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The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06
Southern Jewry Anl0ng First Pioneers

to the national government. 1t now stands in the
Capitol
Florida and Louisiana were the first states to
send Jews to the U. S. Senate. Judah P. Benjamin
the Senator from Louisiana became the right hand
of Jefferson Davis In his early days. Benjamin
had been a critic of slavery. He wrote series of
articles in De Bows Magazine, leading Southern
periodical of tie time in which he argued that
slavery was uMeconomical for the South. When his
state seeded, however, Benjamin went along In
the U. S. Senate, Benjamin and Davis had crossed
words and almost crossed swords. Benjamin, in
fact challenged Davis to duel but friends inter-
vened and peace restored. The one-time
enemies became warm friends. When the Confed-
ercy was established, jefferson Davis appointed
Benjamin to his cabinet
During the Civil War, Jewish soldier from
Richmond applied for furlough to attend religious
services at Richmond His application was returned
by the commanding officer with the following en-
dorsementS.
"Disapproved. If such applications are to be
granted, the whole army would become Jews or
Shaking Quakers."
However, that was not the end of it. The mat
ter came before General Lee himself and he made
the following endorsement.
Approved and respectfully returned to Captain
with the advice that he should always respect the
religious views and feelings of others"
surprisingly large number of eminent Jewish
families hail from the South. Oscar Straus and his
brother, Nathan, spent their childhood in Georgia
The father of Governor Lehman lived in Alabama.
DR.. Simon Baruch father of Bernard Baruch was
a surgeon in the Confederate army, the Brandeis
family had its American roots in Kentucky, Ochs
of the New York Times came from Chattanooga
When was child in Georgia, the chief of po-
lice of Savannah, Ga, was for many years, a Jew.
When the cops are with you, who can be against
you?
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06
Jew Elected Mayor
Of Dublin, ireland

A member of B'nai Birth has
been elected Lord Mayor of Dub
lin. He. is Robert Briscoe, who
helped found Dublin Lodge, No.
1889, two years ago, and is a men,
Der of its executive committee.
Mr.. Briscoe is the first Jew to
hold office of Lord Mayor of
Dublin.
In a letter congratulating him
on his election, Philip M. Klutz-
nick, president of B'nai Birth,
said that his election "is a tribute
to your personal courage and zeal,
as well as your patrolic military
and civil service. to your country.
It is a striking manifestation of
the democratic spirit that accepts
differences in religion and cul-
ture, and indeed finds in them a
common motivation for helping
humanity"
Born in Dublin in 1894, the new
Lord Mayor served in the Irish
Republican Army from 1917-24.
Since 1927 he has been the first
and only Jewish member of the
Irish Parliament. Since 1928 he
has been the only Jewish mem
ber of the Corporation of Dublin,
the city's governing body.
The Dublin Lodge of B'nai
Birth is one of 1850 mems lodges
and women's chapters located in
35 countries of the free world.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06

1882. The father of Methodism John Wesley who
visited Georgia in those beginning days seemed to
be very favorably impressed by the Jewish settlers
The first male child born in the colony-excluding
the Indians of course-was jewish The "bris" of
Philip Minis was one event which must have
attracted attention among all the settlers of that
colony 1t was the first natural increment of their
population.
Georgia the first state to elect a Jew
David Emanuel-as Governor. He fought in the
Revolutionary War and was captured by the Brit
ish. He was condemned to be hanged, but escaped.
His escape proves the power of prayer. He and
another Georgia patriot were permitted few
moments for prayer before the moose was to be
put around their necks. AS the British turned
aside to permit them to pray, Emanuel jumped on
a horse and fled.
Thomas Jefferson, Southerner, was the first
President to consider the naming of Jew to his
cabinet although he was dissuaded from it by AL
bert Gallatin not on religious racial grounds).
We owe the preservation of Monticello to Commo-
dore Uriah P. Levy. After Jeffersons death, when
the estate was the verge of being broken up
and sold as just so many real estate parcels, Com
modore .Levy bought it and kept it intact 1t was
Commodore Levy who, at his own expense, had
executed statue of Jefferson which he presented
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06

about the Administrations re-
fusal to provide arms to Israel to
offset Communist arms shipments
to the Arabs.
Bernard Katzen. of New York.
is head of the COP. Jewish Sec
tion. He agreed to convey critic
ism of the Administrations policy
to higher authorities in the party.
He sought. however. TO explain
the State Departments refusal to
act on the arms question. Mr..
Katzen credited Secretary of State
Dulles With stopping the Berna-
dotte plan. cited U. S. economic
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06

