Vol. XV No. 12 December, 1960 INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH REFUGEES IN GREAT BRITAIN

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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- erschienen, Danach sind im Rahmen des Dr, Zoms Bericht behandeli ferner die Wieder­ Bundesentschaedigungsgesetzes (BEG) bisher sachschaedengesetzes veroeffentlicht und darauf gutmachung im Oeffentlichen Dienst, bei der eine verwiesen, dass die Frist zur Antragstellung rund 2,7 Millionen Einzelansprueche ange­ Novelle mit einigen technischen Verbesserungen meldet worden, Hiervon sind bis zum 30, Juni zu erwarten ist, sowie Nebengesetze und Sonder- Ende dieses Jahres ablaeuft. 1960 rund 1,4 Millionen Ansprueche, also fonds der Bundesregierung, den Israel-Vertrag Wir machen ausdruecklich aufmerksam, dass etwa 50%, erledigt worden, Bei der noch und globale Wiedergutmachungsabkommen, Die die Antraege spaetestens am 31. Dezember 1960 verbleibenden Zahl von rund 1,3 Millionen Gesamtkosten der Wiedergutmachung werden auf bei der zustaendigen Finanzlandesdirektion (d.i. Anspruechen wird aber voraussichtlich ein insgesamt 25 Milharden DM, geschaetzt, Wien, I., WoUzeile, Linz, Neues Finanzge- Auch wenn man sich bewusst ist, dass diese baeude, Salzburg Kapitelgasse 5, Graz, Conrad nicht unerheblicher Prozentsatz, bei denen es Schaetzung nicht genau sein kann, da sich schwer sich um Doppelanmeldungen sowie Global- von Hoetzendorf Strasse 14, Klagenfurt, Vik- voraussehen laesst, wieviele der unerledigten tringer Ring 26, Innsbruck, Karl Schoenherr anmeldungen handelt, wegfallen. Ansprueche sich als begruendet herausstellen Die Obersten Landesentschaedigungsbehoer- werden, muss anerkannt werden, dass die Bundes­ Gasse 3.) einlangen muessen. den sind der Ueberzeugung, dass bis zum 31, republik Deutschland das Problem der Wieder­ NEW CHAIRMAN OF GERMAN Dezember 1%2 die Entschaedigungsansprueche gutmachung, " dieses wohl ernsteste Problem bei INDEMNIFICATION COMMITTEE des BEG ueberwiegend abgewickelt sein der Beseitigung der Folgen der N,S,-Gewakherr- werden. In einigen Laendern werde freilich schaft auch emsthaft zu loesen bereit ist ", As successor to Herr Alfred Frenzel, who was F.G, arrested and charged with entertaining treasonous ein Teil der Ansprueche wegen Gesundheits- relations with Czechoslovakia, a Social Democrat schaeden sowie wegen Berufs—und Ver- JUEDISCHE GEMEINDEBEDIENSTETE Deputy, Gernard Jahn, was elected Chairman of moegensschaeden noch unerledigt bleiben. the Federal German Parliamentary Indemnifi­ Die Gesamtaufwendungen des Bundes und Eine Entscheidung des Bundes- cation Committee. Herr Jahn is 33 years old and der Laender fuer die Ansprueche unter dem venvaltungsgericbts a lawyer. On numerous occasions in the Bundes­ tag he vigorously attacked neo-Nazi and anti- BEG sind auf 17,2 Milliarden DM. geschaetzt Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat am Semitic activities in the Federal Republic. worden. Bis zum 30. September 1960 sind 6.7,1960—Akt,Z, BVewG VIII C 205,59—ein rund 8,7 Milliarden DM. gezahlt worden. grundlegendes Urteil erlassen. Das Urteil KRUPP-ABKOMMEN Nach den Vorschriften der Rueckerstattungs­ fuehrt aus, dass auch bei frueheren Bedien­ Es wird daran erinnert, dass die Frist zur gesetze sind die Rueckerstattung der den Ver­ steten Juedischer Gemeinden, genau wie bei Einreichung von Antraegen aufgrund des Krupp- folgten entzogenen feststellbaren Gegenstaende sonstigen Angehoerigen des oeffentlichen Abkommens vom 23. Dezember 1959 am 3'- (z.B. Lifts, Wertsachen, Hausrat, Wertpapiere) Dienstes, die vermutliche Entwicklung der Dezember I960 ablaeuft. Spaetestens bis zu diesem in Natur und die Ersatzleistung fuer nicht mehr Dienstlaufbahn zu beruecksichtigen ist, um zu Tage koennen ehemalige juedische KZ-Haeftlinge, vorhandene, aber seiner Zeit entzogene Ver­ die waehrend des Krieges nachweisbar Zwangs­ entscheiden, ob der Bedienstete spaeter in eine arbeit fuer die Firma Fried. Krupp geleistet haben. moegensgegenstaende zu unterscheiden. Der versorgungsberechtigte Stellung eingerueckt dieserhalb Antrag bei der COMPENSATION Wert des von Bund, Laendern und Gemeinden waere, Ob der Geschaedigte (im entschiedenen TREUHAND G.M.B.H,, Frankfurt/M,, Staufen­ zurueckerstatteten Vermoegens wird in dem Fall eine Lernschwester) erst nach dem strasse 29a, stellen. Die Antraege sind an keine Bericht auf ein bis zwei Milliarden DM. Bestehen einer Pruefung und nach Aenderung bestimmte Form gebunden ; sie koennen formlos geschaetzt. Eine genaue Statistik hierueber des Dienstverhaeltnisses versorgungsberechtigt gestellt werden, und zwar unter Angabe der Personalien und der Adresse des Antragstellers, ist iedoch nicht moeglich. Die Gesamtaus- geworden waere, sei unerheblich, wenn sie mit gaben des Bundes nach dem Bundesruecker­ des Namens und des Ortes der Krupp-Betriebs- ueberwiegender Wahrscheinlichikeit die Prue­ staette und der Dauer und der Art der dort stattungsgesetz (BRueG) sind auf Grund einer fung bestanden und in das neue Dienstverhaelt­ geleisteten Zwangsarbeit, Vereinbarung mit den drei Westmaechten auf nis uebernommen worden waere, 1,5 Milliarden DM. beschraenkt. (Nach der Antraege, die entweder direkt oder durch einen Dass die Versorgungsbezuege auf der Grund­ Bevollmaechtigten bei der COMPENSATION Ansicht der Verfolgtenverbaende bezieht sich lage der frueheren Dienstbezuege zu berechnen TREUHAND G,M,B,H, bereits gestellt worden diese Beschraenkung freilich nur auf die seien, sei nur eine Bemessungsgrundlage, sind, brauchen nicht wiederholt zu werden, Entziehungen im Gebiete der Bundesrepublik besage aber nichts ueber die Voraussetzung des Antraege, die nach dem 31, Dezember I960 und West-Berlin und nicht auf die in das Anspruches, § 6 der Durchfuehrungs V,0. zu gestellt werden, bleiben unberuecksichtigt. BRueG. einbezogenen Entziehungen in den § 31 d BWG6D sehe ausdruecklich ohne ALIENS RESTRICTIONS RELAXED besetzten Gebieten.) Ruecksicht auf die frueheren Bezuege einen Bis zum 30. September 1960 sind nach dem Mindestbetrag der Versorgungszahlung vor. When the extension of the Aliens Order was BRueG rund 715 Millionen DM. gezahlt worden, Selbst wenn ein Bediensteter, der die sonstigen debated in the House of Commons on November davon rund 105 Millionen DM, durch Globalver- 16 several Members pleaded for a less restricted gleich an die Nachfolgeorganisationen, Die Summe Voraussetzungen erfuelle, seinerzeit ueberhaupt policy as regards the admission and registration der in den Bescheiden fe&tgestellten Gesamt- keine Bezuege erhalten habe, stuende dieser of foreigners. On behalf of the Home Office, ansprueche betraegt ueber 800 Millionen DM, Die Umstand allein seinem Versorgungsanspruch the Under-Secretary of State, Mr. D. Renton. Zahl der erteilten Bescheide, die meist mindestens nicht entgegen. Im uebrigen wuerde auch zu stated that there were at present over 400,000 drei Ansprueche regeln, belaeuft sich auf rund pruefen sein, ob der Rechtsgedanke des Wieder- foreigners who were registered with the police and 45000. Die Zahl der insgesamt geltend gemachten gutmachungsrechts fuer Angestellte des oeffent­ required by the Aliens Order to notify changes Ansprueche erreicht rund 500,000, (Ein betraecht- lichen Dienstes, dass Personen im Vorbe­ of permanent address and of employment. Those licher Teil dieser Ansprueche wird freilich reitungsdienst fuer eine Beamtenlaufbahn among them who have been accepted for residence Beweisschwierigkeiten begegnen,) here permanently or indefinitely—about 250,000— Der Bericht Dr, Zoms hebt hervor. dass der diesem Kreise zuzurechnen seien, auch wenn will soon be exempt from registration. For the Endtermin fuer die Abwicklung der BRueG- sie nicht im Beamten- oder Anstellungsverhaelt- others who have been admitted on a temporary Ansprueche. der 31. Dezember 1961, nicht wird nis gestanden haetten, nicht auch bei frueheren basis, e.g., with a Ministry of Labour permit or eingehalten werden koennen, Geldverbindlich­ Bediensteten Juedischer Gemeinden anzu­ as students or " au pair ", the period for .reporting keiten bis zu 20,000 DM, werden in voller Hoehe wenden sei. changes will be extended from three to seven days- Gorta Radiovision Service Feuchtwanger (London) Ltd. (Member R,T.R.A.) 13, Frognal Parade, Bankers Finchley Road, N.WJ SALES REPAIRS BASILDON HOUSE, 7-11, MOORGATE, E.C.2 AH Leading Makes Supplied Telephone: METropolitan 8151 Bectrical Appliances Stocked Representing: Mr. Gort will always be pleased to I. L. FEUCHTW ANGE* BANK LTD. FEUCHTWANGER CORPORATION advise you. TEI,-AVIV : JERUSALEM : HAIFA 52 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 4, NY, (HAM, 8635) AJR INFORMATION December, I960 Page 3 HOME NEWS ANGLO-JUDAICA LORD MAYOR TAKES OATH NORBERT WOLLHEIM ON TV SCREEN "Bamiitzvah Forest" Sir Bemard Waley-Cohen, London's new Lord To commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of Mayor, drove from Mansion House to the Law Norbert Wollheim, well known to many of our the establishment of the State of Israel, the Courts for the oath-taking ceremony, in the friends, could be seen on B,B,C, television a Jewish National Fund for Great Britain and Ire­ traditional Lord Mayor's Show on November 12th. short while ago, when a broadcast in the series land has decided on a Barmitzvah gift of a new Despite rain, the parade was most impressive. " This is Your Life " was centred around Charles £150,000 forest to the country. The Fund has Near the Law Courts, however, a group of men Coward, who, as a British prisoner-of-war in produced an amount of £850,000 in the past at the back of the crowd cat-called and threw Monowitz, helped Jewish inmates of the near-by twelve months and, with this additional gift, an fireworks behind the Lord Mayor's State Coach. Auschwitz Extermination Camp to escape. It was amount of £1 million will have been raised. A number of men, it was stated, chanted " We not the only courageous and selfless deed of don't want a Jewish Lord Mayor", and men Coward which came to life on the screen; it Jews' College Teachers *ith placards paraded similar slogans. Four was certainly the climax of the broadcast, when, people were detained and fined for insults. at the end, Norbert Wollheim, himself a former The Chief Rabbi, Dr. Brodie, speaking at a .Officers of tTie League Against Cruel Sports Auschwitz prisoner, appeared. In a most digni­ reception to_ enlist support for Jews' College, tried to organise an appeal through loudspeakers fied and impressive way Wollheim paid tribute to stated that it was time the community made '0 members of the crowd to write to their M.P.s this unassuming Cockney, who, out of a sense efforts to see that teaching became a worth-while ^ support the Bill against stag hunting—Sir of unshakeable decency and at danger to his own profession. The very future of Anglo-Jewry Bernard is Chairman of the Devon and Somerset life, single-handedly conducted his rescue work. depended on the quality of its teachers and it was Staghounds. In a book, published about Coward six years ago essential that the profession should be set free (John Castle : " The Password is Courage"), his of the economic frustrations with which they were HENDON COUNCIL REBUFFS MOSLEY bravery was summed up by a quotation from the faced today. The College, said Dr. Brodie, was The Hendon Borough Council has refused an Frankfurt Court Judgment Wollheim v. I.G. fully aware of the problem and the Institute for application from Sir Oswald Mosley's Union Farben : "The fact that a British prisoner-of-war the Training of Teachers was becoming the most Movement to meet in rooms at Hendon Town had to show the German defendants what moral effective department of the College. "all. One of the reasons given for the decision courage involved is a matter of regret to the *as respect for the Jewish population of Hendon. Chamber as a German Court." At that time Last Service at Borough Synagogue the AJR, too, paid tribute to Charles Coward, BOROUGH COUNCIL DISCUSSES who had helped the Auschwitz inmates " to retain The last service and the last sermon have been DISCRIMINATION their belief in humanity." delivered at the 160-year-old Borough Synagogue in South-East London. The synagogue, after a The Friem Barnet Council recently had a lively long struggle for survival, has had to close due ?iscussion on the question of racial discrimination TRIBUTE ON B.B.C. to a rapidly shrinking congregation, many "1 the letting of the Council's halls or sports members having moved to other parts of London. grounds. There were understood to have been A tribute to the Jewish people was paid by instances of Jews being excluded from certain Miss Lynne Reid Banks, a young novelist, in the local organisations and clubs. A resolution B.B.C. radio programme " In Town Today". World Ort Union Congress stating the Council's policy against racial dis­ Miss Banks, who