L "°'"' 0 "-'1'(;,°1 ••. • Co~ =~Committee, stated: · =··.rt~~•'~-~'~•'!.!.~ouf ~hat the War Refugee_. Board is ~n: t~e~c,(;:. the Committee wm· doubtlm direct lta EXECUTIVE BOARD 1944 Co·Chairmen . Jcly '7,. DEAN ALFANGE PETER H. BERGSON LOUIS BROMFIELD BEN HECHT Hon. John W. Pehle HON, WILL ROGERS, JR, HON, ANDREW L, SOMERS Executive Director MADAME SIGRID UNDSET DR. MAURICE WILLIAM War Refugee Board DR. LI YU-YING Treasury Bldg., Washington ,D .c. Vice·Chairmen Wll;;LIAM S, BENNET KONRAD BERCOVICI Dear Mr. Pehle: J0·0AVJDSON G>SCAR W; EHRHORN WILLIAM HELIS The enclosed material, which is a reslllt pfa collrerenceheid DE~N GEORGE W. MATHESON HERBERT-S, MOORE FLETCHER PRATT undE!r our 8.1fspices of Chr~stian cl~rgy_-an_·____ d rep·. resen:t_ ative.s o·f.• ····• A. HADANI RAFAELI the large ·American Hungarian organ1zat.1ons, I thirik -will .be of: LISA SERGIO JOHAN J. SMERTENKO great interest to you in your psychological' warfare against' the Executive Director Hungar,ian gov;runent. SAMUEL MERLIN SecretarJ Among those participating in the conferen,!)e-tiere: · GABRIEL A. WECHSI;.ER : .. '·: Treasurer Louis Toth·, professor, Cornell Universit.y, Chairm~n; Hungarian MRS. FRANCES GUNTHER American Victory Cciuncil, New York City : < .· '.• Members John Pelenyi, former-Hungarian Minister in Washington/ professor STELLA ADLER J . .J. AMIEJ.. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H; • _ ._· •· ·. . , - · _ Al. BAUER Antony Balasy, former counsellor, Hungarimi Embassy, _WaslJ.ington~. Y. BEN·AMI A. BEN-ELIEZER atthe present Librarian of the Congress in Washington T. BENNAHUM M. BERCHJN Right Rev. Msgr. Oerdoegh, Catholic Pastor; leader of the Catholics RABBI PHILIP D. BOOKSTABER PROF. RONALD BRIDGES • of Hung. origin in the United States, Toledo,Ohio · . BISHOP JAMES A. CANNON, Jn. LESTER COHEN Rev. Dr. Charles Vincze, President; American-Hungarian Ministerial ALAN CORELLI REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN Protestant~ Assn, . · - _ __·. • _._. . · · OR. ALBERT C. DIEFFENBACH PROF. SHELDON GLUECK Rev. Geza T9.karo, First Hungarian Reformed Churcli DR. CONRAD HOFFMANN, JR, NATHAN GEORGE HORWITT _John Bence, Chairman, Verhovay.Assn. f'ennsylva:nia, Pa• , JOHN B. HUGHES E. JABOTINSKY Rev. Raymond de Dobay, Hung. Evangelical and Reformed.Church, DR. FRITZ KAUFMANN ROSE KEANE Milwatikee, Wis._._ -·_ ._._ - . , . , .· .· ·· .. ·: _._,_· EMIL LENGYEL I. LIPSCHUTZ Rev. Ladislas Nagy, st. SteJ:iien of HmgaryChurcli, Jt11entoW!l,Pa:; LAWRENC.E LIPTON EMIL LUDWIG Szabadslig, largest Hung. daily, ClevE;l),8.nd, Qhio- C · · GOV. EDWARD MARTIN PROF. KIRTLEY MATHER Rev. Barnabas Diaries, Hungari .01h~r Commi1111. O/firu :-, 2s1r 15TH STREET, N. vi. 139 NORTH CLARK STREET 3~~ ~A~~.~~~~~: .. STRE~ WASHINGTON. 0, C. . CHICAGO, IL.L. SOSTON, · MA!:!S• 716 WALNUT STREET 5371 WILSHIRE- BOULEVARD as_ NEW -CAVENDiSH _s:rR~~ _PHILADELPHI~, PA, Los ANGELES! ·_CAL! LONIJ;O_N_.__,\v1, E.~GJ.AND _. ~16e 35 RASHJ STREET TEL AVIV~ ~.ALE~TINE ·/ ';,.'..· ·''JI > l j Mr. John W. Pehle - 2 - July 7, 1944 I believe, is matched by the importance of the messages'andtext~, which are enclosed. You will note that there is a long answer to Premier Sztojay of· Hungary who broadcast an appeal to AmeriCans of Hungarian de.scent asking them to support Hungary against the United Nations. I hope that this material will be of assistance to you, ,··.··.,,...... ·· Gabriel A. Wechsler GAW:gk Nationa,l Secretary Enc. -- l ·~ ._ I c: (~ ''MEBSAGE TO THE AMERICAN. PEOPLE FROM THE .. CONFERENCE OF NON.iJEwl:SH · HUNGARIAN AMEJUCAN .... ORGANIZATIONS HELD UNDER' THE. AUSPICES; OF THE ' ' EMERGllNCY COMMIT'.J'EE 'i'O .. SAVEi· THE JEW,ISH PEOPLE·• OF EURO!'E'. Hungary's Quisling Premier~ Doeme Sztojayi h~s addre~sed tb.e Ami3r.ican~ o~; · Hungarian de13cent over th.e shortwave radio rtno:t to: loOk upon'·.hiJn·'wi:th for,e:!.gri ~Ye~•" - - ' ·- - • • '. - -. - ',."' ··' ' • - ·- 0 • ~ i . ,. - : - . ~; - . . ment and people. We d.o not listen to. t~altol's~arl,d tc>~~·.et~es of~e~~ 'Vi~)·t~e undersigned~ are Christian Americans ·Who ar~ iriix~9~s to prr,ctice dhrisUaltlty. ·•··.········ wnat the Hungai-fim ·Q~iehng government.is\1oi,ri~~i~~fii:'~i!i;st .un'-Chri~~J;;-ict•·'' '·- ~~ c ·cc:~ · is the work of the .anti-Christ.. . . Yes, we are jud:l.ng the Hungarian Nazi l:i~ood hal:sW.y. the United. s tatea and. all, we ·stand· for. . We condemn their .. clique becau,se. tlief ill'e :· -•• ----. ~ - , ' -·- • ' --• - < ------= •. - ,- enemies not merely of enlightened Ameritiaii. ideas bJlt also of enlightened H~gar!an - . ; - - -· - - - -- ·. --- -. - ·_------. -- -., - -. ' . ,- - ·-- ' ideas of the past, suet as were expr~:ised •on our Amerl~!lJl soil by .th~~·grea.t HungaJ:'ian liberar, Lq_uis Kossuth> who. told· his ~ri~t;ym~ri·: ;,Either II~a;;.;,1.1i toiio~Ame~i~afs · ·. - :. . - . - --- : -_ --~-- ,-. " . denioc:ratic. ideals or Hungary rlll.be nolllote,11 - - ' -~ ~ ''.- ·.---- We believe. that'the Quisling is.Hungary's wol'~t~lieiny;. We believe.that.if'he persists in. turning :innocent pe~ple -,.- whether' Je\Vs. or cfri.1stians -.;;. over. or hH own hangmen, he willforfeit his n'1:tlorJs right\~ ~ave ii~Jq· • - - - - < - - •• :-.o-·-~.:,_,_--~ On . all frOI).tS. our :vrctorious arinies .·are :Drl ihe me¢cli; . J. may cross ;the range of ·inollnte,ins separating Quisling Hungary frolll ' The W_dapest traitor should be wained·bt;th~ ;~ve~ent and Jii~{ . c - ---- . .._ • -. ' ' - :-_, -0 • Cc.:-_ -,· --· .-=·-.·--· r-~· _:_~-that his. crimes-are-not.:.over.looked.-'-Thl3~braZ:Ceir=1fg~t o): ~a~i •· by our American countryDten that tllt:i day· of~re"ckonfug- will becaJ,led,toac~ountfor all the b~oodthe;•aresh~dd~g. . . . -.-. -- -- . resp()nsibility for these' hideous ~riruis iri' th~ eyes of Gcid .and meih' · r - ...... MEssAC1oF HUNGARIAN AMERICAN 'c~t~T:rAl(jb~s~ ·. TO. THE. CHRISTIAN MiNISTERS OF• HtWGllR,Y" . .. . (-(-·._:·_- __ ·... -.... ;_~-· ... ·. -'(•----:-<:-'.,·-.:~.~-- '.:.·.,_::.".'· .. ~·-<~ 'f .:·:-· "In Hungary, too,.lj.fe has beoome heii.1, iU,·~h:!.ch Jews.h~ve~een tbi'Ust,'into· ~he lowest pit. 'J•hey are· the ones to··sriffer inost'. ,B~fu~4#ii:J/Jioi{fof,s8Jte:y:()~~ our brethren in the Christian ministry~. her, those'· who gilv~ us, oilr Mas;iiJ~~ hill ~El~ 1<· --~· - .. , ,.',v .-.1._' -- · · · cip1es and the greate~t work or world literature, the~<;l1:V s.~i-iPt~':·:t~:1~ :ti{e·:::r~Uri.d.a, tion ~d regulator of o~ religion, the top:!,c 6f our ~a~h.:l.ngs. ·e:~.we foZ.~&l:e'.th~: sons and dai~ghters, infants a.iuf Egad of this p~ople ,, ~ho~ ~tile, wf,~~.;;{ ~J~\irg~·, and exterminate with diabolic passion{ _ We _h_p).ci_t~~!- :J e!fll:~ ,C.f\gi?t)iot.-~i-e:J.Y_,_ifug~1:'~4c·~cl~clie~~f'?l'c u.8:,,__lnlt~th!J, f ;he.c also "descended hen~n Yes, he·desil,end.ed to;tii.e· toI'!-ured~ w :· ·-· _.. - .:·.-. _,., -.- . .:,.· < mercy ~d liberating love to.those whq 'were c;ionsi~~d'to th~t also hold that tlie church is Christ's. body 11.nd: we aJ.'11 its iliembe~f:!. H~cfs beht on; using you and. us .·in this; liberating \York. .:tt in ithiit' we ;< -· - .-- - . - -· -- ':· i~ de~ds _.--..<_:;:-.;.·:-..- inus~· r~~~lli •·a"~···· : at:tachment to Christ•and.our~faith. Well .cfo.we ~o~;;thatdaliger awa:t.tl3 thos.e 9r·.· .. - -~ -· - - , - - . you .who sylfipathi.ze .w:l,th lhe.·.persecuteci 'and/those who. are· marked for death~;: BU:t is :. ~- .-· - ·- the datiger not greatel'for indoleD.<)e?' We, Americafs Qhr:i~tian. nrl.niste!'s ~f 13.11 faiths, besee~h Y()li1:,·fov:iiaI'Y'~ Christian' ministers. of all faith§) to exfiC>r~\volll' don~~gatf~rt~ ·ni~yollf Puipits;ffuicl' everywhere else .to stand.by the ~kEld, iri thes~~days ~rktlri~i' ·13 g~~~t~~t trf~ : · Stand by. o~e al1otner and' he~p to. ov~rthl'~w tJie .ci~~iJot; I , ~ght• . If yoJ' Hungary's.reslU"recti~ri 'lirui-are d~termlne~ to brlrig;f:i~otit, .y6~~ave,,}i*r;· lose. Help to remove the. shame with which traitots besili~hed the Hurtg~ian by persecuting th~· Jaws~ Help "l;o:redeeinHungary;s~6npr, for oilly an hoilora~le\ ·~ .• ·~--.-.ttung~i~·n..if.U9n~~Y:'ri8'0I.~fi.:imii1~~e.Lpast'_fa,,_fd-~ec"of~~tlij~a:n11~a=-'"s"orlllli:s•·""·•"'.·.s-"1}t.-'' Right Reverend Msgr. Elmer Oerdoegh . ... •.· ...... ··:·· . , > ·. . < · ..Rev•. ·Gharles Vinoze, President American Hungariaii MilliSteriiil AssII. Fatl:ier v·1ctor KovaliczkY., · · · - Rev. Gaza Takaro · Rev. Raymond .de Do bay Rev. Sigisniund Laky Rev. Ladislas Nagy .Rev. Joseph ~rban Rev. Barnabas Dienes Rev. Ladis.Egry Rev. Anthony Szabo •-;--'. ti'zenet a magya.r_ keresztenz pa:psashoz , ...... 'I Magya..rorszagon is pokolU vUt az Blet. l!.'bben.a pokolban a le811191ye'bbre o · a zsid6k jutottak, 5k szenvednek legt6pbet. De Iaten nem h6gyelT1tekE!t,• magyar kereszteny lelkeszte~tvereink, sem azokat, akiknek nemzetsltgeb91 >· · szarmazott MesterUnlc es aa • tanitTa.ai es amelynemzetsegt51 6r6k6lt\1k .. a vilagirodalom legnagyobb mUvet, a Bsentirast. Es a mi. hit\lnk tundamen.; , , tuma, vallasunk szai,Uyoz-"6Ja, predikaUsunlc tB.tgyas magukra ha8Yha1;J.1Jlc"'• l teMt ennek a nepnek tie.it es le&nyait, gyermekeit h 8regeit, amikor a · , gonoszsag demon! szenvedellyel tiporJa, tosztogatja, irtJa elket? . · I . . - : -·.. "l Jez~s K.risztusr6lazt vaUJuk,hogy nemosak.szenvedetth megbalt;e~ettunic;j de azt 1111,hogy • ezalla aU poklokra.• Igen, ~ gy~t.relmek le~mely6re· J le13zallott,hogy irgalmat ea szabadit6 szeretetet azoknak 1~ megmuta~sa, · akik odUg kergethttek. Az egyhb 14-isztua teste, ezt is ;v:alljuk}s .mi j vagyunk a tagJai. Bennllnket, Titeket ea minket. akar most telhas~~l~f~)c :.-c~.J a szabadit1i$ban. Krisztuseai -va.16 eli'S ka.posolatunkah·hitunket most·.·· 1 .cselekedetekbep kell megmutatni• J61 tudjuk,ho17 u Uld8z6ttelcke1 6s , ... ··. ./ _halalra gytttl:lrtekke1 val6 egyUtterzh legkisebb Jele is veszedelmet hoz-. · 1 hat szamotokra. De nines- e nagyobb veszede_l~m a t6tlensegben? _.·. 1 1 Ker. Unk Ti teket Ya:g.· Yarorszag ke~. eszteny papjai, bbmilye·ri. felekeze. the·z· · I tartoztok, kerunk Ti teket mi, Alilerika magyar keresztyen lelkip~sztorail., minden. felekeaetb5la ez6ezekr51 es minden mas m6don buzditeatok .hiveite- ·. ket aa Uld6z6ttek seg1Usbe a magyar nep e legVUsagosabb napJaiban~ .. Segitsetek egym&st b egyUtt aegitsetek megft8nteni a zsarnok hatalmB.t. Ha nemcsak hisztek Magyarorszag frlt8.mad8.saban, de azt igazari akarjato1cis1 i akkor nines veszteni Tal6 pillanat • Segi tsetek lemosni a magyar nev.r51 . · i azt a gyaliizatot,amit a zsid6ttld8zauel trecssentett d. az arulas. fSElgit ... \ s~Hek megmenterii ~ magya.r nelllze~ becsUletet, mert osak egy bec13U:letes ·• · j magya,r riemzet tel J Ezereves mtiltJa ..tiszta · ' is csak 11.jen lehette.m~dhat f . · · _ .a;>moosokt611J8v5j~. · · . Att Egyes\llt Allamok-magyar kereszteey- papaagahait ne:..:6ben s l1 :i6rd6ghdr.Vincze Elemer! Karo.&y, papa.i refomma•us prillattis,T~led69 lelkhz, ••.. 0.. h····i·6, Anierikai Sa1mt aagyar I.s...t van•;_·t.·empl·o·)n :.elkeszegyesUlet.•. ".···.··.:·.- Il elntlke, . .... ·.·.. .. · ·. ·.--. · · · · · dr .Takar6 Geza, new Yorki reform.. us lelk6sz, _ ·. . -.- . Doba.y Raymond, a milwau'1ceei reform4i'119 egyhb lelkesae, --.... Nagy LS.sz16 pl6ban9• , a. allen~ Bzent Ist:van- templom .J.elkhsit1> . KovaU;czq, Vik'tor plhanos, a neWyorki . Szentkereszt 'tel!lplom Jelkesze Dienes Barnabas, a csikag6i magyar reformatus templome 1elkesze · } Szab6 Antal, a pe.rth amboyi re:forin&ias temp].om lelkesze · · · · · Laky Zsigmond, a t.rentoni · reformatus temploiii lelkesze _ ._._...L Urban J6zset• a bronxi __ f.llggetlen reformtaus.11gyh8:z. lelke_sze -.-~-,--1 · - Egry Lasz16,~ w!>_odbri'!_~!3_L~~e"V"ahgel-ikus--egyli9:z °f'elJCesze .... · ~ ANSWER TO SZTOJAY We have _received your appeal to us, Americans ~f :ijµrigari!l!i.tW~~ • .,·s~~~( of us, indindu'al.1y or in· groups, have aire~ay answered you, . This'. is ::iilie'lizis';iar. . ' . . ·: '.' - _-_.- - ··-.· _-· ,,,,.·,·--·,,:- of Ohristian Hungarian Americans gathered :i.n a-meetin¢tti~~pfei13s our sympathy'viith · the Jewish citizens of our motherland. Much of your appeal· to us is a repetitio~ of fam:i.ufil. :~~z-~ propa~art~a~ TliB:t; • . . . - ' - ... - •, ; - : . - , .·· ··, •I·. - -~, :• . part of your message" is too old and worn_;;O)lt to req\rl.r.;i a, rS"ply; . !liit Vie mtist':Pbiht out to you certain_ basic facts which you do not.seem ~'under;t:.hd_. We came to the United States of. our owri free V/111; in s~~ch fo; ,a be£t~r ;··. · .. ,. f- land in w~cll. :t_o_ .make our _ho_me_s ~d- rai~:!_:°:~~ .. - -- . - .-- And_you sho\J.ld. tlways remember th' t every soldier you send against our A].l_hls rele_ases a Gernian sold~er to 'fight against ou:r sons• . . . cern; we want them to. c,oine biCk to us; to their; yqcii~ wives, t6 theit i . - ... • - . -- . _- r=I ~~·.:.:~: .:::.':~~;:.:~~;~i.'i~,~~~··~:.1.ii~••s;;o:;f :zcc·.·~··.·-;4:•·. stop thiS \Var until ai1 our enemies will surfer-utter and cruslllng defeat. 'T 1.ou sh~Uld also bear in ~d that we becrune, ~itizeris-of -these- United States-_ -I becau~e 'witp ail ()iii' hearts ;md ~bitls. we beileve tife, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiriess •11 Yew, we, God-fearing Christian citizen~ of this_'~~A~ 4~mo pagan and a barbarian, .. We ~r~iOllletrl!_res~pt that par~ ~~-y~~ mess!J:!ec~ .w~ch :!o'! '_told 1!~ i;,ha~~-- you ;~~ exterminating the Jews of Hungary in order to hav:e eno~gh.fo~n\. fc:>r :iis 'wb,Ein we return to our.motherland. and mines spatt13red iy~th the blood· of tl:le' Jertlsh friends we· lEift behiiid wnen we. departed. from Hungary. · The horrible thorlght that ·an~ civilized 'Aniericail w()uid. . re;; e- . -- .-· .' - • - -.------. turn to take a place IDf).de for bim ~by robbery anh murde~' coul~have Beeh born ~nlf· in the depraved mind cif a Nazi ·mania!!. And we are nct:. coming back to. a• coU1ltry ·d~min~tE>d by frien!lf! like you wl)o do _;-- not hesitate to trucepropertj andhumail life onanyflinisy.pt~text. -_:-, :-- ~· robbing and murde:i;ing people because they are Jews; to1Dbri•e>w you may decide>to r,ob · and murder people beca,use at ori~ tiJD.ethey~igi-~ted~toA~erica. -No,-wll~~?~~!J.re dealing with the Hungarians· of America, you are not dealirig-wit)l fools. : _<-.-::-j~'.' '· ->' ...;Vl~c:"l8H~c you~:t2 ,!cn0,w •c~£w:e wan:f_Yie~pc~c)Rle~ time we want you :tCl. rem~mber that we ar~ loyal c'itiieria of a ~~~~;y t~at g·~~e US-. prcisp'ei-']:t,y~ freedom;'. and· !l.' happy .ho~e /a.· country which ::1.8 thee motp~fan(f'of out-' children. • And we want you to know, and. yj'e want the .People of. Hung)u>y :t~ .kli<>w, there is no danger. that "the arid· -. ~piritual ti~s· betvi~en' ' ua!.anci,' ' the And) finally, we want you to know, .and we Want' t~e peOple o:f:1fuhgary t0 kn0:w-,• that we, God-fearing; .Christian Hungarian Americans,; are praying t~ o~·Afu~ti ,' -- ~ <_,..: "":. --- - - ~ - . -_ - - - -- . - . . -- ~ . : - . . - . ._ ' - ' Father for the deliverance. of our Jewish' bretheren fiom your bloody hands; AN APPEAL TO POPE P[US XII CABLED TO THE VATICAN. JULY 6, 1944 ' . . ,· - .··.--· · ..· We, representati\res: ~fc oiu:'.lstiap. Ameficans bf Hung~i!!-n: · . . ~ . - descent, assembled: :l,n :a national conference hr J;t~w l,'ork to express . . _- - ." ._- ., .. our sympathy with.·the persecuted.· Jews of o~ inqtlierland1. mos~··:. • • ' :·• • _: -- < • • ,- • ·:- i - : respectfully entreat Jour 1foiiness'. to use the weight.· and au11hority of Yoilr exalted position to convey emphasize to the Gbv- ' a~d - • · 1 ~uh~fi{im'.i•• - • - • - ·- , l ernment ofil- ·sentiments·· in. condemning• and ·deeply res~r.itiilg·th~ •a. -,J:f tlia~-G-ovel'nment- ani-ofcir1"'ffiose ··i'.f hoareiicfnortliflzi'i("and:nJlii;i:: co daring the Jewish people• We most hilmbly im~iore Your ~oliri~ss •to····: authorize and ~dvise the active coopera.tio~ ot all pi~u~ Catholic~ Hungary in the work ()f rescuing the Jewish people from the :h~ds of .· - -- . - ~: . -- :-· - . . .- their persecutors and in aiding• them to· re'ach . of ety-. - . _- . - • _._ . ---~------,- -- pl~ae_;-:-;-.,-o-~·:;:--_ s -- -· ;e.f-_· -0::----.:::-- --:- - . ------__ --!. - Profoundly impressed by and g_rat~ful, i'!Jr the expressfori of Your 1foliness• g;ief and condemrtatiS~: of Nazi nui,lls .murder the ufiaer~ .. : .-_-· -- signed appeal to YoUr Holiness oir behalf of the 111.iimber~ of the abtl'>Ye:.. - ,. ._. :,--, -- - -· .- - . - mentioned conference joiniilg-thei; pra101•s with Yoir"~. -" . : /' ' Prof. LoUis Toth, Co~nell University, Chairdan •. , _ ·...... , , <'~~.J Rt. Rev. Msgr. Elmer G~ Eordogh, St. Stephen's Recf.(jry,TOledojOhio(l'iipal Pr~~1~\ John Beneze, Chairman, Verhovay Fr --~~:~:~g;h;~g!;\;~i1rni~:Q~~~~~"~~ -=- c~' H • • • • '-'~~;c c~c;=-u_o-_ c. - Rev. Barnabas Dienes, HUngarian, :Ref6rme.ch0ji1lrch, 'Cii:l.cago 1 Vice-Chai:rmall of ·.the ·· - Magyar S;Ynod, Ev'iuigelicfal and Ref.-0 {)hurch . t-"''· c 0 p y v EMERG~cy COMMITTEE To Save the Jewish Peqpl,e of.Europe'j 11:10• '"' 25 w. 45th Street, Nevr York 19, if<"Y~: • · June. 26 , 1944' Mr. Joseph c. Hymanv ElceoutiTe Vioe-Chairman AmerioanVJewish Joint Distribution Committee, Ino. 270 Madison Avenµe New York 16, N. Yo AW dear Mr. Hyniana Your letter of the fifteenth Wail sent pri to me in New Yo.rk. and I hasten to oall your attention to the one point i:ri o.ur. dhoussiOn:about whioh we seem to have diffeje?i; reC!QlleotiQ_nfl.•- · .