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C C. Aronsfeld be 80 "locked in mutual hostility" that they seemed "unlikely to join hands in a common PRELUDE TO 1980 performance", and "the Daisenberger sup­ porters, by playing up purely economic arguments and tolerating open antisemitism, The Oberammergau Passion Play have so discredited themselves that their talk of 'more devotion and piety' will hardly find The Oberammergau Passion Play due in should ban the Bible altogether; you cannot much credence". Fischer had complained of 1980 has already begun to arouse the usual blame us for what is said there". Nor is he "nothing but falsifications, distortions and •controversy preceding its performance. The worried about possible efiects on the economy personal abuse". Other Rosner supporters question whether the 120-year-old script, nov? of the village. Schwaighofer recalled that at were stated to be sceptical of any effective ^^Sarded as traditional, should be replaced by the last performance in 1970, as a result of a influence by the Church; Cardinal Ratzinger jhe strangely more enlightened version of boycott in the U.S.A., nearly 50,000 bookings— would as surely be fooled now as his pre­ i'50, was an issue of a heated local election about ten per cent—were lost and he foresees decessor. Cardinal Doepfner, had been in 1970: ^mpaign in which it easily eclipsed such disaster in 1980. Zwink likewise foresees "First they promise a revision, then, on the •"alters as proposals for a new ring road and disaster if the Rosner version is performed. quiet, they touch it up a bit, and when the jurist faciliaes. The population of 4,700 on The local Bavarian press, on the whole, curtain rises it is the old story all over again". ^larch 9, 1978 retumed a town council with has sided with the progressives. The foremost The local election result in March reversed welve members to five in favour of the tra­ of them, Siiddeutsche Zeitung, explained that an earlier vote by the town council which, ditional text, and since rehearsals normally the evangelists who were concemed with only a few weeks earlier, had decided, by nine ^«e two years, this decision will stand. "salvation news", not with "court stenography to six, in favour of a variation of the Rosner , The chosen text by a parish priest, Fr or definitive historiography", "took the text prepared (in August, 1977) by a director oseph Alois Daisenberger, was repeatedly perfectly legitimate liberty, for the sake of of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, Dr. ound objectionable on account of certain religious truth, to neglect historical truth—for Alois Fink. Here the narrator wams the Passages that are liable to antisemitic interpre- the purpose not of distorting history but of audience against blaming the Jews for the ^"on: Jesus driving the money-changers out putting a differential emphasis". In terms of Crucifixion because they were representing ^ the Temple, and "the Jews" taking revenge theatre production, it was pointed out, "all mankind for whom heaven and hell are J betraying him and so causing his death. By Daisenberger has the advantage over Rosner in struggling". This alteration found no favour pn trast, the older text, written by a Benedic- that he made it easier for the audience to in the eyes of the traditionalists who dubbed tijje monk, Fr. Ferdinand Rosner, sees the identify the forces of good and evil "when it it "stilted" and indeed "consummate anti­ sue in terms not of personalities but of the is a matter only of weeping over the wrong­ semitism", removing all piety from Daisen- pfuggle between good and evil. The story of doings of other people", and "everything would berger's "folk-play". ^ftrist's persecution and death becomes an be perfectly in order if only the Jews did not The Rosner-Fink version won the approval 'egory transferring guilt from the Jews to have well wairrainted historical objection to of Jewish critics both at home and abroad. Personification of the devil. being cast as collective deicides and as the The American Jewish Committee as well as .The crucial implications of the difference wicked doomed to hell". the US National Conference of Catholic ave been pointed out by both Christian and A Special Correspondent of the Siiddeutsche Bishops and the National Council of Churches ewish authorities, but the head of the Zeitung reported the "atmosphere of some­ of Christ welcomed this "major step in consoli­ ..i5"tionalists. Mayor Emst Zwink, is adamant: thing like civil war" prevailing in Oberam­ dating the improved relationships between siri "® °°^ going to be dictated to by out- mergau. The opposing parties were said to Christians and Jews that evolved from the j>^^rs as to what we shall play". His deputy, Vatican Council II declaration repudiating the leari ""^ Fischer, who played Christ in 1970, charge against the Jewish people for collec­ P^^ the reformers, consisting for the most tive guilt in the death of Jesus". thp i>°^ younger people, who are in favour of The Association of Jewish Refngees in When representatives of the American Jew- jj= Rosner version. There are also traditional- Great Britain ish Committee saw a rehearsal of the Rosner- jj« prepared to admit that changes in the invites members and friends to the Fink version in August 1977, they felt "the ^enberger text will not be avoidable. Jewish interest would be served by encourag­ j» ^he Archbishop of Munich, Cardinal Joseph GENERAL MEETING ing the use ot it"; they declared themselves ^tzinger, adopted a diplomatic line. He felt on Thursday, June 28, at 7.45 p.ni. convinced that there was a desire to contri­ couirf*^ not a matter in which the Church at Hannah Karminski House, bute towards the improvement of Christian- its intervene; it was for tbe parish to settle Jewish relations and that there was no further own affairs. On the other hand, he also 9 Adamson Road, Swiss Cottage, N.W.3 cause for a charge of antisemitism. Ujought that what could be expected—a nuni- (Side Entrance) tg^ - was that the Daisenberger text should be JL vised in accordance with the declai-ations of ti,g ^" '" accoraance witn tne aeciai-ations or Report on AJR Activities Disquiet among American Jews ej ^f^'cond Vatican Council. "Beyond this we Treasurer's Report A few months later, however, a change p,j. hardly go", said his Auxiliary Bishop Discussion occurred as a result of a village poll, on tlier^ Schwarzenbock, while suggesting that Election of Executtve and Board December 18, 1977, when about 60 per cent tijj,^^<>uW be "no road back to Daisenberger", of the people opted for Daisenberger. Now ^hat j^ the Cardinal subsequently did move in The list of candidates submitted by the Executive some disquiet was aroused among American tjjg. ^irection by volunteering the concession is published on page 6. Jews and in February a three-men delegation nn„ ^aisenberger's script was "theologically of the American Jewish Committee came to '^^ceptionable". n interview especially protagonists of the St;L^^.°' the leaders of the opposition, Hans Rev. Dr. ISAAC LEVY, OJB£. %lj .^^ghofer, a former producer of the play, Daisenberger text. After this interview, the ftig-^ supported by a group of 400 including will speak on three men addressed a letter to Zwink which conpi ®^™b€rs of the cast, drew the obvious BIT FRIENDS FROH THE CONTINENT was described by the Siiddeutsche Zeitung as have •'°'* that the Daisenberger text "would Non-members ore not entitled to vote "very friendly in spirit but an unmistakable is j^ '? be completely re-written". But Zwink but are welcome as guests at the meeting waming". "Ot impressed: "In that case (he said) they continued on page 2 Page 2 AJR INFORIVIATION JUNE 1979

MARTIN-BUBER-HOUSE INAUGURATED Prelude to 1980 The house in Heppenheim/Bergstrasse, where Martin Buber lived between 1916 and 1938, has continued from page 1 become the head office of the International Couiicu of Christians and Jews. It bears a plaque which The American Jews referred to the progress The local Jews expressed "profound alarm" reads: "Between 1916 and 1938 the great Jewish made since Vatican II—"from toleration at the "arrant obstinacy of those respon­ philosopher of religion Martin Buber lived in through understanding to mutual recognition". sible who either are unable or unwilling to this house. Born Vienna 8.2.1878, died Jerusalem 13.6.1965. Persecuted by the daemonic spirit of the They declared that public opinion would no recognise the largely antisemitic tenor of the times, he left Germany in 1938." After the war, the longer tolerate a religious statement burdening version they prefer". Despite the "unforesee­ house had come back to Buber by way of restitu­ the Jewish people with a collective guilt and able consequences", the Rabbi of the Munich tion, and he had subsequently sold it to the district a historical responsibiUty for the crucifixion community, H. I. Griinewald, said the Jews council. Several >ears ago, the authorities decided of Jesus. They stressed that a performance of would "not be deterred in our effort to engage to demolish it and to use the grounds for a new the Passion Play in the traditional spirit would in dialogue with our Christian brethren", they administrative building, but strong protests from not be allowed to pass in silence but provoke certainly would not be in favour of anything the population and the universities led to it being active resistance. Such strong disagreement in like an international boycott. declared a national monument. The Jewish popu­ turn could not but affect the desire of people lation did not take part in the argument, because In this they were supported by the London they said they recognised the legality of the change both in America and elsewhere to come and Times which thought that "public calls for a see the play, much though they would like to. of ownership. The opening ceremony was attended boycott won't improve matters" as there was by representatives of the Federal and the Hesse The Oberammergauers were urged carefully "a danger that the campaign will backfire and Government, of the 14 member organisations ot to consider these possible consequences though end by causing resentment rather than recon­ the Council of Christians and Jews all over the of course their right to make their own decision ciliation". The Times did however remind the world, and of a number of Jewish organisations. was not in dispute. Oberammergauers of "the obligation which the Guest of honour was Buber's son Rafael who naa The American Jews went further. They events of 1933-45 place on all Germans to re­ come from Israel. In his address, the chief rabbi ol suggested that failure to introduce the neces­ Badenia, Dr. Levinson, said Buber had been one examine their traditional attitudes to the Jews, of the first people to open the Christian-Jewisn sary changes was liable to cast a shadow on however harmless these may have seemed in dialogue, and it therefore made sense that his the image of the new Germany and reinforce the past. The argument that they are only former house should be a centre for such a dia­ the suspicions still felt about the depth and doing their own thing in their own way and logue. At a time, when old wounds had not com­ permanence of Germany's democratic values. that anyone who does not like it can stay away, pletely healed and there were