under which solutions
might be found and that the
cause of peace might better be
served by shifting the entire Mid
dle East question back to the 15-
member Security Council. Discus
sions on this proposal were con
tinuing without, however, any
decision being reached.
For the second time in less
than a decade, Congregation
Shearith Israel has lost a presi
dent.
This time the president was
Moe D. Horowitz, 55, who died
Monday, Oct. 2, as a result of an
accident at his place of business.
Mr. Horowitz, an unassuming
person, had for decades been de
voutly devoted to his faith and his
synagogue. This dedication led
him naturally into the leadership
of his shule and he fulfilled his
assignments with special dignity
and thoroughness.
A native of New York, Mr. Hor
owitz had lived in Atlanta for
40 years. He was co-owner of
on duty on the cease-fire lines
and in bases. Special shofar
blowers were dispatched to larger
units and to remote defense posts
so that the shofar blowing tra
dition will be maintained for as
many as the troops as possible.
Israelis put aside the worries
of the postwar period for the
High Holy Day period, which
was marked by a tremendous
pressure on all available trans
port and hotel facilities. Some
200,000 persons visited friends
and relatives throughout the
country and thousands visited
parts of the occupied Arab areas.
Poll Favors
Israel's Rule
In Holy City
NEW YORK (JTA)— Results
of a fresh Harris Poll on the Mid
dle East situation, taken in Sep
tember and recently announced,
reported that 42 percent of the
American respondents favored
Israel’s retention of control of all
of Jerusalem. Against full Israeli
control of the Holy City and in
favor of internationalization of
Jerusalem were 33 percent of the
respondents, while 24 percent
were listed as “not sure.”
The Harris polls are conducted
by Louis Harris, one of the fore
most public opinion surveyors in
the country. The figures showed
that, last June, immediately after
Israel took control over all of
Jerusalem, only 10 percent of
Americans favored Israeli control
of the city, 60 percent voted for
internationalization, and 10 per
cent were not certain on that is
sue.
By a margin of 42 to 36 per
cent, Americans favor the idea of
United States supply of arms to
Israel as long as the Russians
seem to be rearming the Arab
states. However, the figures
showed also that 59 percent of
Americans flatly oppose armed
intervention by the United States
in case another Ar^to-Israeli war
breaks out. On the same issue,
42 percent favored U. S. inter
vention.
In reply to another question,
as to whether the respondents be
lieved a settlement of the Arab-
Israeli conflict was in the offing,
19 percent thought there would
be a peace settlement; 50 percent
thought that war would break
out again soon; while 31 percent
were not certain.
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The funeral was held October 3
at Shearith Israel Synagogue with
representatives of all Atlanta
congregations on hand in tribute
to Mr. Horowitz and his congre
gation.
Rabbi Sydney Mossman, Rabbi
Tobias Geffen and Cantor Robert
Ungar officiated. Interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Dorothy Zimmerman; a
son, Gerald D. Horowitz; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Vivian Weiner; a sister,
Mrs. Israel Merlin, and a bro
ther, Louis S. Horowitz, all of
Atlanta.
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Chief
Rabbinate of Israel has appealed
“to the conscience of all man
kind” to demand an end to “the
reign of black terror” that has
been unleashed against the Jews
in several Arab countries and for
which the governments of those
countries are held directly res
ponsible.
The appeal, signed by Chief
Rabbi Isser Untermann, details
the “daily torture, beatings and
humiliations” suffered by Jewish
Begin New Settlement
On Sinai Peninsula
TEL AVIV (JTA) — An all
male unit of the maritime sec
tion of Nahal, paramilitary pio
neering young organization, ha3
begun settlement of a new vil
lage on the Meditteranean coast
of the Sinai Peninsula at a spot
about midway between Egyptian-
held Port Said and Israeli-held
El Arish.
The new settlement is on the
southwest end of the Sabkhet el
Bardawil lagoon, a spot consid
ered ideal for fishermen. The
young settlers expect to develop
this picturesque location into a
fishing village.
ADL Gets Injunction
Against Italian Group
NEW YORK (JTA) — New
York State Supreme Court Jus
tice Waltemade granted an in
junction sought by the Anti-De
famation League of B’nai B’rith
to prohibit an American-Italian
organization from using the words
“anti-defamaton league” in its
name. The ADL of Blnai B’rith
is 54 years old. The Amerioan-
Italian league was formed a year
ago.
Lengthy talks between the two
agencies preceded the ADL de
cision to seek an injunction
against the American-Italian
group, and the action followed
when the talks failed. Justice
Waltemade ordered that an early
trial be held for full determina
tion of the issues.
Live Bomb Placed
Under Movie Seat
But Does No Harm
JERUSALEM (JTA)— Intense
police activities were reported as
a relentless drive was pressed
for terrorists who planted a
bomb in the Zion cinema, in the
heart of Jerusalem. The bomb
was discovered and removed
from the theater by a policeman
shortly before it detonated in the
open, where he had dropped it.
It shattered windows in nearby
buildings but caused no other
damage or injuries.
An alert police officer, on duty
in the theatre, heard the tick
ing of the timing apparatus on
the bomb, picked up the infernal
machine and ran outside with it,
dropping it in the square near
the entrance to the Goverenment
Press Office and about 100 yards
from police headquarters. The in
cident occurred about 9 p. m.—
the “between shows” time when
the downtown area was throng
ed. The bomb went off before
bomb expei ts, summoned by the
policeman, could arrive to deac
tivate it.
Eye-witnesses told police later
that the bomb was placed under
a seat in the cinema by two
Arab women and an Arab man.