is writing a book on the Jewish crimination was lost on the plea of "Let well people, said she had a great admiration and liking The first World Ort Union Congress to be held alone " for Jews. They had suffered as no other people in Britain took place at the Caxton Hall. Greet­ had suffered, yet they had retained their hopeful ings on the occasion of the SOth anniversary of approach to life, tlieir vigour and their kindness. Ort were sent to the Congress by Mr. Macmillan, The Jews showed wonderful spirit and lived a President Eisenhower, President Ben-Zvi, Mr. fuller life than others. Ben-Gurion and the Prime Ministers of Denmark and Sweden. Two hundred and fifty delegates from 30 countries and five continents assembled Ackermans T.A.C. AGAINST DISCRIMINATION for the session, which included many high-ranking and well-known personahties. One of the resolutions passed by the Trades Advisory Council at its recent general meeting Scholarship for Rabbi in the Holborn Town Hall, condemned economic Chocolates discrimination against minorities. The resolution Rabbi Dr. H. Rabinowicz, Minister of the stated the T.A.C.'s views that " in the field of Oollis Hill Synagogue, has left for a three employment and in the enjoyment of public months' visit to the United States, on a Sir Robert places, legislation should be enacted, making dis­ Wale'y Cohen Memorial Scholarship, to study De Luxe crimination on grounds of race, religion or colour religious trends in American Jewry. an offence ". IN BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED " What is a Jew 7 " PRESENTATION BOXES JEWISH PEACE SOCIETY Professor Hyman Levy, in a lecture to the Workers' Friendly Circle on the theme "What is On tfie occasion of United Nations Day, the a Jew ? " came to the conclusion that a person Jewish Peace Society convened a meeting at who feels he is a Jeiw is a Jew, The only valid which the principal theme was the Jewish contri­ test was an emotional one—whether or not a CHOOSE bution to world peace. Mr. Maurice Edelman, person felt himself connected with the "socio­ M.P,, believed that, as a Jew, he should oppose economic phenomenon ", the Jewish people. YOUR retention of the H-boniib and advocated the Professor Levy also put forward the suggestion unilateral banning of the bomb by Britain, The that, while he did not entirely justify the OWN Rev, Dr, Chaim Pearl said Jews were committed Russians' refusal to allow Jews to leave the to the ideals of peace. Professor S, Tolamsky, Soviet Union, they did have a case if they argued ASSORTMENT Professor of Physics at London University, put that a man who had been educated in one country forward the view that, despite nuclear armaments should not go and give the benefit of his training and the threat of total destruction, science had to another. The same argument was advanced made a read contribution to peace, by some British Zionists who did not emigrate Mr, Hugh Harris, who presided, said that Jews to Israel. This suggestion aroused angry dissent should be in the forefront of the struggle to rid amongst members of the audience. Marzipan Specialities. the world of war, and he appealed to those present to join (he Jewish Peace Society. Baumkuchen and Spitzen. Plain, Swiss SEX AND JUDAISM -r^Trrrrrifr Humidifiers Mocha, Mint Wafers. Chocolates (Verdunster) At a meeting held under the auspices of the for your and Sweets for Children. United Hospitals' Jewish Society at Hillel House CENTRAL under the general heading of "Medical Problems HEATING and Jewish Ethics", Dayan M. Steinberg and Small unit *3, KENSINGTON CHURCH ST., Dr. L. V. Snowman, a practising physician, dis­ 34/6 LONDON, W.8 cussed artificial insemination, contraception and Large unit abortion amongst other subjects. Modem rabbis WES. 4359 and 63/10 were against A,I,D, (artificial insemination by a No running costs. Fill with water only. donor) but took a more lenient view on A,LH. For healthier breathing in your home. 9, GOLDHURST TERRACE, (artificial insemination by the husband). In FINCHLEY ROAD, N.W.6 Jewish law, contraception was not allowed to men THE HUMIDIFIER COMPANY at all. As Jewish law regarded the procreation 25, Bridge Road, Wembley Park, Middlesex MAI. 2742 of children as a cardinal dufy, abortion was ARNold 7603 likened fo destruction of real life. Page 4 AJR INFORMATION December, 1960

FRANKFURT REMEMBERS JEWISH FROM THE GERMAN SCENE BENEFACTORS The contributions made by Jews to the well- HUGO PREUSS REMEMBERED A GERMAN PSYCHOLOGIST ON SWASTIKA being of Frankfurt (Main) were recalled on two EPIDEMIC recent occasions. A sum of 250,000 DM. was To mark the lOOth anniversary of the birth of handed over by Mayor Werner Bockelmann to Professor Hugo Preuss, the West Berlin Univer­ An analysis of the Swastika daubings in Ger­ the Secretary of the planned Archaeological sity together with the Berlin Senate and the many at the beginning of the year, written by a Museum in Israel. The amount will be used for German Staedtetag, arranged an Academic Meet­ social psychologist. Dr. Walter Jacobsen, was the erection of the first pavilion which is expected ing in its Auditorium Maximum, with Altbundes­ published in the German periodical Aus Politik to be ready at the end of 1961. Mayor Bockel­ praesident Professor Heuss as the speaker. Pro­ und Zeilgescliichie. The author accepts a chain mann stressed that the donation had been made fessor Heuss described the basic historical and reaction through " infection " as the most prot>- in grateful recognition of the signal services pohtical principles which guided Hugo Preuss able explanation of the incidents; a desire to rendered by Frankfurt's former Jewish citizens to when he designed the Weimar Constitution. It show otf also played a very large role among the the cultural development of the town. had been one of his paramount objects to give culprits. However, according to Dr, Jacobsen, The municipality also concluded the restitu­ the private citizen a share in the resiponsibility these reasons were not the only ones. The hap­ tion proceedings about the restitution of the for the well-being of the State, In this respecL penings had revealed the existence of people in Rothschild Park by an amicable settlement with Preuss had aimed at implementing the ideas of Germany who mentally still clung to certain the heirs of the 'Rothschild family. Part of the Freiherr vom Stein, Referring to the fact that facets of National Socialism such as the leader­ site will be relurned to the heirs who intend to Preuss had been a Jew, Professor Heuss said it ship principle, the superior race theory, and the use it for the erecfion of a block of offices. The was tragic to state in the light of further develop­ Hitler Europe concept. Under this aspect anti- remainder will be retained as a park by the ments that '• fortunately" he had passed away Semitism was regarded as a good propaganda municipality against payment of a sum still to at the age of 65 in 1925. Tributes to the memory instrument, be fixed. A spokesman of the municipality said of Hugo Preuss were also paid by Federal that they had agreed only with a heavy heart Minister Emst Lemmer in the name of the to have part of the park used for building Government and by Berlin Mayor Brandt, HOMAGE TO NAZI VICTIMS purposes. However, the city wanted to avoid at all costs litigation with a family which had Federal President Dr, Luebke laid flowers at been associated with the history of Frankfurt the memorial to the 11,000 Cologne Jewish victims and to whose munificence the city was deeply STRESEMANN MEMORIAL of the Nazis, when he visited the synagogue there. indebted. He stressed Germany's obligation to repair past A bust of Germany's Foreign Minister under wrongs. No German, whether innocent or not, GERMAN LOAN TO ISRAEL ? the Weimar Republic, Gustav Stresemann, was had the right to be indifferent to that obligation, unveiled in Mainz by the Ambassadors of France he safQ. According to informed sources, negotiations in and Great Britain, The inscription recalls the Bonn for a loan of 500 million DM (about £42 conferences in London, Locarno and Geneva million) by the Federal German Republic to during the years 1924 to 1926, in which Strese­ NEO-NAZIS RAIDED Israel, payable over ten years, have been con­ mann took a leading part. In his address. Dr. cluded. No official confirmation of this loan Altmeier, Minister-preasident of Rheinland-Pfalz, In Berlin, police who raided the homes of neo- has. however, been forthcoming. stated that Stresemann had been one of the first Nazi groups seized Nazi literature and recorded It is understood that the loan was agreed to in politicians who had worked for a United Europe, speeches of Nazi leaders. The homes of six principle at a meeting in New York last March What had been defamed by his contemporaries active neo-Nazis were visited, between Dr. Adenauer and Mr. Ben-Gurion and as " Erfuellungspolitik ", was now regarded as the that negotiations were speeded up because the prudent policy of an outstanding statesman, S.S. OFFICER CONFESSES reparations agreement between Germany and Israel expires in two years. Paul Thomanek, a former S.S, officer, during EX-NAZI JUDGES It is also reported that the Federal German his trial before a local court in Hagen described Government is considering plans for the estab­ the massacre of Jews at Nazi camps near lishment of a semi-official mission in Israel, The Minister of Justice in North Rhine-West­ Tarnopol in Poland during the last war. He similar in status to the Israeli Mission in Cologne. phalia, Dr, Flehinghaus, at a conference of slated that the mass executions had started in The Federal Government, it is stated, does not Ministers of Justice in the Federal Lander held in May, 1943, and had been carried out by special envisage the conclusion of normal diplomatic Wieibaden, stated that 15 ex-Nazi judges and four-man squads of the security police who had relations between the two countries, as it would prosecutors accused of imposing criminal sen­ shot the victims in the neck. He was found be politically unwise at present. tences during the Nazi regime, had so far been guilty of having participated in the extermination removed from their posts. Investigations had, of tne camp prisoners and sentenced to life-long AWARDS in some cases, been halted for legal or other penal servitude. reasons, but court proceedings were being initiated Dr. Kurt Werthauer, lawyer at the Federal in several instances. ARREST OF GESTAPO CHIEF High Court, was awarded the Great Federal Cross Plans for the removal of all ex-Nazi judges of Merit, and prosecutors from their present posts, whose The Federal Cross of Merit with Star was The former head of the Arnsberg district awarded to Hans Fuerstenberg, the son of the further emplo>'ment seemed incompatible with Gestapo, Rudolf Batz, has been arrested by the banker Karl Fuerstenberg, to mark the jubilee of principles of justice in a democratic State Dortmund Public Prosecutor, Batz, who had his career which started 50 years ago, Fuersten­ although no legal basis existed for their prosecu­ been living under a false name, is charged with berg is the Chairman of the Board of the Berliner tion, were discussed by the conference. Dr. the murder of 230 political prisoners and forced Handelsgesellschaft Frankfurt-Berlin which was Flehinghaus also announced that this question is labourers in Dortmund, founded by his father. to be discussed by the legal committee of the Federal Parliament in the near future. AN EXPENSIVE SONG! FILES OF "VOLKSGERICHTSHOF" A 24-year-old local man was sentenced to two DISCOVERED months' imprisonment and ordered to pay your House For:- 200 marks to the Jewish community for singing A safe with files of 100 cases in which death an anti-Semitic song in front of the Cologne sentences had been pronounced by the " Volks­ Synagogue last February, CURTAINS, CARPETS, LINO gerichtshof " was discovered in West Berlin. The files are now being scrutinised by the authorijies, GROSSADMIRAL RAEDER UPHOLSTERY especially with regard to the judges who had been involved in the proceedings. The former Supreme Commander of the Ger­ man War Navy, Grossadmiral Erich Raeder, died SPECIALITY at the age of 85. The Nuernberg Tribunal had POLICE SUSPENSIONS found him guilty of having prepared and con­ ducted a war of aggression and sentenced him to CONTINENTAL DOWN It has been announced in Dusseldorf that life-long imprisonment. On account of his age eleven police officers in the State of North Rhine- and bad state of health, the four Allied powers QUILTS ! Westphalia were suspended from their posts dur­ released him from Spandau prison in 1955. ing the first nine months of this year, because of ALSO RE-MAKES AND RE-COVERS suspected complicity in Nazi crimes, DEATH OF EX-GAULEITER SCHWEDE Herr Jung, head of the local C.I,D„ is among ESTIMATES FREE those remanded