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From Moses to Moses... Title page of Maimonides’ “Guide to the Perplexed” (More Nebuchim), Warsaw, 1872. Jerusalem. Top left is the image of Maimonides and on the right that of Isaac Ben Judah Abrabanel, whose religio-philosophical concepts can be found in the exposition of Maimonides' Guide. See story, page 28. AJF announces grant for Holocaust Center The Endowment Fund of the Atlanta Jewish Federation has an nounced the award of a research grant to support the development of a design plan for a Holocaust Exhibit and Resource Center. Zachor, the committee of Federation charged with heightening awareness of the Holocaust in the Jewish community, proposed the establishment of the Resource Center and has been working for nearly two years to bring the project to fruition. Zachor chairman Elliott Cohen said, “The grant marks tangible recognition of the importance of transmitting the Holocaust’s message and represents a move beyond the conceptual stage into the practical realm of bringing this project into existence. It is my hope that the Federation’s support will, in turn, generate support from the survivor community and from all those who value the importance of protecting each individual’s human rights.” Atlanta architect Benjamin Hirsch is directing a detailed architectural and engineering study which will permit development of specific con- Correction With red faces, we want to assure our readers that we do know that the Reagan- Gorbachev summit conference will be held in Geneva rather than Vienna as we indicated in last week’s TSI. struction and design plans for the Resource Center. The Holocaust Center will be housed in the lower level of the Atlanta Jewish Com munity Center on Peachtree Road. Hirsch designed the nationally recognized, award winning “Memorial to the 6,000,000” at Greenwood Cemetery. Larry Wolfe of Metro Construction has offered his services as a consultant in regard to the implementation and construc tion of the facility. Both Hemshech and Children of Holocaust survivors strongly support the establishment of the Holocaust Exhibit and Resource Center. Sub stantial impetus for the creation of the Center came from both the Jewish and non-Jewish community as a result of “The Message of Yad Vashem” exhibit at the AJCC’s Israel EXPO ’85. In addition to an exhibit chronicling Holocaust, the Resource Center will emphasize the experiences of survivors currently residing in Atlanta. In cooperation with the Bureau of Jewish Education, the Resource Center will provide speakers and a variety of education program ming for schools and adult groups. A travellingexhibit will be developed to increase the public’s access to Holocaust programming. Sidney Feldman serves as chairman of the Distribution Committee of Federation’s Endowment Fund. Grants from the General Unrestricted Endowment can be made to either individuals or organizations. Southern Israelite The Weekly Newspaper For Southern Jewry 'Since 1925' Vol. LXI Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, November 8, 1985 No. 45 > c: > C; x r > Heavy security surround: trial of The Order member: by Ellen Marks SEATTLE (JTA)—Ten members of The Order, a violent anti-Semitic Northwest-based sect, are on trial at the federal courthouse here for carrying out 67 racketeering acts— including two murders, three armored i car robberies, and counterfeiting—as £ part of their plot to kill Jews, s deport non-whites, and overthrow the federal government. The trial, which began in September, is ex pected to conclude by the end of this month and a verdict handed down toward the end of December. Prosecutors have chosen to charge the group with violating the broadly written racketeering law, under which they must prove that each of the accused committed at least two crimes as part of the conspiracy. Charges for specific crimes may be filed later by state officials. Former members of The Order have taken the witness stand under plea-bargain agreements. Eleven members have pleaded guilty, one faces murder charges in Missouri and another is a fugitive who was recently placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List. All the jurors are white and non-Jewish. Alan Berg, a popular radio per sonality in Denver, was assassinated by The Order, government pro secutors allege, because he was Jewish and relished baiting anti- Semitic callers on his talk show program. The media star was executed in the driveway of his Denver home on June 18, 1984. An FBI agent testified that the murder weapon used to pump 12 bullets into Berg’s body has been converted to a fully automatic machine gun that was capable of firing 950 rounds a minute. FBI agents testified they linked alleged triggerman Bruce Carroll Pierce to the murder by matching gun bullets found at the Berg murder scene with spent cartridges found at a home Pierce rented in Troy, Mont. Although several of Berg’s neigh bors said they had heard the machine gun fire—including one woman who said it shook her apartment — there were no witnesses to the crime. Denver authorities have not filed murder charges. The Berg murder was described in graphic detail by his widow Judith Berg, who had dinner with the victim the night of his death and had helped him prepare for the next day’s radio show. The topic: gun control. Berg, a non-practicing lawyer who held liberal political views, was featured in a CBS-TV “60 Minutes” segment that was shown to jurors in which he acknowledged the danger of publicly taking on rightwing leaders. “Hopefully, my legai training w ill prevent me from saying the thing that will kill me, and I’ve come awfully close,” he told the interviewer. Peter Boyles, a colleague of Berg’s for over five years, said the victim was a master at invective and the “acid-tongue” approach of creating controversy to attract listeners. He would interrupt controversial callers, hang up on them and then deride their views after they were off the air. Government prosecutors have alleged that Berg was selected bv The Order as a target for execution at the urging of defendant David Lane, accused of driving the getaway car. A friend testified that Lane, who lived in Denver and disliked Berg’s political views, once played her a tape of the Berg show and called the radio star “a filthy Jew.” According to Elizabeth Dracon, Lane “said in one of his typical cliches: somebody ought to shoot that guy.” Another motive was provided by a controversial show in 1983, during which Berg’s guest was Lane’s former employer, the publisher of a rightwing Colorado farm publi cation, prosecutors allege. The program publicizing a series of anti-Semitic articles published by the “Primrose and Cattlemen’s Gazette” resulted in a drop of advertising, which prompted the paper to cut jobs, including Lane’s position as a security guard. Other witnesses—including former Order members—have testified that several neo-Nazis admitted involve ment in the murder, citing their hatred for Berg because of his public derision toward callers who expressed anti-Semitic opinions. The prosecution has argued that Berg was one of several well-known Jews targeted for possible assas sination by The Order. On the hit list were “important figures in society. See The Order, page 23. Sez who! Epstein School students Jacob Gelbaum and Jason Winston challenge each other to another lap at the school’s recent Fun Run. Two hundred children from Epstein School and Ahavath Achim Early Childhood Program ran and walked to raise funds for physical education equipment. Z090S-