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Friday, Oct. 25, 1968
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
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The Southern Israelite invites literary contributions and correspond
ence but is not to be considered as sharing the views expressed by
writers. DEADLINE is 5 P.M. FRIDAY, but material received earlier
will have a much better chance of publication.
Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher
Kathleen Nease, Vida Goldgar, Edward M. Kahn
Kathy Wood, Paul Warwick, Harry Rose
Betty Meyer, Gertrude Burnham
Georgia Press Assn.
7 Arts Features
Jewish
Telegraphic
Agency
World Union Press
A F mi ate member
Hachett Gets The Ax
Academic freedom does not mean unlicensed irresponsi
bility and the Negro educator, John F. Hatchett, may be
learning a belated lesson in this aspect. We doubt it however.
The lesson however is quite evident to the president of
New York University who overrode objections to Hatchett’s
anti-semitic writings. Now President James H. Hester has
had too much.
Last week’s unwarranted and undignified attack on
Humphrey and Nixon by Hatchett stuck in the craw of NYU
officials and the head of the King Afro-American Center was
dismissed.
The whole episode has been obnoxious and unfortunate
since Hatchett had a real opportunity of carrying on in the
gentleness and integrity of the Atlantan whose name the
Center now bears. There is a great opportunity for the Center
to perform positively in this vast arena and it is regrettable
that the director has not been a person of such stature to carry
on without the type of controversy he managed to engender.
We trust a suitable replacement can be secured and the
program will go forward in proper directions. The potential
and challenge are too important for trifling.
Salute to AJC National
Executive Board
The National Executive Board of the American Jewish
Committee will be meeting in Atlanta this weekend —
Oct. 25 - 27.
During the past decade or more the AJC, to denote the
national character of its program and activities, has held its
meetings in different parts of the country.
Atlanta is proud to host this year’s meeting here. It marks
the recognition of the important role played by Georgia and
the Southeast area in the program of the AJC.
The agenda of the meeting indicates a concern with the
current issues relevant to American Jewry.
We note especially that the immediate past president of
AJC, Morris B. Abram, came from Georgia.
We feel added satisfaction in welcoming the newly-elected
president of the AJC, the distinguished Arthur J. Goldberg,
whose career is so well known to all of our readers. We
extend a “shalom” to the newly-appointed executive vice
president, Bertram H. Gold, who will deliver a key-note
address.
At this juncture in world affairs and in the circumstances
confronting American Jewry, it is of special importance that
the American Jewish Committee has seen fit to create a
special department devoted to Jewish communal affairs. It
will concentrate on the issues of Jewish Commitment in
America and a deepening of the sense of Jewish identity.
Atlantans and others from throughout the South have
been appointed to membership on the National Board and its
many committees.
The director of the Southeast area of AJC, Charles F.
Wittenstein, in the parlance of Atlanta and the South, deserves
an orchid in recognition of his vigorous leadership and active
participation in Jewish communal affairs and in the civic
life of his community.
A hearty welcome is extended to the many prominent
Jewish leaders, from all sections of our country, who will be
attending the meeting of the AJC Board.
ROME (JTA) — President
Giuseppe Sara gat of Italy, has
warned that the world most re
main alert to safeguard freedom
and security.
He told a delegation represent
ing Italy’s 22 Jewish communities
that every civilized person must
harbor a sense of guilt over the
treatment of the Jews of Europe
during the years of Nazi rule.
President Saragat received the
delegation in connection with the
observance of the 25th annivers
ary of the deportation of the
Jews of Rome by the Nazis.
Jewish
Calendar
•HANUKA
Dec. 16-23, Mem. - Mon.
•TU BISHEVAT
Feb. 3, Monday
•PASSOVER
April 3, Thursday
(First Day)
April 10, Thursday
(Eighth Day)
•FAST OF ESTHER
March 3, Monday
•LAG B’OMER
May 6, Tuesday
•PURIM
March 4, Tuesday
•SHAVUOT
May 23, Friday
•HOLIDAY BEGINS SUNDOWN PREVIOUS DAY
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
GENEVA (JTA) — Judge
Zeev Zeltner of Israel and Slavo-
mir Dabrowa of Poland clashed
on the issue of Soviet anti-
Semitism at a meeting here of
the United Nations Subcommis
sion on Prevention of Discrimi
nation and Protection of Minori
ties, a subsidiary body of the UN
Commission on Human Bights.
In discussing a special
report made to the subcommis-
sion on discrimination in the
political and other spheres, com
piled by Hernan Santa Cruz, of
Chile, Judge Zeltner told the
subcommission that, while there
was no real anti-Semitism in the
Soviet Union, “there was a clear
case of policy of discrimination
against Jews.” He cited the publi
cation in 1963 of the book “Ju
daism Without Embellishment,”
and noted that, while the book
was criticized by the Soviet
Government and the Soviet
press, “its author has never been
brought to trial.” Commenting
on Judge Zeltner’s remarks, Mr.
Dabrowa said, “the so-called
Jewish question in the Soviet
Union does not exist and never
existed.” He added, “Everybody
knows who invented it and for
what purpose.”