still traces of tne The Sitddeutschc Zeitung advised the town is in the circumstances no longer good National Socialist daemon abroad, it was a gesture council to take note of the waming. While enough". of confidence in the Federal Republic to transfer foreseeing a reversal of the "provisional" On the other hand, ready support for the an international organisation of such standing }0 decision in view of the popular feeling, it Germany. Mr. Hartnagel, chairman of the distr"^ town council came from German neo-Nazis. council, said that it had always been planned to complimented the councillors on their "import­ The Deutsche Wochen-Zeitung congratulated ant and logical" action which bore proof that perpetuate Buber's memory in Heppenheim, ana them on "refusing to be manipulated", on that the school adjoining the house, would soon the majority 'consistently pursued its policy "resisting blackmail" and "standing up to be renamed "Martin-Buber-Schule". A sculpture of an artistic and religious renewal of the terror", and the Stiirmer-like Deutsche named "Dialogue" was unveiled outside the builo- Passion Play"; they had "demonstrated that Nationai-Zeitung published a long article by a ing, and a special room in the building was se long term responsibility for Oberammergau's "confirmed Roman Catholic author" defending aside to house special objects connected witn good name and the economic basis of the Buber. . , commimity mean more than any consideration the traditionalists against "Zionists and atheists" who were said to be brandishing a The new general secretary of the International of momentary feelings among the people". Council of Christians and Jews is Dr. Franz von "character assassination bludgeon called Hammerstein, a Lutheran pastor whose f^tnfr The December poll had shown (the paper antisemitism"; if German bishops and cardinals went on) that most of those Oberaramergauers was executed as one of the generals involved m lacked the will to ward off Jewish "interfer­ the 1944 plot against Hitler. whose economic existence was tied up with ence", Oberammergau and its friends all over the Play were in favour of a reform. Already the world "ought to bring this violation of LICHTIGFELD MUSEUM IN ODENWALD in 1970 the losses had been appreciable as a human rights to freedom of religion and In Michelstadt in the Odenwald Hills, a" result of the boycott organised by the US conscience before the United Nations!" ancient centre of Jewish life and leaming, t" Jews, and though in Oberammergau the The traditional Oberammergau play will former synagogue was rebuilt by the Governinen reduced revenue had been disguised, Lufthansa now be matched by the more modem spectacle of Hesse and inaugurated as a Jewish museiim ' and many travel agencies had made no bones that it will simultaneously provide of the pro­ memory of the late Rabbi Dr. I. E. Lichtigie'" about their losses and their annoyance. Next who after living in Britain as a refugee, '•^'^Lj time the damage would be incomparably gressive and enlightened spirit coming to to Germany after the war as one of the nrs greater. Also, after the successful rehearsals of grips with the forces that still raise the cry, rabbis for the newly formed communities. P*^. the Rosner-Fink text, the excuse of no from conviction or, more often, from calcula­ Minister Bomer said in his address that i^: altemative to Daisenberger was no longer tion, "The Jews killed Christ". Lichtigfeld had won the esteem and veneration ^ valid. the non-Jewish population and had rendereu great services to the Land Hesse. "DEiaOE" ACCUSATION W. GERMANY FEARS PALESTINIAN TERROR ACTS EINSTEIN CHAIR IN PRINCETON The Suddeutsche Zeitung continued: "For A Federal Gennan Endowment the Jews all Christian passion plays constitute Two Arab citizens, arrested on the German/ Dutch border, are believed to have made plans for The German Federal Govemment made * a problem because presentations of the Passion terrorist attacks in W. Germany. Six Lebanese endowment to Princeton University to ^°"°^^^^fa which are historically incorrect, distort the role citizens and two Germans, arrested in W. Berlin, memory of Albert Einstein. It carries a monetary of the Jewish people and accuse them of a are suspected of having planned attacks on fuel donation of DM 250.000 as well as the tenure oi collective responsibility for 'deicide', are in dejxjts and a number of institutions and individu­ a professorship and the appointment of two ^**ug their eyes part of their own history of suffer- als, including Mr. Heinz Galinski, head of the tants. At the dedication ceremony in Princeton,', ing. Many anti-Jewish outrages were justified, Berlin Jewish community. In Bavaria, two Arabs, Federa! Minister of Education, Schmude, descrio^ in the course of the centuries, with this seem­ probably members of the PLO, were arrested when the endowment as the expression of ""^I^^jist ingly religious alibi. The OI>erammergau they tried to enter the country from Austria in Einstein's unique scientific achievements, ".{''je Passion Play, being the best known of all, is a private car, containing 110 lbs. of explosives. the Minister realised Einstein's negative **titu obviously regarded by the Jews as an oppor­ They are said to have intended to bomb a ship in to Germany and his refusal to return to his count 3J a German port. of birth after the war, he expressed the view tn^^ tunity of making an example of all passion Einstein might have changwl his ^•'""^^f'L.ct- plays. This is the reason why they are had lived to see the political stabilisation of I» ^ profoundly in eamest when they make their "AN ATTACK OF ANTI-SEMITISM" war Germany. Nevertheless, the endowmeiit offer of an understanding and when they not meant as an attempt to claim Einstein ^^ threaten worldwide consequences". Thc chairman of the extreme Right-wing NPD Germany, but as an expression of the esteem ^^ party for Land Baden-WUrttemberg is a police is held in not only in Germany but all over Nor of course is it only Jews who feel officer Schiitzinger who was dismissed the service world as a great scientist and a great humanist concemed. A significant effort to discourage last year, because in a speech he referred to the American Christians from attending the play "arrogance of the Jewish people" and said mem­ was forecast by the Roman Catholic President bers of the Federal Govemment were cowardly AJR INFORMATION of the US National Conference of Christians Philistines who fell over themselves giving money Due to industrial action in the Pf*'^' and Jews. Dr. David Hyatt who is also at the to Jews. He has appealed against his dismissal, and the case is still pending. However, the public services, there has been a considerable o^^ head of the Intemational Council of Christians in the delivery of the previous issues, we and Jews, promised that his organisation would prosecutor of the Land has just stopped an investi­ gation against Schiitzinger who was accused of express our sincerest regret at the incon­ mobilise a campaign in Europe to conduct incitement to race hatred, on the grounds that he venience which is entirely due to reason protest demonstrations — in Oberammergau had said these things in a sudden attack of anti­ beyond our control. too. semitism. AJR INFORMATION June 1979 Page 3 HOME NEWS ANGLO-JVDAICA Jewish Welfare Board Celebration ELECTION STATISTICS ISRAEU COMMERCIAL SUCCESSES The Lord Mayor locum tenens Sir Edvrard The number of Jewish contestants in the recent When the award-winning Israeli Security lock Howard, his wife, and Sheriff Ronald Gardner- General Election was the lowest in the past two was displayed at the Intemational Fire, Security, Thorpe attended a dinner given at the Mansion decades: 73. There are two new Jewish MPs in and Safety Exhibition and Conference in Lon­ House to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the new Parliament, Mrs. Sheila Faith (Cons.), don's Olympia, it attracted orders worth about the Jewish Welfare Board, and presided over by and Mr. D. Winnick (Lab.). Of the seven Jewish £100,000. They included a large number for an Sir Leonard Wolfson, its president. The then Lord Women candidates, Mrs. Renee Short (Lab.) and Israeli-made security door. A very advanced type Chancellor, Lord Elwyn-Jones, proposed the toast Mrs. Sally Oppenheim (Cons.) retained their seats, of computerised numerical control which can be to the Board and said it was "one of our finest whilst Mrs. Faith is a newcomer. The number of programmed by the man on the shop floor, is now charhies". Mr. Lionel Leighton, chairman of the Jewish Members in the new House of Commons available in this country. It is manufactured by Board, said, 1979 was a time to prepare for great •s lower than in any of the past five Parliaments. Yizreel Electronics of Kibbutz Yizreel and saves challenges rather than to celebrate past achieve­ The National Front which for the first time the expense of employing a high-cost specialist to ments. Between 1976 and 1996, there would be an fielded 301 candidates, all of whom lost their adjust the control unit. increase of 42 per cent in the number of people in deposits, raised the number of votes cast for them A MILESTONE OF HISTORY the UK reaching the age of 85. The community trom 114.415 to 191,267, a total of 0.6 per cent of must think in terms of several additional residen­ the total vote. In most constituencies their per- The Board of Deputies recently gave a historic tial homes and day centres for an ageing popu­ ^ntage was even lower. Mr. Elder, the Jewish lunch, when for the first time they entertained Mr. lation. The function, the first supervised kosher Pront Candidate in Hendon South, managed 290 Anwar, the Egyptian Ambassador to Britain. Lord meal at the Mansion House, is expected to raise votes out of a total of 53,954. In 1970, when the Fisher of (Damden, chairman of the Board, pre­ in excess of £350,000. rront fielded only 10 candidates, it obtained 3.6 sented him with an old print of the entrance to per cent of all votes cast, its highest percentage the House of Lords. Mr. Anwar said in his vote of At a meeting of the Board at its Finchley head­ thanks it was his sincere hope that his presence quarters, the accounts showed that expenditure would mark the start of a new era of friendship. of the Board topped £2 million last year for the Among the other guests were Lord Shinwell, Lord first time. The Board plans to devote increasing FRONT OFFICIAL JAILED Segal, Lady Gaitskell and Mr. Harold Lever. They resources to casework, counselling, and family Mr. Ian Hastie, Loughton, Essex, chairman of toasted the Ambassador and peace in Israeli wine. support. An advice bureau will be opened in the Jne local branch of the National Front, was sent new Michael Sobell Centre, Golders Green. DICTIONARY VICTORY JO prison for nine months for shoplifting and a Leo Baeck Scholarships turther three months for a breach of a suspended Mr. Mascott, the managing director of Cassells, the publishers of works of reference, assured Mr. The Leo Baeck B'nai B'ritb Scholarship Fund Shoplifting sentence, by Judge Cyril Salmon whom has made awards for the current academic year ^is counsel had unsuccessfully tried to remove Marcus Shloimovitz of Salford that there will be no more derogatory definition of the word "Jew" amounting to nearly £20,000 for 37 scholars from 'rem the proceedings