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Information Issued by the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain Vol. XV No. 12 December, 1960 INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES IN GREAT BRITAIN 8 FAIRFAX MANSIONS, 0//ice and Consulting Hourt ; FINCHLEY ROAD (Corner FairfH Road), LONDON, N.W.3 Monday io Thursday 10 a.m.—I p.m. 3—6 j Telephone: MAIda Vale 9096'7 (General Officel Friday JO a.m.^t p.m. MAIda Vala 4449 (Employment Agency and Social Service! Dept.i Central Office, Mr. Ernst Berent, and the latest number of " Council Correspondence", an SOLIDARITY IN DISPERSION information bulletin, edited by Mr. Heinz Gerling (Jerusalem), and circularised among Conference of the Council of Jews from Germany the Council's affiliates. The Leo Baeck Institute in New York was in (ti * factual language of the communique of The following day, October 9th, was devoted to a position to invite those attending the Leo [ne conferences and meetings in New York (see the ceremony in commemoration of the twenty Baeck Institute's International Conference to November issue of AJR Information) con- years of the American Federation of Jews its own new building. This building will be ''«ys but inadequately the significance of the from Central Europe, The American Federa­ decidedly important for the future development °ays and the meetings there. In reality they tion comprises all the German-Jewish orga­ of the Institute. In it will be housed the very ^^'^, ^ brilliant demonstration of the vital, nisations in North America, Its President, Dr, extensive stock of the special library, probably ^uective, and constructive power of the Jews Max Gruenewald, mentioned in his inaugural already unique, on the history of German trom Germany and Central Europe in all the address the considerable achievements of the Jewry, to which free access will be given for countries of the world where they have built Federation in the course of its 20 years' exis­ reading and research. The treasures of the |JP their own organisations. Let it be said at tence, especially the co-ordination and cen­ valuable archives previously collected by the 'east this once the will to recreate and recon­ tralisation of social contacts and charitable work among the Jews from Germany in the New York Institute can now be made available struct and organising ability are among the LJ,S,A, At the same time the Federation had for examination and treatment. By the acquisi­ "^ost admirable qualities of the Jews from promoted the process of integration in a tion of this house the New York Leo Baeck '-•ermany. highly remarkable manner. The detailed and Institute as its Chairman, Dr. Max Gruene­ comprehensive working report of Dr, Hermann wald, explained in his inaugural address, has Widespread Constructive Work entered a new phase of its work. Now the Muller, the Executive Vice-President, also illus­ working centre in New York has found a What impressed most during these New Yoric trated the great work accomplished in its first dignified focal point, from which it can conferences, what crystallised from all the twenty years by the American Federation in increase the interest it has already aroused and "Meetings, speeches and reports was the achieve- every field of its activity. extend the scope of its work. "'ent, the actual, visible work of creation and The main lecture of the occasion was held Reconstruction everywhere in the world, in by Professor Ernst Simon (Jerusalem) on the Israel, England, France. Belgium, the United subject: " Humanistisches Judentum als Erbe Achievements of Leo Baeck Institute ijates and South America, The Jews from und Auftrag ". ^ermany have created a type of organisation The programme of the Conference itself was appropriate for themselves and on its basis In the afternoon session Dr, Hans J. Frank, a full and varied one, and was directed by the nave erected everywhere their multifarious President of United Help (New York), pre­ Chairman of the Board of the Leo Baeck sented a very impressive report on the benevo­ Institute, Dr. Siegfried Moses. In the opening ocial, pedagogic and religious institutions in address of the Conference Dr. Moses was able "lanner that is probably exemplary. lent work of this organisation, which to all intents and purposes bears the responsibility to note with satisfaction the development of the This year's international conference of the for the social and welfare work of the Institute, in which its regular publications, ^ouncil of Jews from Germany was lent its American Federation, In his extremely lucid such as the Year Book, the 5th volume of jPecial character by the fact that the Council's report Dr, Frank also stressed the necessity which would shortly appear, and its " Bulletin " president, Dr, Siegfried Moses (Jerusalem), for increased benevolent work, as the number in the