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The Southern Israelite The Weekly Newspaper For Souther Our 53rd Year VOL. LI1I Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, April 22, 1977 032 OTW ‘ ! zoo n uor v : " y'u ujo ■“"’’iJTIo 16 '•'s.Tqsjj — Maze I Tov! After 2000 years, Israel was reborn! by Jack Geldbart It was a Friday afternoon on the 5th day of Iyar 5708 (1948) that David Ben Gurion read the Proclamation of Independence to 240 brave Jews at the Museum of Tel Aviv. And so, 29 years ago, the Promised Land was redeem ed and became a beacon for Jews everywhere. The proclamation recognized that more than a country was being born, for no people have been scattered as are the Jews. It was a resting place and Ben Gurion read the message which still sounds a clarion call today: “We appeal to the Jewish people throughout the Diaspora to ral ly round the Jews of Eretz-Israel in the tasks of immigration and upbuilding and to stand by them in the great struggle for the realization of the age-old dream — the redemption of Israel.” Only 37 other Jews signed the Israel Independence Day Offers Variety of Programs Sat., April 23 S:00 p.m. Emory Univ. Student Center Coke Ixtunge Special students' observance, sponsored by Hjllel, featuring top Israeli folk singsr, Schula Chen. Israeli arts & crafts, dan cing Admission $1.00. Students only. Fri. Eve A Sat. April 22, 23 Area Synagogues observance of Israel Independence Day. Rabbis will offer apedal prayers and sermons appropriate to the oc casion. Sun., April 24 10 to 5:00 Jewish Community Center PASSPORT TO ISRAEL - For entire family. An all-day festival sponsored by the Jewish Community Center, featuring an Israeli Supermarket, Dizengoff Street (Israeli Cafe), Artists Colony, Exhibits, Play area for children, Children of Jewish schools in a musical and dramatic presenta tion, “What is the True Jerusalem." Sun., April 24 8:00 p.m. Ahavath Achim Synagogue GRAND FINALE."Federation & all Jewish organizations sponsoring celebration. Shula Chen, entertainer; Cantata by joint choirs Hebrew Academy A Epstein School; Greetings, Consul General Nahum Astar; Israeli Dancing by Miller Family Dancers! Reception — all invited to join in Israeli dancing. more details on page 6 proclamation with Ben Gurion but that moment represented the fruits of a struggle by millions who dared to dream of the Promised Land. The odds were overpowering against the State of Israel even being horn but Ben Gurion and men and women like him would not be denied. What does Israel mean to us here in the United States? It is a haven, a place to go if we need it. As Frank Lautenberg, general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, said, “This is our heritage, it is our responsibility . .. but it is no burden, rather it is — Turn to Page 26 Rabins have tzouris: Leah fined, Yitzhak takes leave by David Landau TEL AVIV, (JTA) - Mrs. Leah Rabin was fined IL 250,000 ($27,200) by a Tel Aviv District Court Sunday for the bank ac count she and her husband, Premier Yitzhak Rabin, had kept in Washington, D. C. in violation of Israel’s currency laws. She was given the option of paying the fine or serving one year in jail. Rabin presided at his last Cabinet meeting Sunday before taking a leave of absence and naming Defense Minister Shimon Peres to serve as Acting Premier in his stead. The Premier will officially start his vacation Friday, after Israel’s Independence Day celebrations. He is expected to remain at his Tel Aviv home and will be brief ed on affairs of state. Judge Dov Levin, who heard Mrs. Rabin plead guilty to the charges, rejected a plea for leniency from defense attorney Moshe Alexandroni. However, he took into consideration the fact that Rabin was forced to re sign as leader of the Ijabor Party. He said for that reason he was not imposing the maximum penalty allowed by the law which is a — Turn to Page 26 No. 1 seder! President Carter reads from Haggadah during seder at Robert Lipshutz home. Let's make a deall Pioneer Julius Mayor with Chiaf Standing Bull. Stogy pan 16.