Abraham Kuzsekl, 70, who He'd
from Communist Poland in 1850
TO find surviving members of
his family In a German DIP
camp, 10 shown arriving, in the
winter Of his life, with his
granddaughter, Sarah, 8, at the
New York Shelter Of United
Has Service, the Jewish inter.
national migration agency,
after their trip by plane from
Munich, Germany. They reach.
ed the y. S., along with Mr..
kuzeeki's son and daughter-in.
law and three other grandchil.
dren, with the aid Of United
tilaS, and will take up a new
and happier life with relatives
In Kansas City, Mo:
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06

aid to Israel. and suggested that
Dulles was seeing to it that Israel
got arms from other western ma
tions.
But Mr.. Katzen's approach was
challenged by others convinced
that the United States should
share responsibility by selling at
least a small quantity of jet
planes or similar modern arms to
Israel. Doubt was indicated as to
whether Israels arms needs would
really be met without firmer ac-
ton by the State Department
A Cairo broadcast of June 9
came to the attention of some
Republican critics of Dulles eva
sive attitude. The Egyptian Home
Service said Whether America
gives planes and arms to Israel
directly or delivers these planes
alternately via France and Can
ada. our view toward America
would not change"
The meeting was addressed by
a Jewish Republican official in
the field of foreign affairs. He said
that in considering State Depart
ment policy the question should
be asked if action is not effective
ly calculated to prevent World
War III. He posed a question of
whether U. S. arms supplies to
Israel might set off a world con-
flagration. Current policy was
generally portrayed in favorable
light. When he concluded, a par
ticipant arose and demanded to
know if the speaker represented
the anti-Zionist American Coun-
Gil for Judaism" Most of the audi
ence, however, felt that while he
presented an apologize for Dulles
arms policy, he could not be fairly
accused of A. c. J. views.
Another speaker. an active
Zionist. took the State Depart
ment to task for failing to arm
Israel. He charged that the United
States was supporting The har-
ems" of Arabian King Ibn Saud.
Rep. Hugh Scott, Philadelphia
Republican, reported on efforts to
persuade Mr.. Dulles to allow Is
rael the means of self-defense.
Rep. Scott, former Republican
National Committee chairman,
heads a group of 81 Republican
Congressman favoring arms for
Israel. It was the hope of Rep.
Scott that Republican campaign
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06
by DAVID SCHWARTZ
copyright. 1885, Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)

Jews first came to New York or
New Amsterdam, as it was origi-
nally called, back in 1854. That's
pretty early, but still its 80 years
after the Pilgrims landed in Mass
achusetts. There is one section of
the country, however, in which
they were part of the first pio-
neers. Jews were among the origi-
nal settlers when Georgia was
founded by General Oglethorpe in
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06
Jewish Republicans
Critical Of Dulles
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
Copyright. 1885, Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Incl


Sharp differences over the Administrations
failure to act on the Israel application domi-
mated recent meeting of Republicans of Jewish
faith.
The Jewish branch of the "ethnic division" of
the Republican National Committee convened at
the Willard Hotel here Its purpose was to discuss
issues of special Jewish interest and lines of appeal
to be made to voters. It not intended that the
meeting be taken over by heated debate of the
Israel arms question. But one participant later
estimated that '90 to 95 percent" of the talk was
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-07-06
PLAIN TALK.
FOR DOCTORS
By ALFRED SEGAL