·_·- •.. --·-.. ··· In. the course of the general.'diSoussion l•~gardi~g the need for cooperation between the Joint Distribution Committee and the Emergerioy' Cammi ttee, Mr .• Bergson mentioned the faot that Mr. Eri Jabotinsky~one ·or· our representatives in Turkey, has oabled us that. it is possiQ.le to take immedio.te aotipn on one pl'oject involving the resoue- Of several thoua:srid Jews~ This projeot has been aisousaed with 1liri Reuben Reziiiok, your repre11ent~tive in ,I, Turkey, b6th by Mr• Jabotinsky anci by- representatives of the Vaad Hatzalahj; the rescue oommi ttee of· orthodox rabbis• · · . Mr. Bergson poilited out that Mr. Jabotinsky•s approve.], ~f the project indicat~ :Mr. Bergson further pointectout that vrhile :ii~~ War Refugee Board can take oharge of these refugees as soon as they~ reaoh Turkish terr:j,torid waters, it was in no position; as a governrilent agenoy, to authori~~ Jui,dergrotinil · methods of emigration. It was in connection with this. statement tha.t you decl9.red that_ you felt it necessary to .have the reoommendat~on of•the.War.Refugee .Board before you .would _be ready to consider finanoiaL particiipation in. any pri>je~t. I stress these facts because we are determined to firid the funds i' [- for the project organized by J.!r. Jabotinsky and .I want to make sure :that !do n=o~t~~.:-...~:-o-~~-~=t~ misundet"stand the grounds fo:t- yo\.lr refusalj;Q conJ!ider~.this projeo:t.- It_i,s_~ll<>t ·· -. our. provino_t1__i;o_quest).C!:ii_your~deo~s}.9n_to-operate~withil1=.the -1:1.mttll -or~the·· ~~.;..__measures which are offfoially authorized. by the War,.Refugee Board., Nayertheless, I wish to remind you that we explained that alth~ugh this p!lrti Co Hyman -June 26 i l944 not be offioially authorized by the Board, it was knowri to and-approved by Mr. Pehle. Y!J.y I also point out that onoe before a similar .projeot, ..-.- involving the s.s. Sakaria, undertaken by Mr. Jabotinsky was tl'.u'ne_d down by the Joint Disti•ibution Committee as impraotioal and that -despite this laok of support !&-. Jabotinsky was able to tran:aport 2 ,olOb Jews to Palestine in the same 11 unoffioial11 manner? - · We fervently hope that we oan still ga:in your- oooperli.tioii in this speoifio instanoe as well as in other .undertak1ngs • but_ this oooperation - must be based on the understanding that we plan to use eve:ry possible pie_aliEi_ to expand resoue activities, aiding the War Refugee Board wherever we oan and supplementing its aotivities whenever we find t!ie meo.ns to clo so; -'-~---~-~------·-·--- -- ·sinoerely yoUl's-, (sgd) Johan J. SmertenkoY' Exeoutive Vioe~Chairma.n·~~~~~~~ ·' EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT . .· ·. W AR R E F U G EE B0 ARD INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION ·;, DA.TE · June J.4., 1944 TO All War Ref'ugee Board Personriei FROM David White ).µr The attached letter is self-explanatory. If you wish tickets to attend, please. call this office·.· . Extension 5666 - 5669 and place your order with Miss Myers • . , I .I i .J !_. 't: • WASHINGTON . _ .---, - .· .. EMERGENCY COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF EUROPE Initinted by the Etnergmcy Confermce held in New York---]11/y 20-26/ 1943 2317 15th STREET, N. W. Abams !!soil Ho11orary Choirman: HON. HAROLD L. ICKES C/Jairma11: MRS. GUY M. GILLETTE Vice-Chairman: CHARLES PERGLER Treasurer: Mrs. Guy M. Gillette FREDERICK P. H. SIDDONS and !he Executive Committee: Washinqfon ~merqenc4-Cci~mitlee ~-·--·· _' ----. MRS. PAUL APPLEBY HON. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN to Save The Jewish People of Europe FOWLER HARPER 1ms. ERNEST K. LINDLEY SIDNEY H. SCHEUER Request the pleasure of your presence ROSE KEANE, Exer111ive Serret•ry of private showinq of Wasbingto11 Commi.Jlu "None Shall Escape" Members: ELLSWORTH C. ALVORD WIWAM L BATT A slirrinq Columbia produclioh . 1ms. WIWAM L. BATT 1'ms. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN 1ms. RAYMOND CLAPPER Al tl1e Department of Interior Auditorium, C Street ent~ani:e DOROTIIY DETZER •ms. W1LI.IAM Y. ELLIOTT SENATOR GUY M. GILLETTE On Wednesdalj eve. June21; 1944 >ms. DOROTHY SAllTH GRUENING COL ROBERT M GUGGENHEIM 'ms. ROBERT M. GUGGENHEl11 al 8:45 P. M. 1ms. FOWLER HARPER 1ms. GEOFFREY T. HELLMAN MEREDITH HOWARD 1ms. FRANK KENT, }R. WILBUR J. LA ROE, }R. DR. ALBERT J. McCARTNEY 1ms. ALBERT J. McCARTNEY JAMES A. Md.AUGHLIN ROBERT LINCOLN O'BRIEN MONSIGNOR JOHN B. O'GRADY JOHN O'ROURKE ~ms. JOHN O'ROURKE JAMES G. PATTON 1llLO Pl!RKINS 1'ms. MILO Pl!RKINS HENRY F. PRINGLE ELVINE RICHARD DR. L. S. ROWE ·--JOHN-X.-SAm;------__ _:_5ENATOR--:oELBERT-D._:_T.HPMAS--:-:=-:--_-...,,. \ \ ln reply pleane refer to1 716 MAY 29 1944· l.j ·:1 :Pear l.Jr, Alfange1 Your telegr!llll of Mny 13, 1944, to President Roosevelt, concern1ne; tho estnblishl!Jont; _Of· t~lllP.OrRJ'y_ haven& for refugee&, has been referred to me. ··; Your intorest 1n thie problem is appreciated, J - . ~ Yery. t1"Ul7 7our1, H!ir;;µ~dl J~ VJ. PohJ.G J, w. Pehle · Executh'e Director Mr. Dean Altange, Emerr,ency Oommittne to Bove ~th'ii-"J°e\118h ·Pllo:pl1t·o1'-E11rop.,, One, Eaat 44th Street, .ll11w York, lfew- York. ~ R:BHutchillonlagr 5..24..-44 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 15, 1944 ' Respectfully referred toiI the Executive Director of the war RefUgee Board for attention and appropriate acknowledgment • . ... ~ . - - .- -~;-- - ()!~~VIILLI~ D. HASSETT \ Secretary t:> the President j fl.I ' "t>' • l (..:...~; 1 ·~'..l f?. Cs 1 •• J :",:~~:~ j- - \'~.--.j .. : ! - l '• - -'·t - 1 ·1 f-_ ' --jv -· -=----=-:::-=· --- Translation of an extract from "litteilungsblatt; Alijfa Chadas~, Tel-Aviv, 26 Mai 1944" . ~~~~~ to be subject to the same 11 lnws of nature, 11 oUr Ql'lll }leopl~ ino1.U In ..our midst, too1-.thQ m.ost bizarre..:thinss ·go on-aliflilist whillh..:.,~..c.-- ~.;:,_;h; -·: • - - seem· to ba powerless, since they have arisen :from ~ondii;i~ which. j j we eyed blind:cy al'ld si11ce vie d;!.d not conaid~r our,. oWn't~tSalld ·1 deeds in a suffioiontly critical light. . . . There are ll!ovemonta nim api·eading in our livea iJ1 thifl. country, which cause all of' us deop concern. Arter a pause of 7 few weelai the terror has again b;okml out•, Lastweokwo liy(ld thro~h the crazy~ . - , . adventure in· Ramal.la,. :tri whic}i.all pafticipanta-~'lo vn,r<>rtunate~• escaped. There ar(l again threatening letters and 11 ~ea'th'seht~l1oe13t1 wb!,oh are publicly posted in 1'ei-Aviv at.ell atr~et ~II• ...... ftfighters for Isra~l's freedC111" boast pubr:i.~ of the murd~ of ~10 - -- ·- .----. - . -- .-.. Jewish policelllen. The hJlaaretzR)laS ju13tly compJ.ilned a·fe1r daY.S e,go . .that there &eem still to exist people in this count~; ;,ho ~otaot the . -___ -- - - ·-- - - ··-· .. -- . - I terrorlets and ouch others who let the!lla~lvei:i be biacikwiil:od tor money, ! , s:liice it iii.. apparent' that.,auch th1ngs,;i:-equ1re money-. Something else, _·-- __ thoughFshould be -a<:lded-1n thi11~c()r11w9J;.ioni ·-l:t is qUite pos1:1:f.'6!8' tliat these people .get money from abroad as vtell• Tl-ile, :tn the case >~t Jl\tQ~. ~eoye~.81'~P.~-Y1er~care':'Jl9;,0~!~1Y; d~c•1'211bl~~ga11'zaii0l:iil'-~·:>:\ :~· .:c .. ,··c•,,~ · boundaries, but just this weok it became known how strange groupa 1 1 ,,,r· abroad, spiritually related to the terrorists, do their work •. Spe~ [>,"'' ~"\ . . ~t~tff;v IV,µ' ''. Gfi'..y_.y ,,"' tTt1 :v. t~i\;i' : .JP ,,,fv' . . • ""Y'" ·___ Q.!0'- ' '·r ..-2 - attention has been attracted by a letter. of; the riutc&-.&iii.~c8n •. jOUl'Zlalist, Pierre Van Paaesen, a man who iJ.s.be~ ~ieally Pi-0<> . Z:lomat far years, but who :ls app9.rentl.y n1:'ive and ;!'\ever well informed about the real aituat:lonJ l1k~ ·mm>.Y. other·. tell•in~entioned': . end 1p01'al1t people' he let himself' be mieuaed for all sorts ot. . ---·-···i- propaganda and in recent years gave his support .to . the •reVisionist;; --- ___ .Jr ___ ._ oOlllll!tteee-in Amer~ca~wh:l.Ch apJiear-l!llder-different~ namaa7$aa·-~:· -• ..• ·...... -·-- -.- . '- I .·I c-ttees which attempted to e~oit in their ~political· :lliteretlta, . . . the 8111pQtlq for the European Jewish catastrophe Eixiating ·~ ltbctral. -. . ' . - . ~· : circles, apparently have received a lot of monay1 ~emse;tbeT; could not have permitted themselves the luxury of' gigantic advertise" .. ments in the· large A!lierican newspapers. Van P&aesen writelJ nCllll'. ·ill·· an opellletter that he baa found out tfu+t·t~ese·re~s~onillt ctimld.tte911 . are nothing else tium" exponents oi that notorl~ ntrgun Zni Letmli• in Palestine which dietinguiehe11· it~elf ·l)y- acts oi' tel-J.t#, ~ tb&.t they have made use. of the interna.l political eit1la,tion. in Amer~ca to receive the hel.p of. certain reactiorlary. Senators.· .Th~ri;u~ va1 - .. . Paassen resigned the chairmanship of the "Coizmd.ttee for the JeWiah. - -- - ._ ,- --- . .Armt1JJ identlcal wi~ this committee is the s~c!llled "Em~:r~enw Committee.for the Reacue of the Jews of Eur9pe." The very name ·i)t. this. coollllittee shows to w~t extent the. Jerls.=}J.:...:n::::e::.::ed=-i=-~=---:..::be::::.=~='· ~- •-=a:=cbus=··•;:.ed':'····.~·c:c· --~--'....,·.c...·.+-\ -...,....-~_._c...~-'--'~~ ------·~-·-· -The111atter~:l&-gettiag;:ora~ter __ stfuf·a rapresentative-0£'-th:ls~ .. ~·l comlllitt_ee, the young Er:I. .Tabot~ley'; cam;, one ~ these day~ by air- ! . \ - .Pltine tQ. Pa1estiml and is· pn hiJ1 way .:to ~kei 011-:-anoffi"orarmiSs:l.Oif ~ -.• y . ·· · · ·. .. 3 .. .,l .. ·.. ·-1 · ot the umoaa Gcmmlatl. It .. JmOiri how UttiG\Jlt it.. l. ,...i l to pt a aat on an airp1ant 8114 bow 119111 to taportant ,tnJMI ha!" ~ " ' --1 caitW, OM holclfl OM'• hea4 ml -. ub _,elf wJI&\ Sa 1-. all ·.. .;l abed. Ia a •pre19 oontaaoe• wbioh the. JOiJlll ha• ·Sa j ..a ll9J.4 -·) PaleatSM he cltolaHd that he 1• go1q to ~ at clel•p\9 .ot '1Mt ·•i 'jI .&am.ean 1far Betqee IOdt,. an S.UUtuUcm wbl~ ·h oolmtoW with -· - ·! I 7 - --~-i---~---- th• .·.11181'1oan· THA1111171 hN4M-bf W..-tb&~iaboUaakf ·~-tb&\ :; --~~ 'I the creation of ti• Board 1e 4ue to the ~ ot the •o-ollll.94 J i •Oamittee tor the Re111me ot the 1.... ot ~,·'trldAth-. bMll f'owldecl hr, a tn young Paleatild.au m ·.Aaenea Q! 1'ld.oh llaa . a44ressed ltaelt to the AMrioan Caaart•• d4 thl BOate~ t'IMlt' IU'e the .... 7oung. Mtl wh• ·Vu Paaasc __.,. ai the i'9PNIMllt&U'ftJe of. t!&9 traua Zwa1 IAIDd. ·lonai raJ.e•~ ~_.uft.N1pmt1•r \hit·· . - -, ' -, terror ot the: Jrgun z.1 I.- wUl an UJi4eratan4 how .. ..,, apnoieluot the JqrilS&ll Oovn....nt ahou14 pt the l«• to d'.Ml · preo1Hl1' 'W1 th. thl• .groap. SSDH .. haft reaohecl Wa'Clhapter··· ..t.•tJ,te·tt-t'~-~: Mil\ cmr the 1!141Nct a.I often 41"ot ~ ot ~ ·•·· .-.. · .· · .· . '.·· ... ·.' ~ loN •UU fllrtha•. Ia th•• dal* ._, beltllD~ or.~-wr;reauiaUOl!UI• it• 1• ft17 Uttioult tor aoet people to leave t1da c~, JJIO)lie:~o \_ c_------•_ta..s_.~~_7 __ blal.'_ __:_to_the_!1Mm aeat10lle4 .arpalllaUciu. tn.,..i a~,:·· j · ~------. -----•~----J'G. f'•-parpoeet-of~~-trip1Lall4.fun4.:~id..;.,cUpetpe.~\-·~-~-'+-j --~--~ the pre1eat time, tor 1n8tanoe, the Jnhh ~.- op!Jdon ot SCiUth . . . ; . • 4 ... aoUou ue poulble, •PJ!ed• to lllD1' •• a Jlai'l4Gld.Cla1 .1.tol cit ~ furihU'ano9 ot a iubnr•l'n group, ciOafuiiis U4 inltattq . t• all tbolie who oau14tl' the t'Ul'therarioe 8llll tSnuos.ii, ot IUh ... to be undtlirable mt who lhOlil.d be enUtle4 to beUm that all Z'HJIClllllble elennta 8haH th1• ~-~ TU ~ Sn AMrloa hU bone mm ,...,_. fnlt• .·~ 1!Hk. ' •1m.• ·Colillitte• 'tar 1&\10U1 uberi.u~· (tlii"'.-~i.-0110iiiean.-:-c:_ __ ,:~~~--•..-· · -: - 1aitaUaa ot the l'Nnoh Ocmd.tt" ill Alden) hat-~ that. lt . . . bat purohued. the bulldirlg ot the fOl'Ml'. huld i..p.'1oll ii ·~ ' ·- - toll ff# 163,ooo, 1a order to tqUip it ae the- flttun leptloea ot the Jnish akte. 1lbtre the•• people soti ~e 111.-·tt ne>t ~. · ill the napanaible Zicmi•t )lrciupt 1n .AMZ'ica have tuna.a awq fl'cila. -- - . ~ .W.• o...S.ttee~ 'l'M_Jftillh peopl.t and ZiCIUll!l are 1Jcto-1ngrW.oulou in the 919s Of the AMrioan P,.blio. thb wh!>le •'°" ooul4. ~,. · · beaGM the sub3eat ot' an-adV9Jlture t.Ua relatiq how •nn 7C1111111.lllli led all ot .f.urioa b.r the nose. !he •thr ~ beo ..s diftiCNl.t to"u•den~ it Oll!t bMJ.'li that a Uaber ot thi• o~ttee tunoUOfUI aa oftiOW, AMrioall tW,ep.te ta the .eu 18.at. am. mat fear tbat W.• aori of tidns htl&h_. ~ . . JIN11Use ot thaae adal.eacente ill the e,e• ot !al.experienot4 peciple ·aat that it Hll.dere cliffl.aalt the work of elllish.._t of thole 1rhO ~· ---~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~c'--'-~- ____Jo _turn. f.lie-7011tJl-a..,.--trm--tM--~e-JZ'ga- ZWl.--Lelmt.~--.-. -- ~- related tea'l~. . ·- - Dear Mhs Oohent Mr.; Pahl.a has 1i.sked Ille to thank you· fox-~ -- · sending him a c0py of the Emergenoy Oommlttee•a advel'tiee=ent ln the New York Poat of Miii' 16. Slncerel.y youra, --t (l~a.) Virginia M. Honnon ~b1ia nelatlons nlv1slon -. ·: Mias Lena Oe1hen Y;mergancy Oollllllittee to Save the JeWieh People of Europe, Ina. :~5 "est 45th Dtreet New York 19, !Jew York ·------~·-----· ------~-- ---l--., 1:7~~ Secretary Harold L. Ickes, ii .1 message of January 26th tojh~mergency' _ J( _ Committee, stated: u ••• N"ow that the War Refugee '1t"'" lh~ udrU : I 1• , '1 the Committee will doubtless direct It& efforu to assist : wAV'1fWflnfllffll ,(1 every way possible in the accomplishment of the fas!(. a I bl'll! Co,Chairmen 'l·x.- DEAN ALFANGE PETER H. BERGSON LOUIS BROMFIELD BEN HECHT HON. WILL ROGERS, JR. HON. ANDREW L, SOMERS MADA.ME SIGRID UNDSET DR. MAURICE WILLIAM DR. LI YU-YING llay 15, 1944 Vicc:·Chairmc:n WILLIAM S. BENNET KONRAD BERCOVICJ JO DAVIDSON OSCAR W. EHRHORN WILLIAM HELIS DEAN GEORGE W. MATHESON -----·--. --L--·---.'·-;----~-o--~- ,_ HERBERT s. -MOORE . Mr.-Jom-W. Pehle Fl.ETCHER PRATT Executive Director A, HADANI RAFAEL.I L.ISA SERGIO War .Refugee Board JOHAN J. - SMERTENKO Washington, D. C. Executii1e Director SAMUEL MERLIN Secretary GABRIEL A. WECHSLER Dear Mr. Pehle: Treasurer MRS. FRANCES GUNTHER Enclosed please find copy Members STELLA ADLER of our ad' in the New York Post of today J. J, A~IEL AL BAUER ; Y. BEN·AMJ A. BEN·ELIEZER which Mr. Merlin bas asked me to send-on '.------~ T. BENNAHUM M. BERCHIN RABBI PHILIP 0, BOOKSTABER PROF, RONALD BRIDGES to you. BISHOP JAMES A. CANNON. JR, LESTER COHEN ALAN CORELLI REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN siiicerely y~s. DR. ALBERT C, DIEFFENBACH PROF, SHELDON GLUECK OR. CONRAD HOFFMANN, JR, NATHAN GEORGE HORWITT JOHN B. HUGHES E. JABOTINSKY L~ DR. FRITZ KAUFMANN ROSE KEANE Lena Cobeii"' EMIL LENGYEL I. LIPSCHUTZ Secretary to LAWRENCE LIPTON EMIL. LUDWIG s.· llerlin GOV. EDWARD MARTIN PROF. KIRTLEY MATHER LC:hs GOV. J. HOWARD McGRATH enc. RABBI ARTHUR MEYEROWITZ MICHAEL POTTER VICTOR M. RATNER CURT RIESS MAURICE RIFKIN SAMUEL ROSEN ARTHUR ROSENBERG K. BHRIDHARANJ RABBI ELIEZER SILVER ARTHUR SZYK IRVING TAITEL. .- --THOMAS--J,---WATSON ~~~-· .. · :r ~~----·. --.-- ALEX WILF lJ ~I Other Commifftl Ofjim: 2317 18TH STREET, N, W, 139 NORTH CLARK STREET WASHINGTON, D. C, 333 WASHINGTON STREET, <:;ttlCAGO, ILL, BciBTOH, MASS, 71 6 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. 5371 L1!i.:~!~~ES~ogA'i.r::VARD 88 NEW CAVENDISH STREET, LoNDON, W1, ENGLAND 38 RASHJ STREET ~··· TEL-AVIV, PALESTINll!: ·:•···-.:. . ~-··· The United States Mu~t, ::. ':'.' ment of the United States can show with clear ' Congress and 'the. P~esident 'will move-they .. ·conscience that we have done more than our. "' are in sympathy;,, The world is agreed ilnd. ,_ Show the._ Way . · sharC:-:.that our country has shown the way . : will ·fotiow ~~f!; t~ad~~ship._ · Inform them by ·. · .and created the. pattern. A rescue camp · · ·"' _. · Palestine, Turkey, and North Afric~ are established in the United States will be 11 . the :flood 'of your expressed feeling.....:.write::-- tleographically nearest-lb at is a visible fact. compelling precedent for all tbe members of tel.egraph, -.~o lJ;at t~ey count your approval •.. But just as important as geography is the role the United Nations and the neutral countries Jt !s', a ~ace against death, and minutes eou!1t• which the United Stales. must play-just be· involved. ·· -.. ,_, ·.; : :··'• _ .. 0 cause dating back to the settlement of N"w This then is our formula-temt10rar.V H~~1/. '"y~~Yc'J1t :·Help: ~ffectlvely'.: ._. -· , ·England, this. country is the recognized resc11e camps-so called "Free Ports" 'where... "'~\You cai_•i1p;f1f.[!'i~!.1111 i.piibllo.oplnlon from coait·_ , .; : r leader" in - every fight against. tyranny and "human cargo" can rest a brief'interv!ll .;ntit:~':.. · k coa1t; You ca1t hip spread our appeol among _many '-~_.;_:_•.·,'.t_f:i,:;_~_o __ .P__ ._P ___ ,r.es_s,_ion ... _ . :.. : ._·· . _·· ,, .· _,!'" .. these unfortunate .people can resufl'e. !ll~in~; ·mor•'inllllo•! o fb: r.m orl~ on 1 t a·or~t r totbar0U1• t bem· -- ; - 1 journey to'an· ultimate destination. •. :,.- ' · · ~'c . .1.fo t~~lfrHP~"' 1 1 l__11 tH. _I1 1 ~ 1 mporo 1 1 v• a 1 wt Pact1 __ ,,;;!,!\';i-PThe establishment of a few.rescue camp!i · · ·-·. thl1; mt11 0g'o· 11- •u•dred1 of n1w1paper1 tprou;hout ..· .. .' · r in America has 'nothing to do with immigra.,· The President'~ War Refugee· Board · -:t&e cou~frr. ~·(i•i-ci~i& nalloaal hookups<.!~U~.·~,;t~:,.J · • tion law~, because the people who would. he should endorse th<> objective of this formula day daoil)J\t•ouia1d1 t~at might olbr""iU' ~~;1av~i!; ft.IA 0 1 ) .: ... 