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/ Ifrv Published weekly by g<mtl*h£%$WNi»per Enterprise*, 390 Court! *»d 8tik Atlanta, Georgia SOSOS, IB 0-8*40, TE 0-8*40. SeeoOO «tam postage paid at Atlanta, Georgia. Yearly subscription, |7A0. The Soothers Israelite invites literary contributions and correspondence bat la not to bo couddered as sharing the views expressed by writers. DEADLINE is S PAL FRIDAY, bat material received earlier wlU have a much better chance o( publication. Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher Kathleen Nease, Vida Goldgar, Edward M. Kahn Kathy Wood, Harry Rose, Betty Meyer, Gertrude Burnham MRIillKIt iygfi. t|yn& BORIS SMOLAB (Editor-In-Chief Euferituf, JTA) ♦T>4 <,;•*», • vi ; >-fe ~ii NIWApik Association - Fount* 1000 Georgia Press Assn. Seven Arts Features Jewish Telegraphic Agency World Union Press Upon Reaching 45 The SoutheiTi Israelite was founded less than half a dec ade before the crash of 1929. .. . It weathered the depression of the early thirties which shook the very foundation of the economic and financial stability of this country. It saw the birth of the New Deal and all the reforms which followed in subsequent years, which committed gov ernment to the welfare of people rather than the upbuilding of corporate wealth. .. . , . ' . It witnessed the effects of restrictive immigration leg islation.^ ^ country drawn into a war which threatened the very fabric of our civilization. The world was on the verge of falling prey to totalitarian and Nazi domination which would in turn have become a direct challenge to our security and freedom. . It witnessed the holocaust of the Nazis which almost destroyed and devastated all of European Jewry and about which we could do little but pray for the victory of allied arms. We saw the miracle of modem times, the emergence of the State of Israel, as a free, sovereign state. We are witnessing the devious ways of power politics, a former ally in World War II, Soviet Russia, becoming the center for cultural and religious genocide of several millions of the Jewish people within its borders. We have seen another natural miracle, the victory by Israel of the Six Day War, and the peculiar twist of contem porary Jewish history — the Jews, who have always pro claimed peace, social justice, and the advance of spiritual and cultural values as their ultimate goals in life, finding it necessary, in defense of their liberties, to become a profic ient military power in the Middle East. v The Six Day War of Israel forged an unbreakable link in the chain of continuity between the Jews in the Diaspora and the people of Israel. We saw the rise of the influence and power of American Jewry. It is now the largest Jewish community in the world. We saw the spread of organized Jewish communal institutions throughout the land. - In all this the American Jewish press played an important role in mirroring the events of communal development and helping shape many of the elements of public opinion. The question is often asked: Is there a future for Jewish life in America? Can there be a positive Jewish communal life in this country? The answer is of course affirmative — yes! However, the quality of that life depends upon us. It depends upon the sort of support we give to the institutions we have cre ated in this country for the concrete expression of our ideals and aspirations as Jews and as Americans. The American Jewish press is native to our soil. It re flects the efforts of organized American Jewry to carry on its institutional and social life within the mainstream of American society. It mirrors the basic concerns and commitment of Ameri can Jewry for the survival of Israel. The American Jewish press is concerned with the pos itive development of a vital, vibrant Jewish community on all levels, local, regional, national, overseas and in Israel. The American Jewish press can become a more vital link in accomplishing this if it receives the recognition and support of the leadership in every community. At times we have faced what appeared to be insurmount able obstacles, but we have survived, however precariously, to this day. In this we feel we have paralled contemporary Jewish history. On the occasion of our 45 years of publication, The Southern Israelite rededicates itself to the highest interests of the Jewish people and to the enhancement of Jewish communal life within the framework of American pluralism and our continued respect for differences. JEWISH CALENOAR •TISHA B'AV Aus. 11, Tuesday ’BOSH hashana . v Oct. 1-2, ■ Thursdsy-Friday .-.S'.Va • 1 <,cv: •YOM KIPPU* Oct 10, Saturday •HOLIDAY BEGINS SUNDOWN PREVIOUS DAY SUMMER CAMPS Jewish summer camping in the United States, which was motivated only a generation ago by objectives of health and ration is.now.being looked upon as a means of bringing Jewish edu cational influences to various groups of Jewish ^ATthe Jewish camps began their rapid expan sion, their role in integrating Jewish children happily and creatively into Jewish life within the American environment has become more and more visible. It became obvious that several weeks hi a Jewish summer camp gives the child more Jew ish education than many months in the Jewish school in the city, be it in a one-day school or even one attended three times a week for just a few afternoon hours.’ One does not have to go far to look for the reason of the rise in importance of the Jewish camp. The reason is clear — the camp has a Jew- ish atmosphere which the school has not. In the camp, the Jewish child is 24 hours * day under the influence of a Jewish environment, while in the city the influence over him is divided between the home, the public school, the street and the Jewish school, with the latter occupying an insignificant place. Today there are hundreds of summer camps— resident camps and day camps—maintained by Jewish organizations and institutions in this coun try and in Canada, and their expansion is con stantly growing every year. In view of the con tinuing urban crisis, it has become the practice of some of the Jewish community camps to make beds available in country camps and spaces in day camps for non-Jewish children from de pressed areas. This is being done as a commun ity service. However, the camps continue to place a growing emphasis on Jewish contents in their programs. In doing so, however, they re tain a focus on aiding children in their physical, social and emotional development. • • • JEWISH EMPHASIS This summer, the Jewish atmosphere in the camps in this country and Canada will be strength ened with the arrival of 250 educators from Israel. They have been engaged as counsellors and pro gram specialists in a variety of summer camps. They will work in 70 Conservative youth camps, 15 Reform youth camps, 75 camps sponsored by Jewish community centers and in other Jewish institutional camps. It is worth noting that more than 17,000 Amer ican Jewish , youths, aged 10-18, will spend this summer in 37 summer camps of the Zionist youth movements throughout the U.S. and Canada. But these camps are only a fraction the number of Jewish camps now functioning in this country. There are the Jewish cultural camps where Jew ish group living is emphasized. There are Jewish school camps, which emphasize formal study in addition to informal educational activities. There are Hebrew language camps where the motivation is more toward Hebrew in Jewish culture. There are the Yiddish camps maintained by the Arbeter Ring, the Far band, and the Sholem Aleichem schools. , , . And there is, of course, also the home camp, the number of which has grown phenomenally in recent years. This form of camping is generally an activity of the Jewish Community Center. The home camp operates in the city and during the day only. The children live at home and come to the camp for the day’s program. Home camps associated with Jewish schools and Centers incor porate in their programs some of the activities of the school. Wavs of expanding the Jewish educational ele ment in camping are being explored by Jewish Centers in consultation with Jewish communal agencies such as Bureaus of Jewish Education. In addition to recruiting camp specialists from Israel, the Jewish Center camps also brought staff members from Britain last year. A National Con ference on Jewish Camping was held last year with a view of pursuing the objective of strength ening the Jewish emphasis. • . • • TWO-WAY STREET The camp season usually opens a two-way street to ana from Israel. While the number of Israeli counsellors for camp work in this coun try is increasing with every year, the number of Jewish youths going from the United States to Israel to participate in summer programs there is also increasing. This summer, more than 2,800 youths—mostly of high school age—will go to Israel to attend programs sponsored by the Amer ican. Zionist Foundation. A good many of the youths register for working and living in Kibbutzim. They come from various types of homes, Orthodox and secular, Zionist and non-Zionist. For most of them this summer will be their first trip to Israel, but for a number it is already the second or third trip. Many of them are locally organized in groups through Jew ish community centers and synagogues. In addition to the youths participating in the summer programs of the American Zionist Youth Foundation there are several thousand American high school and college youths who have enrolled this summer in programs in Israel sponsored by the Jewish Agency. They include a number of collegians who will, during their stay in Israel, take courses for credit. Four colleges are cooper ating with the Jewish Agency in this respect. They are the State University of New York, Rut gers University, the American University and Temple University. , The sumzqer p™g-■>»*■» by the Jew ish Agency ire designed for 11 different youth groups, seven of them for teenagers ranging in age from 13-17. These include Bar Mitzva young sters between the ages of 13 and 14, who will spend seven weeks in Israel this summer. There is also a group of 150 youths from Los Angeles a group of 80 from Cleveland, and 25 from Detroit. Copyright 1970, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc. w e could bake a 45TH ANNIVERSARY cake ... with a layer for each year of service and luscious icing: sweet and colorful as the milestones of progress ... and candles galore . . . But this happy time is not a challenge to be translated by culinary skill .. . We do however send The Southern Israelite our sincerest and most gracious greetings for this landmark in the annals of journalistic achievement. HENRI'S Bakery ’ HENRI FISCUS — OWNER FOR DISCRIMINATING PEOPLE , Complete Catering Service , 61 Irby Avenue, N. E. 237-0202 :r v ", v >• .. Atlanta, Georgia , ' i K? > -I t' • 'V ■' V; V ft ? ***v *