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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925
Vol. XLVI
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, December 17, 1971
Three Sections—20 Pages
No. 51
Golda Meir:
Israel Can Depend Only
On Itself, World Jewry
UJA Leadership Parley
This Weekend in Atlanta
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Pre
mier Golda Meir of Israel said
last weekend that her recent
talks with President Nixon and
Secretary of State William P.
Rogers brought “greater under
standing now” of Israel’s posit
ion “than there was before.”
Addressing 3,500 persons at
the annual conference banquet
of the United Jewish Appeal,
Mrs. Meir described the US as
“Israel’s biggest friend,” both
“before we were a State and
since.”
However, she added, that does
not mean that the US govern
ment “always applauds us” or
always understands but basic
ally “we knew and we know
there is understanding.” She
observed that “from time to
time it is necessary to try to
clear things up. In situations
like ours it is sometimes dan
gerous not to clear up misun
derstandings.”
In her one-hour address, Mrs.
-Meir declared that Israel stands
alone in a hostile world and can
depend only' on itself—and the
support of world Jewry — for
survival. "I believe the world
owes us something,” she said,
“all those who have harmed us
tvd those who sat by and did
not try to help us.”
She asked: “Why is it so dif
ficult for the world to under
stand that Israel is a nation
like other nations and entitled
to the same elementary rights
of other nations?” Replying to
her own question, Mrs. Meir
said that last week, Israel’s For
eign Minister Abba Eban “quo
ted a prominent statesman who
said, ‘I live by principle. My first
principle is expediency.’ ” The
Premier added, “Israel no longer
has swamp. But it has no oil.”
She drew prolonged applause
when she said “We will not put
the fate of the existence of
Israel and the people of Israel in
the hands of anybody else but
our own.” She stressed the inef
fectiveness of United Nations
guarantees. “Where did they
ever work?” she asked. “We
have accepted guarantees. We
have signed truce agreements.
Now people tell us to return to
the June, 1967 lines — lines that
were destroyed for no good rea-
s on whatsoever by Russian
tanks in Egyptian hands.”
Mrs. Meir declared that UN
resolutions notwithstand
ing, Israel would not go back
to the pre-June, 1867 borders.
She said that the Arab states,
“some bom only yesterday, with
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The Southern States Leadership
Conference, under the sponsorship
of the United Jewish Appeal, will
be held December 18 and 19 at
the American Motor Hotel, ac
cording to Sam Miller, UJA na
tional chairman for regions, and
Larry M. Frank, conference chair
man.
£ommunity leaders and delega
tions from throughout the South
are expected to attend.
The assembled will hear a
first-hand briefing from General
Mims
~tion,” • and Prof.' David Steins^
Vanderbilt University, speaking <
the topic “Economics of C
in 1978.” a ■«?
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Invitation#, tor
Aharon Yariv, Chief of Intelli
gence, Israel Defense Forces, and
from Moshe Rivlin, Director
General, Jewish Agency. Mr.
Rivlin is scheduled to speak at
the Oaeg Shatoat on Saturday,
while Gen. Yariv will give the hav * been lssued
major address at the Saturday
evening banquet. A reception will
precede the evening affair.
Also participating in the week
end conference will be Dr. Allen
Pollack, Yeshiva University, who
will discuss “Russian Immigra-
Jewish Dentists Converge Dec. 26
For Alpha Omega Convention
flees of the Attlanta Jewish
fare Federation. Any others
ms^ interested in attending
Should contact the Federation of
fice for further information —
phone 873-1663.
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Larry Frank Named
National UJA Chairman
Alpha Omega International
Dental Fraternity, representing
more than 10,000 dentists world
wide, will hold its 64th annual
convention in Atlanta beginning
on December 26. Meeting in the
Gate City of the South for the
first time, the fraternity expects
to register more than 400 dele
gates.
Headquarters for the meeting
win 'be the Regency Hyatt
House Hotel. Delegates are
expected from throughout
the United States as well as
from Canada, Mexico, and
Israel.
Dr. Herschel Isaacson, well
known Atlanta area dentist, is
serving as grand marshal for
the convention. His deputy
marshal is Dr. Morris Ben-
veniste, another prominent At
lanta dentist. They are being
assisted by more than 50 local
fraters. Mrs. Henry Caplan,
ladies marshal, and Mrs. Marvin
Goldstein, deputy ladies marshal,
are coordinating the ladies ac
tivities, assisted by Mrs. Morris
Benveniste, president of the
Ladies Auxiliary, Dr. Perry
Brickman, equally well known
in the Atlanta area, is president
of the local Alpha Omega
Alumni Club.