1. :j~~.:~:.:n~~/~~~n°vl:i~.:fr.~ T~y'1P~o~id. b~ _· · fully, for it is clear .now that witl.10ut such .. • ' '';.";f:'{;it!!f~:-,~;;;~~jk~)'Fi!" >:'!>!" ' . •. : · · ' •. detamed there 11nly unit! some final deshna• .···:·.:•rescue·. 1;amps_ estabhslled to_ receive those· . This Commlttei ••h't••- American i>•opl• for sub· tiO'il:lWV!lt~b'ofloundi\-fo'"rl.~tllem~-·~eiti'D'atiii'~_·:•rMi:it.i'C:_;{~~i~p'~~Et"top· e'l'·h1lli,.,,··ill~~ ... ._ '. a' ' . . . :·~irt.ta ••~b 1i 1! ~~ ·-~'!Yo~ "': ...., • h Id b f • d • h h · 'ru wor for tho 'r (of; ll)lllloH"'of' marl~rt~ ·&uma~ c-'•c' ~- :, i;J'b~ th:olands"wJ.:~e'fue~ec~~=.• :i, :!r:; . jective'of the Prc~ident's ~erciful mo~e, no,.;'. ~~·~t•i 1, ~iJ{;f''.'":·:~i\[~~\:~i;t;}'jf .-.. { new and definite_settlemenLwhich-would.be ____lllll!_te_µ?w hero.ically_...!h!L._Boal"Lworks,,"~:;_ >:--.;-cc.-p_c:,. :-··-~~ .. '<'fr<·c ,--:-;' :, arrived at by, the victorious powers. Since ... '_must mev1tably fml. _.,,;;,Jt":-'.. ,. ~·~d }hit' fi•,,-nclal · · · ·.-•,if ''"~-'-~'.such ··h·.es~U"e .camp \y~uld in no 'way -~oucl1"~l":.,, .. Tl~-~- ~~ le of America have alread k~:tWX'' • cai i1(n'v~····~··'"" li•la.l'i and •••, ... your con'. .r:'-~_c..,_upon ,-~1,s~ng 'll1!lllg~l!h~n laws1 there_ is l)O .; .,. . . !' .-P .· . . . . • Y. . ':(,'·. ·; trl~ullon .to ·_1poe_d ;1•~... •••-~l!!ta~•! o,f ~ur fight fa ;_1(!{~'. need for• any leg1slatio~; Nothmg stand!i m i ,_: pre~sed in, country-w1de approval this hfe· 1 'scive _tho Jewish p•opro··of Europe; ; , , -~ , : • ··'!-:.-. t~e way except the all important e)1m:11:!_\t 9£_;,,i, savmg formula.· It needs· •••••••••••••••.;,;.;,~ ...;.;...... ;.· ...... tame. · . .,'.. ! -~ ·;" .!;(;only the great vocal demand I -- ., .. . .. ·'- \- ~21 . ---We-know-t_harit-witl ·rrot-be-pt;~cti~t ;~:~~_oLthe..'ran~and.Jile.-YoU--l~MERdJif:;B"-y.i!."'g;·:c'2i'''f"io<'i.-MMII'!.-.ci/-':S'...::'.rr=. E-':~E.:;' '...:.:·-. ~.~. --'--~-"---~:__,-. _,_.;._ .c.. i-~"-- to aave the Jewish people of Europe m t~ns . and your ne1ghqors and .11.ll I. . ·_ . . , . . . '. ._, and hundred!i of thous.ands by .transporting ... the decent people of this I TO SAVE TH~ JEWI.S,lJ:,:J>EOPLE OF EUROPE_ .-. ..: them to rescue :camps m the United Stat~s; r, ~:-~ountry can ~ake a. grent ·.I , 25 West,'45th" Stfeet;;-'New;.J'9rk 19; N•. Y,.' Wo know ~hat .fir~t. at;td.Jo~e.~9!t .ther .. ~.1!t:--·.:.::' .wq~~!o~.salvahon an.unme·-· -:1. ··~:,. ~·· ·:·.--. ..-. · -- .. '. '·· ·: -·.·~·-··~t\:;~·:\;·i~{>=-· :. '·; .:.·-·,. ·". ~·~;;-~ ··:~ ·· .,.:._-··. ;.,:...... ·.~ . ' have to be evac~at~d to terrllopes ~lose to diBie fact. I · . . I enclllse the sum of · . · ·"~·- · · · to enable you to carry ' tho Balkans-pnnc1pally Palesh,!le, but also _. .. . I ouf our treme'itd.ouii task. -,-,·,.w. · ' . . . ?:11rkey, Cyprus, and North Afr.1ca. · ; i'6,.-:A Race ·Against Death ·I N.Al\~E , : ... ,. _, •. 'i·-~;.;q~;;,\., , . -~In order to bring pressure effectivelY.'''-''.i:', It is.not in the tradition I , _,. ·-.\:.Hr;;;,:::: upon all othe~ allie? ~nd neu.tral countries to .~;.;, o~ our greqt cou~try to talk I ·ADDRESS;__c' _....;.;_;,;-'-'.:.':__.;;,...:..;;.;::__c__--'----'---'-- 0 offer such haveps, 1t u vital that the iovern• \~•_y·;and not 11ct-sw1ftly. The I 111 •'""'~ti"'' rrm•rr a.,o'.t •.,~- ,.;;,,,.~"'" •• thli co~•IH1t are tai mio1ll ;: ' • Pl~~·~· ~~ate ,~_111c~··. ~IJk"'~'~ .tj.. :!fr~··.;.~1!ANCE~ OU~T!!Elf, ~'~~~·~ ·. '; .... ·...:.· :~·. ... ·.· ·' "ef ikri;t> : ·" ·" :" ·· · · · ·.· .•. ·. :;~ ~ '·' '· , ,, . . · .. ; . :I -.,,,..,,,o; 1;; ,.,:> .. ~<%. ' ··u· '• RE;;·.·~-·-·'···1,.,' " ., '. 1c~;JE'c-_s·;'·'<. . ·-·.. · .. :·;~/·····i '. l·j ·· j!(1,,\,.l~1~£~"···: •. ,, .. ,::· .1lii~;.,,~;:<~;\'\'tr~t~&1~~~1~r•. : ·.. , ·· 1;;3'.:d~: ··'. .· j- c,q 'Sh ·.l~);•:•it·>~·>·~·;.;;!1 ft.;i:;. "~·1 '~1.~~a :;;1:~;;;r ~·::~··~~~l'?:*~~1.~ :••. ·· ., ... vertiseirzent was written; tke{'tlflWS;{rePfJr .... ' .. Y!luiiiary~appeareil.;::J .. •"~.:r~~::..~~1ii~.. .,{t~!~t~~!~:r;~f"!!!J~~!f~f l~~{ t~t~::,f~ ·:;:,:'. .. ·· 1 L<~· them;i,{Jr will ~-oii!i-. "i$~f:310.u115"voii:e"so that· the 11ien: w/i ."J-•.,·;;~- j : • -. "f~ _; 1_ :.,_~ ~'. , ~ • ~.·.·::!;: i" ;··=_-_;_ •.• ;'.·,.•,·.,_,,::-.·.·.. ·.. ·.. - - ·, ~ .. ' - .; . · · · :<;:1:~;St!{~t-~·~~~Ytt1fr . ':';·;~: -._ ~-- ~s~~Bu~:_·~~~----·-·_"· ~.04~._. _- ·-J,,~·Ac~ard1ng fo offlclal dl:plOf!latlc_CU.S~ ··patches;· the" Hungarian· government ,...... , •. --~-:of''Prerillerj:Deome· Sztojay.- ha& ~.\::'. :·; .- · J~unched a·. p_rogram Df, .tqrture · a~d : !· 1 ·~ i e~termlnatt~m ot_ th~ wandering J~wa ·:,_c-:_ .,· Di:>W hl. thilt i::ountry!.Vast gas-cham- .:i_:~-.,': ··b~ana gas bath!}) ot-the Nazl pat- ~~-:!f~·,i<· !:3;:.~~:: ~b~n~~:~~~~~ ..: ~o?" _,c,~~I~~~;- t;· ;1 ·: ~ · • The present l11i'ge number ot Jews • ~;<-¥.. . . b . ·,.•:··.·th · . •'.+.;.. , •.. .,.,,.¥"<'1jt'f?.,:They can-he admm1stereai· ~ ·.t~llll of 'five .-th. ' · : : ·'''b'' ,~J·J>ft".1·1 ;.,. . . . . hey;,c.an .be .. operate!! from:· w1th1111', b)'.,g'~li1 1 1 Iace1!.:w1 I e altllr,Jt~ltv~.o • eat ""ti''··· ' :. .. ·· · , J • '· ·· ·· · • .... ,,, "··d · P- ·• puf -'.'<::,:-. r-r. t·:'i...... •· .....• , ,, _ _ u. men,- women.,. f~-l~~·~ iollf~:::h1t ~ ~~e~~ ~~~th~~~,. ·~rf- ...::~..,._.-~,~~"l~·;t.....;..,._d. ~' i~,f:~:·- :-?1~ w~ 1ng ·:·~nu gra_te4 ·'1~ /ri("~' -: .. .: ;~1 ~ ~lri~Et'.'i~o ·y.rar-·began. or th"es·e, l_ltt:r.;, 1s a 1 ways rooll,l oun to·c~.!l !lm;.temporanlY~. ··1·<1· · • · · h' 1i· h· 11'· 1.- ·· :· • · · t. bl' h.. ,i' '. hundreds of thousands· or .men,. · h b IT· d" ·· ·· ., .. '·· ... , ... ,._,,,,,;, 1 ..rtin111 w ose e .a . t•ieY are es a 1s e1: , • :.:4"~··.'."\·"-llY 8 9 4 1 J~;~~!-~{~~~a~~~e.~'!., 0:!~1:~r-~~f=~~~-l~o:: :._ .,·~n:m~~ ' ·~e.\r;·~ ners. ~~.~~jv}:;,~~:%.·j'f:,k.. .i\y;~~i(21d bei~~~o~~~~~~~;~~~~~:h~'.,·· ~,\-:,,;;:i·.-~mon Np.zl pre.cttc~ _waa to lie~d the tn-:-( ;:-;~ · · · " ~nded ~-l_c_tl~!. !i;i.to· sanltary_- }?atlls Ra __ -· .. LCllJ Ult;: Ln;;&&1f> ._,.._.,..,._ ... •-• •• _,, out ·thls mMs execuuo·n. 'l'he present .Jnrgo number of JeWs , . tn Hungary Is. in part du.e 'to the fttct ., ··thnt - many.,;rerugees, escnp.lng from ~j! .:·;-~·. r~~t~ni!;n!1an~t~:iy.c~~~i1" 11~~6/~~~~ ,_-'··,,,;·U~1 · 1n· that coµnlry. Now - . ~le~: J:~~~c~r:r, (-~~e., .. :f~-: J,,}~~1:i~'.l.~wi~~1 b~:~, '. < : )-~;_,._;(put·· ~·.. 'fe~th~ne way or anothei ··..:. .. _, ... ~·since. the ·war began. Of these, Uter•- --::_ally hundreds of thousands-of men-;=-·-,...~ women and children perished In the . ·. so-~alled gas baths of Poland. A com- . . .··'_:{'j;~~~e~~~cif:ic 11tt1~t::~~!rt~r;!°t!r~s1 ~;~ ' - : . ·;:~~!·they· ca.µle Off· tbe cattle · tra~ns_ · 1n . ~I:f ::~\;;_ r~!:qhe~~retht~ri~~~!~~l;~:~:~~~ ~:-.jr-i-tbe Qkralne· fPt:· "colon1zauon.'.'· ·Ac \:~·$''·~ ··t~ally,' these ·.- 1•sanltary•·· baths y.r~re; ·_:'. ~~~: ~:·::!~~:1 0~~~::irve:,s.. fro~ ~·h~~~-- no ·!W;-_. _. ~ .: !~.:,~'._-"·A ;ne~tral dlplom~t. writing In· offl- · ·:-~ '. -. ~·7"~ clal press dispatches, condemns· the· ;{~-:,_J.-i~t.:1 pfC!:Ji:ent: aungartan government uy- 0 ,.-~~~-t~-~!:1fh<'.~;:eP!n~0!Y~~l'.~ .~~o~f~ ~S:v!:~~ ·.- 1-·".· .~ have·beUev~d "tfl.a..t Magyars:·wire ~a)l-~=<.·~·--: "'· '-abt~ ;.Of.~·p'erJ.lttrMIJJf-· ~uch~-.-lnhtiman- -? · :, . acts against ·hone.st,~ Jaw-flbldlng clt(t;_'>;_\.:·"""< · .. ':~~b=~o5ri~ or~~ -s~~t~·- !!1:,~~.h:: :~ r;;J~}1t motber"of_ C~rlstlanl~y. Never ~n mJ _,_ .i;:~r~er. WiiB I so ·eager to be l_'elleved, Qf . :ftfb°:~-~~V~r~1:ie~f.e.~~- l;1Y~:~~~~~> ,: cpn;prehens.lol),, a~d I hll. to ounde1·~· ... ~;i-~: · BlRnd ·lioW_~rlll,lJ:i.~PP.l~g :_Jh~~lf_E;f;_~;-._::.\;: tli~~~:=~ ~~~~t;?:::.~hi~:-~.·1~1~~A~:-~:~~1'.< ..·~:{¥f}- ~~om· De-~Si}apk~ :e;;~(s~j;<.i·~-~~· ' ' ' ' ' ' Secretary Harold L. Ickes, in u.. .. :message of January'26ih_ the 0 -tO E.m~rg~~q.·.~~ Committee, 6tated: ••• N.oW that·t~e' Wa.r Ref~gee Board. is in _eXtst~n~e' tilt! Committee will doubtless di~ect i~ efforu to assist the Government_ fn every way possible in the accomplishment of the ·tasl{ and, to l{eep' alJtie'the hope of rescue in tlie hearts_ of Jewish people of Europe;"_ · .. . '·,: J ,; EMERGENCY COMMITIEE TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF EUROPE, INC. 25 W. 45th St., New. York 19, N. Y, ~ · Btyant 9-4(»~0 · EXECUTIVE SOARD Co·Chairmen DEAN ALFANGE PETER H. BERGSON LOUIS BROMFIELD BEN HECHT HON, WILL ROGERS, JR. HON, ANDREW L. SOMERS MADAME SIGRID UNDSET DR. MAURICE WILLIAM DR. LI YU·YING Vice·Chairmen WILLIAM S. BENNET KONRAD ·BERCOVICI JO DAVIDSON OSCAR W. EHRHORN WILLIAM H~LI.$ DEAN GEORGE W, MATHESON HERBERT S, _MOORE FLETCHER PRATT Mr. Peter Weinstein A. HADANI RAFAEL.I War Refugee Board LISA SERGIO JOHAN J. SMERTENKO Washington, D. C. Executive Director SAMUEL. MERL.IN Secretary Dear Mr. Weinsteini GABRIEL. A. WECHSl.ER Treasurer Enclosed please find MRS. FRANCES GUNTHER Members copy of our ad in the New York Post of STELLA ADLER J. J. AMIEL / AL BAUER Y. BEN-AMI today which Mr~Nerlin bas asked me to send A. BE=-J.IEZER T. BE UM M. B RCHIN on to you. RABBI PHILIP D, BOOKSTABER PROF. RONALD BRIDGES BISHOP JAMES A. CANNON, JR. LESTER COHEN ALAN CORELLI REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN DR, ALBERT C. DIEFFENBACH cSincerely yours1 PROF, SHELDON GLUECK OR. CONRAD HOFFMANN, JR, NATHAN GEORGE HORWJTT JOHN B. HUGHES E. JABOTINSKY ·~~d_.; DR. FRITZ KAUFMANN ROSE KEANE ' Lena Collen EMIL LENGYEL I. LIPSCHUTZ Secretary to LAWRENCE LIPTON EMIL- L.UDWIG S. Merlin GOV. EDWARD MARTIN PROF. KIRTLEY MATHER GOV, J. HOWARD McGRATH RABBI ARTHUR MEYEROWITZ SM:lc MICHAEL POTTER VICTOR M, RATNER enc. CURT RIESS MAURICE RIFKIN SAMUEL ROSEN ARTHUR ROSENBERG K. SHRIDHARANI RABBI ELIEZs;;:R SILVER __ fft't~~g~-T.:l;~,K,: ______-----THOMAS--J;-WATSON AL.EX WILF - -;-.---- Other Commifftt Offim: 2317 15TH STREET. -N, W. WASHINGTON. D, C, 139 NORTH CLARK STREET 333 - WASHINGTON sTREEl' CHICAGO, ILL, BDBTON, MASS, 718 WALNUT--.STREET 5371 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 6!5 NEW CAVENDISH... STREET- - \. ..._ PHILADELPH~-,:~f'~· - Los ANGELES, CAL. LONDON, W1, E~GLAND ' ~.. tea 35 RASHI STREET TEL AVIV, PALESTINll!!! MAY 121944 Deqo Mr. :Berend: fhank 7ou ff,>r 70ur JMaorandui concena1nc the work ot the liar Refugee Board, vh1ch wae dped a\ a conference held on Aprll 2. 1944, la Jrev To1'k Oit7. uncler the au1plce• of the Rmergency Oo11111lttee to liave the lewtsh People of iurope. ·_ - · 'fo\ll' offer of the aupport of your organha- tion 1• indeed appreciated. - 'Very. truly 7our1, ,-. -,-~-1 J. W. l'ehle Execlitt. .,e Di:rec\or Mr. PaUl ~erend: J!lmergeney'Col!!Mittee to Save the Jewish People ot ~u~p•. l l~st 44th Strs1tt, - Bev York, flew York. --- ::~-,,-~673 ·-f: w. n. tJ... ; ~-- ..•. -~ Filing Authority · . l MEMORANDUM TO: To: fifes -· .. -. ' i i1;10'. ---~,@.i.,&i, ·.·... .. r /lo. Ans Beq- · - ·.- · · 1 Initial'·· <'.;:·-~,...._, : ~ Mr. John w. Pehle, Date-·. ·-p, Executive Director, War Refugee Board ·_;-, WHEREAS at the conference held on April 2 in New York City, under the auspices of the Emergency Commit.tee tci Save . . the Jewish People of Europe, eight hundred delegates, repre- - senting over one hundred_ fif_ty thousand AmeI'ican •ci-tizens. of"~_,_. - - Jewish origin, met to consider the plight bf their relatives and friends in Hungary; and WHEP.EAS this conference determined that extraordinary measures are urgently necessary to safeguar~ the lives of the surviving Jewish people in Hungary"; and WHEREAS the War Refugee Board has been app6iri.ted :by. the President of the United States w~th e~plicit directives to - - ---.__ . "rescue the victims of -enemy oppression who aie in inilllinent danger of dea th11 and to 11 include without i"imita ti on the . ~-- . development of plans and programs and tl:te inaugurationof effective measures for (a) the rescue,transportation, main'- tenance and rel:ief of the victims of enemy oppression, and (b) the establishment of havens of temporary refuge for such victims. 11 WE, the delegates of the ConferEl,nce of'I:I_u:·= ~n:_ccgo:::a_:r_:i:.::a:.::n~J_:J::_e=-w:::..s~. .::o.::f_c". ______~---'--~~ America, held on April 2 in New York c:i.ty, under .the auspic.es of the Emergency Committee to Sa_ve the. Jewish People of 1. To open the doors of Pales tine. _We respectfully submit that this is a demand based on pra:ctic'al and human-. i tarian reasons without any poll ti cal implications. In•-· this hour of .tragedy and eris is no political considerations 'can stand in the way of making available to hundreds of thousands of innocent human beings a haven of refuge that is so easily accessible and so ready to receive the victill!s.. of. tlfe.J'T.13;~1~ ----~-~ ··"-~c. policy of extermination. 2. To establish temporary camps in all neutral and Uni tad Nations territories where these victims.may be placed during the emergency. An official >guarantee shall be given .to the nations that these refugees will be returned to their native lands at the end of the war. 3, To provide food \and medfot'ne sufficient tc(aus-. - . - tain life. Utilizing the servi.ces of the il1terna tiohal Red_ Cross, based on the precedent established in _the relief of Greek and Lithuanian civilians, concentrated •roodii, vitamins', and medicines can be sent to provide the meahs -of sustenance - ~ . - : . " tn these peo_ple who are now being starved in the Balkan countries because they are allowed only twenty-five per cent of the rations permitted to the rest Of the population-in these coun- tries. To emphasize -the intention of the. United Nations to punish at the end of this war all those guilty of having 'aided o:r abetted thrs o"e~tial crime of extermil1a"ting an entire people. • • • -3- WE further pledge ourselves to aid the War Refugee Board by all means in our power to carry out these meas\J.res in co-operation with the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish P~ople of Europe. (/ciu,v13~ PAUL BEREN!) · ,~,---~---- _-- 1) \IAS:trl!GTON DAILY 1rn;·1s Aoril 24, 1944 ,.,,..~'"¥"'"'~-:::;;_ ~2,.,,·•lifj"'~"' ¥V.vdi · .,.. :;w:1~1:-~ ..~!~~~!~:l!·~, .,.,, . _··; ..; -~te ~vtvuuvernrnen. · · ·:.t • . . c • • ~J??p ~Detams--Ben-Eheze!='I:f: J AI!eh.Be,;-Eiiemi of the -Ex.;-Ontfv;, .>: Board . of the-."_Eiiiergency · Commltteeo" to· Save the.,Jewish.·People··of Europe;; . has been "dtalned ln"Tel·Avlv tindei:: . the . emergency:· .regulations. ".of :.-u.~ . Palestine Government," It was learned. today. _ . _ _ . _ ~ '.;/~.-{: .- He was bearing credentials and "riles-· ·sages from Mayor LaGuardla, .·leading ·senators and oongressmen and other.-· ,He hac!- been- received by ·the Chief. ."secretary Gf the Palestine Governmen'· -:mth whom be had_ discussed rescui. ··problems. He also was In contact with I ~the- American consUlate and some·· of· ~he Governments-In-Exile. Delega~s I of the Emergency Committee in ·'J;ur· .. 'key worked under him. : : : · :;c.-..·,1 .. :· Mr. Ben-Eliezer was. ab > I .-_-.,-0; I I I . I - - EMERGENCJ .. •COMMITTEE .-to sAv~ THE ..IE\\'1sH PEOPLE • · i_&As144t11STREET1NEWY01ic11~tt.v.~ MUrra1tii112~1µ7, :·· ·. :.],; · EXECUTIVE BOARD co.c-...,, DEA.ff ALJ'ANOB FETEQ H. JJEllGSOH LOUIS BBOMJ'IELD ~ ~ BEN llECll'1' .. HOH, WILL noone. 1r. 1'·~< BON, ANDB'RW L. SOMEBB MADA.US BJOBID UNDSJ:r DB, MAUBICB WILLU.11 A~fii~J.j].~~·····-· (j;Fv~ DB. LI YU•YINQ · ... v1t .. c~ W1LLIW S. BBNNRr KONRAD llXRCOVICl 10 lJAVIDSON OSCAB W. XBnllOB.N WlLLIA>I m 01M,co..i;,;;,,,, Offim:_ 189 NORTH CLARK -lrl'BKmr J31f UUl ftBBn, x.w. W.....,.D,c, a.-.m ~"w~ari,i(~, All WlU!lllBll BOIJLJIV.1.BD ·.:.1tf~i'- Boatm. ~ - ' "' wAI.N'm! llrllD1' ...,_..._ cai._:_ l'hll&del>h1I. Pa.- -A ~·c.&VJ:NJ>lllll-8'BD1' A IWlllI 8'l'BBm! -··~ .... N~.- -- :-_-~. .,._,...,., ~ \_ ~- I . 'i; . / la repl7 plea•e b refer tot 683 MAY l 1944 Dear H:r, Ne:rllnl thank 7011 for 70ur letter of .April l&, ·1944>-enoloilinfflCaliiliei oriiwlPiijer ~~- ... adYertlee•ent• recentl)' publl•heci ·. b7 JO\ll Colllli ttee, fS!gnell) J. YI, .Pelile J, ii, Pehle. :BJ:ecuUve ·Director Kr~ s. Merlin, EzecuUn Director, . .. !Duuu Ca•IU.. t.o Sre ~ Jewhh People of .iurope,. 1110., l Baet 44th Street, . lev Tork l?, Wev Tork. 1 J I ---·--~-·---- ·-~~·---- f __.__:•7---~.:C:._ _.- '"'-r,-l.el:Y' ~\"t''RBRutohieonlagr 4,..29""44. ---;:· sei:re1ary Harold L. Icke1, k ·'; titessage ~fjanu.;r)' 26Uf~:the Em' Committee. state<:\:.". , • .Ni>wi{uil t!ie.. Waf Refuiiee,Boa;iJ; is (n · the. Committee Wiii doubtless d1rett Its 11/orts'to asn.rl the .Gove niery way possible in the·ac.i:omplishmiitinnw task aftd1ii11iiji hope of rescue in llie hearts of.1ewish p1opk of Buropi,»', · · ·· .ERGENCY' COMMITIEE :~=-!~~t~~~o~°.t•:,~'M!~!~$~f •.. w.ll. s:. ,, " ;~":;:', EXECUTIVE BOARD Co°Cholr.W .· .... filing A_ptho:rft(J .. DEAN ALFANGB <<, l'ETEB IL B1'110ij0){ .·.To:Ffle1f - LOUIS BBOlll'IELD . BKN m:cHT .Apru i5, · 1944: An11: ...: .. ;i;;.~.+z· BON. WILL ROGERS, 1r.- · BON. ANDRKW L. 80MER8 Na/J1n8; Reitv· · YADA.ME stamo UNDSE"l' DB. HA1.1lllC& WILLUJ,.l DB. Ll YU-YI.NO ·· 1iil1ifir.~· _.;;~·-- .·-aatt-·· · -.. :~· ·· Yk1-Clsal,-,,.lft, WILLLUI 8, BENNET KONIIAD JIEBCOVICI .10 DAVIDSON OSCAR W. EllRHOllN War. R~t'ugee BOB.rd WJLLJ.A!.I DXLIB · Washington, D~ c, ·--· ---=Ji~:o~~BE~~o~ ~-~-- : ..:;::.----~-'-- FLETCHER PBA'IT - A. HADA.NI llAFAELI LISA BXBOIO - - IOHAN I. SllEllTENKO Gentlemen: &t'"lif!i Dir1dor lWflJEL llERLlll Enclosed please . S1«1_lo" ·.: . . - . :: ' .