German language, the llth issue of as able to extend a welcome not only to repre­ of persons requiring support and assistance which was before the Conference, had had a sentatives from Israel, England, France and because of illness and old age was growing. special share. The Institute's problems of jne United States but also, for the first time, scholarship and organisation were dealt with J, a three-man delegation from " Centra". Instrument of Common WiU in speeches by Dr. Robert Weltsch and Dr. "e central organisation in Latin America Hans Tramer, and also in reports from the ^j Jews from Germany. Made up of three working centres, all of which were fol­ ~ ,congregations and German-Jewish The principal afternoon address, once again lowed by full and detailed discussions. The rganisations, affiliated a year ago to the within the compass of the Council's Inter­ numerous projects and plans discussed by the ^ouncil of Jews from Germany, the " Centra " national Conference, was given by Dr. Siegfried Conference showed the extent to which the Leo [^••esents 60,000 Jews from Germany who live Moses. He outlined the tasks and policy of Baeck Institute had become in its short span !^ay in the various countries of South the Council and set forth the principles that of life the central scholarly institute for America. concerned the Council as an instrument of the research into the history of German-speaking The deliberations of the Council, which common will of Jews from Germany and Cen­ Jewry. hvll °" October Sth, were introduced tral Europe within the Jewish world and the fn A President with observations on the other world organisations. Effectuation of A survey of the course of the New York st "*^anjental work of the Council, Dr, Moses legal rights and claims, grappling with social conferences and its results gives rise to a sense onl *^ significance of such assemblies, not work, efforts to depict the history of German- of satisfaction. The Jews from Germany have ors ^^ important from the point of view of speaking Jewry (a task allotted to the Leo not evaded the historic task imposed on them. ernf^!!^'^*^" and finance but as clearing- Baeck Institute)—a programme of this kind They have utilised their organising ability, their siounos for problems and the exchange of would only be successfully completed if all the knowledge and their capabilities to the advan­ and'°°^' ^'' indispensable for the continuation creative and productive powers at the disposal tage of the countries to which they have emi­ an"^''^^nsion of productive work. Originally of German Jewry were combined. Following grated—but they have not been forgetful of on the talk by the President of the Council, their own tradition, nor of their history and the annTk • association for the wresting of rights obligations arising therefrom. Their desire is thp their execution, and for the furtherance of Dr. Hans Reichmann (London), General Secre­ tary of the United Restitution Organisation, to preserve in its vitality what has been nian^T^^u"^' interests of the Jews from Ger- handed down to them, for the service both of curnct Council, under the impact of cir- gave a comprehensive survey of the present situation in the field of indemnification. the present and the future. They have founded astances, had turned its attention to other the Council of Jews from Germany and the Leo also ^^ *^"' ^^^^^ ^^- ^^^ Gruenewald On the following day important organisa­ Baeck Institute to enable them to carry out rathp^^^^ a talk the same evening, which dealt tional and financial problems, which had at these aims. May both organisations always speak T''l ^'^^ *^ " foreign policy ", so to first seemed controversial, were solved unani­ enjoy the greatest support of all whom they other' • Council, its position as regards mously. The conference had before it abundant primarily serve, tasks °rsa"'sations and its representation and material, supplied by the Executive: a detailed ^ within the Jewish world organisations. financial report by the director of the London HANS TRAMER. Page 2 AJR INFORMATION December, I960 OESTERREICHISCHE HAUSRATS- EINE LEISTLNGSBILANZ DER WIEDERGUTMACHUNG UND BERUFSINVENTAR— ENTSCHAEDIGUNG Im " Bulletin" der Bundesregierung der befriedigt, die darueber hinausgehenden Betraege Bundesrepublik Deutschland vom 15, Novem­ jedenfalls in Hoehe von 50%, (Die Verfolgten­ Fristablauf 31. Dezember 1960 ber 1960 ist ein Bericht ueber den Stand der verbaende haben Streichung der Hoechstgrenze Wiedergutmachung von Oberregierungsrat H von 1,5 Milliarden DM, und voile Befriedigung Wir haben in unserer Oktober-Nummer eine Zorn (Bundesministerium der Finanzen) der BRueG-Ansprueche beantragt; Verhandlungen ausfuehrliche Darstellung der Bestinumungen hierueber sind zu erwarten,) des oesterreichischen Kriegs-und Verfolgungs-
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