NEW YORK (JTA) — A group
of 94 members of the Japanese
Original Gospel movement staged
a demonstration Monday at the
Dag Hammarskjold Square near
the United Nations on behalf of
Israel’s retention of the Old City
of Jerusalem in any Middle East
peace settlement.
The 94 Christian Japanese
citizens were led by Prof. Ikuro
Teshima, leader of the pro-Israel
movement, and his son, Yaacov
Teshima, a graduate of the He
brew University. Mrs. Anna
Weinreb, New York spokesman
for the group, said that the 94
Japanese originally planned one
of their regular visits to Israel
and then decided on a New York
stopover to make the demonstra
tion. In Israel, Mrs. Weinreb
said, many of them will stay at
Kibbutz Hefzibah, with which the
movement has close ties.
PARIS (JTA) — Marcel Das
sault,, whose company produces
the Mirage jet fighter plane
which is the backbone of Israel’s
Air Force, told a press conference
here that the sale of 50 Mirage-V
jets to Israel was barred last
June by President Charles de-
Gaulle because “they are offen
sive attack planes.”
Israel ordered and paid for the
planes which now are housed —
complete with Israeli Air Force
markings — at airports in south
ern France. The manufacturer
also said that if Israel was ever
in danger it would get the 50
planes and he added that Israel
had obtained from France since
the June, 1967 war "all the neces
sary defensive weapons” it need
ed. The manufacturer, a confi
dante of Gen. de Gaulle, enum
erated the defensive weapons as
“helicopters and certain other
other planes, electronic equip
ment and probably even tanks.
BONN (JTA) _ Belief was
evident in official circles over
the right-wing National Demo
cratic Party’s (NPD) voluntary
liquidation of its West Berlin
branch, a move that averted a
potentially embarrassing situa
tion for Federal authorities and
deprived East Germany of a
strong propaganda point
DALLAS, Texas (JTA) — Prof.
Jacob Neusner of Brown Uni
versity has been named presi
dent of the American Academy
of Religion at its annual meeting.
The academy inaugurated a
permanent section on Judaic
studies. Prof. Neusner, who was
vice-president and chairman of
the program committee during
the past year, will be the first
scholar in the Judaic field to
head the 60-year-old institution.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Am
bassador Gideon Rafael, director-
general of Israel’s Foreign Minis
try has denied that peace talks
have been taking place between
Israel and Jordan anywhere or
on any IeveL
Such reports were widely
circulated in the press
here and abroad yesterday. Mr.
Rafael’s mention of “peace
feelers” between Israel and Jor
dan in a radio interview yester
day made headlines in Israeli
newspapers which hailed his re
mark as “the first official con
firmation” of such contacts.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Republi
can Presidential candidate Rich
ard M. Nixon told Jewish leaders
here that aside from Berlin and
Vietnam, Lsrael was the major
flashpoint that could lead to a
major Middle East confrontation.
It was necessary, he said, for
the Soviet Union to avoid any
miscalculation and to understand
that the U.S. would not tolerate
any Soviet takeover of the Mid
dle East or destruction of Israel.
He described this as preventive
diplomacy.
Mr. Nixon, who was introduced
by Max M. Fisher, his adviser
on urban and community affairs,
addressed the Conference of
Presidents of Major Jewish Or
ganizations in a private meeting.
MIAMI, Fla. (JTA) — Arab
servicemen being trained at the
Homestead Air Force Base near
here in the operation and main
tenance of F-104 jet fighters
which the United States is sup
plying to the Kingdom of Jordan,
have been canvassing gunshops
in the downtown Miami area to
buy small arms to take back to
Jordan.
According to Jacob Chernof-
sky, managing editor of the Jew
ish Floridian, the Arab trainees
have been visiting the gun stores
seeking mainly Smith and Wes
son .38 cal., “Bodyguard” re
volvers. They bought up all
available to them at more than
$100 each and left orders for
other types of small arms. At
least one Jewish gunsmith re
fused to sell them weapons.
A Homestead Air Force Base
spokesman said that six Jordan
ian pilots and 15 ground crew
personnel, arrived for training
here early in September. They
were out looking for the guns a
week later. Most of the Arab
purchasers said they required the
guns “for official use,” or “for
gifts” or for “personal use.”
MEXICO CITY (JTA) Israeli
athletes had a poor week at the
Olympic games here.
Track and swimming stars
failed to qualify for final events
in trial heats. A long distance
walker finished 24th in a field
of 36 starters. Israeli marksmen
did poorly in shooting events in
which they were expected to
excel.
The athletes engaged in events
that require physical stamina
generally attributed their poor
form to the high altitude. This
was particularly true of the
swimmers who complained of
breathing difficulties because of
the lack of oxygen.
NEW YORK (JTA) — A
Yeshiva University professor on
leave Ls going to apply his
knowledge of bilingualism to
efforts to foster national unity
in Asian countries whose people
speak several different languages.
Dr. Joshua A. Fishman, who
is known for his efforts to pre
serve Yiddish in the United
States, has gone to Hawaii as
head of a two-year socio-linguis-
tic project sponsored by the
East-West Center there and by
the Ford Foundation. He will
be working with an American,
an Australian and an Indian
scholar. Dr. Fishman is a re
search professor of social sciences
at Yeshiva University.
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