in custody awaiting trial, charged The Tormer Gauleiter of Pomerania, Franz with participation in mass murders, and Herr Schwede, died in Coburg, 72 years old. He had DAWSON-LANE LIMITED Pepenkort, a high-ranking police official at joined the Nazi Party in 1922 and was Mayor Herford, is accused of the murder of over 500 of Coburg from 1931 to 1934. After the war he 17, BRIDGE ROAD, WEMBLEY PARK Jews, An officer of the political police in the was _found responsible for the maltreatment of Telephone : ARN. 6671 Ruhr town of Oberhausen is also suspected of polilTcal prisoners in Coburg and sentenced to complicty in mass execution and the deputy chief ten years' imprisonment. However, for reasons Personal attention of Mr, W. Schachmann of the C,I,D. at Minden is charged with commit­ of health, he was discharged from prison before ting mass murder at Lublin, having served the full time. AJR INFORMATION December, 1960 Page 5 NEWS FROM ABROAD CAIRO SPY TRIAL The Egyptian Military Supreme Court has THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS NEO-NAZI MOVEMENTS announced that Professor Fritz Katz has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with hard Senator Kennedy, the President-elect of the Scandinavia labour on a charge of spying for Israel, Five United States, has a long record of friendship other men were aiso condemned to terms of and support for Israe! and other Jewish causes. A public meeting was organised by the Nazi imprisonment ranging from 7 to 15 years, There are many Jews among his friends and Party in the Stockholm Civic Hall. The party leader, Dr, Katz, who was chief surgeon and head of advisers. Herr Assar Oredsson, who is also the editor of the the Alexandria Jewish Hospital, went to Egypt in It is thought quite possible that in some areas party paper Nordisk Kamp, boasts that the party 1933 as a refugee from Nazi Germany, He was the tight margins in favour of Mr, Kennedy may has 7,000 members and sympathisers. The party charged with helping another of the accused, have been secured only as a result of Jewish votes. is known as the Scandinavian National Party Rachad Rizk, a Moslem Egyptian, who earlier in In suburbs around New Vork, Boston and Phila­ (Skandinaviska Rikspartiet—Riks means the same the same trial was sentenced to death, to get into delphia, the Republican vote was either cut as Reich in German). touch with a former Alexandrian Jew, a Mr. sharply or towns and villages voted Democratic, Oi'edsson states that, if his party gains power, Glaser, now in Ziirich, who it is alleged reflecting the influx of Jewish families into those the Jews will be expelled from the country. introduced Rizk to Israelis, areas, There were about 50 party members at the Dr, Katz denied all charges of spying for Israel, , Senator Kennedy may play an important role meeting, most of whom were boys between 16 and He admitted having introduced Rizk to Glaser ;n helping to solve a number of international 20 and some of whom were German sympathisers. but only for business purposes. issues of interest to both British and American Several people at the meeting protested against Jewry, the speakers. It is expected that the West German Govern­ In the contest for the House of Representatives, ment will appeal lo Cairo for the release of Dr, The police investigated, after a complaint by a Katz, His family have been in touch with the ^-year-old Charles D, Joelson, Democrat of New young Jewish freelance journahst against the Jersey, was elected as a new member; he is German Foreign Ministry, which has kept them movement for propagating racial hatred and informed regarding efforts being made in Cairo niarried to an Israeli sabra. One of the former Jewish persecution. Jewish members, Ludwig Teller, of New York, for his release. Doctors in Germany and else­ 'ost his seat. The following Jewish members kept In Copenhagen, Sven Salicath, leader of the where also apphed to the German Government to •heir seats: Lester Holtzman, Emanuel Celler, Danish Nazi Party, was sentenced to a week's seek Dr, Katz's release, Abraham .Multer, Leonard Farbstein, Herbert imprisonment for ofl'ences against Danish laws Zelenko, and J, H, Gilbert, all of New York; protecting racial minorities. At the trial, he RUMANIAN ZIONISTS FREED Herman Toll, of Pennsylvania, Sidney Yeates, of refused to give an estimate of the membership Illinois, and Samuel Friedel, of Maryland, of the party—previously said to be about 1,800 It is learned from reliable reports reaching —after the Judge had suggested that there were Paris that all Zionists and Jews who were detained REPORT ON SOVIET JEWRY only about ten active members. Salicath's monthly in Rumania for political reasons were released duplicated journal. The Fatherland, has often on October 23rd. Rumania's national indepen­ M, Andre Blumel, the former President of the published anti-Jewish comments and has glorified dence day, Thi"^ was part of a wider amnesty ^rench Zionist Federation and a President of the Hitler. drive. rranco-Soviet Friendship Society, said in Paris on The release was not announced officially by Ills return from a ten-day visit to Russia, at the Canada invitation of the Soviet Government, that anti- the Rumanian authorities, j^emitism still existed in the Soviet Union although Andre BellefeuiUe, the Canadian Nazi Party's the Russian Government is doing its utmost to leader, told a nation-wide television audience in SYNAGOGUE IN BRUSSELS <^ombat it. an interview that there were 400 members in the He emphasised that the period of official per- party. Canadian Press opinion seems to support A well-known Brussels business man has *cutions which lasted from 1948 to 1953 was the fact that, while the huge majority of Cana­ donated about £7,100 towards the cost of building undoubtedly over, but that it had left such an dians violently oppose Nazism, it was an excellent a Sephardi Synagogue, the first in Brussels. indelible mark on Soviet Jewry that even now idea to publicise the presence of Nazis in Canada. !' determined their reactions and attitudes. The The self-styled " Fuehrer" of the Canadian JEWISH HOSPITAL IN HOLLAND 'uea that what had happened then might happen Nazi Party has been suspended from his job as «|gain prevented Soviet Jews from coming forward draughtsman in the Federal Department of Queen Juliana of The Netherlands attended the *ith such requests as a Yiddish language news­ Transport, under a civil service regulation dedication ceremony of the Sinai Hospital in paper or central Jewish religious organisations. whereby civil servants are prohibited from taking Amersfoort, the first Jewish mental hospital built . Popular anti-Semitism, said M, Blumel, con- part in " political activity" on pain of dismissal. in Europe since the war. The Dutch Jewish unued to be prevalent and there were still Since his TV appearance, Bellefeuille has dis­ Mental Health Association built the £250,000 Jj'overnment administrators who were imbued with appeared and widespread searches have failed structure with the help of a grant from the ne pre-1953 attitude. The situation was, how- to dfsclose his whereabouts. Claims Conference and technical and financial }'9^, so much better than during those years, that Addressing a Zionist Convention in Montreal, assistance from the American Joint Distribution nis usually outweighed such hostility and dis- the Premier of Quebec Province promised a full Committee, Dility as Jews now suffered. According to state­ investigation into the matter. He also pledged ments made to M, Blumel by Government officials legislative action on racial prejudice and SOUTH AFRICA no Jewish leaders, specific gains would be forth- discrimination. onung to the various Jewish communities and The Chairman of the South African Zionist nere were various plans afoot, The Argentiae Federation and the President of the South African Jewish Ex-Servicemen's League were among the Jews were prevalent in the legal profession; According to a report just issued by the Ameri­ 69 signatories of the " Declaration of BeUefs" nany Jews had been admitted to or honoured by can Jewish Committee, following its studies of issued in Johannesburg by leading Afrikaans and ^ rious Soviet academies in the scientific field; in Nazi activities in the United States and abroad, English-speaking citizens. siff \^ "'^ largest manufacturing plants just out- the Nationalist Union Movement—a neo-Nazi j^^e Moscow, 107 out of 10,000 employees were organisation in Argentina—has about 15,000 The Declaration states that " no group is an<^[^ u ^^^y reported that there were no incidents members. Former Nazis who have found haven superior or inferior to another merely on the of tJ some of the Jews were leading members in a number of Latin-American countries, grounds of race or colour " and that every South ^ the factory councils, .\frican, regardless of race, colour or religion, especially Argentina, are a source of trouble- " has an inalienable right to respect of his per­ Jewish workers with whom M, Blumel spoke making and danger, states the report. sonal dignity as a human being". gave mstances of how their children had studied law, The report goes on to say that Hungarian, engineering and other subjects, and were Ukrainian and Croatian fascist refugee groups Two other prominent Jews also signed the fQ^'^^an'ndign! t at the idea that they were not eligible co-operated with native Latin-American organisa­ Declaration, f education in important Soviet schools. tions, and that racist and Ku-Klux-Klan literature Six Jewish mayors have been elected for various the\'^ ^^^ '°''' ^y ^^^ Soviet authorities that is distributed to the United States from Santiago, small towns in the Cape Province. rgij^.^ould have no objection to a central Jewish Chile, se|y^'°ns organisation, but that the Jews them- RHODESIAN RABBIS PROTEST Rab^^' "°^ made such a request. The Chief Swastikas in Los Angeles A statement protesting at the Parliamentary niun °^ Moscow had told him that each com- In Los Angeles, American Nazi Party members -i!"y- however, wanted its independence, Bill which gives the Rhodesian Govemment carrying swastika banners were attacked by per­ greater control over disorderly acts and provides at th i^*^^^ "^^^ responsible for causing the fire sons attending the opening of a Sammy Davis Cow 1 ^^'sl'hovka Synagogue just outside Mos- severe penalties for offenders, has been published Jnr, show. Two of the party members were by the two Jewish ministers in Bulawayo. 'niDr ^^' year had been tried and given terms of arrested. With u°""^^"t ranging from ten to twelve years The Bill has also been condemned by church Jew; u ,'''' 'abour." They had been defended by a leaders in Rhodesia. JJ^sh lawyer, had a '"™^1 said the Jewish Writers' Association JEW ON MOROCCAN COUNCIL Perir,^- ° '° publish a regular Yiddish language Ian?? "'• De luxe editions of works by Yiddish Wir kaufen Einzelwerke, Bibliotheken. Dr, Leon Benzaquen. a former Minister of Posts, is among the 73 members of the Constitu­ Gener^-,? ^"ters would also be available, Autographen und moderne Graph Ik ''eluct • ^^'^ever. Yiddish language writers were tional Council of Morocco which was inaugurated lu J" to push themselves forward. Oirektor : Dr, Joseph Suschitzky by King Mohammed V to draft the country's first by • Blumel stated that he had been told all this 38a, BOUNDARY ROAD, LONDON, N.W.S Constitution, Dr, Benzaquen is also a represen­ People he believed to be reliable. • Telephone : MAI 3030 ——— tative of the Moroccan Jewish community. Page 6 AJR INFORMATION December. I960