-, ~ .- - . - -:·' .. ; IWllUZL ... WECWn.m a series or ads that we hav~ publishi! -----"------"'--""-''---"'"- ,· oi1ur ,c~;;,;,,;,;,1 ouiu~: ,---'----~+;\:;4;f!~ 189 NOilTII CLAilK 8'l'llEE'r 1311 15th STBEE'f, 1".W• .,,,,...., m. W-D.O. 3371 WILSBIBE BOULEYABD 718 .W.ALNUr 8'1'BEft PhlladeJpb1a, Pa. , Col, 83Loi- BASHI BTBEET ~· ... · N AYb. l'alelttu ' ._- ;;,..:_.- la repl1' pleaH A_PR 151944 ·. teter toa 468 »enr Hr. Weohaler1 · i · vlili ·to ·acknovle~e; Ill th-th!iilti;-·7ovc_ htter of A:prll 6, 1944, trane11UUng Tarlou• reaol~ utione concerning the fate of the Jevllh people of l!:urope, passed ~7 a coDferenoe of 1,000 repreae•tatt•• Amerioans of Hungarian 4eio~nt, S.nlfev York on At>rll 2, 19-4. . Very truly yo~rs, J. \'I, fehle btauU.,.. :01,_iO\OJ' . I Mr. Gabriel A, Wechsler, National SecretR17, ~rug£ammJ.ltJ• to Sa1'e the TuiSJiPeD_p~~ lno. • l Eaet '14th Street, liew York 17• ?few Tork• ·. ~~~~f:'.~~t~~\\,::~¥Ji1~;','f~f'. "··.11ie Comm111ee.will doublleis·diriil ils.lfforls lo 01siiilhe.Gliil -· · <·F ·every wiiy po..ibltin lhe acconipli$h,ijtf;1 iiflhi ilJSk.:alltl.io;lill ':{ --~~ " lwpeo/ mcue in lhe lie.aruofJe"!iJflpeoplt i>f,B!'fo#"!'.;/~.;· .·• ;.~{r ,: / .· .. ' TO S4VE iTfl'E JlVfl~H 'PEOPLE' C>F 'EUR01i9E/'l ..c;> /·. l -MERGENCY. COMMITIEE 1 EAST 44tb S1'REl;T1 NEVUORK'17, N. y;, MUrr'aj:Hlll 'Z.l2i'i . t .··.·.· ·• ··. ·. . ;-_;······ ' EXECUTIV,E)OARD c;<>-C,;.i,..,. nE.m ·.uaANo• PETER U.. - li£HOBON LOU18 BROlil"UUJJ DEN HECllT BON, WlLL RQ9EI18, lr. BON, A..... uru:.w L. 80).IERS lLU>AllB BIOlllD. UNUB!:r DB. lL\UBlCS WILLI.A.Iii DR. L1 YU·Y~Q y1c,,,c;1u.i, ...,. · · WILLIAM e. nENNm Bon~ Johll •~ Pehl• .. ~ri''ti~w~~covi~. . Executive Director. - ~-~~·llfilN°BN<~-~ --~ · \firaetU!ee~aomf':c ·-·-~~-- -''""·-~---c---- -""- ·:; -~"". =~i0:.0 :io'X~oN_ -~-•hingto~.f J?.p~: i'Ll."'rt:llE.11 !>BA.Tr --· •• --'.:-, ... -. - -._o: .:o;, A. HAJJA.Nl BAM'A..ELI LIB.A SEllOlO - .IOHAN J, SllEBTENKO Dear Ill-·~ Pebl~1 -.'· Bs1et1ti111- Dlt1~ii; ~ BillUXL J.lEBLlll It. ie ·mf'. sine~~- pi~~\lre to. tru1lllit'i:o 1ou ~- .. ~·- __o:.' - s~'!6!.o!7 , '• ··•.· ... -. 1;'.,,.·_'">; ~·~•'· ·... · ]_'<>: . GAD1UEL .._ m;cJllll&ll the enclosed. resolutions. p~HedbJ:•• .O!>Jlf•r•11c•·ot · Tf'1t11Mr,,.· HB8. 10BN GUh'i'HEB Mimbn1 STELLA- ADLER l. l, -A.Ml.EL which met S:f ~he Hotel A.tor~• Hew i~t~Cit1 ori· oinl4.11:t• >· AL-BAUEa Y,-BEN-AJU A. BEN-EI.J..EZXB T. BENNA.HUH ·- _ ___ to. ll. BElll.'llIN _ · -.- ·. ApriJ.•••.2Dd, (~'H···j~f:~f.~\~?'· ~.~fi:~· dlso~•S.·~~~. BA.BBi l'WLIP D. -BQOKBTABEB PllOi". RONALD BIUDGF.S . BIBllOP Jilllll .1.. CANNON. Jr. . ot.Hunjar, •.• I.ESTEB COHEN - - - pgg}l~ ~{thltje\v~•ll-PeoP~e ALAN CORELLI ') BEP, 8Al1UEL DICK8TEIN DB. ALDEBT C, DIEFYENDACII PllOJi'. Bll&LDON OLUF.cK DB. cmmAD llOFFMANN. lr. NATHAN OEOBGE HORWU'.'r lOl:IN B. BUGllEB E. -J.AlJOTlNBKY . DB.· Fllln JU.lJi"JUNH BOSX KEANE . JWJL LENGYEL L LIPBCllUTZ LAV.'llENCB LIPTON GAW1gk DUL LUDWIG GOV. EDWAHD HARTIN _J"· ·Enc• PROF, KIRTLEY .MA.TH.KB GOV, l. ·BOWABO McGRATH BA.BBi ABTBUB MEYEROWITZ lUCllAEL PO'ITEI1 VU.. 'TOil Jd. BA.'l'NEB . CURT BIEBB BillUEL BOBEK AliTllUB ROBENDEBG K. 81IRWB.ABANI BADBI ELJEZEB BILVEB AUTHUR BZYK mvrno TAJTEL TllOUA.8 J. WATSON AJJCt wn.r Olhw Commiltpe Officll! ------.,. us NORTH. CLAllK STRDl' ISlT 15th 8'l'BEET, N.W. Wuhlniton, D. 0. 5371 wu:;B':~~ 718· WALNUT STREET Inl Anlelel, ClaL -:' .-PbU&de1Pbta,-l'a. 85 BABHI S"l'BEmr ...... !l'e1 ...... PWttlDe WHSREASt The President of the United States J;iae appointed a . . . War Refugee Board composed of the Secretaries of State, 'lar and Treasury and charged it with the grave responsibility of savirig th'e Jewieh People of Europe, and WHEREAS, The President has appointed 'llr. Jofui. 'I~ Pehle. a1 Executive Director of this Board!_~.- .· ·- . . -. WHKREAS, The War Refugee Board and :i.ts ·Executive .Uir ector ' - __;_,_~_--_:... ___ ,_. ___ - __ :__ ___:__.:__.::_.-. --·- ~ ~.:..... ,...------,_:~t-- have alre•:vly b egun this vital andhumanitarian work; .1 BE IT RESOLVED, That this Conference of ftlllericans of Hungarian .descent, held in New York, April 2, 1944, call upon the entiie)1merican I people to place their full support behind tbs War Refugee ~card, and . l BE IT FUR'lHER Rli:SOLVED, That this Conference cill upon the f: i - --- .- 1· governments of the United Nations to form similar boards of r es·cue ·to f. ;-·: the end that the Jewish people of, Europe may face the future with hope !~ and share in the peace and freedom to• come• .·. r ! I: l rI I I • WHEREAS, The elaughter or the Jerlsh people of Europe ie the otticial policy of the German Gover,11111ent, .and. WHEREAS, The Nazi hordes have Juet marched into' the' lands of Hungary end the Balkans, and, WHEREAS, This lateet act of aggre1111ion 11ign11 the death '.j nrrant of the._surviving Jews .or Europe unless immediate action is taken, BE IT RESOLVED, That this conference of american11or Hungarian descent meeting at the Hotel A11tor·in Neit York on this 2nd day of April, 19449 earnestly petitions the goyern• . ments of the United Nations to tak~uch action through dire~t ------llieans, by warnings and. by propaganda all will alle~iate tbe . plight of Hitler's latest Jnieh victime. -----:--;-:--< • WHEREAS, The remaining Jnish people of Europe are' marked tor complete a11n~hilation at the bands of' the German murderer, and their Quisling stooges in Hungary and the Balkans, and WHEREAS, The President of the United States bas Warned the Gsraians and their satellite hangmen that ali will. be held-accountable tor their crimea, allll WHEREAS, The President of the United. ~t_e.~~s .lla,~~•PP~i!ltt!!l Ii_· War Refugee Board. charged with the responsibiiity of eaving the Jewish people of Europe, \ BE IT RESOLVED, That this Emergency Conference of Americans ot Hungarian descent expreH its thanks to Franklin ueiano Rooeevelt, President of the United Stat11B, f'or these humanitarian actions,> end BE. IT FURTHER RESO~VED, That this conference- expl'eila its COD• • tidence· that the President ot the United- States wlll take such further steps ae may be· necessary to save the Jewish peopie frcini. t,be He,il of Nazi Europe. • WHEREAS, It is the of'ticial policy ot the German uo-ternment to annihilate every Jewish person in Europe, aii,d 'RflEREAB, A lock exiats on the door ot reecuo, bolted by the Upited Nations, and WHEREAS, Palestine is the nearest, most logical and legal place of refuge tor those who can eecape the Nazi executioner' and WHEREAS, The population of Palestine le_ waiting with open arms to rescue their brothers, and WHEREAS, The doors of Palestine have been otticially_closed to Jews in violation of the llandate of the League ot Nations and of the United States-Great Britain Convention, BE IT RESOINED, That this Conference of Americans (>f Hilllgarian "°J descent,- meeting at the Hotel Astor on ,this 2nd daf ot Ai)l'il, 1944, · make known to the Prime Minister of Great Britain, its opposition to the closing of the do.ors of Palestine to Jedsh immigration, ancl BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Conference make knam thi~ resolution to the President and Secfretary of State of the Unitjid Statet1. WASHINGTON . EMERGENCf COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF EUROPE> Initiated by the Emergency Conference held in New York---]11/y 20:26, 1943 f:. '· ·-·· - 2317 15th STREET, N. W. ADains 8800 / Honorary Chairma11: HON. HAROLD I.. ICKES Trrarnrtr: FREDERICK P. H. SIDDONS .A.pril 14, 1944 E.-.:ec11tive Committee: FOWLER HARPER :r-.ms. LEON HENDERSON MRS. GUY M. GILLETIE NEVlLLE MILLER ROSE nANE, Srcretary Dear Mr. Dubois, Mar I thank you for the Committee for attending our Warbington Committee meeting' last night. Members: ELLSWORTH C. ALVORD I am glad you came, as I believe the Committee is ims. PAUL H. APPLEBY not only a fine and sincere one, but one that can be CLARENCE A. ASPINWALL WILLIAM L. BA TI extremely helpful in this difficult task that.you and. MRS. WlllIAM L. BATT the War Refugee lloard are so sincerely devoting yourselves Ams. HENRY P. BUTI.ER to. HON. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN MRS. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN Ams. RAYMOND CLAPPER ~helpful WALTER J. CUMMINGS, JR. c.Please be assured that we wiU try to be as DOROTHY DElZER as we possibly can. MRS. WILLIAM Y. ELLIOIT SENATOR GUY M. GILLETTE MRS. DOROTHY SMITH GRUENING Sincerely yours, COL. ROBERT M. GUGGENHEIM Ams. ROBERT M. GUGGENHEIM MRS. FOWLER HARPER" ~--~ MRS. GEOFFREY T. HELLMAN MEREDITH HOWARD MRS. FRANK KENT, JR. ROSE KEANE/ WILBUR J. LA ROE, }R. Executive Secretary Ams. ERNEST K. LINDLEY DR. ALBERT ·J. N APR 17 REC'D WASHINGTON { - . .;_. . .. ·. - EMERGENCY COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF EUROPE, illiliaJed b;· 1he B111ergmry Co11fere11ce held ill New York---jtily.20-26"1943· 2317 15th STREET, N. W. · ADams 8800 Honorary Cbairma11: HON. HAROLD L. ICKES Treasurer: FREDERICK P. H. SIDDONS April 11, 1944 Executive Committee: FOWLER HARPER '"''-:.-----.--·•'-- - MRS. LEON HENDERSON - Mr. J 0 siah-E-. Dubois· MRS. GUY M. GnLETIE W@r Refugee lloard NEVILLE 1ULLER The Treasury Building ROSE }{£.ANE, Sem:11uy Washington, 25, D. C. Dear Mr. Dubois, 'Vasbi11glo11 Committee Members: Tne mee~ing1 of the Wasnington branch of the ELLSWORTH C. ALVORD MRS. PAUL H . .APPLEBY Emergency Comnd ttee to Save the Jewish People of CLARENCE A. ASPINWALL Europe will be held on Tnursdlzy evening April .13th / WILLIAM L BATT at 8:15 P.M. at the borne of Mr •.and Paul Appleby• MRS. WILLIAM L. BA TT Mrs. MRS. HENRY F. BUTLER 3316 Rittenhouse Street .N.W. HON. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN MRS. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN MRS. RAYMOND CLAPPER At the time I spoke· to .you, you were 'kind enougn . WALTER J. CUMMINGS, JR. to say that some member of the Board would attend DOROTHY DETZER }.ffiS. WlllLUt: Y. ELUOIT the meeting and speal!; to the· Collfmittee for a few . SENATOR GUY M. GnLETTE minutes. As I explained\to you, t:nis. iS. not a public :MRS. DOROTHY S1'fiTH GRUENING_ COL. ROBERT M. GUGGENHEIM meeting. · - MRS. ROBERT M. GUGGENHEIM MRS. FOWLER HARPER .MRS. GEOFFREY T. HELLMAN I do wisll that yoii could be_ tile one to speak to - MEREDIIB HOWARD us that evening. We are planning to place the speaker MRS. F«J.NK KENT, JR. WJLBUR J. LA ROE, JR. first on tile agenda so that it will not be. necessary MRS. ERNEST K. LINDLEY for him to stay throUghout tile entire meeting, DR. ALBERT J. McCARTNEY MRS. ALBERT J. McCARTNEY JAMES A. McLAUGHLIN ' Sincerely yours, MRS. NEVILLE l\fiLLER ims. GEORGE M. MORRIS ROBERT LINCOLN O'BRIEN MONSIGNOR JOHN B. O'GRADY JOHN O'ROURKE f.1 j"', .·• ·.·. ' .. •.· :··. \. STANDARD FORM Nd~ 14 A TREisJkv DEPARTMEN~:. APPR0~1~Y THE PRESIDEKT WASHI~GT~; MA!' APl'il •l;, .19:44 -.· .. ;_·, •.• on March 24 the President reaf&:l.rnwd thb. Government••, dtf)p oo~oem fo1' the live!J ot the Jewish people trapped1 in Uungar:r b7 Hitler•s :l.t\Vad1n~ _ army• In llmr"rdtlrthe-Presidetlt1s · etateaeent.-the War Reit'ugeo J®ard ta·us1-ng-C---::- ,~_ llll the re1:1ou1·ceo at iW command and, every ins~ality 1t.cm1 i'Gnoh to.•.· prevent the kil.11ng of Jawe &nd . to efieot tbe rescue of as mariy of tbOH . stricken people aJ> io hUlilan]¥ pose1ble• - ,J. W• Fehle l'~eau.tive DJ.reowr Wu- lletugee Board, • April 1, i94)+ -- The following was dictated by Mr. Weinstein from Me.Yr York to Miss Rhea: i On },;arch 24 the President reaffirmed 'Ghis Governmerri; 1 s deep concern for the lives of the Jewish people trapped in - I Hungary by Hit_~er's irii,r<;_ding arm~·--1:1 l~~ wit~~~e_Pi:'~~s:iA~-~~·-~~-c,'. ._ ':c:•~-0-,- ---~-~ ---st<.>.tement- the-\'1ar· Refugee Board is using air-t;lie resources at' _ its conunand and every instrument~lity it c,an l!'each __ to-prevent __ the killing of Jews and to -effect_ the rescue of as many of those strickentfl people a.s is hvmarily possible~. ' J, Yf, Pehle Executive Director War Refugee Board The- above is a telegram \o be sent t~ (he National Jewish Council of the EmergencyGonnnitte~ to Help Save the Jewish People of EliropE!, AE:tor Hotel, _New YorkCity. This • message should-be sent i11 time for a meeting to be held- tomorrovi, April 2, at 2:00p.m. ecr: 4-J/41+ 1'.arch 30; 194li !JE!!OR.i\NDUI.! FOR THE FILES. I spoke to i.:r. Jabotinsky of the l'mergency CommitteB _ , about the attached letter a few days after its receipt, I_ . _ < -i- _ ~- t_glc!_ him i;ha:t-'-yre wer~_\'fQl'Jcing on uQints_(l)_:;ind_(2)_j}uLthat .. ~-~---'-"c.:_'.::c.__:_c~ __ ··------~--c. with respect to point (3) thei War Refugee Board was ·in no · - · position at this time to support the action recornrn:ended~ ~. -- - --~--- --• --~- -•- • ----'··-o --'-:--- •- ._:_ ..__ ·_-::.___ _:_ -·-~·-·~;...-- -- - ,C·-.~~--·~•····• ._:_-----'-----'-·-'. --'-·-·-~-~-'--~·.-, . - .. _··-._,~-~~·~: __.:.__ __t_-_, __ ._ I 1$i,uke to lb.';. Ja'bt.lUtt.G}!,y of faie [email protected] Ci:lal11t~ .· about. tl:\0 attaebGd lotter e. few t1l\'fill atte:t its 1·eceipt• t ·.· t~ld him tMt wa wet>o ~rid.nu on points (l) ~d ('2)\,lut. i;~t with tesp\'J® to ()Qint (3) the was- Hr.fur~ Boar« wSll in no '. poeitiot& &t t.M.!il tt,'lla to oupport-tha ·G.Ot:l.w r:i!o•rided• · ·-.: ..----:--"'-:_ ..-_. ·EMERGENCY COMM-1 fTEE To sAvE THE J1w••" llllTIATEI IY · 111 Ell EH ENCY CDOEIEICE · IELD IN llEW YDll-.IULY 20-H, 1843.. - _· - • - -- < - - - ' • ••• • ' • : • - -. -- ~ - < ! JlMBRGBNCY CoNPBRBNCB 2317 ;_;, 15th STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON 9, I>. C• . Honorary Ch~innen V hN WYCK BROOK& SENATOR GUY M. GILLETTE (la.) WILUAM GREEN ARntUR GAR.FJELD HAl'I \VILLIAM RANDOLPH Hl!AUT HERBERT HOOVER SECRETARY HAROLD L, ICKEI SENATOR EDWIN C. JOHN&ON (Colo.) PHILlP MURRAY HARRISON B. SPANGLER REX STOUT SENATOR ELBERT D. THOl4A& (Utah) BISHOP HENRY ST, GEORGB TUCKER HENDRICK Wll.LE.Jd VAN LOON WILLWI ALLEN WHllB EMERGENCY COMMllTl!B ExBCUTIVB BOARD Mr. Josiah E. DuBois -War Refugee-:-Buard -- - · · -- ..- PETER H. BERGSON LOUIS BROMFIELD Washington, D. c. BEN HECHT REP. WILL ROGERS, JR. MADAME SIGRID UNDSET Dear Mr. DuBois: Vice·Chairme11 .. . ' - · ... _·_·1·.--:· .. '· DEAN ALPANGE I am enclosin§i a memorandum on our sugges;;. WILLIAMS. BENNET KONRAD BERCOVICI tions to the Internati·onal Red Cross. This.memo .. JO DAVIDSON. OSCAR W, EHRHORN has not. been tr~nsmitted to them,, bµt was. w;rii;ten' WILLIAM HELIS PROP, FRANCIS E. MCMAHON after Mr. Bergson's conv'.,rsation :?1ith Mri Pet~:rs1 DEAN GEORGE W, MATHESON who is their Chief Delegate. _ _ · r~ • HERBERT S. MOORE . . . FLETCHER PRATr - A. HADANI RAFAE!Lt LISA SERGIO • Mr,· Peters was not favorably disposed t.ovie,I>ds -- OR. MhURICB WJLLlAM our suggestion:~, but the;r~ are several. other, per,o c· sonalitiestn the International Red· Cross wliQ··, · · Trea.Iuret· -,.- MRS, JOHN GtmTHER would ]:ike to do sol:l)ething.' /JUr Washington Cha;t:~":; . man, Mr'. Qeorge Maurice, Morris, suggested ·that the · STELL.\ ADLER J. J, AMIEL . way to approach the ~ternationa.l RedCros~::wo11lcl ALBhUER _Y. BEN·AMJ be through the American Red Cro,.ss. Tl/'is morhin,g ,,.,.A. BEN·ELIEZER Mr. Morris talked. to Mr. Philip E. Ryan of the. ·. ,,,.. M. BERCHIN RABBI PHILIP D. BOOKSTABER Ameriyan Red Cross, and interested him.in the. · BISHOP JAM.ES A, CANNON, JR. LESTER COHEN matter. Before procei9dirtg ai:ry fll.rther ·hov1ever/ BABETTE DEUTSCH 1 REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN Mr. Ryan wants to have the opinfonof th;i Yva.r .l .··. NATHAN GEORGE HORWIIT - E. JABOTINSKY Refugee Board on the· aqvisa,bility. of the ~uggestiOns ...- Rose KE.AND EMIL LENGYEL sUbmittedbyUs; He said'thatif'he viouldgei;a . I. LIPSCHUTZ 11 LAWRENCE-LIPTON cail ,from you,giving him the green lightll;·Jie,td. EMILLUDMG go ahead on it• His phone number is Republic GOV, EDWARD MARTIN (Pa.) Gov. J. HOWARD MCGRATH (R,J.) 8300i extension 230 - it is ?n o·ffice iri the Amer,;,; ,,,.-s. MERLIN .,.... MICHAEL POTTER ican Red Cross Building; ·· · · · . VICTOR M. RATNER CURT RIESS l.. SHRlDHARANl rt is our feeling. that the mternationa1 Red ,,,,. JOHAN J. SMERTENKO - REP. ANDREW L. SOMER.s Cross will probably not consider ta ldng over the _.... hRTiiURSzyg JRVJNG TAJTEL representation of Jevvish interests, but that .it THOMAS J. WATSON can be prevailed upon to accept our two other ·. .-GABRIEL WECHSLER...... ~xwn.e ~ ()t., lf:ommltt- .Offices: 1 EAST . .f+TH STREET J}9 ·NORTH CLARK STRBBT -~.ll ·~AS~~N STREET New York 17, N. Y. Cbln10, Ill, ·:: Boscoi:i.- Mus. 716 WALNUT snuurr 5371 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 85° NEW CAVENDiiH StliEIIT Ph!ladclpbia, Pa. , Loi AA1e1u, CIJ. London, WI, Enaland ~·o . I ··- .:._ ___ .....:.__.::~---..:.....,_...... _ ___.J - 2 - suggestions, namely thap of' attempting to supervising the conditions in German conce)ltration camps, and . that of sponsoring the expediHon of a,mer'by ship to Rumanio/• Please let me !mow whether or not. you have con tacted Mr. Ryan, so that vie might proceed in the matter• since rely yours, ./ MEMORANDUM ON THf~ FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL HED CHOSS IN THE SAVING OF THE Jli.:\/ISH P.EOPLE OB' EUROPE Draft No-. l EJ, 3/7/44 The Red Cross is hampered in its efforts on behalf of the. Jews. in ~-~'OP(3_ bi_1;_he f_~~aJ¥!n~;' .]"f~~o_ noJ;~!!ll~un_~L!:!nY~kno\'ffi ____ ,, •• .:~.