AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY SERVING AMERICAN CITIZENS OF JEWISH FAITH THE OLDEST AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED JEWISH PUBLICATION IN THIS TERRITORY JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, VOL. 27 NO. 38 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950 $3.00 A YEAR Moshe Sharett to Heads JWB's Regional in PLAIN TALK Speak at Mizrachi Religious Activities Soulh East Conference By Allred Segal Convention Division Miami Beach November 4-5 to \ MR. SOLOMON'S CHILDREN Mr. Hyman Solomon of 3437 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Discuss Emigration Problems Street, Inglewood, Cal- West 82nd Moshe Sharett, Foreign Minister ifornia, has been thinking much , the princi- about his children as Jews. Which, of will deliver More than 300 representatives of Jewish communities throughout of course, is what most Jewish pal address of the keynote session the South Eastern United States will meet in Miami Beach, Fla., parents think about all the time: of Mizrachi Women’s Silver Ju- November 4 and 5, to discuss current assistance to Jewish survivors How should we raise that kid bilee Convention, when the emigrating to Israel, the United States and other lands, as well as Jewishly. impress Should we religious-Zionist women’s con- + the integration of thousands of former deeply on his mind the fact that v' I DP's into American life. Sunday The occasion will combined he is Jewish? That is, should we clave starts here this be a regional sponsored by educate him to make much of his night. conference are Daniel Ruskin, of Miami / the Joint Distribution Committee, being Jewish? Or should we let p; : :-x:x > Beach, outstanding U. S. N. A. Mr. Sharett, who is expected V major aiding his Jewishness be just a casual American agency leader, and Joseph H. Epstein, of abroad, matter in his upbringing, just as to deliver a major policy address, distressed Jews and the New Orleans, Chairman of JDC’s being a Presbyterian is casual to will share the convention plat- United Service for New Ameri- South East Region. cans, national agency charged the Presbyterians, or as being an At the combined meeting, U. S. form with Congressman Jacob responsibility Episcopalian is to the Episcopali- with the for receiv- N. A. leaders will discuss the Javits, of N. Y., in the first of ing resettling ans, or as being a descendent of and DP’s and other agency's new responsibilities, three open sessions of the con- Jewish refugees this country. the Scots is to Americans who in under the U. S. Displaced Persons A. receive came from the Scots. vention in the Breakers Hotel. Both JDC and U. S. N. Act of 1950, including the provis- operations the funds for their ion of increasing job and housing As soon as a Jewish child gets More than a thousand dele- from the United Jewish Appeal. assurances by communities. The old enough his parents begin to gates, representing some* MAX DAVIDSON 50,000 The Miami Beach meeting, to worry about the kids he goes out new DP Act, which extended the members of the Mizrachi Wo- Rabbi Max Davidson, Perth the Sorrento, will socially. Oh, Melvin had a be held at Hotel DP program to the middle of with men’s Organization throughout Amboy, N. J.. president of the bring together outstanding Jew- date with his high school class- 1951. made it possible for thous- the country, will also hear Mrs. of America, ish leaders from nine states, in- mate, Mary Geohagan, and what ands of previously ineligible Jew- Lionel Golub, of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been named the new chair- cluding Georgia, Flor- attitude should they take on that? Alabama. ish DP's who arrived in the West- national president of the organi- man of the Division of Religious ida, North and South Carolina, Should they speak to Melvin a- ern zones of Germany and, zation, and Mrs. Bessie Gotsfeld Activities of the National Jewish Mississippi, Tennessee, Southern bout his Jewish obligations and between December 22, 1945. and of Tel Aviv, Israel, honorary na- Welfare Board. It is this Division Kentucky and Southern Louisi- the dangers of falling in love un- January 1, 1949, to apply for ad- tional president and Israel repre- that recruits, endorses and serves ana. Jewishly? Mary Geohegan is a mission to the U. S.. Some 35,000 sentative of Mizrachi Women in Jewish chaplains in the armed nice girl all right but a Jewish Co-chairmen of the gathering Jewish men, women and children the Sunday night session. forces. boy like Melvin ought to be told. are expected to seek entry into this country in addition to the The parents debate the matter: « thousands who have already ar- they speak to Melvin but Should Jewish Broadcast rived. then maybe Mary Geohegan is Jacksonville Student in Israel Nationally known Jewish lead- just a phase in his life. If they Slated for Sunday ers will describe current emerg- made too much of her, Melvin Writes of Interesting Trip encies in JDC’s resettlement pro- might make other dates with her, On October 15th, the Eternal gram, which have placed tre- just to be contrary. Melvin al- Weekly) (Especially Written for The Southern Jewish Light, (12:30-1:00 P.M., DST, mendous strains on JDC’s 1950 ways boy. was a wilful BY HERBERT SOHN NBC Network), will present emigration budget. JDC, faced Yes, Jewish parents of.young “Young Man in A Hurry,” writ- (Editor’s note: The writer of this “diary of a trip to Israel” with increasing appeals for emi- children find themselves contin- ten by Morton Wishengrad, ac- is spending a year in Israel as a student. He is the son of the gration assistance from Jews in ually in such conflicts. But Mr. cording to an announcement by Ben