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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Establish" '
Vol. XLIII
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 25, 1968
Chances Now Seen Increasing
For Meaningful Peace Falks
Hundreds of Voh
To Aid General Asi
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Hospitality
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.
(JTA) — Prospects for substan
tive peace talks between Israel
and two Arab countries through
a United Nations intermediary
are now reported to have shown
marked improvement.
The bettered situation was in
dicated by J. R. Wiggins, the
new chief United States delegate
to the United Nations, who said
on a nationwide television pro
gram that he felt “very hopeful
about the prospects for peace in
the Middle East” and that the
climate for meaningful talks was
better now than at any time in
the recent past.
Israeli Foreign Minister Abba
Eban handed the UN peace emis
sary, Dr. Gunnar V. Jarring, a
memorandum here this week
dealing in detail with the nine-
point program Mr. Eban pre
sented on Oct. 8 to the General
Assembly and Dr. Jarring passed
the memorandum on to Maumoud
Riad, the Egyptian Foreign Minis
ter. Other sources said that Jor
dan was moving slowly but
steadily toward indirect talks
with Israel through Dr. Jarring.
Earlier in the week, rumors
circulated here that Mr. Eban
had conferred with Jordanian
Foreign Minister Abdel Moneim
Rifai and Dr. Jarring. An Israeli
source said Mr. Eban had met
with Dr. Jarring but that the
Jordanian envoy was not present
Mr. Rifai returned to the UN this
week from a conference in Lon
don with King Hussein, who is
receiving medical care there.
Official sources in Jerusalem
confirmed that there was “fever-
These Israelis are forever
pioneering — in Atlanta.
Latest are Consul General
Zeev Boneh and his lovely wife
Atara. They became the proud
parents of a girl—their first—on
Friday, Oct. 18.
“Dafna” made her appearance
early enough for “Ima” and
“Abba” to get a good night’s
rest, provided the parents could
quieten down after the excite
ment of a daughter after the two
bouncing boys. One son, Hanoch,
is now 12. Ron is 9.
This is the first time any Israel
consul family has recorded the
birth of a child in Atlanta. The
Nacham Astors, as their pioneer
contribution, became the first
official representatives of the
Jewish state to take up residence
in the Southeast. They went one
step further. Their son had Bar
Mitzva ceremonies in the city —
at Or VeShalom Synagogue.
Three consuls later, the Shi
mon Yallons scheduled their
daughter’s marriage in the con
sular home on Johnson road.
Consul General Boneh, who by
virtue of his tenure in office
has become the dean of the con-
Israel Jewry
—Now 17 Percent
JERUSALEM (WUP)—Ac
cording to the Israel Statis
tical Yearbook for 1968, 17
percent of world Jewry were
resident in Israel in 1966.
The total number of Jews
in the world in 1966 was 13.5
million of whom 2.3 million
were in Israel.
In 1900, Jews in the Holy
Land formed % percent of
world Jewry, and on May 15,
1948, 5.7 percent.
ish activity” at the UN and in
London on possible talks be
tween Israel and Jordan through
Dr. Jarring. London newspapers
reported meanwhile that dissen
sion had developed in Jordan
between Amman authorities and
Palestinian commandoes, citing a
broadcast by the Cairo-based El
Fatah radio which charged a
“conspiracy” in Amman “to liqui
date the commandoes.”
The Washington Post reported
from the UN this week that in
direct peace talks between Jor
dan and Israel were “in the
process of starting” through Dr.
Jarring and that Rifai apparently
got the “green light” to go ahead
from King Hussein in London.
The newspaper quoted a western
envoy as declaring that direct
Jordanian-Israeli talks at lower
levels had been going on “for
some time.”
Still another development was
the expression by an Israeli
source here of the view that
President Johnson’s order to
Secretary of State Dean Rusk to
start talks with Israel for the
sale of supersonic jets has had a
positive effect on the Middle
East situation at the UN. The
source said that Egyptian Presi
dent Nasser had declared that
the Egyptian armed forces
“would be ready for war against
Israel in 1970, but the Johnson
announcement has made Nasser
realize that 1970 now cannot be
regarded as a war year” — pre
sumably on the basis of the like
lihood that Israel would be re
ceiving the United States jets by
then.
sular corps in Atlanta, is now
serving an unprecedented third
year in his post.
