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The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-10-26
UNITED ASEIKENAZIC
COMMUNITY TO BE STARTED
IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, GTA) = A
united Ashkenazic community
will be proclaimed here on Janu-
ary 1, 1857, following months of
negotiation among representa-
tives of all parties within the
community.
A declaration of principles for
the newly organized community
has already been signed. Basis for
the new organization will be the
already-existing communal group
known as 'Nidche Israeli" which
will be broadened to include rep
resentation for all groups not pre-
viously included. Included among
those who have been accepted the
new understanding are ZioniSts,
Bundists, religious groups and un-
affiliated persons.
The new community's budget
will provide for all educational,
relief and communal organiza-
tions within the Ashkenazic Sec
tor of the Mexican Jewish COM
munity. The budget for 1857 will
involve an estimated three mil
lion pesos.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-10-26

Solomon. removed from the Holy
Ark Sacred Scroll. on which are
written in Hebrew the first five
books of Moses-Genesis. Exodus.
Leviticus. Numbers and Deuter-
onomY.
Solomon gave the scroll to
Billy, thus showing the transmits
sion of parental devotion and love
of his faith to his son. SYMBOL
cally, it is the transferral of the
law of God from generation to
generation.
After the affirmation Of faith.
which is simply. Hear. O. Israel.
the Lord our God. the Lord is
one." the Sacred Scroll was
placed on the reading table.
The crown, breastplate and
pointer were removed from the
scroll and the scroll was rolled to
the appointed reading place.
Billy then read the real
Torah." as he had explained it be-
forehand.
This is harder to read than the
readings of the prayerbook be-
cause the Hebrew of this original
scroll of the congregation was
hand written in Israel 800 to 400
years ago. It is written with only
the consonants of each word.
Vowels were omitted in the old
style of Hebrew writing.
Using the silver pointer to fol-
low the Hebrew text. Billy read
from one of the two original
scrolls brought TO Charleston
from Spain OF Portugal by one of
the Beth Elohim founders.
Reading in Hebrew from Deu-
teronomy 26, he said, "This day
the Lord thy God hath command
ed thee to do these statutes and
judgments: thou shalt therefore
keep and do them with all thine
heart, and with all thy soul !"
After reading the Torah. Billy
gave his own original speech
his own thoughts on the Bar
Mitzvah occasion.
He pledged himself to hasten
the Messianic Day, when justice,
peace and kindness shall reign
for all men.
Being a Bar Mitzvah means
that have taken a stride in the
goal of being a man-with the
help of my parents. grandparents.
sisters. the rabbi. teachers and
friends. have always been able
to count on the help of God. just
as our ancestors were conscious
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-10-26

Of Gods help in going to the Holy
Land.
"Jews of America are especially
fortunate that their lot fell in this
land.
Il thank God that I was born
in America. thank God that !
was born a Jew and have a reli-
gion of which can be so proud.
I thank God that Israel is once
again a homeland" he said.
He enumerated the standards
by which he hopes to live: "Hu-
mility, friendship, clean living,
honor, respect, comradeship, fair
play and loyalty"
Then he turned towards the
Holy Ark and gave thanks to God
for his parents. grandmother.
grandfather. sisters. rabbi. teach
ers. country and religion.
After his speech, he was pre-
sented his certificate of promo
ton in religious school, and was
given a Bible and prayerbook by
Jack Patla, president of the con-
gregation, and Harold Baumrind,
vice president.
After Rabbi Tarshish spoke a
few words TO Billy about his char
acter. goals and aspirations. the
Bar Mitzvah received the tradi-
tional blessing.
MAY the Lord bless you and
keep you. May the Lord lift up
His countenance upon you and
be gracious unto you. May the
Lord cause His presence to go
with you and grant you health
and strength, growth and peace"
The service. for which the Bar
Mitzvah had practiced weekly
and twice-weeklY for months.
came to a close.
Billy had now entered into a
new life in his congregation. He
had conducted the first of seven
Bar Mitzvah's to be conducted in
the next few weeks by young men
of Beth Elohim.
The weekend of Bar Mitzvah
is one of happy celebration for
Billy and his family. Last night
his family and friends who had
come from out of town to attend
the Bar Mitzvah had dinner to-
gether. Tonight. his parents are
entertaining at a party for the
adults and tomorrow a dance for
BillY's young friends will be held
at Beth Elohim Tabernacle.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-10-26