-~~~-~~----~-~ category of persons whom the Red Cross is chartered to a id, The Jews in the concentration camps are not prisoners of war, and_.;;_ what makes it st ill more difficult--the German!jl may always, plead· that the.ir treatment af the Jews is a pur·ely internal matter and bas nothing to do with international problems; As a matter of fact, this is not so, becaus,e the Ge,rmans have - - > - decla1•ed -that .klnRiimllllllllU!~M:enrtm they .. propose ~to annihilate ail the :_. Jews, the world over, whatever their pres.eht natiopalit;r mayb·e. This is surely equivalent to the reco-ghition· of the existence· bf a specific Jewish people and an official declaration of ~1ar ~pon · ~ . . •, - . this people. In fact, it is a declaration of total war, the like of which haf)i1ever been waged by any.other nation. On the other hand, the Jews as such have been recogni'z'ed as a political and national entity by the Allies, too, The League-I of • I/ :/ , ' . I/ Nations mandate for Palestine rnentiorrs •the Jewish Nationa.l Home, and the treaties of Poland and I.ithunia specifically mention the Jews d u n s a nat iona 1 minority, -- .: ·-~---,·~'":_°"-: -___ ;-- -- -"~~-. -" Th~~· it ~-e~ms:\hat bhe-~iff-i~~/:;~id~4 ~ so inuch. in the fact that the Jews in Gerrnan-occupi13d territories are not·. 11 civilians of enemy nationality in a belligerent; country, 11 Indeed/.· ·c \ . ·, ~- ' - 2 - ...... _ even leaving aside the question of the Jewish nationality cr.eated. · by the Gerrmns, most of these Jews are of 11 enemy natibriality1f,. for ef, • . ·. .•.. .·. before being deprived of it they we~rench, Dutch, Belgian '():P ...... Polish natic·nalitflUI• The main diff1 cu lty is in the fact that· the Jews have no recognizea l'epresentation, It is suggested that the Red Cross undertake the .following steps: become the representative of the otherwise unrepres j ented Jews of Europe in all matters concerning th13ir I _.j I physical welfare. ! I 2, The International Red Cross undertakes a survey. of j. i the concentration x~rug: camps and of the exterminat.ion ! camps established for Javis in German'."occupied territor~es with a ·view of' bringing the conclitiohs in these camps to a civilized level~ 3, The Internatioaal Red Cross shall ~ponsor the sending 11 I . . . . of a ship of mercy 11 , with food\and medical supplies, to Constantza, Rumania,; for distr.ibution among the parts· of the European population which have been accorded partial rations only.. (The Jews inEurope. have. been re ceiving for almost twoyears only~25 to 50 percent of the rations allotted to their gentile _neighbors, It should be pointed out that it is the policy. Qf ·.the War Refugee Board established by the Pres.ident Of the Vnit;ep. st!1t,es in.' orde~ 'to sa~e from annihilation the ·remnants of the Jewishpeople of Europe, to create in Germany and in German satellite territories the impression that the civilized world is taking an interest in' - 3 - - - .. ·.. - the fate of the Jews. It is possible that the Internatifonal Reel. Cross will not be able to secure permission from'Germany tb cai:ry out the above proposals, or at least some of them~ Howe'ver~' the mere fact of t1'ying to investigate the ooncentration'carnps,, for instance, will have the most beneficial ef1e ct upon the' treal;ment or the innmtes of these camps. It is also very probahre.t.hat-even . to ...... , if Germany does not gr>ant the necessary facilities,( tre' :Red} Crpssj - some oi'--tne- Gern\air-sa t'eUites-mignrdoso:· Tlilfs--Hung~ry't'~aiid even more so Rumania and Bulgaria, might be willing to give tie ,Red · Cross the opportunity to control and supervise the Jewish problem in order to provide for themselves an alibi in the case of a. - ~ United Nations victory, by shifting the whole blame .on the ,Germans. And again, whether successful or not,- the mere -fact of such a Z,eqtjest coming from the International Red Of'oss .will m~ke these coitntriefi I . sit up and reconsider their Jewish policy. are comple tel' in the spirit of the Ai'aft of the Convention drawn - ._. -_ .-, - ' up in Tokyo in 1934, which the Internat iori'al Red Cross. has h,eenfrying tio have approved and signed by the nations of the world •... Thn Convention would have_ provided for the very things which are sug gested above. It ·is also the policy of the Red Cross to apply raeanwhile, to the interned civilians the terms of the Convention signed at Geneva in 1929 regarding the treatment of prisoners of .war. , I"~!'. aJ._L the!je_ rea.s9ns, it seama -that the ab,ove suggestions·. conform to the general tradition and policy of the Internat;ioria1 Red f. Cross, - 4 - Whatever the legal aspects of the matter from the humanit~r.i~n. point of view, it is an indisputable fact .that the tl'ea.tmen.t of' the ' : Jews of Eur·ope by the Germans constitutes one of 1:;he '!larkest page~ of the history of civilization, and that for this reason this· r)r.61.nem falls under the jurisdiction of the International, Red Gross. As stated in a Yearbook published by the IntePnational lted Gross, 1'0ii more. than one occasion the committee (of the International. iied G;os~) has anticipated- in practice what- future ·aiirendmen.t·s· Of 'frne-:a·cc-6rds::- · confirm in law. 11 STANDARD FORM No. 14 A TREASuRY DEPARTMENT APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT - MARCH 10. 19Z6 TELEGRAM Of:FICIAL BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RATES MR~ AL-'1.!X lilLf W.mGmc:r· (!()16fl!l'!l':Rl>1 'i'O SAVE 'm'l J»!WlSII Ji'J-:OPMl Ol? :!.:VRO~ . 716 \it.1t:/trf -ST;t};t'.t PlllL~JlU.PnIA; Pilllll8TI.VANIA l Rr:GRB-r ?/HA?: l AM UlrABLE ~o l3!'1 \~I!fH tou !t!OllIORi TO llONORM flPo•sois fBE GIJ.diZ'M'E-ROGT!RS RE3CUFJ Rl\lSOLUfI!)Jll. . - - -- . - . - .°' J l:imID dVR :t·LJ?.))Gl~ 't1IA!l lf0'P.Hll{G HlLt • .nm lil1,l;"'.r Uliii()~ !ro 1i1Ul$ll lflflt m OP.tlill> m GRrt\'l' Iru'IUNlTIJllAff 'l'A{;r OF -!.UlSCUINll 'l111R D\> I regret that I am unable to be.with you tonig~t to honor-the -sponsors-of-the~~Ue~te-Rogersj: ____·_-~~--'-c·'.---- -.-~---_-----+-- Rescue Resolution. I send our pledge that nothing will be left undone to finish with all speed the great humanitarian task of rescuing the defenseless victims of Nazi persecution. Philadelphia I regret that I am unnble to be with you tonight to honor-the aponsorin>t-ine ai1:ret~:.Rogeri ~ ·• Reaoue Ueaolution. I send our pledge'tbat nothing will be lef't undone to finieh with all apeell the great humanitarian taek of reaouing the defenseless victiDs of.Nazi peraooution. Gt< p:r;.., . ~t1 /4,k VMtJ\'IPehle1lhb .3/l4/44 ~-ISTIMONIAL DINNE~~ IN HONOR OF THE BPONBDRB·.Clf'. TH·~ t:Jttlette-ie~· ;e~ ;e~ ... THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 1STH, 1944 ... BELLEVUE STRATFORD HOTEL, PHILADELPHiA: Spo11sorcd by HoN. JOHN C. BELT., Cl!air111a11, EMERGENCY COMMITTEE Lic11t. Gov. of Penna. TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF EUROPE co.CHAIRMEN DEAN At.FANG£ l'ETER H. BERGSON Louis BROMFIELD March 8, 1944. llEN HECHT Rep. \VJLL RooEi.s, JR. Rep. ANDREW L. SOMERS MADAME SIGRID UNDSET VICE·CHAIRMEN \VtLLIA!.I s. BBl'fNETT ---'-.---- -~-·"- .. ·,~----~---- ~~~- KONiAD -IfERcoVIci )0 DAVIDSON dir. J. W. Pehle OSCAR \V. EHJlBORN Executive Director \V1LLUM flELTS Prof. F. E. McMAUON WaB Refugee Board Dean GEORGE \V, MATHESON Washington, D. C. HERBERT S. Moou FLETCH.Ell. PRATT A. HADAHi RAFAltLI Dear Mr. Pehle: LISA SEB.GIO Prof. ]OHAN ]. SwERTBNKO DR. MAURICE \VlLLlAU I am in receipt of your very kind letter of March 6th and wish to state that I can !'HILA. DINNER COMMITTEE_ __ well understand your pos.i tion at this time. JonN C. BELL, Chairmau Litul. Gov. of Penna. Our Committee would welcome a ~~!_A\y 1~;~os&Y Vice Cha1'rme11 message from ·you to be':read il!t this Testimonial Da. B. M. HAMS.ERG, Treasurer Dinner. ('pa..i,tw~) AfAORJCE RIPKIH, Secretary TRADE GROUP With the deepest conviction that · ALBERT A. BAUllR. DAVID DAU.UT your work will be successful, -our. "ommittee will C. 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WMHi (lfJU~I;'tli'J(}f~ AlH) IJ:UE -~I\:~jf,\,\l}g 'J'HAT W-S Alt! lHPtiThllt'l' '10 f.t; vlT '..Ufft ~j!!E JQll;, /11 J ._ '11-.P~ .;#{JI(~ w. -~D,f.t}];· - AGfUK~ $)\};OWt'lVll:i mnt:t}t()ll WA'ft RE'flJtHrn HOAffO - VM:fw .. :.;...--- MAR. ll 1944 Dear Mr. Merlini .• Thllftk 7ou for 7our hthr of l?ebruiil'1' 2611944~ conoornln.g the War R1tug•• Board, 4llld a propo11al tha\ • · co111111ttee of up11rta 'bli,tormed \O 'tK!l'k with ,our oriruh* t1on and the Bo11rd. .. ..· · · . Yht.h th• Board deat.rea to uttlli• the faollltte• - · of Htnbliohed pdnte organhattone engil«ed in r•U•t u4 . refugee vork and, a1 7ou know. 1a eo1totttng the ao1>Jln&Uoa anrl aenlstanoe of' euoh organhattonlli• n u not enoou~1ng or prompting the f'or11Ation of eJ>e01al groups for this purpoee. I e.m, of ooureli, grateful tor the i,ntertet and prottere4 ·· · aHht&nce of the. pueons ·to Who,m. you r.eflir, I 11111.glod to hove had the oppor\unltyof aialclng your acll.ualntance and u confident that th• ·eupport J,t14 · enthusla11m of JO'U and ;your aeeoolate11 pd th• hader1 ,nf oth~r organizatlone lnhreated 1.n our ta111!: in.U. do •uoh to epeea. the realization of our d.Die~ · · · · · Very truly ;Youn, r'si.rtned) .1~ W. Pehle • J. w. Pehl:• . Aa\lng !l~•out.h• Dire~tor Hr. s. Merlin, Emergency Oo1111lttee to Saye the Jewi.llh l>eoph ot Europe, l Eaet 44th Street, New Tork 17, New Tork. : }{ -. EMERGENCY CONFERENCE Ho11orary Chairmen h'~ VAN \VYCK BROOKS SENATOR GUY M. GILLETTE (la.) WILLIAM GREEN ARTHUR GAR.FUtLD HAYS \VILLJAM RAHDOLPII liEAJtsT HERDUT HOOVER SECRKTAJl,Y H.UOLD L, lcKES SENATOR EDWIN C, JOHNSON (Colo.) PHILIP MUllllAY HARRISON '}!.. SPANGLU. Ru STOUT Mr. John Pshle, SENATOR Eu!uT D. TnOldAS (Utah) w. Exeoutive Direo~or, Il1suoP HENRY ST. GwaGE Tucxn War Refugee Board HENDUCK \VII.LEK VAN LooN \VILLIAM ALLEN WHIT& Washington 26, D.c. EMERGENCY COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BOARD Dear 141'. Pahlat Co-Chairm.en ....:.-:.{· Pun H. BERGSON Louts BROMFIELD Some psl'Bonal1 ties of veey high .. IlEN HECHT standing, who are experts on matters pertaining to REP. \VILL ROGERS, JR. MADAME SIGRID UNDSET the many aspeota of rasoue and transportation, are · ..; willing to form a small but effeotive. b_oarci of .l Vice-Chairmen experts with our oommittee in order to. oooperate. with DEAN ALFANGE \VJLLIAJ4 $. BENNET the War Refuges Board in the sense of formulating and KONRAD Bncov1c1 Jo DAVIDSON elaborating praotioal plans am ·14e8a. · OSCAR \V. EHRllORN WtLLlA:t.l liELIS PROF. FRANCIS E. ).IcMAUON DEAN GEORGE \V. MATHESON But before we make any deoision,. liEllllERT s. MOORE FLETCHER PRATT I would like to know ;vour opinion as to-:whsther.you A. liADAHI RAPAELI LISA SERGIO will weloome suoh an initiative. · - · · DR. MAURICE \VJLUAJ.l Treamrer I personally think that it is Mas. JonN GuNrnn definitely worthwhile trying beoauae these men who would participate in the proJeoted board of experts .have STELLA ADLER not only a deep interest in the oause·but some veJ.7 }. J, AMIEL interesting and impressive plans whioh .are a result AL BUAD Y. IlEN·AMI of their personal knowledge ·and el[perienoa. A. BEN-ELIEZE:R M. BncmN RAtrnl PHILIP D. BooKSTAllEll BISHOP ]AYXS A. CANNON, Ja. !will, therefore, appreoiate very LESTER ConE.H BABETTE DEUTSCU muoh your·early reply. REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN NATHAN GEORGE Hoawur E. }ABOTJHSX:Y RosE KltAH:& I ta:te this opportunity to e:xpreai EMIL LENGYEL I. LIPSCHUTZ illy great pleasure in havi?Jg met you personally at LAWUNC:& LIPTON EMIL LUDWIG the dinner, tendered in your honor by Mr. Bergson, Gov. EnwAJ1.D ~lARTIN (Pa.) Gov. J. How.no McGRATH (R. I.) ·the other day- in Washi.'.flgj;9_r:i.c.~~Your... spaeoh-waa -an---,.- s. ME.RLIN MICHAEL POTrEll assuranoe_ oCfliewa·r--RefUgea Board •a determination VJCTOR la!. RATNER CURT RIESS to aohiave the maximuni results in the_ shortut-po11iU• K. SHRIDHARA!;J time. - · · · · - ]OUAS J. SUERTEHKO lt.u. ANDREW L. Sowns ARTHUR SzYK IRVJNG TAIYEL . '/;~DOR~:: {v;~:~: Aux Wu.F SM1LC ------~------Other Committee Offices:------~-'--~ 2317 15TH STREET, N.W. 139 NORTH CLARK STREET Washington, D. C, 333 WASHINGTON SnuT Chicago, Ill . . ~ostop, MU;.s. ' ' 716 WALNUT STu:_n .::: 5371 WiLs1,1B& Botii.EV.UO - · , Phifadclphla, pa:_ -, ·as·- Niw_. CAViuiDisiF STU:n= Los AngClcs, Cal, LondOn, WI, England: I \ ', MAR 6 . 1944. near ur. l'lilfs I wish· to llClmowledge with tluulkS your telegram ot February 26, 1944. ·· ··· ! I sincerely regret that, due to the urgen07 of the work in which v;e are n<>W engaged, I am unable ·. . at this time to undel'take ~y Speal -- ·- {Signed)· a. w~ Pah1e J. w. Pehie 1i.ctingExeoutiV1t.Director I Mr. Ale:a; Wilf1 . Er@!~.9LCQJllJD1,tt.ee.....t.o-8av~he"' · ·····~···· FHodel:hd "/1/44 '· ·.· ...... ·•· .p~·,a.~~6~~ntfJ · JOHN W. f:IEHLe:1·EXE.,:D't . ..· . > ·. fri~A.~~ffe~.:~E~~~I-. ,• .. _-- -,; ·--·~- c 0 MEMORANDUM p I ,.~· 17, •. ·.1?164·. TOt l!r. JQbn Pehle1 .ll.oting Dltector• war ltu~e~ Boa.rd·· ·I . . .· .•·.. . . FROMt Emergency Colllll1ttee to save the .Jewieh People oi' Europe ,; SuBJF.CT, Psyohologi.oal war;rare Ae · an element in the psyohologloal l'flll"l!U"e ·ti> stc>p · the· aa.J&Ofe .. ·• . - _.. . - - ~ - - - . ' . -- ' ot J~ within aerman-000llpied.Europe1~t.·1a ieapecittully asilggea~ tbit the i the Altia.pu})lio and autMrities~ It wi.ll:g:Lve t}ig th9 i':l.X'at feeling 1ili&\'&. serious and· detailed acoounting 1'ili be dismande~. , The setting up o! these lists is i'easiblitf 1.'hB net( Cr0ss baa tbl necessary machinery and experience,, gained tbi' (Sugge$ted to the Em~gency Collllllittee to Save. the J8"i•h Feopl.e of E1.B'Ope .. · b7.. ~~.(e~.~~ o£Jl"' JOrk .UniVGZ'llit.7; .&Q.tbl:lio,.·~~ •8P4-·~·· authority on European and IU.d~'9rn aftaire, no wrote, •oiia ot1'en, ilrbe Jlanub9il (1939) and il'l'urk91" {1941),• . . : co1 Ms89ri•. Pehle~ Lilxford, DuJJou,, Eoll;.~U., JBMedllit.lli JM•w· Stewart; HRPollack, Mil Mis• Hodel~ . . . · •·· DA'l'lr .L.: .. 00...... : ...: •• , •. EMERGENCY CONFERENCE February 14, 1944 NEw mGui.Nv ·coMiilfrii1J'. : ., ·~~J!a~tt.~t'.Li~~>- ,-- - Honorary Chairmen co:c11airman. ¥t.~A~:~u~R~~KA1LLETTI1 (Ia.) DR.- Ai.e2~1' C:·D1iiFFsNa1.Cli' \VJLLIAJ.f GREEN : . . . - ·:; AnTHUR GARFll!LD HAYS /\Xfltll.\ld RANOOLPH HEARST - REV. -DR, FRED .WJNSLow: .A.DANI HERDERT HOOVER . C.t?P.1'1. M1thqdiJ1 ~h'!"h SECRETARY HAROLD L. fCKES SENATOR ED\\"'JN c. j~HNSON (Colo.) Paf}~;.,!~a~~f;~fo~'f:!fGJ,a~t:,y~~- PHILIP MURRAY HARRISON E, SPANGLER RBv. Da, c., GOMoN ·BaowN-~nL11 REX STOUT Tr.tmonl. '!tmp/1. f!apiiJ! _Ck11t'h SENATOR ELBERT D. THOMAS (Utah) BISHOP HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER . DP.NJS w. DELANEY . " . '. 1 100 u.-s .. Colltftor 0J In11rnal R_IPt~lo'I {~~1~;~A'fi.i~Et{,,Y~ N Hon. John W. Pehle Da; _FREDEaiCK.M, EuOT . , _ . ' Prtsidtnl, ~mtrk4n u_nfl4ritm ·,1fJIOrl11tJo# NATIONAL coMMITTEEExecutive Director of War Refugee Board BXECUTJVB noARD c /o U. s. Treasury Department · PRJ3f;u?or~i. {ia1::~~Ri1~~o~i }O! :._ On Saturday, .f<'ebruary 12, 1944, the EMERGENCY COMMITl'EETO SAVE 'IilE Jl!..,ISH .PEOPLE OF EUHOPE, NEW ENGLAND DIVISION, voted tinan,imously its • • I _-, - • ' !-ligh gratificatinn upon your designation as Executive DiI'~ctor of the \'oar Refugee Board, We desire actively -and in every useful way to give oi,tr utmcisf support to ~our Board for the rc.scue of all the pl;lople three,tened with extermination, 1ie realize that in words imputed to .yountlie refugee job must be done within months or there may be no job t·o· do at all, 11 _ Our representative New England Committee, with a deep s~nse Of urgency, decided that a large public meeting be.held .:hi Bofjton as : -··· :- ::.-_ --· ·_-. __- earl(V as convenient, in order to inform the p'eople about the situation and arouse them fo immediat!:'l and gmerous response to. the ', -~- -;__ ._ . - .. - ·, .·_1 appeal of the President for aid from privat~ sources, in.·his ,.,- statement creating the War Refugee Board.· We therefore earnestly invite you to ·········-~-·-----·~---. ~·~~~~ . . - . the purposes, plans, and: progres& 'of the l3oard,. in .. a pubtic ev;en:l,.ng .. address on a subject of your own choosing, We le.ave to yoµ_·tll.e most suitable time vii th the hope that.it may be in the third week oT March, from the 20th to \the 25th• .ibis message :l,s sent': by the Special Committee of the Executive Board for the proposed meeting: .l:'rof.• Kirtley F, Ma ther1 Har varo. University, Mr, Max lloffinim, Prof'. c. J, Friedrich, Director cif .the Scho_ol fop Over,seas ]tdrnin.i13~l't; tioll, and the Ullders_:!.gnep.. .· . · A letter to you follows. in confirmation of the foregoing,·. and we eagerly await an affirmative-reply. Albert c. Dieffenbach, ,Chairman Emergency Committee to Sava The Jewish People of .l!;urope Suite 647, 330 Washington Street ·Bos.ton, Massachusetts f EB 16 ' 194.4 In reply please refer to: 99 Dear Mr. lfechslarl 'l'henk yon for your letter.of February 9, 19.4 1 encloeing a resolution passed by the 1'!:ir:ecuthe lloard ot your orgnnization concerning the new War Ref1J8ee lloard, Your letter of the some date addretsed, to the Secretary . . of the '1'reaeury, with its enclosure, haa aho been referred_ to me. · The interest of your group i,n th• work of the Board and the offer of its aesistnnce and support are greatly appreciated, lfo doubt, you have by now received my letter of Februnry 8, -1944, requesting the advice and cooperation, _ of agencies concerned with't}le problems of the Board, · It is expected thr:t the- statement requested lfl. that letter vlll bs ver, hel11ful, and I shall be pler•.aed to recdve your euggoiltione ae eoon-ae p.oaeible, · Veey tr'Uly youra, (Signed.) ;r. w. Pehie J. W, J'ehle Ao Ung Bxeouti Ye, .Director Mr. Gabriel Wecheler, 17ntionnl Saoretaey, E~ergenoy Oollll!llttee to Save the Jevhh_- People 9.f'. l!..