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•if* ’£ * 4-1" V - * * THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE December 26, 1986 Page 17 Through the vears-the ’60s itizens Rally Around Israel and Its Winning Army Manta Raises $1,000,000 l! Emergency Meeting Bv VIDA GOLDGAR pearly reports from tho Mid-East indicate a series of h»pns bv Israel s armed forces, American citizens from all nr* of the country, Jews and non-Jews alike, have taken steps to support the Jewish State in the critical 200 people attended a ’ meeting on Tuesday. .June by the Atlanta Jewish Fund due to the Israel As a result, over $1 mil- has been pledged so far to ^•tael. Telegram notice of the ng went out to the top krship of the community the day before announcing the Jewish community of sta was going to respond to Israel's critical need for funds in its hour of peril. The meeting had been arrang ed as a result of a weekend con ference held in New York City by the United Jewish Appeal. Delegates to this crucial meeting included Dr. Marvin Goldstein, Max Cuba, Max Rittenbaum, Dr. Irving Goldstein and Mike Get- tinger. Speakers at the conference out lined the critical financial prob lems facing Israel. This was even before the attack by the Arab nations made the situation that much more accute. In New York, the delegates from all over the United States heard reports from Israel’s Fi nance Minister Pinhas Sapir and from Louis Pinous of the Jewish Agency who reported on the critical situation in Israel as of the day before. Mr. Pincus agreed to come to Atlanta to tell this story directly to the Atlanta leadership. Immediately a committee was formed in Atlanta headed by Milton Weinstein and Sidney Feldman to handle the special Israel Emergency Fund cam paign and telegrams were sent out announcing Tuesday’s meet ing with Mr. Pincus. “One of the most amazing factors," said Mr Weinstein, “was that practically every person who received a telegram, and was in town at the time, attended the special meet ing ’’ “The reaction of the people present," added Mr, Feldman, “is something that has never before happened in this community, even in the period of the cre ation of the State of Israel.” Mr. Weinstein made clear to the group that this special ef fort for the Israel Emergency Fund was over and above the regular campaign of the Jewish Welfare Fund which was almost completed and which had raised to date over $1,000,000. What was being required of the Atlanta community was that they re spond to this emergency situa tion over what they had already given He also announced that “This money for the IEF is in tended to go completely and only to the people of Israel in their hour of crisis." He stressed that people were expected to increase their giving and that cash was expected immediately or with in the next few days. Mr. Pincus outlined Israel’s critical situation even before the war started because of the great sums of money the government was spending for defense, and thus was not in a position to sup port the welfare, immigration and absorption programs. Jewish communities through out the world have agreed to back up not only what they have been doing before, but to add greatly to the support of these programs in view of the government’s present inability to support them. Mr Pincus pointed with pride to Israel’s achievements on the Turn to page 8 The Southern I A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry — Established 1925 «*>r<ieEif i to ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1967 NO. 23 •ays of Showdown; loments of Truth ■►"•I'llmigb Mr. lloroxeitr’ stoni pre-dates the outbreak of hos- t /eel his dear interpretation of the events tending up war u-ill help readers form a better perspective of the sit- By DAVII) HOROWITZ NniTEn NATIONS (WUP) — P* ineteen years following the ths-biacl’ wav in 1916 and the Ifci of the Jewish State there tfcnfor been a week, month or jrthoi ohsrrvcrs did not live *14* xpectation that some dav, Stably, this sustained cold <ir of the Arabs would break tBBfh tho l T N lines to a full- tt* showdown between the !i<t uti'k suddenly emerged • ttet moment of truth — that ttttartion of truces, buffers, tsrires and arguments—-when pets were moving to the in- tfcat!? showdown by trial of tafth. ftitr all events, which in his- lt?plunge nations into war with gteying speed, the hectic week jffcb began with Cairo’s sud- i*9 demand for the immediate jtjWrawal of the UN Emergency 3fes frnm the Sinai Peninsula 9(1 Cara Strip, the prompt rc- WW of that Force by the Sec- IpRj-Gpncral. the attack on U M for complying with this 8>ttp*ctrrl demand, the large- phi* mobilization by the UAR, Israel and the other Arab and, above all, Nasser’s cement that, with the ,to tan re-occupation of Sharm STkh, lie would clamp a tight on Israeli shipping to from Eilat—all these brought v close as it will ever come 4e entire region, ffcwr's sudden move, with an rmt rallying of the Arabs 1 new-found unity against |d lelf-imposed enemy, admit- took the Western Powers ftemplete surprise. Caught off these Powers supported and Denmark in the eon- of a Security Council in the absence of U who had flown to Cairo »• iltempt to unravel the sit- As it turned out, the session only served to *f a confrontation between fat and the USSR at a time ■ only Big Power unity could I a the brakes of a galloping _ L To retrieve this situation, r ent do Gaulle came out ■ spot proposal that, as a is activate a united Council in the crisis, there should be a Big