G. Warburg (Geneva) in housing these refugees and in providing for their medical care and education. But both these problems are still far from any con­ THE IMPACT OF WORLD REFUGEE YEAR structive solution. It must have particulariy pleased the High Commissioner that at the end of his term of The fourth session of the Executive Com­ available and the funds for their transport, office he was able to announce to the Com­ mittee of the High Commissioner for Refugees, formerly the greatest snag, are now aiso in hand mittee that a day before the Committee meet­ which was held at Geneva in October, 1960. —thanks to W.R.Y. The main difficulty at ing started he had at last, after years of nego­ differed from all previous ones, because for present is the slowness with which exit visas the first time the effects of World Refugee Year tiation, signed an agreement with the Federal from China are being granted, but here matters Republic of Germany for the benefit of one (W,R,Y,) made themselves felt, and an atmo­ have been improving recently. sphere of optimism was noticeable throughout. group of Nazi victims which hitherto had been The second feature which made this session "Hard Core" Cases Settled badly neglected as far as compensation for their remarkable was that it was the last meeting sufferings was concerned. It is the group of la be attended by Dr, Lindt as High Com­ In the hope that W.R.Y. would supply more so-called national persecutees. Under the missioner, He is resigning his post at the end funds, last year the Executive Committee, Bonn agreements signed with the Western of the year to become Swiss Ambassador to following the advice of the High Commissioner, Allies people who had been persecuted on the U,S.A, approved a number of projects for helping grounds of their nationality and had suffered handicapped refugees living outside camps. permanently in health were to receive some A third important feature was the fact that The handicapped refugees, both inside and out­ measure of compensation. But up till now during the session, in the presence of all the side camps, were regarded as the most difficult Germany, particularly the administration ol members of the Committee and of representa­ problem facing the High Commissioner. As the Lander, had succeeded in avoiding their tives of many non-Governmental organisa­ a rule handicapped people, for instance, tions, the Nansen Medal for meritorious responsibilities, and German courts in most work on behalf of refugees was handed by sufferers from tuberculosis, were not accepted cases did not help. Now, after the agreement the High Commissioner to this year's recipients, as immigrants. Many countries refused immi­ with the High Commissioner, the Federal the originators of W.R,Y,, namely Christopher gration visas, even if only one member of the Government alone takes over responsibility for Chataway, Colin Jones, Trevor Philpott, and family was in some way handicapped. Such compensating these people who, as to the rates Timothy Raison, Mr, Jones was prevented families were faced with the difficult choice of compensation for permanent damage to from being present, and his award was handed of either breaking up the family unit or of health, will be assimilated to the other groups to his colleagues. renouncing emigration for good. To integrate of Nazi victims. The German Government handicapped people in countries of first asylum also agreed that in all cases of persecution As stated above. World Refugee Year was also more costly than to integrate healthy played a decisive role during the debates of the contrary to Human Rights where no other Executive Committee. All the delegates persons. Therefore the High Commissioner cause can be proved, it is to be assumed that referred to the achievements of their respec­ feared last year that even the projects approved the person in question was persecuted on tive countries during the year, some of them for these difficult cases would touch only the grounds of his nationality. This assumption could justly be proud of what their countries fringe of the problem. Here W.R.Y. had is important because German law courts often had done, particularly Norway and Great probably its greatest success. As their con­ tried to impose on the claimant the necessity Britain, Others who could not boast of very tribution to W.R.Y,, many countries, led by of proving that he was persecuted because of large sums collected could at least show what Canada and New Zealand, decided to ease their his nationality. In addition, Germany is setting their countries had done during the year to help immigration rules and admit a number of up a fund for DM 45,000,000—at the disposal refugees, either by easing immigration con­ handicapped refugees, including tubercular of the High Commissioner, to help hardship ditions or by improving the legal status of cases. Canada even undertook to support such cases among persecuted refugees who do not refugees. The delegate of Israel told the session people until they could stand on their own receive compensation under any of the German what Israel had done throughout the feet. Many refugees who had given up hope to be compensation laws. years for the admission, settlement and inte­ settled in new countries suddenly found new Although Jews are not likely to benefit from gration of Jewish refugees, and also of 50,000 possibilities. In the countries which have eased this agreement because they are regarded as Arab refugees who had returned to Israel under their immigration rules one found that most having been persecuted on religious or racial the scheme for family reunion. He was easily cases of tuberculosis could be cured and that in grounds, it is naturally also in the Jewish able to refute attacks made on him and on general the handicapped refugees proved to be interest that non-Jewish Nazi victims are being Israel by the observer of the United Arab great assets, and nearly all of these countries treated fairly. Republic, decided to continue admitting more of the The session of the Executive Committee handicapped. The High Commissioner was ended with tributes paid by all delegates to Camp Clearii^ Scheme thus able to speak of a break-through in a vital Dr, Lindt, whose resignation was deeply field and to state that the myth of the "hard­ deplored. It was not only luck which made Among the first priorities of the W,R,Y, was core " refugees who could neither be resettled Dr, Lindt's term so successful. He started the camp-clearing scheme, A year ago the High nor integrated had been exploded once and his office when the sudden influx of some Commissioner had hoped that all refugees for all. A problem which a year ago seemed 200,000 refugees from Hungary threatened to under his mandate would have left the refugee- almost insoluble could now, it is felt, be solved retard all schemes for help to refugees. In camps in Austria, Germany, Greece and Italy, eventually. fact, the Hungarian refugee problem has been by the end of 1960 or by the middle of 1961. Apart from the problem of European refu­ all but solved, and great strides have been Now it has become clear that the work of gees, the Executive Committee also dealt with made to solve the remaining problems of the clearing the camps will take more time, two problems of non-Euroj)ean refugees which so-called old refugees at the time Dr, Lindt because through labour shortage and shortage do not come within the mandate of the High leaves his office. The delegates stressed with of housing sites, particularly in Austria and Commissioner. The High Commissioner has, justification that the combination of Dr. Lindt's Germany, accommodation for the camp refu­ however, been asked by the General Assembly sincere passion for the humanitarian cause of gees cannot be built quickly enough. But of the U.N. to take an interest in two of these helping refugees and his almost uncanny dip­ the High Commissioner was able to state that groups and to help co-ordinating governmental lomatic skill, have largely contributed to the all the money needed for the clearing of-the and non-governmental efforts on their behalf. success. It was pointed out that Dr. Lindt camps was at his disposal due to W.R.Y. They are the over 200,000 refugees from even succeeded in being liked by the various By the end of 1960 there would still be about Algeria, now in Morocco and Tunisia, and the ministers of finance who had to foot the bill 10,500 refugees under his mandate in camps, refugees from Communist China now in Hong for his projects. The Israel delegate said that 1,900 of them in Austria, 8,100 in Germany, Kong, estimated at about a million. Again, the High Commissioner always gave the and 500 in Italy. The camps in Greece would with the help of W,R.Y,, suflicient funds have impression of asking the Executive Conunittee have been cleared. Unless unforeseen difficul­ been collected to guarantee for the time being for advice and guidance, while in fact he ties arose, the camps in Austria and Italy could the feeding and clothing of the Algerian refu­ advised and guided the Committee to do what also be closed by the end of 1961, and in gees, and to help the Hong Kong administration he wanted. Germany some time in 1962. An equal priority as to camp-clearing has been given to the so-called Far Eastern pro­ THE NEW HOMES BVILDIIVG SOCIETY. EAST TWICKEIWHAM gramme which concerns European refugees POPesgrove 7402 (mostly White Russians who had become refu­ Chainnan : Antbonr Marlowe, M.P. Director! : J, Cowen, C.B.E., D. Schonfield, F,A.L.P.A., H. Baron. gees for the second time) still in Communist INVEST IN A SOCIETY WITH A PROUD POLICY. China. There are still about 7,300 out of origi­ LOANS TO OWNER OCCUPIERS ONLY ! nally well over 20,000 who have not yet been ESTERECT PAID FROM 41 TO 4J% TAX PAID resettled, but for over 5,000 of them visas, DtaMct Aceab tbraosboat U.K. mostly to Australia and Latin-America, are AJR INFORMATION December. I960 Page 7

Herbert Freeden authorities in security matters has been revealed ; although in Israel there is no military " junta " and the army is not a poli­ tical factor, it has, like every army, a mind LETTER FROM JERUSALEM of its own which may clash with the opinions of the Ministry under which it works and operates. In the case of Lavon, the opinion The 25th Zionist Congre&s bility for specific departments. As departmental of the officers seems to have prevailed. work carries with it political power and Secondly, the " Lavon Affair" has brought Five hundred delegates and 70 associate and influence, there will be a sharp fight for the to light deep-seated differences within the fraternal delegates are expected to attend the reduced number of portfolios. governing party, Mapai. For twelve years Naturally, the relations between the State of now, since the establishment of the State, 25th Zionist Congress which is to be held in Mapai has been the ruling party, though with Jerusalem at the end of December, For the Israel and the Zionist Movement are also various government coalitions. The power of first time Jewish organisations outside the bound to come up for discussion, and some the party, its apparatus, its influence, its com­ orbit of the Zionist Movement will be repre­ delegates, especially from the United States, mitments and aspirations, have grown without sented, among them the British Board of will denounce the Prime Minister's attitude. bounds, and as so often happens in such a Deputies. Practically all South American huge conglomeration of power and people, Jewry will be sending fraternal delegates, and it The End of the " Lavon Affair " there is a split in its leadership, and new IS hoped that B'nai B'rith and the United alignments are emerging along cliques and The " Lavon Affair", which for a month groups of interest. Synagogue, in addition to the American Jewish shook the State of Israel and its principal Congress and the New York Board of Rabbis, political party, Mapai, has ended in a com­ Thirdly and lastly, the " Lavon Affair" is *ill represent American Jewry. promise ; the sparks of discord and mutual the beginning of the " war of succession " for On this broad basis, questions like the role recrimination which it lit are still smouldering. Ben-Gurion's heritage. As in Germany, where This is not the place to review the case there is the Adenauer-Erhardt problem, basi­ of Zionism in the Jewish world today, the cally two groups claim the leadership should programme of the World Zionist Organisation of Pinhas Lavon, the present Secretary- General of the powerful Histadruth (Trade 74-year-old Prime Minister Ben-Gurion and the problem of whether the Jewish pro- Union) and former Minister of Defence, who decide to retire. One group is formed by the olern still exists today will be discussed, resigned in 1955 from his Cabinet post, nor Histadruth circles, among them Lavon and ^ile the general debate will rest on a wide the security matters and mishaps which were Tel Aviv Mayor Namir, probably also com­ ideological structure, there will be a bitter connected with the " affair" ; Lavon alleged prising former Prime Minister MoShe Sharctt; ^'•"Uggle behind the scenes for the new com­ that he was " framed" by his subordinates the other group consists of the "angry young position of the Executive. and some officers who, by this means, men " of the party—led by former Chief of •' forced " him to resign. Staff Moshe Dayan (now Minister of Agricul­ It is proposed to reduce the number of ture) and Vice-Minister of Defence, Shimon departments of the Jewish Agency by merging The " Lavon Affair", even after its formal Peres, who was Lavon's antagonist in the Some, such as Organisation with Information ; settlement, retains its interest and importance " affair ". Ben-Gurion, no doubt, favours the ^s so far each Executive member heads a from three points of view: latter group and seen from this perspective, ^^Partment, this would mean nominating mem- For the first time in the history of the young the Lavon incident is just the opening skirmish ''srs without portfolio and without responsi­ State, a conflict between the military and civil in a bitter struggle which is still ahead.