Years OF training and study pre-
pared him for the day when he
would be 13-and would become
"of age" in the Jewish church.
He conducted the regular Sab
bath service in Beth Elohim,
showing that he is now giving
more mature adult devotion to his
faith and the commandments of
God.
The traditional Bar Mitzvah
service is a 2,OO0-year-old cere-
mony.
When a Jewish youth becomes
a Bar Mitzvah. he assumes more
responsibility and has more privi-
leges. than before. He is counted
religiouslY as an adult" Rabbi
Allan Tarshish said.
For several years, in addition
to his regular religious school
work, he has studied the customs
and meaning of the Hebrew faith,
and has prepared to conduct the
whole of or a major part of the
service" Rabbi Tarshish said.
Different congregations vary.
but at Beth Elohim the Bar Mitz-
yah conducts the whole service
in Hebrew and in English. He is
rabbi for a day" he said.
"The service is really beautiful
with all the special choir music"
Billy said enthusiastically before
the service began.
Loving Father. hear US as we
call unto Thee" Billy opened the
Sabbath service.
Thy word is lamp unto my
feet and a light unto my path"
he continued, giving the Hebrew
and English translations.
Being a son Of the command
ment. he read expressivelY. Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart. with all thy soul.
and with all thy might. And these
words, which command thee
this day. shall be upon thy heart.
Thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children -"
He conducted smoothly the re-
sponsive readings for the service,
the fourth Sabbath in the month.
In a moving part of the cere-
monY. BillY's father. Walter A.
The Southern Jewish weekly., 1956-10-26
ABar Mitzvah
In Charleston

EDITORS Note: This article
IN Charleston that be widely
readers throughout the Southeast The reprinted
Charleston Evening Postl
Billy Solomon of C.. became Bar Mitzvah-a
Of the commandment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Fine Points Replace Basic Issues

labor vote, the Negro vote. the
business vote, the vote Of those
who have favorite nations
abroad-the votes of the or
ganized. They. today, are the
real parties, the issue between
them being who gets the most
noses in the troughs of the
big handouts.
If you don't belong to any
of these, you hardly count.
The little farmer. the small
businessman, the self-em-
ployed professional or any in
dividual as such, even If he
has considerable personal in
fuence, can only calculate
which party is likely to leave
him the more money in his
pocket or till, and the bets
are about even.
How artificial the party
lines are becomes apparent if
one asks oneself who, regard
: less of party. would be the
best vice presidential candi-
date most likely. in case of
necessity. to carry on the pol
icies of Mr.. Eisenhower. Who
most closely shares his posi-
ton toward the various pres
sure and regional groups? Is
it not the candidate for the
Democratic nomination, Mr..
Stevenson? 1t is an impossible
ity, and therefore absurd, but
is it absurd in reason? Presi-
dent Eisenhower's politics are
undoubtedly closer to those of
Mr.. Stevenson than they are to
those, say. of Senator Know
land. Mr.. Stevenson's bent Of
mind is closer to that of Mr..
Eisenhower than to that of
Senator Kefauver or Governor
Hartman.
1t seems to me, at least,
that this is true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
Eisenhower Could Be Defeated