\lro.Pe, l East 44th Street, Ne~ Yo1* 17, Bev York, .~ ·.(r;:-~~ ..-')":~ 'r-, (~; :{~M,ERGENCY COMMrfTEE TO SAV.E THE JEWISit '·"'" ••ITIATEI IY TIE EllEllEHCY CONFEIUCE 'l'. \. EMERGENCY C0NFBB11NCE Honorary Chllirmen 1 EAST 44th STREET, NEW YORK 17; ~; Y; MUrraY HIH 2-7237 VAN WYCK BROOKS SENATOR GUY M. GILLETTE (la.) WILLIAM GREEN ARTiiUR GARFIELD HAYS WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST HERBERT HOOVER SECRETARY HAROLD L. ICKEI SENATOR EDWIN C. JOHN60N (Colo.) PHILIP MUI.RAY HARRISON E. SPANGLER. REX STOUT SENATOR ELBERT D. THOMAS (Uub) BISHOP HENRY ST. GEORGB TUCK.ER HENDRICK WILLEM VAN LOON ~O ANi;. R.iQ .•.... _,.'." WILLIAM. ALLEN WHITE Hon. Henry' w. Morgenthau, Jr. INIUAL ...... '.'".'; ... ;... · · EMERGENCY COMMITJ.1!B Secretary of the Treasury BxECUTIVB BOARD Washington, D. c. Co-Chairmen PETER H. BERGSON LOUlli BROMFIELD My dear Mr. Secretary& BEN HECHT REP. WILL ROGERti, JR. MADAMB SIGRID UNDSBT I have been instructed by the Executive lloard of the J!)nergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of' ii;urope Vice-Chairmen DEAN ALPANGB at a regular meeting attended by the ~ollowiiig persons ·. WILLIAM S, BENNBT KONRAD BERCOVICI Jo DAVIDSON Sigrid Undset Rabbi Phi.tip Davi.d Bookstaber OSCAR W, EHRHORN WILLIAM HELIS Lisa Sergio Bishop Jam.es A•. Cannon, Jr. PROF, FRANOS E. MCMAHON Lester Cohen DEAN GEORGE W. MATHESON Judge Oscar w. -Ehrhorn HERBERT S, MOORE Emil Lengyel PLE1CHER PRATI Dr. Albert c. Dieffenbach A. HADANI RAFAELI Fletcher Pratt M• · c. Boas ·(representing 'l't)omail LISA SERGIO DR. MAURICE WILLIAM Dean Alfange _ > · ~. Watson) Arthur Szyk Dr• Baruch E~. Rabinowitz TreaJutM Babette Deutsch Rabbi Arthur Meyerowitz MR.I. JOHN GUNTHBR M. Berohin Nathan George Honitt STELLA ADLER Alex Wilf Dr. Maurice William J. J. AMIEL CUrt Rieeti AL BAUER Dr• Fritz Kaufmann Y. BEN-AMI Stella Adler A. BEN-ELIEZER Gabriel Wechsier M. BERCHlN Maurice Rifkin RABBI PHILIP D. BOOKSTABER Konrad BercoVici BliHOP JAMES A. CANNON, JR, Michael Potter LEiTER COHEN Isidore Lipschutz BABETTE DEUTSCH Samuel Rosen Theodore. Bennahum REP. SAMUEL DJCKlTIHN NATHAN GEORGE HORWirr Arthur-Rosenberg Dr. Li .Yi~ying c E. JABOTINSKY ROIS KEANB_ EMIL LENGYEL I. LIPICHUT.Z to fonard to· you tlie enclosed resolution which the. 511ard LAWRENCE LIPTON unanimously passed. Bf.llL LUDWIG GOV. EDWARD MAP.TIN (Pa.) GOV. J, HOWARD MCGRATH (R.I.) S. MERLIN MICHAEL POTTER. VICTOR M. RATNER CURT Ries.& [, SHRIDHAR.ANI JOHAN J. SMERTENKO REP. ANDREW L. SOMERJ ARTHUR SZfK IRVING T AJTEL GAW:GK. __... THOMAS J. WATSON GAERIEL WECHSLER ALEX WILP _ _.....______..;. __ Other Committee Offices: 2117 ISTH STREBT. N.W. 139 NORrn CLARK Sn.EST viABHINaToN W,ubla1too, D. C. n1 snullrr Chica110, Ill. ' Bolton, ~bsi, 71 6 WALNUT STREET 5371 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 85 NEW CAVENDISH SIREBT PhH.adelphl•, P•. Los An11du. CaJ. London, Wt,-E111llad ~10 -a SPONSORS · • · - of lh• EM~CT CONFBRENCB TO SAVll THB JEWISH p L_B o:l'-Eui!oPB· c>··· ,; VERY REV. H. P. ALMON ABBOT RICHARD DONOVAN HON. WALTERJ. KLEa MAR.TIN°Qtri0i.2t~- :.'- Bi,hop of Lr.J:ington, Ky. School of Alu.sir, Y11l1 Uniumit11 !fa1for, Highlari4 P11rl, Mith: .. SAMION RAPHAEUON'. - ·,', DR. JOHN ADAM. RABBJ NATHAN DRAZlN R. B. VON KLEINIM!D . PROP•. JOHN P. L:.RMCHBN , . LOUIS ADAMIC FRANCIS X. A. BBLB Pmidtnf, Unlum11~ of~ Ang1lu, C~J. REGINALD J, RAYMOND PROP. WILLIAM P. ALBRIGHT CLYDB EDDY ABRAH!1M KOPMAN - Rtgional Labor R1pr1untolltJ1, WP8 John• Hopltin1 Uni1m1il» FR~~J~\}~;;,~~RTON o:~:~·~.rk~~~~r. Alam11• .,c•. r. .'.1µJ .. GEN. CHARLES P •. ~o.~ :" PROF. ELAM J. ANDERSON CHARLES K EDMONDS C • E -W S ., U, S. Arm11. (Rtt.) Pru.. Uniotr1il1J ol Rtdlanii, Car. 0 P. L. ANDER.WN Pmidtnr, Pomon11 Colltgt MILi'~~'ii.. K.oNvii:z HARRY R: RICHMo~·. -, Camminiontr of Firt and Pofiu GEORGE WHARTON EDWARD& JUDGE ANNA M KROli .Chaplain · ·., -, San Antonio, Tua• REV. LOREN M. EDWARD& JAMES H. KUNBi.LL HOWARD CHAND~!iR ROB~IN~ DR. HARRY ,.\RANOW W. C. BELLI u s Wtarhtr Bunau· Gtnttal.Th1ofog1~~l S~mmarv Amtritan Aun. of Junior Coll1g11 YAsiJo' KUNIYOSHI PROP, MAURICE H. RO~JN~N. \ HUti~u~;~:~srau Cofl1gr REV. SAMUEL A. ELIOT H E LACKl!Y Uniumir11 of lllinoil . HON. NORRIS C. BAKKE Judgr, Suprrmt Court, Colorado HA~~~!.\;~~;.~1gy,,g,, • H~~~~ ~lt~~L~Rs. Na1111 (Rtt,) VJ'f:. ~a;:::L s. M. ROBINSON REP. H. STREET BALDWIN (Md.) Un111m11v of North Carolin• MISS MARION F LANSING W. EMERSON ROCK. ADRIAAN J. BARNOUW ~a:·c~ii~~LLts REP. LA VERN R. DILWEO (W~.) · Colga11 Uni1.1tt~itri __ . , .; , _ Columbia Uni11tuit1J PHILIP ELWOOD HON. THOM!r.S BAILEY REP. FRANK A. BARRETT (Wyo.) H LEB . . D. D. RODERICK : · . . , .. HON. JAMES V. BARTLEY Burl•V· ltlabo . Judgt, Circuit Couft, Joli11, Ill. oioE~Jf~tR~f:'~g~ M:;,dg~N1 ~~tf~~~~:· ai;:'~~,~~!~~~~;,'tt~la~~~~'.~ WILLIAM EMERSON HERMAN LIPJN . ·REP. GEORGE SADOWSKI JACOB BEN·AMl G. (Mid~,)_'. REP. GEORGE H. BENDER (Ohio) F. A. (. A. RT. ~EV. HARRY S. LONGLEY, D. p. PROF. G. SARTON · ' · · ' ·· . THOMAS W. BIBB Putidrnt, Miuouri Vafl111 Colf1g1 ~~~~I ~~~~SE ENDB FR~~~oe~~~~~a ·. CE~~a~A~~~::;r~~NDERB SEN. THEODORE G. BILBO (Min.) 6 ALICE STONE BLACKWELL PR~~;v;~r,!6~ ~i1it~o~~ wit~rtJ~u~·,~~,VJnjj,uota - ':. :: CAff.};,'t;;~~~~nE~tizen·Patri.oi WILLIAM A. BLAIR HON. JAMES ~ALLON HON, .THO~AS. P. J.1.~ALLI&~~ ., . RABBI HERM!>f.J W. SAVILLE . Srat1 Board of Publk Willa" (N.C.) /.la1Jor of P1wli1ld, Mau. Judg1, Cirnur Co~r. of ltpptali'. REP. THOMAS E. SCANi..oN (Pa.) PROF. ERNEST BLOCH DR. SAM':'EL D. , Uni111r1it1J of California PR~~~d~~!~;l::;;,1 :t~~1Y:~ Ro~r.:~~ ~l~~fo~ichigan SdU~tALHAUSEN ATTILIO BOFFA , (N.Y.) Ttmplt REP. MICHAEL J. BRADLEY (Pa.) ~~~ff~~Mii~ :;';,~~y i~~~:~:t~~~cLri'aNALD HoEJ:.u:;~~~i';t;~~::;.~·~or LESLIE HAVERGAL BRADSHAW RABBI JES5B JOEL FINKLE HON, HOWARD MCGRA'IJi , Goutrnor of Indiana MRS. LOUIS D. BRANDEIS H. D. FISH Govunor of R.hol1 It/and RABBI B_ENJ. SCHULZ RT. REV. THEODORE DUBOSB.BRATTON Alanaging Dimtor, Am1tica1J SocitfJ/ G. W. MCIVER ·FRED A. SEATON ...... H. G. BRhXTON for thr Control of Canur Brigadi1t Grntral, U.S. Army ~Rn.) . PubUihtt. Tbe_Ttibunr, Hal1ing1, N~b. Pub. FrH Pnu, K.inlfon, N. C, C.H. FISHER.'. SEN. KENNETH MCKl!Li.AR.-(Ttnn.) .JUDGE BENJAMIN SHA.LLECK, ' DR. HARRY L. BROCKMAN . Dtan, Huron Colfrgt, Sourh Daltorcr HON. HAROLD J. MCLAUOHUN GUY EMERY SHIPLER - . HON. ALLYN L. BROWN DR. CLYDB FISHER - Ju1tie1; Borough of BrOalilvn · Editor, The Cb.urcbman Jcuriu, ConntClicut Supr1m1 Court Honorarv Curator, A.mrrlc11n .&luuum PROP. W. A. MCMASTER GEORGB N. SHUSTER HON. ARMSTEAD BROWN 0 Chit! Ju1tiu. Supum1 Courr of Floriia RE';!. ~~~Nak~~~{~~R CN.c.) Ho~~iH'fi~~~ %~~atfAi~ddir R:i:~:it;~~o~~~~i_~~~''' REV. DUNCAN H. BROWNE REP. AIMB J, FORAND (R.I.) lttrorntjl GMrtaf, Norlh Carolina REV. ABRAHAM SILVERSTEIN Sr. Jamn Church, Chicago DR. JULIUS D. BRUTZKUS ~tViA:~~1tt~~~~:TER FROST Hoi~,~~:~;~;~~bv. N. c. , ~~~.. ~ii~~4:.Bs:~b~T SIMONS DR. LOUISE STEVENS BRYANT Amtticcn Aun. of Uniu1tlillf Womln ~°iP~:::. ~: g~~~~~N(Ark.) Jo~~n~;t~Ai~~rogi~ol SrminarV . :ABBI ELIAS SINGER : ·~ BENJAMIN L. BUGG MRS. OLIVE G. BUISCH ~~~~~o~~::;fA~gAVAGAN (N.Y.) I~~~A~t;!~~f t. MARTI~ ' . - Rg;~~':,~~,:~i~ Uniumil~ Ol.~hi'a~;~ REP. USHER L. BURDICK (N.Dak,) DAVID G; GEOR<;;e . _ MAJ. GEN. CHARLES H, MAJ\11~ DB LANCEY SMITH · ,: - STRUTHERS BURT DR. CHARLES ST. JOHN DUnER DR~J~~RYWO~hG%~3N~· C. . Jo~Ert ~~'KfA~~~>. . ._. _; H. F~-:i7.~~r~oat 'fribunr. Go;(!, Ind. : Rrar Admiral, U. S, NalJV (Rec.) Prt11drn1, Broo1ilvn Coll1g1 Edirot and Publiihir, Thi Star, · PROP. ~ITIRI~ A. ~OROKIN PROF. PIERCE BUnER JAMES P. ~IFF?RD. \Vilminpron, Drl. - · · _ Haru11rd Umurmtv. REP. WILLIAM T. BYRNB (N.Y.)' 0 AN~~uagt'J'~;:;~ RABBI HAROLD MASHIOPP" CLYDB SOUTER ,. ,· ••• JOHN A. BYRNES D. Chitf Ju.rict. CitlJ Court. N. Y. CHAPLAIN HAROLD GOLDFARB BISHOP PAUL MA)"THEW5 Oft:. MILIVOY S. S~ANOYEVICH DR. JOHN A. BYRNES PROP. LOUIS GOTTSCHALK BRIG, GEN. ~AMES J, MEADB ROBER! STEAR~& • ·· _ . _ . : , DR, WALTER B. CANNON FRANK P. GRAHAM U, S. Alat1n1 Corp• (Ret.) Prr11dtnl,_Umutt11IVof_Col~r11do SEN. ARTHUR CAPPER (Knr.) Carolin• RABBI D. A. JESSURUN CARDOZC nl~j~t.'::·P~W,~'Q~'X;~otth ~~sr::~~::_,~V[~E~:e~~~~LFE.. Ho_ru'..~!!~~:!!~N~c!:~ - DR. 0. C. CARMICHAEL - THE600RE GRANlK - . Pw1dtnt, 1..ong l~la~t.f f..!n~"""'.V RT. RBV •. W. BERNHARD STEVENS FRED AFTON CARTER Am1ric11n Forum of lht Air KARIN MICHAELIS :. Bi1hop of Loi Angil" RUSSELL GORDON CARTBR PROP. FREDERICK c: GRANT HON, FRANK J. ~IQ.Al - REV. GEORGE STEWART JAMES P. C4SEY Union Tht WHEREAS by Executive Order, the President .rl the United ~tates; the honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has created a War .ttefugee Board to rescue those who are marked for total .eatinction by· official policy of the German Government, and · WHEREAS the President of the United States. has clearly stated that the saving of the Jewish people of Europe·ehall .be the first consideration on the agenda of the War Refugee B'oard ·end 1 WHEREAS the President has appointed the Secretaries of ~tate, War and Treasury as members of this Board0 and has appointed the honorable John w. Pehle as Executive Director, end WHEREAS the Emergency Committee to Save· the Jewish People of Europe anticipates prompt and effective action by the War Refugee Board toward the. rescue of the remaining Jewish people of l!.Urope from the persecution and death which has already actually. overtaken two millions of their brothers, · . . BE IT RESOLVED that the Emergency Committee to 88.ve the Je1fish' People of Europe through its Executive Board, meeting on this 7th · day of February, 1944 in the City of New York, express to the ·Presi•. dent of the United States its sincere appreciation of this important humenit,arian action, end. · · · ., . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe pledge its full end wholehearted support to the War Refugee Board in .the pursuit of its all.;importlint~actidties, and · · ' · · BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the facilities, information and personnel of the Emergency Committee to sa'.ve the Jewish People of Europe throughout the Free World be placed et the dispoeal of the War Refugee Board to facilitate the performance of its task•· - .- -· . -- Respectfully.submitted, Gabriel A, Wechsler ~ationel Secretary .- -..;:::::- (). EMERGENCY COMMYfTEE TO SAVE THE JEWfSH lllTIATEI IT TIE EllEHENCY CDliFHH!lE .I.ELD •• KEW Ylll,-.llLY 20-u;n~:I EMBRGBNCY CONFBRBNCB 1 EAST 44th STREET, NEW YORK 17,'N;Y. Honordry Cbaitmqn VAN WYCK BROOK& SENATOR GUY M. GILLETTE (la.) WILLIAM GREEN ARntUR GARFIELD HAYS 98 WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST ri'L1~·,;: i;utr; :·:;; 1 '· · HERBERT HOOVER SECRETARY HAROLD L. ICKEI TO:, Mliii &,~fl·~ F SENATOR EDWIN C. JOHNSON (Colo,) PHILIP MURRAY HARRISON E. SPANGLER rehruary 9; 1944 AN~~ki, 'MV..:11!.. 1.'L \ ::... ~1~u~LBERT D. THOMAS .CUtab) NO. AN~ •. ~iQ.J...'.;.~.; .. r BllHOP HBNRY ST. GEORGB TUCKER HENDRICK WILLEM VAN LOON INITIAL ,;;,,;;,;,; .. ~:;;;, WILLIAN ALLEN WtuTB Hon. John W. Pehle. DATE.,.~ .•. :;; ...... ;.. ;;.·· llMBB.GENCY COMMITIBB Executive Director ExBCUTIVB BOARD War Refugee Board Co-Chairmen White House · PETER H. BERGSON LOUIS BROMFIELD \Vaahington, D. P• BEN HECHT REP. WILL ROGERS, JR. MADAMS SIGRID UNDSBT Uy dear Mr. Pehle1 V ice-Chaitmen DEAN ALPANGB I have been instruct'ed by- the Executive Board of. the . WILLIAM S. BENNBT KONRAD BERCOVIC1 Emergency Committee. to Save the· Jewish People of :iurope JO DAVIDSON OSCAR W. EHRHORN at a regular meeting attended by. the· following persons WILLIAM HELIS PROP. FRANCIS E. MCMAHON DEAN GEORGB W. MATHESON Rabbi Philip David Bookstaber · ·Sigrid Ulidset HERBERT S. MOORE FLETCHER PRATT Bishop James A. Cannon,Jr. Lisa Sergio A. HADA.NI RAFAELl I'{. LISA SERGIO Judge Oscar Ehr.horn Lester Cohen DR. AiAURICB WILUAJ.1 Dr. Albert c. Dieffenbach .Emii Lengyel M. c. Boas(representing Fletcher Pratt· -Trsasurer MRS. JOHN GUNTHBR Thomas J; Watson) Dean Altange Dr. Baruch E~ Rabinowitz Arthur ·szyk STELLA ADLER Rabbi Arthur l.leyeroWitz J. J. AWEL Babette !)eutsch AL BAUER Nathan George Horwitt Berchin Y.BEN·AW u; A. BEN·ELIEZER Dr. Maurice William Alex Wilt M. BERCHIN RABBI PHILIP D, BOOKSTABER Dr. Frltz Kaufmann Curt Riess BISHOP JAMES A. CANNON, JR. LESTER COHEN Gabriel 'llechsler Stella Adler BABETTE DEUT6CH REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN Konrad Bercovici Maurice Rifkin· NATHAN GEORGE HOR.WFIT E. JABOTIN5KY Isidore Lipschutz Michael Potter ROSE K2ANB Theodore Biinnahum EMIL LENGYEL Sa.llluel Rosen I. LIPSCHUTZ Dr. Li Yi•ying Arthur Rosenberg LAWRENCE: LIPTON EMIL LUDWIG , Gov. EDWARD MAR.TIN (Pa.) GOV. J. HOWARD McGRATH (R.I.) to forward to you the enclosed res~lution ~lllch th~ B(11!ll".d· S. MERLIN unanimously passed. MJCHAEL POTTEJt VICTOR M. RArnER CURT RIESi ~. SHRIDHARANI JOHAN J, SMERTENKO REP. ANDREW L. SOMl?P.I AR1Ht1R S2YK IRVING TAITEL THOMAS J. WATSON GABRIEL WECHSLER AU!X WILP Gabriel A. Wechsler GAW1GK National Secretary Othflr Committee Offices:·-----'---,.-.....;,.-----'---~ 2:H 1 15111 STREET, N.W. 13 9 NORnt CLARK STREET 333 WASHINGTON STREBT Wublnaton, D. C. Cbiuao. llJ, Botton, ·Mau. 716 WAL NUT STRE5:1'. 5371 WILSfURE BOULEVARD BS NEW CAVENDISH STREET PhJJaddpb!a, Pa. Lo. A111du, Cal. London, WI. E~1l1nd A SPONSORS . :A .· ·•··· . of th• EM9NCY CoNFBRBNCB TO SAVE THE }BWJSH.Plllllf'LB oli)!tJl!Ol'B • . . ·; •. VERY REV. H. P. ALMON ABBOT Bi1hop of Lrxin11on, K11. RICHARD DONOVAN HON. WALTER J. KLE~ ·: , ~ , ·._ '- MAR.TIN Q~Gl.EY : DR. JOHN ADAM School of /.Jwic, Y11l1 Uni1Jmil11 Mo11or, Highlan4 Parli, Jli~J,. ·.. _SAMSON RAPHAEUOM LOUIS ADAMIC PROP. WILLIAM. P. ALBRIGHT ~~~f:~.H~~E~~ R. :;,~;~~~~~~!~Wv ~--~ ~1111•~.- -".~',- ·. :~~N~~~~.1;u1y:~. _ Jo1tn1 Hopkins Univ1nit11 CLYDE EDDY ABRAHAM KOPMAN . - . . .• : - . Rtgionol lA.bor R•prlltnlat/1.11; PROP. ELAM J, ANDERSON FRANKLIN EDGERTON. Publirhtr, Timer, Star, Alam1I•; Cal, MAJ.• GEN. CHARLES P. RBYNoLD&~ Pru., Unio1ni111 of Il.1dltmd1, Col. Yalt UnivmilV DAMEN R. KOKATNUR-. . .-~. U.S. Armg (Rtt~) · . . P. L. ANDERSON CHARLES K. EDMONDS Captain, E. W; S, . 'iiARRy R RICHMOND • · Commiuioncr of Firr imd Politi Pruidtnr, Pomona Colt1g1 MILTON R. KONVITZ -, Chaptoin · : . ,.. . . San Anlonio, TIXIU GEORGE WHARTON EDWARDS JUDGE ANNA M. KROii , HOWARD CHANDLER. ROBBIN!." DR. HARRY ARANOW HlJGH P. BAKER ~:VC.Li":L~ M. BDWARDI , JA~~~.HW~o~:t~~~~iaa _' · G111iral Thtological S1n#nar1i_ .: . ·Mauarhuurr1 S1011 Col(1g1 Amtrican llun. of Junior Colllgu YASUO KUNIYOSHI · PROP•• MAYR_J:CE J!. ~OBIN50N HON. NORRIS C. BAKKB REV. SAMUEL A. ELIOT H E LACKEY . Unw1wtv of lllt.no11 - :. ." ·_, Judgr, Supr1m1 Court, Cotortufo REP. H. STREET BALDWIN (Md.) HA~~;,\;;:~~~~rgy,tflt, H~~~a; atr.~~~L~ff.S' NatJg (Rtt.) .. VI'EJ: :.o::~ S~ ~·.R~B_INSO.~. ADRJAAN J, BARNOUW Uni1Jmir11 of North Carolin• MISS MAJiloN P. LANSING ; . W. EMERSON RO~K Columbia Uni1Jtnitv W. A. ELLIOTT REP. LA VERN R. DILWEG (WJ.r;) ,. Colgat1 Uniomdv _·, REP. FRANK A. DAJ{REIT (W10.) DON CARLOS ELLfi HON. THOMAS BAILEY LED . -o. D~ ~ODERICit. ·. _· ·. .. ,;.', __ · HON. JAMES V. BARnEY Judgt, Circuit Court, Jolitt, Ill. . PHI!-! ~;.~.L~~7.~. M,;';dg~N· ~·t~~~;~:· Bu1l•v. Id~·· RE~"i!~:;':;f:u~~~H w:~rr ;rim ... JACOB BEN·AMI REP. GEORGE H. BENDER (Ohio) !i,~i.~J~~J~!Eis~~REE! HER~tt\N LIPJN REP: GE<;JRGE G. SADO_W~~ {M!~.) THOMAS W. BIBB f A t A RT. REY. HARRY S, LONGLEY, 0. D. PROP. G. SARTOt' Pr11idtnr, /.linouri Vol11v Coll1g1 RABBI GEoRGe ENDS Bi1hop of Iowa . Horf/artl UnillmitJj SEN. THEODORE G. BILBO (Miu.) AGNA ENTERS FRANK LUTHER .CEELIA CAfi:ONISS SANDERS AUCE STONE BLACKWELL PROP. CORTEZ A. M. EWING WILL!™~· LUY~N CARL M. SAUNDERS . WILLIAM /\. BLAIR 1 St1111 Board of Publk Wlllar1 (N,C.) HO~~;j~r~i~~ f!,.~t::~?mo Ho~~'!{.~~:.rA°l t. ~6A°i~1sTE~ u;~:~ei~~•~nv7.i~~~~~tiot PROF. ERNEST BLOCH Ala11or of Pit111ield, Mau. Judg1, Circuit Co.urt. of App1a.ll, REp, THOMAS E_; SCA.NI.ON (Pa.) Uni1J1nit11 of California PROP. ROYAL BAILEY PARN1;1M Grand Rap{di, Alichigan DR. SAMUEL D. SCHMALHAU&EN ·. ATTILIO BOFPA REP. MICHAEL J. BRADLEY (Pa.) RE~~J~J:~QU. ~r;;o~N:f)"rn ~~~~~ ~~~~~E Hcf:":i"~~~YD;p~~r;;:;~if::~r:·T,mplt LESLIE HAVERGAL BRADSHAW MR&. LOUIS 0. BRANDEIS ~~~~~~·nFfri'i£l FINKLE ir~~~l~~w1:\~~g6'ft~ G~v,-,nor of indian«· · RT. REV. THEODORE DUBOSE BRATTON H. 0. FISH . Gor.ltfnQf of Rho'' /dant RABBI BEN.1. SCHULZ H. G. BRAXTON Monoging Dirtctor. Amtrlcan SocillJI G. W. MCIVER' . . . F~ED A: SEATON • . . . . Pub. Fr11 Pun, JGnrton, N. C. DR. HARRY L. BROCKMAN c. ~r ~~:H~°Rrrol of Canur SE~~;{~~'~i¥;~'M~~tLAAi{(!