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VOL. 32 No. 2
PLAIN TALK
BY ALFRED SEGAL
300 YEARS LATER
Rabbi Sammuel M. Silver was
looking 300 years ahead into Jew
ish life of America, and' that’s
quite an order, as they say. Who
of humans can see as far as to
morrow or even the next hour?
Just off-hand I've been think
ing of some big changes in Jew
ish life even in my own life-time
which is brief enough, consider
ing a Jew's prayer for 120 years
of living; changes, that is. in in
tstitutions that everybody con
cerned could feel sure would last
forever and ever.
I think of the Jewish commun
ity of our town, settled amost
elbow to elbow in one suburban
area, with a dozen synagogues,
a Jewish hospital, a Jewish can
cer clinic, Jewish Center, and
elegant homes. Twenty-five years
ago it looked as solid as Mt. Sinai,
and as lasting, in its physical be
ing. Now it’s breaking up; its
inhabitants are scattering into
other suburbs. I wrote all about
that recently.
I think of the Reform Hebrew
College where some 75 years ago
the late prrphel of Reform, Rabbi
Isaac M. Wiss started out to edu
cate American young men for
the rabbinate; they were to be
brought up to a strictly American
outlook. No Zionism, no yearning
for ihe re-establishment of a Jew
ish state. It was believ 3d that
Reform rabbis would forever go
in the way Dr. Wise set for them;
but look at them now: The most
of them ard spiritually deep in
the idealism of the naw land of
Israel. Who knows?
Rabbi Silver is much more
courageously prophet-like than I
can be. He is editor of “American
Judaism,” a bright magazine pub
lished by the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations, New York.
In the December issue under the
heading , “The Next 300 Years;
So-o Educated Guesses,” he
writes:
v.iih so much study baing de
voted to the past during the Ter
centanary period, I began to won
der what the future would hold.
To aid in this speculation, I form
ulated 20 questions and sent them
to 430 individuals, mostly Reform
[rabbis, but also to some Conserva
tive rabbis, educators and the
[leaders of national Jewish organi
sations. I make no scientific pre
■tensions for this poll . . . My
■purpose was merely to stimulate
■thinking on a number of topics
Iwhich deserve attention."
I There was a question about a
possible union of Reform and Con
servative Judaism, and when the
■leform Hebrew Union College
BvoulcMnerge with the Conserva
tive Jewish Theological Seminary,
■he guessing on that data ranged
■rom the year 1963 to 2365.
I Another question; "In what
■ear do you think a Jew will be
■iect?d President of the United
■tales." Five guess 2 s put the dale
■uring this century; 44 put it in
st the next century; 33 gave no
ftiswer. A comment: "When an
ftrab becomes president of Is
(Continued from Page 6)
Eisenhower Sets Up New
Body To Fight Bias In
Government Employ
WASHINGTON, (JTA) Pre*
’d-mi Eisenhower named Maxwe’’
Abbell of Chicago last week t'
serve as chairman of a n«w!v
created five-m’mber committee tc
prevent discrimination in hiring
and firing procedures against Gov
ernment workers on a basis of re
ligion, race, or national origin.
The formation of the new com
mittee was announced by the
White House. A Presidential order
directed the committee to report
directly to the President. The new
unit replaces the Civil Service
Commission’s Fair Employment
Board which reported to the Com
mission.
A White House statement said
the committee to be headed by
Mr. Abbell, established at a Presi
dential level, will have incraased’
stature over the old Fair Employ
ment Board. James C. Hagerty,
White House press secretary, said
the "increased stature" would re
sult from the new group reporting
directly to Mr. Eisenhower. The
Fair Employment Board abolished
by the order was created by Presi
dent Truman in July, 1948.
Mr. Abbell is a former presi
dent of the United Synagogue of
America, central organization of
the Conservative movement, and
is vice-president of the American-
Palestine Trading Corp. He sup
ported the candidacy of Mr. Eisen
hower in the 1952 election cam
paign,. Other members of the new
committee include Archibald J.