lican. AS for Pennsylvania, it
elected a Democratic governor
last time by reason Of the
Democratic strength in Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia and the
fall of of the regular Repub-
hcan vote in the other parts of
the State. Michigan told the
same story in the senatorial
race in 1954-with Detroit in
creasing the De mocratic
strength and the rest of the
State showing a big stay-at-
home total of regular Repub-
licanS.
Whichever way the Republic
can strategists may look at the
picture they find plenty of
trouble spots. There is, for
example, danger in New York
State with its As electoral
votes. Senator Ives, Republic
can, who had won by a major
ity of 1,332,198 in 1852 lost by
Hips as a gubernatorial can
didate in November 1854. This
was due to OBJECTIONS of regu-
lar Republicans who were re-
sentful over the way Senator
Mccarthy was opposed by the
Eisenhower administration as
indicated in the turnover of
Queens County, which had
given Senator Ives a big ma
jority in 1852 and had rolled
up Republican majorities con-
sistently for Republican can
didates in previous years.
Plainly the Republican man
ayers will have to figure out
a way to get a united party
and a ticket that will per-
suade Republicans to go to the
polls in 1856. They should be
worrying far less about what
will attract cleft wing" Demo-
Gratis and more about winning
back regular Republicans. AS
one prominent Republican
Senator put it to this CORE
spondent the other day: For
every Democrat supposedly at
tracted by deserving Nixon. we
will lose two regular Republ-
cans who will stay at home"
Reproduction Rishts Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12

For good reasons. or because
of wishful thinking. the linn
itation of arms parley OPEN
ing in London March 10 is
considered in Washington as
likely to be ''epochal" and pro-
duce substantial results.
These views, guardedly ex-
pressed by high officials, are
based on allegedly optimistic
reports from Ambassador
Charles Bohlen. who is in
closer contact with the Krem-
lin than any other American
Ambassador since the start OF
the cold war.
Mr.. Bohlen is said to have
informed Washington that the
Soviets are in a good mood
and prepared to accept some
give-and-take proposition
provided, of course, the take"
is bigger than the give"
President Eisenhower's Sec
rotary for disarmament, Har-
old Stassen. has worked for
many months on a plan which
he believes may be acceptable
to the Reds. In preparing it
he had to override many OBJ
jections of the armed services
chiefs. Civilian planners say
military men are too Subjec-
tive and are not able to see the
long-range advantage OF
agreements which would give
the world a breathing spell.
MIR. StasSen also is said to
be actively interested in re-
placing Vice President Nixon
on the Eisenhower ticket. A
successful end to the London
parley would boom his polit-
ical stock. His supporters. par
ticularly those in high BUSH
ness circles in. New York who
have a good knowledge Of how
to handle publicity, believe
that he could become a strong
contender for the vice presi-
dency if he returns from Lon
don with even make-believe
agreements.
The men in the Kremlin are
playing the peace and CO.
existence music now for all
it is worth. They feel they
have a majority of the Western
alliance nations in their pock-
ct. Communism and/or neu-
tralism has taken deep root
all over Europe. 1t has spread
from the usual Communist
masses people in labor
unions and political opportu-
nists) to big industrialists,
bankers and businessmen, who
are more interested in profits
than politics. These people,
like the German tycoons who
supported Hitler and Naziism,
no longer SIC any harm in
close cooperation with the
USSR, regardless of what the
final effect of this co-exist-
ence may be. They describe
Russia as being in period
of transition" which will lead
eventually, according to their
appraisal, to her becoming a
modified capitalist country.
The neutralistS say that If
America were only to let Sleep
ing dogs lie, cease talking about
pushing the Red boundaries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
Army 10 Draft
$4,000 in May

The Army plans to ask Selec-
tive Service for $4,000 men in
IMay-the highest monthly draft
call by any service in IA months.
The April call is for 5000.
This is the same number as the
previous three months.
The Army must increase its
draft call in May in order to
round up the fiscal year at ap-
Iproximately the proper level of
| / ,034,300 officers and enlisted
personnel, as of June 80, and
to make allowances for enlist
Iments and re-enlistmentS.
During last November and
December and again in March,
the Navy drafted 10000 men
each month. However, it has
stopped asking for inductees and
does not plan to do so in May
It's enlistments and re-enliSt-
ments have shown a gain.
Personnel officers have diff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
The Coming Farley in London