}r~~~)") Ju~~·~~'~Ji~~J~~i:;~r_•. jll'· Nib. HON. ALLYN L. BROWN Dton, Huron Colttgc, South Doltot11 HON. HAROLD J, MCLAUGHLIN - GUY EMERY SHIPLER . Juuin. Conntcticut S11prtm1 Cour1 DR. CLYDE FISHER Ju1tict, Borough of DroolilI1n Editor, Tbt Churchm.;in HON. ARMSTEAD BROWN Honororv Curator, Amtritan Mw1wn PROP. W. A. MCMASTER GEOR,GB N, SHUSTER Chit/ Jurtin, Supum1 Court of Florida REV. DUNCAN H. BROWND R~ ~~~~a~~~6°{gER CN.c.) Ho~~;H~~~~ ~~~a~Ar~ri,ta RA';;~;'t;~~o~~~~;~;~~' 11 ' Sr. Jom11 Church, Cbitogo REP. Al'-U! J. FORAND (R.I.) . Artornr.f/ G1ntral, Norlh_ Carolin• REV. A~RAHhM SILVERSTEIN DR, JULIUS D. BRUTZKU! DR. LOUl&fi STEVENS BRYANT ~t·.~.::~l:!'o'!.~~:\..,R !'ROI'{ HOjJ;,~~~~~.·~~,7bv, N. C; . . ~iz·. ~~?~~El.!-6~RT 51/dONS Amuican Aun. of Uni1Jtt1itv Womtn JOSEPH A. GANAGHEN JOHN A. MACKAY RABBI ELIA& SINGER' BENJAMIN L. DUGO MRS. OLIVB G. OUISCH :~fiEE(;~~~~NGS (Ark.) T:~t~~~'MAi~o1ogitolS1minarg PROP~Mt-UDS~YB • • .- . ::_.·, .. : REP. USHER L. BURDICK (N.Dak.) REP. JOS~PH I\. GAVAGAN (N.Y.) RABBI ALBERT-L. MARTIN ,- . Canctr R111a~ch, Um1J~r:~~·~· '!f_ C~t~~ll'? _ STRUTHERS BURT DR. CHARLES ST. JOHN BUTLER. DAiV.i.~:. 'W~,i?.;1on, D. C. MAJ· ~';f,;,,~"t:,w H. MAJITIN, ~~it~~~~~:MITI! .• .. . . Rtar Admiral, U. S. Na1J11 (R1t.) DR. H~RRY D. "GIDEONSE JosEPH H. MARTIN · . Publi1h1r, Po1t _Ttib~n1: 9:arg, Jnd. PROP. PIERCE! BUTLER Prmdtnt, BrooAlgn Coltigi :£di1or and Publi1htr, Thi.Star. PROP. PITJRI~ A. ~OROKIN · ' - - , REP. WILLIAM T. BYRNS (N.Y.) JAMES P. ~IFF?RD. Wilmington, Dtl, . · _Hotvard Um1J1w1v JOHN A. BYRNES Chit/ Ju1tit1, Ci111 Court, N. Y. AN~o~uGgrof~;::~ RABBI HAROLD MA&HIOPF gLYDE o. SOUTER DR. JOHN A. BYRNEI DR. WALTER B. CANI\ ON ~~g:-L~~~l~'(;&g~2~kf;ARB ~~~~~::.uJ1A~~::r.~~!na R~~r:;'J~~~:ANqYEVICl{. SEN. ARTHUR CAPPER (K1111.) FRJiNfc p, GRAHAM _ U.S. Afatin1 Corp1 (Ret.) Pr~iidtnt, Univmi111 o~ COiorado RABBI D. A. JESSURUN CAR.Doze Pru{drnr. UnilJmit!I of North Caro1ln• WILLlAM BROWN MELONEY HON, ~El~ SfEINB~~ '. ..':. DR. 0. C. CARMICHAEL DR. JAMES P. w. GRANADY TRIST~M ,WALKER 1.;iETC~LFJf. - JtJ11u1, $uprtm1 Co~rr . - . - . FRED AFTON CARTER THEODORE GRANIK Pr111drnr, Long Irland Un1V1t11ff1 RT. RE_V. W. BERNHARD STEVENS- RUSSELL GORDON CARTER A.muiun Forum of thr Air K?>RIN MICH1!ELIS ~ . ~i1hop Of Loa An111t11· - JAMES P. CASEY P.ROP. FREDERICK C. GRANT _HON. PRANK J. ~IGAI_ . • REV. GEORGE STEWART·- Brothrrhood of Locomotir.u Union Thtofogicaf Stminarv · Afa11or. Eail_ Chicago, In,.' RABBI J. STOLLM.\N Fittmtr> am! Enyin11rm1n REP. P. W. GRIPPITH8 (Ohio) DARH.!S MILHA\!D MAURICE STONE JOHN CASHMORE 0 Pr11id1nt, &rough of Broo.U11n. N. Y. DRCo1~!i:3i~~~!aitv 01~~;'/i M~TR~POmoa- LYMAN BEECHER STowB ~----~ - -~: LEWIS C. CASSIDY W. W. CHAMBERLAffi fiNRc1~~~~HG~·~~~~~;M(Pa.) DA;c;:~~,~~RRis,-' JR. -;-"_ ·- _-_._ _ . ~:N~u~-~~~~~~vAN. <.~·i;> PROP. EMANUEL CHAPMAN DR. ERNE$T GRAHAM GUTI-IRIB Formtr U. S.-Ambauo"dOr tO Btl9ium _ MARION TALBOT Fordham Uni1Jtr1it11. Bronx, N. Y. ChitagO Congr,_Union - . - SPENCER MURPH¥ _: --:- D~oq, UniumirfiorCb__ifajo HON. ROY H. CHAPMAN H. H. HADDON - Editor~ S;alisbury Ennin~ Po1f(N. Carolirfa JUDOES. G, l:AYLOE -~ ·. Jwtit1, Supumc Court of Ftoritla Editor, Da;tv lrtm, Sunbur11. P11. MRS. Bl!RTON W. MUSSER - MARY °CHURCH T~ RABBI LAWRENCE CHARNEY REP. ROBERT HALI! (M~inej _ Pmidtnt, Pan·Amtrican Clrib - LOWELL THOMA& . WILLIAM F. CLARKB REP. CHET HALtPIELD (C;al.) ST~ CLARI MUTH -- REv.- JoHN~THoMPsoN Dion, Dt Pout UnitJtnilfl, Chicago ...WILLIAl-';-HA~D--- REP. FRANCllJ.-1.,-t~(Pa.) · R;E~ TIDWELL FRJl.NCES E. CLARKE RUFUS E. CLEMENT A. i:a~';;l_f~~ur i°a~ r~~I~~.~~:~~G~ p Dton, Uniomirv_ of Ala~··-. Pr11idtnl, Atlanta UnilJ1nitJ1 Pmidtnt, Afobama Cof1111 P. H. NIYORK AUL TIERNEY HON. H. G. COCHRAN PROP. FRANKLIN S. HARRIS JOHN P. NORTON JpHN ~•. TIGER~. · • - • · Judgt, Jul/rnilt and Dom111it Brigh11m Young UnilJrrtirfi PROP, FREDERIC A. OGG -_, Prmdtnt! Unu.~trlllJI of Florida R1fation1 Court, Norlolli. V•. COL. WILLIAM H. HARRISON UniomilV of Wirconsin , V. T. TJAYER '. THOMAS C. COCHRAN U.S. Armv -·RA.O'HARA·- - ~:··· ;-- JAMESB.TRANT R/-iBBI RUDOLPH I. COFFEi! REP. EDWARD J. HART (N. J.) Publirhtr, Herald Journal, Sftracwt, N. Y. Dtan, Loui1ianaStot1 Unfomilfl -.- San Francirco, Cat. RABBI GUSTAV N. HAUSf.fAN REP. JAMES A. O'LEARY (N. Y.) -- JEAN STARR UNTERUEYER. RABBI ARMOND B. COHEN 1RA A. HAYNES PROP. J.M. O'NEILL ALFRED H. UPHAM Cltotland, Ohio JJrig. Gtn., (/. S. Arm11 (Rn.) BrOokt11n Cotrrg1 PrHid~nt, Mfomi Univ1r1i111 RABBI MORTON J. coim BURNET HERSHEY . • T. E. ans. JR. GARL VAN Dorum CHARLES H. COLVIN 1 Dir., Gugg1nhrim School of A1ronautit1 J PAGB · REP.-RANULF COMPTON (Dd.) R,g~~;:,:;,;;~~ ~~t~R~"::'(Mm.) ~~ ~iE~E:;: t.~~~ ~~': ~::: tf[~~CK . MRS. ELIZABETH MAURY COOJ.ms s. Armg (Rrt.) l."H. VAN PAUL COREY Ro:,~~;~~~Jo'!t. AL'if:~,~~t~'f'.t f~~M~n~r , ~INKLE GEORGE S. COUNTI F_aU1, Trxa1 UiJi1Jmit11 Ttllthtri Cotl1g1, Columbi11 Uni111nit11 w·,J;y~~~ithita PRg~~uR!~aP~faBA~~~~p~~;bia W~~,l~~t~;~nw;~~,~~,·~.Or.~~°!' DR. EDW. SPENCER COWLE5 - . · ARTHUR HOPKINS HON. HARRY H. PETERSON OSWALD GARRISON VILLARD PROP. STUART DAGGETT DR. D~VJD I?· JONES Judg1, Suprtmt Court of Alinnuora REP. JERRY VOORHIS (Calif.) Univrnitf} of Cofiforni11 Prmdtnl, Brnnttl Coll191, GEORGES. PPAUS JUDGE JAMES S. WATSON LEON DALBO! Gruniboro, N. C. Senior Ubor Rtprt1mtotilJ1, WPB ROBERT J. WATT . . . W .ALTER DAMROSCH -DR. J:f. E. JORDAN GENERAL JOHN J. PHELAN lnttrnational R1pru1ntatfo~. A.. F. L. PROP. MAURICE! R. DAvm Dt_an, M1dic11l School, Univ. of Virginia REP. PHILIP J, PHILBIN (Mau.) RABBI LOUIS WELLER Yol1Unic1r1itv FRANK .H. JUST HON. ORIEL-. PHJI,LIPS FRANKLIN H. WENTWORTH J, l?ONBURGER DA.VII Publ11htr, Nrwt·Slln, Wauli1gan, lll. Judg1, U.S. Cirtui1 Court BISHOP ALMA WHITE! . MITCHELL DAWSON GUY PENE DE! Bot; ~~~~i.~~~C:.AK~iii.1-1 ~~~~i~~~~T~':°P~~~~D BRIG._GE~. J. H. WtiltJ;!_ CLARENCE! R. DECKER KATZ Coutt Librtirv, Pruidtnr, Uni1J1nil1J of Kanta. C/111 ~~~~.1 ~~i:coB AR';~i~ ~· $iE~iurict PR.~~;,~;/:t'J:;ij~~ HON, EDWARD S. DELAPLAINE Pruldtnt, Eau Clairt Prtu Co. St. Pour; School BERTRAM 0, WOLFE Auor. Judgt. Courr of App111T1 ol-1.ltl. BISHOP EDWARD THOM.AS DEMBY.: REjd~~~~~~~~/l~Uitr, Cal, . . .E~i::~c~~~~i;~~tudiO_Thto~u ~rii~!~.E~'Jio~~~-? - "- ~,~:·-' .. SIDNEY Lr DERVAN- ' - ;- -_--.'-._.OWEN :W·_KILDJ.f-.,_ · - - · _ - - . -JOSEPH citNTON PODD _- Sourhtm Education Foum{arion _ 1 1 01 RE~.'. ~H~~t~ i"~'E'g,~~'fm.) .Ctt~"i:~:& ~'.j([N~~·;~~R':;~~"cM. C.) so~';;;, i:.~ (,~'at:; 1o, Rdlgion c':fJ;;.;~ ~~;,~~~"''•• ~.w;. K..... ,;.w;,, P~_r· J~Mtl'.I 001.fENGEAUX ~L1., Rtar Admiral, U.S. N. (Ret.) .Editor, The Huald Post, El Ptuo, Tix, PROP. WESLEY D. ZINNECKER WJLLPOi.n J. KING BQRµ PREGJµ. N•w Yer~ U~iwnity • •• At a regular meeting of the Executive Board of the Emergency uommittee to Save the Jewish People of Europe helci, at the Lotus Glub; Nell' York .•· City, on Monday, February 7, 1944, the following resolution was passed by unanimous vote by those present& · WHEREAS by Executive Order, the President of th~ United States, the honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has created a war•P.efugee Board to rescue those who are marked. for total extinction by official policy of the German Government, and· · · ' · · ·· · WHEREAS the President of the United states has clearly stated that the saving of the Jewish people of Europe smll be the first consideration on the agenda of the War Refugee Board, and · WHEREAS the President has appointed the Secretaries of l:itate; War and Treasury as members. of this Board, and has appointed the honorable John w. Pehle as.Executive Director, and WHEREAS the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe anticipates prompt and effective action by the 11ar l\efugee Board toward the rescue of the remaining J.ewish people of Europe fro:m the persecution and death which has already actually overtaken two millions of their brothers, · · BE IT RESOLVED that the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe through its Executive Board, meeting on this 7ib day of February, 1944 in the City of New York, express to the Pl'eSi dent of the United States its sincere appreciation Of· this important humanitarian action, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that . the Emergency Committee. to :ave ihe ·Jewish People of Europe pledge its full and wholehearted support to the War Refugee Board in the pursuit of its all.. important activities, and BE IT roRTHER-R,ESOLVED that the ~facilities, information ~rid personnel of the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe throughout the Free World be.placed at the disposal of the War Refugee Board to facilitate the performance of its ta_ek. · .... "'"'"' ...• ,. ... ~ t· 'FEB 111944 .I T01 •• '!\'avers It will be appraoia~d if you will have diapatohecl th8 attaohltd oablea to JQ,11$ph ~. Per• Plll&Cle Hottl, l'.ltan~, and to Ar;yeh ae~liezer, 33 Rasbi stt'eet, Tel•J1.v1v, from · Petar >Jargson~ Chairman, Emergency Committee to Sa~ tbe .Y8'1Uh people of Europe, and bill the •rgonoy (l0lll1ld.ttee to Save the Jmsh People of Europe, )23~7 J,.5th Street, N• w., Washington, · n. c., for the cost ot tll•~•,,,,.,agea a.nd $n)'. an..ere th4jreto. :rs1£nodl J~w. Peble Attaolmlents. (&int by Special Hassenger} CC - Messrs. Pehle, Luxford, DuBois, _Lesser, Friedman, Miss Hodel .:ft!J ~ J!Hodelahd . 2/J.1(44 JamP!l KLARMAN P.llllA PAIACE HOl'EL .tst~BUL (TURl!Et) F STOP WE HAVJl:FUHDS UEADI BE .ASStlRED OUR li'Utus'.r SUP~ EJIDJ5AV'Qt DD.llIDIATE BOU> EXECUTION FOT.J.O\VDIQ DIREOTIONS STOP LAltD ·J~V~CUATI~ FIVE JF]NS moM BUUM.Rl'A STOP BST UP RJ!SERVA'n;oK GU'Almtm 11 HUm>rum OAMP l BY 1'1JR108R POLICE YAlNJ.'AIHED BY US WILL llli!llBURSE TURKEY ALL EXPEl'$E;s STOP An'!a BRIEF S'J:AY OA1AP THEY WILL OO!l'l'INUE PALESTINE STOP Vl'SAS Fm FIRST 'l'HOUSA?W HAVE BEEN ASSURED STOP CHARTER SHIP PROOE!ID RWANI.l PREFERABLY SAVING JiROH TRANSNESTlW El'.rHER TO 'l'!JRKJSH CAUP al DIREqf • l'ALES'.rnm STOP IMPfalA'l'!VE Olm QUICK succmssm. OPERATION Wit..L fflOVE PC6SIBILlTil!'B mrr PATTERN LARGE SCA1.J}; ROOOUE S'l'OP CAllLE ME·TIIROU&H AllEIUGAN CONSUL VIA WAR RJJ'.P'UG~ llOAilD WAS~.INGTON. EXACT POOS:tBILliii18 AND EXPi'WE INVOLVED SAOH. P:Wf. -.PS'tlm .JW!.QS()ff CHAlRMAN, EUBRGENat Gowa'l''.I'EE TO SAVE THE clli'\1IBH P.i50Pm OF EUROPE ·~ .. I I AniBH IJl>'Ul,.tSQI ,, R48Jtt 8TRQ'I f&W,'flV maom 'fVBli1' ll1Ui3>~m m QIJf~ Di.~ IBTBR.JIERGS OllUIUIAN, ~ OOMllI'nU '-'O SAVE 'IRB JEWl8H PSOPLI fJI IV-"OJIS - ·---·-~ --- -- c . ~·.· TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTER OFFICE COMMUNICATION ;-.~{,- DATE 2/11/44 . ··, \fN Miss Hodel FROM J. W. Pehle. The attached two telegrams should be despatched immediately through State~ Department ·channels for · , 'J·<-.. · ..~-:~, .','::''.:)~:r.;· Bergson of the Emergency' Committee. If the State De partment has any quest ions we can get additional pack-. ground from Bergson. I J J. W. Pehle I I I' l I • •• JOSEPH KLARMfu'f PERA PALACE HOTEL ISTANBUL (TURKEY) FOR BENELIEZER STOP CONTACT IRA HIRSC!Il1!ANN• CJillE AMERICAN EAffiAS!/t STOP WE HA VE RJNDS READY BE ASSURED OUR FULLEST SUPPORT ENDEAVOR IMMEDIATE FOLD EXECUTION FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS STOP LAND EVACUATION,;. FIVE HUNDRED JEWS FROM BV'LGARI.J{ STOP SE'l' UP RESERVATION CAMP GUAfUlED BY TURKISH POLICE MAil'JTAINED BY lB WILL HEIMBURSE TuRKEY ALL EXPEN$ES STOP AFTER BRIEF STAY CA.MP THEY WILL CONTINUE PALEsT:r:mr STOP VIDAS FOR FIRS~ 'IHOUSAND HAVE B,EEN ASSURED STOP CHARTER sHIP PROCEED RUMA.NI.ti.~ PREFERABLY SAVIID FROM TRANSDNESTRIA"EiTEER TO TURKISH CAMP OR .IlIRECT . ~,:· PALESTINE STOP IMPERATIVE ONE QUICK SUCCES$FUL OPERATION wrr.J~ PROVE POS(HBILITIES SET PATTERN LARGE SCAIB RESCUE S'l\JP CABLE ME 'IHROUGH AMERICAN CONSUL VIA VIAR REFOOEE BOARD WASHIIDTON EXACT PoSSIBILITIES AND EXPENSE INVOLVED EACH PLAN, . ·: l i ·.,:; . •• • : .. ! ARYEH BENELIEZER d 33 RASHI STREET TEL-AVIV PROCEED '!URREY IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT IRA HIRSCHMANN CARE .AMERICAN EMBASSY URCENI' (fl·J? ~- .. ~4l- CopieS t.o: Mr· pehle Mr • Stewart. Mr. Luxford J,lr. DUBOiS Mr. E. J.!. Bernstein tlr. r,esser Jlr, Friedman Hiss Hodel )lr. Pollaclt Oommi ttee to Save the Jewish Feopie at Europe to the WAR REFUGEE BOARD As a non-partisan, non-sectnrian committee, created solely: for the task of.mobilizing Americats aid for the rescue of the Jewish' people of Europe, we have long advocated the creation by olir Govern.. ment of a specific agency to deal with this problem. Now tmt such an agency - the War Refugee Board - has been created, vie respect:fol• ly submit for consideration by the Board some specific m;iasures $.'I. ch are elements of a program which we believe to be. necessary· to the at,... tainmelit of the Boardts objectives. · · · . We beg to stress two gene:ral points: (a) The Gel'lllB.n plan to extenn.inate all the J13ws of Europe is a challenge to the basic decencies ot civilization and hullBn relationship~ Consequently it is a challenge to ;\merica. It is both_mistaken and dangerous to create the impression that in this country.. only the Amari cans of Jewish descent are interested in a speedy and effective action~ Th0 War Refugee Board was created because the vast majority o.f the .Ani3rican people have been deeply shaken by the German massacre of Jthe Jews. If we were to permit any other impression we would be doing so to the detriment of the Jews. of Europe. (b) Only a part of the some 4,000,000 Jews in Nazi-controlled Europe can be evacuated. The salvation ; of the majority of them, therefore, depends upon the successful creatio~ inside Europe of an'atmosphere whi~h [.·'(. -.rt.-' makes extermination of the Jews uriprofitable, impracti ;· cal and impossible. Even the lfazis at tb6 present stage of the war cannot miss the significance of ltln9rican: and . ' : United Nations ;large-ace:le efforts for the rescue of the ··-•- .... . Jaws of 'Eur6pe...... - -, . - - .- . . /,,: It is reasonable to ass\J.Jm that the Nazi satellites, aware of approaching defeat, will adopt a new policy·toM ward the Jews of Europe if trey .feel that by doing so they might curry some amount of favor with the United Nations. Indeed, some of them have already begun to· do 1· .· . -·,:-. ., .. ~-t--=-- so. We believe, therefore, the psychological wa;fe:r~ and propaganda aspects are of immense practical- im~ portanee in the ts.ska 01' the War Refugee Board. Plans of Action Ste~s which my be taken fall into two distillct cat~:o~ies': ~ I. Diplomatic and psychological warfare. · II. Evacuation. With reference to all possible action, the urgency of the tiine factor is pre....eminent. Thousands are being murdered daily0 _ It will not take DT.!ny months to finish the ev±l mrk. The Nazis t psychology is such that, if they feel that they can do ·so wit·h impunity, they will accelerate 1heir crimes against_the helpless; thEi more they lose their power to hurt the strong. Consequently, the addeu force of multi-national action will have to be balanced against the great-er . speed wB.1h which our Government alone can be brought into action. - Thus it mey be well to consider whether VTe should not initiate a given course and then persuade other United Nations to follow it, rather than to wait for concerted action·; I. Diplomatic and Psychological Warfare 1. An unequivocal declaration of policy reg1;1;rding_the_Jews along .the lines of the Moscow,Declaration on Atrocitiee~ issued -by the: United States Government~ .Similar declarations· from both Great Britain and the Soviet Union muld be highly. desirable. 2. A request addressed to all satellite gove~ruwnts (maybe even to Germany) to accord htiman treatment to the Jews, in J;heir domain. Advl.ce to the satellite countrie_s that forced deportation of .raws:. from their c-0uritr1es' iS .tantamount tb'niiirder:irig them 'and wiii be so 'con-' sidered. 4. Official. pressure exerted upon the governments of _the satellites • and the people of Europe to help the Jews get out, with emphasis upon the courageous example of the Danas. 5, ' '· .· A systematic campal.gn to get the policy and warlling across to the peoples of Ger1mny and her satalli tea through the medium of leaflets dropped during bombing operations,_ and thrmtghthe radio.,· (As part of t ha general broadcasts by OWI and in. special broadcasts. _I_t is also advisable that, sines only a few people -in Europe recei•ve the. shortMwave - broadcasts from .America, the faoilities of medium.. wave operating radio stations in England, Italy "and North Africa be used, It is also advisable to have special broadcasts in Hebrew and Yiddish. diraotad 1 to give hope and bolster the morale of the Jews in.. side Europe and improve the rela tionahip between them and their non-Jewish neighbors•) 6. Establishment of a spacial department in the .International Red. Cross to take charge of and represent the Jews iriside Nazi;..held Europe. (A coriiinfssion of the International Red Cross • '. could proceed there in order to secure• and. super;;. vise minimum human. treat1oent for· the_ Jews, in gener.,. al and Jewish war prisoners in particular. It. is common knowledge toot -Jewish war "'prisoners from - Poland, Greece, Yugoslavia, etc•, are isolated. from non-Jewish prisoners and cruelly treated.) - 7. Permission obtained for the International Red cross commission to distribute -limited quantities of-- food and imdicine -designed to equalize too ration of food allotted to the--Jews with the t of their neighbors, (This would demonstrate the concern and attitude of the United Nations, Germany has officially . ; fixed the-foOO. -r·ation·.o:f-the.Jaws to. one..,fourthof .._._ - that of.their neighbors, The United Nations slioUld therefore make an exception by permitting to feed them _as they have done in the case of Greece,) 1: • • • a. The utmost use of the ens ting facilities of the InterriatiOnal YMCA wherever it possesses branches in E~ope. II. Evacuation ,.I I 1. Creation of Special Rescue Centers in th~ 00unt.ries adjacent ·to Nazi-dominated territories - Turkey, Spain, Switzerland· and. Sweden, (Jews from Rumania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia arid some other countries could easily be brought to Turkey, mostly by land; those from France to Spain or Switzerland; from North Italy. through France. to Spain; the remaining Norwegian and Danisli Jews to Sweden.) Pressure on these countries to announce to the wor.ld that: every Ti Jew escaping from -the European death trap and.reaching their borders 'f-- would be admitted without any formalities whatsoeve.r. ' (These people will of course be guarded and .es corted into the Rescue· Centers.) I I . . - ; Provision by the War Refugee Board to cover all t;lxpenses and to provide all the~necessary food for the Rescue Centers, Guarantee by the Board to these governments for :the reflind of all expenditures made by them and assurances of the withdrawal of the Jews from the Rescue Centers after the cessation of hostilities. 