The policeman who dashed out
of the theater with the live bomb
is expected to receive a citation
for bravery, as is the police serg
eant who directed him to place
the bomb under some trees in an
almost deserted area.
Congregation Shearith Israel
Mourns Moe Horowitz
citizens of the Arab countries,
often at the hands of former
Nazis.
“All Jewish men in Egypt have
been imprisoned, including the
seriously ill,” the Chief Rabbinate
declared. “In Cairo harsh restric
tions have been imposed upon
Jews who have not been impris
oned. Those that are imprisoned
have had their hands and ribs
broken, their hair shaven and
their eyebrows pulled out. In
some cases they are in the cus
tody of ex-Nazis who have found
a haven in Egypt.
“Synagogues haVe been seized
and prayers proscribed. The Chief
Rabbi of Alexandria is in prison
and Cairo’s Chief Rabbi is under
house arrest as is the president of
the Ashkenazi Jewish commun
ity. In Syria, Jewish quarters
have been attacked by mobs and
a curfew has been imposed on
the ghettos which are threatened
with starvation. Damascus Jews
have been thrown out of their
homes which have been given to
Palestinians. In Iraq, dozens of
Jews have been arrested on
trumped-up charges of spying for
Israel and police have extorted
money from Jews with expropri
ation and murder.”
“The severe loss of life, liber
ty and property sustained by
Jews,” the Chief Rabbinate’s
statement continued, “are the di
rect result of governmental res
ponsibility. Attempts by interna
tional agencies to halt or at least
Mozambique Refuses
To Let Crew Disembark
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Crew
members of the 30,000-ton Israeli
freighter Ein Geddi, anchored for
refueling at Mozambique, East
Africa, were forbidden to go
ashore, according to a message
received at Haifa by the Zim
Lines, owners of the vessel. The
reason given for the action by
the Mozambique authorities was
what they called “a diplomatic
conflict.” There are 36 members
of the ship’s crew, all Israelis.
License New Process
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel
Mining Industries, the Govern
ment-controlled firm for pros
pecting and exploiting the coun
try’s mineral resources, announc
ed it had signed an agreement
with a British industrial group
licensing it to use a process de
veloped here for purifying phos-
phroric acid.
Group Will Defend
Sanctity of Sabbath
TEL AVIV (JTA)—A new or
ganization set up here to protect
the Sabbath pinpointed its first
target as sight-seeing Israelis
using the Sabbath to visit the oc
cupied areas of Samaria, Judea
and the Golan Heights. The Na
tional Organization for the Sab
bath also proclaimed its objection
to motor touring of the places
on the Sabbath, and asserted that
it would organize a corps of
“Sabbath Activists” to guard the
sanctity of the day.
$16,000,000 for Defense
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Is
raeli Parliament gave the final
reading last week to a supple
mentary budget hill oalling for
$173 million expenditure* of
which $16 million is for defense.
With this additional appropria
tion, the total budget approved
for the 1967-63 fiscal year now
exceeds $2 billion.
modify the reign of terror have
been contemptuously rebuffed by
the Arab governments concerned.
Therefore,” the Chief Rabbinate
stated, “we direct this passionate
appeal from Jerusalem to the
conscience of all mankind to raise
its voice and demand instant ac
tion to stamp out this inhuman,
cruel and uncivilized wave of op
pression directed against our peo
ple by governments that give lip-
service to the United Nations
Charter.
Bourguiba Urges
Nasser Resign
PARIS (WUP)— The promin
ent daily Figaro has published an
exclusive interview with Tuni
sia’s President Habib Bourguiba
in which the moderate Arab
leader is quoted as having called
for the resignation of UAR’s Pres
ident Nasser is order to facilitate
a solution to the Middle East
crisis.
BRIEFS
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Pres
ident Juan Carlos Ongania of
Argentina received Gen. Joseph
Avtdar, former Israeli envoy
here, who explained the Israeli
views on solution of the Middle
East problem. Gen. Avjidar also
saw other members of the gov
ernment before leaving on a sim
ilar mission in Brazil.
NEW YORK (JTA)—Raymond
M. Patt has been installed as
president of Boa! Zion, American
fraternal Zionist order, at cere
monies over which Supreme
Court Justice Arthur Merkevrich
presided. The Bnai Zion Bill, of
Rights Award was preseented to
Sen. Jacob K. Javits.
NEW YORK (JTA)—Twenty-
nine young Americans and Ca
nadians have left for Israel under
the Volunteers tor Israel program
to work on new building and de
development projects there. The
program was Inaugurated by the
American Zionist Youth Founda
tion.
Erhard to Visit Israel
BONN (JTA)— Former Chan
cellor Ludwig Erhard will go to
Israel at the end of this.month
for a “private” visit as a guest
of the Israeli Government, K was
announced here. He will be ac
companied by his wife. It was
Mr. Erhard, when he headed the
West German Government, who
decided, in May of 1965, to es
tablish diplomatic relations with
Israel. Earlier, under the chan
cellorship of the late Dr Kon
rad Adenauer, he showed him-
Arson Suspected
In Synagogue Fire
LONDON (JTA)—Fire of un
determined origin caused dam
age of about 5,000 pounds sterl
ing ($14,400) when a conflagra
tion gutted part of the ground
floor and destroyed the entire
roof of the Kingsbury Synagogue
in Middlesex. The house of wor
ship was In process of being re
built, and was scheduled for re
opening early next year. A near
by reaidmt told police she had
seen two men running from the
site as ‘the fire broke out. Detec
tives are investigating the fire
but have, as yet, reported no ar
rests.