loudly demanding a settlement
of the Formosan affair. That
is to say. the liquidation of the
Chinese Nationalist govern
ment. But this will not pre-
clude the Kremlin, it is be-
lieved here. from instructing
its representatives at the
Forthcoming London confer
ence 70 yield on minor dis
armament matters, including
even the much-talked-of air
inspections, if such steps could
allay the fears and suspicious
of the American people.
AS in Britain, France. Ger
many and Italy, a number Of
important American indus
trialists and bankers are in
terested in the so-called
"bottomless" markets and bust
ness possibilities extending
from the Elbe River to the
Pacific.
If the USSR gives only the
appearance of making con-
cessions-which she never did
in the passive may well be
faced with a demand that we
let by-gones be by-gones in the
hope of an indefinite era Of
peace and prosperity. We AL
ready hear rumblings such as,
"Why bother with the mort
bund Nationalist government
in Formosa? Very soon we and
less than a handful of friendly
nations will be the only ones
not recognizing the Peiping
regime. Let's get it over and
extend our hands to the Chi
nese Communists. particularly
now that the United Nations
is willing to make FormoSa
into a trusteeship. This would
give us the necessary strategic
bases in the Pacific"
These rumbilngs may be-
come louder if the Russians
extend as much as the tip
of their little finger at the
London conference,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12

votes cast for Republican as
against Democratic members
of the House of Representa-
tives in those five States was
considerable.
There is a substantial Segre-
gationist sentiment in the
border" States of Oklahoma.
Missouri and Maryland. and
this can be expected to wipe
out the Republican margin of
1852. Already, in the 1854
election, Republican strength
showed a drop off in these as
well as in four other Northern
States which together COM
prise the total of 100 electoral
votes. Here is a table which
shows the percentage Of the
total vote gotten in these seven
doubtful States by the Repub-
licans for seats in the House
in 1854 as compared with the
congressional vote in 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12

Guilty in predicting how many
will volunteer for the services
and how many veterans will de-
eide to remain in uniform. Draft
calls must be adjusted accord
ingly.
The experience has been that
higher draft calls mean more
numbers of volunteers. How
ever, even this cannot be pre-
dicted with too much accuracy.
A recent example of this un-
predictability was Defense Secre-
tary wilson announcement
early this year that he was con-
sidering releasing quotas of 100,-
600 soldiers six months early in
order to bolster the Army's re-
serve force. Draft calls would
have been doubled under that
program.
But last week he said: ut
doesn't look like that is going to
be necessary now"
The number of young men
signing up for the six months
active duty training-followed by
712 years in the organized re-
serves-has risen to more than
1000 a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
Conservative Coalition in Power

only lost on farm policy to the
President and the supposedly
unpopular Secretary of Agri-
culture, Ezra Benson, but they
lost big.
Democratic national head
quarters would welcome a
break with the President by the
Rayburn johnson leadership.
From its point of view, the
break is overdue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
DAVID LAWRENCE
Disoffection Inside G. o. p. Could Cause
Party to Lose in Seven Doubtful States

The next presidential cleo
ton looks very close. If no
more than 100000 persons out
of the 9,164.000 who voted for
Mr.. Eisenhower in 1852 in seven
doubtful States should change
their minds next November,
the Republican presidential
ticket could be defeated. 1t in
wolves a change of only about
seven and a half per cent
which can readily result from
disaffection inside the Repub-
lican Party.
This tabulation assumes that
the four Southern States with
an electoral vote of 81 which
went for Mr.. Eisenhower last
time-Texas, Florida. Tennes-
see and Virginia-will surely be
lost to the Republicans in 1856
in resentment over the >segre-
cation issue.
The reason why an Eisen-
hover majority Of 266 in the
electoral college might not de-
velop this time is that these
seven doubtful States-Min-
nesota, Missouri, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Michigan and Oklahoma
comprise 100 electoral votes
and the evidence shows they
are leaning toward the Dem
ocratic side.
When 100 are subtracted
from the 1856 electoral votes
that Mr.. Eisenhower got out
side the solid South in 1852, it
leaves only 265, which is one
less than the majority of 266
needed to elect a President.
Actually the picture for the
Republicans is even DINNER.
There are, for instance. 10
other electoral votes which also
are doubtful - Arizona, New
Mexico, Montana, Rhode Is
land and Delaware. In each of
these States the margin was
narrow in 1852. Also in the
1854 elections the drop in per-
centage points on the total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
Domestic Matters in Congress Lorqely
Governed by Bi-Porty Grouping

