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The Southern Israeli*
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - Establ''
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Vol. XLIII
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 11, 1968
Occupying Powers Asked
To Ban Rightist NPD
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No. 41
WEST BERLIN ( J T A ) —
Mayor Klaus Schutz has asked
the commandants of the three
Allied occupying powers to con
sider banning the extreme right-
wing, reputedly neo-Nazi Na
tional Democratic Party from es
tablishing a branch in this city.
Herr Schutz took the action with
the authorization of the Berlin
Senate (city government), and
has precipitated a potentially em
barrassing situation for the post
war occupying powers — United
States, Britain and France —
and for the Federal Government
in Bonn.
(Christian Science Monitor
correspondent Harry B. Ellis re
ported from Bonn yesterday that
Britain and France were inclined
to ban the NPD in West Berlin
at the Senate’s request but U.S.
officials have cited the difficul
ties such action might create for
Bonn.)
The problem has far-reaching
political ramifications. Although
Bonn authorities share the Ber
lin Senate’s concern over the
NPD’s rising political strength,
they do not see eye-to-eye with
the Berliners on how to deal with
it. Dr. E u g e n Gerstenmaier,
president of the Bundestag (low
er house), said last week that he
thought it would be a mistake to
treat the NPD one way in Berlin
and another in the rest of West
Germany. To ban the party in the
Federal Republic, the Govern
ment of Chancellor Kurt Georg
Kiesinger would have to argue
before the Federal Constitutional
Court in Karlsruhe that the NPD
seeks “to impair or destroy the
free democratic order or to en
danger the existence” of the
state. But Interior Ministry of
ficials doubt that they have suf
ficient evidence to guarantee an
affirmative ruling by the court.
Observers point out here that
if the court overturned the Gov
ernment’s move to ban the NPD
while the Allied powers in West
Berlin imposed a ban, the impli
cation would be that the Allies
acted without sufficient grounds.
But if West Berlin banned the
party and the Kiesinger Govern
ment failed to follow suit, the
latter would be open to charges
of shielding neo-Nazis, an accusa
tion that some observers believe
Soviet authorities would be
bound to make. The situation is
further complicated by sensitive
West Berlin-Soviet relations.
Herr Schutz and his city govern
ment are concerned lest the
Soviets and East Germans be
given provocation to attempt to
intervene in West Berlin affairs.
A possible provocation was
avoided when the NPD cancelled
a party congress scheduled to be
held in West Berlin Oct. 20. The
party cancelled all political
rallies in West Germany for the
time being after demonstrators
broke up a public meeting in
Bonn on Oct. 1.
Atlanta Begins C <iown For
General Assembly Nov. 13-17
Helicopter Airlifts
4 Succot To Troops
TEL AVIV (JTA) — An
Israel Army helicopter landed
on the slopes of snow-capped
Mt. Hernum in the Golan
Heights Sunday with four suc-
coths ready for assembly by
troops manning the demarca
tion line.
The airlift was arranged by
the Army chaplaincy corps
which is providing succot in
all military camps and forward
positions.
MEWS BRIEF
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LONDON (JTA)—A fire of mysterious origin Monday destroy
ed the studio here of Felix Topolskl, the Polish “artist of Bergen-
Belsen” whose drawings of concentration camp scenes made a tre
mendous impact all over the world.
The originals of the drawings were lost in the fire along with
others of Israeli personalities and landscapes done when Mr. To-
polski visited Israel. The artist, who makes his home in London is
presently in the United States. His wife described the calamity as
“the loss of a life’s work.”
NEW YORK (JTA)—Paul O’Dwyer, the Democratic candidate
for United States Senator from New York, charged on a TV inter
view Sunday that the anti-Semitism of Southern legislators was the
“overriding reason for the Senate filibuster” against the appointment
of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the United States.
Speaking on NBC-TV’s “Page One” program, Mr. O’Dwyer said
that Mr. Fortas’ withdrawal was precipitated by the Southern block
which has always held “that Jewish morals were inferior.”
Atlanta Jewish leaders this
week were in the midst of count
down preparations for hosting
the country’s blue-chip communal
conference—the General Assem
bly of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds.
Approximately a thousand
delegates will converge in the
Georgia capital city November
13-17 for this annual cross-sec
tion exposition and exposure of
principal issues and movements
in the American Jewish com
munity.