EOH OOCTOHS
My friend Mr.. Gimmel comes
up to me with long cardboard
cylinder which. as it turns out.
contained a handsomely printed
scroll.
(Mr. Gimmel lately has been
bringing me matters to write
about this and then, again,
that. His name really isn't Gim-
mel; as he. says, "You might as
well call me Daled; only so you
never use my right name. I have
no use for publicity for myself.")
Renewing the scroll from its
container. he says. "Segal. this is
what you might call prescription
for doctors. They're constantly
handing out prescriptions to you
and me. so let's hand them one.
IFS by that famous Jewish doctor.
Amatus Lusitanus. and is good
medicine for doctors"
Doctors, as / happen to know,
are Mr.. Gimmel's favorite whip
ping boys, you might say. In mo-
ments when, for the time being,
he has exhausted philosophy, re-
ligion and politics he takes up
doctors; particularly on days after
the mails have brought him a doc
tors bill. l myself, of course, tell
him we should be thankful for
doctors; the way guy begins to
feel better the moment the doctor
comes to his bedside and takes
hold of his wrist.)
why should a doctor need a
prescription" asked Gimmel.
"A doctor can well write his own.
and who are you and I TO hand
out prescription TO anyone. least
of all a doctor?"
Impatiently Mr.. Gimmel unrolls
the scroll please read" he
says. Across the top the title is
printed: "Oath of Amatus Lusi-
tanus";; at the bottom it reads:
Courtesy of the American Jew
ish Archives. Jacob R. Marcus, Di-
rector, on the Cincinnati campus
of Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion-Nelson
Glueck, President"
But who is Lusitanus?" I ask
and for reply Gimmel points to
footnote th at reads: "Amatus
Lusitanus Juan Rodrigo de Cas-
tel-Branco) was a Portuguese
Jewish physician and scientist
who fled from his native country
to escape the 1nquisition. He was
called in as a consultant during
the illness of Pope julius III.
Amatus died in 1868. The above
oath was originally published in
Latin. at the end of the sixth vol
ume of his Centuriae Florence
l55l.)"
"Read all of it the whole
prescription" Mr.. Gimmel keeps
urging. So I read as DIR. Amatus
Lusitanus wrote it: 81 swear by
the Eternal God and by His ten
most holy commandments that
/ have never at any time done
anything in these my treatments
save what inviolate faith handed
down to posterity; that I have
never feigned anything, added
nothing or changed anything for
the sake of gain; that / have al
icontinued on Page 81
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Work Under Wuy
On Atom Reuctor

MONROE, Mich, Aug. 8 (P).-
Despite criticism from some
Government quarters, ground
was broken yesterday for con-
struction of the worlds first
privately owned atomic fast
breeder" type power plant.
The $54 million experimental
reactor is being built by a group
of II utility and manufacturing
enterprises called the Power Re-
actor Development Co.
The plant was named after
the late DR.. Enrico Ferni, famed
Italian-American physicist who
first experimental in the use of
the atom as a peaceful source Of
energy.
Earlier. the Atomic Energy
Commissions Safeguard Com
mittee reported that the group
did not outline safety measures
sufficiently when it asked ap-
proval. The Acc gave permis-
sion to go ahead with conStruc-
ton, but said the safety mea-
Sures must be fully tested before
operation
The group said it had taken
every precautionary measure, al
though they were not outlined
to the Acc.
1t is expected to be completed
within four years.
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Poznon Riots Bring
Pledge for Reform

VIENNA, Aug. 9 (P.-Radio
Warsaw reported today that Ed
ward Ochab, chief of the ruling
Polish Communist Party, prom
Used workers at Poznan that
"the party and government are
striving to raise living standards
of the people as quickly as pos
Sible."
Ochab repeatedly spoke to
workers at Poznan's Zispo works,
where the bloody June %
INSTRUMENTATION" strikes and
demonstrations began. He said
the Communist party had
drawn the necessary conse-
quences from the Poznan strikes
and made necessary decisions to
aid the workers"
Radio Warsaw claimed, how
ever. that the Zispo workers ION
their part acknowledged that the
street riots which followed the
strike were unjustified, that they
damaged Poland and gave hostile
elements the opportunity for
provocations."
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Ernest Petersen, S., Artist
And DC. Paint Contractor

Ernest Petersen, SIS, an artist
and contractor who recently
presented a portrait of DR.. Will
liam M. Mann to the Zoo super
intendent, died yesterday at
Providence Hospital of cancer.
He had been i'll four months.
Mr.. Petersen was born in
England but spent his early life
in Denmark. He came to the
United States 80 years ago and
lived in Baltimore.
A graduate of the Corcoran
School of Art, Mr.. Petersen had
been a sign painter. commercial
artist and paint contractor in
Washington for about Is years.
He operated his business from
his home at 6514 Forty first ave-
nue.. University Park, Md.
In March. Mr.. Petersen pre-
sented DR.. Mann a portrait he
did in oil in 1884 from a pre-1921
photograph of the zoo director
The artist had the painting
along with some other canvases
in his basement.
Mr.. Petersen was formerly
president and vice president of
the local sign painters union.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Margaret E. Klank; a
daughter, Mrs. H. G. Ray, Fair
fax, Va; his mother, Mrs. Cath
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09
Thomas J. Rout, 81, Dies;
World Traveller, Writer

