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A Weekly Newspaper for Souths ' V al0? ._>rablished 1925
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Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 25, 197
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No. 26
Israel Ambassador
Yitzak Rabin
N. C. Senator
Sam Ervin Jr.
AJCongress B’nai B’rith Pres. UAHG V-P
Women’s Pres. Dr. William Wexler Rabbi A. M.
Mrs. Howard Levine Schindler
AJCommittee Pres. ADL Chairman AJCommitte*
Philip E. Hoffman Seymour Graubard ’ I Honorary Pres.
Morris B. Abram
NCJW President JWV Commander
Mrs. Earl Marvin Albert Schlossberg
Ga. Governor
Jimmy Carter
Atlanta Mayor
Sam Massell
NJCRAC Chairman NJCRAC Vice Chm.
Albert E. A rent Isaiah Minkoff
CJFWF Ex-Pres.
Louis J. Fox
National Urban
Coalition
M. Carl
Delegates Gather for NJCRAC Plenary Sessions
Delegates to the annual Plen
ary Session of the National Jew
ish Community Relations Advis
ory Council, taking place this
week in Atlanta are seeking to
hammer out “guidelines” for ac
tion by its constituent groups on
a wide range of Jewish com
munity relations problems and
issues.
Some 250 representatives of
the nine national Jewish organ
izations and 87 local Jewish
community relations councils
that comprise NJCRAC were to
participate in the Plenum at the
Regency Hyatt House through
Sunday, June 27,
Georgia Governor Jimmy Car
ter, Atlanta’s Mayor Sam Mas-
sell, and Morris B. Abram, form
er president of the American
Jewish Committee, were to
serve as the panel for the open
ing session on Thursday morn
ing, “Community Relations To
day, North and South.”
Mrs. Rivka Aleksandrvich,
and Stanley H. Lowell, a vice
chairman of the American Jew
ish Conference on Soviet Jewry,
were to address a Thursday
afternoon meeting on “Jews ift
the Soviet Union. This was to
be followed by workshops on
the subject of programming to
Atlantan Visits Ben-Gurion
Predicts Peace in 1972”
Mr. Kuraer is on the staff of Channel 17-TV and Is remembered
for the “Federation Presents” program over WTCG.
by PHIL KURZER
Sde Bokker, Israel
June 11, 1971
Today was without a doubt
the most exciting day of my life.
I had a 1 p.m. appointment for
a television interview with Is
rael’s First Prime Minister —
the Honorable David Ben-Gur
ion—at his home on the kibbutz
“Sde Bokker” in the Negev. It
was Israel’s fourth anniversary
of the Six-Day War and I had
prepared questions for Mr. Ben
Gurion built around this and
the hoped-for peace.
My arrangements to meet
with Mr. Ben Gurion were made
by Mr. Paytan, public informa
tion officer for Israel’s press. I
had been introduced to Mr. Pay-
tan by the late Eron Shorer’s
brother, Zivi, who is also a noted
journalist. I had gone to Israel
Iwith my wife to attend Eron’s
funeral and while there as a
private tourist, decided to take
the opportunity to do some TV
interviewing for WTCG-TV,
Channel 17. I hired a two-man
Israeli sound crew which met at
the Intercontinental Hotel in
Jerusalem and we drove some
three and a half hours to the
former Prime Minister’s kib
butz.
It was quite hot since “Sde
Bokker” is in the middle of the
desert. We arrived at Mr. Beh
Gurion’s modest home shortly
before interview time to be met
by an Israeli Army guard and a
member of the Israeli Secret
Service assigned as an aide.
After setting up our camera
equipment on the lawn and ner
vously waiting for this beloved
gentleman to appear for what
seemed like hours yet was only
a matter of minutes until this
all-important famili a r face
walked out of his home to greet
us.
If ever I was emotionally car
ried away, it was at this moment
—when this great leader strode
over to shake hands and imme
diately put me at ease with his
“haimishe” manner.
In addition to the camera
crew, with me were Eliezer Nlv,
whom Atlantans will remember
as having been in charge of
Israel investments for the
Southern states, and Sam Skoy
of New York. While Eli Niv is
a native of Israel, it was his
first personal meeting with Ben
Gurion and I could plainly see
the tears streaming down Eli’s
face as he, too, was quite emo
tionally carried away.
I mentioned earlier it was
quite hot at the time — like 120
Continued on page 9
deal with problems of Soviet
Jewry.
Scheduled for Thursday eve
ning was a major speech by M.
Carl Holman, on “National Pri
orities as the War in Indochina
Ends.” Also set for Thursday
evening were Rabbi Alexander
Schindler, Mrs. Howard Levine
and Albert Schlossberg.