This paper does not wish to
enter the controversial arena
With any surmise over whether
Dafna is a sabra or a Georgia
cracker. The Bonehs were too
involved with bringing the baby
home and informing relatives
and friends to venture an opin
ion.
As for Dafna. She had little
to say on the subject — at this
time.
With delegates throughout the
country barely three weeks away
from their descent upon Atlanta
for the forthcoming General As
sembly, host groups accelerated
the specifics of hosting this an
nual assemblage of the Council
of Jewish Federations and Wel
fare Funds.
Hundreds of Atlantans have
been mobilized for receiving, en
tertaining and so to speak servic
ing the multiplicity of events the
General Assembly entails.
First off has been the monu
mental logistical task of arrang
ing kosher food for the General
Assembly events — the break
fasts, the luncheons, the coffee-
breaks with refreshments, the
parties and the huge luncheon
which climaxes the program.
The problem of bringing together
food, dishes and the proper uten
sils is a major accomplishment
since the Regency facilities do
not include such provisions.
Next and perhaps equal in im
portance to the food is making
available “x” number of rooms
for “x” number of men and
women. All available space in
the conversation-piece Regency
has been filled and overflow
reservations have been made in
nearby hotels and motels. Not
until arrival of the final delegate
can the exact number of rooms
needed be positively known.
Providing transportation for
the delegates is a challenge re
quiring dozens of volunteers with
private cars and even buses for
special events.
Particularly challenging will be
arrangements to transport the
delegates to the dozens of private
homes where hospitality will be
provided for Friday evening.
Dozens of the delegates will
desire to attend special General
Assembly services at the Atlanta
synagogues. Many of the Friday
evening events will take the form
of private Oneg Shabats with
leisurely evenings later in the
gracious homes made available.
Another arena of service will
be special volunteers who will
man special booths and offices
set up for the convenience and
information of delegates.
Still another area of activity
is centering on special events for
the wives of delegates. Some of
these will prefer individual dis
covery of Atlanta’s scenic at
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Morris B. Abram, right,
embraces Brand els Chancellor Abram L. Sachar after Mr. Abram
was invested with the authority of his office by Brandels Board of
Trustees Chairman Lawrence A. Wien. Mr. Abram was inaugurated
as the second president of Brandeis during solemn, colorful cere
monies attended by some 31100 persons, Including 60 college and
university presidents. Mr. Abram succeeded Dr. Sachar, who had
served as president of Brandeis since it was founded in 1948. Partici
pating in the ceremony were Atlantans Mrs. Martin Luther King and
Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild.
Israeli Population Grows
In S. E. - Bonehs Have Girl
tractions. Special tours are being
arranged for groups.
Then there are the mechanics
of registration itself with dozens
of typewriters and mountains of
records available to guide the
delegates to their rooms and
providing them with programs
and schedules for the events in
which they are specifically in
terested.
Yet an entirely different vista
is open to Atlanta Jewry itself.
Several hundred will register to
participate in special events open
to them at special sessions.
There will be no charge for
two events—the massive “Israeli
Evening of Music, Song and
Dance.” Bess Myerson, the well-
known former “Miss America”
personality, will serve as “mis
tress of ceremonies.” This event
is slated for 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 13.
Still another public event will
be staged the following evening
when Israel’s Ambassador to the
C.S. Itzhak Rabin will be the
principal speaker. Major General
Rabin was commander-in-chief of
Israeli Forces during the Six Day
War.
Thursday morning, Nov. 14,
will bring three concurrent in
stitutes for delegates and Atlanta
leaders. Subjects are “The Urban
Crisis and the Jewish Communi
ty,” including guidelines for
community action; “Jewish Col
lege Youth—1968;” and “Wom
en’s Communal Service.”
“Jewish Identification and
Commitment” is the theme for
the opening general luncheon
session. Louis J. Fox, president,
will officially open the General
Assembly. Speaker will be Dr.
