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PAGE 2 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE August 29, 1986 Happy Double **n Anniversary to Norman and Idlene Slaff A HIGH HOLY DAYS WORSHIP SERVICES 1986 Join us as we sound the Shofar. KEHILLAT CHAIM c'n nf'np Rosh Hashannah Services October 3 & 4 RABBI Harvey J. Winokur Yom Kippur Services October 12 & 13 CANTOR Charles Julian Call the Kehillah Office for Further Information 252-4441 “A Reform Congregation serving the North Atlanta Suburbs." Please inquire about our Sunday School beginning in September. The Entire Community Is Invited To Attend An Evening With Diane Levenberg Wednesday, Sept. 10 8 p.m. speaking on the topic "Are Jewish Writers Really Jewish Writers?" and reading from her book Out of the Desert Diane Levenberg is the Associate Editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America. She’s been working with Henry Roth (Call It Sleep), Harold Brodkey (Women and Angels), Ruth Seid (Wasteland), Curt Leviant, (The Yemenite Girl). For the past few years she has reviewed almost fifty American Jewish books and interviewed a good number of the authors. Reception to follow Presented by The Jewish Publication Society of America and Congregation B’nai Torah 700 Mt. Vernon Hwy. 257-0537 Coalition formed to block neo-Nazi camp in Canada by Ben Kayfetz TORONTO (JTA)—Church or ganizations and anti-discrimina tion groups in Calgary, Alberta, have formed a coalition to fight a planned incursion into the province of Alberta by the “Aryan Nations,” a violence-prone white suprema cist and anti-Jewish organization. “All have experienced a sense of outrage in our community over this issue,” said Harold Joffe, an officer of the Canadian Jewish Congress and chairman of Calgary’s Citizens Against Racial and Reli gious Discrimination. Leading Canadian newspapers have also strongly denounced the group and its leader, Terry Long, and urged that the organization not be permitted into Alberta. Long, 40, has announced he will set up a neo-Nazi compound in the town of Caroline, 120 miles northeast of Calgary. The Church of the Aryan Nations is currently based in Hayden Lake, Idaho, about 100 miles south of the Canadian border. In 1983, 24 of its members launched a two-year crime spree that saw them blaze a trail of death and destruction through the American northwest. They were implicated in the machine-gun murder of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host in Denver, and the death of several policemen and informants. They were also convicted of robbing Correction The Aug. 22 article on Jewish Family Services’ adoption pro gram contained an error. JFS has been involved in adoption since 1962. Prior to that, Jewish Children’s Service handled adoptions. banks and armored cars of up to $4 million and of torching a synagogue. The group, which preaches that “the Jew is the child of Satan,” claims to be a religious organiza- tion—the Church of Jesus Christ- Christian Aryan Nations. In addition to Calgary’s Citizens Against Racial and Religious Dis crimination, the coalition to fight the Aryan Nations’ incursion into Alberta includes the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, the Calgary Labor Council, Citi zens for Public Justice, the Com mittee Against Racism, the Church in Society of the United Church, the University of Calgary Chaplains and the Jewish Community Coun cil of Calgary. The coalition is planning a letter-writing campaign to alert the public to Long’s plan and a peti tion to pressure the Canadian Broadcasting Commission into airing a film called “Aryan Nations” by Calgary filmmaker Lawrence Ryckman. The coalition also plans a campaign to educate the public JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israeli, Egyptian and American technical teams began Monday mapping the conflicting Israeli and Egyptian claims in the Taba area. The mapping took place with the aid of the multinational force, which is stationed in Sinai. The two-week mapping activity will deal with 14 points of contro versy regarding the border, from Taba in the south to Rafah in the north. The Israeli and American teams about the organization’s beliefs. Meanwhile, the three Canadian Sun newspapers—in Toronto, Ed monton and Calgary—which rarely coordinate editorial policy, are making a concerted effort to frus trate the entry of Long and his fol lowers into Alberta. The Toronto Sun printed a front page editorial in its Sunday edition headed “Racist Thugs Are Not Welcome Here.” Delicia Crump, president of the Vancouver-based National Black Coalition of Canada, has sent a telegram to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney demanding that the Aryan Nations be outlawed. B’nai B’rith and the Canadian Jewish Congress leaders have also ex pressed concern to government authorities. Alberta Solicitor- General Ken Rostad indicated that the Canadian Royal Mounted Po lice have the Caroline area under surveillance. Caroline’s Deputy Mayor Gary Umscheid said the town’s 431 residents “do not sym pathize with Terry Long.” flew to Taba Sunday, after attend ing the funeral of Brig. Gen. (Res.) Uri Talmor in Tel Aviv. Talmor had been the Defense Ministry’s representative on the Israeli delega tion to the Taba talks that ended earlier this month. He died on Friday. Rabbi Sabel, the Foreign Minis try’s adviser, returned Sunday from talks in Geneva with his Egyptian counterpart, Nabil Al-Arabi. The two sides failed to make progress in selecting the three inter national arbitrators who are to sit on the five-member panel. Israel and Egypt have each already se lected one of their nationals to sit on the panel. Correction In last week’s article on the wearing of yarmulkes in the military, Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan was incorrectly identi fied as being from Minnesota. Bergman for Better Education DeKalb Board of Education—Dist. 1 Runoff Election—Vote Sept. 2 Paid lor by the Bergman for Better Education Committee. 2970 Brandywine Rd -Suite220 Atlanta GA 30341. Margaret Patrick, chairperson; Thea Van Assendeltt. treasurer Taba claims mapped by U.S., Egypt, Israel Gil Sedan r Congregation Shearith Israel Invites Prospective Members To An Open House Brunch Shearith Israel 1180 University Dr., N E R.S.V.P. 873-1743 Sunday September 7th 10:30 a.m.