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It not only Both his parents were well-known doctors in Street, though Dr. Gerhard Kempinski was more conveys knowledge but it is the confession of a Altona, Ink and paper had an early attraction interested in fulfilling his life-long ambition to man who, since his early days, has permanently for him. As a schoolboy he reviewed plays for a become an actor. While his wife Mela ran that striven for clarifying his position as a Jew, To big Hamburg newspaper. Later, just as his Goet­ eating place he appeared first in some German assess the value of the book, we have to remember tingen hero, he spoke out against stupid productions at the " Free German League of Cul­ that we Jews in Central and Western Europe were chauvinism, which brought him into conflict with ture ", later on the English stage. After Gerhard in a different position from that of the Eastern the rising Nazi Party, Thus the young "Referen­ Kempinski's untimely death his son Thomas European Jews: Whilst the Eastern Jews were dar " had to be transferred from Moelln to Kiel, followed in his footsteps. And last month the first and foremost Jews in their outlook, the It is not surprising that Dr, Brinitzer left Germany 22-year-old actor made his debut at the " Old emancipated Western Jews were, in the first place, as early as 1933 ; three years later he came to this Vic" as " Tybalt" in ZefBrelli's production of the product of their environment and followers of country, making a living by writing radio plays. " Romeo and Juhet" with considerable success, the general humanistic ideal ; only at a later stage When, in 1938, the B,B,C, started a German ser­ and Kenneth Tynan mentioned his name in the vice he was the first to be called, and has now Observer. of his education was the Western Jew faced with been with the "Corporation" for 22 years. the specific Jewish problems. This and That:—John (Hans) Kafka who Thus, the elimination of the Jews from Ger­ With his almost unlimited capacity for work scripted " Schlussakkord " starring " Met " tenor many's cultural life in 1933, after a long period of he has—on top of his professional work—written Mario de Monaco will write " Judith " with Susan emancipation, was bound to have a severe effect quite a considerable number of books. Among Strasberg in the lead for production in Israel.— on them. They had to find their ground anew and them: "German versus Hun", 1938; "Dictionary Walter Reisch will produce " Dogs of St. to learn the meaning of Judaism and Jewish of New German Words", 1945; "Wo die Queen Bernard " based on his own story in Switzer­ history. For them, Freyhan's book may serve as a Regier.t" (a German anthology about England), land shortly.—Curt Bois received the prize of the most valuable guide. In the introduction, the " Heine, Roman seines Lebens" was published Association of German Critics for his perform­ author describes how he himself had become by Heine's old publishers Hoffmann & Campe ance in Kortner's " Don Juan" production.— aware of the spirit by which the duties stipulated recently. The same firm has commissioned him 75-year-old actor Paul Henkels received the in Jewish law had been designed. He then 10 write the biography of its famous founder Julius German Cross of Merit First Class.—Lotte Lenya explains how a responsible Jew finds his way to Campe, may appear opposite Vivien Leigh in Tennessee God and the Torah, The commandments are not I have enjoyed reading the " Reasonable Rebel", Williams' " The Roman Spring of Mrs, Stone", just formal ceremonial regulations, but the mani­ It gives you sometimes serious, sometimes amus­ festation of deep spiritual values. Shabbat. ing, insights into the daily life, the universities, ,Wi7es»oiies;^Fritz Lang will be seventy this Kashrut, and the rules on cleanliness are meant to the English court, the characters of famous people month in Hollywood, Born in Vienna, he started elevate us from the depths of an animal-like two hundred years ago. It has a whole chapter as a painter and went to Berlin during the first war existence to the heights of human beings who have on Moses Mendelssohn's fight to be recognised as a script writer. One of his early productions as a human being in the Prussia of Frederick JI, " Der muede Tod " brought him immediate fame. to become worthy of the divine gift with which It was followed by such world successes as they have been endowed: their souls. It is A. ROSENBERG. " Dr, Mabuse ". " Nibelungen ", " Metropolis ", because " Torah Min Hashamayim" is the " Spione ", " Frau im Mond ", and later on " M ", expression of God's will that it has been, and RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS always will be, an obligation for us. Therefore, starring for the first time Peter Lorre, Soon his the commandments must not be observed in a History of the B'nai B'rith First Lodge of England name sold his pictures, and many stars owe their mechanical or thoughtless way but have to be acts discovery to Fritz Lang : Gerda Maurus, Brigitte of conscious self-education. The great miracle of To mark the SOth anniversary of its foundation, Helm, Lien Deyers, Gustav Froelich and a the Jewish State has to be understood from the a book describing the history of the B'nai B'rith great number of others. When the Nazis came religious angle, deriving from God's providence. Lodge of England has been published recently.* to power, he first went to Paris where he directed The State has not been founded to increase the In his introduction, the author traces briefly the " Liliom ", and later to Hollywood. A few years number of small national communities already in evolution of British Jewry and renders an account ago Fritz Lang retumed temporarily to Germany existence, but to enable the people of the Torah to of the climate of opinion which faced that devoted where he successfully produced " Indisches Grab- live again on the ancient holy soil as a Holy group of men who undertook the task of intro­ mal " and a sequel to his " Mabuse",—Africa Nation. Therefore, as Dr. Freyhan explains in the ducing the ideas and ideals of B'nai B'rith into explorer Hans Schomburgh is 80 years old ; he last chapter of his book, it would be an error if this country in the early days of 1910. He then also produced documentaries. the State of Israel were governed according to the proceeds to narrate the slow and often painful CD.:—Erling Kristiansen who will be the next principle that religion is the private affair of the development of the new Lodge, its struggle for Danish Ambassador in London, is married to individual citizen. The ideas of the Torah have to recognition within Anglo-Jewry and the single­ Annemarie Sehnko, the Viennese authoress of the be incorporated into the life of the State, mindedness of its founders who were soon able best-selier "Desiree". She started 25 years ago as to show their mettle, when they took it upon a journalist and wrote her first novel " Ich war Freyhan's impressive book, written as the con­ themselves to champion the cause of the ever- ein haessliches Maedchen" shortly afterwards. fession of a great Jewish idealist, is a compre­ increasing number of alien immigrants. The pro­ Annemarie Selinko emigrated to Copenhagen hensive introduction into Jewish thoughts and tection of refugees and their succour was one of where, as the wife of Mr. Kristiansen. she helped Jewish duties. It is meant to serve as a guide and the earliest causes of the British B'nai B'rith—a many refugees to escape to Sweden. we. the Jews of our days, should walk in the tradition which the Lodge was unhappily called direction which leads to the sublime goal of our upon to live up to in years to come to a vastly Obituary:—Henny Porten, the first lady of the destiny. greater degree. silent German screen, died in Berlin aged 71 years RABBI DR. CH, H. COHN. When the controversy raged about the Jewish —one year after the death of her husband Dr. National Home in Palestine it was the Lodge von Kauffmann, who was of Jewish origin and which gave its moral and material support to the whom she had refused to divorce in spite of pres­ LICHTENBERG BIOGRAPHY early Zionists, even if it meant antagonising sure by the Nazi authorities.—Bettina Bruckner, influential groups of Anglo-Jewry. The names of the 68-year-old widow of Ferdinand Bruckner " Man spricht viel von Aufklaerung und such eminent brethren as Dr. Weizmann, Israel alias Theodor Tagger, died in New York.—72- wuenscht mehr Licht, Mein Gott, was hilft aber M. Sieff and Herbert Bentwich are mentioned year-old Joseph Gregor, the well-known theatre alles Licht, wenn die Leute entweder keine Augen here amongst many other protagonists. Philan­ historian, died in Vienna.—Bruno Seidler-Winkler, haben oder die, die sie haben, vorsaetzlich ver- thropic work, the fight against anti-Semitism, the first radio conductor, died aged 80 in Berlin.— schliessen ?" support of the persecuted, the dissemination of 45-year-old German actress Gisela von Collande This aphorism was written by Lichtenberg ~in Jewish ideals and instruction—those were the chief was killed in a car accident.—Karl Lahm, the eighteenth century. We are used to calling it concern of the Lodge during the inter-war years. Austrian correspondent of Ullsteins and other the age of enlightenment. But does Lichtenberg's German papers died in Vienna aged 80.—85-year thought not correspond to the scepticism, even The foundation of the Women's Lodge, the old actor Hugo Doeblin died in ZUrich. pessimism, of our own time ? Would it not be proliferation into District Lodges and the events truer to call that century the age of doubt ? We leading to the establishment of the District Grand Home !\etcs:—Anton Walbrook will play in have all read Lichtenberg's aphorisms and we will Lodge in 1925 are described, as well as the " Masterpiece " at the " Royalty " in January.— be glad to have Dr. Brinitzer's bookf, which gives inauguration of the Students' Common Room in Peter de Mendelssohn will follow up his success­ an extremely vivid picture of the professor in 1932, which may be regarded as the seed from ful " 2^itungsstadt Berlin " with a history of the Goettingen University. which later was to grow the remarkable work of publishing house S. Fischer for next year's 75th Hillel House, anniversary.—Israel's " Habimah " will come to For the reader of AJR Information the book In the concluding chapters we are told how the London next year and present Julius Gellner's under review should have a threefold interest. The Second World War threatened to extinguish the production of " Cry the Beloved Country ".—Rolf " Reasonable Rebel " knew England well and loved Lodge and how a small band of stalwarts Gerard, the son of prima-donna Mafalda Salvatini her ; he fought bigotry and intolerance, and made managed to keep the tradition alive and to showed an exhibition of his paintings at the " Wildenstein" gallery here.—Dorothea Gotfurt • Dr Wilhelm Freyban : Der We« zmn Jadentnin. Euro- invigorate it to take a splendid share in the pacisclie Vcrlagsamtalt, Frankfurt. DM. 12. Tercentenary celebrations of Anglo-Jewry in 1956, will translate " Billy Liar " into German ; " Your Obedient Servant" based on an idea of hers was t Carl Briniuer ; A Reasonable Rebel. Gcon Christoph K, STRAUSS. televised by the B.B.C. last month. Lichtenbert. PP. 203. 2Is. George Allen and Unwin. London, 19*0. Translated from the German by Bemard • Walter M. Schwab : B'nai B'rith. Tbe Firat Lodce of Smith. England. 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Hildegard Forres of feeling sorry for themselves because the blessing of " belonging " in a deeper sense is denied. As a Buddhist saying goes: " Where THE LIMITS OF INTEGRATION there is no home, there is our true home," ,^ It is striking how much the problem of already crossed are set apart by their langu­ And, after all, have we not been spared . belonging " of ex-refugees who immigrated age. Even if hardly a foreign accent remains torture and murder ? The concentration camps 'n middle age is at present being discussed, in —and this is a rare case—English-born set the standard by which we, the survivors, the Press, in social gatherings and by smaller people will detect the foreigner by his intona­ should measure our frustrations to the end groups of friends. Ten or even five years ago tion. Intonation—as I am writing the word of our lives, 't had scarcely come over the horizon. We down I am wondering what the German word ^'ere still fully preoccupied with our struggle for it is! There we come up against a par­ LETTER TO THE EDITOR to adapt ourselves to the utmost of our ability ticularly vexing phenomenon. Quite often the Die Deutsche Jugendbewegung German word has slipped out memory 'o the English way of life, but now, after 20 Wdhrend eines Studienjahres in Leipzig 1912 years or more, we seem to have come to the and we may then slide into an ugly " Kauder- trat ich in den Wandervogel ein, dessen Romantik «nd of our potentialities. So we stop to reflect welsch", half German, half English, or we mich schon jahrelang angezogen hatte. Ich war and take stock. Our often painful efforts talk and write an un-English English and a die einzige Jiidin, sah aber nichts von Antisemitis­ "ave not been unrewarding. Up to a point faulty German. This linguistic experience mus ; ich war sehr beliebt, da ich mit Geige und *e have struck some roots. Naturally, in the gives one a particularly distressing feeling of Guiiarre die Hauptstiitze der musikalischen Gruppe process, the ties with our German past have sitting between two stools. war. become weaker and weaker. Few friends are What can we do about it ? Die monatlich erscheinende Zeitschrift brachte ^it in Germany to keep up a human link. urn diese Zeit nichts AnslOssiges : sie nahm Bei- Nothing but accept the fact that assimilation irdge von mir auf. Y°«the and Schiller have dropped into a dusty is not achieved within one generation. It will Nach Ubersiedhing nach