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A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry
Established 1925
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Vol. XLIX
Section, 20 Pages
Atlanta, Georgia, September 20, 1974
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NO 38
REPRESENTATIVES of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation (I to
rl Mike Gettinger, Milton Weinstein, Joe Cuba, Saul Blumenthal and
Max kuniansky, attending a dinner with Golda Meir. Additional photos
on page 17.
Federation Leadership Report
On Prime Minister’s Mission
Israel wants peace but realistically expects another war. Syria's un
abated belligerence and preparations for war are the basis for Israel con
cluding that there is this possibility of another armed conflict. Israel is
prepared for any eventuality, considers herself stronger, better prepared
and has profiled from the bitter and costly experience of the Yom K ippur
War
While Israel's plans must include a response to belligerence. Israel
must also plan for her economic growth and absorption of immigrants
since Israel’s major natural resource is people. Israel’s economic and
social development depends upon the size of its population and its
technological superiority over its neighbors as the basis for its defense.
The continued financial support of Jews of the free world, especially
American Jews, continues to be the keystone which makes immigration
and absorption possible Israel is today spending 35 percent of its gross
national product on defense, compared with 7 percent to 8 percent by the
United States for its defense needs The economic burden upon Israel is
so severe that American support for Israel's immigration needs is essen
tial if Israel is to maintain her strength for defense and continue to
receive and absorb immigrants.
This was the message delivered
to the leaders of the Atlanta Jewish
Welfare Eederation as participants
in the 1974 United Jewish Appeal
Prime Minister's Mission. August
25-29.
Representing the Federation
from Atlanta were: Sidney Feld
man, president of the Federation:
his son Lotiis; Milton Weinstein.
Federation Honorary President;
Max Kuniansky; Saul Blumenthal;
Joe Cuba; and M. C. Gettinger,
executive director.
While spending only 3 days in
Israel, the group was on the move
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Shearith Israel Plans
70th Anniversary Fete
“An inspiring look to the future,
matched with an affectionate
remembrance of the past," will
keynote the three-day 70th An
niversary Celebration of
Congregation Shearith Israel, to
be held November 15, 16, 17.
Festivities will begin with the
nostalgic tribute to past rabbis of
the snyagogue during the Friday
evening Sabbath services, Nov 15.
At this same service, Rabbi
Donald Frieman, present spiritual
leader of Shearith Israel, will
deliver a message on the future and
aspirations of the Congregation.
Past presidents of Shearith
Israel will be recognized and
honored during the Sabbath mor
ning services, November 16.
Ben Zimmerman, himself a past
president and co-chairman of the
committee for the 70th Anniversay
Celebration, said that the weekend
festivities will also include a recep
tion Saturday night for special
guests.
The anniversary observance
comes to a climax Sunday evening,
Nov. 17, with a banquet. The prin
cipal address will be given by Rab
bi David Geffen, of Temple Beth
Shalom, Wilmington, Del., grand
son of Rabbi Tobias Geffen, who
served as rabbi of Shearith Israel
for more than 60 years.
Congregation Shearith Israel
was established in Atlanta in 1904.
From its earliest years, the con
gregation has played a vital and
challenging role in the religious
and spiritual life of the City. The
story of Shearith Israel's “three
score and ten" is a fascinating
history which will be included in a
handsome souvenir book to be
created and published especially
for the 70th Anniversary celebra
tion, Zimmerman said.
All of the festivities will be held
at Congregation Shearith Israel,
1180 University Drive, N.E.
Mideast Major Topic At
UN General Assembly Session
UNITED NATIONS, (JTA) —
The Middle East will be a focal
point in discussions at the 29th ses-
JWn of the Geneva! Assembly
which convened Tuesday for three
months of debate.
The debate on this issue is ex
pected to be especially
acrimonious with the demand by
all the 20 Arab delegations and 23
other delegations, including
African and Communist countries
but not the Soviet Union or the
People's Republic of China or
Western countries, that the ques
tion of Palestine be considered as a
separate item on the Assembly’s
agenda.