Carey, Jr., vice-chairman; J. Ern
est Wilkins, Assistant Secratary of
Labor; W. Arthur McCoy, Civil
-ervice Commission, and Charles
Kendall, general counsel of the
Office of Defense Organization.
The executive order extends
authority to conduct investiga
tions and advise Mr. Eisenhower
on how the various Federal agen
cies conform to the non-discrimi
nation clause set forth. The ord*r
directs all Federal agency heads
to carry out the non-discrimina
ion policy within their organiza
tions, appoint an employment pol
icy officer for each Federal Agen
cy, and to report to the Presiden
tial Committee all complaints re
garding the Department's action
inder the policy and disposition
of them.
U. S. Oil Company Discovers
Deposits of Natural Gas
In Israel
TEL AVIV, (JTA) —• What may
be one of the best deposits of na
tural gas in Israel has been dis
■•overed near Petach Tikvah by
l .he Israel American Oil Company
’n the course of drilling for oil, it
was announced last W3ek.
Louis Franklin, president of the
said that if further de
posits of natural gas are found it
-nay be commercially exploitable
A significant amount of gas was
discovered at less than 530 feet
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 28. 1955
Proclaims
Z-O-A. Month
jRRSi
Mayor riayaon ourns •
of Jacksonville
Mayor Hayden Burns of Jack
sonville, who visited Israel during
the past year, has issued a pro
clamation designating ih3 month
of February, 1955 as Z. O. A.
Month. This proclamation was
presented to Cantor Abraham
Marion, president of the Jackson
ville Zionist District this week
with appropriate ceremonies. The
proclamation calls for mast en
rollment in the Zionist Organiza
tion of America so as to increase
the ranks of Ihe supporters of Is
rael. Similar proclamations by
state and city officials throughout
the nation are scheduled to he
issued in major communities
throughout the countrv. M*»vo
Burns has delivered a number of
interesting talks concerning h.t
trip lo ihe Middle East and has
hailed the achievements of fh'
new state of Israel as a bastion of
democracy and progress.
Florida Authorities
Study Legal Action
Against Anti-Semites
TALLAHASSEE, (JTA)—
State authorities had under
study this week the possibility
of legal action against those
responsible for distribution of
large quantities of anti-Jewish
propaganda material during
ihe inauguration of Governoi
Leßoy Collins.
While police authorities
sought to establish the identity
of those responsible for actual
distribution of the leaflets the
State legal authorities were
weighing the question of legal
proceedings under Florida’s
Anti-Anonymous Hate Litera
ture Act.
One sheet distributed in
quantities during the inaugura
tion ceremonies denounced the
new governor as a tool of the
Jews qnd warned that “Florida
is now in the hands of the
Jews —watch the wolves feed—
two years will be enough.”
Also distributed were copies of
he anti-Semitic publication.
'Common Sense” and a pamph
let, “The Coming Red Dictator
hip,” both published by Conde
McGinley.
Florida Police Seek
New Orleans Racketeer
BY JEROME WEINER
Southern Jewish Weekly Staff Writer
A state-wide man-hunt is now underway by Florida polic3 to
pprehend New Orleans Racketeer Joseph Mileger—accused of
raudulent activity by The Southern Jewish Weakly.
Isadore Moscovitz, editor of this newspaper, and for a number of
years a member of the Better Business Bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce, warns all merchants throughout the Southeast to be on
the look-out for a vicious racket, adopting a name similar lo ours
for the purposs of deceiving the public, calling itself The Southern
Jewish Post and claiming lo be a monthly publication with editorial
and business office at 1324 Richards Bldg., New Orleans 12, La., and
s printing office al 1421 s*ih Avenue North at Birmingham, Ala.
Mileger—who has duped mer
chants throughout Florida in giv
ing him money for his so-called
lewspaper by clipping their ads
eut of our publication and giving
people the false impression that
they were renewing the same ad
for this newspaper—is believed to
be in Tampa this week.