Berlin 1913 Irat ich ^eep on our bookshelves with no recent go more quickly with us than with ethnic sofort wieder ein. In meiner Gruppe waren wir '-'Wman literature to follow. groups—which have a strong emotional urge drei Juden: Medizinstudentin Lilly Ehrenfried, ,, The sigh of the author of the article pub­ to preserve their origin for generations to come Ernst Berger und ich. Viele gliickliche Wochenen- lished in The Times, and quoted jn the AJR —as for instance, the German settlers in Russia, den—bis zum 16. Oktober 1913, wo wir alle '^formation issue of October, 1960, "Educa­ but it takes more than one generation in any nach Vehlefanz in der Mark (nordlich von Berlin) tion of Immigrants' Children", will evoke a case, fuhren, fiir die Jahrhundertfeier der Volkerschlacht ^troiig echo in many an ex-refugee's mind, I cannot agree that " there is a gap some­ hei Leipzig. Ein riesiges Feuer brannte, ein ^t is not easy to steer the tricky and narrow Student hielt Idle Ansprache—und wurnle alle where, and that gap must be filled—can only Anwesenden ". . . vor dent Feind, der aus dem course between the Scylla of cutting yourself be filled—by the intellectual, spiritual and Oslen kam . . ."; er wurde recht deutlich. °t from your own culture in an all-out attempt emotional possessions which one brings along Am ndchsten Tag traten wir drei aus. Was ° become integrated in a new; and the from the land of one's birth ; and one neglects lidtle ich damals fiir eine Blaii-Weiss-Gruppe >-harybdis of clinging to the comforting pro- them or casts them off at one's peril ", A new gegeben. Nichts horle ich davon. aher vielleicht ^ction of your national group, thereby solution is coming over the horizon in this era bestandl sie damals noch nicht ? Zwei Jahre ^niaining an alien forever in the land of your of history: the world citizen's chances to help spater iral ich dem IFTUS (Jiid. Frauenbund '^aoption," fiir Turnen und Sport) bei, der aber niemals den create and to feel committed to values which Wandervo^el auch nur entfernt ersetzen konnte. " one ever hoped to become totally transcend the boundaries of any one nation. Voin Blau-Weiss erfuhr ich erst Jahre speller, als Dsorbed in the British nation, too much was Those to whom the dawn of a new phase ich liingsl in der Provinz verheiratet war. „ P^c'ed. 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.K MESSENGER OF GOODWILL "GERMAiMA JUDAICA" CONFERENCE EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY .lEWISH ARTISTS Eighteen years ago I met Herbert Sulrbach for Under the auspices of " Germania Judaica " in the first time in a military hospital as a Private in Cologne, an institute founded to promote a better A comprehensive show of ihe work of living the British Army, A few years later, when he understanding of Jews and Judaism, a conference Jewish artists is to be the subject of the opening asked me to tea at his home in Camden Town, took place which was attended by the institute's exhibition at the Ben Uri Art Gallery, which is he was a Captain, and amongst my fellow guests scientific advisers, including Professor Dr, Franz to reopen shortly in temporary premises at 14 Were several high-ranking German officers. Bohm, Professor Dr, Max Horkheimer. Professor Berners Street. Oxford Street. W.l. Thc Ben Uri Sulzbach, who had served in the German Army Dr. Ethelbert Stauffer and Rabbi Dr. Kurt Art Society would be glad to hear from artists during the First World War, was one of those Wilhelm. An intense information service to the who wish to have their work considered for in charge of 4.000 officers and 20,000 men who German public on Judaism and Jewry was inclusion. *ere German prisoners of war at Featherstone regarded as of paramount importance by the Park; he took a leading part in the efforts aiming speakers at the conference. CHILD ART EXHIBITION at their poHticai re-education. The activities of " Germania Judaica" include the publication of a bulletin, edited by Wilhelm The Annual Jewish Child Art Exhibition- which His labours have resulted in many personal Unger. the first issue of which has just become The Jewish Chronicle has again agreed to spon­ contacts which have continued after the war. available. It carries a message by Bundesprasident sor, will be held at the galleries of the Royal This was reflected in a recent gathering in Dr, Heinrich Liibke. an interview with Martin Water Colour Society from December llth. Oiisseldorf of the so-called " Featherstone Park Bubcr, articles by Max Tau (Oslo), who was Working Group", of which Herbert Sulzbach. awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book­ MUSIC COUNCIL ESTABLISHED now an official of the German Embassy in Lon­ sellers' Association, and by Dr. Hans Lamm don, is the Hon. President. Lord Pakenham, Sir (Munich), and well-chosen book reviews and The Jewish Music Council has been formally Ivone Kirkpatrick, and Yehudi Menuhin are bibliographical notices. The article by Hans established. Its objects will be : to co-ordinate amongst those who sponsor the work of the Lamm, amongst others, reveals that at present Jewish musical activities; to offer advice and group. The addresses and debates in Diisseldorf there are about 30,000 Jews in West Germany, of information regarding Jewish music; to plan *ere centred around the problem of " surmount­ whom 22,000 are members of their local Jewish programmes for Jewish Music Week and for ing the past to achieve Anglo-German friendship ". communities. A breakdown shows that more musical activities throughout the year; to Pormer German prisoners of war, some of whom than 30 per cent are over the age of 60 and only encourage Jewish music making: to promote the 15 per cent under 20 years. publication and performance of Jewish music; now hold positions as Members of Parliament to establish a musical bridge with Israel and to and as diplomats, sat together with the British Two pamphlets, also published by " Germania make contact with Israeli musical organisations Consul an^ other British personalities to discuss Judaica". make thought-provoking reading as and musicians. The major Jewish cultural *ays and means leading to a better understanding well. They set out the fight against anti-Semitism organisations will be asked for their support. between the two countries, and the Nazi regime not in an apologetic " philo­ PEM semitic " manner but on a philosophical and theological level. The first pamphlet, by Gert H. DISCUSSION ON JEWISH WRITERS WEST BERLIN HONOURS COURAGEOUS Theunissen, has the characteristic title " Zwischen Under the auspices of Tlie Jewish Quarterly, CmZENS Golgatha und Auschwitz", The other one is a in association with Jonathan Cape, the publishers, record of a discussion between Rabbi Zvi Asaria. a literary evening was held at the National Book Heinrich Boll. Paul Schalliick and Wilhelm Unger. League. Arnold Wesker, the playwright, par­ Twenty-two West Berliners who had assisted The discussion, which is headed " Geduldet oder Jews diiring the period of persecution were Gleichberechtigt ? ", took place under the impact ticipated in a discussion on tfie specific Jewish­ honoured by the award of the Freedom of the of the Swastika daubings at the Cologne Syna­ ness of Jewish authors. City. The' ceremony took place in a Berlin gogue last Christmas. The over-sensitivity of Jewish audiences came synagogue on the 22nd anniversary of the pogrom under criticism. Mr. Charles Landslone. drama night, and the diplomas were distributed by critic of The Jewish Chronicle, said that tbe ^nator Lipschitz. DOCUTVIENTARY ON NAZI YOUTH modem Jewish writer attempted to present Jewish MOVEMENT life as an integral part of the life of the wider BERLLN DEPORTATION REMEMBERED Under the heading " Missbraucht" a documen­ community. tary film on the development of the Hitler Youth PRIZE FOR CHAGALL AND KOKOSCHKA A memorial tablet to the 55.000 Berlin Jews has been produced for Eduard Bungler, Education *no were deported during the war. was unveiled Officer for Northrhine-Westphalia. in co-operation Marc Chagall, the French artist, and Oskar *' the site of the former Jewish Old Age Home, with the Munich film director, Peter Schamoni. The film is meant to record the ways and means Kokoschka. the Austrian-born artist, in Copen­ ^••osse Hamburgerstrasse, in East Berlin, This by which the Nazi regime abused the young hagen received the I960 Erasmus Prize of $15,000 ^•ome had been used as a transit camp for the generation for the achievement of its devious and presented by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. deportees. Representatives of the East German criminal aims and to serve as a warning for the Government and the East Berlin Jewish com­ future. Thc first performance took place in HISTORY OF JEWISH LITERATURE munity attended the ceremony. Dusseldorf. The French-Jewish philosopher and writer, EAST BERLIN HON. DOCTORATES Edmond Fleg, has written " A Short History of NEW SYNAGOGUE IN HANOVER Jewish Literature ", It is the latest of a series , Thirt\-three people have been awarded honorary On the anniversary of the pogrom night the compiled under the sponsorship of the Community ooctorates bv Humboldt University in East Berlin, foundation-stone of a new synagogue was laid in Service, jointly administered by the Anglo-Jewish wnich celebrated its 150th anniversary, Dr, Hanover. The building, which is to consist of Association, the Alliance Israelite Universelle and P^^lett Johnson, the Dean of Canterbury, and eight floors, will also comprise a communal centre, the American Jewish Committee, Jewish literary ITfofessor C. F, Powell, of Bristol, are amongst club rooms and residential quarters, especially for history from Bible time to the present day is °sc who received awards. old people. sketched.

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Distribution Committee " (AJDC) in Genf, der uberwiegend von Sachgebieten und Fachfragen Unabhangig von solchen Ideen und Anre­ europaischen Stadt der internationalen Begeg­ her aufgezogen, Diesem Grundsatz folgten die gungen wurden die BemUhungen um die nungen trafen, ging es, geographisch gesehen, Ausfuhrungen Uber Lage und Aufgaben in den Festigung der " Standing Conference on Euro­ nicht nur um die je 500,000 Juden auf dem Moslemlandern, Der allgemein besonders auf­ pean Jewish Communal Services", die— westeuropaischen Kontinent und in den Mos- schlussreiche Bericht, den Dr, Akivah Kohane zwischen den Gemeindevorsitzenden—dem lemlandern. Die Berichte und Erorterungcn (AJDC, Genf) aufgrund regelmassiger Besuche regelmassigen Austausch von Informationen betrafen beispielsweise auch Not und Hilfe in in Polen Qber Schicksal und Zukunft der und Erfahrungen, von Gedanken und Fragen Polen, Siidamerika und Israel, schatzungsweise 30,000 Juden in diesem Land auf den verschiedensten Gebieten judischer Betrachtet unter Aspekten der reichen, unver- gab, konzentrierte sich vor allem auf den Gemeindearbeit dienen soil, fortgesetzt. Es meidlich ubervoUen Tagesordnung der ver­ Inhalt, die Form und den Umfang dessen, wurde u,a, beschlossen, diesem seit etwa tretenen Lander (20 und mehr) und der was der " Joint" dort leistet bezw,, da er Jahresfrist in loser Form bestehenden, seitdem verschiedenen (fortlaufend iibersetzten) keine standige Vertretung unterhalt, auf den in europaischen Stadten mehrfach zusammen- Sprachen, war es wie eine, Rechenschaft Weg Uber das zentrale polnische judische Hilfs- getretenen Gremium durch Schaffung einer ablegende Schau iiber Leben, Entwicklung und komite zu tun wieder die Moglichkeit hat, seit Satzung eine festere Gestalt zu geben, die Ver­ Problematik jiidischer Existenz in grossen wenigen Jahren, Stichworte dafUr sind: Hilfe bindung mit dem AJDC zu intensivieren und Teilen der Welt, fUr Ruckkehrer aus Russland, Unterstutzu.ig das von diesem herausgegebene, bisher in sieben Priori taeten von Alten, Kranken und Invaliden, Betreuung Ausgaben vorliegende hektographierte Bulletin von Kindern, Forderung der Fachausbildung " Exchange" auszubauen und in englischer, Die Berichte Uber die Gesamtsituation, die (durch ORT) und von Studenten, Auswanderer- franzosischer und deutscher Sprache erscheinen unvorstellbaren sozialen Bedingungen und die hilfe, Erhaitung von Synagogen, Beschaffung zu lassen, Astorre Mayer, Mailand, hat den inneren und ausseren Schwierigkeiten, unter von GebetbUchern, Vorsitz der " Standing Conference " inne ; ihr denen ein erheblicher Prozentsatz der Juden In der Plenarsitzung, die, wie es offiziell gehoren bisher Vertreter judischer Gemeinden in der Stabilitat entbehrenden nordafrikan- hiess, der " Community Interpretation " gewid­ von 11 europaischen Landern an, ischen Landern wie Marokko, Algier und Tunis met war und in Wirklichkeit die Frage nach Genf, mit seinen weniger als 200,000 Ein­ aufwachst und lebt, d.h, vegetiert, mussten der Nutzbarmachung der allgemeinen und der wohnern eine kleine Grosstadt, ist heute der nachdenklich stimmen, so sehr, dass mancher judischen Presse fur " public relations ", fUr ein Sitz von nahezu 50 internationalen Organisa­ vom Schicksal wieder begunstigtere Europiier intensiveres Bekanntmachen mit sozialen und tionen, Das " Overseas H,Q," des AJDC, eine hatte auf den Gedanken kommen kbnnen, auf kulturellen Aufgaben der judischen Gemeinden, von ihnen, gehort und passt in diese zwischen- jegliche " Joint "-Hilfe, direkte und indirekte, Gemeinschaften, Organisationen und Institu­ staatliche Atmosphare, in der die Fiiden der zugunsten notleidender Juden und jiidischer tionen zum Gegenstand hatte, referierten Joan Welt zusammenlaufen, sich Menschen begegnen Einrichtungen in diesen Teilen der Welt ver­ Stiebel (London) und Dr, E, G, Lowenthal und Interessen und Ideen sich kreuzen. Die 15. zichten zu sollen, Nach einer knappen, sach- (London/Frankfurt a.M.), Uebersee-Jahreskonferenz des " Joint" war ganz kundigen und abgewogenen Allgemein-Ueber- Ausdruck dieser Erscheinung. BeschlUsse sicht, die, auch die Lage der Juden im Iraii Selbsterhaltung der