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AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY SERVING AMERICAN CITIZENS OF JEWISH FAITH
“ THE OLDEST AND MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED JEWISH PUBLICATION IN THIS TERRITORY
VOL. 30 NO. 5
PLAIN TALK
By Allred Segal
FINE LIFE FOUND
Maybe you, 100, never have
heard of ihe great and good life
that was Gilbert Sanders. I my
self was introduced to it after his
recent death. Though Gilbert
Sanders has been gone several
months it certainly can't be too
late to report a life that made it
self greatly Jewish even in the
area of the little town where it
served.
It may be a good idea to post
pone reporting a man’s obituary
for some three months after his
death. If after those months his
fame still shines brightly, let him
be published. It seems to me that
Gilbert Sanders had earned a
way of life on the earth beyond
his burial.
I was introduced to Gilbert
Sanders of Trinidad, Colorado, by
Rabbi George Zepin, the retired
director of the Union of Ameri
can Hebrew Congregations (Re
formed). We were driving down
town together when Dr. Zepin
asked me had I heard of the
death of Gilbert Sanders?
“Gilbert Sanders? I don’t recall
the name.”
Then Dr. Zepin told me: "Gil
bert Sanders was a distinguished
Jew who kept the lamp of Juda
ism trimmed and burning even
among the six Jewish families
who make up the temple's con
gregation in Trinidad. His being
Jewish had to do with much more
than serving the synagogue. It
concerned a man's duly to all his
neighbors in the community.
“Gilbert Sanders’ parents were
of the founding fathers of Trini
dad. They came there by covered
wagon. The early Jewish settler
organized a congregation and
built a temple. Their rabbi was
J. Freudenthal. Such was the in
fluence of the rabbi that when he
died his pupils felt memorially
impelled to maintain the temple
by their own lay ministrations.
"Gilbert Sanders' older brother
acted as lay-rabbi during his life
time and Gilbert succeeded him.
Services were conducted on Fri
day evenings and the holidays.
“Rabbi Freudenthal’s son was a
physician and surgeon of note in
Colorado, and a bachelor. At his
death he bequeathed a good for
tune to the congregation. But the
congregation had dwindled. The
local coal mines were replaced by
gas and oil from wells in Texas
about 100 miles away. The con
gregation was reduced to six.
"Well, there was this money
Rabbi Freudenthal's son had left
to the congregation, and what to
do with it? Gilbert Sanders and
ihe two other trustees of Temple
Aaron created a corporation
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JAX JEWISH CENTER
MARCH Bth.
Israel to Begin
Payment of
IL. 2,800,000 to
Arab Refugees
UNITED NATIONS (ISI) At
its last meeting held last week,
the Palestine Conciliation Com
mission, discussing the progress
of the unfreezing of Arab bank
accounts in Israel, heard the Is
rael representative, Mr. Gideon
Rafael, reaffirm the Govern
ment’s intention to begin the pay
ment of these accounts on March
Ist.
The first installation will cover
approximately $2,800,000 to be
distributed primarily to those
Arabs holding smaller bank ac
counts in order that the greatest
number of refugees may benefit
from this action on the part of
Israel.
The Israel representative ex
pressed to the Commission Is
rael’s readiness, despite extreme
provocation by the Arab states, to
honor its pledges and to carry
out this measure designed to as
sist in the alleviation of the Arab
refugees plight.
This action was being taken,
the Israel representative stated,
at a time when Arab states were
intensifying their economic boy
cott, strengthening the blockade
on passage of ships through the
Suez Canal and in the face of in
creasingly hostile acts on Israel’s
frontiers, particularly those of
Jordan and Egypt.
The payment of the $2,800,000
is the culmination of a series of
meetings and discussions between
Israel and the Palestine Concilia
tion Commission and marks the
first stage in the liquidation of
bank accounts totaling approxi
mately $15,000,000.
Government Builds
Village For
Arab Refugees
RAMLEH (ISI) The first
complete village built by the Is
rael Government for displaced
Arabs legally resident in Israel
was officially handed over to its
“Life” Again Anti-Israel
The editorial in Life magazine on Febru
ary 9th which called for the internationaliza
tion of Jerusalem was another instance of
Life, Time and Fortune hostility to Israel.
Heretofore the Life articles on the Middle
East in the past few months showed a friend
liness to the Arab states which might be
influenced by the oil interests. The editorial
on Jerusalem, however, is one with all of its
misstatements and trained misconceptions
and is not even welcome by the Arab over
lords, for they, like the Israelis, are adamant
in their stand against the internationaliza
tion of the Holy City . . . (
The Life Jerusalem editorial is definitely
a prejudiced one and in such cases it is legiti
mate for the maligned party to investigate
the forces which set it in motion. The Febru
ary 9th editorial also betrays a public trust
in misrepresenting information and it there
fore deserves our candid attention and re
sentment.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1953
TO LECTURE
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DR. MORDECAI KAPLAN
Dr. Mordecai Kaplan, founder
of the Reconstructionist piove
ment and one of the most influ
ential men in the Jewish educa
tion field in America, will deliver
a series of lectures on “Philoso
phies of Religion” during the
spring term at the Hebrew Uni
versity of Jerusalem, it was an
nounced by Dr. George S. Wise,
President of the American
Friends of the Hebrew Univer
sity.