because he was Jewish, as all over the world. They are givai to students of feported in last month's AJR Informaiion. The in the next edition of the Cassell English diction­ all nationalities who pursue research in this ^urt was told that Hastie waged a personal ven- ary. Mr. Shloimovitz, who has tirelessly fought for coimtry. letta against black and Jewish-owned shops and the erasure of such definitions, thanked Mr. *ent on a five weeks' shoplifting spree at stores Mascott for the fairmindedness and courtesy he Praise of Youth Aliyah 'Deluding Tesco's and Sainsbury's. He had told showed in a long correspondence. Mrs. Annette Street, the non-Jewish chairman police that it was obvious that he stole for his of the overseas committee of the Save the Children f;^y and that he was proud of it. He added: PLAY ABOUT DACHAU Fund, went to Israel on the 45th Youth Aliyah . Why don't you consider the English shopkeeper The Royal Court Theatre in London is at pre­ anniversary tour and was received by President "istead of protecting these Jewish bastards." sent showing a play "Bent" by American author Navon. On her retum, she stressed the cordial Martin Sherman, showing the persecution of relationship between ber organisation and Youth homosexuals by the Nazis, and their treatment in A JEW IN THE NATIONAL FRONT Aliyah and said she was deeply impressed by all Dachau. Visitors to the theatre are handed a the Israeli projects she had visited. Mr. Albert Elder, a Jewish antiquarian book­ pamphlet which supplies facts about the Nazi seller from Bournemouth, was the National Front's persecution of homosexuals and claims that half Tribute to Dr. Lina Halper •Parliamentary candidate for Hendon South. He a million of them died in concentration camps. Friends of the Hebrew University gave a dinner ^'fplained that he had joined the party, because The play shows Gestapo brutaUty and studies a in honour of Dr. Lina Halper who has devotedly ^e Was "a 100 per cent Powell ite" wbo had joined friendship in Dachau between two inmates, ccm- worked for it for over 40 years. Mr. Goldberg, "^e Front four years ago as it was the only Party demned to carry stones back and forth. The lead former US representative to the UN and chairman ™nich promoted Enoch Powell's views on the EEC is played by Ian McKellen. of the American Friends of the University, said ^^ on immigration. He added: "Martin Webster he was disturbed at the failure of Western demo­ and John Tyndall seem to be anti-semitic, but I try IN MEMORY OF ANNE FRANK cracies, including Britain, to give more enthusi­ o explain to them' that they are not well-informed." On June 10, a gala concert will be held at the astic support to the efforts for peace in the Middle Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in aid of the Anne East. Treasurer Dr. Slotover presented Dr. Halper DORA BLOCH INQUIRY SOUGHT Frank Foundation. Had she survived, Anne Frank with a testimonial book which, he said, containnl would have been 50 this year. Mr. Eric Moonman, the former MP, has asked magnificent donations for scholarships at the uni­ •Je Govemment to request the new Ugandan INTER-FATTH WORSHIP versity in her name. •jl^vernment to re-open the inquiry into the death Jews and Moslems participated in a service of Debate on tbe Rabbi's Salary ^ Mrs. Dora Bloch after the Entebbe rescue of universal worship during the World Symposium At the meeting of the Manchester Shehita Board, Jj*'" fellow hostages. Mr. Moonman, chairman of of Humanity, held at the Wembley Conference Mr. E. C. Levy, the delegate of the Withington ZR 5'*'"'^t Federation, together with Lord Jarmer, Centre. The Star of David and the Red Crescent Congregation, asked if the newly-appointed Av r*.,President, has made the same request directly were displayed during the service. A computer Beth Din, Rabbi Ehrentreu, would have to live ° Uganda. When he visited Uganda in 1972, he centre in the foyer distributed thousands of copies "like a shnorrer". He hoped the rabbi would not •jct Professor Lule, the present head of govem- of a prayer for peace in the Middle East, recited be seen standing in tbe rain, waiting for a bus, as in Toronto, Canada, by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was Dr. Altmann, when he was Communal Rabbi of the United States. of Manchester. Mr. Ehrentreu is at present study­ ^DDY LAKER CHARTERS TO ISRAEL ing in Israel and will take up his duties in Sep­ DEGREE FOR SIR MONTY FINNISTON tember. Mr. Rufus Heron, chairman of the Syna­ nea*^ Freddy Laker has signed a contract, worth Sir Monty Firmiston, former chairman of the gogues Council which will contribute £4,(X)0 to to T £li million for charter flights from London British Steel Corporation, received an honorary the Rabbi's Salary, said Rabbi Ehrentreu would Israel. They will start on November 6 with degree of Doctor of Metallurgy from Sheffield provide his own car and buy his own house. sia^ ranging from £95. The four companies, University. He has a long and close association ^^Wg the contract for the sale of 18,000 seats, with the city of Sheffield and the steel industry. New Post for Israeli Ambassador •resented Sir Freddy with a menorah. Mr. Abraham Kidron, the Israeli Ambassador to Britain, is to become Ambassador to Australia. RISING AIR FARES Your House for— His successor in London is expiected to be Mr. \Y^^ for scheduled flights from London to Tel FLOOR COVERINGS Shlomo Argov, at present Israel's Ambassador to cha'rt '**^* heea increased by 7 per cent. Part- CURTAINS, CARPETS, the Netherlands. cha '^ flights bave been subject to a £10 sur- SPECIALITY Teadier Course in Israel ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL During the month of August, a 3J-week teacher course will be held in Israel. The number of THANK YOU, BRITAIN DOWN QUILTS, DUVETS, students is limited, but Jewish teachers in non- •W ?'^"^oot high abstract sculpture "Image" was DUVET COVERS & SHEETS Jewish schools are also eligible. Particulars may be Cou • ^^ ^^^ sculptress Naomi Blake to Camden ALSO RE-MAKES AND RE-COVERS obtained from: Friends of the Hebrew University, in R ^''.^"^ gratitude for her having been accepted ESTIMATES FREE 3 St. John's Wood Road, London, N.W.S. Tcl: 8] ?'''tain as a refugee from Czechoslovakia. Miss 01-286 1176. Brit • ''*** many exhibitions of her work in DAWSON-LANE UMITEO PlaS!?' P«n<«. and Israel. The work will be (MtaMlthed ISM) her '° Waterloo Place, Highgate. Another of 17 BRIDGE ROAD, WEMBLEY PARK With acknowledgement to the news S„u^3j'ptures is outside the Hampstead Garden Telephone: 904 6671 service of the Jewish Chronicle. °"rb Synagogue in Norrice Lea. pereonal aHMitlon el Mr. r Page 4 AJR INFORMATION June 1979

FRANCE Paris Surgeon declares himself Fascist NEWS FROM ABROAD The eminent orthopaedic surgeon, and head of UNITED STATES ANTISEMITIC BROADCASTS IN AUSTRALIA the Paris University clinic "Cochin", Mr. Pierre Maurer, addressed a meeting of 500 students and No Atom Bombs for Arabs The Victorian Jewish Board of Deputies com­ plained to the Australian broadcasting tribunal said; "I was a Fascist, and I remain a Fascist. I Pakistan has accused the United States of cut­ against attacks on Zionists and Jews on the am for the elite—nothing else interests me. What ting off some £20 million worth of development "Palestine Speaks" programme of Melboume is wrong with being a Nazi?" During the ensuing aid because of "Zionist obsessions". In fact, radio. The station has admitted bias against "the discussion, Maurer said, he had joined the Waffen- America suspected that Pakistan vvas developing Zio>nist and racist State of Israel", but denied that SS in 1944. He was neither proud nor ashamed of its own nuclear device in co-operation with Libya, it is antisemitic. Some of its broadcasters had it, as he had been a soldier, and not a murderer. in order to have an "Islamic atomic bomb", which boasted that the Jewish community was "driven The men of the Left had as much blood on their would be handed over to other Islamic countries. into a frenzy" by accusations that the Zionists hands as those of the Right, but neither Fascists The Pakistani Foreign Ministry has issued a collaborated with the Nazis. Amongst its sup­ nor Nationalsocialists were right-wing. Dr. Maurer, statement according to which Pakistan wants its porters, there is Mr. Albert Langer, a radical 55, was forced to resign from office, after "L* own programme for the peaceful uses of nuclear Matin" had published a report on the meeting. energy. student leader in the early 1970s, who has formed a "Jews against Zionism and Antisemitism" Fonner Minister's Jewish Origins PLO to be kept out organisation. Mr. Michel Debr6, De Gaulle's Prime Minister An amendment to the Foreign Aid Bill, stating between 1959 and 1962 and later French Foreign that freedom of movement and ideas no longer NAZI SYMPATHISERS IN SCANDINAVIA and Defence Minister, accompanied by his sons, applies to any alien "who is a member, officer, A new organisation in Stockholm which calls attended the ceremonies to mark the centenary of official, representative, or spokesman of the PLO", itself "Jewish Information", has published the the Neuilly synagogue, where his grandfather. was approved by the House of Representatives. It names, addresses and telephone numbers of mem­ Rabbi Simon Debr6, was rabbi for 40 years until had been introduced by Representatives Stephen bers of Jewish organisations and of the Swedish- 1928. Mr. Debre's father. Professor Robert Debre. Solarz (Democrat) and Edward Derwinski (Re­ Israel Friendship group, which led to a number of who died in 1978, aged 96, recalled in his memoirs publican) who had been angered by the granting telephoned and mailed threats from neo-Nazis to his Jewish upbringing and later conversion to of a three-week entry visa to Shafik el-Hout, head people named in the lists. It is suspected that the Christianity. of the Beirut PLO, for a lecture tour of several group behind the organisation is in some way Synagogues Vandalised universities. Mr. Cyrus Vance, the US Secretary of linked to the PLO. In Aarhiis, Denmark, young German Nazis will The Antibes Synagogue on the Cote d'Azur was State, had said this was justified because el-Hout covered with swastikas and had its windows had personally renounced the use of terrorism. be trained as the nucleus of an anti-Jewish propa­ ganda drive in Northern Europe in a centre smashed by hooligans. In a Strasbourg suburb, recently opened by followers of Thiess Chris­ unknown vandals broke open a synagogue door Jewish Mayor for Los Angeles? and threw several Torah scrolls to the floor. I" Five candidates, all of them Jewish, are compet­ topherson, leader of an association of Nazis with members in Scandinavia and W. Germany. In .Selestat, the synagogue was also broken into, and ing for the post of mayor of Los Angeles. Who­ many ritual objects were smashed. ever wins the 1981 elections, will be chief host at 1977, he was elected "Fuehrer" of the associa­ the Olympic Games in 1984. Many Jews are tion's "North European Region". They print a Bomb Blasts in Paris among the highest office-holders in the City. A run monthly magazine "The National Socialist". After In a call to the French official news agency, 3 for the mayorality will cost about £1 million in an appeal in the US Nazi magazine "White man said he was a member of the "French League campaign