Gemeinden standen nicht im Vordergrund, Es wurden (Persien) einschliessend, von Herbert Katzki auch keine fein redigierten Entschliessungen gegeben wurde, gingen Dorothy Beers und Selbstverstandlich sollten intensivere, bessere gefasst. Enscheidend war die Begegnung von Stanley Abramovitch, hauptam.tliche Fach- " public relations " auch und nicht zuletzt ein Menschen aus aller Welt, Ihnen lag daran, berater fiir Kinderfursorge bezw, Erziehungs- Instrument fUr alles das sein, was mit Samm­ sozusagen einen gemeinsamen Nenner z'.i und Schulwesen in der Genfer Zentrale, lung, Mittelaufbringung, " fund-raising " im finden, der so wichtig und so richtunggebend lebendig, ja drastisch ins einzelne, Es ware eigenen Kreis zusamenhangt, Der Gesichts­ fUr jede Planung ist, mag sie auf lange oder nuf wunschenswert, dass ihre wesentlichen Fest- punkt der Selbsterhaltung, der Wieder-Selb-t- auf kurze Zeit ausgerichtet sein, stellungen einer breiteren judischen Oeffentlich­ unterhaltung im europaischen judischen keit zuganglich gemacht wurden, weil es nicht Gemeindebereich, wenn einmal, in wenigen E,G.L. (Frankfurt a/M,) genugt, im Gedachtnis Satze festzuhalten wie Jahren schon, der Zufluss von Claims Confer- " Der Wohnungs- und Nahrungsmittelnot, dem ence-Mitteln nachlasst und aufhort, kam auch Mangel an Schulen und Arbeit, dem schlechten am Ende der teils nUchtern berichtenden, teils THE LEICESTER LIBERAL JEWISH Gesundheitszustand kann man nicht' en masse ' in die Zukunft weisenden grundsatzlichen beikommen " oder " Es ist notig, die Juden in Bemerkungen zur Geltung, die Saul Kagan (New GROUP diesen Landern dem Lebensstandard des 20, York), der Generalsekretar der " Conference In conjunction with Jahrhunderts nahezubringen", Abgesehen on Jewish Material Claims against Germany " THE UNION OF LIBERAL AND vom Iran, sprechen hier Ziffern eine Sprache, ifZ.C?), im Rahmen der dritten VoUsitzung PROGRESSIVE SYNAGOGUES machte: nachdem er eine Art Miniaturgc- schichte der sozialen, kulturellen und juri­ will hold stischen Hilfstatigkeit zugunsten verfolgt gewe- SABBATH EVENING SERVICES Marriages sener Juden und zugunsten der Wiederherstellung (ANGLO-CONTINENTAL) judischer Einrichtungen, vor allem in Europa, on the first Friday of each month. skizziert hatte, richtete er an die Versammelten THE MAYFAIR & FINCHLEY den Appell, dass nunmehr eine eigene, ortliche Visitors will be welcome at AGENCY Mittelaufbringung in den Gemeinden notwen­ THE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, dig sei, REGISTERED Vier Arbeitsgemeinschaften (" workshops ") QUEEN'S ROAD, LEICESTER London's Leading Jswlsh hatten je einen vollen, mit Referaten, Berichten These services will be conducted by visiting Anglo/Continental Morriage Bureau und Gedankenaustausch angefUllten Arbeitstag Ministers of the Union. The Service will hinter sich, bevor sie zu gewissen Vorschlagen An incomparable bona-fide exclusive gelangen und diese der VoUsitzung unterbrei- include an Address and after Kiddush there service for Jewry in every age group, will be opportunity for questions and trade, business, or profession. Suit­ ten konnten. Die Berichterstatter (Altersfur- able introductions negotiated confi­ sorge: Notar Dr. E, Spier, Amsterdam ; discussions, dentially, with discretion in absolute Jugendpflege: Professor Ch, Perelman, Brussel; privacy. For details and day or evening Wohlfahrtsptflege: Edgar Abraivanel, Paris; A Children'3 Service will be conducted by appointments please write or telephone Erziehungswesen: Rabbiner Dr, Elio R, Toaff, the visiting Minister at 10 a.m. on the in the first instance to our Finchley Rom, und Dr, Vidal Modiano, Paris) waren following day. branch : Ubereinstimmend der Auffassung, dass allent- 18a THE MARKET PLACE, HAMPSTEAD halh»en ein ungewohnlich fUhlbarer Mangel aa For further particulars of weekly Services, GARDEN SUBURB, LONDON, N.W.II ausgebildetem Fachpersonal (FUrsorger, Lehrer Children's Classes, and other functions, or telephone: SPEedwell 8151 usw,) besteht; es mUssten genUgend Mittel please contact the Secretary, 19 Hannam bereitgestellt und attraktive Wege (Stipendien, Court, Leicester, AJR INFORMATION December, 1960 Page 13 PERSONALIA JACOB ROSENHEIM 90 Mr. Jacob Rosenheim, the veteran leader of the RABBI DR. ARTHUR POSNER 70 his many writings while still continuing his impor­ Agudist movement, recently celebrated his 90th tant work at the Hechal Shelomo Library. birthday in Jerusalem. He is the founder of the , A spiritual leader who made his influence felt ,^gudist World Organisation, which was estab­ in the pre-war Jewish congregations of Kiel and May he long retain his wonderful energy and mental freshness and be able to enjoy Yishuv lished at the Kattowitz Conference in 1912, In Schleswig-Holstein is Rabbi Dr, A, Posner, who Frankfurt, where he lived until 1937. he was one celebrated his seventieth birthday on Novemb?r Bretz Israel amid his devoted family and friends for many years m come, of the most prominent members of the orthodox • 6th in Jerusalem, where he made his home in " Austrittsgemeinde" and also editor of the 1934, (Tel Azra, David Str, 35,) G,L, periodical Israelii. In recognition of his dedica­ Congratulations will reach him from all over tion to Torah-true Judaism, the title of " Morenu " the world wherever former students of his and DAYAN I, GRUNFELD 60 was bestowed upon him in 1929. rnembers of his congregations are scattered who have enjoyed his teachings and his sermons and It has often been stated that German Jews have who gratefully remember his unending zeal n enriched Anglo-Jewish hfe, both in the religious BRUSSELS REFUGEE WORKERS Communal and Mizrachi work and his sympathetic and in the secular sphere. One of those who HONOURED support for all those in need of his help and have attained high office in the Jewish community comfort. Nobody has ever turned to Rabbi of this country is Dayan I, Grunfeld, who recently The Federal Cross of Merit (First Class) was Posner in vain, and there are many who owe the celebrated his 60th birthday. The AJR has added awarded to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Settlement of their compensation claims to his reason for expressing its congratulations to him, the "Comite Israelite des Refugife Victimes des testification. because it has the privilege of counting him among Lois Raciales (" Coref"), Mr, Hans Schoemann Rabbi Posner has led an exceptionally active life its members. Beyond this, we owe him a debt of and Mr, Maurice Goldstein. The ceremony took and has retained his creative mind and pen to gratitude, because, being aware of the impact of place in the house of the German Ambassador *hich his many publications in recent years bear his upbringing, he has, in his writings, contributed to Belgium, Dr, Kurt Oppler, in the presence of Witness, Among his Hebrew writings are mono­ to the preservation of the spiritual heritage of M, Paul Henri Spaak and other leading Belgian graphs about the Jewish congregations in the German Jewry, Formerly a lawyer in Wuerz­ personalities. In his address, the Ambassador 'Ormer province of Posen, where he was born, and burg, Dayan Grunfeld chose the vocation of a paid tribute to the work done by Mr, Schoemann Contributions to the Hebrew Encyclopedia, in rabbi only after his emigration. However, the and Mr, Goldstein in the interest of the emigrants addition to the fifteen books in Hebrew and Ger- fact that in an earlier period of his life he had from Germany in Belgium, " Coref" is the Pian that he has to his credit. The English-read­ a profession outside the religious sphere, may Belgian constituent of the " Council of Jews from ing public has benefited from his publications in be one of the reasons for which he has an open Germany ", ;he Jewish Forum and the Jewish Library, both mind for the general trends of our days. In one in New York. of his publications he demands the adjustment of the Orthodox Jew's life to the requirements of NOBEL PRIZE FOR JEWISH SCIENTIST His loving attachment to his former congrega­ an age of science, and he was the first rabbi to tion in Kiel has induced Dr, Posner to do a great deal with the problem of nuclear disarmament. The Nobel Prize for Physics has this year been oeal of research on its history and that of the Since his retirement from the Beth Din, Dayan awarded to an American Jewish scientist, Dr, Jews of Schleswig-Holstein, which has resulted Grunfeld has devoted much of his time to writing, Donald A, Glaser, of the University of California, in a comprehensive manuscript. When published, and in the interest of all those who, directly or He was responsible for the " bubble chamber" 'tie book is bound to find many interested and indirectly, benefit from his work we wish him method of studying the tracks of atomic particles, appreciative readers. It is truly admirable how many years of health and happiness. which has led to the discovery of a number of new Kabbi Posner finds the time to add ever more to atomic particles.

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The leading GAS LIGHTER, from Page 14 AJR INFORMATION December, 1960 OBITUARY DR. SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH Dr. Samson Raphael Hirsch of Brussels (formerly Frankfurt/Main) died in Rome, where DR. EMIL KRAMER ARNOLD SCHOENENBERG he participated in a symposium on " Coronary Mr, Arnold Schoenenberg. who held positions Disease ". He was an outstanding physician and It is learned with deep regret that Dr. Emil with various Jewish organisations, died in New research worker, who has also many publications Kramer passed away at the age of 82, Prior York at the early age o'f 43, He was bom in in his field to his credit. His professional work to his emigration he was a well-known lawyer Hildesheim and emigrated to Palestine where he also included widespread activities as a medical in Mainz. When he came to this country he joined the BToyal Air Force at the outbreak of " Gutachter". first, after the First War, for bravely adjusted his life to the changed circum­ war. Later on, he served with the Haganah and disabled soldiers, and, later on, on behalf of the stances, which did not make it possible for him worked for the rescue of Jewish refugees. In " Reichsversicherung fuer Angestellte"; simi­ to continue work "in his profession. As a member 1950 he took up_ an appointment with the Jewish larly, his opinion was often sought after the war of the AJR Board he also actively associated him­ Agency in Munich, After having settled in the by tne German authorities in cases of indemnifi­ U.S. in 1957, he was attached to the New York cation. He emigrated to Belgium in 1938 where, self with the efforts on behalf of his fellow- branch of fhe Leo Baeck Institute, until he refugees, and when the AJR still maintained at the recommendation of the Nobel Prize resigned last year, in order to work as a winner, Jules Bordet, he was put in charge of a regional groups in Greater London he was the journalist, Chairman of its Richmond Branch, Emil Kramer university research laboratory. After the German invasion, he had to go underground, but continued was the embodiment of the finest qualities of FRIEDRICH EMIL FUCHS hjs research work on kidney and lung diseases ; German Jewry ; he combined a wide knowledge the results were published after the war. in the general cultural sphere with a strong sense Friedrich Emil Fuchs has died in London at the of solidarity with his Jewish community. We age of 87, He was bom at Karlsruhe, the Dr. Hirsch. who was a great-grandson of Rabbi express our sincerest sympathy to his widow and youngest of twelve brothers. He joined the family Samson Raphael Hirsch, was also active in Jewish enterprise H, Fuchs und Soehne of Karlsruhe, a affairs, especially as a member of the B'nai B'rith the other members of his family. As a helpful well-known firm of timber merchants, at their Lodge. In Frankfurt, he was for some time and kind-hearted man he will be remembered by Stuttgart branch. At Stuttgart he lived happily President of the Hermann Cohen Lodge, and in all who knew him. with his wife, Emmy, nie Levi, and three daugh­ Belgium, he acted as a liaison officer between the ters. He was an active sportsman and took great various lodges, especially when their members interest in the arts. After his emigration to this were in need of help after the war. He was a HEDWIG PEISER country in 1939 he had a managerial post in his highly educated personality with widespread trade until he was 76. All who knew Friedrich general inferests, especially in the field of music Mrs, Hedwig Peiser passed away in London Emil Fuchs remember him as a kind and upright and philosophy. recently. She was one of those non-Jewish Ger­ man. mans who courageously stood by thc Jews during DR, A. TICHO FRITZ NATHAN the darkest period of their history. She came to The ophthalmologist. Dr. Albert Avraham Ticho, this country after the war, and for several years, The architect Fritz Nathan (formerly Frank­ died in Jerusalem, 77 years old. He was bom in until she retired a short while ago, was on the furt) died in New York, 69 years old. He created Czechoslovakia and went to Palestine as early as staff of U,R.O, To help the victims of Nazi the Memorial for the fallen Jewish soldiers at the 1912 to take charge of the Ophthalmological persecution by trying to undo the wrongs as far Berlin-Weissensee cemetery and also designed the hospital, Lemaan Zion, In 1930, he founded a as this was humanly possible was a task bound Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt. His works include private Ophthalnvological clinic. He was an to be near to a woman of her attitude. She was many industrial and private buildings, both in outstandingly successful and widely recognised a trusted friend to her colleagues, who, together Germany and in the United States, as well as surgeon and performed more than 40,000 with her family, mourn her untimely death. several American synagogue». operations in the course of his career.