Israel’s Ambassador to the
United States, Major General It
zhak Rabin will lead a galaxy
of visiting speakers scheduled for
the program.
The meetings, luncheons, con
ferences, work-shops and other
events of the General Assembly
will assemble top lay and pro
fessional leadership from
throughout the United States and
Canada wherever there is an or
ganized Jewish community.
So popular have been the ad
vance reservations, Atlanta lead
ers are fearful lest an under-the-
table scalpers trade be set up for
rooms at the Regency Hotel,
where the General Assembly
events will center.
Rooms have been reserved at
the nearby Marriott and at other
Atlanta hostelry centers to house
the delegates and visitors.
In fact, Convention Committee
Chairman Max Cuba declared,
the General Assembly in Atlanta
holds promise of being the “larg
est ever in the Council’s history.”
Atlanta hosted the General As
sembly 27 years ago, he noted.
“It was on the eve literally of
World War n and was a brilliant
occasion, bringing together top
leaders throughout the country
for meaningful sessions.”
“Events of the subsequent
nearly three decades have
brought an intensification of im
portance on the General Assemb
ly as horizons of the organized
Jewish community expanded on
many levels, especially in the
arena of aid to persecuted Jews
and creation of the State of
Israel.
“Thus the forthcoming Atlanta
convention has taken on develop
ment and complexity which mag
nifies its importance and size
many times over its pre-WWn
stature.”
Assisting Mr. Cuba, a promi
nent Atlanta accountant who at
one time was president of the
MAX CUBA
Atlanta Jewish Community
Council, in the top level planning
are Mrs. Sam Alterman and Max
Rittenbaum.
Mrs. Alterman is co-chairman
in charge of Community Affairs
for the convention.
Mr. Rittenbaum is concentrat
ing as co-chairman on Special
Events.
Communal leaders aiding as
committee chairmen and co-
chairmen in advance planning as
the count-down grows smaller
are:
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cuba,
Mrs. Jake Friedman and Mrs.
Leon Frohsin.
Mrs. A. A. Weinstein, Friday
Night Home Hospitality.
Saturday Kiddush — (Congre
gation presidents and wives) Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvan MaTcoyer,
Ahavath Achim; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hirsch, Beth Jacob; Mr.
and Mrs. Dan D. Maslia, Or Ve-
Shalom; Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Feldman, Shearith Israel; Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Ringel, Temple;
Mr. and Mrs. James Smulian,
Temple Sinai.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Goldstein,
chairmen of Saturday Night Re
ception Committee, along with
officers and board members of
Federation and their wives as
hosts and hostesses.
Israeli Night — Dr. and Mrs.
Marvin Goldstein and Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Weinstein.
Wednesday Golf — Sidney
Feldman and Bernard Howard.
Sightseeing Tours — Abe Gold
berg, Mrs. Abe Goldstein and
Mrs. Max Goldstein.
Delegates Fashion Show —
Joel Goldberg and Mrs. Seymour
Weinberg.
Young Leadership Arrange
ments — Mr. and Mrs. Mendel
Romm, Mr. and Mrs. Edward El-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rinz-
ler.
Services — Mrs. Harold Levow,
Mrs. Harold Marcus and Mrs.
Israel Wilen.
Message and Information Desk
— Mrs. David Eisenberg and
Mrs. Edward Reisman.
Office Volunteers — Mrs. Jake
Abelson and Mrs. Louis Smith.
Decorations — Mrs. Irving
Goldstein.
Favors — Meyer Balser and
Mrs. Lee Shusterman.
Hotel Liaison — Dr. Irving
Goldstein and Irving Galanti.
Delegates Lounge — Mrs. Jack
Freedman and Mrs. Milton Rau-
sin and Mrs. Harvey Jacobson.
Community participation —
Dr. Irving L. Greenberg and Mrs.
Henry Caplan.
Publicity and Promotion —
Harry Lane Siegel, Elmo Ellis
and Adolph Rosenberg.
Spearheading the contribution
of Atlanta’s professional social
workers to the General Assembly
are: M. C. Gettinger, Gerald C.
Lasensky, Leonard Cohen and
Frank Fierman.
Several of the events will be
open to the general public and
these will be designated later.
Other events will be open only
to delegates and communal repre
sentatives. It is possible for lead
ers from communities not having
a formal Federation to arrange
participation. Inquires for this
kind of participation can be se
cured from Max Cuba, Care At
lanta Federation, 41 Exchange
Place, S.E., Atlanta 30303.