Atlanta’s David Goldwaaser,
chairman of the Community Re
lations Committee of the Jewish
Federation of Atlanta, and Sey
mour Graubard, national chair
man of the ADL, -and NJCRAC
chairman Albert E. Arent, will
discuss “Perspectives on Jewish
Community Relations,” at a
12:30 luncheon on Friday.
“Israel Today — Issues and
Prospects in the Jdiddle Bast,”
an analysis of current develop
ments by Ambassador Yitzhak
Rabin, is the highlight of Friday
afternoon’s program. Dr. Wil
liam A Wexler will amrt as
chairman.'A reception foff dele-
' gates will take place at 5dfe> p.m.
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Shalom NJCRAC Delegates
Atlanta is honored to host the Plenary Session of the Na
tional Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. We ex
tend a waim welcome to the delegates from the nine National
and 85 Local, State and County agencies who constitute the
membership of NJCRAC.
We look to these devoted communal leaders , to pqgvide
understanding and direction to the important deliberations of
this Plenum. Through the NJCRAC, communities have been able
to benefit from each other’s experiences and to work together
for our common objectives.
We hope your stay in Atlanta will be enjoyable and that
you will be inspired by the meaningful discussions of the con
ference. »•
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David
Milton
Weinstein
Goldwasser
1 Vice President
Hospitality
Chairman
Federation
President
District 5, B’nai B’rith Convention June 26-29
Particular emphasis will be given to urban crisis a the 31st
annual convention of B’nai B’rith District Grand Lodge #5 and
District Five B’nai B’rith Women. Delegates from Maryland, Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Ca
rolina, Georgia, Florida and the
District of Columbia will gather
at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel
in Atlanta June 26 through 29.
The theme “Age of Aware
ness” has been selected for the
convention as speakers and
seminar and workshop leaders
strive to make members of the
B’nai B’rith family more consci
ous of their role in the world
today.
Gail Evans, wife of CBS cor
respondent, Robert Evans, will
share her experiences from the
year they lived in Russia. She
will be speaking at the welcom
ing Zodiac Tea. Another interes
ting personality at the tea will
be Batya Heller of Washington,
noted dancer and choreographer.
Philip M. Klutznik, past pres
ident of B’nai B’rith Interna
tional, and the former ambassa
dor to the UN will share his
views on pertinent subjects on
the “news front today,” at the
joint opening session Saturday
evening. W. Wyche Fowler, At
lanta alderman, will bring
greetings from the city.
At a joint luncheon on Sunday
Dr. Wm. A. Wexler, internation
al president of B’nai B’rith, will
deliver an address designed to
stimulate members into aware
ness of their roles in our world
today.
Workshop-seminars will be a
highlight of the 4-day meeting:
a most integral part of the Age
of Awareness. One of these
workshops, “Name of the Game-
Concentration,” will be conduc
ted by Mrs. Leon Cantor, South
ern Region Education Director
of ADL. The workshop will be
based on simulation games (fa-
signed to increase understand
ing in solving multi-ethnic prob
lems.
Miss Elaine Whitelaw of New
York, director of volunteer ser
vices for the National Founda
tion of the March of Dimes, and
Mrs. Dorothy Binstock of Pitts
burgh, national BBW chairman of
Operation Stork, will continue
a seminar, “Mission: Possible—
Birth Defects Prevention.” This
workshop will involve women in
awareness of the many facets of
Operation Stork in the U.S.
Discussion of Operation Stork-
Atlanta, will also be featured.
Mrs. Michael Shapiro, imme
diate past international presi
dent of BBW, will be a guest at
the convention participating in
many of the meetings, directing
remarks to the convention body
and assisting in the “Mission:
Possible” workshop.
Mrs. Shapiro, believing strong
ly that in order to remain a vital
organization one must be deep
ly involved in the events of the
day, helped organise the BBW
Public Affairs program. She
served as its first chairman from
1965 - 1968,- acting as a3tai*°n
between BBW, government
agencies and other organiza
tions. She is presently serving
on the national council ef the
American Israel public affairs
committee and is BBW Interna
tional Affairs chairman. Ex
tremely active in BBW, she has
still found time to be deeply in
volved in her community of
Washington, D.C. Mrs. Shapiro
is listed in Who’s Who of Amer
ican Women.
Mrs. Robert Fried lam* and
Robert Pike, boffi of Atlanta,
are convention co-chairmen.
Anyone interested in attending
the workshops or hearing the
speakers should contact the
District B’nai B’rith office.