expenses. Power", contributions from all over the world of Combatants against the Jewish Occupation of have been received for the new headquarters. The France", which claimed responsibility for boniD Measwes against Cemetery Desecrations Danish Nazi leader Riis-Knudsen wrote in the attacks on a Paris home for elderly Jews and After the recent desecrations of Jewish ceme­ "National Socialist" recently: "We are persecuted Jewish refugees and on the offices of the "L* teries, when some 1,500 tombstones were damaged as the first Christians were persecuted, and we Monde" newspaper. In Fontainebleau, the mopu- and overtumed, the New York Police has been must react in the same way as they did." ment to Georges Mandel, a former Jewish M'"'' using helicopters with floodlights to patrol endan­ ster of the Interior, who was killed by the Vichy gered areas. A new law under discussion in the AUSTRIA militia in 1944, was damaged. The monument was State of New York foresees prison sentences for Austria's Chancellor in New Row built by General de Gaulle's Government in 1946- desecrators of cemeteries. Mr. Simon Wiesenthal, head of the Vienna In a letter to "Le Monde", the League said, Mr. Jewish Documentation Centre, has been appointed Mandel had ordered the arrest and summary Jews accused of Discrimination a Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau by execution of a French journalist called Thiery, >" A Jewish Old Age Home in the Los Angeles C^een Juliana of Holland. Nevertheless, he was 1940. If the Government attempted to repair the suburb of Reseda, the only one in Los Angeles attacked by Dr. Kreisky, the Austrian Chancellor, monument, there would be reprisals against Jcwis" with a kosher kitchen, has been accused of dis­ as a man "using Nazi methods in reverse". Dr. personalities in France. criminating against non-Jews. In 1964, the non­ Kreisky has brought a libel action against an profit making nursing home for 450 inmates Austrian weekly which accused him of lack of TTALY received $320,000 (now about £160.000) from the dignity and immorality in attacking Mr. Wiesen­ Israelis at Italian Communist Congress Federal Government for its reconstruction fund. thal, after having promi.sed the president of B'nai Mr. Arye Shapir of the Mapam (Israel Left- At the time, the home had to imdertake to provide B'rith in Austria that he would stop his attacks wing Socialist Party) World Union was the fir*' free care for needy patients without discrimina­ on him. Zionist to be invited to attend the national con­ tion as to race or religion. Most of the inmates gress of the Italian Communist Party as a" converse with each other in Yiddish. Bomb attack on Vienna Prayer House observer. Eighteen Arab delegations, including A Jewish Prayer House in the centre of Vienna ARABS IN SOUTH AMERICA one from the PLO, walked out in protest against was attacked by hooligans at night. A bomb ex­ the presence of a delegation from President Sadat Branches of a number of Arab banks have lately ploded in the courtyard and damaged doors and National Democratic Party. Mr. Berlinguer, sec­ been opened in many Latin American countries. windows. An organisation "Eagles of thc Revolu­ retary of the Italian Communist Party, said ther In Bolivia, a consortium of Arab Banks provided tion" claimed responsibility. a £33 i million loan for a govemment-owned oil was a need for a peaceful and lasting settleme"^ company. An Argentinian economic delegation "with the integrity and security of all Arab State secured about £175 million worth of contracts for and of Israel guaranteed and recognition of t'), the building of military hospitals and hotels in Palestinian people's right to a State of their own • Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Sudan. SUNDAY, JUNE 17 AT 3.00 P.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL SWITZERLAND EINSTEIN STAMP IN INDIA ORT Staff on Strike India's Post Department has issued a postage London,!S. EJI At the Geneva headquarters of the World 0|J stamp to commemorate Albert Einstein's 100th Union, some 50 staff members staged a 48-hpu birthday, and another in memory of the Jewish strike, the first in ORT history, in protest a8a'"' bacteriologist Dr. Walderaar Mordecai Haffkine A Piano Recital byl the management's refusal to negotiate about tn who died in 1930. A third stamp marks the four- transfer of some of the staff to London, and tn hundredth anniversary of the Cochin Pardeshi PETER WALLFISCH redundancy terms for others. Mr. David YounSj Synagogue. chairman of British ORT, said after a visit t^ Bach, Beethoven''(op. 109), Geneva, the central administrative offices of J" Brahms (op. 116), Berg (op. 1) organisation would be moved to London in '" Bartok (op. 14), Bridge autumn. BECHSTEIN STEINWAY BLUTHNER

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Hellendall many", and to grammar school pupil Andrea he is "destined to be the scapegoat for all the misery which has happened in the Federal VULNERABLE YOUTH Republic and in the German Reich". 11-year- old Conny does "not know exactly whether he Under the headline ".'VnfaUige Jugend" and gassed but the number varies from "many won the Second World War, as I was not (Vulnerable Youth) the Hamburg liberal hundreds" to two to three million; however, there"! Weekly "Die Zeit" recently published a report more remarkable than this is, firstly, that What did they hear from parents and on a revival of Nazism in Bavaria where neo- many of these young people are totally grandparents? Technical School student Birgit, ^fazism and anti-semitism are said to be grow­ ignorant of these events and, secondly, the aged 20: "Amongst the older people one hears ing again amongst young people. According to relics of Nazi ideology which survive in quite occasionally: tmder Hitler one would have Mr. Seidl, Bavaria's Minister of the Interior, a number of them. Quite a few think that Hit­ felt more safe". "Our history teacher was and there were more neo-Nazi and anti-Jewish ler was himself a Jew, quite a few others think is a Hitler fan. He would vote for Hitler incidents in the first six months of 1977 in he was a Socialist or Commimist and a not immediately" (17-year-old Technical School that birthland of Nazism than in the whole inconsiderable minority thinks that he was student Beate). "My Opa liked him very of 1976, and "Die Zeit" reports that adoles­ right in his action against the Jews; thus much". "Neighbours wished from time to time cents in Munich, the erstwhile "capital of the Sabine, a 14-year-old pupU, and 13-year-old that he were here again", "I can say Movement", regard it as "chic" to wear Ulrike think that by killing the Jews Hitler nothing about the Hitler period. I am sorry swastikas, tell anti-Jewish jokes and boast had only done his duty whereas Ina, a girl of my parents never speak about that time. They about gramophone records of Hitler's speeches. 13, asks "Many people allege that he (Hitler) are glad it is all over". "People who lived in had murdered millions of Jews, but if so that period often say to-day that they were and Educationists and "Die Zeit" appear to have incredibly many Jews were killed why do so still are on Hitler's side and he did the right no idea of where this new wave of neo-Nazism many Jews to-day still ask for support from thing". "If one hears some grandparents they amongst young people originates and some of the Govemment?" and concludes that Hitler like him". "My Opa sometimes speaks about 'nem still hope that the youngsters merely had done a lot of good for (Sermany. Karsten, Hitler. He says there was no long hair and Want to annoy and provoke the grown-ups. a pupil of 13, thinks that by and large Hitler there were no hippies, and one coidd walk in A young West German educationist. Dieter "went a bit too far" and Sonja and Ulrike, the streets at night without fear". Remarks oossmann, thought it necessary to make a girls of 13, think that the persecution of the of this and similar kind are reported by thorough investigation of the roots of this Jews was rather silly! Heike, an elementary numerous pupils in one way and the other. Problem. He approached teachers and pupils school pupil of 14, simply states: "The world all over the Federal Republic to obtain essays True, there are also parents and grand­ had to be purified from the Jews" and parents who say that it was terrible to have oy young people on the subject "What I have elementary school pupil Swen states: "We are ^eard about Adolf Hitler". 121 forms and lived in that period, but the majority of the told that Hitler had gassed millions of Jews. older generation as far as quoted in this 3.042 pupils of the ages of between ten and 23 That is shit and not correct, but if we look took part, and the result, a paperback, gives fascinating paperback is nostalgic for Hitler at America we note that the Americans have who "would not make much fuss with terrorists a remarkable insight into the lack of know­ killed 30 million Red Indians". ledge amongst young West Germans about the and murderers, but would deal with them Nazi period which ended many years before There is more ignorance amongst these right away". these youngsters were bom. young people about the Second World War It would have been a miracle if twelve The majority of pupils asked had some idea itself: thus Andreas, a 16-year-old pupil at a years of Nazi propaganda and brainwashing °t what happened in Germany between 1933 Technical School, thinks that the war was well preceded by more than a century of chauvinist, ^i 1945, and particularly of the persecution planned and carried out whilst according to nationalist and racist indoctrination had J*J the Jews; some of them are even aware of Regina, an elementary school pupil aged 15, disappeared in Germany overnight without *e enormity of the holocaust. Thus "Knut", "Hitler was also great in war; his soldiers trace. But when Hitler fans are allowed to 3n 18-year-old student at a Technical School were courageous and even laughed when they operate as history teachers to-day, more than states: "Was responsible for the murder of six went to war". Similarly 15-year-old grammar 30 years after the victory over Nazism, when Million Jews and other political opponents", school pupil Ernst Dieter: "The (Jerman Army rallies of old war criminals are allowed to *nd "Jorg", a 14-year-old secondary school pupil which he commanded was very strong and take place all over the country, when Nazi states equally clearly: "He gassed millions of man for man was nearly always superior to emblems and Nazi records are freely available "'ews only because they were Jews". It is the enemy"; to elementary school pupil in the shops of the Federal Republic, perhaps Kerstin, aged 15, "he was a hero for (Jer- one should not be so surprised about the re­ *'dely recognised that Jews were murdered sults of Herr Bossmann's painstaking research as some well-meaning educationists in West Germany appear to be. However, Bossmann has fulfilled the hope expressed by him in the introduction to his book that he has made "a contribution to the exploration of this highly explosive set of circumstances" of which RENAULT we could only give some scanty extracts in this review. We are looking forward to the future appraisal of these school essays "by scientific criteria" which Bossmann promises See the Renault range to his readers.