Tampa merchants are warned to
be on their guard against Mileger.
Merchants reported seeing Mile
•?er —described as in his late for
ties, of medium height, heavy set,
wearing silver-rimmed glasses,
and having a swarthy appearance
—in St. Petersburg last week.
Causing ill-will by his nefarious
practices, Mileger is wanted by
.ne police for his fraudulant ac
tivities in Ocala, DeLand, Sanford.
Orlando. Daytona Beach, New
Smyrna Beach. Si. Petersburg,
Tampa and other communities in
Florida.
Mileger was first reported prac
ticing his scheme in Ocala on No
vember 23th and 29th, soliciting
noney for Passover 1955.
He has been collecting money
from merchants and has obtained
ugned orders, records reveal, tell
ing people that the issue would
-;ome out right after th3 first of
the year. The Passover holiday
:omes at the same time as Easter
in ApriL
Evidence has been obtained by
police that Mileger received
checks from merchants made pay
able to The Southern Jewish
Weekly, and that he endorsed
them “The Southern Jewish
W eekly-Southern Jewish Post, J.
Mileger, publisher and editor.”
Mr. Moscovitz has written the
state office of the Anii-Defama-
Public Schools Religious
Teaching Stopped
MONTREAL, (JTA) Protests
by Jew's and others against reli
gious education in the public
schools of Port Colborne, Ontario
has result 3d in action by the local
authorities to halt such teaching,
ihe Canadian Jewish Congress re
ported here.
In the face of a move to bring
religious education into the
schools, the school authorities de
rided to wait for reaction from
the public. When it became obvi
jus that unanimity on religious
education would not be achieved,
the local school board requested
of the provincial authorities per
mission not to toadh religion hi
the schools.
lion League, to help pul a stop to
the spreading of ill-will in Jewish
communities by Racketeer Mile
ger. The editor of The Southern
Jewish Weekly has also written
the president of the American
Association of Anglo-J ewi s h
Newspapers, who reported to us of
a similar racket operating in
South Florida, out of New Jersey,
and which was put out of commis
sion through an injunction.
Mileger is being investigated by
postal authorities for spreading -
his illegal activities through the
mails. Post Office Inspector A. L.
P. Coggins wrote Th2 Southern
Jewish Weekly that the Post Of
fice Inspector in Charge at Fort
Worth 1, Texas, the official who
has jurisdiction over the investi
gation of alleged postal violations
by individuals and firms located
in Louisiana is looking into the
matter.
This newspaper has recaived
carbon copies of many letters in
which our advertisers throughout
the state have written The South
ern Jewish Post in New Orleans,
asking for their money back and
cancellation of any ad that may be
run in the future by Mileger's so
called monthly newspaper.
Anyone knowing of the where
abouts of Joseph Mileger is re
quested to communicate with The
South 3rn Jewish Weekly imme
diately or to call their local police
and have them check with Police
Detective Palmer of Orlando, who
has the full particulars regarding
this New Orleans Racketeer.
Those business firms who paid ,
The Southern Jewish Post, think
ing that they were renewing their
ads in this publication, are re
quested to write The Southern
Jewish Post. 1324 Richards Bldg-
New Orleans 12. La., and demand
that their money which was ob
tained under false pretenses be re
turned to them at once. Carbon
copies of such requests should be
addressed to The Southern Jewish
Weekly, P. O. Box 5538, Jackson
ville 7, Florida, so that we may
assist our advertisers in recover
ing what they paid. Business firms
being bill3d from the New Orleans
racketeers are asked to send the
bills together with the envelopes
in which they appeared to The
Southern Jewish Weekly in Jack
sonville, so that proper action may
be taken.
Your cooperation will enable us
to apprehend Mileger and put a
stop to these practices which art
creating IMm tJtiroutfiOOt the
state.
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