Sohns of 1215 Holmesdale Road, and a brother of Gerald, Poland, Rumania, Iran, Iraq and Solomon of Los Angeles had Theological Seminary who has accompanied us on our business trips during the past the Jewish other areas, has already postpon- carefully charted the Jewish life of America under whose auspices emigration some five summers. The following article is the first of a series ed the of 75,000 of his children; he seems to know the program is conducted. However, which Herbert is writing for us. We will appreciate any com- Jews until after 1950. what kind of Jews they will be “Young is at ments from our readers.) Man In a Hurry” the least 60,000 “now or never” when they grow up. I have a touching story of how a young emigrants must be aided to reach 7 letter from Mr. Solomon about refugee' boy became an American Israel, the U. S. and other areas that. The Voice of Israel post haste—with just enough time in the last three months of this saying: "I Mr. Solomon was "Kol Yisrael"—"This is the voice of Israel." out to become an inventor, also. year. want my children to be Jews The portable spoke forth in clear Hebrew. This radio made in restriction, without without reser- the USA had until this moment delivered "American-English"—Now hedg- vation and without mental as easily it expressed itself in Ivrit. any- ing. I want them to live The portable is on the deck of Wolfe io Speak live Rabbi Kelman where as free as the Mormons the TSS Neptunia. Two days of is a round table discussion on at accepted in this country, to be as Mediterranean Sea lie between it the moment, and it gives a double beings not mem- human and as and its source in Israel. tie to this diverse audience—lt is In Jax on Oct. 18th and 19th

secondary group. I want - bers of a The past sixteen days of Trans of Israel and about Israel. enjoy privileges them to these travel have built up the Sixteen days surrounded by sea of any part of Atlantic post without sacrifice present state of expectancy which and ocean have made it possible Rabbi Wolfe Kelman, who recently assumed the of South- their inherent Jewish background. can be felt among its audience to talk with these people to a eastern Regional Director of Field Activities and Community Services want have as thor- “I them to gathered in the night sea-air great extent. So that now these of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the United ough a Jewish education as I can speak Daughters at a round about it. Those who are 200 people, their backgrounds, Synagogue of America, .will to the of Israel possibly provide them —this 18th, for returning home after a brief de- their destinations, their know- luncheon meeting on Wednesday, October and to the *Je wish to shape and mold a following night. education parture and those who are going ledge and thoughts of this land Center Men's Club at an evening meeting on the more human, more understanding Steinberg for the first t i m e—Both groups called Israel are to varying de- Mr. Leon of Charles- person. But in hand with this cling to the atmosphere of this grees part of your common know- ton, South Carolina, is Chairman Chester's Mt. Kisco community. preparation, they must under- of Region Friends speaker and its audience —for this ledge. the Southeast Rabbi Kelman, who has been stand without equivocation the of the Seminary, and Harry Gend- is the first real contact with Eretz Now the journey is about com- New York City Chairman of the kind of society they live in. zier of Jacksonville, Florida, is Israel. A one time DP expressed plete and this audience of fami- "They must understand and be of the Southeast Region College Campaign Division of the it—“No matter how often or for liars surrounds this first contact Chairman prepared to meet jibes, jeers and of the United Synagogue of Am- United Jewish Appeal for the how long one leaves Israel —Each with Eretz. There are people here restrictions, handicaps and ex- erica. past three years, served with the return seems a rebirth of outlook who intend to visit Israel and clusions. They must know that Royal Canadian Air Force (1943- and existence.” relatives for a short time. There Rabbi Kelman, who was ordain- the society in which they live'is 5) during World War 11. In 1946, The smooth, dark blue sea are Israelis who are returning ed to the rabbinate at the Sem- not the most fertile for human he held the position of Assistant compliments its night sky—and home, and there are those who inary in June, 1950, received his growth for Jewish growth. They Director of the Central Region of a creamy silver ‘MilkyWay’ are going to Israel' to perform secular education at the Univer- must be prepared to meet head- with the Canadian Jewish Congress. a surrealist’s background some special job of activity. sity of Toronto, Canada. He was on, heart-breaking attacks, meet forms The Rabbi, a native of Toronto, to this group scene on board this There are those who go to Israel the first Rabbi of the Town and them, fight them and advance. Canada, was born in . 26 ‘Ferry the first time the in- Village Conservative Synagogue, “If in the contact with this to Israel.’ for with years ago. American society they can arrive “The difficulties which now tention of pushing their roots into the first Conservative synagogue side, Rabbi Kelman will tour key at an understanding of what exist with rationing are to be its soil.—And all of these people on New York's east from During in the Southeast brotherhood may mean to the expected from a young undevel- are of special interest because 1949-50. the previous communities (Continued on Page Eight) oped state such as ours”—There (Continued on Page Five) year, he served as rabbi of West- Region.