FAMILY EVENTS ENERGETIC, versatile market man, Accommodation Vacant SUITABLE MARRIAGE PARTNER wide experience grains and animal in secure position, wanted for my Entries in this column are free of foods, export-import, shipping docu­ COMFY BED / SITTING - ROOM, friend in late 30s, very, attractive charge. Texts should be sent in by mentation, banking, negotiations, central heated, in luxury flat, for 1 home-loving. Widower with child the ISth of the month. office management, good organiser, lady, 'Phone, before 12 or after 7, not excluded. Box 748. linguist, seeks position with pro­ SPE, 0269. Deaths gressive firm. Box 768. ANGLO-JEWISH MATRIMONIAL BUSINESS WOMAN wants to share SERVICE, 19 years' experience. Fnchs.—Friedrich E, Fuchs, 65 ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE. 38, her fumished. 4-room flat, c.h., Hamp­ Many successful marriages have been Nassau Road, Barnes, S,W.13 12 years' experience managing specia­ stead, with congenial partner. Box arranged through us. We cater for (formerly Stuttgart), passed away on list contracting Ghana and Nigeria, 767. business, professional and working- October 22nd, in his 88th year. Deeply sound administrator, having pro­ class people (English and Conti­ moumed by his daughters and their nounced affinity for West Africa, DOCTOR'S WIDOW wants to share nental,) Strictly confidential service. families. requires London-based appointment centrally heated four room flat See for yourself. Will call at your Heinrich.—Waldemar Heinrich, 20 utilising this background. Willing to N.W.6, with middle-aged lady. home or office. Office open Monday Holly Road, Birmingham 16, travel often and widely. Ambitious, Separate bathroom and toilet. Box to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (formerly Vienna), passed away fluent German. Box 754. 763. HYMAN peacefully, after a long illness, on GENERAL / LEDGER CLERK, 51 Oxford Street, W.l. October 14th. Sadly missed by his experienced, reliable, wants full- or Accommodation Wanted Evenings ('Phone STA. 6721) from wife Erica (n6c Rosenberg), and part-time job. Box 756. 7.30 to 11 p.m. sisters Camilla and Elsa. FURNISHED / UNFURNISHED BUSINESSMAN, retired, perfect FLAT, 2/3 rooms with kitchen and SMART LADY, cultured, thirties- English, bookkeeping, correspon­ bathroom or use of. 'Phone HAM. wishes to meet discerning professional CLASSIFIED dence, Im/Export forms, seeks part- 0419. or business gentleman, view friend' time job (mornings). 5s, per hour, ship/marriage. Box 764. Situations Vacant BM/XC4L, London, W,C,1, Miscellaneous Wmnen ADVERTISING AGENT, first-class QUALIFIED PIANIST available for AJR Attendance Service ASSISTANT HOUSEKEEPER salesman, retired and bored with it, lessons and accompaniment. Box wanted for boarding house. Box 765. seeks occupation. Suggestions wel. 757. WOMEN available to care for sick comed. Box 750. people and invalids, as companions YOUNG GIRL required to train as a Women CORSETS made to measure; first- and sitters-in : full- or part-time (n"' Dental Nurse. English- and German- class fittings/alterations/repairs ; rea­ residential). 'Phone MAI. 4449. speaking preferred, N.W.6 district. EX. PASSER/DRESSMAKER, wants sonable prices. Box 762. Box 766, full-time job as passer. Box 758. CLERK, versatile and reliable, SMALL BOOKCASE, occasional AJR Needlewoman Service Situations Wanted seeks part-time job. Box 759. table, desk or bureau required for purchase. 'Phone evanings PRI. WOMEN available for alterations, Men BOOKKEEPER, also knowledge 7651. mending, handicrafts. 'Phone MAI- German shorthand, PAYE, invoice 4449. TRADESMAN seeks position pre­ checking, seeks full- or part-time job. NEW PURE DOWN QUILT for. sale, ferably with responsibility, in cloth­ Box 760, 60" X 80", £16 (cost £26). Tel. MISSING PERSONS ing trade, wholesale firm. Experienced FULham 1486. despatch, stores, sales, records ; also ENGLISH, GERMAN SHORT­ good at figures. Box 752, HAND TYPIST, elderly, seeks part- Enquiries by AJR time or homework. Box 761. Personal PACKER/FACTORY WORKER, 55, Lorenz, Martha, bom June 26tB' single, wants job packing, catering or YOUNG GERMAN LADY, living ATTRACTIVE WIDOW, middle- 1920 in Bees. Sought by her cousiO' similar. Box 753. in London, seeks position as short­ aged, youthful appearance, wishes to Miklos Lorincz, Budapest. hand typist (German and French meet well educated gentleman with BOOKKEEPER, experienced, seeks shorthand and typing, able to copy- view to marriage, up to 65 years. Persons who know the late Dr. foe^' part-time or homework. Box 755. type English), Box 751, Box 749. Alfred Wolff, Duisburg/Hamborn. AJR INFORMATION December, I960 Page 15

LEO BAECK INSTITUTE LECTURE ORGANISATIONAL NEWS The second series of lectures organised by the BAZAAR AT OTTO SCHIFF HOUSE ORGANISATION OF FORMER BRESLAUERS Society of Friends of the Leo Baeck Institute IN ENGLAND commenced on November 3rd with a talk by More than 300 persons attended the Bazaar at Dr. F. H, Eisner on Heine und .Meyerbeer : Otto Schiff House on November 20, and con­ As already mentioned in the September issue Irrungen und Wirrungen einer Freundscliaft. In tributed to the most gratifying financial result. of .4JR Information, former members of the his illuminating and well-documented address Dr, The major part of the proceeds will be handed Breslau Jewish community have organised them­ Eisner traced the relationship between the poet over to the Fanny Wilhams Cr&che in Jerusalem, selves in Israel under the Chairmanship of Dr. and the composer and provided a penetrating thus, as the House Committee Chairman, Mr. H. Wilhelm Freyhan, On the occasion of Dr. analysis of this much discussed friendship and its Blumenau, put it in his welcoming address, Freyhan's visit to London, a meeting of former dissolution, highlighted by an episode over which •inking the old with the young and the Hampstead Breslauers in this country was convened which controversy has ever raged and which has Home with its former owner, Mrs. Winter, who was attended by about 70 persons, Dr, Freyhan furnished ammunition to the anti-Semitic hacks now serves on the Committee in charge of the reported on the various activities of the organisa­ and pseudo-literati in general, and to fhe many Jerusalem Creche. Thanks are due to the residents tion in Israel, which, amongst others, was building enemies of the great German-Jewish poet in par­ and firms who produced and donated the articles up an address index of former members of the ticular. One need only recall the unwholesome on sale, and also to the Committee and the staff community now scattered all over the world and and virulent tirades of the notorious Adolf Bartels, niembers who. by their devoted labours, helijed to which had also launched various social schemes To some extent the speaker based his observa­ make the function a success. for the benefit of its members. It was a further tions on Heinz Becker's Der Fall Heine- object of the organisation to keep alive the Meyerbeer, the most important recent contribu­ memory and history of Ihe once flourishing tion to this theme which does so much to rectify ATTENDANTS FOR SICK PEOPLE WANTED Breslau community. the one-sided view of Hirth's Heine-book. Dr. It was decided at the meeting to take the Eisner also paid considerable attention to the , Now, as the winter season has started, the AJR necessary steps to establish an organisation of differing Jewish backgrounds—Meyerbeer's ado­ •s increasingly asked for women prepared to former Breslauers in this country as well, and a lescence in a Berlin where the Jews had remained attend to sick and invalid people, part-time or preparatory Committee was elected consisting of second-class citizens and Heine's youth in a full-time (not residential). Any offers should be Mesdames Herta Herlitz, Thea Moss, E, H, Cihn, Rhineland of equality and emancipation. This "lade to the AJR Employment Agency, MAI. and Grete Boss and Messrs, S, Wislicki, F, difference of environment did much to form their 4449. Mendelsson, G, Goddard, G, Jurke and M, characters and also their outlook on Jewish Streat, with Mr, G. Streat as the Chairman, The matters. He outlined in great detail the rise of WIRELESS SETS NEEDED establishment of a branch in Birmingham under the friendship between the poet and the divino the Chairmanship of Mr, J, Falk, 92 Gough Road. maestro, the fulsome praise Heine first bestowed For the benefit of some of the residents at Leo Birmingham 15, was also contemplated. All on Meyerbeer's compositions, their mainly unfruit­ Baeck House it would be gratefully appreciated former members of the Breslau Jewish community ful co-operation and their unfortunate financial 'f second-hand wireless sets, in working order. in this country are asked to get in touch witji dealings, Meyerbeer's repeated intervention in the Could be donated to the Home. Any readers who Mr. M. Streat, 243 Elgin Avenue, W.9, matter of the constantly harassed Heine's Pension. can offer a set should kindly contact the Matron, the misunderstandings and the deterioration of Leo Baeck House, The Bishop's Avenue, N.2. SELF-AID CONCERT their relationship and finally Heine's scathing •^hone SPE. 9806, The programme of this year's Self-Aid Concert literary attacks which continued, so to say, from on November 15, at Wigmore Hall, comprising beyond the grave. A NEW VENTURE OF YOUTH ALIYAH works by Mozart, was particularly well chosen. The latest epistolary evidence available would It provided the audience with the opportunity largely tend to exculpate Meyerbeer in this con­ We should like to draw our readers' attention of witnessing the London d^but of a young singer, troversy. Even if one takes Heine's straitened ° the advertisement in this issue in which Youth Elizabeth Harwood, who, with a remarkably circumstances into account he does not perhaps A'lyah announces the publication of new greet­ beautiful voice, rendered recitals of the Motet emerge altogether without blame in this affair. To ings cards for festive occasions. In the set " Views " Exultate, Jubilate," and of a Concert Aria. the dispassionate beholder of today it must seem °t the Holy Land " the full colours of the Mediter­ Peter Gellhorn, a refugee artist, whose achieve­ that the lamentable strife contains little which ranean scene come to life particularly well, and ments have added lustre to the name of our could not have been accommodated in a friendly "he set of "Flowers in the Holy Land" is by community, conducted the English Chamber conversation. However this may be, it is undeni­ "0 means less attractive. The proceeds from the Orchestra when playing Symphony No. 40 in G able thaj Heine's animosity against the Beeren- ^'e go to the funds of Youth Aliyah and thus minor and was also the soloist in the Piano Con­ Meyer has resulted in some choice contributions "^Ip to support more than 13.000 children in certo in A. The artistic success of the function to the literature of Germany. When the dust of need of care and training in Israel, Since the was enhanced by a most gratifying financial result, controversy has settled, it is the scintillating verses ards have a general appeal they may also be which will help Self-Aid to continue ils important that remain. used for recipients outside the Jewish community. charitable work. A.P.

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BRITISH TOURISTS IN ISRAEL NEWS IN BRIEF A total of 9,000 Britons visited Israel in 1959, of whom some 20 per cent were non-Jews. In MAYOR BRANDT IN ISRAEL MEETING OF FORMER KARLSRUHERS the first eight months of this year, the number of British tourists was 20 per cent higher than As a delegate to the 15th Congress of the To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the in the same period last year. International Union of Local Authorities in Tel deportation of Jews from Badenia to Southern Aviv, West Berlin's Mayor, Willy Brandt, paid a France (Gurs), a meeting of former members of TRIAL IN HAIFA visit to Israel. Addressing the opening ceremony, the Karlsruhe community took place in Tel Aviv, The trial has opened in Haifa of Professoi he declared: " A German who speaks in Israel Kurt Sitte, the former non-Jewish head of Haifa has to bear the terrible burden of the past. I am The main address was given by Rabbi Dr, Ansbacher, himself a former prisoner of Gurs Technion's Physics Department, who is accused prepared to bear this burden. ... I do not of passing secret scientific information to a believe in the wisdom of letting grass grow Camp, Mr. Walter David paid tribute to Rabbi foreign Power, This is the first time a scientist and forgetting." Germany's great hope, he stated, Ansbacher's devoted services to his fellow- in Israel has been accused of such action. was the young generation. At a press conference prisoners. The gathering was concluded by a Professor Sitte was born in Czechoslovakia and in Dimona (Negev) he promised that he and his report by Mr, Hermann Ellern about his recent is a scientist of international repute. He was an political friends would work for the establishment interesting finds in the Grand Ducal archives in inmale of Buchenwald concentration camp during of diplomatic relations between the German Karlsruhe, The material brought to light included the war. Later he worked at Edinburgh and Federal Republic and Israel. Mayor Brandt also Manchester Universities and also in the United saw Mr. Ben-Gurion. with whom he discussed, the correspondence of Grand Duke Friedrich with Theodor Herzl, and also with the German States and Brazil, among other things, the co-operation of Socialists He joined the staff of the Haifa Technion in in aiding underdeveloped countries. Emperor Wilhelm and Czar Nikolaus of Russia, 1954.

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