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Newspaper Page TextVol. XU 11 The Southern A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925 Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, April 19, 1968 No. 16 Soviets Seek to Confuse U. S. With “Religious Delegation” Passover oVX0 ^ tSgf* 4 WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Soviet Bnbassy has disclosed here that arrangements have been completed by USSR propaganda authorities tor a visit to the United States of a “Jewish re ligious delegation” designated by the Soviet Government in coop eration with the American Coun cil tor Judaism. The Council is an anti-Zionist organization. A Soviet diplomat stated that an invitation by the Council had been arranged and that it con forms with the policies and ob jectives of his government When told that many American Jews regard the Council tor Judaism negatively, the Russian official said his government made a dis tinction 'between “anti-Zionism” and “anti-Semitism.” He indi cated that Moscow was fully aware of the anti-Israel policies of the Council and found this compatible with the USSR’s propaganda aims. The Council tor Judaism, a small, highly-vocal group, op posed the creation of an inde pendent Israel and propagandized tor many yearn against what it terms “Jewish nationalism.” Fol lowing the Six-Day War, the ACJ sought to deny charges of anti- Jewish tendencies in Eastern Eur ope. It was apparent that the Kremlin, stung by the criticism generated by its one-sided anti- Israel stand and increased anti- Jewish policies within the USSR, has decided to send a “Potemkin Village tnission” to America. Soviet authorities hope that Council tor Judaism sponsorship may confuse the public and gip- Job-finding Drive Launched By AJC NEW YORK (JTA)—The Amer ican Jewish Congress has launch ed a city-wide job-finding cam paign tor ghetto youth. At a meeting with Mayor John Lind say, the organization said it was enlisting 25,000 of its members in the metropolitan area to seek summer and permanent jobs for youth aged 17 to 22. David Haber, chairman of the AJ Congress New York metropol itan oounoil, said each member was being asked to find at least one job tor a jobless youth by July 1. He cited a finding of the President’s Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders that 18 tp 25- year-old Negroes constituted a large part of the nation’s 500,000 ^ard-core unemployed. peal to the “New Left.” The names of its members of the delegation were not disclosed by the Soviet Embassy, but it was stated that one rabbi would be included. The delegation will arrive in May. Propaganda forums have been arranged by the Council tar Judaism in cooperation with the Embassy. Each member of the delegation is to be carefully hand picked by Soviet propaganda ex perts and the secret police be fore passports are issued. It is expected, of course, that the dele gation will seek to depict the USSR as a paradise far its Jew ish citizens. BY SAMUEL J. GOLDSMITH Copyright 1968 Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc. LONDON (By Cable) — Pass- over came to the Jews in Poland this year with little outward dif ference from years past. In War saw, Lodz and elsewhere, as in recent years, the Jews in the old- age homes — they number some 5,000 — had prepared in advance for the strictest observance of the holiday. They had baked enough matzos for the eight days for themselves and for the pri vate families which so often in the past have chosen to celebrate the seders with them. The old-age feet, Jewish v 1 -enters with their o\ synagogues. Many families attended seders in these homes but there were no difficulties for private fami lies in obtaining all the matzos they required and in holding their own seders. For many of Poland’s 20,000 Jews, the advent of Passover meant a brief respite from the tension and concern of the day although there was no let-up in ftie Government and Communist Party campaign against Israel and “Zionism.” Official spokes men took pains to stress that this campaign was not anti-Semitic 4-Year Economic Growth Plan Laid Before Business Leaders JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Levi Eshkol outlined a program of major economic growth for Israel during the next, four years to an international gathering,of leading Jewish busi nessmen and economists from all over the world that opened here. Mr. Eshkol, who called the con ference after the June Six-Day War, predicted Israel’s gross na tional product would increase at the rate of 8 percent a year be tween now and 1972 and that while Imoffts may still exc expor year, Israel’s exports will have’ grown by 80 percent The Prime Minister said Is rael’s economy would be able to absorb an additional 200,000 workers over the next four years. He estimated that the nation’s population will exceed three million by 1972, not including occupied territories. He said 70 percent of the population rise would be through natural in crease and 30 percent will come through a 1 i y a h (immigration). Mr. Eshkol called on the Jews of the world to “invest their Jewish spirit and Jewish intelli gence” to help achieve Israel’s economic goals. A program offering new in centives to investors from abroad was submitted to the conference participants. Among the mea sures, which were approved only last night by a committee of Is rael’s economic ministers, was one permitting investors to with draw the sum of their investment plus profits in foreign currency at the official rate of exchange. A total of 400 businessmen , from abroad were expected to attend the conference along with 100 Israeli business leaders. At the beginning, however, many, who had confirmed their attend- Nathan Upson of Atlanta of the men this conference ance had not yet arrived. It was learned that 80 businessmen can celled their trips to Israel be cause of recent terrorist activi ties. Baron Edmund de Rothschild, of France, said the conference could set an example for the economic growth of under developed nations and that Is rael’s Arab neighbors could also benefit from Israel’s experience if they want peace. Sir Isaac Wolfson, of Great Britain, pro posed establishment of an inter