• "Was ich uobBf Hitlof gehoert habe . . ."—Folgen at Old Oak eines Tabus: Auszuege aus Schueler-Aufsaetzen von heute. Herausgegeben vcn Dieter Bossmann. Fischer Taschenbuch-Verlag. 1977. IWm SPRECHEN DEUTSCH /MLUVIME CESKY)

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AJR GENERAL MEETING Mr. Michael Fidler, JP, who spoke on behalf of the sponsoring organisations, also referred to the political threats to democracy in this country. As As readers will have seen from the announcement Mrs. S. Taussig (General Secretary), Dr. W. a recent example of terrorism he mentioned the published in this issue, this year's Annual General Rosenstock (Director), Mrs. R. Anderman, Mr. murder of Airey Neave, a brave fighter for frw- Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 28, at C. F. Flesch, Mr. O. E. Franklyn (Trustee), Dr. dom and justice. Turning to the German scene, he 7.45 p.m., in the Hall of Hannah Karminski House A. R. Horwell (Trustee), Mrs. B. Kanter, Mr. M. expressed his dismay at the recent acquittal of (side entrance), 9 Adamson Road, Swiss Cottage, Kochmann, J.P. (Trustee). Dr. E. A. Lomnitz, Mr. several defendants in the Maidanek trial. Notwith­ N.W.3. E. A. Sonnenberg, Dr. Laura Stein. standing the difficulties of war crimes proceedings As in previous years, the business of the AGM Board: It is proposed to re-elect the following due to the lapse of time, he strongly demanded will be followed by a talk on a general subject of members of the present Board: Mrs. O. Albrecht, the abolition of the Statute of Limitations, because topical interest. We are particularly pleased that Miss M. Babington, Mrs. A. Berent, Mrs. R. otherwise criminals against whom legal steps could this time we may welcome the Rev. Dr. Isaac Beriin, Dr. J. Bondi, Dr. W. Breslauer, Rabbi I. not yet be taken, might easily come into the open Levy, OBE, as our guest speaker. Dr. Levy is Broch, Mr. F. Dannen, Dr. W. Dux, Dr. R. after the end of the year without risking any well known to many in our midst whom he met in Elton, Dr. H. Feld, Dr. A. Fleiss, Mrs. A. Fleiss, prosecution. the course of his distinguished career. At the Dr. H. G. Francken, Mr. R. J. Friedmann, Mrs. Dr. F. Summers, Chairman of the Polish Jewish beginning of the war, he was Jewish Chaplain to Elisabeth Goldschmidt, Dr. Erna Goldschmidt, Mr. Ex-Servicemen's Association, who presided, said the alien companies of the Pioneer Corps at Rich­ R. Graupner, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, Mr. S. F. that in the "Year of the Child" we had special borough Camp. As Senior Jewish Chaplain to HM Hallgarten, Dr. J. J. Halpern, Mrs. G. Hamburg, reason to remember that the six million niartjTO Forces, he was one of the first who entered the Mr. E. Haymann, Mr. Herbert M. Hrrsch, Mrs. included li million children. He also complained Belsen Concentration Camp, thus witnessing the Susanne Horwell, Mrs. M. Jacoby, Mr. E. C. Kent, that, whilst all other national pavilions on the horrors of the Holocaust; his relief work for the Mrs. F. Kochmann, Rabbi Jakob J. Kokotek, Mr. site of the Auschwitz Camp were on view, the survivors resulted in personal contacts with British W. M. Lash, Miss J. Lee, Dr. Rita Lehmann, Dr. Jewish pavilion was usually closed. soldiers of German or Austrian origin. He is also G. Leon, Dr. F. Levy, Mr. A. Lieberman, Mrs. Ilse After the addresses, Ajex standards were dipped known to many of us as former Minister of Hamp­ Loewenthal, Dr. E. G. Lowenthal, Dr. E. Magnus, in salute to the martyrs, candles in their memoO' stead Synagogue, as speaker at functions of the Mrs. M. Mautner, Mr. H. C. Mayer, Mrs. Gabriele were lit and prayers were recited by the Rev. S. Council of Christians and Jews and as former Meyer, Mrs. L. Meyer, Dr. L. Nelken, Dr. H. Hass. Director of the Jewish National Fund. Dr. Levy Neufeld, Mrs. M. Pottlitzer, Mr. W. R. Powell, It was a most fitting innovation that the (unc­ considers the former refugees as an integral part Dr. Eva Reichmann, Dr. E. Reifenberg (Gabriele tion was opened by recitals of the accomplished of Anglo Jewry, and we are very much looking Tergit), Mr. J. Sachs, Mr. W. Salinger, Mrs. Char­ Youth Choir of the Belsize Square Synagogue- forward to the account of his relationship with lotte Salzberger, Mr. F. Samson, Mrs. Ruth thus associating the younger generation actively "his friends from the Continent". Schneider, Mrs. A. Schwab, Mrs. D. Segall, Dr. W. with the memorial function. The talk will be preceded by reports on the Selig, Mr. P. E. Shields, O.B.E., Mr. Julius Strauss, As readers know, the AJR. is one of the spon­ activities and finances of the AJR and the election Dr. U. Tietz, Mrs. Eva Trent, Dr. Valerie Wills, soring organisations of the annual commemoration of the AJR Executive and Board members. The Dr. Chariotte Wittelshoefer, Mr. F. S. Worms, Mr. meetings. Most in our midst mourn the death of following election proposals are submitted by the H. Wreschner. perished members of their families. They should Executive. It is proposed to elect as new Board members therefore consider it their special duty to pay Committee of Management (Executive): The Rabbi Dr. C. C^assell, Mr. F. Durst, and Mrs. H. tribute to their memory, especially as the meetings following members of the present Executive stand Ury. are not only confined to the remembrance of the for re-election. They are: Mr. A. S. Dresel (Life The Board also includes representatives of the happenings of the pjist but also always convey a President), Mr. C. T. Marx (Chairman), Dr. F. E. Provincial groups. message connected with the problems we are fac­ Falk (Vice-chairman), Mr. L. Spiro (Treasurer), ing in our days.

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Julius Carlebach Lewald—a break which does not receive the attention it deserves in Silbemer's biography —shrewd, dispassionate Fanny Lewald posed the same question. Could it be, she asked, THE ENIGMATIC JOHANN JACOBY that the need to gain recognition and estab­ lish one's place by opposition becomes a Fanny Lewald recoimted in her Memoirs of simultaneously and typically both fame and habit, so that eventually one opposes for the 1848 how, in the course of a friendly chat notoriety in 1841, when he wrote "Vier Fragen sake of it, even when opposition ultimately *ith Johann Jacoby (1805-1877), she made beantwortet von einem Ostpreussen", a copy goes not against established power, but against ^*in of various people, some of whom had of which he sent to Friedrich Wilhelm IV. the views and feelings of one's supporters. ^escribed Jacoby as a cold rationalist (Kalter The Prussian king, enraged by the "insolence" Jacoby's often single-handed sallies against Vftrstandesmensch) while others saw him as a of this "circumcised East-Prussian", caused Prussian hegemony, against royal absolutism J^tic and a romantic. Jacoby disagreed. He Jacoby to be charged with insulting the and against German chauvinism owed their bought that "these people could all be right", crown and attempted high treason, Jacoby's tremendous impact to his ability to articulate 9 comment typical of the elusive complexity first, though by no means his only, conflict the aspirations, demands and fears of the 5* the man whose life and work are the sub- with the law. In 1848, Jacoby, now a famous steadily advancing liberal bourgeoisie. Yet it j^ of Edmimd Silberner's impressive and member of the Prussian National Assembly, was not only the opponent who retreated re- •tefinitive biography.* Surprisingly yet again had his second confrontation with the king. luctanUy before the growing power and influ­ ^aracteristically it is also the first major As a member of a deputation from the Assem­ ence of middle-class liberalism. Its great "'ography of a man who was a central figure bly which called on the king, Jacoby was advocate, Jacoby himself, moved progressively **? the German, and more particularly Prus- angry when Friedrich Wilhelm IV refused to to the left and in his final years formaUy ^laa political scene for more than 30 years, listen to the deputation. To the horror and joined the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei. jiacoby was bom and spent most of his life consternation of his fellow delegates he ex­ It is not surprising that Silbemer, the ^ Konigsberg, that curious, dynamic outpost claimed "That is the trouble (Ungliick) with biographer of Moses Hess, should have been *' German culture in the north-east of Prus- kings, they do not want to hear the truth!". attracted to the personality of Johann Jacoby. ^ and bordering on Poland and Russia, These two incidents contributed more to In many ways Hess and Jacoby were very though small in size by current standards, Jacoby's reputation than the subsequent 30 much aUke, in their honesty, sincerity, self­ ^onigsberg contributed a disproportionate years of activity as a fearless and uncompro­ lessness and absolute dedication to imiversal Juinber of important and radi«d figures. By mising champion of universal rights and free­ rights and freedoms for all mankind. In the j"*'the Jewish population only just exceeded doms, devoted service as a physician and final analysis however, there was a funda­ .000 souls, but included among them were loyal dedication to the city and people of mental difference between them. Moses Hess, ^^us names like David Friedlander, Marcus Konigsberg. His tempestuous career has been Germany's first socialist of note, tutor to j^ Fanny Lewald and, of course, Johann chronicled with care and methodical scholar­ Marx and Engels, "retumed", and, as the i?