Leonard J. Fein, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Thursday afternoon sessions
will deal with “Non-Institutional
Care of the Aging” and “Training
Jewish Teachers and Admini
strators.”
On Friday morning, November
15, the institutes will deal with
“Patterns of Financing Jewish
Education” and ‘Treatment and
Prevention of Mental Impairment
of the Aged.”
An Oneg Shabat is scheduled
for Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18.
The program will deal with
“Jewish Culture in America”
under the chairmanship of Rabbi
Daniel Jeremy Silver of Cleve
land. Speakers will be Dr. Josef
Yerushalmi of Harvard Universi
ty and Dr. B. Z. Sobel of Bran
deis University.
The main speaker for the
banquet Saturday evening is yet
to be announced. The subject
will be “Problems of the City—
Jewish Responsibilities."
On Sunday, sessions will zoom-
in on “A Fresh Look at the Jew
ish Family and Children’s
Agency;” ‘The Responsibility of
Leadership” and “Public Rela
tions.”
These are of course only a few
of the broad general events.
Specific sessions dealing with
various national organizations
are scheduled.
Members of the Atlanta Jewish
community are being provided
with special questionnaires to in
dicate their interest in attending
the events open to them accord
ing to Chairman Max H. Cuba.
These should be quickly mailed
back so that tickets can be mailed
out well in time.
Organizational leaders and in
dividuals can register as “non-
delegates” for $5 and attend
special meetings. Cost for the
kosher banquet is $10 a person.
There is no charge for the Israeli
evening or the Rabin speech but
Atlantans are asked to indicate
their interest in advance so that
proper arrangements can be
made.
NEW YORK (JTA) — An ef
fort by American Council for
Judaism members friendly to re
signed executive vice president,
Rabbi Elmer Berger, to have him
reinstated failed this weekend
at the organization35th anni
versary conference.
Cassin and Nirenberger W in
Nobel Peace, Science Prizes
PARIS (JTA) — The Nobel
Peace Prize was awarded last
week to 81-year-old Prof. Rene
Cassin, president of the Alliance
Israelite Universelle in Paris and
a well-known figure in world
Jewish affairs. News of the award
came from Oslo where the prize
was conferred on Prof. Cassin by
the Norwegian Parliament. The
occasion for the grant was not
specified but it is believed to be
in recognition of Prof. Cassin’s
long career as a champion of
peace and human rights.
The recipient is a law graduate
from the University of Aix and
was one of the first Frenchmen
to join Gen. Charles de Gaulle
when he established his Free
French Government in London
on June 20, 1940.
Immediately after the war,
Prof. Cassin represented France
on the War Crimes Commission
and was later one of the main
sponsors of the United Nations
Declaration of Human Rights.
In recent years he has been
active in international law ,-and
in human rights causes in Europe
and Africa. Prof. Cassin is chair
man of the European Court on
Human Rights in Strasbourg and
a former chairman of the UN
Commission on Human Rights.
He is honorary president of the
French Council of State, which
is comparable to the United
States Supreme Court. Messages
of congratulation were sent to
the new laureate by Secretary
General U Thant of the United
Nations and by Dr. Nahum
^Goldmaitn, president of ths
World Jewish Congress.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Dr.
Marshall W. Nirenberg, 41, a
native New Yorker and a Jew,
has been named as one of three
winners of the 1969 Nobel Prize
for physiology and medicine. He
is a staff member of the National
Heart Institute at Bethesda, Md.
He is credited with two major
discoveries that decipher the bio
chemical code by which genes
determine hereditary character
istics.
Dr. Nirenberg will share the
$70,000 prize with two other
scientists for his work on the
fine structure of the genetic code
and how it is used by the cell in
manufacturing proteins.
Dr. Nirenberg visited the
Weizmann Institute of Science in
Rehovot, Israel, several years
ago, and subsequent to that the
then head of the Institute’s bio
chemistry department. Dr. David
Elson, worked with Dr. Niren
berg in Maryland. Dr. Nirenberg
will receive a $23,333 share of
the prize along with Prof. Rohwt
Holley of Cornell University
Prof. H. Goblnd Khorana of the
University of Wisconsin.