4 • .Arrangements for issuance, by the·"ar Refugee Board, of temporary passports to ail Jews reaching the above-mentioned neutral countries upon their arrival at the border. (Mo~t of the Jews of Europe have been prociS.imed and rendered stateless by the Germans, They· have no documents vbatSoever. Consequently their. emigra tion has been DBde virtually impossible. The is suance of such passports will also provide further proof that these poople will move on. It will also restore to these badly shaken people sane degree of • human dignity.) 5, · The steady transportation of the Jewish evacuees into neighbor-· ing neutral and United Nations ter1•i tories (such as Portugal, Pales ·o:- • .... ~ ... '· - • tine, North Africa and Cyprus) so that the rescue centers should be always _ready to accepj;~~re arri_V'!lls_kQDLinside_Europe,_~~- (Palestine might well be given particular atten• ti on, By reason of its geographical proximity, of its international status, of its friendly population and its food supply, it can offer ini- - mediate haven to large numbers of Jewish evacuees. · Immediate use might be made of the available quotas of the United states and of existing immigration possibilities of Palestine, The British Government has repeatedly announced that it still has in re serve 31,000 immigration visas for Palestine. These could be placed &t tbe disposal of the Board.) February 7 1 1944 ·------·---~·-~···-:--~-. ---·-,-·--····~-·~:----·-:~~~~~.....;:~"~·. , ..,. .. :""·7-~·T.,,.i"'.1 -"~--· ' · ···;>\ · . ca..lr to n.:OT.": ::'BwgsM, . • ;t~ ~~ '1j·1· .)'·. I MEM9RANDUM submitted by .r _ [• Wastl"ington Emergeri'cy Committee to Save the Jewish People o:t' Europe to the i WAR REFUGEE BOARD rl February 7 ,___1244 ____ --·. ------·------·--- JL_ I ( :f'inal draft) · . , .. I l As a non-partisan, non-sectarian committee, created solely for the speo- i:f'ic task of mobilizing America's aid for the rescue of the Jewish people of Europe, we have long advocated the creation by our Governmept of, If .f!pecifl~ L Now that such an agency.-. the Waf Ref\Jgee agency to deal with this problem. ·_ al~···!- Board - has been created, we respectfullyaubmit ;for by consid~rat~o~ th~ ~ard ' -~ '._ - - . -. . . '/·. . ..• - --~ - some specific measures which are elefu~nts of a prog~anfwhich we. . . necessary to the attainment of the Board •s objectives. we beg to stress two general.points: (a) The German plan to exforminate aif .J;he Jews of EliroJ,ie is a cliilllenge · to the basic decencies of civilization and human relationship• .consequtmtly ' _; '. 'o-. -·.- ·'. it is a challenge to America. It fB both mist;ke!i and 'dangerCJUB to C;e~fo the .. impression that in this country only the Americans of JeWish descent are inter;., ested in a speedy and effective action. Th.a War Refugee Board was ~created be- · cause the vast majo~ity of the American people have been deeply shakeii•by, ~he German massacre of the Jews. If we were to permit any otli.e.r impression we .; W()Ul_d be d0ing .-so tn tl;le detr1men1; of tJi.e, Jews of Europe~ , (b) Only a part of the some 4,ooo;ooo Jews in Nazi-controlled Europe can j, J~_ lf"o. ·~:.i - 2 -- be evacuated. The salvation of the majority of thEim, t!J.erefore·, depends upon. the successi'ul creation inside Europe of an :atmosphere ~h~?h make'~' ~xterm1:n.a'7 tion of the Jews unprofitable, impractical and ,impossible• ''Ev~~ the ~azis:,at'.,.·. the present stage of the war cannot miss the significance of .Americah.a:n'd:Uni;;. ted Nations large-scale efforts for the rescue of the JeV/s. cir: Europe •. ,. -. '.. , . - .: It is reaaona ble to assume that the Nazi sateHi tea, aviare of approach• ing defeat, will adopt a new policy toward the Jews ~f :Eiirope 1.t"they f~el ' ' ' ' ' - that by doing so they might incur soue amount of favor with the -u11ited Natfons •. Indeed, some of them have already begun to do so. We believe; ther~fore; tlie psychological warfare and propaganda aspects are of innnense practlcB.1 illlpo~t-. ance in the tasks of the War Refugee Board. Plan' of Actfon' - ' - Steps vihich may be taken.:fall into h10Ais~inct categories: r.: Diplo"- matic and psychological warfa:re• rr. Eve.cuatiori •. _ - - - .------With reference to all possible action, the 'urg~ncy of the time faet()r is,. preeminent. Thouaani.s are being murdered daily. It vlill not, take many riloftyllB ·... to finish the eVil work. The Nazis' psychology is such that, ii they feeL~hat - ·:· . _.·--- - ·-.- -, _·. they CJ!n do 'so w1 th impunity, they will accelerate their.~ crimes agailist the· . - _. . - helpless, the more they lose· th8ir po1~er to hur:t the strong. Coniiequi;mtl;y, the added force of multi-national action Vlill have to be balanced against the greater speed with. which our government alone can be brought into. actfon. Thus i,t may be well to consider whether we should not initiate a given . - - .. - . . - ~urse' and then persuade other United Nations to follow it, rather than to . ,_.' --~ ; ' - -: ;:~;:_ - --;---~..-·-.-~-,~- ~ j - ·- I r. Diplomatic and Psychological WaJ:'fare> l. An unequivocal declaration of policy regarding the J!lWB. along)he' i~llell .·· of the Moscow Declal'ation on Atrocities, ·issued by the United States Govern-.· - . ·. . . ment. Similar declarations from both Great Bl'itain and the Sa'liiet Ulllcin would be highly desil'able. 2. A req_uest addressed to all satellite governments (maybe eve.n· tcr Germany) to acaorJ human treatment to the Jews in their domain:. 3. Adviae to the satellite countries that forced deport~t{6n 6f J~w~ fr~in. their oourttries is tantamount to, murdering th,eln and will be so considered. 4. Offiaial pressure exerted uponcthe governments_ of .the-. satellites and ~b.e people of Europe to heip. the Jews get out, with·eruphasis upori the. oourage9us exampl~ of the Panes. A sys'tematic aampaigri 'to get the poliay and warning aaross to: the . .,'-.-- ' , peoples of Germany and her satellites through thei medium.of leaflets dropped· . . . during bombing operations, and through the radio. (As part of the general' broadcasts by. OWI ,an\J. in speciaLbroadcasts,~ rt is· also. advisable .that, since only a few people in l!.:.urope receive the short-'wil.ve broadcasts ·.from Amer- Jcia, ,the fac!liti9J1 of mediwn-wa;re operating radio statiOns in )i:nglanc1> Ital~ and North Africa be used. It is also advisable to have special broadcairhs in· Hebrew and .Yiddish directed, to give hope and bolster the morale of. the.·Jews inside Europe and improve. the relationship between them and their non.::Jewish neighbors.) 6. - ' . . Establishment of a special department in the International Red Cross .to take charge of and represent the Jews inside Nazi-held Europe. ·(A corilriiissfon of the International Red Gross could proceed there in order tci secure{ and -. supervise minimum human treatment for the Jews in general and.Jewish war prisoners in particular. It is conmon knowledge that Jeviish war prisoners - . - ·- from Foland, Greece, Yugoslavia,. etc. , are isolated from non-Jewish prisoners · and cruelly treated.) 7. permission obtained for the International Red cross conuniBsioli tO cffs- · - - ~ ·~ ~ ------. . . - - t-ribute limited quantities of food and medicine 'designed to equalize the ration - .- - of food allotted to the Jews with that of their neighbors ••. (Thi~ v.o~ldclemon- - ' . -~ strata _the concern and attitude of the United Nati~ns_.5Gerriiany h~s officially fixed the food ration of the Jews to one-'-fourthof that of their neighbors. The United Nations should theref_ore niake an exception by perinittiilg t.o feed them as they have done in the case of Greece.) a. The utmost use of the existing facilities of the International YMCA wherever it possesses branches in Europe. 5 - I II, Evacuation 1. Creation of Special Rescue Centers in the cowitriea adjac.ent to i~azi.:0 dominated territories - Turkey, Spain, Switzerland and Sweden.· (iews·from. RUmania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and some. other countries could easily '.be: . . brought to TUrkey, mostly by land; those. from France to Spain or Switzerland; from North Italy through France to Spain; the remaining Norwegian and Dariish Jews to Sweden,) 2. Pressure on these countries to announce to the world :that every Jew escaping from the European death trap and reaching theJr borders_ woµld. ·be admitted witho.u:t any formali tfoa whatsoever, (These people will of c~\ll'se be.guarded and escorted into.the Rescue ·centers, 3, . --- Provision_ by the War Refugee Board to cover all ezjlenses ·ana. to provide all the necessary food for the Rescue Centers. Guarantee .by the Bciard to these governments for the refund of all expeliiii tures made by them f!.nd assur ances of t}le w1 thdrawal of the Jews from the Rescue Centers after thti cease:.. tion of hostilities, Arrangements for issuance, by the War Refugee Board, of temporary. pa1:1s ports to all Jews reaching the above-mentioned neutral countries upon their . arrival at the border. (Moat ·of the Jews of-Europe have been .proclaimed· and -- reD:der~d stateless by the -Germans.·_ They have no documents whatsoever, . Con- ... • -· 6 - ' -- _:· sequently their emigration has been made virtually' imposilibie: The issuance.· of such passports will also provide further proof· tl:!at th~se'people wtuniove .· . ·__ .. ,_' ·-- '._: -- on. It Will also restore to these badiy shaken people some cl'egree of human· dignity.) ' i The steady transportation of the Jewish ·evacuees into neigh~oring neutr~l. ! ·i ',- -- and United nations territories (such as Portugal; Palestine, North Africa: anci. .. 1 I l Cyprus) so that the rescue centers should be always ready to ac.cept 'niore ar.:: i . ! ·i I rivals from inside Europe. (Palestine might well be. given particular attention~ ~ By reason of its geographical proxj.mity, of its international staims, of its i l Ij frienclly population and its fooci supply, it can offe'r immedi.ate haven.to large I~1 " l t- ·' numbers of Jewish evacuees. Immadiate U:se might be made of the av~il~ble 'i : _.- -... : . !' quotas of tlie Uni tad State~ and of ex:i.sti:Dg. 1fnci1g~atfon :i;>ossibi~iti.~~ of Pale~~ - • - ••o" -- - -· -- =-•- • tine. Th~ British Goverrumnt has rep_eatedly W1no1!1J.ced that it stntChas in - _._ -. - -_-: . " . .· reserve ~l,000-immigration visas-for Palestine. These could ·be placeci at t)le disposal of the Board~J .·.~ ' ;_~\• .t\-;, February 4; MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES Conference with Miss Rose Keane~ Secretary of the Washington Emergency" Committee· to Save the Jewish People of Europ11 - · · · After a bri~f talk with Mr. Paul, Miss Keane discU:s.sed, with me in some detail the work of the Emergency committee and its hope·and desire to be o:f assistance to the new War Refugee Board. ··· ·· · The Emergency Committee grew out of the Emergency Conference to Save the Jewish People o:f Europe, held in New.York in. July 194~. It is claimed that this conference was the first non-sectarian group to · express itself on the question of the plight of the'Jew.ish people of Europ11. :Branches of the Committee have been set up in New York, Boston:, _ . Washington, Chicago and ~§..A!igeles. The Commi.tt(le sponsored th!) Gillette;,;, Rogers resolutions which ~l.med at getting the President to set up a separate connnission to handle the job of rescuing the persecuted·:eeople Of Europe, ---.. The Emergency Committee feels that it may be of considerable help to the War Refugee Board in keeping the 'program of rescue be.fore - the public mind in this country as well as abroad, Their organization has specialized on the problem of publicity:-- in fact it has devoted all its energies to exciting the public on this matter, ·1.tj.ss Keane stated.: that the Emergency.Committee has representatives.abroad~ particularly ill· Palestine, Turkey an<:l London and that these people may be of considerable help in working out specific programs of rescue. The Era9rg~ncy Collllllittee is not a relief _organization arid doeis -not haw money avaj.lable for relief - operations but it stands ready to help on the propaganda· front and on the development of specific.projects._ · At a meeting .oi the Committee held yesterday it was decided · that the Committee would in some way honor.the EX:eoutive·Dfrlilctor of the Board, when appointed. Th:fs honor will probably be in the :form o:f a · · banquet and rally, F. Hodel .;~· . / ~ WASHINGTON . . r#j . . . . .· . EMERGENCY COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF .EUROPE > · Initiated by the BfJ1ergency Conference held in New York··-Jnly 20-26, i943 2317 15th STREET, N. W. Anam~ 0840 Honorary Chairman: HON. HAROLD L. ICKES Chairman: GEORGE MAURICE MORRIS Treamrer: FREDERICK P. H. SIDDONS Executive Committee: FOWLER HARPER MRS. LEON HENDERSON ~UY~ILLETIE ._,,./ ROSE Kt.ANH, SecrelM1 _J Washington CommiJlee Members: ELLSWORTH C. ALVORD MRS. PAUL H. APPLEBY CLARENCE A. ASPINWALL Wil.LIAM L BATI 1ms. Wil.LIAM L. BATI · 1ms. HENRY F. BUTLER MORRIS CAFRllZ HON. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN 1ms. OSCAR L. rnAPMAN :MRS. RAYMOND CLAPPER WALTER J. CUMMINGS, JR. DOROTHY DElZER 1ms. Wil.LIMI Y. ELUOTI SENATOR GUY M. GII..I.ETIE 1ms. DOROTHY S1llTH GRUENING COL ROBERT M. GUGGENHEIM 1ms. ROBERT M. GUGGENHEIM MRS. FOWLER HARPER . 1ms. GEOFFREY T. HELLMAN MEREDITH HOWARD 1ms. FRANK KENT, JR. WILBUR J. LA ROB, JR. 1ms. ERNEST K. LINDLEY DR. ALBERT J. 1!cCARTNBY 1ms. ALBERT J. McCARTNEY JAMES A. McLAUGHLIN 1ms. NEVllLB MILLER 1ms. GEORGE M. MORRIS ROBERT LINCOLN O'BRIEN MONSIGNOR JOHN B. O'GRADY JOHN O'ROURKE 1ms. JOHN O"ROURKE JAMES G. PATTEN ffiARLBS PERGLER WLO PERXINS MRS. WLO PERXINS HENRY F. PRINGLE AUGUSTE RICHARD EL VINE RICHARD DR.LS. ROWE LT. COL. JOHN SAUL SIDNEY H. sd!EuEJl · SENATOR ELBERT D. THOMAS ~·· . . . -mrnilER OF MURDERED JEWS IN FOLAND EXCEEDS REPORTED 2:.000;000 FIGURE JERUSALEM, Jan. 26, (JTA) -• Two m~mbere of· the Polish Underground movement • . who have just renchrd Palestine tol? n Jewish labor .oonferenoe today· that 'l;!h~J'.~P.c:>x:t.v· ·that t,000,000 Jews huve been annihilr,ted by the Gerlllllne in Poland" underestimates the eitent of' th€f mnssuores. ' . ' . . ·...... ,. . . "When we, in the underground, learned of the announoement lnade ii:>. New York . that 2,000,000 Jews have perished in oooupiod Polund, we decided, to mnke ii. relfnlile ., investigation," one of the arrive.le. reported. "Our• survey. esto.blished/t.he.t· the· numhlir of exterminated Jews is much lo.rgel' than 2,ooo, 000• sinoe hundred a· of thousands of,' ' Jews from other oountries were brought by the ·Gerll1!lne to Poland and iinnihilated 1;1lere,11 Many of those present o.t the meeting wept loudly as they listened :tfo ·the eye .. · witness reports of ·the underground representatives• It wa11 announced at tile meeting· that the Jewish National Counoil of Paleotine todo.y sent a oi:i,ble.1;;o u. $. Secretary· of state Cordell HUll emp)msizing that there 11re still possibilities. of re~ouing Jews from occupied tel'ri:Wries, Similo.r cables were sen.t. to Winston Churchill and to the soviet Foreign Comini,'Bsar Vyuchesluv Molotov. The lo.tter two were deepo.tched through .·. the Pe.lestine Government, · · ·· · · · ;: '. . . . ' . - .-· , . ~: ,· ', Tho entir.e Jewi11h press here lo.uds president Roosevelt• s establishment of the We.r Refugee Board, expressing tho hope that the. new body will' not immedfoteiy to ... rescue the Je.ws of Europe, · · ';. Poltlt• rahed bT fl•r1aen1 lti Bt.trg•cm el.'il'huiua the ~;-or\Mln {It t~ UH ot propM!\lldl:\ tbrinigh ~hi:.t't....WMl'4' bl'OMCH\iq ~ltd poli:sibl• ·ha.fi.;til to L\!l~lt€11Jt1 the Oel'IM!ft QO.emt14A\ ~n~ ti~ r;eopl•t u •~ll .'!i~r thfl llllt.wllJ.t••• thJ.>\ \.'!lb Oovt1rti»~ent. ill J.>i'llf•llt'"'.t \o 1~0 o.-O~th~l\8 it. <1m to l't1\inu• tho J.wfl. ft• adt.f thl';t; it in. · . a1td1t1oa .-;,, .« CO - Misers. ~ord, DuBoie, _L9aeer, Frie Jtwohletlhn l/27/44