^by. Jacoby studied medicine in his home ship by Silbemer, who has compiled this Bible might have expressed it, "was gathered eni!? ^^ began to practise there in 1830. An biography with the same patience, resource­ unto his people". History has seemingly dealt jPidemic of cholera swept through Russia and fulness and exhaustive analysis that we have more harshly with Jacoby. The city to which oland in the following year and threatened come to expect from the author of Jtfoses Hess— he gave so much is no more, for Konigsberg p*6 population of Konigsberg. Jacoby went to Geschichte seines Lebens, even though sources has become Kaliningrad. The community 'Mand to study the disease, which helped to and data for Jacoby are much more problem­ from which he came is no more. Most were J Sht the epidemic when it reached his home atic, and, as Silbemer repeatedly points out, destroyed by the Hitier regime and a pitiful *li and quickly established him as a dedi- largely lost or destroyed. The biographer's handftil of survivors, in a final degradation, ~jl. conscientious and courageous physician. empathy with his subject is freely evident, were expelled by the Russians together with Although this was a period when many edu- but does not impair his critical judgement. To all Germans in 1948. The cemetery in which f^^^^' niiddle-class Jews—like Jacoby's friend the extent then that this biography is a work Jacoby was buried is no more, nor is the final Q,^ many years, Fanny Lewald—adopted the of meticulous scholarship, it succeeds bril- resting place of the man who in life as in j^stian faith in order to enhance their liantiy in harnessing the available informa­ death never did find the peace of permanent j^*?l positions, Jacoby remained within the tion, in guiding the reader through the belonging. Both Elast and West Gennany have ci^r ^^^^' ^'^^^^^ strongly for Jewish eman- complex and at times confusing ideas, events named a street in a major city after Johann j^^^oo and in his earlier years also partici- and personalities which make up the multi- Jaooby—the man whose enigmatic personality „ ^ in the movement for religious reform, faceted social and political history of nine­ might perhaps be summed up in an epitaph p^Jigh the changes he advocated were to be- teenth-century Prussia. Silbemer expresses a that he was and is acknowledged by those ^^e widely accepted practice even in present- hope that this biography might bie instm­ who know, but not accepted by those for whom y Orthodox communities. Politically, Jacoby mental in awakening an interest in an out­ he cared. o,^^!^ and foremost a democrat. He fav- standing German democrat whose personality the r * constitutional monarchy in place of exercised such a compelling attraction on the * Edmund Sllberner — Jehenn Jacob* — Politiker und ^rman absolutist tradition, and achieved biographer. One cannot escape a feeling how­ Menech 648 pp.— Verlag Neue Qeeellschaft, Bonn-Bad ever, that in spite of the massive accumulation Godesberg. 120 DM. of facts and records, activities and publications, the person Johaim Jacoby, his personality, the farces which formed him, motivated him, drove him—all these remain obscure, possibly muted by self-imposed constraints of scholar­ ship, more likely inevitably the result of a '^3 secretive and contradictory nature. If it is a biographer's task to hring order into the seeming diaos of a complex career, ZINC perhaps a reviewer can attempt to delineate BUff in short, bold strokes what may be the main­ 182co/a r springs of action of a remarkable person. Jacoby was a Jew but he was not Jewish, he loved women but did not marry, he was a ISOPON German but not a loyalist, a fighter for the people but not of the people, a combatant but not a victor. This dialectical nature is also Fights Rust reflected in his tendency, or perhaps even need, to see issues in confrontational terms, Newly developed. Zinc compounds as though only conflict could elucidate reality. are some of the finest rust inhibitors.The There is the German versus the Jew, body synthetic resin base forms a tough skin, versus mind, traditional versus reform Judaism, vvhich seals the surface from moisture. democracy versus absolutism, national liberal­ From ail good hardware and accessory stores. ism versus social democracy, Prussia versus Free literature from David's ISOPON, FREEPOST Giermany. All these were issues confronted by Northway House, London N20 9BR. Jacoby, but were they real issues, perceived and challenged with sincerity and conviction? Shortly before the breakup of the longstand­ is^l.'l'IJ'JM ing friendship between Jacoby and Fanny Page 8 AJR INFORMATION June 1979

1979 BOOK FAIR More than 900 firms from over 50 countries THE ISRAELI SCENE took part in the 9th Jerusalem Book Fair, the most important in the world after the annual ISRAELI COURT CRmCISES GOVERNMENT DEATH PENALTY FOR TERRORISTS Frankfurt Book Fair. Some 50,000 books were on The Supreme Clourt in Jerusalem has found that After a heated discussion, the Israeli Cabinet display. 400 publishers attended. During the open­ the Israeli Govemment was guilty of contempt by rescinded a ten-year-old order barring prosecutors ing ceremony. Mayor Teddy Kollek presented breaking an undertaking given in court by the from asking for death sentences against terrorists. scrolls of honour to five publishers, including Lord Attorney-General's office that the Government Seven Ministers voted for, and five against the Weidenfeld of the London firm of Weidenfeld and would not permit any Goverament agency to proposal, brought by the Prime Minister, Mr. Nicholson, for their contribution to intemationsu begin work on land near Kibbutz Lahab, north­ Begin. Mr. Ezer Weizman, Minister of Defence, publishing. Mr. Kollek also presented the 197S east of Beersheba, without an appropriation order voted against it and said the majority of members Jerusalem Prize of £1,500 to Sir Isaiah Beriin, the from a district court. The land, on which the of the Israeli High Command were opposed to the Oxford historian who delighted the audience W Government wants to build a road, is claimed by death penalty which would not have any deter­ his abiUty to lecture and answer questions tn a 31-year-old Negev Bedouin. When nevertheless rent effect. Many political groups are vehemently impeccable Hebrew. The prize is awarded^ W the Public Works Department moved heavy opposed. Mr. Begin said, the sentence should be recognition of special merits in promoting "the machinery to the land to begin with road-building, carried out by firing squads, and not by hanging freedom of the individual in society". worlcers clashed with members of a local Bedouin as was done in the case of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann. STRICTER SECURITY MEASURES FOR tribe, several of whom were injured and arrested. ISRAEL PARCELS They appealed to the Supreme Court for redress. INVITATION TO THE POPE The Federal Post Office has introduced stricter Justice Syssmann said, if he could establish the Mr. Ciechanover, director-general of the Israeli security measures for air mail parcels to Israel- name of the official who gave the order for the Foreign Ministry, was received in audience by the They have to show the full address of the sender machinery to be brought to the plot of land, he Pope. He is said to have brought an invitation and, if necessary, of the person who actually hands would not hesitate to send him to prison. The from President Navon for the Pope to visit Israel. m the parcel. In both cases, identity cards have '" Govemment was ordered to remove the equip­ The official communique, published after the audi­ be produced. Tbe sender has to agree in writing ment and pay the costs of the hearing. ence, said one of its objects had been the "promo­ that the parcel can be examined. At certain pos' tion of dialogue and more frequent contacts offices, such parcels can only be handed in at one OIL FOR ISRAEL FROM MEXICO between the Holy See and Israel". Oil supplies to Israel are being increased by particular window. These measures follow tne 50 per cent by Mexico, notwithstanding strong TECHNION LINKS WTTH COAL BOARD recent explosion of a bomb at Frankfurt airport- opposition from Communists, Left-wing groups, At the London Savoy Hotel luncheon of the BIG HAUL BY STAMP THIEVES and pro-Arab organisations. This year, some British Technion Society, Mr. Winston Churchill Thieves who broke into Tel Aviv's central posj 2,347,000 tons will be sent to Israel, compared to said that there was an appeal for £300,000 to oflfice on a Saturday and stole I£28 million (about 1,565,000 tons last year. The Israeli Embassy has rebuild the auditorium of the Haifa Technion, £651,000) worth of revenue stamps, forced tn^ strongly denied allegations in a paper of the named after Sir Winston Churchill, which was Finance Ministry to cancel all existing stamps ano Socialist Workers Party, according to which Israel destroyed by fire last February. The 100 guests print a new design. was selling some of it to South Africa. present contributed £125.000. Sir Derek Ezra, chairman of the National Coal Board, emphasised NO CONVERSION FOR NON-RESIDENW , 70 PER CENT INFLATION the close links between the Technion and the Rabbi Shlomo Goren, the Ashkenazi Cbiei According to figures released by the Central Board, and the joint research into the conversion Rabbi of Israel, has advised Chief Rabbi Dt- Bureau of Statistics an annual inflation rate of 70 of coal into energy. He added that Israel was Jakobovits of Britain that he will not accept ap per cent is indicated in Israel. From April 1978 almost entirely dependent on imported energy, applicant for conversion coming from Britain^ to the end of March 1979, it was 56 per cent, the and the use of coal should be expanded. A power who does not intend to become a permanent res^ highest rate for ten years. station was under construction at Hadera which dent of Israel. Certificates of conversion, issue*" would be coal-fired. Hadera would probably be­ by him, would be invalid outside Israel. come a distribution centre for coal, and a jetty was being built which would be able to handle 8,500,000 tonnes a year. ISRAELI HELPED TERRORISTS Yosef Nidam, 22, of Bat Yam is the first Jew to France & Germany's be convicted for helping terrorists. He was sen­ tenced to ten years' imprisonment for smuggling DUNBEE-COMBEX-MARX arms into Israel for use by terrorists planning to Finest Wines bomb Jerusalem's main cinema area. When he was arrested for a traffic offence last October, he told LTD. the police of two big bomb attacks which were SHIPPED BY planned and led them to the terrorists who were arrested. In return, they set him free, but found out later that he himself had