issues for his winning fight for
reelection in 1913. 1t could
very we'll be that Democratic
failure under its present lead
ership to draw clear lines
against the White House is the
single most important political
fact of the approaching cam
paign. The Democratic can
dldate for President will have
to create his own issues for
the most part and exploit them
as best he can.
What the gas bill veto has
done, however, is to place a
heavy strain on the Presidents
relations with the coalition.
He put it on the defensive
with respect to the gas bill
itself which it forced to pas
sage over the protests of
liberals in both parties. Then
he compounded the felony by
calling shocked attention to
the matter of congressional
campaign contributions.
The coalition had every rea-
son to expect the President to
sign the gas bill-he still says
he favors the objective and
invited Congress to come back
next year. Now it's Democratic
members are shocked and
angry and the general atmos-
phere is one of save himself
who can"
The equally divided lobby
committee was agreed upon by
the leaders of both parties. It
was all but torpedoed last week
when liberal Senate Demo-
Gratis advertised their lack of
faith in it's effectiveness. This
is another heavy blow to their
leader. Senator Lyndon john
son of Texas.
Senator Johnson's fortunes
were already deeply involved
in the gas fiasco which he
personally pushed. He had
planned to retrieve himself
with the liberals by a smash
ing victory on farm legislation
which would be helpful to
them in their campaigns.
Instead. while he struggled
with the outcome of the gas
veto, his lines faltered on farm
legislation. Democrats not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Some Leaders Think Substantial Gains
Toward Arms Curling Moy Be Achieved

back to their original lines and
let the Soviets consolidate
their present empire the world
would not have to live in the
shadow of the Red menace.
The European capitalists like
ito compare the Bolshevik revo-
luton with the French In 1888;
Stain with Napoleon (insofar
as hts imperialism is con-
cerned and the present Krem-
lin directorate with the French
political system after the reign
of King Louis Philippe.
Judging by their action, the
Soviet leaders feel strongly
that Europe won't give them
any trouble and that it is ready
to cooperate, even at the price
of losing some of the liberties
for which it fought in the
1889 and 1848 revolutions.
But it is the United States
which must now be neutralized.
There are good reasons to be-
lieve that the Soviet general
staff is not as confident as it
is pictured that it can defeat
this country. 1t is quite likely
that the much ballyhooed
Red progress in developing
nuclear weapons is not yet ca
pable of challenging Americas
might.
The Kremlin, however, is
aware that the hankering for
peace is strong in the United
States and that the enormous
popularity of President Eisen-
hover is due to a great extent
to the fact that he has prom
ised peace to the people. The
Korean armiStice - which is
only a cessation of shooting
has contributed considerably
to his popularity.
Mr.. Eisenhower is on record
as having asked the Reds to
show by deeds and not mere
words that they mean to be
peaceful. For the time being, the
USSR has no immediate de-
signs for further direct con-
quests by force. 1t may be in
Strumental in causing a war
by proxy" in the Middle East.
Also because of her interest"
in Communist China, it is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12

Not only the Soviet Union
has undergone great changes.
They are occurring every
where, including this country.
One thinks of certain phases
of change in connection with
the forthcoming elections.
No doubt they will be fiercely
contested. But what will the
contest be about except over
the Presidents health? Are
there really any longer two
parties? Are the parties not,
rather, completes of senti-
mental associations, holdovers
from other days?
Great historic An eric a n
issues have been: Federal CEN
tralism versus States rights;
the role of Government in eco
nomic life: hard money and a
balanced budget versus deficit
financing and more or less il
limitable paper money; foreign
policy-whether it should be
basically nationalist and nom
interventionist or committed
to universal interventionism.
On basic questions such as
these one could have a genuine
public debate, we're there any
debaters. But there are none.
Only the States of the solid
South" still struggles for States
rights; they are almost ex-
clusively over problems arising
out Of their large colored mi
norities or, in some places,
even majoritieS.
Both parties are committed
to the maintenance of full en-
ployment with the concom-
infant Keynesian theory that