Thomas Jefferson Rout. 80,
who had a hobby of travelling and
had been everywhere except the
North and South Poles, died yes
terday at Washington Sanitar-
ium the day after his 82d birth
day anniversary. He was in the
hospital two weeks.
BY profession, Mr.. Rout was
an engineer. He was the first
civilian engineer to be a light
house inspector, according to his
family. Mr.. Rout was first a
mechanical craftsman in the
Treasury Department and then
he was with the Lighthouse
Board. He retired some IS years
ago as superintendent of the
fifth district of Lighthouse Serv-
ice at Philadelphia to travel.
His wife was the late Blanche
Rout. He had made several
trips around the world and from
his travels he gathered informa-
ton for newspaper columns on
Oddities in Strange Lands" and
Some Facts" Most of his COL
umnS appeared in Eastern Shore
newspapers in Maryland. but he
also wrote for magazines.
Mr.. Rout wrote about such
things as seldom-viSited islands,
kangaroos. shrunken heads and
Chinese leper colonies. He was
an avid mountain climber and in
Switzerland, one of his favorite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09
Austin v. Main,
Former MiIkmun

Austin v. Main. So, a Thomp-
sons Dairy milkman for five
years until illness forced him
to quit on April rs, died yester.
day at Washington Sanitarium
of nephritis and complications
He lived at 66O6 Cockerill avenue
Takoma Park, Md, and had q
milk route in the Takoma Park
Silver Spring area.
Mr.. Main came to the WASH
ington area some 20 years age
from Frederick, Md. He was a
bakery salesman and then spent
II years with the old Model
Farms Dairy.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Estella Chesley; a daugh-
ter, Carol, II, of the home adj
dress; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
P. K. Main; three brothers, AL
bert, Roy and Leslie, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Howard Lockner, all
of Frederick.
Services will be held at 2 pm
Saturday at the Takoma funeral
home, 254 Carroll street NV
Burial will be in George Wash
ington Cemetery.
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countries, he would sometimes
walk 100 miles with a pack on
his back.
Mr.. Rout once told his brother,
John c. Rout, with whom he
lived at the Dorchester House,
that his most trying experience
was in the inlands of China
where he went to see a leper
colony. It was necessary to
change from one portable chair
to another at the various prov
ince boundaries. Once, the chair
carriers acted as if they were
going to kill him until he gave
them all the money he had and
then turned his pockets inside
out to prove he wasn't keeping
any.
Mr.. Rout was born and edu-
Gated in Washington and also
had home in LeweS, Del.
His brother John supervised
the making of steel plates for
all United States bonds, cur
rency and stamps at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing before
he retired. Another brother,
Charlton B. Rout, with whom
Thomas Rout made many of
his trips, now lives in Del Mar,
Calf.
Requiem mass was offered to-
day at st. Paul'S Catholic
Church, Fifteenth and v streets
NV. with burial in Mount
OliVet Cemetery
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automobile repair shop anc
gasoline station at 1900 King
street. The business f1ourisheo
and. in 1925, the two mer
established an agency for Oak
land automobiles. The following
year they switched to handling
Pontiacs. In 1888, they founded
Temple Motors, a Buick dealer
ship.
Seven years ago, the Capora-
lettis built a new shop at 1912
Diagonal road, the present loca-
ton of the agency.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Capora-
letti is survived by two sons
Louis Caporaletti of 1877 Long
view drive, Alexandria, and Lee
of the Myrtle street address: two
daughters, Mrs. Gordon L. Her.
rell. 1416 Masonville drive, Falls
Church, and Mrs. Margaret ALL
man, 1706 Commonwealth ave-
nue., Alexandria. and five grand
children.
Mass will be sung at 10 am
Saturday in St-Mary's Church
80 Duke street, Alexandria
Burial will be in Mount Comfort
Cemetery. Arrangements will be
m a de by the Cunningham
funeral home, Cameron and
North Alfred streets, Alexandra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09
Cast CoporoIetti, Pioneer Taxi
Operator and Auto Dealer