carried out a number of smuggling runs in the Lebanese border area, HOUSE OF involving weapons and sabotage equipment. SUCCESS OF SECURTTY FORCES During the past year, the Israeli security forces HALLGARTEN in the West Bank have uncovered some 140 terrorist cells, mostly belonging to the PLO Fatah group. More than 100 of them were found before I am able to offer you a superb they became active. setection of French {incl. Kosher DEATH OF WAR VICTIM Major Uri Cohen who was in a coma since 1973 Dunbee House Alsace) and German wines, when he was wounded in the battle for Mount shipped by the famous importers. Hermon, has died. He was unconscious for 1,921 days. 117 Great Portland Street, House of Hallgarten, and to advise RABBI FOR CAIRO you personally and help you with Egypt has agreed to the immediate appointment of a rabbi from Israel to act as a spiritual head London, W.1 your wine purchases. The selection of the small Cairo Jewish community of about ranges from your everyday wines 180. He will be paid by the Egyptian Government. ABBA EBAN'S SECOND HONEYMOON to the finest for your speoial When the former Israeli Foreign Minister, Simcha. Abba Eban, and his wife Susie accompanied Mr. Begin to Ismailia in 1977, Mrs. Eban told Presi­ dent Sadat that 32 years ago, she and her husband Tel: 01-636 8677 Delivery to all U.K. addressee. had spent their honeymoon in Egypt. The Presi­ dent replied he thought it was time they had another honeymoon in Egypt. Mr. Begin thought Grems. FLEXATEX LONDON, Please write or phone: this was a good idea, and the Ebans recently spent a week in Clairo to retrace their youth. 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E. G. Lowenthal another of the family's banks, in 1922. Another entry refers to Berthold Kempinski (died 1910), the founder of the well-known firm of Berlin Restaurants which survives in the A CHAPTER OF THE GERMAN-JEWISH PAST Kempinski Hotel A.G. set up after the last war. Problems of Selection The eleventh volume of the Neue Deutsche Meyer Kayserling, for many years rabbi in biographic (NDB) has just been published Budapest who was awarded a degree in Halle The various entries in the NDB supply a lot (Duncker & Humblot, Berlin). It forms part for his thesis on Moses Mendelssohn in 1856. of valuable information of a genealogical and of a monumental undertaking by the Histori- Several eminent scholars belonged to the biographical nature, but they differ greatly ^ Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Kantorowicz family of Posen, who otherwise in size and content. To a certain extent this Science and has just reached the letter K. Its prospered as manufacturers of spirits and is due to the sources and information avail­ Predecessor, the 56-volume Allgemeine Deut­ liqueurs. Two of them are dealt with at length: able. By and large, the NDB can be relied upon sche Biographie (ADB) was completed in 1912, the historian Emst Hartwig, who died as a for its thoroughness and lack of bias, and for *•*.^U-known through his history of Jewish family known for its scholars. Dismissed from J^'terature (1886) which was translated into his post at Cologne university, he emigrated veral foreign languages. Two bearers of the to New York where he died in 1966. The "non- ^fne Kalisch in the early 19th. M.w.a ing the names of 240 of them who were killed in action, and at the same time the many Belgians o^tj^ly follower of Theodor Herzl. One of the pcm c. mcmNBACii ^*Dding Jewish historians of his day was who saved Jews from deportation. Page 10 AJR INFORMATION June 1979

UPROAR IN COURT When the DUsseldorf court acquitted four of the IN MEMORIAM 13 remaining former members of the MaidaneK YOCHANAN GINAT THE LATE DR. ADELHEID LEVY death camp staff, about 100 young protested entered the courtroom, shouting "Nazi murdereR Yochanan Ginat (formerly Hans Gaertner), Rabbi Dr. O. Lehman, Curator of Manuscripts Emeritus, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, and singing an anti-Nazi song. Later they marched Director of the Jerusalem section of the Leo to the site of the synagogue, destroyed in Novan- Baeck Institute, recently died at the age of 71. writes: Adelheid Levy's name was a household word in ber 1938, where they laid a wreath and called for Until 1938, he was deputy headmaster and teacher the abolition of the statute of limitations for Naz' at the Theodor Herzl School in BerUn. In Israel, he was the social work of the Beriin Jewish Community. A whole generadon of Jewish students went to see murderers. The jury in the case had decided that, first Director of the Ludwig Tietz-Schule and later after hearing some 250 German and foreign wit­ served Youth Aliyah as organiser in directing its her, when they needed a scholarship, really one aspect of her work. But if later many of them nesses, there was insufficient evidence to convict teachers' training college and in various other edu­ the four. Many Jewish and non-Jewish orgarusa­ cational capacities. When he retired in 1970, he attained to great positions in the Jewish or the academic world, it was none the least her support tions strongly protested against the acquittals- took up his appointment with the LBI. He also Mr. Moshe Dayan, Israeli Foreign Minister, sent wrote several monographs for the Year Books of in need that made things possible. With tact, insight, efficiency and sympathy she dealt with all a strong telegram of protest to the West German the LBI and was co-editor of the collection of Foreign Minister, Mr. Genscher, Mr. Shrouei Kurt Blumenfield's letters (1967). In all his activi­ who contacted her. Modest as she was, all of us remember her for the nobility of her character Tamir, the Israeli Minister of Justice, said tne ties Yochanan Ginat attained the respect and verdict marked another failure of the West Ger­ friendship of his colleagues and fellow workers. and her many good qualities—one of the great women in Israel. man legal system to bring suspected Nazi crimina'' Due to his high intellectual level and his thorough to justice. background knowledge his death is a particular THE LATE FREDDY FREEDMAN Public indignation was raised when it became loss for the Leo Baeck Institute. H. H. Harrison (formerly Heinz Nadel) writes: known that one of the defendants, Hildegii To do justice to the very many activities Man­ MAURICE ORBACH Laechert, a former SS camp guard, has beOT fred Freedman crowded into his all too short life chosen as a candidate of the Aktionsgemeinschaji Seventy-six year old Mr. Maurice Orbach, who (your obituary in the April issue) would take up Neues Europa, a group led by Erwin Schoenbom, has died recently, spent his life in the service of many aolumns, but may I just add three aspects a leading neo-Nazi campaigner, in the forthconiin8 the Jewish community, Israel, and the Labour which I feel should not be forgotten. They all fall elections for the European Pariiament. She wa Movanent. He was Labour MP for Stockport in the eventful years from 1933 to 1939, and to known as "Bloody Brigit" in the camp because oi South since 1964, but had declared his intention each of them he brought a dedication and distinc­ her extreme cruelty. Schoenborn himself '*ijl not to stand again. Between 1945 and 1959, he tion so characteristic of everything he undertook. first candidate on the ANE list, followed by Eber­ was MP for Willesden East. A trained engineer, There were his youth movement activities in the hard Engelhardt, a Nuremberg lawyer, and °"^?!l. he served on the London C^ounty Council from Berlin group of the BDJJ, his work with and The Hesse State prosecutor has appealed .^8?'° 1937 to 1946. He was best known in Jewish circles under Martin Sobotker in the Jugendpflegwlezernat the acquittal of Schoenbora on charges of ''}^ Jig for his work on the Trades Advisory Council of the Jewish Community, and last but not least hatred against Jews. Schoenbom had distribute" where he fought against any kind of discrimin­ his many years as the efficient goalkeeper of the a pamphlet saying that Anne Frank's diaiy ^^* „ atory action. He was also chairman of the British distinguished TTSC 05 handball team. swindle and the document of an anti-;Genna Emigrants Families Association and a member of Although our ways diverged after the war and Jewish atrocity campaign to support the lie or tn the world executive of the Worid Jewish Congress. I saw little of him, his death leaves a sad gap in six million dead and to finance tbe State of I*'?^j the life of his many friends in all parts of the He also announced that Hildegard Laechert n» ERNST SCHRAGENHEIM world. given him her word of honour that she was in» Mr. Emst Schragenbeim who has died, aged 85, DENIAL OF THE PAST cent, and that he would therefore secure i^jL, came to this country in 1939 from Frankfurt An Italian archaeological team has been digging all the rights of a democratically chosen electio" where he had been architect to the Jewish ortho­ in Syria and discovered massive evidence of the candidate. dox community for 20 years. He continued work­ 4,500 year old kingdom of Ebla witb thousands ing as an architect and surveyor in Britain, and of tablets which refer to Biblical events and was a surveyor to the United Synagogue from characters, amongst whom Abraham, Esau, Saul 1944 until his retirement in 1959. Even after that and David have been identifi«L A language ex­ "D'YBBUK" IN HAMBURG time, he remained active in his profession, particu­ pert, working on the team. Professor Pettinato of The Hamburg Deutscbes Schauspielhaus ba* larly in the building of mikvahs in Manchester Rome uiuversity, has resigned in protest against staged "The Dybbuk", An-Ski's play .a»>o"' " and elsewhere. He invented a new method for instructions from the Syrian govemment to sup­ woman possessed which was enthusiastically^^ laying the foundations for tombstones which has press all indications that parts of Syria had ever ceived many years ago when presented by ^^fy become standard practice in all United Synagogue been occupied by Hebrews, and to concentrate on Reinhardt and Max Ophuls in German, and °' cemeteries. the role of the tablets in Syria's own past. Habima in Hebrew.

