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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE December 26, 1986 Page 13 Through the years-the '40s The Southern Israelite A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry Established 7925 VOL. XXIII ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. MAY 21 1948 Number 21 Jewish State of Israel Is Proclaimed; New Nation Wins US, Russian Recognition World Jewry Rejoices WARSAW, (JTA)—Special services were held in the synagogues of nil Jewish communities in Poland th'is week-end as Jews of all factions united in solemn commemoration of the establishment of '■ Israel Prayers were also recited for the millions of Jews killed in ' Poland during the Nazi regime. BUCHAREST, (JTA)--Establishment of the state of Israel in Tell Aviv touched off a wave of rejoicing and celebrations throughout the j Jewish community of Rumania Following the hoisting of a Jewish flag, crowds gathered and danced and cheered in the streets of Much- I .'•rest and other cities. The festivities continued throughout the week end. j SOFIA, (JTA) — All Jewish organizations in Sofia, including the I Communists, joined in celebrating the establishment of (he new | Jewish state this week-end. Jewish shops were closed and blue-amd- | white flags were draped over many Jewish homes. PRAGUE. (JTA) - The Prague municipality joined the Jews of the cUv in celebrating the proclamation of the state of Israel. Prague s mayor, l)r L. J Vacek. cabled. LONDON, (JTA)- —More than 3.000 prisons attended a mass meet ing here railed bv the Zionist Fedciation to celehrate the proclama tion of the state of Israel. An additional i .000 were turned away be muse there was no room for them in the auditorium. VIENNA, (JTV) M.anv celebrations ajnri services lo mark the establishment of Israel were held in Vienna and other cities and in the DP famps this weekend. A special service was held by the Vienna Jewish Community and the Zionist Federation sponsored a political r.-lly. *%. In the DP e.aVnps, there was little In the way of festivities, but speakers at all tlie rallies stressed that the time for celebration had not yet arrived. home, (JTA)—Celebrations marking the birth of the new Jewish state were held over the week-end in all Italian Jewish communities. In a palatial villa, near here, where Hermann Goering once bold gay parties, and which now is a convalescent home for refugees, 48 Jews vdu> outlived the Nazi celebrated the proclamation of the Jewish re public of Israel. STOCKHOLM, (JTA)—Swedish Jews held celebrations marking the birth of the new stale of Israel Forty prominent non-Jewish writers issued a statement pledging wholehearted solidarity with the Jewish people in their struggle lor human rights and independence Thev also called for the founding of a Swedish-Palestinian society. Arabs Seriously Threaten Security of New-Born Israel II AIM WF.IZM ANN Weizmanr Will Head New State Jewish State, U. S. Recognition Hailed by Zionists at Savannah As the t wo-- da V < den: J i-South Carolina Zir.ni: t Cot : 1 . re n p came to a closi * on .Su r.riu iv m not. May 16. Di S .am u el War gush ps, editor UK “The Day". * i| at a fes- live b;>n •; et. 1' rah :> H P* esident Tnim m and ! lie • A moi i can gov .tmment for tl a * t t 's nanlike iact of hr up th t l i:* f t to r-vognize the Jew ish n iT • iM IC n if Israel, '.tailed foi r. i 'J iif ! to k ep the /leriglmg State i n \ if dale , and for ihr lift it 'H of 1 ml aargo on .jirms to Pales 1 itic Tic address JHUS broa dcast i or a i- cal radio ltd ion. y III * he mnrni inj r t lie ci no terenco J)ad srec tings V xte tided by na- ifeonal an d i ey ion.al Zionist lead- iflrs, incl liid'nr Abe ( emdrman, ,»ice pres ident of tin 7 O. A., S. Jp. Ron m v, president of the (•Southeasterr Zionist Region. Jack Ijj. Levy of Savannah vice presi dent; and Michael Adilman, pres- .ident of the Savannah district, a* Parbi i pa Lin,; in a round-table OBtitle.l “Yom Z O A ", were &ymour Licbman, national! c<> fprtinatoi of field activities; \dal- jfcert Freedman. Southeastern Re- 7 O. A. director and Hcr- B»n M Popkin. director of the (Southern Regional .Youth Com- ' lion. ;At a luncheon Abe BerkowiG, iber of the Z. O A Executive. ;e and Dr Shlomo Bardin, of Brandeis Youth Foundation a workshop discussion in the non. He also spoke at the et The group later witnessed a Palestine film, “Birthday oi a Prophecy.” Speaking to a hushed audience