Dr. Kaplan, who is Professor
of the Philosophy of Religion at
the Jewish Theological Seminary,
is a noted writer on Jewish sub
jects. Among his books are Juda
ism as a Civilization, Meaning of
God in the Modern Jewish Re
ligion, Judaism in Transition, Fu
ture of the American Jew, and
Know How to Answer A Guide
to Reconstructionism. He has also
written numerous articles and
pamphlets on Jewish religious,
educational and historical themes.
new inhabitants this week. The
new village, situated near the city
of Ramleh, about fifteen miles
southeast of Tel-Aviv, contains
fifty brick dwellings, each sur
rounded by 2% acres of irrigated
land including half an acre of
olive groves.
U. S. Y. Southeast Convention
In Savannah February 20-22
*
The Southeastern Regional Conference of the United Synagogue
Youth (U. S. Y.) will be held in Savannah during the week-end of
February 20-22, with the U. S. Y. of Agudath Achim as hosts. All
sessions will take place at the Jewish Educational Alliance.
Rabbi Bernstein to
Speak in Savannah
The Savannah Jewish Council
will join with the Jewish Educa
tional Alliance in sponsoring the
appearance of Rabbi Philip S.
Bernstein, nationally known Jew
ish leader, when he comes to Sa
vannah to be the principal speak
er at the celebration of the tenth
anniversary of the Savannah Jew
ish Council on Thursday, March
12.
Rabbi Bernstein of Temple
B’rith Kodesh of Rochester, N. Y.,
is best known for his authorship
of the LIFE magazine article,
“What the Jews Believe,” which
evoked the most enthusiastic re
sponse in the history of that pub
lication, and resulted in the ex
pansion of the article into a best
seller book, now in its seventh
edition.
From 1950 to 1952, Rabbi Bern
stein was President of the Central
Conference of American Rabbis,
and, as its president, led a his
toric Seminar of Reform Rabbis
in Israel.
Plans are now being made for
an appropriate observance of the
tenth anniversary of the Council,
which was formally organized in
March, 1943.
Israel Aids Flood
.Victims in Europe
JERUSALEM (ISI) The His
tadrut (General Federation of
Labor) Executive, this week voted
to donate IL. 4,000 for relief for
flood victims in Holland, Britain
and Belgium. The contributions
will be made through the labor
movements in each of the coun
v
tries.
One can never be quite certain from what
areas various actions are set in motion. How
ever, current events stimulate conjecture at
a time when Mrs. Henry Luce, wife of the
Life editor and publisher, is recommended
by President Eisenhower as Ambassador to
Italy and possible envoy to the Pope that
the Jerusalem editorial appears. It is a well
known fact that the internationalization of
Jerusalem is the goal of the Catholic church.
Mrs. Luce is a converted Catholic. Whether
the Church here is influencing Life, or whe
ther by exhibiting his power in the publish
ing field Henry Luce is seeking to influence
the acceptability of Mrs. Luce as a U. S.
representative by the Pope is not known.
Whichever the case, it gives cause for un
easiness. Not only is the appearance of such
an editorial disturbing, but it is not a happy
prospect that it might have have been deter
mined by one who is a confidant of the Presi
dent.
AN EDITORIAL
The Conference Sabbath Serv
ice will be conducted at the
Agudath Achim Synagogue at
8:30 o’clock, followed by a Recep
tion in the vestry rooms of the
Synagogue. The pulpit will be
occupied by Paul Friedman, na
tional president of U.S.Y. A Kid
dush-Luncheon is scheduled at
the Alliance.
The seminars on Saturday af
ternoon will deal with the follow
ing important subjects: "Conserv
ative Judaism," "Jewish Youth in
America." "Ritual Observance."
On Saturday evening, a Dinner-
Dance will be held at the General
Oglethorpe Hotel. The sessions on
Sunday will be followed by a
Joint Conference Luncheon with
the United Synagogue Conven
tion delegates at one o'clock.
Abe Tenenbaum, chairman of
the Regional and local Youth
Commission, is in charge of all
arrangements. The following
committees have been appointed
by the Savannah U. S. Y.:
General Chairman. Arnold Ten
enbaum; Co-chairman, Jack Lou
za; Registration: Chairman, Joyce
Alpern Co-chairmen. Sheila
Brooks, Sanford Richman; Hous
ing: Co-chairmen, Carol Sherman.
Arnold Tenenbaum; Transporta
tion: Chairman, Carol Sherman—
Co-chairman, Philip Haysman;
Publicity: Co-chairmen, Esther
Kronstadt, Marcia Rosen; Dating:
Chairman, Barbara Tenenbaum—
Co-chairmen, Rebecca Marcus.
Stanley Karsman; Host: Chair
man, Abraham Rubin—Co-chair
man, Nancy Passink; Recreation:
Chairman, Harriet Rosen —Co-
chairman, Jules Homans.
The Youth Commission is com
prised of adult representatives of
the various congregations in four
southeastern states. Synagogues
in the following cities are repre
sented: Columbus, Atlanta, Ma
con and Savannah, Ga.; Charles
ton, S. C.; Mobile and Birming
ham, Ala.; and Jacksonville, Day
tona Beach, West Palm Beach,
Miami, Miami Beach, Hollywood,
Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland
and Gainesville, Fla.
Nationwide Tribute
to the Synagogue
to be Observed
NEW YORK Rabbi Simon G.
Kramer, president of the Syna
gogue Council of America, has
announced that preparations for '
the nation-wide observance of the
Synagogue Council Sabbath have
been completed.
Highlighting the observance,
which is to take place on Adar
27 (March 14th), will be a num
ber of significant activities whose
purpose is to point up the pre
eminent place of the synagogue
in all aspects of internal Jewish
and interfaith work.
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