From the time delegates and
their families begin arriving on
Sunday, Dec.'26, until they begin
their departures in 1972, they
to facilitate arrivals and trans
portation to downtown Atlanta.
A “Welcome You All” party will
be held that night. Monday
night will feature the presi
dent’s dinner. Other nighttime
events include a gala costume
ball, the Awards Banquet, and
assorted other social events. _
A complete children’s pro
gram, coordinated by Dr. Henry
Liebowitz, has been scheduled.
Featuring both daytime and also
nighttime activities, the young
people, divided into age groups,
will be occupied from coming to
going. Facilities and program
ming of the Atlanta Jewish
Community Center will be util
ized.
During the daytime, tours,
special ladies activities, sports
participation, business meetings,
and scientific sessions will fill
the hours. Frater Mchael Fritz,
chairman of the Department of
Periodontology at Emory Uni
versity, has announced an out
standing scientific program fea
turing all local participants.
The headliner will be Dr.
Harry Williams from the Emory
University School of Medicine.
Dr. Williams is well known to
Atlanta and national audiences,
for his informative and “no
holds barred” discussions of the
drug scene. His program will be
open to the families as well as
the fraters at the convention.
will have little free time on . The remainder of the scientific
their hands. Welcoming teams program will consist of a series
will be stationed at the airport of short papers presented by
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members of the local alumni
club. Those participating in
clude: Dr. Louis Belinfante, Dr.
Michael Blass, Dr. Michael Fritz,
Dr. Marvin Goldstein, Dr. Ronald
Goldstein, and Dr. Milton
Smithloff. "•
The Friday daytime program
will include a moving and tra
ditional memorial service for
departed fraters. This will then
be followed by a luncheon and
the impressive installation of
officers. Dr. Lawrence ‘Bud”
Krasne of North Miami, is the
incoming president. He will suc
ceed Dr. Murray Cornish of
Toronto.
The awards banquet will high
light presentations to members
of the fraternity for meritori
ous service. The main award,
the Alpha Omega Achievement
Medal, will go to Major General
Robert Shira, recently retired
from the United States Army,
where he was Chief of Dental
Corps. Dr. Shira, who is now
serving as Dean of the School
of Dentistry at Tufts University
in Boston, has a career of ser
vice to. the dental profession
and this country of unparalleled
significance.
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“All in all,” Dr: Isaacson said,
“we have planned a well-roun-
d e d, interesting, informative
program for everyone. My
deputy marshal and committal*#
have given unstlntingly, and we
expect to have the best AO con*
vention ever!"
Laurence M. Frank, prominent
Atlanta manufacturer and form
er general chairman of the At
lanta Welfare Federation Cam
paign was named a national
cnairman of the United Jewish
Appeal at the UJA annual con
ference in New York.
Mr. Frank is one of 14 lead
ers of Jewish communities
throughout the country singled
out for this most responsible
fund raising position for the
United Jewish Appeal. »,
.“I accept the responsibility
for this important task with
great humility and solemn
promise”, Mr. Frank said on ac
cepting the post. “We have no
choice but to continue the enor
mous job of providing homes,
jabs, education and health ser
vices for our fellow Jews who
have immigrated to Israel from
countries of persecution and dis
tress. We know that the needs
of the 50,000 newcomers expec
ted in 1972 alone will be enor
mous. We cannot shirk dr post
pone that responsibility. There
i# no second chance for life”, he
said.
Mr. Frank brings expertise
gained in his many community
activities in Atlanta as well as
his business experience to thk
on the boardsthe Jewish
Children's Service, the Bureau
of Jewish Education, the He
brew Academy, and the Ahavath
Achtm Synagogue, as well ha
being active in Southeastern af
fairs of the Ahti-Defamation
League of B’nai B’rity, In Ad
dition he servkA'nd has served
on the National Boar da
American Friends vof .the He- 1
brew University and the Amer
ican Jewish Conference on Sov
iet Jewry. He .is a trustee of
Hebrew University.
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Planes Bring
Unexpected
Immigrants .
TEL AVIV (JTA^ — Another
planeload of Jewish immigrants
from Russia, arrived here
day morning as Absorption
i$try officials sought to toi
objections on the part of
of the newcomers and their
atives over their housing
ments. Leaflets ^ wsre diatribi
to hundreds'or relatives wait
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job. He is president of Olympic 1 not to give the'hew arrivals
Manufacturing Company, a di- advice” as to wherp to live,
vision of Consolidated Foods * The leaflets,'Signed by
Corporation. Ashkenazi, director general
He waa the 1971 Atlanta gen- the Ahaorption Ministry,
Aral chairman of IfttUAl Bonds, poAlsd to the relatives to
a vice president of the Atlanta sider the “honor of the
Jewish Community
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