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INFORMATION ISSUED by the ASSOCIATION of JEWISH REFUGEES IM GREAT BRITAIN a FAIRFAX MANSIONS Vol. XVI No. 10 October, 1961 INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES IM GREAT BRITAIN a FAIRFAX MANSIONS. FINCHLEY RO. (corner Fairfax Rd.). London. N.W.3 Office and Consulting Heurs: Telephone : MAida Vale 9096/7 (General Oflice and Welfare lor the Aged) Monday to Thursday 10 a.m.—l p.m. 3—6 p.m. MAIda Vale 4449 (Emplovmenl Agencv. annuallv licensed bv the L.C.C.. and Social Services Dept.) Friday 10 a.m.—l p.m. sometimes based on financial considerations and sometimes on loss of faith, in the light of the past TRANSATLANTIC RECORD horrors. Some of the immigrants may be agnostic and undecided about the religious aspect of their Jewishness. Others, again, have sought escape ia Gerinan Jews in the United States baptism, perhaps as an act of gratitude for help received from Christian families or institutions or out of resentment against sharing the separate In the diaspora of German Jewry the United but not least, a building consisting of 100 apart­ historic role of the Jewish people. But the non­ States has a special place as the country which ments for elderly persons with limited means is affiliated Jews also cannot easily do without the absorbed the greatest number of Jews from under construction, and is expected to be ready existing congregations in the specific set-up of a Germany. Therefore a record of the position of in Spring. 1962. country such as the United States. They are the German-Jewish immigrants in that country is The core of the publication is a thorough inclined as well to avail themselves of the facili­ of importance for German Jewry, not only in the analysis by the late Professor Julius Hirsch and ties of a congregation for weddings, bar mitzvoth, United States but wherever they may live. Thanks his wife. Edith, of the professional integration deaths and other occasions. The author stresses to the efforts of the American Federation of Jews and economic achievements of the German-Jewish that " one must not forget that the battle for the from Central Europe (New York), such a record immigrants. As it happened, it was the last work soul of man is carried pn not only within the orbit has now become available. It has been published of this outstanding economist, to whose memory of the congregation but also in the world of art "nder the heading " Twenty Years " to mark the tribute was paid in our previous issue. In this and literature, and the immigrant German Jew is twentieth anniversary of the foundation of the comprehensive study, the spadework which has frequently in the forefront of this battle". Federation, and is edited by Dr. H. G. Reissner. been done is particularly gratifying when one -Assessing the contents of this stimulating realises the difficulties of arriving at correct con­ This judgment must, to some extent, be linked 150-page book first from the organisational aspect, clusions about a group which is not an identifiable up with a remark by Dr. Gruenewald in his jne difference between the set-up of the Federa­ entity and thus is not included in existing public article: " In England as well as in Israel Jews tion and that of the two other founder organisa- statistics. Here the indirect way is the only from Germany who had gained recognition in possible approach, and the pitfalls of false con­ public life continued to take an active part in the AT"^ of the Council of Jews from Germany—the clusions are manifold. The authors, as eminent affairs of their fellow-Jews from Germany. We ^JR and the Irgun Oley Merkaz Europa— are not so fortunate in this country." ^ecomes evident in the introductory article by experts, have succeeded in avoiding this danger. Kabbi Dr. Max Gruenewald, who has rendered The general conclusion is that practically all signal services to the Federation as its President those who are capable of working are self- New York Library of Leo Baeck Institute since 1953. 'In Israel and England", states Dr. supporting. Certainly, on the average, they are "-Tuenewald. "the organisation which the immi­ not as prosperous as they were in Germany but. Describing the work of the Leo Baeck Institute, srants from Germany gave themselves was a on the whole, the economic position of about Margaret T. Muehsam writes that the Institute's •^embership—rather than a ' Dach "—organisation, 80,000-90,000 immigrants is surprisingly good, and library in New York already comprises more than •^ot so in the United States." There the Ameri­ shows a very noticeable constant upward trend. 