Four consultation to confront the United Nations with their unanimity. The U. S. and Britain promptly accented and, after some wavering, the Soviet Union decided to say “yes." As the week drew to its hectic close, the Big Four "brake'’ on war appeared as the most hopeful development that the conflict in the Mideast is still not inevitable. But this does not mean that war may not come. Everything now depends entirely on the Hitler like Nasser—whether or not he will begin to halt Israeli ships. The mood in Israel is that, in the event Ihe Western Powers will not back up the Jewish State’s rights in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jer usalem may have to go it alone. The country stands ready for ac tion. Nasser says he, too. is ready. In his report to the Security Council, released during the weekend to an eagerly-awaiting press, the Secretary General de clared that, in his hurried flight to Egypt, he had counselled Nas ser not to force such a showdown He suggested the restoration of the Egyptian-Israeli Mixed Arm istice Commission and the strengthening of the MAC on the Syrian line. He also proposed other measures to put teeth into the conventional UN Truce Su pervision Organization headed by General Odd Bull. Now all this involves a lot of home work for the Council whose fifteen members will also have to contend with a second irritant— Ahmed Shukairy’s “Palestine Liberation Army” of guerrillas now deployed in Gaza ready to infiltrate into Israel. Meanwhile, the steeds of war may have been somewhat slowed down. Nasser has given public and private "assurances" that he has no intention to attack Israel, even though he defends his mo bilization on the ground that the Israelis were involved in a dark, devious plot with the %!. S. and the U. K to attack Syria. Cairo accepts the restoration of the Mixed Armistice Commission which is still stationed in Gaza. Torn to page S Mass Meeting Set for Atlanta In Israel’s Cause The entire Jewish commun ity of Atlanta was invited to attend a mass meeting in sup port of Israel scheduled to he held at 8 p. m. Thursday, June 8, at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. The Atlanta Jewish Com munity Council and its affiliat ed organizations emphasized the need for Atlantans to “come and demonstrate your support for the people of Israel in their hour of peril." Neo-Nazi Parti/ Fastest-Growing BONN, (WUP)—The Ministry of Interior published a report here which showed figures indi cating that the rightist, neo- Nazi National Democratic Party had made greater gains than any other West German party during the year 1966. Despite these figures—a gain of 11,000 members in one year— the Ministry’s report discounted the importance of the NDP. It termed it “a party without a program.” The report appeared to be more concerned over the fast growth of the rightist press with in the country which "increased its periodical circulation from 45,900 to 272,900. As for anti-Semitic acts, the Report noted a slight decrease. In 1965 there were 521 incidents as compared with 449 in 1966. Kadish Luz, Speaker of the Knesset, greets TSI's associate editor Vida Goldgar after a briefing session of the American Jewish Press Association. Proudest Family In Israel? JERUSALEM (JTA)—If there is a family of the year in Israel, it is probably Mr. and Mrs. Rahamim of Haifa. Every one of their ten children is now in mili tary service during Israel’s cur rent crisis. The youngest child, an IR-year- old girl, is now in customary military service. Of her nine brothers, two are paratroopers, one is in the Air Force, one is a tank commander, one is a sec tion commander of infantry, an other is a regimental sergeant major, one is in the air defense and two are in the infantry Bonn Steps Up Prosecutions NEW YORK. (WUP) — Dr. O. Karbach, Director of the World Jewish Congress Institute of Jewish Affairs, declared here that the Bonn Goverment is stepping up its prosecution of war criminals. Following visits to Bonn. Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg, Munster and Stuttgart, where he had long conferences with Ger man Lawyers and jurists involv ed in the prosecution of crimin als, Dr, Karbach this week re ported to the World Jewish Con gress the following: 1. Between 400 and 450 public prosecutors are now involved in the preparation and conduct of Nazi trials. 2. The Ludwigsburg Central Agency for War Crimes has ex panded its original staff of 11 lawyers to 55. 3. The Central Agency has just started building a new annex to its headquarters to cope with the increased staff and work load, and 4 Ludwigsburg has amassed 200,000 pertinent Nazi era docu ments for use in preparation for trials. Atlanta Surgeon Among First To Volunteer L)r. Ed Reisman, Atlanta sur geon. was among the first group of doctors to volunteer their services to Israel. The American contingent, believed at press time to be en route to Israel, will staff the civilian hospitals to replace Israeli doctors who have been called to military service. Here’s The Way To Do Your Part In answer to numerous and welcome inquiries from per sons wishing to make a con tribution to aid Israel, Mike Gettlnger, executive director of the Atlanta Jewish Com munity Council, has requested that such contributions be made payable to the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund, marked “For the Israel Emergency Fund” and mailed to: Atlanta Jewish Welfare Fund 9th Moor 41 Exchange PI.. 8JE. Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Phone: 525-4825