the banquet. Dr. Margoshes likened the declaration of the State of Israel t> Die American declaration of Independence, lie pointed out that American Jews did not have to apologize for their support of the State of Israel, for they had Inscribed on the pages of American history with their own blood their loyalty to Amer ica. He compared the Jewish in terest In Palestine w ith the Irish- American's Interest in a free Ire land. Dr. Bardin, who spent many yews working and living in Pnl- estine, told of the inner strength of the Jewish people, who de veloped Palestine from a waste land unto a land of promise. Hq expressed his great and abiding confidence tn a victorious out come of the current struggle for the Jewish people. Jack M. Levy was chairman of Ihe 'banquet. Greetings were ex tended by Mrs. Joseph Wilensky, vice president of the Southeastern Hadassah region. Michael Add in in. president of the Savannah Zionist District and Mrs. Jack M !o\y, president of the local Hnd- d.issah Chapter. Dr Margoshes introduced by Benjamin Sil- mineut local attor- SUMMAKY OF JTA NEWS DISPATCH Doubt over proclamation of a Jewish State in Palestine was settled by the Agency last weekend when the following series of staggering and signifieent events were touched off: 1. As the British evacuated the Holy Land and surrendered the mandate as announced, the world was notified that a new State of Israel had been created. 2. Ti.c time was h:l'l n. m. Friday. May 14, in the United States—accounting for the difference in time here nnd in Palestine—when the Uue-and-white standard of Zionism bc- tttmc the flag of the new nation and was hoisted over the Jewish Agency headquarters in Washington. 3. Less than ten minutes after the official announcement conic the unexpected reversal of the United States Palestine position with recognition of Israel. It was reported Truman i«ad been won to the Jewish side again h\ his former haber dashery partner in St, Louis. Reportedly. he had then sought a formal request for U. S. recognition by the Agency, which v, as made. 4. Proclamation of the new state was the signal for the in vasion of Palestine by six neighboring Arab nations and in tense fighting followed, with loss of life and blood on both ! sides. Tel Aviv was bombed almost daily hy Egyptian planes I aand a terrific evolved in Jerusalem, TEL AVIV, Israel, (JTA)—Dr. 5. The Provisional government of Israel selected as its Chaim Weizmann, veteran Zionist president, the venerable Chaim W’cizmann .who for decades statesman who has worked for had led the fight for a state. the establishment of a Jewish I 6. The U. S. asked the United Nations for a “cease-fire” state in Palestine since th# turn 1 order but it was doubtful if the issue would he settled in the cloisters of a conference hall. 7. U. S. recognition allegedly meant this country might reverse its arms embargo if the new state was threatened with an h.lntiou. Action would then have to move swiftly to permit the passage of arms to Palestine in time to have ef fect. observers noted. 8. Establishment of Israel was followed hy a declaration of emergency and the summoning of all able-bodied persons , to armed service. Whether as anticipated, the Irgun and SJerm forces surrendered I heir autenoim and arms to Ha- I k nail upon the birth of the state was not learned. Rein- | forcements were arriving from Cyprus. 9. Resistance of Jewish forces to the invasion was reported substantial and effective at first. The gerrymandered divi- smn of Palestine into the U. N. approved partition segments in.ides the areas difficult to protect. of the century, was elected this week President of the Provisional Government of Israel at a special session of the 37-miemhrr National Council. A motion calling for his elee- (Continued on page eight) nut guests adjourned with the (Continued on page seven) Atlanta Workers Strive to Reach Goal For Alleviation of Distress Like This n" was \ arm ney. The gathering .f 300 deletes This remarkable photograph of a compound in a Je-vish displaced persons camp in Salz burg, Austral, shows the semi-open cubicles in each of which are cramped six tr eight persons. Throe full >cms after liberation, some 2”0 00() DP's live like this, waiting f.;r a future which only American Jewry ran make possible through the 1'n.ted Jewish Appeal and other welfare programs they support. Approximately $900,000 of Atlanta's goal of $1.150.000 will he earmarked for the 1.1 V