Israel Considering
Ford Assemblg Plant
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Finance and
Trade Minister Zeef Sharef said
his office has given close attention
to a proposal made by^ Henry
Ford II, chairman of the Ford
Motor Co., to set up a Ford plant
in Israel to make parts for Ford
assembly plants in Europe. Mr.
Ford made the proposal at a
meeting with the Israeli official
In Detroit after Mr. Sharef sug
gested that the Ford firm should
buy parts in Israeli factories for
such assembly. Mr. Ford told Mr.
Sharef that the company was
considering building a plant in
Europe to make automatic gear
shifts and that it might now con
sider building that plant in Is
rael instead. The minister added
that Mr. Ford h^d promised to
send to Israel. a number of Ford
experts to explore the possibil
ity.
Husband-Wife Team Heads
Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation Abram Inaugurated
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A husband-and-wife team from
C o r d e 1 e , Ga. — Louis and
Pauline Perlis — has been elected
to lead the Fitzgerald Hebrew
Congregation in dual offices for
the coming 1968-1969 year. Elec
tions were held in the synagogue
at a congregational meeting dur
ing the recent High Holy Days
services.
Louis Perlis was named presi
dent of the synagogue. His wife,
Mrs. Pauline Perlis, will head
the Sisterhood.
Serving as synagogue officers
with the new president are: vice
presidents — Lawrence Kamin
sky, Bert Fielding, Jerry Heller
ind Mike Wolff; secretary — Abe
Kruger; treasurer — Philip Hal-
serin.
Assisting the new Sisterhood
president are: vice president —
Mrs. Jackie Perlis; secretary —
Mrs. Jeannette Litt; treasurer —
Mrs. Esther Harris. The Sister
hood nominating committee con
sisted of Mrs. Nathan Kohen,
chairman, Mrs. Philip Halperin,
Mrs. Alvin Litt and Mrs. Abe
Kruger.
Trustees for the ensuing year
are: Isadore Perlis, Jacob Fisher,
Gene Miller, Cordele; Harold
Cohen, Leonard Eastman, Marvin
Perlis, Ely Cohen, and Mrs. Irene
Kulbersh, Tifton; Joe Cohen,
Cummings; Irving Feingold,
Camilla; Morris Levin, Nashville;
William Israel, Edison; Buddy
Dunn, Dublin; Dr. David Merren,
Albany.
The new congregational offi
cers were installed on Monday
evening, September 23, at the
conclusion of the holiday meal.
Installation ceremonies were con
ducted by Rabbi Nathan Kohen.
A Past Presidents Recognition
was held. Past presidents are:
Alvin Litt, Fitzgerald; Reuben
Kruger, Fitzgerald; Lamar Perlis,
Cordele, Morton Friedman,
Douglas; Ivan Kulbersh, Tifton;
Herbert Sackett, now of Atlanta;
Murray Marcus, Tifton; Dr. Mor
ris Kusnitz, Alma (deceased);
H. R. Kaminsky, Fitzgerald;
Charles A. Harris, Ocilla; Philip
Halperin, Fitzgerald; Abe Kruger,
Fitzgerald.
Abe Kruger and Philip Hal
perin continue as honorary
presidents.
WALTHAM, Mass. (JTA)—Morris B. Abram was officially in
stalled Sunday as president of Brandeis University and declared, in
his inaugural address, that “here at Brandeis the students will be
heard—so will the faculty and all other elements of the university.”
Mr. Abram, a Rhodes scholar and lawyer who served both the Ken-
neday and Johnson Administrations and was formerly president of
the American Jewish Committee, succeeded Dr. Abram L. Sachar.
The latter had served as president of the Jewish-sponsored, non-
sectarian university since its founding 20 yean ago and Is now
chancellor.
Mr. Abram was invested with the academic hood of blue, des
ignating the ancient Hebrew tribe of Dan, denoting a judge. Speak
ing before an audience of 2,500, he addressed himself to the most
burning issue on American campuses today—student protests and
student participation in university policy-making. “The right of stu
dents to protest seems to me to be a right and not a privilege,” Mr.
Abram said. “The right of students, faculty or any one else to dis
rupt the learning process is no right at all. It is wrong. I will do
everything I can to resist it. I reject the modern paeans to violence.”