Cast Caporaletti, So, CO.
founder and half owner of the
Temple Motor Co. in Alexandra,
died Unexpectedly yesterday at
his home.
He and his wife Hazel lived
at 80 West Myrtle street,
Alexandria.
Mr.. Caporaletti, a resident of
Northern Virginia since 1911, the
year he came to the United States
from Montepagano, Italy, as a
Il7-year-old, worked his way up
in the local automobile field from
boiler fireman at an Alexandria
chemical firm.
His first job in this country
was with the Alexandria Agricul-
tural Chemical Co.. where he
worked for two years.
He saved his money and. in
1913, established a taxcab service,
which eventually led him to au-
tomobile dealerships.
BY 1917, Mr.. Caporaletti had
expanded his cab business to
Include regular runs from Fort
Belvoir to Alexandria, a feat in
those days. He soon became we'll
known throughout Northern Vir-
Iginia.
In 1921. he and a cousin.
Joseph Caporaletti, opened an
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Comdr. Wallace lived in Flor
ida and then came to Washing
ton in 1889. He went back into
active service during World War
II and was on duty at the Naval
Gun Factory, retiring again in
1916.
Comdr. Wallace was a member
of the Army Navy Club and the
Naval Athletic Association.
He was married 80 years ago
to the former May Berry of New
port, R. I.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by son, j. Berry Wallace,
$3.50 Partridge lane NV; two
brothers and two sisters, George
w. Wallace, Eastern Shore, Md;
Thomas Wallace and Mrs. Sam
uel Baston, both of Warrensburg,
Mo-; Mrs. Frank Pelsor, Colorado
Springs. Colo, and a grandson.
Services will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow at Fort Myer Chapel.
Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
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r. B. Wheeler, 80,
Federal EmpIoye
For 80 Years

Richard B. Wheeler, 80, a life
long Washington resident and
retired Government employee of
80 years service, died yesterday
Iat Mount Alto Hospital of a
heart attack. He lived at 1924
IS street Sc.
Mr.. Wheeler worked for the
Railway Express. the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing and was
"a guard at the Treasury's dis
bursting Office when he retired
in 1916.
A Spanish American War
veteran, he was past commander
of George Dewey Camp No. 7 of
the United Spanish War
Veterans.
Survivors are his widow, Mary
L; a son. Warren Landover
Hills. Md; daughter. Mrs.
Marguerite Grub, Lanham, Md. /:
two stepdaughters, Mrs. Mar
jorie Dixon, 2541 Thirty-sixth
street Sc. and Mrs. Jessie
Thomas, 4721 Third place NV:
a sister, Miss Eta Wheeler, 1850
Mills avenue NE. and seven
grandchildren.
Services will be held at / pm.
Monday at the Lee funeral home,
Fourth street and Massachusetts
avenue NE. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
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j. R. Grinsteud.
u. S. Worker
For46 Years

John r. Grinstead, IA, retired
General Accounting Office en-
ploye, died Tuesday at District
General Hospital of uremia. He
lived at 370l Morrison street NV
Mr.. Grinstead spent As years
in the Government, beginning
with the postal accounts division
of the Post Office Department
He was in an administrative ca
pacity of the reconciliation ano
clearance division of the GAO
when he retired in 1852.
A native of SCOTS County
Mo-, Mr.. Grinstead was gradu-
ated from Quincy GILL; Business
College and Georgetown Uni
versity Law School. He came tc
Washington in 1905.
Mr.. Grinstead was a member
of Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. the Chevy Chase Citi-
zenS' Association and the Fos-
sils.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs
Marjorie G. Krohn, Plainfield
N j.; a brother and sister in
Memphis. Mo, and three grand
children. His wife, Mrs. Nellie
Dom Grinstead, died in March
Services will be held at 2 pm
tomorrow at the Chevy Chase
funeral home, 5103 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Burial will be ir
Rock Greek Cemetery.
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Comdr. William O. Wallace,
Retired From Navy in 1916

Retired Navy Comdr. William
o. Wallace, 70, whose last duty
was with the General Court
Martial Board at the Naval Gun
Factory here, died yesterday in
his sleep at his home. 300
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Comdr. Wallace was born in
Warrensburg. MO. of a family
that originally came from Mary
land. He was graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1907 and
later was a mathematics instruc-
tor there.
He had served in China and
with the special service squad
ron in Panama and aboard the
battleships Oklahoma and Ar
kansas. He had also been sta
toned at the Naval Observatory
and Navy Department here. He
commanded a destroyer squad
ron on the West Coast and then
was with the Third Naval Dis
trict in New York before he re-
tired in 1885.