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Edward Chisem
Edward Julius Chisem, 66, of
Sacramento, Calif., formerly of
Atlanta, died Wednesday, April
12.
Funeral was held Sunday, April
16, at Green Lawn Chapel with
burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Rabbi Harry H. Epstein and
Cantor Isaac Goodfriend
officiated.
Mr. Chisem was a member of
Fulton Lodge No. 216 F & AM,
the Masonic Temple of
Sacramento, the Scottish Rite,
Concord Lodge and Ben Ali
Temple.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Sylvia Betsill Chisem of
Sacramento; a son, Sheldon
Chisem of Atlanta; two daughters,
Mrs. Ernestine Dreyer of Atlanta
and Mrs. Jackie Scheir of Miami;
12 grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Rose Zarem
Mrs. Rose Gold Zarem, 74, of
Savannah died Wednesday, April
12.
Graveside service was held
Friday, April 14, at Bonaventure
Cemetery, in Savannah, with
Rabbi AT. Rosenberg officiating.
Mrs. Zarem, the widow of Harry
A. Zarem, had been a resident of
Chatham County for more then 5Q,
years.
Survivors include three sons,
Jay D. Zarem and Robert M.
Zarem, both of New York, and Dr.
Harvey A. Zarem of Los Angeles;
a sister; Mrs. Harry Clein of
Atlanta; three brothers, David J.
Gold and Dr. Perry Gold, both of
Atlanta, and l.B. Gold of
Savannah; and three grand
children.
Mrs. Robert Travis
Southeastern Hadassah pioneer
Mrs. Robert (Bertha Edison)
Travis, 74, of Atlanta, died
Tuesday, April 18. ’
Funeral was held Thursday,
April 20, at Green Lawn Chapel,
with Rabbi Harry H. Epstein and
Cantor Isaac Goodfriend
officiating. Interment was in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Involved in Hadassah for over
four decades, Mrs. Travis,
affectionately called “Bert,” last
year received the Atlanta Chapter
of Hadassah’s highest honor, the
Myrtle Wreath Award, for her
dedication to the cause of Zionism.
Her service in Hadassah ranged
from sending penny postcard
meeting notices to serving as
Atlanta Chapter president,
Southeastern Region president
and a member of Hadassah’s
national board.
Instrumental in organizing
Hadassah chapters in Augusta,
Rome and in Tampa, Fla., Mrs.
Travis initiated Atlanta’s Business
and Professional Group of
Hadassah, now called Bat- Ami.
One of the founders of Camp
Judaea, she also organized a
Young Judaea Leaders’ Council
and served as its advisor.
As an active Zionist, she
attended the World Zionist
Congress in Geneva in 1939 and
helped organize the first Regional
Zionist Youth Commission and its
Atlanta counterpart. She served
with distinction on the Atlanta
Zionist Emergency Council and
most recently as Zionist Affairs
chairman for the Atlanta Chapter
and for her group, Aviva.
A native of Russia, Mrs. Travis
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was a member of Congregation
Ahavath Achim and its
Sisterhood, the National
Conference of Christians and
Jews, the National Council of
Jewish Women and Brandeis
University Women.
Survivors include her husband,
Robert M. Travis; a daughter,
Mrs. Sally Felt of Memphis; two
sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Grossman of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Betty Goldstein
of Miami; three grandchildren,
Joshua, Janna and Jolie Felt; and
several nieces and nephews.
Samuel Yerlow
Samuel Yerlow, 73, of
Chamblee died Friday, April 14.
Funeral was held Monday,
April 17, at Green Lawn Chapel,
with interment in Greenwood
Cemetery. Rabbi David H.
Auerbach and Cantor Isaac
Goodfriend officiated.
Mr. Yerlow was a retired tailor
and former owner of Yerlow
Tailor Shop. He had been a
prominent jazz trombonist in the
1930s and early 1940s. A member
of Congregation Ahavath Achim,
Mr. Yerlow was also a member of
the Yaarib Shrine Temple and the
Yaarib Brass Band, Fulton Lodge
No. 216 F & AM, Scottish Rite
Free Masonry, the Atlanta
Federation Masonry and the
Georgia National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Mildred Levy Yerlow of Atlanta; a
daughter, Mrs. Wylma Levinsohn
of Columbus, Ga.; a son Stanley
Yerlow of New York City; three
sisters, Mrs. Rae Caplan of West
Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. Mamie
Ostrau of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.,
and Mrs. Betty Solomon of
Atlanta; two brothers, Harry
Yerlow and Charles Yerlow, both
of Atlanta; a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Viola Meltz of Atlanta; three
grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
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pointed out that many of the
people who were killed by being
stripped down and shot at in a line
were primarily the old and sick.