national foundation for indus trial research in Israel to which each participant would contri bute 100,000 pounds sterling ($240,000). Sir Sigmund .War burg, of Britain, proposed the establishment by the conference of a permanent secretariat. Sam uel Rothberg, of New York de- Israel had given J ch more than received from them in terms of pride in being Jewish. A series of new projects to aid Israel’s economy, stimulate tourism and promote the sale of Israeli products abroad emerged from a three-day conference of young business leaders from various countries in Rahovot." The 100 participants moved to Jerusalem to join the world con ference of Jewish businessmen and economic leaders. and several of them have re cently denied the charges that the Polish authorities were seek ing to minimize Jewish martyr dom and Jewish resistance dur ing the Nazi era. But despite the denials, this is exactly what is happening all along the line and in some almost imperceptible directions. There has been, for example, so-called “research” reporting different figures — lesser for the Jews in every case and rearrangement of exhibits at the sites of concentra tion and death camps designed to show that the Jewish suffering and the Jewish losses were not as greet as they were. Western Jewish travellers leav ing Poland have been searched at the airports and Interrogated about their Jewish contacts ia Poland. In one case, the address book of a Jewish traveller was photographed before he was per mitted to board his plane. These measures have been enforced, presumably, in an attempt to jus tify allegations against Polish Jews of “Zionist contacts.” For many Jewish intellectuals this Passover season is mar] the end of an era. Those wi have have been dismissed from their posts in the ongoing purges, are finding it difficult te* secure any other means of lively hood. They exist, meanwhile, oh small pensions or their savings. There is no possibility for than to write as no Polish publication would print them and they would not dare to send their writings en Jews abroad. mM she ft£d Observers noted tMt 'Ifftrfflal Marian Spychalski, the former Defense Minister, who was In stalled as chief of state, was a onetime friend of Israel and an admirer of the Israeli Defense Forces. He has been silent on the subject of Israel since the Six-Day War when the Polish Government severed relations with Israel. DeKalb, Jewish Leaders Differ On’’Make-l/p" Day TIMES ARE HARD and jobs at a premium. Many immigrants lack the skills t* be employed. This scene in the Labor Exchange could be any Israeli town. Your gift to the AJWF-UJA campaign will help their families live while they are trained. Conflict has arisen between c e r t a i T^-wembers of Atlanta’s Jewish Community and the De- Kalb County School System as a result of DeKalb’s decision to hold “make-up” classes on Satur day, April 20. The additional school day has been arranged to enable students to meet attend ance requirements because of a day lost during the winter snow. Several communal leaders have met with school officials in an attempt to change the make up day so it would not conflict with the Jewish Sabbath, which also is the last day of Passover. It was also determined by the group that examinations had been scheduled by some teachers for this day. School officials de clined to cancel the day of school, but have stated that no exams will be held and that Jewish children who are ahsent for re ligious reasons will be excused. Opinion is, however, that school officials will refrain from sche duling classes on Saturday in the future. At least one Atlanta rabbi, Emanuel Feldman of the Ortho dox Congregation Beth Jacob, has urged his congregants not to send their children to school on that day saying, “To send our children to school on Shabbos would be a desecration of that holy day . . . “Conversely,” the rabbi con tinued, “absenting children from school on that day—even in the face of teacher hostility—would be a Kidush Hashem (sanctifica tion of G-d’s name) than which there is no greater mitzvah.” Elath Named Mogen David Head JERUSALEM (JTA) — Presi dent Zalman Shazar has named Eliahu Elath, retiring president of the Hebrew University and former Ambassador to the Uni ted States, as president of the Mogen David Adorn, Israel’s national Red Cross service. The post is an appointive one by the President under Israeli law. Ambassador , Elath served as president of the Hebrew Univer sity since 1962. Prior to that he held ambassadorial posts in Washington and London. He is the successor, in his new position, to Mrs. Vera Weizmann, widow of Israel’s first President, who served as president of the Mogen David Adorn until her death in 1966. The Mogen David Adorn oper ates more than 70 first aid sta tions throughout Israel as well as the nation’s ambulance and blood bank services. Its supply and support branch in the United States is the American Red Mogen David for Israel. Israel Charges Four Nations Aid Terrorists UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (JTA) — Israel charged at the Security Council that Jordan and Syria — with active aid from Egypt and Iraq — were colla borating intensively in recruiting and training terrorists for raids against Israel, adding that the King Hussein regime had opened an office in Amman for mass en rollment of El Fatah raiders. The charge, spelled out in de tail, was made by Joseph Tekoah, Israel’s permanent representative here. Asserting there have bee* constant guerrilla attacks and Jordanian shooting across the Jordan River, Mr. Tekoah said “The operations of the terrorist organization are coordinated be tween the governments of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq.” He as serted that El Fatah members were being exempted from regu lar army service, that the Jor danian Arab Legion encouraged terrorists to open fire against Israel from army bases and pro vided El Fatah with military in formation about Israel, that hun dreds of Syrian army regulars had been transferred to terrorist units in Jordan, that Iraq was taking an active role in terrorist acts and that a regular Egyptian army unit had been transferred to join guerrilla units in Jordan.