FAMILY EVENTS HEIMER.—On April 4, Alfred Situations Vacant Heimer, aged 89, at Finchley Mem­ WE WOULD WELCOME hearing Entries in Ihe column Family orial Hospital. He was the last surviv­ from more ladies who would be will­ UGHTWEIGHT Events are free of charge; any volun­ ing child of Bemhard and Helene ing to shop and cook for an elderly tary donation would, however, be Heimer of Vienna, husband of Ida person in their neighbourhood on a SILK-LINED MOHAIR COATS appreciated. Texts should be sent in and father of Hans and Felix. He was temporary or permanent basis. Qir- by the ISth of the monlh. a warm hearted Viennese who will be rent rate of pay £1.40 per hour. Please (26 ozs. approx.) Ideal fo' sadly missed by his large family and ring Mrs. Matus 01-624 4449, AJR travel, evening and day Birthdaya many friends. Empk>yment, for appointment. wear. Light and warm, "I* The AJR Clob is not allowed to take SCHIFF.— On May 5, in hospital, any notice of a special birthday of its Siddy, dearly beloved wife of Curt Emst INFORMATION REQUIRED styles approx. 10 colours- channing co-chairman Dora Segall. Schiff, of Morris Feinman House, 178 Personal Enqidries From £96-50. Sketches and Palentine Road, Manchester 20. Deeply DOHNAL-WURM.—Ich suche je­ The AJR CLUB conveys heartiest con­ moumed and sadly missed. manden, der Frau Margarete Dohnal colour cards on request. gratulations on their special birthdays Oder ihre Eltem Ludwig und Anna to its members Mrs. Freda ScfaaOamadi CLASSIFIED Wurm bzw, ihren Bmder Hans W. in Sutln Couture and Mrs. Irma Weiss. The charge in these columns is Prag vor dem Krieg (sie wohnten in 45 WMtt>Qry Road, London SOp for five words plus 25p for ad­ Prag Vm, Prim^toeski 13) oder ROTHHOLZ:- Mr. Siegfried Rothholz vertisements under a Box No. spaeter im K Z (Theresienstadt, N12 7PB celebrated his SOth birthday on May 10. MisceUaneoiH Siedlizcze, Lublin) gekannt hat. Bitte To SM these coats, letspiio"* REVLON MANICURIST. Will visit schreiben Sie mir unter der Anschrift 01-445 4900 lor « appokiUnonl- DcadH Meir Dohnal, Maria-Eich-Str. 34, 8000 your home. Phone 01-445 2915. Muenchen 60, oder rufen sie mich an THE AJR CLUB mourns the death of DEUTSCHE BUECHER fuer BargeM —089 (Vorwahl Muenchen) 8119387. Mrs. Jenny Dean, who has been a gekauft: Exilliteratur, illustrierte Die Angaben sind wichtig fuer mich, member of the Club since its foimdation. Buecher, Judaica, Architektur, Vor- weil ich um die deutschen Ausweis- She has been a well-loved hostess zugsausgaben, etc. Auch ganze Biblio­ papiere ersucht habe. AJR throughout the years and will be remem­ theken. Besonders gesucht Buecher bered with love and gratitude. ueber Rhein, Mosel, Bergstrasse mit GUSTAV PLATER NACHFOLGER. CHARITABLE TRUST BAER.— Gertrud Baer died peacefully Illustrationen. Dr. Nador, 63 Cran­ —Anyone who could give information These are the ways in which boume Road, Northwood. Td.: on April 30, aged 73, Sadly missed by about the button firm Gustav Plater you can help. her son Ralph and daughter-in-law Northwood 21152. Nacbfolger, Beriin, Klosterstrasse, is Barbara, their children Hugh, Alison, PICTURES AND PRINTS of German asked to contact the daughter of the CONTRIBUTIONS David and James and her sister Else Origin bought. Viewing and estimates deceased former director, Ludwig UNDER COVENANT Rabin and many friends and colleagues. free of charge. Box 774. Schemei, under 01-769 0299. GIFTS IN MEYER:- Mrs. Margaret Meyer passed Personal AIR Enquiries YOUR LIFETIME away on April 17th at 111 Hillfield Court, ATTRACTIVE, intelligent, cheerful MINDEN.—Mrs. K. Minden —last A BEQUEST Belsize Avenue, N.W.3. Sadly missed by widow, 52, N. W. London, looking for known address 82 Addison Road, IN YOUR WILL _ ber friends. nice company. Box 773. London WI4 SED. AJR INFORMATION June 1979 Page 11

SIR ROBERT MAYER 100 Letters to the Editor The 100th birthday of Sir Robert Mayer, the enthusiastic sponsor of children and youth con­ CLARA GRUNWALD charge were killed. A friend of Clara Grunwald certs and well known philanthropist, will be cele­ Request for Information ran the Berlin foto studio "Bieber", but her name brated on June 5 by a special concert given in his is unknown. honour in the Festival Hall. The Queen, accom­ ^"•.—A colleague of mine in the GDR is prepar- I should be happy to receive any information panied by Prince Philip and Prince Charles, will '"« a monograph on one of the forgotten heroes of (preferably in German), which I shall pass on to attend the function. 'he holocaust, the Jewish teacher Clara Grunwald, my colleague. Your journal. Sir, with its wide readership among former refugees, is her last hope Bom in Mannheim of a musical family, Robert ^no went of her own free will with her pupils to Mayer, himself an accomplished pianist, came to 'he gas chambers. of filling the gaps about Clara Grunwald's fate. this country in 1896. He established himself in the She was born c. 1875, lived for over 30 years in EGON LARSEN metal trade, became a British citizen in 1902 and Berlin N.W. 87, Cuxhavener Str. 18, and was trans- 34 Dartmouth Road. was awarded a knighthood in 1938. He retired Ported with the children in her charge to Lodz on London NW2 4EX. from business as early as 1929 and from then October 27, 1941; from there they were taken to onwards devoted himself entirely to the spreading one of the extermination camps. Very little else is of musical understanding and love among young '(nown about their ultimate fate, not even the name HEINRICH GEORGE people. This work comprises the sponsorship of concerts for children, which are always enhanced °i the camp where they were killed—but it is cer- by explanatory introductions given by the conduc­ '"'" 'hat she refused to let the children go without Sir,—/ note with astonishment that in the April issue of your publication you irwlude the name of tor. Sir Robert also renders assistance to school I'er to the lethal 'bath-house". Gotz George—who incidentally played the film orchestras and organises the intemational ex­ ^y colleague would be extremely grateful for part of the notorious commandant of Auschwitz change of young musicians. '['^y information your readers could offer about Rudolf Hoss—in your list of familiar names of ^lara Grunwald's life and death. There must be actors appearing on the Munich stage. You also In recognition of his signal services, he was "rvivors who knew her, or relatives of her who state that he is the son of Heinrich George. Lest awarded several honorary doctor degrees. The '^ght have some data; for instance, her two it be forgotten, Heinrich George ought to be country of his birth bestowed on him the Grand remembered as one of the most rabid Nazi actors Federal Cross of Merit in 1967. For a number of ''Others had a farm near Berlin where they trained years. Sir Robert was also a member of the Execu­ young Jews for their later work in a kibbutz. There of his day. ALBERT ADLER tive Committee of the Council of Christians and '^ay be descendants who knew that farm. It is also 13 Alyth Gardens, Jews. "'Portant to know how mtmy children in her London, N.W.ll. E.O.L.

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THEATRE AND CULTURE An exceptionally interesting exhibition under Basle. The management of the "Schauspielhaus", where filming finished in a typical countryside pub the above title was recently held at the Margare* as ever assiduous in providing progressive theatre with every member of the cast taking part in the Fisher Gallery, 2 Lambolle Road, N.W.3. It in­ presented a Mammoth production of the "Nibe­ jollifications. RUhmann does not only drive his cluded works by W. H. Nessler, a very much lungen" trilogy, 11 acts on one evening, from 2-litre car but still indulges in flying his own one- under-rated artist, Hans Grundig and Lea Langer- "Gehoernter Siegfried" to "Kriemliildens Rachc". engined plane. Grundig. The exhibition closed on May 15. A great all-round eflfort certainly, and a suitable .Memories. Paul Lincke's life story, together with The sculpture of Eva Hesse is now showing a' tribute to Friedrich Hebbel, it proved sensational sketches and melodies, was the subject of a German the Whitechapel Art Gallery until June 17. The for some but seemingly no longer acceptable for TV evening under the heading "Das ist die Berliner exhibition is then going to Otterlo and from there the bulk of modem theatre audiences. Luft". The Vienna "Bellaria" Kino, continuing its to Hanover. Eva Hesse was born in Hamburg m Munich. Among works announced for the com­ tradition "cinema of the past", showed a series of 1936, left Germany in 1939 and settled in New ing season is a play that has had a very positive Zarah Leander films, as well as the old success York where she died in 1970. Her work has been echo on many German-speaking stages: Hartniut "Zwei in einem Auto" with Wolf Albach-Retty shown all over the USA and in Canada, Holland, Lange's "Frau von Kauenhofen" with Marianne and Hans Moser. Switzerland, West Germany and England. There Hopp* in the title part, originally played by Grete Birthdays. Tributes were paid to Viorica Ursuleac, is also a retrospective exhibition of her work on Mosheim in Berlin and by Paula Wessely in Vienna. Rumanian-bom soprano, widow of conductor paper until June 8 at the Mayor Gallery, 22a Cork Clemens Krauss, at the occasion of her SOth birth­ Street, W.l. Personally I prefer her drawings to Berlin. The Schillertheater saw a revival of her sculpture since she was such a good draughts­ Brecht's "Schweyk im Zweiten Weltkrieg", pro­ day; Vienna "Burg" actor of 45 years standing Fred Liewehr is 70; Paul Horbiger, active and still man. At the Whitechapel Gallery there are a duced by Harry Buckwitz, whose career started number of stmctures in fibreglass, rope, net, rub­ under Falckenberg at the Kammerspiele, Munich. a firm favourite with German and Austrian stage and film audiences, celebrated his 85th birthday. ber hose and a variety of other materials, many After the war, Buckwitz was instrumental in intro­ untitled yet somehow giving an impression to the ducing Brecht plays to audiences in Frankfurt Obituary. The death at 73, is announced of viewer. As she said of her own work: "I wanted where he was Generalintendant for 17 years. Elisabeth Lustig, daughter of the late Fritzi to be surprised. To find something new. I dont A popular Taxi Driver. When Heinz Ruhmann Massary whose first husband was the author Bruno want to know the answer before but want an (76) recently filmed a "Ruhmann Special" under Frank. She was well-known for her ever-ready answer that can surprise." I was surprised. the title "Balthasar im Stau", he drove taxis in assistance given to refugees arriving in the United Paris, Amsterdam and in the South of England States. S.B. ALICE SCHWAB CROFT COURT HOTEL nir3 "In our kolet yau are a perionaiity—not just a room number" RAVENSCROFT AVE.. QOLOERS GREEN, LONDON, N.W.11 01-438 3331/2 a 01.45S S17S Centrally heated throughout. Some rooms with private bath & wc. Beautiful garden. Sun Terrace. Children welcomed Under personal supervision of Mr. and Mrs. M. Shapira.

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