Also if one of these persons
resisted, their whole family would
be killed. I think this is a critical
point.”
Durwood McAlister, editor of
The Atlanta Journal, assessed
“Holocaust” as an excellent
dramatization calculated to make
people more aware of what
happened at the time.
“I think there will be mixed
feelings about the show itself.
There has been criticism lately on
docu-dramas on television and
questions as to whether they
exaggerate things. As near as 1 can
tell this is pretty close to the way it
happened.
“We need to be reminded that it
happened. The only thing that
bothers me is that the Germans,
especially Major Dorf, are
portrayed as a stereotype of the
way Germans were back then. 1
think lately West Germany has
been trying to make a concerted
effort to educate the German
people. I guess it’s a necessary
reminder but 1 hope it doesn’t
damage what Germany is trying to
do. It wasn't only Germany but the
damnation of the whole world. I
guess I shouldn’t worry about
Germany. We have enough
problems here," he said.
WSB-TV commentator Lou
Davis watched the first hour on the
fifst night but was not able to
watch after that becase of his own
personal experiences.
“I was born in Germany and left
in 1940 when I was two years old.
My family moved but many people
in my parents’ families were killed.
I had to turn it off. The hour I saw
evoked too many memories," he
said.
Marc Goldstein, a 24-year-old
cameraman at WTCG-TV found
“Holocaust" “very despressing.”
“It’s hard to believe that it really
took place. How could men treat
other men like that for no reason? 1
just wonder why the people never
fought back. If it was me, I would
have died rather than have gone to
a concentration camp. It’s sad and
shocking in the name of politics or
anything else. I’ve heard a lot of
people say they can’t sit down and
watch ‘Holocaust’ because it's too
depressing, but I think it’s
something that everyone needs to
watch,” he said.
U.S. Representative Wyche
Fowler watched the show and
found it especially moving.
“The events depicted in
‘Holocaust’ were horrifying and
represent perhaps the darkest
moments in recent western
civilization. However, the public
should be aware that such things
did happen in the past in order to
insure that they are never
repeated," Fowler said.
Father Noel Burtenshaw a
Catholic priest and editor of The
Georgia Bulletin found the show
“horrifying."
“A stark reality was renewed of
the horror which took place 40
years ago. It is a disbelief in my
mind that man could be so
barbaric to another. It also should
make people reflect and realize
that the existence of Israel is so
neoessary,” Father Burtenshaw
said. ,
“I don’t think it will have a
lasting effect but initially people
will be horrified. People shy away
from horrible things and don’t
want to think about them later,” he
added.
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman of
Beth Jacob Synagogue feels
“Holocaust” won’t change
anyone’s present opinion about
that era but that it might intensify
those feelings.
“It will make Jews more
conscious of their past. Those
Christians who are sensitive to
some of the negative teachings of
Christianity will become more
sensitive. But anti-Semites will
remain anti-Semites. The show is
historically accurate and nicely
done, extremely faithful to history
but 1 don’t think it’s going to
change anyone,” Rabbi Feldman
said.
David Goldwasser, president of
the Atlanta Jewish Welfare
Federation, finds “Holocaust” a
show that needs to be watched by
both the generation who lived
through it and the generation that
didn’t.
“I wouldn’t want to comment
on the artistic merits of the show
But the subject matter of
‘Holocaust’ is very important and
is a very sobering and heart
rending experience for those of us
who must relive what has
happened. It educates the new
generation who didn’t know what
was going on and reminds those of
us who lived through it. Once is
enough but I guess we need to be
reminded," he said.
Marvin Schpeiser of the
Atlanta Jewish Welfare
Federation, found “Holocaust" to
be very effective.
“It took huge literary license. 1
think it will have a constructive
and positive effect and make many
aware who were not around for the
Holocaust itself,” he said.
Schpeiser has also gotten
various calls at the Federation
office from people reacting to the
film.
“One woman called who was the
child of a survivor. She herself was
born in a displaced persons’ camp.
She wanted to find out what we
could do to speak out for Jews. A
black person called and said that
he never knew what had happened
to the Jews. He called to give his
sympathy and said that he always
knew the problems of the blacks
but the Jew’s problems were
definitely more severe,”
Schpeiser recalled.
George Hoover, vice president
of press and publicity for NBC in
New York feels “Holocaust” raised
the conscious level of the public.
“It's so i obvious. All over the
country newspapers and
publications are doing stories on
survivors of concentration
camps,” he said.
Overall, comments seem to
agree that people are definitely
talking about “Holocaust,”
whether it be in the grocery store or
in the neighborhood bar. There
seems no question that
“Holocaust” has made a
significant imprint in viewers’
minds. What lasting effect it will
have, only the future can tell.