In previous Assembly sessions,
the Palestinian issue was either
part of the Mideast discussion or
came under the head of
"refugees."
Even before this proposal was
Okla. Run-Offs
On Yom Tov
OKLAHOMA CITY, (JTA) —
The State Supreme Court refused
on September 11 to intervene on
behalf of Jews who petitioned for
absentee ballots because the run-
-off primary elections fall on Rosh
Hashana.
The court voted 6-3 not to
accept jurisdiction in a class action
suit filed by Richard J. Evans and
Ruth Cohen, members of Emanuel
Synagogue here. Their complaint
contended that their constitutional
rights to vote and freedom of
religion would be denied unless the
court acted. Arnold Fagin, at
torney for the complainants, said
he might take the matter to federal
court. There are about 6000 Jews
in Oklahoma and about half of
them are eligible to vote, Fagin
said.
submitted last weekend to
Secretary General Kurt
Waldheim, Israel declared that
placing .Ute question of Palestine
on the agenda would be a setback
to the cause of peace and stability
in the Middle East. In addition,
other topics on the Assembly agen
da, including terrorism, human
rights, nuclear power and the
future of UN peace-keeping forces
in the Mideast, will impinge on
and exacerbate debates on the
Mideast situation.
The Assembly begins its session
at a crucial crossroad of history:
Israeli and Arab leaders have just
concluded a series of discussions
with U.S. Administration leaders
on the next stage in progress
toward a Mideast peace, and the
upcoming Geneva talks are loom
ing precariously on the horizon. At
the same time, war talk from
Cairo is becoming more strident
and the Syrians are receiving
massive supplies of military
hardware from the Soviet Union.
The session this year will also
provide, in broad outlines, the
policy of the U.S. in the Mideast.
The role of the USSR and China
will also be crucial in view of ongo
ing relations with the Arab and
African states and the Palestinian
terrorist movements.
Recent reports from Arab
capitals, and underscored by the
request submitted last weekend,
indicate that the Palestinians will
wage an all-out drive through
various Arab, African; Com
munist and non-aligned
delegations to obtain observer
status for the Palestine Liberation
Organization as the representative
of the Palestinian people. Contacts
between Arab diplomats, UN and
U.S. officials have been underway
for some time.
Recently the State Department
indicated that it has been conduc
ting "low level" talks with Palesti
nian leaders, and Yasir Arafat,
head of the PLO, has said that he
wants to meet with Kissinger and
hinted that he might even come to
the Assembly.
The Arabs are also determined
to press for an Assembly resolu
tion that would recognize the
"national rights" of the
Palestinians, a euphemism for the
creation of a Palestinian State.
It appears inevitable here that
the Arabs — with their built-in
majority of votes — will gain
observer status for the PLO It has
already been granted such status in
several UN bodies this year — in
cluding ECOSOC and the Law of
the Sea Conference in Caracas.
Israel can do very little to prevent
this development, but is expected
to express its objection, as it has in.
the past, and protest the admission
of terrorists in the guise of a
"liberation movement."
Israeli Ambassador Yosef
Tekoah observed a few weeks ago,
when returning to Israel for con
sultations, that "the General
Assembly will be a test for the
Arabs, and will show if they mean
peace or war." Referring to the
Arabs' intention to establish the
PLO at the UN, Tekoah said that
in itself is not an act that shows a
desire for peace.
Tekoah maintained that the real
test of Arab intentions will come
when the question of the peace
keeping forces in the Mideast
(UNFF in the Sinai and UNDOF
on the Golan Heights) is raised in
the Security Council. UNEF's
mandate expires October 24 and
UNDOF's November 30. If the
mandate is prolonged, the question
of funds appropriations wil be
taken by the Assembly. According
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Israel Bond Dinner Chairmen
DA VID ALTER MAS
Corporate Dinner
DR B KAHN
Ahaiath Achim
DR BLUMENTHAL
Temple Sinai
Turn to Pages 11 and 18 for related stories
on forthcoming Bonds for Israel events.