30,000 volumes of topical books, including an can Federation is a representative body of This, the authors state, especially applies to the almost complete collection of monographs on organisations, consisting mainly of congregations comparatively large group of professionals. In Jewish communities and full sets of Jewish news­ °ui!t up by immigrants from Central Europe. This this respect it would appear that the situation papers and periodicals published in Germany. structure is bound to limit the scope of the differs from that in this country. Members of the Moreover, the Institute has also been entrusted f'ederation's own work which, in the first place, medical profession have been particularly success­ by the heirs of some prominent German-Jewish safeguards the interests of the Jews from Germany ful. The average annual income of doctors in the banking firms with the archives of their families' out only indirectly represents the individual immi- United States was estimated at $15,000 in 1953. enterprises and holds considerable genealogical Since the majority of immigrant doctors work in material in its possession. ^S,"]^ *id leaves man\- spheres of work to its the cities and many of them specialise in their afflliates. particular field, their financial position may be The publication also contains essays about the even better. On the other hand, not more than New World Club (Ludwig Lowenstein), and the Aufbau (Manfred George). There is also a Effective Work of "Federation" 15 per cent of the legal profession took up law after the emigration. It is also interesting to note comprehensive and moving report about Camp Within these limitations, however, much that there is a strong trend towards the professions Gurs, where Jews from Badenia were deported as pf'^t've work has been carried out. This is in the second generation and that the percentage early as October, 1940. This report, preceded by enected in the report bv the Federation's of graduates is higher there than in any other an introduction by Professor Nathan Stein, is section of the population. written by Dr. Eugen Ncter (formerly President r;??cutive Vice-President. Dr. Hermann Muller. of the Mannheim Community), who voluntarily mch is an abbreviated reprint of the address In the economic sphere an important obstacle shared the fate of his fellow-Jews though, being silvered by him at the 20th Anniversarv Annual is that certain occupations are " barred " for Jews. married to a non-Jew, he was permitted to remain ^•eeting on October 9th. I960. The activities This applies not only to a number of banking in Mannheim. p/^^fed include problems of restitution and firms but also to administrative positions with the jgi^Pensation. In this connection Dr. Muller An article by H. G. Reissner on the " Truman important insurance companies. On the other .Menora"—a presentation made to the past hav ^^ ^^^^ played by the organisation in hand, immigrants have been successful in certain President by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion— frn • '^"''''^nt compensation payments exempted trades which expanded in the course of the past U (f^ income tax. The relevant decision of the supplements the book. The Menora is of ancient two decades, such as victualling, textiles, leather, German-Jewish origin, saved by the late Dr. 8oe' J''^^^tjry Department in October. 1956, scrap metal trades and the retail trades. Siegfried Guggenheim, whose " Offenbacher Fin^ lUfther than the regulations under the Haggada" is also reviewed. There is also an ^^n-ince Act 1961 of this country, in that it Economic Integration Accomplished article by the painter, Eugene Spiro, " Als ich pg/'^s not only payments under thc German Albert Einstein malte", and an editorial tribute for ^r Indemnification Law but also pensions This economic integration was facilitated by the to two deceased architects, Erich Mendelsohn and jgu,.'°''"ier German civil servants and officials of general boom in American economy. The initial Fritz Nathan. J '^"l communities and organisations, period was made easier by the effective work of been welfare sphere, the funds which have relief organisations whilst, lately, Gerrnan com­ The address delivered last year in Bonn by •ess r ^ available for this purpose from the heir- pensation payments and increased American social Dr. Eva G. Reichmann, reprinted in this journal CQ i-'Sfttian-Jewish propertv and from the Claims security have become additional resources, under the heading " Der Feind ist die Lauheit" are an'^^'^ce, ^^^ *° ^^^ efforU of the Federation. especially for the older members of the com­ (May, 1960), is incorporated as well. by .1 ™i!?'stered bv a special organisation set up munity. Although some of the contributions seem fo The- Federation and known as United Help. Rabbi Dr. Hugo Hahn deals with the religious have found their way into the publication in a j^« work of this body is described by Kurt G. aspect in a revealing and sincere article. As in somewhat haphazard way so that the book is not Weifa United Help cloes not itself embark on this country—contrary to the position on the quite as organic as one would have wished, on the orean^* schemes but allocates funds to existing European Continent—membership in a congrega­ whole its Editor and the American Federation victjrJ^^"ons which care for the needs of Jewish tion is voluntary.
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